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TUESDAY EVENING, DEO. 26.
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil —who's to
blamet • •
iAnd fold the hands and acquiesce— O
shame;
Ctand up, speak out, and bravely, in
God's name.'
—MAI.TBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK.
THE COMMUNITY TREE
HARRISBURG had a community
Christmas tree aguin this year
and the celebration was pro
nounced by all who witnessed it or
participated the most successful In the
history of such events in Harrisburg.
This was not only because the tree was
more beautiful, or because the efforts
of the Municipal band or the Moor
head chorus were appreciated as their
delightful contributions to the pro
gram of the evening so well deserved,
but because the people of the city are
learning more and more the pleasure
ef rubbing shoulders one with another
and of taking a part, at least, of their
holiday enjoyments in common.
"United we stand; divided we fall"
Is just as true of the city as it Is of the
nation. The more we havs in common
the deeper interest we will have in the
common good. Community Christmas
trees, mummers' parades on New
Tear's Day, river carnivals and all
trnch public entertainments in which
the people as a whole join make for a
better city and a more contented
populace. They are to be encouraged
and those who give them their time,
effort and money deserve public
thanks.
In the making up of the annual city
budget there is much to consider. It is j
Interesting to observe that provision is i
being made for a larger area of under-
Rround wires in the business district !
and that City Electrician Dlehl has m- ;
eluded in his estimate an item for un- j
derground cable which will eliminate
an unsightly bunch of poles in the cen- 1
tral part of the city. This is real pro- |
gress.
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WAY TO REAL ARMY
IN a recent address, Major General '
Leonard Wood points out that the
present volunteer system will not
do and his reasons are so convincing
that further discussion seems a waste !
of words.
Six months of compulsory, inten
sive military training for every
able-bodied American in his 19th
year.
From fifteen to thirty days of re
view training in his 21st year, and
then assignment to a reserve regi
ment until his 29th year.
Calisthenic work and some rifle
shooting, a total of from ninety to
130 hours a year for everv school
boy between the ages of 12 and IS.
The absolute abolishment of the
National Guard and the substitution
of a State constabulary.
A standing army of 250.000 for
overseas garrisons and for coast
fense.
This, in brief, is the plan of the
Army War College which contemplates
universal military training. As to the
calling of the National Guard to the
Mexican border. General Wood says:
Our National Guard has failed
miserably, not because of any fault
of the officers and men—they did
surprisingly well—but because of
the system. The calling out of the
National Guard to the border was a
tragedy, but It will have been worth
its cost If we only learn our lesson
from it.
As to the plan Itself and the training
of the youth, the head of the Army de
clares that "about 1.300,000 Americans
reach the age of 18 each year. Fully
half of them are physically unfit for
service, but we could figure on at least
one-half million a year for training.
At the end of eight years that would
give us a trained force of four million
men, and with such a force there
would be no danger of any foreign na
tion wantonly kicking up a row with
us." He says:
Six months of Intensive training
Is enough for the average American
boy. buch training is three to one
as effective as the regular army
drill, where much time Is wasted.
It would make them as good sol
diers as half the regulars to-dav.
The boys would be put through
hard work while they were there
and In their 21st year they would
be back for a month, or mavbe two
weeks for a repetition. At 29 their
class would be out of the reserve
and they would have paid their
debt to the nation. The men in
training should have pay.
Aside from giving us defense, of
which we hare none now, the plan
would greatly Improve the public
morals. It would lessen crime. It
would build up nationalism and
patriotism. It would teach tils
young men their responsibility and
would give them discipline which
every young man needs, f believe
that no Industrial occupation will
so much increase a boy's efflcieucv
a.s sis months of drill. It will build
him up physically, morally and
nationally, and it would give us an
out-and-out Federal force,
General Wood is also of opinton
that there would be greater respect for
the soldier under this system of train
ing and that the opposition of labor
TUESDAY EVENING,
men to universal training would dis- j
appear -when they found that every- !
body who was physically able must ;
serve and that there could be no buy- j
ing of substitutes by the rich. He con- j
sidered the Plattsburg, N. T., camp, i
where bishops were seated at mess j
with men from New York's slums and 1
millionaires fraternized with street
sweepers, the greatest democratizing
agent ever known in America. He em
phasized the need of a feeling of na
tionalism with foreigners coming so
rapidly and believed that universal
training was the surfest way to get it.
