12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Pounded 1 Sjz Published evenlags except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO, Telegraph Building, Federal Square. •E. J. STACK POLE, Pres't & Editor-in-Chief P. R. OYSTER, Business Manager• GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. t Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Associa tion, the Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern office, Story, Brooks & Finley, Fifth Avenue Building, Nw York City; Western office, Story. Brooks & Finley, People's Gas BtHldlng, Entered at the Post Office in Harrls burg, Pa., as sscond class matter. By carriers, ten cents a * week; by mail, $5.00 a year in advance. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 22 It it right to be contented with what we have but never with what u>e are. — ANON. THE "BOOZE" BUSINESS ELSEWHERE on this page to day appears a letter in de fense of the liquor traffic in America. The views set forth are not those of the TELEGRAPH. The letter is published in a spirit of fair play, because it is in reply to cer tain editorials appearing from time to time in these columns urging the enactment of prohibition legislation by Congress, at least for the period of the war. The author is skilled in the use of English and he knows his subject. His arguments are specious, but neither logical nor convincing. The whole problem of "booze" may be summed up in a few sen tences. Not even the most ardent opponent of prohibition can point to a single good thing that "booze" has done for humanity, is doing or will do. On the other hand, even its friends must admit that immeasur able harm has been done, is being done and will continue to be done bo long as a drop of it is sold in the ■world. In other words, "booze," doing absolutely no good and being con victed of enormous evil, should be banished. To say that national pro hibition, the instrument by which this must be effected, cannot be made effective is to say that Federal law cannot be enforced, which is nonsense. "Booze" Is making its last desper ate stand. It is like the German army in France—doomed to ultimate defeat, hut still capable of vast re sistance and counter-attack. That it is defended by skilled and deter mined forces will not save It. Forestry Commissioner Conklin has arranged for a distribution next fall of not less than 4,000,000 trees for planting by private owners upon what Governor Brumbaugh well describes as the "loafing hillsides" of the Common wealth. This sort of conservation of the vacant mountain areas must result in enormous benefit to the State with in a few years. KEEP ON GOING BUSINESS men are persuaded now that the millions of money which are being invested in all projects for the national defense will keep things moving in the ordinary business channels. The false cry of economy was overdone a few weekß ago and the reaction toward a more sane view has already set in. Just look around in Harrisburg and see the number of buildings that are in course of erection, the number of other buildings that are being re modeled, the activity in general work and the hustle and bustle in every direction, and get awake to the fact that Uncle Sam can put am army Into the field without quitting his ordinary job. Let business men go right on. That is the best way to do their bit and help the cause in which all America is interested. The sharks who terrified Atlantio City bathers,, last summer, are harm less creatures beside their fellows in the food business. "A WONDERFUL STREET" UNDER the caption "A Wonder ful Street" the TELEGRAPH published a day or two ago pictures of the back yards in Helen alley, which Mrs. Henderson, presi dent of the Civic Club, pronounces one of the best and most beautiful treatments of the kind she has seen anywhere. "Alley," as the term is understood in Harrlsbiirg, has been anything but synonymous with beauty and it is gratifying indeed •o note the exception. These, however, are not the only attractive back yards In Harrisburg. Slowly but surely the missionary efforts of the Civic Club for the beautiflcatlon of the ground In the rear of houses Is bearing fruit. Here and there all over town the hideous old board fences, hiding, as they often do, rubbish, ashes and tin cans, are coming down and In their places ornamental wire or Iron Is being erected, and the garbage heaps are being replaced by plantings of roses, perennials, annual bloomers and vines. In time, we hops, there will not be a baok yard board fence In Harrisburg. The men and women who are preaohlng the gospel of the olty beautiful are doing a wonderful work for Harrisburg, XHrt and orlma FRIDAY EVENING, thrive together, and it la conversely true that good citizenship and beauty go hand In hand. Whoever plants a vine