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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. STRAUS
Rren6snt hmerican Sociey for Thrift

specially of handling them. 1t is esti-
mated that no less than fifteen car loads,
or about $50 tons, of old automobile
tires are handled in Chicago in a single
day. Figure this at cents pound, and
you have the enormous sum of SIS, 900.
AS some tires are worth great deal
more than others, dealers have learned to
sort out these tires, the best makes bring
ing about six and one-half cents a pound
and the lower grades about four and one
half cents pound. Tires sold i'll mixed
lots bring to the dealer only about 2Sc a
hundred in profits, but in thus sorting
them the profit is increased to about a
cent a pound. Thus one dealer alone
handling about 40 tons day is making
in clear profits about $500.
The humble business of collecting junk,
''the trade of unconsidered trihes" has
prospered in America more than in all
other countries. We have government
reports as authority that in 1912 the value
of secondary metals exclusive of gold,
silver, platinum, iron and aluminium thus
recovered was ST., 395, ,S43.
In Boston there is junk dealer who
has accumulated more than million
dollars. He was once an immigrant, he
began in the smallest sort of way, and
climbed rapidly to his present position Of
affluence and success. The leading dealer
in one of the large eastern cities, Provi-
dence, who handles nothing but scrap iron
is worth half a million dollars, while there
are two millionaires in Philadelphia whose
| fortunes were made in the junk business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

The French in particular are often re-
ferred to as examples of economy, and
the French home is kept up on sum
that an American family in the same cir
cumstances would consider decidedly
meager. The French woman is particu-
larly saving. She saves the sous and even
the centimes, and they make the francs.
1t was the small savings of her citizens
that made it possible for France at the
end of the Franco-Prussian war to pay
the huge indemnity imposed upon her.
But in America we are learning the
value of thrift-we are learning to turn
waste materials into account.
For example: Worn-out automobile
tires are junk to the automobile owner,
but they are making fortunes for four oil
FIVE large dealers in Chicago who make a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

From Oregon. alone, more than $50
carloads of horses have been shipped
to the European war zone. 1t is esti-
mated that these sales brought into
Oregon more than million dollars.
Such report, coming from the State
farthest from the scene of conflict, in
dicates the extent to which sales of
horses and other war supplies have
helped turn the balance of trade in
our favor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

assuredly Democratic. In five other
States-Maine, New Jersey. New York.
Ohio and West Virginia-it is practi-
cally certain that Republicans will be
elected. Maine has swung back into
the Republican column and in the last
election New York and Ohio returned
Republican Senators. while New Jer-
sey and West Virginia, in by-elections,
have demonstrated that they are back
again in the Republican. fold.
This leaves only eight States-Ari-
zona, Indiana. Maryland, Missouri,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada and Ten
nessee-in the doubtful column and
in each one of these States the Re-
publicans have more than a fighting
chance of success. If they carry four
of these eight States they will con-
troll the Senate.
The outlook is most encouraging.
The election of Senator Newlands. of
Nevada, last year was a matter of
doubt for some days. so close were
the figures. The Republicans ought
certainly to carry Nevada next year.
Indiana, now that the Progressive
party has disintegrated, is almost sure
to be in the Republican column again,
while the Bryan-Hitchcock feud in
Nebraska affords the Republicans an
excellent opportunity for carrying that
State. 1t was formerly safely Re-
publican. Missouri and Tennessee Of
fer splendid fighting ground, while
Maryland had a Republican Senator
until recently. With the tide run
ming strongly in favor of the Republi-
cans several of these States ought to
elect Republican Senators.
But victory will not be secured un-
less Republican voters in these States
are thoroughly aroused to the neces-
sity of electing Republican Senators.
The election of a Republican Presi-
dent and a Republican House of Rep
resentatives would be an empty
honor. A Democratic Senate would
successfully block any effort to re-
peal the Underwood tariff law and
thus compel the country to suffer for
two years more under its iniquitous
provisions. The country has had
enough of the disastrous free trade fal-
lacies of the Democratic party and
only with the repeal of the present
tariff law will prosperity return. The
European war has served some of the
purposes of a protective tariff and has
created an enormous demand for
American production, but no nation
can easily base its economic policies
upon the assumption that other ma
tions will continue a war indefinitely.
The tremendous Republican gains in
the last election, when the overwhelm-
ing Democratic majority of nearly 15O
in the House was almost completely
wiped out, makes the election of
Republican House next year a fore
gone conclusion. But the Senate must
also be Republican. This is to be the
slogan of the next campaign. Fortu-
nately, Pennsylvania Republicans may
devote all their energies to Congress
sional and Presidential success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
WHY is ITe
BY Wing DInger

