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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
BAKER BUNGLES AGAIN

IMMEDIATELY after the signing
of the armistice, Representative
Addison I. Smith, of Idaho. sug-
gested that in demobilizing troops
the War Department arrange SO
| that the men would be given trans
portation back to their home COM
munities and that the final act in
their honorable discharge from the
army should be the signing of their
papers by the local draft board
Thus would the government muster
the men out where it mustered
them init would put them back
exactly where it found them.
One of the arguments advanced
by Representative Smith kas that
although most of the men, IL mus
tered out at concentration camps,
would use their transportation mon
ey to go back home, many of them,
just free from military discipline,
would spend their money in having
good time and would be unable
to pay their way home. But the
War Department did not act on
Smiths suggestion, and experience
has shown that he was right.
Among the first troops to be de-
mobilized We're those engaged in
spruce production for airplanes. Re-
ports show that in very large pro-
portion Of cases the men spent their
transportation money and then went
back to camp broke"
Under Smiths plan the men
would have been given nontransfer-
able railroad tickets and would have
had to get back to their local draft
boards before they could complete
their papers showing their honora-
BILE discharge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Psetsc4 ~
Ps~'sa4gsoaio
By the Committeeman

Republican leaders are in Phila-
delphia to-day holding conferences
upon legislative patronage and the
distribution OF committee chairman
ships in the House and Senate. Rival
candidates for the Craftsmanship of
the appropriations committee of the
the House, one of the most import
ant of all legislative committees, ap-
peared yesterday at the Bellevue
Stratford. They are Duncan Sinclair,
Fayette county, and William j. Nc
Caig, Allegheny county.
Accompanying McCaig to Phila-
delphia, was Secretary of Internal
Affairs-elect James F. Woodward, of
McKeesport. Woodward for several
sessions was chairman of the House
appropriations committee, and his
appearance here with McCaig is
significant. Allegheny county's dele
cation in the House is favorable to
McCaig.
Sinclair, who was in the Speaker
ship contest for a few days, claims
the support of Republican State
Chairman Crow, and Crow is ex-
pected to arrive in Philadelphia to-
day. The state chairman in the past
has had a great deal to say regard
ing the legislative patronage. Sin
clair. although regarded as PEN
rose man." has been flirting with the
| Vares,, and yesterday minled with
the-Vare legislators at the city COM
mittee headquarters He is said to
be preferred to McCaig by most of
the Ware representatives.
1t is likely that the personnel of
the state committees of the House
and Senate will be decided upon by
| the leaders at to-day's conferences.
The caucuses on Monday night will
be cut-and-dried affairs with no op-
position to Robert S. Spangler, of
York, for Speaker of the House and
Senator Clarence j. Buckman, of
Langhorne, for president pro tenn. of
the Senate.
At the meeting of Philadelphia
Republicans in the Legislature yes
terday, congratulations and feiicita-
tons to Governor Brumbaugh, who
closes hi STERN on January 81, were
presented by Senator Ware and read
by Register of Wills Sheehan. The
resolutions were in the form of O
memorial recognizing the splendid
contributions of Governor Brum-
baughs administration to the well
fare of our state" The resolutions
praised the Governor particularly
for his attitude on labor questions
schools and good roads.
| Congressman John r. K. Scott
who leaves the National House to
come to the State House next Tues.
day. eulogized Governor Brumbaugh
in fowery address.
I'm my public life," said Scott, ~
have known no man holding the Do.
sitton of Governor who has beer
subjected to more brutal treatment
= and none who has devoted himself
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

so closely to humane legislation.
Standing with the club. almost, of
the thug to have his character
stricken down, this Governor came
q poor man from the schoolroom,
and retires an honest man and poor
er than when he went into public
life"
A majority of the members of the
House and Senate from this city and
the members of the city committee
attended the meeting.
The subcommittee of the Phila-
delphia charter committee which is
drafting the proposed new charter
for Introduction in the Legislature,
held meeting last night in the Of
flee of the chairman, Thomas Rae
burn White. AT this meeting there
was q discussion of the methods OF
electing councilmen.
Senator Ware, at the Legislative
meeting yesterday, asked the Phila-
delphia representatives to pay no
attention to the charter committed 5
plans but to sound out the senti-
ments of your constituents and give
the people of Philadelphia what they
want"
The dry forces look very
hopefully upon the coming session of
the Legislature. They are not max
ing namboyant claims of maJorities
for the amendment, but they arc
saying that the sentiment is increas-
ingly favorable to the adoption of
the necessary resolution in Pennsyl-
, wsz2A this year aot. tas :S.lnNfus
letter sent out by John Royal Harris,
State Superintendent of the Dry
Federation of Pennsylvania, is indi-
cative of their feelings:
The Dry Federation of Pennsyl-
vania wishes to inform you that the
movement for the ratification of the
national prohibition amendment by
the next Legislature has been
brought right up to the eve of sue
cess. with the election of Governor
pledged to the support of this meas
ure and a General Assembly prac-
tically certain of voting to ratify, we
feel that the prospects of a success
full outcome are exceedingly bright
There is still much to be done by
the dry forces between now and the
time the Legislature acts. None OF
us can afford to relax our efforts
even in the face of almost certain
victory, and it is our intention to
stay right with our Job until the
long battle has been won."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

