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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

With the calling of the National
Guard to the colors, all the State will
have left to guard the public from
possible disorders will be the State
Police. The wisdom of the Legisla-
ture in providing for more of these
officers in the crisis is now apparent.
The State Police will be needed more
than ever with many communities de-
nuded of their natural protectors.
They may be relied upon to do their
full duty, no more and no less.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
WANTED-HONIE RULE

VXTITH the actual work of the
w Legislature almost completed
it is only reasonable to hope
that Senator Beidleman's joint reso-
luton for constitutional changes
which will give the municipalities
of Pennsylvania larger measure of
home rule may come out of commit
floor.
If certain selfish corporate inter-
ests, as has been alleged, are opposed
to this very proper measure, then
they should be forced to make their
fight in the open and not in the
secrecy of a committee. There is no
justification for refusal to permit
the people of the several communi-
ties now suffering from all sorts of
hodge-p -podge legislation to adopt
such measures of relief as are pos
sible save for the restriction of the
fundamental law. For instance, Har-
risburg is tied hand and foot by a
code which binds together all the
/,
and while this city has endeavored
to relieve itself of the burden which
rests alike upon all it is helpless un-
der the present classification. Ger
tainly there can be no logical oppo-
sition to a measure which would
give each city the right to adopt it's
own charter under reasonable con-
stitutional restrictions.
So long as there appears to be
no possibility of agreement upon a
form Of government satisfactory to
all these cities, their freedom of ac-
tion should not be further restrained
by a hard-and-fast classification
which compels all the cities to oper-
ate under the same statutory regula-
tions.
Senator Beidleman is conversant
with the difficulties which confront
our own municipality and will be
increase the measure of home rule
so that Harrisburg, if it so desires,
can adopt charter for its own guild
ance. Corporation opposition can
be based only on selfish considera-
tions and in the light of their ex-
periences of recent years it might be
expected that public utilities and all
others would avoid arousing popular
distrust through arbitrary opposition
to what is manifestly a measure in
the interest of all the people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Every dollar subscribed hits the
Street Journal.

Every dollar subscribed hits the
Mark.-Wall Street Journal.
The hand that swings the cradle is
the hand that rules the world
New York Sun.
Who doubts to-day that blood is
thicker than 5000 miles of salt
water.-Philadelph Public Ledger.
The Germans are bonn harding the
English watering-places ahead of
time this year. The women and chill
dren haven't arrived yet.-St. LOUIS
Post Dispatch.
AS another move looking toward
the conservation of foodstuffs and
other national resources. the govern
ment should take over control of
Congressional pork. = Brooklyn
Eagle.
Marshall Field, III, has just en-
listed in the Illinois cavalry as a pri-
vate; but if the army should suffer
any reverse, he would automatically
become a field misunderstanding
Southern Lumberman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

County Controller Heebner, of
Montgomery is head of the Lans-
dale home guard which he drills
every few days.
John Ihlder, Philadelphia hous-
ing expert, summoned to Washington
to advise with War Department offi-
cials, is we'll known to a number of
Dauphin county people as he has
frequently visited here.
DIR. ID. S. Gardner, of Scranton,
has been chosen head of the .Susque-
hanna Valley Dental Association.
Mayor Smith is planning some
models of the Parkway to show
Philadelphia people what they are
going to get.
Charles Fagen, prominent Pitts
burgh lawyer, was among visitors
to the Capitol.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
Give Ring" Convention

Unlike any convention ever held in
Pittsburgh, there will be five rings"
going full blast simultaneously, to
use a seasonal term, when the 44th
annual National Conference of Char
tiles and Correction opens here June
6, with $500 social specialists from
all parts of the country in attend
ance for week of papers on social
progress in America. Headquarters
will be in the William Penn Hotel.
This is the first time in the his
tory of conventions in that city that
il has been found necessary to di-
vide the days work into five distinct
at-the- -same-t time sections to cover
dhe field of discussion. with night
meetings seven days in the week and
a special program Conference Sum
day." June 10. : 4
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

