Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-05
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Officials of the State Boar vi
Education have undertaken an fi-
quiry into the chances of the State
being able to secure for its per-
manent School Fund, royalties or
taxes on coal which may be taken or
dredged from the beds of streams of
Pennsylvania. The subject has been
discussed for years, and the authors
of the school code incorporated a
provision that the Fund should be
given all receipts from escheated
property and sales of State property
and products. The revenue from
the Forestry preserves has been a
big factor in increasing the Fund
and revival of coal dredging on an
extensive scale and prospects of
some mining in rivers has brought
up the question again at the Capitol.
IN the last lew weeks project has
been advanced for municipal taxa
ton of coal dredged from the Sus-
quehanna and Schuylkill by cities
and boroughs along the banks. 1t
is probable that where the streams
| are within the class known as navi-
gable highways that the matter NAV
be referred to the national govern
ment, while the state end will be
placed in the hands of the Attorney
Generals Department for advice.
preliminary reports coming to the
state Department of Agriculture are
to the effect that in many townships
| peach trees have suffered severely
| from tho nyft- ,oIty
! this winter. The departments tree
inspectors have been directed to ten
| der advice to owners of orchards
which have been affected, so that
trees may be treated and made to
produce.
THE biggest service the Arkansas
Food Commission has been able to
render the people of that state"
said Walter M. Ebel, publicity direc-
tor for that body during a visit to
ms old home in this city yesterday,
was to teach the farmers of the
Northern part of the state how to
make cornbread. We believe we
have devised the best recipe for this
dainty there is in the country. Hun
dreds OF people who never knew
what cornbread tasted like, are
now eating it every day of their
lives in Arkansas" he continued.
III any of my old friends in Harris
burg would like to have a copy of
the recipe 1 would be glad to for
ward it to them from my office in
Little Rock"
Mr.. Ebel brought from Washing
toh' most encouraging message
from Food Administrator Hoover.
for timid persons who may fear the
war Will lead to starvation. mo
such thing as starvation for u.s." Mr..
Hoover, told the food delegates
gathered, I'VE are good for fifteen
years of the war. But" and the ad-
ministrator laid stress on the point.
our people will have to reconstruct
their ideas as to what constitutes a
square meal and they will have 10
use less of wheat and more of corn
and other meals. 1t is not at all a
, question OF going hungry, but of
making the demand for any one
kind of food meet the supply"
An eatless day was almost a GER
tainty on Train 25, westbound on
the "Pennsy" Saturday. Trainmen
came to the rescue. and with other
IVolunteerS, passengers enroute to
Pittsburgh and other points west,
were prevented from going hungry.
When this popular train pulled out
of Philadelphia, behind schedule
time, 1T was found that four dining
car walters were not aboard. The
COOKS were there; also the steward
and one waiter. Travellers on the
train that day appeared to be un-
usually hungry and there were early
demands for monday meal. The
.. eats were ready, but the rush was
SO great that passengers who were
to leave the train at Harrisburg,
were in danger of losing. The stew
ard became a waiter and trainmen
helped him out in his regular duties
one taking the orders and delivering
them to the kitchen. Later another
waiter was secured. Those who were
bound for Harrisburg and Altoona
were accommodated first. Then
came the Pittsburgh passengers. On
the arrival of the train in this city,
local walters were sent west with
the train.
State Librarian Thomas Lynch
Montgomery, who had a birthday
yesterday, had a number of very
pleasant experiences. However, one
telephone message gave him a jolt.
c Hello" sang a voice, This is a
, newspaper reporter, I want the State
Librarians office"
This is it," answered DR.. Mont
gomery, in his blandest, birthday
tone.
whats in this story that the
State Librarian is dead?"
"Dead?" remarked DIR. Mont
gomery. You don't mean it. Well
I'll tell. It's true. I have known
it for some time. but | don't want n