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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY PARTY

A surprise George Washington
party was given at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Titzel. 562 Woodbine street.
in honor OF their daughter. Miss Mar
garet Titzel. After a pleasant social
evening refreshments were served to
Sarah Dice, Mary Strickner, Viola
Knaub. Margaret Hassler. Esther
Devices, Margaret Titzel, Harold Bord-
lemay, Edward Hassler, Paul Shank,
Ray Gormley and Paul Strickner.
Charles Brady, of 1882 Green
street, has accepted a position as
stenographer with the United States
government in Washington. D. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
TOO WARM IN FLORIDA

MI. and Mrs. William P. Starkey,
of Front and Kelker streets who
went to Florida some time ago to
spend the winter. found the climate
altogether too warm for the season
and have come farther north to
Asheville. n. c., where they will re-
main for some time.
The evening world., 1918-07-25
THE JUSTICA.

= HE report that a twenty-four hour fight with submarines pre-
coded the sinking of the big Allied troopship Justicia would
seem to indicate that the present practice is to let some
protection save that Of their own guns.
That troopships bound eastward across the Atlantic laden
with men must have the strongest guard the combined resources of
American. French and British Navies can provide goes without saying.
That a million and a quarter Of American troops have been
landed in France with the loss of less than three hundred is sufficient
testimony to the high efficiency of the eastward convoy system.
1t has doubtless been decided, after careful weighing Of all
resources and risks, that the possible loss of even a big transport like
the Justcia, which could carry between 1000 and 5000 troops, is
the sea guard for the great eastward procession of loaded transports.
The Justica is said to have only just lost sight Of land when she
was attacked. There is nothing to indicate that there was any escort
of destroyers to defend her, and one of the crew stated that several
of the enemy'S t~orpedoes were exploded by gunfre from the ship
itself.
While the lost troopship was one Of the largest of her kind, it is
not to be imagined that there will be any reduction in the 800, 900
troops per month which the British Shipping Ministry has announced
as the rate already reached by Americans and British in the trans
porting Of men to France.
Occasional losses from the continued, though diminishing, aetiyi.
ties Of U boats are discounted in the Allied shipbuilding programme.
Secretary Daniels announced this week that if the United States zoe.
on building ships at the present rate 100000 more men will be needed
by fall to man the newly launched vessels.
The Justicia and more like her may be lost. None the less will
the great overseas march Of Americans 60 on in swelling volume.
Already the Transmission Of American power across the Atlantic
has reached a scale and a surencss that make the effect of A German
torpedo not worth, to the German war lords, the cost Of firing it.
The evening world., 1918-07-25
By Sophie Irene Loeb

by their school buildings, Unless Il
qualified man is secured, a lar of
vision and OF democratic feeling, tas
whole idea OF community centres
will be largely n Of pull and con-
trolled by private groups.
All right-thinking people, as the
mar who writes the above letter, de-
plore this unnecessary waste Of pub
lie property. II each person would
take the interest that this man does
in seeing that common rights are
conserved and would write to his leg
islators and aldermen. it would not
be very long until there would he
an awakened spirit that would not
down-a spirit that would demand
opening Of the schools Of each COM
munity in its interests with a repre-
sentative body of hat community in
charge.
The cry is growing and will not
down, but each must do his share.
The evening world., 1918-07-25
Letters From the People

the boys can buy extras over there.
me restrictions Will be lifted as soon
as II rs possible TO again TRANSPORT
parcels ana. until that time any loyal
American should be ashamed TO pro-
test against things which cannot be
helped and which would delay the
movement OF troops and supplies.
l.. II.
where DO the Cigarettes COT
To the Editor Of The Evening World.
Under Letters From the People" 1
have seen complaints that soldiers do
not receive letters sent to them. The
people at home are requested to write
the boys often" and write CHEEKY"
letters. What's the use II the boys
do not get the letters? We have
written fifteen letters to our son and
our friends have written more than
that and he has never had a line from
home. Where do the letters gog
Thousands of people are complaining
that their letters do nOt reach the
front.
The soldiers are begging for cigar
cites, chocolate, &c, and we are not
allowed TO send them anything
Where are all the cigarettes that tho
people OF the United States have paid
forH The boys ! have heard from
have not seen them. i hope tn,
publicity you give this matter will
result in an Improvement in the mai
service at least ~ e. y.
The evening world., 1918-07-25
By Roy l.. McCardell

