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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
PLANTING THE SLOPE

the matter of decorating the slope
i along the River Front with appro-
pirate shrubbery, might 1t not be
well to interest the school children of
the city to the end that they may take
a personal pride In planting flowers
and shrubbery which would have their
continuing protection?
When the riprapping of the lower
section of the slope>-shall have been
done SOME DAY that portion between
the upper walk and the riprapping
will provide ample space for such
planting as has been indicated. This
work could be started at any point
between Iron alley and Division street
so that the schools in the different sec
tons of the city might have a share in
the movement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
ALVAH WILSON ADVERTISES
HARRISBURG IN FRISCO

FDWARD F. O'DAY, writing un-
u der the heading Varied Types"
in Town Talk, Pacific Coast
weekly, has this to say of Alvah Will
son, former Harrisburg boy now of
San Francisco and we'll known in big
hotel circles the country over:
Pardon me for pointing"
If you have never seen him say it
you have missed one of the sights of
San Francisco. Yes, you must see
him say it, not merely hear him.
Pardon me for pointing" is for the
eye more than for the ear. It is drama
first music afterwards. The words
count, and the intonation Is import
ant; but it is the manner that scores
No other can say Pardon me for
pointing" in his manner. No other
has his manner. Manner is the
breath of his personality. He is as
full of manner as an eggshell is full
OF egg. Shall l attempt to show you
that manner of his as he disengages
his famous Pardon me for pointing 2"
l cannot do it. The staccato speech
is unutterable on paper; the wide
spread grin that accompanies Pardon
me for pointing" and the infectious
Understandable, unique. Pardon me
for pointing" has a gesture that eludes
adjectives, humor that won't be pin
ned down. Sometimes Pardon me
for pointing" is jolly, sometimes sly,
with a wink in it; always it is illumin-
ating. significant-not the idle pat
ter of small-talk but the pregnant
shibboleth of worldly wisdom.
l take 1t that you know of whom
speak. You must know him, or con-
fess yourself a dweller outside the
walls. He hasn't been here as long
as Lotta's Fountain or Telegraph Hill !;
he doesn't circulate as much as Spring
Valley; or make as much noise as a
ferry boat in the fog-but ever since
he has been in the midst of us his
presence has been perceptible and his
influence palpable to such a pleasant
extent that we shouldn't like to think
of doing without him. Just go into
any crowd of good fellows and request
three cheers for Alvah Wilson: if you
don't get them with vim, vigor and
tiger I'll pay off your election bet!
"Alvah Wilson of Harrisburg, Pa
large P and a small a" is the way
the assistant manager of the st.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

to-day as he had been considerably
discussed because of the appointment
given to him in the Pittsburgh city
government.
The Philadelphia Democratic city
committee has named a committee
headed by Roland S. Morris to probe
election frauds.
John c. Winston, the Philadelphia
reformer, has been made foreman of
the grand jury in that county.
IS. d. Crow is the new appraiser
of Fayette county and d. II. Fleihr of
Lehigh.
Activity of Prohibitionists in hold
ing meetings is attracting much atten-
ton. 1t is said that they will back a
prohibition amendment to the limit if
it appears in the next session. The
local optionists held a meeting in
Philadelphia and counted noses. They
will send q committee to discuss the
situation with the Governor.
The Supreme Court of Psunsyl-
vania will decide whether the tally or
return sheet is to be accepted as show
ing the official figures of an election.
Until this decision is given Guy e.
Campbell, Democrat, who has plur-
ality of 46 votes over Representative
A. j. Barchfeld, Republican, in the
Thirty-second district, will not be
given a certificate of election. Mr..
Barchfeld appealed from the decision
of Judges James r. Macfarlane and ].
McF. Carpenter, of Allegheny, who
presided over the official returning
board, in which they ruled in disputed
districts that the figures shown on the
tally sheet should be taken in prefer
ence to the figures on the certified re-
turn sheet. Mr.. Barchfeld claims this
ruling cost him SO votes, or a sutfi-
cient number to give him the seat in
Congress. 1t is a question the appel
late courts have never ruled upon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
Trade Briefs

