12 ARRISBURG TELEGRAPH -r.WSPA.PER FOR THE HOME Founded IS3I Published evenings, except Sunday by TIIE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OTSTER..Business Manager GUS. M. STEIN'METZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager ExecatlTe Board J. P. McCULLOUGH. BOYD M. OGLESBY, F. R. OYSTER, GUS. M. STEIN'METZ. Members 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 pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. A Member American Pi Newspaper Pub § Ushers' Associa tion. -the Audit -Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associa ated Dailies. Eastern of f i o e. Story, Brooks & FlnleK Fifth Avenue Building. 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 <-Lgfi' > week; by mail, $3.00 a year in advance. THURSDAY, MARCH 37, 191 Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right* —GENESIS 13:25. GOOD WORK, COUNCIL OUNCIL is getting along right well with its rlans for Joining with the county in the erection of a Joint city hall and courthouse. The councilmen are proceeding along business lines, figuring first; - sp tee, with reservations for future needs, and basing their estimates on these figures. This is preclseiy as ani business contemplating a new buUd tns would do. we want a public building that will be in keeplng wlth the dignity of the proposed State building, but prl rnarily the structure must be destg cd to house in a comfortable, con venient and economical manner ::z;.• *• 1-hcre. Council is heading in the right direction. c m ith Meantime. Senator Frank A. Sm th is losing no time with the enabling | legislation, which will soon be a law. and the Chamber of Commerce com mittee is acting in harmony ctv and county authorities. At last Tve apear to be approaching real re sults. "OPEN HOUSE" FOR THEM SPEAKING of our returning sol diers and the character of re ception to which they are en titled. a well-known physician o Harrtsburg has written the Tele graph suggesting a personal wel come in the homes of this cit> the boys of the 28th Division when they get back from over there. His thought IS that in addition to any public demonstration it won d well to provide individual receptions in the homes and clubs and hotels for the returning soldiers. It's a hospitable idea and is well worthv consideration in connection with any plans which are developed for the receptton of the heroes of the Iron Division. Hundreds of them will come to Harrisburg after de mobilization. and having been sent away without any demonstration, owing to the military regulations at the time, these soldiers should be mate to feel that the home folks are readv to show them every kind ness and manifest in every possible way their appreciation of the sacri fices and heroism of the men who carried the flag into Germany. This particular suggestion of the Harrisburg physician is made In good faith, with the request that the Telegraph give it publicity in order to discover whether some such fea ture of the homecoming'celebration may not be arranged as part of the program. NOT FOR US AMERICAN working men are going to safeguard the insti tutions which have made the United States the most prosperous of all the nations of the world. We have no fear of the radical ele ments of Europe so long as the in telligent working men of the United States realize that order and govern ment are necessary to the happiness and development of our people. It is inconceivable that the thrifty and industrious people of the United States could be drawn into the maelstrom of immorality and utter degeneracy which is now engulfing thousands of men, women and chil dren in Europe. NO SENTIMENT FOR IT THE Legislature having approved national prohibition and having killed the Rorke Sunday open ing bill, shows itself to be more re sponsive to the moral sentiment of the Commonwealth than any in many years. There never really was any public support for the Rorke bill. All that appeared on the surface was carefully manufactured at no inconsiderable expense to those who i paid the bills. Everybody who ap [ peared at the hearing to plead for pi** measure did ao for a price, either ~ . / • ' THURSDAY EVENING, HARIUSBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 27, 1919. 