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Evening journal., 1917-07-20
KAISER'S american
Investments SMALL
Europe Believes Emperor
Williams 0utgo Far
Exceeds Income
MANY FAIRY TALES
ABOUT HIS WEALTH

The story Of the German Emperor's
investments in America and else
where, as given in a London Sunday
paper meets with small credence in
circles here, most likely to know some
thing reliable about such subjects
To begin with, says a writer from
London to the New York Herald it
mas long been a matter of common
notoriety that the War Lord has re-
peatedly been IN financial straits For.
large as was the income he inherited
as King If Prussia-the dignity OF
German Emperor does not bring him
in red cent-the "outgoings' are
enormous. It need be only recalled
that he has between fifty and sixty
chateaus to keep up. several OF which
he has repeatedly tried TO dispose Of
Also his various industrial specula-
tions. far from being a source Of in
come. are well known TO be one OF
expense
AS for the millions OF dollars the
Hmperor is stated TO have invested in
Hamburg-American and North Ger
man Lloyd shares. the directors OF
these two important concerns could
tell a very different tale. namely. that
they nave had TO pay heavily for the
Blooming which he has in many
ways given them from time 10 time
Altogether these fairy tales OF tn,
foreign investments of sovereign princes
are TO be accepted for what they are
worth1nothing at ALL
A further contribution TO Hun psy
chology reaches me from a distinguish
ed scientist, who has taken refuge il
a neutral country.
ayes IL is a dreadful cataclysm. anl
one of our cares must be how TO sur
vive H. I went 10 b the day before
yesterday and have only Just returned
I met Professor Y there. whom yol
may remember L once introduced 10 you
] hardly recognized him, for he had LOST
thirty pounds in weight He told m'
that all German "pot bellies" had dis
appeared. What with nervous excite
ment and inadequate food. the genera
vitality Of the population had percepti
bly, declined Il is very dangerous Z,
fall III in Germany today. Every cas-
Of pneumonia ends fatally. feel ver,
sorry for him, and for Others too, bu
Evening journal., 1917-07-20

'tu ras voulu. George Dandin.' And vet
withal they imagine they will be able
to defend themselves and pull through.
"When told him that Germany must
change her whole cast of mind il she
wants 10 get along with her neighbors
after the war. he replied Tt an de
pends. We will change it II we can
beat of our enemies. If we cannot
if we are beaten we shall prepare foi
war of revenge
belonging TO the professional class
his opinions may represent only that
particular element. but unfortunately
the Liberals and Socialists have no m
fluence. Little do the Germans realize
what is almost certain 10 be in store
for them in case Germany is finally de-
feated social boycot of the upper
classes throughout the world. and Of
this they are in mortal dread; COM
mercial discrimination against German
commerce with identity cards imposed
upon all them in foreign countries, as
now enforced for aliens in France. II
is all very sad. I am certain that even
if they manage TO hold on through next
winter they cannot possibly do so with
out incurring certain ruin TO health and
fortune But we shall all be 'au bout
du souflie' by that time. 7 am very
glad TO he in-but here. too. serious
fears are entertained for the food
supply
Evening journal., 1917-07-20
MOLTEN METAL Gives
CITY FIRE scare
Mass Breaks Out Of Steel
Company Furnace But
Does Little Damage
CROWDS ANSWER
DOUBLE ALARM

Sixty tons Of molten metal breaking
through a gate in furnace No. at
the plant Of the Wilmington Steel Com
pany. 7n South Wilmington, shortly
after 10 o'clock last night, set fire TO
everything within a radius of fifty feet
in the mill The workmen In the plant
at the time had ample time TO escape
the molten stream. however, and no one
was injured
As the metal at a white heat poured
forth. the fire alarm at tho plant was
sounded. and every whistle In the vicin-
ity. both on land and river steamers
belched forth warnings. An alarm of
fire was struck from box No. a., at
Heald and l.obdell streets.
This brought the district dremen and
incidentally. a crowd of people TO the
plant. Shortly after the district fire.
Evening journal., 1917-07-20

men arrived, someone sent in another
alarm from box No. ~, and this brought
another third Of the fire department,
although the services Of none Of the fire
fighters was needed.
The glare from tho molten metal illu-
minated the heavens for miles around,
causing many TO think that a great fire
was in progress.
The window sills in the mill we're
burned, but the company's fro fighters
held the blaze in check. Tho loss was
estimated at $1,000.
Evening journal., 1917-07-20

