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THURSDAY EVENING. OCT. 21

Endeavor as much as you can to keep

tompony with people above you.?Lord

Chesterfield.

"EDISON DAY"

EDISON Day," so designated be-

cause it marks the thirty-sixth

anniversary of the discovery by

Thomas A. Edison of the Incandescentelectric light. Is being observedthroughout the United States and inother sections of the globe where theinhabitants ara not too busy moving

boundary lines and armies.

Public utilities, particularly thosewhich use electric current, are cele-brating the occas'on In a special way,

but the chances are that every news-paper-reading citizen in the country

alsc paused a moment in his busyday to pay the greatest inventor of

modern times the tribute of a grateful

though^.The world owes a very great deal to

Thomas A. Edison, more than It canrepay In the years to come. And ofall the inventions which the gray-

haired quondam telegraph operatorhas given to humanity the electric in-

candescent is one of the most impor-tant. The storage battery, the talkingmachine, nraetical methods of drug

and chemical manufacture?these arebut a few of the things for which thepeople of a great nation pay the tri-bute of respectful homage to-day. Andwith the war clouds rolling not so verydistantly along the horizon of the sea,W'ho can say that the people of theUnited States some day may not learnto appreciate more earnestly and witha greater sense of security the worthof the brains of Thomas A. Edison ashead of the national defense board?

There is increased interest in the newCentral High School proposition, andthe fact that a fine building is neces-sary and inevitable is having its bear-ing upon the campaign for school di-rectors in the present campaign. TheInterest in the subject of the new schoolbuilding is widespread and the peoplegenerally since the great municipal pa-rade of the school children are givingcqore attention to the subject than everbefore. As an object lesson it was themost convincing thing that could havehappened in breaking down the indif-ference of the community to this vitalneed.

STIMi setting the pacer A NOTHER achievement of the

Chamber of Commerce in itsnoonday luncheon program was

the engagement of Roger W. Rabson,the famous statistical expert, who ad-dressed the live wires of the com-munity at yesterday's luncheon at theHarrlsburg Club. Mr. Babson is e slly

the leader in statistical research andbusiness analysis in this country. HeIs a past master in all that appertainsto the study of cause and effect as re-lated to commercial, industrial andgeneral business conditions. His ac-

tivities are not confined to the UnitedStates, but extend to the larger fieldof the world. International compli-cations and changes, the rise and fallIn the business barometer and theessential developments of the futureresulting from the changes now at-tracting the attention of the peopleDrive full play to his great ability Indiagnosing what It all means.

Again we must thank the Chamberof Commerce for maintaining one ofthe most successful features of its ac-tivities. Nothing better could havebeen provided for our own businesscommunity, and men of nationalstature who have appeared from timeto time during the present year be-fore this virile body of the city's activespirits have been Impressed with thehigh character of public service ren-dered by the Chamber of Commercehere.

A GREAT INFLUENCE

THOSE who are familiar with theprogress and development of thepolicies which are making the

Harrlsburg Public Library a great pub-lic Institution for this city and the sur-rounding country have been much im-pressed with the efficiency shown Inthe handling of the books, the selec-tion of the useful works with whichthe shelves are laden and the practicalmethods employed In the general con-duct of library.

It Is worth while noting that the\u25a0wnrl: cf the institution Is extending far,beyond the boundaries originally con-

THURSDAY EVENING,

I templated by Its founders. No longeris Its influence confined by limitationswhich formerly restricted its useful-ness and the activities that areprcperly a part of the work that has

been wisely undertaken by the trustees

and the capable librarian.Leaflets have been printed showing

the character of the books of refer-

ence and the textbooks that are avail-able at the present time. These In-

clude works on business methods andefficiency and manufacturing and engi-

neering, many of the books being freshfrom the press.

Surely those who are devoting theirenergy to the development of the

library and Its several departmentsmust be encouraged by the evidencesof popular Interest and approval uponevery side. It is easily one of the mostpromising of the city's Institutions and

will mean much in the future life of

the community, especially as it reaches

out and helps the children who will bethe citizens of to-morrow.

