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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

London, Sept. Is.
TN the left-hand corner of Ward ~
there is bed which has a little
window beside it looking over the
big beech tree; it is pleasant corner.
For the last month there has lain in
this bed a wiZened little fellow from
one of the border regiments. He Is
forty-nine and can never have been
strong, for rheumatism has been play
ing havoc with him for years, and now
his heart Is giving out as we'll as his
joints, and he can only lie and watch
the tree tops and think and laugh.
Thompson has a vivid tongue, which
also serves to pass the time. a tongue
which many years of fish and fruit
hawking in a big Yorkshire town have
polished to a keen edge. Is Dick,
young and helpless with a shattered
lung, intent upon being spruce? "Ah,
saws Thompson, lat um be, nurse;
they young uns mum allays be smart
for ta yooung ladies. When wilt
thou have Ia day oot. Dick? I'm
thinkin' they'll lippen to thee, lad"
And Dick forgets the gnawing hole in
his back and preens himself like a
young drake. But one morning Dick
lenged ana by and by a thin gasp
brought nurse to Thompson's bed; he
lay there looking very gray and small;
and pillows were taken away and al
sorts of things were done to him be-
fore he could smile again. 'Eh!" he
said afterward, "'tis ma haart;
mony's the time 1t COON over me
weak-like in thae trenches. 1 used to
think as happen it were the cookin'
for they made me company cook, ye
see. but I'm nobbut sure now that 'tis
to be cookin' or none" Alas! there il
no eainsayinR this.
Thompson tapped the newspaper
which lay beside him. ma best
chum," he said, young Sam fra Not
tingham; nobbut lad he was-died o
wounds. The last neeht afore the at
tack e COON to me. Tom, e say
Tom, I'm COON to say good-by. And
A laughs at ia chap. 'Nothin' O. the
soort.' A say. 'taint good-by, it's sc
long, Saam.' We goes over ia tor
to-morrer,' e says. and I've great
feclin' it's good-by. and I'd be mair
glad fur you to tell 'em at hoome
seein' as we've been chums, g say
And wi that A laughs again, but II
weren't any use. 'Doan't e laugh,
Saam says, fur I knows And here il
is-died O. wounds. And AS never sc
mooch as their address at hoome. but
A nun write. for him and me we was
chums." Thompson's funny little face
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The Democratic slogan DO it 10,
wilson is singularly like the Republi-
can slogan. the only difference being
the substitution OF ito" for for"
Boston Transcript.
A New Yorker writes to us thar h,,
thoroughly understands the SITUATION
in Greece. In that case he should 60
to Athens at once and explain it to the
Greeks.-New York Sun.
An automobile bandit robbed n
Standard OH collector. of $4,000. in De-
.roit the other day. but the company
should worry. as he will have to nav =,
back for, gasoline anyhow in the next
lew weeks.-Dallas News.
Eggs are now being imported from
CHINA, wnere they are bought for Sly
cents dozen. Apparently the Ameri-
can hen, without a protective tariff. is
unable to compete with the parpeS
ern Lumberman
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

of Pottsville, who had been charged
with neglect of roads, was cleared
yesterday in the Schuylkill county
courts.
Lancaster county yesterday ar
ranged to pay off the last Of its debt
amounting to $4,000.
Charles e. Hughes has sent a
letter to George D. Porter in which he
expresses his pleasure at the effective
work being done in his behalf in
Philadelphia by the organizations of
businessmen. Mr.. Porter is actively
carrying on the work in the State in
behalf of the candidate.
The Tenth ward independent lea
que of this city blossomed last night.
Alderman George D. Herbert, Demo-
cratic candidate for senator, was the
chief speaker.
&C. S. Wenger, Washington candi-
date, in the Second Lancaster legisla-
tive district, has withdrawn.
Two new State tickets were added
to the lists on file at the Capitol late
yesterday, nomination papers being
required to get the names on the ball
lots. They were as follows:
.Industrialist = United State SEN
ator W. II. Thomas, Buena Vista;
State Treasurer, George G. Anton,
Philadelphia; Auditor General Her
man Spittal, Erie; Congress- large:
b. II. Brenner, Columbia; II. G.
Menel, York; G. w. Ohls. Pittsburgh
and Richard Love, Scottdale.
Isl Single Tax Tax = United United States Sen
General. William G. Wright: State
Treasurer, James A. Robinson; Con-
gress-at-large, oliver Mcknight
Royd e. Morrison. Jerome C. Refs
and Alfred Guerro, all of whom live
in Philadelphia except the latter
whose home Is given as Garrettsford
The Single Tax party has filed
nomination papers for Oliver Wright
Philadelphia, fifth congressional;
James H. Dix, Plymouth township
Montgomery county, eighth congress-
lonal; Lewis Ryan, Ardmore, first
Montgomery; Charles d. RYAN
Springfield, fourth Montgomery.
Congressman w. w. Bailey filed
Union party nomination paper for
the 18th congressional district and
Local Option and Progressive papers
were filed for w. r. Longstreet, 25th
senatorial and Progressive papers, one
for Truman G. Gardner, Potter coun.
ty legislative.
The Democratic PHILADELPHIA
Record to-day says: "Ex-Director
George D. Porter, guiding spirit in the
local Hughes Alliance, returned yes.
terday after a conference in New
York with Republican National Chair
man Wilcox and President w. Cam.
eron Forbes. of the National Hughes
Alliance. He was full of bright
dreams regarding the coming election
says the national committeeman are
Jubilant over the progress of the cam.
paign, but are centralizing their eff.
forts on New York, Illinois, Ohio AND
New Jersey. This is practically ad.
mitting that thoses States are doubt.
ful, but the optimistic Porter says the
party managers now believe thai
sentiment has slowly increa sed ;r
favor of the Republican Candidate e"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8
Make Il rule not only to be prompt
in all your appointments but little
ahead of time.
THE sCHwAB DINNER
F Harrisburg made half the fav.

