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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-20

FOR RENT Modern S-room dwelling,
East Ottawa Excellent neighbor-
hood and close to town Inquire
Frank b, Graham. Telephone 3S5-W
Moloney Bldg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
PATRIOTIC PAYENVELOPE

The income tax adds yearly to the
people it directly reaches. For 1915
three hundred thirty-six thousand
persons made returns of income
ranging upward from $4,000 a year.
For 1916 the number was $4,000.
If the increase is proportionately as
great in 1917 the number will this
year be $4,000.
AS the exemption from income
tax has been materially reduced, the
number of returns this year will run
well into the millions. The persons
who for the first time become sub
ject to the tax may number six mil
lion or more. When the totals are
added up these new payers of in
come tax together with the persons
who have paid in earlier years may
have twelve billion dollars of net
income to report. With the net in
come of corporations this year pos
sibly in the neighborhood of four
teen billion, and reckoning to be
made for at least thirty million per-
sons who are gainfully occupied and
not subject to income tax, the
figures would seem to indicate some
thing like thirty-five billion dol
lars 40 the net income of the people
of the United States in 1917-the
sum ous of which they meet their
household expenses, provide their
raiment buy their luXuries, make
contributions to charity, and put by
their savings.-The Nations Busi-
ness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
WOOD AS A FUEL

Present conditions offer unusual
opportunities to many of the $4,000
to 100000 farm woodlot owners of
Pennsylvania to sell cordwood, in
the opinion of c. r. Anderson, of the
forestry department of the Pennsyl-
vania State College. The scarcity of
coal and its present cost favor these
farmers.
Indications are that conditions
will not grow much better during
the winter.
a heavy demand for lumber, ties,
and forest products for the mines,
coupled with our present fuel situa-
ton, can be used to advantage by
many wood owners. The demand
and the situation may make it pos
sible to market any and all mate
rial, while in the past some mate
"A poor market.
Farmers Having cordwood for
sale should look into the marketing
possibilities soon, ii they have not
already done so, in order that they
may have some time for work be
fore the usual spring work begins.
Inquiry among village or town
friends and acquaintances will fire.
quently bring all the orders the
farmer can fill in the time he has
remaining from his other work.
Those who wish to sell larger
amounts may find it wise to adver-
tise their wood in local newspapers,
Those who do not wish to do a re-
tail business may find good buyers
in their local coal dealers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
ANSWERING the Wise Guy
william sInvcns McNutt in Golfers Weekly.

they will all react for the health of
the. Nation, physically, socially, COM
mercially and morally.
We regard n man now as greater
for what he gives than for what he
has. Every one of the 10 million
people who have bought Liberty
Bonds is using his or her money for
the prosecution of the war, which is.
in its ultimate purpose, equivalent
to Il religious crusade. It's purpose
is to free the world from fear, as
well as that can be done, and elevate
man to realization of his own no
bility."
Bunk" sneers the Wise Guy. "a
lot of fine words. Can't eat words,
can you?"
No, Mr.. Wise Guy. You can't cat
fine words, and you can't digest love.
Neither can you fry it in a skillet,
nor pick it up and find out how
much it weighs. Yet love has a rea-
sonably well-founded reputation as
the greatest thing in the world; and
words that are fine because they are
expressive of genuine sentiments
may be worth more than 4 cut of
steak.
We are achieving a greater perfec-
ton of democracy, Mr.. Wise Guy.
That's the payment. Throughout
history brave men have died by the
million to gain it.
More than a million of American
men in service! Probably other mil
lions soon! The proud men who Of
fer all! To those who give the most
the most must be given.
Everything but the carrion food
of the Wise Guy is yours for the win
ming, you men in uniforms. a mans
full courage and strength are "our
common portion. To you it is given
to damn fear and win love; the love
for and of this country that is be-
come to you as intimate a personal
possession as a member of your own
family. The fear YOU conquer is
mans greatest enemy, and the love
YOU win his greatest reward. Yours
is the kingdom!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
SAVING CREDIT

