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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
Alderman Nicholas Says
He Can Only Be Charged
With Too Much Leniency

? Alderman J. B. Nicholas has stated
that the worst things his enemfea
can say about him are that at times
he is disposed to be lenient. The al"
derman since taking the bench at the
police court has almost without eX-
ception given offenders another
chance, telling them IL they appeared
again while he was acting as mayor
a double sentence would be given
them. In every case the new method
of tempering Justice with mercy has
proven to be a success and several
OF the most hardened OF the "regu-
lars" have not taken a second chance
with justice that can be dispensed
with a kindly manner and work of
good advice.
FRONTIER REOPENED
Petrograd. Aug. II. = The Russo.
Swedish frontier, which was closed
recently, has been reopened.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
JAPs WANT REPRESENTATIVE
By Associated Press

Toxic, Aug. II. - 1t is reported
that small body of Japanese Social
lists at Toxic has voted to send Sen
Katayama, a Japanese Socialist leader,
who Is now in New York. as a dele
gate to the Stockholm conference. It
is believed that the Government is
opposed to the participation of Japan
in the conference.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
STACKPOLE. JR.
MOTOR TO EAGLESNTERE

MOTOR TO EAGLESNTERE .
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Ashmore Galley,
of 23 North Fourth street; Miss Car
rie L. Orth, of 241 Briggs street, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl L. DeWald, of 1922
North Third street, motored to
Eaglesmere to-day for a weekend
stay at the Forest Inn Hotel.
DIR. DANIEL HERE
DR.. L. L. Daniel, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church. Providence,
r. l.. will preach in the estminster
Church, Sunday morning. August 10.
ing at his parents home. 1924 North
Second street, during their stay In
this city.
Miss Blanche Sieber. of New York
city. is spending the vacation days
with her sister. Mrs. A. E. Shirey, of
1926 North Second street.
Mrs. A. c. Blair and daughter.
Miss Anna Blair. of 407 South Four
teenth street, are home after an eX-
tended visit to Niagara aFlls, New
York City and the Great Lakes.
and daughter, Laura. of 1915 Derry
street. are spending a week in At
Y Mrs. Martin Sarver and t.,Iughters.
Crescent street. are home after a
weeks visit in Liverpool.
Miss Ruth Willoughby, or 2037
North Fifth street. has returned to
her home after visiting in Shippens-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Albright. of Ian
caster, are spending several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Trostle, OF
12S South Fourteenth street, enroute
to Youngstown. Ohio.
Miss Frances Manley, of Lucknow
Lane, was a recent guest of Miss
Carrie Gerberich. of Dauphin.
Miss Gertrude Schutt who has beer
spending several weeks with hei
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schutt, of IL North Fifteenth street
win leae tomorrow for her home in
Newark, N. J.
Samuel Eetter and daughter, Miss
Ruth Etter. of the Etter Apartments
were recent Mt. Gretna visitors.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. V. Hazen left to-
day for ten days trip which will
include. a visit to their former home
Titusville. Pa.
Miss Frieda and Miss Alma ZettIer
Otto and r. H. Zettler, of 931 South
Nineteenth street, are home from
Pittsburgh. where they spent some
time with relatives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17

parliament. Chancellor Bonar Law
replied afflrmatively.
MIR. Billing asked whether par
Eament would he reassmbled in the
event of an armistice.
should consider an armistice a
crisis" the chancellor replied.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
MRS RnnTH IN TOWN

Mrs. Winfield S. Booth. of Colling-
wood. \. J.. is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Mailey, 909 Penn
street. Her husband. the Rev. w. s.
Booth. formerly pastor of the First
Baptist Church. Second and Pine
streets, this city, will Join her about
the first of September for a vacation
stay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
LOCAL ORCHESTRA PLAYING

The Updegrove orchestra, George
w. Updegrove leader, is going to
Caledonia Park. near Chambers
burg, this evening to play at a large
Red Cross dance arranged by Miss
Margaret Kennedy, of Ragged Edge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17
Johnstown Visitors
Honor Guests at Dance

