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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
OUT WITH THEM

THE United States Government
should not rest a moment until
1t has probcd to the bottom the
open charges of Senator Watson
that Reds" and radicals hold con-
hdential positions. with the admins
tration at Washington. 1t is had
enough that these plotters against
democracy are permitted to remain
IN the country, but it is intolerabIe
that we should warm such serpents
In the bosom of our national insti-
tutions. IT Senator Watson's state
ments are true. and he minces no
words and does not hesitate to name
names. bureau heads responsible for
these deplorable conditions should be
called sharply to account and dis
missed from the service.
There have been all too MANY
rumors lately OF radical influences
in high places at Washington. and
now that the facts in at least one
instance have been brought to the
surface in the way of direct charges,
there is but one thing to do-get
rid of the traitors and those respon-
sible for their appointment. Ii
there are any soft places" in the
Government, which there ought not
to be, they should go to men who
have served the country, and not to
those who use their leisure, and il
may be suspected much of their
working time, in the spreading OF
propaganda designed to turn the
Nation over to the Lenines and the
Trotzkys who are hanging about in
the offing waiting with watering
mouths for opportunity to feed on
this fair country of ours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Why Do We CheID Gum?
tFrom the San Francisco Chronicle 7

lFrom the San Francisco Chronicle
Why do we chew gum, anyway?
A short excursion among the
Illuminating humans discovers a va
riety of answers, of which, perhaps,
the commonest is, "I dunno, I lust
do" The smoker tells you he chews
gum to keep down his daily con-
sumption of tobacco. The athlete
says he has found the morsel of
chicle useful to keep the cotton from
his tongue through the long, hot
grind of football or the killing mile
on the cinder path.
The stenographer excuses the
wagging of her jaw with the plea
that she is nervous. The cynic,
searching for some other motive
than mere nervousness, suggests
that girls chew gum for the same
reason that some boys whistle in
order to save themselves the strain
of thinking.
But the commonest of all reasons,
where a reason is given, is that
nervousness it at the bottom of the
habit. Nine times out of ten the
sapodilla devotee asserts a physical
uneasiness without some monoto-
nous occupation for some set of
muscles. Without doubt there is
something in this. This is the same
desire for occupation that manifests
itself in drumming on a table, in
whiting a stick, folding a bit of
paper. fiddling with any small article
at hand. or in twirling the thumbs.
No doubt, too. it is at the bottom
of great deal of smoking. Men
continue to light cigars or cigarets
or to puff on a pipe long after the
desire for the narcotic has been sat
isfied. Some men habitually smoke
themselves past the power to ap-
preciate or even enjoy tobacco.
Generally children do not care for
the gum after the flavor and the
sweetness have gone out of 1t. This
makes it appear that chewing gum
is little other than candy to them.
But they develop the habit and re-
cruit the army working for the
chicle trust.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Ordeal by Poison
IE. To-day in the National Geo
graphic Magazine]

graphic MdSaZllleJ
During my seven years of travel
in the African wilds 1 have encoun-
tered few peoples possessing strang-
er customs and presenting more
curious contrasts than the Bambala
tribe, who reside in numerous vii
lage communities on the banks of
the Kwilu river, southern trlou-
tary of the Congo.
In disputes where two people OF
the same village are concerned. a
poison ordeal is employed as judge.
Whether a man is accused of witch
craft, parricide, or of some minor
offense, he declares himself willing
to take poison to prove his inno-
cence.
The poison, which is derived from
the bark of a native tree, is usually
ground fine and mixed to a thick
paste, from which are made five
small loaves, and these are admins
tered one after the other to the de-
fendant. During the next fifteen
minutes, If it is a case of witchcraft,
the bystanders call on Moloki (the
evil principle) to come out.
The poison usually acts very
quickly; it may kill the accused or
cause purging or vomiting. The last
a proof of innocence. In the second
case the prisoner is compelled to dig
hole. He is then given a fowl to
eat and enough palm wine to make
him quite intoxicated. After this he
is laid in the hole, or possibly goes
and lays himself down, and is then
buried alive in order to prevent
Moloki escaping with his last breath.
A large fire is kept alight on the
grave for two days, and then the
body is eXhumed and eaten.
An innocent man is carried round
the village, decorated with beads,
and his accuser pays a pig as COM
pensation for the false charge.
Cannibalism is an every day oc-
currence, and, according to the ma
tives themselves, who display no
reticence except in the presence of
state officials, it is based on a sincere
liking for human flesh. Enemies
killed in war and people buried alive
after the poison test, or dying as a
result of it, are eaten; so, too are
slaves,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Russian Soviet Government Furnishing
Money For Bolshepistic Campaign
in America
inAnerica
(From Manufacturers Record.)

