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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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FRIDAY, MARCH. 15, 1918
Apologies only account for what
they do not alter. — EARL OF BEACONS
FIELD.
THE NEW WATER RATES
COUNCIL is wise In deciding to
study the proposed new water
rates before final approval, al
though first reading of them gives the
impression that they were framed in
a spirit of fair play to all classes of
consumers and with the revenue
needs of the water department in
view. It is particularly noticeable
that the burden of expense is distri
buted more equitably under the new
rates than under those that have
been in force the past few years.
The small consumer will be the ben
eficiary, but not to an extent that
the large users ,of water can justly
term unfair.
There can be no objection to the
bis industries of the city receiving
their water from the city supply, but
they should not enjoy a rate that
places the bulk of upkeep and ope
ration upon the shoulders of the
householder, whom the department
is primarily designed to serve.
Doubtless, the managements of these
industries would be the last to ask
such a favor. At all events, the new
rates are more satisfactory than the
old, from that standpoint.
To be sure, all the schedules now
under consideration are higher than
those in force, but it must be re
membered that Harrisburg water
rates for the past three or four years
have been too low. The reductions
were made for poetical reasons and
had no basis in good business. The
consequence is that the department
has run down to a really dangerous
extent, and the losses to wage-earn
ers and salaried employes, to say
nothing of business, during the en
forced shutdown of industry when
the pumps failed a month ago, were
many timls the small amounts
saved to individuals or firms' in
lowered water rates.
The department must have more
revenue and the way to get it is
to revise the schedules upward. The
only question to be asked then con
cerning the proposed advances is,
are they adequate and equitable?
The latest ship ttdzure order would
indicate th,at the Kaiser Is "In Dutch"
again. '■
ON THE WESTERN FRONT
MAKE no mistake about it, this
war is going to be decided on
the West front. One hears an
occasional warning of what Ger
many means to do in the East, and
the suspicion is that' Germany would
bo not averse to another allied effort
in that direction 4n order to counter
balance the talked of German activ
ity in that, theater of war.
The allies, however, show no signs
of being misled. They oan win the
war in the .West, if they can win It
any place, and there are strong In
dications that the issue will be de
cided there and that American pres
sure will prove the deciding factor.
If Germany can be smashed up in
the West, all her gaiks in the East
will count for naught. If she is
brought to her knees the Rhine
or beyond it, the allies can compel
the Kaiser to get out of Russia. Ar
r.icnia, Serbia and every other piece
or overrun territory. And that
must be done ajld yvill be done.
Cast your eye about you, read any
newspaper and Vou will see signs
everywhere -of / the overwhelming
weight of military force the United
States is preparing to throw against
the staggering legions of -autocracy;
end who can doubt that It shall pre
vail ?
Look over your library and have a
few good books ready for the Boy
Scouts, who will call for them to
morrow. Give the soldiers In the
camps opportunity for beneficial and
enjoyable relaxation.
BANK AID NEEDED
THE banks will have to bear a
big .shnreß of the burden of the
thlrrl Liberty Loan. The banks
carried more, of th flnt two loans
"than moat people realize and in ad
• <lition to making 'large purchases
j from their own funtia made It possl-1
FfiIBAY^EYKNIPIG,
bin for small Inventors to buy bonds
from their savings by 1 means of
the Installment plan. Now, In addi
tion to the government request that
all banks and trust companies Bet
aside.one per cent, of their resources
each week for the purchase of certl.
flcates of Indebtedness to be Issued
|ln preparation for the third loan,
they aro asked to subscribe more
heavily than ever to the Liberty
Bonds about to be floated.
That they are responding In a
highly patrlotlo manner Is indicat
ed by the telegrams being received
at the Treasury Department, some
of which have been made public.
One bank president wired: "You
can have everything In our bank,
except the fixtures," Another tele
graphed: "Our resources are at
your command; they will be of no
use to us If Oermany wins."
