8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Pounded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., TelesrapU Dullding, Federal Square. B.J.STACKPOLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief OYSTER, Business Manager, OPS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Associa tion, The Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associat- Eastern office. Story, Brooks & Finley, Fifth Ave nue Building, Now York City; West ern office. Story, Brooks & Fin ley, People's Gas Building, Chl- Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., a3 second class matter. -SggPV&hx By carriers, six cents a <ES ?®TO week; by mail, $3.00 a yenr a<3vance WEDNESDAY EVEXING, DEC. 0. If laziness—physical, intellectual tend moral—is not original sin, it lies very close to the source. —H. C. KINO. THE MUMMERS' PARADE THE Harrisburg Mummers' Asso ciation again makes bid for popu lar favor. It has the endorse ment of the Chamber of Commerce In the form of a substantial contribution. It proposes to give to Harrisburg as laborate a New Year's Day parade as the money subscribed will permit. This celebration Is for the mummers a labor of love. The selection of Walter Montgomery as chief marshal closely allies the association with the business Interests of the city, who, after all, are the greatest gainers from public demonstrations which bring visitors to the city. The mummers' parade is to the win ter season what the Klpona Is to the Bummer period. It should bo encour aged and supported. Shop early! Also, ship early! THE DOXATO STATUARY CITY COUNCIL will begin the actual preparation of the annual budget In a few days and the community will hope that some real ■effort shall be made to bring the Hershey statuary out of the dusty ■warehouse In which it has been resting since the Chocolate King presented the group to Harrisburg more than a year ago. Mr. Hershey has reason to feel that our municipal officials, and Incidentally the oommunlty at large, are not appreciative of his generosity. Intimations are said to have come from the donor that this city is not par ticularly strong on art. This may or may not be the case, but there is reason for the frequent criticism which )8 heard regarding the failure of the City Council to Install this statuary In the placo selected for it on the River Trent. So lons as the $25,000 group Is per mitted to rest In the obscurity of a warehouse the reflection is necessarily upon the entire community, and it is only reasonable that the people should fexpect the commissioners to place the Statuary In a proper location. City Commissioner Bowman, head of the Water Department, which has abundant surplus funds, has frequently been quoted as favorable to installing tho group at one of the entrances to Reservoir Park, but the committee chosen to select a site having unani mously agreed upon the River Front at Locust street, it would appear to bo the graceful thing for Commissioner Bowman and his associates to follow this suggestion. If City Council refuses to provide a proper setting for the statuary, then the people themselves must remove the stigma of neglect and Indifference by contributing of their own means for this purpose. Of course, that Is not a fair proposition, in view of the fact that the statuary was accepted by the city officials in a formal way, but Bhoukl the inatter bo again omitted in the making VP of tho budget this year Bomething will have to be done by the people themselves. "Wilson plunges Into work."—News paper headline. Now look out for an other bunch of notes. PLANTING THK SLOPE IN tho matter of decorating the slope along the River Front with appro priate shrubbery, might It not be ■well to interest the school children of the city to the end that they may take a personal pride In planting flowers end shrubbery which would have their continuing protection? When the riprapping of the lower section of the have been done SOME DAY that portion between the upper walk and the riprapping will provide ample space for such planting as has been Indicated. This work could be started at any point between Iron alley and Division street so that the schools in the different sec tions of the city might have a share in the movement. Regarding food price legislation the President evidently believes It policy to let Congress do it. OPENING STREETS rIERE seems to be no uniform regulation In the third-class cities of Pennsylvania for the opening of paved streets to Install service pipes, but it is manifestly necessary that some provision be made to pro- the wholesale cutting of the as phalted highways. It Is a common thing to see a street newly surfaced ripped open almost Immediately by ■ome corporation qr Individual to do WEDNESDAY EVENING, a thing that should have been done be fore_ the street was paved. City Engineer Cowden Invariably serves notice upon interested parties to make pipe connections before the streets are paved, but with distressing regularity these notices are disregarded and upon the completion of the paving trenches are opened and cuts made which do much damage to the expen sive street improvement. Of course. It is necessary to open streets for the installation of service pipes and mains, but In many cases the corporations are responsible for failure to give attention to this work before the paving Is