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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
OTHER EVILS
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
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To the Editor of the Telegraph:
To the Ministerial Association of
Harrisburg-My attention has been
called to- an open letter to the May
or and Chamber of Commerce by
the Ministerial Association of this
city which appeared in The Patriot
of September rs. l have read care
fully about the evil influences eX-
erted by the burlesque shows wher-
ever presented. In reply, will state
that there are worse evils in this city
to-day than the burlesque shows.
Look at the houses of prostitution
operated openly through this city
without the fear of the police inter-
ference, where married men and
women go, sending their souls down
to eternal punishment Which is
worse before the eyes of God than
all the burlesque shows. But no at
tention is paid to these. 1 am not
in favor of burlesque shows, but If
the ministers want to protest
against one evil, why not against one
of the worst evils which wrecks the
souls of many of our men and wom-
en- of our city through the existence
of houses of prostitution I know
of houses in a certain neighborhood
right back of a church where little
schoolchildren pass every day,
making remarks about those houses.
Think of It! Ministers. how can
person bring UP children in the fear
of God when evil influence is placed
right before the eyes of our chill
dren of our city? I think 1t is time
for the ministers and Christians of
this city to stand together and de-
mand that action be taken against
the houses of prostitution of our city.
If the ministers want to stop one
eveil. whv not stop all of the evils?
Commence at the bottom and not Mt
the top. Now, every minister that
wants to see our city stand out be-
fore the world as a moral city should
work together and stop the greatest
evil why not stop all OF the evils?
so wake up and do your duty.
A CHRISTIAN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
COAL PRICES

* o far as Harrisburg is concerned
it would have been better for
the consumer of coal If DR.. Gar
field had remained head of the COL
lege which he graced with so much
ability. Certainly, he was a better
college president than he seems to
be a fuel administrator. Named by
President Wilson to bring down the
price of coal to the poor his first
move has resulted not in a reduction
but in an increase.
The best DR.. Garfield has been
able to do is to safeguard the public
against further extortions, but since
he has enabled the operators to sell
their coal at the mines at higher
prices than they ever hoped to real
ize and has transferred that burden
over the heads of the retailers to
the shoulders of the consumers, the
only difference in the advance, so far
as the consumer is concerned, is in
name. 1t used to be called corpora
ton greed and now it passes by the
more euphonious term of govern
ment regulation. But the effect on
the purse of the householders is no
different.
Perhaps the fault is not so much
in what DR.. Garfield has done as In
the false hopes the President held
out for cheaper coal. The whole
subject of fuel and its transportation
is so complicated that even the most
expert could not be expected to set
tie 1t in a month, or a year. If DR..
Garfield is able in twelve months to
figure out a solution we shall be con-
tent, but let's hear no more of price
reductions that become increases as
they are put into effect.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Harrisburg boys-the Dauphin county
boys. who've gone to war.
And now are we going to buy a
bond and back them?
Or. through our careless indiffer-
ence and our failure to realize that
this is war. are we going to say ITO
the devil with EN-?
As man to man, what's your
answer?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
AS MAN TO MAN

ried lest we be late for dinner. We've
read the headlines on the war news:
and then turned hurriedly to the
sports page. We've told ourselves
that we're bound to win. but we
haven't stopped to count the cost.
This is a real war. Before 1t is
over tremendous changes will have
occurred in this country-as they
have occurred in England and France
and all the other belligerent coun-
tries. To-day the good old United
States goes on just as it has been
going for a century. Tomorrow
but tomorrow is another day. Think
ing men dread the tomorrow that
much come to the United States
should this war continue for any
length of time.
AS man to man, we people of Har-
risburg must get down to brass tacks
in the matter of this war. We can't
all go to the front. We can't all go
over the top. Some of US must stay
at home. And all of us at home must
stand back of the boys doing the
fighting.
The first Liberty Loan found many
buyers. in this city and surrounding
district. The men in the mills and
shops, offices and the farms did sur
prisingly we'll. Some of them have
apparently thought better of their
first action, because the Telegraph
learns with regret that in numerous
instances men who bought bonds "on
time" have quit cold-have demanded
the money they already paid. This
is not American-andi 1t is not patri-
otto. AS man to man. it is giving aid
and comfort to the enemy.
Within a couple of weeks this dis
trict's share of the second Liberty
Loan is to be sold here. And If the
district does not better its first per-
formance there will be reason for the
remainder of Pennsylvania to ridi-
Guile Harrisburg. We will be much
like the upstate volunteer fire COM
pany that was long on parade and
poor on extinguishing fires. We have
put out much paper dealing with our
patriotism. But II we don't back that
patriotism with cur dollars we slack
and we slack badly.
Perhaps the man who is reading
this editorial does not have $50 In
cash; and for that reason will hesi-
tate about buying a bond of that de-
nomination.
But by day-by-day denial and ef-
fort he can save the money-and in
the meantime his employer or the
Harrisburg banks will hold his bond
or bonds. for him.
Perhaps this will be a long distance
war. That is. perhaps 1t will be
drawn out to an extent little dreamed
of. And in that case the side that
can endure will be victorious.
Those nations will win in which
the men and women cooperate anC
devote themselves to the serious tasl
/ of winning.
1 URA1uA AH- -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
HEALTH I'M LONDON

