12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A XEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded IS3I Published evenings except Sunday by THE TEI.EGR.4rH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chief T. R. OYSTER, Business Manager ors M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A R. MICHEXER, Circulation Manager Executive Board J. P. McCULLOUGH, BOYD M. OGELSBY, F. R. OYSTER. GUS. M. STEINMETZ. Member of the Associated Press—The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. , . All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Ji Member American r l Newspaper Pub '/WolY lishers' Associa tion, the Audit Bureau of Circu- HSffIMgHM latton and Penn- WgWereleUli sylvania Associ i|Bl jBBBC Hated Dailies. iSSSSSB iJL 6CS H CBB H Eastern office, W** f? "S 9 Story. Brooks & BSSSESBrJ Finley. Fifth ' SsSeslSf Avenue Building ®S|J3 9fiB W New Y'ork City; Jg Western office, Story. Brooks & i[3 Finley, People's / Gas Building, Entered at tho Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a ■ . > week; by mail. 15.00 a year in advance. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. 1018 If only loe strive to tie pure and true, To each of us there trill come an hour When the tree of life icill hurst into flower. And rain at our feet a glorious dower Of something grander than ever ice knew. — AXON. A "WAR ANGELUS" THE Rotary- Club of New York has asked the Mayor of that city to declare a "War Angelus" of one minute each day at eleven o'clock, meaning thereby that one minute at eleven o'clock each day should be set apart for prayer for the success of our arms in France. The idea is good. It would bear extension to every city in the land. Harrisburg included. Perhaps Personal Press Agent Karl Rosner has gone on vacation. VARDAMAN NO ISSUE THE New York World is disturbed lest the voters of Mississippi take President Wilson at his word and discredit his administration by renominating Senator Vardaman. "I should be obliged to accept their ac tion as a condemnation of my admin istration." said the President, refer ring to the possibilities of Varda man's endorsement for re-election. But neither the World nor Mr. Wil son need have fears. If Vardaman is renominated the people of Mississippi alone will be disgraced. The Presi dent's record will be judged by his own acts. happens to Varda man counts for little, although the country agrees with the President that the Mississippian is poor Sen atorial material. The Germans are falling back to the Hindenburg line, and if the Kaiser is looking for an excuse he might tell the folks at home that it is to get a fresh start. RICE IMPORTS BANNED HAD it not been for rice flour imported last year the people of the United States would have been sorely put to it for a wheat sub stitute. Large quantities were used in the manufacture of bread, pies and cakes and millions of pounds are still going into our bread and should continue to do so until the close of the war. It is cheap, palatable and wholesome. Yet rice imports are cut off and a correspondent writing to the Tele graph from Washington informs this newspaper that hundreds of queries are being received as to the reason. "Is it," he says, "to save ocean tonnage?" and concludes that it is not, since 90 per cent, of our rice comes from Asia and no other form of import, not even including lux uries brought in from that quarter of the globe, has been disturbed, even though our imports of raw silks are three times what they were be fore the war. The average import price on the whole amount of rice brought in las; year was a shade under three cents a pound, and of the cleaned product, about 3.5 cents a pound. As a food cereal it is one of the most valuable grown, and as a substitute for wheat its generous use has been earnestly advocated by the Food Administra tion. Just why this most valuable food cereal should be denied entry to the United States at a time when foods of all kinds are not only sky-rocket ing in price, but are in some in stances unobtainable because of scar city, it is Impossible for the Capital correspondent to imagine, unless the War Trade Board is lending its power over our foreign trade to boost prices to the southern rice planters. That it was potentially possible for the Board to do this, was comment ed on by certain newspapers at the time the board was organized, and it FRIDAY EVjeTNING, Wat pointed out then how this con trol over our commerce, if unscrupu lously wielded, might aid the inter ests of one section to the detriment of other sections of the country. Just before the ruling of the board was made public the "Louisiana Planter," in its review of the New Orleans market, said: "Owing to the scarcity of cereals it can be hardly otherwise than that the prices of rice will be well main tained, and perhaps higher than ever, but no business can be done to any extent ungil the new crop supplies begin to arrive," and the market re port of the New York Journal of Commerce, for July 25, (the day be fore the board ruled against rice im port) said: "With