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and Treasurer of the Fairbanks Co.
 JOHN J. PLATH. Director of Merchandising. Former General Sales Manager Maxwell Motor Co.
 R. WARD MACEY. Sales Mana ger Former Sales Executive Ford. PAUL HALE BRUSKE, Director of Advertising. Recently Adver- tising executive Studebaker and / Maxwell.
 F. A. vOLLBRECHT, Director of Finance. Former General Man ager King Motor Car Co., Presi- dent Neville Steering Wheel Co. sen from more than 900 applicants. the nations automobile merchants. known organizations as:
 sherrouse-S Steel Motor Car Co.. New Orleans.
 D. w. Young Motor Car Co., Birmingham.
 Speed Motor Car Co., Minnea- polls.
 Standard Motor Co.,. Philadel- Hall Motor Car Co.,, Norfolk. Ray M., Colwell Inc.), Cleve-
 Western Motor Car Co.,. Omaha. FOrSyCne Motor Sdf CO., Jack sonville.
 The Atlanta Stearns Co.. At lanta.
 Thomas Garage, Louisville.
 Fox Klein Motor Car Co. Gin cinnati.
 William P. Barnhart & Co, Washington.
 simmons Motor Car Co.,, Chi cago.
 Bradford Auto Sales Co.,, New Haven.
 Names of the entire staff of Harroun distributors in other cites and in the export field will gladly be furnished on request. Like those mentioned, they are all leaders, thoroughly experienced and financially sound. contracts will, on the basis of 2OOO to m monthly value of well over Stributers at a price insurfng the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
ARMY RECREATION

One of the things we have learned
In the last generation is that the
on't-do-that" policy isn't effective
by itself. Tell a boy to keep out of
a certain kind of mischief and he
is likely to get into some other kind.
But give him something interesting
to do and he is all right.
The Government is applying this
principle to the soldiers in the train
ing camps. 1t recognizes that de-
moralizing conditions are likely to
arise in the neighborhood of such
large bodies of young men away
from home influences. So it pro-
poses that wholesome recreation
shall be provided.
The libraries for which a fund is
now being raised, constitute one
phase of this recreation. The war
camp community recreation fund,
for which the country is to be asked
now to contribute, is directed to the
same end.
We have asked these young fell
lows to go and do our fighting. AS
preliminary they are now leaving
home to enter the big training camps.
We must see that they have amuse-
ment there. That is the least we
can do. There will not be the slight
est trouble in raising the fund If
every person who stays at home rec
ogniZes his duty to the boys who are
going. City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

tunately labor itself has undertaken
the task of roofing out the traitors
who would betray the working peo-
pie of the country if they could.
The American Alliance for Labor
and Democracy is labor's fighting or
ganization for that job.
Americanism is the answer to Ger
manism. No American can remain
idle while the nefarious work of the
German agents in this country con-
tinues.
No American soldier in the
trenches would lie down and remain
quiet while German hordes walked
over him.
No American in America can fail
to get into action to crush the enemy
within.
That is the reason why the Amer
ican Alliance for Labor and Democ-
racy has taken up cudgels against
the agents of Prussianism who would
defeat the soldiers in the fighting
line by creating discord and lack of
confidence in the great army of
workingmen who are doing their bit
at home just as effectively as though
they had donned uniforms and gone
to the front. 1t is a good work and
credit of labor during the great re-
construction period that is to follow
the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
MEMORIES AT PARTING

The ineffaceable memory of part
ing, the soldiers last farewell Mt
home, never once leaves him. In
the din of conflict in the damp and
dirty trenches filled with gloom, IN
his lonely watch, or on the long
march, the soldiers dream and the
vision of his good-by all come back
either to encourage or discourage
him.
This is what prompted the author
of the new song to say:
Send me away with a smile, little
girl,
Brush the tears from your eyes of
brown;
It's all for the best and I'm off with
the rest
OF the boys from my home town" 4"
How important 1t is for the women
of America to know the psychology
of parting, and how we'll women do
know the value of memoriesi And
how brave most women are when
they come to say "Good-hy!"
The mind that holds. the picture
of a good girl at home will make
some soldier, believe me.
There is a word, of grief the sound
ing token;
There is a word bejeweled with
bright tears,
The saddest word fond lips have ever
spoken,
A little word that breaks the chain
of years.
It's utterance must ever bring
emotion,
The memories it crystals cannot
die;
'Tis known in every land, on every
'Tis called 'Good-by.'"
Exchange
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
WELL. KNOWN PEOPLE

