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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
MEETING THE SHORTAGE

T T IS most encouraging that dur
ing a period of extremely high
prices and costs of everything
hat goes into building operations,
/ bill records for new construction in
he past fifteen years should be
broken in Harrisburg. Permits
amounting to more than $4,000, 900
I have been issued during the year,
10 date, and the rapid approach of
fold weather seems but to have
|hdded impetus to the activity.
The housing movement started
by the Telegraph last year and faith
bred during this year by the Cham
Der of Commerce is bearing fruit
But the need is far from filled.
Colonel Martin, State Health Com
missioner, speaking before the Ro-
Eary Club the other day, said that his
Studies of the local situation lead
him to the belief that Harrisburg
might have at least 5000 more resi-
Zients were there homes here for
Ehat NUM- Der, and lt IS the opserNa-
Eion of everybody who has come
! nto touch with the situation that
6t is of little use to talk of new in
|hustries until we shall have pro-
Eided homes for those employed in
|the mills and factories we already
have. There are those who say it
ks bad for the city to advertise the
house scarcity. but the one sure way
Ito cure a public evil is to cali the
attention of the people to it.
The high cost of materials and
labor preclude the possibility Of
cheap rentals, but it is encouraging
Ito note that builders at least are
doing something toward meeting the
ever pressing demand for houses TO
rent or sell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
The Old SerDice Flag

Tread at the rehabilitation of
the service flag of the First Congre-
gational Church, Manhattan. Kan,
Sunday, October 5, 1919. This flag
was dedicated September %, 1918,
by the author while in uniform as
member of the 10th Division.1
BY WILLARD WATTLES
A year ago within this friendly place
We raised q flag, woven of faiths
and tears,
Knowing what thoughts were in
each lifted face,
What memories, what unac-
knowledged fears.
would he come back?" and WAS
he safe, in truth,
Who flung for France the challenge
of his youth?"
We have our answer-there is no
question now,
We know the final color of each
star;
For some have seen the laughter
lighted brow
OF love returning out of the gates
of war
And some have called and have not
even heard
The voice that once through all
their being stirred.
Take down the flag. We do not
need it now,
It's work is over as their work is
done;
But If some day we have forgotten
how
Brave men have laughed and
given up the sun,
Then while the cynics scoff, and
blusterers shout
Doubling the future, fling this old
flag out!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14

/" HERE was a cartoon in London
Punch early in the war, than
which none more truthful or
impressive has been produced during
all the great struggle. 1t pictured
the King of the Belgians standing
amid his ravished and desolated
country, confronted by the insolent
and triumphant German Kaiser, who
reproached him for his folly in not
breaking his faith and letting the
Huns use his hands as a base OF at
tack upon France and England.
so, you see, you've lost every
thing!"
But not my soul"
1t was only the fancy of facile
artist; but it was the very truth of
everlasting history. BY his refusal
of the German demand, King Albert
brought upon himself and upon his
country such woe and tragedy as no
other sovereign and nation have ever
known. But he saved his integrity,
his self respect, his honor; in word,
his soul. Saving his own soul, he
saved the soul of Belgium. Saving
the soul of Belgium, he saved the
soul of Europe, of the world. IT is
an old story, though because of its
truth it must never grow outworn,
that through the stubborn self-sacri-
flee of Liege the Huns We're checked
just long enough to give France time
to meet them: that the first levies
of France and Englands con
temptible little army in turn check
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
Ludendorf'S Error

Ludendorff wanted to make peace
in August, when he saw that he
could not win the war; that the
peace as finally made was a peace of
defeat and not q draw he blames on
the cowardice and stupidity of civil
ian statesmen. Undoubtedly as ap-
pears not only from his story but
from outside evidence. many Ger
man statesmen lost their heads last
fall: but in the long run it is not
likely that any of them made an
error so costly to Germany as Lu-
dendorff's error of the spring. when
he thought he could break through
and win a smashing victory. 1t was
only a miscalculation. but the his
toric penalty of miscalculation must
be familiar to as good a student of
history as Ludendorff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
Hypocrisy of Modern Life
IFrom the New York Timesl


