8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME ~ Founded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph BalldinK. Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager, GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. t Member American Newspaper Pub 'lshers' Associa tion, The Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associat ed Dailies. Eastern office. Story, Brooks & Finley, Fifth Ave nue Building, New York City; West ern office, Story, Brooks & Finley, People's Crag Build "— ing, Chicago, 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 advance. TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 17 Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it. —Colton. RAISING AN ARMY THE friends of "selective conscrip tion" have all the better of the argument. There is no reason to believe that a call for volunteers will meet the needs of the government at this time. Thousands who would rush to arms were the country in danger of immediate invasion will hesitate to go into the army under existing condi tions. The country has not been fully aroused to the gravity of our situation. The Atlantic ocean and tne strength of the allied fleets are the main deter rents to enlistment. There is a dis position, it is to be feared, to await developments—to dodge military ser vice until what many mistakenly de fine as the "necessity" arises, meaning thereby the peril of armed invasion. That "necessity" already has arisen. Let Germany and her allies be suc cessful in Europe; let the German fleets by chance get the upper hand of the British navy and the trained millions of the imperial government which laid Belgium in ruins would be knocking at our doors before a month had elapsed. In that event the raising of an army would be next to im possible, for although Americans would be willing enough then to fight they would be untrained and un equipped. Millions would die before we were able to gain the mastery, if that hour ever came. Even under present conditions it will be a year be fore a new force of a half-million men can be put into tho field with anything lik&adequate training. By "selective conscription" is meant merely that all men of given ages shall be liable for military duty. Rich and poor alike would have to serve. There would be no exemptions except for'skilled laborers and farmers need ed at home to feed the masses in the field. Every man, according to his .age and his home responsibilities, would have to bear his share of tho service. We would have by that means in a year's time an armed force that would give any nation pause for thought before trying to set foot on American soil. Such an army could go back to its civilian labors when no longer needed, but it could bo called together in a day, and it would be a standing warning to outsiders to let hands off. Unless all signs fail we are on the verge of universal military service. "Selective conscription" is merely a step in that direction. There are many demands upon the Legislature for funds this year, but it ought to be kept in mind that State College is a purely State institution and should have first consideration. Under President Sparks and his co workers the college has developed in every direction and it is to-day doing the greatest work in its history. For years the Legislature has been making generous grants to certain universities in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh which have little or no claim upun the Com monwealth. It is now time that State College, which is directly the ward of the State, should have first considera tion. NEWSPAPER PROBLEMS ALTHOUGH readers of newspapers have seen so much concerning the menace of the print paper situation they are likely to fail in realizing what actually confronts newspaper publishers. The situation •was serious enough before the war, but the decision to enter the great conflict has still further emphasized the unusual factors which now enter into the making of newspapers. It ia the opinion of experts that it will be imposible for many newspapers to survive the increased burdens of ex pense and an effort is made to equalizo these burdens through in creases of rates, both subscription and advertising, and a reduction in the size of newspapers. On top of all this difficulty certain manufacturers of print paper have been indicted by the Federal Courts for practices in re straint of trade. An unprecedented proposal is now taade that the Federal Trade Com mission should be given power by Congress to end the shortage of print paper by directing maocimum pro duction by the mills as a war measure. It may not be generally known that before this year shall have passed into history more than 200 miles of the Wil liam Penn Highway will have been com pleted. Dauphin county must do its share in the construction of this great cross-State road. We ought to see to it that every highway entering the Capital Is in the best possible shape, hut above all the William Penn High- TUESDAY EVENING. i way means much for Harrlsburff, and all our citizens should have an Interest 1 In Its development. LET US HAVE AN END OF IT RESENTMENT among many Re publicans throughout tho State over the factional difficulties which have engaged the attention of the party leaders in the Legislature for the last three or four months is rapidly turning to something more