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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
Tipperary Comes to Bagdad

oh, they shook their magic carpet,
an they made 'ellish dust,
An their Shiny incuntations, an
their crystal globes went bust,
An they sang their bloomin, chan
ties, an they banged their fool
ish bells.
But we savvied we could get there,
spite o. all their cranky ellis!
So we up wi 'Tipperary," an we
pounded 'em like grain.
An tn dust was like blanket
thought I'd never see again;
An I kinder did regret it, for I'd
fixed my mind t. see
That land o. silly 'arems, and queer
kings, that lived t. spree!
Well, when we got inside it, I'd "a
never knowed it! Say
Just a low-down, dirty 'amlet, where
no Britisher'd stay!
An I wonder, wi their magic, If
they'd changed it-d'ye see?
For I know this amt the Bagdad
where OF Haroun use t. be!
-Theda Kenyon in Everybody's
Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
Taxing Newspapers
New York Times.l


The newspaper business, like any
other, should pay it's just proportion
of the costs of government. 1t always
has Newspapers pay taxes upon
their real estate, they pay corpora
ton taxes, they are subject to the
Federal corporation income tax. The
money they pay out for print paper,
ink, and other materials goes to pay
the taxes of the producers thereof.
Newspapers have never been favored
by exemption from taxes. They have
no desire to be so favored.
What has put into the heads of
some senator's and representatives
the notion that newspapers should
be singled out as a subject of special
taxation, put in a class apart from
all other corporations and property
owners, and made to pay taxes not
levied upon other similar industries? :?
The newspapers of the country are
loyal, they have always been willing
to support the government They
are entirely willing to support 1t
now, they will give freely of their
profits and their substance to enable
the government to pay the costs of
war, but they see no justice in the
attempt to single them out for spe-
cial burdens, heavier by far than
those imposed upon the majority of
other industries. The corporation in
come tax has been willingly paid, ii
is easily collected. That is an indi-
cation of the direction in which the
government should proceed in it's eff
forts to obtain new revenue. The
newspapers will make no objection
to taxes upon corporate or individual
incomes Justly and equitably assess
ed upon all business interests in the
country. In any system of taxation
i that may be adopted, the precept
that it is not wise to destroy the
| sources from which revenue is de
rived should be kept steadily II
4 view
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
A NEAR VIEW OF FAR RUSSIA

member of the bureaucracy felt that
he was safe; that these attacks
which were made by the Third Sec
ton of the Cars police were like
lv to reach him. A man would sit
in his apartment or Ill his home in
st. Petersburg. There would come
rap on the door. A polite young
man in citizens clothing would be
introduced. He would say to this
home-staying body: They would
like to see you down at police head
quarters. There is a carriage down.
stairs; will you come DOWN." He
would put on his hat and coat and
go down. He was taken to police
headquarters and then, without trial,
without any knowledge as to his Of
fense, he found himself sent to one
of the dungeons in tho prison of st.
Peter and st. Paul On an island in
the Neva.
Well. the next day his family, not
knowing, but suspecting that some
thing was wrong, took steps to in
quire. The mans brother went to
the prison and asked the keeper if
Ivan is there. The keeper said, well,
who are you, that you should in
quire?" 81 am his brother" "Oh,
you. are" YES" ''And you want
to see your brother?' Yes well
the next cell to his is vacant, ana
you shall have it."
the country. "If you drop the lines.
the horses would run away" All
you had to do 10 induce the EN-
peror to send man to Siberia was
to say, well, your children are in
danger" This man - revolution
ist." This man will poison your
food" This man will throw a
bomb and kill YOU"
While 1 think Nicholas honestly
wished to give them a better gov
ernment, he couutenanced tyranny
and barbarism out of his fears, until
it became absolutely uncomfortable
;, Exchange
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
Not His Name

