6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1851 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph lluilriing. Federal Square. J. STACKPOLE, I'res't and Editor-in-Chief R. 0\ STER, Business Manager. GL'S M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. ± Member American eWSP^Pe^ lns, P Chlcago, 111. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, ten cents a week: by mall, $5.00 a year In aavance. WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB', 7. It is a poor heart, and a poorer age, j that cannot accept the conditions of I life with some heroic readimss. — j Stevenson. £============== I THE GERMAN' VIEWPOINT THE German viewpoint is well j illustrated by the decision of the 1 Berlin authorities to keep Am bassador Gerard in Germany "until 1 satisfied as to the treatment of.Count I Von Bernstorff by the American gov- j . eminent." This is the act of a guilty j conscience. Never in the history of American diplomacy has there been j an instance of discourtesy toward any] veil-behaved representative of a for- j eign government. Von Bernstorff is 1 perfectly safe in the United States, j Nobody has any thought of disturbing! him so long as he attends to his own j affairs and nobody knows it better j than he. In this respect it may be said that 1 German citizens in the United States 1 ! tire much safer here than they would j be in their own land. Americans will | not disturb them nor will they l>c' nailed upon for military duty so lotiK* j ifis they elect to remain in the United J MStatea. But the German government can-! siot understand this. Guilty of almost j every outrage nameable against fair •play and decency, Berlin has come to j khe point of suspecting everybody else j ,of the same disreputable practices that ire fast making Germany an outlaw among the nations. If Germany gives j , America no more cause for complaint j •of violation of the proprieties'' than lAmerlca will give to Germany there 'will be no war. Samuel Kunkel's memory has been , (♦nshrined in the hearts of the children tf Harrisburg, and his permanent en- j of the "Romper Day" fund is I fliis last thoughtful act for and in the j 1 Interest of the little folk of this city. 1 j During his life he found time to scat- 1 iter sunshine in many a shadowed place, and it was like him to make provision for a continuance of the annual feast at j 'Reservoir Park. This bequest of a much-lamented citizen constitutes a ' further emphasis and appeal for the proposed Harrisburg Foundation, which 1 is now under consideration and through 1 which many similar bequests may be ' administered. VON BEKN STORFF"S TEARS WHEN Count von Bernstorff, am- | bassador of Germany to the j United States, was handed his j passports with the notification that j the President had decided to sever' diplomatic relations with his country j he wept, and said that his whole life j work had been ruined. But his tears j were not those of sympathy for the United States. They were for his diplomatic friends at home who could not understand this country as Von Bernstorff understands it. The Count learned his lesson in the i school of hard experience. When the j war In Europe started none was so, insistent for German sympathy in America as Bernstorff, none so firm in the belief that German-Americans would cast in their lot with Germany against the interests of their adopted country. He found fertile ground for the seed of sympathy he sowed. That was natural enough. Germans nat urally hoped the Fatherland would be victorious and were willing to talk that way and to give of their money toward the various relief funds in which Von Bernstorff was very properly in terested. A few he found who would KO to any lengths, to whom "Deutscli land über alles" meant just that, with all the phrase implies. But these were the rare exceptions. He soon discov ered there was no such possibility as organizing a secret army in this coun try to fight the battles of Germany against the United States if a break in relations actually came about. Von Bernstorff learned also the falsity of the generally accepted idea abroad that "Americans are a nation of dollar worshipers.'' ready and will ing to sacrifice any principle for the sake of money-grabbing. He learned what Berlin lias not yet been able to grasp— that Americans want nothing more or less in their dealings with for eign countries than the same kind of fair play with which they themselves conduct their diplomatic interchanges. Germany haa mistaken patience for weakness and a sincere desire for peace haa been construed as unwill ingness or inability to fight under any circumstances. Berlin has reckoned 11s a nation of "bluffers," whose "bluff" It was only necessary to call In order to Impose the German will upon us. But VOll Bernstorff read the American character accurately, He saw the I American sit nation as It really existed, an 4 ho made every possible effort to 1 prtMrro peace between Germany and WEDNESDAY EVENING, the Unltd States, knowing full well] the error of continental opinion and j the serious results that nwist Inevitably ; follow disregard of his repeated urg ings as to the importance of maintain ing friendly relations. Whatever else Is said of Von Bern storff, it must be'admitted that he did all any man could to prevent the break that has occurred, and his efforts