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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
INSTRUMENTATION?
By Beatrice Fairfax

Does your imagination bring you
joy or pain? You are free to in
vent for yourselves ogres and goblins
or good fairies. Which do you
choose to summon?
None of the things we dread is
as bad as our prefervid imaginations
make them. None of our pet horrors
ever torture us as we thought they
would. We use ourselves up and
wear ourselves out, fearing some
situation which turks behind the
black curtain of the future. Then we
go draw the curtain, and behold!
there is light on the other side and
our terror is a beneficent and kindly
ghost.
Have you dreaded losing your job !?
Well, you lost it and walked the
streets disconsolately looking for
work for several weeks. At the end
of tht time you got a far better po-
sition than the one you had so feared
losing.
If you have gone through the ex-
perience of learning to ride, you
know that If you were at first afraid
of your mount the horse seemed al
most psychologically aware of 1t
and was the barber to handle. With
courage, it was fairly easy to keep
your seat. The instructor told you
that you were getting "a good wrist"
and splendid knee grip" But
you knew that it was more than that
you had mastered your mount,
and he knew it and acknowledged it
by responding to your will.
Your own fears are exactly like
that. Directly, you cease dreading
them, they take orders from you!
When terror is permitted to mas
ter you it rides you mercilessly. But
directly you conquer it, the demand
becomes yours.
Approach your fear, look at 1T
from all sides, force yourself to eX-
anime it calmly-it isn't real, is it?
What you have been afraid of is
nothing actual, nothing tangible, but
just figment of your own imagina-
ton And shall this conquer you?
But why bother with it at all?
Why not invent for yourself radiant
and happy imaginings? You can,
you know.
"As a man thinketh in his heart,
so is he" Never was anything more
deeply beautiful and true than those
lines. We come in the end to be a
little like our dreams. Beautiful
aspirations and equisite hopes leave
their mark on every one just as ugly
ones do.
Why should anyone invent terror
and horror for himself when he IS
perfectly free to invent beautiful
things?
Not very many of us could think
of the exquisite fancies which Barrie
makes real for us in his marvellous
fairy-tale plays. But all of us are
perfectly capable of making a start
in the direction of thinking beauti-
full thoughts.
We have a way of training our
selves via suspicion and gossip and
ugly innuendo to imagine evil of
our neighbors if they make the
tiniest move in the direction which
is not absolutely conventional and
not easily eXplicable. Fear, scandal,
scorn and hate are all poisonous
emotions which react on the indi-
vidual who sets them free. Long
ago I heard story of a gentle old
lady who spoke kindly of every one.
One of her friends said to her, "My
dear, j believe you would think of
something good to say of Satan him
self"
Half deprecatingly and far too
quickly to be the result of a desire
to be clever or to pose, the old lady
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14

replied: well, he's really awfully
energetic, you know
An attitude like that is not a gift
OF the fairies or some magic result
of good fortune; 1t comes from
keeping your attitude toward things
clean and sweet and wholesome.
1t is due to training your heart in
kindness and to using your imagi-
nation to cultivate and house
pleasant thoughts.
1t is perfectly possible to make
up a dream world for yourself in
which everything shall be pleasant
and joyous. Vision is the quality
which makes men achieve great
things. without vision America
The telegraph and the telephone
and the steam engine are all dreams
come true.
If you have not the magnificent
gift of imagination which will fire
you to invent cotton gin or spur
you to travel in search of the mouth
of an Amazon River, at least you
have imagination enough to look
out at the black clouds of a storm
tossed day and to feel back of them
the blue of a kindly sky and the
golden sunlight.
You know that the tiniest bud
holds the possibility of an apple
blossom and that apple blossoms
promise luscious fruit. 1t is easy
enough to imagine what you have
seen. The trick lies in imagining
the unknown. And whether you
imagine 1T grim and dour and
threatening or beautiful and gentle
and kind, is for you yourself to de-
eide.
Your Imagination lies absolutely
under your control unless you will
fully choose to let it run away with
you. Even when you are dreaming
that you need force and action to
make them come true
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
SWEDES SENT
SPY REPORTS
FROM MEXICO
Stockholm Got Tip When
Pershing's Transports Left
For France