[From the Youths Companion
In Dublin a jealous policeman
caught a cab driver in the act of
driving recklessly. The officer
stopped him and said:
whats yer name?"
"Ye'd better try and find out"
said the driver peevishly.
Sure. and I WILL" said the police
man, as he went around to the side
of the cab where the name ought to
have been painted; but the letters
had been rubbed off.
AHA" cried the officer. Now
ven git yersel into worse disgrace
than ever. Yer name seems to be
oblitherated."
you're wrong!" shouted the
driver triumphantly. "Tis O'Sulli-
Van!"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
4 n ELVILLE e. STONE. manager
vi of the Associated Press, was
W. q nSlsnd rncnntln To nddrncs tho

VI of the Associated Press, was
asked recently to address the
Brooklyn Civic Club ON the Russian
revolution. Referring to the new
Russia, the allotmerts of lands, the
demolition of the vodka factories,
Mr.. Stone narrated some rather
amusing phases of the really pa
thetic, such as this:
Out near some point-Irkutsk or
Omsk-there was a governor of a
prison who heard Of the revolution,
The prisoners didn't hear of it, but
the governor knew 1t was coming.
We'll" he said. II am going to fog
them once to-day anyhow so they
will enjoy freedom when they get
it," SO he called them in and
fogged them, and then disappeared.
The parish priest told them of the
revolution and informed them they
were all free, and they went down
to get this man, VINO had INDUCED in
the f1ogging process III the morning
And they found HIM, and of course
they were greatly incensed and they
wanted to kill him. One of them
said: No No, we will not do it.
We will not stain This revolution by
murder!" And they didn't.
w" nave very STedJ nope LOT
the future of Russia. / first visited
Russia something like twenty-five
or twenty-seven years ago. 1 have
been there frequently since. The
Russian people are kindly people
There was never any reason in the
world for the racial quarrel that ex-
listed there, except that it was stim-
ulated by the bureaucracy. The
Kishinev massacre, the Lodz mas
sacre and the others were all stimu-
lated by a number of Chauvinists.
who were acting in conjunction with
the st. Petersburg bureaucracy.
That went on and on and on until
it finally reached a point where n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
German Crop Failure

Amsterdam dispatch says German
crop will be almost complete failure,
due largely to continued drought,
which has ruined grains and vege-
tables. Flowing, which is done
mostly by women and prisoners, is
shallow and inefficient. Commercial
fertilizers are lacking and natural
fertilizers are worthless, because
cattle were poorly fed. Sowing was
late, owing to late spring and lack Of
labor. In northern Prussia sowing
has not commenced.-Wal Street
Journal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

$211, 900, or slightly over one
ninth of our total importation.
This gives some idea of the change
which has been taken in trade cur
rents, and the extent to which those
countries having the lowest cost of
production and labor wage in the
world are profiting by the Under
wood tariff law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
WHEN THE GUARD GOES

WI HAT are we going to do by
wv way of a community farewell
when the National Guard
companies of Harrisburg march
away at the call of the President?
1t is time we were thinking about
this. Only about two weeks remain
in which to make our plans, if the
date of mobilization, July Is, is not
changed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
THE LOYAL UPPER END

~ FAD upon another page of the
X TELEGRAPH to-day of the
spirited manner in which the
towns of the upper end of Dauphin
county have rallied to the support
of the Red Cross. More. than eleven
thousand dollars have been raised
there as a result of the labors of
the devoted men and women who
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
Coming Events

When through weeping for the fall
of Constantine, the Kaiser had better
take time by the forelock and have
net.-F'rom the New York Telegram.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg is shipping inn
mensc quantities of manufac-
lures abroad as well as to other
States?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
CROP PEST LETTER
BY Prof. ]. G. Sanders, State
Economic Zoologist
NICOTINE SPRAYS


|" HE safest and most effective
sprays for plant lice or
aphis affecting any kind of
plants are commercial nicotine
preparations or homemade to-
bacco decoction.
The commercial preparations
are highly concentrated and bear
large dilution with water and
soap. Black Leaf Forty, a 40
per cent. nicotine sulphur kill
aphids even though diluted with
one thousand parts of water.
with soap added as a sticker and
spreader. Other commercial pre-
parations of the same or less
strength are good when direc-
tions are followed.
Make tobacco decoction by
stepping mot boiling) pound of
tobacco stems in three or four
gallons of the liquid, and soap
and use as spray
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
uISTORIC HARRISBURG

