6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph Building;, Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief P. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. - Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Assocla ttßßTgfigSpja tlon, The Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn- Bramß aylvanla Assoclat fig ?j| COB n) Eastern office, BBSH BBS HI Story, Brooks & p£p|S| m Flnl^ y i£i lth « ve * mm m nHi M nue Building. New "P" York City; West- Ti-ern office, Story, l***H ici Brooks & Fin- HT IBpiiijla ley, People's Gas *" Building, Chi — cago. 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a <lfi2§lwSE|EE> week; by mail. $3.00 a year in advance. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21 An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow. — RICHARD BAXTER. ALLENTOWN AND HARRISBURG HARRISBURG likes to think her self as among the progressive cities of Pennsylvania and in many respects is entitled to that rank. But at least in the way of schools Allentown, which we have been in clined to consider as more or less be hind us in many things, can smile in a superior manner and tell us to "Go Thou and Do Likewise." For Allen town is just about to dedicate a new high school for which the people have paid $700,000. This ought to be a lesson for Har rlsburg. The people of Allentown did not debate the needs of a high school until the children of the city were at tending half-session, instead of the full time to which they are entitled. They saw the necessity and im mediately and with little debate voted a bond issue of $700,000 for the pur pose. Harrisburg is not going to be called uron to expend that huge sum, but there should be no question of the passage of such a loan in November as the school board In its wisdom shall decide is necessary for the purpose of giving the city adequate high school facilities for years to come. FALL IX WAR STOCK VALUES THE fall in the value of war stocks which Is being recorded on the j New York Stock Exchange gives rise to some interesting speculation as to what explanation the Democrats will give for the depressed condition of the market on these stocks. It is generally believed, and with good rea son, that the high tide in our war or der prosperity has been reached. The monthly records of exports for the future will hardly touch the heights which have been recorded during the past twelve months. Already there is a marked decrease in our exports of grains, cotton, cottonseed, steel and leather products, etc. The all-absorbing question before the business world at the present time is whether the war will terminate in the Fall or will continue through an other winter. If it should end this Fall there will undoubtedly be a ter rific slump in war-stocks; If it should be prolonged throughout the winter, the decline will be more gradual. Probably the President will*fcnake some move toward peace, but a sudden ces sation of the war prior to election would tear from the Democratic party its last and only hope. Stocks would come tumbling; mills would be scram bling back to the terra firma of nor mal business; laboo forces would be cut down and the wage rate would revert to a normal standard; and huge surpluses of foreign goods which have been accumulating in Europe for the past two years would be let loose on the American market like a Spring freshet. For three years years the Democrats ! have been attempting to explain the shortcomings of their administration. Naturally they do not relish trying to explain the condition which would fol low a sudden termination of the war. The party now has explanltis. But to what would they attribute the demor alization which would ensue? Would they ascribe the panic to the fall in war stocks? They have categorically denied that war orders had anything to do with our temporary prosperity. "Would they blame it on "big busi ness?" They "ooast that they have de stroyed "big business." As a last re sort they may say that the confidence of the country is shaken by the pros pect of a return to power of the Re publican party, which will be a confession that they anticipate defeat and an encouragement to in d"'.atrial America to stand by its guns until the supporters of Charles Evans Hushes can unsnarl the thread of government which the party of incom petency has reduced to such an exas perating tangle. A NEW FARMING DAY IT'S a pity more people do not ap preciate the excellent work that is being done by our State Depart ment of Agriculture," said a promi nent citizen of Harrisburg who has been interested to some extent in (arming and fruit growing. Before purchasing a farm near the city he consulted the experts on Capitol Hill. It is bis sincere Judgment that Penn sylvania has a much more competent force of expert advisors than the people generally understand. Governor