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TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 11
Be thou faithful unto death, and 1
trill give thee the crown of Hfe. —
REV. 2:10.
DOLT. \R AND CENT CHARITY
JAMES W. BARKER made a plea
for the support of Bethesda Mis
sion before the Rotary Club yes
terday that every business man can'
understand when he reported that
certain individuals placed on their
feet through the efforts of the mis
sion had earned $2,500 during one
month this summer. This is setting
down charity results in dollars and
cents, a feat not always possible.
The Bethesda Mission has been op
erating in a small way, without ade
quate support It now comes before
tho people for assistance. It will
not be difficult to make business men
see that an institution which can
take a parcel of down-and-outers,
dependent upon the charity of the
public for their keep, and transform
them into liard-working, self-respect
ing, well-paid wage-earners Is worthy
of financial aid.
NOT IN THE SOCTH
A DISCUSSION has arisen as to
whether or not It is permissible
to have the army bands in
Southern camps play "Marching
Through Georgia." Beyond question
It is permissible, but It would be In
very poor taste. There are so many
good marching airs that may be used
Instead that to offend Southern ears
with the strains of a tune that can
cause them nothing but heartburn
ings and the remembrance of a
chapter of American history both
North and South are trying to forget
should not be thought of for a mo
ment.
"Marching Through Georgia" has
lost Its sectional meaning in the
North, but not in the South. Army
bands should stick to tunes that have
no stings—airs that stir patriotism
rather than discord.
PLEASI'RE TRIPS
CHANCELLOR MICHAELIS* ex
cuses the Kaiser from a part in
starting the European war by
saying William was on a pleasure
trip when the war began. Yes, and
lor a brief time thereafter, too. That
is, previous to the little affair of the
Marne. Since then he has been going
a pretty swift pace; not however, on
pleasure bent. But the end of his lit
tle Junket is in sight There are
American soldiers who are prepared
to see that ho gets a one-way ticket
to a well-known winter resort where
It is currently reported evefl a Palm
Beach suit would be superfluous and
where the popular building material
Is asbestos.
THE ORIGINAL CORXEATERS
HERBERT HOOVER tells us
that there are four bushels of
corn grown In the United States
for every one of wheat and that corn
meal 1B as good a food as wheat.
That may be news to other States,
but It's ancient history In Pennsyl
vania. The early settlers in this re
gion found the Indians eating corn.
The settlers tested and traded all
their spare pocketknives, tobacco
and whisky for more; since which
time corn has been one of the main 1
dietary standbys in the Keystone
State.
Otherwise well-informed persons
rave over Southern cornbread, and
there is no gainsaying its quality, but
there are housewives in Pennsylva
nia whose "pone," hot from the oven
and liberally treated with fresh but
ter, would make the best Southern
Johnny cake ever baked taste by com
parison like a loaf of German war
bread. Pennsylvania corppone is
more than a mere article of diet. It
ia a eymposlum of epicurean delight;
a confection, an ambrosia. Take a
tramp through the woods of a brisk
October afternoon. Bask your weary
shins before an old-fashioned kitchen
fire for a half-hour, and then tackle
a mound of cornbread, flanked by a
plate of smoking ham or fresh sau
sage and a dish of fried potatoes,
attended by a cup of steaming black
j coffee, and If the world Isn't a rosy
' j*lace for the remainder of that even
ing you're in sore need of a stomach
Specialist.
Mr, Hoover tells us to eat corn.
The advice Is unnecessary in Penn
sylvania. From the day the first
TUESDAY EVENING,
roasting ear appears wo scan the
newspapers eagerly for news that the
cornmcal mills are running again,
which annual Item Is tho happy har
binger of such culinary delicacies as
"pone," mush and milk, fried mush,
and e'en the humble but delicious
p&wnhaus.
You're on the right track, Mr.
Hoover, but up here in Pennsylva
nia we're beaten you to it by about
a hundred* years. We're the original
corneaters and proud of it.
OUR PART
H'ARRISBURG has sent the last
' of its first quota of troops to
the training camps. Three
companies of infantry, one troop of
cavalry, one machine gun company,
one supply company, one headquar
ters company, one quartermasters'
contingent and two truck companies,
all with headquarters In this city, we
have seen go away. The contribu
tion of this city and vicinity to the
M-ar has been exceptionally large.
