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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Novelist Went Down
on the Lus;tania

Justus Miles Forman, novelist and
| playwright, who was crossing tIae
Atlantic with Charles Frohman, the
theatrical producer. was among the
Americans who is believed to have
gone down on the Lusitania. He and
Mr.. Frohman and Charles Klein, the
| playwright, made up a party on the
| trip.
| Mr.. Forman was on his way to
| France to act as correspondent for
! the New York Times. Just before he
went down on the dock to board the
Lusitania he received a warning by
| telephone not to sail on the ship.
! This fact has been recalled by a SER
want in the house. who said that a
German voice unknown to the author
had told him over the telephone that
| he was taking great chances. and that
I the ship would certainly be blown up.
Still another warning is said to have
been given Mr.. Forman before he
sailed.
Mr.. Forman was long known as
writer of short stories and novels.
But recently he made his first appear
ance. as a playwright. His drama,
| The Hyphen, which had its OPEN
| ing night at the Knickerbocker thea
ter New York. not long ago. was gen.
orally taken as an antiGerman piece.
His only other connection with the
drama was in the dramatization of one
of his novel, THE Garden of Lies"
which was produced at st. James
theater, London. in 1905. Mr.. For
mans popularity as an author is as
great in England as in America. It
had been his custom to spend much
of his time in England and France.
| He has Journeyed extensively
through Europe Australia, New Zea-
land and the South Pacific Islands.
Much of the material in his novels
and stories was gathered on these
| travels.
Mr.. Forman was born in lie Roy.
n. Y; November /, 1875, and was
graduated from Yale in 1898. From
| his graduation until 1901 he attended
the Ecole Junien, Paris. He never
married.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
PROFANITY AMONG FARMERS

Farm and F'ireside has recently con-
tanned some references to profanity
among farmers. In the current issue
]. P. Barber writes a letter in which
he regrets the fact that so many farm
ers use swear words. He says that in
all his life he has never uttered a
word of profanity. He adds that his
brothers record is just as clean as
his. In the following extract taken
from his letter he adds:
II account for it by the fact that we
had the training of Christian parents
who seriously and faithfully warned us
of the fact that to use the name of
God in vain is a great sin.
so / remember very distinctly that
when within hearing of profanity 1
shuddered and was so disgusted that
l had no disposition to follow the ex-
ample of my associates. This feeling
has remained with me through lire.
IT never allow boys or men to use
profanity on my premises. A few
years ago when we were filling our
silo one of the helpers, a weIl-to do
and rather prominent farmer, began
at the dinner table to deliver him
self of some very profane words,
whereupon. as host, I Immediately in
formed dhdim that it must be stopped.
that it was against the rules of our
house. That ended it, and I could see
at once that my little display of grit
was heartily appreciated by the rest of
the crowd.
"It is wonderful what towards these
profane blusterers are"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Recipes For Wrinkles
and Bad Compilations

OF all the beauty recipes that have
been published, here are two that have
successfully stood the test of time:
Wrinkle Remover-One ounce pow
dered saxolite. dissolved in Il pint
witch hazel. Use as a wash lotion. 1t
brings instantaneous results.
Face Peeler-Pure mercolized Vi
applied at night like cold cream, orr
not rubbed in; wash off in the morning.
1t causes the wornout scarf skin to
come off in tiny, almost invisible flakes,
little each day until the fresh young
under-slSin is wholly in evidence, The
beautiful rose tinted complexion thus
obtained is not to be compared with
one made over with cosmetics. If the
old skin is marred with freckles,
pimples or other blemishes, these de-
fects are of course discarded with the
skin itself. An ounce of the wax is
sufficient in any case.
The ingredients named are ineXpen-
sive and can be found in any drug
store.-Advertisemen
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
W|LDMAN BILL IS
SENT To SENATE
Measure Provides For the Compile
tion of the State Arsenal on
Original Plans

The Wildman bill to provide for
completion of the State Arsenal was
passed finally last night in the House
1t carries $4,000, of which S52,500 is
to finish the building. the balance
being for the retaining wall and drive
ways. The lower story has been COM
pleted.
The Loue bill requiring all funds
not needed for current expenses in
counties having less than $50, 700
population to be put at interest was
defeated, receiving 1O2 votes or two
short of the number required. It was
defeated some days ago, but recon-
sidered, and when the vote was an
nounced last night the accuracy of
the result was challenged by its spon-
sor, Mr.. Kuhn, Greene. and MIR. Will
son, Jefferson. A verification was
demanded because the vote was given
as Sc ayes to 5S noes. The verifca-
ton was attended by so much dis
cussion that Mr.. Flynn, Elk, de-
nounced it as "a farce"
The House passed finally the Dunn
bill carrying an appropriation of
$4,000 and providing for a commits
sion to be named by the Governor to
assist in the celebrat tion of Tndepend-
ence Day in Philadelphia this year.
The House also passed the Senate
bills authorizing incorporation in the
Arbor Day proclamation of provision
for observance OF Bird Day. and to
permit a woman living apart from
her husband for a year or more to
engage in business on her own ac-
count.
The general appropriation bill car
rying over s32.000,000 for conduct of
the State government was amended
on third reading to provide that no
part of the Attorney Generals ap-
preparation may be used for expenses
of the Catlin commission of 1911, on
motion of W. H. Wilson, PhiIadeI-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
GIRLS In BAD HEALTH

