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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
BILL" WHITE RETORTS

A friend, writing William Allen
White about his latest book, THE
Martial Adventures of Henry and
Me-" chided him on dragging love
story into a book of travel. But,
the writer broke off, Il suppose L
am an old Crouch" To which the
author replied as follows:
THE love story was not written
for such as you. You are an old
crouch. You only lack the oppor-
tunity and the courage to be wife
beater You never hear the birds
sing any longer, and the odor of Ii
lacs does not mean anything to you.
Doubtless YOU would enjoy taking
Euclid to bed with you and would
burn the midnight oil over Schop-
enhauer and Kant. That love story
was written for blithe young souls
who still hold the joy of life in their
hearts and who like chocolate cam
dy and spring moons and Strauss s
waltZes.
Give my affectionate regards and
condolences to your wife. Tell heI
to bear up. for life is not so long as
1t seems and soon death will release
her from your lugubrious company.
Your life probably is not really over
80 or 40 years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
THE HERO

Il is not the deed, but the danger
That tests the hero's soul;
And the songs of strength are not
so rare
AS the sign of self control.
A torch, a cheer and a niche of fame
For the man who met the foe,
But here's to the men who fail or
win
In stress we do not know.
Some are cheered by a nations hon
And some by a steadfast friend;
love
Till the strain and strife have end.
And after the story is writ and read
The heart of the world is stirred.
But here's to the man who toiled
alone
And whose tale was never heard.
There is Joy in a fateful struggle
If the watchers understand.
There Is Joy in the lift of another's
load
BY a loyal heart ~ hand.
But some things fall to the lot of
life
And ever 1t must be So
Some no others can understand,
And some no one can know.
In the long, long run we reckon
Each man at his social worth:
With a partial glance at his circum-
stances
And the stars above his birth,
But under the breast that stands
the test
The heart tide ebbs and flow.
FFFn.
done
In a stress we do not know.
Charles Poole CleaVes in the
Youths Companion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
COMMENDABLE ACTION

T HE action, of the Harrisburg
Real Estate Board in calling a
meeting, to which Mayor Kels-
ter and newspaper reporters have
been invited, for a discussion of the
excessive house rent problem is very
commendable.
The Real Estate Board when II
was organized some months ago an
nounced among its objects the pro-
motion of the real estate business ly
the disbursement of illegitimate
practices of price boosting and other
shady transactions. for which only a
small proportion of those interested
were responsible, but which, the
members felt, reflected on all OF
them.
Among these dishonestles there is
none more disreputable than that oi
collecting more rents from the poor
than the properties are worth. The
owner is at all times entitled to 9
fair return on his money. Every.
body will concede that. But the
landlord is no more warranted ir
charging double rents for his house.
than the grocer is in charging double
prices for beans or sugar. or tin,
trolley company in charging TWO
fares for one ride.
This the Real Estate Board -eal
ICES, and it is for the purpose of TAX
Ing some action for the correction
of the evil, as 1t has been reported
TO Mayor Keister, that this evening"
meeting has been called. One wa,
to oring about the relief desired il
! to publish broadcast the names of al
offenders. A better way will be L
take measures for the erection of ;
sufficient number of houses at rea
sonable rental to force those WIN,
have been charging unfair rents t,
reduce them through an increased
supply of dwellings,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

the law fairly in the face and sees
In 1t a call to his honor and integ-
rity as a Republican to abide by
the decision of his party, and Repub-
licans will give small consideration
To candidates less frank and straight
forward. We believe that Mr. O'Neil
does not mean to be placed In a
false light in this respect and that
he will make his position clear with
In the next few days,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Harry A. Mackey. chairman of
the Compensation Board. addressed
the Philadelphia Medio-Legal Soci-
ETY. on the compensation system.
DIR. F. w. Hinnitt, president of
Washington and Jefferson college,
will accept a pastorate in Scranton,
after a tour of duty in France.
John S. Miller, senatorial can
didate in Somerset, used to be dis
trict attorney of that county
The Rev. Charles Freeman of
Hamburg. is chairman of the organ
ization of the Reformed churcne-
in the Reading classis, which have
property worth more than a million
dollars.
Robert c. Miner. son of Col.
Asher Miner. commanding the Lu-
zerne artillery and former legis-
lator. has been appointed captain
of artillery.
John Reber, Schuylkill congress
sional candidate, has resigned from
the War Savings committee because
of his political activities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
Even War Can't Subdue Hardy
Army Rhyn1Sters in Trenches
Sound of Enemy Guns Only Adds Pep to Editors OF News
paper Published on the Frontier of Democracy"