emphatic. With the entrance of the country into the war it was supposed that all political controversies would cease instantly and that constructive statesmanship would take the place of piffling factional party manipulation. I Without discussing the merits of | the controversy which has rent the | Republican party at the present ses j sion of the Legislature, it should be | said that tho people are sick and tired of the whole miserable business. They , care nothing as to whose political in terests shall be promoted or hindered by this or that action of the law-mak ing body. They do care, however, that the important business for which the Legislature is supposed to have as sembled shall be transacted without further procrasination. A Kilkenney cat scrap has nothing on a Philadel phia political row, which has no end. Year after year the elements of the party in that city fly at each other and generally manage to embroil the party throughout the State in / their un pleasant controversy. Some way should be found to eliminate this sort of thing and especially should the Legis lature sidetrack the factional disturb ance for and in the interest of the State at large. There are some important measure which should have immediate consid eration, and when the necessary ap propriation bills shall have been pass ed the lawmakers with entire propri ety could rest from their labors. Many of them would doubtless hail with joy the day of final adjournment. We wonder that they permit themselves chariot wheels. The Galveston Dally News has just celebrated its seventy-fifth birthday anniversary with a most unusual num ber, embracing: special articles on the development of Texas ana especially the growth and expansion of Galves ton. The period from 1842 to 1917 for the oldest paper of the Lone Star State covers much of interest. The News has been a large factor in the upbuilding of Texas. LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE , IN view of the tremendous burdens which necessarily will be placed upon the business interests of the Commonwealth as a result of the war with Germany, it is the duty of the lawmakers to see to it that no un necessary taxes of any sort are im posed at this time. Attention has been called to several bills which make radical changes in the law providing compensation f.or working men. These changes, it is pointed out, will increase the cost of compensation enormously : and employers are naturally concerned about the outcome. It would appear i that inasmuch as the workmen's com pensation law has been in force only about one year that its operation should be more closely studied before proceeding to further radical amend ments, either in favor of the employer or the employe. If there are any defects which have developed during the first year of ex periment w r ith the new law these might be corrected; but as to any important changes affecting the general adminis tration of the compensation plan, it would be well to defer action until there has been a further trial of the system authorized by the last Legis lature. As Governor Brumbaugh wisely pointed out in his special appeal to the people, there is abundant reason now for great care in doing anything that will hamper or hinder industrial conditions. This is a time of persona, service and sacrifice and employers are going to have their hands quite full enough during the coming years without being subjected to unusual im positions in the way of financial bur dens. CITY MANAGERSHIP WHATEVER else is done with the Clark act at the present session of the Legislature it should be so amended as to make possible the employment of a city manager by the unfortunate cities of the third class. These municipalities have been suf fering for years through a multiplica tion of laws inadequate in their pro visions and inconsistent with munici pal advance. It is now time to give them some relief through a wider measure of home rule and the chance to work out their own salvation. "MADE IN JAPAN" NEWS dispatches convey the in formation that in the month of March imports of soy bean oil from Japan were valued at $2,800,000. Thirty car loads of oil came in one shipment, according to a report from Seattle. And yet, tht soy bean thrives in every State that will produce either corn or cotton, and also in the por tions of the Pacific Coast States west of the Cascade Mountains. What Is the matter with some soy bean oil "Made in America"? Will the new tariff commission please tell us whether a little protection would encourage production here and dis courage imports from Japan? TOURIST TRAVEL AFTER WAR ON account of the war, Switzerland has experienced greatly In creased exports and decreased imports, with resultant advantage to the commerce of the nation and cor responding increase in national wealth. The only industry that has suffered because of the war is the hotel business —the tourist travel hav. Ing been cut off. The Swiss expect, however, that as soon as the war Is over, the tourls'. travel will be resum ed and that America will send in creased numbers of wealthy people to help restore the prosperity of' Swiss hostelrlcs. Maybe. Then, again, per haps not. Quite likely a lot of citi zens of the United States have become .deeply Imbued with the spirit of pat SOMEBODY JS ALWAYS TAKING THEJOY OUT OF LIFE By BRIGGS / f HEnRV DO YOU HP" J ASIDE FROM