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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
Tender German Consciences

ifrom the New York Times)
Deep is the horror of the tender
souIed Berlin press at the unlawful
tumultuous killing of Liebknecht
ana Rosa Luxembourg. what will
they think of us in the rest of the
world" asks Vorwaerts, which.
through all the multiform innumer-
aple cruelties and crimes done by
the Germans in the war, was as
piacld as Hausfrau knitting. why
must they justify the names of
Hun z" it asks plaintively.
Edifying If rather late. is this
faint tick-tock of the German con-
science run down so long; and how
cufiously German! 1t is unfortu-
nate, of course, and the enemies of
Germany have said so, that these
torchbearers of class2supremacy by
means of rapine and murder. the
Boishevist gospel, perished sum-
marily and not by due process of
law; but nobody bIames the Ger
mans for that or fails to allow for
the furious justified hatred which
this man and this woman had
earned. What is singular to the
foreigner is the tremendous pother
over these lynchings. which, COM
pared withs the habituaI proceed
ings of Germany toward her foes,
are as a sheep -shearing to the
Massacre of the Innocents.
Looking into the German mind.
one understands little the sorrow
of Vorwaerts and its brethren. Two
Germans have been killed. From
Armenians to Ukrainians, how many
millions of how many races have
fallen by the fire and sword of Ger
many and her accomplices The
killing of Germans in Germany is
another thing. 1t is the business of
Germans to kill. not to ke killed,
and the population shouldn't be de-
creased unnecessarily. Besides, the
brisk German business of massacre
was done by order. The General
Staff, the Kaiser, all Olympus of the
old regime. commanded. Cheerfully
and joyfully was the command
obeyed. But to slay Germans with
out order and all the formalities-
how dreadful What will the world
think?
Air, earth and sea drip with the
guilt of Germany. She is afraid that
domestic murder or two will hurt
her reputation. Did Eccelina da
Romano toward his end torment his
soul because in youth he had robbed
q birds nest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
THE FARM SHOWS

NUCH farm exhibitions as the
State Department of Agricul-
cure and the allied societies of
the state have staged in Harrisburg
this week are highly beneficial to all
concerned. They promote friend
ly rivalry and are a constant en-
couragement to the agriculturist to
grow more and better products.
They bring together farmers, stock
men and fruit and corn growers
from all parts of the Commonwealth
for discussion of methods and COM
parison of results. They. teach the
farm boy his rightful place in the
scheme of things and help to keep
him on the land. They are good for
producer and deserve good treat
ment at the hands of the budget
makers of the Legislature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
WELL RECEIVED

The newspapers of Pennsylvania
have received with favor the inaug-
ural address of Governor Sproul.
Even the Democratic press teens
with editorial approval. The Phila-
delphia Record, leading minority
newspaper of Pennsylvania, sums up
the thought of the editors of the
state when 1t says:
The new Governors program Is
broad enough to keep the Legislature
busy. and is thoroughly constructive.
He can count upon the cooperation
of the public in putting most of II
through.
This is high praise from a source
that 1t ordinarily is chary of its COM
plimentary references to PennsyIva-
MIA Republicans and party policies. II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
A RADICAL OUTRAGE
lFrom Ohio State JournaD

The Bolsheviks over in Petrograd
have issued an order that husbands
shall be selected for all women who
are between IS and IS years of age
and that the women will be COM
PEELED to marry these men; and that
the children which may result from
these marriages shall be the prop
erty of the state, to be supported
and educated by 1t. Thus the home
and filial love and duty are abol-
ished by this red radicalism. The
very mention of 1t ought to excite
horror in the human breast. And
yet 1t is only one radical step in the
perversion of the social status of
humanity that we see bubbling forth
from every crevice of our civiliza-
tfon. 1t is time to take determined
stand against this insidious attack
upon the fairest aspirations of the
people; this attack that changes in
dividualism into machinery and
makes every man and woman and
child a mere rivet, bolt, pinion,
lever, pulley, winch, screw and
wheel q part of the government ma
chine operated by Ignorance, sell
ishness. prejudice and politics. The
very thought of 1t is enough to call
for bloodshed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
UNTOTHE LEAST OF THEM

