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The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Burbank's Liberty Wheat
Gives Promise That Bread
Is to Be More Abundant

AS Luther Burbank has not been in
the habit of indulging in baseless SEN
sations, the announcement from Santa
Rosa that, after eleven years of ex.
perimentation, he has evolved wheat
plant which will yield an average OF
forty bushels to the acre of grain
possessing a high percentage of glu-
ten becomes news of first Importance,
asserts a writer in the New York
World.
Although the wheat crop of the
United States is greater than that of
any other nation, the average yield to
the acre has always been compara-
lively small. Some years ago it did
not exceed twelve bushels. Taking
into account what Mr.. Burbank has
done in the matter of potatoes, apples
and plums, to say nothingsof flowers,
as to which he has almost wrought
miracles, we may easily accept at face
value whatever he has to say in re-
gard to cereals.
Wheat flour has become so vital as
q IOOQ OF clv1nZat1On that strenuous
efforts have been made to extend the
acreage and by more careful methods
Of tillage to increase the average prod
uct. Thus far, however, in spite of
agitation and instruction, such results
as have been gained must be attrib-
uted more to favorable seasons than
to intensified cultivation. What a
wizard of horticulture has achieved in
the wonderful climate Of California
may not be repeated by everybody else
under less favorable conditions, but
his discovery is full of promise that
some day the bread Of the world is to
be more abundant. The man who wins
that triumph will be entitled to stand
in the front rank of those who are to
conquer the earth for liberty and de-
mOcracy. ~.....
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29

mans mitts, $4,000 base bags, more
than 10000 fielder's gloves and thou
sands upon thousands of baseball
guides, score cards, sweaters, boxing
gloves, shoes and countless other ar
ticles. In all, it has furnished great
er part of the baseball goods that
have been sent over there.
Clark Griffith's appeal to President
Wilson and the secretaries of the war
department and the navy, as we'll as
other men Of influence Is largely re-
sponsible for the interest that Is being
taken to keep the soldiers physically
at by athletic sports.
"A soldier is only half soldier un-
til he becomes athletically trained
This Is the note Of thanks that Gen.
eral Pershing sent to Mr.. Griffith for
the work that he has done for the
American Expeditionary forces.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Historic Forests Are cut
Down to Supply the Many
Needs Of Warning Nations

War, with its greedy demands, 10
fast sweeping away the carefully
tended forests Of Europe. Even In
England, which has been protected by
its feet from invasion, the ak Of the
woodman is making great changes In
the appearance of the landscape. Re-
ports say that the beautiful wood
lands, forests and groves that have
for centuries formed part Of the
charm Of rural England are disappear
ing.
It is expected that by the middle OF
this summer the British government
will be converting trees into lumber
at the rate Of 100000 tons per an
mum. The old, careful methods of Eu-
rope, by which trees which had passed
their prime were selected and indi.
vidually chopped down, leaving the
forest undisturbed, are being replaced
by style of numbering more familiar
here, says the Rochester Times Union.
Canadian lumberjacks are swinging
their axes in the New Forest and
many other historic tracts, cutting q
wide swath in much the same fashion
as in the woods of British Columbia
or northern Ontario.
Over in France, American forestry
regiments are making similar sweep
through the woodlands. In Great Brit
ain replanting has followed the lum-
herman, but it will take a century
ful1y Tn cover the scars In France
there has been no chance to pay at.
tention to anything but getting what
was needed for the war.
With European forests thus laid low
we should be the more careful to see
that our own great resources are not
recklessly wasted, and should follow
the example of the older countries in
making even private owners guard for
ests against fire loss.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29

RanSs Chickens
Yards City.
keeping =
Fences dividing the land yards the cost
maintained
CIT 174 birds the while light
land
yards used and the land frequently cultivated Plymouth Rocks
confined while 1t
board of the will
s
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Provisions Of the War Tax
on Parcel Post Packages

The war tax act Of October 3, 1917,
imposes stamp tax on parcel post
packages as follows: "UpOn every
parcel or package transported from one
point In the United States to another
by parcel post on which the postage
amounts of 25 cents or more, a
tax Of one cent for each 25 cents or
fractional part thereof charged for
such transportation. to be paid by the
consignor. No such parcel or pack
age shall be transported until stamp
or stamps representing the tax due
shall have been affixed thereto" This
n not an amendment Of the postal
laws but special war tax based on
postage rates. There Is no war tax
on parcel post packages on which the
postage is less than Is cents.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Facts Worth Knowing.

