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Patriotic Message of Woman's I
Liberty Bell Stirs Thousands J
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dtreet crowd at
'— ll — l loaded with party from neighboring farm
Patriotic Pennsylvania is respond
ing so splendidly to the mute but
eloquent appeal of the Woman's Lib
erty Bell that Governor Brumbaugh's
prediction that the men of Pennsylva
nia will approve the suffrage amend
ment at the polls this year seems cer
tain of fulfilment. More than a mil
lion people have taken part in the
wonderful receptions tendered to the
bell on its triumphant tour of the
western half of the State, and thou
sands upon thousands of men in all
the cities, towns and hamlets along
the route have pledged their alle
giance to the women's cause.
Both in the rural and industrial sec
tions the receptions have been the
same —friendly, warm and enthusias
tic. The farmer has left his plough, i
and the miner his pick, to see the
bell that is to sound the message of
political independence to the women
of this State, and to hear the women
speakers explain what this message
means.
At Coleraine, in Carbon county, a
meeting was held at the entrance to
a colliery that outdid in its elements
of picturesqueness any political meet- j
Ing ever held in the State. The little
mining settlement, with its single '
street, emptied itself of men, women
and children as the big bell truck, gay
with yellow flags, came honking up
the steep mountain road into the vil
lage. For an instant, every dooryard
became a mass of faces, then the coal
dust flew in every direction as the
miners and their families dashed out
to meet the bell.
Miss Emma MacAlarney. one of the
Brumbaugh Declares For Suffrage;
Says Women Will Win in November
"
In a recent interview at Denver, I . .
while en route to the Panama Expo
sition, Governor Brumbaugh declared
himself as being heartily in favor of y '•
" Unquestionably, women are <
entitled, to vote," he said. "As .ggA ■
i a school man, I have learned the
value of their conclusions, and '
in. some instances have even |
found it wise to defer to them."
The Governor then added the pre- LjQi
| diction that the suffrage amendment HB
"I believe women in Pennsyl- fi
vcir.ia will be given the right to
vote after the next election. I j
j believe they should be given ihe
speakers with the bell party, explained
why the women of the State want the
ballot.
"We're with you, Miss," said a
brawny miner. "All you folks w r ant is
a square deal and you can gamble
that we'll give it to you. You're all
right."
But it is not the minerte alone who
are pledging a "square deal" to the
women. Farmers, shopmen, staid
Judges, business men, policemen, poli- j
ticians, mayors, burgesses—all have
come to see what the bell stands for ,
and are rallying to its support.
The attitude of most of these men
was splendidly summarized by Judge
C. B. Staples, when, in welcoming the j
Liberty Bell party at Stroudsburg, he j
said;
"I was appointed to welcome the
bell, but I am here to welcome the
supporters of what the bell stands j
for. The bell stands for a cause that
has set the world agog. This is the
same cause that our revolutionary i
fathers stood for and the women in j
that time were just as loyal as the
men, even as our women of today
are. They want a voice in the gov
ernment under which they live—a
voice In the making of the laws
which they must obey. It is their
right and they should have it."
A good idea of the size of the aver
age crowd that attend the bell meet- ,
ings may be gleaned from a glance at
the pictures which accompany this j
story. The night meetings are fre
quently attended by thousands. In j
Williamsport, the crowd at the night
meeting was estimated at 12,000.
The Right Place
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The ideal place to live would be
A farm with meadows stretching wide
And right next door a grocery
And bak ry on the other side;
A theater across the way.
With all the latest comedies.
And next to that a grand stand, say,
Where one could watch ten inning ties;
The cowbells ringing in the lanes.
While taxicabs and cars go by;
A station near with frequent trains;
Neat restav.rants and open sky;
An apple tree 'r.eath which to sit
And view the traffic in the street.
And movies on a screen to flit
While breezes blew from off the wheat.
A brook to croon, a banJ to snort;
The city sights, a country view;
A rural urban home, in short—
I think a place like that would do.
—Town T<rp*c.
$15,000,000 MONTHLY
DEFICIT IN U. S. REVENUE.
More War Taxes Is Only Way to Pre
vent a Bond Issue.
