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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
LANE is POLITE

~ECRETARY LANE is polite
and kindly man. He is going to
~ resign, he admits, oh, yes, but
not because of any disagreement
with the President and he won't quit
until the President is on his feet
again. But he will get out of the
Cabinet, of that he leaves no doubt.
The truth is, that the Wilson ad-
ministration is "all shot to pieces"
The Cabinet members are at odds
with each other or out of harmony
with the President and how long
present conditions can continue no
body knows. A break would have
come sooner no doubt if Mr.. Wilson
had not lost his health.
Serious friction has arisen over both
the Mexican and coal situations
which have been to the fore of late,
and, not only has Administrator Gar
field resigned on account of the bar
gain made with the miners, but Sec
retary Lansingt is reported to have
nearly taken the same step on ac-
count of the setback received by him
at the hands of the President in re-
fusing to bring about a showdown
with CarranZa.
Secretary Lansing and Ambassador
Fletcher fully approved of the reso-
luton introduced by Senator Fall, of
New Mexico, it is understood, which
provided that recognition of the Car
rama government should be immeoi-
ately withdrawn by the United
States and that diplomatic relations
with Mexico should be severed. Com
ing so close upon his disagreement
with the President upon the subject
of the Shantung award, the Presi-
dents reputation of the attitude of
his Secretary of State, who really de-
sires to pursue an aggressive and dig
nified policy toward the Mexican
it is believed that Lans-
ing will merely bide his time until
the whole matter has subsided and
then resign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
GOOD LEADERSHIP

THE Harrisburg Council, Boy
Scouts of America, will start
the year under extremely IA
vorable circumstances 1t was for
tunate in having j. William Bow
man as president and William II.
German as Scout Commissioner, and
it is to be congratulated upon the
selection of Arthur d. Bacon as
president and John S. Musser as
commissioner for the succeeding
twelve months.
Three years ago, nearly, the Ro-
tary Club led the movement to place
the Boy Scout movement in Harris
burg on a permanent basis, since
which time the Scouts have earned
their right to a place among the
civic institutions of the city deserv-
ing the hearty support of the pub
lie. A glance at the makeup of the
council chosen last evening will as
sure friends of the Scout organiza-
ton it is in good hands and that it's
interests will be effectively safe
guarded and promoted during the
year.
Harrisburg has been given ample
reason to admire the Scouts and to
wish them well. We would not
know how to get on without them.
They will come before the people for
support next spring, and there will
be no question that they will get
what they ask.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
FdDorite Books "Out of Print"

[From Christian Science Monitor
1t was indeed a serious state of
things which was unfolded to the
Library Association in England re-
Gently, by L. Stanley Jast, of the
Manchester public libraries. 1t ap-
pears that many famous children's
books are actually out of print and
that the libraries are experiencing
great difficulty in completing their
shelves. Much of Harrison Aims
worth and the whole of Jules Verne
imagine it!-the sea stories of w.
II. G.. Kingston, several tales by
Captain Marryatt and Ballantyne
are practically unprocurable, save
through the secondhand dealer. And
so Mr.. Jast proposes that the coun-
Gil of the Library Association shall
negotiate with publishers for the re-
print of these books, guaranteeing
such publisher as may undertake
the work large enough sale to the
public libraries to pay the expenses
and provide the necessary profit. 1t
is certainly scheme worthy of all
consideration, for something must
be done about 1t. Captain Marryat
out of print! and Jules Verne
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

H. A. Schmoll, the new health
committee chairman for Luzerne
county, was formerly president of
the Hazleton Chamber of Commerce.
Robert Wetherill, of Chester,
prominent in water company affairs,
saws that the senatorial criticisms of
the Government aid to the Spring
field consolidated Water Company
are groundless.
General e. F. Glenn, who COM
manded at Camp Sherman and is
we'll known to many Pennsylvanians,
has retired.
Governor William c. Sproul is
in Pittsburgh to-day.
George Connell, who may be the
next president of Philadelphia coun-
Gil, is we'll known in this city.
Col. M. d. Brown, who COM
mands the First Infantry. is planning
to get his companies all organized
next month.
The Rev. DR.. w. M. Aud. of
Philadelphia. will accept a pastorate
at Toronto.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Americas Opportunity

