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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
NeD York Cats DemDseUs

tFrom the New York Sun.
Among the worthiest creatures in
the animal kingdom is the cat, and
particularly the kind of cat that
lives and works in lower Manhat-
tan. Observers whose way takes
them through the streets of the
warehouses, wholesale groceries,
markets and factories see the cat
occasionally by day as it passes from
door to stairway or from cellar to
street, nimbly avoiding the shifting
boxes and bales and the boots of
the drivers and passerby. Nimbly
and gracefully the cat does it. avoid
ing all appearance of haste or fear.
OF the latter it probably has none;
cats are fatalists, and il was one
of the sights of besieged towns in
Europe during the war to watch the
cat disregard the roar of the shells
and the flying stones and earth,
while the dog, sensitive creature
with an imagination, sought refuge
even as his master man did.
In lower Manhattan dogs rarely
are seen. They would not like it,
for things are busy and noisy and
there is nobody to play with. The
downtown cat is not for play. Pos
sibly, after generations of life in the
mercantile world, kitten would
not know how to play with a ball of
yarn. These cats are serious ami
mails. like Casslus. but not quite so
lean and hungry. Yet they are not
rat. You never see Willard among
them; they are all Dempseys, SEEM
ingly trained to the hour and with
death in either mitt for the corner
ed rat. They have an unmistakable
business look, do it now, let effi-
cheney be our motto, expression.
They have breathing spells, these
cats. Sometimes at night. after the
last truck has gone and the watch
man Is making his rounds, cats may
be seen In the quiet cross streets
west of City Hall Park, basking in
the light of the electric lamps Now
and then cat mother will bring
her litter to the sidewalk as II to
teaeh them something about the
surface life of the city. on Sundays
ana holidays the cats. which may be-
long TO Feline Union No. 10, posi-
lively loaf in front of their shops.
sprawled on the walk and confident
that nobody will step on them.
What do they live on when the
stores are closed for three days at
stretch? Ask the ghost of any
downtown rodent. lie knows!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

tating in his delivery. In the early
days no one would have predicted
great future for him as an Orator"
In the later years, while he had none
OF the arts of the orator, the subject
matter of his addresses had been so
interesting and his personality so
compelling that he was a most i'm
pressive speaker. He has, as every
one knows, been a most voluminolIs
writer. and l was surprised when
he said to me some years ago, in sub
stance: "Do you know l am not a
very ready writer? No one krows
how much time I put into my arti-
cles for the Outlook" He then
pulled typewriter manuscript
from his pocket and said: Here is
an article that~I am going over as
have opportunity, correcting and
recasting it," and then added, "but
my work is done three months
ahead" Here was ore great secret
of his ability to accomplish much:
he was always doing today the work
of tomorrow, of next week or of
next year. During the winter of
1909 he was at work on the addresses
he was to deliver after his African
trip and while in Europe the follow
ing year.
He was always impatient with
well-meanins but futile people.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
"China a. Danger to Japan"

Marquis Kinunochi Saionji. senior
japanese delegate at the Peace Con-
ference, made the following remarks
with regard to Japan's relations with
China, when interviewed by Gregory
Mason for the Outlook
"I have a great admiration for
many Chinese. but unfortunately
some of the Chinese statesmen have
a way of saying thiEgs for effect
which they cannot mean. Japan has
solemnly promised to give back the
leased territory of Kiao-chau and to
restore Shantung to China in full
sovereignty except a little land at
Tsingtan for establishing a Japan
ese sediment, and Japan will keep
her word. | do not need to defend
that word from any innuendo. Japan
has always kept her international
agreements and her honor is above
reproach.
1T is not necessary for me to
take up other ridiculous Chinese pre-
tensions, such as the pretenaon that
Japan is aiming to gain military and
economic control OF China and build
up a gigantic power with which TO
try for the hegemony OF the world.
AIRY intelligent man can see that
China Is much more of a danger to
Japan and to the world than Japan
is TO China. Whatever steps we have
taken or may take in China are
aimed merely TO protect our just in
terests there and TO preserve the
peace OF the Far East"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