When the President and the Secre
tary of State on the same day sent
forth official statements intimating
that our international relations have
been strained to the breaking point the
(time for theorising as to the national
defense would seem to have passed
and the hour for action to be at hand.
What more appropriate for holiday
remembrance than an illustrated
brochure of a poem by Leigh Mitchell
Hodges, the optimist of the Philadelphia
North American, which was put out as
a Christmas greeting by the J. C. Blair
Company, at Huntingdon. Our friend
Africa never loses an opportunity to
point cut the glories of the Juniata Val
ley, and Hodges was inspired to write
some verse last October that breathes
the very atmosphere of the enchanted
feglon.
ASH COLLECTIONS
RECOMMENDATION that the city
take over the work of ash and
garbage collection, now done by
contract, will appeal to thousands of
residents of Harrisburg who have suf
fered untold inconveniences under the
present system—or lack of system.
There is no need to recite the de
ficiencies of the contract plan as it has
worked out in Harrisburg. Every
body knows them. There is urgent
demand for a change. Even reversion
to the old method of each householder
paying for the removal of his own
refuse would be preferable to a con
tinuance of the present unsatisfactory
contract collections.
The fault, however, does not lie en
tirely with the contract system as
such. City Council erred when it en
tered into the agreement with the re
duction company at a figure which it
was freely forecast at the time would
not yield a profit to the contractor.
No company can operate long at a
loss, and the extreme livelihood is that
even if labor and materials had not
advanced in price to an unforeseen
degreV during the life of the contract
the reduction company still would
have been unable to earn a dividend
and at the same time keep c Elections
up to the requirements of the speci
fications.
This is not said in extenuation of
the reduction company, but only in
fairness to it. Unquestionably the esti
mates on which its bid was based were
too low. The company has had an
excuse for every delinquency brought
to its attention by the Board of Health,
under the direction of which it op
erates. but many of them have not
been valid in the eyes of injured resi
dents. who see only failure to do the
work and not the reasons why.
There are those who believe If the
city took over the collections and made
a reasonable direct charge upon every
residence and business place for re
movals—simply enough to let the
municipality out whole, the charges
upon the individual to be regulated
according to the service performed—
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the results would be satisfactory. At
present the man whose garbage is not
1 more than a dozen pounds a week
helps pay for the removal of immense
quantities of refuse from hotels, res
taurants and large households. The
same is true of ashes. Collections
made free to the householder at the
expense of the city as a whole are
bound to be attended by inequalities
and unfairness.
The problem of replacing the pres
ent means of ash and garbage re
movals, however, In too big to be
solved by the first measures that sug.
Best themselves or promise early re
lief, Council erred so grossly ten
years ago when the present contract
was made that it should go slowly
now. Careful study should be given
the matter and those who will be en
trusted with the working out of a new
plan might do well to visit other cities
and learn the latest and best systems in
use elsewhere, Harrisburg has suf
fered long eneugli to deserve only the
very beet when a change is made at
the expiration of the contract now in
force and the time to plan what shall
be done then is now,
Tho custom of exchanging Christmas
presents reached the department stores
to-day,
Don't count {.he expense. Whatever
it cost it was worth it,
7>cUUc* Ut
"~PovHCi{i<rcuUa
By the Ex-Committeeman
The vortex of the contest for the
Republican nomination for thn speak
ership of the Lower House of the Leg
islature will move from Philadelphia
to thls'citv in the next 4S hours. The
headquarters of the rival candidates
will be opened hero to-night and the
leaders will follow within a day or so.
