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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
DID YOU KNOW THAT:
BY MAJOR FRANK C. MAHIN
or the Army Recruiting Station

The war cost the United States
considerable more than Sl,OOO,OOo
an hour for over two years.
Our expenditures in this war were
sufficient to have carried on the
Revolutionary War continuously for
more than l 900 years at the rate or
expenditure which that war actually
involved. n
In addition to this huge eXpendi-
ture nearly 1O,0O0,000,O00 have
been loaned by the United States to
the Allies.
The army expenditures have been
over S14,00O,0O0,0O0, or nearly two
thirds of our total war costs.
During the first three months our
war expenditures were at the rate
of S2,O00,O00 per day. During the
next year they averaged more than
S22.O0O.OOO a day. For the final 10
months of the period from April,
1917, to April, 1919. the daily aver
age was over $44,00O,000.
Although the army expenditures
are less than two-thirds of our total
war costs, they are nearly equal to
the value of all the gold produced
in the world from the discovery of
America up to the outbreak of the
European war.
The pay of the army during the
war cost more than the combined
salaries of all the public school prin-
cipals and teachers in the United
States for the five years from 1912
to 1916.
The total war costs of all nations
were about S1S6,000, 100000, of
which the Allies and the United
States spent two-thirds and the
enemy one-third.
The three nations spending the
greatest amounts were Germany
Great Britain and France, in that
order. After them come the United
States and Austria Hungary, with
substantially equal expenditures.
The United States spent about
one eighth of the entire cost of the
war, and something less than one
fifth of the expenditures of the AL
lied side
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
MOVEMENT GROWS

T HE movement to continue the
Daylight Saving plan in the
United States. whether Com
gress re-enacts the law repealed or
not, has taken firm hold in Phila-
delphia.
Following the action of the New
York board of aldermen, which has
been hailed with rejoicing in thou
sands of cities all over the country,
a resolution has been presented in
the common council of the Quaker
City TO save the extra hour of day
light for the people of that metrop-
oils. 1t is to be hoped that it will
be passed. Nothing will swing the
whole country into line for this great
conservation measure like the action
of a few such cities as New York
and Philadelphia.
If Chicago and San Francisco add
their OK to the plan the campaign
will have been successful, for what
these cities do in the way of meas
uring time the rest of US can do
easily, regulating train times, stock
market closing and industrial Gus
tom as the big municipalities do.
The movement is growing by
leaps and bounds in Harrisburg
Wherever Daylight Saving petitions
are circulated they are signed al
most unanimously. Many OF the in
dustries have returned their petit
tions with 100 per cent. of their
people signed up for continuing the
practice and our City Council may
be relied upon to do the right thing
at the right time. But Philadelphia
can help a lot by joining the move
ment officially.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
TAKES OWN MEDICINE

~ OLONEL EDWARD MARTIN
I is Il believer in taking his own
~ medicine and in compelling his
immediate force to do the same. For
instance, he requires the empioyes
of his big department to throw opIr
the windows at intervals AID eXer-
else in order to keep in good physi-
cal trim. lie also believes that bodily
ills can be traced directly to neglect
and will not stand for inefficiency as
a result of carelessness. He is going
to keep an efficiency chart, based on
physical fitness and all employees will
be subjected to regular physical ex-
arlinduons.
Colonel Martin likewise insists
that the female employees shall in-
cludc overshoes in their ward robes
this fall. This example is going to
accomplish much and Il thoroughly
fit force in the Department of Health
will have an influence upon all the
other State departments, and Incl
dentally the public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21

or built it in the pre-war period.
He would be a poor business man
If he placed a lower value on it.
And these advanced valuations make
for higher rentals and add to the
cost OF living. 1t is not likely that
rentals will be lower in Harrisburg
as u result of new building this year
or next, for so long as there is brisk
demand the asking price will remain
up, but more new houses would pre-
vent rents from taking another jump,
as they are bound TO do if the
scarcity continues TO grow.
The biggest problem now con-
fronting Harrisburg, as this news
paper has pointed out consistently
and continually, is how to provide
homes for the people who want to
live here. The remedy lies in organ
lied comm unity effort.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21

