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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. 14
We all dread a 'bodily paralysis and i'
tcould make use of every contrivance J ■
to avoid it, but none of us is troubled j
about a paralysis of the soul. i,
—EPICTETCS. I
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MOVING SLOWLY
WASHINGTON is moving with
commendable deliberation .in ]
the German crisis. Always It Is ' '
for Germany to make the first move, i
The President has put himself In the I i
position of defending the rights and j I
honor of the nation. There is no sur- i I
face indication pointing to any undue | :
preparations for the extension of the j :
break in relations to an actual decla- j i
ration of war. But it Is to be imagined j i
that the War and Navy Departments i
are losing no time in preparing quietly <
and without ostentation for the hostili- i
ties which appear to be Inevitable.
Dispatches from Washington to-day ;
indicate that the United States would
not join with the Allies in case of war j i
with Germany; would not send troops i
to Europe: would not agree not to i
make a separate peace, and would
confine activities to a campaign on the
seas and to convoying foodstuffs and
munitions to England, Russia and :
France. This would be a sensible
course. Our fight is not that of the
Allies. Thousands of Americans do
not sympathize with them, although it
Is probable that an overwhelming ma
jority does. Their aims and ours, in
-case of war, would be similar only in
our mutual desire to defeat Germany.
Aside from that our objects would
havelittle in common.
AVe do not want to get into the war j
at all if it can be helped. People gen
erally are pleased that the President j
is moving slowly, but they also want j
to believe that he is moving very j
rapidly, if secretly, in preparations j
against the time when hostilities may i
be suddenly thrust upon us.
THE SUNSHINE SOCIETY
WHAT a lesson there is for all of
us in the Roberta Disbrow-!
Lloyd Sunshine Society, the j
members of which have pledged I
themselves each to take personal j
supervision of some crippled child, to j
ascertain its needs and. how the so
ciety can best be of service to it!
Named for a young woman of 1
beautiful character and good deeds, i
the Sunshine Society is living con- |
stantly up to its best traditions.
Its motto is "Pass it on"—meaning !
the smile or the good deed that can 1
only be appreciated as it is bestowed j
upon another. Good intentions be- j
come glowing realities in the hands of ,
the Sunshiners.
How many of us could qualify for I
membership on that score? How !
many of us get much farther than j
THINKING our good deeds?
DR. RAUNICK'S REPORT
TOO close attention to the recom-1
mendations included in the an
nual report of Dr. J. M. J. Rau
nick, city health officer, cannot be
given by City Council.
Special consideration of the sugges- ■
tions relative to ash and garbage col
lection and milk and food inspection
should be in order because of the dis
graceful typhoid epidemic of last sum
mer and the deplorable failure of the
Pennsylvania Reduction Company to
maintain its schedules of ash and gar
bage collection this winter.
Municipal garbage colleption is
urged by Dr. Raunlck in no uncertain
language, and in view of the fact that
this recommendation has already been
endorsed by Labor's Open Forum, the
City Labor Union 'and by several ex
perts in city management, it would
seem more than advisable to give this
matter early action.
No time should be lost in making a
comprehensive survey of the whole
problem in order to see what It will
cost, how the work should be carried
on and what the possibilities for reve
nue from a garbage disposal plant
may be. Officials of the Pennsylvania
Reduction Company declare they have
lost thousands of dollars on their con
tract during the last several years be
cause of the rapid growth of the city.
We have but little doubt that their
statement is true. If so, any plan
made for municipal collections should
include provisions for the steady
growth of the community.
Dr. Raunick is certainly justified in
Asking for more sanitary officers. "For
more than twenty years the city has
had but two sanitary Inspectors and
to-day with our phenomenal extension
and Increased population we cannot
WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 14, 1917.
be expected to render this additional
health service requirement without
additional inspectors," he polnta out.
