8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH 4. NBWSPAPBR FOR THB HO MS Found id igji Published evenlaga except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO, Ttlccnph Balldlnc, Federal Square. ®6TACKPOLE;, Pres't tr Editor-in-Chief R" OYSTER, Business Manager, GPS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor. Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Asaocla- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ- Eastern office. Story, Brooks A Avenue Building, Btory^Brookg 0 * Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, as sscond class matter. - By carriers, ten cents a week; by mall, *5.00 ir.'f a year in advance. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917 God enters by a private door to every individual. —EMEßSON. GOOD NEWS IT did not require the formal an nouncement of Governor Brum baugh that he intended to sign the Capitol Park Extension bill to assure the public that the money would be forthcoming. The Governor has been deeply Interested from the first. So have all the State officials who have had or will have anything to do with the park development. But it is gratifying to note that the work of grading and embellishment Is to be pushed. That the dirt is to j begin to fly at once is good news. Governor Brumbaugh not only heaped coals of fire on Palmer's head; he poured a few down his back. THE GERMAN SITUATION THE German situation at the [ present moment is about as clear as mud. Only one thing Is apparent, which is that a large element of leadership, if not the public as a whole, has come to the understanding that Germany's situa tion under conditions as they exist is hopeless. Whether or not the ef fort under way will result in any radical reforms is doubtful. The Kaiser and the pan-Germans will hold out as long as possible. They ha.ve nothing to gain by yielding and everything to lose. There is only one hopeful sign In this unwillingness of the ruling powers to listen to the demands of those who want the government placed under control of the people and terms formulated upon which peace can be brought about. It lies in the unquestioned fact that the longer the people are denied, the more thorough will be the reforms they will work when they come finally into power, as they will be fore or immediately after this war comes to an end. Afnerlca has no quarrel with the German people. Our war is with their form of government. We do not want to destroy Germany, nor even to hamper the development of a country that has given to the world many useful things and which once harnessed to the shafts of per manent peace and democracy will contribute very largely to the com fort and the progress of the world. When the German people over throw their monarch and the sys tem for which he stands they will have removed the menace of Prus sianism. When they have set up a democracy with universal suffrage they will have dictated terms of peace which the allies will not be able to deny, and which they would not want to deny. The German peo ple are at the parting of the ways. Either Germany must "fight to the last gasp," as the Hohenzollerns de sire (and this Is to be defined liter ally as well as figuratively), or they must take their government Into their own hands. Apparently they are still far from the latter, but headed In that direction at last, firmly and even defiantly, although many who are now at the head of the liberal movement might be un willing at this time to go so far as to declare themselves in favor of the overthrow of the dynasty. At the risk of being accused of hav ing consulted last year's files, we ven ture the opinion that they ought to spell it Rushin*. U__ PIE WHAT do you think they're try ing to do out in Kansas? You'd never guess it, not in a week! They've issued orders to conserve pie, that's what the rascals have done. And In the name of patriot ism, too! It's this way. The Kansas Council of Defease looked about for some thing to conserve, the people being fairly frugal folks and not wasting much, if any. The only thing that appeared to be extra plentiful was pie, so they issued an order putting the official kibosh on pie. That may be all very well for Kan sas, but It never would do for good old Pennsylvania. Pie and patriot ism go hand-ln-hand in the Key stone State. Pennsylvania folks look with suspicion upon the man who doesn't eat pie. There la something •ure to be wrong either with his physical or his mental digestion and in either case he is not the material out of which Gettysburg heroes are t EDNESDAY EVENING, fashioned. Go down to the armory to-night and ask the boys In khaki If they like pie. The Kansas Council Is all wrong. What are we to do with the black berries and the raspberries and the huckleberries and the green apples and pumpkins If we are to have no more pie? Pie is not a luxury. It's a