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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
A Splendid New Park

Mr.. Rockefeller has indeed made
most generous and public spirited" pro-
bosal, as Mayor Mitchell puts it, in offer
ing his recent acquisitions of land at the
Upper end of Manhattan for public park.
The Billings, Hay and Sheafer estates
which he consolidated, are admirably htted
for that use Fine wooded hillsides,
stretching to the rivers eGge, the highest
land on Manhattan Island, the fifty acres
or so which he offers can easily be con-
rected with Fort Washington Park at an
expense not great in comparison with the
augmented value of the park territory.
Moreover, this new park would link the
city's river front parks, by way OF the
Dyckman Street Ferry. with the spiendid
Palisades Park which New York State and
New Jersey have joined in building, and for
the extension of which this state recently
voted large sum. The sentimental and
practical value of this union, placing at
the disposal of the public forever miles on
miles of river front territory, ranging
from a narrow strip OF city park to state
mark almost as wild as the distant Adiron-
dacks. cannot be overestimated. Probably
no great city in the world is so favored as
New York in having a. its doors so vast
an extent of parkland, accessible yet UNI
spoiled. combining the beauties of noun
tains, woods and waters. Mr.. Rockefeller's
gift would bring a part of this magnificent
domain actually within the city's gates.
1t is to be hoped the Board of Estimate
will vote to accept the gift. The expense
imposed on the city would not be large.
The title to the new park would vest in
the Interstate Park Commission; the
amount suggested by the donor to be con-
tributed by the city for maintenance and
development is small The chief expendl-
ture made necessary would be for acquir-
ing land to connect Fort Washington Park
with the new section of the Interstate
Park. And, as with lard now to be &C
quired upstate for extending the Inter
state Park, any land the city may buy now
for park purposes along the river will
never be cheaper, and as time goes on will
be worth many times its purchase price
The people of this community owe thanks
to Mr.. Rockefeller for MS gift, the value
and service of which must grow with each
generation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

readers that the prospect is still "very
good" He gloats with characteristic
meanness even over the sufferings of the
gallant Irishmen who have fought for our
cause, and cautions his readers against Of
fering them any help in their distress, for
soldiers who have become crippled IN the
service of England are not class OF peo-
pie about whom Irish men and women are
very much concerned just now"
No German editor ever went so far as
this odious agitator, perhaps because none
is so secure in his insignificance. But
the Germans surely deserve at least as
much indulgence as this caricature OF an
Irisbman
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
generation.
Humane

Perhaps the most humane amendment
made in the Senate Finance Committee to
the House war tax bill IS the allowance to
income tax payers of an exemption of 5000
for each dependent child. This concession
does credit to the committees intelligence
and social conscience. The state is under
obligation to those who raise families, and
no distribution of tax burdens can be en-
tirely fair which does not discriminate in
favor of heads of households who have
children, as against The unmarried and
the childless, when an easy opportunity to
do so is offered, as it is in levying an in
come tax.
The Senate Finance Committee tried to
insert a discrimination of this sort into
the Underwood tariff act. But its efforts
failed. so far as exemptions on account of
dependent children are concerned al
though unmarried or divorced persons
were compelled to pay on incomes above
$4,000, while the limit for married per-
sons was fixed at $4,000 Now social JUS
tce is further served by distinguishing
between married persons with dependent
children and married persons without
them. II is an agreeable manifestation
Of sense of the fitness of things seldom
encountered in tax legislation. We con-
graduate the Senate committee and hope
| that its amendment will stick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
Keep the Colleges Going
(From The Boston Heraldy