Miss Helen Wise and Miss Frances
Forney were joint hostesses at an
informal party last evening at the
home of Miss Forney, SIS Curtin
street, in honor of Misses Edna and
Thelma Orris. of Johnstown, who
are visiting Miss Margaret Lawton.
The young people enjoyed dancing
to the music of a victrola on the
porch cleverly decorated with golden
glow, hydrangcas and snapdragon.
Invited to meet the guests of honor
were Miss Margaret Lawton, Miss
Jean Matter, Miss Helen Wise. Miss
Frances Forncy, Edwin Good, Ken
meth Fisher. Bob" Runk. James
Donald Gourley.
BIBLE CLASS HOLDS OUTING
The mems class of the Messiah Lu-
theran Sunday School taught by
Luther Minter held their annual outx
ing yesterday afternoon at Reservoir
Park. About eighty-five members of
the class, with their wives and chill
dren, attended. A telegram was read
from the Rev. II. w. A. Hanson, the
pastor, who with his family is sum-
mering at Perdix, regretting his in
ability to be present. Various sports
were enjoved and n delightful picnic
supper served.
HOME TO CLIFTON SPRINGS
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Jack Hunt
and children, Aurelia, Jack, Jr. and
Mary Hunt, of Clifton Springs, n.
Y, left to-day for home, after a
visit here accompanied by Miss
Miriam r. Galbraith, of Paxtang.
who will visit for month with her
sister, Mrs. Hunt.
LIEUTENANT BARKER HOME
First Lieutenant Wilbur Stuart
Barker, of the Coast Artillery, U. s.
Army. is spending n furlough with
his family at South Nineteenth
street.
Miss Mildred Burkholder. of 270'
PETER street. is spending some time
in Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Mary L. Worley, of West
Philadelphia, is the guest of Mrs. e.
r. Keffer, of 2112 Green street.
Mrs. George w. Plaisted and SON
Roger Krall Plaisted. of Clifton, n. j.,
are visiting Miss Jennie George at
1112 North Second street. Mrs. Plaisted
has many friends here who remember
her as Miss Anna kral.
Mrs. friedrich Herman Marsh, OF
Cromie, of The Donaldson, have gone
to Pen Mar for a stay of several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Lutz. of 309
North Second street. are enjoying
pleasure trip over the Great Lakes.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
PENNY PHONE SERVICE.
BY Carl D. Thompson.

We know now that under public
ownership Of the telephone service
we could get our phone service at
one cent a call on the average. Other
countries and other people do. Surely
we Americans can.
Facts and figures submitted by
Postmaster General Burleson to the
United States Congress show that we
are paying to the private Bell Tele-
phone company here from two to ten
times as much as the people pay for
similar service in Europe under pub
lie ownership.
If you don't believe It, send to
Washington, and get copy of the
report. Ask for the Government
Ownership of Electrical Means of
Communication"
The average charge for a twenty
five mile conversation under public
ownership in Europe is seven cents.
We pay rs cents.
The average charge for a. 100
mile conversation under public own
ersh1p Is 16 cents. We pay 60 cents;
for a 800 mile call the charge is 80
cents under public ownership We
pay $3.50. if we call. Mostly we
don't call.
For a 500 mile call the charge
under public ownership is 81 cents.
We pay So if we CALL
We don't call 500 miles in the
United States-at least the poor
people do not. It costs too much.
We are for the immediate public
ownership of the telephone and the
telegraph.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
GIVE THE WORKER CHANCE