There's something radically wrong
with the figures of the statistician
who estimates the life of an army en-
gineer to be thirty minutes at the
front" Considering the vast amount
of mining. sapping and trenchbuild-
ing along the French front. either the
engineer is much more difficult to kill
than our informant would have us be-
lieve, or the allies have had about a
billion engineers in the service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
DIR NEW SHIPPING

the outcome of the
wv world war, it is certain that
the shipping of the United
States will be vastly increased
through tremendous preparations
now in progress for doing our part
in the conflict. This paragraph
from a Philadelphia newspaper ad-
vertisement indicates the activity in
the shipping industry:
Two hundred ships are being
built on the Delaware river be-
tween Philadelphia and Whining
Their total value is over $780,
Their tonnage is over a million.
More than 10000 men are en-
located in the philadelphia dis
trict are Cramps Shipyard, the
New York Shipbuilding Company,
the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding
Company, Harlan & Hollings-
worth, the Chester Shipbuilding
Company and smaller concerns.
1t is a remarkable thing that war
is necessary to arouse a great people
to their responsibilities and the fact
that for years the Stars and Stripes
has been disappearing from the
seas seems to have had no real effect
upon the people until our own par
ticipation in the war developed our
weakness in this respect. Not only
will the ships be necessary during
the war. but will be even more neces-
sary after the war, when the com.
mercial and industrial expansion Of
the nation TO all parts of the globe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
Attitudes Difficult Now

do your constituents indorse your
attitude?"
II don't know vet" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum. Attitudes are not as
easy as they used to be I can re-
member the time when all needed in
the way of an attitude was an Ajax
defying- the-l lightning pose while /
mentioned George Washington and
the American eagie.'-From the
Washington Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

A total of 34.371 gasoline and
kerosene tractors are employed in
farming operations in the United
| States.
There are $1,000 moving picture
theaters in the United States and
about $4,000, 900, 900 invested in the
business.
1t has been decided by the Bale
! borough, Ireland, Council to put q
lirect labor scheme in operation in
! its district.
Springfield, Ohio, carpenters have
established the union shop and will
| ask for an eight-hour day and a
wage-rate of 55 cents on May /.
Wichita, Kan, Trades and Labor
Assembly has placed candidates in
the field for city commissioner and
six members on the school board.
Building trades mechanics of San
| Francisco and vicinity are enjoying
better working conditions than ever
before.
OF 1,789 strikes in this country
last year the employers won but All.
The workers won 706 strikes, 10
were arbitrated and 542 were COM
promised.
Membership of the United Mine
Workers of America has inc -eased
nearly 10000 members during i've
years-more than one-third of the
total increase of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor,
Representatives of the United
Brotherhood of Leather Workers on
Horse Goods and the Travellers
Goods and Leather Novelty Workers
International Union are discussing an
amalgamation of these organizations.
James Wilson. president of Pat
tern Makers League of North Amer
lea; Frank Rist, editor OF the Gin
cinnati Chronicle. and Thomas Jones
of the Carpenters Union have been
elected members of a commission
that will prepare q municipal char
ter for Cincinnati.
The official tabulation of the ref
erendum vote of the Iron Molders'
Union to raise dues from 40 to so
cents a week shows that 1000 ia
vored the increase and 6,392 OPP
posed. The vote was the largest in
the history of this organization and
the substantial majority of 7.64S in
Debates that the iron molders realize
high dues is good investment.
San Antonio, Texas, Street Car
Mems Union has secured what is be-
lieved to be the best wage contract
in the South for this class of work
ers. 1t provides for improved work
| ing conditions and additional wages
that will total over $50, 900 a year.
About two hundred employees are in
creased $40 a month; 100 emploves
$3.50 and 100 employees S14.50. This
union was organized a little over One
lyear ago
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

If vegetables were as easy to grow
as weeds, there would be so much
food we would have no place to store
it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

1t has been decided by the Balie-
borough. Ireland, Council to put a
lirect labor scheme in operation in
it's district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

Springfield, Ohio, carpenters have
established the union shop and will
ask for an eight-hour day and a
wage-rate of 55 cents on May 1.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

Ell. STACKPOLE, Pres't s. Edifor.in. Chief
L. r. OYSTER. Business Munger.
Gus NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
to transport our manufactured pro-
ducts and the food which will be
produced in this country.