1 * r directly paid or in prospect from I profits to be garnered from Sunday receipts. Pennsylvania has not reached the place where there is a popular demand for an open Sun day. NO ROOM FOR THEM IT IS announced from Washington that a bill will bo introduced on the reconvening of Congress to suspend all immigration for the next four years and that a clause of the measure will provide for the depor tation of all aliens who withdrew their application for citizenship in ) order to evade the draft. It was also stated that the bill ! will contain a clause providing for j the cancellation of the citizenship , of naturalized citizens who agitated : revolt and preached the overthrow I of the American system of Govern i ment j It is a little early, perhaps, to i pass judgment on the immigration j restriction proposition, but there is j a rapidly rising sentiment in this country favorable to the erection of barriers against the aliens who i come to our shores and misuse our hospitality in the interest of anarchy and the destruction of our ideals of liberty and justice. , OUR ELECTION LAWS S' ENATOR PENROSE has been generally commended for his stand against further tinkering with the election laws. Commenting on th 6 senior Senator's position in this matter, the Washington (Pa.) Observer points out that while there may be some defects In the direct i primary system, "it is not as ob j jectionable as the old method of j naming carMtdates by the delegate [ and convention system." The Observer believes that if there is to be any change in the method of selecting our higher court judges it should be one that, would take the selection out of the hands of the people and place the responsibility with the Governor, making the offices appointive in stead of elective, but our Washing ton county contemporary agrees with Senator Penrose that we are 100 ready to change our laws be fore we have been accustomed to their operation; that it is better to keep what we have than to be con tinually making it difficult for the voters to know what the election laws really are. The Observer also calls attention to another important phaso of the matter, which is the restless at titude of many people respecting the existing order of things making it inadvisable to adopt changes which might prove most undesirable in actual practice. In the opinion of our 'Western Pennsylvania con temporary Senator Penrose has taken the view of the statesman rather than of the politician in his stand on the question of election law changes. RETURNING SOLDIERS ELSEWHERE on this page to day the Telegraph reproduces some recent comments of Major General Leonard Wood on the importance of taking care of re turning soldiers. This newspaper has frequently and earnestly urged upon its readers the patriotic duty of providing employment for the men who fought the good fight for humanity, justice and liberty, but there is an apparent indifference here and there to our obligations in this matter which is hardly un derstandable in view of the pledges we gave these "warriors of civili zation" when they went forth to battle. We cannot afford to fail in repay ing the full measure of devotion of these men who did not fait us in the critical hour. As General Wood suggests, "they have done the work they were sent to do: they have done it well, done it with sacrifice and great losses. They have fought splendidly and those who died gave their lives with a smile * • •; they have worn the uniform with credit, lived up to the best fighting traditions of our military service and now they are coming back, some two millions of them. laisses have not staggered them. In re turn no amount of trouble and care must be too great for us." This appeal from a great soldier, who more than any other in the United States realized the import ance of America's preparation for war, has special significance at this time and his efforts to arouse in terest in the men who are coming back to peaceful activities should not be lost in any community. Here in Harrisburg. where we sent our boys out with pride, we must do everything to see them properly es tablished in the positions which they previously held or others equally as good. General Wood realizes the debt which we owe to our soldiers and he has sounded a. call, which should awaken the people of the United States to a sense of their personal responsibility under the circumstances. SMUTS THUMB-PRINT MR. WILSON says that tlie con stitution of the league of na tions is not his own concep tion but is a scheme evolved by the British delegates to the peace com mission, principally through the ef forts of General Smuts. We are informed that similar plans submitted by the French, Italian and American delegations were turned down in favor of the British. The President say's he sees'no ob jection to having these alternate constitutions printed and put in the hands of Senators. When that is done it will be ex tremely Interesting to compare the documents and note the differences. The people will want to know, for instance, what the original concep tion of the American peace com missioners was as to the part the United States should play, in a league, and also what principles Mr. Wtleon surrendered when he laid aside his own version of the league's constitution and espoused the Brit ish theories. - " ' 'PaCtKc* uv I>MvK4i|CcanXa1 > MvK4i|CcanXa By the Ex-Committee man j !)