10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A SShCSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded riji Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRIXTIXO CO.. Tclesnjth BulMlac, Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOLE.Pr«'t and Editcr- week; by mail, >3.00 a year in advance. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 11 Reform those things in yourself which you blame IN others. —OLD PROVERB. FIXSH THE STREETS WITH an inexhaustible water sup ply and the ever-present danger of infantile paralysis spreading to this city it would seem to be part of the business of the Harrisburg authorities to immediately see to the flushing of the paved highways fre quently so that the best hygienic con ditions shall prevail during the heated term. Care should also be exercised in the handling of all garbage. Our Health Department has always manifested &reat good sense in its handling of dUTcult hygienic problems and it is, perhaps, unnecessary to urge still greater care than ever berore owing to the possibility of this scourge invading 1 Harrisburg. During the vacation period the' streets are largely used by the children as playgrounds and aside from any | ether consideration, even that of an epidemic, the paved highways should bo kept as clean as possible. Flushing from the fire hydrants is a com paratively easy matter and there Is no doubt that Commissioner Bowman will co-operate in this precautionary campaign. So long as the big McFall's dam holds fast down the river, we need fear no 1 invasion by an enemy submarine com- | ing up the Susquehanna. We make this statement in reassurance of the carnival committee and the girls and j boys who axe making proper use of ■ the Susquehanna basin at this time. | A WEST SHORE FORUM ' A LONG the West Shore the propo sition to establish a Forum for the discussion of all community mat- j ttrs is having popular support. As lias been indicated in these columns frequently the people of Harrisburg are watching with interest the develop- 1 ment of the towns on the western bank of the Susquehanna. Just as these towns are developed they will prove good neighbors or undesirables. The proper care of the West Shore of the Susquehanna Basin and the hullding Up of attractive homes and schools and churches and all the other features of modern development will ( make for the prosperity and health of the thousands who will live on tjie sunset bank of the river. Of course, the time is not far away when ad- [ ditional transportation facilities will be provided in the construction of more bridges and the character of the cross-river towns will have much to do with the growth of the whole population from the Rockville Gap to j New Cumberland. Such a "Forum" as has b'een pro posed will constitute a fine opportunity for the Interchange of community' thought and a getting together upon the important matters which will have to do with the development of the West Shore towns. Just at this time the proposed high school has the foremost place in the minds of the people. It would be a lone step ahead and it ought to be ap parent to the taxpayers that a union high school of this character would be l.ot only economical but highly de sirable from every standpoint. Much might be accomplished on the ; other side of the river through organ ization of the good women of the j several towns and villages into a West | Shore Civic League. These organiza- ; tions are doing many remarkable j things for other communities through-, out the country and there Is no rea son why such a league could not! achieve tremendous results for the community along the West Shore. All that is required to make £he whole thing a great success is aggres-, sive leadership. We believe the peo ple, the men and women, are ready to co-operate in any reasonable pro gram of betterment. It is for the active spirits to combine their efforts along constructive lines so that there shall be no lost motion or waste of energy. THE NEW CAPITOL PARK WITH the aid of the yoifng en gineers from State College a survey of the Capitol Park area ha? been made and the commission charged wjth the acquirement of the properties In the extension zone hav ing practically completed its work the r.oard of Public Grounds and Build ings now has a free hand to pro ceed with the final plans for perma nent landscape treatment. Governor Brumbaugh Is deeply In terested in the working out of a dignified treatment of this territory and with the other members of the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings —State Treasurer Young and Auditor TUESDAY EVENING, General Powell—will confer with a distinguished landscape designer and the Planning Commission of Harris- I burg with a view to providing an en- for the splendid Capitol in harmony with Its unusual character j as a public building. Inasmuch as all the property In volved in the enlargement of the Cnpltol Park will hate passed into the possession of the State before next , winter the Legislature will be ad : vised through a special message by tl>c Governor regarding the plans for 1 final treatment of the property. As the problem Is carefully studied it be comes apparent that It ts more a landscape proposition than a mere building problem. Auditor General Powell Is with his regiment on the Mexican border, but . it is not believed