If you want a horse to pull his best.
don't drive nail into the frog of his
foot. Put good sharp shoes on his
feet, feed him we'll, then he can pull.
Grease the axles, too.
Just 50 with men. Let them have
the opportunities that God intended
they should have, sufficient food.
clothes, energy, encouragement, edu-
cation. Don't rob them.
Our laws are schemes to get rid
of burdens that should be borne by
those who profit by the present tax
methods
If you tax the great oil. fuel. or
meat companies, they will boost the
prices so consumers will have to stand
it in the end anyway, and they will
add something for the trouble they
have been put to. The consumer may
not see 1t, they do not see the salt in
their food, but it is there. Do not
put a weapon into your foes hands.
He will use it on you on very small
provocation. Tax the property that
cannot tax you. That is land. Do
not tax what labor has produced, be-
cause that must be consumed. other
wise it would not have been made.
The consumer always pays the tax.
If wives were taxed. there would be
fewer of them. There would be more
immoral women. If babies were taxed,
race suicide and infant mortality
would increase .. Tax lessons the arti-
cles taxed except land. :sss.s5 s .sss.
Z, II living were easier fewer divorces
would result. -William Bussslman.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
ARE YOU HERE FOR?

If you've never made another have a
happier time in life,
If you've never helped brother
through his struggle and his
strife;
If you've never been a comfort to the
weary and the worn,
Will you tell us what you're here for
in this lovely land Of morn!
If you've never made the pathway of
some neighbor glow with sun,
If you've never brought bubble to
some fellow heart with fun:
II you've never cheered a totler that
you tried to help along,
Will you tell us what you're here for
in this lovely land of song!
If you've never made a comrade feel
the world q sweeter place
Because you lived within 1t and had
served it with your grace;
If you've never heard a woman or a
little child proclaim
A blessing on your bounty-you're a
a.. poor hand at the game!
i. .s.s.ss b .s--- Baltimors Sun. ,.,.-s
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
A WARNING
THE YOUNG


A philanthropic committee has
been formed in Chicago to find jobs
for men over As years of age. The
shelving of men who have crossed
this age deadline is one Of many evils
of a bad economic system. If any,
thing can be done to relieve the VIC
Tins let it be done. But let this fact
be borne in mind. Very few of these
elderly men paid heed in their youth
to the urgent need of establishing
social justice. Had they taken an
active part in fundamental move
ments for better conditions, these
conditions would by this time have
been esta blished. And they would
not now be dependent on the efforts
Of a philanthropic committee to find
jobs for them. The Jobs would be
hunting them. There is still time.
however, for these men on the scrap
heap" to help such movements. And
in the meantime their fate is a warn
ing to the young men who, through
acts of omission or commission, are
helping now to give longer lease Of
life to the existing unjust system.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
A STRIKE Is NEVER LOST.

"A strike is never lost!'' Thus spoke Judge O.
N Hilton OF Denver when explaining the reasons for
the recent settlement of the court actions in
ton with the trouble on the iron ranges.
No, strike is never lost, and nobody knows this
better than Judge Hilton whose experience in fight
ing the legal battles Of the workers covers period
OF thirty years. To many of those who sacrifice
their all; who must submit to the niustices under
which the millions in industry toll day in and dav
out, to these it may seem for time that some
strikes are lost.
But IN the process of evolution and the changing
conditions which, in spite of all that is said to the
contrary, are becoming bearable a strike can
not be lost.
A 10 per cent increase in wages has been an
nounced by the United States Steel corporation Bet
ter conditions of employment are promised and
there is no reason to suppose this will not actually
be brought about. Not only do the strikers them
selves learn lesson in struggles such as those re-
Gently witnessed on the ranges, but the EMPLOYERS
too profit by this costly experience
Following the range strike of 1907, wages were
raised and conditions improved. The telegraphers
strike OF that year is said to have been ost -
yet conditions and wages in the telegraph business
and then some, of the striking telegraphers, have
been granted
The street railway strike of 1912 was not lost,
although the men had to return to work without
obtaining agreement with the Duluth Street
Railway company. They went back individually,
too but wages were increased and working condi-
tons made better.
Strikes are never lost Strikes cannot be lost
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
THE LABELlTE.

