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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

MUCH is made by the newspapers
AVA of the friendly meeting of
Colonel Roosevelt and Elihu
Root in New York yesterday after an
estrangement of more than five years,
and with reason. No more significant
occurrence has been reported recently
in national politics.
Roosevelt and Root have been re-
garded ever since the convention of
1912 as extreme examples of opposite
political views. Root has been looked
upon as an ultra-conservative, Roose-
welt as an ltra-progressive, and as
late as six months ago it appeared as
though they might never meet except
in passages at arms. Whatever else
may be said of either of them, it must
be admitted that they are broad
minded men, honest and patriotic, and
that at this crisis in the affairs of the
nation they are willing to lay aside
personal feelings and come together
on the broad platform of service to
the country is a tribute to the bigness
of both of them.
But this meeting of these two for
mer political antagonists has a much
broader meaning than that, important
though the renewal of a friendly un-
derstanding between these two great
national figures unquestionably is at
this time. When Root and Roosevelt
can sit down together in amicable con-
ference, it is high time for others to
forget factional differences and get to-
gether for an overwhelming Repub-
lican victory next Fall. If the big gen.
erals of the Progressive and Republican
parties make a truce of their differ
ences. of what boot is it for their lieu
tenants to continue hostilities?
Politics was not discussed" said
Colonel Roosevelt after the luncheon.
Possibly not; but political issues were.
The subject of the discussion was ma
tional preparedness, and national pre-
paredness will be one of the keynotes
of the 1915 presidential contest. Pre-
paredness has such a close relationship
to the management of the affairs of
the nation, to our financial policy
for the next four years, and even in
way to those well-worn old bones of
contention. the tariff and the trusts,
that it must stand forth as very i'm
portant, if not the most important,
issue of the coming campaign.
So that. if Colonel Roosevelt and
Mr.. Root are united upon a common
platform of adequate preparedness,
they have gone more than half way
toward composing Whatever other diff
ferences of opinion may remain be-
tween them. Whether politics was dis
cussed or not. yesterdays meeting was
easily the most significant political
event of the year.
1t is to be hoped that the warning
factions of the Republican party in
Pennsylvania may take lesson from
Roosevelt and Root.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

accomplish more than the seven Won
ders of the world are able TO boast
of. There is a girl in Pittsburgh who
lost both hands when a child. She now
supports herself as an experienced
stenographer and typist, with more
than as words minute as her rec
ord.
Miss Annie Lockard, of Carlisle. has
a quantity of linen thread made from
flax which her mother grew in her
garden more than so years ago, and
which her grandmother spun into
thread,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
STRIVE TOGETHER

Let your conversation be as it be-
cometh the gospel of Christ; that
whether I come and see you, Or else
be absent, I may hear of your affairs.
that ye stand fast in one spiri, with
one mind striving together for the
faith of the gospel-Philippian l. 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
NOT MY YOUNGsTER
BY Wing Dinger

Mother, mother" cried the youngster,
Hurry to the kitchen. quick;
Daddy's kissing a strange woman"
Ma turned pale and felt quite sick.
Gave a scream and toward the kitchen
Ran without the least delay.
And the youngster spoke in this wise
Ere dear ma had gone half way:
April first fooled you mother.
Don't set things in such a .whirl
He's not kissing a strange woman.
1t is Just the hired girl"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
Make the Goods Talk

Every storekeeper knows that
goods sell hest when they are
placed where people can see them'
Displayed goods talk for them
selves.
When the manufacturer ao-
vertises in the newspaper ne 1as t,
creatad a receptive audience for
his particular goods to talk to.
THO storekeeper who shows the
nauSnaner advertised goods in
his windf & is getting quick re-
suits because interest in these
brands has been aroused by the
Alert storekeepers are quick
to cooperate with the manufac-
turer's newspaper advertising.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
THE STATE FROM DAY TO-DAY