next to no stocks to work upon the trade is forced to wait for new crop which is still sev eral weeks off." A pretty time, the correspondent thinks, to prohibit rice imports, with domestic stocks ex hausted, and rice a cereal particu larly adapted to hot weather con sumption. Imagine what the price of rice will be when the planters of North and South Carolina, Georgia. Louisiana and Texas come to harvest their rice crops! "Have not the Southern planters reaped proflts enough from their cot ton, which pays no war tax, and de fies price-fixing?" asks the corres spondent. "Does the chairman of the War Trade Board, who is also chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Vance McCormick. not know that this action of his board will be followed by profiteering in rice, the price of which has not yet been fixed? Will not the Northern and Western farmers, who were de nied $2.40 wheat, by presidential veto, because they were said to be too patriotic to require a, decent profit, be justified in raising the cry of sectionalism? Has not the impor tation of practically every other food product been encouraged?" No reason is given, according to the writer referred to, for the ban on rice importation, and it is difficult to see how the plea for cargo space conservation can be shown to be an adequate reason. In times such as these the value of rice as food far outweighs the relatively small amount of cargo space conserved. Unless this order is rescinded we may expect to see the price of rice go to unprecedented heights, and the rice growers join with the cotton growers in extortionate demands. Perhaps Lenine and Trotzky remem ber what happened to the late Czar. THE MIXERS RESPONDING THAT the anthracite miners are responding to the appeal of President Wilson to speed up production is shown by the monthly report of the Anthracite Bureau of Information, gratifying increases of production being noted over June of this year and July of last year. The record for last month was 7,084,775 gross tons, against 6.867,669 tons in June and 6,724,252 tons July of last year, the increases being respectively 217,106 and 360,523 tons, while the shipments for July were the largest ! in the history of the industry for July, and have been exceeded only twice, once in March this year and in October of last year, when a special effort was made to get coal to market before winter. The in- I crease for the year to date is three- ! quarter million tons over 1917. Nor is this increased production j a mere striving for more pay on the part of the mine workers, many of whom the wage scale books show receive less than the wages paid for similar labor in other lines. The picture of the miner as paid princely wages, the scales show, is largely , fanciful. Railroad men are more highly remunerated than the miners ' as a whole and while here and there ian especially skilled or fortunate | miner may receive pay that puts him j in the income tax class, the majority are ro more than fairly prosperous. ! In the long run he gets no more ; than the dangerous character of his | work warrants and the public is not Iso much interested in the size of I his wage as in the quantity he mines. The mineworker. like other patriotic 1 Americans, is doing his bit because he feels it his patriotic duty to do so. i "Charles of Austria meets the i Kaiser." And one time a mouse met ! a cat. TO BE EXPECTED THE Prohibition party having a candidate of its own for Gov ernor it was to be expected that I the executive committee would en- I dorse him in preference to the can | didate of any other party, "dry" or j "wet." But Senator Sproul is so distinctly prohibition and Judge Bon | niwell is so distinctly antiprohibi- I tion that prohibition advocates who want to vote for a winning candidate i for Governor will have no difficulty j in choosing between the nominees of j the two older parties. Senator Sproul says he hopes the I Republican State Committee will en ! dorse the prohibition amendment, j but whether it does or not he means j to stand upon his own expressed dec larations, which is a guarantee that he will do what he can for the adoption of the amendment resolu tion at the hands of the next Legis lature, although as Governor he will have no vote nor will he even have the pleasure of signing it, for it needs no executive approval. Friends of national prohibition, therefore, need pay no attention to the governorship fight. Senator Sproul is a friend of the amendment and a vote for the hopeless Prohi bition candidate would be but a bal lot cast in favor of Bonniwell. The fate of the amendment will be de cided in the Legislature. It js on the Legislature, therefore, that ad vocates of temperance must concen trate. There is only one way in which a prohibition Legislature can be elected and that is by the choice of candidates known to be favor able to the amendment, and believ ers in the prohibition principle must look to that part of their ballot with full knowledge as to where the vari ous nominees stand. ToClUc* IK ""pe* K^lcclkLCL By the Ex-Committeeman People