IF Harrisburg made half the favor
able impression upon Mr.. Schwab
that Mr.. Schwab made on Harris
burg. there Is no question as to future
friendly relations.
When Mr.. Schwab had concluded
the delightful. instructive and enter
tanning address at the dinner rendered
him and his associates by the Cham her
of Commerce last evening those who
had heard him then for the first time
no longer wondered at his phenomenal
career, no longer were puzzled as to
why he has become, at a comparatively
early age, the foremost figure Of the
steel industry in all the world. After
hearing him speak 1t is safe to say that
there was not a man in the large audi
ence who either envied him his success
or would withhold from him in the
slightest degree the heartiest CO.
operation of this community toward
the success of the great Schwab enter
prise at Steelton.
Most of those who went out from
the dinner last evening did so feeling
that Harrisburg is fortunate indeed to
be linked up in this intimate way with
the lame of Schwab. his tremendous
accomplishments, his well-laid plans
and his wonderful dream for the
future greatness of the eastern part of
the United States and the country at
large--a dream to be realized through
the hard work of men whose wealth
would permit them at this moment to
forsake for all time the workshop for
the halls of leisure.
Mr.. Schwab is such citizen as Har-
risburg would be happy to claim for
her own. He is the personif1cation of
American manhood. He Is at once a
dreamer and a doer. He works for
the JOY of work and the elatioh Of the
task well done. Financial reward to
him is secondary to accomplishment
Profit is but the symbol of success and
the tool by which greater deeds may
be wrought.
And YET, busy man that he is with
his own affairs. he finds time to think
Of others-to urge those associated
with him to think of the community
and the country in which they reside;
to participate in its activities and work
for its welfare; to reward those who
do hard work and do 1t well. to be
good citizens in the best that the name
implies.
Harrisburg is indebted to Mr.. Schwab
not alone for his promises of enlarge
ments at Steelton and his pledge of
cooperation with the local authorities
for the upbuilding of Steelton and
Harrisburg, but for the example he set
US last night in good citizenship at a
time when we as a city are about to
quicken our pace and go forward to
the task OF building bigger. better
town upon the foundations so we'll laid.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
A Contrast in Robes
New York Sun. ]


"I did doff the judicial ermine and
submit to you that you know, and
every American knows. that 1t fell
from my shoulders unsullied." Thus,
with rigidly uncompromising dignity
Mr. Hughes places before the people
of this country an incontrovertible fact
that furnishes material for earnest re-
Fiction. When any man taking leave
of high and influential office can
challenge successfully the verdict OF
the community upon the spotlessness
of his record in Office he is in an en-
yiable situation.
Never, upon leaving an elective or
an appointive office that he has held,
has Charles Evans Hughes found him
self subjected to criticism founded
upon any substantial basis.
Between ermine that is unsullied
and a presidential garment that needs
cleansing there is a wide difference.
That the voters Of this country grasp
this fact grows constantly more ap-
parent,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
Frank A. Vanderlip's Thought

