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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
TAKING OVER MEAT
PLANTS OPPOSED
Trade Commission. Against
Government Acquisition,
Committee Is Told.

Government acquisition of meat
packing plants is disapproved by the
Federal Trade Commission, declared
William B. Colver. it's chairman, in
opening hearings today before the
House interstate commerce commit
tee on the administration bill design
ed to eliminate alleged control of the
packing Industry which the commits
sion charges is centered with five
companies.
There is not the slightest reason at
present why the industry should not
remain in private hands," said Mr.. Col
yer.
He added that integraded with the
meat industry were ownership of
transportation. stockyaTd. freight
houses and other facilities 80 that
competitors are practically helpless in
carrying on the business"
For Great Public Good.
''The packing industry, standing
alone" said Mr.. Colver, will proceed
to grow great as a necessary and
useful industry, which will be foster
ed for the great public good.
There are influences at work that
are not to the public interest, but
ference with private business. with
out hardship to it or it's dislocation.
The commission never suggested that
the government take over the packing
plants and the commission does not do
so nom."
"Big Five" Is Named.
The big five" mas named by Mr..
Colver as Swift & Co.. Armour & Co.,
the Cudahy Packing Company. Morris
& Co. and Wilson & Co. Incorporated.
Mr.. Colver reiterated the charges of
the commission regarding control
saying that ownership of yards. ex-
changes, refrigerator cars and other
facilities gave the big five an undue
advantage over competitors.
The investigation of the commission,
Mr.. CoIver explained. was the result
of direction of President Wilson for
an inquiry of the cost of living. The
commission. he said. conducted its in
quiry without preconceived notions
or conclusions"
Mr.. Winslow's Query.
After Mr.. Colver aao charged the
big five with having undue advantage
over competitors, Representative Wins
low of Massachusetts,, republican, in
terrupting, asked if the commi Ssion's
charges did not entirely relate to con-
ditions obtaining between competitors.
rather than to the consumers. Mr..
Colver answered this was true, but
that the law regarded any market that
was not completely free as against the
public or consumers interest.
Mr.. Colver'S testimony was not COM
pleted today, and will be resumed to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
DEFENDANT WINS VERDICT.

A verdict in favor OF the defenda I
was returned today by jury in Cir
cult Division before Justice Stafford
in a suit to recover sS.700 damages
brought by Louis y. Langballe agains.
Gardiner & Dent Inc. The suit arose
o,,t of an exchange of real estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
LIQUOR IN SUITCASE;
DICKSON ACQUITTED
For Personal Use, He Said.
Seventeen Other Cases
Disposed Of.

Herbert T. Dickson, white, OF
Brooklyn. n Y, who was arrested
while coming into Union station sew
eral days ago with whisky in his
suit cases, was acquitted by Judge
Hardison in Police Court today when
he offered testimony to show that the
liquor was for his own use.
Dickson, who is a sheet metal
worker, testified that he has been
working in Washington for several
months, and that he went to Balti-
more with his wife the other day and
got the liquor because he expected
to be in the Disaroe tor .n e;t tsst hi .,
when he was arrested at the station.
Seventeen cases were tried yester-
,lay, of which number ten were dls-
missed. three convicted and TOUR
postponed until today for further
testimony.
Arrested at Camp Meade.
A colored resident of Washington
cot into trouble Tuesday afternoon.
when he alighted from a train at
Camp Meade with three quarts of in
fIuenza medicine in his possession.
He had been employed at the camp,
he stated, and Tuesday afternoon he
paid his first visit to Baltimore:
II bought it for my wife and SIS
ter-in-law, who have the influenza,
was his explanation of the three
quarts of whisky.
The man with the wet goods said he
had intended to return home with his
purchase, but boarded Camp Meade
train by mistake.
United States Commissioner j.
Frank Supplee held him on $50 bail to
appear before Judge Rose in Balti-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19

Nebraska claims to lead all states
Of the Union in the number of auto
ysobiIes owned in proportion to the
popaasttOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
Reduced to Eight or Ten.

