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THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12
Dream not of noble service elsewhere
wrought;
The simple duty that awaits thy hand
Is God's voice uttering a divine com
mand;
Life's common deeds build all fhat
saints have thought.
—Anon.
POOR DEMOCRATIC TEAMWORK
A STRIKING example of the pork
barrel patriotism which guides
the ruling minds In the Demo
cratic party Is to be found in a recent
interview with Representative Hay, of
Virginia, chairman of tne House Cora
mittee~oh Military Affair*. Mr. Hay
makes it known that he is opposed to
an enlargement of the army, that he
believes It unnecessary and costly, and
that he thinks the oountry Is by means
devoid of defense now. His language
also leads to the inference that he Is
peeved because he has not been called
to consult with the War Department
on the subject of national defense.
Mr. Hay is one of that school of
statesmen —dominant in the South and,
by tjie same token, dominant in the
Dem'ocratic party—who plainly believe
that it is better to spend fifty millions
for ••improvements" to insignificant
creeks and bayous in the Southern
States than to spend the same sum for
fortifications and for guns and soldiers
to man them. He regards the present
pressure for adequate military prepar
edness as "newspaper clamor." and he
sternly refuses to be swayed by it.
In this, Mr. Hay is more consistent
than Is the President, who has been
clearly moved by "newspaper clamor"
and who is making a virtue of neces
sity by trying to plan for a new
military policy. At heart, we have no
doubt, the President thinks exactly
as Mr. Hay does. During the last ses
sion of Congress the President stood
with Mr. Hay in opposition to "militar
ism." The President has seen a new
light. An election is coming and he
Is trying to shape his course accord
ingly. Mr. Hay does not have to con
sider any questions or this sort. A
Virginia Democrat, he ts sure of re
election and he refuses to play the
President's game. And the entire epi
sode is Illuminating proof of the lack
of teamwork in the Democratic party
and of the futility' of looking to that
party for constructive patriotism In
legislation. Happily, the return of
progressive Republicanism to power ts
not far distant. We hope it may not
come too late for dealing properly with
this question of national defense.
EARLY TO BED
ONE of the contestants in the
woman's national golf champion
ship tournament at Lake Forest,
' 111., beginning September 6, will be
an eighteen-year-old girl, Miss Alexa
Stirling, of Atlanta, Ga.
Mies Stirling, despite her youth,
qualified among the eight of the best
women golfers in a tournament at
Newport, then won the championship
of the Women's Southern Golf Asso
cittion over a hundred competitors.
The girl champion attributes her suc
cess to good physical condition. She
has wrists of Iron, a clear eye and the
surest stroke In the South, all the
sporting editors agree. Asked the*
secret of her athletic success, she re
cently answered that she eats plain
food, goes to bed early and exercises
regularly. Nature, she says, takes
care of the rest. Although she is a
favorite in social circles, as might be
expected, 9 o'clock is her bedtime.
She says any other girl can be
strong, even if she does not play golf,
if she will be careful with her food
and will get plenty of sleep.
Her advice should be considered by
the scores of girls who think rosy
cheeks can be found only In a com
plexion box and happiness in eating
chocolates and rich food between the
hours of 9 and 12 at night.
SUM OF TRAFFIC ARGUMENT
THE Republican argument against
free trade Is well given by Rep
resentative Humphrey, of Wash
ington, who said: "Under free trade
you stop production. You stop the de
mand. You throw men out of employ
ment and stop the payment of wages.
You paralyze the qptlre industrial sys
tem of the country, and under a Demo-v
THURSDAY EVENING,
cratlc administration you can neither
buy at home nor abroad. Cheap goods
are of no value to th« idle without
money."
PUBLIC SPIRIT
THE Harrlsburg Light and Power
Company displays commendable
public spirit in submitting to
city council a plan whereby the com
pany agrees to light the river front
from one end of the river wall to the
other, accept sucn money as the city
is able to pay at this time and to
await the convenience of council for
the remainder.
