6 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NStTSPAPER FOR. TUB HOMB Found id igji Published evenings exoept Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Vdegrapk Dsliding, Federal Square. B. J. STACKPOLE, Prts't and P.dUor-U ChUf R- OYSTER. Business Manager, gus M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. i Member American Bureau of Circu nMgSßQESt&w latlon and Penn pg jjljW ' • sylvania Associat- Jbßk] 3 nue Building, New . fift ley. People's Gas Building, Chi cago. 111, Entered at tho Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. . By carriers, six cents a week; by mall, $3.00 | a year In advance. WEDNESDAY EVENING, SETT. 27. I cant despise the mud and mire, Tho' neither fills with desire, Because I knoto that oi£ of these By life eternal mysteries Have sprung in some unfathomed way The splendors that we see today, And up from pain hath come to be A. world of love and chivalry. —John Kendrick Bangs. MONEY FOR PARKS TT7HETHER or not Commissioner Gross happens to be entirely familiar with the estimates framed by his subordinates In charge of the activities of his department, It must be perfectly apparent to Council that money is needed to maintain the city parks for the remainder of the year and it should be forthcoming. The Park Department in 1914 re ceived $5,000 mora than the depart ment received last year and $3,000 more than it was given by budget appropriation this year. In addition, the department faced the destruction of the Island Park athletlo track by flood and repair of a considerable por tion of the road in Wildwood which was washed out. Notwithstanding this, a number of permanent improvements have been made with tho money .ap propriated. The people are using the parks as never before and they want them properly cared for and adequately po liced. They look to the department to keep the lawns and paths in good con dition, the tennis courts lined and the golf course cropped. Councllmen are generally able to find money for almost any purpose upon which they set their mind and failure to pass an additional revenue measure as requested will be looked upon by the people as a slap by Council at the welfare of the whole park system. THAT VTL/TiA RATD SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER denies vehemently that Villa took part In the recent raid In Northern Mexico, despite General Bell's insistent assertion that Villa was present. As Secretary Baker Is in Washing ton and General Bell Is on the border, of course tho Secretary Is in much better position to know conditions down there than Is the General. The Secretary Is perhaps getting his in formation from the same "liars" President Wilson says gave him some of his "news" from Mexico. The whole trouble at Washington has been that the administration has accepted as facts all manner of back stairs gossip concerning Mexico, while ignoring tho facts as presented by those in a position to know them. Secretary Baker has stationed Gen eral Bell at tho border to learn and report the truth and now sits In his office chair in far off Washington and tells the man on the ground he doesn't know what he is talking about. Villa Is dead. The Administration has decided this Is so. Therefore, it must be so. LABOR AND MQUOR r Telegraph receives at regular jJ. intervals a little sheet of "pub licity matter" purporting to be th vo Us6 of a certain labor organiza tion defending the liquor traffic, but so apparently the work of a "wet" prtM agent that its path to the waste basket Is marked beforo tho onvelope is silt. The circular makes violent protest against tho extension of "dry" territory on the ground that prohibi tion is the enemy of the laboring man. But it gives no reasons. Some day we are hoping Its author will explain how it comes, If what he contends is true, that of an average dollar spent for manufactured products labor gets 18.3 cents, while of a dollar spent for Mquor labor gets but two cents. BRINGING SCHOOL TO RTTTDKNT DEAN WILLIAM M'CLELLAN, of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, In an address last night before the Hnrrisburg Whar ton Extension declared that the day ia past when it should be necessary fflr the man to go to the institution of learning and that the new function of the university is to take its learning to the man. "Economic conditions of the present day make university extension work absolutely necessary," he said, "and the day Is not far distant when a branch of some university or Institution of learning will be found in every city and town of consequence In the land." That la what the Wharton School la doing for Harrlsburg. It brings the business branch of tlio University of Pennsylvania to the student. It gives precisely the same quality of instruc tion here as constitutes the