Chinese raise stays for their
horns, which are cut off when
soft and used in the manufac-
ture Of native medicines.
Dogwood root Is said to be the
source Of. the "1ndian Red"
which the original Americans
used for dyeing their feathers
and plumes.
A Swedish engineers stoking
device makes 1.3 tons Of pulver-
lied peat produce as much pow
er In locomotives as a ton Of
coal.
The peanut is q substantial
food, six ounces of shelled pea
nuts being said to possess a
food value of % ounces of round
steak, five ounces Goldfish, one
ounce rice, AZ ounces rye bread,
35.5 ounces spinach, 81 ounces
apples, or six ounces bacon.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Produce Food. Mr.
Town Man
Get Bistered and q Clean
Conscience
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)

Speaking of food-how much Of
what you eat do you help to produce
by, your own work? Farms need labor.
The difficulty is not an insuficiency
of actual man power. There are plenty
of men to supply the farms with help.
But that man power is applied to
other things and the farms will not be
adequately supplied with help unless
men turn temporarily from their pres
ent business or employment and work
on farms in their county during the
rush periods Of cultivation and har-
vest.
If we were not at war you might feel
free to disregard this as your per-
sonal duty. But we are at war; this
is war need. and you are not free
to disregard it.
It is the duty Of every strong man
Of farm experience or Of farm apti-
tude, who is not now engaged in work
of war value, and not engaged in work
to which his personal attention is con-
stantly indispensable, to go to farms
In the agricultural territory adjacent
to his town when farm labor needs are
urgent and help produce the food
crops which are essential to war win
ming.
You eat every day. Some mans
hard work produced that food. Our
soldiers in France must eat and some
body's hard work must produce that
food. If you are so situated that you
can help produce this food it is your
duty to do so.
Get In touch with the county agent
of the United States department of
agriculture and the state agricultural
college or write the state agricultural
college if you cannot get in personal
touch with nearby farmers who need
help. Lay off your present job or get
away from your present business for
a few days or a few weeks as you
are needed. You'll lose money and
weight. You'll gain blisters, sore
muscles and a clear conscience.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Baseball Equipment Aids in
Making Athletes of Soldiers
of the u. S. Now in France

Three months ago an earnest appeal
from a second lieutenant of an engi-
neer regiment doing duty at perma-
nent post back of the lines in France,
for athletic equipment to outfit five
teams was mailed to Clark Griffith. Mr..
Griffith responded to the call.
Up to the present time the Griffith
Bat and Ball fund has given the boys
about $4,000 balls, 1900 bats, 1000
catcher's masks, 1900 catcher's mitts,
1000 chest protectors, 1000 first base
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Some Postscripts.

} A factory for the manufacture
!, of alcohol from sweet potatoes
Is planned for the Azores.
For marking tools or other
metal objects an electric etching
, machine has been invented.
To support table for inval-
ids a bracket that may be at
tached to any bedstead has been
invented.
Using ordinary coal tar as
basis, a factory In Europe is
turning out about 200 tons of ar
tificial rubber daily.
In proportion to population
Serbia leads the nations for GEN.
tenarians, Ireland ranking next
and then Spain.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Soap and Fertilizer From Insects.

Locusts are plentiful in Uruguay
and the farmers of that republic are
compelled to keep up constant war
against them. Millions of these de-
structive insects are killed every year.
Recently 1t was learned that soap,
fertilizer and lubricating Oil may be
obtained from the dead locusts, and In
the future they VIII be utilized.-POp-
ular Science Monthly.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
WAYS With VEGETABLES.