his absence will be perjnltted to interfere with the con ferences and final agreements re garding the designs and plans to be submitted to the Legislature. Unless these preliminary steps shall have been taken before Fall, it is probable that nothing worth while can be ac complished next year. Governor Brumbaugh understands the situation and will doubtless bring the whole matter to a head during the summer. THE EXDEAVORERS NO finer, more up-standing young men and women come to Har risburg than the Christian En deavorers. It has been many years | since the State convention was last held in Harrisburg. but the impression it left upon the community Is still keenly felt and it was in the hope of making the present gathering an even greater success that the general com mittee in charge made its plans for j the meetings that will open this even-1 lng. In casting about for an appropriate ! text for a welcome to the thousands of Endeavorers who are flocking to the! city to-day the attention is naturally I drawn to the greeting of the local; committee, which admirably sets forth the warmth of fellowship that is one of the delightful features of Endeavor j membership and at the same time j outlines the spirit of the gpthering so: well that the Telegraph is tempted to adopt it as follows, for Its own: For some months, the general s committee has ben trying to do all within its power to encourage you to come to Harrisburg for the State t Christian Endeavor convention. You are now here as the guests of the Endeavorers of this city, and its immediate vicinity. We are glad that you have come, j and if you leave us without being glad that you were here, It will ! not be because we did not try to j make your stay pleasant, comfort- 1 able and profitable. You will find much to Interest j you in our city. Look around "be- tween times." The Christian peo ple will look upon it as a privilege to point out the beauty spots of Harrisburg to you. We have aimed to make this con vention a real spiritual force in your Christian experience; if you do your part. God will not fail in doing His. in which case, you will never forget what a real Inspiration these July days were to you. You will live on during coming years, serving the Lord with increasing enthusiasm, because of the vision I of better things, which was yours at this convention. May the Lord • bless you while you are here, and alter you have returned home, may He make you Increasingly a bless ing In the sections* of the State from which you hax»e come; th-« is the sincere desire of the General Committee. And It is the sincere desire of the Telegraph that the week may be as pleasant for those who come as It will be for those who receive them. The latchstring is always out In Harris burg for the Christian Endeavorers and the word WELCOME is spelled in capital letters on the doormat. Germany has scored once more as a leader In scientific achievement. The arrival of the big merchant submarine at Baltimore has started the world a-talking and there is universal com mendation of the skillful engineers who designed this big submersible boat. UNCLE SAM AND MEXICO NOW that the Mexican situation is not so acute, the long-headed businessmen of the country are beginning to figure on the inevitable readjustment that must follow any tentative pacification of the people i south of the Rio Grande. It is rella -1 bly reported that millions of people are starving to death in Mexico and , instead of war our attitude toward the country may become that of the good Samaritan. Already there Is an ap parent desire to adopt measures which will have a tendency to educate the Mexicans to a better understanding of our real intentions. They have I been taught for years that we are their enemies: that our whole scheme is one of conquest; that there is no real desire to help the wretched mil lions who have been the victims of years of tyranny and banditry. Nec-! essarily this change of attitude must Involve great patience and construc tive philanthropy. It Is not only Mexico that must be considered. South America Is looking toward the United States as its good friend and guide. For this reason it Is highly important that we do nothing in our efforts to pacify Mexico that will suggest brute force or in justice. Manifestly, we must assert our rights as a nation and above all | must protect our citizens at home and abroad, but in doing so every effort should be put forth to diminish rather than increase the suspicion that we are really seeking more ter ritory and the riches of Mexico rather than the alleviation of the starving people and the prompt restoration of something approaching civilization. It is unfortunately true that Presi dent Wilson's handling of the situa tion has had a tendency to increase the feeling of distrust with which the Mexicans have so long regarded us Weakness has been shown where there should have been firmness. In stead of a direct and forceful policy, the administration at Washington has vacillated to such a degree as to prac tically nullify the humanitarian pro jects which have been undertaken from time to time to bring about bet ter relations between the United States and Mexico. We are dealing with an Illiterate and suspicious people, who have been taught lor generations to look upon The Days of Real Sport .... By briggs us as their enemies. These conditions cannot be overcome in a few weeks: years will be required to establish neighborly confidence and a better feeling between the two countries. ~p«luict u I' PtKKaijtcahxa. %7 the Ex-Oommltteeman Democratic leaders throughout the State are sending suggestions for elec toral candidates, in the interest of | President Wilson to the national and state committee headquarters by the bale. It is understood that the number already suggested is enough to fill the list six times over and. as is usual, j there will be some heartburnings. President Wilson has left the busi- j ness of picking electors to National ! Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer and his pals and it is said that they are trying to match the high class list of the Republicans filed yesterday and at I the same time to satisfy some of the j Democrats who prefer honors to pelf. The list will be made up within a day or »o and after being scanned by Na tional Chairman McCormlck will be submitted to the President for his for mal approval. It will then be put Into the hands of Secretary Keenan. who will bring It here to file before next Monday evening. State Chairman McLean is finding that the job of quieting down Demo crats is not an easy one. The chair man has been touring the State aod is ; finding that the Palmer method of dis tributing the spoils had anything but a peaceful tendency. He has now ar- I ranged that he and Palmer should at- j tend the meeting of the Democratic city committee in Philadelphia next week to make "peace talk." Senator Penrose will go to New York to confer with National Chair- 1 man Wilcox and other Republican | leaders and arrange for the big Re publican ratification meeting which is being planned as a feature of the for- . mat notification of the presidential and vice-presidential nominees of their se lection as the party's standard bear- I ers. In discussing the situation Sen ator Penrose waxed optimistic in; Philadelphia "1 have frequently stated," said the Senator, "that the Republican nominees for President end Vice-President would be elected in November." The Senator declared that Mr. Hughes was the man of the , hour and that under wise and generous leadership and with concessions on all i Fides the breach ot 1912 in the Repub | lican party had been healed in a way , that would have seemed impossible six j months ago. —From what is heard in Philadel phia, It does not look like much peace ! between the Vare and McNichol fac- , ! tions. The Vares are said to be bent \ upon putting the McNichol men out of ' the county offices, having established a I pretty firm grip on the city. Mayor I Smith is said to be disinclined to take much further part in factional fighting j and to be insisting that the hatchet be buried and that everyone turn in for the Republican ticket. —The fact that no Pennsylvanians were named on the campaign commit tee by the Republican national com mittee last night has not escaped com ment here and there are all sorts of surmises being put forth. The antt- Penrose men ar* claiming that they did it, but the indications are that the nominee concluded not to name anyone from this State as a hint to the factions to get together. —Dr. G. A. Dillinger, Pittsburgh councilman an>i major In the First Artillery, has developed a full-fledged boom for mayor of that city since he went to the border. His friends are very active in his behalf. The doctor has declined to leave the service and his interests ara being handled from Pittsburgh. —Philadelphia papers figure that Paul N. Furman. chief of the Bureau of Statistics, has a pretty good "look in" for the managership of the State Insurance Fund. Albert L. Allen, as sistant manager, and William J. Roney, examiner in chief of the Insurance De partment, are also in the running. —The Philadelphia Record to-day says: "Mayor Smith held out the olive branch to ward leaders and council men yesterday and as evidence of good faith promised that the spoils system Is about to reach its maximum of oppor tunities by filling, at their dictation and with his approval, of hundreds of places that will be created In connec tion with the public Improvements for which $114,525,000 in loans have Just been authorized. The Mayor an nounced as a peace offering that is ex pected to guarantee a united Repub lican party In this city that hereafter no appointments will be made to city positions unless with the approval of the members of the Republican city committee from the ward in which the applicant resides." HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 1 TELE6RAPH PERISCOPE "| —President Wilson is going to the woods for a vacation. After March 4 ! next he will make a more protracted j journey to the tall timbers. j —Hats oft to German seamanship. "You've got to hand it to them." —And to think that Germany had to send a submarine over to oroWde means for the transportation of an : other American note. —The President is of the opinion that we can settle our differences with Mexico peacefully—but Villa, it ap pears, has other ideas about it. j —The first Improvement that Prank Munsey has made to the New York Sun is to let the best cartoonist in the country go over to the Post. —William Jennings Bryan appears to be supporting the President for re election in an unusually quiet fashion. EDITORIAL COMMENT" With $100,000,000 worth of business booked for the next twelve months, Pittsburgh may be in danger of under estimating the national exigencies. Is her spirit armed to meet the insidious, undermining attack of prosperity?