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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
COLONEL HOUSE

Puzzled, like most everybody else,
to understand where Colonel E. NJ.
House, the Presidents personal rep
resentative, got his wide acquaint-
ance with notables, Editor Henry
Watterson, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, has discovered:
Colonel Houses father was an
Englishman. He erected in Houston
a mansion sixty years ago, which in
Southwest. Every winter many
young members of the English no
bility went TO Texas on hunting ex-
peditions, and were royalty enter
tanned at the home of Col. Houses
father. Among the many distin-
guished visitors were Lord Rose
bury, George Curzon, the Beresfords,
Lord Lausdale, members of the Cecil
family, the Earl of Fermoy and the
Duke OF Westminster.
Not only did the older House keep
an open house, but he entertained in
real old English fashion. He had a
private theater adjoining his man
sion,
Young Ed. House was Il daring
cross country rider and hunter and
Immediately won the hearts of the
young Englishmen. 1t was the habit
Of the older House to visit his~native
land every summer and he and his
son were entertained by these Eng
lishmen, who had visited Texas on
account of it's big game, and were
guests of the House mansion in
Houston.
This explains Col. Il. NJ. Houses
extensive acquaintance in European
capitols. He has, in this way, known
men who are now leading figures
since his boyhood and almost every
year he has visited Europe and been
entertained by them"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
ADIFFICUIT TASK

7 is difficult Job which the Citv
Council has undertaken in its ef-
forts to keep expenditures for
1918 wiehin the possible revenues. To
achieve this result it will be neces-
sary to cut out of the several de-
partments many desirable provisions.
but it ought still to be possible to
frame up such a budget as will be
constructive in it's character and at
the same time conservative in the
disposal of the public funds.
There is general recognition of the
fact that present conditions 1aake
the old order pleasant memory so
far as actual oWgo is concerned, but
Notwithstanding the constant jump
ing of costs in every direction. the
affairs of the municipal corporation
must be handled in precisely the
same way that private individuals
conduct their business.
Unnecessary things. of course,
must be eliminated, but there is a
point beyond which Council cannot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Col. Louis j. Kolb, of the Gov
ernor's staff, is giving a dinner I'd
night to a number of PhiladelphI
friends at which the Governor an
other prominent men will
guests.
Robert Small, the newly-name q
chief of news for The Associate
Press, is well known to many PenI
sylvanians as he has covered b|
stories here on number of occI
sions. He lately returned from til
western front.
DIR. Charles b. Penrose, chaiI
man of the State Game Commission
is spending the holidays at his couI
try estate near Devon.
d. w: Kuhn, Pittsburgh fuel q
ministrator, says he has enough col
in sight for the winter for his cid
Congressman c. II. Rowland,
Clearfeld, is preparing to retire fro
business as soon as his term end
DIR. w. j. Holland. Pittsbure'
scientist, returned decorations Civ
him by the Kaiser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
Down With Factionalism
= From the Wllliamsport Gazette
and Bulletin.1


Realizing that factionalists having
only their own selfish aims in view
are rushing the Republican party
headlong toward defeat in an impor-
tant gubernatorial election, the Har-
risburg Telegraph, to thwart such a
disaster, has taken the initiative in
a movement looking to harmony and
success at the polls next fall.
In Il symposium published We'd
nesday the Telegraph gives invited
views of Republican newspaper edi-
tors throughout Pennsylvania, some
of which the Gazette and Bulletin
reproduces herewith.
The Telegraph comments are right
to the point:
Among the rank and file-the
men who fight the battles in the
trenches-there is q widespread and
increasing sentiment in favor of get
ting together against the common
political foe, now entrenched in high
places and constantly digging in for
stronger defense. Arrogant and
partisan to the core, Democratic
bosses are sending forth the propa-
ganda of -partisanship in the
Republican lines, meanwhile hoping
that the patriotic support of the
Government by men of all parties
may serve to divert attention from
the purely political maneuvering of
the groups who are first of all in
terested in their own ambitions"
The Gazette and Bulletin heartily
agrees with the Scranton Republican
in its declaration that "the Tele-
graph is right in saying that the
great rank and file of the Republi-
can party in Pennsylvania will ex-
pect harmonious action and will re-
sent any other course. Wise leader
ship will look to the composing of
such differences as now exist so that
in 1918 Republicans will present II
united front not only in maintain
ing themselves in the state, but i'll
increasing the Republican represen-
tatives at Washington so that even
tually the national administration
will pass into the hands of the party
of Lincoln, Grant and Mckinley"
Hats off to the Telegraph. We
believe it already has factionalism
on the run.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

