16 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded IS3I ' Published evenings except Sunday by THE TI2I.EGRAI>H I'HINTING CO.. Telegraph Building, Federal Square. S. J.6TACKPOLK, Pr't and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. CH7S M. STEINMET7,, Managing Editor, . Member American gSj# aylvanla Aasoclat { gag My nue Building. New S ChU <ago. 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a <BFat)'Jbf week; by mall. $3.00 a year in advance. _ FRIDAY EVENING, fKTTOBER 13 There is no speech nor language to express The secret messages of Qoil, that make Perpetual music in the hearing heart. — Hejtbt Van* Dyke. NO TIME TO LOSE IT is regrettable, of course, that the good name of Harrlsburg as a healthful and wholesome city has been blackened by a scourge of typhoid fever from without, but we must face the situation, discover the cause and remove the danger without further de lay. Time for talking Is past; time for action is here. So far as the City Council is con cerned it must not hesitate for a mo ment to provide such funds as may be needed to protect the health of the city. This is an emergency which de mands radical treatment, and if the local Health Department Is not able to cope with the trouble, then let the State be urged to assist, so that the disease shall be stamped out In the least possible tlrye. We are definitely assured that the city's water supply is absolutely pure; that there is no difficulty from this source. Dirty creameries are held to be largtjy responsible for what has occurred. If one hundred inspectors are necessary to trace the disease to Its source, these should be employed without delay and without regard to cost. But let's have no more discusston of what to do. It seems to £>e generally understood that we should trace the Infection to its origin, and when this shall have been done the spread of the disease will be checked. It is entirely reasonable to believe that the local health authorities have been handi capped In the fact that they have not sufficient force to combat the epidemic. This being true, City Council must recognize the situation and provide whatever inspectors or experts are necessary to crush the epidemic and lemove the stain upon the city's good name. We hope when they finish the Post I Office that they will use a little bleach on the old portion. Just now It looks , like a boy who had neglected to wash back of his ears. MCKUXSOV LAW SCHOOL THE campaign of Horace B. King, of Harrlsburg, to raise a fund sufficient to rebuild the Dickin son law school building deserves the success with which it is meeting. The Dickinson law school Is an institution from which many of the noted law yers of the country have gone out and of which Central Pennsylvania is very proud. It is doing good work with an antiquated and insufficient equip ment. If it is to go on and fill the need there is for It, it must have new 1 quarters. The best evidence that the project Is deserving is that scores of graduates of the law school are among the most generous contributors. By the wsv, isn't it about time for Harrisburg to he thinking of a home cow tnjr retention for the boy* who are •xpectec oacV from the border ihori.lv ? SENATOR KNOX. .% SUGGESTIONS WHILE in Harrisbursr for a few hours yesterday tho Hon. Phi lander C. Knox spoke enthusi astically of the improvement of tho city and especially of the beauty of the River Front. He said; The Improvement of the River Front in HarrisburgMs a very cred itable work. It compares favor ably with similar work I have seen in Europe. It provides a delightful promenade along the Susquehanna, which not only is a source of en joyment to the citizens, but affords a very attractive point for visitors to Harrlsburg. To-dav I had my first opportunity to look over the "Front Steps of Harrlsburg," and I enjoyed it exceedingly. I think it should be oalled "The Gateway of the Commonwealth." It is a view of which tho city of Harrisburg may well be proud. This praise from one who has trav eled so widely is praise indeed. It swres to still further emphasise the taoportance of giving immediate atten tion to the protection of the terraoe and tho planting of the embankment ■with hardy shrubbery which would givo color to the whole eastern front of the river basin. If this German submarine activity keeps up England won't have so much Ihiited States mall to hold up. THE ARMENIAN RELIEF HARRISBURG has never turned the needy from her door. Dis tress has never sought In vain for araccor here. It Is only byway of living up to traditions that the Minis terial Association of the city and vi cinity