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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Newspaper Advertising

Advertise in the newspapers
says Harry S. Houpt, president of
the Hudson Motor Car Company of
New York. Use the newspapers in
preference to all other forms of ad I
vertising at this time. for the burden
Of the newspaper message of today
is closer to the peoples heart"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

Under a bill now pending in the
Legislature, directors of life insur-
-ance companies, banks and trust COM
panies chartered under the laws of
this Commonwealth must give notice
of their desire to resign from such
office. And such designations shall be
advertised by the secretary of the in
stitution in a daily newspaper of the
county wherein the company shall
have its principal place of business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
In Menoriam

Armed with your fragrant flowers OF
spring,
Fresh in their vernal opening,
And lay down your arms, for peace
has come;
The roar of the battle, the beat OF
the drum
Are stilled for the soldiers beneath
the sod,
Their bodies their country's, their
souls with God.
Halt!
Lay down your arms on their camp
ing spots,
Roses and lilies, forget-me-not
And smile through your tears in the
shine of the sun
That never shall set on the deeds
they have done.
Halt!
Lay down your arms!
Lay them gently where
The Angel of Peace shall find them
there,
And the sleepers shall smile in thell
dreams to know
That a grateful nation remembers
them so.
w. ]. Hampton, in the New York
Tribune.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Death in Flanders

met with Death in his country,
With his scythe and his hollow eye,
Walking the roads of Belgium.
l looked and he passed me by.
Since he passed me by in Plug Street,
In the wood of the evil name,
| shall not now lie with the heroes,
/ shall not share their fame,
l shall never be as they are,
A name in the lands of the Free,
Since l looked on Death in Flanders
And he did not look at me.
Lord Dunsany in the Saturday Re-
view.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Charles M. Schwab says -

Nothing is so plentiful in America
as opportunity. There are more jobs
for forceful men than there are force
full men to fill them. Whenever the
question comes UP Of buying new
works we never consider whether we
can make the works pay That is a
foregone conclusion if we can get the
right men to manage them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Receipt Books For Charity
By BRIGGS
he Editor of the Telegraph: i:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
We wish to thank the many mer-
chants and manufacturers IN the city
and county for their generosity in
aiding us with the Polytechnic Hos
pital Benefit Cook Book, and we sin
cerely hope that each and every
housewife will assist the same worthy
cause by purchasing a copy of the
book which contains the best known
and home-tried receipts furnished by
the ladies of Dauphin county.
Starting Monday, May 2S, young
ladies will make a complete canvass
of the city and county for the sale
of the book, and it is hoped they re-
ceive the assistance necessary to
make the project a most glowing
success.
Ladies' Auxiliary
Polytechnic Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Going Up!

Half an inch, half an inch,
Half an inch shorter
Whether the skirts are for
Mother or daughter.
Briefer the dresses grow,
Fuller the ripples flow,
More whisking glimpses show
More than they oughter.
-FairvieW World.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
NOT THE WAR ALONE

BASEBALL managers are blaming
ID the war for lack of interest in
the national game" The war
Is not responsible altogether. how
ever. More and more the American
people are fndins pleasure in play
ing their own games. Possibly the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
EDITORIAL CONVENT

1t seems that the Russians are de-
termined to prove that they need a
Car after all.-Savannah News.
Bethmann-Hollweg must love his
country very much or he would not
consent to be the goat.-Chicago
Daily News.
Furthermore, if John Barleycorn
is a square and fair fighter, why
does he always hit his opponent un-
der the belt-Dallas News.
When it comes TO limiting the
power of the Kaiser VIC place more
dependence on the Allies than on the
Reichstag.-Boston Transcript.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

AS has been its custom. the Techni-
cal high school placed a wreath and
flowers upon the soldiers monument
at State and Second streets yesterday
afternoon, marching in a body to the
shaft and engaging in appropriate
ceremonies. This was a worthy
tribute to the honored dead and a
fine demonstration of the patriotism
Of the Technical students.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Use Another Word

