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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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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.
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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.