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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
WE MUST SOLVE 1T

HE CITY Club of Philadelphia
wrestled whole afternoon
- with the high cost of living
problem not long since and while
many interesting lights were cast on
the situation the whole thing hnally
resolved itself down to the indl-
vidual. If we were more careiui
about what we put on our backs anu
into our stomachs, experts in econo-
my told the club. prices could De
considerably reduced without in1ur-
ing the general prosperity.
There can be no doubt that the
general plentitude of money has
been in a way responsible for pres
ent high living costs. Instead OF
saving our increases in pay. most OF
us have put the additional money
into expensive clothes and costly
dishes for the table. Regardless or
our purses we have bought the
clothing that has appealed to u.s.
even though it has been beyond our
means, and we have INDUCED IN
our fondness for rich foods to the
exclusion of cheaper articles of diet.
This has caused prices to go
higher than otherwise they would,
even with the war and the resulting
scarcity of food and clothing. The
City Club is right. If prices are to
go down the remedy must come
from us. We must use less and pro-
duce more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Kindness

If only all of us were kind.
In thought and action, we would find
This world would more of joy suf-
fee,
Than any dreamed-of paradise.
No traveller would find his way
A weary way; no toiler's day
Would and in bitterness or pain
From feeling that it was in vain.
No grief would come but it would
bring
True sympathy to heal the sting.
And every sorrow would be shrined
In sweetest thoughts, If all were
kind.
If only you alone were kind
In thought and action, you would
find
Full half the grievances you feel
Are all unfounded and unreal,
For things most beautiful and good.
By unkind eyes misunderstood,
Appear so full of base alloy
The gazer misses half their Joy.
Full half the happiness you know
From your own heart must overflow
And fill with sweet your life and
mind
Or else your world will seem unkind.
Lee Shipley.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Presidents Misfit Appointees

! [From the Philadelphia Inquirer
An esteemed contemporary, which
cannot be suspected of the least in
clination to be censorious where the
President or his administration is
concerned, plaintively remarks in
recent issue that president Wilson
has been responsible for any number
of misfits in his selection of men
charged with the work of enforcing
the law of the country" Truer
words were never spoken. Nor
have his misfit appointments been
strictly confined to that category.
! His blunders of the kind have been
numerous beyond recall and eyre
gious beyond comparison.
They begun almost coincidently
with his first inauguration and they
have uninterruptedly continued. 1t
will hardly have been forgotten how,
when he embarked on his Mexican
policy of "watchful waiting" he sent
as his confidential agent to survey
! the situation and advise him with
regard to 1T, a man in the person
of John Lind, ex-Goverpor of Min
nesota, who knew nothing of the
I Spanish language, who was wholly
without diplomatic experience and
whose only known qualifications for
the job consisted in his being n
friend of William ]. Bryan and a
deserving Democrat"
What Lind did and reported has
never been disclosed, but IL the ma
ture of the advice he gave may be
inferred from what the President
did, it must have been bad indeed. 1t
seems to have occurred to Mr.. Will
son that Lind had his limitations,
and that perhaps he had better dis
patch another emissary to look the
land over and acquaint him with the
lay of it; and upon whom this time
did his choice fall? Upon none
other than the william Bayard Hale,
who was subsequently to reappear
upon the scene as a Hun sympathi-
zer and as n publicity agent for the
German Government, and whose
Mexican appointment had been a
mystery to those who were best ac-
quainted with his character and his
record.
During his stay In Paris the Pre-
sident's peculiar prediction for the
employment on confidential errands
of persons who in ordinary life
would be vulgarly described as
cranks was repeatedly exemplified
One Of the two men whom he
named to attend the aborted Prink-
| lpO conference was george laws
Heron, an ex-professor, who was
obliged to resign from the College
of Iowa because the trustees disap-
proved of the peculiar doctrines
which he was intoxicating.
Some months later it occurred tC
the President that he would like tc
get some private information about
the situation at Petrograd; and
whom did he select to secure it?
William G. Bullitt and Lincoln Stef
fens, two men whose known opinions
were such that they might safely b'
trusted to picture the Bolsheviki IT
the most favorable light possible
Another case in point is that of Fred
erick Howe, the Presidents selec
tion for immigration Commissionel
at New York city, the exhibition o.
whose protective sympathy for al
kinds of dangerous cranks and an
archists has been a recent news sen
sation.
In the choice of his subordinate'
Mr.. Wilson, to say the least, has beer
singularly unhappy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

a few were willing to save their sur
plus earnings.
Our people were finally brought
to their senses by the great panic
OF 1873, which resulted in immense
losses. the prostration of business
and an enormous army of unem-
ployed people, all of which finally
led to the great railroad strike and
the acts OF pillage and destruction
TO 1877.
"Our battle with improvidence, at
least for the immediate future. must
be planned with due regard for all
these extraordinary conditions. With
SO many people abandoning the saw
ing habit and spending what they
have for pleasure and luxury. with
production far behind the heavily
increasing demand, with a labor
shortage and no sign of alleviating
it-with these and other factors still
operating to maintain the high cost
of living, the imperative need of the
hour is an extraordinary effort to
spread the gospel of thrift and saw
ing among the people,"
The convention of life insurance
officials at which Mr.. Day spoke dis
cussed the housing problem, the agri-
cultural situation, the state of rail
roads and street railways and the
relation of the funds of insurance
pollcyholders to all of them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
HE WROTE IT

