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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
PART H..
Spain and Britain Clash.

v all c~hristendom. through the
domination Of Christendom's seven
Spain exulted Is ruler. She swept the
gold OF Peru and Mexico into her cof-
fers through sea power. She planted
her flag at strategic points from Terra
del Fuego to San Francisco. She
ounded her island empire in the East
indies, with Manila as it's capital.
Only Britain. who always claimed the
rulership OF the narrow seas about her
islands, refused to recognize Spain's
sovereignty over any sea. It was the
defeat of the wonderful Spanish Ar
mazda by the English navy in 1888
century or so h did not realize that
her empire had received it's death blow.
Since that time. save for certain
lapses. the rulership Of the seas has
belonged to the British isles. Britain
MIA has really ruled the waves. For a
while the Dutch flourished, and prom
ised to take the lead. but 1t was not
to be. Once England allowed France
to RISE to rivalship. and out OF that
moMentary weakness our independence
had its birth. There has never been a
time before or since when a French
England's navy could have hone what
De- Grasse did when he shut up the
James river and allowed Washington
and the French to take CORVALLIS. It
wal sea power. also. which saved the
union by shutting up the ports Of the
c~onfederacy and starving the south,
Just as Germany says Britain means to
Starve the Germans now.
Sea power dictated Italy's choice of
sides. just as It might have determined
the policy Of Corsica 1000 years ago
In choosing between Syracuse and Car
thage. Sea power would have to die
tate our policy. also. in this war IL, un-
fortunately. WI were forced to take
Evening star., 1915-07-25

State Trust Company was hot after
the Colonel's account just then, and the
ColonePs account was the most profitable
in Milton.
Not only that, but Silas w. was elected
a director at the first meeting of the
Mapesville Realty Company, together
with the other eight solid citizens. OF the
three hundred and fifty acres of the Miller
farm, fifty were transferred to the Colonel
for factory and grounds.
And after Madigan had explained to
the directors how the remaining three
hundred acres were to be divided into
streets and avenues, and all the rest of
his scheme, they elected him general man
ager of the company at five thousand
dollars year.
One afternoon few weeks later, Gem
Evening star., 1915-07-25

carload of clinkers before he got away,
That's me, Colonel, right here and now!
And while feel this way I'm going to
cash in on it. I'm going to New York
next week, and I'm going to make mil
lion dollars there in the next six months,
and I'm going to make it fair, and square,
and clean. You and l are good friends,
Colonel, and always will be, and you
know I'm not bragger. But, honestly,
the way l feel l could take this old world
and swing it by the tail-just for its own
good!' +..
"Maddy," said the Colonel solemnly.
Il believe you could, my boy. You've
got it in you. But this old world has
had lot of wrestling in its time. Be
careful how you take hold of the critter!"
On the Limited between Chicago and
Evening star., 1915-07-25

eral Manager Madigan stopped in front
of little gray house with dark blinds
and sounded his automobile horn in a
scandalous manner until out came the girl
who had been waiting for two years. the
girl with the cheerful blue eyes. Shchopped
into the car, and off it sprang like a
thoroughbred feeling its oats
LAST lot sold!' grinned Madigan.
"Oh, Will! No wonder you feel so!'
And reaching over to the horn she held
tonal celebration on her own account,
while General Manager Madigan sang all
six parts from the sextet.
--"Been figuring up my profits, he added
as fitting climax. zone hundred and
thirteen thousand dollars for yours affec-
tionately. How's that?"
She snuggled close in cheerful admira-
ton, and his left arm went where his left
arm belonged.
well hunnums,' he asked. when are
we going to be married now"
"Jennie's coming home next May to
take care of mother, and that'll give me
time to get my sewing done and have
everything ready. So-if-now-suppose
would next June be too early for
you?"
Next June! Too early! Although it
was nearly the death of Madigan, they
finally agreed upon June. He took her
home then, hunted up the Colonel, and
told him too that the last lot had fol-
lowed the illustrious example of the first.
"WE'LL hold meeting right away,
Colonel he added. "and declare a
dividend. want to cash in and go to
New York
"Bless my soul" cried the Colonel.
"Going to paint the town."
"Not on your life, Colonel! But listen
to me! don't know how long I'm going
to stay this way; but | feel so full Of
ginger you can almost hear me fizz! If
met the devil around the corner, l
could grab him by the horn and sell him
Evening star., 1915-07-25
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for July e5, 1918