The banks of the United States
constitute a tower of strength. The
banking power of the United States,
represented by capital, surplus, pro
fits, circulation and deposits of na
tional bunks and other repSrting
banks and trust companies, Includ
ing also the paid-in capital s£nd de
posits of the twelve Federal Reserve
banks. Is estimated under date of
January 81, 1918, at $37,529,000,000,
having Increased by $14,348,000,000
during the past five years. The
banking power of the world In 1890
was estimated at $15,558,000,000, so
that the banking power of the United
States is to-day two and one-Half
times as great as the banking power
of the entire world was in 1890. At
that time the banking power of the
.United States was just one-seventh
of what it is to-day. There Is a
giant well able to cope with the fin
ancial needs of the country if its
strength is properly harnessed.
The banks of the very large cities
and most of those of the smaller
cities and towns have done their full
part and more in the previous loans,
but there are a few country banks
which have not measured up. These
must be brought to a full under
standing of their duty.
If you don't return that fioi card
to-day you will get into trouble.
ENTIRELY POSSIRLE
LITTLE wonder that President
Wilson is inclined to disbelieve
the report that Germany may
shortly launch another peace move,
offering to retire in the West if given
a free hand in the East.
After all that has been said con
cerning American war aims and our
decision to fight until the safety of
democracy has been established, it
would seem that Berlin would be
chary about offering a peace of the
kind proposed. The Berlin govern
ment, however, has been so success
ful in its recent propaganda in Rus
sia and elsewhere that anything may
be expected. But its honeyed
phrases will fall on deaf ears this
time.
The fate of Russia has been a
warning to the allies. If any warn
ing were needed. They are unitedly
opposed to an peace.
The Kaiser may make his play, but
lie wili find England, France and
America adamant. Why quit now?
We of the United States have not
begun to fight.
The Germans are beginning to find
that there is jnore than "American
bluff' concealed in some of the
trenches they are now facing in
France.
A GOOD EXAMPLE
THE Chester Times, a strong Re
publican newspaper published
by Senator Sproul, ought to be
on the desk of any Pennsylvania edi
tor who may be hesitating about
espousing the cause of "dry" candi
dates for the next Legislature. The
Times is committed to the support
of men in Delaware county pledged
to voted for the prohibition amend
ment if elected. In a recent edi
torial on the subject the Times
sal a:
believe that the overwhelm-
I>en'1 >en ' the people of the
Uon e rJ n J a \V' oflts ratifica
tion. Ihe question will be settlsH
by the next Legislature each
house voting separately upon it a
majority vote in |he House and
Senate are required to Ds . th
amendment. In most, if not in
of ™ unt 'es, there is a very
thl eip 6 !" be j nfr made to secure
r i F members of the
Legislature who will vote favor
ably upon this question. Even in
the big cities, the movement is
gaining great force and in Phila
delphia probably a majority of
the members of the House and
Senate win be found lipon the
prohibition side.
We believe that the sentiment
or the people of Delaware county
Is in accord with the rest of the
wif "H,",?, V!" "rtlon and the
local politicial organizations of
both parties will undoubtedly se
lect men pledged to this program
There can be no question but that
the representatives from the dis
trict outside of the city of Ches
ter will go to Harrisburg with
prohibition as one of the pledges
upon which they were elected and
the question in the city even at
the present time will be a close
one. The Times believes the entire
delegation from Delaware county
should vote for the ratification of
the amendment upon grounds of
patriotism, economy and loyalty
to.the country, and will give such
assistance as it can to accomplish
this end.
If every newspaper In the State
takes as strong a position as that in
favor of electing "dry" members to
the next Legislature, the amend
ment will cease to be an .issue, after
the primaries, for few "wet" candi
dates will be nominated by any
party.
"Secretary Baker takes to wine eel
lar." One cannot but wonder what
Secretary Daniels would have done in
like circumstances.
"Americans," says a dispatch, "aro
held up ih Finland," but-even at that
they have nothing 1 on many of use at
home.
