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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23

Whatever City Council can do as a
body or through the individual COM
missipners to correct any of the con-
ditions of which there has been pub
lie complaint ought to be done
speedily and efficiently. Their duty
involves the street traffic problems
and the Police Department.
AS to the street railway difficulties.
these are up to the corporations in
terested, and while the problems are
not so easily worked out as might
appear to the casual observer-albeit
every patron of a street railway line
believes he could manage the system
better than those charged with that
duty-they are not So serious that
something definite and practical may
not be evolved in the near future.
In short. let us all pull together
the municipal authorities. the public
service corporations and the people
themselves. Nothing is to be accom-
plished without constructive effort
along reasonable and intelligent lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
All Continents in War
lFrom Answers, London. ]

A day when all the world should
be at war has often been the sub
ject of sensational fiction. and those
who profess to read the riddles of
prophecy have often prognosticated
it; but to-day 1t is practically an ac-
complished fact. 1t is surprising how
little of the world is not directly
involved in this stupendous con-
flict.
SiX-sevenths of Europe is in the
war area. Only Spain, Switzerland.
Scandinavia, Denmark and Holland
are out of it, Yet Europe, the very
center of the vast upheaval, is not
as fully represented, according to it's
area, as the other continents, with
the. one exception of South Amer
lea, although. if the Argentine joins
Brazil, even that vast continent will
be almost entirely belhgerent.
With the exception of Mexico, the
whole of North America is in the
fighting. and. if China be counted a
belligerent, less than one-siXteenth
of Asia is at peace. 1t is a remark
able that. with the exceptions of
Spanish Morocco and Abyssinia, the
whole of Africa is in the war. whilst
it goes without saying that every
square inch of Australia, the small
est of the continents, although more
than two-thirds the size of Europe,
is devoted to the cause of the Allies.
In fact. the situation reminds one
of the story of Mark Twain, whose
ia ther commanded him to weed the
flower bed, and who slyly retorted
that 1t seemed a case of Towering
the weed bed," for 1t Is much easier
to name the states at peace than
those at war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Local Carpenters Best

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
The undersigned desires to pres
cnt to the citizens of Harrisburg
and vicinity the following fact:
On June II, 1 took a large num-
ber of carpenters to Gettysburg to
work on the erection of barracks
for the U. S. soldiers. The condi-
tions they received were 60 cents per
hour, time and half time for over
time, double time for Sunday, board
and transportation. AS the business
agent of the Harrisburg building
trades, and the A. F. of L. organ
iZer for this district, my duty called
me to the operation again on Tues
day 10Th, and upon my arrival on
the field I was met by the superin-
tendent of the work and he said:
"I want to congratulate you on the
fine bunch of men you brought me,
they will do anything they are ask
ed, and we are going to keep them
until the last" Upon inquiry
found that the men from Philadel-
phia and Baltimore had stated they
were going to make the Harrisburg
bunch hustle, but in two days Tina
1t was the reverse, and the boys
from Local 2S7. stand above them
all, and everyone has stayed sober
and worked every day. and when
the work starts on the next contract
their names are on the list to go
to work on the job, which will prob
ably be somewhere in New Jersey.
and at more money: also they will
take about as many more with them,
the names of those l have on my list
at this time. If you can't take your
hats off to such men as that who
have shown what kind of workmen
we have here, why we had better
get new glasses, and its up to all to
help boost and bring our union men
TO the front, and we will then make
better men and mechanics out of
the poor ones, and in their behalf
I extend an invitation to anyone to
attend our federated trades meet
ings, first and third Mondays and
discuss the questions of bettering our
conditions and boosting our district.
Thanking you. I am
Yours fraternally,
H. NJ. BROOKS,
Bus. Agt. and Organizer A. F. of L.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Hands Across the Seas

The task before the American Red
Cross is to support the American
doctors and nurses already at the
front, to care for the great armies
which we are to raise, to watch over
the dependent families of our SOL
diers who are called to the colors,
to provide recreation and sanitary
protection for our troops after they
are sent to France, to take over the
work of guarding France against the
ravages of tuberculosis, to care for
the women and children of the de-
vastated districts, and to bring to
Russia a concrete message of help
which will strengthen her wavering
resolution and her faith in demo-
cracy and discipline.
Such a task is appalling in size,
but if carried out with the support
of every individual American it can
be accomplished. Canada with
eight million population, contributed
money and material to a value of
sixteen million dollars for her Red
Cross and the relief of her sick and
wounded. If America does as well, in
stead of the hundred million dollars
which Mr.. Dawson asks. two hun
dred million dollars will be the con-
tribution of America to its Red
CroSs-The Outlook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
NOT so BAD AFTER ALL

