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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-11

poyNr1eAoa tha1 smother may be On.
r1ohsd.. ! 10 not understand how men
can sxnaoa& tho weakness Of their fsl.
lows. a. net - how . man sleeps
Ct nAgh1 who pendsrs to the grovelinx
appot1teo of men. I cannot under
stand how the liquor dealer can save
his fAoA whom he deals in salty tears,
brokea hsartA premature graves.
That's beyond me. But TIL tell you
what can understand. And I ac-
knowSs6ge Il whether you think It ID
praiesworthy In me o. not under
stand how man can 20 put his met
tie into his business and 80 bend his
enepgfeA. to win the commercial goal
And 20 conduct his concern that both
no and the man he deals with are
benented. That Is commerce. 80
wealth 10 sood because It spells op-
But wealth il evfl. And II II Evil
Tor the Same reason. Wealth In evil
because 1t spells opportunity. 1t
spells opportunity to pander. to cater.
TO indulge. to vitiate, to vuigarize. to
giuttonize and gormandize. Oppor-
tunity to be misery and niggardly.
This 10 the reason wealth has a Ques-
ZION mark after It. But mark you.
It Is not . question Of q dollar, but
a question OF the man behind the dol
lar. II you have grown mean as you
nave grown prosperous, X your grow
ing prosperity has enabled you to In
crease everything except your gifts to
kingdom building. II your larger tn
como has not made you . larger man.
II your Increased bank account has
not increased your compassion. II your
investments In stocks ana bonds have
diminished your Investments In hearts
and lives. you are . barrier to Chris
tan progress and q menace to tho So
cial order. Yet no matter which way
you look at It, whether the man owns
tho dollar or the dollar owns the man,
can you say that this n the chief end
Of mani Man n not first and fore
most gctter ana = spender. You
Tee! inyttnctively that we have not
touched bottom yet.
"Once moro. let Us ask, What Is
man? And we wifi get the answer.
mans a thinker: mans greatest Gift
Is his mind. His greatest glory lies
in the fact that he can think Even
people who are not themselves recog-
nixed as great thinkers, can see the
delights of thinking. When one reads
poetry or prose, the greatest pleasure
10 to be found in meeting with some
one who knows so much better than
You do how to think ana how to ex-
press what he thinkA Again and
again you have had those same
thoughts, but In your mind they did
not run themselves into cleArness;
they never found adequate express
sion. Your pleasure knows no bounds
when you read these Same ideas
thought out and wrought out for you.
Then there II the utility OF the
thinker. Every day We enter in the
fruits OF others thinking. When We
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-11

Mrs. Ethel Lloyd, 5 North sixth
Street. reported 70 police head
quarters last night that Z room In
her house had been entered. and Z
blue serge suit taken away. The suit
bore the trademark Of ~Drsyfua." and
Ii valued at e1o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-11
THE WEATHER
(United states Department Of
Agriculture. weather Bureau)

Washington. Sept. 1o.-In the Middle
Atlantic States fair weather Monday
will be followed by overcast and some
what warmer weather on Tuesday.
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday:
Virginia--Fair Monday; Tuesday
overcast and warmer, probably with
showers in south portion.
North Carolina-Overcast Monday
and Tuesday. probably showers Tues
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-11