at the State Capitol regard the general order of General Peyton C. March establishing regulations fcfr the taking of the vote of the soldiers as virtually preventing the sending of more than one or two commis sioners abroad to take the vote at best. It is believed that the appoint ments of commissioners will be lim ited to the cantonments and posts in this country and that if the votes of men in Prance or the Philippines are to be taken they will be handled by the military and turned over to com missioners at headquarters. In any event steps will be taken immediately at the State Department to provide for the taking of the votes of about 200,000 soldiers and Chief Clerk Thorn will have the instruc tions, opinion of the Attorney Gen eral and other supplies ready wheth er they go abroad or not. Military exigency is believed to have been referred to by General March as an indication that no one can foretell what will be going on in November. —Senator William C. Sproul is ex pected to pass through Harrisburg late to-day on his way to Franklin county to attend the Path valley pic nic and will be joined here by sev eral friends. The Senator has some other speaking engagements of like character next week and is doing some informal campaigning. While he is at work his Democratic rival. Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell. is busy in the western end of the state per fecting his fences and getting ready to set his own committeemen at work. —At Democratic state headquarters in this city preparations are being made for meetings of the Democratic platform committee next week and for a conference of candidates. These will be held preparatory to the meeting of the state committee here the latter part of the month. —The Philadelphia Inquirer prints the following as showing that in dustrial activity in time of war can make even municipal jobs go beg ging: "Unprecedented conditions in the industrial situation of Philadel phia are reflected in the news that appointees as registrars by- the board of registration commissioners are in many instances taking their time in qualifying for the positions, which pay $lO a day. Never before has there been any hesitation, every ap pointee. almost without exception, qualifying before August 15, although he is given until August 30 if he so desires. The Forty-sixth wards seems to have the largest number of men who seemingly are too prosperous in war occupations to qualify for the registration boards. In this ward forty-nine Democrats and sixteen Republicans have so far failed to put in an appearance." -—State Chief of Mines Seward Button is "sitting tight" in the midst of the storm created by his recent speech and is not inclined to answer any of the attacks made upon him. The chief refused to discuss them while here this week, except to inti mate that they were the work of enemies. A dispatch from Freeland tells of a movement to bring the But ton speech to the attention of the Governor. It says: "Among others who have taken up the light against Governor Brumbaugh's mining chief is the Rev. Charles Jt Manley, pas tor of St. Ann's Roman Catholif Church. Freeland. In speaking from the altar Father Manley declared that the attitude of Chief Button in relation to the miners, as shown in published reports of statements at tributed to him. was nothing short of treasonable and the most dangerous king of German propaganda. He de nounced the studied attempt to hold the miners up to contempt and lo excite suspicions of people of out side communities against them." —Bail bonds aggregating $45,000 were entered yesterday at West Chester for the seven Philadelphians convicted Wednesday in the Fifth ward conspiracy cases and the po licemen went back to their official duties. The sum of $lO,OOO each was required for Isaac Deutsch and Lieu tenant Bennett, and $5,000 each for Uram, Murphy. WirtschafTer. Feld man and Hayden, the patrolmen. The Ledger says: "A lengthy con ference among Congressman Vare, State Senator Vare and their attor neys in the law offices here of At torney General Francis Shunk Brown yesterday was an aftermath of the conviction of the Fifth ward con spirators." —The Philadelphia Record inti mates that the conviction of the po licemen in the West Chester case was a shock to the Smith admin istration in Philadelphia and that the Mayor is now opposed to going on with a trial before winter. —The Wilkes-Barre police airing is to be resumed in court, it is said up that way. —lt took State Senator William E. Crow just twenty days to recover sufficiently from an appendicitis operation to be discharged from the Uniontown Hospital. The Senator left that institution yesterday and was whirled away to his mountain home at Chalk Hill. His recovery now seems to be a matter of gaining strength, and it is believed he will soon be able to look after his busi ness. —United States District Attorney Kane has designated Magistrate Ren shaw to sit as an acting United States Commissioner to hear slacker cases in Philadelphia. As a result. Com missioner Long has his war paint on and threatens to carry the mat ter to the Judges of the District Court, who, he says, are the only ones who have the right to name a commissioner. "I will not recog nize any one appointed by Mr. Kane as having a legal right to sit as a commissioner." was Long's final dec laration. "I had no thought of side tracking Mr. Long as he seems to think," said Mr. Kane. They Wonder Why It is said that returned travelers from Germany report the people there are asking why they have no friends. And yet they held public rejoicing over the sinking of the I.usitania and the wholesale murder of women and children, and can't imagine why this and kindred facts of frlghtfulness have not endeared them to the outside world.