VTY THIN few days the Legis-
wv lature of 1917 will have COM
pleted its work. Owing TO
political factionalism there has been
more or less dissension since the be-
ginning of the session in January,
but when the record shall have been
made up it will probably be found
that while nothing much has been
done in the way of new statutory
enactments the people have been
saved the additional burden of un-
necessary laws.
Outside the appropriation meas
ures and the few necessary things
that have been done in correction of
existing laws, the work of the Leg
islature has been largely of a mega
tive character.
But why should the people worry?
The very fact that there has not been
a further deluge of legislation should
be a matter of congratulation. In
stead of condemning the lawmakers
they ought to be commended for
avoiding the temptation to place
upon the statute books a lot of acts
which are unnecessary and in many
cases positively burdensome to the
people.
Quite as much ability is necessary
to prevent foolish legislation as to
provide for constructive measures.
And for this reason the people may
feel satisfied over the results of the
session.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
POLICE CIVIL SERVICE

A NY civil service law affecting
"A the present police department
of Harrisburg cannot be construed as
a safeguard for any officer who is
incompetent or otherwise unfit for
police duty. If any officer imag-
ines that the people of Harrisburg
will stand for law or construction
of law that will protect an inefficient
policeman simply because he hap
pens to be now a member of the
force he should emerge from his
trance and get ready for the catapult
which is bound to eliminate him
from the payroll of the people.
Those officers who are honestly
striving to do their duty and give
efficient and faithful service have a
right to expect protection under the
civil service regulations. Public
opinion undoubtedly will support
them in such an attitude. but these
men must not be handicapped
in their efforts by association with
other officers who are unfit and who
should have no consideration what
ever in the enforcement of the civil
service regulations.
Mayor Miller has a high and i'm
portant duty to perform, and we
have not the slightest doubt that he
will see to it that the provisions of
the civil service law, which are now
in effect, shall be generally enforced
for the good of the service and in
the interest of the people.
Harrisburg will watch with inter-
est the actual operation of civil serv-
ice in the police department. There
has been much to be desired in our
police department and it is now up
the individual officer to demonstrate
whether he is to be permanently en-
ployed by the city or relieved of his
star without unnecessary delay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Liberty Loan Comment

New York World-"By this in
spring demonstration of national
unity and financial power the United
States f1ttingly supplements it's re.
cent enrolment for military serv-
ice."
New York Sun-"The loan, more
successful than the highest hope of
friends or the deepest fear of foe
had expected. is as heavy a blow as
has fallen on the Central powers
and their vile tribe of agents in this
country"
New York Herald-"The brilliant
success of the Liberty Loan evil
dences the wealth and the patriotic
spirit of the American people-and
to their appreciation of good thing,
for he that has bought bond has a
bargain"
New York Tribune-"It means
that the greatest democracy in the
world is entering the war en- masse
and no alien machination can long
delay our full strength at the task. "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
MUST HAVE THE RIGHT MAN

"HE entrance of DR.. George r.
Moffitt into the service of his
country will remove from an
given the city valuable service. AS
the bacteriologist in charge of tests
at the filter plant, and who has con-
Quoted the investigation of milk and
ice cream supplies of the community
DR.. Moffitt has occupied a place of
peculiar responsibility.
1t may be assumed, of course, that
the Department of Public Safety will
exercise great care in choosing his
successor, but it will do no harm 10
suggest that this is the one place in
the whole city government which
will admit of no political favoritism
or official interference. The life and
health of the community depend
upon the scientific treatment of the
water supply, as we'll as of the milk
and ice cream. We had a most dis
astrous experience last summer,
which should never be repeated. To
be sure, the invasion of typhoid came
from without, but it might easily
have occurred through carelessness
or incompetence from within the
city
DR.. Moffitt's place must be taken, If
he is actually called into the national
service, by a bacteriologist of un-
doubted ability and character, and
no other will be acceptable to Har-
risburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

H. Burd Cassell. who presented
the memorial tablet to Donegal
Church, used to be a congressman
from the Lancaster district.
Frederick B. Shipp, Pittsburgh
Y. M. c. A. official, will take up
work for the association in France.
j. w. Henderson, chief OF the
smoke bureau, has been getting after
big Pittsburgh concerns for violating
the smoke law.
Greensburg minister, will work in a
shell plant because he was rejected
for army service.
George S. Champion, put in
charge of the field hospitals of the
National Guard, has been active in
the Guard for years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Fine Fellows
BY BRIGGS
[T he Silent Partner.l ]


