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SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1817
When the outer eye grows dim,
Turns the inner eye to Him,
Who makes darkness light.
Fairer visions you may see,
Live in nobler company,
And in larger liberty,
Than the men of sight.
— John Oxenham.
NOW THE ACCEPTED TIME
CONSERVING the food supply of
the nation is now a theme in
every household and for the
most part every family is doing its
best to observe the rules laid down
by those in charge of the food cam
paign of the country. Millions of
dollars' worth of vegetables have
been raised and unless proper mar
keting facilities are provided, so that
these early vegetables may be
promptly distributed to the con
sumer! there is likely to be great
waste. It is a common remark by
those who have given attention to
the raisins of vegetables this year
that they don't know what, to do
with the surplus. And here is the
crux of the whole matter.
Unless provision is made for get
ting the consumer into.touch with
the producers, great quantities of
vegetables which have been raised
since the campaign of the early
spring will have gone for naught.
Of course, the various committees in
the several counties of the State are
doing their best to conserve the food
supply and Herbert Hoover has given
some suggestions which are eminent
ly practical. He says we should eat
more vegetables, fruit and fish and
economize in the use of butter, cut
the daily allowance of sugar in tea,
or coffee and in otjier ways make
sensible U6e of the food at home. To
reduce the consumption of food he
has asked the individual to eat one
vtfieatlcss meal a day, to eat beef,
mutton or pork not more than once
a day and to urge in the home or
restaurants frequented the necessity
for economy.
Through the United States Cham
ber of Commerce the local organiza
tions have been urged to assist in
bringing about concerted action in
conserving the food supply. This
movement may take torm in per
sonal pledges to do the things that
have been suggested in the dally
routine of the home or elsewhere.
Those men who stay at home must
help win the war and In the true
spirit of American energy it is
pointed out that he must put his in
dividual shoulder to the wheel.
Here in Harrisburg we are favored
with abundant markets and prox
imity to the most prosperous farm
jng regions in the United States. It
is up to us to do our part in the
conservation of food for our own
people and for those with whom we
are allied in this great war.
WAR INSURANCE
IF Congress lets it to a vote of the
young men of the military service
or to those about to be drafted
there will be no question about war
insurance supplanting pensions as a
means of proving benefits for those
incapacitated to any degree by
wounds or sickness, or for the de
pendents of those who are killed or
who die during enlistment.
Pensions are mere grants for
which applicants must many times '
solicit for years. Marty a veteran
has refrained from applying for pen
sion because he was too proud to
take the necessary steps. But with
war insurance It would be different.
Every man coming under this act
would be a policyholder. He would
be entitled to his benefits just as If
he were insured in a life insurance
company. Congress would have
nothing to do with it. Politics would
no t' count and every man would re
ceive equally with every other that
o which he would be Justly entitled,
i no more and no less.
PROTECTION ARGUMENT
WITH the coming of the war
the very heavy Importations
from Germany ceased en
tirely, and those from Eng
land have fallen to very small
proportions. Meanwhile, the Amer
ican manufacturers have not been I
able to Increase their capacity
sufficiently to meet the heavy de
mand which they must now
satisfy.
Wonder how that statement ever
escaped tho blue pencil of the free
trade editor of the New York Times,
from which It is quoted.
The Wilson-Underwood tariff law
took all protection away from cut
lery for Instance, and during the ten
months free operation of that law.
SATURDAY EVENING,
October, 1913, to July, 1914, inclu
sive, imports of cutlery increased 03
per cent, over the similar ten months
period, October, 1912, to July, 1913,
under the Republican protective law.
Since the war wo have little compe
tition, as the Times correctly ob
serves, although Japan is showing up
strong In our cutlery market. A con
cern in New Britain, Conn., which |
was engaged in the manufacture of 1
safety razors, recently closed down
the shop which made the blades be
cause it was found that the bladas
could be purchased In Japan, and
cost of shipment paid, cheaper than
the concern could make them up.
Now they fit Japanese blades to
American handles.
Editorially the New York Times
stands for this sort of thing, but occa
sionally the Times, as well as Demo
crats generally, lets something slip
which shows tho value of the protec
tive policy.
