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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

resource and administrative eapaci-
ty is a source of positive danger
unless he or she has made a con-
neetion with something to which
these talents can be applied.
Professional Mother-in-Law
The over-administrative woman
whose children have outgrown the
home and who has herself no legiti-
mate outside interests can, as we
all know, destroy her husbands do
mestic peace. cause the washer
woman to wish she had never been
born and make OF the suffering
grocer's boy woman hater. Or, il
her children have married, she can
begin the baleful career of pro-
fessional mother-in-law.
And of all dangers that menace
the woman of forty l wonder If
this isn't the most serious?
Inasmuch as OF all lawful ways
of making a nuisance of oneself,
this wears the most disarming
cloak of unselfishness and virtue
We all know what sense of re-
lief We feel when a charming girl
in whom we are interested tells
us that the man she is to marry
has been an orphan since child
hood, poor boy, or that his entire
family lives in California and has
never been known to take jour
neys. And this is because so many
women cannot be trusted not to
abuse the privilege of being a
mother-in-law
The woman in the forties is rest
ed from the efforts of her first ten
years of married life. More or less
consciously she is yearning for
something to do. In all matters OF
baby-raising and housekeeping she
regards herself as an expert. And
nothing could make her see that in
coming into her sons home and
personally tackling its problems she
isn't doing the young wife kind
ness.
Perhaps she does not wholly base
her interference on the ground OF
her greater age and experience
Perhaps she Is a mother who loves
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

ner son too we'll, loves him, / mean,
in a jealous, possessive way, and
insists on acting as though she
were still the guardian of her boy IS
comfort and happiness and the dis
tracted wife an unsuccessful pro-
bationer.
A miserable chapter is beginning
in young mans life when he dis
covers that his wife and mother
are tearfully at war over the holes
IN his socks or the way he likes to
have the bread baked. And it's an
unhappiness that could be totally
avoided if mothers-in-law would
only learn to keep their hands off,
The harm that mother may do
by interfering in her daughter
married life is perhaps less obvious
but it is just as real. Here there
is less cash of domestic standards,
because the mother and daughter
are in this respect already adjusted.
But the professional mother-in-law
is willing to tamper with more deli
cate matters than cookery and
washday. She doesn't hesitate to
tell her daughter how to manage
her husband.
Husband managing"
Hasn't she herself successfully
managed" man for a quarter oi
century and doesn't she know
And wouldn't it be disrespeetful on
her daughters part not to heed
her advice? But as soon as this
outside influence makes itself felt
in the life of the young lovers, mis-.
understanding and quarrels follow
| wish that such mothers-in-law
were ever repentant for the misery
they cause. But they are so thor.
oughly in love with their own wis.
dom and authority that they do not
feel the slightest twinge of remorse
All of which is merely a preface
to my appeal to middle-aged wo'
men to find an occupation for them,
selves. Something, If possible. out.
side their own homes. Something
that they can take seriously anC
care deeply about and to which
they can usefully apply that wis
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

dom and energy and experience of
theirs. Something to make the
world cheerfuller and themselves
happier; something to keep them
young and lovable and alive.
Fortunately, there are at this
moment many more outlets for a
mature woman's energy than there
ever were before. Can it he that
you, you women of forty, do not
know of any? How about school
lunches, and baby welfare stations,
and Montessori classes? How about
community kitchens and a district
nurse service and proper play
grounds and the public health gen.
erally?
And suffrage isn't won yet, ex-
cept in spots.
You see, there isn't a shred of
excuse for you!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

They have told you that forty is
a dangerous age But there are
more dangers than one that beset the
belated love affairs is not the chief.
woman of forty. A susceptibility to
nor, indeed, the worst of them.
I'm not thinking of the woman
who has profession and is alb
sorbed in it. She can take good
care of herself. And l haven't in
mind the woman who married late
and whose children are still young
and clamorous. It's the normal, av-
erage woman for whom forty is in
so many senses q dangerous age
the woman who married happily at
twenty and whose children are in
college or engaged, or newly mar
rled, and whose contented and pros
porous husband is deeply absorbed
in Whatever it may happen to be
that pays the family bills.
Now, 1t is very rarely that women
OF this sort see their own situation.
They aren't eagerly concerned about
making the right decision as they
were score of years earlier. They
feel that they have made their de-
cisions and arranged their lives,
and they are sure they have done
it remarkably well.
They know that life has gone
smoothly and that their husbands
are devoted and their children
promising and their households
competently conducted. and they
thinlo they have done their part.
They are more than willing, just
complacently, to go to seed.
And at forty!
Or, perhaps, it's forty-fve, which
is just as bad.
For, if woman slumps in this
fashion at forty, she is not likely to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26
HoRsEwHIPPED BY WOMEN

