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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
THE COMING CAMPAIGN

a LREADY certain prominent men,
IA bers of Congress from Pennsyl-
vania are erecting their lightning
rods for the governorship contest of
next year. Among them is said to be
Colonel Thomas S. Gregg, ]. Hampton
Moore and Henry W. Temple. Every
county will have a favored son in the
gubernatorial sweepstakes of 1917. 1t
is going to be SOME campaign.
Among Republicans there is very
general criticism of the factional diff
party alignment in Pennsylvania. but
Notwithstanding these differences there
are signs here and there of more
sane conduct of party affairs. Men
who are disposed to break into the
limelight through factional exploita-
ton will realize before the year is
much older that they have travelled
the wrong road toward party prefer
ment. Throughout the State the ac-
tive workers of the Republican faith
are thoroughly out of patience with
a continuance of internecine contro-
versy. These believe that the leader
ship of the party should realize the
danger of, further factional disruption
and bring about. without any delay.
harmonious agreement.
So long as this is a government of
the people and for the people and by
the people the party as such will con-
tinue to exist and to perform its func-
tions. But partisan success cannot be
predicated upon party dissension.
Unity of effort and purpose are neces-
sary to build up a virile and success
full organization. local, State and ma
tional.
There are those in the Democratic
camp who imagine that the fact that
the country is now in war will aid that
particular organization. This does not
follow by any means. While Repub-
licans are just as patriotic and will
give just as cordial support to the
President and the government as those
of any party, they will still maintain
the integrity of their party faith and
stand shoulder to shoulder in all mat
ters affecting the party organization.
It is too often the effort of Demo-
cratic patriots" to use patriotism as
a cloak for their partisan scheming
and these politicians must understand
that their appeals to Republicans to
do this or that, while they themselves
are doing exactly the opposite, will
fall upon deaf ears.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
EDITORIAL COMMENT
By BRIGGS

In these progressive times. war for
men seems to mean votes for women.
--Eew York Sun.
English womanhood is marching
through the munitions factory to the
polling place.-Boston Herald.
The Russian provisional government
has decided to abolish capital punish
ment. Probably Nicholas feels a little
better now.-Charleston News and
Courier.
There's no law against hoping the
new Russian government will abandon
the custom of using ''pi' lines as
names for their cities and officials
Macon Telegraph.
The esteemed Herald suggests that
Won Hindenburg. in his mastery re-
treat" is Turing the Allies to Berlin.
Perhaps he wishes to compel them to
live there and starve as the Germans
are doing.-New York Morning Tele-
graph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Through the State Board of Educa-
tion careful survey is to be made of
the work which may be done by the
school children of the Commonwealth
in this crisis. More and more the peo-
pie are beginning to realize that real
preparedness involves activities not
heretofore contemplated in the every
day life of the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

lated districts. This is a matter for the
prompt attention of Congress. AS DR..
Swallow said the other day in letter
to the executive. an opportunity for
service now presents itself to President
Wilson such as comes to few men.
viii he grasp it?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

The gorgeous showing Of yellow bloom
along the river embankment. between
Walnut street and the city pumping
station. is material evidence Of what
should be done along the entire River
Front. Thousands of plants at the city
nursery should be given permanent
place along the river embankment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Preparations for placing the country
on a war basis has given an impetus
to permanent road building which moth
ing else could have done. Every high
way should be placed in the host pos
sible shape. so that there may be quick
communication between communities
for the distribution of supplies and ac-
feasibility for rapid transportation of
every sort.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

If your neighbor's chickens disturb
your garden. talk first to your neigh
bor; after that remember that posses
sion is nine points of the law and that
chicken potpie makes fine Sunday
dinner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Ever since the racket started away
back in Bunker Hill days. Boston has
always insisted in getting into the war
news, even if 1t is only seeing hostile
submarines and hearing heavy firing
lust off the coast"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Washington's Legislature has pass
ed the first-aid- d-to-the-injured bill,
which provides that a portion of the
cost shall be borne by workers The
trade union movement attempted to
have the cost placed on industry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

The Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
has secured a working schedule sign
ed by the Maine Central railroad to
apply to its general offices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg makes special
steel plates for almost any KIND
OF industrial work?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Tho thousand and three hundred
Manitoba (Canada) boys and girls
are entering a vegetable gardening
competition this year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

The United Mine Workers oi
America is conducting a vigorous or.
ganizing campaign in Maryland and
adjoining coal fields.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

There's one thing pretty sure; Hin
denburg will never be foolish enough to
let them name another line for him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

Partisans of Andrew Jackson held
a state convention here in 1924 and
doomed him for the presidency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 10

The initiation of all toiSe or noble
things comes and must come from
indiUidudIS.-J. S. Mn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
ENGLAND'S "PINCH HITTER"
COMING HERE ON 4 MISSION

Arthur Balfour Arises
Occasions of
andH Countrymen They Do Not Understand
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

The news dispatches indicate that
the Germans in the East are about to
retreat to another great victory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
THE IDEA.

And he re-
fused to make a
contribution to
your very wor-
thy charity?
Yes. He act
ually said that IL
h 9 h q d tn Q
money to give
away he'd give It
to his grocer on
accouM.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

The backyard garden is a regular
hotbed of patriotism.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Buy AGREED WITH HIS Pa.
"You should always take some
body OF your size"
That's right. pa; these little fell
lows are so short that they can't
help hitting below the belt"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
Labor Notes

A mammoth oil-driven harvester
that is being tried on Australian
wheat fields strips about sixty acres
a day.
Journeyman tailors of st. Joseph,
Mo-, have again organized. They al
lowed their union to lapse several
years ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Denny O'Neill is absolutely right in
his proposition to make Pennsylvania a
dry State for the period of the war and
to convert into food everything which
has heretofore been going into booze.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Every vacant lot in Harrisburg should
be utilized this year in the raising of
food products. Now is the time to get
busy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
OUR DAIYLAUCH1
SPEAKING
FROM EX-
PERIENCE.

The Promoter
My m o n g y
comes so easy
It's just like TAX
Ing candy from
a baby.
The Producer
And have you
found t q k in g
candy from ba-
bies a safe, easy
and profitable
enterprise?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

One of the interesting results of the
commencement of war has been the
flood of Inquiries made at offices of
insurance companies regarding life
and accident policies. The bulk of the
life policies have had attached in the
last few years what is known as the
war clause" which was designed to
protect the company in the event that
the insured went to war. Whether
this will be modified now that the ma
ton has taken up arms is what is in
teresting good many people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

a. 'J.STACKPoLE,P Prss't Gnd Editor-in.C Chief
L. X. OYSTER. Business MGndger.
BUS NJ STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19

Euohshed evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
telegraph Building. Federal Square.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Our Crop of Weeds

The rank growth of weeds on
al the side streets in this town
are so unsightly and unsanitary
that The News il surprised that
the ladies Of the Civic League
have not started q movement to
have the town cleaned up,
Because of the lack Of funds
there are a good many needed
improvements in this town that
cannot be made this year; but II
would require very little money
to get rid Of the weeds. Recent
", the city council passed an
ordinance requiring the cutting
of weeds on private property,
but like most ordinances of this
nature, it has not been effective
because no one appears to assume
the responsibility of seeing that
the law is enforced. Here is
where a city manager would
prove his value to the community,
Having no other business but
the city's to look after, and being
paid for that, he would not only
attend to the larger affairs but
would also look after little things.
If we are going to live up to our
onnortnnifies and become a
progressive city, such as will
attract refined and progressive
people, we can make no better
start than to change our form OF
city government to the modern
commission-city manager plan.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
A City Manager Might Help

