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The Lesson of the Late Wheat Corner Mrs. James A. ratten, wife of the Chicago wheat king, denies the Etory that her husband the market because of her pleading with him out of pity for the poor people who were compelled to pay higher Trices for bread. She is quoted as saying that she does not believe there were any irregularities her husband's attempt to bull the grain market and tLat l.e tricked no man when he Vegan his campaign She says he left Chicago to take a much needed rest. The lady's frank statement shatters a very pretty little sentimental Story cf the bold wheat baron melted by his wife's tears and prayers into abandoning millions of dollars levied in stock gambling tolls on the food of the people.

Nevertheless the impression remains very strongly imbedded in the public mind that Mr. Patten quit the game because he could not stand the force of popular opinion. Whether he was within his legal rights or not. the facts remains that when the white light of public sentiment was com entra'ed on Patten as thief engineer of the wheat corner, the aforesaid corner went to coincidental!) with the decision cf its main promoter that it was time for him to take "a much needed rest." The Importar.i of the Incident lies in ltn aire iffieicncy of pui lie opinion. en It I a ir demonstration of the un Merely a Little Partisan Play ort from Washington are to the effect that the Democratic cam aiEn in behalf on ati Incci tax i making small headway, and that very few of the Wftt' rn and Southwestern Republican Senators who have been reported as favoring lb.

proportion will support it when the final Issue is made. Senator for an tax Is probably not with any thought that it tan 1" f' ed throush especially as a Democratic pri't option, but he i.o doubt feels that something must be done to Indicate the rank and file tf th" Democratic party that the minority at Wa 1 it.Ltou is mindful of its obligation to make as much trouble for the major1.) it lo. itV The l). r.ttic n.ai doul figure that to raise a cry for a tax on riih man's ir. tn will l.

nd th" of sincerity to their other i a man' It Th 'cra'ie rotr i re. tar, ,1 p.sra'.r.st the protective tariff as a tax on the poor or La uo that th Longer, that thfy don't try something new. the "plain toj to any good in the Demo it ear bins direc taxation for the th Mm tin; high wages and th makers of Democratic partisan r.othlr.t: doing in that direction. Beidleman For Auditor General 11. r.

11. P. many frl. nds at home that the ii, an for Auditor General has been so i tU Ive.J oiizticiT tb tat a wide acquaintance among ir.fn affair" ia nil a rt of and hi prominent service in the on i ih potent Inii'iem the consideration of hU ijuftlif.e.uiona th Iti i.ff' for whbh he has been suggested. "Many if the piil lb an In th jt4tp have already tendered their i Ms! th" Ion approach none of r.an.'d r' bd as po In all Miert the special availability of lb In iinuxuM attribute a campaigner, find his JrsV' tn.

i i Mm fr tr duties that would devolve tij.n him fi 'he Lin of the nuditiuv' nt of the Commonwealth. MS ctV'Aart pu'da I hi only ftmet In the consideration of Mr. idVinan Auditor General. That alone would not be uff.i nt. A a I' Wnt' nil a for himself which Hands Mm wll ht tlS time.

If li ad done no more than secure the passago )f the man nrt rlmlnals to plead guilty without going Vrfore lh urar.d Jury. would have done Hough to dMrv the favor fcb! cf.titlibuaii'.ti of th of rnn Ivar.l.i. This law lias re In the mltm of rhon an of dollar In administration of JuMlce In ry county ih St.it Jt no only expedites the business the tourtx. but cut)' county of an nornious burden of witness tft und orhi cis'x ln to th trlftl of criminals of all sorts. Mr.

I'. ldl' quriHII the place Bnd Dauphin county Hepub lb rum fir" of l.hu to a man. Mr and Ili'kok doubilrcs fully rsm the persistence of Ih lr verialotis fibnd tf th Patriot In not permitting th public to fors't the IdundT hlh lh iiecehssr) to give the people of Alllon Mill the i uiy it of th Mulb rry utr brldg ai overlooked tlm makeup of the lf'9 municipal huda 't. of hlrh the chairmen of th and Suh Finanre Commute wer so very proud, Now that a spn lsl unttui finnnn. committee ha been appointed by Council to pull out of the and with every prospect of sue should think the 'huli'iin might persuade! the Patriot to cut ut the j.nlnful Inrldent.