undertaken. The New Jersey manufacturer who threw a cup of custard In his wife's face doubtless was merely demonstrat ing how reckless a munition maker can be in the use of eggs. WHY TIIE CIIKIST3IAS CANDLE? WHEN, a day or two since, the Telegraph announced that It again will lead a movement for the burning of candles in windows of Harrisburg homes on Christmas Eve, it received the following brief but pointed letter: Why the Christmas candla? Are ; you, Mr. Editor, interested in a candle factory, or are you paid by some merchant selling candles to write about them? I'll admit that last year thousands were burned in this vicinity without one acci dent, but do you not consider the great risk of fire run by everybody who obeys the impulse you have started? Is "the game worth the candle?" Again 1 ask, why the Christmas candle, anyway? INSURANCE MAN. Last year there came to the Tele graph office, too late for use previous' to Christmas, a letter of another type, so gqod In Its way that It was filed for publication tills Christinas season. It admirably answers our correspondent's question, "Why the Christmas Can dle?" Here It Is: To the Editor of the Telegraph: Apropos of the quaint old cus tom of placing lighted candles in the windows on Christmas eve, which is to be revived here on Christmas, thanks to the Tele graph, I think the meaning of the custom might be of general inter est. So many of our favorite Christ mas customs were derived from pagan sources, namely, the use of the yule log. the mistletoe and even our beloved Christmas tree. But the custom of lighting a candle in the window on Christmas eve Is wholly Christian and, indeed, ex emplifies the very spirit of Christ mas itself. The custom comes to us from both English and German sources, but the latter legend is most beautiful. In substance it is about as follows: On Christmas eve the Christ-child wanders across the snow poor, weak and with "no where to lav His little head." All over the world He goes seeking some dwelling place. As He wan ders He finds some homes lighted brightly with candles shining from the windows, and guided thus, He enters gladly, there to dwell and bless. For the first time last vear my home was lighted by candles in every front window, for the legend ' was new to mo then. It was so easy to tell the sweet story of the i Blessed Baby coming toddling across the snow, homeless and seeking our aid. Then, lighted by our candles and gladdened by their glow. He may enter our liomt to dwell and bless. And then, be cause He is here, great must be the Joy of the morrow, for it is the Birthday of our Ouest. Indeed, If you so desire, the legend may bring: much real Christmas gladness, bringing, as it does, so much of the essential spirit. Simply told, the legend makes a profound impression on the child's mind. It Is a lovely bit bedtime drama and a most telling prelude to the Christmas Day. LENORE EMBICK FLOWER. Those are the Telegraph's senti ments and opinions also. The Are risk Is nil. The fact that all Central Penn sylvania was ablaze with candles last Christmas Eve and that not one firo resulted Is proof of that. Candles were household necessities for centuries and nobody then considered them a gTeat fire hazard. Surely, the Telegraph believes the "game Is worth the candle" and Christmas Eve will show that thou sands of others think likewise. Again there is general complaint about the garbage and ash collections under contract of a private corpora tion which has been the subject of con stant criticism. Just so long as this sort of thing is permitted to continue there will be no relief. But the time has come when the Municipal League, as a rallying point of an indignant populace, should formulate some plans for 'the practical expression of an aroused public sentiment. BEING ABLE TO SAY "NO" A HARRISBURG businessman, ad dressing the Telegraph In a let ter published on this page yes terday, suggested that this newspaper lead a boycott on foodstuffs that have mounted to unreasonable prices, and Mrs. Anna Hamilton wood, the Tele graph's housekeeping expert, writes that many women have asked her to help form a Housewives' League here, slniilartothat in New York. Harrisburg people unquestionably entertain strong resentment for the dealers who have been forcing prices of provisions to unreasonable figures. This feeling flared out sharply last Wednesday when the bottom was knocked from the turkey market and again on Sat urday when, not so demonstratively, It began to direct itself against eggs. The boycott Is a powerful weapon. It Is almost the only one at the hands of a people whose federal government talks glibly about embargoes and re duced prices during political cam paigns and forgets all about the fam ily grocery bill as soon as the votes are counted. Whether formal organi zation is necessary to make the boy cott felt is a question. Led by a fear less press an aroused public needs no association promptings. It knows what to do and it does it—as witness last Wednesday. Harrisburg people are not unrea sonable. They do not deny.that some advances In prices are necessary by reason of the war. They are willing to pay their share of the increases, but no more. They know that food speculators and packers are deliber ately and unfairly taking advantage of their prosperity and they are natural ly indignant. Whenever