Washington, Sept. IA Swedish
German duplicity, which has threat
ened to embroil Argentina and Ger
many, was exposed by the State De-
partment to-day as working it's in
imical hand in Mexico.
The Swedish charge d'affaires in
Mexico CITY gave to the German min
lister there information from the
allied countries. He transmitted
messages for the German minister
through the Swedish foreign office to
Berlin.
So extensive and so valuable were
his services up to March, 1916, that
Herr Won Eckhardt, the German min
lister, recommended that the kaiser
bestow upon Herr Folke Cronholm,
the Swedish charge, an imperial Ger
man decoration, it's award to be kept
secret until after the war.
Asked for Reward
A copy of the letter recounting
these services and making this rec
ommendation from Won Eckhardt to
the German chancellor was made
public by Secretary of State Lansing
to-day. The letter was dated March
s, 1916.
At the same time this announce
ment was made the Secretary of
State gave out a report from Ira
Nelson Morris. American minister at
Stockholm. Mr.. Morris declares that
while the Swedish foreign office was
transmitting German messages in
German code for the German diplo-
mats, it was requiring Mr.. Morris to
file his messages to Constantinople
via the Swedish foreign office in
French.
The relation in the Mexico City
letter of this further proof of Swed-
ish pro-Germanism can be met, ac-
cording to opinion here, only by the
dismissal from Swedish service of
the guilty parties, a break in rela-
tions between Sweden and Germany
and profound apology to the United
States and the other allies.
United States Sufferer
The United States was sinned
against in the Mexican transaction in
much the same way as was Great
Britain in Argentina.
The German messages were trans
mitted over the cable and telegraph
lines of Europe under the guarantee
of the Swedish diplomats, just as
were. the LuXburg dispatches sent
over the British cables.
Neither Won Eckhardt nor Cron-
holm are now in Mexico, but the
possibility that through them leaked
the news of the sailing of Pershing's
transports and other military news
has shocked the government and the
allied diplomatic corps.
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home at 32S Sayford street, accord
ing to the woman's story, and to
escape him she jumped from a sec
ond story window.
Joppy asked permission to testify
in his own behalf. He was placed
on oath. and told different story.
He claimed that Hattie had run after
him until she was a regular nuisance
about the house, and he was COM
PEELED to remove her from the prem
ises at the time mentioned in her
testimony because she was drinking
heavily and was using language that
he just naturally couldn't endure.
The judge decided to have the
matter Strengthened out in court
Several hours after he was locked
up the woman and another negro
from Kingston, Jamaica. were ar
rested upon disorderly practice
charge, and lodged in Jail.
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Washington Heights Is 4
in Favor of Annexation

Washington Heights, Pa, Sept. 1 4
Washington Heights people heard
with surprise to-day the report that
they do not want to go into Camp
Hill. Precisely the opposite is true<
At present they pay road taxes and
have the worst streets of any lo-s
cality about Harrisburg. They have
no fire protection, no street regula<
tions and no community governmenti
They went in large numbers to Carr
Isle last spring to urge annexatiom
and say they will go again if nec-
essary. 1t was through the urgings
of a committee of Washington
Heights citizens that Camp Hill
council took up the annexation PLAN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Woman Too Persistent
So He Kicks Her From
Second Floor of House

Robert Joppy, colored. was held
under $500 for his appearance in
court to answer the charge of kick
ing and otherwise abusing Hattie
Deveron, also colored, by Alderman
lands in police court yesterday
afternoon.
The woman limped badly, and
could stand on her feet only with
difficulty. She told a tale of how
she had lived "off and on" with her
colored friend, but finally decided
to leave him. He dragged her to his
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Look Both Ways Warning
Given by Traction Company

Lemoyne, Pa, Sept. 14.-Confi-
Dental safety first talks being placed
in the West Shore cars of the Valley
Railways Company are attracting
considerable attention.
Two of the signs read as follows:
Look both ways before you cross q.
street and keep on looking while
you are crossing" Teach your chill
dren safety first-your instruction
may be the means of preventing dis
aSter in your own family"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
STATE GETTING
MEN ON FARMS
August Reports Show Good
Work by Director Light
ner'S Bureau

