12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1831 (Published eveni>gs except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO, Telegraph Building, Federal Square. ■E. J. ST AC K POLE, Pres't &■ Editor-in-Chief P. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Assocla- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ ated Dailies. Eastern office. Story, Brooks & Avenue Building, Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as s cond class matter. By carriers, ten cents a TiaMSMgaaySuJ week; by mail, $5.00 a year in advance. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17 Perhaps the most valuable result lof all education is the ability to >make yourself do the thing you have ito do when it ought ,to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the |first lesson which ought to be learned, \and however early a man's training 'begins, it is probably the last lesson \7ie learns thoroughly. — Prof. Hdxlet. M ~ : SI/ACKERS—THAT'S AEE THE resistance to the draft in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas is not oppo sition to the principle of conscription, to military service of any kind. 'The men who are resisting the draft .are not in favor of the volunteer sys tem, as evidenced by the fact that they have not themselves volun teered. Their Iheory is that people Mother than themselves oi}ght to bear 'the burden of war. A vast majority of the people of the United States recognize the Jus tice of the selective conscription sys tem. Registration of all persons liable to military duty and the draw ing of numbers by lot In such a manner that favoritism was abso lutely impossible is a system with ."which no reasonable fault can be •found. No one has even intimated that there was unfairness in the drawing. While it is, of course, impossible that human beings should be above making mistakes in the adminis tration of that portion of the law which relates to physical examina tion and exemptions, and although there will probably be many In stances in whi?h the officers admin istering the law display exceedingly poor Judgment, yet ttiere has up to this time been no complaint of de liberate unfairness. This being true. It is apparent that those who forcibly resist the draft do so not because of any feeling that an injustlce'is being •done them individually, but because they refuse to recognize any liability on their part to serve their country Jn its time of need. They would not have served "under a volunteer sys tem and they will serve under the conscription system only in case they are forced to do so. They are slack lers —nothing more nor less. B'ROOPS IN RUSSIA WOUED HELP THE optimism regarding Russia which the members of the Root commission have brought back from Petrograd is fully Justified if only the mathematics of the situation Ss to be considered. The numbers of the Russian people, their strength of [fundamental resources and the un doubted high quality of their de motion to the nation all spell ultimate triumph. The difficulty at present, however, ils to unify and make use of these essentials of victory. Mr. Root is reported to have told the President that there is no necessity to send troops to the Russian front. {Yet a division of Sammees over there would afford a daily object lesson to the Slavs of the solidarity of the races which are maKlng war upon the Teuton and would do more to stiffen resistance to the Insidious work of German propagandists than thousands of speeches or millions in loans. ROOT'S REMEDY ELIHU ROOT, head of the United States commission to Russia, speaking in New York the other Evening, said: There are some newspapers pub lished in this city every day. the editors of which deserve convic tion and execution for treason. And sooner or later they will get it. The American people are not golrfg to see their young men led to death through the machinations of these ill concealed friends of the enemy of our country. Ani In another paragraph he gave 'what many will regard as a proper remedy for the evil when he said: There are men walking about the streets of this city to-night that ought to be taken out at sun rise to-morrow and shot for trea son. SIB. DCNKLE'S WITHDRAWAL IT is to be regretted that Samuel F. Dunkle finds it impossible to stand as a candidate for City Since his election by Coun cil to fill the vacancy caused by the 4eath of Councilman Bowman, he Bias conducted the water department belong moat efficient and economical pines. Mr. Dunkle la a busittiea ""ii_ FRIDAY EVENING, of experience, ability and fair repu tation. He is just the type needed In City Council. His election was as certain as anything of the kind can be and his