[From the Manufa cturers Record
What promiscuous riches Lenine
and Trotzky are promising from the
shambles they create America was
offering to men of all the earth
hundred years ago, and has been Of
fering ever since. Here the national
wealth has never been walled in. OPP
portunity has walked naked through
the streets of the towns and down
the country lanes. Who wanted
her could take her.
There is no factory in America so
great that the workingmen laboring
in it cannot acquire it. Under our
system of government the way is
open to them. They have but to
win, by brain and energy, the money
to purchase it. Is the method diff
ficult? Some tens of thousands of
men now living have used 1t sue
cessfully. What there is of wealth
in the United States-wealth in the
form of property, wealth in the form
OF position at the bar, wealth at the
surgeons table, wealth in tho forum,
wealth IN science. wealth anywhere,
In any and every form-be;)nSs TO
no class but 20 Ill classes. The
Who's Who of America is n list of
nobodies who became somebodies.
Pick up a history of the leather
business, or the textile industry or
the steel citadels. of any or every
industry and business, and there is
found the romance of acquisition as
provided for under American Gov
ernment.
The proletariat! Why, America is
the proletariat.
Not the proletariat of stupidity
or the proletariat of sloth, but the
proletariat on the march. the pro-
letariat from which each day are
emerging the men and women of
ability who have proved their right
to lead, who have won the right to
ride on horseback.
What, then, is it that the emissar-
les of revolution want? Short cuts?
Even they might be excusable in
status of society such as that in
France before the Revolution. No,
short cuts is not the sole answer
They do not want to play the game
according to the rules.
Three generations from shirt
sleeves to shirt sleeves! Why, Amer
lea built up a system long ago that
negatived what revolutionists mean
when they cry Capitalism"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Things TO Forget
To the Editor of the Telegraph:

To the Editor Of the Telegraph:
Mr.. Editor of the Telegraph I am
sending in this note a piece that
might do some of the critics some
little good if they would take time
enough from tending to other peo-
pies business to read this truthful
article. and as your Telegraph is the
bestes paper that is printed in this
section of Woodrows Wilson's coun-
try send it in to you, with the hopes
that you kin give it space in your
sheet"
If you see a tall fellow ahead of Il
crowd,
A leader of men, marching fearless
and proud,
And you know of tale whose mere
telling aloud
Would cause his proud head to in
anguish be bowed,
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PLAN TO
FORGET IT.
If you know of a skeleton hidden
away
In a closet. and guarded, and kept
from the day
.
whose sudden display
Would cause grief and sorrow and
lifelong dismay.
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PLAN TO
FORGET IT.
If you know of a thing that will
darken the joy
OF a man or q woman, a girl or a
boy,
That will wipe out a smile, or the
least way annoy
A fellow, or cause any gladness to
cloy,
IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PLAN TO
FORGET 1T.
Now if youens can find space for
this piece of junk l will send you
some more some time in the new year
as l honestly think that if some of
the readers of your most valuable
sheet would cast aside their mental
laZiness and permit some good dope
similar to the above they sure
would wake up to the fact that being
critic pays little or no celary.
Here is a quotation 1 read in an
almanic some years ago and it hit
me as being pretty good so I'll pass il
on to the editor:
Advise is usually worth what
people charge for it, hense the
liberal amount some people are SO
ready to dispense for NOTHING
is worth just that much and no
more. If this, my first work as an
author, appears, then I'll send in
some more, but if you consign this
to the. waste basket or pass it over
to the print shop devil-well, that's
n Q that my attempt failed to meet
with your approval.
Respectfully yours,
BY HECK.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Palmer Boom Strikes q Snaq
[From Philadelphia Inquirer.l

