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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-14
Demosthenians Guests
of Miss Martha Miller

Miss Martha Miller, of 1921 North
Third street, was hostess last evening
for the .Demosthenian Literary Society
of the Central high school. Readings
from "As You Like 1t" and musical
numbers by the school mandolin club
preceded refreshments.
In attendance were Miss Catherine
Orth, the Misses Marian Martz, Doro-
thy Helman, Mary Wilmer, Katharine
Fahnestock, Naomi Bevard, Helen
Gerdes, Lillian Kamsky, Helen Wallis,
Helen Broomall, Catherine M. Orth,
Katharine Kelker and Helen Peters.
Richard Hamer, Kenneth Patterson,
Carol Denney, Paul Parthemore, Paul
Clouser, Fred Lyter, Leroy Smucker,
Raymond Meek and Anson Devout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hummel, of Ma
clay street, are spending ten days at
their farm near Bendersville.
Mrs. James II. Darlington, Miss
Eleanor Darlington and Miss Kate
Darlington left to-day for New York.
Miss Kate Darlington will take up her
school work at Peekskill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-14
NEW CHURCH WILL BE
BUILT ON CAMP SITE

[Continued from First Page. ]
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
THE JOLLY FLAT BOAT MEN.
Abraham Lincoln Was Probably Not
Among Them In the Picture.

To the EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir. H.
reply 70 " question o' MIR. J. r.. col
l.rs | would say that the picture The
Jolly Flat Boat Mon was painted by
-, &. Bingham IN lNif and was con-
sidcred the best American painting -
the year, and to this artist was there
fore awarded the prize. amounting TO
p.rnaps four or five thousand dollars
Whi'h the American Art Union awarded
each year. or each three Years. To- the
artist producing the best picture OF tho
year. or the best In three years. The
contributors 90 the fund each received
"a steel engraving OF tn picture Sc
i"utcd
That the central rgurc represents
Abraham Lincoln, as Mr.. collins thinks.
: hardly likely. ~ Lincoln took MS
ulp on a Mississippi. Hat boa, IN ISIS.
when he was !? years old. The picture
was painted IN lHi1. Mt which tim.
Lincoln Das no, sufficiently prominent
for an artist TO depict HIM as he might
have appeared twenty years earlier
The original belongs 10 MIR. I'rll OF
Tuxedo Park. y y Il.
NEW YORK. March 90
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Jaw to express comic despair just as
he has been expressing 1t for years.
WILTON LACKAYE might succeed any
where in teaching his pupils the emo.
tiOnal expressiveness that resides In
the white of ones eyes by rolling
his eyeballs with the eloquence which
has carried him to such high rank
in the American theatre.
What JOHN MASON. GEORGE CONAN.
WILLIAM GILLETTE and others Of the
stars in our dramatic armament
might impart TO pupils who APP
preached their classes with sufficient
reverence 1t is not possible TO say. II
Is on the other hand to be urged with
some show Of right that any means
Of perpetuating the peculiarities of
u present actors may not he neccs-
sary. The rank and file are too ready
to adopt the m%annerisms Of their
famous associates. But the conserva-
tory plan suggested by the visiting
actor might after all he an interest.
ing experiment.
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Charles Francis Adams.

One OF the first citizens Of America
was CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Of Mas
sachusetts, whose long and honorable
career ended on Friday night. in
Washington as seemed meet, for he
belonged to the nation. As the great
grandson of JOHN ADAMS and the
grandson of JOHN QUINCY ADAMS he
inherited an active interest in public
affairs and Il me and vigorous patrl.
otism. No call to service was disrc-
garded by him, and yet public Office
never had attractions for him.
In the very last. the eightieth. year
of his life he prepared for the EN-
~lightenment OF his fellow townsmeu
of Lincoln IN impressive brief upon
the g%alloping increase of taxation.
and pointed out that it was nation
wide. an unhealthy and alarming
symptom. Town rates and revenue
seemed of small importance compared
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS had fought
in the past. reconstruction IN. the gold
standard. tariff reform. railroad ad-
minlstration. anit-imperialism. econ.
citation OF the North and South. but
he gave of his best TO town meeting
affairs. having II high of their
value in the life of the citizen.
There are many kinds of indcpcn-
dent. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS wa
the far seeing, fearless. outsJokcn.
uncompromising kind. and If men did
not agree with him he always rom.
manded their admiration and rcslrc;
He had n deep Scorn for humbug and
sophistry. and his generosity was rs
marked rs his courage. Many of hi
historical papers. in the writing OF
which he excelled. had the ring Of
inspiration. and he taught his coun.
Try to see sancly and to he fan
and tolerant. There "a no finer
type of American.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
The Priest Of Highball Marriages,