has called attention to the duty of the church people in this com- ~~~~ ■ ~ ■ —— I . • munity In responding generously to the proclamation of President Wilson setting aside Saturday and Sunday next as days upon which to give of their plenty to the starving thousands of war-stricken Syria and Armenia. All over the country opportunity will be afforded to Americans to aid the throngs who arc facing the awful death of famine or violence through no fault of their own. Doubtless, as usual, this city will do Its share. The scarcity of dyes has led to the use of cranberries and the new coloring Is called "cranberry red." To some of us who occasionally wear "blled" shirts and are invited out occasionally to turkey dinners, the shade need not be described. A LITTLE PLAIN TALK TF anyone doubts the great need of -*■ permanent treatment of the river slope from one end of the oity to the other, that doubt would bo re solved by a walk along the Front Steps at tlie present time. In the absence of any definite plan of treatment the ter~ race has been regarded as something which might someday. In some fashion, be given some attention. But when such a distinguished visitor as Philan der C. Knox grows enthusiastic In praise of the splendid river front treat ment and all the city's visitors wax eloquent in their admiration of the unique steps and walk along the water front, It Is high time that our own people realize the importance of doing something definite in the way of pro tecting this embankment. It would appear that the Depart ment of Parks should adopt a settled, policy respecting this matter. There has been enough backing and filling and dawdling. City Commissioner Gross seems to have utterly failed "in appre ciation of the importance of doing something. Outside of rambling sug gestions lie has accomplished little in the direction of permanent treatment. Notwithstanding the fact that sev eral thousand dollars remain of the last park loan, ample for the purposes of protective work along the embank ment. the months have been allowed to j pass without any real effort to do what,j is urgently needed. I.et any citizen who questions the | absolute necessity of protecting this ■ embankment make an inspection'from ] the lower walk and see for himself the j conditions which now exist. Gulleya j have been cut in the bank from the] top to the bottom by the rains of the i year: large willow trees overhang the j walk; no planting of any importance' has been done; deposits of the Spring j floods are still upon the granolithic I promenade, and there Is throughout the river front a general appearance i of neglect. Surely, the people of Har- j risburg do not want this sort of thing' to continue. The Susquehanna basin, is an asset ' of which the city is proud, and while visitors applaud what has already been done they also recognize the need for completing the Job. Thousands of plants are growing In the city nursery i and thousands of these plants should ' have been placed along the slope this ' year wherever the proper grade has j been established. The gulleya along | the embankment must be filled, else j still greater destruction will follow I through the toppling of the upper walk. Between the Walnut and Mar ket street bridges great atones have been allowed to obstruct the grano lithic walk. Ko rsal effort, lias besn n-,s.de ro cresie oermsnsnl conditions. 1 Everything suggests an atmosphere of indifference, not to say incompetency. Unless and uritil a specific policy shall have been adopted for the treat ment of the river slope these conditions will persist. If It is not possible, for lack of sufficient appropriation, to place the river frontage In proper shape at one time, then it ought to be easily possible to make a start at a given point and complete the work from year to year until the embank ment In Its protection and planting shall be beyond further damage from high water and other causes. It ig no wonder that the people are complain ing when so little has been done this year. They have a right to complain and the responsibility must rest where It belongs. Thank heaven, It's over. No more late paperi to worry Telegraph sub scribers, we hope. Dlspatohea concerning Carranza lead to the prediction of an early Fall 'n Mexico. At the outstart of the campaign the President said he was going to be "non partisan" In his speeches, and if he thinks he has kept his promise we hope ho won't decide to break it. I -foOtu* Ck t h,KO \^LcClkLcl By the Ex-Comasitteeman While the men in charge of the "political committees' campaigns are struggling to overcome the apathy which exists