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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Mrs. Oscar Deckman and daughter,
Miss Revenda Deckman, of Carlisle,
are visiting friends in Harrisburg.
Miss Elizabeth Ross and Miss
Frances Ross, of Philadelphia, are the
guests of Miss Elizabeth Mullen
Brandt at her summer home at Mt
Holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Speedey, of
Columbus, Ohio, are visiting their
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wright,
of Market street.
Miss Kathleen Frankel has gone
home to Lynchburg, Va, after a short
stay with her cousin, Miss Norma
Stewart, of North Third street.
Mrs. Howard Skunk, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Hockey, sos Reilly street.
Miss Alice Witherow, of 100 South
street, has Joined a party for a trip
to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lynn Weaver
and small son Jack, of 819 Woodbine
street, have returned home after
spending week with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mussleman at Fairfield.
DR.. Leo Menaker, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Begel-
fer at their cottage at Perdix.
Mr.. and Mrs George Bracken, of
4o4 cumberland street, are taking
ten days trip to Philadelphia and the
seashore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Wheaton, of
the Park Apartments, will spend two
weeks of this month in Canadian
camps.
Miss Ada C. Buch, of 1913 North
Second street is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Charles SIENNA, in suburban New
York.
Miss Edna Beard, of Middletown,
and Miss Olivia Conover. of Metuchen,
N. J., are guests of Miss Nettie Hem
perly, at 327 Herr street.
Mrs. James Shaffer and daughter,
Miss Edith Shaffer, 1916 State street,
have gone to Atlantic City for pleas
ure trip.
Mrs. Sanford D. Coe and Miss Dora
w. Coe, of 2017 North Second street
are home after a visit at Ardmore
Mrs. Herman P. Miller and Miss Lii
liam Miller of Cottage Ridge, have re-
turned to the city after a stay of sew
eral weeks in Philadelphia and Stone
Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Bratten and
sons, George and Paul. 61S North
Third street, are spending a week at
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Harry G. Crane started to-day
for summer trip to Lake George and
the Adirondacks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

QUARRYMAN'S HEAD CRUSHED
Marietta, Pa, Aug. 6. - Charles
Steinweller, of Lancaster, was prob
ably fatally injured yesterday after
noon at the Shaub quarries, when n
large stone rolled upon his head and
crushed 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Miss Frances Dunn and her niece,
Miss Carolyn Dunn, of Germantown,
arrived in the city to-day for a weeks
stay among relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pattison Cox,
of 1120 North street, spent their sum-
mer holidays in Maryland.
Miss Eleanor Skunk, of "Kathadin,' .
River Road, has gone to New York city
for a visit with relatives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Miss Celia Conrad, of Cresson, Pa,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas A.
Bradley, of S11 North Eighteenth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Allen Reed
and son, Herbert Allen Reed, Jr., POSI-
Penn street, have returned from a
trip to Blairsville and Glassport.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Miss Irene McCalley, of 931 North
Third street, is home after a vacation
spent at Philadelphia and Atlantic
City.
Edgar Turner, of Scranton, was a
recent guest of his mother, Mrs. EN-
ma Turner. at 2206 North Sixth street.
Mrs. William r. Mains, of the Walz-
dorf Apartments, is home after a visit
at Lake Winina and Scranton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Miss Eleanor Boyd, of Oakleieh, is
visiting Mrs. Daniel H. Hastings at
Bellefonte.
Miss Grace Rhoades, of Second and
Cumberland streets, is guest of Miss
Ivie M. r. Cook, at Asbury Park.
Miss Erma Longenecker, of 1433
North Second street, is home after a
months visit at Marinette, Mich.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Miss Anna Gerdes, of PHILADELPHIA,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Gerdes, at 219 Reilly
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Spencer and
small sons, Philip and Charles Spen-
GER, of Brookline, Mass, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy T. Spencer, of
Market street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Mrs. j. Hector Mansfield and sons
have returned home to Germantown
after visiting Mrs. Robert Howard
Cochran, at 122 West State street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06
AUTO ovERTURNs; ONE DEAD
By Associated prrss

by 4fdJ0cfdfcd PTess
Pittsburgh, Aug. 6. - Martin A.
Haverman, business man, was killed
and another man and two women
seriously hurt when their automobile
overturned in the Evergreen road
here to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-06

