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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
r A NEWSPAPER FOR THE. SOME
Founded XSSI
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THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.
Telegraph Building, Federal Square
E. J. STACKPOLB
President and Editor-in-Chief
P. E. OYSTER, Butinqpa Manager
GOS M. BTEINMETZ, Managing Editor
A. R. MJCHENEH, Circulation Manager,.
Executive Board
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BOYD M. OGELSBY.
F. XL OYSTER.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST IS, 1913
Ood doth not need
Either man's work, or his own gifts;
who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve Him
best. —Milton.
POLICE INCOMPETENCE
IF Harrisburg is placed within a
five-mile "dry" zone as a result of
the sale of liquor to soldiers and
to persons who became disorderly
upon government work in this vicin
ity, law-abiding liquor dealers will
have nobody to blame but the com
paratively few saloon men and
others who are understood to have
been selling whisky Illegally and to
the police who have countenanced
the practice. Early in the season,
Major Murdock, in charge of draft
headquarters here, had to interfere
because of the uninterrupted opera
tions of "bootleggers" who disposed
of liquor at high prices to drafted
men on their way through the city.
The police wore at fault at that time
and they have done very little to im
prove conditions since then. So far
as Harrisburg hotelmen are con
cerned. it must be said that evidence
points to most of them as having
lived strictly in accord with the law.
The Army officers, in charge of
operations ac Middletown and New
• Cumberland, have been most con
siderate. At the very beginning they
might have regulated the sale of
liquor in this whole district They
might have closed scores of drinking
places and they had authority to
place the local police department to
all intents and purposes under their
own direction, so far as liquor and
vice control is concerned. But they
did not choose to disturb local con
ditions. They tried to live in har
mony with the civil authorities. The
manner in which this proffer of good
will was met may be judged by the
occurrence of Saturday night, when
a local city detective beat up with a
blackjack a Federal officer who was
bringing two prisoners to the county
Jail and would have allowed the pris
oners their liberty not they had
more sense than their would-be lib
erator and decided to remain.
This is not the first complaint
against the police department. It is
generally Inefficient and has been. It
is larger than ever and more costly
tjjan ever, but It is not so effective as
it was when it was smaller and there
was less red tape in its conduct.
Civil service does not appear to have
wrought any reform. Instead, con
ditions grow worse. There are able
and conscientious officers on the
force—men who would be a credit
to any poHce department—but they
are not in the majority; neither are
they intelligently or ably directed.
No matter what the War Depart
ment may do in the matter now at
Issue, city council owes it to the pub
lic to go thoroughly into the faults
of the police department and cor
rect them.
The Kaiser's personal press agent
is very silent these days; probably
trying to think up a few new excuses.
JUST IN TIME
WE are just in time in Russia.
President Wilson did not act
a moment too soon in ap
proving allied intervention for the
protection of that sorely beset coun
try from further German Invasion.
Trotzky and Lenine have fled to
Krondstadt from their capital at
Moscow, in order to escape the ris
ing wrath of their deceived fellow
countrymen. Perhaps the coming
of the allies from the north and
east hastened their downfall and will
perclpitate the new revolution that
has been brewing ever since the
Bolshevlki leaders sold out the na
tion to Germany.
At all events, momentous changes
are about to occur in Russia. The
moment cannot be long postponed, if
it is not already here, and it is well
that American troops are on their
way to stretch a hand of fellowship
to the millions of Russians who for
TUESDAY EVENING,
a century or tnore have been looking
to the United States as the land of
liberty where dreams of freedom for
the masses have come true.
In making your vacation plans, do
not forget there is another Liberty
Loan coming.
AS TO HOUSING
THE point has been made by
persons who do not fully un
derstand the Harrlsburg hous
ing problem, that materials are so
high now and labor so scarce that
houses cannot be built and rented
with profit. It is also contended
that we should advertise the advan
tages of the town as a shipping and
manufacturing center and let the
housing situation take care of it
self.
The answers to these arguments
are obvious. To the first it may be
pointed out that if we are to await
i a period of low prices for building
materials wo shall doubtless refrain
from construction for a period of at
least five years after the war, for
all builders and dealers in supplies
agree that the demand will be in
creased rather than diminished by
the reconstruction that will take
place in Europe immediately follow
ing a declaration of peace. Ameri
can engineers, architectural and
building firms are being organized
for this work abroad and billions of
dollars will be expended, which will
reflect upon the American market In
a way tending to keep prices high
and the demand constant.