We tire of certain vegetables be-
cause they are served so often in the
same way, until we grow to dislike
them. "Variety is the spice of life"
and every housewife should endeavor
to put little of this spicesinto every
thing she does. The individual is
unfortunate who has been spoiled by
monotonous diet, for enjoying all
kinds of foods especially vegetables,
which are so valuable to keep tho body
in good health. ,.-,. .,,,,rss.., ;, =,
kse....
Simple Cabbage Salad.
Shred small cabbage, add small
amount Of celery and bit of chopped
onion and pour over the cabbage the
following dressing hot: Beat two egg
yolks, add two tablespoonfuls Of wa
ter, tablespoonful of butter melted,
a dash Of salt and cayenne, and a
quarter of cupful Of vinegar. Cook
this over hot water and pour over
the cabbage, stirring it over the heat
until well heated, then serve hot.
Onions Stuffed With Rice.
Parboil a sufficient quantity of on
ions of even size, remove the centers
and chop fine; mix the chopped onions
with cooked, seasoned rice, season with
butter and salt with few dashes Of
cayenne, stuff the onions and bake,
basting with good stock or butter and
water. Serve as garnish around a
platter of chops. Any sweet butter
substitute may be used in place Of
butter, in cooking. Sausage, leftover
meats Of various kinds, bread crumbs
and nut meats, as well as cheese, all
make good filling for stuffed onions.
Cabbage cooked with an onion fine
ly chopped and served with white
sauce, is a good dish to add to ways
Of serving vegetables.
Onions and cabbage have the largest
share Of abuse given to the ordinary
vegetables, as there are some who fail
to digest them, while others object to
their strong flavor. They are both
rich in mineral salts, and acids, give
bulk to food, as the roughage is neces-
sary to aid in digestion, and are all
round desirable foods to serve, worthy
of more attention.
Stuffed Cabbage.
Remove the heart Of q small cab
bage head, drop into boiling water and
cook until tender. Cut in to the CEN
ter in triangular pieces and pour over
the well-drained vegetable a white
sauce made rich with cupful or moro
of finely chopped rich cheese.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
The Absentee Owner.

Poilu (on short
leave)-Where is
y ur mistress
maid?
Suzette Up
stairs, monsieur,
arranging m a d.
ame's hair.
POilu And
madame-is she
with her?
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29

two ears"
HE does pretty well for q blind
man, doesn't heY' veg
HE does, indeed; but I was just
thinking Of wan thing"
"What's that" I
1T wouldn't make any difference to
him If he wasn't blind" g.
"Why notT ... s. ... .a~n
"Well, I was watchi1' him all the
evening, and he never looks at the
piano anyhow"
The Solution.
you can't be too drastic In y:c3f
treatment of nation like Germany" !"
said Admiral Couden Perry at a Cold
Springs luncheon.
"YOu've got to consider Germany as
John Nagg considered marriage.
"'John,' said Mrs. Nagg, have you
read this book, "How to be Happy
Though Married?"'
Nope said Nagg. 4 didn't need
to. I know how, you see, without
reading it, .t.
swell, how thenY said his wife.
"'Get divorce said he."
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29

a machine has been invented for
chopping out young cotton plants, at
lbe same time the crop is being cult
5Ated.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
HAVE A LAUGH
Proves His Point.

After witness.
ing the wonderful
performance Of a
blind pianist one
Iri s h m a n re
marked to an.
other:
BE the pow.
ers, that's the best
N u sic I ever
heard with me
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Observations.

did Reginald call to see you?" 2
Eyes, Gwendolyn," replied Mr.. Cum.
rOx. II suppose you wanted to see
whether I'd object to him as son-ir-
law"
"Not exactly. I thought you two
had better get acquainted 80 that Reg.
inald would decide whether he object
ed to you as q father.in-law." ..s
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Mothers Cook Book

A grindstone that had not the grit in it,
how long would 1t take to sharpen an ak?
And affairs that had not grit in them. how
long would they take to make MANI
H. w. Beecher.
The Twin City star., 1918-06-29
Self-Critlcisn.