necessity. Ask any laboring man. Take pie out of the dinner pall and what boots It how many sand wiches there are? Take pie out of the quick lunch rooms nobody would eat In one of them. Take pie out of the houshold and you rob home of one of its Joys, the wage earner of a hard-won reward and childhood of one of its tenderest memories. There may be homes In Pennsyl vania where no pie is served, if there are they are mere Imitations of the real thing. Why the whole fabric of civilization is built around pie. First, we are told, came the camp fire, and then the enclosed fireplace, and then the roof over the fireplace. But of what worth are a roof and a fireplace If the cook within knows not how to bake, and it must have been a dreary place of half-cooked roasts on smoky spits and raw dough baked in the ashes until some genius of the kitchen evolved the pie. Ah, fellow pie lovers, what a Joyous occasion that was when the first pie, smoking, syrupy and crisp was brought triumphantly forth to crown the evening meal. Then It was, and then only, that civilization became a permanent institution in the land, for it is a remarkable fact that pie and civilization are one and inseparable. Who ever heard of a savage tribe eating pie? On the other hand, the higher the civiliza tion the better the pie. Tne better the housekeeper the more delicious her pastry. We always thought the folks out in Kansas were civilized, but if they don't rebel against that anti-pie order we're willing to let the Kaiser have his way out there. They wouldn't be Americans if they stood for tyranny like that. That West Shore Firemen's Union Is Just the kind of an organization to get things done. It doesn't only talk —it acts. HE WHO LAUGHS LAST OVERNOR BRUMBAUGH play ed It "low down" on Mitchell Palmer and his pals In Pennsylvania yesterday when he named them members of the exemption boards that are to pass upon all applica tions for exemptions in Pennsylva nia under the conscription act. Never were men placed in more embarrassing position than the "Honorable Mitch" and the Demo crats who train with him in poll tics in this State. "The Governor has named men who will exempt only Republicans and who will see to it that only Democrats are sent to the front," raved Palmer, and the endowed or gans of Democracy published his chatter under big headlines. And now the Governor goes and mnkes Palmer and his pals members of the exemption boards. Palmer and his pals thereby are placed in the unenviable position of confessing themselves either liars or scoundrels. And to add insult to injury, as members of the exemption boards they must work for nothing, which is strictly against the rules of the Democratic Politicians' Union. Do we snicker? Yea, more, we laugh. At last our great dream of a beau tiful Capitol Park extension Is about to come true. FLETCHER MAKES GOOD AFFAIRS have so far progressed in favor of the United States in Mexico since the sending of Ambassador Fletcher to that war racked republic that the prospects are Mexico will join this nation In war upon Germany. Considering the fact that when Mr. Fletcher was appointed it was not safe for aji American to go Into Mexico and that he was held at Washington for nearly six months before being dispatched to his new post, this change of sentiment is most remarkable. It shows the ad vantage of sending a big, practical, experienced diplomat when there is important work to do. Mr. Fletcher knows the world as the average man does his home town, and better even than that, he Is a student of the Latin character. His work In Mexico bids fair to rank high among the diplomatic triumphs of the American government. The Kaiser la beginning to under stand the feelings of the gentleman who one timeyfound himself between the devil and the deep blue sc-a. OUR ROSES PORTLAND is not the only Rose City In the country. Harris burg may lay claim to as beautiful a collection of June bloom ers as may be seen anywhere. They are the Crimson Ramblers that even as late as the present make the Cameron parkway a place of beauty for pedestrians and a delight to lovers of flowers. The roses in full bloom, literally millions of them, line the parkway limits and In tome cases come dowri> to the edge of the parkway itself. The effect is wonderful. It might be car ried out with profit in other parts of town. This is one of the heritages of the old park board and those who worked with It InPthe early days of the Harrisburg park system and it is a monument to their wisdom and foresight. "PoCcttcfl- IK By the Ex-Committeeman A schedule Issued to-day by George D. Thorn, chief clerk of the State De partment, shows that six parties will be entitled to participate In the primary election this fall. They are Republican, Democratic, Socialist, Prohibition, Washington and Roose velt Progressive. Two years ago there were eight. The