■ _j| Governor William C. Sproul is in Philadelphia for the weekend and his visit will have a notable bearing upon legislative program for the remainder of the general assembly session. A determination will prob ably be reached to close the session on May 15, although some legisla tors here are hoping that it may be ended a week earlier. Since the Governor has announc ed that he does not think legisla tion regulating intoxicating liquors i will be passed and that the nonpart- I isan elective feature will be retained in the election laws things have been materially simplified. More at tention will 'be given to financial legislation that anything else. —The Governor's anti-sedition bill has been perfected and will be pre sented in the House on Monday night by Representative John M. Flynn, of Elk. —Considerable interest has been aroused by the recommital of the West bill providing an increase of legislators salaries from $l5OO to ] $2500 to a Senate committee for the | ostensible purpose of a hearing. It is believed to be due more to a de sire to gauge public sentiment. —The Keystone should allow Congress to establish what shall be considered intoxicating liquors in the enforcement of the prohibition amendment according to Governor j William C. Sproul's ideas. The Gov | ernor was asked his view on the | subject in view of the fact that the I Ramsey bill, just introduced, pro | vides that anything containing over I two and three quarters per cent j of alcohol shall be considered liquor [and replied promptly that it was a I matter for Congress to decide. —The Governor does not look for any changes in election laws. "I do not think now that there will be j any changes authorized and as far] as second class cities are concerned I it would not be wise to pick them | out," said he. This disposed of chances of the repeal of the non partisan feature" of Keystone State election laws in the minds of many legislators here when they heard of the statement; In regard to the Philadelphia charter revision the Governor said "I am interested in the charter revision, naturally, and j I am particularly glad to see that there is an apparent disposition on the part of the contending forces to get together. They seem to be taking a reasonable attitude. Some 'times, if you let the old hen set a while the eggs will hatch out in tine shape." • —The fact that he had run up against limitations in what he term ed "our dear old constitution of 1873" was mentioned by the Gov ernor several times yesterday. Once during a discussion of the market ing problem and coal distribution he said he had found some consti tutional barriers and again in re gard to printing. The Governor also said that what the State needed to expedite some of its tax collections was a purely State court where claims could be handled quickly. But here, he remarked, there were also some constitutional provisions. State departmental reports two and three years late will no longer be per mitted, remarked the Governor in referring to the appointment of Rob ert C. Miller, of Adams County, as superintendent of printing. When it was said that one report for 1912 had just been issued he said with an air of finality, "Well, that will not occur again." Wholesale changes in printing methods and up to date, understandable schedules are be lieved to be on the way in State printing affairs. —Governor William C. Sproul is after the man of experience, legal attainment and determined charac ter to fill the vacancy on the Public Service Commission to succeed the late Judge Harold M. McClure. Ex Judge William E. Rice, of Warren, who was offered the place, has in formed the Governor that he can not accept, but the Governor has several other men in mind. —Early appointment of Bean Clifford B. Connelley. of the school of applied sciences of Carnegie In stitute. Pittsburgh, to be acting com missioner of labor and industry, was forecast here to-day. Ex-Senator Walter McNichols, of Scranton, is now acting commissioner, having succeed L. R. Palmer when he had a collision with Br. Brumbaugh. Col. John Price Jackson, the com missioner, is still in Europe with the army in charge of labor distribution and until he returns there will be an acting commissioner. Mr. Con nelley's name was mentioned some time ago and he will likely be named next week and may succeed Dr. Jackson when he returns from the war. —The Governor's legislative pro gram is well in hand. Some changes are being made to the draft of the anti-sedition bill and that to author ize the Governor to name experts to formulate plans and advise him on progress of public works. An ap propriation of $25,000 is contem plated for those experts who are to help the Governor who must act on various matters upder the law. —The Philadelphia Press pays their tribute to the leader of the fight against the Rorke Bill: "There has been no more conspicious fig