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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
Official Program For
Celebration Announced

The official program as announced
is as follows:
7.30 D. m.-Public educational meet
ing at Technical high school, at which
program will be rendered showing
the advancement in school work. In
conjunction with this there will be in
teresting exhibits in the corridors of
the school building.
Thursday, September %
.. m.-Presentation of the Cham
Der of Commerce to the city of a
monument commemorating the sue
cessful campaign of city improvement
This marker will occupy a spot in
River Park Just north of Market street,
where the presentation will take place.
President Judge George Kunkel, Of
the Dauphin County Court, will pre-
sent the marker on behalf of the
Chamber of Commerce and Mayor
John h. Royal will accept the gift in
the name of the city.
p. m.-Playground field and track
meet on Sycamore playground. This
meet. in which athletes from the vart-
Gus Fairgrounds will compete, will be
in progress when the automobile tour
OF inspection reaches Sycamore play
ground.
$50 p. Automobile inspection
tour of municipal Improvements. start
ing in Market Square and continuing
over d CouISS VI twenty
On this tour all persons who in public
office, or public commission aided in
the inception. progress or completion
of Harrisburg's campaign of public
improvements will be guests of the
Chamber of Commerce by special invi-
tation.
730 p. m.-Merchants' night, when.
at this hour. curtains will rise, lights
will brighten and Harrisburgs mer-
chants will show in their shop win
dows evidence of Harrisburg's mer-
camille advancement by modern dis
plays of modern goods.
p. m. - Reception at Chestnut
Street Hall. given by the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce to their guests
mittee will receive. Beginning at $50
speakers will be introduced.
The evenings program at the hall
will conclude with a series of moving
nictures made especially to illustrate
Harrisburg's growth and improve
ment.
Friday. September "a
Especial railroad excursion rates
will be offered on this day by all rail-
roads from points within seventy five
miles of Harrisburg)
9 a. m. to $50 D. m.-Dollar Day
Sale and Fall display in Harrisburg
stores. offering unusual inducements
to visitors to the city as we'll as to
their customers at home.
$40 a. m.-Parade of 1900 school
children under the direction of the
Harrisburg School Board. Parade will
form in Front street, right resting on
Calder street; march down Front to
Market. out Market to Fifth street;
countermarch through Market to
Front. turning north to Boas street.
10 a. m. to 10 p. m.-Dispiay of
decorated water floats representing
business houses and city departments
These floats will be anchored in the
river Just off the city's front steps
north of Walnut street.
p. m.-TTnveilinE of tablet to mark
the point of landing OF. the historic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20

will begin at the conclusion of the
parade and will last about an hour
and half
Prizes valued at $3.50 will be given
the contestants in the afternoon water
sports and evening boat parade. Silver
cups will be given to the visiting scull-
ing crews.
Saturday, September 25
LOO p. m.-Exhibition run of Har-
rlsburg's fire apparatus, showing i'm
rrovement in modern fire-fighting ma
chinery of motor-driven type over the
apparatus of fifteen years ago. Fire
department will assemble in State and
Second, parade down Second, around
Market Square and through Market
street to Third street and disband, re-
turning TO their respective houses.
200 p m.-Parade of Companies
= and I of the National Guard of
pennsylvania from armory down Sec
ond to North, to Fourth, to State,
where they will be Joined by the Gov
ernor's Troop, to Market and out Mar
ket street to Reservoir Park.
2.3O p. m.-Military maneuvers at
Reservoir Park, in which the three
local companies OF the National Guard
of Pennsylvania-Com D and I
and the Governors Troop-will work
out a problem according to modern
military rules.
me Governors Troop Will be sta
toned in Reservoir Park in imaginary
trenches. The spectator will assume
that the troop has preceded its bri-
sade, which spent the night previous
IN camp at Jamestown. Companies D
ana l, of the opposing army, will ap-
proach from the west. supposedly in
advance OF their brigade. which spent
the preceding night in camp at Me-
chantcsburg. It is the aim of Com
panies D and I to protect the river
bridges and keep the enemy from de-
stroying these bridges in an effort to
block the progress of the army from
the west 1t Is the aim OF Governors
Troop to drive Companies d and I
back to their brigade across the river
and destroy the bridges. The ma
neuvers will be conducted on strictly
scientific lines and the success or fail
ure of each advance guards efforts to
carry out its purpose will depend on
its use Of modern military tactics.
800 p. m.-Mardi Gras, with dane
ing in MARKET street between River
avenue and Front street and with fam
TASTES and theatricals in Market
Square facing Market street west.
11.30 p. r1.-"CSood-night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20