—Balti more American. He Has—on Paper German generals are still being cashiered for not winning the war. But why does not the All Highest War Lord, of whom these unhappy victims are but the humble instru ments, win it himself?— Baltimore American. BLVRRISBURG L£SFI&SI TELEGRAPH OH, MAN! Byßriggs L AST JAMUARY A RAW DAY INJ ✓ LLJ AP 11 •_ M A Y. (FRCEZIMG MARCH TO TUG R y To ORDep. MY R/IIUTE/W - - A l_c- RUST •see TVIAT t wea UP HURRY \ SUPPuY HOW- HORRY IT AU>U4 / SUPPLIED VAJITM V ' ' \ >/ I ®OM'T 7Q > . < """ A COOL JULY L> A >' - AND 5c ONG SVUELTERING DAY I*J PHOWE COAL COMPANY AUGUST 103*- F I SAY- IT OUGHT TO UJ IT "H AJOTHIN/G IH / YOUR COAL IS /UOU> / "Be 'PRETTY NEARLY YARTICULAR TO / READY FOR ■Deuuep.Y / MY TURIVJ 72) HAWE THIHH ABOUT EXCEPT / SBA/D US lUR MY COAL ,SUPPLV - THE. -HEAT H f CK Ftoß y2 - DELIV/ERCP— I'M \ V ANID M/STL 6EMD \ GETTING V \ <\VT "RIGHT OUT • Y \ X \ F >-?/ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | THE PAR Iv SQUIRRELS To the Editor of the Telegraph: As the squirrels in the Capitol ! Park excite so much interest and are ; especially attractive to the strangers I within our gates, it may be worth : while to relate wh'6n they first be- j came denizens of the park and the wherefore of their introduction. During the administration of Gov ernor Daniel H. Hastings Mr. James K. Delaney, a clerk in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, was a visitor in the city of Rich mond, Ya„ and while there was much interested in the squirrels that ! frequented the Capitol Park. In fact, his interest was so great that j one of the attaches of the Capitol ! Park there kindly offered to ship j him a pair of them to this cit*.- to j the end that they might be placed | in our park. Mr. Delaney, it is need less to say, quickly assented to this arrangement. When the squirrels reached here they were delivered to the late Captain John C. Delaney, the then Superintendent of the De partment of Public Grounds and Buildings. It soon became noised ' abroad that squirrels were to be placed in the Capitol Park and the writer, who was connected with the Department, was called to the phone by a party in this city who said he had five squirrels in a cage that he would like to sell to the state. He was asked to produce them and they became the property of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania forthwith. These seven squirrels were placed in the basement of the Library building, where fo„r some time they were carefully fed and looked after until a certain day in the early springtime, when they were, with considerable ceremony, in the pres ence of Governor Hastings and other state officials, clerks, etc., turned loose in the Capitol Park. Their fe cundity was quickly demonstrated, for from the original seven their number grew with rapidity until the present time, when they are not con fined to the limits of the Capitol Park, but may be seen in the city parks as well. It frequently hap pened in the early days of their presence here that the department would be called on the phone by someone residing at a distant part of the city to notify it that one of the squirrels was in their neighbor hood, and after thanking the in formant the response to the kindly message would be, "Let it alone and it will come home and bring its tail behind it." Almost every one in Harrisburg knows of the friendly relations that have long existed between Judge Hargest and the squirrels, for the Judge can be seen almost every day in the year in the Capitol Park feed ing them, the pigeons, the sparrows and a few blackbirds thrown in for good measure. _ GEORGE F. ROSS. LABOR NOTES The union of women employes of the bureau of engraving and printing formed recently has grown to 2530. Galveston (Texas) oil refinery workers have completed a new union comprising 100 members. Fortv-one hundred journeymen members of the Typographical Union and 700 apprentices are now in the military and naval forces of the United States and Canada. The minimum wage of adult ex perienced female workers in Winni peg, Canada, where foodstuffs other than candies are manufactured, is not less than $lO per week. N*ew Zealand's dairy industry owes much of its prosperity to the success of milking machines, of which between 8,000 and 10,000 are in use there. Planing mill workers in San Fran cisco, Alameda. Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Claro counties were granted an increase in wages ranging from 50 cents to $1.25 per day. Tacoma. Wash.. Teamsters' Union has signed a new wage scale and agreement with the Team Owners' Association, which calls for an ad vance of 30 per cent, and an eight hour day. Women doctors are in great de mand in England. Municipal author ities in all parts of the country are advertising for women physicians to take over the work of mett called for military duty. UNDER THE GERMAN SKIN NEVILLE TAYLOR GHERARDI Wife of United States Naval Attache in Berlin, In the Saturday Evening Post THE attitude of realizing how the outside world was beginning to despise them because of their brutality was showing more and more in a certain class of Germans. They were continually asking us: "Do you really think that the dis like of us will go on after the war!" And in so many people that I met I saw that longing for peace—peace at any price! Among the poor and working classes I think I can fairly say that that was the only attitude I saw toward the end. They had suffered enough, but there seems no help for people who have allowed themselves to be treat ed like slaves for so many years that they are unable to realize that they can turn if they will. The attitude of another class to- German Rule The German Rule began to be built When the blood of Abel by Cain was spilt, And it extended its black domain Under the Five Kings of the Plain. The brutal Tartars and Genghis Khan, Who warred on heaven and beast and man. By whom the life of nations was spilt, Were partners of the Kaiser's guilt. By sure descent and lineal claim, By true inheritance of shame, By pillage, rapine and torch-set-fires. The Hun shows true to the form of his sires! HARRY KEMP. Remarkable Remarks Dorothy Dix —There is no way of gauging the intelligence of a debu tante. Glen Buck—War makes widows, but, oh, Algernon, widows also make war. Walt Mason —The pants I drew in father's will are fit for ample service still. General Von Hindenburg—The j country suffers. It is deplorable, but it is for the best. Enid Bagnold—When a woman I says she cannot come to lunch, it is because she doesn't want to. John Hastings Turner—They say we come naked into the world; it is untrue. A woman is born with a kiss in each hand.—lndependent, N. Y. No Music in Chicago Cafes There will be no more music in hotel dining rooms and cafes in Chi cago by a ruling of the state council of defense, according to Louis M. Stumer, director. Along with the abolition of music, paper napkins are to replace linen at the tables and lunch counters. Just a new touch of economy measures made necessary by war, it is further explained.— Tavern Talk. ' We'll Keep 'Em Moving The hint that the Kaiser's armies have decided to move back to the Meuse may mean that Ludendorff knows more about Foch's reserves than lots of other folks. The next step backward is into Germany.— Pittsburgh Dispatch. About as Effective If the sinking of a few fishing boats is the net result of the Kaiser's carrying the war to America, while troop ships go unmolested, the next move will probably be an order to shell stray rowboats to terrorize the nation into surrender. Wilkes- Barre Record. What a Difference A British brigade in Picardy cap tured a German hospital with its complete staff. But they refrained from the reprisal of bombing it and killing the staff.—Baltimore Amer ican. But Rather Noisy The speed Hindenburg is making looks as if the going is good.— Pittsburgh Dispatch. A Dear Little Wish Here's hoping that every Boche has to wear his spiked helmet wrong side out!— Erie Dispatch. ward peace was shown one day by a woman of distinguished Austrian family, connnected by marriage with Prince Bismark's family, whd spoke apparently as she had heard things discussed by the men she 'was con nected with. She said how foolish it was of England to go on, when if she would stop then negotiations might be made that would be fair ly satisfactory to her; but if she "went on, the moment peace was declared Germany had only to build subma rines enough and then could really starve England out with great ease, which would be only a matter of time. This shpws their intentions of keeping this thing up always, even if there is a peace. This impressed me, as the woman was connected with many distinguished German and Aus trian families. AJew Missionary Effort A View worker In the missionary field has just entered upon his ex tensive labors in the West Indian Islands. Dr. Jose Marcial, a native of Spain, a graduate of the Univer sity of Madrid, well known in liter ary and religious circles, came to the United States at the request of the American Bible Society last winter. After some months of study of the society's methods and general mis sionary activities in these islands, he sailed for Porto Rico and we are happy to announce his safe arrival. He will visit the Virgin Islands, where the United States has assumed new responsibilities, Cuba, Haiti, where remarkable changes are tak ing place, and Santo Domingo before