Harris Ferry men woSked at iron
furnaces in the Cumberland Valley
which made cannon balls for WASH
ngton's army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

A safety y-frst campaign to minimize
accidents in navy-yards, arsenals and
other Government establishments has
been launched by the Federal en-
ployes' compensation commission.
working in cooperation with the ma
tional safety council of engineers. A
survey is now being made of all the
yards and arsenals of the At
lantic coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

over eight thousand carpenters and
allied craftsmen in the mill industry
in and near Frisco are enjoying the
saturday half holiday, which has just
been established as the result of thor
ough organization and conferences
with employers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
Unbelievers

They could not enter because Of
unbelief.-Hebrews Ill, 10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

An Order in Council prohibits Cana
dams employed on docks. stores, ves-
sells or vehicles where ammunition or
explosives or in1ammable substances
required for the manufacture of ex-
plosives are stored from smoking or
having smoking materials in their
possession there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
SATURDAY EVENING JUNE 80

l am undUare Of anything that has
a right to be called an impoSsibtlity.
THOMAS B. HUXLEY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
Labor Notes
By BRIGGS

Several of the large hotels in New
York City are employing women to
replace the men called away for war
service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

r. J. STACKPoLE,P Pysst s. Editor.in. C hief
+. r. OYSTER, Business Manager.
GUS M. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

Recent strikes and lockouts in the
building industry at Cleveland. Ohio,
have resulted in the Building Trades
Council and the Building Trades EN-
pIoyers' Association creating n board
of Cancellation of seven men from each
organization to settle Industrial dis
putes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

Published evenings except Sunday by
rHE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30
President Wilson-"Wet"

~ RESIDENT WILSON has taken
i his stand on the prohibition
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

The commission for Paul w.
Houck, of Shenandoah, to he secre-
tary of internal affairs for the unex-
pired term of his father, the late DR..
Henry Houck, will be signed by
Governor Brumbaugh, when he re-
turns to Harrisburg early in the
week. Commissions for officers who
were confirmed will be issued soon
after. In the case of officers who
had been appointed for terms end
ing with the session of the Senate
who were confirmed new commits
sions will be issued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

]. D. A. Morrow, the Commissioner
of the Pittsburgh Bituminous Opera
tors Association, who declared to
Senate committee yesterday at Wash
ington that drink elimination would
mean many more tons of coal, is
well known to many people here. He
risburg and is one of the best-post-
ed men on mining matters in the
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

The State Department of Forestry
is making some interesting and
valuable suggestions about teaching
boys to know trees and to love and
protect them. In one of it's recent
bulletins the department says:
Teach your boy to identify one tree
week for year and let him plant
several along your fences and keep
them watered and cared for. Nut or
fruit trees should be planted by pref
erence."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

NE ITCHELL PALMER has stoop-
IW ed to many disreputable prac-
ticeS during his career in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-30

A little further up Walnut street
the operation of the big steam shovel
on the site of the Grand Opera House
for the new Penn-Harris hotel is at
tracting it's share of attention as it
rips into the dirt and rocks of the
big hole. This operation is as signifi-
cant of the development of the city
as is the tearing down of the church
for park purposes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
MORE VERMONT CATHOLICS
Diocese of Burlington Gained 2095
Members in 1916