primary Is announc ed for September 19, the change having been made under the act ap proved last week and the last day for filing Judicial and such nominating petitions as must be entered at the office of the Secretary of the Com monwealth is August 10. The first day to secure signatures on papers to be filed with county commission ers is given as Friday, July 13, and such papers must be filed at county offices on August 22. The registration days for all cities are announced as August 30, Sep tember 4 and September 15. The last days to be assessed In boroughs and townships are September 4 and 5 and the last day to pay tax to quali fy for the election is October 6. —Governor Brumbaugh's recom mendations for the exemption boards as sent to Washington are the talk of the State anrl there Is much Interest In what course A. Mitchell Palmer and his pals will now pursue. In ad dition to the Democratic national chairman, who was very vocal over some imaginary wrongs done to the Democracy and who does not seem to have Injured anyone but himself, the Governor suggested such emi nent Democrats as the Democratic national chairman; T. J. Keenan, the Pittsburgh capitalist; John Cad walader, who was for Gray when all others were for Bryan; Paul H. Gaither, the Greensburg lawyer; James J. Ryan, of Philadelphia, and others. —Palmer has a chance to donate time and brains to his country now. —The fact that Attorney General Brown and Auditor General Snyder did not have any conference yester day on the matted of the reappoint ments by the Governor is generally taken to mean that the Attorney General expects to have to test the matter in the courts. Night before last Mr. Brown was very hopeful that the whole thing could be ar ranged without going into court and deprecated talk of holding up recog nition of officials asking what could be served. Mr. Snyder's attitude yes terday when he let friends of the of ficials know privately that he meant to refuse recognition caused admin istration men to prepare for a battle in the courts. Mr. Snyder said to-day that he was awaiting the course of events. —The constitutional amendments will be advertised only next year. There will be none this year. The appropriation in the general bill will be made sufficient to care for next year and assurance was given to-day that there would be no trouble over pavment for It. —The result of the election for con solidation of the Bethlehems into a third class city was received with considerable pleasure at the Capitol. The election was held under the act recently approved and a charter will be issued when official returns are received. Whether there will be any court test is not known. —Auditor General Snyder says that naming of clerks in his depart ment is only temporary and that by and by he will announce appoint ments for the .benefit of all inquir ers, most of whom are seeking to make trouble. —District Attorney R. H. Jackson, of Allegheny county, is in the lime light again. This time he has brought suit for divorce against his wife. Newspaper comments on the Governor's reappointments Is grow ing less and less. Everyone seems to look for a court test. —To-day is the birthday of John W. Wanamaker and many men prominent in politics congratulated him. —State Fire Marshal G. Chal Port, who took the oath of office yesterday, was congratulated by many friends at the Capitol. —The State Compensation Board met here yesterday afternoon under unusual conditions. Chairman Mack ey is in a hospital in Philadelphia and Commissioner James W. Leech came here under reappointment and took the oath of office just before beginning the meeting with Commis sioner Scott. The board adjourned last evening to meet in Lancaster. —Senator W. M. Lynch, of Lack awanna, came here yesterday and re signed as a trustee of Farview State Institution. When asked if he would resign as a State Senator he said: "Emphatically no." —Representatives of the Railroad Brotherhoods have been here the last few days to urge Governor Brumbaugh o veto the bill suspend ing the full crew law for the war and thirty days thereafter. Be of Clean Speech Only let your conversation be as It becometh the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast In one spirit, with one mind striving to gether for the faith of the gospel.— Phlllppians 1, 27. Lend a Hand! Lend a hand!—be this our slogan Through the wide length of the land, From where Maine's pine trees are warders, From Lake Huron's island borders. Southward to the Rio Grande! Lend a hand! —be this our watch word! Sound it early, cry it late, From where combing breakers quar rel Round Floridan keys of coral, Westward to the Golden Gate! Lend a hand! —whate'er the fashion Of the thing you pledge to do; We have sealed our soul-lndenture; We have Joined the red adventure, And are bound to see it through! Led a hand! —away with dreaming Selfishness and soft desires! Danger faces us; why fear it? Let us show the fighting spirit And the valor of our sires!' Lend a hand, O sons of freemen; Steadfast let us take our stand! Sacrificial be our giving To make life again worth living! Lend a hand, aye, lend a hand! —Clinton Scollard in Life., hxrrisbpro qfSßftl j*h A HANDY MAN AROUND THE HOUSE . By BRIGGS /lueMRY wtu. Vou / .