The Fact WH * T MOUVthat T^ T - ,t rJTr SPEMT COCKTA.LS \ ?UR HEALTH-- DO 1 IHOiSE CIGAPETTtS \ \ Yoo KEALCZe VUHAT ->Vstaplg FOOD? \ THE. -POOR ,T NiAT.OM y \ajoold T?E.LIFVE x fIF ThT^3STuJe CWE~I 7 . . ,r- I Thi UK vjjhat __ I J A Oov TJOSE- ITS INJ USELESS TIPPin7<S I THM" MorJEV- I lAX\ / IMO PLACE FOR / TuRWED Ov/E'R. To I GIU£M TO I / \ y ou . "BGaT 'T J THE T3EL<3IAMS "IT WOVJLD/ ' y I / .SAME igOOOtOOO riotism so well expressed by the slogan "America First." Of course, there will be some snobbish persons who refuse to admit that there is any scenery in America worth while; but here is guessing that in the proportion of ten to one they will be boosters for American scenery, American hotels, American railroads. American na tional parks, American summer re sorts and everything else that is Am erican. in, By the I"*-Committeeman Pennsylvania's new fiscal officers will assume their duties just two weeks from to-day and it is. generally be lieved that when Senator Charles A. Snyder succeeds Captain A. W. Powell as Auditor General that a number of changes will be inaugurated in the de partment. Senator Snyder has de clined to forecast any of the changes he plans for the department and he may not put them into effect all at once, but the belief is that he will make even more changes than did Captain Powell when he took the reins. The Auditor General-elect has had much business with the depart ment In the years that have gone by and understands the system. It is said that he is disposed to make a number of inauiries into reasons for various changes in methods which have been made from time to time. State Treasurer-elect Harmon M. Kephart, who will succeed Robert K. Young, will probably not make changes for a while as the Treasury is generally recognized as one of the best run departments at the Capitol. Mr. Kephart's assumption of his new duties will mean a new chief clerk In the Senate and the men spoken of a month ago are still being mentioned. A decision will come soon. —An agreement between the Gov ernor anrl senatorial leaders on dis bursement of the $2,000,000 for de fense will probably pave the way for an agreement on other things, accord ing to some hopes expressed at the Capitol. The whole proposition as re gards an adjournment date could be settled in a few minutes, say Senators, if something regarding appointments was determined upon. If an arrange ment is not made soon the two houses will settle down to work to clear up business by May 24 and then take a recess. If the appropriations com mittee is not able to make the head way the recess may be taken on May 31. —Representative T. W. McKinney, of Venango county, is the latest man to be mentioned as a possible candi date for the Republican congressional nomination In the 28th district, wTlere Congressman O. D. Bleakley resigned after court proceedings had been brought. Mr. McKinney's colleague. Representative Daniel B. Goodwin, is also prominently spoken of, but it is said that if McKinney can ■ get the conferences from his county he can be sure of considerable support in other counties. There are probably- a dozen Republicans mentioned among those in Mercer being Ex-Senators J. M. Campbell and B. J. Jarrett. On the Democratic side the name of Ex "Representative William Mclntyre, of Mercer, is mentioned. —Senator Charles A. Snyder, a na tive of Dauphin county, had a birthday yesterday and in his honor friends decorated his desk with a handsome bouquet of flowers last night. —E. J. Hart, legislative corres pondent of the Scranton Times and vice-president of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association was installed the other evening as exalted ruler of the Pittston lodge of Elks, one of the most enterprising in the hard coal region. Mr. Hart is one of the best posted men in the legisla tive correspondent corps and very populnrf among legislators. —Ex-Congressman John J. Casey, of the auburn hnir, was at the Capitol to-day. Ife is a former member of the House and renewed old acquaintances. How the Disaster Occurred A gentleman in Cincinnati employs two negroes to work on his rather ex tensive gardens, which he personally oversees. One morning Sam did not appear. "Where is Sam, George?" he asked. "In de hospital, sah." "In the hospital? Why, how in the world did that happen?" "Well, Sam he been a'tellin' me ev'y mo'nln' foh ten ygahs he gwine to lick his wife 'cause o' her naggin' " "Well?" "Well, yestiddy she done ovahheah him. Dat's all."—Ladies' Home Jour nal. xOJUUSBURG SS&V TELEGRAPH WE MUST BUY OUR BONDS AMERICA must enlist its wealth as well as its manhood," is the opinion of the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, expressed in a booklet, "Mobilizing Money for War," which it has just issued. The necessity of recruiting the nation's resources for the 17,000,000,000 Gov ernment war loan is emphasized as the duty of every citizen. That the American people are not educated to the purchase of bonds, as are the people of other countries, is pointed out. In the United States, not one person in 500 owns a govern ment bond, while in both France and England, eleven persons in every 100 have helped individually to finance those countries in performing their part in tho present war. Thousands of persons who never have purchased bonds, who never have been in touch with financial houses, must become