in/many sections and tho State and district candidates are mounting/the stumps every night, com mittees of lawyers in most of the counties of Pennsylvania have gotten to work in the interest of the re-elec tion of Jostlce Emory A. Walling, of the Supreme Court. The May primary gave a/jolt to tho confidence of many peopl<v In the nonpartisan Judicial nomination act and men of activity In E?',A aw are determined that there shall be no slip-up In November. In thirty counties committees have undertaken to push the Walling cam paign and/others are being actively or ganized. Newspapers without regard to political complexion are nlso calling atlentmn to the Supreme Court elec tion /ftnd lawyers are on their mettle ** cure a "Ig vote on the judicial ticarat. Before leaving tho city last night Attorney General Brown decided to ?, wrlt of quo warranto to test t M?.7 eMhl P of Mayor Jonas Fischer, of Wllliamsport, and tho formal order goes out to-day. The application will ue made in the Incoming; county courts for a. writ of quo warranto compell ing Fischer to show cause why he holds his office. This action is taken at the request of Wllliamsport citi zens, who started ouster proceedings against Mr. Fischer on the grounds that he Is not naturalized. A hearing in the case was held before Deputy Attorney General Hargest here on Sep tember 12. Fischer has contended that he has naturalisation papers, but he has never them publicly. He was elected mayor last November after more than 50 per cent, of thefvotes cast at the Fall pri maries. —GrtTord Pinchot is to address the Hughes club in Philadelphia. The for mer forester insists that Wilson does not meet the standard. —Congressman John It. K. Scott is out in a speech in which he assails the political club and urges savings funds ln,ach ward. The Democratic contingent from Dauphin, Cumberland. Perry and ad joining counties for Shadow Lawn will leave here on a special train to-mor row morning and it Is expected that it ™ an ' m rressive list of Federal officeholders and boys with a desire to stand in. Practically every postmaster gelt injj over $1,5 00 a year in these S>v.L ' p , xpecte<l to be on the train. The pilgrims will be checked up on leaving- Philadelphia. Kive bands will along. —When the Democrats march down Market street to the train they will pass under the new campiagn banner swung across Market street. The ban net- hath n strange device. It also lacks the list of Democratic candidates for congress iit large. ""■Philander C. Knox Is expected to make a speech more sizzling In Its denunciation of the Democratic shams than/that he made at Greensburg last nighT when he comes to Harrisburg. ' Harry A. Mackey, chairman of '7° compensation Board, In an address at Philadelphia praised Mayor Smith's ordinance. -- Single Taxers are planning to rmako a campaign drive in Luzerne county. A branch of the Philadelphia headquarters will be opened. Joe Guffey, Democratic state chair man, is suffering again. He savs now that Pennsylvania will give Wilson a i pcorc-breaking* vote. Guffey generally hops into the limelight when there is nothing doing, but he is alwavs enter taining. —Philadelphia registration figures a " recor< 3 s were broken and 30u, 406 persons registered. I,ast year It was 289.726. The first day 92 624 registered, the second day 1 02,513, and the third day 1 10,269. The returned guardsmen are now being registered —Friends of Scotty Leiby, the l.'emocratic candidate for senator in the Thirty-first district, have got the hlllcs over the failure of the voters to enthuse over Scotty. He has been go ng up and down the four counties, but the people appear to have pinned their trust to Senator Frsnklin Martin and will re-elect him. It is said In Perry I whence Scotty balls, that he will not I carry that county. —State Chairman Guffey added to the Joys of Philadelphia last night by announcing that Vance C. McCormick Democratio national chairman, would preside at the Pennsylvania day cele bration at Shadow I>awn to-morrow afternoon. The exercises will start at ■C. ® clock - McCormick will make ine Introductory speech, presenting A. Mitchell Palmer. Democratic nationai committeeman from Pennsylvania to President Wilson. The President will respond to Palmer's address. After the speaking all the visitors will be presented to the President by McCor mick, Palmer and Ouffev. it. will be a fine day for the reflected glory squad. The executive committee of the Democratic State committee will meet to-morrow morning in a Philadelphia hotel prior to the departure of the Shadow I,awn specials to fill a num ber of vacancies. —Cumberland