To THE EDITOR Oh TIE SrS-Sir: MIR.
Dooley's' account OF the Dreyfus trial
contained an amusing ~admonition Oh
the part OF the court TO one Of the Wit
neSses not TO say anything about the
Dreyfus case. This bit of satire is OF
very wide application. as appears from.
many of the letters which have been
published concerning THE SrN's ed
torial article entitled "1hc Prizes, 90
lliehba'i Marriages" The point Of thai
article was mainly a point Of honor. a.
criticism Of d"is'oyal;y moro than o.
opinion. NJ. Grants views are .harod
10y some persons, and no one could
doubt his right as n layinan 10 publish
them. or, as a minister Of a body hold
ing views similar 20 his own, to preach
them.
But the propriety Of holding and
using the ~rectorsh!p OF the Church OF
the Ascension with its prestige and
TO SGT fortn views az vari-
an'e with the canon and doctrine OF
the Episcopal Communion and TO make
the thurch OF the Ascension the seat
OF a propaganda offensive TO the Ep!sco-
pal church Al large = a different
matte.
The point Is not necessarily a re-
ligious one at all II relates rather to
subjects which iu the social world and
in the realm 81 equity Jurisprudence
ave their defnit" place.
CEsTrI ORE rRrsT.
NEW YORK. Mar,h ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
BRAVE BELGIUM.
A Chinese Epitome Of Her Case: ~ Am
Country: I Am Not n Road"

To II EpITOR or THE SrN-Sir.
L'EChO dc Chine. a Shanghai journal
representing French interests in China,
published recently a quaint summary
Of the linked events that have plunged
seven European nations into war. II is
from the pen of a young Chinamai
whose knowledge Of those events was
much more accurate than his command
Of the English language:
Now there is a great battls in Europe
This began because the Prince OF Austria
went to Serbia with his wife. One maa
OF Serbia killed him.
Austria was angry, and 90 write Serbia
Germany write a letter TO Austria. 81
VIII help you"
Russia write a letter to Serbia. - will
help you"
France did not want to night. but they
got ready their soldiers.
Germany write a letter to France. You
don't get ready, or I will night you In nine
hours"
Germauy to fight them. pass Belgium.
Belgium say, 81 am a country. 7 am
not a road" And Belgium write a letter
to England about Germany. to help. them.
40 England help Belgium.
Those twenty lines gave the salt
ent facts In the many colored and
lengthy books of the diplomatic cor
re%spoudence In regard to this awful war
that hav been issued by the Foreign
Offices Of Britain, France, Russia and
Belgium.
And that Young chinese student OF
current events saw clearly and thought
straight whcn lie described Belgium ~
saying TO the German invaders. 81 am
a country ] am MOI a road That epit-
ONE of Belgium's iuallcnable right TO
remain neutral in the war between Ger
many and France IL AS convincing as
a whole treatise on International law
on the rights II neutrals."
In his latest defence OF Germany's
right TO cut across lots through Bel
GUM and to overcome her resistance
10y force OF arms. the German cham
ccllOr Contrasted what he called "LuNcm-
b1rg's neutrality with Bclgium's un-
neutral course He said In substance
iM>emburE remained neutral by allow
Ing the German armies TO pass through,
and she not only received no damage. but
has been generously iudcmnidcd. But
he gium refused TO remain neutral she
denied the Germans a FREQ passage and
resisted tho German armies. and she thore.
fore has herself to blame fnr all she has
suffered.
NO one condemns poor nttle helpless
luNembuIg because. IN TIA" face OF
GcrmauN'> colossal armies, she fclt
forced O. say, u am a road | am not
a country" But the whole civilized
world takes its hat Off To- brave Belgium
because she mad the courage TO say to
Germany. II am 4 country ! am not 4
road. ] refuse 20 take sides with Ger
many ard against my other neichbor,
France, by allowing myself to be used
As the shortest and quickest road to
Paris RICHARD n. HARLAN.
Ntrr., T,A.a. Nt.-.N -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
An Authoritative Denial.