go wisely in cutting out items that
are necessary for the maintenance Of
a modern city. Firsts of all, atten-
ton must be given to the vital ana
indispensable things which relate 10
the health and welfare OF the COM
munity. 1t has been bruited about
that some of the Councilmen faNor
n return to the village system OF ASH
disposal which involves all KINDS Cl
Objectionable difficulty. When eaeh
householder is required to get r'u c.
the ashes and waste. at his own eN-
pense then the conditions are bound
to become intolerable ana ai'saill-
tary. 1t would seem to be still pos
s;hle IN have some sort of municipal
collection of ashes which would
avoid the necessity of individual
householders assuming the ourPeh'
OF course, the expiring contract "l "
private concern has been sre'' IAN
ure and has led to all KINDS q "ou9's
but we doubt very mAch whether
the people OF Harrisburg Will ever
approve going back to the aiiiah
town arrangement OF each lehoW
taking care of his own waste. Inns
would mean filthy neighborhooas'
disease and a generally unslSht|
town. Surely our Councilmen are
not ready to assume responsioiAtN for
such conditions.
When the budget shall have been
prepared with due care and with an
eye single to the welfare oil the com
munity as a whole, thereNwin be no
general criticism, but there Is no
occasion. even under existing clreum-
stances. to swing Harrisburg across
fftaen mr. sixteen years into the cid
order of an overgrown village
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
LAY YOUR PLANS NOW

| ~ TATE COl4LEIb
point out the importance oil the
~ home garden next year ana say
that while last season 1t was an I'M
portant factor in living, next season
it will be an absolute necessity LOT
those who wish to have Negetaoies
for immediate use and to preserve
or can for the winter.
The various army cantonmehIs
throughout the country are crea'i'ie
an unusual demand for various xmas
of vegetables. The thousands Oh SOL
diers at each of these cantonmehts
equal the population of sood-slZeu
cities. AS these .cantonments have
grown up within Il very snort t'lile
the question of vegetables, especlaily
of the more perishable sort mas De-
come rather serious.
In dealing with this situation the
War Departm ent has decided to pun
chase vegetables from those alreaoH
engaged in the business u Neg'-
table growing so far as posslpie
rather than to engage in vegetable
growing with hired help and Pur-
chased equipment Consequently e"Ill
camp ouartermaster has been IN
structed to furnish the growers IN
the vicinity of each camp ana cam
tonment with the approximate guam
titv of vegetables that will be re-
ouired during q given period
These growers are to be informed
that the government will purchase
vegetables after sending out circular
proposals, and that the award VIII
he given to the grower or firm that
ofrers the vegetables at the lowest
price. -,
It is believed that this plan VIII
stimulate. during the coming season.
the production of those crops most
desired in the region of the canton
,oer+s where otherwise they might
NOT he plentiful, and at far distant
noints as well, so that big growers
NAV ship much of their produce next
summer instead of selling 1t locally.
Now is the time to plan Tor next
,,oa,,,s Garden. If you have no plot OF
vour own see Donald Mccormick OF
shirley b. Watts and arrange WIN
tbo,o for land. They will be glad to
discuss your problems with you' Mr.
AfoCornick is food administrator ior
this district and an enthusiast on
homo gardens Mr.. Watts is his as
sistart i'm active charge and already
t,o, are outlining their campaign
for spring and the demand Will De
hig Nothing makes the winter go so
f,st as manning for spring. The
many who invented the seed cata-
,ogue provided winters most popular
,rdoor snort New Years Day will be
scarcely over before the catalosues
will hegin to flood the mails. sitting
hosida q fire or warming ones feet
-, +te radiator and concentrating on
aorden lore and vegetable prospects
4, nastime quite as full of con-
+ortment and satisfaction to the
aoor man as to the millionaire, and
III classes indulge in it, Once you
a+ tho habit YOU never give it up.
And beside, it is apt to breed a gar
don that will produce food for its
owner and a healthy appetite at the
same time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
..c,rE FOR DEMOCRACY" z

