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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

IN y.
M ened since he left the White
i ! House. His lecture here on
Thursday evening reveals him
as a bigger, stronger man than he was
even at the zenith of his political
career. Defeat neither has soured nor
spoiled him. The address he delivered
at the Technical high school was of a
distinctly constructive nature; one
that ought to be heard or read by
everybody.
Professor Taft dweIt largely on busi-
ness, and politics as it relates to busl-
is so rare among statesmen touching
on commercial affairs these days that
it is worthy Of comment. 1t was
very proper that he should have done
so, for much as we enjoy flights of ora
tory on the advancement of the race,
the welfare of the world is to-day de-
termined in very large degree by ma
terial prosperity.
As has been repeated so many times
that the saying is trite, this is a COM
mercial age. But, as one writer has
pointed out, business is as much a pro-
moter of civilization as civilization is
of business. Mans wants are con-
stantly growing at the same time that
facilities for satisfying them are also
increasing. Improved means of COM
munication are rapidly shortening dis
hat {
and making the earth's inhabitants
next-door neighbors. To every one of
us, therefore, a knowledge of the pro-
cesses and machinery by which the
exchange OF the worlds produce is ef-
fected, and the correct attitude of gov
ernment toward business, must be of
very real interest, especially as we
may be called upon any day to play
a part in this huge game, If indeed
not already doing so. Such knowledge
cannot fail to enlarge our horizon, give
us a firmer grip upon the laws OF
business, and thus contribute material
ly to our individual success.
The successful man is one who has
realized that he is not a cog in wheel,
but an individual with mission. 1t is
the realization of this which bears him
on to greater accomplishments, and
which makes life to him SO interesting.
Lectures like that which Mr.. Taft
delivered in Harrisburg encourage one
TO think along right lines. The cot n
try is not going to the bow-wows. 1t
is not capital-ridden. The people are
the ruling force, and if they have
erred in the past few years, they are
about to correct their mistakes. It's
long lane that has no turning-and
there are green fields and pleasant
pastures just around the corner. Taft,
apostle of sunshine and prosperity,
says so and there is none to deny him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

duces the amount of that tax. In
several towns in the extreme West this
reduction amounted to an embarrass-
ing figure.
The public is always interested in
obtaining the best possible transit
facilities. and there are some COM
munities where the existing system
is so unsatisfactory that any improve
ment, no matter what the cost, would
be welcomed. but at the same time
there are cities where discrimination
in the matter of taxation would be
rank injustice both to the existing
interests and the taXpaying citizens
who will be called upon to make good
the amount lost in the reduction oil
revenues from the tax on traction
company earnings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
DUMMY AVIATOR"

The Germans had two balloons for
observation during the siege at Using
Tau. One of them hung like q yellow
bubble in the sky each day until the
Japanese brought up light artillery
and filled it with shrapnel holes. The
other an old one, was sent up later
to draw the fire Of the Japanese and
thereby reveal the position of the
Japanese guns. It contained a dummy
looking fiXedly at the landscape below
through a pair of pasteboard glasses.
But there happened to arise a strong
wind which set the balloon revolving
and finally broke it loose and sent it
pirouetting off over the Yellow Sea.
the whole exploit, ] learned afterward,
being a great puzzle to the British
and Japanese observers outside.-Al-
fred NJ. Brace. in the Worlds Work"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
WAITING


BY Kate p. Flenniken, in the Sun
day School Times.
Who hath not stood with wavering
trust
In some obstructed way.
Where God refused to interpose
or hasten our delay?
Perplexed with doubt, and sore dis
tressed,
We breathe an earnest prayer
To heaven for help; but no appeal
Opens an entrance there.
And thus we stand, with eager hands,
And burning. restless feet,
Afraid to venture farther on,
Not daring to retreat.
But when ct last we learn to trust,
And, trusting, to obey,
We look. and loi an angel now
Has rolled the stone away.
All worthy he who prompt responds,
Prepared for every fate:
But worthier ne of higher praise
Who, trusting, learns to wait
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

William A. Law, well-known here,
has been elected president of the First
National bank of Philadelphia.
Joseph Pennen, noted etcher, has
been visiting in Philadelphia.
w. ]. Holland, curator OF the Car
negie Museum in Pittsburgh, has re-
turned from Utah where he superin-
tended the taking out of remains of
some prehistoric monste $.
DIR c. L. Howe. of Mercer. has re-
turned from Alabama, where he spent
the winter.
DR. H. S. Drinker, president of
Lehigh, has gone to jamaica.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
REGULATING THE "JITNEY,,

THE Legislature has voted down
the Jones bill, but it will make
! a serious mistake if it heglects
to consider well the taxation
feature of the 'jitney bus" business.
Some cities of Pennsylvania, among
them Harrisburg, levy a tax upon the
gross earnings of the traction COM
panies that operate in the streets.
Anything that has a tendency to re-
duee the number OF passengers carried
by the street car lines necessarily re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

VINO uses club on corporation sim
ply because it is corporation is either
oent on damaging some of his own
property or property in which he
hopes some time to have a share.
Yet we all do it. We're a curious lot.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
AT last!

