10 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A. NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 18Si Published evenings except Sunday by THE- TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chiet r R. OYSTER, Business Manager GUS. M. STEINI.IETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circuloiion Manager Executive Beard 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 oaper and also the local news pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. A Member American pj Newspaper Pub- I Ushers' Associa- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn- Assocla- Eastern office Story. Brooks & Finley. Fifth Avenue Building. Western office! Story. Brooks A Gas Building. I Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. xgfljKk. By carrier, ten cents a week: by mail, $3.00 a year in advance. TUESDAY, JUNE 2s, 1910 A lantern in hand is worth a dozen stars; be a lantern then tcith all your It's well to be up to date, but it's fool "VV ANTED—BUILDING CODE HARRISBURG has talked a long time about a building code, but it has never gone far be yond the talking stage. Some re cent controversies growing out of building operations have forced pub lic sentiment to an emphatic pro test against the indiscriminate build ing o:' all manner of structures in all manner of ways without regard to the interests of other property owners or the comfort and welfare of the community. The latest instance was the pro posed building of a large garage and service station in the northern sec tion of the city. A lot of protests have gone up from people residing in the vicinity, and these have de termined to invoke the aid of the courts should the proposed building be started. An opinion of a Phila delphia court, affirmed by the Su preme Court, is understood to be the basis of the contemplated legal action. This opinion sustained an injunction to prevent the building of a large garage in the heart of a large residential section as a public nuisance. If we had a comprehensive and sensible building code, these con troversies would not arise, and it is the business of the City Council to devise such a code as will not only protect the builders but also the owners of residential property. It is neither fair nor reasonable for in dividuals or corporations to take ad vantage of the absence of proper building restrictions to injure sur rounding property. But, so long as there are those who will not con sider the rights or comfort or health of others, the municipal authorities must intervene through the adop tion of proper restrictions. As we are about entering upon a large building program in Harris burg. immediate steps should be taken by the City Council to safe guard all interests, to the end that the city may not be injured or the rights of individuals invaded by in different or selfish persons. During the consideration of an ap propriation of $500,000 by Congress for the hunting down of the anarch ists and bombthrowers who have been terrorizing the country. Congressman Kreider, of the Harrisburg district, declared that it was not until the At torney General and other high of ficials had become victims of the bombing lunatics that the Washing ton administration became active in ferreting out the criminals. There appears to be ample authority to seek out and punish the cowardly midnight assassins, but for some in scrutable reason the Department of Justice has not been as effective in overtaking the bombers as might reasonably have been expected with all the power at its disposal. Stern enforcement of the laws would have much to do with stamping out the menace which has aroused the entire country. A GREAT OLD STATE WHEN the Sproul administra tion launched its construc tive good rouds program, it was never dreamed by anybody that the proposed issue of fifty millions in bonds would so quickly establish the superb credit of the Common wealth as was done in the tenders for the first lot of these bonds yes terday. With a total authorized is sue of $50,000,000, there was offered at this time $1:1,000,000 at 4V4 per cent., and these were gobbled at a premium of $103.05, showing a profit of s423,s4o—practically a half-million in excess of the par value of the bonds. Eight syndicates, comprising the largest financial institutions of New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, reached out for these attractive se curities and each of the eight put in a bid for the entire issue of $12,- 000,000: It is a fine thing for this grand old Commonwealth that now and then something comes along to 1 nock sky high the silly criticisms TUESDAY EVENING, which drift across the borders of the State regarding the conduct of our internal affairs and the official inefficiency of the State government. The best evidence of the credit of the State is the readiness of big financiers to purchase its securities and it must be exceedingly gratify ing to