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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
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BY the x-Committesman

Governor Brumbaugh will not take
up the matter of naming a successor
10 Judge Robert Ralston, of Philadel-
phia' who died a few days ago, for
some time. There have been many
names suggested as possible appointees
TO the vacancy on the bench, including
George Henderson, William II. Wilson
and others, but the Governor to-day
declared that he had not even consid-
cred the matter.
1 have not even considered the
question and certainly will not at this
time" said the Governor this morning
The Governors attitude appears to be
the same as during the discussion of
the successor to the late Justice John
P. Elkin.
The Governor also declared to-day
that he had nothing to say about other
appointments on the "Hil" and that no
one mad been selected for the fire mar
The prospects of grand old row in
the Democratic state organization over
the national committeemanship have
neen aggravated by intimations that
nave come here that the Old Guard is
carefully setting up candidates for
state committeeman, 1t is to be a fin
ish fight between Palmer and his pals
not only for national committee but
Tor the state chairmanship and all
that pertains to an Organization.
Notice has been issued by DIR. B.
10. P. Prugh, chairman of the Pro-
hlbition State committee, that state
convention will be held in Pittsburgh
on February 22, at which there will be
considered amendments to the rules of
the party, plans for the campaign of
1916 and suggestions for nominations
for President, United States senator
from pennsylvania, state treasurer
auditor general, congressman at large
national delegates and Judge of the
Supreme Court
Charles Il. Carothers, the new
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, is eX-
pected to be here to assume his duties
within few days. He will give special
attention to the reorganization of the
educational work among the farmers
and the study of the marketing prob
lens. Mr.. Carothers served as mem
Der OF the Legislature and as sheriff of
washington county and is we'll known
in political affairs.
-Erie's special election for mayor
Is commencing to attract attention out
side of the county and many men in
nearby counties are watching with in
terest because of fight which will be
staged between the Democratic fac
tions.
Director Dates. of the public
works department in Philadelphia,
yesterday showed that he meant bust
ness by dropping over thirty highway
inspectors. There was no use for the
men. who were getting $3.50 per
month. and he said so.
The North American to-day de-
clares that the Wares and Mayor Smith
are about to engage in a battle to
wipe Senator McNichol off the map in
Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

he has not changed his mind with
respect to protection.
In other words. the President is
throwing the tariff board to the pub
lie as sop for personal approval and
is trying to let the public under the
impression that he intends to see to it,
if reelected. that the tariff is revised
upward, at the same time letting his
hands free to do as he pleases once he
and his free trade friends are safely
in the saddle again.
VIII the people be fooled a second
time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
WILSON'S REVERSAL

CTRIPPED of all the concealing
y verbiage with which it has been
carefully wrapped, President Will
sons reversal of policy with relation to
the tariff lies revealed as an endorse
ment of the Taft administrations tariff
board. which the President kicked out
of the national capitol at the first op-
portunity and which was reviled and
spurned by Democrats in Congress re-
peatedly during the debate on the I'm
derwood bill. One might even be led
to suspect that the President had read
very carefully Governor Brumbaugh's s
tariff statement of last week before
new views with regard to the foreign
trade of the United States
But the Wilson change of heart does
not have the ring of sincerity. The
President is on the eve of a campaign
for reelection. He sees looming up
before him bigger and more menacing
than ever the tariff as a national issue.
He knows in his heart that the Euro
pean war alone has saved this nation
from the most dreadful business de-
preston in its history. He knows that
the public fully realizes it is living in
an era of false and temporary pros
perity and that the end of the war,
with the Underwood tariff still in force.
would bring a catastrophe to both
capital and labor beside which all the
panics we ever have experienced would
be as nothing. Hence his change of
front. without a real change of heart,
for 1t is to be noted that while TO all
intents and purposes he endorses the
tariff views of millions of Repub-
licans, in the same breath he declares
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT

More married than single men have
been enlisted in the British army, thus
proving that married men are more
patriotic than bachelors-or something
Chicago Daily News
The terrible condition into which
Baltimore morals have fallen can best
general consensus among the divines of
that city that BILLY" Sunday is the only
y.-WaShnEton Herald
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
When Mother Bakes