The number of our volunteers has
glvtn us exemption from draft on
the first call and has placed Harris
buig In a proud position among the
cities of the nation.
In all this we have lived up to the
best of our proud traditions. As In
former wacs, our young men have
rushed'to the colors at the first call
of country. Others will follow as the
President makes the needs of the
nation known. But for every man
who shoulders his gun and marches
away a dozen will be required to stay
at home and follow the humdrum,
workaday existence of everyday life.
It is for us who so remain to con
duct ourselves as soldiers of the
common cause. The civic shirker Is
quite as reprehensible as the mili
tary slacl#r. There should be none
such among us. There Is for each of
us a duty to perform. We must back
up the man In the trenches in a way
that will make his efforts of most
avail. His every need must be met.
His comfort must be our constant
thought. His safety must be ourflrst
consideration. To that end we must
do our work in tho mills and fac
tories and on the railroads as ef
ficiently and as uncomplainingly as
the man at the front is performing
his more arduous dutiej.
We must contribute to the various
funds that are being raised to meet
the small requirements of our sol
diers. We must give generously to
the Red Cross. We must buy Liberty-
Bonds even if the buying costs us a
very material sacrifice. We must
prevent waste and conserve the re
sources of the nation wherever pos
sible. We must support the govern
ment In all its efforts, and withal we
must keep a stiff upper lip and main
tain a firm resolve to see this thing
through In the same spirit that the
boys who marched away to-day, yes
terday and the day before have dis*
played in their going.
It ts vary distinctly "up to" us.
What are we going to do about it?
TIIE FALL OPENINGS
THURSDAY, Friday and Saturday
of next week have been set aside
for fall opening days in Harris
burg. This will be a signal for the
beginning of the autumn and winter
season. Not that trade has shown
any material falling oft the past
summer. many other sea
sons, business has been exceptionally
brisk during the warm period. Work
has been plentiful, labor steadily em
ployed at high wages and the vol
ume of floating currency greater
than at any previous time in the
city's history.
Thus it would appear that the fall
and winter seasons are destined to
witness trading upon more extensive
scales than ever before in Harris
burg. Merchants taking current busi
ness as a gauge have prepared on an
elaborate scale for the season's shop
ping. The uniform fall openings
this year, for that reason, will be
well worth while from the visitor's
standpoint.
NEXT !
GOOD roads advocates received
with delight the other day
news that the last tollgate In
Dauphin county had been removed.
"Tollgates," we were solemnly told,
"are relics of barbarism" and history
proves It so. That being true, then
Harrisburg has two of these relics
right within the city limits and both
of them working twenty-four hours
a day. The toll roads have passed,
but the toll bridges we still have with
us.
How long are we going, to assess
every visitor a penalty for coming to
our city and charge him another fee
upon his departure? West Shore
towns ' are seeking annexation.
Wouldn't It be a fine thing to charge
toll to get from one section of Har
risburg to another.
The bell has rung for the road
gates. Next!
BOROUGH HIGHWAYS
CAMP HILL council is awaiting
eagerly some news from the
State Highway Department re
garding the paving of Main street
through that town. For several
years Camp Hill has had its paving
fund all awaiting the State to
provide Its share of the expense. The
State Is repairing the road on both
sides of the borough. Smooth high
ways lead to it from nerth and south. I
Only the highway through the town'
Itself is bad. Yet the residents of
the borough pay more taxes than Jhe
country folks through whose land
the State has built fine highways.
Isn't It about time the boroughs as
well ns the rural districts got eomi
attention at the hands of the Com
monwealth?
"PoCttcca ov
CKJVO ie&KUI
By tlie Ex-Couimittecman
It Is a rather singular fact that
except In Pittsburgh and Seranton
and In some of the smaller cities and
In sections of Philadelphia where
there are local contests there has not
been as much Interest shownNin the
registration of voters as usual this
year. The politicians and men active
in affairs of committees "have been
busy, but the voter has not. The
draft, departure of troops and indus
trial activity have held down the
registration in many sections and
even In Pittsburgh, whore there is a
mayoralty contest raging that will
make political history tho registra
tion lias not been what one would
expect with a battle of such magni
tude under way.