John Harris Ferry in River Park
This tablet will be erected by the
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
DR.. George P. Donehoo, a member OF
the Pennsylvania Historical Commits
ston, will make the dedication ad-
dress precisely at 1 o'clock. At the
conclusion of his speech DR.. Donehoo
will present a copy of the original
grant to Harris by the heirs of Will
liam Penn to the Dauphin County His
torical Society and this grant will be
accepted by Theodore B. Klein in be-
half of the society.
p. m.-Opening of water carnival
The water carnival consists of an aft
ernoon program of water sports from
2 to 3 o'clock. an exhibition of deco
rated floats by the city Department.
end the merchants between 10 a. m
and 10 p. m. and an evening program
comprising an illuminated. decorated
boat parade and display of fireworks
At o'clock an opening salute OF
aerial bombs will announce the fol-
lowing program:
2.O5 p. m.-220 yard canoe race,
doubles, by girls.
2.15 p. m.-lOO-yard swim, open to
residents of Dauphin county.
2.20 p. m.-100yard swim, open to
amateurs under 16 years.
2.30 p. m.-Day fireworks.
2.35 p. m.-1O0-yard tub race.
2.45 p. m.-Day fireworks
$50 p. m.-100-yard umbrella race.
500 p. m.-Two-mile handicap mo-
torboat race.
$40 p. m.-Day fireworks.
3.15 p. m.-Half-mile steel rowboat
race.
$50 p. m.-Half-mile canoe race,
doubles, by men.
$40 p. m.-Day fireworks.
$50 p. m.-Quarter- mile canoe race
mixed
400 p. m.-Day fireworks.
4.10 p. m.-Tilting contest.
4.3O p. m.-Exhibition crew races in
shells by the Fairmount Rowing AS
sociation of Phila delphia.
During the above program there
will be a band, concert
The finish of all these races will be
az the judges float, seventy-five feet
north of the Market street bridge. The
start for the 100-yard events will be
between the bridges; for the girls
canoe race Just north of the Walnut
street bridge: for the half-mile races
and the turning point of the motor
boat race at the pumping station, and
for the crew races at Reilly street.
$50 p. m.-Parade of Red Men from
Market and Fourth streets. Fourth to
Sixth. Sixth to Broad. to Third, to
Market, to Front, Front to Harris
Park.
100 p. m.-John Harris pageant in
Harris Park. Local and visiting tribes
Of Red Men will re-enact the scenes
of the attempted burning of the city's
founder by drunken Indians and his
rescue by friendly Indians At the
conclusion of this pageant. which will
last about one hour. the American nag
will show in illuminated represen-
tation. the band will play America
and the audience will join in singing.
s p. m.-Illuminated boat parade
The decorated boats will form at 1.3O
opposite independence Island and pro-
ceed at s to Kelker street; thence
along the steps to Market street, turn
around the third pier and counter
march to State street, passing the
judges stand at Pine street.
The display of fireworks will be pre-
sented from line OF floats OF shore
opposite South street. The display
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
CARRY STOMACH JOY
In YOUR VEST POCKET
Here's n Dyspepsia Remedy That Is
Really Guaranteed hy Your Own
Druggist

