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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
Recalls Trial of Guitedu
By BRIGGS
Henry Watterson in the Saturday
Evening PoSt.1

Henry Watterson in the Saturday
Evening Post.l
In one way and another 1 fancy
that I am well acquainted with the
assassins of history. OF those who
slew Caesar I learned in my school
days, and between Ravaillac, who
did the business for Henry OF Ma
varre, and Booth and Guiteaf, my
familiar knowledge seems almost at
first hand.
One night at Chamberlin's, in
Washington, George Corkhill, the
district attorney who was prosecut-
ing the murderer of Garfield, said to
me: You will never fully under
stand this case until you have sat by
me through one days proceedings in
court" Next day did this.
Never have 1 passed five hours in
theater SO filled with thrills 1 oc-
cupied seat betwixt CorKhill and
Scoville, Guiteau's brother-in-law
and voluntary attorney. say
voluntary" because from the first
Guiteau rejected him and vilcly
abused him, vociferously insisting
upon being his own lawyer.
From the moment Guiteau entered
the triafroom it was a treatricaI ex-
travaganza. He was in irons, sand
wiched between two deputy sheriffs.
came in shouting like madman,
and began at once railing at the
judge, and the jury and the audi
ence. A very necessary rule had
been established that when he inter
posed whatever was being said or
done automatically stopped. Then.
when he ceased, the case went on
again as If nothing had happened.
Only Scoville intervened between
me and Guiteau and 1 had an ex-
cellent opportunity to see, hear and
size him up. In visage and voice he
was the meanest creature 1 have
either in life or in dreams. en-
countered. He had the face and i'm.
tonation of a demon. Everythinp
about him was loathson1e. I cannot
doubt that his criminal collea gues
OF history were of the same dos
cription. 'oS-
Charlotte Corday was surely :,
lunatic. Wilkes Booth 1 knew. He
was drunk, had been drunk ali thai
winter, completely muddled and
perverted by brandy, the inherita nj
or mad blood. Czolgosz, the slave
of Mckinley, and the assassin Of fbf
Empress Elizabeth were clearly in. in
sane. III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
The Price of Meat

IFrom the Philadelphia PressI
The Department OF AsricuiIu[e
has brought forward facts "hlcn
nrova that the present price of meat
10 srtificially inflated and can be
Wrought down if the Government
and the public display sufficient zeal
in that direction. There are as
many meat producing animals In
the world to-day as there were be-
fore the war. There are more In
America to-day than there ever
we're. Europe is not importing
great quantities of meat from this
country because Europe is poor as
we'll as thrifty and because the rate
of exchange is high in Apericas s
favor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

change will be made without cost to
the city in consequential damages.
We have in Harrisburg a City
Planning Commission of foresight
that. as Warren H. Manning said
yesterday, is second to none in
pennsylvania, and which is doing
much to make a better and more
beautiful city. 1t is looking to flu
ture generations, but it is also saw
ing Harrisburg much expense and
inconvenience in the big develop
ments-tha are just around the cor
ner. Its work is done for the most
part so quietly and it's character is
so lacking in spectacular qualities
that it is only when its activities
are so conspicuous as in the present
instance that the public gets a
glimpse of their magnitude and in
f1uence.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
The Old Age Dead

tDr. Charles A. Eaton, in Leslie's]
What few seem to understand is
that America, in common with the
rest of the world, has entered upon
a new era The old age, familiar
to us and our fathers, Is dead and
gone forever. The new age, born in
the travail of the Great War, is like
a new continent unexplored and un-
charted. Temporary makeshifts are
of doubtful value. The AK must be
laid at the foot of the tree. We must
deal with causes rather than with
effects. And we must think our
problems through to the bottom if
our thinking is to do good rather
than harm. Agreement may be
reached in the Washington Confer
ence upon matters now in disputes
between employers and employees.
Certain rights of worlsingmen to
organize may be confirmed. A truce
may be declared In certain areas of
the industrial war such as the rail-
roads and the steel industry. And a
better understanding between per-
sons and parties may be achieved.
All of this will leave the nation
about where it found it, and trouble
headed of in one place will inevi-
tably break out somewhere else.
The history of mankind is a con-
fused story of strife. ruin, failure
and waste. In the war just ended
we have crowded into FIVE years the
ruin and waste of centuries. But
above and beyond the dark clouds
of human failure and strife there
shines a great alluring hope. Some
time, somehow, men will learn the
secret of living together in peace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
By MAJOR FRANK O. MAH1N
OF the Army Recruiting Station