Governor Sproul and his as sociates at the Capitol that the financial 'rating of Pennsylvania is so high at this time. It was a good day's work when almost half a million dollars was gained in the sale of twelve mil lions of bonds, but, beyond the im mediate profit in this transaction, is the comfortable feeling that the old Commonwealth can go right on developing its resources and making its great public improvements with out fear of financial embarrassment •from any quarter. Superintend* nt Downes has called attention to the desirability of mak ing the school buildings and grounds more attractive through the planting of shrubbery and vines. With the large investment of Harrisburg in school property nothing should be left undone which will increase the value and attractiveness of the school buildings and surroundings. It would seem that the school directors might take this matter up so that the planting of shrubbery could be un dertaken in co-operation with the De partment. of Parks. BUILDING ACTIVITIES ANOTHER big hotel is to be con structed in New York at a cost of $7,500,000, the largest pri- I vatc building enterprise launched in the metropolis since America's en trance in the war. It is looked upon as the first of a number of colossal building projects to be brought out in the near future. This statement regarding the out look in the building industry is made by one familiar with this un dertaking and is interesting as a sidelight on the growing confidence among builders in this city: "We believe America is on the threshold of unusual building activities, because all interests have found that nothing is to be gained by holding ■ off. The launching of the Hotel Linnard is one of the straws that indicates current tendencies. There is much inquiry for capital, both for build ing purposes and for enlarging and improving industrial plants and equipment. The country is so far behind in buildings and the demand for new structures is so much greater than it ever has been before in the history of the country that correspondingly unprecedented activities may be looked for." Harrisburg has done well by sup plying through the Penn-Harris a great community need. It must do even better by providing small homes for sale and rental to care for the wage-earner and the family of limited in"T-"\ Think of a total wheat crop this | year of 200,000.000 bushels greater than the record crop of 1915, and thank a beneficent Creator that your lot has been cast in this land of free dom and opportunity. THE SESSION'S RECORD NOW that the legislature is on its last lap, there is bound to be a study of the results of the session. Many new laws have been added to those already in ex istence and the chances are that scores of these measures might just as well have died in committee. Some day a legislature will come into being which will courageously tackle the existing statutes and re peal a large portion of them. Laws in marry cases lacking enforcement are worse than no laws at all. Also new laws with unusual penalties with which the people are not at all acquainted are likewise irritating and resented by the people. Governor Sproul has seen to it that no vicious measures got past him, but the necessity for pruning legislation ought not to be Imposed upon the executive. The Republican Congress i? hard at work and has already accomplish ed much in a short time. Millions of proposed expenditures have been lopped off and a close scrutiny is be ing applied to all appropriations. Newspapers and Business \ r E WSPAPER advertising seems to be solving the problems of business recon struction," says a review just issued by the Bureau of Advertising, American Newspaper Publishers' As sociation. Immediately after the war, a great, increase in newspaper ad vertising was noticed," says the Bureau. "Each month it has con tinued and to-day it is not unus ual for newspapers to report 100 per cent, increases in national advertising in linage over the same period of 191S, and there is scarcely a newspaper anywhere that does not show tremendous gains. For a few months after the armistice was signed, business men were asking whether or not this advertising would pay. To day they are wondering whether they can till their orders and get help enough to run their fac tories. While there are still some evi dences of hand-to-mouth buying and a disposition to "play safe" in case of lowered prices, retail business has increased in a vol ume that seems to indicate an outlook for "full speed ahead." A Federal investigation into trade conditions just issued shows that the big retail stores in New York had a sixty-six per cent, gain in business during April and May over the corresponding months of 191 S. Reports from Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and other large cities indicate the same tremendous release of buying power. Many manufacturers of adver tised products report that they are