Burlington, March 1.-THE Catho
lie diocese of Burlington, which GOV
ers Vermont. gained during 1916, 2,
095 members, not counting probably
many thousands who, because of the
church's share of the floating popula
tion, cannot be precisely reckoned. II
has a total of S7,024, according to the
figures of the Catholic directory, the
annual number of which has Just come
and satisfactory one from several
viewpoints. but one which 1t is diff.
cult to estimate in terms OF work done
or membership growth.
For instance. there have been 1926
baptisms: 1893 marriages; 225 conver-
sions; and gain In the parochial
school attendance of 237 at least
There are 104 priests. 103 churches
and 3S5 sisters of various orders.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Joseph j. Rice,
who Is in charge, was consecrated
here on April IA, 1910. The progress
of the church and diocese under him
has besu too evident to need particular
mention. The past year five secular
clergy. as they are called, or priests,
to distinguish them from the religious
or regular clergy, connected with one
OF the Catholic orders. were added To
the cliurch's rolls The new church
buildings are now in process of con.
struction at Franklin and North Troy
The parochial school attendance In
Burlington, according to the latest fig
ures, is 1900, against 1859 at the
opening of 1916, a gain of 81.
The Catholic directory is notable
book in many repects 1t covers all
of Catholic Christendom, and has done
so almost from the beginning. This
is the Tooth number. The directory
shows a total of PIG colleges for boys
in America; 676 academies for girls;
s,647 parochial schools with an at
tendance of 45,059; l02 seminaries
containing 6.S9S ecclesiastical stu
dents; 14.6O2 secular clergy; 5,3Sl re-
ligious clergy. and 1880 churches.
The total Catholic population is
17.022,S79 in the United States proper.
Sixty.four American archdioceses and
dioceses report increases, only four
decreases, while SO report no change
This means change of Catholic popu-
lation of 45S.770. The figure of more
than 100000 is conservative, says
the compiler of the directory, because
it includes only figures submitted by
the chancery officials. Certain impor
tant dioceses and archdioceses take
census anly every ten years. The
actual Catholic population in his opin
ion is nearly 100000.
The church has three cardinals, Ia
archbishops, SO bishops and 19,9Sa
clergymen in the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
TO sTANDARDIzE COURSES
Teachers Of Agriculture in Hiet
Schools Lay Out Plan.

SCHOOLS Lay out Plan.
The annual conference of the
schools of Vermont with the Univer-
sity OF Vermont, which opened at
Burlington Friday came to close the
following day. Most of the teachers
of agriculture in the high schools
agreed that high school courses
should be standardized to some ex-
tent.
They practically agreed upon a pro
gram by which the first two years in
junior high schools would be devoted
to seasonal topics, following the state
manual, in accordance with the aims
OF the federal department of agricul.
ture, the state college and the state
board Of education.
The next two years would be devot-
ed to animal and plant production and
the third, or junior year in regular
high schools, to special subjects such
as horticulture, dairying. poultry hus.
bandry, etc. In the last year in high
school farm management and farm
accounts would be studied IL vas al
so suggested that one or two years OF
shop work be taken up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
5000 FROM WASTE PAPER
Amount Realized on $50 Tons Collect
ed by 5000 Spokane People.


Spokane, Wash, March 14.-Five
thousand persons became thrifty and
received $4,000 for their trouble on
Spokane's first waste paper day, held
recently. N aafr9o
Two hundred and fifty tons of old
paper were taken from homes, stores
and Offices to depots located in vari-
Gus parts of the city Fancy prices
offered by collectors caused thous.
ands of householders to explore
closets and garrets for the precious
waste. Spokane citizens in touring
cars rubbed elbows with small boys
with sleds. At one time twenty-five
automobiles, trucks and transfer .wag
ons were lined up on Boone avenue
awaiting their turn to reach the scales
for weighing and unloading.
Waste paper day was staged by ID.
S. Bannion at the request of Fire Mar
shall Eugene Battles of Spokane.
when we agreed to take charge of
waste paper day at the request of the
fire marshal we did not expect to pay
more than SIS ton. which is the fair
comm ercial value of waste paper at
this time" states Mr. Bannion, but
competitive conditions forced the
price up until we paid $25 a ton for
paper delivered at our warehouses
and $40 ton. or 81 hundred. where
1t was taken to the outlying stations
For scrap paper, delivered in sacks
we paid SS a ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
WAR IF AMERICAN
SHIP is SUNK,
BtRNS1ORFF
Former German ambassador Inter.
viewed at Copenhagen
MAY ESCAPE nOST|lIT|tS
Loss of American Lives in Destruc.
tion of British Vessel Another
Matter.