Reformers who favor the substitu-
ton of more humane method of cor
rection for criminals than the prison
will find capital in the statement of
7S-year-old James Hughes, who was
recently released from the Schuylkill
county prison with the record of hav-
ing served total of As out of his rs
years of existence in Pennsylvania and
New York prisons. The old man,
weakened in will and broken in spirit
is in a dying condition from tubercu-
losis.
Employees of the Scranton Railway
Company refuse to accept the 2-cent-
an-hour increase offered by the man.
agement of the company in response
to their demands. They insist on a
fiat rate of 80 cents an hour which il
granted will be in the nature of a
seven or eight cent increase. All talk
is with a view to harmony and no
strike is anticipated.
A muskrat is a muskrat. and a
"spiced pussy as the dear animals
are sometimes called, is a rat whose
percentage is a whole lot more power
full than musk. So says the Lewistown
man on his way home from prayer
meeting who saw a little animal cross
his dark pathway and thought 1t to
be q muSkrat. Slight proddings i'm
the end availed much, and there was
kissing noise, followed by a streak
through the air-and they buried poor
Ira with fitting sense of the
proprieties.
Pittsburgh Methodists are planning
to lift the ban placed by that church
on dancing and card playing and to
arrange that it be made a matter of
individual conscience. One wonders
whether love of principle or OF
dancing and card playing influences
the proposed reform.
Fifty eoons have been purchased by
Sheriff Mathues, of Delaware county,
which he will liberate in thickly
wooded hills for breeding. A coonIclub
will be formed among the enthusiastic
hunters of that section.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
END OF ALPHABET

[From the Burlington Free Press.I
The important news subjects are get
ting fairly near the end of the alpha
Verdun, villa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
PoettcA i~
Pe~toqeSo~ia
BY the Ex-Committeeman

About the only thing upon which
the Democracy of Pennsylvania ap-
pears to be now agreed is that Wilson
should be renominated for President
Meetings held yesterday and last
night in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
developed that the differences between
the factions of the Democracy are
irreconcilable and that the resentment
over the methods of the reorganizers
In 1911 and their apportionment of
patronage in 1913 is as great as ever
The Old Guard faction is growing in
strength and its new slogan of anti
machine, while somewhat weather.
worn, is being used effectively.
A battle is to be made against the
reelection at the polls of A. Mitchell
Palmer as national committeeman; a
contest is to be made for control of
the State committee and a general
light for the election of national dele
gates who will represent the underdog
faction is to be organized Further
more, it is possible that the faction
opposed to the present bosses will go
into the field against the nomination
for the forlorn hope nomination for
United States Senator of ex-Judge
Allison .. Smith, of Clearfeld. There
will be opposition set up to any candi-
dates for State offices which may have
the rubber stamp of State Chairman
Morris. AS for Morris every effort is
to be made to dethrone him.
The plans are ambitious. The
animus of the men opposed to the
dominant ring is something fierce.
But, it is said, that the money for the
contest can be procured from some of
the men who fell beneath the steam
roller Il few years ago. If this is so
there viii De the usual Democratic
fight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
HIS REASON.

Little Feller:
Watching for the
ground = hog to
come out?
Big Feller: Yes
I'm going to take
him home for
dinner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 1.

BeloUed, let as lore one another; for
lore is Of God; and every one that lou
eth is begotten of God, aud knoWeth
God. Il JOHN Al.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg makes cast
ings for municipal work ana
various kinds of pipe?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
This citys first real house was the
John Harris mansion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
OUR DAILY LAUGH
SAME HERE.

SAME HERE.
M +. = o 6 &:
Well, then's yer
shadow.
Mr.. g ru n d.
hog: Yes and
Ill be daned IL
1 haven't forgot
ten what it's a
sign Of.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

Z. j. STACKPoLE. PreS't and Ediior.iH. Chief
F. r. OYSTER, Business MdHGger.
GUS NJ. SnEINMETz, MdndgiHg Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

While the Old Guard leaders were
meeting yesterday in Philadelphia
under the presidency of Walter E.
Ritter, of Lycoming, the bosses were
sitting in secret conclave a few blocks
away. Palmer, alarmed by the objec-
tion to him and seeking to get peace
in his own district, sat in with State
Chairman Morris, Bruce Sterling, of
Fayette and some others and then
hustled to Washington where it is
understood he will meet James |.
Blakslee, assistant postmaster general
and one of the brainiest of the re-
organization clique. In Pittsburgh a
secret meeting of antimachine Demo-
Gratis was held to start the fuss in that
section.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

