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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
10 stage q prize fight scene in
big play which he 10 making r
b2tsA WI0@ya hfvnH Tho nNoadua,

10 stage q prize fight scene in q
big play which he 10 making r.
a. Wash hired the Broadway
15ogting Club House in Brooklyn. col
lsetcg . big crowd Of fight fans BY ad-
ylielng In the daily newspapers and
I klleD put on real bout between two
pNEitiptS. TO hire the hall, erect the
necessary lighting system, pay the
ligAtegS and their attendants and get
Tie crowd together cost nearly $4,000
ana the bout, ended with knockout
n lhe second round!
1Aa fighters we're Johnny Refs, 2
professional lightweight and Jim Riv-
eEU, . Boston negro who has made
lcnagideFable OF q name for himself
Ng4ttnH Throughout the country. Dv-
efything In the scene was carried out
II tie proper prize ring manner-sec
nA1s, referee, timekeepers, announcers
and even reporters in the working
pFeesh seats at the ringside.
When the time arrived to start the
baut It was found that the hall was
not quito full, 80 Mr.. Walsh sent mes
seqgers to the gates Of a nearby fac.
try. which was just closing for the
day, and invited about 300 men to 90
ovSr and enjoy good scrap free.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
Llvs Wire Douglas Play. Nelson.

What are the qualities that appeal
most to Americans today? Need 1t be
said-yigor, determination red-blood,
ed courage, initiative? These constl-
tUte the true American type-the sort
Of men who have driven the Huns back
70 tho Rhine. The sort Of men who
arc born Of the splendid pioneers, end
whose grit and bravery and industry
have made America the marvellous ma
ton that It is.
That Is the sort OF man Douglas
Fairbanks typifies on the screen. With
hio splendid physique. his ineffacea-
BE smile, his intrepid bearing, his abil
\ ~ to emerge from all sorts Of difficult
4 tieQ, his wholesome breeziness, his
fatehandedness virility, buoyancy, he
i4nn example OF what men and women
mean when they say-"that's a real
Americana"
Today. Douglas is at the Nelson in
Arizona" not new drama, but a
good one. The story is familiar to
most play goers, and 1t will be unnec-
eesefy 10 repeat 1t here. Suffice IL to
say It deals with affairs at q ranch
and an army post at the period Of the
: Spanish war and the love affairs OF
the officers present tangled skein OF
affairs which is only unraveled at the
and; The unjust suspicious attaching
St0 Denton, the trickery and villainy OF
H0nita and the characteristic fineness
nf the Colonel and of Candy are all
phases OF delightfully."- enacted charac.
tey parts. The story has the marital
atmosphere that is certain to be so
popular today, yet is Of q bygone per.
lod before the khaki distinguished the
n American soldiers. 1t was then, still,
the boys in blue"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
v w. c. A Have aRamonaI'

Manager Morgan Is furnishing the
screen for the Normal Y. W. C. A. who
are showing Ramona" the beautiful
story BY Helen Hunt Jackson tonight.
Scarcely e. library IN the city but has a
copy Of the delightful story OF Cal!for-
MIA and the early missions and the
reading OF the story will only adj to
ones interest and pleasure in seeing
the story in screen form.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11

New Bill Proves Balance Of Company
Repeated visits to the Hippodrome,
and every change Of bill put on by the
Manhattan Players there only serves
to emphasize the fact that the CON-
pany is as well balanced as any that
has ever attempted stock in this
city. 1t is quite usual to see stock
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11

Vlela Dana ls Amusing Character.
seatan JUNIOR" is the unattractive
little Of Q very attractive story at the
Princess today, when the harlm scar.
pna Viola Dana shines in comedy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11

lpse m Altoona
plxe s..--... Tho Code Of the Yukon
s,ncess y........-...... Satan Junior
HK1no ................... Ramona
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-11
Stop Corn Agony
In -Four Seconds
Use aGets.lr-ses Corns Peel OIL

