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Newport daily independent., 1914-08-22

Yellow Clothes Are Unsightly. Keep them white with Red Gross Ball Blua All grocers sell large 2 oz. package, 5 cents.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-22

If you use bail blue, get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best ball blue. Large 2 OF. package , cts.
Newport daily independent., 1914-08-22
Trevathan To Locate In State

Little Rock, Aug. 22.-George Trevathan, late editor and pub- fisher of the Batesville Guard,
 was in Little Rock yesterday en route to his former home at Batesville, from Texas, where he had been for several months for the benefit of his health. He has entirely recovered and has re- turned to Arkansas to stay. He expects to locate in Little Rock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
WOULD DWARF FRUIT TREES
PomoIoalst Of Department Of AsrteuI.
ture Presents Novel Proposition
to Increase Yield.

A novel proposition to increase the
orchard yield Of the country by dwarf
ing all fruit trees and plants was ad-
vocated by Prof. c. P. Close. a pomol-
ogist of the department OF agriculture,
in lecture on "The Home Fruit Gar
den," delivered before the Washington
Y. M. C. A. Professor Closes lecture
was one of others delivered by ex-
perts of the department, designed to
help the city man reduce the cost OF
living by teaching him how to grow
fruit, vegetables and flowers in his
own back yard.
Il grow 40 varieties of fruits on less
than quarter Of an acre of land at
my own home," said Professor Close,
"and any other man can do the same.
The secret Is in dwarfing all trees by
pruning or pinching off the top buds
till they do not exceed height Of two
feet above the ground. In this way
the full strength Of the tree or plant
is given entirely to fruiting."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25

Our expert machinist can pull
you out of the hole when your en-
CINE, .ginnery or other machinery
breaks down. He, can also do first
class plumbing. Call on us.
Edge6eld Auto and Repair Shop.
Nice line of ladies' and mems
gloves, both dress and work gloves.
Mukashy Bargain House.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
MAKING Il ROADS IN THE FALL
Every Township Should Own Gravel
Pits From Which Material Can
BE cheapIy Obtained.

There lis growing demand for more
and better roadmaking during the au-
tumn months. In many localities the
roads become filed with deep ruts and
the wheel tracks so depressed during
the summer that they collect rains
which soon wash them into cutters
and ruin the roads for heavy loads and
comfortable travel.
There is no reason why portion Of
the road tax should not be used for
putting the highways in better con-
dition for travel. The split,log drag
and other roadmaking implements
should be put to work before the
ground freezes. The outside OF the
roads should be brought into the CEN
ter Of the track, which will establish
a crust that will shed water, rather
than retain rains. which are sure to
occur during the late fall and early
spring months.
Roads having a full high center are
quite sure to remain in good condi-
ton during the rainy season of fall
and spring. Steep hills, where water
is apt to collect in wheel tracks, should
be provided with open cutters on each
side into which rains may be diverted.
with an occasional crest which water
cannot pass. Approaches to bridge and
culverts should be so filed with earth
that vehicles Of all kinds may pass
over them without serious jolts and
lars. Roads are much improved when
covered with gravel. This is a sea-
SON Of the year when such work can
be accomplished at minimum ex.
pense.
Every township should own gravel
pits. from which roadmaking material
can be cheaply obtained. Concrete
roads will soon become popular. The
same material should be used in max.
ing bridges and culverts. A good quail
ity Of sand and gravel is necessary to
make serviceable concrete. Every
farmer should have an especial inter-
est in all roads joining his place and
leading to market.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
unRAvEL ROAD LEGISLATION
Jelnt Committee Working 70 Bring
About Simplicity, Efficiency and
/, unIfermiey Of LnMs.

