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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
CITY TREES
N1OW that the annual Arbor Day
" proclamation has been issued II

A1OW that the annual Arbor Day
IN proclamation has been issued II
would seem to be a good thing
for the City Forester to report upon
the condition of the trees of Harris
burg. He has been making an inspec-
ton during the summer and it ought
to be possible at this time to report
the result of his work. Even If the
census has not been completed he
should be able to indicate, through the
head of the Department of Parks
planting this year.
There is a remarkable indifference
to tree planting and unless the people
generally get awake to this fact the
next generation will find a treeless
city instead of streets hedged with re-
freshing foliage.
1t ought to be easily possible for the
City Forester to start some program
of tree planting without further de-
lay that will induce the property own
ers on whole blocks or parts of blocks
to join in a general movement for the
observation of Arbor Day. Too often
trees are planted that are either too
small or of the wrong variety and the
results are far from satisfactory. Even
the great avenue of elms planted by
individual property owners and the
city from Hardscrabble to the north
ern city limits has not received the
attention which is required to produce
healthy growth. This is the City
Forester's business and even without
funds he can at least call the public
attention to the citys needs in this
respect.
About all that is needed to induce
the people of Harrisburg to get busy
in the matter of tree planting is to
have their attention directed to the
matter in some intelligent way so that
they may cooperate with the Depart
ment of Parks in planting proper
trees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
Safety in Arbitration

A jury decides on the innocence or
guilt Of every man in every court. It
passes on the question of damages to
persons or property. The jury is the
arbitrator of the law. The whole tend
ency Of the times is to extend the in
fiuence and potency Of arbitration.
Even a high court of peace for all the
nations has been invoked. and it Is
conceded that arbitration would have
prevented the awful war in Europe.
In Canada and Australia labor dis
putes must be arbitrated before there
can be a strike. The public welfare is
considered of prime Importance. The
people Of this country have a right to
demand that they receive first consid-
Grafton from our lawmakers.
If they do not impress this demand
upon their members of Congress, they
invite a succession of evils. the end OF
which no man can foresee. - From
I,eslie's
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Frederick w. Fleitz, former de-
putty attorney general, has one regret;
the summers are not long enough for
him to fish in Canada all he likes.
Senator Henry A. Clark. of Erie,
who was sponsor for the third class
city commission government bill. is
candidate for Congress this year
Samuel D. Clyde, prominent in the
business world of Chester and who in
corporated q five-million-do asso-
ciation the other day, was formerly in
the Legislature.
Joseph r. Gaffney. chairman of
Philadelphia councils finance COM
mittee, says the public ought to stop
figures.
Joseph Mclaughlin, Congress
man elect and national president of the
A. o. Fl, is kept busy with speaking
dates these days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
UNCLE SAM BUTTS IN

TT does seem little Incompetent
sible why the United States Pub
lie Health Service should es-
tablish what can scarcely be called
more than a local quarantine inspec-
tion system in and about Philadel-
phia because of infantile paralysis
and try to run it on. its own hook
In the last month our State Depart
ment of Health has given the country
and the world as well, an example OF
speedy organization of an effective
quarantine. The hundreds of miles oi
border have been covered. roads, fer.
ries, bridges, railroads and other
means of entry have been patrolled
and it has been pronounced the best
quarantine ever devised ION such a
scale. 1t has been as effective as the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY

IQuestions submitted to members OF
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and thei,
answers as presented at the organiza.
tion's annual Municipal Quiz."1
How many nationalities are repre-
sented in the children attending public
schools?
Nationality: American, Russian,
Italians, Germans. Hungarians
Irish. Roumanians. English, Welsh.
Scotch. Slavish. Norwesians, Syri-
ans, Hollanders. French. Dutch.
Greeks, Polander, Austrian. Swiss.
Canadian, Spanish and Indian.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14

