Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-19
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Haywood NJ. Butler, the Boy Scout
commissioner for this district was
a member of a crack Brown varsity
team when he was in college and
was afterward physical director at
Brown. He is an enthusiastic out
doors man and a great believer in
teaching boys the value of clean,
wholesome sport as a means of di-
Erecting their attention from lines of
activity likely to lead to careless liv-
ing. If he had followed his own in
iclinations he would be now in
France, whittier the Red Cross de-
lsired to send him on an important
omission, but he was deemed so l-
uaAle in organizing the youth ~of
America into an aggressive Boy
Scout unit that he was kept on this
side of the water. Mr. Butter
Is a fine looking, outstanding chap
of magnetic personality and charm
ing manner. He readily makes
| friends among the boys, with whom
he has had great success. He has
made Harrisburg his headquarters
and has been doing big work for
the Scouts throughout the East.
Saturday afternoon football referee
ing is his recreation. Recently,
through the instrumentality of the
Harrisburg Telegraph. he contribut-
ed his services to Technical High
school for the seasons opening
game.
Over half a million dollars worth
lof Liberty Bonds are now held by
the state funds alone and invest
ments in small amounts have been
made by others. The State Work
mans Insurance Fund is the big
gest investor having over 100000
alone of recent issues. Subscrip-
tions amounting to 100000 more
have been made to the Fourth
Loan. The State Board of Educa-
lion has put over $4,000 of the
permanent school fund into Liberty
Bonds and the State Fire Insurance
Fund is also a holder. If the law
permitted other funds would be in
vested in the nations securities. BY
the end of the year the total hold
ings of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania in Liberty Bonds will be
not far from million dollars.
Plans for one of the most COM
prehensive studies of the effect of
illness upon typical industries of the
| Keystone State are being worked out
/ by Paul Littlefield, secretary of the
State Chamber of Commerce, and
a questionnaire now in the hands
| of heads of establishments and men
| of experience and of wide interest
in diverse types of the complex in
dustrial system of Pennsylvania is
expected to furnish the information.
Mr.. Littlefield had selected various
enterprises and asked for informa-
ton as to the percentage of absence
of employees due to Illness in nor
NAL times, during war times and
when there is a rush. A special re-
quest has been made of the concerns
which are members of the Chamber
! to compile data as to the effect the
present outbreak of influenza has
upon their forces. 1t has been sug-
gested that this information cover
the period between October 6 and
November 80 by which time it is
expected that the epidemic will have
spent it's course. This data will he
valua BILE for the Chamber which is
much interested in legislation rela-
tive to health insurance. This sub
| ject bids fair to occupy considerable
tattention during the coming General
Assembly.
When the Frenchmen of the
Foreign Legion were in Harrisburg
the other day they were more than
pleased with what they saw of this
| city. They found special pleasure
picturesque scenery of this section.
| With one accord these famous fight
ers praised the American soldiers
on the other side. They indicated
| that the coming of the Americans
was a great event and that their
home folk had written them at the
front about the arrival of the splen-
| did big Americans and what an
electrical effect it all had on the
French people and the fighting
| forces. These soldiers of the French
army have no doubt whatever of the
| final issue of the conflict and they
express undying gratitude in behalf
of their country and themselves for
the coming in of America at criti-
cal time.
Between the wild ducks and the
blackbirds gunners are not wanting
for opportunity to try their luck
these days. Almost every morning
ducks are to be seen on the Susque-
hanna while the blackbirds are
hanging on to this part of the
country, probably as a tribute to the
richness of the farms and orchards.
In some sections the blackbirds have
taken to the apple orchards and
are making themselves a nuisance
as they were in the oatfields weeks
ago.