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IS and Sc Administer and
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We show large assortments Of these
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with satin trimmings, new collars and
cuffs; some with belts, others with silk
cords. All the most desirable colorings
and designs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
MATTER WITH RUSSIA

m UR old friend William Allen
White, he of What's the mat
ter with Kansas" fame, has been
designated by President Wilson to
find out what's the matter with,
Russia. We opine that IL he gives
full report he will require more
space than the few hundred word
editorial in which he once told the
world about the ailments of KAN
sas.
whats the matter with Russia"
is a hard question and the assign
ment is a big one for even so gifted
a newspaperman as Mr.. White. But
we shall expect more of him than
the stereotypde stuff that has been
coming out of Russia from the regu-
lar correspondents the past few
months. We don't believe the Amer
lean government should have sent
anybody to treat with the lawless,
lying, murderous Bolsheviki, but IL
somebody had to go the best man
for the mission we can think of is
this same quiet, observing, clear
thinking Kansas newspaperman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
What's the Matter With Father"

| per cent were divided among such
answers as these: He does not
drink" was mentioned twenty-five
times. He does not smoke" she
is honest" "he is companionable," ;"
"he helps me to do right" "he loves
me-" 'he is strict his personal ap-
pearance," ''he is kind to mother"
his love of children" and "his
cheerfulness" are other suggestive
good qualities. But one lad sourly
answers, Nothing about him to ad-
mire.''
What one thing would you like
to have your father do that he does
not do?" was the other question
put to these experts in judging
what is the matter with father.
Forty-four wanted him to 60 to
church" while forty wished father
would stop using tobacco" In the
light of the recently adopted ma
tional prohibition, it is interesting
to note that twenty-five hoped their
fathers would "quit drinking and
stay away from the saloons" while
eighteen wanted them to read the
Bible" and twelve to "stop swear
ing" Plenty to eat and wear evil
IDENTIFY are not enough for any
father to provide his offspring, for
these boys wanted father to "be
more jolly and good natured," to
come home earlier of evenings"
mot be SO extravagant," take more
exercise" ''go out more with
mother" sleep more at night"
mot work on Sunday" "clean his
teeth" and "have more self-respect !"
1.-THE average father" concludes
Mr.. Crackel, has some difficulty in
getting his boy to live up to his
ideals; but here the son has shown
that he has ideals for his parent.
Will he live up to them 2"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
The Open Boat

when this here was is done," says
Dan, land all the fightin' through
There's some'll pal with Fritz again
as they was used to do;
But not me-" says Dan, the sailGI
man; mot me-" says he;
Lord knows it's nippy in an oper,
boat on winter rights at sea"
when the last battles lost an
won, an won or lost the game,
There's some'll think no arm to
drink with squareheads just the
same;
But not me-" says Dan, the sailor
man. IAN If you ask me why
Lord knows it's thirsty in an epen
boat when the water-beaker's
dry"
when all the bloomin' mines /.
swep' an ships are sunk no more
There's some'll set them down to
eat with Germans as before;
But not me-" says Dan. the sailor
man;'"not me, for one
Lord knows it's hungry in an open
boat when the last Liscuit's done"
when poace is si,,uod and treaties
made an trai.s begins again
There's some'll shake German
hand an never see the stain;
But not me-" say Dan. the sailor
man; mot me, as Gods oil high
Lord knows it's bitter in, an cren
boat to see your shipmates die. +.
Celia +. Smith, in Punch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

John Hampton Barnes, promi-
nent Philadelphian. is at the head OF
the committee which will decide
what war work to continue:
John B. Townsend, formerly
manager of the Philadelphia Press,
is now an officer in one OF the trust
companies of that city.
Secretary of Agriculture Ras-
mussen is to be one of the speakers
AT farm week at State College.
-Alvan Marke. the Hazleton coal
OPERATOR gave all of his commis-
sions as tax collector to the-Red
Cross. Tt was over $500.
II. II. Stoneburn. elected head OF
the State Poultrymen at the meet
ing here recently, is speaking on
poultry raising in various sections o.
the state.
Judge F. A. Bregy. onesof thN
oldest Judges on the PhiladelTSsA
bench will shortly retire.
Hal White, of Indiana, Is tan
ing an active part in the new State
ORGANIZATION of horsemen. He ~
prominent in the State organizAr
ton of county fairs.
&C. LaRue Munson, the Wb
Transport attorney. has been nameS
as head of the Lycoming coun@
branch of the League to EnfoT-<
THE Rev. J. F. Brihan. YorE
clergyman, is home for a visit
after Y. M. c. A. work along the
coastside soldiers and sailors sta
tions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
Germans Must Accept