Why not lure the Germans over to
England and lose them In a London
fog?
No, gentle rrader, Unclf Sam doesn't
want habitual drinkers for the tank
regiment.
'ipotttZca- £h.
By the Ex-CommlUceraan
According l to what Robert S.
Bright, Philadelphia reorganization
Democratic leader, has told the Dem
ocratic Club of Philadelphia, Vance
C, McCormlck will not change Ills
mind and become a candidate for
governor under any circumstances.
Bright was one of those who thought
that McCormlck should lead the for
lorn hope, but after he had been at
Washington he Is said to have chang
ed his mind.
The Democratic bosses do not
seem to be any closer to a decision
In regard to who to run for governor
now than they were six weeks ago
and another conference may be held,
although before It meets the half
dozen men who framed the slate four
years ago on the banks of the Po
tomac will meet there again and ar
range things In the interest of the
plain people. Then they will go to
the conference with open ears and
speak their piece when the time
comes. The trouble is that the Dem
ocrats are split up the back over the
liquor issue and especially since Wil
liam C. Sproul and J. Denny O'Neil
have both' declared for prohibition
the Democrats can't get together.
The old liquor element is strong and
being composed of practical politi
cians the reorganizers do not'want
to antagonize them and break up
the machine.
The machine element would like
to run Acting State Chairman Jo
seph F. Guffey; the "dry" element is
bent on McCormick or United States
District Attorney E. Dowry Humes,,
who Is being trotted in and out t-o
often that he must be dizzy, while
some of the bosses are flirting with
the name of William H. Berry. I
—Warren county going "dry"
makes fourteen "dry" counties In
Pennsylvania and at almost every
other license court there has been a
reduction in the number of licenses
granted. There were thirty-two sa
loons put out of business by Judge
Hinchley's order. •
—The interchange of fire between
Governor Brumbaugh and Senator
Sproul has created much comment
throughout the state and Philadel
phia newspapers are printing a great
deal of it. However, there does not
seem to be much being accomplish
ed by the bombardments.
—Guy B. Flyte, a former member
of the House and prominent in the
P. O. S. of A. and Travelers' Protec
tive Association, Is being strongly
boomed by Luzerne countlans for
one of the Republican nominations
for congress-at-large. The Wilkes-
Barre Independent says that ho
would make a valuable congressman
and that he had many friends who
would take off their coats for him.
—Jacob F. Huester, Fred Ehr
hardt's old rival in Scranton, will
run against him again.
—The' borough of Swissvale will
have an election late this month on
the question whether to join Pitts
burgh. The question is being hotly
debated.
—The Scranton Republican says
that O'Neil petitions have arrived at
state offices in that city.
—George H. Rowley, of Greenville,
former district attorney of Mercer
county, was yesterday appointed col
lector of customs for the western
district of Pennsylvania, succeeding
George W. Acklin, of Allegheny
county, who died last December. He
is friendly to Joseph F. Guffey, act
ing state chairman, a prospective
candidate for the Democratic nomi
nation for governor. Mr. Guffey is
in Washington and the appointment
is considered a result of his visit
there. There were several applica
tions for the place and a stiff con
test to keep the appointment with
in Allegheny county. So there will
be the usual Democratic aftermath.
—Entrance of Prof. C. A. Bow
man, one of the well known Leba
non county educators, Into the legis
lative contest has caused much in
terest in that county. Prof. Bow
man is out on a "dry" platform and
says he intends to make a campaign.
—Sam Mudson, writing in what is
termed in Philadelphia Ills "Politi- (
cal playground" says that Gifford
Pinchot, who was shunted out of the
gubernatorial race*, is in Florida to
recover from the shock. Pinchot
will likely return in time to take
part in the campaign, he predicts.
Sam Mudson is a veteran legislative
correspondent, and has a notable
acquaintance with state affairs, his
tory and men who have made and
are making it. He still maintains
that stlye which is all his own.