unable to till demands and are running behind on orders. It Is fuir to say that news paper advertising is responsible for a large part of this improve ment in retail and wholesale busi ness and that the newspapers will render as notable a service in the readjustment period as they performed during the war." Their important and patriotic part in the winning of the war has enlarged In every way the useful ness of the newspapers of the United States. More people are reading to-day than ever before in the history of the country and in this period of readjustment the same press will do much to com. pose differences which too often arise through misunderstanding and lack of appreciation of the other fel low's viewpoint. To-day the newspaper is an In creasingly potent factor in business expansion and the advertising ele ment in business success has long since been recognized as vital. It is the secret of the development of most winners in the business game. Good fellowship was the keynote of the outing of the Chamber of Com merce at the Colonial Country Club. When businessmen get together as good fellows the community as a whole is the better for the occasion. It was a fine, public-spirited "round up." fotitlc* IK By the Ex- Committeeman While Attorney General A. Mitch ell Palmer was being hailed at the dinner given in his honor at Scran ton last night. Judge Eugene O. Bonniwell, the Democratic candi date for Governor, repudiated by Palmer last summer in this city, opened the uttack on the Palmer presidential ambitions by sending a letter to Democratic members of the Legislature urging defeat of the sedition bill and incidentally attack ing the Democratic bosses. The letter assailed the sedition bill and then proceded to take the hide off Palmer and Vance C. Mc- Cormick. They are styled "the treacherous leaders of our State or ganization" who have "abandoned their functions." It also contains this paragraph: "But mindful of the fact that there is another day com ing, and that the majority of the honest Democrats of Pennsylvania selected me as their standard bear er, 1 am hopeful that you will join hands with us in rehabilitating the party and in restoring it to the re spect of the freemen of Pennsylva nia." —Palmer had a great party at Scranton and was honored by over 600 men, some of whom will not be for him when the day comes to elect national delegates. Joseph O'Brien, a member of the commit tee which reorganized Palmer into power in the Democratic party, was toastmaster and the Attorney Gen eral made a strong speech. —The fact that Bruce Sterling, the Fayette Democratic leader who has been thought to be aspiring to boss the machine, was present as a speaker, was much commented upon. —ln various sections of the State the lines are being closely drawn for a real oldtime Democratic row. —The House starts to-day with less than fifty bills to consider on its calendars. This is an unusual record for the final Tuesday. —ln discussing legislative appro- I priations the Democrat, Pittsburgh Post says: "The public attitude to ward these financial questions will depend wholly upon how the money is expended. Pennsylvanians never have been penurious; at heart they are progressive, despite the reac tionary conduit of some of their representatives. They want their Commonwealth to go ahead in keep ing with the wealth and spirit of its population." —Several candidates have en tered the field for the office of State Senator from Luzerne county to till the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Sterling Catlin. One of those in the race is Attorney Abram Salsburg, former Luzerne county district attorney, who will seek the Republican nomination. Two others whose names have been connected with the senatorial tight are James Joyce, a Pittston banker and Attor ney W. L. Pace, also of Pittston. It is said the latter intends to as pire for the Democratic nomination. He was a candidate against Senator Catlin several years ago. —The big premium received for the first bonds to be issued by the State in a generation or more was the theme of much comment among the legislators last night and to day. The general opinion was that it was a tribute, to a State that had no debt and which was in such ex cellent financial shape that it could wipe out authorized debts in a short time. Incidentally there was consid erable comment upon the fact that this will be the first $100,000,000 Legislature, but that the revenues will be sufficient to meet even that record breaking aggregate of appro priations no one had any doubts. When it comes down to finances this State stands alone. The sinking fund plans for the new bond issue will be such that it can commence to retire bonds within five years, the necessary arrangements having been made by this Legislature. —Major Pierce Mortimer. of Pottsville, who has a number of friends at the Capitol, has let it be known that he has declined