6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A h'EWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded jtjl Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO, Telegraph Buildlns, Federal Sqian. 33. J. STACKPOLEf.Prw'f tr Bdito*im-CkUf P. R. OYSTER. Businttt Manager. BPS M. STEINMETZ. Manuring Editor. Member of the Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news credited to it or not other wise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Member American Ushers' Assocta- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn- Eastern office. Avenue Building, Western office, Finley, Entered at the Post Office in Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, ten cents a rrt^Hr> week; by mail. 15.00 a year In advance. MONDAY EVENING. SEPT. 17 A. diligent man can always find leisure, a Jozy one never. —A*ox. THE REASON FOR I* DEMOCRATS here and there pro fess to be amazed over the apathy of the party organiza tion in Dauphin county, which al ready has given up the November elections without a- flght. From every district come the claims of Republicans and the admissions of Democrats that the whole Republi can ticket will be elected in Novem ber by sweeping majorities. But there is nothing puzzling nor sur prising in the situation. Explana tion is easy. This is a normally Republican county. It has been so for the past half century. Only at periods when the party machinery has fallen into careless hands and when party power has been misused in the choice of unfit officials has there been op portunity for a Democratic victory !n the filling of county offices. That condition is distinctly absent to-day. Party leadership in recent ( years has been such that a hyper-: critical opposition press has been j able to find nothing to which it could raise objection. County affairs have been well administered by honest, capable and independent men. On the other hand, th© only office re cently controlled by Democrats was left in deplorable condition when the members of that party were finally j ousted by an indignant public. There is no secret in the despair of the Democrats this fall. The peo ple are satisfied with the conduct of J the county by Republicans and theyl are not going to repeat the mistake they made a few years back of put- I ting the hand-picked candidates of a personally conducted political ma chine into power. May we suggest to City Commis sioner Lynch and City Commissioner Dunkle that a general flushing of the paved highways would greatly in crease their personal popularity as well as conserve the health and com fort of the people. GOOD SUGGESTION PROVOST GENERAL CROWDER has let it be known that If a majority of the Governors of the States approve a suggestion thrown out by the War Department an im mediate examination of the 7,000,- 000 men registered for military duty I under the draft act, and not yet called to service, will be started at once. This is a good plan. As the matter stands many men have no idea whether or not they will be accept ed. If they are not physically fit \they ought to know It now. Much time would be gained on the 'next call if the - physical examinations were completed as fast as possible, which would leave nothing to do but listen to claims for exemption and to certify those who made no such claims or whose requests were over ruled. As the provost marshal points out, the 7,000,000 men of draft age who have not been called or examined are naturally In a state of unrest, and as a result find employment dif ficult and often hesitate to enter upon any enterprise that requires close attention and a stated period of time to complete. There can be no objection to the Crowder plan and there are many reasons why It should be adopted. CAPITOL PARK WITH the return of the various State officials from their sum mer vacations many of the matters which have been held in abeyance will come to the front. Among these will be the next step In the development df the Capitol Park improvements. During recent weeks a complete survey has been made of the area covered by the enlarged park, and this data has been placed In the hands of the two distinguished land scape designers who have been com missioned to prepare the plans. f It Is expected that the widening of Walnut and Third strets will be accomplished this year. This will In volve the placing of a granite coping along the boundaries of the park from Fourth and Walnut along Wal nut street and northward oh Third street to North. It will also Involve y ( ' ■ \- MONDAY EVENING, HAHRISBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 17, 1917. the regrading of the terrace and the removal of the present brick,side walks. Governor Brumbaugh and his as sociates on the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings are In thor ough accord with respect to this great work and it is not anticipated that there will be any delay in go ing ahead with the reconstruction of the park lines. THE PRIMARIES MEN who will serve the city as mayor, councilmen and school directors—to say nothing of many less officers—will be nominated at