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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09
ruE REy. GEORGE LEInY. nIEs

The Rev. George eLidy, OF the Gem
tral Pennsylvania Conference, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. died in
Williamsport YESTERDAY Funeral serv-
ices will he in Williamsport on Sat-
urday afternoon at Las O'Clock. The
tor of a Carlisle church and served
several terms as superintendent OF
the Altoona district.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE - Letters of Admintstr
tion on the Estate OF Charles NJ. Su
Iran. late of Harrisburg, DauphI
County, Pa, deceased, having BED
granted to the undersigned residing
Harrisburg, all persons indebted
said Estate are requested to mall
immediate payment, and those hayir
claims Will present them for settly
ment.
CATHAR1NE AGNES SULLIVAN.
Administrative,
No. 1889 Market Street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09

HARRISBURG BRIDGE COMPANY
Harrisburg, Pa. January 6. 1919.
The Board of Directors of the Hal
rfsburE Bridge Company have thl
day declared dividend of one G) I'd
cent. on the par value of $50 ID
share. being twenty (2O) cents a shaI
on the capital stock of the company|
JOHN d. SPONG,
Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE CONDITIO
OF
Pennsylvania Surety
Company

Located at Ii South Market Square,
Harrisburg, Penna., at the close of
business, December 81, 1918.
RESOURCES
Due from banks. trust
cos. etc, excluding re-
serve ........ ...,... So.055.35
Commercial paper pur-
chased: Upon two or
more names :.....,;.:. 100000
Call loans with collat-
eral ......... .... 100000
Bonds, stocks, etc. ..... 35l,199.20
Mortgages and judg-
ments OF record ...... 6S.5O0.O0
other real estate .... 2U,O0O,U0
Premiums being collect
ed ..,... .......... S.e23.65
Total ..s477.97s.2
Capital stock. .$250.0OO0
Surplus fund ........... 100000
Undivided profits less
expenses and taxes
Reserve for unearned
premiums ..... .... 16,00313
Reserve for contingent
losses ...... go; 100000
contingent ;......y;. 100000
Reserve Tor claims pend
ing Fidelity ........ 100000
State of Pennsylvania. County of
Dauphin. ss:s
/, j. r. Henry. Treaurer OF the
above named Company do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
(Signed) J. r. HENRY.
Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 3rd day OF January. 1919.
(Signed)
CLINTON NJ. HERSHEY,
(Notarial Seall Notary Public.
My commission expires January
%, 1919.
Correct-Attest:
(Signed) EDWARD BAILEY,
(Signed) r. J. STACkPULE.
(SigneJ) &. ". RELY,
Directors.
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SERVICES Ar oHEv sHoLoM

Sholom Temple. Second and South
streets. this evening, at 7.45 o'clock
Rabbi oLuis j. Haas will speak on
The Embodiment of Free American
ism "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09

REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
HARRISBURG NATIONAL BANK at
in the STATE Snsnsss of Psnnsyl ON
December 81, 1918.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. in
cluding rediscounts... 81 1.041'6Io ~
Overdrafts. unsecured S9S -
U. S. bonds deposited to
secure circulation (par \,
U. S. bonds and certi-
flcates of Indebtedness
pledged to secure L. S.
deposits (par valued oe'ooV w
L. 5. bonds and certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness 1000 "a
Liberty Loan Bonds. Sis,
=, and ~ per cent askoo m
Liberty Loan Bonds. ~.
4, and AZ per cent,
eg@sf eeposits 10 .......... secure = 179.54s 90
Bonds (other than U. s.
bonds) pledged TO Sc
Gogf Sosits P0s.ai SAVING ..... W $1,000 90
Securities other than U.
s. bonds (not including
sd s5oeNs' o"neu '......!e... u"p.e. 4O1,57s 81
s'S9Esi erai Reserve 9"nst Bank Bank stock 2.s75 90
Stock OF Federal Reserve
snbscriDtion| SanS 3IG 5e' '...... .ent 1880 90
Value of banking house.
eInea eS ana un.ncu .....a.... $4,000 90
Nfdi tbaa essaig banking sho house. % 21.15s "a
LswaI' erai Reserve ] Bank .... 131.4OS s5
Cash in vault and net
amounts due from ma
tional banks ......... eol'Ssz 10
Net amounts due from
t,ust tamfS' 'companies ...'. 12,OlO 7s
ET%nnmses Sous ............ to' a $3.50 Os
Checks on other banks in
see ss rsnorting snmf 'I bank Wv. s,265 o5
Checks on banks located
outside of city OF. town
othsr OF esP9h cash items -. 1851 81
Redemption fund with U.
from +; nfgassS'Tf g. s. Treasurer... 10000 90
Interest earned but not
collected approximate
ON Notes and Bills
Receivable not past due 12.4S+ 90
Total .................s2,esS.425 2S
conital stock paid in :. 100000 90
Surplus fund, .........'' Sse'oOo w
U n Y |
ed profts ..$20s,252 81
Less current
expenses, in.
terest and
- 1873, col A
Interest and discount col-
lected or credited. In
advance of maturity
and not earned zap
proximate) ........... 1888 DO
C'sfartdhii sfsndine ...."......, ~ 2O1.20 90
Nei flonai n0 banks ~ .'........ 51,6ss So
Net amounts due TO banks,
bankers and trust COM
panies ................ 01,ioS 81
Individual deposits sub
iect to check ......... 1,491,126 81
Certified checks ......... 1.342 90
CaSntei inp i'.............. eU 1866 4s
Dividends unpaid .. 11S %
Postal savings deposits 1856 45
other time deposits ..... Sl4,417 43
MAR loan deposit account 24,500 co
other United States de-
posits, including depos-
It's of L. S. disbursing
officers ...... ........ 22.O2S 81
Total ................ s2.99S,425 2S
State of Pennsylvania, County oI Dau-
I, NV VIM. L. Gorgas. Cashier of the
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State of Pennsylvania. County vi Dau-
phin. IS:
I. VIM. l.. Gorgas, Cashier of the
aboye-named a bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the hest OF my knowledge end belief
VIM. l.. GORGAS,
Cashier.
subscribed and sworn TO before me
this sth. day OF January, 1919.
CLINTON Nj. HERSHEY,
INotarial Seal.l Notary Public,
MY commission expires January 2s,
1919.
Correct-Attest:
HENRY A. KELKER, JR.,
A. :. McCREATH.
EDWARD BAILEY,
Directors
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6. Liberty Loan Bonds,

