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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-17

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
THE NEW AGE OF WONDERS

VTTHAT a wonderful experience
wv has been that of Mrs. Samuel
Sipe, who this week celebrated
her 1O4th birthday at her home in
Carlisle,
When she was born the world jog
ged along much as it had done for
centuries. The sailing vessel was the
waterway carrier of the worlds COM
merce, while on land the stage coach
and the Conestoga wagon divided the
human and inanimate freight between
them. Life was simple and leisurely.
The United States OF to-day was for
the most part an unexplored and un-
known wilderness beyond the Allie
ghenies. The locomotive was a thing
Of the future, the telegraph. the tele-
phone and the wireless were not even
dreamed about, while air and sub
marine navigation were untried theo-
ries. The moving picture, the auto
mobile. the talking machine and a
thousand devices Of electricity. steam
end mechanics in general had not even
entered that realm OF fancy where are
conceived the great inventions.
Mechanics! That's the keynote to
the world transformed.
Mrs. Sipe has lived through such a
period as this earth has never known,
but If there is born to-day a man or
woman who shall be alive 104 years
hence his or her biography will make
the story of the Carlisle woman's
marvellous experiences read like the
recital of simple nursery tale. Me-
chanics will go on and on. invention
will be piled upon invention. but the
wonder of the new age promises to be
mans humanity toward man and the
consequent vast Improvements in liv-
ing and working conditions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Notes About Books and Authors

Former Senator Albert ]. Beveridge
of Indiana, whose recent speech on be-
half of Mr.. Hughes at the annual dim
ner of the Middlesex Club evoked such
enthusiasm, will tour the country in
the interests of the Republican candi &.
date for President. Mr.. Beveridge has
been engaged during the last four years
in preparing a definite Life of John
Marshall. and the completion of the
work, which will be published by
Houghton Mifflin Company on Octo-
ber 81. enables him to resume his po-
litical activities. Mr.. Beveridge's itin-
erary includes the important cities of
the South, West and the Pacific coast
Alexander Aaronsohn, author of
with the Turks in Palestine" in re-
cent interview with Colonel Roosevelt,
discussed the Balkan situation. Mr.
Aaronsohn. who has lately returned
from Palestine, is one of the few Amer
leans whose knowledge of the Far East
situation has been acquired at first
hand. While visiting in the Holy Land
at the outbreak of the war, he was
pressed into the Turkish army, and
spent many anxious months before he
was able to make his escape on board
the United States cruiser Des Moines.
The story of his adventures will be
published in book form by Houghton
Mirlin Company on the 7th of Octo-
ber.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
For Hughes and Fairbanks
he Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
A few nights ago there was an
article in your paper stating that the
colored ministers of Harrisburg, had
given their unqualified endorsements
to the Republican ticket, National,
State and local, following 1t with the
names OF the ministers. / wish just
a word, to set the public Alright con-
cerning the matter.
on Monday morning, September
25th, last, there was a motion made in
our ninth conference to the effect
that we send to the daily papers
through our secretary, a statement
that the colored ministers endorse the
national candidates, Charles Evans
Hughes and Mr.. Fairbanks, of the Re-
publican ticket, and 1 seconded the
motion. The Rev. W. A. Ray arrested
the motion stating that he wished it
thoroughly understood that 1t did not
include the local Republican ticket.
To which we all agreed, and 1 en-
phatically. There was nothing said
in the motion concerning any other
candidates whatever, and whoever
interjected that other thought, stating
to the State and local Republican
ticket has deliberately falsified, and
1t is out of whole cloth.
In the State, l shall support local
option candidates. / favor no man
who is against the colored race sim
ply because we are outwardly black;
reasons founded on unjust and in
fernal pre1udices. and If there was
ever a man in the White House whom
l desire to see put out by the vote of
the people it is Woodrow Wilson,
for many reasons For l regard him
as being neither a scholar, statesman
nor patriot; and no man since the
abolition of slavery that has done so
much against my race.
ALBERT ]. GREENE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
DENoUNCING PRIMARY SYSTEM

N CCORDlNG 10 one account Oh lne
n recent meeting of the Missouri
State Bar Association at st. Louis,
the favorite method of describing the
primary election system was to quote
it that damn primary law" All the
lawyers present denounced the evils of
the primary system, especially as they
affect the nomination of judicial candi-
dates. and the general comment was
that proper and fit candidates for
judicial honors could not be induced
to enter an undignified scramble for
nomination such as is entailed by the
present system. While there is a wide
spread disposition to continue the ex-
pertinent OF the present open primary
in the nomination of candidates. there
is also a rising tide of dissatisfaction
with the kind of men who are being
catapulted into the public service
through the free-for-all method of
choosing candidates.
If it is wise to select nominees for
the judiciary in a nonpolitical conven-
ton. it is just as wise to choose other
candidates for other places by delegates
in regularly constituted party conven-
tions.
We have had so many new-fangled
electoral reforms forced upon the
people by half-baked theorists that we
are living in a maze of indecision re-
garding what is next best to be done.
Nobody will contend that the primary
system of choosing candidates has
given us any better class of officials
On the contrary. the ease with which
all sorts of ambitious persons can se-
cure a place on the ballot has resulted
in steady deterioration of the public
interest in choosing of proper officials.
Whether the present primary scheme
shall give way to the convention sys-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
ROOM FOR MILLION FARMERS
IN CALIFORNIA, WRITER SAYS
BY BRIGGS

