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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

they are entitled. Reasonable CEN
sorship of facts regarding the mill
tary plans of the Government is ex-
pected, but 1t doesn't follow that the
people shall be treated as children
from whom the facts must be con-
cealed. Mr.. Taft says further
=, Mr.. Bakers attitude suggests
tne question, What are the patrio-
TIC limits of public investigation
INTO the preparation of the Execu-
i've Tor war2 Investigation should,
ot course, be prompted solely by
Ine motive to help the prosecution
or the war. Hostile partisan in
Vestfgations for political purposes
even in time of peace are rarely
usetul They tend to paralyze the
initiative of bureau chiefs and
rrighten them from their proper
time and effort of the bureaus in
making defense which should be
devoted to executive work. In
1Gme OF war they are despicable.
Tas. the other hand. impartial in
Nest1sation and publicity pene-
trate that SNUG executive salts
iactlon which regards substantial
ae1ects as either immaterial or
inevitable. Those responsible are
mus put on their mettle. Their
rear of just criticism moves them
to strenuous effort.
unless and until the people are
thoroughly informed as to the
things which are proper for them to
know they will not have the same
interest in the prosecution of the
war which they should have under
present circumstances. The more
they are told as to real conditions
the more earnest will be their sup
port of the government in the tre-
mendous responsibilities which have
been assumed in this world war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Must Be Terrible

A patient came into the Office with
some bad symptoms little vague,
but still bad.
"Do you have head noises?"
asked the physician.
"Yes; what do you mean by head
noises?"
DO you hear ringing in your
ears?"
"Oh, yes-something fierce. I
hear 1t all the time"
Terrible. Why. sometimes I can
hear 1t fifty feet away!"-From the
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
AUTOS ESSENTIAL
UTOMOBILEs. it is to be- no

~ are no longer claSSed among
non essentials by the govern
ment, and automobile industries are
not to be closed wholesale to make
room for war industries, as was fore
casted last year. The reason is two
fold. In the first place we are be-
ginning to learn that the difference
between essentials and non essen
tials in trade is not to be decided Off
hand, and secondly that the auto
mobile has proved its worth in such
times of stress as those of the pres
ent.
The day of the pleasure car" is
past. The automobile has become a
passenger car and its use in this
capacity will increase constantly
with the growing embargo upon pas
senger traffic on steam railroads.
Unquestionably, some of the auto
mobile manufacturing production
must be given over to the making
of munitions and materials used in
the war, for which the factories are
ideally adapted, but it would not do
TO close down any automobile fac
tory entirely, disband its organiza-
tion and lose its productivity after
the war when it will be needed to
help keep reconstructed business
going. No; the answer lies in an
other direction, and 1t is to permit
the making of as many cars as the
public will buy this year, depend
ing upon the good sense of car pur-
chasers to make the best possible
use of their machines, to speed up
business deliveries, to carry men to
and from business and to and from
work and between towns, taking the
place of accommodation trains re-
moved to permit the passage of
freight.
Nor need the phantom of a "gaso-
line famine" deter the owner of an
automobile from the use of his car.
The gasoline shortage is not nearly
so serious as it has been made to
appear by some who hope to find an
excuse therein for advance of prices
AS A. c. Bedford, chairman of the
Petroleum War Service Committee
said recently, the winter weather.
with it's resulting light domestic de-
mand, has permitted the reserve
stocks to be increased by millions OF
gallons. 1t is not gasoline, but fuel
oil, which the government needs ur-
gently and since gasoline is a by-
product of fuel oil the more fuel oil
used the greater the quantity Of
gasoline produced. The prospects
are that the government will be able
TO meet all our own war demands as
we'll as those of the allies and still
have left plentiful supply for users
of trucks and pleasure cars.
Bank deposits have been increased
by billions of dollars. There IS
plenty of money with which to keen
industry active If the demand is kept
up, and since upon the volume OF
business done depends our ability to
stand the constantly growing stress
of war expenditures we should gc
slowly indeed in pronouncing this or
that line of manufacture /"non-es-
sential." And as for the patriotic
nan who desires an automobile and
has the money with which to buy it.
but is hesitating because of the war.
let him go place his order, particu-
larly if he intends to use it for the
furtherance of his business or to re-
lieve the overcrowded railroads
and trolley lines. There is every
reason why he should have the car
and no good reason why he should
not.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
THE FUEL RESTRICTIONS