The plans call for the placing of
light standards at intervals along the
whole length of the wall and for
similar lights along the path that
borders the river bank on grrade with
Front street. But the city is without
the necessary funds with which to
complete the improvement, although
the councilmen have been one and all
desirous of having the wall and walk
lighted in time for th« big municipal
celebration in September. They have
wanted to turn the current into these
lamps as a part of the ceremonies
marking the completion of the public
Improvements. Without this flnal step
the Improvement enterprise would he
incomplete and the celebration rob
bed of one of its prettiest features,
for there will be few. scenes more at
tractive anywhere than the river wall
with its long string of lights casting
their rays out over the rippling waters
where they will be reflected in a
thousand gems of glittering Ijrlght
ness.
But the city Is without the neces
sary funds and here it is that the light
company comes to the rescue. Ac
cording to the proposal made to-day
the company will buy the standards,
put them In place, accept so much
money on the debt as the city Is ready
to pay and permit the remander to
stand for a period of five years. This
gives the city the destred improve
ment at once, allows the debt con
tracted to be paid on the installment
plan and places the financial burden
on the company.
This Is public service In all truth.
PAYING THE WAR BILLS
WAR indemnities are favorite sub
jects of discussion just now.
If Germany wins, what stag
gt-ring price will her ruthless govern
ment exact from the allies? If the
allies win. will they put on Germany
a burden of debt that will be almost as
frightful to future generations as the
••frightfulness" of Germany in Bel
gium? What will Italy require of Aus
tria? What penalty must the Turks
pay for allowing themselves to be
drawn Into the fray? These and other
questions of indemnity are being asked
and widely discussed. But little is be
ing said of the war bills each of us is
paying.
During the last three months Eng
land alone floated a three billion
dollar loan. Russia, Germany and
France have been plunging into debt
on the same grand scale. Before the
war is over and paid for there will be
Imposed upon the shoulders of each
man. woman and child living in bellig
erent countries a debt of from fifty
to three hundred and fifty dollars. At
the same time their barns and fac
tories will be burned, their best arti
sans killed, and their fields and vine
yards torn with ruts and trenches.
It is clear that they cannot buy
frcm us as much as they have In the
past and that they cannot produce and
sell to us so cheaply as before the
things we have been accustomed to!
buy from them.
Furthermore, Europe will not be
able to provide us with capital for the
development of our industries to the
same extent as before the war. In
fact, she may quit sending us new
capital and actually demand that we
pay back what we owe. or even ask
us to begin lending to her.
Our present debt to Europe has been
estimated at five or six billions. Will
Europeans want us to pay that back
when it falls due, or will they prefer to
retain their claims against a people
that will in all probability be more
properous than any other?
The governments of Europe are bid
ding high to attract that capital away
from us and they will bid higher still
as the war goes on. As a cold busi
ness proposition on both sides It will
be hard for our railroads and Indus
trial corporations to compete with
such an interest rate as that, especially
when they have to fear government
persecution at home. But it is not a
cold business proposition. The nations
of Europe will add to the attractive
rate of their loans an appeal to the
patriotism and pride of their people.
We cannot hope to profit ultimately
through the Impoverishment of our
neighbors, however much we may be
deceived for the time being Into self
complacency by the strength of our
position as compared with theirs.
A merchant's success lies In the
prosperity of his customer. Europe
has been Uncle Sam's best customer
abroad. With Europe bankrupt after
the war la over, It is probable that our
exports will fall to a minimum. Then
the American people will realize that
the world Is one economically and that
war. however localized. Is a world-wide
calamity for which all nations must
pay.
But however affairs may shape
themselves following the war, right
now we are helping pay the bills. Our
business is upset and uncertain, our
loaves of bread are smaller, horses
cost more, the price of meat is up, it
costs more to print the newspaper, we
are throwing our supplies Into the
hopper that is grinding them to pow
der, we are helping support millions
of worse than Idle men, and we are
helping pay tho bill.
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"^ovJvOiftccuua
By the Ex-Committeeman
The whole State Is taklu as Interest
in the campaign of Donairp. McPher
son, a former senator, for judge of
the Adams-Fulton district. The Sen
ator aspires to succeed Judge Swope,
who Is not a candidate for re-election
and coming from a prominent family
he has friends In many couritles who
are following the contest. Friends of
the senator believe that he will come
near landing the exclusive nomination.
M f ss «T?' Buck and McSherry have not
yet filed their nomination papers to
run against him.
> Nominating petitions filed at the
Capitol to-day Included A. F. Sllveus
for Greene county common pleas court
nomination and J. G. Scouton for the
Sullivan-Wyoming common pleas
bench.