The Philadelphia Press, which
has always been, more or less friendly
with the reorganization wing of the
State Democracy, to-day prints the
following account of the manner in
which the antimachine Democrats in
tend to go after the present bosses:
Foundations for the Statewide op-
position which the Old Guard ele-
ment of Democracy expects to place
in the way of the ReorganiZer faction,
were laid yesterday at a conference of
State leaders at the Walton. The
meeting, which was held on the call
of Walter E. Ritter, of Williamsport,
was attended by Judge C. D. Copeland
of Westmoreland; Charles lP. Donnelly
and other local Old Guard leaders,
Judge John NJ. Garman, of Wilkes
Barre; Congressman Michael Liebel,
of Erie, and others. 1t was merely
preliminary, however, to a Statewide
conference, which is to be called in
the near future, if the study of condi-
tions which those attending the con-
ference agreed to make, proves en-
couraging. The one fact which was
decided upon with unanimity, and
with practical certainty is that a de-
termined war will be waged against
the election of former Congressman
A. Mitchell Palmer, as Democratic
National Committeeman. Those at
tending the conference yesterday were
in favor of Congressman Liebel for
the National Committee, in opposition
to Palmer"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

Science and bit Of will poweIIcal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

The nominating petitions for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01

resignation of Insurance Commissioner
Charles Johnson and the broadside he
fired at the Attorney General or Gov
ernors stand with Mr.. Brown evil
denced by his acceptance of the
resignation. Pittsburgh, which is ac-
customed to sudden developments in
politics, looks at the events as indica-
tive of a coming contest. The Phila-
delphia Press intimates that some
thing more may come along, while the
Democratic Philadelphia Record eX-
presses the natural hope that MessrS.
Brown and Johnson will continue their
warfare. The Philadelphia Inquirer
prints q story tinged with harmony
talk to-day, but the North American
talks fight. The Philadelphia Ledger
editorially denounces the conditions
which have brought about the wrangle
and raps the Governor for permitting
some things to be done. The Ledger
! has several times taken the adminis-
tration to task for the political activity
of officeholders. Scranton, Wilkes
Barre, Altoona and Williamsport
papers devote much space to the news,
but express no opinions as to the
propriety of the Brown methods or
the effect of the Johnson resignation.
/ The general newspaper opinion of the
State appears to be that Johnson's
resignation has told the people of
the State what is going on and the
eral.
Things continue to be lively in
Philadelphia. There is going to be an
/ increase in the tax rate. Mayor
Smith is being assailed for the changes
| in the transit plans and yesterday
vehemently declared he was not con-
trolled by any corporation. Then
| councils finance committee cut the
| Ware bill for $210, 600 out of the pend
| ing bill and the fight will go to the
floor of councils. Thus far McNichol
men have the best of it. The Wares
are defending the Mayor.
At the alumni dinner of Mt
Union alumni at Pittsburgh p. c.
| Knox was doomed for President by
number of men. One speaker said
/ that dollar diplomacy" was better
than slaughter diplomacy"
"A political announcement of in
terest to many Harrisburgers and
which was received with much joy by
Brumbaugh supporters was made yes
terday in Philadelphia. 1t was when
David Martin, for years the almost
unopposed leader of the Nineteenth
Ward. of Philadelphia, announced his
candidacy for Senator from the Fifth
/ District to succeed Richard V. Farley,
the only Democratic Senator in the
Philadelphia delegation. Before Far
ley's election the post had been held
for years by William II. Keyser and
it was at first believed that Keyser
would run again at the May primaries.
Keyser. however. has declined to be-
come candidate and is in favor of
Martin. who served the district as
Senator in 1S9S-1s02, was Secretary
of State and long Insurance Commits
sioner.
! The nominating petitions for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-01
LESSON IN HARMONY

4VA of the friendly meeting of
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
MASS FOR NONSIGNOR
Lyons At CATHEDRAL
Forty Clergymen, Orphans
and Old ParishionerS Attend
Months Mind Mass
BISHOP MONAGHAN
WAS, ,CELEBRAN

