8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph Building, Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOLE, Pres't ana Editor-in-Chief R. OYSTER, Butiness Manager. 3US M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member American Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Assoeiat nue Building, New ley.^People's Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. fr-. By carriers, six cents a <ju sS-'SlM!? e> week; by mall, $3.00 a year in advance. SATURDAY EVENING, I>EO. 23 Do not blame yourself cruelly, nor think of escaping from yourself; but pardon your failures, and quietly keep trying till you succeed in gaining that full self-possession in equilibrium which is at once happiness and reli gion.— WILLIAM ROUXSEVILLE ALGER. CHRISTMAS—I9I6 Blow, bugled of battle, the marches of peace; East, West, North and Sooth, let the long quarrel cease; Sing the song of great Jo?, that the angels began. Sing of glory to God and of good will to man. —WHITTIER. in getting the Christmas tree ready to be trimmed it is sometimes best to send the children to the roof, your wife to the cellar and then malte the room soundproof by stuffing rases in the cracks. VOIR I,A ST SHOPPING ITEM NOW that the last bit of shopping has been done, the last gifts selected, the turkey chosen, the candies purchased, wouldn't it be wise to tuck* a little small change in your purse to invest in the best kind of Christmas cheer—the Red Cross Christ mas seals? ! Figures on the results ot Harris burg's 1916 sales campaign will not be available for several days, but it is generally expected that the number disposed of this year will be close to the half-million mark which had been fixed by the committee headed by Dr. C. R. Phillips. Of course, the school children of the city and the county took a very, very large part in the crusade and their efforts already have run the seal sales up to the quarter-million mark. Generally speaking, to-day should be the last day upon which one can , purchase Christmas stamps, but be cause arrangements have been com pleted for a big benefit concert and drill by Zembo band and patrol of the Mystic Shrine next Friday evening in Chestnut Street Auditorium the committee has decided to keep the Yuletide "stickers" on sale until New Year's Day. Rut one will have a final fling as a Red Cross Christmas seal spendthrift this evening down town; a big com pany of theatrical folks kindly "loaned" for the purpose by Manager C. Floyd Hopkins will entertain at a street cabaret and between acts will sell Red Cross stamps. Now, then, keep abreast o' the times! The man who gets drunk at Christ mas time may be a helpless Inebriate, but the probabilities ate it's simply the hog blood in him showing up. TRULY PATRIOTIC ALL the patriots are not serving in the army. All capitalists are not money-grubbers. Profits are not all there is to business. Industrial leaders' thoughts are not necessarily confined to the mere accumulation of i wealth and the earning of dividends. Charles M. Schwab in his New York speech Thursday night said that the Bethlehem plants are now greater than Kruppß', in Germany, and that they have capacity to manufacture a million rounds of heavy ammunition a month, and added: This I feel to bo a great national asset for the Government. In the event the time comes that it is needed. It shall be placed at the dis posal of the Government to be used as the Government sees fit, and the Government itself shall name the price to be paid for the material produced. How many of us, we wonder, - be ready to volunteer In such fashion? How many at the sound of the war alarm would be willing to say to Uncle Sam, "Here is my business. Take it Do with it what you like. Pay me Just what you see fit." It's a big sacrifice, this giving away of the creation of a lifetime. It is a large order Mr. Schwab has given himself, but no doubt he would "deliver the goods." He has a reputation for living up to his words and of not speaking lightly. The offer Is all the more remarkable because the Wilson administration slandered Bethlehem shamefully and is even now bent on taking millions of dollars a year away from It by the erection of a federal armor plate mill. Mr. Schwab might have been excused did he feel a trifle bitter toward the federal authorities. Perhaps he does, but if so, he Is able to discern between SATURDAY EVENING, the mistaken policies of a few political jugglers and the needs of the nation itself, and to govern himself accord ingly, which statesmanship-like quality one might wish pome others in promi nent places possessed in like degree. Bless the man who arranged the cal endar so that Christmas occasionally falls on Monday. MERRY CHRISTMAS ! MERRY CHRISTMAS! Merry Christmas! What a wonderful feeling of good cheer the words engender! Past animosities vanish, present worries cease, business trou bles automatically disengage them selves from weighted shoulders, and the spirit of unadulterated happiness that mother and the children have re veled in for weeks past settles upon the breadwinner, too, and so becomes universal. Even in the trenches Christ's birth j day