HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded rfjr Published eYenlngs except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PHIXTING CO., Telegraph Building, federal Square. E. J. STACKPOLE.JVm'/ & Editor-in-Chief F. B. OYSTER, Business Manager. GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member of the Associated Press —The Associated Press Is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Member American Bureau of Circu lation and Pcnn- Eastern office. Avenue P.uildlng, Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. rtjtpro.fr By carriers, ten cents a week; by mall. $5.00 a year in advance. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1018 Love teareth all things, belicveth all things, hopeth all things, endur eth all things. —l COB. 13: 7. i SIGNS OF DISTRESS IXTO Von Ilertllng's address to the German Reichstag may be read very distinct signs of dis tress. He bewails the determination of the allies to continue the war, terms them hypocrites and "places his trust" in German military lead erships and the German armies. There is no more talk of "bringing the enemies to their knees," no more foolish chatter about "German vic tory by the sword." The Chancellor changes his tune and sheds tears of anguish over what he declares to be the allied intention to "destroy" Germany. It is difficult to see beyond the German border at this time or to read the truth in the German mind, but it is not difficult to understand that the government is sorely dis tressed over the failure of the allies to enter into peace negotiations on the basis of Germany's present mili tary position. Germany wants noth ing now so much as to end the war and be allowed to keep as much of her spoils as those around the peace table would allow. This Indicates but one thing—that German officials know they cannot win the war on the West Front. If they had the faintest notion that they would be able to smash the western line as they did the armed forces of the weaker nations there would be no talk of peace. If the Kaiser saw any possibility of winning the world dominion for which he went to war by continuing hostilities a year or two he would be the last man in the world to talk of ending the conflict. All the indications are, and Von Hertling's address is merely one of them, that Germany knows she can not win and is desirous of "quitting while the quitting is good," to quote an officer recently returned from Europe. This does not mean that Ger many's fighting spirit is on the wane, but that her resources are no longer equal to the strain put upon them, while the strength of the allies is growing in proportion to the devel opment of the American war ma chine. All we have to do is to put every ounce of effort, energy and en thusiasm into the task that is at our command and Von Hertling's very apparent fears will be brought to an early realization. When still mili tant Germany talks peace the time is at hand when we must fight harder than ever. This is no time to think of stopping. We have just begun to fight. Say, boy, you over 16 years of ago, are you going to a farm in vacation? If not, why not. Remember what Cap tain John Smith said of the man who will not work. CITY PARK WALKS FEW cities anywhere have more beautiful park scenery than Harrisburg. It is varied in its character, both pretty and pictur esque, wild and cultivated —any- thing and everything to appeal to the eye of the nature-lover. It is at tractive at any season, but most, possibly, In the spring time when all mankind feels the stir of the open and walking is stimulating and in vigorating. We are fast appraching the period when the golden bells, the silver bells and the bulb flowers will be in bloom; when the trees and shrubbery will begin to shoot leaves, and all nature will be waving her banners in welcome to the visitor to sylvan scenes. But only a very few of all the people of Harrisburg know how to reach the most beautiful parts of the park system. If the Park De partment would issue, during the coming few a series of short talks on park walks it might en courage thousands to go into the parks where now there are scores. These talks might be given the news papers as hints for Sunday after noon tramps in the open. No better way could bo devised to tell Har rixburg folks what they are missing fight at their doors and to induce WEDNESDAY EVENING, KABJRISBURG TELEGRAPH! ' MARCH 20, 1918, them to go out and enjoy the beau ties that have been purchased and developed for their especial benefit. SCHOOL GARDEN ARMY THE United States Government desires the Telegraph to talk to the people of Central Pennsyl vania concerning the United States School Garden Army which is just beginning to mobilize. The whole plan has been carefully worked out and so far there hasn't been a single hitch In the program. The .Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Education, is calling upon State and county super intendents and also upon the gover nors of the different States, the mayors of the different cities and school superintendents in cities, towns, villages and suburban com munities, and asking everyone of these people to fall in line and get to work in the greatest practical vol unteer campaign that has been start ed since the war began. The Germans organized their gar den arihy years ago and just because they did do that very thing they have been able to stave off starvation for so long. For back of every bullet and be hind every shell, and under and o*er every cloud of poisonous gas and running every submarine and direct ing every aeroplane is a man who must keep up his energies with food. We might as well send our men to the trenches to face cannon and airships and poison gas and explo sives dressed in suits of pajamas, with nothing but their bare hands for weapons, as to send our army J overseas without enough provisionsj to keep them not only alive but in fighting trim when they get there. Where are we going to get the food to send them? We have just one storehouse from which to draw, and that storehouse is in the fertile fields and the rich harvests of our own country. Our troops abroad need flour and sugar and coffee and tea and corn and meat—we must send them these things or be ready to bow our heads under the German heel. There is no use blinking the fact a minute longer; the whole thing comes right down to the question of bread and meat, and enough of it. If we send all that we raise abroad i what shall we do here at home? This is the time to begin to con sider these things. We have been blind and dull of wit, and deaf and indifferent long enough. From one end of this country to the other the people are beginning to realize what this question of food means. No wonder that the United States School Garden Army idea has taken such a splendid hold, not onlj j in the imagination, but of the stern, practical faculties of this whole country. Five million school children mo bilized into an army, with officers and privates and sergeants with drill and hard work and great re wards and splendid service. What child is there on the face of the globe who would not be proud and eager to be one of such an army? Have the schools in your district begun to organize? Have you obtained vacant land in your town to use for the garden? Who is going to be captain of the First Regiment In your town? You don't know. Why not? Aren't you interested? Tou will be interested some day when that boy of yours comes home with a chevron on his sleeve or your girl is made a first sergeant and wears a badge which tells the world that she Is ready to do her bit for her country and her country's flag. Why not interest yourself person ally in this matter to-day? Why not make this a part of your duty to Uncle Sam? Secretary Balcer says he has been taking the American Army apart like a small boy does a watch. For good ness sake, Mr. Raker, don't you know the boy never gets it together again? This Invitation of the Kaiser to newspapermen to go out to view the opening of the German offensive re minds one of Washington society going out to view the Union forces putting the Johnny Rebs at Bull Run —and what happened. That was a graceful thing City Council did yesterday in passing a resolution congratulating the City of Lancaster on its 100 th anniversary as a municipality. Mayor Keister has an eye to the encouragement of neigh borly sentiment. It's not unlikely that on of- these days the Kaiser's cry of "God with us" will be changed to "God help us." The President having signed tho daylight saving bill, egg-hunting boys and girls will be entitled to get up an hour earlier than usual on Easter morning. Catterpillar tractors In municipal gardens are far more desirable than catterpillars later in the season. Raise a chicken and liclp increase the meat supply. iK || '~p tKKO iftcanZa By tlic *Kx-Committccman In the language of one of the keenest and most experienced ob servers of politics in the state the situation in the Republican party in Pennsylvania may be pretty well summed to-day by the phrase "Scott or a fight." In the last half dozen years the Vares have managed to so work things about that they have hold the key to the Republican sit uation in the Keystone state on al most every occasion worth while. They have it to-day in the shape of the endorsement which the Republi can city committee of Philadelphia can give to any candidate. This en dorsement has been widely advertis ed, although as a matter of fact, it may not be as valuable as people think because the war on Vare's con tracts may be resumed at any minute