"HE Scranton Times, defender of
the Democratic faith in it's sec
- ton of Pennsylvania. begins a
long editorial designed to prove that
President Wilson really wrote the
latest message to Congress with this
paragraph:
That testy old dame. Cosby
Slander is busy once more. Now
she asks. chiefly through Grand
Old Party organs. whether Will
son wrote his message or whether
somebody did it for him.
Dear Times, the Telegra ph, for one,
never for a moment doubted that
Mr.. Wilson wrote the message which
was sent to Congress over his name.
AS a ready letter writer the present
occupant of the White House has no
equal among his contemporaries. If
some really constructive ideas had
been mixed with the oodles of ver-
biage that constituted the document
in question our suspicious might
have been aroused. But since tbs
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Month of Holidays

December taking the world over.
is month of bank and public holi-
days. No less than 20 of the 81
days Of the month are recognized
somewhere as occasions for church
fetes or cessation of business in
celebration of local or national
events.
Christmas, of course, is more
widely observed as n holiday than
any other, but even it is not recog-
niZed everywhere. Nom Christian
peoples pay no attention to il and in
countries where the Greek Catholic
church prevails the old style Julian
calendar is used, so that, while
Christmas is observed as a church
festival. it comes about two weeks
later than in countries that use the
Gregorian calendar and therefore
does not occur until in January, as
we count time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
REVISION
YSTEhATrC studv n

w YSTEMATTC study OF the con-
stitution OF Pennsylvania. to
which amendments have been
proposed by the dozen in the last
decade, will be inaugurated to-mor-
row at the State Capitol by the
Constitutional Revision Commission
OF twenty FIVE recently named by
Governor William C. Sproul. Few
docuIre nts have. been as much
abused and criticised and even Wilt
fled in the press and on the ros-
5rum, in court rooms and legislative
halls, as the present organic law,
and alLl ough generally believed to
be in certain features not in ac-
cord with modern thought" it has
not wanted for defenders who have
steadfastly demanded to be shown
the faults.
Six times the constitution has
been amended and a dozen times
unsuccessful attempts have been
made to change it. Many of the
propositions were outcroppings OF
the desire OF the people for changes,
some were purely political and
some were OF individual origin.
Since the legislative session of 1918
there have been expressions favor
ing everything from certain speci-
fed amendments to a new constitu,
tion. In the last Legislature over a
score of proposed amendments ap-
peared.
Wisely, Governor Sproul de-
termined to have the constitution
studied and in response the Legis-
lature provided for a commission to
prepare for its consideration in 1921
amendments deemed essential for
the welfare of the Commonwealth
1t is this commission, occupying q
unique position in matters pertain.
ing TO preparation of law and close.
ly, watched by students of govern.
ment all over the country, that will
meet here Tomorrow. The Gov.
ernor selected it's members from hi.
ripe experience in State affairs anC
, wide knowledge of it's people, plac.
ing at its head one of the ables
lawyers of the State, a student o
the constitution and thoroughly il
touch with the needs of the hour
Few bodies have been given {
more splendid opportunity to be o
service to the Commonwealth anC
the recommendations when the,
y come next year will represent bes
! in effort.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
THE WHY OF IT

"HERE is a reason for the victor
ious field, track and football
teams turned out by the Tech
nical High School the past few
years, and it lies primarily in the
recreational facilities offered by the
park department of the city to Har-
risburg boys and girls
Back of the splendid physiques
funusual strength. agility and endur-
rance of the Technical High School
students are years of activity and
careful training in the parks and
Fairgrounds of the city. 1t is not
generally known, but Harrisburg is
far ahead OF most cities of its size
in this respect and leads many larger
cities. For years the municipal play
ground, baseball diamonds, tennis
courts, track and football fields have
given to the boys of Harrisburg op-
portunity for physical development
and training in outdoor sports, and
they have taken full advantage of
the opportunities offered.
This means that Harrisburg boys
and girls who have had like chance
to improve their bodies. even though
they do not rank as athletes. are
bigger and better able to fight life s
battles because of their training on
the Fairgrounds. The money spent
has been we'll worth while.
Some times there are those in pub
lie places who do not see the wis
dom Of making large expenditures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Her Son