President Lowell has done we'll TO en-
pahsizc the desirability of keeping our uni
versities and colleges in full operation next
winter. Under the Administrations present
plan no one under twenty-one years of age
will be drafted into service or given lieu
tenants commission. The great majority OF
college students are under that age, and there
is no military reason why they should not be
kept TO their studies, with moderate amount
of military instruction in spare hours. The
temptation to draw these youths by the thou
sand into all forms of noncombatant service
we ought to resist, for in the long run the
country will be seriously weakened if all the
institutions of learning become demorslized
IN this way.
England and France have done their ut
most TO keep schools and universities up TO
the standard of normal times, and to some
extent they have succeeded. in spite OF the
enormous difficulties confronting those coun-
tries. Our problem should be immeasurably
easier. But il should be made plain that the
undergraduate who throws up his college
career in order to serve for few months as
a farm helper or a clerk in the Office of a
munitions factory is not really furthering the
best interests of his country at all. The in
d scriminate dslocating of men, young or
old from their daily tasks will weaken and
not strengthen our economic power. We are
IN serious danger of carrying that process
too far
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
Converse
CFrom The Lyric)

from The Lyric)
We were together, wandering, know not
where,
A way Of clouds that soft beneath our feet
Slid back in slow retreat
As we did onward fare
Lightly, silently, slowly through the golden
air
And each to each was rapturously dear,
Walking hand-in-hand; and save us two
Was naught in all that blue
OF liquid atmosphere;
Yet we thrilled as if worlds unventured
waited near.
In perfect comradeship. complete assent
or hearts and minds and senses did We
move,
Wholly in our own love
And eager talk intent;
Nor needed any word to utter what we meant
HELEN HOYT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
German Agents and Others

4 novel objection TO imposing the Eng
lsh language on our German editors is adj
vanced by an anonymous correspondent of
a local German paper. He holds that in
reference with journals intended for for
eign readers is dangerous "even if it were
for no other reason than that if they were
to appear in English they might display
d. less reserve than they do now"
His apprehension may seem farfetched,
yet he might have offered plausible illus
tration OF his contention. There is a sour
rilous rag published here in the English
language that goes far beyond any of the
German papers in its fawning devotion to
Germany. Ostensibly, it is working for
the cause Of ireland, but the editor makes
no secret Of the alliance Of his faction
with the enemy. He boasted long ago that
Germany was the natural ally" Of his
kind, and Germany" he said, "has done
all that she has been asked to do 50 far,
and there IS no doubt she wW continue
10 dO 20"
IL might be thought that the entrance Of
cur country into the war would have 81
lcnced this pest.lcn,ial little spitfre Not
in tbo least He continues 20 urge his COM
patriots q take advantage Of "England's
diTcaltF." all still .ngists that "the pres
a.. war pro cuts ireland with the greatest
oy.cr,unty chc ever had He openly
Ire. fll q German victory and tells his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
Songs Out of Stress
BARTER

IRON Poctfyf
Life has lovelincss TO sell
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue wave. whitencd on a clh,
Climbing fire that sways and sings
And childrens faces looking up
Holding wonder like a cup.
Life has loveliness 20 sell
Music like a curve OF gold,
Scent Of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that mold
And for your spirits still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night
Spend all you have for loneliness
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many year Of strife well lost
And for breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been or could be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
By a Tuscan Ruin
tFrOm The Lyric

From The Lyric
A mad wind in a blacA gnarled tree
Sings forever its old world tune:
Across the dead and lichened wall,
BY ftful gleamings of the moon,
The blind storm draws continual,
Unconscously. its bitter rune,
The silent masque OF history.
Deep in this nook, one new desire
Lifts in the heart of this wild hower
Crying of worlds beyond this death;
Untrammelled by this jaundced power,
Somewhere new children still draw breath
Somewhere throughout the tired hour
Sweet faces CLEAN around fire,
DANFORD BARNEY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

mere unitarian animal. But as life IS
always creating its own forms and making
unexpected solutions at the proper mo-
ment. the religious instinct in the future
may be trusted to find its own best ways
70 conserve the values Of civilization as
new ways are needed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
SPIRITS HOUSE

From naked stones Of agony
| will build house for me;
As mason all alone
will raise il, stone by stone.
And every stone where | have bled
Will show sign of dusky red.
have not gone the way in vain,
For have good OF all my pain;
My spirits quiet house will be
Built Of naked stones | trod
on roads where lost sight Of God.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
LESSONS

