6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded itji )*■■■ [Published evenings except Sunday by I THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., I Telegraph Bulletin*, Federal Square. •I"-- ■ E. J. STACK POLE, Pris't and Editor-in-Chief 3P 1 * R. OYSTER, Business Manager. ©US M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. t Member American aylvania Associat nue Building, Now cago, lllf' Cll ' Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. -aSggJSfcx- carriers, si* cents a week; by mail, $3.00 [ a year In advance. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23 The sweetest music is not in ora tories, but in the human voice when it speaks from its instant life tones of tenderness, truth and courage. — EMERSON. THE NEW INDUSTRIAL HOME HARRISBURG'S charltes keep pace With the growth of the city. The latest development along this line is the plan of a number of influential men of the city to provide proper quarters for the over-worked and over-crowded Children's Industrial Home. Laboring under the heavy handicap of a building far too small for its needs and ill-suited from the very first, the Industrial Home has made a splendid record. Hundreds of men and women in all walks of life once called it home. Scores of little folks find refuge there who otherwise would not have where to lay their heads. From the highways and the byways they come, from homes of discord and from others where death has enter ed all of them penniless and help less, and all of them made welcome and sheltered and succored until able to care for themselves. It Is a great and good work the In dustrial Home has done and is doing, but what it has done will be as noth ing when compared with the oppor tunities for service that will lie before it when it is situated in the country, surrounded by broad fields and rolling hills and with its cottages ranged about a main building. There the little ones will have a taste of real home life and there they will grow up to useful manhood and woman hood amid surroundings ideal for mental, moral and bodily develop ment. For this purpose Harrisburg peo ple will be asked to give and it is easy to foresee that the fund neces sary will not be hard to raise. Not many farmers will fail to under hand that the high prices they have •been getting for their products are due 'to the demand created by the war of Europe. In a ten months' period be fore the war began, we exported $132,- 000,000 worth of breadstuffs and oats, but In a corresponding ten months, with the war in full swing, we exported the same commodities to the value of $366,- 000,000. KREIDER AND EIGHT HOURS CONGRESSMAN KREIDER ex plained very clearly to a party of railroad men the other evening where he stood on the Adamson eight hour bill. He had been accused of be ing unfriendly to labor because he voted against that measure. He ex plained by saying that he was perfectly ■willing to vote for the bill had It pro vided an eight-hour day for all rail road men. He introduced and heartily eupported an amendment making the measure take in all classes of railroad employes, and It was because he felt that the track hands, the shopmen, the clerks and others were just as de ter\lng of the short day as the higher paid trainmen that ho refused to vote J for the bill. This is perfectly reasonable. The President is posing as the friend of labor because he forced this measure through Congress. It takes in only about 400,000 trainmen. He cquld just as well have pushed through a law xuaklng eight hours the legal working period for all railroad employes. If he believes, as he has said, that the eight hour principle is right, why did he not see to it that all railroad men were included? An enthusiastic supporter of the President calls his speeches "pearls." Yes. They are pearls of great price— paid for at the cost of the national prestige. THAT HUGHES COLLEGE 1.EA(,1 E r I "'HAT Hughes College League, an active branch of which has been organized in Harrisburg, has given an awful jolt to those Wilson supporters who foolishly Imagined be cause their candidate was once a col lege president all college men would vote for him. The local newspaper organ of the Democratic party, which ,knows better but will not admit it, (complains bitterly because the rolls fOt th organisation here "are filled With old grads separated by long years ffrom the atmosphere of the classroom iand the instruction of the profes ,ors.'' Laying aside the thought that wisdom Increases with the years and that at all events both young gradu ates and "old grads" make up the membership of the Harrisburg Hughes alliance, how does our Wilson defend (•r make Its