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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
Demand Republican Harmony

Our valued contemporary, the
Harrisburg Telegraph, which has
many years of faithful service in
behalf of sound principles to its
credit, sounds strong call for Re-
publican harmony in Pennsylvania
as the necessary prelude to victory in
next years campaign.
The Republican has, on several oc-
casions, pointed out that party unity
is essential to success, and that the
continuance of the fratricidal fac
tional warfare, so desperately waged
in Philadelphia, could not fail to be
disastrous to prestige throughout the
State.
We have had striking and costly
demonstration in national politics of
what party leaders, fired by personal
ambition and hatred of each other
can accomplish, and the experience
is not by any means encouraging
for the perpetuation of factional
strife in Pennsylvania.
The Telegraph has invited the
views of the principal editors of the
state on this subject and prints en-
interesting symposium of their opin-
ions which the party leaders may
peruse with profit. The sentiment is
emphatically for Republican har-
mony and opposed to faction, and ii
is forcibly emphasized that the rule
of the majority must prevail in the
coming campaign.
Party harmony and strong can
didate for Governor, a man who IL
not identified with any faction but
who is one hundred per cent Re-
publican, are regarded as the chief
factors, for Republican success next
year. There must be an end to petty
quarrels for the general good, and
in the expressive words of the York
Dispatch ''the factional hatchet
must be buried, and buried deep" as
condition precedent to success.
Next years campaign will be one
of the most important waged III
Pennsylvania for many a day. In
addition to the election of a Cover
nor Legislature and members OF
Congress, the electorate will pass on
| the question of Prohibition, and to
an extent consider the subject OF
| Woman Suffrage.
In a broader aspect, the state
will. by its verdict, foreshadow its
| position in the next national cam
paign and shape its plans for the
| great work of reconstruction which
,, is looming as a result of the war.
BY uniting for harmony and vic.
tory next year The Republican party
of Pennsylvania will relinquish none
of the patriotic zeal with which 1t il
upholding the present National Ad.
ministration in the great world con.
| flict now on. Republicans are 1oya,
and devoted, and determined t
stand by the President of the United
States in waging the war to a finish
for freedom and humanity, but thil
should not deter them from puttinf
their own house in order, and exor.
cising the evil spirit of faction b,
which the success of their party i.
| menaced.
The present moment Is opportun'
for the Republicans of Pennsylvanl;
to get together, forget the past feudi
and strengthen their lines for tn,
great work that lies ahead.-Fron
k1he- Scranton Republican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

has a lot can tell the would-be gar
dener how to go about it and tell
him where to get the seeds. There
is more than one store that will sell
tools cheap now. Encouragement
for a man who wants to start gar
den and who lacks resources is not
hard to get.
1t is capable of being proved by
figures that the war gardens of Har-
risburg saved thousands of dollars
to the wage-earners of this city.
The same is true of practically ey-
cry other place in the State. All
the thousands of gardens we're
planned. planted and cultivated
after war was declared. It will be
three months or more before we
reach the first anniversary of our
entrance into the war for freedom.
There is no better time to prepare
for next years gardening. In fact,
this Is the time to get ready.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

Roderick, of the Department Of
Mines, has been sidetracked again.
in this connection it is inter-
esting to note that Representative
Conrad G. Miller, OF Hazleton, an
nounces he is a candidate for Re-
publican denomination and that EN-
Senator E. F. James, of Hazleton, is
candidate for the toga.
The commission for Judge II. G.
Wasson, of Pittsburgh, was for
warded to him to-day.
H. Wellington Wood, Mayor
Smiths golf partner, was dropped
through operation of the civil service
in Philadelphia.
Judge Aaron S. Swartz was
sworn in again at Norristown. He
entered upon his service in 1887.
--Pottstown's new Republican
Burgess has appointed all Republi-
cans but one to the police force in
that former Democratic citadel.
Joe Kenney, Democrat, has been
appointed a deputy by Sheriff-elect
Wyatt, of Schuylkill.
The anniversary edition of the
Scranton Board of Trade Journal is
not only resplendent in blue and
gold in honor of half a century but
contains a lot of facts as to why
Scranton is and how the big north
eastern city is moving to vary in
dustries and diversity it's business
The lives of men who have been
the life of Scranton are touched
upon in q way that some one ought
to do for Harrisburg. John e. Bar
rett, the talented author of Penn
sylvania," contributes a poem on
our Home City" and there is a
tribute paid to Colonel Louis A.
Watres, former Lieutenant Governor
and well known to many Harris
burgers. whom the Scrantonians put
forward as a man who is worthy OF
being Governor. The endorsement
given in such a publication as the
Journal is rather indicative of the
strength of the Colonel in his home
community
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

