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The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Mr. Flatte-That was the best piece
Of ragtime l have heard on our piano.
player. dear. Mrs. Flatte-Well, that was
one of those porous plasters got in there
by mistaks.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Boy Scout day has been postponed until June
TO- possibly because some OF the youngsters have
mislad their shoes.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31
Worried.

Sister Susan-Oh, dear, I've run all out
of mauve. Do you think the soldier
would mind if 1 finished his socks in
cerise Puck.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31
Well Named.

Dunn Nut-Look at 'em all in that mud,
How will ,they ever get clean? W;seacre
Huh, What do you suppose the scrub
team II for?-Tiger Cub.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Germany has forbidden restaurants to serve
meals table dhotc In ordinary times this might
inspire in some people desire to live in Ger
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

There's child among you, taking notes." said
the poker player as the man next to him drew
down big pot. Eyes. but he daren't print EN-"
shu..sd s. a the man who htd just been called for
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Chicago woman wants the CITY to enact
ordinance compelling mkmen rubber
heels; but that wouldn't stop the jars from rat
Ting.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31
A Line O. Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.

First printing of original poem. written daily
The Washington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Ono OF the best lessons that death teaches us
is that lesson OF dignity.
If could only be half consdcratc OF
the living arc OF the dying OF the dead
most OF our problems would solve themselves
Lie, relieved OF its burden OF egotiSm and OF the
evils resulting from the strife cngendercd by ego
tism, would take beauty and sym
pathy.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31
The Dead.

AEAETERIINCK speaks of the general avoid
IV4 ance of the subject of DEATH He thinks we
ought not to yield to the instinct that makes us
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

United States mint exhibit makes
souvenir coins at San Francisco show.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Here is the lie instinct at work, the healthy
life instinct. 1t gives us assurance of permanent
hold on living.
We are so sure OF Immortality it is
only by effort OF the will that make our
selves believe even our bodies mortal
And perhaps in this profound instinct there lies
something more than illusion, the promise of i'm
mortality, the claim OF the soul to life eternal
l am never directly indirectly associated
with death without being impressed by its uninl.
portance compared with life.
Perhaps in this regard we are all alike We
merely use different terms TO express our feel
ing
When We know that death is near we say that
it is death we arc bewang. But it is really the
end OF life.
1t is interesting 10 how people behave
when death comes near, through sickness or
through the loss OF relative friend. At its ap-
proach they all become kindly, not only to the
afflicted, but to another. 1t is as If death
made them realize the worth OF life with its COM
pex human relations. They act as ii they had
become suddenly alive to the importance OF max
ing these relations beautiful.
During sickness and for long period after
death members Of families will treat one another
with far moro consideration and affection than
they usually do 1t may take weeks or months
ior them to fall back to their old attitude OF in
difference and criticism and resentment
Speak nothing but good OF the dead has
always seemed to me to be a somewhat unsatis-
factory provcrb. 1t is really poor translation
of the Latin words which really mean. Speak
no thing OF the dead unless the thing be good"
| wish that the saying might be changed to
Speak nothing OF the living unless it be good"
And yet, the proverb as it stands expresses
the attitude of the human toward death.
To every one death gives a wonderful dignity.
But that dignity could not be il there had
once been life.
The dignity given by death is really borrowed
from life.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31
His Greatest Feat.

A correspondent of the New York Sun
quotes n remarkable tribute of a negro
consented to occupy the black brothers
pulpit one Sunday. He said: dis noted
divine is one of de greatest men Of de
age. He knows de unknowable. he kin
do the undoable, an he kin onscrew de
rutable,"-Christian Inteiligencer.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

British Columbia in 1914 produced A.
221 .62S pounds of copper.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

DIR. J. $. Johnson and Mrs Johnson
and Miss Beula Locoe. of Hagerstown.
Md. are spending the weekend at the
Ebbitt.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Mrs. \. A. Mckay and Mrs J. dc lara
Aimonte, of New York City. are at the
Willard for a stay of some length.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

party of prominent people arriving
al the willard yesterday include Mr. and
Mrs. II. u. Carnegie and Miss Z. Car
hesre' OF Melbourne. Australia and Mr.
T.. A Cleveland. Of Victoria. British CO.
lumbia, Canada. Miss NJ. J. CIay. of Van
couver, is also at the Willard.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff and several members Of the
embassy staff will leave Washington to-
day for Newport. where they will spend
the summer at Stone Villa. which they
have occupied for several seasons.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

MI and Mrs. c. X. Dean and Mr. and
Mrs. +. f. DramsOld. of York. Pa. are
an interesting party of automobile tour
ISIS who are stopping at the Ebbitt.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