INEVITABLY, the disclosures
which have been made of Army
Il deficiencies have brought about
renewed talk of a coalition" Cabi-
net. This talk, however, has not
originated in administration circles,
nor has the suggestion met with
favor there. 1t has been said that
q coalition" Cabinet was urged
upon the President by Colonel
House in the early days of the war,
and that the Colonel was willing to
compromise upon his suggestion If
only some changes could be made
in the present Cabinet. The Presi-
dent, according to the same story,
refused to harbor either suggestion;
and it is said that his ardor for Col
onel House visibly cooled as a conse-
quence.
1t may be, of course, that the
inescapable outcome of the present
cumulative volume of exposures will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
ALTooNA's EXPERIMENT

While lacking the completeness of
the city manager form, resting on
legal provisions and the full author
ity and responsibility for the general
of the city as in Day.
ton and other city manager cities,
Altoona's experiment. remarkable
for the civic determination shown by
people and commissioners despite
the handicap of legislative, inaction.
may blaze the way by it's success for
a demand upon the next Legislature
for enactment of a city manager
charter. When the people of city
like Altoona show so much interest
in the plan and go TO such trouble
to try 1t, the path of other cities
should be made easier.-Pittsburs
Dispatch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

II Y ~ v LINN Al I-NI tOnlIOl VI the
= railroads is the first step to-
ward government ownership,
but whether or not that will come
about depends very largely upon the
success of the experiment about to
he undertaken by proclamation of
the President under powers con-
fcrred upon him by act of Congress.
1t is safe to say, however, that if
the present pooling and centraliza-
ton of transportation systems work
out to the satisfaction of the people
an effort will be made to turn the
railroad properties over permanent
~ to the government at the close of
the war. The present undertaking
will be watched by the public with
intense interest, for the personal
welfare and prosperity of every in
dividual in the country is associated
and interviewer with the welfare,
prosperity and efficiency of the rail-
roads; to say nothing of intense
public interest in the cooperation
of all transportation systems for the
prompt prosecution of the war. -
AS to the present outlook. the
gradual assumption of authority by
the government ought to prevent
much of the confusion that inevit-
ably would have followed a sudden
and complete transfer. The choice
Of Secretary McAdoo as govern
mental head of transportation in
dicates lack of confidence in Sec
retary Bakers ability to handle so
vital n situation, but Mr.. McAdoo
will fail lamentably in his task un-
less he surrounds himself with the
great railroad experts of the coun-
try who will be able to do for the
government what they have done
fol privately controlled railroad sys-
TENS. There are indications that he
intends to do that very thing, in
which case much may be accom-
rlished in the way of untangling the
transportation snarl which is now
delaying every phase of govern
mental and business activity.
Every other nation now at war
has found it necessary to place its
transportation systems under gov
ernment control the United States
being the last to come in. The i'm
mediate effect may be confusing as
TO operation, but the result upon
the stock markets should be imme-
diate and benehcent. Railroad se-
curities have gone from one low ehb
to another, with the bottom not in
sight. Stocks were a drug on ex-
change and bonds have been selling
many points, off. New issues went
begging. All this because the rail
roads were being crowded to the
wall at every turn, with no relief in
sight, Now comes the government
to promise fair returns on invest
ments and proper care of pronertv
during the period of control. Natur-
ally. depressed stocks will immedi-
ately respond with a decided IN
ward trend.
As to future effects and results
all that at this moment is idle sneo
ulation. Actual developments will
lie required to bring to the surface
the various problems that naturally
will arise and much depends upon
wise and nonpartisan administration
at Washington as to whether in the
long run good or evil is to come
from the plan from which the Pres
ident hopes so much.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
THE SCREENING SAINT