This is the second registration day
In Philadelphia, Seranton and Pitts
burgh and efforts to get the vote
listed are under way. Saturday will
bo the final registration day in all
cities, first, second and third class.
—The Philadelphia Ledger prints
a story from Pittsburgh to the effect
that Dr. J. P. Kerr is developing
strength which may upset the cal
culations of the politicians. The prac
tical workers are divided largely be
tween E. V. Babcock and W. A.
Magee, but the south side doctor has
been gaining. The Pittsburgh papers
are devoting from three to six col
umns a day to the speeches of the
candidates and the men who support
them at noon and other meetings.
In tho mayoralty fight the other con
tests in that county are lost
sight of.
—Rumors of further changes to be
made in the State government after
Governor Brumbaugh returns from
his vacation are rife about the State
Capitol and at least one head of a
department is being mentioned. That
changes will gradually be made in
personnel of the Insurance and High
way Departments Is believed possible
and there will be some move around
in others.
—The proximity of the return of
the Governor lias revived the report
that State Chief of Mines James
K. Roderick may retire before tht
end of the Brumbaugh adminis
tration.
—Officials of the State government
who l'all to furnish Auditor General
Charles A. Snyder with the data
asked for the card index system for
the controller's department and for
the Capitol exchange and bureau of
Information will be given warning
that the Auditor General has au
thority under the law to get it. If
the information is not given within
thirty days payment of salaries may
be withheld, as the card calls for
information as to what appropriation
salaries are to be paid from.
—People at the Capitol have re
ceived from Representative Edwin R.
Cox, of Philadelphia, the adminis
tration's floor leader, cards of greet
ing from San Francisco. Mr. Cox
is on a tour of the Pacific Coast.
—Assistant Postmaster General
James I. Blakslee is reported to be
"having" troubles of his own in his
county. Carbon has almost as many
Democratic fights as Luzerne and
there are some men among the
Democratic leaders of the county
who decline to follow the Blakslee
slate. Indications are that a nice
fight which will have effect on next
year's nominations in the county is
brewing.
MODERN CINDERELLA
The day of good fairies is not over!
Several months ago, Miss Minerva
.Menke was a passenger on a Madi
son avenue street car in New York
City. As she stepped from the car
one of Jier pump's became wedged
In a corner of the step, and her foot
slipped out of it. She did her best
to make her plight known, but at
that moment the fairy must have
shut the conductor's eyes and cov
ered his ears, for he gave two vig
orous tugs on the bell rope, and the
car carried Miss Menke's pump
away, leaving her pumpless in the
street.. She hobbled to a drug store
at the corner and telephoned for a
taxicab to take her home.
A few blocks farther on, Jacks
Wolfson noticed the pump as he was
leaving the car. He slipped it into
his pocket—it is No. 2—and when he
readied home telephoned an adver
tisement to the New York Herald,
which tells the story with pardon
able complacency, requesting the
young woman who lost the pump to
write to him. /
Miss Minerva wrote, and Jacks
called to return the pump. He kept
on calling more and more frequently
and now they are married and will
doubtless "live happily eVer after."
—Tho Youth's Companion.
DRAFT CORNER LOAFERS
Shocking as It may seem to those
who never see tneni, Pittsburgh sti!l
has, in spite of the demands of in.
auMry, recruiting and the war, young
cornei loafers wro constitute mere
ly fi growth on the community. They
are parasites, livinp on the labor of
others. And, not content with Ignor
ing the need for help and the appeals
to patriotism, they covertly scoff at
the uniform when they see it and
jeer soldiers when they feel there Is
no chance for u drubbing.
A draft appeal to corner loafers
exclusively might be held Illegal as
"class legislation." However, it is
badly needed. If every one of these
young ne'er-do-wolls could be taVen
and impressed Into manual labor of
some kind at the training camps,
numbers of more valuable men
would be released for other service
and these idle, indifferent products or
the city would be made over into
useful and healthy citizens.—Pitts
burgh Gazette-Times.