—. fT7 77~: ~ 1 GO DOvmm im the H • WON T You/ amd |(Ypu V fLEASE BBIM6 UP J BIWQ UP THAT J TH= Trunk?/ TftUNK I WANT / ) n J To mv J-S I j it \J R^,^J A <TE fef - " \| S '. 'mk) JSW %r v^ R jy j , LISTEN* ( U HCLP L fow J THAT'S ALWA YS T^UT") CAM T BP Oox *"AY IF | u/ANT TO <SO ou-r \N>Thou-t | £> rfvftjJr #jU~} Aw AY anv place. Yo <JJ %£s<& MM W H^T^' pep "Uncle Sam's In! Atta Boy!" A soldier of the Second Canadian Division, at the front in France, one W. G. Clarkson, contributes the fol lowing byway of greeting to the American soldiers. The greeting ap pears in Blighty, a magazine publish ed in London especially for the men in the trenches: "And so Uncle Sam is in the line up against Germany. Atta boy!! "The news will be candy to all the peoples of the allied nations, and especially to those of us, which means many, who did not misunder stand President Wilson on his notes, but, rather, appreciated his moral courage and his handling of a most difficult task. Americans all, the Canadians will be tickled to death to see your Stetsons and gaiters among our tia lids and puttees. Man, oh man!! Think of the conversa tional Marathon that will ensue when you and Tommy Atkins have given each other the 'once over.' Think of the yarns to swap. The tall ones, the short ones, the fishy ones, and the true ones. Imagination working open shop hours. And, maybe, you think that your high school French Is the real goods. "Pack a spare think or two in your kit, for that tongue will surely get your Angora. American is 'un derstood' by the French people, and Tommy, I believe, will add it to his other studies and, if he does, the result will be gayety in large chunks. "We know you and we tike you. The fight is for liberty and freedom. So 'kick in' and with you in the game the enemy's chances will be those of a lame canary at a cat show. All aboard for the ball park, fellows, Uncle Sam's to bat." Art in Potsdam [London Morning Post] C. L. Dodgson, the gifted Lewis Carroll, while touring on the Conti nent in 1867 with Or. Liddon, mado in his diary the following notes, which were published in "The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll," by Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, in 1898, and are of special interest Just now: "July 13th.—. . . The amount of art lavished on the whole region of Potsdam Is marvellous; some of the tops of the palaces were like forests of statues, and they were all over the gardens, set on pedestals. In fact, the two principles of Berlin architecture appear to me to be these: On the housetops, wherever there is a convenient place, put up the figures of a man; he is best placed standing on one leg. Wher ever there Is room on the ground put either a circular group of busts on pedestals, in consultation, all looking inward—or else the colossal figure of a man killing, about to kill or having killed (the present tense is preferred) a beast; the more pricks the beast has the better—in fact, a dragon is the correct thing, but if that is beyond the artist, he may content himself with a lion or a pig. The beast-killing principle has been carried out everywhere with relentless monotony, which makes some parts of Berlin look liko a fossil slaughter house." Not That Kind The wife of Gen. Sir Horace Smlth- Dorrien, who is engaged in adding to the comforts of wounded British soldiers in English hospitals, tells an amusing—and affecting—story of' a soldier who had just recovered from a Bevere wound. Feeling 111 and very homesick, he went to headquarters to obtain leave of absence. "I haven't seen my wife for mope than a year," he said in a most dejected manner. "Why," said the colonel to whom he had applied, "I haven't seen my wife for nearly two years?" "Well," said the soldier, earnestly and respectfully, "that may be sir, but me and my wife aren't that kind!" The furlough was immediately granted. From the Youth's Com panion. An Arkansas Rule of Life So live That when you bring A little present Hdme to the missua She will not think You are trying To cover up a crime With It. —From the Little Reck Gaaette. Court and Courting Who goes to court And does not wed Often goes To court instead. —Penn State Froth. THE PEOPLE'S Partisan Not Patriot To the Editor of the Telegraph: I herewith enclose editorial from the Altoona Tribune of July 2, which I thought may have escaped your no tice and which would be of interest to you. Very truly, J. P. F. week A. Mitchell Palmer, one of the leaders