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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

TO the makers of ammunition
cotton is a fundamental neces-
sity. 1t forms the base, the sub
stance of all high explosives. For
this purpose it is estimated that the
Allies are using not less than 3,000,-
900 bales annually. while Germany
requires $500, 900 bales at least
Where does Germany get it?
In 1915, the latest period for which
complete statistics are available. the
total worlds production of cotton
was 20, 1000 bales of 500 pounds
each. OF this production 1922, 900
bales were furnished by the United
States-a short crop. India and
Egypt supplied 1916, 900 bales more.
Thus 100000 bales of the 2O.000,-
600 bales produced in 1915 came
from fields within or controlled by
the United States and Great Britain.
The remaining 100000 bales were
produced by China. Russia, Brazil,
Peru, Persia and a number of other
countries. None of them produces
more than is sufficient for it's own
domestic uses.
1t is apparent, therefore, that the
cotton which supplies Germany with
material for her high explosives must
come from the United States and
other cotton raising countries put to-
sether produce only a few hundred
thousand bales more than needed
for this purpose alone, and they are
not exporting nations. The British
control shipments from their coll
onies absolutely, and the conclusion
is inevitable that 1t is the United
States which is guilty of the incred-
ible folly and crime of selling to its
enemy the material for ammunition
wherewith to blast the bodies of our
soldiers on the battle line.
The enormous increase in our ex-
ports of cotton to States in COM
mercial touch with Germany clinches
this charge. 1t must be remembered
that in all these States, notably Swift
Zerland, Italy and Holland, the
scarcity of fuel is so great that cot
ton mills, like other manufacturing
plants, are running at half capacity.
Notwithstanding this our exports of
cotton to Spain, Holland. Denmark,
Sweden, Norway and Italy leaped
from SS5,O00 bales in 1918 to 1,99S,-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
Anent the Annexation
the Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Judging from a statement in We'd
nesday's issue of the Telegraph there
seems to be an opinion prevalent in
the minds of some of Harrisburg S
citizens, lay and official, that the
people of Riverside from the time
of it's inception as a community,
have been insistently clamoring to
be admitted to the city-to help de-
fray the expenses of an already over
burdened municipality. Contrary to
the opinion expressed in the above
mentioned article, THAT there is al
most no opposition to annexation"
the writer is in a position to state
authoritatively that there always has
been, and never so violently as at
present, a strongly voiced antagon-
ism to annexation on the part of the
real majority of its citizens, at least
for the present. Save for an almost
negligible minority of its residents.
for the rest favoring the idea, 1T Is a
question of searching for the indi-
Viduals who aim to profit at the COM
munitys expense. Nor was the pc
tition presented some months ago
asking for annexation representative
of the true spirit of the community.
Even on the part of a large number
of its signatories, who to a great ex-
tent were ignorant of the real Issue
they have since had a most illumi-
mating Change of heart" The fall
lacy of the alleged beneficence of an
nexation, either to the city or to
Riverside argued by those engineer
ing the idea, has been conclusively
exposed and demolished by Commits
sioner Lynch in his statement in
Tuesday evenings Telegraph. River
side in common with the rest of the
country is already shouldering a
burden of taxation" and increased
cost of living intolerably grievous.
1t is surely a delicious bit of irony
to assume that in this. of all hard
times, we of Riverside are clamoring
to voluntarily shoulder or permit to
be loaded on us without protest and
appeal an additional intolerable bur-
den. And that, too, with a state
ment approximating to certainty,
that the city will not, indeed cannot,
afford to grant us for an indefinitely
long time, a single one of the priv
ileges we, as citizens of Harrisburg,
have the right to demand at once as
the equivalent of annexation to the
city and the consequent greatly in
creased taxation! AS witness the
aforesaid statement of Commission
er Lynch. and the only too we'll
known and edifying experience
nnent the annexation of East Har-
risburg." We, none of us. at River
side, are preparing to have sung a
jubilee Te Deum at the prospect OF
being benevoiently assimilated. and
in being asked to submit with ven-
Geance to taxation without compen-
sation or representation. And that
too, God save the mark" without
Dives" the millionaire" or the
parasitic rich" to help us shoulder
the burden!
ONE OF THE EXPLOITED.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Agrees With Mr.. Lynch
To the Editor of the Telegraph:


