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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
"WET" STATES RATIFYING

Texas is the eighth state to
ratify the prohibition constitutional
amendment, and, as in the case of
Maryland, the action of the Legisla-
ture is of special significance because
the Lone Star State is among the
commonwealths classified as wet"
OF the eight states which have act
ed through their legislatures. five are
already dry" territory, while Ken
tucky. which also has ratified the
amendment, is dry in sentiment
but has not entered the prohibition
column. So far, consideration of the
amendment has resulted most graft
fyingly. The gains that have been
made for the amendment seem to
presage it's early adoption by the
country as a whole. If the ratio is
maintained. as a confirmed election
returns "hgurer" would say, the
vote will be unanimous for ratifica-
ton. Anyway, wet" states have
acted favorably in such a large pro-
portion of those that have acted al
all that it is certain no difficulty will
be experienced in securing the nec-
essary SO. II is evident considera-
tions which sometimes defeated To-
cal option or statewide prohibition
,are not obstacles to National prohibi-
| tion.-From the Pittsburgh Gazette
Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

saved by walking. Terror-stricken,
she crept out of the house when no
one was looking.
Later in the night soldier found
her trembling in the street, and took
her to the rooms of the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association, rooms
which the War Work Council had
opened as a clearing house for
troubles. The poor frightened wo-
man was put to bed, but she was too
miserable to sleep. The matron got
up at daybreak, built a fire, and COM
foTted her, The sons commanding
officer was reached by telephone
early in the morning, and the boy
came to his mother on the first troll
ley-car he could reach.
''The two spent long. low-voiced
hours together, perhaps the last
J hours they will have this side of
heaven. Every moment was as pre-
cious as a month had been last year.
The old lady had still one present
worry. The boys bad cold might
turn into pneumonia if she left him.
! But she had not money enough to
stay another night and buy ticket
home. When the matron told her
that her bed was free. she broke
down and cried and cried.
" L did not know there was so
much pity left in the world she
sobbed.
"She stayed till her boys cold was
| better. Then she went back to her
seventeen washings and her mem
ories."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
CAPITAL RESTRICTED

~APITAL to-day began to feel
the real pressure of the war
with the circulation of in
structions by the Capital Issues
Committee of the Federal Reserve
Board. governing proposed issues OF
bonds. notes, shares of stock, etc.
Securities of no kind may be placed
on the market without permission
of the committee and then only after
the issue has been fully and ade-
ouately described and permission
granted. This regulation has been
made necessary both for the purpose
of preventing labor and materials
Going into unessential industrial
projects and to keep ready money
available for investment in new is
sues of Liberty Bonds and other gov
ernment securities.
There is no disposition, however
to restrict issues that are necessary
for proper development of any COM
munity or that cannot be postponed
without injury to vested interests
labor or the welfare of the public
or the Federal Government. The
responsibility welded by this COM
rittee is tremendous and the fate of
colossal investments hangs upon its
decisions, but it is easy to believe
that the members will act fully in
accord with their best judgment and
in an entirely impartial and imper-
sonal manner. SO long as they do
the people will bow gladly to the
needs of the occasion, and the COM
mittee would scarcely do anything
that would detract from the conf
dence the public has in it.
An example of how capital has
been sacrificing opportunity for in
vestment is shown by the report of
Bradstreet's for building operations
in the United States during January,
which shows them the smallest they
have been in ten years and only half
| as extensive as those of last January
Part of this decrease. of course, may
be attributed to difficulty of procur-
| ing lapor anu HldIeIldiS anu " the
high cost of each; but very much OF
it is due to the propaganda against
unnecessary activity in any line ot
work in order that the whole
strength of the country may be de-
voted to the tasks of the war. This
self-denial was practiced before lega
bars were raised against such eX-
penditures and is a very wholesome
sign. The war is slowly but surely
getting under our selfish hides, ant
rich and poor alike are joining tc
strengthen the hands of Uncle San
/ and back up the President at every
turn in winning the war against the
/ Hun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
JUST AND LASTING PEACE

The essential principles that must
underlie peace, as stated by Presi-
dent Wilson. should be constantly
kent in mind. They show the great
ness and unselfishness and justice
of Americas war aims. Briefly they
are:
% The final settlement of this
war must be based upon essential
Justice and each particular case so
adjusted as will most likely bring a
permanent peace.
(2) Peoples and Provinces are
not to be bartered about as If they
were mere chattels and pawns in a
game.
(3) Every territorial settlement
must be made in Ene interest of and
for the benefit of the populations
concerned and not by way of COM
promising claims of rival States.
(4) National aspirations must be
accorded all the satisfaction possi-
BILE. without introducing new or per-
petuating old elements of discord.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