— New York Sun. Unusual Activity Competitive buying has abated and j business moves under reduced momen- j | turn, though with surprisingly little j I shrinkage in its volume. This is the period of all others when a decided j halt is to be expected, as many plants ordinarily stop for needed repairs, and inventories and vacations are calcula ted to bring comparative quiet in com- I mercial channels. Tet this year is an exception and much less than the cus- j : tomary lull Is now apparent, while in ; dications foreshadow unusual activity throughout the summer. Instead of being at low ebb, as is often the case at this time, production is maintained close to the recent maximum.—Dun's j Review. "Off Agin, On Agin" A parody on the famous poem by the well-known humorist, Strickland Gllli- Jan, whose new book, "Including You' and Me." has Just been issued from the presses of Forbes & Co., Chicago: I "Once a reporter was GUlilan, Down on the Richmond "Palladium"— Whenever the city was scanty of news He'd chew on his pencil and study his shoes. Then write a lovely hexameter— A poem two feet In diameter; That is, this GUlilan Wrote It for flllln' In. ' "When Gillilan quaffed the Pierian f He wrote stuff in ancient Asyrian, He also wrote yards on the subject of love, , And twittering birds and the blue sky above. And the editor wrinkled his forehead then l And said many things that were torrid then, I That is. to Gillilan, ' He talked of killin* 'im. | "One day on the section one Finnigin, I Who ran a handcar out and in agin. Sent in a report a wreck that i occurred— I Sent in a report that, in fact, was a i! bird. Now. Finnigin sent it to Flannigan, ! And Flannigan showed it to Gillilan. That's the way Gillilan | Came to write "Finnigin." "Then Fame came and boarded with Gillilan— He's proved to be true Indianian— And Richmond grew famous in less | than a night j Through owning the poet who sat down to write The rhythmical story of Finnigin, Who penciled the message to Flanni ! gan; , : 'Off agin, on agin, ; j Gone agin—Finnigin." , "Since then It's been splendid for , | Gillilan— j Though no one knows what came of . 1 Finnigin. But GUlllan's dealing in meters and I feet i On the easiest corner of Broad Easy Street — . And fortune has chuckled and smiled on him. > And honors and comforts are piled on him. , Dear he Is, near he is— Here he is— ( Strengthening the Consular Service By Frederic J. Haskin WITH our foreign relations a lead ins political issue, and the American people aroused to a consciousness of their place as a world power, our diplomatic and con sular service is being subjected to a close scrutiny and overhauling by both Houses of Congress. The condition of the consular ser vice, especially, is the subject of a great deal of discussion In both the House and the Senate, and it is ex tremely probable that reforms will be enacted into the next diplomatic and consular appropriation bill which will make our consular service uot only a more efficient instrument for the pro motion of American business in for eign countries, but a far more at tractive profession to the American citizen who wants to serve his country. The consular service is the real pioneer of foreign trade —the ma chinery by which American business finds its way in other lands. The diplomats ministers, ambassadors and their assistants—are the personal representatives of the government in its political dealings with foreign countries. They are appointed by the president, and act as his personal rep resentatives in the exchange of mes sages and the negotiation of agree ments. In case of war, or any other international disturbance, their posi tions may be of the greatest Import ance; but they have nothing to do with commerce. It Is the consular ser vice that discovers new markets for American goods, and does all in its power to help our business men reach them. It is the consul who helps you out when you lose your letter of cred- Our Own Mary In a letter to the New York Sun a London correspondent writes of a former gopular American actress as follows: "I thought you might like some tid ings of our own Mary Anderson. At Strafcford-on-Avon Memorial Theatre in aid of the Star and Garter Fund, beautiful Mary Anderson electrified us with her acting. Never, I think, has she equaled her performance in "Comedy and Tragedy" as she per formed to-day. The same beautiful voice, the same beautiful face. "Mary Anderson grows younger with each succeeding year. To-day she looks ten years younger than she did ten years ago. You have no one in America to equal her, and we have no one in England to come within a mile of her. "The whole performance seemed inspired and the piano playing of Miss Myra Hess, I am sure, must have been, for I have never heard even her play with so much soul. Has America heard Myra Hess? Miss Marie Corelli, who has done so much for Stratford-on-Avon and the Harvard House, was present, look ing her* very best. "I met Jose de Navarro, our own Mary's handsome boy. He played a small part very charmingly." I OUR DAILY LAUGH WAR ON DIRT. .