Some things that happen in this life
Seem very strange to me;
For instance. of this one what can
The explanation be?
If someone wants to make a touch
OF FIVE or ten from me.
Why is 1t, when he calls I'm sure
To in my office be?
And when he comes around again
To square with me his debt
I'm never in-and he won't wait
Till my return, you bet.
1 never. never see him as
About the streets I go.
And where the fellow keeps himself
I'd surely like to know.
But turn the tables round, suppose
Some coin to him I owe
I'll run across him here and there
And everywhere 1 go.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

The administration will hardly waste
time trying to explain away the in
crease in the cost of living in 1914 as
compared with 1913. The statistics are
its own. The Democratic tariff went
into effect in October. 1913. The war
broke out in August, 1914. There were
ten and half months of uninterrupted
opportunity for the Democratic admin
istration to fulfill its pledge of reduced
cost of living. 1t failed so completely
that it deferred publication of COM
parative retail prices until June, 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
REPARTEE
TFron ,Judge.1

Repartee is the promiscuous ricoehet--
ing of verbal fireworks; 1t is rocket
witch has been touched off by an in
Eenious remark, and this rocket is very
ant to touch Off another. which in turn
may touch off still another; and so on
The very best examples of repartee
are the thoughts which come to. us
few hours or perhaps few days after
seemed to plead like angels, trumpet
tongued, for us to rise to the occasion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
THAT GRIM JOKE

NNE of the low-priced magazines,
a member of that curious group
that essays to combine the func-
tions of yellow journalism with those
of the old-fashioned monthlies, prints
in its current issue story about how
Kitchener perpetrated a grim joke
on the Kaiser by raising the British
army from a strength of one million
men to four millions without letting
any one suspect what was going on.
There has been a joke all right, but
we incline to the opinion that the
Kaiser was not the butt of it. First
honors in that role seem to be divided
between the editor of the magazine
and the editors of American news
seriously.
Until this story appeared the i'm
preston prevailed in this country, and
doubtless in England also, that Parlia-
ment had authorized the British army
to be put upon a three and a quarter
million war footing. This act prob
ably did not escape the German in
telligence officers as completely as 1T
appears to have escaped some
magazinists.
And in this connection we may add
that this newspaper shares the belief
of the New York Evening Post that
the great ado in England over muni-
tions and army supplies in general is
sign that the recruiting has been
carried on so rapidly and successfully
that the British army is now near to
| it's authorized strength.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 26.

We shOxId look at the lives of all as at q
mirror, and take from Others an example for
oRrSeiveS.-Tsrencs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
Our Daily Laugh
CUPID'S WAY,

Then Fred was
gone on another
girl when he fell
in love W | t h
Edith?
Yes. C u p | d.
you know. ia like
one of t h o S g
dreadful sharp
shooters in the
war: he some
times fires on the
wounded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

THAT man who was waiting for op-
portunity to knock said. when 1t
knocked, that 1t was a mighty punk op-
portunity."
"He was not waiting for opportu-
nifty to knock; he was waiting to knock
ortunity."-Houston Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

The balance in the general fund in
the Federal Treasury at the close of
business Saturday, June IL, was $751;
S65726.74, as compared with $137,215,-
57151 on the corresponding date two
years ago. The excess of all expendi-
lures over receipts for this fiscal year
to that date was $127,325. .406.O7, which
was the amount of the deficit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
EDITORIAL COr1r1ENT
Real BenefactOr


tFrom the Detroit Free Press.l
a New York chef has discovered the
way to remove the bones from a shad
before cooking 1t, thus comforting a
the inventors of all the implements of
warfare ever did.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that laborer's face on the gold dollar
will be more appropriate than pictures
of eagles, Indians or buffaloes. Yes,
and more rare
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
Positively Incredible

