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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
PENNSYLVANIA APPLES

TINE Pennsylvania apple crop,
particularly in the Adams
county fruit belt, is becoming
so large that the growers are begin
ming to worry about railroad facili-
ties. The Reading hauls most of this
fruit and that it is paying strict at
tention to the development and is
studying the situation carefully with
the purpose of providing the growers
with cars and sidiags as they are
needed is evident by the fact that
prominent among those who attended
the apple mems meeting this week
were Division Freight Agent E. D. Hill
leary and other representatives Of the
Reading freight department
The Adams county development is
one of the most interesting in the
country and it is only in its infancy.
Ten times the number OF trees now
in bearing can be accommodated in
the region especially fitted for fruit
raising without much crowding and
doubtless the present range OF orch
ards will be materially increased as
experiments demonstrate the adapta-
bility OF the land. Pennsylvania ap-
pies are destined to rank in quantity
with those of New York or the Pacific
coast, and those who eat them know
that they are better than either.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Prohibition in Washington
(Kansas City Starr

In the campaign for prohibition in
the State Of Washington last year the
strongest ally of the liquor dealers was
honestly believed that prohibition
would blight business, and it fought it.
But prohibition carried and went into
effect January !. In February, two
months after the 336 saloons closed in
Seattle, Maj. Clarence B. Blethen, edi-
tor and part owner of the Seattle
Times, gave an interview to The Star
in which he said he had been wrong
in his view of prohibition and that
it had proven itself morally and econ
omically beneficial to Seattle.
That interview was so strongly in
favor of prohibition that the liquor
interests at once denied that Major
Blethen ever gave it, and have been
denying it ever since. But now Major
Blethen comes out in his paper, the
Seattle Times, and gives the results of
by his reporters, in which he says:
The Times admits it was wrong
when it said in the campaign that
prohibition would hurt business in
Seattle. Apparently without any i'm
'portant increase of population to ac-
count for it the dry goods houses,
small stores, haberdasheries, shoe
StO'SS, hlSdC HldrketS ana groceries
nave been doing a largely increased
business
Seattle is better off without
saloons Thousands of women and
children in Seattle have better
clothes and food than they had
year ago, business is better all around
and it is our belief that the closing
'of the saloons has directly caused
these improvements"
Added to this is the statement of
the superintendent of the State prison
In Walla Walla that prohibition has
cut down the number of convicts to
such an extent he may not have
enough men to finish the Pine Canyon
Road
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
TELEGRAPH PERIScOPE

Fortunately for Mr.. Hughes, Balm
bridge Colby is not as big as he sounds.
Now that the committees all have
been named the only thing standing
between Mr.. Wilson and reelection Is
the votes.
-Rumania is certainly from Mis-
souri,"
The Philadelphia Record asks if
Hughes when he is elected does not
mean to turn Democrats out of Office.
Why, bless you neighbor, that's why
the people are going to elect him.
referring to the Bethlehem Steel
Company magazine writer warns OF
the danger of an American Krupps,"
neglectful of the fact that we have no
Emperor Bill over here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
HORSELEsS CAVsLRY

T<HIS paragraph is from the staff
correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Evening Ledger with the
Pennsylvania troops at the Mexican
border:
Major Edmunds, commander of
the philadelphia squadron, has the
only horse in the regiment. The
horseless cavalry win be issued
horses soon.
Humorous, isn't it? But tragic, too.
Our cavalry at the border to guard
the country against possible invasion
by Mexico-and without horses!
The next thing for the War De-
partment to do is to create two Penn
sylvan!a regiments of cannonIess ar
tillery. We understand this move is
under way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
?oGttc% cm
Pe~~aqeSomio
By the Ex-Committeeman

