6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1831 J Published evenings except Sunday by j V THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Kedernl Square E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chief t K. R. OYSTER, Business Manager GUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager Executive Board 3. 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 j all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Member American Newspaper Pub lishers' Associa tion, the Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associ ated Dailies. System office, Finley, Fifth Avenue Building New Y'ork City; Western office. Story. Brooks & Finley, People's Gas Building, Chicago. 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a week; by mail. $5.00 x a year in advance. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 11)18 Life is not so short but that there is always room for courtesy.—Emer son. j.- OUR TERMS OF PEACE PRESIDENT WILSON echoed the! sentiments of every loyal Amen- : can when, in his splendid Liberty! Loan speech at New York yesterday, j he said: We are all agreed that there | tan be no peace obtained by any | kind of bargain or compromise i with the governments of the Cen- i tral Empires, because we have dealt with them already and I have seen them deal with other I governments that were parties to this struggle., at Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest. They have con vinced us that they are without honor and do not intend justice. They observe no covenants, accept no principle but force and their own interest. We cannot "come to terms" with them. They have made it impossible. The German people by this time must be fully aware that we cannot accept the word of those who forced this war upon us. We do not think the same thoughts or speak the same language of agreement. The Kaiser has said we do not want peace because we will not stop in our victorious march on Berlin to discuss lerms with him. He pretends responsibility for a continuance of the bloodshed is on our shoulders, | forgetful of the fact that he has proved himself such a liar that we j can put no trust in him. or in any [ German statesman, for that matter, j The military clique which began the I war by declaring solemnly-formu- j lated treaties to be "so many "scraps 1 of papef," in their eyes, cannot ex-1 pect us, in our wisdom acquired j through the school of frightful ex- j perience, to believe that Germany i would have any more regard for after-the-war agreements than she did in those which she violated at its outstart. Because we do not believe the German government can decently occupy a place among the civilized j nations 'of • the earth, we are deter mined to go on with this war until it is utterly powerless to raise its fanged head again against humanity. And because we do believe this, ! and that the expenditure of the! money to be raised by the next Lib- i erty Loan will bring the Kaiser to j his knees and permanent peace im- j measurably nearer, we mean to I pledge two dollars this campaign in j bonds for every one we invested last time. No matter what sacrifices this! may entail; no matter how we shall have to rake and scrape to save the \ > money, we mean to buy the bonds. That will be our answer to the latest German peace offensive. That will be our answer to Presi dent Wilson's eloquent appeal for financial support. Why shouldn't Harrlsburg put the' new Liberty Loan over in a jiffy? Why waste any time on the job. Let's give Kaiser Bill our answer "imegit!" M'ADOO OVERLOOKS SELF THE raw inconsistencies of the Democratic administration at Washington filter right through the party fabric and characterize every move of the Palmer-McCor mlck factionists in this State. In his utterly indefensible edict against political activities of railroad men, Mr. MeAdoo, in his capacity as ad ministrator of the railroad systems, overlooked his own partisan activi ties and his recent letter cordially endorsing the Tammany candidate for Governor of New York. Also, a member of Congress has just called attention to the fact that Secretary of War baker has been elected a member of the Democratic State Committee in Ohio and to the further fact that at least four mem bers of the Wilson Cabinet have written letters commending the Tammany candidate for Governor in New York. President Wilson himself has been I indulging in partisan and wholly un- ! justifiable activities of a similar' character in the writing of letters' favoring this and that candidate qnj the score of necessity of support for SATURDAY EVENING, Hajrhisburg TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 28, 1918. his measures in Congress, when he must have known that without the patriotic and generous support of Republicans in the Senate and House the most important war bills might have failed of passage. The people generally are not blind to the situation. They are shutting their eyes to many of the political moves, but they are not so stupid as those responsible for these moves appear to imagine. Winning the war is the big job that is now engross ing the