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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19
COSTLY AND UNSUCCESSFUL.

A post-armistice trade conditions
survey just completed among the
1900 Industrial establishments COM
prising the membership of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
shows that with the exception of five
out of twenty-five principal groups of
industries thruout the United States,
business activity is approximately be-
tween 25 and so per cent of normal.
Together with the request for a re-
port on present business conditions
and future trade prospects, the mem
bers of the National Association of
Manufacturers in the survey just
completed, were requested to report
or register their opinion on govern
ment ownership of utilities.
An overwhelming percentage of the
manufacturers replying to the ques-
ton concerning their opinions on gov
eminent VS.. private ownership of pub
lie utilities record themselves as be-
ing in opposition to any form of gov
eminent ownership of railroads, or
other public utilities, and strongly in
favor, as an alternative, of returning
the railroads to their private owners.
Furthermore, there is noted a very
strong demand in favor of private
ownership of all public utilities under
more reasonable and limited form
of governmental regulation" than that
which prevailed in the period prior to
the taking over of the railroad by the
government for war purposes. Many
Of he 20
base their judgment in the matter on
what is described as more than "a
years unsuccessful and costly expert
ence with government control of the
railroads.
In twenty out of the twenty-five
principal industrial groups including
such important trades, related in some
way to transportation affairs, as iron
and steel. machinery, tools and hard
ware and lumber, vigorous opposition
to continued government ownership
was found. Only three possible ex-
ceptions, namely. manufacturers in
glass, paper and printing, and tools
and hardware industries, respectively,
recorded themselves to any apprecia-
BILE extent as favorable to government
ownership. In the three industries
specified, a number of the manufac-
turers base their lack of opposition
to government ownership on the feel
ing that possibly the idea has not
been properly tried out in anything
like normal conditions,
A careful analysis of the replies to
the question concerning opinion on
private ownership under government
regulation, shows that this alternative
meets with very slight opposition
Many of those declaring themselves
against, base their opinion, to a great
extent. on opposition to any form or
aspect of government regulation of
public utilities, even with private own
ership in effect. on the ground that
any form Of interference with private
management does not produce a IA
vorable impression or result
Inquiry among the citizens of any
other group probably would reveal a
similar unanimity OF sentiment not
only as regards government owner
ship but government operation as well.
Thus a matter which has been under
discussion for years appears to have
been settled by popular verdict very
quickly. following experimentation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MOULTON
The V and the U.

The V and the L.
Dear Roy-It appears to me to be
an vgly habit that some printers have
of printing a for u. 1t has proven
unacceptable to newspapers and maya
zines, but the vse of it in architectural
books seems to be vndeniable. Peo-
pie who UPHOLD the vses' or rather the
misyses of the letter have no jvst rea-
son for their approval of it. 1t is vse-
less for me to say anything, bvt why
can't yov make little noise abovt it
Conan Doyle makes the positive as
sertion that he has communicated
with the dead. If people are getting
SO they can do that. there will never
be q chance for doctor to escape
any more.
When you have an hour or so to
kill try to get somebody on the tele-
phone. That is better than sitting
around and thinking of your other
troubles.
Alexander Graham Bell is reported
as saying that the. telephone is nui-
sance and he is sorry he invented it.
Do we hear a motion to make it
unanimous?
Speaking of the smoke of battle
clearing away, how about the anti
tobacco war that has just been
started?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

non next Tuesday the ballots of more
than 100000 members of the CONNER
cial Photographers Union of America
opened in Chicago for tally to decide
whether or not they shall strike as a
protest against Postmaster General
BNrleson's methods of wire control.
TIE president of the Telegraphers'
HlOn stated in New York when the
balloting was authorized. that Mr..
BHrleson had refused to abide by
President Wilson's order that no
apridgment of the rights of workers
tos organize should be made. Mr..
B6rleson claims that the necessity for
tile 20 per cent increase in telegraph
rafes is due to the increase in wages
granted the operators. The operators
say this is not true. and almost stimuli
taheously with the New York meeting
a elneeting was, held in Washington.
where the operators passed a resolu-
tien in which they say: THE neces-
sity for increasing telegraph rates, IL
it exist, can and must be charged d.
reetly and solely to inefficiency of op-
erAtion, intensified, as a result of con-
treversy between government depart
mental supervision of the wire sys-
TENS and a cleverly Concealed in
trigue." The postmaster general also
is getting into serious trouble with
the telephone operators. The public's
estimation of him and his methods is
sos we'll known as to call for no COM
mem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19
Litt1eBQtlt,12s
Not2aBooK
The Park Ave. News.

