8 HARRISBUKG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded lljt Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTIXi CO.. Telegraph Building, Federal Square. E.J. STACK POLE, fVM'f & Editor-in-Chief P. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member of the Associated Press —The Associated Press is exclusively en titlert to the use for republication of nil news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper mjd also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. /Member American Newspaper Pub- T lishers' Arsocla ,.a(, ' BuiltTlng, " - Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pp.- as second class matter. By carriers, ten cents a ' t week; by mail, $5.00 i a year in advance. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1917 j .1 take the true use of those afflic tions which His hand, mercifully severe, hath been pleased to lay upon th ee. —Atterbubt. GOVERNMENT CONTROL. GOVERNMENT control of the railroads is the first step to ward government ownership, but whether or not that will come about depends very largely upon the success of the experiment about to be undertaken by proclamation of the President under powers con ferred upon him by act of Congress. f -"It is safe to say, however, that if the present pooling and centraliza tion of transportation systems work out to the satisfaction of the people an effort will be made to turn the railroad properties over permanent ly to the government at the close of | the war. The present undertaking - will be watched by the public witli intense interest, for the personal welfare and prosperity of every in dividual in the country is associated and interwoven with the welfare, prosperity and efficiency of the rail roads; to say nothing of intense public interest in the co-operation of all transportation systems for the prompt prosecution of the war. As to the present outlook, the gradual assumption of authority by the government ought to prevent much of the confusion that inevit ably would have followed a sudden and complete transfer. The choice ,t" Secretary McAdoo as govern mental head of transportation in dicates a lack of confidence in' Se cretary Baker's ability to handle so vital a situation, but Mr. McAdoo will fail lamentably in his task un less he surrounds himself with the great railroad experts of the coun try who will be able to do for the government what they have done foi privately controlled railroad sys tems. There are indications that he intends to do that very thing, in which case much may be accom- ! plished in the way of untangling the transportation' snarl which is now delaying every phase of govern mental and business activity. Every other nation now at war has found it necessary to place its transportation systems ynder gov ernment control, the Uiflted States being the last to come in. The Im mediate effect may be confusing as to operation, but the result upon the stock markets should be imme diate and beneficent. Railroad se curities have gone from one low ebb to another, with the bottom not in sight. Stocks were a drug on ex change and bonds have been selling many points,off. New issues went begging. All this because the rail roads were being crowded to the wall at every turn, with no relief in sight. Now comes the government t promise fair returns on invest ments and proper care of property during the period of control. Natur ally. depressed stocks will immedi ately respond with a decided up- 1 ward trend. As to future effects and results, all that at this moment Is idle spec ulation. Actual developments will he required to bring to the surface the various problems that naturally will arise and much depends upon wise and nonpartisan administration at Washington as to whether in the long run good or evil is to come from the plan from which the Pres ident hopes so much. A DIFFICULT TASK IT is a difficult job which the City Council has undertaken in its ef forts to keep expenditures for 1918 wiKhin the possible revenues. To achieve this result it will be neces sary to cut out of the several de partments many desirable provisions, but it ought still to be possible to frame up such a budget as will be constructive in its character and at the same time conservative in the disposal of the public funds. There is general recognition of the fact that present conditions make the old order a pleasant memory so far as actual otvtgo is concerned, but notwithstanding the constant jump ing of costs in every direction, the afTairs of the municipal corporation must be handled in precisely the same way that private individuals conduct their business. Unnecessary things, of course, must be eliminated, but there U a point beyond which Council cannot THURSDAY EYEXIXG, • HARRJSBURG TELEGRAPH ' go wisely In cutting out Items tliat j are necessary for the maintenance of a modern city. First* of all, atten tion must be given to the vital and Indispensable things which relate to I the health and welfare of the com ' munity. It has been bruited about J that some of the Couticilmen favor I a return to the village system of ash ! disposal which involves all kinds c£ objectionable difficulty. When each householder is required to get rid ct the ashes and waste at his own ex pense then the conditions are bound to become intolerable and -i..sani tary. It would seem to be still pos sible to have some sort of municipal collection of ashes which woukl avoid the necessity of individual householders assuming the burden. Of course, the expiring contract * private concern has been a great tai - ure and has led to all kinds cjf but we doubt very mjjch c 101 the people of Ilarrisburg will ever. approve going back to the ™ aU ; town arrangement of each e 1 taking care of his own waste. lis would mean lllthy neighborhood!