it is! Think of the view of the river!
Well put up boathouse, and casino
and mothers club, and playing park
for children, and in year or two we'll
have city over there. Well call it
Mapesville, and your name will go down
to future generations as long as there's any
United States. There'll be railway sta
tion first thing you know, and post-office,
and churches, and banks, and stores, and
everything else there is How's that for
a scheme? A peach!"
"Bless my soul" cried the Colonel, who
couldn't leave his whiskers alone.
"Why, Colonel, the more you think
about it, the better it is. Now let's get
back where we started from. If we can
sell your present site and factory to the
Western Mower people and get enough
Evening star., 1915-07-25

New York, Madigan fell in with
gloomy real estate owner from Manhat-
tan; but his pessimism rolled off Maddy
like water off ducks back.
"A successful man is never gloomy" he
told himself. why should he be? That's
the trouble with this mani He's sour,
and he sours others, even against himself.
But he won't sour mel" And aloud he
said,
"Who's the best man in New York for
buying acreage and turning it into building
lots?"
4Myron Miller's probably made more
money than anybody else,' sighed the
man from Manhattan. "But Miller made
1t when the making was good. Every
things dead now"
"Know his address,
Hes in the Realty Tower Building"
"Know how much he's worth?'
"He's rated at over ten millions. But
of course you can't believe everybody's
rating. If an agency man comes in your
Office, and you give him cigar and
good jolly
RUT Maddy's mind was elsewhere.
len mllllOn dollars. ne was thinking.
"And what he has done can do! What's
more, I'm going to do it! Lord! wish
this Noah's Ark would get move on!
want to get there and be at it!"
But he hadn't left Grand Central Sta
ton five minutes when he began to feel
the effect of New York's utter indifference
to stranger. No one looked at him.
No one seemed to care hoot whether
he was there or not. The hotel clerk
gazed over his head. So did the head
waiter and the hat boy. In the lobby
strangers pushed by him as though he
were simply non-existent, and the only
man who gave him human look Of so
ciability presently suggested game Of
poker at "little club-a gentleman
club, you know-just around the corner"
All this might have depressed another
Evening star., 1915-07-25

money out of them to buy the Miller farm
and build new factory out there as big
as you want it,-if we can do this, will you
do it?' y
"In minute" exclaimed the Colonel;
"for I'd double my factory for nothing,
even if we couldn't sell any building lots. y
well sell building lots, albright. You
leave that to me. But first l must tele-
phone Silas w." said Madigan, reaching
for the receiver. .t.'N
"What's Silas w. got to do with it?'
asked the Colonel uneasily as he in on
this?" -. e.. rH
"Not on your lfe!' exclaimed Maddy.
"Nobody's in this but you and me. I'm
resigning from the bank, that's ALL"
"But, Maddy, my boy, don't you think
you'd better wait first until we see if, the
Western Mower people will buy?'
"No, sir!" cried Madigan. F"I'm going
to cut away from the bank job. and then
they've got to buy!"
FIRST there was an innocent looking OPP
ton on the Miller farm. then an agree
ment by the railroad to put in sidetrack
there if the Colonel would build factory,
then the trolley company agreed to extend
it's lines, and then the Western Mower
Company bought the watchcase factory
for eight thousand dollars more than the
Colonel had hoped to get
"Maddy,' said the Colonel, "the next
time you sell any property belonging to
me, sha'n't stay with you. The way
you talked to them about this factory,
felt guilty of criminal negligence in selling
it at any price. Now we'll organize the
Mapesville Realty Company and close our
option ON the Miller farm
Madigan had foreseen that the develop
ment of the scheme would take more
ready money than the Colonel could COM
mand. So the nine best men in Milton
were let in on the ground floor, each for
small but tidy block Of stock. Even Silas
w. couldn't say no, particularly as the
Evening star., 1915-07-25