Whatever else may be provided for
in the annual budget of the City Coun-
Gil it is clearly evident that sufficient
funds must be set aside to resurface
many sections of the paved highways
of the city. Commissioner Lynch is a
practical man and he understands
better than any other official of the
municipality how important it is to
maintain the paved streets so that the
deterioration may not be SO rapid as
to involve general repaving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
Pancho's Pledge

I'll never raise my boy to be a bandit
To loaf around the border with a gun.
I'm tired of stealing cattle, SO I've
canned it.
Now. I go to moving pictures for my
fun.
I'll educate my child at Princeton Col
lege;
I'll boost him into Congress If he'll
run;
There'd be no war to-day If the kaisers
all would say:
'I'll never raise my boy to be ban-
ditw
-wallace Irwin in the Saturday Even-.
ing Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14

Governor Brumbaugh hit the nail
squarely upon the head in his Clearfielo
speech, declaring that the absence of the
Pennsylvania soldiers had driven more
women to work in the fields than had
been known in the last ten years. He
charged the Washington administration
with responsibility for these conditions
and intimated strongly that political
exigency was at the bottom of the re-
tention of the volunteers on the border.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
The Golfers Dream

You may boost his pay
And may cheer his name,
And may strew his way
With your worldly fame,
But the golf bugs dream
Is to be three up
In the final flight
For a silver cup.
You could offer him power
Or a kingly crown,
Or the joys of earth,
But he'd turn them down,
For the constant dream
OF the golfing bug
Is to get his name
On a silver mug.
Detroit Free Press
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
LITTLE SUBURBAN TOURS

NOV that the delightful autumn
IN days are at hand we can imag-
Inc nothing finer than little
tours about Harrisburg for those who
do not yet know their own city. These
tours may be taken afoot or by auto
mobile. A tramp through Wildwood
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Vance Mccormick discovers that
the result in Maine presages a Demo-
cratic victory. King Constantine is
understood to believe that the unrest
among the Greeks indicates their love
for his regime.-New York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14

THEIR ORIGIN.
The Amateur
Dancer Where
did you get those
novel and orig
inal steps. glides
and dips?
The Professor
II used to ex-
hibit q company
. AZ axykrnfzuadzuaaia< +.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
A Sam in Subtraction

To carry Illinois President Wilson
needs only 33 per cent. of the Progress
sive vote, while he can carry Ohio and
Indiana IL he gets only 20 per cent. of
the Progressives. - The Democratic
national chairman.
Mr.. Mccormick Is adept in addition.
but his mathematical education is not
complete. He does not subtract the
disillusionized part of the Democratic
vote of 1912.-New York Sun,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
Good for the State Bureau Of En-

Good for the State Bureau of Employ
ment! During the month of August
over 1900 unemployed persons were
placed in positions by this bureau.
Jacob Lightner, the director of this dl-
vision of the States activities. is Civ
ing intelligent thought to this most i'm
portant branch of the State Govern
ment,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg used to be one
of the big producers of pig iron i'm
Central Pennsylvania? Now 1t
docs not make any.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
TELEGRAPH PERIScOPE

when Ty Cobb and Mr.. Hughes
shook hands at Detroit not long ago
two good runners became acquainted.
After glancing through advance
sheets Of the Democratic campaign text
book on prosperity we wonder whether
the author knows that they are having
quite little trouble over in Europe.
Its the chap with the yellow streak
who is subject to the blues.
The biggest cloud in ths sky never
was able to hide the sun for long.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
HISTORIC HARRIsRJyRC

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Daniel Webster spoke here when In
the Senate. addressing the legislators
in the then new capitol
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. IA

Ny heart auth sin and fear defled
Come Thou and cast the tembter out,
Ard make ME as little child.
RANDOLPH.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14
Our Daily Laugh

ONE MODEL.
No styles for old
folks, W 0
confess,
Today are seen;
And all the ladies
have to dress
Like sweet SIX
teen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14

The philadelphia Ledger to-day
says: agents of the Committee of
Seventy. aided by law students and
athletes from the University IF Penn
detective agency employed by Con-
sressman John r. x. Scott. began a
systematic examination Yesterday OF
the registration lists nf the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards. The investi-
gators reported last night that they
had discovered phantom voters In
the divisions investigated in the early
hours of the day"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-14

published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06
Danish Island Product.

