12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH i. NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1831 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER. Business Manager GUS. M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager Executive Board J. P. McCULLOUGH. BOYD M. OGLESBY, F. R. OYSTER. GUS. M. STEINMETZ. 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 rl Newspaper Pub _Ab*x-raJT lishers' Associa -1.-Jy tion, the Audit Bureau of Circu lation and Penn- Avenue Building. Western office £ 1 Gas Ruilding - Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post OfTice in Harris burg. Pa„ as second class matter. . By carrier, ten cents a week ; by mail. $3.00 a year in advance. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1919 Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.—2 Tim. 11, 3. AN EXCELLENT CHOICE DR. FINEGAN. chosen by Gover nor Sproul to be State Super intendent of Public Instruction, made a most favorable impression upon those with whom he met at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon yesterday. His address matched up 1 fully with all that has been written | and published of him. His reception was most enthusiastic and he will have the full co-operation of the people of Harrisburg in whatever plans he develops for the up-build ing of the public school system of Pennsylvania. His welcome yester day is only an earnest of what is to come in the way of public support for the constructive program it is, his purpose to evolve. Some of the newspapers of the] State have expressed surprise that ; Governor Sproul thought it necessary to go outside of Pennsylvania for an educator of sufficient strength and ability to reorganize the Depart ment of Public Instruction, but the point 's not well taken. There are many men in this State who would have graced the office and who would have done work above reproach. But the Governor, by going to New York for an appointee, gives full assurance that his choice is without political significance and that he is actuated only by a desire to give Pennsylvania the best school system that money and brains can develop. Also, he has brought new blood, new ideas and new energy into the conduct of' our public schools by the choice of a man of Dr. Finegan's caliber, who comes here free from personal obli gations or prejudices to do a big job in a big way. CThambersburg is about organizing a board of trade and the metropolis of the Cumberland Valley is certain to feel the impulse of development that invariably follows the getting together of the public-spirited peo ple of any community. Harrisburg has never been able to fully measure the substantial benefits that have been derived from the activities of a live Chamber of Commerce and the incidental co-operation of the ener getic citizens banded together for the public welfare. PRESIDENT AND BOOZE PRESIDENT WILSON has brought down upon his own head the wrath of the anti-liquor ele ment, who are intensely angry over his recommendation for the repeal of war-time prohibition. But the temperance people should not have been surprised. A glance at Wilson's career will prove con clusively that he never has been friendly to prohibition, but has al ways played close to the liquor in terests. His attitude on war-time prohibi tion is an illustration. Congress gave him power to shut breweries and distilleries early in the war. in order to save foodstuffs at a time when Wilson's own food administra tion Was telling us that the world was on the verge of starvation and when millions, of tons of coal were going into the making of booze thht were needed to heat homes and keep the wheels of industry turning. He declined to take advantage of this opportunity until forced to do so by public opinion, universally and vig orously expressed. Naturally, at his earliest oppor tunity, he drifts back to the defense of the bar room. Yet there are those who would have us believe that Mr. Wilson is a great and good man. actuated only by the highest principles and the purest morals. Harrlsburg is an exceptional city in anything that involves the generai working together of all classes „f our people for the upbuilding of the community as a whole. Men and women, as well as the girls and hoys, are ever ready to touch elbows in every movement having for its pur pore the Improvement of the city. Individual readiness also finds ex- _ If ' THURSDAY EVENING, pression in the constructive efforts of the several civic organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the Civic Club and other associations | whose common purpose is the push- I ing forward of every substantial in • terest of Harrisburg. GOOD NEWS CHARLES M. SCHWAB breezes into the dull atmosphere of stag nated steel mills like a spring j zephyr into a closed room, and with | equally refreshing results. With his | coming doubt and depression vanish j and in their places are confidence in I the future and a lively faith in the - | great iron master's ability to make ! his visions of prosperity and ex- I j pansion come true. Mr. Schwab's visit to Steelton yes i terday was worth thousands of dol ' lars to the people of this community. | His cheerful forecast of better days ! ahead for the steel trade in general i and for the local mills in particular I | will-have a stimulating effect on ; business