To bring about revision OF state
road laws along Lines that viii insure
simplicity, efficient management. aid.
.here desirable sai&esuss1, % the
Sask undertaken by q special joint
committee appointed at the third
American road congress and repre-
senting the American Bar association
and the American Highway associa-
ton. The magnitude, intricacy and
political and technical difficulties OF
the undertaking are discussed In an
article prepared for the Engineering
Record by ]. e. Pennybacker, chief
Of the division of road economics OF
the United States Office Of public roads.
Between three and four million
words comprise existing road legislar
tion in the several states, according to
the estimate Of officials in the Office Of
public roads. This great wilderness
OF words would make up an edition OF
80 fair-sized volumes. In view OF the
comparative simplicity OF the sub
ject, this vast accumulation Of stat
utes, according to Mr.. Pennybacker, is
q scathing commentary on the con-
structive craftsmanship of our legis-
lators for many generations There Is
scarcely a doubt that ut least 85 per
cent of the legislation Is snperfuous,
and that. entirely aside from the mat
ter Of reform, exactly the same pur-
poses contemplated in the existing leg
isiation could be accomplished with
greater effectiveness with one-eighth
Of the existing statute laws.
The compilers have found legisEar
ton still in effect almost Identical as
to form and substance with the old
colonial road laws, which were ir turn
based upon English precedent, extend
ing back to the time Of Queen Eliza
beth; they have found statutes go
hopelessly in conflict as to make efi-
cient and responsible administration
utterly impossible. AS an example CT
the bewildering confusion of existing
legislation, the compilers came across
in the statutes Of one of our most pro-
gressive states q recent enactment
amending road law which was re-
pealed two years before the amend
ment vas passed. and yet apparently
none of the legislators have thus far
Secome acquainted with the situation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
Convenient Fruit Picker.

His invention comprises basket
Is provided with slots while the NOV
able member is so constructed and
pivoted that it turns and in 30 doing
its teeth pass the slots OF the fixed
portion and thus act as shears. Any
fruit to be picked from the tree is
approached by this device-mounted
on a long pole held by the person
standing on the ground-snd when the
stem Of the fruit is between the teeth,
8. string is pulled and the stem is cut
by the movable hlades. The fruit then
drops into the basket. which Is ready
to receive It.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
VALUE OF THE COVER CROPS
Object 10 TO Add Humus to Soil and
Turn Il Back 70 Farm no Mature
Prepared IN Beginning.

Fall sowing OF catch or cover crops
in the orchard and on ground that has
had crop removed by the$haryest is
o goea 1aaa In gnany ssastaneea. Ess
object is to add humus to the soil and
turn it back to the farm as nature pre-.
pared the soil in the beginning. In
many soils the mineral elements re-
main but the humus has been removed
by successive cropping of land.
The average soil OF many orchards
show a considerable amount OF potash,
phosphate and other necessary ele-
ments; by sowing OF leguminous crops
nitrogen is added to the soil and
large amount OF cheap fertility OBJ
tanned.
Where a cover crop, such as Grim
son clover. hairy vetch, cowpeas. coy
beans, ETC., are sowed on ground after
the last cultivation, and then turned
under In late fall or early spring. not
only is fertility increased. but this
green manure acts as sponge, makes
soil more porous, and holds water
longer. 1t will tighten stiff clay soils.
which is often desired and makes the
soil darker, hence warmer In the early
spring. !
A good plan to follow in the central
West in orchards is to provide clean
cultivation through the spring months
until the middle or latter part OF June,
then seed to cowpeas or soy beans.
either broadcast or in drills. In lati-
tudes where crimson clover (annuaD
will stand the winter months, 1t
makes one of the best cover crops that
can be sown. In the spring after the
few weeks growth, 1t can be turned
under to good advantage.
Where orchard land Is subject to
washing of soil, cover crops should be
sown every fall before fall rains come.
In connection with cover crops,
coating OF well rotted manure applied
during winter or early spring, and
turned under with the cover crops. is
a good plan. and the time and money
spent in adding this necessary humus
and fertility to the soil will prove
profitable investment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
Give Meat to PulIets.

Give considerable meat food to the
growing pullets now and they will lay
earlier on account Of 1t. Commercial
prepared beef scraps. or cut fresh
bone, will be satisfactory for this pur.
pose, and skim milk will be Of great as-
sistance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
FRUIT PICKING MADE EASY
Work sImplifled by Use Of Device Pat.
ented by Southern Inventor
Operated by String.