Unless learn TO ask no help
From any other soul but mine,
To seek no strength in waving reeds
Nor shade beneath a struggling pine;
Unless I learn 10 look at Grief
Unshrinking from her tear-blind eyes,
And take from Pleasure fearlessly
Whatever gifts will make me wise
Unless learn these things on earth,
Why was ever given birth?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17
REFUGE

From my spirits gray defeat,
From my pulses tagging beat,
From my hopes that turned TO sand
Sitting through my close clenched hand,
From my own faults slavery,
II can sing, still am free.
For with my singing can make
A refuge for my spirits sake.
A house of shining words, TO be
Ny fragile immortality.
SARA TEASDALE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-17

Entered 8, the Posto1ce al Sew York As second Gas
Mail Mater
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
BRESSLER

Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Horner. Mrs. A.
Meyer, Mrs. Atticks. Julia Bolan,
Ethel Sponsler. Beulah Wise. Mrs.
Holmes. Elizabeth Holmes. Mrs.
Herman. Mrs. Sponsler, Mrs. B.
Bruner, Ila Bruner. Lois Bruner
Earl Quick, Mrs. C. Bruner. Mrs
John Frantz and son. Mrs. Lavan-
ture, Martha Miller. Mrs. ]. Reed
Mrs. Myers, Mrs. William Still, Mrs
Seitz, Mrs. j. Wise, Onetta Wise
Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Bolan. Mrs
Quick, Gladys Quick, Mrs. A. Thomp.
son, James Thompson, Mrs. Ger.
hart, Violet Gerhart. Miriam Ger,
hart. Mrs. Eichelberger. Freditl
Eichelberger, Mrs. Stevens. Mrs
Yeager, Mrs. r. Shultz, Mr.. Thomp
son, Carol Herman. Marion Her
man, Mr.. Wise, r. Shultz. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Aungst and Ira Aungst.
A pleasant birthday surprise wa
held in honor of Mrs. A. Aungst
Bressler, when q number OF he
friends gathered for a delightful
evening. A dainty luncheon wa
served to the following:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

code, are being made at the offices
of the State Game Commission. Re-
ports from northern and mountain
counties are that bears have been
seen in accustomed haunts and near
game preserves. The new law which
limits the kill to one a season for
each man, will prevent the whole
sale killing of the animals for their
pelts and meat. In old days as high
as twelve and fifteen bears would fall
to one man.
Appeals Next Week-Central Penn
sylvania appeals will be given hear
ings by the State Compensation
Board at Johnstown and Altoona
next week. The Cambria district
cases will be heard at Johnstown on
October II, and the Blair district on
the following day.
Code in Demand-Pennsylva s
decedents' estate code, one of the
codes passed by the recent 'Legisla-
ture, has been in demand from a
number of the states. The requests
for this code have come from the
western states as we'll as the south.
The state fish and game codes have
also been subjects of considerable
inquiry.
state to Help - Arrangements
have been completed for the state to
contribute to the cost of freeing sew
eral sections of turnpikes in vicinity
of Doylestown. In other instances
the companies will improve the
roads.
Closing WelIs-Several wells have
come under the ban of the State De-
partment of Health in counties along
the Delaware. The reports have
shown typhoid in the neighborhood
and the wells will be closed
State Ready to Help-Highway
Commissioner O'Neil last night as
sured committees representing Lam
caster county free turnpike advo-
Gates that the state was willing to
help but that applications on file
would prevent any money being
spent in that county for year or
so. He suggested that the county get
started on purchase plans, selecting
the roads and that If there is any
holdup tried, to take the owners
into court.
Commission Meets - The State
| Agricultural Commission met, trans
acted business and departed in sec
ret yesterday. The members hurried
away and left no statement of what
was done. The department announc-
ed last night that all employees eX-
cept the bureau of markets chief and
| assistant chief had been confirmed.
The Bureau Of Markets stenographer
was also approved, but as she was
transfer it did not affect any legal
propositions. Reports were made on
! the work of the department.
Senator Visits-Senator Frank f,
Baldwin, of Potter county, was a
Capitol visitor.
Bids Rejected-Highway Commits
sioner O'Neil has rejected the bids
| for construction of the sections OF
roads on route No. 10S in Allegheny
and Washington counties and for i'm
provements on roads in East Bethle-
hem. Washington county, and Corn
planter township, Nenango county
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
STEELTON
ST. MARK'SPLAN
ODNORGANIZE
! Officials Give Story of Condi-
ton of Church Con-
gregation