Members from all over the State will
be coming In and many will be here
days earlier than usual because of the
Intense Interest displayed by men in
politics and the importance of the re
sult to people who have ambitions for
the campaigns of 1917 and 1918.
Death of Governor Brumbaugh's
father has removed him from the con
test for several days. The Governor
feels the death of his 'aged parent
keenly and his bitterest opponents
have expressed their sympathy for
him.
—There was little of the Christmas
sentiment in political circles in Phila
delphia the last three days. Governor
Brumbaugh on Saturday afternoon is
sued a statement referring to the
charges made against him by Senators
Snyder and Sproul In which he said he
was merely a target and that the real
fight was the people against reaction
ary interests. Senator Sprout came
back with a tart reiteration of every
thing he had said and Attorney Gen
eral Brown then opened up, declaring
that if the saying of hard things went
on he would have some things to hand
out which would create heart burn
ings. This challenge was promptly
met by Senator Sproul who issued a
statement last night that Mr. Brown
had been a Democrat and had done
well financially since he became a Re
publican. Friends of Mr. Brown re
torted with other sharp things. It is
expected that there will be continued
interchanges which will tnterest few
people outside of those attacking and
attacked and those who are In politics.
The great bulk of the people of the
State are wishing the tight over the
speakership had never begun.
—The Friday editorial in the Pitts
burg Dispatch deploring the row
among tlie Republicans and the edi
torials ill the Philadelphia Ledger de
nouncing the politics in the speaker
ship have stirred up no end of com
ment all over the State. Numerous
dailies are calling for cessation of the
fuss before it goes so fur as to endan
ger county and municipal elections
next year and creates a breach which
will be hard to heal in 1918. The
Wellsboro Agitator, one of the old
weeklies and an influence in the north
ern tier, voices the general tip-State
sentiment in an editorial which ob
jects to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
rows being taken as the real politics
of Pennsylvania.
—Xews columns of the big news
papers print some interesting side
lights on the battle. The North Amer
ican says that Mr. Brown has forced
Senator Penrose to go through with
his threatened investigations and the
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times intimates
that they would have gone through
anyway. The democratic Philadel
phia Record helps on the row all it
can anil says that Baldwin people
have some letters from members in
which it is charged that offers in re
turn for support for Cox were made.
It is also said here that a \ ork coun
ty member wrote a letter pledging
support to Baldwin and "flopped," be
cause appointees in his district were
threatened with dismissal by the State
administrationi The Baldwin people
will make the man's name known and
declare they will brand him as a
"pledge breaker."
—The Philadelphia Press says:
"While the lieutenants both of Cos
and Richard J. Baldwin, the opposing
candidate, who has the backing of
Senator Penrose, claim enough actual
pledges to assure the caucus nomina
tion; it is known that in a number of
cases both the Cox and the Baldwin
lists contain the same names. The
balance of power which will decide
the result is held by a comparatively
few representatives, who have refused
to Indicate how they will vote."
—Auditor General A. W. Powell, !
who has heen mentioned once in a
while in the political row, said last
night that he was not in it, but only
an interested spectator. The Auditor
General said some things nowadays
remind him of third reader days in the
public schools at home.
—Representative Nelson McVicar,
of Allegheny, will likely not vote for
either Cox or Baldwin. The North
American says there will be ele\*en in
Allegheny for Cox. The Baldwin peo
ple say the claim is absurd.
—The Philadelphia Ledger this
morning prints the following relative
to some laws which were enacted in
1915 and which have figured much in
recent statements: "Replying to Mr.
Brown's charge that Mr. Grundy was
the chief lobbyist against humanitar
ian legislation, Henry W. Moore, coun
sel for the Pennsylvania Manufactur
ers' Association, of which Mr. Grundy
is president, eaid: First, That a work
men's .compensation bill drawn up by
the association had been appropriated
by the Governor as an original pro
duct: second, that the association al
ways advocated a child labor bill, but
that theGovernor.forpoliticalpurposes,
made a farce out of the legislation:
and, third, that the women's employ
ment law now in force is precisely the
same as that fought for by the asso
ciation four years ago."
