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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
LOOKS LIKE GOOD
 BUSINESS, SAYS BECK

Herman NJ. Beck: "The proposition made by the waterworks company ap- rears reasonable and fair and certainly worthy of the earnest consideration of tfe city commissioners.
 Tt appears to me to be a good busi- ress proposition from any viewpoint, for l believe the people generally will be glad to have the water question set tied and the option gives the city am He time to consider the purchase of the plant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

The possibility of n settlement of the long drawn water controversy was the most absorbing topic in every house. hold In Birminrhnm yesterday. The proposition of the water company to reduce rates and offering to sell ifs plant to the city was widely discussed.
 Age-Herald reporters yesterday asked many citizens for their opinion Of the proposal made to the city com mission. Here are some of the express sions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
OFFER VERY FAIR
 SAYS R. s. W. BROWN

R. s. W. Brown. IDS Lucy avenue, Graymont: v think the offer of Presi dent Lynn of the water company to the commission is exceedingly fair. In fact. l cannot imagine the company go- ing any luther to settle the litigation. There is a substantial reduction of rates with the chance to buy the water prop critics after apraisal. I think it would be the height of folly to carry this regretable litigation any further l am for quick settlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
PRATT WILL TALK
 TO AID MEN TONIGHT

Leweliyn E. Pratt of New York city. one of the best known advertising men of the country, will be the main speak, CT at the regular January meeting of the Birmingham Ad club at the Cham- Der of Commerce auditorium tonight.
 An elaborate programme with music and other features has been arranged. A large attendance of members is ex- pected and the meeting is open also to the general public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
EXPECT REPORT FROM THE
 MEL SON COMMITTEE TODAY

permanent relief expected today, he would call session of tie committee of 100 about Wednesday or Thursday. Chairman Frank Nelson, Jr, of the subcommittee has returned to the city and his report is expected to be much more brief than that of the Sims subcommittee made yester
 day morning. 1t probably will be printed in full In Tuesday mornings Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

The subcommittee on permanent relief of the financial troubles of the city will meet this afternon at o'clock in the directors room of the Chamber of Com probability will make it's report.
 Chairman Sydney J. Bowie of the com mittee of 100 stated last night that fol- lowing the report of the subcommittee on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
NO GAIN BY FURTHER
 LITIGATION. SAYS CLAYTON

w. W Clayton, 415 Lucy avenue; There is nothing to be gained by fur ther litigation between the city and the water company. 1 think the offer made by the water company to the com missioners is exceedingly fair and We should get a trade immediately. l have had experience with the water company officials and 1 have found them fair and reasonable at all times. l believe the officials have made fair pro . posal to the city and l hope the situa- ton will be settled amicably."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
WHAT CITIZENS THINK OF THE
 WATER COMPANIES OFFER FOR
 SETTLEMENT OF CONTROVERSY

fer. I trust the commissioners will act quickly in accepting this offer. It is splendid in my opinion. l cannot imagine any greater concessions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
TWO BANDITS SHOOT HOTEL CLERK WHEN HE REFUSES MONEY Two Reports of Affair Made
 By Police Department
 Investigators
 CLERK BYRNES TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED
Says Two Men Shot Him When He Refused to Open Safe at the St. Clair Hotel-Is Not Seri-
 ously Wounded

