8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NB\ySPAPER FOR TUB HOME Pounded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by TDK TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO, Telegraph Building, Federal Square. as. J. STACK POLE, Pres't Sr Bditor-in-C hirf F. R. OYSTER, Business Manacer. OUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Uamber of the Associated Press —The Associated Press Is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or nbt otherwise credltAi In this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. t Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Associa tion, the Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ ated Dailies. Eastern office. Story. Brooks & Avenue Building, New York City; Western office. Story, Brooks & Finley, Entered at the Post Office In Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, ten cents a week; by mail, J5.00 a year In advance, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918 Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set. — BACON. CLOSING FIRST CALL TO-DAY begins the final chapter in the first call made under the seleative service law passed to enable the United States to enter the world war with an army numerically on a par with the forces of its allies. The first call fame in the summer, and while Harrlsburg, thanks to the patrotlsm of its sons, was not called upon to send any young men to the cantonments, it joined in giving fare well to its neighbors and since that time has contributed many specially Qualified men under the voluntary induction system whereby rai'road men, accountants, bricklayers and Others fitted to meet the needs of ■Various lines of the service were placed in the army. To-day from over thirty counties Of Pennsylvania, our own included, young men are starting for Camp Meade to make up the deficiencies under previous quotas, due to the in ability of boards to meet all require ments or to replace those rejected. The men for Camp I.ee will start next week. In th # e week almost 8,- 000 young men, the last of the first class, will move. We understand the camps are ready for these extra men and that arms and accoutrements and all else needed are prepared. We sincerely hope so. The young men who went out under the first quotas probably had some unpleasant experiences, hut most of them are none the worse for that. The camps are now run ning in strict routine; the food is good, the discipline bracing, while the exercise and regularity of habits will make new men of those in train ing. So we will wave good-bye to '.he men of February and titrn about to the problems that will confront us when the second call comes in March to take more men ; from mill, factory, office, store and farm. For we have got to win the war, and we at home have our work cut out for us as well as the men in the camps, and we must take it quite as seriously and go at it Just as bravely and as ener getically as our friends and loved ones who wear the uniform are do ing. Two ounces of bread for diningcar patrons? Why, dear Mr. Hoover, don't you know they're only getting one ounce now? REGULATING CREDITS THERE is sound common sense In the appeal of the Federal Reserve Board for control of credits during the war. Goods, credits and saMngs must be put at the disposal of the government In the largest possible measure during the period of conflict. the board Bays, unnecessary production or con sumption of goods, or any unneces sary use of .credit saps and weakens the fighting strength of the nation. Of these things the most serious is the sale of bonds or other securities to provide capital for nonessential enterprises. It Is not to be thought for an in stant that a man shall stop manu facturing because his product is not going to the Army or Navy, or even If It is classed among the luxuries. The time may come when manu factures will be limited to bare necessities, but that time is not at hand. However, we are at the place when every one of us must make our business sacriflces for the war and he will be required to sacrifice least who is able wisely and •profitably to adjust his business to the new conditions. "Business as usual" under un usual circumstances is as impossible as high prices during periods of financial depression. But "business as unusual," and highly profitable business of large volume at that, is not only possible, but highly desir able. We must make our business fit the new curcumstances. While In peace times, government permission to market stocks and other securities would be warmly resented, nobody can complain of It now. Indeed, It Is highly desir able, if not essential. If we uso our spare millions In buying the securi ties of private corporations they w pot be available for the purchase of THURSDAY EVENING, Liberty Bonds of the next lssxie. The Federal Reserve rather than the Secretary of the