10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A KBWSPAPBK FOR THS HO US Ftundtd lift Published evening* except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., Telerraph Building, Federal lur*. E.J. STACK POLE, <S- Bditor-tn-Chirf P. P. OYSTER, Busihtjj Manager. GUg M. STEINMETZ. Uana t ti t Biitor. Member of the Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively en tltlert to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise :redtted in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Mefnber American Newspaper Pub ll'hers' Assocla | jgg S Mgß Eastern office, ' . ' n '' Entered at the Post Office In Harrla burg, Pa., as second class matter. . nfPraK By carriers, ten centa r\ week; by mall. 18.00 a year In advance. THURSDAY, JTTI.iT 11, 118 I I Trifles make perfection, but per-' fection is no trifle. —MICHAEL AKGELO. | A TIME FOR PRAYER IN TIME of danger or distress a, child cries instinctively to its j mother. When disaster impends j or the skies of our little world | threaten to fall in upon us we turn i to God for help. Happily, we are j reaching that attitude in America while national peril is still afar and j while we are confident in our own ! physical might to overcome the} hordes of German soldiery. It has j required the war. however, to bring > us to a new and keener sense of our | dependence upon a Power higher! than that of man. The appeal of the three Cardinals) of the Catholic Church in America voices this thought in strong and appealing language: "If we fight like heroes and pray like saints, soon J j wiil America overcome mere force by greater force and conquer lust and power by the holier pow-er of | sacrifice and faith." They ask the j' members of their flocks to pray three ' < times each day "for the guidance of our rulers, the success of our arms, j the unity of nations and the welfare ;' of heroes." ! When all men join sincerely in genuine prayer three times a day not only will peace be assured, but there will be nobody to plot wars. "Fish," Mr. Hoover says, "must be more widely used for food." and many, many of us will be willing to help him catch 'em. TARIFF AND WAGES CHAIRMAN" HURLEY, of the Shipping Board, told the Illi nois Manufacturers' Association the other day that the American manufacturer must learn to regard the whole world as his market after the war. "Foreign countries have raw materials and finished products to exchange with us. He must learn to swap jack-knives without trying to keep both*knives." says Mr. Hur ley, speaking of the American manu facturer. He "must run his factory with a view to utilizing the raw ma terials of other countries, thus aid ing in their development." There is certainly no objection to utilizing all the raw materials of other countries within the capacity of our own mills to absorb, but in the matter of exchange of finished products we must look to it that the whole world does not regard the United States as its market in fin ished products, which will most likely be the case under the Demo cratic tariff policy. If Mr. Hurley will inform the people of this coun try how our manufacturers can mul tiply their consumption of foreign raw materials, while at the same time permitting foreign finished goods to dominate our market, he will have solved the problem of mak ing two objects occupy the same space at the same time, which has always heretofore been contrary to tlie law of physics. Everything points conclusively to the fact that the wage differentials t>etween the United States and our European and Oriental manufactur ing competitors will be far wider than they were before the war started. There have been wage In creases the world over, but nowhere so great as in the United States. And while the laboring forces of our competitors will, in their zeal for steady employment, be glad to ac cept such wage standards as condi tions demand, and willing to work ten and twelve hours a day, where necessary, there seems to be a de cided aversion on the part of organ ized labor In this country to accept linything over eight hours as a base day. and It is expected 'that any at tempt to lower wages from their present abnormal state will meet with decided opposition. Manifestly, it Is idle to suppose that the American manufacturer can maintain anything like the present wage scale and hours of work and produce commodities at the cost at which like competing articles are produced abroad. Certainly, there fore, under a policy calling for the removal of all economic barriers," the foreign, competitor Is going to THURSDAY EVENING, have the bulge on the American manufacturer when it comes to com petition in the United States, let aion ecompetition In South America, the Orient, Australia, or in other fields of export. Suppose, for the sake of argument, the cotton cloths industry in this country in manufac turing annually at this time SIOO,- 000,000 worth of cloths for domestic consumption, and, under prevailing Democratic rates of duty, England proceeds to grab $33,000,000 worth of