District Attorney Rotan, who is
in the limelight at Philadelphia,
takes his recreation by fishing.
Rembrandt Peale, whose advice
has been asked by the government
in coal matters, is one of the biggest
operators in Central Pennsylvania.
Congressman Arthur G. Dewalt,
who served on the Heflin probe COM
mittee in Congress, is said to be
after another term in Congress.
The Rev. DR.. Robert MacGowan,
formerly of Lancaster, and well
known here, has been making a
series of addresses to students IN
Pittsburgh in which he is stirring up
patriotic work.
The Rev. George f. Hoverter,
who presided at the Atlanta confer
ence, of the Church of God, is a for
mer Harrisburg pastor.
William G. Noel, nominated for
Congress in Maryland. is a Pennsyl-
vanian by birth.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
Rooseveltisms Slackers and Others

1t is not we'll for a nation to i'm
port it's art and its literature; but it
is fatal for a nation to import it's
babies.
The philosophy of the belly will
never get a community very far.
/ know not how philosophers may
ultimately define religion; but from
Micah to James it has been defined
as service to ones fellow man rem
dered by following the great rule of
justice and mercy, of wisdom and
righteousness.
The woman who keeps the house
has exactly the same right to a say
in the disposal of the money as the
man who earns the money.
Am | my brothers keeper? You
certainly are if you are a member
of credit union and have gone on
his note for money to buy a hog
with.
The right to vote no more implies
that q woman will neglect her home
than that man will neglect his bus
mess.
Let US pay with our bodies for
our souls desire!
If a man is too conscientious TO
fight, then the rest of us ought to
be too conscientious to let him vote.
From Theodore Roosevelt's
Household"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
SCRANTON NEWSPAPERS

Scranton, capital of the Realm or
Anthracite, was for many years over
blessed with newspapers. They were
strong numerically-not otherwise.
AS always happens when three or
four newspapers contest q field which
could be served amply and admir-
ably by two, the Scranton papers
did not prosper.
To-day the Scranton newspaper
situation is ideal. The Republican
occupies the morning field alone, and
the Times the evening field alone.
Both newspapers are prosperous.
Fair and reasonable advertising rates
prevail. The papers sell for two
cents n copy. The Republican and
the Times are good neighbors. liv-
ing in amity, each serving the Scran-
ton public. The competition between
them is of the constructive kind
which yields dividends to the people
as we'll as to the newspapers. The
Scranton rivalry now is contest for
public approval based upon the
measure which each newspaper finds
it possible to renderZFrom Editor
and Publisher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
LAFOLLETTE,s DEFENsE

O. ENATOR LAFOLLETTE's self
- defense lacks the ring of sin
cerity. He pictures himself as
n prosecuted patriot martyred for
devotion to Just but unpopular
cause. Maybe he really believes that
to be true, but the text of his speech
does not tend to convince the doubt
ing mind. 1t teens with subtle in
ferences of insincerity on the part of
the United States. and the needless
ness of the war, all designed to fur
ther the false doctrines LaFollette
has been teaching. If he is not pro-
German. his address in his own be-
half at least paints him as a citizen
dangerous to the community in time
OF war and wholly untitled for a seat
in the United States Senate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
GOOD WORK OF FTRENrEN

"HOSE who witnessed Saturdays
fire at Steelton know that the
town was seriously threatened on
several occasions when flying sparks
set fire to houses in remote parts of
the borough. They know also that
had it not been for the efficiency of
the Steelton firemen. aided by COM
panies from Harrisburg, the threat
would have become a reality.
The Steelton department had not
the ghost of a chance to put out
the flour mill fire, the building being
doomed from the very first. but the
men did wonderfully we'll in keeping
down the smaller fires that oc-
CURED with discouraging frequency
throughout the period of the larger
blaze.
The heavy property loss is regret
able, but the big Touring mills will
be replaced at once and the saddest
part of the fire is the loss of so many
thousands of bushels of grain at
time when wheat is at premium
throughout the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
UNCLE SAM AND BUSINESS