oppression on the part of Prussia,
Poland, and Russia have failed ma
terially to weaken. Her people are
of Indo-European origin, her Ian
guage the nearest approaching Sans
krit. of any extant, her literature
where its development has been per-
mitted, takes high place in Europe
and her institutions are essentially
peculiar to herself. Surrounded ana
honeycombed by alien influences and
intrigues, she has struggled along
since the twelfth century to preserve
her racial individuality, and she has
succeeded. Her union with Poland
was never more than "a personal
union, arising out of the marriage
in 1886 of Jagela, Grand Duke OF
Lithuania, with Jadwiga, Poland $
queen. For this he was forced to
relinquish the Lithuanian throne
and a later personal union formed
in the Gardelis Diet, 141S, was nuill-
fed by the Lithuanians. In 1868
the Poles attempted real union by
force OF arms. bul NAo'S'Si
validity of such a union. certainly
the Russion partition of Poland and
Lithuania in 1772-92-95 dissolved all
ties between the two countries.
Lithuania has suffered long and
patiently. She has vision OF the
realization of her national ideals.
The question is. shall she not share
in the guarantees laid before Con-
gress by the President, with other
great and small states alike? Ut
terly abandoned by Russia, she is
about to become the prey of Prussia
while Poland looks on and licks her
chops. But when the day comes
for Germany to disgorge, as come
it must, the guarantees of Mr.. VIII
son must extend to Lithuama no
less than to Poland, and she VIII
be welcomed to the sisterhood OF
nations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
EFFICIENCY

The searchlight of war has
brought out many interesting facts,
and one of these is that the vaunted
German efficiency will not always
stand the test of comparison with
American efficiency.
The Germans boasted of being the
greatest farmers on earth. Investi-
CATION shows that inefficiency in ag-
riculture, measured by the produce
per acre, America being graded 100,
Belgium leads the world, at EOS;
Great Britain comes second, at 164;
and Germany third, at 1856; Amer
lea comes fourth.
But the better test is the man test
rather than the acre test, and here
America leads the world by over 2
to l. Again, grading America at
10 per farm worker. Great Britain
produces 43 and Germany 1. The
American farmer cultivates 81 acres.
the German farmer but Z. With the
aid of vast quantities of fertilizer
the German produces more per acre,
but he produces at a much greater
cost per bushel and he produces
much less than half as much per
man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
DIR. DIXON'S SUCCESSOR

TIME Philadelphia Inquirer strikes
a popular note in its warning
against the possibility of poll
tics being injected into the affairs of
the State Health Department. Under
DIR. Dixon ability and efficiency were
the only qualifications recognized in
candidates for position. The Com
missioner considered the good of
the Department first and politics
afterward. Not that he was not d
loyal Republican. but that he under
stood very we'll that the best road
to popular favor lies along the line
of rendering the best service possi-
BILE. Doubtless Governor Brum-
baugh will exercise great care in the
selection of a commissioner to fill
DR.. Dixon's place. so that there may
be no break in the splendid work
the Health Department is now doing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

State Treasurer Kephart has
been confined to his bed at his home
in Connellsville the last few days.
The Rev. Henry Strickland,
Cornwall rector, has become a chap
lain at Camp Hancock.
H. r. Lehr, the eastern Penn
sylvania traction magnate, will take
up his residence at Easton again.
F. A. Bell, strongly endorsed
for the Legislature from the AL
toona city district, was a member
of the Altoona school board for
years.
III. w. Doiglass, McKeesport So
licitor. will have charge of that
city's appeal to the Public Service
Commission for rebates for excess
fare. Heis well known to many
people here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
ADDED COMPLICATIONS

w rinland sPS 's5nnhn ciaimng ''funstas Ru:.iaa
provinces, juggling with
ssnssI IElIdBO eQl 50 suoponns
massacre of the Armenians by the
Turks for the sole purpose of add
ing to Turkish possessions in Eu-
rope, the complications that are
being added to the general read
justments and land surrenders fol-
lowing an allied victory grow apace.
One of the most disquieting reports
to reach the United States recently
is that Saxony is preparing to unite
Lithuania and Saxony, with the
second son of the King of Saxony
to be the King of Lithuania, and the
wishes of Poland for a renewal OF
her old-time union with Lithuania
entirely disregarded. It makes GER
tain what was generally suspected
of Germany's intentions in disin.
tegrating Russia.
The case of Lithuania is one OF
many in Europe which must re.
ceive the grave consideration OF
the United States Government. In
his program for the safety of the
world, the President demands par.
ticularly that it be made safe fol
every peace-loving nation which
like our own, wishes to live its owr
life, determine its own institutions
be assured of justice and fair deal.
ing by the other peoples of tn,
world as against force and selfsE
aggression" With respect to ques
tions of sovereignty, he declared
that the interests of the popula
tions concerned must have equa
weight with the claims of the gov.
ernment whose title is to be deter.
mined"
Russia is to have unhamperec
and unembarrassed opportunity 70,
the independent determination O
her own political development anc
national policy. Italy's frontier
were to be readjusted along clearl,
recognizable lines of nationality
the peoples of Austria -Hungar-
were to be accorded the freest on
portunity of autonomous develop
ment, and the Balkan States wer
to have a guarantee of their politi
cal and economic independence an,
territorial integrity, their relation
to one another to be determine
along historically established line
of allegiance and nationality, a Pc
lish State was to be erected, "in
habited by indisputably Polish popu
lations." and. finally, propositio
fourteen declared for a general as
ISOLATION to guarantee political in
dependence and territorial integrit
to great and small states alike"
The Presidents program touche
Lithuania in every part, She is
peace-loving race. possessed of
tenacity TO type which centuries c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
THE ASH CLEANUP

