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FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 15
Endeavor to be patient in bearing with
the defects and infirmities of others, of
what sort soever they be, for that thyself
also hast many failings must be
borne with by others.
— THOMAS A-KEMPIS.
THE FIRST FARM TOUR
GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH and
Secretary of Agriculture Patton
have returned to Harrisburg at
the end of the first of three three-days'
farm tours of Pennsylvania. In a
measure these trips will be similar to
the Governor's "Seeing Pennsylvania' 1
tour of last October, except that
agricultural observations and visita
tions will be parts of the program.
Beyond doubt much good resulted
from the week's Journey of last
autumn. "Seeing Pennsylvania" has
become popular and the State High
way Department has been co-operat
ing to make such trips pleasurable.
What has been done in this respect
can he also accomplished in bringing
the State government and the farm
ers into closer touch and city people
to a better understanding- of the im
portance of the farm to the prosperity
of the country at large. The knowl
edge gained will be helpful In the con
duct of the Department of Agricul
ture and the consideration of a pro
gram for farm legislation at the
coming session of the law-making
todies of the State.
CONSISTENCY DEMANDS IT
THE Philadelphia Evening Ledger
thus reckons up the cost of
"Watchful Waiting":
It is estimated that the military
expenses of the President's Mexican
policy have already exceeded SIOO,-
000,000, and word now comes from
New London that the Mexican com
missioners are preparing to ask for
the payment of an indemnity of not
less than $100,000,000 nor more than
$200,000,000 because of the humilia
tion of the Mexican nation. Even
the friends of Mr. Wilson may be
pardoned for doubting whether the
country is going to get the worth
of its money out of this matter.
The Wilson administration having
given Carranza all the arms and other
munitions he needed to equip an
army with which to threaten the
United States, does the Evening
Ledger see anything inconsistent in
providing the artful old revolutionist
with $100,000,000 with which to carry
on a successful campaign against us?
THE PERFECT DAY
/TXHUS sings our old friend. The
1 I Bentztown Bard, the Whitcomb
Riley, of Baltimore, and the poet
laureate of Maryland:
The perfect hour Is mine
When I can lift my head
And facing all the lights that shine
Feel calmed and comforted
In the quiet thought and cheer.
And the whistled lay and song,
That through the day which
trembled here
I've done no one a wrong.
"That through the day which
trembled here I've done no one a
wfong!"
How many of us make that a boast
In our sunset reflections or are thank
ful for such a work-a-day record In
our twilight musings. Too few, we
Imagine.
Our petty triumphs, our selfish at
tainments, our profits, our successes
—these we think about and talk
about. How we "put it over" on the
other fellow we prize as a capital
story. We count it a day worth while
when all has gone well with us and
ours.
Yet there will come a time when
the days when we have "done no one
a wrong" will stand out as bright spots
along life's way only surpassed in
brilliancy by the days upon which we
have performed an unselfish act of
kindness toward another.
Dear old Bentztown Bard, we wish
you sang as sweetly and as helpfully
every day for the Telegraph as you
do for our more fortunate Baltimore
contemporary.
SEASONAL REVENUE
MEN who study Industrial matters
have a term for the operations
of those establishments whose
periods of activity are governed by
demands brought about by weather
or other conditions. The rest of us
know these times of hustle as the
"rush season." The students call
them "seasonal" occupations or In
dustries. according to the viewpoint.
The State of Pennsylvania suffers
from seasonal revenue. In autumn
money pours into the treasury at a
rate which fairly dazzles one. As
hl*li as $5,000,000 has been received
in a single month. It Is a wonderful
golden stream, this revenue of one of
the Imperial commonwealths, and one
much envied by states less fortunate
FRIDAY EVENING,
in their corporations, their business,
their laws and their wealth. But as a
matter of fact this immense income
is a cause of trouble.
For years it was the custom of the
State to carry a balance in banks
which was the talk of the nation.
At one time it had J 10.000,000, at an
other $12,000,000 and so on. It does
not have that balance now. It can
hardly meet its current bills. For
months requisitions for money have
been lying on the desk of the State
Treasurer and that official has had
to scrape around to get cash for pay
rolls at times.
The State adopted a policy of ap
propriating pretty close to the rev
enue a couple of years ago. The
result has been that when money was
in hand the requisitions were paid
and when it was not in the treasury
hospitals and other objects of appro
priation went unpaid. If the State is
to continue its present plan the ap
propriations will have to be made
and paid on a seasonal basis because
its revenue comes in that way.
