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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
Making New York Safe

In the gray of the morning of
Thursday last the citadel of the
liquor power of the Empire State
capitulated. The Hill-Wheeler bill,
extending to the people of the cities
the right to vote on the licensing
Of the sale of alcoholic beverages,
was passed, and sent to the governor
for his ready signature.
Under the new law, by petition of
one fourth of the voters in any city
except New York, these four propo-
sitions may be submitted at spe-
cial election:
G) Shall any person be author
lied to traffic in liquors to be drunk
on the premises where sold?
CD Shall any person be author
lied to traffic in liquors not to be
drunk on the premises where sold?
CD Shall any person be author
lied to traffic in liquors as pharma-
cists on a physicians prescription?
(D Shall any person be author
lied to traffic in liquors only in con-
nection with the business of keep
ing a hotel?
Thus the principle of popular con-
troll of the liquor traffic-long de-
MED in New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania--has now been estab-
lished in the largest state of all. The
courage and determination of Cover
nor Whitman, the conscience and
steadiness of Senator Hill, Assembly
man Wheeler, Speaker Sweet and
their legislative allies. the wisdom
and audacity of superintendent Will
liam II. Anderson of the Anti-Saloon
League. and above all, the ground
swell that beat upon the Legisla-
ture from the aroused Christian pub
lic-"the churches in action against
the saloon'-all these, with strong
praying and a we'll furnished war
chest, brought the thing to pass.
Next April ought to see the battle
| Joined in twenty-five of the smaller
cities, such as Binghamton, Elmira,
Auburn, jamestown, Gloversville,
Glens Falls, Ithaca, New Rochelle,
/ White Plains, Geneva, Johnstown,
Plattsburgh and Canandaigua. There
! is every prospect of success in most
| of these places, and more than a
fighting chance in the larger cities
! like Syracuse and Rochester. For
| twenty-five years the city dwellers-
| four-fifths of the whole population
have been disfranchised on this vital
question. Now that the ballot is In
! their hands we expect to see them
use the weapon to kill.
In New York city. as noted above,
| the liquor interest has retired to an
inner fortified line, protected by a
| double referendum ENHANCEMENT
The senator from this county, whose
| efforts helped the metropolitan sa-
loon to dig itself in, is the one who
| gave aid and comfort to the 50 me
crowd a few weeks ago at Albany
! by assailing superintendent Ander-
son for suggesting suspicious of bri-
! berry. AS too often happens. the Ii.
| quor interest found its champion
among those whose church and so
cial and political relations should
have made them it's most dreaded
/ enemies. If the people of New York
! city ask why they have not the same
right as others TO vote on the liquor
! question, the plain answer is that
/ Senator Ogden l.. Mills thought they
were not to be trusted. d.-Chrlstian
Advocat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
The Turning Down of T. r.