The Park Ave. News.
Weather. Mites getting shorter out
of revendge for the days getting
longer.
Family SUDDENLY Made Larger. The
Pottses yello cat Fluffy has yello
kittins. being a great serprize to every
body because she generally has meny
more.
Big Mistake. Some man asked the
fellows last Satidday if they had saw
lady go past with a prambulator,
which they all sed they hadent apd
dident find out till later that he ment
a baby carridge, witch they had.
Intristing Facts About 1ntristing
People. Three men are painting the
frunt of Leroy Shoosters house on a
scaffold, but they wont leeve him elm
out on itewith them. so they mite as
well be painting sumbody eltses house
far as Leroy Shooster is concerned.
Pome by Skinny Martin.
ENUFFs ENYHOW.
I ate in a regular resterant once,
From a regular bill of fare,
But only ordered about things
On account of my mother being there.
Sissiety. Mr.. Charles (Puds) Sim
kins had compinny for dinner last
Sundey at his house consisting of his
unkle. his ant and his cuzzin, Mr..
Charles lPuds) Simkins saying he
injoyed their visit but he wishes they
would cum wen there was sumthing
for dinner he don't like mulch insted
Of chickin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19
DINNER STORIES

The wears appeal had been a most
eloquent one and had even penetrated
the depths of Mr. Blackleigh's stony
heart. The latter. came forward and
offered $50 for thefund
The worthy cleric was overjoyed-
Il don't know your name. SIR" he
cried; ''but I thank you from the bot
tom of my heart. I thank you, May
your business prosper. siri''
Then there was a solemn hush. and
the committee looked askance at their
vicar.
whats the NATTER" whispered
the clergyman, turning to the chair
man.
''weil-er-that donor is an under
takeri''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BY. DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
The Status Quo Ante-2.

Finally, a terrific spell of delirium
tremens frightened him into giving
up drink, and he said to his wife,
Now I have reformed, and we will go
back to our honeymoon days, and be
perfectly happy together"
"But I couldn't go back" said the
wife, ST could never look at him
clothed and in his right mind without
seeing him filthy, maudlin. sodden
with liquor When he tried to caress
me 1 shrank from the hand that had
struck me. When he talked of slove it
raised no answering response in my
heart, for he had killed my love and
respect so long ago it was past all
resurrection.
1T was cynically amusing to me
that people seemed to think that the
past could be wiped out, and we could
go on together just like any Darby
and Joan who had always lived to-
gether in mutual love, tenderness and
consideration. Why, I could no more
bring back the love 1 used to have for
my husband than 1 could have
changed myself from a middle-aged,
careWorn, heart-broken woman into
a gay and laughing girl again."
This woman's experience VIII find
its echo in the memory of every mar
ried person. There are no husbands,
and wives who do not know, in their
secret souls, that after every family
spat things are never quite the same
between them. They can never go
back to the status quo ante.
In the heat of anger words are said
that rankle in the memory and tester
there like poisonous thorns in the
flesh. Accusations are made that are
insults that cut to the bone. Criticisms
are hurled hack and forth that strip
frrV md
leave one naked, shivering and
ashamed. Also anger tears away
every veil of illusion that we have
wrapped around a person.
No woman can ever seem an angel
to a man who had once seen her red
of face and furious, brawling like a
fish wife. No man is ever a little tin
god to a woman after she has beheld
him with all self control gone, storm
ing and swearing in futile rage. After
these degrading speetacles the hus-
band and wife kiss and make UP, but
the glamor of their romance has gone.
Each holds the other cheaper, and the
little rift has been made within the
lutte that by and by will make loves
music mute If they continue to quar-
rel.
Precisely the same thing may be
disloyal to us, or say bitter things to
us, or fail us. They seem to think
that they can atone for their offense
by saying they are sorry, and can go
back to the old intimacy. Never was
there a greater mistake. There will
always be the knowledge of their
faithlessness. You can no more
patch up broken friendship without
showing ; the disfiguring place than
you can mend a Sevres vase with
showing the crack.
We can never undo what we have
done. We can never go back to the
status quo ante. Let that terrible
thought make us careful of what
we do.
A~@ A-
copyrighted. 1919. by the Wheeler syndi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19