The cultivation of the bay tree and
the extraction of the oil from its leaves
provides for the island of st. Johr,
Danish West Indies, its most important
industry. and the distillation of this
oil and its subsequent manufacture into
bay rum furnishes for the sister island
of st. Thomas its only article of local
manufacture. and the mosi important
of all the exports.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06
SEE The WORLD THR0U6H ANO7HER'S EYES

One Of the most interesting of New
York charities is depicted herewith. 1t
shows Mrs. G. z. Could, yell known in
society, reading to the inmates of the
Home for Destitute Blind. It really puts
many seeing women to shame to dis
cuss the topics OF the day with these
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06

blind women, for they are up in any
thing in the way of current events, and
they can discuss the changes In the map
OF Europe with accuracy and fueacy.
AS for political gossip, civic welfare and
the many other subjects which appear
in the. dailies and magazines, they are
freely discussed by these blind women.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06

Every morning Mrs. Gould and several
other ladies spend hours at the home
reading aloud the news While thew
read aloud the "eyes" ff,ngers) of the
sightless men and women are busily en-
gagged in their daily work. Gaming chairs,
knitting, sewing. crochetinE. etc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06

The seven principal engineering So
cieties of Germany have combined into
a new association called the German
Association of Technical Scientific So
cieties. ..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06

Of the commission, are entirely worth
less II any party to the agreement
finds it to his advantage TO violate it.
This much is certain: II the games
stand as having been won by Musca-
tine, and there are many who doubt
that in the end they will, then the
veteran rule is dead, the bars are
down and managers may go forth mex.
year and sign whom they will, regard
less of previous experience or salary;
that any rule or rules peculiar to an
individual organizstio On may be broken
with impunity, and that the minor
league. instead Of being the kinder
garden of young ball players. as in
tended, will become the Eden of the
veteran out of a job and the cast off
who is going back. the man who can
play winning ball in the minors and
command a high salary but who has
no value on the open market In short
it means the ultimate ruin Of Cass d
baseball
May Not Uphold Eean.
Word from Clinton indicates that the
Muscatine directors may not support
Egan in his contention. the situation
having been discussed by President
.iustlCe anu tile president OF Inc MUS
catine club. with the result that the
Muscatine directors are expected to
abide by the veteran agreement. re-
CARELESS Of the penalty which may he
imposed upon the club. In this event
the appeal to the commission will be
Withdrawn and the case dropped.
In letter to President Wilbur, Of
the local club today, President Justice
states that Secretary Farrell, Of the
national commission, has advised him
that he has been instructed by Mr..
Hermann TO regard the games thrown
out as legal games, and suggests to
Mr.. Justice that the matter rest until
after the meeting Of the national COM
mission. 1t is taken that this proposed |
delay is suggested with the Idea that
the contending clubs may reach an |
agreement and settle the matter ami |
cably, or II no agreement is reached, |
the case will be reviewed by the ma
tional body, giving both sides an oppor-
tun!ty to present their cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-06

For the Dance.
Pink tulle arranged in butterfly bows
on the shoulders and sheathing a skirt
CT silver net is combined here with
pink chiffon satin, which Grapes grace
fully from the shoulders, falling over
a corsage and gir7le Of silver lace. The
effect Is airy and youthful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15
Bradstreet's Review

New York. July 14.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Seasonal influences, which usually
affect the larger lines during the
heated spell never We're SO negligible as
now Hot weather has made it uncom-
Portable for men in industry to work
continuously at high speed and at the
same time the normal desire for va
cations has probably cut down opera
tons in numerous enterprises, but not
withstanding this relatively note
worthy degree of activity prevails.
Speculative buying, predicted hereto
fore on fears that there would not be
enough materials to go around, has,
however, largely disappeared. and the
situation is all the healthier for this.
Most reports agree that prospects
point to continuance Of good bust
ness through an indefinite period, with
little or none of the disturbance Incl
dent to a presidential year in evidence"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15
CHINA

