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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
STATE COLLEGES GOOD WORK

PENNSYLVANIA STATE COL
- LEGE is doing a great work in
= the education of boys along
agricultural and technical lines,
but it is not stopping there. 1t is
carrying the university to men and
women who in their youth had not
the advantages of higher education.
According to a bulletin just issued,
more than 200 farmers and their wives
who can't find time to spend four
years in college have come to State
College to remain for twelve weeks
as students in the winter courses in
agriculture. They are known as short
course students, and they will receive
instruction in subjects helpful to them
in practical agriculture and creamery
work. Many of the farmers enrolled
this year are returning for the third
time.
One of the new features is the
course in home economics, conducted
by Miss Pearl Macdonald. Subjects
of special interest to the farmers
wives will be discussed. Much interest
mas D6en SHOWN III LIl6 course IN nome
nursing and emergencies. Miss Mac
Donald will help her classes, some
containing students more than so
years old, to solve the increasingly
difficult problems of household ad-
ministration. She will tell the women
studying home economics about the
compositions of various foods, the
purposes they serve in the body, food
values and the principles of cooking,
proper food combinations and food
substitutes.
Since every housekeeper must con-
slider the food problem three times a
day, every day in the year, because
Of the steady advance in food prices.
it is indispensable for the woman in
the home to have a reliable knowl-
edge of food materials to wisely nour-
ish her household.
That more than 200 adults have
availed themselves of college
course that has not been extensively
advertised is worth a little thought.
1t shows a keen desire for higher
living conditions on the farm. a desire
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
COOPERATE

IN urging closer cooperation on the
part of the public in the work OF
/ the health department, DIR. RauniclS
gives every one of US something to
think about.
None of us would like to drink milk
placed in bottles taken from quaran-
tined homes before they are properly
sterilized. II we knew that a milk
man was serving us such milk we
would be quick to make complaint.
But would we report violations of the
law to the health board if we knew
of similar cases which were injuring
the other fellow rather than our
selves? Would we go to the trouble
to so Cooperate with the board of
health and IL need be would we ap-
pear against the law breakers? DIR.
Raunick says most of us will not.
The public health will never be
safeguarded fully unless every citi-
zen does his part in helping the bu-
reau of health and sanitation to do its
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
SUGGESTIONS IN
LIBRARY EXHIBIT
Public Library Gives Pointers of
Use in Selecting Christ
mas Books

People who are in doubt about
what books to give for Christmas or
who want some ideas on books for
old or young only need to go to the
Harrisburg Public Library. Miss Alice
r. Eaton, the librarian, has arranged
what is called a Christmas bookshelf
on which are displayed books which
will give ideas of what to get. Tho
books are taken from the shelves of
the library and in addition the price
lists of practically every book pub
fishing house dealing in Christmas or
gift standard books is arranged on a
table. The display is the most unique
ever made in the city and gives first
class suggestions.
Another arrangement is a collec-
ton of books to give ideas on pro-
grams for Christmas. with lists of
hymns, carols and the like, which
can be easily referred to and which
give many good suggestions for Yule-
tide celebrations.
The ''War Extra" table contains
some new books about the countries
at war and has attracted no end of
attention from the hundreds of visi-
tors at the library.
Circulation at the library during
the month of November amounted to
1854 against S,519 during the month
of October. OF this number 2,744
were juvenile books. There were
1884 readers at the library, of whom
LOGS were children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
THE CATTLE QUARANTINE

"HE announcement of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board that
= the foot and mouth disease has
ceased to spread is gratifying
news. 1t demonstrates the efficacy of
the radical measures adopted by the
State and national authorities at the
outbreak of the epidemic. 1t seems Il
pity to destroy whole herds of cattlG,
but apparently the officials knew what
they were doing when they ordered
the slaughter of all that had been sub
jected to infection.
How easily the disease may be car
ried is shown by it's appearance in
Lancaster county on farms lying along
roads traversed by cattle that were be.
ing driven from one place to another
to avoid quarantine.
The State has asked the farmers
whose cattle were killed to place a
value on them in order to be ready
with an estimate should the Legis-
lature decide on full reimbursement.
Such step would meet with general
approval.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
-MPREssING THE VOTERS