To expect the city to bo safeguarded
against disease epidemics with a force
no larger than that of twenty yearn
ago would bo amusing were It not for
the seriousness of the matter. Little
wonder that Harrlsburg was swept
with the greatest typhoid epidemic In
Its history when the number of men
employed to guard against such epi
demics Is the same as when the city
was but little more than half Its pres
ent size.
Dr. Raunick's suggestion that the
city police be enlisted in the enforcing
health ordinances Is well worthy
of thought.
Auto transportation for health offi-
I eers, a contagious disease hospital,
rigid inspection of the city milk supply
sources, the need for social and child
welfare workers, the adoption of a
modern housing code, vaccination
against typhoid of all persons handling
milk, ice cream and other milk pro
ducts, drastic legislation against mis
branding and other disrepresentation
of foodstuff's, and the extension of the
food division—other recommendations
made In Its report—are certainly not
mere vagaries. Sound common sense
lies back of every one of them, and
if Council refuses to put them into
effect, they, and not the city health
officer, must be blamed if epidemics
recur.
THE NEW I. W. W.
IN New York City has been organ
ized the new "I. W. W." which
might well be emulated by 4he
people of Harrlsburg.
"I. W. W." stands for "I Walk
to Work."
The purpose of the organization is
to get men and women to use their
legs instead of their nickels in get
ting to their daily grind, so they may
get at least some exercise every day.
The great bane of the American
people, the life insurance companies
tell us, is their failure to get proper
exercise. Many, because of enforced 1
indoor work, are seemingly unable to
find time for eighteen holes, a rapid-
fire set at tennis, a plunge in the
river, or any of the dozen possible
means of outdoor recreation. Now 1
along comes the "I. W. W." with the '
suggestion that indoor workers get
up fifteen minutes to half an hour
earlier and hustle down town of a
morning via "Shank's Mare." The 1
idea has been heartily endorsed by
physicians and physical culturists.
Why not try out membership in the
new organization yourself. It doesn't
cost you a cent. After filling your
inner man with flannel cakes and sy
rup, "puddin' and mush" or any of
these other delightful concoctions of
the culinary art, don't jump into a
stieet car or a jitney, but hit out at
a good brisk pace for shop, office or
factory. If it's cold, bundle up in
your warmest clothes; if it's wet, keep
your feet dry and your umbrella up;
if it's warm and balmy, all the bet
ter.
Try it for a week and see vlth how
much more vigor you get do-, ti to the
day's work.
Carrying the idea a bit further, walk
home after the day' 3 toil is over and
note the keenness of your appetite for
dinner.
And give your nickels to the Bel
gian or the Polish funds.
WHO CAKES?
EDITORS are constantly worrying
about the fashions. Perhaps it i
is because they are mostly a '
poor lot and know their wives will j
want to follow the styles. Anyway, i
after every convention i
the newspapers are burdened by!
columns of sarcastic comment and!
bitter tirades on the folly of modern j
| dress. In recent years men's tailors:
have come under the ban also and
| even the "hand-me-down" makers
. haije been hooted at and harangued.
I But all to no purpose! Politicians
and money kings may dread the news
-1 papers, but not so the style creators
—male or female. They dote on pub
licity—the greater the crime the
! prouder they are.
For example, down in Philadelphia
i yesterday the National Association of
j Merchant Tailors decided that there
| will be "a return to the old braided
| cutaway coat for morning wear and
' the discarding of white vest edging."
: It's not likely, however, that there
I will be any outburst of rage on the
f part of editors over this. In the first
| place an editor who possessed a morn
ing coat wouldn't be an editor long—
he'd have money enough to quit—and
in the second place no editor is going
to get excited over white vest edging
5 being discarded, because anyway, most
of 'em have long been accustomed to
clip the fringe off every time the
laundryman brings home that poor old
crippled waistcoat. The tailors will
have to try again if they want to get
a rise out of us.
HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
THE Telegraph appears to have
been some fifteen years ahead of
the times when it was instru
mental in organizing a military com
pany In the high school. Tills com
pany led a precarious existence for a
time and flpally passed out for lack of
interest. Now comes the Technical
High School, volunteering its entire
student body for military training.
