Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19
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i' ihCredSe the acreage de-
Voteo TO the grain that makes the
iiour that makes the batter, that
makes the delicious cake, are about
10 pe made by State officials who
nave peen studying the acreage de-
xoted TO raising of foodstuffs in the
raiSS iSssohe commonwealth. This State
between four and five million
ousnels of buckwheat last wear
more than any other State bv thou,
@ Sah9s OF bushels. and it has been flg-
uaeu OUT that some of the rundown
VI rough land could be profitable de-
,red yoted TO the raising of this cereal
dme is money in it, too, saw the
oT oTiIiitls. . For years the production
por,a..Sat wheat has been growing in
fennsylvania, and it is believed That
IN the next two years there can he
sucn an acreage planted as would
make certain the pre-eminence ~
the state in that line for wears fo
come steps are also being taken
~ ~ encourage people to raise larger
tuahtltles OF beans and a suggestion
o,'a.,. me state buy up large
quantities of the standard varieties
and sell them to people who will
agree to plant under certain condi-
.lohs has been considered. II has
however, been decided by the mowers
,iat .hat be that buying up of beans
t iihe the proposal for the State to
Doip oE up the seed potatoes, would be
eoIls little too far. IL is believed.
iIop'eIIaily ial'sIy among men interested in
m5astine matters, that it is only a
question of a short time until the
aeate VIII be making appropriations
" insure supplies of seed yegeta bles
9 anu even seeds themselves. A steady
ueIhand Tor such materials for farm
lug hns. at prices within the reach of all
@ oS peen noticed the last few wears
anu sentiment in favor of such state
IN e plIses, which would favor sales
III III small quantities, has been grow
ing even among those who are on
poseu TO governmental regulation as
Hatter of principle.
When Col. Lewis r. Reit1er oP
e. ffhlladelphia, the new field secretarv
ror the State Public Defense Com.
rnl..ee, r,Ia nrst came to Harrisburg he
sor1 "%S IulI-nedged diplomat He had
mayors Filter and Stuart in PbiIe
aelphia, and had a reputation for
handllng questions and ALI kinds %
men IN successful manner. and bis
acquaintance was Statewide. Gov
ernor Daniel Hartman Hastings, in
t!ooklng about for private secre-
.aiy, INed upon Lew" Beitler. as
gGn,g,IrS9ouy G,,r knew him, and the young
fhiladeIphlan came to HARRISBURG to
look after "the kings conscience',
during an administration that was
10 say the least stormy. Rut he was
just as successful in the office Of
the chlef executive of q state as he
was In the city, and he added to his
Irlends. While in Harrisburg Mr..
Beltler first resided in Third street
near Delaware, and later removed 10
| hnnCn ipn O.
where he and his accomplished wife
were noted as entertainers. and
were prominent in Harrisburg soci-
ety. when Governor Hastings re-
tlred Mr.. Beitler was named as den
uty secretary of the Commonwealth
py Governor Stone. When Governor
stone appointed General Charles
Miller Of Franklin to be major gen
eral Of the Pennsylvania Ta+ionaI
Guard, he sent Mr.. Beitler to Frank
I'm to tender him the appointment.
ana at that meeting General Miller
requested Mr. Beitler to become n
member of his staff with the rank
or lieutenant colonel, and he accent-
ed. That is how he became a colonel.
CoIoHei Beltler was afterwards re-
appointed deputy secretary of the
Commonwealth by Governors Pennv-
packer and Stuart, also being madh
member of the military family of
each governor, advancing his mill
tary rank, but he dropped out for n
while under Governor Tener until
the latter, feeling the need of a man
OF such wide experience on his staff.
| reappointed him an aid, In tbe
Tener administration Colonel BETTER
had charge. as administration secre-
tary and as the motive force, of the
arrangements for the holding of the
reunion of the Union and Confed-
crate soldiers of the Civil War on the
battlefield of Gettysburg on the fifth
eth anniversary of that great battle.
and so well did he perform the
duties that the received the enconi-
ums OF thousands of men who par
ticipated. His report on the holding
OF that reunion is considered a gem,
being one of the most complete ever
made. For several years Colonel
BETTER has been connected with a
trust company in Philadelphia, but
every Harrisburger extends him
welcome to our city"
Colonel BETTER, who has estab-
lished the offices of the Defense
Commission in the lieutenant gov
ernor's suite, is rejoicing in the fact
that he was able to secure the desk
which he used when he was secre-
tary of the Gettysburg Semicenten-
mai commission the place in which
he won national notice because of
the manner in which things were
handled. The desk was used by the
colonel for three years and yesterday
he dug it out of one of the depart
ments.
The bill passed by the Legislature
a few days ago to provide for the
State of Pennsylvania to pay the ex-
penses of it's sons who fought in the
battle of Vicksburg to attend the
anniversary exercises was drawn by
Colonel John b. Patrick one of the
leading veterans of the State. The
bill provides for extension of recog-
milton of services of the Pennsylva-
mans along as liberal lines as Gettys-
burg and Colonel Patrick drafted it
after a study of the situation among
survivors of the regiments which
took part in that battle.
Cards have been received here
announcing that General George w.
Goethals has entered a big engineer
ing firm in New York, of which John
&c. Jay Jr., formerly of this city, is
member. Mr.. Jay was connected
with the Pennsylvania Steel Com
/ For. aayaral wears