or a flower In hia back yard does something to make Harrlsburg a better, finer place In which to live. Food being short in Germany, the Kaiser naturally objects to the United States getting his goat. TIIE RED CROSS CAMPAIGN^ ONE of the clever features of th* Red Cross campaign is the little daily paper distributed at the noonday luncheons to the workers in the cause. This miniature paper —"The Mitrailleuse"—is under the direction of the executive committee and the Inspired pen of M. H. James, secretary of the William Penn High way Association, is responsible for the many good things which are read with pleasure by the various teams. Team No. 7 contributed the follow ing paragraph to yesterday's edition: ON THE JERICHO ROAD Long ago the Master told a story of a man who journeyed from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves. In that case the thieves ran away and the priest and Levite passed by on the other side. To-day the nations stand ing for Liberty and Democracy have fallen among thieves. The thieves are not afraid and have not run away (not yet, at least), while the soldiers are fighting the thieves. The Red Cross, the modern Samaritan, has come to the help of robbed and bleeding democracy, and this week will see the binding up of her wounds. Pleasant references are made in this miniature publication to a num ber of the prominent workers. Again the great spirit of co-operation which is the mainspring of the progress of Harrlsburg is in evidence. Those who are not Identified with these vital humanitarian movements are the losers. They have missed something, but it is not yet too late to show their interest by giving, if not by working. The Kaiser has probably added Mr. Root to those who should be "strafed." A THREATENED INDUSTRY NOTHING more Impressive re garding the seriousness of the news-print paper situation in the United States has been submitted recently than the formal report of the Federal Trade Commission to Congress. This report sets out that notwithstanding the present serious situation the commission has reason to believe that the conditions will be still more aggravated and serious in the ensuing months. Paper manu facturers have increased the cost of their product so enormously .that the price has reached the point almost of confiscation and the greater bur den is placed upon the nawspapers of the country. Highly trained experts have made a thorough Investigation of the con ditions and the results indicate a general tendency among newspaper publishers to avoid disaster through the encouragement of new mills and increased production. As a war emergency measure, contrary to the policies of this country in the past, it has been proposed that govern ment control be instituted with a view to conserving not only the news print supply through proper regu lation, but also reduce the price so that the newspapers may live. Most of the newspapers of the United States and Canada have gone upon the two-cent basis and still others are contemplating this change with the expiration of favorable news-print contracts on July 1. Read ers of newspapers have long, since learned that the increased subscrip tion price was absolutely necessary to the continued existence of news papers conducted as business enter prlzes. So long as war conditions continue, higher subscription and advertising prices are bound to pre vail. They are as inevitable as the Increased cost of merchandise and food and all other commodities affected by the upset world situation. Governor Brumbaugh will watch with pleasure the planting of the Capitol Park area and the setting out of the community red oaks and other Pennsylvania trees. THE CITY'S PART BEFORE adjournment of the Legislature this week it was ex pected that two measures pro viding for the permanent grading and planting of the Capitol Park area would receive the signature of Governor Brumbaugh. One of the blllsfls already in his hands and the other, which provides for the elimination of the present sidewalks alohg the Capitol Park In Walnut and Third streets and the substi tution of walks along the terrace, will certainly reach him and meei with his prompt approval. The Gov ernor Is In hearty accord with this Important public Improvement and realizes the necessity for Immediate action. Meanwhile steps should be. taken for the removal of all telegraph poles In the district affected, the In stallation of whatever underground service mains may be necessary and the general preliminary work that will be required before these two streets are widened and paved. No time should be lost in preparing for whatever the city may have to do in the matter and It is reasonable to hope that City Council will give prompt attention to these Important details. It Is fortunate that the State and city officials