Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-07
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Analysis of reports received at the
State Department of Agriculture
from various sections of Pennsyl-
vania, following the low temperature
OF several days ago, fail to show any
serious damage done by frost or cold.
Reports of harm to fruit trees in
several sections of apple and peach
raising counties were found to have
been much exaggerated when inves-
tigated. Practically all of the dam
age was done to trees in low lying
places which did not contain many
trees. ]. A. Sanders, the States
zoologist. who followed up many of
the reports, said that the fact that
buds were not far advanced and that
no cold rain came with the drop in
temperature, prevented harm. Men
in charge of n number of large or
chards in the southern counties, re-
ported no damage done and in the
northern counties trees were not far
enough advanced for any injury.
The State has opened its work in
the lower anthracite field for the
eradication of the potato wart dis
ease and Federal experts will work
with the State men. Mr.. Sanders
has taken personal charge of this.
work and by the aid of a strict
quarantine, it Is believed that the
| danger can be checked. At the
same time steps are being taken to
guard the State against importation
of moth pests by strict inspection of
nursery stock at both ends of the
state. This is being carried on with
cooperation from other States.
State officials have every hope of
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of the new Pennsylvania National
Guard as the 2Sth Division, the
number it bore in the war. It is
expected that the National Guard
will occupy the same position in
the line of defense as they did un-
der the national defense act passed
before the war and as the keystone
organizations will constitute a divi-
sion, official steps will be made to
obtain the historic number. The
frame work for reorganization of
the Guard has been worked out
and in n few months after return
OF the men from France, the first
steps will be taken.
It's odd the way people forget they
own valuable things when the emer-
gency, or novelty, has passed. The
other day, in looking up the prop
erty of one of the organizations
formed in the city during the war.
there were discovered in lockers
clothing and equipment worth many
dollars, which had been forgotten by
the men who used it. All of 1t was
serviceable and could be adapted to
any use, but once the occasion for
active purposes was passed. the men
who had spent good money for it.
forgot all about it. In this case hats,
shirts, shoes and other property was
found overlooked and slowed away
for moths to attack. And with de-
mands for clothing for Belgians be-
ing made every day in the newspa-
pers and by the Red Cross.
Just exactly why people will throw
glass into a street or a roadway is
hard to understand, but when they
chuck tumblers, walls and other
things of like nature into a paved
roadway it becomes a subject for
inquiry. Yet this happens every day,
according to the street sweepers.
who say that Notwithstanding dan
ger which may come to automobile
tires. they are constantly finding
glass where it has been thought
lessly thrown. On some of the prin-
cipal residential streets. those most
travelled by automobiles, scarcely a
day goes by without glass being
picked up. One sweeper found parts
of three bottles in q block and an
other what looked like the wreck
of a thermos or similar bottle. An
other told of finding a pile of tacks.
evidently the remnants of a box
which had fallen out of a pocket.
torn apart to see what it contained
and then dropped in bulk. This
same man told of finding wire
puzzle with five points sticking in an
automobile tire.
The war may be we'll over, but
the work of the State draft head
quarters goes right on and every
week there are inquiries from peo-
pie wanting information about men
drafted. Some of these inquiries in
dicate that nothing has been heard
of men since they left with their
contingents and draft headquarters
is supposed to have some supernatur-
al means of keeping track of the
soldiers. Unfortunately, the records
here end with the camp destination
and inquiries have to be sent on to
the army authorities, who are over
whelmed with such inquiries.
The second anniversary of the en-
trance of the United States into the
war passed without notice in the
city on Saturday and if anything, it
was much like the day when the
country officially opened hos
tilities. On that day there was
a buckling of belts and prepar-
alton of mind for a hard fight. Sat
urday people, when reminded of the
anniversary, said that Uncle Sam
had big problem at home and that
he should get his fighters home to
help readiust things. Even at the
Capitol and the Federal offices no
reference was made to the day.