GFrom the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
Three Americans held at Chihuahua
for counterfeiting have been released.
Do you get. that? Counterfeiting Mexi-
can money!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

Extravaganza
has been grow
ing in America
for years, and
seems to be in
our blood. The
demand for lux
urieswhichseem
necessities to so
many-the de-
sire to live as
do others whose
inco m es are
greater-is the
cause of these
extra v ag a n {
habits in many
instances.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
Vital SpOt
[ IEron1

[From the Kansas City Times.l
If ever this country has to go to war,
the President does not want any Ameri-
hyphen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

IF it were not for the devious ways
of European diplomacy one might con-
clude that Berlin really feels friendly
toward us.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

ALI year instructors have been
teaching the young idea how to shoot.
and now along comes the chief of po-
lice and puts the ban on fireworks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

OF Hill
= of
10 Civic Club
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE

English women who want to vol
unteer have nothing to boast about.
Thousands of American women face
the powder every day.
New York has city flag and is
boasting about it. And at that 1t isn't
as handsome as our nine-year-old mu-
nicipal banner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

-Thaw being tried by jury as to his
sanity admits he is sane. Since the
prisoner pleads guilty what more is
there to say?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

Bryan wants to sell his Texas onion
farm. This appears to be about all the
strength the Nebraskan has left.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

The Rev. Willm H. Marshall, the
minister who is Il was one of the first
colored graduate of the Harrisburg
High school. MrMarshall was in the
class of 1885.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
Swollen Dvinsk All That Can Halt the Onslaught
 of Teutons.
THREE TOWNS MAY
 SURRENDER SOON
Wilma, Dvinsk and Riga Are Expected to Give Way Before the Determined
 Onslaughts of Hindenberg's Army.
 Sharp Artillery Battles in West.

London, Sept 14.EStraddling the Vilna-Dvinsk railway, von. Hinden- berg is launching slashing blows against the Russian armies defending the latter city. >, f \
 Already the Germans are reported to be within 30 miles of their object i've. Within "A hours they have talk on 5,200 prisoners an da quantity of ammunition and supplies.
 A wireless message from Berlin says:
 official announcement of the cap ture of Riga by the Germans is ex- pected shortly"
 All along the front the Germans claim to be rapidly approaching their objective, the Vilna-Rovno railroad.
 Simultaneously with their drive on Dvinsk, Wilma and Riga, they are pushing forward in the bend of the Niemen river toward Lida, and east Of Brest-Litovsk toward Slonim and Pinsk. Mneawhile, the Austrians are battling to reach Rovno, on the. south ern end of the line.
 Russians Hold River.
 Between Dvinsk and Riga. von Bes- eler is battering at the Dvina lines. It is known that the German heavy guns have been brought up and cur tain of fire thrown across the river has forced the defenders to evacuate several positions. So far,hoWever. it is not believed the Germans have suc- ceeded in putting men across. Von Beseer has been heavily reinforced, it is reported, and his operations are said to be rapidly approaching a cri- sis. Swollen by autumn rains, the Dvina is becoming daily more diffi- cult obstacle, and upon passage the fate of Riga may depend.
 It is believed if the river is crossed Riga and Dvina both will become un- tenable to the Russians while they might hold out for any length of time against tunnel attacks.
 Wilma probably will be the next city to be occupied by the Germans, military critics believe, inasmuch as the Russians gen ral staff has let it become known that withdrawal Will be made from the salient of which Wilma forms a part.
 German progress northwest of the city is reported in the official state- ment from Berlin.
 German troops are half way to their objective at Iida, south of Wilma, on the railroad to Rovno, according to Berlin. Further south they are strik- ing at Slonim, gateway to Barano- vitchi, on the railroad line and claim that the Russians in the region are in flight everywhere.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
MEXICAN BANDITS FREE ARKANSAN,
 WILLING HOSTAGE
Brother of Little Rock Fire Chief 'Ledwidge Played
 Hero's Part.