from France. from every Allied ma
tion from the United States. those
who. in reverence and heart, will
come to visit these battlefields of
France. will deliberately go out of
their way to visit these graves anc
bring to them tribute of respect and
gratitude.
Corporal Gresham, Private En-
right, Private Hay, in the name of
France I thank you. God receive
your souls. Adieu."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
LABOR NOTES

Nearly 200 Topeka (Kan.) team
sters have signed a charter applica-
ton to the Brotherhood of Team
sterS, the largest number of charter
applicants in the history of Topeka
trade unionism.
The A. +. of l.. has indorsed the
two-platoon system and ordered a
charter issued to unions of municipal
firemen, to be known as the Interna-
tional Union of Fire Fighters.
Adelaide (South Australia) Trades
and Labor Council protests against
employers claim that Australian
workers have adopted "go slow
policy and that war production is
hampered.
Trade unionists in New York City
ask municipal authorities to build
modern tenements on land purchased
at a cost of $12,000,000 for n court
house. The site is now declared un-
suitable.
San Francisco Janitors' Union has
started an organizing campaign
among women who are being in
stalled in this calling by employers
who claim men janitors cannot be
secured.
International Brick. Tile and Ter
ra Gotta Workers Alliance and Sc
ceding members have amalgamated
the new organization to be known as
! the United Brick and Clay Workers
of America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

Member Of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise 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, 1917-12-26
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg gave thou
sands of dollars to the Christian
Sanitary Commission in the
Civil War?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
| OUR. DAILY LAUGH

WHEN THE BILLS COME IN.
Mrs. Hyflier-Now that Christmas
is over, what would you say to q
trip7
Mr.. 1yfiier-Yes, expect a trip
through the bankruptcy court would
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1917

This tcorId has been led more By
footprints than guide-bodrds.-H. A.
PORTER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26

m.J.sTAcKPoLE, PrsIs s. Edissrin-C thief
f. r. OYSTER. BsSiSsSs hdnaEsT.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ. Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
PERFECT MANS COVEN
ANT

narfact man. neither will he heip
tha .sgiIdOsEus-Joh, viii -ses
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
uSTORIC UARRISRVrRa

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Camp Curtin officials marked the
lines of the old camp when the cam
tonment was broken up, INTER-
tunately the linea we're net pRes
ssyvsS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-26
through the ban
about ht.

Dude Sparrow-Hey you rube,
don't you know enough not to wear
@ swallow-tail coat without high
hat?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
NEVER MIND ABOUT EPPLEY;
SAVE THE TARIFF