HAS MANY ARMY CAMPS
Texas now has ten military and
aviation establishments other than
the permanent activities in Ran An
tonio and El Paso, and no additional
sites are to be considered at this
time. Such was the information giv
en representatives from Helton who
applied for an aviation ground
school. The site tendered is within
two and a half miles of Belton, but
the citizens of Temple Joined their
neighbors in asking the government
to accept it.
The War Department soon will
take up the establishment of other
sites, and it is understood Congress
is to be asked to enlarge the avia
tion program by one billion dollars.
—Dallas News.
THE REPEATER
Representative Campbell, of Kan
sas, said In a recent address in Leav
enworth:
"The corrupt man Is always a
stupid. Ignorant man.
"A corrupt voter was arrested once
in Wama.
"What am I arrested fur?" he
OEked.
. " 'You are charged,' said the offi
cer. 'with having voted eight times.'
"'Charged, hey?' muttered the
prisoner. That's queer. I expected
to be paid for It.' " —St. Louis Olobe-
Democrat.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The knowledge we have gained of
the German character leads us to
believe that as soon as the war is
over the Hun will expect to come
right Into the parlor and sit down
with the folks.—Boston Transcript.
The proposal to'turn the surplus
cabbage-crop into sauerkraut will
strike the ultrapatriotic as introduc
ing an alien enemy dish upon our
tables. But the best way in such a
case is simplv to Intern it. —Balti-
more American.
There Is a touch of the comic In
the declaration of the German Chan
cellor in regard to the declaration of
war by China, Slam, and Liberia
that "we have made it clear to these
countries that we shall bring them
to account for the damage done un
der International law to German in
terests." That it is a crime to de
clare war Is novel doctrine for Prus
sia.—Springfield Republican.
Champ Clark says this country
needs a nerw national hymn, so here
gpes:
When "Kaiser Bill he came to town,
He always kicked our dawg aroun';
Makes no difference If he Is a houn'.
He's gotta quit k'lckln" that dawg
aroun'.
• —Boston Transcript.
There Is a certain type of pro-
German very loud-moutned against
England these days—not because he
cares particularly about England one
way or another, but because lie dares
not say anything openly against
America any longer and finds a kind
of satisfaction in cursing one of
America's allies.—New York Even
ing Sun.
I would look with more favor on
the proposition to bring German
prisoners to the United States if it
were not a cinch that most of them
would try to stay among us after
the war.—New York Morning Tele
graph. ,
LASSES OF LIFT
The hand that may later rock the
cradle now runs the elevator and ap
pears to do It well. For weeks the
lifts of apartment houses have been
manned—girled, if you wish —by the
gentler and usually more conscien
tious sex, and now one of the de
partment stores is employing women
in the places of the young men who
have gone forth to hoist democracy
to the top floor of the social struc
ture.
A woman elevator operator, train
ed until the hand at the lever an
swers the will automatically, makes
a better operator than the average
young man. Working women have
more pride than most men possess;
they do not take dismissal with the
oxlike equanimity that sometimes
covers a lazy joy at being "free."
This is because to a girl who ha 3
once tasted economic independence
sponging on relatives is repugnant;
incidentally, the baseball fever is
well confined to the theoretically
sterner but practically more careless
sex.
An elevator has nothing about it
that a woman cannot master quickly.
What are the mechanics of a mov
able cage to her who has solved the
mysteries of a gas range, a washing
machine, a bread mixer and a
vacuum cleaner? There is no more
skill in running an elevator than
there is in shoving an electric iron
across a ruffled petticoat. The dex
terity necessary to feed a wringer
stops a car within an inch of the
floor.
Passengers who have voyaged In
elevators piloted by women have ob
served that the fairer employes are
apparently saner. They do not mon
key with the buzzsaw. They close the
door first, start the cage afterward.
Then they let the floors run past
without pawing the gates. Men oper
tors often are otherwise, seeming to
find It necessary to put their limbs
In danger. A man will take both
hands to scratch one • eyebrow, a
woman will with one finger rear
range an abundant head of hair. The
only lost motion in an elevator run
by a woman Is that of the eyes of
susceptible male passengers.