attention of all the people, but they still have an eye on the little men who are hoping to camou flage their partisan performances behind a thin screen of alleged pa triotism. While they are about it. the anti slacker crusade at Hog island might Ibe extended to Washington, whf-re j many able-bodied citizens are doing I their utmost to avoid both ends of j the "Work or Fight" order. It ought I to be possible to send a division or two overseas front the availables at the National Capital. BULGARIA'S PLEA i IF Bulgaria is sincerely desirous of peace she can have it. But it will be peace on Allied terms. So far as the United States is concerned, we have never officially declared war i on Bulgaria, nor Bulgaria on us. I We are in the position of fighting Germany and Austria, but not her allies. However, our sympathies are ail against them and the surrender of Bulgaria would bring peace much nearer, because separate peace with Bulgaria would unquestionably take Turkey out of the war in a short, time and would encourage Austria to break the yoke Germany now has about her neck. Slowly but surely the iron ring is tightening about the two central powers. American men and Amer ican dollars are the two biggest fac tors in the developments in Europe looking toward permanent peace. The men are responding to the cail to the colors by the million. We who stay at home must provide the dol lars—through Liberty Bonds—and we must buy twice as many bonds this time as we did last campaign. Blaine had his Burchard, and here j comes the President with his Tumulty. THE DOVE IS DEAD T 1 HE KAISER is talking again, about "the dove of peace." There is no dove of peace. I The dove of peace is dead. It lies buried in Belgium with Edith Cavell and the murdered Bel gium babies. So it is idle for the Kaiser to talk of the dove of peace- But the American eagle is still alive; alive and soaring, and his wings are strong and his talons are long. Tyrants have been his prey for nearly 150 years, and he has not j had a square meal since 1898. He i is hungry. It is with the American eagle. Kaiser Bill, that you will have to reckon. And it is not an olive branch, but a sprig of hemlock, that the eagle brings. • All honor to Chairman Hays, of the Republican National Committee. As compared to the winning of the war, including the activities incident to the fourth Liberty Loan, he declares /"everything else is chores." Repub licans everywhere are called upon to 1 constitute themselves a fighting force lin this fourth loan drive. Chairman j Hays properly resents the statement i of the Democratic National Commit | tee that "the election of a Republi can Congress would be a source of comfort to the Kaiser and his co horts." He regards such talk as most reprehensible, allegations of this sort giving Germany a totally false im pression of conditions in this country. It would seem to be about time for j the Democrats at Washington and elsewhere to practice what they preach. Senator Sproul has long been inter ested in the history of Pennsylvania, | and he may be trusted to lead in the | important work of collecting the facts i regarding our great State's part in j the world struggle. And now is the j time to begin the gathering qf the data in every city, county, borough, township and hamlet of the Common wealth. An accurate history of Penn sylvania in the great war should be printed by the State and distributed at cost.' But it must be complete, im ; partial and something more than mere statistics. Senator Sproul and his col ' leagues may be depended upon to pre i pare the ground work for a compre hensive and thoroughly adequate work. After its distressing experience last winter, it is not surprising that the West Shore is showing signs of con cern over the existing coal situation. If there is weakness anywhere in the administration, prompt investigation should develop the fact. One of the alleged grievances is the delivery of coal by West Shore coal dealers on the east side of the river, while Har risburg dealers refuse to deliver fuel to the folks on the West Shore. Just a little pulling together and mutual helpfulness will do much to remedy conditions. Mayhap the Paimer-McCormick fac tion had advance information on the White House attitude toward prohibi tion. which may account for the Democratic State Committee's failure to endorse the amendment. Many of the Pennsylvania soldiers, in their letters home, complain of the pestiferous flies which are more troublesome on the front in France than German shells. We had supposed there were no flies on the Pennsylva nia soldiers anywhere. After the war there must be a tremendous Increase in power for manufacturing purposes, and now's I the time to think of harnessing the ' | good old Susquehanna rivtfr. ! i Our old friend, the subsidized organ j of the Democratic National Chairman, i as ÜBUal. can't distinguish between a political speech and a patriotic ad' I dress. £k ""P&KK^t^aKta By tlie Ex-Committecman —Certification of the nominations for the November election will be started at the Department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth within a