NEW HOTEL ASSURED
EVERY lover of Harrlsburg must
feel gratified over the announce
ment that at last this city Is to
have a hotel commensurate with its
dignity and importance as the seat of
government of a great Commonwealth. 1
The movement which has now even- '
tuated in the practical certainty of a
modern hotel again emphasizes the j
importance of community co-operation |
as against the watchful waiting policy |
Involving help from the outside. For !
years the question of adequate hotel
facilities has been uppermost in the
minds of many thoughtful citizens, but
time after time the proposition has re
ceived Its quietus through a trusting
confidence in the nonresident investor.
He was always held up as the hope of
the community, but it finally dawned
upon the live wires of Harrisburg that
the only way a hotel could be assured
was through a demonstration of good
faith in an investment of local capital.
And when this realization came it
didn't require more than a few weeks
to put the proposition on its feet and
thereby provide the one great necessity
of a thriving city.
The Telegraph has consistently and
persistently advocated the building of
a new hotel for several years; time
was required to'educate a large num
ber of our own people to the impor
tance of modern and adequate hotel
facilities. But with the conference of
the leaders of the movement at the
Harrisburg Club last night came the
practical consummation of the project.
As the guests of Mr. Wallower, the
indefatigable and far-seeing leader of
the movement inaugurated by the
Chamber of Commerce, those who
gave substantial support to the pre
liminary canvass discussed the whole
proposition and authorized the real
start upon the final steps which will
lead to the erection of a handsome
building that will be a credit to the
city and which will supply a need that
was becoming serious in many of Its
phases.
Once more we are Impressed as a
community with the get-together spirit
which has made possible so many of
the big things that have been done
here during the last few years. Tt
ought to be a matter of only a few
days to complete the fund that will be
necessary to provide all that is con
templated for the new hotel. Every
citizen, however humble, who can
afford to take even one share of the
stock should do so as an earnest of his
desire to participate in what is not
only a business proposition, but an im
portant civic achievement.
To Mr. Wallower and all the other
live wires who have made possible this
much-desired public place of enter
tainment the community owes a dis
tinct debt of gratitude.
BLAKSIIEE'S THREAT
COMMENTING on the allegation
that rural mail carriers are
against the Wilson administra
tion because of the management of
the ■service. Fourth Assistant Post
master General iilakslee is quoted
as saying that the great bulk of the
carriers "are mofe interested in hold
ing their Jobs and in giving good ser
vice than they are in politics."
If that was Intended as a broad
hint to the carriers that activity
against the administration might cost
them their Jobs, it won't have the de
sired effect. It Is true that most of
[ them are interested In giving good ser
vice, and that is why most of them are
against this administration.
OX THE DEFENSIVE
ANYONE who heard or read ex
tracts of the speeches delivered
yesterday afternoon at the
meeting at which (he Democratic State
candidates were formally notified of
their nominations could not help be
ing Impressed with the fact that the
Democrats were repelling attacks, At
times the addresses partook of out and
out defensive tactics. The references
to the Republican candidate for pres
ident, who appears to be worrying the
immediate friends of President Wil
son more than the average person has
suspected, were mainly criticism of
him for making criticism. Charges
made against the State government
and drives at Governor Brumbaugh
were palpable efforts at counter at
tacking.
For years the Democracy was a
party whose sole stock In trade was
denunciation of those In power. Now
when the Democrats have the reins of
government any one who assumes to
diffar with the President or his im
mediate circle of officials, adviser* and
backers Is almost an enemy to the
republic. In some Instances speakers
yesterday resorted to language which
indicated that the Democratic leaders
were disturbed .over what was coming:
and wondering whether their defenses
would hold.
Those young voters who will cast
their ballots for the flfst time this
year will not want to lose their initial
vote. That Is why thousands of them
will align themselves with the Repub
lican party and give their support to
Charles Evans Hughes.
Congressman Krelder Is not only the
able and popular representative of this
district in Congress: he is now an
adopted son of Harrisburg. When he
Joined forces with our own people on
the big hotel proposition he became
more than ever before one of us. It is
now Mr. Krelder, of Annvllle and Har
risburg.
