Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-15
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paigns conducted in Harrisburg I'D
behalf of the Liberty Loan, the Wal
work Council, the Camp Libraries
and other objects has been to solidt
ify Harrisburg people and theit
helghpors of the boroughs which
cluster about the states capital. If
it can be said that it was possible
10 Dand them closer in support oil
the Government. When it is cons
sldered that in this community OF
lOo,OOO there are representatives OF
every nationality in Europe and
some in Asia and that it is consid'
ered part of Pennsylvania in
which the German element largely
predominates the showing of the dis
trict is such as to wake up some old 4
er sections of the country which are
very strong in talking of Americana
Ism. The record of Harrisburg in
recruiting so many men that it was
not called upon to furnish men for
the first draft attracted national at
tention; its two Liberty Loan drives
which exceeded requirements, also
attracted note and the vigorous man.
ner in which it is backing up the
war Council has been the inspiration
to men in some other districts. Last
evening / asked a man-active in all
these movements-what would be
the next on the program and with
thinking he replied: ITO educate our.
people to pay their taxes on acI
count of the war without grumbling
and making trouble. The remark Of
Secretary of War Baker here a short
time ago that we would have to
pay taxes until it hurt set me to-
thinking and 1 am going to work
with some of my friends to kill the.
rumors and nail the lies and i'm.
press upon people who circulate
stories crazy on the face of them the
harm they are doing. Then I ami
going to explain why the extra cent
is needed for postage, cigars and
other things and l am going to help
people get accustomed to the unusu-
al conditions we must confront.
About New Years day there will be
a lot of wailing when the income
tax commences to call for payments.
About that time a lot of people will
be needing something to cool them
Off"
This suggestion about the income
tax was echoed by q man connected
with the revenue service, who re-
marked when asked what he thought
\ about war taxes: well, they are 60
! ing to hit lot of people who don't
/ know 1t now. Lots of money has
| been made in this town and there
| are men and women right here in
Harrisburg who would have been
fiattered year or two ago by the
suggestion that they would be in the
! income paying class who will owe
Uncle Sam money right after New
Years Day. 1 hope they study the
2 law and keep accounts for their
r own sake. know what I'm going to
., get"
n THE heavy white frosts which
- have hnan in Of
r the country on the mornings of the
: last week or ten days are really
n something which we should be
- thankful for. There have been other
G Novembers when we had rains and
!. even snow" said a man who keeps
e tabs on the weather. These white
s frosts are not only pretty, but they
aid in making the days of the fine
variety we have had lately. Out in
f the country the scene is very pretty
y at sunrise and well worth going for
= an early ride to see. The other morn
e ing 1 went to Reservoir park to see
= the sun rise. Don't laugh. 1t was
s worth it and you would have en-
: joyed it. incidentally you would
a have gotten an idea of the way Har-
y risburg wakes up. 1t gets a fast
start and it keeps going"
y From what people at the CapitSt
d year is causing more or less annoy
It ance and in spite of the fact that
a leaves are natures own fertilizer,
a many inquiries are being made re-
g garding their value, so many that
- Prof. Franklin Menges, a state ex-
W pert on soils, has written a short ar
d ticle ON the subject in which he says
that a ton of leaves is worth over
ten dollars. He says that at the
& prices now prevailing the nitrogen in
r ton of leaves would amount to
r S7.20 and the potassium $3.20. Leav-
e ing the lime and phosphorus and
It organic matter out of consideration
J.; he says the cost would be $10.40.
y In addition to these interesting cal
II culations he gives these practical
r suggestions: I'm order to conserve
It the fertility contained in the leaves,
as well as to make it available and
prepare them to be applied next
spring on the gardens, they should
q be composted, that is piled up ini
\ piles ten to twenty feet square and
: four to five feet deep and tightly
) compacted. Put down q layer OF
: leaves and any other rubbish such as
n corn, tomato, potato, cabbage and
: other stalks, free from disease. to n
q depth of twelve to eighteen inches,
compact we'll and cover the whole
I with caustic lime to a depth of two
4 inches. Put down another layer of
q leaves to the same depth and cover
: with lime the same as before and SO
@ on until the compost heap is five
: feet deep. Leave it until the leaves
;, begin to break up and become fine.
then fork it over and pile up to a
depth of four feet. Continue this
operation whenever necessary during
the winter and in the spring by the
time the city gardeners are ready for
c it, the compost will be in splendid
condition to be applied with the seed
% and plants as a fertilizer"
u Among visitors to Harrisburg yes
terday was Alexander 7. Connell, the
10 mayor-elect of Scranton, who was
here to attend the first meeting of
the commission to revise the states
banking laws to which he was ap-
l. pointed by the Governor. Mr.. Con-
nell remarked that he had been
o. through some" battle.