—Predictions are being made that
Frank B. Black, former State High
way Commissioner, .may become a
candidate for congress at large, al
though he disclaims such ambitions.
—Captain R. I. Quigley, com
mander of the Lock Haven unit of
the Reserve militia, is a candidate
for Republican legislative honors in
Clinton county. He is a brother of
Judge Harry C. Quigley, of Center
county.
—People here will be much Inter
ested in the announcement that Cap
tain Samuel A. Whitaker. member
of the House from Chester county
for the last three sessions and one of
the sensible, level-headed, respected
members, will run for Republican
re-nominatlon. The captain Is at
Camp Hancock in command of
the famous Phoenixville battery and
has contided his candidacy to his
friends. The captain will run on a
"dry" platform such as that he fyvs
been elected upon In years gone by.
His declaration, sent from the camp,
Is a strong one for prohibition, just
as he would be expected to make.
—Elmer E. Eshenhour, of this
city, who vacates his job as a paint
er in the Public Grounds and Build
ings Department to-day, la getting
famous. The anti-O'Neil men call
him the "first of the martyrs" refer
ring to the generally accepted re
port that he lost his job because he
was not in sympathy with the ad
ministration's campaign for the
Highway Commissioner.
—Representative Martin, Tioga,
and Lohr, Somerset, who were here
this week, talked as though they
would be candidates for renomina
tion.
—Harry Neamand, a druggist of
Perkasie. will be a candidate for the
Legislature on the Republican ticket
In that district. , ••
• —The general belief is that Dr.
Wilmer Krusen, Philadelphia direc
tor of health, can be the next state'
i ealth commissioner. If he desires
the place. Dr. Krusen Is noted as
a vigorous administrator.
Fat-Tail Sheep
Raise a sheep for its tall. Sheep
of the old AfHcander fat-tall variety
carry tails weighing from four to six
pounds. The Dutch Bo6r farmers
have for several generations used
this fat In place of butter. It Is now
being exported to England. Per.
haps our. New England farmers
might start In raising fat.taP sheen.
'—From the Textile World Journal
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MY OWN UNITED STATES
I love every inch of her prairie land.
Each stone on her mountain side;
I love ev'ry drop of her water clear.
That flows in her rivers wide;
I love ev'ry tree; ev'ry blade of
grass,
Within Columbia's gates.
The queen of the earth is the land
of my birth,
My own United States.
EDITORIAL COMMENT"""
General Wilson is now at the head
of the British General. Staff, suc
ceeding General Robertson. Per
haps the English think there is, af
ter all, something inspiring and
helpful in a name.—New York Morn
ing Telegraph.
Bolshevik diplomacy seems to be
the sure way to make the Russian
world safe for German autocracy.—•
New York World.
A part of the peace treaty between
Germany and Ukrainia provides that
a portion of the boundary shall be
established on ethnological lines.
Of course, the decision will be left
to some distinguished German eth
nologist.—Minneapolis Tribune.
MUST DIG POTATOES
The conversation in the lobby of a
Washington hotel turned to the dis
inclination of the tramp to work,
when Congressman William H. Car
ter, of Massachusetts, recalled an
anecdote along that line.
Last summer a New England
farmer was urgently in need of help,
and, seeing a tramp coming down
.the road, he went out and stopped
him.
"X want a man for a day or two,"
said the farmer to the hobo. "How
would you like to have a' job?"
"I don't know," was the hesitating
rejoinder of the tramp. "What kind
of a job is it?"
"Not a very hard one," replied the
farmer, encouragingly. "I want
somebody to help me dig potatoes."
"I don't believe I would mind a
job of that kind," answered the
tramp; 'that is, if you mean digging
them out of gravy."
