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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
Democrats Defeated 1t

The Georgia State Senate, solidly
Democratic. defeated ratification Of
the Federal Suffrage Amendment on
July Sth when a motion to disagree
with a committee report against rat
ification was lost by vote of 81 to
ia fair sample of Democratic
enthusiasm" for the measure which
Georgias junior United States Sem
ator espoused and which the Demo-
cratic President. approved and per-
sonally requested the Democrats to
enact
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
Would Prosecute

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
You ask how the high cost of liv-
ing may be cut down in your July is.
1919 paper. James Sweeney states
in the same paper to prosecute the
ones that do not comply with the
law in selling their potatoes, vege-
tables where incorrect weight and
measure are used. Do you think the
merchants are going to starve If they
sell according to law. which l be-
lieve they all do. Would they not
put the price to make a profit.
have been associated with the mer-
chants for eighteen years, and l
find 50 per cent of them strictly
honest. My suggestion is for the
State to cut out Chief Sweeney and
his weight and measure inspectors,
which means thousands of dollars
to the tax payers and which would
allow the buyers to have more
money to spend for what they need.
| We do not need this army OF men
with their expensive autom obiles to
watch us; we can watch ourselves.
In addition to these sealers we have
in this State a lot of game wardens
mediators inspectors riding over our
railroads in Pullman cars. We must
maintain their upkeep. I sincerely
feel the burden which these men
are bringing upon the public in ad-
dition to all other political posi-
tons which must be eliminated
! Their service is of no use to the tax
payers or to any good sound citizen
l believe l am voicing the minds OF
our people. This will help the high
cost of living, and put these fellows
where they belong. I say cut them
out. READER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
Points Out a Fault
Editor of the Telegraph h

To tne Editor of the Telegraph:
What is all this talk about high
cost of living? Do you know what
class of people do the most kicking
about high cost of living. 1t is not
the poor man. The poor mans
wages are about proportioned with
the cost of living in normal times.
The class of people that are doing
the most kicking are class called
the would-bes, which mortgaged their
homes to buy an auto and now their
wives go to the grocery store and
ask for four eggs, ten cents worth
of very best beef steak and five
cents worth of lard, and then kick
because the grocery man does not
give them more for their money.
Now comes the farmer. He is a
robber. Let me tell you something
about a farmer. 1 have been there.
If l were farming to-day and stand
ing in the markets and the people
would come up to my stand and
ask the prices and pull out a roll of
money big enough to choke any
horse l would ask these prices,
80 cents a dozen for eggs; live
chickens, So; dressed, $3.50. When
say why in the II, don't you
go rent or buy a farm and get some
of this easy money. The farmer
and his wife must work from sun up
till sun down and stay at home on
Sundays to do the work. The would
be wife is through at noon and ready
for the picture show every day.
Also a few words about that guy on
Crescent street who wants to loan the
city $1,000 to buy cheap vegetables
for the poor people of Harrisburg.
1 wonder if this is all the money he
has. If so, he is poor himself, for
almost any poor man has that much
sticking Ground these kind of
times. If he is a man of money I
would suggest to him to go and buy
farm and move on it and raise
vegetables and bring them to Har-
risburg and sell them to the poor
people cheap.
The cost of living always did and
always will adjust itself. The sup
ply and demand and as long as times
are like they are at present, then
prices cannot come down.
CITIZEN OF HARRISBURG.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

Forestallng in the markets of the
city should have been stopped long
ago. but it is never too late to under
take a proper reform and provide an
effective remedy for conditions which
concern the entire community. Coun-
ell is to be commended for taking the
bull by the horns and providing such
measure of relief as are practical to
overcome present serious conditions
lin the supply and distribution of food.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

mitted a condition to prevail here
until it has become a public scandal
again the exact cause should be de-
veloped and steps taken to remedy
the situation. Colonel Edward Mar
tin, the State Health Commissioner,
has the courage and the initiative
and we can safely follow his intelli-
gent leadership.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

