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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
Jackson Distributors
Have Convention in Woods

Tanned and weather-heaten from
their weeks Sojourn in the northern
peninsula of Michigan, twenty-six dis
tributors and officials of the Jackson
Automobile Company rolled into Jack
son on Sunday. July II. after a most
successful convention in the north
woods.
Since leaving the Jackson factory a
week before the dealers comprising the
party had travelled close to 1000 miles
over every sort of road from concrete
highway to corduroy tote trails; had
witnessed the performance of the new
eight and four cylinder models, Just
announced by the Jackson Company,
under the most trying conditions:
fished the trout streams and lakes of
upper Michigan and, in short, had
made the most of an eXcellently ar
ranged program in which business and
pleasure had equal parts.
Sales Manager Howard Matthews
and his assistant. ex-senator Frank
Newton. share the credit for origi-
mating the plans for this years con-
vehtion. Both are members of Camp
Newton, a spacious and we'll equipped
hunting club. located in the heart of
MiChigan's north woods. The camn is
6S miles from the lake city of Manis-
tique and is reached by mere logging
trails and tote roads. When Howard
Matthews at the wheel of Model 6S,
the new Jackson eight-cylinder car,
drove up to the front entrance of the
camp it was the first time a motor car
had ever been seen in that vicinity.
Closely following Mr.. Matthews came
We of the new high duty four-cylinder
Jaoksons. which have been termed the
Model S4s.
Every machine in the party had
been hurriedly rushed to completion to
take part in the trip and had not had
even rough road test.
Probably no stiffer test was ever put
to the springs of motor car than the
shocks administered by travelling over
the corduroy roads The logs laid
across the road furnished a continual
hammering at the springs. AT no time
were the famous full elliptic springs
| on Jackson cars more self-evident than
in their ability to take up the shock
without damage to themselves or dis
comfort to the passengers.
The dealers who accompanied the
party were so enthusiastic over the
performance Of the new eight and four
cylinder cars that they talked of little
else the day following their netry into
camp. The pulling ability of the small
Model 34 with the high duty four
| cylinder motor in heavy sand and on
long grades was remarkable. On sew
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
Willard Gets Big Money
With lOl Ranch Show

Edward Arlington. of Miller Bros. &
Arlington's l01 Ranch Wild West Show,
which exhibits in Harrisburg, Friday,
August %. says that Jess Willard, the
cowboy champion, who is this season S
big feature with the aggregation, is
the highest-paid single attraction with
any exhibition in the world.
Despite the report persistently
spread abroad that Willard was a fail
ure in vaudeville" says Mr.. Arlington,
he is making more money than any
other actor or singer in the world to-
day. And as his income is based on
his drawing powers with the show, II
follows that he has the greatest
draught of any man or woman before
the public. Willard is with the 1Ol
Ranch show on percentage basis,
although the management guarantees
that his share will not fall below a
certain figure. The guarantee, how
of money he is actually receiving. Jess
Willard is earning and receiving more
than Caruso and his income exceeds
the amount paid to Mary Pickford, un-
doubtedly the highest priced moving
picture actress in the United States.
The salary paid Bernhardt for her vau-
deyille tour of the United States did
not approach the sum that Willard
earns weekly. With all this the cham
pion is keeping his head and his great
desire is to lay up competence for the
future protection of himself and fam
Willard has his own private car
with the show. and he carries his wife
with him. The story sent broadcast
that Mrs. Willard was critically i'll and
that Willard might be compelled to
leave the show was untrue"
The announcement Is made that the
prominence and cost of Willard as an
attraction has not been taken advant-
age of to cheaper the performance in
any way. In fact. since the beginning
Of the season the show has been great
ly enlarged, owing to the fact that the
business has been far better than con-
ditions in the Spring seemed to
with the exception of Willard, will be
seen in the parade which leaves the
grounds at 1890 in the morning and
covers the downtown route.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
FARMER KILLED in TREE
SHOOTING AT GROUNDHOG
SeeefaI 70 Tie Teleernph

