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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11

to a lower platform at the lakes edge
The scheme has no prototype and 10
merely screen Of columns open to
the sky. inclosing q hower-grown cir
Gle.
The material used for the memoria
Is Bethel white granite. the inscrip-
ton in the frieze and upon the top OF
the pylons being of white bronze set
deep into the stone work. The detail
which on account Of the size Of the
reproduction is only indicated. 10 en-
tirely floral in form and free in treat
ment, the wild rose and the morning
glory being used As the main motives.
1t is interesting enthusiastically to
note that while 1t is extremely free II
treatment and not at all conventional
1t is generally very classic in feeling
The extreme width Of the memorial is
about fifty feet. and the colonnade is
eighteen feet in diameter. The col
umns themselves are fifteen feet In
height and are similar In general
character to those in the Clepsydrs
Of andronicus of Cyrrhus. The lars'
pylons were exhibited at the Ameri
can Institute OF Architecture in New
York a short time ago and experts
pronounced them the finest pieces Of
carved granite ever executed.
The architect is Egerton SwartWou1
Of New York City who designed tn
new George Washington memorial
the new Missouri state capitol and tn
new Fede-ei building In Denv>"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11
Presbyterian Church

Rev. Leonard V. c. Mytton, Pastor
1Oa. m.-Sunday school. Begin
the day with study of the great
est book in the world.
IL a. m.-Mother's Day. Ser
vice with sermon by the pastor.
Subject: "a Mothers Wages.
White carnations for the mothers.
$50 p. m.-Christian Endeavor.
The young peoples service. Not a
slow moment.
7:3O p. m.-Parent's Day SER
vice. Special program with ser.
mon by the pastor. Train Up a
Child in the Way He Should 60"
Thursday, 1870 p. m. Prayer
meeting"
Make this a Family Go to
Church Day. Don't SEND your
children to Sunday school; BRING
them. We have a class for you.
Then do not miss the services
everybody stay to church.
Il was glad when they said
unto me, let us go into the
house of the Lord.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11

dad" Cain had had his whis-
kers shaved of
A new road had been completed
to the cemetery.
George E. Palmer was taking
prizes with his string of horse,
in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Loefler, OF
Piqua, Ohio, had come for a visit
with Lou Hafer.
The Great Western Investment
company were completing four
houses in Sunnyside.
Col. Francis F. Osbiston, father
of successful mining in this district,
handler of millions, had died in
Australia.
Clark Cleveland. charged with
the murder OF Jack Johnson, at
Empire, had been captured. after
he had disguised himself well, and
had been to the coast.
Engineer Urderhill and Manager
Goldsmith, of the Seaton, had
secured one of the Way Pocket
Smelters", and were smelling and
testing Gre i'll a generous way.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11
Methodist Church Notes

Sunday School-1O 3. m. Class
es for all.
Morning worship at II. a. m.
Sermon by the pastor.
Evening worship, 7:3O p. m,
with sermon by the pastor.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday
1880 p. m.
Sunday is Mothers Day" and
We plan to show due respect to our
mothers. At the morning service
the mothers will be given a white
carnation. The sermon, too, will
be especially for them, but every
other woman and girl is invited
the men are Expected to be
present. Come and honor your
mother, if living-her memory, if
deadly your presence.
Special music.
BENJAMIN EIrELoEoRGE,
Pastor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11

comfort our government at
fords-gained for you by the vet.
eran soldiers of the Civil war-and
you will employ the day in men,
ory of the ones who sacrificed life
and health.
Be grateful to those who have
gone to their reward and to those
few who still remain.
Sincerely yours,
CHARLES F. DEvLAN, SR.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11
A MANS PRAYER

Teach ME that sixty make hour sixteen
one pound. and one hundred dollar.
Help lie down night with clear
without under pillow and unhaunted by
the faces of those have brought pain. Grant
beseech Thee meal ticket on the square,
and in doing that stock the gait where it
does not belong.
Deaen me Jingle tainted money and the rustic of
unhov skirts the faults of the other fellow but
reveal to lie mine
Guide mi each night when look the dinner
table at nv wife has been blessing to me- will have
nothing conceal.
Keep me Young enough laugh with my children and
lose myself in their play.
And when smell of flowers and the crushing of
the heases gravel in front of place make
the and the epiaph simple: Here Lies
Man."-Homer Mckee
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11
Old Soldier Pleads for
Memorial Observance