Spain's annual production of ce-
mont amounts to about 100000 tons
at the present time. 1t is planned to
increase the production to 10000
tons.
Steel fling cabinets should make
large sales in the Netherlands. Ger
many has no competitor for this trade
Peat was widely used for fuel in
Norway during 1915 owing to the high
price of coal. A patent peat fuel is
being manufactured for use on the
Norwegian State railways.
Fifty per cent. of Martinique's i'm
ports in 1915 were supplied by the
United States. France ranked next
with 81 per cent, Great Britain was
third with IL per cent. and all other
countries only 2 per cent.
1t is planned to open technical
library at Frankfort on the Main,
Germany. This library will be open
to the public and will be of great
benefit to the many industrial work
ers of the city.
Twelve thousand tons of American
coal have entered the port of Tene-
rife. Canary Islands, in the past nine
months. Last year there were no ex-
ports of coal from the United States
to the islands.
Machinery for making butter and
cheese is needed in Portugal
fertilizer company in Spain has
inquired about prices on 100000 bags
suitable for acid phosphate. An order
may be placed for 1000, 900 sacks
The Governor of the colony of Trini-
dad and Tobago, British West Indies
has recommended that the railways
of the colony be improved. AS some
of his suggestions will be carried out
there will be demand for American
supplies.
Guatemala's 1861 coffee crop
will amount to about 10000, 900
pounds valued at $10.000,000. This is
q normal crop.
OF 759 automobiles imported into
Java for the first half of this year
668 came from the United States. Italy
was the nearest competitor, supplying
fifty-three motorcars.
Inquiries have been received at the
consulate at Hankow, China, for
prices on American flour mill ma
chinery. Catalogs in English have
been requested.
American pianos are popular in
South Africa. Germany and England,
however, however, sell a number of
pianos in this district.
Merchants in Holland are in the
market for American millinery sup
plies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
By BRIGGS

Francis Hotel describes himself. That
phrase. like Pardon me for point
1ng,' Is so closely associated with Jim
Woods lieutenant that when people
pass through Harrisburg they think
of Alvah Wilson. Evidence that peo-
pie do pass through Harrisburg--no
doubt without stopping comes to
AlVah Wilson on an average of three
times week. Harrisburg reminds
them of Alvah Wilson, and they forth
with write him postcard. Alvah
Wilson has moro postcards from Har-
risburg, Pa, than any other man in
the world. That is one of his minor
distinctions.
But l am not going to catalog
Alvah Wilson's minor distinctions, or
his major distinctions either; there
are too many of them. However there
are certain things which cry aloud to
be said about this American Quaker
from Harrisburg, Pa, who looks like
count from Vienna. And one of the
most striking Is that Alvah Wilson
has worked under Mine Host James
Woods four separate times. Life has
had way of taking Wilson by the
hand and leading him far afield from
Jim Woods. but luck has always
brought him back again. You may
draw from this what inference you
please, but if you conclude that there
is a certain tie of affection uniting the
two men, a bond which many busi-
nessmen would pronounce silly, USE
less and unbusinesslike since it is not
measurable in dollars and cents and
cannot be regarded as a negotiable as
set--in other words, If you conclude
that Jim Woods loves Alvah Wilson
and that Alvah Wilson loves Jim
Woods, you won't be going very far
wrong.
Alvah Wilson started business life
as a youngster behind the cafe cash
register in the Sturtivant House, New
York. Thence he went to the Ken
sington at Saratoga in the role of
cashier. At Saratoga he met Jim
Woods. Jim Woods at that time was
younger in years but not in appear
ance than he is to-day. Alvah Will
son had a little more hair on the top
of his head than he musters now. The
two men took a fancy to each other.
Woods was at the Grand Union for
the summer, but with the approach
of winter he turned his steps toward
New Orleans and the Hotel St.
Charles.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
Shop early! Also, ship earlyi
THE DONATE sTATUARY