York, Pa, Aug. 14.-Ralph Meek
ley, a farmer about 80 years of age,
residing near Porters. this county, was
killed in a peculiar manner to-day,
He was hunting groundhogs on his
farm. Seeing one, but not being able
to get a good shot at it he climbed a
tree to secure better position. Reach
ing down to get his gun, the weapon
was discharged, the load blowing out
his brains.
Meckley fell from the tree dead in
sight of his wife and several others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
sINGERsvILLE CHURCH PICNIC
Special TO The Telegraph

Singersville, Pa, Aug II. - Miss
Catharine Robson has returned to
Highspire after spending the sum-
mer with her aunt, Mrs. Samuel Sell
ers. Mrs. L. ]. Douden and children
have returned home after visiting
relatives at Reading, Pa.
The Church of God is holding its
annual picnic at Stone Glen to-day.
Mrs. Ralph Bowers of Harrisburg,
is. visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruben Manning.
Mrs. Emma Nader is improving
after being i'll for several weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
Mt. Gretna COttagers Want
Resort Made Into Borough
Special to The Telegraph

Mt. Gretna, Pa, Aug. 14.-Residents
of Mt. Gretna are considering the in
corporation of the resort as a bor-
ough and a meeting of the cottagers
has been called for Friday evening,
August 20, in the auditorium, at 7.30
O'Clock. For years the property own
ers here have been paying thousands
of dollars in taxation into West Corn
wall and South Londonderry town
ships, in whose territory Mt. Gretna is
located. without having received any
benefits in the way of Improvements
or road repair, and they have no voice
as voters in the election of township
officials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
GERMANS WILL NOT COMMENT

Berlin. Aug. IA. via London. 1920
P. M.-The admiralty declines to com
ment on the report published abroad
that the German submarine U-30 had
been sunk off German port by acct
dent in consequence of a defect in op-
Grafton, but subsequently had been
raised. Official information is refused
also concerning the fate of the crew.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
SENATOR WEEKS HERE MONDAY

Senator John w. Weeks, of Massa-
chusetts. who will be the Chamber of
Commerce speaker at the MONDAY
luncheon Monday, will arrive in Har-
risburg at 11.15 Monday morning.
The chairman of the luncheon, E. S.
Herman, will select a reception COM
mittee. The luncheon takes place at
the Harrisburg Club. Senator Weeks
subject will be Some of the Relations
of Government to Business"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14

eral smooth stretches of road as high
as fifty miles an hour was attained by
these cars and the total LACK of vibra-
ton was surprising. The eight-cylinder
model. of course. more than fulfilled
the many predictions made for it,
both as to power and speed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
100000 FIRE AT FREMONT
Special TO The Telegraph

fremont, Pa, Aug 14.-Fire last
night destroyed Kehlers abattoir and
butcher shop, Murphy's warehouse and
stables: DR.. T. c. Fegley's stable and
garage, Sanners warehouse and stables
and several other garages with a loss
of $4,000. Fire companies from
Pottsville and Minersville were
brought here to assist in extinguishing
the flames
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14

possessing many features that par
ticularly Mt the car for the delivery re-
quirements of the store. The new car
was purchased to facilitate deliveries
and to render prompt service to the
increasing patronage of the store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
! CONTRIBUTING POWER.

A CONTRIBUTING POWER.
To any piece of printing, or to any
advertisement; there are three powers
which make or unmake its effective
ness.
Copy
Typography.
Illustration.
Your needs in the last power named
will be capably and effectively filled
II the services of our photo-engraving
department are employed.
We are doing the work for many large
firms throughout Central Pennsyl-
vania-a recommendation 1t is we'll
to keep in mind when you need serv-
ices of this kind.
Designing, too, of the same high or
der as our engraving.
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co.
Either phone,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-14
NEW DELIVERY CAR

The Globe this morning put into
service new delivery car, built ac-
cording to their own specifications and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
WHAT IS SINGLE TAX?"