Mrs. Howard Skunk, of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Hockey, sos Reilly street.
Miss Alice Witherow, of 100 South
street, has Joined a party for a trip
to Atlantic City.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
EXAMPLES rtDR RICHMOND.

fhe ! irgtaior is nor advocating for Richmond
BIT untried experiment when il insists THAT the
lar Of tho State against vice shall be enforced
b. The city officials III cities alt over America
therc are illustrations Of the ract that the seg,
reza;ed district can b. closed up and the law Of
me land enforced In Omaha, In Atlanta, in
washington. fhe police and the Mayor are en-.
forcing such laws IN Chicago Va are informed,
Mayor Harrison 2 former advocate Of aegrega-
lion has confessed the failure 81 the policy
and the CITY Council Las decided that Chicago
shall no longer compromise with evil In Pc
tersbnrs the Police Commission only this week
decided that the law Of the State and the oath Of
once Of the city bind them to see that lawless.
ness Is not legalized
What is the situation in Richmond How, far
arr NE from this condition in which other cities
are now carrying on their governments? What
do VIC lark 10 make the law Of Virginia real in
Richmond We need Que word from the Mayor.
One word IN the event that he Is unwilling to
act we need one word from the Board Of Police
Comm soners. One word That word "es
spoken at THANKSGIVING but with proviso that
"hhf+'
il spoken nov the police are ready. able willing.
10 enforce the law. They have done 80 once by
order of the Mayor; they will DO SO again for
nnly one word more
Can the Mayor and tins Commissioners, VIII
they, dare they accept she responsibility for the
exsstenee Of this district? Nill they, by with.
holding that one word III the police, egalize this
sraat evil ,u our midst for the destruction OF our
woman hood the DEGRADATION of so many happy
homes by the blight of disease, tho moral dc
heuehary Of our Young manhood Dare the?
stand az defenders OF an institution for it il
"A institution 80 long If II Is supported by the
gawl which threatens the very foundation OF
society
One word, one order oue command. and thiH
eusre In the path If right in Richmond is gone
w4sh the powey. the authority at hand for in
xtant use, and the police force waiting 10 obey
their orders, can the Mayor and the Commits
ssoners refuse The responsibility IS upon them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

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There a
& II 10 snuchu ysrrern the world
beer impress with act nhayeb orced the uion
That by our
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
Prohibition Anvil
IAquor Business Pcliious, Too.

There is Il general impression that saloon
keepers do not live long persons III nom
hazardous occupations but IT is not generally
known that most classes which are connected
with either the manufacture or sale of liquor
have high mortality. The hotel proprietor
who attended tho bar either occasionally or regu-
larry had high a mortality the saloon
keeper. + e. the lifetime reduced about six
Years on the average account of their occu-
patton. In the fourteen subdivisions Of the
trades connected with the manufacture or sale
of alcohol there was only one class which hao
normal mortality and that vas the distillery
proprietors.
Among the men who admitted that they had
taken alcohol occasionally TO excess I'm the past.
bat whose habits were considered satisfactory
when thcy,were insured, there were 2sa deaths
White there would have been only 100 deaths
had this group been made up of insured lives in
softersl The extra mortality therefore.
oyer 50 per cent, which equivalent TO
reduction In the average life Of these men OF
over four years
With regard to Mon who had used alcoholic
beverages daily. but not too excess. the ex-
pcrtence Of the companies was divided into two
groups. ta) then who took two glasses OF beer
or glass ~ wfiskey. theit equivalent, day
(hl men who took than the foregoing
amount, but considered by the COM
psules to drink 10 excess The mortality In the
second group was found to he fully so per cent
steater than In the first"
Every conclusion reached by men who hon
e7tly study the liquor problem agrees with this
conclusion which this committee OF life insur-
snce presidents has reached, The position OF
some prominent citizens and newspapers
and OF political party in this State In defend
ing and promoting the liquor interests In order
To increase the consumption of alcoholic drinks
is prehensiblc. If these men and thesA
influences could have been thrown the other
side in our State of Maine, could say as
Arthur Hunter said about Russia, that the saw
Ing of human life, to say nothing of property,
and TO say nothing of character. and to say moth
ing of the happiness or dependent wives and
children, would have been enormous. If the Lose
cf 100000 men the result OF the present war
could be more than made good in less than ten
Years through complete abstinence from aicc,~-
holic beverages by all the inha bitants OF Russia
what might not have been achieved In our
State II all thu influences and brains and energy
that has been used to lcgalize and continue tho
traffic in these liquors here. had been expended
In opposition 10 them.~-Pitland Express.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
SATURDAY.

