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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
Miss Emma HOlIinger
Is the Guest of Honor

Miss Emma Hollinger of this city
who is visiting Miss Esther Sipe at
Goldsboro, was guest of honor at a
surprise party given by Miss Sipe at
her home.
Music and games were enjoyed and
a late supper was served to the Misses
Sylvia Bamberger, Barbarah Bamber-
ger, Miriam Mansberger, Dora Stoner,
Pansey Zortman. Sylvia Miller, Esther
Sipe, Emma Hollinger, Mrs. Lydia
Sipe and Mrs. E. E. Philips, Earl Be-
shore, Roy Bamberger, George Be-
shore, Dewey Glessner, Alpheus Aug
enbaugh all of this place, James Mil
Ter of Lewistown, William Crawford
and George Spots of York.
Hunter Shower of Chambersburg,
was a recent visitor in this city.
Mrs. Dallas Wolfe, and sons Lester
and Harold, are visiting at Shippens-
burg.
William II. Dunbar, Jr., spent yes
terday in Columbia.
Miss Caroline Patterson, of 1925
North Front street, is visiting Mrs.
Charles Patterson at her summer
home along the Hudson.
Mrs. Thomas Stewart Blair. of 403
North Second street, is spending sew
eral days with relatives at Carlisle
Miss Emily Edwards is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Gluck, in suburban Pitts
burgh, on the way home from Chicago
where she attended the international
Christian Endeavor convention.
Miss Grace Sieber and Miss Marie
Craig of Philadelphia, are house guests
at the Shirey home, 1917 State street.
Miss Anna Behman and Miss Kath-
crime Holler. have returned to the
Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, after
spending the weekend with the form
er's parents at Steelton.
Mrs. Graybill of Philadelphia, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Edwin S. Her
man at her summer home at Aque-
duct
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Maxwell Paget, of
Canton, China, announce the birth of
daughter, Catharine Paget, Monday,
July 26, 1915. Mrs. Paget was form
erly Miss Mary Baum, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Baum of
Wormleysburg. Mr.. Paget, a former
Harrisburger is a member of the firm
of Paget and Paget Architects of
Canton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Rettew. of 266
Briggs street, announce the birth of
daughter, Elizabeth Rebecca Rettew
Saturday, July "a, 1915. Mrs. Rettew
was Miss Elizabeth Youst of this city
prior to her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Burris, of 2312
Jefferson street, announce the birth OF
son, Robert Claire Burris. Saturday,
July "a, 1915. Mrs. ,Burris was
formerly Miss May Crist of Woodbine
street, this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
Cumberland Valley Railroad
TIME TABLE. -
In Effect June 27, 1915.

TRAINS leave HarrIsburg-
For Winchester and Martinsburg at
sos, "7:52 a. M. "3:40 p. m.
For Hagerstown, Chambersburg. Car
Isle, Mechanicsburg and intermediate
ss:4o, 5:S7, '7:45. '11:0o p. m. -'''
Additional trains for Carlisle and
Mechanicsburg at 9:4S a M. 2.16; 3:26.
For DilIsburg at 500, s7:52 and
s11:53 a. M. 2:16, '3:40. 5:37 and $50
p. m.
Sunday. II. A. RIDDLE,
]. H. TONGE. q. p. A
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
WEDDINGS AT HAGERsToWN

Hagerstown, Md, July 81. - Miss
Anna L. Pierce and Henry Wilson
Chubb, both of Millersburg, Pa, were
married here on Sunday at the parson-
age of the First Baptist church by the
Rev. E. K. Thomas.
Miss Evangeline Sheely and ellison
E. Fuss, both of Waynesboro, Pa, were
united in marriage Saturday afternoon
at the parsonage of Washington Square
Methodist Episcopal church here by
the Rev. w. L. Lynn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
FAREWELL PICNIC