that trade. .With our mills then reduced to two-thirds capacity with respect to domestic demand, there i will be a consequent high increase in J the cost-per-yard production of the i cloth to our American mills, and : less men will be employed in the i work. As the unit cost increases the foreign competition becomes nore! pronounced, until finally it achieves j the destruction of the American in- 1 dustry; and with the unit cost ever I advancing here, how can competl- I tion with these same foreign manu facturers be successfully maintained i in foreign fields? There is a way to meet the coin - ; petition, however: If the American, workman accepts the wages and, hours of his brother toiler in Europe j production costs here will_ be low-! ered to the European figure. But| organized labor opposes, and should j oppose, that method. Then let or-j ganized, and all, labor stand stead-j fastly for a protective tariff law, and j with that policy firmly entrenched \ here, let organized labor extend its i propaganda to Europe to ameliorate i the conditions of European labor j and give it a larger share in the j products of its industry. j With a new Russian republic cre j ated every day, we begin to under- I stand why Nicholas insisted on the title of Czar of All the Russias. AT LAST T last Fuel Administrator Gar j A field has come to his senses, j The fuel shortage has driven ! him to warn the breweries that they I ! can expect no mori coal after their < present supplies are exhausted. He ! would have prevented much distress ! had he reached this conclusion last 1 winter. We would be in much bet ter position to-day with respect to | fuel and transportation if the thousands of cars of coal that have gone into the making of beer and the transportation of beer and beer ; materials had been saved. At the same time the United States Senate has injected into the agricultural bill an amendment which will prevent the manufacture 1 of beer or other drinks, after a reas- j onable period, in which food pro- j ducts are used, involving the saving of millions of bushels of grain each year and 3,100,000 tons of coal. That it will be signed by the President. , who was formerly opposed to the addition of a prohibition rider to I a food or agricultural bill, goes with- I out saying, for the fuel order ap-! proved by the President before being promulgated will have put most of j the breweries out of business long j before the proposed legislation now ! under consideration goes into effect. ' In ether words, the fuel order is the ! first step toward a "dry" nation and ' the agricultural restrictions will seal! the fato of booze, at least for the period of the war and most probably j for all time. The government -has held out fori beer far longer than most people have deemed wise, but at last it has been compelled to yield to public opinion. The nation won t buy many war supplies on the taxes levied on ser vants. BACKED UP AT HOME SOME of- the men who helped form the Harrisburg Reserves, the city's home guard, with a great flourish of trumpets last summer, "and then quit the drills when the weather got cold, ought to note for their own benefit in future matters of the kind that the busi nessmen of the city have come for ward handsomely to purchase equip ment for the Reserves to use in the training of men of draft before they are called to the camps, and at the same time to promote the effi ciency of the corps. This home defense unit has had the same experience as similar bodies in other towns. It was hailed as the real thing and was a very popular organization until the novelty wore off and drill nights conflicted with dance or theater dates, and marching nround at the command of other fellows ceased to be fun. Fortu nately, In Harrisburg, in spite of llo eral doses of cold water where sup. port was expected, the home defense organization was kept alive and the city now has two well-drilled com panies. These are furnishing men to the Reserve Militia, helping train men who will soon go to camps un der the draft, and learning how to handle themselves in case the sher iff of Dauphin county should need them. And the response of busi nessmen, who have given hard cash ta buy shotguns and training ma terial, shows conclusively that this city has appreciation for the sort of men and the right kind of objects. The Kaiser, having fed von Kuehl minn to the Junketers, will now look about for another pig to fatten. Quentln Roosevelt downs Arst Hun flier. Our congratulations to the Colonel—a worthy son of a worthy sire. TolUU* u By the Ex-Committccman The Democrats of Pennsylvania have agreed on something. For the last fortnight some hardy spirits have been engaged in an effort to secure a protocol between Judge Eu gene C. Bonniwell, the gubernatorial nominee, who declines to discern uny sincerity in the bosses of the machine in Pennsylvania and A. Mitchell Palmer, the Democratic na ! tional committeeman, who is will ing to recognize Bonniwell with limitations. The sum total of the agreement is