alS oSAhs
for the Memorial Day services,
May 80, 1917, and we want to make
the occasion this year a great tri-
butte to those who brought us
distinction of honor that we should
cherish even more than the great
riches Of the world,
In the time of the countrys
greatest need, when our good pres
ident, Abraham Lincoln, called for
men to be soldiers and sailors,
when Fort Sumpter was fired upon,
the United States army consisted
of 1882 men. In the first call.
April 10, 1861, for 1900 men for
three months, 1876 responded at
once.
The next call, a few months
later, was for 10000 men. and
1907 responded. By March 81,
1862. the army had been increased
to 613.913, which was supposed to
be sufficient, and the government
stopped recruiting.
The reverses of the summer of
1862 caused the president in July,
1862, to call for 100000 more vol
unteers and the result was the i'm
mediate enlistment of AZ 465 more
regulars and ss,5SS nine-months
men.
The prolonging of the war neces-
STATED draft. which with the aid
of several governors who recruited
aside from the draft, brought up
the entire strength to about three
million. The rapidity with which
these men were brought into ser
vice and formed into regiments
surpassed anything previously
known in the history of the world
an average of 94,O61 a month.
Regiments were enlisted and form
ed in twelve days. During the in
vasion of Lee toward Gettysburg,
forty.one regiments of 1000 each
to protect Washington, to serve
one hundred days. far exceeded the
call.
The history of the difficult
marches, and suffering of cold
rains, snow and ice, marching into
battle in stiff, frozen clothing, food
sometimes for days within half a
mile, and yet nothing to eat be-
cause of the condition of the sit
uation, and yet, did we complain
or murmur? Did we wish to be
home? No, indeed. Our object
was lone Aag-Old Glory-one
government" No two flags, no
two governments, could endure in
this land. Did we gain the VIC
tory? Yes. Not to conquer an
enemy, but for the very many
things that each citizen of our land
enjoys today, we sacrificed and
struggled.
We comrades can safely say that
we helped to make our nation the
foremost nation of the world. With
our mighty resources we now have
great millions of wealth to loan to
other nations.
Why should not each one of the
sons and daughters, as we'll as all
other citizens, lay aside all duties
for Memorial Day, and spend the
day in hallowed memory of our
departed honored comrades.
How would conditions have been,
had our comrades hesitated to
answer the call of Abraham Lin
coin in his need for men to pre-.
serve the continuance of this, our
blessed country?
Think of every pleasure and
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11

DR. j. A. Morehouse now has
the former Office rom of J. w. b.
Smith for a reception room. The
doctor is havi. g his other two
rooms entirely remodeled and will
8 ION have a fine new Office. Mr..
S NTH has taken rooms across the
b IL and is flung them up for his
Off ces. giving him much better
acct modations.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11
Christian Science

Christian Science services are
held in the lower Masonic hall
Sundays at IL a. M, and Wednes-
day evening at 8. Sunday School
at 9.45. The public 10 cordially
invited to attend these services.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-05-11
Garden Meeting

A meeting will be held at city
hall Saturday evening to provide
ways and means for cultivating
every available piece of ground in
Idaho Springs. All interested
are urged to cooperate and be
present at the meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
Recruiting

Whatever the merits or demerits of
our present military system, this ma
ton owes vote of thanks to it's re-
get the men needed when we begin
forming the reserve is doubtful in the
extreme, but up to date their success
is remarkable.
They have gone out into the open
labor market, and gained recruits
when every industry Is clamoring for
more workers The ranks of the cav
airy have been filled a little beyond
the number authorized by Congress-
The artillery, engineers and medical
corps are nearly full. The infantry is
900 short of the increase author
lied. but has till June 80 to make
good and expects to do so. Under the
circumstances, this is a remarkable
record.
To be sure. our recruiting officers
have something to offer prospective
soldiers. The new law attended ia
that. Men can go up from the ranks
now more readily than ever before
and they are doing it in scores. West
Point furnishes only a fraction of the
officers needed: the rest must be ap.
pointed from civil life or be brought
up from the ranks, and these arc
given the preference. There are first
Heutenants in the army now who were
sergeants less than a year ago. Then
there is a chance for men who make
good to be sent to 1.-The Point" and il
any one can learn the soldiers trade
well enough in that time, he may bt
furloughed to the reserve at the END
of year.
But these advantages would count
for little II they We're not exploited by
as keen an advertising campaign al
ever was conducted for private gain
The young officers in charge of thi.
! work cannot be enamored of it, Like
all men who have given thought to the
matter, they believe that militar,
service should be a matter of duty, no
of personal whim, But the countr!
has given Them task to do, and the.
are doing it like soldiers, Good fol
lthem.-Chicago Journal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
That Walnut Street Bridge