ATOW that the great war reve-
" nue. measure has been ap-
proved by the President, the
business of the country can and must
adjust itself to the new conditions
While this measure was pending in
Congress there was more or less un-
certainty and to some extent the nat
Ural development of trade was re-
tarded. 1t is expected now, however,
that the ordinary channels of activ-
ity will become more energetic. mas
much as businessmen can look for
ward with something like an intelli-
gent understanding of what is ahead
of them.
At the recent great war confer
ence of businessmen at Atlantic City
resolutions were adopted pledging
every facility of the nation to the
support of the Government in this
crisis. 1t is contended now that the
Government at Washington must
also realize its duty to business. II
there is to be any hamstringing Of
the ordinary activities of the nation
as represented in commerce and In
dustry, then the Government i.
bound TO be hampered in the prose.
cution of the war.
There should be no nagging of in.
dustry. Patriotic support has char.
acterized the attitude of the bushes.
world from the start of the war anC
It is absolutely necessary for the Gov.
ernnent and business to cooperate
to the end that there shall be M
weakening of the forces of the natior
at this time.
Capital and labor must go hand in
hand so that there shall be no fric.
ton or lost motion or waste of eff
fort in any direction. Those who il
any way interfere with the harmoni
Gus working out of the great plans
for the nations defense must b,
regarded in the light of enemies
and no high-sounding name will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

Pawnbroker patriotism is a poor
substitute for fighting patriotism.
We can have no fifty-fifty alle-
glance in this country.
A man has no right to the things
that do not belong to him; and this
country does not belong to the men
who will not defend her.
The parror pacifst represents de-
cadence.
There is no more contemplate
form of privilege than the privilege
of existing in SNUG, self-righteous,
peaceful safety because other, brav-
er more self-sacrificing men give up
safety and go to war to preserve the
nation.
The man who feels that the coun-
try owes him everything and that
he owes the country nothing will
pay the country just what he thinks
he owes-nothing.
There was never yet a service
worth rendering that did not entail
sacrifice; and no man renders the
highest service If he thinks over
much of the sacrifice.
The average doctors wife has
more time for the performance of
political duties than the average doc
tor himself.
ew book, "The Foes of Our Own
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
WHAT is ROTARY?

Unless to-dayS conference OF
Rotary Club leaders in this city
differs from all others, some
delegate will respond TO the question
of What is Rotary?" Everybody
knows what a Rotary Club is. but
not even the founders of the organ
ization are sure about Rotary. Their
knowledge is about as definite as
that of scientists concerning cleo
tricity.
They know 1t for n tremendous
dynamic force, capable of immense
energy for good if properly applied,
and that is about all. They know
that it makes men think of each
other more kindly and work more
harmoniously together for the well
fare of their city and their country.
They know that it's principles are
universal and that once the ma
chinery for its transmission over the
entire world is perfected, it will go
Il long way toward the preparation
of the mind of mankind for a peace
propaganda that will make war as
unpopular as piracy. They know
there is much truth in the saying
that when anything is pronounced
impossible, watch some Rotarian rise
up and do it," They believe. with
very good reason, that It is destined
to he. if il is not already so, the
ultima thule of business organiza-
tions.
But as for defining Rotary, that is
quite a different matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
SHOULD WIN