Even the most thick headed
Boche of them all should under
stand that it is worse than useless
for Germany to try to influence the
course of the Peace Congress, and
that it is ludicrous for her to say
that she will refuse TO accept any
terms beyond those in our Presi-
dents Fourteen Commandments.
The armistice itself was not COM
mitted absolutely to those terms; it
could not have been. for nobody was
able to say what they meant: and
the armistice cannot for a moment
be considered binding In all details
upon the Peace Congress. The Ger
mans will do we'll ito understand
that they have simply got to accept
without demur whatever terms the
Congress may prescribe.-Col. Har-
vey's Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
THE FRENCH POSITION

General Gouraud stated the
French position in an address to the
| American soldiers thus:
'Now when peace is signed you
are going home across the sea. The
English are going home, too. But
France stays where she is.
Marshal Foch has told you that
France is the barrier protecting
civilization, and so France and civ
iliZation must be protected.
You gentlemen have seen the
character of the Germans along the
Rhine. You know there is no de-
mocracy in their hearts. You
know that their fawning attitude is
as false as it can be. And so l say
10 you, France wants no such peo-
ples in her republic.
I'VE don't want to annex Ger
many up to the Rhine, but we do
intend TO see that the German mill
tary machine stays behind the river.
That is what Marshal Foch meant,
RI believe. If we don't have that
protection, France must maintain
always an enormous army to guard
civilization.
with our great loss of life in the
war that would be a terrible bur-
den for France. We must have a
natural barrier or else 1t would be
madness to demobilize our army.
"I hope that Americans will see
it in the same way. I hope that the
soft words of the Germans will not
convince the Americans that the
leopard has changed his spots. So
! far qm unconvinced that the Ger
mans of to-day are not the Germans
of yesterday, the foes of the ideals
of America. the ideals of France,
the ideals of civilization. the foes of
all that is desired in the hearts of
mankind"
1t could not be put more sue
cinctly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
SUFFRAGE DEFEAT

"HE suff---e amendment, de-
feated by one vote in the SEN
ate yesterday, will be adopted,
in all likelihood, by the next Con-
gress, which will have a Republi-
can majority a1id none of the South
ern prejudices that unquestionably
were largely responsible for the
failure of the measure yesterday.
although northern votes could have
saved it,.
But If leaders of the suffrage
movement are sincerely desirous of
winning the vote they must put a
foot dvTxp hard on the tomfooiery
of the Washington militants who
have bs>-I building bonfires of
presidential speeches and burning
President Wilson in effigy before
the White House. This sort of thing
is disgusting and tends only to give
the impression that women are
fiighty, disorderly and not 10 be
trusted with the ballot-which is
not the truth.
The irrepressibles at the. national
capital are not truely representative
OF the women of the country. They
are ultra-radicals of the type that
turns UP in every reform to injure
the cause they profess to champion.
If not hunting votes with dog and gun
they would be wild-goose chasing in
some other direction. The next
Congress may turn q deaf ear on
suffrage unless the band of amazons
at Washington Is repressed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
LUXURY TAXES"

T T is reported that the miscalled
luxury taxes" are to be passed
by Congress only to be promptly
repealed-the passage being per-
mitted to prevent undue delay of the
revenue bill. These taxes ought
never to have been introduced, and
most certainly If they are enacted
into law they should be stricken
from the books.
Even while we were at war there
was q marked differences of opinion
concerning the necessity and wis
dom Of classing articles of common
daily use as "non-essential." Now
that the war has ended and the need
of curtailing production has given
place to an obligation on the part
of all to speed up the country's
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ii, 1919
CENTER OF DISTRIBUTION
THE opening of another gen
eral freight warehouse, hav-