and the close call of the Republi can organization in Philadelphia last fall is remembered generally. Still, up the state, there are many who be lieve that the moral effect of the en dorsement of the Vare organization would be great. The Vares insist upon Congress man John R. K. Scott heing accepted by fhe Penrose organization as the main condition of endorsement of Senator William C. Sproul for gov ernor. The city committee may be called at any time to act in the mat ter. —The state administration forces which are backing Highway Com missioner O'Neil, stake much on this proposition. It is believed that the Scott candidacy, which is most re pugnant to Senator Penrose, was en gineered by men back of O'Neil, who saw a chance to fish up something from troubled waters. They have even started O'Neil and Scott papers around together. Scott is strong, but whether his strength would stand up under the lire which would come at' a general election, a vastly different thing from a primary, as the above mentioned observer point ed out, is a question. —Meanwhile, the talk that the Republican "wets," angered Ivy Sproul's declaration for prohibition, may have a candidate of their own to pit against Sproul, O'Neil and Habgood is going around with much advertisement. It is even declared by some of the noisy "wets' that it will not be Weimer, but a man of greater state prominence. —ln the language of the Philadel phia Evening Ledger the Pennsylva nia Democratic leaders, like the Bol shevik, continue to be "entranced by conversation." —Auditor General Charles A. Sny der's drastic action in issuing a letter of warning to heads of departments that continued absence of state em ployes from their posts on other than state business will result in holdup of their pay, has attracted much at tention. It has been foreshadowed for some time and the Auditor Gen eral says he has heard some reports of glaring absence from posts. The state administration people denounce the action, but the Auditor General's friends say the course of the admin istration warrants such curbing. —The O'Neil headquarters last night came out with a claim that the enrollment in the boroughs and townships was progressing rapidly and that O'Neil was making gains. Joseph N. Mackrell, secretary of the committee, said: "We have received a great many long-distance telephone calls and telegrams to-day from various parts of the state, all dealing with the question of registration and enroll ment. Reports that I have gotten from the counties that have been in touch with the headquarters to-day show that the campaign we have made for increased registration and enrollment, is already a success, and we still have to-day on which the boroughs and townships will have an opportunity to egister and enroll, or if necessary, to change their en rollment. We had inquiries from several parts of the state from par ties who wanted to know if they could vote for Mr. O'Neil at the primaries on the Republican ticket and still enroll in the column of some other party, and we told them 'no,' and the answer that came back was 'well, then I will enroll in the Republican party.' " —The Philadelphia Ledger to-day editorially makes a sharp attack 011 the factional fighting in the Repub lican party. It passes up the Demo crats apparently, as not worth both ering about, but calls for some har mony in the majority party saying: "What is needed is an awakening among real Republicans to the ser iousness of tho situation and to the need of candidates who will of their own intrinsic worth command re spect and support irrespective of Vareism or of Penroseism, candi dates who can be themselves and not the puppets of a power that cares nothing for Pennsylvania and its honor but only for political power or for personal profit." —The "Insider" writing in the Philadelphia Press, says of the state situation: "The week just past has witnessed the start of the state campaign and has exceeded in political activity any seven days since the coming guber natorial struggle first took shape. Its two big events were the disturbance of the status quo which Governor Brumbaugh brought about by open ing his expected attack on Senator Sproul, and the translation into fact of the possibility considered in this column two weeks ago, that prohi bition would be taken out of politics by all candidates declaring support of it. "Aside from the prohibition ques- 1 tion, the principal political event of J the week just past, has been the gen eral upset which the Governor has caused, by the manner of his at tacks on Senator Sproul. He has come out with an attack on the Senator's sincerity and has Intimated that when he takes the stump, more of the same sort of thing may be expected. Governor Brumbaugh, of course, cherishes a particular animosity