President Wilson doesn't seem tohave been a pillar of strength for thewoman's suffrage movement In NewJersey. It apears from the returns thathis own district, city and county, arein the anti column. There may be Inthis result a meaning far removed fromthe actual suffrage proposition. It issuspected that President Wilson'smeasure has been taken in New Jerseyand that the vote of Tuesday is a fore-runner of what is likely to happen nextyear.

A LITTLE LIGHT, PLEASE

WITHIN a few months the work-men's compensation system will

become operative In Pennsyl-vania. Officials to direct the adminis-tration of the new law have beennamed and have been working out

the preliminary details, while we are

assured that the other selectionsnecessary for the establishment of theplan are to be made shortly.

1 TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE"

?Looks like a fine year for that"Same Old 'Coon."

?There little Ingot, don't you cry,you'll be a shrapnel bye-and-bye.

?Some people's Idea of nonpartl-sanlsm is to be a Democrat.

?The Presidential Bee has begun tobuzra, w'htch is a sure sign somebodyis going to be stung.

?Of course nobody who goes to thePure Food Show hopes to get a prize?that's the reason they all hangaround until after the drawing.

[ EDITORIAL COHMENT~Villa may eventually be assassinat-

ed, but It is evident that the latest re-port of his taking off was considerablyexaggerated. He says so himself.?Erie Herald.

The wife of a Detroit violinmakersays spirits are making violins for herhusband. This Is where the public hswell as the violins get strung.?Allen-town Chronicle and News.

Aviators might drop their apologiesas they sail over Holland and Switzer-land.?Philadelphia Record.

Having no Dumba to suppress theCzar seems to have taken it out insuppressing the duma.?Chicago Her-

What we need In this emergency isa movement to make the pork-barreljitney,towns of the country prefer tohave a submarine named after them toa new post office.?Boston Transcript.

Napoleon occupied Vllna without astruggle toward the middle of July,1812. The Kaiser gets it on September19, 1915, after three weeks of desperatefighting.?New York World.

Every British soldier will gut anAmerican apple, and they certainlv doseem to need another corps or two.?Columbia State.

I" IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARSAGO TO-DAY

[From the Telegraph, Oct. 21, 1865.]

Washington Pastor HereThe Rev. J. G. Butler, of Washing-

ton, D. C.. will preach Sunday In theFirst English Lutheran Church.

High Prices for ApplesApples are selling at $4 a bushel

and $S a barrel in this city.

Eldership to Convene HereThe East Pennsylvania Eldership of

the Church of God .will convene nextweek in the Fourth Street BethelChurch. The opening address will bemade by the Rev. D. A. Laverty. Fiftyministers are expected to be present.

Our Daily LaughFORCE or

HABIT.Physician's Wife:

Now, my dear,you must posi-

v tively forget shop,/yf \ If you are going

(pM Jinto society with jn I ii( H*r Hubby: |/ \ I What hav ® 1 13tTrf Physlclan'sWlfe:!

Why, you feel thepulse of every- ibody who extendi ja hand.

SOME PROB- _____

lem. n"Don't you think LJ

four sister cares

forme?" 'ln"She dunn o. |H H

She's found ten /£ inames in Brad- V \u2713

street's the same J(j?as yours. She'spuzzled." 1?

fTEMPORARILYHANDICAPPED.

Reginald: I metthat French no- jbleman, Count daBrie, today.

Evelyn: Really!

Is he a brilliantconversationalist ?

Reginald: Well,no,not at present.He dislocated his \

_ shoulders In the*

war.

MONK'S JOKE.

'rrxA E[ Mr. Heron: And-tu,who might you

Mr. Monk: I'm a

Km*bill collector. Your

/|J| bill Is getting

\ pretty large. Isn't

ALWAYShard.

hardest Job of his

life this summer.Indeed. What -

it? Trying to findlV *

A GOODSCHEME. ,

flow when I read ' 'of Babylon

Imagination ,quickens; J

TU bet those a~ Ahanging gar-dens fooled

The chick- jMVJyens. »

IT'S ON

By Wlag Dinger

Oh, gee, housecleanlng time Is here?Each year I hate it more?