were purely those of one devoted to what he believed to be the best interests of the nation he represented. Von Bern storff didn't want America to go to war with Germany because he was convinced that such a course could be only ruinous for Germany. When he wept, he wept for Germany and misguided German statesmen. Home Rule For Cities 'TMIERE is a growing sentiment through the State in favor of some amendment of the laws and, perhaps, of the constitution which will enable cities of the third class to adopt charters of their own which will give them a larger measure of home rule. This subject has been before the Legislature in one form or another for several years, but noth- I : ing has ever been accomplished save ; now and then the repeal of some spe- I cial law affecting a particular com j munlty. This newspaper has urged some : such movement with more or less in sistence owing to the fact that other cities of Pennsylvania are suffering just as Harrisburg through retarded development resulting from laws that are narrow in their application. Something should bo done at the present session to bring about radical reform in this direction. When the cities shall have the right to adopt their own charters the Legislature will cease to be troubled with a deluge of special bills at every session to cover local and specific municipal difficulties. Director Moore, of tlie Legislative Reference Bureau, has been requested to prepare suitable legislation on thisj subject and there ought to l>c no op- j position to ti.e measure wiien it shall I be finally introduced. IJiGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS WE have had legislative invostlga- I tions in Pennsylvania biennially and the time of the Li visiature has been consumed in fren:.ied poli tical inquiries which in Ihe last analysis are of little importance to the people. Two years ago what is known as the Efficiency and Economy Com mission was created for the purpose i of investigating the several depart-! ments of the State government with | a view to improving the general ad ministration of the Commonwealth. | This commission made some admir able recommendations, but its im portant work seems to have been lost in the shuffle of factional controversy. Harrisburg discovered long ago that 1 expert advice in the developing of a better municipality was not only im portant, but extremely necessary. What {pplies to the city also applies to the Commonwealth. Nobody j doubts that economy and efficiency are necessary in the development of a I great State through its several de partments, but when plans are worked out and submitted in the regular way without accomplishing any good pur pose these investigations are certain to be regarded with suspicion by the people. Unfortunately for the present Re publican factional demonstration the motives which are back of the pros ' pectlvo probing do not appeal to the | large body of the citizens of the State, i Men of all parties are looking with ! suspicion upon what has already ' transpired and what is further pro i posed. 1 It cannot be doubted that a survey | of the several departments on Capitol Hill by experts would be a good thing providing their recommendations should materialize in the adoption of better methods, but in view of the fate of the recommendations submitted by the Efficiency and Economy Commis sion there is not much encourage ment to further Investigate along con structive lines. Should it be decided, however, to make some real effort along these lines a resolution em powering tlite Governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House to choose,a firm of expert ac countants and investigators to stuffy our government and make suggestions for its improvement would probably best solve the problem. So long as the Investigations which | are Instituted from time to tlnie are ! merely political in their purpose little | will be accomplished and the faith of , the people In their government ts I bound to suffer. Pennsylvania is peculiarly fortunate in having in its State Police men who are trained and tried in a school which has fitted them as the keenest of de tectives in running down criminals. The force has been so disposed in this present crisis as to enable the indi vidual members to cover the widest ter ritory In the shortest possible time, and Pennsylvania Is well protected against any overt acts on the part of possible trouble-mongers or pro-German tenden cies. The history of the State Police Is a romance of heroism and unswerving devotion to the principle for which the force was established, fascinating in ita simplicity, but tremendous In the feel ing of safety which it inspires in all who have come in contact with the men whose deeds It has recorded. OH MAN! : : : : : : By BRIGGS v \ , I Hello BILL? I (hello ) / W/vot/ I WHY- ccßT'*jir ( NEV MIND that Shouj-s BILL ? / \JOE OCT) I TvA/ewry five / \ retrr\ ll v - 1 Do >° T care N- - , r A Few fT HATE TO / f . I 1 I PArS ; ASK HER / WILL Vot> / I K| /1 I &VEAI ' ■ ll 1 editorial comment"! C onsidering the number of warships wrecked under the Daniels administra tion, it would be a graeeful thing for the organization favoring a reduction of armament to present the Secretary with medal,—Philadelphia North American. The entente allies started the war, Germany says. Their plan was, we presume, for Ser via to conquer Austria-Hungary while Belgium devastated Germany. England, especially, showed her hand when she hurled an enormous army of 100,000 men against only two or three millions of Germans • an d these Germans, taken ompletely by sur prise, staggered forward into France. They got nearly as fur as Paris, we be lieve, before they recovered from their astonishment.