claims of the young col lege man for Wilson gee up with the jC&ct that straw votes ot U the men MONDAY EVENING, at both Harvard and Princeton, the latter Wilson's own Institution, have been heavily In favor of Hughes? Commenting upon the President's campaign of oratory, the Springfield Republican, which Is supporting him, makes this rather dismal observation: "It is true, also, that if a President's record in office will not re-elect him. no amount of speech-making will save him." GOMPERS' FOOLISH ATTEMPT THE foolish attempt of Gompers to deliver the entire lubor \ote of the United States to Presi dent Wilson has failed, as anybody conversant with American history and acquainted with the American view point knew it would. No one man can swing the whole labor vote of the United States, just as no one man or group of men can swing the whole capitalistic vote of the country. Gom pers cannot handle the bulk of the laboring men any more than Rocke feller can command the votes of a ma jority of rich men. Take Harrisburg for example. Dem ocrats right here at home are telling us that Wilson is the worklngman's friend and that Hughes is supported by capital. Yet a group of the wealth iest men in Harrisburg are openly for Wilson and one of the very richest men in town —a man whose \money was made mainly by exploiting the laboring man—ls one of the most ac tive Wilson men in the country. The truth is that Americans are Americans first and workingmen and capitalists second. Thousands of rich men will vote for Wilson and thou sands more for Hughes. Millions of laboring men will vote for Wilson and millions more for Hughes. The man who tries to range class against class in this country does so to gratify per sonal ambitions and to accomplish sel fish ends. He is a dangerous influence. What a grand President Wilson would have been if lie had done all the things he promised and had not done most of the other things he did do. "HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR" WITH this Biogan, the Wilson propagandists hope to further deceive the American people. But just when the rallying cry was being worked to the limit along comes official admissions which knock the slogan Into a cocked hat. First, the Judge Advocate General of the United States Army, In the pursuance of his duty, declares that even now a state of war exists with Mexico "by reason of the fact that the United States is prosecuting its rights by force of arms and In a manner In which war is usually conducted." And on top of this important ruling the State De partment admits "a constructive state of war, in which the United States Is involved, exists In Mexico." Disconcerting, of course, for the "kept us out of war patriots" who calmly ignore the fact that President Wilson made the memorial address on the return of our dead from Vera Cruz, that he ordered Pershing and his men into Mexico, where they are at this hour; that there Is a large army of volunteers on the Mexican border while their wives and children are wondering why; that Captain Boyd and his brave troopers gave up their lives at Carrizal, and other In cidents of a similar nature disproving the "Kept-us-out-of-war" theory. No occupant of the Whte House has ever attempted before to so flagrantly misuse the power of his great office for the gratification of his own am bition. Thousands of patriotic Demo crats have already turned to Charles Evans Hughes ns the only person to stop the further humiliation oi the American people. The frost is on the pumpkin, and the frosting is on the pumpkin pie. BETHLEHEM'S EXAMPLE THROUGH the co-operation of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation the board of education at. South Bethlehem has decided to add a four year industrial course to those which now go to make up the curriculum of the high school.. Under the plan agreed upon the students taking the industrial course will spend part of each day in the various departments of the great plant gaining practical knowledge. In this way the high school boys will obtain both theory and practice. Thus the boys will remain in school while they are actually apprentices in the big steel plant and receiving wages. What has been done at South Bethlehem is also possible here. At the Steelton plant of Mr. Schwab's corporation should be similar oppor tunities for the students of Technical High School of Harrisburg and we have no doubt a conference between Quincy Bent, the directing head at Steelton, and the local school officials would result in a like admirable ar rangement. Such a plan would equip many of the Tech students for responsible posi tions Immediately upon graduation and still further