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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
THE NEW FREEDOM

IDY far the most astonishing state
* ment of the long series of sur
- prising theories, beliefs, asser-
tons and dictums to which
president Wilson has committed him
self since his Inauguration was that
of last week in which he declared with
much force that business is now free
after having been checked and re-
stricted for twenty years. If this be
Freedom and the prosperous days that
preceded the Wilson administration
were restriction, then by all means let
JUS have more restriction. What the
president should have said was that
business has been restricted for the
ipast two years, but like the man who
said that married men do not live
longer than unmarried-it only seems
I1onger-perhaps to the President the
fpast two years have seemed like
twenty.
But seriously, is business less re-
lstricted now than ever before? Tsn,t
lit. facing the biggest regulative experi-
ment this or any other government
ever attempted? The President has
caused to be passed q law providing
for the operations of an Interstate
Trade Commission. Beside its power
those of the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Supreme Court
are as nothing with respect to the
Operations of trade. This new com
omission is really a law unto itself.
lWhat 1t can do and what it will do no.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

vania in succession, Thomas J. Stew
art has served as Adiutant General of
the State, and it now looks as if he
will continue in that post under at
least the sixth. In reappointing him
to it. Governor Brumbaugh has been
prompt to recognize the service and
the fitness of one of the useful men
that have borne a relation to the mill
tary affairs of the Commonwealth. His
experience in such affairs goes back to
the time when he was a young soldier
of the Union; In one way or another
he has been concerned in them ever
since, and by every Governor who has
been in office during the past twenty
years, he has come to be viewed as an
indispensable aid and adviser, not
alone in the immediate administra-
ton of his department, but often on
those occasions of ceremonial dignity
when sound Judgment and a knowl-
edge of the requirements of Official
conduct are especially needed. When
ever there has been an emergency or
danger in which it has been neces-
sary to make use of the armed power
of the Commonwealth or to prepare
for the possibility of its use, he has
been a trusted and dependable ofilcer.
He knows thoroughly the National
Guard in Pennsylvania, and IL the
State were called upon to take part in
a war against a foreign power. as 1t
seemed for a while last Spring IL
might be in the Mexican rumpus. it is
pretty certain that he would be as
ready as he was then to mobilize the
forces of Pennsylvania on short no.
tice. To not only the older men who
take an interest in military affairs,
but to most of their younger COM
rades who appreciate the value OF a
veI-headed veterans experience, the
reappointment of Adjutant General
Stewart will give much satisfaction:
He is an example Of the breed OF
manly characters who are often to be
found in the higher service of the
State and who know how to perform
public duty genially as they do wisely
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
AN EVENING THoUGHT

| charge thee in the sight of
God, who giveth life to all things,
and of Christ Jesus, who before
Pontius PLATE witnessed the good
confession: that thou keep the
commandment. without spot, with
out reproach, until the appearing
of our Lord, Jesus Christi. Tim.
6:13, IA.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

Y" HElLE lnere may De some IN
M Harrisburg, and in many 9TH
Wv er portions of the Pennsylva-
mia, who will not display much
enthusiasm over the recommenda-
tions of the State Board of Public
Charities to-day, the fact remains that
the board has demonstrated, as it did
in 1913, that it can be of real service
and that it's conclusions are entitled to
weight. In the consideration of the
appropriations made by the last Legis-
lature, which presented the worst
problem ever laid on the desk of 4
governor, John X. Tener found that
the recommendation of the board
were so well worked out that he ap-
proved within $4,000 of what it fav-
ored.
The board has developed it's policy
against recommending any public
money for buildings for institutions or
establishments not under direct State
control. 1t concludes that the bounty
of the Commonwealth extended for
maintenance should be sufficient and
that cost of construction should be
borne by the community benefited
In the end, this Is wise. Sooner or
later the State will be forced to re-
wise it's system of charitable aid and
a hint that local support should be
more extensive and less dependence
placed upon a State grant might he
found in the interesting reading mat
ter which prefaces the recommends
tions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
DO YOU KNOW:
That Harrisburg steel plates have
been used for construction work In
Alaska?
wANTED-ANOTHER UGLY DAY
BY Wing Dlngs