the primary elections to be held Wednesday of this week. There Is nothing new or novel in that. Tou have been hearing and reading primary election gossip for weeks. It Is an old story. You glance at the newspaper headlines bearing on the subject and turn immediately to the more exciting news. But It is time for you to wake up and scan the primary ticket, especially tKat portion which is so closely related to the welfare, progress and develop ment of Harrlsburg during the next two years. Upon the manner in which you and a majority of your fellow citizens mark their ballots Wednesday will depend in large measure the kind of government we are going to have in this city next year and the year following. The Telegraph does not presume to advise you as to how you ought to vote. That rests with you with your opinions and your conscience. Not a few of those who are standing for city commissioner are good men who would do credit to themselves and the city if nominated and elect ed. Who these are It is your duty to find out. The inner character, the neighborhood reputation, the hon-1 esty of purpose, the sincerity, or the courage, the convictions and the pro gressiveness of the various candi dates are all proper subjects for your investigation and consideration. They should be factors in the formation of your Judgment. Harrisburg has been In the past the victim of carelessness, if nothing worse, at primary elections. The mistake of nominating unfit men should not be made at this time. The administration of the city Is the big gest business enterprise In Central Pennsylvania. It Is larger and more complex than the Schwab works at Steelton, and its citizens should be just as careful in the selection of those who are to conduct their pub lic affairs as Is Schwab in the choice of his executives. Are we to have good government In Harrlsburg for the next two years? It rests with you, first as to whether or not you vote on Wed nesday, and second as to how you vote. AR TO A FRIEND ONE of the things with which those who have charge of li braries and of movements look ing to the dissemination of reading matter for charities and other ob jects have to contend with is the disposition to use such opportunities to get rid of old books. Some one has said that the American public uses judgment in everything except what it buys to read and while that state ment is erroneous, it must be admit ted that there are instances which show lack of thought. Hence, when books are asked those which are not cared for or which have proved un interesting are sent along. The call of the War Department to provide libraries at the camps and cantonments has been taken up by various organizations and Harris burg's public library is one of the places where cash and books are be ing assembled over a dozen or more counties to be sent to the soldiers. There is some satisfaction In the fact that Harrlsburg was the first city in this section to send books to Augus ta, where our National Guardsmen are being trained. What people who intend to give to the camp libraries should remember is that the young soldiers at Camp Hancock, Camp Meade, Camp Lee and at other camps are our own boys, young men from th 6 factories, farms, railroads —from the homes of South ern Central Pennsylvania. And these young soldiers are comrades of boys from Erie and Scranton and other cities of our wealthy State, and of fellows from every other State. They and the others who will be Joining them In the next six-months are step ping out of our life here to another more strenuous existence. In sendng books ship those which you would send to them If they were home with us. Send to the soldiers for their camp libraries the books which you would send to your friends. If you have not the time to buy the books send the cash to the Harrlsburg Public Library or one of the banks to forward to the library. "~P tiiKO ioojnia. By the Ex-Commlttecman James E. Roderick, of Luzerne county. State chief of mines since 1599, is not inclined to resign his place in the State government to make a vacancy for the Governor to fill, according to what is heard here to-day. Some days ago it was report ed that the Governor had asked the veteran chief of mines to give way to a younger man, but both the Gov ernor's office and the chief declined to give any information on the sub ject. Mr. Roderick said he knew nothing about the reports. However, it is pretty well under stood here that the Governor has yielded to the importunities of men prominently connected with his ad ministration who have been after Roderick for a year or more. At the time of the Speakership contest the name of the Luzerne man was much heard In the list of men who would be displaced for political reasons, but the Governor declined to order him to resign. Since that time the pressure on the Governor has been pretty strong and last accounts are that he asked Mr. Roderick because of the stress of work in the depart ment during a period when the mines are called upon to do their utmost, to retire and allow a young er man to be named. It is under stood that some of the