THE TEST OF WORKS
Then stood there up one In the
council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel,
a doctor of the law, bad in repu
tation among all the people, and
commanded to put the apostles
forth a little space; and said unto
them, Ye men of Israel, take heed
to yourselves what ye intend to do
as touching these men. Refrain
from these men, and let them alonci:
for if this counsel or this work bo
of men, it will come to nought: but
if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow
it; lest haply ye be found even to
fight against God. —Acts v, 3 4 to 39.
PLANT 'EM
If you have the space will you
kindly publish the following verses:
Bring the "Irish Cobblers" boys
we'll plant another row
Plant them as we used to plant them
fifty years ago.
Put the fertilizer on. fifty thousand
strong.
While we are fighting the Kaiser.
(Chorus)
Hurry up! Hurry up! We'll plant the
corn and beans,
Hurry up! Hurry up! We'll have
some turnips green,
And so we'll plant potatoes for the
Allies o'er the sea,
While we are fighting the Kaiser.
How the Allies shouted, when they
heard the joyful sound,
Not a German diplomat in the U. S.
could be found.
How we sent them all back home,
and withdrew our Gerard,
While we are fighting the Kaiser.
So we'll make a thoroughfare
through the U-Boats vast do
main.
And we'll send them all back home
for ever to remain ,
Submarines before us fled. Invasion
was in vain.
For we can lick the Kaiser.
Germany's dashing soldier boy mn
never reach this coast.
So our saucy U. S. said and 'twas a
handsome boast.
Had they not forgot alas, to reckpn
with the host,
Soon we'll be done with the Kaiser.
—A. M, H.
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THE PEOPLE'S
I'OIR WINTER WOOD
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Nearly every one who was put to
inconvenience or made to suffer on
account of the coal shortage this
winter made a calamity howl, and
resolved most emphatically that he
will not be found short next winter.
But coal shortage lik'e ordinary pain
in quickly forgotten and the resolu
tion cast to the summer heat to
dry.
Solomon the wise man said, "A
prudent man foreseeth the evil and
hideth himself; but tjie simple pass
on and are punished." 'Next win
ter will reveal how many simpletons
are still outside of the insane asy
lum.
The United States food administra
tors suggest other cereals and food
as substitutes for wheat. Just so, as
it is absolutely necessary. Let us
also remember that there is other
fuel aside of coal. Some have be
come so accustomed to burning coal
that it would be a calamity if they
were forced to burn wood. Yet less
than a century ago coal in the Unit
ed States was scarcely known.
Possibly because we recklessly
burn more coal than is absolutely
necessary Providence was compelled
to call a halt in order that future
generations may have coal to burn,
and to call to our attention to the
tens of thousands of cords of wood
that is rottening along our high
ways and byways, in fields and mea
dows, in groves and forests, by rivor
sides and hillsides. A gigantic moun
tain of wood is left to rot or to be
consumed by forest fires.
Nature cannot bear to see its pro
duct so ruthlessly left to decay and
return to mother earth without
blessing mankind. Wood was design-
THE STATE PRESS
"A drama of uncurbed impulses,"
"most thrilling spectacle ever
shown on a moving picture screen,"
"a story of primitive passion and
the freedom of natural Instincts,"
"the most sensational picture ever
produced," "a photoplay ( showing
man as God made him," "a produc
tion in which red blood and brute
strength make their own laws."
Isn't such stuff getting sickening?
Haven't we enough of all that in the
actual life of the world to-day with
out emphasizing it on the screen?
For mercy's sake, give us something
that at least hints of justice, order,
and' happiness! Lebanon Daily
.News.
• • •
Old man Von Hindenburg is still
delaying his spring drive. Perhaps
he has at last decided that a spring
drive is not a joy ride.—Altoona Mir
ror.
NIGHT CAPS RETURNING
Night caps—of the material kind
—seem to be coming into, vogue
again. The boys in camp have prov
ed their value and given them a good
start in popularity. Colds In the
head have almost ceased to trouble
the M. O. since the night caps have
been In use in the Army. A medi
cal man was emphatic the other day
In declaring that their general use
would prevent the majority of in
fluenza colds. During those abnor
mal times, when so many heads are
popped out of windows and doors in
the night hours, night caps should
prove popular "for the duration" If
not longer.