~HE Stars and Stripes is the name
of the daily newspaper print
cd by the lads of the American
expeditionary forces in France.
Herewith are printed some excerpts
in order that the folks at home
may see how their boys abroad feel,
think and hope.
A martial poet gives this metric
reason why America is in the war
and, incidentally, why you should
buy that Liberty Bond:
This is what we're fighting for
That the girl on mothers knee
May not know the scourge of war,
Shock on land and shock on sea;
That the little boy may read
On and on of Fairyland,
Undistraught by Teuton greed.
Safe from blow of Teuton hand.
Other little children fare
Not so peacefully as these;
Mothers have they none to care,
Fathers have they none to please.
Racked by horror, caked With
CRIME,
Have they been these weary years.
Ever since the German crime
Made their land a vale of tears.
Hard their lot and sad their ways.
Little love on them was lavished,
From those early August days
When the Hun their country raw
ished,
Till the time when strangers came
Kindly folk, but still outlanders-
| Working, in the Sacred Name,
For those helpless tots of Flanders
So. to keep the flame and sword
From our children and their
| mothers,
| Forward then with one accord
North and South, allied as broth
| erS
East and West, as one unitel
Bring to naught the Prussian's S
yearning-
Then may children's eyes be bright,
Unafraid at our returning!
| You have three guesses as to the
nationality of this poetaster:
ST. PATRICK'S DAY 1918
Sure, the harp and shamrock lead
the van on every battlefield,
The blackthorn stick is ample cause
for Prussian's foe to yield;
The fists of sturdy Irish lads up
front have paved the way
For victory-so honor them on this
st. Patrick's Day!
Those modern missionaries we'll up
/ hold st. Patrick's fame
| From reveille to taps at night they're
/ always in the game:
| The unbelieving Boches are convert
ed once for all
When on their heads the weapons OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
USE NO MORE WHEAT

Hats off to Jefferson county. Ar
kansas
That particular subdivision of a
wonderful state which already has
done much to help wake up the
Western world has gone wheatless
While folks elsewhere have been
fussing and fuming at the $3.50 or
der, and in many instances side
stepping it. the entire supply of
wheat flour on hand in wholesale
and retail houses in Jefferson coun-
ty-some ten thousand barrels-has
been placed at the disposal of the
Federal Food Administration.
And, at a general conference re-
Gently, 1t was unanimously agreed
that no more wheat flour be sold
in that county until new crops or
new conditions assure normal sup
ply for France, England. Belgium
and Italy,
So hats off to these real patriots.
who thus have typifled the finest
brand of Americanlsm.-Fro the
PHILADELPHIA North American,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
FIGHT ON"

Dark may be the present hour,
And in the distant future far.
The blessed dawn;
But, thank God, still hearts can
hope,
And as they through the darkness
grope,
Still fight on,
What matter If the night be long,
And love be weak and hate be
strong,
A brighter day,
When all the world shall be at peace
And strife and tears and sorrow
cease,
Is on the way.
On! Fight on! Bow not thy head
God does not sleep nor is he dead,
Our cause is just;
If hell hath reared himself a throne
God shall smite it stone from stone,
In him we trust.
H. K. SADDLER.
ORkmont, Pa,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
"BUY ANOTHER BOND"