here. Can you lend me the other hundred
thousand?"
moneys tight. Let you know to-mor-
row."
They talked few minutes longer,
growler and optimist, bass and tenor; but
over in his corner Madigan heard no more
His mind was turned inward, marveling
at his First Big Scheme.
WHEN the clock struck twelve Madi-
gan strobe out into the warm sum
shine, eager for the interview before
him.
Over to the watchcase factory he
hurried, and running up the stairs two at
time he met Colonel Mapes just as the
latter was coming out of his private Office
"Colonel!" he cried with Joy in his voice.
"The very man | want to see" He
led the older man gently back through
the door. "Of course l heard what you
were saying to Slas w. this morning" he
began, "and I've got such great little
scheme that simply can't keep it to my
self any longer"
His smile was so contagious that the
Colonel promptly caught it. "Well,
'Maddy, my boy, what is it?"
"If | can show you how to make lot
of money this next year, Colonel, and
show you how to finance it too, will you
divide the profits with me if you decide
to go into it, and if do my share of the
work."
The Colonels smile grew more cautious,
and he thought before he answered. "If
you can show me how to make money
that | wouldn't otherwise make" he said
at last, "and if it's good, clean money.
don't see why l shouldn't go shares on
it. Do you?"
"Not on your life! Well shake hands
on that, Colonel. I'd rather trust this
than a government bond" he laughed as
he vigorously pump-handled the others
arm. "Now, sir! You want to double
your factory. Well, I'm going to show
you how to do it for nothing, and then
have lot left over!"
"Bless my soul!' cried the Colonel
"How can you do that?"
"You know where the Milton trolley
turns up the river road. Well, if instead
of turning south it ran straight on. it
would go through Miller's farm for half
mile until it reached the railroad and
the river
ENactly.
"Down there near the river, where
Miller pastures his young stock, is the
ideal place for your factory. The railway
company would build you sidetrack,
and you wouldn't have any more trucking
to do. There's all the water you need.
and all the land you need. The trolley
company would be tickled to death to
put in a track and run cars down to the
factory. That would take care of your
help. And instead of being shut in by old
buildings and streets, Colonel, you could
have one of the most beautiful factories
in the country-grass lawns all around the
buildings, and flower beds, and gravel
walks, and fountains. Everybody passing
on the railroad would see it and remember
it, Think of the indirect advertising it
would give you, and think how much
better off your help would be-"
"RUT, my dear boy, already have this
factory here!'
"Of course you have. And being
member of the Board of Trade you know
the Westarn MOwer Compapy iS thinl-
Evening star., 1915-07-25

"RUT, my dear boy, already have this
factory here!"
"Of course you have. And being
member of the Board of Trade you know
the Western Mower Company is think
ing of coming to Milton. Colonel if you
and | are good statesmen we can sell them
your present site and factory for enough
money to build a new factory on the
Miller farm twice as big as this one is"
BLESS my soul!' cried the Colonel.
But that's not the point, cried Madi-
gan. "You've got about two hundred and
sixty hands here. haven't you? If you
double your capacity, say, you'll have five
hundred. All right. Well cut up the
Miller farm into quarter-acre building
lots. a fifty-foot lot anywhere here in
Milton costs at least thousand dollars.
Well, we'll sell bigger lot for five hum
dred. And think what beautiful place
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
CITY To Be BRANCH
|. Of FOREIGN TRADE
BUREAU Of j. S. A.
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
to Get Data Same Day as
New York
URGES SPANISH In SCHOOLS
Stanley H. Rose Declares Such a
Course Should Be Com
pulsory
URGES SPANISH In SCHOOLS

plans are under way to place in
Harrisburg a branch Office of the
foreign trade bureau of the United
States Department of Commerce, said
Stanley H. Rose, commercial agent of
the Department, to-day before the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
at luncheon in the Harrisburg Club.
The announcement was greeted with
applause. so much interest has been
manifested in foreign trade by the
manufacturers of Harrisburg that the
plans are now being made through the
secretary of the cham ber to give this
city its information from. Washington
on the same dates as tnat sent to the
branch office for the east in New
York, said Mr.. Rose.
Another point made by Mr. Rose in
his very instructive and interesting ad-
dress was that a knowledge of Spanish
is vital to our trade interests In South
and Central America. He advocated
the compulsory course in that Ian
guage for the public schools.
President Henderson Gilbert asked
George P. Watt, president of the
Fisher Typewriter Company,
who is an acknowledged authority on
foreign trade, to introduce the speaker
and in doing so Mr.. Watt took occasion
to warn members against indiscrimin-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
One Of the Old Landmarks
Of Harrisburg Changes Hands

