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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
GOOD SELECTIONS

"HE appointment of Donald Nc
Cormick as food administrator
for this district, is a particularly
happy selection, Mr.. Mccormick
having been at the head of this work
in the Chamber of Commerce for the
past year and having organized the
very successful home garden move
ment in this city last summer. Mr..
Mccormick has given hundreds of
dollars from his own pocket to the
food conservation program in Har-
lisburg and vicinity. He has made a
careful study of the situation, under
stands its importance from the
standpoint of a patriotic citizen and
practical businessman and should be
able to give valuable services both to
the people and the government.
The choice of Mr.. Mccormick for
this post follows fast upon the
naming of Ross A. Hickok as fuel ad-
ministrator, which wss eminently
satisfactory and which is working
out well in supplying consumers
through a system of coal cards de-
signed to prevent duplication and in
sure fair play for everybody.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
MILLIONS FOR ROADS

T 5W States in the Union are in q
n position to say to the national
government that they will
maintain open roads on great cross.
country highways all winter, come
what may in the shape of weather
to relieve the congestion of traffic on
the railroads because of war or tC
pour out thousands of dollars for
construction of roads to enable coa'
operators to put their output within
reach of cars. Yet that is exactly
what Pennsylvania is doing now. II
is only a few short weeks since an.
nouncement was made in this news
paper that main highways. such as
the William Penn and the Lincoln.
were to be put into shape so thai
squadrons of motor trucks and auto
mobiles could speed from the fac
tory towns of Ohio, Michigan and
Indiana to the seaboard and that the
passes of the Blue Ridge would be
kept free from snow. Work is al
ready under way to perfect working
ACA 49, "AAAAV NNSAS man anu DDg
who can be procured in some Sec
tions is working on new roads tc
tap the mines. 1t is work which the
national government and the people
at large will more than appreciate
when winter comes and the assist.
ance of the Keystone State govern.
ment reaches it's full measure.
Not only is the State fortunate in
that it has the organization to swing
in on this work for the nation, but
it is blessed with an ever-fiowing
revenue to meet the expense. I'm
der the law, which a few foolish
men sought to nulify some years
ago, all of the revenue from motor
vehicle licenses goes automatically
TO the maintenance of the mair
highways. The wisdom of creation
of the great system of main roads
to connect the important towns and
to afford means of communication
to relieve the railroads is becoming
apparent, while the plans laid hall
q dozen years ago are commencing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
BETSY'S BATTLE FLAG

From dusk till dawn the livelong
night
She kept the tallow dips alight,
And fast her nimble fingers flew
TO sew. the stars upon the blue.
With weary eyes and aching head
She stitched the stripes of white and
red,
And when the day came up the stair
Complete across n carven chair
Hung Betsy's battle flag.
Like shadows in the evening gray
The Continentals filed away,
With broken boots and ragged coats
But hoarse defiance in their throats;
They bore the marks of want and
cold,
And some were lame and some were
old,
And some with wounds untended
bled,
But floating bravely overhead
Was Betsy's battle flag.
When fell the battles leaden rain
The soldier hushed his means of
pain
And raised his dying head to see
King Georges troopers turn and flee
Their charging column reeled and
broke, a
And vanished in the rolling smoke,
Before the glory of the stars
The snowy stripes and scarlet bars
OF Betsy's battle flag.
The simple stone of Betsy Ross
Is covered now with mold and moss
But still her deathless banner flies,
And keeps the color of the skies.
a nation thrills, a nation bleeds,
A nation follows where It leads.
And every man is proud to yield
His life upon a crimson field
For Betsy's battle flag.
-Minna Irving.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
MAYOR KEISTER

&c. w. Fink, of 1915 West Phila-
delphia street, who has been at work
on the buildings at the Middletown
Aviation Camp, and n member of the
Carpenters Union, has returned to
his home, the Middletown work be-
ing completed.
George NJ. Weigle, of local PAP,
Typograp Union. was in Harris
burg last Saturday shaking hands
with Bro. Dan l.. Keister, of Harris
burg local, who was elevated from
the case 10 that of Mavor of the
capital City. The new Mayor told
George that he came to Harrisburg
from Altoona in 1885 to work for
two weeks and they wouldn't let
him go back to the Mountain City.
keister has been councilman. state
assemblyman, representative to the
International Typographical Union
and now Mayor. He thinks of run
ming for governor later on. The
beauty of Dan is that he never con-
siders himself more than a working
man or a volunteer fireman, being
president of Friendship, No. l. for
years. York Labor Advocate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
LABOR NOTES
Toxic, Japan has 500 public baths