to go to Boulder, Col., to be city man ager. The mayor says that he pre fers the Schuylkill county capital and his job as mayor to any West ern place. —Pittsburgh's bond issue seems to have started some of the "kick ers" to working. The Pittsburgh Dispatch has been objecting to the proposed subway which it contends that $6,000,000 will not cover. The mayor has said that the program for Pittsburgh is no "peanut affair." —The Scrurtton Republican says about 1919 automobile legislation: "Automobile regulations have been stiffened materially by the present Legislature. Recently, the Scran ton authorities have been moving with vigor to compel those who make reckless use of their cars to obey the city ordinances and the State laws. As a result there have been arrests and fines have been imposed in numerous cases." —David Speer. of Pittsburgh, who has steadily urged the escheating to the State Treasury of all unclaimed deposits held by the banks and cor porations of the Commonwealth has addressed a letter to the legislators which he declares his investigations lead him to believe that these un claimed funds amount to upwards of $60,000,000. He says Senate bill 1153 and House bill No. 1715, amending the escheat act of 1915, would provide ample funds for the Increase of salaries of teachers and other important purposes. —While Philadelphia leaders and councilmen are saying things about each other over transit and the de feat of the loan bill efforts are un der way to secure a reconsideration of the defeat of the loan. It is de clared by councilmen that Penrose ar.d Vare men alike voted for the loan. ELAJRRU3BTJRO I&S&Sg. TELEGKXPH WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND BY BRIGGS - \ /SHUCKS! I ( . WISH I HAD \ I soMGOKie To / \ Run; M.y j ftRfJSs affairs / ■ I No Wonder Germany Quit NUMBER THIRTEEN "The Gas Officer's life was not a happy one," said Major Frank C. Mahin, of the Army Recruiting sta tion, 325 Market street, Harrisburg. "He was supposed to see that all possible precautions and preventa tives against gas casualties were taken; also he was supposed to ex amine shell fragments and 'duds' (shells that had failed to explode) to see whether or not they were gas shells. Any gas he did not at once j recognize was to be collected in a ! test tube and sent to a laboratory ; for analysis. The result of all his | monkeying with gas was that he was j always suffering from a slight case t of gassing. Sooner or later he would j get so fascinated by his researches I that he would get himself either j blown up by a 'dud' or badly gassed. One morning 1 was standing on the j ground surface in front of my head- i quarters when on the other side of ! a clump of underbrush, the most | frightful explosion occured 1 have heard in a long time. The concus sion knocked me flat and it was | several minutes before 1 could get I my breath with any ease. 1 was J showered with dirt, pebbles and j rocks. In the headquarters dugout j papers were plastered against the j walls. ink bottles upset, and the ; place just about wrecked. "About a second after the explo- i sion a wildeyed man came soaring | over a six foot young pine tree, mouth open and arms spread out like wings. Retween him and where I was still lying was a pit twenty feet wide that we were digging for a supply dump. He cleared that pit in a stride; the next jump he soared | over us and in three more leaps he was out of sight. It seems he I had been asleep in the bushes when , the explosion happened. As soon ! as I had got back the breath that | had been knocked out of me I hur- j ried around the underbrush to see | what had happened. I found a very pale and very sheepish gas officer | gazing into a huge crater. He told me he had been wondering for sev eral days whether or not a 14-inch 'dud' Minnenwerfer shell (big trench mortar) was a gas shell or not so he started to chop it open with an ax when someone advised him not to, so he started to shoot it with a pistol to see if it would explode and someone else advised Ifim to get a rifle and try shooting it from a little greater distance. He got a rifle and fired, taut no one ever heard the sound of that riffe shot, and there wasn't enough left of the 'dud* to And out whether or not it con tained gas." Methodists Like Music [Ohio State Journal] It was eminently proper lhat the . events incident to the Methodist Centenary should open with a song' service. From its ineep'oc Method-| Ism has employed music at one of its forceful agencies. The glorv of tne human voice was te ograzed as one, of the most powerf ll appeals io the j human heart. Methodist pioneers ! not only sang with abundant fervor j the music of their day, but made notable contributions to the music of the Church. There are no finer hymns for Christian worship than thore given the Chur.h bv the mili tant, consecrated spirits who carried the gospel of salvation and the teachings of Methodism in the pio neer days of the Church. There may he more artistic productions by trained and salaried professional.