A farewell picnic was given in Pax
tang Park in honor of little Miss
Marjorie Bonsall who is returning
home to Pittsburgh after a visit here.
The guests were Ruth Bonsall, Mar
garet Moeslein, Pauline Freele, Nellie
Bonsall. Marjorie Louise Bonsall. Flea
nor Mckee, Mareaner Simms. William
Mckee, Margaret Fornwald, Irene
Bonsall, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckee,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoffman, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. Bonsall, B. F. Graham and
Samuel Weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
OVER THE GREAT LAKES

Miss Ethel Bratton of 1918 State
street, Joined a party of friends from
Erie few days ago for three weeks
trip over the Great Lakes. They will
make many stops and visit places of
interest all along the route.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
ON SUMMERS OUTING

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester E. Stewart and
small daughter, Dorothy Leone Stew
art of 1888 Logan street, will leave the
first of August for Mount Olivet Camp,
near Dillsburg to be guests of Mr..
mOnln,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
HAS VACATION OUTING

Miss Mary McCauley of 1856 North
Sixth street has returned to the city
after a three weeks visit to Jersey
City, New York and a trip up the
Hudson to Poughkeepsie.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
STUDIES LAW IN NEW YORK

Samuel Handler of 1919 North
Third street, has gone to New York
City to attend the Law School of New
York University. During his stay Mr..
Handler will be connected with the
L. and M. Blumberg law offices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
YOUNG EvANGELIsT HERE

Miss ElVa Hackett, of Philadelphia,
aged 13, known as the youngest evan
gelist in the State, spoke at the Marys-
vile Methodist Episcopal Church on
Sunday evening, her subject being.
Ticket From Earth to Heaven" Miss
Hackett is the guest of Miss Elva
Shoemaker, 2221 North Fourth street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
RETURNS TO SAN FRANCIsCo

Friends in this city of Alcah Wilson
have received cards announcing his
return to the executive staff of the
Hotel st. Francis, at San Francisco.
Cal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27

Miss Frances Gelwicks of 40 Hum.
mel street, is spending week at Mt
Gretna. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-27
POSTPONE BIG FESTIVAL

= HV5 II VINHl bEN r rs TIE M ~
Because of unfavorable weather, last
night. the Enola Fire Company festival
will be held tomorrow night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03

had this year placed opposite Mr.. I'm
CARDS name. For not only is Mr.. lmgard
entitled TO the privilege in this regard
usually accorded dead men, but he had
even got out of the habit of paying his
personal tax in the interval.
To be sure, it was explained to Mr..
Ransom at the tax office that "just be
cause a name was not on last years roll
is no reason why it should not be on this
years roll" and this may hold good for
those of us who still retain the mortal
coil. But surely, once having dropped a
dead man, it seems too much like rubbing
it in TO resurrect him, in Mr.. Ransom's
phrase, Tor taxation purposes. Let HIM
rest. No city, not even New York, can
need money badly enough to extort 1t
from those who have already paid all the
reckonings of mortality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
FOR FIREPROOF SCHOOLS
Fire Drills Do Not Protect Pupils in
Non Fireproof Buildings.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The terrible calamity in the school
fire at Peabody, Mass, yesterday only en-
phasizes the arguments which | have made
continuously in the press and before techni-
cal bodies for many years past that fire drills,
particularly when they take place on stair
ways, fail absolutely in the face Of emer-
gcncy. | have repeatedly brought to the at
tention of boards of education the fact that
fire drills in ircproof school buildings are
unnecessary and in non-freproof buildings
are useless.
Not only do they take up the time Of the
pupils and teachers which should be devoted
to other uses but in many instances they
seriously injure the health of the pupils
Among the children in public schools are
many who suffer from lack Of nourishment,
others have incipent heart and lung troubles,
tuberculosis of the bones and other physical
illness, and are forced TO undergo exertion
incident 10 fire drills and suffer without UNI
dcrstanding why until the injury has become
permanent. Physicians and parents have
protested against these drills but the inertia
of custom is so great that no heed is paid to
lNtnc pIotcSlS.
In conjunction with Mr.. Frank Irving
Cooper, school architect, of Boston, pre-
scented at the congress of the National Edu-
cation Association, at the Panama-Pacific Ex-
position in August last, paper in which this
subject is discussed This paper is printed in
Better Schools" New school buildings
should be made freproof in order to secure
immunity from danger and injurious prac-
tees
Meanwhile thousands Of non-hreproof
buildings throughout the country can be
readily made safe for their inmates by BIZ
secting them with fire wall, having door
ways on each floor closed by freproof doors
Then, should fire occur on any floor, all the
inmates have TO do TO obtain safety is to
pass horizontally through the doorways in the
fire wall, close the fireproof doors after them
and they will then find themselves in what is
practically a separate building. in which there
is no fire and from which they can make
their escape leisurely and without confusion.
Fire Commissioner Adamson has recon-
mended that fire walls be introduced into the
old non-freproof schools of this city, and the
Board of Education has asked for an appro-
priation for the purpose, but yet this has
not been granted. IL. F. J. PORTER.
New York, Oct. %, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
Losing the First Battle.