Toxic, Japan has 500 public baths.
OF Canadas unionists 3O.5 per
cent are railroad employees.
Texas railroads are hampered for
want of skilled labor.
The British postal department
employs 10000 women.
British cooperative societies have
a membership of 3,310,724.
Edinburgh, Scotland, will expert
merit with women scavengers.
Great efforts are being made to
revive shipbuilding in Wales.
Virginia unions demand the regu-
lation of injunctions in labor dis
putes.
In some German cities 80 per cent
of the metal workers are women.
Mexico makes the maximum limit
OF night work seven hours.
over $4,000 women now are en-
ployed in the British Civil Service.
New South Wales, Australia, has
new workmens compensation act
in operation.
The tribunal of Frankford-au-M Main
recently decided that woman who
was taking the place of a man was
entitled to receive the same pay.
At the convention of PENNSYLVANIA
organized bookbinders 1t was decided
to include New Jersey and Maryland
in the next conference.
BARRIERS at Fort Wayne, Ind, are
asking for increased pay.
The corn production bill (Which
provides among other things for a
minimum weakly wage of 25 shil-
lings-$6 .0S-for farm labor) be-
came law before the adjournment
of the British Parliament.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
4 STANDING COMMITTEE

" HE proposal to organize a com
mittee of 1900 Harrisburg peo-
pie for war work, including
Liberty Loan, Red Cross and other
campaigns OF the kind. is a step in
the right direction.
By keeping such a body intact for
the period of the war much duplica-
tion of effort IN the choice of workers
for various lines. the preparation of
card index systems and similar work
of a preliminary nature will be
avoided.
Also, it will prevent the calling of
one set of citizens only to the
public service TO the exclusion OF
others just as able and just as de-
sirous of contributing their efforts,
because from $500 workers can be
chosen a sufficient number for any
one task, with regard to previous
service, as we'll as adaptabillty, at the
same time giving all an opportunity
eventually for work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
JUDGE HALLS DEATH

me death of Judge Harry Alvin
Hall of this city on Saturday, re-
moved the youngest and the last of
notable trio of the Hall family of
Elk County, all of whom were in
their time prominent in the Demo-
cratic politics of the state. John G..
Hall, the eldest and ablest. was Il
leader for his party in the State SEN
ate. man of learning and loyal
acumen. Later James Knox Polk
Hall was member of the Senate as
well as at another time a member
of Congress. He was very active in
politics, and was a valuable financial
assistant to Colonel Guffey during
the time the Colonel was CONDUCTING
the operations of the Democratic
party in the state. Harry Alvin Hall
also served in the State Senate, but
resigned and was chosen to the
Judgeship in the Clinton Cameron
Elk district. They were all men of
ability and were popular in Elk
county where the Democrats could
always turn up a majority and were
ever ready to give it to one of the
Hall family.-Philadelp Press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
INSPIRATIONS

Every life has it's potentialities of
greatness.
Renounce yourself. accept the cup
given you, with its honey and it's gall
as it comes.
Heroism is the brilliant triumph
of the soul over the flesh.
Heroism is the dazzling and glor-
ious concentration of courage.
Duty has the virtue of making Us
feel the reality of a positive world
while at the same time detaching us
from it.
Action is but coarsened thought.
Spite is anger which is afraid to
show itself; it is an impotent fury
conscious of it's impotence.
Nothing resembles pride so much
as discouragement:
Life is but a tissue of habits
Amiel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
RAISE MORE PIGS