Secondly, we have already lost one
industry which would have employed
some 5,000 hands because we have
no houses to offer, and this months
before any public mention was made
of the house faihine here.
No, we cannot wait until the man
ufacturer or the shipped* comes to
Harrisburg to build, for the simple
reason that the time is past when
business men select locations for
branch houses without first making
a complete survey of local condi
tions. Labor is too difficult to hold
under any circumstances to risk los
ing it by placing an industry depend
ing upon manpower in a locality
which does not provide sufficiently
for Its working classes. Housing
has ceased to be a mere matter of
supply and demand, where any
thing with a roof between earth and
sky can be classed as a house and
rented as such. Working men de
mand good homes. They are on
titled to them and they will have
them—if not in Harrisburg, then in
some more enterprising city.
As to the inadvisability of adver
tising Harrisburg as a town in which
houses are scarce, that appears to be
the only way the present trouble
can be removed. You cannot pass a
life insurauce examination by as
suring the physician that there is
nothing the matter with you, nor
can you cure a cancer by hiding the
sore. The same may be said of try
ing to make the outside world be-
lieve what is not true with respect
to housing.
Beside, the housing problem is not
one of merely building more houses.
We might possibly worry along in
a fashion with the houses we al
ready have, if ail of them were put
into proper condition for human,
habitation. But all authorities tes
tify to the fact that hundreds of our
dwellings are not fit for stables, and
a way must be found to correct
these conditions.
The Telpgraph entered upon this
campaign after due consideration of
the entire situation. It did not sup
pose for an Instant that the move
ment would receive universal ap
proval. It proposes to continue along
the lines laid down until some im
provement has been wrought,
A Democratic correspondent writes
that the Republicans have made a
target of the President. In public
life targets are not made; they make
themselves.
AN AMAZING REVELATION
THE report of the sub-commit
tee named to Investigate the
delay in aircraft production to
be made public this week, it is to be
hoped, will clear up the beclouded
situation and place the blame where
it properly belongs. The announce
ment that members of the commit
tee quarreled because Secretary
Baker declined to answer their ques
tions is a most amazing revelation.
Mr. Baker should have been the last
man to hold anything back from
the investigators. In the last analy
sis failure of the air program must
rest on his shoulders as the responsi
ble' head of the War Department
and It might have been supposed
that he would have been extremely
desirous of doing anything possible
to assist those whose purpose 1 i is
to speed up the construction of aero
planes.
Another "retreat for victory"—for
the allies.
If you want to know why the Tele
graph thinks something ought to be
done about housing, go to Ann alley,
'or Seventh street, or Marlon street, or
Wallace street, some sections, and
take one good look.
"Lenlne may go to Germany," says
a dispatch. That ought to be punish
ment enough. " 4
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fvKK^niodKia
By the Ex-Committeeman
Course of the leaders of the reor
ganization faction of the Pennsyl
vania State Democracy will be de
termined at a meeting to be held In
Philadelphia within the next week.
Under the action taken by the Dem-,
ocratie State Committee when It
adjourned its June session the com
mittee wac to be called together be
foro September 1 to adopt a plat
xorm aid at range other details of
the campaign. Since that time both
the offlcia: end of the State Com
m:ttee and the friends of Judge
Eugene C. Bonnlwell, the guberna
torial nominee, have been playing
a waiting game and the next .move
seems to bo up to the State Chair
man.
It will be determined at the meet
ing in Philadelphia when the' can
didates shall be called together to
select the campaign committee, the
selection of whose chairman will be
tenuered to Judge Bonnlwell and at
the same time the committee in
charge of the platform will submit
a preliminary draft. The general
idea is that the State Committee will
meet hore about August 28.
The Kepublican State Committee,
place and time of meeting, have not
yet been owing to the
Illness of State Chairman William E.
Crow, but prospects are that the
committee will meet late in the
month,,either here or in Pittsburgh.