"HAT President Wilson has deter
mined to trim the sails of the
\ spendthrift Democratic Congress
is apparent from the estimates
presented to Congress yesterday. At
the instigation of the President the
gross amount needed to run the gov
ernment during the year beginning
next July 1 is fixed at s1,090,775.134.
This sum is $3,392,962 less than the
congressional appropriations for the
current fiscal year ending next June
80 and $17,906,643 less than the esti-
mates for the current year. Without
salary increases of any kind, no esti-
mates whatever for new buildings and
all items reduced by order of President
Wilson to what departmental heads
consider the minimum, the estimates
represent the administration effort to
keep the governmental expenditures
to something like those of the closing
years of the Taft administration.
The Democrats went into power
pledged to economies and crying out
loudly against what they termed RE
publican extravaganza" Nevertheless
they have in two years broken all rec
ords for expenditures and have now in
force a special stamp tax that would
not have been necessary had not the
Democrats recklessly spent more
money than their near-free trade law
has provided. The Republican land
slide'in November has brought them to
full realization of the fact that they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

of polling places, and numerous other
items incidental to primary cleo
tion.'
Warren VanDyke, secretary of
the Democratic State committee and
active in Democratic affairs in Harris
burg the last three years, is believed
here to have the inside track for ap-
pointment to the collectorship of in
ternal revenue for the Ninth district,
when the Scranton district shall have
been established. Fred C. Kirkendall,
the present collector, is said to be
certain of appointment to the re-
created district. The whole district
is now thirty-five counties. but the re-
establishment of the Twelfth will put
together Bradford, Carbon, Centre,
Clinton, Columbia, Luzerne, Lacka-
wanna, Lycoming. Monroe, Montour,
Northampton, Northumberland, Pike,
Potter, Susquehanna, Sullivan, Tioga,
Union, Wayne and Wyoming. The
other district will comprise the south
ern half. Mr.. VanDyke is a former
resident of Carbon county, coming
here when the reorganizers secured
control of the State committee. He
has since resided here and has been
a member of the Democratic city COM
mittee and active in church and civic
affairs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

* ing of orders with agents and
- nonresident Dealers" warns
the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce in a bulletin warning its
members against the wiles of the
vendor who would save you trip to a
store by selling you bargains" in your
own office.
That is good advice. There are
plenty of agents who do legitimate
business, but the Chamber is hitting
at the Fly -by-night" dealers who at
this season of the year offer Christmas
cigars, women's wear, mems suitings
and other articles suitable for gifts at
prices they pretend are a mere frac-
tion of what the regular merchants
are asking for the same wares. These
easy-money gentlemen have been find
ing Harrisburg a fertile field for years.
1t is time somebody moved to stop
them. They are like horse race gam
blers-the fellow that tries to beat
them at their own game never sue
ceeds. Their goods are inferior and
their prices really high. II you feel
the need of anything purchasable in
Harrisburg, buy it from local mer-
chant. The price is usually right, and
il the goods do not measure up the
merchant is there to see that the fault
is remedied.
BY all means do your shopping in
Harrisburg. Remember, if everybody
went elsewhere to do his purchasing
Harrisburg would soon become a de-
serted city. -el z-4I ..r . 49,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
SCHWAB THE SILENT

"HARLES NJ. SCHWAB gets more
business publicity and free ad-
~ vertising for his Bethlehem Steel
Works by keeping quiet than any
other Industrial manager in the coun-
try gets by issuing periodical inter
views" Lord Kitchener is as garru-
lous as a fishwife compared with
Schwab.
The Steel Kings latest dash across
the Atlantic began Saturday, after a
corps of reporters had tried fruitlessly
for hours to pry from him a word or
two of information concerning the
purpose of his trip. Sphinxlike he
sailed away. but he left his mills hum
ming and his workmen employed and
happy
The lesson in all this seems to be
that Schwab has been Saying nothing,
but saving wood" while other manu-
facturers have been content to talk
about the trade they are going to
grab as a result of the war in Eu-
rope.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
We'll KNOWN PEOPLE

w. c. Howland, well-known
Johnstown man, is improving after a
serious illness.
+. w. Cunningham. burgess of
Jeanette. has taken hold of the Bel
gian relief fund matters in his town.
captain c. b. Danfelt, commander
of the Eighth Regiment company I'm
Chambersburg for several years, has
resigned.
John B. Emery, prominent resi-
dent of Williamsport. has been elected
president of the Ross Club.
j. 9. Bell, one of the best known
school directors in Luzerne county, has
been elected head of the Wilkes-Barre
school board.
The Rev. DR.. NJ. M. Sheedy, AL
toona clergyman, has celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of his service in
the Mountain City.
B. w. Davis. of Willxes-Barre, has
been elected president of the IdIzerne
county Cornell alumni.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
ENTERpRIsING "UPpER.END,

~OMMUNITY life and neighbor-
hood interests are evidently
- strong in the upper end of Dau-
phin county. The supper ten
dered by James f. Lentz to the
winning football team of the Eliza
bethville high school and the public
meeting that followed, when the boys
were awarded their "Es," were at
tended by representatives of every
town of size in the district north, of
the mountains, and the speech-mak-
ing that followed was strongly indica-
tive of the friendly spirit that exists
among the boroughs of the Lykens
Valley.
1t is good thing for men to gather
in this way. Interest in public affairs
of local nature is aroused and friend
ly rivalries engendered. The upper
end is to be congratulated, too, upon
the possession of such a far-seeing,
energetic live wire" as Mr.. Lentz, the
host of the occasion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
LEARNING WAYS OF THRIFT