She knows that right results
cannot come unless she uses the
right materials.
The wrong baking powder.
poor flour, bad shortening. or a
Door stove, will spoil everything.
The good cook proves her ma
teriaIs by experience.
But she must know what to
try and for that reason she likes
to keep posted.
She finds it pays her to read
the advertising in a good news
paper like the Telegraph.
1t tells her from time to time
of the new food products and the
stores that sell them.
In fact the advertising col
umns are an educational course In
domestic science.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY

| Irish maids down along the main
line of the Pennsylvania railroad are
knitting socks for soldiers over in old
Ireland and the Bryn Mawr branch OF
! Queen Mary's Guild is sending the fin
ished products over to Erins men who
are at the front. Sweet, slim sewers
sending socks to soldiers! One of the
bundles reached a French instead
OF an Irish regiment and the appre-
ciative reply mentioned that the re-
ciptent has brother in America who
is very prominent-he keeps saloon
in Jersey City.
The Mittoon garage-Mittoon, by
the way, isthe name of the owner and
not a species-in Lansdale, had a
crepe hanging outside the door the
other day, indicating death. Worried
neighbors investigated and discover
ed that business was dead" SO the
owners wife did the conventional
thing.
The man with the cold in his head.
who recites James Thompson's famous
poem as follows (you can get the ef-
feet from the original by closing both
nostrils with thumb and first inger)
Cub, gettle Sprig! Ethereal
bilddess, cub!"-will be glad to hear
that little robin redbreast has made
its appearance in Erie and that the
people of that city have been tricked
into the belief that the seasons are in
terchanging.
An Ellwood City trolley car has no
terrors for the deer out Newcastle
way. Said trolley car was forced to
slow down to stop while speeding
along the country because a deer that
had been planted in that section by the
Wild Life League developed bovine
tendencies and stood obstinately on the
track till the last minute, when it
struck off at a biplane clip across
country.
Greater Altoona, through the agency
of the Knights of Pythias, is to have
an adopted baby. The committee will
receive exhibits, photographs, descrip-
tions and pedigrees of children till
the right one be found. The temple
goat will be turned out TO grass and
the real mascot take its place. Won
der how the knights will hold the baby
when it is passed around for inspec-
ltion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
OUR DAILY LAUGH
PAYS TO AD-
VERTISE.

Then you don't
believe in busi-
ness men getting
together.
1 didn't say
that. But I do
believe that one
Inch of advertis-
ing will bring in
more actual busi-
ness than four
banuuets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
William PENIS sons used to stop at
Harris ferry on their tours of the
province.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
DO YOU KNOW

That the first railroad bridge at
Rockville was long considered a
wonder In its day?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
SOME FIGURE.

SOME FIGURE.
BY Col! / must
be a fine figger of
. man! Every girl
I passes smiles at
me like the dick
ensi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

MRS. DORA KNowLToN RANoUs
Mrs. Dora Knowlton Ranous, trans
'lator of Du Maupassant and other great
French writers. publisher of several
books, was found dead in her bed in
her home in New York with n gas tube
in her mouth. She was discouraged be-
cause she feared blindness and second
attack of apoplexy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

Col. L. A. Watres, former lieutenant
governor, who was here yesterday is
about to take a trip to the West In
dies. He will spend a few weeks
among the islands.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27
THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 27.

Much talent is often lost for tUdnt
of little courdge.-GEoRGE ELIOT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

The Du Pont family is living up
to its best traditions as producers OF
high class explosives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-27

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IF. r. OYSTER, Business MdndRsT.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
FILE NAMES WITH
STATE SECRETARY
List of State, Congressional and As
sembly Candidates for Coming
Primary Complete

Yesterday was the last day for the
filing of petitions for national and
state offices with the secretary of
state at Springfield. Following is a
list of candidates for state Offices and
for congressman and state represen-
tatives which will be submitted TO the
voters of this vicinity at the primaries
Sept. 13:
GOVERNOR
Democratic - Edward F. Dunno,
James Traynor, both of Chicago.
Republican-Morton d. Hull, Chica-
go; Frank o. Lowden, Oregon; Ed
ward N Woodruff, Peoria; Frank l..
Smith, Dwight.
Seymour Stedman, Chi
cago.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Democratic-Barratt O'Hara, Justin
F. Mccarthy, both of Chicago.
Republican-Sam W. Latham, Edo
rado; Albert Goodman, Chicago; Mi
chael F. Garrity. Chicago; John c.
Oglesby. Elkhart; William J. Butler,
Springfield; Albert W. Cohn, Chica-
go; Frederick c. DeLang. Glencoe.
Socialist-Karl F. NJ. Sandberg, Chi
cago.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Democratic - Lewis @. Stevenson,
Bloomington; Michael r. Ryan, Chi
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
ALL IOWA DUPED
BY GANG, BELIEF
Attorney General COssOn Says Opera
tiOns of Band Held at Davenport
Have Brought $1OO 600.

Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. Sin a
statement today to the Associated
Press, Attorney General Cosson was
authority for the statement that opera
tions of a gang of alleged swindlers,
held at Davenport to await action of
the Scott county grand jury, has been
general throughout Iowa. According
to Mr.. COssOn the gang has cleaned up
approximately 100000 in various
operations in the state in the last few
weeks
Mr. COsSon refused to make public
the names of the men alleged to have
been victims of the gang. He said,
roweyer, that the operations had not
been confined to the eastern part of
the state and that he had reason to be-
lieve the alleged conspiracy was sec
Ond in scope only to the so-called Ma
bray swindle, participants of which
were convicted at Council Bluffs few
years ago.
According to the attorney general
the scheme operated by the alleged
confidence men was a modification of
the ancient overlapping fraud, in
which the victim was furnished with
his Tip" by telegraph and received
the news of his loss the same way.
The Mabray gang carried race horses,
wrestlers and pugilists as part of their
equipment
1t is believed that the trial of the
gang will develop many features SINH
lar to the Mabray case, according to
Mr.. CossOn. The system of keeping
the victim quiet and furnishing a rea-
son for the loss by having the jockey
of the horse supposed to win drop
dead in the home stretch, it is said,
was feature Of the operation. 1t is
said that the necessity of hushing up
the death" of the jockey caused vic
tins to suffer their losses in silence.
Confidential agents of the attorney
generals Office have developed that the
operations of the gang were much
more widespread than was at first
supposed, according to Mr.. COsson,
who added that in one locality the al
legged sWindlers are reported to have
made away with $4,000 in six weeks.
An interesting feature of the Dav-
export case was disclosed by Mr.. Cos
son, who said that William Keairns, of
Dunlap, Iowa, was swindled out of
$10,280 and then came back for $10,-
600 more
David Francis of West Chester, also
is said to have been swindled out of
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
ILLINOIS TROOPS
CAPTURED, CLAIM
But Only BY Members of Its Own Bat
taliOns in Practice ManeuVers
at Border Camp.

Leon Springs, Texas, Aug. 5.-The
First Illinois brigade was captured"
today by one of its own battalions.
Under the leadership of Major Peter
J. Brady, 400 men OF the Seventh regi-
ment scored a technical triumph over
an outpost twice as strong numer-
ically and rushed the camp of three
regiments before the latter were aware
Of their peril. Lieutenant Martin
Downey assisted Major Brady in plan
ming the attack.
Practice with hand and rife gren-
AIDES is on the program for the state
soldiers to be detailed at the army
school Of musketry at Fort Sill, Okla,
which opens Aug. 20.
Chicago newspaper correspondents
are cooperating with aides of Brigadier
General y. Jack Foster in the work OF
presenting the true conditions OF life
among the Illinois troops. The health
of the soldiers, owing to scientific pre-
cautions is better, it is said, than when
the men, collectively considered, were
civilians at home. General Foster has
been assigned by General Funston to
the task OF making a registry of rep =
utable and accredited spOndents.
This move has been indorsed by ma
tonal guard officers and correspond
ents who believe it will put a check
on inaccurate news articles alleging
suffering" among the troops.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs. James S. Burton and daughter,
Miss Magaret, returned this morning
to their home in KOkomo, Ind, after
visit with relatives here. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Catherine Bur
ton, $50 Twenty avenue, who
will spend month with her son.
Joe Schatz, SIS Seventh avenue, left
last evening to visit relatives in the
east.
Mrs Ida Treftz of Aiken, Ohio, left
yesterday for Des MOines after a short
visit with friends here.
Mrs. Thomas Downing of Pitts
burgh, Pa, and Mrs. G. Ellsworth Zeig-
Ter of Minneapolis left today after Wis
iting at the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. Bostock, 1922 Fourth ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. James Magee of Tex
arkana, Ark, are visiting at the home
of j. T. kenworthy, brother of Mrs.
Magee.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
SHIFT OFFICERS
IN PHILIPPINES
Great Changes Being Made in Person
mel OF Government of Islands
Natives Taking Places.