Life. as we civilized beings live
it. is one vast hypocrisy. And it
would all he inexpressibly pathetic
were il not for the fact that it is
SO splendid.
How often it is that a smile but
masks an aching heart: how often
the CHEEKY word hides despair. Very
brave, indeed, is this hypocrisy of
life.
You will meet a man on the
street and say, How are things go
ing with you?" And he will say,
Fine" You will meet n woman
and ask. How are you feeling"
And she will say "Fine." and, as
likely ms not. things are not going
well at all with the man. And the
woman feels any way but well.
Yet they hide their fears, their
worries their disappointments, THEN
mental and physical sufferings from
the eyes Of those whom they meet
ana with whom they associate in
life.
Women are the bravest. How
many woman there is who has a
bad husband or n bad son, vet who
never whines about it. They smile
though their hearts are breaking.
They make themselves look well
though they may be seldom well.
1t is n fine bravado, is it not? How
gloomy and grouchy the world
would be were it not for this hy-
pocrisy.
1t is a thing that makes us take
our hat off to the average man and
woman. In the face of it. the SOL
dier on the battlefield is not so
worthy of his laurel wreath as
those folks are who trudge the
commonplace walks of the world.
We think it will be very interest
ing on the Dav of Judgment when
we are all lined up in the open and
each man sees what the other man
had to contend against, and how
he bore it. and hear what God will
say then.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
JOHNS WATERLOO

TOHN BARLEYCORN has met
- what seems to be his Waterloo
in the adoption by Congress of
the prohibition enforcement act
which practically eliminates the
"2.75 beer" that has been regarded
as the legal brew. Unless President
Wilson approves the bill within ten
days frorh the date of passage the
law will become effective without
his signature. Under this legisla-
ton liquor containing more than
one-half of enc per cent. of alcohol
is prohibited.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Senator L. C. Phipps, of Colo
rado, one of the steel strike prob
ers, comes from the Phipps family
of Pittsburgh.
Ralph Busser, York county
man, long in consular service in
Europe, is home on furlough.
Ex-Governor John K. Tener
was one of the speakers at the
Pennsylvania Society luncheon to
Cardinal Mercier at New York.
General ]. w. McAndrew, who
accompanied the cardinal in the an
thracite region tour, comes from
Scranton.
Capt. Daniel Jackson, of Pitts
burgh, has been sent on a medical
mission to Palestine.
William II. Berry will debate
the League of Nations at Chester
tonight with business men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14

they will continue to go up until
we get together and produce more
until we make the supply of all the
things we need exceed the demand.
Then will come competition and
prices will fall.
1t Is very simple. Just as soon
as we-all of us-get down to pro-
ducing as much per day as we did
before the war that soon prices will
begin to sag-and not before.
1t Is up to each one of us.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
Not The Only Mr.. Jones

New York Letter to the st. Louis
Times.1
William Handy, who learned to
write in Missouri, but moved to San
Diego when he got prosperous, was
in New York recently. He was tell
ing about n recent libel suit that
was threatened on account of his
stories by an indignant reader in
Oregon. The man came all the way
to New York to see the editor and
brought his lawyer with him. He
asserted that Handy libeled him by
using his name in a story. His
name was Jake Jones
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
CONVENTION CENTER

is becoming the
n convention center of Pennsvl-
Vania. Scarcely a day passes
without some engagement for con-
vention or important conference.
The latest large body to determine
upon this city for it's meeting place
in 1920 is the State Sabbath School
Association, which has just concluded
its sessions at Wilkes Barre. This
will be one of the big gatherings of
the next year. 1t is little wonder,
under the circumstances, that our
principal hotel is proving already too
small for the increasing demands
upon II.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
The Poor Fish
[From London Blightyl