Treasury, Is best qualified to pass upon all private, semi-public and public issues bid ding for the investment of capital during the war. WE ARE STRONGER HE torpedoing of the transport I Tuscania, carrying more than two thousand American troops to France, brings home to the nation in forceful and sorrowful manner the fact —which many of us have not fully appreciated—that the nation is at war with a powerful and un scrupulous enemy. The wonder is not that one transport has been sunk, but that so many have es caped. It reflects nothing on the skill and bravery of the ship's offi cers and the escorting war vessels that they were British, for the Brit ish navy has a record second to none in the world for the safe transport of ships bearing troops and supplies. It is a great gratification to the American public, as well as a tribute to the efficiency of the life-saving forces, that so few lives were lost. We rejoice immeasurably in that, but we bow our heads sadly when we think of the brave boys who have gone to a watery death, laid low by a cowardly assassin of the sea, afraid to show his head above the surface of the waves, before they had oppor tunity to show the Hun their worth as open field lighters. With the wom en and children of the Lusitania they, join their call for vengeance, and their fellows in France and all loyal Americans in this country will reply with bullets and shell along the battle-line and redoubled efforts at home to sweep forever from the earth the infernal powers of dark ness now calling upon innocent peo ple the world over for their toll of blood and treasure. So far from discouraging the Brit ish and American navies, this Inci dent will redouble their activities and intensify their efforts to guard the soldiers and supplies entrusted to their care. So far from intimidat ing the men of the training camps In the United States, It will but give them new Incentive to get abroad as quickly as possible to "take a crack" at the Kaiser and his hostu. As for, the American troops in France, it is to be imagined that their temper will not be improved by the news they will get to-day. And who of us at home does not feel a desire to do more, to sacrifice more for the cause in which the brave men who went down with tho Tuscania gave their lives? There will come more and longer lists of casualties. By and by Har risburg boys will be coming back from the front wounded—perhaps maimed for life. Others of them may never return. But through it all we shall maintain a brave spirit and a will to win that will keep us at work with all our energies toward that end. Just as a family is often brought more closely together and its bonds of affection deepened by the loss of a loved one, so do our national losses and bereavements weld us more closely as a people. This and the good fortune that pre served the lives of so many of the ill-fated ship's passengers are the only bright spots in our first serious tragedy of the sea in this war. v NEED SCOUTMASTERS THE Rotary Club has under taken to underwrite Scout Ex ecutive Stine's request for Scoutmasters to fill the vacancies caused by the war and to meet the demand for men to head the new troops. The service (a a worthy one. The influence of the Scout master is as potent as that of the school teacher over the boys with whom he comes into contact. He can do much to make or mar the future of the lad who looks up to him as a leader in Scoutcraft. The fact that Mr. Stine will teach the volunteers before assigning thom to service should take many men Into the work who otherwise might hesi tate to attend. President Wilson has praised in a public way the patriotic services of the Boy Scouts in the war. They have helped sell Liberty Bonds, worked for the Red Cross and per formed many other dutltcs. The war has taken from them many of their leaders. Their organization must not be allowed to lag because the Scoutmasters have responded to the larger call for service. AUTO OPTIMISM ALL records for motor licenses issued by the State Highway Department in January have been broken, as the receipt of $1,900,000 for the month clearly In dicate. Automobile dealers who have been fearing the effects of the war on their Industry doubtless will take heart from these figures. "If, In the face of the hardest win ter known to the trade and the business, uncertainties of the war period, the number of motor ve hicles increases by leaps and bounds It can mean only that the automo bile has ceased to be a luxury and has became an essential factor in our every day life. Despondent manu facturers and dealers would do well to remember that neither war nor weather is likely to Interfere long w.'th a baaicly necessary industry. By the Ex-Commit tccnian Democratic bosses of the reor ganization wing of the Pennsylvania Democracy ware sitting up to-day speculating as to what United States District Attorney E. Lowry Humes, of