THIS has been a poor business
year and work has been slack.
i That is generally conceded. But
despite the depression the banks
have made money this year than last
and savings accounts show a marked
improvement.
In his annual report State Banking
Commissioner Smith shows that IL
savings institutions, 179 State banks
and 297 trust companies in Pennsyl-
vania had total resources in 1914 Of
S1,27S,644,951.7S, as compared with
s1,151,30S,5 562.16 in 1913, an increase of
127,336,3S9 The savings banks in
1914 had resources of $242, ,3S4.94,
as compared with s2S3, ,926,521.S9 in
1913, an increase of $S,64S,S63.55. The
plumber of depositors grew from
496, ,7O9 to 49S,377, an increase of 1868.
Deposits increased from $209, IL, ,741.11
to $217,0S7,377.72, or $7,974,636.55
Besides this a growth in postal savings
is indicated by large increase in the
United States postal savings fund de-
posits. In the State banks these
amounted to S9S,9O7.55 in 1913 and
$1S3,240.SS in 1914, an increase of
sS4,SS2.S3. In trust companies the
postal savings fund deposits In 1913
were s7S7,572.S4 and in 1914 they had
grown to s1,213,447.29, an increase of
$425,S74.45. These figures do not in
clude the postal savings deposits in
national banks, which do not report to
the State.
The odd fact is indicated that If we
earned less we are learning the ways
of thrift. There is scarcely any other
means of explaining this astounding
growth of bank deposits and trans
actions in a distinctly "off year."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

for knowledge that will make itself
felt throughout the State and a pros
porous condition among farmers that
gives them opportunity to do what
many city people find it utterly i'm
possible through force of circum-
stances to do.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
do YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg took the lead
among the smaller cities in caring
for families of soldiers during the
Civil War?
MAHkess Seo SsoFSo FfSo!6A

[From the Telegraph of Dec. 8, 1851
Ten Inches of snow
Ten-inch snowfall is recorded for
last night.
Accepts Call
The Rev. w. H. II. Snyder, of Ohio,
has accepted the call and will take
charge of the German Reformed
Church, of this city.
Boxes For Soldiers
People of the city are planning to
send Christmas boxes to the soldiers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

In his famous gray military cloak, as
he now appears at the field headquar-
ters of the German armies that are
again taking the offensive against the
immense forces of the car in Poland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
HANDPAINTED NOVELTIES

Mrs. C. S. Becker announces her
annual Christmas sale of handpainted
china novelties, at her home, 1712
Regina street. Sale begins Monday,
December Z, and continues through
out the week.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
The Name on the Box

The right name on n jewelry
box adds to the luster of the
brightest gem.
1t carries security with it -
it impresses the recipient of the
gift.
The jewelers. name backs up
the flashing fire of the diamond.
The average citizen is not a
jewel expert. He must buy with
confidence.
He must take the name and
guarantee of a reputable jeweler
for fineness of quality and fair
ness of price.
One of the best guides to safe
jewelry buying is the advertising
in the Telegraph.
The best jewelers. advertise be-
cause they are proud of their
names and the reputation behind
them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

must do something to win popular
favor unless they desire to be over
whelmingly defeated in 1916. Hence
the effort to retrench.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
NEWSE s. R4IPSSFEMAR


[From the Telegraph of Dec. 8, 1851
Vicksburg, Dec. s. = Thirty miles of
rebel railroads $500 bales of cotton and
$500, 900 worth of property was destroy
ed here by General Dana.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
- BOOKS and ca
HH MAGAZINES AMM
~ zNESp O. --u9Bkl
WITH THE AUTHORS.

Stephen Graham, whose books are
finding many readers in this country,
his latest, With Poor I'm
migrants to America, is scheduled to
open the lecture course of the Royal
Scottish Geographical Society of Lon
don provided he returns in time from
Russia, where he is at present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
AN EVENING THOUGHT

Everything right that we do is
on the winning side; everything
wrong is bound, in the end, to go
down in defeat.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
SnoM Prevents Attack

Nashville. Dec. 8. - Heavy snowfall
prevents any attack. The gunboats of
both sides are firing at each other on
the river.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

