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urooxs Finley. Fifth Avenue Building, New York City; Weatern office, Btory. Brooka A Finley, People' Gas Building Chicago, 11L Entered at the Post Office In Harris burr, Pa aa ascond class matter. By carriers, ten centa a week; by mall, 15.00 a year In advance. SATURDAY EVENING JUNE SO I am unaware of anything that hat a right to be called an impostibility.

Thomas B. Huxley. WHEN THE GUARD GOES 'HAT are we going to do by way. of a community farewell when the National Guard companies of Harrlsburg march away at the call of the President? It la time we were thinking about this. Only about two weeks remain in which to make our plans, if the date of mobilization, July 15, is not changed.

DESPICABLE POLITICS yr ITCHELL PALMER has stoop I VI disreputable prac tices during his career In Pennsylvania politics, but none so despicable as his latest attack on Governor Brumbaugh's appointments to membership on the exemption boards Palmer charges that the Governor has appointed men to these boards who will send to the front only men who are opposed to the Republican organization in Pennsylvania. Palmer is not only a liar, but a stupid liar, and his charges are so palpably false that it is scarcely worth while to reply to them. Look over the Jist of Dauphin county ap pointees, for illustration. Is there a man among them who would stoop to such trickery as Palmer's jaundiced vision conjures up? If so, will not Mr. Palmer or his local disciples point him out? It Is evident that.

Palmer and his friends knowTfibne such. They would be only too happy to quote one example, if they. did. But consider the matter from its 4 political side. Palmer accuses the Governor of trying to bolster up the Republican organization in Pennsylvania.

Now it happens that Governor Brumbaugh and the Republican organization are bitterly opposed to each other, throughout the whole State. Under the circumstances is it likely that the Governor would, do anything to strengthen the political organization he has been fighting 5 since his inauguration? Jf Palmer is self convicted of lying at every turn. Not only that, but by spreading such false reports as this he comes perilously near to treason. And in this respect it may be asked, what has Palmer done by way of patriotic service since this war start ed that entitles him to set himself up as critic of anybody, Republican or Democrat? A WORTHY BILL GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH could please thousands of people in Central Pennsylvania and at the same time provide a much needed means of inter communication for traffic of all kinds by signing the Beidleman bill for a bridge over the Susquehanna river at Millersburg. This bill has been before the Legislature twice.

Once it was passed by the Senate and fell In the House for lack of revenue. This year the ap propriations committee approved it and both House and Senate passed it. It is now up to the Governor. i The proposed bridge is not merely J. local project jt has to do with ravel east and west across the State.

It would provide, a means of uniting two prosperous communities and give the people west of the river an aii the yeaf outlet for their trade and produce, which, they do not now have. There is only one bridge be tween Harrlsburg and Sunbury, and that is old, inconveniently situated and excessive toll is charged for its use. The Millersburg route would pro vide a short cuff rom one blgliighway to another and would trans form the commercial conditions of the wnole. district on both sides of the Susquehanna river tor miles around. It would be a fine beginning for what must come eventually bridges to join State high 'ways.

COOLIE COMPETOION TMPORTS from China, British East Indies and Japan Increased $105, 000,000 during the ten months of the current fiscal year ended April 40, over the same period 111, and they were $200,000,000 over the rec ord for the 1911 period, under the protective tariff law, or an Increase 'tf nearly 100 per cent. The. total from the three countries the period ended April last ill.000,000, or one fifth of our total ltln from all the world. Dur i ma period. 'Imports tm tiree SATURDAY EVENING.

$111,000,000, or slightly over one ninth of our total importation. This gives some idea of the change which has been taken In trade currents, end the extent'to which those countries having the lowest cost of production and labor wage In the world are profiting by the Under wood tariff law. President Wilson "Wet" RESIDENT WILSON has taken J. his stand on the prohibition question. He votes "wet" He has asked Congress to permit the making of beer and wine, by his Imperial grace.