are in accord with re lation to this great project and there Is no doubt that through Intelligent co-operation much progress will be made during the present year. Al ready most of the buildings have been removed from the area east of the Capitol and the Board of Public Grounds and Building* has had the subject under frequent consideration to the. end that no time shall be lost In going ahead wltli the work as soon as the appropriations are available. Under Senator Beldleman's bill authorizing the State authorities to dedicate for sidewalk purposes cer tain j>ortlon of the Capitol Park cone abutting on public streets and to construct and maintain sidewalks thereon, it Is provided that this shall be done whenever the city, by proper municipal action, shall widen or alter ony of the streets abutting on the State grounds. It Is, therefore, up to the City Council to arrange for this important work without unnecessary delay. If there are any skeptical people in Harrlsburg who imagine that this good old city is not going to continue to occupy a large place on the map, they should drop in and see the Red Cross workers at the noon hour to morrow. T> utuiu "^th.KOutaa.iuO' By the Ex.Committeeman Superior Court Judge John W. Kephart, of Ebensburg, is the latest man active in state affairs to be brought out as a gubernatorial pos sibility. Judge Kephart, who is one of the most prominent of the young er Republicans ifi Pennsylvania, was yesterday formally endorsed for Gov ernor by the division encampment of the Sons of Veterans, at Johns town. He is a member of the order and opened the big gathering of Grand Army Veterans at Johnstown Wednesday night. Mention of his name was enthusiastically received. Judge Kephart was elected to the bench in 1913, the youngest man to be commissioned on that tribunal, and is widely known in the State. Senator Charles W. Sones, of the Lycoming district, is being consist ently boomed for Governor by Dem ocratic legislators and seems to have quite a following in the Democratic state organization, many of whose workers are frankly disappointed at the failure of the bosses to make any kind of a showing this session with everything in their favor. —Philadelphia's bills seem to be causes of as much contention and excitement as did the Pittsburgh bills some fifteen or twenty years ago. Every time a Philadelphia bill has come up in the House there has been a row, and judging from yes terday's occurrences they can start a fuss without even reaching the House. The attempt to make a spe cial order for the Beyer small coun cil bill late yesterday afternoon pre cipitated a battle between the fac tions and gave an opportunity for some expression of opinion from the rest of the state, of which Represen tative Dithrich, of Allegheny, took advantage in an address that sizzled and which drew hot retorts from Philadelphians. —Right on top of this situation it was discovered that Representative Max Aron, of Philadelphia, to whom had been given the transit bills to report to the House, had gone away with the bills in his pocket. The transit bills have had a rocky road in the Senate and charges that Aron was trying to kill them were made. Speaking on Philadelphia last night Aron, who comes from the ward of David H. Lane, the former, city chairman, said that he was going to block the transit bills, but not by running away. Mayor Smith and city officials are very indignant and Aron says he will make a statement sometime to-day about what he is going to do. —The departure of Aron, who has been voting with the Vare conting ent, was the occasion of some out bursts of factionalism, Representa tive Glass, one of the Vare leaders, placing all the blame on Representa tive Stern, who is a Penrose man, while Stern, denying any responsi bility, gave a signed order to Glass to get the bill from Aron, if he could. —The Philadelphia Press remarks that this has not been such a "dry" session because every liquor bill has been killed thus far. The Philadel phia Record says that there were predictions that the transit bill would get into trouble before long. —A division seems to exist among the York county legislators In re gard to the tax receiver bill, which was yesterday granted an extension of time in the House. The Demo cratic members from York, backed by Mr. Cook, who is inclined to in surge, are against the bill. It will probably be disposed of Monday, when the Dauphin county members will call it up. —Governor Brumbaugh's appoint ment of Judge C. E. Berger, in Schuylkill county, appears to have met with very general favor, judging from telegrams and letters received at the executive department. Many of them speak in the highest terms of the new judge, who once declined the honor, but who was again asked to take the bench by the Governor