investors in this issue. It has an appeal not only to patriotism, but to reason and to busi ness sense. The whole nation must be quickened to a complete understand ing of the spirit and meaning of this Investment. Our national income is estimated to have increased almost 33 1-3 per cent, in the last seven years, and nearly 117 per cent, in the lait seventeen Every One Can Help The sidewalks and streets bear the same relation to the city buildings as the landscape does to a suburban resi dence. No one with an ounce of pride would neglect his or her lawn or permit a distribution of debris over the same; then why not a little more care in getting the proper setting for our city buildings? Don't put it up entirely to the street cleaners;' keep waste papers and rubbish out of the street and the sidewalks clean. A little green will also do much to help the looks of things. An appropriate size bay tree or two or a few ever greens in front of a place will ma terially make for attractiveness. A flower box, if there is a space for it, with a few bright-colored blooms, will add a hundred per cent, to the ap penrance of your place. Think It over and picture in your mind's eye what it would mean to the looks of your block—in addition to the publicity it would give the street —and the impression it would create on a stranger. Harrisburg needs Just such co-operation. Go to it!— Facts and Figures. If (After R. K.) If you can lose your head when all about you Are keeping theirs, despising such as you; If you can break your woil when all men trust you. And even try to see the best in you; If you can plot and not be tired of plotting Against a land with which you are at peace, Not being hated, just give way to hating. And hate for aye, from hating never cease; If you can make destruction and disaster To women, men and children all your aim; If you confess e'en Satan's not your master Devising tricks Beelzebub would shame; If you decline to use the usual weapons, And think the peoples using them mere fools; If you are disappointed in your Zeppelins, Because they cease to be destructive tools; If you can torture foes with poison gases; If you can further maim with liquid lire; If you are urged that by such hideous passes You earn the commendation of your Sire; If you can tear the heart and nerve and sinew From smaller peaceful nations one by one; If you can prostitute the soul that's in you, To serve the fiend that cries to you, "Go on!" If you can sink defenseless neutral shipping And fire on lifeboats when they call for help; If you should dread that from your soul are slipping The rarest vices of the Devil's whelp; If you can fill the unforgiving minutes With sixty seconds' worth of carnage done, Yours will be Hell and everything \ that's in it, \And —which is more—you'll havo Kultur, my Hun! —E. H. G. I years. Contrasted with our enormous income and the increasingly great volume of foreign trade, it is stated that the Government's outstanding in terest-bearing public debt is less than' one billion dollars principal—only one-fortieth of the nation's present annual income. Furthermore, the United States possesses one-third of the world's stock of gold—nearly three billion dollars. While the banking institutions of the United States may be confidently relied upon to take their full share of this loan, it must be remembered that these institutions are relied upon by our great manufacturing and trade enterprises, whose activities will prob ably be increased by our entrance Into the war, to provide them with credit with which to carry on their activities. Any reduction of such credits, necessitated by too large a participation in the Government loan, would be a blow to the country's industries. It is evident, therefore; that the bulk of the loan should be taken by the public at large, and not by the bankers. The history of the United States proves abundantly that our people do not hesitate when the life, the integ rity, or the dignity of the nation is at stake. The Soldier's Calling (Boston Herald) One of the numerous overwlse and cocksure sayings which the war has negatived is the assertion so freely made that "modern war Is all a matter of machinery; individual initiative counts for little," this being amplified into an argument that service at the front made no more drafts on personal courage than the operation of a steam shovel, which it somewhat resembled, plus a certain amount of noise. The impression seemed tq be that high power. long-range guns and rifles made warfare so remote and impersonal an affair that the difference between a coward and a hero had largely been obliterated, and spirit and devotion had all been - superseded by cool calculation. How completely a thousand stories from the front have exploded that theory! The record of war decora tions for service shows that there | never was greater opportunity for I courage and spirit, never greater need I that a soldier be every inch a man. j That is the kind of soldier Uncle Sam I wants, and we believe is getting. This country values the right kind of sol diers; it never has been niggardly in appreciation and payment. Getting Even A young man and a young woman leaned on the front gate. They were lovers. It was moonlight, lie was loath to leave, as the parting was the last. He was about to go away. "I'll never forget you, he said, "and if death should claim me my last thought would be of you." "I'll be true to you," she sobbed. "I'll never love anybody else as long as I live." They parted. Six years later he returned. His sweetheart of former years was married. They met at a party. She had changed greatly. Be tween dances recognition took place. 