In view of what the Telegraph
printed yesterday about prospective
ballot law changes. the following from
the Philadelphia Record of to-day is
interesting:
Reports that the Organization
leaders were planning to either emas-
culate or repeal much of the progress
i've legislation of the last General AS
sembly were given further emphasis
yesterday, when two Representative
elect from this city declared them
selves in opposition to the new State
wide primary act. These expressions,
emanating from James A. Dunn and
John McClintock, Jr., were regarded
as feelers put out by the leaders to
pave the way for action by the new
legislature
IA State convention of the Re-
publican party would unquestionably
have nominated Senator Penrose and
DIR. Brumbaugh and would have saved
the State the vast sum of money re-
quired for the Statewide primary
said Mr.. Dunn. William Draper
Lewis was nominated by the Washing
election. Then the Washington party
leaders came along and, after taking
Lewis down, nominated Mccormick, a
Democrat, in his place. The Washing
ton party leaders deliberately took
down the choice of their party voters
and nominated q man who did not
have the Progressive support at the
general election
"T cannot see that any advantage
has come to the people because of the
Statewide primary legislation said
Mr.. McClintock. 1T has certainly
brought about the expenditure oil
enormous sums of money, and this is
one of the things the Progressives
claim they have endeavored to stop.
q Tir n fa
to finance what virtually amounts to
two elections. and this is not fair by
any means. In addition, the State tax
payers are put to a tremendous ex-
pense for the printing of ballots, the
payment of election officers, the rent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
HEADQUARTERS TO
De CLOSED HERE
Democrats About Ready to Give
Up Windmill Rooms Because
Morris Wants 1t Done
WARREN VANDYKE IS In LINE
State Committee Secretary Will Be
Internal Revenue Collector,
Democrats Believe

Within the next forty-eight hours
the doors of the Democratic State
headquarters in the Spooner building
in Market Square next to the Harris
burg Patriot building will be locked
and the affairs of the party will be di-
rected wholly from Philadelphia for
the first time since the second Patti
son campaign in 1890. The dismant-
ling of the headquarters has been GO
ing on for week, the extra rooms
rented during the campaign having
been given up some time ago and the
property not required disposed of.
The headquarters have been con-
centrated in couple of rooms the
last week or so and the contents of
the numerous filing cases, the lists of
Democrats and Independents upon
been spent in the last few years, party
papers and records of receipts and
expenditures have been moved to Phil
adelphia, where State Chairman Ro-
land S. Morris has established the
headquarters. Most of the property
will be retained for use in the next
presidential campaign and it is free
ly predicted that there will be a head
quarters here next campaign. AL
ready, it is said about headquarters
there have been protests by Demo-
cratic leaders against the removal to
Philadelphia because of the necessity
of further travel and the re-establish-
ment here year or so hence is con-
sidered likely.
If any revolt is undertaken against
the present party management it will
probably crop out when the State
committee meets next year, although
friends of State Chairman Roland S.
Morris id that he can not be disturb
ed until the expiration of his term af-
ter the primary and State committee
election in 1916.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

Richard Norton, the Boston art
critic, whose new book Bernini and
Other Studies in the History of Art is
noted among the publications of
November, is actively engaged at pre-
sent in relief work in Europe. HaV-
ing heard that men were dying on the
battlefelds from a sheer lack of am
bulance facilities, he has organized
the American Volunteer Motor Ambu-
lance Corps and has equipped ten
motor ambulances to assist in the inn
mediate removal of the wounded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

At the close of the recital which
Vachel Lindsay recently gave before
the Kansas Association of Teachers
of England, during which he had read
The Congo, a poem dealing with the
negro race, one of the colOred teach
sought out Mr.. Lindsay to express her
ers who had been in the audience
appreciation of the vivid and truth
full way in which he had dealt with
the negro and his problems. "I feel
that you understand u.s." she said.
The Congo gives its title to Mr.. Lind
says latest book, in which are also in
cluded a variety of other poems.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

The boom of Senator Charles A.
Snyder for Auditor General is being
pretty vigorously pushed by his friends
in the eastern part of the State. He
is making headway because he advo-
Gates bill to make parties pay the
cost of the primaries instead of the
State.
Thomas II. Garvin, chief clerk of
the House, who was here yesterday,
said that it looked as though Baldwin
was going strong" for speaker.
The Central Democratic Club
members will have a supper tonight
in Maennerchor Hall and an effort
will be made to get some peace over
the election. There are numerous
candidates for house committee and
they are stirring up things in the
Square.
A. Nevin DIETRICH added to the
amusements of Yuletide yesterday in
Philadelphia by saying that while the
Washington party would be dormant
for a while, it would be heard from
in 1916. He added that the people
should be given a rest from politics,
which, inasmuch as he has had much
to do with furnishing a surfeit, is
good advice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

of polling places, and numerous other
items incidental to primary cleo
tion.'"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08

Congressman B. K. Focht, of Lewis
burg, is being complimented upon the
address he delivered at the memorial
exercises or the Chambersburg Lodge
of Elks on Sunday. The congressnan
has been a speaker at these memorials
In various places for years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
BUY At HOME

cDE cautious regarding the plac-
ing of orders with agents and
- nonresident Dealers" warns
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-08
BOYS BATHROBES AT $2.es

For the little chaps TO- II and IA show wond
full observation-disclosures any one will please him.