Some men call themselves Consci-
entious Directors, and so hope to es-
cape conscription. The country calls
them by shorter and uglier word.
kansas City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg men are in
every branch of the United
States army and navy?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

The old river ferry was used at
this point for over 125 years. The
bridges caused it's disuse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

postage rates upon second-class mat
ter is a discrimination against news
papers which, under present condi-
tions, is little short of coniscatory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

1t would appear that the war reve-
nue.. measure now Juggling through
Congress was conceived upon the gem
eral principle of restricting business
to increase revenue. Instead OF
spreading the levy upon all classes
and businesses fairly. the purpose
seems to be to impose the burden up
On certain sections. The proposed tax
On advertising and the increased
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

That tornado in the Middle West
isn't going to be anything to the tor
nado American troops are going to
let lose soon on the West front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

Look out. fellows, the Germans
deny there are any U-boats on this
side of the Atlantic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
Iihertv honds are the best invt

Liberty bonds are the best invest
ment to be had at this time because
of their absolute security. There is
no better guarantee in the world of
a safe and sure return upon an in
Vestment than is contained in the
written promise of the United States
to pay principle and interest on these
bonds, The United States is the rich
est country in the world and, with
our new army and recent alliances,
there is no country in the world that
can lay us tribute and so wreck our
financial ability to pay. AS for
spending" a Liberty bond, why, if
the need arises, the owner can dis
pose of his bond at any bank at the
market price, usually above the
figure he paid for it,
The Liberty bond is as good as
gold, surely, but a $50 or 500 bond
has this advantage over a $50 or
500 bill or over $50 or 500 in gold
coin-that at the end of a year the
bond, if a 500 bond, is worth
VAVosoVs ct lilt emu VI lWO years II Is
worth S107 and at the end of ten
years it will be worth s135-if the
coupons should not be cashed an
nually during that time. The $50
or 500 bill does not increase in
value, does not bring in rent, unless
it be loaned. The bond pays rent as
long as it is held, and it is like ready
money because there win be a quick
market for it.
The banks pay three per cent. on
deposits. The United States pays
three and one-half per cent on these
bonds and will increase the rate OF
interest if later it is found necessary
to float other bonds at higher rates
Considered from every angle, the
Liberty bond is an investment above
par and to be recommended to any.
body who can put cash into it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
HOW OUR CREDIT HELPS

TVERYBODY knows that one
T. purpose of our five billion
dollar bond issue is to
enable us to loan three billions
to the Allies, but everybody
does not know the particular reason
why we are doing it instead of let
ting them borrow as they have in
the past. This reason was very
clearly explained by Senator Smoot.
of Utah. during the debate on the
bond bill. He said that the Allies
could raise the money by selling
bonds as they have in the past, but
that the rate of interest. commits
sions, ETC., would be excessive. Said
he:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

. E. J. STACKPoLE.P Pres's s Editor-iH- Chief
F. r. OYSTER, Business Manager.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

There is no question that if
England should undertake to-day
to place a bond issue at the rate
of interest of 31a per cent, she
would not get more than 81 to 30
cents on the dollar for the bonds.
Her credit is not as good as that
of the United States, and now our
country is undertaking to loan
to England our credit. which is
worth 100 cents on the dollar. at a
rate of 3 II per cent; and England,
or whatever country borrows the
money, will get the advantage of
the credit of the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 81

He forgetteth not the cry of the
poor.-Psalms 9:12.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30
RETTER THAN GOLD

TINE TELEGRAPH is in receip
of a letter from a woman
reader relating to the issue o
Liberty Bonds now being sold, o
which the following is a portion:
And why should I, a woman of
81, buy bonds that the Govern
ment does not agree to redeem
for thirty years, perhaps, when |
shall be dead? What good will
this money do me then? l have a
few dollars that l would like to
invest for my country but l must
think Of myself, too 1 have been
told that these bonds are as good
a $ gold, but how could I spend a
piece of paper, if l needed some-
thing badly? Won't you please
explain the advantages of Liberty
bonds and why we are told they
are such a good investment?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