fortnight. George D. Thorn, chief clerk, will begin to make up the final lists now that the time for filing Supreme Court nominations has expired and the withdrawals which pan be reasonably expected are in hand. Practically all of the inquiries relative to withdrawals have rosuited in taking down of names. The ballot will have the usual party squares and the five parties which established right to names in previous elections will be added to by three which are named this fall, in cluding the Fair Play. In addition to these party squares and the tickets which will appear there will be two nonpartisan tickets entirely separate and distinct from the party tickets and which must be marked. They will be for Supreme Court and Su perior Court. In the Supreme Court list are nine names and in the Su perior Court list two. Each voter may vote for one. In the Superior Court. Judge W. D. Porter is the only candidate in fact, his opponent hav ing quit the race before the primary, but as he could not withdraw his name goes on the ballot. At the bottom of the ballot are the two con stitutional amendments to be voted upon finally, one being the $50,000,- 000 road bond proposition. —Commissioners to take the votes of Pennsylvania soldiers in Novem ber will be named by the Governor in a fortnight, according to people about the Capitol who have been geting ready for the election, and It is understood that Governor Brum baugh intends to confer authority on some men to go abroad even if the War Department rules that they can not go to France or other nations where Pennsylvania soldiers are fighting or are quartered. The de cision of the Governor to name a complete list of commissioners re; gardless of eventualities is under stood tp have been reached after consultation with the legal .depart ment. The scheme is to have men commissioned and ready to go 1f Washington - officials change their minds and permit it. It is probable that several hundred men will he named to take the votes in this country and there will be trips at ten cents a mile to numerous camps p.nd The question whether the men commissioned to go abroad will have the right to go as far as New York and return to report that they could not get across t.hc Atlan tic and then render a hill is being discussed here. —Auditor General Charles A. Sny der is confident that this fiscal year is going to make a great showing in the way of gathering in delinquent taxes. "We have been trying to clear the books and to get the back taxes into the treasury. The state needs the money," said he. "We establish ed a bureau for the purpose and it has been active. We have gotten rid of a lot of deadwood and have the money for some long overdue bills." —Governor Brumbaugh has de clined to indicate what he will do about the Westmorelnnd judgeship and the belief is commencing to grow that having waited until within five weeks of election he may wait more and defer appointment until Representative D. J. Snyder can be eligible to appointment. Under the law Snyder cannot take the place un til after December begins. He is anxious for the place. If he gets appointed he will serve until Janu ary. 1920, as his successor would be chosen next year. —Senator Sproul yesterday issued this statement from his office fn Phil adelphia: ' 'Every patriotic energy should be given toward making this Liberty Loan drive a tremendous success, and there will be no time to talk politics during the next three weeks. We are in a critical place in the world war right now and v.'e must not relax for a moment in the big push. Those of us here at home are enlisted, too, in a mighty offen sive, raising the means to attain our national aims speedily and decisively, and we must not let any byplay di vert us for an instant from our main objective, i am going to devote my time to fulfilling my duties in this great undertaking until we have gone 'over the top' with all the money the government needs, so I li not talk politics until the drive is over. There will be plenty of time left then to do our campaigning." —Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell last night announced the ' personnel of his state committee, which he claims was named in pursuance of action by the Democratic State Committee and which the people at the state windmill refuse to take seriously. The Judge's partisans say that it does not matter any more what the people at the windmill think than what the national chairman's news papers say on party affairs. On the committee appear the names of Mil ton H. Plank and" Charles D. Stucker for Harrlsburg and R. E. Shearer, for collector of internal revenue, for Cumberland. The Philadelphia Rec ord says that the Judge's cause is atractlng many Democrats. Other newspapers do not seem to think so. —Mrs Edward W. Biddle, recently named as a member of tlie Phila delphia Board of Recreation by Mayor Thomas B. Smith, has re signed because of lack of "har mony." The Philadelphia Record, regarding the Mayor's latest experi ence says that it is "unfortunate" that the chifcf magistrate of the city is continually getting into what it terms "hot water." The