Fruit picking should certainly be
simplified by the use OF new device
Just patented by Southern inventor.
His invention comprises baske
made Of fixed and a movable men,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
Get these Memoirs:
Free
In Three ToMn,es

Byspecial arrangement with the pub
fishers of GOLFERS, The National
Weekly, we are enabled to offer lin
tied number of these three-volume sets
of the Memoirs of Napoleon free with
a years subscription TO Golfers and
this paper. The offer is strictly limited
Ito get advantage of it you must act
promptly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25
Eaax TO Improve Tomato.

It would not be easy to find fruit
that can be more rapidly improved by
careful selection or run out more rap
idly by careless handling than the to-
mato.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-11-25

Practice to Be Encouraged.
Cover cropping the orchard ia a
practice that should come into more
general use.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
CLEARING Of CITY
RIVER FRONT URGED
BY EXPERT MANNING
Too Much Stress Cannot Be Laid
on Importance of Con-
tracts Provisions

Too much stress cannot be laid
on the importance of clearing
away the silt, stumps, tree trunks,
rocks and so on that litter the
lowlands just outside the river
front wall. The whole purpose of
the improvement will be lost 9TH
erwise. If this work is included
In the contract for the wall con-
struction, the proper authorities
should see that the provisions of
the contract are fully carried out.
Warren H. Manning, Harrisburg
architectural engineer and park ex-
pert, expressed his opinion OF the con-
ditions that exist along the front
steps of Harrisburg" in those words
to-day, following an inspection of the
whole job from one end of the city to
the other.
Mr.. Manning reached Harrisburg
yesterday and put in a part of the day
in a long walk from Iron alley to Ma
clay street. The expert spent to-day
with Park Commissioner NJ Harvey
Taylor and Assistant Superintendent
Hoffert inspecting the city's park and
parkways. His program includes an
other day of it tomorrow.
The Iron Alley Link
In addition to inspecting the plans
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
WASHINGTON PARTY
: ORATORS RING IN ON
REPUBLICAN CROWDS
Hang Around Edges Until G. o. P.
Speakers Conclude, Then
Make Speeches
HUNDREDS AT TWO RALLIES
Elizabethville and Berrysburg Both
Turn Out Record-break-
ing Attendances
HUNDREDS AT TWO RALLIES

Discouraged by their inability to
draw crowds, the Washington party
campaigners in Dauphin county have
hit upon new plan to get hearing
before the voters. They now stick
around on the outside of the large
audiences attending the Republican
rallies and after the Republicans have
concluded their addresses the Wash
ington party speakers rush to the
platform and announce that they will
speak for the Democratic-P Progressive
ticket. Thus they manage to reach
people who have persistently declined
to attend the fusion meetings. These
tactics were followed at both Berrys
burg and Elizabethville on Saturday
evening.
The Republican meetings were the
largest ever held in either Elizabeth
Vile or Berrysburg. The enthusiasm
of the people for the Republicans was
manifested by the fact that in both
towns the crowds of Saturday were
larger than those that turned out to
meet DR.. Brumbaugh. and those in
most of the upper end districts were
regarded as record breakers up to that
time.
At Berrysburg the Washington party
had stand erected. but failed to get
the crowd, so DIR. Kreider, candidate
for Congress. waited until after Con-
gresham Aaron S. Kreider. the Re-
speaking and then asked the crowd
to stay and hear him. Some of them
did, but most of them went home.
At least 400 people attended the
Berrysburg rally. 1t was the largest
ever held in that town. even exceeding
those of presidential campaigns. This
has heretofore been a strong Pro-
gressive and Democratic district. The
Republican speaker at Berrysburg
aside from Congressman Kreider was
Phil. S. Meyer. attorney. Walter S.
Young, Republican candidate for the
Legislature in the county district. and
DIR. j. II. Lehr, a prominent upper end
Republican. attended this rally, as we'll
as that at Elizabethville. Maurice
Daniel, another well-known Repub-
Slican. presided and introduced the
speakers.
James f. Lentz. vice-county chair
man, presided at the Elizabethville
meeting, which was the largest ever
held in that town. The speakers were
Frank B. Wickersham, Senator f. E
Beidleman and Congressman Kreider.
They were enthusiastically received
and after the rally scores of voters
thronged about Congressman Kreider
to promise him their support.
At the conclusion of the Republican
rally DIR. Kreider. who had hurried
across from Berrysburg for the pur-
pose together with Martin and Len
ker. Washington candidates for the
Assembly. announced that they would
hold a meeting on the other corner
and quite a few remained to hear
what the tail-end orators had to say.
This method saves advertising and
insures the Washington party candi-
dates of crowd, as the attendance at
Republican meetings this year has
been unusually large, while the Pro-
gressives have everywhere failed to
get the people to turn out in numbers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
NEW !. v. {. A. To
Be THROWNOPENT To
PUBLIC ON THURSDAY
Building Is Thoroughly Equipped
From Basement to Roof to
Meet Every Need