London, March 1S.-The Hambur-
ger Fremdenblatt, according to Reu-
ters Amsterdam correspondent,
prints an interview it's representative
had at Copenhagen in which Count
von Bernstorff former German Am
oassador to the United States, ex-
pressed proud joy at the way the Ger
man people were bearing, with their
heads held high, the results of the
breach in relations with America,
which he (BernstorfD so long pre-
vented.
Count Won Bernstorff is quoted as
saying that he was keenly affected by
the news which he received for the
first time at Christiania, that instruc-
tions which had passed through his
hands to the German Minister in
Mexico had come to the knowledge of
he American Government.
1t was natural that its publication
caused great sensation in America,
Count Won Bernstorff said, declar-
ing I'VE always strictly declined to
AllA OuISclfto III llit pOilllCS VI tut
American continent"
All American assertions about
such intrigues in Haiti, Cuba, and
Colombia are fairy tales Count Won
Bernstorff is quoted as saying
The interview concludes with the
declaration by Count Won Bernstorff
that from instructions TO the German
Minister TO Mexico ii was clear that
he Mexican Government. If the Unit
ed States did not declare war on Ger
many, would never have heard Of
Germany's intentions from a German
mouth. lii.tl Hel''il '-.'e 18f.sa
y q believe it is hardly possible to
have acted more correctly" he said
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
says that in an Interview granted to
the Copenhagen correspondent of the
Berlin Tageblatt Count Won Bern
torff, interrogated as to whether he
thought there would be war between
Germany and the United States, re
Piled;
That depends upon our U-boat war
fare If we sink an American ship
we shall get war. # not, suppose
We can avoid it,"
And it," asked the correspondent
Germany sinks British ships with
American citizens aboard?"
To this Count Won Bernstorff re-
Piled. THAT is not the same"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
THE FORTNlGHTLY
Saturdays Meeting VIII Be Open to
The Public.

The next meeting of the Fortnight.
ly will be held in the chapel of the
Congregational church, Saturday,
March H. at o'clock.
Miss Rose Morrissey will open the
program which is in charge of the
social science committee, with songs
appropriate to the day.
Miss Margaret Brown of New York
city will speak on Some Aspects of
the Social Work of the Henry Street
Settlement" Since her graduation
from Vassar, Miss Brown has been
identified with some phase of the
Henry Street work and so she comes
with a vast amount of personal in
formation to draw from. Those who
have heard her speak, promise for
the members of the club and their
friends an hour of rare interest and
enjoyment.
This meeting is the open meeting of
the year to which the public is in
vited. There will be no charge for
guest tickets
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-14
Going They Wanted Should Not Lament
MARCH 18TH ENTERTAINMENT
Musical Comedy on Program to be
Given in Academy Hall.

Given IN academy halI.
The annual March II entertainment
for the benefit of ST. Francis de Sales
church will be given on both Friday
and Saturday evening at o'clock in
Academy hall by members OF the
alumni of the academy.
The main part of the program will
be taken by one-act musical
comedy. entitled Bargain Hunters"
in which the following nine people
will take part: Mrs. Charles Harte.
Mrs. Piper; Walter Nevils, Master
Piper; Miss Mary Healy, Peggy
Piper; Miss Rose Morrissey, Mrs.
Parrott"; Miss Catherine Healy,
Mrs. Peacock; Miss Margaret
Healy annie Oldthing"; William Nc
Gurn, George Piper; William Lun-
dergan, Maj. Button; William
Kearns, Smoothly Silks" A large
and tuneful chorus will assist
Miss Virginia O'Brien, a former
resident, now student at the Boston
conservatory of music under the di-
rection of Charles Bennett, a brother
of Edward c. Bennett, has solo part
on the program. Misses Agnes and
Frances Mcbride Will sing and the
Whitney brothers will entertain with
an exhibition of fancy dancing. A
number of other specialties are also
planned. Reserved seats will be on
sale at the door.