Wharton School course at Philadelphia, and it haa this added advantage that It per- Bits tha student to continue Ua WEDNESDAY EVENING, ular work and earn a salary while pre paring- himself for advancement There should never be a question as to the continuance of tho Wharton School here. Bather, wo should look forward to the time when the Uni versity of Pennsylvania shall have a building- of Its own In Harrlsburg fronting Capitol Park and extending its night school work under a corps of capable Instructors over a large part of the university course, for the benefit of those who seek learning, but whose circumstances do not permit of the regular four years' course. WILSON LOSES JERSEY PRESIDENT WILSON has been repudiated in New Jersey, his own home State. Returns from the primary elections held there yesterday indicate the nom ination of Senator James E. Martlne for the United States Senate on the Democratlo ticket by a very substan tial vote, over John W. Westcott Westcott was Wilson's choice. Be hind him was lined up the entire- Democratic machine of New Jersey, which is controlled by the President. Martlne made an absolutely Indepen dent light. H went before the people on his record In the Senate. West cott depended largely upon tho fact that he was the "President's candi date" and It was fully expected even by Martlne's friends that the Presi dent's influence with the New Jersey machine and the prestige of the White House would pull Westoott through by a small majority. Every State and federal employe, every postmaster and Democratlo dependent was lined up for Westcott and so confident were tho political "dopesters" that the Pres ident could not lose In his own State that reports early last night were fa vorable to Westcott's nomination. But with all this against him, Mar tlne won and now it begins to appear that Instead of being a heavy handi cap the enmity of President Wilson was In reality his greatest asset. Even In New Jersey, the returns indicate, the voters are tired of tho weak-kneed watchful waiting, extravagant and de structive policies of the President, and that this dissatisfaction is widespread even in Democratic ranks within the State that Mr. Wilson has been de scribed as carrying around In his vest pocket. Martlne made a hot fight for re nomlnatlon, and'that helped, but he won largely for the reason that New Jersey Democrats were disgusted with Wilson. The vote as canvassed early to-day is incomplete, but enough Is known to indicate that the Republicans outnum bered the Democrats at the polls yes terday by a wide margin. Thero was a brisk skirmish within the Republi can party, but It was In no way com parable with tho bitter contest waged by tho Democrats, which was calcu lated to bring out every vote that a political machine struggling for Its life and a determined independent candidate and his friends could mus ter. That the Republican vote under such circumstances far outnumbered that of the Democrats gives clear In dication that at the November elec tions New Jersey—the home of the Democratic candidate —will give a comfortable majority for Mr. Hughes. It Is undoubtedly true, as President Wilson declared, that he. got his infor mation about Mexico chiefly from liars. But after March 4, 1917, we will have in the White House a man who will get his information on public questions from a different sort of people. TRUE DEMOCRATIC OPINION TIERE IS no doubt about the Progressive sow of Maine re turning to her wallow with a whoop." These chaste woj-ds fell from the cultured lips of Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi, when he learned that the Increase in the Republican vote of Maine was Just about comparable with the Progressive vote of two years ago and that, in consequence of Re publican reunion, the State had re pudiated its Democratic Governor, its Democratic Senator and Its Demo cratic Congressman. Vardaman is clever enough to know that what hap pened in Maine is happening all over the country and that a reunited Re publican party will enable the nation in November to repudiate its Demo cratic President. But he was not clever enough to conceal his real opinion of the Progressives whose re turn to Republican ranks made pos sible the victory In Maine and will make possible the still greater victory of two months hence. Since June, the Democrats have pursued the Progressives with honeyed words, with places of power In the party organizations and with promises of substantial recognition In Federal office in case of Democratic success. It is only by Progressive co-operation that the Democratic party can remain In power. When Progressives return to their old allegiance, Democratic doom, la aaalad. And then Democrat*. From Chicago Daily News. express their real opinion of Progres sives—a Vardaman