after day. afflicted with some ailment
peculiar to their sex, dragging one
foot wearily after the other, working
always with one eye on the clock and
wishing for closing time to come.
Every such girl should rely on Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore her to normal healthy
condition, then work will be a pleas
ure. For forty years this famous
root and herb medicine has been pre-
eminently successful in controlling
the diseases of women. Why don't
you try it?-AdVertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

phia.
The Snyder Senate bills. providing
for regulation of employment agen-
cies by the State Department of
Labor and Industry, have been recon-
mitted for hearings. A demand was
made in the House that they should
be accorded more consideration.
All of Governor Brumbaugh's We
toes were laid on the table in the
House, this action being the same as
taken on all vetoes in the last three
weeks.
The coroner's fee bill, defeated last
week, was reconsidered, and the Sen
ate bill regulating sale of realty be-
longing to an estate passed finally.
The House cleared the second read
ing calendar, which included the cleo
ton law amendments. the resolution
to investigate increases in prices of
anthracite coal because of tax, and
the State employees retirement fund.
The House adjourned at Ills p. m.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
German Resolution i'm Senate

Senator Jenkins presented a reso-
luton in the Senate last evening cali
ing upon President Wilson to be firm
in his dealings with Germany in the
present crisis and pleading the Penn
sylvania Legislatures support to any
thing he may deem necessary. The
resolution was referred to committee
and the understanding is it will not
be reported out
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
No General Cancellation
of Sailing of Steamers
BY Associated Press

New York, May 11.-No general
cancellation of the sailings of steam
ers, or of passage engaged from New
York to European ports has followed
the sinking of the Lusitania, accord
ing to agents of steamship lines here.
They say, however. that there has been
an increase in the popularity of YES
sells flying neutral flags.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

Every man when cleaning out the
crank case of his engine has seen
a black, gritty substance that he
has taken for sand or dirt. Friend,
that isn't dirt. It's the little
particles of steel that imperfect
fabrication permits to grind off
in the daily whirl of travel. The
same fhinois ooino IN IN the rears
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
Decoration of Honor For
General Won Mackensen
BY associated Press

Berlin. via Amsterdam to London,
May 11.-Emperor william has sent
the following message to General Won
Mackensen, commanding the German
forcesfn the Carpathiap region:
Your leadership and the incom-
parable bravery of your troops have
resulted in a victory which is among
the proudest feats at arms in this war.
For this | and the fatherland owe you
thanks l confer upon you the star
and cross of a grand commander of
the Imperial House and Order of
Hohenzollern."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
SERVICES FOR MR.. HALDEMAN

Services for Edward NJ. Haldeman,
who died suddenly Sunday, were held
at the Haldeman burial plot in the
Harrisburg Cemetery this afternoon at
8 o'clock. the Rev. William b. Cooke.
pastor of Market Square Presby-
terian Church. officiating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11

No. $50: duet. by Misses Emma and
Ruth Nissley; address. Herman A.
Miller. state president, Patriotic Order
Sons of America; singing, Nearer, My
God to Thee" audience; prayer, by the
Rev. Mr.. Heisler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
SWEDISH STEAMERS SEIZED
BY Associated Press

bN 475Socidfed Press
London, MAY 11.--A Stockholm dis
patch to the Post says six more coal
laden Swedish steamers have been
seized by the Germans and taken into
Swinimunde.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
In the Name Of Economy.

We are told that the passage of
House Bill No. 445, establishing mu-
nicipal courts throughout the state
was urged upon the members of that
body as a measure of economy. We
are unable to see the validity of the
argument. Several years ago when
more places were desired on the bench
and Superior Judges were created the
advocates of that bill claimed it was
a move for economy. But the ex-
penses of the department of justice
took mighty boost with the taking
effect of that act and have been
increasing every year since. A bill
putting four more judges on a reg
ular salary was bound to increase
expenses and it did so. Despite this
concrete example men urging more
municipal courts claim this change
would be an economy.
There would be just about as much
economy in increasing the number of
judges and courts in Vermont today
as there would be for the owner of
one-man farm to hire two men to do
the work and then get boy to help
them. County courts and a supreme
court are all the courts the state
needs to support at the present time.
They can handle all the litigation
there is likely to be and do it expe-
ditiously. In the first place there
have been recommended changes in
court procedure that will greatly re-
duce the number of reversals of opin-
ions in the supreme court. Then we
are creating an industrial board to
settle all claims for damages for in
juries and this will very materially
reduce the work for the county and
supreme courts. The records of the
courts show that the longest cases are
usually those for personal damages
for accidental injuries and with this
class of cases removed from the
courts the judges will be able to great
ly expedite all other business before
them. So there is no necessity for
creating more courts or more judges.
From such economy as this bill would
give Good Lord deliver US.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24

