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Evening star., 1915-06-07
SAN MAR|N0 T|N|EST
AND OLDEST REPUBLIC
Worlds Smallest State Has Area of
Thirty-Two Square Miles in
Northeast Italy.
Has Population of Some 10000.
Army Consists of 1,5OO Well
Trained Soldiers.

San Marino. the worlds tinest re-
public, a vesr pocket edition. has been
brought into the war area by ltalys
declaration against Austria Hungary.
says the latest bulletin prepared by the
National Geographic Society. San
Marino, despite it's midget proportions,
is the most venerab BILE, the most per-
sisten, and enduring of republics. for
it adds to its quality of being one of
the smallest states in the WORLD that
has weathered violent storms-storms
threatening to extinguish even its
memory among men-by the score; and
today the ancient. midget republic is
again on the firing line of world con-
vulson.
San Marino is situated between the
Italian provinces of Forli and Pesaro-
Irbino. in the north of Italy, near the
Adriatic coast, within reach of big
guns from the sea. 1t lies about twelve
miles southwest of Rimini, an Italian
coast city. and well within the zone ex-
posed to hostile airship and aeroplan ne
attack. The republic has one town,
which lies toward the coast, about lis
miles due south of Venice.
Has Population of 10000.
THE little state has an area of thir-
ty-two square miles. and population
of some 10000. Its territory is very
hilly. mountainous in the neighborhood
of its city, where the Monte Titano, an
offshoot of the Apennines, reaches the
highest elevation in the republic. that
of $3.50 feet. The city stands at the
south of this precipitous rock, and is
sheltered under the defenses of the
C a
crowned by fortifications These strong
positions, like the Black mountain of
the Montenegrins, have played a sig
nifcant part in the preservation of the
republic through the centuries of war,
anarchy. neighborly aggression and
hate of democracy that the small state
has seen since the year 951, when 1t
adopted its republican form of govern
ment. This government, with modi-
fications, is still in force today. The
arms of San Marino are three peaks
each crowned with a tower. The shield
is a silver shield, and, besides the de-
Tended mountain peaks, displays the
patron saint.
The climate is healthful Cattle
raising and wine production are the
chief occupations in the republic. while
lace and embroidery working are d
growing home industry. Many of the
citizens of San Marino earn their live
lihoods outside of the narrow limits OF
the ldlHeTldnd dS InecnaHlcS, tne ma
sons trade being the most popular
Some excellent stone carvers come
from among this people, and marble
figures form one of the exports.
The town of San Marino. which
grows around its mountain, is protect
ed by a wall and shelters about 1000
people. 1t contains the republics par
Lament building. a fine type of public
structure. much more pretentious than
the legislative halls of a number OF
nations many times as large. There are
five churches and one or two other in
teresting architectural features In the
city.
Evening star., 1915-06-07
ARIZONA To Be LAUNCHED
AT NEW YORK JUNE 10.
Thirty Ninth Modern Battleship
Built for United States Navy
Since 1892.

