Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
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Henry w. Shoemaker whose con-
tributions to the written records of tho
early history of Pennsylvania. and pa1.
tcularly of the Juniata and Susous-
mamma valleys have made him one o.
the best known writer's in Pennsylva-
MA, has just issued in pamphlet form
biography of Captain Logan, Blair
county's Indian chief Mr.. Shoemaker.
who is president of the Altoona Tri-
bune, Is never happier than when run
ming down and setting to paper the
truth concerning doubtful incidents
and history of the pioneer days in the
central, northern and western sec
tions of the State, and he has never
written anything more deserving Il
place in the libraries of PENNSYLVANIA
than this brief sketch of Captain Io-
gan. Many have confused LOGAN. the
Mlngo chief, with Captain Logan, the
Cayuga chief, but there should have
been little cause for this. as the Cap
tain Logan painted by MIR. Shoemaker
and the Logan of written history could
never have been one by any stretch of
the imagination. The author has gath
cred his materials from many sources
ana his biography is the first consecu-
tive story of the life of Captain Logan
ever written. Not a little of the in
formation was verified by Jesse Logan,
aged 1O6 years, only surviving grand
son OF Captain Logan, whose photo
graph with bow and arrow and toma-
hawk, but otherwise appearing much
nf
| Gdorns the booklet as frontispiece.
Captain Logan, according to the
biography, was q man of lofty char
acter and as true and tried a Christian
as ever trod the martyrs ways in an
clent Rome. Betrayed by those who
should have been his closest friends
Stunned and abused by his Red breth-
rem, he remained through life staunch
| friend of the settler and. a patriot
whose good right arm and unerrng
rifle stood between him and the tories
who would have spread murder and
| ptllaSe throughout the Juniata valley
| The blood of this rugged descendant
of the old Red leadership still runs in
the veins of others aside from the
venerable man who claims him as
| grandsire, and the book contains pic
! lures of this last remaining grandson
surrounded by three little girls who
are his grandnieces.
Inquiries made by State officials into
reports of dismissals of employees be-
cause of the operation of the child
| labor and compensation laws have
| brought about some amusing con-
ditions. In several instances where
minors were dismissed because of the
child labor law the employers have
| reported that they were unable be-
cause of business conditions and the
demands for labor to get older persons
to take the places and have arranged
to enter into continuation schools. One
| instance was reported where minors
who were dropped on one day We're
taken back three days later Under
| the compensation law the results have
! been almost as unusual. Some men
employed by one contractor served no
| tice that they did not want to be under
compensation. 1t was discovered that
someone had advised them that they
would be better off under the common
| law. When the employer heard of it
he wanted to fire" the men. but found
| he could not get anyone else to take
the vacancies. Everyone had a job.
Another employer insured his force
and half the men served notice that
they rejected the act.
The new bounty law is costing the
State of Pennsylvania quite q lot of
money in postage these days. Under
| the act the State Game Commission
handles all of the claims for bounties
| direct and after throwing out those
which it deems fraudulent-and there
are good many such--the State fiscal
authorities get warrants for payments.
AS most of the claims as small, there
are many checks for 81. The other
| day over 100 checks went out and most
of them were under 81. BY the time
the afidavits, postage and clerical
work are counted up each scalp costs
the State pretty penny.
John G. McSparran, master Of the
| State Grange. who was here yesterday
with his predecessor in that office, is
one of the best known of the grangers
in the State. Although young in years,
he has figured in good many battles,
and is one of the most forceful takers
| the organized farmers of the State
have on their list.