The rugs have to the cleaner's gone,There's varnish on the floor,

And though I know such is the caseTo-night, when dark. I guess

I willforget, and In barefeetStep on the sticky mess.

Or. shoes removed. In stocking feetI'll wander through the hall

And step upon some sneaking tackThey never get them all

When taking up the carpets, andThose left upon the floor,

It seems, agree that I'm the guyThey all are laying for.

It is more than six years since dis-cussion of workmen's compensationtook front rank in this State and therehas been much talk of Industrial jus-

tico and other things which many em-ployers have been giving for years. Agood many people have been led to

believe that the compensation system

will ameliorate conditions with Which,as a matter of fact, it will have noth-ing to do, and there are some whohave ideas about the child labor lawand the compensation system whichare interwoven in the most astonish-ing way. Hundreds of employers arcto-day groping in an effort to ascer-

tain how they will be affected.The law has been printed in full,

commented upon by the comparatively

few men who really understand how it

will operate and lauded in speeches.

It is about time that the State offi-cials charged with the administration!furnish a little plain information, that!can be understood by everyone. Whatwe all want to know is how the com-pensation system is going to operate.It affects over 8,000,000 of people andthey are entitled to the clearest in-

formation that can be given. A littleless praise of the act and more point-ers how it will work is what the Statewants. ? ? :/

A REPUBLICAN YEAR

THERE is every Indication that

this is to be distinctly a Repub-

can year In Dauphin county,iln the first place, the enrollment and! registration show that there are more

I Republicans in Dauphin county than

I Democrats, Washingtonians, Keyston-

jers, Socialists, Prohibitionists, BullMooeers, Roosevelt-Progressives andunenrolled voters combined. Of coursemany of the unenrolled voters willcast their ballots for the Republicancandidates, but even if they did notand every Republican who enrolled asa Republican voted for the Republicannominees, the party would carry every

contefet at the November elections by

comfortable majorities.

This indicates the sentiment of thevoters toward the party and the prin-ciples for which it stands. The warm

welcome extended to the candidatesduring their tour of the county thisFall is an even surer sign of Republi-can success In November. Good menhave been nominated, every section ofthe county is represented and perfect

party harmony exists. With all these

factors for success so plainly evidentit is little wonder that the Democraticbosses have let their campaign go bythe board and are privately admitting

that the best they can hope to get outof the election is the one minority rep-

resentative on the bpard of countycommissioners, to which by law they

are entitled.

FROM MISSOURI

THE St. Louis Post-Dispatch ad-mits that the members of theDemocratic State administrationin Missouri are a bad lot and

that their record in office is that of a"cold-blooded, repulsively self-seekingband of exploiters." Yet it relies up-on "Wilson popularity" to offset allthis. The word we get from Missouriis that "Wilson popularity" there isa highly negligible amount.

ITS DAYS ARE NUMBERED

THE protest of more than 1,200residents of the Eleventhward against the proposed

transfer of a hotel liquor license to1802 North Fourth street, shows howunited is growing the sentimentagainst the saloon among the goodpeople of Harrisburg.

Time was when all a hotelkeeperhad to do to move into another local-ity was to make application foiv atransfer. But that time Is past, ffon-ttment .against the sale of liquor Is socrystallized nowadays that it Is almostimpossible to suggest moving Into anyunpolluted neighborhood without astorm of protest resulting.

In numerous cases transfer applica-tions have been turned down by thecourts In this county during the last

several years because the neighbor-

hood affected was up in arms againstthe entrance of the saloon.

All of which are merely more signs

that the days of the liquor traffic are

numbered.