of the reorganization faction of the Democratic party in this State, undertook to raise an up roar over the composition of the city and county exemption boards. We are told that in this partisan effort he was Joined by the Harrlsburg Patriot, owned by Vance McCormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The assertion was made that Governor Brumbaugh had sent to the President the names of Repub lican politicians and ward workers as members of the said boards. "If the Governor had done as Mr. Palmer charges—which he did not— it would have been Impolitic and un patriotic to raise a public outcry about the matter when another and much more effective course could have been adopted. Perhaps no man in the Union has more Influence with President Wilson than Vance McCor mick, who was the manager of his re cent successful campaign for re-elec tion. And Mr. Palmer is the bosom friend of Mr. McCormick. These gen tlemen could have made good in a quiet way. "Suppose Mr. Palmer had gone to Mr. McCormick with the information that Republican politicians were -be ing placed on the exemption boards. Suppose Mr. McCormick had obtained the lists, hurried to Washington and explained the matter to President Wilson. The latter has a great deal or confidence In Mr. McCormick. He would probably have held up the ap pointments, looked into the charges, and. if they had been found true, would have made other appointments. This could have been done under trie surface; the remedy would have been applied and there would have been no newspaper agitation. "The Tribune believes that if Mr. Palmer and Mr. McCormick were the patriotic citizens they would like the country to believe them, they would have adopted that step. The ennmles of selective conscription are active and unscrupulous. Such charges as have been publicly made by Mr. Pal mer and Mr. McCormick are well cal culated to arouse distrust among very excellent folks and lead them to sym pathize with the friends of the Kaiser who are looking about vigilantly for any sort of reinforcement. But the reorganization leaders are already scenting the fieshpots at the State Capitol and they have deliberately started a false report solely for the sake of partisan advantage a year hence. "Governor Brumbaugh was right eously Indignant when this foolish yet perilous canard of the reorgart izatlonlsts was made public. We have not known him to speak quite so plainly and incisively at any other time sin .e his inauguration. He used a short and ugly word In his reply to Mr. Palmer, a word which was en tirely Justified. The best way to ex pose the purpose of Mr. Palmer Is for the people of each distrfct to look at the names of the men who have been selected. So far as we have been able to judge, they are not the sort described by Mr. Palmer. The latter has proved himself a par .san instead of a patriot. So let hlr be Judged by the people of Pennsylvania." Wool Shortage To slaughter for meat at this time a breeding ewe or ewe lamb is high treason, and we belteve our great interests are sufficiently pa triotic and unseLflsh to devise some measure to save our precious breed ing stock. If this isn't done, Lord save our sheep industry! Millions of western ewes and ewe lambs were lost by etorm and Insuf ficient feed. Our wool clip this year will fall short many millions of pounds. The western lamb crop is the lowest in years. In some states It will run not over 40 per cent; in some sections not over 10 to 15 per per cent were saved. Something he roic must be done—something be sides talk and prayer are needed to save the wool Industry of the Uniled States.—From the American Sheep Breeder. Fair Play To the Editor of the Tetegrafn: Why the attack on our Governor for political preference in exemption board appointments? Are the persons of this public Information they are throwing out through this State la boring under the Impression that they nre fooling the people by this political hash, stating that the Governor used Ills power in these appointments self ishly, to promote his political career in the future, or his party? This may fool some of the hot-headed partisan people. But the play is staged from the wrong standpoint. These ghouls in politics that try to snap every move to future their own interest will be found In every party. They manufac ture out of a very little affair the greatest news for sensational reading that can be brought forth to arouse the people and hold their gang to gether for such ungrateful attacks have been printed concerning the ernor. Everybody knows that is familiar with the workings of the political gristmills In either party that when they read such stuff, that it Is a polit ical upheaval of a sore spot that has been running for quite a while, by some person in authority that is hold ing down a fat political position and has failed to show their hand