—John T. Lenahan, of Wilkes-
Barre, and M. A. ICilker, a former as
sistant district attorney, of Glrards
ville, have been engaged to bring at
Pottaville ouster proceedings against
M. J. Brennan, of Pottaville; P. C.
Fenton, of Mahanoy City; Archie B.
Lamb, of Shenandoah, and Evan
Evans, of Coaldale, mine inspectors
elected, when these officials take office
next week. Although the law requires
the same qualifications for a candidate
at the primaries as at the general elec
tion, it is alleged all these men were
nominated before the examining board
acted on their applications for qualifi
cation. It Is also charged that the
county commissioners violated the law
in printing the name on the ballot of
Martin Nash as a candidate, as he had
never qualified, was not a candidate
and did not know until three days be
fore the election that his name was on
the ticket.
Rooms engaged at tlio Common
wealth Hotel for the headquarters of
Representatives Richard J. Haldwln
nnd Edwin R. Cox, rival candidates for
the speakership, were being cleared
for action to-day. The furniture that
will not stand strains Is being moved
and crash placed on the floors, The
rivals will open up headquarters to
night and be ready for the fray. Rep
resentative George W, Williams, the
strictly "dry" candidate for the speak
ership, will have rooms in the same
hotel ond his friends say he is going
right through with the contest.
Attorney General Brown, now the
central figure In the administration
contest for Cox. Is expected here late
to-day and will probably have some
further statements. Counter Irritants
are expected from tbe Baldwin people.
Representative Miles A, Milliron, of
Armstrong, was the first member to
come te town after Christmas. lie
came In this morning, but refused to
talk, He is claimed by both sides, but
leans toward Baldwin,
HARRISBURG frfEfeftl TELEGRAPH
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When a Feller Needs a Friend . By BRIGGS I
("EDITORIAL COMMENT 1 |
Philadelphia Press The Senate of
the next Congress apparently will con- |
sist of 54 Democrats, 41 Republicans
and LaFollette.
Manchester (X. H. i Union—Since
New Hampshire went wrong in her
national politics we suppose Vermont
will be more fussy than ever about
having that State boundary line estab
lished.
Trade Briefs
lu 1.115 the United States imported
10,670,558 pounds of dried figs from
Portugal. Xo figs were imported by
Germany or Russia, formerly the larg
est buyers.
American tractors have met with
approval during recent tests in Scot
land.
Norway's apple crop was a failure
this year. This should increase the |
demand for American fruit.
Most of Guatemala's imported pre
served fruits, jellies and meats are
supplied by the United States. If this
trade is to be made a success goods of
the highest quality must be supplied.
Tacks and iron hooks are needed in
Greece.
Inquiries have been received from
Columbia about automobiles, motor
cycles and motorboats.
Through the efforts of consular
agents in the Athens district, Greece,
orders have recently been placed in
this country for $70,500 worth of
brewers' surprise.
The wheat imported into Greece
since 1914 has been bought by the
government and distributed to millers.
In 1915 the American wheat shipped
to Greece amounted to 204,623 metric
tons.
Bermuda expects to have a normal
potato crop.
Chilean merchants have asked for
catalogues of men's clothing and fur
niture.
An effort is being made by Brazilian
dealers to Interest American uphol
sterers and mattress makers in the
fiber of a plant known as "saudade."
Indications are that the citron crop
of the Patras district, Greece, will
amount to only 400 tons. A normal
crop is about 1,000 tons.
Japanese coral beds have been ex
tensively developed since the outbreak
of hostilities in Europe. Tho beds
yield 05,000 pounds of coral worth
$700,000 annually.
Why the World Seemed Right
There Is a story in the January
Woman's Home Companion in which
this passage occurs:
"In her trailing gown of white
charmeuse, with its touches of fur
and of old lace, with her pearls, little
Mrs. Delevan was a figure not to be
overlooked by discriminating eyes.