A lot of people tnav s.nff Hi the utowih of th temperance sentiment and undTui'" s'lunl rff'. but wli' hard hoaded representatives of th trade rlciltir thnt It has rd'i'. I th" manufacture of bottles and ta to an rttrtit to drh" plants out of business, th mift sWUtul tituco uust Bi lt that tuiiiclhlng i LappcialDg the. drlnlc jrofclttr I if to THE IIARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL' US, HiOlIUSBTJRGT TELEGRAPH 1 11 foiirx E. J.

STACKPOLE, PRESIDENT Fiunk R. Oystk (niigin.it Editor Business Manage OrS M. STIIIfMKTI Published every wgcte day ereoio Editoi Nrw York Office, Brunswick R. J. Shannon Chicago Office, 113 Dearborn C.

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85 Hailed to subscribers at 13 a year in advance The last edition ot the Harrisbarg TelegTipa is on sale at Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, ftry Tenlng a Iter T.So o'clock HarrUbiirj's Best Advertising Medium and Greatest Home Newspaper Commuuicatiocsshould be addressed to departments not to inTiduals All articles intended for publication must be signed telephones: EELL Business Omcb, T09R Editorial Room, 95SR Job Department. 7 09B UNITED Business Office, IPS Editorial Room, 68S Job Department. 203 Daily Average For First Three Months of 1909 16,196 Average for Year 1908, 15,229 New Sultan Has Progressive Ideas For a man who has spent most of his life immured in a semi prison, the new Sultan of Turkey seems to have a fairly broad view of his obligations and of the destiny of his peopie. In his first interview with an English correspondent he is quoted as having said: or adversity are aware that from my earliest years, while faithful to the precepts and teachings of the I have been an advocate of a constitutional charter and parliamentary institutions. "From this opinion I have never deviated.

1 hold it today as strongly as I did hen I was a your.g man seeking to imbibe knowledge of Western civilization and its methods. I am a f.rr.i supporter of the policy of Young Turkey. With the full enjoyment of political freedom I see nothing incompatible with the Mohammedan sacred law. All of which sounds well. Though the Constitutionalists will probably see to that the power of the new Sultaa for either good or evil is greatly curtailed, it is lest that his inclinations should lie in the direction cf the adoption of the ideals of modern times, for he will not be without influence in shaping the destinies of the one empire above all others oil the globe that needs a thorough renovation.

CAPITOL PARK EXTENSION Philadelphia Inquirer, to day. "No doubt Governor Stuart is being subjected to all 6orts of arguments against the proposition to create a public park for the State Capitol. No doubt, too, the argument in part runs that something like $2,000,000 will be required and that the treasury cannot stand it. It may be admitted that If $2,000. 000 were called for at once the item might become one for serious consideration, but the bill now In the hands of the Governor does not make any such appropriation.

The meas ure does not contemplate full con struction at once. It spreads the money over a series of years. Thus, only the sum of $400,000 is set aside for the next two years. We do not believe that the Cover nor will feel that this great Common wealth cannot afford that much money jn two years for a public project of great merit But if he should find that he must, apply the pruning knife wherever possible, he has the constitutional power to cut the park appropriation to the extent he deems wise, while still accepting the general scope of the plan. Suppose he should reduce the 100,000 to for two years, or even to $200,000.

At least start would be made, and after all. it is the start that is important. With the scheme for building a park for the Capitol The Inquirer is in thorough sympathy. The edifice itself is the most imposing of its kind in the United States. It is be littled by the paucity of open space "A few partisans who have been loyal to me through the dark davs around it.

The scheme contjmplat ed by the act of the Legislature makes a clean sweep of a few blocks of houses in the rear, houses that as rule are not particularly valuable at the present time. There would be a park extending from the railway tracks to the Capital, and every trav jeleriupon the Pennsylvania to or from the AVest would have a perfect view of the gret building. It would be an inposing sight. It is a narrow mind that sees in this proposed park only a pleasure ground for Harrisburg. This is a State matter, not a local affair.

The same argument applied to Washington would have hidden the public buildings of the Nation's capital. The country takes pride in its public edifices and desires that they shall impress all visitors. Thus we should be anxious here in Pennsylvania to impress all travelers with the importance and magnitude of our own Capitol. We cannot do it when it is partially hidden. Nothing sets off an architectural pile so well as plenty of space.

We have discovered that in Philadelphia and a whole block is to be devoted to park and plaza purposes in order to save the City Hall to the eye. There Is no time like the present to begin on Capitol Park, because property is constantly increasing in value. It will cost less to start the improvements now than later. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL Allentown Chronicle and News. In the formation of the State ticket that is to be elected next No strongly in lavor oi tne recognition of the so called country districts in the selection of the nominees.