Meadvllle, Is trying to celebrate. Humes came out in what is regarded us an announcement of his ambition to be a candidate for Governor on Tuesday night and eliminated Vance C. McCormick. About the same time Congressman Guy E. Campbell, one of the Pittsburgh accidents, declared for Acting State Chairman and Pe troleum Administrator Joseph F. Guffey as the choice of Western Pennsylvania Democrats. Humes Is not down on the program for recog nition this year. The bosses want him to play corner policeman and prevent the brewers from contribut ing to campaign funds. Neither is he to be spokesman for the Demo cratic National Chairman. From all accounts the reports which were started early in the week to the effect that if Vance C. Mc- Cormick would not consent to be a candidate no one else in the eastern counties should be considered and that the west should be recognized got Humts and his friends excited and thev crossed the wires about the time Campbell was extolling the vir tues of Mr. Guffey, who is the head and front of the great public utilities of Pittsburgh which are now occupy ing so much attention of the Public Service Ccmmission. There is some difference between the Humes' statement as published in Pittsburgh and the censored form in which it appears in the morning organ of the Democratic machine in this city. This is the unexpurgated reference to McCormick in Humes' statement: "I had hoped that Vance McCorm.ck might be a candidate, and in his candidacy I felt that com plete unity would be found among all tho piogressive elements in the state. If, as report indicates, he will not allow his name to be considered, It is i>ecMftary that the sentiment of the Democrats of the state shoold be det. rmlned, in order that the moat available and strongest candidate should be nominated. While I have declined at this time to even con sider becoming a candidate, yet, in view of the urgent demand that has been made upon me by prominent Democrats residing In almost every county in Pennsylvania.' I feel that I owe it to them to carefully con sider the matter." —The practical end of the Dem ocratic machine in Western Penn sylvania wants Guffey if McCormick or tome other wealthy man will not run. Humes has antagonized many people, while Guffey is a pacificator as any man at the head of a lot of utilities in Pittsburgh would have to be. Campbell owes his election to Republican treachery and Is trying to make himself solid with the Dem ocratic machine powers so that if things do not work well for re-elec tion he can land something nice and soft. —The Democratic windmill here is runtime in a well-oiled way so that there will be no squeaks about the machinery as it is not considered a good time to make a call for con tributions from the numerous job holders, many of whom have just gotten their appointments. But the time Is coining and it Is going to be an expensive campaign. —O'Nell boomers here were in clined to he quite enthusiastic to-day Over Governor Brumbaugh's decla ration before the representatives of the state's organized .Bible classes that he would not support and neither would any one connected with his administration support any candidates who were not pledged to national prohibition. However, there were some who saw in the declara tion a whack at some of the men aligned with the Governor's Phila delphia friends who have never been for the dry amendment. The Gov ernor's statement included candi dates for state and legislative of fices and there are Vare congress men and legislators and Magee leg islators who are rather sensitive about the dry amendment. Friends of these men were saying to-day that the Governor's position had been dis counted, but at the same time the bluntness of the Governor's remarks gave food for thought. There were some who thought that the Govern or was serving notice on some of his allies who persisted in remaining wet that they had better get into line - , ... * —Senator Vare Is claiming that his wing will elect thirty-seven or thirty-eight of the forty-one legis lators from Philadelphia. Senator David Martin is respon sible for ending congressional ambi tions for Senator Samuel W. Salus, whom Senator Vare now says is too valuable a man not to be in the State Senate. Uncle Dave answered the boom for Salus for the J. Hamp ton Moore congressional seat, in northeastern Philadelphia, by say ing that his people were satisfied with Mr. Moore. The Vare statement means Salus will stay in the State Senate and there is a place for Con gressman John R. K. Scott to alight on the Congress-at-large ticket at any time he decides that he does not .want to run for Lieutenant Gov- ] ernor. —The fact that none of the Phila delphia newspapers has come out for O'Neil is much commented upon as is the fact that Pinchot, Lewis and other big Bull Moosers persist in remaining (juiet. On the other hand only two of the Philadelphia