Now let those Democrats who for years have been labeling the Repub lican party the party of "boose" come forward and explain. The President has had his opportunity to rid the country of the curse of drink and he has failed to grasp it Let us hear no more pratlngs of Demo crats on the prohibition question. The leader of their party has spoken and few of them will have the tern s' erlty to say to him what they would had he been of the opposing party. Says the President, the conserva tion of food is the greatest problem of the day, and in the same breath, let beer and wine continue to be made." The making of beer, according to the Brewers' Year Book, requires the toll of 75.000 farmers for' six months to furnish the foodstuffs necessary for the annual output, of beer. If the labor of these men could be diverted so that the grain and other products raised for the liquor industry were to be used for food Ih stead of liquor it would relieve the situation produced by the present scarcity of food.

This would be the indirect benefit of war time prohibition, but if it be said that the barley on hand would be wasted did it not go into beer, the statement of Herbert C. Hoover, food expert, before the Senate com mittee of agriculture a few i ago, may be quoted. He said: Barley mixed in a bread makes a bread which has as fine a texture as wheat and would enable us to release just exactly that quantity of wheat There is a certain deduction from the barley the total barley used in brewing to account for the malt which is (fiyn back t6 the feed, but even then there is a large margin of saving if the brewing could be cut out. The difference between the feeding value and the fodder and the intake of the brewery in grain, means just that much more food stuffs to our allies. We could save from fifty to sixty million bushels of grain on the brewing side, after having allowed for the fodder proposition, and that grain is of utmost value to our allies.

i Or, if that be deemed insufficient argument against the use of grain In "booze" at a time when the world is nearing the starvation point, the opinion of Prof. A. E. Taylor, professor of physiological chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, and crop expert for the Department of Agriculture, may be of some value. Prof.

Taylor says: In my opinion, on the. basis of crop prospects, the need of grain, and especially barley, which has proved itself valuable a flour, Is such as to make it imperative upon us after the present malt ings in operation and under contract have been concluded, in about three months, to cease the manufacture of malt for internal or export trades for brewing. Thus it may be seen that the food question and the beer question are so closely allied that they cannot be separated. We have been asked to eat less grain and less bread, in order Jthat the food supply shall be conserved. The President wills that the supply of beer shall be unlimited.

The result will be that there will be no saving of grains, for the non drinker will refuse to deny himself and his chil dren the grain products and the bread they demand in order that his neighbor who drinks may have an unlimited supply of beer. The abstainer will not deny his stomach bread that hie neighbor may take a bath in beer, if he is so minded. For one thing, however, we may be gratefNuL We know at last where the President stands on the "boose" question. THE LOYAL UPPER END READ upon another page of the TELEGRAPH to day of the spirited manner in which the towns of the upper end of Dauphin county nave rallied to the support of the Red Crose. More, than eleven thousand dollars have been" raised there as a result of the labors of have organised campaigns after the manner of that conducted in Harrlsburg.

Dauphin county never has shirked when the war cry rang through the land. The upper end folks have ren dered yoeraen's service In this first drive for funds, but best of all is the fact that they are determined to hold their organisations together in order to serve effectively so long as there Is work to do. By the Ex Commlttecman Two men are more In the center of the political stage in Pennsylvania to day than at 'any time in the last six months, and that is saying a great deal. They are Governor Brumbaugh, some of whose appointees were rejected by the Senate and whom the State Is watching to see what he is going to do about it and Auditor General Charles A. Snyder, who Is being observed to see what he Is going to do about what the Governor does.

It Is currently reported that some of the rejected men will be named to places In the State government Appointments made now would hold good until the end of the Governor's term as the Legislature will not meet until 1919, when the Governor will retire. There will be no Senate around for eighteen months to discuss appointments. Governor Brumbaugh has been of Lthe opinion that he had certain rights In appointments which were not shared by Senators. It is said that he may place Daniel F. Lafean, Charles E.