The relief that "Gsts-Ir gives
eorns and callusdb peel on painless-
ly in one piece-ls one Of the won.
dSrs Of the worl1 The woman In
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
He Who SerDes

He has not served who gathers gold.
Nor has he served, whose life is told
In selfish battles he has won
or deeds of skill that he has done.
But he has served who now and then
Has helped along his fellow men.
The world needs many men TODAY:
Red -blooded men along lifes wav.
With cheerful smiles and helping
hands
And with the faith that understands
The beauty of the simple deed
Which serves another's hour of
need.
Strong men to stand beside the
weak,
Kind men to hear what others
speak.
True men to keep our country's laws
And guard its honor and it's cause !:
Men who will bravely play life's
game
Nor ask rewards of gold or fame.
Teach me 10 do the best | can
To help and cheer our fellowman:
Teach me to lose my selfish need
And glory i'm the larger deed
Which smooths the road and lights
the day
For all who chance TO come my way.
Edgar A. Guest in Association
Men for December.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
NeW Painless Surgery

From the Edinburgh Scotsman.
For many years, in fact, ever since
anaesthetics were brought into gem
eral use one of the aims of surgical
scientists has been the discovery of
some method of operating pain
lessly without rendering the patient
unconscious by inhalations of ether
or chloroform. According to the
London Times, this desideratum is
now an accomplished fact. a system
based on the use of phenol having
been successfully employed by the
surgeons at. the chief military hos
pltals in Milan for some thousands
OF operations, among which were
over three hundred on the lungs.
performed by Professor Brushchi. of
Como. The proposed line of incision
is marked with pheno (carbolic
acld) ny dipping a sterilized scaIpel
INTO this liquid, and using the back
OF the point of the scalpel as a mar
ker. After the lapse of a few sec
onds. the scalpel is again dipped
into the phenol, and the tissues are
cut with a slow and gentle up-and-
down movement similar to that
used in saving. What happens is
that film of phenol is formed on
the blade when it is immersed and
this anaesthetizes the tissues as they
are cut. Frequent dippings are nee
essary to maintain the film. which
is rubbed off by contact with the
tissues or washed away by blood.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS

A WASHINGTON dispatch to the
II New York Times quotes a
member of the Republican
National Committee as saying that
former Postmaster General Frank
II. Hitchcock lis commonly credited
with having the votes of Southern
Republicans sewed up in his pocket.
Find out whom Frank Hitchcock is
for and you will know the Republi-
can nominee"
This is the sort of propaganda
that might be expected in the col
umns of a Democratic newspaper.
but not in paper of as high
standing as the New York Times.
And yet, it must be confessed. there
has sometimes been evidence that
the votes of southern Republicans
can be sowed up in the vest pocket
of a man diligent enough TO conduct
the work of organization. 1t should
not he lost sight of, however that
two Republican nominees for the
Presidency whose nominations were
aided by the vest pocket votes. were
defeated at the polls. Southern Re-
publicans are entitled to voice in
the selection of candidates in pro-
portion to the strength they bring
to the Republican party. The voice
should be theirs and not that of
some organizer who makes n busi-
ness of politics. The voice should be
heard in such a manner as to leave
no room for doubt that it is a real
voice and not the voice of ven
triloquist.
1t is the right and duty of any
candidate for the Presidential nom
nation to seek the support of South
ern Republicans in the National
Convention, even though no South
ern State can be expected to cast a
vote for q Republican in the cleo
toral college. But the man who gets
the support of the Southern delega-
tons through the vest pocket
method has a support of very doubt
full value when the ultimate test
comes at the November election.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
A Christmas Plea
BRIGGS