London, said prominent official
of the Metropolitan Asylum Board,
is wonderfully healthy just now.
There is an exceptional shortage of
disease. but remarkable thing is
that diphtheria cases are exceeding
those of scarlet fever. There are
641 scarlet fever cases under treat
ment, and 1886 cases of diphtherla,
which is the lowest record in the
annals of the board.-London Tele-
graph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
THE NEW DRIVE

TIME new drive to take Harris
burg and Dauphin county en-
tirely out of the second draft is
In good hands. Lieutenant
Lesher, successor to Captain Harrell
in this recruiting district, had q very
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg has big in
dustrics, but lacks the small ones
that have made York and Ian 4
caster notable?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
LABOR NOTES
By Briggs

The war may help women teachers
since New York is considering the
breaking of the rule against re-en-
ployment of married ones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Kansas City (Mo.) firemen have
completed an organization and ap-
piled to the American Federation of
Labor for a charter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

International Bricklayers and Ma
sons Union has expended $20,315.75
in benefits in the last year. There
are 1908 pensioners, which cost
S25,4 a year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

OF the 100000 graduate nurses in
this country there are only 5000 in
the public health nursing field. The
others are engaged in private serv-
ice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

The first elections were held at
Tohn Harris warehouse when this
was a township of Lancaster county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO..
telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

E.J. .STACKPoLE,Pr PreJ't s. Editorin-C hiSf
E. r. OYSTER. Business Manager.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ. MGndgiHg Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Member of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of
all news credited to 1t or not other
wise credited in this paper and also
the local news published herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Oakland (Cal.) Cement Workers
Union has put into force new scale
which calls for $3.50 a day, being
an advance of so cents day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Fifteen thousand textile workers
in Passaic, n. j., have been granted
the third wage increase since Deem
ber last. 1t amounts to about ST.
100000 a year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2

zone man pins me to the iodlI,
7Chile tCith another tCdlk among
the stars. S."-EMERsoN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

President E. P. Ripley, of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road urges the necessity for import
ing a quarter of a million Chinese
laborers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
OUR DAILY LAUGH

INSIDE IN
FORMATION.
Why did you
give up the
club?
The OF h Q T
members talked
so much about
themselves, I
didn't have a
chance myself.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Were you ever
so much in love
you couldn't
eat7
c e al n ] v,
flowers and the
atres are the
cause of that
condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Canada's great farmers organiza-
ton. the United Grain Growers Linn
tied, will eventually enter both the
milling and meat-packing industries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

At a meeting of the Railway
Clerks Association for Ireland the
attention of the government was
called to the inadequacy of the pres
ent war bonus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Representative John Mckay, of
Luzerne county, was among visitors
to the Capitol yesterday. He came
here in the interest of several mat
ters at the departments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02
A PRACTICAL

n Z RACIlCAL
GIRL.
Would 20 u
marry a man
who loved you
or one who
could dress your
Well. love is a
very desirable
t h n g, b u t
clothes are an
absolute neces-
sity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Speaking of Middletown, 1t is in-
teresting to see the tremendous ship
ments being made to the govern
ment storehouse at that point. You
can not get very near the storehouse,
but the fact that 152 motor trucks
were mobilized there in one day for
storage awaiting a rush order shows
what the building can accommodate.
Just what else Uncle Sam has in the
big building that squats just below
the site of old Camp Meade would
be interesting to recount, but that
would be telling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Some of the men who have been
cultivating war gardens" are get
ting ready for next summer. and 1T is
to be noted that they are taking the
advice of the men at the State Cap
itol and are clearing the grounds of
old potato stalks. tomato vines and
other masses of vegetation so that
the insect pests will not have roost-
ing places and bases for attack next
year. 1t is also to be noted that
ground is being fertilized and put
into shape for a good yield next
year
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

The suggestion that automobile
owners give soldiers a lift appears to
be pretty generally observed here
abouts There are seemingly as
many soldiers about here as before
the Guardsmen went away because
of the proximity of the Gettysburg
camp and the aviation warehouse
and the recruiting work and the SOL
diers have good time getting rides,
especially to and from Middletown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

Salt Lake City (Utah) workers in
the metal trades have secured an in
crease in pay of 35 cents day and
recognition of their union.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