Brumbaugh has a distinct conviction that the time is here when the State should utilize its force of trained and scientific experts In ad vising the farming interests through out the Commonwealth. He believes that In the building of barns, the erec tion of outbuildings, the construction MONDAY EVENING, of drainage systems, the testing of I soils, the planting of fruit trees and the general working out of the prob- | lems confronting the rural community the men who have been brought Into the service of the State should be called upon by the farmers and all others interested In the cultivation of the soil. The day of Intensive farm ing is at hand and old methods must give way to the newer and more In telligent systems which will Increase production and help In the solution or the high cost of living. The Governor's announced purpose to make three tours of the farming districts this year Is In line with his thought of increaalng Interest in all that makes for more successful farm ing enterprises. Harrlsburg is the very center of a rich farming section and all that tends to improvement in methods is worthy of consideration. FOOLISH POLICY KANSAS CITY, Mo., has voted to have a park exclusively for women on the plea of the business women of that city. T\'hat a fool idea! It is such move, mcnts as this that have kept the vote from women for years. It Is such non sense that is making even men favor able to the granting of the franchise sometimes doubtful as to its wisdom. The greatest mistake women can make Is that of using their influence to set themselves apart either politi cally or |oclally. SAVE YOUR PENNIES A PENNY saved is a penny earned," That is an old adage. Every body knows it and few heed it. It is homely and it is familiar. We are not fond of homely things as a rule and familiarity breeds contempt. But see how engagingly a certain leading authority on economics puts it: A man who saves a dollar is a benefactor; one who teaches an other to save a dollar is a public benefactor and should be knighted by the State. A dollar invested takes root instantly; it Is not parched or burned by droughts, nor killed by frost or sleet. It cannot be injured by heat or cold, by famine or pestilence, by fire or flood. It wilt not be lost by a hole in the pocket, nor borrowed by somt pestilential friend or boon companion. It is beyond the reach of earthquake or lightning, acci dent, sneak-thief, thug or murderer. If vou would be a benefactor of yourself and humanity worthy of knighthood by the State, with some thing laid away for the inevitable "rainy day." begin right now to save your pennies. The Telegraph Fam ily started its annual savings last De cember and when the end of the year rolls around will have something like SIO,OOO to divide among Its members. HUGHES ANT) LABOR TT develops that Secretary of Labor Wilson's mysterious trip to New York was for the purpose of trying to find a flaw In the labor record of Candidate Hughes. It Is probable. In the course of his investigation, that Secretary Wilson unearthed the fol lowing, published in the editorial col umns of the Legislative Labor News, the official organ of the New York Federation of Labor, upon the ap pointment of Mr. Hughes as Supreme Court Justice: Now. that Governor Hughes has retired from politics and ascended to a place on the highest Judicial tribunal in the world, the fac can be acknowledged without hurting anybody's political corns that he was tne greatest friend of labor laws that ever occupied the Gover nor's chair at Albany. During his two terms he has signed fifty-six labor laws, including among them the best labor laws ever enacted in this or any other State. He has also urged the enactment of labor laws in his messages to the Legis lature. even going so far as to place the demand for a labor law in one of his messages to an extra session of the Legislature. Only 162 laboi laws have been enacted- in this State since its erection in 1777—in IS3 years. One-third of these, ex ceeding in quality all of the others, have been enacted and signed during Governor Hughes' term of three years and nine months. HEALTH INSPECTION IX view of the outbreak of infan tile paralysis in Harrisburg and the belief of physicians that Its germs are bred in dirt, would it not be well for the school authorities to exercise a more careful supervision of the pupils when they enter school this Fall than Is ordinarily considered necessary? Children should not be permitted in school who are not clean and free from disease. Too often in some parts of town the teachers have been troubled by careless parents per mitting children to come to school in condition to contaminate any who came into contact with them. This should not be tolerated, especially un der the present circumstances. The new managers of the Progressive party