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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
THE HIGH SCHOOL REPORT

TINE recommendation of the new
high school committee Of the
school board represent the
careful consideration and mature
though of two outside experts and a
delegation Of school oficials thor
oughly familiar with local conditions
and needs. 1t merits the careful
reading of every voter.
We must have additional high
school facilities.
1t remains only to decide whether
they are TO be provided by bond issue
or from current revenue.
The school board assures the public
that 1t can float the s1.1eo,o 900 loan re-
quired without increasing the tax rate
of the present year. If the loan is
not approved in November. it is ex-
tremely likely that the board will
have TO take other measures to pro-
vide relief, and while the directors are
silent on that subject the probability is
that even temporary facilities could
not be made without adding another
mill or a fraction thereof to the tax
rate.
Obviously the thing to do is to ap-
prove the loan. Every child in the
city is being robbed of rightful ad-
vantages by our present one-session
high school plan, with its overworked
teachers and its overcrowded rooms.
That is a condition which any city
with proper regard for its future citi-
zens or pride in itself cannot permit to
continue long.
Further than that, however, the
lack of proper school facilities in
Harrisburg is directly retarding the
growth of the city, and every new
conner who is turned away from our
doors by reason OF dissatisfaction with
our educational system means a direct
loss 10 the real estate business and to
every other line of trade that supplies
the family or the individual. The
Telegraph has personal knowledge of
at least seven such losses and doubt
less that number could be multiplied
many times.
Beyond question there are many
not directly interested by reason of
having children at or near the high
school age who do not appreciate the
importance of this high school ques-
tion. To bring these TO a full and
complete understanding of the situ-
ton the school board should lose no
time in beginning a campaign Of pub
lie education on the subject. The full
est publicity should be given to every
point at issue. The period is brief az
best and no time should be lost in
getting the matter before the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
HOW ABOUT JAPAN?
Our Lost Manchurian Trade
By Frederic J. Easkin

TAPAN'S course in Manchuria af-
fords an excellent opportunity to
- study Japanese business meth
DDS. Those methods concern Ameri-
cans because they have driven Ameri-
can commerce from the position it had
built up in the Manchurian field, be-
cause they are about to be turned
against American commerce in other
fields, and because they cast an illumi-
mating sidelight on Japan's cry of
Monroe Doctrine for Asia
In a recent annual report, the AM
erican Association of China reviewed
the situation. Turning now from
trade in general to some particular
considerations" says the report in
part.",-what is the outlook? Under
Russian domination, every nation
stood on an equal footing in Man
churia. The same duties and charges
were assessed against all and facilities
for distributing goods and doing busi-
ness in general were satisfactory. Now
1t is all changed. Under Japanese ad-
ministration, no chance to advance its
own trade is overlooked and to COM
petitors the means taken appear to
be a departure from fair trading. In
fact, they constitute a most serious
violation of the open door principle
on which the diplomacy of the United
States in China is based.
u panese competition takes the
form of a system of rebates, not only
in freight and steamer rates, but in
remission of duties and charges which
are assessed against all other nations.
In addition to this, many forms of pet
ty annoyances have been worked out
for the non-Japanese trader. and the
imitation of established trademarks is
commonl'
Japan began her commercial seizure
of Manchuria even before the Russo
Japanese war was over, just as the
army of her traders moved on Shant-
ung last year. on the very heels of the
{ expedition against Kiao-Chao. Thou
sands of immigrants and commercial
agents followed the Japanese troops
into Manchuria. So long as the mill
tary regime lasted, these traders were
given many advantages by the military
authorities, but although European
and American merchants realized that
the Japanese were gaining an advant-
age over them, they saw no help for it,
and believed that the state of affairs
was only temporary. Events proved,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
OFFICIAL SHORTCOMINGS

WHEN the City Council granted
wv permission 10 a private cor
poration TO construct an over
head bridge across city street con-
trary TO the recommendation of the
Planning Commission il not only
violated those ethics OF official courtesy
recognized everywhere, but manifestly
acted without serious regard for the
public welfare.
The incident will not down in the
public mind quite so readily as the
commissioners profess TO believe. Their
careless attitude in matter so i'm
portant as this invasion OF the rights
of the general public indicates a
further weakening OF that fabric of
civic betterment which has consti-
tuted the best safeguard of the city's
welfare. Indifference and defiance
and arbitrary exercise OF official
power usually precede an awakening
of the people and it can hardly be
imagined that the commissioners will
escape the condemnation of their
utter disregard of the interests OF the
city in this case.
Furthermore, the granting of per-
mission TO span q main street with an
overhead bridge TO connect sections
of business plant is held to be illegal
and being indefensible from that
standpoint il is clearly the duty of
the Council TO revoke its grant while
il may vet be done without hardship
TO the corporation in question.
AS TO the Planning Commission, it
has increased in favor with the COM
munity and in the confidence of the
people. Without compensation, directly
or indirectly, this body of five public
spirited citizens has labored TO i'm
prove housing conditions and other
wise TO plan in q broad and intelligent
way for the future of Harrisburg. In
protesting against this obstruction of
a public highway the board has again
manifested an admirable application
OF the future needs OF the city and q
fine grasp of all the points involved in
the controversy. Let the members be
assured that the public is not with
out insight and that what sometimes
looks like indifference of the people
most concerned is merely a long
suffering patience.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