I'VE will retain our office force and
price publications and activities hav-
ing connection Herewith. including
inspection of markets" said Mr.. Will
son. However, view will retain just
the mum Der needed for the work,
which will bring our force down to
eight or ten
This means that the local food ad-
ministration is to continue its watch
on marketmen and grocerymen with
view 10 keeping down as low as
possible the pdices of foedstuffs, and
prevent unwarranted Increases.
The work at the federal food admin
istration Office here is gradually being
brought to an end. The conservation
and policies board was dissolved yes
terday, and the educational division,
under Ben S. Allen, has been reduced
to a small number of employees, need
ed to carry on publicity work in con-
nection with the program for relief
Of other countries.
The boards administering the mill
ing regulations and for coordination
of purchase for the allies, for en-
forcement and for distribution, it was
announced yesterday, will be contin-
ued pending instructions from Admin
istra.tor Hoover following the con-
ferenoes with President Wilson in
Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-19
FOOD OFFICE HERE
TO REDUCE STAFF
Will Be Affected by Order
From Federal Headquarters
Operative January |.

The District food administration is
to be affected in part by an announce
of all states, county and local food
ton to the effect that paid employees
ment of the federal food adninistra-
administrators will be discharged
January l, and all activities requiring
paid staffs, including the work of the
sugar equalization board, will be dis
continued on that date.
District Food Administrator Wilson
declared today that the total number
affected in the local office, including a
few who already have left. will be
about twenty-five persons. The sugar
equalization division automatically
closed recently when the embargo
was taken off that commodity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
OUT WITH THEM

- HE school board is deserving OF
! highest praise for its dismissal
of the Technical High school
teacher whose loyalty to the United
States is in question. Either men
are good Americans or they are not,
and If they are not they are German
sympathizers and their place is be-
hind the bars of a detention camp.
II they are not for us they are
against us. We are not just now en-
gagged in warming serpents in our
bosoms.
The teacher occupies a most i'm
portant place in the community. Due
to the intense loyalty and patriotism
of our corps of school instructors
myriads of foreign-born children in
our country are being transformed
into fine, outstanding Americans of
a type that the nation may well be
proud Of 1t is vital that this stream
Of patriotism be kept pure at its
source. The American school room
is no place for the disciple of kai-
serism. Out with him wherever heI
exists. If there are any more like
Leibig they should be discovered and
dismissed without delay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
STOP IT

DARK department officials have
the support of the public in de-
manding that dumping of snow,
ice and refuse along the River Front
uark must be stopped. 1t is time
for an investigation when one city
department -must practically force
another to cooperate with it in pre-
serving the work of years. That
one branch of city's government
will apparently antagonize another,
or even permit it's employees to do
so, all at the expense of the tax
payer, seems wellnigh incredible,
but apparently this is the situation
existing between the park and high
way offices.
The few dollars that were saved by
dumping snow in the park will be
forgotten when the bill is presented
for the cleanup that will be neces-
sary. One look at the piles of dirty
snow and ice, broken bricks and
other refuse will convince anyone
that the park officials are not ex-
aggerating in any of their state
ments.
If highway officials did not know
what the force of men who were
hauling snow were doing. it indi-
Gates that closer record should be
kept The fact remains that hun
dreds of dollars worth of damage
has been done to trees and grass in
the parks; conditions unequalled
now exist along the River Front
park, which is conceded to be one
of the best-in the country; and all
because it was too much trouble
to order teams and trucks to use
two driveways and haul snow to
the river. dumping it there instead
of on one of the city's lawns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
NO GAS" SHORTAGE

The Petroleum War Service Com
mittee, of which A. C. Bedford is
chairman, authorizes the following
statement regarding the gasoline sit
uation:
1T is important that the American
people understand fully the factors
governing the supply of petroleum
products in this country. The chair
man of the petroleum committee of
the Council of National Defense
some months ago called attention
to the importance of conservation of
gasoline. The situation at present
may be summarized as follows;
There is no shortage of gasoline
for use in this country. AS a matter
of fact, as a result of the light do
mestic demand incident to the win
ter weather the stocks of gasoline
are increasing and will further in
crease before the heavy summer de-
mand is encountered,
while there is an increasing de-
mand abroad for gasoline for use by
our own army and navy, as well as
by our Allies, the limiting factor
there is shipping tonnage. All the
gasoline is now being forwarded for
which ships are available. Exper-
ience and inquiry make it clear that
the petroleum industry in America
can and will supply all the increased
demand of oil products for the war,
provided sufficient tank steamers
can be obtained. 1t is estimated that
in 1917 not more than 20 per cent of
the gasoline produced in this coun-
try was exported. That fact should
be reassuring to any one who doubts
this country's ability to supply the
war requirements of our own and
our allied governments for this i'm
portapt Oroduct'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
TO THE MEN OF AMERICA
Men of America, you that march to-
day

