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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
LAST OF OAKLEY. MURAL
PAINTINGS FOR SENATE
Famous Woman Artist Completes Art Works For State
Senate Chamber; Peace and Unity Shown in Panels
Depicting Early Days of the Commonwealth

, thee" "Ye are bought with a price,
therefore glorify God in your body
and in your spirit, which are Gods"
Return unto Me-"
In the central panel of the Pre-
della Christ liberates the imprisoned
from He'll. and around this are the
words: He hath broken the Gates
of Brass and burst the Bars of Iron
asunder." The four other small pam
els of the Predslla illuminate inscrip-
tions from the journal of John Wool
man. that inspired Quaker protestor
ag ainst all human slavery. with the
spiritual temperament and vision Of
some medieval saint.
The legend. of the Latehstring is
quantity related in a collection of
incidents illustrating the doctrines
and history of the Society of
Friends" published by Joseph Wal
ton: "One of those solitary habita-
tions on a frontier settlement was in
the possession of a Friend and his
family, where they had lived in such
secure simplicity that they used
neither bar nor bolt to their door.
being in no apprehension of danger
and having no other. means of secur-
ing their dwelling from intruders
than by drawing in the leather thong
by which the wooden latch inside was
lifted from without.
Although the Indians, had been
burning and ravaging the surround
ing country without mercy. the
Friends had put no trust in "the
arm of flesh" but had felt themselves
safe in the keeping of the Omnipo-
tent Spirit. believing rather that
IT,,
to his own injury" Alarmed. how
ever. at length by the fears of others
and by the dreadful rumors that sur
rounded them. on one particular even
ing before retiring they drew in the
latchstring.
But in the dead of night.the Friend,
who had not been able to sleep. found
that his wife also could not rest, so
uneasy was she in her soul. Upon
this he conA'ssed that he believed
that it would be safest for him to
put out the string of the latch as
usual" When this was done, COM
mending themselves to the keeping
of Divine Love, they lay down again
in peace.
A few moments later the dismal
sound of the warwhoop echoed
through the forest and soon after
ward they counted the footsteps of
seven men pass the window of their
cabin, the latch was lifted andSthe
door flung open. But there was
halt, colloquy in the Indian Ian
guage, unintelligible to the Friends,
and the door again closed, the Indians
retiring without having actually
crossed the threshold.
Some years after when peace was re-
stored at the conference with the
Indians this Friend related the above
incident, in reply to which one of the
Indians observed that he himself had
been one of that marauding party,
but by the simple circumstance Of
putting out the latchstring, which
proved confidence rather than fear,
their lives and property had been
preserved. for. on .finding the door
to have been unbarred. it was said:
These people shall live. They will
do us no harm. for they put their
trust in the Great Spirit"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
By Associated Press

Treves, Wednesday, Jan. 15.-(De-
layed)-Tt is the conviction of Mar
shall Foch that the Rhine must be
made the barrier between Germany
and France. He expressed this clear
ly to-day to American newspaper
correspondents. The marshal Is here
in connection with the meeting con-
eerning the extension of the Ger
man armistice.
Marshal Foch said peace must
be commensurate with the price of
victory. Germany now was beaten,
he added, but with her resources.
especially in men, recuperation in Il
comparatively short time was quite
possible. 1t now was the duty of the
Allies to prevent further aggressions.
| Marshal Foch pra.sed the work
| of the American troops aul suid
General PEI shing had asked that the
American forces be concentrated for
an attack on one sector. The allied
generalissimo admitted that the AR.
gonne-Meuse front where the Amer :
leans began their offenalNe OH Sep
tcmhe" 26 was q sector hard to
tackle" Tile marshal said lie told
General Pershing:
Devils Own Punch"
Your men have shs devils own
punch. they will get away with all
that. Go &c it."
The American attack succeeded
the marshal continued. and here
we are OF the Rhine
The armistice was not concluded
| too soon and the Allies got all they
| asked for from Germany without
continuing the fighting. The Allies.
| the marshal said, were prepared for
| another offensive stroke which
would have forced the Germans to
give up. This was to have been
in Lorraine on November IA with
six American and twenty French
divisions.
This is for me happy oppor-
tunity," Marshal Foch began, ito
tell you all the good things l think
of the American army and of the
part it played on our side. Your
soldiers were superb. There is no
other word. When they appeared
our armies were. as you know,
fatigued by three years of relentless
struggle and the mantle of war laid
heavily upon them. The youth OF
the United States brought a renewal
of the hope that fastened victory.
Not only was this moral fact of the
highest Importance, but you also
brought enormous material aid and
the wealth which you placed at our
disposal contributed to the final sue
cess. Nobody among us will ever
forget what America did,"
Marshal Foch was asked by the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
Germans Must Be Held :
on Rhine, Marshal Foch
Tells News spaper Men
Devils Own Punch Had the Yanks, He Declares.
Knockout Blow Was Ready as the
White Flag Flew i.r