nnnQot1AIly u1ntOr. This answer
hoes not satisfy me, 1t docs not
0ach the bottom. have not learned
tAb In the university OF experience.
s.Agatn, there are those who say
hat man II Q getter. an accumulator.
what il man? we ask. Mans q for
un4 builder. M9n'B an instrument Of
ruufsttion.-M Asa.s q n tdoi Of tho ex-
|ehange. Tho greatest man among M
r the man who gets most, holds most.
n 10 great, not because no has ca
Sacify to use. but capacity to get.
% our hero 10 the rich man. We
must do Difference to him. Great are
|b,,r Rothschtlds. vanderbilts, Morgnns,
Rocksfellers. These show US what
han 10 intended 70 be. Now IL you
imagine I am going to enter upon q
1rAde against wealth, you have an
Ether gussA Sometimes you think
NJ rioh people. But II II you and
nj tho minister who Is wrong. You
~ not get his point OF view. When
~ discriminates, you arc not discrimi-
hating. II - seldom you hear . pub
"A speaker indiscriminately condemn
aalth. Whenever you hear q young
~ goang around belaboring wealth,
|lorpidng prosperity. you may set II
SoVn that he II either insincore or
y . looney. 1 q. II he II we'll. What
~ minister says In, wealth II good.
wealth u power. because wealth
eils opportunity. Wealth spslls
l3orsh0eyd Seminary. Richmond
xalnea. ThersforU wealth must Be
6aoounod ~ right thinking people.
~ ncouzaulate II normal The desire
y ~ ~ hoalthful. I can we'll UNDER
Sxl1 Tia sanctions oe 4 proopnrouo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Just at this critical moment when
delegates to the national convention
are being selected, the question of be-
ing pledged or unpledged, is becoming
paramount issue in the minds of
some people. Deputy Attorney Gen
eral William il. Keller, has given his
Interpretation of the presidential pref
erence clause of the uniform primary
act, and has handed out as his ruling
that the failure on the part of can
didate to the Chicago convention, to
file an affidavit agreeing to support the
popular choice, is deemed by the act
TO be a refusal on the part of said
candidate to promise to support the
popular choice OF the party in the
State, or his district for President. In
his ruling Mr.. Keller fails to explain
who can release delegates thus
pledged. or point a way out, when the
trend of the convention is for strong
er man, we'll qualified, as may be the
case with Justice Hughes, Theodore
Roosevelt or p. G. Knox, neither of
which have had nominating petitions
circulated, and yet the popular choice
at the convention, may swing toward
one of these, or some other stalwart
It is within easy recollection of every
elector that this exact situation oc-
Cured. and in some instances when
the delegates were instructed to vote
first, last and all the time for a
pledged candidate they found their
hands TO be tied, and their power for
usefulness at the convention restrict
ed. Just now when some of the best
men in the Commonwealth are coming
forward and Offering themselves to
serve the State and Nation in this re-
spect according to their best judg-
ment and ability in accordance to the
popular will of the people in the State
or their district. would it not be in
good taste to say the least, for the
electors to have faith in the men they
desire to vote for, and allow them to
go uninstructed. j. G. b.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18

ed, to some extent, by two Chambers
OF Commerce. The Legislature at
Richmond, however. decided against
the oligarchy of oldest inhabitants,
and decided that the Governor should
appoint the first mayor and council.
Meantime, Hopewell is under a
government much like the commission
plan now so much in vogue, and it is
getting business administration.
After the first of July it will stick as
closely to the commission plan as the
State law Will allow, having a COM
mon council of five and a board of
aldermen of three members.
Another law the State Legislature
had to pass for the special benefit of
Hopewe1 provides that when more
than half the area of first-class city
is assessed as acreage, a new assess
ment may be ordered. A large part
of Hopewell. having recently been
cornfield, was assessed at $50 an
acre, although some of 1t had come
to be worth more than that by the
foot.
The greatest attention is being
given to the organization of Hope
wells police force under her new
charter. Although fine civic spirit
has replaced the lawless atmosphere
of her early days, the new city is
still troubled with large criminal
population. Hopewell and Peters
burg papers often record highway rob-
berries at the rate of three or four q
day. 1t is also admitted that Hope
we'll has become a sort of rendezvous
for criminals. Men wanted for high
crimes in other parts of the country
have repeatedly been arrested here.
Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
A GREAT HIGHWAY SYSTEM

A S showing the widespread inter
IA est in the improvement of high
ways and landscape designing.
the United States Senate has just di-
rected the printing as public doeu-
ment OF an address delivered by Cyrus
Kehr, of Knoxville, Tenn, before the
American Civic Association at Wash
ington. His subject was "a National
System of Highways and Landscape
Designing"
This address discussed in detail the
planning of cities with respect to con-
tiguous country and the prime import
ance Of permanent highways for ma
tional, civil and military use. He de-
clared that a city plan cannot be made
complete without the previous design
ing of a group of main or trunk line
highways leading from surrounding
cities to the city being treated.
This thought is in exact conformity
with the view presented a short time
ago by Warren II. Manning, who is
sists that Harrisburg is the pivotal
city through which the great national
trunk lines must pass in the con-
struction of a comprehensive high
way system. In the Kehr address il
was pointed out that the location and
designing OF all other highways must
be subordinated to the highways of
the national system and the latter
must be located and designed before
other highways can be located and
designed.
1t is obvious that the coming of the
automobile has compelled a change
of thought and the public attitude to-
ward the general building of roads. 1t
is no longer possible for country and
city authorities to neglect the in
terests which depend so largely upon
accessible highway communication.
now an important actor in all urban
and suburban development.
In the proposed William Penn high
way. extending from Philadelphia Ia
Pittsburgh. it is going to be neces-
sary to disregard some local demands
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
Cheerfulness