retirement will be a dis tinct loss to the city. There are few men in Harrlsburg so well qualified for the superintendency of the water department as he. THE POPE'S MESSAGE WASHINGTON dispatches are to the effect that President Wilson is disappointed in the Pope's peace proposals, as outlined in his message made public yesterday. They are not specific enough to pro vide a basis for peace negotiations, he believes, and with that a major ity of Americans, we think, will agree. But after all, their very lack in this respect may prove a virtue, for they leave to the President the opportunity of making a reply which would not commit this nation to any thing and would place the burden of responsibility for refusing peace upon the shoulders of Germany. At all odds this must be accomplished, if the proper effect is to be made upon the minds of the German peo ple. One big outstanding fact is entire ly missed by the Pope in his very laudable effort to bring the war to an end —the utter unreliability of the German government as it exists to day. We know by past experience that Prussianism knows neither truth nor honor. We cannot deal with that kind of government until it is beaten to its knees. Treaties are mere "scraps of paper," so far as It is concerned, and the day after peace terms had been agreed upon it might be expected to turn and rend without warning those with whom it had just made solemn agreements. Two things, or either one of them, will bring peace, and nothing else. Either Germany must unhorse the rascals now in control of affairs there, or Germany must be clubbed into submission. The first depends upon the German people, for It is perfectly evident that men who have gone the lengths the Kaiser and his colleagues have to win world power will not relinquish their hold except by compulsion. The second lies with the allies, America included, and there are signs that the long delayed victory is only a matter of time. Germany could well afford to dick er for Alsace and the territory in vaded and held by German arms, be cause if the terms proposed did not suit she could reject them. But the allies could not treat with Germany as the Pope suggests, for men do not parley with murderers and highway men for the return of their loot. No! Unless Germany is willing to consider steps that under present conditions are unthinkable, the war must continue until the German peo ple are aroused to the enormity of the crimes their rulers have com mitted or the allies smash the armed forces of the country or starve them into submission. Nevertheless, the Pope's message can be of vast service to the allies, who should see to It that their ex pressed terms of peace are so shaped as to eliminate any differences of opinion that might work to their dis advantage. So long as the allied aims are as one with respect to the main objects of the war, so long will their solidarity be maintained and the ever-growing pressure upon Germany from without be increased until the breaking point is reached. On the other hand, Germany will bo forced to admissions that will fur ther solidify public opinion in the allied countries while stirring up dissension at home, or the Kaiser will have to acknowledge the hope lessness of his situation and throw himself upon the mercy of the allies, which Is not to be thought of at this time. DON'T WASTE IT WE warn our readers against wasting platinum. Despite the discovery of several new mines In Alaska, the supply is lim ited and must be conserved. So don't waste It, even If the price is only J146 an ounce- 'PtKKOi^aKta By the Ex-Oomnritteeman The Attorney General's Depart ment will to-morrow" file answers in behalf of the Secretary of the Com monwealth In the mandamus pro ceedings brought to require filing of nominating petitions by General Willis J. Hulings, Oil City, candidate for Republican congressional nom ination in the 28th district, and George Sterner and T. P. Twibill, as pirants for Judical nominations in Philadelphia. In both cases the sec retary's department refused to ac cept the papers because they were filed too late. General Hulings' de clares he was misled by a printed petition and his action will raise a question whether the Stp.te is bound to furnish the petitions or not. A withdrawal was filed to-day for Rlchird T. McSorley, candidate for Judge in Philadelphia court No. 4. This leaves a clear field for Judge Charles Y. Audenreid as it is ex pected that men not learned in the law will withdraw in this and In other court contests. Judge Bregy is not expected to have opposition, either. In the other courts there will be a lively battle for the nomi nations with the sitting Judges hav ing the