S. Friedman, real estate agent, has
sold to ". Jennings, the property 113
Market street, which has a very in
teresting history. The property was
owned at one time or another by the
leading families of the city. and. no
less a person than the founder of the
city himself, John Harris, was at one
time controlling its interests. Among
the leading families who possessed the
property are the McLays, Greggs.
Elders, Fagers, Baileys, Westcott Lee.
Geiger and Ingram, who was for many
years county superintendent of
schools. The interest of the latter
was vested in his grandson, John
Geiger Ingram, who sold the same to
Luther Minter last November. The
stand was known for many years as
the Dickert's restaurant which is con-
tinued under new management. Mr..
Jennings has not made known his dis
position of the property, but it likely
will be continued as a family hotel.
Mr.. Friedman Yesterday handled a
number of deeds written upon parch-
ment... The price of the properties was
expressed in pounds and shillings, ster-
ling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
Jews in Germany Make
Appeal to Americans
By Atsoeiated Press

Berlin, Aug. IL (by wireless to Say
ville) The following was given out
for publication to-day by the Overseas
News Agency:
THE Association of Jews in Ger
many has issued a dramatic appeal to
America, drafted by DR.. Levi, a rabbi
for distribution in neutral countries
The appeal, based on the fact that
American shells are thrown by Rus
slams in Polish towns believed to har-
bor Germans. says:
Europe stands in flames. Across
the ocean America alone lives at peace
She hears not the thunder of cannon.
\ fruitful rain of gold is falling on a
land enjoying golden peace.
1--WE cry out to Americai Thou
sands of thy most loyal and industrious
citizens come from towns being de-
stroyed by the shells which thou art
sending, instead of gifts of money once
sent back to childhood homes from
Dibau to Lemberg. Thou sendest iron
shells to supply the army of the czar
Thou givest iron for gold, death for
life. The children are numbering their
parents. America, thou hast peace
Thou art not fighting for existence
We fmplore thee to listen to this ap-
peaP."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
LOCAL MILLS HAVE
ENORMOUS CAPACITY
FOR WAR MATERIALS
Ordnance Dept. of u. S. Govern
ment Asking For Detailed
Data on Equipment
SHRAPNEL AT PIPE WORKS
Steel Plate For Battleships at Gem
trail; Bars For Shells at
Steelton
SHRAPNEL AT PIPE WORKS

officials at the Harrisburg Pipe
BENDING Works, Central Iron and Steel
Company and the Pennsylvania Steel
Company offices said this morning that
as yet they are awaiting the letter of
inquiry sent out by the United States
government, asking for the capacity of
plants throughout the country that
can manufacture war munitions.
The data is being sought so that
the ordnance Department will know
the capacity of the manufacturing
plants throughout the country and the
local plants are included in the list of
mills which will be asked for detailed
information.
w. t. Hildrup, Jr., secretary treas
urer and general manager at the Har-
risburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works,
where government orders for shrap-
mel cases have been filled, said that he
was sure' the shops could turn out
at least $500 shrapnel cases daily,
made in the smaller sizes, for the
government. Air cylinders used to
equip submarines can also be manu-
factured at tn elocal plant.
Steel Plating at Central Iron
Robert H. Irons, general superinten-
dent at the Central Iron and Steel
Company, said that although shrapnel
cases and explosive shells are not made
there, steel plating and boiler steel
for making battleships, torpedo de-
TContinued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
Begin Work on Gap
in Wall on Monday

Work will be started Monday on the
closing of the gap in the river front
wall at Market street, according to
announcement made late this after
noon at the offices of the Board of
Public Works.
Sucker Brothers, the contractors.
conferred with j. d. Justin, the prin.
cipal engineer this morning, and ar
ranged to start work Immediately.
Materials and equipment will be NOV
ed to the river front so that job can
be hurried with all speed as it is pro-
posed to finish it in time for the Sep
tember improvement celebration. A
warrant for the award on the inter-
ceptor due W. II. Opperman and
Company was drawn to-day.
Joel d. Justin, engineer in charge
of all Harrisburg's public improve
ment work since July 1912, resigned
this afternoon. His work is practi-
cally finished. He will leave about
August 25 or September 1 for north
western Wisconsin where he will be in
charge of gigantic hydro electric op-
Grafton. This includes the erection of
dams, reservoirs and power houses
and will require about three years to
complete. The whole operation will
mean an expenditure of about So
900, 900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
Egg Message Answered;
200 Letters For Girl