county's campaign lias assumed much activity and the formation of clubs In Carlislo and other places will probably cause the c< mpaign *o assume at its close some- U , , m V r lho old-time eayety. Josish Tviine i\nd Samuel Bent* have charge o.' the Republican center and County Trcx.surer Robert W. Peffer of the Democratic. The Hurhes club of tho Dickinson law school, which is headed by F. J. Reiser, of Altoona, has challenged tho Wilson bodv to de bate on vital Issues of the campaign. Clubs have also been formed at Dick inson College, Conway Hall and tho Carlisle Indian School. O. J. Elchorn. I.onaconlng, Md„ Is president of the Wilson club at Dickinson and 11. D. Robinson, Winchester. Va., of the Hughes organization. C. C. Walters, Harrisburg, heads the Hughes body at Conway Hall, and D. W. Justice. Balti more. Md„ the Wilson. Harry Sutton, Seneca, of Conesus, N. Y., Is the Hughes Indian School club president, and Green Choata, Seneca, Valient, Va„ Is head of the Witsonites. They will hold parades and act with the county organizations. Trade Briefs Dealers In Bordeaux. France, are in terested in American jewelry, electri cal appliances, motion picture films, agicultural Implements and other staples. A firm has been started In Soura baya, Java, to trade In American eleo troteohnlo appliances. Inquiries have been made by the mu nicipal authorities of the town of An nonay, France, about American fire ap paratus and supplies. Primitive meth ods for fighting fire are now employ ed. Much of the zlno from the Tonkin mines, French Indo-China, which for merly went to Germany and France, Is being purchased In the United States. All mines are running at full capacity. There Is a market for dental sup piles In New Zealand. A young Greek has perfected a ma chine which automatically cleans and packs currants. School, supplies are needed In Brazil. There Is a market for American bot tles In Marseilles, France, due to short age In the local supply. When a Feller Needs a Friend . By briggs S*w 1 ) |.=r " , J i ! I HIM look SO , I I 111 1 I SEK.ous- 1 | <p7 —Txftj / I jm, ; SMILP- &/. /111 Mil rfnrT Where Workers Rule Tljcro is no doubt that one reason Vaudergrlft, Pennsylvania, has been so successful as a "dry" town is that the workingmcn run it. When Van dergrift was founded there was but one restriction put upon the property. For ninety-nine years no liquor was to be sold within its boundaries. The working people with whom this con tract was made were admirably adapt ed to respect and support it. They were, as a rule, American born, most of them from farms in the neighbor ing counties. By training and tradi tion they were temperate. They be lieved Yandergrift's future would de pend In a very large degree upon its no-liquor policy, and thia has proved to be true. It is now a town of about 4,500 In habitants. Ninety por cent, of it is owned by men who work for wages. These men carry in the savings bank over a million dollars, and own some thing like 125 automobiles. That is, they and not saloonkeepers are getting rich. It is peaceful as well as prosper ous. Two policemen on twelve-hour shifts look after law and order, and they suv In the town that the one on duty ctri generally be found uslcep on the str ps of the Casino. This Casino, most effectively placed on Ihe town's 'argest plaza, has two wings—one houses the library, and the other the town council and jail. I have heard the librarian argue that the Jail Is used so little she ought to have it for books. It is sometimes needed, however. In the first three months of 1914 five dif ferent persons spent a night there, two of them tramps glad of free lodging. It was a fairly typical record. A clergyman who came to Vander grift after having spent years In other industrial towns of Pennsylvania told me that he never, in any community where he had been stationed, had known of a worklngman on the church official board or carrying the plate on Sunday. Hero there were no others to perform these duties. Working men make up the town council and the board of education. The men have places 1o go and things to do after working hours. They are responsible citizens, carrying a town on their shoulders, and both the dignity and the seriousness of the task keep them steady.