for some time as to their ability as po litical mudthrowers, and have grasped this opportunity of trying to put across something they believe will be a great help to the advancement of some political aspirations they them selves, or their friends, may have in the future. They have placed the wrong Iron in the fire. The forge will not pro duce the required for welding, as the blast has not the force suffi cient behind it to fool those that un derstand it. The people that under stand this political wind that some times is thrown out by the political parties for effect is a boomerang that returns twofold. They know in their own minds the Governor did not make these appointments individually. They are fully aware of the facts how they were appointed. They need not be informed. They had the same oppor tunity of submitting names as any other citizen for these appointments, but failed to do so, and some of them knew that this list was to be for warded to Washington by the Gov ernor as submitted. And they also knew at the time that the Governor was not acquainted with many on the list, but placed his confidence In the honesty of the persons submitting the same. This is written by one who knows. You can print it if you wish. I am no officeholder; only a plain citizen and taxpayer. I have been In st(f?e and national politics, but always played fair. I don't know the Gov ernor personally, but I do know these supposed leaders. FAIR PLAY Return of an Illinois Pilgrim R. A. Oliver returned Saturday from Prairie du Chien, where he took some baths.—From the Stock ton Herald. CROP PEST LETTER By Prof. J. G. Sanders, State Economic Zoologist BITING BTABLE FLY The house fly never bites for It has no puncturing mouth parts, although many people deelare that they have been bitten by house flies. The stable fly looks much like the house fly, and Is often mistaken for it. Horses, cattle, doge and other domestic animals suffer greatly from this pest unless protection is afforded them. Stables should be carefully screened and darkened during summer. Certain forme o( easily applied fly traps can be placed in the windows of stables, where thousands of these pests may be captured and destroyed. Full In structions can be secured on ap plication to the Economic Zoo logist, Harrlsburg. Cleanliness and sanltatloh are valuable con trols for all such pests. Use fly nets liberally on work horses In I the fields. JULY 11, 1917. Labor Notes Funds of the British National Union of Rallwaymen total over $4,- 000^000. Tacoma (Wash.) Cooks and Wait ers' Union has negotiated a new wage scale which provides for the eight-hour day within ten hours and a six-day week. The Government of British India has sent an expert to the United States to study American methods of cotton production and other agri cultural questions. There are in New York State 200,- 000 employers and 2,000,000 em ployes under the compensation laws. They receive an annual total wage of ?1,000,000. There are twenty-six museums of safety and institutes for the study of industrial hygiene in the world— twenty-two in Europe, three in the United States and one in Canada. Frisco Painters' Union has voted to keep in good standing all mem bers who enlist for service in the present war during their term of enlistment. OUR DAILY LAUGH NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE. "What's the difference between a pessimist and an optimist?" "That's easy—a pessimist acts the way he feels, while an optimist acts the way be thinks he ought to feel." TOO LATE. "Hello, Tommy, what a llttla chap you are!" "Aw, go on. It's no use talking to me like that. 81a got a feller al ready." TH REASON ENOUGH. "Why don't you want to sit on Auntie's lap?" " 'Cause every time you breath# you push me off." PESSIMISTIC. First Politician Every man hi his price. Second Politician —Yes, and It 1 1 going ns all tha time, Ebetttttg (SHjat Secretary Joseph Kalbfus, of th< State Game Commission, says tha there are a good many people In thi State who had better familiariz themselves with the game code, espe daily that clause which relates ti killing game. The game code says Dr. Kalbfus, is in a majorlt; of cases the old law reduced to onj comprehensive act with a limited number of new features. There ar different seasons and the act is aime* more to afford sport than to glv pot hunters a chance to shoot up al the game in a district. Th*re ar some provisions which it is bellevei will put a stop to the ravaging o sections by men who go simply t make as large bags as possible. Th feature of the code which Dr. Kail) fus t,hinks that people ahouli •tud' and carefully observe is that relat ing to dogs. The dog has been de clared as much of an enemy to th sheep as to the game of the stat and it is expected that the do license law, which is also a cod relative to dogs, will provide mean of protecting