The President, in the Stars opin-
ION, has made a serious mistake in
refusing to send Theodore Roosevelt
with volunteer division to France.
Undoubtedly his action is support
ed by the general staff, but the mil
ltary reasons assigned for the re-
fusal are far outweighed by other
considerations. General staffs, even
IN Europe, are not infallible. There
are times even in war when military
considerations must give way to con-
siderations of general policy.
When the Germans began the Ver-
dun offensive last year. the French
hlsh command proposed to give up
the fortress and retire to a more
easily defended line. But the French
cablnet properly overrode the pro-
posal on the ground that the loss
OF Verdun would be q blow to the
morale of the whole nation.
In the situation as it exists to-
DAY the sending of American troops
to France at this time would have no
military significance. A mere divi
sion is drop in the bucket, and the
general staff is known to have
argued that no men be sent to
france until enough were available
to be effective. But the military ar
gument was properly set aside by
considerations of policy urged by the
French. Briefly, these were that the
fiPhtinS forces of our allies on the
western front would be enormously
encouraged by the appearance of
American soldiers on the fighting
lines. While the number of men
might be small, the moral effect
would be very great.
For this moral effect the name,
prestige and vigor of Roosevelt
would be Incompatible. His bitter
est political opponents have never
denied the strength of his leadership.
He has the quality, possessed in like
degree by only one other living man,
Lloyd George, of inspiring confidence
and enthusiasm. His presence in
France would prove a wonderful as
set to the French nation. At the
! interest throughout the United
States in the effective prosecution
of the war. The conflict is still
so distant that the American people
have only begun to realize its sig
nificance. They do not yet know that
they are in a life and death struggle.
No such effective way could possibly
be devised to awaken public senti-
ment as to send a Roosevelt division
to France. It is unthinkable that
the Nation at this crisis should fail
to be given an opportunity to avail
itself of the resources embodied in
Roosevelt.
That the country appreciated the
situation was shown in the remark
able vote in Congress authorizing
volunteer divisions. The House, al
first unfavorable, reversed itself on
the proposal because it heard from
home" The Nation wanted Roose-
Welt. 1t wanted him not for tech
nical reasons. hut because il felt in
| stinctively that his qualities were
/ imperatively needed at this time.
in disregarding this mandate o.
the Nation. IL cannot but he that the
President has hurt the cause he hae
! at heart. He Is cen, ..tunder- in -chiCf
Of the army. CONGRESS and the coun-
try must bow tn his decision. But
they hone ne will find somo means
to employ the abilities of Roosevelt
where thev will prove as valuable as
they would have hNen on the lighting
line in France.@ansas City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
Fireworks Supplies

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Our State Fire Marshal is evident
ly not aware of the fact that fire.
works were manufactured one year
ago for the coming season, ac-
cording to the following:
State Fire Marshal G. Chal Port
yesterday issued a Fourth of July
proclamation calling upon all mayors
and burgesses of the State to see to
it that all prohibitive ordinances re-
lating to fireworks and firecrackers
be enforced this year.
why not economic in gunpow-
der" he asked after calling atten-
tion to the great loss of life and
property that accompanies and fol-
lows every Independence Day cele-
bration."
Doesn't he know that all the fire.
works for 1917 are now made and in
the jobbers' hands?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
PROSPERITY AT HIGH TIDE

TT is worthy of note that one of
/ the larger Industrial concerns of
the city which has been operating
under a receivership for several
years is now about to pass into the
control of Its stockholders and direc-
tors.
The Central Iron and Steel Com
pany is an important plant, where
hundreds of men are given profitable
employment, and the fact of its
emergence from a period of finan-
cial difficulty will be hailed with sat
isfaction throughout this commun-
ity. The products of the big South
Harrisburg industrial establishment
are famous for their high quality
and 1t Is believed the present pros
perity will make for still greater
growth and enlarged activities.
With the increase of the shippins
industry of the country it is prob
able that the Harrisburg plant,
which has turned out so many thou
sands of tons of ship plates, will be
called upon to aid in the upbuilding
of the maritime interest of the
United States.
Conditions at this plant are SIM
liar to those which prevail in other
local industries and indicate the high
tide of industrial prosperity which
Is sweeping over the country and
which promises to rise higher and
still higher as the enormous require
ments of the war are met.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
THE PEOPLES FORUM

termined. and with the advancement
of so many theories from experts
naming the fly as a carrier of the
diease, that Camp Hill allows such a
condition to exist, and in fact is not
even considering a remedy Es-
pecially so, since among it's citizens
are included physicians, sanitary
experts, etc, of the State Depart
ment of Health, who are entirely fa-
miliar with the dangers caused by
allowing fly breeding places to OPEN
~ exist in such numerous instances:
Let us all pull together to see if a
borough collection of garbage can
not be obtained.
Sincerely yours,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
Charles M. Schwab say1:-

Real success is won only by hard.
honest, persistent toll. Unless a young
man gets accustomed to that in school
he is going to have a very hard time
getting accustomed to it outside. The
chap who goes to college only because
it suits his parents to send him. and
who drifts, dreamily through his
classes. gets a disagreeable jolt when
he lands a job outside with q salary
attached TO it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
KITCHENS TAXATION