TITY COUNCIL will begin the
~ actual preparation of the annual
budget in few days and the
community will hope that some real
effort shall be made to bring the
Hershey statuary out of the dusty
warehouse in which 1t has been resting
since the Chocolate King presented
the group to Harrisburg more than a
year ago. Mr.. Hershey has reason to
feel that our municipal officials, and
incidentally the community at large,
are not appreciative of his generosity
1ntimations are said to have come from
the donor that this city is not par
dcularly strong on art. This may or
may not be the case, but there is
reason for the frequent criticism which
is heard regarding the failure of the
City Council to install this statuary in
the place selected for it on the River
Front.
So long as the s25,OO0 group is per-
mitted to rest in the obscurity of a
warehouse the reflection is necessarily
upon the entire community, and it is
only reasonable that the people should
expect the commissioners to place the
statuary in a proper location.
City Commissioner Bowman, head
of the Water Department, which has
abundant surplus funds, has frequently
been quoted as favorable to installing
the group at one of the entrances to
Reservoir Park, but the committee
chosen to select a site having unani-
mously agreed upon the River Front
at Locust street, it would appear to be
the graceful thing for Commissioner
Bowman and his associates to follow
this suggestion.
If City Council refuses to provide a
proper setting for the statuary. then
the people themselves must remove
the stigma of neglect and indifference
by contributing of their own means for
this purpose. OF course, that is not
fair proposition. in view of the fact
that the statuary was accepted by the
city officials in a formal way. but
should the matter be again omitted in
the making up of the budget this wear
something will have to be done bv tho
people themselves.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Deutschland carries back 1000 tons
of>gold, silver and rubber for the starv-
ing Babies of Germany.-Wall Street
Journal.
Let US hope that the Government we
are to get in the future from the West
will be less severe than the brand of
weather it handles.-Boston Transcript.
If Henry Ford is sincere in wanting
to do the greatest good to the greatest
number, he will put another spring un-
der the back seat.-Boston Transcript.
The U-49 that sank the American ship
Columbian doubtless will be remember
ed as the sister ship of the U-53 re-
Gently feted at Newport.-Boston Tran
script,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
Sunset on the Suskie

Ever watch the sun go down
Behind the Suskies hills
When Indian Summers given way
To Winters blasts and chills?
A canvas ever changing
The river ripping by
Seems made of rubies, opa1s, pearls,
Reflected from the sky
Yuh get its full significance
AS paddlin' yer canoe
Along some birch lined island shore
The colors filter throughi
An sky an water both are stained
With wonders of brush
That swiftly works mysteriously
Throughout the twilight's hush
1t seems His touch is warmer then
Than any time O. year,
AS though He's sort o. sorry
Fer a world so scar and drear!
An might a-gathered up the leaves
That fell all Autumn through
An mixed their reds an browns an
Colds
To give the sky it's hue!
AS If He wanted folks to see
That part o. what He's planned
Is jest to use the simple things
OF life yuh have at handi
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
BEING ABLE TO SAY mo-

n HARRISBURG businessman, ad-
n dressing the Telegraph in a let
ter published on this page yes
terday, suggested that this newspaper
lead a boycott on foodstuffs that have
mounted to unreasonable prices, and
Mrs. Anna Hamilton wood, the Tele-
graphs housekeeping expert, writes
that many women have asked her to
help form a Housewives League here
similar to that in New York. Harrisburg
people unquestionabIy entertain strong
resentment for the dealers who have
been forcing prices of provisions to
unreasonable figures. This feeling
flared out sharply last Wednesday
when the bottom was knocked from
the turkey market and again on Sat-
urday when, not so demonstratively, it
began to direct itself against eggs.
The boycott is a powerful weapon
1t is almost the only one at the hands
of people whose federal government
talks glibly about embargoes and re-
duced prices during political cam
paigns and forgets all about the fam
lily grocery bill as soon as the votes
are counted. Whether formal organi-
zation is necessary to make the boy
colt felt is question. Led by fear
less press an aroused public needs no
association promptings. 1t knows
what to do and it does it-as witness
last Wednesday.
Harrisburg people are not unrea-
sonable. They do not deny that some
advances in prices are necessary by
reason of the war. They are willing
to pay their share of the increases
but no more. They know that food
spectators and packers are deliber-
ately and unfairly taking advantage of
their prosperity and they are natural
ly indignant. Whenever they become
angry enough to say mo" to the
promptings of appetite. and to say it
as they said mo" to the turkey goug-
ers last week, prices will begin to
come down.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
Churches For Prohibition