ficials knew that credits paid out on
these orders to men in America
would be used for the Bolshevistic
propaganda in America, as our Gov
ernment had then established a CEN
sorship and only permitted remit
tances when satisfied that such re-
mittances would not reach the
enemy nor the Soviet Government,
which Ambassador Francis had ad-
Vised this Government was cooper
ating with our enemies.
1t has not been possible for AM
bassador Francis to give the names
of the bank officials who called upon
him in this way to try to prevent
the transfer of the money from their
banks to Soviet agents in America,
because it would jeopardize their
safety. But he did comply immedi-
ately with the request and cabled
the State Department to advise all
American banks having credits to
these nationalized Russian banks not
to honor cable orders, even though
sent in the private codes of the Rus
sian banks without cabling to their
own correspondents to secure con-
firmation. The suggestion made by
Mr.. Francis was followed by the
State Department, but notwithstand-
ing this precautionary measure, Mr..
Francis feels absolutely satisfied
that the Soviet Government is even
now sending money to our country
for Bolshevistic propaganda.
This information comes direct
from Mr.. Francis to the Manufac-
turers' Record, and is published by
| his permission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Simple Rule Of Finance
[From Kansas City Star.l


The mystery of Britain's impend-
ing bankruptcy has neen solved.
She has simply been spending more
than she has been taking in. This
explanation will give great relief to
many persons who have been wor-
ried about their own financial con-
dition. They couldn't understand
why ends. failed to meet, and have
been laying the blame on the war,
on high prices and anything else
that was handy.
With the announcement of this
new financial discovery all hearts
will be lightened. There is nothing
really the matter with the finances
spending more than they are earn
ing. OF course. they are going
bankrupt just the same. but they
will have great satisfaction in
knowing there is no mystery about
it. Some of us who don't want to
go bankrupt, no matter what the
reason may put this discovery to
better use. We may pull up on our
spending until our income catches
up.
1t is unfortunate that finance has
generally been regarded as too
deep for ordinary understanding.
NJ MOSJ OF us take one hopeless look
at it and give it up. AS matter of
fact it is rather simple. Mr.. Micaw-
ber. who had ripe experience and
spoke with authority, put it all into
a single rule which it would be diff
fjcult to improve upon. Income
twenty shillings, expenditure twenty
shillings and sixpense, balance
misery; income twenty shillings, ex-
penditure nineteen shillings ana
siXpense, balance happiness"
We can pay high prices and
blame them for our ruin if we want
to. There may be comfort in that,
but it doesn't avert the ruin. We
can limit our wants to our ability to
satisfy them and come out whole.
Governments and individuals alike
have the choice. But if they choose
to go bankrupt they won't have any
luck explaining it was owing to the
'noperation of the ordinary laws OF
finance. In every case 1t will be
owing to the operation of those
laws. which always come out exact
ly the same way according as we
spend more or less than we have
got
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Beating Diuorce Courts
[From the Atlanta Constitution.