NLAUDE KITCHIN is now revel-
u ing in an opportunity to ex-
plot his peculiar ideas of tax
alton, which are, as the country
knows, unlimited in sums of money
which he would raise, but very dis
tinctly restrained in regard to the
manner and the sections of the coun-
try in which they are to be raised.
Mr.. Kitchin is little confused in his
mind between taxation and conRsca-
tion-but he has now an excellent
chance ta.1earn something.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

Let the riprapping of the river slope
go right on. 1t is not the first time
that an appropriation was a trihe
short for an important public i'm
provement. This embankment must
be protected against further damage
and now is the time to do the work,
which is of an emergency character.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
Farm Wagons Value Grew

It VII VIIO Il HVTVN'V H'I''NIS'I
Defiance, Ohio. - Seventeen years
ago Thomas Craig of near Ayersville
bought a brand new farm wagon,
and he paid $50 for the vehicle.
After using it for seventeen years on
the farm Craig held a public sale re-
Gently and sold the running gear
alone for $50. The bed of the wa
gon was disposed of for $11.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

Notwithstanding the cold and late
spring, preparations are being already
made for a general decoration of the
homes of the city with window and
porch boxes. The start of last year
has encouraged many more persons to
thus add to the beauty of their home
surroundings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

THE United States has entered
upon a new era; an epoch in our ma
tional history is impending, and we
are about to write a new chapter in
the annals of progressive democracy
and enlightened liberty and freedom
throughout the world" - Chatta-
nooga Times.
THE call of France is needed. An
American army will be dispatched
to the trenches of Western Europe
long before the great national force
can be selected and trained."-
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Proposed censorship regulations
would, if they had been in force at
the time of the Spanish American
War, met with the cordial approval
of the gentlemen who sold embalmed
beef to the government.-Edit and
Publisher.
The problem of turning the pam
handler into the plowhandler is not
the least of the social enigmas.-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
A New York clergyman states the
issue alliteratively:. "The demolition
of deviltry and the dominance of de-
mocracy." Dispatch.
Labor Notes
A new workmen's compensation
act was passed by the Kansas Leg
islature.
Carpenters at Toronto, Canada.
will ask SO cents an hour on May l..
Boilermakers on the Pacific coast
get 56 e cents an hour and q 4S-hour
week.
Texas State Federation of Labor
convenes at Fort Worth in May.
Retail clerks at Temple, Texas
have contracts with SO per cent of
the merchants.
Grand Rapids, Mich, horseshoers
have secured the eight-hour day and
Saturday half-holiday.
Hamilton, Ohio, city flremen are
to get the two platoon system begin
ming June l.
Tie w SOIlihS LSS lSietluIS pdSS6u
the labor commissioner bill and a
52-hour week for women.
On May IA, at Kansas City, Mo-.
International Brotherhood of Sta
tionary Firemen will convene.
The number of married women
working as wage-earners has doubled
in the last year.
A corps of 1000 men is employed
in New South Wales in the destruc-
ton of rabbits.
The New Zealand government is
considering taking up the scientific
fostering of the oyster industry.
Organized labor in Nova Scotia has
succeeded in securing representation
on the workingmen's compensation
board.
Jackson, Mich, Brewery Workers
Union has signed agreements with
local breweries. Wages are raised So
week.
Efforts are being made to unite
5000 men. boys and girls engaged in
the embroidery industry in Jersey
City, n. j.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
Quit $4,000 Job For Mayor

Mayor Ira II. Mckinney has IefI
n $5,000-a-year job to work unhaml
pered as mayor of Alma, Mich. al
$50 year. Mckinney is a candidate
for recollection in the spring and Id
wants to see certain legislation inl
augurated. He was superintendent
of the Alma plant of the Michiga
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
Fire Will Try Mems Work

Every mans work shall be made
manifest; for the day shall declare
it, because it shall be revealed by
fire: and the fire shall try every mans
work for what sort it isl Corin-
thians, 8: 13.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

Some people have been criticized in
Germany for eating sparrows-Eng-
1ish sparrows. Would that they might
find some way to entice the few mill
lion English sparrows in the United
States to the Fatherland. These lit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg typewriters
arc in use by the United Statesl
-
army Offices?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
In 1881 Harrisburg was the cen|
trail point of this section for the pro-
visions being levied upon for th|
use of the American navy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
OUR DAILY LAUGH
QUEERED
HIMSELF.