Folks Mt Washington undertake to
explain Claude Kitchin's opposition
to the Senate draft of the revenue
bill as an element in the political
rivalry which he feels toward Sena-
tor Simmons. Both Simmons and
Kitchin hail from North Carolina,
and, by a curious chance, that enc
state has the .chairmen of the
revenue committee in the two houses
of Congress. Kitchin would like to
succeed Simmons in the Senate when
the latter's term expires In 1919;
and he is said to feel that he must
impress his ideas upon the revenue
bill as it finally becomes law in such
wise as to deprive Simmons of the
credit and to award the praise to
Kitchin. In politics there have al
ways been ambitious men whose
theory of success is that 1t must
down. These men generally are of
small caliber; and in this respect
Kitchin does not transgress the rule.
1t is unlikely that he will be able to
defeat Senator Simmons for re-
nomination; and in any event there
is more than chance that neither
Simmons nor Kitchin will represent
North Carolina in the Senate after
the fourth of March, 1919. The
revenue bill, over which they are
both quarreling, is not of a type to
be popular in their state, where the
recent growth of manufacturing IN
terests has led to a corresponding
development of political opinion in
favor of a protective tariff, against
which both Simmons and Kitchin
have steadfastly fought. The Re-
publicans of North Carolina, with a
good nomination-such as we learn
they are inclined to make-together
with the protection Democrats of
the state. may be able, next year.
to get rid of both Simmons and
Kitchin at one fell swoop. And a
good job it would be, too.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
PREVENTABLE LOSS

Six years ago it was suggested by
a number of interested men that
October 8, the fortieth anniversary of
the great Chicago fire, should be
celebrated as Fire Prevention Day.
The idea met with favor and that
date has been observed with increas-
ing interest each year since, when 1t
was formerly observed in sixty eight
cities in thirty states in this country.
The governors of the majority of
states have issued proclamations con-
cerning the work, and President
Wilson issued the following:
"Preventable fire is more than a
private misfortune. 1t is public
dereliction. At time like this or
emergency and of manifest necessity
for the conservation of national re-
sources, it is more than ever mat
ter of deep and pressing consequence
that every means should be taken to
prevent this evil
Careful investigation has proved
that the majority of fires is entirely
preventable and. that the immense
annual loss is due to nothing less
than criminal carelessness. The spirit
of fire prevention day should become
firmly fixed in the minds of every
one so that greater caution would be
exercised every day of the year and
upon every occasion. Parents and
teachers should consider it part of
their duty to impress lessons of care
in regard to fire upon those in their
charge. Factory managers, farmers
and others may do much by precept
and example to inculcate care on the
part of others.
Everyone realizes that war is waste
lnGG O.
ioned by it, but fire destruction is
also absolute waste of the products
of effort, which loss (like that of
war; is finally levied upon all. Fire,
however, may be prevented, even If
war cannot.-Pennsylva Farmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
THE MAD SISTERS
BY BRIGGS
Baltimore American !

The woman from New York who
in a Baltimore speech urged women
not to support the Liberty Loan as a
protest against the refusal of the
United States government to give un-
limited suffrage to her sex came very
close to the border line of sedition if
she did not pass it, and the local or
gan of these militants has given cir
culation to articles that may bar it
from the mails as disloyal publica-
tion. Whether it is worth the while
of the Federal authorities to bother
with these unbalanced women is a
question, as any public prosecution
of them would only give them more
of the notoriety they long for. There
is apparently no possible way 10
muZzle them except by giving them
long terms in prison, and the govern
ment is not yet quite ready to do
that.
Baltimore's Liberty Loan commit
tee has declared that never was the
name of woman so disgraced as by
this little. group of mad sisters of La
Toilette. Mad sisters they are in
truth. a disgrace to American wo-
manhood, but nothing they can say
or do will interfere with the success
of the second Liberty Loan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