The Philadelphia Inquirer to-day
sizes up the Philadelphia mayoralty
situation, which is interesting the
whole State, as follows: With Con
gressman William S. Vare, who Is ex
pected home from a fishing trip to
morrow, rests the determination of
the question as to whether there shall
be harmony In the nomination of a
ticket headed by a candidate for may
or, or one of the most bitter factional
fights in the history of the Republican
party in this city: There is no doubt
that should Mr. Vare conclude to run
there will be a contest for every city
nomination to be made this Fall, from
the Mayoralty down to magistrates.
In the event of his deciding to co
operate in the plans for harmony in
the Republican party it would appear
that there is no doubt that harmony
will follow. While many of the Vare
political lieutenants continue to pre
dict that the congressman will be a
candidate, others say they propose to
suspend Judgment until he shall be
heard from personally, and that they
are Inclined. to believe that he will
conclude to continue in congress."
Because the commissioners of Ply
mouth township drew orders for them
selves and had them cashed by the
township treasurer, the commissioners
and treasurer have been surcharged
$2,430.81 by a decision rendered by
Judge John M. Garman In Luzerne
county court. The court holds that
the expenditures are irregular and 1-
Uegal. A surcharge of $1,263.66 Is
made against C. B. Lameraux, Mich
ael McGeer, Charles Hodges. Martin
Curley, Daniel Murray and Wesley Al
labaugh, township commissioners, be
cause of orders drawn by them which
were made payable to themselves.
The orders were for team hire and
road Inspection, the commissioners
charging three dollars per day for
their services in inspecting new roads.
Treasurer Edward Delaney cashed or
ders amounting to $1,167.15 and the
court has surcharged him with that
amount.
—People in many of the eastern
counties are much interested in the re
ports that Recorder Ernest L. Tustin,
of Philadelphia, a former State Sen
ator, will become prothonotary of the
State Supreme Court. The recorder
has aspired to re-election, but opposi
tion to him developed. Representa
tive William H. Wilson, well known to
many here because of legislative ser
vice; Senator E. W. Patton and James
M. Hazlett, a councilman, are men
tioned for the place. John P. Con
nelly. who has frequently been here as
attorney in various cases, is likely to
be nominated for city solicitor.
—South Bethlehem is likely to make
another try at third class cltyhood.
The last election was knocked out on
a technicality and a movement has
been started to have It become a city
by a vote at a general election. The
movement to erect Norrlstown, the
State's largest borough, into a third
class city has also been revived.
—No oppostion has yet appeared to
Judges W. H. Shoemaker and Thomas
D. Finletter. of Philadelphia.
■ —Stewart H. Whitehill. one of the
candidates for judge in Jefferson coun
ty has been indicted by the grand
Jury on a charge of libel.
—Some of the Democrats appear to
be having as hard a time In this coun
ty to work up a fusion deal with the
remnants of the Bull Moose as they
are having In other counties.
—lt is rumored In Allegheny coun
ty that William Fllnn will take a hand
In the Republican primaries this year.
His friends are very active at any
rate.
—T. H. Rossiter, Erie lawyer, well
known here, is a candidate for judge
to succeed the late Judge Paul A. Ben
son. The Governor is expected to
make an appointment in the Fall.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR"
CUT OCT THE CUT-OUT
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
The editorial, "Cut Out the Cut-Out,"
in your issue of Tuesday last, voiced
my sentiments all right, for my slum
bers are frequently disturbed by heed
less and inconsiderate drivers of auto
mobiles and motorcycles at all hours
of the night. I question whether there
is another city In the land where there
are so many unnecessary noises during
the night, or where the ordinance pro
hibiting such noises and speeding is
so flagrantly violated as in Harris
burg. The fact that these conditions do
not exist in other cities that I have in
mind leads to but one conclusion, name
ly, that the enforcement of the ordi
nance has been of such a feeble char
acter on the part of the authorities that
these murderys of sleep do not give
a hoot for the ordinance nor care a rap
for the comfort of other people. A stiff
Jail sentence for some of them once in
a while might have a salutary effect,
and It may not be presuming too much
if I very humbly suggest that the rem
edy at least be given a trial.