Patton, D. Edward Long snd possibly Robert K. Young In different place from those he named In his nominations to the Senate. The places which may be used in the switching process are: Compensa tion Commissioner at I7.ooo; Banking Commissioner at Superintendent of Printing at Secretary of Agriculture at $5,000, and Commissioner of Fisheries at $4,500, to say nothing of Public Service Commissioner at $10,000. The Governor has a number or fine cards In his hands again.

One of the Interesting stories afloat about the confirmations Is that when Senators found that should Dr. John Price Jackson not be confirmed as Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Ex Speaker Charles A. Ambler would be named in his place, they hastened to approve him. Another story is that the Senate leaders preferred to keep Insurance Commissioner J. Denny O'Neil in his department rather than have him, named to another where he could be a thorn In the side of the antiadministratlon forces.

Legislators remaining in the city were somewhat amused to day Dy the outbursts from the Democratic machine managers and mourning organs over theconscription boards. In the first place the selections were approved by the national administration and in the second place the Democratic State bosses have been somewhat noted for their strictly machine appointments since they pot hold of President Wilson's rubber stamp for Pennsylvania. Just what the conscription boards would hiive looked like had Palmer and his pals had the 'naming can be imagined from the color of appoint ments they have made In federal service. Third class cltv officials all over the State are writing here for copies of the bill establishing civil service In such cities. A number plan to make It effective at once.

Hanover township, Luzerne; county, the wealthiest of the kind In the State, Is said to be satisfied with the township legislation that has been enacted. Under the bill approved yesterday the dominant men In its affairs will hold office as commissioners until 1920. For the second time in less than six months the State Department of Hankinz is without a commissioner and Captain John W. Morrison, the deputy commissioner, is again, administering its affairs. When the veteran, William H.

Smith, retired last January Captain Morris took charge of the department as dep uty, returning to his place when, Daniel L. larean assumed omce. Now since Mr. Lafean was'not con firmed ha Is conducting affairs again. The York man retires as commis sioner at a time when a call is gen erally made for statements.

The retirement of Commission er N. R. Buller leaves the department" In charge of H. R. Stackhouse, who took charge as chief clerk a month ago.

Mr. Buller will remain here for a short time to assist In conducting affairs and a similar ar rangement will likely be made in the case of D. Edward Long, who was not confirmed as Superintendent bf Public Printing and Binding and who arranged for the new printing contracts Which will take effect Monday. Newspapers of the state appear to be generally congratulatory of the Legislature for not passing any more laws and for sticking to codes and important matters. The action eff the Legislature in sifting out one third of all bills presented for en actment Is rather unusual.

When the i Governor gets through, his veto rec ord will be worth looking at. He has done' fairly well up to date. A number of legislators remain ed here to day to go over bills which passed finally. There are hopes that the appropriation situation will work out favorably and that with the direct inheritance tax there will be no reason for reductions. Circulation of nominating petitions for candidates for nominations for! judge will begin on Monday.

Forty days will be allowed to circulate the papers, which must be filed at the office of the secretary of the com monwealth. These petitions will be the first to be circulated under the provisions of the act signed several weeks ago, which shortened the period for circulation and gave a longer time for certification of nominations, the large number of such papers filed by aspirants for legislative and other nominations in even numbered years causing a rush at the last minute which occasionally caused errors in Initials. Twenty seven common pleas judges, three orphans court judges and twenty two associate judges are to be chosen. ne twenty seven judges will be elected" in sixteen districts, Philadelphia having six and Allegheny live. Two of the orphans court judges will be chosen in Philadelphia and one in Fayette.

The associate judges elected In seventeen counties. The commission for Paul Houck. of Shenandoah, to be secretary of Internal affaire for the unexpired term of father, the late Dr. Henry Houck. will be signed by Governor Brumbaugh, when he returns to Harrisburg arty in week.

Commissions for officers who Wre confirmed will be issued soon atsr. In the case of officers who had been appointed for terms ending with the session of the Senate who were confirmed new commis DON'T YOU BELIEVE THE English War Time Sayings Don't always be thinking of getting back to where you were before the war. Get a really new world Mr. Lloyd George. If any person eats the same amount of food that he or she did in pre war times, he or she is guilty of disloyalty to the country and to those ngnting ior us.

iora nuueri cuii. There are a great many people who, when they say they have done well for the country, really mean that they have done better for themselves. Mr. Biron. The working classes have such bitter memories of the losses that have been sustained by education throuerh religious controversy that thev are determined that religious controversy shall no longer be alowed to pervert or disturb or stop educational reform.