Nearly all of the finest fellows in
my circle of acquaintances drink.
Personally. 1 like these fellows i'm
mensely. They are good-natured,
easy-going, almost always agreeable.
Everybody seems to like them, and
they seem to like everybody else.
They are usually young, look we'll
and behave well.
Generally. speaking, these "flne
FELLOWS" are as good as l am, and
in many ways a whole lot better.
But these fine fellows" that we
all like so well cannot stand the
gam. They dodge the difficult prob
lens more often than other men.
They lack what we call nerve to
tackle trouble to-day-right now.
They seem to hate obligations. They
put off. postpone. delay and defer
to-day's duty.
Then, in order to forget, they
throw in a couple of genial cocktails,
and then couple more. Conditions
seem to change with them, and con-
sequences appear more rosy.
You can see, without any further
comment, that the more they delay
doing the right thing at the right
time, the more they are inclined to
drink
The more man drinks. the less
capable is he. The more he drinks.
the less effort he puts forth, and the
less pay he is bound to draw.
1t often happens that these ''fine
fellows" awaken some morning to
find that some sober, industrious
young men have been appointed to
take their places.
Then the descent begins. Then
these fine fellows" start down the
slide. and not one in Il hundred can
seem to stop until he hits the bot
tom.
Fine fellows, every one of them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
LETS PULL TOGETHER

WYE have had surveys and sur
Wv veys and moro surveys with
the purpose of improving con-
ditions in Harrisburg. notably the
educational facilities, the police serv-
ice, the street railway operation and
now the ash problems. But these
surveys will amount to nothing and
will simply represent the expenditure
Of private and public funds without
result unless those charged with the
municipal administration. do their
part.
We believe that none of our
officials is disposed to wllfully neglect
any public duty. but there is now
and then an apparent indifference
which may be nothing more than a
failure to appreciate the importance
OF these matters which so vitality
affect the welfare of the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
CONSTANT READER.
Booze" and Food

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
1 have forwarded the following
letter to Herbert Hoover. at Wash
ington:
My Dear Sir-I have your circu-
lar letter addressed to- me, in COM
mon with other clergymen. l am not
a pastor, but / can assure you that
1 am a lover of liberty and your
fellowman," and that / sympathize
with the movement to conserve the
food situation of our country to
much larger extent than that indi-
Gated in your letter. Ny entire time
is taken up in a work that, if it were
given triumph, would Immediately
conserve enough grain to feed every
British and French soldier on the
European battlefields.
I'm such a time as this it be-
hooVes us to turn first to God. As
q nation we have been Haunting the
red flag of defiance in His face.
Once before this we did so, and He
brought upon us the calamity of the
Civil War. Not until the nation in
1863 got on it's face before Him,
confessing its sin and appealing to
Him through Jesus Christ. the medi-
ator between God and man, did He
see fit to turn the tide of victory
toward the Northern arms. strong
ly feel the need of making the ma
ton to feel its need of the Bread oi
Life.
When once this is done. there will
then be the disposition upon the
peoples part to conserve their daily
bread. Your statement that 1.-The
present excessive cost of food is not
justified" is added proof of the
above.
Among our national sins is that of
harboring the infamous liquor traf-
fic. This traffic is using foodstuffs
for the production of that which not
only is not food, but which is de-
structive of both the physical, men,
tai and moral powers of those using
1t. The most conservative estimate
I have seen based upon the internal
revenue report for 1915, is that the
grain thus used would make IL
100000 loaves of bread a day, while
some experts place 1t as high as 49,
100000 loaves. Were it simple in
diligence in that which did no fur
ther harm than simply to waste, It
would not be so bad. But when the
result is to render men unfit to
serve either at toll or in the army.
1t looks to me that one of the first
things that your department Ought
to do would be to demand of Con-
gress that they forbid the destruc-
ton of foodstuffs in the making of
Intoxicating drinks. This would con-
serve both food and man power.
/ trust that the daily press has
misrepresented you as saying that
the food shortage is not sufficient yet
to warrant the step of national pro-
hibition. The people had learned to
trust you and love you in connection
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
CROP PEST LETTER
BY Prof. ]. G. Sanders, State
Economic Zoologist
CUTWORMS

n EPORTS of exceptional
n, damage to young tomato,
cabbage, cauliflower, pep
per, potato and other plants
throughout Pennsylvania and in
other states are received almost
every hour by letter or phone.
Do not mistake the fact that
plants cut off at the surface of
the ground have been attacked
by cutworms. One may not see
them, for they hide during the
day in the soil or under rubbish.
Don't blame the trouble on
earthworms or slugs, as many
persons are doing.
Cutworms are easily controlled
with a simple remedy, and with
one application at this time.
Make a poison bran mash by
mixing dry twenty-five pounds of
bran with one-half pound of
Paris green, moisten with one
quart of cheap molasses, the
juice and chopped pulp of three
lemons or oranges, and sufficient
water to make dry mash, which
2 barely holds together when
squeezed in the hand. Smaller
amounts in proportion. Scatter
broadcast and sparsely in the
evening, over gardens or fields to
be protected. Birds will not eat
the mash containing fruit juice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
MORE CHERRY PIE

