Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-19
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the liquor license court held last
month. by Dauphin countys Judges,
would be the next to the last IN the
states capitol. This does not mean
that the Pennsylvania Legislature
will necessarily ratity the amend
ment soon after 1t meets, although
there will unquestionabiy be Q drive
in that direction. but 1t the rata at
which the lawmakers Of the varions
states are giving their assent to the
"dry" amendment, there may be the
required number Of approving COM
monwealths by March Is. The
amendment will take effect In one
year after the necessary number OF
states act. Our next Legislature
Will meet here on January Z. The
"drys" expect to control It. and to
put rum on the sliding board very
promptly, but the "wets'' are making
a fight, although they know they
have the losing end in both state and
nation. Liquor interests have never
| been remarkable for political gen.
eralship anyway, and they will prob
ably make tremendous battle. 1t
is the general belief, expressed by
! observers and editorial writer's. that
| the amendment will be ratified by
| enough states to make it effective
about this time next year. so that
Pennsylvania will still have a chance
to come under the wire. Col Will
liam Perrin. writing in the Philadel-
phia Bulletin, calls attention to the
situation in regard to the amend
ment, saying:
Operation or enforcement of the
prohibition amendment will not be-
[ gin at the same time as it's adoption.
| Thus it is provided that the amend
| ment shall not go into effect until
one year has passed. This would
mean that the very earliest time at
which it would be likely to become
| operative in the normal course of
Legislative sessions, in various states
next wiHter. would be in the spring
of 1920. Consequently it is virtually
certain that there will be at least
one more Liquor License Court" in
Philadelphia; that is, for the year
1919. But it would not be surpris-
ing IL, after that time, the rapid
march of events in favor of the
| "drys" would result in extinguishinS
the court" and the law on which it
is based"
While William I. Shaffer, the Del
aware county lawyer, was arguing
for a rehearing in the Springfield
| Consolidated water rate case be-
fore the Public Service Commission
yesterday. he declared that one rea-
son why it should be reopened was,
because in the last year or so-since
the proceedings against the company
began-there had been phenomenal
developments in that region due to
munition plants, etc.
why, marshes over which Com
missioner Alcorn and I have hunted
are now worth $4,000 an acre-you
can't buy them for that" said he.
''I wish you would come hunt over
some. I might mention" remarked
Commissioner Ryan. You're some
hunters
"Yes, YOU might come up into Sus-
quehanna county," said Chairman
Ainey.
In spite of the war and price con-
ditions, it is to be noted that there
has been an unusual number of farm
sales this spring and the attendance
has been large. Incidentally, it is
to be noted that the farmers are ap-
pearfng at the sales in automobiles q;
| there being more to be seen about
sales than ever before, and some or
the places look like the parking
space at the old Grangers' picnic at
Williams Grove, looked a couple of
years ago. There is no question but
what farmers are doing more buy
ing and selling in our sections of the
state than ever before and that they
have a lot OF money with which to
buy. 1t maybe remarked that prices
for live stock are away up.
The passing of Williams Grove as
a Changers picnic will be regretted
by many people from all over south
ern and central Pennsylvania. The
picnic was given up when the war
began to hit us at home and it looks
as though it was going to disappear
J because the place has been leased
for a summer resort and entertain
ment place.
Mexican quail which are to be
brought into this state when weather
is settled, to propagate and restore
the losses of the birds due to wea-
ther and failure to take care of
them in some sections, will not want
for protectors, according to what has
been learned here. In a number of
instances, people have not only Of
fered to see that they are liberated
under proper conditions, but to feed
of the reasons is that farmers have
discovered that quail are the great
est eaters of potato bugs and that
they are mighty handy to have
around farms. The first quail will
be along soon, and will be placed by
state wardens, under directions from
the Game Commission, which has
been having conditions carefully
checked up.
|
1t may interest some Harrisburg
ers to read that the food administra-
tion in Clearfield county Is in the
capable hands Of John F. Short,
former newspaper correspondent and
now editor of one of the live news
papers of Central Pennsylvania The
chances are that there will be no
funny moves up that way.
WELL KNOWN PF0PI :