Record says to-day; "Mayor Smith yesterday ignored the request of Magistrate Carson that the Mayor appear before him without formality and allow nominal bail to bo fixed in the case of the charges of malfeasance in office brought against him in the playgrounds affa,ir. The Mayor, of course, had nothing to say, but his counsel, James Scarlet, declared; 'The Mayor has not replied to Mag istrate Carson and does not intend to. I will attend to Carson.' " —Robert McWhlnney, a former member of the House from the Homestead district, died at his home at the aire of fifty-six years. He was formerly connected with the Auditor General's Department and widely known nmong Republicans. *" —Mayor Babcock, of Pittsburgh, is taking personal charge of the movement to get deferred classifica tions for the policemen and firemen of his city. j FOLLOWING THE EXPERTS AROUND THE COVRSE .... By BRIGCS C|P AS \ /WONDER IF \ f —7 WATCHIM6 A / MUCH. -ruv,s Tb /lame K.wD t ule '• I CHICK ev>\N> clo sgly y Xo n C IT si THSV Vo—J ( TBS SameK.wd I US6 ANI I is eVAWS'/ AND I THINK I'VE COT .° L cjff V I'D j-s V Vi y / V -J— ' OrJ TO TV)is T6MCK- t J S; , fIL S"* —.— (MY OPINIQK!^—— —i>E B NOw J "fx*' (i WAWTC| , "SSS] 7" / DON'T GET \ 9 - - /^hahaha^ \ ii\ // (TKtw I \ i J t / J\ AUDIBLE soTne. EXPERT •• • 7 I VJ6 D hear £>/tr?/v MAC L ) M/we. j o Do I X tsiW £7*™ v- FRO~ TH£ " ' 75?^^ GALLERY *..UD OR !A!L a //§, Don't Forget Them To the Editor of the Telegraph: While peacefully knitting on the large, roomy veranda of our summer cottage, casually looking over the beautiful, sloping lawn, bedecked with whispering pines, my heart is filled with a thanksgiving to God for all this beautiful world and seems linked with the ancient "Arcadians", and like 'they, feel that this is the forest primeval. Just a iittle distant the waters of the Sus quehanna glimmer in the sunshine, making a picture of rare beauty; one could imagine in such a spot there is naught to mar the works of God. But list! iu the distance there is a shrill whistle of an approaching train." As it draws nearer we sec it has aboqrd a precious burden; "Our boys in khaki," being rushed to, "No Man's Land". The youth of tender age, and the flower of our Nation, rushing to answer our country's call of "Help a nation in distress". "Oh! God; surrounded by such beauty, what thoughts fill our souls!" Being a woman, and a mother, gazing after those hoys, my heart finds a great longing to embrace each one and bid them "godspeed," but the heart can only send the echo: "On, on to victory brave boys, no matter where you go, You have with you there a Leader fair. Who will conquer all your foes; He sheds His love about you,'and comforts all your woes. This Leader needs no sword or lance, He conquers with a glance; So forward march, 'tis God's com rn and ■That "Peace" reign o'er all the land; Fear not tiie din of battle, loyally, forward go. When you are safe in France, there is not the slightest chance That you will forgotten be, Our prayers and praise for thee, shall ring across the sea, And you will hear us singing, mer rily The good old songs of cheer that make you seem so near. This is what you'll hear ring in your ear: • "Freedom for ever, hurrah! boys, hurrah! When our boys come marching home," is on every tongue, So noble boys in France clean house, This is your chance to crumble earthly kingdoms to dust: Remember our motto, "In God is our trust". And ours shall be the victory ever more. When "No Man's Land" is clean of moth and rust And God has perfected His plan; Return where home fires burn, *nd fond hearts for you yearn. Crowns of laurel, and a Peace which surpasseth understanding shall we enjoy. "For of Him? and through Him. and to Him are all things; to Whom be glory for ever." —Rom. 11-36. Mrs. WM. STECKLEY, 2021 Green' street. Harrisburg, Pa. Trollope as a Life Saver A British soldier was exhibiting to'his pals one of Trollope's novels with a hole drilled almost through it. "This saved my life," he said fondly. "That hole is a Geinun Manser bullet-hole. When I re ceived the book arfl commenced reading it, I wrote home: 'Thanks for the novel by Trollope. It's a bit hard reading and plenty of it.' Luckily for me there was." From "Uncle Sam, Librarian," by C. O. S. Mawson, in October "Book man." LABOR NOTES Circuit Court Judge Morrow at Portland. Oregon, has ruled that a contractor must pay double-time for more than eight hours' work on pub lic contracts, though the laborer has accepted pay for overtime at the reg ular time rate. Toronto (Canada) local union of the United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters has sinned a two year agreement which provides for an increase and establishes a new minimum rate of 65 cents an hour. Both the newspapers and book and Job employers have signed a new scale with Hannibal (Mo.) Typo graphical Union, which provides an advance of $2 to $4 per week. It Is the first Increase they have secured since 1910. j The Fourth Liberty Loan [N. A. Review's War Weekly] | OFFICIAL announcement has been made concerning the fourth Liberty Loan, that it will be offered on September 28, and will be