"HE more the effects of DR.. Gar
fields fuel restrictions are
studied. the more it appears that
the Fuel Administrator has thrown
bunch of monkey wrenches into
the business cogs of the country. No
one can doubt that the federal au-
thorities acted with the best of In
tentions. Nobody will think OF dis
ebeying or lodging any of the reg
ulations. We are solidiy back Of the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg people have
saved expenditure of a lot of
gasoline by the "Carry home
order?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
When the Day Is Done

I have eaten a bale
OF spinach and kale,
And I've never raised a row.
I have swallowed a can
OF moistened bran
And 1 feel like a brindle cow.
/ am taking a snack
From the old haystack
In the evening shadows gray.
And I'm glad, you bet,
At last to get
To the end of a meatless day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Proper Folk

TFrom the Providence Journal
Secretary Daniels recommends
Commander Christian Peoples for
promotion to the rank of rear admi-
raj. In this war for the spiritual
future of the race a man with a
name like that belongs at the front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
LABOR NOTES
By Briggs

The executive board of Chicago
Broom and Whisk Manufacturers
voluntarily increased wages fifteen
per cent. over the scale of the
signed wage agreement with the
Broom and Whisk Workers Union.
More than 5000 men are enrolled
In military hospitals vocational
training classes in Canada and more
than 800 so disabled that they can
not return to their former work are
receiving instruction to fit them for
new occupations.
Brewery Workmen's International
reports membership gains during
the three years as follows: 1914,
2,933: 1915, 1920; 1916, 6,0O4. Total,
1877.
The Russian miner produces from
10000 to $4,000 puds Ga pud is 40
pounds) coal to $4,000 to 10000
puds produced in the same time by
the American miner.
OF the more than $50 applicants
who took recent examinations for
positions in the post Office at Wash
ington, d. c., over rs per cent. were
women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
A DeluSiOn

A large number of fanatics in the
United States seem to be laboring
under the delusion that the American
troops were sent to France for the
purpose of enforcing prohibition in
that country.-Springfiel Union.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Guns and BLueprintS

The Browning gun may be hun
dred times more efficient than che
Lewis, but it can be said, without
fear of contradiction by partisans of
either gun, that no blueprint ever
killed a German.-From the Out
lCOk
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Comfort of the Scriptures

For whatsoever things were writ
ten aforetime were written for our
learning, that we through patience
and comfort of the Scriptures might
have hope.-Romans, xv, 1.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

With snow entrenchments thrown
up on every curbline and drifts block
ing roads and streets in every direc-
tion, there are few who have the
hardihood nowadays to talk about the
"old-fashioned winter"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
HoU About Under Couer?

[From the Birmingham News.1
There was nothing in Chicago's
latest catastrophe to remind citi-
zens of the big Windy City fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
Wish EN- joy of 1t

[From the Chicago News1
After experience with mems work
for the period of the war, we doubt
whether women will ever go back
to washing dishes. The government
will have to take over" dishwash-
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
BOyS, She's a Bear

w. H. Ainsworth and Miss Ina
Bear, of Roodhouse, were visitors in
the city Wednesday. - Jacksonville
Courier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

Member Of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights of republication OF special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1s, 1918

There Is no greater sign of holiness
than the rejoicing in dnother's good.
GEORGE HERBERT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO.,
telegraph Building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Seven lines of stagecoaches ran
o Harrisburg in 1900.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

