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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
KREIDER AND EIGHT HOURS
CONGREsSMAN KREIDER a,

" planned very clearly to a party of
railroad men the other evening"
where he stood on the Adamson eight
hour bill. He had been accused of be-
ing unfriendly to labor because he
voted against that measure. He ex-
planned by saying that he was perfectly
willing to vote for the bill had 1t pro-
vided an eight-hour day for all rail-
road men. He introduced and heartily
supported an amendment making the
measure take in all classes of raiIroad d
employees, and 1t was because he felt
that the track hands. the shopmen.
the clerks and others were just as de-
serving of the short day as the higher
paid trainmen that he refused to vote
for the bill.
This is perfectly reasonable. The
President is posing as the friend of
labor because he forced this measure
through Congress 1t takes in only
about 100000 trainmen. He could lust
as we'll have pushed through a law
making eight hours the legal working
period for all railroad employees. If he
believes. as he has said. that the eight
hour principle is right, why did he not
see to it that all railroad men were
included?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Prohibition Has Helped Georgia
[From the Kansas City Star

Nat E. Harris. Governor of Georgia
has sent out the following telegram in
answer to an inquiry about the effect
OF prohibition upon crime in that State:
~ have had occasion to collect some
data regarding this, recently, and in
that connection I have had reports
from commissioners of counties, which
reports. analyzed, show that since pro-
hibition went into effect in Georgia
crime of all sorts has fallen off 40 per
cent. in Middle Georgia counties and all
the way from so to 60 per cent. In the
lower portions of the state. where
these reports show. that school attend
ance-white and colored-has increased
materially, as has the ability of the
average householder to pay his bills
and keep his monetary pledges. These
commissioners to a man are complain
ing of shortage of chain gang crews
to work on the roads. and they blame
1t to nothing hut prohibition.
In spite of this testimony. tho liquor
interests are sowing Missouri with cir
culars. stating that prohibition has hurt
Georgia. 1t has hurt the booze business
and the chain gang industry. which go
hand in hand everywhere. The more
booze sold, the more men for the tails
md chain gangs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Back to the Fray
kansas City star.l ]


Comrade George Ade of Arma Eeddon
has the full sympathy and understand
ing of this newspaper. We know just
how he feels. The Star also marched
with the Progressives as long as there
was anybody left to keep step with, In
the hope. as Mr.. Ade says, that we
would ultimately overtake some kind OF
a destination. AS that hope dwindled
and finally departed, and as the sounds
OF distant firing which at the beginning
of the march seemed to be straight
ahead gradually shifted around until
we found we were headed away from
the battle rather than toward 1t. we
were forced to Comrade Ade's conclu-
sion that 1t was better to be going
somewhere, even in more or less mixed
company, than to continue course that
didn't even promise a fight.
The Star liked the company it march
ed in and is glad to hear Mr.. Ade say
he liked it too. The Star liked it be-
cause there were so many men like
AIDE in 1t, fellows who wanted to pitch
in and clean the Nations house of some
unpleasant accumulations and who pre-
ferred to do it by throwing things out
the window rather than by carrying
them down stairs. 1t was a young
blithe. earnest, hopeful and lighting
company and it was helpful and in
spring thing just to march along with
1t. To go into battle with 1t would have
been Joy.
But there wasn't any chance of a
fight. Every day the Progressives
marched they got farther away from
the battle, and as fast as they found II
out they began dropping from the ranks
and heading for the quarter whence
came the sounds OF the fray. After
awhile 1t got lonesome. There was
hardly anybody left to talk to. The
leader was gone, and as we paused In
our march and inclined an ear to rear.
ward we could hear the screams of the
foe as he charged among them laying
to right and left. And with every
shout of triumph brought on the
breeze more of the company dropped
out and rushed to bear hand.
The Star realizes with Comrade AIDE
that the battle is between two parties
this year, and the progressive party Ii
not out of them. The ony way the
Progressives can make themselves fell
is to fight in one or the other OF the
parties that are doing the lighting
Like Comrade Ade, the Star believes
that the banner carried by Mr.. Hughes
is the one for Progressives to fight
under and that the fight is worth max,
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE MADE IN
TWO LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ByABR1ces

