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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
HIGH TIME, AND GETTING LATE


None too soon come the reports
from Washington that President Will
son had turned his attention to the
manner in which this country is be-
ing sinned against by the crew of So
called diplomatists who have stopped
at nothing. to inture our neutrality
who are making war in its most out
rageous form upon the government
by forgery, dynamite, torch and
bribery.
Mr.. Wilson has had the country be-
hind him to a remarkable extent He
has perhaps been misled into believing
that public sentiment is the sentiment
which carries water on both shoul-
ders. But a much larger number of
persons than he has any idea of think
it is high time that the President got
behind the country. The secret con-
spirators of foreign lands who are
strongly intrenched in the country.
Extensively getting away with it,
never halt in their activities and never
take time off They are at work night
and day, surprised at the inefficiency
of the United States In protecting its
rights. Immunity has made them
bold.
If the President has taken hold and
will give close attention to these i'm
portant matters there yet may be
cause for rejoicing that q so-called
diplomatic gang" have been put
aboard ship and their agents put
safely away in an internment camp,
say on the Dry Tortugas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

life. They furnish the steam to keep
the engine running. We could not get
along without them.
Some day you may be out of work
and unable to pay your rent. AS a
home-owner you may get behind in
your taxes; but remember, somebody,
through the medium of a bank. comes
to the rescue and carries your loac
when you can't carry 1t yourself
When in good health. why not appre-
ciate these facts, and when your load
is easy. help carry someone else's load
by banking your money where it will,
in quiet and unassuming way. do
some good to somebody besides your
self
To be ready TO meet your rainy day,
you must spend less than you earn.
The sky may look very blue and the
clouds very lar away; but be assured
that II will rain some time, and if your
days are not rainy ones. someone is
out in the storm somewhere, and the
bank will carry for you the load that
comes to the thrifty as we'll as the
spendthrlft, for storms are not re-
specters of persons
The bank is no longer if it ever
was, the mere means of piling up sur
pluses for stockholders It is a pub
lie servant of mo- mean value.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
Ehrntng Gfrat

Here is the story of the pull of
Telegraph ad. 1t is not often that
the Telegraph gets much mention in
this column. but this story is too good
TO be forgotten. Not more than
month ago, a man in our town was
carrying suit of clothing to a clean.
ers' He dropped the vest. When the
cieaner returned the garments the
vest was missing and the telepkSne
wires curled. Then a hunt was start.
ed and the Telegraph was called on
10 help. The advertisement was read
Dy watchman at the federal build
ing. This man had seen a man pick
up vest in front of the jail two weeks
before he saw the advertisement The
watchman told the cleaner and the
cIeaner told the advertiser and the
advertiser hunted up the watchman
ana then all got into touch with the
man whom the watchman knew and
whom he had seen pick up the vest.
Inc vest was produced, identified and
it: '-''''
LOST-About two weeks ago,
vest OF blue serge suit on Pine
street, Court avenue, Walnut or
nut and Footer's Dye store. Re
ward If returned to Room 7O6
Telegraph Building.
The deep pools in the Susuuehanns
Just below the dam at Dock street are
Meccas for many lonely fisherman
pilgrimage these days. The fighting
salmon is in his element there and the
tshermen have discovered the fish's
loahng places. Scarcely a day passes
that doesn't mark a dozen boatmen on
the surface of the river slowly trolling
back and forth across the waters
some splendid catches incidentally
nave been made thus far although the
record fish for weight and size was
landed by Deputy Sheriff Virgil b.
Kennedy His fish weighed nine and
MALT pounds andN measured twenty
nine inches in length.
Cottontails appear to have become
numerous with the recent touch OF
frost and have been cavorting about
Reservoir park and in fields near the
city as though they had a very poo1
idea of the skill of Harrisburg gunners
or did not know the dates on which
they may be shot at Yesterday or
! trips to Rockville and Linglestown
car operatives told of seeing the ami
mails in the fields. Along about Z
o'clock last evening several mer
equipped for cunning met in Market
Square. They were on the way home
and there was not rabbit amons
them. But an hour later a gunner
leading three dogs arrived from the
Cumberland Valley with a dozen bun.
nies.
!
Senator Joseph II. Thompson. OF
Beaver Falls, who was here yesterday
| is having somewhat of a hard time
with business just now. He is an old
football player and takes such a big
interest in the sport in the Fall that
he has to pay his visits to the depart
ments at the Capitol in the middle of
the week.
| It is likely that within a short time
the first announcement can be made of
| the installation of travelling libraries
! in school buildings about the city The
plan is being worked out by Miss Alice
r. Eaton, the librarian of the Harris
burg Public Library, and Superintend-
ent F. e. Downes, of the city's schools.
i 1t is astonishing the interest that is BE-
ing taken in the matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

