Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-14

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of agriculture because the lieuten-
ant-governor gave special attention
of the Council of National Defense
to the agricultural end of the work
and is said to have seen the places
where the field services of the state
and national governments failed to
meet up.
There is much activity in the
departments bureau now, but the
opinion is that the resignation of
everyone will be asked early and
those to be retained will be notified
OF reappointment. Secretary OF
Agriculture Charles e. Patton plans
to retire to his farm in Chester
county after his term ends. The
state board of agriculture will meet
in January, but some people here
think it will be abolished after
that.
All but four of the counties OF
Pennsylvania voted in favor of the
50,O00,0O0 road bond issue at the
November election, a striking con-
trast to the election of 1915, when
all but twelve voted against it. The
majority in favor of the amendment
this year was over a quarter of a
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verse majority when it was submit
ted five years ago. The four coun-
ties opposing the amendment in
1913 were Cum berland, Perry, Ju-
niata and Union, when they polled
a combined adverse majority of L.
O81. Five years ago these same
ment by'over $500. With only the
counties were against the amend
Philadelphia and Allegheny votes
the amendment would have won and
without the maiorities from the two
big counties it would also have won
by over 1850 Lackawanna, Lam
caster and Lycoming, which were
for the amendment in 1913 gave
larger majorities this year. Cover
nor-elect William G.. Sproul will de-
eide upon what form the legislation
to carry the amendment into effect
will take and because of this spon-
sering of the resolutions for the
amendment he will have a great
deal to do with the matter.
William A. Magee, public SER
vice commissioner, and ex-mayor of
Pittsburgh, writing in the North
| American about q new constitution,
says: I'm order to obtain home rule,
constitution to the face that there
are almost as many classes of cities
as there are cities, by reason of the
4 jdiyersity of circumstances and con-
ditions. Real municipal home rule
does not contemplate independence
of the Legislature or of the central
administrative departments at the
Capitol. Ultimate supervision by the
central power of the state is not de-
MED in municipal home rule char
ters. What the people want is full
local control of all such matters as
specifically pertain to the locality,
instead of being yoked up with 9TH
er cities in other parts of the state,
which have entirely different prob
lens. AS to general and ultimate
matters let the Legislature rule. AS
to local and particular matters let
the people of each city rule. This
is an impossibility under the local
and special legislation clause"
Duncan Sinclair, of Fayette, is
a candidate for chairman OF the
House appropriations committee.
The program of the legislation
of the State Grange will be extern
sive. At the Tyrone conference
resolutions were adopted favoring
ratification of the national prohibl-
ton amendment; appropriation oi
more money for public schools;
limiting teaching in elementary
schools to English language; ex-
tension of vocational training IN
township high schools; revision OF
the tax laws; use of army trucks IN
rural parcel post service and call
ing convention of diversified inter-
ests of state at Harrisburg prior
to February 1 to map out construc-
THE Wilkes-Barre Record in
five nrogram of road building.
discussing the Luzerne congressional
district contest says: "a contest
will likely follow, and possibly an
appeal to the Supreme Court. nu,
the burden of the contest VIII ran
on Mr.. Carpenter. The action, OF
the court comes with startling SUD
denness and was taken, 1t is uhuer-
stood, without notice to the pGrtles
in interest. 1t will be interestihs
to see wha reasons are given tol t
the Selection of the six returns fol
certification, while the slxIy-seHeh
J others are discarded, as substantial
Iv the same objections were ofter'
ed 10 the returns from the SIX camps
as were pressed against the others'
The Altoona Tribune serves this
, notice in an editorial headed Frl'
maries and Ostracism." 1t says II
is intimated that every man wnC
chances to belong to the minority
element of a political party at Q
urinary ought to be ostraclzed by
tbe victors, no matter how enhusl
astically he supported the entire
ticket at the general election. TIM
20 very foolish and mischievou'
idea and it's practice has caused con
siderable harm in the past. A prt
mary election is q partisan expedien
, FOR deciding the claims of rival can
didates for the various nomination.
to he made. Where there are sew
eral aspirants for the same office 4
r "a not treason for members of thu
: marty to differ in their choice of can
= didates."
consolidation of Tarentum anC
( Breckenridge is being planned by dh'
I councils of the two boroughs. Las
might Tarentum council named
committee to prepare consolida
5 Ltion agreement. Breckenridge coun
{ ell recently appointed a similar com
Lmittee. AS soon as the agreemen
js approved, consolidation ordinance
will be passed authorizing an cleo
> tion in each borough. In the 1911
census Tarentum had a population
' Of 7414 and Breckenridge had 3.134
II is estimated that the present com
I bined population Is about $4,000
There is q. movement to call the new
! borough Allegheny
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