is not forgotten. The soldiers of each camp mutually agree not to dis agree for the time being, and they who but a few minutes before were hurling death at one another will for get for a time their hostilities. We in America this year can thank God that the flower of our manhood can gather about the hearth in the sacred family circle, except for the compara tive few who are serving their coun try on the Border. And Santa Claus, unsinged by the flame of war, is free to stir to ecstacies the innocent heart of childhood. Surely, Christmas in America, with the opportunities for giving to the poor and those less for tunate than ourselves, will truly rep resent and exemplify the spirit of Christ on earth. ' A friendly handshake, a cheery nod, a smile! Suppose you don't know him and will never see him again. | Perhaps he has a wife and youngster at home and wishes, oh so yearningly, that he were with them on Christmas. Or, possibly, his little one is in an other country, where sorrow is un known! In any case, the expenditure of a little of your own supply of hap piness will pay richly in dividends ot reflected happiness. Conventional bar riers are down at Christmas time. All the world rejoices together. "Merry Christmas!" resounds in the air and "Merry Christmas!" comes floating back. "Foehltche Weinachten!" "Joy-j euse Noel!" "Gla Delig Jul!" "Buona Natale!" The spirit is the same. Merry Christmas to a>( The Telegraph wishes you a very ] Merry Christmas. IJATJIHOUSFS AXD BATHING BATHHOUSES are a luxury!" Thus, from the depths of his wisdom, speaks Commissioner William H. Lynch." "We have given them (the people) a dam: Harrisburg has the best river front in the country; what more do' they want?" questions Mr. Lynch. laying aside the thought that Coun cil has given the people nothing that the people have not either first de manded or for which they voted a loan, it may not be amiss to ask the commissioner, in turn, of what good is a dam and a fine river front if they are not put to use? A bathhouse a luxury! Perhaps among the Eskimos, but certainly not in Harrisburg of a hot day in mid summer. The city provides golf links for golfers, and courts for tennis lovers, and all manner of athletic fields for all manner of athletic sports, and camps for campers, and concerts for music-lovers, and playgrounds for little children, and public bathing places for boys and girls on an inade quate scale. This is all very proper, and Council will make the customary -appropriations for these purposes this year. With these facts staring them In the face one wonders how council men can fail to recognize the claims of a recreation in which people of all conditions and ages can, and do, in dulge. For that is what Mr. Lynch's interview means—opposition to the Gross item in the budget of $5,000 for bathing houses and beaches. Council —a part of it, at least—doesn't want to give money for the purposes de sired. That much is Very apparent. The Harrisburg Navy should realize the situation; unless it gets busy at once, the bathing item may fall of passage. The people in general want bathhouses, and if they don't get them bathhouses and bathing beaches will become an Issue of no mean Impor tance of the next municipal campaign In Harrisburg. The river basin is going to be made the great play place of the residents of this city, even though it may be necessary to make that the biggest factor in the election of a City Council. "Uncle Sam aspires to be peace maker," says a news dispatch. Also, pacemaker. As Briggs would say—when you have gone clear down your Christmas list and back again and discover that all the gifts have been bought and wrapped —"ain't It the gr-r-rand. gl-l-lorious feeling?" Something tells u that we and the calendar hanging over our desk arq soon to part company. Take an hour off and read the open ing chapters of George Randolph Ches ter's great novel—"The Enemy." Open ing chapters In the Telegraph of this issue. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH The Days of Real Sport .. 7 . By briggs| [foUttct Ck "PtKKO ifjUc^rda By tho Kx-Oommittecman Senator William C. Sproul, of Dela ware, last night declared that he did not mean his speech of the night be fore in Leiperville to be considered as an announcement of candidacy for Governor in 1918 and about the same time National Committeeman A. Mitchell Palmer, the Democratic leader of the State, who had been in dustriously booming Vance C. Mc- Cormick for another try two years hence, said that he thought McCor-. Mick would be a good candidate if he would accept. Senator Sprout's declaration and the Palmer expression of doubt whether McCormick would care to em bark in another campaign ended a good bit of the talk about guberna torial sidelights for a day or so. How ever, everyone realizes that the speak ership contest will have a tremendous bearing upon the selection of the suc cessor to Governor Brumbaugh. —"I have explained my attitude pn the governorship many times. No man can be insensible to the greatest honor in the Commonwealth. As I have said! before, 1 would rather be the State Senator from Delaware county, and have the