YY he OpehlHS oA
eral freight warehouse, hav-
Il ing a capacity of 500 or more
carloads, in Harrisburg marks an
other step in the development OF
this city as a center of distriou-
ton. 1t is needless TO explain the
accessibility of Harrisburg from
railroad standpoint and re-shippins
point. But while We are rejoicing
in our fortunate situation and
noting with satisfaction the increas-
ing number of firms that are es-
tablishing branches here, let us not
forget that we are rapidly nearing
the end of our freight siding facil-
tiles along the Pennsylvania rail-
road and that the frontage we do
have is for the most part too ex-
pensive to prove very attractive to
seekers for plant LOCATIONS.
Some years ago there was talk
of, "a belt line around the city, leav-
ing the main line of the Pennsy at
a point near wildwood Lake. swing
ing out beyond the insane asylum
property and coming back to the
main line at the lower end of the
city. The time was not then ripe.
But we are rapidly approaching the
time when this or some other plan
of the kind should be considered.
We must devise a means of pro-
viding cheap railroad frontage for
manufacturers looking for mill sites
and at the same time open up new
territory for the quartering of work.
men in model homes. We will not
get many moro big manufacturers
until we do some such thing, be-
cause we have now few sites that
would appeal to the E,en looking
for a factory location.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
HAD HIS REWARD
(From the Columbus Dispatch.

(trom the Columbus DiSpatch.)
Some one asked Henry Waiter
son in New York the other day
whether he did not regret that he
had not left the Courier-J Journal
years ago and become identified with
a greater newspaper. The New York
er always seems to think that the
great newspapers are those of the
metropolis; he wonders why a great
editor like Watterson should not To-
cate in New York City. But that Is
not to the point. Here is Mr.. Wat
terson's reply to the question::
THE Courier-Journal occupies q
peculiar field among the people of
healthy ideas. They believe in the
newspaper and they believe in me.
l have written my opinions fearless
ly and the Courier-Journal has
printed them without trimming the
corners. I have tried to make men
and women better by my plain and
straightforward he-shoulder language.
Sometimes I wished that 1 might
have been a bigger frog in a bigger
puddle. But I love the South, the
Southern people - and l love the
Courier-Journal. I have had my
reward for a life I believe well
spent"
Whether Henry Watterson would
have been a bigger frog in the New
York puddle, no man can say. Ger
tainly there is not to-day in the
New York puddle a frog anything
like so big as Mr.. Watterson-not a
writer n the city who has so great
an influence as Mr.. Watterson has
had. But the thing is, he has had
his reward.
For fifty years this man has been
a militant editor of a great news
paper. He has been neutral in moth
ing, but Independent in all things.
He has favored and opposed; he
has made friends and enemies. He
never accepted penny from any
man for his opinions. He has never
allowed his personal likes or dislikes
to influence his opinions. He never
was moved by hairs breadth from
a course through fear OF personal vio-
lence or loss of profits. And for fifty
years he had a tremendous infiu-
ence in his field-a greater influence,
perhaps, than was ever welded by
any other American editor. 1t is
no secret that for thirty or forty
years no man entered public office
in the South if Henry Watterson op-
posed him. Governors. senators, con-
gressmen, judges. cabinet officers
all of them had to be approved by
Henry Watterson or they did not get
into office. At least 1t can be stated
in all truthfulness that his opposi-
tion defeated those whom he de-
cided should not be in Office. 1t
was not until late years, after he
became less active, that men were
elected or appointed against his
opposition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
AMONG FRIENDS