From Philadelphia Inquirer
Friends of Attorney General Pal
mer who had hoped that he might
be the unopposed choice of the
Pennsylvania delegation for the
Democratic nomination for President
have had an unexpected jolt. They
have learned that Mr.. Palmer will
not only be opposed. but that he will
have to fight for his leadership of
the State. The enterprising Judge
Bonniwell has cast his hat in the
ring. This shy and shrinking young
man does not aspire to the presi-
dency although Excelsior is his
watchword-but his ambition is to
attend the political funeral of A.
Mitchell Palmer.
Judge Bonniwell announces his
candidacy for membership in the
Democratic National Committee from
be elected" With great amiability
he calls attention to the increasing
distrust of the traitorous Palmer
leadership" and predicts his own
election over the Palmer slated candi-
date. He assures his friends and
the Democrats of the State that not
more than % of the rs National
delegates will be friendly to Mr.. Pal
mer for the Presidential nomina-
ton"
1t is not necessary to regard Judge
Bonniwell as a great politician or an
unerring forecaster of political
events in order to understand that
we are going to have an old-fash-
ioned Democratic rumpus in the
keystone State. Bonniwell starts
with the advantage of achievement
upon his sides He won the Demo-
crate nomination for the governor
ship against Palmer and the united
administration forces, and although
he never had the ghost of a chance
of election he demonstrated that
there was a deep-seated resentment
against the Attorney General on the
part of the rank and file of the party
in this State. Bonniwell claims that
Palmer and his friends bolted the
ticket after-it had been fairly nomi-
mated. The defense of the Palmer
ites-and a mighty feeble one it is
is that Bonuiwell was nominated by
a fluke and did not represent the real
sentiment of the party in Pennsyl-
vania.
What they meant by this was that
they were caught mapping. Evil
dently they will not be unprepared
in the present contest. The Federal
officeholders will be with them to a
man and we may rest assured that
political postmasters throughout the
State will not confine their activities
to an eight-hour day for the next
few months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
OrfOrd Degrees For Women

[From the Manchester Guardian
1t is officially announced that in
Hilary term a statute will be pro-
mulgated providing that women may
be matriculated and admitted to de-
grees in the university.
1t will be proposed that the gem
eral control of the women students
will be invested in a delegacy con-
sisting of the vice chancellor and
proctors, the controller of lodging
houses, nine men being members of
Convocation, the principal of the So
ciety of Oxford Home Students, and
eight other women. Women mem
bers of the delegacy, whether mem
bers of ConVocation or not, shall en-
joy all the powers and privileges of
delegates.
1t will be proposed that woman
member of the university may sup
plicate for the degrees of bachelor
of arts. bachelor of music, bachelor
of letters, bachelor of science, bach
elor of medicine, bachelor of civil
laws, master of arts, doctor of mu-
sic, doctor of letters. doctor of
science and doctor of philosophy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
AIaSka'S Reindeer
Multiply Rapidly.
Carl J. Ioman in the National Geographic Magazine.

the deer subsist entirely upon moss,
which abounds on the vast tundras
and hills of Alaska, so that the
deerman has almost unlimited
grazing land for his herds.
The reindeer constitutes the genus
rangifer, differing from that of or
binary deer in the important par
ticular that both sexes have antlerS,
which are shed annually.
A study of the physical character
istics and the habits of this unique
brand of live stock forms a fascin-
ating subject for the deerman, only
some of which can be mentioned
here. He has observed that the
antlers of the female remain much
later in the spring than do those
of the male, thus affording the
mother n weapon with which to
drive away the stronger male from
good feeding places for her young;
that the large antlers and brow
tines of the. deer are not. used, as
stated by many writers, to scrape
away the snow and uncover the
moss, but that the deer use their
hoofs to break the crust and paw
their way to their feed; that while in
motion a herd produces n peculiar
sound. similar to that of an ap-
preaching hail storm, cracking
sound, which some have claimed
arises from the striking together of
the horny toes, but which in fact
is due to the peculiar anatomy of
the animal at the fetlocks, and is
produced by some sinew at that
point when the foot is in action.
Unlike most animals, the reindeer
prefers to travel against the wind.
Heavy hair about the head and
shoulders and growth of long,
whitish hair under the neck are spe-
cial projections against cold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Counterfeit Savings Stamp
[From Greater New York;