•
—A policy of silence seems to have
been adopted at the State Capitol
in regard to the charges against the
manner in which the Governor's of
fice handled matters fn connection
with district appeal board No. 2, of
Philadelphia, and other draft mat
ters and also the demand of miners
of the Kulpmont district that Chief
of Mines Button be removed. It is
not likely that anything will be done
in either case, but that the storms
will be allowed to blow over while
the Governor is in Maine on his va
cation.
—Chester city council is giving the
latest illustration of the third clams
city law, the mayor and members
of council being hopelessly tied up
over an appointment. It is probable
that what has happened lately in
Chester will accentuate the demand
for a revision of the third class city
law.
—The Interest the Lackawanna
county Republican Senatorial contest
Is exciting Is Illustrated by the fol
lowing from the Philadelphia In
quirer: "State-wide interest is being
taken in the contest over the Repub
lican nomination for. state Senator in
the Scranton district where allega
tions of fraud resulted in the local
court throwing out the returns from
several election precincts and revers
ing figures of the official count and
giving the nomination to Represen
tative Albert Davis instead of Pro
fessor David W. Philips. Mr. Davis
made his fight mainly upon the coal
mine caVe issue. He attacked the coal
companies and made a determined
drive for the vote of the citizens who
have been leading the movement for
legislation for the protection of sur
face property owners who are suf
fering from the 'robbing' of the pil
lars of the coal veins under the city
of Scranton.
—Congressman A. R. Brodbeck, of
the York-Adams district, is openly
at odds with the Democratic county
committee of York county and it is
intimated that he will name his own
Congressional committee and leave
the county committee do as it
pleases. Brodbeck is a reorganization
factionist, while the committee seems
to have some Bonniwell men on it.
There are also some men opposing
Brodbeck who are Palmer adherents.
—The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
gives this interesting item from
Washington county, which indicates
what the Bonniwell wing of the
Democrats are likely to do: "Some
of the Washington county supporters
of Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell. the
Democratic nominee for governor,
are intimating that an independent
ticket in the interest of the Bonni
well candidacy is soon to be launch
ed in the state. It would be used
here in an attempt to elect a "wet"
state senator and three representa
tives pledged to oppose the ratifica
tion of the prohibition amendment
to the Federal constitution. During
the recent visit of Judge Bonniwell
to western Pennsylvania, he gave as
surance to Washington county
"wets" tljat the prospect of an inde
pendent ticket being formed is good.
He wants to make it absolutely
"wet." It would carry his name
and those pf antiprohibitionists for
lieutenant governor and secretary of
internal affairs. Effort was made to
get Edward E. Beidleman for lieu
tenant governor and James F. Wood
ward for secretary of internal af
fairs, Republican nominees, to al
low the use of their names, but they
declined."
Alcohol Hinders War Making
[From the New York American]
We shall be delighted when the
government decides that making and
selling booze is not a proper war In
dustry and that alcohol as a bever
age is not any more necessary nor
any less harmful to civilians than
to soldiers aud sailors. The verdict
of those in command is that the
health and morale of the Army and
Navy are greatly Improved by en
forced abstinence from alcoholic
beverages. Then why not improve
the health and morale of the whole
people by doing away with the rum
sellers' business entirely? We shall
then have a healthier people, a bet
ter people, brighter homes, cleaner
politics and happier conditions of all
sorts. Alcohol does not hplp to win
the war. Alcohol delays winning the
war. The booze makers and the
booze sellers are doing nothing to
aid the nation in this terrible strug
gle. They are not fighting or work
ing. Make them work or fight!
A SONG
I must make my mourning
Over into song;
To the one who left me
Mourning would be wrong.
Mourning would be wrong,
Work must' be my grieving,
Smiles the only sign;
Weeping were unworthy
Such a loss as mine.
Such a loss as mine.
Work must be my worship.
Cheerfulness my prayers;
Less would be unfaithful
To the one who dares.
To the one who dares.
Spirit his to chide me
Were my laughter fled.
Though I found his body
Lying with the dead.
Lying with the dead.
Work must be my grieving.
Love must hide my loss.
Still my lips be smiling
When they kiss the Cross,
When—they kiss—-the Cross.
