10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded ISJI Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PIUXTIXG CO., Telegraph Bulliltnv. Federal Square, K.J, STACK POLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief l'\ R. OYSTER, Business Manager, GUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor. j Member American latlon and Penn- SISPSiw sylvanla Associat- I Eastern office, . nue Building, New lng. P Chlcago, 111. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. carriers, ten cents a week; by mall, $5.00 a year In aavance. THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 15 A'o man shall ever come to heaven himself who has not sent his heart thither before him. — ROBERT SOUTH. NO HYSTERIA HERE THROUGHOUT the crisis with Germany the people of the Unit ed States have displayed com mendable self-restraint and good sense. There have been no mock heroics, no hysteria and no general condemnation of things German, such as marked the opening of hostilities In Europe. The New York Symphony Orches tra in Chestnut street auditorium last week varied its program with classics of German composition and the audi ence expressed Its delight quite as en thusiastically as it applauded the Russian and other numbers. Of course, this is as It should be. German music is both masterful and appeal ing. It lias an excellence and a charm all its own. Its characteristics differ so remarkably from those at tributed to Germany since the out break of the war that one prefers to Judge the German people by their music rather than by German mili tary history. Perhaps that Is the view the American public takes. At all events i 'it is pleasing to note that our mis understanding with Germany has not j interfered with the American sense | of values and it has left people in i general unprejudiced in their judg-1 ments. If Von Bc-rnstorft is as cunning as we believe he is, he will fill his satchel : with beef sandwiches before he leaves , thp pier in Germany. STEELTOX'S PROGRESS STEELTON has given another evi dence of its progressiveness by j deciding to spend $25,000 for' motorizing its fire department. The | borough plans to spend the money for j one service, one hose-chemical and two triple combination trucks, which will give it fire-fighting equipment of the most up-to-date type. Pole elimination in Front street Is also holding the attention of Council and the Municipal League of the bor ough. Playground and park develop ment, paving and extension of the do- ! mestic scienco work in the high school j are other things being pushed forward I steadily in the big mill town to the! south of the city. Steelton Is a neighbor of which any city might well be proud. Its leaders in civic development are men of large vision and great foresight and it is significant that they are making their plans with the ultimate annexation of the town to this city in mind. Just how near at hand the day of annexa tion may be is difficult to say but the fact remains that Harrisburg and Steelton are rapidly becoming more and more one community. It may be nearer than the most farsighted might expect. XO MORE COAL TAX LAWS LET U have no more such foolish ness as another coal tax law. The coal tax act recently declared unconstitutional caused coal prices to be advanced at least ten cents a ton. The State got none of the money. The coal companies declined to pay the tax back to the consumer and prices have not been lowered by the failure of the law to stand. Another tax on coal, frought with similar misfortune for the consumer, and most of us would go back to burning wood. There is a suspicion that It is a Ger man plot Instead of a Cuban revolu tion. OI R BUSINESS WHEN ex-President William H. Taft declared several days ago that It is time for the United States to lay aside the old policy of non-interference In the affairs of the world at large, he bespoke an irre | futable verity. When that policy was laid down by i Washington and his immediate suc cessors. the United States was a struggling little nation along the At lantic seaboard, weeks removed by boat from Europe's shores. To-day this nation sweeps from the Atlantic to the Pacific, with territorial pos sessions far removed in the Islands of the Seas. And to-day it takes a fast warship but a few days to steam down i upon us from another continent. The policies of 1776 cannot be the policies of 1917. Then it was little or none of our business If our neighbors quar THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURO TELEGtCAPK ' FEBRUARY 15, 1917. reled; to-day it is undeniably our business, as evidenced by the effects the present cataclysm Is having upon our industries and our people." Aifterlca has grown beyond the point where she can twiddle her thumbs when other