Surely those of us who have to work
in the day time are entitled to the rest
at night that is coming to us, and to
some protection from the nolßemakers
and the lawbreakers who havebeenmak
ing the night hideous. I sincerely trust
that you will continue to denounce this
evil in the columns of the Telegraph to
the end that such a public sentiment
will be aroused against it that the Im
punity with which the law and the
rights of others have been disregarded
will be effectively suppressed. There
are so many in this city who are in ac
cord with me in these sentiments that
I fee* that I am justified in signing this
communication
" PRO BONO PUBLICO
PREPAREDNESS
Bt Wing Dinger
They say preparedness for war
Will bring about a flght.
But to my mind that view Is wrong
More often than it's right.
It all depends upon the way
In which we do prepare,
Ajid there's no reason why It should
Throw us Into warfare.
A chap may build his strength, you
know.
So that he may defend
Himself against the one who seeks
A scrap unto the end.
It's only when he uses strength
To bully other chaps
That he Is likely to be found
In many, many scraps.
This country ought to have a fleet.
And army, too, I think.
At which the nations of the earth
Would hesitate to wink.
Then we could sit In peace at home
And know that countries would
Respect our strength on land and sea
And at ail times be good.
HARRIEBURG tfiSAft TELEGRAPH
When a Feller Needs a Friend . By BRIGGS
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TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE
—The telephone operator at Litltz.
Pa., who has just rounded out thirty
years In the service of the Bell com
pany, ought to "have the number" of i
very nearly everybody in that com- I
mvnlty.
—Many a straw hat bought for a
dollar now will blossom forth next
Spring as the real J3.50 article.
—Many a man who would Insist he's
too old to flght for his country will
fight his wife on the least provocation.
—After the war's over, Harrisburg
might be able to purchase an ambu
lance from one of the belligerents
quite cheap. To be sure. It will be a
"used" machine, hut it will have car
ried wounded heroes Instead of
"drunks," as does the one now in
service.
—The favorite German outdoor sport
is rushing the Russians.
—The Indians are not being beaten:
they are just making a "strategic re
treat." *
EDITORIAL COMMENT |
Nothing like reciprocity. That cour
teous Russian front Is now going to
return the Czar's visit.—Columbia State.
If people had to pay for their wars
before they fought them there would
be a reign of universal peace.—Chi
cago Dally News.
The Liberty Bell would probably not
go traveling all over the countrv at its
age unless it was cracked.—Nashville
Southern Lumberman.
The Germans may not be all-power
ful. but the failure of the Russian
names to stop them tends to strengthen
the belief that they are.—Atchison
Globe.
IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS [
AGO TO-DAY |
[From Telegraph, August 12, 1865.]
Cotton Factory up For Sale
The Harrlsburg Cotton factory will
be put on public sale August 23, to tie
held In this city at 2 o'clock on that
afternoon.
Church Closed
The First Lutheran church Is closed
for repairs. No services will be held
on Bunday.
Want Public Swimming Baths
Hundreds of persons in this city are
asking for the erection of public bath
houses along the river banks. Owing
to the advantages of th"fe river at this
point a number of swimmers believe
that It could be made Into an ideal
bathing place.
AX AUSTRIAN' aeroplane having
shelled the tomb of Juliet, It's only a
question of time until somebody bom
bards the shop formerly kept by the
Merchant of Venice.—Hagerstown
Daily Mail.
It is customary to speak of "spend
ing the summer" at the seashore, but
the tale U not half told.—Louisville
Courier Journal.
' SCOTCH THRIFT
An old Scotch farmer was continu
ally hounded by a persevering insur
ance agent to take out some Are In
surance.
Bandy, however, managed to stall
him off for weeks, saying, "No, na
hooee is na likely to catch afire."
One day the house caught flre and
Sandy ran Into the street vainly call
ing for the Insurance agent. After a
while he shoulted:
Tha's just It. Te canna ever flnd a
body when ee want him!"—Altoona
Mirror,
FIGS BY THE
By Frederic J. Haskin
V >
THE fig just now Is coming into a
most prominent pli.ee in our na
tional life. This is not the dried
flg, which Is perhaps the only kind you
ever saw. • but the live flg, growing
abundantly upon trees, and still more
abundantly in the imaginations of
sundry fig farmers.