What a day for the apartment
dweller when the surly trlble of In
dolent and incompetent "boys" is re
placed by lively. Interested, careful
girls! Perhaps that day is at hand,
and for the lad who hides
your magazine until he has read It
the call is "Ground floor, all out!"—
New York Sun.
FOREST BATTALIONS
The formation of a second "For
est" regiment, comprising ten bat
talions and composed of lumbermen
and woodsworkers, who will go to
France and get out of the forests
materials for the use of the Amer
ican, French and British armies, has
been authorized by the War Depart
ment, it was announced to-day. Two
battalions are to be raised at once
with the active aid of the Forest
Service of the Department of Agri
culture. It is expected that the re
maining eight battalions will be
called for in a short time. Nine
"service" battalions, made up of la
borers who will be used In connec
tion with the Forest regiment, have
also been authorized and two bat
talions have been ordered raised at
once.
In order to provide for future con
tingencies It has been decided to
commission at the present time
enough officers for other battalions
yet to be raised. Those men not
needed now will be placed on the re
serve, and will be called as the other
units are formed. According to the
present plan, fifty per cent, of the
officers will be sawmill and logging
operators, twenty-five per cent, will
be technical foresters, and twenty
five per cent, will be men with mill,
tary training. A number of the grad
uates of the engineer camps have
been selected for service with the
new units.
WOMEN AT FRONT
The Woman's Bureau of the Amer
ican Red Cross has selected one hun
dred women to take charge of the
canteens an-*l rest stations along the
routes which will be traveled by
American soldiers In going to and
from the trenches in France. These
women were chosen, because of spe
cial qualifications, from many hun
dreds of applicants willing to serve
without pay, and willing to bear
their own expenses throughout.
Because of the nature of the work
to be required of them, the Woman's
Bureau selected only those women
of robust health who can speak
French and who are willing to un
dertake the hardships and discom
forts which will naturally arise.
Oijly women between the ages of
SO and B0 were considered and appll- I
cants were required to show that
they had worked for the American
Red Cross or had been at work In
occupations requiring a high order
of service and a capacity for self
sncrlflce.
The Red Cross War Council has
appropriated $700,000 for the estab
lishment of these canteens which
will be equipped with shower baths,
laundries and mending and dlsln.
fectlng rooms, to prevent the men
carrying disease front the trenches
to their homes. There will be rest
rooms equipped with reading and
writing material, games, small stores
of tinned delicacies, tobacco and oth
; er articles which soldiers returning
I to civilian life might wish.
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND
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THE PEOPLE'S FORUM
WEST SHORE
To the Editor of the Telegraph
Recently a cyclone for annexation
with Harrisburg has struck the West
Shore people. Whether the cyclone
was destructive or constructive, time
will reveal. There are propositions
which can be used against annexa
tion, and there are many favorable.
Those need to be carefully and judic
iously conquered.
West snore i'urum in the Tele
graph, no doubt, would be appre
ciated.
Persons Interested could expressj
their views. Solomon saiu, "vnere
no council is, the people fall; but in{
Uie uiuitituue ol counomlois mere is j
safety."
Our citizens should not rush things {
too madly; yet they should use con
siderable pressure, If it is \o be ac
complished.
Apropos to the annexation it may
be of interest to your readers to
learn a few things concerning the
West Shore territory of long ago or
prior to 1830.
At that time Cumberland county
had a population of 29,227, of whom
14,228 were white males, 14,047
white females, 482 free colored
males, 41>3 free colored females and]
7 slaves. The people were chiefly i
descendants of the Germans and j
Irish, who were the first settlers. I
There were two newspapers printod |
In the county. The surplus product |
of the country consisted of wheat,:
rye, oats, nour, whisuy, peach and
apple brandy, live stock and salted I
provisions. About 260,000 'barrels)
of Hour were sent annually to
market. ,
There then were two furnaces in
Southampton, a forge and furnace
in Dickinson, a furnaco at New Cum
berland, furnace and l'orge In South
Middleton, one at Lisburn and a i
forge in Allen. About 1830-32
HeUter and Co. erected an exten
sive rolling-mill near West Fail
view. The county had 62 grist, 55
saw, 8 oil, 11 lulling and clover
mills. There were also a number
of carpet and cassinett factories.
