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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
"TAKE-IT-BACK"
TROM the wild and woolly town OF
Carmen, Okla, news of
= the ratification and adoption by

Nhoh the Wlld ana WOOlly town OF
Carmen, Okla, comes news Of
= the ratification and adoption by
the people of that town of Take
it-Back Day." the same to be an an
nual civic observance.
Oh, what a boon to humanity if
such a day became national or
worldwide in it's scope. Then-just
think of it!-you would get back that
umbrella John Jones borrowed from
you last January: once more you could
sit down to read that treasured vol
ume of the English poets now peace
fully reposing on the dusty shelf of
Mary Elizabeth or Annabelle May who
borrowed it from you three years ago
last June; yea, more, you would even
get back that IS bill that your best
friend" just had to have so many,
many weeks ago. At least such were
the results reported in the wild and
woolly city aforementioned.
OF course, the people in that section
may be made of stuff that's "all wool
and a yard wide," but it is more than
likely that the spirit of take-it-back
would be just as powerful in Harris
burg if such a day ever were cele-
brated here.
And If the day were made national
who knows but that Wilson would give
back to the country the confidence
which he has taken away; Wall street
might hand over some of the things it
has borrowed" during the last score
of years; and mayhap. though it seem
the height of improbability, a certain
exponent of world peace and grape
juice might take himself back to the
farm and let somebody handle the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
LARGELY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL

r." HE mouern uanceS conSti-
tute a social ulcer which is
a serious n to moral
ity and a potent factor in
the production of vice." declares DR..
Frank c. Richardson, professor of
diseases in Boston Univer-
sity.
If this be so-and who will prove
that it is not?-it would be we'll for
every community if relentless wal
we're waged on the modern terpsicho-
reans throughout the length and
breadth of the land. DR.. Rich
ardson holds hat the dance hall
is undoubtedly the nursery of the
divorce courts and the train
ing ship of harlotry." Not nearly
all dances are bad and the great ma
jority OF those who dance are no
vicious, it is true; but it is Just as true
that many youths and many girls do
learn viciousness through the dance
hall as at present too frequently con-
Quoted.
DR.. Richardson holds further thai
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Francis Skunk Brown, the Phila-
delphia lawyer, is at Lake Placid for
July.
City Controller e. r. Morrow, of
Pittsburgh, is returning from a visit
to Europe.
II. b, French, a Philadelphia
banker, is in favor of making the
Fourth celebration a permanent affair
in Philadelphia.
The Rev. Gustave Schmidt has
completed thirty years in his pas
torate at McKeesport.
Leroy K. Hall, the new burgess of
Greensboro, is just 80 years old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
POLITICS
BY Wing Dinger

That fellow Huerta knows his biz
In politics, you bet,
For he's just shown that what he goes
For, he is going to get.
I really think that he could give
The Democratic group
OF bosses, cards and spades galore
And land them in the soup.
He's just been named to fill the post
He wants, but I've not heard
That he spent thirty thousand bones
Before they passed the word.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
Business Locals
FOR EVERY TYPE OF FOOT

To be fitted with shoes al Jerauld's
is assurance of foot-comfort as well as
STYLE. The wide range of styles in all
sizes to be found in this immense stock
makes 1t possible to find a shoe adapted
for every foot. Expert filters measure
the foot so as to guarantee a perfect
fit. Jerauld Shoe Co.. $40 Market
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
DRIFT no THE q. o. p.

THE results of the recent primaries
in Indiana have been a revelation"
said Will H. Hays, chairman of the
Indiana State Republican convention,
who Is now in Washington. "Notin n
county or two counties, but from n
end of the State to the other the Re-
publican gains and Democratic Pro-
gressive losses have persisted. These
results cannot be condolences; they
are not accidents, and their uniform
ity can only be explained by the pres
ence of a tremendous drift to the Re-
publican party. These things have
happened, and cannot be wished away
by h opposition any more than they
can deny the reasons for the results"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
ALWAYS WELCOME VISITORS