HE little folks of the Children's
/" Industrial Home and the Day
Nursery are in need.
They extend their little hands to
the people of Harrisburg and ask for
g. few of the crumbs that fall from
the tables spread IN homes where
there is plenty and to spare.
They do not ask for much-just
enough to pay their debts contract
ed during their illness of influenza,
with enough left over to buy some
warm blankets, a few simple clothes
and some groceries.
Groceries. yes, and clothing, also.
for you may not think 1t. you folks
who have been giving nothing to
these worthy charities. but 1t IL =
fact beyond dispute that these chill
dren actually do have robust appe-
tites, just like your own boys and
girls, and they must have clothing
fit to keep them clean and pre-
sentable. You may never have
thought about the matter, but we
assure you. good folks. that it is
true. And more than that. they
have no fond parents making good
wages or salaries to provide for
their wants. They are the wards OF
the city.
That means they look to you for
for support, because they have no.
body else to whom they can look.
"a Will you turn them away cold
and hungry
Will you refuse to give them
little of your plenty?
Remember it was the Master him
self who said that even as you do
1t unto the least of these, ye do 1t
also unto Him.
And who are you that you should
turn HIM away empty handed?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
PARIS, NOT VERSAILLES
(From the Philadelphia Evening
Ledger)

(From the Philadelphia Evening
The impression, long prevalent
ference would sit in Versailles, has
been augustly dissipated by the
formal opening of the sessions in
the Foreign Office of the banks of
the Seine. The change has imagina-
tive stimulus. Versailles is tradi-
tionally a stage for "set pieces" 1t
is the shrine of scheduled historic
events of which unequivocal fore
cast could be made.
The well-oiled wheels of Louis
NIV's autocratic machinery revolved
there with authoritative precision.
The carefully prepared debut OF the
German empire was made there
with time-clock rigidity in 1871. Its
bow was expected. 1t was spectacu-
lar, but not inherently surprising.
With the implacability of tax col
lector the Supreme War Council
drafted the armistice terms hard by
the famous chateau. They were
forecast as drastic. Advance notices
proved fully justified.
So do they at Versailles almost in
variably. When events of the
French Revolution outran the pace
of prophetic assurance and no man
could foresee the pranks of destiny.
the whole scene shifted to the
French capital. The character of
national or international dramas at
Versailles is ever established at the
outset.
Chances often pulls the strings at
Paris. The action may be comic,
tragic, ironic, sentimental, salutary
malign, vivid or merely nebulous
but programming definitely ahead is
traditionally of experimental value
only.
The historic fitness of the transfer
of the Peace Congress to Paris is
hence obvious. The nature of the
conference skaters precedent. Man
kind passionately desires that acts
and hopes will be in accord. But
the possible interplay of circum-
stances rebukes prophecy. Each
day of the sessions must necessarily
develop tendencies, moods, currents,
uncharted reefs, unforeseen harbors.
with history so unrehearsed. For
Versailles could not possibly cope
centuries its swirl at Paris has been
dizzying, but never so awesome as
now
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
ENOUGH FOR PRESENT

OVERNOR SPROUL and Frank
Morrison, Secretary of the
~ American Federation of La
bor, are of one mind as to the ne
cessity of limiting immigration dur
ing the reconstruction period. Ad-
dressing the House immigration
Committee at Washington on this
subject Mr.. Morrison said that fur
ther proof is being obtained Fdaily
of the increasing extent of unem-
ployment, and that action must be
taken Immediately IL serious labor
troubles are to be avoided. He ad-
ded that two things should be done
by Congress; first, that the legisla-
ton providing for the employment
of returning soldiers be passed, and
second, that immigration be stopped
until normal times are again
reached.
These are reasonable suggestions
There is much work pressing for at
tention in this country. and proba-
bly, in the next four months we shall
be almost as busy as during the war
period. But Congress can do much
to relieve conditions now develop
ing that IL not corrected will result
in more or less distress in some dis
tricts.
With regard to restriction of i'm
x,i1ra+iop If needs no Droof to arPue
that where idleness exists it is folly
to add to the population by increas-
ing the number clamoring for en-
ployment. Europe needs all her
people just now, and we for the
present need none of them. Cover
nor Sproul recognized this in his
inaugural address and Mr.. Morrison
emphasizes the condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
RUM AND BOLSHEVISM

