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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
OLD AGE PENSION
STUDY IS MADE
Figures Compiled Will Des-
pute Those of Various
County Boards

The State Old Age Pension Com
mission, which is completing its re-
port for the Legislature, has Sc
cured the personal histories of more
than 3,400 aged inmates of aims
houses. $500 in fraternat and beneV-
olent homes and 500 recipients of
private charity in fifteen cities, while
information has been secured on
the histories of $500 persons, over
fifty years of age, in Philadelphia
and other cities.
The report will analyZe the state
ments of costs of operation of aims
houses, showing that in some the
cost will run as high as 50 and $12
per week and will take issue, say
officers of the Commission, with
figures submitted to the State Board
of Public Charities. One almshouse
has been found which contains just
one inmate, while others having less
than a dozen.
Special studies will be made of
the operation of county homes in
Berks and Northampton counties.
A statement issued outlining the re-
port says from it's study of the al
ready existing forms of old age re-
relief, the Commission finds that no
more than 10000 aged persons are
now receiving superannuation PEN
sions, exclusive of United States PEN
sioners, while the aged persons re-
ceiving pensions at the present time
constitute three per cent of the per-
sons 65 years of age and over. In
other words, only 80 out of every
1000 persons, 65 years and over,
are now on the different pension
lists"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
HURT A BULLDOGS FEELINGS

HURT A BULLDOGS FEELINGS
Maybe some day We'll know all
that is to be known about domestic
animals. We credit them with in
telligence, but every once in a while
they do something which shows
that we have not credited them
enough.
A little bulldog on the hill was
plainly angry with his mistress.
Cause why? Because she insisted
that he go outdoors. He was get
ting too fond of his own fireside
and needed more exercise and fresh
air. She forced him out, in fact
gave something of violence to her
demand. He was plainly much dis
comfited and indignant.
He conveyed his mood to her just
as plainly as his dog soul could.
Then he disappeared for the rest of
the day and she became anxious.
Finally, after dark, she received a
telephone message that he had ap-
peared at her mothers, miles away.
He had been there only once or
twice before, but evidently he had
made up his doggish mind that he
would go where he would be ap-
preciated and stay at least until he
had "his mad out.-From the
Springfield Republican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
TRAPSHOOTING BACK
New Clubs and 81 Others That Were
Inactive During the War Have Begun Business
Since First of the Year
BY PETER II. CARNEY
Editor national Sports Syndicate

That trapshooting mas benefited
through the world war is evidence
by the fomation of lightweight new
gun clubs DUNG the months of Janu-
ay, February and March of this year,
and the renewal of activities of fif-
ty-four gun clubs which have been
on the inactive list since the United
States cast it's lot with the Allies to
make the world free in the sense that
we understand freedom.
little over year ago there were
about 1000 trapshooting clubs in the
United states and Canada. About ore
half OF this number checked in while
the United States was battling with
the Huns. There are many reasons
for this decline.
In Canada every able bodied man
to the front-and therefore very few
were left to shoot at the traps. In
America we were not as hard pressed
as the Canucks. More than 1000, 600
men-the cream of the country -
Joined the colors. IN this great num-
of soldiers were many thousands of
trap shooters. the support of many
clubs. Some organizations were en-
tirely wiped out. Many others were
hit so hard they could not continue.
The business man who shot at the
traps for recreation didn't have so
much time for recreation during the
war, he was too busy; and in quite
| a number of places it was difficult
to get targets, and late in 1918 it
was hard to get ammunition. Lead
| was scarce, and the shortage OF lead
caused shells to be scarce.
Conditions Are Good Now
But these things are righting them
selves now. There is no shortage of
shells or targets; the boys are return
ing home by the thousands; there is
more activity in trapshooting circles
now than there has been for a num-
Der of years, and clubs are being
| formed at an average of one every
| day. Men ond women are shooting
| now who never before shot a clay
| targets, and thousands OF the youth
who wore the colors are very much
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