The subjoined piece of outrageous
misinformation is taken from the edi.
torial columns of the Hartford Daily
COurdnt:
Al New York is now awake 10 the
fac, that THE Sun people have con-
ceivcd an earnest longing for Governor
WHlrMAN's scalp and won't be happy
till they get IT."
On the contrary. We fee ourselves
authorized To announce III the most
positive manner that nowhere in MI
New York Is there a more earnest
desire than in this establishment for
the continuance Of Governor WlHI-
MANS scalp In its present position {:
and that the scalp aforesaid may be-
found to cover Il Uranium neither too
enough: and that the Uranium afore-
said may he found TO contain brains
adequate 10 the job to which GovernO
WHITMAN has been elected and Of
precisely the right quality for ttIr
difficult duties before him: and that
his mental Processes may be- impcllcl
10y no other handspring than an un-
selfish purpose 10 serve the people.
Unknown to THE Sun people" is
any other longing with regard To Gov
ernor WHITMAN. This Is official.
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Austria-H Hungary on the battlefield
the very least thing they could 10 was
to make Some sacrifice Of territory
for the sake of their German allies.
It is by no means improbable that
this resentment on the part of TisHa
against Berlin, a resentment which Is
shared by his Countrymen, may lead
him to cut adrift the Dual Empire
from the burdensome alliance with
Germany and to negotiate a separate
and Independent peace with the Al
lies in the near future, with the OBJ
iect Of obtaining the most favorable
terms for his native land and the
preservation Of its territorial inteS-
rity. Assurcdly he could secure som
ditions Of peace at present FAR more
advantageous to Hungary. n even
to Austria, than If he delays taking
any such step until the final victory
Of the Powers of the Triple Entente.
Were Hungary and Austria to secede
from the alliance with Germany in the
immediate future they would proba-
bly, be followed by the South German
States. ana in hat event The war
would he brought to n speedy termlna-
ton. Much. therefore, depends on
Count Tisza. and he seems to be really
the one man who has it in his power
to influence the course OF events.
Count Tisza may also be relied upon
to play "A very important part in the
International Congress which Will be
organized on the restoration Cf peace
To rcshape the map not alone OF Eu-
o p but Of Africa and Asia as well, in
much the same way as the Congress
OF Vienna was called upon to do at the
close of the Napoleonic wars Just a
hundred years ago. The part OF Tisza
IN the next international congress VIII
he entirely irrespective of the position
in which Hungary and Austria may
find themselves at thc end of the fray.
AS | have shown above, T~allcyrand
was the most influential figure at the
Congress OF Vienna. although he rep
resented an utterly crushed and de-
fcated France. Whatever Tisza ac-
complishes at the mex gathering OF
that nature Will be owing 20 his own
masterfui personality and forcefulness
Of character.
II is therefore A matter OF the most
vital Importance TO this country that
iI Suphiu " ItII tStIlH tb at Nldt tdAi-
ering by its most eminent and expert
enCcd statesman; by ono whose rcpu-
tation as such Is worldwide, as great
abroad as 1t is at home. He must be
a man utterly devoid OF impulslveness,
incapable OF being swayed in one d.
rection or another. over by the most
brilliant OF foreign statesmen and
diplomatists; and OF that broad and
fars!ghted sagacity which enables a
nan to gauge the value OF the devel-
opments of the future. as compared to
the minor advantages Of the present.
The role which the Tinted States will
play at this congress. the decisions OF
which will affect the whoie dest'nies ot
the American nation for centuries to
come. will depend upon the selection OF
the only master statesman who meas
ures UP 10 the task. namely, ex-Scra-
:or El!hu Root.
F. CUSLIPFE OWES.
NEw YORK. March 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
Our New York Conservatory.

There j. incentive to contemplation
in the Suggestion of "A foreign actor
now in this country that a conserNa.
tory of acting h" established hero
with our own most distingul< she'd
players rs III" instructors. Every
one Of the great American actors is
to take his place in the faculty as
he happens to he In New York. Dur.
ing the length OF time he plays here
will he impart to his students the
priceless secrets Of his art.
That all the visiting celebrities do
not agree as To the value of instruc-
tion in the art Of acting. the speech
of GRANVILLE BARKtR n few days ago
goes 10 show. Mr.. BARKrR does no.
hclicVc that IN" art of acting can hc
taught. But there is still an interest
ing inspiration In the suggestion that
our actors should form n faculty 20
hand on the fruits of their genius 10
the Younger generation.
Outlines for the formation ~ our
conservatory are unfortunately vague.
Even It's situation has not been Sng-
gested, although as most of our dis
tinguished players are to he found in
the ncighhorhood of broadway ana
Forty-Second street II would he con
venient for them II not for the
students 70 select some such location.
YIHlo .,,,l.,,I, lntnIt, - It,l,,lfH
University might prove too far from
the scene OF their daily pursuits, But
the question Of site can be settled
without difficulty, although II might
not be amiss 10 recall here that there
IL usually space for any such under
taking somewhere within the halls
OF the New Theatre.
hut it IL after all the skill OF our
players which is 10 he impaired 10 the
youthful students. That may he done
anywhere II the beginners are ION.
scientions and the masters OF the
mimic art able 10 impart their scorers
to others, For instance, WILLIAM II
CRANE seeking to train another in
that matchless specimen OF his skill
in which he pufs violently on the
end OF a cigar, raps n table with
force and emits n moro or less pro
fnnc cXplctiv", would not he cXactlng
as to the place In which this core.
mony Of art was celebrated, MOI
would JoHN DREW care whore he set
ont TO train a budding genius in the
highly characteristic gesture Of drop-
ping his hands to his side, palms
turned inward and rawing down his
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
SOME OLD PLAYBILLS.
Amusements offered 10 New York n
Century and n Half Ago.