to meet the increasing demands of
the country both as a going" and
a growing" concern. A billion dol
lars a year are needed and there must
be a restoration Of confidence which
will enable the companies to procure
at least a part of this necessary cap
ital. That would mean employment
and the circle of industrial conditions.
For employment means ability to pur-
chase. Ability to purchase means
consumption. Consumption means
production, and production for which
there is demand means prosperity
As far as Mr.. Vail can forecast the
future, regulation and control by COM
missions or business courts have be-
come a permanent feature of our
economic laws. He points out that
these processes could not be perfect
from the start but are being i'm
proved.
1T is for the public to combine, to
encourage, support and sustain all
these courts and commissions and the
judges and members of commissions
and above all to abandon condemna-
ton of all conclusions when they diff
fer from selfish desires or opinions
based on one-sided and insufficient
information. 1t is for the public to
realize that any particular gain, if
at the expense of other interests, is
no permanent gain at all, that all
business or public prosperity is based
upon each party to any transaction
getting some benefit from it.
And above all, if there are to be
courts of commerce or commissions
then the settlement of all matters
which have been referred to such
courts by the legislature should be
left to them"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
WALDEN

Rev. and Mrs. L. e. Taylor return
ed from their Massachusetts trip Sat
urday, where they had been to attend
the wedding of their daughter.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. III.
MetcaIf, West Midway, Mass, was
the scene of very pretty home wed
ding Thursday, March 18th, at high
noon, when Mrs. Metcalf's sister, Miss
Pearl Elsie, youngest daughter OF
Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Taylor of Walden
and Warren Stillman Chamberlin of
Worcester, Mass, were united in mar
riage by the brides father, assisted
by Rev. III. A. Burden. Miss Gertrude
Taylor acted as bridesmaid, Miss
Janice Metcalf and Miss EvaIyn Re-
mich, nieces of the bride acted as
ribbon girls, Miss Helen, youngest
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. S. Fl. Re-
mich, sister of the bride, three years
old, acted as ring bearer, the double
ring service being used. Mrs. Flor
ence .Metcalf played the wedding
march. The bride was gowned in a
white crepe meteor dress and bridal
veil, and carried bridal roses. They
were the recipients of many valuable
and useful presents. Miss Pearl has
spent the last six months with her
parents. Mr.. Chamberlain is the son
of r. S. Chamberlin, proprietor of the
H. M. White Hardware Co., Front
street, Worcester, Mass. The happy
couple started on their wedding trip
in a Cadillac. They will make their
home for the present at 443 Chand-
Ter street, Worcester, Mass.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
Redeeming the Pledges

Every man who believes in honesty
in political parties will feel grateful
to Governor G. w. Gates and other
republican leaders who called a con-
ference and induced the house of rep
resentatives to reconsider it's vote
killing the direct primary bill and
then pass the bill with a referendum
attached. The appreciation will be
felt regardless of whether a man be-
lieves in the direct primary or not
We do not believe the direct primary
is wearing well in the states that
have adopted it nor that the people
will have any more power than they
can have under the present conven-
ton system, but we believe that an
appeal having made to the people
their verdict should be carried out
and that the republican party should
redeem in full the pledge it made to
the public to enact a direct primary
law.
Undoubtedly the sentiment regard
ing a direct primary has changed
somewhat in the state since the refe-
rendum of March, 1914, and the ref
erendum clause will enable the
change to show itself 1t is simply
an honest deal with the public A
referendum next March will be more
valuable because it will place before
the people a definite proposal and
they can say whether or not they
want such change.
The prospect that lump sum sal
airy bill will be passed promises the
of another plank of the
republican party and will be well
coined by every loyal party man. The
passage of these two measures will
be a distinct credit to the present leg
stature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
The Business Outlook.