throughout all Pennsyl- I t vania. And why should it not? Men follow great leaders without much question, and Mr. Schwab is such, i If Schwab, with his inside knowledge of world conditions and his un doubted ability to apply knowledge of the present to conditions of the future, has faith in'the midst of a period bf depression in the steel trade to spend his millions in preparation for a great revival of the Industry, less favored business men in other lines are naturally influenced in the same direction. It was foolish ever to have thought that Mr. Schwab meant to abandon or minimize Steelton as a steel pro ducing center. He would not have bought the Pennsylvania Steel Com pany's plants there had he not in tended them to be a part of his general scheme of development for the Bethlehem Company. Nor, hav ing them, would he have spent millions more In modernizing and enlarging them. From the very first he has predicted great things for Steelton and again he has set at rest the gloomy views of the pes simists by announcing further ex tensions for the mills that mean so much to that town. Mr. Schwab is always the bearer of good news. Both Harrisburg and Steelton hope he will make his visits more frequent Some of the tilings said of Mr. Wil son in Japan must make him wish his sedition law could be enforced in that country. Why not incorporate such a law in the League of Nations, so that the people of any member nation will be forbidden to say what they think of the Chief Executive of another? COMMUNITY HOUSES IT IS reported by a Now York committee of a Nation-wide character, that some four hun dred cities and towns in the United States have either made definite plans for the erection of community houses as war memorials or are seriously considering the proposal. Harrisburg has not yet come to the final consideration of its memorial in honor of the soldiers of the great war, living and dead, but this com munity may be trusted to give care ful consideration to the form which its memorial shall take. Obviously, the sentiment through out the country is increasingly hos tile to the stilted designs which have served as memorials of an earlier day. Communities everywhere are being urged to exercise care in the selection of those who will be en trusted with the duty of planning war memorials. It is pointed out in a recent dis cussion of war memorials by a lead ing municipal magazine, that where it is decided to erect a memorial the first step of the individual or committee having the matter in charge is to seek the advice of some one trained in the arts to act as an advisor and to confer with him in regard to the location and type of memorial and all other important considerations. An Interesting feature of thp pres ent drive for the Home Service Fund of the Salvation Army is the interest which "is being shown by the business community. Kx-Mayor Bowman is acting chairman of the fund and the expenditures "will all he made under the direction of a local committee. As the giving of the community has been placed upon more of a business basis since the war. there is an In creasing liberality which is believed to be due to public knowledge that the money given will be wisely ex pended. Having selected a supervisor for all the schools along the West Shore, our neighbors across the river are certain to see a marked improvement in their educational progress. Harris burg is greatly interested in all that concerns the welfare of the West yhcre communities. Inasmuch as these districts must eventually be a part of the Greater Harrisburg as. in deed. they are to-day. i fotiiZc*. in, "PutKOi^cuiia By the l£x-Committeeman Members of the Legislature are not taking kindly to the course that has been mapped out in regard to tho Philadelphia bills, which have held up legislation more than any thing else this year, and are inclined to be insustent that while the amendments agreed upon are being put into shape that the revenue pro gram be outlined and the appropria tion bills started. It is possible that some appropriation bills for hospit als may be started out next week to quiet the impulsive. The resolution for June 19 may be insisted upon and any attempt to extend it will be resisted in the House, although when it is realized that a close on the nineteenth means killing many bills, some may decide not to object when the roll is called. The situation is, that the Phila delphia bills are to be amended ac cording to the ideas of the commit tee picked out by the Attorney Gen eral, next week and that will bring the bills up for linal action after Decoration day. The only things not agreed on are the size of council and control of contracts. —The listlessness of the House yesterday, which was also noticeable the day before, was claimed by some observers of the Legislature, to be the result of the irritation of mem bers at the dragging along of the session and the fact that so many members of the House went home before 2 P. M., and prevented an afternoon or night session, was much commented upon. The House ac tually adjourned before the Senate for the week, the first time this session. —Opposition to the Hess bills, to remove the Supreme and Superior < ourts to this city, is being worked up among lawyers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and some resolutions and other things may be