Signor is a reformed plumber, Tina.
stunt OF going for the tools on tn.
customers time betrays him. Bu,
how does he teach b]reathing?'
HE uses the brick method" sail
Mrs. Jar. His vocal students le
IN a couch and he piles brick aftcE
brick on their diaphragm, and they
must sing the scales with the bricks
there. At first the student can on'f
sing the scales with five or six bricl.s.
but after a while some of the stu
dents can sing with forty bricks on
their diaphragms. It's wonderful"
Il should say it isl" remarked NJ.
Jarr. But why can't Mrs. MudrldSe-
Smith take lessons from a hod-car-
rier at the union rate OF 50 cents an
hour?"
~"Hod-carriors haven't any studios"
said Mrs. Jarr. but one could prac-
tise breathing at home. Only if the
bricks fell off ones diaphragm on the
floor the tenants in the apartments
below would complain. And then.
too, where could one get bricks? For,
as the Signor says, on account Of the
war, bricks have gone up terribly IN
price. | wonder why-are our SOL
dicrs using them to throw at the
Germans?"
81 wouldn't be surprised" said Nj.
Jarr, but on your way!"
The evening world., 1918-07-25
T e arr Family

Just like Clara Mudridge Smith
Didn't she?"
Il don't remember the Shakespeare
family's history" replied Mr.. Jarr'
but. as l was saying, 'WhitheF
away"
and tell you l do not like the
expression" Mrs. Jar rejoined. Ana
oh, dear. the hot weather is terribly
trying. but still our army is winning
victories in France and
But" interrupted Mr.. Jarr. firmly
still remains the question. Where
VANDERBILT thou?'"
I'm going out with Clara Mud
ridge-Smith. She's taking up vocal
lessons now. She thinks she must no
longer neglect her voice for war
work, now our soldiers are winning,
so she is going in for vocal lessons
again"
How far is she going in?" asked
Mr.. Jarr. you speak as though it
were swimming"
shes getting along swimmingly,'
was the reply, and as TO going in,
she's gone in about a hundred dollars
worth. But she's going to change
her teacher. She doesn't like his
method, although he has the lovelicst
summer studio. with japanese mat
tings and beautiful old copper vases
with roses, and everybody is crazy
about him because he has such dark,
romantic eyes. Yet his wife is the
most jealous thing | ever saw"
'Oh, you saw her, did you?"
Eyes, Signor del Swanquo is only
teaching Clara breathing, to begin,
and ! went with her when she took
her first lesson in learning how to
breathe"
Great Scott! Has she never
breathed until now?" cried Mr.. Jarr,
Not correctly" said Mrs. Jarr.
THAT is, not for singing. Signor del
Swanquo charges $40 a lesson to
teach one how to breathe"
II should think a price like that
would take ones breath away" said
Mr.. Jarr.
"The price he charges doesn't dc
that, but the little time he gives fol
a lesson does" replied Mrs. Jarr
And, mind you, he'll go out Of the
room during the lesson to get q
metronome, or the tuning fork, Of
one Of those little round silver horns
they give you the pitch Of "a with
Atter ne gives a breathing lesson IN,
Signor always takes the pitch OF you.
voice, but he charges you for goini
for his instruments. That is, he goei
to get them in the next room anC
takes his time about it,, and 1t al
comes out OF your fifteen minutes
lesson"
. '"I getcha, kid" said Mr.. Jarr. "Bu
FL lay you ten TO one that thii
The evening world., 1918-07-25
Defends Prohibition Of Packages for
soldiers. I

Prohibition OF facknges Tor
soldiers.
TO ths Editor Of Ihe ErcnihE World:
I should like TO reply TO those half
hearted Americans who sign them
selves Fair Play and M. A. r., and
who complain bitterly against the
present regulations concerning
parcels for our boys with the A. T.. +.
The Government is doing everything
in Its power, with the aid OF the Red
Cross. the Y. NJ. c. A. and numerous
other private funds, 10 keep our boys
supplied with everything necessary 20
their comfort. Tobacco and chocolate
have been added TO the daily rations.
But because the lack OF space on
ships prevents the carrying OF the
thousands OF parcels that friends are
anxious to send to their men IN SER
vice. this hue and cry has gone forth,
without so much as a thought for the
pressing needs OF the army; things
which must get across at all hazards
and which must take precedence over
dainties and gifts our kind friends
are 20 anxious to send. i have been
able TO send numerous parcels 10
my son In France and all have been
delivered in good condition. until the
lack OF ships demanded a curtail-
ment Ny last parcel was ~courteously
declined at the post once. ! am now
sending money orders and would ad-
- your readers to do likewise "a
The evening world., 1918-07-25

