8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR TUB HOME Pounded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.. Telegraph Building, Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOUE. and Editor-in-Chi^f F. R. OYSTER, Buimjss Manager. QUS M. SHEINMETZ, Managing Editor. t Member American Ushers' Associa tion, The Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania AssoclfeV E»3tern «fflce, Has- Brooks, Fifth Ave nue Building, New York City; West ern office, has .Brooks. People'* Gcs BuUdlng. Ch£» Entered at the Post Office in Harri«» burg. Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a week; by mall, S3.QQ & year tn advance. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1 Choose always the way that seem.» the test, hotcever rough it may be. —Ptthagoeas. AMERICANIZATION WORK WIDE discussion of a great Americanization movement Is enlisting the sympathy and in terest of thousands of public-spirited people all over the United States. Many thoughtful persons realize that with the ending of the great war there must Zie some real effort put forth to assimilate the enormous immigration which is certain to follow the close of hostilities. Notwithstanding the effort that will probably be made to prevent the people of foreign lands leaving their homes to locate in America, many thousands will manage to come to our shores. It is important that these new citizens be given an opportunity to become real Americans. More than once the Telegraph has been told by those of alien birth that a serious handicap to many who come to this country is the attitude of native born Americans. These speak scorn fully of the "foreigner" and as a result the new citizen gets the impression that he Is not wanted and a tendency toward anti-American feeling grows apace. Xf the .people of every community would strive to make these newcomers feel at home and give them the oppor tunity to bcomo good citizens, many of the so-called problems of immigration, BO far as this country is concerned, would be solved. Realizing this situation, the Cham bers of Commerce of many cities are appointing committees on American ization and a conference recently arranged by the Board of Trade of Hoboken summarized the immigration statistics of that city and concluded as follows: Tou realize that this condition is bad both socially and economically. Records kept in one industry show that 80 per cent, of the injuries re ceived by its workmen were among non-English-speaking employes, they constituted only 3 per cent, of the force. Practical Americaniza tion Will (1) teach the English language. (2) encourage American citizenship and (3) create home ties in America by encouraging home buying and investment in this country. Both patriotism and busi ness sagacity prompt you to par ticipate in the Americanization movement As a result of these conferences in different parts of the country hundreds of local industries are uniting in an attempt to enlargo the local work by educating the adult foreigners in the ■use of the English language and in civics preparatory to naturalization. We have in Harrisburg a number of public schools where the majority of the pupils are children of foreign birth. American teachers declare that these children are extremely bright and responsive, showing an intelli gence that is encouraging for the future development of the American ization idea. These same teachers tell of the gratitude of the parents of such children for what is done in their behalf. This is not the least of the problems that confront the people of the United States at the present time and the fact that so many important bodies are now giving serious consideration to the matter shows an awakening of our own people to the importance of proper assimilation of the Immigrants. An embargo upon the exportation of ■white paper would seem to be reason able in view of the confiscatory charges which some manufacturers are making and as a result of which many news papers are passing into limbo. POLES AM) WIRES ARE GOING Every serious fire that occurs In Philadelphia furnishes a commen tary and a scathing condemnation upon the municipal policy which for years has permitted the multi plication of overhead wires.