For this newly acclimated fruit now
rivals the pecan and the apple In its
claims to be a means of getting rich
quick. Here is the way certain ng en
thusiasts have figured out their pros
pects:
Plant 150 trees to the acre. Each tree
will bear an average of six bushels to a
crop. There may be two, or even three,
crops a season. A bushel of figs weighs
seventy pounds, for which ten cents a
fiound Is said to be a fair price. Al
owing for a considerable shrinkage,
the value of the crop from a single acre
should be $5,000. Thus the progres
sive individual who plant 3 figs may be
sure of entering the millionaire class
within five years and retiring upon his
money soon afterwards.
With such possibilities before him,
why should the farmer toil hard, sow
ing, harvesting and planting his wheat
crop, when his fig trees will take care
of themselves after three years, and he
has only to hire cheap labor to gather
his fruit? He can then sit back and
wait, while his bookkeeper computes
the amount of his income tax.
Joking and effervescent enthusiasm
aside, though, the fig has horticultural
and commercial possibilities In this
country which are just beginning to be
recognized. New varieties, adapted to
different climatic conditions, are being
brought forward, and in several States
the fig acreage has doubled wfthin the
last five years. In 1910 there were less
than three million fig trees in the Unit
ed States. Now five million is regarded
as a conservative estimate. In 1910
they were confined almost entirely to
the extreme Southwest. Now flourish
ing crops are being produced in Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia, and are being planted in Kan
sas. Oklahoma and Ohio, while at least
one farm as far north as Rhode Island
Is yielding good profits.
Fig Crase
During the past two years, a sort of
fig craze has been spreading over the
country. Many professional people of
small Incomes are drawing their hoard
ings out of the savings banks and
passing them over to be Invested in
fig farms, varying In size from a half
acre up.
The fig industry will yield big re
turns to planters who have the proper
soil and climatic conditions, but it can
not be grown as widely as is now being
claimed. Neither can the farmer plant
his flg tree and rest luxuriously under
its shade until the fruit comes. He
must work for It, and keep vigilant
guard to protect it from Insects and
other pests.
The flg is native chiefly to Asia and
Africa, but has proved itself adaptable
to a number of regions. It is found In
different vsfrieties In temperate as well
as In semitroplcal localities. San Fran
cisco. Pueblo and Wichita. Kan., are
parallel to the localities in which ex
cellent varieties are produced upon the
other side of the world. There seems to
be no scientific reason why the same
varieties should not flourish here, and
experiments are going on towards that
end. But all the difficulties have not
yet been overcome. Even at Arlington
Farms, the experiment station of the
Department of Agriculture in Washing
ton, most of the varieties tried have
proved of doubtful reliability, because
they do not fully mature all of their
fruit before the frost. Several amateurs
In the city of Washington, growing one
or more trees In their own gardens or
door-vards. have seemingly been able
to ripen their fruit quite satisfactorily
for several seasons, but whether it
could he produced in commercial quan
tities is another matter.
Two DWlnrt Types
Figs are of two distinct types, each
havlnK many varieties. The types are
known as the Smyrna and the Adriatic,
and It Is the former which has lately
developed so much enthusiasm, and is
-rod-icing excellent results. This
fig tree Is likely to yield two crops,
provided the season Is long enough. It
1b believed that the Adriatic fig; how
ever. Is the one best suited to American
climatic conditions outside of Southern
California.
The Smyrna flsr tree produces threa
distinct kinds of blossoms, and de
pends for polllnization upon a certain
species of wasp, known as the Blas
tophagla. The Spring fig blossoms have
fertile pollen, but are without pistils.
In summer, the flowers are without the
pollenated stamens, while the autumn
flowers are sterile but plstilated. For
nearly twenty years after the flg tree
had been Introduced Into California, it
grew luxuriantly, hut produced no
fruit. Then the State sent a scientist
to Aala to study the plant In Its native
land and ascertain the cause of its un
productiveness In this country. The
expert found jlhat the tree fu in
AUGUST 12, 1915.
f > hi , =t d 5 y ."i* Blastophagla, which Is
the agent of fertilization.