newspapers are out unreservedly for Sproul. Uninteresting Time in Life I'm getting sear and old— I have passed Life's day of gold, And I'm nearing where the evening breeze Us sighing! Age—dear fellow! —seems to say: "We have come a long, long way, And there's little left for us that's worth the trying!" We have made our journey by Rocky pathways-r-Age and I And we've shared whatever For tune chanced the giving: Happy we have been and glad, Luckless too, and drear and sad, But we've cheerful been and known the love of living. Now we've reached the end at last, Youth and Happiness are past— Tasteless now the cheerful words of sage and poet: "You are old," the echoes say: Though we're silent on our way. In the hearts of us 'tis very wall we know it! v • Not by gray are we betrayed, Nor our features do they fade: It's apparent more in our success at wooing; We can still charm maids pf Six, And the "girl" of Forty sticks. But the Queen of Twenty-one— there's nothing doing! —John D. Wells, In the Buffalo Eve-I nlng News. i HXRRTSBITRG TELEGRAPH AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'? .... -BY BRIGGS WHEN YOU HEAR - THAT THERE WERE ' AND THE HIGHEST MEW THE. TEACHER MARK WAS 96 THAT THE CLASS IHREE IBRO 5 AND TH£ NEXT DID VERY POORLY IM Y*. ARITHMETIC EXAAA -AND YOU THINK I MAYBE YOUR.3 IS ANJD "WHEN YOU DO RX I I ?R,T°V HO^ ER >?OVR^ D RECWVS YOUR - BOY FATHER WLL SAY ITS THE 96 * "-R ,T J WHEN YOO ' AINT IT A GET HOME CD R-R-RAND AND YOU HATE (tffftmffs UIX \ IN TO see THE •ARTR. • AND \W GLOR-E-YUS EDITORIAL COMMENT ' Well, anyway, our Secretary of War is one Baker who doesn't givo short waits. —Philadelphia Inquirer. The Government has requisitioned Niagara Falls. Getting ready for National prohibition?— Dallas News. There is really only one nation that the United States should be afraid of in this war, and that is procrastination.—St. Louis Star. It is evident that when the Fuel Administration said relief is sixty days off, it was bankiVg on an earljr spring.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Germany merely asks as a basis of peace that she may be permitted to keep all she won and get back all she lost.—Philadelphia North Amer ican. "Yeowomen" Wear Uniforms From' Washington comes the news that women connected with the gov ernment, especially the Navy, must don the conventional blue and brass buttons of the service. As they are yeomen of the Navy they must dress their part. The winter uni forms will consist of a blue skirt, coat, waist and blue felt hat, and the summer of a similar white uni form, with white straw hat. Specifications call for Norfolk style coats, slightly shaped to the figure, with plain seams and rolling collar, and tailored skirts, full at the bottom and reaching to four inches above the ankles. Exhibit A The fellow seen riding in a cut ter with a landscape painted on the back and Sides will please commun icate with the director of Carnegie Museum. —From the Pittsburgh Ga zette-Times. Fortunate Thing Washington announces that rope manufacturers of the country have agreed to drop the use of labels. This refers to hemp, not to tobacco ropes. —From the Minneapolis Tribune. LABOR NOTES Over a million and a quarter wom en are engaged in essential war In dustries in fifteen states of the Union. Increases In wages during the 12 months ended November were the greatest In Iron and steel, amount ing to 49.3 per cent. No alien in England may be en gaged in any form of auxiliary war work without the express permission of the army council. The superintendent of New York State Prisons suggests the utiliza tion of convict labor In munitions making by enlarging prison shops. England has Issued a call for women In the navy, not as fighting sailors, but to replace men doing clerical and repair work on land. The British War Cabinet, with an eye on the shortage of beer as a cause of industrial unrest and the consequent increased demand for spirits, has decided to allow the re lease from bond of wine up to the full amount released in 1916. Offlcial announcement will shortly be made regarding a scheme for largely increasing the cultivation of flax in Ireland, the proposal being to secure lands in the Midlands and South and subsidize the farmers to the extent of 2,000,000 pounds ster ling. The Women's Trade Union League declares that no shortage of man power exists as yet in the states, and thut the substitution of female help by manufacturers is in most cases actuated by a desire for cheap labor. There are three great sources whence the bulk of the British new soldiers must corne—namely, the miners, the railway men and the en gineers. The first two are not ex pected to place obstacles in the way of the government, but the engineers Insist that the government deal with them separately. Workers of England, France, Italy and the affiliated Allied governments engaged in the great war alms, eco