returning to report on the needs of this extensive field. The Spanish and other Scriptures are in demand ev er.t where and very wide circulation wiil help to increase the harmony already existing in those countries with the ideals of the United States. Less Limestone Is Produced [From the Pit and Quarry] Missouri, which ranks second to Indiana in the production of lime stone for building and which showed gains of seventeen to twenty-five per cent., respectively, in value of output in 1915 and 1916, suffered a decrease in 1917, according to figures com piled under direction of G. F. Lough lin, United States geological survey, Department of the Interior. The decrease, which was caused by curtailment of building operations due to the war, began in the spring and has since reached a point where erection of permanent high grade buildings by private interests is now practically at a standstill. They Deserve It A colored regiment at the front, although under its baptism of fire, acquitted itself with so much cool ness. bravery and effect that the whole regiment was cited as worthy of receiving the War Cross. The manner in which the colored troops are giving an account of themselves is reflecting the highest credit on their race and will be remembered by a grateful nation long after the war is over.—Baltimore American. Little to Boast of, at That [From the New York World] The World has not always agreed with Joseph W. Folk, but he has tne makings of a better Senator than Missouri has had in Washington in some years. Nominated by the Dem ocrats, there should be no doubt about his election. Passing the Love of Women Weep over Saul. How are tiie mighty fallen in the midst of battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain In thy high places. Thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of wom en. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!—ll Samuel i, 24 to 27. The Lord of Hosts Captained Now glory to Americans For whom such glories be. The Lprd of Hosts has captained them Through crimson Plcardy. From out the smoke of cannon, grim. Across the wounded plain. In time with holy battle hymn He leads them on again! —Cotton Oil Press. AUGUST 16, 1918. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES lvhakl—(By Freeman Tllden—The Mac William Company, $1.26. This is a stirring war novel. It tells how Tredick got into the war—Tredick a sleepy, self-satisfied, complacent little New England town which becomes on the outbreak of the war alive with sacrifice and idealism. A thrilling plot against a patriotic background. This is a splendid book for soldiers everywhere, and for their fathers, mothers, and sweethearts at home. Henry Irving Dodge, author of "The Yellow Dog," has just had word that the movie cast for his book has been definitely decided on. They had a terrible time picking out the char acters for "The Yellow Dog" he said, "but one of the leading movie actors has been chosen to play the part of Walker. We will get the gospel of the Anti-Yellow Dog into the head of every Tom. Dick and Harry in every city, hamlet, and town in the United States." The gospel put for ward in "The Yellow Dog." just pub lished by Harper & Brothers, deals with the cowardly American who, knowingly or unknowingly, is doing his best to spread German propa ganda through America. OUR DAILY LAUGH SOME DOUGH. She: Has he much money? He: Say, he has so much money, (hat when he walks into a First Na tional Bank, the Liberty Bonds risg up and say "Hello papa!" IN UNDESIRABLE COMPANION. Turtle —You say you don't care br Mr. Goat? Rabbit —No, he's always butting a where he isn't wanted. A GOOD ARGUMENT. "Are you in favor of conserving ihe food?" By all means, It's too expensive :o eat." AMBITION. "Pa, what is ambition?" "Ambition, my boy, is that spirit which prompts a young man to work hard so that he can some day atop working hard." Aliening (Ehat One effect of the war on the farm labor situation, according to what has been reported here this week by men coming to the State Depart ment of Agriculture, has been to< get the harvest over unusually In Dauphin and nearby agricultural counties. This is explained by the fact that farmers, being uncertain, about where they were going to get' help, bestirred themselves and also, had the help of organizations, com mittees and Individuals. In some northern counties, where harvest is generally late, tho fields are cleared, up and the oats harvest is being finished up in record time. The conditions have also speeded up threshing. Field work, except plow ing and cultivating, is in fair shape, although it is admitted here that acreages have not been what was hoped, because farmers could not get the labor. Pennsylvania will lead the state in buckwheat produc tion this fall and for the first time in years fields of that grain are to be seen in the southern counties. Prospects for a good-sized crop are reported excellent and in event that the prices should not be attractive for it, it will supply a big source of cattle feed. The buckwheat has been seen in the Susquehanna, Juni