ly unnecessary needs lfor example,
election places. local board ho"d-
quarters).
This EXPENSE is eventually all
charged up to the public, when goes
to show that the public buildings
SC. belong TO tho public, There
fore. why not use the idle pubic
buildings for the public's needs?
July / the Work or Fight Law
went into effect. and the Government
will draft a large army for farm
work.. shipbuilding and ammunition
plants. Incidentally, since July / the
public schools are idle during vaca-
ton. There is at least n school
which can be reached by every per
son in "A very short time.
IL would therefore suggest that
public schools could be converted into
| bureaus for recruiting and employ
ment and such other public activi-
ties"
This mans contentious are worth
while. Every effort that is made for
"A wider use OF the school buildings
and the development Of activities
during unoccupied hours OF the
school is certainly u step In the righ'
direction.
The Evening world has long advo.
Gated the establishment OF prope.
community centres and civic forum.
in public school buildings. Through
the efforts OF this newspaper a Law
was secured that made 1t lmperatly
for the school boards to open a com
munity centre in any school buildin
upon the request of twenty-five citi
zens. Miss Margaret Wilson, tn
daughter OF the President, came her
in the interest OF such a measur
/, having studied the tremendous pos
sibllities OF community centres a
civic organizations throughout tn
country,
I This matter Of community cent?
. which would create a wider use
4 this public property has Deoa b,
fore the Board of Education 4
9 many months. 1t has been sugsestC
by authorities who have studied Il
Importance Of the work that a prop,
The evening world., 1918-07-25

head should be appointed to act as
the agent Of the people in their COM
munity centres. This matter has been
pending before the Board Of EGuca-
ton because tho law has put the
power OF creating such u bur lu into
that body.
Just now. when the demand on the
community is Of paramount impcr-
lance, these school buildings, in which
millions are invested, stand idle. Too
long has the school been regarded as
merely n place for children. The peO-
plo themselves do not realize that,
after all. the school houses Were cs-
tablished by the people and belong
primarily to the people; hat no one
has a prior right to the use Of the
buildings. Too long have these build
ings been wasted by dlsuse, TO the re-
sulting dctrimont of the people,
1t is only by permit Of the school
authorities that various organiza-
ions have been allowed to use the
school buildings. These organiza-
tons are usually private ones with
their particular propaganda. 1t is
high time hat the people OF ever
community organized and secured
their right TO the use Of the schor.
buildings,
1t has been urged by this news,
paper that a proper bureau be ~.
pointed and somebody placed IL
charge who might be accessible /
the people in aiding them to bcneu
The evening world., 1918-07-25
NEWEST THINGS IN SCIENCE.


ON the shank Of a new hsh hook
minimum Of injury.
A British scientist has invented a
microscope that Will measure a
millionth Of an inch.
That he can send pictures by wire
in their natural culovs 10 claimed by
an Italian scientist,
Spring-controlled arms engage the
sides OF a pocket and prevent a new
pocketDook being stolen.
Automobile bodies made expert
mentally OF concrete reinforced with
steel wires arc claimed 20 bee stronger
and lighter than wooden ones.
For reading programmes IN dark
theatres an Enslishman has patented
a dry battery electric light that is
mounted in AN opera GLASS case.
Italian cNperimcntcrs believe that
tomatoes grown III Vineyards Kill or
lessen the number OF insects hat cause
phylloNera in srap'vIncs.
Screws that will stay in place II
woodwork have been invented witt
an opening from the slot TO one sidC
through which u tiny pin IS driven,
A decorative shield, easily removed
has been invented for excluding du1
from telephone mouthpieees.
The evening world., 1918-07-25
A VOTE OF THANKS TO JUDGE SEABURY.