You are only important to yourself
and other people as you have a stand
ard to go by-and to teach by.
The men and women who are do
ing the work of the world are thoss
with a definite standard pictured be-
fore them, like a magnificent canvas,
over which their eyes play-imagirae-
dream and plan.
Have a standard of right-a stand
ard of daily Hving-of working-of
thinking. And stick to these stand
ards But don't be afraid to cnange
them as you learn and grow and
develop,
a man is not worth his salt, who
has not the courage of his convic-
tions-aitho those convictions that he
may have today may be entir -Iy
wrong tomorrow All right--then let
him change them tomorrow But to-
day. if he believes IN them. let him
fight for them with his life If need be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

Tomorrow will be the first Easter
OF peace after the long agony of the
world war. No resurrection season
since the coming of our Savior has had
ah equal significance. 1t brings a
message of comfort to those whose
LIVED ones will not return. 1t comment
otates the doom of tyranny and ag-
gFession. the birth of the new era
which they died to achieve. Peace
on earth: good will to men, will mean
more to the people of America than
itFever has meant before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

The first 100000 pounds of
American flour has been received in
Berlin. If the Huns be paying the
market price in this country, with
freight added, it would be interesting
to know where they get the money.
If not. the American public would like
to know why.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

just because Germany is preparing
to resume the export of goods is no
sign anybody in this country is going
TO buy them, even when peace shall
be declared. 1t will take Germany a
l9ng time to make friends with the
remainder of the world or to restore
her business relations Herewith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

apparently with the intention OF
Injecting little hilarity into the seri-
Gus consideration of peace terms in
Paris the Huns have announced that
they will file counter claims for dam
ages sustained in sthe war. Unfortu-
nafely for their chance of obtaining
faYorable consideration for these
claims, the Huns constitute the licked
uarty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

copyrighted. 1919. by the Wheeler Syndi-
cate, Inc.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
Move to Preveni
Plague Outbreak
Along Aegean Sea

Constantinople, May 21. - Amer
lean, British, French and Greek ply
sicians are striving with might and
main to prevent an outbreak of the
plague in the region extending along
the north shore of the Aegean Sea
from Saloniki to Constantinople. In
this work the British, French and
Greek armies and the American Red
Cross are cooperating.
America and England as well as
far off corners of the earth cannot
afford in these days to ignore out
breaks of disease no matter where
they occur" declared a British sani-
ary officer in charge of the work of
cleaning up Constantinople. IF the
plague is allowed to breed here in
the Near East sooner or later it will
reach England and America And
its ravages if allowed to spread will,
exceed those of the so-called in
fiuenZa."
Eastern Macedonia which has been
a battle-ground for centuries and
which since 1912 has been fought
over again and again is to-day a hor-
rible mess. The early summer sun
is breeding flies and mosquitoes by
the millions, the unhealthy Struma
Valley is steaming with malarial va
pors, the streets of Drama, Series,
Kavalla, Xanthi and the hundreds
of other small villages are filthy be-
yond belief.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
C. A. r. Asks Returned
Yanks to Take Part
on Memorial Day

C. r. Scott, adjutant of the local
post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, last evening issued the fol-
lowing call:
"The one great desire of the post
is that all former soldiers of any and
all wars should organize and join
with us on this one great national
observance to the memory of the
soldier dead. The citizens of this
community would rejoice to see our
comrades of the world war in pa
rade and particularly on this Memoir
ial Day, the first after the signing
of the armistice and on the eve of
the signing of the world peace docu-
ment."
The first event of the annual OBJ
servation of Memorial Day will take
place on Sunday morning when the,
Rev. Joseph Daugherty will preach
the memorial sermon in the United
Brethren Church at 1890 o'clock.
The local G. A. r. post will attend
in a body, leaving their hall at 1915.
On Memorial Day afternoon the
Rev. E. d. Weigle, D. D., pastor of
the Camp Hill Lutheran Church, will
be the speaker at the services in the
cemetery. The parade will be head
ed by the Steelton Band and two
troops of Boy Scouts will partici-
pate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
SUPREME COURT
UPHOLDS STATE
ESCHEAT LAW
Trust Cos. Must Pay; Judge
Kunkel Sustained; National
Banks Are to Be Exempt