ure in the House chamber at Harris burg than the Rev. T. T. Mutchler, president of the Philadelphia Sun day League. And Dr. Mutchler has always had his little book with him. And he has always been holding quiet conversation with members of the House and then writing things down in his little book. Something like two weeks ago he told some of the newspaper men he had pledges of sixteen members of the' House Committee on Judiciary Special to vote for a negative report on the Rorke bill allowing concerts, lec tures and movies on Sunday eve nings; also that he had 125 votes against the hill if it ever got on the floor of the House.". —The Legislature is'urged to pass the Philadelphia charter revision bill. The - Philadelphia newspaper says: "The existing system is out of date. No corporation would run its affairs as Jhe business of this great city is run. The members of the legislature may be sure that the movement .for a new charter comes from the people and that op position to it comes from selfish contractor-bosses. 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AWAY/ X ] IVor Helped Philippines [Homer Oushman in World Out-j look for March.] Ingenuity in the invention of food substitutes went to the extreme in Germany during the war. It wasn't; uncommon, for instance, for restau-1 rants to advertise such delicacies as [ "substitute for make-believe rab- J bit." Despite our grumblings, we fared quite well in comparision with' that. Ono of our most unhappy experi- I ences was watching butter soar to ward the dollar a pound mark. It' looked as if little Johnny's bread and : butter and sugar treat after school' would have to be dispensed with, when in stepped the Philippine Is-i lands. One of the important ways in! which those distant nephews of l 1 nele Sam came to his assistance! during the war was in furnishing co- i eonut oil to make butter. Before the' war. tlie Philippines used to export l their coconut for the most part in! dried, shredded form—copra, teeh-l nically speaking. Tlie eocdnut oil in dustry was still in its infancy. But when the war drew heavily on thei world's supply of fats, and butter became scarce and high, nianufae- - turers found ttiat by churning coco-! nut oil with a little skim milk they! could make quite an acceptable sub stitute. An increase of 200 per cent. ! in the manufacture and export of co-j eonut oil resulted. This is only a sample of the trade I prosperity which the war brought i to the Philippines. More ships meant the need for more rope, and the I Philippines alone could supply rope! strong enough for marine purposes' —Manila hemp, or abaca, tlie strong-) est cordage in the world. Philippine I (tobacco also began to rise in demand I land price. Sugar, needed so badly! everywhere, had to pile up on the I docks for lack of ships, but even! with this handicap the total amount exported last year was only slightly below that of the preceding year, j Breaking Down Caste [Oscar McMillan Buck in World! Outlook for March.] Not only industrially but socially) the war has hastened developmenti and transformation. The spirit ofi democracy is abroad in India (for) India has been iighling for demo-1 cracy) and democracy for India I spells large change. The outcastes are socially dead and buried—their living bodies are to the Hindus as| putrid flesh to us. But the Gaekwarj or Baroda recently presided in Bom- j bay over the "Second All-India De pressed Classes Mission Conference! for the Abolition of Untouchabtlity." I The Madras government recently ap pointed two special officials, one! English and one Indian, to inquire into the economic condition of the depressed classes in certain parts of that presidency for the purpose of alleviating their lot. The head of the ancient and well-known Brahmin Vedanta School at Kolhapur in the Mahratta country sends out a re ligious proclamation in English (for he is a University scholar by name and title, Dr. Sliri Mahabhagavat of Kurtkoli, Ph.D.. F. R. S. A., h . <> ■■ A S. etc.), with these words: We ns the Jagadguru deem it necessary to remove the unrest in the country due to Brahmin and anti-Brahmin feelings • • • We are prepared to give to non-Brahmins their respec tive rights and privileges. The Christian Fhurch is being over whelmed bv the rush of the out ca st et owa r<l a higher social status again "the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and men of violence take it by force." LABOR NOTES Women employed on street cars in the State of Washington are pro hibited from working after 5 p. m. The International Printing Press men's Union has acquired 1,000 acres of land near Rogersville, Tenn to be used for returned sol diers ' who were formerly in the union. American Federation of Musicians has added. two splendid local un ions to its membership in Canada — one in Kingston and the