enhance the value of their line training at the Walnut street Institution. The chestnut blight does not extend to the prices. SPEAK UP, MR. MARSHALL 2 CAN It be that the Democratic campaign managers have put a muzzle on Vice-President Mar shall? Not long since, In Indianapolis, Mr. Marshall Is quoted as having said: Did I say "civil service" or "snivel service?" They both mean the same. We found the offices guarded by snivel service, and our only regret was that we couldn't prv more of the appointees loose and fill their places with Democrats. If there is any office under the Government that a Democrat can't fill. I believe that office should be abolished. The National Civil Service Reform League, wishing to be in a position to deny that Mr. Marshall ever gave voice to such astoundingly undemo cratic views, sent htm a letter asking him either to deny the quotation or that he "take such effective action as to removb the Impression that you favor the use of the public service for private gain and partisan ad vantage." Beyond doubt Mr. Marshall said just what he was quoted as saying. If he had not he himself would have been the first to deny It. He Is so thoroughly lnnoculated with the spoils virus of the administration that If left alone he would be ready enough to affirm the truth of his speech. That .he remains silent is a fair Indication that the' Democratic campaign managers have spanked his well creased black trousers and put a muzzle on him for the remainder of the campaign. "fo&tfcc* £K ""P t >uvo ufauxuLo, By the Ex-Committeeman While Democratic State machine bosses are sending out appeals to Democratic jobholders to contribute to the campaign funds and indulging in claims that Include even the moon. Republican campaign work is going ahead smoothly and with vigor. Ar rangements are being made for the closing week of the campaign and events which will attract national at tention are to be staged. This week State candidates will tour the State and meetings will be held in twenty seven counties, while county commit tees will be called together for dis cussion of campaign work. The Republican State candidates will be in Center county to-morrow for a tour of the county and will speak In Bellefonte at night. The next day will be spent In adjoining coun ties and Wednesday night they will meet Philander O. Knox In this city at the big rally. Thursday the Republi can candidates will be in Blair and that night Mr. Knox will speak in Indiana. In Philadelphia the Republican committee is arranging for a strenu ous finish for the campaign. Meetings will be held in every ward to-morrow night at which the details will be worked out. The plans in that city are for a big rally the final Satur day of tho campaign with Governor Brumbaugh as one of the speakers. The Governor will speak in New York and vicinity two days the lat ter part of this week and in New Jersey next week. Washington party leaders in Phila delphia have taken all of the starch out of the Democrats in eastern Pennsylvania by issuing an official appeal to progressives to get busy and work for Hughes. The call, coupled with the withdrawal of the State can didates of the Washington party and the collapse of Democratic attempts to work out fusion combinations in various districts has about demolish ed the structure of claims put up by State Chairman Guffey, National Com mitteeman Palmer and their pals. —Fred Brenckman, the Carbon county Progressive, who withdrew as a candidate for Congress at large on the Republican ticket, is out in a statement in which he says he is for Hughes and will work for him and wants others to do the same. Mr. Brenckman is one of the fighting pro gressives and his statement has added further discomfort to the Democracv. —The Democratic State windmill in Market Square is running at a pretty slow rate these days as the Democrats throughout the State do not appear to realize that it is more blessed to give then to receive this year. The days of 1912 when Demo crats rushed in with contributions, as was declared at the time, are now but a fond memory. —State Chairman Joe Guffev may have another meeting of the jDemo cratic State inside committee within a few da.vs. There are still some vacancies which must be filled. —Mifflin county Republicans get together in good old-fashioned style at a meeting on Saturday night. The committeemen were guests of Chair man Fisher and addresses were made by Ex-Judge Joseph M. Woods, F. W Culbertson and others identified with the party in years gone by, factional differences being buried. Senator franklin Martin was given an ovation and so was Representative G. C. Cor bin. One of the liveliest