There's moral in this poem,
You can find it if you try;
If at first you fail to see it,
You will fin. it by and by.
You're a union man, I take it,
For you pay your union dues,
But, my friend, is there label
Of a union in your shoes?
Do you see the union label
On tobacco that you buy?
Or upon your daily paper?
You can get one If you try.
Is a label in the pocket
OF the suit upon your back?
Is the label upon your collar
Or Chinese spider track?
Do you find the union label
In the band of your hat?
Look and see if you can find it.
Did you eyer think of that?
There's a moral in this poem,
You can find it if you try;
If at first you fail to see it
Ask yourself the reason why.
-Emm Are, in Labor Clarion
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
COOPERATION NEEDED.

The Labor World is satisfied there are good
times ahead for the union of Duluth and vicin-
ity. The local trade union movement is built on
firm foundation The men active in the unions
among the solidest citizens of the community They
understand the philosophy of the trade union move
ment, and this understanding, coupled with the same
tactics employed by the local organizations during
the past few years, has brought it to the envable
position it now enjoys.
There is a feeling Of goodwill prevalent among
employers and employees at the Head of the Lakes
which carries with it the message of industrial
peace, unless all signs fail.
The outlook is filled with promises The labor
organizations are in healthful condition. Employ
ers generally agreed that to do business with
responsible labor organization is, in the final anay
sis, the safest course to follow from business stand
point.
But there is always room for improvement. There
is ever present in the unions masses of union men
card men, rathcr-who are content merely to pay
their dues and follow the crowd.
1t should be the mission Of the unions Of Duluth
to reach this class of and get them interested in
the great American labor movement, appropriately
named ''the firing line of democracy" and whose
power for good increases every hour Results, re-
narkabe results can be attained if the right efforts
put forth.
The Labor World is ready to do it's share. We
want to see that every union man in this neck of the
woods is reached with the proper kind of propa-
ganda. We want to reach the union man as we'll
We stand ready to cooperate with the local union
officials who will work with and help us along
these lines
We shall have suggestions of our own to offer
during the next three four months. Perhaps we
shall make criticisms too, but we shall do so in the
spirit of friendliness and with the one object of
making this old world better and brighter place
in which to live.
'The force of union conquers ALL If this prin-
ciple is adhered to by the Of labor in Duluth
and vicinity during the coming year there is no
limit to what might be accomplished
The Labor World said before, stands
ready and willing to do it's part.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
Mothers and Homes
Necessary to a Nation
BY JUDGE HENRY NEIL.
Father Of Mothers Pension Svste

BY JUDGE HENRY NEIL,
Father Of Mothers Pension System.
Millions of men are fighting in Eu-
rope for national life. Behind the
lines the civil government is de-
stroying the very foundations of
nations motherhood and homes,
When poverty comes as the result of
war, the governments take the chill
dren from their mothers and place
the little ones in institutions and the
mothers in factories. England,
France, Germany and Italy are all
making this great error. Children
raised in barracks cannot be loyal,
homeloving citizens. They can never
be home makers and the nation will
lose its national life just to the ex-
tent, that it displaces home by the
cold, loveless institution where chill
dren are raised according to machine
routine. We do the same thing in
the United States. Intolerance"
shows how children are taken from
their mothers in a drama that is true
In all its cruelty. I have seen this
crime committed in hundreds of
cases and Know that thousands OF
mothers in Chicago, New York and
in every town and city have been
outraged in the same manner How
long will the people be blind to the
fact that mothers are designed by
nature to care for their own children
and that institutions menace the ex-
istence of all civilized nations.
''Intolerance' is the great moving
picture drama of loves struggle
through the ages; from Babylon; the
life and death Of Jesus; the French
empire and into modern times. David
Wark Griffith, the master artist who
created this work of art in photog-
raphy, has dramatized the separa-'
ton of mothers and children for the
crime of poverty which is so COM
mon crime in the United States
and in all nations of the world.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
A MAN ON THE JOB.