[From Greater New York
Attention is called to a counterfeit
of the 1919 War Savings Stamp in
a circular letter sent out by Mr..
Benjamin Strong, Governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
as follows:
1--WE are informed by the Treasury
Department Warrington, that coun-
tcreit War Savings Stamps Of he
1Jl9 issue have been discovered
among dealers in the East pasted on
genuine certificates; that the coun-
terfeit is a Photographic production
in good color blue ink, but that the
fine lines behind the portrait in the
genuine appear in solid color in the
counterfeit and that the perfora-
tions of the genuine stamps appear
photographed on the counterfeit.
Secret Service agents have been in
structed to notify postmasters, sub
stations, banks and dealers request
ing the immediate arrest of any,
body presenting certificates bearing
any of these counterfeits.
THE Secret Service of the New
York district has under date of Oct.
s, 1919, requested us to ask that any
person presenting a certificate bear
ing any of these counterfeits should
be detained and turned over to the
nearest Secret Service agent or po-
lice officer and this (the Secret Ser
vice. Office notified by wire-tele-
grams to be sent Government rate,
collect, addressed 'Secikt Service,
Custom House. New York
"The Post Office Department has
also taken appropriate steps in the
premises and wide publicity has
been given the subject in the news
papers,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
PROF. CHAS. S. DAVIS

INJECTION of Prof Charles S.
Davis to be superintendent of
Steelton public schools, filling
the place made vacant by the death
of Prof. L. E. McGinnes. will meet
with the hearty approval, not only
of educators familiar with his abil-
ity, but with the people as well.
AS principal of the Steelton High
School Professor Davis has made a
reputation for himself throughout
the State. Not only is he an able
executive and teacher, but he is a
man of affairs as wen. AS leader
of civic activities Professor Davis
has done much for Steelton and as
lover of clean sport he has been
one of those who put high school
athletics on a high plane in Penn
sylvania. He goes to his new work
thoroughly equipped and with the
support of the public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
WORKING TO A STANDARD

TT THE manufacturers of clothing
in the United States, who are to
hold a meeting at Washington
soon to discuss ways and means of
reducing the cost of clothing to the
consumer, can produce uniform,
standard cloth from which a suit
can be made to sell at a reasonable
figure to the wearer a big step will
have been taken to cut this particu-
lar item of the high cost of living.
Profteering aside, and there has
been and is entirely too much of it,
the people themselves have been very
largely responsible for high costs of
garments and shoes. They have de-
manded all manner of fancy weaves
and patterns. Oddly has been at q
premium. Everything has been sac
rificed for elegance of appearance.
The more exclusive" the cloth, the
leather or the design the better the
wearer has been pleased, regardless
of price.
The manufacturers propose a uni
form cloth and possibly a uniform
design, or series of them, and If they
can induce the people to wear these;
if they can make such garments
fashionable" the prices will drop
rapidly.
Styles are handed down by the
smart set" the so-called careful
dressers," and if these can be induced
to lead off, there can be no doubt
of the beneficial results. 1t is most
devoutly to be wished that the manu-
facturers will make the movement a
success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20

THE Alaskan reindeer is not
highly prolific. The female
deer usually gives birth to but
one fawn a year, and if there are
twins, one Cor both) of the young
is liable to die.
The rapid increase of reindeer, in
Alaska is due to two facts: One
is the remarkable hardihood of the
fawns, which only few hours after
birth are strong and fleet of foot.
The contrast between the self re-
liant fawn and the weak, knobby
kneed colt or calf is striking and
has much to do with the tendency
of reindeer herds to increase rap
idly in spite of a low birth rate. AS
the social worker would say, the
infant mortality is slight.
The other factor in the rapid in
crease, and an illustration of the
fact that early fecundity is not en-
tirely tropical trait, is the remark
able fact that yearling reindeer fire.
quently reproduce.
Extreme cold rarely kills off the
very young. The rigors of the Arc
tic and the forcing processes of trop-
ical heat both serve to protect from
determination the fauna OF ;he re-
spective zones D! each.
The reindeer has been aptly named.
OF all ungulate, ruminant and gre
garious animals it is one of the most
particular in the selection of it's
food. 1t pastures during the sum-
mer on tender MOSES, lichens,
mushrooms, algae and grasses. It's
typical home is Lapland. In the
Lapp tongue the word "reino"
means pasturage, so that the word
reindeer" means an animal that
pastures. During the long winter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
Challenge to Democrats