BIT of whimsey relating to the
II dainty of the season, fresh
cherry pie, appearing in these
columns a few days since. has been
made the subject Of several letters
to the editor, the correspondents be-
ing kind enough to commend the
sentiments the TELEGRAPH ex-
pressed. Here is an extract from
one of them:
And so 1 read your article on
cherry pie with so much relish
that 1 rushed right out and
enough for the kind of pie
wanted. so l bought another and
the day being far gone l gave the
old nanny who presides over the
kitchen of our boardinghouse. a
quarter to bake me pie and 1
ate two-thirds of 1t for break
fast. That saved a dish of wheat
cakes. some bacon and bread. The
cook gave the quarter to the Red
Cross. Thus l became a conserva-
zionist and a patriot at one time,
and also had my cherry pie. 1
agree with you; there is much
virtue in cherry pie.
Thus again is the power of the
press for good demonstrated, and
the gentle potency of cherry pie
brought to the attention of a pub
lie acquainted, possibly. with only
the gustatory side of this peer OF
all summer pastry dishes. Who
knows. had Harrisburg INDUCED all
week in diet of cherry pie, instead
of 100000, 100000 might have
been raised for the Red Cross fund.
Another correspondent regrets
that the editorial did not appear in
verse. He says:
I read your cherrv pie article
with interest. It took me' far
back into my childhood days and
made me yearn with an un-
quenchable yearning for the appe-
tite of the period when / picked
the cherries and mother made the
pies. The Telegraph and cherry
pie make a good dessert for any
dinner, but you made one error.
Cherry pie is a poem and you
should have couched your very
proper praise in verse.
We are not too modest to agree
that cherry pie and the HARRIS
BURG TELEGRAPH do make a
mighty fine combination with which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Thinks U. S. Should Paw
To the Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
saw the cartoon on the front
page of the TELEGRAPH, entitled
He Might Be Your Boy" repro
duced from Public Ledger. I also
read the attached piece to the car
toon, of which 1 am going to quote
a paragraph, rs there an American
who wishes to take the responsib bill
ity for a life that is lost because
there were no funds, no supplies and
no equipment on hand to save it?" l
think this is trying to teach the
public a wrong impression. The
United States government has no
right, or excuse to send an army or
unit into battle without q fully
equipped hospital corps. They should
have as many nurses and doctors as
would be needed, and they should be
equipped with all the surgical in
struments and surgical supplies re-
gardless of cost. The money to do
this should come out of the United
States Treasury, the same as 1t will
to pay for the rest of the army, and
not from the American Red Cross.
Hoping you will please publish this
letter, l am your
CONST Mt PEAnEp
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
THE POST OFFICE AGAIN

DOSTMASTER SITES is naturally
chagrined over the indefensible
and annoying delays in the COM
pletion of the Federal building here.
Not only is the conduct of the pos
tai service affected, but the whole
business section in which the Federal
building is located is inconvenienced.
City Commissioner Lynch would be
justified in compelling a clearance
OF the rubbish and building material
from the Locust street sidewalk of
the government property and at least
this much might be done to relieve
the serious congestion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Noble Women

The relentless advance Of a day
has not robbed this nation of its
millions of patient, noble women
women who are willing to serve and
sacrifice; women willing to work like
slaves to win.
on my way east recently, I could see.
from the car window, women out in
the fields at work with hoes. Some
were hanging to the handles of plows
and doing more than their bit.-The
Silent Partner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23

Meanwhile. what has become of the
Valley Railways terminal proposition,
the relief of traffic congestion and
the incidental improvements grow
ing out of the conferences held some
weeks ago? Under present condi-
tions the handling of the street cars
in the main business section is more
or less of a Chinese puzzle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Atti1a

Attila. the king of the Huns, aft
er putting his brother to death. soon
gained the title of the "Scourge of
God" But at last the Goths got
him in corner and stuck sharp
steel into three hundred thousand OF
his followers.
Eventually Attila died of hemor-
rhage.
If you cannot see in the above
statement a suggestion of what will
happen to crazy Bill. I miss my
guess.-The Silent Partner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23

We're going to miss a lot OF familiar
faces in Harrisburg soon. but those of
us who remain with the rear guard
should show our patriotism and inter-
est in the boys at the front by doing
everything possible to make them
comfortable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is becoming ma
tionalIy famous as a free giving
city?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23

The way to hoe in the garden is
to wait until the sun goes down.
Then you can't see to hoe, and 1t will
be necessary to wait until the sun
comes up.-The Silent Partner,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

This city was one of the first to
respond to the call for funds for the
sanitary commission during the civil
war
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
Labor Notes

The British government joins with
trade unionists in their opposition to
child labor on the ground that If
the war were won under those con-
ditions it would be lost, as future
generations would be destroyed.