?The announcement in the morn-ing organ of the fusion bundsters thatMr. Sheesley is satisfied with themayoralty situation reminds people ofthe satisfaction felt by a boy left onan island by his pals who are rowinghome in a boat to escape a rain storm.The Harrisburg mayoralty situation,on account of the prominence givento some politicians from Harrisburglast year, has attracted State atten-tion and it is generally believed thatthe men behind Sheesley could nothave been prevented from runninghint by all the locomotives in Enola ifthey saw a ghost of a chance.

?lt is believed that the fifty percent, nomination clause will be veryunpopular among Democratic re-organization gangsters when they nextmeet. State Chairman Morris andother prominent machine Democratswere very strong for nonpartisan actsa few years ago.

?The State Grange executive com-mittee came to town last night and"resoluted" strongly against the pro-posed increase in the army and navy,but endorsed "an educated citizen sol-diery." The action of the Grange wasnot as heavily played by the Demo-cratic newspapers to-day as some ofits resolutions were last year.

?Candidates Smith and Porter areto debate the issues in the Philadel-phia campaign which is presentingmany unusual features. CandidateSmith is getting ovations at his meet-ings. The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day says: "While hundreds of votersat two meetings !n the northeastcheered him to the echo, Thomas B.Smith, Republican candidate formayor, promised real improvements toa section of Philadelphia that loomup as a big factor in the city's growthduring the next few years. There wasnothing vague about the Smithpromises.

BOOKS AND MAOAZINESIThe old interest in debating as an

indoor sport Is at last coming bac(kagain, bringing with it plenty of goodbooks on the subject. Parents especi-ally will be glad to know of "Debatingfor Boys," by William Horton Foster,which Sturgis & Walton Company havejuet published. This book encouragesthe forming of debating: clubs as a goodmeans of keeping boys out of mischiefand of making tnem into men.

The author tells his young readerseverything they will need to knowabout the rules of the game as well ashow to become proficient in it. His ad-vice on the object of debate is worthremembering. Discussion, he says,which does not lead to a definite planof action is not truly argument. Theaudience should be convinced to thepoint of action. Demosthenes said tohis rival. "When the Athenians listento you they say, 'What a fine speech!'When they hem- me they say. 'Let's gofight against Philip.""

In Forrest Izard's forthcoming book-let, "Sarah Bernhardt." to be publish-ed by Sturgis & Walton Companyshortly, there is a characteristic anec-dote of the actress which Is worth re-peating. It relates to her choice of amotto at the early age of nine. Madam*Bernhardt tells the story herself in thisway:

TO the old employe the brave dayson the zone are gone. Comparedto the construction period, with

its rapid promotions and fabuloussalaries, the present era of admira-tion and operation is a tame thing in-deed. The change has been gradual,but to the old employes it is an over-whelming change. They have livedtheir epic, as one of them expressed it,and now they are living their prose.

Many of them, of course, are leav-ing the zone, for now that the workis done only a fraction of the oldforce can be used. So men who havegiven the best years of their life tobuilding the canal are going away forgood, and this gives them no pleas-ure. For if you think that the oldemploye is in a hurry to go back tothe States, now that his task is done,you are greatly mistaken. If youask him about it, he will probably tellyou that he would like to remain atPanama a little longer. And if youpress him, he may admit that life onthe Isthmus, with its strange com-bination of Yankee efficiency and theeasy, pleasure-loving ways of theLatin, has thrown the spell of itspeculiar charm upon him, and thathe would as soon end his days atPanama.

The life on the Canal Zone to-day

is probably the most exotic under theflag. There is nothing like it any-where else in the world. Here theAmerican, bent upon great achieve-ment and money-making, has comesquarely in contact with the Latin,asking only to dream life pleasantlyaway, as his fathers have been doingfor two centuries. These two diverseelements have met they have notexactly mingled, but certainly theyhave become adjusted and each hasbrought much to the other.