The Republican Publicity Asso-
citation through its President
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., to-day gave
out the following statement from its
Washington Headquarters:
1--WE should like to have Demo
cratic editors make a list of in
stances in which President Wilson
has proven to be a wise adviser or
leader of the American people. we
challenge them to name one in
stance in which time has proven
the wisdom of the Presidents advice.
We will go further than that and
issue the challenge not merely to
Dem mocratic editors but to Demo-
Gratis in general. And, just to re-
fresh their memories, we will cite
few instances of important sub
jects upon which the President has
advised the American people.
"He advised and secured repeal
of the law which gave free tolls
to American coast-wise shipping
through the Panama Canal-thus
discouraging American shipping by
water.
"He advised and secured the en-
actment of q tariff -for-revenue only
law which opened our markets to
foreign producers, closed mills and
threw millions of men out of en-
ployment, before the war created alb
normal industrial activity.
During the early years of the
war and until public opinion would
hear it no longer, he advised against
preparedness, declaring that advo-
Gates of preparedness were 'nerv-
Gus and excited
After the sinking of the Lusi-
tania, he declared that America
was too proud to fight
HE advised and secured enact
ment of the infamous Adamson law,
which was the beginning of our in
dustrial troubles.
"He advised against literary test
in the immigration laws, and vetoed
q bill establishing such a test.
'He advised executive clemency
for Mooney lest enforcement of the
law displease the Bolshevists of Rus
sia.
He advised clemency for Hill
strom, the convicted I. w. w. MUIR
derer in Utah and expressed regret
that he was unable to persuade the
Governor to grant his request.
HE advised Intervening the
League of Nations covenant in the
Peace Treaty, thus delaying peace
and creating international ill-feeling
"He advised departure from Wash
ington's policy of noninterference
in European affairs.
"He advised that the United States
join in a League of Nations in which
Great Britain would have six votes
to our one.
HE advised making the Monroe
Doctrine subject to Interpretation
by a League of Nations council or
| assembly.
HE advised making what he
called the supreme sacrifice OF
American nationalism to the League
of Nations.
"He advised subordination OF
American industry to an interna-
tional labor conference provided for
by the Treaty of Peace.
"In which of these instances will
our Democratic neighbors undertake
to defend the Wilson Administration
through the campaign of 1920?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20
WHO KNOWS?

A TRUSTED employe of the Har-
~ risburg post office was arrested
yesterday charged with the
theft of money from letters.
He was man of family and had
been in the postal service sixteen
years. So far as known he had no
bad habits. The amounts he took
were small.
Serves him right" you may say.
"he ought to have known he would
be caught; all such are"
There can be no question of his
error. "He might have known he
would be caught" surely, for few
men can steal from Uncle Sam and
escape. But we would like to know
the inside of this mans story-the
causes leading up to this first
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-20

RHR. PALMER tells us that the
tV coal strike has ended in VIC
tory for the Government.
The miners went back when they
pleased after they had been granted
q big raise in wages and were given
the promise of a satisfactory read
justment of their other differences.
If that was a Government victory,
why certainly the Government is to
be congratulated, but the popular
conception of the outcome of the
bituminous trouble does not corre-
spond to the view taken by Mr..
Palmer.
Mr.. Palmer is strong talker, but
not q very great doer.
Take, for example, his suit against
the big packers. We read that it
has been compromised" by the
packers unscrambling their various
Industries, which will leave them as
powerful as the Standard Oil re-
NAMED after the famous dissolution
decree against 1t. The form differs,
that is all. This is another of the
Palmer "triumphs." of which the At
torney General is boasting so loudly.
And now we are told that to cut
the high cost of living little more
will be necessary than to have the
retailer mark his goods with the
wholesalers price. All very good so
far as 1t goes. but why doesn't Mr..
Palmer go back to the producer ?
Why not have the producers price,
the wholesalers price. the jobber's
price, as well as the retailers and
the wholesalers, and what is to pre-
vent the wholesaler from letting his