A months mind mass for the late
MonsignOr John A. Lyons was >cele-
brated in ST. Peters Cathedral, Sixth
and West streets this morning. The
church was. comfortably filed There
were present forty of the clergy Of
the diocese. the children of the parish
schools, the orphans from st. Peters
Orphanage, and many of the older
members of the parish A special mass
was sung by an augmented chancel
choir
Bishop John j. Monaghan was cele-
brant of the mass: the Rev Edward
Mickle. of Cape Charles. Va; was as
sistant priest the Rev. Charles j..
Fromentin Of the Salesianum and the
Rev Francis j. Connolly, of st. AIMS
Church. were deacons Of honor; the
Rev Frederick Campbell of New
Castle. deacon of the mass, and the
Rev. Thomas r. Waldron. of ST. Paul's
Church. sub-deacon.
Among those present we're: The
Revs. r. p. Arndt of Elkton. Nd;
Charles Crowley. Middletown; Eugene
Murphy OF Easton. Md; John Walsh
Cambridge. Md; Leonard Walter. Sac
rcd Heart Church: John Connolly and
John Lynch OF st. Thomas Church
William Temple. d. D.. st. Elizabeths s
Church: Edward c. Higgins and Pat
rick A. Brennan Of ST. Paul's; Anthony
Olexinish Of st. Stanislaus' Church;
Father Jakubowski OF ST. Hedwig'
Church: William Scott OF Henry Clay
Charles p. McGoldrick. Ceht'ofiiie
Md: J. J. Dougherty, chancellor;
James NJ. Grant. d. D.. and Martin NJ
Ryan, ID. D.. of the Cathedral; Joseph
Lee Of Delaware City; James Cont
skey Of Dover; Father Gookin of st
Joseph's Church: Francis Tucker ol
the Salesianum: Joseph Sweeney, Ok
ford. Pa. John n. Dougherty. Newark
Maurice Cotter Of Ridgely. Md; JOIN
Clancy Of St Joseph's; Joseph Heavey
ST. Annes Church, and James Nc
Kenna Of st. Mary's Church
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
MRS. HILLES SPEAKS
At California Meeting

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. May 4.-The
Suffrage Special" arrived in San
Francisco on Monday, April 24th.
Two very successful division meet
ings were held on the station plat
form at Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles,
Delaware State chairman of the Con-
gressional Union. was chairman OF
both these meetings. AT Santa Bar
bara. Mrs. Harriet stanton Biatch
also spoke Crowds of Interested
women attended each meeting and
the judiciary Committee OF the
House of Representatives received a
warning from each group that wo-
men voters OF California will not
tolerate the blocking In committee OF
a measure affecting the liberty Of
the women OF the United States. Hun
drcds Of dollars were raised to or
ganize the Momans Party In Calf
fornia. A resolution was passed
protesting against the unfair action
OF the House Judiciary Committee In
postponng their report on the sut-
frage bill and calling upon the Cali
fornia Senators and Representatives
10 work and vote for the passage
of the amendment
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
State DROPS AYERS and
HANDSDER MURDER Cases

Cases against William Handsber
and Charles Ayers. charged with
murder and Adolph Markell. pawn
broker charged with violating a
State law by selling ammunition and
FIRE arms TO minors. have been
dropped by the attorney-generals
office. These cases were not pre-
scented 10 the Grand Jury when the
Jury met this week and Il is under
stood. that the prosecuting officers
after carefully investigating the cases
decided that there was not sufficient
evidences against the defendants, to
iutsify them being presented.
Ayers. who D. a special oiiicer Tor th'
b. & q. Railroad Company, shot and
killed Thomas HILBERT, a trcspassor on
the railroad property in a ear, October
"a. after HILBERT had attacked HIM
Ayers was trying To place hihber'
under arrest al the time.
Uandshcr was charged with the muir
der of Percy G.. Mattson. Mattson'
body was found in the Christiana rive
and Mrs. Mattson testified IN CIT,
Court that Haudsber made an incrimi
Mating statement 10 her. II was ON he
testimony that Handsbcr was held fo
Court.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
.LORIMER Will RUN
AGAIN FOR The Senate
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
CHICAGO, May 4.-William Lori
mer will run again for the United
States Senate. Acquitted early today
OF a charge OF bank wrecklng. the for
mer Senator, who was ousted from
IN. upper house OF Cong css after one
Of the most sensational fights in
American POLITICAL history, declared
he would seek vindication at the
polls.
First Of all. 7 am going to regain
control OF the properties involved in
tn, failure Of the Lorimer- Munday
banks" the former Senator declared
Later. I'm going back into politics
as a candidate for United States Sena-
tor. ] am far from dead politically"
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
FAY NOW DENIES HIS
CONSPIRACY Statement

