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The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the uae for republication of all. news despatches credited to it, or not Otherwise credited In tbl paper, and also tb local new published herein. All right of republication of special despatches herein are awse reserved. SCRANTON, DECEMBER 29, 1926. No Longer, the; Little End of It interested in'the welfare and furtner develop ment of Northeastern Pennsylvania, the comfort, con VBriience and prosperity of the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania, factors which are the fundamental busi ness of The Scranton Republican, can not but he stirred to wrath at the details of the proposal of the Pennsyl vania Motor Federation to Governor elect Fisher, urging 1,400 more of primary highways.

We glance through the list of new roads recom. mended in this proposal, beginning with enthusiasm, winding" up in disgust, reading the list again to reassure ourselves that we still have eyesight. Not an addition in all the 1,400 miles of a single roadway anywhere in all Northeastern Pennsylvania, in any of the counties that loot to Scranton as their metropolis, look to our numerous Motor Club to help take care of their interests. Even though there is doubt or mystery, even denial OK'the part of the Federation, concerning these details, still there occasion to feel that our part of xi i 1115,. oioie ouueisviteiHiv.sBaie sort oj, or poor representation in theStite Federation.

This must be rectified. VV Where was the representative of the Lackawanna Motor 'executive committee, when this proposal, so prejudicial; to the interests of our part of the State, was being concocted? Seems as if the' Lackawanna Motor Club might have occasion to ask. him for an' explanation. And how did such a detailed story, with our inter ests slighted, get to the Associated Press and the United Prfss, unless either fact or trickery were back of "it? Ieems that our own Motor Club should raise a pretty l.Vely rumpus. "'Of course, this 5s only a proposal, much as North eastern Pennsylvania feels' that someone has been sjtap at the 'No' Vater.has gone over the dam yets' None of the 1,400 miles has been added to the primary system.

Even Mr. Fisher has riot approved the" proposal, nor is he the kind of a man to allow aiich an additio'rr'to be' made to the primary so; patently leaving this populous part of the State out iirithe cold. "Much as it is to be regretted that the MjJtor Club somehow failed to "get in on'' this tentative pwgram it Qhamber of Commerce, our legislators, andfali' our civicorganization's to get into acSoh, giving needed! aid to, Motor Clii'b, to permit noeneral plan or wholesale extension of the primary WghVay ystem. Pennsylvania with out' its appropriate share. Action no.w! Northeastern Pennsylvania positively ieJines to accept the little end'of anything.

They Leaped Too Soon inevitable conclusion derived from a study of the1 latest baseball scandal involving the character of menlof hitherto unimpeachable integrity, Ty Cobb and Trjs Speaker, both 'managers; is that Judge Landis and Baji Johnson 'didnot look before they leaped and in thiuspeech of the period, they have "pulled a boner." 4There is powerful reaction throughout the country toiihis accusation against two of our outstanding Africans. Public opinion moves with tremendous power andaazing vindicate both Speaker 1 Bnt theklk of" CohressJoiial inquiry is the verient ndssense." A matted xt the kind is no business of Ccii'gress. 'As well might it talk about inquiry into the ibsence of fish in the Lackawanna river. 'The reputations of Cobb and Speaker are safe with the'u admiring fellow countrymen. There must be the showdown, for the American public demands itJtt is a case in which all the cards must be put on thg.

table. The mere say so of a venomous, disgruntled player, or of two or three, such players, is not enough. There is a sense of decency in the United States which prescribes with a potency that overcomes all else that men be not robbed of reputation without indubitable proof reinforced by convincing facts. Flaming indignation in the home cities of Speaker and Cobb is one rf the cnvhicing indication that these two great ball plajersi hive been subjected to intolerable outrage. A Change with Regard to Colonel Smitlr The partisanship of journals which profess independence bt.whch always reveal Democratic political bias causes 'amusement.