—lt)a M Tavbel', in The Chris tian Herata. European Papers Hit Hard A special cs.bie dispatch from Parle, in tiio New York Herald, gays: '"ln view of the paper crisis E.jspar ently existing in the United States It may Interest you to know tho case Is tho same hero, only more so. "The syndicate of French newspaper proprietors decided to-day to cut the Qordlan knot by cutting their news papers In half. All tho dallies in the syndicate, no matter what their sise or price, will until the end of the war, appear twice a week, with half the present number of pages. "As four pages is the rule this means that French newspapers will appear two days in every week with only a single sheet." , Effect of Tariff [T F. X.ogan In American Economist.] It is Important., therefore, to study the effect of the Underwood Tariff dur ing the ton months it wa* in oper ation entirely free from the influence of the war in Europe. During fhst period our imports increased $101,977,- 000, and our exports decreased $158,- 888,000, thus causing a reduction in our balance of trade to the extent of more than $260,000,000. In this con nection we must not forgot that of this $260,000,000 reduction In our balance of trade $127,458,760 of it oc curred during the months of April and May, 1914, Just preceding the war, and at a time when war was not thought of, but after the Democratic Tariff act had sufficient time after Its passage to become fairly operative. Embargo Excusable I St. Paul Pioneer Press. | An embargo on foodstuffs would be a radical departure from our tradition al policy, but conditions are abnormal; an emergency exists, and however great our distress we cannot recall our wheat once It has loft the Euro pean market. The subject is worth the most serious consideration. HUSBANDS FOR T SAYS MISS CLARA BISHOFF WHEN Clara Btshoff of New York announced in a newspaper in terview that she would marry any man who is respectable and hon orable and who earns SSO a week, in order to provide a home for her mother, she started something which now she declares she is going to finish." Miss Bishoff lives in Greenpolnt, a staid, old-fashioned section of Brook lyn. Since the story of her matri monial plans became public there has been a steady stream of mail carriers, special delivery letter messengers and personal applicants for the position of husband to Miss Bishoff flowing toward the old-fashioned house and then flow ing back again. There have been hun dreds of letters and almost as many callers. Miss Bishoff is undeniably pretty. I She Is small anil slight and fair, of Ger man antecedents, and with the Teuton's practical turn of nuna. There Is no sentinjent about her proposal to marry any man who measures up to her re quirements. Oh, no, it Is purely a mat ter of business. Greenpolnt la Shocked Greenpolnt regards the young wo man's enterprise with something ap proaching horror. "Just like selling herself Into slavery or auctioning her self off to the highest bidder." is the comment you hear In Greenpolnt. And as for the mother, she Is far from being the frail, white-faced in valid the original story about Ml3s Bishoff conjured up. The writer of that story evidently felt It his duty to "dress up" the recital, and, anyway, why should a pretty young girl of 20 advertise for a husband to provide a home for her mother if the mother wasn't an invalid? But as a matter of fact Mrs. Bishoff is a plump, rosy, strong looking woman who. is housekeeping for Dr. M. Seley in Greenpoint. Mrs. Bishoff and her daughter live in Doctor Seley's home. When the doorbell and the telephone bell both began ringing, after the story of Miss Bishoff's appsaveel In the newspapers, Doctor Bcley was puzzled and dismayed, but sa soon ss he learn ed what ts was all about he bundled his family into his motor | EDITORIAL COMMENT] It seems much farther for the allies going back on the west front than It did coming.—lndianapolis Star. There's a thriving opinion that some body in Canada has a lot to learn about cantilever bridges.—Buffalo Evening Times. The Democrats can continue the flghi with all their might but not with all their Maine.—Boston Transcript. At this rate of exchange It will soon, be necessary to quote German marks in terms of Carranza currency.—Boston Transcript. A Moonshine Wish [From Harper's Magazlnel The concentration of troops in Ha waii had brought together again some old comrades of Indian frontier days, and one of the good wives Insisted upon gathering them at her table to talk of Auld Lang Syne. They had been talk ing of a comrade's splendid services and advancement up the ladder of fame. All knew he was superstitious and never hesitated o stake all on one chance if he could see the new moon over his right shoulder. The hostess summoned one of her guests to the lawn to try his luck, and said: "You must hold this silver dollar In your left hand, look at the new moon over your right shoulder, make a wish, and It will come true." The thing was