Pop" Barrett called in the Steel
ton sports to his family gathering
last night at the Standard theater
and made noble effort TO present
some fast boxing and he partially
succeeded. Unfortunately, his lead
Oft bout twixt Lew Shupp and Pat
O'Connor had to be called of be-
cause the f.rmer happened to break
three ribs, common occurrence Ill
the fistic sport. O'Connor would not
take on the substitute, also a COM
mon occurrence. Not at all feazed,
Barrett who promises to overcome
all difficulties in putting Steelton
on the boxing map, went along with
the second fray. which was also a
disaster 10 Young Johnny Gill OF
York. Jackie Parks, of Lancaster,
knocked him out in the first round
or at least he tell down and pre-
tended he was out, which called
forth severe censure from Pop
Barrett.
You shake that good name OF
Gill, and don't ever wear II again,
he ordered tire shame-faced pug.
"and what's more I'll give the
money vCu were to receive to the
Red Cross"
Following this came a real vaude-
Vile stunt ir the appearance of
Black Gcnboat Smith, deaf and
dumb. ara B!acker Bill Brown, who
had the use of tongue and ear and
who must have been a high aud
lofty tumhlcr some time in his life.
The spectators laughed themselves
sick at the antics Of these two who
leaped ike catamounts and stag
Eered about so wildly that fans hea
the ropes never knew whan IRE
Sonbatants might plunge 0ye".
E.e'thcr man had an advantage.
Lew Mutzel and Eddie Loeckner.
of Lancaster, disappointed the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
DWELLING DAMAGE DBY FIRE

Dillsburg, Pa, April S-On Tuesday
afternoon the house belonging to w.
l. Dick, in South Baltimore street,
was partly destroyed by fire from an
unknown origin. Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
were not at home at the time as they
had been assisting with the flitting
of Henry krout, who moved from
only a few doors from the Dick home.
When the fire was discovered the roof
was ablaze and the firemen were soon
on the scene.
The furniture was mostly saved
and distributed among the neighbors
for the time. The loss is covered by
insurance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Injured Ankle Wins
Her $500 From R. R.

Scranton, Pa, April 3.-For an in
jury to her right ankle Mrs. Marie
Thompson. a corset saleswoman of
Binghamton, n. Y, received an
award of $4,000 from a jury in Fed
eral court.
She sued the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages and proved
that she has an earning power of
$4,000 over and above her expenses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
so YEARS IN ONE HOUSE

Lewistown, Pa, April 3-Miss Mag
gle Cunningham, who lived at Kish-
acoquillas. near here, is eighty years
of age, and was born and reared in
the house she now occupies. At a sale
on Tuesday of a portion of her house
hold goods many old relics showed
up, among which was very old
melodeon. She has in her possession
program of an exhibition at the
kishacoquillas Seminary, published in
March, 1857. She will continue to
live in the old homestead.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Americas Welfare
and Safety Rests on
Our Ability to Shoot

Addressing a company of
marksmen the late Theodore
Roosevelt said:
You may put a uniform on a
man and a gun in his hand. and
then drill him, but II 'ou do not
educate him how to shoot to hit,
another man can come along with
a club and put him out o. busi-
ness"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
TO CONFIRM CLASS

Members of the Federation of Cath
Ollie Societies of Harrisburg will be
present at the church OF st. John the
Evangelist, Hershey, when Bishop
Philip r. McDevitt will administer
the rites of confirmation. next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Prof. Joseph
d. Brodeur. organist and choi-mayter.
and the Cathedral choir will also be
present.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED

York Haven, Pa, April /3.-The
resignation of the Rev. Reuben
Stare as pastor of the st. Paurs
church, of the York Haven Luther
an charge. comprising congregations
at this place and Goldsboro. was
accepted by st. Paul's council, at a
recent special meeting. No appli-
cations for the pastorate have been
receiyed as vet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Nebraska Women, in First
Election, Cast Big Vote

Lincoln, Neb., April S.-Nebraska
women, voting in municipal elections
yesterday for the first time since
they were granted partial suffrage
by the Legislature in 1917, cast a
heavy vote, reports received here
show.
In some instances the vote of the
women was almost as heavy as that
of the men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
CLEARING CAMP SITE

Gettysburg, Pa, April 3.-The site
of Camp Colt will be cleared of all
government property during the
spring. All the buildings. railroad
tracks, sewage systems, water sys-
TENS, electrical fixtures and govern
ment owned railroads, culverts and
bridges are to be sold through the
medium of sealed proposals filed with
the War Department. The birds will
be opened April Is.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Penal Servitude For
Bigamy Is Suggested