good will and confidence of my home folks, than be Governor," said Senator Sproul. "If ever I am Governor," Senator Sproul went on, "and I would like to be, to please my own folks here, I will be a regular Republican Governor. If a regular Republican Governor is not good enough to win tho confidence of the Republicans of this county, then I am not good enough to be your Gover nor." —lt is interesting to note that Pal 'mer and Sproul are close personal friends, college mates and have a warm regard for each other. Palmer has been mentioned as the most avail- | able timber for Governor, but he is swinging to McCormick, who is able to pay the bills, is ambitious and who is said to desire to be Governor more than ever because of the way things have been going on Capitol Hill. —There are a dozen men talked of for the Republican nomination for Governor and some of them have been listening, while others have been at tending to their business and declin ing to get mixed up In every fight. A better time for booms will be next Christmas. Incidentally, the Demo crats may have so much on their shoulders by that time that Palmer will need a searchlight to find a man willing to be sacrificed. -—Announcement of the candidacy of Representative Wilson G. Sarlg, the squire from Temple, for the Democratic nomination for speaker, means that the Democrats will stick together. Sarlg -is a member of the ringmasters committee and any mem ber not voting for him need not come around when loaves and fishes are due from Washington, Sarlg won fame in the last session by some pro found thinking on legislation although he understood his speeches better than those who heard them. •—Democratic bosses had their heads together yesterday and decided to have the ringmasters meet here next week. —The Philadelphia Ledger and the Pittsburgh Dispatch are declaring for an end of the present factional fight ing or a thorough investigation. The Dispatch, which is favorable to the Governor, expresses (ttsgust with the present situation. Philadelphia members of the House will be called together for the purpose of caucusing on a candidate for the speakership early next week, probably on Wednesday. Of the forty-one mem bers of the House from Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Press says: "There Is practically no differences of opin ion that the candidacy of Edwin R. Cox is favored by 24 and Richard J. Baldwin by 14 members. Whether under these conditions the Baldwin supporters will attend the meeting is questionable. It is not believed, how ever, that they will appear, for recent ly Senator Penrose, who is leading the Baldwin campaign, expressed the opinion that there would be only one Republican caucus, that at Harrlsburg on Monday night, January 1, and that, while there was nothing to prevent meetings of the Philadelphia legisla tors, their action would have no ef fect." Senator Penrose announced his pur pose yesterday of coming here in the closing days of the speakership cam paign to work in the interest of Bald win. He will leave Philadelphia next Saturday and will remain here until the caucus ends Monday. .—Judge Whitehead has refused to order the ballot box of the Third ward of Williamsport opened in order to dis-1 cover the illegal votes for member of Assembly alleged by W. Clyde Harer | to liave been counted for his opponent, I John Luppert. This leaves Mr. Lup- I pert, the Democratic candidate, 14 \ ot.es in the lead. Mr. Luppert con-] tested Mr.Harer's election and on a re-■ count of the Thirteenth ward vote Rave ! him the lead. The contest will be; carried into the House of Keprosenta- i tives. A Christmas Carol Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! Christmas in lands of the fir tree and pine, Christmas in lands of the palm tree and vine; Christmas where snow-peaks stand solemn and white, Christmas where cornfields lie sunny and bright; Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! Christmas where children are hopeful and gay, Christmas where old men are patient and gray; ] Christmas where peace, like a dove in its flight, Broods o'er brave men in the thick of the fight; Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas i to-night! For the Christ-child who comes is the Master of all. No palace too great and no cottage I too small; The Angels,who welcome Him singj from the height, "In the city of David a King in His might." Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! Then let every heart keep its Christ mas within, Christ's pity for sorrow, Christ's hatred of sin. Christ's care for the weakest, Christ's courage for fight, Christ's dread of the darkness, Christ's love of the light; Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! - So the stars of the midnight which compass us round Shall see a strange glory, and hear a sweet sound, And cry, "Look! the earth is aflame with delight, 0 sons of the morning, rejoice at the 1 sight," Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night! —Phillips Brooks. Without "The carriage waits without, my I lord." i "Without what, gentle sir?" i "Without the ieft-liand running board; Without thQ French chauffeur. Without a drop of gasoline, Ten nuts, the can of oil, The outer coat of Brewster green, Two- spark plugs and the coil; Without the brake, the horn, the clutch; Without the running gear. One cylinder—it beats the Dutch How much there isn't here! The car has been repaired, in fact, And you should be right glad To find that this much is intact Of what your lordship had. The garage sent it back, my lord, In perfect shape throughout; So you will understand, my lord, Your carriage waits without." —C. H. D. in Northwestern Candle. Impossible Husband (after the theater): Well, how did you like the play? His Wife: Very well, indeed. There was only one impossible thing in it. The second act takes place two years : after tho first, and the family still I have the same servant. New York Sun. Newspapers Suspend Newspapers in Oklahoma have been especially hard hit by the high prices and shortage in news print paper. Twenty-eight of them have been compelled to suspend during the past year and many former 8- page papers have had \o reduce to as low as four and sometimes even to two pa^es. Life's Little Jolts 1 watched a lady buy a hat A tiresome occupation, that: I said: "I guess I'll have to wait 'Till all these hats are out of date— She'll take a week to pick out one—" When suddenly I heard a shout! I saw the lady pay the girl. And then my nead began to whirl— While others swooned upon the floor— SHE'D ONLY' TRIED ON TWENTY FOUR!!! —Spokane Chronicle. Congratulating a Kansan [From the Topeka Capital. 1 "Lucky" Collins, who was married last summer, has a new overcoat. God moves in a mysterious way his won ders to perforip ' CHRISTMAS IN CHRISTMAS LAND IS SORRIEST FOR CENTURIES By the Religious Rambler Copyright, ll)l, by William T. Ellis EVEN in the trenches of Europe there will be Christmas trees and festivity this year, but ill the Land of the Christmas Story itself there is only sorrow and bitterness. At present, the thoughts of all the civil ized world are turning joyfully to the "Little Town of Bethlehem,' but Bethlehem, and all the land of which it is a part, have no such word as joy in their vocabulary to-day. And across the very hills where first sounded the angels' message of "Peace on earth" there echoes the tranip of armed men. Only by devious and difficult ways is news got out of Turkey nowadays. Enough is known to make clear that it is a land of most unChrlstmasy hap penings. Instead of good will, there is general fear, distrust and enmity. Syria, the country in which Jesus was born and lived and died, is especially the theater of unhapplness. The Turks are persecuting the Arabic-speaking peoples, and Syria speaks Arabic. Many leaders In Syrian communities have been executed, on suspicion of plots against the government. The revolt of the Arabs against Constan tinople has heightened the suspicions that formerly were held against the people who speak tha ancient and beautiful language of the desert. Some persons recently out of Turkey declare that the government means to exterminate the Syrians, even as It Is exterminating the Armenians. The Sorrows of Syria Troops are garrisoned at Jerusalem, and all the other principal centers of| the Holy Land, and the poor people j look upon these armies, in barracks and ever and anon marching through the land to fight at Suez or in the Hejaz or up in the Caucasus, as a| worse visitation than the plague of j locusts two years ago. The army Is devouring the land. On Lethlehom's hills there are neither sheep nor shepherds this Christinas. The ■ sheep have gone to feed the voracious military forces and the shepherds have been conscripted for military service. Not only the sheep, but the horses and donkeys—the animals that were in the stable on Holy Night have been taken by the army for trans port purposes. The land has been stripped of draught animals as of food. The farmer's family has no beast left with which to plough, and no meat upon which to feed. The UlttcrneKH of Bethlehem Hethlehem means "tho house of bread" in Hebrew, and for centuries pious commentators have loved to dwell upon the fancies wrapped up in the name of the town where Jesus was born. To-day, the place belies its name. Hethlehem is a community of no bread. Not only hunger, but actual starvation has Visited it. Of business there is none, and the men, mostly workers in mother of pearl, have been carried off. The same plight afflicts all of Syria. There is no business. Oil and sugar and medicines have gone beyond everybody's reach. Flour is issued in exchange for bread tickets, and these can be bought only at highest price.] Money is worth little more than half its face value, and all metal currency has been withdrawn from circulation. Famine In the Christmas Land Literal famine is abroad in tho land. A hundred thousand persons have died in Syria from actual star vation or malnutrition. Women and children seek for remnants and garb age at the gates of the wealthy even as Lazarus waited for the crumbs from the table of Dives. Old women and little children totter and fall on the streets from sheer starvation, and sometimes lie there until death comes as deliverance. Under