Fresh, Ripe Flgs
lcl „? e „r^f l ' a *' e "K produces only one
an(l therefore offers
;f;"ei difficulties to tne grower. It is
this flg which Is now being so exten
ivn? r . own n the East, so that the
possibilities of supplying fresh, ripe
assured general market seem now
m ni l inni7,'l odu^ tlon of r 'P e fl * B to the
colony at Newport, about
I S aTO ' start «d the fad of "flg
T*ff i * nß * eaf l of melon parties as
Dlvo*f a fl« ' ler,a . l , n c i , ents - The °nly sup
® available to Newport mil-
Ba?kLr eS fr ° m ,hp far ™ of Job
th»n! f' « devotes his six acres to
t?.? ! n def lance Q f t he ruling of the
Poifld n'Jlf'h.. ° f , Agrloultl "'e tliat figs
and Db?nn nJ? « Ed ah l ve th e Mason
through tiiJ nni A i e ra 'T leß his Plants
- "mH„j? e ,h° ,d New ! England winter
"uiling them up In the Fall anrf
mofi n 5 e !P ln the cellar after the
method used for raising cherries in
cllmatV.nrt r ° pe ' Becallse of the cold
climate and consequent short season
nfn North are dwarfed
Into mere bushes, easily handled.
Formeriy, Job Barker operated a
JSjjJ, "Jv, fa J m ' but he became con
vinced that flgs would yield him
fh^oi er profl J s with less work, and for
Ws (.At ßrS u has been demonstrating
this fact. He does not ship to market
a 6 tast B e in? millionaires have acquired
J '•?? fls:s - and drive to his
farm for supplies of the fruit. He is
always sure of one good crop, but usu
«'y th; second crip is ruined by ?h e
treeß mi l B t, 'i h<! Sp £', n ? he sets his
ltnfrf ~wu j n holes which have been
H h barn >ard waste. He ploughs
anil ?k °S rs e ground around them,
h?s frufp ""thing to do but await
Fortunes In Experiments
W hole fortunes are now being spent
iome XP n e f rl rif ntlnßr ln fI F cu 'ture, and
h« in.? .iK® n V? I YL y w '" undoubtedly
henlflt thL « OUK i he experiments will
benefit the flg raisers as a whole. A
planter in Louisiana has built an
enormous glass house this year to raise
» ap .*i!i * trees which may be used to
Snrlnr* it' . Bte rile trees in the early
bpring He Is making the only large
East" Br row the Smyrna figs in the
flßrs , are the most perishable
S2» ", „ e * lst ?!? ce a, jd can never be
plentiful upon the market until the cli
matic range for producing them is
greatly broadened. Even In cold stor
p" wll i not k#e P 'ts flavor
more than about three days. It Is falr
ith.*cetlc acid germs which
will turn to vinegar in a few hours. Its
luscious sweetness gives It a rare value
to those who know it. It is now pro
posed to can It near the farm where
it is produced. Several flg canneries
were opened In the Southeastern States
last year and a limited quantity of
canned flgs placed upon the market.
Our Daily Laugh
njF NO GOOD.
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dago'd give mo
? J C® some of me three
cents back for
this seegar? I've
<§*■ only smoked 'it a
couple of days.
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LOVE'S SWEET
OBLIVION. ,^STRX>4
BACK TO THE PARTY
Edmund Burke Osborne, who was the
chairman of the New Jersey Progressive
executive committee ln the campaign of
1912, has announced that he had re
turned to the Republican partv.
"I believe," he said, "that the Pro
gressive party is dead beyond hope of
revival and that I can accomplish more
by working In the Republican party
i than I could hope to accomplish by
I going into the democratic party."
lEbening (Etjat
Edward F. Finely, lon* connected
with the Telegram circulation de
partment and prominent In Allison HIU
affairs, combines with official and
business matters the presidency of the
Harrlsburg Jitney Association. Mr.
Eisely was asked a day or so ago to
give his experiences with the business.
He has two cars. These cars first at
tracted attention by the signs they
bore, notifying that they took people
"From here to there" for 5 cents. The
remarks of Mr. Eisely on the Jitney
situation are not only a contribution to
local classics, but are illunflnattng as
well. This Is the way he puts It:
"Now let me tell you something. When
X was a young man I went through
the baseball game with many a nerve
racking experience and have been In
politics for the last thirty years, and
suffered defeat, and gained many vic
tories, but this Jitney game is the most
nerve-racking experience I ever had.