resigned he would have been put out
for inetfieiency. There you have an
example of inconsistency true to the
Wilson type.
If Durand was deemed inefficient.
how could Redheld honorably recon-
mend him for the position he now
holds? If he were about TO put him
out, why deny that he forced him to
resign? AS a matter of fact. a letter
of recommendation from Redfeld in
favor of Durand would be a master
piece of humor.
There has not been a day since Red
field became known to the country in
1919 when Durand's reputation fol
ability could be increased by any num-
ber of letters Redheld could write
Nor can Redfield hurt that reputation
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
EVERY YEAR
By Wing DInger

Ma holds first place with the kiddies
Up at our home, but gee.
That's the way it is in most homes
That's the way it ought to be.
But each year about this season,
Dad takes first place and his nights
For a time are given up to
Making many styles of kites.
Thin wood strips. one can't help split
ting.
When one tries to drive a tack
Through them to construct the frame
work,
Paste that will not stick. alack;
Paper thin that tears to pieces
With the slightest handling. bur
Dad sticks to it till successful
And winds up a hopeless nut.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

secretary. His preferment may serve
to mollify Clark; it will show the
Democrats of Missouri that the ad-
ministration is thinking of them once
more, and in the remote chance that
Wilson is reelected Roper can take
hack his old job and Bassford can re-
turn to Champ Clarks payroll.
Friends of the President wax hot
with indignation when anyone inti-
mates that the President is giving
thought TO political matters while Con-
gress is in session; but Wilson himself
is constantly furnishing evidence that
he is giving thought to nothing but
politics.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
~ExcEPr A CORN OF WHEAT"

In the face of the many and fire.
ouent assertions that organic church
union is impossible comes the steady
stream of information from Canada that
I'D there an actual organic denomina-
tional union is being effected. Three
great churches of Canada-the Metho-
dist. the Congregational and the Pres
byterian-have taken positive steps to
bring this union to pass. The most
recent action was that of the Presby-
terian General Assembly Of Canada,
which voted 4O6 to Ss in favor of the
union.
The three denominations thus merg-
ing their indemnity have seven hundred
and fifty thousand members, more than
six thousand churches, ten thousand
preaching stations, and five thousand
ministers They claim q constituency
of more than two million adherents, and
disburse yearly, in addition to the funds
applied TO the upkeep of the individual
churches. more than two million dol
lars for missions. education and other
benevolences.
The new church is to be known as
the United Church of Canada. This
means, of course, that each of the three
denominations will. upon the consum-
nation of the union, actually lose its
/ Identity. its very existence. In the
midst of the horrible spectacle OF
world wide selfishness and strife IL is
/ a blissful thing to behold these great
| Christian denominations demonstrat-
ing that they are willing to die in or
der that a greater church may be
born.-The Christian Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Birds and Mankind
[From &c Chieago Journal. ]

It IvllI VIIS NIIINasU JUuEHaI'I
The federal government is investigat-
ing birds with a view to discovering
whether they are harmful or helpful to
mankind. OF forty or fifty species, ex-
elusive of hawks and owls. thus far
put through this scientific third de-
gree. only one has been found harm
ful-the English sparrow. All other
birds of the group mentioned are
either innocuous or helpful, and many
of them are worth well nigh their
weight in gold to the farmer and fruit
raiser. OF hawks and owls there are
seventy five species found in this coun-
try, only six of which are injurious
The rest either do no harm at all, or
more than make up for occasional de-
predations by their services in keeping
down vermin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
PRICES GO Up

TINE Louisiana Purchase, from
which We later formed an en-
pire of sovereign States, cost us
$4,000, 600. We paid only $1,000. 900
for Alaska; for California and what
is now New Mexico we gave s15,-
100000; for the Philippines we paid
S20.000.O00. The Wilson administra-
tion now proposes to give $4,000. 900
for the Danish West Indies. What
has caused the boom in the interna-
tional price of real estate? Is some
deserving Democrat" getting a rake.
off?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
TELEGRAPH PERlSCOPE