kansas City Star.l
Leigh Mitchell Hodges, formerly of
Kansas City and Mexico, Mo-, is the
"Optimist" editor of the Philadelphia
North American. lie goes about from
place to place looking for sunshiny
spots and CHEEKY people and things so
he can write about them and thus en-
courage other folk TO be light hearted.
He is particularly glad when he finds
someone who is bearing up and pre-
senting a cheerful front to the world
in the face OF great trouble and heavy
burdens that would crush the ordinary
person. He found one of those the
other day in the person of a poor, Grip
pied keeper of a tollgate on a road
between Reading and Harrisburg, Pa.
Harry Anspach is a cripple" he
writes. "He has been sitting in a
wheel chair for the last eleven years.
unable to move a leg. He earns only
SIS a month for his work. which keeps
him sitting at his toll window from
early morn until night, but in spite of
that he is about the most cheerful per-
son you would want to meet. 1t takes
more than a couple of days of rain to
disturb his spirits. Even through the
long winter days ne has maintained
his cheerfulress, and there isn't man
or woman who drives past his tollgate
but gets a share of his cheerful spirit.
Why not join him in dispensing cheer
fulness?"
1t is a fad nowadays to poke fun at
the idea of looking on the bright side
of things. Nevertheless, the old
ia shioned- -virtae-of eIteerfulness- re-
mains one of the saving graces of life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
THE RIVER FRONT

TIME was when any improvement
of the River Front was regarded
as purely esthetic and unneces-
sary. In short. the impression rather
generally prevailed that any eXpendi-
ture along the river for the benefit of
the people was a waste of public
funds. Several years of educational
work. however, has changed the pub
lie attitude on this question and it
would now be a bold individual, in
deed, who would suggest abandoning
the fine park strip which extends the
entire length of the city to the uses
which formerly rendered the en-
bankment a depository of garbage
and ashes and tree stumps and other
refuse Of the city.
1t is a question, however, whether
it will not be necessary in some sub
stantial way to riprap a section of the
slope extending from the granolithic
walk at the bottom to the average
flood stage of the river. Either this
will be necessary or instead such
heavy planting as will prevent the
SSAiouS SioSioh dN every hOou SNdSe
of the river.
1t was not reasonable to expect
that the newly-filled section between
'Hardscrabble' and Maclay street
would entirely resist a ravaging flood;
it is emaIkable that no more dam
age has been done. But, unless and
until the lower section of the slope
is somewhat protected there will be
more or less washing of the embank-
ment and destruction of shrubbery.
Engineers have been quoted as IA
voring the use of river stone in rip
rapping the bottom of the slope and
six or eight feet above the grano-
lithic walk. This need not be done
in one year, but might be adopted as
the fixed policy of treatment so that
the improvement could go on from
year to year. and until the whole front
shall have been safesuarded from fur
ther damage.
But whether the ripFapping is done
or not, it is certain that the people
of Harrisburg realize what the clean
ing up of the lower river line has
meant in the way of health and
beauty. Not a dollar has been wasted.
1t is one of the most important of
the city's great public improvements.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
DIXIE GOES AHEAD
A City Without Voters
By Frederic ]. Haskin

