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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
TIME TO PREPARE

~ARK COMMISSIONER GROSS
r is in touch with Warren II.
= Manning, and definite specifica-
tions will soon be forthcoming for
the bathing beaches at Island Park.
one question which has arisen is
whether the city can erect permanent
improvements in that portion of the
island under lease from the Harris
burg Bridge Company. 1t is be-
lieved. however, that such arrange
ment might easily be reached for q
long-term lease that will justify the
comparatively small expenditure
which will be involved in provisions
for the bathing facilities.
Harrisburg. through its power of
condemnation. can take over the part
of the island still held by private
ownership at any time, but it may
be that such a course will not be
necessary in view of the liberal ar
rangement which now exists between
the city and the bridge company.
In any event, the people are in
terested in having tie bathing facili-
ties for next summer, and the De-
partment of Parks will work out the
details during the winter so that
there may be no delay with the com
ing of spring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

John A. Brashear, the Pitts
burgh scientist, is celebrating a birth
day with baskets filled with postal
cards.
Isaac Sharpless, former presi
dent of Haverford, who is a member
of the Constitution Revision Commits
sion, is one of the Quaker members
of that body.
-Enoch Rauh, prominent Pitts
burgh man and councilman. is taking
an active part for the new building
of the Y. NJ. II. A. in that city.
Seth e. Gordon, secretary of the
State Game Commission, is out look
ing over conditions in the deer hunt
ing counties.
Bishop J. F. Berry, in an ad-
dress at Philadelphia, criticised ten
dencies to amusements rather than
to church work
Joseph Wenlock, long with the
Pennsylvania Railroad legal depart
ment, will go into practice at Phila-
delphia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
THANKSGIVING

/" HE custom of giving thanks at
this special season of the year
was inaugurated by the Pill
grims and the Puritans of New Eng
land. who had left their comfort
able homes in England to brave the
dangers of a new world, where the
rigors of the climate, the wrath OF
the Indian and the unexplored ior-
ests were terrors that might have
bowed the heads of the early settlers
in supplication rather than have in
spired them to paens of Thanks
giving.
THE breaking waves dashed high
on a stern and rock-bound
coast;
The woods against a stormy sky
their giant branches tossed
when the Pilgrims landed at
Plymouth Rock. The snow lay deep,
the woods were dark. painted war
riors lurked in their shadows, there
were no cozy shelters for the new
comers: only the cold, the winds
and dangers untold. Did they
turn weeping faces TO high
heaven in supplication for aid? Not
they; they fell on their knees and
gave thanks to God for the blessing
of a safe landing after 4 stormy voy
age. And all through the years that
was the attitude of these sturdy fore
fathers of ours-to praise God for
blessings and to pray for His guild
ing and uplifting strength in time
of trial. They asked not for an
easy life. but rather for power and
patience to endure adversely, and
at the end of each harvest season
they gave thanks for the good things
they had enjoyed.
Compared with the life the Pill
grims led, we in these later times
live like kings" Their sacrifices
laid the foundations upon which
America has been built. We are
reaping where they sowed. They
risked their lives every day in the
wilds of 4 new world that we might
live in safety and at peace. And
yet they thanked God for their
blessings. while we do little more
than complain of our hard lot"
Rather we should fall on our knees
and thank the good Father of all
for those Pilgrim ancestors. for the
strain OF fighting blood they gave
us, for their courage and their de-
votion. instead of whimpering under
adversely, much of it imagined, we
should offer up our thanks that we
are so fortunate as to live in Amer
lea beneath the folds of the banner
that gurantees US freedom of re-
ligion and liberty and prosperity be-
yond the dreams of millions in less
favored parts of the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
I'D GIVE THANKS If
By MRS. CHESTER ADAMS

The reason she spent such a
cruelty lonely day was not because
she had no friends. Ii was because
she had friends who made wonderful
excuses.
They were all spending less upon
their Thanksgiving dinners than in
the good old days when food was
less prohibitive in price. They felt
that Mary would not consider the
dinner any sort of a Thanksgiving
dinner" and rather than have her
secretly feel that their dinner was
not adequate to the occasion (not
having a turkey, for one thing
they simply would not invite her.
So they made excuses.
In reality Mary" cared not
whether they had beef. CHECKER
goose or turkey. What she wanted
ing dinner with. Would you not
rather sit down to humble meal
with a gay crowd than eat a banquet
by yourself?
That pride which makes us at
Thanksgiving just bit selfish in that
I'VE won't have So-and-S make fun
of our dinner is false and wicked.
AT Thanksgiving there should be
that spirit which reaches out and
wishes to share what blessings one
has, whether they be great MATERIAL
or not.
Then there are folks who regard
whatever things they have as theirs
by natural right. They are so used
to them that they never think of
them as blessings.
OF course, there are still a few
people in the world who are con-
sciously grateful for the ordinary
comforts of life. But most of us,
different minded, think we have not
nearly so many blessings as some
other person, and, therefore, why be
happy over the little bit" we have?
We need to be reminded that
everything we have which makes for
good is blessing. If we never think
of them as such during the whole
year beside. let us remember on
Thanksgiving day that we do pos
sess many blessings and that, be
they great or small. we should be
very grateful for them.
The prayers of the Pilgrims were
answered upon us. We have the
things which to them were so dear.
And this year, even more than ever,
can we rejoice over the strength OF
our Nation.
Don't make your thanksgiving
conditional. Make it unconditional,
definite and genuine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

Attorney General Schaffer has
given much thought to the proposed
study of the Constitution by a COM
mission authorized by the last Legis-
lature and appointed by Governor
Sproul. 1t is likely that the opening
session Of this important commission
at the Capitol will be an epochal
event in which the general public
will be invited to participate. Revis :
ing Constitution is an undertaking
in which all the people are Interested
and it may be expected that the ses-
sions of the commission will be at
tended by scores and hundreds who
realize the Importance of the duty
which has been entrusted to this body
of twenty-five appointed by Governor
Spruul.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
0ES Thanksgiving mean a
football game to you-with a
big turkey dinner afterwards?

big turkey dinner afterwards?
Does it mean over the river and
thru the woods to grandfathers
house we go?'
Or, perhaps il means Il hotel din
ner, with theater party afterward?
But does it ever mean thanksgiv-
ing?
The spirit of the original Thanks
giving day has been losing out a bit
as life has been growing more and
more complex. 1t has become one
of a great many other holidays, to
be used for our pleasure as we see
fit. Its significance as a particular
holiday has been slipping away year
by year.
Every one this year is saying,
Everything is so high in price. and
we can't afford nearly all the things
we want. Not much reason to be
very thankful
And yet last year many of those
same people felt at Thanksgiving
that if their boys came safely back
from over there" that they could
ask for nothing more. But it is our
way to forget those moments of
gratitude. There are so many things
we want, and they crowd upon us so
fast that we simply can't forget
them.
Thus it is that you probably will
be feeling sorry for yourself this
year because you have no more
sugar plums allotted to you. Mrs.
Jones, across the street. has so many
more. YOU would be thankful if
you were She.
Mrs. Jones would be thankful if
she had as many as Mrs. Smith, who
lives in New York city. Thus it
goes. You would always be thank
full if When there is that "if,'
then you are not thankful.
The Pilgrims were thankful with
out If" What had they? If we
had no more we certainly should be
condoling with ourselves rather than
giving thanks for what we have.
Yet theirs was the real spirit. and
we are losing it.
There is lonely little young
woman who lives by herself. Last
Thanksgiving she ate dinner in a
humble little restaurant by herself.
Years ago she went over the river
and thru the woods. and at grand
fathers house all her family had
their Thanksgiving together.
Had she friends? Yes, she had
a number of them
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
WILL RESTORE BALANCE

TTITH the war over. the excess
wv of exports over imports for
the first eight months of ;he
calendar year was S3,O12, 100000, as
compared with s1,947. 200, 600 for the
same period in 1918. This would
Indicate a possible export balance at
the end of the year of at least s4,-
900, 900. 900; surely startling figures.
A representative of one of the
great banking institutions of the
country says these figures indicate
that TIE first demand upon America
for the goods required by a world
endeavOring to put itself back upon
peace footing is fully as great as
the demand which the war itself
made. He believes, however, that
the exports from the United States
to Europe must gradually diminish
and that the imports from overseas
to this country must gradually in
crease. This gradual process will
prevent any serious dislocation of
our economic structure and event
ually restore normal conditions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

State Highway Commissioner sad
Ter has not been swept from his feet
by the suggestion of enthusiastic
Scranton friends of his availability
for the Governorship of Pennsylvania
in 1922. He appreciates the comph-
ment. Of course, but declares that he
is now engaged in building roads and
is not a candidate for office. Mr..
Sadler is a keen student of human
nature and he is not tyro in the
political game. He realizes that the
best asset of any public man is his
record of achievement in the service
of the people. Our builder of roads
manifestly prefers to finish one job
before striving to obtain another and
the very strength of the position
will attract attention to his avail
ability for any important office in
the gift of his fellow citizens.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
The 10th
George Nox Mccain in philadelphia
Evening Ledger.


Evening Ledger
Colonel Henry w. Coulter is pre-
pairing a history of the 10th lnfan-
try of the famous Iron Division. IL
was the old Tenth Pennsylvania,
known in the Spanish American war
as the Fighting Tenth"
Although a native and resident of
Greensburg, Colonel Coulter is occa-
sionally seen on the streets OF TINS
city. He comes of noted family
in Western Pennsylvania.
| have always felt a personal in
terest in the famous old Tenth. L
know many of it's officers a quarter
of Il century ago - Captain Alex.
Lear. Major Neff. Lieutenant Colonel
Barnett and Colonel Hawkins, VINO
perhaps was its best beloved COM
mander because he had led ms men
through the rice swamps and Jungles
of the Philippines.
1t was my fortune to see the regl-
mcnt. The farthest east command, en-
train for the Philippines. | was IN
San Francisco when the transport
came slowly through the Golden
Gate bringing them home again. 1ts
flag was at half-mast and the body
of Colonel Hawkins lay in a flag
draped coffin on the forward deck.
| messed with it's officers at their
headquarters on the Preside, and in
the celebrated old Fly trap" restau-
rant. OIL Market street, San Fran
cisco.
1t was matter of surprise to me
to learn within the past week that
the history of this famous command
goes back to the Revolution. 1t had
its origin in two Continental army
com panies, one at Greensburg, the
other at Waynesburg.
If fought through the Mexican
and Civil Wars. served on the MeXi-
can border. and as part of the Iron
Division" made history on the fields
of France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
Thanksgiving.
[From the American Boyl
By EDGAR A. GUEST

For courage that we sorely need,
For strength to do the splendid deed,
For youth, who made the sacrifice
And, smiling, paid the bitter price
That freedom asks of sturdy men,
oh God, accept our thanks again.
To thee once more to-day We kneel;
Sad music of the crash of steel
Accompanie our prayers, and yet
Thy mercirs everywhere are met.
And we are grateful for the youth
That boldly dared to guard the
truth.
oh God, who gave US sight to see
The way to serve, we pray to thee;
We thank thee for all mothers fair
Who gave their sons into thy care
And bravely hid their grief and pain
That liberty and truth should reign.
We thank thee for each noble heart
That scorned to play the coward
part;
We thank thee for the humblest lad
That in these bitter times is glad
To toll until wars flags are furled
To make kindlier, better world.
For yield of tree and fruit and vine
Once more our gratitude is thine;
But in these days of dangers, we
Now offer prayers of thanks to thee
For all the brave and loyal breasts
Wherein the love of honor rests.
'Oh God. we thank thee for our
youth
That still holds dear the ways of
truth:
We thank thee for their courage.
and
Devotion to our native land:
We're thankful that our flag still
CLEANS
The emblem of mans highest
dreams.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
A Paradox

magazines advertise in newspapers
and select only cities where the mag
azines advertise are on sale.
The magazines buy the newspaper
space at an average cost of 1-5c per
azines are on sale.
Then these same magazines sell to
manufacturers this scireulation. which,
in the ffst place, reaches innumer-
able places where the advertiser has
no distribution and in the second
place, sell the space at an average
cost of three times the newspaper
average rate.
Think it over-then-invest in
newspaper advertising is the advice
of a national advertising agency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
BOyd's Directory in 1920
To the Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
A. B. Boyd, manager of the Boyd
Directory Company, informs me that
it has come to his ears that some
one has been canva3sing in Harris
burg for an alleged business direc-
tory, and circulating the report that
the Boyd Directory will not be pub
lished next year. If such a state
ment has been made it is false.
OF course, the Boyd Directory, the
standard and only directory of Har-
risburg for more than half a CEN
tury, up-to-date and with new and
valuable features, will be published
in the spring of 1920 as usual.
At the proper time / hope to call
upon my many friends as in past
years.
j. HOWARD VERT,
912 North Second street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

aware county. This was in line with
what the Governor promised.
Dan S. Brumbaugh will appeal
to the State Supreme Court from the
decision of the Blair county court
refusing to open the Altoona mayor
atty contest
Congressman H. w. Watson's S
boom for denomination was launch
ed in Montgomery county last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
We'De Talked Enough
[From Philadelphia Press. ]

Attorney General Palmer gives a
good many and very conclusive rea-
sons why Emma Goldman should
not be permitted to remain in this
country. But there must be some
reason why she is not deported, for
nobody deports her. ON the con-
trary, after a term in prison she is
allowed to parade around with her
mischievious notions unchanged.
Talking won't get rid of such people
as long as soap boxes can be had for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

street corner rostrums. If the Gov
ernment would get in a sufficiently
firm state of mind to pack the Gold
mans, the Berkmans. and similar
rubbish out of the country it would
be encouraging to every citizen who
respects law and order, and helpful
to the people in resisting anarchy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

from the people themselves; that the
sooner this is understood the sooner
the forces that support the economic
laws will be set to work to increase
the supply of things we need.
Slackers during the war were
looked upon with contempt. and the
time is rapidly approaching when the
peace Stacker will have no more con-
sideration tkan the one who shirked
military duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

Alien infection is practically a
farce, according to an admission Of
the acting commissioner Of immigra-
tion at New York TO a committee OF
Congress at Ellis Island. And the
farce has continued in spite Of the
protests of patriotic Americans
throughout the country. Why?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
WEDNESDAY NOV, &c, 1919

Then said Jesus unto his disci-
pies, If any man IcOuld come after me,
let hin, deny himself and take Up
his cross. aud tolloic me.-MArr.
16 "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
STOP MEDDLING

TIVE QUOTE from recent edi-
w torial in the New York sun,
discussing the needs of rail-
roads and the futility of anti-strike
laws:
In this country of free men no
employer Will ever be able TO hold
an Individual employe TO his job
against his will or against his IN
cold. hard fact, the railroads
never had more than their share
OF labor differences until the Gov
eminent elbowed its way into
that industrial family.
As q matter of cold. hard taet;
the railroads always pay sood
enough wages, measured VITA
wages in other helds' 10 hoiu
their responsible ana lnalspSnsa+
BILE workers until the GoNernmeht
with its policy of starNauon tlaA
fic rates made il impossioIe LOT
the roads 70 meet the competluN0
labor market and remain solNeh''
The Sun declares it was not unui
the Government began to take out
of the hands of the railroads the
duties and functions which belong
to the railroads that the trouo'e
began. The railroads of the Unitea
il is suggested, under
minimum of wise and necessary
regulations must have the right TO
do the things which are essential TO
the welfare, prosperity and security
of the American people
In short, the time has come when
the people. through their Govern
ment. either must cease to nag and
impose upon the transportation sys-
TENS and the public utilities or suffer
the dire consequences of break
down of these agencies, necessary as
they are to the development of a
country like ours and the prosperity
which comes from sane and progress
sive management.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

Between Shocking profits" of the
operators and shocking wage ad-
vances for the miners. it is little won-
der that the consumer is paying
shocking prices for coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

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, 1919-11-26
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg had an
artillery company 100 years ago
and IL used to drill in Market
Square?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The first illuminating gas was
lade here in 1850.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

Published evenings except Sunday by
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING co.
TeIegrnph Building, Federal Square
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

E. ]. STACKPOLE
President and Editor-in-Chtef
F. r. OYSTER, Business Manager
GUS. NJ. STEINAfETZ. Managing Editor
a. r. MICHENER, Circulation Manager
Executive Board
J.-P. MCCULLOUGH,
BOYD NJ. OGLESBY.
f. r. OYSTER,
GUS. NJ. STEINMETZ.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

Two interesting Developments
occurred in Philadelphia politics
last night. Mayor-elect ]. Hampton
Moore served notice upon the retir-
ing administration that he expected
the funds to be provided to run his ad :
ministration. This is an unpre-
cedented action and may precipitate
some things. The Philadelpf in
School Board adopted resolutions
condemning the Public Ledger for
some of its articles in regard to edu-
cation. This action was taken on
motion of John Wanamaker.
The Sproul county commissiou-
ers have started to decapitate the
Mcclure county jobholders in Del
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

COMMISSIONER GROSS
= is in touch with Warren II.
\ Manning. and definite speciiica-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26

D. Appleton & Co. are publishing
this week The Strategy of Min
erals" by George Otis Smith, direc-
tor of the United States Geological
Survey. The book is a study of min
erals as factor in the world posi-
tion of America. 1t also describes
the highly essential part which min
erals played in the Great War, The
Introduction is by Franklin X. Lane.
secretary of the interior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-29
A Great Responsibility.

1t is doubtful if the public realizes the i'm
portance of the new municipal civil service
commission which received its appointment
yesterday.
Its responsibilities will be far greater than
one might imagine at first thought, for in its
hands repose the welfare OF this city, not only
as regards the present but more particularly.
perhaps. as pertaining to the future
According to the plans and specifications"
laid down by this body the future police and
fremen will be provided for. and the time will
come when there will not be single member
of the police and fire departments in Rock Is
land who has not successfully passed the ex-
aminations and measured up to the quaIifca-
tions. morally mentally and physically, as
prescribed by this commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-29
Off the Reservation.

Desertion<is a serious offense against mill
tary law. In raising an American army of
three and one-half millions during a period of
Is months nearly half million cases of tech
meal desertion were recorded. Something like
100000 of them remain to be dealt with which
means that the offenders are still at large.
Most of these cases arose through disobedi-
ence. of orders of local exemption boards and
many of them will be disposed of without in
ficting penalties. Even SOFT is evident that
there will be for long period quite number
of young men who, having evaded service, will
be afraid to return home or to make themselves
known where they may happen to be- Living
under assumed names they will lose the sense
OF responsibility for their own conduct, and,
like Indians oft the reservation they will be
predispose to recklessness and responsibility
A lot of trouble for local, state and munich
pal governments will be caused by these chaps
The sooner they are rounded up and branded
the better it will be all around