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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
THE WORLDS ACCUSATIONS

TINE New York World to-day
openly accuses many well-known
senators and congressman of Civ
ing ready ear to the propaganda of
the German American Alliance, hav-
ing for its purpose the denial of
Americans the right TO travel on armed
merchantmen. If the World knows
whereof II speaks, every man named
should be forced to resign. We want
no German minions in the Congress
Of the United States. On the other
hand, the public must not judge too
hastily. The crafty hand of the Ger
man spy system. unable to influence
patriotic Americans. would not be
above an attempt to besmirch the
characters of those it could not reach.
The country may we'll await further
developments before condemning the
accused.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
sTEELToN INCONSISTENCIES

CTEELTON'S borough council is to
y be complimented for its progress
sivcness as shown last evening in
adopting recommendations of the
Municipal League and Civic Club
creating q fund for the immediate
establishment of playground system.
In the past few years Steelton has
been going through the same period
of municipal development that Har-
ago, and which has since been termed
"lIarrisburg's awakening" This same
term might now we'll be applied to
the quickeninG civic spirit OF the steel
borough.
Within that period the borough has
paved seven miles of streets, built n
modern and adequate filtration plant
and created the nucleus for a park
system. Now it is proposed to float
another loan for additional street
paving, motorization of the fire de-
partment and the establishment of a
modern garbage collection system.
These things are excellent; and the
borough councilmen are TO be COM
plimented for their willingness TO sub
nit the question to tho voters.
But in making the borough pro-
Gressve along these lines, council
should not forget its greatest asset,
the children. As c. S. Davis, chairman
OF the joint committee which laid the
matter before council, declared: at
is the duty OF those in charge of the
municipal government to bring about
such conditions as will tend to make
good American citizens out . of the
cosmopolitan youth OF the borough" +"
While the sum appropriated by
council last evening is not much. as
such appropriations are measured, il
is sufficient to get the Fairgrounds
movement under way, and the Tele-
graph is pleased to note the early sue
cess OF movement which it has al
ways fostcred.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
The P Passing of the Sleeping Porch
By Frederic ]. Haskin

good health. Special clothes were de-
signed which prevented them from
taking cold, consisting of headgear and
pantaloons somewhat resembling the
apparel of an Eskimo. There were
also a cot and blankets for each indi-
vidual child. IT is somewhat doubtful
lif the pine trees had any medicinal
value, but the children were kept en-
tertained and amused making trim
mings for them.
All over the cities, then, appeared
curious devices on the roofs and bal
comics of buildings. People were
sleeping out-of-d doors. Tents were
erected on the side lawn, and beds
were seen half projecting through the
windows, while in the suburbs it be-
came the popular pastime to sleep in
the trees. One man who owned a
large apple tree built platform in its
wide-spreading branches, on which he
placed a cot and curtains, and there
/ after became the envy of his admiring
! friends.
! Nothing more was to be heard OF
! the detrimental effect of night air.
! People dropped carelessly to sleep in
| hammocks in the orchard and the
next day reported enthusiastically the
| joy of getting back to nature. The
question of health was completely lost
sight of in the aesthetic delight of
communion with the stars. Meantime,
architects all over the country were
kept occupied designing new kinds of
sleeping porches.
Sleeping porches were tackled on to
every angle of the house, and whole
families took up their beds and moved
out into the open. Winter coming on,
a few deserters crept back to their
steam-heated bedrooms, but the ma
iority were intrepid and, laden with
blankets and hot water bottles, stuck
| m he nH 1nn cf 6n IL
! liShtful sensation of rain or snow on
the face, while protected in the folds
of woolen blankets and an outer cover
| let of tarpaulin, was recounted in de-
tail at the breakfast table.
There was only one drawback. If
you formed the habit of sleeping out
doors you had to keep it up. IL you
stopped and then went back to it, you
took cold. This made it very incon-
lVenient for people to travel and the
J hotels, in alarm. began erecting sleep
ing porches. An artist arriving at a
hotel in Seattle, insisted upon erect
ing his own tent on the roof of the
building, explaining that he could not
sleep indoors. The hotel was inclined
to refuse him. suspecting that it might
be some new advertising scheme, but
| finally gave in convinced by his earn
estness.
When people had explored to the
depths the aesthetic sensations of
sleeping outdoors, it occurred to them
to go step further and live outdoors.
Our remote ancestors, whom it became
everybody's desire to initiate, lived out
| OF doors or in well ventilated caves.
| Whereupon the architects once more
| became busy, and in came the living
room porch. If one were fortunate
enough to possess a front veranda, it
was Immediately screened, curtained
and furnished
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
THE LICENSE DECISIONS