American communities. Prostitu-
ton is being suppressed; laws re-
quiring the reporting of venereal
diseases. just as other communi-
cable diseases are reported, are
being passed by many States. Clinics
for the skilled treatment of venereal
diseases are being established.
In this work. which has for Its
object clean America. every citi-
zen must help in his single strength.
The false modesty which has pre-
vented free discussion of this men,
ace to the Nation must be brushed
aside, so that everyone may know
and realize the danger to be fought
against.
Never again can we as individual
citizens be content with an attitude
of indifference toward such a sub
ject as this. The war has opened
our eyes; we must keep them open
until the danger is past.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

approach the Capitol from the west
over a dignified structure as 1t Is to
enter the city from the east amid
dignified surroundings. In short. the
splendid Capitol should be the out
standing feature OF the highways from
the east and west and north and
south--a sort of hub from which all
these radial routes should extend to
every part of the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
CIVIC ACTIVITIES

W AVING rounded the annuai
n mile-post the various civic
organizations of Harrisburg
/ are now IooRins FORWARD to the ac-
tivities of new year. These or
ganizations embrace a wide latitude
of usefulness in this community and
each in it's own way is performing
important public functions.
Having emerged from a great war
which involved the thought and
energy of ali good citizens, young
and old, we are now free to resume
the enterprises of peace which are
more important than the activities
of war. War is a crime which must
be punished. and most of us have
been engaged on that job, but the
undertakings of peace involve in
larger way quite as much of con-
structive effort and entail manifold
greater blessings in ever-increasinG
circles.
Starting with the municipal ad-
ministration down to the, most
humble organization there is much
to do. But in the doing of these
things there must be cheerful CO.
operation to the end that the pur-
poses in mind may not be lost
through friction or the failure of
one to help the other in the achieve-
ments which count for the welfare
of all.
With the incoming of the Legis-
lature next Monday and the discus
sion of measures which are designed
to promote the prosperity and hap
piness and safeguard the material
interests OF all the people of Penn
sylvania. there may be a tendency
in local circles to mark time. But
instead of this attitude we should be
pushing forward at every point that
the State officials and the makers of
our laws may realize that. here at
the seat of government of the Com
menwealth is the most active city
of all the State.
Many commendable things have
already been accomplished, but
there is much awaiting action and
aside from earnest cooperation with
the State in the development of the
splendid scheme of Capitol Park i'm
provement there is that other part
which has nothing whatever to do
with the Commonwealth save as
Harrisburg must maintain its pres
tige as a progressive community.
There is general approval, of
course, of the proposed combination
court house and city hall on the
proposed civic center, the erection of
a modern high school in the same
section and the working out of other
plans which will mean a most at
tractive and wholesome city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

The late Charles A. Kunkel was
more than "a banker. He was inter-
ested in the community and all agen-
cies for good. Never a grandstand
player. he nevertheless contributed in
large. measure to welfare work and
the various movements for the city's
Improvement. The Kunkel building
In the central business district, is an
attractive monument to his public
spirit and interest in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Soft Snap of Winter Wheat

{ New York SVpp
The fierce gales whistscs
The snow storm5 Asvs+
While safely slun.!Na%-s
The winter whc,t
It has no worris.
No cares to darh,;s>
It's price is promises
By Uncle Sam.
Its lot we envy
Without hitch
To sleep all winter
And wake up rich.
McLandburg Wilson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Colonel HdrDey Says, See He

You can return with heads
erect!" cried Herr Ebert, the head
of the Hunnish provisional govern
ment, to the returning Boches, Yes;
and with hands imprued with the
blood of murdered babes and raw
ished women, and pockets bullying
with loot. Such are the heroes of
Hunland; and such is the head of
the government with which we have
to deal. Really, it seems to have
been chiefly q change of name in
swapping a Hohenzollern for an
Ebert.
Put all the railroad employees and
all the telegraph and telephone en-
ployees under the direction of Po-
litical- -master-Gene and then
boast that those services have been
taken out of politics" In the Name
of the Prophet, fudge!
Mr.. McAdoo wants to keep right
on lending to the Allies money to be
raised by taxation of the American
habit Easy come, easy go! Wake
up, Mr.. Smoot!
'I speak American" said Clemen-
ceau when he greeted the President
which is precisely what and all
we want the President himself 10 do.
Though we are glad for our read
ers to peruse what Taft, Roosevelt.
Colonel Watterson, George Harvey
and the rest of us suggest and ad-
wise in these stormy times, 1t Is well
enough for them to remember that
our suggestions and advice are offer
ed to the government, not requested
by it.-Houston Post.
We don't suggest or advise; we
| tell 'em.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1919
GRATEFUL REPUBLICS?