Two out of every three American
soldiers who reached France took
part in battle. The number who
reached France was 2,0S4,000, and
of these 100000 saw active service
at the front. 81
OF the AZ divisions that reached
France 29 took part in active COM
bat service Seven of them were
regular army divisions, IL We're or
ganized from the National Guard.
and IL were made up of National
Army troops.
American divisions were in battle
for 200 DAYS and engaged in IL
major operations.
From the middle of August until
the end of the war the American
divisions held during the greater
part of the time a front longer than
that held by the British.
In October the American div.
sions held 1O1 miles of line, or 20
per cent. of the entire western front:
ON the 1st of April the Germans mao
n superiority of 324,OOO> IN rlre
strength. Due to American arrivals
the allied strength exceeded that OF
the Germans in June and was more
than 500 900 above it in November.
In the battle of st. Mihiel 5oo'ooo
Americans were engaged, as com
nored with about 100000 on the
northern side in the Battle OF Gettys-
bure, The artillery fired more than
900 600 shells in four hours, Whlcn
is the most intense concentration OF
artillery fire recorded in history.
The Meuse- -Argonne battle Lasted
FOR ~ days, during which ZOO Ooo
Am erican troops were engaged. The
American battle losses of the war
We're 10000 killed and 2S6,0Oo
wounded. They are heavy when
counted in terms of lives and surler-
ing but light compared with the
enormous price paid by the NATIONS
at whose sides we fought.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
Sonnet

(John Masefleld in the OwI)
Forget all these, the barren fool IN
power,
The madman in command. the
Jealous o,
The bitter world. biting its bitter
hour,
The cruel now, the happy long
ago.
Forget all these, for, though they
truly hurt,
Even to the soul, they are not last
ing things,
Men are no gods, men tread the city
dirt,
But in our souls we can be queens
and kings.
And I. o Beauty, o Divine white
wonder,
On whom my dull eyes, blind to all
else peer,
Have you for peace, that not the
whole wars thunder,
Nor the worlds hate, can threat or
take from here.
So you remain, through all mans
passionate seas
Roar their blind tides, I can forget
all these.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
FOR A HALF MILL

-OR a half-mill on the city tax
n rate - possibly less = Harris
= burg can:
Pay it's share of the great
Memorial Bridge at State street.
Make possible the extension of the
city by building sewers in districts
where new structures await their
coming.
Pay the municipalities share OF
paving some miles of DIRT streets
Enjoy the pleasures of lighthouses
and bathing beaches matching the
best there is at the largest water
ing places, and better than most
Is Harrisburg going to take ad-
vantage of its opportunity?
OF course; Harrisburg knows q
bargain when it sees it and never
has been known not to taE5 ad.
vantage of one that has been of.
fered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

6ETTOW does Harrisburg do it?'
That is question that
Harrisburg people often are
asked by visitors discussing our
achievements in the way of civic
enterprises and public improve
ments.
The answer lies in the public
spirit of Harrisburg people and their
willingness to cooperate for the
good of the town.
The luncheon at the Penn Harris
yesterday affords an illustration.
There were assembled, at the in
vitation of the Rotary Club. mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Kiwanis| Club, men of every
walk of life, of all manner of poll
tical belief and affiliation, to hear
the matter of the four public i'm
provement loans discussed impair
TALLY In open meeting. 1t was one
for all, and all for one, nobody try
ing to achieve any personal honor
or advantage, but everybody keen
to learn what he might do to ad-
vance the interests of the whole.
Cooperation was the keynote of
the meeting, and cooperation and
public spirit are back of whatever
success we may have had in our
community efforts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

of his return to his native shire af-
ter what presumably had been a
considerable absence.
The poet chronicler, Mr.. English,
is a trifle vague on this point, but
considering everything it is but fair
to infer that Alice's funeral was
practically by acclamation. Beyond
question it must have been relief
to all concerned, including the FAM
lily of the deceased, to feel that a
person so grievously afflicted mental
ly was at last permanently planted
under a certain slab of stone rather
loosely described in the conversation
above referred to as granite so
gray.
One wishes Mr.. English had been
a. trifle more exact in furnishing the
particular details of this sad case.
Still, suppose it is hard for a poet
to be technical and poetical at the
same time And though he failed to
go into particulars I am quite sure
that when asked IL he didn't remem-
Der Alice, Mr.. Bolt answered in the
decided affirmative. 1t is a cinch
he couldn't have forgotten her, tho
official half-wit and lightning change
artist of the country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
Lived on Is Gents a Dau
[From the New york world. I

[From the New York world.]
Filing of report the other day
by James A. Donegan, as refugee in
a dispute over the settlement of an
estate left by Mrs. Charlotte ". Ack-
erman, showed that, although the
decendent owned an estate valued
at a quarter million dollars. she
had lived on 75 cents a day.
In his report Mr.. Donegan said
that the decendent had two servants
for her house, and that she paid
them salary, but required them to
furnish their own food. She ran no
charge accounts. he said, except for
bread, ice and gas, and her living
expenses did not exceed 75 cents q
q day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
PLANNING FOR FUTURE