The Philadelphia North American
twlts us on having placed an advertise
ment OF the Taft lecture under the head
of amusements. We regretfully plead
guilty. The makeup man mistook 1t
for a picture OF bill" Finn.
p. S-The makeup man has been
fred.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

From prejudice, bitterness. un-
kindiiness, deliver me. Make me
Charitable in thought. slow TO con,
he free OF the poison of malice,
intolerance. bigotry and hate.
Amen.-From The Harrisburg
Patriot.
At Iasfi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
RRheIS i'm City

Several Rebels came into the city
last night, tore down the Stars and
stripes from some OF the buildings.
and insulted the people. Rewards are
offered for the arrest of the men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

'Rich as a Rothschild" doesn't mean
so much, as wealth is reckoned to-day.
The late baron left only twelve millions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

Nobody believes that Germany has
asked Belgium for neutrality during
the remainder of the war in return for
the withdrawal of German troops from
that country. The idea is too absurd to
be entertained by anybody, much less
by as shrewd a man as the Kaiser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

villa loses $4,000 in battle" says a
newspaper headline. If this thing
keeps up the Mexican problem may be
solved before the close of the Wilson
administration.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

THE Bear that walks like man,
appears to be behaving like one in the
Carpathians. judging from reports of
Russian bravery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
Arrest Surratt Family

Washington, April 17.-Surratt and
his family, charged with attempting
to murder Secretary Seward, was ar
rested to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
AN EVENING THOUGHT

knowledge by suffering entereth
And life is perfected by death.
Mrs. Browning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
Rmsiness pInres l1nsnh

Practically all of the business houses
IN TINS city will be closed on the 10th.
from II TO O'Clock, while Lincoln's
iuneral services will be held in Wash
ingtop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
IN HARRISBURG Fifty
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

'From the Telegraph, April II, 1869
Gone to Front
SeFefal veterans re-enlisted to-day
and started for the front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

In view of the suffrage garden idea,
this ought to be a fine year for the sun
flower crop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
DAILY LAUGHl
A LONG, FELT
WANT.

Is Hodge a me-
chanical genius ?
Yes, he's just
invented a fur
mace that will
heat the janleor
last.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

Washington, April fisherman
reports that he expects the surrender
of Johnston at any hour Sherman
Will offer the same terms given Lee
by Grant
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
News s. fRH52ERSTHTESAR
(From the Telegraph. April II, l
Mobile Capturcd

New Orleans, April 17.-The cap
.ture of Mobile, together with 5000
prisoners, was reported here to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

The Philadelphia Press says:
while men in many branches of in
dustriaI work are doing all they can
to make Philadelphia the mecca for
1916 those who advertise the city also
have fallen into line and will add their
expert aid to that already offered and
accepted. Robert II. Durbin, president
of the Poor Richard Club. composed
mostly of advertising men, many of
them with a national experience yes
terday said he was most heartily in
favor of bringing the Republican con-
vention to Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

The Religious Society OF Friends,
acting through a committee consisting
of William Bishop, Charles S. Carter,
Davis II. Forsythe, Edward G.. Rhoads,
a. F. Huston, James NJ. Moon and
George NJ. Warner, yesterday issued a
protest to the Governor and the Legis-
lature against the .Catlin bill to permit
betting on horse races.
Governor Brumbaugh's approval
yesterday of the bill authorizing Phila-
delphia Councilmanic vacancies to be
filled at special elections was followed
later in the day by proclamation by
Sheriff Acker. This calls for the Sc
lection of Selectmen in the Twenty
seventh and Thirty eighth wards, and
a Common Councilman in TIE Twenty
fifth ward when the transit loan is
voted upon on April 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

j. Denny O'Neil, one of the lead
ers of the local option fight, who has
been ill, is improving and is expected
to get here next week. I. Larry Eyre,
the other leader of the local option
battle. was one of the speakers at the
Glover club dinner and put over some
keen remarks.
Philadelphia newspapers predict
that Samuel w. Pennypacker and Mil
ton ]. Brecht will be reappointed pub
lie service commissioners.
Governor Brumbaugh is getting
close to a record in vetoes. He is up
to the Pennypacker batting average
Five Iben are candidates for the
judicial nomination in Mercer county
and more are expected.
Democrats do not seem to have
made so much out of their recent JEFF
ferson day dinner in Philadelphia. 1t
would seem that it has fallen down as
an arouser of enthusiasm for the State
machine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