that the Democratic *tate committee will not meet until after the Republican state commit tee'holds its session. Judge Bonniwell is understood to have refused to abate any of his de mands. claiming that not only should he be allowed to name the chairman of the campaign committee, but that he should be given control of the headquarters. This would make him the boss of the whole works and the leaders who have spent money and time and patronage to build up a machine fail to grasp his idea. State Chairman McLean is said to ! have told friends that the candidates will not be called ■ together for a; meeting for some time and that the resolutions committee, wjiich will i draft the platform, is enjoying a: v.'ell-earned vacation. —The city of Pittsburgh is now wrestling with the problem of creat ing a dog catching force. The city has had a dog license law, but there are a lot cf dogs whose owners dis regard It and it is planned to or ganize a force of half a dozen men to round up the canines. —Johnstown city fathers are up against a situation such as may con i front Harrlsburg any clay and to , meet it Mayor Franke has called a 1 tonference to consider war-time measures for filling: the police force i and fire department, both Being han i dicapped by lack of men. While no I official announcement has been | made, it Is understood that council may suggest that the maxim age limit of 40 years, fixed by the com mission, be suspended, and salaries probably will be discussed too. The police force has last eight men with in a fortnight, and the necessity of some action has been impressed up-1 on city officials, the Civic Service Commission reporting that there arei not enough applicants to fill existing i vacancies. —lt is generally believed that the! differences existing between Gover-1 nor Brumbaugh and his commission! of agriculture will be allowed to | lapse. Most of the commissioners! are said to be anxious to retain their places under the new administration! and have heard that Senator Sproul l is giving close attention to the agri-i cultural problems confronting Penn-J sylvania. A nice little row is brewing againj in Philadelphia. Counsel for men j elected to the Republican city corn-| mittee and contested wrote to Harry! C. Ransley, chairman of the coin-' mittee, requesting that a meeting of! the committee be held soon to dis-| pcve of the contests so the commit tee may be in shape to take part in I the coming state campaign. Wheth er or not Mr. Ransley answered this letter yesterday could not be learned, j but Senator Vare was asked what he thought of the matter. "The ques-j tion is in the hands of the contest! committee," was the Senator's terse reply. "When the contest commit-i tee is ready to report a meeting ofj the city committee will be held." Meanwhile, says the Ledger, there is no information whatever to be had as to Just how active the "contest! committee" may be or when the men elected to the committee will learn; whether or not the Vare men will i permit them to take their seats. ! —The Philadelphia Public Ledger is out with an editorial in which it iicores the Philadelphia Board of Education fpr certain conditions pre vailing in that city and which it says call for an investigation. If experts are needed, it says, they should be men who will "command public confidence." The Ledger is also adding to the joys of July by charging that street conditions are dirty and Vare is not much penal ized. —Mayor Connell's move to close up the speakeasies on the outskirts of Scranton is attracting attention, as it is recognized that every city lias a situation much the same and if the Si*anton mayor can overcome conditions there will be a move in that direction in many a town. - —The Philadelphia Evening Bul letin editorially praises the work of the late Ex-Banking Commissioner William H. Smith, whose death has been generally deplored. The Bul letin says: "It solely by virtue of his merit and character that he was recognized in connection with official life. He was one of the best and in some respects the very best, 'banking commissioner that the Com monwealth has had since that of fice was created, and It was only through a wretched misuse of guber natorial power, not long ago, that he was deprived of that place. His hon orable career, both as a journalist and as a public servant, deserves to be gratefully remembered, as it will be, by all who knew his sterling character and unsullied record." —Wilkes-Barre city politics are all in a whirl over the report of the Wikes-Barre Chamber of Commerce charging that the police of the an thracite city are contaminated by Kraft. The city council has taken cognizance of the charges and pen ding hearings Mayor Kosek has sus pended the chief of detectives and the police clerk and the chief of po lice may also take a vacation. If the Wilkes-Barre chamber's charges prove well founded it is probable that chambers of commerce in other cities may take a hand in municipal affairs to a greater extent. Let Something Good Be Said