should get out a book on "Who & Who in the Progressive Party." Most of the men now at the head of that party's affairs are unknown outside their own precincts, and it would be interesting to know something of theli pa3t records. AVhat did they fever do for progress in government? By what right do they claim leadership in pro gressive movements? However, per haps it does not matter much, ror tne extent of their leadership will be in considerable. It matters little who is general of an army that consist of no more than a corporal's guard. The European war has brought pros perity to the* sugar producers of Cuba as well as to those of the United States. From an annual average production of $165,000,000, the first year of war raised the value of the sugar crop to $204,- 000,000, and it is expected that thu total will be $275,000,000 this year. Only Way to Be Different About the only way left for a rising young mayor tp obtain fame is to be photographed without a top hat.— Washington Post > a • {We Want the American ? !; Flag Unsullied!| ]i "Now, my friends, we want not 1 ! only American efficiency In busi-J P ness, In efficiency In the organl-[i c zatlon of business, in the protec-t 1 tion of the factors of human in-i! 'i dustry and commerce, we want the'! 11 American flag unsullied and the'i i 1 American name honored througb-'i i' out the world." —From Charles E.Ji q Hughes' speech at Chicago. p r^btitic4- Cy the Ex-Committecman Pennsylvania's Fall campaign waa practically opened on Saturday. The Democrats of Lehigh county and vicin ity, who are still voting for Jacksoh, followed traditions and held their opening meeting which brought to gether an assemblage of several thou sand men including more than a dozen who are over seventy-flve years of age. The vice-presidents were all men over seventy. Next Saturday the Republicans of Lehigh county will open their cam paign, which will also be in accord with custom, and there will be a gath ering which will throw the Democratic meeting into the shadows. Philander C. Knox, candidate for senator, will be the chief speaker, and there will be present Senator Charles A. Snyder candidate for auditor general, and Harmon M. Kephart, candidate for State treasurer, together with the con gressional nominees. The Republican meeting will be notable for the first guns will be fired on the Democratic fortifications whose ordinance is al ready shooting wildly and at random. —The Lehigh Democrats were much disappointed on Saturday when National Chairman MeCormick and National Committeeman Palmer fail ed to show up and none of the State candidates appeared. Although the Democratic opening In this county is the oldest Democratic function In the State, having been started in the eighteenth century, the big Democrats ignored it. Not even State Chairman McClean was present and James I- Blakslee, although in a neighboring county, was not among the speakers. The result was that the grand open ing was a local affair with Congress man Arthur G. Dewalt and Henry J- Steele, neither of whom brims with love for the State machine bosses, as chief speakers. The Democrats of that region will probably bear the slight in mind when the time comes to do some rooting in the State committee stamp ing ground. —lt is said that the Lehigh mana gers had assurances that the top lin ers would forego a Saturday's fun to attend the meeting. Now other Dem ocrats are wondering what will hap pen at places where the big bosses are dated. —Republican State leaders have won a strategic victory over the Dem ocratic machine and Chairman Mc- Lean and the bosses are floundering about trying to get a place to rest. It seems that the Democrats decided at their meeting here to have a formal sunburst about Labor day. The time and place were left to' the bosses. They counted on having the meeting after the Republican State committee met. The Republican State committee has not shown a disposition to oblige the Democrats and the time of the meet ing is in the future. It is likely that It will be held late in September or early in October. 'The Democrats are now trying to get out of holding a meeting but are afraid to confess that their reason for postponing is because the Republicans have not set a date. The job of running the Pennsyl vania Democracy Is as thankless as ever. —lt is said that the debt of the Re publican city committee of Philadel phia which Is now controlled by the Vares, Is about $20,000. Hence the proposition to get contributions to clear up the matter. —George F. Holmes, the new chair man of the Philadelphia city commis sioners, is going after the short weight men. He says that they will be ar rested and their names published if he has to-give out the names himself to protect the public from the mean est kind -of grafters. —People at the Capitol, who have noted the