Now, for example, last Saturday night
my phone rang and I said Hello!'
and one of my drivers chirped, 'ls that
you, Dad? Well, I won't be home to
night.' 'Why?' I asked. 'Well, I was
going up the river and a big car came
down the road about thirty miles an
hour and side-swiped me, throwing my
car over the bank into the river; I will
see you to-morrow when I swim to
shcre.' That is what I call nerve
racking; the sweety repose that pre
cedes Sunday morn Was turned into a
fretful and worried night."
• • ♦
One of the most interesting articles
In the recent bulletin of the State De
partment of Labor and Industry was
written by F. L.. Benedict, of the
Elliott-Fisher Company, the big Indus
trial establishment of this city. It is
entitled the "Efficiency Vacation" and
gives some novel and very practical
ways of giving vacations so that effi
ciency of a plant Is not retarded a
particle and the orders go on Just the
same, the customers satisfied and the
employes refreshed.
Miss Alice R. Eaton, the librarian
of the Harrisburg Public Library, is
asking for some Harrisburg directories
for 1914. She wants last year's direct
ories so that she can advertise Har
risburg. It is a fine chance to do it,
too. It seems that Miss Eaton has
arranged to exchange directories with
the libraries of a number of Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey, Maryland and other
cities. The way it has worked out haa
been very advantageous because men
ln other cities have said they got the
addresses of people here with whom
they wanted to corerspond in a busi
ness way from the directories at their
home city libraries. Newark, for in
stance, keeps a list of Harrisburg
directories on hand.
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Ex-Senator George M. Wertz, of
Cambria county, now county con
troller, is stirring up the animals ln his
county. The former senator has been
having some jars with the county com
missioners and after a controversy
issued a statement challenging them
to take him into court ln regard to
some transactions of which they did
not approve and he did. He is well
known to many here.
• » •
They have started in to reclaim the
Federal building lawn. Last week the
removal of some of the junk from the
Court street segment of the Walnut
street front was followed by some
rough and reatly farming, during which
the weeds were cut down and a portion
of what used to hej the finest lawn in
eight counties was given a trimming.
Yesterday work was started on some
sections of the Third street lawn, thu
comparison between the weeds grow
ing on the city's side of Front street
above Maclay and the lawn ln the
heart of Harrisburg being too much.
The choice exhibit of Harrisburg-grown
weed nuisances on the Court street
front toward Locust remains.
• • »
Dr. J. M. J. Raunlck's figures on
the birth rate ln Harrisburg for the
first six months of this year show that
there have been more hoys than girls
born In this city in the first half of
three years. In 1913, when the world
was at comparative peace, there were
34f. boys born In the first half of the
year and only 215 girls. In the first
six months of last year when things
were more or less peaceful and the
great war had not started there were
372 boys born and 334 girls. The first
sx months of this year, when half the
wcrld was at war, there were 34 0
beys born and 342 girls. In spite of
the old saying that there are more
boys born in war time than girls, tho
margin has been coming down in Har
risburg.
• » »
Two members of a well-known Har
risburg family this week Joined the
Harrisburg contingent at the military
training camps. James Boyd, Jr
went with the North Carolina regi
ment to the officers' camp at Toby
henna and Jackson Herr Boyd to the
Plattsburg camp.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—■-Edward M. Cooke, manager of
the Keystone Telephone Company, says
the recent telephone mergers In east
ern states are not hurting independent
business. ,
—Perctval Roberts, Jr., the Phila
delphia manufacturer, is ln Quebec.
—A. M. Buck, well known here, is
head of the South Bethlehem schools.
—-M. L. Cooke, Philadelphia director
of works, is home frort) his vacation.
—Gabriel H. Moyer, former legis
lator. was here yesterday- on a motor
trip. .
—J. L. Bailey, of Pittsburgh, Is
active in steps to revive the old private
car line organization.
| DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg ought to have a
start on tliat new freight station
in time for the municipal cele
bration?
What's New?
Each day the receiving rooms
the stores grow busier and
counters and shelves grow
brighter. •
The seasonal tide has turned—
the new goods are coming In.
Fall business Is In sight. The
advanced fashions are getting
ready to disclose themselves.
It is a period of Interest to
every woman and every man too
for that matter..
And day by day the advertis
ing In the Telegraph becomes
more "newsy" and by the same
token more Interesting reading.
SECOND FLY CONTEST
of the Civic Club for 1915.
August Ist to September SSth.
Five eeats ■ plat for all files,
minjr prises ta gold.
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