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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
MIR. BRYAN IN A NEW ROLE
/ From the Philadelphia LEDGER

The petted darling of the chautau-
qua will no more have to appear be-
tween the yodler and the acrobat! He
can now have the whole evening to
himself for an exhibition of the fine
art of quibbling. For in his answer to
the threat of suit for libel by the
Navy League he displayed prima
donna quibbling powers. What could
be more finished than his sending of
his prepared speech to the Navy
League with the implication that he
did not once digress from its innocuous
phrases? Unfortunately, before he de-
livered his speech he informed the re-
porters present that he expected to
digress frequently and that when he
digressed he would signal them and
cast his pearls more slowly than usual
so that they might all be garnered. It
was during a digression that he at
tackled the Navy League. Now Mr.
Bryan says that he never made such
an attack. Perhaps he is right. Per-
haps he lisped, or mumbled, or sud-
denly mouthed his innocent words
But undoubtedly the air waves pro-
duced by his voice box when they i'm
pinged on the ear drums of the re-
porters, conveyed to the organ of corti
of each the same impression that Mr.
Bryan had attacked the National Sc
curity League and the Navy League
Perhaps the ear drums were sub
sidized by the munition makers! This
is wicked, wicked world!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
T5etSes~ 4O~ o~d Me

So we are to have another scrim-
mage over the control of the Re-
publican party in Pennsylvania based
upon who is who in the delegation to
the next national convention. Senator
Penrose and Governor Brumbaugh
are to champion the rival factions,
according to some political prophets
and soothsayers. Perhaps and per-
adventure. It's not so long ago that
q similar shindy took place in this
State with Senator Quay defending
his leadership and Governor Hastings
leading the onslaught with the as
sistance of the late c. L. Magee and
others potential in the Republican
party. That was warm fight lasting
some months, resulting in Governor
Hastings, who was an orator of no
mean ability, making the speech
nominating Senator Quay for the
Presidency in the st. Louis. conven-
ton. Pennsylvania has become ac-
customed to these efforts of one group
of leaders to wrest party control from
another group. All parties have had
their little affairs of this sort.
Governor Brumbaugh served two
years in the first Senate of Porto Rico.
President Mckinley induced him to
go to the island after the American
occupation to establish a system of
education and he had a large part in
the organization of the civil govern
ment in 1900. There were II members
of the Senate, six Americans appoint
ed by the President and five native
Porto Ricans. There was also O
House of Representatives largely COM
posed of natives of the island. The
first law enacted provided for trial
by jury.
Governor Brumbaugh tells a good
story about Governor Hunt and the
enforcement of the new law against
cock fighting. One day a famous
cock fighter was showing his game
roosters to the governor of the island
who expressed some admiration for
one of the birds. In a few days this
particular feathered scrapper was sent
to the administration offices with the
compliments of the owner and Gov
ernor Hunt placed the newcomer
among some of his choice American
fowls Next day all his imported
fowls were found beheaded the fight
ing cock having decapitated the whole
lot. Governor Hunt promptly sent
for the fellow to take away the bird
and some time later was surprised
when he returned and placed upon
his desk $24.00 of American money
with the explanation that that was
the Governors share. The cock
fighter had interpreted the Cover
nor's command to remove the cock
from his promise as a direction to
continue his activities as a cock
fighter. Governor Hunt has not vet
ceased to hear of that episode in his
Porto Rican experience.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
THE NEW POLICEMAN
By Frederic ]. Haskin

TIME Public Health Service is now
preparing a pamphlet, at the
suggestion of Chief of Police
Pullman of Washington, telling police
men how to keep well-how to avoid
catching cold, for example, and how
to keep the hard pavements from
hurting their feet.
At a glance, it seems that this Is
carrying solicitude for the policemen's
welfare almost to an extreme. In fact
1t Is part of a scientific campaign
which is going forward in many Am
erican cities to make the policeman
an efficient and capable guardian Of
the public welfare, instead of the liv-
ing monument of ponderous and
somnolent clumsiness on a street cor
ner which has long been considered
the typical cop"
The modern police executive, seek
Ing to perfect an efficient police force,
realizes that such details as colds and
corns are vital to his success, and
that there can be no such thing as too
much care for his men. An asthmatic
chap afflicted with bunions is not apt
to run down an agile purse snatcher,
stop a runaway, or pick a roller
skating school boy out of the path of
an automobile.
Necessarily a policeman does little
ninety per cent. of the time. OF
course his presence lis a deterrent to
crime and disorder, but the city pays
him primarily to act in emergencies
He must be ready when the time
comes. If he is not physically fit, life
and property are endangered. An in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
WEST SHORE LEAGUE
NOR some time there has been {
T. rising sentiment in favor of co