There were about 25 churches In
the county.
Fifteen post ofllces supplied the
population. As follows: Allen, Sam
uel H. Myor, postmaster; Carlisle,
Robt. Lamberion; Dickinson, William
Gill clan; Hogestown, Jacob Moyer;
Lisburn, William Lloyd; Mechanics
burg, John Mason; Newburgh,
Joseph Barr; New Cumberland, Asa
White; Newville, William Barr;
W. Barbour, Jr.; Shcp
erdstown, David Sheffer; Shlppens
burg, David McClure; Shiremans
town, Jacob Ruhp; Sterret's Gap,
George Bower; Stoughstown, John
Stough.
East Pennsboro .township. This
Is the territory that is pining for
greater things, its eastern border
fringes by the brink of the broad
Susquehanna and is, or was then, 12
miles in length by 7 wide surface
level. (Can|t see it so in Enola) Soil
limestone fc.nd slate. Population |
2,196. The Conodogulnet Creek •
flowed, as it does now, In a very |
serpentine course eastwardly.
through the township Into the Sus
quehanna.
At this time West Falrvlew was
two miles above Harrisburg at the
confluence of he Conodogulnet creek
with the Susquehanna, and con
tained 6 or 8 dwellings. This place
is still doing business at the same
location. It can cry "See us grow,"
for It Is also panting for greater-
Harrisburg.
It is a borough. So also Is Worm
leysburg, a mile below. It then had
20 or 25 dwellings, a store' and a
tavern. Thre town is desperately
anxious to come under the jurisdic
tion of Harrisburg, which Is only a
stone throw away. New Cumberland
three miles down the Susquehanna
river contained from 30 to 40 dwel
lings, two stores and a tavern. This
borough' was incorporated by act of
March 21, 1831, This borough
seems to be fairly well contended.
Lemoyne, Camp Hill and White
Hill were still unknown In 1830.
Who does not remember the fa
#
mous Camelback bridge. This bridge
crossed the Susquehanna river from
Harrisburg to Wormleysburg. It was
begun in 1812, length between abut
ments 2,876 feet, width 40 feet, num
ber of arches 12, piers of stone,
roofed and made passable in 1817.
This bridge is made in two parts,
separated by an island.
In 1831, April 2, an act was passed
for the construction of the Cumber
land Valley Railroad.
Sometimes after the Camelback
bridge was passable, David Lewis,
a noted character of the Cumber
land valley—counterfitter, robber
and jailbreaker—conceived the idea
of waylaying Jones Rupp and re
lieving him of his available cash. He
had as his accomplice another noted
character named Connelly. Rupp was
in the habit of going to Harrisburg,
and staying late In the company of
Judge Bucher, who lived near the
bridge. The following is what Lewis
confessed before he died in 1820.
"I was to cross over to the Harris
burg side and dog him. I dogged
him 6ne Saturday evening and would
have robbed him, If I had not dis
covered from his conversation with
Mr. Bucher that he kept no cash in
the house. I had crept slyly up the
bank of the englnehouse near the
bridge, and getting Into one of the
empty boxes, I could hear all that
passed without discovery." Lewis
gave it up as a poor job.
Sometime before this Lewis had
attempted to rob Mr. Rupp who re
sided in East Pennshore, but also
failed; learning that a Mr. Bashorts
had money, he and Connelly at
tempted to rob him, but fpr the first
time in five years that Lewis had
drank rum to excess he was cap
tured near Good Hope. After being
secured and fastened some cowsrdlv
fellow came up and struck him in
his defenseiss condition. It is said
that Lewis swore that he had never
killed a man, but if ever he had the
chance he would kill him.
Later after getting out of jail ho
returned, "To my old haunts in East
Pennsboro, to seek revenge of the
fellow who had struck me."
I failed to find his man.
C. R. RISHEL.
THANKS TELEGRAPH
To the Editor of Jhe Telegraph:
On behalf of the Board of Man
agers of the Bettiesifa Mission, I beg
to express to you our appreciation
of the publicity which you are giving
our Maintenance Campaign through
the Harrisburg Telegraph.