James McCrea, Jr., who will go
with Atterbury and Kennedy, the
railroad chiefs, to France, to help
rebuild the railroads behind the lines.
used to live in Harrisburg. Mr.. Nc
Crea is one of the high officials of the
Pennsylvania in the western district.
His father, who later became presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania, was super
intendent here during the strike of
1877. Young McCrea, as he was
known in college days, was guard on
Yales famous team when Orville
Hickok was the other guard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-02

There is not going to be as much
hunting in this neck of the woods as
usual this fall, although in the deer
hunting counties there will probably
be numerous parties. One reason is
that number of young men who
made it point to go into the woods
every fall have gone into the Army
or are away and another is that am
munition now costs considerable
money. Such a thing as investing a
couple of dollars in ammunition and
going out for an afternoons sport
now means more than a five-dollar
bill
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
WILL SWEDEN
DECLARE WAR?
THREE SWEDISH SHIPS SUBMA-
RINED WHILE UNDER SAFE
CONDUCT; INDIGNATION
AGAINST KAISER.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Stockholm, May 2O.-News that
the Swedish steamers Westerland,
Aspen and Vixen, laden with grain
from England, were sunk by German
submarines, was received here to-
night and caused indignation. Eight
of the crew of the Vixen, and two
of the Vesterland are reported lost.
Arrival of ships which were re-
leased under a recent reciprocal
agreement of freeing Allies tonnage
in the Bothnian gulf had been eager
ly waited. Newspapers of all shades
of opinion united today in voicing
Indignation over the sinking, which
some characterize as a dastardly and
bloody crime. The Stockholm Dag
blad says England is partly to blame
for delaying departure of the ships,
but adds: at was sympathy for Ger
many as we'll as provisions for Swe-
den that went down with the ships
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
EXPECT 1880
TO REGISTER
SHERIFF VAN PELT HAS
BLANKS; PRECINCT PLAN Is
ADOPTED; REGISTRATION TO
BE RAPID.

Sheriff Van Pelt has received a
supply of registration blanks, and
has already worked out a plan for
the rapid execution of registration
for selective draft. 1t is expected
that fully $500 registrations will be
the total here.
1t is possible that in some of the
smaller precincts the registration
centre will be in the adjoining pre-
cinct, especially if the larger precinct
headquarters are easily accessible.
Deputies will represent the sheriff in
the work, and whether or not these
deputies are to be paid, or who will
pay them, are questions yet unset
tied.
The same plans for registering in
rural precincts will be followed in
the city. The dozen city precincts
will be taken care of in the most
available manner, while the sheriff
himself will have general supervision
over all. In the absence of instTuc-
tions to the contrary, Sheriff Van
Pelt will use regular precinct vot-
ing points as registration places.
No advices whatever regarding the
manner of starting the work have
been received here, but it is thought
that all these necessary instructions
will come in due time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
Could Not Hand Down to
Future Generations Dis
honored Reputation
GERMANY IS NOW
ATTACKING RUSSIA
British Give Huns No Rest.
Vain Attempt to Crack
French Line.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

With Bullecourt firmly in their
possession, the British are giving
the Germans no chance for rest, and
have started another offensive with
the idea to bring their forces to the
north of Bullecourt in alignment
with those in that village.
The British, Sunday, after sanguin-
airy fighting, carried German posi-
tions between Bontaine, Les Crois-
selles and Bullecourt. They held
them. despite the counter attacks.
Although London makes no men
ton of it, Berlin reports the British
also attacked between Acheville and
Fueant, which means the entire Dro-
court Quent switch line is being
hammered.
The Germans continue ineffectively
to try and crack the French line
along the Chemin Des Denies, and
were driven back Sunday by the
French, except at one point, which
they got at the price of heavy. cas-
ualties. -
Again comes news the Germans
have attacked the Russians, this time
7ear Mitau, where they are reported
as having been repulsed.
North and east of Gorilla, the
Italians continue their attacks on the
Austrians.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
ALIENENEMIES
MUST VACATE
AFTER JUNE l, UNNATURAL
lied GERMANS ARE NOT AL
LOWED IN ONE-HALF MILE
OF PALAFOX WHARF.