Bargains for every member OF the
Family az Forster's Fire Sale. 72S
Market street, Second Floor Adv
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11

gins next week is for members. not
money. The idea is to prove to the
German autocracy that the people
of America are back of President
Wilson and the government of the
United States.
''There is no other way in which
this can be DONE" said Charles c..
Stroh, attorney, this morning. THE
one way in which an American can
put himself on record as being for
the govermet in this emergency is
through membership in the Red
Cross. He can easily say that he is
back of President Wilson, but his
payment of one dollar for Red Cross
membership proves that he talks
good words. Harrisburg will show
Germany that 10000 people at least,
living in this city, are back of the
President and back of the boys in
France and in the trainig camps"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
High Wage Scale at Mines
Said to Help Miners

Reports coming from the anthra-
cite region indicate very plainly that
the high wage scales which were put
into effect December 4, dating from
December first. have had the eX-
pected effect of retaining the mine
workers and of encouraging all
hands engaged in the industry to
their best efforts.
There are also evidences that the
mine workers who have been drawn
away from the region by the higher
wages which they could obtain IN
other occupations are drifting back
to the anthracite region now that the
new wage scales have restored an
even basis.
The United Mine Workers organi-
zation is naturally anxious to get
back all its members so as to in
crease the strength of the organiza-
ton and are working toward that
end.
1t is also true that the business
men of the anthracite region whose
prosperity expands with the output
of the mines, are doing everything in
their power to fill the rams of the
miners to a maximum point. This
outside cooperation is important to
the general public by reason of the
result-a greater supply of hard coal,
and is of course appreciated by the
operators.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
dress was given last evening in the
church auditorium.
To Keep Skin Healthy,
Youthful, Wrinkleless

Now that the social season is here.
be especially careful to keep your SKIN
in fine condition. You know how
conspicuous complexion defects ap-
pear under the bright light OF the
drawing or ball room. Also how very
evident are some makeups when SIM
fairly Illuminated. L have myself dis
carded cosmetics entirely, using
process which gives far better results
and which leaves no trace on the Skin.
At night | smear on a thin coat or or
binary mercolzed wax, washing IL on
next morning. This gradually abb
sorbes the devitalized particles of
surface skin; just as gradually the
more youthful skin beneath comes
forth, providing a complexion as clear.
smooth and delicately tinted as
Young girls. Get an ounce OF mer-
colized wax at your druggists and
try this remarkable treatment
Remember, too, that wrinkles. even
the finer lines. are not easily con-
cealed in a brilliantly lighted room.
You can quickly obliterate these hate
full marks by bathing your race in
solution of powdered saxolite, one
ounce. dissolved in witch hazel one
half pint And your face wont LOOK
sticky, as after using pastes.-Aunt
Sarah in Woman's Realm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
MAILS FLOODED
WITH BUSINESS
Christmas Rush Brings Many
Bundles in Parcel
Post

Not only has the increase in post
age failed to affect the business of
the post office. but records so far
show that Christmas mail this year
is heavier than ever. The same holds
true of the express companies. Post
master Sites has been compelled to
hire extra men, principally to handle
the tremendous volume of parcel
post. A high days record for this
week is 125.000 letters and parcels.
In connection with the parcel post
traffic. Mr.. Sites is anxious to have
the public understand that all Christ
mas packages should be securely
wrapped. He also states that people
placing parcels with mailing cost
of twenty-five cents or fraction
thereof. in the various parcel post re-
ceptacles placed at different places
throughout the town, remember that
they are subject to a war tax of one
cent. Packages that do not contain
this extra stamp for the war tax are
held at the local office. thus aiding in
furthering the congestion.
Within a few days a new parcel
post room will be opened at 2S1 North
Second street, and the first floor OF
the old post office is also being pre-
rush. The Adams Express Company,
too, has secured new quarters for the
temporary storage of eXpressage, the
old Pennsylvania freight station be-
ing utilized.
BY an order of the officials of the
express companies, the local con-
Germs are not permitted to reeSive for
shipment any package or parcel eN-
ceeding 500 pounds. Notwithstanding
this. the local companies are ham
ding very bulky shipments every
day. A number of extra men have
been secured by both of the express
offices to aid in the rapid transpor-
tation of eXpressage.
The express companies are some
what handicapped in taking care of
the public on account of the press of
Government shipments, which must
be given a clear track while other
orders wait.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
WHOLE CITY TO
AID RED CROSS
[Continued from First Page.l