closed on October 19. It will be of interest to recall some data of the former loans, for com parison with the terms of the fourth. The first loan was issued on Juno 15, 1917. The amount offered by the government was two Millions, at three and a half per cent. The amount subscribed was $3,035,226,- 850. The amount allotted was two billions. The bonds were converti ble into bonds of subsequent loans at higher rates of interest. There were more than four million sub scribers. The second loan was issued on November 15, d 917. The amount offered was three billions, at four per cent- The amount subscribed was $4,617,532,300. , The amount allotted was $3,808,766,150. The bonds were convertible into the next; issue of higher rate bonds. There! were 9,420,000 subscribers. The third loan was issued on May| 9,1918. The amount offered was three billions, at four and a quarter! per cent. The amount subscribed! was $4,170,019,650. The entire amount subscribed was allotted.! The bonds were not convertible, a circumstance which was interpreted j by many, though without official authority, to mean that no subse-' White House Dictatorship ! [From the Philadelphia Press] President Wilson has now entered upon the second chapter of campaign activity, that of demanding the elec tion of Democrats to Congress. The first chapter was the demand for the nomination of certain Democrats for the Senate and the House, and the defeat of other Democrats. That was the direct interference of the White House in the affairs of the party ir, power, the public commands of the President as leader of the Deinocfatic party. Bad as such ac tion was in principle and unfair as It was in practice, it was a matter that concerned the Democratic party alone. It was a o.uestion for democ racy itself to decide whether leader ship should be dictatorship as well. But in his new chapter of action, the President takes .a step that is of concern to the whole nation, without regard to party. He now attempts to dictate what men different states | shall send to the Senate. His first | stand on this question he takes in I Kentucky, where there is -no ques j tion as to the robifst Americanism ■ and fine standing of the Republican nominee for the Senate. He does not raise the loyalty issue, therefore, but alone the partisan one. He desires the election of the Democratic nom inee, because "it is of the utmost consequence that the administration should have, the direct and unflag ging assistance of its real friends at this time." Such a phrase is certainly a poor reward to give to the Republican party in Congress that Tfas stood by the administration in its crucial war measures, when its own party re fused to do its nart and would have defeated thenj had it not been for Republican effort and leadership. The record of Cortgress since the war began convicts Mr. Wilson squarely wl\en he gives utterance to such a sentiment. All of the help that has | come to him from Republicans he scorn" and ignores, while he uses his Presidential office to make partisan anneal for the election of Democrats. Will the country approve such ac tion? Is there not the feeling of fair play that will resent such White House interference, especially on grounds that will not bear the light of scrutiny? When President Wil son declared that "polities' is ad journed," what did he mean? What more could he do for partisan ends | than be is doing, what more could he do for the election of a Democratic Congress than he very evidently in tends to do? Coming and Going Sometimes Austria is afraid Ger many won't win the war, and some times, Austria is afraid German will.—New York Evening Sun. If 1 Am Right If I am right thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, O teach my heart To find that better way! —Pope. quent issue would bear a higher late of interest. There were more than seventeen million subscriber#. It will be observed that the first was oversubscribed by nearly 5 2 per cent., the second by nearly 5 4 per cent-, and the third by only 39 per cent. If the oversubscriptions this fall do not surpass the highest, of those figures, they will surely not fall below tho lowest. The number of individual sub scribers is also an important con sideration. In the first loan there was, roughly speaking, one subscrib er in every twenty-five of the pop ulation. In the second there was one in every ten. In the third there was one in every six. That Increase in the number of subscribers was perhaps the most gratifying feature of the series, and we must hope that it will be continued in the fourth loan. Such should surely be the case if the loan is issued as was the third, through general appeal to the whole people. It is true that the people have already subscribed eight billions in the former loans, and that six billions is an enormous sum to ask. But tho people have shown an increasing confidence in the Government and its prosecution of the war, and the things which are now happening both here and Over There are gen erally calculated to increase that confidence still further. Every sol dier who hag gone abroad is a con vincing argument for