advantage. —The battle In Allegheny county over the Judgeships is growing very lively. —The greatest Interest has been aroused among; men In politics by plans of Senator Boles Penrose for a conference of leaders at Atlantic City to-morrow. The Democratic view is given by the Philadelphia Record as follows: "The confer ence is regarded as one of the most Important that has been called for some time, because is Is said that the question as to whether Senator Penrose will declare war on the Vares and State Administration this fall or wait for the Gubernatorial campaign will be determined. State Senator William C. Sproul, who is expected to formally launch his boom for Governor, is among those whom, it is said, will attend the con ference. Senator Sproul is said to have withdrawn from the field to permit the nomination of Governor Brumbaugh with the understanding that he would be supported by both the Vare and Penrose forces for next Governor. And that deal is al leged to have included support of Congressman William S. Vare for Mayor at the end of Smith's term. The political leaders are, however silent on the later subject, though many of the opponents of the Vares point to the upbuilding of the local Vare forces within the city as indi cating the intention of the Congress man to gain the position which he has so long had his eye upon." —Pittsburgh leaders may also at tend the conference, but they are re garded as being pretty busy at this time owing to the contest. Several leaders from Lackawanna, Luzerne and other up-State counties will at tend as will men from Dauphin county. Chairman Crow and Secre tary Baker, of the State Committee, will be there. —James E. president of Select Council and a Vare leader, did yesterday what few politicians over do—resigned from a $4,000 office, says the Philadelphia Press. Mr. l-.ennon gave up the place of Deputy Recorder of Deeds under Recorder Hazlett, another Vare leader. Mr. Lennon did not quit the office be cause of any friction with his chief. "My sole reason for resigning," he explained, "is that in connection with my other duties the office takes too much of my time for detail work." Recorder Hazlett said that his relations with Mr. Lennon were most happy. Mr. Lennon succeeded the late Joseph K. Fletcher. The Press further says: "While Vare leaders said there was no political significance in Mr. Lennon's action, other politicians in sisted that he was merely getting ready for a higher post, such as Pub lic Service Commissioner, and that he was to take the place recently vacated by William A. Magee. But, on the other hand, it was argued that as Magee was a Western Penn sylvanian, he would be succeeded on the commission by another west erner. Also it was suggested that he had resigned as a preliminary to be coming the Vare candidate for City Treasurer. The Vares, however, have announced that this nomination will not go to a South Philadelphian." —The Philadelphia Press in an editorial to-day urges the re-elec tion of the common pleas Judges of the State this fall. The Press de votes considerable space to com mendation of the judges who seek re election and says common pleas courts of the State enjoy good rep ute, adding, "The standard should nowhere be lowered. Nothing is more important to the public welfare than the high character and indepen dence of the bench, and it is upon those who choose the Judges that high character and independence must depend. The people cannot afford to be indifforent in a matter of such grave concern, as the im parital administration of justice." —Friends of James Scarlett, the Danville lawyer, have been quietly organizing a boom for him for Gov ernor all over the State and it Is finding support in a number of coun ties. —George C. Herman, of Kutztown, well known here, is a candidate for burgess of Kutztown on the Demo cratic ticket. —The Philadelphia registration commissioners have settlod the lat est row between the McNichol and Vare factions in Philadelphia by dividing the appointments. —The Philadelphia North Ameri can in an article by Elnar Barford to-day makes the charge that small fry politicians in Philadelphia are attempting to use the draft for ma chine purposes by getting exempt ions for men in return for political support. —John B. Oberholtzer, former sheriff of Lebanon, has simplified matters In the contest for prothon otary in that county by withdrawing. There are -two candidates left. —Auditor General Charlea A. Snyder will address the State Elks convention at Sunbury next Tuesday. —James A. Carey, one of the prominent Philadelphia leaders, charges politics In the latest transfers of police In Philadelphia. Hinting at Some One German noodles are excellent in their place, accompanying a pot roast, for example, but they are en tirely undesirable at the head of a great city.