THE combination of shallowness, iguo-
L rance and insolence i'm Congressman
William $ Vare's chief argument, thar
the Philadelphia municipal campaign Is
of national Importance i'm its possible
effects upon the future of the Republican
party, would be funny if one were not
painfully mindful that there must be
many brains in Congress as muddled as
those of the Representative from the
First PENNSYLVANIA District
If the nation reads on the morSine
of November : that the Republican
party" has been defeated i'm Philadelphia
so the Congressmau's argument runs,
then the party will be weakened through
out the nation and we will be that much
nearer free trade. The exact opposite is
true. If the nation reads on November
Z that the Republicans Of Philadelphia
have stood for the worst government ir
the city's history, then, and only then,
will there be fear for the national future
of the party. The Wares right now are
the greatest little vote.getters the Democ.
racy ever had. They are, for many,
human documents to prove how danger.
Gus it would be to have a certain type of
citizen that masquerades as Republican
put i'm control of State and natlonai
affairs
Congressman Ware calls attention to
the fact" that the revolt OF 9O5 resulted
i'm the election of two Democratic Con
gressmen. They were elected in 1910 and
1912, and their success had nothing what
ever to do with the events of 1905. But
granting him his fact" the orator must
be understood to advise US that the 1908
gang is to be allowed to steal the gas
works for the sake of the tariff; and the
1917 gang is to get away with government
by murder for the sake of the tariff: and
the 1920 gang is to get away with heaven
knows what--and all for the sake of the
tariff! If that is the way Mr.. Ware is
going TO get us a sound tariff system, it
will soon be time for the Democratic
party to second his nomination for Con.
gress. incidentally, there are some
people who, on reading this "Repub-
lican's" speeches, will begin to think there
must be something i'm Socialism after all.
We will never get a good tariff bill from
AAl'll Nll' az bNI Abl 'llt iS luLtluBtnlly
as very young children argue for candy,
We will never get free trade unless the
Republican party refuses to clear the
sweet-toothed machine politician out of
its city districts.
BY the way, what has become Of the
fine cry for national nonpartisanship
during the war? Only a few weeks ago
Mr.. Ware was writing grand, star.
spanged letters TO President Wilson
supporting his War Administration to
the limit It's different now. The bes,
way for Philadelphia to help win the war
is TO tell America that it doesn't matter
very much if the blood of an Eppley il
shed on a Fifth Ward pavement
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
A NONPARTISAN DUTY

TNIlE Presidents speech urging the
L granting Of suffrage to women by the
procedure which he has consistently
maintained. and the only one he could
conscientiously advocate has rendered
an inestimable service to this democratic
cause, not only in America, but i'm Europe
as we'll wherever men understand how
deep and farreaching is the worldwide
work and propaganda against every form
of autocracy, local, national or interna.
tional.
No amount Of White House pick
citing can impair this service. No group
or party can ask the President to take
a different stand on suffrage unless it
is their desire that he speak and act a lie
He believes and always has believed that
the States should settle the suffrage qucs,
tion for themselves and ne votes for ~u-
fraEe in his home state whenever he gets
the chance. only unintelligcuec and an
inability to feel a broad patriotism will
permit any one hereafter to badger the
head of the War Administration on his
suffrage views We do not accept his
position as tonable, since political eman-
cipation is by precedent a Federal matter
but we can appreciate the sincerity of his
action.
THE whole world now is witnessing
struggle between two ideals of govern.
ment." says Mr. Wilson. Political recon
struction must be fundamentally effected,
and woman suffrage is one of those
questions which lie at the foundation"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

But Barthou's FIRST speech as Foreign
Minister gives some light. 1T is astound-
ing that democracies can be tied by secret
treaties" he said. During the last seven
years France was so tied. II must never
happen again"
France does not regret the Triple En-
tente, but her liberals want no more en-
tentes based on such understandings as
were had with Edward VII and Nicholas
H. The United States is very close to
the French feeling about this; we are
not only against secret 'ententes-we are
against the whole idea Of ententes \
federation Of democracies must replace
system of rival ententes. Americas duty
is to simplify all war aims and unite all
belligerents on platform proclaiming a
continuance of hostilities until the Ger.
man Government is responsible to its
people, without consideration Of bargains
and compromises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

WE HAVEN'T the slightest notion how
to make money ourself, but we can tell
other folks how to do it. Are you a mer-
chant or manufacturer? Would you like
to make a fortune? Listen:
The missus, the other day, said to her
old Cousin Ellen, who was nursing her
through bad cold, "I wish you'd tell
Bridget to cook some spaghetti for
lunch" "Skibbetty?" queried Cousin Ellen
Spaghetti" said the mIssus. "Oh, yes,
skibbetty," said Cousin Ellen, and went
below.
Presently the cook came upstairs
How much O. that stuff am | to cook?"
she asked. "Spaghetti?" queried the
missus. Il know what you mean" said
the cook, but I can't pronounce it,"
Now, here's the point; There isn't any
more nutritious or palatable food to be
had for so little money as that same
delectable Italian dish but it's surprising
how few people know how to pronounce
il. If some manufacturer will only put
out a brand of it called "Spag," let us
say, or italian Spag," therell be a for
tune in it as sure as shooting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
"oAKEN BUCKET" CENTENARY

