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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
BOROUGH PAVING Bill

TIME Legislature should pass with
out delay the bill recently SUBJ
mitted having for its object as
surance of State aid for the paving of
State highways through boroughs.
There has been misunderstanding and
aggravating delay in the improvement
of roads through small towns. The
automobilist knows without being told
when he leaves the township highway
for the borough street.
Nor is this all the fault of the bor-
ough governments. They have felt
that. paying more taxes than the
people of the farm territory surround
ing, they are entitled to State aid in
the improvement of their main high
ways, especially in view of the fact
that the State bears the whole cost of
road building through the agricultural
districts.
This is an eminently fair position
and the Legislature will do we'll to
clear up a situation regarding which
there has been all too much doubt and
concerning which the State Highway
Department at times has shown none
too much interest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Old George Ade
IFrom the Oklahoma. ]


Many persons were shocked n bit,
we imagine, to read on the cover of
one of the current magazines. Look
ing Back From 50'-by George Ade.
To be sure, the riotous Ade days have
long since passed, but when he was in
fullest bloom he was as the breath of
youth eternal. The notion that he
could grow old was preposterous. But
time continues n relentless old adver-
sary. If one is reckless enough to be
born in Indiana in 1867 why he's
bound TO be 30 years old in 19l1. That
was AIDES folly and this is his fate.
Yet the elan OF Ade in his prime
age. Wealth hasn't made him POM
pous. And how refreshing it is TO see
man, who can probably eat eggs
several times 4 week. retaining much
of the spoutaneity and unaffectedness
of the grim garret era Still the satiric
slant is his. and still the imps of wit
dance round his pen. OF course, he
dodders now and then, for vide
Brother Longfellow-
Whatever poet, orator or sage
May say of it-old age is still old age,
1t is the waning, not the crescent
moon,
The dusk of evening. not the glare of
noon,
but mostly he retains those faculties
that sparkled in all the newspapers
and screamed across the footlights
when this twentieth century of ours
was in safety pins. May his way
stretch long and pleasantly down
through the lengthening shadows.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
That Monsun Lecture
tie Editor Of the Teiegrobh:

To TIE Editor OF the TeisgrdPh:
In your last evenings issue, a sim
ple-minded" (self-termed), using the
cognomen, HEARER, assailed the
very instructive and pleasingly unre-
served lecture on Turbulent Mexico"
by the eminent explorer and lecturer,
DR.. Frederick Monson erstwhile Doc
tor of Archaeology of the University OF
California.
Just a word, currente calamo, in
defense of DR.. Monsun's remarks. A
brief and pleasing history of the early
struggles of Mexico against the ag-
gression of foreign powers and the
subsequent throwing off of the yoke
of the Little Emperor" with the BAN
ishment of the Austrian Archduke.
MaXimilian. was succeeded by the re-
lation of the present line OF provincial
presidents and their attendant revO-
lutions with the foreign powers. the
latter's foreign policies and lastly our
own foreign policy.
Here the depression TO which our
HEARER took exception. DIR. Mon
sun disclaimed our nations foreign
policy in terms couched in English, au
jus. not hidden behind Il barricade of
grammatical phrases. "Cowardly, it
is" he stated. Can q true, red -blooded
American deem it otherwise when he
recalls Belgium. bleeding and torn?
SeFNla ItuUlaUla . INC QeNdslaliOIl VI
Poland? while we, in America, leis-
urely permit these outrages to be per-
petrated, unmindful apparently of
the existence of treaties for the pres
ervation of small defenseless nations
or of the existence of international
law.
Again. Is anything so wearisome as
a lecture by some prominent doctor
with a one track mind? "He is a trav-
eler and tells the tales of traveller"
Continues the HEARER). What a
pleasant innovation. A lecture with
some kick: vivid, interesting tales
episodes. tersely related; in all q most
entertaining combination.
l sincerely trust the Harrisburg
Natural History Society will be sue
cessful in their excellent endeaor to
have DR.. Monsun again address US on
some prominent topic and I would
suggest that the eminent Doctor be
placed under no restrictions. limiting
digression. For God help u one track
mind!
A HEARER, ALSO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
I HE'S MAKING MAINE DRY
Young Governor Miliken Rigidly Enforcing Prohibi-
tory Law; Old Alliance Is Broken