against Senator Sproul, because the Senator offered the resolution at the beginning of the last Legislative session, which sought to Investigate certain of the Governor's expenses paid by the state. The result will be a rebirth of the bitter factional strife which the cooler heads In the organization have been working so hard to kill. If the Governor fulfills his threat, he will put matters just where they were when the proposed investiga tion was allowed to lapse. The Pen rose people will have one obvious weapon against the,attacks on their candidate, and that will be to press for an answer to the questions about tho executive expenditures which were never answered." —W. Edwin ltuber. connected with the fuel administrator, will be a contender against Representatives Fred C. lOhrhardt. oldest Republican House member, for the nomination in Scranton. AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELIN'? BY BRIGGS AFT M EP M Y?U E °HAVE 3 STU DIED AND® YOU HA\J£ A VAGUE AMD VOOR ALGEBRA. YOUR HISH-SCHOOL RECOLL£CTION OF A BOOK .SO- CALLED °S PAV/SMTER COMCS TO You PII-UEO WITH ALL THE: IS THE HOUSE. HA SOMF AND AND YS IM THE WORLD YOU MAKE: A TRY AX I A-SK-S YOUR HELP* OVL A PROBLEM I <M ALGEBRA I ,AKJD RTO.J SPEMD A APTER MAKIMS SEUERAL OH* BOV ? AIM'T IT MISE FABL E HALF HOUR TRIALS - ALL OF A SODDFM A (SUESBINJG AT MOUJ TO YOU NVAKE ONE FINAL EFFORT, ANJO ARRAMGE ALL THOSE THAT PROVES YOUR J , GL.OR R YUA X S AMD Y 5 ' RESULT IS RIGHT. N FE6'.IK ?- ' Over tkz |cfo Lk ""PWVIUU . J Some night at Mountville next Sat urday night! Goin'to have an old fashioned spelling bee. Every one present is expected to "spell out." Good night! Wonder if any of them will gag on hemorrhage. * Here is a timely hint for women who use a sewing machine. If you have difficulty threading it, lay a piece of white cloth 01* paper under the needle. The reflection shows where the needle's eye is. What would an old-time farmer say now about live stock prices! At the sale of William T. McCoy, in Granville township, near Lewlstown, the other day, Holstein cows brought as high as $247.00 each. A pair of black horses sold for $435; a four year old colt went for slßl. LABOR NOTES A. F. of L. has alhiost 2,400,000 members. Germany had 24 0 strikes, involv ing 124,188, in 1916. Toronto cement workers have a 100 per cent, organization. There are 5,000 women farmers in Missouri. Hawaii's compensation act has been declared valid. Vocational re-education will be or ganized in France. Our Army needs men in fifty dif ferent trades. Toronto machinists' union has 2,- 000 members. Factories in Chile employ over 50,000 workers. Almost 67,000 women are employ ed in India's mines. Finland has introduced an eight hour day in certain industries. Great Britain has 383 public em ployment officers. The war has cost Austrian trade unions 248,258 members. Massachusetts has 1,42 7 local trade union bodies. French munion works employ girls o*er 13 years old. Australian factories employ about 325,000 workers. There arc no tradfe unions in the Dominican Republic. Farm laborers in Holland can make $3 a day. FRIENDSHIP A LA GERMAN John Taintor Foote has a wonder ful story in the April American Magazine called "Otto." Otto and the soldier who tells the story used to be friends. The American at tacks a trench and finds Otto in it. The end of the story is: "' "Otto!" I says, an' all but dropped my rifle.- " 'He was half laying,' half settin' against the trench wall. Them blue 1 eyes of his was big an' round like a child that's seein' somethin' new an' strange. He blinked when I said his name but never spoke. " ' "Otto." I says again, "don't you I know me? I'm BUI Stigers! Don't you know me?" " ' "Ya," he says, "I know you." " • "Listen," I says. "We got to have a talk. I'll see you later. We'll have a talk about old times —eh, Otto?" " ' "Ya," says Otto. " • "Well, look-a-here!" I says. "They're trompln' on your sore lalif whet-e you're a-layin*. I'll lift you up on the fire step, here, out of the way, an' you'll rest more easy."' " 'I laid down my rifle an" stooped over to get a-holt of him, an*— Here, I'll show you.' "BUI turned to me and lifted the patch from his eye,- or rather from his eye socket—for the eye and tart of the lid were gone. "I gave a shocked exclamation. "Bill replaced the patch. 