Thursday of this week from 10
O'Clock in the morning to 10 o'clock
in the evening, the new building of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion will be open for the inspection of
the people of Harrisburg. The build
ing committee, members of the board
of directors and Of the reception COM
mittee will act as hostesses on the
tour of inspection through the build
ing.
The building is thoroughly equipped
from basement to roof and is up-to-
date in eevry respect. The main en-
trance is on the Fourth street side. A
beautiful grandfather's clock finished
in mahogany has been presented for
the lobby by Mrs. Mary ]. Coder, of
Mechanicsburg. To the right on the
first is the public and private office of
the general secretary, and to the left
is the large cafeteria.
on the second floor of the new
building is the assembly hall, which
will be furnished by Mrs. John Y.
BOYD and her daughters, and shall be
known as the John Y. Boyd Hall.
Committee rooms, club rooms, class
rooms and the library are on the sec
ond and third floors.
On the fourth floor Is the gymna-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
WORKING UNDER THE
GROUND To ASSIST
VANCE M 'CORM|CK
Carlisle Man Shows the Way Re-
ligiOus and Other Bodies Are
Being Used to Boost Him
TURNING IN THE BOY SCOUTS
Resentment at Trickery Employed
in Behalf of the Wealthy
Harrisburger Shown

Tn, underground schemes to help
out the wavering candidacy of Vance
G. Mccormick for Governor, which
have been played by his supporters In
religious conferences and meetings OF
temperance folks, are commencing to
react upon the candidate and there is
strenuous opposition being voiced to
him being considered as the candidate
of the church people. As was pointed
out by Deputy Attorney General j. E.
B. Cunningham at Reading on Thurs
day night, DIR. Brumbaugh is immeas-
urably superior to Mccormick in the
fundamentals and as a man, while
his life work and his strength of will
cause him to be considered by fair
minded men as measuring up to the
ideal candidate than the wealthy Har-
risburger.
Just as an instance, the Carlisle
Herald says:
When l stepped into the hall in
Scranton where the State Sunday
school convention was in session and
found that Mccormick and the Demo-
cratic State committee were at
tempting to turn the convention into
a Democratic rally by having the Boy
Scouts of the city distribute his cam
paign literature, l Immediately became
disguised with the management of the
convention for allowing such thing.
But upon investigation l learned that
this was done without the consent of
the convention, and by a disreputable
agent of the Mccormick machine, who
gained admittance by pretending to be
a delegate
This was the statement of a promi-
nent local Sunday school worker this
morning, in voluntarily speaking of
another of the characteristic McCor-
mick tricks in attempting last week
to convert religious meeting to his
political purposes. This procedure
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
BRUNM STICKS AS
CANDIDATE FOR
THE GOVERNORSH|P
Schuylkill County Judge Remains
on the Official Ballot; Bull
Moosers Meet Again