general character 81 operations is altered Is
slight shifting of positions and general pre-
ponderanoe eff favorable positions for enc side
or the other,
In the east the rival armies have been 81
Eayea Ia different tactics, field operations has
ing formed larre part al each campaign Move
ments Of large bodies Of troops and The emitting
of fronts o. attack have been fairly rapid during
tho eouroe Of weeks ever since The Russian can
paiSn got well under way.
III the western campaign general CONSENSUS of
military opinion has attributed German Success
to tln superfority Of their railroad systan, ape
ciarly designed IN advance for Just auph
emergency. sAoud the science Of transportation
triumph over tho scicnca Of great massns o.
troeps The decision viii almost certainly be with
Germany.
To the jsyman It would seeGn that tbis should
have been The time for the greatest effort u
the allies in Flanders and along tho French line
Il is Impossible TO know just what conditions Of
preparation have prevailed, II the British have
supplied anything like the forces they claim
have been recently transported across the Chan
To undertake a real movement In force. II Is
true they have announced Continued offensive
and Increasing pressureH but while the Ger
mans In the east were fully occupied. and with
tie certainty that considerable bodies OF troops
had been removed from the western arena, It IS
reasonable to query Why there have not been
more convincing reports from tho west
German victory OF appreciate magnitude on
land II Is probable that the loss in sympathy
because Of the raid on unprotected British coast
towns viii more than balance the achievement
on sea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
RICHMOND STOCKING DAY

II il a fine idea TO nave the school children %
Richmond provide the Christmas stockings that
are to 20 IN the Community Christmas Tree and
he distributed through this and other channels
10 the needy Of the city. Next Tuesday Is the
time when the school children Of Richmond go
with their Christmas stockings to the school
houses. II may be Jolt to Santa Claus 10 ind
such Youthful rivals I'm his BUSINESS save that
Santa never tried TO monopolize his iine OF iii
dnstry. Each school hid q Santa Claus and caeh
poor hid getting a stocking
Charity may begin at home. and no doubt she
does. but when Charity goes to school she
teaches Bible lesson in spite Of the prohibition
Of its formal treatment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Editor NirGinjan
Sr-An interesting article having SEQ do with
the socal evil IN Chicago viii be found in TIL"
Survey" OF December -, 1914, written by GTa-
ham Taylor.
The City Council Of Chicago, without dis
eentinr vote. has created n permanent Morals
Commission. consisting OF five members. to he
appointed nv ne Mayor with tho approval of
the Council. The Commission Is to study the
causes of the social evil and 10 recommend the
Fest methods of handling the problem To- the
Citv Council The important thing however, IN
the movement Is the reputation by the City
Council and enlightened public opinion alike Of
The Idea OF the 'red-light' or aggregated dis
trict Referring 10 Mayor Harrison. tho article
SAYS
Thus chicago has created & Morals Commits"
sion, permanently and officially established, for
the continuous study suppression and preven-
lion of vice and the reha bilitatoF OF its victims
The apuointment of the commissioners is awaited
with much public interest, as u viii require
men and wnmen Of the highest CHARACTER aud
ca city effectively to Initiate the difficult work
OF the Commission. Mayor Harrisons open dis
avowai Of his former policy of sesregating vice
and his manly admission of the failure of that
policy in Chicago and everywhere else. gives
assurance 81 his support Of the Morals Commis-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