The designation "country districts," as applied to politics, is, of course, not intended as an insult. It is used as the dividing line between Philadelphia and Pittsburg on one side and the rest of the State on the other. Anyway, an effort will be made to persuade those in control of the machinery of the Republican party of the State that at least two of the three nominations that are to be made by the State convention injlar risburg in June should be of men who are not residents of Philadelphia and Pittsburg, which already have their full share of political honors. Lehigh county, as a rule, occupies a neutral position in the selection oi the State ticket and if it is interested more in one candidate than another it is in former Representative E. E.

Beidleman. of Harrisburg, who is an aspirant for Auditor General. Mr. Beidleman served two terms in the Legislature and his record was one of devotion to the interests of the people. He is a leading member of the Dauphin county bar and in his candidacy for Auditor General he has the cordial and unanimous support of the Dauphin county Republican organization and every Republican club in the county has gone upon record as favoring his nomination.

His candidacy would appeal to the stalwart element In the party. He has a large personal following among EVENING CHAT While no provision has been mdae in the rules for sailboats on the new Wildwood lake it is altogether likely that they will be allowed there. Indeed, Secretary Forrer, ot the Fark Hoard, said today that he thought Wildwood lake would make an ideal spot for sailing. The lake is fully long enough and wide enough for the sport and yesterday a sailboat would have made fine time there. The wind was so strong that it kicked up white caps there in profusion.

"I am now in correspondence with the superintendent of Mount Gretna Park," said Secretary Forrer, of the Park Board, today, "and I hope to get from him information concerning the flock of swans he has on the lake there. It is the desire of the Park Board to place a flock of swans on the Wildwood lake and I am sure that if the Mount Gretna people have success with them there should be no reason why we should not have. The lake is admirably adapted for waterfowl, both for feeding and nesting. and I believe the end of the season we will be able to add swans to the attractions at Wildwood." Twenty two men are at work in Wildwood' Park planting shrubbery and making paths. Drains are also being put in to off stagnant water in several localities.

While the fish now being bred in the lake are expected to make way with the mosquitoes, it will be a year or so before all of their breeding places will have been searched out and abolished. It is believed that the draining of the Wildwood Park section will free the upper end of the city to a large extent of the mosquitoes that have always made life burdensome there in summer. 'Councilmen are having plenty of new experiences these days." said a city official yesterday, "but the freshest is being called into session to receive the annual report from the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the heads of other departments. This is unheard of. and unless the Mayor can assure councilmen that he has something of more than ordinary interest to submit you may wager your last cent he won't be able to muster a quorum.

Councilmen are not going to hold "special meetings merely to take up routine business. Besides, the Mayor is away behind time with his report. He should have had it in weeks ago. if he niear.t to comply with the law, and I do not see why councilmen should rut themselves out simply to hear a document read on which the only action they can take is to 'receive and file'." The nip of cold weather which has followed the rain of last week is not an unusual condition of the weather for this time of year. The weatherman knows of many instances when the temperature was even lower than ivember the Republicans ot Lehigh today or yesterday Just last year county are manifesting more than there was a stretch of about a week usual interest, and sentiment is during which the mercury got rather low and cast forebodings of a killing frost, but it brightened up shortly afterward, and that is about what it started to do today.

Four generations sat down to din ner Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Owen, Fourth street, Chanibersburg.

The grandfather. Christian Harnish, of this city, who! has the same birthday as the young est child, was present and greatly, enjoyed the reunion. The tennis season at Reservoir Park Is now open, the courts are in fine condition and every day from 25 to 50 players are about the courts. The early start this year Fhould bring good results In the tournament and even at this time many a fellow's playing shows a marked improvement over that of last year. This season may see the organizing of a tennis club at the The golf players organized club and the tennis players are going to follow suit in a short while.

When the special train of R4 cars of the "Geatest Show on Earth," in other words Barnum Bailey's, arrives at the Paxton street siding on Sunday, May 30, and the work of unloading the paraphernalia begins, the heavy wagons will wend their way up Sixth street for nearly three miles. Time was when they exhibited just above Maclay street, where the Camp Curtin 6chool building now present and former members of the I stands, a large race track and ball General Assembly and the railroad field supplying the shows with a site workers, with whom he has been in touch for years, are taking a deep interest in his candidacy. It Is expected that within a few weeks sentiment will crystallize and that some of those now mentioned will drop out of the race and on that the con te.t will le narrowed down to a few active competitors. COMMITTEE WEEK The regular monthly meeting of the School Board for May will not be held until next Friday a week, but committee week, preceding the meet Ing. begins next Friday, when the Textbook Committee will meet.