a reader, commenting on a recent
editorial remark on taxation, writes:
For the benefit OF your many
rea ders who. without doubt, are
intensely interested in the subject
Of taxation, would you kindly ex-
plain TO them the single tax doc
trine. and state what would be the
probable effect on land values,
the production and distribution of
wealth, capital, labor, the farmer
and such other matters as con-
Germ the common welfare of the
people as a whole?
To answer the readers questions
fully would take several columns.
Here. however. in brief. are the gen.
eral features of the single tax:
The doctrine, as most persons know,
was promulgated by Henry George 80
years ago in his famous book. Prog
ress and Poverty" amplifed in his
later works and modified by later
single tax advocates. 1t derives its
name from the fact that it proposes,
instead of the various modes of tax
alton now PREVALENT, Single tax" i'm
posed upon land. Thus there would
be no tax whatever on Improvements
on private property.
Georges idea was to get rid of the
private monopoly in land" and make
land a public monopoly" His taxa
ton was frankly a "confiscation"
scheme. He would leave the owners
in possession of their land. but would
confscate by taxation its ground
rent'-what il is worth annually for
human use. He maintained that this
is fair. since the community has Gre
ated all such value. Vacant land would
pay the same as occupied land.
George argued that this system
would stop land speculation, give
everybody access to the land. promote
I construction and other improvements
everywhere, encourage manufactures
/ and commerce. take the burden OF
taxation off productive capital and
labor alike, increase employment, III ul-
tiply wealth and divide it more equit-
ably.
Later single takers are disposed to
modify the doctrine, recommending
that communities merely raise what
money they need by a tax on land
alone under existing tenure, or else
appropriate for the benefit of the COM
munity all future-but not past-"un-
earned increment" of land a Boston
economist, c. b. FillebrOwn, estimated
a few years ago that the annual in
crease of Boston land values due 70
the community was more than twice
enough to pay all the citys public ex-
penses.
Many cities in Canada have adopt
ed the plan, and some American cities
| are experimenting with it.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
NEW NATIONAL MOTTO.

Col Roosevelt, who has a knack OF
hitting the nail on the head with such
force as to drive it through the board
head and ALL submits a new version of
the motto "E Pluribus Unum."
1t isn't a genteel version. 1t isn't
nearly so elegant as the Latin phrase
which, since the foundation of the re-
public, has appeared on our coins and
our national seal.
The usual trans .atiOn of this phrase,
familiar to every school child. is "One
composed of many" signifying the
unity Of the nation. Col. Roosevelt
maintains that it's time for new ira
dition, in language adapted to the
needs OF the present day United
States He therefore suggests that
we print on our coins and our official
seal now and hereafter the modern
American equivalert-"To Hell with
the hyphen!"
Which is about what might be ex-
pected from the colonel
1t will be remembered that when he
was president. ne issued an executive
order taking In God we trust" Oft the
coins, because he thought they were
too much mussed up with notices y
popular roar OF protest prevented the
carrying out OF that order. A much
/ ouder roar would go up if anybody
seriously proposed profaning our coin
age with this s.TdOnic motto.
At the same time it's one OF the
cleverest things ever sprung by a gift
ed phrase-maker. And while il won't
80 on the coins. it's sure TO pass into
the currency OF common speech
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
WHIPPING-POST AND PILLORY
WOULD FIT OFFENSE BIST.

Such scaIawags as those youngsters
who from impulse or design yelled
''nre" at the Auditorium Tuesday
night. with results that narrowly es-
capped being panic. every once in a
while. by their misconduct raise the
question as 10 whether or not civiliza-
ton has accomplished much by abol-
ishing the whipping-post after ALL And
il, as surmised the lads were put up 10
il by competitors of the house jealous
OF its patronage, we would add that
maybe some mistake was made in dis
pensing with the pillory In other
words. we would say. that the sort of
needs TO be ancient enough 10 be inn
measurably contemplate
We are inclined 20 anticipate that
the boys were just impulsively devilish.
IL is hard 70 conceive of any full
grown man in possession Of any rea-
soning powers. encouraging any such
action. We are not inclined 10 believe
that they did. the horrors OF panic
being too great for any sane man to
promote. Every effort should be made
70 bring the youngsters 10 task and TO
wiring truth from them. even II again
We must advocate violation OF the
rules Of modern decency. in a 7, sort TO
third degree" methods.
The panic was averted. happily. and
With good grace. but there are times
when it bespeaks healthy future TO
lament on what might have been"
u wouIe have ssen a blessing had
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
THE EX-ANIERICANs.