CK I
tKKO if Crania i
By the Ex-Committeeman
Democratic leaders. State commit
teemen, State candidates and county
chairmen went home late last night
pleased and sorry. They were pleased
at the manner in which the postmas
ters had responded to the call for cash
and the hints that if they could not
get into partisan politics they could at
least get their friends busy. They
were sorry that the formal opening of
the campaign In Pennsylvania should
partake of so much recounting of
what the President has done and de
fense of his various actions or lack
of actions.
The Democratic campaign, which
really began a couple of weeks ago in
Lehigh county, was formally declared
opened last night because more cash
was in sight to make a noise. The
meetings held during the day were
lively enough and the men who at
tended will be able to go home and tell
the Democrats what a real organiza
tion their dollars keep up at Harris
burg.
Before leaving the Democratic
bosses made efforts to find out what
the plans of the Republicans are for
this campaign and they immediately
began something for Pittsburgh to off
set the effect of Candidate Hughes'
visit on September 27.
—Taken on a basis of words the
notification meeting yesterday was
notable even for the long-winded
gatherings and self-admiration assem
blages which have come into vogue
since the reorganization clique got
control. State Chairman Guffey was
the only one who did not make a
speech and he is commencing to loom
up as a real leader. Ex-State Chair
man Morris, who was the breaker of
the news to the candidates, made a
good Democratic speeoh. but a trifle
longer than usual; ex-Judge Ellis L.
Orvis, candidate for senator, made an
other long speech in which he lam
basted the Republicans and whipped
the progressives. Candidates Murrin
and Creamer spoke more than they
wanted to. but seemed to have been
infected by the verbosity of the day
and J. J. Moore, another candidate,
seemed a bit mlfTed that he did not
have more time. But it was National
Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer
who was the boss long distance talker.
He was a regular Niagara of words.
He criticised Hughes for criticising,
said things about Governor Brum
baugh which indicated that the Gov
ernor was worrying him, too, and
roared and ranted for three-quarters
of an hour. When It was all over the
dazed candidates and stupefied com
mitteemen meekly went home.
—The threatened row In the Demo
cratic executive committee over the
substitution of Bull Mooser M. Clyde
Kelley for C. H. Arnold as Democratic
Congressional candidate in the Thir
tieth district without Kelley declaring,
for Wilson, was ironed out by Palmer.
Guffey and others. The committee let
Arnold get off and put on Kelley with
out a whimper. It seems to be a case
of anything to beat Congressman
Coleman, who will go back to Wash
ington again.
Philander C. Knox and other
prominent men will speak to-morrow
at Montgomery county's big Republi
can gathering.
Congressman John R. K. Scott, one
of the chief Vare leaders, declared yes
terday In Philadelphia that the Frigar
murder case showed the uselessness of
the office of coroner and that It should
be abolished as an antiquity. Coroner
Knight is a leading member, along
with Scott, of the Vare organization,
which is dominant In the Smith ad
ministration and which will be Influ
ential In the forthcoming session of
the State legislature. Were the coro
ner's office to be abolished a Vare lead
er would be put out of office by his
political allies.
—Philadelphia's Committee of Sev
enty announced last night that four
more arrests had been made yesterday
on charges of irregularities at the
polls. The men accused are Republi
can workers in the Forty-eighth ward
and are recognized as followers of Di
rector of Public Safety Wilson. The
Philadelphia Inquirer in commenting,
says: "The fact that the four arrest
ed are loyal to the Vare Interests in
the local Republican organization Is
declared as proof that the committee
Is making Its fight Indiscriminately.
The first three warrants were serve'd
on Fourth ward McN'lchoi adherents."
—Price Grafflus, a former member
of the Blair county bar and United
States Commissioner, was yesterday
sentenced by Judge Bailey to pay a
fine of SIOO and to go to Jail for four
months on a charge of libel brought by
H. A. Davis, Stute attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League. Davis was at
tacked while acting as campaign man
ager In this county for Governor
Brumbaugh. Gram us will appeal to
the Supreme Court.
—The Philadelphia Ledger corre
spondent with the Brumbaugh party,
says to-day of the Governor's speeches:
"His remarks again gave rise to the
belief that while the ostensible pur
pose of the tour has been mlsisonary
work for the Highway and Agricultur
al Departments, the real purpose has
been to permit the Governor to de
clare warfare between his followers
and their opponents at the coming ses
sion of the Legislature. He has evi
dently been sounding the rural popu
lation, too, as to his weight and stand
ing since the Oliver check disclosures.