Hindenburg is discovering that time
and General Petain wait for no man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY "a

Hard Work is not a clog and
a drag; it is the privilege giDen
you to test the polDerS of your
hand and hedrt.-O. S. DdDiS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
PUBLICITY,

How did King
Solomon get the
reputation OF
being so wise?
Well. YOU see
he had a very
great number OF
wives, and ev-
cry woman does
her best to hrag
about what =
smart man her
husband N.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg furnishes
large quantities of wooden goods
to the general trade?

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Paxton street was for a time a
rival to Derry as the main highway
to Reading.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

There are $1,000 moving picture
theaters in the United States and
about $4,000, 900, 900 invested in the
business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
Labor Notes

A total of 34,371 gasoline and
kerosene tractors are employed in
farming operations in the United
States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

Wichita, Kan, Trades and Labor
Assembly has placed candidates in
the field for city commissioner and
six members on the school board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
OUR DAILY LAUGH
TOPOGRAPHY.

Mrs. Chatter
son--Don't you
t h / n k Mrs.
Heavysides is
d r G a d f u | | y
plain &?
Mrs. CATER
son-Plain! No.
She's mountain
Gus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

Building trades mechanics of San
Francisco and vicinity are enjoying
better working conditions than ever
hefora
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
HIS RECIPE.

1i1AD LeLAN'&A Gs
Cane How
do you account
for living to be
o n Q hundred
years old?
G r a ndfather
Clock Il keep
regular hours,
and always find
something for
my hands to do!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

The hand that swings the cradle is
he hand that rules the world
Iew York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

Entered at the Post Office in Harris
burg, Pa, as second class matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24

OF 1889 strikes in this country
last year the employers won but All.
The workers won 706 strikes, 70
were arbitrated and 542 were COM
promised.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
MARCHING on.

The cause of prohibition, now before Hawaii as
perhaps the most vital issue of the present egisa-
ture, is "marching on"
| In another column today q correspondent refers
to effects seen in Oregon. Below are a number of
newspaper dispatches giving an indication of the
sweep of prohibition sentiment on the mainland:
SALEM (Or.l-Oregon's ''bonedry," absolute
prohibition bill was passed by a unanimous vote in
the state senate here today. This measure has al
ready been passed by the house of representatives.
,fsALEM Tor Oregon is ssbone drys,i tonight.
Governor James Withycombe at 4 p. m. today sign.
ed the absolute prohibition bill recently passed by
the legislature and immediately it became law, No
more orders for liquor permitted under the previous
aw, can be sent, but mail-Order houses in other
states have five days in which to fill orders now on
hand @;@&~# 49, ~ II %
WASHINGT0N*-Th Alaska. "bone dry. pro-
hibition BILL already passed by the senate, was
passed today in the house with roll call after an
unsuccessful fight to prevent its consideration.
NASHVILLE tenn )-Goyernor Rye today
signed the "bone dry" BILL which puts an end to all
shipments of liquor as beverage into the state after
March l. . 49, ~.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. The statewide prohi.
1ition bill, which would make Indiana dry after
April 1918 was passed by the state senate today
g to IL. The bill already had passed the house
CARSON CITY New by a vote of 81 to 5 the
prohibition bill was rejected in the assembly of Ne
vada. 1t was the opinion of nearly all who voted
against the measure that it should come directly be
fore the Pe0plesand it thought by them the
faill passed the legislature thac it would be signed
by Governor Boyle and the people would not get
chance, to- vote on it,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
EDITOR
FROM TIE GALLERY.