London. April 8. - Infiiction OF
penal servitude as a punishment Tor
bigamists has been suggested by a
Scottish judge and by the Common
Sergeant at Old Bailey. The Ser
geant in imposing a sentence of one
years Imprisonment upon an offender
quoted and approved the suggestion
of the Scotch judge and added that
bigamy lis now becoming very
serious offense.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
VISITS BROTHER IN HOPELAND

Harry T. Dinsmore, a brother of
A H. Dinsmore, boys work secretary
of the Central Y. NJ. C. A. IS now in
a hospital at Newport News. Serce-
tary Dinsmore returned last night
from a visit to the hospital. Ills
brother, who was attached to the
Three Hundred and Thirty-fifth In
fantry, Eighty-ninth Division, has
just returned from Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
AROUND THE BASES

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 2.-Thomas,
of the Strand team, set new world 5
record at the Greater Pittsburgh
Duckpin League last night with a
score of 2S5, fifteen pins shy of per-
feet. The previous record, held by
Coptis, also of Pittsburgh, was
267.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Academy Baseball

Manager Schreiner will pull off a
fine schedule for his team this sea-
son and the game will thrive, judg-
ing by the fact that a bunch are out
now training. Battery candidates in
clude Rose, Weigle. Wolf, Yoffee,
Stevens, England and Rodriguez.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

Boston, April 3.ZThe retirement
from football activities of Percy D.
Haughton, for nine years coach of
Harvard elevens. was announced by
him yesterday. Mr.. Haughton, re-
Gently discharged from his COM
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
HIGH PRICE FCR BANK STOCK

AnnviIIe, Pa, April 5. Annville
National Bank stock belonging to the
estate Of the late Cornelius Smith,
was put up at public sale and reach
ed the highest point yet attained. The
record price was s323.50 per share par
value of 500
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

mission as major in the army, said
that business interests would oc-
| cupy his time.
NO statement was available last
night as to Haughton's probable sue
cessor. The possibility of Harvard
appointing graduate coach to SUI
pervise all major athletics was sug-
gested.
New York, April 3.-Semi-fnal
matches in both singles and doubles
are to be decided to-day in the ma
tional indoor tennis championship
tournament at the Seventh Regiment
Armory here. William T. Tilden. Cd
of Philadelphia, who yesterday elm.
| mated the indoor champion, Lieut..
5. Howard Voshell. will meet Frank
I. Anderson. of Brooklyn, and Vim
cent Richards, the boy star, plays
Lieut.. Peter Ball, of Yale.
In the doubles, Frederick B. AL
exander and DR.. William Rosen-
baum, conquerors of King Smith and
G. c. Shafer. the title holders, will
oppose the Anderson brothers. Til
den and Richards, turf doubles
champions. will face Allen Behr and
Harry ]. Steinkampf.
Local IcnnIS
The Harrisburg Park Tennis AS
sociation will get under way next
week to form a schedule for games
with other cities. and. boom the
game which promises to go strong
from now on.
A vigorous membership campaign
is also contemplated and it is hoped
to place tennis on the old popular
footing ii had locally before the war.
The annual city tournament will
undoubtedly be arranged again. and
the Reservoir courts should witness
some interesting matches this sea-
son with crack teams from promi-
nent tennis organizations in other
cities.
Athletics Win
Philadelphia, April 3.-The Phila-
delphia Americans played their first
exhibition baseball game of the sea-
son here yesterday, defeating
Swarthmore College by heavy hit
ting, l > to 4. Score:
Swarthnore ............- D
| Philadelphia ............-15 13 I
Batteries-Clancey, Ogden. Lar
ken and Carris and Schneider;
| Geary. Seibold. Johnson, Kerney.
Grevell and Perkins, McAvoy and
| Berger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

should be encouraged to shoot. Don's
forget the boys. The boy of to-day
is the man of tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

A recent photograph of Madame
Melba, the famous opera singer, who
has been Commanded" by King
George of Great Britain to come
from her home in Australia to Lon
don to take part in the great Vic
tory and Peace celebration at Coy en-
Garden early in May.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Local Tennis
Athletics Win

Philadelphia, April 3.-The Phila-
delphia Americans played their first
exhibition baseball game of the sea-
son here yesterday, defeating
Swarthmore College by heavy hit
ting, ) to 4. Score:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN
DEPLORABLE CONDITION

Warsaw, Sept. 1S.-All through the
quiet portions of Poland are to be
seen long trains OF freight cars filled
with the displaced population of the
troubled regions, They are the hui
man flotsam from Russia, homeless
some Of them for years and in many
cases hundreds of miles from their
homes.
On the grass and weed-grown sid
ings these long trains dot the coun.
try side. Scanty and ragged wash.
ing fiys from the nearby bushes and
on improvised stoves or open fires
on boxes of sand they cook such mea-
ger food as foraging or charity either
Of the villages or government gives
them. Generally they are wretched
ly clothed, the children often being
half naked.
Many Of these refugees are trying
to get back to their homes in the
freed regions, but many more are
simply milling" about aimlessly, hav
ing long aGo abandoned hope. Now
and then locomotive will drag them
slowly somewhere, so these floating
and pitiable people drift about Pc
land and face the rigors of nearing
winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
1T PAYS TO SMILE

Have you the Smile Habit" or
don't you know the value of such
possession? A Booster in the Am
hassador relates an incident that tells
n homely way something of the
power that the smiling habit has.
The elevator, nearly filled, had
Just started to rise. Through the
glass doors we could see a tenant who
had entered too late to catch the car.
AS the tenant entered, the starter
slgnaled for the car to stop and take
the belated passenger. But the ten
ant waved the car on, and through the
doors we could hear him say to the
starter, Let her go. | can wait for
the next one"
Must be some important guy" said
a man in the back of the elevator.
TO have the starter hold up crowd
ed car to convenience him."
mot important at ALL" said a man
standing next That's the secret of
1t. He gets what he gives. He gets
favors because of his genial nature
because he's long on smiles and short
ON grouches. Every traffic cop on
Fifth avenue turns to say Hello when
ne passes. He's busy man, sue
cessful man, but l never knew the
time when he hadn't few minutes to
do a good turn for friend or stranger"
Bunk" said the first speaker, as
he left the elevator.
There's the difference" said the
second speaker, as he turned to me.
That chaps notable crouch. No.
body seems to like him and every
thing seems to go wrong with him. II
wonder if his mental attitude hasn't
something to do with the results"
II don't know much about those
things" replied, "but in my judg-
ment the smile-habit so thoroughly
cultivated before you're thirty that it
can't be discarded, Is worth much
money and more satisfaction in after
years."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
NOTHING FINER THAN This

Finally, you know, there is nothing
finer in the world than friendship.
We do not accumulate real friends
in squads.
Facile friendships are fleeing, and
these genial souls who get along
we'll with everyone seldom have any
deep friendships. IS"
But once in a while, you form a
real friendship, the test Of which ia
the Joy yousget out a! doing for that
friend. = -f;Hs'
Fraternal orders, social lodges.
business clubs, all these, sort of
friendly spots are merely expressions
OF the great human yearning for
friendship.
The saloon chung to the hem Of the
national garment, chung with ali its
sordidness, for so long, chiefly be-
cause, in Its social atmosphere many
men found the only approach to
friendship they knew.
Friends that last and that are a
Joy through life are probably rooted
deep in the past; something more
than the mere surface attractions and
similar liking that this short life
gives must be the basis for the mu-
tual affinity friendl Y souls discover
in each other.
Indeed, we sometimes wonder IL
the happy marriages, and the sue
cessful friendships are not the union
of kindred spirits. who somewhere
back in the dead ages met and
learned to know each other, and to
build together the deep foundation
on which they today rear the SUPER
structure Of esteem.
Otherwise, why do we instinctively
draw close to some people at meet
ing, and as instinctively feel the
spiritual shrinking that comes on
meeting others?
The canny dog will detect the spir-
tual gentleman every time; and the
horse knows the man he can have
confidence in as soon as he steps
inside the stall.
The great fraternity Of the white
souled needs neither church men,
bership nor blue book chronology to
attest it.-Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
GO AFTER PROFITEERS
IN CLOTHES AND SHOES