'lLet me see," she mused; "was it you or your brother who was my old sweetheart?" "Neither," ho replied. "Probably my father." —Chicago Herald. In Danger Sandy McTavish was a highly skill ed workmen In a new aircraft fac tory. Therefore, it happened one day that Sandy was asked if he would care to accompany the works aviator on one of his trial flights in a machine. Sandy, after some hesitation, agreed to do so. During the flight the aviator asked Sandy how he was enjoying it. "To tell the truth," answered the Scot, "I wad rather be on the groun"!" "Tut, tut," replied the flying man. "I'm just thinking of looping' the loop." TFor heaven's sake don't dae that!" yelled the now very nervous McTav ish. "I've some siller In my vest pocket, an' Ah micht lose It."—New York Globe. Taking No Chances Bismarck one evening attended a gathering of prominent men at the house of a Russian nobleman. During all the conversation he was particu larly sarcastic, cutting friends and op ponents unsparingly. When he rose to take his leave and walked down stairs the host called a pet dog that was frisking about .and led him to one side. "Are you afraid the dog will bite me?" asked Bismarck.' "Oh, no," replied the host; "I'm afraid you'U bite the dog."—Argonaut. APRIL 17, 1917. EDITORIAL COMMENT 1 Germany's characteristic thorough ness is best demonstrated in Its over whelming onslaught against a defense less landscape.—Newark News. A German navy officer said the other day thut "God has (filled us by name." Now, we're curious to know by what name!— Atlanta Constitution. Maybe the German spies who sought to separate Mr. Gerard from that now celebrated hand-bag thought it con tained a sandwich.—Macon Telegraph. America's warlike attitude is so un expected to Gerhiany that her naval officers disabled - her steamships in America barely two months in ad vance of possible hostilities.—Phila delphia North American. Speaking of gold bricks: General Ivuropatkin is reported to have accept ed a bribe of SB,OOO, from Ger many for the surrender of Riga. He sent the $8,000,000 to the Duma and held on to Riga.—New York Morning Telegraph. The statement of a Russian news paper that the growing strength of democracy in Russia will probably re sult in a republican government must sound paradoxical to an American politician.—Nashville Southern Lum berman. Labor Notes Tennessee has abolished the convict lease system. Hull House is furnishing garden plots to the Chicago tenement dwell ers this year. An increase has been made in the wages of London, England, tailors of two cents an hour. Tiffin (Ohio) Painters' Union has raised wages from 3 0 cents an hour to 33 1-3 cents. Aucliinleck (Scotland) School Board has decided to grant a bonus to all teachers. Five hundred thousand women are engaged in making munitions in Great Britain. Eighteen thousand applications for service in France has been received [ from English women. i The American tractor for agricul tural purposes is being largely intro- I duced into China. Women are now eligible to full 1 membership in the Machinists' Union, the International Association of Ma chinists having' by popular vote amended its constitution so as to take in all women' working in the trade. Arrangements have been practi cally completed by the Dominion gov ernment for co-operation between the Dominion and tho provinces of Manitoba, Sackatchewan and Alberta, who will send 22 agents to the United States in a campaign to attract agri cultural laborers to Western Can ada. lOUR DAILY LAUGH Imm . PROBABLY NOT. "I don't know how the Brown's can afford an auto." "Well, my dear, I wouldn't let that problem worry me. Probably they don't know themselves." LUCKY GIRL. "I say, old chap, 1 hear you are engaged to Miss Sweet. Is that true?" "Quite true, old top. Isn't she the lucky *lrl ?" Ibenittg Gll|al -i —— According jo what has been told us by >vlsiting iisurance engineers, sur vey squads aiji testing committees, the only thing tlj&t will ever bring down Are insurance rates is increased fire protection aid the reorganization of fire prevention or Are extinguishing Services on tjie ever progressing mod ern system, j The modern system is something ffceting. It never stands still long enough for any one to catch up to it, much less a city fire depart ment underlhe manner in which it is used by thj underwriters. But fact remaini that the use of motor nre apparatiks has tripled and on somo cases quadrupled lire protection be cause of tho greatly increased m0b11.... .... tlle P'eces. This can be very strikingly ilustrated by the plans for j *' r e departments of Harrlsburg ana Steeltoij. Under tho contracts let tills city's department will be com pletely motorized, as the phrase goes, i ncx th'riety days, probably earl ier. It now >iad fourteen companies in the city department and somo local organizations in the Pennsylvania rail road shops find in industrial establish ments. Its jcollection of motor appa ratus, wheji complete, will be large enough for a city covering as much territory aspcranton or Reading. And all this witiout