Professor E. ]. Decevee occupied a
large place in the musical circles Of
Harrisburg, and his passing is dis
tinct loss to the community. Afable
and always interested in all that goes
to make the city attractive, he will
he crrent1Y missed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

WHERE THE MONEY IS.
Jones says he wants to go into the
country and be farmer"
Because of his love for nature ?"
That's what he says But think
its just plain advice"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

Ell .STACKPoLE,P Prss't s. Editor-in-C Chief
F. R. OYSTER. Business MdHdger
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18

James G. Glessner, the York law
yer who was here the other day to
appear before the State Board of
Pardons, is great admirer of the
new course of the Country Club of
Harrisburg. When he was here
there was about two feet of snow
about the Capitol and he gravely
asked If golf could be played on the
new course with snowshoes, skis and
sleds. The hills are suitable" said
he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
OUR DAILY LAUGH
4 VICTIM OF
THE TIMES.


Please help a
poor man who
lost all his
money in de
last six months.
How did you
lose 1t?
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lists. mum
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
AUTOMOBILES is
PREVALENT IN CITY

"Automobilitis' is striking Birmin5
ham with an unusual vengeance this
spring, according to city authorities.
1t seems that the fever has just got
ten into the very bones of the oncom-
ing geenration. and the impulse to get
behind the steering wheel cannot be
sQuelched.
Police authorities are having much
trouble with the "disease," as it has a
peculiar way Of making some OF it's
victims susceptible to the wiles Of
Others flivvers,' resulting in the dis
eased one being overcome by the desire
to ride and Mr. Flivver Owner losing a
car for night. The authorities state
that it is not the regular criminals
that are responsible for the cars that
are being stolen now. but a crowd of
youths between 16 ann 20 years of age.
who have the joy ride fever. Several
cars were recovered on the roads Leaf
ing to this city yesterday by the mo-
torcycle police squad, after they had
Teen driven until the gaswas exhaust
ed and then the cars were abandoned.
Special orders have been issued to
the members OF the force to use spc-
csl effort to get to this form Of Of
| fender
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Win the War Now or
Next Generation Must
Fight, Says Roosevelt
Former President Makes Rousing
Speech in Aid of Third Liberty
Loan Campaign

Oyster Bay. N. y, April Eff we do
not win now, fighting abroad beside our
allies, then sooner or later our sons or
grandsons will have to fight here at
home, without allies, for their homes,
their wives and their little ones,' said
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, in addressing a
delegation of Liberty Loan workers who
had made a pilgrimage to Sycamore Hill
today.
"A loan does not float ITSELF" Mr..
work does itself. Somebody has to do it
appeal to the people to back you to
the limit of their power. This is the
peoples war.
ut is Americas war. 1t is war for
our children and our children's children $
welfare.
Each of us should gladly and cheer
fully sacrifice everything necessary in
order to win the war. The man at the
front stands ready to sacrifice life and
limb and health for our dear land. We
who are not given the high privilege
of going with him to the front, must
at least back him to the limit with the
work of head and hand
DO the thing that is next. This is tc
raise money for the Liberty Loan. Let
us make the people the owners OF the
debt incurred for the sake of the people
Let every wage Garner and every farmer
subscribe to what he can. He will there
by serve the country and he will alsc
serve himself and his family"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
TICKET ENDORSED BY
MAYOR THOMPSON
FAILS IN CHICAGO
Every Socialist Candidate
for Aldermanic Board Is
Defeated by Patriotic
Illinois Voters

Chicago, April EVERY socialist candl-
date was defeated in the aldermanic cleo
ton here today. There were 50 socialist
candidates running in the citys 30 wards,
but in only six wards were the soclansts
conceded to have chance OF election.
Loyalty to the government was a lead
ing issue on which opponents of the So
cialists made their campaigns.
In edition, every candidate indorsed
by Mayor William Hale Thompson, whose
war attitude has been warmly criticized,
was beaten. The new city council will
be democratic and will contain two So
cialist holdover aldermen.
The socialists polled Approximately
64 900 votes out of total of 100000. the
socialist vote cast by both men and
women was about 5000 less than the
socialist vote year ago when only men
voted There will be three less wet
aldermen in the new council than IN the
old
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Birmingham Man Wins
Pardon After Long Fight