1 iiere is the New York Times which discusses in a senu humorous yiy Jhe change in the Senate which favors the admission of Colonel Smith, named to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator McKinley, of Illinois. sThe Tipies attributes the change to political activity In connection, with delegations to the; next Republican National Convention. An effort is made to drag the President of the United States into' this controversy, Does New Yprk, Times neglect, deliber. ately overlook, the patent fact as to the 'great changi in the Senate Doesn't it realize that it is largely due, not to Republican political but tb the fear of Southern Senators that' their interference in the rights of Pennsylvania and Illinois in fhefree choice of their own Senators is likely to lead to reprisals, in the way asking Republican votes are suppressed in Southern It' will be noted that an announcement was made yesterday that an agreement has been reached in the Senate whereby Colonel Smith is to be permitted to become, a member of the arid" a'" vote taken on his case within ten days. Of course there.

are Senators who are moved Lly neither fear' of political delegations or of reprisals who favor the swearing in Colonel Smith because there is grave doubt whether the Senate has any business to try to exclude him for such reasons as have been stated i The Wonder Story of the Age Nothing is playing a more important part in the industrial and business promotion of the day than the automobile. It's ramifications are amazing. More or less they touch every line of endeavor and they share in the pleasures as well as the comforts, and the prosperity of the people. i There are more than twenty two million motor cars in use in the United States. It is impossible to estimate the number of people who subsist from the automobile industry and allied lines; but the employees are said to number more than three million and a half.

There is not the slightest question that the remark able prosperity of the United States, which brings creature comforts to the humble which were not enjoyed by "kings and potentates'' a half century ago, is due in part to the development of the motor car. More, all this has grown to its present mammoth proportions in the short span of less than a third of a century. 'The ramifications of the business" cannot be com prehended without study. There is the manufacture of materials used in" and then the manufacture of cars themselves. There js the establishment of sales agencies with the financing of purchases; there is the great sales force; the advertising of cars and their transportation to all parts of the country.

Continuing what a third of a century ago would have been called a "dream there is the big army of automobile salesmen; the many thousands of repair and upkeep stations with their tens of thousands well paid happy "employees. 1 There are the accessory manufactories and the great number of their 'employees; the accessory stores with their big clerical forces; gasoline production and its marketing and the service stations to supply gas and oil. There is tire manufacture, and sales; registration officials in the various big traffic forces' em ployed in cities; and the millions' of garages where cars are stored. There are motor taxes which imeet so many highway bills and keep thousands busy in their collection. Now we come to the highway development which js another of the astounding features of the extension of the industry.

Ribbons of concrete providing smooth roads, on which one can dance, extending across States, There are the improved highways which join North and South and East and West. They are ever building keeping busy state and county icials, engineers and mechanics'; tens of thousands of well paid workmen. Was; there anything in the history of the world, that, in its wonderful showing, so swiftly developed, equals all this How insignificant the system of Roman roads! Is there wonder that all the world ponders over i'. in almost voiceless astonishment? It is a matter of local as well as. of State and general moment.

We have here our own Lackawanna Iran, a wonder in the way of a scenic roadway; we have thousands of miles of improved roads in Pennsylvania; and we are contemplating new plans in keeping with what has been done. At home we are going to build the Morgan highway and. rebuild the Notch road; and we are going to bring the Roosevelt Trail to Scranton "if it id in the wood." And proponents of good roads in Pennsyl vania have formal and comprehensive plans which will be in thorough keeping with what it has done before. Major'roads are nearly or juite completed is. now to be given to primary roads fookirig to local, in instances, to; agricultural convenience, and.

env tracing of miles. That the 'people of Pennsylvania will soon be called to favor another highway bond issue is regarded as a matter of course. They will favor it. "The story of the automobile' provides the very best reason for voting for it Isn't it a an alluring story, a story of vision, of brains, of business acumen, of boundless energy and of constructive force intelligently applied to the most promising thing in the world of promotion. It is a story that only Americans could tell of America.

The Fad For Investigation Apparently there is a fad for "investigations' in the United States Senate that is becoming a little tiresome to the American public. Radicals, Democrats and a few men who seem to delight in basking in the limelight are responsible for most of these inquiries, A news article printed in Washington the past few days shows that forty eight inquiries and. investigations are now under way in Congress, mostly in the Senate. It looks very much as if the Washington Post is right in saying these investigations have developed because "the inquisitorial powers of. Congress have proved to be very useful to aspiring politicians who might otherwise be outshone by their colleagues." And the country pays for it The Educational Convention The annual session of the Pennsylvania Educational Association is in session at Harrisburg, with some 4,000 teacher delegates representing the State's teaching force blj 56,000 instructors of our youth; Scranton is well taken care of in the attendance of some of our and able teachers.