In its New Years appeal to the
people to practice economy, the Fed
eral Reserve Board said: Nobody
should draw upon the credit re-
sources of the country, except to
finance transactions which are es-
sential for a nation at war. Credit
should be saved as much as goods.
Conservation of credit as regards
nonessential enterprises is necessary
in order to provide, without undue
expansion, the credit required by
the Government and by business es-
sential to the success of the war and
the well-being of the country"
One would think that the saving
OF credit would be more or less auto
matically carried on. AS economy
increases. buying is reduced more
and more to necessities and the
credit operations of those manufac-
turing nonessentials and of those
dealing in them automatically are
reduced. The man who makes or
deals in nonessentials certainly is
not likely to borrow money mere
ly for the sake of borrowing.-Bu
falo Express.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
Over tie Teo
tN Penno.

Come on now. you hog raisers and
see who can beat this. Jacob Jones.
near Startown, on the Leitersburg
pike, has just killed his pet hog and
it netted him 500 pounds. Jones
allowed" that the hog could have
been fatter by 200 pounds, but it
was feared he might get tired of
life. There was enough lard in him
to run the American Army a day
or SO.
Did YOU ever mediate on the la
bors of a mail carrier? Out in Indi-
ana, Pa, lives George NJ. Allison,
who entered the service twenty years
ago and in that time estimates that
ne walked 6S,640 miles, carrying
Sl2 tons of mail.
EIazing should be rooted out
everywhere as it was at Annapolis.
In HagerStowp the other day Harlan
II, Rowe, 21 years OLE, n student at
gettysburg, died as the lcsul. of "a
kazing administered to him last fall.
he Was studying to be > mi"lstcr.
The pro-German gets short shrift
in New England. Other day one
named Macmillan Won Hogan
wrote across his QUESTIONABLE in
New Haven: Deutschland UbeG
Allies" and also interpola.ted in the
text that he hoped Germany would
win the war. When they got
through with Max that evening he
was too bruised and weak to sine
The Star Spangled Banner" but he
made the motions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
OUR SECRET SERVICE

X CORE another to the credit of
the United States secret serv-
ice. Publication of the CORE
spondence between Count Won Bern
storff and former Premier Caillaux,
not only brands Caillaux as the
Benedict Arnold Of France, but is
another startling revelation of the
vast knowledge the United States
government has. and has had. OF the
!Esidious plotting and treacherous
methods Of the German military
ring.
Just how many more revelations
of the kind are to come probably no.
body but President Wilson and Sec.
retary Of State Lansing know, but il
is certain that they will be given 10
the public ct times calculated to dc
the most injury TO Germany and the
most good to the allied cause. Ev-
cry time Germany assumes her
favorite role of the snowy lambkir
the President let's loose another
shower of SCOT and the public sees
her for the very black sheep she is
The effect is to keep the enemy con-
stantly in a state of nerves" and to
discourage any more traitorous deal.
ings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
BILLY SUNDAYISMS

1T was greed and avarice that
caused the war, and greed and avar-
ice came right out of the pit of dam
nation. Look at Germany when she
stole Schleswig- -Holstein from Den
mark. What did she do to France
took Alsace-Lorraine because she
needed the iron mines for her army,
and then forced France to pay an in
demnity of a billion dollars-thats S
what. 1t was pure greed-human
greed and avarice.
"Oh! I'm an old-fashioned preach
err of the old-time religion that has
warmed the cold heart of the world
for the past 1000 years, and has
made life worth living in this sin
swept world of ours.
IF I could tear from the hearts of
men those two evils-human greed
and avarice, you might as well bank
the fires down below and rent He'll.
TN tell you what's the matter.
It's the way we raise our boys. It's
the mode of life we live. It's the in
creasing demand of the public for
amusement; it's the unframed chill
dren. What we need is more evan
gelism-and a rebuilding of the fam
lily order"
I have stopped trying to please
everybody-Jesus couldn't do it, and
know we'll enough l can't.
am trying to make it easier for
you to go to Heaven and harder for
you to go to He'll.
The only use they have for gold
with.
The most priceless thing on earth
in the sight of God is a penitential
tear.
II all the tombstones on the face
of the earth told the truth there
wouldn't be anybody in He'll
Enthusiasm for Jesus Christ is like
measles or smallpoX-it's catching.
There is no place for a loafer be-
meath the Stars and Stripes in these
days-for every man on the firing
line it takes ten at home to keep him
there.
Germany's international piracy
isn't new-old Bismarck started it.
OF the 10000. 600. 900 tons of iron
and steel required annually by the
German war machine 1000, ,000,0 900
tons of ii come from Lorraine
| That is the reason she stole those
provinces.
The Kaiser and the German mill
tarists lie so much they make old
Ananias look like a Sunday school
superintendent.
The principles of democracy are in
direct antagonism TO the principles OF
| Prussian aristocracy which has the
audacity to lie to God and say that
they are in the divine partnership.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