read with much interest City
Commissioner Lynchs reason for not
voting for the Riverside annexation
ordinance, and l agree with all he
has to say. This is no time for the
city to rush into matters of this
kind without knowing what it is 60
ing to cost. Ii Riverside is annexed
to the city they are entitled to the
same improvements as other sections
of the city, and to give them these
improvements just at this time when
labor and materials are so high and
scarce is very poor business on the
part of our council. The city can
get along without Riverside for a
year or two, and no doubt River
side feels the same, as l understand
great many of the leading citizens
are not in favor of annexation just
at this time.
These are unusual times and no
one knows what we Will be called
upon to pay in the way of taxes and
we must all do our part just now.
Mr.. Lynch feels that it will mean
increased taxation for the city, and l
cannot understand why the taXpay-
ers of the city should be assessed to
help pay for the Improvement of a
privately owned school (the Acad-
emy.)
Mr.. Gorgas is a good business man,
and l am sure he would not start
to make improvements to his prop
erty without knowing what the cost
would be. Why not use the same
good business judgment in making
improvements and additions to our
city? 1t will, no doubt. increase the
value of the real estate owned by
Mr.. Gross, as his holdings will be
nearer the center of the city than
on the outer edge. Be this as it may,
why should Riverside be annexed
to the city at this critical period?
A CITIZEN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 81
UTILIZING GARBAGE

C ONE time ago the Telegraph,
basing its thought upon a
pamphlet issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture,
discussed the possibility of a munich
pal piggery as a solution to the gar
bage disposal problem. That edi-
torial reference attracted the atten-
ton of the State Livestock Sanitary
Board and has been reprinted in
many newspapers throughout this
and other States. Whether or not
1t would be applicable to Harrisburg
is a question. Certainly, however,
the recovery of otherwise wasted fats
and tankage. valuable for fertilizing
purposes, ought to be made the sub
tect of careful consideration by our
city authorities. Incineration, with
its tremendous loss of valuable in
gradients, said to be favored by one
or more of the councilmen, is in dis
tinct disfavor with the Federal au-
thorities.
However, the garbage disposal
question is complex in the extreme.
Herbert Hoover, food dictator, has
found that in some cities the amount
of garbage collected has fallen off
this year from 20 to % per cent,
as result of the campaign of house.
hold economy conducted by the gov
ernment, and the editor of the NUM-
cipal Journal, commenting upon this
condition, expresses the belief that
there will be a further reduction in
the amount of garbage as the people
learn to save and that the percent
age of fats to be obtained from the
amount collected will be less than
previously. In that event the recon-
naendation of the Secretary of Agri-
culture that garbage be treated for
the recovery of fats and tankage
might be of doubtful value in the
years Immediately to come, even
though a quantity of fats and ferti-
lizers be thus recovered that other
wise would be lost.
The city of Springfield, Mass, mas
solved its problem by contracting
with farmers to take it's garbage off
its hands at the rate of a dollar a
ton. the farmers feeding it to hogs
which they can raise thus in large
numbers at fair profit. The city coll
lects the offal which is taken by the
farmers at transfer stations. The
plan is said to be working well.
Other cities conduct their own pig
geries and, sell the hogs at maturity.
WhateYer Harrisburg decides to
do in this matter should look toward
the conservation of it's garbage. The
world is too short of fats, fertilizers
and pork to permit continuance OF
the frightful wastage that has dis.
graced this and many other cities in
the past. Discussion of the garbage
question along scientific lines, will
special thought for the immediate
and future needs of the country
alone will reach a satisfactory con-
ciusion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
WANTED-A MOTOR TRUCK