Edison and Ford are spending their
vacations together and the outcome
may be a new peace plan or an improv-
ed submarine, or both.
You can't buy a decent pair of
shoes now under S." says a trades
journal. Then we plead guilty to as
sociation with very disreputable pair
of shoes.
Says a fashion note: Hips are soon
to emerge" Heavens, we didn't think
they'd make the skirts as short as that.
According to the Ohio State Jour-
nal. Colonel Roosevelt is at home
thinking up spontaneous epigrams;
yes, and We bet President Wilson
wishes he'd stop.
Says an exchange: Finer grades
Of sugar have been reduced in price
Reduced to about three cents pound
higher than they were before the phil
anthropic Mr.. Underwood introduced
his high cost or living tariff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Precautions Against Heat

In spite of the accustomedness to
heat which makes the feeling of op-
preston less. more rather than fewer
precautions against heat are headed to-
ward the end of the summer. There
has been q gradual reduction Of re-
sistive vitality. Above all. care must
be exercised in the preservation of food
materials for young and old. Spoiled
foods start many a fatal decline All
our readers need the warning in the
matter, and those who are in & posi-
tion TO take the lesson should not for
get to be helpful to those less favor
able situated. The Herald Free Ice
Fund probably represents the simplest
and most direct method of offering
such help.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Probably the highest explosive in Eu-
rope in Macmillan Harden.-New York
Sun.
Hughes should abandon trying to be
human" He should be just natural
Buffalo Enquirer.
Too bad there is no national conven-
tion to stop the favorite-son movement
at Verdun.-Cleveland Leader.
Have primaries eliminated the wicked
bosses or are the wicked bosses elimi.
mating the primaries?-New York sun.
One advantage a baseball player hai
over a railroad man is that II take.
three strikes to put him out.-Wash
ington Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Taxing Munitions

IFrom the New 1ork sum-
Senator Boies Penrose, who is ad-
good deal about matters of tariff ana
taxation, has taken advantage of the
debate on the emergency revenue bill
to tell some plain truths about the
He says that the tax is sectional, and
is not uniform; that as an evasion of
the Constitutional inhibition on export
taxes it is unlawful: that as a direct
tax it constitutes double taxation OF
certain manufacturing corporations;
that il makes the Government a sharet
neutrality.
Senator Penrose makes the mistake
of thinking that the Democrats in Con-
gress employ reason in matters of taxa.
ton. They do not. They simply seek
the easiest way of getting the money
they waste.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

Out in Oregon. the Democrats organ
ized what they called the Woodrow
Wilson Nonps-tisan League" but IL was
so completely under the control Of
Democrats that it aroused the jeers OF
people of all parties. The promoters
finally became convinced of the failure
of their attempted deception and aban-
doned the organization. Now they are
sailing under true colors as a Demo-
cratic league. 1t is an example the
pretended ''Nonpartisan" Democra Is
might we'll follow all over the country.
They are fooling no one but themselves.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
FOR AussoURrs BENEFIT

TINE proposal to make Wallace
Bassford, of Missouri. the sue
cessor to Daniel C. Roper, who
has resigned as Assistant Postmaster
General to help in the Wilson cam
paign, looks like a political deal of no
small magnitude.
Bassford is Champ CIark's nephew
and now serves the Speaker as private
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

cambridge Colby, one Of the few Pro-
gressives who have embraced Wilson.
says that he favors the continuance of
this administration because OF the
record it has made. Two years ago
Colby was lanbasting this administra-
tion for its record in the matter of the
Panama Canal tolls. However, politi-
clans have short memories-though the
people have not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Commission Cheaply Held
tFrom the, New York Times

II IV13I N31NN -
Never has the advice of a tariff COM
mission teen effective. There is no
new way of making tariff. The pres
ent tariff proposals, whatever their
merit, have been reached in the old
bad way of closet negotiations, with
resultant beneft to producers in the
name of patriotism, but at the cost
of consumers, and without beucht TO
waee-earners. 1t would be easy to
argue for or against a tariff commits
sion upon theory, but IT is not possible
to sustain on the merits congress treat
ment of the subject. Practically, notice
is given in advance that the commits
sion contemplated is held so cheap that
the investment in it is waste, except
for the incidental political dement's.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Prepare For This

When we contemplate industrial
and commercial conditions we see
that we are living in a FOOLS para
disc. The temporary prosperity to
which our opponents point has
been created by the abnormal con-
ditions incident to the war. With
the end of the war there will be
the new conditions determined by
a new Eureope. Millions of men
in the trenches will then return to
work. The energies of each of the
now belligerent nations, highly
trained. will then be turned to pro-
duction. ."-Charles z. Hughes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
REDFIELD AND DURAND

CECRETARY OF COMMERCE
y REDFIELD denied that he forced
the resignation of E. Dana
Dursnd, Director of the Census. and
asserted that he recommended Durand
for the position he now occupies. Now
he asserts that II Durand had not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
THE STATE FROM DAY TO-DAY