correspondent:
But was not the armistice cons
cluded too soon?" -.-
"It was not possible to do Others
wise," answered the marshal. "be~
cause the Germans gave up every@
thing that, we asked for at once
They satisfied all of our conditions
1t was difficult to ask more.
t'Doubtless any general would
have preferred to have continued the
struggle and to have battle when the
battle which offered itself was 30
promising. but u father of O family
could not but help think of the
blood which would be she'd -, vic
tory, however easy costs the lives OF
men. We held victory in our grasp
without any further sacrifice. We
took 1t as 1t came. j. s.E4s Sst
And now we must make a. peace
which Will correspond with tho mag
nitude of our victory. We must
have u peace as absolute as was our
success and which will guard us
against all future aggressions,
France has a right to effective
measures of protection after the
formidable efforts she put forth to
save civilization. The natural from
tier which will protect civilization
is the Rhine.
Urges Holding Rhine
1T is on the Rhile that we must
hold the Germans. 1t is by using
the Rhine that we must make il i'm
possible for them to recommence the
coup of 1914. The Rhine is the COM
mon barrier of all the Allies, pre-
cisely of all those who united to
save civilization. The Rhine is the
guarantee of peace for an the ma
tions who have shed their blood
in the cause of liberty. Then let us
watch the Rhine.
we have no idea of attacking
Germany or of recommending the
war. Democracies such as ours new
er attack. They ask but to live in
peace and to grow in. peace, but who
can say that Germany-where dem
ocratic ideas are so recent and per-
haps very superficial-wtIl not
quickly recover from its defeat.
e England has the channel TO
cross. America is far away. France
must always be in a position to safe
guard the general interests of man
KIND. Those interests are at stake
on the Rhine. 1t is there that we
must prepare to guard against the
painful surprises of the future.
The armistice is signed, but peace
is not yet concluded. So long "a
the status of Europe has not been
settled let us watch, let us watch to-
gether, so that we lose not the fruits
OF uor common victory. Let us re-
main united as we were in battle"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
MRS. w. n. waTIarE

Mrs. Matte Holbert Wallace, wife
of George M. Wallace. died at her
home in Hainton Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Wallace was the daughter of
the late Jacob G. and Margaret Hol-
bert. She is survived by her hus-
band. George M. Wallace, and three
daughters, Mrs. Edward Koons and
Georgia and Ethel Mildred Wallace.
A sister and four brothers also sur
vive-Mrs. Frank Hill. Joa It.
Jacob c and Elmer Holbert, o9sHar-
risburg, and William r. Holbert, of
Philadelphia. Funeral services will
be held at the home Saturday after
noon at 1.30 o'clock, conducted by
the Rev. r. ID. Weigle. of Camp Hill.
Burial will be made in the East Rar-
risburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
Order of Elks Plans
Ball in Armory Hall

A dance will be held in the armory
at Second and Forster streets Mon
day evening by United Lodge No. IL,
rangements have been made to insure
Improved Benevolent and Protective
an enjoyable time. Good music and
Order of Elks of the World. Ar
refreshments have been provided by
the committee in charge. The COM
mittee is composed of the following:
II. Green, Robert Henderson.
Harry Dickey, A. C. Grey, James
Wilson. ]. e. Taylor, william Lock-
ley and Arthur Freedman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
BY MISS VIOLET OAKLEY