coal trade people, fearing a disturbance in methods at a time when the national government was demanding the maximum, made some protests which are before the Governor now. In any event Mr. Roderick has not re signed. Chief Roderick was named by Wil liam A. Stone, chief of the bureau of mines in 1899, and when the bu reau was made a department four years later, was advanced to be chief. —While few figures are available on the number of voters registered on Saturday, the final registration day in the cities of the State, it is believed that It will be large and that • the totals, which should be ready by to-morrow, will show a huge army of men qualified to vote at the primaries. Philadelphia seems to have registered over a quarter of a million men and Pittsburgh and Scranton to have gone very large in listing men. —The Democratic Philadelphia Records says on the registration: "Executive Director William E. Fin ley, of the Republican City Commit tee, last night estimated a registra tion of about 260,000 for the three days, and Insisted that little interest was manifested by Democrats and reformers, while the Organization division workers were busy and suc ceeded in getting practically all the regular Republican voters enrolled. From this Finley argues that there is sure to be an old-time Republican victory both at the primaries and the general election. He scoffs at the idea that many independents en rolled as Republicans in order to get a crack at the 50-50 harmony slate." —The registration in Pittsburgh Is reported as much larger than two years ago and Is due to several causes. Many of the churches have been active in getting their members registered the independent ele ment appears to be taking more in terest than usual in the election. Also, Pittsburgh has grown greatly in the last two years. —The Philadelphia Ledger says of the Pittsburgh mayoralty battle: "The. fight after the primaries vflll be just as interesting as this one. If Magee is defeated for nomination his followers openly declare they will support Babcock. If Kerr loses it is just as certain that most of his strength will go to Babcock. The Democratic leaders are divided In their suport of mayoralty candi dates. William J. Brennen Is support ing Babcock and is a candidate for council on that ticket. Brennen's organization, and it is a strong ore, is working hard for Babcock. Joseph F. Guffey, acting Democratic State chairman, has declared for Kerr and has taken the stump for him. He will bring votes to Kerr. Charles A. Fagan, George H. Stengel and lesser Democratic lights are supporting Magee." —Third class city registration was heavy generally, notably so In Read ing, York, Pottsville, iMtoona, Wilkes-Barre and McKeesport. —Speaking at Pottsville regarding the row over inheritance tax places, Auditor General Snyder said: "Yes, the collectors of inheritance tax will be appointed wherever the depart ment thinks It Is necessary, and the authority for so doing, if any one wishes, may be questioned in the proper form. Before a primary elec tion is not the time to discuss it." —Attacked by acute indigestion just after boarding a train for At lantic City Saturday night, State Senator James P. McNichol was re moved from the train at West Phila delphia and taken to the home.of his son, William J. McNichol, in Phila delphia. Dr. William Krusen was summoned and for a time the Sen ator's condition was regarded as quite serious, but by last evening he had rallied considerably and was resting comfortably. Senator McNichol, who is still occupying his seashore home, was accompanied by two of his sons, William J. and Harry, when he col lapsed on the tratn. —Senator T. L. Eyre says he Is going to win the county controller flght In Chester county. One of the odd things is that the opponent of the Eyre candidate Is George Bald win, nephew of the Senator. —Pittsburgh's mayoralty cam paign has gotten to the street corner meeting stage. —Johnstown will vote on a $775,- 000 debt proposition. —The Mt. Lebanon post office has followed that of Paxtang and more Democrats have lost jobs. —Reading has twenty-three candi dates for council. —lt seems to be a free for all fight on magistracies in Philadelphia. —Cumberland Republican county committee will meet on September 29 at Carlisle. —Down In Delaware county there are three candidates for judges and their partisans are putting up pos ters. —Philadelphia and Allegheny county lawyers have endorsed the sitting Judges for re-election. —A Scranton dispatch to the Phil adelphia Press says: "A sensation was sprung- In the local political cam paign to-day when a warrant was is sued for the arrest of Fred Kaukas, foreman of the Scranton Printing Company, charged with conspiracy. District Attorney George P. Maxey is the prosecutor. Kaukas is llleged to have given a certain voter a number of official primary election ballots. The Arm employing Kaukts had the contract for printing the official bal- KELLY—"ABSOLUTELY THE LAST GAME" By Briggt tt/ea Do uS -n-us has As so-wre-tv] /"J , * n22v r '-£ G ) . A FAV/OR A4T) / GOVT* BE MY LAST— UK* STAHT