[Continucd from First Pagc.1
next Monday morning will be over
very soon thereafter.
Each of the 1,724 team workers
and the members of the executive
committee for Harrisburg plans to
recruit 90 new members for Harris
burg Chapter of the Red Cross. II
thet campaign lasts two days that
means 10 a day. And interest in the
Red Cross is so great that 10 day
per worker will be easily accom-
plished.
Report Twice Daily
There will be no get-together
1uncheons during this campaign. The
workers in the SO precincts of the
city will report twice daily to their
team captains. These captains will
report to the ward commanders, and
the commanders will report to head
quarters. That is all there is to it.
In. the districts outside of Harris
burg the same formula will be fol-
lowed. Chairman Jennings has en-
listed some hard workers, both men
and women, in 81 towns. These
chairma will enlist the members of
the teams. In various localities of
the county the towns have been is
suing challenges to each other Dun
cannon, for example,, has whispered
that it will surpass Newport; and
Hershey serves notice on Hummels-
town that its hitherto lead in mem
berships is to be beaten by the
Chocolate Town. Williamstown and
Lykens are rivals.
Members, Not Money
The Christmas drive which be-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
Keeping the Quality UP

LAXATIVE BROMO QU1NINE,
the World Famous Cure Tor Colds
and Grip. is now 30c per box. On ac-
count of the advance in the price of
the six different Medicinal, Concen-r
trated Extracts and Chemicals con-
tanned in LAXATIVE BROMO QU1-
NINE. it was necessary to increase
the price to the druggist. 1t has stood
the test for quarter of a century.
1t is used by every civilized nation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11

Colonel c. II. McKinstry, who
commands New York Engineers in
France, many of whom participated
in the Cambrai battle, fighting side
by side with the advancing British.
Some of the Americans were
caught when the Germans flanked.
They escaped the Germans by lying
in shell holes and when the British
drove back the enemy they borrow
ed rifles and fought valiantly. They
were highly commended by the Brit
ish commanding general.
Use McNeiPs Pain Exterminator-Ad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
GIVES uIJJsTRATED LECTURE

The Rev. DR.. l.. b. Wolf, general
secretary of foreign missionary board
of the general synod of the Lutheran
church delivered an illustrated lee
ture on "Our Mission Field in South
America" before the brotherhood
and Bible class meeting of the Me-
mortal Lutheran Church. he ad-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
THREE WRESTLING WINNERS

New York, Dec. lin the inter-
national wrestling tournament held
last night three finish matches were
decided. Yusuff Hussane (Balkan)
defeated Fred Pilakoff (FinlanO
with a crotch and head hold in seven
minutes and so seconds. Joseph
Rogers Omitted States )threw Harry
stevens (England) with a body hold
in 10 minutes and &c seconds.
Wladek Zbyszko (Poland) CON
ouered Pierre LIE Beige (Belgium)
in minutes and 13 seconds with an
inside arms and body hold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-11
MANY HOSPITALS
TO HOLD CLINICS
Eighty Per Cent. Agree TO
Treat Infectious
Disease

over eighty per
cent of the hospi-
tails in Pennsyl-
Vania have al
ready complied
with the request
of the State Board
OF Public Chari-
ties and the State
Bureau of Medical
Education and Lii
censure to pro-
vide for the treat
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-23
CITIZENS TICKET