—Chicago News. HARJRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH r > OH, MAN! By Briggs < ; > IS ILL BET THE./ I THE HUMIOTY , _ /" M6JERTAW SUCH/ 601N6 TO OLD MERCURY / \, S AVNFUL FAIMT ATTEMPT / A HOX A / ee owe • IS HITTIIO6 AW B,LL -- A WORK) PCRSONJ HAOWT / ~FIP- A HUNW E0 ( ) OUGHTA WOPK F W K,MD OP J HOT DAT 7 - J^RR'S I FEEL FAINT- LIUELS/ ✓—V [AH-- TH7S TS"| I'LL To / - ( ) /R -V 1(3000 FOR VA TWO HOURS ' EDITORIAL COMMENT | The Kaiser will go down in his tory; in fact, he is going; down al ready.—Springfield Republican. Germany expects every Hessian fly in the wheat belt to be true to the Fatherland.—Boston Transcript. When Edison discovers a method of safety from the submarine peril, he might tackle the automobile. — St. Louis Globe Democrat. The Kaiser may have lost control of the Reichstag, but he is still able to muster a few votes in the United States Senate. —Boston Transcript. It is said that the Crown Prince lauds U-boat warfare as the last ar gument of kings. Let us hope it may be the last. —New York Sun. In the list of names of experts who have been selected to run Amer ican troop trains abroad we fail to note that of Mr. Mellen. —Boston Transcript. Chicago's Mayor is right in think ing that we should protect ourselves against invasion. A good place to begin would be our politics.—New York Evening Post. The Home Guard You have heard this talk of heroes, of the man who grabbed the flag And, with death-defying daring, leaped the bulwarks, with the rag Shot to pieces, torn and tattered, gone through many a ripping mill, But with sacred ribbons fluttering, our good old Glory still; You have read of captains leading to the very mouth of hell And of men, like yelling demons, following after him pell-mell— Yes, they're heroes! but remember, while acclaim Is In the air. That the man behind the soldier Is the chap that sends him grub! Yes, the man that saves his country is the man behind the gun. And the girls behind the men behind —they're angels, every one! And It's mighty fine to praise them, but just pause a while and think That we've got to clothe the soldiers, and they've got to eat and drink, And they've got to nave more pow der, and they've got to have more guns, And they've got to have our money by the yellow, clinking tons! For the spoke and wheel are useless if they haven't got a hub, And the man behind the soldier Is the chap that sends him grub! In a show-down—say they need us; say they mow our first wave down. And we've got to empty substitutes from every State and town— Well, you'll see the hordes advan cing, Uncle Sam will send them on. Like a mighty cloud that rises from the troubled horizon! Sure, the red blood of America Is in the fight to stay, Whether we do things at home or whether we are sent away— And the man behind the soldier, he will hold his banner high Till there is no room for hatred un derneath a smiling sky! —Henry Edward Warner In Blch mond Tlmes-Dlspatch. Right and Wrong There Is one great trouble among men, and that is because they have not clear conceptions of what is right and what is wrong. They go through life with their thoughts nil confused upon this subject, and very often take the wrong side al most as a natural result. But ev erybody should have a clear Idea of what is right and wrong, for if they do and make use of the knowledge their lives wifl be happier and so ciety exalted. A few questions will make plain the rigl.tness or wrong ness of a matter in question: On which side of this issue is rever ence, honesty, purity, unselfishness, candor? If these do not figure on a side of an Issue, you may be sure It Is the wrong side. If there is an omission of any one of these quali ties It Is the wrong side. Judgment In these matters of ev eryday life, upon which a person wants to be right, can easily be reached by interposing these ques tions. Suppose upon the common ex. perlence of voting there may be some doubt; Juct ask these questions concerning the candidate and you will find It Is a very easy matter to be on the right side. Does the can didate suggest reverence, honesty Surlty, unselfishness, candor? If not, e Is on the wrong side; It makes no difference what party badge he may wear. If yu want to be right you will vote against him. The same rule will apply In all the concerns of life. .