To TiIE EDITOR or THE SCS-Str. A.
there Is no record OF the enclosed early
New York city amuscments In the sew
erai histories of the New York stage
or in THE Circus Of the Dunlap So
cic;y.' ] am sending them To- you FOR
the beued, Of such OF your readers as
arc interested iu these matters.
II Is quite true there was a Grand
Turk Mthomet Caratha, for | find ne
MS performing on August -. 1fi3. .u
Phillips New Wells. a summer garden
lear London spa, Clcrkouwcll. England.
ton years earlier than Dugec's perform
auce ia this city. Tie boul, "Merric
England has "A woodcu' Of him on the
s~lackwire balancing several clay pipes
from his mouth and with a pistol IN
each hand.
The wire is stretched between two
trees. He is dressed in a fancy cos
tune. Turkish
imagine thcrs was q stage con-
uectcd with the garden. as a pautomime
WAS being played called IN" "Iitr.uts
Progress. u She advertisement reads
tAtt every one wa be admitted for
q pint of wine. ds usual NJ diW.s-
SION Zee In money g. mentioned Like
the circus OF to-day. the company was
made w of English. French and Ger
mar performers.
80 far ! have been unable 20 trace
the location - MIR, Adam Van Den.
bcrg's Garden IN this city
pNHtrl Kelley
NEw NoEk. March j.?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
We Print . "Private" Letter.

The Reverend Doctor RANDOLPH
clergyman Of good reputation, Il theo-
logical controvcrsialist Of uncommon
range, the author of many books on
many and varied subjects, Il man OF
both spiritual and worldly experience
extensive enough on either side to
put him well beyond the deadline of
mediocrity. lie is Il Doctor of Di-
vinity. a Doctor Of Laws. a Doctor of
Civil Laws. II student. a clubman and
observer Of mankind. lie has several
times claimed and gratefully received
the hospitality of these columns. lie
IL old enough TO have passed the pc
Rod OF hasty and Incorporate judy
ment OF the motives OF others. We
have now L our aulazelncnt received
from the Rev. DR.. MCkIM the follow
ing letter by him marked "Private':
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: |
have greatly admired the strong and
%outspoken utterances OF THE L hith-
INV oh NV - 800 ~
realize the heartlessness OF the German
method of waging war. the inhuman
character OF the philosophy OF her lead
ers, and the peril to the United states
OF German success.
What then is my astonishment that
you should exploit the views of NoN
BERNHARpi and accompany them with
such a weak, noncOmmittal article in
4our editorial columns!
"Are We to conclude that THE SuN
Aas gone over TO the German camp? or
that II has been made ,rorh ,rhiie TO
the paper to boost the German cause?
"In either case muitltudes OF your
readers will be deeply disappointed and
viii feel that a powerful and patriotic
advocate OF American interests has
hauled down his flag.
"A highly influential parsonage in
Washington has asked me whether THE
SUN was now to be counted IN the Ger
man column.
II am, sir, very respectfully your
obedient servant,
"RANpoLPH II. MckIM,
WASHINGTON, d. G. March To-"
This letter, We say. the Rev. DR..
MCKIM marks ~"rrivatc." We do not
choose 81 To regard it,. The %inseuSntc
insult in the third paragraph, wherein
the italics are his. not ours, relieves
US of any obligation, ordinarily OBJ
tanning in correspondence between gen
tlemcn, 10 accept his view of the
abusive communications status, or TO
respect his desire that the insult shall
be treated as confidential. We prefer
TO exhibit it here and thus 10 display
the Rev. DR.. MckIM in the most public
manner not for our " justification
but for his moral benefit. and for the
moral benefit Of others like him, slug
gisb in perception but very quick 10
attribute venality to any divergence
from their own narrow conceptions
of propricty, We want to teach the
reverend gentleman q sadly needed
lesson IN Christian charity. We want
TO warn him against what Gems To be
n congcnital impulse TO bear false
witness against his nciGllbor. We
want to make him ashamed Of him
self: or if by rca>"n Of his tempera'
meut or his intcgument that shame
is impossible, then TO make his friends
ashamed of and for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
Common Sense From the Courts.