Montgomery, April 2.-(SpeciaL)
Truthfulness Of the proverb, "As long
as there is life there is hope" was
shown Tuesday, when Governor Hen
derson signed an instrument winch
gave liberty to Charlie Miller, member
Of a well-known family of Jefferson
county In 1907 Miller was in con-
dcmned cell of the Jefferson county
Jail, having been sentenced to death
for the murder of Fritz RAINBOW, sa-
locn keeper 1t was shown that Miller
went into the saloon for drink, ana
in fight with RAINBOW the latter was
killed
Governor Henderson said Miller had
been punished sufficiently, because
there was no generalization in his act.
This young man has now been serv-
ing the state for more than 10 years,
and he has done good service" the
executive statement continued. FOR
quite a number of years he has been
a full trusty, given privileges that are
granted to the best prisoners.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Union Official Says Furnace
Men Failed to Garry Out
Agreement
REPORT ON MORE
NITRATE PLANTS IN
Acting Secretary of War, However,
Will Not Make Document Public.
Bankhead Reports Postoffice
Appropriation Bill
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS.

,, Washington, April 2.-(Special.)--J. r..
Kennamer, president District No 20.
United Mine Workers of America, tele-
graphs Representative Huddleston today
that the furnace companies of the Biz
mingham district refuse to restore posi-
tons to 200 miners who some months ago
declared strike.
Officials of the furnace companies
agreed with the fuel administration to
restore all former employees against
whom there was nothing more serious
than their union affiliations.
The list of such employees was to be
submitted to George b. Mccormack,
president of the operators association.
who in turn was to submit the list to
furnace operators. AS to whether or not
this routine has been completed Wash
ington does not know. Mr. Kennamer
| urged Mr.. Huddleston to submit the
proposition to DR.. Garfield. Mr.. Huddle-
ston did so. The result was not an
nounced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Mrs. Newell Sanders First
Tennessee Woman to Vote

Chattanooga, April Mrs. Newell San
ders, wife of ex-United States Senator
Sanders, cast the first legal woman
ballot in Tennessee this morning in the
election of Lookout Mountain Tor town
shin commissioners and sshool directors.
The last legislature passed a law giving
the women Of this town the right OF
franchise and the first election under
the new law was held today. Mrs. San
ders' daughter, Mrs. J. H. Anderson,
was elected as the first woman repre-
sentative on the school board in today
eJection
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
New Trial for Whitehead

Montgomery, April Especially
Chester Whitehead arrested in Biz
nlingham last year on charge OF be-
ing an accomplice in conspiracy 70
steal automobiles in other states anu
DISPOSE of them in Birmingham, OBJ
tanned another opportunity to prove
his innocence Tuesday afternoon, when
the, court of appeals found reversible
errors in his case, in which he was
convicted of grand larcey by the Biz
n.ingham circuit court. Whitehead
was returned to the Birmingham court
for another trial.
Tt was alleged that Whitehead and
his brother, L. A. Whitehead, and 9TH
ers would steal automobiles in Chicago
and other cities, change the serlai
numbers and bring them to Birming-
ham, where they were sold. Citizens
of Chicago were brought to Birming-
ham to testify against the White
heads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Mrs. Margaret Hirsch
Released From Jail
Husband of Woman Convicted of At
tempted Blackmail of Atlanta
Mayor Pays Reduced Fine