A"/\R- / PIS EvW Cl IaAT M \ 1 ToLD TlHe WlFe ,:D \°" - "i M 1 gument- 7 IBITS\ DOOBLe FOB THUH - , NOW-- THAT'AINT S \\ fTTZ ' FTNL "iw I TH ANT£? \ IUVA - RIOHT lb Treat TVL' —A H-YAW-HOM-A Si.DE I THIS Tji^E-V —. LITTLE LIKE Hm y I V/E GOT A,.J |V TmE* EVTMIKKS "THAT- You KN.OW S It v V V DOUBLE ! I I .That - what J > lots. The name of Alderman Smith, of this city, has also been brought into the case. It is claimed that he gave the voter in question a note which resulted in Kaukas giving out the ballots. The proceedings are the outgrowth of a warm political race between Maxey and Kabatchnlck for the Republican nomination for Dis trict Attorney In Lackawanna county." ATTEND SCHOOL Ministers are urged to preach on the importance of school attendance as a patriotic duty this year, and Sunday school superintendents and leaders of young people's societies in the various churches are asked to make school attendance a special topic, In a letter addressed bx the Commissioner of Education to churches and religious papers throughout the United States. In urging the churches to help in the campaign for greater school attend ance, Dr. Claxton says: "It is of the greatest Importance that the schools of the United States of all kinds and grades—public, pri vate parochial —be maintained during the war without any lower ing of their standards or falling off in their attendance. "This is necessary both for the protection of our boys and girls against many unusual temptations to delinquencies of various kinds, and that they may have full opportunity for preparation for the work of life and for the duties and responsibilities of citizenship: all of which will re quire a higher degree of preparation because of the war. "For many reasons there will be need in this country for higher standards in averages of ability, knowledge and virtue, when the boys and girls now in our schools have reached manhood and womanhood than we or any other people have yet attained to. "In the making of public opinion and popular sentiment necessary for the maintenance of standards of ef ficiency, to keep children in the schools, and to prevent their ex ploitation in the mills and shops, the Ichurches may do much. I am there fore appealing to all ministers to urge this from their pulpits, and to all superintendents of Sunday schools and all leaders of young peoples' so cieties to have this matter discussed in their meetings. "To do this is a patriotic duty which should be performed gladly, both for the present defense and for the future welfare of the country." MARY ROBERTS RINEHART'S CREED Mary Roberts Rlneliart says In the October American Magazine: "For fcwelve years out of that forty I have been a writer. It is as if, at twenty-eight, I had ttlrned at a right angle to my former path, a path which had seemed as fixed as the sun In its orbit, or the alphabet, or a cement pavement, and had be gun a Journey Into a far country. It changed my life somewhat, it changed me entirely. "The one thing which has, thank God, remained unchanged, has been my family. "In all of my life I have never before sat down and turned my eyes Inward. I have never had time to sit by the fire and feel. My life has been purely objective, my family and my work —the family first. It Is not easy now to*put my pnilosophy into words. Probably It could be done in two words, love and work. And that, after all, is the foundation of every normal life. "Love and work, and to live life to its fullest, and with honor, thut seems to me the universal creed. To take one's self lightly, and one' 3 work seriously, to be a good friend and a poor enemy, tj work hard and play hard, to look out and not In, has been the goal I have struggled for. I have failed, of course. Is not the very fact that I am writing this an Indication that I am beginning to take myself seriously?" POSITIVELY LAST Reference a,t a social affair the other night was made to the absent minded when this story was appro priately recalled by Congressman John J. Fitzgerald, of New York! There had been an explqslon In a powder mill, and the proprietor, who was on a business trip in a distant part of the country, hurried home to make an investigation. "How in the world did It happen?" he asked the foreman, as he viewed the wreck. "Who was to blame?" "Well, you see, sir," explained the forman. "it was this way. Bill went Into the mixing room, probably thinking ot something else, and struck a match. He " "Struck a match!" exclaimed the astounded proprietor. "I should have [thought that would be the last thing on earth he would do!" "It was, sir," was th calm re- Joinder of the foreman. — THE PEOPLE'S HINT FOR FARMERS To the Editor of the Telegraph: Owing to the very high price of j butter, and the now well established fact that food-oils (peanut, cotton-' seed, soya bean, oleo, neutral, etc.),' when properly churned in milk, pro duce a table food in every way as. wholesome, nutritious and palatable' as butter, and as these oils are now much cheaper than butter, a great many inquiries are being made for formulas and methods for so churn ing these