All next week there will ho committee meetings. Suppose You Were Totally Disabled? If Xfjn were a policr holder In the Royal Union Life Ins.Co. you Mould lie taken rare of by a lilwrnl anuiiiil Income. This fculure applies to all IIOYAI. UNION policies and ou tioililng extra.

It Is known on the UOVAL UNION' TOTAL PISAIlll.ITY CI.AlSi:. MEAD POTMAN ('en'l Agts. Eastern fittoonrr Kldg.i IIAItRtSIJUIlW, PA. The last show to exhibit there was Buffalo Bill's Wild West aggregation, shortly after the Spanish American War. The field was then broken up into lots.

The grounds were then moved on up Sixth street several squares. For two seasons the large field at tbe corner of Second and Maclay streets was utilized as the exhibition spot of the amusement makers, Hlngllng Bros." and Hagenbeck's being the two largest which showed on those grounds, although numerous small ones gave their performances there. It was at this location that three men were killed two years ago during a performance of Pawnee Bill's. A thunderstorm arose and blew all the tnu down. This city usually succeeds In having a storm on circus day.

This weeTc witnessed the opening of nil the circus aggregations and all are under cover. Harnum'i opened In Chlcsiio, Rlngllngs' at New York, last week, and Buffalo Bill's, combined with Pawnee Hill's, this week. Rlngllngs' will bo In Philadelphia next wek and Is expected herethoon after. Colo Bros, show at Altoona May 3 and are headed this way. There are no gentlemen's agreements or divisions of territory this year ant' It Is a case of the best fellow getting the business end.

Alt will have parades. A New Kingston correspondent takes excepthns to the newspaper charge that his town It a modern "deserted village." Mere Is what he says about It: "New Kingston Is Kill there and doing business as usual, Us citizens are not deserting the village and some who had left are corning hack, lit fjtU.ens say that the se nsational story about the town having lost Its doctor, Its tindrikr and Its barber and having Us blacksmith rrlppN was a newspaper joke not tu ii' of a Joke so far as Alfred Greenwood, the blacksmith. Is concerned, for It was a terrible ST.U"," which a horse gav him In a shoeing mU up. but beyond that It was a Juke. Even If It wcio all true, Postmaster Keller assures us that the postofftce Is in better working condition than ever before; Chales Hetrlck.

the merchant, is busy as ever; Proprietor McKay, of the New Kingston Hotel, is in good spirits; Mr. Greenwood has too good smiths at work; the town has a new and very accommodating barber, and a number of town improvements are being made. Dr. G. F.

Ritehey did remove to Mechanlcsburg, but it Is said he Is coming back at an early day, and if he does not, a physician from Philadelphia ia ready to start on the job as soon as Dr. Ritehey is ready to quit. There are Improvements to be seen on all sides. Samuel McKnight is having a large porch added to the front of his residence, several houses are being repainted, the street on the north side of the public square is being macadamized, Manager Beardsley.of the HomeTele phone Company, Is arranging for the organization of a local telephone company, Moser Cher installed a Home telephone in the Meredith residence on Monday, and Cal. Shank is making the hotel a popular place of public entertainment.

If this town has the some other towns had better catch the disease." Speakers Selected For i Graduation Exercises THREE PROMINENT MEN MILL ADDRESS GRADUATES. Teachers' Training School, Technical And High Schools Will Listen lo Excellent Talks. City Superintendent F. E. Downes this morning announced the three speakers for the annual commence ment exercises of the Teachers' Train ing School.

Technical High School and Harrisburg High School. The commencement exercises of the Teachers' Training School will be held in the High School auditorium on the evening of May 2 7 and Bishop Dubs will give the address of the evening. Dr. E. E.

Sparks, president of State College, has been obtained for the Technical High School exercises' in the Board of Trade on the evening of June 17. Dr. Samuel A. Martin, principal of the Shippensburg Normal School, and formerly president of Wilson College, Chanibersburg, will give the address at the commencement exercises of the Harrisburc Hieh School on the hfternoou of June IS in the Majestic 1 heater. COI I.O AllOl FOR HIT TWO.