'There is much cause for thought and gratification in this simple statementeven that it is a simple, unremarkable and to be expected item of news is fraught with weight. It demonstrates how much bigger a hold education has on the nation than it had a quarter of a century ago that 4,000 school teachers meet together, to exchange views on the opportunities, possible improvements, in their chosen professoin. It shows that teachers are most sincere and zealous in each one of them adding something to himself and herself that will reflect on the pupils whose future intelligence, character, and citizenship depend on the schoolropni work. It is the size of this convention that is so The delegates will hear addresses on pedagogy, more or less abstruse, from national figures. All wejl and good, necessary and desirable.

They also have arrangements for roundtable conferences, and on the program are real school teachers fresh out of real schoolrooms here in Pennsylvania. A whole lot better. We are becoming more and more fixed in the opinion that the schoolroom teacher can tell professional lecturers more about teaching than the lecturer can tell her or him; and also that the able teacher in the schoolroom has a' greater grasp on practical pedagogy than the book has. However, just now we seem: to hav reached the desideratum a combination of book pedagogy and schoolroom pedagogy; which renders our. educational organization stronger than ever before.

There is. no institution that lends' itself to constant improvement as much as does education. Teachers know this. Hence the immense turnout at the Harris burg convention, to talk it all over. The Lausanne Treaty If the schedule is adhered to in, the United States Senate the consideration of the Lausanne treaty will begin today.

It is one of the very important pacts with which the Senate has had to deal. The treaty was signed in August 1923, but such strenuous opposition appeared to it in religious circles that aproval of its terms has never been possible. The old treaty contained concessions to foreigners that Nationalist would never reaffirm. That point became apparent long ago. The new pact lacks 1800 Charles Goodyear, hardware merchant, producer of first ateel pitch fork, first improved the manufacture of rubber 1836, invented vulcanizing of rubber 1844, received some 60 natent.

made little from his inven tions for fighting infringements, born at New Haven, Conn. Died at New York July 1, 1860. 1808 Andrew Johnson, 17th Presl dent of the United States 1865 1869, born at Raleigh, N. C. Tailor, self educated and taught by his wife to write, public official in Tennessee, mayor, constitution maicer, legislator, congressman 1843 1863, governor 1853.

1S55, senator 1S55 1S61, a Union sup porter from the seceded state of Tennessee, military governor 1862 1865, Vice President 1865, after succeeding Lincoln he quarreled for disregarding law passed over his veto against removing appointees, acquitted by one vote ,1868, elected senator 1875, died at Carter's Station, July 31, 1875. 1803 William E. Gladstone born Liverpool. Died at Hawarden May 19, 1838. 1812 The Constitution, Captain Balnbridge, defeated the British Java, Captain Lambert, Brazil, in one ot the fiercest ot naval battles, the Broad sides being incessant for two hours.

1833 John J. Ingalls, lawyer, edi tor, senator from Kansas 1873 1891. loquent orator, lecturer, author, born at Middleton, Mass. Died at Las Vegas, N. Aug.

1, 1900. 1862 Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, an assault under Sherman in the first at tempt on Vlcksburg on the Confederate position on Chickasaw Bayou, which was repulsed after a very gal lant attack by Sherman's forces. The attempt, was abandoned until the final campaign of Grant the next Spring. 1917 Gregor Novikh, Rasputin, of peasant family, supposed to havs based his powers on mesmerism, it miracle worker," though, of known immorality a lay monk, ot great and bad influence) on the Court for years, with an uncanny hold on the weak' Czar, assassinated by Prince Tussupoff at Petrograd. Born in Siberia 1873.

1874 William J. Fields, farmer and real estate dealer, commercial traveler, congressman from Kentucky 1911 1924, governor sines. 1824, born at Willard, Ky. American Armageddon at Trenton. Philadelphia Inquirer.

The military importance of the bat tle of Trenton has been so often pointed out that it may be worth while, Jn connection with the 150th anniversary celebration tomorrow, to reflect on other considerations that have mads the New Jersey city famous in history, In a sense, it is a pineal gland joining New Tori and Jhlladeiphla. The permanent capital of the Commonwealth, it was on of several temporary seats of the Federal government. Offered as a compromise' national capital by New England, th region tailed obtain th support of Southern votes. Under a new compromise to make Trenton and Annapolis the alternating' capitals of the Nation, the plan again failed through Southern defection. In a sense, then, it has marked the frontier between Northein and Southern development, as Armageddon has been the gateway between Eastern and Western civilization.