Chickens come home to roost" IS
quite likely the prove.b recurring 10
the American colony OF voluntary ex-
a few years back. as q protest at the
"condscatory tendencies" OF democ>
racy, a number OF wealthy Americans
left the United States and adopted
England as their home. sad was tho
blow 10 Uncle Sam. but. somef wv. ne
worried along without these capital
lists and their capital. The exilesd ones
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28

gloated with a gleeful gloat at the
writings OF the, predatory wealth"
which stayed behind TO take its medi-
cine.
Then came this war; this insolent.
ruthless war. which does not distin-
guish between the plutocrat and the
pauper. A new income tax was levied.
II takes-now get this-just one-third
Of the income OF the rich William
Waldorf As.or. for instance, pays ST.
$50, 900 per annum; w. b. Leeds $780,
900; Mrs. Beatty (nee Edith Field)
$500, COO etc. etc. An even dozen of
the leaders OF the quite populous
American colony contribute just So
375 geo annually to Britain.
John Bull is evidencing some con
fscatory tendencies" himself. and once
started, John is the champion confis-
Gator OF them all. Isn't it just per-
fectly horrid?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
RECOGNITION AND

1t is perfectly natural that. since
Uncle sam has undertaken 10 father
the Carranza movement, European ma
tons should be making urgent inquiry
as to what assurances the recognized"
Mexican government will give with re-
spect to foreign claims.
When peace comes in Mexico. there
is TO be a great legal picking OF Mex
ico's bones. 1t is going OF take long,
long time TO determine what foreigners
are the legitimate hooters Of Mexican
concessions, and, meanwhile, Carranza
has got TO have money. He must try
TO borrow abroad, or grant more con-
cessions-pawn his country. or put 1t
in the hands of foreigners. Peace hath
its miseries not less than war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
WEAK LEGAL POINT IN NEW
NOVEL BY NICHOLSON.

one of the most popular or all our
literary forms is. IL seems the tale
which deals with hidden treasure.
This theme serves as the basis of a
recent novel, Meredith Nicholson's
House of a Thousand Candles" 1t
is a book Justly popular among the
reading public and hence with no de-
sire 10 detraCt from its many merits
mention is made here of a certain
element I'm the plot which utterly de-
stroys the realism OF the story. That
term is not used TO indicate unasham-
ed delineation of thinly veneered
wickedness under pretense Of pointing
a moral il does not mean that brand
of composition which appears in our
popular magazines of today, that dis
gusting attempt at literary production
which shallow men and women called
realism"
Realism proper is the presentation
OF conditions as they are, without any
Haunting Of the vulgar: IL demands
furthermore a plot based upon con-
ditions as they are. And in this re-
spect the House of a Thousand
Candles" is lamentably deficient. The
greater part OF its interest lice in the
concealment by one of the characters
OF million dollars in securities TO be
owned according 10 his will by his
nephew upon discovering them. An
INSCRIPTIONS lawyer further com
plicates the plot by attempting TO find
and steal the hidden wealth.
The weakness of the plot lies in
this II these securities were bonds.
then the coupons would be redeem
able whenever presented by their
registered owners. II stocks the di-
vidend check would be payable TO the
holder OF such stocks. Hence II
would be useless because OF the regis
tration for anyone 20 steal the securi-
ties. and although they were conceal
ed IN some unknown place that fact
would not prevent the payment OF the
proceeds from them. Such payment
might. il 10 true. be delayed in the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
THE MELTING POT
GOMEZ TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