expected in a day or so. The bills will he acted upon by committee next week. r —An odd coincidence is that Dr. Nathan C. SchaefTer, the late State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, was a Democrat and held of fice most of the time tinder Repub lican governors. Dr. Thomas E. Finegan. the new superintendent, was also raised a Democrat, but does not work very hard at it. —Governor William C. Sproul, in discussing municipal legislation, late yesterday, said that what he was interested in seeing Philadelphia secure, was the right to regulate its own affairs and get a good work able charter which its people, if they saw fit to register and vote un der, could correct conditions which might be complained of. The Gov ernor said that he thought it a mistake to put on too many limita tions and that he did not expect the Republican organization in Philadel phia to be entirely satisfied with what was enacted. The size of coun cil, he did not regard as one of the essentials. The Governor said that he had not made up his mind about the bill to repeal the third class city non partisan law, but remarked that some cities had had experience un der it. He said that if he should sign the repealer, it did not neces sarily mean that he would sign a similar bill for second class cities. —ln regard to compensation amendments, one of the big propo sitions of the session, the Governor said that he hoped to see the com pensation bills now pending in the Senate, passed. There is decided opposition to these bills, which de veloped at the hearing. Tuesday, and which will be manifested more next week. —With the departure of Miss Eliza D. Armstrong, of Pittsburgh, bead and front of the campaign against the woman suffrage amend ment resolution for Washington, the fight against the resolution ends in the Senate as far as the "anti" or ganization is concerned. Miss Arm strong will take part in the national battle. The resolution, which passed the Pennsylvania House, is now in the Senate and it is believed that it will pass without difficulty. —"Wet" and "dry" leaders claim that President Wilson's recommen dation to lift the ban on the war time prohibition law. which was to go into effect July 1, would have no effect upon liquor legislation in the Assembly. While the liquor legisla tion has been shelved at the insti gation of Governor Sproul the lead ers of the opposing forces plan to try and force action. "I expect to call up my prohibition enforcement hill at a favorable opportunity," said John W. Vickerman, leader of the "drys" in the House. "It is going to be passed. The State will need such a law beginning next year no matter what Congress does." Rep resentative William T. Ramsey, the "wet" floor leader, also is optimistic. "My bill defining beverages contain ing not more than 2 3-4 per cent, alcohol as being nonintoxicating, is not affected in any way that I can see by the action of the President. My bill would not take effect until next year and I expect to call it up." Schools For Soldiers More than 200,000 soldiers in the American forces overseas are en rolled in the schools which the Gov ernment has established to equip them for better positions and wages when they return to civil life. To most of these young men these schools offer a greater opportunity for cultural and vocational training than would have been theirs if they had not entered the army. These schools are so graduated that they afford instruction in ele mentary subjects, academic courses and training in a great university established near Paris, and post graduate careers in the foremost French and British universities. While serving their country as sol diers, these young men may at the same time benefit themselves as stu dents. They are combining mental -improvement with physical well-be ing and wholesome discipline that will safeguard them from the evils of life in barracks. Reports to- jthe War Department show that these young Americans are testifying to their appreciation of the advantages presented to them hy their attention to their studies. Those whose commands are ordered back to the United States may apply for transfers to continue their edu cation. This is the first time in history that provision lias been made by the United States for the education of its soldiers.— the Scranton Times. Warship Worship Ended With her navy practically done away with, and with no prospect of being allowed to build it up, doubt less Germany will now give her at tention to something more truly constructive and forget ( her former growing worship of the' warship.— From the Boston Transcript. HARXUSBORG TELEGRAPH AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEEUtPt .... -J- ... ... 