Manila p. l., July Z, Correspond
ence OF the Associated Press Some
OF the biggest shifts in the personnel
of the government of the Philippines
in recent years are now occurring
through designations or retirements
opening a number of executive posi-
tiOns to native Fflipinos, in accord
ance with the policy of the present ad-
ministratiOn- Harry T. Edwards, di-
rector of agriculture. has retired
terminating IS years of service for the
insular government He is to be sue
ceeded by Adriano Hernandez, one of
the most progressive FiGpinos in the
government service, who for the past
year has been an assistant director of
the bureau of agriculture
stephen BOnsal has resigned as
member of the board of utility com
missioners. His place is to be filled
by DR. Bernard Hertsein, insulal col
lector of customs for the past three
years, who, in turn, is to be succeed ed
by John S. Stanley, for nine years dep
uty collector of customs. The latter
vacancy is to be filled by the appoint
ment of Vicente AldaneZ, the first Fill
pinO to be given an important execu-
tive position in the bureau of customs.
Another change has occurred in the
bureau of education, owing to the re
rirement of Frank l.. Crone, as direc-
tor. and the appointment of the assist
ant director, Walter W. Marquardt, to
succeed him. This makes possible the
promotion of Filipino, Jose Escaler,
city attorney, TO be first assistant di-
rector of education, this being the first
instance of a Filipino holding an i'm
pOrtant executive position in the bu-
reau of education.
oh inc nf
F1lipiniZation of the government is the
appointment of Joaquin de Luna, for
mer member of the assembly as the
governor of the mountain province in
habitated almost entirely by the so
called wild tribes or the head hunters.
Governor Luna succeeds an Ameri-
can of many years experience.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
CRAZY WITH HEAT.
STOPS HIS PAPER
Rock Islander Becomes Tired of Tn.
reliable Weather Forecasts and
Takes 1t Out on The Argus.

A man manifesting the rabid symp-
toms of a person who might be crazy
with the heat rushed into The Argus
office this morning and ordered his
paper stopped" unless it published
more reliable weather bulletins"
I'm tired of being fooled by this
stuff" he declared. Here right in
the middle of the last heat spell you
predicted a cool day, which never
came. For last Thursday you proph-
eSied fair and warmer, and it thunder
ed and rained and by thunder it was
cool. Last evening you promised
thunder showers and cooler today. l
sat up all night with a fan waiting for
the thunder showers, which amounted
to little more than a sprinkle, and this
morning, what do | find-hotter than
blazes. What do you think we take
this paper for-bum steers? Seems
like as a man down in Springfield
said somebody's taken the lid off of
hell
Now, what I want to know is
whether the lid is going to stay off, or
be put back on again, and l want to
know from somebody of intelligence.
l am sick of this guesswork. Let's
have one thing or the other. | amt
no middle ground man. l can take
what's coming, but l want to know If
it is coming, that's all"
The caller was given a seat in front
of an electric fan, and presented with
a glass of ice water. Then he was
told that The Argus had nothing what
ever to do with the weather forecasts
published daily, as furnished by the
weather bureau and officially signed.
He was reminded that man, after all,
in whatever his station, is but a poor
mortal, who at best does not know
much, and it is nothing unusual for
him to fall down when he attempts
to foretell the acts of Providence.
Finally, it was suggested to the visi-
tor that the best thing for him to do
would be to go about his business, try
to forget the weather, and under no
circumstances to read the forecasts
must less count on them, or take them
seriously to heart
The man said something about find
ing out about this, and left. He will
probably wind up by blaming it all on
Wilson.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
ONE DEAD; FIVE HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Antonio Verdana
was fatally injured, his Wife so Sc
verely injured il is feared she cannot
recover and three other men, two OF
them policemen, were hurt when an
automobile in which the five were rid
ing overturned here today as the re-
suit Of the breaking of the steering
gear The injured policemen are Wal
ter Pelletier, and John Carey.
Niles, Ill, Aug. Henry koepper.
farmer. was found crushed TO death
under his overturned automobile near
MS home. TWO miles west Of here, to-
day. Marks on the road indicated his
machine had overturned when he
tried 70 let another automobile pass
him.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
REPAIRS TO BRICK
WALK ARE STOPPED