Atlanta April Mrs. Margaret A.
Hirsch, convicted with J. w. Cook OF
attempting to extract 100000 from Mayor
Asa G. Gambler by blackmail, was re-
leased from Jail this afternoon. Judge
Benjamin A. Hill Of the Fulton county
superior court having reduced her sl00U
fine to one OF $500, and removed the Il
months Imprisonment sentence at The
state farm at Milledgeville. Her hus-
band. Herman H. Hirsch, Immediately
paid the fine.
Judge Hill, in committing the original
sentence, declared that he was actuateS:
by the fact that Mrs. Hirsch's health was
impaired by her long confinement in the
Tower. and her reputation and character
ruined, while her husband has been
greatly Inundated through innocent as
ISOLATION with the case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
INDIANA STATE WIDE
! PROHIBITION LAW
GOES INTO EFFECT
1t Is Estimated That 3400
Saloons and 80 Breweries
Closed Doors as
Result

Indianapolis, Ind, April 1.-The
statewide prohibition law, so written
that intoxicating liquors may not be
manufactured, sold, given away or
shipped into the state, except for me-
d,cinal purposes, took effect at mid
night tonight.
Members of the Indiana Anti-Saloon
league estimated that 3400 saloons in
the state closed their doors and that
80 breweries in the state were affected
and possibly IL to Is distilleries. The
amount of money, the league members
say that has been spent annually for
intoxicating liquor in the state is $685.
00O, 900.
The closing of all places where Ii
quor might be purchased followed
strenuous efforts of the VETS to have
the law declared unconstitutional. The
Indiana supreme court heard oral ar
guments in two cases involving the
law today.
There was no intimation as to when
the supreme court will render a deci-
sion in the two cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
REPORT ON ADDITIONAL
NITRATE PLANTS RECEIVED

Washington, April Especial -Acting
Secretary of War Crowell is in possess
sion of report from the nitrate section
of the council of national defense which
recommends the construction Of addi-
tional nitrate plants in certain southern
states. Although the acting secretary
has had the report since Friday, he de-
clines to make it public. 1t is regarded
as possible that he is awaiting the re-
turn of Secretary Baker, 1t is known,
however, that two points recommended
as sites for the plants are Kingsport,
near Knoxville, and Lock II on the Coosa.
These proposed plants are to be oper-
ated by power resulting from co-ordI-
nance of facilities of water power com
panies of North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03

HIItW III tIIt IIUItII' ,
In any event, the infantry on both
sides were resting on their arms in
most places up to noon or Tuesday.
Even below the Somme, where there
had been such bitter fighting, there
was a lull, although from the French
sector to the south came reports that
the enemy was continuing to pound
the allied lines with all the strength
that could be mustered.
Notwithstanding the inactivity along
the British line. no one doubted that
the storm would break again with
great violence, and further activity ls
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Prays for Victorious Peace

Washington. April "A prayer for
victory of the allied arms, "a lasting
and righteous peace" and for 1.-The men
defending the cause of truth and free
dom in the awful battle being waged
across the seas" was made today In
the Senate by the Ri. Rev. Cosmo Cor
don Lang, archbishop of New York
The invocation closed with the Lord s
Prayer, in which senators and specta-
tors Joined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
THE CIVIL BUILDER"
Journal of Civic Association for April
Is Of Much Interest

THE Civic Builder" the monthly
journal issued by the Birmingham Civic
association for April. has been received
from the printer and is ready for dis
tribution Pictures OF f. A. McElroy,
T. J. Crittenden and o. II. Martinsen,
the newly elected directors of the as
ISOLATION. are included in the features
A schedule OF meetings for April APP
pears in the issue and the work being
done by the committees and members
of the association is outlined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
BANKHEAD REPORTS POST
OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington, April 2-(Special.)-Sena-
tor Bankhead, chairman of the postoffice
and post roads committe of the Senate,
reported this morning the postoffice APP
preparation bill.
OF special interest to employees of the
service is a general provision providing
IS per cent increase in salary of all en-
ployes save first, second and thrd-class
postmasters, and an increase of S24 for
carriers of rural routes whose routes ara
in excess of "a miles.