the State Industrial Board made
some of the Democrats writhe last
night. Farley was one of the worst
critics of the ruling class of the
Democracy in 1914.
Insurance Commissioner Amber
appears to have put n personal friend
into the Montgomery treasurerShip.
John II. Rex, named by the Governor
yesterday. is a former legislator and
aligned with the Amber faction in
that county.
-EX-State Treasurer John O.
Sheatz. of Germantown, is being
doomed by group of Harrisburg
residents for the nomination for
Lieutenant Governor" says the
Philadelphia Record. Letters urging
support for Sheath and for the cam
didacy of State Highway Commits
ioner J. Denny O'Neil, were received
yesterday by State Senator Edwin II.
Ware. O'Neil seems to have n we'll
organized letter-writing campaign
under way
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
INDICATING CRITICS

We are paying on the Texas bor-
der now for the folly of not having
settled the Mexican situation two or
three years ago when our hands were
free, or for ever having allowed it
to develop.
There has been some growth of
wisdom at Washington, however.
American cavalry now forget the
boundary and pursue Mexican ban
dts well across their own side of the
line. And the judgment of those
who urged this course three years
and more ago is fully borne out. The
same Mexican government which at
tackled some of Pershings men at
Carrizal now offers to cooperate in
catching the bandits. 1t makes a lot
of difference whether the men in
control at Mexico City know that the
United States Government is reso-
lutte and determined or whether 1t is
conducting diplomacy under the pa
cifist delusion that any display of
strength means 'war."-BuuaIo Ex-
press.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Charles S. Havard, who retired
as Lebanon's assistant postmaster,
held that place seventeen years.
Senator Charles w. Sones, and
Joseph Cochran, of Williamsport,
have sent u giant pushball to the
Lvcoming boys at Camp Hancock.
They are going down to see how
they like it.
-EX-Sheriff John Glass, of North
cumberland county, was an interest
ing visitor here yesterday. He asked
questions mostly.
Alba B. Johnson, president of
the Baldwin Locomotive works, will
he the speaker at the Allentown
Chamber of Commerce dinner.
Clarence Starr, prominent in
Chester business, has been made u
maior of engineers in the Army
Horace M. Lippincott, who OPP
poses entrance of women into the
University of Pennsylvania, is gem
eral secretary of the Alumni.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
THE PENNSYLVANIA PLAN

y nee more the Pennsylvania
plan of defense is being
~ praised as the best in concep-
ton and superior 10 others in re-
suits. When hostilities broke out
and the National Guardsmen We're
summoned to the colors, the War
Department urged the formation of
fense units and similar bodies. The
men of every State responded. And
the government had no guns, no
ammunition, no bayonets, not even
nat TO give them.
This State Capitol was asked to
hurry up the formation of a militia
to replace the trained men who had
Just come back from the border and
were ready TO go to France or any
where else. SO the late Adjutant
General Stewart sat down and
evolved a plan. The Legislature
passed the bill authorizing the for
nation of the Reserve Militia of
Pennsylvania. Then the same legis-
Q
sufficient size to provide the equip
ment. While other states were bom-
| harding Washington with appeals
for equipment PeRnsylvania's OFF,
cials placed contracts and paid cash.
Some of the materials are in Har-
risburg, some are on the way; the
whole outfit required is in hand
Now the governor is naming the Off
GERS for the Reserve Militia, recruits
are being asked, medical examina-
tions held and experienced officers
| forming units. And when they are
ready the guns, the uniforms, the
canteens, the mess kits and every
thing will be ready, all paid for by
/ the State of Pennsylvania.
| 1t is small wonder that the army
| officers are showing such a big in
terest in our new Reserve Militia and
commencing the men who planned
it and the legislators who voted
the money. This State preferred to
| do things in its own way and with
/ out being aided by the federal gov
ernment emulates the example OF
Curtin and the Pennsylvania Re-
| serves, placing a trained force with
/ in its borders for defense and to
back up the government with that
spirit which animates every Penn.
| sylvanian.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
GERMAN ZIONISTS