The Supreme Court in an opinion
handed down to-day by Justice
Frazer, sustained the constitutional
ity of the escheat law as far as it
pertains to trust companies, uphold
ing the decision of President Judge
Kunkel, of the Dauphin county court.
rms decision was given in the ap-
peal of the Germantown Trust Com
pany, of Philadelphia, and Union
trust Company of Pittsburgh. IN
their action against A. w. Powell.
when Auditor General to restrain
hlm from putting the law into opera
tloh. The Dauphin court upheld the
law. The Supreme Court. however,
reversed the Dauphin judge in the
case or the Columbia National bank,
OF Pittsburgh, holding that the act
40 not apply to national banks.
Ihe decision will mean that the
state can collect many thousands of
dollars.
Ihese decisions were handed down:
FER Curiam: Hartley ct AL, ap-
pellants' VS.. Hartley; C. p. Erie.
judgment affirmed.
Schaper, etc, appellant, VS.. Cleve-
e'i't IAlit NdllWdy Co., &. il.
Erie, appeal dismissed.
Muscarella. now Sewage, VS. The
New York Central Railroad Co, ap-
pellant. c. p. Erie. judgment affirmed.
In re appeal of Milton Stewart. etc.
T. T. Crawford appeal dismissed.
Beetem, ct AL, appellants VS.. The
Carlisle Light. Heat and Power Co.
Z. r. Cumberland. appeal dismissed.
Brown, c. j.; Beishline, appellant
VS.. Kahn, ct al, c. p. Luzerne. or
der reversed.
commonwealth of Pennsylvania VS..
Tompkins, appellant; o and Cam
bria, judgment reversed and new
trial awarded.
stewart, j.; Estate of Henry p.
slater, appeal of Bessie Slater Allen,
ct AL; o. c. Schuylkill, decree affirm
ed and exception dismissed at the
costs of appellants.
Won Moschzisker, J.:Groner VS.. The
Supreme Tent of the knights of the
Maccabees of the World, appellant.
Z. 7. Mexican; judgment affirmed.
Frazer j.: Germantown Trust Co
ct AL, appellants VS. Powell, Auditor
General, c. p. Dauphin, judgment af-
firmed
McKelvey. appellant, VS.. the Bor-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
J. r. Henry Elected
President of Surety
Writers Association

J. r. Henry was elected president
of the Surety Underwriters Asso-
citation of Harrisburg at its annual
meeting in the house of the Colo
NAL Country Club Monday
Z Other officers elected include:
Vice-president, p. G. Farquharson,
general agent. Royal hndemnity
Company, New York; secretary, S. r.
Satterthwaite, general agent, Mary
land Casualty Company, Baltimore;
treasurer, William p. Miller, agent,
American Surety Company, New
York; executive committee, William
S. Essick, general agent, Aetna Cas-
ualty and Surety Company, Hart
ford; II. NJ. Bird. general agent, Ma
tional Surety Company, New York;
C. L. Culmerry, general agent, FL
deity and Deposit Company, Bal
timore; w. II. Gather, general
agent, Globe Indemnity Company,
New York.
Members enjoyed a planked shad
dinner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21

ough of Juniata. c. P. Blair; judg
ment reversed.
Columbia National Bank, appellant,
VS.. Powell, Auditor General, c. p.
Dauphin, decree reversed.
Walling, j.; Keyer. ct. l.. appel
lants, VS.. The New York, Ontario and
Western Railway Co., c. p. Lacka-
wanna, judgment reversed.
Simpson. j.: Estate of Elizabeth
Behringer decd. appeal of Mary B.
Mehl, o. C. Erie, appeal quashed.
Snyder VS.. McGill, administrator,
etc. appellant. C. P. Crawford, judg
ment affirmed.
Kephart. j.: Palmer Water Co., vs.
Lehighton Water Supply Co.. appel
liant, c. p. Carbon. decree reversed,
exceptions reinstated.
Estate of William Reinheiner, decd
appeal of Harry A. Lord. o. c. Berks,
decree reversed and record remitted
Mckallip, surviving and liquidat-
ing partner, ct AL, appellants. vs.
City of Altoona, c. p. Blair, Judgment
affirmed without prejudice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
PHILADEr.pHIA STOCKS