Men of America, you that march to-
day
Through roaring London, supple
and lean of limb,
Glimpsed in the crowd I saw
you, and in your eye
Something alert and GRIM
AS knowing on what stern call you
march away
To the wrestle of nations-saw
your heads held high,
And, that same moment. far in a
glittering beam
High over old and storied West
mister
The Stars and Stripes with Eng
lands colors clear
Sisterly twined and proud on the air
astream.
Men of America, what do you see?
Is it old.
Towers of fame, and grandeur
Undersigned?
A frost of custom? backward
gazing thought?
Seek closer, you shall find
Miracles hour by hour in ST.
lence wrought;
Births and awakenings; dyings
never toiled;
Invisible crumble and fall of prison
bars.
o wheresoever his home. new or
decayed,
he has made,
And yet the youngest spirit beneath
the stars.
I see again the fabulous city arise,
Rock-cradled, white, and soring out
OF the sea,
Manhattan! Queen of thronged
and restless bays,
| OF daring ships is she.
o lands beyond, that into the
sunset gaze!
| Limitless, teeming continent of sur
mise,
drink again that diamond air, ]
thrill
To the lure of a wonder more
than the wondrous past;
I see before me ages yet more
vast
Rising. to challenge heart and mind
and will.
What sailed they out to seek, who OF
old came
To that bare earth and wild un-
historied coaBt7
Not gold, nor granaries, nay
nor a halcyon ease
For the weary and tempest-tost,
They sought the mistaken soul
possessed in. peace
What seek we now, and venture all
on the aim2
In hearts of mon is the undiseover-
ed earth,
Whose hopes eur eempassj sweet
with glorious passion
OF mems good will a werid tC
forge and fashion
Worthy the things we haIA seer
and brought to birth,
From THE New York World" by
Laurence Binyon, In the New York
Times,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
THE PEOPLES FORUM
COMMUNITY SINGING

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
The interest taken in music has
never been so great as is now the
case in our country. Concert halls
are filled. artists report full sched-
ule of engagements and the music
studios have an increased number of
students. In the midst of this war
the public is turning to music for
comfort, relaxation and inspiration.
One factor of comparatively re-
cent development has been the So
called community chorus" The
idea itself is not new. The commu-.
nifty chorus in principle is an en-
larged conception of the singing
school. and of the congregational
singing in our churches and evange-
listic meetings.
The first requisite is the assembl-
age of the people, which under COM
petent direction will sing well. Con-
gregational singing is mainly depen-
dent on the number of people in the
audience. Have n large congrega-
ton and the singing will take care
of itself, provided, of course, that
the organ is of sufficient scope to
really lead and not merely accomp-
any the assembly.
In order to interest the largest
number of people in community
singing, the project should have the
interest and backing of the city Of
ticials, the various civic organiza-
tons, and the publicity that the
press can always give to such an OBJ
ject. Perhaps it might be advisable
to have some one of the represen-
tatives of this sort of music come to
Harrisburg and address a public
gathering.
Then as a nucleus around which
this chorus could form, we have in
Harrisburg, several we'll organized
and highly efficient choral societies,
that could form central mass, by
combining their forces.
Added to the vocal societies, the
aid of the orchestral and band play
ers could be invoked.
Harrisburg has splendid resources
and a fine opportunity for this type
of musical effort. If the city really
desires it. the community chorus will
be forthcoming.
FRANK A. McCARRELL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
MAYOR AND CLEANUP
To the Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor of the Telegrdbh:
My attention has been called to
an article which appeared in the
Harrisburg Telegraph on January
2S, 1918. about the good work that
our Honorable Mayor is doing in
Kidding the city of the worst type
of criminals, the tinhorn gamblers.
Too much praise cannot be given
our worthy chief executive for the
stand he is taking in this crusade
of good to date. The Christians of
this city, hope that he will keep up
his good work and that His Honor
intends to make good his political
promise to the people prior to his
election that he would render them
a clean administration and rid the
city of all its undesirable citizens.
We all hope that Mayor Keister will
not close an eye or turn a deaf ear
to the few houses of prostitution
still operated openly within the
city
The article says that it requires a
certain amount of shame about GER
tain houses in South Court street
within the shadow of the court
house. But L don't think it is as
much shame as certain two houses
on Charles street. operated openly
right in the shadow of a church,
where little school children pass
every day making remarks about
those houses, the only two in the
neighborhood. I think that it is a
shame to let houses of that kind
operate right in the shadow of a
church. Let us Christians hope that
the worthy Mayor will see that
those two houses are given a clean
ing out, and the Christians of this
city will be very proud of their
Mayor and his good work and will
stand by him in his endeavors to
give them that which is best need
ed in these times of war and econ
omy, a clean and honorable city.
A CHRISTIAN.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14