That the Citizens of Blackfoot may
know the attitude of the nominees
| for councilmen and mayor on the
Citizens ticket on some of the ques'
lions that seem to be in the minds
of many of our voters, the under
signed interviewed the said nominees
ON the above ticket to ascertain their
views. Having interviewed mum
Der of people in regard to the re-
spective candidates, few of them
stated that they understood that A.
B, Stephens, the candidate for
mayor, and w. c. Thompson, one OF
the nominees for councilmen on the
above ticket, were not in favor of a
Carnegie library. When these two
gentlemen were interviewed. each
stated, in substance, that it was a
mistaken idea, that they had stated
they believed that it would be better
to secure an adequate water system
and supply at as early date as pos
sible, and as they understood the
conditions of the bequest from the
Carnegie people, this was necessary
before any library building would be
considered by the donors of the lib
rary building; that each of these
gentlemen, as we'll as the rest of the
nominees, favored any step that was
calculated to further the educational
advantages to the City Of Blackfoot
and the vicinity thereof; that each
of the candidates are in favor of and
if elected will diligently work for
any cause or movement that makes
for bigger, better and cleaner City
of Blackfoot.
The mass meeting in selecting the
above ticket, seemed to consider the
needs of all of the people in the City
of Blackfoot, and in making up the
ticket selected men from the various
walks of life, some business men,
some professional and some laborers,
so that when the interests of any
class are discussed, you may have
representative at hand who under
stands your particular need. We be-
lieve that no one will question the
statement that each of the nominees
of the above ticket are capable and
representative citizens, and your
careful consideration of this ticket is
invited and your hearty support So
licited.
If there should be any other sub
ject on which you may desire the
attitude of any member of the above
ticket that may be before them in
the next two years, you are hereby
invited to interview any or all Of
them as you may desire.
Respectfully yours,
adv. w. A. BEAKLEY.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-23
UP FROM THE
SOUTH

AS our untold national resources
are being modified for a righteous
struggle 1t is highly reassuring to
learn of daily occurrences proving
the absolute unity Of all sections ,o1
this broad land. 1t sounds good when
we hear of the enthusiasm rising
of the southern fighting families, and
to know that whatever the differ
ences between south and north in the
dead past, their traditions are now
blended in the living triumph of a
war-like republic preparing to help
stop up the dangerous flow of Prus-
sian autocracy.
Here, for instance Is an editorial
from The Chattanooga News:
The Colonel is Wise
We have to give Roosevelt credit
for knowing few things about fight
ing and fighters.
The colonel, in Washington We'd
nesday, made this statement: "If
Theodore Roosevelt leads a corps of
American volunteers to Europe, a
majority of his chief lieutenants will
be southerners and democrats, not
one of whom would ever support me
for president"
Why does the colonel take this at
titude? Because in his own words,
II have selected the men whom I
would invite to join me, and ma
jority of the lieutenants would be
southerns. Among those I would
choose would be James Shelley and
Gordon Johnston, of Alabama; Fitz-
hugh Lee, of Virginia, and Richarl
House, of Texas. I know the inner.
tied fighting proclivities of the south
erners."
And southerners, knowing the
fighting proclivities of Roosevelt,
would follow him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-23

kind of men. We merely call. the
voters attention to it, and show who
they are, and shall watch with much
interest to see the results. They are
listed as follows:
A. B. Stephens voted to raise the
salaries, and he is a candidate for
mayor.
w. C Thompson is a candidate for
councilman and he voted for the
raise.
B. w. Pennington is a candidate
to succeed himself and he voted for
the raise.
F. w. Pelkey is candidate to sue
coed himself and voted for the raise.
w. F. Bergman voted against
raise for any of them and he is not
a candidate.
B. F. Boiling voted to raise the
salaries and he is not candidate.
Frank Heese voted to raise the
salary of mayor but voted against
the raise for councilmen. He is not
a candidate.
C. c.. Clarke voted against the
raise and is not candidate.
E. T. Peck is mayor and presided
over the meeting and there was no
occasion for him to vote on any of
these questions. 1t may be said that
he would have voted to raise his
own prospective salary if he had had
the opportunity, but we have not
heard that suggested. We have been
reliably informed that on the after
noon preceding the meeting he an
ticipated a close vote on the matter
and was trying to find votes enough
to defeat such a measure.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-23
BELIEVE YOUNG MAN
DIED IN SNOWSTORNi