One of the greatest successes In the
sale of medicine has been achieved by
Mi-o-na the standard dyspepsia rem
edy. and its sale is increasing so rapid
ly that many druggists have hard work
to keep a stock on hand. II Is very
popular with bankers. ministers. law
yers and others whose business or pro-
fession keeps them closely confined,
while those who have brought on indi-
gestion through irregular eating, wor-
ry, or other causes. have found relief
in this reliable remedy.
Mi-o-na comes in tablet form and Is
sold in metal box especially designed
for convenience In carrying the medi-
cine in the pocket or purse. It is pleas
ant to take, gives quick relief and should
help any case. no matter of how long
a standing. This remedy has been so
so uniformly successful that all drug
zists are authorized to sell Mi o-na un-
der a positive guarantee to refund the
money II II should not prove entirely
salts factory. We doubt II any other dys-
pepxia medicine ever had a large
enough percentage of cures so that 1t
could be sold in this manner. A guar
antee like this speaks volumes for. the
merit of the remdy.
There is no time like the present to
do a thing that ought to be done II
any one has dyspepsia. to-day is the
best time to begin curing it by going
to II. c. Kennedy or anv leading drug
Etst in this vicinity and buying box
of Mi-orna on this money back guaran-
Observation-Disclosures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
A. Carson Stamm on
City's improvements

A. Carson Stamm, one of the original
workers in the improvement campaign
and prominent lawyer, has written
the Following article for the Tele-
graph on the municipal Improvement:
The City of Harrisburg is at the
END or a notable era in its history.
IN nfteen years its people have ex-
pended over S5,00O,000 in extraordi-
nary public improvements, in addition
70 meeting all the expenses incident to
the administration of the City Gov
ernment. All this has been accom-
plshed with an increase in the tax
rate or two mills, or $500 per annum
on each $1,000 of valuation. The CITY
mas been taken out of the mud by the
paving of many miles of streets at an
expense of nearly S3,00O,OO0. Seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars OF
more has been used directly in the in
terest of sanitation in the construc-
tlon OF new sewers Three hundred
and nifty thousand dollars has been ex-
pended in the acquisition of parks and
Fairgrounds, in recognition of the fact
that there is utility in beauty Over
$4,000 has been expended to purify
the water About 100000 has been
expended in the construction of
bridges to make access from one nor
ton OF the city to another convenient
and safe; and so on. All of this money
has been voted by the people, directIv
or through their accredited representa-
tlves, with cheerfulness and discrimI-
nation, and all of the work has been
done without suggestion so far as |
know, of the improper use of a single
penny, and with scarcely a suggestion
OF the tmprovident use of a single
penny. We have, indeed, achieved a
marvellous thing, and we celebrate a
memorable occasion. What is the real
import of 1t all? 1t means much more
than that we have many more things
than we one time had, upon the nos
session of which we may felicitate our
selves. 1t means hearty co-operation.
IT. means intelligent discrimination. II
means mutual confidence, it means in
dividual sacrifice of time and money
for the common good. 1t means un
common elf-effacement; it points
strongly to the day when the motto
Each for all and all for each" shall
find dominant place in the conscious
ness OF every one of our people. If I
am correct that these are some OF the
higher meanings of these fifteen years
OF accomplishment, 1t must follow that
l am also correct in ascribing a large
measure Of personal and civic virtue
to the citizenship of Harrisburg, which
will evcntuate in the years to come in
achievements by this people for their
best welfare and their highest hapni-
ness in every avenue of human en-
deavoT that we, at this moment, with
our human limitations, can only faint
ly outline, but which we may most
confidently expect to be realized.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20