powerful nations abuse the rights of smaller, weaker ones. If the Stars and Stripes are to stand for Justice, peace and human ity, we can no longer sit on our front doorstep and see some bully govern ment commit offenses against all the principles and high Ideals of civiliza tion. It is our unquestionable duty to stand by the weak and the helpless. If we fail In that duty, the entire fu ture of the Nation stands in Jeopardy. The Telegraph welcomes to its staff, this evening, the world-renowned sporting writer, Grantland Rice. Mr. Rice Is too well known to require an introduction. SELECTING AN ARCHITECT IT Is unfortunate that any difference of opinion has arisen In the School Board over the selection of an ar chitect for the new high schools, but it is not to be believed for a moment that the conflicting directors will long stand in the way of a decision. No time will be lost In making the selection. However opinion may differ as to the advisability of choosing one of the seven local architects who appear ed before the committee, the conces sion must be made that harmony of action is necessary to a successful completion of the program as worked out by the special committee. Rightfully or wrongfully the School Board was not looked upon kindly by the people for a number of years pre vious to the advent of President Stamm and the independent element which, under his leadership, recently has dominated school affairs. A mis step at this time would rob the board of the measure of confidence it now enjoys and would be little less than a calamity at a period when the city is just on the verge of another long step forward. The controversy over the selection of an architect is more than another of the periodical squabbles over the selection of a man to design a school building. The special committee has set forth its side of the matter In terms that cannot be misunderstood. The directors who voted against the report should Inform the public fully as to why they took the stand they did. The people who are paying the bills have a right to know all there is to know on this subject. Other things being equal, Harrisburg favors its own men and it own products before those from abroad, but no mere sen timent must be permitted to stand in the way of giving to the city the very best that money can buy In the way of the new high schools authorized by the voters. No question of person ality or locality should be permitted to enter Into the choice 'of an archi tect. The best man must win. There must be no question as to that. Pittsburgh reports fifty ice gorges. Now if it could only keep them until next July, A WIDE DISCREPANCY THE complete figures of the Con gressional elections last Novem ber show some interesting things. Among them that the Republican member who received the largest vote is Mr. Osborne, of California, repre senting the Tenth district, who had 63,913 constitutents who favored him at the polls. He was closely pressed for the distinction* by Representative Meeker, of the Tenth Missouri district, who received 63,663 votes. The I>emocrat receiving the highest number of votes also halls from the Golden State, Mr. Kettner, of the Eleventh district, who had 42,051 votes. The smallest vote which sufficed to elect a Republican Congressman was cast in the Twentieth district, of New York, where Representative Slegel had 4,542 votes. The smallest Democratic vote was polled in the Third district of Mississippi, where 2,125 electors were able to send Representative Hum phreys to Congress. Mr. Osborne's large vote may be explained in part by the fact that women vote in California. Mr. Slegel's small vote may be explained, almost wholly, by the fact that his district contains a large population who are unnaturalized. Mr. Humphrey's small vote and Mr. Meeker's large vote are explained by the same cause —Democratic legisla tion In their respective States. In Mississippi the larger part of the voters are disfranchised by statutes contrary to the Constitution. In Mis souri, through a vicious gerrymander, the Congressional districts have been so arranged that It takes a great many more votes to elect a representative in a district designed to be Republican than in a district designed to be Demo cratic. Yet Mr. Humphreys, of Mississippi, chosen by 2,125 voters, is as potent upon a roll call as Mr. Meeker, of Missouri, chosen by 63,663 voters. And when it comes to securing "pork," it is neither the meek nor the Meeker who Inherit the earth. THEY CANT ARREST YOU FOR THAT By BRIGGS I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1 i "Trash," Says Reader To the Editor of the Telegraph: I am astonished at the editorial praising President Wilson, entitled "The President's Refusal." You should be ashamed to print such "trash" against the broad-minded peo ple who lead the world to-day. I am satisfied your have nothing to sub stantiate your base charges save your j own imagination. You appear to have j suddently entered into the English j channel of vituperative journalism. | Maybe you have one of the thirty j "Northellffe"' editors on your staff who I have been imported into the United i States during the present month, for the purpose of whipping the Central Powers with "Printers' inki" Bear In mind that such poisonous vaporinga make no friends for Uncle Sam among the great number of Aus trians, Irish and Germans who live among us. The principal successes of the opponents of the Central Pow ers, from the first day of the war, have been lies. "20,000 Germans killed in their assault on Liego" was the headline of the Washington "Star" the first day of the great war. Just such (hate-producing) "Rot" printed by the subsidized, "German Baiting," Allied Press, may draw us into the terrible "conflict;" then what —not a friend in Mexico, the Jap menace in the Pacific, nine out of ten Canadians are no friends of ours. Our own National Administration is our enemy; what does It do to ameliorate the oppression produced by the fab ulous prices for the most common ne cessaries of life? Food price Investigations are order ed, a tedious process. An enjbargo would solve the problem immediately, That, would not suit the gold-eaters. We are blindly drifting toward revolu tion. Then when torn apart the "Lion" will benevolently assimilate us, as it once did, leaving Spain do the discovering, France, Holland, Sweden and Germany did the building up, then [ England steps in and takes the fruits I of their labors, seven years of priva- | tions and struggle to cut loose from the "tyrant." Thirty-one years after ward they come up the Potomac to burn Washington, then on their social visit to Baltimore they inspired the National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner. 1 ' They never interfere with colonization; they invite It, they look Into the future. Take Jhe South Afri can Boer country, colonized by French Hugenots and Dutch Presbyterians about the time the Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts. After 50 years of transforming African Jun gles Into a grand country, then pro voking these inoffensive people into a conflict, they tear it away from them. Their civilized savagery in India is no credit to English history. Germany is not using its submarine to nag Uncle Sam; they hope to bring "peace" to the tired world by breaking the power of the "tyrant." Our policy of "Dollar worship" has caused this struggle to drag us near the "Cataract." TELEGRAPH READER. A Problem in Patriotism [From the London Dally News] A curious Incident has happened In connection with a recent performance of Berlioz's "Faust" in Paris. When It was announced the veteran Salnt- Saens —to whose name be all honor— wrote a vigorous plea for the elimina tion from the score, both now and al ways, of the Hungarian March, on pa triotic grounds. In the discussion which naturally ensued it was respect fully pointed out that the great com poser, in pleading for one act of pa triotism, was really advocating some thing quite unpatriotic—the mutila tion of a great French masterpiece. It was said that even If Salnt-Saens himself were to write something to fill the gap, which would be the best solution —the objection would still hold. Hero of Lady Elgin Dead [From the Chicago News] Edward W. Spencer, first student life saver at Northwestern University at Evanston, and "the hero of the Lady Elgin," died at Burbank, Cal., recently after a lingering Illness. He was 81 years old. His death recalled a bit of almost forgotten Chicago history. In 1860 the side-wheel steamer Lady Elgin col lided with the schooner Augusta off Wlnnetka while bound for Milwaukee and Bank, with the loss of the lives of 295 passengers. Spencer's feat of res cuing seventeen persons was com memorated by the class of 1898, which erected a bronze memorial tab let In Ihe Orrington Lunt Library at the university, June 3, 1908. As Spencer sank with exhaustion on completing his final trip through the breakers and the surf he asked the question inscribed on the tablet, "Did I do my best?" His experience left him broken In health and he went to California to recuperate. He lived there until his death. clitics LK By the Ex-Gommltteejnaa U Now that the Senate resolution for the investigation Is out of the Legis lature the men Interested in politics In Pennsylvania are waiting to see what the Governor will do with It. Opinion is divided whether the Gov ernor will veto it or fall back on a de cision given two years ago that he does not have to sign certain resolu tions or sigrt it because of the effect