because of his fitness. Judges Bech tel and Koch have sent commenda tion of the selection and among those who have added their appre ciation are Paul W. Houck, referee in compensation; Commissioners B. J. Smith and E. C. Brobst, Prothono tary James R. Walton; Court Clerk F. D. Freuedenberger, G. H. Weiss. G. L. Reed, R. W. Wyatt, J. H. Kirschner, C. E. Steel, Arthur Shay, P. C. Fenton, W. R. Adamson, H. T. Sillman, E. D. Smith, W. F. Crane, Milton Boone, Dr. J. C. Biddle, Con gressman R. D. Heaton, J. F. Carr, T. R. Edwards, A. F. Lamb and C. T. Straughn. —The fight over the Graeff bill, which increases salaries of judges In several counties, will bo renewed Monday night in the House. It is believed the bill will pass. German Officers' "Honor" Mark Twain Is dead, and now Mr. Frederick C. Howe, Immigration Commissioner, is making a bid for the post of humorist laureate of the United States. Another German of ficer who has given his "word of honor" that he would make no at tempt to escape from internment at Ellis Island has become a fugitive, and Mr. Howe, with an Innocent blandness that must arouse the risi bilities of Miss Liberty, on the neigh boring Island, announces that he "does not believe the German officer had guile in his heart and feels con fident the man will return of his own free will." A German officer with no guile In his heart and who would respect his word of honor, If deliverable and placed on a pedestal on Ellis Island, would form a curiosity that would dim the world-wide fame of the bronze statue that ornaments Bed loe's Island, German officers' honor evaporated the same day that Bel glum waa Invaded, and the scores of escapes from American Internment camps have shown to everybody ex cept Mr. Howe that the oath of a militaristic Teuton Is not more bind ing than a Prussian treaty, As a hu morist Mr, Howe is giving food for laughter to every German and pro- German in the country, To Ameri cans his guardianship of alien ene mies prompts the suggestion that he seal the German officers' honor with jptuilwr.ka.—■New York Herald. HABBISBURG WBBt TELEGRXPH EDITORIAL COMMENT . The most divergent views exist In Russia and outside of Russia as to the outcome of the abnormal and chaotic political and military condi tion of the country. The best that can be said Is that lapse of time is working for the passing of the dan ger-point without the threatened an archy and dissolution of Russia as a great factor In the decision of the future of Europe.—The Outlook. You didn't give to the Liberty i Loan. That was an investment. The Red Cross offers you the opportunity to give—but It Is as much an obliga tion as It Is a privilege.—Kansas City Star. Labor Notes The executive of the Dominion Trades and Labor Council Is pro testing against the introduction of conscription In Canada at the pres ent time. Landlords In England are pro hibited from raising rents and the government prohibits employers from reducing wages of pensioned soldiers who have returned to their former employment. Thirty-six hours' work each week must be performed by every able bodied citizen of "West Virginia, be tween the ages of 16 and 60, under a law Just passed by the Legisla ture. Germany is now working women in blast furnaces, In mines, In team ing, in building warships, making roads and paving, and In all opera tions formerly employing men ex clusively. After two years of "speeding up" munition workers throughout Great Britain are beginning to show ''in dustrial fatigue," which is having an effect on output. A well in Pennsylvania that al ready has been bored to a depth of more than 7,000 feet may become the deepeest in the world. Germany now holds the record with one 7,350 feet deep. Much timber In New Zealand hav ing been found highly suitable for the manufacture of wood pulp, the Government is fostering the estab lishment of the industry. Out of 5,678 miles of railroad in Japan, all but 265 miles are owned by the government. The Japanese Government plans to construct 200 miles of new railroad each year. A wage schedule has been agreed on between the Canadian Pacific and the men, whereby conductors, brake men. baggagemen and yardmen on the C. P. R. lines east of Fort Wil liam obtain generous increases. German Terror and Lesson [Kansas City Star.] To again give warning to the world of the price of opposing the German will, German frightfulness has killed sixteen women and twenty-six chil dren in London, hurling death upon them from the sky. The world has learned this Ger man lesson, although it can never have the effect the German mind has expected. The German system of war is a system of terror, deliber ately calculated, deliberately carried out. Its object is to make the world afraid of Germany. Its meaning is: That is what you must expect if you dare