! (Copyright by Violet Oakley, 1919.
The two paintings Just completed
are to be placed on the wall of the
Senate chamber of the State Capitol
of Pennsylvania under the visitors
gallery to the right and left of the
central entrance. They will thus
face the main wall of the chamber
and the five large panels which were
unveiled two years ago. Although
the last to be finished. in point OF
historic order, these Two panels form
the beginning and foundation of the
entire series, the theme of which is
The Creation and Preservation of
the Union" the title of the last great
panel, stretching high over the others
in Its length of forty-five feet. being
Supreme Manifestation of Enlight-
enment in International Unity
The new paintings symbolic the
two Commandments upon which hang
all the Law and the Prophets
Thou shalt loye the Lord thy God
with all thy heart. with all thy soul,
with all thy mind and with all thy
strength" and the second is like unto
It, Thou shalt love thy neighhor as
thyself." The first panel represents
the Force of Dominating Faith in
or Dominating Love of the Brethren.
Two legendary incidents in the
early life of the Quakers were chosen
as symbols of these invisible Forces
which caused the. foundations of the
Commonwealth to be so firmly laid.
Upon such foundations was the ma
Fion builded and preserved. for it
was founded upon a Rock" and upon
hese foundations is now being con-
Ftructed that union of the nations
for which there hath already been
such long desire"
The title of the first panel is "The
little Sanctuary in the Wilderness
and illustrates the legend of the
atchstring. The inscriptions are as
follows:
Upon the upper border the words.
Here Beginneth the Legend of
Peace. and beneath
Although 1 have cast them far off
among the heather and although /
have scattered them among the coun-
ries, yet will 1 be to them as a Lit
he Sanctuary in the countries where
hey shall come" This is the Law
f the House-the whole limit thereof
hall be most holy; behold this is the
law of the House." "I looked and.
behold, the glory of the Lord filled
he House"
The Predella beneath illuminates
he source of inspiration and the Sc
ret of Spiritual Force, set -ree By
ominating Faith in the Unseen, with
mall panels of the Passion of Christ.
around the Crucifixion in the center
re words from William Penn: This
now assuredly that none ever trust
d In the Lord and were confounded s.
The title OF the second panel il
The Slave Ship Ransomed," and IL
lstrates the legend of the Quaker
fho. hearing of certain shipload of
laves about to be landed and sold
ought the entire load and sent them
orth to Nova Scotia to be set free.
The inscription beneath reads: "If
here be a Messenger. one among a
housand, then He is gracious unto
i'm and saith: I have found a Ran
pm." s'Fear not, for have redeemed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
Congratulations Galore
For DR.. Swallow on the
Prohibition Victory

DR.. s. C. Swallow. at his apart
ments. No. 25 South Front street. is
in receipt of multitudious congratu-
lstions lStIo! s on the success of prohibition'
kilograms. telephone and personal
salutes. The Doctor. during the fifty
years of the conflict, was at different
times and places candidate for near
pie, from town constable to the presi-
dency of the United States; as he
often stated, mot in expectation Of
reaping the emoluments of office. but
every. election as a political moral
issue" The following is a sample of
the communications he has received:
"Muncie, Ind, Jan. 16, 1919.
NY my Dear Doctor: ! know You are
the state of Nebraska finished to-day,
namely, the destruction of the demon
Drink. All over our land tonight
men and women who have labored
for the cause are sending up petit
tions of thankfulness! But | know
of no one who has labored as long.
given their strength and materia /
possessions. and at time when the
prospects of success were very re-
mote. indeed, and to the average man
an impossibility, who should really
enjoy this achievement as you
should tonight. I would love to
walk into your study and take your
manu. see tile iOOk OI triumph OH your
face, and congratulate you upon the
success of the cause. For this the
jeers and insults of the enemies of
the cause could easily he borne and
in this hour forgotten.
II thank God that He spared your
life and permitted you to see the
fruits of your labors. and trust you
may enjoy the days of a Bone Dry
country many ears. This is a Bone
Dry state. and there is not house
or an apartment in the city vacant.
We seldom see intoxicated people.
Hotels are very frequently compelled
to turn away guests. Evidence of
dry rot is not apparent, is it exists.
with kindest regards to all inquir-
ing friends, l am,
Very sincerely,
"GAIEN II CI.AYn =
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
COMMISSIONERS
WANT MAYOR TO
NAME A MATRON
row Restive Over Delay in
Securing Policewoman For.
Important Work