The thirty-ninth battleship built for
the American navy since 1892 will take
the water June 19 next when the super
dreadnaught Arizona slips from the
ways at the New York navy yard.
Compared with the first American bat
tleship, the Indiana, launched in 1898,
the Arizona will be nearly twice as
long, half again as wide and of three
times as great displacement. Against
the Indianas four 13-inch guns and
eight S-inch the Arizona will carry
twelve 14-inch and twenty-five 5-inch
rifles. the same armament as her SIS
ter ship, the Pennsylvania, recently
launched at Newport News.
In addition to the great size of the
ships main battery, the guns are or
45-caliber, as against the .35-callber of
the Indiana's 13-inch guns, identical
with those aboard the famous old Ore
gon, which played their part in the
battle of Santiago. With the fourteens
of the Arizona in her turrets, the Ore
gon could have halted any one of the
fleeing Spanish ships almost without
leaving her station. The Arizona's guns
have range, even at the low elevation
of American navy mountings. of fifteen
miles more against eight or nine
miles for the old thirteens.
The Arizona will be the fourth battle
ship built by the United States in its
own navy yard at New York. The
others were the Connecticut. the dread
naught Florida and the superdread-
naught New York, at present one of
the largest. swiftest and most powerful
of American fighting craft. Against
the New York's displacement of $1,000
tons. however, the Arizona will displace
81, 400 tons, and will measure 500 feet
in length and 81 feet inches in width.
She will mount twelve 14-inch guns to
the ten fourteens carried by the Texas.
and they will be carried three to a
| turret. as aboard the Pennsylvania.
To Lay California's Keel.
Immediately upon the launching of
the Arizona the keel of the Navy De-
partment's greatest experiment in nav
al construction, the electrically driven
superdreadnaught California, will be
laid at the New York yard. She will
be nearly a thousand tons heavier than
the Arizona, although carrying the
same equipment and arrangement OF
| guns, but Is expected to develop
greater speed than the twenty-one
knots desired of the Arizona.
Comparing the most recent govern
ment-built battleship to the frst
turned out, navy officials point to the
| fact that although he Arizona has
| twelve guns to the Connect1cuts 1our
and displaces 15,400 tons more water
being nearly twice as large, she will
carry only s15 men, as against the
1912 needed to handle the smaller
ship This is due to the Improvement
in mechanical appliances for battle
ships in the last decade and also to
the fact that oil has been substituted
for coal as fuel, decreasing the neces-
sary fireroom force, and that only two
sizes of guns compose her armament
Siu a n
necticut. The result Is reduction in
ammunition handling forces.
| The Arizona will be sponsored by
Miss Esther Ross of Preston, Ariz..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
A LIVING MONUMENT

TITY COMMISSIONER NJ. HAIR
" VEY TAYLOR. head of the park
system of Harrisburg for the past
two years, has established for himself
a living memorial which will remind
the citizens of Harrisburg of his good
work long after the present generation
shall have passed on. Some time ago
Mr.. Taylor announced his purpose to
complete the planting of an avenue of
American elms from "Hardscrabble"
to the city boundary at Division street
and for several weeks this planting
has gone forward. It was completed
last Saturday and there is now upon
both sides of Front street-from
Division street southwark, and placed
at proper Intervals double line of
elms which within the years to come
will provide green arch over the
city's main driveway.
Two or three years ago property
owners on the east side of Front street
from Harris street northward to the
high-top American elm trees and most
or these are nourlshing. Here and
there one has suffered from abuse of
contractors or others and will require
replacement. but upon the whole the
planting has been successful, and it
will not be many years until q great
avenue of elms will be one of the
things worth while to show all visitors
to Harrisburg.
There are still many fine elm trees
in the nursery on the island at Market
street and it is understood that these
will be set out as rapidly as possible
where most needed. There are places
yet without trees and in the older sec
tions of the River Park young saplings
must be planted TO fill the vacancies
created by the decadence Of the old
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
HANGING BEES

MARYLAND had a hanging bee
NI the other day when several
thousand curious citizens took
their lunches and sat about waiting
with ill-concealed impatience for the
sheriff to lead forth the blood-gutlty
victim and dangle him at the end of
a, rope in expiation for his crime and
for the amusement of the gathered as
semblage The spectacle was any
thing but gratifying to those who have
been trying to make themselves be-
Heve that opinion is opposed to public
executions, Pennsylvanians may be
thankful that such exhibitions are no
longer possible in this State. The
public hanging has been abolished
forever and the electric chair has been
substituted for the gallows. The con-
demned man dies painlessly, far re-
moved from the scene of his crime and
from the sight of the morbidly cur
ious. The Hanging bee" is good for
nobody. It is relic of the days of
Henry VIII, when there were 10000
such in England in one year. It be-
longs to that period and has no place
in the present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
THE RED CROSS CAMPAIGN