has done. I' itu By the Ex-Committeeman While the reception of the Harris burg Republican Club on Friday even ing will mark the opening of the cam paign In Dauphin county, very little activity Is expected before the second week of October. Dauphin county Is so safely within the Republican fold this Fall that there Is no call for an early campaign. Howover, tho welfare of the ticket Is not being neglected and much quiet work has been done and is* being done by the candidates and thetr friends. The affair of Friday right promises to be the largest In the history of the club. There will be speechmaking by all the local candi dates, including Congressman Kreider and Senator Beidleman. This rally will be followed shortly by a similar get-together meeting at the clubhouse of the West End Republican Club, when the candidates will be the guests of the uptown organization. Senator Penrose, who was In Harrls burg this week on his way to Pitts burgh, seldom uses the railroad for trips about the State. He has become one of the greatest automobile en thusiasts in Pennsylvania and an ar. dent advocate of good roads. Formerly tho Senator went ;is quickly as possible from one Journey's end to the other and would brook of no delays. Now he likes to let his driver set his pace and is Inclined to loiter in the larger communities and delights to call on his many friends scattered throughout every county. "I never really knew Pennsylvania until I began to take these motor trips," he told a friend not long ago, "and certainly I never appreciated the hospitality and kindli ness of our Pennsylvania people as I have learned to do through the me dium of tho automobile." An analysis of the reasons for the failure of the Underwood tariff law made by Senator Penrose, of Pennsyl vania, prior to the close of Congress, has just appeared in the Congressional Record. Included In the analysis are tables showing the trade of the United States before the European war and during the European war, monthly statements of the' treastiry and the revenues and expenditures of the Fed eral government under Democratic and Republican administrations. Up to Them [From the St. Louis Star.] Little James, six years old, had been taught to pray each night for all his relatives and friends, and consequently the list had grown quite large. So one night when it came time for the cus tomary prayers he refused to say them. "Well, well, James!" said his mother. "Why don't you say them? All good little boys say their prayers." "Yes, but I'm too tired." "Oh, my, that's no excuse. Come now, that's a good boy." "Well, relented James, "I guess I'll have to. But, anyway, not going to pray for everybody. I'm going to cuv a lot of "em out. Some of 'em will have to save themselves." A Record Breaker "Maggie," said the inexperienced young thing to the cook, "the biscuits were a sight. If you can't do better next time I will have to discharge you." 1 "Ye will will ye? I'll have ye know, mum, that I've been worktn' out for two years, an' I've worked for 89 of the best families In town, an' I ain't ever bin discharged yet. I'm l'avin' this afternoon for a better place."— New York Globe. Whats' the Rent? Something about the house you buy for her never suits; either it Is too far from the dining room to the kitchen or there aren't enough linen closets. Which convinces us that there IS an Island of Somewhere somewhere. Fancy says it is beautifully wooded on three sides, with a semi-bungalow fac ing the water. It is a perfectly archi tectured house, with a perfect fur nace, with doors where they should he and no drafts.—Buffalo Evening News. One Thing Hasn't Gone Up [From the Indianapolis News,] The shocking thing about the arrival of pumpkins on the local market is the report that they will be sold at about the same old prices. Taciturn General General Sir Douglas Halg Is a man of EO few words that unless he speaks for himself the time may come when his participation in the battle of the Somme will be denied by expositors of the war on the western front.—New York Sun. The South's Plaint The scaliest form of sectionalism we have observed is that of the Northern newspapers that are complaining be cause there are more pampered mil lionaires in the North to pay income taxes than in the South. Give us the millionaires and the South will pay the taxes.