that the only officials provided To enforce State
laws are local and Influenced only by local SEN
ttment and that hence we in some places
certain state laws rigidly enforced and in other
places the same laws openly disregaroed The
Governor and Attorney General may have Az
thoritr in any part If the state but even they
are tupotent without the aid Of local authorities
vigorously 10 break up track gambling In
Norfolk County, but not successful, for
reasons that everyone knows, and Governor
stuart would net have been more successful had
there not IN the mean time been change III
local officials
Threats OF prosecution Of such local officials
holds terror for them. as they would never
be convicted when backed up by the local sen
timent. but lot them understand that they are
liable to he taken away from those local tn
fuences and tried for derectou by some CEN
trail tribunal removed from local influence and
removed from office II convicted then they
would take notice Tho Governor cannot be
expected to go into every community in the state
to find out whether the local officers seem
inGly trying To enforce Inc law or not but if
had some whose duty 1t is 20 go into
the communities and see what ia going and
whose charges against local officers would not
he heard by local authorities, we would sec =
different state Of affairs. II we don't have some
such taw as that shall the liqpor laws
riRidly enforced in some places and openly
houied ia others A. IS the case at present with
ether laws.
Won are doine a great work ian tho agitation
at these matters, and I nd you God speed. and
II was because Of my sympathy with your work
that ! wrote the tth hoping t. draw at
teution to what seems 10 nc to be tho greatest
T. c. PARKER.
F'rauI. I'm. Va Dec L.. 1914
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Obviously exaggerated reports indicate Ger
nan victory over the Russian troops In Poland
The contest there has been fairly evenly matched
for several weeks II is not surprising that a
definite decision o. battle for one side or the
other should have been given. II will bs rernegn.
fered that While the armies in the west we're
wAGiug the same sort of maneuyering campaign
victory for one side or the other was expected.
Nna syen claimed almost daily, the war in the
5Neet having settled. for the time being, into a
- OF seige between field armies. the most
SeA - he expected until some change in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
nzonun RATES AND nr-rr1rR BUSHES

N1rHER RATS AND nI7TTTrR BUSINESS
WftAet. sotns into gauece&ss7v detail a. TO
tscfn1csli''es If the interstate Commerce Co1a-
saiswion's decision granting higher freight rates
~ In sutIcieat to Say that the country at largo
viii breathe sastar fer iris action. which was
vfseualIy ueessstated ~ tho exigences Of war
The petition FOR the roads for higher rates, as
re have held throughout the case. reason
sh.e ere and should have been granted.
With tne opening OF the Stock Exchange and
the granting OF these rates to the roads there
should now be great boost to prices and values
If securities throughout the country. with this
1ss~ Should come greater freedom Of financial
movsmeu,s resulting in the release Of consider
able amounts OF collateral securities hitherto
lied I'D az guarantee Tor loans based stock
holdings whose value below normal,
There viii now be proven out the theory so
widely held that depression Of railroad values il
the underlying cause Of depression In correlated
Industries + is certain that there are better
days ahead for the roads; the question is. is
heir advance movement or sufficient impetus to
giving with toem the rest Of the country? We
fhink II is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
PEOPLES FORUM
Mr. Parker On Enforcement.

fThis letter should have appeared yesterday
ia connection with The VrRintan's comment
thereon Errors In the composing room are re-
sponstble for It's ornissicn.Ed.)
Editor The Eirsinian:
Sir,-En your leading editorial OF today you
i4th. that incline TO thinN that there liz no
authority to enforce the law I expressed
myself poorly IL made that impression
Tiaera ID abundant authority. bat my point was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

TAr rtrqini1a is glad that there seems auch
nance 10 relieve property owners If responsi-
hiiity for unpaid gas hills Of tenants. They
should never have been made responsible, and
&here ia every reason fer the passage Of the
ordnance. The committee acted wisely IN re.
porting IT favorably II IS to be hoped that
Council will pass il at the first opportunity aud
tius correct an injustice TO citizens.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
Week. End MedHaHons
Hr GEORGE w. KHMPEn.