Knows a Thing or Two
The United States navy Is one
branch of the service that is con
stantly, being praised. It is interest
ing to remember, that Josephus Dan
iels was a nevyspaper editor before
he became the Secretary of the
Navy and there are few things that
a newspaper man cannot run.
—From the Baltimore Star.
THE INCOME TAX
Penalties
Should a taxpayer render a false or fraudulent return with In
tent to evade a proper payment of income tax —
He would become liable to an additional tax of 100 per cent,
and to a fine of not to exceed $2,000, to one year's imprisonment, or
both, in the discretion of the court, and to the costs of prosecution.
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Ed for a purpose and not simply to
rbt.
What now is our responsibility and
duty? It is to make judicious, use
of God's bountiful provision in' the
gift of wood.
Let any observing, thoughtful per
son view the landscape over, take in
hijlside and valleys, creeks and river
banks and he will be amazed at the
vast store of useful fuel that is going
to rot.
_ All this wood is as so much gold
and silver, or so much' anthracite
and bituminous coal.
Now is the time for those in
authority or for some organizations
to devise some plan and inaugurate
some movetnent toward laying in
store a large stock of wood fuel for
the time of need. ,
The committees need to know
where wood is plentiful, how to se
cure it, how to bring it to where it
is needed and for its distribution,
etc.
Now is the accepted time, now be
fore under brush and forests are
hidden by the dense foliage that will
soon appear. Now we can find dead
trees, fallen timber, drift wood, rail
road ties, old fences, wrecked build
ings, etc. Now before the farmers
and gardeners are busily engaged in
planting and sowing their seeds.
Now while the sun shines we need
to make wood for time of desperate
need.
How shall we escape so fierce a
winter If we now neglect so great an
opportunity to lay in store a big sup
ply of wood?
.Housekeepers should be vigilant
arid alert to lay in an ample stock
of wood.
Who will heed this warning ap
peal?
REV. C. D. RISHEL.
South Enola, Pa.
LABOR NOTES
Toronto (Canada) bricklayers ask
70 cents an hour.
Canada has 10,000 organized rail
road trackmen.
Grand Trunk shopmen-have se
cured a nine-hour day.
Frisco bakers will try and abolish
night work.
School teachers at Washington, D.
C., are pensioned.
There were 2,695 fatalities In our
coal mines last year.
Sacranienta (Cal.) sign writers
ask 50c a day increase.
Canada will not Import coolie la
bor at present.
Gait (Canada) schoolteachers
were granted a war bonus.
Halifax (New Brunswick) carpen
ters were Increased to 45c an hour.
St Thomas (Canada) schoolteach
ers demand an increase of S2OO a
year.
New York's municipal charwomen
have had their pay raised $2 a week.
One man was killed in industry In
Massachusetts every six hours last
year.
Conscription of wealth will be one
of the main planks In the British
Labor party( platform.
Canadian Pacific trainmen have
received an increase in wages
amounting to about 25 per cent.
The Consumers' League of New
York Is demanding a minimum wage
law for women.
Colorado Springs (Col.) Typo
graphical Union has raised wages $3
a week, one-third to be paid imme
diately. two-thirds in six months and
the last dollar in one year.
MARCH" 15; 1918.
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Over tkc
uv ""pwuuu
A Pennsylvania boy with the Rain
bow Division has this to say about
French barbers: "The greatest little
Institution of torture yet devised is
a French barber sh&p. The chairs
are flimsy and straight backed, re
sembling an ordinary office chair. Af
ter placing you at his mercy, the
barber bends your head back over
the sharp edge of the chair and be
gins to shave it) much the same
manner that we whittle shavings.
When this operation is finished he
soaks an old sponge . and washes
your face, which goes against the
grain of the average American who
is used to the sanitary shops of the
United States. But one thing makes
up for it all—the French girls are
pretty."