SHAMEFUL
LL savagery Is not confined to
A Germany. We shudder over the
outrages German soldiers have
inflicted upon the people of France
and Belgium, but how are we to feel
about the "mob of several hundred
men and boys that set upon a lone
colored man" In Chester yesterday
and who would hare killed him but
for the interference of the State po
lice? In the case of Germany It is
the government which has ordered
or countenanced the outrage and in
this country it is the spirit of the
mob.
The negroes have every whit as
much right in Chester as have the
white men who attack them. Both
came there because work was to be
had at far higher wages than in
their home towns. Both are "out
siders" so far as residence Is con
cerned. The white man cannot claim
that "his place" is being taken by a
negro, for as conditions are it is Just
as much the negro's Job as his. If,
as has been alleged, the negroes are
unruly, there is the law ready to
take its course and absolutely no
excuse for mob violence which has
been worse than any crime that any
of the negroes may have committed.
The Chester riots are a blot upon
the fair name of Pennsylvania. In
Harrisburg and vicinity there are
hundreds of negro workers. Many
of them have been imported from
the South to fill Jobs that no white
man could be found to take. Some
of these have been bad characters
and have been arrested and pun
ished. But for the most part there
has been little or no disturbance
since the newcomers found the police
were in earnest and fearless.
has been no mob violence and there
is little chance that there will be
any. The negroes who have claimed
Harrisburg as their residence for
years have aided materially in put
ting a check on the Inclinations of
the latecomers and have rendered
valuable assistance to the authori
ties in this respect.
* There is plenty of work in Harris
burg and Chester, too, for every
body, white and black; more, Indeed,
than can be done, for employers in
every line are seeking In vain for
men. Because negroes have comfc
north in large numbers is no reason
why they should be abused. To at
tack them In mobs is shameful and
cowardly. The use of ball cartridges
on the next mob that assembles In
Chester or anywhere else would have
a salutary effect. If the negroes are
at fault* let the law take its course.
If they are not. let them alone.
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
ALL that the American people
ask of the administration at
Washington is to get down to
business and cut out the everlasting
talk which has almost destroyed con
fidence in the ability of those in
authority to do the big things which
are necessary to be done to achieve
success in the war. If the little men
could be brushed aside. President
Wilson would be able to accomplish
much that now seems impossible.
There are scores of big and brainy
men in the country who are willing
to help him bear the burden, but
they cannot accomplish anything so
long as the decks are cluttered with
busy-bodies and unimportant indi
viduals who are fussing to no pur
pose ahd getting nowhere after
weeks of diecussion.^
CONSERVE THE PORK
THERE Is no sign that Congrese
does not mean to go deeply Into
the public purse at this time
for river and harbor appropriations.
Indeed, it begins to look as though
at least *28,000,000 will be thys ex
pended. Congressmen have been de
manding loudly that the people con
serve the food supply and it is re
spectfully suggested that Congress
itself might do something toward
saving "pork."
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By the E*-Committeeman
Filing of nominating petitions for
the primary elections to be held in
on September 19 will
begin in earnest at the department
of the Secretary of the Common
wealth next week as the time tor
entering such papers will expire on
August 10. Thus far there have
been something like twenty-five peti
tions filed, but only three of them
have been for candidates for com
moh plana or orphans' court elec
tions, and all of those filing being in
cumbents who are candidates for re
election. The. rest are candidates for
nominations for associate judge in
which Union, Juniata and Mifflin
counties figure exterfslvely.
A number of the nominating peti
tions presented have been returned
because they were defective, the
candidates or persons circulating the
petitions having failed to sign the
affidavits which the State law re
quires.
—The last two men of the State
Department of Health force of
stream Inspectors completed work
to-day. The appropriation for this
force, amounting to something over
fifty men. was vetoed by the Gov
ernor last week and all but two men
were dismissed, the two being as
signed to complete work in hand.
Their task is finished and only the
bureau force of the department re
mains.
—To-day was the birthday of Da
vid H. Lane, the sage of Philadel
phia politics and one of the big fig
ures in State affairs. Mr. Lane was
congratulated by many people
throughout the State.
—Several members of the Legis
lature came here yesterday on be
lated visits to endeavor to secure
action on appropriation bills. The
Governor was not at the Capitol and
they were unable to see him at the
Executive Mansion.