A preliminary report by the commis
sioner of internal revenue suggests the
Inference that the war tax imposed
by the act of Oct. 23. 1914, which ex
pires by limitation in December, will
have to be re-enacted next season if
a bond issue is to be avoided. Anoth
er inference to be drawn from the sta
tistics furnished is that there are in
the country about 345 persons with an
nual incomes of more than $500,000
and about forty-one whose incomes
are $1,000,000 or more.
The total receipts of internal revenue
for the year ended June 30, 1915.
amounted to $415,669,876.30. an in
crease of $55,650,482.31 over collections '
for the preceding year, the receipts
for which were the highest up to that
time. But $52,069,000 of this came
from the war tax. without which there
would have been a decrease of about
$17,000,000. Even with the war rax
the government is running on a month
ly deficit : $15.0-■ >o.ooo. so that with
out an unexpected increase >" •usi itus
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or internal revenues or ir.i issue of
bonds the supply of rash o;i | ni]
would somi be reduced tu the %!ai; rer
| point.
| The receipts from the w-r i\ are
> divided in Lie repo. t as fo.iows;
I Wines, champagne, liqueurs, cordials,
etc., $2,307,301.97; grape brandy used j
In fortification of sweet wines, $138.-
353.56; fermented liquors (additional
50 cents per barrel), $18,713,679.88;
special taxes relating to manufacture
and sale of tobacco, cigars and ciga
rettes. $2,486,616.36; special taxes, in
cluding those of the operations of
: bankers, brokers, etc., $4,967,179.18;,
Schedule A (documentary stamps, etc.).
$20,494,474.75; Schedule B (perfujnery
o<wmetics, etc.). $2,961,490.59; tpal, $52.-
069,126.29.
"It should be noted," says the re
port, "that under the provisions of the
ac-t above mentioned receipts are fo;
fractional parts of the fiscal year, as
the tax on wines, grape brandy and
fermented liquors became effective
I Oct. 23. 1914, the special taxes on Nov.
1 and stamp taxes on articles enumer
1 ated in Schedules A and B on Dec. 1
j following."
EDISON TESTING BATTERY.
More Extensive Experiments Are to Bs
Made In Submarine E-2.
Thomas A. Edison has asked the
| United States naval authorities to re
j serve decision on his submarine stor
age battery until it lias received a
! more thorough test in the subma
j rine E-2.
Tbe battery, designed to eliminate
I the formation of poisonous chlorine
gas. has been tested in the Brooklyn
I navy yard, and it not only measured
up to all the hopes of the inventor, but
; exceeded in efficiency by at least 20
| per cent his expectations. But fbr
drastic series of tests which the bar
i tery has already undergone s nut
! enough for Mr. Edison.
"The expenditure of time and money
j upon the batteries will be wisely ln
-1 vested if they stand the test in the
submarine as successfully as they have
at the navy yard." said Mr. Edison.
i "It is si source of deep gratification to
i me that I have been able to eliminate
: dangerous gases from the submarine,
protecting the health of the men on
board and increasing the efficiency of
i the craft."
Mr. Edison, it is said, conducted 55.-
000 experiments in making the battery
The Day Not Set.
Ethel—Oh. I am so happy! George
and I have made up.
Lena—And what day have you fixed
upon for your marriage?
Ethel—Oh. we haven't quarreled over
that yet!— Judge.
Smokeless Powder.
Some smokeless powders decompose
after awhile, and as a result of such
deterioration they are likely to ex
plode spontaneously. The destruction
of the French warship Liberte. which
blew up in 1911. is thought to have
been caused by such au accident. As
a precaution against such tragic hap
penings all the powder of that kind
used by our own navy is put through
a process of remanufacture every five
years, and there is a regular fortnight
ly inspection of the stuff on hand on
every battleship and cruiser. When
It decomposes it gives out i*eddish,
acrid fumes, which should give ample
1 warning of the threatened danger.—
; Youth's Companion.
Some Queer Ones j
Sport shirts barred from dance floors
of Seattle.
Hello girls form sharpshooters' corps
for Chicago's home defense forces.