<& V?J7 HI What's this? Tour house Is all torn up. Things \ are a wreck. WM XTJJJL, My wife has ■ / started her spring ] fefep offensive. S&H: 1 X/A A SUGGESTION. |]IU 1 wish I could MB I■, jllß find a cheap sub j ' - |H stitute for gaso gSSyu Jjfl Have you tried car WHAT WE GOT By Wtngc Dlnarer Took the ktds a-flshin' Saturday, by heck. Not a shade tree near us. Got a sunburned neck. Both my arms were blisteied By the burning sun— Didn't catch a darned fish— b4t the kids bad fun. a JULY 11. 1916. it, are arrested, or otherwise get into trouble in a foreign country. The duties of consuls make a list about a foot long, and upon the success and thoroughness with which he attends to them depends the welfare of all American interests abroad, from a schoolteacher on a pleasure trip to a five-million dollar contract. Now, with "Americanism" the slo gan of all political parties, it has been suddenly brought to the attention of Congress that a large percentage of this most important branch of the na tional service is not American at all. This is the way of it: The principal grades in the consular service are con sul-general, consul, vice-consul, and consular agent. The first two of these classes are fairly well paid and are filled by. American citizens who are especially qualified for their positions. The remaining two are very poorly paid—partly in fees—and their in cumbents in a large number of cases are natives of the countries where they are located. Furthermore, ow ing to the small amount of money which they receive, the consular agents are allowed to engage in trade. In a word, the commercial represen tative of the United States in a South American town may be, and often is, a native merchant instead of an Am ; erican representatve of the State De | partment. ; According to figures laid before the House by Representative John J. i Rogers, of Massachusetts, out of 243 {American vice-consuls, 84 are foreign ers, and out of 189 consular agents, 97 [Continued on Page 5] THE.SWE FROM DAT TO D A turkey hen that makes its home ! In Lewlstown had a trick played upon ; it recently with the result that four of its offspring turned out to be wood j ducks. The web-footed species are now engaged in learning how to roost on trees. Which reminds us of the 1 story we recently read of the man who bought a cow and now gets the best of butter and eggs. Prom the North American is glean ed the following fowl story: "A mas ter farmer, it is said, has hit upon a happy plan to save his fruit from birds. From the top of his cherry tree he displays the German flag, and not a single English sparrow to date has visited that farmer's trees. That's easy; the birds probably took French leave. Adam Swartz and Thomas Hostetter, of Railroad Borough, found a clover stalk the other day wjiich contained seventy-six stems. The longest stem was forty-five inches. During the past ten years the busi ness of the Lewistown post office has increased sixty per cent. The city, and State health authori ties all over Pennsylvania are girding on their armor to meet the invading enemy, Infantile paralysis, which is threatening this country after having visited practically every other conti nent on the globe. "Last night the stork hovered over Yankee Bush Hill and this morning a bright-eyed boy took up his perma nent residence at the home of Mrs. So-and-so," saith the Warren Mirror. Happily the stork only hovered. The committees are laying plans for the biennial State convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Potts ville next month. Ohio Man's Cow [From the Ironton Register.] Harry Mann of Covel bought a cow and is now supplying his neighbors with butter and fresh eggs. The "Now" Medium Paul Smith, head of the selling end of the Chalmers business, which Is spending a million a year for publicity, Is quoted: "The local newspaper Is the 'Now' medium. It Is the solar plexus blow which hits at the door of each home In each dealer's town. And that means sales now. The national weekly and magazine Is necessary, but the timely blow Is delivered by the dally paper In each sales district.'' i lEtommg dipt John C. Shumberger, who broke records for the mobilization camp at Mt. Gretna by rising from the grade of sergeant major in the quartermas ter corps to major, got his last promo tion on the day when the marching mer of Zembo Temple, whom he had tiained and of whom he was captain, left for Buffalo. It was u sore dis appointment for the major not to go with the Shriners, but the call of tho government was first with him and he has to miss the first convention in years. Major Shumberger has an excellent record In the National Guard. H' was a member of the Governor a Tioop twenty years ago and served under Colonel F. M. Ott, then cap tain, in the call for duty following the lattimore riot of 1897 and was made a corporal while with the troop in Porto Hico. After the Spanish War he became sergeant major on the Third Brigade staff under General J. P S. Gobin and went through the strike service of 1900 and 1902. Since 190j he had, until camp this year, the distinction of being the highest non commissioned officer in the whole guard, serving under General Stewart aPi on the staffs of Governors Pennv packer, Stuart. Tener and Brumbaugh. When the mobilization camp began he was made a captain uud assigned to the quartermaster's corps. Now Iho is a major. In this city Major Shumberger is prominent in affairs as hi- is a member of the Rotary Club iind the Chamber of Commerce and part master of Harrisburg Lodge, pas', commander of Pilgrim commandery and active in the Scottish Rite and the Shriners. Ho has drilled the Zembo patrol for years. Major Shumberger, who was head of the school of com merce for years, is a certified public accountant and his work calls him into many States. He has given up much to serve at Mt. Gretna and reward is coming in promotions. • • • Deputy Secretary of the Common wealth Fred Godcharles is getting ready to celebrate the centennial an niversary of his newspaper, the Mil tonian, which was started September 21. 