BY wing DlnEer
You will agree that this has been
A mighty rotten day
hope that Tuesdays like 1t, though,
Il mean just what I say.
I know you'll think 1t strange of me
To have a hope like that.
But when tell you why. you will
Join me. right off the bat.
And when the gent comes out
Instead of sunshine | would have
Deep shade all round about.
For then his shadow he won't see,
And. as the story goes.
Cold weather's back will broken be.
We've had enough, dear knows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
NEWS 81 R5lIFSSTSEESAa

[From the Telegraph, Feb. /, 1861
Abolish Slavery
Washington, Feb. 1.-The Legisla-
ture has adopted an amendment to
the Constitution abolishing slavery in
the United States. At Albany and
Boston salutes of 100 guns were fired.
Try TO Burn City
Savannah, Feb. IA large amount
of property was destroyed here in an
attempt to burn the city. No casual
ties were reported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

full wherever established. The lessons
they teach are invaluable. Every city
in the State should have a branch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
Inventory Taking Is But Few Days Off
Stocks Must Be Reduced
Hence These Wonderful Values
New Millinery Fer Early Spring

Here they are-New Turbans, New Sail
ors, New Small Close Hats, New Effects in
Straw and Silk and New Shapes in Satin
Hats-black and colors.
Trimmings include Flower Wreaths with
combinations of flowers and fruit, new roses
and general line of new Trimmings AT
OUR USUAL LOW PRICES.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
Stewart Given a
Compliment by a
Philadelphia Paper

The Evening Bulletin has this to
say of a man well known here:
Under five Governors OF Pennsyl-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
AN EVENING THOUGHT

To choose time, is to save time.
Francis Bacon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
5NzkAsE zEikAsERIESaR1YKSo Ea1 KfSo!Ib5z

[From the Telegraph, Feb. 1, 1861
Ex-Mayor Accepts Steamer
EX-Mayor Xepner formally accepted
the new steamer after it's test, for the
Hope Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

Elias Lundy Home
Elias Lundy. 18th U. S. regulars, is
home on furlough
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

Bank Organized
A National Bank has been organ
lied at Shippensburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

Don't wash Japanned tea trays in
hot water, but rub with olive oil.
A bit of alum, will keep starch
fresh for use for several days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
OUR DAILY LAUGH
PLACING THE
BLAME,

Mother: w n o
started this row?
Little r t h e /:
Jimmy did. He
wouldn't do as I
told him to and I
was only trying
to m a X Q h i IN
mind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01
BOARD OF PUBLIC CHARITIES

w YHILE there may be some in
M Harrisburg, and in many 9TH
Wv er portions of the Pennsylva-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-01

Francis J. Terrence, chairman of
the State Board of Public Charities,
whose report is published to-day, was
formerly member of the Legislature
and has been a student of the charita-
BILE institutions of the State for over
a quarter of a century.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Rush for ReEpirators.

@NE would have 20 go far TO find
W greater hustler4 than the women
of Britain are when I comes to making
things for their men lt the front. Their
indefatigab bility in lhis direction has
been demonstrated fyequently since the
war began but neytr more strikingly
than in response TO he recent war OF
fee appeal for respi 3itors for the army
in Flanders RespiH ttors were needed.
OF course owing 10 he sudden use by
the Germans Of pop 4onous gases =
means of warfare HheN wanted
by the hundreds of ousands. The wa
office appeal for tn xn appeared in the
papers on Wedne Nay morning. And
within forty-eight n urs another officia
announcement was forthcoming stating
that sufficient respititors had been
ceived and asking tie public please not
TO send any more. ut all happened so
o,,ickIy that some N the evening pa
ners on Friday whiai carried the later
announcement on thsir news pages also
90 arried on their insi1 9 ones the original
anneaI and elaborate instructions for
making respiratorsJ3 there having been
no time to take the latter OUT
Meanwhile the rus for the materiais
- wbicb respiratorS are made had been
somethinr unprecedented BY ; o'clock
of the day on whiI.h the appeal was
made most of the Principal shops and
stores had entirels exhausted their
stock of narrow elaAtic. One big mouse
hsG nv that time sold 1900 pounds OF
wool and $4,000 packets OF gauze. ~
the end OF the same day another estao-
Iishmont had accepted orders to make
$4,000 respirators for the front.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