Joseph Byrnes night clerk at the St. Clair hotel, Fifth avenue and Twen- ty- fifth street, north, was shot and seriously wounded at APO o'clock yes terday morning when he refused to open the hotel safe at the demand of two bandits. At the St. Vincent hospital It was stated that Byrnes would re- cover unless unexpected complications set in.
 According to c. D. Alverson, proprie- tor of the hostelry. two men entered the hotel at about 4:20 o'clock and pointing pistols at Night Clerk Byrnes ordered him to open up the safe. The young clerk lodged behind the desk and came up with his pistol. Before he could fire, one of the bandits seized his arm and the other fired a bullet into his left shoulder The two men then made their escape and the inmates of the hotel, alarmed by the shot, sum moned the police
 Report As Suicide
 Sergeant Robert Waldrop and several officers responded to the emergency call at the St. Clair hotel After an in- vestigation the officers returned to police headquarters and reported that in their opinion the night clerk had attempted suicide.
 Yesterday morning, Chief Eagan, not satisfied with the report that Clerk Byrnes had attempted suicide, detailed Detectives Jones and Propst to look into the case. The report of the detectives was to the effect that two men had at tempted to rob the St. Clair hotel and that the night clerk had been shot in defending the property of his employer
 Describes Shooting
 At the St. Vincent hospital Clerk Byi'nes, who is young man about 23 years of age. gave the following ac- count of the affair:
 "'I was drowsing away at the desk when two men came in and threw guns on me. one said: Open up the safe. kid, or 1'll blow you loose.' As he spoke l tucked behind the counter and came up with my gun. I wasn't quick enough as one of the fellows caught my gun as I came up and the other shot me. l don't know why they wanted to rob the safe as there wasn't anything i'll it. If I hadn't been bonehead I'd have opened it up for them without getting shot"
 Joe Byrnes, it was stated, was form CT telegraph operator. He was placed at the St. Clair hotel through the civic employment bureau, and according to Proprietor Alverson has proved faith ful and efficient in the discharge or his duties. He is from New York state and has no relatives in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
THE LITTLE NAVY" MAN

Unless there is to be found in the
next Congress a large percentage of
members who are wholly unmindful
of their own political interests, it
should not be difficult for the admin
istration to put through a program of
adequate military defense, no mat
ter how large an expenditure is in
Volved.
There has always been a strong
clique of members who were known
as little navy men. They invariab bly
opposed anything resembling an ade-
quate army or navy or coast defenses
They preferred that the money should
be spent on buildings or rivers and
harbors or some other secondary i'm
provement.
If the European war of itself has
not taught these men their lesson, the
strong national sentiment which has
developed in favor of adequate mill
tary protection should convince them
that the time for obstruction has
passed
The defense leagues that are being
formed throughout the country indi-
cate that since Congress has delayed
action the people are taking matters
into their own hands. Unless Con-
gress sets to work out a sane ra-
tional and reasonable" program. the
military spirit in the United States
will grow dangerously.-Was
Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
CONSTRUCTIVE SCIENCE

The contrivance of new means of
destroying life and property has
lately gone forward by leaps and
bounds under the solicitation and
moneyed backing Of the warning ma
tions now engaged in a death strug-
gle; but as yet the fighters have no
monopoly of scientific effort. A party
of st. Louis scientists have just set
out for a voyage of discovery in Cen
trail America with a view of gather
ing first-hand data in the disease
breeding regions of that part of the
continent for more successfully COM
batting and curing the infectious
diseases that have their origin in the
malarial swamps of the tropics. There
is no little personal risk attending the
execution of this life-saving service.
Peace has its heroes as we'll as war.
The discovery of practicable
means of eXtinguishing oil fires by
Engineer Walker is another forward
step in the future saving of life as
we'll as millions of dollars worth of
property. The general use of oil and
its products throughout the civilized
world for purposes of lighting, heat
ing and the production of mechanical
power has been attended with serious
fire risk. A means of insurance
against this risk is a great boon to
the whole industrial world.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
NEW YORK BEAUTIFYING RIVER
[From the Kansas city Star.