IEUT. GOVERNOR FRANK B.
MccLAIN, who is reckoned as
one of the livestock experts OF
the country, has issued call to the
farmers of the State to raise more
piss. He points out the adaptaoility
Of pork as army food which wheh
salted and cured keeps in all climates
without refrigeration,
This is in line with the proposal
now before council for the feeding
~ the city's garbage to pigs. Aside
from, being the lowest bidder, the
,,,rgerv concern plans to be an aid
- +be government by helping IN
oroase the food supply in really big
way
Council will go to Lancaster To-
aov 70 see how the plan is working
ont there. since the company "h'eh
conducts the piggeries of that city
n,onoses to extend its system TO
I1.n,.h,rc # must find the project
nroe+ob,e. and since it is by far the
,oos+ bidder on the surface. there
noors no reason why the plan
shor1d not be given trial here one
+biog that Council should insist upon
is that the piggeries be located tar
enough from frequented roads OF
residential districts to prevent them
.., ,,o;,,, +be nuisance the garbage
disposal plant in the West End long
has been.
Rv the reduction method of dis-
nosal. while large quantities OF la'S
oro recovered. other large quantities
of organic matter go to waste, Feed
+o n,rs and nothing is wasted even
tho residue being sold to farmers tor
fertilizer. It amounts only to this
that what the human consumer re-
tccts the hog eats and this refuse
is turned into animal fat and meat
hotb of which are needed by the
world now as never before.
Beside. the collector who has
,,rgo number of pigs to feed Will
make prompt collections in order to
ho ob,o TO give his porkers food that
is still fresh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
Over tie Ioh
cn Pemxa.

The promotion of honey as a food
product has been taken up by bee
keepers in this state with the object
OF using it instead of sugar. Last
week proprietors of restaurants in
providence, r. l., utilized $1,000
worth of honey in this way and the
customers said they liked it.
What change in twenty wears,
Ihe city of London celebrated Field
Marshal Haig's victory. in France
with ringing of bells, flying of
rags and sober Thanksgiving" Dur
ing the Boer War when Mafeking
fell "all London was drunk for one
week"
Here is the very last word in draft
escaping, comes from New York
stpte' just over the Keystone bound
afy. A woman married her step
son so that he might evade service.
The secret was discovered by her
husband who was the father of the
newly-wed son by n former mar
rage. Even Solomon might have
been puzzled.
/ Only the man who handles one
knows the inconvenience of travelling
with cello. Thus bitterly spoke a
musician the other day when he
tumbled, cello and ALL off a train
platform in Philadelphia. Reminds
one or the lrishman, somewhat in
loNlcated, who saw a gentleman, a
connoiseur who would trust the
valuable thing to no express wagon,
Juggling home a grandfather's clock
from sale. "Scuse me" suggested
Pat soulfully, but, sorr, why don't
ye buy yourself watch?"
In letters written home from
pennsylvania lads with the flying
corps in France it appears that the
aVlators have an uncommon attach
ment for their machines. A recent
one tells thrilling story of a mere
boy who refused to descend to Ger
man territory and save himself, pre-
ferring to land on friendly soil
though it cost him death. I'm aw-
ful sorry, Doctor, l couldn't bring
the old bus back intact" were his
last words.
Writer'S cramp affects the wrist.
informs a local cure-all doctor in
answer to an anxious inquirer. Not
always, though. Sometimes it hits
the stomach.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Elk Representative Josiah How
ard has taken charge of the stamp
sales for Cameron county.
Horace A. Beale, active in behalf
of the soldiers aid committee in
Chester county. used to be connected
with the works at Steelton years
ago. r .
Attorney General Brown Is one
of the attorneys engaged in the Mix
on-Schubert battle in philadelphia.
Charles M. Schwab has agreed
to be one of the speakers at the
Greater Bethlehem Chamber of Com
merce meeting.
Ambassador Roland S. Morris is
making addresses on Democracy in
the capital of the Mikados.
&C. II. Muir, one of the new
United States Army generals, Is a
Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
CHANCE FOR VOLUNTEERS

VTTHAT probably will be the last
wv chance of the man of draft
age to go into the Army as a
volunteer is afforded by the extern
sion of time announced by the Har-
risburg recruiting office to-day under
orders from Washington permitting
conscripts, even though called to the
colors. to join the Army through the
regular channels.
This gives the recruit opportunity
to choose his own branch of the SER
vice. IT is likely that the new order
will take into the Army a large
number of young men whose enlist
ments will count heavily against
the next draft for this district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
Chaplain Bassler's Post