The st. Marks Lutheran Church
congregation existing in the borough
for twenty three years is considering
disorganizing.
Final action on the matter which
has been pending for six months,
will be taken at a congregational
meeting which will be held probably
October 81, according to a member
of the official board this morning.
According to present plans the
church building at Second and Lin
coin streets and a double dwelling
adjoining which was used as par
sonage valued at $4,000 will be
sold.
The money will then be turned
over to the Loysville Orphans Home
at Loysville to be used in taking care
of the Lutheran orphans from Steel
ton. Not all of this money can be
used in this way as some must be
paid back to the church extension
and mission boards of the church.
The debt of the church property has
been entirely wiped out.
Baptists May Buy Church
1t is said that the Central Baptist
congregation is considering purchas-
ing the property. The edifice of this
congregation in Main street was de-
str0yed by fire several months ago.
The reason for disorganizing the
congregation, an official said this
morning, was because the small con-
gregation was unable to keep up the
work. The membership is about
fifty at the present time. This Off
cial said that interest in church mat
ters had been decreasing for about
three years and the present situation
is the climax. The congregation has
been without a pastor for a year
and services have not been held reg
ularly.
Church Built in 1896
The congregation when 1t was in
it's best condition did not number
more than 100. Officials said that II
the plan which will be submitted at
the congregational meeting is fol-
lowed out, the members will be given
their letters of dismissal and given
the privilege of joining any church
The st. Johns Lutheran congregation
is the other Lutheran church in the
borough.
The st. Marks congregation was
organized about twenty-three years
ago and the church built two years
later. 1t has a seating capacity OF
about 800 persons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
MIDDLETOWN
AGED RESIDENT DIES

Mrs. Fannie Metzger. aged 81, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J..
b. Rider. of Pleasant VALLEY. from
a complication of diseases. She had
6een making her home with her
uausnter. Mrs. Rider. for the past
several years and resided on the
tarm t at one time. She is survived
oy one daughter. Mrs. ]. B. Rider,
una u one son. David Metzger, of
noia, IN tnrse sisters. Miss Anna Mil
Ier Bainbridge; Mrs. Leah Erh
Kansas, and Mrs. Andrew Stoner'
Goods Church.; three brothers.
Henry; of Bossler Church; Martin
aie CHRISTIAN Miller. cambridge.
Samuel Gingrich. candidate for
burgess, is i'll at his home.
Luther Schaeffer. who had been
visiting In town for the past two
weeks. =, returned to his home at
Miss Florence Scholl is confined TO
her nome with an injured hip, the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
Fail to Appear For
Police Court Hearings

Two defendants summoned for
hearings before Burgess Wigfield
last night failed to appear. Pete
Metikof was summoned on a charge
of violating the traffic ordinance by
refusing to obey the orders of an
officer during the mill fire Saturday
night. He will be brought to the
police court tonight by the police.
A huckster who was arrested for
violating the ordinance regulating
license, failed to make his appear
ance and forfeited $40.
Chief of Police Grove said this
morning that he is holding a horse
and a wagon which were found in
the East End Tuesday night by
Patrolman Behman. The police are
taking care of the animal and outfit
and will turn them over to the owner
if the bill for housing is paid and
the horse and wagon are identified.
The outfit evidently belongs to a
farmer judging from its appearance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

result of being thrown from a horse
which she had been riding.
DR.. B. F. Aumiller is spending
several days at Pittsburgh attending
the funeral of an uncle.
Joseph Mason, who Is working at
Paulsboro. N. j., has been appointed
as a scout master of large troop
of Boy Scouts there.
Mrs. Maggie Palmer is visiting at
Columbia for some time.
Work on making the new road
back of the Eagle farm house to
connect with the new bridge across
the Pennsylvania railroad tracks was
started yesterday. The dwelling
house is also being torn down and
r. l. Young will use the lumber to
build another house on the west side
of the new state road.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
League Members Favor
Organization of Home
Guards ! nThis Borough