[From the Kansas City StarJ
New York City and West Chester
county are furnishing Kansas City a
forceful lesson in river Identification.
The Bronx river there, a few years
ago, was what the Blue is here at pres
ent-a sluggish stream filled with
refuse and bordered by unattractive
In 1907 a plan was formed to beau
tify the river. Since then the work
has progressed steadily; The. expense
is betrayed by the city and county
Jointly. the. former paying three
fourths. A State commission has charge.
At present the title to two-thirds Of
the required land for Bronx River VAL
ley Park, to connect Bronx Park in New
York City with Kensico Reservoir
Park in Westchester county. Much of
the land has been given outright No
condemnation has been necessary.
AS, fast as title to the land passes to
public hands the work of making the
Bronx river an attractive stream is
started. The banks are revetted. All
refuse snags and sand bars are re-
moved. Shrubbery has been planted
and. native trees placed under the care
of foresters. Roadways and pathways
will follow the curvinE banks OF the
stream the entire length.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
Would Mortgage Forests Future Income
Article by Bureau Chief Advocates Plan to Stimulate
Agricultural Development

contribute toward the expense of road
building. The national forests COM
prise the remotest and least settled
regions of the country. In many cases
farming in these localities is still
pioneering, under as difficult condi-
tions as have ever existed in the
United States. One of the principal
reasons for the failure to develop the
large areas of excellent agricultural
land which lie near the forests is the
lack of roads. .....-.
The Government is trying to meet
this problem in two ways, first by pub
lie improvements being made on the
national forests, and second by the
direct contribution to the counties of
a share in the forest receipts. Up TO
date the Forest Service has construct
ed on the forests more than $500
miles of roads, 81, 900 miles of trails,
nearly 500 bridges, and $4,000 miles
of telephone lines. Every one of these
Improvements benefits settlers and
ranchers. In addition, there is ap-
propriated annually for the use of the
counties in which the national forests
lie 25 per cent of the gross receipts
from timber sales and other sources,
to be used for road and school pur-
poses. Some of the individual forests
are bringing in over 800, 900 a year,
and the business of the entire national
forest system is increasing so that
this direct contribution to community
upbuilding is rapidly growing In
fact, already a total of nearly $780,
900 is obtained from the forests every
year for county road and school pur-
poses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
THE RICH MANS SON

HAN a Millionaire's Son Make
~ Good?" is the interroga-
tory title of an article by Bur.
ton j. Hendrick in the Sunday Maya
zine of recent date.
The question is akin to the Biblical
assertion that it is "easier for a.
camel to pass through the eye of a
needle than for rich man to enter
the Kingdom of Heaven"
In both cases it depends entirely
upon the man. Not in all cases upon
the son, for many a good son has
been ruined by an indulgent OF care
less parent, but upon the father
upon the Man.
History abounds with obscure sons
of famous men. Genius is not heredi-
ftary. Character, on the other hand,
often is. But even a naturally strong
character may be spoiled by early
training, or the lack of it The mill
lionaire father who has an eye to the
future of his son may not go to the
lengths of old Commodore Vanderbilt.
who all but turned his eldest son and
chosen heir adrift in Spartan effort
to fit him for the heavy responsibilities
he was one day to assume, but he will
see to it that the youth is introduced
to work at an early age and made to
understand that whether or not he is
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
HAS THE MILLENNIUM ARRIVED? /?

The report comes that the French
Government went into the market at
Chicago for $4,000 cattle. OF course.
satisfactory price was offered. The
Chicago cattle buyers could have
made neat profit by accepting and
filling the order.
But they turned it down. And what
reason do you suppose they gave for
not accepting and filling the order?
It was not that there wasn't money
enough in IT to make it tempting.
That was not it. Now hold your
breath and listen:
Why, they said to purchase that
number of beef cattle, all in a lump
would raise the price of beef at home.
Think of Chicago packers losing sight
of their pocketbooks and exposing
their philanthropy in its shirt sleeves.
To their credit, of course, it is. 1t
shows their bodies are not minus
souls, that they have hearts as well
as heads. It shows that while living
themselves they are willing to let
other people live. Their act in re-
fusing to fill the order may leave
some of the French soldiers meatless,
but it will give some Americans a
chance to moisten the dry staff of
life with gravy and taste of meat.
City Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
IT'S MIGHTY HARD
By Wing DInger