For the first time in years there
was much activity about the iron
and steel mills of the city and Steel
ton on Memorial Day. The tremen-
dous rush which is caused by gov
ernment orders made the day one
of ceaseless activity. The activity
was generally accepted by the people
as something which was expected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-30

TONGRESS should lose no time
u in granting to President Wilson
+be food legislation for which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
Good Housing Code Here
Stern Necessity Windsor

Living conditions that are a dis
grace to the city and to any civilized
community, are to be found in this
city," declared Superintendent of De-
tectives Windsor this morning. Wind
sor, Detective Murnane and officer
Dickey were investigating the theft
OF 200 pounds of pork from the Swift
packing house, Seventh and North
streets. Tracing the stolen meat to a
house on Fox street near Boas street,
they discovered the conditions of
which Windsor spoke.
Two men with their clothing on.
drunk In bed; another SO drunk that
he hadn't been able to move from a
Morris chair for two days; three gen
erations of one family and thirteen
visitors all living in one house; q tu
bercular mother with three small chill
dren and father that makes no ef
tort to support them; the only work.
ing man IN the family drunk one
third OF the time-those are the con-
ditions that we found in a five-room
house." said superintendent, Windsor
Never" declared the superinten-
dent. have L seen more forcibly the
stern necessity of a good housing code
Tor the city of Harrisburg"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
State Tossers Show Form;
Take Game From Dartmouth

State College, Jan. 5. - Penn State
opened athletic relations with Iart-
mouth tonight by defeating the New
Englanders, "A to %. 1t was the
second game of the season for the
State boys, who played wonderful ball,
especially on the offensive.
Captain Walton, Adams and Blaks-
lee starred in this department of the
game, each registering four field goals
Wilson, who played guard, put up q
great defensive game,
The State play was characterized by
short snappy passing and accurate
shooting, while the visitors lost great
humber of points, due to the lack of
team work, Rail played good game
for Dartmouth,
State, Dartmouth,
Blakslee, (. Rail, f.
Iaubach, {, Ashton, f,
Adams, e. Steenrod, C.
Walton (Capt) g, Sisson (Capt), &,
Wilson, &. Mudgett, g.
Summary-Time of halves-20 min
tItes. Referee - Taggart, Rochester.
Field goals -- For Dartmouth. Rail, 2;
Ashton, 2i Steenrod, Sisson, Mudgett
For State, Blakslee, 4 Laubach. 3;
Walton, Al Adams, Al Wilson,, Wag-
ner, 2. Fouls-Blakslee, s; Sisson, 8.
Eubstitutions- For State, Wagner for
Iaubach. For Dartmouth, Hutchin-
son for Steenrod. Steenrod for Mud
gett, Mudgett for Ashton,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05

and is feet Az inches in height.
John, the second, is 27, weighs 210
and is feet feet inches in height.
Fred the fighter, is the third on the
list, and weighs 220 pounds. He stands
feet 3 y inches and his age is "a.
Roy is 21, weighs 212 and is 6 feet 4
inches in height. Earl, the youngest,
is 16, weighs 210. and is feet ~
inches tall"
Ike McCord, who is free agent
may play on Blue Ridge team. He
can get n New York State League
berth, but the local star has interests
in this city that must be looked after,
and he will be able to get home more
frequently from the Blue Ridge cir
cult. Both Hagerstown and Cham
bersburg want McCord.
Rough drafts of code of racing
laws for tracks affiliated with both the
National and American Trotting Asso-
Citations were accepted last night at a
meeting in Columbus, Ohio. The new
rules will be mandatory and not sub
ject to alteration.
The board of governors of the Mo-
tor Club of Harrisburg will meet to-
night at the rooms, 109 South Second
street. Officers will be nominated for
election at the next meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
Players Await Orders to
Sign Up For Next Season