"I hear you are going to marry
Archie Rlueblood ," said one society
woman to another. "Is it true?"
Marry him." exclaimed the other.
"Not likely. what on earth could
I do with him? He's rejected from
the army, he can't ride, he can't
play tennis. golf, nor. for that mat
ter. can he even drive Il motor
carr"
oh" said the friend, but he can
swim beautifully, you know"
Swim. indeed. Now, ! ask you.
would you like husband you had
to keep in an aquarium"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
Adding Authoritative Word
EFrom the Washington Starl

From the WasHIHgtOn SIafI
'Why was it necessary for you to
add anything to the Yoluminous and
enlightening remarks already Of
fered on this subject?"
1T wasn't positively necessary"
answered Senator Sorghum, except
on my own account. | had to say
something to keep the folks out
home from thinking l was losing my
influence"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
Nearing End of The World
[From the Edinburgh Scotsman

lfrohl tue fsulnpurSh ocotsHiahI
Mrs. Kelly-Lor', Mrs. Green, it
must be near the end of the world
now. anyway, when the corpses are
fying about.
Mrs. Green-Lord bless us, Mrs.
Kelly, who told you that?
Mrs. Kelly-Shure, | had letter
from John. an he sez he has seen
the flying corps several times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14

Members of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to
it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
COMMUNITY SERVICE

"HERE is conviction among
| many OF the leaders in the
social and welfare activities OF
| Harrisburg that the remarkable
work of the War Camp Community
! Service in this city should not be
permitted to languish because the
war organization is being demobil-
| ized. The matter has been under
consideration for some time and il
is believed some definite plan will yet
be outlined for continuing as local
activity similar work in Harrisburg.
Joseph L. Garvin, who was trans
ferred from Harrisburg to the War
Camp Community Service at Pitts
burgh some time ago. leaving a rec
ord of real achievement here. writes
The Telegraph entirely on my own
initiative" as he observes. and "be
cause of my good will toward your
city and desire to see the values of
community service. which have been
developed and conserved. carried
on" for information as to what. if
anything. is being done to establish
: a program for community service.
, He adds:
Harrisburg impresses me as
one OF the cities where such
program would be easy of accom-
pliShment and would be good
return to every established or
ganization and institution of the
city. Besides. the people them
selves would he greatly helped
and stirred with new ideals and
visions of hope.
A recent circular from the gen.
eral headquarters of the War Camp
Community Service makes these OBJ
servations on the real character of
what is proposed:
Community service is organ
lied pleasure, localized and made
practical; it makes a good COM
munity, a good place FOR all it's
members to live in. We all ought
to be real members of our com
munityi it is the medium through
which the residents of a COM
munity get together and truly be-
come members of the community
with a consequent real interest
in community welfare. prosper
ity and stability: it provides the
opportunity in the community for
the members of the community
to meet together as neighbors
and exchange ideas and put into
effect ideas for community bet
terment; it makes the community
a fact instead of a name: ii oper-
ates nationally. applies itself
leisure time; il is social insurance
on a national scale applied To-
cally; it is organized common
sense; 1t is the answer to a de-
nd 10 Of
fact.
Some of the brainest and most
practical and far-visioned men in
the United States are interested in
this movement.
Harrisburg has never Jagged in
anything that is helpful for the com,
munity as whole and there are
enough unselfish men and women
in this city to make 4 local COM
munity organization of real benefit
to everybody.
The comment OF one of the most
useful women of Harrisburg during
the war activities the other night
was to the effect that it would he
too bad should all the community
effort, as represented in the Red
Cross, the National War Aid, the
Canteen Service and all the other
welfare activities. he dissipated and
lost through closing down of every
avenue that made possible the fine
spirit that pervadcd Harrisburg
throughout the great crisis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
But Not Wanting Work

tFrom Philadelphia Public LEDGER
In the list of household appliances
the girl who used to apply for gem
sral housework is wanting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
pssstsca sm
Ps%~eyGsasia
By the Ex-Committccman