The lily pond at the pumping sta
ton has been a prize enigma for two
or three years and the absence Of
the fountain has given rise to many
inquiries. but the leakage is now be-
ing rcmcdied and we may expect tho
flowers to bloom again for the ad-
miration of all who pass that way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

Governor Sproul is probably ready
to admit that the easier job is passing
bills-or is It passing the buck?-to
the Governor than is the duty of APP
proving or disapproving the output
OF the lawmakers. He has had expert
ence ut both ends of the Capitol and
doubtless could speak feelingly on
this subject.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

When the Dauperata goes out to
sea its most important cargo will be
invisible-the splendid record Of this
district in the various Liberty Loans
and the unselhsh and efficient labors
CT those who made possible a fine pa
triotic showing in the midst of war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

The aggressive Elliott-Fisher or
ganization has brought from the re-
mote corners of the United States and
from lands beyond the seas a fine
bunch OF live wires who appreciate
Harrisburg and who have only COM
pliments for the splendid Penn
Harris hotel; which is their headquar-
ters for the week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

The legislative committee of the
state Grange. perpetually out of Joint
with modern good roads methods, has
heard from the Governor and will ap-
preciate the surprise of the fellow
who never heard of a boomerang.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

Policemen and all who are inter-
ested in the preservation of order tes-
tify to the better conditions which
prevail since the closing of the booze
Joints On the first of July
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

Sam Hertzler is the type of rail-
road engineer that has made the p.
r. r. famous as the leading railroad
system Of the world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

Governor Sproul and Banking
Commissioner Fisher have demon
strated their qualifications as public
servants in the prompt handling OF
the unfortunate bank failure in Phila-
delphia and in conserving the inter-
ests OF the Commonwealth as they may
be affected by the insolvency of the
institution in question.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

Elsewhere on this page to-day the
Telegraph reprints an editorial from
the leading newspaper exponent of
Democracy in Pennsylvania. 1t is
worth reading as setting forth that
journals opinion of the management
and methods of the State Democratic
Committee
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

HISTORIC HARRISBURG
Telegraph offices have been lo-
Gated in Third street between Market
and Walnut ever since telegraph
lines came to this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
DO YOU KNOW

THAT Harrisburg steel is
being used in English building
operations?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
A WORKING MAN,
Suggests Probe

Suggests Probe
To the Editor of the Tele1rdph:
One of the first steps to be taken
is to investigate all wholesale houses
or others that are known to be
profiteers, and expose their disreput-
able and dishonest methods.
some time ago arrangements
were made by some citrus fruit
growers, with a certain wholesale
produce concern, in this city, for
the sale of a carload of GRAPEFRUIT,
and oranges. to be sold on consign-
ment.
Upon arrival of the fruit, the
shippers were notified that the fruit
had reached it's destination in good
condlton. They were also advised
that for certain reasons the fruit
was sold for $2.25 per box, irrespec.
1--WE OF size of fruit and whether the
ooX contained grapefruit or oranges
rms wholesale concern remitted
commission, etc. The returns to the
growers were so much below pre-.
Valllng market quotations, and be-
low what they were getting for theil
rrult that an investigation wa.
started.
The fruit, as will be noted, wa.
Dought at an average price of three
anu halt cents each. The same
fruit was put on the market for tn,
consumer to buy at an average pric,
OF ntteen cents each. or a profit o.
eleven and half cents each. that 4
was necessary for some one to havt
to haul the fruit few squares to {
retail stand. (Don't forget that tn,
shipper. in this instance, paid tn,
drayage. too.) Isn't that profiteer
| ing? No wonder the Harrisbur.
consumer is up in arms against higl
| prices and will be all the more 81
when he finds that he has to pa,
iifteen cents for a grapefruit tina
was practically delivered at the stor,
where he bought it. for three and :
! half cents.
Some dealers, of course, paid thi
wholesale house as high as s4.5,
per box for this same fruit. Thu
was the Sc size, which made tn,
wholesale price eight cents each
so Mr.. Consumer if you bought som,
OF this fruit and paid from ten cent
10 twenty cents each for the grape
fruit, you are left to ascertain TO
yourself as to who received the diff
ference between three and a hal
cents and what you paid for it.
| A READER,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23