This publicity will add greatly to
the success of the campaign, so that
you will have a large part In the
reaching of the goal which we have
set,.
Again we thank you for your co
operation.
Yours very truly,
JAMES W. BARKER, Pres.
TIPPING UNPOPULAR
In spite of the prevalence of the
.tipping habit In this country, It Is
probably safe to say that at heart
Americans despise the custom. It Is I
an imported institution, not a nat
ural growth, and although it has!
taken root here. It Is accepted only 1
as a necessary evil. But It could i
be ousted feven yet, and we think]
some day It will be. .
One first-class cafe which was •-
tabllshed In this city two or three
years ago forbids tipping, and the re
sult has been not only to make this
excellent eating place Justly pop
ular but also, we think, to lessen tip
ping In other places of a similar
kind, chiefly tea rooms. The h. c of
1. is also hitting the habit a great
blow. Most people feel that they
have paid out all thai Is possible
I when the* have satisfied their hun
-1 ger. If tie hotel proprietors cannot
pay their waiters, they should sim
plify the service. A simpler service,
In nine places out of ten, would moan
a better service, anyway. Unless a
waiter Is of that glorfled kind that
we seldom meet prlth In this part of
the country, his constant attendance
Is nothjng but an annoyance.—From
the Ohio State Journal.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1917.
LABOR NOTES
A plan is on foot In Calgary, Can
ada, whereby the schoolchildren will
be dismissed on certain days to dig
potatoes.
The large shops of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad at Fort Wayne, Ind.,
have been opened to the employment
of women.
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Musicians Union
has secured a 12 per cent, wage ln
ciease in ten of the largest theaters
in that city.
Nurses In Australia are responding
splendidly to the call for their serv
ices. A further large contingent' is
ready to sail overseas.
Numerous German girls employed
ir. Switzerland as nurses and servants
received an official call to return
home for harvest work.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ccmpany erhploys 1,000 women, not
including stenographers, clerks, char,
women, carcleaners, etc.
Many of the Canadian munition
workers who haVe been laid oft are
being placed on farms by the Govern
ment Employment Bureau.
It Is estimated that the coal mines
already developed contain so much
coal that it will take the world a
thousand years to consume it.
Arrangements have'been made for
the setting up of 211 areas throughout
England for the training of disabled
soldtgrs. •
| OUR DAILY LAUCH!
NOT A BIT AFRAID.
"Aren't you afraid of the water?"
"No, my hair is naturally curly."
IMPRESSIONABILITY.
"Do you read th war news regu-
Jarly?"
"No, when 1 read one day's war
news I get so nervous l have to skip
the next day's,"
COSTLY PROPOSITION.
Magnate—My time is worth SIOO
, minute.
Frljend .(casually)—Well, let's go
out this afternoon and play |lo,oo#
r $16,000 worth of solf.
l&ntittg Gttfst
What is believed to be a rec
price offered for farm labor has
been reported to the Bureau of I
ployment, which is a branch of
State Department of Labor and
dustry. It was an offer of 35 c<
an hour, with board and lodsr
Offers of from 20 to 30 cents h
been made from time to time,
this offer, which was authentlca
! the record as far us known at
Capitol. Men at the employm
bureau said that the terms w
prompted because of an emerge
"" d r , lh * t they were able to ship st
men who had been engaged in
to h!i Part °.u the Btate to the fll
to help on the crop. Offers of
tractive wages have also come fi
regions whero apples, peaches i
potatoes are extensively raised
there have been some inquiries fi
sections where tobacco is a bin ci
Is he _. 35 " cent offer was an extrj
dinm-y one and the officials say t
it should not be taken as any
tort on on prices, as the need
great. By a system of keeping tr
oi men furnished for special wc
big Jobs and for emergency w
the state authorities have been
abled to shift forces from part
P art of the state, the employer j
ing the transportation cost gladl'
almost every Instance.