Constitutionality of the nonparti-
san act amendment. of 1913 was up
neld by President Judge George
kunkel last night In an opinion
handed down in refusing the man
damus asked by Judge Henry G..
Wasson, of Pittsburgh, TO compel
certiticati0n of his name as a candi-
date for common pleas bench in AL
iegheny county. The judge at once
took an appeal TO the Supreme
court and the case will be argued
within short time. The appeal
VIII hold up certitication of the
names of some judicial candidat es.
Inc time for certification by the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth ex-
pred some time ago, but owing TO
inns mandamus proceeding and the
delays in counts this formal action
could not be taken,
The kunkel decision not only set
Ties the WaSson case as far as this
couhty's court, which has special
jurisdiction in ballot cases, is con-
cerned. but the question of sole
nominees in several other districts.
F.. The Wasson action assailed the
constiiutionality of the amendment
OF 1919 liking a method for det er-
INNING the sole nominees. There
are hVe judges to be elected in Allie
sheny and Judge Wasson. one of
the sitting judges, ran sixth. Four
other sitting judges, including two
Sproul appointees, and Judge James
Il. Drew, of the Allegheny county
court, were the five highest and. ap-
PLYING the method set forth i'm the
act of 1919. the State Department
held that Judge Wasson was not
entitled to go on the ballot.
The judge holds that in amend
ing the act of 1918, the original non
partisan act, and the supplement of
1915 by providing u method of com
putation of the sole nominees" the
Legislature did not exceed its au-
tholity and that the act does not
infringe rights of either voters or
candidates and does not change
election privileges. In the main the
questions involved are held to have
been determined in previous tests of
the basic act and that of 1915. and
as the law of 1919 prescribes n
method and is n proper legislative
procedure the act withstands the
attack.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
HISTORIC HARRISBURG

In. early days the fire companies
had their houses along the riveE
front because that was the big busi4
ness place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
TUESDAY, OCTOBER II, 1919

II you are acquainted toith hdppt-
hess, introduce him to your neigh
bor.-PHuLIPs BROOKS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg made n
record among State cities for its
school gardens?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
IFrom Harper's Weeklyl

lfiOIi ildi pei . "SOhlyJ
. HERE was a cartoon in London
Punch early in the WAR than
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
IN THE DAYS NEWS

Congressman Claude Kitchin, who
urges a big increase in the income
tax rate on corporations If the excess
profits taxes are done away with, is
the ranking Democrat of the House
Ways and Means Committee, and was
head of that body when the excess
profits method was instituted Mr..
Kitchin has represented the Second
North Carolina district at Washing
ton since 1911. Educated at Wake
Forest college, the cultural mother Of
SO many sons Of North Carolina,
young Kitchin. in 1890. turned to the
law as a calling; and within a de-
cade had won rank as a thinker and
orator such as to induce his neighbors
to send him to Congress. There he
has remained, showing ability as a
parliamentary leader and debater,
which ability was duly recognized
several years ago when he was made
floor leader Of the Democratic party
In the House.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
+ + !. I. I. + + I. !. + I. + I. :
4. ,
j. ToDAy's EVENTS
4.
j. + !. i. !. !. 4. !. + i + + 4.

A secret consistory for the creation
of eight new cardinals is to be held in
Rome today. followed by public SON.
sis(ery next Thursday.
General Pershington and star are
scheduled to pay visits of inspection
today to Camp Taylor and Camp Knox
at Louisville, Ky.
The annual Winter Fair of the Mari
time Stock Breeders Association is
to be opened today at Amherst, N S..
and will be continued until Friday.
Western Canada today starts drive
for $4,000 fund to supply clothes and
other necessities TO stricken Jews in
Poland, the Ukraine and Siberia.
Embargoes on wheat and wheat
-four are to be lifted today. according
to official announcement of the Unit
ed States Grain Corporation.
A Christmas pageant-drama EMIT
led 1.-THE Wayfarer." declared to be
the biggest dramatic-religious per-
| Torrance ever staged. is to be pro-
duced by the Inter-church World
Movement in Madison Square Garden
tonight with the aim : counteractine
the dangerous spirit CT world unrest.
A collection of modern French
paintings, sculpture and other works
OF art, sent by the French Govern
ment in accordance with an arrange
ment for series Of annual exchange
exhibitions Of American and French
art, is to be placed on display today
in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
F1as Gone Up, But Price Remains the Same at M5