—Houston Post. Depressing [Fioni the Cleveland Plain Dealer.] "I believe we will win, but If we don't, What of it?" says Vice-President Marshall. Doesn't that Just show how fatal to campaign enthusiasm it is to be a Vice-President' B AHRISBtTRG TELEGRAPH DESIGN FOR A NEW HISTORICAL PAINTING.; GIFFORD PINCHOT CHARGES CONSERVATION IS ABANDONED ' I \HE conservation of natural re- J_ sources has become one of the largest Issues of our time. In the campaign of 1912 It formed one of the chief planks In the Democratic platform and was often indorsed In Mr. Wilson's speeches. His Inaugural address committed him fully to sup port it. For these reasons It Is Important to know what the Wilson Administra tion has done. As one man deeply interested in conservation and familiar with the record, I am writing to lay It briefly before you. When he took office Mr. Wilson ceased to say much on conservation, preferring to let the members of his Cabinet speak for him. After his in auguration the friends of conservation, regardless of partisanship offered him their help In putting the conservation policies through. The opportunity in vited action. The fight to save Alaska from the Guggenheims had created a living body of public opinion, which lacked only official leadership to save what resources still remained in pub lic hands. It seemed at first that President Wilson would lead. At the outset the work of the Wil son Administration In conservation was good. Congress passed and Mr. Wilson signed the Alaska railroad bill and the bill which assured Govern ment control of coal lands in Alaska. These measures were excellent and President Wilson deserves praise for their enactment. So he does for his veto of a bill to give away National Forest lands. Unfortunately, these creditable in stances form but little of the record. Politics came into control. Thus a bill seeking to turn the natural re sources of Alaska over to a political commission was repeatedly recom mended by the Administration through the mouth of the Secretary of tho Interior. If passed, it would have thrown Alaska into the hands of tho special interests and established a policy almost certain to destroy the national control of natural resources everywhere else as well. This meas ure we were fortunately able to stop. When Wilson became President the Reclamation Service, in its great work of irrigating the arid lands of the West, was wholly free from politics. By tljp mouth of his Secretary of the Interior Wilson advocated, and later signed a bill which leaves the choice of lands to be reclaimed to a commit tee of Congress, and so makes politics dominate the service. Director Newell was the man who created the Reclamation Service. He made and kept it one of tho most efficient bureaus under the Govern ment. The Secretary of the Interior forced him out and replaced him by a commission in which politicians control. The Newlands bill is a conservation measure which proposes to develop all the resources of our inland water ways—water power, navigation, irriga tion and domestic supply—for the public benefit Although Wilson strongly indorsed it during his cam paign, as President he let it drop, and instead has signed two waterway bills of the old pork-barrel type, which are everything the Newlands bill Is not. Water power Is the most valuable resource still in public hands. There is undeveloped water power in our navigablo streams equal to twice the power of every kind now used in tire United States. It is a huge prize. For years the water-power interests have been fighting to seize it and the con- An Admired Achievement "John," exclaimed the nervous wo man, "there's a burglar In'the houseT" "Do you mean to tell me that after I tried every door and window In my effort to get Into my own home. Just because I happened to mislay my latchkey, a burglar comes along and wakes you up at the first rattle of the doorknob? I'm going down to see him." "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to Interview him and see If I can find out how he did It." Washington Star. She Endorsed It "I want to get this check cashed," said the young wife to the paying teller at the bank. "Yes, madam; you must endorse It, though." "Why, my husband sent it to me. He is away on business." "Yes, madam. But Just endorse !t. Sign It on the back, please, and vour husband will know we paid it to you." She went to the desk and Ui couple of minutes came back with the check endorsed: "Your loving wife, Edith." Is Great Bible Reader William H. Irvln, of Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon county, is a great Bible reader, having read the Scrip tures through thirty-four times In the past fifteen years, an average of more than twice each year. Mr. Irvln is 72 years of age and has not left his home for fifteen years. To Oppressors And I *'lll come near to you to Judgment; and I will be a swift wit ness agulnHt the falso swearers, Rnd against those that oppress the hire ling in his wages, tho widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me saith the Lord of hosts. For I am the Lord, I change not.