they become angry enough to say "no" to the promptings of appetite, and to say it as they said "no" to the turkey roug ers last week, prices will begin to come down. Carranzlstas ''recaptured" Chihuahua —after Villa had carted away every thing he could carry. The Days of Real Sport .... By briggs The Girl Fight 1 'Pc.KKQlffctfCUua ! By the Ex-Committeeman Computation of the official returns of the election of November 7, which it was hoped to begin at the depart ment of the Secretary of the Common wealth to-day, has been delayed by the failure of the county commissioners of Sullivan to filo their official returns. The returns of Delaware county were filed to-day and only one county re mains to be heard from. Requests have been made to the Sullivan author ities to send returns here immediate ly and Inquiring as to the cause of the delay. To-morrow is the last day for fil ing expense accounts for the cam paign of 1916 and the State commit tees and some of the State candidates have not yet entered their statements. Auditor General-elect C. A. Snyder filed a statement to-day showing a contribution of $1,500 to the Republi can State committee. The first campaign statement, to be filed showing a return came late yes terday from C. C. Norris, treasurer of the Lawyers' Campaign committee in the interest of Justice Walling in Philadelphia. It received $11,601.74, and spent $8,091.45, leaving $3,510.49 which will be divided pro lata among the contributors. Officials at the State Capitol are awaiting the return of Governor Mar tin G. Brumbaugh from Pineliurst be fore taking many more steps in the interest of Representative R. Cox's campaign for the Republican caucus nomination for the speaker ship of the next House. Mr. Cox an nounced here last night that he was going to be his own campaign mana ger which leaves the Governor about the only official connection with the Cox boom as he endorsed it before go ing away. It was reported that the Governor would return here to-night, but at the Capitol this was stated not to be cor rect. Xo one seems to know just when he will return, but it is certain that when he does get back that he will be waited upon by a number of officials and asked whether he intends to make a light. Until the Governor gives the word people here are inclined to await developments. —Following a day of conferences among officials and of talks with Mr. Cox on the long distance telephone in Philadelphia it was announced at the Capitol that Mr. Cox was going to run his own campaign and that there were no headquarters hero for him now and that ho would open his own headquar ters the latter part of the month. It was also stated that no one here was going to figure as the bureau chief for tho South Phlladelphian and that ho was going to see the members-elect himself. A committee of members elect may be formed to help through out the State, but that is not settled. -*-No explanation of tho statement came out and there was much in terest at the Capitol over the causes for the change In plans. Mr. Cox said that there had been nothing to disturb his confidence and several of his friends said that things were look ing rosy, but that they wanted to sec the Governor. —ln Philadelphia Senator W. C. Sproul said that Richard J. Baldtvln would be named over Mr. Cox with votes to spare and Mr. Baldwin's home people are hustling for him. They are very confident. —lt is believed that realization that a sharp speakership contest means warfare on the Governor apd possible carrying down of some appointments when the Senate starts confirming as well as fear of what an unfriendly ap propriations committee might do to appropriations is the cause of the de sire to see how far the Governor wants to go. Furthermore, the attacks upon Auditor General-elect Snyder have not put him In the most benevolent frame of mind regarding people close to the Governor. It is intimated that if any men fail of confirmation and the Gov ernor names them anyway that they will not be paid. —The Agricultural Department ap pears to be about duo to come under the fire of factions If a breach' oc curs. Some things have been said about Secretary Patton's political ac tivities which may be trotted out again wjien the time comes for con firmation. Then there will lik"ely be a fight over tho Commission of Agri culture, which was urged by tho Grange, but not satisfactory to the farmers when the bill was finally ap proved. Incidentally, there has been criticism of the commission for not being active. —The death of Edward M. Blgelow caused much comment at the Capitol HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH to-day as ho had been considerably discussed because of the appointment given to him in the Pittsburgh city government. —The Philadelphia Democratic city committee has named a committee headed by Roland S. Morris to probe election frauds. —John C. Winston, the Philadelphia reformer, has been made foreman of the grand jury in that county. —S. D. Crow is the new appraiser of Fayette county and D. 11. Fleihr of Lehigh. —Activity of Prohibitionists in hold ing meetings is attracting much atten tion. It is said that they will back a prohibition amendment to the limit if it appears in the next session. The local optionists held a meeting in Philadelphia and counted noses. They will send a committee to discuss