'Otto had got a-holt of a trench kr.ife, somehow, an' I hadn't noticed it,' he said." THE PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY 'Jo the Editor of tlic Telegraph: May I kindly call your attention to several rather caustic aspersions anent the community singing in the "Staccato Notes" colnmn of Satur day's issue (March 16.) Knowing the Telegraph is one of the prime leaders and giving its most generous support in this laudable movement. It seems much out of place to have your contributing musician, giving it so decided an uncalled for "slam." In the first place the propaganda for community singing is not a local one by any means, and much is be ing done and accomplished all over the country through its influence, and it could be made highly success ful here, even though on a smaller scale. Your contributor already presages its early demise and is bemoaning its fate. It is also very true Harrisburg at present, is without a choral society doing "big things" but why single out Harrisburg, when the same con dition exists throughout the land? It is not so much a lack of interest as one can readily see, such situa tions obtain in time of war and of course can be attributed to natural causes, such as, loss of men, lack of finances and attention devoted to war work. I may also state there are few choirs to-day, up to their normal effi ciency. This movement in bringing people together is to develop a love for American home songs and there is nothing so inspiring as to hear masses singing the simple melodies, if you please, and singing is the fore most means of expressing the feel ings of the heart. It seems to me this movement PROHIBITION AND CRIME For the first time on record the County Court of Richmond county has no prisoners in jail. More than that, for three days past not a single warrant has been Issued and turned over to the county court authori ties. There is but one explanation of this unprecedented condition of affairs, and that is the result of prohibition and of war. County authorities who have studied the situation can attribute <lO other rea son for this unexampled situation. The elimination of whisky from this section has unquestionably con tributed more to the prosperity and progress of the South than anything e!se that has been consumnated within the past half century. Economic students and men well versed In business affairs are agreed (hat there is unquestioned opportun ity for development and expansion in all lines of endeavor in Augusta and the Augusta territory under present conditions, and prospects are much brighter for the future. The operation of the Georgia pro hibition law Is proving very efficient, and with the right kind of co-opera tion, backed by public sentiment and the enforcement of the law through out the state, continued advance ment will be witnessed in every section. —Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. AFTER THE WAR On whom will the form and character of our life depend in the coming future? Who will govern us? The heroes who return from the front, where they have set an example of the very qualities and virtues that will be needed. They will prove equal to the tasks await ing them. Remain ever confident: they will build up for our land a destiny worthy of her sacrifices. Through trials and dangers trans cending the power of .imagination to conceive, they have become, as it were, the living incarnation of two of our most inspiring French mottoes: "Fals ce que dois;" "Quand meme!" —Emllie Boutroux. THE INCOME TAX "The Widower or Widow" A widower, or widow, whose wife, or husband, died during the latter part of the tax year, say, December 26, cannot claim the full amount of personal exemption allowed to a married person? The marital status on December 31st of the person rendering the return for the tax year determines the amount of exemption which may be claimed. should be given the utmost support by the musicians. A musician In an active capacity and who must depend on the public for his livelihood, virtually becomes a publje official, and he should feel It his duty to do what he can for the uplift of humanity in a musical way. In that respect he can not remain on neutral grounds, he must either be a "booster" or a "slacker." "We may be starting all over again" but I believe if the people can be made interested, musically, greater things will follow for Harris burg. That can best be accomplished by co-operation. Very truly, ALFRED C. KUSCHWA. Do You Know Him? To the Editor of the Telegraph:. Do you know this man? He professes to be a good Ameri can and Christian. He has not bought one Liberty bond and stated that he would not. He has not contributed one cent to the Red Cross. He has not contributed one cent to the Y. M. C. A. He has not contributed one cent to any thing that will help win the war. He does not believe in war; he is too good a Christian for that; at the same time— He has not hesitated to make enormous profits out of his mer chandise, the prices of which were raised directly due to the war. lie has violated the law of the United States, and he was caught. This man lives in Harrisburg. I hope he is the only one of his kind, because this town is not big enough for more than one of this kind. Do you know this "MAN?" A PRIVATE CITIZEN. THE STATE PRESS President Wilson does not like the idea of Japan sending troops to Si beria to prevent the country falling into the bands of Germans. Possibly the President has information bear ing on the situation, that is not in possession of the public. But surely we owe no tender consideration for the feelings of Russian Socialists. Only one principle should govern the decision regarding participation by Japan, in Asia or anywhere. That is: What action will hamper Ger many the most? Resistance to Ger many is the only thing that counts now.