= HARRISBURG may entertain the
- Christian Endeavorers of Penn
L L s%ylvania in 1916 during their
State convention. 1t has been
many years since the C. f. hosts in
vaded Harrisburg and captured the
town, but that gathering is to this day
a bright spot in the church history
of the city. 1t stimulated interest not
only in Christian Endeavor, but in
the whole church movement in a way
that is felt eve at this late date. The
Christian Endeavorers are an earnest
band of optimists who believe that
the world is growing better every day
and who are doing their part to make
it so. Harrisburg would he happy to
have them as its guests again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
THEN AND NOW

w YHEN President Wilson. was
M campaigning his constant cry
Wv was economy"
Give the Democrats n
chance and "Jeffersonian simplicity
would mark the course of govern
ment. The wicked extravagances''
of the Republicans would be stopped.
How has the promise been fulfilled?
Glance at the river and harbor bill
Cor your answer
This bill appropriates s43,2S9,O04
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

Tut! Tut! DR.. Wilson. Don't you
know Mr.. Zones is a director of the
Harvester Trust? He's a regular Per-
kins. in fact.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
From the Philadelphia Pressl

who are kept in Wash
ington against their will to harass the
countr with more legislation the
country doesn't want, have at least
one consolation; their terms will ex-
nire in eight months, and the con-
stituents OF some of them are going
to see to 1t that they get a good long
ract
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
TUESDAY EVENING,

which Toe not include new projects
started in 1914 amounting to over
$4,000, 900. but as yet ~unprovided for.
The total amount covered by the
bill constitutes a prostituting pork
barrel" of more than s76, 5000 0O.
How does this comport with the fol-
lowing plank from the Democratic
platform of 1912:
We ~denounce the profigate waste
or the money wrung from the peo-
pie by oppressive taxation through
ne lavish appropriations of the re-
cent Republican Congresses, whlch
have kept taxes high and
the purchasing power of the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

If it cost $4,000 to. procure the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor or
Pennsylvania. what will it cost to over
come he Republican plurality of two
or three hundred thousand this year?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
MAkAssR ISSeso FfSo!ib5AtY

1FTom the Telegraph of July 7, 1851
$4,000 More Troops
Governor Curtin has Issued a procla-
nation calling for IL, 1000 more troops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
NtWSsf RH1IInssTSHtSaR

FROM the Telegraph OF July z, 1851
New Call For Troops
washington. July 9. - The President
for 900. 900 men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
Unian Cadets Nee

At a meeting of the Union Cadets,
last night, Captain S, Sayford,, sixty
three expressed Willingness again to
enlist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

The sad one -
Jaw, run away
Stubby. Wot kin
a fat guy like you
k n o w about
LOVE-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

A corps of the enemy. with 3O0C
cavalry, are within three miles OF
fIeoerick. Major-General Wallace is
to meet the rebels.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

The Hunter:
Gee, dere's a rab-
bit! oh, If / only
had a rock!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07
Brumbaugh
Keystone
Candidate

People who are watching the trend
of the Democratic affairs in the State
note that the Clearfield Republican,
the Democratic organization organ of
Clearfeld county, and the Bellefonte
Democratic Waterman, one of the
stalwart Democratic papers of the
State are having trouble with their
pipes when the Palmer-McCormick
ticket is mentioned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

Major F. NJ. OFT, who retired from
the National Guard on July 1, was in
reality the first major of the States
militia cavalry since the Civil War.
The Major was the senior captain in
commission during camps and strike
service and commanded the militia
men. In the Spanish War, however,
he remained a captain. He leaves
the State service with a fine record
and the grade of lieutenant-colonel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-07

Published every evening Except sun
day., at the Telegraph Building ZIG
Federal Square.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16
UPKEEP OF AN EARTH ROAD
Problem Of Maintenance Solved Very
Largely by Use Of the So-caIled
SpIit-Log Drag.
CBy II. II. FLINT)