When over the fair fame of friend or foe The shadow of disgrace shall fall; instead Of words of blame, or proof of so and so. Let something good be said. Forget not that no fellow being yet May fall so low but love may lift his head; Even the cheek of shame with tear 9 is wet. If something good be said. No generous heart may vainly turn aside In ways of sympathy;'no soul so dead But may awaken strong and glori fied. If something good be said. And so I charge ye, by the thorny crown. And by the cross on which the Saviour' bled. And by your own soul's hope for fair renown, Let something good he said. —James Whltcomb Riley. HAHRISBURG TELEGRAPH [ SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS TAKING THE JOY OUT OF LIFE ~ .... BYBRIGGS _ I /IHAD A SECOWTT) I „AR, TL .T "N R CAN'T PUT MY 1 --7 COUALNI WHO U>AA ■ I ANV^JJ^6 T I MIND CAJ WHAT I'M FY/ \ WELL AO&JAIMTEO I / "READINIIS - ( HAVE \ IAJITM THE KAUSER / LU V_R YF 0)U-SIW_ MOVAJ- I | FEELIMS THA-T MV W/ J F6EL AS THOU6H I EUER Y MOVEMENT !— L J I UWOER W * S BEIJG FOLLOWED IS WATCHED- J I~ I V . ~ 1 ———' ~~ " T>, 3HAKE OFF THIS I£>EA // /GO OP HONEST M D N THAT THE PRIVATE [From the Stars and Stripes in France] He kicks about his meager pay, he kicks about the grub; He swears by all that's holy that his corporal is a dub; To him each regulation is a source of much distress— Bue he's never sick on pay day, and he's never late for mess. He eusees reveille and drill; he tries to skip retreat; He howls about the effort that it costs him to look neat; When work in any form looms up, he tries hard to renig— But he's strong for playing poker, and he's great on bunk fa tigue. He crabs about each feature of his military life; His Idea of delight is to engage in verbal strife; He prides himself on knowing every pessimistic trick — And the height of his ambition is to register a kick. But he really doesn't mean it, for Its ! just a clever ruse; And we know that chronic kickers have no time to get the blues; And If kickers make good fighters, then we're ready to begin To kick Fritz out of Flanders, all the way back to Berlin! —Pvt. George E. Parker, Co. L, —r- Inf. LET'S BE FAIR [From the Evening Ledger, Phila.] The figures given out by the Treasury Department showing the alleged exorbitant profits of mer- i chants and manufacturers, supple- ! menting the information contained j in the report of the Federal Trade Commission, are unfair and mis leading. A small business man with $lO,- 000 capital who turned his money over twice a year before the war may have turned his capital over four or five times during the first year because of increased business. And he may have made only a fair profit in the business that he has handled. To compute his profits on the basis of his capital and to say that he has made seventy-five and 100 per cent is manifestly unfair to him. It holds him up to scorn as a profiteer when he has been handling his business only on a safe margin. There is nothing easier than to make figures lie. It cannot be that the Treasury Department is deliber ately attempting to create the im pression that all business men whose capital has been working overtime since the war began are dishonest profiteers. When dealing with such a vital matter it ought to give out the whole truth or none. Fairness will pay in the long run. Reason We Need Pockets One reason a man has more pock ets than a woman is because his col lar is too tight to permit him to throw things down his shirt front.— From the Galveston News. Lou) Visibility "She says she prefers to do her marketing by telephone." "Why so?" "Says she can't bear to see how little she is getting for the money."— From the Louisville Courier-Journal. LABOR NOTES Of 150,000 Australian trade-union ists enlisted, 45,000 have been killed. Cigarmakers at Mobile, Ala., have secured an increase of $1 a hundred. Our lighting and power industry employs 920,000. Printers at Richmond, Va., have secured an eight-hour day. Jacksonville (Fla.) carpenters de mand 75 cents an hour. Electrical workers at Fresno, Cal., now get $7.20 a day. Firefighters of St. Joseph, Mo., have organized a union. Toronto (Canada 1 ) textile workers will- ask Increased pay September 1. Employes of the Western Union will get a bonus on October 1. Louisville (Ky.) horseshoers ask $4 a day. Brewery workers at Kansas City have received an IS per cent, in crease. j Tacoma (Wash.) teamsters b&ve secured an eight-hour day. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THAT TAX ON "GAS" To the Editor of the Telegraph: Dear Sir—ln a recent article in another paper, Tieaded "Luxuries to Help in War," the editor took par ticular pains to print in large type also, "Gasoline to Be Taxed at 10c Per Gallon." In the same issue of this paper, the majority of advertisements are those that pertain to the business side of automobile transportation, or how to economically operate pas senger business, or commercial cars. When the editor makes a heuu liner out of a rumor, as he did, when he gave prominence to a mere recommendation, to tax gasoline 10 per cent, a gallon, he is doing his business associates as much damage as he could do his local bank if he should publish a statement that "A Run on the Bank Will Be Made the Following Day." The facts are that no such tax will be levied on gasoline. Automo biles are not to be classed with jewelry, motorboats, canoes, golf, tennis, baseball, theaters, candies, wines and liquors—automobiles are in a class with railroads, street cars, business service corporations, such as telephones, telegraphs, etc. They are elasslfied by the sensible busi nessman as essentials, such as food, fuel, and clothing—it is the third largest industry in the world, and it pays the bank more interest for loans than any other business in the United States. It has more money invested than any three of our railroads, and the mere fact that an automobile runs with the perfection that it now does, will win the war for the allies. There is no scarcity of gasoline, and if a law could be passed pro hibiting the use of automobiles, street cars, and the carrying of pas sengers on railroad trains on Sun day for the duration of the war, it would be much a more sensible act, and far greater saving of war needs than taxing the automobile and gaso line, which is the power behind them. Yours very truly, FRONT-MARKET MOTOR SUP PLY CO. How the Airmen Talk Ralph D. Paine, who has recently returned to America after five months spent with the allied fleets, has brought back some choice speci mens of language as it is used at the front. He says that a dialog be tween men of the royal naval air service sounds something like this: " 'l'm still on the same game, old thing—sops, two-seaters and camels. We've sot an old tinside, too, for Joy-riding.' "You've given up the rumpety, then?" "Yes; I was getting ham-headed and muttpn-iisted flapping the ol<i things every day—felt I wanted to stunt about a bit. The rumpety is a wash-out.' " 'Have you butted up against Jones-Needham ?' " 'Yes; he crashed a few days ago —on his first solo flip—taking off— tried to zoom, engine konked—side slip—nose dive. Not hurt, though. Where's Seymour?' " 'Oh, he tried spads, but got his wind up. What about your new ma chine?" " 'lt's a dud bus. Too much stag ger and prop stops on a spin. See you to-morrow. I'm flopping at dawn.' " Praised For Hitting V-Boat Secretary Daniels has commended Harry R. Chambers, chief gunner's mate, United States Navy, for his efficient conduct when the vessel on which he was conAnander of the armed guard was attacked by a Ger man submarine on May 12, 1918, and the conning tower of the U-boat was hit, compelling her to submerge. Chambers enlisted at Philadelphia, June 15, 1915. His mother resides in Atlanta, Oa.—From the Official Bulletin. Strategy The Alabama negro soldier who lured German dispatch dogs Into the American trenches by dragging the body of a fox across No Man's Land hit on a scheme with great possibili ties. By dragging a limberger sand wich across he may land old Hln denburg himself.—Macon Telegraph. The Austrian Version Little Tommy Tucker Sings for his supper. What shall he have? You asked a mouthful that time. —Chicago Evening Post. A LIMIT TO PRICES I 7 o the Editor of the Telegraph: Dear Sir—ln behalf of an over-hi , dulgent and patient public, the writer desires to call attention to the big profits now being made by many profiteers in the necessaries of life. In many in stances it might be termed as down right greed and fraud. The Fed eral Trade Commission practically confirms this and similar complaints, and includes nearly all of the lead ing commodities as being affected by a well-defined system. It may be true as alleged that packers and millers are the worst offenders; but criticism in other directions should not be spared. The Federal Trade Commission report credits the flour millers with a net profit of 38 per cent, in 1917. One large mill reported a profit of $2 per barrel, or fully eight times the net profit of 25 cents a barrel allowable under the United States food administrators' rulings. In view of many important facts the laboring classes have a right to raise the question as to whether the United States Senate should still further increase the price of wheat by establishing a fixed higher price. It Is also alleged that in cases where excessive profits were made, it was done through the medium of padding costs of production; for instance, the officers of the American Metal Company drew "remunerations of from $136,533 to as high as $364,42ti per man per year! When buying wheat flour at nine cents a pound and taking as u sub stitute a questionable quality of corn flour at ten cents a pound, con sumers naturally are aroused from their apparent lethargy and interro gations properly follow. Save! Save!! Save!!! Is a noble appeal, but there are many whose patriotism is strong and fully de veloped who simply cannot respond to the call for more subscriptions to Liberty Bonds, Thrift Saving Stamps, Bed