—Phila delphia Public Ledger. Municipalities throughout the coun try are insisting upon the burial of overhead wires. Fortunately for Har risburg, the several public utilities here are co-operating with the city in plac ing the wires underground and remov ing the offensivel forest of polss that has been so unsightly and in many re spects obstructive to free use of the Btreets and the smaller avenues. City Electrician Diehl is at present working out further plans for another move tn the direction of underground Wires. The conduit system already in stalled will provide room for many miles of wires now swinging from poles and before the summer is over it is expected that hundred of poles will have disappeared. In fact, the central business district has been fairly well cleared of poles and wires and when the present program shall have been carried out this city will have set an •xample with respect to overhead TUESDAY EVENING, wires that will attract the attention of all visitors. City Commissioner Bowman having conferred with the Federal authorities regarding the ornamental lighting system In Federal Square will join in the elimination of a bunch of poles and wires in that district. This will mean the completion of the orna mental lighting In Federal Square in harmony with the standards already installed along Walnut street. Surely the South Is In the saddle. , Under the apportionment of a Congres sional appropriation for highways, Texas, with 8.7 per cent, of land area of the United States, 4.2 per cent, of the population, and 5 per cent, of the postroad mileage, receives 6 per cent, of the appropriation, amounting to $290,000. This sum exceeds the appor tionment to New York—the second on the list—by $40,000, and to Pennsylva nia by $60,000. MR. HUGHES' ACCEPTANCE AMERICA first and America effi cient." In his speech o{ acceptance last night Candidate Hughes set forth in those five words the thought and the hope of every patriotic American. "America first and America effi cient." Democrats and Republicans alike are patrloUc, but patriotism without efficiency is vain and barren of good results. England is paying every day for her Inefficiency in military affairs when the war broke out. China Is pay ing a frightful price for industrial in efficiency in the face of Russian and Japanese aggression. So Is America now paying the price of military in efficiency at the Mexican border and when the European war is at an end, unless there be a radical change In the policies of the government at Washington, we shall pay heavily for inefficiency of industrial legislation with which to meet the wave of Eu ropean competition that is certain to come. Mr. Hughes' speech is forceful, clear cut and comprehensive. He goes on record fearlessly and convincingly with respect to every issue now before the people, and he glimpses the • future with an eye that marks him as a statesman of the first rank. There is left no doubt where Mr. Hughes stands with relation to any public question. | His address is free frbm wild promises and it teems with common sense. It \ makes no appeal to hair-brained the- ! orists, but it meets every question that the average, everyday American has raised in his own mind with regard to the conduct of the nation's affairs dur ing the trying days of the present and in that misty future following the set tlement of European differences. Even Democrats must admit with Mr. Hughes the lamentable failure of the policy of the administration in Mexico, with its sacrifice of property and loss of human life. It is perfect ly evident that the weak-kneed stand of the President with respect to the rights of neutrals at the outstart of the European war was directly respon sible for the sinking of the Lusitania. Mr. Hughes' unvarnished recitals of i the government's dismal efforts to pacify Mexico, its wretched backing and filling abroad, its Juggling with the diplomatic and civil services for politi cal purposes, its vain promise to reduce the high cost of living, its shifting from self complacency with regard to preparedness to the extreme almost of militarism, its right-about-face on the tariff question, its frightful extrava gance in office and its utter failure.to make good in any respect are not pleasant reading. But nobody can deny their truth. Mr. Hughes has set forth clearly and fearlessly conditions as they exist and has pointed the remedy. It is efficiency. Nobody has questioned the patriot ism of the President. It is his inabil ity to put the country on an efficient basis with respect to any of the prob lems with which it is confronted that has marked him and the Democratic Congress for defeat and it is Candidate Hughes who has sounded the call to arms and has marked out the cam paign that will lead to a new day at Washington—that will give us an America efficient as well as patriotic. A BCDGET BARRIER AGAIN* attention is called to the fact Uiat the Treasury of Penn sylvania is in a more or less de pleted condition. June disburse | ments were a million dollars in excess l of the receipts. This is a surprising ly different situation from that which | prevailed for a generation when the average balanco was anywhere from ten to fifteen millions of •ollars. , It must not be forgotten that the 1 alleged "reform" fads of recent years ; have been extremely expensive and ' the State is paying the bill. Thou i sands of dollars are being expended for all sorts of commissions and bureaus and divisions, and these fea ' tures of the so-called modern, scien tific government involve large ex penditure. State Treasurer Young goes to the bono of the situation in this paragraph of an official statement: During the last few years salary raiser after salary raiser has gone through the Legislature; manv com missions, including the 170,000 Pub lic Service Commission, with its retinue of attaches, many of them high-salaried men. have been cre ated. Hospital appropriations hava been Increased as a part of the method of "lining up" the country vote on the floor. Added clerks in some departments have become so numerous that in some instances eight and ten occupy small rooms. The loft of the Capitol is crowded, and t'.iree or four office buildings down town house commission head quarters. and half a dozen build ings in the Capitol Park extension district have been turned Into of fices. Meanwhile and notwithstanding we have a commission authorized by the Legislature which Is even now con sidering locating a "Branch Capitol" at Philadelphia, which will mean a still further expenditure of a million or two In the first Instance and some millions more to maintain depart ments which ought to be quartered In the Capitol here. Perhaps the condition of the Treasury will awaken the next Leg islature to the Importances of real economy in administration. About the flrst thing that should be done is the creation of a budget committee which will kill every effort to enlarge the ex penditures of the State and to root out many thing# which have grown up during the period of highfalutin rejuvenation. \ Dr. E. E. Sparks made one of his eloquent and practical talks at the pic nic of the alumni of State College at Hershey last Saturday. He said that two to three hundred girls and boys would have to be refused admission to ! the college next Fall because no more could be received owing to the present ! Income of the institution. We agree : l with Dr. Sparks that this Is a disgrace jto the State. State Treasurer Young ; : has opened the eyes of the public to 1 the way in which the income of the ; State has been frittered away, and Dr. j Sparks, in this instance, shows one of the results. TELE6RAPH PERISCOPE 1 —Don't disdain your ancestors —re- member they had sense enough to leave Europe before you were born. j —"The movies have left many actors without positions," says a dramatic ex change. Well, why don't some of them apply at the theater of war. —lf the allies keep on going the Kaiser will only have to stand Btill to ' attain his desire to get into the front line trenches. —About now the man who can't get \ away from his job is making a wretch- t ed failure of trying to convince him self that ho does not want a vacation. —Up to date New Tork has received no message of sympathy from Berlin for Sunday's loss by explosion of muni tions. j EDITORIAL COMMENT" U-boat activity seems to excite pro- ' fessional rivalry In the shark.—Wall Street Journal. Diplomacy as a substitute for war wouldn't be so bad if we had any j diplomacy.—Boston Transcript. According to the new plan the Irish are going to rule Ireland and help rule England.—Brooklyn Times. Democrats, In their disappointment and wild anger, talk as if Colonel ; Roosevelt had deserted them—Toledo Blade. Weapon of Defense is Tariff [From the Philadelphia Inquirer.] Blacklisting of certain American firms is but an incident of orcrnnlzod attempts that will be made after the war by the Allies not only to protect their commerce, but to hit at Ger many. The United States is stacked with gold and all Europe wants It. I To get it goods in vast quantities must be sold in this country. That they will be dumped upon us cannot be doubted —if the invasion of our markets which the Wilson-Underwood tariff law pro vides for is permitted. The one great weapon of defense is the protective duty. It has been laid aside by this administration. It must be taken up again If we are to maintain prosperity. Take Your Choice If an editor makes a mistake he has to apologize for it, but if a doctor makes a mistake he buries it. If an editor makes one there is a lawsuit, swearing and the smell of sulphur, but if a doctor makes one there is a fu neral, cut flowers and a smell of var-, nish. ! A doctor can use a word a yard long ; without knowing what it means, but if !an editor uses It he has to spell It. ! Any old college can make a doctor. ; You can't make an editor; he has to be born. —Ex. Democrats Hand in Hand [Xew