Moonshine still for making third rail
whisky found on fifth floor of New
York flat.
With her finger girl caught fou, j
pound pickerel at Rock Hill. N. J.. bu.
fish bit off part of tbe finger.
Couldn't stay bald, so Hartford
(Conn.i editor lias resigned member
ship in Raid Head Club of America.
To be a mother to him Maryland wo
man of sixty married twenty-one-year
old youth who is younger than any o'
her seven children.
For stealing four ears of green cori.
Jopsey youth of eighteen sentenced by
justice of peace to serve five years in
navy. The navy objects.
Thief who stole Bible and coat last
May in Hopkiusville. Ky.. has returner/
them with explanation the Bible con
verted him. They gave him the Bible
back.
UNITED STATES NOW HAS
GREATEST TRADE BALANCE.
Statistics Snow How Gold Is Pouring
Into Coffers of This Country.
The followiug figures which show the
financial relations of the United States
. with the allied war nations are in
teresting at thir- time:
Balance in favor o. ihe United States
' in trade villi Great lai.aln. Canada.
France and Russia in fiscal year em.eti
June 30 was $1,123,702,009.
Gold to meet the indebtedness has
been sent to this country by Canada.
Great Britain and France since Jan. 1
totaling $185,000,000.
Foreign owned A'merican securities
have beeu brought back and sold oa
the American market to an estimated
amount of $250,000,000.
Government loans and credits as,
nounced as made in this country to ,
Canada, Russia and France, amount
to $196,000,000.
Despite these payments, an estimat
ed total of $631,000,000 in gold seeuri
tes and loans, sterling exchange sold
recently at 4.62VL>. or at a discount of j
more than 5 per cent.
Gold holdings of the Bank of Eng- j
land are $336,504,000. as compared
with $227,637,000 a year ago.
Gold holdings of the Bank of Franc,
are $853,204,000, as compared with
j $828,268,000 at the outbreak of the
war.
Gold holdings of Russia are $844,340,-
000, as compared with $861,615,000 a
year ago.
Gold coin and bullion were held in
the United States treasury July 30 last
to the amount of $1,177,131,169.
The total reserves of the national
banks of the United States on their
last report to the comptroller of the
currency were $1,840,000,000.
The surplus of these reserves above
legal requirements was $778,000,000.
This surplus reserve is estimated by
j Comptroller Williams as "sufficient to
. justify an expansion of credit of $2.-
000.000.000 to $3,000,000,000."
30,000 ENGINEERS ORGANIZE.
Volunteer Reserve of Experts to Aid
Country if War Comes.
The United States soon is to have
something it never before bad and, in
the opinion of military men, urgently
needs as a measure of self defense —a
reserve force of 30,000 trained and 1
skilled engineers, to be immediately
i available in time of war and to sup
plement the admittedly efficient but
numerically inadequate corps of engi- !
neers of the regular army.
The foundation of the present plar
was laid in the spring at a conference
among several representative 'engi
neers, each standing at the head" ol j
his profession in his own specialty.
Promoters in Chicago say that Secre
tary Garrison attended the conference.
At this meeting the general scheme of
organization was drawn up. The war
department since has been engaged, it
[ is said, under the secretary's direction.
| in working out the details and plan
ning a bill to be introduced in con
gress next session to embody in legis
lation the formation of the corps.
FRANCE HOLDING HER COINAGE
Orders to Prevent Travelers From
Taking It Out of Country.
Every traveler leaving France here
after will be required to declare the
amount of funds in coin in his posses
sion. If more than 50 francs ($10) he
will be compelled to exchange tbe ex
cess for paper money, under a decree
issued by the finance minister. Alexan
dre Ribot
This action resulted from an inves
tigation of the scarcity of silver coin,
particularly iu the frontier regions. It
was ascertained that coins in circula
tion were being collected systematical
ly for export. Even coppers and nick
els were sought and exchanged at a
premium.
It has been suggested unofficially
that for the purpose of preventing
hoarding during the war the govern
ment should announce its intention of
issuing a new series of coins after the
conclusion of peace, demonetizing
those now in circulation.