The State Bureau of Employment,
branch of the Department of Labor
and Industry, succeeded in finding
places for 2,79S persons. including
some on farms throughout the state,
during the month of August. Since
the beginning of summer the bureau
mas sent 1888 to farms, including a
number of men released by manufac-
turing plants and contractors, ac-
cofdlng to report just made.
The five bureaus received 4.421
requests from employers for work.
ers and 1894 applications for work
In August. The detailed report of
the fives bureaus shows the follow
ing:
Harrisburg
Number of persons asked for
by employers .......... SIS
Number of applications for
positions .............. 417
Number of persons referred to
positions $50
Number of positions filled 80. 1926
Philadelphia
Number of persons asked for
by employers .......... 1880
Number of applications for
:, positions ................. 1850
Number of persons referred to
positions ................. 2,Oo2
Number of positions filed 80. 1,S45
Johnstown-
Number of persons asked for
by employers ........... 272
Number of applications for
positions 11S
Number of persons referred to
positions ............... 81
Number of positions filled .... II
Pittsburgh
Number of persons asked for
by employers .... 1,O2S
Number of applications for
positions 6O4
Number of persons referred to
positions 513
Number of positions filled ... 4S2
Altoona
Number of persons asked for
by employers ....... 153
Number of applications for
positions 145
Number of persons referred to
positions 75
Number of positions filled 63
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
NEW LIGHTS IN CARS

Lemoyne, Pa, Sept. IA There
will be no more poorly-lighted cars
operated on the West Shore. In a
short time the installation of high
candlepower lights in all cars will
be completed. The new system of
lighting is being favorably com
mended by all passengers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
MORE SCHOOL ROOM NEEnEn

West FairView, Pa, Sept H.
Local public schools are crowded 10
their capacity. Sessions of the
fourth and fifth grades are held to-
gether, as we'll as the seventh and
eighth The school board will ask
permission of the taxpayers at the
fall election to increase the indebt-
edness. The money will be used IN
building two additional rooms to the
present building.
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The Harrisburg Academy

The Junior Department re-
opens September Gath.
The Senior Department re-
opens September 25th.
The school accommodates pu-
pills under three arrangements:
First-As day pupils.
Second-As five-day per week
boarding pupils.
Third-As regular boarders.
All pupils are grouped in
small classes. Each student
receives private instruction
and supervision during study
periods. For catalogue and de-
tailed Information, call at the
Academy office or write the
Headmaster, Arthur E. Brown,
Harrisburg, Pa, Box SIT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14

|UR oFFER-Right Training by Spe-
cialists and High Grade Positions.
You Take a Business Course But
Once; the BEST IL What You Want
Fall Term Day and Night
School. Enter any Monday.
Tell, 4sb Dial. 1898
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14

SIPS Hub Hot Water Bottle. .67c
$1.25 Grade A Hot Water Bottle
65c
$l.35 Hot Water Bottle ....... 13c
$l.50 Hot Water Bottle ...... 9Sc
$l.75 Reliable Hot Water
Bottle ................. S1 .S3
$1.50 Red Hot Water Bottle -. 9Sc
$1.75 Hot Water Bottle 49,. S1.19
$l.O0 White Hot Water Bottle, 5Sc
$500 Hospital Special 49,. ST. .4S
$1.75 Hudson Water Bottle, $1.35
$1.75 Madewell Water Bottle, ST.. .19
$500 Wearever Water Bottle, $1.35
$3.50 Standard Water Bottle 81. .9S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
EDUCATIONAL
School of Commerce
AND
harrisburg Business College
Civil Service Course

|roup Building, 10 So. Market Square
Thorough Training sin Business and
q nh
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
Saturday Sale Of
Face Powders

Mary Garden Face Powder ........ 73c
Dier Kiss Face Powder ....... 49f
Azurea Face Powder .............. 800
Florayme Face Powder ........... 94e
Hudnuts Face Powder ............ 45c
Hudnut's Rice Powder ............ 19c
Carmen Face Powder ............. 29c
LaBlache Face Powder ........... 32c
lava Rice Powder ................. goo
Rogers & Gallett Rice Powder ..... 26c
Rogers & Gallett Face Powder ..... 49c
Jess Face Powder ................. 24c
Woodbury's Face Powder ......... 17f
fellows Swandown Face Powder E. 11c
Sanitol Face Powder ............ 17c
Charles Face Powder .......... 29c
Colgate's Charms Face Powder -. 25c
La Baronesse Powder ............ 1870
Lady Mary Face Powder ......... 45G
Elcaya Face Powder ............. 300
Manila Poudre de Riz ........... $50
All Marquese Powder ........... 800
Sweet Orchid Powder ....... 79e
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Saturday Sale
Rubber Necessities