—The Philadelphia courts have
dismissed the suit of a taxpayer
against William S. Robertson, chief
of the Bureau of Municipal Re
search. This means that Robertson's
job is safe.
—From all accounts the Pitts
burgh mayoralty situation ia becom
ing complex. There are several men
talked of as possible candidates and
some of them are believed to be only
stalking horses. The Pittsburgh peo
ple have been rather expecting a
repetition of the mayoralty fight of
four years ago.
—Auditor General Snyder will
not make any moves to advance the
mandamus proceeding which it is
expected will be instituted next week
to compel him to recognize men ap
pointed by the Governor after being
rejected by the State Senate. The
chances are that the case may not
be heard until late in tho fall a/id
that the appeal will be argued in the
supreme court here next May. Mean
while officials will have to wait for
their pay.
—Whether Auditor General Sny
der will insist upon a closer scrutiny
of all expenditures from contingent
and traveling funds is not known.
Before he went away for the week
end the Auditor General let it be
known that he would shortly formu
late a policy. It Is believed that
the visit, of Private Secretary Ball
to Auditor General last week
had something to do with finding
out the plans of the Auditor General
in regard to auditing such accounts.
—The Lake Erie and Ohio Ship
Canal Board, which was reappointed
by the Governor yesterday after the
Senate committee had failed to act
on the nominations and the Legisla
ture had refused to make any ap
propriation, will have to worry along
on $3,500. That is all tho money left
of the cash voted to it. The appro
priation act of 1915 provided that,
the unexpended balances and $25,000
more should be available. It is j
pretty well used up.
—Governor Brumbaugh to-day re
fused to make any statement about
vetoes of items or appropriations on
which he exercised 'his power of
veto. They come under the general
head of "insufficient state revenue."
Indeed They Do
Little Willie, although not much of
a singer, has the spirit all right. He
was rendering an especially erratic
version of Columbia, Gem of the
Ocean, the other evening, and an en
tirely new, though suitable, interpre
tation of the words of the song. He
began:
"O Columbia, gem of the ocean.
The home of the brave and the
free—"
The listeners withstood several
painful lines of this, and there wasn't
a break. *
"A world offers homage to thee,"
he screamed.
Then came the triumph of the
song.
"Thy banners make Germany
tremble."
And the little group of listeners
broke out into cheers.—lndianapolis
News.
In Plain Sight
Willie Stone had been sent on an
errand to the home of the rich Mr.
Lott. He returned with the astonish
ing news that Mr. Lott was going
mad.
"What makes you think that?"
his father asked.
"The way he talked," said Willie.
"When I went into the room where
he wanted to see me he said, 'Boy,
where is your hat?' and there it was
on my head all the time!"— New
York Times.
Nation Gives Up
The kaiser must have given up the
notion of annexing certain American
states to Mexico or he would hardly
have given up Zimmermann, who
had the job in charge.—Philadelphia
Press.
' Wanted From America
Britain's appeal is for ships, ships,
ships: that of Ffance for men, men,
men. Now Russia is heard in poly
syllables with locomotives, locomo
tives. locomotives.—Springfield Re
publican.
They'll Do It Yet
So far the German iinlversitieß
have had the fortitude to refrain from
conferring the degree of D. D. on
commanders of U-boats. From the
Columbia State.
Matter of Statistics
There is one way for every man to
determine for himself whether the
world Is growing better or worse.
All he has to do is to ascertain
whether the number of people who
agree with him is increasing or di
minishing. Houston Post.
What's the Use?
"Avoid kissing If you would have
a beautiful mouth," says Lillian Rus
fell. This Is outrageously false. Isn't
Lillian's mouth pretty good looking,
after all these years? Cleveland
, Plain Dealer.
HAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH
When a Feller Needs a Friend . By BRIGGS
p f k Trtlnuwfe^
Wise or Otherwise
Chicago Herald Mobilization of
the National Guard suggests the Ger
mans will soon be denying the arri
val of another American corps or two
in France.
Philadelphia Public Ledger —No
matter how much daylight is saved,
there <vill always be time to be an
American.
Washington Post—Kentucky sta
tisticians figure that conservation in
corn licker is a poor way to save the
colonels.