Most men in discussing the bust
ness prospects consider the situation
in relation to the European war The
inability of foreign countries to export
goods to this country, the great de-
mand for goods to replace the de-
struction of war, the virtual blockade
that England is attempting, the threat
of Germany to destroy merchant ships
without regard to nationality and the
great financial burden of the war are
all factors that effect foreign trade.
These influences lack a constancy as
are attempted and so it is difficult to
predict just what foreign conditions
will be. OF course the demand for
agricultural produce, clothing and
rapid exhaustion of finances are con-
slant and will increase the demand
for American goods but the opportun-
ity for transportation is varying and
so unsafe for prediction.
1t is more satisfying to turn from
the complexities of the foreign situa-
ton to conditions at home where the
problem is more definite and so
safer prediction. The ideas of such
a competent authority as t. N. Vail
are of especial value and in his an
nual report for the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company he
sums up the situation as follows:
Without progress there can be no
prosperity. The telephone business
has not suffered as much as other in
dustries, but the growth of the Bell
System has been retarded. There
fore Mr.. Vail goes back to first causes
and in a letter accompanying his re-
port gives a searching analysis of
economic conditions, which have put
two million people out of employment
Furthermore, he points out the re-
lief needed by general business in or
der that the bread line may become
a working line night and morning be-
tween places of employment and
homes. To roughly epitomiZe his
conclusions is all that is possible.
Never were the basic conditions of
the country better than now for a
restoration and continuance of nor
NAL conditions. The correction is
simple and is pointed out by num-
erous presidents of the past and by
well-established economic laws The
extension and improvement of our
transportation facilities is necessary
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
Probation in Vermont.

The public know little of the work
that is being done under the proba-
tion laws in Vermont. We are in
debted to Hon. Elisha May for some
interesting details about the work of
the law. The court appoints an of
ticer in each county to perform the
delicate work of Probation Officer"
The various courts, whenever a per-
son is charged with a crime, may di-
rect the probation officer to inquire
into the history of the respondent
and to report to the court. The of
ticer at once learns all he can, as to
the espondent-about his home, his
surroundings, his education and
habits, and particularly as to his gen
eral record as boy or girl, man or
woman. All these facts are sent to
the court. Then the court passes SEN
tence upon the respondent and sus-
ponds the execution of this sentence,
places the respondent in the hands of
the probation officer, during the
pleasure of the court. The respond
ent signs a stipulation that he will
labor industriously, obey the law, re-
frain from the use of liquor and re-
port monthly to the probation of
ficer, or oftener if required.
The state has been generous, and
the probation officer to ex-
pend a sum of money, limited by or
der of the court, for travelling ex-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
c. C. Caswell of st. Albans was

c. C. Caswell of st. Adams was
assaulted and robbed Of 500 Thurs
day night He had been out col
lecting for the Foresters and went in
to the woodshed to lock up for the
night. He received bad wounds on
his head and did not recover con-
seriousness for some time.
The United States court of appeals
has affirmed the verdict of guilty
pronounced in the district court of
Vermont last October in the famous
"Oxypathor" case, in which Elvard
L. Moses of Buffalo, N. Y, was SEN
fenced by the late Judge Martin to
serve Is months in che federal peni-
Tertiary at Atlanta, Ga, for fraudu-
lent use of the mails in sending
through them tin-can disease cure
all. Moses is out on SIS, 1000 bail
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24

penses and support of probationer.
The probation officer does all he can
to secure employment for all persons
under his charge and helps them in
the way of decent living.
The governor keeps in touch with
of this state and when the conduct
of the prisoner seems to warrant it,
the prisoner is given conditional
pardon and put in charge of the pro-
which the prisoner was committed.
Under the law of Vermont today the
court passes long sentence and a
short one. The pardon is usually
granted at the end of the short sem
tence. This law has proved its val
ne. In this county, since July, 1911,
the probation officer has had in
charge, 129 prisoners. He now has
youngest was l. years, the oldest 81
years, under 81 years 81. The wom-
en- have the better record, only IL.
The governors have shown much in
terest in the movement and have
granted conditional pardons more fire.
quent1y than formerly.
The greatest trouble the probation
officers find is in securing employ
ment for those released from any
penal institutions, especially in those
cases which involve honesty.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24
Trade Notes

In our advertising column today
you will find hotel and lodging
house for sale, also other real estate
for sale, to let and exchange in Bos-
ton and suburbs. The senior mem
Der of the firm is a former we'll
known Vermont man, who never for
gets to say good word for his ma
tive state. AS boy he lived in Ran
dolph, Montpelier, st. Johnsbury,
Lyndon and Waterford. He is likely
well known by many of our citizens
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-24

The receipt of over a dozen appli-
cations for a position on a farm for
a man and wife in response to a want
advertisement signed IF, Caledo-
man." indicates there are plenty of
people in this vicinity who would like
to work on Caledonia county farms
this season. With the present high
prices for farm produce and
the prospect there will be a good mar
ket for all that can be raised this
season the farmer should employ suf-
fcient help to make a maximum pro-
duction of staple crops this summer.
If you want help an advertisement in
The Caledonian will certainly get you
in touch with several single and mar
ried men who are looking for posi-
ton on the farm.