—New York Evening Sun. Roumanoa did much better as a buffer than as a bluffer State.—Brooklvn Eagle. If Turkey is to remain in Europe it will probably have to learn German.—• Chicago Daily News. Feed Enemy's Children The bread of the German soldiers is hard, black and sour. Not at ajl like the bread we are used to. It is coarse in texture and very solid, withal wholesome. I lived on it? myself vfor several months and gained weight; but when I did get hold of a loaf of white bread by chance in a Serbian village, it tasted like cake to me. The officers eat the same coarse bread as the men. Each German sol dier receives a loaf of this "war bread" a day. It weighs a little more than a pound. Every loaf has the date pressed into the top, so that the man will know at once if he is not getting fresh bread. It is seldom that the soldier eats the full amount, but I never saw one throw any away. He either feeds it to his horse or gives it to the local pop ulation. Tn Northern France and Bel gium I have seen thousands of chil dren lined up along railroad embank ments where the troops transports go by, each holdtng tip his little hand and begging "Bitte. stuck brot" (Please, a piece of bread). It is remarkable how quickly these children pick up German. And the soldier breaks his loaf in two and throws tho_lialf out of the window. Whatever the policy of the leaders may be, I have always found the com mon soldiers of Germany generous and tender hearted.—Albert. K. Daw son, in the Scientific American. Maggie Cline Is Back (Kansas CTty Star.) Maggie Cline was in the news from New York this week. Years ago, twenty or thirty or such a matter, Maggie Cline's name was often in the news; but it seems a long time, now, since we saw it before, until here it appears in an item about a verbal encounter she had with John McCor mack, the Irish singer. He was sing ing his Irish ballads at a big theater in New York and Maggie was singing her Irish ballads in a vaudeville the ater, and Maggie's manager, thinking no doubt to get some advertising out of it, linked her name with his as the "two Irish ballad singers." Thereup on McCormack protested and said he did not wish his name associated with that of a vaudeville singer. Maggie came back at him with true Irish wit and love of a light. "I don't believe he's Irish," she said. "I have "me doubts, even, if his name's "McCormack, me father's mother was "a McCormack, and a distinguishing "mark of the clan was big hearts, "not. big heads." Here's to you Maggie Cline! Out here in Kansas City we thought maybe you had gone over to join Pat Itooney, J. W. Kelly, the "rolling mill man," and Tony Pastor, and the others of your stage comrades of other days who have gone before. But we hadn't forgotten you; not by a long shot. We can see you yet, fists clenched, eyes gleaming, big, open mouth, with its splendid Irish teeth, strong vigorous body, and wild whoops of exultation as you rage up and down the stage, thirsting for the blood of the "nager," McCluskey's rival and singing: T'row 'm down, McCluskey! Was to be the battle cry. T'row 'm down, McCluskey, vYou can do 'im If you thry. Then future gineratlons, with won der An* delight Will read on history's pages Of the great McCluskey fight. More power to ye, Maggie. Glad to hear ye'r in the land of the livin', an' still able to use yer shllialv. Not Up to Bernstorff t.et us remember tills to the ever lasting credit of Count Von BernstorfT: Whatever Indiscretions lie may have committed, whatever offense lie may liave given liy oversea!, lie lias worked unceasingly to keep the peace between Germany and the United States,and If his persistent appeals had been heeded by Herlln the present crisis could not have arisen.—New York World. HARRISBURG rffiWV TELEGRAPH foUt IMI I "~P t KKC ijtcCLKla, By the Ex-CommltteemM I According to gossip which is being heard about the State Capitol it may be the Fourth of July before the Gen eral Assembly of Pennsylvania com pletes its work. This was freely pre dicted to-day and lawmakers were making preparations for a prolonged stay, although they expect a number of recesses to be taken. Ideas of hav ing the Legislature keep going with Intervals of rest until the end of the year or even the Governor's term have seemingly been given up and there will be a long session with plenty of Incidents. The general impression is that the investigation commission will get un der way about March 1, although the administration people say there will be a fight In the House and that the Governor has the whip hand and can veto the resolution if he desires. Until the investigation there will probably not lie much doing in the way of legislation. Then things will be shaped up und put through, the .ap propriation bills being acted upon much earlier than usual so that the House can act 011 vetoes or reductions. There is no expectation of much new legislation. A few things will come along but they will lie drawn into the general light which