—Malachl 111, 6 and C. servatlonlsts to save It for the people. A water-power measure, the Adam son bill, came before the Houße In 1914. It favored monopoly and gave the special Interests, for nothing, the public water power on navigablo streams. Nevertheless, Wilson in dorsed It On its way through the House the bad parts of the Adamson bill were stricken out and the public rights were secured. Thereupon Wilson re versed his previous stand and indorsed the amended bill. This good bill then went to the Sen ate where it was shelved, and the In-, defensible Shields bill was reported in its place. The Shields bill gives away the public water powers forever and for nothing. Both H®osevelt and Taft vetoed bills drawn on the same principle. Yet, by another reversal, tho Wilson Administration got behind it, and when a widely circulated pub lic appeal was mado to the President for his help to defeat It he refused. As to water power on the public lands, there Is but one reversal instead of two. Wilson first, by the mouth of a member of his Cabinet, indorsed the Ferris bill, which was mainly good. It was replaced in the Senate by the Myers bill, which is thoroughly bad. Among other things, this bill actually throws the Grand Canyon, the great est natural wonder of America, wide open to individual appropriation. Nevertheless, Wilson reversed himself in order to give It in the same way his indorsement. Both as to water powers on navi gable streams and on public lands, the last reversals leave tho Adminis tration standing with the special in terests against the poople. The Phelan oil land measure would hand over to private individuals who have no legal rights tho valuable oil lands set aside as reserves for the navy. The Navy Department has made public announcement that the mero threat of the Phelan bill's, pass age has caused it "to consider serious ly the advisability of abandoning" the policy of constructing oil-burning ships. Only oil-burning ships can develop and maintain the high speeds required In modern war, and without them no navy can be even second class. The Secretary of the Interior actively supported this surrender of national safety to private greed. The Secretary of the Navy and the At torney General opposed It. Wilson re mained neutral and did nothing. Because Wilson refused to take sides, or took the wrong side, the question whether the people or the Interests shall win or l&e in the Shields and Myers water-power bills and the Phelan oil bill is still unset tled. These bills are still before Congress and will pass or fail at the coming session. The public water powers and the efficiency of the navy are at stake. There can be no com promise between the men who would grab the public resources for private profit and those who would conserve them for the use of all the people. Either the Interests will get them or the people will keep them. There is no middle ground. To sum up, as in many other mat ters the promise made was not per formed. Instead of progess in con serving our resources, the last two years have seen a bitter and often a losing fight to hold what we had, Wil son talked well, began to act well and then, yielding to the political pressure of the special interests, went back on conservation. —Gifford Plnchot in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Philadelphia's Claim If there were not the soundest finan cial reasons for putting one of those twelve new farm loan banks In Phila delphia, a sentimental reason ought to fetch ono here. A originated the idea of s>ich farm banks. It was Henry Charles Carey whose writings put Into the head of Schultze-Delltsch the no tion for creating in Germany that sys tem of farm banking. After Schultze- Delltsch came Raiffeisen, who admitted that he borrowed from his immediate German predecessjr, who in turn had boen Inspired by the American Carey. Those two German pioneers put into practical test the theories of our fellow townsman, and since then the whole world has gone to Germany to learn about farm banks. But as you see, Philadelphia laid that egg and the Fatherland merely hatched it.—Girard, in Philadelphia Public Ledger. Everlastingly at It The shortest day in all the week is the one that finds us working with all our physical and mental energies. The longest day Is tne day that finds our heads and hands empty. If you would shorten the hours of work. If you would lengthen your sal ary at the end of the week, keep eternally and everlastingly on the Job. —The Silent Partner, ORDER A DBATR WARRANT Br Win* Dinner, _ One fellow to another said: "If Wilson falls to be Elected President this Fall What w'U he do, tell me.'