What spoiled
Reggy's chances
with Miss Mil
lions?
She told him
@ h o disliked
C o m PHI m entS
and he was
stupid enough to
take her at her
word and stop.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

tie pests are making it almost impos-
sible to encourage the song birds to
stay with us.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

E. j. J.STACKPOLE,P Pres's s. Editor-ir-C Chief
+. r. OYSTER. Business Manager.
GUS M. STEINAETZ. Mdnaging Editor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
CENSORSHIP

n NEWSPAPERS everywhere will
/ Y oppose with all their might
the effort of President Wilson
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

THE call of France is needed. An
American army will be dispatched
to the trenches of Western Europe
long before the great national force
can be selected and trained."-
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
NO DIFFER
ENCE,

SUI I ED HIM.
Opossum I
don't see what
those strap
hangers kick
about. T h i s
beats a seat any
Time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 2s
Man, WhO man IUould be,
must rule the empire of him
Sef.-SheUey.
NEBUCHADNEzzAR AN EX AMPLE

! a CCORDING to dispatches from
"A Berlin Professor Weldner, an
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23
EDITORIAL COMMENT

The United States has entered
upon a new era; an epoch in our ma
tional history is impending. and we
are about to write a new chapter in
the annals of progressive democracy
and enlightened liberty and freedom
the world" - Chatta-
nooga Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-23

A New York clergyman states the
issue alliteratively:. THE demolition
of deviltry and the dominance of de-
mocracy. cy."-Columbu Dispatch.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18

C. A. war fund. They were successful.
as Broken Arrow has always respond
cd TO any call made.
Mrs. Clyde Malone of Oklahoma
City. who has visited relatives here
returned home Thursday.
Mrs. H. NJ. Van Huss is at Hobart
this week where her husband and son
are working.
Louie Henderson, who Is prospect
ing for oil at Duncan, Okla, was here
this week visiting his mother.
Mrs Hugh Gary of Tulsa spent ser-
eral days here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Lancaster.
Rev. A. NJ. Dupree and Mrs. Dupree
returned from the annual conference
OF the NJ. L. church south, held at
Durant Thursday Reverend Dupree
was returned to Broken Arrow for
another year.
Mrs. S. S. Russell and daughters,
Louise and Margaret, returned this
week from a two months visit in
Indiana.
George Smith, head clerk in the j.
A. Barth Mercantile company's store,
returned from an extended visit in
Kansas and Missouri Wednesday,
The women Of the Crofts club
served lunch Saturday for the benefit
OF the Red Cross.
Evangelist Will II. Chappell. state
missionary for the Baptist university
at Shawnee, will preach at the Baptist
church Sunday night
Rev Wallace /. Torbert, pastor Of
the NJ T.. church, will give lecture
Sunday evening.
Misses Mary Rector and Zoe Wells,
two of the teachers in the schools
here, spent last Saturday in Muskogee.
The majority of the people in
Broken Arrow observed meatless and
wheatless days this week. Broken Ar
row is willing TO help win the war.
A literary program was given at the
Christian church last Friday evening.
A silver offering was taken which
amounted to $3.50, which will go 10
the Red Cross.
S. d. Cook attended the funeral Of
his brother, Fred Cook, at Leona.
Kan, last Sunday. The deceased was
AZ years old.
Mrs. Lloyd Edward was taken to
Muskogee Wednesday morning and an
operation for appendicitis was per-
formed.
w. +. Taylor and wife are home
from visit Of several weeks in Kan
sas City.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18