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There are some loyal, fine, honest
Germans in this country who do not
hesitate on which side to be in the
crisis. For example, there is Lewis
Steckel, of Lancaster, who, though
<1 native of Germany, has sent his!
three sons to fight for Uncle Sam.
• * *
"What are these?"
"War biscuits. What about 'emV"
"Sherman said it. That's all."
* • •
Oh, boy. wouldn't you like to have
been there! George Stoudt, at Fleet
wood. Berks .county, had a public
sale the other day and 565 guests sat
down at the dinner table. Mother
Stoudt is said to be the best cook
in the county and she had two dozen
women, all with records, to help her.
If they'd ever serve that meal in
Germany the war would be over.
[OUR DAILY LAUGH
A DIPLOMAT. |
My wife and I I j } /A
never argue, so < || / 7
we get along / / JL f J*\
.beautifully. "X. \ If I* vl
How do you iJsgk \jaLm fol
manage It? jfl
When anything li jfl
goes wrong I JftangSf j j
always figure 1
that It was my ttwlfHA-. It L f'
/ault and sho
never disagrees !
with me.
A NEW STALL.
. Wife: What
( \ on earth made
i\ w J you so late get-
V | J ting home?
foA Hubby: The
f\ conductor
x l\vr X * a ' nte( * and
\ n. Xr/ stalled all the
/V\) trains.
TWO OF A \
KIND * \ r~7
There seems
to be no end to
the cold weath
er this winter. A \ /
"Ses, It's like \M) \
the war. \
| OUGHT TO 88.
ftkil Ia her üb "
O&tifa band tender?
StXSsli I ffm **
y jffl She keeps
jgSgjl J Imi him In hot wa
j [rotttag CMfat \
LolV'l" Interesting fao that threw
ates for the Republican
mnpp f?" for .governor have been
n.w!nl ac vely connected with
.r: k V two of them hav
that elr buslnesH career# In i
tnat ajcation. Senator "William C.
althoui h r \ l J lar "v y ft noWB P a P* rm n
althoui better known as a man
'T bu ?! neßs Intereatß, not the
L w kT* "bipbulldlngr. The aen-
work when he,
Jn^-L.^ Wa . rt ] unore ' He was the
(hi f' nt * or var, ous papers at
the coiWe and they tell a story thati
when 1 graduated he wat making
more a city editor of a big
paper %o offered "that young fel
°. W SP? 1 " his "rat Job. The sen
ator hskept at it being one of the
owners* the Chester Times ana
i r 'i ® very r -™ and then,
especial editorials, for which he
*' a knak. J. Denny O'Neil
it acquired a live newspaper
at McKaport, which has long'been
h,'™" [ ° Nell's paper." He is a
Dig mebant, interested in banks
and othr things, but keeps a pretty
close eson the newspaper, al
though (e editors claim that he lets
t get looped" when he has any
big newHabout himself. Robert P.
Habgood has been publishing a
newspan at Bradford for almost a
?w r Cr l , a c ? ntu ry and is one of
tl e figun in the state organizations
of newslicrmen. A. Mitchell Pal
mer owia newspaper at Strouds
aniwhen he gets mad writes
edltoriaWor it. while Vance C. Mc-
CorrnickUo like Palmer, has been
mentions as a possible Democratic
candidate owns newspaper proper
?* added that Lieuten~
a P . r 'ran B. McClain Is a regular
contributi to Lancaster newspapers,
his cattle markets being a
standard uide for the country in
regard ttipennsylvania production
and distr^tion.
* • •
Sometiifc a chance remark will
clear awaia coal cart. The other
morning Sdriver of a coal truck
?t ru ck a h-d job in Derry street.
He backetjo a curb, just enough to
hold up the cars. He had a mean
place to s<s in his coal and he did
not seem ibe in a good humor —
in fact thejope was so bad that he
had to pus|'the coal down with his
hands. He j-as mad clean through
and so about 100 people on
the cars he Md up. Finally the trol
leymen beg( to Interrogate him and
the man g,w mad and stubborn.