~HE City Planning Commission
having worked out plans salts
factory to all concerned for the
development of the Italian Park and
Hoffmans Woods tracts, acting at
the suggestion of City Council, there
remains little more than formal ap-
proval to place the street changes
on the city's official map. The trans-
formation of the properties to meet
the new grades and lines will be a
matter of the future, to be taken
care of with the growth of the city
and the construction of the new
high school.
Sixth street and Division street, in
the newly workedout plotting of the
district, are to be eighty feet wide,
each. There is u lesson in the
widening of these narrow thorough
fares to meet future needs that
should guide the city IN all it's de-
velopment plans-which is this, that
the time to plan for the growth OF
the city is to plot new territory
while it is still farm land. or at least
while it is controlled by one or d
limited number of owners. Sixth
and Division streets must be wide IL
they are to meet the traffic needs OF
years to come. Dealing with the
problem while the land adjacent i:
not built up, the Commissioner:
we're able to get the consent of the
single interest involved ana the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
Protection For Industries
From the Binghamton Pressl

TFrom the Binghamton PressI
The "anti-dumping" bill intro
duccd by Senator Smoot. If properly
administered, is as clearly and le-
Ultimately O. protection to American
industry as any measure proposed
by Congress.
What it aims to effect is SIMPLY
this, to prevent foreign goods-Ger-
nan goods among others-being
sold in America at less than cost or
at less than their price abroad. The
tariff commission is charged with
the administration of the law, and
will investigate the home market
price of foreign goods that seek
entry into America.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
PEOPLE WON'T FORGET

n EAR ADMIRAL SIMS, whose
X, brilliant record overseas con-
stitutes an admirable chapter
in the history of America in the
war. is to be denied the high rank
of admiral to which he is clearly
entitled and to be given the rank
of vice admiral simply because it
WAS feared another officer or two
might not be satisfied with the pro-
motion of Sims to the first rank.
Perhaps, a mere land lubber
should have no opinion about such
matters as stars and things like that
in the Navy, but those who happen
to know the splendid qualities of
Sims can hardly be blamed for feel
ing strongly about the way ne. mas
been treated by the Washington big
wigs.
The people will not forget his re-
uarkAble service under the most try
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
GOOD TALK

= LIEUTENANT VERN TOR
- BEIDLEMAN, in his manly
and public-spirited address
before the Rotary Club. the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Kiwanis
Club yesterday, said many things
worth repeating, but three of them
are so far out of the ordinary that
they stand out clear and distinct
as features of meeting that was re-
markable for it's interest and en-
thusiasm. The points he made were
these:
A man in public life ought to
be willing to sacrifice political
preferment for the good OF his
we must forget sectionalism
and all unite for the welfare Oh
the city as Whole. 5000
enough to change his mind ABOUT
building the bridge at State
street Instead of Walnut is not
broad enough to be HARRIS
burger.
That is not the kind of language
we usually hear from men in public
life, and it is refreshing, especially
since Lieutenant Governor Beidle-
man was himself supporter of the
Walnut street bridge loan when 1t
wos before the people some years
ago. He was taking the medicine he
himself prescribed.
There is all too much pussy
footing" for personal beneht and
too little thought for the public
good. The man with the courage
of his convictions is u strong man.
He commands public respect. But
il requires courage of the first degree
to take a public stand that may Of
fend friends whose interests lie in
another direction, as the Lieutenant
Governor did on several matters OF
public Importance yesterday.
Unquestionably, Mr.. Beidleman's
address made many supporters for
the bridge transfer and other loans
but better than that was his advice
to the people of Harrisburg to for
get personal and sectional interests
for the welfare of the community as
a whole. That is the keynote of
success for any city - everybody
working wholeheartedly and har-
for the upbuilding of the
town in which they live. If the
missionaries for the-Various loans
caught the spirit of his speech and
went out of the meeting yesterday
that kind of gospel, the
success of the loans is assured.
1t was a good talk, the kind of
talk our people ought to hear oftener
and it will bear fruit. The Lieuten-
ant Governor has set a splendid
fashion for all our public officials to
follow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

ernor, State Librarian and other Of
ficials to discuss tho progress OF
their work.
This interesting item concerns
past Luzerne politics and comes
from the Wilkes=Barre Record: "A
political mystery of Plains town
ship of 20 years ago may be solved
by information coming from a town
in Illinois, that Plains ballot box
had been bought for $12 during an
auction sale of unclaimed freight.
Twenty years ago ballot box dis
appeared from Plains during the
election in, which Patrick Burke de-
feated Rosser Mainwaring for school
director. The vote was close and
the result in one district decided the
election
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
Mohammedan Aids Red Cross