-, disease and a generally unsighty town. Surely our Councllmen are not ready to assume responsibility lor such conditions. When the budget shall have been prepared with due care and with an, eye single to the welfare of the com munity as a whole, there ft le no general criticism, but there is noj occasion, even under existing cir^um-1 stances, to swing Harrlsburg across fifteen or sixteen years into the cbl order of an overgrown village. I.AV YOUR PLANS NOW STATE COLLEGE authorities point out the Importance of the home garden next year and say that while last season It was an im portant factor in living, next season it will be an absolute necessity for those who wish to have vegetables for immediate use and to preserve or can for the winter. The various army cantonments throughout the country are creating an unusual demand for various kinds of vegetables. The thousands of sol diers at each of these .cantonments equal the population of good-sized cities. As these ■cantonments have grown up within a very short time the question of vegetables, especlullj of the more perishable sort, has be come rather serious. In dealing with this situation, the War Department has decided to pui chase vegetables from those already engaged in the business >1 vege table growing so far as possmle rather than to engage in vegetable growing with hired help ana pur chased equipment. Consequently, each camp quartermaster has been in structed to furnish the growers in the vicinity of each camp and can tonment with the approximate quan tity of vegetables that will be re quired during a given period. These growers are to be lnlorm< <1 that the government will purchase vegetables after sending out circular proposals, and that the award will be given to the grower or firm that offers the vegetables at the lowest price. ... i It is believed that this plan will stimulate, during the coming season, the production of those crops most desired in the region of the canton ments, where otherwise they might not be plentiful, and at far distant, points Us well, so that big growers may ship much of their produce next summer instead of selling it locally., Mow is the time to plan for next year's garden. If you have no plot of your own see Donald McCormiclc or Shirley B. Watts and arrange with | them for land. They will be glad to j discuss your problems with you. Mr. | McCormick is food administrator for this district, and an enthusiast on • home gardens. Mr. Watts is his as stetant in active charge and already they are outlining their campaign for spring and the demand will be big. Nothing makes the winter go so fast as planning for spring. The many who invented the seed cata logue provided winter's most popular Indoor sport. New Year's Day will be scarcely over before the catalogues will begin to Hood the mails. Sitting beside a tire or warming one's feet on the radiator and concentrating on garden lore and vegetable prospects is a pastime quite as full of con tentment and satisfaction to the poor man as to the millionaire, and all classes indulge in it.* Once jou B et the habit you never give it up. And Inside, It is apt to breed a gar den that will produce food for its owner and a healthy appetite at the same time. HELP WANTED CAPT. J. H. MOFFAT, of the Ord nance Department at Washing ton, announces that he needs X 200 clerks, stenographers and .bookkeepers and finds only twelve applicants for the positions. The entrance salary is 1.100 per year, with opportunity for a promotion tosl 200 at the end of three months. Captain Moffat has urged the W. C.. T U. to help him get the needed clerks. Hero's a chance for some one who wants to spend a year or fio in Washington. "SAFE I'OH DEMOCRACY" * INEVITABLY, the disclosures which have been made of Army deficiencies have brought about renewed talk of a "coalition" Cabi net. This talk, however, lias not originated In administration circles, nor has the suggestion met with favor there. It has been said that a "coalition" Cabinet was urged upon the President by Colonel House in the early days of the war, and that the Colonel was willing to compromise upon his suggestion if only some changes could be made In the present Cabinet. The Presi dent, according to the same story, refused to harbor cither suggestion; and it is said that Ills ardor for Col onel House visibly cooled as a conse quence. It may be, of course, that the inescapable outcome of the present cumulative volume of exposures will be the retirement of some of the] present Cabinet officers. But if | Baker is compelled to quit, there is j little likelihood that Roosevelt, or I I Root, or Wood will succeed him. j Some deserving. If obscure, Demo* ! crat will bo found to take the port j folio. Equally, if Josephus Daniels ! should fii:d conditions such that he , could no longer remain in the Cnh j inet, it will be futile to think that | Meyer or Metcalf or any other ex | perienced Republican will be called ! to fill the vacancy. T>,ec'Uc IK ""ptKKOiffccaHla j By the Ex-Comniittccinan The coming week is expected to bring a series of announcements of ! candidacies by members of congress (and possibly some of the men talked possible candidates for State nominations may speak. The Dem ocratic bosses' council to be held on tin; banks of Potomac to m'ake a slate for the people of Pennsyl vania is not expected to be conclu sive. The machine leaders will can vas the situation and decide to await the result of the well defined harm ony move which is under way among thinking Republicans in Pennsyl vania. According to one story which has reached this city, Senator William C. Sproul will make a number of visits to dinners and similar gather ings in Kastern Pennsylvania next month. Guesses are that the Sen ator will be a candidate, but there are reports from the Western end of the State that Senator William E. Crow is wanted. Chairman W. D. B.,Ainey, of the Public Ser\ice Commission, who has ambitions, is to make a speech to night at Tunkliannock, which will probabjy have some reference to politics. He is the first man con nected with the State administration in an important way to be listed for a speech for weeks. —County appointments are be ing made generally and some attract attention. Auditor General Otoarles A. Snyder lias been re-elected county solicitor of Schuylkill and Represen tative Adam C.Scliaeffer, of Malionoy City, has been chosen as State clerk in the office of the county commis sioner. Thomas J. Evans has been re-elected chief clerk. He succeed ed Paul W. Houck, secretary of In ternal Affairs. —Montgomery county commission ers have appointed Raymond ("raw ford, of Willow Grove, mercantile appraiser at a salary of from SISOO to $2500 a year, and Dr. J. Quincy Thomas, of Conslioliocken, trustee at the State Hospital. There will also, be a change in the office ot' SluVtlt on January l. it was announced t TfcE } THE PHOUOSR A.PH • ) You EVER J I IMEEOLE. ' ? NO MO• MUSTM'T r ii=_u Sot ( ee . vnhiz- ''. / V "Touch - papa spank y cfi&fcl * 660 r — r ° P LASS,rv , \ SToP V— - W*7 THESE -records W ET? 1 a A /-x ill Li3TffM LUCE- i | TVIE STTsmTEST ) f Ooe Do Ybo WfJaw \ SOUGHT TH'5 ©RUSH I IDEA WHERE IT 13" LOOK WHGR£ * \ To VU.PE TNE DOST FC THAT SVAO* OM THEJ BAMD JECOJ© A? \ *P?i/£ rwAiO- r— — 7s-~—" HAViCM ( OPF THE *?ECORfcj ttC^>— -—j (f MORE MeE-DLES \ THE STATE PRESS The Italian army has retrieved its reputation which was threatened during the early stages of the Teu ton drive. All reports indicate that the Italians have been fighting to' the death, preferring extermination to surrender, and the Allies can rest secure in the assurance that this sort of defense will win out every time. —Pottsville Republican. It was said long ago that nobody loved a fat man, and as if to confirm the popular belief the life insurance companies are after that much abused member of society. The doc tors connected with these organiza tions have been giving instructions to their agents everywhere to urge policyholders to read and follow the advice of Herbert Hoover. They say that most people eat too much, and that if they will taper down on their food, or use better judgment in the sore of food they eat, they may grow thin and live longer.—Philadelphia Inquirer. A great many Germans and Swedes have settled in Wisconsin, These are the men to whom LaFol lette catered. Republicans hope now that the fusion nominee for Senator will be Representative Ir vine 1,. Eenroot, a •former follower ot I,aToilette, who broke away from his chief when the latter "saw red" with regard to the present war. Mr. Kenroot is a Republican, has a fine war record and has been among the strongest in his support of adminis tration measures. If lie enters the fight it will be as a patriotic non partisan candidate. —Scranton Re publican. No wonder Germany is trying to force a decision of the war this win ter. If she fails to win, and win quicklv, financial collapse is sure. And that would bring military and political collapse. It seems certain that the public debt already saddled on the German people is somewhere near $40,000,000,000. Subscriptions to the seven war loans have fallen 20 000,000,000 marks short of the credits voted. Perhaps no living na tion was ever in such desperate finan cial stress, —Erie Despatch. There is no use mincing words, the Sheriff of York county lias been waxing rich at the expense of the taxpayers. The money the Sheriff makes feeding prisoners comes dl rectlv out of the county funds. The present Sheriff is making thousands of dollars. The system Is all wrong. The Sheriff ought to be paid a sal ary and the county merely pay for the cost of feeding the prisoners.