Many forms of disappointment,
True, there are. which 1 could note.
But there's one that beats all others
For the getting of ones goat.
Here it is, just think 1t over,
Tell me when you've read II, bo.
Is there any meaner, keener
Disappointment than you know?
refer to when the home team
Round the circuit goes to play.
And they have a streak at winning.
Taking games most every day
Every morn you keep a wondering
If to-day the team will win,
And you think you simply can't wait
Till it's time, play to begin.
AS the starting hour approaches
You sneak out to get the word
AS it's posted every inning
Telling you what has occurred.
Suddenly your hopes are. blasted
Smiles give way to signs of pain
AS you read this little message.
Game postponed. account Of rain"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
A True Incident

Socially, I would prefer to
sell BIS flour, because 1t Is a
good product and B. is a friend
of mine.
"As a busin essnlan, I have TO
sell ks instead, because the pub
lie demand 1t.
''The reason they do is because
X. advertises his brand in the
local newspapers"
This statement was made by a
large New England retailer.
1t emphasizes the reason why
dealers favor newspaper adver-
tfsed products.
Manufacturers who want to
know more about newspaper pos
sibilities are invited to write to
the Bureau of Advertising, Amer
lean Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation, World Building, New
York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
AS TO CHILDREN

[From st. Louis Post-Dispatch.1
Every child must have child-corn-
panions; every child must form in
childish folds; every child has the in
born right to develop physically and
mentally in child fashion. The activity
which its muscles crave must be in
hibited neither by nursery strings that
cut the tender flesh nor by imperious
discipline that IS doubly cruel from
being unintelligible to the little one
An idle man is bad man; an idle
child is a mischievous child. One could
not devise a surer means to ruin a
child than to condemn it to the ex-
elusive company of its. elders, and fore
ing it to behave" surrounded by OBJ
jects that will not Mt into its baby
hands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
D. c., July 2s.-
wv The Secretary of Agricultures

~ A
wv The Secretary of Agricultures
plan to anticipate future re-
ceipts from the national forests by Sc
curing an advance of money from Con-
gress for the construction of roads.
trails, bridges, and other public works
would stimulate agricultural develop
ment and would relieve many
struggling communities from their
present burdens of taxation, says an
article contributed by the Chief of
the Forest Service to the Department
of Agriculture Year Book, just issued
This policy, says the article, would
apply exclusively in those counties
where there is a considerable area OF
national forest lana so located that the
forest resources can not now be mar
keted although later they will yield
large revenue. 1t would fully meet
the local difficulties arising from the
fact that the national forests are not
protection and development of the
forest resources, and would remove
the one barrier which in few places
prevents farmers from Immediately
enjoying the benefits of the national
forests
Millions of acres of farm land are
to-day undeveloped because of a lack
of good roads. In opening any new
country road building constitutes A
hard problem for the settlers. At
first while the settler Is struggling to
erect his home and farm buildings and
to clear his land, he usually cannot
afford to pay high taxes or otherwise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Samuel w. Traylor, the Allentown
manufacturer, predicts enlargement of
a number of Pennsylvania works as a
result of war orders.
John H. Tresher, former sheriff
of Westmoreland county, is home from
visit to the Pacific Coast.
Guy Nickalls, the University coach
is training boat club crews to repre-
sent Philadelphia at the big regatta.
A. P. Robinson, vice president of
the Cambria, does not believe much in
the new com bination reports.
w. d. Lewis Philadelphia educa-
tor, is delivering a series of lectures
in Pittsburgh.
j. Alderice, who is directing the
Pittsburgh police in the cleanup of
automobile regulation violators, is
we'll known to many Harrisburgers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
THURSDAY EvENING,.JULY 20.
OUT WITH THE GRAFTERs