~ Mseh Trouble, he aroun day
An saw u ssinter git you better
likes to hustle. bats de ] ha
knows I hiu ketch up To you. matter how run
says "Mistah Trouble. you have been a-chassn
Ever since kin remember, an Use tired Kin be
3" Use gwnter step right an sreun a-facin
M HEX If an fin out JUS what kin do
or Mts;sh Trouble looked nightly ashamed
Ho acted like buekn suddenly
An dan he turned travelled Off a-helern' GOOD
amt time wifi folks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

sion and of his appointment of persons qualified
TO ful6l1 its high purpose"
Thus the Mayor OF Richmond. with profit 70
himself and the city he represents, might take
note Of what Mayor Harrison is doing In Chi
cage.
Yours traiy.
HOWARD c. MILLER
Irnntnfl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
A Special Sale of McCallum Silk Hos
Wonderful Handkerchief
Values
Here at 10c, 1870, 15c and 25c.

We refer to these prices because it is in these
that our greatest strength centers. GREATEST
VARIETIES; GREATEST VALUES.
Of course, one may buy dainty 'Kerchiefs here
low as "a MCKEE and they may pay as much
as several dollars for handsome imported one
of flmy lace, but as the great majority Of Hand
kerchief giftgivers prefer giving several instead
of one, we have exerted every energy in securing
the greatest possible valnes between the popular
prices of Zoe and 25c; hence the greater varieties
from which to choose
Everything Handkerchief al Is
dantily
hemstitched initiated embroidered
o the dninest ard most perfect linens.
In variety, in quality In quantity price this
worthily named HANDKERCHIEF HEADQUARTERS"
wOMENS IANDKERCHIEFS IN XMAS BOXES six
a soc, 75C, 81 and $3.50
CHI1DRENS BOXED EANDIERCfIIEFS-2 a box
n at
First Floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
BELGIAN FUND GROWS.

Manassas-Princc Williams contri-
button to the Belgian Relief Fund will
aggregate about 1900 check for
s23375 has already been sent TO Com
missioner Boykin. and more than $50
worth of -four. other foodstuHs and
clothing will be sent to Norfolk. The
flour came from the Milford and Bev-
erly Mills
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Ex-sccretary Of Treasury Here.
Ex-Sccretary Of the Treasury shaw
was q visitor At the office Of City
Auditor Crsnshaw yesterday on legal
business. A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

andria,--rhe final shipment Of
supplies for the Belgians left here for
Norfolk Thursday night. They con-
sisted of -four. beans, canned goods
and clothing. Included In the ship
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19
TURKEYS.

Ship Turkeys. head and feet on.
unGrawn. Bringing today 400 to 23c,
Ship heavy Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. y
HAxEIGROYE q CO., s
ooH s:ss ;sus -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Fredericksburs--This city has raised
1855 for the fund with which to pro-
vision the Virginia relief ship I4ynorts.
which sails for Belgium from Norfolk
this month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Bristol--The teachers Of Virginia In
termont College have contributed to
date $31 for the relief OF the Rel-
CLANS. and the fund Is still growing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Did the German war office or the British r
stations get most out of this raid?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

They say the Germans did Il for the moral
effect II had the effect all right, put with re.
verse English.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Before the Columbia state or tho Halifax ia
ectte get here venture 70 inquire who put th'
scar on Scarborough?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

Staunton---A total OF $1,5s7i6 has
been raised in stanton for the relief
of the RelEians, according to the latest
statement OF +. p. Mcfarland. treas
urer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

The Roanoke Times BAYS in reply TO Tn ! II.
Gt1,f1r's assurance that we have printed "all the
wisdom and all the research" we have ever oil
served in that great and good paper that
THE Roanoke Times stands ready at all times
to emit in large quantities wisdom and research
but when an All Wise Providence has seen NJ
10 deny the understanding 10 grasp 1t, VIC can
not undertake the lob Of supplying the emission
Poor Southwest Virginia. In fact, poor Nir
ginia Mt Target After all the emissions of the
Roanoke Times, Southwest Virginia voted over
wheming1y against IT, Roanoke city by thou
sand majority, and Virginia at large supported
tho contentious of the despised Viyginian which
tire Roanoke Times claims Is devoid Of ideas,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-19

We knew this was a fast age but the latest is
the advertisement Of Complete History OF the
European War" while II IS sim in progress,
Talk about History in the Making, we've got IA
regular history factory