Captain Bassler. formerly of the
old Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry,
and one of the foremost chaplains in
the division, has been attached to
the Ammunition Train. Services are
held regularly at 8 a. m. Sundays
From Camp and Trench
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03

to bear fruit in a system that Is
ready to meet the strain of co-opera-
ton with the government in war
time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
HERE'S A NEW EDISON

Jim Jacobs has invented collar
with roller bearings inside the folS,
so that the necktie may be slipped
without stretching it in two or bend
ing the collar all out of shape.--Cof-
feyville (kas-l Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
uISr0RIn HARRISRURG

One hundred years ago there were
two tanneries and a brewery in the
district which is now known as the
Fourth ward.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
Rhine to smash in pieces the Gothic
By Briggs

;.
Often, in the past few years, as
they have watched the German
shells dropping through the roof or
splintering the carvings of the great
Church of st. Remi, in Rheims,
must the people of Champagne have
thought of this warning, and have
realized that there was nothing for
it but to ACCEPT the advice of the
poet, and to remain on guard with
their rifles on their shoulders.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
DO YOU KNOW

That HarI1sburg's new hotel
is already commencing to attract
comment from travelling men?.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
OUR DAILY LAUGH

WHAT CHANGES TIME HATH
WROUGHT.
Customer-What kind of a ring Ia
his Mr.. Giffany?
Mr.. Giffany-That is a genuine
ugar solitaire, cut from select loaf
'ugar. and very popular, 1 might
i'd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03

Governor Brumbaugh, who visited
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Woods and Commissioner of Health
Dixon while in Philadelphia, reports
both of them improving rapidly. DIR.
Dixon is now at his home in the
Bryn Mawr district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
LESS EXPENSIVE.

LESS EXPENSIVE.
Edith says she would rather
dance than eat.
We'll, she'll find plenty of men
who would rather sign a dance pro-
gramme than a dinner check"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03
MONDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1917

When all the Establishments of life
are gone,
The coiodrd Sucaks to dedth-the
brave lire on.
MARTIAL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-03

leSSly and Systematically practiced in
the recent election against the Town
Meeting candidates, more so than
ever before in the history of Phila-
delphia. Even in the face of the
avalanche of fraud the Town Meet
ing ticket would have been elected
on the police returns had there been
n proper Interpretation of the mark
ing of the ballot. l intend to adhere
steadfastly to the resolution an
nounced by me on several occasions
to cooperate with any body of citi-
Zens until contractor rule shall be
eXterminated from the councils of
the Republican party in Philadel-
phia. And in this connection I may
add that scores of upstate Republi-
cans have called on me in the last
few days and have expressed hearty
commendation of my course in this
important situation. These leaders
and their friends are glad to be re-
lieved of the stigma of rule by street
cleaners and garbagc collectors and
they are happy that thev will be
backed up by n majority of the quail
flied electors of this city"
The Philadelphia Inquirer in a
Chester County political rcview says:
Evidently assuming that Superin-
tendent Mcdowell was too closely re-
lated and altogether too useful to
the Penrose-Eyre wing of the party,
Governor Brumbaugh, through
Highway Commissioner O'Neil, last
week asked for the resignation of
the minister-roadbuilder The action
of the eighteen forcmen was in the
nature of a walkout. The summary
action of the miffed officials in no
way affected the Exalted BroadaXe
of the Great White Palace along the
Susquehanna, who promptly ap-
pointed to be county superintendent,
William II. Clark, of Lenape. The
latter, whose official regime begins
December !, states that he neither
had desire nor intention of dismiss
ing the disnTuntlnd officials. The
citizens of the county, however. re-
gard the removal of Mcdowell as
purely move in the game of poll
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-20
LUhBERkEN OPEN SESSION
State Convention Began Sessions in
Fargo This MOrning-Banquet
to Close Event
Omitted Press