campaigns be ing waged for a senatorial seat in iP®. State is in Chester count}', where William H. Berry and others have started in to make things warm for 1. U Eyre, the Republican candidate. Lyre has one of the best organiza tions he has had In a long time and his friends say that he will win easily. —The Philadelphia Public Ledger to-day prints this interesting storv , ?l? 0U, Pre,s 'clenfs recent trip through Pennsylvania and how the State boss tried to make thL r. W L SO " play Ponies: "While the President was on his way through Pennsylvania Friday Mrs. Wilson was reluctant to get out on the plat forms with the President to greet the crowds. Joseph F. Guffey, acting State in Pennsylvania, joined the President at Pittsburgh, and at Greensburg he said: "Mrs. Wilson I us P elio°t U J'," * e ' out here and help us elect a Democratic Congressman in this district." That brought a response, -and Mrs. Wilson agreed to cave the car. Mr. Guffey Repeated the argument at every succeeding With 4 i? e same result. Finally Guffey ugaln expressed the desire u, assure a Democratic Congressman district. Mrs. W£n Mr. Guffey, m don " n vou he ?hfnk : we've there' arer* ail the Congressmen An Amazing Apologia i-v, . [Philadelphia Ledger] past i°8 r h^ t ' 8 f PrOU<i Position in the past as head of one of the nation's foremost institutions of higher educa tion, andi the respect in which ilia hither? 8 h" m °. St PUb " C c<uest 'ons have hitherto been held by a large section the tl pubfie e r' C ri n Pe ° ple ' alone Juatlf y the Public Ledger in givinir so nn.h space in the present Issue to his oxtra ord nary apology for President Wilson. nn.i v,i , ) efense of the President and his policies, for the present em the tru°th nr 1 SpeClf,cal| y admits the truth of the most serious indict ments returned against Mr. Wilson How then he can ask the American people to accept his conclusions and to have sufficient faith to believe with him that in spite of the blundering policy and vacillating experimentation of which he admits the President is guilty he is still to be trusted' is a problem to nnswer which would re quire a psychologist more skilled In the subtleties of political casuistry than munities fOU " d m ° St Amerloan co >- WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY {Questions submitted to members ot the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their answers u presented at the organisa. lion's annual "Munfclpal Quia."] Did the City of Harrisburg contribute anything to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for an Executive Man sion? In 1 fifi4 the City of Harrisburg appropriated $:0,000.00 to the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania for the purchase of an Executive Mansion. This was accepted by the Common wealth with the understanding that If the Capital was ever moved from the city, the Commonwealth would reimburse the City of HarrisbucA HARRISBURG TELEGFAPH When a Feller N • By BRIGGS I —. / / ""/^JiaimY'LL] / / MAPTA <3O I \ / 'I home IF \ . \ / • \ Joev tclcs Jf v \ / / his MA y) gee I'M \ / I ( (aLAO I \ j f — I \ A,MT <So " T \\ / I OH Looky JOEY- r> (/ \broth®* J\ / Woo WANT THIS KMIFE: \ / ) You CAM HAVE T JOEY <- f \ ' /Vessir-Ye.ssiß Vow cakJ T > \ \ HorJesT Ybu cam- l D!OnT dfmhnV^ V I>AEAKJ TO HURTCHA JoeV i"_ 0 _ MOTHER AirO'T HOME - HERE a KNJIFC BE FfIRE / MM Bf BoD LETTERS TO THE EDITOR] Watching the Sunset To the Editor of the Telegraph: Some citizens and tux-payers are wondering why the street-cleaning forces assemble at a given point up-, town and do nothing but watch the sunset for three-quarters of an hour. Twice last week I watched this per formance or lack of performance which seems to Indicate the general trend of things under the present city admin istration. But the people are not so blind as they seem. PEDESTRIAN. Back to the Fray [Kansas City Star.] Comrade George Ade of Armageddon has the full sympathy and understand ing of this newspaper. We know Just how he feels. The Star also marched with the Progressives as long as there was anybody left to keep step with, in the hope, as Mr. Ade says, that we would ultimately overtake some kind of a destination. As that hope dwindled and finally departed, and as the sounds of distant firing which at the beginning of the march seemed to be straight ahead gradually shifted around until we found we were headed away from the battle rather than toward it, we were forced to Comrade Ade's conclu sion that It was better to be going somewhere, even in more or less mixed company, than to continue a course that didn't even promise a fight. The Star liked the company it march ed In and Is glad to hear Mr. Ade