other in Huntsville. Harvet hands are the latest ar ticles quoted to be supplied by one of the big Chicago mail-order houses, which dispatched two men to a customer in the country on 12 hours' notice. When the war widow of England is undergoing training for skilled occupation the Ministry of Pensions makes her a regular allowance for living expenses and at the same time pays her tuition. Take Care of the Returning Soldier By Major General Leonard Wood IN tlie streets of our cities arei large numbers of soldiers return ing from overseas, many ot them without money. A bad situa- I tion. It is most important fr.om | every standpoint that we should | make a concerted effort to look after i these men, and see that they have a j clean place to sleep, and suitable food until they secure a position. If they are bound to places beyond, and are stranded without money, ef fort should be made to send theni on to their homes and families. It is vitally important that we do this, not only for the welfare of the men themselves, but also from the stand point of public interest and national welfare. AA'itli two millions returning from oversea and nearly the same number in tlie country being discharged from the service, with the spirit of un rest abroad in the world, it is easy to foresee that we have a situation which must lie properly handled. AA'e must intelligently and effectively show our appreciation of these men, so treat them that they will go back to their homes with a feeling that their sacrifices were worth while and that the Nation really appre ciates tliem. The Government is doing what it can for those who are sick or maim ed. The man who is getting little attention is the man on the street. It is a good time for cities and towns to turn to public works and to think of everything possible that will aid in the re-establishment of the men. i Our men have worn the uniform with credit, they have offered every thing in the country's service, they have seen great things, and now they are finding it a hit hard to get back to the old life. The cities are full of them. Look after them. [~BOOKS AND MAGAZINES ! "The Whole Truth About Alcohol" I by George Elliot Flint is the title of an Important publication. The work, which has an introduction by Dr. Abraham Jacobi, takes up these ' topics: Human Psychology and Na- I tional Prohibition; After the Prohibi i tion of Alcohol, What Next? Do citi- I zens Need Nurses? The Tyranny of ! National Prohibition; The Increase j in Drug Addicts; National Prohibi tion Unjust to the Individual; The I Danger of Habitual Liquor Drinking; | The Wobb-Kenyon Act and Its Phob j able Consequences; Would Private I Distillation Follow National Prohibi j tion? The Need of Strict Enforce ment of Existing Liquor Laws; Na tional Deceit. After National Pro hibition; Let the Drink Problem Take Care of Itself; The AVorkingman sans Drinking and Smoking; The Work ingman's Club—The Saloon; The Psjschology of Fanatics; Are Abstain ers Superior? Alcohol and Candy; Alcohol and War; Alcohol in the Tropics; Alcohol 'and Efficiency; Al - eohol as a Stimulant: Alcohol as a I Poison; Effects of and Facts About j Alcohol; Alcohol, Life Insurance and [Longevity; Alcohol and Deficiency; j Alcohol and Crime, Alcohol and Dis ! ease; The Non-Alcoholic Cause of | Man's Physical Deterioration; How jto Prevent Physical Deterioration; I Alcohol, Economically and Practic ally Considered. Captain Carroll J. Swat), author of "My Company" (Houghton Mifflin Company), has shown that a man makes none the worse soldier for possessing the quality of sympathy. I Captain Swan Is at present devot ! ing all his spare time to the dellver j ing of lectures, or rather tglks, in | New England communities from ! which the 101 st Engineers drew its ! soldier force. At a speech in Spring | field following a large dinner given | in his honor, Captain Swan gave tangible proof of the fact that a good officer may possess a good heart. At dinner he was presented with a large bunch of beautiful roses by the boys who were of his company. After dinner, when the hall was Piled with people waiting to be addressed I by Captain Swan, he learned of the I presence of ''Denny" Brunton's moth er in the balcony. He gathered the ■ rosea together and carried them up | to the bereaved woman—for her son | did not come back —presenting them Ito her with words of sympathy. I "Denny" Brunton was Captain Swan's I devoted orderly who Is so frequently 1 mentioned in "My Company.". < We must remember that these men have done their part. We trained them and tried to put the j right spirit into them, to give their organizations a soul, and to send them oversea ready in body to rend er the best possible service and pre pared in spirit to make the supreme i sacrifice. They have done the thing we sent them to do. and the welcome back must