Steelton, which, with its six pieca* of motor apparatus, will soon have (u equipment sufficient for a town of; larger proportions. The point, howcter, is that with the Har risburg ana Steelton automobile fire apparatus tkey will have fire protec tion which iin be speedily mobilized in either placet in event of great emer gency. With the highways of both places pavel the mobility of the ap paratus is gtoatly enhanced and con centration ot lire fighting force will be possible in a very short time which should be taken into consideration by businessmen as well as insurance peo ple. Tho celerity with which Market Square was llled up with fire appa ratus even under the present system when half ofltlie department is horse drawn and tho quickness with which pieces from ludistance reached scenes of the numerous alarms last week caused much Comment, but there will be greater cau|e for tudy of the fire fighting system when the new appa ratus is In senk'e. Notwithstanding the fact that tho official name of Major John C. Groome's very efficient force is the State Polico F rce, rrlany people, in cluding quite i few persons on Cap itol Hill, pe'rsi t in styling them the State Constabu nry. In fact, the term, constabulary ajpears to be applied to the troopers abi ut as much as in Phil adelphia or Pit sburgh or Erie or any place in the SUte where the men are known. A resolution was solemnly passed by the Legislature the other day asking for'the "constabulary" to be sent to helj the rquirrel guards protect the Cr.titol, although a few (lays before a Mil,had been passed to increase the St;<te Police Force. One man went into a department of the State governmotU and in the course of a conversation referred to the "con stabulary." He ottered to bet that he was right, but tacy sprung the act of 1905 creating tie force on him and he found he was dead wrong. '■ ♦ Speaking of tie State Police much of the work to put through the bill creating the Nov York State Police force was done by H. Lindley Hos ford, formerly secretary to Commis sioner of Health Samuel G. Dixon and well known to mmy residents of this city. Mr. llosforl is a former news paper man and wien the movement to establish the plice 'in New York State was started he was selected to have charge of Sie publicity profA ganda and other vork. For years ef forts to secure thj establishment of a police force had bten made. Mr. llos ford seems to ha\e put it through in. less than six mo^ths^ A good many in Harrisburg re member Major Jhn M. Burke, the veteran attache of Buffalo Bill's Wild West enterprises, who died Thursday in Washington. The major was a picturesque figure and usdd to hold that he knew mere people in the United States than any one in the show business, if not in any other line. He certainly knew more news papermen and he used to regularly visit every newspaper office -when the show came to town. Last time ho came here he told ot visiting the HAR RISBURG TELEGRAPH in three dif ferent locations tn his time and of visits to the Harrisburg Patriot in any many different locations within forty years. ** i * "We've had regular runs on our stock of hoes," said a man connected with the city's biggest establishment that handles tools tad things for out door work. "The run began about tho time people started to talk about planting itotatoes in the front yard and I tell you that there has been every kind of garden implement sold the last week. And I want to tell you that it is not kid glove gardening peo ple are going in for. It's the real thing." ♦ ♦ * Dr. B. Franklin Royer, chief medi cal inspector of ,the State Department of Health, vho late yesterday received notice of his commission as a captain mediial reserve corps, was ono of the first tnen to enter that corps. He became interested when it was first formed several years ago and has hnd charge of examinations made of medi cal men in this- section. Dr. Koyer, although a yWng man, has had wido experience In both hospital and field work. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, wants motofisU to display more flags on their carfe, npt only delivery ve hicles but limousines. —Mayor Franlte, of Johnstown, has issued a proelaßation telling aliens that they are perfectly safe as long as they behave thertselves. Mayor A. D. Kewcll, of Newcastle, in a public notice declared that he thought, it a patriotic duty for people to keep chlckei*-' out of their neigh bors' yards wlifc everyone is trying to.increase crops of foodstuffs. —-Mayor Hugimtogler, of York, says that people havk no business to hold meetings to try 4> obstruct public sen timent in a tlnifl like this. —Mayor of Altoona, is hav ing his own tiiie with the enforce ment of the Sunhay blue laws. . —Mayor Armstrong, of Pittsburgh, Is making a coufle of speeches a day and one every nlrht at patriotic meet i ings. DO YOU KNOW That HnrrlsUirg has an army of tho finest trained railroad men In the country? HISTORIC HARRISBURG In civil war dfeyij Governor Curtln used to present .colors to the regi ments at the Executive Mansion in South Second street every time a com mand wus ready fc> move. Will Ge; Results It may require a little time for the United States Navy to learn the tine points of submarine hunting, but I American Ingehuiti may be counted on to get. results, News iand Courier,
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