THE centenary of the writing OF the
L "Old Oaken Bucket" by Samuel Wood
worth, was recently observed by the scituate
Historical Society. Some sixty members
and their guests toured the town, visiting
points of historical interest and stopped az
the Old Oaken Bucket homestead on Fonu
street in Greenbush Village, drank Oh the
water from the well hymned by the poe'
and ate apples from the one remaining uee
from the orchard mentioned in the song
The tour ended at the Unitarian ehatehr
Scituate Center, where there was coila''o1
and speechmaking, followed by singing Oh
Woodworth's song.
The well has been restored to look muen
as it used to in the poets time. VINES
partly hide the curb of field stones anu
bucket and well sweep are in position lns
original bucket fell to pieces many yeS''
ago
The homestead is owned by Mrs. lsaoene
Northey Murray, granddaughter or losu
brother of the poet and Descendant % ths
John Northey who was the intaht !" ~. ~
cradle in the Pilgrim ship Maynower ,s.
Murray has recently remodeled the hois,
stead which was built eighty years ago az
most on the site of the original mouse. IL
According to the story handed uo"h ~
his family, Woodwork, then foreman "
the mechanical stan Of the ColuihDan -
New York newspaper, walked nome H.. o"s 40
afternoon from his Office on Wall stres. 5.,y 40
his house on Duane street. HIS whe uIvyL
a fresh pitcher Of water from the pump !.
the yard and set 1t on the table Dsslup "a ~
husbands place. He drank a glass
remarked that 1t was good, but mol = sS s.av, IN
freshlng as the water he used to quan nS SIs
the old oalSen bucket he left hanging ~
fathers we'll at home.
wouldn't that make pretty suo'9Ss '.as
a poem, Samuelg" asked his wiie, S Lyu a.
Woodworth that evening wrote the veI's, s,rs
a sitting, virtually as they have pesh srns S',ns
ty millions since then, have Deeh N
around the world for century pas' ~ -
countless urban and rural front paIlSois pnS s,Sss
porches summer nights and. on sielsn .,,s s 4
winter evenings In popularity tne sgar,ss
almost a rival of "Home, sweet ns ..,ssr
which John Howard Payne wrote u"S ~
similar circumstances OF rememper'nS -
childhood's home. ,ro,u
samuel Woodwork was descenaeu ,She
water Woodworth, freeman fhstin ,,sn
settled on a threepenny lot with olnsf sc,-
from Kent, England on Kent stlee., s,,,,t AZ
uate IN 1895. The original manuseIws a,s 4,
the song was sold for $500 ana en, e.Ssnes
a British collection. christifn 7'''''
Moplfor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. The Gary school System i known as the
emphasis on shop work and gymnasium
exercises. II was introduced In New
York, nnd TummJny Is now irving to use
u against Mitchell as "undemocrntic"
institution, with its vocational training
feature. However, there Is not as much
of this shop work In the Gary system as
in many private schools.
2. Amundsen: South Pole dscoverer.
8. Twenty-Five ships sunk a week Is an In
crease; il is nearly double the average
record OF recent weeKs.
4. Virtually all the Liberty Loan money Will
be SPENT In this country.
8. SynODtic Gospels: The first three.
Q. Count Pulaski: A Polish soldier in the
American Revolution. Washington made
him a brigndier general.
!. Our flag for time had fifteen stripes ans
fifteen stars. But as the states increasea
in number IL was found inadVisable "
Increase the stripes.
8. Spanish Parliament is the COrtes.
o. Seventy-fiVe per cent af the Utahans are Of
the Latter-Day saints (Or Mormon
Church.
10. French Guiana, on the northeast coast OF
South America, belongs TO France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
Philadelphia, October 26.
FELDsPAR IN FERTILIZATION