the situation with the Governor. —The Supreme Court of Pennsyl vania will decide whether the tally or return sheet is to be accepted as show ing the official figures of an election. Until this decision is given Guy E. Campbell, Democrat, who has a plur ality of 46 votes over Representative A. J. Barchfeld, Republican, in the Thirty-second district, will not be given a certificate of election. Mr. Barchfeld appealed from the decision of Judges James R. Macfarlane and J. McF. Carpenter, of Allegheny, who presided over the official returning board, in which they ruled in disputed districts that the figures shown 011 the tally sheet should be taken in prefer ence to the figures on the certified re turn sheet. Mr. Barchfeld claims this ruling cost him 68 votes, or a suffi cient number to give him the seat in Congress. It is a question the appel late courts have never ruled upon. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT] Deutschland carries back 1,000 tons of _gold, silver and rubber for the starv- of Germany.—Wall Street Journal. Let us hope that the Government we are to get in the future from the West will be less severe than the brand of weather it handles.—Boston Transcript. If Henry Ford is sincere in wanting to do the greatest good to the greatost number, he will put another spring un der the back scat. —Boston Transcript. The U-49 that sank the American ship Columbian doubtless will be remember ed as the sister ship of the U-53 re cently feted at Newport.—Boston Tran script. Trade Briefs Spain's annual product'on of ce mont amounts to about 350,000 tons at the present time. It is planned to increase the production to 600,000 tons. Steel filing cabinets should make largo sales in the Netherlands. Ger many has no competitor for this trade. Peat was widely used for fuel in Norway during 1915 owing to the high price of coal. A patent peat l'uel is being manufactured for use on the Norwegian State railways. Fifty per cent, of Martinique's Im ports in 1915 were supplied by the United States. France ranked next with 37 per cent., Great Britain was third-with 11 per cent, and all other countries only 2 per cent. It is planned to open a technical library at Frankfort on the Main, Germany. This library will be open to the public and will be of great benefit to the many industrial work ers of the city. Twelve thousand tons of American coal have entered the port of Tene riffe, Canary Islands, in the past nine months. Last year there were no ex ports of coal from the United States to the islands. Machinery for making butter and cheese is needed in Portugal. A fertilizer company In Spain has inquired about prices on 500,000 bags suitable for acid phosphate. An order may he placed for 1,000,000 sacks. The Governor of the colony of Trini dad and Tobago, British West Indies, has recommended that the railways of the colony be Improved. As some of his suggestions will be carried out, there will be a demand for American supplies. Guatemala's 1918-17 coffee crop will amount to about 80,000,000 pounds valued at $10,000,000. This is a normal crop. Of 759 automobiles Imported Into Java for the first half of this year 608 came from the United States. Italy was the nearest, competitor, supplying fifty-three motorcars. Inquiries have been received at the consulate at Hankow, China, for prices on American flour mill ma chinery. Catalogs in English have been requested. American pianos are popular in South Africa. Germany and England, however, however, sell a number of pianos in this district. Merchants in Holland are in the market for American millinery sup plies. ALVAH WILSON ADVERTISES HARRISBURG IN 'FRISCO EDWARD F. O'DAY, writing un der the heading "Varied Types," in Town Talk, a Pacific Coast weekly, has this to say of Alvah Wil son, a former Harrisburg boy now of San Francisco and well known in big hotel circles the country over: "Pardon me for pointing." If you have never seen him say It you have missed one of t-he sights of San Francisco. Yes, you must see him say it, not merely hear him. "Pardon me for pointing" is for the eye more than for the ear. It is drama first, music afterwards. The words count, and the intonation is import ant; but it is the manner that scores. No other can say "Pardon me for pointing" in his manner. No other has his manner. Manner is the breath of his personality. He is as full of manner as an eggshell is full of egg. Shall I attempt to show you that manner of his as he disengages his famous "Pardon me for pointing?" I cannot do It. The staccato speech is unutterable on paper; the wide spread grin that accompanies "Pardon me for pointing," and the infectious laugh that follows it are inimitable, indescribable, unique. "Pardon me for pointing" has a gesture that eludes adjectives, a humor that won't be pin ned down. Sometimes "Pardon me for pointing" is jolly, sometimes sly, with a wink in it; always It is illumin ating. significant—not the idle pat ter of small-talk but the pregnant shibboleth of worldly wisdom. I take it that you know of whom I speak. You must know him, or con fess yourself a dweller outside the walls. He hasn't been here as long as Lotta's Fountain or Telegraph Hill; he doesn't circulate as much as Spring Valley; or make as much noise as a ferry boat in the fog—but ever since he has been in the midst of us his presence has been