Even Sports Differ

"It all happened," se says, "after aformidable jump over a ditch which noone could jump and which my youngcousin had dared me to attempt. I hadhurt my face, broken my wrist andwas in pain all over. While I was be-ing carried home I exclaimed furi-ously: 'Yes, I would do it again, quand-meme, If anyone dared me again. AndI will always do what I want all mylife.' In the evening of that day myaunt, who was grieved to see me inBuch pain, asked me what would giveme any pleasure. "I should like,' Iwhispered, 'to have some writing paperwith a motto of my own.' My motherasked me rather slyly what my mottowas. I did not answer for a minute,and then, as they were all waitingquietly. I uttered such a furious'Quand-meme!' that my Aunt Faurestarted back muttering: 'What a ter-rible child!'"

"AH who love and choose him .See Love, and so refuse him;For all who find him lose him,But all have found him' fair."

The truth of this little song Is wellshown In an anoymous novel publishedby Sturgis & Walton Company, underthe title "Pillars of Smoke." Like tnesong, the story it tells is of a love toostrong to last, which can only consumeitself in the end and bring tragedy be-hind It.

Tn speaking of this book. Mrs. EllaHigglnson has gone so far as to com-pare it with the work of the Brontes.Well-known as an author herself, heropinion Is Interesting. "It affects me,"she says, "like 'Wutherlng Heights,'which I consider the most powerful andhaunting book I ever rea<J."

Allautomobile owners will be inter-ested in the announcement made of anew book from the pen of Mr. CharlesE. nuryea, the well-known expert. Thisvolume, which is to be called "The Au-tomobile Book." Is to be published bvSturgis A Walton Company shortly. Itplans to cover the whole subject of the«asoline engine and motor car, and isIntended for every owner or prospectiveowner who wants to know everythingpossible about the car of his choice.

It is not often that an automobileman of Mr. Uuryea's prominence find*time for the making of a book, and allmembers of the fraternity?manufac-turers. users, agents?will want to givehis volume a welcome. Those connectedwith the Industry know Mr. Ouryea asone of Its pioneers?the winner of many[contests In England and America in theearly days and the perfector of thegasoline engine as we have it to-day.

UNAPPRECIATEDAuctioneer <at art sale, reproach-

fully)? What! No advance on threeshillings? Why, the picture by ItselfU worth thati'V?Puck,

Take the matter of sports, for ex-ample. There could be nothing more

different than the Yankee, and the

Panamanian conceptions of sport. TheYankee wants to get out and do some-

The State From Day to Day«\u25a0 *

Dr. M. L. Chadman, candidate for

mayor of Lancaster on the Democraticand Washington tickets, promises to

give his entire salary if elected as a

fund for band concerts, playgrounds,coal and clothes for the needy and

tuition for the boys' and girls' educa-

tion. If his governing principles are,

on a par with his generosity, Lan-caster will have a good mayor.

The gubernatorial automobile touris bearing fruit, for the stockholdersof the Berks and Dauphin TurnpikeCompany have called a meeting to

consider a proposition for the pur-chase of the turnpike by the State.

Bethlehem Steel was batting at 500yesterday. It leads the Wall Streetleague with the stick without anyquestion.

City Planning Commissions in othercities of Pennsylvania are outdoingone another in their energetic work-

ing for the welfare of their city. Inthis line, as in so many others, Har-risburg should march at the head of

the procession.

The country surrounding Allentown

which depends on the Lehigh ValleyTransit Company for Its electric powerhad considerable difficulty yesterday

whon a large steam pipe hurst and

the entire plant was inundated. Twen-

ty thousand horsepower had been de-veloped when the accident occurredand 4.000 employes of the Bethlehem

Steel Company were very late in get-ting to work.

Out of a clear sky comes the queryfrom the observing commentator onevents in the editorial page of the New

Castle News: "Will a one-legged manhave two legs when he gets toHeaven?" Food for debate.

It Is a common topic of conversa-tion as l . what psychological 6r moral

effect the defeat of woman suffrage

In our eastern neighbor's territorymay have on the vote here In our ownState.

The crypt of the Eden Musee InNew York, with its realistic waxfigures depicting the most horriblecrimes In history, has very little, sis

far ns thrills are concerned, on thesight which persons assembled In the

Mauch Chunk court room for a mur-der trial were shown. A human heart,pierced In two places, was produced asevidence, and the audience was nearlypanic-stricken with horror.