If the Governor has lost caste among
the agricultural communities, It Is un
derneath the surface. Every attack
on organized political control of the
Legislature by certain factionists has
been cheered by the gatherings at
grange halls and In public squares,
and the reception his declaration of
open warfare has been accorded has
seemingly lifted a burden from the
Executive shoulders and heartened
him greatly."
NEW INTERPRETATION
"I noticed that swindlers' gang
when raided bad S. O. S. code mes
sages in their telegraph communica
tions."
"Easily interpreted, JThat meant
'Send on suckers'." . . .
HABRI6BURG <666l TELEGRAPH!
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
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THE "KEYSTONE" OF GOOD GOVERNMENT
TELEGRAPH PERISCOPE
—Some women are like quinine pills
—only sugar coated.
—lf looks mean as much to women
as some observers think, then It's a
cinch for Hughes in the suffrage States.
—How many middle-aged men pre
serve the youthful color of their hair
is one of the dark secrets of life.
—lf we w?re as sure of getting a
million dollars In November as we are
that Dauphin county will go Repub
lican this Fall we'd begin to spend the
money.
—They are called lawn fetes be
cause that's where many young men
And theirs.
MAINE LEADS THK WAY
[Philadelphia Inquirer.]
Listen to the voice of Vance Mc
cormick, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee:
"The result of the election in Maine
indicates a sweeping Democratic vic
tory In November.'.'
ii is really pathetic. Two years ago
tills same gentleman was tilled with
this same sort of enthusiasm when he
was appealing in his own behalf to the
voters of Pennsylvania. He was going
to be a ' sweeping Democratic victory."
but somehow Martin G. Brumbaugh
was elected Governor and Penrose was
elected to the United States Senate
and the sweep was all Republican. So
it Is observed that Brother McCormlck
Is not much of a prophet when it
comes to forecasting political elections.
And why does he predict a "sweep
ing Democratic victory" based upon
the returns from Maine? Because he
Onds that there has been a falling off
from the Republican majorities of
yearn ago. when everything in Maine
was overwhelmingly Republican. But
we are not living in history. Of late
Maine has been considerably upturned,
as have been many other States. In
1912 Wilson carried It. In 191* a
Democratic Governor was elected. A
Democrat was sent to the United
States Senate. For three terms a
Democrat has been chosen from one
of the Congressional districts.
And now what has happened?
A Republican is elected Governor.
A Republican is elected to the
United States Senate.
The Democratic Congressional dis
trict turns Republican.
If that is an indication of the man
ner in which the Democratic party is
to sweep the country In November,
Chairman McCormick—the pathetic
Chairman McCormick—ls welcome to
every crumb of comfort he can gather
out of the wreckage of Democratic
hopes in Maine.
The contest has been of a national
character. True, local Issues were of
Importance In the Gubernatorial fight
but when it came to the choice of
United States Senators and to Con
gressmen the Issues were Nation-wide.
The record of President Wilson and of
his personally conducted Congress was
before the people for judgment.
And the verdict has been rendered
In no uncertain words.
The only possible chance for Wilson
to win is to obtain a large Progressive
vote. If Maine is any barometer at
all, the Prcgresslve vote is largely and
safely back In the Republican Party.
CHEERFUL ACQUIESCENCE
"See here, Mary, I am determined
to put my foot down on any new
household expenditures."
All right, John, as long as you
put it down on a new carpet."
THK HAHniSBI'RG WAY
By Winn Dinger
Well, we're going to have a hotel
That we'll all be proud, of bo.
And we ought to be the prouder
'Cause we didn't have to go
Out of town to get the people
To put up the wherewithal
For the project—think It over.
That's the finest thing of alt
Why we ought to take our hats off
To the men who've pledged enough
To the cause to make it certain—
But that's just the kind of stuff
For which Harrlsburg is noted—
So let's all together get
And complete the fund that's started—
i We'U soon do it—that I'll bet.
THE CHILD'S FAIRY GARDEN
By Lois Kammerlin Booker
BY special request of Dr. Richaod
Morse Hodge, of Columbia Uni
versity, secretary of the National
Story Tellers League, Miss Lois Kam
merlin Booker, of this city, has pre
pared for the Year Book of the Na
tional Story Tellers League the follow
ing article and list of fairy books.
Miss Booker was the first president of
the Harrlsburg Story Telling Club and ,
had a wide reputation In story telling
and as a writer of charming verse.