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Accused OF
having struck his daughter Edith,
fifteen years of age, in the eye.
Edwin Brooks, forty-siX years of
age, of Rockford, was escorted to the
public square in Rockford. near
here, Monday, stripped of his coat
and vest and horsewhipped by q
dozen women while a crowd esti-
mated at 800, including men, women
and children, jeered and urged the
women on.
Brooks, badly bruised, has con-
suited county officers. He declares
he merely attempted to box his
daughters ears when she was impu-
dent to her stepmother apd that
when the girl threw up her hand it
deflected the blow to her eye.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

tion of new high school for girls. It
Is not known whether any of these
proposed developments will not be
advocated in the report which is to
be made by the experts, as they did
not express any opinions on the pres
ent situation or the possible needs of
the city in the future.
The city School Board will hold q
reorganization meeting next Monday
afternoon when a president and vice.
president will be elected 1t was said
in official circles that President En-
ders will likely be unopposed should
he be nominated to succeed himself.
Harry Nj. Bretz is vice-president OF
the board,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26
soLnIER WANrs a EARM

Minneapolis, Minn.-The first ap-
plication for a farm in the North
west has been received from Private
Adolph Gold, Company ID, Nine
teenth Railway Engineers, 4. Il. f.
Private Gold. in his letter. says that
in a Paris newspaper of recent date
he saw an announcement to the ef-
feet that Minneapolis was making
arrangements to supply returned SOL
diers with pieces of land. Il have
learned to live the outdoor life, !"
writes Gold, and when l come back
want farm" The mayor referred
the request to a committee of the
Civic and Commerce Association
having the form question under SUI
pervision.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26
POLICE COURT rs busy

Charged with insulting a woman,
John Kaufman, who was arrested in
Verbeke street last evening, receiv-
ed a preliminary hearing In police
court this afternoon. Charles Taylor
and George Thomas received a hear
ing on the charge of being drunk
and disorderly in Market street. John
Taylor, who is charged with stealing
SO from Joseph Griffin. also receive
ed n hearing. Catharine Newmyer.
charged with dlsorderly conduct at
Third and Cherry. where. 1t is said.
she threw a brick through the win
dow of the Friendship Fire Company
Club rooms. aired her case before the
Mayor,
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Fair Food Prices

The following statement. revised to
November 26, regarding fair prices for
food necessities. is issued by the local
Federal Food Administration.
Consumer prices are figured on a
quotation of "cash-and-carry" basis,
Credit and delivery prices may be
higher. The Federal Food Adminis-
tration has no authority to fix prices
1t may. however. determine what are
fair prices. based on reasonable prohts
to the wholesaler and retailer
II your retailer charges more ON d
"cash-aud-carry" basis than the prices
named below. report him By letter TO
the Federal Food Administration.
Chamber of Commerce.
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MOTHER SEEKS son

The local police department has
been requested by Mrs. r. w. Arm
helm. 432 Henry Clay Avenue, New
Orleans, to be on the watch for her
son, who left home sixteen years ago
and has never since been heard from.
He would be 33 years old now, Mrs.
Arnheim said in her letter to the
chief of police. She said her husband
is sick, and the help of the son is
needed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26
MoToRIZING APPARATUS

Columbia, Pa, Nov. 26.-Colum-
bia Fire Company, No. /, the oldest
in Columbia, will motorize their
apparatus and the work is expected
to be completed in q few weeks.
This makes four of the five COM
panies in the Borough equipped in
this way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