occasional outbursts between State College and the State Depart ment of Agriculture, are wondering what is behind the name of E. H. Had ley, formerly of Cornell, to be entom ologist. This is a Job which calls for the same qualifications as those of Prof. J. G. Sanders, the new zoologist. —Robert E. Lee, former Schuylkill congressman, has decided to stay in the race. He is Democratic candidate against his old rival, Congressman Heaton, and will make another try. —lncidentally, it is that P. J. Graham, who is Democratic can didate for senator in Schuylkill, will become postmaster of Shenandoah. This means that he will have to be re placed with some deserving Democrat. —ln an interesting interview in the Philadelphia Ledger yesterday Harry S. McDevitt, solicitor of the new econ omy and efficiency commission, an nounces that the well known State Tax Commission bill is to be presented to the Legislature next year. This is one of our choicest biennials and it never gets very far. It will probably go as far as some of the older, but none the less well known propositions which the commission will reintroduce to a suffering general assembly, and a wearied public, according to Mr. Mc- Devitt's review of an expensive year's work. —Coatesville is now said to be seek ing the county seat of Chester county. It is a citv and West Chester is a borough. Coatesville is aggressive and West Chester contented. It has been a long time since Penn sylvania has been regaled by a fight between towns for a county seat and it will be well worth watching. —The Mayor of York appears to be coming through the rye in rather dis mal fashion. He welcomed the liquor dealers' convention recently in the name of some 50,000 citizens of York. Some of the thousands have protested and in strong terms. —Our old friend. Dr. H. A. Surface, late zoologist, says that they will find nothing that will worry anyone, least of all himself, in the thorough house cleaning which is under way in his former office. The big owls and the plaster of paris apples have been left to be an inspiration to his successor, who will also find some choice varie ties of hawks to contemplate. BACK TO THE JHINEg By Wins Dinger My vacation time lias ended; To my desk I went to-day To resume my duties, brother. And I wish you'd see the way They've stacked up the correspondence That's arrived since I've been gone, | And I know it's up to me, bo. To reply to each anon. So with steadfast resolution I have started at the work. Not until it's all been cleaned up Will I one wee duty shirk. And I know it's going to take me Three full weeks to clean up—then I'll be all In, and feel Just like Going on a trip again. Real Optimism When is Mr. John M. Parker going to be officially notified of his nomi nation for vice-president? He might make an interesting speech.—Boston Globe. Seems Rather Strange It ie strange to And that pork bar rel still under discussion. For decades both national parties have been strug gle j for the privilege of demolishing it.— Washington Star. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH < THE CARTOON OF THE DAY CARTER y°RK ipH TMithl, When WiJl Johnny Come /Vterotiijig Home? TELE6RAPH PERISCOPE 1 —Somebody has asked what does Kipona mean, and we hasten to reply a Mardi Gras on the water, an old home week, a picnic and a general good time all rolled into pne. —Atlantic City had nothing, abso lutely nothing on Harrisburg, yester day—even to the maid who wore a bathing suit and did not go near the water.. —Edison says there will be very lit tle poverty 100 years from now, which is about as comforting as the assur ance that there will be no sin in the millenium. —Vacations would be much pleas anter if it were not for the first day at work after getting home. —A- literary exchange gives the names of what it terms the year's six most popular books, but it has strangely failed to include the check book. —The hay crop being large, we need fear no breakfast food famine the com ing winter. —Funston wants to withdraw from Mexico, but the President, in his su perior wisdom, sets himself up as knowing more about the situation than the man on the job. Maybe he wants to add a few more millions to that Mexican "war" bond issue. The New York World having pub lished "The Tragedy of Hughes." Re publican newspapers may come back at it by getting off something about the farce comedy of Wilson. "Twilight sleep has been discon- | tinued in New York," says an exchange. My goodness, we didn't know anybody ever went to bed before midnight over there. The Great Lincoln Highway" in moving pictures is advertised in Wil llamsport. But wait until the William Penn Hiehway pictures are shown if you are looking for real scenery. EDITORIAL COMMENT 1 England's War Office probably or dered McClure back to America because it was afraid he would monkey with the magazines.