be no less sincere than was the encouragement with which we sent them oversea. Our care of them ■ now must be far-seeing and watch- J ful. If these men are left to stand in idle groups, they may be misled by the lawless. Neglected, they will ask themselves "what were we fight- ! ing for, who are tiiese people for whom we offered everything and who now forget us?" We must not fail in our duty to these men. AVe have preached patriotism, we have instilled the spirit of sacrifice, and now is the time to show that we meant what we said. Don't let the soldier feel that now the fighting is over lie is forgotten. Too often that has been the soldiers' fate. ' We must, in our treatment of these men, show that we regard the soldier en gaged in righteous war as one dis charging the highest type of citizen ship duty. It is not sufficient to have big public receptions, it is not enough to award medals and decorations through local communities. All these are good in their way but we must do something more; we must look after those who need looking j after. We must carry out through our local committee a scheme fo.r proper care of the soldier with the same thoroughness with which the Government is attempting to look after the physical and mental re storation of the crippled and un balanced. I Irish-American Soldier [From The New York Sun] "The American lads of Irish blood were the jewels of our army," said Capt. William Harrigan of the 307 th Infantry, at a St. Patrick's Day ban quet here. Captain Harrigan went through all the fighting in France with the 77th Division, was twice wounded and took part in the relief of the famous "Lost Battalion." "I can see them . now, as they | fought and smiled," he continued. | "They liked it —and they made the I Germans like it. With the bayonet I they were wonders, these Irish j American lads. Close-in fighting was just their style, and, indeed, ; I've heard of cases where they threw away their bayonets and waded in | with their fists. "I had a lad who had gone absent without leave for thirty-eight days lat Upton. On the other side he had just one idea in mind—to fight. I | sent him out on a patrol and he had | a good scrap with the Germans and | when he came back I asked him how 'lie liked patroling. He answered; j 'Sir, it's a hell of a fine life!' Then there was O'Connell, who used to ! stick by me all the time. He was a I sort of- 'shadow.' He always wore i a gray sweater because he thought I it brought him luck. "One day In Argonne Forest we' | had to get some food up front. | O'Connell and six men volunteered jto do the work. The six men were | killed. O'Connell was shot to pieces, iHe reported to me at the Lambs ! Club the other day minus his right leg anil arm, and when he saw me he whipped up to 'attention!' and saluted with his left hand. And as lie saluted he smiled, just as he al- I ways smiled in battle, and said; 'I :hope the captain's wounds are not (bothering him.'" j Should Patients Talk? TAKA Kata and Michi Kawal, two Japanese girls who went to Siberia for the Y. W. C. A. found a Japanese Red Cross hos pital- without a single Japanese pa tient in it. That may sound like an empty building, but It was not. Every one of the narrow white cots was occupied, and the cots were close together, too. Most of the patients were Czechs, with a few English and French among .them. The patients spoke Russian and French and German and English. The doctors and nurses spoke only Japanese. But modern science j trunscends most things, among them ! linguistic barriers. "Talking is bad for them any- I how." one young doctor said. Which would seem to prove that the Jap anese have a sense of humor not unlike our own!— Edna Erie Wilson in World Outlook for March. Smith Named New England [From the American-Scandinavian Review] Capt. John Smith, dear to our young readers and maiif older ones for his romantic career, particular ly for the Pocahontas episode, is generally associated with Virginia, but he was also the first to discover the beauties of tlie southwestern half of the Maine Coast and the first to draw a map of it. In ltil4 he explored the shores of what was then known as North Virginia, but which lie called New England, . a name that has stuck, as have many others given by him. In "A Description of New Eng land," printed in London in ItilK, Smith wrote: "I have seen, at least 40 several! habitations on the Sea Coast, and found about 25 excellent good Harbours • • • and more than 200 Isles. From Penobscot to Saga da hock this Const is all Moun tainous and Isles of huge Rocks, but overgrown with all sorts of good woodes for building houses, boats, barks, or shippes; witlt an incredi- : ble abundance of most sorts of fish, much l'owle, and sundry sorts of ! good fruites for man's use. * * j The Salvages compare their store in the Sea to the liaires