to oppose or try to thwart our will. The system has been ap plied in all its rigor from the first day of the war, and has made Ger many an outlaw among nations. Its monunients are Belgium, Armenia, Serbia, Northern France, the Lusi tania and the graves of babies in England. Terrer is the order of the day, promulgated by the German general staff and effective on sea and land and in the air. It.is the order Issued by the Kaiser to the German troops In the Boxer upris ing, to make the name of Germany dreaded In China. It is now to be made dreaded throughout the world. By the application of this system the territory evacuated by the Ger man armies in Northern France was left a desert. How complete and wanton was the destruction can only be comprehended by reading the de tailed report of the French com mission which made an official In vestigation covering the entire dis trict, town, village and country. The Germans battered down houses with battering rams, blew them up with dynamite, burned them. They went through the shops destroying pains takingly and by hand every article they could not carry away. Pictures they slashed with knives, porcelains they broke with hammers. Ceme teries were defiled, wells poisoned, fruit trees sawed down. The private houses occupied by the officers disclosed how complete ly "the chivalry of war" has van ished under the German system Beautiful mantels were sawed through, carvings and woodwork de molished, mlrrows smashed. Furni ture was broken up and all the wine that could not be consumed or car ried away was poured into the piano, All the archives of the towns —the official records, deeds to property, historic and priceless documents were carried away or destroyed. Water mains were blown up, the works wrenched from clocks and chandeliers torn from ceilings and trampled upon. This is the way Germany makes war. This Is the way democracy Is to Tje "strafed" for daring to resist the march of kultur. What has been meted out to England, France Belgium Is the measure that awatts America, unless Amer ica shall succeed by using all Its giant's strength In driving fright fulness back behind Its own ram parts and making tho world safe for democracy. f " ■ CROP PEST LETTER By Prof. J. G. Sanders, State Economic Zoologist STALK BORERS THE stalks of many plants, In cluding tomato, potato, ast er, dahlia, chrysanthemum and hollyhock are attacked by a smooth striped caterpillar which tunnels out the Interior of stems, and often moves to other adja cent plants causing much dam age, Wilting plants are warnings of injury. Burdock, ragweed and other coarse stemmed weeds are native food plants, although the young borers feed for a time on tender leaves of various plants, before attacking stalks. The adult Is a gray and white spotted moth, Destroy all weeds near suscep tible plants, or spray them with arsenate of lead, Clean cultlva tlon is always advisable. Choice plants may be saved after attack by Injecting with an Ink dropper three or four drops of carbon bisulfide in the burrows of the pest. Borers in pquash vines should be cut out and killed. Draw most earth over vines at several points to Induce rooting to strengthen the plant, When a Feller Needs a Friend By BRIGGS V, CLEAR - -**■ —= \ *u ... V *v I — v l< • % \llh. / — 1 I THE PEOPLE'S FORUM Thank the TELEGRAPH To the Editor of the Telegraph: At a meeting of the musical com mittee of the Harrisburg Christian Endeavor Choral Union a hearty vote of thanks was unanimously given to the TELEGRAPH for tho .valuable space given to our organi zation In advertising the successful concert at which there was an at tendance of nine hundred and fifty persons. Very truly yours, J. FRANK PALMER, President. Boy Scout Resourceful To the Editor of the Telegraph: Vincent S. Walkendifer, of Troop 10, Harrisburg Boy Scouts of Har risburg, dropped into headquarters Tuesday morning to inquire about arrangements for the U. S. W. V. parade. Investigation on the part | of headquarters' officials developed the fact that the Boy Scouts had been invited to participate in the parade, but the letter had been misplaced .during the campaign rush and had not been brought to the attention of Scout Executive Stine. Therefore no arrangements had been made for the Scouts to appear in line. Vincent S. Walkendifer, second class Scout, was undaunted. He had been trained to act in the face of emergencies. He at once got busy on the phone calling the Scout pa trol leaders and Scoutmasters that could be located. With less than three hours to inform the boys and arrange for mobilization in uniform, he succeeded in turning out nearly one-half of the enrolled Scouts of Harrisburg. Such spirit on the part of the boy deserves the utmost credit and respect from the adult citizens of Harrisburg. Of such stuff