Members, not money. Is the sloganout Knne way In their T. M. C. A. ac-tivities. It is a relief to find at least

THE CARTOON OF THE DAYQUESTION: WHEN DID HE FIND TIME TO DO IT?

\ fcf f *"CAMD V(lTHOU&MT ]C *%i | wis seen kikpins,]

?From the Des Moines Leader.

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THE PANAMA CAX.?Life on the Zone Today

By Frederic J. Haskin

thing strenuous, so that he can per-spire and get excited. The Panaman-ian idea of sport is not to do some-thing, but to watch somebody elsedo it. He plays no games that can-not be played sitting in a chair. Thebull ring, the cock-pit and horse rac-ing, where he is nothing but an excit-ed spectator, are his typical amuse-ments. Living in a land teeming withgame, he seems even to lack the con-ception of hunting as a sport. Whenhe takes the field he is after meat,rather than amusement.

There is a bull ring at Panama City,i and this ancient sport of all Spanishpeoples modern descendant of thegladiatorial show, is regularly prac-ticed. It cannot be said, however,that bull-fighting reaches a very highstate of development in Panama. Yousee it at its best in Mexico and in someparts of South America, but as youdraw nearer the tropics, both thebulls and the bull fighters seem tolack enthusiasm and energy. Now andthen, on some gala occasion, a reallygorgeous bull fight, with a processionand picadors, is held in the Panamaring, but the ordinary Sunday bullfight is rather a poor affair. Yet, asa glimpse into unchanged Panaman-ion life, it is intensely interesting tothe visitor.

There was rather a slim attendanceat a tight that was held here a fewweeks ago. An eager rabble ofyoung Panamanians of all shades ofblack and yellow crowded about theedge of the ring. A little higher upwere seated a good many tourists, ma-rooned in Panama City by the slidesat Cuiebra Cut. Far above, in theboxes, could be seen the dandles andsenoritas, representatives of the Pa-namanian houte monde.

Bull Fight AttractsDecidedly the most expectant, in-

terested and excited portion of theaudience was the group of touristswho comprised everything from a

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one sphere In which commercialismhas to take a back seat.

We note that the Y. M. C. A., whilewe are still on the subject, is oftentermed the "Y" either for the sake ofbrevity in the headlines or as abreath-saving device, but it seems tomeet all the requirements of thesimplified spelling code.

?Adjutant General Wilbur F. Sad-ler has made the suggestion that aNew Jersey State Military athleticleague be formed, the idea being topromote Interest in the NationalGuard and increase the number ofenlistments. Mr. Sadler is a son ofJudge Sadler, of Carlisle.

JI'DKE KUNKBI/S DECISIONPhiladelphia Hreord?According to

the Dauphin County Court's interpreta-tion the "50 per cent." clause in thenonpartisan law means what It says.To make the nomination at the pri-maries of a candidate for judicial of-fice equivalent to an election by print-ing his name alone on the ballot for theoffice In question It is necessary thathe obtain more than 50 per cent, of thevote cast. The vote cast at a primaryIs ascertained by a count of all the bal-lots, and 50 per cent, is one-half of thetotal. A majority of the lesser numberof nonpartisan ballots Is not a majorityof the total vote. The decision of theDauphin County Court may be appealed;but It is so clearly correct that thereought to be no doubt of the final out-come.

Philadelphia Pre**?This comes frombad law making. The Interpretation ofAttorney General Brown would havecarried out the apparent Intent of theLegislature, hut to do so he had to readinto the act words which the Legisla-ture never put there. The DauphinCounty Court refuses to allow so muchliberty to be taken with a statute.

If the Attorney General had super-vised the law more carefully when itwas In the plastic stage before theLegislature and had had the languageinserted at that time that should bethere, this confusion and dispute aboutthe meaning of the law would not haveresulted. The bills before the Legisla-ture should have expert revision beforebeing solidified Into law. That dutv isnow left to the Courts and succeedingLegislatures are called upon to correctthe errors of their predecessors as -theCourts discover and point them out.