endorse, Johns son could have burn
ed them leaves and Johns wife would
have considered il = daTned smart
trick.
NEWMAN'S lectures are always in
teresting, but for the first time, in our
estimation, his pictures on Chile were
not up to his high standard. Our
criticism is that they illustrated too
much of the architecture and too lit
tie or the life OF the shoestring re-
public. They did no. compare with
the BeunOs Aires (make your own
pronunciatiOn) pictures, which scin
tillated with human life. Perhaps.
however. we should confess that the
SO soothing in its effects that we sleD,
most of the evening.
Thanks, Margaret for the Details.
(Margaret Mason's Fashion Letter
NEW YORK, oct. 15.-This years
type of girl is the daguerrotype.
Hoops, mitts, bustles and pantalets--
not thing is missing.
SOMETIMES we think we poor
folks are unappreciative of the bless
ings showered upon US. and we are
never more deeply impressed with the
idea than when we hear the rich folks
tell their troubles.
THE Indiana Federation of Won
ems clubs is great school of politics
in which the women of the state are
receiving the training that will put
them on an offensive and defensive
equality with the men when they
achieve what they are striving for,
votes for women. one of the candi-
dates for federation president, whose
husband rents a building to q. saloon
keeper finds the circumstance is be-
ing used against her Anyway" she
exclaimed, what has that to do with
me? 1t isn't my building, and l con-
slider my husband quite capable of
conducting his own affairs" An ex-
ample of sidestepping any masculine
politician might envy.
How to Make Money at Home.
(Girard, in Philadelphia Ledger
Brown wagered White $50 that he
could ask 10 men the same question
and all would answer it the same way.
White took the bet.
Browns question was: "Have you
heard that Smith is dea.d?" All 10
men answered by saying. What
Smith? '' And that's how Brown made
$50.
THE threats OF violence against Mr.
Edison should prompt him to invent
a continuance by which he could see
and hit the other fellow first. Not
doubling he could do it.
OBVIOUSLY Italy. which has just
ordered 100000 yards of khaki cloth
does not concur in the more or less
popular opinion that the war is near
its end. At six yards to the uniform
5000, 900 yards would clothe, let's see.
how many soldiers?
FIGURE it out. if you're curious.
G. n. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28
JOIN RAKED THE LEAVES.

Which. banked and strewn, lay
where the whirling winds had blewn.
the heaps OF cleaning giitt ring gold,
which lay above the earJh's brown
mold. My home serene, just newly
clean. looked fair and bright, with
curtains white-BEFORE JOHN
BURNT THEM LEAVES!
l says to John. says 1, You Jay!
don't burn them leaves today. because
the wind blows hard this way
meanin Of course toward the house.
L couldn't bulge that mulisn spouse.
HE FIRED THEM LEAVES!
The wind got busy, stormed and
blew The smoke came in as smoke
Will do. Right into my clean house IL
few. oh my clean curtains white
and new! There want thing that
could do! JOHN BURNT THEM
LEANESi
I've questioned the Creators plan,
when over all he placed a man, and
called him wisest kind of beast; in
this p'tic'lar case at least, his prime
intention fell as fiat as pancakes;
guess that, that. is bout the size, of
Johns perception, keen and wise,
THE TIME HE RAKED THEM
LEAVES.
The fire il run a clippin' race; run
up and down across the place, and
! made a Decline for the house, and all
the time my wise old spouse was call
in "Fire!" and sayin' things that
make one tire. as up AMI down that
lot he flew, the while the wind il
harder blew WHERE HE HAD
FIRED THE LEAVES!
The Majors flocked with two-quart
pail-the only ones of quick avail
and my sweet home all spick and
span, was all upset by crazy man, that
thought he knew just what to do. by
Settin' ev'ry thing askew. They flop
ped around with foolish talk, just like
when ROSTERS hear the squawk of
harem hens who see a hawk. Skip
ped here and there and done no good,
and said ungodly things and rude.
BOUT JOHN WHO'D FIRED THEM
LEAVESl
Twas then 1 had my share of fun,
and got them fool men on the run.
grabbed the hose and turned it on;
first on the fire then them and John.
THEY made the noise, and fuss and
shout, while L with hose the fire put
out. THAT JOHN HAD BUILT WITH
RAKED UP LEAVES.
That's why L say the Makers plan
failed when he made a poor fool
man, and thought the critter wise
snuff, and made Of such superior
stuff. the dell wouldn't be to pay.
WHEN HE BURNT LEAVES ON
WINDY DAY.
T.. 1T
"A WIFE and mother" says old
Ed Howe. may be respectful to her
husband in presence of the children
| indeed, this is a part of her goodness
but there are times when she gets
him alone, and talks more freely and
fully than she ever talks to her son.
For there never was a wife who had
as poor an opinion of her son as she
has of her husband"
ON this theory, which we hearth!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-28

there been no fire escapes on the
building at the time being. 1t just
goes TO show how thing all right in
as place can be wOefully misused.
Fire escapes are essential to the public
safety in case Of fire. but here a CO.
terie Of young scoundrels make a get
away down one. and rob the public of
the pleasure Of affording them a good,
round spanking, such as they dearly
deserve