OAYS Lloyd Osbourne, of San
Francisco, asserting that pro-
hibition is going to help Bolshe-
vism. referring to the vineyard
owners of California;:
"At time when the nation must
brace itself to meet the terrific i'm
pact of Bolshevism, how foolish it
does seem to give the enemy these
tens of thousands of recruits"
And so the grape growers of Cali
fornia are ready to turn Bolshevik
IL they can't continue to sell booze. /"
A pretty state of affairs, IL true. but
1t Is not. The vineyards of the Golden
State can be put to better uses
than the making of wine. There ia
grape Juice. for example. A sober
nation is not nearly so liable to
turn Bolshevik than one driven mad
by rum. Mr.. Osbourne simply gives
new turn to the time-worn argu-
ment that q few men ought to be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
LOP OFF THE SURPLUS

- T develops that instead of scare
ity of clothing materials there
is vast surplus in the hands
of manufacturers. The makers of
mems suits will favor double breast
ed coats in order to use up the cloth
on hand. But they will find that
the public is not so much interested
in double-breasted coats as in SINGLE
breasted prices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1919
TWO SIDES TO 1T

THRoUGH the courtesy of Di-
rectors Keen and Whitman and
Secretary Hammelbaugh. all
members of the organization, the
Rotary Club last evening got first
hand working knowledge of Harris
burg's open air school. Many OF
the guests, who include some of the
most active business and profess
sional men of the city, were aston
ished at the completeness of the
building and its many conveniences.
They learned that it is regarded as
United States, that it bears the ap-
proval of the state and national
health authorities and that photo
graphs and descriptions of 1t have
been published with favorable COM
ment in many of the architectural,
medical and school journals of the
United States.
knowledge of this kind is highly
beneficial. The school board has
done much good work in recent
years and some method or bringing
the taxpayer into closer touch with
it ought to be found. An annual
public inspection of buildings might
be a good thing.
We are all prone TO adverse criti-
cism. 1t is so easy to condemn
school directors when things happen
to be not to our liking, and nobody
questions that there has been room
for criticism, but just the same the
school directors have done a lot of
mighty hard work of an advanced
and constructive nature in recent
years. They deserve the commen-
dation of their fellows for what they
have done along this line just as
much as they deserve the censure
for mistakes with which we are so
free.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
Ebb Tide of BolsheDisnl
(From the Philadelphia Evenir

(From the Philadelphia Evening
Ledger)
Recently in these columns, when
Senator Borah and Senator Kenyon
were solemnly warning the United
States of 1.-The menace of Bolshe-
vism," we reviewed the evidence,
which shows plainly that the wave
of ultra-radicalism is already reced-
ing even in Russia.
Since then Lenine and Trotsky
have sought conferences with Allied
representatives. They express q
willingness to cease their propa-
ganda. Liebknecht has been killed
in Berlin. Germans in other cities
are making war on the Bolshevists.
Leaders of the troublesome cult are
confessing despair.
Passion is transient. 1t is upon
the passion of crowds that the
Bolsheviki leaders depend, and
sooner or later reason and desire
for peace must bring peace.
Those who talk of spread of
Bolshevism have, been talking rather
wildly. And it would be better If,
instead of indulging hysteria, they
turned in with a desire to help elm
mate war and misery-the two GEN.
trail causes of the recent tumult in
Europe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
LABOR NOTES