Oh, ] am like young Robert Re-
Who spurned with scorn the fit
weed.
also utter piercing whoops
'Gainst sending cigarets to troop
Though homesick some poor 4
may be.
He'll get no cigarets from me:
But l will send him all the facts
About the weed in tiresome trad
1 am as pure and meek and mil
AS. skipping lamb or prattling chi
In fact, so good that I've not did
One single thing to fight the md
But, mercy! how I fight the we
For I'm a saint that's goine to sed
-Tennyson ]. Daft, in the Kan
City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
HELP WANTED

.APT. ]. Fl. MOFFAT, of the Ord
nance Department at Washing
~ ton, announces that he needs
2o0 clerks, stenographers and
tao,,,,oenars and finds only twelve
applicants for the positions. The
entrance salary is 1,1OO per year,
with opportunity for promotion
Isl 900 at the end of three months.
Can+ain Moffat has urged the w. c..
y, U. to help him get the needed
o,orks Here's chance for some
one who wants to spend a year or
so in washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

be the retirement of some of the
present Cabinet officers. But if
Baker is compelled to quit, there is
little likelihood that Roosevelt, or
Root. or Wood will succeed him.
Some deserving, if obscure, Demo-
crat will be found to take the port
folio. Equally if Josephus Daniels
should flnd conditions such that he
could no longer remain in the Cab
met, it will be futile to think that
Meyer or Metcalf or any other ex-
perienced Republican will be called
to fill the vacancy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
THE STATE PRESS

The italian army has retrieved its
reputation which was threatened
during the early stages of the Teu-
ton drive. All reports indicate that
the Italians have been fighting to
the death, preferring determination
to surrender, and the Allies can rest
secure in the assurance that this sort
of defense will win out every time.
-Pottsville Republican.
1t was said long ago that nobody
loved a fat man, and as If to conilrm
the popular belief the life insurance
companies are after that much
abused member of society. The doc
tors connected with these organiza-
tions have been giving instructions
to their agents everywhere to urge
policyho olders to read and follow the
advice of Herbert Hoover. They say
that most people eat too much, and
that if they will taper down on their
food, or use better judgment in the
sore of food they eat, they may grow
thin and live longer.-Philadelp
Inquirer.
A great many Germans and
Swedes have settled in Wisconsin
These are the men to whom LaFol-
lette catered. Republicans hope
now that the fusion nominee for
Senator will be Representative lr-
vine l.. Lenroot, a FORMER follower
of LaFollette, who broke away from
his chief when the latter saw red
with regard to the present war. MI.
Lenroot is a Republican, has a line
war record and has been among the
strongest in his support of admins
tration measures. If he enters the
fight it will be as a patriotic non
partisan andidate.-Scranton Re-
publican.
No wonder Germany is trying TO
force q decision of the war this WIN
ter. II she fails to win, and win
quickly, financial collapse is sure:
And that would bring military and
political collapse. 1t seems certain
that the public debt already saddled
on the German people is somewhere
near $4,000, 100000. subscriptions
To the seven war loans have fallen
20. 900 100000 marks short of the
credits voted. Perhaps no living ma
tion was ever in such desperate imam
cial stress-Erie Despatch.
Tbere is no use mincing words,
tho Sheriff of York county has been
waxing rich at the expense OF the
taxpayers. The money the Sherllf
makes feeding prisoners comes di-
rectly out of the county funds. The
nrasent Sheriff is making thousands
nf dollars, The system is all wrong.
The Sheriff ought to be paid sal
arv and the county merely pay for
the cost of feeding the PRISONERS
York Gazette.
Placing a limit of three pounds OF
sugar a month per person, restricting
us to more wheatless ana meatiess
davs a week and insisting that we
observe more porkless days is one
Of the possible federal regulations
soon to be issued by the department
oF food conservation. One of the ef-
Saotive means of conservation Is self
denial, and the quicker we begin to
nractice it in a mild way the sooner
we will acquire the knack and may
he make unnecessary any formal ac-
tion by the Government.-Pitt
Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Economy is n saving grace.-Wal
Street Journal.