Senator Boies Penrose. of Pennsyl-
vania. caused to be printed in yester-
days issue of the Congressional Rec
ord, the official publication of Con-
gress, the list of contributors to the
Democratic campaign of 1912 who af-
terwards were rewarded by political
or diplomatic appointments.
Senator Penrose pointed out that
the Democrats practically had de-
stroyed the civil service system in their
gigantic drive" on the Treasury to
give places to the deserving"
Obtaining leave to print Senator PEN
rose read into the Congressional Rec
ord long list of names Of persons
contributing to the Democratic cam
paign fund who afterwards were
awarded political positions.
Accusing the Democrats Of a "reck-
less raid" upon the merit system, Sen
ator Penrose said:
They have practically destroyed the
system; they have taken the great
bulk of appointments, scattered all
over the country. out of the civil SER
vice, and have filled them to the detri-
ment OF the public service and to the
AA4CAA4NAS4INy OL I4lO SSANlCSt dS Is WGIl
known in the Postotfice and other de-
partments.
That Republicans may have been Of
tenders in the past / am not prepared
to argue about; but their offenses
were trivial compared to this gigantic
drive which has been made in the last
two years, with the result that we have
had this enormous increase in the
number of places-some 20,000-at
an annual expenditure of S45,000, 900
a year. filled by men who, in many in
stances, are not doing an hours work
a day, as the figures will prove, so far
as the discharge of their official duties
is concerned.
Il shall only refer, Mr.. President,
to the executive orders made under
the present administration. 1t is
really too small a matter for me to
discuss, in view of the very extensive
operations through riders on appro-
priation bills. 1 only call attention to
the fact that the number of executive
orders made for very trivial, and fire.
quently for very ridiculous, reasons,
have been greater than those made by
any other administration in recent
years"
Among the Pennsylvania Democrats
who contributed and were rewarded
were George w. Guthrie. who gave
$1,000, appointed ambassador to ia
pan, and Fred. c. Penfield, of Ger
mantown, S22, 900, ambassador to Aus
tria.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

lar subscription and is adapted to anna
teur astronomical work. Instead OF a
large dome. it has a sliding roof which
permits the entire sky to be studied.
Slowly, but surely. the interest of the
individual in the community is being
aroused. Here In Harrisburg it is IL
lustrated by contributions toward the
success of the new navy" The
navy" by the way is not nearly so
much in need OF a telescope as it is
of boathouse, and in this respect it
may not be amiss to add that any pub
lie spirited citizen with money to spend
can make himself mighty popular,
with good reason, by contributing
either a boathouse or a public swim
ming pool.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Major ]. V. Cunningham. New
Castle attorney, has been given leave
to go from El Paso to California on
legal business. He commands the sec
ond cavalry squadron.
&C. S. Hubbard, Pittsburgh safety
director, has ordered all fruit stands
screened in his city.
r. w. Lesley, former president of
the American Golf association. is
spending a while at seashore courses.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods was at Cape May this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Camp Stewart,
FL Paso, Texas, Aug. 5th, 1916.

FL Paso, Texas, Aug. 5th, 1916.
TO the Editor of the Telegraph:
am writing you in the hope that
may be able to correct the impress
sion that appears to be general among
our friends back East; that the troops
along the border are not being prop
erly fed. Just to make the matter
clear and that your readers may judge
for themselves. I am inclosing our
menu for the period Aug. ID to 9Th in
elusive and which is the average daily
ration I wish that you would kindly
publish the same in the Telegraph
for I feel that those having friends
in companies D and would be very
glad TO know the truth concerning
this matter.
While enroute from Mt. Gretna to
FL Paso, the troops subsisted on the
travel ration and to avoid the possi-
oility of running short, each regiment
carried an ample supply of this ration
and on our arrival at El Paso, we still
had on hand enough of the travel
ration to supply US on trip as long
as the one we had Just ended.
What remained of this ration had
to be used, and until it was all con-
sumed the men naturally grew tired
of it. but at the same time all of US
We're being properly fed.
The officers are messing with their
companies and eating of the same
food; therefore, they know just what
the men under them are eating and
whether 1t is properly cooked.
Each officer pays the price of the
ration into the company fund and with
this money the companies are enabled
to purchase eggs for making puddings,
frying bread and making other dishes,
besides vegetables and many other ar
ticles not furnished by the Quarter
masters Department are added to the
menu in this way.
We are now receiving the full gar
rison ration and it is very we'll bal
anced and provides a nice variety of
food.
The men are all very we'll pleased
and have stood the change of climate
remarkably well. We drill in the
morning from until 10 o'clock, then
have school in the mess tent lasting
one hour and the men are then
through for the day with the excep-
ton of retreat rollcall at p. m.
The afternoons are devoted to
anusements and sightseeing.
Nearly every member of this COM
pany has already been down to the
Rio Grande river to see the Inter-
national bridge, the large smelter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
WARS UNSUITABLE APPETITE