oils. The law requires the product to be called oleomargarine. I have been unable to procure any satisfactory information on the sub ject, but I have been furnished the following for home use, viz: "Heat a quantity of good deo dorized cooking oil to about blood heat, using about one-fourth of a teacupful to each gallon of milk, and proceed as usual. A three-gallon churning will take about half a pound of oil. It will "hasten the com ing of the butter, assist in its better collection, improve the quality of both it and the buttermilk, and will give, with the better collection of the butter fat, an increased yield of nearly a pound and a profit equal to the differences between the price of the butter and the cost of the oil." The department here, to whom one would think It proper to appeal for Information of this kind, declines to give the public instructions on this point, as it is feared, if the people should learn to produce this food, they might be tempted to sell the same or-Jto use it in boardinghouses or schools. This it is unlawful to do, unless the person producing this table food should pay S6OO per year license and give a bond for $5,000; and unless dealers who handle this food will also pay very high li censes. These great expenses and the dan gers of prosecution have made It so that only a few large concerns can take the risk; hnd therefore It seems only a few persons know how really to make oleomargarine. Those who do know and who have the proper kind of cooling and churning ma chines, can take the milk necessary to produce one pound of butter, so I am informed, and, by the use of these food-oils, produce twenty pounds of palatable oleomargarine. I believe that all the people should be taught to produce this good food; and that they should bo allowed to do so without the payment of license and taxes. I would be glad to have your co oneratlpn In securing the removal of these unjust burdens from a largo part of the food supply of the Amer ican people. Yours truly, J. B. ASWELL, GORGAS VS. HOVERTER To the Editor of the Telegraph: Gorgas or Hoverter? That is the question: whether we will continue in office a man who is drawing two salaries and who does not give the city his time for the salary he re ceives, or elect a representative of the common people who will give an honest day's work for his salary. If Mr. Gorgas did. not give the hank he represents any more of his time than he has been giving this city for the past four years they would soon ask GLORY FOR ALL "Without the United States finan cial assistance," said A. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, "the allies would have been In disastrous straits to-day." Let us be fair to one another, we allies now banded together to save the whole world from the bloody hand of the Hohenzollern. Except for Belgium's gallant sac rifice at Liege on the first day of the war we sh6uld indeed be in sorry straits to-day. Except for England's "contemp tible little army," which barred with the bodies of some of the world's best soldiers the Boches' path to Paris, we should be to-day suffering "the peace that reigned In Warsaw." Except for the rigid unwavering line of fighting Frenchmen that stretched from the Vosges to Flan ders and let not a single Hun pass save as a prisoner, disaster would by now have overwhelmed the whole civilized world. The United States is last In the battle line. Please God we shall there do our duty as thoroughly us those who have preceded us! But for them we should be In disastrous straits indeed. And we should need no greater stimulus to gallant action than the recollection of the deedb of those wfth whom we itow stand ! allied.—New York Sun, him why. When a man wants a sal aried office from the city he should be willing to devote 365 days in the year to that office. But, Mr. Tax payer, has Mr. Gorgas been doing this? No, he has not. Then why shouldn't we elect Mr. Hoverter, who will give all of his time to the city and who can conduct his own police court? It is high time that we get awako and elect to office men who will devote all of their time to the taxpayers' interest. Mr. Hoverter has a fine record as a good alderman and a clean gentleman. Let us elect him and the working man will be repre sented and not the corporations and traction company. "OLD TIME DEMOCRAT." IS LOYAITwOMAN To the Editor of the Telegraph: Last evening I received some lm formation which has shocked me inexpressibly, and I wish you would aid me in placing the true state of affairs before the public, either through the columns of your paper or in any other way you deem best. The report is to the effect that 1 have expressed pro-German senti ments, and have "knocked" the local Chamber of Commerce, in my in terviews with the businessmen of this city, while getting up the adver tising matter for the Newsboys' pro gram. These statements are absolutely false and I challenge any business man to face me before any promin ent member of the Chamber of Com merce and a committee of newspaper men, or anyone else, and say that I have done anything of the sort. I'did make the