The earth road will doubtless be
commonly used In rural communities
Tor many years because OF it's low first
sost The ever recurring problem Of
npkeep of such a road can be solved
gery largely by the use OF the so-called
Split-log drag.
Anyone who can use tools reason.
ably we'll can build one of these drags
at a cost of four or five dollars for
labor and material. Very few tools
are required in making the drag. and
Its use is as simple and cheap as it's
construction. II desired, metal drags
can be purchased at somewhat
greater cost from manufacturers of
road machinery.
Careful use of the drag on a road
that is already in reasonably good
condition will almost entirely prevent
trouble from ruts. mud holes, or dust,
and give good service at a low cost.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16

not be too great A steep crown caus.
es the travel to be concentrated at the
center, where ruts will be worn and
washing result. Again there is some
difficulty In vehicles passing. On the
side OF the crown the wheels OF the We
hicles have tendency to grind the road
down. The tops of the wheels are
nearer the gutter than the bottoms.
This action, together with the swerv-
Ing or flow action OF the lower part
of the wheel. has very marked ef.
tect.
The sleeper the slope of the road
the more important the crown. for
there is tendency for the water to
run down the track rather than to
the side. II water once begins to run
down the center of the roadway 1t Is
but a short time until the road is
quilted out.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16
A BOYS DRAGON COSTUME.

II IL q simple matter to make a
dragon costume. and boy can easily
play the part of dragon once he has
such costume. There are lots Of
things that can be done with the dra-
gon. He will create great deal Of
amusement at your show or circus,
where he can be introduced as "the
only trained dragon In captivity, etc."
he can be used in your next street pa
rade; and when you go to party he
will be very entertaining guest to
take along He will be especially in
interesting at a Halloween party, and
II you can manage to slip the costume
on, unseen, and crawl in among the
guests just when they are In the midst
Of telling creepy ghost stories. the
chances are that you will create the
biggest excitement OF the evening. Try
this II you are invited to Halloween
party, and then write to me In care
Of this paper and tell me all about the
fun.
You will see by the illustrations Of
the dragon, that your body forms the
dragons body, and that the only
framework necessary is that for the
head Zig. %. In making the head
framework, cut sticks A and b Gig.
81 about rs inches long, lay them
down so two of the ends are inch
apart and the other two ends are Z
inches apart, and fasten the wire loops
e, f, G, II. I and upon them. Make
the loops out of about No wire, e
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16
SURFACE DRAINAGE OF ROADS
Crown Of a Road Should BE sufficIen,
to Shed Water RapldIy--Reeom-
mendatIon From Iowa.

CBy PROF. J. n. DAVIDSON, Iowa State
Agricultural College)
The roads should be provided with
surface drainage. The cross section
should be of such a shape as to shed
all rain at once to the side bitches
To do this, the road must be oval OF
have crown, must be smooth. The
first OF these ia a matter OF construc'
ton. and the latter of maintenance
The side drainage system should be
called upon to carry rs much water
as possible. Water cannot be carried
away by the tile drains until the water
has sunk through the soil and soft
ened It,
The crown OF road should be SUI.
ficient TO shed the water readily. II
the road is to be maintained and kept
free from ruts and holes, less crown
will do than II the road Is to be neg.
lected. The Iowa Highway commits
mission recommended slope one
inch to one foot for crown in the
travelled way. This Ia sufficient for
most conditions. The crown should
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16
Electric Lights In Westminster Able,

Electric Lights In Westminster Abbey.
The monastic gloom which has per.
vaded the abbey of Westminster for
so many years has been dissipated.
The abbey has now a new lighting
scheme which makes 1t the best
Illuminated of our abbeys and cathe
drals. Electric light has been in.
stalled in every nook and corner and
1t banishes forever the atmosphere
of ecclesiastical gloom that is usually
associated with churches.
The new scheme OF illumination has
taken three years to perfect, and the
abbey has now $50 electric lamps,
hanging in groups of four and six
from the distant roof, and the cleo.
trio current is supplied from cable
in the street.
Prior to the present installation all
the lamps stood upright at he corners
of the pews. The electric lights are
so arranged that the minute print of
the average prayer book can be read
during evening services in the remot-
est retreats OF the building.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16