"There isn't a woman here who can
hold a candle to you,' said the ador
ing Jimsie as they sat down in the
red dining-room; "most of them look
so bored, Midget.'
" 'Perhaps it was Mrs. Delevan's
look of shining radiance which drew
the eyes of the old gentleman at an
other table. 'That little woman hasn't
lost her enthusiasms," he said to his
wife, a stately dame in mauve satin
and diamonds. 'By Jove, it's refresh
ing to see one woman whose stock in
trade isn't an artificial grin and a pair
of shoulders,'
"His wife smiled at him over the
centerpiece of spring flowers, 'ls pres
ent company excepted?'
"'You?' he exploded, 'Oh, you're a
marvel! How in the world you've
kept it up through all these grinding
years of official life! How you've
coped with the climbers and fought off
the hangers-on, and have still kept
your faith in human nature, is the
eighth and ninth wonder of the world.'
" 'Again she smiled, the illumined,
steadfast smile of the woman who has
gone softly through the years. 'Per
haps my faith in you has had some
thing to do with it," she said! 'you
see, you have never failed me, and ao
the whole world has seemed right,' "
NATION-WIDE REFERENDUM
ON DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN
THE I-os Angeles, Cal., Chamber of.
Commerce lias united with other
similar organizations throughout i
the United States in an appeal to the j
National Chamber "of Commerce to take
a referendum of its members to get
their opinion as to the feasibility of the |
"daylight saving'" plan. The Los An- ;
geles Chamber of Commerce feels that |
the desirability of this plan will be 1
greatly enhanced If it can be made uni- i
form throughout the United States, and j
is urging a nation-wide movement or i
none at all.
"Personally, I am very heartily in J
favor of the daylight saving scheme,"
said Frank Wiggins, secretary of the
Los Angeles chamber. "Not only be- j
cause of the great saving in electric !
and other forms of Illumination, but
because of the obvious advantage of
doing one's work by natural rather i
than artificial light. I think there is'
Palmer and Sproul
[Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.]
Political prophets assert that Sen
ator William C. Sproul is a Republican
candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania.
These same prophets also assert that
Vance McCormick is a Democratic can
didate, and that his next friend, Alex
ander Mitchell Palmer, will manage the
latter's campaign.
Tou have doubtless heard about
Damon and Pythias, and how the one
offered his life as a hostage for the
other. Well, Damon would have got
Just as much Joy in walloping Pythias
over the head with an ax as Mr. Pal
mer can extract In helping to defeat
Senator Sproul for Governor. These two
come nearer to being a replica of those
sons of ancient Syracuse than any pair
ever turned out by Swartlimore College.
"Ninety-one" men, same Greek letter
fraternity, offlclato at each other's wed
ding—these big, strong, husky Penn
seylvanlans differ in nothing apparently
except politics and the color of their
hair.
One is a blond and the other a bru
nette, and Mr. Palmer's blond locks are
curly, while the Senator's are straight
as a Lennl Lenape Indian's.
In their set at Swartlimore were two
other notable Philadelphlans, Morris L.
Clothier and Mr. Temple, one of the best
railroad engineers in the country.
It may sound like an Irish bull, but
Senator Sproul began to bo a success
ful man while still a Swartlimore Col
lege boy.
He told me himself that he was earn
ing SIOO a week in his newspaper work
before he graduated. I think I have
told you how amused young Sproul was
when K. E. A Dorr, then news editor
of a Philadelphia paper, offered him S2O
a week when he left college.
The Senator Is now a very successful
businessman, with wfde Interests, but
he started his fortune In the Cheater
Times, which is one of the most success
ful country papers In the United States.
There are very few men in Pennsyl
vania who are known personally to so
many people as he, and certainly but
few who are so popular with those
they do know,
But Palmer campaigning against
Sproul! It is to laugh!