confiscation of all vehicles used in
conveying liquor.
Although tie Governor did not re-
quest it he has approved q bill already
submitted to the Legislature that
would make possession of liquor in
any form prima facie evidence of Il
violation. ii is said the provisions OF
this bill are so wide that they would
make it a penal offense for q man TO
take n drink of liquor in Maine.
Prices of Booze Soar
OF course the liquor traffic has not
been completely stamped out, the
present law is not extensive enough
to permit that, but compared to the
resembles a section of the Sahara.
The few bootleggers hardy enough to
ply their trade are charging fifty cents
half pint for the worst kind of
whisky and fifty cents for a bottle of
beer, and there are only a few of these
bootleggers where before the new
Governors inaugural Lewiston alone
had at least one hundred more or
less open liquor resorts.
The open violation of Names dry
law in other years was due largely to
the lax State administration and to
the control of sheriffs by liquor houses
instances sheriffs were able to retire
with comfortable fortunes after q few
years in office. They were able to
take graft both ways-once from the
shipper and once from the illegal
seller within the State. But the firm
minded young Governor who was
elected on an absolutely dry" plat
form has made these emoluments of
the sheriff's office thing of the past.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
United States Uniform
By Briggs

Several cases have come to the
notice of the War and Navy Depart
ment of alleged violation of the pro-
visions of section 125 of the act of
June 3, intended for the protection
of the uniform and prohibiting the
wearing of il except on the part of
members of the military-naval per-
sonnel and certain organizations. In
this connection is 1t interesting to
learn that the civilians wko attended
the training camps may wear the uni
form provided for them by the gov
ernment only during their period of
service under instruction and not aft
erward on their return to a civil
status. On the other hand, the stu
dents of the military schools who be-
long to the senior and junior classes
of the officers training corps may
wear tie uniform continuously. Mem
bers of the Army Officers Reserve
Corps who have been duly commits
stoned by the President may also wear
the uniform after the manner of OFF,
GERS of the regular establishment
whenever there is occasion to do so.
1t is more or less difficult to regulate
the misuse of the uniform or parts
of the uniform in other directions, and
it remains to be seen to what extent
this may be accomplished by TIE pro-
visions of the new law. 1t is in
tended by the military-naval author
tiles to prosecute the offenders and
take official action to the end, now
that there are means of doing so, that
the uniform may be fully protected
from unlawful use.-Army and Navy
Register
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

ed on the Middletown car till sos p.
M. / left Cameron and Market
streets for Middletown. The car was
packed. 1t was almost impossible to
get standing room. The motorman
stopped twenty eight times between
Harrisburg and Steelton, not to let off
any passengers, but for people who
wanted to so down the line. The con-
ductor opened the back door every
time; not to take on any more pas
sengers, because that would have
been an impossibility, but to tell them
there was another car following. We
arrived at Middletown at 1905 p. IN.
We did not have those congestions
when we had the old experienced
motormen and conductors. The most
of the tie-ups do not occur in the
Subway and Market Square, but out
of the city limits. The inexperienced
motormen do not understand sig
nails and simply wait till they see an
other car in sight and the next thing
they know there are three or more
cars in the same block. 1 will bet Mr..
Musser the price of box of good
cigars against a nickel's worth of
peanuts he cannot tell me when the
cars were tied up in the Subway for
fifty minutes, outside of the Subway
being. flooded. In the last year there
have been more accidents, especially
since the strike of Railway company
employees, than there has been in the
past two or three years; none, or very
few happened in the Subway. No, the
trouble lies with the inexperienced
employees. / am no striker, never
worked for the company and never
will; only believe in putting the re-
sponsibility where it justly belongs.
Thanking you for this courtesy,
am a daily reader of the Telegraph
and citizen OF Harrisburg.
CITIZEN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
avoid hostinties. if possible. with

avoid hostinties. If possible. with
honor.
The desirability of rehabilitating
ourselves as n nation in the eyes of
the world was strongly emphasized by
the speaker. There is no question
that our national reputation has suf-
fered abroad since the outbreak of the
war and our course in the present
crisis must be such as to improve our
standing among the nations OF the
world. But it is not true that the
country as a whole has been smitten
by the blight of materialism to a de-
gree that would prompt the people to
accept peace with anything but honor.
At all costs. Americans will insist that
the ancient freedom of the seas be
preserved, that the American flag
may fly where Americans carry it and
that Americans go wherever their
pleasure or their business may take
them. The religion of patriotism is
not dead here, however much foreign
peoples may believe it. and only such
n national crisis as that through
which we are now passing is neces-
sary for a revival in all Its varied
forms of enthusiasm and service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Save Your Waste PAPER