The Policemen's Federation of To-
ronto, Can, is demanding an eight
hour day and that all promotions
shall be made by seniority, merit and
ability.
Women workers in Great Britain
are making q vigorous fight to secure
the same wages paid men for the
The production of soft coal now ex-
ceeds the demand. and during the last
week in November an Increase of H.
100000 was mined.
Foundrymen in Japan receive only
81 per day.
Norway has nearly 100000 per-
sons engaged in agriculture.
Thousands of women are en-
ployed in the silk filatures in
China.
Stone workers and pottery work.
es In Germany receive s1.07 a day.
Gun carriage makers in Worces-
ter. Mass. now receive rs cents an
/ hour
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
Gern1dny's Moral Sense
(From the Philadelpbia RECORD

tfrom the Philadelphia Record.)
The moral education of GERMANY
is proceeding rapidly. If we are not
mistaken it was Prince Maximilian
In the Chancellorship who remarked
on the fact that the war had opened
the eyes of the Germans to the fact
that might was not right. Presum-
ably that was an implication that
might was on the side of the Allies
and right was on the side of Ger
many, but in recognizing that might
issnot the same thing as right Ger
many gave evidence of an hitherto
dormant capacity for making moral
distinctions. And now Gustave
Nosle, in charge of the Berlin de-
tensive measures, says: ut is inn
possible to restore order. at the from
tiers while In the capital might is
going before right" We welcome
this additional indication of an
awakening moral sense IN Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
WELL KNOWN PEOPL

Lewis S. Sadler, the new
way commissioner, has been d
the most consistent movers fol
ter highways in the Cumbd
valley for over a dozen years.
John s. Fisher, the new
ing commissioner and one d
noted lawyers of the state. 81
life on q farm and taught sch
Prof. Frederick Rasmusse|
new secretary of agriculture|
wanted by New Hampshire to|
its official farming activities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
HOW 1T HAPPENED

(From the Kansas City Sta
Pardon me-" said the army
for military chefs are prone
dress their underlings courta
"but I prithee tell me when
learned to peel potatoes so !
ally? 1 notice that you do n
off the cuticle in great hunk
alas, too many do. but loosen|
of the skin of the tuber and
deftly strip it all off. You mus
had much experience in sis|
e'er entering upon a soldier'sf
"I did, thank you, sir" repli|
accomplished member of the
en- police. Before 1 decide
make the world safe for demI
I was q country banker"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
Speaking of Fruit

A man never ascertains W
he married a peach or a lemol
he happens to open a family
From Cassell's Saturday jour-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
An ArtfuI Dodger

Our idea of a man lodging brick
bats with transcendant skill centers
upon the personality of Postmaster
General Burieson. AroA
moreite.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23

permitted to sell poison to the
many because there is more prods
in poison than in some other forzs
of mercantile activity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23
His Possible Hone

Probably the kaiser feels that JUS
tice is not wholly dead yet and on
this theory is looking forward hope
fully to being able. to bribe one
member of the jury.-From the
Ohio State Journal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23

Members of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to
1t 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, 1919-01-23
4 Popular Wish

President Paderewski! nj
administration be a perfect :
From the Philadelphia Red
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-23

Norway has nearly 100000 per
sons engaged in agriculture.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02

day.
 Tell lem you saw It Tn the Argus
 Miss Hazel Bl-inneman was | in Hunter the first of the week. H. o. Penrose returned Fri day from an extended business trip.
 Friday morning, about 10 o'clock, the home of MT. and Mrs. John Mcintyre, located 4 or 5 miles southeast of Hunter, was destroyed by fire. There was time to save only a few pieces of furniture and cloth ing.
 Thursday evening from four until six little Misses Kathryn and Marion Penrose delightful ly entertained a few of their little friends. When all were tired of the jolly out door games dainty refreshments of ice cream and cake were served.
 Saturday afternon a few friends, ten in number, met at the home of Mrs. B. c. Scillian and went in a body to the home of Mrs. I. J. Birmingham and gave her a pleasant surprise, it being her fiftieth birthday. At the close of a pleasant after noon dainty refreshments of
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02

ping in Brinkley Saturday.
 Willie Howard was in Brink ley Sunday.
 Mrs. Leroy Porter, who has been visiting at the w. E. Mathis home, left last week for her home in Clarksville, West Virginia.
 MT. Anderson of Cotton Plant was a visitor in Hunter Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. John Painter were in Heber Springs a few days last week.
 Mrs. Delphia Warner and lit tie son, Leslie, returned the first of last week from an extended visit in Bellville, Illinois.
 Miss ElOuiSe Hall visited her aunt, Mrs. John Caput, Tues
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02
Hunter News.