THOSE responsible for the order
suspending all promotions in
the army on the day the arnlis-
tice was signed will be remembered
by the fighting forces and the folks
back home for an ungrateful and
wholly inexcusable act. The sigh
ing of an armistice had nothing
whatever to do with the crushing of
the hopes and aspirations of our
fighting men. 1t should have been
insten. u ~aeson Cor rewarding those
who had made possible ths ending
of the war, instead OF penalizing
them for achieving victory over the
Hun.
There have been many blunders
at Washington during the war, but
none has been so cruel in its effect
as this order stopping automatically
all promotions wieh the signing of
the armistice. Harrisburg soldiers
who had been recommended for
commissions two or three months
before the cessation of hostilities
are denied promotion because some
bonehead higher up figured that a
few thousands of dollars would be
saved through refusal of promotion
to men who had fought for months
that justice might live in the world.
There are already signs of weak
ening on this impossible position at
Washington. but whether the pres
ent administration chooses to rescind
it's unfair and wholly inexcusable
order or not 1t is certain that the
time will. come when the men who
were entitled to promotion will re-
ceive the consideration which Is due
brave soldiers who have served their
country gallantly and without
thought of their own personal re-
ward.
Placing bravery. on the firing line
in the scale with expenditure of
money is about what might have
been expected of the inefficient. four
flushing individuals who have mis-
taken high-sounding phrases for
constructive thought and the ex-
preston of ideals.
The Telegraph has been advised
through a letter from overseas of
a young Harrisburg lieutenant who
had been recommended for promo
tion three months before the armis-
tice was signed and who is only one
of the many young officers in whose
face the door of natural ambition
was closed by an ungrateful govern
ment in the very hour of victory
These men have long memories and
they will not forget who were their
real friends in the great crisis.
Because millions of dollars were
squandered in a faulty aeroplane
program and millions more in ship
ping plants and in other colossal
failures of the war is no reason why
those who fought the good fight
should fail of their merited recog.
milton for the reason that promo.
ton would involve a few thousands
more in the military payroll. What
might have been saved in the great
American junket to Europe would
have provided for thousands o,
young. men who must return hom,
without the recognition they hA
earned In courageous and unselfisI
service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Auditor General Snyder is said to
favor fine bridge over the Susque-
hanna river at State street. as part
of the comprehensive plan to create
an Imposing entrance to Harrisburg
from the east oyer the monumental
vfaduct at the eastern front of the
CapitoL It is quite as important to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

City Electrician Diehl will have the
general approval of all citizens in his
consistent and constructive effort to
asrNs.at ss. syers.A, y.,,-s ans
wires. He expects to wipe out another
considerable section of this unsightly
system during the next few weeks.
and in this work will have the Coz
operation of all civic bodies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Col. HdrpeH Sez, SEE He

AS matter of courtesy. after hav-
ing slept in royal bed at Bucking-
ham Palace, the President will be
expected to accord particular con-
s.deratlon to Corsin Georges recon-
mendations. Perhaps that was the
idea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Caused q Shudder

tFrom the Ohio State Journal
We always feared we might have
little trouble with Great Britain
at the peace conference after we
tried to give her Mr.. Barnard's
statue of Lincoln.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Breaking the Netps Gently

While crossing the street at Tenth
and Polk streets Thursday evening
Miss Lola Brethour was struck by
an automobile driven by real estate
man whose name began with r.
From the Topeka Capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Neither Does He Dictate

Before man hires q stenog-
rapher he asks to see her letters of
recommendation. But he seldom is
so particular with the woman he
marries.-From the Topeka Capital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Henry Ford, Journalist

(From the st. Louis Starr
Mr.. Ford ought to get out a
good newspaper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
joy of Temptation

Nothing pleases a man who. is in
tending to quit smoking January 1
quite so much as a box of fine ci-
gars.-Pittsburgh Gazette Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
The German NdDU

When Germany calls her next
fleet of warships into being. will she
have the face to call any of them
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Let us dream of noble things, and
then 1gork for them, too,
Tho ice may not attain to them
quite:
Unless ice shall plan grdnder tasks
than zee do.
We shall not climb as high as ice
might.
-Niron Waterman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
Heroic Treatment