seems to be the prospect. However, there are some who hope that the leaders will come to their sense? and quit fighting. They have been impelled to this thought because of the manner in which the Democrats have lined up for the probe. —Friends of D. Edward Long have about given up the idea of any early confirmation of him as superintendent of printing as the House last night concurred in the resolution to give the chief clerk authority to act in case of a vacancy. Whether such a resolution would have to go to the Governor is being debated. The resolution was concurrent. Administration men say the Governor must act in such a mat ter as it affects the executive end of the government. —ln any event the action in the Long case bodes ill for other ap pointees of the Governor but it is also possible that the Governor may de cide to hold back sending other nomi nations to the Senate. There is a list of twenty or so to be confirmed with out counting some boards and com missions. The Senate seems disposed to hold up everything. —The criticism of E. Lowry Humes, chief Democratic ringmaster, on the ruling of the Lieutenant-Governor on Monday that the proposition to dele gate legislative powers of investigation to men outside of the General Assem bly was not constitutional has at tracted much attention ahd not at all favorable to the Democratic conten tion. As one legislator put it to-day, tlie logical outcome of the Humes proposition would be that the Legis lature could name a commission com posed of steam fitters and thresher men to investigate the appellate courts of Pennsylvania. The Democrats have abundant chance to make political capital out of the present row without trying to ring in any high-brow sug gestions. —The general belief is that the Democrats will make another grand stand play when the Sproul resolution reaches the House and that the Leiby speech will be repeated with some tire works, the resolution denounced and then all Democrats will vote for it. —The. appointment of a Judge for Schuylkill county is now said to be imminent. There have been many letters and telegrams on the subject received by the Governor. —The Democratic Philadelphia Rec ord to-day declares that the vote on the Sproul resolution shows plainly that the Democratic senators have the balance of power and It also predicts that the Governor will try to smash the proposed investigation by vetoing the resolution. The Philadelphia In quirer says that the Democrats de serted the Governor, while the Pitts burgh Gazette-Time's says that the in vestigation is going to be thorough and manifests a desire for the Legis lature to get down to business. The Public Ledger says "Penrose won." The Democratic Pittsburgh Post re joices that the probe is to be made and is as much interested In printing de tails of yesterday's debate as the Har risburg Patriot. The Philadelphia Press does not manifest very much enthusiasm over the probe. —Walter Darlington, writing in the Philadelphia North American, suyH that the llxtnK of June 1 as the date for the reporting on the probe is the Penrose notice to tlje lawmaker* as to the length of the session and has this to say about the occurrences of yes terday: "A Krouchy and doubting lot of Penrose members of the State Sen ate went their way out of the Capitol , this evening, the winners in a two HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN "THE RIGHT MAN" IN the February Woman's Home Companion a writer says: "It seems to me the old-fash ioned method of telling young people ! that they were sure to know when the 'right man' came along Is ac countable for a good many false ideas about love, as well as for a vast num ber of heartaches and unhappy mar riages. Dove, when it is referred to In that way, seems like something magic; something outside of all rea son and reckoning; something in the order of the supernatural; a gift straight from heaven, to be bestowed, if heaven so chooses, and without any special regard to the fitness or worth iness of the recipient. "Now, when we have a very earnest j desire to understand music or paint- i ing or literature, we take care to go to i the well-informed, and we study great | models. We do not devote ourselves to a study of ragtime, or of cliromos, or of dime novels. On the contrary, we study great music, famous paint ings, well-known books. We know that to study and understand great models helps to create in us certain i high standards and ideals, by which j we may then measure our own attain- j ments, and by means of which we can • weeks' struggle to put the Senate O K op the Penrose plan of hazing the ad ministration of .Governor Brumbaugh by the one-sided investigation method. With the help of the twin-machine Democrats and a couple of Palmer- McCormick Democrats they had passed the investigating resolution as de manded by Senator Penrose, and the completion of that part of their job seemed to make them anything but I happy. The final Senate vote was 29 to 19, or three votes more than the i I necessary affirmative strength." —E. Dowry Humes and Congressman Heflin spoke at the York Jefferson- Jackson celebration last night. It was a large occasion. —Congressman Porter has called a meeting of Allegheny county congress men to determine regarding public buildings. —The special election in the Third Schuylkill district will be