New York, Jan. Notwithstanding
The fact that most of the major league
clubs already have sent out their 1917
contracts, the players who are men,
bers of the players fraternity have not
yet received permission from David
Fultz. It's president, to sign the new
agreements, Fultz said to-day there
was no change In the fraternitys sit
uation.
"OuF relations with organized base
ball are just the same as when we
made requests on the National Asso-
citation In New Orleans last Novem-
ber," he declared. I'VE have not heard
from either the National Association
or the national commission In reply
TO the requests"
Fulta claims to have in his possess
sion pledges from all fraternity play
ers not to sign until instructed to do
be by the officers of the fraternity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05

Basketball fans from all over Har-
risburg and vicinity will turn out to-
night to give the Yale varsity five a
glad hand. This classic basketball
contest is the beginning of a series
of high class collegiate offerings.
Former Yale stars with members of
the alumni deserve much commenda-
ton for the enterprise in bringing
Yale's champion five to this city.
Trap shooting is booming. OF the
total of 4,66S trapshooting clubs In the
world 4,331 are located in the United
States. This shows a record increase.
Ten years ago there were not 500
clubs.
The Fultons are giants. John p.
Dunn, the authority on fighters and
ring battle booster, gives the following
to prove it:
Fred Fulton, who is to make his
first appearance in the east this sea-
son, at the Broadway Sporting Club
January in a ten-round bout with
Tom Cowler, comes of a remarkable
family. His father, deceased, weighed
$50 pounds and was feet AZ inches
in height. His mother, living, weighs
$50 pounds and is 5 feet IL u inches in
height. Two sisters, both living, are
siX-footers. Five brothers remain.
The eldest, George, is 20, weighs 212
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
LOCAL ATHLETES
BIG WINNERS
Take Three Out of Four Con
tests From Schuylkill
Division Stars

Pennsylvania Railroad athletes of
this city last night captured three out
Of four contests in the elimination sys-
tenn series. The local basketball five,
representing the Philadelphia division.
lost to Schuylkill division tossers. score
26 to 16.
In bowling the local team won over
Bchuylkill, score 2693 to 2371; won in
quot contest. scores 73 to SO. and
were victorious in the billiard match,
scores 290 to 1876. Colestock was a
big star in basketball in the cage game
with Cough.
Jones Star Bowler
Jones figured in the bowling con-
test on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association al
leys and Ray Neck and Thomas Hoff-
man were billiard stars. Shamper and
Pryor lost but one quot match in five
with the Schuylkill division players,
Ramsey and Rariden. In the team
matches the Harrisburg team won the
first and third contests by scores of
10 to and 10 to 8, and dropped the
second match by a score of 3 to 13.
In the singles Pryor beat Rariden, 10
to 13, in two straight matches.
Billiard Match
In the first match Neck defeated
Reigel by a score of 100 to 20 and
Hoffman took Kupp into camp by a
100 to 81 score.
In the second matches Hoffman
was victor over Reigel by score of
90 to 10 and Neck defeated Kupp by
n 40 to 4 score. The team result was
29O to 125. The basketball and bowl
ing summaries follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
Turn Over Tables in
Hotel Here; Reeat the
Performance in Carlisle

Because of a gentle bit of Christ
mas fun, Joseph Alberts, 1907 North
Second street, and Joseph Sweeney.
521 North street. were committed to
Jail to await hearing.
Alberts and Sweeney celebrated
Christmas eve at the Hotel Columbus,
the police say, by upsetting the tables,
breaking the glassware and terrify-
ing the diners. When they were fin
ally thrown from the hotel they vent
ed their spite by gently heaving n
brick through the double glass doors
that struck Joseph Sweeney, a waiter,
1T is alleged. The lust for celebration
still strong upon them they took taxi
to Carlisle where they repeated the
former performance at the Mansion
House. breaking glass and furniture,
according to the authorities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
First Adult Bible Class
Convention in Perry County