-' • The other fellow thought a while And summoned all his wit Then answered, "Welt, I guess he will Have to get Hughe*' to tt," J SEPTMEBER 27, 1916. TELEdRAPH PERISCOPE 1 —"Stockings going up!" 1B the head line In a trade publication. But, even so, better that way than coming down. There's one thing we like about Wing Dinger. He never lays any of his efforts to the Influence of the new school of "free poets." —The President Is working twelve hours a day explaining the eight-hour law. —The pay of the German officers has been reduced; so has the number of officers. The price of sauerkraut has gone up but the smell is about the same. ' Oh, well, it might be worse—the high cost of living isn't in it with Europe's problem of trying to keep down the price of dying. I editorial comment 1 Among other extinct animals Is the one that grew the cheaper cuts.—Chi cago Dally News. A die facto government, It appears. Is one that won't hurt you if you lend It money.—New York Sun. Arbitration Is like International law —something that the other fellow ought scrupulously to respect.—New York World. Mme. Schwlmmer says Ford has been badly advised. An honest confession Is K ui°rer the soul '~ Phlllldel P h ia to- Needed a Megaphone A certain Kast End man is growing more and more deaf, and greatly dis likes to admit it. He makes a brave pretense of understanding what Is said to him, and this frequently entails amusing mistakes. Not long ago a neighbor met him and said: "Perhaps you haven't heard about the agreeable visitor that arrived at our house yesterday—a fine baby boy —a perfect cherub?" The deaf man smiled pleasantly and replied: "Oh, we have lots of 'em at our house. My wife gets them by the bushel. Stews 'em. you know, and puts em up. She put up more than forty pots last summer. Yes, indeed." "Why," said the bewildered neigh bor. what do you think I said?" 'Yes. she likes the red kind best." continued tho afflicted citizen. "Says th ®y a ' n 't tou Sh. Is yours the black sort ?' crie(J the Indignant neighbor. What are you talking about?" The deaf man heard this. "Why, cherries, of course," he pleas antly remarked. "That's what you said, isn't it?" But the neighbor walked away with out explaining. "Go Up Front!" The district trustee was addressing a school In Ohio. "Children," said he. "I want to talk to you for a few moments about one of the most wonderful, one of the most important, organs in the wholo world. What is it that ''irobs away, beats away, never stop f ig, never ceasing, whether you wake or sleep, night and day, week in and week out, month in and month out, year In and year out, without any volition on your part, hid den away in the depths, as it were, un seen by you, throbbing, throbbing throbbing rhythmically all your life long." During the pause for oratorical ef fect a small voice was heard: "I know—lt's the gas mpfer."—Pitts burgh Chronicle-Telegraph. New Kentucky Industry The Kentuckian who was bitten by a moccasin and cured himself by drink ing a quart of com whisky is now do ing a thriving business pointing out the place where the snake was last seen.— Macon Telegraph. What Poland W ; ll Need [From the Detroit Free Press.] A 10-year-old ruler is suggested for Poland. After Poland gets through with Its present troubles what It will need Is an efficiency expert. Real Food Dictator If the Ocrmans want a real "food dictator," they might Import a high priced American dyspepsia specialist. —lndianapolis News. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrlsburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organisa tion's annual "Municipal Quls."l What procedure is necessary for the laying or water pine? An ordinance Is passed by Coun cil, after which bids are advertis ed for and contracts awarded for laying same. Owners of property abutting on any street or highway In which water pipes are laid pay according to foot front rule. The amount paid Is credited to the property owner and all water bills as they become due are charged to this account until said credit Is ex hausted. This system virtually elves the property owner the watar pipe tree of charge, J lEtonUtg (Elfat The coming of the cooler days hal had a marked tendency to drlv< canoeists and swimmers oft the but nevertheless there are still hun* dreds using the basin from Maclay street to the dam and from present Indications the Susquehanna will b popular until the first of October at least. The late opening of school ia allowing many of the youths and maidens who love the water to take a dip during the warm part of the aft-, ernoon and every day between two and six there are scores diving off tha sand flats and rocks. The oncoming of the-duck season will awaken a new Interest in the river for the winged web-foots are rather plentiful around the grass patches during the open sea son. Many a gunner is already look ing up his old duck boat and quite a number are already practicing "run* ning" an Imaginary flock of canvas* backs. • • The faint tinge of Fall which is al ready in the air is reflected from tha windows of nearly every store