York Sun.] How beautiful is Democratic har mony in this State! The national com mittee is to work "hand in hand" with the State committee; and the State committee will work hand in hand with the city administration, except when the city administration's hand is engaged in throwing a brick at the national administration; and the Hon. j Charles F. Murphy, being careful with I whom he works "hand in hand," will I keep his hands in his pockets. Pure Air Builds j In the August American Magazine, I Thomas Kane, a Chicago businessman, 1 tells how he regained his health after a nervous breakdown when he was 48. He says: - "Just three things are absolute neces sities for the smooth-running and lon : gevlty of these human machines or ours: They are pure air, pure water, and plain food. Food alone has a price. I Both air and water are God's free gifts. And yet not one person in ten thousand | breathes enough pure air; not one in a I thousand drinks enough pure water, and ; nearly all of us eat too much." Mary Pickford and the Flag Mary Pickford, the charming little actress whose face Is known to mil lions of patrons of the "movies," stood watching a parade In New York last ! Fourth of Julv. Beside her in the ■ crowd stood a hyphenated citizen who ; snorted in disgust whenever the Ameri can flag passed by. At last he said, j loudly: "That American flag makes ime sick already! Just like a piece of j striped candy it looks!" Miss Pickford turned and answered his remark. "Yes," she said, "It does look like candv, and it makes every one sick who tries to lick it."—Ladies' Home Journal. Ki-po-nay* The rude Indian knew, (By the lapping, splashing spray; Bubbling past his canoe,) Ripples, were not far away; M "Ki-po-nay," "Ki-po-nay"! Aurora, chases dull mist. Sparkling waters come, this way; Are, by the Sun kiss'd," When they gently, gladly say:— "Ki-po-nay," "Kl-po-nay"! "SUS-QUE-HA-XA"! Now, ours. This smooth river of Pleasure,••• , We can play here for hours; At sports, or catch fish with lure? "Ki-po-nay," "Ki-po-nay"! Be right Jolly to-day, Men, girls, boys be very gay;**** (E'en maidens that are gray,) Dance and sing, you then can say:— "Kl-po-nay," "Ki-po-nay"! •Indian dialect meaning "Upon the sparkling waters"—(ln Telegraph, July 21, 1916). ••Maclay's or Big rock, opposite South street and Front street, Har risburg. Pa. •**The surface of the Susquehanna river nt Walnut street, Harrisburg, Pa. ••••In tho "Harris Park." —By Hugh Hamilton, M. D., Harrisburg, July 25, 1916. HAKMSBTTRG &3&Bp TELEGRAPH foUUa u %y the Ex-Oommlttccman Action of the Washington party city committee of Philadelphia last night in endorsing Hughes ror' Presi dent, coupled with the strong declara tions of the candidate in the notifica tion ceremonies last night have im measurably strengthened the Republi can ticket in this State. The Phila delphia Washington party uommlttee is regarded as the most representative of the Bull Moose movement in Penn sylvania and the declaration in favor of Mr. Hughes leaves little for the other Washington party organizations in the State to do except follow suit. The committee elected Clarence D. Antrim as chairman and re-elected City Commissioner George F. Holmes as secretary. Only two men dissented to the action of the big committee. The statement issued by the commit tee was as follows: "We, the members of the Washing ton party city committee of Phila delphia being the organized body rep resenting the Progressives of Phila delphia, declare that we are in hearty accord with the position taken by Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign, and that, as in the past, we are ready to follow where he leads. "We hold that Theodore Roosevelt is not only the leader of progressive thought In this country, but is the man who more than any other has sounded the dominant note of Americanism. "We hold that the overshadowing issue of the hour is the election of a president who will uphold the national honor and dignity and see that Amer icans are protected in their rights wherever they may be. "We believe that the most certain method of carrying this principle into action is the election of the i-ionorable Charles E. Hughes, Republican candi date for president, to the highest office in this country. "In making this declaration, we do not in any way indorse the leadership of the Republican party In the nation, but, believing that the settlement of this country's status as an interna tional power Is at this time of greater moment than the adjustment of the internal questions for which we stand, we call upon all Progressives to unite in bringing about the election of the Republican candidate for president." —D. C. Roper, who gave up the job of first assistant