-, but no more spiritual service could be planned than a service of song from the old Methodist hymns. They were written to be sung, as the pio neers often announced, "to the glory of God," and their appeal to-day is as strong as in the days when first they were sung. The hardy evangels of the Church, the saddlebag, itinerant circuit riders and missionaries, who carried the banner of Methodism to the West as the country who reclaimed to civ ilization, employed the Qldrstyle,con gregational singing. Many of the Community Salvage Company THROUGH the United States De-1 partment of Commerce an in vestigation has been made of ( the Akron (Ohio) Industrial Sal-j vago Company, a community incor-| porated waste-saving experiment. | The Akron Salvage Company is in j reality a civic movement for the de- j velopment of a city-wide system of j waste reclamation to deal not only i j with the waste of the home, but also' [ with the waste of the store and fac- j | tory. Fostered by the industrial j headers of the community, the firms; j and corporations holding the stock! !of the salvage company represent j approximately "5 per cent, of the ] | industrial capitalization of that com- i i munity. I The theory underlying the expeti-j | ment is that every article has a; | value in use and that every avenue j ' of waste utilization should be so in-1 I vestigated that no article which can! be used in industry shall be de- j stroyed. Nor will the company limit j j itself to this field of investigation; I I new methods of utilization will be i ] studied and industries established! jwitl'ii the community to consume! j the by-products of industrial and j : communal life. This community; commercial enterprise, operate! with j jan ideal, will be so developed th.it | I the profits which may accrue will | j not all he distributed in the form of a I I early-day ministers were singers,' | competent to lead and inspire the congregation. There were no choirs, no great organs, no professionals, but there were devoted hearts and | strong voices. The songs of the | early-day camp meetings and re | vivals are remembered by those who j beard them, no matter how many j years have parsed. TABLOID TOPICS [From the Scranton Republican] The new German national assem bly has promised to introduce a bill limiting the workday for miners to seven hours, including the period consumed in ascent and descent. Fifty-seven Detroit industrial plants took on and discharged in 1917 two and a half times as many men as they carried on their pay rolls. The czar's government withheld from Russian workmen the right to strike by requiring them to give their employer two weeks' notice be fore quitting his employ. On the other hand, the law required the employer likewise to give them a , two weeks' notice, or, if he dismiss -led him abruptly, to pay the dis missed employe for two weeks be 'yond the term of employment. I During the war considerable num bers of Mexicans entered the United ! States to work on farms, on ratl- I roads, in mines and on government construction. Bolshevism Impossible Charles Edward Russell, who twice ran for Governor in the State of New York, and who left the Socialistic party because of its at titude during the war believes that Americans are too intelligent to fol low Lcnine's horrible nightmare of Bolshevism. "Americans are a disciplined race," he says. "As a people we wait and weigh. A decision reach ed, we act with vigor, wisdom and intelligence. There is no danger, not even the remotest, that Bolshe vism will ever be tried in the United States. It has wretchedly failed in Russia, and we shall not experiment with schemes that have been fizzles elsewhere." In his recent book, "After the Whirlwind" Doran , he develops optimistic theories regarding Amer ica's position in the immediate fu ture. | dividend, but w'll t-. expended to 6c- I fray the cost of the research work I which will be necessary in order to | further this theory of waste reclama tion. it is the belief that habits of thrift 1 can be inculated by demonstrating I to the members of the company, as i well as to the community at large, j the added value which accrues ithtough the proper sorting of matc ' rial, as well as the added pr.ee which I jean be secured through tne handling' •of large quantities. It is believed i that this will have a tendency to I check the present system of destruc tion of material when the accumu lation. in the hands of the individual ; is small. j It is the idea that the pooling sys | tern will enable the individual or i lirm with a small daily or weekly j accumulation to dispose of it at the I same price per pound as is now se i cured only by firms with a larger (turnover, and at the same time han i die it at the same cost per pound for | each, irrespective of volume. This I wl'l