Is there shop where he comes not
to buy?
Or any book he stoops not down
to read?
or song he sings not? Or a golden
weed
In a fields corner that he draws not
nigh2
Each word stirs up n hundred
echoes dim
OF one he said. Like scene OF dusk
on stair,
Each day spills some new memory
down the air.
And each night roofs another dream
of him.
What of a road where he has never
come?
All ways have him, for house and
host at last
II they he bare, ! think of his white
spring ~
If they be not, then am stricken
dumb,
Their ache of fairness makes his
presence fast.
More certain of my old remember
ing.
l--Lzettc Woodworth Reese in Con-
temporary Verse. N
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Hampton l. Carson. one of the
members of the Constitutional Re-
vision Commission, is student of
Washington and Napoleon and
author of books on the Federal Con-
stitution.
Secretary of Labor William b.
Wilson was born in Scotland, but
brought to this State before he knew
the difference.
John S. Fisher. State Banking
Commissioner, served eight years as
State Senator and was chairman of
the Capitol Investigation Commits
sion
William Perrine, member of
the Revision Commission, is an
authority on Philadelphia history.
Charles II. English, of Erie, has
served as city solicitor and is especi-
ally we'll versed in municipal law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Jesus Becomes a Ndzdrene

When Herod the king was dead,
behold, an angel of the Lord ap-
peareth in a dream to Joseph in
Egypt, saying. Arise, and take the
young child and his mother, and go
into the land of Israel. And he came
and dwelt in a city called Nazareth:
that it might be fulfilled which was
spoken by the prophets. He shall lie
called Nazarine Matthew ii,
10 to 23
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

whole message was made up of gilt
tering generallties. couched in
terms to win public approval, but
without any well thought out plan
10 solve the problem of State and
society now confronting the govern
ment' we know 1t for Mr.. Wilson's
and in his very best style, at that.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Social Duties Neglected
TFrom the Boston Transcript. !

IFrom the Boston Transcript
A little girl had been taken to
church for the first time, and she
was somewhat surprised by the gen.
eral style of the building, which
was quite unlike anything she had
previously seen.
"Whose house is this?" she asked.
1T is Gods house, her mother
answered. The child took another
critical view of the building.
"It is very nice house." she fin
ally soliloquized. I'VE have never
called here before"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Bill White Is Suspicious
NV. A. White in the Emporia
GaZette.1

Gazette.l
Henry Allen, governor of Kansas,
is about to get his. In about four
days or less the Democratic admin
istration at Washington will see in
him a formidable candidate for the
ticket, and then the Democratic ad-
ministration will suddenly wake up.
To get coal? Not at all but to
spike Henry Allen. Some sort of a
tangle will be developed between
the state government and the Fed
eral Government, probably through
the railroads, which will stop the dis
tribution of coal in Kansas. The
Federal administration will have the
last say, and Allen will be stopped.
This will be great Democratic
victory
Watch 'em spike him
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

rule. The candidates for sheriff
scarcely spent $50 between them.
The Sproul victory in the Ches-
ter school board has been followed
by men who were on the fence de-
claring that they will support the
Republican League. The Governors
brother. Everett Sproul, is the leader
of the League.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
Literary Notes

Further publications of the Penn
Publication Company's juveniles
are:
Don Hale With the Flying
Squadron" by w. Crispin Sheppard,
being the third volume in the ex-
periences of that intrepid young
American. This deals with the late
war.
"Kent of Malvern" is Truxton
Hare's newest book and will be
eagerly read by his many admirers.
This is the fourth book about Philip
Kent, a student who makes good in
classroom and on the sporting field.
Red Ben the Fox of Oak Ridge,
is the second book of animal
stories by Joseph Whaton Lippin-
colt, whose "Bun-A Wild Rabbit
was so successful last year. This
book is readable by boys and girls
of all ages and by parents also. 1t
is yeracious account of the fox
who seems to enjoy being hunted.
THE Little Red Soldier by
Anna Franchi, is Il book for the
smaller ones, those who enjoy pic
lures and prefer to have the stories
read to them. 1t is the charming
account of a lead soldier-French
and the tale of his apocryphal
experiences is really symbolic of the
poilu of France who saved civiliza-
ton from disaster.
"Fighting With the L. S. Army"
by Captain Charles A. BotsfOrd, c..
E. f., is the story of two brave boys
who went from an academy to the
front and had exciting experiences.
The story is told by one who was
there and may be considered au-
thentic.
"The story of Porcelain" by Sara
Ware Bassett. is another in the
series, which, when complete, VIII
tell Young folks about all of the
principal industries. These books
are written by experts, but in SIM
pie fashion and are as instructive
as they are entertaining.
Publications by Lothrop, Lee and
| Shepard Company are:
The Boy With the U. S. Trap
pers." by Francis Rolt-Wheeler,
which is an exciting account OF
hunting wild game under the
proper. auspices This lad goes
with members of the GoVernmen!
biological Survey, who are out not
| to destroy wild animals, but to help
them grow in numbers.
THE Good Cheer Book by
blanche e. Herbert, is just what its
name implies. 1t contains nearly
| 400 pages of poems and eprose eX,
| tracts from the best authors and al
| arranged under various headings
The idea is to bring to children and
| older persons some of the finest
messages of literature. There Is
humor and gaiety and many an
other good thought to be found II
n book which mothers and teachers
will find especially helpful.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