THE RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
TIME formal opening of Harris
burg's Red Cross Christmas seal
campaign for 1915 has been set
for Monday, December 6, and from
then on throughout the gladdest season
of all the year, the busy Christmas
shopper, the businessman, the mer-
chant, the joyous youngster in school
will have opportunity to place upon
his or her Christmas package the seal
of Christian hope and charity.
The campaign this year has been
mapped out on more extensive lines
than ever before and the general
committee on distribution, headed by
DR.. c. r. Phillips, expects to top the
city will the crusade be carried on; /;
in the schools and boroughs and town
ships of Dauphin county, to say Moth
ing of the cross river towns of Cum
berland, the sales will be vigorously
pushed.
The sympathetic folks of Harrisburg
and neighboring towns have never failed
to respond to the slogan of the Red
Cross Christmas seal campaign. Dr.
Phillips sounded the keynote of the
cooperation that has always been so
typical of the folks of the old home
town when he talked last evening at
the gathering OF the Dauphin County
Social Workers club. I'VE have never
asked for a thing from the county
poor authorities in our campaign
against tuberculosis which we didn t
get" said he; I'VE have never asked
thing from the police department
which we didn't get; we have never
asked a thing from the schools that
we didn't get; we have never asked a
thing from the Associated Charities
that we didn't get; and finally we have
never asked the people of Harrisburg
to help in a real, true cause that Har-
risburg people didn't nobly respond"
Now then, beginning next Monday,
the folks of Harrisburg will have an
other chance to prove this.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
MERE WORDS WON'T DO

The following article is reprinted
front the Herald of Grand Rapids,
Michigan:
The Outlook-discussing 1915
puts its faith squarely into unmistak-
able words when, in this weeks issue
the issue of October 90, it squarely
says:
The Presidential issue for 1916 is
very simple. 1t is not the tariff. 1t is
not finance. 1t is not the relation of
capital to labor. 1t is not the regula-
ton of the trusts. 1t is the question
of national defense. Shall our citizens
be protected abroad and our country
makes this issue the first article of it's
platform, and the candidate who re-
CARDS it as the public question of para
mount Importance and whose deeds as
well as whose words are consistent
with such platform, will, in our judg-
ment. be successful
Passing an argument with The
Outlook over the irresistible import
ance of the tariff in the next campaign
protection" for our industries
should go hand in hand with "protec-
ton" for our shores and our, citizen
ship-we beg to call the attention of
Tho Outlook to the fact that it will
| not be sufficient for a political party
| to merely write into it's platform a
citizens shall be protected abroad and
our country protected at home"
The mere promise" will not suf-
| fee. Why? Because we tried depen-
dence upon promise" once before
Could any mere language be more
unequivocal and pre-assuring than the
| following?
THE Constitutional rights ofAmer-
lean citizens should protect them on
our borders and go with them through
outh the world, and every American
citizen residing or having property in
any foreign country is entitled to and
must be given the full protection of
the United States government, both
for himself and for his property.
This quotation is from the last
Democratic National platform. So far
as words" go it is all and everything
which The Outlook demands. But
words" will not suffice unto the oc-
casion in the next campaign. If there
| is one thing more than another which
has aroused the United States to the
necessities of a more adequate ma
tional defense, it is the very fact that
during the past two years "the Consti-
| tutional rights of American citizens
have not protected them on our bor-
ders," and the fact that we have suf-
fered under a Mexican policy. which,
despite these honeyed platform
words. has made partnership with
common bandits, trafIicked in arms
and ammunition with which to de-
spoil our own citizenship, winked at
dissertation of American rights be-
yond possibility of adequate descrip-
ton. and denied every word of the
high-fiown words in the platform
pledge.
No; mere words won't do again.
1t will not be sufficient that the party
platform shall proclaim upon the sub
ject. There must be good faith as well
as good rhetoric. Perhaps The Out
look had this in mind in the qualify
ing phrases with which it closes its
apostrophe.
The Herald has interpreted The
Outlook's state of mind on this inn
lportant question clearly and exactly.
THE Outlook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
THE MEXICAN MIDDLE
VIII.-Villa's Stronghold
By Frederic ]. Haskin