COUNCIL could have taken no
" more popular step than the
general cleanup of ashes and
street accumu1ations decided upon
yesterday. Whether the plan adopt
ed will work out to the satisfaction
of the people remains TO be seen.
Whether an occasional removal of
ashes can be made to take the place
of systematic. regular removals is
a question. But that need not
concern the people now. The first
thing is to get rid. promptly and
effectively. of the present unsightly
and unhealthful deposits and lei
the other condition present itself
for solution should 1t develop un.
satisfactorily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1918
Whom the heart Of man shuts out,
Sometimes the heart of God takes in.
LOWELL.
u. S. SURELY GOING DRY"
n TAKE no mistake about 1.-THE
V United States is going dry"

lVI United states is going dry.
We are on the road to
national prohibition and going just
as fast as legislative approval of
the constitutional amendment can
take us toward the elimination of
the liquor traffic from the life of
the Nation.
Texas, a decidedly wet" state
heretofore, is the latest to be added
to the dry column. This makes
total of eight states to vote on
the prohibition amendment, and
every one of them has gone on
record in its favor.
Unless all signs fail. Pennsylvania
will register itself on the dry" list
as soon as the Legislature has op-
portunity TO vote its approval of
the amendment next year. Senti-
ment is overwhelming throughout
the country districts in its favor
and MANY of the larger communi-
ties will nominate and elect dry
legislators. Indications point to the
choice of four dry" members in
Dauphin county, and it is noticeable
that the only Republican candidate
to declare himself in Cumberland
county to date makes special
point of emphasizing the prohibition
plank in his platform.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
STAY-AT-HOME STARS

Our Service Flag has just one star.
But mother said, "Of course you
know
That you and I, like father, are
In service-but the stars that
show
Are for the ones that have to go.
Father will know that ours keep
bright
Even il. other folks don't see."
The sky is full of stars tonight
Is it Gods Service Flag. maybe
And one for her. and one for me?
BY Amelia Josephine Burr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Insist On 1t

The Tribune is for both prohibit
ton and local option. 1t hopes the
Republican leaders will agree with
it. They will unless they are willing
to see the party wrecked. In the
meantime let us get behind those
candidates for nomination or renom-
ination who are known to be against
the license system. Let us insist
upon concentration of effort I'm the
case of the enemy.-Altoona Trib-
une,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Soldier Senqa
MOTHER MACHREE

There's spot in me heart which no
colleen may own,.
There's a depth in me soul never
sounded or known.
There's a place in my mem'ry my
life that you fill,
No other can take it, no one ever
will.
CHORUS.
Sure 1 love the dear silver that
shines in your hair,
And the brow that's all furrowed and
wrinkled with care,
I kiss the dear fingers, so toil-worn
for me.
oh. God bless you and keep you
Mother Machree.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Texas is the eighth State to ratify
the national Prohibition amendment
and Pennsylvania will be in line Just
as soon as the next Legislature can
get down to a vote on it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
The Test of q Man

The test of a man is in what he
is able to do. Rhinestones sparkle
but they can't cut glass.-From the
Milwaukee News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
Not Our Doinq

No hungry soldier or civilian in
France is going without tripe on ac-
count of our Unsuitable Appetite
From the Kansas City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Mr.. Brown had queer dream
last night, my dear. I thought I
saw another man running off with
you.
Mrs. Brown-And what did you
say to him?
Mr.. Brown asked him what he
was running for.-From Blighty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Abdul Hamid is dead, but he
came near outliving the Sick Man
of Europe" at that.-New York
World
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
LABOR NOTES

Schools in Hawaii are experience
ing a shortage of teachers.
BARRIERS at Alliance, Ohio, have
secured a shorter workday.
Increased pay has been granted
Beaumont (TeXas) street railway
employees.
Brewery workers at st. Louis, Mo-,
have received an increase of 81 a
week.
Four hundred miners at Crumlin,
Wales, struck because one man was
dismissed.
Pittsburgh (Pa) public school
janitors are demanding higher wag-
es and shorter hours.
In most of the industries of the
country women are receiving better
wages than ever before.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Coal situation makes it only rea-
sonable that the President be grant
ed his request for blanket" legisla-
tion.-Wall Street Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
ADVANCED
PHASE OF
SUBJECT.
IN LUCK
AGAIN.