In Siberia they are lining up Boil
shevists and shooting them. In
has been applied a permanent cure
followed.-Houston Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Herbert Hoover. having been ap-
pointed Food Administrators for Eu-
rope. it's a fair assumption that the
Germans won't have much opportunity
to get their feet in the trough.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
The End Not Yet

And sometimes when one reads
the days news dispatches he won
ders whether the war is really over
or has just commenced.-Utica OBJ
server.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Member of the Associated Prese-Ths
Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titlod to tho use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited to II or
not Otherwise credited In this paper
herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Many women are employed in the
air factories in France and some
have jobs that almost qualify them
for service as steeplejacks. The wo-
men have to be hoisted in boat
swalns' chairs to considerable heights
to undertake the work which they are
called upon to do.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Harrisburg is now at the threshold
of another important epoch OF it's
growth and development. Officials
who have real interest in the city
civ Has aassS 'As:aa~ 2.AhIis ensss'
prIses; they wifi join with all others
in making the city the foremost mu-
nicipality of it's size in the country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
LABOR NOTES

Bridgeport (Conn.) employees of
the Remington and Union Metallic
Cartridge Companies have pledged
themselves 10 work only on an eight
hour basis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Rochester. n. Y. was without any
daily newspapers for several days
owing to the refusal of the pressmen
to go to work until their demands for
more wages were granted.
The 600 men in the Philadelphia and
Reading railway repair shops in
Pottsville, Pa. have been notified that
eight hours instead of nine will con-
stitute a days work and most of the
men have been given twenty per
cent. increase in wages.
During the first week in November
American shipyards completed and
delivered to the United States Ship
ping Board twenty steel. wood and
composite vessels. totaling. 10000
(deadweight) tons. This is the great
est number of vessels turned ovar
since the Shipping Board began It's
work.
A crew of fourteen trainers, two
foremen and four riggers in the Sup
pie -Bullin shipbuilding yards at Port
land. Ore. built and placed in posi-
tion from lumber in the yards eighty
nine frames in forty and one-half
hours. These frames. being double.
were built bolted together with sixty
four screwbolts in each frame and Two
coats of carbolineum were applied be-
fore the bolting process.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04

Entered at the Post Oftice in Harris
berg. Pa, as second class matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-04
One Way to Write 1t

10
New York Sun.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-18
Ip{HI (! s!
sssway Il 7e.N
aed Mesftcd ~

Golf & Country Club at Bay
side, Long Island, which already
has reached degree Of popu-
larity that was not anticipated
for at least year, wish to say
that members may send as
many guests as they wish to
play over the course and to en-
Joy the privileges OF the Club
House on days other than holi-
days, Saturdays and Sundays,
with the understanding that the
fee tor guests is Sz.oo per person
whether they use the golf course
a whole or halt day.
On holidays, Saturdays and
Sundays, the limit Of the num-
Der OF guests a member may
entertain is three and then the
member must appear in person
with them. This restriction APP
plies to golf and tennis players.
Motorist members may bring
along as many guests as they
please at any time, it being
understood that motorists have
become members merely for the
purpose of having the privileges
of a country club where they
may be certain of getting good
meals for themselves and their
friends.
The dining room facilities are
such-owing to additions and
improvements-that 400 per-
sons may be promptly served at
one sitting.
They will be served with the
same quality OF food that has
made the Hotel Belleclaire so
popular. They will have, also,
the same fine cooking.
If organizations Of business
men desire the privileges of the
Belleclaire Golf & Country Club
for their one-day tournaments,
/ will be very glad to accommo-
date them on days other than
holidays, Saturdays and Sum-
days.
No golf course in the Metro
politan district is more accessi-
bic or furnishes more convent
ences. Certainly no country
club anywhere has better facili-
ties for serving first-class meals.
My hotel friends throughout
the country have requested to
be allowed to become associate
members of the Belleclaire Golf
& Country Club and to have the
privilege Of introducing their
hometown friends to us, with
the idea Of letting them play
golf over our course while they
are visiting New York. l have
decided to comply with their
request, knowing full well that
they will introduce to US guests
only that members will be glad
to meet.
The greatest number of play
ers that can be accommodated
on an I8-hole golf course-all of
them playing in foursomes-is
1872, and even this number will
have to be handled on a time
schedule rigidly adhered to.
The Belleclaire Golf & Coun-
try Club is now ready to serve
its members and their friends
with splendid meals and other
club house comforts and con-
veniences that | am sure will
please all Of them very much.
The membership is growing
with men and women who
qualify on the platform of good
fellowship and character-and
since this is the only platform
upon which members are Sc
lected, it goes without saying
that there is no prejudice or
restriction as TO an individuals
race or religion.
A club formed on ideals of
Democracy cannot have unfair
and unreasonable prejudices.