From far above Judean plains
A carol echoes DER the earth;
1t bears the hope of joy again;
1t bids our hearts attune with
mirth,
Tts Christmas! and the angels sing
The story of two thousand years,
or war and famine, suffering;
: A paradox: The Masters tears
Were shed in vain if from this strife
Come not salvation, faith and love;
In vain He died, if life for life
Remain the law. We cannot prove
With selfishness the golden rule;
Nor can the avarice of man
Become an instrument so cruel
To wreck the purpose of His plan,
Man must help man, brotherho ood
Should rise from ashes of the war;
An effort to be understood
Can soon supplant the thirst for
gore,
The laborer shall make his start
In deeds and tasks for common
And capital shall faith impart
With bonds of gold and actions
real, a @ Ftr
The proiteer,,sh see 1.-THE need
OF honest dealing, and the day
That whetted appetites of greed
Must in this victory fade away.
So tune the Christmas bells again
To herald to mankind the birth
OF truth and faith, so let the reign
OF peace and joy spread DER the
earth.
EDWIN NJ. ABBOTT.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
UN-AMERICAN

HE reelection of Victor Berger
to Congress is not a rebuke to
the lawmakers who refused to
give him a seat, but it is a serious
reflection upon the Americanism of
the people of the district he calls
home.
Berger was disloyal during the
war and his radical tendencies ought
TO make him subject to deport-
alton. If the people of the Ber-
ger district have no more patriotism,
no more love for the flag, no more
regard for the republic, no more
respect for our American institutions
than to elect pro-German radical
to Congress, then they deserve to go
without representation, as they
probably will, for Congress cannot
be expected to backtrack on Berger.
There is certainly something seri-
ously wrong with a community that
will give man of this type 1000
majority over a hundred per cent.
American candidate. the while 5000
voters sit supinely at home not suffi-
ciently interested to vote. We have
very distinct idea what would hap
pen in Pennsylvania If fellow like
Berger tried to run for Congress
here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

TTYlTH all the efforts of the ma
wv tional government exerted in
the opposite direction, the
price of foodstuffs went up two per
cent. in November. Mr.. Palmer is
one of our most persistent and vol
luminous takers. He is almost as pro-
life of speeches, interviews and proc
lamations as was his illustrous chief
in his prime-to say nothing of con-
ferences. Always prices are lust 60
ing to come down, according to the
Attorney General, and the next thing
we hear is that they have taken an
other jump. Something more than
eloquence and fancy phrases will be
necessary to bring down the cost Of
living.
1t has become known that some
action has been taken toward an
actual demonstration by the govern
ment to reduce costs by urging upon
retailers the holding of special sales
in January OF course. it is a gen.
eral custom for merchants to offer
bargains in broken holiday stocks
shortly after the new year in order
TO get ready for the spring trade.
Mr. Palmer proposes to swing into
line on the tide of these sales. which
he would have the merchants hold
on an extensive scale. and evidently
.hopes for reductions in living costs
based on these bargain prices All
very well. perhaps, but no good will
come of merely pouring the left
overs of all kinds into the market
even at reduced prices. If Mr. Pal
mer can persuade the merchants to
cut prices only in what We have
come to regard as the "cheaper lines
of goods" and so create a demand
for wares Of the kind, he will have
accomplished something. In other
words, If he can bring about a mar
ket for medium priced goods. instead
OF the very high priced articles now
in such great demand, by putting
them before the public at attractive
figures, the trend back toward sanity
on the part of an extravagant public
may carry us into something like
normal market conditions. Other
wise there is small use in making The
effort.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
THANK YOU

"HE Christmas number of the
Tech Taller has reached this
office. 1t is brightly illustrated
in green and red and with half-tones
pf the championship Tech football
DEAN. Cartoons and special fea-
lures add to the attractiveness of
.the magazine. The Technical High
school may be proud of such a pub
lication. The whole Christmas issue
is well worth anybody's attention.
but we were especially interested in
this one little paragraph, on page
40, under the caption: Who's who
at Tech"
BEST Harrisburg newspaper-The
Telegraph
We like to hear that at any time,
from anybody, naturally, but it is
especially pleasing to note this SEN
tinent in the Technical High School,
which is turning out the men who
will be leaders in Harrisburg the
next quarter century or more.
Thank you!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Fair Price Lists