Duncannon, Pa, Jan. 8. - Perry
countys first adult Bible class con-
Venuon will be held in the Lutheran
church here, Wednesday of next week,
morning, afternoon and evening.
The convention will be held under
the direction of the Adult Division of
the Perry County Sabbath School As
sociation, whose motto is Others"
The Rev. +. l.. Thurman, Evansville,
is q. A. B. c. superintendent in Per-
ry county. Each Bible class is invited
to send at least two delegates and
every Bible class president and teach
er is urged to be present as are all
pastors and superlntendens
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
4. T.. NIPPLE BURIED

Duncannon, Pa, Jan. 5. - T. f.
Nipple, veteran of the Civil War,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
d. b. Troutman, in Penn township on
Monday, aged &C years. His death
was sudden and was the result of a
cold contracted on the Friday pre-
vious. Brief services were held at the
home of his daughter at o'clock this
morning, conducted by the Rev. W.
w. Sholl, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, following which the
body was taken to Grubb's church
near Liverpool. where burial was
made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-05
GARRY GRAY TO
LECTURE HERE
Noted War Correspondent
Comes to Harrisburg Under
Auspices of Rifle Club

Announcement was made to-day by
the Harrisburg Rifle Club that they
had secured Garry Gray, of New York
to deliver lecture under the auspices
of the club at the Technical high
school on Thursday evening, January
is. Mr.. Gray is a well-known writer
and lecturer, as well as a war corre-
spondent. He spent several years in
Mexico, where he had an opportunity
to become acquainted with conditions
there, and knew Diaz, Limantour,
Reyes, Orozco, Villa, Madero, Huerta
and Zapata. At the outbreak of the
Boer war Gray treked for Johannes
burg, South Africa, and reported the
campaign for a London news syndi-
cate.
At the close of the war he returned
to London, where he was engaged in
newspaper work. Always u deep stu
dent and Il keen observer, he became
student of pan-Slavism, and watched
closely the formation of the Triple
Entente, and wrote many brochures
on European political economy.
Special Privileges
When the break came and all
Europe was plunged into war he used
his influence with the French authori-
ties and was allowed the privileges of
duly assigned correspondent. although
he was not at that time connected
with any paper In fact, preferred to
do free lance work in order that he
might be free to write when he pleased
and what he pleased concerning the
great struggle as viewed from an
American citizens standpoint.
Since tho election he has resumed
his lecturing and is now on tour
throughout the Southern States deliv-
Civilian on the Firing Line" The lee
ture promises much of interest to ALL
especially the young mon of military
age, and 1t Is the hope of the local
rifle club that as many as possible of
the young men of Central and Tech
nical high schools will attend.
To Install Range
The Harrisburg Rifle Club has re-
Gently acquired tract of land along
the Conodoguinet creek near Oysters
dam and is preparing for the in
stallation of targets of sufficient num-
ber at the various regulation ranges to
permit of the holding of tho state
shoot next summer between the
thirty~SeNen civilian rifle teams of
Pennsylvania who are affiliated with
the National Rife Association. This
will require the expenditure of several
hundred dollars, and the members Of
the club are hopeful that the good
citizens of Harrisburg who are alive
to the Importance OF tho local organ
iZation will lend their corporation to
the end that by the close of the COM
ing season the Harrisburg Rifle Club
will be one of the largest and most
efficient organizations of It's kind in
the United States.
The club now has about 110 MEM
bers and stands second in the state
in the number of men qualified during
the past year. 1t Is the hope to in
crease this membership to 500 by
May l and 1t is believed that when the
men of Harrisburg really learn the in
side facts about the purpose of the
organization and how the United States
government lends its aid in carrying
on the work there will be no difficulty
in securing hundreds of new members.