A sensation has been caused in
Germany, according to a cable to
the Jewish Morning Journal, by tho
publication of an article written by
Herr Cohen Refs, member of the
Reichstag and an adherent of tho
majority socialist party advising
Germany and Turkey to issue a
declaration in favor of the establish
ment of a Jewish National home
land in Palestine, along the lines Of
the famous British declaration,
which he endorses in the strongest
terms,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
WE MUST COMPLY

A DMINIsTRAToR GARFIELD's
"A astounding order restricting in
dustry in the interest of an increased
coal supply comes too suddenly and
has too many ramifications to per-
NIT of a hasty analysis. We are too
close to it to set a true perspective.
This much is certain, however. that
business will receive a serious set
back thereby and wage earners, it
would seem, will be hit to the tune
of millions of dollars a day. Never
theless, the new regulations must be
obeyed, and obeyed without quibble
or attempt to sidestep their provis-
ions.
We may ask ourselves how work
men are to purchase the coal that is
10 be provided by the shutdown If
they lack the funds, and with prices
as high as they now are the mar
gin between living expenses and in
come is in the average family so
small that FIVE days of idleness will
leave thousands upon thousands
with empty pocketbooks. We may
fail to understand many of the ap-
parent Inconsistencies of the order.
We may not agree that it will work
out as well as the administration
hopes. But whatever our own pri-
vate opinions or conclusions, we
must accept the order at its face
value and "see it through" con-
fronting whatever hardships are 10
be entailed with as good a grace as
our individual dispositions will per-
NIT.
UnQuestionably we are suffering
from governmental stupidity OF years
standing which has resulted in star
vation of the railroads, but that is
neither here nor there. The govern
ment has invoked the power of the
most drastic of it's war measures and
DR.. Garfield is backed by Congress
sional endorsement and the approval
Of the President. We have nothing
to DO but comply, with the hope that
future interpretations may some
what lessen the force Of the ruling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

INQUIRE not getting paid for
this. you know" sneers the
Wise Guy to the War Worker,
TO the Home Defense man, the nurse,
and the knitter, to the woman who
waits for a son in arms, and the
boy in uniform training to meet his
moment in this crucial hour of time,
when man is proving himself lord Of
the beast. What do you want to
go out of your way to be patriotic
for? Why risk your life or lend your
money or give your time? You're
not getting paid for it, and only a
fool gives for nothing"
The War Worker, man or woman,
soldier or civilian, on or behind the
battle lines, has been too busy Civ
ing to think of service in terms of
We went into this war after en-
during for nearly three years a
verbal bombardment descriptive of
its horrors and the staggering cost
in lives and money of our possible
participation. In spite of the long
continued drum fire of warning
words-most of it as German in its
origin as poison gas-we went over
the top with Conscience, andwe're in
the thing to the finish. We didn't
get into it for land or money, glory
or power. But we're going to get
something out of it, Mr.. Wise Guy.
We're going to be paid, and paid
well; paid as individuals and us a
Nation; paid in the most genuine
coin that's been in common circu-
lation in this country for some con-
siderable time.
asked Secretary Lane for gen.
eral summary of the good things we
may expect to gain from our effort.
More than ever a realization of
what democracy is" he said emphat-
ically. I'VE are beginning TO give
definite purpose to things that we
have hitherto only talked about on
the Fourth of July. There will be
many by-products of this war, and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
THE PRESIDENT FIRST