In Minneapolis the Street Railway company has
submitted franchise proposal, which, while not all
that is asked for by the people of that city, contains
much more favorable terms than had been ex-
pected.
r The company took a very active part in the at
tempt to defeat Tom Van Lear for mayor in the
recent election. Langunl, the defeated candidate,
was It's
While the proposed franchise submitted by the
company may not be accepted by the city, the fact
that proposal is made in which so many disputed
points are conceded affords eloquent tribute to
the character Of the man the people of the Flour
City have selected as their chief executive
10 state the plainly. the company under
" ads that 1t can expect no favors from Van Lear
rs more than willing just now to meet the city
Il way. 1t is another case of Davy Crockett and
coon. "Dont Shoot I'll come DOWN.
v The companys proposal opens the way for fu-
ture negotiations. Undoubtedly it appreciates the
temper Of the people as expressed in the election of
Van Lear. The company officials know that long
term franchise is impossible to obtain while Van
Lear is on the job, and it offers to divide profits
with the people on the surplus after per cent has
been paid on a valuation of $35 100000
The representatives of the Central Franchise
that there would be nothing to divide after 7 per
cent is paid on that valuation. And there's the rub
However, the Street Railway company is ready
TO talk business. That is plain. Instead of being in
position where it might dictate terms to the peo-
pie, as would undoubtedly have been the case if
Langum had been elected it now finds itself Obliged
to resort to the most subtle political maneuver;np
The peoples fight has only begun in Minneapo.
lis. But with Tom Van Lear in the MAYORS chair
their interests safe and we opine that the COM
pany Will have to do most of the worrying
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.

The municipal light plant of Cleveland, Ohio is
saving the people of that city over 100000 annu
ally. 1t sells electricity at three cents kilowatt
hour
There 1862 cities in the United States that
own and operate municipal light and power plants
There are 3,O45 municipal water plants, thirty mu-
nlclpal gas plants and four municipal street rail-
ways.
In San Francisco, Cal the city pays So per day
for an eghthour day to it's employees on the munici-
pal lines. The private companies pay 1924 per day.
The average charge for local telephone calls on
our privately owned telephone systems here in the
United States is little over two CENTS To be exact
it is $OO21 In other countries, under public own
ership, the average charge is little over one cent
10 be exact it is $0012. In other words, it costs
nearly twice as much for local telephone calls under
private ownership under public ownership. Long
distance service costs from two to ten times as much
under private as under public ownership.
This from Senator William E. Borah, Of Idaho,
1.-The next great political issue in this country is
going to be that involving government ownership of
(nationaD public utilities It is coming.
The municipal electric light plant of Holyoke,
Mass, is selling electricity at q maximum rate of
four cents kiowatt hour. The rate under private
ownership is usually about 10 cents, and often more
Edmonton, Ala, Can, owns and operates munich.
pal telephones, street car lines, water works end
electric light and power plants. All are making a
good showing the surplus earnings on all the utili-
ties after all expenses including depreciation and
capital charges Were paid were rs last year
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06
BE CONSISTENT, UNION MEN!

Ihc union label is emblematic of fair working
conditions and just consideration of labor in its
struggles with capital
thousands of dollars have been spent by organ
azeo LABOR to advertise the label and create demand
tor ITS use. The members of different unions con.
tnua!y urge the support of their organizations by
the demand for their respective labels But-do
these same union men remember their sister unions
%hen they nave occasion to make purchases?
Inc LABOR World is of the opinion that many
union men are either nsincere or 1--WE would rather
belleve) forgetful, for it has known cases where
unonists have utterly failed to ,ask for products
bearing the union label, thereby, h effect, being
and 1 hn IS an appeal to union to
movenents-the organized labor movement h,4see
z1ng tnat everything they buy bears the sienifcat
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-01-06

The News-Tribune out as an advocate Of
changes in some of the cabinet portfolios Mercy
nolds says the N. r., ought to go. President Wilson
evidently thought some time ago, when he gave
McReynolds job the Supreme Court bench
Rip Van Wrinkle slept for twenty years; but our
observations have led to conclude that one doesn t
have to have his eyes closed to be asleep. We
shouldn't be surprised if the N. T., should suddenly
inform us that Belgium had been invaded.