MEMS wool suits should sell a
S24.oO, mems shoes at $6.I5, ant
other necessities in proportion, ac
cording to n fair price list an
nounced after an investigation il
Chicago.1
When first I saw a fair price list
thought that soon could
exist
Within my means and save some
beans for illness and pleas
ures.
Though prices had seemed out OF
sight / chortled: Now it's
shown what's right
All dealers smart will have 9
heart, or soon we'll take
their measures.
For twenty years I've nursed q
meek resolve to start to save
next week
But always found next week
came round as often as to-
morrow,
But now within a week I think IL
feel as flush" as any pink
For clothes and feed l shall not
need, nor shall I have to
borrow"
I took my fair price list along SO
I'd be sure to not go wrong
And one by one l called upon a
dozen princely dealers.
But when | asked for food or clothes
at prices anything like those
Upon the list they fairly Missed =
scorn past that for stealers.
Or loudly said, in manner bland
"Oh, we don't deal in second
hand"
And showed so plain. their high
disdain. while other patrons
Uttered,
That I felt ''1ush." all right, all
right, and quickly faded out
of sight,
A sadder but not richer mutt. AMI
very much embittered.
SO nowadays when am told the
snit I'm wearing should be
sold
At twenty-five I'm thankful I've
bought it while it was fifty:
If fair lists price my shoes at six
I look with joy upon my kicks,
Glad I bought when they cost but
ten-next week pair as nifty
May sell for twice that modest price.
And though / hate to give
advice,
Lo, I have tried and darn near
died of deep humiliation,
And, having saved no money yet that
way. concluded with regret
A fair price saw unbacked by law
is just an aggravation.
Lee Shippey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

know the Commonwealth as does
DR.. Faris, and none has written of 1t
more charmingly.' The book ought
to be in every library. 1t would serve
fine purpose as a supplementary
reader in the public schools. Its de-
scriptions are vivid and it's history
is entertainingly and accurately told.
1t is no dry compilation of facts.
There is nothing of the guideboek
about it, but it should prove invalu-
able to the motorist.
Reading it one becomes more ap-
preciative of his own State, a greater
admirer of Pennsylvania, and so a
better American.
This is not an advertisement. 1t is
a tribute.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
More Than Human Strength

Out of the complex. bcwildering
world situation of to-day, we must
turn to the Almighty for power to
see things through; I'VE must con-
meet up with that unlimited resource
declares John Timothy Stone, writ
ing in Gods Niagara Rushes Past"
i'm Association Men for December.
He continues:
"Is the test of o-day what we
can do with God? Immense tasks
ahead, with all kinds of sin inter-
twining and Interviewing itself into
the very fabric of life. Gods power
is possible for it all. We can do the
impossible for Him, not with God.
but God with us. God is not afraid
to undertake anything, no matter
how immense, no matter how
minute. if the soul is His; If the life
transmits His power.
I'VE talk about the almighty dol
lar. Utter nonense. 1t is nothing as
compared 10 the Almighty Power of
God. lie controls the cattle on Il
thousand hills. lie controls the
power of all nature. The Creator is
greater than the creature. What we
need is the power of God and then
the resources of the world are ours
because they are His
lie us stand beneath the shadow
of the Cross and realize that ii is
not added human strength, nor
added personality, nor added contact
with men. nor added organization.
What we need is the life of the Di-
vine one quickening the wire of our
lives with Ills power that He may
use us.
THE great Niagara of God is rush
ing naet Unless on the standard of
Jesus Christ alone we base our faith
we cannot have power though we
have all else. We must possess the
Power of God. They waited in
Jerusalem until He came and the
world was amazed because they
spake with other tongues as the
Shirt gaYe them utterance.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

John G. Bane, who was listed
for argument in a case before the
Public Service Commission, is one
of the big lawyers of Pittsburgh and
has appeared here in traction mat
ters
Judge elect NJ. c. Henninger, of
Lehigh, has been a member OF the
Lehigh bar since 1877.
Thomas Cadwalader. elected
captain of the First City Troop, is a
descendant of one of the founders of
that organization.
Captain G. G. McLain, OF Indi-
ana, appointed captain in the new
National Guard. comes of a family
that has been in every war since the
French and Indian.
&C. G. Setser, district attorney of
Carbon county, will locate in Florida.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
SEEING PENNSYLVANIA