"You people here have got
your nerve to call your city pro-
Sressive when you haven't even
got your streets marked and
houses numbered" The forOgo-
ing remark was made by a
stranger to q News representative
one day this week. The same
thing is complained of in some
form many times every day. 1t
surely is embarrassing when
asked to direct a stranger to
some residence or business house.
And the most distressing fea-
ture of the situation is the
apparent slim chance we have
this year of getting this small
but important matter attended
to.
Last winter we were in fair
way to get our city properly
numbered. In fact, the work
was started and half completed,
but was stopped because the city
council either did not have the
time or was not inclined to spend
q few hours in correcting several
errors made in the early days of
the town in naming the streets.
A man came here and started
to number the houses. He
charged the reasonable price of
so cents q house for putting up
the numbers. He laid out a
system in accord with the plan
in general use in numbering
cities, starting in the center and
numbering out toward the four
lines of the city limits. When
well along with his work he
found that several OF the streets
had the same name as other
streets and in other cases the
same street had two names. To
establish any kind of regularity
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

ments will be deposited to the
amount of W. G. McAdoo,
National treasurer of the Red
Cross and will be subject to his
check only.
The pledge Of 25 cents per
month for upkeep Of the local
work room is desired whether or
not Baxter becomes independent
or remains an auxiliary to some
other chapter in the country.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

Many have responded on the
ballot and your immediate
answer will help the Baxter
chapter to get to work and do
some real work for the boys
behind the line.
Remember all payments should
be paid in full by November lst.
BY order OF Executive Com
mittee, Mrs. j. W. Twente,
Secretary.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
People Speak WeH of
ChambeFIainS Tablets

81 have been selling Chamber
lain's Tablets for about two
years and heard such good re-
ports from my customers that |
concluded to give them a trial
myself, and can say that / do
not believe there is another pre-
paration of the kind equal to
Them" writes G. A. Mcbride,
Headford, Ont. If you are
troubled with Indigestion or con-
stipation give them a trial.
They will do you good.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Red Cross Fund

Subscribers to the Red Cross
Fund should make their August
and September payments at once.
Money may be paid to W. c.
Hartley at the State Bank, A. E.
Pfremmer at The News Office or
to Mrs. ]. w. Twente. All pay
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
Has High Opinion Of
ChRmbOFLainJ Tablets

II have a high opinion of
Chamberlain's Tablets for
biliousness and as a laxative, "
writes Mrs. c. A. Barnes,
Charleston, Ill. II have never
found anything so mild and
pleasant to use. My brother has
alhO used these tablets with
satisfactory results"
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
PRESBYTERIAN Church

Sunday school every Sunday
at 9:45 a. m. Preaching every
Sunday at II a. m. and 1880 p.
m. All are cordially invited to
attend these services. We
especially invite strangers to
worship with US who have no
other preference.
J. r. Browne, Minister.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

I have always held to the
theory that for practical pur.
poses the man over fifty should
be given enough to live on in
splendor for a year and then
quietly but effectively put out of
the way-not as they do dogs,
but with pomp and ceremony as
BELTS a man.
After seeing a bunch of young
men put thru the pace | am
convinced that the process
should be applied to men of
whatever age and commenced
the moment they are born.
A man in the last analysis is a
mutt.
He fills his hide with booze
and does the thing that he knows
If he knows anything-isn't
good for him.
He is an egotist and a simp-
the wisest of them are rank
suckers the moment they get out
of their little sphere-The Pink
Rag.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

he saw that 1t would be necessary
to get the city council to officially
correct these errors on the city
plat and have the corrections
properly recorded. II the council
would do this, this man agreed
to erect street signs on all street
intersections free OF cost to the
city. The council promised to
make the corrections forthwith,
but it Was never done, and for
that reason we are today without
the house numbers and street
signs.
Now, this is a small matter,
nevertheless it is essential, and
the lack Of it is every day a dis
grace to this city.
Here is another situation that
argues strongly in favor of the
proposed change in our form of
city government to the modern
commission-city manager plan.
If we had a good man on the job
such small matter as this, keep
ing the weeds down, the streets
clean and the alleys sanitary
might all be attended to without
any great expense to the city.
Baxter Springs surely needs a
more tidy housekeeper and it
looks like it was up to the ladies
to see that we get one. Baxter
ladies should study and take an
interest in this city manager plan
of government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY

"AII the while the cashier was burn ing the candle at both ends"
 And keeping it dark? Well, de- clare!"-Boston Transcript.
 Mrs. FIubdub says she is going 10 Palm Beach for a rest"
 How inconsistent people are. Just as much gossip going on there as here."-LupisvilIe Courier-Journal.
 ''You farmers buy a good many gold bricks, eh?"
 "Yes, and you city fellows buy good deal of swamp land. guess things are about even.'-Kansas City Journal.
 The wife-You promised that if ! would marry you my every wish
 The husbandEWer. isn't it?
 The wife-No; wish l hadn't mar ried you.-Puck.
 Mrs. Dorcas-The women are de- termined on dress reform and soDn- CT or later will devise costume that is just right.
 DorcasSIII bet you it won't stay h1 style more than a couple of months Life. .r-r handed in q badly spelled telegram --= Whats this word, please?
 Old lady-NeVer mind that, mss; it's none of your business. They'll urday Journal.
  that man beat you in a horse trade2'
 "No," replied Farmer COrntasseL "Hosses ain't my speciality no more I'll bet you he couldn't of got the best O me in an automobile trade.5-- Washington Star.
 "A belted earl once proposed to this heiress on pended knee"
 Fancy that I presume her family was pleased"
 Her mother was delighted, but her father expressed a BaVage wish tO belt the earl himsef."-Birmingh gham Age-Herald.
 A recruiting sergeant stationed in the south of Ireland met Pat and ask ed him to join the army. The latter refused, whereupon the sergeant asked his reason for refusing.
 Aren't the king and the kaiser cousins ?" asked Pat. Yes" said the recruiting sergeant.
 Well" said Pat, "begorra, once interfered in a family squabble, and I'm not going to do so again."-Chi- cago News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-10
POETRY
THE PnODTGAL GIRL.

We all have heart for the DrOdisaf Who yass caught in siH's mad And we v Welcome him back with songs But wfiiSf of the prodigai glrl7 For the prodigal boy there's an open And fathers bounteous fare. And tho he's wretcheds sick and poor, He is sure of a welcome there. But what of the girl who has gone Who has lost the battle with sinq Say. do we forgive in the same sweet We've always forgiven him? Does the door stand ajar as 1T to say: Come. enter. you need not fear; I've been open since you went away Now close to the second year?' Or do we, with hand of hellish pride. And swear, while heaven and eartt She will enter here no more9" Oh, Christ! It seems we have novsi The lesson taught in the sand, For even yet the woman is spurned 4 And stoned in Christian land. Down in the slough we hurI her back Then turn around with a smile, And welcome the boy from the sinful Tho he may have been more vile. We all have heart for the prodigaI Who Wac caught In sins mad whiri. And welcome him back with songs of But what of the prodigaI glrl7
 The Gimlet.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-10
feb10d
CANTERBURY TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all persons liable to pay taxes in the Town of Canterbury. on the grand list of 1916, that 1 have a rate bill with warrant attached for the collection of Is mills on the dollar, also for the collection of a personal tax of g on ALL MALE PERSONS from the age of 21 to 50 years. Said taxes become due March l, 1917.
 From the General Statutes of Con nectfcut Sec 23s5: When Taxes Be- come Due-Taxes shall become due on the first day on which the collector thereof according to the terms Of the notice given by him is ready to re- ceive them.''
 I will meet the taxpayers as follows
 At Morgan Store. South Canterbury,
 At Packer -Postoffce. Friday. March 2d, from Il a. m. to 2 p.
 At Macleod's Store, Westminster, on Tuesday. March 9th. from II a. m. to
 At Town Clerks Office. Canterbury Green, on Wednesday, March 7th, from On all property taxes not paid on or before May 1st. 1917, interest and fees will be. added from the time they be- come due. as the law provides.
 N: B--A1 personal taxes must posi- lively be paid on or before the first day of May, 1911 All persons failing to omply with this notice will be dealt made and provided. See Chapter 260. Sec. s. Public Act. 1909. Meet me at above places and save all expense. CLINTON E. .FRINK.. Collector.
 Dated at Canterbury, Conn.,, this 1st day of February. 1S17- feb3d
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-10
coneer+ and Ball.