doubtless on other planets as we'll.
Two planets, united, are enough to
cause small sunspot and small
storm. Three cause larger one
four make very great storm indeed.
But on December II, 1919, no less
than seven planets will pun jointly on
the sun. These will include all the
mightiest planets, those with the most
powerful pull.
SIX In Conjunction
Sin Of them, Mercury, Mars, Venus.
Jupiter. Saturn ard Neptune. will be
In conjunction; grouped together in
the greatest League Of planets" ever
known.
They will be massed in the narrow
limit of but 26 degrees, on the same
side OF the sun.
Directly opposite, coming into oppo-
sition with this gigantic league. will
be the huge planet Uranus. The mag
netic currents between Uranus and the
six planets Will pierce the sun like a
mighty spear.
Receive Full Force
Our earth Is outside the league at
an angle of nearly 80 degrees--in per-
feet position to receive almost the full
force of the monster electrical dis
turbance as it leaps into activity on
what, to us. will be the eastern horz-
on of the SUMS disk.
This means we shall get the full
strength OF the storm when the sun
spot is at its worst, before the ex-
ploding gases have sad time to die
down.
Such close grouping of planets
has never been recorded before. The
whole solar system will be strangely
out of balance.
What will be the outcome? My
knowledge does not permit me to
state. beyond the fact that the storms,
eruptions and earthquakes will be tre-
mendous in their strength and scope.
Remember the date-December IL
to 20. and after.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-15
NOTED SCIENTIST SEES
A GREAT STORM WAVE
Great Uphaval to Come In December
Porta Says.
(By Prof. Albert F. Pofta, Noted Sun
spot Forecaster)


spot Forecaster.)
Owing to strange grouping Of six
mighty planets, such as has not been
seen In a score of centuries, will be
swept by the most terrific weather ca
taclysm experienced since human his
tory began.
1t win be caused by the hugest sun
spot on record A sunspot that Will be
visible to the naked eye.
since men first began to make rec
ords OF events no sunspot has been
large enough to be seen without the
aid of instruments. This one will be-
The sunspot that will appear De-
cember IL, 1919, will be a vast wound
in the side Of the sun
It will be a gigantic explosion OF
flaming gases, leaping hundreds Oh
thousands of miles out into space. u
win have crater large enough to
engulf the earth, much as Vesuyius
might engulf a football
violent Disturbances
Such a sunspot will be rich enough
in electromagnetic energy to fling the
atmosphere of our planet into dis
turbance without precedent or paral-
lei.
There will be hurricanes, lightning
colossal rains.
1t will be weeks before the earth
win regain its normal weather condi-
tons.
There will also be gigantic lava
eruptions, great earthquakes, to say
nothing of floods and fearful cold,
Aim Is TO Warn
l make this startling prophecy with
no desire to be merely sensational or
alarming. 1t is merely because my
study Of the planets has revealed GER
tain resulas with mathematical GER
tainty, that cow say to you:
BE warned in advance. Tremend-
GUS things are going to happen from
December II to December 20, 1919,
and afterward." -
Here are the simple, yet astound-
ing, facts that enable me to make
this prophecy:
The planets in their orbits swing
in great eclipses about the sun. They
are linked to the sun, and to each 9TH
or, by chains of electromagnetic en-
ergy whose compelling forces counter
act each other and hold each planet in
its regular path.
SunspOts Cause Storms
Whenever two planets wheel into
such positions that they pull together
on the sun-either in Conjunction" or
on the same side of the sun, or in "op-
position" with the sun between them
their united pull causes the suns
gases to "explode"--to leap out into
space In the whirling volcano we call
sunspot.
These sunspots in turn cause storms
in the atmosphere OF our earth