a veto might have upon popular opin ion. Belief prevails at the Capitol that the Governor will veto the resolution and his friends claim that the oppo nents of the administration will not be able to muster enough votes In the Senate to pass It over his veto. If that takes place it will be up to the men attacking the administration to make Investigations by standing com mittees, which has been several times ; referred to. The resolution will likely reach the I Governor on Tuesday as the presiding I officers will sign it on Monday. The j Governor will have ten days in which to act upon it after it reaches lilm. The ten days would run into the time of the proposed recess, which would add to the complications. Senator Yare, the Governor's chief friend in the Senate, last night gave this as his opinion of the situation last night: "The vote on this factional Investigation resolution, which has for its real purpose the hamstringing of Governor Brumbaugh's administra tion and the holding of a political club over the heads of every official in every borough, city and township In the en tire State, clearly shows that there can be no legislation of any kind en acted in the present session without the co-operation of Governor Brum baugh and his friends. If It had not been for the Democratic support given for the purpose of stirring up strife among the Republicans it would only have received 20 of the 50 votes in the Senate, or six less than the required majority, and only 84 out of the 207 in the House, or 20 less than the ma jority. Notwithstanding all the blus ter and bluff about a two-thirds vote, made by enemies of the Governor, It is clear that a mere majority vote Is possible only through strong Demo cratic aid. I personally know that nearly all of the members of the Sen ate are disappointed because they real ize they have wasted six weeks' time and a large amount of the State's money on this factional resolution. Any other foolish attempts along this line will get scant consideration in the House and Senate." —That the Penrose people do not propose to be caught again is illustrat ed by the proposed constitutional amendment presented yesterday by Representative Beyer, which provides that instead of the Governor having the power of removal appolnttve offi cers "may be removed by the power by which they shall have been appointed subject to such restrictions as to the method of removal as the Legislature may prescribe." This resolution would submit the amendment at the election In 1920, provided two Legislatures passed it. It would prevent such re movals as took place In December. —Prominent among the visitors here yesterday was Robert Garland, member of Pittsburgh council and president of th J Chamber of Com merce of that city. Mr. Garland Is one of the best known men In Pitts burgh and is prominently mentioned for Mayor. In this city lie has many friends and his visit to the Capitol showed that he was well acquainted throughout the State. —Some of the rural members of the Legislature are not as adverse to go ing home for a recess the first dozen days of March as they were presumed to be. Certain members have been here for almost a month and would appreciate the chance to get away for a short time. The Democrats, In spite of all the fuss and feathers they in dulge in, want to attend the Inaugur ation and to take a little time off, too. The Idea of a recess between Febru ary 28 and March 12, has not been hammered as hard In the Legislature as outside of It. —Congressman Edgar R. Kelss, of the Wllllamsport, district, was here a few days on his way to Washington. The congressman, whose friends every now and then display his qualifica tions as a candidate for Governor, Is taking a deep Interest In the legislative situation and watching developments. When he wan active In the 1909 ses sion he was the man who got the law makers to fix April 15 as the date of final adjournment as soon as they had gotten down to business. Mr. ICiess had Just returned from Eaglesmere where with a party of friends lie rode over the two-foot Ice on the lake in which a number of Harrlsburgers bathe In the summer time. —-Ex-Congressman Fred E. Lewis and his red tie, from Allontown, was CLARK SECOND IN RICHES IS W. A. Clark, mine king and former senator from Montana, overhauling John D. as the richest man In Amer- ica? That's the word out here says the Fresno Herald. War prices on metals have enormous ly Increased Clark's already fabulous Income. And the difference between Clark and Rockefeller and other American money monarclis is that Clark's vast holdings are practically all in his own name and that of his family. His Intimates here say he could raise 100 million dollars In cash in twenty four hours out of his own storehouse of