Rubber Rain Coats ............ $1O.4S
Rubber Soap Trays .............. 3Sc
Rubber-lined Sponge Bags ......... 21e
Rubber Sheeting, single coated
the yd. ......... ......... ...65G
Hard Rubber Pile Pipes ......., SOC
Rubber Bath Tub Mats ....... SITS
Rubber Complexion Brushes ...... 100
Rubber Bath Sprays ......... 9Sc
Rubber Crutch Tips, the pair ..... 1Oc
Rubber Carriers ................. 23c
Corrugated Rubber Mats ........ 3Sc
Atomizers .................. 80. 7Sc
Rubber Plant Sprinklers .......... 78c
Rubber Air Pillows ........... SITS
Rubber Bath Shoes ............... CSC
Rubber Toys .................... 23e
Large Rubber Toys -. ...... 49,. 4Sc
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Saturday Sale of
Toilet Creams

Mary Garden Cold Cream .. 53e
Mary Garden Greaseless Cream 15c
Ponds Vanishing Cream, jar, ......: 16c
Ponds Vanishing Cream, tubes, -. 16c
Stillmans Cream ................. 27G
Satin Skin Cold Cream .......... 17c
Kintho Cream 800
Pompeian Massage Cream ........ 2Sc
Pompeian Night Cream ..... 15c
Kinds Cold Cream, tubes, ....... 17c
Hipd's Honey and Almond Cream >34c
Daggett and Ramsdell Cold Cream :. 14c
Colgate's Cold Cream ...... 25c
Creme DeMeridor ............ 15c
Creme DeMeridor ........ 29c
Ingrams Milk Weed Cream ...... 29c
Ingrams Milk Weed Cream ana. 67c
Palmolive Cream .......... 33c
Knowlton's Massage Cream ...... SOC
Aubrey Sisters Cold Cream .... 21c
Riker's Violet Cerate ...... 800
Tokalon Cream Observation-Disclosures. 45c
Viola Cream ..................... 29c
Lady Betty Cream =. ...... SOC
Lady Mary Cream ............4 45e
Ideal Cucumber Cream ....... 25c
Charles Flesh Food ..... 29e
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$125 Fountain Syringe ..... $50
$175 Fountain Syringe ,..... $1.35
CSC Fountain Syringe ....... 69c
$1.50 Fountain Syringe ......$1.1S
$1.23 Fountain Syringe ,.... 9Se
$1,18 Fountain Syringe ,..... .9Se
$500 Fountain Syringe ..... $1.35
$l.75 Madewell Fountain Syringe
$1.23
$3.50 Fountain Syringe go. ST .63
$1.50 Combination Fountain Syringe
9Sc
$500 Hub Combination go. S1.4S
$500 Combination ...... 81. AS
$2.25 Puritan Combination ST. .65
$1.75 A-Grade Combination $1.15
$l.50 Challenge Fountain Syringe
81 .23
$3.50 Combination ......... 1.6S
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
WIFE OF ACCUSED
MAN COLLAPSES AT
HUSBANDS TRIAL

Christianburg, Va, May 4.-Still in
sisting that she had a finger on the
trigger Of her husbands revolver when
1t was fired, killing Stockton Heth,
Jr., Mrs. Charles E. Vawter collapsed
today and was unable to go to the
witness stand and bare further de-
tails of her intrigue with Heth.
The defense closed its case this aft
ernoon. A lawyers conference fol-
lowed and it was again reported a
compromise verdict was under consid-
Grafton. Defense attorneys believe the
woman's admission that she had a
finger on the trigger may contribute
toward saving Vawter from the death
chair.
In telling all, Mrs. vawter declared
she wanted to "atone for past sins
to sacrifice herself so her husband
might not pay the penalty of murder.
She admitted her infatuation for Heth
was SO strong she could not repulse
his advances. Earlier in her exam
ination she insisted all Heth's endear-
ments were refused except when she
was drinking.
Describing the killing, Mrs. vawter
asserted her husband approached with
a revolver, that she and Heth Crap
pied with him and that her own finger
was on the trigger as the gun was fired,
Wounding her lover,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Boise and vicinity,
FAIR TONIGHT WITH HEAVY
FROST. SATURDAY, FAIR. High
est temperature yesterday, g.; lowest
temperature this morning, 36; mean
Temperature yesterday, So.
A drop in temperature 10 reported
from the southern plains states and
aIso from parts Of Oregon and British
Columbia.
Precipitation has occurred over a
widening belt extending from South
Dakota to the middle and south At
lantic coast and at few stations in
the northwest and in the extreme
nerthsast
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
BRITISH TO VISIT
THE LOWER HOUSE