postmaster gen eral to take charge of one of the bureaus of the Democratic national committee, is said to be cooked for something better in the event of the president winning again. Koper was a personal selection of the national chairman, it is understood. —Vance C. McCormick, Democratic national chairman, is reported to have wired to General Clement at El Paso that steps were being taken to have the dropping of ordnance officers in the National Guard halted and that some of them might be restored. If this Is carried out Captain O. M. Cope- Un. of the Eighth, will be retained in the Guard, along with other officers. —The grand jury Investigation In Philadelphia is growing Interesting. The members of Republican commit tees In three wards have been sum moned to appear to tell about the al leged connection of the police and politicians. The committees are from wards controlled by Congressman John R. K. Scott and Senator j. P. Mc- Nichol. It is said that the probe may go back into the days of the Blanken burg administration and tnat It will be the most extensive overnauling of affairs ever known in Philadelphia. —Director W. H. Wilson was on the stand yesterday in Philadelphia's vice probe and Mayor Smith is expected to testify to-day. Wilson said that the investigation was the best thing that could happen in Philadelphia. —Mayor Rhodes, of Altoona, has kicked up somewhat of a stir by $4 fines for persons who sole ice cream on Sunday. The arrests were under the Blue Laws which are now more unpopular than ever in that city. —Director Robert Swan discharged all of Pittsburgh's striking street cleaners. They wanted more money and the city did not have the appro priation made or the money to make it. —There was a notable gathering of Pennsylvanians at the Hughes notifi cation ceremonies. Attorney General Brown and the Vares, Penrose men who were delegates and Penrose lead ers. Each side tried to outdo the other in showing how mucn tt thought of the nominee. —Over 2800 persons have applied to the Philadelphia registration com missioners to be registrars. The Wash ington party wants a full set. —Several appointments of county officers are expected to tie made shortly by the Governor. The vacancies have occurred from various reasons and applicants are being carefully looked over. —Governor Brumbaugh Is not ex pected to return to the capitol for some time. He will come if he is needed. The Hoosier Poet's Ancestry Riley's father was a lawyer. His grandfather came to Indiana from Pennsylvania. His grandmother on his mother's side was Pennsylvania Dutch. His father was Irish. Ho was one of the founders of the Republican party and fought through the Civil War as a captain in the Northern army. Many of the traits of old Doc Setters Riley took from his father. Broken Pledges We denounce the profligate waste of the money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation through the lavish appropriations of recent Republican Congresses, which have kept taxes high, and reduced the purchasing power of the people's toil. We demand a re turn to that simplicity and economy which beflts a Democratic Government, and a reduction in the number of use less offices the salaries of which drain the substance of the people—Demo cratic Platform Pledge. No "useless offices" abolished; many created. Appropriations by the present Congress; nearly 11.700,000,000, the largest by far in the htstorv of the country, comprising, in addition to pro vision for the army and navv, $20,000,- 000 for a nitrate plant. $51,000,000 foi "flood control," $85,000,000 for "good roads." $43,000,000 for rivers and har bors and $50,000,000 for a dubious in vestment in rural-credits—four-flfths of all for the benefit of a section.—North American Review. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrlsburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organiza tion's annual "Municipal Quiz."] Who "Is the Superintendent of Public Safety? His term? His salary? What departments are under his direct su pervision? Harry F. Bowman. His term is two years. Salary, $2,500.00. De partments over which he has di rect supervision: Water and Light ing Department, Health and Sani tation. Food Inspection, Plumbing Inspection, Building Inspection, City Electrician, Street and Office Light ing. Who Put Him Wise? [From the Macon Telegraph.l Carranza evidently believes that a soft answer may also have the effect of at least postponing a good licking. THE CARTOON OF THE DAY MAKING A BIG POUR FEDERA LAID FOR A NGLERS i By Frederic J. Haskin THE United States Bureau of Fish eries is now having construct ed a large all-steel car, which is to be the most perfect vehicle for the rapid distribution of live fish that it is