A 100000 corporation has been
formed at Macon, Ga, for refriger-
atlng and cold-storage purposes, the
plant to have capacity of twenty
carloads of fruit and vegetables. At
Macon also a $25O,0O0 company has
organized for the construction of a
canning, picking and preserving
plant.
AT Huntington, w. Va, factory
buildings will be erected at a cost of
SoOO,OOO for the purpose of manu-
facturing thermos bottles, and at
Charleston a smokeless coal COM
pany mas been Incorporated by New
York parties for $2,50O,00O.
A s1,O00,O0O plant will be con-
structed at Dallas, Tex, by a casket
manufacturer.
In the textile districts several new
mills have beene organized, a $780,
600 concern at Spartanburg, S. c.,
contemplating an output of 1000
pounds of yarn per week. In the
same city, cotton mills have been
chartered for 100000. A mill or
ganized at Marietta, Ga, will have a
daily capacity of 800 to 400 dozen
women's hose. At Spindale, N. C., a
cotton mill has been chartered for
$1,00O,00O.
Included in road building and
street improvement activities in
Texas are plans at Rockwell for
over thirteen miles of concrete brick
road, grading and concrete drainage
structures at cost of approximate
ly 100000. At Denton, Tex, paw
ing, curbing and storm sewers cost
ing 100000 is contemplated.
On the Mississippi river several
miles above Natchez, New York and
Chicago interests plan to develop
gravel beds with an estimated ca
pacity of 900 cubic yards, the
dredge and other equipment to cost
about 100000.
A $1,000,00O bag and awning
plant will be constructed at st. Jo-
seph, Mo. for the manufacture of
cotton, burlap and paper bags, avn
ings and roofing.
New dwellings and semi-public
structures to be erected include the
following: Jewish Hospital at Mem
phis, Tenn, to cost $500 forty
two brick dwellings at Alexandria.
Va, to cost 1925, 900, and at Ell Paso,
Tex, 100000 office building. AT
st. Louis, Mo, a housing association
with capital of $2,OOO,O0O will
build number of dwellings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
BUSINESS GOES AHEAD
(From Manufacturers Record.)

" HE past week has been note
worthy for the size and inn
portance of new industries
and commercial enterprises contem-
plated or established throughout the
South and Southwest, according to
turers' Record. Typical of these is
the announcement that a sugar cor
poration chartered at Miami, Fla,
for $10,00O,000 will grow sugar-cane
and manufacture sugar, its first mill
to be constructed costing s1,000,00O.
twenty -tive-story hotel costing
S5,O00,0OO is contemplated by a
combination of hotel interests at
Kansas City, Mo. Plans of the light
and power company at ST. Louis,
Mo-, call for a S7,000,000 power
plant addition in that city.
Several large pipe line and refin-
ing corporations have been char
tered in Oklahoma and Texas dur
ing the past week. At Tulsa, a
S1O,O00,0OO pipe line corporation
has been formed. At Fort Worth,
Tex, oil refineries, casinghead gaso-
line plants, pipe lines and pumping
StnNloiS VIII DS DullI ny d , O,UUU,UO
organization. At Wichita Falls
eighteen miles of six-inch pipe line
will be built by concern which re-
Gently acquired twenty-five tank
cars. At Liberty, Tex, $4,000, 900
oil company has been incorporated.
While these operations are much
larger than the average, they are
indicative of the activity that is talk
ing place in many parts of the South
west due to the oil industry.
An electric generating station ex-
tension costing 100000 is contem-
plated at Port Arthur, Tex, by the
traction company there. Installation
of water-wheel and generator and
the construction of an eleven-mile
transmission line is planned from
Goat Rock to Columbus, Ga, at a
cost of approximately $350,O0O.
Properties including more than
100000 acres of timber land and
the towns of Bagdad and Munson,
Fla, together with fifty miles of
railway, locomotives, ships, etc,
have been purchased by Alabama
and Florida interests. and extensive
improvements are planned, includ-
ing doubling the daily capacity of a
OO,OOO-foot lumber mill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
The L. r. S.