are Boy Scouts made. A SCOUT ADMIRER. Other Side of Rum Question To the Editor of the Telegraph: My attention has been called to an editorial which appeared In your pa per on May 31, and I have read it carefully and with as much disin terestedness, I hope, as could be ex hibited In times like these by any one connected with the liquor tra flc. This liquor problem, which has been discussed and legislated about for the last seventy-five years, is really a momentous question; it has cost millions of hours of precious time in its discussion by Individuals and by legislative bodies; it has cost hundreds of millions of dollars In revenues that States, counties and municipalities have surrendered; it has cost hundreds of millions of dol lars of private properties for which our governments have provided no compensation; it has done more than any other question ever did in this country to divide communities into hostile camps, and to turn friends into enemies; It has been offered, and is still being offered, as the one great panacea for all of our ills, pri vate and public; and yet after all of these years and all of this legislation, the people are consuming just as much wine, beer and whisky as they ever consumed In our history, end we do not find that any of the so called prohibition states have bet tered conditions, as their official records show, to any greater extent than has been accomplished In the States that are called "wet." Perhaps I may be prejudiced by my own Interests and tho interests of my friends, but It seems to me that national prohibition would be a calamity In many ways, National prohibition would not stop the use of liquors, but it would fiut a stop to the sale of fermented Iquers, such as good beer, wine, ale, eto., and it would put a Stop to the use of good whisky, with the result that the Illicit manufacture of whisky would continue and would develop along gigantic lines, not merely in hidden places, but in pri vate homes very generally, People may theorize and become eloquent in regard to what is called the "Demon Rum." but all the same about 80 per cent, of the homes In this country contain alcohol which Is used In the form of beverages—ln seme eases as whisky, ethers as ber, or wine, or malt extract, or hard cider, or homemade cordials, or patent medicines, and practically every prohibitionist that we find is demanding prohibition for someone else, but insisting upon reservations as far as he is concerned. To give a case in point, one of the leading prohibitionists in Kentucky, recently established at his country place a wine cellar, which, I am re liably informed, contains some $30,- 000 worth of good wines and other liquors, This gentleman can look j very complacently upon the estab lishment of a desert where he has such a bountiful oasis. Then, too, national prohibition would establish a principle on the part of our government of destroy ing: vast interests, which had been lawfully established, without any compensation and at any time that a majority of the people, under hys teria, should become convinced that such industries constitute a waste, or were a menace to the welfare of the nation, this idea might be extended to tobacco, 1;o the manufacture of playing cards, to the theatrical pro fession, to the manufacture of soft drinks, and even to the manufacture of Are arms, of drugs and of auto mobiles. Furthermore, it would seem to me an exceedingly dangerous experi ment for a national government to undertake to forbid the manufacture, the sale and use of such commodi ties as liquors. Wine, beer and whis ky are as generally used as tea and coffee, and almost as generally used as tobacco. Personal liberty on the part of the individual would seem to be a valuahle heritage, and one that no man could wish to surrender. Surely the individual has certain liberties with which the government should not interfere, and to my way of thinking, prejudiced and narrow if you please, the tendency towards the abolishment of the rights of the in dividual citizen constitutes a menace, and especially in view of the fact that the attacks that are being made on personal liberty are directed en tirely by an organization known as the "Church in Action." You say that, "we must eliminate waste Immediately," but has it been settled conclusively that wine, beer and whisky constitute waste except where they are used intemperately? England has not given up the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, nor has France, nor Germany, nor Russia. The Russian government gave up the manufacture of vodka, but vodka and liquors In general are being law fully made in Russia, and law fully sold. France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain supply wines, brandies and whiskies and rums to their soldiers, Just as they