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
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, 1919-07-23

Two school loan bills suffered
defeat in Delaware county recentlv
In Springfield township a bill for
$4,000 was downed when fifty-eight
votes were polled against it and
issue. A $4,000 loan bill for Fast
Lansdowne was swamped by a vote
of 119 to 19.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-23
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

bony horse and an old rickety
wagon. Now he brings in his pro-
duce in $4,000 machine. Poor
farmer!
You go to work for him. He will
offer you about $1.75 per day and
work you fourteen hours! He gets
$3.50 for a bushel of wheat, 50 for
corn; So cents for butter and eggs;
of course the cows and chickens re-
quire a whole lot more feed now than
they did five years ago.
We have laws governing shipping
rates, railroad fares and other COM
modities; We should also have laws
governing the price of food. For
stalling and price-fiXing and see
that they are rigidly enforced. Laws
are of no use if they are not en-
forced. Elect a few men to the
Legislature who cannot be bought
off and who are in sympathy with
the working man. My best sugges-
ton 1 believe will be found by not
paying any old price. but Just pass
it up for few weeks. 1t is easier
to go hungry for a short time than
it is to starve. Hope I am not TAX
ing up too much space. Thanking
you kindly, l am
A WORKING MAN.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
DRIVE AGAINST
ACCIDENTS BIG
SUCCESS, REPORT
Railroad Employees Join in Move
ment Throughout Southwest
Region.

The campaign to reduce accidents
to employees in the southwestern re-
gion during the month of May, 1919,
WAS a decided success. During May,
1919, there was total of GAG acct
dents to employees as compared with
1,475 during the same month OF last
year, a reduction of Sc per cent ac-
colding to report of the campaign
juet issued. The report continues:
During the 3-months' period, Jan
uary to March, 1919, inclusive, an
average Of one employee per month
was killed to every 9.715 in service,
while during tie month OF May, the
number was reduced to one employe
killed to every 24983 in service
During the same three months ser
vice, one employe out of every 152
was injured, while during the month
Of May one employe was injured to
every 273 in service.
"Officers and employees took
most active interest in the campaign
and the outcome indicates what it is
possible to accomplish by intensive
efforts, the exercise of precaution,
and having safety first always in
mind.
THE safety movement was given
an impetus during the month of Nav
which will be continued, as, doubt
less, all employees are impressed with
what may be done to avoid accidents
to themselves and fellow men by an.
ticipating the consequences of unsafe
working methods and conditions"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
Returned Soldier Wounded In
SerUice Can't Resume Old Job,
But Patrons Don't Forget Hin,

said Mr. Eldred, 1T came as an alb
solute surprise to me. There are TIVE
things that shall always keep
They are, the watch and the list of
those who subscribed to its purchase
price"
Mr.. Eldred enlisted in the ord
nance branch Of the service and for
a time was stationed at TT Sill. He
was assigned to overseas service
and shipped for France. AS the boat
on which he sailed was entering the
harbor of Brest, two high explosive
shells for the French "75s" were ex-
plcded, a piece of the shell case
striking 7ldred in the left side. He
was unconscious for seven days and
was On his way back to America
when he did regain consciousness.
For six months he was confined in a
hospital, and although he is now re.
leased, his physical condition is such
that he cannot resume his work here
as letter carrier lie tried it two
days recently, but was compelled to
quit
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
HISTORIC BERMUDAN CHURCH
st. Peters Has Many Mementoes of
Interest to Both Englishmen
and Americans.