Schoolboys are no more warlike to-day
than then. There is no .more of the
militaristic spirit in the land now than
then. Only, boys realize now the need
for preparedness as they did not when
the company was first formed.
PROBING
NO wonder the public is tired of
probes and inquiries! Take the
pure food investigation, for ex
ample. It has been going on under
federal direction for months, the while
prices have been climbing higher and
higher, until Anally President Wilson,
exasperated, has demanded that it
produce some tangible results. And
now comes the Pennsylvania Coal
Commission, after a painfully long in
terval, to tell us that the anthracite
operator is a ministering angel, that
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he is justified in taking the last nickel |
from the shivering consumer, that !
there is no coal combine in restraint j
of trade. And yet Congress and the !
Legislatures of the States go on and J
on, spending our money by the hun- j
dreds of thousands of dollars, alter- *
nately chasing industrial or political |
wild geese and applying the whitewash )
brush with skill and vigor worthy of a
better task.
| LETTERS TO THE EDITOR"] |
Why Not, Indeed
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
They tell me they are at a loss for I
a name for their new newspaper. Let
me offer a suggestion. Why not call
it the AD-VANCE?
U. R. S. TRULY.
Ashes Again
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
I have seen much in your paper
lately about the ashes. After all the
promises that have been made by our
$2,400 a year council, yet some of my
■ neighbors have been compelled to taUe
advantages of the vacant lot here at
Seventeenth and State streets. It looks
something like a public dump. Coun
cil had better get on the job and have
sonle results instead of promises. I
have paid twenty cents a week to
I have my ashes hauled and I don't quite
I make S2OO per month. Can't some-
I thing be done?
HILL MAN. |
Trolley Service
I l*o the Editor of the Telegraph:
| We have read so many complaints
i already about the way the Harrisburg
, Railways Company Is handling their
| patrons but this, case is too good to
j hold so I will let her rip. Not long
| ago, one Saturday evening, I boarded
I a Third street car and when we got
Ito the Ivelker street markethouse
j the motorman stopped the car and
! both he and the conductor alighted
and went into the restaurant across
the street while a Capitol street car
was right behind waiting to move on.
After holding a conversation in the
restaurant for several minutes they
came out, got on the car, and the
motorman presented the conductor
with a sandwich taken from a bag
under his arm, and he himself took
a sandwich, put it in his mouth, put
the bag under his arm and went on
his way. Everytime he had to make
a stop he had to either put the sand
wich in his mouth or lay down the
bag so as to get the free use of his
hands to manipulate the levers to
open the door.
We do not deny any conductor or
motorman to eat his meals but a
traction company that allows such
doings Is not fulfilling its duties to the
public.
UP-TOWNER.
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broke paying my K J * J
bridge debts.
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flaya at a chesa QfeaSaLA /jf\
tournament?"
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tor the spectators
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H By the Ex-CcmmltteemMi n
Governor Brumbaugh is generally
believed about the Capitol to be grow
ing somewhat restive over the legis
lative situation. .It is an open secret
that the Governor does not like the
grimly silent manner of the Senate
committee on executive nominations
in dealing with his nominations to
offices and some of the senators have
been asked what is the plan. The
Governor sends nominations to the
Senate and they go to the committee
and stay there, nothing being said as
to the why or wherefore or vouch
safed as to what may happen. The
senators manifest a polite interest as
to when they may expect the list of
the ad interim appointments and some
say that the Governor is as noncom
mittal about those matters as the com
mittee on executive nominations is on
I the fate of those in hand.
The appointment of D. Edward
Long, of Franklin county, to be Super
intendent of Public Printing and Bind
ing seems to be the point of irritation.
The Senate committee silently swal
lowed it up and proceeded to present
legislation to have the chief clerk of
the department exercise the powers
and to delegate the authority of a
chief to the next in charge in other
departments when a vacancy occurs.