IN a few days the First Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry will leave for it's
post of active duty and the boys
OF the Governors Troop need light
motor truck for their business. In
asmuch as all the other units of the
cavalry division will have such
trucks, most of them having been
already provided, 1t is only rea-
sonable that their Harrisburg friends
should see to it that the Governors
Troop is given equal facilities.
No friend of the local organiza-
ton would want the troopers to go
into active service depending upon
a couple of irresponsible mules TO
transport their equipment.
ANY contributions for the fund to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Let us suggest to Commissioners
Lynch and Dunkle. the respective
heads of the departments having con-
troll of the streets and the water sup
ply, that now would be a good time
to flush our paved highways in the
interest of a more wholesome and at
tractive city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
WELL KNOWN PEOPL

&C. Henderson Supplee, VIII
taking part in the milk inquirl
Pittsburgh, is one of the big
dealers of Philadelphia and kI
the business from the farm to-
doorstep.
Governor Edge. of New JeI
who started life in a Philadell
printing establishment, likes to
into the city to see old friends.
William Draper Lewis is h
from Maine to engage in transit
tivities in Philadelphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
Cubist, Futurist, or What7

A drink of water;
A scarlet cross fronting a vision in
blue and white;
Cool, deft hands;
White sheets;
The throb of a motor;
The swirl of water;
The tiny toot of an English engine;
Another motor;
A bunch of roses mixed UP with eye
glasses and perfume;
A white handkerchief;
A few jolts;
A bed;
Familiar street noises, with the dawn
ing realization of a hospital in
Blighty, dear old London at last;
That's the best way 1 can tell you.
I'm enclosing a couple of pictures
of the Red House. VIII write again
this week.
Yours,
BILLY,
(From "a Sunny Subaltern: Billy's
Letters from Flanders"-Doran.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
purchase motor truck for the Gov
ernor's Troop will be acknowledged
through this paper.

Among the necessary improvements
of the local street railway system will
be the reconstruction of some badly
dislocated stretches of track. On Sec
ond street, for instance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
C. w. Barron on Mexico

The fighting in Mexico has not
been with or concerning American
or foreign interests. The fighting has
been between the local factions. lead
ing families, political parties, the ins
and the outs.
How can these good people OF
Mexico, speaking one hundred and
fifty-three tongues, be merged into
a nation, with soul, life, prosperity
and family and national happiness
That is the Mexican problem!
Man must work. God works; an
gels work; devils work. There is nc
redemption for man; there is nc
progress for man or woman; except
by labor-labor of heart, mind. and
hand.
Mexico is not difficult propo-
sition when once you understand the
Mexican character. which is the
same childlike, dependent, trusting
fellow whether at work, play, or rev.
olution. He Is simply in need of g
strong helping hand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

1t is intimated in some quarters
that the selection of site for the
new high school building is rapidly
degenerating into a real estate propo-
sition. 1t might be we'll for some peo-
pie to stop. look and listen before In
viting any further the public dis
pleasure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
OUR DAILY LAUGH
TO BE SURE.

This gardcn-
ing is hard
work.
Persevere, old
man, persevere.
Some Of your
d e S C Q n d a nts
may be able to
figure as sons of
the Back Yard
Gardeners of
1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

It's too bad that Benjamin Frank
lin Umberger isn't in the public SER
vice. He said mouthful regarding
municipal Indifference in his talk be-
fore the third class city convention.
We must get awake some more. else
Mr.. Mcfarland will be forced to
amend the title of mighty good pub
lie address to "Fhe Reaction of An
Awakened City"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Front street. in the downtown Sec
ton. has now become the feeding
place for teams and the barnyard of
every hauler of heavy stuff. But who
cares a whoop!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Harrisburg has had enough of
granolithic curbing. Any citizen with
eyes to see must realize now how
cheap first cost may be an expensive
Investment in the end. Granite stays
put; the granolithic substitute
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
HONEST.