I
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TONNAGE OF A VESSEL
Just What It is and the Methods by
Which It Is Measured.
To find the tonnage or displacement
of a snip is rather puzzling. The lou
uage of a ship is the measure of it*
cubical or carrying capacity expressed
in tous. At the present time there are
four methods ui use of expressing the
tonnage of a ;-iiip. known respectively
as the gross tonnage, the net register
tonnage, the deadweight tonnage and
the displacement tonnage.
In calculating the gross tonnage the
whole interior capacity of the ship te
jow the tonnage deck is found, incinu- ,
Jng that of ah overed in spaces on
deck used for stowage. and the result
in cubic feet is divided by 100.
The net register tonnage is the gross
tonnage minus all the spaces used lor
the accommodation of the crew and
instruments and the working parts of
the ship, ft is on the net register ton
nage that almost invariably dues are
paid.
The deadweight tonnage is the meas
ure of the exact amount of cargo that
a ship can carry without sinking toe
deep in the water.
The displacement tonnage is the
space occupied by the ship in the wa
ter The amount of water displaced
by a ship is. of course, equal in weight
to the ship aiul all it contains As
one ton is equal to thirty-five cubic
feet of water, the displacement ton
uage is found by dividing the number
of cubic feet of water displaced by '
thirty-five when the ship is jnnnersed
up to its <lraft or load line.—London
j Standard.
GEOLOGIC PERIODS.
Stories ct Time Told by Fossilized
Plants and Animals.
Scientists Hesitate to estimate geo
logical time in terms of years. Such |
estimates have, however, been made,
and one published by Professor Charles
Sciiucuert in 1910 states that about
12.U0b.UU0 years have elapsed since the
close of the carboniferous age. an age.
as the name suggests, in which great
deposits of carbon, in coal, were being
formed in many parts of the world.
This age has been divided by geolo
gists into the Mississippian. I'ennsyl
vaniau and Permian epochs, of which
the Mississippian is the oldest and the
Permian the youngest. The Peunsyl
vanian epoch alone is estimated by
Schuchert to have covered 2.160,000
years, and animal life is supposed to
have existed on the earth for over 14.-
000.000 years before that time.
Geologic periods are recognized pri
marily by tbe animals and plants that
lived in them, so that the study of
fossils plays a very real and important
part in the progress of geologic know I
edge.
Rocks of carboniferous age. as shown
by their fossils, have a wide distribu
: tion in the United States, and they
are apt to abound in these remains of
plant and animal life. The fossil shells
which are found in them, however,
may vary greatly from point to point,
because the animals they represent
lived in different periods of geologic
time or in different regions in the car
boniferous ocean.—Argonaut.
Languages.
The principal languages of the world
are listed in order as follows: English,
spoken by more than 150.000,000 peo
ple; German, more than 120.000.u00.
Russian, more than 90.000.000; French,
more than 60.000.000: Spanish, more
than 55,000.000; Italian, more than 30,- J
000,000. and Portuguese, more than 30.
000.000. These seven are the principal
languages of Europe and America.
There are said to be 3.424 spoken lan
guages or dialects iu the w0r1d— 1.624
in America. 937 in Asia, 587 in Europe
and 276 in Africa. Among other im
portant languages are the Chinese.
Japanese, Scandinavian branches, Sla
vonic speeches and dialects and the va
rious languages of India, Persia. Ara
bia and modern Greece.
Nice Outlook.
"Do you think that If I refuse him
he will do something desperate?"
"Nope: he'll probably live to be glad
of it."
"Then I shall marry him, the brute."
—Houston Post
T ruth.
Truth does not change. What chani"Ys?
is merely our understanding of the
eternal fact—Youth's Companion.
"NO WAR WHILE I AM SEC
RETARY," MR. BRYAN DE
CLARED IN 1913.
In a speech on May 12, 1913,
to visiting British, Canadian ar.d
Australian debates on the trea
ty of Ghent celebration Mr. Bry
an told tbe diners that there
would be no war while he was
secretary of state and that Le
would never have accepted the
portfolio of the premiership If
he had thought for one moment
that there would be war during
bis incumbency of the office.