nomic demands, political views and the determination to "give of their best" to establish a greater freedom for the peoples of the earth before the peace terms can push, aside the terrors of combat MMMHMMHI THE PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY SONG I To the F.ditor of the Telegraph: We have read with interest your recent editorials suggesting commun ity singing as a needed relaxation in these strenuous times. Although it is now too late for special plans for the "National Week of Song" to be observed throughout the country, February 17 to 23. we can make a start and have a line chorus ready for Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, or as you suggest, the park concerts during the summer. There's nothing that brings a peo ple closer, together than music, and n , we Join in "Suanee River," Annie Laurie," "Love's Old Sweet I Song, tiie good old patriotic songs, college songs and national anthems as well as the newer, "Tipperary." Long, Long Trail" and "Old Grey Mare ' we feel the uplift and closer "bonds of brotherhood. We have with us now, right here in Harrisburg, a woman who has given much attention to this class of singing and who has been wonder fully successful as an assistant to Peter W. Dykema, the celebrated community singing worker. I refer to Mrs. James W. Sanders, late of the University of Wisconsin, and wife of the Pennsylvania State Economic Zoologist. Mrs. Sanders has had wide experience with choruses of both men and women, and perhaps in her enthusiasm for the movement she might be urged to make the I start. us ho|ae she will. I WEDNESDAY CLUB. The War Menu Sing a song of johnny cake, graham bread and rye. Fish and eggs and fowl and fruit, less of cake and pie. Wheatless, meatless, sweelessmeals the kaiser's strength will puncture; Isn't that the proper thing at Just this present juncture? —Hoy Temple House. Boil It Down i Have you had a. thought that's happy? Boil it down. Make it short and crisp and snap py— Boil it down. , When your mind its gold has minted, Down the page your pen has'sprint ed, If you want your effort printed. Boil it down. —The Survey. .The Forehanded Bard But yesrteday I wrote of flowers, of lilies and of violets, And then I waded through the snow to go and mail my triolets. And now I'm pouring forth my soul in a supernal sonnet With which to purchase, if I've luck, my wife an Easter bon net. —Kansas City Star. Two Bites of a Cherry A breakfast question we expect soon to hear: "A little of the yolk or a little of the white, dear?"— From the London Opinion. Khaki Colored Sugar • There used to be the khakl colored sugar. Would it be more patriotic to call for that kind?— From St. Louis Globe-Democrat. SOMEWHERE HE SLEEPS They laid him in my weary arms, My soul was filled with joy; Forgot was pain and death's alarms, My own —my baby boy. \ I held him close against my breast, I felt that I indeed were blest If he might there forever rest. My precious baby boy. I led him through the mystic maze Of childhood's wondrous paths and ways, Through dawning youth to man hood's days, My pride—my noble boy. They sent him from my clinging arms •Gainst foes who would destroy, To ocean's perils, war's alarms. My valiant soldier boy. • •***• * Somewhere he sleeps across the sea, To wake, where peace shall ever be, At heaven's resounding reveille, My martyred soldier boy. —Sarah Beekman Lorle. LABOR CONTRACTS To the Editor of the Telegraph: May I draw your attention to sev eral paragraphs in the wage scales of the decorators, painters and pa perhangers and of the carpenters and joiners? Here are two from the painter^' scale: "All matters in dispute shall be submitted to arbitration, which shall be "final." "No strikes or lockouts to take place unless sanctioned by the local union, which must use every hon orable means to prevent the same." "The interests of the employer shall be protected at all times." And this from the Carpenters' Union: "When on account of age or any disability a member cannot perform a day's work, he can, by permission of the local or executive board, work for less than the minimum wage." I ask you to publish these to show that the union is looking after the employer as well as the employe and understands that if the employer does not prosper the employe can not. A UNION MAN. Intelligent Criticism [North American Review.] There is real need now for intelli gent and fairminded criticism. We shall get no further by the unques tioning acceptance of everything that the Administration does. Pres ident Wilson is entitled to the sym pathy and support of the country in the performance of his difficult task. But the public is entitled to ask for results. It has made and is making great sacrifices. It has consented without murmur to the conscription of its sons. It has given cheerfully of its wealth. It has undergone needless hardships without com plaint, believing