Why did you
give up your
last position?
1 didn't give
1t up, sir. I was
fred.
oh, in that
case take Oft
your hat and
coat and go to
work. We can
use q man as
honest as you.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
Labor Notes


West Virginia Legislature defeated
an antistrike bill.
In two months Yakima (Wash.) }
painters doubled their membership.
Portsmouth, Va, has barred out
of-State labor agents.
Vermont. has 56-hour week for
women and minors.
A monthly journal is now issued
by Palestine (Texas) Walters Union.
York (Pa.) unions have increased
membership 1900 in a year.
The two State factory inspectors at
Wilkes-Barrc, Pa. are union men.
Hospital employees at Steubenville,
Ohio, will form a union.
Eight unions have been organized
at Bismarck, N. D.. since January l..
A building trades council has been
formed at Vineland. N. ].
Helena (Mont.) unions presented
the city with a 10s-foot fiagpole.
Prussian coal mines employ S0,-
900 women.
Russian radicals demand sanitary
inspection Of worships.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

/, orumbles and breaks. causing un-
slightly curb lines and substantial
cost for replacement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

And when our city officials get our
garbage disposal on the right basis
let's have modern trucks with closed
lids.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

HISTORIC HARRIsBURc|
In its first decade Harrisburg
zens voted at the Courthouse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
DO YOU KNOW

That HarIisburg's test of :
nonpartisan election law II
year will be watched by !
whole state?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
A MILITARY
GENIUS.


B e n Q " olent
Neutral Yah!
Fraidy catI You
ran away cause
you was scared
my brother'd
lick you.
Belligerent -
Huh! You girls
don't know q
thing about q
strategic re-
treat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Helena (Mont.) unions presented
the city with a 10s-foot fiagpole.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Prussian coal mines employ sO.-
900 women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

What's the Idea
of using the pro-
noun 1--WE" so Of
ten in your ar
ticles?
Well, it's a
matter of self
pro t q C t ion. In
C as g anybody
takes offense ]
want to sound o.
much as possible
like n crowd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Russian radicals demand sanitary
inspection Of worships.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

e. J. STACKPOLE,P Prss't 6 Editor-in c hfef
r. r. OYSTER. Business MonogT.
GUS NJ. STEINMETz. MdHdging Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31
Peehtc4 &.
Pe~~o4eso~ia
By the Ex-Committeeman

Enthusiasm with which Democra-
tic leaders N various counties of the
state have entered into the job of
accentuating Republican primary
contests and in endeavoring to make
party candidates out of some of the
Democrats who have embarked in
nonpartisan judicial and municipal
battles is well worth noting. The
Democratic machine in Pennsylvania
is running without grease and max
ing its usual racket every time things
quiet down enough for the sounds
TO be recognized. The difficulty is
that in many counties the Republi-
can primary ructions are so great
that the Democrats are rejoicing.
The doleful squeaking being made
by the Democrats in Philadelphia
because of unlubricated parts of their
organization is a fair sample of what
may be heard when Republicans
grow normal. The harmony in Phil
adelphia's Republican ranks may
have been secured by the use of
more or less pressure but the avid
ity with which Democratic organt-
cations have seized upon some iso-
lated ward control scraps is
ton in that Pennsylvania Demo-
cracy whose leaders promised Will
son Pennsylvania, but while neglect
ing to deliver collected all the OFF,
ces they could get.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

(From "a Sunny Subaltern: Billy's
Letters from Flanders"-Doran.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

A building trades council has been
ormed at Vineland. N. J.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

Eight unions have been organized
1t Bismarck, N. D.. since January l..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-31

The two State factory inspectors at
Pa, are union men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
LEAGUE FOR
PEACE HERE