He was nolas enterprising as the
firm for whjh he drove and he did
not like toie twitted about it.
Things wenlon and the block be
came worse.l
"By the t\ie you ladle that coal
In the womii won't need it," called
the voice oti boy.
The stubb(h man raised his head,
emitted sulpbr, got bn the truck
a j ran " c l ar over °n the other
side of the reet, going over the
curb.
•
One of th<bdd things about the
strenuous caibaign for governor
which has orhed up is that there
has been ver little betting. Gen
; erally when tlfe is a campaign that
promises to bAjay there is more or
; ess watering. rThis time there has
been practical nothing doing in
that line. Th<*rien wise In polities'
■ look for surprfes and the "sports:'
are at a loss ait is a game they do
! |not understand
• . .
! Anpouncemet of the Intention of
'I the state to roove the conserva
tories has attrsted much attention
and there havebeen numerous in
quiries as to wli|' will be done with
the plants. Asi matter of fact
many of the plain are thrown away
every year wheithey "run down.''
The state will pibably maintain it,s
floral end, but 'ill have space in
' one of the greehouses about the
city where it caifeupply flowers for
gubernatorial fungous and state oc
casions. It will liean a saving of
thousands of doll^.
In running doh reports about
i ground glass beir| discovered in
■ some canned fish old in this state
Dairy and Food chmists have made
;an interesting jscovery. They
• found what had <used the com
; plaint and it did rtemble powderetl
i glass. It was harcfand would have
. made much intern! disturbance if
i swallowed, but who analyzed it was
discovered to be bhe. Whether it
was the remains t bits of bone
which had gotten* i{o the cans with
the flsh in the coiie of packing
and disintegrated a a result of the
cooking or wljeth* put there, is
what the state ageijs are endeavor
ing to find out. A far as nature
goes the presence o the bone is not
out of the way. • | <
The Public Servtp Commission
was yesterday asket over the long
distance telephone 1 have a water
main fixed in Ha'zlon. The citi
zens o'f that flouri ing anthracite
community telephced that the
water was running iver the street
and no effort was sing made to
check it. The comrssion promptly
got Into action and telephoned tire
water company, -hich replied
that its men had Isn engaged in
repair work for an hir and that the
afo • .said citizen wasamperlng with
jr. ice and truth, he telephone
charges were a coud of dollars, to
say nothing of wha .the Archangel
must have had to cjter in his day
book.
1 WELL KNOWI PEOPLE
—Ex-Representati F. C. Reese,
of Pottsville, is head g a movement
to have waterways istored to the
anthracite region.
■ —Ex-Judge W. E.jßice, of War
ren county, w amoL- visitors hero
during the week.
—Dairy am. iVoodjCommisslondr
James Foust celebnfcd a birthday
yesterday by workinjas usual.
—Judge L. H. Bartr, of the Car
bon county courts, las* returned
from a trip to the s(shore for his
health. .
—Dr. Edward Ryp formerly of
Scranton and in varikis dangerou*
places in the war zoik, has beep
wounded again. Thlsime he broke
an arm in Greece.
—Ex-Judge Dlmnel Beeber, of
Philadelphia, has beeildelivering a
series of lectures on jar work in
schools in counties adjbent to Phil
adelphia.
—J. F. Seldomridge, ilected presi
"dent of the Assoclatla of County
Fairs, is active in tfe Lancaster
county fair. I
| DO YOU KNpW
—That Harrlsburp has been
shipping many socks >d shoe*
for the army?
HISTORIC HARRIS*"RG
One of the first commutfty build
ings in old Harrlsburg wh a band
hall. r \
Even Dame Natite I
It must irritate even soipl&cld 4
person its Dame Nature to save he,*-
celestial fireworks mistake for a
'ZepptUn.—From pit Maw ark j3ua.