[From the Washington Star.l
Differences in class, race or re-
lieion mean nothing to the Ameri-
can Red Cross workers. DR.. Vir-
ginia Murray of San Gabriel. CAL,
reports that one of the best helpers
and advisers of the Red Cross has
in Polans is S. Saforewitz, head OF
the Mohammedan colony that has
existed in Novogrodek 250 years.
There is no more honest man in
Poland" said Doctor Murray. ''It
has been repeatedly proven that his
information can always be depended
upon. He is energetic in getting
help for people of all faiths alike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
The Plain Truth

[From the New York Herald
1t is, agreed by all authorities that
amendments of treaty by the Sem
ate do not require a new signature
by the other powers If the latter
agree to the amendments. Amend
ments or reservations amounting to
amendments of the treaty now be-
fore the Senate will not require new
signatures IL the other nations agree
to these amendments or reserva-
tiona.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
Keep After the Anarchists! /!
TFrom the New york sunl

IFrOm the New orK SUM
If the report from Gary, Ind, that
the maker of the bombs mailed in
this city last spring and bearing the
addresses of prominent Americans
has been arrested is true, justice has
gone a long way toward repressing
the authors of anarchistic outrages.
Attorney General Palmer, one of the
victims selected by the anarchists,
believes the culprit has been caught,
and his confidence should be based
on knowledge not available to
others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

ing conditions possible to conceiye,
but he is entitled to public recog-
milton and to the satisfaction of a
rank which would in some degree
represent his achievements on the
sea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

Members of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
Of all news dispatches credited to
1t or not otherwise credited in this
. lished herein.
All rights Of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

And now to put the Memorial Fund
over in a days drive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1s, 1919

Friendship Is TO be Ualued for
phat Is In it, not for tchdt can be
yOtten out Of TIL. G. TRUMBULL.
&c stands best Who knecIs most;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

We're a democratic people, but just
the same we would like a look at
King Albert.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg has been
manufacturing meat products
for shipment overseas?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
-Maclaysburg was merged with
Harrisburg over 100 years ago. 1t
was the frst annexation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-18
WHY WE SUCCEED

fETTOW does Harrisburg do it?"
II That is question that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-20
MANY YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE DURING WEEK FOR
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS; OTHERS COME To-
SCHOOLS HERE; MUCH GAIETY IS SCHEDULED

Robert E. Lee chapter OF the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy in tri-
butte to the men who took part In the
world war and to the confederate vet
Grams.
The War Camp Community Service
and the Red Cross have given many
entertaining affairs during the past
week at the Khaki club and Red Cross
convalescent house at Fort Bliss and
to be given during the incoming week
Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock Harry
Van Horn viii be at Khaki club No.
l TO lead a sing song OF soldiers and
War Camp Community Service girls
In October an entertainment is 10 Re
given by the War Camp Community
Service and these girls and men will
take part in the great chorus which is
to be formed for it Also the chorus
will be formed for the purpose of
stimulating community singing and Is
meeting with the greatest enthusiasm
Miss Minnie Taylor will be the piano
accompanish Sunday afternoon Tues
day evening there is to be a stunt
party at Khaki club No. l. Mayor
Davis and other prominent Ell Pasoans
will be judges Of the events and prizes
will be given to the girls and men
staging the cleverest stunts.
Next Friday evening members Of the
University club viii give a sunset gar
den party on the roof Of the club. The
roof will be transformed into a gar
den, with the aid of trees and boughs
from the woodland There will be
sorts OF interesting features After the
supper there will be a program given
after sunset and later & hop in the
club rooms
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-20
q OLLE p. LANSDFN

Fifth United States cavalry in Maria.
and also a charming affair was the
garden supper given By Dean and
Mrs Worrell Friday evening. honor
ing the members Of the faculty Of the
School Of Mines.
Mrs. L G. Witherspoon entertained
with an informal and daintily ap-
pointed tea on Friday afternoon.
complimenting her niece. Mrs Bryan
Wells Brown. the former Miss Frances
Earle. and Miss Louise LAYTON, house
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. oJseph Fair
banks Williams. Miss Lawton is from
California and is a niece Of Mr.. viii
liams
This afternoon Mrs. c. E. Kellogg is
giving an informal at home" in
honor Of Mrs. Ralph Henderson. The
scene Of the affair is the Kellogg's
residence in Richmond Terrace. and
the hours 4 until z o'clock
The Saltus club. an organization OF
the high school, is giving a dance at
the Woman's clubhouse this evening.
There viii also be the weekend dance
at the Country club and at Khaki
club No 1
The sheldon hotel autumn season
was ushered in Wednesday evening
with a number OF brilliant dinner
parties and various dinners are sched-
uled 10 take place there this evening
The Government Hill Circle of Gov
eminent Hill Baptist church is giving
an ice cream social this evening at
1927 Westminster street
One Of the events OF the past week
was the unwilling ceremony Wednes-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at Ever
green cemetery, marking the dedica-
ton of the monument erected there by