— York Gazette. Placing a limit of thfec pounds of sugar a month per person, restricting us" to more wheatless and meatless davs f week and insisting that we observe more porkless days is one of the possible federal regulations soon to be issued by the department of food. conservation. One ot the ef fective means of conservation is selt dental, and the quicker we begin to practice it in a mild way the sooner we will acquire the knack and may be make unnecessary any formal ac tion by the Government. —Pittsburgh Sun. LABOR NOTES Virden fill.) Co-operative Society has paid a quarterly dividend of a per cent to Its members. Ttetail merchants in Eos Angeles, Cal favor earlier closing and have organized with this object in view. Fruit growers of California liavo declared in favor of the importation of Chinese "and other labor. Membership of the Austrian trade unions has been reduced nearly fiO per cent by tho effects of the war. Automobile factories in the United States are training' women to take the places of men who are called away to war. Commencing with January 21, 1918, the minimum wages of San Francisco carpenters will he $6 per day of eight hours. Ten million working women throughout the United States are asking that they be paid the same wages as men for equal work. Children of South Lancashire, England, were ffiven two weeks" hol idays for potato picking, and their earnings amounted to $15,000. A city firemen's union has l>een completed at El Paso, Texas, with a charter from the American Federa tion of Labor. Eighty thousand women are seVv ing with tho Red Cross ambulance and hospitals in France, Algeria, Morocco and In the Orient. STATE PRESS FOR HARMONY >J Down With Factionalism '[From the Wllliamsport Gazette and Bulletin.] Realizing that factionalists having only their own selfish aims ill view are rushing the Republican party headlong toward defeat in an impor tant gubernatorial election, the I-lar risburg Telegra*pli, to thwart such a disaster, has taken the initiative in a movement looking to harmony and success at the polls next fall. In a symposium published Wed nesday the Telegraph gives invited views of Republican newspaper edi tors throughout Pennsylvania, some of which the Gazette and Bulletin reproduces herewith. The Telegraph comments are' right to the point: "Among the rank and file—the men who fight the battles in the trenches—there is a wide-spread and increasing sentiment in favor of get ting together against the common political foe, now entrenched in high places and constantly digging in for a defense. Arrogant and partisan to the core, Democratic bosses are sending forth the propa ganda of non-partisanship in the Republican lines, meanwhile hoping that the patriotic support of the Government by men of all parties may serve to divert attention from the purely political maneuvering of the groups who are first of all in terested in their own ambitions." The Gazette and Bulletin heartily agrees with the Scranton Republican in its declaration that "the Tele graph is right in saying that the great rank and file of the Republi can party in Pennsylvania will ex pect harmonious action and will re sent any other course. Wise leader ship will look to the composing of such differences as now exist so that in 1018 Republicans will present a united front not only in maintain ing themselves in the state, but in increasing the Republican represen tatives at Washington so that even tually the national administration will pass into the hands of the party of Lincoln, Grant and McKinley." Hats off to the Telegraph. We believe it already has factionalism on the run. MEASURES TO SAVE COAL New orders received by the local coal administrator greatly curtail the use of electric light in Wilkes- Barre and vicinity. Prohibition .if the use of lights on the streets and in the stores for two days a week, ocept those that are necessary for public safety, will give the highways a gloomy appearance and pall upon those who are accustomed to bright ness, but it is a small inconvenience to endure in comparison with the suffering of people who cannot get coal. I'. is to be hoped that another measure now being agitated will be put Into effect —n nine hour day for m.ne workers instead of eight hours. This can come only by agreement with the work :>rs, but they should t-e willing to go back to the old hours, at least, until next Spring. Thev Mil; be compensated for the extra time and the extra hour will not im pose sovcro physical hardship. Moieover, the request is based on patriotisni &nd on that score it can not bo igfloved unless for very good reasons. The coal situation for the time being is more critical than the food situation. Even in the anthracite region, in the shadow of tho breaker, it is not unlikely tljat the distribu tion of coal will soon be placed on a card basis, giving each family only enough to meet the barest econom ical needs. Every person who can assist in overcoming a crisis that threatens disease and death and loss of efficiency in war industry is under a weighty obligation to help savo coal. It is a question of humanity as yell as one of patriotism.— Wilkes-Barre Record. ALTOONA'S EXPERIMENT While lacking the completeness of the city manager form, resting on legal provisions and the full author ity and responsibility for the general administration of the city as in Day ton and other city manager cities, Altoona's experiment, remarkable for the civic determination shown by people and commissioners despite, the handicap of legislative, inaction, may blaze the way by its success for a demand upon the next Legislature for enactment of a city manager charter. When the people of a city like Altoona show so much interest in the plan and go to such trouble to try It, the path of other cities should be made easier.