it was "doilng its bit" toward the winning of the war. It is now going short of coal in the severest weather known in thirty years, and laying the responsibility upon the war, whereas the real re sponsibility rests upon the Adminis tration, for its failure to act prompt ly with regard to the railroads. Well, then, the one big gain from getting out the truth is that the truth is out. The truth will make us free. Henceforth there will be reasonable criticism. The time when It was unpatriotic to say that the ordnance bureau or the quartermas ter's bureau of the Army was mak ing a failure is past. A different spirit will prevail among the people. Shut eyes will no longer be accepted as full evidence of loyalty. Mr. Wil son's subordinates will have to jus tify themselves to p, people who al ready know that grievous blunders have been made in equipping the Army iyith machine guns, supplying it with clothing and housing It in sanitary quarters. . Congress once more becomes an Important part of the government. A few months ago Congress was 'afraid even to investigate Mr. Creel, for fear the nation would feel that lit was nagging at the President when he was oppressed with the burdens of war. To-day Congress is feeling its way carefully, but it, is proving itself capable of independent action. In the Right Place The now "Victory Bread," it Is perhaps needless to state, will be but tered on the side of justice and hu manity.—From the Springfield Un ion. The Child Problem [From the Outlook] The parent who wishes to train his children according to the "scien tific method" has his troubles. Wit ness this letter published in the Sur vey: "I write to see if any of your readers can help me out in the mat ter of finding some book or pamph let that will tell me the logical and scientific order in which to teach my two little girls, aged 8 and 6, the indoor games of lotto, parchesi, checkers, backgammon, halma, chesß and the like such as authors and the different card games. Which should come first, checkers or parchesi? Any information will be welcome." As the problem is not solved by the editor of the Survey suggestions seem to be in order. Why not let the children start with bridge and chess and gradually work them up the point where they dan appreciate lotto, halma and tiddledywinks? FEBRUUARY 7, 1911 / V Otfer tfwc *7ojo in 'peiuau At Camp Meade where there are so many Pennsylvania boys the sur geons find that the human ear "rusts out more quickly than it wears out." City boys have better ears than country boys. They account for this by supposing that the quiet of the country tends to weaken, throjjgh disuse, the nerves of the ear, while the constant clamor of the city really keeps the aural nerves responsive. "He would eat his supper and stick around the house until bed time and then he'd go out and bed down with the horse," complained Mrs. Louise Chrissinger in a Cleve land divorce court. "I have slept alone every night for two years." The court gave her a writ of sepa ration. • • • Federal secret service men re cently arrested a wonyin German spy who had been active in and around Pittsburgh and other parts of this state. They were puzzled to make out her papers until it was found that the cipher key had" been written on her back in such a man ner that it became visible only when lemon juice was applied to the skin. • • Here's a faithful clock. A -few days ago for the first time in 119 years the clock in the old tower of St. Paul's Church, New York, failed to strike. OUR DAILY LAUGH •I£3 SOMETHING WRONG. | BirdI—Hang 1 —Hang it all, I can't pick W the raisins out IV--*' * 'V" of this funny Kr BOUND TO BB Ky TROUBLE. The govern , . W* ment is going to V-rfiimi * iave ' ts tr ° u ' | hies running th Ifl Imagine th row that will b B starte< ' the first time some fel jj fn\ ■■ low who thinks j 1 he 9 ontrol9 a I JjLj few votes is told : he can't have a • lower Worth. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. L What are you If working at /j| Oh, I'm sell- HT I Must be sort Es| I of a skin game, v. h 11 jy ' A TRAGEDY. f )\ ' Now Arabella Cs/A ( Bug, If you n don't promise to " \ 111/ my wlfe ' I /wK plun*e Into tha raging torrent below! Bmttng (Htfat Railroad employes are down to real - war conditions, and they are taking things just as they come, with very little murmuring. There was a time not long ago when train crews argued long and loudly over a request to work over sixteen hours. While they are not asked very often to remain on the road longer than the law requires, employes to a man are now ready to do anything to help \ out. As an example, it was told quite a time ago where a crew reached Duncannon when the sixteen hours were up. It would require just one A°" r '°" ger for that crew to get to mTh * W i the train. It was said the trainmen could not get home in less than that time on a l £ aln .,? r by coming to this city dead head on an engine. Ex tra time was offered if the crew train C £ ntlnUe t0 th >9 city With the ™ ? I) S ras a flat refusal. Now things are different. Railroad men have reached the point where thev know Just what railroads are up against. And they are showing a willingnes to co-operate. This has been a big factor in breaking nn congestion* a urea King up freightn?Present neither lone It Sen ?