the government. Nobody can deny
us this and expect to long retain
popular favor.
Fortunately, the President is
swinging around to this point of
view. He is coming to a better un-
derstanding of the temper of the
people and that instead Of rejecting
upon Democratic ability or taking
away from him or his party any of
their prestige, he is furthering his
own and his party's interests. as we'll
as those of the country, by calling to
his aid everybody able to be of as
sistance. Republicans care nothing
what the results in politics are so
long as quick and certain victory for
the nation is assured, and no doubt
Democrats feel precisely the same
way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
WITHDRAWAL

= OSEPH TUMULTY having found
Il it convenient to withdraw as
candidate for the vacant United
States Senatorship in New Jersey,
the question that naturally arises is,
why did he ever get into the race If
his real reason for retiring at the
last minute was founded on the be-
lief that he can be of more service
10 the country at the Presidents
elbow than on the floor of the Sem
ate. No doubt. there is truth in
this, but the suspicion persists that
Tumulty's REIMBURSEMENT of the
ambition to wear toga is not en-
tirely without it's political signif-
canoe. There are those who may
even see in it an unwillingness of
the administration to go before the
people at this time in such a test
of popularity as the candidacy of
any man close to the President at
this time no doubt would bring
about. That this is not far beyond
the facts is indicated also by the
reluctance of the National Demo-
cratic bosses to permit any man
Intimately identified with the fed
eral administration to be a candi-
date for any of the big State offices
in Pennsylvania this year. The de-
feat of a White House candidate at
this time would be a frightful blow
to Democratic hopes in 1920.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
NOT ALL TRENCH LIFE

There are always four soldiers be-
hind the front for every one in it.
You'll do eight or ten days, or may
be even two weeks in the trenches,
and then you'll move back for
rest and some other battalion will
take your place. So don't get the no.
ton that it's one continuous round
of shells and bullets and grenades
and cold dugouts. 1t isn't. The
larger portion of every mans time
will be spent out of the line, in towns
and villages beyond reach of any
enemy except aircraft. Otherwise
human nerves couldn't stand it.
Speaking of nerves, did you know
that horses are subject to nerve
shock much the same as men? The
veterinary hospitals always have
punches of horses suffering from
debility'-nothing but nervous
mules in that shape. No, sir!
Whenever you find a hardtail in hos
pital he's there from a shrapnel
wound or cut or because another
mule kicked him. No nerves in his
case! All of which merely goes to
prove that It takes roughnecks in
this game. The more / see of war
the stronger ] get for roughnecks.
You can't do without them. Chau-
tauqua salutes won't win war-you
need 2-fisted men with hair on their
chests.
Another relief from strain will be
"leaVe," Our men are to get 1t
every three months according to the
present program; in fact, 1t will be
obligatory for everybody in order to
keep them At, They will be given
seven ,days with free transportation
and their hotel bills paid. Special
trains, with a capacity of thousand
men each Will run every week for
this purpose.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
LABOR NOTES