possible to build. For years the Bureau has been shipping fry and fingerlings all over the United States by means of half-a-dozen old wooden cars. This new steel vehicle, which is sixty feet long and will carry some seventeen tons, will be a great addi tion to its facilities for distribution. This increased carrying capacity will almost certainly be taxed by a new un dertaking of the fish commissioners. !By means of the bulletins which the Bureau publishes, and every other av enue of publicity open to them, they have been urging American farmers and small town and country dwellers generally, to take up the cultivation of fish on "their own premises. To any individual who is able to show that he has a pond suitable for the propaga tion of fish, the government will fur nish fry or fingerlings of the proper species. The arguments in favor of private fish culture are unanswerable. In the first place it Is not an expensive undertaking. On nearly.every coun try place there is a bit of land which is not used for anything else, and to which water may be brought from seme spring or stream. The excava tion or dam-building in many cases will not cost more than twenty-five or thirty dollars. The pond may often be used for irrigation or for water ing stock as well as for fish. The raising of fish on farms is an ancient industry which has not been neglected In any of the older coun tries. In Germany and Austria many of the small landowners raise fish and many Austrian vil'.ages have muni cipal fish ponds. In the Philippines the industry has been carried on for a long time, especially on the low lands about Manila Bay, where there are aquatic properties valued at $3,- 000,000. Some of the State fish commission ers have been trying to encourage private fish culture for many years, and there are successful fish farmers scattered all 'over the United States. A typical small producer is Samuel Bailey, of Kansas, who has a fish pond 011 top of a hill, where he supplies it with water by means of a wind mill. It has an area of only a quarter of an acre, and cost only about $25 to dig, but It Is abundantly stock ed with bull pout (a small catfish) and crapple, and will soon be yield ing an abundant harvest of fish in ad dition to irrigating the family garden. A larger enterprise is now being un dertaken in Columbia County, New York, by a man who owns a piece of The Panama Canal Of a total of 1,875 vessels passing through the Panama Canal from tho opening of the canal to commercial traffic on August 15, 1914. to July 1 of the present year, 822 vessels were of British nationality while 709 were ves sels registered under the flag of the United States, according to a compila tion recently prepared by the canal au thorities. The vessels of these two na tions, it will be noted, comprise over 80 per cent, of all the ships making use of the canal. Of the other 20 per cent. 86 were Norwegtan vessels, 68 Chilean, 42 Danish, and 30 Japanese. It is not ap parent that shipping conditions, in so far as the nationality of the vessels using the canal is concerned, have varied appreciably since the canal was first opened to traffic. "JIM" RILEY, HOOSIER "Jim" Riley, Just plain "Jim"— That's the way they knew him. They? The children, the birds, the bees. The flowers, bushes and the trees; The weeds, grasses and all green things, Wooded pathways, the brooks, the springs; The sun that breaks o'er yonder hill And throws Its beams across the sill Like bars of gold, and danced when He tuned his lyre and dipped his pen. What sweethearts he has left behind He only knew. His kith and kind They were. They knew he loved their ways, Their haunts he sought out days and days; But sweethearts here are sweethearts where He's resting, and he'll find them there. Let him rest In lovers' arms, Safe—away from earth's alarms; Let them sing his melodies On and on for centuries: They know what Is best for him — Lover, poet—their plain "Jim." —JAMES GIBBONS CONNER. The Merchant's Message The newspaper Is the dailv bulletin board of the merchant whereon he writes his message to the peooltt. 