The Methodist Episcopal Church, with
a membership of 5000, 900; the Presby-
terian Church. with a membership of
nearly 2,000,000; the Baptist Church
North and south). with 3.000.000; the
Cumberland Presbyterian and other
church denominations, in their conven-
tions last month, declared themselves
In unmistakable terms for nation wide
prohibition. Ringing utterances have
also been made in the past few weeks
by ecclesiastics high in the councils
of the Episcopal and Catholic churches
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

thing that should have been done be-
fore. the street was paved.
City Engineer Cowden invariably
serves notice upon interested parties
to make pipe connections before the
streets are paved, but with distressing
regularity these notices are disregarded
and upon the completion of the paving
trenches are opened and cuts made
which do much damage to the expen-
sive street improvement.
OF course. it is necessary to open
streets for the installation of service
pipes and mains, but in many cases
the corporations are responsible for
failure to give attention to this work
before the paving is undertaken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
OPENING STREETS

THERE seems to be no uniform
i regulation in the third-class cities
of Pennsylvania for the opening
of paved streets to install service
pipes, but it is manifestly necessary
that some provision be made to pre-
vent the wholesale cutting of the as
phalted highways. 1t is a common
thing to see a street newly surfaced
ripped open almost Immediately by
some corporation or individual to do
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
A LOST LEADER


The late Patrick Henry Morrissey,
formerly head of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, never played poll
tics. never evaded, made up his own
mind and kept his mind open until
makeup time. He was fair; when one
of the trainmen's locals broke an
agreement with q railroad he expelled
the unit and sent men to take the
places of the strikers. He was trust
ed; long after he had left the presi-
dency of his brotherhood to work in q
railway presidents office the loco
motive engineers chose him as their
man on the arbitration board of 1912.
He was far sighted; in dissenting from
the settlement of 1912 he declared that
the award was trouble breeder.
Organized labor has been cursed
with some mighty unfit and misrepre-
sentative leaders in this country, and
this has come about largely where the
leader were self-constituted as
such. Where the men chose deliber-
ately the type is better. Such men
as Morrissey are few. Organized labor
needs them to-day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

-Enoch Rauh, Pittsburgh council
man, has started a movement to have
the soldiers, brought back from the
border as soon as possible.
Col. j. j. Swope, head of the West
Virginia publishers, has called meet
ing of the publishers of his State and
says they must stand together or go
broke together.
j. s. Critchfield, Pittsburgh provi-
sion man. says figures show Pittsburgh
Is the best fed city in the country.
Judge w. Rush Gillian is seriously
Ill at his home in Chambersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
THE AfUNIMERs' PARADE

Il H1H I1dTTlSDuFS MumHlerS' ASSO-
i citation again makes bid for popu-
lar favor. 1t has the endorse
ment of the Chamber of Commerce in
the form of substantial contribution.
1t proposes to give to Harrisburg as
elaborate New Years Day parade as
the money subscribed will permit.
This celebration is for the mummers
a labor of love. The selection of
Walter Montgomery as chief marshal
closely allies the association with the
business interests of the city. who,
after all, are the greatest gamers from
public demonstrations which bring
visitors to the city.
The mummers' parade is to the win
ter season what the Kipona is to the
summer period. It should be encour-
aged and supported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

Again there Is general complaint
about the garbage and ash collections
under contract of a private corpora
tion which has been the subject of con-
slant criticism. Just so long as this
sort of thing is permitted to continue
there will be no relief. But the time
has come when the Municipal League,
as rallying point of an indignant
populace, should formulate some plans
for the practical expression of an
aroused public sentiment
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

The New Jersey manufacturer who
threw a cup of custard in his wife's
face doubtless was merely demonstrat-
ing how reckless munition maker can
be in the use of eggs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
Gods Commandment