No. 8. soft red, 1924.
Corn-The market is firm; yellow
as to grade and location $1.S2@$1.S5.
No. 2 white, 7914 a soc; No. 9. white,
Butter = firm; western creamery.
extra, 6Ohc; nearby prints, fancy. 81
Refined Sugars - Market steady;
powdered, S.45c; extra fine granulat-
Eggs-Market firm; nearly fl, SITS
leceipts, S13.95; western extra firsts.
S14,25; do. firsts, S13.95; fancy selected
packed, 5S@55 per dozen.
Cheese = The market is firmer;
current make 32@32Ac; do. old. $40
40c.
Live Poultry = Market higher;
fowls. $4,000; broiling, chickens. not
sec; roosters. 23c; ducks, Pekin. 800
So; do. Indian runner, 2S@S0; geese.
Dressed Poultry-Higher; turkeys.
CO., western, choice to fancy. 45@ 46c: (:
turkeys. fresh killed. fair to good. 40
a 4Sc; turkeys; common. s0@a6c: old
eight eIs pounds 44@ 45c; do, smaller
sizes. 4O@43c: fowls. fresh Killed
choice .toas to fansy $685.; $685. d.
western western Gsfng bpong sRskens sRhik zsggs4ee
ducks. western. 3SD40c: Pekin ducks
44@46c; old ducks. t4@4 46c; Indian
:. Potatoes = The market les easier;
SsT Ssr oasket; aksssey do NJ; No. gss per
sesket sco sit1S dS o5Sf2 1SeiS bags S6 No No. ssSS
2.25; Pennsylvania. No. j. 100 fSs.
S2.l6@2.65; do, per 100 TBS. fancy,
t29O@S.1o New Jersey. No. |. 400
si.2b Sl:75; western. per 100 ms. $500
9225; New York state. per 100 10.
s2.40@2.60; Maine, per 100 lbs, s2.75@
2.90; Delaware and Maryland. per 100
barrel, $500 a 900; Florida. No. 2. per
barrel, $7O0@75O; Florida. per 15o-fb
nags $l.50MS0h: North Carolina. pef
barrel, $1,000 400; South Carolina. No.
No. 2, per barrel. $3.50; Norfolk. per
barrel, .s3.25; Eastern shore. per
barrel, s2.oOV2.75; fancy. Maeungle.
No. l. per barrel; s2,95Qs.oo: do No
2. per barrel. sl.25@i.5e.
Flour. = Dull and weak; winter
barrel; do nearby, si1.S5 Oils Der
barrel; Kansas straig hts. s12.2OQ12.G5
9i8.25 per barrel; spring short pat
spring patents. $12.25@12.75 per bar
rel; spring firsts. clear $1o.5O@11.o0
per barrel.
Bran = The market is quiet; soft
winter, in 1O0-lb sacks, $46.50@ 1850;
winter spot in 100-lb. sacks, $46.50p
47,5O; do. spring in 1oO-lb. sacks.
S4f.5Gm $45.50.
Hay-Market firm. Timothy No. I,
S41.0C $4,000; No. 3. $39.00@$40.1o:
clever Mixed: Light, $4,000 90
per ton: No. /. do, $37.5O 5O03S.00 per
ton: No. ., do. $500 a $500 per ton.
rallow The market is steady
prime city loose. 13Kc; do. special.
loose, lac; prime country, 12&c; edi-
Bile in tierces. 24@27c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-21
NOTICE

The following Ordinance was read
in the City Council at a meeting held
morning, May 90, 1919, and is
published as directed by Article 5,
Section 3. Clause 10. of the Act of AS
sembly approved June 81. 1913:
AN ORDINANCE
To authorize the opening and grading
of sixteenth street from Herr
street to Calder street, and provid-
ing for the payment of the cost
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Council of -the City of Harrisburg,
and it is hereby ordained by authority
of the same, That sixteenth street
from Herr street to Calder street, as
marked upon the city official plan, be
and the same is hereby authorized to
be opened and graded; the cost and
expense thereof to be assessed upon
the abutting properties according to
Section 2. That all proceedings and
work incident to the Improvement
herein authorized shall be taken and
done, and the costs and expenses
thereof shall be paid for, and the as
sessments levied on the abutting
properties shall be collected as pro-
vided by City Council Ordinance No.
10, Session of 1914-1915.
Section 3. That the assessments for
the grading of said highway be and
the same are hereby appropriated to
the contractor for the payment of the
cost and expense of the said grading,
Section 4. That all ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with be and the same are hereby re-
pcaled.
r. ROSS SEAMAN,
Clerk of City Council.
Office Of the City Clerk,
Harrisburg. Pa.