breaking point.
Many may call it prosperity, and to
| many 1t may be. but to many more II
is absolute adversely and a desperate
Struggle for existence.
rms letter is written with the hope
tnat some member of the Chamber of
commerce will read IL and remem ber
mat while he is boosting he will not
forget to boost his loyal clerk.
A.. ,,,. A CLERK.
NOW that our Chamber of Commerce
mas peen SO successful in settling the
| MOTEL question, which has long been dis
cussed, is 1t not time this same pro
eresslve organization does something
10 aid in furnishing the city of Har-
risburg with at least one ambulance?
:, IL is without doubt : shame and n
olserace that progressve city such
as we claim to be cannot boast of hav-
ing hospital ambulance. I dare saw
| II is crime that person whose illness
causes them to be removed to a hos
pitai must ride in a police patrol
wagon. Probably just before this pa-
tient was placed in this wagon several
arnnks oi,afl We're picked up out of a dirty
We are fighting against diseases of
all kind every day: we are constantly
being told by our health doctors what
10 do to prevent disease; but we never
near OF tnese doctors presenting to our
CITY commissioners the matter of an
ambulance.
No matter how much real estate we
own. or how great our taxes are. we
must abide by the health laws, but
those who make them do not attempt
to enforce law hereby a city must
provide sanitary conveyance for re-
moving patient.
AS a taxpayer 1 repeat it is a shame
and disgrace to our progressive city
that when we are obliged to call for
an ambulance we must look out Of
our door and see police patrol await
| ing.
| Let us continue our progressive
movements fellow-citizens, and begin
to bring this much-criticised subject
to an end.
TAXPAYER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
CLERK ADDRESSES CHAMBER

The following open letter to the
| Chamber of Commerce has been re-
ceived by the Telegraph with the re-
quest that 1t be published:
Apparently this is day of boost,
efficiency safety first and what not.
The Chamber of Commerce Is to be
commended for the good 1t has done
| and what it is doing-in fact, it stands
for everything which tends to progress
siveness and the betterment of our
city
The Chamber of Commerce has in
the past bent every effort and has sue
ceeded in increasing it's membership
| 100 per cent. and assisted in boosting
| the new hotel. and now are about
ready to launch another active cam
paign in favor of the school loan. MAY
success attend your efforts. With all
these booms. past and prospective. you
have failed or rather have not
thought of one class of people to whom
I would call your attention and say a
word in their behalf. and ask. has 1t
ever occurred to you during your de-
| liberations (many of whom are en-
gagged in business) that in all your
deliberations you have overlooked your
loyal clerk, who would enjoy at least
u small per cent. of the prosperity that
is being handed out?
Did 1t ever occur to you that the
clerks are mighty factor in your sue
cess and are entitled to at least some
consideration?
Every business man is aware of the
ever increasing prices, varying from
.25 to rs per cent, and probably more.
and in every case the merchant has a
way of getting back when prices on his
merchandise are increased. With the
clerk it is entirely different whose
salary is fixed and has no way of
boosting his income.
Our dollar to-day is worth about
GO cents as compared with prices of
several years ago. Take. for instance,
the price of coal. potatoes, meats, gro-
ceries and in fact everything that en-
ters into living. vet many clerk is
to-day receiving the same salary as he
did prior to the day of boost and must
say that our dollar is stretched to the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Controller w. M. Heebner, of
Montgomery county, has isued state
ment showing his county out of debt
Lloyd Miffiin, who is seriously i'll
at his home near Columbia, is a de-
scendant of Governor Mifflin of early
days.
j. II. McFadden, the Philadelphia,
who has been buying pictures abroad,
is member of a family long identified
with the cotton industry.
Congressman M. M. Garland, of
Pittsburgh, has been drafted to make
speeches in Indiana.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, is
having lot of making speeches
about how Democratic Civil Service
affected him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
"HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR.
MYTH this slogan, the Wilson
wv propagandists hope to further
danalN.n tho ori1,