Cross, Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A. and other noble and worthy causes, because of the tangled prices of all kinds of food products, and no corresponding increase in salaries or other income. A WILLING HELPER. RECOMPENSE Straight through my heart this fact to-day By Truth's own hand is driven: God never takes one thing ayay But something lse is given. I did not know in earlier years Tl>is law of love and kindness — I only mourned through bitter tears My loss, in sorrow's blindness. But, ever following each regret O'er some departed treasure, My sad, repining heart was met With unexpected pleasure. I thought it only happened so; But time this truth has taught me: No least thing from my life can go But something else is brought me. It is the law—complete, sublime; And now, with faith unshaken, in patience I but bide my time When any joy is taken. • No matter if the crushing blow May for the moment down me— Still, back of it waits Love, I know, With some new gift to crown me. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. "Archies" More Accurate Aerial progress has not been con fined to the air, for antiaircraft ar tillery. if it can be considered as part of aerial activity, has advanced by leaps and bounds of late. At present It is a common ocurrence to hear that an enemy machine has been brought down by antiaircraft tire. Typical of this advance is the case of the Tenth Section of French anti aircraft artillery of the mobile type, which, during the period from Sep tember, 1915, to December, 1917, alone brought down thirteen Ger man airplanes. During the period from February 11 to 20 last, the antiaircraft artillery of the French army brought down four machines. In each case the number Is based on official recognition, which means that the destruction of each enemy machine was established beyond doubt. —Scientific American. News in Germany Hamburg announced a while ago that seven German submarines were operating oft the Atlantic coast. It seems now to have gone home.— Boston Globe. JULY 11, 19T8. [ EDITORIAL COMMENT I Lenine is reported as being on his I way to Berlin, and the supposition is | that there hajs been some hitch in | the arrival of his checks. —Philadel- | phia North American. | A captured German officer says | Germany has just got to have peace. Well, well, he needn't worry any more; we are going to see that she gets it.—Kansas City Times. "The case against La Folette," i says his counsel, "is a case of 'much ado about nothing.' " Are you sure? Don't you mein "The Taming of the Shrew"?— Boston Herald. "There will be a revolution in Ger many, but it will be after the war," says Ambassador Gerard. Everybody hopes it will be soon after, so the American boys can see it before they leave Berlin. —Kansas City Star. ( Mrs. William Randolph Hearst is doubtless very praiseworthy in want ing to retain a position on the com-' mittee of national defense as an out let for her patriotic activities, but it looks as if there ought to be a large field for them at home.—Philadel phia North American. Our Pastor'll Name It For You Man made the city, God made the country, and the German army transforms both into a place some ft! us no longer believed in.—From the New York Evening Post. Fault;/ Construction One trouble with the House of Representatives is that it is equipped with a mighty small Kitchin.—Mil waukee Sentinel. [ OUR DAILY LAUGH ' AW ENTHU i ' An enthusiastic Wgr motorist, isn't ho; * Very. Evel i In/ those qulck-de | tachable tiref I El I don't annoy him. AS THE CON- IIS I I VERSATION IIJA I She: Do you 'f SHOULD - ' MAKE A DIF FLM) FERENCE. A . Vv Ticket Seller: ,J"j h y do you think your son fl ! £Sgi> "hould be admit- V" - / ted ' or half Father: Pool ® scar has been in •■Srfj j a ®Kht and can • —I see out of on# eye only. NEVER MARRI FOR MONEY UNLESS I YOU GET If I ever catch l you kissing Mrs. again I shall stop your B allowance. Well, that's about the only B thing you haven't stopped since we were married. f' ■ VERY TRUlfi. What kind of k winter are we v going to have, Wall it's aw ful hard to say as to that. Yot) know It depend* a hull lot on the weather. •' lEbwraig (Mfal 'nil i , . Evidence that unnaturalized aliens have been hoarding flour, sugar and other foods In various parts of the state is commencing to accumulate in considerable quantities at the State Capitol through activities of the state police, game protectors and other oficers who have been engaged in search of homes of foreign born , who have never become citizens and who are suspected of having had firearms. In some parts of the state the hoards of flour have been over 400 pounds hidden away, while in parts of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancas ter and other eastern counties smal ler hoards were found, mainly In the homes of Austrians. It is plan ned to start searches in the western counties shortly and men now en gaged in the country will go into the iron and steel and coal mining dis tricts on a search for weapons. The orders for the game