The Governor is reported to have
asked for information and to have
learned some senatorial viewpoints
which he may or may not have
relished.
—lt is also currently reported that
the Governor does not like the way
lie has been assailed during the con
sideration of the Sproul resolution and
to feel that some legislators went out
of their way to whack him, as tliey
undoubtedly did. But it was predicted
two years ago that the session of 1917
would be as prolific in attacks on the
Governor as was the session of 1913
on the executive of that year. Experi
enced observers of legislative sessions
have been forecasting such assaults as
were made yesterday for some time.
Some say there will be more..
—Friends of the Governor are said
to have determined to call a halt upon
the abuse which has been poured out
on him and even men with whom he
differed last-year and in tiio speaker
ship contest have begun to deprecate
the manhandling to which the Gov
ernor has been subjected. Few Demo
cratic Governors have been as viru
lently attacked as was the Governor
yesterday at the hands of Republicans
and warnings that the course is only
making capital for Democrats and that
the Governor may have a few rods in
pickle have gone unheeded.
—The striking thing about the dis
cussion yesterday was the general ex
pression - of disgust on the part of
up-state men at the injection of the
perennial Philadelphia row Into the
legislative session.
—The debate yesterday brought to
the attention of the House the talents
of Representative F. W. Stites, of
Montgomery county. He hails from
the district represented by ex-Spealter
Charles A. Ambler and used to captain
the University of Pennsylvania base
ball team, lie showed yesterday that
he was still good In throwing to first.
Stites was not a success as a har
monizer. but hi speech wllU be read
with interest and its sentiments cor
dially endorsed by many people, who
will incidentally discuss It when the
fireworks of Representative Isadore
Stern are forgotten.
—Defense of any administration is
a hard task at any time and it is rather
difficult this year, but sentiment
against harrowing up the Legislature
is growing and the Governor may have
more defenders than he anticipates
before the sunflowers bloom in Harrls
burg yards.
—From all that can be learned, the
members of the Legislature will be
sounded out In the next few days on a
proposition to adjourn for the first
dozen days of March. Some of the
senators want to BO to Florida. Sen
ator Vare is reported as going to Hot
Springs in a day or so. The South
Philadelphia leader has not been in
his usual chipper spirits and Is re
ported as wanting a rest at a place
where he will not have to think about
governors, adverse majorities, bills
and contracts. Senator McNichol, who
has been landing contracts in Phila
delphia. is also said to be seeking sur
cease from legislative investigation
plans and sessions of strategy boards.
The legislative leaders want to have
a breathing spell and are talking over
adjourning February 28 until March
12. This will give the Democrats a
chance to go to the Inauguration fes
tivities and enable country members
THE BOROUGH MANAGER
PLAN IN E
By Edward A. Beck, Borough Manager, Edgeworth,
in The American City
DURING a trial of nearly three
years the borough manager plan
has worked well In the borough
of Edgeworth, one of Pittsburgh's sub
urbs, and present indications are that
the old system of munipical manage
ment is gone forever.
The experiment was begun on Feb
ruary 2, 1914, when the present in
cumbent took office. The borough
managing and budget committee out
lined its plans, which, In general, had
been In operation since that time, as
follows:
"We understand the purpose of es
tablishing the office of manager is to
bring the borough government undec,
one operating head, thus replacing the
cumbersome, unsatisfactory and ex
pensive operation of municipal gov
ernment through council committees;
and with a view to having the business
of the borough conducted on the same
general principles as a well-organized
corporation.
"To this end we believe that the
manager should assume all adminis
trative functions of the borough and
have direct control of all departments
and employes of the borough. He
should prepare contracts for labor and
supplies, subject to approval of coun
cil. He should act as engineer and
prepare plans, make surveys and su
perintend all construction work, in
vestigate and present recommendations
to council as to repairs, improvements,
etc. He should keep records of the
finances and all expenditures which
will enable him to report at any time
as to the condition of funds and lxow
they are being expended, and he
should prepare data for the annual
budget. To sum up, the manager
should perform all administrative
work of the borough, only the gen
eral principles of which need be de
termined by council. The manager
will be responsible to council, who in
turn will be responsible for his acts,
as well as their own, to the people of
Edgeworth.