and Faust wore II. and there is the
oriental sleeve that is formed from
the front edges OF cape and con-
fined TO the arm with bracelet OF
tulle or Jewels.
Another sleeve is merely n brassard
and. OF course. II is on an evening
gown. There are sleeves taken from
the church, from comic opera, from
the Round Table, from Wagnerian
legends. from the days of Dante and.
one might almost add, from the Sui
tan of Sulu. There are sleeves that
are nothing but the arm bands above
and below the elbow. to which are
caught swinging folds OF colored tulle.
Possibly, the one garment which
the sleeve-mad designers have left
untouched in their wild orgy OF de-
signing is the street coat which is
part OF a conventional tailored suit.
All sorts of liberties are taken with
sleeves In topcoats, because this gar
ment has reached so high on the lad
der OF fashion that IL gets whack
of originality faom every designer
who wants to play with the garment
in either a commercial or artistic
way
The short street coat, however, re-
mains conventional. SO little has
been done with this garment in the
line OF originality that we begin to
believe that the French influence
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18

ner about this alleged minor part Of
the costume. 1t Is a pity, one might
say In passing, that there are any
cutters and filters who treat II as q
minor consideration. for the avearge
minor knows that the skill or awk-
wardness In cutting an armh ole makes
or mars the fit Of the frock and her
individual comfort.
There are few people who can re-
strain their tempers when the sub
Ject OF armholes Is mentioned, be-
cause the extraordinary deficiency Of
talent in this particular line Of dress
making reaches out into the daily
lives of thousands. Why a cutter cam
not absolutely establish proficiency in
the outline of collar and the ad-
Justment OF an armhole is something
that millions of women can never un-
derstand. You may pay $3.50 for q
roat suit and both the neckline and
the>armhole will be as poor as tho
you had bought the suit ready made
for $40. Sometimes II is poorer.
This tirade against armholes must
be taken as a prelude TO the kinds OF
armholes we are asked TO wear. Let
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18

dominates even in-this line Of Amer
lean costumery. Paris, as you re-
member. insisted that she could do
little with the coat suit because her
tailors were welding hand grenades
instead OF scissors. The consequence
OF II is that we wear exceedingly
good-looking suits.
II is rather relief TO the woman
who likes the AngloSaSon type OF
rigidly conventional coat suit, when
the French do not interfere with their
more ornate ideas. We look our best
In what Is known as the riding habit
coat suit and we should be devoutly
thankful when we are left alone to
wear It as much as we wish. This
season we have that wish granted.
The sleeves that We adopt in Jackets
run on an even line from a comfort
able, loose armhole TO the wrist.
Variety In Armholcs.
II Is not possible to deal with
sleeves, in detail or in mass, without
taking the armhole into serious con-
sideration, The tailors and dress
makers talk IN an interesting man
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18
tcouyrsht 1916 BY The Mcclure Ns~ respsr syhd'~u'sb

sleeves intact and It's neckline ar
ranged, and over this she may ADJUST
any kind of tunic that she wishes
This trick has been snatched rlght
ND from the heart of the twelfth cen
tury and handed over TO us OF the
twentieth century. IL makes an inter
esting departure in fashion. The tunic
is not a difficult garment to achieve
especially as 1t does not have arm
holes and is made from two widths OF
material, as a rule, which are put to-
gether at the waist by some sort or
girdle.
Sleeveless Russian blouses, gorge
ously girdied, are also put over these
dark foundation slips.
The extraordinary possibilities or
this startling new fashion have so
deeply entered the minds Of American
women that they are beginning to ut-
Ike II in evening clothes. white,
cream or colored satin millot is built
and over II can be worn tunlc OF
embroidered tulle or crystal, of chiffon
or satin.
The shops sell number of these
tunics that are almost adjusted TO the
figure. They can be caught with
thread here and there, slipped over the
head, and, behold there is new even
ing gown.
The woman who has quantities of
tulle, flowers. fringe or embroidery at
home sees a wide field of opportunity
open up before her in the accumula-
ton Of several evening frocks that
may look expensive and are fashion
able: but she must be an artist to
assemble the different parts into
harmonious whole She must be suf-
ficiently clever to keep to simple lines
and not overdo the ornamentation.