wealth, and that he Is probably the only man in the United States who can. IIIM It 101 l Artznnn Mine United Verde, the Arizona copper mine, for which Clark recently refused seventy-five million dollars, is alone paying him a monthly dividend of two million dollars. His Butte properties, though com paratively small, also yield him enor mous sums. Aside from the fifty-million dollar loan he made France, the adopted land of his children, Clark has twenty mil lion dollars loose change he doesn't know what to do with. A French syndicate wanted to pur chase United Verde. "The Old Man," as they call him here, said: "Well, I don't want to sell Verde, but I suppose everything has its price. Tell you what I'll do. You survey the prop erty and pay me ten cents a pound for all the ore actually in sight." Worth a StNicffrrlnK Sum When, at ten cents per pound, the actual ore bulked to the staggering here yesterday to see the legislators at work. Mr. Lewis is still a Progres sive, but not violently so. —From all accounts Representa tive Lex N. Mitchell, of Jefferson, will have charge of the series of proposed election acts which the Progressives boosted so hard in 1913. A Nevln Det rich is said to be planning to form a combination to get action on some of the bills. This is a Democratic view of the legislative situation. It is from the Scranton Times, tho big Democratic newspaper of northeastern Pennsyl vania, which is Democratic all of the time. The Times says: "Standing out prominently, as one reviews the strenuous times that have occurred since the biggest thorn in the side of the administration made its appearance in tho Senate, several weeks ago, is the important role played by the Democrats in both ends of the capitol. Ignored and passed up entirely when the Legislature con vened in January, the members of the minority to-day can have anything for the asking with the rival Republican factions ready and willing to outbid each other in their mad desire to con-' trol the situation. If the Democrats but follow up their hand —they have played their cards well to date —there will bo little in the way of vicious legislation created here this session. The vote on the Sproul resolution in both the Senate and the House demonstrated this: that neither the men, who follow the lead of Senator Boles Penrose nor the ad herents of the Governor can muster sufficient votes to send a measure through either branch without throw ing out an 'S. O. S.' In the direction of the minority." —lt is interesting to note that !n spite of the declaration of tile Demo cratic national chairman that there must bo a probe two Democratic legis lators from what is considered his principality voted in the negative. They were Ramsey ISlack, of Harris burg, who is understood to have been swayed by certnin labor conditions, and 11. C. Barner, a Cumberland Democrat. Some Ingenious excuses for them will come from Market Square. —Pittsburgh's big dry meeting will be held to-night and the local option campaign fairly launched. --The Coatesville primary has turned out with both T- W. McKinney, late candidate for mayor and J. Q. Pugh, ex-postmaster, as the candi dates. —Men conversant with National Guard matters are of the opinion that the Eighth infantry may get a chance to participate in the inaugural parade after all. The Eighth is due to leave El Paso about February 20 and should get here within a week. As the men will probably not be mustered out be fore the Inaugural they may be sent to Washington direct from home sta tions. I OUR DAILY LAUGH 1 - BE CAREFUL , 'Ss&Pm PROFESSOR. Mr. Bugg: That ' /V\i' blamed professor has made a big _ mistake. I ain't " \ the bug he's put \ O •n that tag. R i i figure of sixty million dollars the syndi cate engineers threw up their hands. And copper is to-day selling around thirty-five cents per pound! Clark lias a fifteen-million-dollar home in Fifth avenue, a ten-inlllion dollar chateau in Paris, where his chil dren live, another palace in Los Angeles and tlie old home here in Butte. In New York, the brass trust wanted to hold him up 011 the one-nitllion-doilar fixtures for his Fifth avenue home, so Clark started a foundry of his own, just for that purpose. Starting as a hull team driver, a vendor of spices and baking powders here in the early days, he got in on the first whack at the "billion-dollar-hill" at Butte. To-day, at 76, he has mines in Mon tana, Arizona, California, Michigan, owns the Salt Lake Line from Butte to Los Angeles, has oil properties in Wyoming —in fact owns tremendous properties in nearly every State. Every night he knows just what has happened during the day on ali his hold ings. lie gets reports from them all— a bushel basket ,of telegrams every night at the New York offices. I'OlitlCM CONI 11 i 