/ tC1ty commissioners are discussing
/ ayor Keister's delay in acting to
Ecure the appointment of a police
|atron, declaring that the need for
income for the position is increas-
g constantly.
one of the councilmen to-day
Rlled attention to the remarks of
Rstrict Attorney Michael E. Stroup
court this week, the latter stating
Sat sufficient evidence to secure
e conviction of a woman, held as
pickpocket, was lacking because
se had not been thoroughly
=arched Immediately after arrest,
pa could not be as there is no
zatron at police headquarters.
Recently Mayor Keister said he
puld ask the civil service board to
Id another examination to increase
eligible list, then probab bly, would
thdraw the name of Mrs, Edith
Bergstresser and submit another
1T is understood more than a
h1orlty of the members of council
Id they would not vote for the per-
m mated by the mayor months
lhe question was raised by COM
sstoher tha tit is doubtful whether
civil service board could hold
other examination as there are
ready three names on the eligible
{. He intimated 1t may be neces-
~ to have vote in council on one
mination and have the members
Puso to confirm it, after which an
hmination could be held as there
uld then be only two more names
hte list.
Dates for examinations of appllca-
hts for the position OF assistant
Rftsman and transitman in the city
gineer's office. with an annual
ar ,yof $3.50, will be announced
pm by the civil service board. 1t
expected also, the. boerd will
Rnge the age limits for applica-
ms for city pr trolmep: 20 % to 3B
hrs. instead of 23 to 40 years, the
its during the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18


istered at this time for 1919. Under
ordinary circumstances the registra-
ton the first month is O rather small
proportion of the total number of
Fears. This year, however, literally
thousands of cars have been regis
tered beyond the number licensed at
this time in the last three Januarys
A big increase in the number of
trucks licensed has also been noted,
some OF the vehicles being on large
size and weight. From what is
stated by applicants for the licenses
use OF trucks for hauling between
cities is increasing and new ones
are being put into service. -.
Revenue from automobile licenses
is far and away above all previous
records at this time of the year. The
State Highway Departments auto
mobile division has had forces at
work day and night to get out
licenses.
Giving Men Credit-Major w. g.
Murdock, the state draft executive,
has suggested to local boards that in
compiling their histories of the
operation. of the draft in their dis
tricts that they include not only
names of the drafted men, but
those killed or wounded in France
or who are cited for bravery. 1t is
also suggested that the histories in
clude the personnel of the boards
and their auxiliaries and the num-
ber. of men registered at different
registrations and the camps to which
drafted men were sent, together
with contemporary newspaper ac-
counts.
Board to Meet-Members of the
State Armory BOARD will meet in
Harrisburg next week to prepare the
legislative plans for that branch of
the military establishment and 1t is
probable that an appropriation for
continuing projects under way and
for new buildings will be asked. The
board will hear reports on the
armory buildings throughout the
state as they have been maintained
since the National Guardsmen en-
tered United States service and are
to be ready to house the additional
units of the Reserve Militia which
it is expected will be authorized.
Big Bee Men Coming-Officers in
charge of agriculture for the feder-
al government and for New Jersey
and other states are to speak here
the latter part of next week when
tHG otdLG oeG 1ocptES <tSSOCidttOft
will meet. There has been q big
expansion of bee keeping in Penn
sylvania the last two years and the
honey output has been stimulated
in every possible way because of the
sugar situation during the war. DIR.
II A. Surface and C. N. Greene will
make reports on bee keeping in
Pennsylvania.
To, Go For BlacIgblrtls-Legisla-
ton providing for a change in the
blackbird season so that they may
be shot in August when they are apt
to be destructive in oats fields and
other parts of farms and in gardens
is being prepared. The game code
provided for q season from Septem-
ber to November 80, but opinions
gathered by state game officers indi.
cate a-general desire for the season
to be advanced
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
Delegates to Federation
Present Good Reports

Mrs. James 1 Chamberlin. and Mrs.
Harvey f. Smith, delegates from the
civic Club of Harrisburg, Mrs. James
NJ. Heagy and Mrs. George Z. Van
Ter, of Steelton. have returned from
York where they attended the Cen
trail District Conference of Federated
Clubs held in that city.
Mrs. Smith gave an interesting re-
port of the work of the Civic Club
in this city, and Mrs. Vanier told of
the wonderful work of the Civic Club
of Steelton among the foreign peo-
pie along AmericaniZation lines. Mrs.
Vanier's report won much applauSe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
WILMER CROW