IFrom the Atlanta Constitution
The stories of divorce court cases
that appear in Britain and America
are never to be seen in France. Yet
in France there are now $4,000
cases before what are described as
the reconciliation courts"
The work of these courts is to
bring the unhappy couples together,
to thresh out the causes of separa-
ton and to give advice in the hope
that all grievances will be forgiven
and husband and wife once more
be rest ored to marital happiness.
1t is a long process through which
the applicant for a divorce passes
before he or she obtains a decree.
The reconciliation courts" follow
one another in monotonous sequence
until the exhaustion of funds or of
patience.
In the war period no woman mar
ried to a soldier was permitted to
apply for divorce from her husband.
He, however, was at prefect liberty
should the exigencies of the military
demands permit, to seek a divorce
from an erring wife.
1t was, in fact, a peculiar form of
protection that the French govern
ment gave to it's heroes in the field,
but the practical result has been a
torrential flood of divorce cases since
the signing of the armistice. Sol
dier husbands now are confronted
with indignant wives.
mo, / will never live with him
again." the fair and young Parisenne
eXclaims, with a suspicion of tears
in her eyes. Reconciliation is alb
solutely impossible"
He, home from the wars, retorts
with vindictive fierceness.
nnT a -
ator adjures. "Why, he is quite a
fine looking boy. You ought to be
proud of him. And think how he
has suffered with his three wounds
for our dear France"
Her face softens. The tears in
crease. A slight toss of an imperi-
Gus head. mo, never!" she exclaims
with only slightly lessened convic-
| ton.
But the reconciliator merely
smiles. He knows his couple.
"And you, too" he observes to the
poll, aren't you ashamed of your
poor judgment in making such a
pretty girl as your wife miserable.
Don't you think that every man in
your regiment envies you? Mon
Dieu, what fools men are when they
quarrel with charming girl"
The poilu smiles a sickly smile.
He glances at her. Approval passes
! over his face. After all, she is a
fine girl. and she begins to think he
| is a fine boy.
"Oh run along and kiss your
troubles away" the reconcilator ex-
claims. IT have no time for babies
| quarrels."
And the sorrowing couple depart.
The reconciliator has achieved an
other success. They never return to
courts-well, seldom ever.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23

out of European markets with fin
ished products and lowering our
tariff walls while Europe dumps on
us its cheap-labor products, the
mass of American people would rise
up against any such suicidal pro-
gram. Equally preposterous is the
proposal that we rob ourselves of
food to sell it to Europe at lower
prices than it brings in America.
We wonder what seeds of folly
President Wilson and his Utopian
ideas have sown in Europe. Do the
people over the ocean think we are
mad or are they merely grabbing
for everything in sight hopeful of
getting more than they would re-
ceive had their requests been within
reason? At all events. they must be
made to understand that while
Americans are capable of any sacri-
flee in the cause of right, they are
not nation of easy marks to be
hoodwinked and robbed by any band
of business buccaneers who may
happen along.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
The Burnside Paintings

Cameron Burnside's eight decora-
tive paintings, depicting the Ameri-
can Red Cross relief work in France,
are now hanging in the main, build
ing of the Red Cross National Head
quarters in Washington, d. c. Re-
productions from photographs OF
three of the paintings are presented
on this page and like reproductions
of the others of the series will be
printed in early numbers of The Bull
letin.
These large paintings have been
inspected and admired by hundreds
of visitors to the Red Cross building
during the short period they have
been on view in this country. The
artist, a lieutenant in the American
Red Cross, was a prominent member
of the American art colony in Paris
before the war. His Red Cross &C
tivities inspired in him the idea of
perpetuating the work in France on
canvas, and the finished task created
furore in the French capital.
Rejected for army service when
the United States entered the war,
Burnside was assigned to work at the
American Red Cross central ware
house in Paris. There he unloaded
camions, shifted cases, opened boxes
and unpacked supplies until the diffl-
cult manual labor made him i'll.
Asked what else he could do besides
warehouse work, he replied, Paint
pictures" Then he outlined his plan
for a series of paintings which would
illustrate all the phases of American
Red Cross activities. Officials of the
Commission for France supplied him
with brushes, canvases and oils, ap-
preciating at once the value of the
idea.
All the summer and fall of the
German bombardment of Paris
Burnside kept at his painting. Once
his models were panic-stricken by
the explosion of bomb in the stree.
just outside his studio. Completed al
last. the paintings We're exhibited for
brief time in Paris and then ship
ped for their permanent abiding
place in Washington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23

