Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-17
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Compliments which are very graft
flying to Harrisburgers indeed are be-
ing heard in Philadelphia and other
cities upon the wartime songs which
have been written and set to music
by a resident of this city. Frank Hall.
deputy chief of the State Depart
ment of Mines. Mr.. Hall has been
known for years as an expert in coal
production and mine regulation of
the state which stands at the head
in such industrial enterprise. but
few yere aware of his ability as q
song writer until recently when he
added to the songs of the years of
the great war. His latest effort, I'm
Olden Days has won quite favor
able mention. but the swing of Dear
Old u. S. A." a new patriotic song
caused 1t to take generally. This Is
a war song in which Harrisburg peo-
pie can take as much pride as in
that dashing Allen Sangree produce
tion Your Old Uncle SAM" Patrio-
tic muse found expression last winter
in "Good-by. I'm Going Over"
song dedicated to the men who have
started over seas. This also has an
air as distinctive from the general
run of war songs as Dear, Old U. -
A." 1t has been sung in vaudeville alns
at community meetings throughout
eastern states, at concerts and in
Sunday and public schools. 1t has
even been played on chimes and fig
ured in a play at Wilkes Barre. AS
Mr.. Hall is devoting the proceeds of
sales of some of the songs to Red
Cross and other war activities 1t
would be a graceful thing for the
bands to play one or two Of them in
the big Fourth of July parade which
is being planned to make next month
notable in this part of the state.
In opinion of officials at the State
Draft headquarters, the general re-
vision of the classifications of men
coming within the selective service
age which has been started in many
communities, will be the means of
placing men needed in Lykens Val
/ ley mining industry in situations
where the operating companies will
be in better shape. 1t is declared
here that one reason why the min
ing regions gave so many men to
the National Army was because the
division of labor in mining was not
clearly set forth and Investigations
made by inspectors have confirmed
this. AS a result word has been
passed along to have the cases of
miners very carefully reviewed. Doz-
ems of instances have been reported
here which it claimed should have
been presented to district appeal
boards and which would have re-
suited in men being given deferred
classification and enabled them to
keep on at work. 1t is too late now
to get many of the men back, but
|, according to Major w. C. Murdock,
the time is now to see that every
man needed in mining is placed in
his proper place in review of his
, QUESTIONABLE. Similar steps in re-
gard to men engaged in railroad
work or repairing or various
branches connected with transporta-
ton and the iron and steel industry
are to be taken so that essential in
. dustries will be protected until at
least men working in other lines
i can be sent to fill the jobs. One of
= the greatest difficulties that is re-
4 ported here from mining regionf
outside of the draft is the raidine
of the labor supply by agents for
D shipbuilding and munition indus
= tries. Men have gone through both
S taken away many who are badly
needed to work about mines and as
women can not be employed in Goa
I production the situation is being
= given careful study here.
v DR.. ]. T. Rothrock, the former
State Forestry Commissioner who Is
the founder of the forest reserve
e policy of Pennsylvania, is now in his
e S0th year, but he is as spry as many
g man forty years his junior. DR.
n Rothrock has been an open air mar
throughout his long life and he ha:
spent much of his time in the woods
and on the water. A few years age
he owned a yacht and cruisec
through the West Indies having
many interesting experiences. DIR
Rothrock is now greatly interested
in the work of the league to enforce
peace. A year ago he was in the
Maine woods with a guide and after
ranging a considerable distance with
out encountering any deer he dis
missed his guide and himself covered
the same ground bringing in deei
on his shoulders. Such men nevel
get old.
Members of the Harrisburg Re
serves got some things now dowr
in the orders for the Flag Day pa
rade, participation in which tool
the place of the Friday night drill
The provisional company was march
}, ed to the Reservoir and drilled oil
the grass. Then the member
marched back to the city, part o
their route being on Cameron. stree
\ and through the Herr street subwa!
and North Seventh street. It wa
a long hike. but it gave the men
chance to .deploy in street work ant
to go through various movements Il
places with which they were un
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