Mrs Rebecca Bartlette Of Augusta
has returned to her daughters, Mrs
Goodwin's, after short stay at her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Myers Of Man
chester, N. H., were the guests Of Mrs.
Selma and Miss Annie Doe last Friday.
They made the journey to and from
here on their motor cycle. Leaving
here at A. NJ. Saturday they expect
ed to reach home by. night. Mrs.
Myers was Miss Hazel Wallace who
passed her childhood here.
Mrs. Emma Aver Of Auburn has
come to pass several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Frank Mitchell.
Mrs. Gladys Radebough and Miss
Alice Clarkin Of Waterville we're
guests at w. w. Washburn's on Sun
day and Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. w. P. Palmer Of
Waldoboro are at their summer cot
tage for a vacation.
Joe Burke of Boston is at F.. c.
Denico's for the haying season.
Arthur B. Willy of Chelsea, Mass,
is at the Gordon house for two weeks.
Rev. B. F. fuckers daughter with
her two children of East Bridgewater
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

Telegraphic instructions from Pres
ident Taylor Of the American Express
Co. have been received at the COM
pany's Augusta agency, stating that
all regular salaried employees who are
married men, as we'll as all single men
who have relatives dependent upon
them for support. who as members Of
the National Guard prior to June II,
1916. have responded to the Presidents
call for military service, will receive
sufficient salary to make up any de-
ficiency between the government al
lowance and the rate Of pay which
they have hitherto been drawing. For
single men without dependent rela-
tives. an allowance will be made to
them sufficient to make up one-half Of
the salary which they draw regularly
from the company. This provision will
remain in operation until Dec. 81, 1916
after which further consideration will
be given. dependent upon the political
situation between Mexico and this
country. The company has also arrang-
ed for welcoming back into its service
all enlisted employees who make appli-
cation to return within 80 days after
they are mustered out Of the federal
service. The American Express Co. has
an organization of over 10000 employees
a large number of whom are young
men of military age
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15
FIGURES SHOW
THE FINANCIAL
STATE CANADA

Ottawa, July 1.-THE state Of Cana
dian finances. both public and pri
vate, is shown by figures made public
here today to be so satisfactory, FL
nance Minister White says, that he
feels assured of the success of the do
nestle loan which he proposes to Of
fer in September. For the first three
months of the present fiscal year, Gus
toms, war and other forms of taxa
ton have yielded s56,O00,00O as
against s34,O0O.OOO for the same period
last year. Ordinary expenditures have
decreased Slightly to $27,OO0.OOO, while
savings departments have increased
100000 to a total of 100000 during
the 20 months of the war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15
CHURCH NOTICES

ST. BARNABAS church, Bangor street.
Rev. Victor @. Anderson 9th Sunday after
Trinity: Evening prayer and sermon at
o'clock.
GREEN STREET NJ. E. church. Rev
w. j. Layton pastor: Morning worship
with sermon at 1890: subject Of sermon,
Gods Provision for His Creatures" Sun
day school in all departments at 1145, w.
D. Hutchins superintendent; Epworth
League service at $50; leader, Miss Cath
crime Fisher; evening service in vestry of
church at 7.30: prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening at 7.3o. A very cordial invi-
tation is extended to everybody to attend
the above services of Green street Meth
odist church. where a welcome will be
found by all without a church home while
in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15
WEBER POND

Rev. w. F. Berry. D. D., superin-
tendent Of the Christian Civic League
of Maine, will speak at Lake Grove
Union campground Sunday. July 16. at
2.3O P. NJ. if pleasant; if stormy there
will be no meeting. Those interested
should improve the opportunity to hear
DR.. Berry, who advocates education in
good citizenship, election of competent
officials and law enforcement and is
one of the most interesting speakers IN
the State. Parties coming in the morn
ing will please bring lunch as the
boarding house will be closed on that
date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