'AUGUST T, 1916. land upon which is a lake about two miles wide. This owner has gone in for commex-cial fish production on a large scale. He has placed the prop erty in the hands of an expert, and a series of small ponds are being con structed along the lake shore for the propagation of bass and perch to be sold in the market. An idea of how rapidly fish will reproduce may he gained from the experience of Carl H. Thompson, of Warren, Indiana. He constructed a pond 120 feet long by sixty feet wide and four to six feet deep, in which he released four pair of small mouth black bass. Fifteen months later he took out 1017 bass which averaged a pound in weight, while in addition there were a number of yellow perch that had slipped in accidentally. If you wish to obtain from the gov ernment, fish with which to stock a private pond, you will be required by the fish commissioner to give an ex act description of the body of water which you propose to stock, including its depth, size, summer temperature, vegetation, and various other matters. The kind of fish which you can raise depends entirely upon these condi tions. Generally speaking, the more desirable species require clearer and colder water, and many inland dwell ers are unable to raise any of the game fish, such as bass or perch, because of the high summer temperatures, and lack of a cold water supply. Fish of a lower type, however, will survive and grow under almost any condi tions. Thus carp can be raised in all parts of the country. The fish com missioners have recently been making a study of the buffalo fish, a denizen of the muddy western rivers belong ing to the sucker family. Although not a game fish, and not as delicately flavored as bass and perch, the buffalo will thrive almost anywhere, and he is very likely to become the most popular "farm fish" of America. The game fish of many small streams are dependent upon constant restocking, and especially is this true of the brook trout. Recently rain bow trout from California have been introduced into some of the Allegheny streams where the native trout had been exterminated, and they are now rapidly multiplying. Their presence has been reported In a number of small streams near Wytheville, Vir ginia. Another experiment of this sort proved itself successful this year when a good sized catch of humpback sal mon was reported from the Penob scot river in Maine. The humpback salmon is a native of the Pacific coast, and was introduced into the Atlantic i a few years ago. [ OUR DAILY LAUGH GOT IT? What is person i wBKm Personality 1 s (_ w hat makes a success of a star t'k 91 who 11:13 no looks ~ I® and ca n't sing, - ~ dance or act. GOT persuaded me to ■! 11 let him do the for a few months. METHOD IX MY MADNESS By Wing Dinger Some evening when the course is clear And not a bloomin' soul is near I'm going to take my golf clubs out And try. the wee golf ball, to clout. You ask me why I choose a time When everything is so sublime? I'll tell you on the quiet, bo, And you will say I'm right, I know. With two new clubs 'most every stroke I'd dub, and folks would almost choke With laughter when I'd sing this song: Doggone the clubs —they're too blamed long. I've had 'em shortened, so you see It's going to be all day with me If sfiots I foozle—so I'll try Tb« *hortan»d clubs with no one nich. Ebentng <2lt?al Some idea of the manner In which the people in corporations interested in the woods and sport are taking hold of tho plans to check forest Area may be gained from the statement that men employed by railroads, water com panies, pipe lines, timber cornpanles and tanning concerns have all been given Instructions what to do when they see a lire in the woods, while tho field men of the State Highway, "Water Supply. Forestry, Game, Police and Fishery Departments have all been told to make immediate report of a firo the forest warden nearest to them. Several cartridge companies have placed advertising matter in every box of cartridges urging sports men to take precautions against fires and some railroads in forest sections have posted notices requesting pas sengers not to throw lighted cigars, cigarets or matches out of the win dows. Thousands of stickers have been provided by companies engaged in manufacturing <ind distributing hunt ers' equipment which will be posted not only In stores, but in the rural dis tricts. and even on poles and trees in woods. Never before in the history of the State have BO many agencies been enlisted in the effort to keep down forest fires. It is a sign of the times and speaks well for the people of PennsyKanla that they value their woodlands and the creatures that live in them &o well. A couple of do/en cars went through Han Isburg the other day which were loaded with what looked like big pack ing boxes containing carriage bodies or automobiles. They were quite ordi nary looking, out when one g*>t close to them they wtre all lettered in Rus sian and the only English word read "Arkangel," probably for the use of tho railroad men. The boxes were armored motor cars in parts, but ready to be put together in short order and sent to the far-flung war lines after shipment to the remote northern port. Bass fishermen are wearing lons faces these days. When the river was clear the fish simply would not bits and now that the streams are muddy there is no hope of catching anything