Something to Explain
[ Krom tho Armonk Kun.J
An adorable young married woman
here in North White Plains complains
that every time she passes a certain
party in the street he turns around
and stares after her, Now, how does
she know?
DECEMBER 26, 1916.
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no question but that more can be. ac
complished in the same time, and the
work better done, when the daylight
hours are used than when the opera
tions are carried on by artificial light."
Jesse D. Burks, director of the Mu
nicipal Efficiency Bureau of Ange
les, is another who is heartily in favor
of the plan. "It seems to me sensible,
practicable, and' In every way highly
desirable," said Sir. Burks. "X feel that
it should be made uniform throughout
the entire country, and is not some
thing which can be undertaken to ad
vantage by isolated cities, or even by
States. Every office worker would be
much better for il if he rose an hour
earlier during the summer months, and
closed his desk at what is now 4 o'clock,
spending the rest of the day In out-of
door recreation. It is folly for us to
lie In bed after the sun Is up, in the
summer months, and tlien work after
dark in the evening."
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OLD MAX'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT
[Philadelphia Bulletin.]
"They blame the old guard of
course," said Senator Penrose In a dis
cussion of tlio Hughes defeat. "Well,
the Old Guard Is used to hard knocks.
I sometimes think the Old Guard gets
the small end of It as badly as the old
man.
"The sons and daughters of a
Spruce street family were arranging
the Christmas presents In the draw
ing room on Christmas Eve.
" 'Put Bill's pearl stickpin here,'
said one.
" 'Put ma's diamond necklace there
beside her gold mesh bag,' said an
other.
" 'Put Jim's sable-lined overcoat on
the pluno.'
" 'Put Kate's diamond ring on top of
her gold-mounted talking machine.'
"'lsut where Is pa's present ?'
" 'Yos, whore's pa's Christmas
card?'
" 'Oh, here It Is! Bully! Put Pa'e
Christmas card over there on the
sofa, between Bill's gold cigaret case
and Jim's platinum wrist witoU.' "
libming (Eftal
' ' ———ggg^
Although the bellsnickles of our
childhood days have turned Into Hal
lowe'en mummers and New Year's eve
frollckers there are still some of the
traditional Harrisburg observances of
Christmas clay about the State's capi
tal. The disposition to make it a day
of rest and to preserve it as a time of
family gathering is if anything grow
ing stronger and there are few social
affairs and they are confined to greet
ings of friends and neighbors. The
bells of old Zlon church ring on the
morning of Christmas day as they
have done for fifty years or more and
the bell of the Cathedral seems
to have a more mellow note in its early
call to service. Milkmen, postmen
and newspaper carriers are given
"plates" of cake and candy and the
presentation of new money continues
to put a strain upon the banks' sup
plies of fresh coins and notes. More
and more the display of wreaths at
windows and on the doors and the
placing of evergreens at entrances is
coming to be regarded as of as much
importance as the Christmas tree in
the home where there are youngsters.
Not a few conductors are told to "keep
the changp" by the regulars who
travel on their lines and it was to be
noted this morning that a good many
men who appeared with a couple of
days' sprouting of whiskers did not
seem to mind the "kidding" of the
more fortunate mortals who can shave
themselves because the barbers want
ed the day off. It anight be added that
whether it was because the "girl" went
to Perry county for Christmas or as a
protest against the high cost of living
the number of Harrisburgers who sat
at meat at hotel tables on Christmas
day was larger than a year ago.
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An entirely new Christmas feature
was contributed by nature on Saturday
night when a display of Northern
light occurred. It was visible for a
short time, but the glow and the flash
ings were unmistakable. The aurora
was about the time the people were
going home and those living In the
country saw the beams above the
mountains quite plainly.
Somehow or other every time there
are crowds thronging the stores, like
Saturday night, for instance, there are
some young cubs who jam into the
aisles just to have fun and not to buy.