Twenty-one Augusta boys, most of
them being members of the knights of
King Arthur, have just returned to
Augusta, after spending ten happy
days at Camp Lowell, Lake Annabess-
acook. The boys were under the d.
rection of the Rev. V. O.. Anderson,
rector of st. Marks church, the camp
master being Ralph G. White. a Har-
ward Law School graduate, who has
just taken his examinations for the
Massachusetts bar. Mr.. White is a
most able camp master, maintaining
an excellent camp discipline and yet
holding the admiration of all the boys.
Prizes were given for the different
sports and a special prize was offered
for the best natured boy in the camp,
which was awarded by unanimous con-
sent to Richard Merrill, who was the
very quintessence of good nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

w. D. Hutchins, who recently pur-
chased the house at the corner of Grove
and Chandler streets. formerly occu-
pied by the late Furber Flynt, will
move the same to East Crescent street,
and this work has already been COM
menced by l.. l.. Wellmans crew. The
house will be moved to a lot adjacent
to that owned by c. F. Flynt and will
be remodeled into a two-family house.
The work Of putting in a concrete
foundation for the house is now I'M
derway. Mr.. Hutchins expects to be-
gin the coming fall on the site of the
Flynt house, house for his own oc-
cupancy, which will probably contain
eight or nine rooms and a bath, and
will be fitted with all modern conven-
fences.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

Bull dogs and other breeds allied to
them are not as a rule credited with
possessing a very high order Of intel
ligence as compared with dogs of other
breeds, but "Smudge," a bull TERROR
of NJ Co of the I'd Maine Infantry, who
is now on the Texas border, is an ex-
ception to the rule and demonstrated
that fact last Wednesday afternoon.
Everybody will remember how hot the
day was, and 'Smudge" also knew that
it was hot, for when one of the nurses
from the Augusta General hospital
went to the Flower Shop and pur-
chased some flowers, and G. w. Mer-
rill, who has the north half of the
store, offered to take her over to the
hospital in his car, Smudge did not
hesitate minute but jumped into the
seat beside the driver. Mr.. Merrill sup
posed that the dog belonged to his
passenger and learned nothing to the
contrary until they arrived at the hos
pital when the nurse disclaimed own
ership. The dog rode back to the store
with Mr. Merrill and when the car
stopped he jumped out, but only to run
d lew RUS uoWH INC street and get
aboard another car that was standing
by the curb. Within a short time the
driver Of the last mentioned car
mounted the seat and drove off and
Smudge went with him. The dog was
seen to do this stunt several times dur
ing the afternoon and Mr. Merrill
doped it out that SmCdge had discov-
cred that by taking an auto trip now
and then he could keep cool
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

In consequence Of the promiscuous
dumping of rubbish on the part Of some
people the Board Of Health warns peo-
pie from dumping rubbish Of any kind
in any place except the regular city
dump and announces that any one
found guilty of so doing will be pros
ecuted to the full extent Of the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

Under the direction Of the park COM
missioners, who are DR.. w. Scott Hill
Horace E. Bowditch and Rev T. j.
Nelligan, the work which has been in
progress for short time past IN re
way Of trimming the trees around
Monument park, was completed Friday.
The trees have all been trimmed up,
the dead limbs removed ane unsightly
one improved and the general effect is
one that is pleasing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15
Funeral Of Mrs. Melissa J. Hutchins

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Melissa ]. Hutchins were held at the
home, 20 Gannett street, at o'clock
Friday afternoon, in the presence Of the
relatives and many friends. Rev. c. G.
Mosher Of the Penney Memorial Bap-
fist church officiating. There were
many beautiful floral tributes. The re-
mains will be taken on the s.os train
this morning to Etna for burial.