The Norwich Chapter of Hadassah in it's efforts to aid the medical unit, which will be composed of a corps of trained physicians and nurses, who will soon visit the Holy Land to stamp out the prevailing cholera and typhus there, will give a concert. and bill in Olympic hall on Monday evening, Lin colns birthday
 The committee in charge has been fortunate in securing the cooperation of Miss Hyra F'rink, reader, and Miss Anna ChercaslSy, violiniste, of New London, member of the Connecticut College for Women string quartette.
 Joseph R. Schwartz, also of New London, will be heard in vocal selec- tions, and Ezra Harrary. formerly of Jaffa, Palestine. will deliver a mono logue- Bessie Rubin and Epa Rosen- berg. two local young misses of eX- ceptional talent. will participate. Danc- ing will also be enjoyed. Efforts have not been spared to make the evening pleasant and memorable one. The Norwich Hebrew institute will receive a portion of the proceeds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-10
FARM FOR SALE IN FRANKLIN.

r By order of the Probate Court, to settle an estate, the Giles Harrington farm in Franklin is offered for Sale
 The farm consists of a dwelling house
 with good cellar barn, carriage house. corn house. hen house and outbuiId- ings. There are about 60 acres of land
 divided into pasture woodland, moving There is abundance of water in wells, springs and brook on the prem iSes; 800 cords of firewood could be cut off and sold at good prices by the purchaser. The farm Is on high ground, has grand view and is located on the state highway from Norwich to Willimantic and is four miles from Baltic village and about eight miles from Norwich and is near Meeting House Hill. For further informatio-l apply to Frank B. Harrington. at the farm or to William H. Shields S5 Broadway Ncruach. Conn, fersd
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-10
DAVIS THEATRE.
Four Complete Shows Today at 1.3o, 3.15, and S.15-Big Bill of Keith Vaudeville and Triangle Pictures.

Crowded houses have been the rule at every performance the pas two days and the excellent bill of Keith vaude- vile and Triangle photoplays have made big hit with everyone. The big attraction is Harry Mason & Go in their sketch called Getting the Money, and it keeps the house in roars during the entire act. Norman Sper the Boy Scout and war correspondent gives an interesting account of his illustrated by actual scenes taken by himself at the risk of his life An other fine act is the Oklahoma Four, a quartette of singers and dancers, who put plenty of life and action in their western frolics entitled Twenty Miles from Nowhere. All the acts have their own scenery and electrical effects. The Triangle photoplay feature is The House Built Upon Sand, starring Lil- liam Gish, is very interesting and tells a pretty story of girl brought up in luxury and pleasant surroundings sud- denly placed among a rough mill crowd and the effect it has on her future. The comedy film, Schooner Skinner Schemes. puts plenty of laughs into the picture end of the sh6w. This formances today and it is worth your while to see it. Matinee at 1.30 and S.15; evening at and S.15.
 For the first half of next week an other topnotch bill is booked. headed by the Baseball Four, a clever quar- tette of big league ball players who are making home runs at every per- formance In vaudeville. There will also be two other good acts and Will liam S. Hart will be seen in his latest Triangle play, Truthful Tulliver, 8 five part western drama, put over in the real Hart style. To complete the show there is a funny Pathe comedy called Luke's Noisy Knockout.