1nh EDl1Oh -
CHANCE.
G o n I ri b utol
gathering up his
IN a n u s C ripD-
You don't seen
TO care much foi
original ideas.
Editor n
we'd rather hav,
good ones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
ROWEL[ IS TAKING
A REFERENDUM
Philadelphia Member Wants to
Find Out How His Constituents
Feel on Local Option
ASKS 10000 FOR ANSWERS
Special Election For Philadelphia /;
Democrats Not Making Much
Headway Nowadays

People at the Capitol are watching
with intense interest the result of the
referendum by mail which Represen-
tative Clarence j. Rowell, of the
Nineteenth Philadelphia district, is
taking on the question of local option.
1t is believed that he will swing in
for the "drys" when his constituents
are heard from.
Rowell is the colleague of John
Reynolds, one of the veterans of the
Philadelphia delegation. and lives in
an uptown Philadelphia ward. He
was counted as against local option,
but like Messrs. Wilson, Cox, Walsh
and Graham, listened to the argu-
ments in favor of letting the people
decide the liquor question and has de-
termined to find out what his folks
think. Being a business man he start
ed in on a business basis and has sent
out about 10000 letters asking rep
rcsentative people what they think
about it.
The same plan is said to be under
way in a number of districts, where
members let it be known that they
would appreciate information.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

The ringing of the courthouse bell
this morning at $40 o'clock caused no
end of comment in the business sec
tion of the city. The people here are
accustomed to court starting at 10,
except in criminal court week, and
when the bell doomed for assembling
of court they thought it was a fire
alarm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL II.
MIR. TAFTs LECTURE

N HR. TAFT has grown and broad
MI ened since he left the White
! ! House. His lecture here on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19

preachers of New England. Six years
have passed. l have been right at the
center of the evangelical life of Bos-
ton during those years. I have seen
the effect of that great revival III the
social and civic work of the church. 1t
has been manifest in developing a clos
er brotherhood in the churches 1t has
deepened the spiritual life and raised
the spiritual tone of the city. 1t is
working right now with that quiet
persistence which achieves results. Any
man not hopelessly prejudiced will say
that the Chapman-Alexander revival
was one of the greatest blessings that
Boston ever enjoyed.
Its influence lasts. The converts
were truly born again and hundreds of
them are today the best workers in the
Boston churches. They are above the
average church member in loyalty and
| devotion.
II can bear testimony intelligently
| because L have studied the whole sit
uation, and | say unhesitatinglv that
this whole community will always be
better for that Awakening The city
would welcome DR.. Chapman and Mr.
Alexander with open arms for another
revival movement any time they can
! come here. They won the day for sane
evangelism. We hope to have then
again in Boston preaching and singing
the people up to the sun-ht slopes OF
deep spiritual joy.
"a. Il. CONRAD
Pastor of Park Street church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19
EVANGELISTS GIVEN
STRONG TESTIMONIAL
Noted Boston Clergyman Tells of Last
ing Influence of Chapman and
Alexander s Work in That City.

After hearing so much about sensa-
tional and spectacular revival methods
it was to have been expected that
when DR.. Wilbur Chapman and Charles
NJ. Alexander were engaged to conduct
meetings in Brattleboro the question
of what ii would all amount to would
be asked. The question has been
asked, but by a surprisingly small num-
Der. For the benefit of those who have
honest doubts as to the wisdom of the
coming evangelistic campaign some of
the local persons officially connected
with the movement submit the follow
ing from one of Boston s most noted
| clergymen, for publication:
"Boston, Mass, Feb. is, 1915
What are the after effects Of the
great Boston awakening of 1909 under
the leadership of DR.. Chapman and Mr.
| Alexander?
. have been pastor of Park Street
| church for ten years. 1t was laid upor
me to take the leadership Of the Chap
man Alexander campaign in Boston il
1909. | was acquainted with every
feature and phase of it. 1t was
marvellous manifestation of divin
! power through consecrated men. 1t wa
!, a great simultaneous movement wit
DIR. Chapman at the centre Their
We're thousands of converts Bette
even than that, those meetings turne
the tide and created a demand 70
eVangeistic preaching. Hundreds o
ministers got a new vision of God. ]
was powerful in its influence on til
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The schools closed today for the
thanksgiving recess of one week.
Marshall Fisher has recovered from
ms illness so that he is able to be on
the street again.
Christopher McCourt of Canal street
was discharged from the Melrose hos
pital yesterday.
Hayden Squires went to Boston We'd
nesday for further consultation with
DR.. Paine of Commonwealth avenue.
eye specialist.
Mrs. James Johnston and son and
daughter will close their home on Ames
hill Monday and return to their hom.
in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Henry Pellerin of South Main
street, who underwent a serious opera
ton in the Melrose hospital, is slowly
improving.
The Woman's Missionary association
of the Congregational church held its
annual missionary barrel packing yester
day IN the chapel. Dinner was served
| at noon.
Alonzo T. Stowe has installed a fur
mace for the downstairs apartment Of
his house, which is occupied by D. T
Perry and family. A. Nolan, plumber, Of
| Elliot street did the work.
The Congregational and Baptis
churches will unite in their services
Sunday at the Congregational churcl
in this village and will be addressed
by Rev. C. L. Evarts. The sessions o.
Sunday school will be held in boil
churches at II CLOCK as usual.
The Glover club gave a dime soeia
| in the chapel last evening which WI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19