held Thurs ' day. I —The Schuylkill county court has ! ordered construction of a new alms- I house in that county and the Cumber | land grand jury is considering a ne<v I jail at Carlisle. I —W. Nial Rook, of Indiana, has [ been shunted up to Bradford county jto become superintendent of highways. He succeeds R. E. Forsythe, who re signed. The northern tier Progressives tried to have one of their friends named, but •Highway Commissioner Black seems to have named the man lon Ids own hook. It might be added ' that the Highway Department has not | yet announced the appointment for : some occult reason or other. More Daylight (Kansas City Times) Upwards of one hundred and twenty-five years ago Benjamin Franklin conceived the more daylight plan and urged its adoption. From then until now the plan lias been brought up and pushed in different countries at different times. The war caused its adoption in every country in Europe. Germany was the first nation to put it in oper ation, last April, and it did so for economic reason's. It desired the peo < pie to get up an hour earlier in the I morning, and go to work and quit work an hour earlier in the hope that they would go to bed an hour earlier, and thus the coal that was used for making artificial light for that hour I would be saved. The government: needed that coal in its plants that ' were making war material. ! The plan worked, just as German officials saw it would and other Euro pean nations adopted it. Setting the clocks ahead in Europe saved so much gas and electric light that the com panies making those artificial lights had their incomes materially reduced. For American communities the big advantage of the plan would bo that it would enuble people to use the day light hours to the best advantage and get through with their work an hour earlier, so their time for recreation would be prolonged. It Is Not Strange [From The Dondon Poetry Review.] It is not strange when dead men come And lead us by the hand: It is not strange when fairies roam Upon this unstrange land. Nothing is strange on kit the spheres, Except when things are not. And 'twould be stranffe If In the years To come were we forgot. —CATHERINE KIRSOPP. For His Name's Sake The Dord will not forsake His people for His great name's sake; because it hath pleased ihe Ixjrd to make you His people.—l Samuel, xil, 22. FEBRUARY 7, 191 7. cultivate our abilities. But when it comes to l.ove, we seem for the most part to think we can do without the best models; and few of us can be said to really study the matter at all. This seems all the more strange when you remember that only a compara tively few of us aspire to great suc cess in music, art, literature; but nearly all of us, mind you, expect or greatly desire or hope some day to practice love, and to make a great success of it. "How arc we fitting ourselves for it? What knowledge of the subject have we? What practice? What ex perience? Often enough, none at all. A good many of us still think of it in the old unintelligent way. We are simply to waken and find ourselves in love some day; and then we are to love on in unison with some other soul whom love is to affect in the same ex traordinary manner and degree as ourselves. ' "Apply this same method to any of the great arts and tell me what you think of it to painting, for instance. I greatly desire to be a painter, let us say. and some day 1 am to waken sud denly and find myself one! I have never litted myself for it." [OUR DAILY LAUGH NO CHANCE TO CO IjLECT. ;V7 Mr. Creditor '>' i' Bug g: And that ,VS t /TV fellow owes me 1 ' ' ({ 1 > 'l/ 1 INCONSIDffIK- S ATE mDDIEa Are your hens p la > rlnß eegs? I INSPIHATION. Pirst Artist — Ipjo MTaI The new coins li# Ki, tow® are beautiful. n \|lP Second Artist L !—1 could turn i out something pretty nifty my^ j money to serve -* ! I l \J A REGULAR 1 J 1)0 you lllt< iw 1 a " the °p eras ' I AU that 1 j 1 - A\ ? j!) have seen. Iji Iff 'ji Which onei JL> J mT'I H have you seen? 11l None at all. .ri.TMS are married. Ij ~ LUCK. I He's a. lucky. He knows a niflr \ man who manu ffttj/ \ factures golf balls jiSll \ and buys his sup ply at wholesale / Statting (ttljat Although the arrangement lias been made that all occupants of buildings In the Capitol Park extension, except branches of the State government, must vacate on April 1, it Is probable that it will be well into next fall be fore they will all be able to get out. This iu due to the difficulties they are experiencing in building new establish ments and the Commonwealth's of ficials are disposed to be very lenient In the matter jind to permit occupancy as long as practicable. This is es pecially so of the religious organ izations. The industries have about completed their arrangements for new 'plants and there will be no difficulty on that score. Just what will be done about the buildings now used by branches of the government or em ployed for laboratory, garage and stor age purposes no one can say. The plans for the development of the park extension will not be completed for months and the work contemplated under them will hardly start, until next year. The Hoard of Public Grounds and Buildings will have to provido new places for the officials quartered in the extension and it will be quite an ex pensive undertaking. One of the sug gestions is for the State to buy some land