HOPEWELL Virginia, in a few
months will be a iirst-class city
- - with a Mayor and Council, eX-
cellent police and fire departments,
schools, churches, hospitals and every
thing else that city needs-eXcept
voters.
There are only about a hundred
and fifty qualified voters in the town
right now, and it will have to wait two
years before holding it's first munich
pal election. This strange state of
affairs is due to the fact that Hope
well was cornfield a year ago. and
except for a few farmers who lived
hereabouts, no one has been here long
enough to qualify as a voter.
All the time that Hopewell was
struggling through crime and fire
without any government, there was a
constantly growing demand among
the better citizens for some kind of
control. This bore fruit a few weeks
granted the city a first-class charter
and appointed an administrative board
TO take charge of its affairs until the
charter becomes effective on July 1.
At that time the administrative board
will retire and the Governor will ap-
point a Mayor and Council to serve
until the second Tuesday in June,
1918, when Hopewell will have its first
regular election.
This arrangement was not made,
however, without determined opposi-
ton from the old-timers. There were
about $50 of these residents of the
county. who would be qualified to
vote by July 1st, 1916, and they de-
manded that the government be sur
rendered into their hands. Two fac
tions were quickly formed, represent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
THE LATEST EPIDEMIC

TNHIS is written by way of warning
Health officer Raunick that he
has a new epidemic on his hands;
one. too. that promises to be even
more prevalent and violent than the
measles outbreak. The first symptoms
began to appear about two weeks ago
and the disease reached its first stages
on Saturday among hundreds of the
afflicted, the helpless victim showing
first signs of uneasiness in the early
morning. followed by utter incapacity
for work along about noon and an
irresistible impulse to go out with a
bunch of long sticks, in company with
parcel of others burning with the
same fever. and bat a poor little bit OF
a ball all over the landscape.
This devastating golf bug is again
in our midst and woe to him who is
bitten. The treatment is the same this
year as last. Repeated trips to the
country clubs or Reservoir Park are
sure TO give slight temporary relief.
No cure has been discovered. And so
many of our most prominent men have
IL, too, Isn't il dreadful ---L-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
TELEORAPH'S PERISCOPE

If Dorothy Arnold isn't careful
Charley Ross is going to become
jealous.
Now if we can only treat with
Carranza as procrastinatingly as the
Kaiser has been able to treat with us,
all will be well.
Shoe" says trade journal, will
be higher than ever next summer
Going after the girls skirts, we sup
pose.
If the crew of the submarine that
torpedoed the Sussex has been cap
tured, why not hang EN-?
We wonder if 1t is little man
from Egypt who prompts men to
leave work they know they ought to
do to go golfing or fishing.
Those who have been mourning
for Villa may now take the crepe off
their arms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
THE STATE FROM DAY ODKY

Thirty pretty little girls have been
parading the streets of Erie soliciting
money for the building fund of one of
the churches of that city. In return
for the contribution, an eXcellently
smelling flower is placed in the giver's
buttonhole and he goes on his way
rejoicing. Verify a maid that is good
to look upon with the eyes can make
the men folk turn the pockets inside
out.
The Washington Observer complains
that n contemporary in the next county
is "cribbing" its originalities, which is
bad. The paste pot and shears" man
who would Wilfully extract material
from another's column without giving
credit is the same man, who, as a boy
in school, would take a slate pencil
from his neighbor's desk
Judge So-and-so has received his
touring car looking spick and span
as a new car, after having it done
over" says a State paper. We re-
joice with the judge, particularly in
the fact that the car looks span as
we'll as spick.
Ruff Creek news reports a birthday
party at Miss Pettit's house in honor
Vi DlOLiibI the OIneF QaY. De-
tails of the occasion included the fact
that good time was had by all pres
ent.
The general outlook for big apple
crop during the coming season is
good, according to the extension agent
of the Cambria county Farm Bureau,
who has been pruning trees in various
sections of the county.
Among the social whirl" notes of a
small town ii is gleanable that an an
nual party for a certain dancing class
was held last week and "the prof
cheney of the teacher was shown bv
the cleverness of the pupils" That is
very good.
Measles has restored vision to the
impaired eyes of a Bloomsbury boy
who lost his sight just a year ago
through an attack of diphtheria.
Says the Philadelphia North Amer
lean, Success always breeds ieal-
ousy. The religious editor of a Phil
adelphia newspaper asserts that Billy
Sunday is making too much money"
Objection overruled.
The flush of victory was enhanced
in Pittsburgh the other morning by
another flush following directly upon
the first with killing effect Frank
Lassari held two straight fiushes in
a game of poker, one after the other.
and his companion didn't like it. Las
sari is dead.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
The Searchlight