DOctor-The man who told you your
heart was weak was mad. When was
it2
Recruit-When last came up, sir,
Doctor-Who was It?
Recruit-You. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23
PENSION SYSTEM USED
BY CITY'S TEACHERS
IS STUDIED BY POLICE
Successful Operation of Fund For Retired Instructors
Shows Council Could Do Same For Patrolmen;
the Movement Is Gaining in Favor

after teaching thirty years, twenty
of which were in Harrisburg schools.
Full pnnuities are one-half the year.
ly salary at the time of retirement,
provided that the annuity is not less
than $500 or more than $500. Teach
ers employed at the time of the
adoption of the plan may be retired
by the board, regardless of minimum
age or length of service provided.
Partial annuities are given on ac-
count of disability. or for more than
five or less than thirty years serv-
ice. The annuities amount TO as many
thirtieths of a full annuity as the
teacher has served in the schools of
the city.
May Fit Police Needs
No teacher is entitled to a full an
nuity who has not contributed TO the
retirement fund an amount equal at
least to twenty-five regular annual
payments. In case a teacher at the
date of retirement has made less
than twenty-five such payments, the
amount necessary to make up the
remaining number of contributions,
is based upon the salary OF the
teacher at the time of retirement
and is deducted annually from the
annuity until the contributions have
been made.
1t is generally felt that the plan
as outlined above would with little
alteration, fit the need of the police
department for pension fund.
According to both Chief of Police
Wetzel and Mayo Keister, there are
men on the Harrisburg police force
who in view of service rendered and
years on the force, are deserving of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23
High Hornet Hives
Indicate Much Snow This
Winter, Says Prophet

clifton Heights, Pa. Nov. 23.-Wn-
liam Nanzant the oldest local weather
prognosticator. forecasts the kind of
winter this section will have. Bill"
is an old hunter and trapper, and lie
does not base his predictions on the
goose bone, or caterpillar or the rl.t
crop. but upon the actions of the
hornet. lie has for Il number of
years correctly predicted the kind of
winter weather. Last year his pre-
tictions came true and he will wager
his life that his prophecy VIII come
true this winter.
He says whenever you see the hor-
nets making their big hives in trees
you can bet you" life tmere is going
to be very high wind during the
winter, but, oh you snow! Now"
pointing up 20 two trees along the
Baltimore Pike near Swarthmorr.
upon which high up hang big hornets
hives. BIZ continued: "sce th1so
hives? They are high and dry and
that indicates little wind. hut we
are going to have Icsp snow and
plenty of it. and YOU can tell the
world for me that | am right when
say deep snow and plenty IF it,"
Vanzant declares hornets never like
TO get into deep snow and their ma
ture always indicates to them how
to protect themselves Cor the winter
months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23
CITY TO DRIFT
GRADUALLY TO
PROHIBITION
Supply of Beer Expected to
Be Exhausted Before
April
WHISKY NOW COSTS LESS
Police Glad TO Hear Smaller
Saloons Will Not Renew
Licenses
WHISKY NOW COSTS LESS

The supply of beer in Harrisburg
probably will not last long after
April |, according to the opinion of
local hotelmen and bottlers to-day.
No estimates of how long the prod
uct would remain on the market af-
ter the rule making it unlawful to
brew foodstuffs into intoXicants be-
comes operative the first of the
month would be given by the local
breweries.
Many hotels, particularly the
smaller saloons are not expected to
apply for licenses when they ex-
pire March ]. The cost of the an
nual fee will prevent many from
making applications because of the
shortage of stocks and the nearness
of prohibition. This in effect would
make the city partially dry" before
July /, the day set for prohibition.
Whisky Is Cheaper
Distilled liquor stocks rapidly are
being exhausted, because none has
not been decided but will be dis
cussed at the budget meeting, when
estimates from all the departments
will be received and acted upon.
In the highway department large
funds will be needed for recurfac-
ing streets and other needed repairB-
But for the high cost of materials
and labor some of this work would
have been done this year. it Is un-
derstood. but until this time has not
been started, and will probably be
delayed until 1919.
City "Runnnig Down"
Another big improvement delayed
this year was the extension of the
underground line for police and fire
Continued on Page I3.I
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23
GRAND OFFICER
OF RED MEN IS
VISITING CITY
Representatives of 60 Tribes,
Headed by State Chief, TO
Greet Great Incohonee