Large can -
Wheat flour may now be purchased
without having to take any substi-
tutes.
Sugar allotment is now three pounds
per person per month.
Consumers may now purchase hair
or a full months sugar supply at one
time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division - The 122
crew first to go after o'clock: 124,
1873. 113, 1o3, Ill
Conductor for 124.
Brakemen for 122, 1873, 113, 103.
Engineers up: Hogentogler. Gaeck-
Ter, Ryan. Myers, Brodacher, McCurdy,
Brown. Andrews, Rutherford, Bickelr
Grace. Roath. Mcdonald.
Firemen up: Barclay, Martin,
Boyer. Sorge, Kurtz. Kennedy. Nogle-
song, Wilhldn. Webb, Johns, Criss-
well
E-akemen up: Petyean. Cross. Muir
ply, Leschner, Blair. Dare. Bolton,
Yoke, Singleton, Pofr, Christ, Alex
ander, Hughes.
Middle DIvision-The 90 crew first
10 go after l o'clock: 80. SO. II, %,
80. IS. 35. 81, 81, %, l6, %, 227, 19.
Engineers for 20. 50, 21, 2s, SO. 3s,
%. 16. 81.
Tiremen for 20. 80, 90. ss. S5. 81, %,
1S.
Conductors for 81, "a, %, 81.
Brakemen for %, SO, 3s, So (2), %,
16.
Engineers up: Hawk. Dunkle. Rowe
Loper. Kelsey, Rathfon, Krepps.
DtNtEAAilt NIdNt MOI lAt NlduHllls
Strickler, Shelly. Pee, Rathfon, Smith.
Leopard. Snyder. Fisher.
Firemen up: Siegfried, Stemler,
Kiner. Markell. Burkhimer. Over,
Jones. Turnbaugh, Gutshall. Bonsell,
Hoover, Seveck, Reeser, Kiner. Camp
bell. Myers. Swartz, Shellenberger.
Leschke, Welsh, Kaufman, Smith,
Bower, Bell. Thomas. Wright, Dolin,
Miller, Snyder, Buff. Denk, Hump
hreys.
Conductors up: Ross. Klotz.
Brakemen up: Turnbaugh, Glad
fetter. Depew. Linn. Howell Bow
man, McAlphin, Kreps. Lentz. Line
bauEh, Roush, Dennis, Clouser, Baker,
Gross, Baker. Woodward, Crane,
Beers, Romberger, Raf, Walker.
FenieIe. .ss.Iz.....l-
Yard Board Engineers for &C,
10C, 2-14C, 2-15C, soc. SIC.
Firemen for &C. SIC. 1-14C, 3-15C.
Also. Ice, 26C.
Engineers up: Smell. Bartolet,
Gettv, Barkey, Sheets, Bair, Eyde.
Keever. Ford. Crawford. Boyer. Ham
ilton. Miller. r. B. Miller. Riffert,
Mccartney. Waltz. Hall. Desch.
Firemen up: Hickman. Lewis. Lauv-
er, Soles. Wevodan. Manning. Ellen
berger, Hampton, Yost, Cordes, Lynn,
BOlan, Shoeman.
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ENOLA SIDE


Philadelphia Division The 220
crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock
209, 211, 204. 23s. 240, 224, 21s, 221,
223. 227, 239. 203, 245, 232.
Engineer for 203.
Firemen for 21s. 223. 227.
Conductors for 20, "a. O3.
Brakemen for 90. 40, %, is, q. %.
80. o.
Conductors up: Elmer, Devices.
Brakeman up: Miller.
Middle Division - The 106 crew
first to go after l o'clock: III. los, 115.
III. 125. 1O3, 1923, 112, 234, 305
Engineers for 106. 10s.
Firemen for 1Os. lis, Ill, 125, 1903,
112..
Brakemen for 1Os, los (2), 1875. 1o$,
112.
Yard Board Engineers for 149.
162.
Firemen for 1st 12G, I'd 126. Sd 12G,
Sd 129. LIST IL, I'd 132. 1877. 149.
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THE READING


The IL crew first to go after 1925
o'clock: 64. 50, "a, ~, &c, 6, s. 3. 62.
!. ca. 81. Gs. %. 81, Il. 20, CO.
. Engineers for 81 &C, 67. 6. 90
Firemen for 72. 1. 3, s. 81, 20. "a.
Flagmen for 6s. "a.
Brakemen for %, "a, a. &C, 8. 20.
y2l. "a.
ri Engineers up: Hammerstein, Lac
key. Walton, Crawford. Barnhart.
Alotter.
Firemen up: Putnam. Reinesch,
Dare, Burkholder, Yingst, Shelter,
Saul, aul. Clark. BURNETT, Myers.
Eberly, Plough.
Conductors up: Shower. Hail. Mertz-
er, orris. Hetrick.
Flagmen up: Schwartz. Gravitz.
Lehman, Graty, Spangler. Bowman
Brakemen up: Diffendafer. Rhine
hart. Yeingst. BasehoFe,e Herr. Wnt,
Weaver. Troupe, Rish. -Parthelnore.
Hendricks Apler, Nessal, Anderson.
Ryan.
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PASSENGER SERVICE