TORMER Ambassador to Russia
II David r. Francis was quoted in
the Manufacturers Record last
week in regard to the methods
adopted by the Soviet Government
of Russia to transfer Russian money
in American banks to Soviet agents
in this country. Some additional
light on this subject may interest our
readers.
Former financial officials of the
Imperial and Provincial Govern
ments who were personally known
to Mr.. Francis called on him while
he was in Petrograd, and in strict
ly confidential discussion of the stu
alton outlined conditions. They re-
quested him in the name of the ma
tionalized banks to communicate
with all the banks in the United
States having credits of these ma
tionalized Russian banks not to
honor any cable or mail orders, even
purporting to come from them, au
thorizing them to pay such balances
to any designated and identified
persons in the United States without
first cabling their own Russian cor
respondents for confirmation.
These officials explained to Mr..
Francis that if any bank officer de-
clined to send cable or written
orders, even in cipher, when SO
ordered by the Soviet officials they
would be imprisoned. All important
Russian banks then had credits in
American banks. They had been
nationalized by the Soviet of Com
munistic Government, and their Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Youth

Youth breaks a trail with impatient
feet,
A trail that he thinks is new,
And lifts his face to q breeze as
sweet
AS the dreams that his fancies
brew:
The breath of blossoms it brings to
him
Which sways on an unknown
slope,
And it carries the strains of an
anthem dim
From the heights of the hills of
hope.
Age pauses out by the worn trails
end
And with eyes that are deep as
truth,
Looks back for bit as he turns to
A whimsical smile to Youth.
He smiles and it seems to him once
again,
For a fraction of time. he hears
The haunting Tilt of an old refrain
That is lost in the vanished
years.
Walter Trumbull. in the American
Legion Weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
Chinese Gaze to War Fund
[From the Boston Globe ]

lfrOH1 the Boston Gl0De.
That Chinese men, women and
children contributed $1,2OO,OOO in
gold in the course of the united
war work campaign In the United
States last November is shown in a
letter received by a member of the
War Camp Community Service. The
contribution was S1,100,000 more
than the sum the citizens of the
Celestial republic were asked to
raise.
When plans for the united war
work campaign had been made, My
ron 7. Herrick, chairman of the ma
tional finance committee of war
camp community service at the
time ,and formerly Ambassador to
France, suggested appeal for finan-
cial help to the people of China.
At his request, the American Min
lister to China urged the authorities
of that nation to give their people
the chance to line themselves up
in support of the war work cam
paign waged in behalf of seven or
ganizations which had/been entrust-
ed with the task of attending to the
welfare of Allied soldiers and sail
ors overseas and in the United States
Response of the Chinese officials
was immediate and appeal was made
to the population for 100000. The
people showed instant enthusiasm
and the campaign extended through
out the republic.
Professions were held and meet
ings assembled. One procession of
Chinese students extended over a
distance of three or four miles. The
paraders carried gaily decorated ban
ners, lanterns, and transparenciesa and
marched to- music furnished by
many bands.
When the excitement was over. it
was found that the total of s1,200,-
600 in offerings had been reached.
The Chinese had gone "over the
top" and had registered their faith
in the cause of democracy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
NOT AN ELECTION

" ELEClloN lnlS year,
" observed well known
Democrat yesterday, mere
ly ratification of the results of the
Republican primaries.
And that about sums up the sit
uation, so far as Harrisburg and
Dduphin county are concerned. at
least.
There has been no campaign to
speak of this year. The candidates
have BEEN getting around little,
but the usual speech making and
touring have been for the most part
conspicuous by their absence.
On the eve of u Presidential cleo
ton the Democrats of this district
admit themselves hopeless and are
making no effort. Even the old
time show of action has been
| omitted.
So, as our Democratic friend put
1t, there will be no election this
year; merely a ratification of the
results of the Republican primaries. !"
That is because the record of the
party in office is good. Also, that
the results of the primaries are satis-
| factory to the voters, who never
swerve from their Republican alleg-
lance except when the candidates
lack popular approval or when the
leadership errs in the conduct of
party affairs. Neither is the case
this year. The ticket and the party
management both have the approval
of the voters. and the result is going
to be spontaneous outpouring of
Republicans in November that simply
! viii swamp the minority party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
ALTRUISM GONE MAD