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. Down the Factionalism [From the Altoona Tribune.] Under the above heading the Har risburg Telegraph of last evening In dulged in an editorial introductory to a number of expressions of senti ment from Republican editors in the state in reply to a letter sent out by the editor of the Telegraph asking ior an expression of opinion con cerning the factional differences now existing among the self-constituted leaders of the party in Pennsylvania. The Telegraph believes "there are no differences so irreconcilable as to be offered as excuse lor party dissen sion." It asserts that "harmony is easily attainable and no puerile per sonal animosities shall staud in the way." Editor Giering, of the Wilkes- Barre Record, recognizes that condi tions are not as favorable to Repub lican success next November as they might be. He believes that "do mestic issues will not count .for much in the campaign, with* the possible exception of prohibition or local op tion and woman suffrage." Me imag ines that "an ideal candidate would be a man who lias not been mixed up in political affairs. In other words, lOditor Geiring would have the party adopt the "dark horse" dodge. We don't think much of it. Editor Schuyler, of the Williamsport Ga zette and Bulletin, remarks quite truly that "the rest of Pennsylvania does not care a rap about the scraps of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and attempts to inject them into the pol itics of the state arc bound to be destructive." He is right. The Telegraph publishes letters along the same lino from Editors W. F. dinger, of the Warren Mirror; W. E. Taylor, of the York Dispatch: R. C. Gordon, of the Waynesboro Record; George W. of the Aliddleburg Post; C. N. Andrews, of the Easton Pree Press, and J. M. Blohs, of the Titusville Herald. No; Editor Bloss is somewhat different. Among other things he hits the nail squarely on the head in the follow ing: "To triumph the party must have the courage to meet every issue squarely, and upon the liquor ques tion it must be prepared to tafte ad vanced ground. I am firmly of the opinion that, no man who cannot command the united support of the temperance people of the state can be elected." Sir. Moss favors the nomination of John Wanamaker for governor.- It is an unfortunate truth that the differences in the Republican party, differences which threaten to lead to defeat, aru not coniined to the leaders. They likewise divide the rank and file. They are fundamen tal. But if the party issues a clear voiced declaration of principles, in cluding a repudiation of the adher ents of the liquor traffic, it will lose some members but may overcome its misfortunes and enter upon a career the glory of wljch shall exceed that of its past history. It is a notorious fact that the party has been the bond servant of the distillers and brewers for many years. The time has come when it must issue a new declaration of independence or go down into oblivion with the brewery and the saloon. KINNARD'S INVENTION [Philadelphia Public Ledger.] Leonard IT. Kinnard, vice-presi dent of the Bell Telephone Company, of Pennsylvania, told a good ono on himself the other day. He had been reading Henry Van- Dyke's description in "Days Oil" of deer shooting by the blinding llfcht that streamed from the headlight of a locomotive. He wrote at 3 a. nr. with an idea almost as bright. Why not put on the end of a gun the concentrated light of a storage battery for noc turnal shooting? What a fine pro tection against burglars! No homo complete without it. He described his Inspiration to sev eral canny friends, and they all ex claimed at once: "Go to it! There's millions In itl" When it came to submitting his de signs ho found that some Yankee inventor had beaten him to the pat ent office by a matter of ten years. "That's all very well," commented one of his hearers when Mr. Kinnard finished telling his story. "But the trouble is the burglar would see you just as soon as you flashed your 11- lumihated revolver on him. And that Would be mighty risky for you." "I've thought of a way to obviate all personal danger," said Mr. Kin nard. gravely. "It's very simple. Just hand It over to your wife." EDITORIAL COMMENT Economy is a saving grace.—Wall Street Journal. It appears now tha.t the original Maximalist was little Oliver Twist. —Boston Herald. The world also has the spectacle of the bear that walks like a lamb. —Newark News. \Ve have in the world too many Germanized Socialists and too few socialized Germans.—New York Sun. "Bolshevik" is singular. "Bolshe viki" is plural. Also Bolshevik! are singular.—Chicago Daily News. President Wilson says we will light till "the last gun is tired." Also till the last Hun is tired l'roni Belgium, France and various other countries.—Chicago Herald. Has the editor who referred to Mr. Caillaux as being disloyal ar ranged all his bequests and testi ments, in case Mine. Caillaux sends The next time it is announced that Russia has staged a "bloodless revolution" we're going to wait for the official report before tendering congratulations. Philadelphia In quirer. Thirty-six billions, Secretary Mc- Adoo's estimate of tjie cost to the Unitpd States of war for two years, is an item hard to grasp, but dem ocracy. has no price that democrats can not pay.