TN Juarez, Villa is the great man of
the century. Elsewhere called
bandit and murderer, here he is
compared to George Washington. APP
parently beaten, cut off from all sup
plies and ammunition, here his ulti-
mate victory and the resultant liberia
ton of the Mexican, people are still
confidently awaited. In the midst of
the squalor and dirt and vice of JuareZ
there flourishes the spirit that, has
conquered empireS-the blind faith of
a people in their leader.
There is no room to doubt the sin
cerity of most of these people. They
will all tell you with an earnestness
which is almost pathetic that Villa is
now planning a great coup, which
will victoriously end the war. Their
faith in him is like the faith of a
beggar child in Santa Claus. 1t proves
that Villa undoubtedly has something
Of that indefinable magnetism. that
power to win the unquestioning al
leGiance of men, which. goes to the
making of all genuine leaders. His
hands stepped in needless blood, there
is nevertheless much evidence that his
eyes have been fixed on vision of
reconstructed Mexico. 1t is probable
that he could never have realized it.
It seems certain that his star is now
near its setting. Juarez is his last
important stronghold in northern
Mexico. Everyone on the border be-
lieves that the final act of his pic
turesque drama will be staged here.
Juarez is worth fighting for. 1t is
a door to the United States, base for
operations in Sonora and northern
Chihuahua, and the richest source of
revenue in all Villa territory. The
saloons and gambling halls of Juarez
yield an income big enough to sup
port an army.
Somehow JuareZ has acquired the
name of being a glittering den of vice
and iniquity. The iniquity is here,
but 1t does not glitter. Everything is
squalid to the last degree, from the
ragged crowds OH the narrow muddy
streets to the famous Black Cat
saloon and gambling hall. The Black
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
SUBJECTS FOR PROBES

DEMoCRATS are growing uneasy
over the report that the Repub-
licans of the House are going to
demand Investigations of certain al
legged Irregularities which have oc-
cured in administration circles since
Woodrow Wilson became captain and
chief engineer of the Ship of State.
1t is recalled that the Democrats,
endeavoring to discredit the Republic
can. party in every possible manner,
when the House was turned over to
them, began periodically to adopt
resolutions calling for Investigations
of several large industries, hoping
thereby to uncover the fact that the
Republican party had entered into a
conspiracy with what the Democrats
termed certain predatory interests"
and that these interests had become
the invisible government of the
United States Hundreds of thousands
of dollars were expended in these in
vestigations; they afforded opportun-
ity for dispensation of much Demo-
cratic patronage; businessmen from
all over the country were required to
suspend their activities and undergo
rigid questioning before these special
committees and the entire country was
eXasperated beyond measure.
The results were trivial. The Stan
ley Steel investigating committee en-
abled Mr.. Stanley to plaster his en-
tire State with the report of the in
Vestigation, and a couple of tons of
copies of the reports are now said to
repose in the Capitol basement No
further action has been taken. The
Money Trust investigation gave no
returns, except to give Samuel Inter
myer considerable free advertising
and remunerative employment. The
Lawrence Strike investigation served
10 stir up class hatred, but no action
was taken. The Hardwick Sugar in
vestigation was merely corroborative
evidence of the fact that the seaboard
sugar refiners wanted to put the beet
sugar industry out of commission so
that the refiners could control the
United States sugar market. The Null
hall lobby investigation, started by
President Wilson, resulted in fasten-
ing some odium to a Democratic Con-
gresham, Representative McDermott
of Illinois, who was gently admonished
by the Speaker OF the House. He re-
signed and was reelected the follow
ing November. The Senate lobby in
vestigation report was never acted on
Those who lobbied for free trade were
considered friends OF the Democratic
party. The best result of these in
vestigations was the proof that the
Republican party was in no manner
lined up with special interests.
The Republicans are said to con.
template forcing at least four investi.
cations. Representative Miller, OF
Minnesota, on the committee on In
suIar affairs, has returned from an ex.
tended tour of the Philippines witt
blood in his eye. He declares that the
administration of the Democratic Gov
ernor, Harrison, is a disgrace to the
United States; that the natives arc
thoroughly demoralized and that hC
wants the whole business shown up
/ Another matter that promises trou
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30