The present sep. aration of the State's mercantile and industrial segment from the residential and recreational section may not perhaps focus so much at Trenton as at Camden. But in Colonial days when religious traits, rather than business interests, marked th distinctions between peoples, Trenton was the meeting point for the Calvlnlst influences of East Jersey and the Quaker influences of West Jersey. It was here, too, that a Congressional committee met to settle the Connecticut Pennsylvania dispute over land grants in the Wyoming Valley. Symbolic of Trenton's coalescing tendency to unite the divergent views of the Nation, rather than to perpetuate their clash, is the fact that a bridge across the Delaware River has been an important commercial link for the country since 1804.

Singularly enough, the only two Democratic Presidents we have bad since the Civil War were residents uf New Jersey Cleveland after retiring from office and Wilson before entering upon it. Yet New Jersey's vast busi ness interests make it predominantly a Republican State. The formal cele positive guarantees for the security of the populatibn of Turkey that has caused much misgiving among religious workers in the United States who still regard the "Turk'' an There seems to be no question about thatv Nothing is clearer than that few Americans regard the Turk other than as cruel, bloodthirsty, fanatical and treacherous. Nevertheless, indications are that the treaty will be approved. Why? Because the Christian minorities themselves in Turkey think that their interests will be best served by ratification.

So do American business Interests in Turkey. A Stupendous Little Battle Whipped, on the run, the country discouraged, generals with divided counsels, a bedraggled army on Christmas Day, 1776 Anything but a Merry Christmas to America; Braving the biting storm, the dangerous river, the very impossibility of conducting a military movement a monument down there on the Delaware not so far from Scranton marks the crossing and one of the greatest and most daring generals of all history gave this new born Nation a wondrous 26th of December, there at Trenton. There is ground for argument, considering the low state of the Cause, as to whether Trenton rather than Saratoga, was the decisive battle of our War for Independence. The very spectacular unexpectedness and completeness of the stroke awoke a beaten America to fresh hopes of ultimate victory. Tonight America's leading orator, soundest thinker, first citizen, speaks in commemoration at the celebra tion of the 150th anniversary of the Trenton swoop.

He will do the occasion justice. What's What Today DECIMBEB 39 In History and Biography (Prepared Exclusively fox Tb cranton Bepubllcaa.) 1721 Jeanne Antoinette Poisaon, Marquise de Pofnpadour, a wealthy daughter of the lesser nobility, when about 20 she engrossed the attention of Louis XV and became his principal favorite, first patronizing art and letters, later interfering In politics, involving France in war and enormous extravagance, becoming hated and re viled, born in France. Died at Ver sailles April 15, 1761. 1917 Three British destroyers sunk by German mines in the North Sea. William Ewart Gladstone, the greatest English statesman of the l'Jtli century, was of Scotch parentage on both sides, of a family of wealth, was per fectly educated, and was a scholar, author, an intellectual leader, besides being a leader of political and international thought for two generations.

His service to his country was exceedingly long. From his first election to the House of Commons In 1832 to the time of his death was 66 years; and during all these years, the lifetime of most people, he was fighting some battles or others. Beginning as a staunch Tory he became through alteration of public policies the leader of the Liberals. His first administrative position came in 1834: he served off and on In many cabinet positions, flnd was Prime Minister 1868 1874, 1880 1885, and 1886 to 1894, when he voluntarily relinquished the load too heavy for his aged shoulders, passing it on to Lord Roseberry, A notable author on classical and religious subjects, the first English statesman to champion Irish Home Rule, a believer in right rather than might, his was a name that resounded through Christendom." i lls rests In Westminster Abbey; and none there is greater. Rather than a biography, to which limited space would fail to do justice let us view his character through the eyes of Mr.

D. S. Douglas, of the editorial, start tTh Encyclopedia Americana: "For over 40 years Gladstone held a commanding place in the public life of his 'He Was' primarily a House of Commons man, and in that most critical of assemblies stepped at a bound into the front Tank by an al most unequalled debating: talent, skill in exposition, and constructive genius. "No man intent on keeping a sharp eye on the outgoing in his own business, could have maintained a more scrupulous exactitude than did Glad stone in the of the national acoounts. "The idealist'ahd the practical were strangely compounded in his make up: "Oxford on the surface, Manchester below." Viewed broadly, there is a singular unity In his career; from first to last he stood for peace and retrenchment, and steadily set his face against all profusion or extravagance.

aa an intense aisiiK to me bullying of small and weak nations by strong and powerful ones, did not hold with those who say that there is one morality for individuals and another for the state, but sought to bring the Golden Rule into operation in the intercourse of nations. He was con servative in all bis instincts, and one PUBLIC OPINION bration tomorrow of "an event whose actual anniversary Sunday spans the period which includes the seventieth birthday today of President Wilson. This intertwining of political thought lifts the occasion above par tsanshp. A Governor and Mayor will greet a Republican President. A divided Senatorial delegation Is more than offset by a' Republican Congressional delegation and a Republican Legislature.