remark to one gen tleman that I was sorry our country had been drawn into the war and wished we could have remained neutral. This is true. I do hate lo see-our boys leave, blithe, gay and courageous, to face no one knows what horrows and atrocities, and perhaps never to return, but I do not consider that an unpatriotic sentiment by any means. I have worked hard and faithfully for the Red Cross and the Liberty bond. I was at the solders' festival on the Island and made many pur chases of things I did not need or particularly want, at the auction saie, to help the boys. The show that I am putting on for the newsbodys is largely com posed of patriotic songs and features. Do these thinjrs savor of disloyalty to my country? As for the Chamber of Commerce, I defy anyone to mention a single disparaging remark I have made about them. There is no reason why I should have done so and I have not. Probably this story started with the innocent remark above men tioned, and like the snowball which became an avalanche, grew in the repetition, but it has no foundation In fact. In these days of mental stress and unnatural excitement, It Is well for everyone to weigh not only their ■<vords, but their thoughts as well, and not be too quick in Judging others. Serious results have often come from erroneous impressions and reports. Thanking you for your attention, I remain, Very truly yours, MRS. J. H. VALENTINE. NORAH'S OBEDIENCE The conversation at a recent din ner party turned to the beauty of obedience, when this little story was fittingly related by Congressman Eugene Black, of Texas: One afternoon some time since a young mother, together with baby and baby's nurse, took an airing in the park. While seated on the grass the baby began to cry'peevishly. "Norah," exclaimed the mother, addressing the nurse without looking up from the book she was reading, "give the baby whatever she is cry ing for this minute! I can't stand that noise!" Almost immediately the crying rose to greater volume, and once more the mother Irritably inter vened. "Why don't you ober me. Norah?" she imperatively demanded. "Give that child whatever she wants, and don't let me have to tell you again!" "She's got it ma'am," was the meekful rejoinder of the maid. "It's a wasp."—Philadelphia Bulletin. WITHHOLDING CORN Ho that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it —Proverb# xl, 26. LABOR NOTES Butcher workmen at Peoria, 111., have secured a union shop agreement. Three big plants in Connecticut are ready to recruit 3.000 women workers. Male and female bar assistants at Belfast, Ireland, demand increased pay. Clgarmakers at Peoria. 111., have re ceived 'a minimum wage of J17.50 a week. A flat increase in the rate of pen sions to soldiers and soldiers' depend ants will be made immediately after prorogation of the Canadian parlia ment. The British Committee on Produc tion has again increased the wages of engineers, shipbuilders and repair ers three shillings a,week, or a'total increase of fifteen shillings. The establishment of the U. S. farm colonies as a war measure is advo cated by Mrs. Haviland Hand, secre tary of the National Forward-to-the- Land eLague. < Ihe Pan-American Federation of conference committee Is unit ing the organized workers of North America and South Amerca. OUR DAILY LAUGH A WARNING, She poised to dive. When hubby's voice rang loudlj from the land.. tDon't Jump Just now; O frau of mine, A Sub Is near at hand.' •' ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT. "The woman I marry has got to accept me on the spot." "If she didn't she would never accept you—"twouldn't do to think it over." OPPOSED TO RETRENCHMENTS. "Are you suffering from a hysteria of economy at your house?" "Yes, every time we mention the word, the cook threatens to leave." MISFORTUNE PERSONIFIKD. "It must be terrible to be tor pedoed at night in mid-oceun." "Yes, and ~ot even have tlm tc comb your hair before going on t 4ct" oomutg vmjHi Soma Hnrrisburs: men who hav been giving study to the "war gar den" proposition say that thar ar three or . four (propositions whlcl have got to bo taken up by not onl: the people who have been cultlvattni the vacant land, unused lota and out lying sections not employed for as riculture, but by the general publl as well. First and last. It Is estl mated that there have been over i thousand gardens devoted •to vege table raising cultivated In and abou Harrlsburg this year over and abov the ordinary number. This ma sound like a rash statement, bu men who have been keeping track o such things say that potatoes, bean and beets have been raised in th most unexpected places and tha cornstalks can be seen peeping ova fences all over Harrlsburg. As to cabbage and tomatoes, they hav been grown in spots where no on would look and whicli would hardl be chosen unless the planting folk realized the chance of raising some thing that would help along. Th primary thing to bo done, say th observers, is to get Harrlsburg peo pie to understand that they mus plant and cultivate this year. Slmpl because the ground yielded a grea increase this year and. there