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But Mr. Berger's notions of mak- j ing a case for himself probably will ; strike Congressmen as rather curi- I ous. He tells them the war "was i simply a struggle between England j and Germany for the control of the ! world markets and for the control j of the raw materials of the world." | Surely this ought to be convincing | proof that Mr. Berger has repent- j ed his error and is entitled to a i pardon and a seat in Congress. But j his case is not yet made. He pre- I sents other proof that the jury | which convicted him misunderstood ; his views. He states it as his belief ! the American people "were plunged ; into the war by the "plutocrats and ; profiteers of the country—their j demagogic agitators. their press, their photoplays, their advertise- | ments and other instruments of ! public expression." What more is needed to show that I Mr. Berger has been misjudged? , Nothing, of course. But to make sure I he adds with his customary moder- I ation. that "it was especially ab- | horrent to us, as to every decent I American, that the war and the ! blood of the American boys were ] turned into profits for the very | plutocrats who dragged us into the j war." If Congress doesn't conclude from this that Mr. Berger has made his case, then Congress must be as prejudiced as the jury. We had thought that Mr. Berger's case was complete before. But if it wasn't he has made it so. A Professor's Queer Notions Another professor rises to inform the United States as to its national duty. This time it is Herbert A. Miller, professor of sociology in Oberlin College. At a conference held at the Department of the Interior in Washington he said: "The foreign born resident needs fr'om America an insistence that there be an adequate Dengue of Na tions to eliminate the injustice of the past in Europe. He will never forget the land of his birth so long as injustice prevails there. He will always be longing to help those of his racial brothers left behind." America has kept its doors open to unfortunate Europeans on the gen eral theory that they could gain happiness here and, by becoming Americans, benefit this country. Most sensible immigrants proceed to forget, as soon as they can, the evils from which they fled and to devote themselves to the pursuits of happiness. If the immigrant longs to "help those of his racial brothers left behind" he sends to them enough money to pay their passage hither and then finds a Job for thein. Any foreign born resident who will not be a good American until he receives assurance that America is going to make herself a busy body in the affairs of Europe ought to be sent back to Europe.—From the New York Sun. Laymen to Be Preachers A most significant movement to make preachers of twenty thousand laymen affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church (South) has just been launched. These men who are business and professional people are to be invested with all the privileges of preachers in so far as there priv ileges extend to preaching in the rural churches of the denomination. They will attend their business six days in the week and on Sunday they will become preachers. The leaders of the denomination declare the laymen will make all the more forceful preachers because they will take the experiences of a busy week among busy men into the pulpits with them and their sermons will, therefore, be practical and to the p<yint. The Idea of enlisting twenty thou sand everyday business and profes sional men as preachers in the Methodist Episcopal church (South) developed because the church has twenty thousand churches and only five thousand pastors. The rural churches are taken care of by cir cuit riders, who can only visit them every four or five weeks. But, by enlisting twenty thousand laymen in the work, these laymen can go out into the rural districts and fill the pulpits every Sunday. From the Dallas News. What The Germans Left Behind In Their Retreat From Belgium The Wastage of War in Materials Tliat May Be Salvaged to Reduce tlie Costs of War—What Tidying Up Means AH Along the IJ ne THE civilian public never has had, and never will have, the faint est copception of the enormous number of different kinds of things which are necessary to the existence of modern armies in the field. Still less, fortunaely perhaps, has the pub lic any idea of the amount of wast age of material involved in any re treat, however deliberate, says a writer in the Dondon Times, who continues: There are at this moment in Bel-! gium a number of dumps, containing material abandoned by tbe Germans in their retreat. This material con-; sists, in the first place, of the con tents of some 800 barges, each of] 200 to 300 tons, packed with warlike stores fresh from Germany or with , things which the Germans sought, but had not time, to carry away. The Isabelle Brunei dump, at | Namur itself, runs for several hun dred yards along the river bank, Here, as elsewhere, the unloading and sorting are done by German prisoners, who do their work con- j scientiously, though without any con-; spicuous display of energy. One can ; only liken this dump to a collection , of samples from all the hardware! shops in the world. There are 400 tons of bolts, there are mountains of stoves, there are forges, mining; lamps, enrpenters' tools, pumps, gas alarms and speaking tubes, there are paper sandbags and lithographic | stones for printing maps. There are barges full of shovels and barges! full of timber. All these things, and such other of the booty as is not restored to the Belgians upon proof of proprietor- i ship, are on sale. Good prices are' obtained, buyers coming from Ru mania. In some cases the sales are: held weekly—as fast as the stuff can | he got out of the barges and ar- : ranged. At Fort Dave, Namur. one of I Brialmont's latest achievements, an] impressive mass of concrete and j cupolas of the type which at Diego was to succumb with surprising oom-| pleteness to