"Under this plan council would acjt
in capacity similar to that of a board
of directors, and would adopt ordi
nances, lix the rate of taxation, formu
late the general policy, direct the ex
penditures of the borough's revenues,
and in general administer the financial
and auditing functions by law in
vested in them. (Signed)
"A. O. PEARCE, Chairman,
"LAWRENCE C. WOODS,
"A. L. DAVIS.
"Borough Managing and Budget
Committee."
The results have been so satisfac
tory that when the borough held Its
election last fall the entire council
which instituted the reform was re
elected without opposition.
Edgeworth was Incorporated in 1904
and contains approximately one square
mile with a valuation of $4,100,000.
The salary of the borough manager is
$2,400.
Approximately SVt, miles of streets
were improved the first two seasons
with modern hard-surface pavements
of standard construction, a concrete
foundation being used for all new
work. (During the ten years preced
ing 1914 less than lVa miles of streets
were improved, although soTnf paving
had been done prior to the incor
poration of the borough.) Street im
provements in Edgeworth are made
to attend to home affairs. The legis
lators would be asked .to speed up
work for the next two weeks and to
clear decks for appropriations, local
option and other big things to be
taken up after the recess.
—Under the terms of the bills pre
sented yesterday by Representative
Lex N. Mitchell, of Jefferson, one of
the Progressives, there would be no
more of the advantage enjoyed by
candidates whose names happened to
begin with the letter A. This has been
estimated to be worth thousands of
votes in a state contest and hundreds
in others. By the Mitchell plan the
names would bo rotated so that Mr. Aa
would be the head of tho list in Har
rlsburg, for instance, and at the tall
In Bteelton, working his way up so
that ho would be in the middle of the
list on Lykens ballots. Mr. Bee would
be affected the same way. In a long
list of candidates, such as Harrlsburg
will probably have for Council next
fallTthis act would destroy any chance
of a man with a name beginning with
A or B getting the advantage. It sim
ply goes to show that the practical
working out of some such heralded
legislation does not always bear out
the claims.
—The legislative committees in
charge of municipal legislation will
probably be about the busiest of any
in the legislature. There is more
legislation than usual of that kind and
on the basis of one-third of the total
cost, plus the entire cost of street in
tersections, being paid out of the gen
eral borough funds, the balance being
borne by the abutting properties.
However, of the 3V* miles improved,
over one-third of the mfleage was paid
entirely at general borough expense.
About three-fourths of a mile of new
paved streets have been dedicated to
public use.
Over I>4 miles of previously im
proved streets have been surfaced,
placing all the paved borough streets
in first-class condition. With the com
pletion of the 1916 street improvement
program about 75 per cent, of the
total street mileage will be paved.
Approximately 6 miles of cement
sidewalks have been laid. This' 6 miles
is greater than the total constructed
prior to 1914, and by reason of pro
viding continuous sidewalks on at least
one side of most streets has increased
many times the usefulness of the fa
cilities previously provided.
Additions to the sewer system,
which is paid for entirely out of gen
eral taxation, total more than one
mile. Flush tanks and other sewer
system betterments have been made.
Street traffic signs, bulletin boards,
etc., of an attractive and original de
sign have been erected throughout the
borough.
The use of gas for street lighting
has been discontinued and replaced by
electricity, and this service provided
on all borough streets, light being
supplied from ornamental electric
standards on over miles of streets,
from which all poles and aerial service
lines have been removed.
A borough building has been erect
ed, which, with improvements to date,
represents an expenditure of about
SIB,OOO.
Of more importance than physical
improvements are the improvements
in organization, accounting, etc., re
sulting in increased efficiency and
economy, and from which the physical
improvements are at least in part a
direct result.