The women have lost their first battle
in this state by majority which is suiti-
GENTLY large to prevent any mlsunder'
standing. 1t is straightforward verdict
which clearly demonstrates that large
majority of the voters still believe it I'M
wise to extend the right to vote to women
SO far the friends and the opponents OF
votes for women will agree. But those
who have believed that women should vote
will find in the total Of votes cast for the
extension reason for present congratua-
ton and future optimism. a cause
which, the first time it is voted upon, en-
lists hundreds of thousands of voters,
may be defeated but the defeat is no
final disposition.
To have said three years ago that con-
stitutional amendment permitting women
to vote could command the number of
votes cast for woman suffrage yester-
day would have been to excite ridicule
and invite derision. Nor is it less plain
that each day in the present campaign
has seen an accession of strength and an
increasing number of converts.
Woman Suffrage has lost its first bat
tie in this state. But the first battle has
generally been lost by the champions of
any new principle involving radical
change in government.
Look over the history of all our great
reforms, and it will be seen that this
latest cause has done not i'll, but well, in
it's first test.
For all who favor the extension Of the
right to vote to women yesterdays battle
will be regarded as beginning, not an
end, promise, not a cause for depression
or despair. The very total of the vote
cast for the amendment will be an incen-
tive to new endeavor.
There will be no disposition on the part
of the losers to charge unfair or dishon-
est methods on the part of their oppo-
nents or to complain at the obvious hos
tility of the professional politicians. Not
by the professional politicians, but by the
voters themselves, was the decision rem
dered. The defeat being square, there is
nothing left but to resume the battle.
A good fight has been well fought and
lost, but campaigns do not depend on first
battles, either in the Great War or in the
political combat, and those who believe
that anything but the election of 1915 was
decided Yesterday will find cause to change
their view before many months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
A Successful Advertisement.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: From the editorial in this mornings
Tribune. properly named "Eugenic Foolery,'
judge that the series of signs calling at
tention to one of the most serious evils OF
the day and forcibly presenting this evil to
thousands Of earnest and intelligent citi-
zens has shocked one Of your editors out OF
his self-complacency. Your editor has sue
ceeded, undoubtedly by some superior men,
tai process in reading into these signs a
purpose which was not intended By the orig
inators Of this movement. Doubtless he
has solved all the vexed problems of heredi-
", and feeling that he himself is a perfect
specimen of the race, his chagrin that others
should seek to direct public attention to
this problem is quite natural.
In any event, he sadly misjudges popular
intelligence if he feels that the general pub
lie has interpreted the questions on the
signs from his viewpoint A large number
of commendatory letters warmly praising
this method of arousing discussion and
thought has already been received and suf-
icient funds have been contributed to ex-
tend the movement to other cities. Our main
purpose was to call public attention to q
vital problem. Apparently we have sue
ceeded.
II, as your editor says, "the populace is
not competent to answer" the pertinent
questions we have asked, his highly llumi-
mating explanations have been a public SER
vice. Fortunately, we hold no dogmatc the
cries on the problems which we are con-
sldering, and if our "ill-considered and
stupid appeal to ignorance" will bring forth
more such redoubtable champions of intel
lectualism as your editor We will have the
satisfaction Of having accomplished some
thing along the lines of the movement in
augurated by Francis Gallon.
We have been convinced from this morn
ing more than ever before that the eugenic
movement must spread!
FREDERIC H. ROBINSON,
Managing Editor Medical Review of Re
views"
New York, Oct. o. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
America and the New Europe
To the Editor OF The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The prospect of a German victory
in the great war in Europe has caused a not
unnatural apprehension in America, and va
rious speculations as to the future welfare of
our country have been expressed. If Ger
many is to supplant England as the leading
nation of Europe the times may rightly be
considered epochal.
Throughout the long history of Europe
some exterior or outlying country has held
the mastery over the continent, G. g., the
Roman Empire, Spain, France and England
Austria also held a very prominent posi-
ton when Maria Theresa was Empress, but
hardly first place. But now it appears that
the mastery is TO pass TO the centre, or the
heart, of the continent. They have all had
their day; even Sweden, Holland and Den
mark had much feared armies or navies, and
the whrligig of time has no doubt brought
the Teutons to the front at last. The con-
tinent of Europe is, therefore, hereafter to
be energized from its heart outward, as all
human bodies are, and may be said to have
reached the climax of it's civilization.
II this theory is correct what influence will
this new situation have on the future welfare
of America and what should we do to meet
it? 1t is not unlikely that the victors will
try their wings, and the United States, with
the large chip on its shoulder labelled
the Monroe Doctrine, should be prepared for
every contingency. The excellent editorials
in The Tribune like "The SHAM" the article
by William Ledyard Cathcart in last Sum
days edition and the advice Of such men as
Representative Gardner, Of Massachusetts,,
point the way for the United States.
The peace at any price men and the pa
cifists should be thrown overheard and we
should have navy second to none. Thus
only shall we insure our own destiny to
carry on those democratic principles of gov
eminent for which we were founded and
which have been the human ideals since
Plato's time. Far removed as we are from
the rivalries and jealousies of Europe. let Us
not therefore, imagine that we will not have
trouble on this side Of the sea- We had four
wars IN the nineteenth century. We shall
have war in the twentieth. "In times Of
peace prepare for war" W. T. OSBORN.
Newark, n. j., Oct. 81, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
A Blunder in National Policy.