in the city and even in the markethouses. Pudding, scrapple and tne time-hon ored mush havo already made theiu appearance and the quick lunch houses are Ailing dozens of orders fou sausage and hot cakes these morn ings. Folks seem to be getting tired of the regular summer diet and tha winter dishes are becoming popular again. In the store windows are dis played Fall outergarments and quita a big business has resulted in sweat-* ers, Fall hats and BO on. • • * By the way, has it occurred to yon what a pleasant summer Harrisburg has enjoyed? To be sure it has been hot, but the really Insufferable days were very few as compared with tha delightful ones. The river was ideal as compared with 1916 when it was nearly always at a half-flood stage; the parks were never more beautiful; and the sky was nearly always smiling down upon humanity. Tliere were comparatively few cloudy days and not nearly ns many thunder storms as usual. All In all, It surely was H "pippin." ♦ • • Cumberland Valley trout fishermen are getting busy already and there should be some fine fishing in tha streams of the county next Spring. Only last week over 1,000 yearling trout were distributed under auspices of men at Carlisle. They wore evident ly much pleased with the fish for they wired the State Department of Fishery les that they were tho finest they had ever seen. • * Homer Moyer, the advertising man< was talking about an experience in his Johnstown boardinghouse, in tha days before ho came to a real city. "There was a Welshman there whd had an unconquerable pride in Walea and the Welsh," said Moyer. "One noontime a Cambria Steel Company draftsman determined to have soma sport at the expense of the Cymric. " 'WalesP he sneered provokingly, Wales has never produced any great men.' " 'T'ell It hasn't,' said the Welsh* man. " 'Name me three,' jeered the other. " 'Well,' declared the man from Wales, 'there's Lloyd George, "Honey Boy" George Evans and Santa Claus.' " • • • The State Educational Association* which is to meet here in December" for its annual session, is one of tha organizations of the State which al ways holds its meeting Immediately preceding tho general asembly in Harrisburg. It is held by the men in the great organization, one of the big gest associations of teachers In tha nation, that by meeting here tha membership is brought into closer relationship to tlio State Capitol and that it arouses greater interest in what is being done here. • • No matter how threatening may be the Sunday afternoon skies there are always hundreds of people who go out for walks or rides and they are taking to the highways which have been little used and not much cared for. In the last summer it Is safe to say that more tramping parties and automobiles have gone over hitherto little known roads, such as those which wind tip Paxton creek valley, out. around tha almshouse, along tho Conodoguinet and which branch off tho Reading turnpike and tho old Jonestown road. A striking proof of this was given a few days ago when a man who ia interested in road matters remarked: "If people keep on hunting out new roads to walk over or to automobile It means an increase in the road tax next year." • • • V. Grant Forrer. Harrishurg's sun burned park superintendent, is some fisherman. The other day when he stepped into a rowboat at the Front and Edward street landing to row himself across the river to the Mc- Cormick's Island Camp—which by the way is all part of the day's work—he spied a sucker after minnows close in along the shore. What does V. G. F. do but walk down along the shore line, reach in and with a quick "grab" pull Mr. Sucker out. of his native element. , It made a good breakfast for Mr. and Mrs. Forrer. • • • When December 31, 1916, cornea around and the records for the year close, city health officials will begin to tabulate their figures for the an nual report. From present lndica* tlons all contagious disease records will bo broken this year, because of the two epidemics on record. In the Spring almost 2000 cases of measlea broke all previous figures and the ty phoid epidemic which Is Just abating has also set a new high mark. The total number of cases, however, bar ring the two epidemics will probably be less than during previous years. Our Daily Laugh CRUEL AND IN HUMAN. Orderly 1 have to report that the enemy la °7X~\ bombarding u a with massed mill tary bands, firing / A^TiVi,'' muslo hall songs *lj and popular rag- barous! Order hp up a corps of mu- ra, , slcians and reply with Rlchaxd Strauss. Well get the sairages with nervous prostra tion. -■ X TRTn^ mcl ~ M y husband R- writes too that I , 1 may stay at tha beach as long aa '11" That looks *rea plcl ou a , yon shonld go right 1 home—he's I. I g V
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