very quickly done, and they rejoined the party. Later the host ess asked If the wish had been made, and upon being Informed that It had, she remarked: "Where Is my silver dollar?" "Oh I" replied the guest, "I wished that I might keep the silver dollar, and It came true." car and drovt off for the day, leaving the coast clear for his housekeeper and her matrimonially inclined daughter. Mother Is Excited ISorr As for Mrs Bishoff, she was a little angry and a little chagrined at first. If Clara wanted to get a young man, she might have had the pick of Green point," the mother confided to a nelgh r' v. But Ha the stream of letters Rnd telephone messages and callers in per son began to flood the Seley residence. Mrs. Bishoff became excited, and fully s much interested in the enterprise as young woman herself. There were young men. middle-aged men and old men who called. Some wore glasses, some did not; some affected mustaches, others were clean shaven. Some were merely "curiosity seekers" according to Mrs. BishofT. But few, very few, could convince the determined young woman who had put herself on the matrimonial market In so daring a fashion that they were actually earning s.>o a week, and so they were turned away. Why .Shouldn't He Heturnf Thert was a captain of the United States marines, now. who was good looking and who was not too old. who would do. and his pay, of course, ex ceeds the |6O minimum prescribed by the girl. It may be "Wait till he comes back and proves that he is in earnest," Mrs. Bishoff warned her daughter. So Miss Bishoff Is waiting. And in (.he meantime, you are given to understand, the captain will dto very !w etS the n,arr, 'ffe license and takes the attractive- young woman, who puts her mother's happiness before her own, around the corner to one of the several churches in Grcenpolnt. none of which Is more than * few blocks away from the Seley home. Miss Bishoff can cook, economically and satisfactorily. She makes her own ,"H nd ' f subdued and modest, they are pretty and attractive. a „ housekeeper par excellence, and tho rooms in the Seley home which she and her mother occupy s i l)ne , wlth cleanliness snd exhibit good taste Then, a, before stated, she is pret , v "" I Our Daily Laugh ] HARCASM fllll,'l/MUII lufjrffMi til|m. selected a wife to ||j# ■orr, we all make THAT OUGHT I •■-A TO SETTLE IT. Do you expect BS to be elected ? Em. I ought to be; a careful count JP * shows that I have 1 kissed 4,768 1 itJU babies, to 8,818 my rival, WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrieburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organisa tion's annual "Municipal Quia."] What Is the present net borrowing capacity of the city? $1,184,372.78. fEtoning Ctttjat Ever since Harrisburg has had offices, borough or city, in the Dauphi( county courthouse there has been tall< about the city and county uniting: lq an office building—some day. TW proposition for a Joint courthouse and city hall, or palais de justice an 4 rathaus, as City Clerk Miller once wild* has appeared every ten years by th almanac and successive grand juried have discussed the conditions fend fulminated against them in quarterly reports to the courts. The movoment appears to have behind It some public sentiment. Judging from comments heard and the develop* ments will be interesting to watch, The county is practically ont of deM and the city alwuys has a margin when it wants to improve anything?. The first courthouse was a log hous* at Front and Washington street* where John Joseph Henry held court in 1785. That was Dauphin county** first year and it took, some time foM the Infant county to get on its financial pins and put up a building which would vie with the courthouse of th€ parent county of Lancaster. In 1790 the construction of a courthouse on the lot now occupied, donated for the purpose by John Harris, was author lied and it took until 1799 to finish ii The "order book" is preserved and fl an interesting document, although t? does not tell why such a long tim was taken. The accounts are in pounds, shillings and pence and ths cost was something between $6,000 and $7,000 In American coin. It was a two-story brick building fronting in Market street with wings for the clerk of the courts and the recorder ot deeds, much as at present. "When the State government came to Harrisburg In 1812 from Lancaster the town people offered the use of the court house for the Legislature ahd the county officers moved into the borough building in Second street near Locust and into various offices and stores. The court was held in the old White Hall, now the Carlton