community house answers every
purpose.
And. best OF all, one can imagine
the good fellowship of the COM
munity being increased and built up
by the frequent community meet
ings at the public service house in
Brimfeld. 1t brings the community
together in almost every activity of
the social and business life.
Brimtield Is brimful OF the Zest OF
life and public spirit is rife. Brim-
field is about five years ahead of the
times. Community houses - or
neighborhood clubs-are going to
be as numerous in a short time as
town halls" now are in the villages
and boroughs OF the country. And
not the small towns alone. Cities.
too, will have them-Harrisourg
along with the rest. The trend is
rapidly in that direction and the
Legislature recognized the tendency
when it provided recently that third
class cities in PENNSYLVANIA might
finance and operate indoor recrea-
ton centers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Soaked Herr Scheid $50, 900
[From the Stars and Stripes ]

From the Stars and Stripes
Herr Josef Scheid, one of the
leading citizens of Coblentz, will
not be obliged to refer to the vaca-
ton guide this summer, nor will
he be concerned with the high cost
of ice, beer or other necessities. The
aforementioned gentleman has been
invited to spend six months in the
Third Army Military Prison at Cob
lentz, and all that will be required
of him will be to sweep the streets
daily and keep his bunk in good
shape. With the persuasion of a
few NJ. P.'s he accepted the invita-
ton.
Herr Scheid is one of the wealth.
lest men in Coblentz. his worldly
assets amounting to something over
$2,000,000 in real money. Until he
took up his residence in the Third
Army brig he was a contractor, en-
gagged in wholesale traffic along the
Rhine River.
A short time ago, he loaded up
one of his boats at Mainz, and headed
it for Coblentz. According to the
bill of lading. the cargo contained
rock, crushed rock and wine," but
before IL was even unloaded, the
American Intelligence Department
discovered $4,000 bottles of cognac,
worth about 100000, camoufiaged
under the crushed rock
AS traffic in cognac is distinctly
off limits, Herr Scheid was conse-
quently out of luck. He was tried,
found guilty, fined 100000 marks
and sentenced to six months at hard
labor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
A MODEL SMALL TOWN

-HE Kansas City Star calls at
tention to what a small town
- can do in the way OF helping
itself. citing as an example the pro-
gressive borough of Brimheld, H.,
which, with a population OF only
500, has erected for itself a COM
munity house at a cost OF $4,000.
According 10 the Star, until Brim-
field accomplished this unusual un-
dertaking its young people were
compelled TO go to the city OF Peoria
for amusements and entertainment.
The town had an old and out-of-
date opera house." which was moth
ing more than town hall under
private ownership, just as in the
average small town. 1t had no
motion picture shows, no theaters,
no skating rink. no common meet
ing place for the public, no place
for dancing, no place for public
parties OF any kind.
Every small town will recognize
at once the conditions that existed
in Brimheld. They are common TO
small towns in Pennsylvania as well
as Illinois.
Now. the story OF Brimheld re-
iates. there is a different atmos-
phere In the town. The young peo-
pie no longer say: There is moth
ing going on in this old town"
There is something going on" in
Brimfield. according to the Stars
correspondent. in the way OF whole
some, standard amusement and en-
tertainment. The young people
know Marguerite Clark and Mary
Plckford and Dorothy Dalton and
the 'Taimadge girls" The kids are
ell acquainted with Charlie Chaplin
and Douglas Fairbanks. The boys
play basketball according to the
1919 rules OF the game. and they
nli ths gymnasium every night
for heaithfui, purposeful exercise.
When the women OF the town want
te give = reeeption--thers is the re-
esption room ct the community
house. When the churches give a
"supper"--ths community house.
When the cemetery association
msets. when the township board
hslds : session. when the business.
men rive banquet, when the pub
Iis sohssis hold commencement sx-
eraises, when the gaFass seelsty
ives IL annual exhihition-tha
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
When He Can't Get a Drink