Paper is so expensive these days, il
will pay you to save and sell it. The
February Woman's Home Companion
says:
Nowadays the economical house
wife should save all her waste paper
for which she may obtain a fair price
Many hesitate because buyers de-
mand that it be baled, but here are
directions for making a simple baling
press: Procure a large box, and
lengthwise of the bottom cut a slot
4 few inches wide. Next lay three or
four stout strings lengthwise across
the bottom inside. Have them a few
inches apart, parallel to each other
and long enough to tie over the bale
after the box has been packed full Of
paper. Having done this, provide a
lining of old cloth, carpet or heavy
paper. allowing the ends to extend
over the box, as was done with the
strings. Each day deposit yor waste
paper in the box, pounding it down
occasionally to make it compact
When the box is stuffed full, draw the
ends of the lining over the top and
fasten the strings securely. The slot in
the bottom of the box will enable you
to force the bale out of the box"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
YOUNG CARL E. MILLIKEN, the
new Governor of Maine, has put

that state on the water wagon.
Though Maine has had u prohibitory
law for some years it was never en-
forced to any extent until the youth
tul temperance advocate became Gov
ernor few weeks ago. Now Port
land, Bangor and Lewiston, as well as
the smaller cities are as dry as Kan
sas towns.
Millikens first act was to inform
sheriffs and public prosecutors that he
would institute custer proceedings
against them unless they enforced the
law to the letter. 1t Is true the Maine
law regarding such custer proceedings
is vague and the Governor would have
had to go to n long and technical pro-
ceeding to make good lis threat. But
he bluffed the sheriffs and prosecutors
who had been winking at violations of
the prohibitory law for so long. Boot
leggers were either arrested or warned
by the officers to get out. The mode of
action depended on how close the al
lance had been between the law vio-
lators and the officers. But at any rate
arrests for drunkenness have display
ed a remarkable decrease in the last
few weeks.
Would Tighten the Law
The Governor has asked for four
amendments to straighten the pro-
hibitory law. These would make easier
the process of removing delinquent
officers; would make owners of build
ings in which liquor is sold account
able as we'll as the actual sellers;
would make violators of the liquor
law suffer both fine and Jail sentence
and would provide for the outright
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
SATURDAY EVENING. FEB.
Cdldmity is mans true touch stone.
Beaumont and Fletcher.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoR WEEK

NHRISTIAN Endeavorers through
~ out the world this week are
observing the crowning event
of the year of Endeavor activities.
Christian Endeavor week began with
last Sunday, which was day of re-
joicing, when Christian Endeavor
was thirty-six years old. The climax
of the week will be Decision Day."
tomorrow.
The Rev. Francis f. Clark. DID,
founder of the great movement, can
now look back triumphantly to the
evening of February 2, 1881, in the
parsonage of Williston church, he be-
ing at that time pastor of the Willis
ton Congregational church, at Port
land, Maine, when he organized the
first Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor. The organization has
had marvellous growth ever since. The
first convention was held June >, 1882,
when only six societies were repre-
sented. The young peoples work has
had constant success in many lines
of activities until to-day the society
has an enrolment of $4,000 branches
and 100000 members.
In Atlantic City, in 1911, President
w. H. Taft was one of the principal
speakers. AT that convention DR..
Clark introduced the slogan for the
Endeavorers "A Saloonless Nation in
1920" which has been ringing
throughout the world ever since.
A Campaign for millions which no
doubt will be realized in two years,
is making great progress. The aim is
for a million new Endeavorers. a mil
lion new converts uniting with the
church, a million new members of
the peace union, a million new dol
lars for missions, ten thousand new
societies of the Christian Endeayor,
twenty thousand new comrades of the
quiet hour, ten thousand new legion
ers, ten thousand new Christian En-
deavor experts and five thousand new
life-work recruits.
Pennsylvania Endeavorers, with p
500 societies, are doing their share.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
The Child and the Bee

watched a busy bumble-bee.
kissing the roses "cap-a-pie,"
The roses did not seem to mind
Just tossed their wee heads in the
wind.
Coaxed I ooh busy bumble-bee.
Wont you just once kiss little me
"Why should you choose a common rose
when you've a chance to kiss my
nose?"
And then the busy bumble-bee,
At last sat up and noticed me-
1 stood quite still. just like the rose,
And let him kiss my wee pug nose!
Oh dear That nasty bumble-bee!
How flowers stand him 1 can't see!
He just may kiss that red, red rose
Ill let my mother kiss my nose
BY Edna Croft Diehl
PaXtang, Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Right Hand and Left
NEW YORK Sun1

With his right hand President Will
son puts down on paper his thoughts
on the subject of world peace. With
his left hand he switches his personal
medical attendant from the stairway
10 the escalator.
With his right hand the President
salutes the Congress deferentially.
With his left hand he beckons the
Congressman into tri-weekly confer
ences at the Capitol, at which they
learn from his lips what he expects
them to do.
Mr.. Wilson keeps his right hand
conspicuously off legislation; with his
left hand he forces the legislators
into line.
Mr.. Wilson keeps both Lands off
Mexico. where things go from bad to
worse: but when he comes to war on
the other side of the world he puts
both feet in it,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
THE RELIGION OF PATRIOTISM