Hamilton Holt. editor Of the New
YORK independent addressed a
large gathering Of mon and women
a, tho Butler hotel yesterday
nom. on the subject of Prepared
ress OF tho United states TO en-.
rorce peace after the war Editor
Holt was the guest OF the Seattle
Chamber Of Commerce and com
,oerelal Club AZ membership
luncheon. After tho address
Washington branch Of the Amer''
can League TO enforce Peace was
formed with Gov. Ernest Lister as
chairman. The other OFFICERS
elected yesterday we're Dr. Henry
euzzallo. ylce chairman. J. L.
hughes. OF Yakima. general secre-
tary. and Roy o Hadley, assistant
general secretary
Hamilton Holt 10 the special rep.
resentative Of ex.President VII.
liam Howard Taft, president OF the
American League To Enforce
Peace. and IN making a tour OF tho
United States in the interests OF
tho organization
my mission To Seattle can have
no selfish motive" said Holt, par
ticularly when the object of the
league Ia to enforce peace. which
can only bo secured thru the tri.
umph OF democruc y over autocracy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

w. 20. Hardin. well.kno~n real
estate man In this city. died in San
LEGO yesterday afternoon.
Residents OF the Ravenna neigh
borhood peutioned the board az
county commissioners today to pro
vide a walk on the Pacific high
way between East 6sth and En-
nth SITS.
The Msnufaeturers' association
yesterday elected William Pigott
president OF the association to sue.
coed himself
John Severe, 30. an Austrian,
was arrested yesterday when he
was unable to explain two gold
rings and a ladys gold watch
found IN his possession.
The funeral OF George w. AndeT~
son. who died yesterday at his
Rome. 3343 Wallingford ave, will
Re deferred until the arrival OF his
brother. Nathan. from Spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
DECISION HOLDS
co. TO
CITY FRANCHISE

OLYMPIA. April 2T--Ths public
service commission today denied
tho application ~ tho Tacoma
Power A. Railway 90 against tho
city 81 Tacoma. In which tho com.
rany asked 10 be relieved from
certain franchise obligations Tn"
traction company contendcd that
the litnsy bua competition made
such lnroada into ltM business that
Il ought not to bo held to lts full
franchise conditions
Tho same application was also
made By the Puget Sound Trac.
ton. Light 4 Power Co against
tho city OF Seattle. and spokane
was similarly affected. In Seattle.
the company asked TO DO relieved
from tho paymcn, OF per cent
annually OF its gross receipts TO
tho elty. and from the payment ~
tho cost OF paving between tracks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

floor OF the senate Tuesday.
Gov. Lister left yesterday for
Washington. where he will attend
the national defense conference
May 2 Lieut. Gov Hart will act
as executive during his absence.
Clifford and Clarence eusby,
brothers. aged % and 90. were
drowned at Ray,ille yesterday II
is believed that one fell in and the
other lost his life attempting to
save him.
Seward. Alaska, has organized a
Home Guard company. the begin.
ming ~ n National Guard in Alaska.
A fire In the Boston Dry Goods
Co. 1921 First ave. was put out
before much damage was done 10
the stock.
The Day Nursery will end It's
waste paper campaign Saturday.
The movement has been carried on
TO raise funds for the care of chill
dren OF working mothers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
SHORT NEWS
Alex Poison and J. rlyrlek were

Alex Poison and J. FIyxlok were
appointed by GOV. Lister Thursday
20 serve on the first aid medical
board created by tho Reed. Mccoy
act
Mrs. Louis Stevenson. wife Of the
manager OF the Pioneer Mining
Co. won the moose handicap race
In Nome Alaska. Wednesday.
Mira. N. e. Humphrey was oper-
nied on FOR appendicitis at the
Emergency hospital. Washington,
~ g. this morning.
Frank Raause was expelled from
membership in tho Wisconsin sen.
ate by his colleagues last night for
making disloyal statements on tho