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Sometime ago the citizens of Har-
risburg living on Allison's Hill formed
an organization to secure some way
in which to overcome the climbing of
steep grades, lonely stretches of road
and dangerous subways.
After some thought they decided to
ask the citizens of Harrisburg for
their cooperation in building bridge
which has been designed to give the
people of the Hill what they absolutely
need and desire. The citizens of Har-
risburg voted and carried an appropri-
alton of 100000 to give the citizens
on the Hill a viaduct designed to give
them what they ask for.
Now why does the Governor of this
great Commonwealth lend his ears to
a seemingly favored few and not give
the citizens on Allison Hill a chance to
voice their side of the question.
The writer cannot understand why
State street viaduct is pushed so
much forward. The people of the Hill
never asked for it. And not only that,
but a viaduct to the brow of the hill
at Walnut street would be much short
er, consequently cost the property
owners of Harrisburg great deal less
in taxes.
The writer wishes to see the Capitol
Park look better than anything of its
kind in the world. Nothing is too
good for Pennsylvania. But don't
spoil the whole thing by putting a
bridge right in the center of it, that
would spoil the appearance from the
railroad.
Cut off State street at Cameron,
throw the viaduct over to the brow of
the Hill, make a boulevard from Wal
nut street over Royal Terrace to State
street, then double track the whole
business for the electric cars. Thus
giving the park zone all the space
needed, keeping the cars out and af-
fording a good view of Harrisburg and
Capitol and at the same time giving
the people of the Hill what they need.
Please invite few of the private
citizens living on the north side of the
Hill to call on you, you will soon find
out that they have a real complaint.
l.. T. J.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10

ment circles in Washington for some
time" right after Mr.. McCormick's
name had been mentioned by Nation
al Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer
as likely to become secretary of war
in the Wilson Cabinet. The publica-
ton is generally taken as an express
sion of the national chairman's desire
that the use of his name in connection
with Cabinet places should cease. 1t
is also significant that since the para
graph appeared that Mr.. Palmer has
not been mentioning Mr.. Mccormick
for any place. 1t is a matter of COM
mon knowledge here that the nation
al chairman does not desire any APP
pointment at the hands of the Presi-
dent and that he did not express any
wish for any place during the first
term. It is also said by some of mis-
friends that he would hardly care to
undertake the burden of candidacy
for governor, although it goes with
out saying he would like to have some
one thoroughly in accord with his
ideas become the candidate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
PRESIDENTS DECISION

DREsIDENT WILSON'S decision to
= arm merchant ships flying the
American flag for defense against
piratical German U-boats and his call
for a special session of Congress to
assist him in the crisis that impends
should serve notice to the world at
large that America means to keep faith
with her citizens and to stand up
firmly for her rights among the ma
tions.
Unquestionably, the President has
the people with him in what he has
done. The only fear they have enter
tanned was that he would not so act.
That he has done so has inspired them
with a confidence and a belief in his
leadership that a thousand high
sounding notes could not have pro-
duced They know now that the old
spirit of American manhood is alive
at Washington, as 1T is throughout the
nation, and that whate'er betides we
have done the courageous and the
honorable thing.
The summoning of Congress is al
most a call to arms. The day of reck-
oning with Germany cannot be long
postponed. The first American gun
ner who punctures the sensitive hide of
q German submarine commits an act
of war. This, then, is the period of
preparation. The calling together of a
vast volunteer army for defensive pur-
poses is only a matter of time. The
country must now bend every energy
} for the great emergency that appears
inevitable in the near future. The issue
is not of our own making. 1t has been
forced upon US. We must meet it with
the same courage and decision that
has characterized this latest act of the
President.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
BRIDGE AT STATE STREET

n DVOCATES of bridge over the
n Pennsylvania railroad at Wal
nut street should give close
study to the plan evolved by Archi-
tects Manning and Brunner for the
substitution of a viaduct at State
street, with easy and convenient ap-
breaches from Walnut street and
North street, both on the Hill and
west of the railroad.
The State street bridge would solve
the problem for the largest number of
people, and no doubt in the end will
be built. Those who have planned 1t
have arranged the highways leading
up to it in such a way as to eliminate
the objections that have been made
by people who believed their needs
could not be met by a State street
crossing. The more clsoeiy the plan
Is studied the more appealing 1t be-
comes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
Ash Collections