the black shadow of the Armenian activities there is looming up another shadow, that of the starvation of Syrians. Jews suffer acutely, and for several reasons. Most of the colonists who have returned to tho Promised Land are elderly. They have gone back to Canaan to die —and their desire is be ing fulfilled more quickly than any body expected. These feeble immi grants are not as inured to the hard ship of their life as the native Syrians. Moreover, they are mostly dependent upon the mail for their incomo. The war has practically stopped the mails. Several thousand Jews were taken away from Syria last year by the Am erican warshiy. and landed In Egypt, but the condif n of the greater num ber who remain. In Jerusalem and elsewhere, is pitiable beyond words. Nativity Church Stands Many Christian shrlnoß in the Holy Lands have fallen Into Turkish hands, because their custodians belonged to enemy nations, and were deported. DECEMBER 23, 1916. Fortunately, the Church of the Na tivity, at Bethlehem, which covers the manger-cave, and is the oldest church edifice in the world, has escaped this fate, and is still in the hands of Chris tians. Usually, at Christmas, there are great pilgrimages to this central Christinas shrine, but it is only in sentiment that world is now say ing, with the shepherds, "Come, let us go now unto Bethlehem." The Christ mas spirit has not for centuries been so far away from its birthplace as it is to-day. Among the unmentioned sufferers from the war are the "religeuse" of Palestine, even though they be from Austria or Germany. These are the monks and priests and teachers who have charge of the sacred sites to which Christians have been wont to make pilgrimage. In many cases, the cessation of the stream of pilgrims has meant a stoppage of the usual livelihood of these custodians of holy places. In The Wise Men's Land It is not alone to Bethlehem and Nazareth and Jerusalem and Palestine proper that the war has brought gloom and suffering. Even away off to the East, whence the Three Wise Men came to bear gifts to the new King who was born on Christmas, there is unwonted distress and de privation. Popular fancy has made many curious errors in its description of these Wise Men, or Magi. Although the Scripture explicitly states that they come from "the East," legend has made them of many nationalities. General Lew Wallace, in "Ben Hur," depicts one of them as an Egyptian, though Egypt is West and South of Bethlehem. There can be little doubt that the Magi came from Persia or Mesopotamia. Tradition locates the Wise Men at the ancient town of Amarra, on the Tigris River, not far from Kutel Amarra, where the British were be sieged and defeated by the Turks. There is situated a community of Sa beans, or star-worsliippers, who to this day observe some of the rites of the ancient Magi. They are also tingqd with the teachings of John the Baptist, and are popularly said to be followers of John. They live strictly apart from other peoples, and pre serve in secret their own rites and usages. They make a peculiar kind of enameled silverware, the process of which is jealously guarded, and hand ed down from generation to genera tion. Now these mysterious Sabeans, who, though far to the East of Bethlehem are linked uniquely with the Christ mas story, are caught between the contending forces of the great war, and are suffering in their business, in their property and in their lives. The Christmas peace which their forebears read In tho stars Is not yet for them. In uncounted ways this year's keep ing of Christmas the world around is seriously affected by the great war; but no people feel it more destress ingly than those who dwell in the Land which the Star, the Manger and the Child have made the Holy Land. They are the ones who find It hardest to believe that the God of battles is also the Prince of Peace. 1 OUR DAILY LAUGH fWHY WAIL? A gloomy day, So long as you Aren't getting an t,OS ica " Insurance c pw*| Doctor Any ' s>£E9 Insanity in your thinks he's the house, ye know, /f fff rt Iteming (tttjal Members of the lower house of tha next general assembly are coming here for the biennial allotment of the seata in the chamber of the representatives, and numerous changes in the locations of the legislators are likely. The seata are allotted by Resident Clerk W. S. Leib, who has been grouping men by counties when they are of the sama political faith as far as possible. Tha Democrats will occupy the seats on the east sido of the big gold and blue chamber and the Republicans will have the rest. There is a larger num ber of Republicans than usual in the next House and they will overflow into the Democratic block. Demands* for aisle seats have run, as usual, far above the number possible to give, and it is estimated that about one third of the membership has expressed preference for such accommodations. Most of the older members have been given the seats they have requested.al though some of the more desirable have had as high as six men asking tor them. The Philadelphia contin gent will be on the western side of tha chamber and Allegheny in the center. Representative Richard