I thought you
couldn't g e t
C e ait a n y
more?
1 couldn't for
a while. But
since scientific
s a ! e s manship
came in I ram
BILE around and
let the scientific
statesmen s Q | |
me some de-
HGhttully large
bills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

In the spring the young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
love'-and the married mans to
housecleaning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

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All rights of republication OF special
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO..
Telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

"Lenine Separates Church and
State. From every. ruble he can
lay his hands on. we'may believe
Savannah News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

E.J. .STACKPOLE,P Prest s Editoy-in- c hisf
f. r. OYSTER, Business MdHdgsr.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ. MaHdgirg Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
DO YOU KNOW
THAT Harrisburg is steadily
expanding it's railroad yards?
uTcTORIC HARRISBURG
Not What She Expected

The first railroad roundhouse
was built just above North street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT

OF course the German spies can't
be executed, as there is always a
comma or a semicolon missing in
the indictment against them.-Pat-
erson Press Guardian.
That our Government is still
friendly to Russia is evidenced by
our refusal to send Emma Goldman
and Alexander Berkman back there.
Nashville Southern Lumberman.
Hindenburg is still taking that
great Western offensive out in talk.
The more he studies it the more he
is convinced that Germany's destiny
lies in the East.-Wichita Eagle.
Those submarine chasers Henry
Ford is planning to make and send
over to the North Sea will probably
do more to bring about peace than
the other ship he sent over there
Nashville Southern Lumberman.
The Allies demand a just peace;
the Russians, just peace.-The diff
ference is just $50 Chicago
Tribune.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Schools in Hawaii are eXperienc-
ing a shortage of teachers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

BARRIERS at Alliance, Ohio, have
secured a shorter workday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-06

Increased pay has been granted
Beaumont (TeXas) street railway
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07
"sCOOCH' THOMAS ENDS
(. LONG CRIMINAL CAREER
Nfan Wanted for Many Robbcrics i
Killed by One cf His
Partners.
WE'RE RIDING IN STOLEN CAR
Accused of Many Crimes, but Had
Only Served Nine Months in
Prison-SliCk Tongue Got Him
Out of Many Difficulties.

.Scooch" or "Scush" Thomas he
l,eved TO have been the leader OF the
stick up" gang which relieved a mum
Der OF the patrons OF the Hichmond Bill
OF Jewels and money estimated at S9.ueu
on the night OF May ! has been killed,
Thomas has been reported TO have been
arrested in various cities on SsNera!
occasions but each time II has been I,
false alarm. At on. time II was SAID
that ne was held for tho Richmond pa.
lice in Baltimore. At another time l.
Was reported that the entire gang hau
been arrested i'll Miami. Fla trying TO
pull of "stick-up" similar to The on>
in Richmond.
But this time "scooch" is dead for
sure and lie no longer stands IN fear OF
being held toi trial before any earthly
magistrate. "ScooCh" Thomas. listed
ir the RoeUes gallery as No. J0S0, was
killed IN Atlantic City Friday night.
June Is. by a blow from a baseball bat
welded by one OF his stde-kicks All
The men who were in The automobil.
with Thomas at the time OF The rnuTGc:
are sad 20 te criminals and have long
records
WAS RIDING IN STOLEN
CAR NEAR ALTA MTG CITY.
NThomas with frank y. Martini
Pc lie" Fitrs mmons. "Germau;own"
White and TWO others were riding In
j. stolen car near A;l4ntlc C.;>. Als
10 them were believed 10 he under the
influence q liquor when Thomas
a. owe the car an q litcA he VAS suu-
1ected so much bidding" by his con-
!ag;ons. The remarks ui Martini caused
Thomas - stop the ear and he cGt!-
hinged Martin - cei "a, and fish,
Martin! refused to 80 gu. o.. The car.
Ihomas whipped ont his revolver ana
c.,imlr took his sest az the drivers
heel! Martin. VIII, was IN TN, buel:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07
IN THE BASEMENT STORE
White and Wash Goods
Bedding

Sharp Price Reductions for July Clearance.
zoe White Wolfe, 1Oc
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very suitable for making chidren's dresses.
shirt waists. Yard, 1ic
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soc Wash Organdy, soc
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:s0c Wolfe Waistings, Zoe
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81 Rnmie Linen, 40c
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soc Shifting Madras, soc
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$2.0s Brd's-Eye Cloth, 1928
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Priced at less than mill price. piece s325.
zoe Apron Ginghamss 10c
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zoe Blcached Muslin, f5c
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07
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