farmers. Under th provisions of the game code an person who allows a dog, either will fully or through carelessness to rui down game, is liable to a fine, whlc can be increased according to th game killed. The trouble seems t be, according to the State official! that there are many people who al low dogs to run at large in section where the state has been spendin money to distribute quail or othe game and that through their neglec there has been much loss. Those are house cleaning and mov ing days at the State Capitol an the departments which have bes in the attic, up under the roof wher the sun is hot and the light comes i through the skylights, are gladl moving to more suitable quarters o the other floors of the building. The are taking committee rooms an other rooms which have been mad idle since the Legislators have gon home. In the next week there wl be a grand change around on Capi tol Hill. • • • The frequent rains have been mak ing trouble for the City's Highwa Department men in the hill distric! They have been washing down larg quantities of dirt from the unpave streets and filling up gutters an clogging 3ewers. Nineteenth stree has been suffering considerably froij the wash of these storms and othq numbered streets which are nc paved are much the same way. The Mt. Carmel merchants wh came here yesterday to invite Govei nor Brumbaugh to attend the ar nual convention of the State assoeia tion a.t their town in August wer escorted through the city by Wilmc Crow, president of the State mei chants, and taken through the Cap tol by J. Denny O'Neil, the State In f-urance Commissioner, also a pres: dent of the _ association. Governo Brumbaugh made a short address t the delegation and assured them tha the Capitol and the city were wort visiting. • • People who have been coming t the city in automobiles are somewha disgusted to find that they still- hav to pay toll on the roads to Lebano und Lancaster. The date of freein the Berks and Dauphin road wi probably be about August 1, bi there are a number of people wh do not know that and they hav traveled this week expecting to fln that the road was free. As for th Lancaster roads they are in negot'.s t'on, but there are some, as in Yor county, which will probably notfc freed for a long time to come. • • • Samuel G. Shearer, son of J. I Shearer, the haberdasher, who hs been connected with the Isthmia Canal Commission for several yeai and who is about to return hom was given a dinner by friends in th Canal Zone a short time ago. M Shearer has been superintendent c the mechanical division and ha charge of important work. He : expected here in a few weeks. • • * If the number of persons wriMn letters to the Department of Agr culture about insect pests and plar diseases is any criterion, about on< fourth of the population of Pennsy vania must have direct interest i gardens. There are thousands an thousands of "war gardens" in tl" state, most of them started an tended by persons who have ha little or no experience with garde work and who are as ignorant ( the life history of vegetable plants s they are of the natural and heredltar diseases that afflict them. Some < the inquiries tell of pitiful stat< resulting from ravages of bugs an worms and diseases. The advisor force of the Department was clippe off by the Legislature and the lettei asking for help are piling up I spite of efforts to keep pace wit them. f WELL KNOWN PEOPLE" —Samuel T. Bodine, named for or of the exemption boards, is head < the U. G. I. in Philadelphia, and or of the city's leading men. —Senator John G. Homsher, < Lancaster county, has been appolnte a trustee of Millersville State Norm; School. —Ralph H. Behney has been r< elected solicitor for the Lebana School Board. —Dr. W. W. Comfort, the ne 1 president of Haverford, says he ai mimed office in midsummer becaus of the work he wants to do. —Col. L. M. Maus, retired arm officer, well known here, has bee ordered to make investigations int conditions surrounding cantonment DO YOU KNOW Tliat Harrishurg steel is being used for new government build ings? HISTORIC HARISBURG General Taylor reviewed Centr Pennsylvania Militia hero after tl Mexican War. Didn't Think Quick Before introducing Lieutenant < Tessan, aid to General Joffre, ar Colonel Fabry, the "Blue Devil - France," Chairman Spencer, of tl St. Louis Entertainment Commltte at the M. A. A. breakfast told th anecdote. "In Washington, Lieutenant ( Tessan was approached by & pret American girl, who said:— " "And did you kill a German ao dier?' " 'Yes,' he replied. " With this right hand,* he said. "And then the pretty Amerlc girl seized his right, hand and klssi it. Colonel Fabry stood near by. f strolled over and said to Lleutena de Tessan: " 'Heavens, man, why didn't y< tell hor that you bit htm to death.' I —Kansas City Star.
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