J. Baldwin, who has had seat No. 1 for the last three sessions, has been allotted it again arid Representatives Edwin R. Cox and George W. Williams, also candidates for speaker, have been given their choice. Representatives F. C. Ehrhardt, Lackawanna, the old est Republican in continuous service, and John M. Flynn, Elk, the oldest Democratic member in point of ser vice, have been assigned their old seats. The popular winter pastime of this particular part of the Christmas sea son is attempting to hide the "kiddies'* gifts, where they will not And them, at leust before Christmas eve. All of us have had experience in our child hood days in attempting to lind what "Santa was going to bring." A slight variation of the belief that youngsters usually make when they discover hidden gifts was related by a> Harrisburg man yesterday afternoon. He and his wife had purchased all the gifts that their hopeful was to have on Christmas day and instead of hiding them in closet.') and beneath beds that had always proved futile before, they carefully stowed them all In a barrel in the cellar, and covered the top with innocent enough looking pota toes. Young Hopeful, however, ap parently taking advantage of mother's absence one afternoon instituted a logical search of the premises from attic to cellar, where his efforts were rewarded. He carefully appraised each toy and then placed them all back in their hiding place, knowing from past experience that "mum's" the best word in such circumstances. Among other things a set of build er toys had been hidden. Mother took the young hopeful down town to see "Santy" yesterday, and incidentally to see what he really wanted for Christ mas. Stopping before the windows o£ a store with similar sets on exhibitiou, mother said, "wouldn't you like to have mother buy you a nice set of builders for Christmas?" "No," said young hopeful in an un guarded moment, "That set; in the cel lar will be plenty, get me something else." Probably more officials of the State government will spend Christmas hero than usual. Governor and Mrs. Brum baugh will enjoy the day at the man sion and will have a big dinner the next day in honor of the Chinese min ister. Secretary of the Common wealth Cyrus E. Woods is residing here during the winters, and Adjutant General Stewart, Commissioners Jacx son and Ainey and Superintendent Ilambo are residing here. Commis sioner Black will make his home here after January 1. 9 • • • If a little incident may be used a3 a criterion, the joy of Christmas must certainly lie to a great extent in an ticipation. A motor truck rolled up to a humble home several days before Christmas, at an unearthly hour in the morning. Out of the machine stepped a burly truck driver with ono enormous hand clutching a tiny hob by horse. He rang the doorbell and there appeared a wan little lady with worn hands and shabby dress, but oh, what a smile! The husky truckman, evidently unused to such transforma tions as joy made on the face of the little mother, handed in the package and bolted for the machine, while he muttered a curse that was almost a blessing and daahed the back of his huge hand across his face. But as the machine rattied on up the street, a broad smile took the place df the emotion—concealing frown, lighting up the early morning dusk like a sunbeam. • * * If anything was needed to indicate that Christmas is here it was to be found in Market street, last night. The tallow dips and the piles of oranges along the store doors and in doorways of vacant stores were evi dence. Then, too, people lugging trees through crowds and "kids" with candy canes told the story. * • • James Auter, who will hand out the candy to the Harrisburg youngsters at the Executive mansion in behalf of Governor and Mrs. Brumbaugh, has presided at that important function for twenty-three years. Ho has given away tons of candy and kept in line thousands of youngsters. rWELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Mayor Armstrong expects to wel come the 18th infantry to Pittsburgh on ChristmAs day. —T. J. Dowler- has been elected sec tary of the Braddock lodge of Masons for the 4 3rd consecutive time. —Thomas Boswell, prominent Bal timore coal operator, is planViing to open a coal tract near Johnstown. —Captain R. I* Russell, command ant of the League Island Navy yard, says the building of the new battle cruiser, will take 1,000 more men. —Mark K. Edgar, Scranton Board of Trade secretary, well known here, lius been re-elected and given an ad vance in salary. DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg rolls plates whldi have been used for stand pipes for big western operations? HISTORIC HARRISBURG John Harris ferry was last used in the War of 1812. MERHY CHRISTMAS By Wins Dinger Friend, It's been some weeks, I know, .Since I've penned a rhyme— That's because my work has robbed Me of my play time. But there's one time in the year When, aside I lay. Work and troubles and all else, To a friend to say: "Merry Christmas, lots of them, God's rich blessings, too, Be your lot from year to year"— i That's my wish to you.
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