the attack of unexpect-, edly heavy artillery, there is one of j the largest ammunition dumps in the country. Most of the shells are! German, but there is also a consid-I erable amount of stuff taken from us in our retreat, and now again in our hands. The job of collecting and ! examining the mass of miscellaneous j ammunition scattered about Belgium, some of it, especially the small Ger- j man shells, being of uncertain tern-; per, is a particularly unattractive one. „ Accidents, however, are fewer than one would have expected. On the rolling uplands of Cognelle stand thfee Zeppelin sheds. They held the airships which nttacked England in 1916. They are 116 yards long, over forty yards high and more than eighty yards wide, and their structure is interesting, being that of an inverted V. The side::, of which the bottom edge runs on railß, were raised by hauling on winches placed at intervals on either side within the shed. It is remark able to see how much lighter the Germans found it possible to make the internal iron girders which sup port the sides after their experience with the first of these sheds which they erected. These gigantic halls are now filled with R. A. F. stores of every description. They also con tain 100 abandoned German air planes in various stages of decom position. Among them are some machines made, wings and all, of three-ply wood. Others are remark able for having solid wooden tires. As one drives about the. country one passes continually abandoned German transports. There are parks of derelict Red Cross vehicles and lines of lorries of which nothing is left but old iron. The work of mov ing all this inert and rusting ma chinery will be laborious, and it is hard to say how much of the stuff will be worth repairing. By the riverside, near Huy, stands the Corphelle Zinc Works, a magnifi cent new Austro-Belgian concern in perfect order. In this, .with the aid of 500 German prisoners, is being collected another assortment of hard ware. One sees barges full of picks and shovels, stacks of horseshoes, piles of Thermos food containers, rolls of insulated cable, cases of tools, gun parts, lanterns and every con ceivable kind of ironmongery line the enormous sheds. At the Ateliers des Constructions Electriques, at Carleroi, on® of the largest in the country, is lying more than a millions pounds' worth of electrical plant, it seems that all dynamos and motors, whether brought from Germany or looted from Belgium, were sent here for repair. Here also are many British tools, captured from us and recap tured from the enemy. There is a park of looted agricultural machin ery. But one of the two most inter esting things about the place, which was worked by tljc Germans up to a recent date, is the file-making plant, concentrated here from all parts of the country, indicating the enemy's intention of obtaining entire posses sion of the file-making industry in Belgium. He was busily engaged in turning out files of all sixes when circumstances forced him to leave for home. This was one of the places where Belgian women had to choose between working for th* enemy and deportation. The other remarkable and alto gether characteristic "exhibit" in a huge stock of iron stoves cast on the premises. These have on them—be it carefully noted—the astounding insorition. "Made in Britain!" Such is the international and commercial morality of the gentle Hun. After this it seems hardly worth mentioning his ingenuity, as revealed by many of these dumps of stores, in employing substitutes for the ma terials which he lacked. Paper stringbags and mattresses abound; there are cases in which he has found it possib'e to use 7,ino and aluminum instead of copper. As for his thoroughness, it is well illustrat ed hy a consignment of white paper shrouds for the dead. There is some thing indescribably unpleasant in the sight of the perforated stamped-out margin which represents the usual lace. The business of tidying up after the war is a very serious one. Tn spite of its dimensions and the hun dreds of thousands of articles, from tractors to tin-tacks, which have to be handled, the work is being care fully done, and it will be some small eonso'ation to the taxpayer to reflect that, bv the sale of as much as pos sible of the spoils of war. he is "get ting a bit of his own back." BISMARCK'S FBI'ITS [From the Kansas City Star.] The latest biographer of Bismarck, C. Grant Robertson, calls attention to the way In which the great Ger man chancellor was responsible for his own destruction. It was Bis marck's aim to build, not a constitu tional government, but an autocracy. In himself he concentrated the whole power of the state. Then came the young William II to the throne, restless and ambitious. The two clashed. Had Bismarck been the parliament made minister of a constitutional sovereign, it would have been William who would have had to give way. For the chancellor had the confidence of the nation. But, as Mr. Robertson says, while a plebiscite would have retained him in office, the nation could not save him. He had made that impossible. As a result of his fall Bismarck denounced as "Byzantinism and Caesar worship" this very irrespons ible power which it had been his life work to build up. The same Ironical fate might be traced in the further development of Bismarck's handiwork. The state which he founded on iron and blood came to ruin by attempting to ex pand his policy. In his "Memoirs" Bismarck re cites how he tried to induce the King of Prussia to undertake the war against Denmark by pointing out to the king that each of his an cestors had added something to the territory of Prussia. It was in fol lowing out that immoral principle that the grandson of the king over threw his empire. In the long run, honesty is the best policy, even In International affairs. GRANT AND LEE General Grant and General Dee didn't sit under the Appomattox ap ple tree for six months. They signed up and sent the boys home in time for the spring plowing.