-
THE discarded rails from Amer
lean railways are in great de-
mand in Europe for the manu-
1acture OF munitions. The supply of
metal has fallen off in all the warning
countries. Italy is especially in need.
and confidential agents are now visit
ing the large railroad companies
making offers for discarded rails-a
condition that lessons the expense of
providing new ones. An Italian ship
left Philadelphia recently loaded with
over 500 tons OF old steel rails. To
facilitate the loading of the vessel a
number of acetyIene torches were
provided at the docks and by means
of the flames from these the long rails
were cut in pieces convenient for
handling.
The Unsuitable appetite Of war is
demanding even our scraps and waste.
Thousands OF tons of rags that should
have been turned into paper have gone
to the guncotton factories. Even saw
dust has been utilized in large
quantities in the handling Of mu-
nitions. Most astonishing uses have
been found for former waste products.
Who would have thought, for in
stance. that the famous old Cumber-
land Valley steel railroad bridge over
the Susquehanna at this point would
be one day broken to fragments and
scattered piecemeaI over Northern
France in an effort to slay thousands
of invading German soldiers. But one
thing seems certain-there's a rich
reward due the junkmen of France
after the peace treaty is signed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
An Old-Fashioned Boy
[Kansas City Times.l

Thirty-five years ago Reuben Bor-
land was a bobbin boy in the biggest
carpet factory in the world, in Yon-
kers, N. y, and his pay was So a
week Last week he was elected pres
ident of the company at a salary of
100000 a year.
Seven thousand persons work in this
big factory. Two-thirds are men.
Each one of them had just as good
chance as Borland. He had no pull.
He was a poor, friendless boy. 1t
would seem that everything was
against his chances to climb to the
presidency.
What was the secret of his success? ?
The dispatch announcing his election
says simply: He was a conscientious
and steady worker" That's all there
is to the story. But there is a good
deal behind that word conscientious" !"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
FIRST CATCH YOUR HARE

CECRETARY OF COMMERCE
y REDFIELD has asked about
forty Of the leading American
shipbuilders, presidents and general
managers of principal American
steamship companies. and best known
naval architects to meet at his office
Wednesday, September 81. for an ex-
change of views on the subject of
loadlines and bulkheads and on other
phases of the construction OF steamers
on the ocean and the Great Lakes as
related to those two subjects. We
don't want to throw any cold water
oa a reform move, but wouldn't it be
the proper thing to first acquire a few
American ships in order to have a
few loadlines and bulkheads to regu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
COMPANY D HAS PLENTY OF
GOOD FOOD; NEEDS RECRUITS
By BRIGGS

works and the other points of interest
about Ell Paso.
Company d lost seventeen men by
transfer to the headquarters, supply
and machine gun companies and at
the present time we need II men to
bring our company up to war strength.
We request the support of the Tele-
graph in the effort to secure the ad-
ditional men required and appeal to
the young men who are single to re-
port to the recruiting officers at the
City Gray's Armory and enlist for SER
vice with Company D.
Yours very truly.
JOHN T. BRETZ,
Capt. Co. D, Sth Inf. Pa. n. G. U. s..
El Paso, Texas.
P. S.-I append a sample of Com
pany DIS menu:
Company DIS Menu
Aug. ?, 1916 Dinner
Breakfast Noodle soup,
Evaporated ap- hard bread and
Piles, sausage, po- iced tea.
tatoes, soft bread. Supper
butter and coffee. Fried Halibut
Dinner wit h t o m o
Beef hash, sofe sauce, Drowned
bread, butter and potatoes, sof
coffee. bread. butter and
supper coffee, sugar.
NAA4 oG aug, o, 1910
cheese, corned Breakfast
, oeet' sort bread, Stewed apples,
butter and coffee. sirloin steak. fried
Aug. 3, 1916 potatoes with on
Breakfast ions, soft bread
Scrambled eggs, and butter, coffee.
fried potatoes, milk and sugar.
soft bread and Dinner
butter, coffee and Vegetable soup,
milk, te W hard bread, iced
prunes tea.
Dinner Supper
Beef stew, bread Fried bread and
and butter, iced karo syrup, rice
tea. pudding, coffee
Supper sugar.
Baked beans Aug. 6. 1915
(home), hard BREAKFAST
bread, coffee and Stewed prunes,
sugar. fried bacon, boil
Aug 1919 ed potatoes, soft
Breakfast LII a. coHee
Fried bacon aud N'4A' Susdr.
onions, soft bread p1t DtiiIler
and butter, black r,ssSaS pee el >
berry jam, coffee, steITaS ~. pOedtoes .
milk and sugar. tea soft H. ice9
and butter.
Supper
Macaroni SOUP.
hard bread, cof.
fee, milk, sugar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
COMMUNITY INTEREST