NOW
If a word of cheer you'd say,
Now's the time.
Someone's night twill turn to day.
Now's the time.
Help the fellow who is down
(,There are plenty In your town.;
with a smile replace his froWn,
Now's the time.
IF you like the story read,
Say II now.
Wait not till the authors dead
Say it now.
If YOU think it's simply fine.
Take this little hint of mine
Drop the writer just line,
Do 1t now.
II you love a maiden sweet,
Tell her now.
Someone else perchance Snell meet
Tell her now
If YOU want her for your own,
Don't sit down and rave and moan,
Cupid always hates drone)-
Tell her now.
If some flowers you would give.
Give them now;
While your friend on earth doth live,
Give them now.
There are those who beauty crave,
DO not all your blossoms save
For adornment of some grave
Give them now
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30

Cat is a resort of international fame.
In good times it yields Villa $4,000 a
day.
Juarez is said to be moderately safe
for the casual visitor. 1t is safe as
any town can be that is given over
largely to gambling, racing and bull
lighting, that has gathered a share of
the worst elements from every nation
of the globe, and that has a military
government rather lenient toward
certain classes of offenders. 1t is safe
for an American who can keep his
opinions to himself and stay cool un-
der provocation. 1t is not as safe
since the recognition of Carranza as
IL once was.
Plenty of foreigners come to Juarez
every night. They are the life of the
cafes and the roulette games. No
native of the city has enough real
money to pay the dealers salary,
though there is any quantity of worth
less scrip to be had. AS an import
ant source of revenue, the visitors are
usually well treated, but there is no
reckoning on the uncertain temper of
the staggering Mexican officers. Not
long ago, one of Villas majors
cleaned out the Black Cat with a six
shooter in true old-time western
style.
The transportation system, at least,
Is excellent. The big street cars
come from FL Paso over one bridge,
swing through the heart of Juarez,
and return to the American city.
Whatever may be the state of inter-
national relations, Villa and the street
car companS find each other too
mutually useful to fall out. The
street cars bring to Juarez the people
who leave money, and In turn the
traction company gets a crowd of
Mexican fares. In Juarez itself.
fares were paid until recently with
Villa currency which the company no
doubt used to paper it's offices, but
when these same MeXicans came back
from El Paso they had to put up a
good American nickel. Almost every
car that crosses the bridge is crowded
with Mexicans
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

DIR. II. Walton Mitchell. president
of the State College trustees. is to have
the next number of the college
monthly dedicated to him.
Mayor Blankenburg has compli-
mented his successor on his public
declarations.
Charles Edward Russell. the So
cialist now speaking in this State, may
run for President next time.
Frederick Palmer, war corre-
spondent. will address Allegheny Col
lege students on the war He is an
alumnus of Allegheny.
William A. McNulty. of Washing
ton, Pa, we'll known here, has been
elected head of the Pittsburgh district,
knights of Columbus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30

"The Birth of a Nation" as something
hideous, and lets it go at that. But
that sort of treatment doesn't get any
contrast it with another statement of
the problem made in the Houston Post
at the time of Booker Washingtons
"The Southern white people are ulti-
matelyN to have as their neighbors
many millions Of black people ignorant
immoral, criminal. inefficient, filthy.
diseased and hopeless or they are going
to have as their neighbors a negro race
that is intelligent, virtuous. efficient,
honest. patriotic, friendly. Intelligent
needs the latter"
It is a sane, intelligent statement
That 1t should come from a representa-
tive Southern newspaper is a hopeful
indication of the growth of new
spirit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-30
PENROsE COMMENDs STATE POLICE

Wherever / went said Senator PEN
rose, on his return from the Liberty
Bell trip, II heard the highest COM
mendation and praise of the State po-
lice of Pennsylvania. This force was
upon every hand recognized as the
most efficient, best drilled and most
reliable body of men engaged in SINH
has always been my desire to see Phil
adelphia give to the world an eX-
emplification of the most efficient po-
lice and fire administration in any mu-
nicipality. If the Mayor-elect shall
name q man for the head of the De
partment of Public Safety who will
give to the city of Philadelphia the
same efficient and stable administra-
tion of this branch of public service
as has been given at Harrisburg / be-
lieve we shall all be indebted to the
incoming Mayor.