—York Dispatch. This year the Kaiser will be lucky i he eats his Christmas dinner in Berlin.—Columbia Spy. Those advance notices to the effect that the new acting chief of staff Intends to get rid of some incompe tents in the war department, need occasion no alarm. There are plenty to fill their places.—Pittsburgh Ga zette-Times. The Democratic Congressional Committee has reorganized, not as a non-partisan "stand-by-the-Presi dent' committee, but as a regular "Democratic" "get-on-the-jobs" af fair. The new chairman is the Hon. Scott Ferris, of Oklahoma, an ami able gentleman who Is in entire ac cord with a definition of nonparti sanship which gives all the offices to Democrats. —Johnstown Tribune. With every man and woman do ing he can to win the war, the national vice of America of "keep ing up appearances" Is likely to go into the discard. The old bluff of looking and acting and living as if we were financially worth about three times our actual value Is be coming less fashionable. We are beginning to learn the rudiments of national thrift and wo will be the better oft for it.—Lebanon Valley News. ( EDITORIAL COMMENT Germany is 'entirely agreeable to the idea of an international tribunal, If permitted entire control of the court.—Newark News. New honors are being thrust upon the women at a rate that must al most be cmbarassing. They are now eligible to membership in Tammany Mall.—Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Chairman Hays says that he will confer with "Boies Penrose and Col onel Roosevelt, Reed Smoot, and Hi Johnson." Not, we hope, all at once. —Syracuse Post-Standard. If Russia surrenders much more, she will be known as Eastern Ger many.—Atlanta Journal. The humiliation Russia is now undergoing is a fair sample of what Germany wants to impose on the rest of the world.—Chicago Herald. Speaking of academic freedom, the Kaiser insists that he yields to no one in his respect for freedom, in an academic sense.—New York Evening Post.' A London cable says 38,000 peti tions for divorce have been filed in Petrograd. Can't any two persons in Russia agree on anything?— Knoxville Sentinel. Sugar is still dealt out to house wives in small quantities, evidently in order that the candy-shop next door may enjoy business as usual. —Kansas City Star. I OUR DAILY LAUGH UNDERSEA Why so sad, I've just been reading one of L those "eat more flsb" posters. t?) A.V?Sy 1 A GREAT HEAD. Ist Carrot —Bright chap, isn't he? 2nd Carrot—Tes, that's Mr. Cab bage. Ho has a great head on him. JUST SO. Screwdriver —'Who's that dolefti looking Individual? Hammer —That's Mr. Sad Iron. COULD FILL THE BILL. \// [STRW™ 3 I JOY Willie Onion: jWMrtto Strong boy wanted, eh. /a a * Wonder if I / | couldn't fill that Job. cX fronting Cttljal According to data gathered by F R. Stevens, director of the agricul tural bureau of the State Chamber of Commerce and long experienced in farming matters, potatoes have been raised at an expense of a little over forty-two cents a bushel in some instances, and at a little more than seventy-nine in others in New York state. Mr. Stevens has been giving particular attention to cost of po tatoes the last few months, holding the opinion that some of the posts reported are exaggerated and that fears of farmers that this year a po tato crop will not pay, are not well founded. Mr. Stevens made careful inquiry in large potato raising dis tricts and quotes K. R. Smith, presi dent of the New York State Potato Growers Association, as giving the figures mentioned. Even with the price of potatoes around $1.50 a bushel, the farmer made money out of such a crop, he contends. Mr. Stevens has issued a letter calling 1 attention to these matters and saying farmers must stick to fundamentals in raising potatoes. According to plans being made here, truck trains from western states will move over a number oC highway routes In Pennsylvania tl)is spring and summer, instead of oiily over the Lincoln Highway, and that from Trenton to Philadelphia. One movement will be over the Lin coln Highway, which goes from Pittsburgh across the state anil through the Juniata Valley to Ilar risburg; another will be through Scranton from New York state, while another will be down the Susque hanna