In the child's garden of fancy, if It
is a real Fairy Garden, are Fairies —
exquisite wee beings in fluttering veils
and shimmering wings with voices
comingling in sweet mystic music
with the songs of bright little streams,
and the whispers of tall shadowy trees
—playing beauty and Idealism into the
thought life of childhood.
Unfortunately, the enchanted gar
dens of many children's minds are
places at times, which even a grown
person would fear to enter. At the
requests of anxious mothers, who
could not account for the serious
nervous symptoms of what their chil
dren were suffering, medical psycholo
gists have been admitted into these
Klingsorian Realms through the gate
way of Dreamland. Children have
told and astonished moth
ers' shuddering dreams of "giants,
wizards and slimy monsters," and like
creatures of the primitive mind.
The ethical code of many fairy
tales is "an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth." The higher civili
zation does not accept that Idea of
justice for child, man or woman. It
does recognize the law of retribution.
To satisfy the child's Inherent sense
of fair play, the story should lead
him to see that the law of retribution
and not mortal vengeance dominates
the lives of the human characters In
the story, while the good fairies are
supernatural agents of adjustment.
Many fairy books, old and modern,
should be expurgated of entire stories
of unnecessary descriptive details of
witches and wizards' snakesome
abodes, and of deeds of ferocity and
crime. For example, the king said
to the hundred suitors of his fair
daughter, "If you do not guess this
riddle, you shall die," suggests a far
less harrowing and bloody picture
than, "I will cut your heads off." Fairy
tales abound in threats of decapita
tion.
Let the fairies play their mischievous
pranks upon mortals who deceive and
betray maji. bird or beast. Let them
live as an embodiment of a spiritual
expression of primitive thought, but
let us cease planting seeds there of
monsters and crimes which were
grown in Ihe mind of man when his
highest moral law was self-preserva
tion at the cost of another's life by
sword or cunning.
Fairy Tales: "Ole T.uk Ole, the
Dream God," "Snow Queen" (except
Story V), "Goblin and Huckster,"
"Elder Tree Mother," "Little Tiny,"
"The Nightingale," b"y Andersen:
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
■ /
RIG HOOUT FOH KID*
To tin F.ditor of ihe Telegraph:
Harrlsburg Is fast earning a name
for doing things, but she has not done
much more than touch on the fringe of
her possibilities. Leaving alone the
big things that the grownups are most
Interested in to the grownups, will you
let me make one or two suggestions
[that concern the youngsters and out
line a few plans for their greater de
velopment and greater share In putt
ng Harrlsburg still more on the map.
These suggestions will center round
the public schools which have already
contributed so much towards this end.
Can we not devise some practicable
method of extending that athletic spirit
which finds such a good outlet in the
track meets of the early Spring? Does
It "not seem a pity that the healthy ri
valry and school spirit which la cre
ated each year should be confined to
the one form of athletics and to one
Short period each year?
Marathon Clubs
Conceding that "School Football" Is
too far advanced to meet the need, why
hot "School Marathon Clubs" fo r want
of a better name, made up of older
boys to have weekly club runs over
short distances across country, the old
fashloned "Hares and Hounds" Idea
might be revived, distance races, time
racs, etc, and—here Is the big Idea.—
SEPTEMBER 15, 1916.
"Peter Pan," by Barrie; "Fountain of
Youth," by Baumbach; "Fairy Foot"
(Hero, Robin Goodfellow), by Browne,
in Welsh's "Fairy Tales Children
Love"; "Two Gifts," "Fairy Gifts,"
"Rosanella," "Prince Narcissus and
Princess Potentilla," by de Caylus, in
Lang's "Green Fairy Book," and
"Sylvania and Jocosa," in Welsh's
"Fairy Tales Children Love"; "Fiddler
in the Fairy Ring," "Beautiful Palace
East of the Sun" and "North of the
Earth," "Bar of Gold," by Coussens,
in "Diamond Story Book"; "Pied
Piper of Hamelin," by Crommelin;
"Adventures of Vlsu," "Lady White
and Lady Yellow" (Japanese), Davis;
"Magic Fish Bone," by Dickens; "Un
dine," by Fouque, translated by Court
ney; "Honey by France; "Won
derful Adventures of Nils," by Lager
lof; "Golden Goose," "Fisherman and
His Wife," "Elves," "Little Briar
Rose," "Three Feathers," "How Six
Men Got on in the World," "Water
Nix," by Grimm, and In Lang's "Green
Fairy Book"; "Jorinde and Joringel,"
"Twelve Huntsmen," "Spindle, Shuttle
and Needle," "Crystal Coffin." "Golden
Lads," "Golden Mermaid," "Three
Musicians," "Iron Stove." Kumpel
stiltskin, and "The Elves and the
Shoemaker," "Blue Light," "Fairy
Tell True." in Welsh's "Fairy Tales
Children Love"; "Star Lovers," "Black
Bowl," "Wind In the Pine Tree."