the milk and the men that cared for
them. He considered the possibilities
or infection in bread and cider and
nam and everything else that goes into
country picnic lunch, but 1t had all
come from kitchens kept by scrupu-
lously careful housewives where the
germ could not possibly gain a foot
hold.
Finally, there was nothing left but
the lemonade. He found that this had
been cooled repeatedly by putting
large chunks of ice into the tub where
they rapidly melted. This ice came
from pond where it was cut every
winter and stored in typical country
icehouse. A glance showed the skilled
sanltarian that filth was regularly
reaching the pond by seepage, and a
test OF It's water revealed the presence
OF great numbers of typhoid bacilli
Germ Breeders
Many persons who have had ty-
photd fever continue to be infection
reservoirs for months or even for
years afterward The public health
records of Washington describe a
man who had typhoid fever eighteen
years ago and is still breeding the
germs. Such persons are carefully
guarded to protect the health of the
public. If they will observe all the
rules laid down for them, and refrain
from coming IN contact with food to
be eaten by other persons, they need
not be closely confined.
While most persons cease to breed
the germs when they recover from
the disease, the present records show
that about per cent. of the victims
continue to breed them indefinitely.
Only the most rigid precautions can
keep such persons from being men
aces to public health ''.'-
Over 10000 persons die from ty-
phoid each year and at least 400, 900
are incapacitated. Yet it is a pre-
| ventable disease. The county SURVEYS.
now being made in nine States, are ex-
pected to stimulate similar work in
all these States.
This survey includes visit to every
house and study of the conditions.
regarding water supply, sanitary pro-
visions, the age of each member of
the family, his health record and oc-
cupation. From these individual re-
ports the suspicious conditions com
mon to the majority can be selected.
They are nearly always the sources
of infection.
A campaign of education follows
the survey. Charts are issued and
stereopticons and moving pictures
show the true causes of typhoid. and
the methods of prevention.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

State Highway Commissioner Cum
ningham made a fine impression upon
the conference at the Capitol by his
practical and commonsense address.
He goes right to the meat of things
and his familiarity with the highways
or the State and with the local condi-
tions has been a matter of surprise to
those who have conferred with him on
road problems. He paid a high tribute
to the engineers when he declared that
the success of the department depends
solely upon their ability.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
GOD IOOKS no YOUl

Then shall the King say unto them
on His right hand, Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the founda-
ton of the world; for | was hungered,
and ye gave me meat; 1 was thirsty,
and We gave me drink; was n
stranger and We took me in; naked,
and ye clothed me; I was sick, and
ye visited me; was in prison. and
ye came unto me-"
Then shall the righteous answer
Him. saying, Lord, when saw we
Thee an hungered. and fed Thee? or
athirst, and gave Thee drink? And
when saw we Thee. a stranger, and
took Thee in? or naked, and clothed
Thee? And when saw we Thee sick
or in prison, and came unto Thee? 2"
And the King shall answer and say
unto them, Verify, I say unto you.
inasmuch as ye did it unto one of
these my brethren, even the least, ye
did It unto me-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
THE MODERN BANK