>>0T 10 noG possible to tan the
CCI edible varieties of mushrooms
from fhs poisonous ones by
& any okher system than that of
Identification" declared Mrs. Flora w.
Patterson Of the bureau of plant In
dustry Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture "One must know the different
species and recognize them in order to
be sure before they are eaten. for tho
old formulas for testing. especially that
of boiling q piece OF silver with them
10 see II II turns dark. are ridiculous
and cannot be depended upon
Mushroom culture is growing so
rapidly In Importance these days that
IL is essential for the average house
wife TO acquaint herself with such
facts. / am often asked" said Mrs.
Patterson, IF II is possible for women
to raise mushrooms with profit. My
answer always touches upon a number
of phases of the situation that think
must be considered before L give an
unqualified yes.
First OF all. failure in tho mushroom
industry. as well as in every other. is
possible. and / insist that one should
not invest more capital than she is
willing TO lose In the second place.
the preparation OF the compost for tho
beds has Objectionable features that
women would not probably care to un-
dertake. For instance, the manure
must be watered and turned repeatedly
with pitchforks before II is ready to
use. This work. to my mind. is not
a womans work. though there are
many who do not mind it. II II can
be arranged to have man prepare
en- cannot do the rest of the work. and
do II prontably. II they have knack
for gardening.
But there is also a third element to
Evening star., 1915-05-30

mushrooms sell for SO and IS cents "A
pound. the profit is considerable
have visited all of the large mushroom
they are making money. and great
deal of it, too"
Mrs. Patterson's dictum in regard to
mushrooms may be considered as the
highest appeal. for her experience
with them has occupied a number of
years of research and she is an author
ity on the subject. She has written n
bulletin which will soon be published
by the department. 1t will contain new
recipes for canning mushrooms and
preparing them in various dishes for
the table.
During the winter she has been ex-
perimenting with methods Of canning
1t was thought early IN the year that
the European war might have an un-
favorable effect upon the French indus
try which supplies the greater part of
the American demand. For this reason
Mrs. Patterson prepared series OF e1-
periments with methods Of canning.
She recommends a reliable one which
promises to aid mushroom growers In
establishing a new American industry
Among the recipes she has assembled
ones which she has formulated. These
she indorses as being perfectly di-
gestible, for she has tried them herself
This bulletin of mine." she said. is
the first that I have ever written on
the subject. The department has is
sued q number of bulletins which give
the direction for the cultivation of
mushrooms, but these are by no means
Of recent date. However. tho facts
contained in them are unchanging and
them In another form.
Il have done much research work
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Father and Son.

mo man is hero to his own valet.
IN That is proverhial Is any man a
hero to his own father? Maybe that de-
pends on circumstances. The British
hero of the hour is the Irishman. Mi
chael OLeary, who won the Victoria
cross by bayonetinS eight Germans. AS
many articles and poems have been
written about his deed as were writ
ten in the United States at the time OF
the destruction of the Maine about the
man who coolly reported to Capt Sigs-
bcs that the ship has been blown up
and is sinking" Now recruiting
poster has made it's appearance I'm
der fanciful picture of O'Leary slay-
ing the eight Germans. is the admoni-
ton: Follow the example of Michael
O'Leary. V. c.. and Join an Irish regi-
ment today"
But 1t appears that Daniel o'Leary.
Michaers father. is almost disappointed
in his son. According to a correspond
ent the sire of the Victoria cross hero
was interviewed and asked if he was
surprised at his sons bravery. He re-
II am surprised he didn't do more.
r often laid out twenty men myself
with a stick coming from Macroon fair,
and II is a bad trial OF Mick that he
could kill only eight. and he having a
rife and bayonet."
Thus the rising generation stands re-
buked.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