Fl Paso, Texas, Sept. 14.-Edward Ledwidge, an official of the Mexican Northwest railroad, who has been held for $10,O0O ransom by bandits operating near the Cumbre tunnel i'll Chihuahua, was released early today, according to information reaching here. A posse is sursuing the bandits.
 Advices received Here did not state whether Ledwidge escaped from the bandits, was delivered on payment Of ransom or was rescued in a fight. Ledwidge was held by the Chavez brothers, bandits in Chihuahua.
 The meagre infcrmation indicated that Ledwidge. would be. shown alive to foreign residents of Chicto, Chihua-: hua, last night and that the bandits declared he would ne killed unless the ransom was forthcoming at 9 o'clock today.
 A special train carrying General Manuel Ochoa's troops and party of Americans with. tlfe ransom money reg ched Chicto this morning. It IS believed here that the foreigners at Chicto anticipated the troops, attack ed the bandits and rescued Ledwidge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
Wall Street Hears If Re- quest Rejected, Trade Will
 Be Curtailed.
OPPOSITION SEEMS
 TO BE DISSOLVING
Big Banking Houses with German Connections Expected to Accept In- yitation to Participate in Floating
 BiIliOn-DOllar Loan.

New york. Sept. 14.-The report tha the Anglo-French financial com mission contemplated borrowing a billion dollars here without collateral of any sort and solely On government notes of Great Britain and France, oversha dowed all other topics in the financial section today Heretofore the opinion has prevailed that Great Britain and France would secure ths prC posed mammoth loan by American securities, dollar for dollar, or by some ether acceptable form of col lateral. All calculations of American financiers prior to the commissions arrival here had bes II bassd on that assumption. The reported plan of the commission providing for a straight loan without collateral caused the biggest sensation of the year in the New York financial district.
 Breakers Ahead.
 It was the consensus of financial opinion that the commission would find it's task tremendously more diff ficult than would be the case were the proposed credit loan secured by ccllateral of American bonds and stocks as at first suggested.
 Whether strict Interpretation of American neutrality would permit he issuance of straight commercial loan on bonds of two of the allied warning ma ations, was topic of con- sidera ble conjecture. The belief pre- vailed that the administration at Washington would not interfere.
 Threats Being Made.
 In case the commission should fail in it's plan, it was said, wholesale cur tailment of American exports would ensue. There is nothing, it was said, that Great Britain and France now buy here that they could not. obtain elsewhere. with the sexception of mu- nitions of war. These they were pre- pared to pay for in gold, if neces- sary.
 Cotton already is held in large quantities in Great. Britain. it was said, and by stinting the supply could be- made to last until the great fields of Egypt, now idle and untitled, ycolld be. made to produce sufficient to take the place of what wise'.would be bought from the Southerns, States. Wheat could be bought, in Argentina. Canada, India and Australia, and meat from .the Argentine. American exports would dwindle to the leanest figures of the leanest years. it was said, consequently some financiers argued it was more to the interest of the United States than of Great Britain or France that the mammoth credit be forthcoming.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
CROCKETT IN RACE TO STAY.
One Arkansas County Candidate for Governor Declines Challenge
 of Another.

Little Rock, Sept. 14.-J. w. Crock cit, candidate for governor, will de- cline to accept the challenge by Judge L. c. Smith of Arkansas county, who is also a candidate, to engage in a preliminary, elimination primary in Arkansas county, to determine which shall stay in the race.
 "I am a candidate for governor, and shall submit my claims to the people of all the 75 counties, and not alone to Arkansas county" said Mir. Crockett to The Graphic correspond ent. q did not ask Judge smith to get into the race, and l shall not ask him to get out"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
Kaiser Can Make "Practi- cal Disavowal" of U. Boat
 Commanders Act.
U. S. AVOIDS WORD
 THAT WOULD BE FINAL
To yOn BernstOrff Has Been Left the Task of Ascertaining Just How Far Germany Will Go to Reach an Tn.
 derstanding with the Y. s.