a SEtLF-LItIHIUNG SMUDGE POT
The oil-burning smudge pot is in
frequent use at this season to protect
the young buds of fruit trees from
frost, but it is difficult to know just
when it is necessary to light the
smudges. In a large orchard it also
requires much extra labor. A newly
devised automatic lighter includes a
thermostat which, when the tempera-
ture falls to a danger point, auto
matically releases a drop of strong
acid. The acid falls into a receptacle
in the smudge pot where it reacts
chemically so as to light a match,
which in turn sets fire to the oil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Sometimes we almost think that
there are some things about this ad-
ministration that don't entirely suit
Mr.. Roosevelt.-Boston Transcript
One difference between Won Tirpitz
and Daniels is that the Secretary can't
be accused of ruthlessness. and another
is that he won't resign. PITTSBURGH
Dispatch.
Every time T. r. attacks w W. one
is impressed anew with the ruin and
degradation T. r. brought upon this
country by getting W. w. elected
Springfield Republican.
Felix Diaz has just landed in Mexico
in the belief that there is a good OPEN
ing down there for a new revolution
conducted on sound, conservative lines.
Chicago Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18

Democrat. Now he is frightened and
displeased by the Presidents change
of front on the sugar tariffs. He is
politely serving notice on the admins
tration that he is in a bad humor and
that unless something is done about
the sugar duties better suited to Trust
interests than at present seems likely,
there wilr be no contributions to the
Democratic campaign funds next Fall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Congressman Griest, who has been
ill, is improving at the seashore.
Ex-Governor Edwin ). Stuart
plans a western trip.
Mayor John Kosek, of Wilkes
Barre. is spending a few days at the
seashore.
&C. +. Brumm, prominent IN puD1c
service cases in Schuylkill county, is q
son of Judge G. y. Brumm.
Morris Stern, prominent Phila-
delphian. celebrated his siXtieth we'd
ding anniversary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18

Mayor Meals and his police officers
will have the everlasting gratitude of
all fair-minded citizens in the evident
determination of the department to sup
press the "cut-out" fiend. Yesterday a
start was made in the right direction,
when an officer on a motorcycle chased
and captured an offender of this class.
who was fined s5. These noisy speed
nuisances should have had their quietus
long ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18

in the interest of service for the
greater population along this route.
Feeder roads can easily be established
so that all the communities within
reasonable distance may be accommo-
dated in the construction OF the new
highway.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
Short Talk to
Retailers

You are anxious to increase
business?
You want more customers.
don't you?
Then cooperate with this
newspaper.
Read it daily and particularly
read its advertising.
If you see an article advertised
that is in your stock bring IL
into the day light - push IT.
Put II in your window.
Show it on your counter
Let people know they can get
II at your store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
PoeHic@ in
Pe~~oqeSoin
By the ESx-OommItteemaH

The contest between the rehabilita-
uon and reorganization factions of the
state Democracy for the honor of
running the State machine is on with
Vigor all over the State and Democrats
IN every county are being aligned
lES-Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer
who had planned TO get a harmony
arrangement working. is said to be
mad clean through and to contemplate
lining up his partisans everywhere
they can be found. The other side is
working on plans TO consolidate the
men who are indignant at Palmer and
his pals because of the manner in
which post offices have been handed
out and the general dissatisfaction
with the way the reorganization fac
tion has conducted things. 1t is said
that Palmer is also embarrassed by
the absence of a war chest and that
he is having the fight of his Nfe to
win as district delegate in his home
community.
In this section the candidacy of
Congressman Michael Liebel. Jr..
against Palmer is making headway
and the rehabilitation faction hopes to
also start fuss over members of the
State committee in the central coun-
ties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
H z W A 8
RIGHT.

Wifey: Mr. 3.
y Sextdoor says
Fou fiirt some
hing awful.
Hubby: That's
a boost. Would
Tou want me to
iirt like an ex-
pertH
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
OUR DAILY LAUGH
N Q G o o D
FEED?

Mr.. Bugg: En-
joy your vacation
in the mountains ?
Mr.. Mosquito
Nope, I got stung
there.