Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-27
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ten about the high cost Of living but
as matter of fact it has passed the
joke stage and the humble bean, which
is so much used by the humorist. the
cartoonist and the dietist is now an
object of intense interest to the econo-
mist. The bean generally can be as
sumed to maintain level place as far
as prices for food go, being fairly rea-
sonable in price when potatoes, beef
and other substantials of life are do
ing the lofty wire acts But the situ-
alton is changing even in regard to th9
bean and in the generally disturbed
condition of prices the vegetable that
/ contains so much of the stuff that
gives US the punch is af-
fected, too. Grocers and COM
mission men say that the tendency of
the prices for beans to rise is due to
the belligerency of the nations. Beans
began to become expensive when the
European war got into its second year
and now when it is hoverlng on the
edge of the third the prices of some
beans have doubled. Our own military
demands have contributed to certain
| extent to the gyratons IN prices OF
beans as well because the United
States government promptly proceeded
to buy up the staple in immense guam
titles and even the great baked beam
cries, which have their own fields and
warehouses, declined to take orders
for anything except small shipments.
Frankly speaking, the last article on
the list which we would expect to be
affected by the advance in prices is
showing such a tendency to ascend
/ that we are commencing to look with
suspicion upon the staff OF life and
the accompanying hunk of cheese and
the pickle. When they go up all hope
will be lost.
For the first time in many weeks
Mayor Ezra S. Meals yesterday visited
city Offices in the courthouse and de-
partment chiefs and attaches extend
ed him a nightly welcome hand.
Thinner by SOM twenty-five pounds
and considerably weaker because OF
his long siege of illness, the chief ex-
ecutive is still the quietly humorous
official as of yore. Incidentally he de-
clines to believe that he was nearly
the sick man, the physicians would
have had him, he says.
Understand, Mayor" ventured
friend to-day, that you were pretty
close to the edge of things!"
That's what they tried to make me
believe, but" replied His Honor, with
twinkling eyes, I got no Whit of brim.
stone nor did I hear any music of
harps!"
Col Henry w Shoemaker, the pub
Usher of the Altoona Tribune and au-
thor of books which have done more
to place before the people of Pennsyl-
vania the beauties and the legends OF
the mountains and valleys of their
State than any one in a generation,
has published a pamphlet which is a
valuable addition to the history of the
49,, w.Trv1n f- a
the last of the War Governors" those
sturdy executives of loyal States who
met at Altoona in the darkest days OF
the Civil war and pledged support to
Lincoln. The last of this famous
group of men was Col. William
Sprague, Governor of Rhode Island
and distinguished official, soldier and
| senator, a noted member of a noted
family Col. Shoemaker writes enter
tainingly about his stirring life and
has TOLD the story of the conference
! and analyzed its results, grouping some
stories of the gathering which had
such a momentous effect upon the for
: tunes of the North. The story of the
conference as published by the Tri-
, bune in war days is given and the
I work is embellished by pictures taken
q from photographs of the participants
in the meeting. This conference is
I given entirely too scant mention in
! the histories of the State and Col.
: Shoemaker has given to the State
= some information which will be of vast
interest in the days to come.
: DIR. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the
State Game Commission, has a pretty
! effective way of dealing with critics
: It's part of his daily business anyway.
! 1t happens that not long ago there was
: published a digest or code or compil-
? alton of the laws and decisions in re-
: gard to the killing of unlicensed dogs
: and the protection of sheep. The
Game and Agricultural Departmen
: authorities are taking steps to bring
about enforcement and the book at
= tracted some attention and some
Z abuse. One man wrote raising all
l sorts of Cain about the book and let
: the doctor have copy of the letter.
7 The game official stated what the
I book was supposed to be and got an
answer indicating that he ought to be
sure of his law and that he ought to
S consult an attorney. Dr. Kalbfus re-
D piled that the man should read the
!, book as it was compiled by the At
torney Generals department and
7 statement made to that effect.
t Chairman Harry A. Mackey, of the
2 State Compensation Board, had a hard
t time getting to Harrisburg for the
meeting scheduled yesterday. He had
, been in Scranton on Board business
t and was hemmed in behind a wash
< out on railroad leading to Sunbury,
r where he had to change cars. He got
y through and then found he had missed
a train. He arrived here late in the
= afternoon.