"Robe of Feathers," "Singing Bird of
Heaven," "Espousal of the Rat's
Daughter," "Spring and Autumn
Lovers," "Broken Images," "Tongue
Cut Sparrow," "Moon Maiden" (Japa
nese), in "Green Willow," by James;
"Adventures of John Dietrich," "Lost
Bell," "Dwarf in Search of Lodging"
"Elves," "Gift of Golden Chips," in
Keightley's "Fairy Tale Mythology";
"Nixy." "Glass Mountain," "Little
Groen Frog and Magic Swan", b?
Kletke, in Lang's "Green Fairv Book";
"Caliph Stork," "Hok Lee and the
Dwarfs," "Prince Featherhead and
Princess Celandine," "Puddocky,"
Lang; "Princess' Mirror," "Stoie'n
Dream," "Maker of Rainbows," bv Le
Gallienne; "Tom Thumb," i% Mabie's
collection: "Blue Bird," by Maetor
linck; "Mirror," by Mendus; "Rtquet
With the Tuft," by Perrault, in
Welsh's "Fairy Tales Children Love" -
"King of the Golden River," by Rus
kin; "Good Little Henry," "Little Gray
Mouse," by Segur; "Peonies," "Prince
Ahmed and Fairy Pari Banon,"
"Pinks," by Singleton; "Peronella."
"Blanche and Rosalind," In Welsh's
"Fairy Tales Children Ix>ve"; "Fairy
Story Shop," by Works; "Zerbin, the
Woodcutter," "French of Labonlaye "
"Three Sisters and Their Glass Hearts"
(Russian); "Slippers of Abon Karem,"
"Fairy Dust," by Dudevant; "Rajeb's
Reward," "French of Granval," "Drak
the Fairy," "Lost Spear" South Afri
can), in "Golden Fairy Book."
Note.—No stepdaughter stories nre'
listed, because I was unable to find
even a reasonably kind stepmother or
an imperfect stepdaughter.—L. K. B.
competition races with other schools at
intervals during the Fall and winter
after the most severe weather Is over.
This would he a great training school
for the big track meet In the Spring.
Favors Kri-reaflon
My second suggestion is the forma
tion of "Physical Recreation Clubs" in
the various schools and the organiza
tion of an lnterschool competition in
simple events requiring either no gym
nastic apparatus or only that of the
simplest character, the exercises to be
such as could, with little trouble, be
held In the school buildings themselves.
For example, running or standing high
Jump, broad Jump, rope climbing, dumb
bell or Indian club team drill and—
perhaps—wrestling.
Byway of a change, here Is a sug
gestion that might be worked out by
the more accomplished musical and
"comloal" school students. Why not
form Juvenile minstrel troupes to give
one or more entertainments during the
winter to raise funds to help along
the school expenses for extras required
by the atheltio organisations, etc.. In
stead of the usual Ice cream and candy
affairs."
Yours. Ktc.,
"Once a Kid Myself."
GOOD-BY OIXI.Y SPARK
To tin Editor of tht Ttlf graph:
Regret that "Jirgs" has passed away,
and the only spark of genius connected
wltb your paper passed with him.
• • C. 3£INQLa,
Stoning (Eljat
"I wonder." said a man who ha*
studied Pennsylvania all hla lite and
! who la keenly interested In publl®
utility matters of all kinds In mora
ways than one, "It they will hav to
revive the waterways and how theyj
will do It." We were standing along
the river above the city and tha
lines of the old Pennsylvania canal
were to be seen stretching away, th®
luxuriant foliage of the trees whlcljj
have grown up In the bed of the wa £
terway marking the course as far aS
a bend In the Susquehanna. "If
freight rates keep going up. If
ment and business demands force tha
railroads to keep on advancing tha
price for hauling we will have to turit
to tho waterways, but when we turrfi
we will find that vfth few exceptions
the railroads have them," he contin
ued. "Then, the railroads will find
that they will need them and that It
was poor business to put the canals
out of business. The result will be.