Washington and Oregon, the climate
is an asset of great value, but when
you get back into the interior in Vari-
Gus parts of the State with thermome-
ters registering from 110 to 140 in, the
heat of summer, ones enthusiasm for
climate is apt to melt
Right around the eastern shore of
the Bay of San Francisco the climate
is perhaps the best in the State. In
San Diego, where the writer spent
about year and a half, it is more
equable, summer and winter, and
usually with much less rain, but for
that very reason it is more enervating.
Having traversed the State from north
10 SOUTH and east to west several
times, the writer's opinion is that the
Bay region is the best for residence.
Others seem to prefer the south.
Perfect Summer Climate
A more perfect summer climate is
found around Puget Sound. Judging
from three winters spent in California,
choose between Seattle and Oakland
or San Francisco. Seattle it is true
last year had heavy snow fall, but in
eight years of residence there the
writer saw only very light SHOWS.
Your esteemed townsman, Vance C.
Mccormick, classes California among
the doubtful States. On what he
beo'S HIS VIC" Ill llllS TeSaTQ 1t WOulu
be difficult to conjecture. Certainly no
Republican here will agree to any
such classification. Governor Hiram
johnson is the G. o. P. nominee for
the United States Senate, and he car
ried the State by handsome vote.
considering the conditions, with some
unwise dissension between the "Old
Guard" and the Progressive leaders.
George ). Patton is his Democratic
opponent. and has just about as much
chance of election as the janitor at
the White House would have to SUD-
plant the President
Hughes Will Carry State
The writer is not a prophet nor the
son of a prophet, but is willing to
take the hazard of predicting that
Hughes will carry California by at
least $4,000 and that oregon and
Washington will each give him hand
some majorities. Miles Poindexter. of
Spokane, formerly a Progressive, is
now supporting Hughes and has been
renominated at the primaries for
United States Senator, while here,
Johnson, one of the most effective
campaigners In the country is now
on the hustings vigorously supporting
Hughes. The women of California
too, are conducting a rousIng Hughes
campaign, and they all vote out this
way you know. Francis J. Heney.
who, 1t seems. turns his political coat
as easily as a chameleon changes
color. is out for Wilson. but he has
lost caste in the State and his support
will not carry great weight Since he
was beaten for United States Senator,
he seems to have been troubled with
political indigestion.
The Republicans out here are
vitality interested in the election of
Judge Hughes and they are very, very
sick of the present administration.
When you read the returns you will.
as all the oracles now indicate, see this
fully verified
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
THE MEXICAN MUDDI.E

TINE administration has decided
that the attempted settlement
of the Mexican question must
wait until after election.
This means that the President has
no hope of successful conclusion OF
the negotiations. If he hoped to
reach satisfactory agreement he
would press for an early conclusion OF
the conferences. thereby adding a
feather to his political cap and bene-
fitting his candidacy for reelection.
Indications are that he scents failure,
but failure now would spell ceGtain
defeat at the polls. so important inter-
national conferences are made second
airy to Democratic political advantage
and the commissioners are told to
mark time. while the great volunteer
army idles its time away along the
border instead of being at home where
industry is crying loudly for more
men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
THERE'S 4 REASON

TINE babies of New York City have
have been saved from starva-
ton by settlement of the milk
strike-but not through the interven-
ton of President Wilson.
When the railroad strike threaten
ed, friends of the President excused
his Adamson bill surrender as the only
means of advoiding a great strike and
thereby saving the babies" who
otherwise would have suffered by rea-
son by railroad strike.
But the babies of New York starved
for some days during which the Presi-
dent sat silent and made no effort to
end the trouble.
Meddllng in New York labor dis
putes. 1t is needless TO say. is not con-
ducive to vote-getting. Which may or
may not have had ''watchful wait
ing effect on the President
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
WHAT ABOUT WHEAT

HTITH wheat selling at s1.65 a
wv bushel and flour at $3.50 bar
rel. and with western farmers
and spectators both holding on for
81 wheat. 1t is pretty nearly time for
the federal government to take a
hand.
We hear much about prosperity
about overgrown bank clearances
and crowded factories, but there is
very little benefit for the consumer
in present conditions. Work and gold
are both plentiful, but what does an
abundant supply of gold do for us,
with necessities of life fifty to eighty
per cent. above normal? The dollar
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06