TAFT FAVORS ONE LONG TERMSpeaking of the presidential term,

ex-President Taft said:"I am strongrly inclined to the view

that the term of the President shouldbe six or sevon years and that heshould be Ineligible thereafter. Sucha change would give to the Executive

greater courage and independent inthe discharge of his duties. The ab-sorbing and diverting interest in there-election of the Incumbent taken bythose federal civil servants who regardtheir own tenure as dependent uponhis would disappear and the efficiencyof administration in the last twelvemonths of a term would be main-tained." ,

HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH

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"P«-KKOi^tua)uaBy the Ex-Committee man

The defeat of woman suffrage inNew Jersey has stimulated rather thananything else the campaign over theamendment in this State. The "antis"have taken fresh hold and are gettingbusy in a number of counties not vis-ited thus far, white the advocates ofthe amendment are bracing up theircampaign.

It seems to be the general impres-sion that close to a million votes willbe polled on the amendment. Somepeople say that this is too high, butthe interest In the amendment isgreater than In any similar move-ment since the prohibition amend-ment fight in the eighties. The big-gest vote In the 1913 amendments,when the bond issue was up, wasclose to 600,000.

?There seems to be somewhat ofa similarity between the candidatesof Democrats in various counties ofthe State. In several counties theDemocratic nominees, like CountyCommissioner John H. Eby, are on thedefensive and pawing around desper-ately to get out of the pits they havedug for themselves. George D. Porteris also doing some defending now.

?Frederick Shoyer, who was oneof the members of the reform cabinetin Philadelphia a few years ago, is outagainst the Porter candidacy in> Phila-delphia.

?Judge Gorman has retired as acandidate for mayor of Philadelphia.

?The Forty-sixth Ward Democra-tic committee in Philadelphia lastnight refused to endorse George D.Porter.

?There is talk of a sticker cam-paign against Jonas Fischer, the solenominee for mayor of Wllllamsport.

?Franklin county Republicans saythat there Is no doubt about the wholeRepublican county ticket goingthrough next month. The Democratsare split as in other counties.

OCTOBER 21, 1915.

jpßiEmng OH|at j"When one comes to think about It,

the Pennsylvania Steel Works, whichis about to pass to new ownership orcontrol from that which has held Itfoi almost fifty years, contains verylittle of the orlsinal plant except theground. The familiar old limestonebuildings which formerly housed thabessemer and open-hearth steel millsand which were built, like forts havenearly all disappeared. The new bes-semer plant is not even located wherethejirst steel was blown back in June,1867, and only the old-timers can tellwhere the first open-hearth steel fur-naces were built forty years ago. Prob-ably the only structures about theplant which are not materially ex-changed except to increase their ca-pacity are Nos. 1 and 2 blast furnaces.No. 1, which used to be called "shorty"furnace because it was lower thanNo. 2, preserves much of its originaloutline, as does Its taller neighbor.No. 1 furnace, the first to be built atSteelton, was erected in 1872 andblown in the next year. In fact, it wasstarted forty-two years ago thismonth. The next furnace, which wasthe biggest furnace in this part of theState until the new No. 5 was started,was built in 1875 and started in thecentennial year, only a short time be-fore July 4. The old rail mill, which\u25a0was an object of national interest andeven of English attention when it waastarted in 1868, has disappeared, and?he merchant mills, which date from1883, are now among the older por-tions of the plant. It is not such along time since Locust street in Steel-ton almost marked the upper end ofthe plant and the lower end was downabout Chambers street. Now the plantstretches for three miles or more.

Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster, belovedof many old friends in Harrisburg, isnow enjoying the sunset of life in Cali-fornia in her stventy-seventh year."riting to a friend here, she exhibitsall the fire and versatility of herearlier years. Among other things shesays: "Paxton Church has long beenone of my delights and old DerryChurch one of my Mecc&s. Amongmy earliest seribblings was a descrip-tion of a day spent among its environs.X preserve with great reverence a ser-mon preached by the Rev. John Elder,Pauls (her grandson) great-great-grandfather, some time in 1776 andcontaining some forty logical divisions.The publication ot Paul Elder's yearlycalendars has become an event in theliterary world. . They go everywhere.His one of last year was indeed a gemand I have no doubt of the success ofyour venture." This letter is addressedto Dr. John J. Mullowney, whose peacecalendar is to bo issued by Paul Eiderfor 1916. Mrs. Eyster has recentlywritten a biography of Mrs. JohnFryor, who was the wife of the pro-fessor or Oriental languages in theUniversity of California and for fiftyyears a resident of Shanghai, havingserved for twenty-seven years as amissionary in the Flowery Kingdom.

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Perhaps nothing better illustratesthe value of university training fornewspapermen who have the "nose fornews" than the rather remarkable factthat a member of the Yale class of1915 has been chosen as the managingeditor of Harper's Weekly. "Doc"Merz, as all his classmates love to callhim, is a talented and promisingworker in the newspaper and maga-zine field. He spent a day or two inHarrisburg this week and was greatlyimpressed with the progress of the Inl-and the civic ideals of the community.

Colonel Lewis E. Beltler, who re-cently filed at the Capitol all of thepapers and souvenirs of the Gettys-burg Centennial Commission, of whichhe was the executive officer, has beenhighly complimented upon the man-ner in which he preserved everythingof value. The papers have alreadybeen looked at by many visitors.

The übiquitousness of the Ford storywould cause some hesitation in pub-lishing the following facts about HenryFord and his mammoth factory wereit not that the unusualness of the storymakes it stand for itself. At theChamber of Commerce luncheon yes-terday, Roger W. Babson, the speaker,who is an expert on statistics and thesounding of business conditions, spokeof having visited Henry Ford at hishome and hearing Mr. Ford tell thefollowing story, illustrative of thevalue of co-operation between capitaland labor. Mr. Ford was convincedthat the co-operative plan was by farthe best and he determined to cutdown on the hours of work for hiamen and give them a bonus of ten mil-lion dollars to be divided up amongthe whole force. Before he inaugur-ated this idea, he had turned out 16,-700 cars a month, with 20,000 menworking nine hours a day. The monthafter the plan was put into operation,2 2,000 cars were built and sold withthe same number of men working onlyeight hours a day. "And," said Mr.Ford, with a laugh, "instead off givingaway ten million dollars as I wantedto do, they made two million for maabove the bonus."

VEU. KNOWN PEOPLE |

?Charles MoKnight has been re-elected president of the Carbon SteelCompany, of Pittsburgh.

?Fayette R. Plumb, Philadelphiamanufacturer, has been elected anofficer of the National Hardware Asso-ciation.

?Mayor Joseph Caufflel, of Johns-town, is now lighting councilmen overan increase of salary the councilmenwant.

?Congressman Thomas E. Butler,of West Chester, is making speecheson preparedness.

| DO YOU KNOW 1That Harrisburg used to make

cannon balls?

DESPERATEJack disliked being kissed. One day

he had been kissed a lot. Then, tomake matters worse, on going to th«picture palace in the evening, insteadof his favorite cowboy and Indian pic-tures there was nothing but a lomore hugging and kissing. He returived home completely out of patienctwith the whole tribe of women.

After he had tucked Into bed motha:came in to kiss him good night.

He refused.Mother begged and begged, till I*

disgust he turned to his father, wh<was standing at the doorway, lookingon, and said:

"'Daddy, for heaven's sake, give thiswoman a kiss!"?Tit-Bits.

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Some Money ForYou, Sir!

When a manufacturer adver-tise? his goods in this newspaperhe Is saying to the storekeeper!of this city:?

"Some money for you, Slrl"That advertising Is creating

business for every retailer whohandles the goods.

Alert storekeeper* know this.They show the goods in their

windows at the time they arebeing newspaper advertlea.l andreap the profit on the manu-facturer's investment.

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