The governor of Ohio and Mrs Willis
arrived in Washington last evening to re-
main until Thursday. The governor will
make the Memorial Day address at Ar
lngtOn today.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Miss Hortense Herson, of Washing
ton. is stopping at the Wolcott Hotel
in New York City en- route to Lake
Placid, y. Y.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

Mrs. Marian Craig Wentworth. au.h4-
of War Brides" is the guest of Dr.
Clara Sherwood Waters. of . street
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31

be done
The Washington herald., 1915-05-31
KING GEORGES WAR.
Published by special arrangement! ch the President rons
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

by 4
Copyright 1915 BY Mcclure SyndicaeJ
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
NO TINE TO CROW

| IUST now there Is mucn Bleetul
! chirp and chatter from the lead
ing members of the Administra-
ton regarding the more hopeful con-
dition of business. To, a certain extent
the outlook is better. but the country
should labor under no misapprehen-
sion as to the cause. The war in Eu-
rope has built up about the United
States a protective wall, and is giving
the tariff protection that, the Demo-
Gratis took away in their tariff bill.
The Wilson Underwood law opened
wide our doors to foreign products; the
European conflict prevents the foreign
producer from taking advantage of the
opportunity thus given. That is the
real reason for the present business
squirt, plus the war orders which this
country is receiving.
The proper comparison of present
business conditions is not with the
immediate past, but with those condi-
tions which existed before the Demo-
Gratis came into power. For this pur-
pose, the two years of 1912 and 1914
afford an excellent barometer, as they
are the last years of the Republican
management of the nation and the
first full year of Democratic control.
| Business failures in 1912 were a.
600 in number, with total liabilities of
less than $20O,000,O0O; failures in
I1914, 1900, with liabilities of nearly
s400, 100000. The year 1914 was one
! a. axyar
enced by promoters of new enter
prises. interpretations of new busi-
ness fell off nearly one-half from the
figures of 1912, and the issue of new
securities decreased in like ratio.
! Figures received from a variety of
industries throughout the country in
dicate that about three million en-
ployes in the manufacturing and me-
chanical industries of the United
States were out of work in 1914 who
were engaged in profitable employ
ment on July l, 1912. If this same
percentage were applied to other en-
ployments outside of agriculture, the
number of unemployed, agriculture
excluded, would amount to over six
tmiIlions. as compared with the figures
of 1912.
The railroad receipts and prosper
ity always mirror well the business
activity of the country. Railway con-
struction in 1914 was the smallest in
more than twenty years. with the sin
gle exception of 1895. and was only
one-half of that of 1912. During
l1s14, twenty-five railroads went into
the hands of receivers, as against thir-
teen in 1912. In 1914, railroads were
sold under foreclosure with a mileage
| of 500 miles and bonds and stocks
amounting to sSs,OOO,OOO. In 1912,
the railroads sold under foreclosure
represented 700 miles and 5000, 900
| in bonds and stocks.
In the light of such facts and fig
ures, the members of the Wilson Ad-
ministration would do well to refrain
from making claim to any credit for
the present outlook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
TETERSI0THE:E
TINE TO KEEP COOL

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
May 1 ask your esteemed papers s CO.
operation at this critical time to urge
our people to keep cool and to Keep
under control those impulses anG
prejudices which are so easily famed
into destructive flames.
Our hearts go out to all those whose
homes have been saddened by the aWIui
destruction of the Lusitania. But lei
us not be too critical. till we know all
the facts.
If il was a German submarine that
destroyed the Lusitania, and there
seems to be very little doubt on that
point the people who accepted passage
on her, and the authorities under
whose auspices she sailed are not
blameless.
The submarine authorities are culp-
able in not allowing the noncombatants
on the Lusitania to diSembark before
sinking her; the English authorities are
to blame for accepting passengers on q
ship that was carrying munitions OF
for the ship through the War zone,
The passengers were at fault ,and es-
pecially so in view of the fact that due
warning of impending danger had been
given, In accepting passage on a ship
which was known to be a target for de-
struction. Those passengers did not
stop to think that their careiessness
might involve this country in this
God forbid that any rash word or act
of ours should make more difficult the
Government has to contend with at
this momentous crisis.
Very sincerely yours,
JOHN J. MULLOWNEY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

