Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23
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There is no need for any man
who is laid off by works or factory
curtailing Its activities now that the
war is over and munitions and sup
ply contracts are being Cancelled ia
worry about a job" said a man con-
nected with the employment service
which the nation, the state and
many of the corporations have weld
ed together in the last year. This
remark was caused by O reference
in the Harrisburg Telegraph to the
reduction of the shifts at Steelton
and at various works in this city.
"Those men will be taken care OF
in their plants IL they go about II
the right way and IL there is no room
for \ them the Pennsylvania and
Reading railroads are hunting men
and there are various manufacture
ing establishments which are adver-
Using for help" The remarks of
this man seem rather paradoxical
when one considers the situation in
Harrisburg with people walking
} round with wads or money in their
pockets, buying more for Christmas
than ever before and not having any
Jobs. The fact Is that there Is
plenty of work, but 1t is not at the
pay which has prevailed under the
pressure of war. The problem or
getting men placed around again
and caring for women is going 10
be as serious as placing them year
or so ago. And 1t Will be further
complicated as men are released
from the army. 1t is an interesting
coincidence that at the markets on
Saturday farmers who had read that
men were being released from mills
were asking where they could get
some to help them take advantage
of the open weather and clear up
work on farms and that inquiries
were made by men who have farms
! close to Harrisburg as to when SOL
diers were to be discharged
Commenting upon the criticisms
of the employment service by off,
cials in shipbuilding concerns, one
| of the men who gave much time
and thought to patriotic service here
during the war says that he got
! dozens of men to respond to calls
for shipbuilders, some of them me-
chan!cs and skilled workers. They
were all listed, forms filled out and
various other things done. And
how many of the list do you think
got jobs?" he asked. mot one"
He said he did not know why. The
state authorities say they do not
know, either.
The response of the local draft
boards of Pennsylvania to the re-
quest of the provost marshal gen.
eral of the army for chronicles OF
the operation of the draft law in the
Keystone State so that the history
of The part played by the state in
the building of the army may be
compiled has not been what was
hoped for. Major w. G. Murdock
the states chief draft officer, has
suggested that everyone associated
with the administration of the draft
shall contribut&and in circular
issued to boards has asked them to
give attention to such work. Local
boards have also been informed that
if any of them have original pass
ports of registrants in their files
they should be returned to the. reg.
istrants and also that where mem.
bers of boards have been acting as
chief clerks they can not, under a
| ruling of the comptroller of the
treasury, receive double compensa.
} ton. However, 1t is hoped that a
modification can be had whereby the
men who bore the brunt of the worh
} can be amply paid.
Some interesting, and entertain.
ing remarks were made upon the
subject of getting more lime fol
fertilizer among farmers at the
city markets on Saturday. CAS- 8
matter of fact" said one farmer
This section of the state has beer
using all the lime it can get. ThiI
is a limestone country and while de.
termined efforts were made some
years ago to use German potash
mixtures there are many around
here who prefer lime, just as theiI
grandfathers did and which the sol
takes up. The trouble is that there
} are not enough hands to cut stone
and burn lime" Another venturet
the opinion that at the prevailing
rates of labor it would be exceed.
ingly hard to revive the lime burn.
ing industry because farmers would
not pay what it would cost per ton
= 1t all comes to the wage basis in 8
= district filed with choice limestone
and with many farms that need it
People who pass and repass the
Barnard groups in front of the State
, Capitol and wonder what they are
all about will be interested to know
, that the British authorities have re.
jected the Barnard conception oi
Lincoln and will place st. Gauden'l
statue of the great President IL
Westminster Abbey. The Barnard
statue will be sent to the shire
whence Lincoln's people came, it Il
said.
Bishop Philip r. McDevitt was IL
Philadelphia yesterday to preach al
. the services in st. Patrick's in honor
of the completion of fifty years in
/ the priesthood of Mgr. William p
Kieran, one of the noted clergymeE
r of Eastern Pennsylvania. The TIVE
are friends of many years standing