—National Republican. BY FAITH The just- shall live by faith.— Romans i, IZ, MAY 22, 1919. J Republicans Repudiate Pairs | 1 From the Philadelphia Inquirer.] j W'hen the Senate meets to-day | there will be a parliamentary strug gle of great importance. Rcpubli j cans in caucus have agreed that no ( pairs shall be recognized in matters !of organization. This has driven the Democrats to the verge of frenzy, because they anticipate four absen j tees who supposed themselves pro | tected by pairs of last session or new ones to be arranged. If this policy is persisted in, it will give the Re j publicans a very substantial majority iin the work of organizing the new 1 Senate, as compared with their nom inal majority of only two. Republicans will recognize pairs in voting on legislation, but insist that other procedure must be conducted by members present and it is believ ed every member will be in his seat. Democrats consider this a violation of the "honor of the Senate," but they have little ground for such con tention. Pairs are not recognized by law and are purely a matter of pri vate agreement which the body as a whole has accepted for many years. It has been subjected to many abuses and long ago efforts were made to abolish the policy, but it is too con venient for practically every Senator at some time or other to bo dis pensed with. Carried to the extreme the prin ciple of pairing would permit legis lation by the few who constitute the numerical majority present were it not that a majority of the whole body must vote if a roll call is de manded. Often this is not done and many important measures are passed nem. con. with few Senators in at tendance. This is a result of the pairing* policy hv which Senators are only on hand when they have some important personal measure to de fend or attack. The Republicans are wholly justi fied in their contention, but they could go much further and with great advantage if rules were passed which would ensure a larger con stant attendance during sessions. There is an enormous waste of time in our legislative bodies which should be conserved. LABOR XOTES Wages of over 1800 teamsters in Seattle, Wash., have been advanced 25 cents a day. Spanish establishments comprise the cotton, wool, linen, hemp, dye ing. bleaching and associated, of which there are about 8,000, During the third year of the Penn sylvania Workingmen's Compensa tion Daw there were 1 84,84 4 acci dents reported. As a result of the increased wages granted to telephone operators and electricians, the users of telephones in New England will be compelled to pay higher rates. The minimum wages of tank teet ers in Canada is 90 cents an hour, and their helpers from 47 to 65 cents an hour. In order to prevent the accumula tion of coal reserves, the miners in Australia are prohibited from do ing only a certain amount of work. This is being done so as to prevent the miners from losing anv time, which would necessarily happen if the output was not restricted. Practically all the big pottery fac tories in Australia have banded to gether and formed one big firm. In the last 18 months the Meat Cutters and Butchers' Union has in creased its membership from 6,000 to 100,000. In that time wages have also been increased 50 per cent. First-year men employed on the trolley cars in San Antonio, Texas, have received an increase in wages of 95 cents a day, while those em ployed for more than a year will re ceive an advance of 65 to 70 cents Retail clerks In Chicago have re ceived an increase in wages amount ing to 20 per cent., in addition to u 54-hour working week. About 250 Journeymen tailors In Washington have suspended work because of an attempt to reduce wages SO per cent, and to Increase the working hours from eight to nine a day. Women cleaners In private offices in Boston receive a minimum pay of 30 cents an hour for night work and 26 cents an hour for dao- work. Boston wood, wire and metal lath ers, who are at present receiving 75 cents an hour, are now demanding that they be paid $1 an hour. Etentng (Mfat Everyone is saying things about tlie weather, but there are a lot of owners of farms and gardens and orchards who are bearing it wltK equanimity, because it will not only cause everything to grow and grow splendidly, but every day of rain pre vents the irruption of the brood of seventeen-year-old locusts which are due to atllict us this year and which have been turned up in many places where people did not suspect they existed. The locusts are going to be a nuisance this year, everyone who lias observed their appearance from time to time believe. The larvae have been getting very close to the surface and men who have been plowing and digging