night, the lighting of the parks is regu-
lated so that in late Spring and early
Fall these beauty spots are unsafe and
cent people. 'Pickpockets' and thugs
could not expect to have things. better
my comment is that ali this is the
worse because Harrisburg is woefully
lacking in its attractive places for the
young people.
will remark here that the one I am
quoting said: "The police would have
been wearing overcoats and heavy he'll
NETS, as in winter, during the recent
a specially strong plea for their com
fort-all, of course, contrary to time
regulations @ a0T TnrthermoTe og ruseS he ssid snc
THE trolleys are a disgrace to any
place. Flat wheels are too numerous
is coming by the noise half a mile
away. Also the sound made by the
motors and. journals from lack. of oil
fabrication is often trying to outdo the
nat wheels on same car"
Now. I remark again. Can you beat
It? You must excuse me for not mem
cleaning. department" have some
much by my stay in Harrisburg. The
smile most beautiful to see: "The
Lord made heaven and earth in six
days. Later He made part of Harris
His hands. s Yes. 1 said. " "it may eay Se Se
true. and the Capitol extension will
Danish part of the unholy section" He
got funny again and said: You stay
here this summer my boy. There will
be music in the park by real bands. and
Paxtang Park may be turned into a
natitorium and some man like Billy
Sunday will. pull the crowds there.
Stranger things. than that have hap
pened here in little old Harrisburg"
Then laughed so you could hear me.
His climax was a forensic masterpiece
He said: Some large houses on the
Hilp have boats in their cellars; and.
mark you, a lighthouse. so the bugs
can see the proper course to go. when
the heavy rains flood the sewers and
water backs up into the cellars" I
thought he. was Joking. He said: mo
the people have some comfort in it, and
it's fun for the children. too Some
people, he said, drink this overflow
water, It's real rain water and easily
filtered. and IL they need alum they
serve it separate on the side" Now,
wouldn't that jar. the viaduct.
Yours truly,
c. o. ALTMAN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
ANENT "GOOD READING"

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
The editorial in the Telegraph of 18th
qsf fsnny SHns and Heaf msy ado SS thst gincs
January 1, 1915, the Telegraph has been
so steadily improving that up to date 1t
or r' words to that effect I am not a
Harrisburger. but am simply stopping
here, and / am very OBSERVING. MOST
York are so. If they can't take time to
observe in the daytime, they do 1t at
night. You have been thereof course
married. I know one good one who is
married. He's all right in his home and
all write at the office: Now. again re-
in the Photograph which inspired 1t.
You notice I say INSPIRED" l don'e
overlook that word. because some OF
ysSration yoHp The % editor 70 Of Tac6ograph
let's himself think that all criticism of
Harrisburg by citizen Tom. DICK or
right i criticism of the mismanagement
of the city as ] view 1T from the con-
versations hear them utter. Some
say T6ere ens Is long new ago e all rss
for Harrisburg of twenty five years
ago,-but to-day It is onecthird the size Ze
habituai lawSreakers, and the
class that day by. day annoy the
towns people p ny gven Sy lave
TO fine these unfeeling businessmen
God save the mark) S. or 500. He
will make it So and be sorry" To con-
tinue, "The city is in the kindergarten
class as to the fire department
Economy, not paid firemen, is the slo-
gan. When we have fire. it's all over
but the adjustment of the losses; There
is nothing much saved except the rest
OF the town" The policemen some
times expectorate in the trolley cars.
and in riding in these cars they are
unhappy They ride free, but are not
free to curse and swear, as they so
often do" Take the. Board of Health
Mr. Editor, must omit what has been
said about this board. They always
draw their salary anyway, so they re-
lieve the treasury. If nothing else is re-
lieved.
AS TO the park system and the parks
purse: Few critics have anything so
perfect so far as Nature does the
work, but economy and lack of judg-
ment produces misfit that is a fatal
error 1t matters not how delightful
the weather may be. nor how dark the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

The Rev. o. S. Ogelsby, of Knox
Vile, celebrated twenty-five years as
pastor of one congregation.
j. S. Cribbs, of Oil City, has re-
turned from Florida.
Bishop ]. F. Berry has been visit
ing in Pittsburgh and delivering SER
mons.
Judge w. o. Way, of the Allie
gheny county court, is forcing fathers
to pay for the care of delinquent chill
dren in that county.
Pope Yeatman, of Philadelphia,
prominent engineer, will spend the
summer in New Hampshire.
Senator Penrose says the war will
bring a new treaty between the United
States and Russia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
OUGHT TO HAVE ATTENTION

TT is not too early for the City Plan
ming Commission or SOME other
proper authority to consider what
shall be done with the River Front
north of the city boundary line at
Division street. Many of the fine old
trees in that section have been par
TALLY destroyed and others have
reached the age limit. 1t will be
necessary for some tree planting
there and no time is to be lost
in controlling the beautiful frontage
now so much admired by our own
people and by our thousands of Wis
itors every year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
sTEELToN,s PARK