The Bishop of Oxford. The intermeaiate state between poverty and riches Is the fiscal purgatory of to day. Mr. J. A.

R. Marriott The art of a great eity should express itself through aesthetic beauty and dignity, not merely by showing borrowed specimens of" work. in. a gallery, but in its own buildings, furniture, crockery, metal work, embroideries, carpets and plate. Mr; Rothensteln.

From the London Observer. Tipperary Comes to Bagdad Oh, they shook their magic carpet, an' they made a 'elllsh An their slimy Incantations, an' their crystal globes went bust, An' they sang their bloomin, chan ties, an' they banged their fool "ish 1 But we savvied we coiild get there, spite all their cranky 'ells! So we up wi' "Tipperary," an' we pounded 'em like grain. An' th' dust was like a blanket thousrht I'd never see again; An' I kinder did regret It, for I'd fixed my mind t' see That land o' silly 'arems, and queer kings, that lived t' spree! Well, when we got inside it, I'd 'a' never knowed Say Just a low down, dirty 'amlet, where no Britisher'd stay! An' I wonder, wi' their magic, if they'd changed it d'ye see? For I know this ain't the Bagdad where ol' Haroun use' t' be! Theda Kenyon In Everybody's Magazine. German Crop Failure Amsterdam dispatch says German crop will be almost complete failure, due largely to continued drought, which has ruined grains and vegetables. Plowing, which Is done mostly by women and prisoners, Is shallow and Inefficient.

Commercial fertilizers are lacking and natural fertilizers are worthless, because cattle were, poorly fed. Sowing was late, owing to late sprlwg and lack of labor. In northern Prussia sowing has not commenced. Wall Street Journal. The Road to France The stirring lines from the pen of Daniel M.

Henderson were awarded the prize in a poetry contest conducted by the National Arts Club, New York. There were some four thousand entries: Thank God, our liberating lance i Goes flaming on the way to France! To France the trail the Ourkhas found; To France old England's rallying ground To France the path the Russians strode! To France the Ansae's glory road! To France where our Lost Legion ran To fight and die for God and man! To France with every race and breed That hates Oppression's brutal creed! Ah, France, how could our hearts for Z. get The path by which came Lafayette? How could the haze of doubt hang low Upon the road of RochambeauT How was It that we missed the way Brave Joffre leads us along to day? At last, thank Ood! At last. We see There is no tribal Liberty! No beacon lighting just our shores. No Freedom guarding; but our doors.

The flame she kindled for our sires Burns now in Europe's battle flres. The soul that led our fathers West Turns back to free the world's oppressed. Allies, you have not called In vain; We share your conflict and xonr pain. Old Glory," through new stains and rents i i. Partakes of Freedom's sacraments.

Into that hell his will creates We drive the foe his lusts, his hates. iast come, we will be last to stay, Till Right has had hererownlng day. Replenish, comrades, from our veins The blood the sword of despot drains. And make our eager sacrifice Part of freely rendered price xou pay to tin numanny You pay to make our brothers free. See.

with what proud hearts we ad Vance I'o Truict! NAN WHO IS ONLY IN THE GAME F0.1 EXERCISE A NEAR VIEW M1 ELVILLE E. STONE, manager of the Associated Press, was asked recently to address the Brooklyn Civic Club on the Russian revolution. Referring to the new Russia, the allotments of lands, the demolition of the vodka factories, Mr. Stone narrated some rather amusing phases of the really pathetic, such as this: Out near some point Irkutsk or Omsk there was a governor of a prison who heard of the The prisoners didn't hear of it, but the governor knew it was coming. "Well," he said, "I am going to flog them once to day anyhow so they will enjoy freedom when they get it." So he called them In and flogged them, and then disappeared.