NOR some time there has been a
Il rising sentiment in favor of CO.
operation for municipal i'm
provements and civic betterment in
the various communities that go to
make up what has come to be known
as the West Shore-a term compre-
hensive enough to include about every
thing from New Cumberland to the
mountains and back beyond the lin
it's of Camp Hill. This should take
the form of a concrete movement, fol-
flowing the address of Warren H. Man.
ming, the landscape architect, before
the welfare and efficiency conference
at the Capitol last evening
Mr.. Manning pictured a very diff
ferent West Shore in the future from
that which exists to-day. He saw 1t
ten, fifteen, twenty years hence as a
thickly- populated locality, decorated
with fine residences, parks and play
places and teeming with pleasure and
business traffic, motor, trolley and
horse driven, over well-constructed
and scientifcally-pl planned highways.
A big dream, you say? Not nearly
so big a dream as Mr.. Manning and
those who assisted him in making
plans for the Transformation of Har.
risburg back in 1901 dreamed for Har-
risburg, and all and more than all of
their vision has been realized for this
city. The natural growth of suburban
population for Harrisburg is north
and west. Beyond the river lie lovely
valleys and pleasant heights, with
views unexcelled anywhere. The pos
sibilities are all within the scope of
Mr.. Manning's vision. But to realize
them, to insure for the future the har-
monious development necessary to
bring about the desirable conditions
Mr. Manning has forecasted, will re-
quire hearty cooperation of all the
communities involved with the City
Planning Commission. and a continu-
GUS manifestation of that kind of pub
lie spirit for which the West Shore in
recent years has become noted A
West Shore Improvement League
would seem to be the next step.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17

ef1cient policeman is like a gun with
a broken tring pint looks all right,
put 1t won't work when most needed
Major Raymond w. Pullman of the
Washington police force, has made a
special study of this matter of the fit
ness OF police officers, particularly
with regard to health. He has esti-
mated that the illness of policemen
annually costs the city of Washington
$4,000, requiring 10000 days of
absence from duty.
Preventable GIIness
Most of this illness is due to pre-
Ventable causes, especially to colds re-
sulting in severe cases of pneumonia,
grip and rheumatism.
Many of these colds are tracea BILE
to the heavy, belted coats which have
been part of the Washington police
uniform for years. They had to be
worn indoors as we'll as out, which
necessarily resulted in overheating fol-
lowed by chill. Even fifteen or
twenty minutes, in the warm station
house answering roll call, is sufficient
cause for MANY colds.
The adoption of new uniform for
the Washington police is Major Pull
mans method of overcoming this
difficulty. The new coat is loose and
unbelted. Beneath it the officer wears
a blouse. When called into q court
room, he removes his coat. During
roll call each officer stands in his
blouse with his coat upon his arm.
After he has answered to his name,
Continued on Page 10.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
PHENoNIENAL PROSPERITY
IFrom Dun's Review.l

In spite of the rapidity of the move
ment, there is no slackening of the
advance that foreshadows the greatest
commercial development in the history
of the country. Following many
months of gradual recovery and adj
justment to new conditions. progress
has come with such a rush that reac-
ton is feared in some quarters; yet
the economic position steadily gains
in strength, and seldom. if ever, has
the situation so favored continued eX
pansion. Business is no longer wholly
dependent upon the war demands, the
bumper crops, the widespread increase
in production, in the working force
and in the power of the people to
purchase, having established the basis
for an era of unexampled prosperity.
There is, moreover, the further and
highly significant influence of abun-
dant supplies of money for all legiti-
mate purposes, while the arrange
ments for supplementary foreign cre-
dts augur we'll for the maintenance
of the phenomenal movements in over
sea commerce.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Colonel H. c. Trexler, of Allen
town, has bought the finest wheat
farm In Lehigh couny for his farm
holdings.
"A. J. Nealis, of Bellefonte, has
been selected as one of the national
aides de camp of the Spanish War
Veterans.
John P. Grocer, the Upland phi
lanthropist, is enjoying himself with
some special fruit culture work.
Francis Fisher Kane, the United
State district attorney at PHILADELPHIA,
is working on some Investigations in
regard to the port of Philadelphia.
Attorney General Francis Skunk
Brown is spending his days in court
trials and his nights in his office just
now.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Wilkes Barre Record, L