—Chicago Evening Post. That strike of life insurance solici tors is one hardship which the aver age busy man will endeavor to bear with fortitude. —Nashville Southern Lumberman. The French aviator who dropped handbills on Berlin missed a trick. He should have created a riot by dropping a tenderloin steak.—Philadelphia North American. Those editors inclined to make sport of Mr. Parker's efforts to rehabilitate the Progressive party evidently don't rea lize the serious predicament of a nomi nee without a party.—Nashville South ern Lumberman. Abe Lincoln seemingly made a lot of amazing rulings in 1864 that John Bull didn't begin to appreciate until 1916. Washington Post. His Last Words A detective was praising the truth fulness of women. "If war bulletins were as truthful as women." he said, "we'd have a bet ter Idea of how this world struggle is really going. "I remember a case the other day— it's Interesting in Its revelation of womafh's truthfulness —the case of a husband who Had disappeared. "Questioning the wife, I said to her: " 'And now. madam, tell me—this is very Important—tell me what your hus band's very last words were when he leu.' " His last word, the truthful creature answered with a blush, were, "For heaven's sake, shut up! —Washing ton Star. Can't Please Democrats It Is ns>t seen that they are any more pleased with Hughes' talk than they were with the silence.—Knoxvllle Journal and Tribune, HOW ABOUT JAPAN? Japan and- the World War By Frederic J. Haskin THE news that Japan had declared war on Germany in August 1914 attracted comparatively little attention when it reached the United States. In the shower of ulti matums flying about", Japan's seemed far-away and unimportant. To-day it begins to look as though that ultimat um would be fraught with more con sequences for this country than any of those exchanged between European capitals. Japan's step n declaring war cer tainly did not arouse any appreciable opposition in the United States. Am ericans took it for granted that she went in under the Anglo-Japanese al liance. Such Americans as took an in- j terest in Far Eastern politics remem bered that the Anglo-Japanese alli ance provided only for defensive war la.re when the Oriental territories or j interests of either power should be I threatened by a third power. Ger ■ many was not threatening England's Far Eastern interests, except in a very general and secondary way; but the terms of alliances have been stretched before, and Japan's action seemed to most neutral observers, jus tifiable enough. Germany held in Kiao-Chao, her Chinese port, a possible base for nav lal operations against the Allies. Jap an pointed to to this fact as reason for her own move. A base for naval warfare in the East might be regarded las a point hostile to England's Far ; Eastern interests, and hence as open [ to attack under the terms of the An ! glo-Japanese alliance. At the time I that this point was raised, those who ! saw the possible consequences of Jap | anese action to the United States and iChina, suggested that Germany would be glad to refrain, voluntarily, from using Kiao-Chao as a naval base, rather than lose it, as she certainly must before Japan's attack. China actually brought the expedient formal ly to the attention of the United States and Japan, as the two powers most interested, after herself. The choice was never offered Germany, AX ANCIENT MADE-TO-ORDER TOWN Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, was a new city in the time of Jesus. Herod Antipas, governor of Galilee, began, according to Josephus. to build the city some time between 18 and 19 A. D., finishing It in A. D. 22. And to the new town of Tiberias he moved his capital, transferring It from Sepphorls. In the buljdlng of the city a burial place was disturbed, and as a conse quence very few Jews could be induced to reside there. The town was chiefly peopled with foreigners and adven turers, and its atmosphere was largely Roman. It was handsomely con structed; the palace ornamented with figures of animals. This also tended to make the town unattractive to Jews, to whom Images were an abomination. Tiberias is mentioned but once in the New Testament, John 6:23, though the Sea of Galilee is twice called the Sea of Tiberias (John 6:1 and 21:1). To other Galilean cities, particularly Beth salda and Capernaum, Jesus went fre outntly, but since his special mission and message were to the Jews he seems to have seldom or never visited Tiberias. But the lovely Lake of Gali lee and Its green shores were familiar and beloved to the Saviour. The pres ent town of Tiberias or Tabariya, as It Is now called, numbers B,6oo'lnhabi tants, of whom 7,000 are Jews, 1,000 Mohammedans and 200 Christians. The Christian Herald. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrlsburg Hotary Club and their answers as piosented at the organiza tion's annual "Municipal yuiz."] What character of apparatus is In the Fire Department? One aerial motor truck, 2 motor propelled engines, 5 horse engines, 4 motor combination chemicals, 9 horse combination chemical*, 1 horse aerial truck and •! other 1 truck. AUGUST 21, 1916. however. Japan sent an ultimatum instead. England's attitude toward Japan's course is particularly interesting. Officially, Japan was received into the list of belligerents with open arms. Popular sentiment in England took the same stand. A declaration of war on Germany was a sure bid for pop ularity in the British Empire. But there is little doubt that English states men and diplomats would much pre fer to see Japan a neutral power rath er than a belligerent. Her greatest help to the Allies has been her man ufacture of munitions for Russia. She could do that without declaring war. As it is, her course has upset that care fully piled apple-cart officially known |as the Balance of Power in the Far I East. At any rate, Japan went into the war. She dispatched an expedition against Kiao-Chao. Kiao-Chao is a port on the southern coast of the Shantung peninsula, which forms a part of one of the most thickly pop ulated provinces in North China. Jap an, however, did not land her troops on the southern coast of the peninsula. She adopted the somewhat remark able and inexplicable procedure of landing on the north coast, one hun dred and eighty miles from the port she had set out to attack. China had declared a war-zone, but she naturally did not make it large enough to in clude the whole peninsula. As Japan marched overland, she seized whole railways, running hundreds of miles out of the war zone. She violated China's neutrality on a large scale. England went into the greatest war in history over a violation of Bel gium's neutrality. Nobody went to war to defend China's. Japan worked southward through Shantung and took Kiao-Chao, as it was obvious from the first that she would take it. The one feature of the campaign that came somewhat unex pectedly was England's action in send. T Continued on Page 9] : LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I MAKES FALSE STATEMENT ITo the Editor of-the Telegraph: It is only to remove the injustice done me by the "New York Call" and tho writer of an article appearing awhile ago in one of their papers, in regard to certain "Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad" discriminat ing against me, P. L. Smith, on the basis of the present eight-hour move ment, and of which I have asked the editor of the "New York Call" to counteract, as the majority of their article was false, and discriminating against me. And while they claim their paper to be devoted to the work lngman's interest, and since they have not up until the present time coun teracted tho, false statement appear ing in their paper against me; why I am compelled to come back to my 1 home papers for the justipe that which the "New York Call' has not given me. And while I am a reader of this i paper, and one who has placed much I confidence in what was going through ' its columns. I dare say they have (lone me a great wrong, and as for me ,to continue to their support as a workingman as X see It, 1 would be i foolish. And to all those concerned I i announce the article appearing in the "Call" to the fact my union did not touch on my case whatever, and as to the present eight-hour movement, did not enter in the least with any of my "Officials," and let it be understood the article appearing in the "New York Call" is detrimental to me and cannot be relied upon. P. L. SMITH. 2149 Loean street, Harrisburg, Pa. August 21, 1916. Loses Bryan's Vote Charles E. Hughes' announcement of the kind of men he proposes to ap point Is blasting any "hope W. J. Bryan might have had of getting back Into 1 the Secretary of State's offlce.—ln dianapolis Star, ItomttQ CUtfat The growing popularity of "The River Basin" is astounding all the old river "dogs" who have been lazying around on the Susquehanna for years. "Never saw the like" commented one old boat owner, the other day. "Time was when you could go out of an afternoon and never see a soul except an occasional bunch of young rascals swimming off a sand flat. But nowadays when there aren't 500 men and women swimming between Mac lay street and tho dam, it's a mighty slow afternoon and there is more nearly always a thousand splashing, about." I Now that the river has become quite low there is no danger and scores are taking advantage of the opportunity to learn the art of swimming. It is more than surprising how many girls have become really expert since the popularising of the river front. There is more than one pretty little sun burned miss who can make the aver age man hustle on the trudgeon, th 