The parish priest told them of the revolution and Informed them they were and they went down to get this who had indulged In the flogging process in the morning. And they found Iim. and of 0urse they were greatly incensed and they wanted to kill him. One of them said: "No No, we will not do it. We will not stain this revolution by murder!" And they didn't.

Now I have very great; hope for the future of Russia. I first visited Russia something like twenty five or twenty seven years ago. I have been there frequently since. The Russian people are a kindly people. There was never any reason in the world for the racial quarrel that existed there, except thkt It was stimulated by the bureaucracy.

The Kishinev massacre, the Lodz massacre and the others were all stimulated by a number of Chauvinists, who were acting in conjunction with the St. Petersburg bureaucracy. That went on and on and on until it finally reached a point where no Not His Name From the Youth's Companion. In Dublin a zealous policeman caught a cab driver in the act of driving recklessly. The officer stopped him and said: "What's yer name?" "Ye'd better try and find out? said the driver peevishly.

"Sure, and I will," said the policeman, as he went around to the side of the cab where the name ought to have been but the letters had been rubbed off. "Aha" cried the officer. "Now ye'll git yersel' into worse disgrace than ever. Yer name seems be oblltherated." "You're wrong!" driver triumphantly, van!" shouted the "Tis O'Sulll Taxing Newspapers New York Times. The newspaper business, like any other, should pay Its just proportion of the costs of government It always has.

Newspapers pay taxes upon their real estate, they pay corporation taxes, they are subject to the Federal corporation Income tax. The money they pay out for print paper, ink, and other materials goes to pay the taxes of the producers thereof. Newspapers have never been favored by exemption from taxes. They have no desire to so favored. i 5 What has put into the heads of some senators and representatives the notion that newspapers should be singled out as a subject of special taxation, put in a class apart from all other corporations and property owners, and made to pay taxes not levied upon other similar Industries? The newspapers of the country ere loyal, they have always been willing to support the government.

They are entirely willing to support it now, they will give freely of their profits, and their substance to enable the government to pay the costs of war. but they see ho justice in the attempt to single them out for spe clal burdens, heavier by far than 'those imposed upon the majority of other Industries. The corporation income tax has been willingly paid, it is easily 'That Is an Indication of the direction in which the government should proceed in its efforts to obtain new revenue. The newspapers will make no objection to taxes upon corporate or Individual incomes justly and equitably assessed upon all business Interests In the country. In any system of taxation that may be adopted, the precept that it is not wise to destroy tbe sources from which revenue is de rived eaould be kept steadily in tie svoted men and women who sions will be issued.

view, 1 1 REGARD 5 "This TREAT5 The! iitfN MOUl, AS A t. OF FAR RUSSIA member of the bureaucracy felt that he was safe; that these attacks which were made by the Third Sec tlon of the Czar's police were likely to reach him. A man would sit in his apartment r.r in his home in St. There, would come aNrap on the door. A polite young man in citizen's clothing would be He would say to this home staying body: "They would like to see you down at police headquarters.

There is a carriage downstairs; will you come down?" He would put on his bat and coat and go down. He was taken to police headquarters and thwi, without trial, without any. knowledge as to his offense, he found himself sent to one of the dungeons in tho prison of St. Pe.ter and St. Paul cn an island in the Neva.

Well, the next day his family, not knowing, but suspecting that something was wrong, took steps to Inquire. The man's brother went to the prison and asked. the keeper if Ivan is theref The keeper Who are you, that you should Inquire?" "I am his brother." "Oh, you. are." "Yes:" "And you want to see your "Well the next cell. to his is vacant, and you shall have It." Now that has been the attitude of the country.