1816. He is going to have a lOu page edition and it will be a big thins tor the thriving community where it is published. The Miltonian was start ed by General Henry Prick, one of the biggest men of the Northumber land district, who died on the floor of Congress. For years it has been a journalistic beacon along the Susque hanna. A young college graduate with friends in this city, who has spent the past year in China, writes that things lire happening over there even if the country isn't mixed up in the world var. He says: "May 31, 1916:—We have certainly ; been in the midst of momentous hap penings of late, although rarely com- I ing into actual contact with the trouble. This morning at 8:15 as [ started on my morning walk to school I noticed that Tsao Chow Men street was. all aflutter with republican flags and neighbor Tsao who was standing on his doorstep without nls gown, sleepily rubbing is eyes, informed me that during the night Hunan had de clared its independence of the Yuan Shih Kai government. The people were grouped in front of the bulletin boards eagerly reading aloud for tho benefit of the illiterate a proclamation with its big red official seal. Everything was very quiet during the morning, but while we were seated at Tiffin, the neighborhood was shaken by an explosion that made everyone look pale with surprise, for the moment. We began to make joking explanations. Someone sug gested that it was a salute to celebrate the declaration of independence. An other said that It was probably a shot i from one of the gunboats, but I said | that it was a big gun that fired the I shot. After dinner I started for j school by way of the Bund to see if | there were any signs of trouble and before 1 got outside of the gate, I saw I a big cloud of smoke pouring east , ward overhead, and at the same moment I heard the rattling and shouting and blowing of trumpets, which betokens the approach of the , fire department. The engine was one of the hand drawn sort with room for ter. men on each side to pump. The men had on queer hats and some car ried long poles. "1 soon reached the spot and found one building a skeleton and another in flames. Newman the foreign post master was running up and down in great excitement, and from him I | learned that the fire had been caused | by the explosion which we had heard. | Anderson, Fleming and Morgan of tho | Standard Oil were also wandering in the crowd. Anderson and 1 found two ! men lying by the side of the street, j dazed and bleeding considerably. After i a lot of excited running around wo found a bed and two doors and the policemen impressed twelve coolies to carry our two patients and one other that we found to the hospital. Here Dr. Chow and Dr. Branch washed and bandaged the men temporarily. They had some frightful cuts but will prob ably recover. "A German who was sitting next door when the explosion took place said that he had been blown several feet. Mr. Newman had told him that there were some political plotters in the adjoining house. They had been making bombs, when one exploded, and so probably some of the men we picked up will be saved only to be beheaded. "These are exciting times:" * * * Pennsylvania National Guardsmen now on the border are commencing to wiite letters home about the heat. They say that It Is withering, but dry and that they expect to wet used to it, but that they do not like the real estate that is in the air with the after -1 noon winds. Creams that prevent lips from breaking are in demand. | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Major John B. Barbour, of Pitts burgh. is recruiting a big marching club which may have a military side to It. —Major R. B. Gamble, one of the officers of the Sixteenth Regiment, is a prominent physician of Meadville. —W. Freeland Kendrick, prominent Philadelphian, is attending the Shriners' convention, a gathering he has not missed in years. —George Brooke, of Birdsboro, has beer, fishing In Canadian rivers. —Col. J. h. Spangler Is chairman of tho committee formed to look after families of soldiers in Bellefonte. 1 DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg underwear and swks are being used by the ha tion's soldiers? HISTORIC HARRISBURG Hessian prisoners were brought here 1 after the battle of Trenton and some settled at Iron works near here. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of tho Harrisburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organiza tion's annual "Municipal Qulx."] What department supervises the con struction of Bill Boards? What tax is . imposed yearly? The Building Inspector super vises construction. A tax of one fourth cent per square foot Is im posed yearly.