An investigation Of Pensacola mer-
chants, some of whom are said to be
profiteering in clothing and food,
will be instituted In a short time by
agents Of the department of justice
This announcement was made yester,-
day at the Office of U. s. District
Attorney. Medley. 7 y
This Investigation will follow the
inquiry into the unwarranted price
OF food stuffs in some quarters. The
final food questionaires are coming
in and the department is almost
ready for the exposures which are to
be made, Mr.. Neeley said .-Pensa.
cola Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
DANGER FROM CATS

A. C. Baxter, Chief of the Ohio Blu
reau of Fish and Game, at Columbus,
in a report recently issued, says:
"The greatest enemy to game and
birds in Ohio is the common house
cat which preys upon young rabbits,
squirrels, young pheasants, quail and
hundreds of insectivorous birds that
have a great value to agriculture in
destroying the insect hordes that at
tack crops and fruits. The rural dis
tricts of Ohio are overstooked with
cats and it is pointed out with good
authority that they kill more birds
than all the minks, weasels, skunks,
and foxes combined for they far out
number these other animals and also
they hunt both day and night. There
are approximately 272,OO0 farms in
this state and if there were on each
farm but one cat and it destroyed no
more than ten birds per year one can
easily realize the loss inflicted. Most
farms have from three to five Of these
felines and it is an injustice to this
animals predatory habits to say they
will not average several birds per
day during the nesting season and
summer months.
"The cat does not remain about the
farm buildings hunting for rats and
mice but strays from home in search
of game and birds. The stray cot is
not only deadly enemy Of game and
birds but is also carrier of disease
and should be killed wherever found"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
NEW WAYS THAT
ARE EXPENSIVE
(Memphis Commercial AppeaD

(Memphis Commercial AppeaD
We were in the barber shop yester.
day at lunch time. We saw an Incl
dent that reminded us of custom
that was prevalent rs years ago. The
abandonment of this custom Is one
of the hundred and one causes of the
so-called high cost of living.
The proprietor Of this establish
ment was eating his lunch. His wife
had cooked it at home and had
brought it to him. The lunch was
probably less costly than similar
lunch would have been in restau.
ant and he had the advantage of good
cooking, because the cook had pei.
sonal interest in the welfare of him
for whom she prepared the food.
Years ago at noontime one could
see women or children bringing to the
husband or parents in the factory
their monday meal. This meal was
not cold. 1t consisted of substantial
meat and vegetables. Now these pro-
cessions are no longer seen. Most Of
the workmen go to the cafe or to a
lunch counter.
Twenty-Five years ago four-ffths Of
the business men of Memphis went
home or to the bording house for
lunch. Now all of them eat uptown.
There may not be as much home
cooking now as there was formerly,
because women and children do not
understand the art as they formerly
did. twenty-five years ago the av-
erage housewife, even if she had as
much money as some of our rich peo-
pie in Memphis have today, knew
how to buy food, knew how to pre-.
pare food and daily supervised their
kitchen. Great masses of women did
their own cooking and did it we'll.
Now the rich woman has to give
most Of her time to bridge parties, has
to appear once or twice week at
clubs and fashionable places lest she
be forgotten. Women who ought to
do their own cooking insist that they
have a servant because their neigh
Dor has one. They also must take
time off to 60 to the picture shows
and otherwise amuse themselves.
Thus, when one goes into the
causes of high cost of living one finds
that many of the causes are the deter
mination Of people to have things
they do not need and not to do the
work which they should do.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-18
WAVELETS
FROM
THE DEEP.
&C. Green

A noisy noise will soon annoy an
oyster.
And the cook and RUDE will again
look for the Mountain oyster.
And ptomaine poisoning will be the
regular epidemic now.
Don't a raw one feel funny when
you swallow it? And when it comes
up how different.
Poetry is on the wane. Poets can't
get any more Rye-em.
And the Hearse is taking the place
OF the verse.
Twould be funny thing to see a
lied Cross nurse get hot cross bun.
Biff: Sans a well read man, isn't
hep
Sniff: "As to his nose, yes"
She wired to her ducky,
Your Cutie's on this train"
But the operator sent it "Cootie::"
So Ducky eased away again.