of their heads; and surely there are an incredible abundance upon this Coast * * * The most Northern part I was at was the Bav of Penobscot, which is East and West, North and South, more than ten leagues." In Smith's and lor\S after ward the Penobscot was not only the dividing line between two hos tile tribes of Indians, but the limit of English dominions. Beyond lay the Acudie of the French. Other i lands other lords. The northeastern half of the I Maine Coast was put on the map by Cham plain. Ten years before Smith's voyage he had visited Nova 1 Scotia, .discovered and named the St. 1 John River, and cruised as far south jas the mouth of tlifc Penobscot, ! which he, too, entered. I On the way he discovered "an is land four or five leagues long * I * * very high and notched in 'places, so that there is the appear- I anee to one at sea, as of seven or ' eight mountains extending along I near each other. The summit of | most ot' them is destitute ot' trees. I * • j named it Isle des Monts j Deserts." And Mount Desert it has | remained ever since. i The Governor's Term [Philadelphia Press] There is no question but that it would be a benefit to all hands if our Constitution provided that a Governor should take his seat during the "off" year when the Legislature is not in session. That would give him a great deal more time to learn his job. With the ex ■ ception of making his cabinet ap ! pointments, he would in the ordin j ary course or events have little else [ to do but apply himself to learn -1 ing. Then, when the tornado of the legislative session descended upon | him in his second year of office, he would have some chance of being its master rather than its victim. Moreover, he would have more in fluence with the Legislature. Under the present conditions, a Governor has nothing much more to do in his fourth year, when he knows most about the business of being a Gov ernor, than to make speeches and attend county fairs. That is be cause the Legislature has finished with him early in the third year of his reign. The fourth is a blank. If he were inauguarated in an "off" year, on the other hand, he would have a year to learn liis job. and then practice it right through the remaining three. He would have a legislative session in his fourth year and he would approach it with the cumulative wisdom of the pre ceding three. He would have the pleasure of dying in harness, rather than in his bed. Picks Wood For President In predicting who would be the next President of the United States I have guessed correctly in every instance since Cleveland was elected in J892. Names are again being suggested and both parties are throwing the hats of their favorites in the ring, but again I am willing to make a guess. I feel sure the next President of the United States will be Leonard Wood. ! The name of Roosevelt has all the legendary power asserted for it by Clemenceau. When the sons of Roosevelt stump the country for General Wood it will be a walk over. General Wood has no political blunders charged against his record: he has obeyed orders, as a soldier should, and he knows how to com mand. as a .general- should. He hds filled the bill to the satisfaction of patriots and the reward is now due.—C. H. Weston in the Port land Oregonian- fEbmittg (Elf at Captain Henry M. Stlnc. the coun ty commissioner, has received what is one of the most unique % of the Keystone Division free. \ Thomas M. Rodgers, of this city, who is with the headquarters de tachment of the I'ennsylvanians in •ranee, lie is a son of Thomas J. •lodgers, of South Cameron street, tor years on the city police force, and has lieen with the Keystone di vision since the start of active serv ice. The souvenir was Issued r" Eugene Gilbert, of the One Hun dred and Third Engineers, a Key stone organization, and tells the story in short paragraphs, of the son ice that iias won Pennsylvania undying fame. Mr. Gilbert supple ments the simple narrative wlfh pen and ink sketches, which tells .'usi \i hat Jerry" was like when hi was Lcing "licked" ami how the sons ,of Pennsylvania "gave it to him. An interesting map allowing the icute of (he Twenty-eighth in 1 ruticc with the names of places destined to be immortal in the rec ords of ibis Commonwealth and ap pends the orders commending the •foil division for its bravery. Veiy lew of Hie books have come over and the captain is proud of the record made .by his comrades. There has been sonic talk re cently of a budget to cover all the recognized charities of ilie city. No ' plan has been worked out, but it lias been the thought of many that some systematic means of meet ing the needs of tlie hospitals, the homes, the associated aids, etc., might be worked out alter the man ner of the "war chest" plan by which some communities financed all their demands for V. XI. c. A., Rod Cross, Knights