around, declare that they are active and show signs of being in quantity. The naturalists declare that the locusts will be present in numbers this year and that they will attack tbe young trees and probably cause much damage. There Is only one way to get rid of them and that is to kill them when found. Many so called I remedies and preventives have been heard of, but there is only one way to kill locusts and that is to kiil them by stocks or to bundle them up and burn them, at least men who have tried to fight them say. Contrary to the popular belief the locusts do not eat leaves, but split the young twigs. Tf the weather had been normal, the locusts would have been flying around in numbers long before this. So Harrlsburg and its vicinity have something to look for ward to in the next few weeks. The roses arc commencing to bloom on the State street (trass plots. These roses are of a tamed wild variety, as one man put it. and are a sight when the bushes are all bloom ing. They are strung along West State street, where some flowers are already to be seen; they are in num bers on State street east of Thir teenth. where they grow as high as the car windows, and they arc in the parks. It was one of the finest, things that the park people did when they laid out the shrubbery, to real ise the beauty of the roses not only as flowers, hut as foliage and now Harrisburg people are enjoying it. Considerable growling about the. condition of the river and the state of the weather is to be heard along the river front these days. It comes from boys who have been just long ing for that early swim. Some time ago, when the mercury forgot itself and soared to some unusual heights for April, there were several launeh ings of the swimming season, but the Susquehanna had not been con sulted and promptly rose in displeas ure. Now the weather man is hav ing his innings and spoiling manv outings. However, there will he some early June swimming and the boys are trying to push the calendar around. The fact that the last carloads of shells are being sent out from Har risburg and Steelton works just now is rather interesting. These shells were contracted for last year and in spite of the numerous orders to sus pend production, which occurred when the armistice was signed, they were finished up here. It would be interesting to know how many shells were turned out here after the first peace move was made. No one will ever know how many were made here during the war. but the know ledge that this district turned in and was a mighty maker of muni tions and did it so well that its work went on for months after the peace conference assembled, is worth re membering when we talk about the home industries. Passengers on n Third Street ear were almost capsized the other night when a stout woman and her pet poodle came into the ear. The poodle immediately aimed for a young eouple seated near the door. Aftei the way of canines, he sniffed inquisitively and let out a few barks which didn't allay the fears of the pair. Then he paid a social call to an old man nearby, and barked vociferously. "Pull in ycr rope," the conductor called, and with much muttering at the impudence of street car people, the woman complied. The ear proceeded down Third street when a colored policeman hoarded it. sitting next to a young man, dressed in the height of fashion. A minute or later another policeman came in, sitting on the other side of the young rhap. And as a climax his best girl climbed in at Boas street. She froze Into silence when she saw the policemen by the young man. Finally her curiosity over came her compunction and she walked over. "Oeorge, what are you in for?" she whispered. Where upon she was informed with much feeling, that the two policemen were not on business bent. Whereupon the dog proceeded to hark at him ( WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —R. Nelson Rcnnett, who has been taking a prominent part in the third class city legislation discussion, has been in the Wilkcs-Rarre city gov ernment for a long time. \ —Major David A. Reed, here the compensation hearings, served in the United States army in Franeil for over a year. —H. V. White, the former corny! missioner of agriculture, who waftj here yesterday to visit the Capitol,, says the fields arc looking splendWhc. '—Ex-Representative C. Vlctpr Johnson, of Crawford bounty, %traa. among visitors to the CapitoU —J. D. Hicks, commander Rtate O. A. R., is a prominent Al ton n a lawyer and former Congress man. .He has issued his annual proclamation for Memorial Day. —C. I.aßue Munson has heen re elected chancellor of the Episcopal diocese of Harrlsburg. , —Chief Justice J. Hay Brown, who presided at the Supreme Court ses sions this week, is an authority on Uancaster history. DO YOU KNOW —That llarrisbiirg bread pro duction has Increased rapidly in the Inst few years? HISTORIC HARRISRURG —General Anthony Wayne once owned what, are now parts of Dauphin and Debanon counties. A Sunflower Road to Wealth We've often thought what a pity It Is that a man can't dispose of his experience for as much as it cost him.— From the Eskridge Independ ent. Preaching of the Cross The preaching of the cross Is to them that perish foolishness; but • unto ue which are saved It Is the power of God. —X. Corinthians X.U+
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