Congressional candidates to pledge
themselves, il elected, to vote for the
submission of a Federal woman suf-
frage amendment for ratification by
the Legislatures of the several States.
In addition, the women will ask can
dtdates in the Legislature to pledge
themselves to vote for the passage OF
an amendment to the State Constitu-
ton and woman suffrage referendum
in 1920. Pennsylvania demonstra-
tion will be a contribution to a coun-
try-wide campaign to arouse senti-
ment in favor of Federal action upon
the suffrage question. Showing the
trend OF suffrage sentiment and the
effect of the planks of the two greater
national political parties, suffragists
announce that the Republican and
Democratic State organizations have
agreed to provide speakers in various
counties, the Democrats to appear Oc-
tober {, and the Republicans October
21. Meetings thus far are scheduled
for Philadelphia. Allegheny. Chester,
Delware, Bucks, Lancaster, and Mont
gomery counties, and the following
cities: Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Read
ing, Harrisburg, Butler Greensburg
and Erie.
Jacob Gingsberg and C. C. A.
Baldi, Jr.. two Philadelphia council
men, resigned last night.
Colonel Sheldon Potter, Franklin
Spencer Edmunds and other promi-
nent Independents are behind the for
nation Of the Hughes Alliance in Ger
mantown.
Tomorrow is the last registration
in the cities and ii is expected that
there will be thousands of men regis
tered. All of the political parties are
working to make a good showing.
The Philadelphia Republican city
committee opened the campaign in
that city with a rousing meeting at
the Republican city headquarters last
night, the historic bronze cannon be-
ing fired and much red fire burned.
Senator Charles A. Snyder, candidate
for Auditor General. was the chief
speaker and predicted a Republican
sweep in Pennsylvania; We are
with banners flying" said he, "and
moving on to a great victory. This
nation is furnishing the world with the
necessities of life. The Republican
party made this possible. 1t has given
the nation sound financial policy
and a sound dollar. 1t is an old say
ing that the Republican party makes
tae money, while the Democratic
party appropriates it; as witness con-
ditions experienced with the present
Democratic administration. under
which there has been spent a sum
equal to half the cost of the Civil
War" Candidate Snyder asserted that
President Wilson Is a political auto
crat. that he dominates both the
Executive and Legislative branches of
the government. and that the people
are demanding once moro voice in
affairs at Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
SCRANTON so YEARS OLD

CCRANTON for the past week, has
y been celebrating its semi-cen
tennial anniversary in a way
that has some of the ear-marks of a
Harrisburg municipal holiday, and if
reports that filter into town from the
big mining city be true. Scranton is
surely having the time OF its fifty
full years of life.
OF course, the newspapers tell all
about it, but none, perhaps, has been
more enthusiastic than the Scranton
Republican. Two big semi-centennial
numbers were issued. one on Septem
ber so and one on October 5. and they
are surely some" papers. Four section
issues each and a magazine to boot.
Then. 700. there are columns devoted
to the accounts of the celebrations, the
professions. the redfire, the decor
ations. Scranton is finishing up
solid week of sheer enjoyment OF its
birthday and the Republican is telling
a big clientele all about the party"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06

H. l.. Burnell formerly of the Tele-
graph writing from Oakland, Cali
fornia says
California to a great many people
is The Land of Promise" and as the
second largest State in the Union,
with an extension of nearly eight
hundred miles from north to south,
it is obvious that one chief thing it
can offer is variety. With its west
ern front on the greatest of oceans,
with its High Sierras, and its coast
line mountains, it's terrain is highly
diversified. All the world knows of
the Yosemite. of the giant Sequoias in
Calaveras county, of its tropical and
semi-tropical fruits, of the rice fields
of the Sacramento Valley and the cot
ton fields of Imperial county. Not so
many perhaps know that the present
acreage in raisin grapes is 100000
while fifty thousand acres are devoted
to table grapes and 10000 to wine
grapes. The growth of the wine in
dustry is shown by the fact that in a
five-year period ending in 1873 the
Ions totaled 16.S00,000 while in the
five-year period ending in 1913 the
wine production totaled 225,S15,945
gallons.
There is now a campaign in pro-
gress to carry the State for absolute
prohibition, but it is not probable that
it will succeed. San Francisco has
been overrun with men from Oregon
and Washington. who having lost their
employment there because of prohi-
bition have f1ocked to California and
especially to San Francisco. seeking
employment and it has taxed the re-
sources of that city to handle this in
fiuX.
The natural resources of California
are great, but the State has been and
is handicapped by the large land hold
ings and the high price of land.
Bailey Millard, editor of Orchard and
Farm in a public address says that
under present conditions a man with
even $4,000 or $4,000 cannot get a
foothold upon the soil-he can only
get a chance TO lease it."
He says further that I'VE need a
more intelligent system of attracting
settlers. Gaudy circulars and beauti-
fully illustrated pamphlets have fall
ed. Why not try more attractive land
prices? Middle Western farmers are
not going to come here and pay $500
to 5000 an acre for bare land and $50
more to prepare it for irrigation, when
they can get farms IN Iowa and
Nebraska for SIS an acre"
Room For Million
Mr.. Millard points out that there
should be a million farmers in Cali
fornia instead of less than 100000. 1t
has long been evident to the writer
that the unwarranted high price of
land is a great handicap to the growth
and settlement of the State. AS a
matter of fact California has not so
many advantages over eastern or mid
die west States as to justify any such
prices. The climate = "the glorious
climate of California" is the great
slogan among the land boomers. 1t is
true that around the coast, as in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
STATE AND CITY COOPERATE