By The United Press.
NEW YORK. May 4.-"Lieutenant'
Robert Fay. under cross-examination
al his trial today, on charges OF con-
spiracy to blow up munitions ships,
declared that the statements he made
after his arrest we're purposely false.
Some OF the statements we're taken by
the police as confession" Fay ad-
mitted having deserted from the Ger
man army. and that he had violated
his oath of empire" but insisted he
was telling the truth in court
He reiterated his direct eXamina-
ton statement that the bombs he
made. II attached to ships, would not
blow them up. but merely blow the
rudders away.
Walter Scholz Fays brother-in-law
and co-defendant. will follow on the
stand. Paul Daeche. the third de-
fendant will probably be the last TO
testify. II is now expected the case
will reach the jury late tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
c. A. R. VETERANS
IN annual Session
Membership of Delaware
Department Has Dwindled
From 1900 TO 358
S. S. JOHNSON SLATED
FOR DEPT. COMMANDER

Seventy-seven representatives Of the
various posts Of the Department Of
Delaware. c. A. r.. met in thirty.
sixth annual session i'm lrish-American
Hall this morning. The meeting will
last all day. AT the morning session
the report OF = S. Litzenberg. assis-
tant adjutant general and assistant
quartermastergeneral was read.
The report from the assistant ad.
jutant generals Office showed the pres.
ent membership 10 be 35S In good
standing The membership was for
merly more than 1900.
The quarter masters report show.
ed the balance in bank to be S29l.57.
The death claims paid during the year
amounted to $500.
At this afternoons session the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year
will be- held. S. S. Johnson. a char.
ter member of the DUPONT Post Is
mentioned for the Office of department
commander Luncheon was served at
noon Tor the veterans.
Those present at this morning. s
session were, John p. Riley. present
department commander. William A..
Truiit, senior vico-cOmmander; S. S.
Johnson. junior vicc-commandor.
Iackariah Gemmill. medical drec-
tor; Benjamin A. Rogia. chaplain, J..
S. Litzcnberg. assistant admtant-
general and assistant Quartormastor-
general. William A. Reilly. Judge
advocate; William H. Blake, inspoc-
tor; William g. Baugh. patriotic In
structor. Thomas A. Mullin, chief
mastering officer: John r. McLaugh-
lin. J. -. Mowhray r. G. Bucking-
ham. George n. Stradley. Edwin II.
Woods. Robert Liddell, William kol-
! ley William Tharp. Jesse Hellings.
n. W. Perkins, William Mendenhall,
Jesse r. Baylls. j. Rankin Arm
strong. John r. Reihm. John Artis.
Edward Horne. Joseph Base. Dutton
Peters. Pierre Gentieu. William X.
Grant S. S. Johnson. J. H. Porter
Jesse S. Anderson. n. H. Williams
s. S. Hall. H. W. Hancock. Ashury
Sterling. Isaac Wilson, Given Stuart
John W. Hudson. James NJ. Craig
Peter Reed, Allen Reed. James II
Marvel. Samuel II. Armour Orrin J
Cook. Ephraim Jefferson. Amos A
Miller. John Bullock. Charles r.
Lewis. John j. Rifenberg, Wesley
Jackson. r. u. Short James r. Alex
ander. Daniel Richardson. william
II. Middleton. Lewis c. Clair. Thomal
Davis. John c. Garner and silai
Thompson.
Evening journal., 1916-05-04
PROPOSAL

DRoPOsAI-sEALED PROPOSALS, AD-
dressed 90 the President ~ the lew
Court Of New Castle county. at the Court
House. Wilmington Delaware. and endorsed
Proposal viii De received until 1-
% clock noon. Tuesday, May Is. 1915. for
the construction and Improvement Of tho
road called the Gruhb's Landing Road. ox-
tending from the Point Breeze School House
toward the loulk Road. In Brandywine
hundred. distance Of 6.t25 linoai feet IL
feet wide. 90 be publicly opened and read nc
tho meeting Of the Levy Court nt the above
time and date.
An bids must be- made upon blank forms.
which must hc secured at the once Of tho
Hirhwny Commissioner. No. 1O1 Church
Building. Tenth and Market streets. Whining.
ton. Delaware.
Each bidder must furnish r. bond or ccrii.
fed check for the sum oi Sbnn. az a guar
antcc Of good faith. said bonds or checks
of uli unsuccessful bidders 10 be returned
aH soon Ht the contract o. awarded.
a deposit Of s. d required 20 secure = set
of plans and specifications of the above
road. TO De refunded upon their return In
good condition. on on before Saturday.
May 90 1916.
Plans. specifications and estimates ~
quantities can be seen on and after Tuesday.
May o. 1916.
JAMES WILSON.
mayf6,1o.12. County Engineer