Stroudsburg, Pa, Aug. IL. - Unless
Sadie S. Smith, the lonely girl" calls
for the 200, or more letters awaiting
her at the Stroudsburg post office,
Postmaster Decker will make applica-
ton for an enlargement of the office.
Sadie wrote a message on an egg
stating that she was lonely on the
farm and then placed it with the other
eggs being prepared for shipment.
This particular egg fell into the hands
of a clerk in a grocery store at Will
mington, Del, and Immediately his
heart 'yearned for lonely Sadie. So
did the hearts of others, else there
would not now be 200 letters waiting
for her at the local office.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
LOWER LIGHTS MAY
Be BURNING ALONG
RIVER WALL SEPT. q
Council and Electric Co. Consider
ing Plan to Provide 81 STAN
dards on Water Front
ORDINANCE NEXT TUESDAY
More Lights in North Second Street
to State and in Park From
Hamilton to Maclay
ORDINANCE NEXT TUESDAY

Lower lights will be burning along
the entire length of the city's river
front wall during Harrisburg's big
public improvement celebration in
September if a plan now being oonsid-
cred by the councilmen as suggested
by the electric light company can be
worked out successfully.
Electric standards in North Second
street as far as State and additional
standards in the River Park from
Hamilton to Maclay are included in
the new lighting scheme.
If the plan meets with Councils ap-
proval, an ordinance covering the pro-
posed improvement will likely be
offered at Tuesdays meeting of the
City Commissioners.
The Plan
The plan as suggested by the Harris
burg Light and Power Company, it is
understood, provides for the installa-
ton of fifty-four of the los electric
standard lights on the wall, twenty
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
By Associated Press

Washington. Aug. IL. - President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing con-
ferred at length to-day on the Mexican
situation. Details of yesterdays con-
ference in New York of the Latin
Am erican diplomats were given to the
President by the Secretary of State.
Just before Mr.. Lansing went to the
White House he announced that the
appeal to the factions and leaders in
Mexico will not be sent to-day as ar
rangements for its transmission by
telegraph and mail to remote parts OF
Mexico are not complete. The COM
munication has BEEN finished and sign
ed and It has been approved by the
President State Department officials
were preparing to-day the list of gov
ernors and generals to whom the ap-
peal is to be sent in the hope that the
petition will have widespread effect
on public opinion in Mexico
To Influence Mexicans
With the return of the President it
was again reiterated that the inter-
American peace plan does not con-
template in any way the use of force
or the impairment of MeMco's sover-
eighty of interference in her domes-
tic affairs. The purpose of the appeal
is to influence the MeXicans them
selves to hold peace convention and
the government created by that ac-
ton will be accorded recognition
whether or not the acquiescence of all
the factions is obtained.
The sending of battleships to Vera
Cruz and other movements that may
D.,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
War Department Asks
About Factories Output
By Assoeioted Press

Washington, D. c., Aug. IL. - An
nouncement that the War Depart
ment had asked American manufac-
turers of war munitions Tor data as to
their facilities for furnishing supplies
in the event of an emergency led to
some speculation here to-day, although
in accordance with the usual practice
both in normal times as well as in war.
The announcement declared emphatic
ally that no purchases of war sup
plies was contemplated at present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-12
St. Swithin's Batting
Way, Way Above 800;
Rain Tomorrow, Too

Rain again to-day helped out old
St. Swithin, who has an almost per-
feet batting average for the forty-day
period beginning July Is. So far this
month rain has fallen every day but
two and the weather man predicts un-
settled weather for tomorrow with
probable showers. At 2 o'clock this
afternoon the temperature was 50 de-
grees and cooler weather is expected
tomorrow.
To-day is a record breaker of the 6 4
days of rain between April l and Sep
tember 1. The average number OF
rainy days between thees two dates
has been 64, but so far this year from
April l to date, rain fell on Sc days.