111 >llllloun His political fights in Montana—and thev have been on the theory that makes light—have cost this super-rich man millions. It is from these political battles that Clark says he has learned tile philoso pliv to which he to-day ascribes his re markable energy and unfailing busi ness acumen. "I have learned never to worry," he asserts, "to conserve my energies. The result is that I sleep like a child when my head touches the pillow, and I wake lup fresh for any task." Rhymes From the Nursery The Builder I love to build a house of blocks, A bridge or tower, forts or docks, A tunnel, or a big long train, That runs so fast o'er hill or plain; But just when X most get it done, Baby comes along, and then there's fun! At least HE thinks It fun; he kicks. And pulls my towers down, and picks My forts to pieces and my train— And I must build it up again! ! Sometimes X get real cross at him, I'd like to thrash the cherubim. As Daddy calls him In the night, He's one angel child all right! For when I've got my work most done, I tell you what it's not such fun To have it spoiled; but Daddy says When I complain "Some of these days Someone will spoil your real true train And you must build it up again!" I don't just know quite what he means But he explained and so it seems: When I grow up to be a man. And plan a work so tine and grand When I have almost got it done, Some other fellow'll think It l'un To knock my dreams to smithereens! Dad says "Son, dream your building dreams, And learn of life with your block train — To smile, and build it up again!" —By Edna Groft Delhi, Paxtang, Pa., For the Telegraph. Now Sister Stays Home The alleged young woman was out rowing with a possible suitor, and had taken her little sister, who was ex hibiting much fear of the waves. "Why, Martha, if you are so nerv ous now, what will you bo at my age?" "Thirty-nine, I suppose," meekly replied the little sister. Labor Notes Montreal (Canada) has 126 local unions with a total membership of 10,767. A new church for munition workers has been opened at Foleshlll, War wickshire, England. Clydebank (Scotland) Town Coun cil is to make a revision of the em ployes' war bonus system on account of the ever-increasing cost of living. Newcastle (Australia) Labor Coun cil has requested the Sydney body to convene a labor congress looking to the adoption of some means to pre vent all future strikes. Skirts are worn abroad for the most part only In those occupations which bring women in touch with the public. In most of the factories and shops the breweries and the railway yards, jumpers and regulation over alls are the approved costume. Special efforts are now being made to organize the telegraphers on four great railways—the Great Northern, covering 8,100; Northern Pacific, 6,- 647; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, 10,509, and Chicago and Northwest ern, 10,175 miles. An efTort Is also to be made on the Chicago, Rock Is land and Paclflo railroad. ' Stoning QHfat | It is extremely to contem plate In these times when national re sour/es are being carefully catalogued for the benefit of the republic in event of an emergency arising that Dauphin county furnishes such a diversified list of products. The county has been known from the latter part of the eighteenth century as a producer of iron, beds of hematite in this county, York, Cumberland and Perry furnish ing considerable quantities for the fur naces of Harrisburg, Dauphin, Middle- town and the valleys back in the coun- X ty where iron was made for years. Iron and steel heads the list of the products made in the county and the tonnage tops that of any other in this section. Dauphin county makes everything from steel for shells, hel mets, gun barrels and gun carriages to the brass parts of ammunition, to say nothing of the machinery for making various articles in use in time of war and plates for cars, bridges, ships and auto cars. It also makes the cars for fighting and pleasure and all kinds of wagons. Tin plate is made for every use. In the lino of provi sions some one has figured out every thing from ham to noodles and pret zels, while the bread made here feeds the country for miles around. Socks and shoes are made in Harrisburg and half a dozen towns about and shirts from silk to red flannel are among the products. Blankets are made nearby and cigars and beverages, hard and soft, are available for hours of relax ation About the only thing that Har risburg docs not make that could be required for outfitting men is hats. It publishes Bibles and tracts and song books and handles immense quantities of leather and its fabrica tions. And if the worst comes it is prepared to supply artificial limbs and coffins. • The last few days have brought out a big crop of "kid" stories