about 2 inches high, r inches, G az
inches, II Az inches, inches, and
about 61s inches by 9 inches. Bend
the ends of the loops to form feet, and
fasten these feet to the sticks by
means Of double-pointed tacks. Space
the loops as shown in the illustra-
lions. Cut two teeth out of wood and
nail them to sticks A and b Gig. 81.
and cut wooden horns and wire them
to loop Gig. 81, Wrap sticks A and
D with cloth at the wide end OF the
framework, and tack to them two
pieces of tape, each about yard
long. The framework is bound to
your forehead and chin by means of
the tapes Gig. p. Stretch light
stove-pipe wire across the heavy wire
loops, as shown In Fig. 2, to make a
foundation for the head covering.
Cut the jaw-sticks c and d Gig. ~
IA inches long, and fasten blocks X.
l. and M between them In the posi-
lions shown. The blocks must be cut
to the proper lengths to make the
jaws fit the upper part OF the head
framework Gig. p. Hinge the wide
end of the jaw to sticks A and b.
First round the ends OF and d Gig.
~; then bore a gimlet-hole through
each and a corresponding hole in A
and B Gigs and ~; run wires
through the holes, and twist them to-
gether to form the wire hinges shown
in Fig. 2.
For the covering OF the framework,
cut some newspapers into strips three
inches wide, soak them in flour paste,
and lay them across the wires. Place
layer upon layer OF these strips upon
the framework. and gradually model
the paper into the shape of the head,
When this work has been done. give
the paper thorough coat OF paste. to
make the projecting edges lay down.
The paper will be very stifr and solid
when dry.
Get couple OF old alarm clock
gongs, or electric bell gongs and two
round buttons. for the dragons eyes.
Run q heavy thread through the but.
tons, then through the holes in the
gong Gig. 81, and sew to the dragons
head. Run a bent wire through the
paper Just above the nostrils for fangs
Gig. u. Paint the head a bright
green.
Procure piece OF green cloth
large enough to cover your body and
pes pieces of tin foil TO one-half OF
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16

said Mr.. L. G. Chiozza Money, M. p.
Man can never hope to reduce his
operations to a machine-like regulari-
ty He can, however, by concerted
effort and common rule decide that ir.
regularity of work need not mean IT.
regularity of maintenance. Society
can assure, should assure, to every
honest man the regular maintenance
which it now admits is due the dis
honest man"
The Unemployment Act pools risks
by insurance. 1t builds up fund by
contributions from the employer, the
employe and society as a whole. in
order that when irregularity of work
touches q particular man and deprives
him of wage, there may be pay to take
the place of wage. The act provides
for compulsory insurance against I'M
employment for about 100000 work
men, skilled or unskilled, organized or
unorganized. IN building. construction
OF works, ship-building, engineering,
construction Of vehicles, iron-founding
and saw-milling. The workman con-
tributes five cents a week for each
period of employment of a week or
less. the employer also five cents a
week, and the state one-third the total
contributions OF employers and en-
ployes. For workmen less than eigh-
teen years old the contributions are
two cents week from both workman
and employer. The benefit provided
consists of weekly payments TO the In
sured workman whilst unemployed af-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16
Making Tonaorrows
==UOrld=
BRITISH SOCIAL REFORM LEGISLATION
BY UALTER UTLLIAMy, IL. ID
lDse. fs s.ei 49,. Of q. Ua,.,-au sf MAeu0