Omitted Press
Fargo, n. D., Feb. 20-An elaborate
program has been arranged for the
annual meeting of the North Dakota
Lumbermen's association, which OPP
ened two day session here this
morning.
The morning session was given up
to registration at headquarters.
This afternoon President Samuels
gave the annual address. Another ad-
dress, Two Snakes in the Modern
Business Brain" was also given this
afternoon by DR.. Stanley l.. krebs, OF
Philadelphia. Pa. The members OF
the association will attend a theatre
party at the Grand Theatre this even
ing, to be followed by smoker.
Tomorrow mornings session will
be opened with an address by DR..
krebs on -Four Steps in Commercial
Efficiency" at 1880 o'clock.
An address will be given in the at
,ternoon by Hugh J. Hughes, OF the
Agricultural Publishers association,
Chicago, and will be followed by an
executive session at which time mat
tiers Of business importance will be
taken up.
At o'clock tomorrow night one
of the largest attended conventions
in its history will close with BAN
Quet to be given the lumbermen by
the commercial statesmen at the Wal
dorf hotel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-20
THAT ANCIENT BOGEY.

There is no propaganda in this coun
try that can plunge it into war.
Congress alone has the deciding
word. Measured by their reluctance
to prepare for war, the martial spirit
is not very intense.
The resolutions adopted in the
House yesterday were not timely. II
is popular to execrate against the mu
milton makers and charge them with
being responsible for any war spirit
that may be abroad in the land.
They are the last people in the
world who want United States to en-
ter the war. 1t would mean the end
OF the vast profits enjoyed now
through business with the Allies.
Doubtless the natiun would take
over these plants. paying, Of course,
a reasonable and just return upon the
investment to the owners of the prop
critics converted to public use.
Selling them without compensation
would be unjust and un-Americar. It
is against the spirit Of the resolu-
tions, which refer so loftily to jus
tice equality and fraternity"
Why not seize without compensa-
tionthe farms that raise wheat, pota-
toes and other foodstuffs to feed the
armies?
But let lis draw the mantle of char
ity over the whole affair. The clos
ing days of the session are at hand
and we must expect these oratorical
outbursts. They are biennial and no
session would be quite complete with
out, them.
The SILLY season always precedes
adjournment.
These resolutions will make excel
lent paper wads for the cabaret stunts
OF the closing night!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-20
ON PACIFISTS.

we have a letter from Charles En-
ward Russell about these pacifist per
sons who are roaring up and down
the country, seeking to tie the hands
of the President and attempting in
every way to divide our American
people at this critical moment.
Russell has some very striking
facts about pacifsm in general, but
particularly about pacifism in France
bef0reNthe big war started He says:
Nobody. need think that the vari-
o,le Nireamings of the various peace
old women would amount to anything
to keep this country out Of war. They
make one laugh. was in France in
1913, and can assure all these dOd
dering old parties In America that
they don't know what a real peace
campsign is like. a ...5
AHne1g13 it was perfectly evident, tc
shot us that knew how to read the
signs that war was close at hand and
the French pacifists were going ur
and down beating the peace drum in
q way. to make all our 1917 mollycod
dies look poor, indeed. They not only
opposed any preparations for war, but
they served notice on the government
that they would not fight, would not
allow any appropriations to be made
for war, would not allow any troop
trains to be run, and if the country
were to be invaded by the Germans
they would welcome them at the from
tier and lead them into Paris.
1.-THE war came and all of these pac
flying ladies of both sexes went out
to the firing line and welcomed the
Germans with shot and shell. You bet
1t would be just so here"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-02-20
SOUNDS LIKE THE GOOD OLD
SUMMER TIME, BUT NOT 50

Napoleon, N. d., Feb. 2O-Sounds
like the good old summer time, but it
isn't. The first open-air band con-
cert of 1917 is reported from the vii
lage Of Napoleon. So anxious was
the director of the new organization
to show off what his members have
accomplished during the months Of
training, that he held a concert last
week. Farmers and merchants, wrap
ped in Buffalo coats, applauded the
boys" with SO much fervor that the
members of the organization actually
forget the cold and just whooped it
up. The manager OF the band an
nounces his organization will play no
French or German airs. His band lis
strictly neutral. Yankee Doodle"
The Stars and Stripes Forever" and
Don't Bite the Hand that's Feeding
You" will keep the membership Of
~ 4asinlDo0os S4ouAonUsss4k