Governor Brumbaugh's Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation calls upon the people
to assemble in their respective places
of worship to give thanks for "boun-
teous blessings" We have had a year
of health. plenty and social advance"
The crops have been plentiful, indus
try, has revived, and we have been
kept free from the horrors of war. For
the latter blessing we have more to be
thankful for than we can realize. The
human mind is too narrow to cohpre-
hend what war really is. We read
of so many billions of dollars spent, to
rest as a burden upon many genera
tions to come; of so many hundreds
of thousands of men killed and wound
ed, of nations brought to the verge of
starvation and plunged into the midst
of desolation. We become so accus-
toned to this continual recital of hor-
rors that we take it as a matter of
course. We cannot know what it
means in the millions of individual
lions of homes as the loved ones take
their departure for the front; of the
agony endured by the wounded soldier
who lies upon the field for hours and
for days without the slightest atten-
ton, multiplied in millions of in
stances; of the grinding poverty that
must be endured by tens of millions of
people in the years to come to pay the
cost of the war. We cannot realize
what all this means.
The American surgeon who, on
emerging from the slaughter pen of
Europe, remarked. that the United
States ought to keep out of war even
though it endured some insult and
smarted under some wrong, had in
mind a concrete impression of war-an
impression made up of these individ-
ual experiences. When the Governor
of the Commonwealth appeals to us to
give expression to our appreciation of
the blessing that has been our lot, he
refers to a cause for real thankful
ness
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY

A loud and fulsome call for half
grown girls is resounding through
those parts of Philadelphia which are
reached by the Philadelphia Press.
What they are wanted for. the adver-
tisement fails to state, but the impli-
cation of -bakedness will probably
hinder few from answering the call,
II only out of curiosity to see why the
half-grown species should be in so
great demand.
Albert Frutti 29 years old, of South
Bethlehem, shot himself for fun" yes
terday and was found with several re-
volver bullets in his body. We wonder
whether his middle name rhymes with
his surname, and whether 1t begins
with an or a t..
You young fellows don't do enough
walking" is the verdict of Charles e.
Stewart, of Philadelphia, an octo-
genarian and then some by ten years.
"A ten-mile jaunt every day Is bound
to keep any person in fine trim," and
his healthy appearance shows that he
practices what he breaches.
In the near future it is likely that
new concrete bridge will be built
over the Conemaugh river to connect
bridge has seen it's best days.
A human torch raced two blocks
through Scranton streets yesterday in
an attempt to reach the river and put
himself out. Flames from an explod-
ing lamp had ignited his clothing, and
that is why William GiIchrist became
pillar of fire. He is in a serious con-
dition.
For the first time III the history of
Delaware county a woman was wit
ness to the good character and fitness
of an applicant for citizenship at
Media. Pa. At last man admits that
woman is a pretty good judge of char
acter. which statement woman herself
long q admitted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SUFFRAGE

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
| read with some amusement in the
paper the other evening what 1 regard
as the swan song of suffrage in Penn
sylvania There is much talk of carry
ing forward the fight. but believe the
fight has been ali taken out of the
women. l believe there will be little
talk of suffrage in this State for q
long time to come. Women will not
care to go out and fight in u hopeless
cause. Don't let any of the agitators
fool you into printing articles making
the people think otherwise. Let us
hope we have had an end of parades
and speechmaking on corners by
women. ANTI.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
GIVE TO THE HOSPITALS

TIME Harrisburg Hospital and the
Polyclinic Hospital are asking for
Thanksgiving donations. They
ought not to ask in vain. The hos
pitfalls of the city are itT agencies of
mercy and relief to the suffering and
the helpless, and they are called upon
to do vast amount of work for which
they do not ask and can not hope for
pay.
We are in health to-day and Ill to-
morrow. We are whole of limb this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
WEDNESDAY EVENING,

moment and badly injured the next.
In the midst OF life we are in death.
The hospital, which we may look upon
as a thing in which we are but in
directly interested. may but a moment
hence be of vital Importance to us.
II we look upon the matter from
purely selfish standpoint we should
never rest content except with the
hospital of our choice fully up to
standard, we'll equipped and supplied
with all that is needful for its efficient
operation. For that funds are neces-
sary. Thanksgiving gifts are the form
in which you are Just now asked to
contribute. Remember the hospitals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
EDITORIAL COH1ENT

The picture of NJ. Skouloudis, the
new Greek Premier, convinces this
column that climatic conditions in
Greece must be favorable for the lux
uriant growth of alfalfa.-Wilkes-
Barre Record.
Free trade doesn't even permit nor
NAL prosperity to continue doing busi-
ness on the old stand. - American
Economist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
DO YOU KNOW
Getting People Into
Your Store