Minneapolis Tribune—Women of
the country are advised by the De
partment of Agriculture to can as
much fruit and vegetables as pos
sible this year. The theory is that
this kind of canning helps to can the
Kaiser.
The Heavenly Hills of Holland
How wondrously they rise
Above the smooth green meadows
Into the azure skies!
With blue and purple hollows
With peaks of dazzling snow,
Along the far horizon
They march serene and slow.
No mortal foot has trodden
_ The. summits of that range.
Nor walked those mystic valleys
Whose colors ever change;
Yet we possess thpir beauty.
And visit them in dreams,
When the ruddy gold of sunset
From clitf and canyon gleams.
The old Dutch painters loved them,
Their pictures show them clear—
Old Hobbema and Ruysdael,
Van Goyen and Vermeer.
Above the level landscape—
Rich polders, long-armed mills,
Canals and ancient cities—
Float Holland's heavenly hills.
—Henry Van Dyke, in Harper's
Magazine-
Labor Notes
Siamese natives obtained petro
leum from the earth by digging plti
about sixty feet deep and dipping it
out with pails.
Toronto (Canada) linotype opera
tors and compositors engaged in
newspaper work received an increase
in pay of $4.50 a week.
The Parkersburg (Pa.) iron works
will be shut down for a week*this
summer so that the 800 hands can
be used for harvesting crops.
Seattle (Wash.) shipbuilding and
metal trades have made rapid strides
in the last few months, one local
from 300 to 3,500 members, and still
growing.
The American Federation of Labor
has refused to participate in a trade
union peace conference to be held
in Switzerland on September 17.
Practically the only available
source of supply of chalk is England
and France, and in these countries
chalk mining has been suspended.
To teach domestic science in rural
regions a Kentucky school official has
mounted a twp-room housa on
wheels and takes it around his ter
ritory.
Women in overalls doing the work
of men Just as they have for some
time been doing in England and
France, have made their appearance
in Chicago.
The annual convention of the
United Association of Plumbers and
Steam Fitters of the United States
and Canada will be held in Toledo,
Ohio, on August 14. •
A joint committee has been ap
oointed tor Dublin, Ireland, and the
Midlands, to deal with the treatment
of discharged disabled soldiers.
English women have released 87,-
000 men from banking houses, 41,000
men in transportation work and 117,-
000 in the Government employ.
That approximately 25,000 high
school boyg and girls are willing to
help harvest the year's crops Is in
dicated by the returns of the stata
canvas*.
A newly organized union of chem
ical workers at Albany, N. Y., has
reduced Its 10 and 11-hour workday
to nine hours and increased wages.
Equal pay for equal work, with
out discrimination as to sex, is urged
as a war measure in a bulletin Issued
by the American Association for La
bor Legislation.
An additional one cent an hour
Increase has been granted to the ma
chinists on the west end of the
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern systems.
SIX MILLION SANDBAGS
FOR MILE OF TRENCH
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
men in France by snowfall?
By snowfall?
That is what the War Department
thinks. That means lots of warm
clothes, braziers, earmuffs and high
boots. And it means winter trenches.
One of the Royal Engineer officers.
Lieutenant C. G. Martin, out of the
wealth of his experience, has found
the requirements of the "ideal" win-<
ter trench. The ideal never has been
and probably'never will be, attained,
but it is something for the "Sam
mies" to strive for when they want
to work warmth into freezing feet.
Lieutenant Martin fixes the re
quirements for one mile of front, in-,
eluding first and second lines and all
communications, where breastwork®
are essential owing to the prevalent
waterlogged condition of the ground,
as follows: One million eight hundred
thousand yards, or 900 miles, of wire,
weighing IXO tons; 12,000 6-foot
standards; 12,000 smal pickets; 6,-
250,000 sandbags, weighing 1,000
tons aggregate; 36,000 running feet
of corrugated iron; 1,125,000 run
ning feet of timber, average dimen
sions 3x3 inches; large varying quan
tities of riveting material, including
timber plants, wire netting and ex
panded metal.
According to Lieutenant Martin's
estimate, an average man will fill ai.d
place in position on the parapet,
parados or dugout, at the most,
twenty-five sandbags in one night.
