14 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Pounded lijt Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO, Telegraph Building, Federal Square. E.J". STACK POLE,Prrr** (r Editor-in-Chirf P. R. OYSTER. Business Manager. BUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. Member of the Associated Press —The Asioclated 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. 411 rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. . Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Assocla^ Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carriers, ten centa a week; by mall, $5.00 a year in advance. ========================== FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918 Virtue is J ike a rich stone, best plain set. — BACON. MISSED THE POINT DISCUSSION of a certain phase of the agitation against the teaching of German In our schools and some comment of the Telegraph thereon have been seized upon by an individual here and there as expression of a sympathetic attitude toward the placing of the Teutonic tongue in the same cate gory as the study of other foreign languages. Nothing could be farther from the point. The suggestion was that a knowledge of the German language during and after the war might be of distinct value to citizens of the United States in expanding our com merce and in promoting the inter ests of this country in those places where the Teutonic element may still be dominant. There will be no serious disagree ment among patriotic Americans on the general proposition that the Beast shall be slain, root and branch, even to the tearing out of his tongue, but it may be a ques tion as to how far we should go in our efforts to totally abolish the German language. Even a poison is sometimes useful, but should be properly labeled. So far as this newspaper is con cerned it will not be misinterpreted, and should any reader have gath ered from,the comment on the ac tion of the School Board In abso lutely eliminating German as a study' even a hint of other than a sugges tion of possible need of the hated tongue for our own uses, we trust these few observations will clear away any fog. Chicago dispatch states a drive is to be made upon Congress to abolish liquor traffic as a war measure. Why waste the ammunition on the legisla tive branch when the President can. with one stroke of his pen do the trick under power already vested in him. TURN OUT IT should be the duty of every voter favoring adoption of the na tional prohibition amendment by the Legislature of Pennsylvania to take part in the great temperance parade planned for this city the eve ning before the primaries. The foes of this reform will be active enough, never fear, and a big dem onstration by its friends will go a long way toward attracting atten tion to it and winning votes for it. Everybody who can should turn out. The recent registration, despite heroic efforts of a corps of deter mined workers, was not nearly so large as It should have been. Hun dreds of men who are regarded as favorable to prohibition did not reg ister or enroll and so will be de prived of a vote at the primaries. If it should happen that "wet" can didates for the Legislature are nom inated either on the Democratic or the Republican ticket this spring the fault will lie largely with those who. while favoring temperance leg islation, failed to qualify themselves to vote at the primaries. Those in charge of the prohibition canvass her.e and throughout this district have worked energetically and conscientiously to procure a big enrollment and they are continuing their efTorts to bring out a large vote at the primary elections. They have done their part in this respect and are continuing it, but they have been handicapped by the dis position of others to inject into the legislative fight the governorship, which, on the Republican side at least, has no bearing on the temper ance question. This, beyond doubt, has weakened and will continue to weaken the prohibition cause, but it is not to be expected that personal partisanship will be dropped at this late date, although masquerading under the guise of reform it is play ing directly into the hands of the liquor interests. The local option Issue was lost In this way four years ago and it would be a shame if the same alleged friends of anti-liquor together with lack of ln tereet, should hamstring the prohi bition amendment at this time. If FRIDAY EVENING, the fight for ft "dry" State Is to be won every voter who Is entitled to participate must do his duty by vot ing for "dry" legislative candidates at the primaries, May 21. Good for the West Shore towns! They are going to have decent high ways whether they are provided by the State or county, borough or town r'lip. Such community effort Is de serving of the highest commendation and every town within the municipal district ought to be in harmony with the general spirit of progress even in war times. "ON WITH THE WAR" WHILE the English forces in France have been beating oit German attacks, the govern ment at home has weathered an other offensive by Asquith and his allies. Lloyd George has come tri umphantly through the most serious