The last rose of summer was bloom:
ing so bold,
We patiently waited for nights to
grow cold.
The mercury rose and refused to re-
verse,
And humidity made the condition
much worse.
The weather predictions set him to
work.
He promised rain and a drop in
the mere,
That last rose of summer kept
blooming so gay,
And seemed to prefer brown Octo-
ber to May.
Oh, last rose of summer, we've loved
you in song;
But we wish you would stay where
you strictly belong,
'Mongst fancies poetic and delicate
tunes,
And not hang around through the
hot afternoons.
And the rain which brings surcease
from heat without fail,
We hope it is followed by frost, snow
and hail,
While an icicle round you is thrown
by the blast,
And puts you away in cold storage
at last.
Washington Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
AMBITIOUS CARLISLE

~ARLISLE is ambitious to have
[ population of $4,000 within
- the next few years. and it is
in n fair way to get it. Nothing is
impossible for town that mas
shown such remarkable public spirit
and ability to cooperate as have
been demonstrated in Carlisle the
past few years.
A new hotel, as fine as one will
find in any place of the size; apart
ment houses of which any city might
be proud, new housing developments,
a number of large new industries
and more to come - these are some
of the large accomplishments to the
credit of the town through the lead
ership of a live Chamber of Com
merce.
This evening the members
of the Chamber will hold their an
nual dinner. The occasion will be
marked by speechmaking of the
constructive kind and as a result, it
is anticipated. Carlisle will take an
other long step forward on the road
to becoming u third-class city.
Harrisburg people sympathize with
the folks of any town who are for
ward looking and progressive. We
have so much of that spirit in this
city that we can understand and ap-
preciate how others feel who are
headed in the same direction. All
Central PENNSYLVANIA is looking to
Carlisle to do big things in the next
wear or two.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
"UncIe Joe" and the Lobbyist

[From the Washington Star.l
Joseph Guernsey Cannon, more
affectionately known throughout
the length and breadth of the land
as Uncle joe" is nearing his
eighty-fourth birthday He loves his
fellowman and is one of the most
affable members of Congress toward
strangers. But Uncle Joe hates
"bounders' and lobbyists and is
still young and vigorous enough to
resent their attempts at familiarity,
For the benefit of couple OF
men with legislative axes to grind
whom he was endeavoring to i'm
press with his own Importance
around the Capitol one of the well
known lobbyists held up Uncle Joe"
near the cigar counter in the House
restaurant. Hello, Uncle Joen' he
exclaimed. Haven't seen you for
some days. You sure are looking
fine Won't you have a cigar with
us-one of your old favorites
Then the cold, steady, steely look
in Uncle Joe's eyes gave him a warn
ing. He tried to bluff it to.
why. Uncle Joe, you don't seem
to remember mel"
But he reckoned without his host
you Just can't bluff Uncle Joe. He
has played the great American IN
door game too long for that. With
shoulders thrown back, arms stiffen-
ed at his side, eyes piercing the
presuming acquaintance, he raised
himself to his toes, leaning closer
and daringly toward the face of the
other, and said:
mo. 1 don't remember you. Why,
if when you get to the pearly gates
YOU don't look more familiar to St
Peter than you do now to me, he'll
say to you, Get to hell out of here,
| don't know you!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
An A. E. f. Kick

[American Legion Journal
Pitiless publicity is the presidents
expression
For the Governments endeavor to
smoke out profiteers,
So I trust that you will pardon mo
for this petit depression
AS their work so far produces ribald
jeers.
Let S have this justly famed p-p for
Secretary Baker,
Or whoever let the conchies and the
slackers go at large;
The gink who'd pull stunt like
that's u patriot-faker
For they got back-pay, apologies,
and an honorable discharge.
Now Newton d. despises war, the
soldiers, too, 1 guess,
And he loves these pseudo Quake ers,
1 suppose.
The yellow-st claim him as
their leader, they confess,
While the gold 'uns claim he's SAT-
from meath his clo'es.
Let's have probes, Investigations,
inquiries and quizzes, too.
Find out just who 1T was who give
them pardons and back pay,
It's doggone poor inducement for
a doughboy, old or new,
But "pitiless publicity" if tried,
may save the day.
And when this King of Conchies is
found, We'll hang him high.
To a sour apple tree, or Wilson'S
'gibbet" it may be;
But We'll kick him out of office.
throw his body to the sky,
For he smells too bad to live with
you and me.
SOS Goldbricker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
THE GREATEST STRIKE"