UY another bond" is the urgent
X request of President Wilson.
who himself has purchased enc
on the instalment plan.
Nobody knows better than the
President what the failure of the
country to meet this Liberty Loan
would mean.
Nobody knows better than he what
encouragement such failure would
be to Germany.
Nobody knows better than he what
a blow an oversubscription of this
loan would be to the Kaiser and his
fellow tyrants,
So the President has bought an
other bond.
Back him up by following his
example.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

the Irish gin to fall!
The Fighting race" has proved its
steel in this our A. f. F.
To wheedlings of the pacifists its
members all are deaf;
They never sprang from any one. but
always at their throats-
In any sort of scrimmage they Will
make the Huns the goats.
st. Patricks job was. driving snakes
and other reptiles out
So. in st. Patrick's manner, watch
the Irish put to rout
The Teuton snakes and reptiles VINO
would poison all the world
With tyranny, wherever German
standards are unfurled.
Then success attend the Irish who
Columbia's cause uphold!
AS scrappers leal and loyal, they are
worth their weight in gold!
Their CHEEKY wit and songfulness
drive all the blues away
Turn out, salute Ould Erin on this
wartime "Patrick's Day!
You may rest assured that the
editors were pleased with this trib-
ute from one whom they expect to
be a constant reader:
TO THE STARS AND STRIPES
am glad to find in France a
newspaper written and edited by and
for our soldiers. Wisely managed
it can be a forum for their ideas, a
means. for each part of the Ameri-
can front to speak to all others. A
means for drawing closer together
all the soldiers of the A. E. F. Good
luck to the Stars and Stripes!
NEWTON d. BAKER
GEOGRAPHY IN THE A. e. f.
"Germany-A constantly dwind'
ling country situated in Middle Eu.
rope, the inhabitants of which are
fed solely on lies and promises.
"Austria-See Germany first.
"Turkey-See Germany.
"Russia-A large country situated
half in Europe and about half ir
Asia, not ruled by anybody in partic-
ular and not caring much about be.
ing ruled by anybody.
Great Britain-An island whicl
might for its size be dropped in
Lake Michigan, but which insteat
has dropped on Germany's neck like
a thousand of brick.
"France-A country populated In
the main by the soldiers of the civ.
ilized nations of the world, possess
ing great extremes of heat and cold
and in it's upper or fighting portion:
given over almost exclusively to the
production of mud.
"Belgium-A country with CUTS.
"MeXico-The home of the rattle
snake, the tarantula. the tropic sur
and the fever. but, at that, a 10
more civilized than Germany.
"America-See heaven"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
The Purpose Accomplished

(From the New York SUM
We are convinced that as to the
constitutional objections to the
Chamberlain bill sound lawyers in
the Senate will be found in agree
ment with President Wilson's gen.
eral prosition. All this being true, we
say, and the protest of the President
being valid against the overthrow of
civil jurisdiction in cases defined by
civil law, it is also true, nevertheless,
that by introducing the bill Senator
'Chamberlain has added to his dis
tinguished services in the promotion
OF war efficiency. He has probably
accomplished his purpose. By the
extreme character of the remedy he
proposes he has called attention, in
the most striking manner possible,
to the deplorable laXity of the treat
ment now accorded to spies and
traitors. The whole loyal nation is
becoming .hotly indignant at the
manner in which the existing stat
lutes are administered and at the
constant escape of public enemies
| from the proper consequences of
their crimes; and the country is be-
coming more and more disposed to
! hold the Department of Justice and
| it's multitudinous organization re-
/ sponsible for that the laws already
enacted, and the civil courts already
constituted, are adequately adapted
| to a more vigorous and exemplary
prosecution of these despicable
criminals.
Perhaps that is what the Senator
wanted to emphasize.
At the same time the Senator af-
| forded to the President a magnifi-
cent opportunity to prove that there
are war powers which he is not anX-
| ious to take upon himself. The
manner in which tho President has
grasped the opportunity shows that
it was welcome to him, and his use
OF it is reassuring to those who are
looking for a limit to the stupendous
process of Capitalization.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
Cuba to Aid French