superintendent of parks and public
property.
The enormous quantities of material
may suggest some idea of the wall con-
tract. More than Is, 900 cubic yards of
concrete was used; 500 tons of steel
reinforcing bars; $4,000 feet of conduit
for the electric light cable; 100 tons of
iron castings for the manholes by
which the detachable electric stand
ards are set in place; some 5000
cubic yards of earth had to be ex-
cavated in preparing the way for the
great wall.
Nor Was Nature Backward
The long line of steps and wall that
sweeps gracefully throughout the
length of the city on the bending river
is only Harrisburg's splendid man.
basin. Natures master hand had long
since taken a big share in working out
the great. scheme.
Plans have been suggested in out
line to the Planning Commission by
Warren H. Manning, the park expert,
which call for a very beautiful devel-
opment of Harrisburgs water front.
Thousands of yards of park land along
the upper embankments have been re-
claimed through the forethought of
Commissioner Taylor by filling out
the upper embankment to a formal
line. The slopes have been or are be-
ing planted with trees and shrubbery.
But to get back to the great prone
made of Bruhl Terrace that has helped
make Dresden famous. The tourist
from a far country was finishing his
story:
I'm Mine Ain Countree"
Now is there any comparison" he
asked of his friend the German, when
we consider the beauty of our own
environment. the mountains, the lovely
gap in the mountains at Rockville, the
highlands on the western shore and
the isle-dotted river itself? And then
think of the basin of the Susquehanna
O. nights-when the river. on it's way
to the sea. winks back it's genial hello
and 'good-by' to the double line of
lights along the wall!
For this concluded the traveller.
"is the story of the front steps of Har-
risburg'!"
His companion smiled, wisely,
gravely.
Yet" said he you come four thou
sand miles to Dresden. All, you
Americansi"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
Changes in Program of
Playground Track Meet

Several changes have been made in
the program for the seventh annual
track and field meet of the city play
grounds in connection with the mu-
nicipal celebration this week Super
visor Hill has announced the elimi-
nation of the senior class. all the
events of which will be included in the
heavyweight class except the 440-yard
dash. The 75-yard dash will be in
creased to 100 yards instead of rs
yards.
Instead of sending out entry blanks,
the athletes viii report to Sycamore
playground. where the entrants will
be weighed and registered from l to
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The
middleweight class will consist of boys
Weighing from rs to 100 pounds in
stead of 90 pounds, while the heavy.
weight class will consist of lads
weighing over 100 pounds and under
10 years of age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
PASSES SUPREME BAR ExAMs

Vote for David Hoffman. OF Dauphin.
Pa, for Director OF the Poor.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
GET THREE WOaEN AND
FOUR KEGS IN A RAID

Three women, four kegs of beer
and five men were taken by the police
yesterday in raid on the alleged dis
orderly house OF Samuel Helman, of
1904 Vernon street. Two of the wo-
men were Helman's daughters, one of
the men his son, and another a SON.
.in-laW,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20
BIG GUN FOR CELEBRATION

San Francisco, Sept. 20.--Construc-
ton of a cannon $50 feet long and six
feet in diameter was begun to-day at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition under
the supervision of the United States
Steel Bureau of Mines. The big gun
is to be used in connection with cele-
bration Of mining week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-20

Walter r. Sohn has been advised
that he has successfully passed the
final examination for admission to the
bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Sohn is a son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. D. w. Sohn of 141s North Front
street. He Is a graduate of the Har-
risburg high school, Dickinson COL
lege. and Dickinson School of Law, and
is located with Hargest & Hargest, at
torneys. in the Commonwealth Trust
Building.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
WIRELEss VICTORIES,