ohn Caput was a business
 Ter in Brinkley Saturday.
 Miss Stella Freeman was
 me over Sunday.
 lr. Tanner of Cherry Valley,
 $ a business caller in Hunter
 first of the week.
 Professor o. H. Taylor re-
 ned Sunday from Pine Bluff
 ere he had been called on ac- hnt of the serious illness and bth of his father.
 George Heinrich was in Brink
 one day last week. Jim Caput of Memphis, is Piting his brother, John Caput d family.
 |E (. Scillian, who is working Bemis, was home Sunday. Mrs. J. E. Jackson is visiting S. c. V. Caple a few days. Miss Sallie Mae Arnold was in flnkley Thursday. Prof. and Mrs. o. H. Taylor Ere in Cotton Plant Sunday. MT. and Mrs Luther Morris la son, Glen, and MT. and Mrs. 'ioert BreSaugh and little son, sroert, Jr., left this week for where they will Ike their future home.
 '" em you saw IT ;n the Arnum Ais. [. V. Caple and Miss 'ule Ruth Harrell were shop
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02

M g big D. S. naval base at Brest France wouldn't w rreson khaki at the M O. A. there he first navy uniform. It navy yellow pos Red Triangle insignia N Brest painted batshp ha decorate it. It had window md F." removed from the writing Opnsng Foreign Waters" its Finally Admiral Wilson's official approval Dressed these
 Mrs. Peasants Pennington
 and McKm Philadelphia President Wilson he
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ice cream and cakes were serv-

ice cream and cakes were serv- ed.
 Last Wednesday evening oc- cured the marriage of Lawrence Gaurnette and Miss Ethel Ward. MT. Gaurnette is just out of Uncle Sam's service and the bride has been, until recently, a nurse at the Magnolia Hospital of Brinkley. We all join in wish ing these young people a long and happy life together.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02
Candidates in Japan.

Candidates for the Japanese parlia- ment must be thirty years old at least. Members are allowed a salary of about $1,O0O a year.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02

Jim Miley, the Yam man, has his potato setting machine go- ing these days and the whole of East Brinkely around the old oil mill place on out thro' Mileyville (the old Rich place) will soon look like a yam town. If the season is favorable this year, Miley will probably har- vest 10000 bushels of yams. Here's hoping so.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02

Tell 'en. you ssw !: 'n the ArGuA
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02
Among the Farmers.

Jim Guthrie of Dixon, was in Saturday trading with Argus advertisers and incidentally be- moaning the fact that he is so late with his crop. His little son has been seriously ill and has handicapped him in his work, but Jim will come thro' just the same. He is an A 1 farmer.
The Brinkley argus., 1919-05-02

Tell 'em you saw it in the ARGUs-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-05-09
Story of Lost Battalion is Most Ro-
mantle of War.

No more romantic story of the war
has come than that of the famous
Lost Battalion. and of the ringing
Aswer made TO the Germans by the
american commander when they de-
handed his surrender 1t has been
told in story and in many columns
of newspaper print. The men of the
battalion have been pictured in the
dailies and in the weekly news reels
of the moving picture theaters but 1t
has remained for David Wark Crit
fifth to imnortalize that story by inn
pressing it in the indelible celluloid of
a photo drama.
The new Griffith picture is not a
war play It has in its plot some
things that have to do with war and
there are some battle scenes shown
that are said to be the best yet screen
ed, especially one Of night attack
when the parachute flares and a box
barrage are seen working simultan-
eousIy The short chapters that deal
with the actual fighting, deal almost
exclusively with the charge and seige
of one of the lost companies that
faced the Huns along the Argonne and
who made that classic everlasting
answer.
ssThe Girl Who Stayed at Home, is
the new production, which will be
shown at the Isis theater for run of
two days beginning today. It was
written by s. E. v. Taylor and IS
played by Griffith players. headed by
Robert Harron, who presents char
acter he has never before attempted
but which is said to show a versatility
in this actor that even he himself had
never dreamed existed.