and like most stories they appear to run in cycles. A couple of men were talking in a trolley car and one told of a boy he knew who was somewhat given to improvising in his evening prayers. This youngster had finished up his evening by some games of hide and seek at his home and was at his mother's knee. He prayed as usual and included the members of his fam ily in his list. And then he made a great windup. No sooner had ha said "Amen" than he fairly shouted "all around my base is it." • • A little fellow who lives uptown sur prised his mother the other night at bedtime by ending his evening prayer with "For Moses' sake, Amen!" "Why Lewis!" ejaculated his moth er surprisedly, "why don't you say 'for Jesus' sake,' as I taught you?" "Ah, I get tired sayin' the same thing every night," complained the six-year-old. "My Sunday school teacher told us God was awful fond of Moses and I thought I'd end up with him once and see if it works." • • • The otljer afternoon a young hope ful visited his dad at the office. Father had "cleaned up" his work for the day and was lolling about on a chair, feet cocked toward the ceiling. His boy looked him over disdainfully for about five seconds when he walked in and then sneered, "Huh, so this is what you mean when you come homo and tell mother you've had 'a hard day at the office.' " "Run along, now," suggested dad. "Here's a dime for the movies—and keep your face shut!" 9 ♦ • Speaking of youngsters, the follow ing occurred in one of the local the aters when a notable "release" was running the boards for a week: Small boy, aged 8, slipping his hand into his mother's during an especially sad part of the picture, "I don't care!" with a very pronounced "sniffle." And then — "Honest, Mom, I don't care.' • • * Here's another: A mother with a lad of 7 or there abouts, walked up to a theater window and asked for a ticket. "How about the boy, madam," sug- I gested the man at the window. •Must I pay for him?" in surprised tone. \ "Well, if he doesn't look too much at the picture, I guess I can pass him." • • • Grip appears to have caught some of the members of the general assem bly judging from the manner in which the legislators have been sneezing dur ing their deliberations the last few day's No less than six sneezed within four minutes and they were of all va rieties from the loud "ker-chow" with strong accent on the last syllable to ! one of the tenor kind with "kitchy kitcliy-koo" accompaniment. The chorus had a serious effect upcyi the business of the House and some in vestigation to see if sneezing powder was In use was made. But the sneez ing was genuine and kept up all dur ing the session. • • Water pipes were frozen in scores of houses this week and a number of ! fires have resulted from overwrought i householders applying open flames to thaw them out. Fully half a dozen alarms have been rung in to fight ! small fires started in the woodwork of houses by this kind of emergency plumbing. A good many people, how ever, have been following tho advice of Fire Chief John C. Kindler to use rugs dipped in boiling water to open : the pipes since it was published in r the Telegraph several days ago. • • • : Old residents who make a prac tice of watching the weather here abouts, are declaring this to be one of the hardest winters in many years. The ice on the creeks and river is thicker than in many years, they point out, and the snowfall has cer tainly not been below normal. Cold : wave has followed cold wave in close I succession and there have been few • times that skating at Wildwood and at Paxtang hasn't been fairly good. Win • ter weather started early and has r been keeping right up, and many be lieve an early spring will be the na r tural sequence. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE ! —Congressman E. E. Robblns has ' taken an option on the battlefield of Bushy Run and it may become a pub ! —William Tonkin, well known here, has been elected president of the Easton Board of Trade. —Judge A. W. Johnson, of the ' Union-Snyder district, has been get [ ting threatening letters regarding hia stand on license matters. >i —Leonard Replogle, the steel mag' nate. Is spending a Bhort time at Palm , Beach. . —R. Nelson Bennett, the acting . mayor of Wilkes-Barre, has given warning to people in his community to be prepared for floods. , —Dr. J. P. Garber, the superlnten j dent of schools In Philadelphia, hag , heartily endorsed the paper saving 1 move recently undertaken In that city. | DO YOU KNOW ] That Harrisburg steel is used in the building of munitions plans In the ! Philadelphia district? ! HISTORIC HARRISBURG > Right after the Revolution thl . place was the headquarters of troops of volunteer cavalry. ' /
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