nod grant that Wilson either keep
" us out of an ignominious,
eleventh hour participation in a
war which was none of our making.
or provide us with an issue worth
while to the end that it may be said
of America, in the event she is drawn
into the struggle, that her deeds were
Just, her words truth and her thoughts
freedom The words of DIR. J. Dun
can Spaeth, of Princeton University,
opportunely spoken at the University
Club banquet last evening, struck a
responsive chord in his hearers that
brought them to their feet singing
America" with the old-time fervor
that cynics like to claim is no longer
a factor in American life.
DIR. Spaeth's speech started out to
be discussion on college loyalty, but
the eminent lecturer slipped into
deeper channels and dipped into the
subject of nationalism and the SUBJ
serviency of every other doctrine TO
the overpowering religion of patriot
ism. His prayer for divine guidance
to the President in this time of ma
tional crisis closed brill
liant analysis of the ma
tional situation; a situation which
finds Americans ready by instinct to
fight. but prompted BY intelligent un-
derstanding of the issues involved to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Horses Out of Yellowstone.

Arrangements are being made to
sell 1000 horses which heretofore
have drawn touring stagecoaches
through Yellowstone National Park
for use in European armies. Their
places will be taken by automobiles.
The change will remove one of the
picturesque features of the Yellow
stone tour, but at the same time will
facilitate the trip through Geyser-
land. Tie change is made at an op-
perfume time for a pecuniary view
point, as the horses that will go to the
European fighting governments will
bring highest prices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Outside Suggestions
kansas CITY Star1

When the city administration de-
sired systematic suggestion for i'm
proving the efficiency of several of
the city departments, it very sensibly
went to New York and got trained
men from the Bureau of Municipal
Research to make the surveys. These
men were familiar with, methods of
other cities and they brought to their
task special information, combined
with the outside point of view and
freedom from prejudice.
The results have justified the plan.
Under the city manager plan of gov
ernment the municipality could go out
side the city to get an experienced and
efficient man to conduct the munich
pal business. Tie advantages are
obvious
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

General A. ]. Logan, commander
of the Second brigade, is in Florida
for brief vacation.
w. j. Bremen, the Democratic
leader In Pittsburgh, is among advo-
Gates of more bouievards for that
city.
John Cadwalader, the veteran
Philadelphia Democrat, is urging the
President to sieze the interned ships
before trouble comes.
IL j. Mclaughlin, Cambria's
blast furnace engineer, will go to the
Wharton Company's new plant.
IT. d. Harman. who spoke here
last week, addressed Ohio legislators
yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
British Tanks"

Frederick Palmer in Collier's1
Germans surrender to a tank in
bodies after they see the hopeless
ness of turning their own machine
gun and rifle fire upon that steel hide.
Why not? Nothing takes the fight
out of anyone like finding that his
blows go into the air and the other
fellows go home. There seemed a
strange loss of dignity when a Prus-
sian colonel delivered himself to q
tank. which took Kim on board and
eventually handed him over to an in
fantry guard; but the skipper of the
tank enjoyed 1t il the colonel did not
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
PLACING RESPONSIBILITY
Harrisburg. Pa. Feb. 1, 1917.

IIdTTISUuTBs Id., t Gu. 7, I5I q
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Permit me. through the columns of
your valuable paper to say. or rather
answer o few questions in regards to
traffic suggestions of the Harrisburg
Railway company l see Mr.. Musser
blames 1t all on the subway or Mar
ket Square. Now I do as much. or
more, riding than any man in Iar-
risburg. / can tell few facts myself.
Not over two weeks ago | had oc-
casion to go to Midd1etown on inn
portant business. / left the Hill on q
Twenty-third street car at Eighteenth
and Derry streets at fifteen minutes
of six p. M, got to Cameron and
Market at seven minutes of six, wait
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Discarded Rubaiyat

"a loaf of bread--a jug of wine
- began the young man who
quotes poetry.
Are you aware" interrupted Miss
Cayenne. that bread 8is becoming
more expensive every day, and that
this is prohibition community. any
how?"-W Washington Star. ...
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Cold-Blooded Preference

would you rather have money
than brains?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Growcher. "You
can hire an alienist with money, but
with only brains YOU can't hire any
assistance whatever" Washington
Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Appreciation

Ed Tin motor car)-This controls
the brake. 1t is put on very quickly in
case OF an emergency.
Co-Ed-Oh, l see: something like a
Post
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Food Product

The Dove of Peace, as we have
heard,
Becomes a plump and docile bird.
Which unto those who fight and steal
Looks like a rather tempting meal
-Wssbi 10 0fon star
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

IN John Harris day there were
fewer islands in the Susquehanna than
now and woods grew right downa to
the river shore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Pioneer DAYS.

Tell me of your early educational
hardships."
We'll, 1 lived seven blocks from a
Carnegie library and we had no au-
tomobile. e."--Louisville Courier Jour-
nal.