—Claudia Cranston In Good House
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Newspapers and Government
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer]
In an effort to cut down the con
sumption ot paper the War Indus
tries Board has undertaken to es
tablish rules for the guidance of the
newspapers. Advertisements must
not be interfered with, but reading
matter must be curtailed. If a news
paper has been in the habit of giv
ing fifty columns or less of reading
matter a day, it must lop off five per
cent. Fifteen per cent, less is made
mandatory between fifty and seventy
columns, thirty per cent, between
seventy and ninety, and so on.
It is an intricate scheme and a
thoroughly unsatisfactory one. Since
it is paper that the War Industries
Board wishes to save, why should
it be so particular as to the precise
manner in which the saving is to be
made? Everything that is not paid
advertising it classifies as reading
matter, and this reading matter must
go out by the column, although a
publisher might prefer, in times of
highly important news, to sacrifice
advertising rather than curtail es
sential information that the public
should have.
If it is necessary to reduce the out
put of paper the proper course to
pursue would be to put It up to
each individual newspaper to use less
tonnage to the extent required, leav
ing the problem •to the newspaper
itself to work out. Some days more
white paper Is needed than on others.
Some days paper can be saved with
out detriment to the public. But to
Insist that a certain percentage of
space devoted to news shall be elim
inated without the slightest regard
to the necessities of the days is ab
surd.
The government would be very
foolish to hamper any industry en
gaged in manufacturing ships or war
material of any sort. While the
newspapers are not the output r.f a
government bureau or commission,
they are very closely related to the
prosecution of the war. They are the
vehicle through which all informa
tion Is conveyed to the public. They
are engaged in a tremendously pa
triotic enterprise. It is through them
that enthusiasm is maintained. They
are expected—and are performing
the task—to stimulate recruiting; to
sell Liberty Bonds; to induce the
purchase of War Pavings Stamps: to
raise immense funds for the Red
Cross and all other relief projects.
They are expected to support the
government in every war undertak
ing; to make known the govern
ment's policies; to insist that there
shall be no peace short of a com
plete triumph over the enemy; to
grapple with pro-German lies and
sentiment.
Just imagine what It would be
like if there were no newspapers.
Why, the prosecution of the war
would be simply impossible. How
could the President's patriotic ad
dresses be spread abroad? How
would the people be enabled to know
what was going on?
The demands of the government
upon the newspapers for the circula
tion of government propaganda are
enormous. We believe that that Is
•the proper word—enormous. It
seems to us, therefore, to be pretty
poor policy to clap upon the news
papers hard and fast rules which will
require the radical elimination of
space and thereby necessarily Inter
fere seriously with the great work
which the newspapers are carrying
on for the government
The scheme of the War Industries
Board is all wrong. Far belter re
auire that a newspaper shall reduce
the total tonnage of paper ordinarily
consumed in the course of three
months, six months or a year to the
extent of a definite percentage and
leave the details in the hands of the
publishers.
LABOR NOTES
The aid of the movies has been
Invoked in the farm labor campaign.
Two War Savings societies have
been formed by Providence, R. L mu
nicipal employes.
A. G. Babcock, aged 97, has re
turned to his old trade, shipbuilding,
at Tacoma, Wash.
Texas is to import Mexican labor
until the end of the war to overcome
the existing shortage.
M. G. Scott of New York has been
-re-elected president of the Interna
tional Typographical Union.
Work in Victoria (B. C.) shipyards
will be carried on by returned sol
diers till the end of the war.
American Wire Weavers' Protective
i Association will convene kt New York
' city on July 20.
Aliens In American Industries
FIRST of all, take a census of all
employes and divide them into
four classes: native born, natu
talized citizens, friendly aliens, alien
enemies. If they are naturalized
. citizens of enemy alien descent they
had better be classed industrially
with aifen enemies until something
of their history and rocerd is
known. Let us insist frankly that
a man born on another ssoil has to
prove himself for America. A cer
tificate of naturalization granted un
der our inadequate requirements,
where often a job is the goal, is
not enough to class him with a^ na
tive A m tricar.
. becoiil —make an analysts or a
map of your plant showing ltd vui
rerable spots. Where will a fire do
the greatest damage, where is wave
accumulated, what hydrant is most
vital in extinguishing a riio, where
is the rontrol of your llghtin ; sys
tem; and how ac.-osslble is your sur
tax bond; where will an explosion
s cnuso 'he most ":uege; what ma
chines are most Jital or difficult to
replay, where cut goods ai transit
be tampered with easiest? A dozen
other tmngs have already sugvested
them> cl* es to you.