To the Editor of the Telegraph:
City council will certainly have the
hearty approval of all the voters in
the West End if they do away with
the foul smelling garbage plant, near
Wildwood park. For years the sum-
mer air has been sickening, and lie
uptown is almost unbearable because
of the nauseating odors from the dis
posal plant.
When providing for municipal gar
bage and ash collections comes before
council, the big question which fol-
lows If this plan is adopted, is how to
dispose of the refuse. The ash prob
lem is comparatively easy. There are
plenty of places along the outskirts
of the city, which can be used and
the owner of the land will be only too
glad to get the fill.
But the garbage is another problem.
Commissioner Gross has mentioned
an incineration plant as one solution.
He adds that this will mean the pass
ing of the present garbage plant.
If the incineration scheme VIII do
away with the stencil of boiling de-
cayed animal and vegetable matters,
then let us have it. Anything that viii
keep the air in the city fresh and pure.
Another bad feature about the garbage
plant is that it spoils summer trips to
the lower part of Wildwood because
Ol llle IOuI w ny llINS SUN O.
beautiful park such as Wildwood IL
nearby there is a plant similar to a
phosphate factory or tannery, making
it almost impossi BILE to stay near the
place because of the sickening odors?
While the voters expect council to
adopt the plan which will be most
efficient and yet cost the least money,
1t is a foregone conclusion that there
will be no opposition, least from the
West End, If something is done that
will end the days of the garbage plant.
ERESH AIR CAMPAIGNER
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
Greater and Less

Mary had little steak,
At / o'clock each day,
Twas thus her simple lunch she'd
make,
For that was Mary's way,
And Mary said as time went by,
"A steak much smaller grewsi"
Another thing took Mary's eye;
The price ascending rose.
And as the war went on and on,
The meat grew smaller STILL
Presented by the waiter, John,
Much larger grew the bill.
THE things absurd poor Mary said
What is this difference for?"
The waiter, as he shook his head.
Said: Miss it is the war"
The restaurants are bright and gay
In every swarming street.
And still, the more we have to pay
The less we get to eat.
London Globe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Henry Frick is planning another
big building for Pittsburgh.
Ellis Ames Ballard, the commls-
sioner in the Thaw case, is also to de+
bate transit with experts in Philadel-
phia next week.
Judge II. A. Fuller, of Wilkes
Barre, says he will administer nd
oaths of allegiance to aliens who ap-
ply after war starts.
Prof. Jesse II. Holmes, OF
Swarthmore, we'll known here, haa
been chosen as president of the ma
tional Association of Religious Liber-
ais.
w. S. King is the new president
of the Philadelphia Ad Club.
Judge Eugene G.. Bonniwell, OF
the Philadelphia municipal courts
says that child labor is a burden on
parents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
What England Is Facing

Some of the premiers proposals will
Especially shock Britishers of the old
school. For example, every available
acre will be put under the plow, even
if landlords are sufficiently rich and
unpatriotic to keep the acres fallow.
This means the appropriation of deer
parks and game preserves which the
mobiles and plutocrats have for CEN
turies devoted to their vanity or their
pleasure.
Confiscatory taxes would have
wrought this revolution in due course,
but an imperiled empire cannot wait
while the taXgatherer reclaims the lost
areas. With every available acre Sown
to grain and with the demand from
brewers and diStillerS drastfcally cur
tailed, or entirely cut off, the admiralty
should be able to underwrite the food
supply, on the ration basis, with which
Germans for many a month have had
to rest content.
1t must be remembered, too. that the
British, like the Germans, were apt
to overfeed in the nte-bellum days,
from which it follows that the suffer-
ing will be largely imaginary, at worst
In any case, their is no present reason
to suppose that Britain, any more than
Germany, will be starved into surren-
der.
Both peoples are sure to tighten
their belts and fight on till decision
is reached on continental battlefields,
or Britain loses command of the seas
That the struggle would ultimately en-
ter upon this phase was fairly clear
from the moment when the invasion OF
Belgium threw Britain and her fleet
into the opposite scale; for, from that
moment it became certain that Ger
many must win Trafalgar, or accom-
plish u similar result with the sub
marine. 1t is this final phase that the
premier has just summoned parlia-
ment and the people to face-F'rom
the New Orleans Times -PicaYune.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10

United States. The same is true to-
day. only far more so than then. If
England falls the United States must
fight for her very life, for that would
mean the war with Germany lost to
the allies, Canada invaded and laid
tribute, Mexico armed and sent
against us and armies of trained vet
Grams menacing us from the north as
well as from the south and east.
There may remain in this country
some of the old-time antipathy for
Great Britain, but even the bitterest
anti-British partisan would feel less
secure with German colony in place
of Canada.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-10
MAKE IT COMPLETE

THE Mayer of n me apoi i s
l thinks that the prepared
ness propaganda is ninety
per cent, eommereiaiism and ten per
cent. patriotism. Mathematical COM
putations of this sort are not now
pressing, There will be time to cipher
it all out after we have fought a war
OF after we have found that we do
not have to fight eRe. What the
country needs is 400 pee cent, of pre-
paredness, the Fatis of its component
parts to be dstRFmiRad later.