To the Editor Of the EUeniHg Ledger:
Sir--I have before me a letter which ap-
peared in your paper concerning the use of
feldspar for fertilization and am partic-
ularly interested in same because for many
years while residing in California, / was
engaged in experimenting with a mineral
deposit which contained inter, potash, phos-
phate iron and, in fact, a great many OF
the earth ashes, but not in sufficient guam
titles to commerciallze any single one Of
the minerals,
However, after spending several thou
sand dollars in my work, l proved beyond
a doubt that the deposit, when pulverized,
was a valuable fertilizer, and had no small
amount of testimony to that effect
1 operated along the lines advanced by
Professor Henshall, of Germany, and his
experiments, l believe, were very success
full.
l have no doubt that mineral substances
are good for plant food. This fact is demon
strated by the amount of all kinds of
mineral that can be found in vegetables
where it is possible for them to get this
food
If can assist your readers in further re-
search work / will be glad to hear from
them. JULIAN M PALMER.
500 Euclid avenue, Syracuse. N. Y.
October 2b.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
THE sINN FEN POLICY
the Editor OF The Evening Ledger:

no fhe Editor OF tHe hVeHIhD Ledgor'
sir-The average American has, at best,
b,t a 'hazy conception of the aims and
objects of the Irish Sim Feiners He be-
Iieves they are group Of revolutlonaries
determined to free Ireland from English
domination by physical force. They are
nothing of the sort Every sensible man
among them realizes that a rebellion in
Ireland is out of the question and would
onIv he a case Of national suicide The
noiicy Of Sim Fein is exactly set forth in
the following clipping from an Irish news
paper OF recent date
aSneakIng of the Sim Fein demonstration
an Cork. Mr.. Arthur Griffith said the oppo-
nents ofssinn Fein referred 70 them as red
revolutionarles; but It would be foolish to
ask the people of Ireland 10 try 70 achieve
trv. The Sian Feiners wanted the people
% Organise and hack vp the claim Of Ire'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

land to he put before the peace conference.
Meantime they would use all the force in
their power to defeat any attempt to i'm
pose conscription on Ireland. He described
the Irish convention as a convention of
English nominees and said that Sim Fen.
ers cared nothing for its findings
AS Mr. Griffith is the founder of the
Sim Fein organization, he knows what ne
is speaking about, The Sim Feiners simply
want lreland's Claims to nationhood dis
cussed by the postwar conference, and
surely her claims are as good as those of
Poland or Finland. Now is the time to s.
sert these claims, and their assertion does
not make the cause Of the Allies lCsr strong
or the issue of the conflict now doubtful.
AMERICAN SINN FEI.\ER.
: Philadelphia, October 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Woman's Appeal to Women to
Save-Our Naturalized
Heroes
WOMAN APPEALS TO WOMEN

To the Editor of the EUonin1 Ledger
Sir-NIany of us have planned just what
kind of new suits, coats and furs, hats
and gowns we want this winter. We all
love pretty clothes, and it is right that
we should. But it seems to me that this
winter we should all be too busy to think
about these luXuries. our thoughts should
be in France with our men amid their
hardships. Let us wear our old clothes
and buy Liberty Bonds. Just let us prove
to the world what American women can
do. If we really deprive ourselves of these
things which we almost need, the actual
glory and satisfaction of participating in
the determination of autocracy and mill
tarism, which combine all evils, will be
ours MRS. +. j. s.
Atlantic City October 2G.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

JUST as Joyce Kilmer, the poet,
started off for the war, George H. Doran
his publisher, opened the door and hand
ed to the public Kilmer's book, Main
Street and Other Poems" just off the
press. Listen to these eight lines from it,:
ThcrC is jon orcr disappointment
And dcIiGht III hopes that acre rain.
Each poet is glad there lcaS no cure
10 stop his lonely pain.
For nothing keeps a poet
IN his high singing mood
Like 0ppcGSable hunger
For UHGttdiHGblc food.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
NATURALIZED HEROES

TO the Editor Of the EUening Ledger:
Sir-May l recommend to Miss Agnes
Repplier through your columns, the editor
ial which appeared in your issue of today
entitled "Naturalized Heroes? Let those
who do not know why read THE Modest
Immigrant" one of the essays in Miss
Reppliers recently published volume,
Commandments" HARRY POGACH.
PHILADELPHIA October %