valley from Williamsport to York and thence to Baltimore. Hun dreds of trucks will be moved In the next two months. Friends of Prof. R. M. McNeal, the new deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, sent him many congratulations to-day. Prof. Mc- Neal, who was superintendent of Dauphin county schools by appoint-' inent of Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer years ago, is well known to many residents of this county and through out this state. It is an interesting coincidence that Prof. McNeal suc ceeds the late A. D. Glenn, who for yearn held the position of financial clerk, which Prof. McNeal has tilled I for the last twelve years. • • The cannon at the State Museum, whose physical condition has excited the wonderment of a great many visitors, is to be fitted up in real first class style. Between Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings, Shreiner, and Adjutant General Beary, the government has been in duced to give an iron base l'or prop er mounting of the gun. It will then be fixed for all time. • * • People who have been down the Susquehanna river between this city and Middletown, have noticed the numbers of gulls which have been seen on the Susquehanna. The gulls are large and lively and appear to be having a large time, snapping up the bugs and young fish along the stream. More wild ducks have also been seen than usual along the Sus quehanna. The ducks have como from the south and linger here a length of time that is much com mented upon. • Under the terms of the draft rules which have been issued for the call" 'effective next month, the Harrisburg men will have Faster at home. They will probably leave either on April 1 or 2, and will go on a train with the rest of the drafted men from Dauphin county, together with those from Cumberland, Perry and Juniata valley counties. They will constitute the largest movement since last fall. • * What looks like a gigantic spider web over the western side of the Federal building, is not an octopus although many of the comments l heard about It the last few days | have caused suspicions in that direc tion. Until the building is complet ed, the' telephone wires have to be run into the building by the windows and they have been assembled on the end of a pipe and then distributed. The Federal building is about half occupied. • • Sales of potatoes and wheat by farmers who had held them during the winter, are being made at a rate which has surprised men who have been observing supply and price con ditions, and the State Department of Agriculture, looks for a material reduction of the supplies of both in the hands of the growers by the end of the month. Much of the wheat was held back by farmers, because of uncertainty over the government price regulations and by the weather conditions, which prevented move ment over country roads until this spring. It is believed here, that a large amount of the wheat will be sold this month and sales in carload lots by farmers who have been go ing together have been reported. The potato situation was entirely dilTerent, say people at the Capitol. The crop was a large one, but on March 1, over a quarter of the crop was in growers" hands and a consid erable portion of the potatoes held back were frosted. State officials have been making a strenuous effort to get farmers to sell potatoes, and the price has been going down rap idly in some sections. In several counties farmers started to unload # • • It is not safe to mention the speaking training: class at the T. M. C. A. to a prominent young attache of the state government. He liaa been working sincerely at this class and has attained some force as a debater. But something is always happening at home. The other night he started out and the young hope ful piped up, "where you goin'. Dad dy? Goin' to the public squeakin' club?" | WEIL KNOWN PEOPLE " —John Meise, prominent Johns town man, has erected a tablet in that city, to the people who ed the celebration in honor of the founder of Johnstown. —Representative A. E. Rinn, of Lehigh county, who was here yester day, will be a candidate for re-nom ination. —D. Edward Long, Superinten dent of Public Printing, Is a lawyer and newspaper owner. —George H. Rowley, new federal official for western Pennsylvania, is a prominent Tale alumnus. —Congressman E. E. Robins, of Greensburg, who made the speech for the memory of James Buchanan, says that Pennsylvania people do not appreciate the services of Penn sylvania's only president. 1 DO YOU KNOW —That Harrlsburg has railroad men In tl>o army service in France uudcr Atterbury? HISTORIC lIARRISBUKG The Northern Central and Cum berland Valley were two big lines of travel for soldiers out of Harrisburg In Civil War days.
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