X RADUALLY it is dawning upon
tr the diplomats of England and
France that President Wilson's
treatment of the Bolsheviki and
their peace aims was wise and far
seeing.
The President first of all the
statesmen of the world recognized
the fact that Trotzky's propaganda
would be a powerful instrument
with which to discredit the German
government at home, if properly
used. No doubt now exists that his
generous reference to Russia, her
trials and the sincerity of those who
are trying TO build a new govern
ment on the ruins of the old was
framed for the express purpose OF
strengthening Trotzky's skillfuI Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

Ross \. Hickok has had SOME jot
wished on him as Fuel Administrator
but he could make the game populaZ
by starting a little train movement
of his own in this neighborhood and
releasing cars now loafing on sidings
and full of coal that is needed right
here. Cut the red tape.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
BRING 1T ALONG!

Some poets are impelled to sing
The joys of so-called Gentle Spring,
While others find in Summers heat
fruitful theme on which to bleat.
Still others hear tho Muses. call
And ululate about the Fall;
And there are even those that crow
When buried to their necks in snow.
But I am not disposed to zip
Until the caves begin to drip;
Then, then my ten-cent Tyre 1 claw,
And sing the January Thaw!
Chicago News
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

fensive against German militarism
which may yet do far moro toward
bringing the war to an end desired
by the allies than all the fighting
that has been done on sea or land
up to this time.
The President has not only dis
played keen vision in divining the
true state of affairs between Ger
many and Russia, but staterraft of
the first order in his handling of
the situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

II you haven't yet determined in
your own mind whether it's the
eighth. ninth or tenth floor of the
PENN Harris Hotel that is now under
construction, take it from President
Wallower, who knows how many
bricks and stones and nails will 90
into the big building, that there are
still two floors and the roof to con-
struct. It's going to be a regular
hotel, and one that will be a credit 10
the greater Harrisburg. More power
to the contractors and their plucky
force.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

Major Augustus Peabody Gardner
will live long in the memories of pa
triotic Americans. Pity 'tis that there
were not more like him at Washing
ton in the early days of our national
preparation for war;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

dered for Harrisburg. but the poles ii
the central business district have not
long to stay. All the huge masts on
both sides of Walnut street and in
Third street are marked to so.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
HIS ALIBI.

Well, my chill
d r e n ca n I
blame me il I
don't lie a V @
them a fortune.
No?
No, all they've
got to do is to
look back and
see the prices I
had to pay for
food and cloth
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
Kind They Deserve

A London dispatch frfom Petro-
grad says the Russian people are SO
dispirited they don't care what kind
of a peace they get. If that is so,
that is the kind of peace they viii
get.-Kansas City Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
THE INIQUI-
TOUS coll
LEGE.

Pa8Rudolph
writes that he
has learned to
play a guitar,
that's enough to
ruin any young
feller.
Ma Il sup
pose next thing
we know he'll
be wearing his
handkerchief up
his Rles@
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
| OUR DAILY LAUGH
MANY HOMES.

Where have
you been.
Back in the
country 10 visit
my old home.
Ever visit your
old home?
NJ y d c a r,
chap, 1 was
raised in a
series of city
fats. L can't
remember half
the places I
lived.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
THURSDAY, JANUARY IL, 1918

To be eUeryicHere and everything
in sympathy ana pet content to re-
main iChere dnd tchdt you dre-iS
not this to knoc both ,ciSdom and
rirtue and TO dlccH icith hdppiHeSS9
r.. L. STEVENSON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17
LABOR NOTES

American women are actually
handling, or being trained to handle,
what were formerly considered tasks
exclusively for males in a long list
of industries in every section of the
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

That was stiff body-blow the
Harrisburg Clearing House officials
gave the pro-German gents who
started the fool story that the Gov
ernment would grab all bank de-
posits. Somebody in authority should
sgt apart day for ridding the coun-
try Of the snakes in the grass.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-17

Peoria (Ill) Journeymen Plaster
ers' Union has served notice on the
contractors that on and after March
/ the scale will be 81 per day for
eight hours, with Saturday half holi-
day.