The work of helping to maintain
and educate the thousands of chill
dren in France orphaned by the war,
begun some time ago here by the
executive committee of the Father
less Children of France has been ex-
tended to Latin America. Word has
been received by Seymour l. Crom-
well, chairman of the American ex-
ecutive committee. that a branch of
the organization has been founded
in Cuba, and that President Menoc-
al had accepted sponsorship for the
work there.-From the New York
Evening Past
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
OUR HOUSING PROBLEM

wv HILE concentrating our at
w tention on the winning of the
war we must not lose sight OF
local problems as they rise, In this
respect Harrisburg must give some
attention Immediately and earnestly
to provisions for housing Its growing
population. The demand for dwelling
houses is unprecedented and every
rental agency of the city and vicin-
ity is overwhelmed with appli,
cants whose wants there is no
means of meeting with the present
available supply
Two factors enter into this con-
dition. The larger industries of the
city and vicinity have developed
more rapidly than anybody antici-
pated few years ago and the gov
ernment has brought many people
to Harrisburg In connection with
aviation, ordnance and quartermas-
ter depot construction work in this
vicinity, These factors alone would
have given us a housing problem,
but the situation is greatly aggra-
waited by failure of builders to pro-
vide for even normal increase in
population. High prices of materials
and scarcity of labor have dis
couraged real estate developers and
contractors alike. The consequence
is that while the population has
grown by leaps and bounds, new
building has fallen off proportion
ately and radical steps must be
taken IL we are to care for even the
Immediate needs of the city, much
less for what promises to be an eX-
ceptionally rapid growth in the very
near future.
The time is here when broad
minded men of means must come to
Harrisburg's rescue with invest
ments in houses to rent or sell at
reasonable figures. The Chamber
of Commerce, which, through its
president, Andrew S. Patterson, al
ready has been considering a federal
housing survey, should lead the way.
Here is a great service to be per-
formed and one for which the
Chambe is exceptionally we'll quail
flied. The national authorities have
assisted other communities faced by
conditions such as exist here, where
the population has been abnormally
increased by war work activities,
and no doubt cooperation of the
kind could be procured for the re-
lief of conditions in Harrisburg.
We must do something, either
with. or without help, or lose many
desirable residents to the suburbs or
other towns aroundabout. Not only
that, but if it becomes known
that there is to be no relief in the
housing shortage here, industries
contemplating locations and firms
desiring to open offices here will
hesitate, and in the end we would
lose thousands upon thousands
of dollars worth of business
that would come our way and add
to our importance as a trading CEN
ter and to our prosperity as a COM
munity. The time is ripe for the
inauguration of the movement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
Melting POtp0urri

An English newspaper writer on
the American front in France got a
new idea of America on learning
that the postal censors who read
the letters of the American Expedi-
tlonary Force are required to know
Al languages.-From the Springfield
Renublican,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
Too COStIy

In the army of Madagascar is a
cavalry regiment mounted on oxen.
This scheme is too reckless a waste
of good beefsteak ever to be adopted
by the European combatants.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

Americans on the French front
smashed heavy German attack yes
terday, but that's nothing to what's
going to happen when about 1000, 900
Americans start their own little drive
on the German lines.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
TIME TO DECLARE