In the valley of the Assanpink, where have mingled the religious, commercial and political rivalries of the Nation," the Ssequi Centennial of a great campaign, like th Sesqul Centennlal Just closed here, commemorates 150 years of the arts pf peace. The Donkey's Dilemma. Syracuse Post Standard. The Republican party in New York has suffered because of the differences between its wets and drys. The dif ferences between the wet Democrats qf New York, New Jersey and Maryland and the dry Democrats of the West and South are wider.

Irreconcilable, The West and South will not concede a wet nominee or platform any price. The Democratic party in the Northeast has no dry fragment The next Democratic convention will not be held in New York. The 1927 Prosperity. Wall Street News. With the multiplication of predic tions that business in 1927 will prob ably large in volume, but not large as in 1926, a belief has become quite widespread that trade could fall off considerably without jeopardizing our much cherished and widely advertised prosperity.

Buzz Saw Tourists. Seattle Times. It is bard to sympathize with thos? "50 American who visited Damascus at a time when the Druse tr'Vmen were staging, an assault: Always there are persons who are' con ku.i.ii with curiosity to see if a revolving bun saw has teeth. who was slow to unlearn his prejudices: but once the process of conviction and conversion was completed there was no turning back. "He was accused by his opponents of truckling to majorities and the mob: but it should be borne in mind tat he was not infrequently to create the public opinion on which he depended.

He failed to carry Home Rule for Ireland; but his was the propelling force than made its final settlement inevitable. With him the passion for righteousness was as a fire In his bones." I I haVe been looking over Christmas cards which have come to my desk from many sources and they calfTo mind the prominent part former Scranton men are playing in the country's activities along many lines. Here Is one from Bill Steinke, inimitable cartoonist, former Scranton Republican employe, postmarked Irv ington, N. J. It Is a cartoon from Bill's own incessantly busy pen showing him with a'l his children on his back and with the "angel of the home" propelling him along, a rolling pin being used as a means of locomotion.

The captions of each character are typical of Steinke humor. There is on this card the line: "And 'we all' wish 'you all' a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Steinkes." Good old Bill. Here Is another from a former Republican cartoonist, Jerry Costello, of the Albany Knickerbocker Press, whose wife joins with him i.i extending felicitations. He is a shining success In the world of transferring faces to paper and extends the season's greet ings and the kindest thoughts.

Our theatrical friends are always kind in remembering us. Here Is a card from Frank Whitbeck, formerly manager of the Poll Theater, who Is now director of publicity of the West Coast Theaters Incorporated of Northern California. San Mateo, California, Is his address. Tom Kane's Christmas card to me was sent from Hartford, Connecticut. He Is a member of the celebrated Lambs Club of New York and representing one of the "Ben Hur" companies on the road.

Everybody locally knows Tom Kane was a former Scranton newspaper man. Kelcy Conboy, vaudevlllian, sends me his Christmas card from Detroit. He addresses nie warmly as one of his dearest friends. Mr. Conboy always Established 1849 77ie Store Dependable.

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When he entered the show busi ness he went to the front on the. musical comedy stage like a meteor. He has held loading positions with some of the country's big He writes me that he has just closed in Philadelphia with "Tip Toes" and 1 now rehearsing night and day with i new Schubert 'show, "A Nig' I am always delighted to hear these old friends. TOM S3 MS For New Year's Eve and for Every Evening After Six a TUXEDO 1 i Bearing the Kramer label." v' You have the assurance that it is 'conservatively correct Kuppenheimer Tuxedos $50 "Kramatux" $35 Tuxedos $25 Dress Shirts, Waistcoats, Stud Sets Bow Ties Collars, Silk Hose Dress Oxfords. Chicago Is experimenting with nil) ber tires to silence loop trains.

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