subscribing freely to the loan. And besides, this is a very prosperous country. NO TALK OF PEACE [Frttm the Stars and Stripes in France] American doughboys charge a German machine gun nest across an open field. Some fall, but the others press forward. They come to their ob jective at the point of the bayonet, only to find the beaten Hun, with uplifted hands, crying "Kamerad;" but with a gun or a knife concealed, ready to violate his plea of sur render This is the true Hun spirit, the spirit back of the Kaiser and his court. With-the power of the of fensive passing from him, he is now merely waiting for another chance to lift his hands with the cry of "Kamerad" or "Peace." Peace—with part of the loot still in his possession! Peace—with only a thought of German gain or Ger man victory through craft or deceit! Peace —with the hidden knife ready for its sudden and treacherous thrust! Peace! In the A. E. F. there will be no thought of peace, no whisper of peace, no dream of peace until the Hun is beaten to the dust. The fighting lines sweeping their way forward through machine gun fire are not talking of peace. Tho fighting lines and the work ers through the S. O. S. are not thinking of peace. Their single thought and dream is Victory. They see ahead, through the battle smoke, only a savage enemy to hu manity whipped until he is ready to quit and take up his share of the work for civilization. Let the weak-hearted, who arc dreaming of a compromise— Let the pacifists, who are talking of "peace by agreement"— Let the side-liners, who have "had enough of war"— Let the secretly inclined pro-Ger mans ,who think "this great tragedy shoud end without a decision"— Let them one and all know once and for all that for the A. E. F. there is no such word as peace with the Hun unbeaten. The man who talks of peace to-day, except through victory, is a traitor. He is only fit to face the firing squad. Osteopaths and the Army [From the N. Y. Tribune] It seems to us that for the medi cal profession to continue its quasi boycott on the practitioners of os teopathy is equally ill advised at the present, time. Especially in the war and in the treatment of convales cents we are sure that osteopathy could do a wide and valuable service. It is precisely the sort of thing that is needed, especially in the later stages of recovery, and with the cry ing need for physicians it seems an extremely short sighted policy, to re ject this proffered aid. Osteopathy has a definite and not to be mis prized part in modern therapeutics. And it is an ill-timed prejudice which now refuses its meed of recogni tion. IF HE CAME NOW By Mary Carolyn Davles If he came now! My heart would be like a once quiet street. Hung with gay lanterns on a fete night, wild , With singing! And my heart would be a child Sleepily waking to a kiss, then flinging Sleep from it, springing With all too ready feet, Out of the night, into the world again, . And finding that its toys were all once more There where it left them, waiting on the floor To be played with again. My heart would be An opened book filled full with witchery, Filled, too, with pain. An opened book that .had been left too long Upon a dusty shelf. It would be a song In a young mouth. And it would be buds, too, Opening under the moon, and shiv ering at the dew. But liking it. And it would be a flame, Red in the night. I used to be glad when he came, But not so very glad—because I thought That I would always have him. Then war caught Him up from me, and bore him out To be where danger is; and killed my doubt. My hesitation and half fears. Ah. how • * I would run to welcome him, if he came now! —September Good Housekeeping. OUR DAILY LAUGH I r —I — FWI I "/? 1 ' You had no corps of V to diagnosa and hww V "*"° ,hump 5 our jVjjjj® n( l Be t you iP j I right in ev 6ry Part " THE VERY ONE. Apple Worm: JTlll Gracious that's y4r . tho house I used t> ' to live in last (jt summer. • fi Cfr | rWHY HE DIS LIKED WAR. Mrs. K—l'm glad to hear you I say you wlsh - the war was over, Bobby! Bobby—"Taint I IW Bn\ tha t. War i I Ifljr l makes history, :SPfJL VU \ and there's ! IXf AbW' more of that al ready than I Xp ax can ever learn. dunno whether I ever ate any or LOWBROW. fB Have you seen v> 99 that problem /,""jKM play at the Gink I NO, and I iBSSI don't want to. I I ' iff 7 ; never did care V ' tor ma themat- Aliening (Efjat "The start of the campaign for the Fourth, and crucial. Liberty Loan calls to mind the fact that Harrisburg, whether only a settle ment on the banks of the Susque hanna with a ferry and trading post t as the reason for its existence or as the progressive capital of the Key stone state has never faltered when called upon by the government," said one of the men interested In the war work here to-day. He was speaking of the place Harris Ferry and Harrisburg had enjoyed and mentioned the fact that this was the first fortified place on the Susque hanna and a rallying point in the French and Indian war and that it was a company from Harris Ferry that was one of the first from Penn sylvania to join Washington at Cam bridge and that the bones of men of Paxton and