e. NJ. Statler. the hotel man. in
the June American Magazines: AS
result of prohibition, we seem to
have these very definite effects: men
go out with their wives and their
fanatics to the restaurants and
theaters. more than they did; they
drink soft drinks, and they cat more
food, especially sweets; they walk
more and ride less.
They are also easier to get along
with. At least, my manager in De-
troit says that it is like being trans
ported to heaven since the drinking
man has been almost eliminated
from the hotel guests.
"As the time goes on, more and
more men certainly are going 10
take to soft drinks. In the new
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York we
will have three soda fountains and
expect they will do big business
In Detroit the two most popular
temperance drinks with men are
'grape-juice highbalr = which is
grape juice and seltzer, and the
various ice cream sodas.
Il have been making inquiries,
and / And that men have been pat
ronizing soda fountains more and
more in recent years, even where
there was no prohibition. A woman
told me the other day of going into
one of these places in the New York
| financial district several times lately.
on each occasion she was the only
woman in the place. aside from the
girls behind the counters. And the
men in there were not office boys
| or young clerks, but solid, substan-
| tial business men were taking their
ice cream sodas, their phosphates,
and even their nut sundaes.' with
evident enjoyment. If they did this
when bars and saloons were open,
they will surely do 1t still more when
there is no place else to go.
I'm Detroit another effect of the
prohibition conditions is that people
are spending more for food when
| they go to the restaurants. The
| average check for luncheon and
| dinner is twenty per cent higher
than it used to be. Remember!
| This increase is in spite of the fact
| that all charges for drinks are now
absolutely gone. That means that
! one large item has been subtracted
| from the amount spent in the res
taurants and yet the sum has in
creased. l mean the average sum
per person.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
ONE LAW FOR ALL

TITS gratifying to note that even
in Germany former Prince
- Henrys appeal TO the King OF
England not to bring the ex-kaiser
to trial is received with no applause.
Prince Henry should have known
that his plea would prove futile.
The world wants William TO pay for
his crimes. No penalty that can be
exacted is severe enough, but inso-
far as it is possible he must be
punished.
Prince Henry is n believer in
the old tenets OF kingship, chief or
which is that "the king can do no
wrong" but that period is past and
the popular belief OF to-day is that
few kings ever do anything right.
Tie Prince thinks he can prove
that the Kaiser. his brother. was not
responsible for the war. May be
not. although the world has good
reason to believe the contrary, but
we know that he was responsible
for its conduct and that n word
from him would have halted the
outrages in Belgium and France,
and on the high seas. 1t is for
these crimes that we want Wilhelm
TO answer. and answer he must.
The new doctrine on earth is
Bobby" Burns dictum that "A
mans a man for a that" and a
king who commits crime is no bet
ter than the tramp who breaks law.
There is one law for all, and he who
breaks IL must answer for the Of
fense.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Wander Song

Mad, restive city, you hold naught
for me;
Your glamour and your might; your
music and your light
Mere tinsel prove to nomads of the
sea.
I'm sick to death of all your sounds
and sights;
You call to me in vain; loathe with
might and main
Your sin, your social laws, your
fool delights.
There is a wider life that holds me
fast;
1t calls and ever calls; it's full of
lures and thralls,
And oh! it always draws me back at
last.
1t speaks through halliards drum
ming on the mast;
Beckons from alien lands and lone
Pacific strands,
And halls me down the northern
storm winds blast.
Aboard, my men! Aboard! and
swing away.
I long to leave behind, with all
their kith and kind,
Vain cities that would bind me to
their sway.
Becke, in the Sydney Bulle-
tin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
GOOD APPOINTMENTS

~ ovERNOR SPRQUL continues
IT to gain in public confidence
through the wisdom OF his
selections OF At public servants. His
long business experience has given
him ability to choose wisely in the
many appointments which he is re-
quired to make for the public SER
vice.
Political critics, OF course. will en-
deavor TO persuade their partisan
followers that the Governor is al
ways dominated by party consider
ations IN his Official actions. but the
fact that Democratic rs we'll as Re-
publican approval has been given
many OF his appolntm empha-
sizes the good sense which he is dis
playing in this matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Only Particips Criminis
From the New York Times. !