TIME success of the field day ex-
i ercises in the Luther r. Kelker
park at Steelton. Saturday. shows
what can be done when the people of
any municipality really want some
| thing.
Five years ago Luther R. Kelker'
recognizing the need of a recreation
place for the people of the steel town.
presented the borough with ten-acre
tract of woodland covering the slopes
of a deep ravine just east of the
| borough.
When Mr.. Kelker gave this tract for
park purposes the state of the bor-
| ough's finances was such that with n
number of important public improve
ments either under way or in imme-
diate contemplation there was no
money with which to develop a park.
| For several years the project lay
dormant until the Municipal League. a
public-spirited organization. stepped in
with plan to develop a comprehen-
sive park system for the borough.
Warren II. Manning. the landscape
architect who designed Harrisburg S
parks, was called in to make plans for
system of parks and Fairgrounds.
The plans were made. but again lack
of funds prevented the borough coun-
ell from going ahead with the project.
Then the Municipal League decided
to go ahead on its own responsibility.
A call upon the public-spirited people
of the town was made and the pupils
in the borough's schools were asked to
cooperate.
The keynote of the agitation was,
This is to be your park; help us de-
velop it"
That the plan succeeded is evidenced
by Saturdays work. More than 200
school children of all nationalities and
many men from every walk of life in
the borough went to the park and
worked like Trojans to obtain the
recreation place that they have been
wanting for years.
1t all goes to show that when the
people really want something they are
bound to get it one way or another.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

street shall have been paved. What
was formerly in this district and else
where along the. river dumping
ground for tin cans. garbage and refuse
OF all sorts is now a playground for
the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

That new asphalt repair plant of the
city will not be In operation any too
soon. owing to the somewhat indif-
ferent repair work under private con-
tract that has just been terminated a
number of the paved streets have de-
Perforated to such an extent that a
general overhauling will be necessary
this year. Fortunately, the contract
for the plant has been let and it will
doubtless be in shape for operation
very soon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Summer Plans

Most people are looking for
ward to the summer play time
many are actually making their
plans.
The problems of where to go"
and what to wear" are demand
ing settlement.
Again the advertising columns
of the Telegraph prove their
service.
They are nrst aid to the ques-
tioner.
They contain suggestions of
where to go and what to do. They
tell of things to wear and the
right place to get them.
The advertising is a great ser
vice feature of any good news
paper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
HoUsECLEANING TIME
BY Wing Dingeu

1t 'aint the same at our house
AS it's been in the past
l enter in the evening and
In hall stand aghast.
The things are topsy-turvy.
No carpet on the floor
Things amt the same at our house
AS they have been before.
The draperies and curtains
That used TO be. now 'alnt.
And everywhere my nostrils
Are filled with smell of paint.
Oh. gee, but I'll he happy
When housecleaning is DER,
And things get back to normal
Just like they were before.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

That section of the River Park ex-
tending from Paxton street south to
Iron alley is going to be one of the
attractive features of the River Front
when the planting shall have been
completed and that portion of Front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Consnirators on Trial

Washington, May 1.-THE conspir.
ators who assisted Booth when he as
sassinated President Lincoln, are now
on trial. All of the prisoners plead
not guilty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Three to Be Hanged

indianapolis, May 11.-Milllken,
Bowels and Horsey, recently convicted
of treason by court-martial in this
city, will be hanged on the 18th.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg used to be a
great cattle distributing point and
can regain its prominence II an
effort is made?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
EDITORIAL COMMENT

What Englishmen want to do in this
emergency is to keep their spirits up
and not put them down.-Boston Tran
script.
The Sultan is confident his capital is
safe. but a lot of his creditors prob
ably aren't so certain about Theirs
Chicago Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

Evidently the President believes
pretty thoroughly in the idea of "let-
ting George do it,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
NEWGS{ s. PIC RH1IlRSTSHtSAR

(From the Telegraph May II, 1850
Texas Still RebeIlious.
Galveston, May 11.-People in many
parts of Texas still support jeff
Davis and the Rebel Government, and
are in favor of continuing the Rebel.
lion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
IN HARRI ISBURc Fifty
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

(From the Telegraph May IL, 1869
Want Shorter Hours
Clerks in the stores IN the city are
endeavoring to have their employers
close all of the stores at o'clock dur
ing the summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

TALKING 1T
OVER.
If you earned
as much money
as the Browns, We
might have az
auto.
You mean II ]
got as m u C I
money as Brown
I earn more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Arrest BRADLEY

William Bradley, who shot one of
the soldiers on the Capitol Grounds
several days ago, was arrested to-day,
court.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
OUR DAILY LAUGH
TIRED WATT
ING.

G. W.: Say. II
the old man don't
come along soo1-
SOS I kin git on
my grand = stand
play, I'm agoin' to
leave.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
To Close Hospitals

To Close Hospitals
Orders were issued to-day that sew
eral of the hospitals for wounded SOL
diers should be closed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

Justus Miles Forman, the author
who went down with the Lusitania,
was a personal friend of a number of
people in this city. He was for years
active in newspaper work and spent
considerable time visiting this State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
The price Of this new

player-piano is to be 1896. We
want a suitable name for it, and we
will give one of these player-pianos,
as shown in the cut, absolutely free,
to the person submitting the name
which is most suitable. Anyone,
anywhere, may send name.