A RE you looking for a charming
~ gift for a friend this Christ
mas?
Then buy him DR.. John II. Faris'
new book, Seeing Pennsylvania"
E. 1t is charming volume, as Won
may have gathered if you read either
of the two mentions of it made re-
Gently on this page. Handsomely
bound and beautifully illustrated. its
binding and its illustrations are the
least of its delights to the lover Of
Pennsylvania.
We are fond of saying Pennsylva-
mia is a great State. but few of us
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Absent Without LeaDe

[From the Rocky Mountain News.
Prince Ludwig says Emperor
Charles of Austria never quit, but
there is a persistent rumor abroad
that he has missed several pay days
since November II. 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

Members 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 pub
lished herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Best Cure For He'll Raising
[From the Houston Post

From the Houston PoStl
The Lord made Adam and Eve
full grown and put them I'm a beau
tiful place where they didn't need
to work. and at the very outset
they began to raise hell. Then He
made them 20 to work. II you
feel like YOU are about to break
loose 80 TO work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Ruth, the Forbedr of DdDid

So Boaz took Ruth and she was
his wife; and she bare son. And
they called his name Obed; he is
the father of Jesse, the father OF
David-Ruth iv, 13 to II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
A Small Haul

From Punch. London.I
The light fingered gentry, IL ap-
pears. are resuming their pre-war
occupation. Only last week So
cIety lady had new evening frock
stolen from er..reticule.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Seems TO Haze DiSdppeared
[From the Alb

IFrom the Albany Journal
What has become of the official
reports that we used to get from
time to time of amounts of food sup
plies in cold storaga?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Belief in Santa Claus

IFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer. I
Prosperity is widespread. and
many family is hoping that Santa
Clans will bring them an. egg for
Christmas
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

So Mr.. Berkman is going to "como
back and get us" That is if Mr.
Lenine doesn't get" Mr.. Berkman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

When. the people shall have
learned the lesson that it is neces-
sary to learn in order to overcome
reconstruction difficulties, we can
hope for a more reasonable atti-
tude toward business questions and
a more normal life among all
classes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

Santa Claus has nothing on Old
Jack Frost as Christmas tree trim
mer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

Transportation in modern civi-
r lization is at the root and bottom
of everything. You can not even
get fuel without it; you can not
get food without it; you can not
get clothes without it; you can
not do anything without salts
factory transportation. We have
passed beyond the period when
one little neighborhood could
supply the next little neighbor-
hood with its food and with its
garments. We have come to the
period where a great interstate
and international transport sys-
tenn must feed and clothe the
world. and We ought to settle
So it seems to me that the pres
ent duty of the Senate is very
plain, and that is to carry the
railroad bill to a finish one way
or tha other, getting a final vote
upon it and sending it to con-
ference, and in conference make
the House conferees and the
senate conferees agree to some
thing and bring that something
back before the two Houses with
a view to having it dealt with.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
TREATMENT OF SENATORS
AGAINST LEAGUE REGARDED
AS UNIDENTIFIED g. COERCIVE

Bishop
Politics" Are
Voting Their
BISHOP THOMAS b NEEI.Y
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
DO you KNOW

THAT Harrisburg used to be
famed for the quality of its
sausage?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

It,comes high but we must have it
living.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
WILLIAMS QUITS

~ S. SENATOR JOHN SHARPE
/ WILLIAMS is going to quit
public life. He is out of
joint with the way things are done
at Washington and believes there
may be more peace and content
ment in old Mississippi. Senator
Williams has some definite views on
the transportation problem of the
United States which must be solved
unless we are to continue stumbling
along in the dark. On this ques-
ton and discussing the Cummins
bill, he says:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The first passengers travelled
over the old Comeback just about
102 years ago.