in the district near the arsenal or some other section of the city which has not been developed and construct buildings for laboratory, storage and garage use. The big warehouse for merly owned by the Ilarrisburg Stor age Company is being utilized as is the Gordon building, while the Governor's Troop has an armory and also thirty two government horses which must bo taken care of. The problem of re adjusting the State's end of the park extension will lie a serious one, say people at the Capitol. In regard to the improvement of the park it is be lieved that the preliminary estimates will lie in hand in time for an item to be incorporated in the general ap propriation bill. The display of flags about the city reminds one of the manner In which Harrlsburg showed its patriotism in llio early days of the Spanish War. On that occasion flags were hung out all over the city and only the inclement -weather has prevented a profuse dis play at present. As it is there have been numerous inquiries made at stores as to the price of good, stout Hags, a [ feature of preparedness which the j average person does not realize is under way. Of all the disconsolate persons to be seen about the Capitol the boomers and boosters of ftglslation are the worst. They are hero in the usual sti-ength, but they cannot get next to the policy of this session, and they come here week after week and sit around waiting for something to hap pen to their bills, if they are in hand, or looking for the opportune time to put them in. Some of them complain " that the people behind them are com mencing to_be critical of the cost of living in ITarrisburg and that while they love'the city they are not much impressed with it as a summer resort. There are several committees which have been sending men here ever sinco the session started to look after legis lation and what they want to tight, has 1 not appeared and what they advocatr i has not come out of committees. Some of these men had hofies of being able to cut a wider swath, but they picked the wrong side and have had to look on instead of being factors and men consulted on many matters of pro cedure. • • Harrlsburg will have a distinguished company of people here next Monday night, when the Oakley paintings in the Senate chamber will be unveiled and accepted on the part of the State. The invitation list contains the names of many well-known persons and quite a few of them will be here. The occa sion is to be a formal affair and tlie unveiling will add much to the im portance of the Capitol as an art center. The handsome mottoes which accompany the murt)l decorations have been put into place since the paintings were veiled and have aroused much interest as to the artist's conception of the subjects. * • Dealers in automobile accessories say that they have pretty nearly sold out their supplies of automobile cov erings, especially those for the protec tion of persons riding in cars. These curtains have been snapped up since the weather turned so cold because the owners put off the buying and as a consequence there have been hurry orders which have kept people step ping. The weather this week has been of the kind 1o make riding anything but a pleasure unless there was pro tection. Other items which have been bought pretty freely are automobile blankets and coverings for radiators. • Speaking of automobiles, there are some operators of jitneys In Harris burg who have been trying various signs that can be readily told. Some have elaborate affairs which are hard to read and others have just one word. The fancy ideas of last summer have disappeared. One man has solved the problem of a short name. He has placed on the front of his windshield the abbreviation JIT * • * Just exactly what crows would find In the way of provender in the river side parks is hard to realize. This morning there were probablv a dozen in Harris Park and another bunch in the park near Walnut, street. The crowds solemnly stalked up and down, pecking away at the ground and look ing longingly at houses where break fast was probably being served at the time. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —James K. Bonner, vice-president of the Carnegie Steel Company, who lias offered the plants of his company to the government for war use, is one of the practical school of steel men. —Captain Waiter Krueger, United States Army, who has been instructing Pittsburgh men in military science. Is being boomed for colonel of the Pitts burgh volunteer regiment. —Alba B. Johnson, of the Baldwin Works, has been making speeches urging manufacturers to get into touch with the government at once. —Judge IJ. W. Doty, of the West moreland courts, had the unique ex perience of revoking the charter of a borough which has concluded to quit. -—Senator W. H. Semmens is sick at his home in Turtle Cheek. | DO YOU KNOW j Tlint Harrlsburg's skilled work men arc practically all native Americans? HISTORIC HARRISBURG Up-river counties used to float their grain to Harrisburg on flatboats as late as seventy-five years ago. Here First I Prom the Hoston Transcript. 1 Willi* was boasting about his family. | "Our folks came ovpr in the Mayflower," ho declared proudly, "Hull! That's nothlnr." said Bobbie. "I guess they stayed with our folks the first night after they landed."
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