rr ARRISBURG is proud to be
n the capital city of the great
State of Pennsylvania and II
is happy to entertain for more or
cess brief periods every two years
the members of the House of Rep
resentatives and the State Senate
who gather here for the sessions of
the Legislature. 1t would have its
visitors feel at home, and to that
end it has arranged with the men,
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
acting as hosts, a reception, lunch
con and entertainment at the Penn
Harris hotel next Tuesday evening.
The doors of the city's best hotel
will be thrown open to them. The
best the city has to afford will be
theirs.
Harrisburg rejoices in having it's
own representative in the progress.
sive Sproul administration in the
person of Lieutenant Governor e.
z. Beidleman. who will introduce
Governor Sproul to the people of
the city. We are therefore linked
up more closely than ever with
the affairs of the State in a per-
sonal way, just as we are more
closely related in u material way
since city and State have agreed to
Join hands in the development of
the Capitol Park area. We are GO
ing to do big thing together and
there is every reason why we should
be thoroughly acquainted and on
a friendly footing one with the
other. The coming reception should
help a lot in that direction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
Germany Must Pay the Bill
[From the Elizabeth Journal

The cost of the war Germany
forced upon the world, as George
Harvey points out, must be paid
1t must come out of the pockets OF
somebody. 1t must be paid by Ger
many. the aggressor, the guilty Of
fender, who is responsible for all
that the war has caused of agony
and a |. destruction; or by the victims
Unless Germany is compelled to
pay the bill. the Allied nations must
settle it. France, that has suffered
SO much because of German lust,
must help pay 1t. Belgium-devas-
tated and desolate Belgium-must
help settle it. Great Britain, that
has already spent so much in blood
and treasure to save civilization
from the Hun peril, must help pay
it. Italy must help pay it. A large
part of the bill will come out of the
treasury of the United States.
Colonel Harvey is right, and his
opinion is approved. when he says
that the bill must be assessed against
Germany and collected, even though
it requires long decades for that
country to make restitution for all
the wanton waste and destruction
it has wrought.
1t is a false. maudlin sentiment
that has been expressed by those who
say Germany has already suffered
sufficient punishment for her
crimes. The sufferings of the Ger
man people are not to be compared
with those of Germany's victims.
Germany prepared--deliberat and
in cold blood-for her campaign OF
loot and lust. Preparations for
what Germany has done have gone
on throughout fifty years. All Ger
many entered into that work. The
awful crime that Germany has
committed was premeditated.
Civilization will suffer greatly I'M
less an example is made of Ger
many because of all it has deliber-
ately done.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
Many Horses VIII Stau

Not all our fighters will return to
the land of their birth. Most of the
men-those who are living - will
come home, bat many of the horses
will not, for there is great need of
draft animals in the reconstruction
work in France and Belgium, and
there are plenty of war-worn horses
that few weeks or months of rest
will restore to usefulness. The Red
Star Animal Relief organization in
New York is interesting Itself in the
pleasant task of getting the poor old
horses into fresh fields and pastures
green.-Youth's Companion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
VTTHEN we can teach boys to be

w little tie Sa more s'esr careful oE'i in 10 the he
selection of their parents we
will have made great strides to-
wards the solution of The Boy
Problem, says NJ. d. Crackel, of
Cleveland, who, because of the
astounding interest in the Father
and Sons movement, has made some
original studies. Someone has
said that ANY kind of a man will
do for father, but takes a good
woman to be mother There is
nothing more false, but some boys
seem to act on this assumption and
then little later in life-say, along
about twelve to sixteen-they
awaken to the fact that they have
wayward father on their hands.
This is not to be an arraignment of
fathers. but rather a simple setting
forth of some ideals for fathers and
these ideals come from the young
er sons of these self-same fathers"
Three hundred and twenty-five
boys collaborated in preparing a
list of ideals for Mr.. Cracked. They
represented Jew. Gentle, Pro-
testant, Catholic, Mede and Ela1n-
lite and the dwellers in Mesopo-
tamia." Their papers were turned
in without names or marks of iden-
tification.
To the question, what one
thing about your father do you like
best?" they answered as follows:
About thirty per cent. referred
to goodness. kindness and right
treatment. while twenty per cent.
gave such economic reasons as:
He gives me living" "he buys
me clothes" supports me-" and
gives me money" The other fifty
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
THE SPREAD OF IDEAS