Economy is a saving grace.-Wall
Street Journal.
1t appears now that the original
MaXimalist was little Oliver Twist.
Boston Herald.
The world also has the spectacle
of the bear that walks like a lamb.
Newark News.
We have in the world too many
socialized Germans.-New York
Sun.
"Bolshevik" is singular. "Bolshe-
Wiki" is plural. Also Bolsheviki are
singular.-Chicago Daily News.
President Wilson says we will
fight till @'the last gun is fired"
Also till the last Hun is fired from
Belgium, France and various other
ountries.-Chicago Herald.
Has the editor who referred to
Mr.. CaillauN as being disloyal ar
ranged all his requests and testi-
ments, in case Nine. CaillauS sends
The next time it is announced
that Russia has staged u "bloodless
revolution" we're going TO wait for
the official report before rendering
congra tulations. - Philadelphia In
quirer.
Thirty-siX billions, Secretary Nc
Adoos estimate of the cost to the
United States of war for two years,
is an item hard to grasp, but dem
ocracy has no price that democrats
can not pay.-.New York World.
The average citizen will find that
one of the easiest things he has
been asked to do in order to help
the war along is a faithful compli-
ance with Secretary McAdoos re-
quest TO restrict the use of gold coin.
Inquirer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg's high schools
have q record for boys in SER
vice that stands out in the state n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Fruit growers of California have
of Chinese "and other labor"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
JAROR NOTES

virden Cnl.) Cooperative Society
hos naid a quarterly dividend of 8
ner cent to its members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Membership of the Austrian trade
,,,,;ans hos been reduced nearly 60
par cent by the effects of the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Retail merchants in Los Angeles,
Coi favor earlier closing and have
oreapized with this object in view.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING &C..
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

The Harrisburg Rife Club whic
is doing considerable work in thi
community in the way of real pre-
paredness, will have its annual meet
ing on January 5. There are nu
merous members of the Rife Clu
now in the United States Army VIII
are thanking that organization 70
the training received at its ranges.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
HISTORIC HARRTSBURG

Anthony Wayne made a survey
the Susquehanna river valley af
the Revolution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27
THURSDAY, DECEMBER %, 1917

Hdke the true use Of those dtflic-
tioHs 1Chtcb His hand, mercituHy
seUere, hath been pleased to lag upon
hee.-ATTERBURY
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Automobile factories in the United
states are trainingl women to take
the places of men who are called
away to war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

T.. J. STACKPOLE,P PreSf S Editor-in- Chief
+. r. OYSTER, Business Manager.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Sergeant 7. p. Moran, sergean
in ordinary and publicity man extra
ordinary at the United States Arm
recruiting headquarters, met nj
with a man the other day an,
wanted to know why he had no
Joined the Army. The man stalleI
around a while and is declared d
have finally told the Sergeant tha
he would. lie asked him to wall
They say that Sergeant Moran
still waiting at the sign of the flad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Commencing with January 2l,
1a1S the minimum wages OF San
Francisco carpenters will be Sc per
day of eight hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

John S. Speer, of st. Mary's. ,thel
State Game Commissioner, carriei
his interests in game into his Christ
mas cards He sent some to this cit,l
with three little bears, all standing
in row, at the top of his greet
ings of the season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

A city firemen's union has been
completed al FL Paso, Texas, with q
charter from the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Children of South Lancashire,
England, were given two weeks hol-
idays for potato picking, and their
earnings amounted to $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-27

Ten million working women
the United States are
asking that they be paid the same
wages as men for equal work.