"HE leader of the mine workers
forecasts the greatest strike
the country has ever seen in
the bituminous coal fields.
Before the public gives its SYM
pathy, either to the miners or the
operators. it should pause and count
the cost to itso!f of any protracted
shutdown of the mines.
While the miners and the opera
tors fight out their grievances these
are some of the things that are likely
to happen:
Thousands of railroad men will be
laid off because there will be no coal
to haul
Thousands more will be out of
work because there will be no goods
produced once the coal supply fails.
Thousands of mills and industries
of all kinds will have to stop work,
because there will be no fuel to
operate them.
Thousands of stores will have lit
tie or nothing to sell. because the
manufacturers will stop and freight
traffic, even of already manufactured
goods, will be tied up.
Thousands OF people will go hun
gry, because the cities must have
food by rail every day if they are
to avoid starvation.
Thousands of others will have no
household fuel.
These are only few of the evils
that will follow the Inauguration of
the greatest strike"
Before we give either miners or
operators our sympathy let us count
the cost TO ourselves.
What are WE, the people, going
to get out of it?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
OUR HOUSING NEEDS

THE records of the building in
spector's office show that Har-
risburg builders have responded
generously to the call for new houses
in this city, despite high cost of
everything that goes into construc-
ton. But numerous as the opera
tions of the year have been, they
have not nearly met the demand.
Nor is it likely that purely private
enterprise can be relied upon to re-
duce the shortage materially. OBJ
viously, if we are to grow as Il city
as rapidly as the opportunities for
increased population afford, it must
be by organized effort.
The building season of 1919 is
rapidly drawing to Il close. The
period is approaching when next
years building program will be out
lined. Part and parcel of it should
be the formation of some kind of
organization designed to meet the
needs of Harrisburg for good houses
at reasonable rentals or for sale at
figures making them possible for
persons of moderate means. Also.
we must work out a way by which
a man with limited sum in hand
may be able to purchase a homie
without spending too much on in
terest charges.
One of the reasons why people un-
familiar with property transfers do
not become owners of real estate is
that they are afraid of the numer-
Gus technicalities and complexities
of the real estate laws. If an organi-
zation could be formed whereby
those in charge took over all the
details and placed the buyer of u
property in position to meet all
necessary expenditures - taxes, in
terest and other incidentals = in
certain stipulated monthly sums COW
ering every item involved, it is very
likely that many would purchase
homes who under present circum-
stances remain renters.
The scarcity of houses makes for
high rents and prices for properties
far beyond those of few years ago.
1t is but natural for the owner of a
property to ask for it not less than
he could duplicate it for to-day, not
withstanding that it cost him some
hundreds of dollars less than pres
ent construction cost when he bought
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
Trees and Highways
[ From Altoona Mirror

Although there is much talk about
planting trees along HIGHWAYS in
every part of the country, the United
states has as yet no definite pclicy
for this work. Local authorities
and private citizens are agitaring for
an increased interest in tree pIant-
ing. A good deal of educational
work is being done. Trees are
planted here and there. But that
is all.
There has been a government tree
planting policy in France for most of
the 400 years since Francis I ordered
the setting out of some I,ombnrdv
poplars. To-day all the national roads
are lined with lovely trees. 1t is
said that altogether there are "a 900
miles of tree-bordered high wavs
The Government is responsible for
more than 100000 trees.
Along roads between ten and sjx-
teen meters in width a single row of
trees is planted on either side. Where
the road is wider, there are double
rows of trees with footpaths running
between them.
Tree planting is done by local men
working under contracts. When the
trees are planted the contractor re-
ceives a lump sum. For two years
he remains responsible for the care
of the trees and must replace any
that die or are defective. At the end
of the two years he receives the ball
ance of his pay.
The only way to insure regular and
satisfactory tree planting is by some
such centrally controlled system. Any
traveller who has come upon a lovely
road shaded by stately and beautiful
trees, after passing along miles of
highway open to the blazing sun and
adorned only by commercial bill
boards, should be willing to do his
small part in bringing about a ma
tional tree planting policy for public
highways.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
As to Wdr. Debts
[From Philadelphia Press I