So to fill and place the 6,000,000-odd
bags would take a working party of
a battalion about 240 nights' work or
some eight months. A British en
gineer company of eighty engineers
would require six years.
Of course these figures are based
on the ideal trench. In practice noth
ing of the kind is possible, but it
gives some idea of the vast quantities
of material needed to construct even
fairly suitable winter trenches and
the amount of work involved.
It has bden found in the British
army that the engineers must be
assisted by the infantry, and the di
viding line between them has been
continualy narrowed since the be
ginning of the war. It is more than
Riches From Extortion
This country is spending so much
money now that much of it is sure
to be wasted and fall into the hands
of sharpers and grafters. There is
only one thing the government can
do and that Is to see that for every
dollar it pays it mupt receive a sub
stantial return for it, and that the
situation be guarded that every man
who gets a dishonest dollar should
be indicted for treason and im
prisoned or shot. It is no time to
parley with traitors. It was reported
in the Senate debate that a man got
$20,000 for a $5,000 aeroplane. Think
of a boy over in the trenches risking
hin life that such scoundrelism may
exist at home. We have an idea that
only burglars. Incendiaries and mur
derers are criminals. Every man
who takes advantage of his country's
woe and makes ten or two for one
ought to be arrested and sent to the
trenches or to prison. We are too
easy, too indifferent. Drafting a boy
to fight for his country and then
allowing some fellow to stay behind
and get rich supplying him with food
i 3 an insult to patriotism. Ohio
State Journal.
A Figurehead
[New Tork Tribune]
Louis Raemaekers, the famous
Dutch cartoonist, does not- believe
the Kaiser is a real "man bf blood
and iron." "He is too conceited to
be a strong man," la the judgment
of this keen observer of human nat
ure in general and Teutonic nature
in particular. "He poses for a strong
man. He is hollow."
This opinion win And an echo in
the suspicions of many a less atten
tive observer. Those carefully train
ed and fiercely erect mustache points,
that mien of Jove releasing his
thunderbolts, the blaze of decora
tions which his chest thrusts forth,
the hand-on-sword business these
are the trappings of a stage emperor.
No man could be as mighty as Mr.
Hohenzollern looks.
The probable truth of the matter
is that the vu.n, self-conscious Em
peror William, with his sense of di
vine partnership* and his physical
impotence, his love of publicity and
his lack of humor, lends himself
Ideally to the purpose of the sinister
and silent bureaucrats who really
guide the Germau machine.
I likely that the same thing will be
true of our own army.
Many of the sandbags used in con
structing parapets are a by-product
of mining and tunnelling. The great
socret of successful mining is silence,
and it has been found that the most
satisfactory method of disposing of
the earth displaced in tunneling is
to put it in sandbags and drag it to
the head of the shaft by hand or by
winch. Here the infantry take over
the filled bags for use in the trenches.
If there is an excess dummy trenches
often are constructed on available
ground high enough to cast a shadow
visible to an aerial observer. The
Prussians have been known to spend
the greater part of a day shelling
such a trench.
The usual mine gallery now used
is about 4 feet high, 2 feet 6 inches
wide at the top and 3 feet at the bot
tom, measured inside the timbering,
and this means 9. section about 12
feet square.
Galleries have frequently been run
out 400 feet, yielding 4,100 cubic
feet, or about 600 sandbags of earth.
Work on the face of a gallery is
usually done by three men - one
working, one filling bags and one
restiner. The remainder of the party
share up and timbers the gallery.
The average rate of progress ia about
tweve f!et a day.
The depth of a gallery varies ac
cording to the tactical requirements
and may be from 12 to 120 feet.
There are two distinct types of
charges used in mines—one for the 1
common mine, used with the idea of
making a crater on the surface and
destroying the enemy's work,
another called camouflets, used toj
destroy the enemy's mining works
• under ground and so charged as to
leave the surface undisturbed.
Mines previous to the operation?;
around Messines had been charged
up to 13,000 pounds, producing crat
ers 60 yards long and 4 0 yards wide.
The charges of camouflets vary
with the depth and the soil, and in
some cases charges of two or tllree
tons have been fired without disturb
ing the surface.
The galleries are generally lighted
by candles during construction, but
when the mines are being charged
electric torches are necessary.