have a tendency to encourage leaving on the part of the individual lor firm who previously destroyed j because it was too expensive to at i tempt to accumulate sufficient mate | rial to make a fair return. | Already the experiment is a sue- I cess financially and in every other iway promises great teturns. Sunday Newspaper Necessity [From the Columbus Dispatch] In the discussions recently con cerning the Sunday newspaper—a religious organization having pro posed a resolution to oppose the Sun day paper—-one of the ministers cau tioned the assembly against taking | radical action upon the question. "Let us be sensib'e about this mat- I ter," he said. "The Sunday newspa | per is just as necessary as the Sun | day trolley, which you attempted to condemn several years ago." He went J on to show that the necessity of the (Sunday paper had been amply dem -1 onstrated during the war. The one thing which many people fail to recognize is the fact that the Sunday newspaper is made Saturday night and not on Sunday. There would be more logic in opposing the | Monday morning paper than oppos ing the Sunday morning newspaper, I if one were thinking only of prevent ing labor on the Sabbath. But it really makes little difference | about the discussions. The Sunday 'newspaper has established its place —and it hasn't harmed the chinches | either. It is going to remain in its j place, too, regardless of ail discus |sions. It is now championed by many • of the ablest as well as many of the most religious minds in the world, and any organization that opposes it is simply fighting the elements themselves-—or they might as well fight the elements. To be deprived of the news of the world for one day a week Is to be one-seventh ignorant. And to fail to read the great Sunday newspapers with their additional features besides the news is to be more than one-seventh be hind the matter of spirituality. Infamy of German Napy [New York Times] The scuttling of the German ships surrendered to the British and Amer ican fleets may not be a bad thing in its results, since it removes a vex ing question which had led to dif ferences of opinion among the Allies. But the act itself was a characteris tic piece of German treachery and a violation of the laws of war. It is not permissible to save yourself from destruction by surrendering and I then destroying the property you have surrendered. The infamy of the German Navy is complete by this act. It is the only navy in history with such a con tinuous record of villainy. It made war by submarine assassination; it JUNE 24, 1919. surrendered without a fight; and af ter the surrender it treacherously destroyed the surrendered property. "Sailors are always gentlemen," said Admiral Cervera; but the German Navy had not yet begun Its laborious and successful effort to prove that he was mistaken so far as the sailots of one nation are concerned. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | To the Editor of the Telegraph : The writer has just arrived in Harrisburg in the interest of (prac tically every voter in my city Car bondalc) and regrets very much to learn that there is some opposition to Senate Bill No. 850. Permit me I to ask your kind indulgence in the ] matter of publication in your paper : concerning the merits of this par- , ticular bill. For instance, in a third class city, where the person ! to be registered is prevented by I sickness or necessary absence from > the city from appearing before dis trict registrar, you will note that provision is made in the old act for that person to present his petition to the County Commissioners of his county in order to be registered. However, should the person be in the city on two of the required days for registration, and absent from the city, or prevented by sick ness, on the last day for registra tion, you will note that no provision is made in the old act for that person to be registered. You will, therefore, note that in the bill re ferred to above that this matter has been corrected, and further that provision is made sotting forth that blank forms of the petition shall bo provided by the County Commissioners, and shall be fur nished to any such person asking to be registered. A prescribed form is also incorporated in this bill, which should eliminate any incon venience or error in the Commis sioners affice, and at the same time serve as a proper record for their flies. 