the nelghborhod were scattered from Quebec to Savannah. "John Harris and William Maclay had prices on their heads because they gathered supplies here and be cause they accepted Continental money. The Tories and British tried to depreciate the money but they never swerved those two men. Both held on to American money and when the financial system was stabil ized they won their reward. In the Revolution when money was wanted Harris and his neighbors supplied it," said the man speaking of the spirit here. "It was the same in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican war. Every war loan has found ready subscribers here. And we know how the people of Harrisburg backed up Jay Cooke in the Civil War. We have made good on every call for our means and we are go ing to do it again." Game Commissioner John M. Phillips' project to have as many black walnut trees planted as possible by the people of Pennsylvania this fall has been given the unqualified approval of that veteran woodsman and hunter. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, antl the support of men connected with the state government. Robert S. Conklin, the State Commissioner of Forestry, has been an advocate of tree planting, especially the nut bearing trees, for years and Dr. Nathan C. Schaffer, State Superin tendent of Public Instruction, is out with a proclamation that everyone should plant a tree next month. "Mr. Phillips' idea of planting walnut trees is splendid and I hope every one who can do so will plant as many as possible," said Dr. Kalbfus. "The tree is a valuable one not only for its wood, but for its shade. Tills is the time of the year to get ready for it and I would like to see thou sands planted. Ten years from now we would be thankful for it. The way to plant the tree is to have it so arranged that they can be thinned out and be spaced about forty feet apart. Get the nuts with the hulls on, crush the hull slightly and plant in about four inches of earth. Don't forget to plant hull and all.". Dr. Kalbfus says that with soitw systematic effort there can be large l numbers of walnut trees added to the timber of the state and that as the tree is valuable they can be made a source of wealth if gone into on an extensive scale. The black walnut is a native tree and stands the winters much better thq,n the English walnut. Here's a little tale culled from Red Cross gossip which will help to appease anxious knitters: "A Har risburg boy stood in line the other day at Camp Gordon waiting for a sweater to be handed out to him. When it came to his turn he was sur prised to receive one knitted by his mother. She had turned it over to the local auxiliary, which had passed it on the chapter and to the Penn sylvania-Delaware division. From division headquarters it was sent to Camp Gordon. It was identified through a slip of paper sewed in the sweater, bearing the name of the boy's mother. • • The way people are going at the Liberty Loan is growing to be im pressive and the spirit is turning up everywhere. In the last few days letters have been coming to the Cap itol and to Harrisburg business houses which bear the slogan "Your 3 for the Fourth Liberty Loan." •• • Men connected with some of the -- industrial establishments are won dering whether the "work or fight" order or the making of more money than possible in normal times is go ing to prove the largest factor in the keeping of men chased on to pay rolls. In the last .month men have gone to work in iron and steel, rail- \ road repair and similar plants be cause of the Crowder order, which bids fair to make the general an historic personage along with John Harris and Half King in this vicin ity, in numbers never known be fore and some of them are well known changers of jobs. Others are noted for inability to do hard work and still others as sun gazers. They have now chances to make big money and it is believed many of them will get down to real business WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Ex-Senator Francis H. Mc llhenny, of the Germantown district, jj will go to France as a Y. M. C. A. t worker. / " —Congressman B. K. Focht is making arrangements for half a dozen Liberty Loan speeches next week. —James H. Maurer, chairman of the - Old Age Pension Commission, says that he will be ready with a comprehensive report when the Gen eral Assembly meets in January. —lt. E.' Rudolph, active in Chrls tion Endeavor work in Philadelphia, is the financial secretary of the Camp s Lee Y. M. C. A. a. —Col. R. Talt McKenzie. who spoke here last winter on reclaim ing disabled soldiers, was one of the - - speakers at the State Medical So ciety meeting in Philadelphia. —Senator Charles W. Sones, of Willliamsport, has bought a large farming estate near Halls. —A. Mitchell Palmer will be the Liberty Loan speaker at Williams port to-night. [ DO YOU KNOW ] , —That Harrlsburg's neigh bors arc going to the way it is io tackle the Fourth Lib <% erty Loan? HISTORIC HARRISBURG —Every bank had men out sellln* United States bonds in Harrisburg . in the darkest days of the Civil War?
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