The Wilkes-Barre News says edi-
torially that the man who throws his
bread upon the waters expects a whole
bakery to come back" Evidently the
editor of this rarebit didn't spend his
vacation in a sailboat.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Too Bad, But We're willing

ALOlAAOAi CJcCLdlOEJ
The poor have so little sympathy for
the richi They have never lived
among them, and they do not know
what they suffer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Hard Knot to Unite

Tammany has said to the Demo-
cratic campaign managers, Show US,
or we will show YOU" Either way he
goes Mr.. Wilson will get a pig in
poke.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

President Sparks of State College.
makes the suggestion that Pennsyl-
vania open up its million acres of
forest preserves with great highways
that will lure the motor tourist. Dr.
Sparks is a great enthusiast for the
good-road movement in this STATE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Doesn't Talk Like It
Detroit Free Press)

ICb5J
Colonel Roosevelt is said to be suf-
fering from q weak throat, but If he
hadn't admitted 1t himself nobody
would ever have noticed it,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

Mount Etna is reported to be again
in full eruption-and Jim Ham Lewis
is about to take the stump. This is TO
be hard summer on both sides of the
water
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Dove From Missouri

Senator Ben Tillman having been
convinced that the war is over, the
matter may be considered as finally
settled.-Washington Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
NOT DANGER
Gus.

Young Uppish
seems to think
that no 10 des-
tined to set the
world on fire.
Well I don't
see that the in
surance people
are doing any
worrying ovek II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY

[Questions submitted to members of
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their
answers as presented at the orRanIza :
tion's annual Municipal Quiz."l
What limit is placed by law on the
amount of Indebtedness for q city?
Seven per cent. OF the assessed
valuation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

Three hundred members of the
Fourth infantry. Sons of Veterans.
Reserves of Pennsylvania, are in camp
at Ligonier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28
Our Daily Laugh
THE IMNIE-
DATE PROB

THE IMME-
date PROB
LEM.
Hubby { W h o
Is fond of quot
ing p try)
Where are the
SHOWS Of yester.
day7
Wifey Never
mind about that.
T h o important
question is Where
is the ice that
was due to arrive
this morninR2
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

z. ]. STAcKPoLE. Prss't sES Ediior-iH-Chisf
+. r. OYSTER, Business McHsger.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, MsxsgisE ESitar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-28

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Detroit times., 1916-06-06
One Way to Look at Living.

He was always al st rom morning 10 night
He was never afraid to undertake something ex'
ira And he never said he was tired
Jealous fellow workers suspected him OF
speeding them up And his neighbors' wives
commended his industry TO their husbands
But IL anyone suggested 10 him that he was
working 100 hard he replied matter OF
course "Oh, don't call this work"
But the rest OF US do The rest OF Us have
a settled habit OF turning everything we do into
hard work We make work OF our play And We
even complain OF how tired our play makes Us
This Is because we try 70 get all we can out
OF life az the expense OF some other mans labor
The process is wearyiug
Now III YOU want a thing we'll done, DO Il
yourself II you want 20 get the full SOY out OF
living. put all YOU can into life.
Then you, too will say, quite as a matter OF
course:
oh, don't call this work"
The Detroit times., 1916-06-06
WHAT YOU ARE PAID FOR.
BY n. AOOlNGToN BRUCE
;dle OF Personality. Psychology and Parenthood

moving briskly, he habitually moves
in a dull. lethargic way. He becomes
more or less what may be called a
human snail
Nature did not intend men 10
move like snails Men are not built
Ike snails, either externally or in
ternalIy. Consequently. snail.like
habits throw the internal organs and
processes out Of gear
The result IS some degree Of dis
turhance in nutrition. circulation.
elimination. This means a bodily
poisoning which. by affecting the
brain. has a still further weakening
effect on the mentality.
Also, because the woTk-dodgcr
fails 20 use his nervous energy prop
erly. he is likely 20 use il improp-
erly fin some form OF dissipation.
Late hours and vicious amusements
tend 20 become the rule with him
Whence. again. because OF the
physical strain and disturbance that
iFsHtHf 'lAflF - al 4hA pau hlfAh ~ AaAo
ability 20 think efficiently.
Don't fool yourself. my friend
You may think you are underpaid,
and seek 70 excuse your soldering
on that account. Perhaps you are
underpaid But the physical and
mental penalty for wor,,-dodging will
fall on YOU Just the same.
Throughout the years 70 come you
will find yourself getting scant pay.
while other men, once your com
rades. climb to high-salaried posi-
tons.
They worked while you shirked.
and by working they fitted their
brain and nervous system to func-
ton increasingly better
To put IL briefly, no matter how
much you feel that your employer
b treating you badly, give him the
best that you can.
You are paid for service. Render
service, and in the long run It fs
sure 70 profit you immensely.