The report of the Merchants Associa-
ton of New York on railway mail pay
ought to open the eyes of Postmaster Gen.
eral Burleson and other administration
functionaries who think that the public is
always tickled when some new scheme is
devised for plundering the railroads. The
Merchants Association represents the
shipping class, for whose benefit, accord
ing to reformers of the Burleson school,
all raids on railroad revenues are con-
Quoted. But the association realizes, as
all intelligent opinion must realize, that
business of every sort must slacken if the
basic industry of transportation is demon
allied by governmental oppression.
The report, adopted on October 2l, crit
cises the Moon railway mail pay bill,
passed by the last House of Representa-
tives, as excessively discriminatory in
favor of the United States government"
IL also condemns the Bourne bill for the
same reason, although the Bourne bill is
less tyrannical than the Moon bill. Under
either scheme the railroads would be even
more underpaid for mail service than they
are at present, since it is the dream of Mr..
Burleson and the Congressman who are
behind these two measures to make the
Postofiice Department show profit on its
enlarged parcel post business by the sim
pie expedient of forcing the railroads to
handle the greatly increased volume Of
business without additional compensation.
1t is an easy way for the government
20 make money-to compel the railroads TO
work for it and then dodge paying them
anything for their services. But apart
from the glazing injustice to the railroads
Of such a policy, it must react injuriously
on the entire community. The Interstate
Commerce Commission discovered this
when it had to reverse itself on its famous
rate decision of August /, 1914. Abolish
ing railroad earnings was found to play
havoc with many interrelated industries.
But though the commission acquired wis
dom last year, Mr.. Burleson and his sup
porters still stick to their old theory that
the railroads ought to consider 1t favor
to work gratis for the public.
There is another point of view from
which these vicious attempts by the gov
eminent to cripple the carriers must be
considered We are about to begin build
ing up real system of national defence.
But in any scheme of military prepared
ness the railroads must play very i'm
portant role Their facilities must be kept
unimpaired and ready TO be put at the
service of military administration which
knows how to use them. The railroads
are an essential part of the national de
fence, yet while the War Department is
preparing plans for scientific military
reorganization the Postoffice Department
is allowed 10 assume an attitude Of hostil-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
FROM The Westminster Go-ette)