From the New York TimesI
IL was not Bethmann who con-
ceived the idea of the Potsdam con-
ference at which II was agreed to
start the war, and the legal hction
of his responsibility cannot be
stretched to cover a conclusion so
absurd, II was not Bethmann who
ordered or permitted the atrocities.
ana there Is no law which can make
MIN guilty OF IL. The indictment
lies not against the late emperor,
but against William Hohenzollern.
man, and the man who
headed conspiracy of which
bethmann may have had no
knowledge. and In the carrying out
OF which Bethmann was no more
than the pen IN William Hohensol.
ieFn'a hand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
EATING IN THE AIR

IRON press reports we learn
II that the R-34 was well
- stocked up with cold ham,
roast beef, steak pie, tea and cof-
fee" and that all the little luxuries
OF a we'll appointed hotel table were
in the larder.
And yet there were those who
pitied the crew. offered a similar
menu and the crowd that would
have volunteered for the ride back
would have overfiowed a real ocean
liner. The minute it is reported
about that good eating" and air
travel so hand in hand the railroad
diners will he deserted,
May be you haven't eaten on a
dining car recently. Perhaps YOU
haven't noted the change that has
come over the dining car bill of fare
since the Government took over the
roads. II not take it from one who
knows and don't investigate. There
was a time when a dining car dinner
was meal to he remembered.
Now il is a thing one can't forget.
II you eat as much as your appetite
demands your pocketbook protests
II you eat what you feel you could
afford. YOU starve.
one used to send back half OF an
order uneaten-it was too much !;
now If you don't eat everything set
. 10 10
you lick the plate and then wonder
how the man who has TO make a
trans-continental trip by train avoids
starving to death. It's a great life.
Most OF the side show Giving
skeletons" get thin by eating their
meals regularly on diners.
The only reasonably priced items
arc griddle cakes, lettuce and pie,
but these make strangely unsatis-
factory meal. one OF these DAYS
somebody IL going TO make mis-
take and put something really
cheap, plentiful and good on n diner
bill-of-fare, but that won't help
much for all the regular patrons
VIII die OF shock.
So bring on your "cold ham,
lamb, roast beef, steak pie" and
the little luxuries aforementioned
tTot out the old R-3i, we're ready
for the trip.
=. S.---Why not take along few
OF the gentry who arrange the rail-
road dining car menus and drop
'em overheard half mile up?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Public opinion is rapidly crystal
liking IN favor of such reservations
as to the League OF Nations as will
safeguard American sovereignty
and American interests now and
hereafter. Some such alliance OF
the principal nations opposed to
Germany in the recent war as made
possible the crushing of the Hun
menace may be necessary for the
preservation OF peace, but this aln-
ance need not necessarily involve the
surrender OF any OF the freedom of
action which has always character
ICED the conduct OF our Government
in the development OF great peo-
pie.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Martin Boland. we'll known
Scranton dentist. will go TO India.
General w. f. Price is one of a
syndicate TO build a big ONCE build
ing in Chester.
Congressman J. NJ. Rose, OF
Johnstown, will urge a six cent coin.
Ira w. Stratton. former mayor
of Reading. we'll known here. may
run again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
End Debt Nert
[From the New York Times. ]