well attended ami was an enjoyable al
fair. A musical program was rendered,
consisting of solos by Miss Jean Blod-
gett and Fred Ryan; piano solo, Miss
Charlotte Knight; piano duet, Miss
Bertha Rider and Miss Hazel Chase !;
piano duet by Miss Katherine Stock
we'll and Miss Gladys Ames. Games
were played and refreshments of lemon
ade and cake We're served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19
SOUTH NEWFANE-

Mrs. William T. Dole Of Lawrence,
Mass, returned to her home Thursday
after visiting her mother, Mrs. Harri
son Aldrich.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Brown and brother
Charles Brown of Wilmington, attended
Wednesday the funeral of their father
Gilman Brown, in Newfane
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19

Smoking in British railway trains
was officially prohibited prior to the
year 1868.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19
SOLOMON HAD

seven hundred wives, and did not car
~ life insurance, but that is no reason
why the wise men of today should
neglect it. National Life Ins. Co., of
VT Mutual. EARLE S. KINSLEY,
General Agent, Rutland, VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19
why Not Leave
Well Enough Alone?

The of the prohibition asking the people
the Perry referendum which repea
option forbid the sale alcohol
liquors purpose always excepting
Hard Cider.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-19
WHAT VERMONT NOW HAS

Under Local Option, Vermont has law
which has reduced the number of towns III
which liquor is sold from at least 10
TOWNS UNDER STATEWIDE PRoHIBI-
TON TO II TOWNS UNDER LOCAL oP-
TION.
Since the law went into effect in 1909 the
tendency has been toward fewer saloons and
sobriety.
The first year under local option 90 towns
voted Yes; today only 20 towns voted
yes and in three of these no licenses were
issued. ~
The law is better enforced than statewide
prohibition Graft and perjury have disap-
peared. Prosecutions now mean business and
illicit selling is costly and dangerous bust
ness.
Many practical temperance people declare
that conditions are much better today than
they were under the prohibitory law.
The Local Option League has hundreds
of letters commencing its work and express
ing hope that the people of the State will
not return to the scandalous conditions pre-
ViOuS O 1903
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-18
SUCCESS IN YOUTH.

Kerosine gas and electricity, giving bright hight at
NIGHT and contributing to unlimited reading and study III
the hours after supper along with quick and cheap COM
muncaton and transportation afford the boy OF ID today
a wider vision and broader knowledge Of world affairs
than his grandfather could attain at 50.
And this is called the period of the young man. But
it well to remember that almost every age in history has
been the period of the young man.
Jesus ended His work in His crucfixon at 81
At 33 Napoleon was emperor OF France, Wolfe scaled
the Heights of Abraham Quebec Stephenson had made
his first locomotive Edison had made many important IN
ventions Gray wrote his "Eegy" Poe his Raven" and
Thomas Jefferson the Declaration of independence.
At 30 Rubens painted his Descent from the Cross,
Schiller published his Thirty Years War and Story be-
came Chief Justice of the United States supreme court
At 81 Rannie built the London bridge, Christopher
Wren started to rebuild ST. Pauls, London, and Maurice
Of Sxony has secured religious liberty for the Protesants
in Germany. go
AT 30 Charlemange had made himself master of the
French and German empires Corez had conquered Mex
co and John Howard Payne had sung his deahless song
Home Sweet Home"
At28 Praphael painted the "Sstine Madonna" Thomas
Moore wrote "Lala ROokh' and Pollock his Course OF
Time"
At 28 Whitney invented the cotton gin
At 26 Howe invented the sewing machine, Benjamin
Franklin had written "Poor Richard" Dickens produced
his "Oliver Twist" and Hannibal had attained command
of the Carthagenian army
AT 21 Alexander was at the head Of his army.
AT 10 George Washington was major
AT 18 Mendelssohn had produced his midsummer
Nights Dream" and Bryant "'Thanatopsis,'
These are but few shining instances showing that it
has always been the day of young men,
But never in any previous age did the young man have
as good chance as he has in this.