A Czech soldier at Mount Vernon
was seen to fill a little box with
earth from the tomb of Washing
ton.
II am taking this home," he said,
ito sprinkle it on the soil of Bo-
hemia."
The incident may be symbolic of
the general spread of American
ideals. The salt of freedom in these
days is being sprinkled the world
set Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11

Now is the time for all ~ood men
to come to the aid of the party of
the country to the aid of the coun-
try wSSwSSWSS$$$$ 7)l$$$$$
/ wish had wish he had we had q
million one million 1000, 200. 900, O0O,-
600 dollars / do 1 do Gertrude Stan
dish Gertrude Edwards Mrs James
B. Edwards Mrs. Jimmy Edwards
Private James B. Edwards Machine
Gun Company 316 A. P. o. TIT, A.
E. F., France sunny France Armis-
tice Armistice Armistice Peace
Jimmy dearest Mrs. Jimmy Edwards
6 4-4fb& $$$$$$$$-Ontario Post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11

business in order to find work for
the soldier boys coming out Of Uncle
Sans service there is an over
whelming weight of public opinion
against = " upon consumption, but
that c:sshlon will not protect the
public unless it is forcefully ex-
| pressed.
In the case of the luxury taxes
the new revenue bill sets upywholly
arbitrary standards of price on all
sort of common articles-carpets and
rugs, umbrellas, hats for men, mil
linery, hosiery, shirts and many
other articles of this type-which,
If sold at prices higher than those
which Congress deems necessary,
must carry a percentage OF tax to be
paid by the purchaser.
Thus. IL Mrs. Brown, who is care
ful of her appearance, should pur-
| chase a pair of silk hose at more
than 81, she must pay ten per cent.
upon that part OF the purchase
price which exceeds 50. 1t may be
that Mrs. Brown has no more money
than Mrs. Jones who isn't so par
ticular about her appearance and
finds the stockings she wants at
S1.s9, but, nevertheless. Mrs. Brown
is obliged to pay a tax on part of
the price of her stockings, while Mrs.
Jones pays no tax. Perhaps the
husbands of these two women earn
exactly the same and both are taxed
upon their income. and yet when
their wives go to the store one must
pay an extra tax for indulging her
natural craving for an article of a
little better quality while the other
pays no tax.
This is only one example of one
of many Objectionable features of
the luxury taxes as they would
weigh upon the public, There are
many more Objectionable features,
for the luxury taxes must be col
lected from the public. This Is speci-
fically provided in the bill. These
taxes are going to prove a trouble
some kind of taxation which will
greet consumers at every point, for
the retail stores will be powerless to
do other than enforce the law when
ever Mrs. Brown desires anything
which, in the judgment of certain
members of Congress, she does not
vitality need.
The luxury taxes" are not fair
taxes, because as they appear in the
bill they show many inconsistencies.
For example. the working girl who,
by dint of saving and sacrifice, is
able to crafty her natural longing
for a little better quality in shoes.
stockings, umbrella, parasol orI
pocketbook. will be Obliged to pay a
tax. On the other hand, the wealthy
woman may. If she chooses, pay
thousand dollars for dress without
being required to pay tax.
Besides the obvious burden the
luxury taxes will place upon the
public, they will also operate to in
crease the cost of desired merchan-
disc because the business of COM
putting and collecting and making re-
turns to the government for the
taxes collected will prove so difficult
that some retail merchants figure
the cost of collection will be almost
as great as the tax itself. Ultimately
this too must be paid by the public
in the form of higher cost of dis
tribution. If Congress is wise it will
let its hands Off these so-called
"luxuries'' and the report that the
taxes are not to be collected indi-
Gates that at least some of the Con-
gressmen have their ears to the
ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
False Rumor

We put no faith at all in reports
which apparently 'emanate from the
Senate cloak rooms that President
Wilson curtailed his original Euro
pean itinerary because he had been
warned that a republic might be set
up in America If he should prolong
his stay indefinitely. Harper's
Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-11
Teutonic Tools

Maximilian Harden says the Kali
ser was a mere tool In the war. He
might have added that the Crown
Prince was a sort of monkey
wrench.-From the Chicago News.