Many have been the demonstrations in the past of the value Of wireless telegraphy. but there is no end to the opportunities for putting it to use as a means of protecting life and prop erty. It permits communication today which would have been absolutely i'm possible a comparatively few years ago and it is being utilized to the utmost in every possible instance where emer- gency action is necessary with most gratifying results.
 Whether anything would have hap pened to the liner Lusitania. if it had proceeded on it's course to Liverpool flying the British flag can only be sur missed. The fact is that it was feared as the result of the German policy that harm would befau the ship, its passengers and crew. and it was the wireless which made it possible to warn the officers and direct them to take such action that would reduce the danger to the minimum.
 Again did 1t avert what might have been 3. mid-ocean horror when the officers of the La Champagne upon be- ing apprised Of the plot to blow up the ship while crossing the Atlantic, in stigated a search which resulted in the discovery of sufficient concealed ex- plosiVe to wreck the vessel and the revelation was made possible only by the far-reachfng powers of the wire less.
 Almost daily is it possible to point out the invaluable service rendered to shipping through this product of science and it places emphasis upon the need of every vessel being equip ped to make use of such assistance Its importance in protecting human life is too important to be neglected.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
STATE REVENUE AND EXPENSES

The necessity of knowing what the income of the state is likely to be for the next two years before taking ac- 1ion upon the appropriation bills before the general assembly can be appreci- ated when it comes to making both ends of the states business meet. Such iS what is being advocated by Attorney Pardee of New Haven and it is Q boost for a bill introduced by Representa- i've Stoddard. and for the budget sys- tenn which means so much to state and nation when it comes to the ad- justment of finances.
 Unless there is such a guide for the members of the legislature there is no basis for action one way or the other. Everything depends upon guesswofk and the report of the committee and it is a common experience to pass bills as they are reported without a knowledge of the resources whereby they must be met. This always results in confusion and uncertainty. It per- lnits of the early passage of measures S which might as well wait and the crowding out at the close of matters which ought to be voted
 By the provisions of this bill no ap- prOpriations could be voted until the general assembly had before it the es- timated revenue and the appropriation bills as listed by the committee. It is 3 sensible method of handling the important problem of appropriations. fl is founded upon a good business principle. It permits the legislator to know what he is doing and give a square deal to the state as well as to inc various propositions before him and by so doing there is as MT. Pardee says no excuse for big state deficien- riae
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-09
ADVICE TO CLERKS

There is d drone behind the counter He loafs when he ought to work-he is lazy and g nuisance to the one who pays him and an annoyance to those who come to the store to buy.
 Perhaps it is a woman-one of the very 1istless kind, instead of man that has the job-nO matter what the sex the drcue in the hive of industry is a. nuisance, very often a. pest.
 Nine tiuges out of ten the lazy clerk IS grumbIer, always finding fault because T don't seem to get along always jealous of some companion who hustles and gets there, some conlpan- ion who succeeds because success is earned
 John wanamaker the Philadelphia merchant, the other day said:
 An unsuccessful clerk or business man doesnot need to look far for the cause of his trouble.
 It is generally in himself or herself It may be one of this dozen Of little things that are not little things:
 l. He forgets that his worth is manifest by what he produces in man agement or sales.
 ? He finds excuses for not doing instead of finding ways to do what should be done.
 3 The world goes ahead in almost every direction, and he keeps on the hundrum turnpike where somebody will have to way the tolls.
 1. He is not observant, accurate or thoughtful.
 5. He is sailing by the broken com pass of chance.
 6. He fatters himself by comparing himself in his own mirror instead of with others that have passed him in the race.
 :. He thinks nobody notices that he ha TSilAD Tlehind
 s. He does not love his work. as he used to, and therefore his enthusiasm has been lost.
 9. He puts off too many things un- till tomorrow.
 10. He is unconscious of being idle much of his time, and lets the day go by lacking results he coud have at tained.
 H. His lack of thoroughness blocks his leadership.
 r. However honorable he fails to realize that his example affects others
 Every clerk in New Haven ought to read and remember what Jchn Wana- maker has said. A great many of these clerks are faithful, energetic and loyal to the iztsrs Sss Of those by whom they are raiG-!sggt $i.e-e are some who cso not earn t!zei1' sat j< they can help t. Tlzey sI.iGl1 wi.en taey ought to hustle, Ias7 ists4l tt1e;' e-4,stoTer's time and tIleg drive customers away-then they talk abcut their hard luck and