Within ten days, or before June /,
all alien enemies Of the United States
wall have to vacate that portion Of
TIE city enclosed in an area of half
a mile from Palafox wharf. Those
coming under this head will suffer
arrest and imprisonment if found re
siding in the prescribed territory
after June l.
There are some fine points which
define an alien from a citizen of the
United States. If you were born in
the United States, including Alaska
and Hawaii, you are a natural-born
citizen no matter what may have
been the citizenship or nationality
Of your parents. If you were born
in Porto Rico, you are a citizen of
the United States unless you were
born of alien parentage. If you were
born abroad, you are still a citizen
of the United States if your father
was a citizen of the United States
at the time you were born, unless
you have expatriated yourself.
You are a naturalized citizen if you
have completed your naturalization;
that is, if you have taken your final
papers. But you are not a citizen
If you have only declared your in
tention to become a citizen Chat is
if you have only taken out first pa
pers); in the latter case you are only
a "declarant"
You are also a naturalized citizen
if, although foreign born, your faith
err or surviving parent became fully
naturalized while you were under
q years old, and if you came to the
United States under p years of age.
You are a declarant if, although a
citizen or subject of some foreign
country. you have declared on oath
before a naturalization court your
intention of becoming a citizen of
the United States. Receipt from the
clerk of the court of the certified
copy of such proceedings or declar-
ant is often called taking out first
papers" You are not a deClarant
if your first papers was. taken out
after Sept. &c, 1906, and is more
than seven wears old.
You are an alien if you do not
fall within one of the three classes
above mentioned, and are an alien
enemy if a subject of Germany. Aus
tria, etc.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
SPONSORIAL STAFF OF
U. C. Y. IS ANNOUNCED

Announcing the sponsorial staff Of
the First Brigade, Florida division,
United Confederate Veterans, Gen.
John S. Frink issues the following:
staff Is Named.
Headquarters First Florida Brigade,
United Confederate Veterans:
Jasper, Fla, May Is, 1917.
General Order No. A:
Dear Comrades have the honor
of communicating to you General
Order No. 4, naming the Sponsorial
Staff of the First Brigade of the
Florida Division, United Confederate
V-terans, for the National Reunion
of the U. c. V. to be held in the city
of Washington, D. c., on the 5th to
7th days of June, 1917:
Matron of Hono~-Mrs. B. B.
Mccall, Madison.
Sponsor-Miss Wilmer Smith, of
Madison.
Aid to Sponsor-Miss Lucy Milton,
of Mariana.
Maid of Honor-Miss Sarah Fra
leigh, of Madison.
Maid of Honor-Miss Louise Lid
don, of Mariana.
Maid of Honor-Niss Sarah E.
ApDlevard, of Tallahassee.
Veterans Will accord these worthy
ladies the honOrs due their rank.
JOHN S. FRINK,
Commanding First Florida Brigade,
Florida Division, L. c. Y.
T. J. APPLEYARD,
Adjutant General and Chief of
staff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
GRAND RIDGE MELON
GROWERS WANT CARS
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Grand Ridge, Fla, May 20.-Melon
growers and leading citizens of this
city determined at q meeting held
a few nights ago to send w. J. Sin
citizen, to Washington to take UP the
citizen, to Washington to take up the
matter of securing a sufficiency of
railroad cars to guarantee the move
ment of watermelons, which will be
ready for the market within a few
days. Growers agreed to pay at the
rate of ten cents per acre as a tax
to raise a fund to Safray the eX-
penses of Mr.. Singletary's trip.
The farmers of this city are
aroused over the conditions which
have lately doomed up. Judge Porter
presided at the meeting and Henry
Wester was elected secretary. The
business in particular considered was
the shortage of cars, and to take
action at once in behalf of securing
cars to handle the mammoth melon
crop, which will begin rolling at an
early date. The matter was freely
discussed and the gravity of the
situation was explained in detail.
Farmers of Grand Ridge and vi
cinitv see the necessity for a united
effort, and have organized with great
enthusiasm to further their interests,
and when the recent meeting ad-
journed it was with the understand
ing that another meeting be held a
week from yesterday, to hear from
Mr.. Singletary. The latter left Sat
urday for Washington, and expects
to be back in a weeks time, other
wise he will keep the Grand Ridge
people advised of every incident OF
interest to them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-21
GERMAN EMPIRE PLANS ARE REVEALED
Car Shortage Relief Only Possible
With Cooperation of the People

That efforts are being made to re-
heve the car shortage of the South
but that this can be accomplished
only with the cooperation of shippers
and receivers in quick loading and
prompt unloading, is the statement
by the Secretary of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to Mr.. Phil
lips, secretary of the chamber of
commerce. The letter which is in
reply to a communication from Mr..
Phillips regarding the car famine,
is given in full below:
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Office of the Secretary.
Washington, May 10, 1917.
Mr.. James f. Phillips,
Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
Pensaeola, Fla.
Dear Sir:-Senator Fletcher has
referred to this commission your let
ter to him of May which as / read
it requests particularly that some
thing be done to increase the supply
of cars on the Louisville & Nash
vile.
/ beg to say that while your fig
ures showing percentage of box car
equipment on various lines to the
total equipment of that class owned
are correct they do not state the en-
tire situation, as some of the lines
mentioned as possessing a surplus of
box cars are coal producing lines and
are really short a considerable por-