but eels. A Harrisburg man iVho la spending several weeks in a cottage at* Covo is having fine fun with eels, how ever. Yesterday morning he was up at 4 o'clock and caught a fine string which he had for his breakfast before taking the train for Harrisburg. The eels now being caught are mostly o£ good stee. "Take it from me," said this cottager, "the way to eat eels Is to get up an appetite by catching them before breakfast, eating them while they are fresh and serving them with fried potatoes and a few rashers of bacon ou the sidt." Colonel* H. C. Trexler, the Allen town business man who was in charge of the quartermaster's department at the mobilization camp at Mount Gretna, was here yesterday to see State officials. Colonel Trexler showed that red tape had no terrors for him at the camp, for when he found there were procedures which required much de lay he put into effect some business short cuts. The colonel is exceedingly popular with the men of the National Guard. Whence come the big butterflies and dragonflies that one sees in the central part of the city? Market street is a queer place on which to see butter flies and a dragonfly on Market Square is a curiosity. Yet both have been seen in those places in the last few days. One idea is that they are blown in from the riverside parks. Others be lieve that they are hatched in Capitol park. The Pennsylvania Highway News in its current issue has these remarks to make upon a subject of interest to a good many Harrisburg people: "Ten years ago the State of Pennsylvania took in $42,460.12 as registration fees from owners and operators of motor vehicles. Already this year the amount taken in has passed the two million dollar mark and will approxi mate $2,500,000.00 before the end of the calendar year. The increase shown in this State has been reflected in others. This increase has been divided among all classes of motor vehicles. *But the damage wrought to the high ways by the heavier types of these motor vehicles has far exceeded the monetary returns in the form of fees. Here lies the nub of the whole ques tion of motor vehicle taxation, to our way of thinking. Is it fair and equitable to exact a light fee from all classes of vehicles using the highways when the experience of highway en gineers is that the heavier types of these vehicles do more damage to the improved surfaces of roads in a single I trip than the lighter types do in a sea son's use?" ] WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Lieutenant-Governor Frank B. McClain thinks that more protection should be given to the big main high ways. He is just home from an in spection trip. —Mayor Smith says that Philadel phia's big convention hall will be fin ished late in 1017. —Judge John Monaghan, of Phila delphia. has been spending a few days at the seashore. —A. M. Collins, prominent Main Line resident, is urging people of towns near Philadelphia to start paper salvage. 1 DO YOU KNOW That Harriaburg steel goes into delicate machinery for weighing? HISTORIC HARRISBURG The first Academy is supposed to have been near Third and Market streets. Redfield on Paper Situation Secretary of Commerce Redfield. in a statement yesterday regarding tho ris ing cbst of everything entering into the production of a newspaper, said: The cost of paper stock of all kinds is higher because importations of it have nearly stopped, and we drew about half our supply from abroad. There is an embargo on shipments of pulp from Sweden, which, though released in specific shipments from time to time, nevertheless has its effect upon the market as a whole. Shipments of paper pulp from Norway are delayed by lack of shipping, which, of course, affects, in a measure, also such shipments as are released from Sweden. The pro ! duction of certain kinds of pulp in this i country is not, X believe, sufficient to meet the demand. While our own ef forts to develop the saving of many thousands of tons of paper materials or all kinds now wasted In this country has had a very encouraging response. I am sure it cannot be said to have re leased the paper maker from anxietv on this account. In brief, the paper manufacturer finds himself facing an increased cost of materials, together with an increased cost of labor, without any visible or easy method of increasing his output proportionately and with a greatly in creased cost in the price of the chemi cals and colors which he must use. Suppose He Hadn't Andrew Gresko. of Clearfield, an Aus trian, who all hit life chewed and smoked tobacco and drank whisky, and who never required the services of a physician, died at the home of his son near Houtzdale, in the 106 th year of his ace.
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