perceptible and his influence palpable to such a pleasant extent that we shouldn't like to think of doing without him. Just go into any crowd of good fellows and request three cheers for Alvah Wilson; if you don't get them with vim, vigor and a tiger I'll pay off your election bet! "Alvah Wilson of Harrisburg, Pa. — a large P and a small a" is the way the assistant manager of the St. I Bits ot the Sunset on the Suskie Kver watch the sun go down Behind the Suskie's hills When Indian Summer's given way To Winter's blasts and chills? A canvas ever changing— The river rippling by Seems made of rubies, opals, pearls, Reflected from the sky! Yuh get its full significance As paddlin' yer canoe Along some birch-lined island shore The colors filter through! An' sky an' water both are stained With wonders of a brush Thut swiftly, works mysteriously Throughout the twilight's hush! It seems His touch is warmer then Than any time o' year, As though He's sort o' sorry Fer a world so sear and drear! An' might a-gathered up the leaves — That fell all Autumn through— An' mixod their reds an' browns an' golds To give the sky its hue! As if He wanted folks to see That part o' He's planned Is jest to use the simple things Of life yuh have at hand! Churches For Prohibition The Methodist Episcopal Church, with a membership of 5,000,000; the Presby terian Church, with a membership of nearly 2,000,000; the Baptist Church (North andi South), with 3,000,000; the Cumberland Presbyterian and other church denominations, in their conven tions last month, declared themselves in unmistakable terms for nation-wide prohibition. Ringing utterances have also been made In the past few weeks by ecclesiastics high in the councils of the Episcopal and Catholic churches. DECEMBER 6, 1916. Francis Hotel describes himself. That phrase, like "Pardon me for point ing," is so closely associated with Jim Woods' lieutenant that when people pass through Harrisburg they think of Alvah Wilson. Evidence that peo ple do pass through Harrisburg—rno doubt without stopping comes to Alvah Wilson on an average of three times a week. Harrisburg reminds them of Alvah Wilson, and they forth with write him a postcard. Alvah Wilson has more postcards from Har risburg, Pa., than any other man in the world. That is one of his minor distinctions. But I am not going to catalog Alvah Wilson's minor distinctions, or his major distinctions either; there are too many of them. However there are certain things which cry aloud to be said about this American Quaker from Harrisburg, Pa., who looks like a count from Vienna. And one of the most striking is that Alvah Wilson has worked under Mine Host James Woods four separate times. Life has had a way of taking Wilson by the hand and leading him far afield from Jim Woods, but luck has always brought him back again. You may draw from this what Inference you please, but if you conclude that there is a certain tie of affection uniting the two men, a bond which many busi nessmen would pronounce silly, use less and unbusinesslike since it is not measurable In dollars and cents and cannot be regarded as a negotiable as set—in other words, if you conclude that Jim Woods loves Alvah Wilson and that Alvah Wilson loves Jim W f oods, you won't be going very far wrong. Alvah Wilson started business life as a youngster behind the cafe cash register in the Sturtivant House, New York. Thence lie went to the Ken sington at Saratoga in the role of cashier. At Saratoga he met Jim Woods. Jim Woods at that time was younger in years but not in appear ance than he is to-day. Alvah Wil son had a little more hair on the top of his head than he musters now. The two men took a fancy to each other. Woods was at the Grand Union for the summer, but with the approach of winter he turned his steps toward New Orleans and the Hotel St. Charles. (To Bo Continued To-morrow) 1 OUR DAILY LAUGH SMART CHAP. y l Murmured oh*. How do you Mr-'. remember what Jpffk ' yon gavo people y abmLAl('|\ 1 always keep '•A a card index of/ (A Christmas gift*, t i L-IV THESE DATS. How many f\ years ago did h# '' The man whm said that twa could live aj *■ cheaply as one. Papa (sternly)— Come here, sir! Tour mother and I agree that you de serve a sound whipping. Small Boy (bitterly) Oh, yes; that's about the only thing that you and mamma ever do agree about!— Christian Advocate. lEtantttg (Cljal It's odd the way that foreigners coming to Harrisburg appear to go to the sections of the city where there are other foreigners of whose tongues and customs they are generally as Ig norant as of English. Borne years ago there were a number of Syrians and Armenians coming here and they wound up by going to the section of the city where the Bulgarians and Serbians were dwelling side by side. The Italians appear to be about the only ones to flock by themselves. The Russians and the Poles go with the 4 rest. Now the Mexican laborers who have been brought here to work have gone to the same sections of the city where there are men from the older countries of Europe and they are to be seen going around with their peak ed hats and blue shirts and grins with the men from the Danube .who wear leather-like shirts covered with em broidery. The Mexicans seem to have found where to go and how to enjoy themselves about as quickly as any people who havo come here and they