In my opinion, that there will be soma
sort of development of streams like
this Susquehanna of yours. Don't
make fun of it. Do you realize that it
is not going to be so hard to make a.
channel for light draft boats and
that with the continued Improvement
of the motor. Its decrease In size and
increg.se in power, that there will be
an opening- for commercial boating
along the river. Your city has shown
what can be done for improvement
of the esthetic side of a river front*
I have seen what German cities hava
done to rivers on the trade side. Now
I would hate to see anything happen
to detract from that splendid Improve
ment of your river front, but if you.
can build dams as a municipality to
get water for the pleasure and ap
pearance side of It what is there to
prevent a city or county building
dams for waterway purposes? Now
just you think how freight rates have*
gone up In the last few years and what
is in store. Then look at your rivet"
and think again for what a ©ompara—
tively small sum, considering the mag
nltude of the trade, it would take for*
a channel for ruotor barges. Only
look out that the railroads do not do
It first. They are facing some big
problems and they doubtless ara
thinking about waterways to take
care of traffic whose shippers will not
be able to pay the freight rates which
must be asked for rail transportation.
If the conditions I speak of ever come
the Susquehanna will come into its
own for navigation. Sounds rather
odd, doesn't it? But you travel and
read and see what has happened in
other places."
• • •
"Do you know," remarked a buyer
In one of the downtown clothing stores
the other day, "the man who bought
more than one suit last winter is for
tunate. It is next to Impossible to get
good suitings at low prices and even
the higher priced goods are not nearly
of the quality which was being sold
last season. The manufacturers blame
It on the war and since the war seems
to be a good thing to blame most any
old thing on, It's more than likely
that the war's what, has raised the
price of wool. Another funny thing,'*
lit ■went on, "Is that nearly every man.
talked with about his Fall
tells me he needs a new over
coat. Most years a large percentage
of men expect to depend upon the old
one."
Some of the reports coming from
El Paso about the conduct of the
Pennsylvania troops are funny and
yesterday some men from various
parts of the State were talking about
well-behaved men in camp. A west
ern man and a Harrlsburg man wero
bragging when another pulled out the
record of arrests in the Pennsylvania
division last month. It seems that
the Eighteenth, a Pittsburgh regi
ment, had 69, the Sixth had 48, the
First Artillery 27. and the Eighth, 21.
The First. Second and Third, all
Philadelphia regiments, had nineteen,
eighteen and eight respectively. The
cavalry and Fourth infantry were the
best beha\ed say the dispatches.
• •
It will not be very long until footJ
ball will come into its own and once
again the gridiron will resound with,
the yells of students from Tech. Cen
tral and Steelton. While there is no
school, nevertheless the squads are
busy every afternoon and the teams
will be In better shape than usual be
cause of the greater opportunity which
has been afforded for practice, so tha
sporting editor opines.
• • •
Ex-Judge Ellis L. Orvls, the Demo
cratic nominee for Senator, who was
here yesterday for notification, was
formerly on the hrnch in Center coun.
ty. He has sat In court trials hera
several times.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE |
—A Mitchell Palmer motored to
this city for the Democratic meeting.
He was accompanied East last night
by several friends.
—Philander C. Knox is spending
the summer at his Valley Forge home,
but has been getting in some automoo
bile touring.
—Ex-Congressman G. W. Logue Is afi
the seashore for a time.
—William Armstrong, a county offl
cer and brother of the mayor off
Pittsburgh, was arrested on a charg*
of breaking traffic regulations.
—Chief William Connell, of tha
Philadelphia Highway Bureau, says
that he has doubts about the value o£
women as highway Inspectors.
DO YOU KNOW 1 j
That Harrisbnrg manufactures
marines for government lighting
plants?
HISTORIC HARHISBITRO
The first State arsenal was located
here in the twenties.
| Our Daily Laugh
Rft LOST
Vbf/ v!Tn OPPORTUNITY
I ImL Dan ghter —.
i n MS® Father went oft j
J' ) In good humor 1
j' JBA /4|§lX this morning.
iWmti Mother —•
Jilli fleavens! That §
reminds me. I
forgot to ask him
for any money.
Am, TRUE.
A. bird in tha
band U ——.Mif -
r*. ln -OTaffi j
A boll on the *
atove is worth
▲ man with a
And an ace in
the hand is ' j
worth two In J
the deck.