Washington, Sept. s;14.-:An-, authori- tative statement on the; exact status of the negotiations between the Unit ed States and Germany was obtained today. It follows:
 |. :'The United States has made no demand on Germany that she must disavow the sinking of the Arabic be-
 fore her suggestion of arbitration will be considered. As a matter of fact. the United States has made no demand of any kind on Germany in connection with the Arabic case. 1t has made no reply whatever to the recent German memorandum.
 -S.The suggestion has been made, however. that Germany, after reVle" of the evidence in possession Of the state department regarding the Ara bic. might voluntarily disavow the act of her submarine commander. II Germany should decide to take this step. she would probably reply to the United States that upon consideration of the evidence which the state de- partment has gathered, she had come to the conclusion that the command CT of her submarine was mistaken in assuming that the Arabic was about to ram him. This would !! amount practically to dlsavowai ol the sinking of the vessel, at least III the German view.
 "In order to ascertain what posi-
 tion Germany would take with the evidence on both sides Tn hano' u was arranged at the conference pe- tween Count von Bernstorff, the Ger man amba ssador and Secretary Ian sing to~cable to the German 1orelsl office the evidenc which thls govern ment has gathered. :.
 GAS the matter now stands, II nas heen left largely to Count von Bern storAf to ascertain just how far Ger many is willing to go to reach ai understanding with the Unlteo ota'es. ,S ::
 It is probable nothing more can ps
 done until some word IS recei'eu from Berlin. ..,+ ovor "It is apparent, however, that even
 if Cermany should disavoW the act of her submarine commander, she wi,, insist that the question of lndem- nitv for the loss of American ilVes in the sinking must be suDniit'eu to arbitration" m.o;,,s host
 Ii is now believed by officials oes'
 informed on the situation that the se., ,, clement of the controversy Detweei ', Germany and the United States WI witl
 be worked out along the line suse0'' ed in the foregoing statement:
 In other words Germany Will ac-
 knowledee that her submarine com
 mandar was mistaken in his assump- lion that the Arabic intended to at-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
ALLIES SILENCE TURK BATTERIES
 ASIATIC SHORE
Airmen Spy Out Ottoman Artillery, and Mepace to
 Allies Removed.

Paris, Sept 1.-The allied fleet has succeeded in locating Turkish bat teries alcng the Asiatic shore of the according to Journal dispatch from Athens. Observers in a captive balloon spied out the Otto- man artillery. which was silenced by shells from British and French guns, with the result that the camps or the allied troops now are more tenabla.
 Advices from Mytilene received at Athens say that large bodies of Franco-British troops are disem- barking on the Gallipoli peninsula. Steady progress by the allies is re- ported, causing ccnsternstion in Con- stantinople.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-09-15
LOAN NOT OPPOSED.
Even German.American Banks Look at Proposition From American
 Viewpoint.
(By F. C F0rbes)

New York. Sept. 14-The biggest banking houses in New York having German connections are expected to accept an invitation to participate in floating the billion dollar loan for the allies.
 These bankers regard the loan lot American point of view. Members of the Anglo-French com mission appeared greatly displeased today when they learned that such firms as Kuhn, Loeb & company and Seligman & company had not been taken into counsel yb the bankers here handling the negotiations. And it is gathered that no time will be lost in inviting every responsible banking house to join.
 Morgan Plan Baked. It can be stated authoritatively that nearly every so-called German bank ing firm in New York City is must less rabid than is popularly suppos- many of them.
 Take Kuhn, Loeb & company for example. Jacob H. Schiff. the veter- an head of the firm, while naturally pro- German in his sympathies, is much more pro-American. His son, Mortimer l.. Schiff, has had close as- sociation with England, of which country Otto H. Kuhn, another mem- btr of the firm. is a subject.
 J. & w. Seligman, it is learned, are now to be classed as strongly favor ing Germany, while the partners of Goldman, Sachs & company and Heid- elbach, Ickelheimer & company, rep resent both sides of the warning na- tions.
 U. S. Commerce First Concern.