Naturally, you have to give
them a reason for coming there.
Then why not let them know
you have something people want
to see.
Advertise to them in the news
papers II you can.
If not. turn the manufacturers
newspaper advertising to your
own advantage.
Show newspaper advertised
goods in your window at the time
the advertising is running.
Get your store in the public
eve and people will leave their
footprints on your doorstep.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
TRAP 4 RAT

nROFESSOR II. A. SURFACE, the
! indefatigable bug expert has
turned his attention in other
directions. Recently he announced
that rats are causing the State at least
S5,000,000 loss year, II Professor
Surface is able to arouse as active a
campaign against the rat as he has
against the San Jose scale, the slogan
of TRAP Rat may become as pop
ular in Pennsylvania shortly as that of
Swat the fly"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
TELEORAPH'S PERISCOPE

The University of Pennsylvania
has taken up the popular indoor sport
of putting dent in the crown of old
King Booze.
AT Sunbury, the other day, after
goring two persons and smashing two
wagons, an angry bull charged a Ford.
P. S.-The bull is dead.
Evidently Winston Churchill be-
came so angry he simply has to fight,
but there are those who believe he
should have waited until he got to
France.
IF Claude Kitchin isn't careful the
first thing he knows President Wilson
will be regarding him in the light of Il
Kitchinette
Have you noticed that Speaker
Clark hasn't been speaking much
lately?
The Krupps have given Germany
a present OF $5,0O0.0OO for the care of
disabled soldiers-out of five hundred
millions they have made selling instru-
ments for the disablement of soldiers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
CITY AND STATE

N1H pieuBe ol GoNernoT DRUM
J. baugh that the State will CO.
operate with the city in the i'm
provement of the Capitol Park extern
sion area, in order that it may be har-
monious with the growth and artistic
development of the municipality, as
set forth in his remarks at the confer
enc and dinner last evening, assures
the people of the city that If they do
their part the State will not be found
tagging.
The City Planning Commission, the
City Council, the Mayor and the park
authorities. the Governor realizes.
must work in perfect harmony with
the responsible officials of the State
government if all of the great posi-
bilities of the extended park and the
proposed civic center about it are to
be realized. 1t is not saying too much
to assert that the people of this city
will stand behind their representatives
in whatever they may decide to do in
cooperation with the State to make
Harrisburg the most beautiful capital
city in the United States
The Governor threw out strong
hint of disapproval in his remarks
concerning the proposed Walnut street
bridge. He saw in 1t possibly very
inharmonious factor in the develop
ment of the park area and thought
that it's abutment on Walnut street
might very seriously mar the civic
center project by cutting off part of
the highway there that otherwise
might be used for ornamental and
useful structures.
In this matter of bridge construction
it would be we'll indeed to go slowly.
considering every step as we go. If
the States plans are for some other
ilLCahS VI D6LW6en
city and the Hill-by means of en-
larged and decorative subways, for in
stance-then we are bound by the
pledge of cooperation which we have
extended to the State and which Gov
ernor Brumbaugh has so graciously
accepted, to weigh the whole matter
most carefully.
There are many angles from which
this question of bridge must be
viewed. There is no cause for haste
The interests of everybody must be
considered when the matter is taken
up between the State and city.
However. this is matter incidental
to the great scheme of improvements
involved. The big thing is that the
State and the city are working hand
in hand and that the proper develop
ment of the park extension area is not
to be unnecessarily delayed.
Those japanese coronation cere-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17
A FALLEN LEAF

BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A trusting little leaf of green,
A bold. audacious frost;
A rendezvous, kiss or two,
And youth forever lost,
All, mel
The bitter, bitter cost.
A Haunting patch Of vivid red
That quiVers in the sun;
A windy gust, grave of dust
The little race is run.
All, me!
Were that the only one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17

Governor Brumbaugh writes his own
proclamations and is at one and the
same time Governor and a protec-
Zionist clergyman having preached in
churches at Steelton and Newport last
Sunday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17

Governor Brumbaugh remarks in
his Thanksgiving proclamation that
at the beginning of the year in
dustries were languishing," and
that for their present prosperity
the deplorable war in Europe may
be the occasion" Did the Cover
nor ask a protectionist clergyman
to write his proclamation for him?
New York Evening Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17

Betting on the Harvard and Yale
game is uncertain" says a sporting
item. That's nothing new about bet
ting
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17

Won Hindenburg is a general who
is just not quite able to permanently
lien the Russians.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-17

Turkey ought to put a lot of vim
into celebrating Thanksgiving Day this
year. 1t may be her last chance.