One Of the most interesting
churches to be found anywhere is old
ST. Peters in Bermuda. 1t is in tbe
told town Ol ST. Georges, and WAS
built in 1713 on the same site as the
first church, built in 1880. 1t is built
of the native white limestone, as are
all the buildings in the BermudaS
and it shows the marks of time.
Everything in and about st. Peters
is intensely interesting. Its church
yard contains, among others, the
grave of Hester Tucker, the "Nea" be-
loved of Thomas Moore, the poet, who
was an official at ST. Georges at one
time, and promptly fell IN love with
pretty Hester Every square inch of
the old church walls, inside, are COW
cred with memorial tablets. many of
them being the work of famous Eng
nsh sculptors. Not few of the tab
let's perpetuate the memory of men,
bers of the English nobility, and It
makes one realize what scourge yell
low fever and smallpox were before
science got In It's beneficent work, for
illusions TO smallpox and yellow fever
being the cause of the deaths are very
numerous. st. Peters has massive
silver communion service presented
by King William III of England. and
a christening basin. the gift of Gov
william Browne of Salem, Mass. In
17SS. The pieces presented by the
king all have the insignia of the Or
der of the Carter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01

l.. f Eldred returned soldier who
may never be able to resume his
route as city mail carrier again, will
always have something by which to
remember the patrons of his route,
In appreciation of his work, the
patrons Of his route yesterday made
him present Of watch The move.
ment was headed by Mesdames A. p.
Holland, Chas. Williams, r. e. Dav-
enport Bryce p Smith and George
Hurley These ladies' took up a col
lection from among the patrons on
Eldred's old route, the total being
$51. Because they could not decide
On a present, they turned the cash
over to Mr.. Eldred, who promptly
bought watch. Nearly every pa
tron served by the mail carrier be-
fore he went to war, was represent
ed in the list of subscribers turned
over to Mr.. Eldiei by the ladies' in
charge
There is nothing that can say
that will come half way to express.
ing my appreciation Of this gift"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
IN MIMIC WARFARE
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
London, July IA realistic "over
the top" spectacle was the main fea.
ture of the Naval ana Military tour.
nament, which opened at Olympia to.
day, after four years absence, dut
to the competitors being engaged
"over there" on the real thing. De
tachments of all arms of the British
army engaged in mimic warfare
showing the mastering Of the infant
ny for an assault, the machine gun
rush, and artillery barrage (mainly
smoke shells in miniature) support,
ed by a couple Of numbering tanks
the ticking Off Of the last minutes to
zero hours and all the parapher
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
RECORD OF
WHEAT is
HIGH MARK
Agricultural Boards Monthly
Crop Summary Gives Grow
ing Condition at Harvest
"a Percent Over 1918.

That the wheat crop of Oklahoma
now practically harye5ted, went into
the shock with a condition of "a Per
cent better than that of last year,
is the innate contained in the
crop summary fer June, ISSUED ~
the state board Of agriculture
The ummary points out that the
condition of cats is 20 per cent hgn-
er this year than last One crop,
Gotten, is given a growing condition
this year less than last. The de-
crease, the summary states, is q
per cent
Following Is the summary:
The condition of wheat at the
time of harvest was SO Per cent.
The condition at the time OF harvest
last year was G. per cent. The spc,
ci1l wheat report issued on the 18th
of June gave the condition at 81 per
cent and the regular monthly report,
which was released On the first Of
June, t,mated condition Of 92 per
cent. Harvesting is just about com
p'etetd over tho state, except in a
few CT the northern and northwest
ern counties. These counties will
complete the cutting Of wheat by not
IA er .haa the III of July. Some
parts of the state have experienced
considerable trouble from falling
wheat, but have lost none of the
crop, to speak Of from this source.
Thrashing is well under way through
cut the state.
"The condition of cats at the time
CT harvest was 81 rer cent .Condi-
ti0n on same date last year was II
per cent. Condition one month ago
was 90 per cent The average yield
per acre is eetimated at 80 bushels.
Last year the average yield for the
state was 26 bushels. Based on the
above estimate, the forecast for the
tctal production for the state is 45,-
10000. Total yield last year was
29,149, 600 bushels.
"The condition of Oklahomas ma
jor crops are as follows: Corn 81
per cent, cotton G7 per cent, kafir
so Per cent, milo 81 per cent, sor.
gbum So per cent, broom corn 81 per
cent, alfalfa 90 per cent, and peanuts
so Per cent. Condition of the above
crops on same date last year was,
corn so per cent, cotton Sc per cent,
kafir SO per cent, milo 50 per cent,
sorghum IS per cent, broom corn 81
per cent, and alfalfa rs per cent.
Growing conditions have been very
unfavorable fer corn and cotton prior
to the last two weeks of June.
--early all stands of cotton are re-
ported below normal"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01