Following an attack off influenza.
Wilmer Crow, aged 3S years, died
yesterday afternoon at the home of
his mother. Mrs. Anna Crow. Penn
street. Royalton. He was O signal
man for the Pennsylvania Railroad
at the branch intersection, Royalt6n.
His wife, two daughters, Elma and
Olive Crow; son, Wilmer Grow, Jr;
three brothers, John, Charles and
William Grow. and two sisters sur
vive. Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made. ... ...t...
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tCopyrigntt

the effective solo, my Soul Is Athirst
FOR God" from Gaurs Holy CITY,
at Bethlehem Lutheran Church to-
morrow evening. Mr. Gibson has won
warm place in the hearts of church
goers of Bethlehem Lutheran Church
and his rendition of this number is
likely to be out of the ordinary.
Augustus G. ShantZ, tenor, is sing
ing with Zion Lutheran choir again.
for which. the choir Is to be couerat-
ulated. Mr.. Shantz has been a most
conscientious singer in Harrisburg
for many years, receiving his carly
training in the choir of the Mark ct
Square Presbyterian Church. To the
minds of many people, he has net
sung nearly enough in recent years.
He Will be heard with Mrs. Decevee
in duet, Come Unto Me-" and will
sing gospel hymn. both at the even
ing service.
At Reformed Salem Church to-mcr-
row Mrs. C. w. Myers will sing AL
litsen's "The Lord Is My Light" a
fine number. Mrs. Myers also will be
heard with Mrs. Kelsey in the Mem
delssohn duet. 81 Waited For the
Lord"
At the Second Reformed Church
Mrs. Nellie Clark is to play the Kin
der Meditation" tomorrow even
ing. Many organists have found this
number particularly available for the
quiet evening hour. 1t has been wide
ly played wherever Mr.. Kinder's name
and works are known.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
Ballots and Evidence
in Michigan Senatorial
Contest Are to Be Held
BY AssoeiRed Fress

Washington, Jan. 1S.-In the
Ford-Newberry Michigan Senatorial
election contest the Senate Elections
Committee to-day decided to have
the Senate sergeant-at-arms take
possession of all ballots, poll books
and other documentary evidence to
be held for future examination. An
immediate investigation is not
planned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
LIEUT.. GEO. II. sEITz

Military funeral services were held
at 3 o'clock this afternoon for Lieu
tenant George Howard Seitz, at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. Daniel f.,
Seitz, 1911 North Second street. The
Rev. Henry w. A. Hanson, pastor of
the Messiah Lutheran Church, offici-
ate. Burial will be in the Rarris-
burg Cemetery, where his parents,
the late DR.. J. Landis Seitz and his
wife. Henrietta Barnitz Seitz, are in
tered.
Lieutenant Seitz was formerly
salesmanager for the Elliott-Fisher
Company at Syracuse, N. Y. He was
graduated from the Technical High
School in the class of f1911 and at,
tended State College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18

One Of the an
them numbers to
be sung at ST.
Stephens. Episco-
pal Church to-
morrow will . be
II a r k Q RS "T h e
Path of the Just" !"
An e sp e C all y
tuneful incidental
solo occurs in this
beautiful work.
1t will be sung by
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
ATTEST ROOTLEGGER

|ames Schofeld, arrested by Pa
man knell., at Fifth and Market
pets. this morning. was given
selling liquor to soldiers. Ac-
ding to the policeman, he went into
Rotel in the vicinity of Fifth and
rket streets. after q conversation
zh the two soldiers. and. returned
|tles We're taken from his pocknfs sns
Pm he was arrested. The soldiers
fsssed they had paid him to get
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18
PARENT-TEACHERs MEET

Gettysburg, Jan. 1s.-The Parent
Teachers Association held it's
monthly meeting last evening at
which program was rendered that
dealt more with. the problems con-
corning the work of the schools rath-
er than mere evening of entertain
ment. The pupils of all of the lower
grades took part either in song or
stories. Miss Cope. the supervising
principal. spoke of the recent state
educational meeting, at Harrisburg,
and Milton r. Remmel. president of
the board sf directors, spoke of the
vocational work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-18

Merrill Shepherd, the soprano soloist
of the vested choir. who has been
singing with Mr.. Kuschwa's choral
lists for more than two years and
whose recent work in Parker's cam
tata, "The Shepherds Vision"
aroused considerable favorable corr
ment. Young Shepherd Is a Harris
burg boy. whose home is at 32s Hum
mel street.