"If you drop the lines, the horses would run away." All you had to do to induce the Emperor to send a man to Siberia was to say, "Well, your children are In danger." "This man it a revolutionist." "This man will poison your food." "This man will throw a bomb and klll you." While I think Nicholas honestly wished to give them a better government, he countenanced tyranny tmrt harbarism 6Ut of his fears, until it became absolutely unendurable; Exchange. Children of War Not for a transient victory, or some Stubborn belief that we alone are i Not for a code, of conquest do" we oV" fight, But for the crowded millions still to come. This, unborn generations, is your war. Although It is our blood that pays the price. Be worthy, children, of our sacri flee.

And dare to make your lives worth fighting for. We give up all we love that you may loathe Intrigue and darkness; that you mav disperse The ranks of ugly tyrannies and, worse, The sodden languor and complacent sloth. Do not betray us, then, but come to be Creation's crowning splendor, not its slave: Knowing our lives were spent to make you brave. And that our deaths were meant to set you free. Louis Untermeyer in Collier's Weekly.

Unbelievers They Could not enter because of unbelief. Hebrews ill, d9. CROP PEST, LETTER By Prof. J. G.

Sanders, State Economic Zoologist NICOTINE SPRAYS THE safest and most effective sprays for plant lice or aphis affecting any kind of plants are commercial nicotine preparations or homemade tobacco decoction. The commercial preparations are highly concentrated and bear large dilution, with water and i Black Leaf Forty, a ID per cent, nicotine kill aphids even though diluted with one thousand parts of water, with soap added as a sticker and spreader. Other commercial preparations of the same or lees strength are good when directions are followed. Make tobacco decoction by steeping (net. boiling) a pound of tobacco stems in three or four gallons' of the liquid, and' soap and use as spray.

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Labor Notes Several of the large hotels In New York City are employing women to replace the men called away for war service. Recent strikes and lockouts In the building Industry at Cleveland. Ohio, have resulted In the Building Trades Council and the Building; Trades Em ployers Association creating a board of conciliation of seven men from each organization to settle Industrial dis putes. Over eight thousand carpenters and allied craftsmen In the mill industry in and near Frisco are enjoying tne Saturday half holiday, which has just been established as the result of thorough organization and conferences with employers. An Order in Council Prohibits Cana dians employed on docks, stores, ves sels or vehicles where ammunition or explosives or Inflammable substances required for the manufacture of ex plosives are stored from smoking or having smoking materials in their possession there.

A safety first campaign to minimize accidents in navy yards, arsenals and other Government establishments has been launched by the Federal em ployes' compensation commission, working in co operation with the na tional' safety council of engineers. A survey is now being made of all the navy yards and arsenals of the At lantic coast. OUR DAILY LAUGH THWu. b'tM In mi feSi r.ntP OWO VUVIK GEORGE WT UP HWBUW BUT Jkfo PV1WPEB Hft TEN WTO THE BKf In tv hurrav er AN TJNDSRSEABIT. Lobster Oh, Mr.

Fish, lend us 'our scales, we want to weigh the eby! a TOOTSY WOOTSY! "What makes It jiggle around so?" "Ha! be! It's a spoony couple trying; to fish and bold bands at the suae ttmel. The tap of the renairmen'a ham. mjre and the noise of the plane have wken the place of the rap of the gnvele of the presiding officers and the rustle of bills In the legislative halls at the State Capitol and the'A rorce of repairmen from the basement of the State house are now In possession of the chambers where laws, were belnsr mni. vw ymf to. This biennial vinif palrmen folows close upon the me legislators.

They promptly take account of the dan age done during the session ud make aiirh 1 repairs as are i necessary, it is not believed that the. i damage done to the d.b. will be great as in former sessions. in spue of the length of the sitting. Seven broken chairs and a score or so of desks scratched or broken are the record of the damage, done In the strenuous cloalnv dnv.

thO HOUSA. Whit nm 1 1. .1 a to be don ln th8 Senate. wiu an oe gone over and f'uvu at once. The Job will re qUlre more attantlnn in as tne tops of a couple of desks were 1, AUUB some or tne woodwork cracked during the parades and dem onstrations of tha winiim years ago thirty of the desks In the 7 iibu to do rena.iri trni it wna weeks before all were In good condl tlon asrain.