Saturday night the usual display of
such horse play occurred, but what
happened in one store to a couple of
yofing men who had some beer in
their stomachs and froth in their
heads deserves to be written about
for the sake of the future. These two
lads began pushing and shoving in the
aisle of one of the Market street
stores. They were asked to behave
themselves and became insolent.
Then they started to crowd people
worse than ever. A nice plump girl
standing at a counter was literally
lifted up and carried six feet. She
was one of the kind that you would
not think would get mad easily. But
she did. And with a word to the tired
girl behind the counter she snatched
up two of the long steel hat pins
on sale and went into action. A few
minutes later one youth holding his
handkerchief to his cheek was wildly
threatening to "suesome one"wliilehis
companion was being chucked through
a door by a couple of men who had
been stung into action by the nice
plump girl who discovered she had a
temper.
.Tere S. Black, the York lawyer, who
died Saturday, was well known to
many Harrisburgers. He was one c
Princeton's half backs In the year*
when "Will" Spicer was the other
and Mervin Randolph, who lived here_
several years and is connected with ai
number of Harrisburgers, was an end.
Mr. Black was best known, however,
as a Democrat. He was a great Bry
an man and had much to do with the
, organization of Pennsylvania Demo
crats against the Guffey domination in
1907 and 1908. He was known here
as a lawyer before he was picked as
the nominee for Lieutenant Governor
in 1906, and his speeches in which he
took the chandeliers In the Capitol
as his special target were among
1 the beßt ■ of that strenuous
campaign. Mr. Black was also
; a • stormy figure in the last
: Democratic State convention, that of
1912, and his friends here were sorry
to note within the last year that the
health of the genial and able York
' Democrat was failing. He was the
' third generation of notable Democrats
1 and had he lived would have been
, heard from.
* • •
i The State Educational Association,
i which will begin its sixty-seventh an
• nual convention here to-morrow, has
been meeting in Harrisburg every two
years for a generation. For a time
the meetings were held in various
parts of the State, but it became the
custom to hold sessions in Harris
burg Just before the legislature met
so that the thought of the educators in
regard to the school legislation would
be fresh upon the incoming lawmak
ers. It is interesting to note that
three of the men who will make ad
' dresses to-morrow are former presi
dents of the association. They are
Governor Brumbaugh, Secretary
Houck and Superintendent Schaeffer.
• * •
People here recalled in yesterday's
Christmas celebrations that it was just
six months ago that the Pennsylvania
National Guardsmen mobilized at Mt.
Gretna for Mexican border service.
The Guardsmen assembled on the site
of the previous encampments on the
twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth, the
artillery being the last to go in. For
not a few men departed from their
homes half a year ago was th® last
they have seen of families and the ex
periences of the camp will linger long
In the minds of many men who wanted
to go on service hut who could not
"get by" the medical man.
f~~WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
•—Dr. l>. Webster Fox, of Philadel
phia, has gone to Florida on a fishing
t tp.
—Dr. Morris Jasrow, Ja., the orien
tal scholar, will give a series of ad
dresses In Philadelphia on the Old
Testament books and their authors.
. —Directors W. H. Wilson, of Pliila
" delphta, former legislator, says that
next year he hopes to abolish all
> horse drawn patrol wagons.
—Judge A. S. Swartz, of Montgom
■ ery county, sentenced boys In Norrls
, town who had been doing some pilfer
ing, to go to church.
--Insurance Commissioner O'Nell
s started to work In a store when ten
1 years old and has been busy ever
since.
i
■ 1 DO YOU KNOW 1
That Harrisburg payrolls
were larger tills Christinas that
9
ever known Morel
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
1 The tlrst State convention was held
f In Harrisburg In the thirties.
Fifteen Thousand Children Sing
H Fifteen thousand grade school pupils
of Spokane are being organized into a
. chorus, says the Spokane Chronicle.
They will appear In a public concert at
9 the close of the school year In May. A
9 large orchestra also Is being drilled to
accompany th* gigantic chorus.