CoUND BEACH. Connecticut, has
y apparently gone the limit in COM
munity holdings by the estab-
lishment of a community observatory.
recently erected at a cost OF $500.
Several scientists living in the com.
munity were impressed with the fact
that members of the boy scouts. camp
fire girlt ane similar organizations
were without the means of securing
the knowledge Of the ordinary stars
which their training course demands.
The observatory was erected by popu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
AS a Benediction

If we do not live for ourselves alone,
opportunity stops knocking at death
and not before.
If you are living for the good that
you can do, opportunity is often
greater in the lesson you leave behind.
If a man lives for a real, good pur-
pose: If his influence has been for
good, his life will live on after his
death as benediction on the gem
erations to come.-The Silent Partner
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The Republican organiza ton is doing
everything possible to make the Pro-
gressives feel the parable of the prodi-
gal SON has its modern application. -
Washington Star.
Five Virginians who Joined the mill
tia Ito oblige a friend' and were call
ed out, now want to be discharged.
Why kick? Uncle Sam is the best
kind of friend to oblige.-New York
Sun.
Bear movement is still depressing
Austrian securities. Wall Street
Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Command From On Hieh

And the times of this ignorance God
winked at; but now commandeth all
men everywhere to repent:
Because he hath appointed a day in
the which he will judge the world in
by. that man whom he
hath ordained whereof he hath given
assurance unto all men, in that he hath
raised him from the dead.-Acts 17:3U.
81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY

Iouestions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers as presented at the organiza-
tons annual Municipal Quiz."l
VINO mas mas power 70 revise property
SCISSOR?
The Board of Revision and APP
peal, which is composed of the
members of the City Council
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Learning Now

Won Hindenburg hasn't had much
experience in retreating, but the old
man seems now to be learning how the
thing is Characterization News and
Courier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Great Hardwood Necessarv

1t will require great hardihood for
any OF those ambitious Mexicans to
run against Carranza without written
guarantees OF amnesty. - Savannah
NawG.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Adding to Gayety of Nations

Truth is stranger than fiction, and
Colonel Parker is comedy that no
dramatist could surpass.-Anaconda
Standard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
Has Socialistic Sound

In the Kaiser's mouth the word
Comrades" used in addressing his
millions of subjects has a strangely
Socialistic sound.-New York World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
HISTORIC HARRIsBURG

John Harris laid out Market Square
when it was cut by two runs and most
ly below glsde couple of feet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

Seasonahle Maxim: "A hit in time
saves the nine" - Washington Post
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg sends food
products to England?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12
SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST IL

He t0ho oTendS GaginSt heGuen has
none to ,0hom he can pray. - CoNFU-
Gus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

late? We recall directions for cooking
a hare, the first of which is, catch
your hare.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO..
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

z. J. STACKPoLE. Pres't end Ediior-in.Cl1-f
F. r. OYSTER. BnsinSss MarGger.
GUS II. SpEISMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-12

People who happened to be in the
south wing of the Capitol We're given a
shock yesterday when they found one
of the elevators closed for repairs. 1t
was not the "closed" sign hung on the
door, but what some joker had attach
ed. This read: II walk. Why don't
you?"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-11-17
Tobacco Meeting
At Mount PeIia.