THE action of the Dauphin County
Court yesterday in refusing to re-
license three liquor-selling places
in Harrisburg was not unexpected.
Indeed, the court could not we'll have
done otherwise, in the face of evidence
presented. 1t was clearly shown that
the law had been violated, flagrantly at
that. Judges Kunl1el and McCarrell
acted in strict accord with the law
no more. no less.
The Dauphin County Court has
always held that in considering liquor
license applications it must confine
itself strictly to the provisions of the
statute-that it has no authority to go
outside the law either in favor of a
license applicant or against him.
Judges Kunkel and McCarrell followed
this rule to the letter in this case and
neither "wets" nor "drys" can COM
plain that they did not receive fair
treatment.
The community does not suffer by
the closing of the drinking places to
which the court refused license. The
evidence against them showed that.
The league between licensed liquor
places and the brothel must be broken
up. The court has shown that it's
sympathies lie in this direction. There
are other places that escaped this time
which were on the borderland. They
should take warning, for it is only fair
to assume that unless they are Cleaned
up they need hope for little mercy
another time.
There are those who expected the
court would lay down some rule re-
garding winerooms and cabarets. The
court remained silent on this subject,
evidently content with the knowledge
that the law is plain for any who may
care 10 read, and that if there are
violations no time should be lost in
bringing suit by those whose duty it is
TO prosecute or by those who have the
good of the community at heart and
who know the facts. A legal definition
of what will or will not be permitted
in a matter like this is liable to be
misunderstood or deliberately misin-
terpreted, to the embarrassment of the
court in future proceedings. 1t is just
as we'll that the court made no ruling
on the subject Saloonkeepers who
want to escepe the law know very we'll
how to do 1t without the instructions
of n judge, and there is no use giving
others who want to go as far as they
may a legal line beyond which they
will not be nermitted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
BABY'S IMPORTANCE
LFrom the kansas CIV Times.l


Professor Fisher, of Yale, estimates
that baby is worth $50. If this sur
prisinS Information is correct-if in
deed, babies are even worth saving at
thought to the matter. We have been
proceeding on the theory that "a baby
% wasn't worth anything to anybody eX-
least. for there always has been a
strong disposition in matters OF legisla-
tion affecting the milkman and the
baby to put the milkman first. lie is,
of course a vested interest and a going
concern, whereas until Professor Fisher
spoke tho baby was not considered to
But if the professors estimate is to
stand the baby's status becomes con-
siderably, improved; Ninety dollars
worth Of baby rises to the dignity of an
lection of law, of trial by jury, of con-
sidera tion by boards and commissions
and of everything else that is accorded
$50 worth OF other property, real or
personal. 1t will be seen that the thing
has serious aspect. baby might go
into court, establish it's legal and
economic value on Professor Fishers
testimony, and make considerable of a
row obout lot of things that have
previously been considered none of its
business. Not as n baby. of course
that would be preposterous-but as $50
worth of property. Ninety dollars worth
of property can hire an attorney. II
can get n yote-maybe more than one
It can find a voice in the Legislature.
It can speak in directors meetings, get
attention in banks and associate with
bonds.
Tho interests that have been in con-
spiracy against the baby as a baby will
think twice before continuing the same
course against IL as q stake in the 6
per cents. For while babies are a lit
tie slow in learning TO, talk i Is re-
its voice and raises it in shouting Tor
its rights.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

.TTAs your house a sleeping porch?
IT If so, you are in danger OF be-
u = ing classed as behind the times
The architectural death knell OF the
sleeping porch has been sounded. The
newest bungalows are built without It,,
and when the bungalow repudlateS IL,
its fate is sealed.
A businessman in an eastern city,
anxious to secure an option on sum-
mer home before the seasons rush set
in, haunted the real estate offices exam
ming various plans. One particular
house in a nearby suburb was exactly
what he wanted. 1t contained just
the right number of rooms, and ten
mis- court on the front lawn, and a
model garage. But" complained the
businessman, 'it has no sleeping
porches.'
The real estate agents regarded him
with tolerant amusement. 1t was as
il he had complained Of the absence
of q windmill. They explained that
the sleeping porch was an architec-
tural fad which has gone out of date.
and there was 10 longer any demand
for them. TO the businessman's timid
assertions that he liked sleeping
porches, they had but one reply: 1T
simply isn't being done"
The sleeping porch. in sense, is
the ideal way to sleep. But the con-
monotonous, and one by one people
have gone back to their solid brass
beds with a sigh of relief.
There is no question as to the bene-
fetal effects of sleeping outdoors on
the health generally, and particularly
in the treatment of nervous diseases
and tuberculosis. To the modern sana-
torium sleeping porches will always be
Indispensable. They are a great boon,
also to those who are kept shut up
in an Office all day, where it is almost
Impossible to secure proper ventilation,
and hence are deprived of the amount
of fresh air which their systems re-
ouire. Sleeping with all the windows
open is not the same as being actually
out in tho open air. So as a necessity
for good health the sleeping porch is
here to stay, but as a luxury for those
who can afford 10 crafty fads, 1t has
ceased to be interesting.
The establishment of the first fresh
air school in Charlottenburg, Ger
many. ushered in the mania for fresh
air all over the world. The news that
the Germans were taking their chill
dren into the pine forests in the place
| Of school rooms created a great deal
of interest in the United States and
started what has since been referred
| 10 as the fresh air fad" The check
of tuberculosis was occupying an un-
usually largo amount of space in the
magazines at that time and people had
vision OF germs in everything they
did. The "open-air treatment was
on everybody's lips.
Since pine forests were a trifle re-
mote and impracticable in cities,
schools for anaemic children were es-
tablished on the roofs of buildings,
and the pine trees brought to them.
Here they were given regular course
of treatment which usually resulted
in their returning to the schoolroom in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
NEW SECRETARY OF WAR

TINE appointment of Newton D.
Baker, twice Mayor of Cleveland
and leader of the Democratic
party in Ohio, as Secretary of War
brings at once into the Cabinet of
President Wilson an energetic, re-
sourceful man, with some knowledge
of Washington, and keen politician.
The President is in sore need of both,
and while beyond doubt he chose
Baker because he believed him TO be
the man to meet the crisis in the ma
tion's military affairs, there arises the
suspicion that he was thinking also in
the terms of party politics, for Ohio
has been looked upon us doubtful
State" by Democratic leaders, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

Baker is the most powerful and in
fluential Democrat in that State.
Mr.. Baker comes to his new duties
in the full flush of middle life and in
entire sympathy with the President
and his policies. II is likely that he
will be less aggressive and less self
willed than Garrison and, therefore,
promises to get along with the Presi-
dent much better than his predecessor.
Every patriotic American will wish
him well in the gigantic task he has
undertaken. The preparedness pro-
gram must be pushed along without
delay and regardless of party lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
THE SENATE VOTE
[ rrom tha Now York World. ]