Philadelphia DivIsiOn = Engineers
up: Osmond, Davis, Welsh, Gilliums
Firemen up: Huston. Althouse,
Cover, Floyd, Eyerhart, Bleich, Spring.
Shaffner.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Crane, Delozier. Graham. Smith,
keane, Jas. Keane. Crum, Schreck,
Buck, Kelley, Miller, Crimmel.
Firemen up: Howard, Bruker. Coll
yer, Smith, Steele, Johnson, Beisel,
Horning, Stephens, Kuntz, Hunter,
Connor. Forsythe,. Kohr, Hoffman,
Kunkle, Hummer. Bortel, Sheats,
Reisch. Stauffer, Craig.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26

the festivities Thursday, we'll be ready Our
and minds will then Christmas and the this Live
Store has been favored the hope that this will be the
greatest we had.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-26
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division - The 122
crew first to go after o'clock: 124,
l33. 113, 103, Ill
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17
Notice for Bids for, Burial OF
INDECENT Dead.
Office of the Board of SUI
pervisors, Santa Cruz Coun-
ty, Nogales, Arizona, De-
cember 31st., 1917.

Notice \ is hereby given that
sealed bids for the burial of in
digent dead, will be received at
this office for year beginning
February 4th., 1918, until 2
o'clock P. M, Monday, February
4th., 1918.
The coffins used in burying
o f the indigents to
be a coffin made Of No. l Red
wood, upholstered with excel
sior and lined with muslin. The
head board to be of No. l Red
wood, 1x12x3, surfaced on both
sides, painted with two coats of
white paint, and shall contain,
(if known) the full name, age
and date of death of the de.
ceased.
All bids must be accompanied
by a certificate check of $4,000
as a guaranty that the bidder
will enter into a contract for the
faithful performance of the ser
vices. The successful bidder
will be required to give good
and sufficient bond in such
amount as the Board may re-
quire, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of his con-
tract. All bids must be ac-
companied by a copy of this ad-
vertisement. The Board re-
serves the right to reject all
bids.
By order of the Board of Su'
pervisors.
Laura Parsons, Clerk.
Nhfieo for RidS for Furnishing
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17

days the Red Cross was able to supply
hospital equipment of every descrip.
ton to make good this big loss, and
did make it good. The work of the
women makes such a splendid per-
formance possible, and the demand
for this work is going to continue for
some time. Women of wealth who can
be more useful in some other lines
than sewing, sometimes hire seam
stresses to do their part; but it is the
volunteer workers who are the strong
right arm of the Red Cross in it's work
of caring for the sick and wounded and
needy.
Those who want to make individual
gifts to the soldiers ask so often ::
"What shall 1 send to the boys?" One
bright young officer, in answer to that
question, very promptly recommended
three things that are always welcome,
Tobacco, soap and tooth-brushes-0r
to0th-brushes, tobacco and soap"
These things are always in demand
and always fill need somewhere
They have way of disappearing, like
three meals day.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17

ding, 10000 ballots, more Vi
less, for General election, said
ballots to be printed on white
paper, in the form and manner
provided by law. A stated
price per 1000.
Sample ballots, to be printed
on white muslin, a stated price
per 100.
Thirty-five Poll lists, or more,
to be bound, a stated price per
35.
Thirty-five tally sheets, or
more, to be bound, a stated price
per 35. ..
Lists of candidates, to be
printed on card board, a stated
price per 100..
Cards Of Instructions, to be
printed on card board, a stated
price per 100.
Election Certificates, printed
on heavy paper, stated price
per 100.
Fifty-foot Limit notices, to
be printed on white muslin, j
stated price per 100.
One hundred heavy envelope )
or muslin bags, 20 X 20. OF
larger, for voted ballots, a stat
ed price per so.
Thirty-five Challenge lists, to
be bound, a stated price per 35.
All bids must be accompanied
by a certified check for $4,000
as a guarantee that the. bidder
will enter into a contract for
the faithful performance of the
service. Inc successful bidder
will be required to give a good
and sufficient bond in such
amount that the Board may re-
quire, conditioned upon the
faithful performance of his con-
tract. All bids must be ac-
companied by a copy of this ad-
vertisement. The Board re-
serves the right to reject all
bids.
BY order of the Board of Su-
pervisors. t. .
Saura Parsons, Clerk.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17

said Jail. Bids to state price
proposed to be charged for each
meal. Sa@ a,s:'t
All bids must be accompanied
by a certified check for $50.00
as a guaranty that the bidder
will enter into a contrscs for
the faithful performance Of the
service. The successful! bidder.
will be required to give a good
and sufficient bond in such
amount as the Board may re-
quire, for the faithful per-
formance of the service. AN
bids must be accompanied bya
copy of this advertisement.
The Board reserves the right to
eject all bids. s,ltis
By order of the Board Of Su-
pervisors. ,sas
Laura Parsons, Clerk.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17
oerard's Use Of German.