Ii is not conceded by The Legal
fraternity that the law is common
sense. Nevertheless. and despite the
metaphysical character Of a vast out
put OF judicial opinion, the tendency
Of court decisions is toward what lay
alinds regard as common sense
Precisely such n result must seem
r. business men to bc coming out Of
the grist OF suits under the anti
trust law which the Government has
been feeding into the Judicial mill in
recent years, In the last few months
one Federal court after another has
rendered judgment in corporate ac-
tionS involving charges Of monopoly,
restraint of trade ana the like. and In
most On ses the Judgment has reached
n conclusion which must tend to re-
store confidence in the corporate or
ganlzatlon Of enterprise.
Last weeks ruling in the case Of
ne vn,tcd Shoe Machinery Company,
diminishing the Governments bill, WAS
hui the latest ~ an important series.
Included IN the series were the cases
of the so-calNcd steamship trust and
the THhigh Valley Railroad, the
watch trust case and tho cash reg.
,stcr case. Legal points aside, tho
upsh0t Of the list Of decisions which
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21
Hard Times and Education.

The effect Of economic depression
upon education Is Interesting. mas
much as the reverse of the conven-
tional ideas on this subject obtains.
An editorial article in Science fur
nlshes some statistics to demonstrate
that during a low ebb in economic
conditions a larger number Of
students are registered in our uni
vcrsitics than In prosperous times.
The period Of depression during the
the terrible war still raging in In.
rope. And yet the universities of
P%ittsburg. California and Columbia
registered an excess Of 1000 students
over the previous year. and the uni
verslties of New York. Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin. Ohio and Minnesota
gained over 800. while those Of Cor
nell, Illinois. Nebraska. Cincinnati
and Michigan gained about 500
students.
II is accepted by those who have
NV ''Etl NI''i WAS W
that in the professional department;
the increase is most marked in hai.
times. because business reverse, cause
men TO realize that the mental capital
| required for professional vacations
offers n more enduring asset than
others. Dentistry appears 10 be- the
~favorite study, probably because it i
Il partly mechanical vocation. which
tile people are beginning To appreciate
more and more owing to the reports
of school inspectors. 1t Is Il remark
able fact that LIB dental students
are registered in seven of our uni
Nersities. The number registered in
NIL departments Of our ten largest
universities aggregates 1u.2>l.
In the medical departments Of the
universities other causes than hard
times are in evidence. according 10
the journal " The American Ncdicdl
dissertation. Thos" medical schools
which adopted higher entrance re-
uuiremcnts at first lost in matrIcu-
lants. as might have been anticipated.
So soon. however. as the -'athiug re-,
port Of Dr. PRITCHARp. made for the
Carnegie Foundation. exposed tn"
poor teaching facilities of many Amer.
lean medical colleges. there arose
n profitable sclfcXamination among
these faculties. which resulted in n
scramble for combination with the bet
ter equipped institutions and the
entire disappearance of Others. The
! number of schools was, as hitherto
reported In THE Sun. diminished. II
higher standard involving increased
cost of study became general. y better
prepared type of students mitricu-
| lated the former surplus of doctors
was removed.
To-day the supply of physicians Il
barely equal to IN" demand, all Of
whicli must inuro To- IN" advantage of
| the public and of The profession. Even
L. the number Of doctors h,-omcS in
adequate tn" public may find comfort
in the fact that no doctor j. better
than an ignorant one, whom the con.
sentative powers OF the body may
safely replace. This hcneficcnt change
is attributable TO the thorough invest
CATION and plain speaking If the Car
| negie Foundation explorer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21

the lower Federal courts have been
handing down. lately is that a law
suit started by the Government
against a prosperous corporation does
not mean smash for the proprietors
and creditors.
More and more IL Is becoming ap-
parent that the courts do not take
the political view that profits are an
iniQuity or that corporate success Is
a crime. even II 1t involves sufficient
size and other qualifications for plnc-
ing less we'll equipped competitors Mt
II disadvantage.