The tay rate of 8.8 mills for all
borough purposes was in effect for
several years prior to 1914 and has
not been changed to date. The bor
ough has not incurred any floating in
debtedness since the installation of
the present system, and the method
of appropriations now in force pro
vides a safe cash balance at all periods
of the year. Conditions are now such
that a substantial tax reduction can be
made at any time without affecting
the standards adopted and maintained
during the last two and three-quarter
years, but, for the present at least, it
appears advisable and desirable to ap
ply the surplus revenues acquired
through the present millage to perma
nent improvements and betterments,
thus making the borough more at
tractive and serviceable. This, after
all. is the fundamental object for
which municipal corporations are
created. However, a reduction in mill
age is a feature which will be undoubt
edly given serious and favorable con
sideration in the near future.
The success of any form of the
manager system is dependent upon a
burgess and council who will select a
manager solely for his fitness for the
I office, will inaugurate a broad con
structive policy and firmly support the
l manager in carrying it out.
I some of it calls for very careful con-
Lsideration. The remarks'of Repre
jsentatlve Beyer that it would be better
i for the legislators to sit long and do
| their work on laws well than to ad
jjourn early. Half-baked municipal
| regulations. In view of the approach
| ing municipal contests .ll over the
| state, will create no end of annoyance.
1 —Senator Sprout's proposed tax on
gasoline and the proposition discussed
among members to raise the minimum
fee for automobile licenses from $5 to
sl2 have caused a flood of protests
to come into legislative post office
boxes.
—The difference between the jiotice
of the Democratic national chairman
that Democrats must vote to investi
gate and the voto of the Democratic
member fromHarrisburg on the probe
was commented upon freely to-day.
Disinclination to take orders in one
so young and so promising is dis
tressing.
—lt would seem that all of the can
didates get on the ballot for Coates
villc's primary for its mayor.
A Prospect
"I don't like the self-reliant, self
i supporting type of women. I prefer
I the clinging vine type."
"You won't, sonny, when you find
how persistlngly that type can cling
to all of your weekly salary and what
you can raise on your credit."
lEbenttu} (Eljat
Foreigners In thin part of the Stato
seem to be having a pretty expen
sive time übout becoming citizens, ac
cording to some things which have
been heard of lately. It seems that,
recently the office of deputy clerk of
the United States Court in this city
was subjected to one of those period
ical shaKc-ups which took u Job away
from a man wlio had been filling it
for some time and was thoroughly
competent to till it, from all accounts
and they come from various sources.
For a long time the foreignere wish- A
ing to become citizens had to go to
the United States clerk, but when tho
change was made the prothonotary
of tho county court was given cer
tain duties in connection with this
work. It also seems that Undo Sam
was a little slow about sending sup*
plica here for the court ofllclal or
Dauphin county and tho foreigneis
have been forced to make trips to kun
bury to have their papers attended
to. Some of them havo been com
plaining that to become a citizen,
which is urged upon them as the goal
of life, is expensive. They have to
go to another town and to take along
the men to stand sponsors for them.
The upshot of this is that whereas it
used to cost $2 to become a citizen.
It now takes the regular fee and tho
carfare for the prospective citizen anil
his sponsors. Inasmuch as American
ization is being urged strongly by
many men it would seem that some
thing should be done to make the
tianl steps easier, as getting papers is
probably as difficult for the average
foreigner getting the hang of
English grammar.
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it's rather surprising the number of
automobile owners who take to the
wrong side of the road once they get
out of the city limits. This has been
especially noticed on the roads to
1 liimmelstown and Middletown and in
spite of warnings given by local offi
cials and citizens. The difficulty ap
pears to be that the sides of the roads
are not uniformly maintained. Certi
fication of numbers to the State High
way Department will probably bo tho
means of checking it.