1 would also like to call your attention to the fact that in the case of our city, which is situated sixteen miles distant from the coun ty seat, you will note that provi sion is made whereby necessary petition can be forwarded by reg istered mail to the commissioners. I also believe that you will appre ciate the fact that the provisions in this bill requiring printed street lists of all persons registered, to be distributed throughout each pre cinct or ward, at least ten days be fore each election, is well worthy of consideration. This is the man ner in which this is now handled in second-class cities, and (should we not be entitled to the same con sideration in third-class cities? My people at* home feel that this is highly commendable legis'ation, ex cept that the provision limiting the time of three days immediately pre ceding election for the filing of pe tition. should be eliminated from this measure, in view of the fact that this matter is well taken care of by the other provisions in this • hill providing for petition to be i sworn to, whereas under the old act ! this was not required, it being en tirely optional to the commissioners. On the whole, we believe you will agree with us that this bill should receive the hearty support of all. We are certain this will correct a great deal of trouble in the matter I of personal registration for all third class cities. Respectfully, LOUIS D. DAVIS. Address: 57 Ninth avenue, Carbondale, Pa. Summertime in Harrisburg To the Editor of the Telegraph: Sunday, June 22 was a day that will live long in the minds of those who were fortunate enough to take a stroll along the banks of the Sus quehanna river. The city dweller does not often have such an opportunity as pre sented itself on Sunday. Nature has been especially kind to Harrisburg and the man or -oman who could not see the beauty and feel the joy of living must indeed be dull. The Rockville bridge has a set ting not surpassed by anything along the Susquehanna. Poetry in its truest sense, is the music of the soul, revealing the loveliness of Nature, and Sunday was a day that brought to mind this music. Persons who took a stroll along the river banks or an automobile spin will not soon forget the thrill and exhilaration. B. F. N. "Bareback" Gowns Women in Kngland do not need a Mrs. James Griswold Wentz to tell them that there are certain kinds of gowns which are not the thing. They have decided unaided, and have given the gown to which they take special exception a name which, it is suggestive of the circus, is sufficiently descriptive. Thtsy call it the "bareback" gown. Over here it would be decollete with a low-cut back, but the Eng lish women are frank. They don't like that kind of gown and Paris itself cannot make them wear it. Mrs. Wentz, who is a clcb woman in New York and for many years President of the Women's Repub lican Club, Vas been shocked re cently by the indelicacy of tho American woman's gowns. She ob jected to them even in the shop windows and put the shopkeepers in a panic by forming a committee to spy at the windows and see whether there was displayed in them lingerie which had a sugges tion of insufficiency or undue trans parency. Women may look into the win dows of English shops without tremors. The shopkeepers them selves speak with a high moral tone of these frocks. It is true those now in America have a certain scantiness, and the woman who wears a "bareback" gown to the theater, if it also chances to be minus even the tiny straps that sometimes serve for sleeves, does not seem to the audience behind to be wearing any kind of gown. Not a thread of textile or lace is visible. At an exhibition of gowns recently I made in England a member of a large firm showing them said coldly: "English women who wear bare back evening frocks are obviously ignorant of the fact that they are intended for a certain class of wo men only." Personal Guilt in Germany [From the New York World] The purpose of the Allied and as sociated powers in demanding of Germany the surrender for trial of those men chiefly responsible for the war and its unparalleled barbarities requires no explanation. They avow edly seek to establish a peace of justice, and it would be a mockery of justice, to ignore or permit to escape those at the bottom of the vast injustice that has been inflicted upon the world. Ibming dUgtt Harrisburg will be one of the gun centers of the United States Just about a year from now when the State Sportsmen's Association will hold its thirtieth annual shoot in this city. The shoot will last a week and will be one of the largest and most important held in years, bringing to Harrisburg the crack shots of the country. This city was selected last week at the annual meeting at Butler largely through the efforts of Captain Frederick Godcharles, deputy secretary of the Commonwealth, the secretary of the association, and he has already started to get ready for it. The cap tain won quite a few prizes last week and was busy working up sentiment for the Harrisburg meet ing on the side. The city is rep resented on the board of directors John G. Martin, of this city. < aptuin Godcharles, who spent much time looking up the history of the organization, says that it has wide effect upon fish and game legisla tion in th's State and is regarded as one of the most influential asso ciations ot its kind in the country. He g.ves this little known story of its early days: "The Pennsylvania Mate Sportsmen's Association is the oldest, largest and strongest organ ization of its kind in the United Mates. It was organized at the 9o' OS J y ,l!