effort to unhorse him that has been made since he became premier. It is to be hoped that this will end the bickering in England and permit the government to deVote itself wholeheartedly to the winning of the war, instead of spending half its tune fighting for its own existence. Either Lloyd George should be per mitted to go his v.ay unrestricted by those who are bent upon hamstring ing his efforts, or he should be forced to give way, and the sooner one or the other of these courses is adopt ed the better it will be for the al lied cause. The army influences in Britain have been largely responsible for the present outbreak, and whether or not Lloyd George made the mis takes of statements charged to him by General Maurice, there is entirely too much effort on the part of British high command to "play a lone hand" against Germany to suit Americans, who, by the very nature of things, will be inclined to sympathize with the premier and against the army. This for two reasons —first, because in a democratic form of government the army must be the creature of the government and not its dictacjr, and, secondly, because Americans be lieve wholeheartedly in "one for all and all for one" in this war and are more than willing to abide by the decision to entrust the fate of our soldiers to a unified command in France. General Maurice, whose charges brought on tho discussion which came to a hend yesterday with tho vindication of th? premier, has beon opposed from the first to the placing cf all the a'iieJ armies under a su preme command and has been par ticularly critical of General Foch's decision to withhold his reserves indefinitely from participation in vhe fighting in Flanders. It is to be' i'.opod his bold ettaeks having failed, that the bickering and quibbling will bo at an end and that the British high command will Commit itself to liie furtherance of the war as wh)'e heartedly and with the same spirit of self-sacrifice that have marked tho wonderful stand of the English forces in tho field. Americans who have laid asiie paitisanism at Wash ing.cn for tho period of the war doj not take kindly to the everlasting contention that la going on in Eng land, howeve- much they admire the courage and di pendability of the British so'.dier, and they feel vary much like the English Labor mem ber who yestettiay answered At>- quith's question, "What, then, is the alternative?" by replying: "Get on with tne war. 1 ' The Kaiser wants a "strong peace," and your Uncle Sam is getting his good right arm into condition to give it to him. KEEP UP THE CITY IT ought not to be necessary for those who are interested In a clean and wholesome city to be constantly calling attention to things which are obvious and which manifestly should have the at tention of those directly concerned. The first impressions of a visitor are obtained as he leaves the railroad trains in any city. If the surroundings of the depot are dis agreeable or repellant, the visitor goes away with a bad impression of the whole city. It has been felt for many years that the most favorable Impression of Harrisburg is not obtained from either of our main railroad stations. Our people have always been hope ful, however, that the Pennsylvania Railroad company eventually would replace its present station with a more suitable structure and attrac tive surroundings. With regard to the Reading station, it is probably adequate for the traveling public, and is not without worthy architec tural features; but its surroundings might be immeasurably improved. The space south of the station for the parking of automobiles is an area filled with dirt so that the cars of those waiting for friends are fre quently covered with dust In a few minutes. It would seem that ordi nary civic interest would suggest the oiling of this section of street and some little planting of shrubbery to relieve the unsightly surroundings. As was suggested by the Tele graph recently, it fs for everybody, during the stress of the war period, to join in keeping this town up to par and in line with its reputation as an attractive and inviting city. Unless we all do so, the people, be-1 coming indignant, may be expected to compel officials and individuals and corporations to get into line. Harrisburg is not going to be per mitted to drift back into any old rut and if officials and others are indifferent and careless they will be held responsible to the people. Their responsibility is well 'defined and "war necessity" will not be ac cepted as an excuse for conditions which should not exist. When America gets 5,000,000 men in France the Kaiser's Army will look as insignificant as a man in a milli nery shop. HARRISBURG Ufufe£!l4 TELEGRAPH MAT 10, T9TS. Tolitlct LX 'PexxoifCtfuita By the Kx-Committer man H Action of the Supreme Court ofi Pennsylvania In rising yesterday "to reconvene when one or both of the' existing vacancies in It are filled," as the formal statement issued by the Commonwealth's highest tribunal puts it, has furnished one of the most interesting situations in recent po litical history In the state. For the moment this procedure has over shadowed the approaching primary even in the eyes of -the politicians and there is much speculation as to wnat will be done. Generally the action of the Su preme Court is legarded as a demniid upon the governor to make appoint ments, but nothing is known of any similar move in the annals of the court, for the last generation at least. The Governor has shown a disposition to take his time in mak ing major appointments, the vacan cies on the Public Service Commis sion since last autumn and the va cant health comniissionership being instances. The two vacancies occur ring on the Supreme Court bench so close together and at such a stratsgic time in a primary campaign for a state ticket form a combination hitherto unknown. It is well known that the Supreme Court justices, who hold office for twenty-one years following state wide election, deprecate the court places being used in a factional con test and the fact that the bench and bar of the state do not want to see a repetition of the 19IS judicial pri mary and election is also well known. | It is said to be the aim of prominent attorneys to have the judicial elec tions this year kept as free as pos sible from political matters. The Superior Court election bids fair to | be such a kind and the re-election of Judge W. D. Porter is expected. On the other hand the fact that the two Supreme Court vacancies occurred after the time for filing nominating petitions for the primary brings about a situation where nomination papers must be filed in advance of the November election. The Gover nor's appointees will have to be men of unusual acceptability to have them elected for full terms with a strenu ous contest. —According to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin the Governor is considering naming Alexander Simp son, Jr., the law partner of the At torney General. Mr. Simpson has been endorsed by a committee of the Philadelphia bar and it is generally believed he could have the place If he wanted it. In the western end of the state Judge John D. Evans, of Pittsburgh, is being boomed by men influential with the Governor. Names of at least twenty-two judges and prominent lawyers have been suggested to the Governor. —The Philadelphia Record says that the feeling in that city is that the Governor is delaying the ap pointments "in an effort to help O'Neil." —The action of the court was taken in the following lartguage. "And now. May 9, 1918, the Court will rise, to reconvene when one or both of the existing vacancies in it are filled. If conditions permit, the Court will sit in Harrisburg on Monday, the 27th inst. The Pro thonotary will forthwith give notice of this order to counsel in all cases on the argument lists for the next two weeks, and notify them at a later date when the said cases will be ready." —The vacancy on the Orphans' Court bench of Philadelphia, caused by the death of Judge Dallett, months ago, has never been filled, it is also contended that this appointment is being held back to influence support for O'Neil and Scott, says the Record. —A high war council to plan for the final ten days of the O'Neil cam paign was held at the Executive Mansion last night before Mr. O'Neil left for western counties. The Gov ernor's plans have not been announc ed, but it is understood that he wants to make a couple of speeches before the ballots fall. —Mr. O'Neil will be In northwest ern counties and Pittsburgh during the next few days and will be in the Lehigh Valley Monday and Tuesday. Then he is to meet up at Reading with John R. K. Scott and the Gov ernor and make a red hot speech. —Senator Beidleman, who was endorsed by half a dozen big meet ings in the Pittsburgh district, spoke at the banquet of the Allegheny bor oughs last night and goes to Phila delphia to attend a reception to be given to him by Senator A. F. Daix. —lf the flood of words keeps on it will be necessary for people reading politics to provide themselves with life preservers. Commissioner O'Neil last night retorted to the Penrose prediction that he would be defeated in a statement that sizzled and in which he declared his own nomina tion was going to be made by the greatest majority ever given a can didate for a gubernatorial nomina tion. He ended by declaring that the Penrose star had set. Senator Pen rose meanwhile was engaged in a barrage fire against the Vares and the Vares retaliated. While all this was going on Joseph F. Guffey, who had threatened to go to the White House if the liquor men got into the campaign, became involved in a gen eral controversy. —One Philadelphia paper says: "Typewriters worked overtime yes terday and there were replies to the charges and countercharges. Senator Penrose was not satisfied until he had issyed two statements for pub lication. Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, opponent of Guffey for the nomina tion, did not personally defend the course of Ijis campaign, but James J. Breen, his campaign manager, issued a statement in which he said the Pittsburgher's threat 'savors of Prus sianism rather than Americanism.' " —Suffragists yesterday asked the Vare brothers to support suffrage and were told to swing their Influence for John R. K. Scott. A newspaper account of the interview says: The suffragists lined up before the brothers, and Miss Ingham was the first to speak. She asked that Con gressman Vare telegraph to Senators Penrose and Knox and ask them to vote for the amendment. "I am heartily in sympathy with your course," said Congressman Vare, "and I will do as you ask." "Yes, we will do as you' ask," echoed Senator Vare, "but I tell you frankly, that I don't think It will do a bit of good. Senator Penrose con trols Knox, and both Penrose and Knox are controlled by the liquor dealers, who are certainly not with you." "We feel," spoke up Miss Ingham, "that both Senators Penrose and Knox are responsible to the voters of Pennsylvania and not to anybody else." "I think," retorted Congressman Vare, "that you women take a very Impractical view of this situation." —The Philadelphia Press says that the multiplicity of "statements" shows that the primary time "is very, very near." AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEEUN'? .. .. BY BRIGGS WHEU AT *1- - YOU - AMO AT 1-30 • A.M THE -AT<OL> AT 2. A.M.' FRTER^D GET Tb 6EO AFTER ONE YEAR. OLD DECIDES WJIFE SUGGESTS CLoSJMG A LOWG TOU6* HE HA-S A PAILO AMD WLM DOT/J * AMD VAiALKtrvKi EVENTM<S PLAVIM6 TRIE 3 TO EASG. T YOUMD 1 HOPEFUL AKJO AT .• 1-30 A./VA ANOTAT 3. AM," LITTLE OM-H-H-M- BOY/ YOO ARE STiLLtUJALKiUG, PATOOTIB ' DECIDES AM . w HALF ASLEEP to SLOMBEB AkjC YO KJ /v ANTD THREE- jy_ CAM .SNEAK "BACK (JLVR' R" R" FC* NL/ Fourths To Bed - amD FROie m O'Neil Links Up With Scott [Philadelphia Inquirer.] Mr. O'Neil, a candidate for the Republican nomination for gov ernor has been campaigning in some of the churches of Philadel phia. But Mr. O'Neil has been very careful to leave John R. K. Scott outside the church doors. In the state, however, away from the city where Mr. Scott is known as a statesman from the heart of the tenderloin and as the representative of the most sinster political machine that ever disgraced and preyed upon a community, the Contractor-boss and Frog Hollow organization, Mr. O'Neil makes common cause with Mr. ScotL Their campaigns are | linked together. They appear on the same platform. . In Philadelphia every saloon keeper will vote for John R. K. Scott. Every divekeeper will vote for him. Every bootlegger will vote for him. Every denizen of the red light districts will rally around him. Every thug policeman who battered his way through the Fifth ward in the last primary struggle will cast his ballot for him. Every friend of the strong-arm men im ported from New York to crack heads in the interests of John R. K. Scott's political associates will stand by him to a man. Murder was done in that ward on election day, and every follower of the gang that brought the murderer and his black jackers to this city will not fall to attend the primaries on May 21 and vote for Scott, whose law office was active in the defense of the arrested men. Indeed, Mr. Scott was himself charged by District Attorney Rotan jWith attempting to obstruct justice. This tenderloin statesman, this dl tractor-boss s machine, is a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. His can didacy has been proclaimed by righteous citizens of Philadelphia as an insult. And so it is. The voters of the interior may not know of Scott jyul many of them may ac cept him as worthy because he is campaigning under the protective wing of Highway Commissioner O'Neil. But here in Philadelphia tens of thousands of citizens who failed to register for last fall's elec tion have registered for the May primaries with the full intention of doing what they can to defeat Mr. Scott at the polls. When Mr. O'Neil joins hands with this man—this Scott—he must do so in the hope that Scott will be able to throw him the vote of the saloonkeepers, the divekeepers, the proprietors of red light dens, the bootleggers and the friends of the thugs who made the Contractor-boss machine infamous in the eyes of the whole country. It is an unholy alliance. It stamps Mr. O'Neil as unfit to occupy the chair of Governor. It makes him a part and parcel of the Scott fol lowing. Scott as Lieutenant Gov ernor would have a vote in favor of pardoning the very criminals whom his law office could not save from prison and a Governor under the domination of Scott would have the final pardoning power. The only campaign cry that Scott has is Penrose. But Penrose is most distinctly not an issue. He is not running for office. He is at tending to his important duties in Washington. It is Scott that is the issue—Scott and his bold and defi ant effort to save the Contractor boss organization from political an nihilation. And since O'Neil has made the cause of the wretched and degraded partisan machine of Phil adelphia his own cause, every Intel ligent voter of Pennsylvania should think twice before supporting him at the polls. Fortunately, every citizen can con sider the situation free from the question of prohibition, for Mr. Sproul, the candidate of all the bus inessmen of Philadelphia, the can didate of the best elements of this city, is pledged to the support of the prohibition amendment, and because he is thus pledged he has the en mity of all the saloon following of his own city of Chester. Liquor, therefore, is not an issue In the se lection of a candidate for Governor. The choice must be made accord ing to the respective abilities of Sproul and O'Neil. Sproul is a thorough businessman possessed of those important essentials necessary to handle the grave problems that Pennsylvania will face after peace has come. O'Neil lacks those essen tials. Add to this fact the spec tacle that O'Noll makes parading the state arm-in-arm with the can didate of the red lights districts for Lieutenant Governor, and it would •eem as if every intelligent voter "hould have no difficulty in deciding • n favor of Sproul and against the combination of O'Neil and Scott, Great German Push a Failure [FROM THE LITERARY DIGEST] VICTORY is the bag of oats dangled continually in front of the German people, remarks the Chicago Dally News; "they nev or get it. but they believe it is never far away." Thus, while the Kaiser declares flamboyantly that "the peo ple who wish to destroy us are dig ging their own graves," the latest desperate German thrust in the bat tle of the Western front fails dis astrously; General Ludendorff an nounces that "the idea of forcing success by the employment of mass es must be abolished absolutely," because "it only leads to unnecess ary losses;", and, as the New York World notes, even the Berlin battle bulletins begin to read as though it were an Allied offensive which is be ing victoriously resisted by the Ger mans. Two major efforts in the German offensive launched in March drove two wedges* into the Allied line in Picardy and Flanders. These drives, despite an appalling waste of human life, failed of their objects—the separation of , the French and capture of the Channel ports. Then, after a period of rela tive Inactivity, another major blow was struok in the last week of April, this time with the evident purpose of enlarging the two great German salients that thrust toward Amiens and Hazebrouck. In this also they failed, despite their capture of Mont Kemmel, and their repulse. THE PEOPLE'S FORUM FROM A SOLDIER To the Editor of the Telegraph: Please let the voice of the U. S. soldier in the ranks be heard and heeded through your columns. From one of the valiant engineers who have done such fine and heroic deeds in France I get a letter which say si "I hope the people back home will take this war seriously, and pro vide THREE TIMES as much as they think we will need to win It. "It is going to be a long, hard road; and the more munitions ajnd ships we get. the more of us will get back some day. We will need MEN BY THE MILLIONS, and MUNI TIONS and SHIPS to equip and transport them. "DO ALL YOU CAN TO HELP US GET THEM ! "Don't underestimate Germany! She is powerful. Look hack among my letters written a year ago. What I said about Russia has come true. The rest may follow, unless we have Bpeed, Speed. SPEED! "What we want most Is men and guns and ships, and STILL MORE OF THEM !" Walter I. Clarke, P. O. Box, 1308 Boston, Mass. THE STATE PRESS We are only recalling the Lusita nia anniversary for the purpose of giving thanks that our eyes have been opened and that we have taken our place on the side of righteous ness. belated though it may have been. And now that we are init, we must stay in it to the end. And that end? Until brutal German autocracy is crushed —utterly destroyed.-; Phi ladelphia Inquirer. Senator Penrose is perfectly right, in his declaration that Scott is not a fit person for any office of honor and trust in the gift of the people of Pennsylvania. His nomination would be a disgrace to the party to which he pretends to belong, and his advo cacy by one of the contending fac tions in that party inspires deep dis gust as well as distrust in its every profession. Philadelphia Public Ledger. • Don't overlook the fact that China is also fighting the Hun. She isn't putting into it much, if any, man power or gun-power, but she's strik ing some heavy blows along the line of high finance. Under her treaties, she was bound to pay Germany and Austria about $376,000 annually, un til 1931, as indemnity for the Boxer uprising. Declaring war on the cen tral powers, she canceled all treat ies and quit sending the monthly lni stalments of the Indemnity. Go to It, China! If you can't hit the Hun on the head, hit him in the pocketbook. —Altoona Mirror, i according to an Associated Press dispatch, was the m.ost severe and costly of the entire offensive. Each of these efforts has been less effec tive than the one before it, and to some observers the failure of the third seems to mark the high tide, and therefore the turning point of the German advance. Not only were the Germans stopped, but towns were recaptured from them by the French and British, and they suff ered a severe repulse at the hands of American forces on the Amiens sector. Others, however, are con vinced that Germany will yet throw her strength into another blow more terrific than any that has gone be fore, and that ft this blow falls she L will then try to wrest victory from defeat by a "peace offensive." Meanwhile American battalions are fighting valiantly on a sector of the Picardy front