than aliens, criminals or mnatics, 10
denied an Old Age pension. ALI the
money for the pensions is provided
out Of the national treasury-no pen
sioner and no locality have to con-
tribute anything. Nearly one million
persons now receive old age pensions
-603, $50 women and 1862, 628 men. The
number of persons who, as paupers,
received outdoor relief from local poor
funds, has largely decreased, falling
of from 16S,096 to $3.50 In six years
OF every 1000 persons In Great Brit
ain seventy years old and upwards
$40 are old age pensioners, nearly
two-thirds. The annual cost to the ma
tional treasury is about s60,000,000.
II think the greatest act of Parlia-
ment OF the last fifty years, aside from
the Parliament Act" (limiting the
power OF the House of Lords), said
John Burns, cabinet minister and labor
leader. lis the act which gave Old Age
Pensions. 1t Is the boon of the benev-
olent state at the cost of the bounte-
Gus rich for the benefit of the aged
poor. 1t works easily, does not de-
moralize, solves many Poor Law
problems, keeps the old among the
young-and that is good for both--and
prevents the growth of institutional
life, which do not like. | am for the
home as against the institution"
That's the opinion of the friends of
the measure.
"a system of Generalization will be
established among the working
classes" said Lord Wemyss Thrift
will be done away with, families will
cease to regard is at an obligation to
maintain those of their number whose
working days are passed, and self-re-
lance will be diminished" That's
the extreme view Of the opposition.
Insured Against Unemployment.
The National Insurance Act. in ad-
dition to insurance against the loss of
health and for the prevention and
care OF sickness, provides insurance
against unemployment. In state
health insurance Great Britain fol-
lowed the lead of Germany, but in un-
employment insurance Great Britain
leads the way. 1t is a far-reaching ex-
pertinent In social legislation. THE
essence of the problem of unemploy-
ment is that all work, or nearly all
work, Is more or less irregular, and
will in large part always remain So"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16
Good Roads and Distance.

The roads cannot be kept In too good
a, condition. If every farmer would
keep up the roads adjoining his land
the means OF travel would be better
This is not only true for the automo
biles, but for all kinds and means OF
locomotion. Good roads lessen the
distance to town and make 1t possibl.
for all kinds of products to be market
cd at any time OF the year
-. The time will come when every road
In the country OF any importance will
be OF cement. The sooner the better
The county governments have spen,
enough money in the last 20 years
IN the roads to build good cemenl
roads over all the principal thorough
fares within their borders.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16

News and Leader, the Westminster
Gazette, the Pail Mall Gazette, the
Edinburg Scotsman, the Manchester
Journal. the Glasgow Herald, or one Of
a dozen other great journals, and
sometimes TO all of them. Nor are
these letters from any one class.
Everybody writes except the king, and
ne employs secretary to write for
him. At the public meeting the Briton
"heckles" or interrupts with questions
for information or impertinence. In
the theaters he hisses-which Amer
leans do not-as we'll as applauds
The public political meeting, as well
as the letters In the newspapers. af-
ford an interesting index to the ques-
tons uppermost in the public mind
Here, again, social reform legislation
of every kind, from the far-lung ideas
of the Fabians to the most conserva-
tive suggestions of Lord Lansdowne, Is
talked. Yet more significant is the
legislation actually enacted, as the
program OF one party or another.
A Million Old Age Pensioners.
The Old Age Pension Act Is per
haps the most far-reaching. Under
the provisions of this act, which be-
came law in 1909, every person in the
United Kingdom. whose income Is less
than 3160 year, is entitled to receive
from the government pension. This
government pension varies in amount,
depending upon the income from other
sources. The smallest Is 25 cents a
week. the largest sl.25. No one, other
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-01-16

chief liberal journal; of II. A. Gwynne,
editor OF the London Morning Post,
the journal which all society reads:
of journalists. politicians, tradesmen,
men In the street. The reply, in one
form or another, was everywhere
practically the same: 1.-THE growing
insistence upon social reform legisla-
ton"
Ten years ago the Briton talked
about world politics almost exclusive
ly. Today, without losing his inter
est in world-politics. he talks about
home affairs, land and labor and life.
Ten years ago he made faces at Ger
many and planned a bigger navy. To
day he studies Germany's social pro-
gram for acceptance or avoidance,
and is content with a navy maintained
at ordinary strength.
How Eritons Talk Back.
Two avenues of approach to the real
thought of the British people exist
which are not found in other countries,
The Briton has not lost the art of
talking back. Building his home be-
hind stone walls, stupidity reserved
with strangers, he talks freely in pub
lie meetings and he writes letters to
the newspapers. Besides other and
usual ways of access to public opin-
Ion, these are Enthusiastically Brit
ish. He wrote a letter to the Times in
other days. Now he writes also to the
Dolly ION thI naily Telegraph, the