And this is his commandment, That
we should believe on the name of his
son Jesus Christ, and love one aI-
other.--I John III, 2s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The first taverns in Harrisburg were
along the river front and were for
traders and immigrants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

Regarding food price legislation the
President evidently believes 1t policy to
let Congress do it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

Wilson plunges into work."-News-
paper headline. Now look out for an
other bunch of notes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

Carranzistas ''recaptured" chihuahua
after villa had carted away every
thing he could carry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

-. j. J.STACKPOLE. Prest aid Editor-iH-C c hief
=. r. OYSTER, Business Manager.
GUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg steel is used to
lighthouses?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
LENoRE EMBIcK FLOWER.

Those are the Telegraph's senti-
ments and opinions also. The fire risk
is nil. The fact that all Central Penn
sylvania was ablaze with candles last
Christmas Eve and that not one fire
resulted is proof of that. Candles were
household necessities for centuries and
nobody then considered them a great
fire hazard.
Surely, the Telegraph believes the
game is worth the candle" and
Christmas Eve will show that thou
sands of others think likewise.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co.,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. @.

If Idstness-phystcaI, intellectual
and n,ordI-ts not original sin, 1t lies
Very close to the Source.-H. c. KING.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

Superintendent Samuel B. Rambo.
of the States Capitol, is getting things
ready for some quick time in placing
the mural decorations which Miss Vio-
let Oakley is completing for the SEN
ate chamber. There will be five paint
ings delivered here in about ten days
and as the Legislature will begin its
sessions on January 2 there will have
to be some brisk work done to have
them in place. The new paintings
will be for the west wall of the cham
ber. Mr. Rambo has 1t all planned
out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06

WHY TIE CHRISTMAS CANDLE?
VETHEN, a day or two since, the
w Telegraph announced that it
again will lead q movement for
the burning of candles in windows of
Harrisburg homes on Christmas Eve,
it received the following brief but
pointed letter:
Why the Christmas candls? Are
you, Mr.. Editor, interested in
candle factory, or are you paid by
some some merchant selling candles, to
last year. thousands were burned
in this vicinity without one acci-
dent, but. do you not consider the
who obeys the. impulse you have
started? Is 1.-The game. worth the
ccandle?" Again ask why the
Christmas candle, anyway?
INSURANCE MAN.
Last year there came to the Tele-
graph office, too late for use previous
to Christmas, letter of another type,
so good in its way that it was filed for
publication this Christmas season. 1t
admirably answers our correspondents s
question, why the Christmas Can
dle?" Here it is:
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Apropos of the quaint old Gus
the windows ds on sHsST cSristmas fnuies eve, in
which is to be revived here on
Christmas, thanks to the Tele-
graph, l think the meaning of the
custom might be of general inter-
est.
So many of our favorite Christ
pagan sources. namely. the use OF
the yule log, the mistletoe and
even, our beloved Christmas tree.
T., Eut t,d the n,inS custom of Lighting a candle
wholly Christian and, indeed. ex-
emplities the very spirit of Christ
mas & itself The custom comes to
sources, but the latter legend is
most beautiful. In substance it is
a about as as, follows: On Christmas
the snow poor. weak and with mo
where to lay His little head" All
over the world He goes seeking
ders, He finds some homes lighted
brightly with candles shining from
the windows, and guided thus, He
enters gladly there to dwell and
For the first time last year my
home was. lighted by candles in
was new to me then. 1t was so
easy to tell the sweet story of the
dlesse Blessed >, Baby coming toddling
Seeking @ our % aid. Tben, HI Iigbted ded
by our. candles and gladdened by
their glow. He may enter our home
to dwell and bless. And then, be-
cause He is here, great must be the
Joy of the morrow. for it is the
Birthday of our Guest. Indeed, IL
you so desire, the legend may bring
much real Christmas gladness,
bringing, as it does so much of the
essential spirit.
Simply told, the legend makes a
profound impression on the child's
mind 1t is a lovely bit &C bedtime
drama and a most telling prelude
to the Christmas Day.
JENORE EMRTCES TT OwEP