Now find out what kind of work
men are in charge of these vulnera
ble points. If they are enemy aliens,
transfer them at once. Don't wait
to have them prove their loyalty.
Some other point in the shop will
not decrease their efficiency and it
may increase your safety. The fire
brigade and the man who can reach
the hydrant the quickest ought to be
loyal American workmen—just as
men in the boilerroom and at deli
cate engines should also be. What
are you paying men at these points,
and what do you know about them?
Surveillance and guards and sen
tinels are the next most Important
considerations. The number and lo
cation of alien enemies and persons
Republican Conventions
[Philadelphia Press]
At the different conventions of the
Republican party that are now being
held in many states the same key
note is very much in evidence. The
members of them meet together as
representatives of the minority party
nationally, not to find fault, not to
hinder the wheels of progress, but to
bring that stability and poise in this
dark hour that a party of construc
tion and progress can bring in times
like the present. They meet in
thoughtful, helpful, mood, because
the history of achievement in this
country since the days of 1861 is the
history of the Republican party. The
Republican party is a war party, a
lighting party, a party that always
has and always will strike in the
open.
The representatives of the Repub
lican party can in good conscience
meet at this time to discuss and con
sider matters with a view to per
petuating the party in its usefulness.
Republican votes and leadership in
Congress are entitled to full credit
for the more than a million men that
are to-day in France.. Men of the
Republican faith in Congress have in
spite of Democratic handicap, weak
ness and indecision, insisted upon an
adequate crmy, properly equipped,
determined to fight for final and un
conditional surrender of the common
enemy. When tha administration
faltered, obsessed with the idea that
the war was three thousand miles
away, the Republicans stood firm.
Republican leadership insisted
that we raise and equip an army
competent to do the American part
along with France and England. It
was in response to this insistence of
Republican leadership that the pre
paration we now have was brought
about The Republicans have in
sisted since the war started upon
preparing to aid the Allies with the
greatest speed possible. In all of
our war activity. Republicans in Con
gress have not'been critical or fault
finding in a partisan way. But they
have insisted as patriots that the
greatest possible efforts be put forth
to enable the soldiers of America to
sell their lives as dearly as possible.
This is reflected in the platforms and
in the atmosphere of the Republican
conventions. There is no disagree
ment as to the Republican attitude.
There is no belittling either of men
or of the task before us. But there
is the firm opinion that no one man
nor no one political party Is Mg
enough to carry the whole burden of
this war or to solve all of the intri
cate problems that will arise in con
nection with the great world con
flict*
of doubtful loyalty, and second by
the strategic points to be guarded.
Both systems are necessary—one for
men, the other for places. They
check each other and insure safety.
With only the one method there will
at various times be exposed points.
One agent may be diverted but two
or more are more difficult to divert
simultaneously.
Take a personal interest in the
alien. If it is necessary, set up an
information bureau to help him un
derstand drafts and regiilations and
registration. If he wants to learn
English and become a citizen, help
him to do so. See that he gets
American information on bulletin
boards, in pay envelopes and other
wise. to offset the anti-American
material sent him or told him.
(Over 140,000 sets of civic lessons
in foreign languages have already
been handled by industries through
pay envelopes.)
When this intelligent handling of
alien enemy and those of doubtful
loyalty is in operation, the plant is
ready for another step—the sys
tematic removal of every possible
cause for unrest, dissatisfaction, dis
loyalty and disturbance. This will
require a close contact with the
workmen, and another analysis of
the plant, if not a map. Is it wages,
or hours, or foremen or the em
ploying and dismissal method, hous
ing, substitution of women? What
ever it is, it constitutes the medium
through which the German agents
work, and it is their chief stock in
trade next to the love for the father
land. In dealing with German spies,
a plant has to be fool proof as well
as bomb proof. The man who
strikes may think it is bad housing
or treatment; the German propa
gandist knows it's German efficiency
playing through American negli
gence and carelessness. From
American Industries.
FIGHTING EACH OTHER
[William Franklin Sands In Asia]
All these months past it has bee'i
the educated classes of Russia who
have suffered; the masses are only
now being touched. Such privations
as the people suffered in the begin-,
ning were attributed to the machi-1
nations of the "bourgeois" and
"counter-revolutionaries," to the
Reaction. It is only beginning to
filter down to the masses that even
now, when they, the "Real People,"
can theoretically exert their will un
hampered, conditions are no better.