IA |lI1 lnlS slogan, the Wilson
wv propagandists hope to further
deceive the American people.
But just when the rallying cry was
being worked to the limit along comes
official admissions which knock the
slogan into a cooked hat. First. the
Judge Advocate General of the United
States Army, in the pursuance of his
duty, declares that even now a state
of war exists with Mexico "by reason
of the fact that the United States Is
| prosecuting its rights by force of
arms and in a manner in which war
is usually conducted" And on top
of this important ruling the State De-
partment admits "a constructive state
of war, in which the United States is
involved, exists in Mexico"
Disconcerting, of course, for the
kept us out of war patriots" who
calmly ignore the fact that President
Wilson made the memorial address
on the return of our dead from Vera
Cruz, that he ordered Pershing and
his men into Mexico, where they are
at this hour: that there is large
army of volunteers on the Mexican
border while their wives and children
are wondering why; that Captain
Boyd and his brave troopers gave UP
their lives at Carrizal, and other in
cidents of similar nature disproving
the "Kept-us-out-of-war" theory.
No occupant of the White House has
ever attempted before to so flagrantly
misuse the power of his great office
for the qualification of his own am
bition. Thousands of patriotic Demo-
Gratis have already turned to Charles
Evans Hughes as the only person to
stop the further humiliation of the
American people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

lTHROUGH the cooperation of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation the
board of education at South
Bethlehem has decided to add four
year industrial course to those which
now go to make up the curriculum of
the high school,.
Under the plan agreed upon the
students taking the Industrial course
will spend part of each day in the
various departments of the great
plant gaining practical knowledge In
this way the high school boys will
obtain both theory and practice.
Thus the boys will remain in school
while they are actually apprentices in
the big steel plant and receiving
wages What has been done at South
Bethlehem is also possible here. At
the Steelton plant of Mr.. Schwab's
corporation should be similar oppor-
tunities for the students OF Technical
High School of Harrisburg and we
have no doubt conference between
Quincy Bent, the directing head at
Steelton, and the local school officials
would result in a like admirable ar
rangement.
Such plan would equip many of
the Tech students for responsible posi-
tions Immediately upon graduation
and still further enhance the value of
their fine training at the Walnut street
institution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL HOME

l ARRlS6URG > charlteS keep
pace with the growth of the city.
The latest development along
this line is the plan of a number of
influential men of the city to provide
proper quarters for the over-worked
and over crowded Children's Industrial
Home.
Laboring under the heavy handicap
of a building far too small for it's
needs and ill-suited from the very
first, the Industrial Home has made
splendid record. Hundreds of men
and women in all walks of life once
called it home. Scores of little folks
find refuge there who otherwise would
From the highways and the byways
they come, from homes of discord and
from others where death has enter
ed - all of them penniless and help
less, and all of them made welcome
and sheltered and succored until able
to care for themselves.
1t is a great and good work the In
dustrial Home has done and is doing,
but what it has done will be as moth
ing when compared with the oppor-
tunities for service that will lie before
1t when it is situated in the country,
surrounded by broad fields and rolling
hills and with it's cottages ranged
about main building. There the
little ones will have a taste of real
home life and there they will grow
up to useful manhood and woman
hood amid surroundings ideal for
mental, moral and bodily develop
ment.
For this purpose Harrisburg peo-
pie will be asked to give and it is
easy to foresee that the fund neces-
sary will not be hard to raise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

If he had not he himself would have
been the first to deny 1t. He is so
thoroughly innoculated with the
spoils virus of the administration
that IL left alone he would be ready
enough to affirm the truth of his
speech. That .he remains silent is a
fair indication that the Democratic
campaign managers have spanked his
we'll creased black trousers and put
a muzzle on him for the remainder of
the campaign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
THAT HUGHES COLLEGE LEAGUE
THAT Hughes College League. an