If kim th? general appropriation iv i cnBnse8 ne galleries i legimauve nans that work will be undertaken tVii. foil AlVJJIiOUM Will be asked to mnlra iiulnn. new arrangements ot the seats. The National (SnoiJ "Our Armv on1 Vo i an interesting Illustrated article on the dedication of the First Defenders' monument at Allentown this spring. Adjutant General Stewart is the cen irai riKure ana mere is a fine photo graphic reproduction nt i wueu ne was aeiivering the oration ii manes one nnnr tn TianAia for figures that run up into the thou stilus, xne oiner aay tnree checks for over (200,000 each arrived at the State Treasury.

Every now and then Father Penn takes in a check or two, wnicn resemDie the total revenue of some of the smaller nations and which help to keep the schools and roads going. It Is not unknown to have a million dollar check but late lv S20ft ftflft rher ka linva hun roth er common. The Pittsburgh and Lake cne rauroaa ana me iemgn uoai and Navigation Companies each paid more than 200.000 nn nnn div thin week. The State Department of Forestry i amiiwaQ vutu liivvi O.IIU valuable suggestions about teaching boys to know trees and to love and' protect them. In one of its recent' 1 bulletins the department says: "Teach your boy to identify one tree a week for a year and let him plant several along, your fences and keep them watered and cared, for.

Nut or fruit trees should be planted by preference." Demolition of St. Lawrence's Catholic Church, which has stood sentinel at the head of Fifth street for. more than a generation, is being attended with considerable interest for many people. The church was so stoutlv. built' that it has been neces sary to use.

dynamite to get down the walls and the charges have, reverberated through the central part of the city, leaving the church' looklng like' a ruin in the war zone. The chances are that it will take another week to get down the building as much care will have to be used on the towers, which abut in Walnut street. A little further Walnut street the operation of the big steam shovel on the site of the Grand Opera House for the new Penn Harris hotel Is attracting its share of attention as it rips Into the dirt and rocks of the big hole. This operation is as significant of the development of the city as is the tearing down of the church for park purposed J. D.

A. Morrow, the Commissioner of the Pittsburgh Bituminous Operators' Association, who declared to a Senate committee yesterday at Washington that drink elimination would mean many more tons of coal, is well known to many people here. He has been a frequent visitor to Harrisburg and Is one of the best posted men on mining matters in the country. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 Senator J. P.

McNichol is planning to attend some races ln which he will enter his fast horse this sum mer. n. M. Edwards, one of the vice presidents of the State Bar Association, is city solicitor of Wllllamsport and a frequent visitor to this city. Ex Senator John M.

Jamison, of Greensburg, is head of the safety committee for that county. The Rev. E. F. Hawk, Philadelphia clergyman, has gone to Canada to become a chaplain in a regiment, i Dr.

W. O. Sherman, Carnegie Steel surgeon, is giving instruction to people' in Pittsburgh on what he learned in the hospitals in France. Dr. Sherman addressed several meetings here recently.

DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg Is shipping immense quantities of manufactures abroad as well as to other States? HISTORIC HARRISBURG Harris Ferry men worked at iron furnaces In the Cumberland Valley which made cannon balls for Washington's army. Niagara Speeds Up Autos It was the touch of Niagara that transformed aluminum from a laboratory curiosity into one ot the most essential of all the minor metals, one with which it would now be difficult to Uispense and which has been power to the Allied arm In the European war. Take it out of the automobile industry and the stream of cars would fall to low water mark instead of rising above it. Between Niagara's alloys and her Industry Utilising steel has multiplied Its proOUCUVe powers ur uiiiw i a a nf till gineera wnii wvn processes Of automobile manufacture li VMM declare wet v. uau these abrasives and alloys every mo torcar factory in America weruld Bve bad to slow aown lowe nrai war broke out From tHe NaLonat ueosTBFal fs: CceUc; Et When throng.

Veepta fbrte rail of Constantino, the Kaiser had better kv Mm bar tho forelock end Hhe palace help rig npk ro ir net. jtobb ui siwrn.