A CCORDING to Richard ]. Beam
~ ish, writing in the Philadel-
phia Press from Atlantic
City, European demands on America
behind the stage set for the Inter
national Trade Conference there
embrace the following points:
Action by the United States
treasury and American banks
winch would restore the British
pound, the French and Belgian
franc and the Italian lire to pre-
war parity of exchange.
Lowering of the wall of Ameri-
can protective tariff against
European products.
Abstention by American manu-
facturers from exports into Eu-
rope of such finished products as
would compete with European
makes.
More money in the form of a
general European loan.
Extension of credits to such
time as European industries shall
be restored.
Coal to the limit of Americas
maximum export capacity.
Fooa in greatly Increased
quantities at prices lower than 1t
is sold in America.
Raw, materials. such as cotton,
wool, hides, metals.
Machinery and tools.
Petroleum.
If we meet all these demands we
shall be somewhat in the position
one of these days soon of "Old
Mother Hubbard, who went to the
cupboard to get her poor dog Il
bone; but when she went there the
cupboard was bare, and so the poor
dog got none" But by that time
the poor European dog would be fat
and we'll fed and we would be on the
point of starvation. Compliance
with this program would be altruism
gone mad.
Americans are willing to do their
part toward the establishment of
pre-war conditions in business SO
far as possible, but before we begin
TO restore the value of the pound,
the franc and the mark we must de-
vote ourselves to the task of making
the American dollar worth 100
cents, instead of the half dollars
value It now has. And as to keeping
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23

! X ONERNOR SPROUL has done
VT an appropriate and n proper
thing in setting ASIDE Mon
day, october p, as Roosevelt Day.
The anniversary of the birth of
this famous American should be for
all time a national holiday.
We did not begin to appreciate
the greatness of Theodore Roosevelt
until one day last January when the
world was startled by news that he
had passed to his eternal reward.
His figure loomed so large in every
controversy, his nature was so COM
bative when the things he loved and
the principles for which he stood
were involved, his life so tense and
active that it was difficult to meas
ure his stature as man and citizen
while he lived. But when the last
light had ended and the COURAGEOUS
spirit had taken its fight. Americans
began to understand the service he
had rendered, the example he had
set and the force his personality and
precepts are to have in the future of
the country.
Roosevelt needs no shaft of marb' e
to mark his grave or to perpetuate
his memory. Thousands upon thou
sands OF people journey to that
modest mound in the old burying
ground near his home where he
sleeps; they go not to see a monu-
ment but to pay respect to a man
whose life and works will live as
iong as the Nation stands. But we
40 honor'to ourselves when we give
TO the Roosevelt memorial fund.
Doing SO we pay tribute to a great
patriot and acknowledge our own
patriotism.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

DIR. A. Monroe Hall has been
elected president of the Lycoming
County Sunday School Association.
Mayor Thomas B. Smith, of
Philadelphia, has bought a Monroe
county farm for summer living.
Captain Frederic A. Godcharles,
deputy secretary of the Common
wealth. is to be one of the speakers
at Williamsport's historical meeting
Tuesday.
Joseph T.. Guffey. prominent
in Pittsburgh politics, is said to be
slated for an honorary federal ap-
pointment when he finishes his pres
ent work.
Representative w. K. West, of
Danville. spoke at the meeting of
the poor directors of the State at
Butler.
&C. H. Palmer has been elected
head of the Monroe Resort Associa-
ton, composed of hotel men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
The Shirker in Politics

[Louis Meeker in Twilight Hour.
1T am making it my job to get
my relatives.and friends to see that,
no matter what our attitude is, we
are all in politics. either negatively
or positively. and that the person
who is in negatively is more dan
gerously situated than the person
who is in positively. For, after all,
shirking does not consist in the
failure to attempt to understand and
act in accordance with our political
responsibilities at the same time
that we are fulfilling our private
duties. That is why q voter may
still be shirker and a stay-at-
home may be a patriot.