Although to-day was the day when
the machinists at the Democratic
windmill expected Judge Charles n.
Brumm, OF Pottsville, to file his with
drawal as a candidate for Governor
on the Bull Moose ticket so that there
would be a clean field for Vance c.
Mccormick, there was nothing doing.
Instead, the veteran Progressive
showed his adherence of the chican-
cry attending the formation of a mule
ticket by issuing a blast against the
Democrats. Mccormick and some
scattering candidates for congress
sional, senatorial and legislative hon
ors stand as the only fruits of the
fusion deal.
The Democratic bosses do not ex-
pect to hold any further meetings and
point to Palmers characterization of
stories of his withdrawal as SILLY ru-
mors" and to his interview at Wash
ington yesterday as proof that he will
not quit. The inside ring of the Wash
ington party State committee was here
to-day to see If Palmer had really and
truly kicked Boss VIM. Finn. Vance c.
McCormick's friend, and would not
retire. They We're hoping against
hope for late message to-day telling
that Palmer had decided to quit. The
Bull Moosers here declared that they
saw no signs of Pinchot getting out of
the race and pointed to the proud fact
that he had recovered his voice. The
committee has few legislative
places to fill.
Worried by Brumbaugh
Beneath the businesslike hustle of
the Bull Moosers 1t was plainly evil
dent that they were worried over the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
FREIGHT RATE CASE
REOPENED; WILLARD
TELLS Of BIG LOSS
President of Baltimore and Ohio
Addresses Interstate Com
merce Commission

Washington. Oct. 19.-Public hear
ing on the new application of eastern
railroads for increased freight rates
which they contend are necessary be-
cause of the worldwide financial
exigency due in part to the European
war were begun here to-day before the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
To-day's hearing was given over to
a statement for the railroads. The
shippers and their representatives will
be heard later. Daniel j.. Willard,
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad made the opening statement
for the roads.
Mr.. Willard called attention to the
decision of the commission in the for
mer case. wherein was stated that the
met operating income of the railroads
in official classification territory Is
smaller than Is demanded in the in
terest both of the general public and
the railroads and to the fact that the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
STANDS BY LOCAL OPTION

II cannot too strongly empha-
size before you tonight the fact
that in my primary platform and
throughout my whole life l have
been steadfastly a friend of the
local option movement In Pennsyl-
vania, and l believe that is the
duty of the Legislature and the
Executive to give to the people of
each county the right to decide for
themselves whether or not licenses
shall be issued in the several coun-
ties of this Commonwealth. l have
said this so frequently and so def
nitely that l trust the good people
of this Commonwealth will not be
.misled by those who for the sake
of winning votes wilfully and de-
liberately misrepresent others. For
/ will not say a thing to get a vote
that l will not do after the vote is
given. Martin G. Brumhaugh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
Conditions Good For
Submarine Operations
By .Associated PresS

Berlin, Oct. 10, via London, Alb
A. M.-Thus far no German report of
the sinking of the British cruiser
Hawke has been received. The ad-
miralty. however, is not surprised
but will not express an opinion as to
whether or not the attacking German
submarine was lost. The shortening
days and the thickening weather in
the North Sea are steadily improving
conditions for the operations of sub
marines and torpedo boats. Marine
experts expect that henceforth there
will be intense activity throughout the
entire North Sea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
Rotary Club Will Meet
Visitors in Automobile:

The Harrisburg Rotary CLUB will
entertain the Reading Rotary Club at
dinner at the Colonial Country Club
tomorrow evening. The Rotarians
will come to Harrisburg bye automo-
bile. The Harrisburg members will
meet in Market Square between and
4.30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to
escort the visitors into town. There
will be automobiles for all who de-
sire to help welcome the guests and
Secretary Howard c. Fry requests that
those who desire TO accompany the
party present themselves at Bogar's S
store not later than 430 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-19
Jury BEING PICKED
To DECIDE FATE OF
MRS.EDW|N CARMA|V
Special Panel of $50 TaIesmen
Summoned to Appear in
Supreme Court

Mineola, n. Y. Oct 19.-From a
special panel of $50 talesmen sum-
moned to appear in the Supreme
Court here to-day. the jury will be Sc
lected for the trial of Mrs. Florence
|Conklin Carman charged with the
murder on June 80 last of Mrs. Louise
Bailey. Hundreds of persons anxious
to attend the trial. VINO have known
Mrs. Carman for many years, or who
were friends of the murdered woman.
were doomed to disappointment by
the announcement that the courtroom
would only seat about 200 spectators
and the doors would be locked after
that number had been seated.
The Nassau county courthouse
where the trial was to begin to-day