say he liked It too. The Star Iked It be cause there were so many men like Ade In it, fellows who wanted to pttch In and clean the Nation's house of some unpleasant accumulations and who pre ferred to do it by throwing things out the window rather than by carrying them down stairs. It was a young, blithe, earnest, hopeful and fighting company and it wai a helpful and In spiring thing just to march along with it. To go Into battle with It would have been a Joy. But there wasn't any chance of a fight. Every day the Progressives marched! they got farther away from the battle, and as fast as they found it out they began dropping from the ranks and heading for the quarter whence came the sounds of the fray. After awhile it got lonesome. There was hardly anybody left to talk to. The leader was gone, and as we paused In our march and Inclined an ear to rear ward we could hear the screams of the foe as he charged among them laying to right and left. And with every shout of triumph brought on the breeze more of the company dropped out and rushed to bear a hand l . The Star realizes with Comrade Ade that the battle Is between two parties this year, and the progressive party is not out of them. The ony way the Progressives can make themselves felt Is to fight In one or the other of the parties that are doing the fighting. Mke Comrade Ado, the Star believes that the banner carried by Mr. Hughes is the one for Progressives to fight under and that the fight is worth mak ing. Meaningless Slogans [Kansas City Time*.] The campaign oratora are trying to re-elect Mr. Wilson on two pleas: 1, He kept us out of war. 2. He gave railroad labor an 8-hour day. But— 1. There was no reason for anybody to get us into war. 2. He did not obtain an 8-hour day. The American people do not elect presidents on the strength of campaign slogans that aound well but art mean ingless. SUGGESTIONS FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MADE IN TWO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR V CTJERK AnnftKSSES CHAMBER The following open letter to the Chamber of Commerce has been re ceived by the Telegraph with the re quest that it be published: Apparently this is a day of boost, efficiency, safety first and what not. The Chamber of Commerce is to be commended for the good It has done and what, it is doing—ln fact. It stands for everything which tends to progres siveness and the betterment of our city. The Chamber of Commerce has in the past bent every effort and has suc ceeded in increasing its membership 100 per cent, y.nd assisted in boosting the new hotel, and now are about ready to launch another active cam paign in favor of the school loan. May success attend your efforts. With all these booms, past and prospective, you have failed or rather have not thought of one class of people to whom I would call your attention and say a word in their behalf, and ask, has it ever occurred to you during your de liberations (many of whom are en caged in business) that in all your deliberations you have overlooked your loyal clerk, who would enjoy at least II Finn 11 per cent, of the prosperity that is being handed out? Did it. ever occur to you that the clerks are a mighty factor in your suc cess and are entitled to at least some consideration? Every business man is aware of the ever-increasing prices, varying from •25 to 75 per cent., and probably more, and in every case the merchant has a way of getting back when prices on his merchandise are increased. With the clerk it is entirely different whose salary is fixed and has no way of boosting his income. Our dollar to-day ia worth about 00 cents as compared with prices of several years ago. Take, for instance, the price of coal, potatoes, meats, gro ceries Rnd in fact everything that en ler" into living, yet many a clerk is to-day receiving the same salary as he did prior to the day of boost and must say that our dollar is stretched to the I EDITORIAL COMMENT ] Anybody who doubts the devotion of the Middle West to the American flag has got a revelation coming to him.— New York Sun. King Constantino has postponed the meeting of the Greek Parliament for a month. Maybe he was afraid it would ask him what he was going to do.