a NATIONALLY prominent maga-
n zine of current issue publishe.
cartoon of a banker stamped
with the dollar mark and pudgy with
wealth. But there is another side to
the banker, and the cartoon is not a
good representation of the modern
man who sits in the presidents office
of the average modern bank. Let us
look at him in another light
James Smith was taken sick and
lost the use of his right arm He had
a wife and four children dependent
upon him. and for year'he was out
OF work and faced starvation. He
lived in a modest frame cottage and his
rent was sixteen dollars a month. He
had no money laid away when he was
taken sick, and only because the land.
lord was kindly inclined did he have a
roof over his head. Neighbors and
friends helped him. and somehow he
pulled through that dreary year.
The landlord was not a wealthy
man: he only looked so. He wa.
property poor" He owned about ff.
ty houses, and owing to depreciation
in real estate values and general bust.
ness stagnation was unable to sell hir
real estate, and lived on his rents
He was, on a larger scale, in almost a.
bad condition as his tenant.
For two years he paid no interes,
on the mortgage on Smiths house and
the taxes were in arrears for ovel
three years. A savings bank held the
mortgage and was as patient with tn,
landlord as the landlord was will
Smith. Therefore, the owner of tn.
house was not Smiths benefactor. bu
the bank. The bank carried the loac
which the sickness of Smith brough
to the landlord, and that is what banks
are for.
likewise IN the matter of taxes. TIL,
ieity paid It's bills from tax none,
sathered from property owners fiR,
the landlord. But when Smith pai,
no rent and the landlord paid no taxes
the city had to go to some bank anC
borrow until the landlord paid M
And so another bank came to the res
cue and saved both Smith and hi,
lsndlord.
We owe great deal to banks
They carry many load the publ,
usver sees. They ease the Jars O.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR

The three years following the Civil
War, 1S65-66 and 81, included a pc.
riod of recovery and reconstruction,
and business, according to present day
standards, was in most lines poor.
Prices of the leading commodities were
at high point during 1865, but suffer-
ed a sharp decline in the two years
following, and, as payments were reck-
oned in deprecated paper currency,
merchants operations were very con-
servatiVe. In addition, tho benefits OF
the new National Bank system were
not yet felt to any great extent and,
as credit was difficult to obtain, the
bulk of business was transacted or
a cash basis. Another important fac
tor tending to restrict the volume of
sales of manufactured goods, was the
comparatively modest scale of living
of the people. thousands OF articles
which are now regarded as absolutely
necessary, being then unknown or
impossible of attainment by the aver
age person.
In the South, for the three years fol-
lowing the war. trade was practically
dead. There was little money in cir
culation and conditions were only par
TALLY relieved by the raising of cotton,
lack of fertilizers and labor enhancing
the cost and keeping down the vol
.ume of production. In consequence,
the majority of the population Were
compelled to subsist on what they
could produce, and the demand for
merchandise was of very moderate di-
mensions.
In the North, conditions were bet
ter because of the disbandment of the
armies The return of many skilled
mechanics to the workshops and bench
gave an impetus to manufacturing
and while demand for the merchandise
produced was at first slow, it was on
q steadily ascending scale. This re-
suited in an improved sentiment and
encouraged merchants to branch Qua,
and while at no time business could bo
called active, foundation was laid for
the return to normal trade.-Dun's
Review.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
THE THREE CROSSES

TVEN with the approach of an
T. other Yuletide season the mil
lions in the sorry countries be-
yond the seas are still struggling 10
appease the hatreds of kings and
emperors; in the joyous country
whose people are at peace with all
their fellowmen, millions are eagerly
girding their loins to wage more
vigorously the silent battle of hope
and faith against the creeping, de-
spairing onslaught of the white
plague" of tuberculosis.
ON many. a European field the only
hope of reward of the soldier of a
king is the cross of iron. on the quiet,
but equally deadly. fields of the
plague of civilization the soldier OF
the King is preparing his battle lines
in the name of the crimson cross OF
Geneva.
In Harrisburg the attack will be
mapped out and directed by DR.. c. r.
Phillips, chairman of the Red Cross
Christmas seal committee. His COM
mittee is an eager, earnest group OF
citizens, Jealous in the work of ad-
Vancing the cause. YOU can be the
soldier in the ranks. Instead of a
high-powered rife from the factories
at Essen, your weapon will be a cent
nickel, a dime, or a quarter, or per-
haps a dollar. Instead of firing q
clip of cartridges you will buy Red
Cross Christmas Seals.
And you will fight entrenched in
the shadow of the Cross OF the Ages
When are you going to enlist?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