hidden the famous anchor
fanked with the two guns that mark
the Maine section. Those sent from
Cuba came directly from President
Menocal of the republic. the last one
being a huge cross of orchids and lilies
nine feet high.
In popularity of floral remembrance
this one shares in abundance with the
latter loses none of its pathetic inter-
est as the years pass. and the handsom-
est wreaths and floral emblems, includ-
ing those always sent by the President,
lend their beauty and fragrance to ex-
press nations veneration.
Just huge rough pile of granite and
marble, 1t covers the remains of 2,111
Union soldiers whose names and rank
were never known and the fragments
of whose bodies were gathered from
Chantilly to the Rappahannock. from
fence corners, under thickets and trees
no mark of Identification other than
belt buckle with the bones. They were
gathered. each pitiful lot, and placed in
small plain boxes of uniform size and
deposited in the great vault. thirty feet
deep and two hundred feet square. con-
structed of solid masonry.
Then. too, many bodies were found
when the federal government in its de-
sire to honorably inter it's dead SOL
diers sent broadcast appeals for knowl-
Evening star., 1915-05-30

with mushrooms in the study of tho
fungus disease which attacks them,
and l am at present interested in a
new ailment which threatens to affect
the success Of the crops this year.
'As every one knows who is inter-
ested in mushrooms, manure is the
most important factor in mushroom
fertilization. II seems that. owing to
the increased price of grain. horses
have not been fed on their regular diet.
and the quality of the manure has been
affected to such a degree that the
mushroom crop Is not approaching it's
usual proportions. l know of one
grower who a present has 10000 feet
of mushroom bed lying idle simply be-
cause he cannot get the right quality
of manure for his compost.
Questions such as these are vital
because they stimulate scientists to
universities scientists are working to
find a chemical solution which may be
successfully used as a substitute for
manure to mitigate the evils of such
conditions as l have mentioned"
X \
Mrs. Patterson has been with the de-
partment for many years. Though she
is its mushroom specialist. she is pri-
marily pathologist and specializes in
plant diseases. Her work with mush-
rooms has included an Identification of
the species and tabulation in form. Her
ton and ought to prove a valuable
to enable them to distinguish the poi
sonous varieties from the others.
Botanically, Mrs. Patterson asserts,
there is no difference between tho edi-
BILE mushrooms and the poisonous toad
stools. as they are called They all be-
Evening star., 1915-05-30
nR CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL neNuMENT

taries of the government and the rep
resentatives of foreign powers.
This year President Wilson will be
the principal speaker, and other ad-
dresses will be given by Gov. Frank b.
Willis OF Ohio and Col John McElroy,
commander Of the Department OF the
Potomac. G. H. Slaybaugh will give
the immortal Gettysburg Address.
and Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. national
senior vice president Woman's Relief
Corps. will read poem, THE Unknown
Dead"
At the initial memorial services to the
Maine dead, held in 1908 through the
efforts of Capt. J. Walter Mitchell, COM
mander Department District OF Colum-
bia, United Spanish War Veterans. and
Mrs. Isabel worrell Ball. who consti-
tuted themselves a committee OF two
to look after the observance of services
to the Maine dead and have done so
ever since, there was but handful OF
people present-ten by actual count
and the floral offerings were just as
scanty
from the White House conservatory
and the Cuban minister sent tribute
as token of his country's apprecla-
tioa of these martyrs in Cuba 8 defense
At the last two of these services the
throngs of people have numbered many
thousands and the floral offerings nave
Evening star., 1915-05-30

tholosy at the state university of Iowa
and completed 1t at Radcliffe College.
Shortly afterward she came to Wash
ington as newly appointed pathologist to
the Department of Agriculture. 1t Is an
interesting fact to note that she took up
science as a hobby. After the death Of
her husband she decided to take up a
college course simply on the theory that
no knowledge was ever lost. While she
was at Radcliffe in her senior year her
son was freshman at Harvard
One day a fellow student asked her IL
she was going to make any practical ap-
plication of her work: when she replied
that she had not yet decided. the friend
suggested that she take a governmental
examination This she did and passed
second. DR. b. NJ. Duggar. now in char.n
Of the St. Louis Botanical Gardens and
about to publish a scientific hook on the
subject Of mushrooms, passed this same
examination and came at the head of the
list. But he took a position at Cornell
University and Mrs. Patterson was given
the position. Later DIR. Duggar returned
Evening star., 1915-05-30