* • *
'CJie cornplanter Indians appear to
be getting their usual share of atten
tion from Father Penn. These In
dians are the only ones in Pennsylva
nia to which the State pays much at
tention and they are given good treat-,
ment biennially. Years ago this tribe,
which lias extensive lands of its own
in Warren county, used to como dow \
here, but lately they have been too
busy making money as farmers. The
State gives them money for schools
and pays to keep up the roads In tho
reservation.
Tlie State I-eague or Boroughs,
which is holding its sixth annual meet
ing here, is the work of a couple ot
men interested in the minor munici
palities of the State, although Some of
them are larger than certain cities.
The men are T. F. Chrostwaite, of
Hanover, who labored to get the bor
ough men together, and D. L. Starr,
of Bellevue. Mr. Chrostwaite has
done an immense amount of work for
the boroughs.
The joys of living in a suburban
town are pleasant, especially in the
winter. With the mercury about zero,
and the northwest winds blowing at
a -If, mile gale, the average out-of
town citizen rolls out of bed about
5:30 o'clock in the morning to find
his fires out and his water pipes froz
en. After wasting considerable time in
thawing out the pipes, the suburbanite
sets out for his city office. When lie
gets to the corner of the street to wai'•
for the trolley car, he learns that the*
car is only fifteen minutes late, and he
must weather the gale in order to get
to his office. Upon arriving at his place
of business, he makes a resolution that
he will move back to the city, as soon
as the weather is favorable. Upon the
arrival of spring he forgets his resolu
tion and. decides to remain in his su
burban town, which, he says is the
garden spot of the worid, etc.
Two municipalities of the State
have "called" the legislative commit
tee on centennial affairs which gave
out some time ago that it would like
to hear from some place which was
about to celebrate its 100 th birthday.
These two enterprising communities
are Butler, which recently voted to
become a city, and which is 100 years
old this spring, and Punxsutawney,
which having absorbed some nearby
boroughs now styles itself Greater
Punxsutawney in official communica
tions. The Indian name of "Punxy"
was "Gnat-town" and it has been on
the map since 1817 and growing ever
since.
A teacher in one of the Steelton
schools who has a llock of youngsters
representing a majority of the na
tionalities of Europe, especially those
in the southeastern section, says that
it is surprising the way the youngsters
have developed a feeling of reverence
for Lincoln and Washington. They
Know all about them and from what
the teacher says can give events with
which they were connected. But that
does not prevent them from believing
that the two great presidents brought,
about many tilings for common bene
fit which the statesmen never did.
For instance, said the teacher, one
youngster firmly believes that I,lncoln
was the man who made the railroads
great and that Washington founded
the, school system.
One thing about this winter which
appeals to the farmers is the fact that
there is plenty of snow to cover the
grain. Almost every cold spell has
been accompanied Vy some snow and
the wheat fields have been pretty well
covered up. Fields in exposed places
have been frozen for weeks, but ex
amination of the stalks fails to show
that tTiere will be mitcli damage done.
The acreage to be ploughed for corn
next year Is going to be large, accord
ing to what farmers attending the
Verbeke street market say.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—R. T. Hugus/ postmaster of Jean
ette, is the president of the Western
Pennsylvania postmasters, who will
hold their ahnual convention at
McKees Rocks this month.
—Colonel Hamilton D. Turner, com
mander of the Second Artillery, which
has just returned from the border, is
one of the veteran officers of the
Guard.
—Senator 11. W. Schanzt, of
who is a Republican, used to be dis
trict attorney of that Democratic
stronghold. *
—A. A. Ilammerschlag, director of
the Carnegie Museum, and well known
here, was hurt -In an automobile acci
dent.
—Congressman H. W. Temple, of
Washington, does not think the Presi
dent needs laws to enable him to get
use of munitions plants.
| DO YOU KNOW "|
That liarrisburg has a big '•- (
i
parity in machinery that could be
used for national defense?
HISTORIC lIARHISIiI RO
Tn old days Market Square was th
place where the fairs wore held and
sideshows were as numerous as at
present fairs. i