A number Of tobacco gorwers
held an enthusiastic meeting on
Tuesday night at the public school
building at Mt. Pelia. Tom Todd
was made chairman by a unani.
nous vote. The meeting ad.
iourned, after lengthy discussion,
to meet again tonight friday for
further discussion Of the tobacco
situation.
The obpiect Of this get.togethel
meeting is to encourage all tobacco
growers to hold their 1916 crop Of
tobacco. The the situation is
being thoroughly threshed out.
The plan has no reference to the
tobacco association, but is a volun.
tary move, having for its purpose
The good and welfare Of all tobacco
Rr 'wers, who are asked or invited
10 inin their fellow growers in a
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-11-17
LOCAL LACONICS
Continues StOy Of LEGAL happenings That Are In.
....ssrOat 60 Our Many ReadoFs....
Mrs. W. D. Wilson is in May.

Mrs. w. D. Wilson is in May
.feld.. ...','. @"
Superb winter coats, and all
under priced, at AL Gardner's.
The week.old infant Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Covington, residing
south Of town, died Sunday night
and was inferred at Travis Chapel
on Monday.
We are prepared for winter.
Are you? Better get busy and
buy your fall goods now while our
stock is full and complete, at the
same old prices. Al Gardner.
O'd friends OF Mr., Roam Bow
lin, who left here twenty.odd years
$50, locating 10 Arkansas, were
7 Glad to greet him here this week.
He has been the guest Of his sister,
Mrs. G.. !. Baxter.
We could say anything about
what we are doing, but want you
to make US prove that we will save
you money and you will get the
goods just as advertised. al
Gardner.
Fashionable flannel neckwear,
new arrivals from the East. See
them, at AL Gardner's store.
Mr.. Hector Crider, Of Okla
homa, who has been at the home
Of his mother, near Sharon, for
several weeks, undergoing treat.
ment by Dr.. Shannon for tuber'
culosis, was carried by Dr.. Shan.
MN to Rochester. N. Y. on last
Thursday, where he will be put
under the care OF those noted sur
geons, Drs. Mayo Brothers.
Shoes are going higher, bat We
havA some II the Lyon brand, all
solid leather shoes. at the old price.
The best work shoe made. -Reavie
& Lloyd.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-11-17

All kinds overshoes at old price
at the Cash Economy Store.
Plenty sugar, coffee, meat and
lard, at the Cash Economy Store,
Mems heavy all.leathsr shoes
for winter, only 81, at AL Gard.
ner's. ~
Another case Of mems blue work
ehirts at the old price, at the Cash
Economy Store.
Elder w. F. Ethridge will fill
the puldit Sunday morning and
night at the Christian church in
Dresden.
355 barrels that good -four, the
best on earth, fresh ground, pure
aud sweet. and the Cash Econo.
my Store guarantees it.
Everything is in perfect ,readi,
ness at Sharon for turning on the
current tonight Thursday and
it is expected that the town will be
brilliantly lighted.
Look into your fall buying and
see that you don't paw anv ad.
vance till you have to. You won't
have to ray the advance il you
buy your fall bill from AL Gard:
mr..
Sharon is to have an up.to.dste
moving picture show, which is be.
lug financed by the merchants
aud business men Of the town
All modern conveniences will be
Afforded and the public given the
very best OF Shove. Special attel.
lion will be given to the selection Of
these elbows, none but those ap
proved will be shown. 1t is plan
ned to give the first show on
Thanksgiving night.
Jl1t piles Of boys knee suits and
pants, at the Cash Ecoaomy Store.
Hardly room to stack mems,
boys ladies' and misses under.
war, at the Cash Economy Store
OnJuIy 30, last, Eugene, son Of
Mr. aud Mrs. Pat Dawson, re
siding several miles north of
Dresden, got badly strangled on
voter melon seed, whic brought
, n compl ltions that lasted some
{ me, making his parents verv I'm
easy about the little fellow. Hjw.
ever, he got bitter, and few days
ago was seized with coughing
spell coughing up the seed, and is
now entirely we'll. This seed re.
nainpd secreted somewhere in his
wind.pipp, or perhaps, his lungs,
for a period OF three months.
2,l6O pairs hose, all prices, and
cheaper than others will price
The Cash Economy store beats
them all.
1t will pay you to trade in a
spot cash store, for We will save
YOU from 10 to 25 yer cent. on our
goods. Reavis & Lloyd.
II undecided where to buy your
fall bill the answer Is, AL Gard.
ner's store.