Canada will establish Federal la
Dor exchanges.
get $40 a week.
Helena (Mont.) retail clerks have
formed a union.
BARRIERS at Detroit. Mich, started
a labor forward movement.
Denver (Col.) Teamsters Union
has over 900 members.
Gold miners at Jackson, Cal, have
organized.
Private employment agencies will
be abolished in Canada.
Concord, n. H, has elected a
union man as mayor of that city.
Unions at Grand Forks, N. D.,
have started the North Dakota Iaa-
Dor Leader.
Laundry WOrKerS international
Union has $500 members.
The North Wales Miners Fedora
ton has under consideration the
question of running labor candidates
at the next Parliamentary election.
and ballot of members on the sub
Ject Is to be taken.
Every woman working around ma
chinery in New York state factories
must wear overalls, according to a
ruling by the State Industrial Com
mission. In addition her hair mus
be protected by cap or net,
Figures issued by the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics show that the great
est increase from October to No
vember in the total amount paid to
employees in any industry was 1925
per cent in cotton, manufacturing,
Six men and one woman will form
the advisory council that will assist
| in the administration of a war labor
program intrusted to the United
States Department of Labor. John
Lind, former Governor of Mime
sofa, is chairman,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
A FORTUNATE ESCAPE

AT0w we understand more fully
IN the peril we escaped when pub
lie clamor demanded that the
outrageous censorship bill of the
early days of the war be killed. Eng
land is giving us fine sample of
the stupidity of such regulations.
Colonel Repington, military critic
and acknowledged expert on Eng
lish military affairs, has been ar
rested for the publication of an un-
censored article, telling some plain
truths about conditions in the British
Army. Instead of imprisoning him
the government should have decorat-
ed him. Faults are not cured by con-
ceaiment. The public is entitled to
know the truth, The English gov
eminent failed 20 reaIize this from
the start and the English public,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Senator Boies Penrose, who had
been attending the meetings of the
Republican National Committee in
St. Louis passed through here to-day
on his way to Philadelphia.
DR.. Cyrus Adler, new head of
the Jewish Historical society, Is one
of the prominent Hebrews of the
country and widely known in Penn
sylvania.
Irving Norwood. new secretary
of the Bethlehem Chamber of Com
merce, was formerly at Davenport,
Iowa.
Arthur p. Townsend, who is
we'll known here. is the chairman of
the Bucks County War Savings Com
mittee.
Senator P. G. Knox was visitor
to Pittsburgh this week and met
many of his friends.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14
Over tie Too
t~ PeM~o.

Many papers in Pennsylvania con-
duct an intimate question column
which betrays some queer thinkers.
What, for example, would you ad-
wise this young person:
Sir: 1 am girl of seventeen, con-
sidered good looking by both sexes
and entertaining. / am in love with
man three years my senior: have
been keeping company with him
about two years, and I love him
dearly, but do not show it unwisely.
He also loves me, 1 think his inten-
tions are serious, but he has not yet
proposed.
Here lately he is acting indiffer-
emily. He says 1 am the only girl
that he keeps company with. 1 go
with other fellows, but not to his
knowledge, but only for the sake of
their acquaintance. Meantime, 1
met another fellow who is very at
tractive to my eyes, but 1 doubts if
we will become friends. My steady
intends to take q vacation in the
mountains Tor the coming summer,
and 1 know 1 will be blue. Do
you think him worthy for me to
stick to him?
BLUE EYES.
The instincts of a real newspaper
man perish only with life itself.
Major Joseph w. Yocum, editor and
proprietor of the Columbia Spy had
been seriously i'll and was awaken
ed the other night by a burglar in
his home. Did the Major get hys-
terics? Hardly. He was just as
calm as If the Presidents message
had arrived three hours late. I'm
hooking the telephone receiver he
reached the police station, and:
Send a strong man over here to get
a burglar. I'll be up in bed and
you needn't bother me if nothing
happens" The burglar was so
savage that he had to be knocked
cold by the policeman making the
arrest.