The peasant has been told by the
Bolsheviki to take the land he re
quires from his wealthier neighbors.
He has attempted to do so, and has
come into conflict with the people
of the next village, or has been dis
possessed by wandering soldiers from
less fertile districts. When he has
been able to retain a greater portion
of land than he possessed before, he
has had neither implements and ma
chinery to cultivate It nor seed to
sow. The factory workmen are be
ginning to find themselves in the
same predicament. The people are
commencing to feel, and their Bol
shevist masters admit, that Russia
must pass through an era of intensive
development before their political
theories can he perfected.
Bolshevist leaders admit that In
order to start again the machine
which the laborer will ultimately
control, it is necessary to draw upon
foreign capital; that to obtain for
eign capital it is necessary to make
its investment in the country both
safe and attractive. Could Russia
therefore rid herself overnight of
her hordes of marauding soldiers and
professional criminals operating un
der some political mask, she would
at once begin to trade with anyone
who had goods to ofTer or money to
Invest.
She has not the strength, however,
to throw oft these hordes. Isolated
Individuals, small communities, vil
lages or towns, or even unorganized
city dwellers cannot medl this situa
tion. It is a matter for centralized
effort, for government. .
An Index
Since patches have become honor
able, says Old Man Doodle, you can
tell by a man's patches whether he
is addicted to praying much or Just
sitting around.—From the Chicago
News.
The Lord Is With Thee
Be strong and of good courage; be
not afraid, neither be thou dis
mayed; for the Lord thy God is with
thee whithersoever thou goe*t.—
Joshua 1:8,
AUGUST 13, 19m
PRAYER OF A SISTER
It's worse for mothers, God. Oh, help
them first.
But after you have comforted each
mother
In all the land, then hear! I dread
the worst.
Oh, send me news, good news from
him, my brother!
The little boy with whom, not long
ago,
I played at soldiers on our kitchen
floor;
And walked on stilts; and cut and
bent a bow.
And whittled arrows—shall I see
him more?
He has his mother and his sweet
heart praying.
I'm Just his sister —But I cate, I
care.
(It's hard, this new game he and I
are playing.)
After the others, God, oh, hear
my prayer.
—Mary Carolyn Davies In Good
Housekeeping.
OUR DAILY LAUGH
BEHIND THE
Miss Giggles
little too heavy
to draw down
big money for a
trick bicycle act. TGC .
Miss Pondero- jo (X
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your cake and
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Perhaps not, but
h/i I've known peo-
If|Y pie to have tw<
\\\\ cakes.
TWO BIRDS 1(1 It' X I
WITH ONE J
What did your
husband say
when you told fiFfakx
him you wanted /j |\j nSI •
to go to the m -f ru jl '
country this / Jl
summer? -C: ■
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the farmerette ' V |
brigade and get
paid for going.
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V awful
V /fir •Jn c • they've
- done away with
r-r wires. As soon
as you light OD
one' of these
wireless mes
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WOULD DO
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Fred Firefly 'j
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While they are not In the Mine
class with the soldiers as a popular
attraction the fact remains that the
men who almost overnight replaced
the soldiers who were patrolling
bridges, viaducts, water works and
other works of vital Importance to *
the nation are doing a tremendous
lot of work and doing It efficiently
right In this city and nearby. Im
portance of Harrisburg as a rail
road center which is something
which William B. McCaleb used to
urge upon the people of this city
during the days when he was super
intendent and which railroad men
from J. Edgar Thompson on down
have realized has called for the or
ganization of a corps of men who are
scarcely known. In fact until you
happen to bump up against them in
the dark you hardly know that men
are on guard. A. year or so ago
soldiers from Philadelphia and New
York regiments came here to guard
the bridges and the yards and other
places necessary to the scheme of
train movement and growled over
the duty and longed for action. Thsy
went away about as suddenly as they
appeared and a good many people
thought that the bridges were not
guarded. But they soon got over it.
