Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-14
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The coal country, where life I'd
every man Is on the alert, comes to
hand with the usual crop of good
stories about the great event of last
Tuesday. There are stories told of
candidates, who, unable to speak some
of the dialects kissed the babies OF
the foreigners and the men voted as
their wives ordered. There ara
stories of men hauling miners to OF
from work in automobiles and spend.
ing So afterwards to get their caN
clean and there are stories of men
electioneering In coal mines But one
of the funniest stories is of a fighr-
| ing Irishman, who was a staunch
| Democrat. He had been noted for his
Democracy and he astonished every-
one by informing people that he was
not going to vote for Wilson.
mot going to vote for Wilson2
Why what's wrong with your" was
asked of him.
"Nothin'" came the reply. TITS
him. He kept US out of war;
| Another story comes from the SAND
| country to the effect that at 4 o'clock
an election place was found locked
up, books closed and box sealed A
| couple of men came around to vote
and were refused. They naturally
made tremendous fuss and demand
ed explanations Finally one of the
members on the Board opened the
shutters and announced:
Don't you know there's an eight
hour law? Our works done"
And 1t took State policemen to make
them open up the polling place and
receive ballots.
|
In addition to extending its SER
vice so that the children of the pub-
lie schools can have branch libraries
the Harrisburg public library Is
about to have its storytelling hour
divided among the primary grades in
n number of the schools. The story
telling hour is a great feature of the
ubrary's work on Saturdays and in
response to some requests members
of the library staff will tell stories on
branch Libraries have been establish
ed.
David w. Thomas, member OF the
House from Wilkes Barre, who was
reelected last week and who was on
all tickets. is in the service of the
city and one of the best known offic-
ers In the anthracite region. lie has
been member of the House the last
two sessions.
A good bit of interest is being taken
IN farmers in this part of the State
IN the fertilizer situation and If there
is a limekiln that is in working con-
dition, and whose owners can get men
TO quarry stone and haul 1t, that is not
working, it is not known. The de-
mand for lime has been very heayv
in every section and naturally the
price mas gone up. Now farmers are
calling for labor in the autumn to
burn lime, the requests being as num-
erous as in the Spring when there is
nothing but work.
The journal of the Engineers So.
ciety OF Pennsylvania, for this month.
contains warning article by NJ r
McNaughton, of the State Depart
ment or Forestry, in which he points
out tne decline of timber cutting in
TINS state and how 1T is necessary to
turn to scientific reforestation If the
lumber is 10 be kept up. In his article
ne says: Your professional optimfst.
apostle OF unpreparedness and OBJ
ponent OF conservation while there is
sun sonlethlhg TO conserve, is likely
10 lnterpolate q few remarks here
he often says: What if PennsyiY
vanla TIMBER is gone? Look at the
nuge lumber resources of the South
and west! The gentleman might as
Wen Try to mobilize the now proverb-
sunset as try to substantiate his ar
gument with facts. 1t can't be done
; Our national timber supply is no more
lneXnaustible than was our States
supply"
Although two of five districts on +ba
west Shore defeated the pronosed
Joint high school for that district IL
may yet be go. A director on tba
west shore said, I'VE could easiiv
erect a building for the three districts
Lemoyne, Camp Hill and WormIevs'
burg. Residents of these districts
are anxious to push the new school
Inc three towns are progressive and
II they launch a plan for the three
IL Will make the West Shore hun
There is no reason why a small
amount of people who do not want
lhe'r respective districts to move nm
ward instead of reversed direction
snouid hinder the others from pro.
Arnold w. Drummer, the arcbitect
LOT the Capitol park improvements,
sets a lot of his inspiration while
traVehng on trains. He has to travel
good bit and he is a great student
ol hatuHe, the hills and the valleys