III active branch of which has been
organized in Harrisburg. has
given an awful jolt to those Wilson
supporters who foolishly imagined be-
cause their candidate was once a col
lege president all college men would
vote for him. The local newspaper
organ of the Democratic party, which
knows better but will not admit it,
complains bitterly because the rolls
pof the organization here "are filled
with old grads separated by long years
from the atmosphere of the classroom
land the instruction of the profess
,sors." Laying aside the thought that
wisdom increases with the years and
that at all events both young gradu-
ates and 'old grads" make up the
membership of the Harrisburg Hughes
alliance, how does our Wilson defend
FER make its claims of the young COL
lese man for Wilson gee up with the
tact that straw votes of all the men
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Meaningless Slogans

The campaign orators are trying to
re-elect Mr.. Wilson on two pleas:
1. He kept us out of war.
2. He gave railroad labor an s-hour
day.
But
1. There was no reason for anybody
to get us into war.
2. He did not obtain an s-hour day.
The American people do not elect
presidents on the strength of campaign
slogans that sound well but are mean
ingless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Watching the Sunset
Editor Of the Telegraph:

To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
Some citizens and Taxpayers are
wondering why the street-cleaning
forces assemble at given point up
town and do nothing but watch the
sunset for three-quarters of an hour
Twice last week 1 watched this per-
formance or lack of performance which
seems to indicate the general trend OF
things under the present city admin
istration. But the people are not SO
blind as they seem.
PED ESTRIAN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

SPEAK UP, MIR. MARSHALL
NAN it be that the Democratic
~ campaign managers have put a
muzzle on Vice-President Mar
shall?
Not long since, in indianapolis, Mr..
Marshall is quoted as having said:
Did I say "civil service" or "snivel
service?" They both mean the same
We found the offices guarded by
sniyel service, and our only regret
was that we couldn't pry more of
the appointees loose and fill their
places with Democrats. If there is
any Office under the Government
that Democrat can't fill, I believe
that office should be abolished.
The National Civil Service Reform
League, wishing to be in a position
to deny that Mr.. Marshall ever gave
voice to such astoundingly undemo-
cratic views. sent him a letter asking
him either to deny the quotation or
that he take such effective action as
to remove the impression that you
favor the use of the public service
for private gain and partisan ad-
vantage"
Beyond doubt Mr.. Marshall said
Just what he was quoted as saying.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
GoMPERs' FOOLISH ATTEMPT

TIME foolish attempt of Gompers
1 to deliver the entire labor vote
of the United States to Presi-
dent Wilson has failed, as anybody
conversant with American history and
acquainted with the American view
point knew it would. No one man
can swing the whole labor vote Of the
United States, just as no one man or
group of men can swing the whole
capitalistic vote of the country. Com
pers cannot handle the bulk of the
laboring men any more than Rookie
feller can command the votes of a ma
jority of rich men,
Take Harrisburg for example. DEM
ocrats right here at home are telling
US that Wilson is the workingmans
friend and that Hughes is supported
by capital. Yet a group of the wealth.
lest men in Harrisburg are openly
for Wilson and one of the very richest
men in town--a man whose money
was made mainly by exploiting the
laboring man--is one of the most ac-
tive Wilson men in the country.
The truth is that Americans are
Americans first and workingmen and
capitalists second. Thousands Of rich
men will vote for Wilson and thou
sands more for Hughes. Millions of
lahoring men will vote for Wilson and
millions more for Hughes The man
VINO tries to range class against class in
this country does so to crafty per-
sonal ambitions and to accomplish sell
fish ends. He is dangerous influence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
AS to Keeping Out of War

IFrom the Kansas City Timesl
The United States has kept out of
the European war But so has Switzer-
land, which is much closer to the fight
ing-and Holland and Denmark and
Norway and Sweden. In fact no nation
has got In that didn't want in. except
-palekirxe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

Not many farmers will fail to under
stand that the high prices they have
been getting for their products are due
TO the demand created by the war of
Europe. In a ten months period be-
lore the war began, we exported s132.-
100000 worth of breadstuffs and oats,
but in a corresponding ten months with
the war in full swing. we exported the
same commodities to the value of $685.
00e, 900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