A joint meeting of the Steelton
Businessmen's Association and the
Municipal League will be held in the
near future for the purpose of or
sanizing a home defense reserve
body.
This plan was suggested at the
special meeting of the Municipal
League last night for this purpose.
The special committee of league
members appointed at the last meet
ing to get data on the matter was
authorized to meet with the Busi-
nessmens Association at it's meeting
next Tuesday night and ask that
body to meet with the league for the
purpose of organizing a body of
home guards.
On this league committee are: w.
F. Maginnis, Claude Brinser and c.
w. Mccoy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
TAKE A 'CASCARET"
TONIGHT AND SEE!

coated, breath bad and stomach
sour-Why don't YOU get a 1O-cent
box of Cascarets at the drug store
and feel bully. Take Cascarets to-
night and enjoy the incest, gentlest
liver and bowel cleansing you ever
experienced. You'll wake up with a
clear head, clean tongue, lively step.
rosy skin and looking and feeling fit.
Mothers can give a whole Cascaret
to a sick, cross. bilious, feverish
child any time-they are harmless
never grippe or sicken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
COLLEGE PRESIDENT TO
SPEAK AT FIRST METHODIST

The Rev. George Edward Reed, for
twenty-five years president of Dick
inson College, will deliver his pop
ular lecture on THE Passing of the
Kings and the Coming Reign of
Democracy" in the First NJ. L.
Church next Sunday evening at 7.30
o'clock. The Rev. Mr.. Reed is a man
of ability as a pulpit and platform
speaker and those interested in the
present wrold issues should hear
him. The veterans of the G. A. r.
and the Order of Knights of Pythias
will attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11

of enforcement of the act of 1917
'forbidding such persons to have re-
volvers in their possession. This act,
consideration to be for the purpose
of checking shooting affrays which
investigation had found to have been
numerous among foreigners having
revolvers, supplements the-alien gun
law of 1909.
Thus far very few arrests have
been made in enforcement of the
law as the notices printed in three
different languages were generally
posted by wardens and policemen in
districts where there are many aliens
and the extension of the gun law to
revolvers was easily understood.
State Game Commission officials re-
port very little trouble in enforcing
the law in coal and industrial sect
ions, but say that numerous sales of
weapons and even of destruction of
revolvers by owners have been
heard of.
Observed Fire Day-From what
has been reported to State Fire Mar
shall Port, Fire Prevention Day"
was given observance in many Sec
tions of the state on Tuesday and one
OF the features was that in factories
and schools inspections of fire es-
capes and fire apparatus were made.
THE smoke from fires where people
burned up rubbish was rather thick
in many places" said Mr.. Port.
Tomorrow Holiday Columbus
Day, the eighth of the eleven holi-
days recognized in Pennsylvania un-
der the law of February 16, 1911,
will be observed at the State Cap
itol by the closing of all of the de-
partments. Under the law the holiday
has to be observed in banks and
from what has been heard here
there will be, observances in many
places.
Bear Outlook Good-Predictions
that there will be good bear hunting
when the new season opens, Monday,
October, 10. under the new game
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
SLIGHTLY INJURED WHEN
TWO CARS RUN OVER HIM

Hood Miner, colored. of 253 Ridge
street was only slightly injured
when run over by two automobiles
in North Front street, between
franklin and Gibson streets last
evening. The negro fell to the
street and according to the police
the first automobile passed over ms
oni,la and the other over his abdo-
men Occupants of the second car
laid him to the side of the street
where police found him. He was
taken to the Harrisburg Hospital by
Chief of Police Grove where his in
iuries were dressed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-11
Annual Meeting of
Red Cross Chapter

The annual meeting of the Steel
ton Chapter of Red Cross will be
held in the headquarters in Harris
burg street this evening at 8 o'clock.
The annual election of officers and
directors took place to-day and the
results will be announced tonight:
The annual reports of the work of
the organization since its organiza-
ton will be made by committee
heads this evening. Members OF
the executive committee urged all
members of the chapter to be
present at the session tonight.