Kansas City Journal. This story was told at a church ban quet at Atchison: A boarder comnlain ed to the proprietor of a hotel that he haa round hair in tne toe cream, hair in the honey, and hair in the apple sauce. "That Is queer." paid the proprietor, "but 1 think that the hair In the loe cream must have come from shaving; the Ice; the hair In the honey of course came from the comb; but 1 can't understand how the hair pot Into the apple sauce. I picked the apples myself and they were an Baldwins. ALUM WORSE TITAN P.ENZOATE.

Altoona Tribune. Immediately after the legislature had passed the Murphy pure food bill, as amended under the direction of Attorney General Todd, the Tribune told its readers in two articles just what its provisions are and added that it was the most drastic, measure fver enacted by a State legislature in the interest of the people's food. At that time this paper said that in case the Murphy act became a law alum and various other adulterants Mime of which were named could no longer be used In articles of food sold in tills State. At that time certain newspapers which seemingly exist largely for the purpose of making an uproar, were charging that the bill' is little bet ter than a refuge for poisoners for the reason that it permits the use of one tenth of one per cent, of benzoate of soda in 6ucli articles as it has been used In heretofore, and also allows the use of sulphur dioxide in the preparation of dried fruits. The Tribune is opposed to the use of ben zoate of soda and advises its readers to purchase the goods of those manu facturers who do not use it.

At the same time an examination of the Murphy bill showed that even with this provision it is by far the best pure food act that has ever been enacted by a Pennsylvania legislature. It was also shown that the preservative could be used only in catsup, some jellies and jams and in As will be noticed by an excellent and very sensible article taken from the Harrisburg Telegraph and reprinted in another column this morning the enemies of the Murphy food bill, the very same Individuals and newspapers that made such a fuss over the benzoate of soda provision, are now on the other tack. They have just learned that no article containing ahjlii can be sold in this Common wealth if the Murphy, bill becomes a law and instead of being gratified and pleased that this dangerous astringent is placed tinder the ban, they are actually trembling with rage real or simulated and charging that this is a trick, calculated to damage those manufacturers whose goods contain alum. But there was no secret about the matter. It is considerably over a week since the Tribune, in outlining the positive merits of the bill, called the attention of its readers to the fact that the prohibition of goods containing alum was one of its best feature.

The Telegraph's article Is very much to the point. It shows the inconsistency of the critics. It demon strates that they are more anxious to arouse prejudice than to furnish the people with the plain truth. It proves that they are willing to condemn one preservative bitterly while making an impassioned plea for the continued use of another that Is far more harmful to human health. This should satisfy the people that such guides are unsafe.

SWV A CHANCE TO SAVR TIMR. Success Magazine. Three doctors were operatiner on a man for appendicitis. After the operation was completed one of the doilois missed a tmall sponge. The patient was reopened, the sponge found within, and Em DOUTRICH MM DOUT RIG 304 Market Street id I In Mb 9 a ia a a FINK'S BEER With Meals Fink's beer a Jolly good table beverage.

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Brewery Bottling Only the man newed up again. Immediately the second doctor missed a needle. Aaln the patient was opened and closed. The. third doctor missed a rnlr of scissors.

"Gentlemen," said the victim as thev were about to open him tip apain, for heaven sake, you re tso lii to keep this up, put mittons on me. If you are ashamed to ask your wife to earn her own living now, isn't it rather cowardly to expect her to begin working for her bread after you are gone? The Equitable Life Assuranc Society In tk World" Geo. G. Norrls, Supervisor, Union Trust Building, Harrisburg. Ta.

TAKE time to sec our handsome show of Springtime nml Summertime clothes in full bloom now. But the picking's going on so rapidly the models arc selling so fast that you had better get here in a hurry. We're prouder than ever this year of our offering in clothes for nunj; Men. They're made by The House off Keppeolieimeir many or them especially after our own ideas. The fabrics are rich and right sonic greys you will find nowhere else plain shades, pencil stripes and diagonals pure worsteds.

A wealth of greens, tans, black and blue serges. Novel and tasteful cull effects or open vent at sleeves. Very athletic and trim. More "settled" styles for older men. And see how far your money will go.

18.00. I 0.M). tfiiU.OO, ftltf.OO wil buy exceptional values. We've some crcam of quab ity Kuppcnheinier gatmcnts that will open your eyes. Anyway, sec them and sec them at once.

You'll not be just right for the season until you're shirted, cravatted and undergarmcntcd in the very new tilings we arc showing. Make this your furnishings headquarters. TLJfS A.