6 overhand, or the crawl. * • • To the open-mov.tlisd amazement of long experienced, weatlier and water tried rivermtn. steamer, sand-sucker and flat traveled through the race-like runway of the river dam at Dock street Saturday. The Harrisburg Light and Power Company keeps its sand and coal fleet in winter anchorage in a small cover below the Central Iron and Steel Company plant and the boats are not brought up above the dam for summer operations until the river reaches such a stage in early Spring as to permit safe, if laborious passage, across the obstruction. In low water especially at the present stage no steamer or flat has ever attempted to get above or below the dam. One of the fleet cap tains of the light company wanted to get below the dam in a hurry and he lashed steamer, sand-sucker and flat together, maneuvered carefully for ''position a couple of hundred feet above the opening, shut off steam, warned his pilot to take an extra steady hold on the rudder wheel, and the boats raced directly for the open ing in the dam. There a drop of a few feet in a very short distance and the boats went through at a clip that high est steam pressure couldn't have per mitted. Two weeks more and then country sausage and scrapple. This, in the opinion of many who attended Chest nut street market Saturday, is a rather early announcement. Not to be outdone by his fellow farmers, one country butcher gave the information to his patrons. He said "Yes, I am going to have sausage, pudding and scrapple two weeks from to-day. It will be genuine country make. I do not think It is too early. You have been eating cold storage pork all sum mer. Why can't you have country pork and all that goes with it two weeks from now?" • * • Low water in the Susquehanna river basin is giving grave concern to the scores of river enthusiasts who are eagerly awaiting the first annual Ki pona to be held Labor Day, by the Greater Harrisburg Navy. The stage of the river now is exceptional and in many places the passage over old [routes is pretty nearly Impossible. V. Grant Forrer, assistant park superin tendent, and G. M. Oves, of the State Highway Department, who have been mapping out the courses for the var ious races, have found the condition serious in some places. Whether or not the completion of the dam will help any is questionable, although it is hoped that this will increase the general height a trifle. "At certain points, for instance, to the River Front steps," said Mr. Oves,- "the water is so low that it is pretty nearly impossible for two men in a canoe to get through without ground-. Ing." • • • Have you ever been in the Pennsyl vania Railroad yards between mid night and daylight of a Monday morn ing? It is worth while to see ihe preparations being made for the traffic of the week because as far as pos sible the freight known as "slow is stopped over Sunday and the yard work is suspended. While the men who work in daylight are sleeping a force of men is moving in the yards, on the sidings, at the roundhouses, about the towers and all over the great network of tracks getting things in readiness for the moving of thousands of wheels. They pop into sight under the glare of an electric lamp only \o disappear a moment later in the shadows of mighty coal trains stand ing in line after lire on the tracks. Among visitors to the Capitol was Dr. W. S. Blaisdell, one of the promi nent coal operators of Jefferson coun ty. He was here on business. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ] —Public Service Commissioner Mai gee has been on an automobile tour ol the State. —Senator George T. Oliver has had to forego his vacation in Canada for the first time in years. —Judge Harvey W. Whitehead, of Lycoming, is an ardent hunter. —Congressman Vare is interested in several of the big development pro jects in Atlantic City. DO YOU KNOW j That Harrisburg building regu lations arc being copied In other cities? HISTORIC HARRISBURG The city's big island used to be tho great gathering place for town pic nics in the olden days. Our Daily Laugh NEWLY MARRIED. What is the reason for fIJA V* >. \ Paynes sudden i*Vf ' & pseudo-pompous, ua j ,/ j 1 dignified man- **\ )• - I nor? He recently Tx married, and he's j| \ trying to live up I to his wife's " . opinion of him. f INOPPOR- m__j" —pi I When father r. JJLI comes In tell him f y° u i° v ® me / IF/f II Joe ' 80 a * Peace / "■ T witll t * le world Have a Familiar Sound A war message In a bottle was pick ed up In the Skaggerak the other day. tjome of the reports circulated on land sound as If tl*ey came out of bottles, too.— New Yor}c Evening Sun. Fame For Daniels Secretary Daniels,' however, has the distinction of being one of the greatest arguments the Republicans have ever had. —Detroit Free Press.
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