From the New YORK Times.l
The German coniscation seem
less confiscatory TO their opponents.
who have for four years or more
endured rates not very much less.
and not for like reasons. 1t is one
of the inJustices and ironies of the
victory that the war to end war
leaves the world, both victors and
vanquished. under a burden OF debt
larger than the burden of miiitar-
ism. But the burden OF militaFism
has lasted since the time of the
Caesars. and, since now there is an
end OF the Caesars, there will be
sooner or iaEsT an end of the waF
dehks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Providing a suitable memorial in
honor OF the men who rallied TO the
colors in the great war is COM
munity obligation and the Chamber
of Commerce deserves public ap-
probation of it's initiative in the
matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Every stift fine imposed upon the
noise makers. including the cut-out
Offenders, means a more livable city.
No mercy should be shown the per-
sistent violators OF the anti-noise or
dirance,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

II is going 10 be difncult for the
Secretary OF War to explain to the
people Who have been compelled to
purchase food stufs at abnormal
prices why the millions Ui21.IO0.-
OO0l OF dollars worth OF meats and
canned goods OF every description
were permitted TO remain In the
great military depots for months
without any real effort TO place this
boarded food upon the market In
some reasonable way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Governor sproul is using a double
hlttsd aN Ia dlsposiug of let Of bills
left for him 20 VERY with by the
legislature. He is manlfestly seruti-
nizing with great care the aeeumula-
tioH Of measures referred % him BY
the Iawmaklng branch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Historic Harrisburg
staFs coaches bsgas saGuiaz s<ipaI
hsce 10 1caEH go,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
DO YOU KNOW

That Harrisburg made cigars are
sold IN canada7
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14
Psl;;cs Il
Pe~~sqesa~ia

Newspapers of Pennsylvania, es-
pecially those in the third class
cities. seem to be far more inter-
ested in the activities of the politi-
clans near and real, since the repeal
of the nonpartisan election feature
of the third class city code.' than in
commenting upon the action of the
Governor in approving it. 1t seems
to be the general idea that the non
partisan municipal election, like
some other governmental panaceas
of which much was heard in years
gone by on Capitol Hill and in the
newspapers, has not been the sue
cess claimed for 1t so vociferously
and much of the lamentation over
the approval of the Wilson repeater
owners or editors are more or less
interested in the political fortunes
of clique or personal factor rather
than the welfare of party.
From what the newspapers print
there were many men surprised that
the repeater was signed and some
politicians who have been active in
nonpartisan schemes Nere rather
stunned. although in this city ap-
proval of the repeater has been con-
sidered a probability ever since the
bill went back TO the Governor after
being recalled in the same shape as
it originally passed.
Almost every city has had an
outburst of political activity that
indicates a revival of the old time
party contests and the general run
of the voters of the thirty odd third
class cities appears to be glad of the
chance to carry the party banner
again and TO be showing little re-
gard for the wailing in the market
places over the passing of law
that brought many unexpected and
absurd situations into the politics of
Pennsylvania smaller municipali-
ties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

Members of the Associated Press-Ths
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled TO the use for republication
OF all news dispatches credited to
&c or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein.
All rights of republication of special
dispatches herein arc also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

The Philadelphia North Ameri-
can, which is generally credited
with having kept the judicial nom
partisan act on the books this year,
critcises the Governor rather sharp
~ for approving the repeater, while
Odell Hauser, writing in the Phila-
delphia Press. says: After consid-
cradle delay the Governor approved
the bin with his signature. l sup
pose he did it on the principle that
he had dragooned the faithful into
voting for so much they didn't want,
that he might as we'll give them
something they did want for a des-
sert. Anyway. he signed il. That
will make the coming campaign for
Mayor and Councilmen a lively pro-
position in some of our best third
class cities this fall" Other Phila-
delphia newspapers seem too much
interested in their own political sit
uation to pay much attention TO the
rest OF the State or laws affecting its
cities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-14

New Castle. Bradford, Erie and
Johnstown newspapers do net like
the change and are inclined 70
blame the politicians"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-12
Pc RSONAL
NOTICES

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-12

WE buy diamonds, old gold. silver.
Morehouse Jcwclry Co. J25 n, Bdwy,
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-12

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-12

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-12

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