£ usp ' ' n Corr >\ Pa., August 22nd, 1890. There were present at this meeting these well known lov ers of out-door sport: H. A. Pen rose, A. M. Howard, James Wol stencroft, Joseph Thurman, Jr., Elmer E. Shaner, W. E. Wasson, F. E. Austin, J. F. Austin, F. Laurie, J. McClure, R H. Blydenburg. C. '. ox* P- E - Ward, A. J. Rush and l a , v °'ners whose names are not of record. These sportsmen repre sented six active and influential gun clubs of Pennsylvania." • ♦ • In years gone by there used to be a number of tournaments held here, but recently other cities have been after them. Captain God charles' records show that tourna ments have been held by the Asso ciation as follows: 1891, Williams port; 1892, Reading; 1893, Harris burg; 1894, Altoona; 1895, Philadel phia; 1896, Harrisburg; 1897, Oil City; 1898, Reading; 1899, Erie; 1900, Chambersburg; 1901, Allen town; 1902, Oil City; 1903, Phila delphia; 1904. York; 1905, Pitts burgh; 1906, Milton; 1907, Lebanon; 1908, Bradford; 1909, Reading; 1910, Philadelphia; 1911, BuBois; 1912, Sunbury-Selinsgrove; 1913, York; 1914, Pittsburgh; 1915, Milton; 1916, Lansdale; 1917, Bradford; 1918, Lancaster, and 1919, at Butler. • • * From all accounts Harrisburg is backing up Colonel Edward Mar tin's campaign to get rid of flies rather better than most people sup pose. In the city markets there have been more reams of fly paper displayed than known for a long, long time and the number of flies that are swatted in homes is un countable. In some of the manu facturing establishments of the citv time is taken at the start of work and again at lunch hour to make a united effort to get rid of flies and to carefully cover up everything that might attract the insects. • • • Some excellent if belated, trout Ashing is being enjoyed in Perry county by a number of Harrisburg fishermen who have found some streams which demonstrate that planting by Commissioner Buller's men is worth while. Other parties have gone into Cumberland county and others into parts of Lebanon. There is also fair fishing to be had in the upper end of this county. The chances arc that there will be trout fishing parties on July 4 for the lirst time in a long time. Tip on Capitol Hill they are still telling about a battle with a bat waged by Samuel C. Todd and Frank Hoy, who were working late one night and who were visited by a large grandfather bat with a de sire to learn all about State secrets. The pair turned on the lights and went after the bat with brooms, opening all the windows. Finally, when both were wringing wet with perspiration the bat went out. They resumed work. The bat came in again. He visited all the offices in the Department of State and they declared war on him again. When he had about worn them out he went out again, much pleased with the evening's entertainment. * * Storms which swept over the central section of the county the last week have cut down prospects for the corn crop and have damaged many fields of grain materially. The planting of corn this year was on very extensive scale all over the county because of the prices at which the grain has been selling and the demand which seems likely for a year or more. In some Swatara and Derry township districts fields were sertous'y washed. Cumberland county suffered the same way. • * * According to some farmers and chicken fanciers chicks are having a hard time to get along this month because of the rainy weather. Some heavy losses of fowls have been re ported from various parts of Dau phin and Cumberland counties. The big chicken farms have had to adopt some measures of great care to pre vent dying of the chicks. Large numbers were batched this year be cause of the good prices and the losses will fall heavy not only on the men who make a business of raising chickens but on the house wives as well. . | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —The Rev. Dr. J. B. Stein, of Altoona, well known here, is attend ing the Methodist centenary at Col umbus. —The Rev. Gomer C. Rees, well known here, resigned his Greens burg charge, but the congregation declined to accept it. —Dr. W. G. Chambers, prominent Pittsburgh educator, will make the address to Lock Haven Normal school graduates. —The Rev. R. M. Jeffreys, promi nent Philadelphia clergyman. Is home after a visit to France. —General Harry C. Trexler is chairman of the Allentown welcome home committee. —Prof. Alva Agee, secretary of agriculture of New Jersey, visited old friends at State College last week. 1 ' DO YOU KNOW ] —That Harrlsburg's water carni \l Is to be Imitated in a number of up St*to cities this cnunmcr? HISTORIC HARRISBURG —The old State Arsenal in Capitol park used to furni6h cannon lor bring salutes.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers