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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Wilson to Announce Soon
That He Will Not Be in
Field For Third Term

Washington, Oct. 31.-Announce-
ment from the White House that
Woodrow Wilson will not be a cam
didate to succeed himself as Presi-
dent of the United States may be
expected ut any moment. The Pres
ident, according to one who is so
close to him that his words have the
force of authority, has made up his
mind that the time has arrived to
speak out frankly on the question of
a third term, that William Gibbs
McAdoo, A. Mitchell Palmer, Jose
phus Daniels, Newton d. Baker. Gov
ernor Cox, of Indiana; Atlee Pome-
rene, Franklin D. Roosevelt and
others who are taking themselves
seriously as candidates for the Dem
ocratic nomination may have a
chance to get their booms going be-
fore the session of the Democratic
national committee in this city on
Januarye7.
Three factors have caused the
Presidents decision. In the order of
their weight in shaping his determi-
nation these are: His illness and the
slowness and uncertainty of his con-
valescence, realization that his veto
of the prohibition enforcement act
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
CLAIM STRIKE LOST

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Additional mills
were operating at the South Chicago
steel plants to-day and the statement
of f. A. Newton, general superin-
tendent of the Illinois Steel Com
pany's mills. that the strike of steel
workers, now in its sixth week, was
broken so far as that place was con-
cerned was added to statements of
Gary, Ind, steel mill operators and
strike leaders that the strike there
was lost. From the remainder of
the Chicago district no reports of
changes in the industrial situation
were received.
Army intelligence officers at Gary
to-day continued investigating three
supposedly incendiary fires, in con-
nection with which three men have
been arrested.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

personnel, rail, water, and highway,
should be maintained
.The experience with the air SER
vice makes 1t certain that this will be
an element of increasing Importance
in warfare. America should not be
allowed to lag behind other countries.
Consolidate Forces
1T Nigh be we'll to consolidate air
forces, military, naval and CONNER
cial. under a single head as an as
sistance to progress"
The general also urged retention
of q tank corps. He also said the
nurse corps deserved recognition, and
he praised its service during the war.
1T is. necessary in time of war
that the decision as to organization
of corps and service be left to the
President" he said. "and I believe
the authority should be left to him
in time of peace"
Too Many Officers
Provisions of the Senate bill, Gen
eral Pershing said, created too many
general officers
Our traditions call for fewer men
oe these ranks" he said. Now as to
the general staff provisions, il seems
to me that under them line officers
might suffer in the matter of promo
tion.
our general staff has never func-
toned as such. Few officers have
been trained for it. So at the begin
ming of the war it was found neces-
sary to create one from the ground
UP"
We came out of the war with gem
eral staff experience, and with train
ed officers. There should now be no
opposition in it's retention.
Some provision should be made by
which the President could get rid at
any time of an inefficient man who
happened to become a bureau chief"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Says Labor Section
of the Peace Treaty
Was Not Understood

Washington, Oct. S1.-Formally
opening the fight on the labor sec
ton of the Peace Treaty. Senator
LaFollette, Republican, Wisconsin,
moved in the Senate late yesterday
to strike out the entire section
which provides for establishment of
an international labor organization.
Senator Penrose. Republican,
Pennsylvania, suggested that the
Peace Conference agreed to the la
Dor section without understanding
it, and declared if it were under
stood now, every trade union in the
United States would condemn it,
No vote is expected before next
week. Several other Senators ex-
pect to put up a stubborn fight for
the LaFollette motion though they
concede there is little hope of it's
adoption.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Scientific Discussions
by Garrett P. Serviss

Please answer the following ques-
tions: DIS the sun a planet or a
star? My friend insists it is a planet
because the nearest sar is about four
nGht years away. (2)-Why do We
nus, Mercury, Mars. etc, look like
| stars If they are only planets2 (3)
Does the earth look like a star to
man supposed to be on Mars or Ju-
utter? Two Students"
The frequency with which such
questions are asked proves the util-
lty of answering them. Popular ig-
| norance of astronomy and of the
simplest facts about our relations to
the things surrounding the earth in
| plain view OF every eye is colossal
But things are improving in this re-
| spect l have recently had letters
| from two mothers living in widely
| separated parts of the United States,
/ one OF whom is bringing up her little
girl and the other her little boy in a
Knowledge of the ordinances of
the heavens" and both of them tell
pIanets from stars, understand the
phases of the moon and know the
principal consultations and the great
stars that hive separate names. Those
children when they have grown up
VIII thank their mothers for an ed
ucation that will give them distinc-
ton as well as pleasure during all
their lives.
Now. for answers to the three
questions asked above:
Q)--The sun is star. why should
your friend think that a star must
nc cessarily be enormously distant
from the earth like the one he refers
70 (Alpha CentaurD, which is four
light years away? The sun instead
of being four light years away is at
distance of about 68,00Oth of one
light year; in. other words, while it
| takes wave of light four years to
come from u9s sH66cmfwypupcmf
TO come to us from Alpha Centauri it
takes similar wave only about s
minutes and seconds to come from
| the sun.
This shows that the distance of
Alpha Centauri as it is actually seen
as great as the distance of the sun,
! and since the two are somewhere near
| equal in actual luminosity while the
intensity of light varies inversely as
the square of the distance, Alpha Cen
| tGuri appears to our eyes to be only
! one 62,500,000, ,000th as bright as the
| sun, although If, as might have been
| the case, we were as near to that star
as we are to the sun it would appear
| as bright as the sun now does to us
, while, on the other hand, the sun
! would twinkle afar in the sky with
! a brilliance about equal to that of
| AlphaCentauri las it is actually seen
| from the earth. Unless you fix firmly
in your mind the fact that the SUN is
star you will always find yourself
astray in matters of astronomy.
CD. Mercury, Venus, Mars, ETC.,
look like stars. although they are
not stars, but planets, because they
are SO far from us that our unassist-
| el eyes cannot see any details of their
surfaces or even their outlines. Be-
! ing many millions of miles away
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
DISPUTE OF CHURCH
PROPERTY is HEARD

Attorneys engaged in the equity
suit brought by officers of the Holy
Communion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, against the pastor. the Rev.
John Henry Miller and others of the
congregation, spent most of the morn
ing in Courtroom No. l. before Pres
ident Judge George Kunkel, agreeing
upon points raised in the bill and
answer which had been filed some
weeks ago.
The principal questions raised in
the proceedings are that the minister
had no right to withdraw from the
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium
and at the present time has no right
to the church property in State
street. These contentious are denied
by the pastor. who with the others
named as defendants have William
NJ. largest, William Hahn and e. NJ.
Hershey, as counsel. William H.
Earnest and S. S. Rupp represent the
plaintiffs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

they are virtually mere points to
our eyes, but illuminated by the sun.
and, therefore, visible as dots of
light. The resemblance of their light
/ to starlight is due to the fact that it
really is the reflected light of star
Uhe SUM, and that, owing 20 dis
tance, their surfaces are contracted
to round points, as explained above.
From the moon, however owing to
it's much greater nearness, the earth
would appear not like a star. but
like a moon, about fourteen times
larger than the moon appears to us.
When seen as 81 star, from Mars, for
instance, the earth would probably
show a distinctive color, as Mars
does to our eyes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Army Preparing
to Meet Emergency
in the Coal Strike

Chicago, Oct. 31.-High officers of
both the Central Department of the
United States Army and the Illinois
state military forces have taken cog
nizance of the possibility that armed
forces might be called out for pro-
tective purposes after the strike of
soft coal miners went into effect at
midnight tonight.
At headquarters of the central de-
partmcnt it was said that maps of
fifteen states within the department,
showing the location of all coal mine
properties were being prepared.
Adjutant General Frank S. Dick
son had temporary headquarters here,
established in connection with the
steel strike, and said to-day that the
state was ready to meet any emerg-
en"y in preserving order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Judge Ames to Take
Charge of Coal Strike
For the Government

Washington, Oct. S1.-Judge c. B.
Ames, assistant to the Attorney Gen
eral in charge of antitrust suits and
the enforcement of the food and
fuel control law, has gone to In
dianapolis to take active charge of
the governments fight against the
illegal coal strike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
TEST FERTILIZERS

Ground treated with sixteen per-
cent acid phosphate, produces the
best results, according to the results
of potato fertilizing demonstrations.
recently completed on the Beauforte
demonstrations were conducted by the
Dauphin County, Farm Bureau A
series of. nine tests were conducted
plots were left unfertilized. ON an
acre of such ground. it was estimated
that yields of 57.5. 50 and 79.4 bushels
would be secured as compared to $685.
90.4, 81, 91.4, 91.9 and 1908, on plotA
which had been fertilized. Fertilizing
charges did not nearly countedbal-
the gain in increase yield, it was
shown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

CONTINUED from First Page.1
tary training was essential to pre-
paredness.
Makes Better Citizens
Military training makes better cit
izens," he declared.
Its benefits should be extended to
all our young men. Through service
it increases their physique, it broad
ems their view of life, and 1t is dem
ocratic.
With universal service established,
be continued, the military establish
rhent could be made up first of a
small party of egulars-"sufficient
for expeditionary forces, which may
be called out to sustain our obliga-
tions on the American continent" and
to garrison outlying possessions -
which would be backed up by a force
in training. and behind that citi-
zens' review.
Draws Lessons
General Pershing discussed in de-
tail the army reorganization bills
p, pending before Congress.
I'm our experience in France" he
said. 'it became evident that a trans
port corps to include all classes Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
BUY MAIL ORDER HOUSE

New York, Oct. 31.-Control of
Montgomery, Ward & Company. a
Chicago five million customer mail
order house of international reputa-
tion, has been acquired by the Unit
ed Retail Stores Corporation inter-
ests, it was announced to-day. The
corporation also controls the United
Cigar Stores Company.
The Montgomery, Ward manage
ment will remain unchanged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
Life Insurance Men
Attend Convention

John RR. Rote and e. K. Espen-,
shade, representatives of the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society of the
United States. are attending the
founder's Day" convention of the
Edward A Woods Company, at the
Fort-Pitt Hotel. Pittsburgh. Mr.. Rote,
Will make an address on "The Ethical
side of Life Insurance" at the month
ly meeting of the Central PennsyI-
vania Underwriters Association" to
at IL o'clock
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
RALLOTS READY

Ballots and election supplies will
be sent TO the county district to-mor-
row and to the city districts on
Monday, the county commissioners
announced to-day. A few applica-
tions for registration have been filed
already and it is believed more will
be received tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31

of the strong dry states OF the Mid
die West, a sudden antagonism to
him in the ranks of organized labor
for his emphatic warning to the
miners that the government will
meet the threatened strike with arm
ed force
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
EVOLUTION

[From the st. Louis Times.1
I won't work.
/ would work.
L will work.
was woozy.
1 will wash
I want water.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
TO HOLD MAsoUERADE

The Women's Benefit Association
of Maccabees, No. 2SS, will hold a
Halloween masquerade dance this
evening at $40 in Fackler's Hall. Re-
freshments will be for sale in the
hall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-31
PERSHING ASKS FOR
SMALLER u. S. ARMY

IContinued from First Page.l
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20
EXTENSIVE PLANS FOR PROVIDING
FARMS FOR RETURNING SOLDIERS