and later In a brick structure on the present Jail yard site. "While the Legislature oc cupied the building the State placed a rotunda and portico on the court house to give it some style. The courts stayed in the building on the site of tho present jail until the completion of tho Capitol in 1822 and the old courthouse, which Is well remember ed by some of the older citizens, es pecially for its dinky cupola and Its big rotunda, was replaced In 1860 by the greater part of the present build ing. Harrisburg was granted tlva right to wear city clothes In 1860 and there was much talk about a joint city and county building in the late fifties and after the courthouse was started. The building cost $57,500 and the city was given the right to council cham bers and various other offices. Since that time the courthouse has been improved at considerable cost every now and then and the big addition was built in 1894, when another dis cussion on a city and county building was heard. The city offices are now in half a dozen places and the county needs more room in the courthouse. • • * With the selection to-day by Jury Commissioners Dapp and Taylor and Sheriff W. W. Caldwell of the sixfr traverse jurors for November term of common pleas court the final draw-, ings of the year from the Dauphin county whfeel were -completed. Onl? 156 names remain in the wheel and these will be taken out. and, according! to the usual custom, destroyed by the sheriff and commissioners. Early la December one of the Dauphin countM Judges and the jury commissioners wills fill the wheel for next year, when 900 names will be empaneled, 300 each be ing suggested by the commlsslonera and the court. • • ♦ Clerks In the County Commissioners" offices have sent out a "tip" by letter to the various assessors throughout tho county urging them to turn In their reports of Dauphin's military roll. The report to the adjutant general's de partment, the headquarters of the National Guard, must be filed by No vember 1, and the assessors' returns are desired by not later than October 27. The returns of the men of Dauphin county who will be eligible for active military service—all between the ages of 18 and 45-—will be watched witln more than ordinary interest this year in view of the "preparedness" talk* compulsory military and universal training service disscusslons that are going the rounds of the poolrooms and. the barber shops every time the news papers print a dispatch relative to moving troops from the Border. * • • Circulation of books among children has been resumed on a pretty brisk scale at the new Harrisburg Publta Library and the youngsters are mak ing some strenuous raids unon thai stack of books. During period when the Library was closed to chil dren because of the Infantile paralysis outbreak there were a number of new books added and some of the rebound books were put back into circulation. The schoolchildren are thronging to the Library for the afternoons es pecially. • • • Friends of Frederic W. Fletts, for mer Deputy Attorney General and ona> of the prominent figures in legal affair.-* In Pennsylvania, will be glad to learn that he is recovering from the op eration performed at Scranton. Mr, Fleitr; will soon be able to resume his practice, j - ] j WELL KNOWN PF,OPLE"I —Colonel Richard Coulter, com* mnnder of the Tenth Infantry, about to be mustered out. Is a big coal op erator with military affairs as hl hobby. _ , —H. J. Heinz gave a dinner at York on his birthday, which was the day of opening the State Sunday school con vention, over which he Is presiding. Congressman John R. Farr, speak-, Ing at Scranton, declared that mor. police powers are needed to prevent mine cave-ins. —James F. Lewis ts urgtng a big> fine arts building on the Philadelphia parkway. —Professor James Prescott has cel<f-r, brated his twentieth anniversary an* conductor of the Allentown Arlon So-*j clety. | DO YOU KNOW j j ' i That Harrisburg is one of the latg coal distributing points of the * A whole state? ' I HISTORIC HARRISBURG This city was the start of the first* road up the Susquehanna. It vaa projected to Sunbury. Best Evidence The New York World accuses Mr- Hughes of being pro-German. The Fatherland, the organ of thos<* who would have the United States vio~< late Its neutrality for Germany's bene-* fit, asks Mr. Hughes ten which are designed to carry the ac cusation that he Is pro-British. These directly conflicting charge* against him will be regarded as thM best evidence that he Is just plain] American, without bias toward side. —Albany Journal.
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