—Ohio State Journal. WOODEN CROSSES "Go live the wide world over—but when you come to die, A quiet English churchyard is the only place to lie!" I held it half a lifetime, until through war's mischance I saw the wooded crosses that fret the fields of France. A thrush sings in an oak-tree and from the old square tower A chime as sweet and mellow salutes the idle hour; Stone crosses take no notice—but the little wooden ones Are thrilling every min,ute to the music of the guns! Upstanding at attention the cannonade In apple-pie alinement like Guardsmen on parade; But Tombstones are Civilians who 101 l or sprawl or sway At every crazy angle and stage of slow decay. For them the Broken Column—in, its plot of unkempt grass; The tawdry tinsel garland safeguarded under glass; And the Squire's emblazoned virtues that would overweight a Saint On the vault empaled in iron—scaling red for want of paint! The men who die for England don't need it robbing in; An automatic stamper and a narrow strip of tin Record their date and regiment, their number and their name — And the Squire who dies for England is treated just the same. So stand the still battalions; alert, austere, serene; Each with his Just allowance of brown earth shot with green; None better than his neighbour in pomp or circumstance— All beads upon the rosary that turned the fate of France! Who says their war is over? While others carry on. The little wooden crosses spell but the dead and gone? Not while they deck a sky-line, not while they crown, a view, Or a living soldier sees them and sets his teeth anew! The tenants of the churchyard where the singing thrushes build Were not, perhaps, all paragons of promise well fulfilled; Some failed —through Love, or Liquor—while the parish looked askance. But —you cannot die a Failure if you win a Cross In France! V The brightest gems of Valour in the Army's diadem Are the V. C. an.d the D. S. 0., M. C. and D. C. M. But those who live to wear them will tell you they are dross Beside the Final Honour of a simple Wooden Cross. —E. W. HORNUNG, In The London Times. Loyaty of Your Children There is hardly a mother of aver age intelligence, I am sure, who does not try to protect her child from companions who are coarse, untruth ful, insincere; from bullies and brag garts; from children who are bad niannered or ill-tempered, says Laura Spencer Porter, in The Mother's Magazine for September. A brief as sociation with such influence even for a few hours a day in school or the playground is harmful. If a mother lets her child associate for only half an hour each day with an influence that is detrimental she has evidence enough in hand to see how easily her child is influenced. She sees the real danger and she takes steps at once to counteract the unlovely In fluence and to break the harmful re lationship or to remove the child from the association 'which plays upon him harmfully. And she Is, as we all know, most wise to do this; most wise to have a care In a mat ter of such grave importance. Yet I have known many mothers who though so careful in all these more obvious matters concerning the proper companionship for their children, neglect incredibly the more subtle companionships; mothers who without protest, or for that matter without realization, allow boys and girls to come constantly under the harmful influence of un lovellness, untruth, Insincerity and vulgarity, in companionships and re lationship which are perhaps the most lastingly Important in the child's life—home surroundings. She has been careful to see that the child has no bad companions, but she has failed to realize that the home Influence Is by far the greatest of them all. The occasional association with a bully or a braggart undoubtedly has its influence, but It may not be a very lasting one. But the dally, hourly, subtle powerful Influence ex erted by the child's home surround ings, you may rest assured, will play upon him as nothing else In the world will.—Exchange. Hate Hate Is lll.wlll. When you dislike another person Intensely, when you detest and abhor some human, your mind creates a poison In your own system; and no man can make good while poisoned. When a man lets his enmity and malice get the better of his com mon decency, h© Is the one who gets hurt. When the world becomes peopled with folks who are repulsive, re pellent and repugnant to you, It's all off with you.—The Silent Partner. Does It Seem Fair? About half of the discontent In this world arises from the circumstance that men cannot collect the living they think the world owes them without putting In about eight good hours of toll A day.