estal made for it had to be of circular
shape. Taking into consideration the
nature of the memorial and the char
1t was concluded finally to construct
contour of battleship turret. This
Wyeth of Washington. to be best in
keeping with the sturdy appearance of
the mast. His design was approved
and settled upon by the fine arts COM
mission.
The names of tho victims of the
wreck are inscribed on the exterior.
showing their various ranks as we'll
as the general inscription. with dates
and details.
AS the weight Of the mast with the
fighting top is 22.660 pounds, a serious
problem confronted the contractors in
the arrangements for foundations of
necessary strength. The whole mast Is
painted dull gray. to harmonic with
the color of the stone, and follows the
same color tones as on modern bat
tleships.
Since Decoration day became a fixed
national institution and every Presi
dent since Abraham Lincoln has ap-
peared in the historic rostrum in the
vine-covered amphitheater and poured
forth eloquent eulogfes to the dead and
inspiring admonitions to the living,
these yearly exercises of the Grand
Army of the Republic. with its hard
working auxiliary, the Woman's Relief
Corps. attract widespread interest and
large crowds. To them go the digni-
Evening star., 1915-05-30

be considered. Mushroom growing in
the city, and especially in ones cellar.
has many serious drawbacks. It is said
that the odor of the manure beds is
Objectionable In the other parts Of the
house: that II fs not possible to regu-
late the furnace without giving the
mushrooms too much heat or the rooms
above too little. and. last but not least
in Importance, IT is impossible to get
the correct manure for the compost
within the city limits. manure in the
city being treated to destroy the larvae
Of hies and other insects. which ruins
1t for fertilizing mushroom beds.
Though these facts may seem dis
couragfng, yet methods exist for over
coming difhculties. and II a woman is
determined enough / am really in
favor of mushroom culture as a lucra-
One can ffnd success II the prfnciples 8
are mastered and the directions as to
spawning and caring for the beds care
fully followed. The Objectionable fea-
ture of the preparation of the compost
may be overcome II one 10 strong
enough to do the work or can fnd a
man who understands 1t. And even
cellar culture may have its reward and
be possible in the city II one would
have the compost prepared in the coun-
try and hauled into town in finished
condition.
Women have been successful with
mushrooms" said Mrs. Patterson. TN
fact. ] know of a woman in the sub
urbs of Washington who raises the
finest mushrooms that have ever seen
anywhere and who dlls standing year
round orders at all Of the leading ho-
tells.
The pronts Of mushroom growing
are very large. 1t Is estimated that
one pound Of mushrooms cost from 10
Evening star., 1915-05-30

TO the department as cosa borator IN the
pathological investigatifls which Mrs
Patterson was conducting
Mrs. Patterson laughinely explains that
she had no Idea of speclflZng on mush-
rooms, but that when shs entered the de
partment IL was thrust rS,on her and, be
ing new. she took IL Efthout murmur
But II is evident from fsr enthusiasm in
this line and her practical efforts in help
ing mushroom enthusiasts all over the
country that she has ndter regretted her
work.
1t is interesting to knfx that Mrs. Pat
terson is not in favor ok woman suffrage.
Here is a woman who hs s been acquaint-
ed with working womef for many Years
and She believes that snteligent women
will gain nothing from Alua suffrage be
cause Of the immenses increase OF tho
unnteiieent vote that Ayill be caused hv
the addition to the unsntelligent women
This swelling of the uiintelligent III vote 70
considered by Mrs. Patterson TO be the
principal argument az inst woman sut-
frage
Evening star., 1915-05-30

Mrs Flora Patterson Tells of Her Work With FungCn Woman Raise Mu
With Foft?-1he Problem Canning nd Gro~gh Growth
Mushroom Culture the Usually
Dissatisfaction According Edblhy Is Man Made Must Be A
quinted With the