\ good many people went to The Opera House last
night prepared TO disagree absolueI! with tn"
performers" who were. 10 discuss the ght abate
BILL they felt it to lie some wild scheme of ''hOler
thon.thou' group Of men representing anything but
general opinion.
An observer of the tar-Buctn staff sat in the
gallery and this is what he saw:
The great majority of men and women deeply i'm
Pressed by the common sense arguments in favor of
the abatement act.
The women particularly applauding the state
ment that the art aims TO get at the vice Landlord
quite much as at the unfortunate women in life
of shame.
Several groups Of men who clapped their hands
and stamped their feet when the sole opponent of
the bill made bis falkland most of these men a few
minutes later applauding much more heartily when
another speaker pointed out the Stiffness of the ex-
cuses advanced for breaking the moral laws.
Four-f fths of the audience, to Judge by the ap-
pause favored the passage of the act of the other
fifth, about half gave indication one way or an
other; the other half had some approval for both
sides. 4
Possibly the most significant Indication of the en-
tire meeting was that numbers of men in the gallery
who whispered muttered jeers as the meeting be-
gan, listened with closest attention and toward
the close began showing their approval of the argu.
lment that Honolulu should have this abatement law
TO help makeit as clean neyery section as it is in
some OF its sections. '..-
In other words, the meeting was effective in meet
ing opposition sentiment. 1t was convincing.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
IzIMNERMAN's PLOT.

DIR. Alfred Zimmerman. German secretary OF for
eign affairs has been regarded as friend OF Amer
ca-one OF the few men in Berlin ofhciaidom who
hoped and worked for a continuance OF friendly re
lations between tbe tive nations.
so he was considered by American correspondents
in Berlin, by many other Americans who knew him
andssccordng to hints, by the American diplomatic
REPRESENTATIVES, in the Central Powers.
Etf exposure of his clumsy, brutal plot is there
forShe surprising and shocking, because il re
veale him not as a sincere friend of the United
sa4es but as an trigucr who did not hesitate with
faifwords and smiling face, to scheme against the
peaf% Of the American hemisphere.
But after all, Zimmermanns proposals that Japan
should turn traitor to the Allies and that Mexico
should join this league Of despOers is logical se-
qnslfe in the chain of shortsighted and dscredited
GeEIhan diplomacy.
IL is part or the diplomacy which counseled the
violation of Belgium for military expediency; which
advised the program Of "frghtfulness' on sea and
land; which attempted TO win the confidence of the
world by tearing up treaties and the sympathy OF
the world by numbering helpless non-combatants.
Zlinmerman's action is part and parcel of the
strangely obtuse reckoning of the Teuton official
mind. When be said on Saturday that he saw no
"unffiendlness in his course il was probably with
nieeomment' The German foreign secretary doubt
less, spoke the truth He saw unfriendliness, he
could seeno hostility, in such plot ustifyng his
scheng on the ground that it would only be carried
ont in event Of war. His attitude is that now
familiar attitude Of the German official who justifes
any act il lone in the name of his country and his
kaiser. Tint the wellconsidered opinion of the
world has Outlawed such an attitude appears TO
MAJ not the slightest difference inside the Iron
rins
Nevertheless, Zimmerman will probably be held
by ,hiA government TO have Numbered because his
plot wasexpogd.s And for this exposure he is like
~ to pay the penalty that Won Jagow paid when that
astute foreign SECRETARY failed to purchase Russia
few months'ago Won Jagow's plot to wean Russia
from the Entente group-corrupt the soul of the
Cars government failed and the Duma exposed
him. He was allowed to retire. with a convenient
aiment and couple Of decorations. Not improb
ably Zimmermapna health win also begin to suffer
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
THE PATH 10 PEACE.
From pAlLy.F,sAxclaL Aneelca.