— Kansas City Star. Prohibition Has Helped Georgia [From the Kansas City Star.] Nat E. Harris, Governor of Georgia, has sent out the following telegram in answer to an inquiry about th effect of prohibition upon crime in that State: "I have had occasion to collect some data regarding this recently, and In that connection I have had reports from commissioners of counties, which reports, analyzed, show that since pro hibition went into effect in Georgia crime of all sorts has fallen oft 40 per cent, in Middle Georgia counties and all the way from BO to 60 per nent. in the lower portions of the State, where negro population predominate*. Also, these reports show that school attend ance—white and colored—has Increased materially, as has the ability of the average householder to pay his bills and keep his monetary pledges. These commissioners to a man are complain ing of a shortage of chain gang crews to work on the roads, and they blame it to nothinsr but prohibition." In spite of this testimony, the liquor Interests are sowing Missouri with cir culars stating that prohibition has hurt Georgia. It lias hurt the booze business and the chain-gang Industry, which go hand In hand everywhere. The more booze sold, the more men for the >4ls uA oUAin-Jcangs. j OCTOBER 23, 1916. breaking point. Many may call it prosperity, and to many it may be, hut to manv more it is absolute adversity and a desperate struggle for existence. This letter is written with the hope that some member of the Chamber of Commerce will read It and remember that, whilo be is boosting he will not forget to boost his loyal clerk. To the Editor of the Ttlttraph: '"kEßK. Now that our Chamber of Commerce hfts been so successful in settling the hotel question, which has long been dis cussed. is it not time this same pro gressive organization does something to aid in furnishing the city of Har rishurg with at least one ambulance? It is without a doubt r shame and a oiscrace that a progret've city sucli as wo claim to be cannot boast of hav ing a. hospital ambulance. I dare sav it is a crime that a person whose illness causes them to be removed to a hos pital must ride in a. police patrol wagon. Probably just before this pa tient was placed in this wagon several drunks were picked up out of a dirtv alley. I .... We are fighting against diseases of all kind every day: we are constantlv being told by our health doctors what to do to prevent disease; hut we never hear of these doctors nresentine to our Citv •'omniiesloners the matter of an ambulance. No matter how much real estate we own. or how great our taxes are we must abide by the health laws, but. those who make them do not attempt to enforce a law hereby a citv must provide a sanitary conveyance "for re moving a patient. As a taxpayer I repeat it is a shame and disgrace to our progressive city that when we are obliged to call for an ambulance we must look out of our door and nee a police patrol await ing. Let us continue our progressive movements, fellow-citizens, and begin to bring this much-criticised subject to an end. TAXPAYER. Our Daily Laugh j WOULD NEVER Rl ESS Why can't you 'V/ > wear that hat (j\ Jjjr It 1* trimmed WJNkgafrMi ; with cherries, And cherries are out ms,- Mr;' \ ■ I NO JOT IN Lira Mrs. I. N. Quire *—l ee you've jjgmife moved away from Ctc/ , Cfi Torporvllle. I thought It waa such a lovely i i community o ( ' I ill Mra. R.. E. .A/fl I ll| Former—lt waa |J that but tt was t \~iirJ dreadfully dull '■*lr our civics society couldn't And a thine to reform or suppress, 1 Ebenmg (Eljat ~T Penn sylvania* State Society, which will have the memorial meeting for the late Samuel W. Pennypacker nisht in the hall of the iJ?n^ of f* cprese ntatlves. is an organ are U 2nlv n ß lQ f e St " ,e capitals There cmm.*,- y i ew soc ' e ties like it In. the Kuvtjtn'ne. a L . nonc is as large as the &,ate organization. The so of thG h eads of de lunorfnn? ™ members of the more and honrHa^S? 1 ?!. antl bureaus f th , e ' state government, senators hoV einK The* v which wn J' own Sta,e society, ft nf< which h*?i several years ago. in the eilv ,f dlnners at the seashore bere Vn J', 01 ' time - former mem " ,u . ® ln BT in the same standing: as Societv°wh^ r i, nK the toga. The Ita?e lndtikS ™ l las monthly luncheons at the various movements 'rctiv ".'? s formed last Fall, the initiative of John I'ommMm. of the Public Service nack^• .' ■ and the lateMr.Penny- SfrestedTn it of - those much in ifs of.wt th es P et 'ally as it has for State encouragement of a have noifiri oo ?"• s whlch many in* about <?... ® ,n *. occasionally lack- L ~ fc>late capitals. Secretary of the p°r^?denr e n Uh CyrUS E " Wood 3 la of opinion -h .i KCneral consensus ganiJert ho V. ,he society was or pointive , at the highest ap d®nt" presi- BidSr *,?