Modern warfare is largely matter
of machinery. but more than ever be-
fore in history it is also matter of
human organization. I believe that
the surest insurance of peace this
country can have is the universal
training of its men for military serv-
ice. I once thought you could count
universal military service as an eco
nontc Sste.
"I feel confident, in the light of the
events of the last two years. that 1t Is
not only a military necessity of super
iative Importance, but that our ma
tional life would draw unity. our
democracy would receive a reinvig-
Grafton and our youth would obtain a
physical training and comprehension
Of the value of obedience and patri-
otio devotion to the welfare of the ma
ton. which could be obtained in no
other way"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
HARRISBURG AND sTEELTON

ME-. scHwAB and his associates
.Nl were more than pleased with
what they saw of Harrisburg
during their brief stay here. During
their short run about the city under
the direction of the Chamber of Com
merce committee the visitors were
given an opportunity to observe for
themselves a little of what has been
accomplished in this city during the
past few years.
Mr.. Schwab will undoubtedly do
whatever may be necessary to keep
Steelton in step with its progressive
neighbor. Already plans are said to
be under consideration for improve
ment of housing and other conditions
at Steelton and his great genius for
doing the right thing at the right time
will undoubtedly impel the steel king
to place steelton well to the front as
an industrial community.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Whatever is to be done in the matter
of tree planting this autumn should be
arranged for now. Hundreds of citi-
gems realize that they should plant
shade trees about their premises ano
trim and protect trees already grow
ing. We should have had a shade tree
commission long ago. but so long as
we are without such commission il
falls upon property owners themselves
to attend to this important matter. II
II had not been for the last generation
we should be without shade trees now
1t is our duty In this generation to pro.
vide for those who come after US.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Judge A. B. Reid, of Pittsburgh,
will be chief marshal of the big AL
legheny Catholic parade.
Sheriff George Buss, of Luzerne
county, is home from an automobile
trip to Canada.
Democratic State Chairman Nc
Lean is an officer of the Third artil-
lery now on its way to Texas.
Charles T. Sheen. long prominent
in manufacture of steel cars, is getting
back into the steel business
Bishop Franklin Hamilton will
begin his work by presiding over the
meeting of the Methodist conference
at Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT
BY Wing Dinger

There's no saying that Is truer
Than that one just now so rife
Bout the chap who's always takins
All the joy out of ones life.
Just, for instance, two small verses
To October I did write.
Dwelling on it's oalmy weather
Published them herein last night.
Ere I'd gone to bed, last evening.
Some old crouch unto me said:
"All the nice things bout October
In you poem tonight / read.
But while you are handing bouquets
To this month, recall, old soul,
That Ii means a furnace fire
And a lot OF costly COAL"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
ARE YOU GOING ALONG7

"A citizens of Harrisburg have
pledged their personal services
this week to establish the Chamber Of
Commerce on a broad and compre-
hensive basis. Committees of three will
call upon other citizens who are to be
invited to become a part of the now
and larger organization.
Much of good has already been ac-
complished by this central organiza-
ton of business, professional and in
dustrial leaders, but the surface
scarcely has been scratched. The ac-
tivities Of the committeeman should
result in untold benefit to the city at
large.
Harrisburg has taken its place in the
forefront of American municipalities
and whatever of.reaction Is OCCASION
ally observable is the result of some
indifference here and there. which
direct activities of the various organi-
cations devoted to the development
and improvement of the city. Every
live wire of Harrisburg should be
member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Not to be member is to indicate more
or less indifference to the future of the
community. We can conceive of no
more useful service than the standing
together of citizens for the betterment
of the entire city.
Under the plans proposed the
Chamber of Commerce will be equip
ped to deal with every phase of indus
trial activity and to promote the in
dustrial, commercial and social con-
ditions of the city. AS indicated by
the program outlined the plan con-
templates a businesslike situation
which will compare favorably with
the most efficient business corpora
ton on the principle that whatever is
worth doing is worth doing we'll.
This program contemplates that the
activities of the organization shall be
as wide in scope as the activities of
the community itself.
The hundred men who are giving
two hours of their time each morn
ing for four mornings this week in or
der that Harrisburg may have a
Chamber of Commerce worthy the
capital city of the State; a Chamber
of Commerce equipped in membership,
finances and program to carry out for
Harrisburg desirable things, both great
and small. are an example for the rest
of us.
The plan of the directors is practi-
cal, systematic, businesslike and de-
serves the strong support of all Har-
risburg people. 1t is plan which is
eAAu tSpi pieiIl
which provides opportunity for the
biggest and the smallest individual to
do his share toward making this COM
munity greater and better and more
enduring. 1t is a plan in which every
resident is vitality interested, for what
is good for the community is good
for the individual.
The first two hours work of the
committeeman this morning showed
that Harrisburg people sense the op-
portunity presented and are deter
mined to back this movement to the
extent Of their ability. In behalf of the
Greater Chamber of Commerce, in
behalf of Greater Harrisburg, we
take this means to urge all individuals
and interests of the city to give heed
to the call of the committeeman and
to do that thing which the committee
men ask-become active supporters of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY

tQueetions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers as presented at the organiza-
tons annual Municipal Quiz"l
What percentage of County Taxes are
paid by the City of Harrisburg?
Based on 1915 collections and levy
about 6s per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