is a abundance of vegetables Is no reaso to suppose that food will not b scarce next year. Hence, they argu that It should be Impressed upo everyone that "war gardens" shoul be put down as a part of next year work, play >r plan, whichever it ma be styled. This is where the Cham ber of Commerce can get in its worl Secondly, there should be some en couragement for persons who hav gone up against It in their gardenin either through selection of the wron things or lac it of help at a critic* time. This is where the social worke can help by Interesting someone t assist. Thirdly, many persons wi simply let their gardens lie as the are when they cut the corn or tak oft the tomatoes or dig the potatoe They do not realize that the stalk and vines and plants should be take out and destroyed because Mr. Bu and Mrs. Worm are the best pre vlders for next year In the who] scheme of the universe and by gei ting rid of stalks and vines the eg deposits of some will bo eliminatei Similarly the ground should V cleared. Advice on this subject what the State Department of Agr culture or the Dauphin county fan bureau can and will give for the asl ing. Neither city or county or stai can afford to send a man around 1 visit each plot and give advice 1 each one, but the person who tak< down a telephone to ask for advic can get it and of the best sort. An then there is the Important propc sltion of preparing the ground. Son ; people got fine crops because tl ground had not been used for a lor time and because they employ* much elbow grease. The importai thing is to make the ground rich f< next year. Thero are tall kinds i fertilizer, the kind that will burn u the grotind and make it useless ar the kind that will stimulate for little while just like a drink will c to a man. Fertilizer use is one i the most vital questions in truck i back yard or vacant lot gardenir and a little time spent in lookir over the soil, a little time In tel phoning tho facts about the groun what you raised and what you wa to raise next year and then less thr a dollar, oftentimes, will repay tl gardener. This again is the pla< where the State can help. The scheme of co-operation wi persons who are raising: foodstuffs meet the demands of the tin worked out in Pennsylvania has n tracted national attention. Fin through the innate common sense the people they got to work and thi city, county and sbate lined up wi them. Public sentiment got the u of much land without rent. The civ organizations helped with seed ai advice. The municipality gave pr tection and the county and state ha given advice. There was small e cuse for anyone going wrong in ga den projects this summer and the will be still less next spring. T thing for every man who has a ga den in fact or in mind is to ask a vice. There never was a time whi expert information was so avallal and without cost. It is literally ca ing to be used. In connection with this talk might be added that for the fli time In years people have work in gardens on Sundays and no o has objected. It does jar on Harr; burg's sense of Sabbath observanc and this city is noted for the way keeps Sunday, to see people hoei potatoes. But when one considt that the hoer often has to work lo hours because of the extra deman of war or business during the we and that most of them hoe in t early morning, it is one thing ov which we may have to pass light Modern war makes unusual co ditions and has many ramlflcatlo: industrially, agriculturally and f daily. The man with the Sund morning hoe probably violates few tenets than the Sunday automob tourist, and there are doubtless many cjiances to swear over t tenacity of roots of weeds as £ afforded by a golf course with wai hazards and sand pits. • • • Blackbirds which have not : heeded the mobilization caH a Joined their regiments are apt have a hard time in this part of t state. The farmers' boys and t farmers themselves and some c gunners are out after the rui headed, purple throated and otl varieties of grackles which come i der the generic name of blackbir Guns weie to be heard banging the four counties which He in sif of Harrisburg on Saturday and blac birds in a pie are a reality son where. | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Colonel Samuel Moody, who T here Saturday for General Stewai funeral, was long one of the lead in national guard matters In Westi Pennsylvania. —Lieutenant Governor McClain making a series of important i dresses to farmers on cattle rals and farming in eastern counties. —Congressman James Fran Burke, of Pittsburgh,' is serving: ope of the government's attorneys draft cases. —Ex-Judge James Gay Gordon taking a hand in cleaning up so situations In Philadelphia politics. —John Wanamaker, long a me ber of Philadelphia's board of e< cation, is making personal visits schools In his city to Bee how i children ar"dolng. ( DO YOU KNOW That HarrisburK tin plate Is be Ing usc<l In government work a camps? HISTORIC HARRISRURG John Harris ferry was the p< where most of the Washing courtly Immigrants crossed the S quehanna
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