make tip to people of every kind ex cept the Americans. In line with foreigners there are some interesting things to be noted in front of the bulletins at the Tele graph building. Every day some for eigners gather and generally ask pass ersby or men who are reading the news what the bulletins have to say. The last two days there have been three men who have taken a great in terest. One can road English and he has been reading to the others the tra gedy of their land. The men are Ru manians. While on a hunting trip to one of the most mountainous regions of Per ry county a Harrisburg man accom panied by a native guide, climbed a very steep range to view the surround ing country. At the top of the moun tain, a rock very difficult of access towers thirty feet above the level of the rest of the range. "I don't believe that any man ever tried to climb that rock," remarked the native. "Is not that a good reason for our trying?" volunteered the local man. A half hour later, somewhat breath less, both were congratulating one an other on doing what they believed had never before been attempted. Look ing about the crannies on the top the practiced eye of the guide espied a newspaper laying hidden. A further investigation proved it to be a copy of the Harrisburg Telegraph dated Oc tober 5, 1916. "Well," said the guide rather crest fallen. "It 'pears to me that the fel lows who carry the Telegraph don't stop at nothln'." Jackson Herr Boyd, home after six months with the American Ambulance Corps in France, is as modest as lie is brave. It is a common remark of his friends that "Jack" can hardly be in duced to give any of his experiences on the fighting line with the Allies. It iB said that one of his most thrilling adventures was in the rear of Verdun where a shell is said to have smashed his car without, however, do ing serious damage to the driver. Mr. Boyd's brother, James, who served with an English regiment during his career at Cambridge, is now an asso ciate editor of "Country Life" at Gar den City. Dauphin county's roll of dogs whose lives are hanging in the balance under the new dog tax act, is bound to be a mighty large one if the returns of many of the assessors to the county commissioners have any significance. With a few exceptions the districts are all in and the tabulation of the re turns is under way. In one township seventy-two dogs nre reported as being nameless, ownerless and licenseless so far as registration is concerned; in another township there are several hundred unregistered. All, under the recent act, must be licensed by appli cation to the commissioners by Janu ary I—or be killed. "Records for any previous year will be broken by the 1916 hunting license business," according to County Treas urer Mark Mumma to-day. "The ad vent of the deer season a few days ago added the finishing touches in the way of licenses. Last year we had something over 7,300 licenses during the whole year: to date for 1916 we've issued more than 8,500." Superintendent Samuel B. Rambo, of the State's Capitol, is Betting things ready for some quick time in placing the mural decorations which Miss Vio let Oakley is completing for the Sen ate chamber. There will be five paint ings delivered here in about ten days and as the legislature will begin Its sessions on January 2 there will liave to be some brisk work done to have them in place. The new pointings will be for the west wall of the cham ber. Mr. Rambo has it all planned out. rWEIL known people —Enoch Rauh, Pittsburgh council man, has started a movement to have the soldiers, brought back from the border as soon as possible. —Col. J. J. Swope, head of the West Virginia publishers, has called a meet ing of the publishers of his State and says they must stand together or go broke together. —J. S. Crltchfield, Pittsburgh provi sion man. says figures show Pittsburgh Is the best fed city in the country. —Judge W. Rush Gillan is seriously ill at his home in Chambersburg. DO YOU KNOW Tlint Horrisburg steel is used to construct lighthouses? HISTORIC HARRISBI'RO The first taverns In Harrisburg were along the river front and were for traders and immigrants. A IA)ST IiEAI>ER [New York Sun.] The late Patrick Henry Morrlssey, formerly head of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, never played poli tics, never evaded, made up his own mind and kept his mind open until makeup time. He was fair; when one of the trainmen's locals broke an agreement with a railroad he expelled the unit and sent men to take the places of the strikers. He was trust ed; long after he had left the presi dency of his brotherhood to work in a railway vice-president's otflce the loco motive engineers chose him as their man on the arbitration board of 1912. He was far sighted; in dissenting from the settlement of 1912 he declared that the award was a trouble breeder. Organized labor has been cursed with some mighty unfit and mlsrepre sentatlve leaders in this country, and this has come about largely where the leader were self-constituted as such. Where the men chose deliber ately the type is better. Such men as Morrissey arc few. Organized labor needs them to-day. God's Commandment And this Is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of ht* son Jesus Christ, and love one an other.—l John 111, 23. \
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