@TTIZENS Of the State Of New York owe a vote OF thanks to
former Justice Samuel Seabury for special services rendered
the Democratic Party Of this Commonwealth at Saratoga on
Tuesday of the present week.
1t was little that Judge Scabury had to expect or to ask from a
Democratic conference in which Tammany and Hearst we're to share
OF fight for control.
Nevertheless the man who ably represented the better clement
Of the Democratic Party in this State as its candidate for Governor
two years ago journeyed to Saratoga this week and administered TO
the convention there assembled an early dose of loyalty and self.
respect which effectualy cleared its system of the Hearst germ.
For that service not only Democrats but all good citizens Of the
State are grateful.
1t was what the late Tom Grady admitted to have been "the
drtest days work Of my life" that gained Hearst a stolen nomination
for Governor in the Democratic State Convention Of 1906.
Judge Seabury can congratulate himself upon one of the best
days work in his life in having gone to Saratoga and done his part
toward preventing a similar degradation Of New York Democracy in
the Democratic State Conference OF July, 1918.
The evening world., 1918-07-25

mo doubt you
have considered
how much time
throughout the
year the public
schools sta n d
idle. Also you are
familiar with the
vast amount OF
money spent in
rents for various.
though seeming
The evening world., 1918-07-25

The army raincoat scandal has uncovered other trails OF graft
ant, fraud in the furnishing OF equipment for the Nations soldiers.
Hunt down the graftcrs!
There are no more contemplate scoundrels in the country
to-day than men who have schemed to put extra profits into their
dirty pockets by manufacturing and passing on paper shoes or
shoddy overcoats to the fighters at the front
The justice these pronteers deserve is the justice OF military
law and a firing squad.
The evening world., 1918-07-25

woman has had to pick up everything that a man dropped for all these
years?
1t Is so hard for a man to find just that happy medium between the
kind OF wife who keeps a house in the chaotic tumble of a stage property
room and the kind who keeps it in the frozen orderliness of . church.
a man makes before marriage are pure imagination; but she can't he'll
believing them any moret than she ar resist putting faith in the beautitl
pictures in a seed catalogue.
Sometimes, when a girl says that she has never been kissed before.
man is painfully disappointed-to discover that she is telling the truth.
II they keep o sailing, about the only Young men left for the summe
Girl to art with will soon be those that she used to regard merely a
piazza furniture"
A husband Is something like Fate-you have to demand such an aWfu
lot Of him In order TO get such a little
The evening world., 1918-07-25

The Germans have never put up a more desperate resistance
than that which they have hastily organized in the Marine salient.
Yet the Franco-American advance continues day after day. Is the
balance relenlessly settling toward its hnal lean?
The evening world., 1918-07-25
Clever New Device Tits
Eyeglasses at Any
Angle

A RI you compelled to wear sper-
~ tacles? II so, a clever little
dew. recently patented will
be Of interest to you, Tho device
consists of a friction hinge connecting
the end pieces with the lenses in such
a manner that by a slight turning OF
the frame of the glasses the lei 'es
The evening world., 1918-07-25
The Idle Public Schools

oouTrisht. 1918. by The Pros Pusillh!nr 90.
THE New York Lrening World
A CONSTANT Evening World
. reader writes TO me as fol-
loua.
The evening world., 1918-07-25

diery, bidding them proclaim her Empress of Russia
a title to which she had no right whatsoever. BY her dominant personality
and warlkc aspect she was seeking to enforce a demand which, by rights
should have landed her in a prison cell.
The girl had begun life as the daughter OF a obscure German Princess
In stetin. She had been chrstened Sophia" Her mother wat wretchedy
poor The child was almost entirely self -educatcd. She a left to PLY
ali day in the Stctun streets with gutter children.
From these playmatcs she learned an independence and self will that
few pHncesses YER acquire. She learned the customs o. the plain people
the gutter brats a wealth of vile language. a vocabulary OF profanity and a
distorted moral sense that Cung to her through life
1t was an odd upbringing for a princess and in
Making the Most s account.
;~~~~~~~~9 own. SO she adopted. as heir to the imperial crown, her
nephew, Peter Uric. uctcr was not the legal heir
The legal heir, Ivan. had been thrown into prison by Elzabcth)
Having established Peter al heir apparent to the Russian scepuc. ELY.
reason, her choice fen upon little sophia Of stetin.
The obscure German girl thus became all at C. a very great pesonag.
She was conducted in ceremony to tn Russian Court There her nano
was formally changed from Sophia to catherine" and she became the
From tho nrst she dcspscd her stupid. hard drinking. wcak-vincd
bridegroom and took n 10 pains TO hide her contempt for him. Peter was no
drunkenness and all other forms Of dissipation.
While Peter was wasting his time in worthless ways Catherine " a
military strategy. She was winning tho worship Of the army and the won.
d-rns appreciation OF statesmen. At last came the hour for which she had
Elizabeth died. Peter happening to be absent from the capital on .
;obauch, Catherine promptly declared herself sole Empress Of Russia, and
she appeared before the army bidding them to look upon her a ) their ne"
commander.
Catherine had not wrought in vain to win the favor o. the soldhry with
wild shouts of enthusiasm they acclaimed her IS their
e~~~~~~~~~s Empress. with the army at her back the rest VS.
ReuaI Power Back TO the capital hurried Peter to claim MS
~~o~~~~~~1t throne But the throne was 10 longer vacant. Peter
protested. and he was quickly put to death. HIS was
tho las ra protest against GATHERINGS rlcrship
And % the young Empress launched out N a military career tina:
made the name OF Russia terrible. Her armies adored her. They fought
Ike devils FOR her sake, and they did not fight without reward, One soldier
UGH rewards made every other Russian soldier eager to win a like pW1
IN wars lottery. mo,o so,ators ,.,, n, mo know how,
o lead them ana to map out their campaigns. With absolute confidence yer
'op 20 a result Of her warike prowess and craftsmanship Catherine became
he third ruler OF her century upon whom history bestowed tho title Of" rho
Great'-the two others being Peter the Great o Russia and the Prusstr
frederick nc Great
The evening world., 1918-07-25