Commenting upon the Presidents
campaign OF oratory, the Springfield
Republican. which is supporting him.
makes this rather dismal observation:
TT is true. also, that if a Presidents
record in office will not re-elect him. no
amount of speech making will save
him."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is one of the
big cement distributing centers OF
Central Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
TAXPAYER,

NO JOY IN LIFE
Mrs. I. N. Quirs
II see you've
)moved away from
Torporville. I
thought 1t was
such q lovely
community o {
homes.
Mrs. r.. 2.
Former-It was
that but 1t was 80
dreadfully dull
our civics society
couldn't find .
thing to reform
pr Suppress
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

st. Patrick's cathedral occupies the
site originally chosen for 1t about
1925.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

An enthusiastic supporter of the
President calls his speeches pearls"
Yes. They are pearls of great price
paid for at the cost of the national
prestige.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

What grand President Wilson
would have been if he had done all the
things he promised and had not done
most of the other things he did do.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
SPEAK UP, MIR. MARSHALL

The chestnut blight does not extend
to the prices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

Speakers plaza is the name suggest
ed for the Union station platform
where presidential candidates have
been speaking this year. Come to
think about it that platform has been
used by some noted men in the las.
twenty years. Mckinley, Roosevelt,
Taft and Wilson have all spoken there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 90

The SDeetest music is not in ora
tories, but in the human poice tOhen
% speaks from its instant life tones of
tenderness, truth ana courage.
-EMERsoN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
WHAT THE ROTARY CLuR
LEARNED OF THE CTTv

tQuestions submitted to members a,
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and thei.
answers as presented at the orEanixa-
lions annual Municipal ouix."l
Did the City OF Harrisburg contribute
anything to the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania for an Executive Man
sion?
In 1864 the City of Harrisburg
appropriated 100000 to the Com
monw ealth of Pennsylvania for the
purchase of an Executive Mansion.
This was accepted by the Common
wealth with the understanding that
IL the Capital was ever moved from
the city. the Commonwealth would
reimburse the City of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
EDITORIAL. COMMENT

Anybody who doubts the devotion of
the Middle West to the American flag
has got a revelation coming to him.
New York Sun.
King Constantine has postponed the
meeting of the Greek Parliament for a
month. Maybe he was afraid Ii would
ask him what he was going to do
Kansas City Star
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Our Daily Laugh
WOULD NEVER

WOULD NEVER
DO.
Why can't you
wear that hat
now7
It Is trimmed
wi t h cherries.
Hubby.
Wel7
And cherries
are out Of sAs-
son.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

latter Wilson's own institution, have
been heavily in favor of Hughes?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
BETHLEHEMs EXAMPLE

The frost is on the pumpkin, and the
frosting is on the pumpkin pie.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-06
ELECTRICITY
The Servant of Today

The phrase Electricity is in its infancy, wonder OF
tomorrow, has meaning to this generation. For u.s.
today electricity is ullgrown, mighty and obedlent
servant operating our factories carrying swiftly to
our destination lighting streets and our homes In
thousand ways making life easier pleasanter, more
profitable.
The Detroit times., 1916-12-06
MODERN HOME
is ELECTRIC
Armory Replete With Sugges-
tions for Convenience and
Comfort
A great poet has written 800 500.
mortal verse which begins.
~ r.r,,..tabsr rrrunrlnef

NVftai Nttar AANA ~ = tt4Nf
"a remember, I rememoer
The house where WGs bo-r
There is much pleasure .n such
memory Every body likes ~
think OF his boyhood daya--fhe old
home eith 10 associations OF happy
hour
but would you really nkc 70 1--we
IN one of those old homes today
wonld sou be contenisd vith Law.
ina 10 draw the water for Tou-
morning bath from weN 0- n
chop ood for the Ere or rca1 lN
ialiow candles. or lanterns ~ r.grt
Probably not
The modern home has brorch
creased comforts 10 The "to..
household II has given u modern