Members of the Associated Press-The
Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication
of all news dispatches credited to
1t or not otherwise credited in this
=. 1ished herein.
all rights of republication of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

for park and playground purposes.
For such as these the foregoing
facts should be interesting and help
full.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

Do you remember the good old days
when we used to have an egg every
morning for breakfast and complain
if the cook didn't prepare two?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

Skirts are to be shorter next year.
the dressmakers say. Why not trim
the waists with a ruffe and be done
with it?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg has been
having about one meeting n
week of Statewide organiza-
ton lately?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
MONDAY, DECEMBER s, 1919

Yes, eUery sin is a mistake, and
ehe epitaph for the sinner is, 'ThOu
5ooI."-ALExANDER MACLARES.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08
HsToRIC HARRIsBURG

ton to be held in Harrisburg met
here IN May, 1887.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-08

Col. E. NJ. Young, the Allen
town banker. will be candidate for
Republican National delegate in the
Lehigh- Berks district. He was a
delegate to the Chicago convention
in 1915 and is likely TO stand as an
unpledged candidate.
Bellefonte dispatches says men
elected at the recent election man
aged to pull through with less ex-
penditure of money than known
for many years and that 1t is quite
in contrast with what used to be the
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
The WOmdn'S
Exchange.
All About a CLUB
10 the Editor VI lyomon's Page

TO the Editor oJ 1gomon's Page
Dear Madam-We are girls OF sevsn
teen and we wish to form o ciup'
club Is for a good time and also for use
ful work. Can you give us rev nal,lea n
of clubs that we can choose from ! Oan ~
YOU suggest few games that eau oe
played at this club!
How do you first organize ciuo
We wish to make gathering can you
tell us how to invite the boys ana glrls
should we send out invitations or no.
Please explain how to decorate tne
,oom as we have one with a library
fable in. il and three mission chairs
which we can use.
Why not call your club, The VOTE
n PLAY Club Good Times. Gooo
Works" Useful and Happy" The
Hard Working Players" If you VII, VIII
send me a self addressed envelope VIII
send Won some games 20 play. To or
ganize the club get together the slrs
who want to be in it and elect sume
officers. president. vice president, secre
fary and treasurer. Then the president
might arpont one girl chairman OF me
membership committee and 1t wou,u oe
her duty 20 bring in more mempers'
You might do Ibis by sending OUT INV
tations to a party and then asking an
the -DeStS 10 JOIN inv 'lup'
girl might be chairman OF the cnt'r,nih
1nent committee. and have charge OF the
games and stunts for the party. lou
could have an eats committee and
decoration committee. too, in order 10
give every one something to do.
Choose some club colors and get some
ribbons or chcesecloth of those colors::
Cover some cushions with them and
drapc their around thc walls. When you
have your party get autumn leaves to
decorate with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-01
Entertaining Mixed Crowd

1o fbe Eai,or Of WO,ndn's Page
Madam Though am an evening
reader OF the PUBilc LEDGER this Is
nv first attempt 10 ASA advice which
hone will be a great help to me- ! am
writing to you TO ash how you think
would be the best way 20 entertain
marty of fifty or sixty .peopie at home:
M n reception to be given 10 Lonor OF
our tenth wedding anniversary ana II
dancing would be- appropriate as some
dance aud son.c do not and some are
Young aud otherr cldetlS, Ono hardly
knows how To entertain h mixed crowd
like that To- " ~
why don't you have dancing and
fben have tables arranged ia another
room or at one side for cards or games
al various kinds? Then everybody
would find some kind o! amusement.
and those who do not care 'or games or
cards can dance. Have the whole Of
fair just as easy going as possible,
rThat is, let your guest. do what they
want TO. instead OF insisting on their
,lating cards or games or dancing, as
soon as they arrive AIduV people, you
know, qnjoy Just sitting ytiil watching,
uthers dance or play cards. even II they
siop't do it themselves. hope the re-
t,pusjon uill be most enjoyable.