ata, Cumberland and Schuylkill val leys in greater extent this year than probably ever known before. The situation in regard to the iron and steel market may result in changes of specifications for con struction of some state • bridges. Scarcity and uncertainty regarding structural steel prevented bids be ing presented in some instances and what did come in were too high. Concrete and stone may be specified, although labor conditions may affect prices for such construction. People coming over the Mulberry street bridge have a favorite guess-, ing game these days, and that is how high will the new Pennsylvania railroad freight station be built. The men at work on what is now the top story have been making such slow progress that many folks figure out that the station will not go much higher. On the other hand, some of the observers contend thai the derrick would not be so high unless the building was to be very large. It seems hard to realize thai the tract where the station stands was one of the first parts of Har risburg to be built up and that 123 years ago it was an active part oi the town, while later on it was the site of the German Lutheran Church and of a firehouse. Further back, Meadow Lane is supposed to havs been the result of an Indian trail, and Harrisburg's first iron works, which James Swank; the historian, says was something like a "nail ery," was about where the giant freight station is being built. • * * Some of the tricks played with the "stage money" at" the picnic ol the Chamber of Commerce yester day at John W. Reily's famoui "cabin" were funny, indeed. Sonn one handed "Rudy" Alleman a bait and told him to keep it out oi sight. 'He did until he saw Arthui D. Bacon "flashing" it about rathei recklessly. John P. Melick, being connected with a financial institu tion. was asked to take care of a large amount of the "currency" foi fear some one would steal it Banker William H. Nell, of Steelton, found a big packet of it stuffed in his hip pocket. John S. Musser, who was rather reckless in his expendi ture at the games along "high sports" row, went around borrowing some of the green and yellow notes .and John Heathcote wanted to charge him six per cent. William Grant Miller, of Shire manstown, has written a letter to the Philadelphia Public Ledger, it which he makes some interesting statements about what will happer when Dutch meets Dutch, as might be %aid. He predicts that when tho men of the old Fourth Pennsylvania, the "Pennsylvania Dutch" regiment meet the Germans there will be a Greek and Greek contest, in which the Prussians will run. In tho course of his letter he says: "In tho Public Ledger of last Saturday yon speak of the surprise that the Prus sians feel when they hear themselvei saluted in battle in the speech known as 'Pennsylvania Dutch' bj members of the old Fourth Infantrj of Pennsylvania. This is not tho first time that the old. reliablo 'Dutch Fourth' has come in contaci with the Germans. It was in Porto Rico, in the Spanish War, that a number of German planters, hearing 'Dutch' being spoken by men of tho Fourth Regiment, inquired of tho writer, who speaks high German, ii the men were all Germans. I re plied in German: "No, not a onel that we were only Americans." Ug shot their hands, at the same timo saying, "Non comprehenda! Noj comprehenda!" I then told them while the regiment had its Mick leys, Bearys, Fischners, Stines, etc, it also had its O'Neills, Shannons Colliers, etc. I also tried to explail to them what constitutes a good American. But, sorry to say, it wai all 'non comprehenda" to them. To them it is only 'Deutschland übei Alles in dem Welt.' Well, they havo tried it, and the world will not stand for it." Col. Henry W. Shoemaker, pub. lisher of the Altoona Tribune, wal in the city yesterday for a shorl time. Col. Shoemaker will repre sent the state in an inquiry as to defense against air raids in Europe WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Robert K. Cassatt, chairman oi the War Savings committee of th state, has been commissioned a major and sent to Washington ii charge of fuel production matters —The Rev. Dr. W. L. McEwan prominent Pittsburgh clergyman it working among the soldiers from hit end of the state in the camps. —Dr. G. L. Omwake, head ol Ursinus College, looks for general military training in all of the cob leges to be undertaken as soon aj they open. —Dr. W. F. Beck, of Altoona, hat created some stir by declaring thai people ought to be considerate of tlx housewives who have to cook in hoi kitchens and not make so Sunday visits. —S. Herman Alter has takei charge of the labor bureau work il Wijliamsport district. —H. B. Worrell, of the Philadel. phta Real Estate Board, has started to name his committee tl charge of Liberty Loan work. —John P. Crozer, milllonain manufacturer, has been named oi the community labor board in thi Chester district. • DO YOU KNOW —That Harrisburg steel is used In torpedoboat destroyers? HISTORIC HARRISBURG Early revivals were held on tin river front near Mulberry street ant later in Market Square.