—'Houston Post Children as Teachers Little children are sometimes great teachers because they naively ex press the feeling which they have not learned from their 111-Instructed elders to repress. When the French children knelt in the strc ts of Paris as the American troops passed through that city, they revered, not our wealth, nor our shrewdness, nor our power, but our sacrificial serv ice; and taught us what in our kneel ing, whether at home or in church, ought to Inspire our revering. This* 1 Is the reason why Christendom, in spite of much semi-pagan teaching lrom Christian pulpits, reverences, not an enthroned Allah in the heav ens, but a thorn-crowned Christ upon the earth; not a Buddha with out passions, purposes, or desires, but a human God, a man of sorrows and familiar with grief. This Is why Christians ilnd him on the battlefield, a Leader in the great campaign, sharing with them in the sacrificial service. And this experience is giv ing a new and deeper meaning to the declaration of the unknown writer of the book of Hebrews, "Without the shedding of blood there is no re mission" of sin, and a broader and more universal meaning to the dec laration of Paul. "I rejoice In my sufferings and fill up that which Is lacking of the afflictions of Christ." —Lyman Abbott. Willie Lamb; a War-Time Portrait He danced through life, through many a cabaret. At Babylonian feasts he graced the floor. While the loud orchestra its chords would pour Like crimson wine, until the break of day. His face was young.—and weak. We used to say, "Here is one made for laughter—■ nothing more; A lad whose pagan beauty we de plore, An Ariel, or perhaps a Dorian Gray." Yet high above the music of the dance. Young Lamb had heard the bugles Over There; And while we sat and dreamed In a strange trance, He left the shallow Broadway glit ter aod glare. And gave his boyish heart to strick en France • • Ah! call him light and foolish— If you darel —Charles Hanson Towne, in Life Siam Can Help Some One of the best things about Slam's entry into the war is that the country la roported to have a well equipped aviation oorps. Aviator* can rtnd employment on every front, and It will be hard to find too many of them* —Portland OreKonl&n. AUGUST 17, 1917. Labor Notes Women are not allowed to become drug clerks in Germany. Bolivia has 804 miles of railway built and 3,000 miles projected. Printing pressmen throughout Can ada are making splendid progress. Seven thousand workers In Cali fornia oil fields demand an eight-hour day. Dundalk, Scotland, distillery work ers demand an increase of $1.25 a week. Coal miners at Nanaimo, B. C., have secured an eight per cent, increase in pay. Chicago hotels are considering the replacing of their men waiters with women. In the Van The lecturer was most emphatic upon the point. "It is to the pio neers of big movements—the men who are always in the forefront— that the honor of this fair country of ours belongs," he had said. At the close of the lecture an old wom an approached him and shook hands, thanking him for speaking so kind ly of her son. "I think you have made a mistake. I don't know your son, and I cannot have mentioned his name to-night," said the lecturer. "Yes, you did. My son is one of those pioneers of big movements." "Oh, 1 see. And what is yJur son, ma'am?" "What is he?" the proud mother asked in a surprised tone. "Man, he walks In front of the new steam roller with a red flag."—To peka State Journal. 1 OUR DAILY LAUGH" HE WAS WISE, T Oh Jimmle, \ let's play war \ and use your / balloon for an / observation bal (j* \ (W Nix on that, I (7) tried that yes ( (lA/ J?J terday and tho enemy captured \ my balloon, and 1 had to buy another. ill V TO"R*MOVC PERHAPS IT Spots. WOULD Pup My, -1 wonder If it wo u1 d take them off of me' Deed he did, | I mam. He done BKit told dem offl cers that If he was taken to >war A'd have 1 nobody to take home the wash \ \ I WOMAN'S j J j J VULNERABLE J / ? If you don't /is® \f ,to P nagging at JSSfpl [\ me I'm going to r-*SHL \l "tart retaliatory r li* t ~ • J I measure* \ r J What will you Refuse to j I \ MB ' argue with yon. Bmttng OMjat The State of Pennsylvania Is mak ing Its first efforts to help Its peo ple move the peach crop, which Is one of the largest the southern counties have ever produced, accord ing to estimates made at the Capitol, and for the first time is acting as the agent for carload lots. This new line of State activity has been under taken by the new Bureau of Mar kets, which made a survey of tho peach crop and went into the com plaints of owners of the orchards, which have increased materially in the last few years, that they could not get enough people to pick tho fruit and that they were confront ed with unsatisfactory marketing conditions. The bureau got into touch with market centers on a car load lot basis and has boen very successful in selling such quanti ties, according to reports made here. There has bee little difficulty