•■kws-S: l> rou ght hdiit S Hnd "as thereby methods l hL S ""Provement in A lln n ? Ca of the Kovern is-at on mLJ i KOes on tllia organ- Canitol mn V? extremely useful on be at PhiiaiJft rst blff funcUon will will have n Jm n"^ 1 month, when it •ler with nr>. # Pennsylvania din uresent ~? ,he Keystone State present from an over the country. flblm th?X to wllich the Parkways there are actually more peoola to h een walking along it than riding The popularity V £ y I s a,so prowin to real!a n pe ? p,e are commencing to realize the beauty spots. Com pletion 01 these links is causing a Wrong public sentiment to develop for ween S n ° nt °. f the Parkway 17- -<R W lll?, r ? ir and Wild wood. Ant J i d to more folks PTOiIIK north iff & w Paxton "eek vallev noun of (he city, which i 3 a delightful Place for a walk or ride. aciln ui who attend market liero fay that even if they did not get all of he corn hoped for they are able to llalke CO Th J a il! e fodder from the stalks. The stalks are unusually large ® tr f thanks to the earlv sum- S h Lt w ,J n immense amount. "V' J* Pt into the silos. One farmer '™' £ e J iat ' more cornstalk fodder ( l, e ft ever known before and thai the fact would mean much for cattle raising this winter. J he frosts have brought the pnV pawsi to market. There is not the de mand for this delicious Fall fruit that !^ C V® l ; s(!< ? <o he. probably because it ts so little known and because no sys tematic effort has been made to cuitl- them. There are some spots along the (..onodopuinet where pawpaws used to grow and in this county there are a number of places which twenty-five years ago were visited regularly by boys and girls from this city. One of the big swans at Paxtang Park tried to play truant a few davs V ago and is back in the park, living In a crate and with shot in one of its wings. This Pall three new swans were placed in the lake and one of them de veloped a wanderlust. It headed for the Susquehanna river and about the time it got to I.<ochiel some early morn ing gunner took a crack at it. The swan came tumbling down and was recognized. It was soon sent, back to the park, disgusted and hissing its indignation and pain at all comers it. is to be kept penned up until it learns the lesson of contentment from the other swans. * ♦ Members of the State Milk Price Commission, which will meet to-mor row in Philadelphia, will probably call as witnesses some of the milk pro ducers of this section of the State. The commission will make an effort to get at the bottom of the milk problem and the question of rates will enter into the probe. It Is not generally known that o good part of the milk supply of Philadelphia conies from up-state and milk is shipped from 4he Cumberland V.illey not only to lliat. city but to New York. * • In the market place at York an inci dent occurred which illustrates how the high cost of living is still further increased without justification or ex cuse. A woman asked a farmer's wife the price of green poppers. "One cent apiece." she replied. "What ts your price for the red and yellow peppers?" was the next question. "Oh, thov'ro five cents apiece." Tills surprising statement was so amazing that the purchaser asked why the red and yel low varieties should cost five times as much as the green ones. Without so much as blinking an eyelash the stall renter explained that the cost of dyes was so high that they couldn't sell them any cheancr. Sounds like a joke, but it's a fact just the same and the reason is about as silly as other excuses for boosting prices. ♦ • Speakers plaza is the name suggest ed for the Union station platform whero presidential candidates have been speaking this year. Come to think about it that platform has beeiv used by some noted men in the lasi twenty years. McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson have all spoken there. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ] —Controller W. M. Hcebner, of Montgomery county, has isued a state ment showing his county out of debt. —Lloyd Mifflin, who is seriously 111 at his home near Columbia, Is a de scendant of .Governor Mifflin of early days. —J. H.McFadden.the Philadelphtan. who has been buying pictures abroad, is a member of a family long identified with the cotton industry. —Congressman M. M. Garland, of Pittsburgh, has been drafted to make speeches in Indiana. —Mayor Smith," of Philadelphia, is having a lot of fun-making speeches about how Democratic Civil Service affected him. DO YOU KNOW 1 That ITarrlsburg Is one of the big cement distributing centers of Central Pennsylvania? HISTORIC HARRISBURG St. Patrick's cathedral occupies the site originally chosen for It about 1825. As to Keeping Out of War [Prom the Kansas City Times. | The United States has kept out of the European war. But so lias Switzer land, which is much closer to the fight ing—and Holland and Denmark and Norway and Sweden. In fact, no nation has got in that didn't want in. except^
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