- HE Pittsburgh Post makes the
surprising assertion that j.
Denny O'Neil is not ready to say
he intends to abide by the decision
of the Republican voters at the May
primaries. Mr.. O'Neil, if he is quoted
correctly by the Post. puts himself in
the very peculiar position of asking
for the support of the Republican
party, while intimating that he may
desert the party to head some other
ticket, If he or his committee so
desires after the primary results are
known.
Says the Post, in a news article
following the visit of Mr.. O'Neil to
that city last week;
state Highway Commissioner
j. Denny O'Neil. who is seek
ing the Republican nomination
for governor, says he does not
know whether he is to abide
by the decision of the May pri-
maries. That, he says, is a mat
ter for his campaign committee
TO decide. Also, he says, he is
just. as much in the dark re-
garding any announcement from
his committee on the question
before the primaries. From
O'Neirs statements it would ap-
pear that the question of con-
tinuing as a candidate, If de-
feated for the nomination in the
primaries, is one for his COM
mittee to determine.
When asked yesterday if he
would abide by the decision of
the primaries, Mr.. ONeil said:
That is a question for my COM
mittee to decide. They deter
mine all matters of policy"
"Will they make any an
nouncement before, the prima-
ries?" he was asked.
81 cannot say, as I have not
discussed the question with the
committee
Many Republicans will not agree
with Mr.. O'Neil that this is a matter
of policy" They look upon it as
a question of personal integrity and
honesty of purpose to be answer
cd by Mr.. O'Neil himself. When a
candidate enters a party primary il
ought to be agreed that he will
abide by the decision of that pri-
mary just as willingly If he is de-
feated as he unquestionably would
were he nominated. He offers his
candidacy as a member of the party
He ought to stand by the party in
defeat as Loyalty as he would expect
the party to stand by him were he
nominated.
Mr.. O'Neil has been too long In
public life not to understand his OBJ
legations in this respect and 1t Is
not fo he eonsIdarad FOR n ,,,o,,,o,,,
that he really means to bolt his par
tvs decision should 1t happen that
some other candidate receive more
votes for the gubernatorial place
than he.
The other Republican candidate,
have openly declared that If de.
feated they will stand by the ticket
nominated and Mr.. O'Neil should dc
the same. Certainly. he is no
strengthening his cause by dodginG
SO personal and important a ques
tion. On this matter Senator
sproui. for example. makes himself
very clear. He says.
enter the primary contest in
election laws, which have
helped to frame. and will feel
that l am in honor and duty
bound to support cheerfully and
the Republican voters of the
the primaries to which l have
submitted my own candidacy,
There is no dodging nor xide-step
ping there. Senator spToul look
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
Conjugdl PerilS in Chicago

Within three years Chicago juries
have acquitted twenty-three women
who killed their husbands, so it
would seem that next to aviation,
outstanding is the most dangerous
branch of the service there.-Grand
Rapids Press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
Universally Erecrdted

Who censors the censor's love
letters
The censor has no love letters
Kansas City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harris Ferry had an
effective way of dealing with
men not in sympathy with the
War for Independence ? It
gave them twenty four hours to
leave the district.
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The first roundhouse built In Har
risburg housed five engines and was
considered a very large one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

For none of as liUetb to himself
aud none dieth to himSelf.-RoM.
14;1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
DANDY WATER

BIRDVILLE DRAMA.
Desperate Desmond-Marry me or
I'll throw you in yon water!
Bessie Duck-Ha, ha! Water has
no terrors for me. william!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
A GREAT PRIZE.

A GREAT PRIZE.
He-But, darling why were you so
sure that had never proposed to
any other girl.
she-Because, you wonderful boy,
you were not married.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
OUR DAILY LAUGH
SHE DIDN'T TELL

SHE DIDN'T TELL.
'The girls were all crazy to know
4 you are engaged, but l didn't tell.
: said 1 had promised faithfully to
ct you announce it yourself.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

Ell. J.STACKPoLE,Pr Prss't s. ESitoY-iH-C c hief
F. r. OYSTER, Business Manager
GUS M. sTEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02
EDITORIAL COMMENT

When fighting the undoubted
enemy is no time for kicking those of
your friends who are also fighting
him.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

Published evenings except Sunday By
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co..
TeieSrapk Building, Federal Square
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

Ground glass has been found in
candy at Lawton and Fort Sill. and
the factories in which the candy was
made have been forced to close their
doors. Dear, dear, can such inhu-
man punishment be dealt out by a
civilized government?-Ka City
Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

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, 1918-05-02

If the Kaiser ever faces any cap
tured American officers he will find
that while he possibly may be able
to stare a general or a major out of
countenance. he can not outglare Il
Star
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-02

The State Department of Agricul-
ture is making an appeal for lawn
clippings as chicken feed. 1t calls
attention to the fact that when grass
gets long enough to cut in the spring
it is the very best kind of food for
chickens and urges that people feed
IL to their own fowls, or to those
owned by other people. Grass can
be turned into greenbacks, insists
the man who writes "pieces" for. the
Department.