A correspondent of the Westmin.
ster Gazette sends to that paper his
Of American Ambassador
Gerard's use of the German language
as it sounded to him in Ruhleben.
Heard from the back of the room" !"
ne writes, "the speech did, no doubt,
sound like American, with variations !;
but listeners in the foreground de-
,lared that both grammar and vocabu-
Iary were accurate. The sentences
we're, for German sentences, rather
short. One was not kept waiting an
kiously for the verb, as for difficult
catch in the long field; nor was the
7erb announced, in the German style,
~ the premonitory rumblings of semi
detached propositions. But the flow
If words was easy, and all the points
we're made, and the only effect of the
)eculiarities of the ambassadors &C.
.ent was to inspire the deputation
With fuller confidence In his goodwill
md Anglo-Saxon sympathies."
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17

1t is only reasonable to suppose that
every woman has done something to
contribute to the comfort and good
cheer of our soldiers at Christmas
time, and is prepared to return to the
routine duties which she has taken
up for them. Persistence In the work
of making and furnishing supplies for
the Red Cross spells success in the
women's efforts. 1t is inspiring TO see
the buslnesslike way in which the
work of units all over the country is
being handled. III nearly all commune
ties reliable volunteer workers, women
of church societies, clubs and other or
ganizations, report for work at their
Red Cross headquarters for certain
definite periods each week. Even at
some inconvenience to themselves,
these women agree upon certain days,
or certain hours, when they will report
at the workrooms provided for Red
Cross work, and do whatever has been
assigned to them. Some women are
able to give two or three days in the
week, others only one, and business
women sometimes give generously of
their little leisure in the evenings. 1t
is by this maintenance of effort, week
in and out, that women are making
new record for themselves, and
friendly rivalry between clubs or
church societies stimulates the work
and keeps sewing machines and
needles flying at the Red Cross rooms.
1t is reported that the Germans cap
tured eighty hospitals in the recent
drive on Italy, and that within ten
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17
Watterson's Appetite.

Col. Henry Watterson's appetite has
ong been the envy even of men far
Younger than himself. A fellow-jour-
lalist tells Of his experiences in try
ng to keep the colonel company: Il
vas invited to dine with him at a club
n Louisville one time. At that time I
would eat with anybody anything at
my time, so I followed the. colonel
through a, long list of fancy dishes.
1t dessert he ordered two cantalOupes
nd filed them with vanilla ice cream
md sprinkled the cream with paprika.
followed him that far, but then he or
Tered two cucumbers and sliced one
ver the cream in his cantaloupe and
ffered me the other. I did not take
t, and that is the reason why I am
living this interview today"
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17
MONTENEGRO.

Montenegro is a small independent
ountry in southern Europe, area about
900 square miles and bordering part
y on the Adriatic sea. 1t is hered-
tary monarchy, the present king be-
ng Nicholas /. 1t is very noun
ainous country, the Italian name Mon
enegro signifying Black mountains, as
oes also the Turkish name Kara
og, but the mountains are not black
nd the Montenegrins are brave noun
aineers, poor, industrious and patri-
tic. At the beginning of the present
1ar Montenegro took part with the
lilies and later it was overrun by the
termans and Austrians and is still
eld by them.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-01-17
HOLDS A "PLAIN DOG" SHOW
Philadelphia Is Originator of Novel
Contest in Which CANNES of All
Walks of Life Enter.

Hungry dogs, clipped dogs, thih
dogs, fat dogs, blind mems dogs-any-
thing from a cheese hound to a sky
terrier-gathered themselves together
for the third annual ':Plain Dog" show,
held under the auspices of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals, says the Philadelphia North
American.
The dog for which Mother Hubbard
made her epochal trip to the cupboard
was there, hobnobbing with Old Dog
Tray.
Taking them by and large, tail for
tail, the wistful eyed congress of ours
was shy on blue blood, but long on
faithfulness. vagabondry, lovableness
and all the other traits that have won
for them a "place in the sun" or be-
hind the stove, so far as young Amer
lis concerned.
Philadelphia originated the idea of
"plain dog" show, and this year it
was enlarged to accommodate other
pets, such as monkeys, goats cats,
ponies horses, pigeons and chickens.