Complaint to city officials that an at
tempt was made to relay a brick side
walk on the northeast corner of
Fourth avenue and Twentieth street
today caused police to stop the work.
City authorities have communicated
with the owners of the property point
ing out that the new sidewalk Ordi
nance requires that concrete walks
be constructed and no repairs OF
brick walks are allowed The owners
will comply with the ordinance.
Damage caused by the circus wagons
passing over Twelfth street will not
be heavy, Commissioner JuhI said to-
day after he and Otto c. Seidlitz,
bOndsman for Barnum & Bailey, had
returned from an inspection trip. The
repairs will be made by city employees
and Mr. Seidlitz will pay the expense,
Commissioner Juhl said
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
MAJESTIC HOTEL
RAIDED BY COPS
Keeper and Three Women Are Appre.
hended by Squad of Night Officers
in Alleged DisOrderly House.

The Majestic hotel in the 1900 block
was raided last night by a squad of
night patrolmen and male keeper and
three women inmates were arrested
Sam Williams was taken as keeper
of a disorderly house and fined $25.
Maxine Childers, Margaret Smith and
Elsie Davis were each arrested as in
mates of a disorderly house and fined
So
S. P. Bray was fined IS for violation
of the motor vehicle ordinance. George
Burns and Charles Hook each paid a
fine of 50 for conducting a bOisterous
celebration on Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
REMAINS OF JACK"
ARE NOT DISINTERRED

The remains of Jack" the man of
mystery, who died at the Sehnert
rooming house last Sunday and was
buried at Chippiannock without his
identity being discovered, will not be
disinterred. Recently Mrs. Jack Rus
sell. Orion, conferred with Coroner r.
G. J. Meyer relative to the man, be
ing convinced that the description
fitted that of her missing brother. Ar
rangements were made to take the
body up today, but were dropped when
a letter came from Mrs. Russell an
nouncing her brother had returned
1t is probable that who Jack was
will never be known.
Rock Island Argus., 1916-08-05
FIGHT IN STREET
TIES UP TRAFFIC
William G.. Gabel Admits Hitting
Street Car M0tOrman, Bnt Says IL
Was In Self Defense.
COLLISION STARTS ARGUMENT
Charles Higgins Causes Arrest OF
Owner of Taxi Line on Charge OF
Assault and Battery.

Eastbound street car traffic was tied
up for ten minutes. the string Of cars
crowding for a block and a half, when
a fight occurred at the corner Of Eigh-
teenth street and Second avenue at
$50 O'Clock last night. William C..
Gabel. owner OF a taxi cab line, and
Charles Higgins, motorman OF the
street car, were the principals
Gabel was driving his car north on
Eighteenth street and was turning east
on Second avenue. The street car was
proceeding east There was collision.
Gabel made remark TO the motorman
and hot words followed which precipi-
tated the fight.
Higgins today swore out a warrant
charging Gabel with assault and bat
terry, contending that Gabel went into
the street car and dragged him out,
attacking him. Gabel admitted strfk-
ing Higgins, but said he was forced TO
in self defense. Gabel said:
Il was going around the corner
slowly. | was in one OF my machines,
perhaps not going over four miles all
hour An arsenal car was going east
at a high rate of speed. l got no
warning from the motorman. The
street car hit my machine, grazing one
of the tenders.
Il yelled at the motorman, asking
him what he was trying to do. He
picked up his controller and l had to
protect myself. / hit him and knocked
the controller out of his hand We
scuffled and l kicked the controller
away from him, but he picked 1t up.
Then I hit him again.
II did not go in the car after him.
l intend to swear out a warrant accus-
ing him of assault with deadly weap-
on. Ny car is not badly damaged
Hundreds of persons witnessed the
fight, and as the street car trafhc at
$50 is heavy it was not long before
there was a long string or cars held
up.
The case against Gabel continued
until Monday afternoon.