Washington, May 20.-With an
ever increasing flood OF men return
ing home from the war to take up
anew the tasks OF civil life, many OF
them with greatly changed ideas OF
life and ambitions and in a quandary
as to just what to do, are appealing
to the department OF the interior for
information as to the intentions OF
the government. In its proposed plan
OF providing farms for soldiers.
Such deluge Of requests has been
received from the men who wore the
uniform as to emphasize the lesson
of all other wars that the service
men. because, OF army life. with its
openness and activity, largely seek
out-of-doors yocations.
The interior department has al.
ready explained to more than 5000
men that the development OF its
plans rests solely with congress. 1t
is expected that early in the extra
session which convened yesterday
noon, there will be introduced bills
covering the farms-for-soldiers plan.
Briefly the department is saying
that II such legislation is passed,
work will begin at once In the de-
velopment of cooperative farm set
Elements for soldiers and sailors in
nearly all the states. In practically
every state In the Union there are
large areas of land suitable for this
purpose.
! The plan involves "the new farm
idea" in that there will be built
what are known as community set
Elements, each containing a number
of farm homes, so that the men will
have near neighbors, good roads
over which to bring their produce to
town. and market for the sale OF
the produce within a short distance
OF the farm home. Efforts will be
made to overcome the handicaps OF
farm life that are driving the people
to the cities-the lack Of society In
the country. the distance between
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20

farm homes, the remoteness from the
postoffice and the newspaper, the de-
sire for better school facilities for
the children. Under the new way
there will be the farm village, the
settlement OF farmers around a CEN
ter which is their home. in which
can be gathered most of the advant-
ages Of the city-the good school,
the church, the moving picture, the
'well-outfitted store. and these, with
good roads, the rural express. the
telephone, the automobile and the
postoffice will make life on the farm
a thing of far different meaning
from the isolated life 1t has been.
After these service men have
builded dams and canals, or cleared
the cut-over land of stumps, or built
the bitches to drain the swamp
lands; after they have helped to
erect houses and barns, built fences,
constructed roads and laid out town
sites, built creameries, canneries,
warehouses and schools, after they
have. in fact reclaimed the land, the
government intends to allow the
men to pick out one Of these farms.
The plan provides that these farms
and homes shall be paid for in small
payments over a long term of years.
It is expected that the men will be
able to pay the first small payment
out of the wages received from the
government In helping to build these
settlements. The balance can be paid
from the proceeds from the sale of
crops.
1t is planned that the government
will also furnish the new farmers
with the necessary stock and farm
implements, these to be paid for in
small payments spread over several
years.
These farms will contain from 40
to 80 acres for general farming pur-
poses, from 80 to 100 for live stock
purposes, from Is to 20 acres for
fruit farms and from 5 to 20 acres
for truck farms.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20
METHODIST PLANS FOR
WORLD BETTERMENT

New York, May 20.-The Metho-
dist missionary centenary announced
today broad plans for a movement
along social lines for world better
ment which includes the adoption of
IL French towns on the Chateau
Thierry battlefield for reconstruc-
tion, the creation of recreation CEN
ters in many war-worn cities of
France and Italy, the building of
hospitals in darkest Africa and es-
tablishment of agricultural stations
to teach American methods in south
ern Italy, Chile and other countries.
Methodists everywhere are being
urged to help in the work.
This vast sociological and INDUS
trial enterprise is to be carried on
by department of $4,000 young
men and women from the schools
and colleges. More than 10000
Methodist Episcopal churches. in
cluding both the Northern and
Southern branches are behind the
Centenary movement. which is in
spired by the belief OF the church
leaders that the world is confronted
by the dangerous spectre OF bolshe-
vism which should be met by re-
liglous influence.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20
SHOULD KNOW OUR
SOUTH kE|GHBORS
Polk Says II Is Up 10 the Ncwspa.
pcrs 10 Cultivate Acquaintance
of Latin America