of Columbus and similar contributions. By this method Ihe needs for (he year were submitted by the various agencies. These requests were all tabulated, revised, if thought wise, and a grand total was struck. Then one lug campaign to raise the necessary funds was made and the money di vided in the amounts agreed upon. In that way the managements of the various enterprises were relieved of worry as to how they should raise the money required to meet their needs, the public was asked to con tribute only once, the burden was equitably divided and those upon whose shoulders the expense and effort of campaigns must fall, were relieved of a long series of "drives." It. has been thought that some such plan might be devised to fin ance Marrisburg charities. Nothing lias as yet been done about it. but the idea is certainly worth consider ing. • The return of Capt. Meade D. Detweiler from Italy, the bearer of an Italian war cross for distin guished service, recalls the fact that his father, the into Meade D. Det weiler spent considerable time tra velling through the out-of-the way regions of Italy where the son re cently saw such thrilling adven tures. Kittle the distinguished at torney then thought that a son of his would risk his life in the cause of liberty in the land which he looked upon as "the most peaceful place in the world." Writing to a newspaper friend from Europe Mr. Detweiler said: "These quiet villages are the most peaceful places in the world. 1 like to travel under any circumstances, j but 1 love more than anything else ito strike away from the beaten ! path, to go where the traveler sel dom goes and to see the village life of the country as it is. Recently I have seen spots so far removed from the activities and stress of life as we know it that it seems as though (hey are of another world. Nothing touches them from the outside. Here a year is as a century, and a century as a year, so far as change is concerned. Only a little more - I moss on the stones: a few moro I graves on the hillside." But what a transformation the younger Detweiler witnessed only he will be able to relate. Speaking of Meade D. Detweiler recalls the fact that he was the ' father of the Harrisburg Lodge of Elks and one of the big figures in that order in America. His influ ence and eloquence brought the warring factions of Elkdom to gether and welded the broken link in the chain of lodges, for which he was rewarded with a monument in Reservoir Park. This is the only monument in the Harrisburg park system and even it might have been refused a place there had it not been remembered that Mr. Detweiler cancelled his plans for a handsome home on the heights of Reservoir Park, not far from whore the monu- I nient now stands, when lie learned that the city desired the ground for park purposes. That act of gen erosity was characteristic of the ' man. i • 1 "Do you know (hat Harrisburg ii - the greatest bread eating city in th< i United plates, population consider led.'" asked R. C. Jobe, manager ol a big yeast company having its head -1 quarters here. "I assure you it ii I true," continued Mr. Jobe, "and the ligures will prove lliat I am right More veaijt anil more materials thai go into the making of bread anc other bakery products are sold it this citv than in any other of it! size in the United States." Of coursi Harrisburg bakeries send largt amounts of bread to other townj i throughout Central * Pennsylvania! • but on the other hand some bakerisd i outside of the city also send somj bread into town, so that the accouaw in this respect is somewhat btjjj uncoil. "A large number of Hanes? burg fami'ies bake their own bresft but my contention is," aaiil Mr. Jtatfe ' "that if the housewife can be per suaded that she can buy a uniform ly good ,loaf of bread from a bakei 1 she will not go to the trouble of bak ing. Of course the war brough' with it the use of substitutes, bu' ! my constant advise to the baker ii to turn out the best loaf possible I ' sell more bread and thus keep proflti r uniformly good and sales uniforn throughout the year.** [ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE "1 i —D. W. Kaereher, of Pottsvllle, i* i acting as chairman of the loan CQ(M mittee of his district. —Senator James S. Boyd, of No : ristown, was given resolutions <* i confidence from Valley Forjs i friends. —John H. Glass, county treasure! I of Northumberland, was a Harris burg visitor.. There are numeroui candidates for his office. SPRING What did Springtime whisper? O ye rivulets . . . Speed for summer's in the air. Prattle, for the breeze is warm, • Chatter by the otter's lair. Bubble past the ivied farm; . AVake the primrose on the banks, Bid the violet ope her eyes, • Hurry in a flood of thanks • ' . Underneath aerener skies! —Norman Gait
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