Reducing Train Mileage
When Fairfax Harrison tell 3 of the
reduction of passenger train mileage
about to be accomplished through
the co-operation of the railroads of
the United States his figures sound
quite impressive. Casual readers will
look a second time at astatement
that 16,000,000 miles of train-haul
are to be lopped from the total now
accomplished without serious dis
turbance of the service, yet not
realize what tt means. A little closer
inspection will show Just how impor
tant this really is. The mileage of
the railroads mobilized under the
committee of which Mr. Harrison is
chairman totals a little over 243,000,
so that the reduc ion in train move
ment he proposes to achieve will be
equal to almost. 30 round trips over
the entire system involved. The
Union Pacific had the stiffest battle
with the elements It ever experienced
last winter in Wyoming and during
that time the engines of the whole
system consumed but a little more
coal than will bo saved by the rail
roads of the country when the new
passenger schedule is adopted. The
saving in man-power, which has al
ready become Important In the United
States, Is on a parity with the other
factors.—Omaha Bee.
1
"Godspeed"
Erawny, broad-shouldered lads ne'er
known to lag,
Heart's blood as red as the stripes
in our flag.
Brave, unfailing, strong and true:
Noble heroes, we bid you adieu.
Sacrificing, loyal, courageous, having
no fears.
Beloved, adored American soldiers.
PERC Y VINTON RITTER.
Harrlsburg.
PROSPERITY BULLETIN
"Our advertising proposition
for spring (January 1, 1917, to
June 30, 1917) was the largest
In the history of this company,
and our expenditures for fall will
certainly not be any less."
W. L. DOUGLAS SHOE CO.,
Brockton, Mass.
JULY 28, 1917.
Reed of Missouri
Once more It is Reed of Missouri
who is found opposing the President,
blocking urgent war legislation, ap
pealing to class passion, assailing
character, impugning motives. Reed,
of Missouri, attacking Hoover, is
running true to form. Reed of Mis
souri, fighting food control, is con
sistently against the administration
and consistently on the side of hid
den privileges. Reed of Missouri,
whether representing the worst in
politics and corporation interests In
Kansas City or lining up with the
war profiteers in the Senate, is Reed
of Missouri, all the time.
Before he was Reed of Missouri
and gave the state unenviable noto
riety in the Semite he was Reed of
Kansas City and was different in no
material respect except as regarded
the extent of his capacity for harm.
In Kansas City he was always to be
found on the side of the antlpublic
foces. He had and has a natural pre
dilection for the malign and the
darksome in politics and attorney
ism. He consorted and consorts by
preference with those who work un
der cover. He hated and hates the
light and men who do things in the
light. Reed of Kansas City was
known here for exactly what Reed
of Missouri is coming to be known In
the Senate and in the country".
Those who best knew Reed of
Kansas City can understand his per
sonal animus to Hoover. —From the
Kansas City Star.
A Little Premature
In assessing a fine of $50,000,000
against Rumania the Kaiaer was a
little premature. The Rumanian
Commission at Washington hasn't
obtained that loan It came for yet
Kansas Ctty Journal.
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lEhnrtng fflljat
The legislative period of I#l7 ends
with midnight to-night. Under thai
constitution the Governor of Penn
sylvania has thirty calendar days in
which to act upon bills left with hira
by the general assembly, which Ad
journed on June 28. Governor Brum
baugh will clear up all bills before
night and the final ceremony In con
nection with the legislation of the
122 nd session of the general as
sembly will be held late to-night in
the Capitol rotunda when attaches of
the departments of the Governor and
the Secretary of the Commonwealth
will read a proclamation announcing
the action of the Governor on all €
bills. This proclamation which is
a survival of early days attracts lit
tle attention and is filed in the State
archives. When the Legislature ad
journed It left 696 bills on fhe desk
of the Governor out of a total of 1,-'
075 presented to him. Of this num
ber some were recalled. It will talce
days to enter up all of the bills ap
proved which officially become acta
and are each given a number differ
ent from that on the bill and the
disapprovals which officially become
vetoes and are also given a serial
number. Governor Brumbaugh re
reived from one to 640 letters on bills
including many briefs, petitions and
memorials. The highest number of
letters received was on the bill to sus
pend the operation of the full crew
law during the war and one month *
thereafter. This bill caused much ,
correspondence both for and against
the measure and attracted wide at
tention. On a number of appropria
tion bills there was also much corre
spondence. There were no hearings
granted on any bills this Beason. The
acts will be printed as rapidly as
possible, the appropriations and
vetoes being published separately by
the State. More elaborate data was
prepared for the Governor for study
in acting on appropriation bills than
ever before, the fiscal departments
having furnished • estimates which
were supplemented by various other
branches of the government.