Washington, May 20.--That peace
will be largely strengthened on the
Western hemisphere by an extensive
interchange OF thought among the
peoples OF the various countries was
the burden Of a statement Acting
Secretary OF State Frank l.. Polk to-
day In urging that the newspapers
OF the United States devote more at
tentlon to news OF the Latin Ameri-
can countries. Mr.. Polk said he
hoped the American newspapers
would take this means OF educating
the people of the United States to
better understand and appreciate
the Importance and greatness OF our
neighbors OF South and. Central Am
erica and pointed out that by lend
ing their aid to the furtherance OF
this education the newspapers would
be fulfilling public duty to the gov
ernment.
The more we know Of the other
countries OF North and South Amer
ica," said Mr. Polk today, 'the less
likelihood there is OF misunderstood
ings. The nations OF the world are
becoming more and more interde-
pendent daily with the increased ef-
ficiency of transportation and COM
municatlon facilities. Exchange OF
news results inevitably In better re-
lations and fuller comprehension OF
the efforts that are being made by
the different countries to solve the
problems OF civilization. Improved
commercial relations are accompan-
led by better cultural relations.
"one result OF the European war
has been to show the United States
how completely our interests lie In
this hemisphere. With peace restor-
ed our interest In European affairs
will be more theoretical than real
but we have and must have closer
relations with our neighbors in Gen.
trail and South America. The people
OF Latin America are intensely inter-
ested in the United States. The
newspapers OF Central and South
America print a great deal OF news
about this country. It would be OF
lncalculable benefit IL the newspa-
pers OF the United States would pay
more attention to news regarding
Latin America and in a very short
time these newspapers could educate
the public TO seek further informa-
tion and more news about our neigh
bors to the South"
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20
WILSON READY TO RETURN
ALL RAIL WAYS AND WIRES
Recommends Repeal Of Wartime Prohibition Law As Ap
piled to Wines and Beer---Would Also Discontinue Tax
on SOftDnnks and LKuries Germans Given Until Wed.

Washington, May 20.-President
Wilson IN a message to congress to-
day recommended the repeal of the
war time prohibition law so far as
It applies to wine and beer only He
also announced definitely that the
railroad systems, the telegraph and
telephone lines would be returned to
private ownership, and urged re-
vision of war taxes particularly to
abolish manufacturers and retail
sales excIses and outlined in general
program respecting labor. The
message was cabled from Paris.
President Wilson expressed the
hope to soon be at his post again
to report upon measures which made
his presence at the peace table i'm
peratlve.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
MEMBERS COMMISSION

Salem, Ore. May 20.-Governor
olcott today announced appoint
ments to the new child welfare com
mission. He named Mrs. Millie r.
Turnbull and Fred Lockley, of Port
land, Mrs. Fred G. Schilke, OF La
Grande, DR.. B. w. Debusk. of the
University OF Oregon, appointed by
President Campbell, and DIR. Robert
G. Hall, of Portland, named by the
special medical association. The gov
ernor named j. w. Ferguson, Of
Portland, a member of the state
board Of accountancy, replacing Ar
thur Berridge. who resigned, and
will appoint e. N. Wilson, OF Med
ford, on June 8, when another va
cancy occurs.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-05-20
KOREANS AND JAPS
WILL NEVER AGREE
unificatiOn Of Races Impossible.
Korea Under Organized Govern
ment for 1900 Years

Seoul. Korea, May 20.-Unifica-
tion Of the japanese and Korean
races is impossible. asserts the or
ganizing committee of the indepen-
dence movement in Korea in a state
ment which 1t has issued setting
forth the grievances Of the Korean
people against the Japanese.
The two chief reasons for Korea's
effort to obtain emancipation from
Japanese rule are set forth by the
committee as follows:
Korea is the much older of the
two nations for II has history OF or
ganized government extending over
a period of 1900 years. During a
part Of that time Korea sent tribute
to the court of China, but this was
nothing more than an outward ex-
preston OF the relation between the
imperial families of the two nations.
Korea was ever the sole possession
OF our Korean race and was never
under the actual control Of any for
eign nation or government.
"The japanese nation is an entire
ly distinct race from the Korean.
She is an island people and her max
edness Of body and mind could only
be covered by the civilization she
received from Korea and from China
during the centuries OF the past.
Her customs, her literature, her very
clothing came to her through Korea,
OF late years she has added to these
the face-powder Of a Western civili-
zation; thus she becomes the whited
sepulchre Of the East. She gives nc
evidence OF moral force, her actions
toward our nation has proven her tc
be the embodiment Of cruelty. Ths
evidence is complete that the unfit.
cation Of the Japanese and Korean
races is an impossibility."