lit koardlner houses no longer I
alike to one particular Pennsylvt
Railroad clerk, especially when bo
fill 1 a TT d cabba se is on the bii:
If fi. ? reßlde s in the central ]
of the city. Directly next door tl
is another boarding house. i
Thursday on his way to the noon
meal he detected the odor of bo
ham and cabbage. It came
force through an open door,
young man walked into the ho
♦2. kS dln '"8- room, put his hat
itu S 0 his °hair and got I
with the meal. At intervals he
ticed some strange faces. Once
twice he detected smiles on tl
faces. Finally he came to the dess
finished his meal, and then starte
leave. "How do you like our c<
ing. said a young woman. Lool
round the clerk at once real
that he was in the wrong" ho
Apologies followed. Now when
detects the odor of his favorite n<
day meal, he looks for the nun
on the house before entering.
The farewell -demonstrations
the men of the Eighth Regiment
week have stirred memories of
parting' scenes when Civil "War
sanitations left Camp Curtin for
ft-ont. There were notable para
and the boys turned out with t
drums and citizens formed comi
tees to escort the soldiers, w
commands remaining at the camp
ways took part. An old reslden
the city was asked yesterday v
was done when the One Hunc
and Twenty-seventh Regiment.
Jennings' Regiment, went away
war.
"Done?" replied the veteran. "
whole town turned olit to give f;
well to the Harrlsburg compa
and people came in from net
towns to say good-by. Most of
command came from right in
part of the State."
The demonstration yesterday
in weather very different from
attending the departure of the I
rtsburg units for the mobiiiza
camp of the Spanish War. The i
were not as in this summer, hel
home stations for over six weeks,
had not that many days. They
early on an April morning when
weather man got his signals m
and sent a snowstorm. When they
to Mount Gretna there was not!
but mud and the men of the Elf
roosted that night in the poi;
building of the exhibition comf
which then held forth at the m
lization point.
John H. B. Campbell, who was
islatlve correspondent of the PI
delphia Evening Telegraph du
the last session, has sent some j
tographs to friends here which
dicate that he is representing
newspaper at Camp Hancock.
Campbell, who is somewhat ]
flcient in the use of English, spc
and written, is studying French a
will probably accompany the P<
sylvanians abroad.
The Pittsburgh Post has issuec
anniversary edition in honor of "I
enty-flve years of progress in
workshop of the world" which is
only In the highest degree credit
to the virile organ of real Democi
in Western Pennsylvania, but i
history of the .wonderful city
whose making the Post has play*
notable part. The Post has no
admirers here and the recent
present owners. A. J. Barr am
Hart Given, are well known to
merous Harrlsburgers. Not the 1
interesting feature of an edition f
with interesting matter about P
burgh and its people is a fac sii
of the Post on September 10, 184
* *
One of the oddest things al
the draft operation Is the li'ay
who have to go occasionally Ret r
those exempted. The other day S
draft headquarters received a 1<
from a man who declared that a
who was exempted was as goo<
any and that the claim of "flat f
was a blind. In another case a
who was taken Insisted that the t
of another were not false.
WELL KNOWN PEOI
—Henry Phlpps, the Plttsbi
philanthropist, has been name<
Governor Brumbaugh as one of
men to represent the State at
prison congress.
Highway Commissioner O
was one of the men who turned
to honor the departing soldier
McKeesport Sunday.
—Warden John Francles, of
Western Penitentiary, says his
oners have broken all records
production of foodstuffs at the H
view institution.
■—D. B. Zimmerman, tjie Som
coal magnate, is planning to
extensive mines In Fayette com
—The Rev. George W. She
prominent Pittsburgh clergyman
declined a call far religious i
among soldiers because he Is ne
in work at home.
| DO YOU KNOW
That Hnrrisbnrg steel Is hd
used to make steel cars for shi
nient abroad?
HISTORIC HARRISBVRG
General Jacob Brown, who i
manded American troops In the
of 1812, was stationed here f
short time oariy in the last cen
PERILOUS TIMES
This know also, that In the
days perilous times shall come,
men shall be covetous, boasters,
tors, heady; high minded, lovei
pleasures more than lovers of
having a form of godliness, hut i
lng the power thereof; from
turn away. —ll Timothy 111, 1 t