which blocks thef way to Amiens, and the process of fusing the Allies into one invincible army—the greatest ever command ered by a single general—is being accelerated and completed in the furnace of the German offensive. Thus a French dispatch to the New York Times tells us that "the Al lied unity of command Implies not s only the sole direction of opera i tions by General Foch and the utill i zation of reserves In common, but ' also the complete fusion of the J American, British and French Ar , mies." THK STUDY OF GERMAN To the Editor of the Telegraph: The action of the School Board in excluding German from the school curriculum appears to be neither wise nor patriotic. We are not at war with the Ger man language, in which exist vast stores of human knowledge, great records of human achievement, and treasures of literature and religion. I have been informed that General Pershing has just asked for a thou sand telegraphers who can handle German. The first thing a wise law yer does is to study the case of his opponent. We can whip Germany more conveniently if we understand the' talk the Germans use. After the war it appears we shall need to wage another war to hold what we have gained in countries where our manufactures have re placed German manufactures. In Brazil, for instance, are vast numbers of German-speaking people who will fight us hard for this trade. Are we to send our young men there relying on English and allowing the Ger mans to put things over on us be cause we do not know their talk? Are we to tie the hands of our boys and girls in the future because we refuse them opportunity to be ac quainted with the language of the nation whose present acts we all abhor? I I would not have a single place exist in the United States where all the citizens are taught in German, as I have been informed is the situation in certain western states; but to cut out the of German is not only the putting' of a wicked handicap upon our own efficiency, but is an unnecessary Insult to many of our best citizens who are as patriotic as any of us. Some of us will remember the great need for Spanish when the United States undertook that little ten-cent war. We are now In a real war, and democracy is on trial for its life. The action of the Harrlsburg School Board is simply-putting tacks in the road, which may. not be dis astrous at all to the passage of the trucks of the United States, but cer tainly will be no advantage. Patriotism of the real and definite sort is sane, and not hysterical. Patriotism is not related to ignor ance in any advantageous way. Pittsburgh has unfavorably dis tinguished herself by cutting out German music. Some of the light headed brethren will soon, I pre sume, come forward with a proposi tion to cut out all reference to Luth er, that great German who did an Immeasurable service to the world even though he spoke the language which is no longer to be taught in the Harrlsburg schools. Yours truly, J. HORACE McFARLAND. , Over Ik 'PMUUU — j The hot simoon winds that have been broiling central Pennsylvania inspired Gene Gauntler to tell about them this way: Winds of the plains, whisper softly to me— Miles to the eouih did you touch a brown cheeck. Dimpled and curved as a peach ? Did you pause And on those pomegranate lips warm ki3ses seek ? Winds of the plains. I am sick unto death For the tc\uch of that cheek—for that soft jasmine breath, And I starve for the kiss of that warm crimson mouth Which you brush so lightly there —miles to the South. A strike among messenger boysj in Harrisburg has persuaded the management to hire girls instead.'] "The average boy" says the manag er "stays on the job long enough to earn the price of a can of smok ing tobacco, then moves on. Girls seem to be more expensive in their tastes and they stay longer." I OUR DAILY LAUGH EVEN WORSE. The Actor—l don't like to have people fire stale vegetables at me. Country Editor —Well, it's a free fift, anyhow. Now In my case they try to use 'em to pay legitimate bill* (pith. A PHILOSOPHER. Cod—What la a pessimist? Bass—A fish who thinks there is t hook in every worm! IN BIRDLAND. "I say, old bow do I look tat • AN EFFECT. Cause with a purpose strong and true, Produce an effect; they traded seats in their canoe, 80 what could you expert. Ebetttttg (Hffal It is not believed that there are many communities in Pennsylvania which will be. able to make the showing of bond purchases per capita that Harrisburg is entitled to show and if there are they are very few of the size of the State Capital. The estimate of 28,000 bond sub scribers in Harrisburg is something in which everyone can take the greatest pride and yet it does not represent all. Thers were numerous subscriptions made on behalf of or ganizations and other units which in cluded persoßs who did not, for vari ous reasons, subscribe themselves. And then there were subscriptions made by heads of families for their children which will be allotted later on as was done in the ilrst loan. If wq figure out that Harrisburg is a community of some 80,000 persons this means that one in every three you meet going along the streets was a bond buyer, an investor with Uncle Sam, not