e. V. Babcock, the Pittsburgh
lumberman, is said to be heavily in
terested in new steel mergers.
Ivy L. Lee has gone to Colorado
to make some investigations.
President ]. w. A. Haas, of Muh-
lenberg College, is interesting many
former students in the work of his col
lege.
planning a series of speeches through
out his district this winter.
Captain b. Tappan, U. S. N, we'll
known here, has been ordered home
from the Philippines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
'TEEORAPH'S PERIScOPE

. If newspaper pictures are ac-
curate one wonders who Al. Davis got
a divorce from for the purpose of
wedding Eugenia Kelly.
Some women are such inveterate
shoppers that they are glad when a
tear in husbands coat gives them a
chance to go hunting for a sample 10
match.
When that West Shore vision of
MIR Manning comes true the suburbs
of Philadelphia better watch their
laurels closely.
The prize puzzle of the season is
who will win next years peace prize.
Hist, now, here's a thought, Perhaps
Bryan has his eye on one.
Considering its age and physical
infirmities the Liberty Bell is stand
ing up pretty well under its recent
designations.
We've been so glad TO see the
stacks of the local mills putting again
that we haven't the heart to write
more Smoke nuisance editorials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
THE CoRRFCT ATTITUDE.

HNHERE is at least one moving pic
ture house proprietor in Har-
risburg who has more thought
for the kind of films he runs than for
the mere money side of his business
Not long since this man booked a film
and advertised ii. 1t proved objection
able to large class of his patrons
1t was of a character that should
never have been passed by the State
Board of Censors, which did make
many eliminations and changes before
it permitted the production to appear
in Pennsylvania. When the matter
was drawn to the attention of this
proprietor he promptly withdrew his
advertising and the film is not being
shown, although the sacrifice cost him
about $50 or more for reel rent and
advertising.
In this case the proprietor is far
less to blame than the State Board OF
Censors. No film of the character in
question should have been approved
When the owner of a moving picture
house has no guide for his bookings
save the approval of the Censors he
should be absolutely guaranteed
against any such loss as that to which
the man in question was put in Har.
risburg this week. He relies. naturally
upon the board and he should be pro.
tected.
The Telegraph refrains from usint
the title of this film lest some othel
less scrupulous proprietor take ad
vantage of the opportunity to produce
it for the nickels of the morbidly
curious who would be no doubt at
tracted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
BY WHAT OTHER MEANS? 4?
Kingston (Mo.) Mercury

At President Wilson'S direction, an
investigation has been started to find
means to prevent a flood of cheap
products from Europe on the Amer
lean market at the end of the war.
Is this an admission of the adhinistra-
tion that a Free-Trade, open-door
policy is dangerous to this country :?
BY what means other than the Pro-
tective policy can the end be OBJ
tanned? The Incoming Republican
administration will know the means
and will apply them, as Republican
administrations always have.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
EDITORIAL cOTEffT

Berlin to Bagdad sounds as good as
Cape to Cairo.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Constantine might try sending his
hyphen home to her imperial brother.
Wall Street Journal.
Modern War Version-"He who
fights and runs away lives to announce
a strategic retreat."-Brooklyn Eagle.
If the German Americans hiss Presi-
dent Wilson, what would they have
done had the Colonel been elected p
Boston Herald.
The artist who paints a modern gen.
eral in the hour of his victory will
have to paint him at the telephone
Birmingham Age-Herald.
CarranZa does not care how much
religious freedom MeXicans have so
long as they do not exercise it openly.
st. Louis Globe-Demoerat.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUI

Japan-Can play any position and
makes all the managers nervous.
Russia-A big fellow, but so slow
he has to make a homer in order to
get to first.
Belgium = The innocent spectator
who was hit with'a foul ball.
Turkey-A pitcher who looked easy
but who is making a lot of trouble.
Uncle Sam-The man who owns the
pop, peanut, and refreshment privil-
ege.
War-Correspondents-The men who
can't get into the press-stand because
the managers have given all the seats
to their friends.
Czar-The manager with loads OF
substitutes, but too few regular play
ers.-Walter Camp in Golfers Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

Interest in the proposed movement to
make Harrisburg a flower city next
summer is spreading in every direction.
The Telegraph has received letters
commencing the suggestion and volun-
teering support of the movement 1t
is probable that the Civic Club will ap-
point committees for the working out
of the plans during the winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

The Telegraph's literary contest is
attracting much attention and already
the readers of this newspaper are en-
gagged in a lively search of the classics
for the names of authors of quotations
which are the basis of the contest. II
is strange how many of us are familiar
with certain lines, but without knowl-
edge OF their authors
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
THE STATE FROM DAY TO-DAY

women to the rescued T. A. Wright.
general manager of the Wilkes Barre
Railway Company yesterday made the
statement that ''the women will win
the strike" referring to the long
drawn out contest between the COM
pany and the people. The number of
women who are returning as uas-
sengers is daily increasing and a rift
In the clouds of discord appears i'm
minent.
Bears are getting so plentiful in the
Brandy Camp, Elk county, district
that they are becoming a menace. de-
clares C. C. McAllister. They ara
actually becoming so overbearing that
they will go into cornfeld, roll over
on their backs and break the stalks
to get the juicy ears, causing much
damage.
A Hobo Sociar' was held last.
evening in the Seventh Street .Llth-
eran church, of Lebanon, under the
auspices of the young people. Each
guest was called on to tell "hobo"
story and refreshments were provided
III thS iOiAi VI d HdHu-OuL from the
rear door.
The fourteen days interclass war
between the Sophs and Freshies of
the University of Pennsylvania came
to a close at 5.45 yesterday morning,
with the older class being declared the
victors. Considerable damage to
property resulted in the course of the
war, because, let it be known, the
annual poster fight is no pink tea.
Nearlyfone hundred prominent New
York business and professional men
Journeyed to Allentown and Mount
Airy Tuesday to inspect Muhlenberg
College and the Mount Airy Theologi-
cal Seminary. in connection with the
raising of 100000 for the institutions
under the auspices of the Ministerium
OF Pennsylvania.
The pretzel bakers enjoyed their
annual banquet at the Halfway
House the other evening, eighteen
members of the association being pres
ent. Yes, of course 1t was in Read
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. is.

Be toiser than other people If you
can. but do not tell them so.-Edrl
Of Chesterfield.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
Our Daily Laugh
GETTING MORE

- = a AAN -
MONEY.
How will the
nations keep up
the war when
funds run low?
Oh, every now
and then they
can declare an
armistice for the
beneht of Ameri-
can tourists.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

With. the railroads turning loose a
half million dollars just before the holi-
days. Christmas shopping ought to be
quite a pleasant little incident of the
season for local merchants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

II Is said Carranza never laughs
Well. being boss of Mexico is no laugh.
ing matter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

He: 7 o u .
m o re generous
with your kisssa
than usual.
She: I'm goina
to try to get into
'moving pictures
and I want q lo'
of practice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
The q Have Il" Store

The man who keeps the 'T
HAVE IT. store always has his
ear to the ground.
He tries to know in advance
what the public is going to want
He listens to statesmen and he
watches his home newspaper.
When he sees a product adver-
tised in his newspaper he knows
people will want that.
He puts the newspaper adver-
tised goods in his window and
says to all who pass by L HAVE
IT. come in"
And people come.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

Serbian army almost cut off. Sounds
like a belated dispatch from Russia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
DO YOU Know
That Harrisburg tin is used i'm
ware sold i'm the Far East?

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The first legislature met here 1O1
years ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18

Published every evening (except Sum
day. at the Telegraph Building, s1e
Federal Square. Both phones.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-12-29

Pasa q la p5iEina 8, rnlumHHa 2.