Representative of fully sixty
tribes of Red Men, coming from
places within radius of fifty miles
of Harrisburg, are expected to be
present at the meeting in the hall
at Third and Cumberland streets to-
night, when James r. Rodgrs, Great
IIcohonee of the order in the United
States, will make an address. He
son Tribe. s S. Williams, of Scran-
ton, Great Sachem of the state, will
be at the meeting to officially well
come Mr.. Rodgers to the state of
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Rodgers is stopping over in
Harrisburg on his way to New York
City. where he will present a base
hospital ambulance, fully equipped,
at Fort Hamilton. The I. o. r. NJ,
it was stated to-day, has placed be-
tween twenty-five and thirty of these
ambulances in cantonments in the
country from voluntary contributions
of members of the order in the Unit
ed States.
Prothohotary Charles f. Pass. will
entertain Mr.. Rodgers during his
stay in this city. The chief officer
of the Improved Order of Red Men
in the United States comes here from
Hanover, where he las last night the
guest of honor. at a flag service Of
Tribe No. $50, that tribe having
eIghty-one members in the service
out of membership of 356, seventy
of these being in France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23
ENGINE CRASHES
INTO TRAIN AND
SIX ARE KILLED
Wreckage on Pennsy Branch
Takes Fire; Brakeman
Found Dead in Cab

Wiiliamsport, Pa. Nov. 2S.-Six
men were killed and three others
seriously injured in head-on colli-
sion of heavy freight and an engine
and caboosc running light, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad one mile
from Dewart. near here. at 4.SO
O'Clock this morning.
The dead are:
A. II. SEESE, brakeman, Sunbury--
body found in cab of engine.
ID. r. klNLEY, conductor, Williams
port.
Fl. c. COX. fireman. Williamsport.
j. w. DUFF, engineer Sunbury.
ID. A. YOXHEIMER, fireman, Sun
bury.
The injured include:
c. L. Miller, brakeman, Williams
port, back injured.
c. II. Raedel, brakeman, Williams
port, legs injured.
j. +. Lemmons, flagman, Sunbury,
seriously injured.
While the cause OF the crash has
not yet been determined. it is said
the towerman at Dcwart had been
instructed to hold up the engine and
caboose until the freight had passed.
The engine, however, passed the
tower, and after going about a mile
crashed into the freight. The wreck
age Immediately took fire and six
loaded cars of oil, together with sew
eral freight cars, were consumed in
the flames. The heat was so intense
that rescuers were hampered in
their work for some time. Doctors
were rushed to the scene from this
city, Northumberland and Remove,
while wreck crews were sent out
from the same place. The fire finally
was gotten under control after a sew
eral hours fight.
The injured men were placed on
another train and rushed to the
Mary NJ. Packer Hospital at Sunbury.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-23

An investigation of the Harrisburg
teachers pension system was made
this morning to determine if the
general features of the plan would
form Il basis for pension system
for the police department.
1t was found that in the main, a
pension system could be worked out
which without adding an unneces-
sary burden to the city or the police
men, would ensure faithful members
of the force a comfortable annuity
during old age. The plan would call
upon the police and the taxpayers
to assume an equal share of the cost.
WctZcrs Plan
J. Edward WetZel. chief of police,
said this morning he is in favor of
the police contributing fraction of
their wages, amounting to perhaps
one days pay a month. to be aug
mented by appropriations by coun-
Gil, pooling of all reward money or at
least half of all rewards and such
funds as could be raised by the po-
licemen through CarniVals and bene-
fits.
This plan in the main conforms to
the teachers pension plan. Under the
teachers organization, a retirement
board. composed of five persons, the
president of the school board, two
other members of the board, and
two teachers elected by the teachers
for two-year terms, has charge of
securing the funds and paying the
annuities. Every teacher must be-
long to the pension fund. The fund
was started in 1908.
Teachers Fund Grows
At present there is s6S,119.S0 in
the pension fund, of which $4,000
is invested. Twenty-nine teachers at
present are on the pension list re-
ceiving annuities, and one more will
be added January /.
Contributions for the support of
the retirement fund are at the rate
OF two per cent. of the salaries of
teachers who have served less than
ten years. and three per cent. from
those who have served more than
ten years, provided that the max
imum contribution from any one
teacher is $50.
This amount is supplemented by
annual appropriations by the school
board equal to the amounts con-
tributed by the teachers during each
year from September l to
June 80, also by such private con-
by individuals as may be
made at any time, by special funds
which may be raised by teachers or
others for the purposes. and by all
funds which may be secured from
any source.
After 80 Years
Full annuities are given only after
reaching the age of sixty years and