From the New YORK World.J
By vote of 6S to Il the Senate of the
United States has declared in substance
that the capital of the United States is
still Washington and not Berlin; that
the President of the United States is
still woodrow Wilson and not Wilhelm
II. and that the foreign affairs of the
United States are still in the hands OF
the President and not in the hands of
the Kaiser.
That is the true Interpretation of
Yesterdays action, in spite of Senator
Cores dishonest. parliamentary trick to
give the lie to his own resolution and
add further to tho Presidents embar-
rassments. 1t ought not to be, without
moral effect in Berlin, where the belief
prevails in official German circles that
Congress is FIVE TO one against the Presi-
dent on the question of whether Ger
manys pledges to the United States
shall be kept and whether the United
States will maintain it's rights, under
international law. 1t ought to have n
decisive effect upon the House of Rep
resentatives. which is not yet sure
whether it is pro-American or uro-Ger-
man,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Colonel Asher Miner former COM
mander OF the Ninth Regiment, may
return to that regiment as the result
of changes made at Wilkes Barre.
John C. Johnson. the eminent
Philadelphia lawyer, has been elected
a trustee OF the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York.
DR.. Talcott Williams. the head of
the Pulitzer school of journalism, lee
tured before Scranton newspapermen.
Major ~. w. Inglis. new head Of
the LaclIawanna coal interests, was
given q dinner and loving cup by his
friends in Scranton.
Harry Cunnis. the new chief of
police of Hazleton, is a conductor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

so you're going in for public speak
"Yes."
well, make up your mind that you
can say moro in half an hour than you
can in two hours."--Detroit Free Press.
"As a result of their long daily glides
over the ice they will be married in the
Spring" says q report Of q romance be-
tween a Chicago girl and her skating
And in the Spring the ice will melt,
after which points of uncongeniality
may develop. - Louisville Courier
Journal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
NOT

Manchester Guardian.I
An English lieutenant writes from
Saioniki:
"A characteristic Salonili incident
on the way to camp. The man with
whom ] was was a Serbian Jew at
tached to the Zadruga Bank. We met
two Tommies in language difficulties
with two men, tho one of whom spoke
Russian and the other Greek. So tht
Tommies talked English to me. |
talked German TO my friend who talk
ed Serbian to the Russian (who re-
piled in his own language), who talk
ed Greek to the other fellow"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
OUR DAILY LAUGH
COULDN'T
FORGET.

I su PIP o 8 e
you've forgotten
all about that
ten you owe me.
How the deuce
can a man for
get 1t when
you're all the
time harpin' on
it?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
John Jones,
Corner StOrekeeper

John Jones kept corner
procery = Just an ordinary,
every day grocery store.
He did not get ahead and only
made q bare living.
one day Jones decided to livcn
business up q bit and sought ad-
vice.
A friend showed him how to
tallo advantage of products that
were being advertised in the
newspapers.
He was induced to put these
ncwspapcr advertised products in
the window and use them for
business pullcrs.
BuGiness began to get better
and before long Jones became an
enthusiast on the subject of CO.
operation with newspaper adver-
tisinG.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
Peter and John Imprisoned

And as they spake unto the people,
the priests, and the captain of the
temple. and the Sadducees, came up
on them, being grieved that they
taught the people, and preached
through Jesus tho resurrection from
the dead And they laid hands upon
them, and put them in hold unto the
next day: for it was now evidence.
Howbeit many of them which heard
the word believed.-Acts ". to 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
JONAH PRAYED TO DIE

and he was very angry. And he pray
ed unto the Lord, Therefore now, 0
Lord, take I beseech thee. my life
from me; for it is better for me to
die than to live. Then said the Lord.
Doest thou well TO be anSry?-Jonah
~, to 4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

William Penn's agents held confer
ences with Indians here soon aftel
John Harris established the ferry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY

The body OF an unidentified man,
solidly frozen in cake of ice and
in a state OF perfect preservation, was
found floating down the Allegheny
river. A river bargeman happened to
notice dark object in the river and
a closer examination proved it to be
the strange phenomenon described.
Romance to the nth. degree found
expression last evening at Ardmore
In the marriage of Miss Ingraham, of
Noble, Ontario, Canada, 10 William
Gamble. of British Columbia, at the
home of the brides sister. The trans
continental courtship which followed
the first meeting eliminated in last
evenings ceremony.
IT was a case of the butcher butch
ed when Isaac Pail, of Pittston. was
found in a cattle yard unconscious,
having been attacked by an angry
COW. The butcher is in critical con-
dition. q
Tt is said that Lancaster tobacco is
in demand in the trenches by the SOL
diers of the belligerent armies in Eu-
rope. Ever since the opening of the
war agents have been buying up scrap
tobacco in this section and shipping
it across the water. They also say
that the amount of cigaret smoking
in the trenches is beginning to worry
some of the military efficiency experts
over there.
Evangelist Biederwolf reached an
anti-climax at Norristown Sunday
when % Sunday schools, numbering
over 5000 individuals. assembled to
hear him take a crack at sin. Many
of the audience concluded his remarks.
as Der usI1al by hitting the trail
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg makes pretzels
that arc sold for many miles
around?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
TELEORAPH'S PERISCOPE