'fFOfn me " cSsTfnStcr Gd~etle)
NJ. Vladimir de Pachmann, who has been
appearing in London once again with his GUS
tomary success, is frequently spoken of as 4
roe but in point of fact his father was n
Viennese professor of Roman law, and he
himself was born at Odessa. II may be news
also to some that he began by stadying the
violin, and only after some years of devotion
to that instrument turned his attention TO the
piano, which was destined to bring him such
worldwide fame. But even de Pachmann did
not acquire his Incompatible art without the
most strenuous study, and he himself ma.
declared that no anchorite of old submitted
10 sterner discipline to attain his ends VI.
de Pachmann's keyboard eccentrcties are
notorious, and he Is the hero OF scores of
amusing sayings and funny stories One 4
the latter tells how in New York he once
went and had a piano lesson from a lady who
advertised hrst-class tuition at % cents a
time II must have been an amusing expe-
rience for de Pachmann.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
Machine Gun COMPLEXITIES
From The Manchester CuardlanJ


Some of our young gunners who are busy
learning how to manage machine guns have
some jingling verses to help them to remem-
Der all the things they have to do in case a
gun gets out of order. Here is the first verse
of the gunner's song, which goes to the tune
of John Peel":-
Put the crank handle on TO the buffer spring.
Take hold OF the belt and pull the blooming
thing;
II that won't work, why you tighten fusee
spring,
And the gun will fire of in the morning.
And the third verse, in spite of its mys-
tifying teehnicaities, must be given for the
spirit of the last line:
Give gancng blow with the palm of the
hand,
Lift up crank handle and pull belt band,
Bang II down again and the gun goes grand.
And you'll fatten out the Huns in the morn
ing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
German Women Executed.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Many German women have been con-
victed of espionage in France ard have been
put to death by the military authorities Of
that country This fact has been duly at
tested by representative American newspaper
men and has been published in the
American press. However, as these women
were only Germans no great popular outccv
was raised in this country al the time, nor
DO recall that the United States Minister
in France considered it worth while 10 inves-
tigate the matter.
And yet their offence was Il mild one COM
pared with that of Miss Cavell, the English
woman. They were just private individuals
who found out what facts they could All
transmitted them 20 their government, where
as Miss Cavel occupied a semi official posi-
tion as nurse in hospital which was under
German Jurisdiction She was trusted by thu
German officials and she betrayed this trus:
by secretly aiding the enemies Of Germany.
But we need not be surprised at the atti-
tude OF our press. A thing which any French
man. Englishman or Russian can do with i'm
punity is crime when done by German.
and is featured by our press with much har-
rowing detail The bestial mob attacks on
defenceess German men, women and children
which took place in London. Antwerp and
Paris were hardly mentioned in our press,
nor did our represen tatives in those coun-
tries make any protests or Investigations.
But when anything happens to an English
man or Frenchman. on German, Austrian on
Turkish soil our representatives in those
countries Immediately display ieverish activ-
ty. That is why our so-called neutrality
seems such joke to me.
BENEDICT PRIETH.
New York Oct 27
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-03
Death and Taxes.

Men have been known TO vote after
death-by proxy-but as for paying taxes
on personal assessments the matter is
not so easily arranged. Death is too good
an excuse for lodging the tax roll TO be
overlooked. and proxies are almost inn
possible to procure, the business of tax
paying being so unpopular.
One should not condemn too hastily,
therefore, either Julius Imgard, who died
ON December "a, 1913, or his friend and
lawyer, Albert w. Ransom, for swearing
of the assessment of $4,000 in personal
property which the Tax Commissioners