In his speech Mr. Bryan said:
"I made up my mind before I
accepted tbe offer of the secre
taryship of state that I would
not take the office i# I thought
there was to be a war during my
tenure.
"When I say this I am confi
dent that I shall have no cause
to change my view, for we know
no cause today that cannot be
settled better by reason than by
war.
"I believe there will be no
war while I am secretary of
state, and I believe there will be
no war so long as I live. I hope
we have seen the last great war."
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MAN WHO DECLARES WAR
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GENERAL PAR .O GONZALES.
POTAS;-! FROM FELDSPAR
Solution of Dye; - Luff Shortage Sought
by Department of Commerce.
New York, Sept. S. —A \uung chem
ist, a Yale graduate, working within
pistol shot of the customs house, went
thither and £. w<d Dr. Thomas K.
Norton, tin i partment of commerce's
commercial agcr.t, a new process for
extracting poia.-h from feldspar. Dr.
Norton is her to help solve the prob
lem of a war shortage in dyestuffs and
; other substances, and potash is one
of them. He was so r.tu.h impressed
with the young inventor's feldspar
process that he said: "I have ex
j emined the chemical factors of this
process and am convinced that it is
reliable and of va'ue. Tests have
' been successfully made with several
tons of feld'vnr.
"In the !.:>i place it promises an
economical vay of liberating alumi
num and sili a from feldspar. Alumi
num, silica and potash are closely
united in the feldspar of the Alle
gheny mountains; air does not liber
ate ihent. We have to use an alka
line process before we i an split them
with airds. Now the release of this
aluminum quickly arid cheaply is ol
great importance to the aluminum in
dustry" in the United States which
uses 400 tons of pure aluminum daily.
"Secondly, tire new process of get
ting potash from feldspar is more
direct than extracting it from kelp
This young man's method will give
us potassium carbonate almost direct
ly from the rock —and potassium car
bonate is the great desideratum.
Having that we can immediately get
any kind of potash salts, including
nitrate. To get potassium carbonate
from the kelp we have to use rather
a roundabout, method.
"So that 1 think the new feldspar
process will bo important as a com
petitor with kelp in the potash in
dustry that we should have and must
have in this country. Germany has
the one great natural monopoly of
potash. We have taken half her out
put. Now we cannot get It and we
need it badly."
HESPERIAN CARRIED GUN
No Warning Was Given by Subma
rine, Say A Ran Line Officials.
London, Sept. 8. —The Allan line of
ficials aft r a complete investigation
of the sinking of the steamship Hes
perian said that they had failed to
find any evidence that the liner was
warned by a submarine before the
explosion occurred which caused her
to sink. It is definitely established
that the Hesperian was not convoyed
by naval patrols. There is no doubt
that she car Led a 4.7-inch gun mount
ed and visible on her stern.
Thirteen pt 1 engers and four of the
crew lost tin ir lives when the steamer
was torpedoed off Fastnet Saturday
evening.
Berlin Officials Reticent.
Berlin. Sept. S. —Very little addition
al news respecting the sinking of the
Hesperian was printed in Berlin. The
morning editions had not yet received
word that ;!k re was any loss of life,
1 and in the belief that the ship had
I been attacked and sunk without death
to any one some of the papers pointed
j Gut that this was a result of the new
instructions, issued to submarine com
manders.
The public considers the matter
practically closed and public officials
are loath to be interviewed on th*
subject.
BONIFACE HAS CONSCIENCE
Keeper of Summer Hotel Breaks Rule.
Returns Unearned Wealth.
Washington, Sept. 8. —The secretary
yf the trea-ury received a conscience
contribution from the state of Maine
amounting to $3OO. The sender did
not disclose the reason for making
restitution and the department with
held his pos'office address.
The ontv official information vouch
safed to the public is that the person
who sent 1:o maney is now running
a summer h. el in Maine.
P.if-'ma Canal Open.
Washington. Sept. 8. —The Panama
canal whi v; closed on Sept. 4
owing to * recurrence of slides in
fho Ga 1 urcl < at will be reopened to
day according to a di- ; patch received
by the secretary of wa..
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