—-New York World. The average citizen will find that one of the easiest things he has been asked to do in order to help the war along # is a faithful compli ance with Secretary McAdoo's re quest low his )I m 7X/ brains out. /!▼ ( L And what did \ ML yousaytohimT I told him he'd be foolish ,0 try It, as he fw had never been Iw fy successful shoot- W//M in& 801,4,1 t * f " Bmttng (Eljat Officers of the State Game Com mission say that not only will tha state's issuance of hunters' licenses this year run over 300,000, but that it may_possibly go beyond the 306,- 000 mark established in 1911 and they are awaiting: with great inter est the returns of the county treas urer which will be made shortly, after January 1. The county returns, predict men at the game headquar ters, will show some big changes In the interest in hunting. Philadel phia will show an increase but not as large as expected, but Lancaster, llerks, Lehigh, Lackawanna, Lycom ing, Blair, Allegheny and northern tier counties will show gains. Some of the counties not only exhausted the supplies of licensed sent to them based on the sales of the last three years, but in some cases asked from 750 to 1,500 additional licenses and at last acoounts some of them had sold all of the licenses. The numbef of hunters in the field was unusual and counties like Greene, which are largely agricultural and where far mers hunt on their own lands, re turned larger sales than ever before. The hunters' licenses will yield a. substantial sum of money to begin the new year's work of propagation and reserve establishment. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, the Secretary of the Game Commission, says that he is receiving some gratifying re sponses from his circular urging peo ple to feed the birds, especially the insect-destroying varieties, during the hard winters. Dr. Kalbfus points out that the snows have come early and heavy and that in the depths of the woods where the birds have their homes there are probably sup plies of food, but that near cleared sections where quail are to be found the food is hard to find. "If the farm ers and the sportsmen will only take some thought as they go along the roads and throw out some food for the birds it will not cost much, but will be worth a lot next summer. The quail are the greatest insect eaters and save farmers many thou sands of dollars' worth of vegetables a year," says the Doctor. Speaking of Dr. Kalbfus' efforts in behalt of game protection during the winter, Col. Harry W. Shoemak er. writes in the Altoona Tribune: Dr. Kalbfus, Pennsylvania's 'Good Grey Game Protector,' has sent out a timely notice to 'feed the birds.' The unusual severity of this early winter is bound to take a heavy toll of our feathered friends unless we step in and aid them in their ex tremity. Quails especially need food and plenty of it, as they are almost helpless to obtain a living amid the huge snbwdrifts which engulf their feeding grounds. These are among the mo At valuable of our insectiv erous birds and we owe them a tithe of help at this time. According toj our venerable friend, John H. Chatli am, the poet-naturalist of Clinton county, there are fewer winter birds this yep.v in Central Pennsylvania than formerly. This is not wholly due to the rapacious hunter, but l<> the fact that the birds -evidently foresaw a long and severe winter and hied themselves to the south. Clilcadees, jays and even grou.-e seem to have betaken themselves out of the danger zone of arctic con ditions. The grouse is said to be sta tionary in its habits, but its unwont ed scarcity hereabouts would lead one to think that, perhaps tljest nobis game birds have at least tlown to the southern tier of COUntiei where winter is less severe. If thai is the case the tragedy of the los ( of our grouse or "pheasants" as they are commonly called can be happilj explained." John H. Speer, of St. Mary's. •th State Game Commissioner, carrie his interests in game into his Christ mas cards He sent some to this eit' with three little bears, all standini in a row, at the top of his greet ings of the season. The Harrisburg Rifle Club whicl is doing considerable work In thi community in the way of real pre paredness. will have its annual meet ihg on January 5. There are nu merous members of the Kifle Clu now In the United States Army wh are thanking that organization fo the training received at its ranges. Sergeant T. P. Moran, scrgean In ordinary and publicity man extra ordinary at the United States Arm' recruiting headquarters, met u with a man the other day an wanted to know why he had no joined the Army. The man stalle around a while and is declared t have finally told the Sergeant Ilia he would. He asked him to wai They say that Sergeant Moran i still waiting at the sign of the flat WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Col. Ix)uis J. Kolli, of tlift Go\ ernor's staff, is giving a dinner ti night to a number of Philadelph friends at which the Governor ai: other prominent men will I guests. —Hol