A conference of newspaper publishers
of Pennsylvania at Reading developed
the fact that the day of the one-cent
newspaper is rapidly passing. Condi-
tions in the newspaper industry are
forcing publishers to rigid economies
in the consumption of paper and in the
development of their newspapers. News
paper readers have long enjoyed an alb
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
Another Democratic Victory
LPhiIadelphia Public Ledger. /

With Finn shaking hands with PEN
rose and the Hughes sentiment
strengthening, it is about time for
Chairman Mccormick to claim Penn
sylvania again for the Democrats. 1t
does not hurt the State. but does add
to the gayety of the campaign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
PLAYING It Safe

Since that unfortunate Youngstown
man who tasted 20 days and nights
died of it. our wife's relatives have
decided In their cautious, conserva-
tive way never to miss meal.-Ohio
State Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Harrisburg is on its way to a stir
larger and more prosperous growth.
What are you going to do to help In
this development? Surely 1T is not your
plan to tag along at the end of the
procession. when you should be Up
front helping in the work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

bodies of both the city and the county.
Undoubtedly. a way can be found If an
effort Is put forth in the right way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Indications that the Sunday school
boy is also fond of the movies are to
be seen in the big attendance at both
Immediately following the lifting of the
quarantine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

"Dried fruits to be higher."-News-
paper headline. Hurrah. now maybe
they will stop making dried apple pies
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
A Plain, Blunt Man

The way Champ Clark sizes up ,,A.<
election result must be something esS
shock to the campaign statistician
of formal and elaborate Methods
Washington Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

normal subscription price. They can
not expect under present conditions to
see the one-cent paper continue.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

We haven't heard OF even the most
ardent suffra gist envying the lot of the
new Empress of Ethiopia. Her name is
Cuizero-Zeoditu.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Carranza is anxious to protect tho
banks of Mexico, but we imagine the
depositors would be just as well salts.
fed If he left hands off
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

General Joffre says his men at the
front need hot soup. Hot shot for hot
soup, so to speak.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Where is the Progressive who was
doubtful as to whether the Colonel
really Is favorable to Hughes?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
DO YOU KNOW

That Dauphin is a pioneer steel
county?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
HOPELESS.

You say you
nave no refer
ences as a cook.
How Is that?
Well. you see,
mum, I've always
stayed In one
place until the
people died.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
HISTORIC HARRIsBIRt

According to county assessors Har.-
risburg had blast furnace back ia
the thirties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03
Our Daily Laugh
UNATTAINARIU

UNATTAINABLT
HAPPINESS
II I could get
my wife every
thing she wants
I'd be perfectly
happy. :
Shucks. No man
ever is as happy
as that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

of Pottsville, who had been charged
with neglect of roads, was cleared
yesterday in the Schuylkill county
courts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Highway Commissioner schoen,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

The members of tie Blair county
bar, yesterday, adopted resolutions in
favor of the election of Justice E. A
Walling. of Erie, and pledged them
selves to work and vote for him.
-IiRh " Cam
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-03

Lancaster county yesterday ar
ranged to pay off the last of it's debt
amounting to $4,000.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-15
ALASKA RAILROAD COM.
 WILL SPEND HUGE SUM,

That millions of dollars will be spent in the next fiscal year for sup. plies and construction material need cd by the Alaska engineering commis- sion in building the Alaskan railroad was indicated by the announcement at Seward that the commission will ask congress for a total appropriation of approximately $l1.OOOO0O. This was the information brought from the west ward recently.
 Members of the commission are planning extensive work next season and expect that many miles of track will be laid before winter closes. The completion of the work planned will take an immense sum for material and supplies.
 Seward advices say that the engi neering commission has outlined plans that will require the expenditure of between $10,OOO,O0O and S1t,0OO,O0O next year. The commission will ask the secretary of the interior to in clude a sum exceeding $1O,000,0O0 for the Alaskan railroad in the budget submitted to congress.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-11-15

A Fairbanks gardener is advertis- ing green tomatoes, small cucumbers, peppers and cauliflower for pickling.