• • *
For who are considering
short motor trips during the sum
mer months no route is more attrac
tive than that to Gettysburg. It may
be interesting to know that the most
desirable route at the present time
from Harrisburg to the battlefield is
byway of Lemoyne, Dillsburg and
York Springs, returning over an ex
cellent road, through Bendersville,
Mt. Holly and Carlisle. There is also
a fine highway between the battle
field and Chambersburg which gives
an alternative route for Harrisburg
tourists. Speaking of the battlefield,
there is strong public sentiment in
favor of a boulevard between Har
risburg and Gettysburg and It Is the
hope of all touring Southern Penn
sylvania that the Commonwealth
may provide such a road in the near
future.
Harrisburg is not only having its
own soldiers from units of the
Eighth Infantry and the First Cav
alry about its streets but many of
the visitors here are men from the
camps at Gettysburg and Allentown.
The men at Gettysburg are from the
new Infantry regiments and come
from all over the eastern part of the
country.
George "W. Muse, New Castle law
yer and former attache of the State
Internal Affairs Department, Is presi
dent of the New Castle Rotary Club,
which took a prominent part in Se
curing a large number of' men for
work on the farms of Lawrence
county. The chief need of the farm
ers appeared to be to get men to hois
corn and the New Castle business .
men set an example to the rest of
the state by securing volunteers and
sending squads to help out the farm
ers who had been thrown back by
weather or who were suffering from
a shortage of hands. Many of the
men arc turning over the proceeds
of their labor to the Red Cross and
enjoying the farmhouse dinners.
• •
The Idea of community "sings" is
catching hold In Philadelphia. The
community dance, with asphalt
streets roped off, had its start in that
city and is a feature of life in some
sections. Now a number of public
spirited men are having people gather
in squares for what they call "sings."
It is a great idea and the sol
diers have taken to it In style. The
American soldier Is on& of the great
est singers in the land and the camps
will resound with singing this year.
• * *
Not only are there many people
engaged in drilling In this city and
vicinity just now, but there are quite
a few who are learning to handle
rifles as well an themselves. Rifles
are hard to get, but there are few
Saturdays on which men are not out
at the range learning how to use the
high-powered guns.
• * •
If the portion of the Eighth ward
that was known for so many years
as "De Ate" was not almost oblit
erated to make room for Capitol
Park, the denizens of that section
would have been having the time of
their lives watching the Governor's
Troop drill. The troopers have been
busy from morning until night
marching and getting Into shape to
go to camp and their bugles have
been sounding every now and then.
Ir would have been a situation to de
light the people if there were only
any left about that part of the city.
The men of the troop have been
working hard, and although there are
a number of new men. the com
mands are executed with snap and
the inarches and drills attract much
attention.
f WELL KNOWN PEOPLE""
—Harry J. Schools, who is a can
didate for district attorney in Leb
• anon county, is an attorney of that
city.
—General W. M. Black, of the
United States engineers, is a native
of Lancaster county.
—Judge F. M. Trexler, of the eu
perlor court, will take a tour to
—Louis W. Hill, of the Great
Northern Railroad, is the man who
is planning to take over the Thomp
son coal lands in Western Pennsyl
vania.
—Col. Frank G. Sweeney, the offi
cer in charge of the draft headquar
ters, has served for years .as In
spector general of the National
Guard.
1 DO YOU KNOW |
—Tliat Harrisburg is develop
ing into a big car repair center?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
General Sulltvan considered Harris
Ferry an ideal place as a base of
supplies in the Revolutionary days.
Very Conservative Lady
A Marietta lady asks a divorce be
cause her husband hasn't taken a
bath for seventeen years. A pa
tient woman, at that. Some would
have begun to protest about fourteen
years ago.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.