Alva Beesley, young man OF
Groveland, the son of Mrs. R. N
Beesley, has not been heard from
since he started for his ranch in the
mountains east of Blackfoot the
twenty-eighth of February. Last
week a rancher who lives Is miles
this side of Beesley's ranch came in
to inquire if his whereabouts were
known, as he had been holding mail
for him for several weeks. A search
party set out Saturday headed by
Orley, a brother to Alva, and who
had gone with him in February as
far as the rancher's house. A blind
ing snow storm was in full progress
at that time, and it is feared that
the young man lost his way in the
mountains and was frozen to death.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-23
NO AMERICAN FARMER

e. Davenport, a farmer of the
middle west, writing in the Satur-
day Evening Post, of April IA, under
the caption, THE Case Against the
Farmer" makes some astounding
statements about conditions In this
country, and the principal point
about them is that they sound true.
For instance he insists there Is no
such person as 1.-The American farm
err" They are of all sorts, the tillers
of the American soil, and nowhere
strike an average type, he claims.
They are the only producers who
have nothing to do with the selling
end of their business. Any manu-
facturer can raise or lower the price
of his goods as he sees fit, but the
farmer brings in his produce and
takes market prices. The market
prices vary according to the amount
of his product raised, instead of hav-
ing a standard value as do all less
important things than food.
He explains the high cost of living
in these terms: The farmer is handi-
capped for labor and he can never
know what he may expect in return
for his crops. He reduces his acre
age.
In order to know anything at all
about what to raise and how much
the farmer ought to have three years
to count on, with regulated prices.
"In any other business than food
production" says Mr.. Davenport, IAN
enterprise can be based on estimates
and contracts" Everything is staple
but food.
The farmer does not need money,
nor patronage, but more labor and
safer markets, urges this farmer
writer.
1t is needless to prophesy now that
things are going to be different, but
it is interesting to have so clear an
analysis of the unwieldy expansion
of American agriculture. The war
will intensity farming and give it
it's real Importance.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-04-23
ARE COUNCILMEN
MERCENARY?

The voters of Blackfoot have a
nice question laid squarely before
them for decision tomorrow. 1t in
wolves fine point that will be de-
cided according to the character of
the citizenship of the town, and then
the officers will know What are the
sentiments of the voters and will
handle business accordingly. The
press will know how the citizens
view things and will represent them
accordingly.
The matter we refer to is the
action of council men in voting to
double the salaries of their success
sors when four of these men are
candidates to succeed themselves,
either as councilman or mayor. AS
shown in our report Of Fridays
meeting, four of the candidates hope
to succeed themselves, and took a
matter-of-fact view of questions and
voted to raise their own salaries 100
per cent and at the same time re-
duced others and raised certain ones
5 or 10 per cent.
All legislative bodies seek to re-
lieve officials of the opportunity OF
passing upon their own bills or be-
ing appointed to fill positions created
by themselves or fixing the salaries
for services to be performed by
themselves or of sitting In judgment
on questions in which they are in any
way interested, and yet four of our
councilmen having this question of
their own salaries before them and
knowing or having every opportunity
to know what is customary in such
matters, voted in fixing the price.
In all the high class bodies voting
upon questions affecting members of
the voting body, such members as
are affected, show their class and
quality by passing" when their
names are called, thus leaving the
question to be settled by the disin-
terested ones according to the spirit
of the law regulating such matters.
The spirit of the law is plainly
shown in the fact that the council
men-elect are not permitted to fix
their own salaries, but each of these
gentlemen when he voted, violated
the spirit of the law while exercising
his legal privilege, for the law-mak-
ing body could not very well preclude
the chance of man being candi-
date to succeed himself, and COM
mon courtesy suggests a way to
handle it.
1t may be that Blackfoot prefers
men who dispose of matters in this
way, exercising no modesty when
there is chance to turn money to
themselves, and If so, then the town
has an opportunity to select that