TINE cheering announcement is
made that the State Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings.
made up of Governor Brumbaugh.
State Treasurer Robert X. Young and
Auditor General A. W. Powell. will
meet in conference at a luncheon to be
given NneHt Thursday by the Governor,
the members OF the City Planning
Commission and the Capital Park Ex-
tension Commission TO discuss the de-
velopment OF the Capitol Park extern
sion zone.
There are many problems these
bodies have in common and it is
known that all of those interested have
approached the improvement Of the
new park area in a big. broad way.
giving 1t the careful study it deserves
both from the standpoint of the State
and OF the city. Governor Brumbaugh
and State Treasurer Young have en-
pressed the opinion that the new Capi-
tol Park should be developed along
lines in uniformity with the city park
system. so that the State and municipal
parks shall form one great. har-
monious whole.
The State officials. as we'll as the city
Fpfanners, see the necessity OF widening
Walnut North and Third streets. on
the park sides. TO transform what are
now rapidly becoming one-way thor
oughfares into the broad bouleyards
with which the park should be fronted.
This is neither expensive nor difficult.
Another matter to be taken UP is the
handling OF the street car lines through
; the park area When the city decided
the Eighth ward streets to the State it
was with the understanding that the
trolley lines should be cared for. and
now the problem arises as to how best
10 do this.
Once the States property here was
for the most part surrounded by prop
critics not OF the most desirable char
acter. Under the new conditions the
Capitol area is fast becoming a civic
center. The new million-dollar hotel.
the Y. ". c. a. and the enlarged
Technical high school will front il on
the Walnut street side. the rebuilt
Federal building, the Masonic Temple
and Pine Street Church on the third
street side. the Scottish Rite Cathe-
dral. which is TO be made a magnificent
structure within the next few years,
on the North street side. and other
buildings planned for erection within
a short time. The city is doing its
part to live up TO the best the State
can give it and the people are highly
pleased that the distinguished citizens
who represent the government of the
commonwealth recognize and appre-
ciate what they are endeavoring TO do.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

&C. Mahlon Kline. prominent Phila-
delphia drug manufacturer. presented
paper on prevention of adulteration
at the Baltimore convention.
George Horace Lorimer is back in
Philadelphia after spending some time
travelling in the Rocky Mountain
region.
Rowe Stewart has been chosen
as president of the Poor Richard Club.
DIR. II. S. Drinker president of
Lehigh, opened the university's fifty
first year with 300 new students.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY

itQuestions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers as presented at the organiza-
tons annual Municipal QUIT
How are County and State Mercantile
Taxes levied? When Paid?
County and State Mercantile
Taxes are levied by the Mercan-
tile Appraiser. and turned over to
County Treasurer for collection.
Due and payable May /.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06
Hand-Weaving in Mexico

LFrom National Geographic Magazine
The hand woven blankets made by the
Indian girls of Mexico. to whom a dime
begin work at sunrise and labor until
sunset, are the admiration and despair
of all who appreciate fine handiwork or
value perfect color combinations. A
years ago, although it has been useu
as a wall tapestry ever since, seems as
bright in every one of it's rainbow COZ
ors as on the day it was bought. The
weaving is so perfect that it has no
right or wrong side.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06

is more plentiful, but it is not so big
as ii used to be. 1t takes more dol
lars TO buy a respectable living than
ever before.
Flour is staple food. 1t is soaring
in price to absurd heights. The sus-
picion arises that it is being artih-
cially boosted far beyond the natural
increases due to the necessity of war
and the shortage of crops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06

The Philadelphia Evening Ledger
publishes a cartoon of Hughes mailing
the lid on a coffin containing the
Democratic donkey-only the artist
made the mistake of pfcturing the
donkey as alive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-06

tenn is for the people to determine. but
it must be recognized that there has
been no reform worthy the name in
the change from the old method to the
present plan of nominating candidates.