® r men know how long it is going to take to make ssiM. Afaar ssi irequentl> to work overtime and the> respond willingly Tho' nniv ns&zzx* may C b h e eß used W !S h a ''' mi^alZen .n/ hW:hJ v K; s TVs one offlcialf y *'' n the wlnte^WhituUon^f^^ri^'products here in Harrisburg: is all right it's willmi.h°?t t | hlnß and 1 h °P° >'°u w push it along and that people will line up with you," said Attor- Z. i m rancis Shunk Brown yesterday The learned Attorney General is a pretty busy man hut he is a farmer and they aav tli-. nnim kCS f ?r mi " E more than law or politics which is saying something. the ty H X. ely week whm tne exhibition was held here, but I managed to get there twice'and I bought a tractor there, too, for tnv 1*7"; T !\° ,doa ° f a state show "o get together the best exhibits of ' h h e „" I t , he , r falrs all right and there should be a couple of good talks at the show every day in addition •„ j udg , in S- Keep it up. Yon will find a people with you. ' They tell a story of Mayor Keister which shows that he is very much on the job. When the snow flingers were out on Monday the Mayor went about looking over things. He saw a man who could not shovel snow a little bit and he got disgusted with him. "Give me thar shovel" said the Mayor. He shoveled and he threw snow around and if some did come back into his fade under that stinging wind he showed the man how to throw the snow. "Bend your back and put some muscle into' it," sad he. • • It may be remarked that somo of the snow which is on display about Harrisburg serves very well for advertisements and in a few places men have taken -advantago of the mounds, bulwarks, ramparts .and bastions that line the streets. But the worst feature of this adver tising is that it shows snow covered with soot and grime, mute evidence that there is some awfully careless firing done In Harrisburg. Snow on terraces of Capitol park and in River park look like a coal pile. • • • "You seem to like Harrisburg more than before" was the remark made to a couple of state officials who have been here more than usual. They do not live so far away and have been accustomed to going home nightly. "Well, I have more work .snd have to spend more time, including evenings here" remarked one. "I'm honest," said the other. "The train service is so bad that I have camped here because I can't DO suro when I can get home or return to Harrisburg." "1 think I'm going to be honest, too,' replied the first one with a broad smile. "I have beer\ here all week and have cleared out my desk and finished, up a lot of work that I had been putting off." • John P. Dohoney, investigator of accidents of the Public Service Commission, used to be a news paperman, but still has influence. The other day Mr. Dohoney was in Philadelphia and wanted to get to ' a train. He left a group of friends and as the man at the gate knew him he let him through. Mr. Dohoney got into the train and— sat there two mortal hours before it left. And the car was cold and Mr. Dohoney did n °t want to leave it for fear the train would start. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —General F. W. Stillwell, who re signed at Camp Hancock, will re sume his place In a Scranton bank. —C. W. Kiser, treasurer of the O'Neil campaign, has been connect ed with one Pittsburgh bank for over twenty years and is well known here. —Harry B. Tyson, Montgomery fuel administrator, has been so busy seizing coal to keep that county going that he let his own supply run out. —"Bill" Adams, former legisla tor, is an instructor Sn machine gun squads at one of the Massachusetts , camps. —Col. Asher Miner, commanding the Luzerne county artillery, has been sent to Fort Sill for instruction in artillery firing. | DO YOU KNOW —That Harrisburg is making stool used for army wagons? HISTORIC HARRISBURG The first great flood occurred here a few years after the town was laid out and water backed • up into Market Square. SIGHING MUSES The muses sigh and bow their heads. The sun stands still as stout hearts quail, For o'er the world a deep fear spreads Lest cruse of oil or meal should fail. i I look beyond, no help draws nigh, My eyes are veiled, I see no goal; A star shoots .upward but to die, But not, great Scott, the price of coal. —WILLIAM GRANT. The Right Place . Sometimes it looks as -If Senator deed's pugnacity might better be employed on the firing line than In shooting oft his mouth. —From the Dallas News.
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