those men have come back to Mack
and those he has not released, for the
most part, are wearing the togs Of
other clubs and are showing moth.
ing of great importance.
Win Noyes, pitcher, still is in the
army, or was when last heard from
The addition of this fine right hand.
er would be great help to Mack
and might assist him to recover some
Of his lost prestige. He has the nu.
cleus of good hurling corps, but
the rest of his club surely looks like
a second division probably last place
Organization.
The Phillies were humiliated by
the release Of Pat Moran after that
smart leader had landed them once
in a worlds series and made other
brave tries with them. He was
quickly picked up by the Reds and
meantime Jack Coombs, former Ath.
letic pitcher and lately with the Dodg-
ers, was engaged to lead the Phils.
He has done nothing of consequence
His team has been shot to pieces and
the men he did retain are only me-
diocre. He has not strengthened tho
club a particle.
In the release of Moran there prob
ably was an aroma of the sale of
Grover Cleveland Alexander who was
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
ATHLETICS-PHTLLTES
(By II. c. Hamilton, United Press
Staff Correspondent

(By II. c. Hamilton, United Press
Staff Correspondent
New York, July 1.-The fans of
Philadelphia are in an unenyiabe po.
sition.
They have two baseball clubs to
support and neither of the owners
of the teams is willing to spend mon.
ey 70 bring stars of the game to them.
The case of the Athletics is most
disappointing. When Connie Mack
used the axe on his old-time wreck
ing crew, it was generally believed
that he would use the money obtain.
ed in buying promising youngsters
and, adding to this, his ability to
scratch the sticks FOR young stars,
would build soon a team practically
the equal of the old club.
Connie hasn't done this, nor has
he even come fairly close. A cou.
pie Of year ago Mack's team was
sadly struck when the army and navy
took over most OF his men. Some of
the experts then told of what a great
team was in the making for Mack
and sympathized with him. Most of
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01

For hundreds of years members Of
England's wealthy class have main
taine-d their splendid town houses in
London. But today, with the perfect
ing of the automobile and the in
creased convenience of apartment and
hotel, there is a growing tendency to
break with tradition and maintain only
the country home. This fashionable
back-to-the-land movement is expected
to have royal sanction, too, as the king
and queen Will use beautiful old Wind
sor castle, % miles from London, this
season. much more than Buckingham
palace. ln the city.-Popular Mechan-
les NJ gaziEe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01

turned over to the Chicago Cubs
without Moran's ever having been
consulted Moran probably kicked
against this and was released for his
pains.
Whatever the result OF the tinker
ing with the club, it certainly is in
an awful rut and the tAhletics are in
a worse one II will take heroic
measures on the part of the owners
of both clubs to land them again in
the favor of the fans.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01
CARD OF THANKS
. sss' iMa 80 IWTNE Y

We wish to convey to our friends
and neighbors our sincere thanks for
Kindness extended during the illness
and death of Mrs. Jas. Bain.-Mr.
and Mrs. W. w. Morris, James Balm.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-01

MALTA of war. The actors probably
found things tame after their expert.
entSs.