supply them with cigar ettes, tobacco, etc. The French government contends that alcoholic beverages are essential to the morale and to the health of the soldiers In the trenches, and recently the allotment of wine was decidedly Increased by that govern ment, You apeak very eloquently In your editorial, when you pay, "In the shamble fields of France young men by the millions are plunging through barbed wire and bursting shells for the cause we have taken as our own." Does not the thought occur to you that perhaps the European governments are wise In giving to these men, Just before a charge, a good drink, where they desire It, as a means of steadying their nerves and of supporting them in the frightful ordeal through which they are passing. Just as a surgeon will give whisky or brandy to any one who has met with an accident, or who has experienced a terlflo shock? I am impressed by the spirit ex. hibited in your editorial of a will ingness to urge self-sacrifice on those who remain at home, and of avoid ing all forms of waste in our meth ods of life, but if aloohol served a good purpose in the past, and if it ever was needed in aiding us-to stand erect under the tremendous burdens imposed by our complex civilization, then surely It will be needed in moderation by the men in the trenches this coming winter when they are chilled to the marrow, and when they are expecting every minute to be destroyed by shot or 'JU NT? 22,1917. shell, and even so it will be needed by those who stay at home awaiting the outcome of the greatest conflict that ever cursed the human race. Very truly yours, T. M. GILMORE, President National Model License League. "Panning" the Baker To the Editor of the Telegraph: Several weeks ago bakers in the city of Harrisburg and vicinity rais ed the price of a small loaf of bread from five to six cents, a loaf and at the same time made inducements to the public to purcnase ten-cent loaves, indicating that the latter size contained better value than two small loaves. They based their plea for the extraction of the extra cent from the consumer's pocketbook for the small loaf on the ground that wheat and flour had taken such ter ; ritlc leaps that bakeries were oper ating at a loss. The present ten cent loaf of bread is not any larger than the five-cent loaf of a year or more ago, and I believe you will agree with me. I am sure, too, that in the past year flour has not dou bled in price. Bakers, the same as other men In business, desire In every possible way to show their patriotism in this na tional crisis and they have taken a J hop, skip and a jump to reach and follow the suggestion of the National Food Administrator that in order to help conserve the food supply, no stale bread be taken off the grocer's hands. This means more money for the baker's jeans, yet what is he willing to give in return? The price of flour has gone .down practically one and one-third cents per pound since the first of June, and the baker is making practically that much additional profit above the profit which he asked the public to give him when flour began to soar. Fiour, according to a local grocery house to-day—the kind used by bak ers, they say—is selling for $13.50 per barrel. The price a month ago was just $2.55 above this quotation. The bakers have only one excuse left for keeping five-cent "roll size" bread up to six cents, and that is the cost of labor. And what con sumers want to know now is: "Has the cost of labor increased one and one-third cents per loaf in a month?" CONSUMER. I OUR DAILY LAUGH CANDOR. JmSH Mrs. Smltht /( v= -"i $1 Supposing, Mary, I deduct ~/! from your L' vyj wages the cost I of all the dishes /Tfbp-Sj i \ I you br<>ke 1 V*\ \\ I Mary: Shure, /HUH \ \ v— \\J ® aum ,n that Hfffl M\ A ill case It's me- Beird be ltk * HiiHliltl lIM the dlshea, JUOT THE They say that ■§? Miss Sharp is ' —\ golng to marry H Hi.Jfc ) /?" an army officer, f'/[ Well, 1 should 11 WW P-; 'J think that a || IM man who makes W MM 4 & business of H. jjr 'j war might be !/l able to get along „ Jw^jl with her. B/ jffl 1 knew n n-Hi *sl place whera iW|i flowers never j <|J5 (ail to bloom. \JW\fyflW Where'® thatf ll ll If il, ln tha BeCd Ebetttttg (Htjat is no more ardent admirer °r Harrisburg than Dr. J. P. McCas |Key, secretary of the State Edu- Ass °ciation and tone of the kn ° wn educators in Pennsyl vania. Dr. McCaskey has gone out oi 8 way to pay a few compliments in 0 ty and some of its features "Li 11 ? introduction to the annual tw?r, i a° 6 Pennsylvania Educa ,,°" a | Association's last meeting, de a whole page to his refer- rnaU , er ' s of iocal interest. other things ho says: tuivsimple folk in some places thil ~ angels, and think that still and r go as in the days of S ' tory ' " one of these high Hnrrlshnrt SOme day com <• an