Port Berry, Surveyor Kurtz and
Naval officer Crull. 1t adjourned
without acting on their nominations.
But they will remain on the payroll.
Senator McNichors twelfth child
was born Saturday. He now has ten
sons, four of them in the Army.
John c. Arnold, Republican cam
didate for district attorney of Clear
field, is said to have a good lead for
election.
The Philadelphia Inquirer in a
dispatch from Wilkes-Barre says
Luzerne county Republican leaders
backed by a thoroughly united party,
have determined to make a strong
fight in the next election for the pur-
pose of keeping Judge Henry A. Full
er on the county bench. This decision
has been reached because Democrats
lined up solidly behind Thomas ID.
Shea in the primaries and because
the present Democratic organization
has been handing out orders to all
the big and little fry to carry Shea
along. Judge Fuller lacked just thir-
ty-eight votes of winning the election
in the primaries. The vote given did
not fall short of expectations, but the
surprise came in the fact that the
primary vote was larger than anticl-
pated, the increased vote coming in
the strong Democratic districts. ID.
O. Coughlin, who was unquestionably
in the primary fight to aid the Shea
candidacy, got less than 5000 votes
and the support he got is certain to
go to Judge Fuller. The primary re-
turns figures would indicate that
Judge Fuller should win by plur-
ality of 5000 votes in the November
election.
Our old friend Chief Clerk
Thomas II. Garvin, of the House of
Representatives, is still the great
pacifier. This is the evidence from
Media THE Republican County EX-
ecutive Committee at its meeting a
few days ago, succeeded in bringing
about complete harmony so far as
suppuort for the county ticket is con-
cerned. The meeting was presided
over by Thomas H. Garvin, chairman
of the committee, who, in an address
made a special plea for the re-elec-
ton of Judge William b. Broomall
Harmony talks were also given by
Isaac e. johnson, Richard j. Bald
win, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives,. and Deputy Coroner
Eugene f. White. White was defeat
ed for sheriff at the recent primary,
and has accepted his defeat grace
fully. White made a speech for har-
mony."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
GOOD WORK AT sMAIL COST

n EPORTS of Lieutenant Govern
n, or McClain and others of the
State Defense Commission who
have been keeping track of the ac-
tivities of the Public Safety Commit
tee indicate that much good work
has been done by both bodies at a
very small expense to the people.
Big men are giving freely of their
time to the organization of the vari-
GUS industries and interests of the
State for effective cooperation in
case of emergency and great deal
in the way of public education along
the lines of conservation is being
done.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
DRAGON OF THE RHINE

The dragon of the Rhine begins
to writhe and twist in agony. 1t
has been wounded, and wounded
deep. But, YOU know, the tail will
live until the sun goes down.
The entire Old World is alive with
agony The insane blood of Fred
erick is coursing through the veins
of the Teuton.
We Americans better lose every
dollar that we have than lose our
liberty, and at the end of the rope
lose our lives.
Put your dollars into service if
you can't go yourself. Service means
doing things in so many ways
Germany is a ruthless hypocrisy.
a menace to manhood. a devilish
raper of womanhood.-Sile Part
ner
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

LABoR'S sELF-BIPosED TASK
TyALSB doctrines continue to find
their way through the mails.
The peoples council" and the
"workfhen's council are preaching
their folly as vigorously, almost, as
ever. and seeking in subtle ways to
influence the working people of the
country to an un-American attitude.
The government cannot stop the
activities OF pro-Germans who re-
susin just inside the law. but for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
TALK IS CHEAP

And now Herb Hoover wants us to
cut down our candy and sugar con-
sumption by one-third. If this sort
of thing continues, we suppose he
will soon ask us to be more sparing
of our mellifiuous words.-From the
Manchester Union.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

The Federal Trade Commission in
tends to see to it that newspapers are
not charged more for white paper; but
what many of them that have been
forced to two cents desire is that the
Trade Commission arrange 1t so that
they may be charged less.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
BAGS FOR THEATER

Knitting bags to be carried to the
theater often match the coat and are
of silk with trimming of gold lace
or galloon. and at all theaters wom-
en- are seen knitting between the
acts.-Exchange.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
xETsroRTC UARRIsRTRG

The old White Hall Hotel served
as the courthouse in the days when
the Legislature met In the county
building right after Harrisburg be-
came the state capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08

An obscure Mark Twain thus ad-
yertises in his paper at Mounds, ILL.,:
"Wanted-A printer to take entire
charge of my paper while 1 go to war.
The job may be permanent"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
DEFILING THE VINEYARD

Thou shalt not SOW thy vineyard
with divers seed; lest the fruit of
thy seed which thou hast sown, and
the fruit Of thy vineyard, be defiled.
xxi, 8.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
serve to conceal the real character
of such individuals. 3.

If the Government keeps on Great
ing bureaus in Washington. New
York will have to look to her census
laurels.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-08
oRAToRY NOT LIMITED

Since Viscount Ishii came to the
United States 1t has become apparent
that oratory is not an exclusively
Caucasian gift.-Indianapolia News.