T<HERE are vague rumors from
Washington of the operations of
what the correspondents have
dubbed a 'munition trust" formed to
profit from the legislation to be en-
acted by Congress at it's coming ses-
sion looking toward a proper equip
ment for the United States in case of
attack by a foreign foe. 1t is said
the efforts of this combination of arms
and armament makers will be directed
toward preventing the passage of laws
providing for the manufacture of mill
tary and naval supplies in government
factories.
If there is any truth in these re-
ports the more quickly the whole
scheme is brought to light the better.
Out with the grafters of any sort who
plot to prey upon the nation at time
when every citizens hand should be
raised in support of the government
in its efforts to save us from the MUIR
derous fury of such a foe as swept
ruthlessly over PROSTATE Belgium.
What the people want is Legislative
action that will produce early and ef-
fective results. They do not care
whether the necessary arms and NUM-
tions are manufactured under gov
ernment control or in private fac
tories. Looking at the matter from a
common sense standpoint, it would
seem to be the part of wisdom to keep
the government factories, arsenals and
navy yards humming and thus put a
curb on the prices that the govern
ment might find itself obliged to pay
to private concerns glutted with Euro
pean war orders and accustomed to
the emergency prices that foreign
customers are just now ready to pay.
But it would be folly to do any,
thing that would put these concerns
out Of business entirely, so far as our
own government is concerned. When
the European war is at an end their
prosperity will depend largely upon
the work given to them by the United
States military and naval establish
ments. For our own protection, we
must look out for these. for we have
seen in what good stead they have
stood the allies, and the time may
come when we will need them just as
badly.
With their prices kept within
bounds by the government mills and
factories, the private companies would
remain a valuable asset to the coun-
try, but the unscrupulous ones among
them must not be permitted to think
for moment that any attempt of
theirs to put the government out of
the munitions manufacturing business
will be permitted to get past the mere
talking stage
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29
PSYCHOLOGY OF HATE
[ohlo State Journal. j

lOAlO Oldlt
In treating of the psychology of
hate with respect to the Injunction
to love our enemies. the mistake is
made in regarding hate as an inde-
pendent. emotion; that it and love ex-
haust themselves in the will itself
But neither of these two. qualities rep
resent being simply. but doing. Love
is an active quality. If one. loves a
person he. must show 1t in kindness
in helpfulness, in commonplace duty.
And so. when one is enjoined to love
his enemy, 1t does not mean he should
exercise toward him an unrelated and
independent emotion. but to do him a
kindness, to help him in some way.
That is loving him. That is the mean
ing of the rule.
And 1t is a divine rules Try 1t on an
enemy. Transmute that hate into a
kindness and see how promptly the re-
fleX action will come and make you
feel good. You cannot understand why
a kindness is a cure for hate. OF
course not If you did you would not
incline to say. the Bible rule was inn
possible. 1t is the little discrimina- :
tions like this that are the strongest
proof OF the divinity of the Bible. Its
psychology of hate is the soundest
science there is.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-29

to succeed his father depends entirely
upon his own capabilities for indus
try and toll.
Too many fathers lay up money only
with the thought of making it easy"
for their children. The whole idea is
wrong. The easy way" is the road
to individual slothfulness. if not to
actual ruin. Riches are the very worst
thing that can come into the hands
of the average young man of twenty
one. More boys have settled down to
worthless lives because they were as
sured of a competency, whatever be-
tide, than for any other one reason.
What bodily toll and muscular exer-
else are for the body. hard work is to
the intellect and the spirit. Don't plan
a life of ease and luxury for your boy
or girl and imagine you are laying up
for them store of happiness. A bank
balance is desirable only when he or
she who possesses it knows how to
use it.
But if the Thaws and others who
have been wrecked on the rocks of
wealth are so numerous that any
mariner who attempts the sea of life
finds them charted for him, so the
searcher for better examples of sue
cessful rich mems sons need not look
in vain. The country is full of young
men who have inherited wealth and
have not been spoiled by it. When the
father is a good father and the son a
good boy it matters not much what
the financial condition in which they
find themselves, the chances for the
boy are pretty good.