Through the terrible cold of last
winter, the chill nights of last spring
and the alternate rains and hot per
iods of this summer every yard of
the great yards about here, the
bridges and buildings have been un
der watchful eye, and the men walk
ing tracks would amaze the average
man if he could get to see a sched
ule of what is done in storm and
sunshine. It Is about as hard to get
Into the yards at Enola, Lucknow,
Rutherford or near Maclay street as
It is to get Into the Governor's office
and any one who lingers near a
bridge Is politely asked to move on.
Between electric lights and watch
men things are pretty well taken
cdre of around here.
"While -we have no means of say
ing what was the total trout catch In
the season which ended with July.
I feel safe in saying from what X
haVe heard from wardens and fisher
men and those who follow the sport
that we had the largest catch in
several years," was the opinion exj
pressed by Nathan R. Buller, state
commissioner of fisheries, in regard
to the first trout season under the
new fish code. "I am Just home
from visits to hatcheries and various
points where I got the reports and
the fishing was so good in many
localities that fishermen got the
limit daily and beside they got good
sized fish. I am sorry there were
some people who took undersized
ones, but there seems to have been
plenty of the size capable of taking
care of themselves to go around.
The northwestern part of the state
seems to have done exceptionally
well in trout fishing. We have plant
ed extensively in that section and I
think the results told. This year's
trout season was an exceptional one.
If was very cold at the start, but
the fishermen made up for it in the
last eight weeks. I would consider
it a very successful season. "We
are going to start to put out young
trout, the kind that can survive, be
fore the end of August" continued
the commissioner. "We have got
start this early because we do not
have the people to handle the work
such as we used to have before the
war. We are also up against some
transportation difficulties. Hence
we will make an early start apd con
tinue planting as long as we are
able to do so. We are not going to
put out as many trout as we did for
the last season. Remember we got
close to the 3,000,000 mark and we
had the hatcheries making a most
successful season and a complete
force of men. But we are going to
make the best of it and will ask the
trout' fishermen to help us." Com
missioner Buller said that bass and
salmon fishing reports were fair, the
catches being good where streams
were right.
Judge Charles B. Wltmer, of Uni
ted States court, gave up his vaca
tion a couple of times this summer
to handle business in his court. The
Judge likes to take to the woods and
to fish and every time he has started
off something has happened and he
has had to go about his district lo
hold court. The special session be
ing held here this week grows out
of the war and the Judge fixed the
time in spite of the heat and that
the fishing has been good.-
James E. Lentz, the recorder of
deeds, is being given many a compli
ment for the thorough manner in
which he has organized the govern
ment's work for instruction of draft
ed men in the upper Dauphin dis
trict. The work of this board has
been reported to Washington as
about the first to carry out the ideas
of the provost marshal general. There
were some questions whether the
board could get the men out. It
was put up to Mr. Lentz. He got
the boys out and they are so keen,
about drilling that they have been
ordering books of drill regulations
and asking the men of military ex
perience in their home towns to give
them pointers in the evenings.
• •
Horace A. Beale, the Parkesburg
Ironmaster selected as the chairman
of the subcommittee on iron and
steel of the War Resources commit
tee of this section of the state, used
to be at Steelton. Years ago he
was stationed at the Pennsylvania
Steel Works and played football
about here.
: | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Francis J. Torrance, reappotntod
to the State Board of Public Chart
ties, has given years to the service
of that Board and Is a recognized au
thority all over the country,
—James Robinson, the Philadel
phia superintendent of police, who
becomes an officer in the United
States Guards, used to be in the Na
tional Guard.
—Postmaster Percy Faust, of
Weatheriy, has sent his third son
into the service and Is proud of it. AS
—Senator Botes Penrose and Dis
trict Attorney Samuel P. Rotan. of
Philadelphia, are on a fishing trip
off Atlantic City.
—Major William P. Clarke, Wll
- guardsman. Is the post
adjutant at the rifle matches camp.
The major is a newspaperman and
has been in militia affairs for many
years.
—Fred O. Newell, the Canton edi
tor, who had been ill, is back at his
desk.
DO YOU KNOW
—That Ilarrtdburg'a roll of honor
In this war deserves some perma
nent memorial and tt should bo
started now? ,
HISTORIC HAKRISBURO
Dauphin Rnd Lebanon county mili
tiamen tn the War of 1812 mobi
lized on the Haprisburg river front.