oficers are to work in conjunction with the state police and as soon as firearms are found to confiscate them, notifying the police of the discovery of any explosives and the food administra tors of hoards of food especially Hour and sugar. Literally scores of 'instances have been fl/und when food was hoarded by Austrians, some of whom were very reluctant to give it up. , • * • Militia officers from New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware may attend the first encampment of the Penn sylvania Reserve Militia at Mount G/etna which begins on Saturday morning. The organizations will gather at the camp Friday night. It is probable that some announce ments have been made. As this is the first encampment of the new Militia it Is expected that the men will be put through considerable strenuous work. The Governor's re view will take place on Thursday when most of the visitors will at tend. * * *i Lancaster had a big day at the Capitol yesterday as there were two hearings of importance in which citizens of that city figured. One case was a grade crossing proposition wherein strenuous objections were made to a relocation and the city took a hand. In the other case Lan caster's enterprising automobile club went after the charter of a toll road company which seems to have its own ideas about what it ought to . furnish in the way of public accomo dations. The turnpike company is said to want $75,000 for its share of the road, which is alleged to be worth $45,000. • • • There were some queer things about the rain yesterday afternoon when you come to think about it. There were periods of high winds and ( thSn some big drops with the sun shining in the west, the east filled with black clouds and overhead many light fleecy clouds. The low ering skies caused people to carry umbrellas all afternoon. • • • The order of the Bell Telephone Company refusing to give (lie time 4 to inquirers Is another illustration of the fact that some one always benefits no matter what happens. The Cumberland Valley Companv has a number that will give the time and this seems to have been discov ered because the exchange is work ing overtime and solicitors have been carefully following up every inquir er about the time and going after business of placing a "dial" in tha home. And the girl that gives' the time on the "dial" seems to be hav ing lots of fun over It. The other evening a man called up and 3aid "Give me the time, my phone won't." Back came the girl. "Pleasure to take the time to give the time." • • • The Western Union is also "getting its because of the "no time" order. The Western Union has been Inun dated with inquiries for the time, especially about getting up hours. And thrifty manager Gus Cathernn Is having the name of each person taken so that a solicitor can go around and see about putting in a Western Union clock, one of the time they hang out tbe stars by. • • • Visitors to the city yesterday in cluded Col. C. P. Rogers, of Corry, father of Chauncey P. Rogers, Jr.. „ chief of the bureau of accounts of the Auditor General's Department. Colonel Rogers has many friends here and is well known among vet erans of the Civil War as he was colonel of is 80 years or age, but seems as spry as ever. • • The damp weather which has passed over Harrisburg in the last five weeks has been productive of some benefit because It has kept down much bug activity, although when it is clear and hot there are bugs by the million assailing the electric lights, attacking potato patches and garden truck and gar den flowers. It seems that during the wet days the bugs stay home and attend to their progeny, which makes them all the moj-e eager to make a nuisance out of themselves on clear, warm days. However, the weather has had some compensating features. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Joseph H. Taulane, who Is in charge of the Fifth ward cases, has been representing the District At torney of Philadelphia in many no table cases in that city. —Col. Harry P. Wilbur, the new colonel of the 312 th Artillery, Is a Lancaster man and entered the serv ice in the Spanish War. —Secretary of the Commonwealth Cyrus K. Woods was a Washington visitor this week. —James I. Blakslee, assistant postmaster general, is at Atlantic City for a short rest. —Charles M. Schwab has consent ed to ibe one of the speakers at the f big patriotic fraternal conclave at Philadelphia next month. —The Rev. Dr. T. E. Schmauk, who is active in the Lutheran Church merger, is a Lebanon clergyman and for years prominent in Chautauqua work. DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg is having numerous state meetings of fraternal orders this year? HISTORIC HARRISBURG T" e county prison dates from 1790 and the first one stands on the same lot as the present. < Blessed Be God Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places In Christ; accord ing as he hath chosen us In Him be fore the foundation of the world.—• Ephesians t, 1 and 4.
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