a contributor, but an In vestor. This is a very gratifying cir cumstance and one which should bo recalled in every address that is made in the city this year. Tlio pocketbook nerve Is something which is said to be very sensitive and we are lmited fortunate, to use the words of William Jennings, in hav ing it so well attuned to patriotism. To be twice exejnpted from the op eration of the draft, as has just been announced by Major W. G. Mur dock, the state draft officer, because of the number of voluntary enlist ments is something to note with pride and when one in three resi dents is a Liberty Bond buyer it is worth, bearing in mind. Major Wensol Morava, who is in charge of the big government opera tion near New Cumberland, is na turally much interested in the re cent developments at Prague, where the Bohemians are demonstrating their natural sympathy with the Al lies. Many of his countrymen are now fighting with the Allies and it is natural for Major Morava to feel comfortable in the uniform of his adopted country. Major Morava came to the United States as a boy and is now an American through and through. Several years ago he travel ed with a party of Americans through Europe including the editor-in-chief of the Telegraph and was chosen to deliver the response to an official address of welcome at Prague In the original Czech. Major Morava made a hit with that speech and the news papers of the metropolis of Bohemia were quite complimentary in their allusions to his remarks. Major W. B. Gray, who is the di recting head of the government work between Middletowri and Steelton, and who has made scores of friends since returning to Harrisburg, af ter an absence of several years, was comparing notes with Major Morava and a group of men the other day regarding the very patriotic ac tivities of this community. Both of ficers declared that they had never anywhere observed a more respon sive attitude on the paft of any com munity than they have noted since coming to Harrisburg. Both this city and New Cumberland have shown the greatest hospitality and readiness to assist the government officials. "One of the interesting things that I find in traveling about this coun try," says F. S. Stevens, the agricul tural expert of the State Chamber of Commerce, "is that the use of concrete on the farm is increasing. There is more concrete being used in farm buildings than ever. And I also find that the ailo has come to stay in this section of the state, too." Movement of soldiers through Harrisburg is an occasion for youngsters living near the Mulberry street bridge. They can spot a train far oft and they hustle to the tracks and cheer and wave handkerchiefs at the soldiers as they go through. An artillery train is a subject for a joy ful greeting as the children like to see the guns. Circulation of books at the Har risburg Public Library is keeping up at a surprising rate in spite of the coming of warm weather and the war activities. During April the cir culation was greater than usual in that month. Miss Alice R. Eaton, the librarian, says that people are reading the good solid kind of books, too. • * * It Is an interesting fact that John C. Motter, who has been named as chairman of the committee in charge of the reception lor the Democratic candidates, takes a place which used to be reserved by common consent for his uncle, the late Samuel Kun kel. Mr. Kunkel for years arranged most of the Democratic meetings in this city, especially when the candi dates came this way. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Bromley Wharton, secretary of the State Board of Public Charities, sayd Cumberland Valley trout fish ing is among the best. —Nathan R. Buller, the State Commissioner of Fisheries, says that mo.e trout have been put out the last year than ever. —Governor Brumbaugh has miss ed trout fishing this season for the first time in years. —James Scarlet, the Danville lawyer and original first angler, 3ays the streams have interfered with much of the sport this year. —Judge Thomas Baldridgei, of Blair county, used to be noted as a fisherman before he had to hold so many sessions of court. | DO YOU KNOW ~ —That Harrisburg has furnished some e*i>ert steel workers for the shipyards? HISTORIC HARRISBURG Entrenchments were thrown up in what is now Harris Park during wars. FORBEIDLEMAN We recognize in him a man of high character, sterling worth, learned in law, seasoned in legis lative experience by reason of his service as a member of the House of Representatives, the Senate and as president pro tem. of that body. We recognize the many acts of kindness and sacrifices he has made for his many friends in his Sena torial dfstrict, his sterling worth as a citizen and his interest for the working men of the state, in whose behalf he has given much consid eration in all legislative matters. We know Benator Beldleman's public and private life will bear the closest scrutiny; at all times honorable and upright, he will give dignity to the exalted office to which we have the pleasure of commend ing him. —Dauphin County Booster Committee, Andrew Redmond, Chairman. '
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