Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-07
WHAT WILL BE THE
SALOON SUBSTITUTE e?
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tie children. continue to be a home
drudge while husband. father or son
go night after night to have a good
time" somewhere else?
we herewith enter a plea for the
home. and the making of 1t, to be
the best place on earth for parents
and children"
Ru mPlays Havoc
Judge S. J. M. McCarrell. for
forty years Sunday School superin-
tendent at Market Square, judge of
Juvenile court agreed with this idea
but he said that there really was no
substitute for booze. Being an evil.
we want no other similar evil to
take its place. TT is not necessary"
said he "to establish anything like
substitute. The elimination of the
saloon will adjust itself as it has in
couple dozen other states. 1 have
no doubt it will be rought on veteran
drinkers, but I think you will flnd
something in the way of substitutes
appearing in the form of dandelion
and elderberry wine, and grape juice
in great quantities. So little likely
OF substitute Is there that 1 do not
know but what we should have
homes to take care of old fellows
who will need help in this Sahara.
They are in grave danger of taking
up the dope habit and should be
looked after.
Rum has played havoc with the
home; that's sure. I know from
my long experience in juvenile
courts. Many children never had
a chance because no home life was
furnished. Parents frequently do
all they can to make q child go
wrong. What they should do now
is not to try to establish something
to be a substitute for the saloon,
but look after the children with diff
ferent methods. The municipality
can do something. I want to point
out that in this city there is prac-
tically no place for men and boys to
go of an evening without charge, ex-
cept the Y. NJ. G. A. and this is so
popular that it must be enlarged.
Boy and man want companionship;
that is the basic desire which drove
millions to the saloon. What I sug-
gest is a space in every school build
ing, one or more rooms open day
and night, with a competent person
in charge where there are games,
reading and brain diversion. 1t will
cost money but 1t will make good
citizens. But a few days ago had
four boy automobile thieves before
me. They come from good families.
They stole a dozen or more ma
chimes in a week, took a joy ride.
sometimes with girls; drove the car
far as it could so and then left it
there. They were not criminals, but
just youth with wanting some vent
for their energies. These must be
directed rightly by the parents at
home. and in public schoolrooms as
I suggest"
.t Movies Endorsed
DR.. Z. V. Claypool, secretary of
the Harrisburg district for the Dry
Federation and a strong worker in
the cause, explained: This call for
substitute for the saloon is an in
terpreted answer to the liquor mems
argument against prohibition which
is founded on the plea, The saloon
is the poor mans club
II am of the opinion there will
need to be no substitute, first, be-
cause the states which have closed
saloons have found no necessity;
secondly, an investigation in Lon
don recently after England stopped
the sale of liquor after 9 p. m. dis
closed the fact that nobody re-
manned after that hour though the
public houses kept open until one.
The great bulk of persons went
home. Finally, I am sure the prob
lem will take care of itself, the
home being a big factor for this is
the experience in prohibition states.
There will be an increase of clubs,
lunch rooms and I wish to pay trib-
ute to moving pictures. Many of
these are so bad that they must be
closely censored, but on the other
hand, our society Is assured by facts
that innumerable men have seen
the error of their ways from look
ing at films depicting horrors re-
sulting from drink. 1 predict that
the movies will in a great measure
be substitute"
DIR. Claypool emphasized again the
fact that the Internal Revenue De-
partment must tax any beverage con-
tanning alcohol so that it will be no
task to tell what it contains, and the
next move is to have definite meth
DDS OF convicting. AS to the pre-
DR.. c. r. Phillips has recently re-
ceiVed letter of unusual interest
from MS younger son, Samuel Ell
lenberger Phillips, Of the medical
department of the 314th Regiment
in which he describes his exneri'
ences in the battle area. This repi-
ment was actively engaged in the
frontal area from September IL 10
the signing of the armistiee ofter
which they were used for guard dntv
in the vicinity where they had been
last engaged in fighting.
1T was at dark on the night of
September f3, 1918, that we pulled
out of the small village of Fains,
where we had teen bil1eted for sev-
eral days previous. We left in trucks
driven by little wizened Hindos
The night was clear and cold and
as we drove on and on ever toward
the increasing flashes of light which
marked the battle line, we could
first family; then with an ever in
creasing roar, hear the terrible
pounding of the big guns.
About A. NJ. of the 14th we
pulled into the shell torn town of
Recicourt, about ten kilometers cast
of Verdun. Imm edia tely we were
shown to billets and it WAS nv lot
to get in the only house in town with
a roof on it. / also was lucky
enough to get nice bunk OH which I
deposited my weary self till morn
ing.
"At day break was up Ito see the
first ravages of war. But no sooner
had put my head out of the broken
door than a guard, hidden in the
shadow of building, challenged me
ordering me to go back and stav in