From DAILYa IkANcIAL AMERICA.
Those who desire to gain as clear an idea as pos
sible, under complex and confusing conditions, OF
matters pertaining to the war; should bear in mind
that Germany is today conducting on larger and
more vigorous scale than ever before a campaign OF
publicity deliberately intended to distort and con
ceal her actual situation and purposes,
Not single means is being neglected by Germany
to induce the world to forget her crimes OF the past
two and half years and to hide the fact of her in
ability to sustain many further sacrifices for the
prosecution OF the war. She realizes that if she
but partly succeed in this effort she will have sub.
lantially fortified her power to deal with the Allies
and the world on q selfish basis. m
1t is to be remembered, an the patent effort OF
Berlin to blur the memory and vision OF the socasd
neutral world, that Germany's performances Of the
past two and half years towards Belgium, towards
noncombatants and neutrals, offer nothing to indi.
cte the sincerity Of any OF her present moves She
has violated treaties, murdered innocents, broken
the recognized rules Of warfare Houted promises to
nations not engaged in the war, and in every con-
ceivabe way revealed beyond all question her deep
sated intention to do nothing which will not serve
her own selfish and criminal purposes.
4 New, when we speak thus of Germany, we mean
the Kaiser and the militarstic group which are re-
sponsible for the war and the manner in which it
has been conducted in the Aamesof Germany. Not
for a moment do we believe that the German public
eroically united though il be in the prosecution OF
the conflict would conference.-the actions OF its
leaders as indicated above il that public could but
gain adequate view Of the truth of the past and
present situation. We believe tHatsthe German pub
lie il aware Of this would insist that the German
government seek to redeem itself morally at least
ID the extent Of such action as would prove sincerity
ID efforts for a Just peace.
Germany no doubt can gain neutral support, con-
certed and powerful IN behalf peace if she proves
Ii the world that she desires nothing other than
inst peace. The most eficacious means for proving
this sincerity is within her own hand.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
. APPRECIATION .

Honolulu, March 2, 1917.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin. =, . d,
Sir: The members Of the Mochi.
zuki Club, together with the commit.
tee in charge of the Japan Night,
which was given at the clubs grounds
at Waikiki on the 23d of February
1917, hereby extend to you their sin
cere thanks for your kind assistance
in making the entertainment the sue.
cess 1t was. 5-:.. H.. s.-.
The committee Is more than CRATE
full for the kind support given them
by their friends, and can not but think
that such entertainments will help to
bring a closer and better feeling of re-
lationship between the different ma
ticnalities. ..- ~
Thanking YOU again for your kind.
ness and In which the Japanese resi-,
dents also join, we are,
Yours most obediently,
DIR. ]. UCH1DA,
Chairman, Committee of the Japan
Night,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
HOW PROHIBITION HAS HELPED
...- 3d.: OREGON

Honolulu, March 2, 1917.
Editor, Honolulu Star.Bulletin,
Dear. Sir: Apropos of your editorial
on the Vets and Drys:
A few years ago Jacksonville, Ore,
found the county jail too small to &C.
commodate. the county drunks, vag
rants and criminals, so they put up
a fine new Jail. H., .-
Then the state went dry. Last
summer a wild youth In a garage stole
our camera, was caught and given
three weeks In the new JAIL and !
heard there that he was not only the
only prisoner there. but that for the
three months previous the new Jail
held no occupant .-.. 80.
2 Decent this speak for itself? ! also
noticed that in Medford, Ore, all the
tramps and street buns had vanished
and at night the tawdry followers Of
the Oldest profession had vanished
from their usual haunts. ~ .:-.s
Hotels, saloons-.and. clubs naturally
fight to the last ditch against prohi-
bition for their profits of $50 to 300
per cent vanish when the towns go
dry. "a
But family life, business and bank
accounts profit thereby, and higher
standard Of decency. is undoubtedly
established wherever the god Booze"
is driven out. ....>
am not sprohibitionist myself, and
I have always been accustomed to a
mbderap Anohnt Of wine,. etc., but I
voted dry at the last California cleo
tion and am quite willing to give up
my habits OF a lifetime II thereby !
can advance the welfare Of my state.
Yours truly. -
s :, :. s. 49,. A. MALIHINI. =