Washington, May 4.-Members of
the British commission will visit the
house Saturday, Speaker Clark an
nounced.
Balfour's reply to Speaker Clark's
invitation said: please allow me to
express, on behalf of myself and the
members of the British commission,
our high appreciation of the great
honor done to us by the invitation
which was conveyed to me on behalf
Of the house of representatives.
"The members of the commission
and myself will be very happy to avail
ourselves Of the privilege offered and
venture to suggest 1890 p. m. on
Saturday, next, May 8, If that time
suits the convenience of the house."
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
TEUTONS FIGHTING
WITH DESPERATION
ON WESTERN FRONT
GARAGE AT POCATELLO
DESTROYED AND 200
AUTOMOBILES BURNED

Capital News Special Service.)
Pocatello, May A quarter Of
q million doller fire occurred this
morning at o'clock at the Mooney
garage on the east side Of town.
The building Is q complete wreck.
1t was owned by ]. T. Townsend
and was without insurance. Two
hundred autos were consumed, to-
gether with large supplies of ac-
cessories. Small explosions of the
gas tanks in quick succession were
largely responsible for shaking the
walls to pieces.
Ed Mooney. proprietor, and old
timer, in trying to gain an entrance
to the office, was caught by
falling wall. Both his legs were
broken, his skull was fractured, and
he received internal injuries. Two
firemen were slightly injured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
British Forced to Yield Positions to German Troops
BRAZIL NEAR THE
POINT OF AN OPEN
WAR DECLARATION
Senator Barbosa, Popular
Idol of the Nation, to Ad-
dress Congress on Inter
national Relations.

Rio de Janeiro. May 4.-Brazil
inclined closer today to declara-
ton of war against Germany.
Appointment Of Under Secre-
tary Souza Dantas as temporary
minister of foreign affairs, sue
ceeding DR.. Lauro Muller, was
everywhere regarded as a
strengthening of the pro-war ad-
vocates demand that Brazil go
farther than her break in rela-
tions with Germany. Dantas is
known as an out-and -out pro-
ponent of hostilities.
Rio looks for an exciting day to-
morrow, when Senator Ruy Bar
bosa, leading agitator OF war, is
scheduled to address congress on
the international situation. A
great orator, who, during the past
few weeks has stirred street
crowds to a frenzy of enthusiasm
for war in his personal campaign
for such a move, Barbosa is ex-
pected to precipitate a violent de-
bate. Barbosa Is poular idol
throughout the nation.
DR.. Muller. retiring foreign min
inster, today followed up his re-
tirement from the cabinet by re-
signing his candidacy as presi-
dent Of the Military club, one Of
the strongest of Brazil's political
organizations. He gave as his
reason his desire to avoid any in
ternal dissensions in Brazil, in the
face Of the present international
crisis.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
GERMANY HAS NEW
TYPE OF SUBMARINE

London, May 4.-Germany has a
new type of submarine, $50 feet long,
according to the story told today by
John Anderson of Boston, survivor of
the Norwegian tanker Hektona. The
Hektona was shelled and sunk by one
Of the ordinary type of German sub
marines, but after the crew had safely
lowered their boats. two other u
boats, one Of the new and extraordin-
ary size, appeared in view.
The Hektona's crew were in open
boats for two days before being picked
up.
The usual length of submarines Is
from ITO to 225 feet, so IL the obser-
walton of the sailor mentioned above
is acurate, Germany now has in ser
vice some super U-boats of vastly in
creased size and strength
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-04
German Artillery Vastly In
creased and Soldiers Bat
tie Hand-to- Hand With
British, Who Lose Posi-
tions Recently Taken.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SiMMS.
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT.

With the British Armies in the Field,
May 4.-Germany is fighting as she
never fought before to stop the Brit
ish drive.
Fighting TO- the most part hand-to-
hand and bayonet- to bayonet over
miles of front, the Tommies them
selves were authority for this state
ment today. Not only were the Ger
man soldiers fighting more desperately
than ever before. but today the Ger
man artillery fire was vastly increas-
ed.
The whole front situation was ap-
parently unchanged, however. The
war has never seen any harder fight
ing than that on both sides Of the
Scarpe today.
The Canadians, who yesterday ad-
Vanced south of Lens, inflicting a hard
blow on the Prussians, were still hold
ing their gains and repulsing all at
tempts to retake today.