about cars. The same plan is to be tried in connection with the apple crop. Payments of licenses by the coun ties of the State are commencing to be made at the State Treasury De partment ar.d checks of varied sizes are being received. Some of them run from $lO to SIO,OOO, and on one day this week three for over SIOO,- 000 each were received at the Cap itol. The licenses form the last big item of payment at the treasury be fore late in the fall when the pay ment of State taxes begins. Outside of the licenses the receipts of the State's financial department have not been very extensive lately. Over 500 letters have been re ceived by the State Treasurer and Adjutant General of Pennsylvania from men in the United States' Army, Navy or Marine Corps since the commencement of the war asking for the bonus of $lO which it is er roneously reported the State is pay ing for its sons who enlist. These letters have come from every land where there is a United States mili tary organization. In some of the letters are statements of long periods of service and in a few which have come lately have be<*n the registra tion cards of men who have enlist ed under the draft, and who have since enlisted. The cards are sent as proof of birth and residence in Penn sylvania. State officials would lik. to offer a reward for the person who started the report that Pennsylva nia is giving a bonus. Local railroad officials have Just received copies of one of the most drastic laws ever adopted by Con gress for the regulation of railroads. The statute was approved by Presi dent Wilson, August 7, and among other things provides that until Jan uary 1, 1920, no rate shall be raised nor classification changed or passen ger fare advanced without first hav ing the approval of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Officials say that the delay in putting rates Into torce under this law will hamper the railroads greatly, for it frequent ly happens that from six to nine months frequently elapse before the overcrowded commission can act on applications filed by the companies and the new work will add greatly to the Wirden of the commission. Not I evenfa merely local condition can be | corrected without appeal to the In terstate authorities under the new law. On the other hand, the com mission is not taking proper care of the railroads. A case in point is cited. There is Just now extensive speculation in scrap iron. Frequent ly a car of scrap will be received at a given point consigned, for ex ample, to Smith. Next day Smith notifies the railroads he has consign ed to Brown. Brown a week later consigns to Jones. Jones sells to Black, and so on, possibly for twenty days or more and meantime the much needed car is standing on a siding, useless to shippers and draw ing for the railroad company only a nominal demurrage charge. The railroads have been asked by the gov ernment to keep the cars in motion I and when the companies asked the | Interstate Commerce Commission | for permission to charge a small fee for carrying the car from one con signee to the other, not counting the first transfer, the application was suspended. "The government is ask ing us to co-operate and is requir ing much of us." said a local rail road official to-day, "but it will not give us the least help. How long we can carry the ever-Increasing load is something I don't pretend to know, and that's the way other railroad men feel about It." f WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Archibald Johnston, who is be ing boomed for the first mayor of Bethlehem worked in the steel works at that city. —M. A. Neeland, for years with the Steel Corporation, is the new president of the New York Ship building Company. —R. G. Rhett, president of the National Chamber of Commerce, says in an interview that the na tion's Imsiness now 1* war. —John G. llarman, who is figur ing in Columbia county politics, was formerly in the Legislature. —Lieutenant Colonel F. A. Sny der, who is to command the First Engineers of the Seventh Division, Is well known here. —Paul Littiefield, secretary of tho State Chamber of Commerce, will represent the headquarters at the National Chamber of Commerce convention at Atlantic City next month. | DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg is using quantities of coal In its tnilna iries every da_v tlwt would have nm them for a month twenty years ago? HISTORIC ITARKISBURG John Harris entertained many ol the men who became loaders ol Western Pennsylvania when they passed through here on their way to their new homes. Peace Talk Is Pro-German The peace talk which Is being per sistently disseminated now is pure ly a pro-German move, intended t