WHITTIER away, lass?' asked
Mr.. Jarr.
I'm not going to withor away" re-
piled Mrs. Jarr, AT least. | hope
won't for some years to come" and
she looked again il her glass to con-
firm her hopes.
II meant where were you going
explained Mr.. Jarr. I'm reading here
an old English romance, and that's
the way they talked in the spacious
Elizabethan days ~Shakesperian
stuff. As a fact. the words are
WHITTIER away. wenchT"
wei. I'm glad you didn't quote
verbatim" said Mrs. Jarr. And u
Shakespeare talked like thai to his
family it's no wonder his eldest
daughter ran away from home and
married a man older than she was,
The evening world., 1918-07-25
Bachelor Girl Reflections
By Helen Rowland

Y " yHEN It comes to marrying, very girl is looking for a man with a
n sixty horsepower devotion and a onetrack heart
The evening world., 1918-07-25

Copyright. 1915. bv The Pness PubliAlinE 90.
The New York Erenmz World
n HRS. JAItR, hated and in cool at
IVI tire. stood powdering her nose
49, whittier away. lass?" asked
The evening world., 1918-07-25

Marriage is neither all comedy nor all tragedy; it's
just an old-fashioned melodrama, full of both. and
nearly always sure to turn out happily II you see II
through to the end.
The evening world., 1918-07-25

may be brought into any angle rels.
tive TO the eyes and held in that pori-
ton as long as II is desired. rhe
new end pieces are simple and have
no parts that will get out OF order. =
Popular Science Monthly,
The evening world., 1918-07-25

A yacht may be called She; bat a motor car, n
view OF the fact that it is constantly "stalling' and
having to be hauled In by a towline, might %appropri
ately be called he"
Somebody has discovered that women are picking
up all the little bad habits that men have dropped
Well. dear met Isn't that natural-considering that
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-03-01

The people of Aberdeen and else.
where over an extened area of the
State will be grieved to learn of the
death of Robert Hamilton. which
occurred at the Clopton Hotel at II
O'Clock Thursday night. Feb. 9th.
Mr.. Hamilton was the son of Mrs.
Sarah Felix Hamilton and the grand.
son Of the lamented Bishop Robert
Paine. was born and reared in Alb
erdeen and lived most OF his life,
numbering all OF Aberdeen citizens
as his friends, as we'll as all others
who knew him.
He is survived by his mother. Mrs
Sarah Felix Hamilton. two brothers,
Mr.. Chas. E. Hamton, cashier of the
Firt National Bank Of Aberdeen. and
Mr.. Coleman Hamilton, Of Colum-
bus. and numerous prominent rela.
tiyes who reside here and elsewhere
in the State.
The sorrowing mother. brother
and relatives have the sincere sym
pathy of all in the loss of q son
brother and kinsman.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-03-01

Beginning Friday. March 1st. 1918,
the stores doing business in Aber-
deem, except the drug stores and
cafes, are required to close their
doors at $50 o'clock p. m. each day.
The drug stores are required to close
at 8 O'Clock p. m. The above order
has been made effective by tho fuel
administrators OF Aberdeen and il
in accordance with the order issued
by the food administration at Wash
ington and is applicable al oyer the
country with slight modification a
to the closing hour. The order q.
tends through the spring and sum
mer months to the 1st aay Of Sep
tember. It is = move in two ways
first it will conserve fuel and second
it will afford employees OF the storel
time in which to work their gardens
and thus increase food production