Democrats are much put out by
Owen Wister's verses on President
Wilson. Cheer up. He said Just as
nasty things about Pennsylvania Re-
publicans a few years ago, and they've
been forgotten.
We believe you, Mr.. Demain: all
that you ever said about the Ground
hog being faker is true.
Maybe Bryan started that story
about the President resigning.
-"Zeppelins make most successful
raid" says newspaper headline. Yep,
killed more babies than last trip.
This baby week idea is all right;
1t is the baby nights we dread.
"A New York newspaper says that
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cats husband
is named George. We're glad to know
this. We feared it might be Tom.
Some men are born so unlucky.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

This baby week idea is all right;
1t is the baby nights we dread.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

p. ]. .STACKPoLE. Pres't and EdiIor-iH-C Chief
e. r. OYSTER, Business MdHager.
Gus NJ. SDEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07

Maybe Bryan started that story
about the President resigning.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-07
LONE BANDIT HOLDS
UP FIVE STAGES

YOSEMITE VALLEY, Cal, July g.
Five stage loads of tourists entering
the Yosemite valley were held up to-
day at Wawona by highwayman who
operated single handed and took his
departure on a motorcycle. He collect
ed about $500.
The victims included several tour
lists from the eastern cities.
Except that the bandit rode a mo-
torcycle and the stage coaches were
all motor driven vehicles, the holdup
was not unlike the performances of
early mining days or scenes staged for
moving pictures.
The bandit stopped the first car by
means of log rolled across the road
way. As the car stopped he stepped
out from the brush and with sawed
off shotgun assumed charge of the sit
liation. He waited until the five coach
es had reached his blockade He then
ordered everybody out into the road.
Cash only no jewelry wanted he
told them.
When he had finished taking up the
collection he mounted his motorcycle
and disappeared at full speed
Among his victims were number of
Southern Pacific company officials
from the east
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-07
SULPHUR|C ACID IS
HEAVILY PRODUCED

The United States is now produc-
ing sulphuric acid at the rate o.
about 1900, 600 tons annually says the
Ajo Copper News.
In addition there is being maue
about 100000 tons of oleum, or fum-
ing acid. The trade in the strong
acids is very brisk. and prices are
big due to war demands, much OF 1t
going into explosives and other muni-
lions. Calumet < Arizona Mining
company is working on the construc-
ton of its acid plant and will have
it in operation in a few months
Much of its output will be USED at
its New Cornelia mine at tAjo. IN the
teaching Of the ores of that property.
The company VIII undoubtedly earn
nice amount annually from this
new plant in which the acid VIII be
hy-product from the treatment OF
its copper ores At its Douglas smeit-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-07
WILL PLAY THIS EVENING

The baseball team of the Woodmen
of the World will clash with the Pas
time aggregation at East Lake park
this evening at 6 o'clock. Both teams
have been rounding into excellent form
lately and a hot contest is expected to
be the result of the meeting.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-07
FIGHTER NOT GUILTY
Republican A. p. Leased wire]

LOS ANGELES, July 6.-Frank
Dolan. an amateur boxer, was released
by the police today when coroner's
Jury found that Bert Toffey of San
Francisco Olympic club champion fly
weight. died in the ring at Vernon
Monday night from acute dilation OF
the heart. caused by over eXertion.
Toffey collapsed in the fourth round
of fight with Dolan and died few
11in1ltns lafnr