lFrom Philadelphia Press.
Compared to Uncle Sans. the
war debts of our Allies are stag
gering.
America owes $26, 900, 00O, 900, but
S1O,O0O.OO0.000 of that was loaned
to our friends to help them fight.
Thus our net debt is only about
$50 for each person.
England's net debt is nearly
double that of the United States
while the United Kingdoms popula-
ton is less than half of ours. So
every Briton has something like $500
of national debt on his back.
Frances net debt is greater than
England's and her population ten
millions less, so that every French
man is loaded with about $500.
With a population of over q mil
lion less than that of Pennsylvania,
Belgium has a debt of two billion
dollars, but that is light, compared
with England and France. The Bel
gium debt is~$26O per person.
Italy's is s345 for every inhabi-
tant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
Butter Problem in Ireland

GFrom Christian Science Monitor. ]
Dublin-The recent ministry of
food order increasing the price of
butter from sixty-sx cents to seventy
two cents per pound is expected to
stay the decline in butter making
by the creameries which have lately
found cheese making more profit
able. The experience of butter re-
tailers is that butter is bought at
practically any price in preference
to margarine, even by the working
classes. If the price had not been
raised there would have been a but
ter famine,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
A BIG OPPORTUNITY

TF CONGRESS will adopt Senator
Penrose's plan for a national
budget. it can go before the peo-
pie next year with a remarkable
record of achievement.
For years Congressman have
talked approvingly OF a budget.
Speeches have been made in it's
favor, editorials by the ream have
been written about it, bills for it
have been introduced in Congress
and then pigeonholed and for
gotten.
At last there appears to be some
real interest in the budget plan at
Washington. If Republicans. who
are in majority, desire real cam
paign issue let it be the budget-iet
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
FIetD ODer Prairie Schooner
IFrom the Omaha Daily Newsl

From tne Onlana Daliy NeWSI
AS one OF the transcontinenta; air.
planes roared over Council Bluffs
and swiftly disappeared over the
horizon, prairie schooner. fol-
lowed by two men on horseback, ap-
peared on the outskirts of the city,
headed west.
The dusty vehicle was driven by
an aged woodsman from the north
ern Wisconsin forests, who appar-
entity did not notice the speeding
plane. AS the wagon creaked along
it contrasted sharply with the more
modern mode of travel.
The party was twenty days COM
ing from Wisconsin. 1t will lie
twenty more going to Wyoming, its
objective. Lieutenant Maynard, the
Baptist SKY pilot covered the
same distance in day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
Builded, SWord in Hand

They which builded on the wall,
and they that bare burdens. with
those that laded. every one with one
of his hands wrought in the work.
and with the other hand held a
weapon. For the builders, every one
had a sword girded by his side.-
Nehemiah, ", II and 1s.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
To Teach English
IAmerican LEGION journal

American Legion JOUFHaII
Chairman Henry ID. Lindsley. of
the National Executive Committee,
that a commission is TO
bc appointed to coordinate and in
tcnsify the work being carried OH
in America to teach English, civics
and patriotism to candidates for
citizenship. The committee will he
appointed at the National Conven-
ton in Minneapolis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
Very mconsiderdte
American Legion JournaI1

The War Department only gave
conscientious objectors" who re-
fused to fight. to work or to wear
the Uniform of this country, their
frll pay from date of enlistment"
and an honorable discharge. It's
not enough; they should have de-
munded ID. S. MS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
British Build to Beat U. S.

[From the Edinburgh Scotsman.1
The Cunard Company has en-
barked on a large program, involv-
ing a new tonnage of more than a
half million, to compete with the
United States shipping trades. The
vessels, orders for some of which
ALREADY have been placed, will be
of an average gross tonnage Of
% 0n0. . \. - =. .-..l.- A. u
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg steel was
used to manufacture tanks for
use in the war?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-21

DR.. ]. George Becht's Arbor Day
speech will be well worth going to
Reservoir Park to hear. DR.. Becht is
cne' of the best speakers in Pennsyt-
vania and is especially good on such
occasions as that of Friday.