6. Liberty LoaB Bonds;
a Liberty Loan Bonds,
Sts. 1 and ~ per
cent, unpledged 49,.
:. Bonds. securities. etc.,
(other than U. So:
e Securities
other than
L. S. bonds
(not in
cludi Ing
stock s
owned un- .
pledged. SIS, so 90
{ Collateral
Trust and
o { II e 7
notes of
corp ora
tions is
sued for
not less
than ONE
YEAR nor
more than
L II II L l.
y + A r S
time ..... o. l4o oo
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RANK STATEMENT

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE PENBROOk NATIONAL. hank,
at Penbrook. in the state OF Penn-
sylvania, at the close OF business on
December 81. 1918.
RESOURCES
/. Loans and discounts.
including rediscounts. S2i',ifo %
). u. =. bonds tother than
Liberty Bonds, but In
cIuding q. y. certih-
Gates OF indebtedness);
a u. 8. bonds
dep csited
TO secure
circulation
(par value) $25,OOO W
u. s. bonds
a d cer-
tihcates of
ind ebted-
ness own
e d and
unpledged, $4,000 90
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Iotal ......... ...... $o50,561 S6
State OF Pennsylvania, County Of
Dauphin, SIS:
/. l. l.. Unger, Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best OF my knowledge and BELIEF.
1. L. UNGER,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Sth day of January, 1919.
(Signed) IL. b. MCMMA,
lNotarial Seall Notary Public
My commission expires March Is,
1919.
Correct-Attest:
tSignedJ L. NJ. CRUM,
tSigned) JOHN A. EBERSOLE
tSigned) IL. y. PLANK,
Directors
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Total bonds. securi-
ties. other han
L. S. ............ 6S.905 6S
3. Stock of Federal Re-
serve Bank ESQ per
cent. OF subcription), 1850 90
' house ...... ......, 1900 90
lures -. -. $500 90
Is Lawful reserve with
Federal Reserv
Bank ..... ........ @3,6S6 Sc
10. Cash in vault and net
amounts due from
national banks 49,. 60.SII 06
Total amount
of Item Is. s60,SI7 06
19. Checks on banks To-
Gated outside of city
or town OF reporting
bank and other cash
items ...... ...... 4,l9S OS
20. Redemption { u IL
with L. ). Treasurer
Treasurer -. -. 1850 90
%. War Savings Certi-
ficates and Thrift
Stamps actually own
ed % -
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BANK STATEMENTS

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
HANRISBURG TRUST COMPANY,
located at No. 1G South Market Square.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the
close Of business. December 81, 1918.
RESOURCES
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09

/. w. MITCHELL
Secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09
BANK STATEMENTS

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
KEYSTONE BANK, located at 1900
North Third Street, Harrisburg.
Penna., at the close or business
December 81, l:1S.
RESOURCES
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BANK STATEMENT

REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
HARRISBURG NATIONAL BANK at
Harrisburg in the State of Pennsyl-
yania. at the close OF business on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-09
FOR CONSTRUCTlo
OF BRIDGE

= W. III 7 = II III,
Secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
The Parable of the Prodigal Father
BY BLAKE w. GODFREY

himself with the husks that other
men did eat and no man gave unto
him any real friendship.
But when he came to himself he
said, How many men of my ac-
quaintance have boys whom they
understand and who understand
them, who talk about their boys and
associate with their sons, and I per-
ish here with heart hunger, I will
arise and go to my son, and will say
unto him, Son. I have sinned against
heaven, and in thy sight; L am no
more worthy to be called thy father;
make me as one Of thy acquaint-
anceS'"
And he arose and came to his
son. But when he was yet far off,
his son saw him and was moved
with astonishment, and instead of
running and falling on his neck, he
drew back and was i'll at ease. And
his father said unto him, "Son, I
have sinned against heaven and in
thy sight, am no more worthy to be
called thy father. Forgive me now
and let me be your friend"
But the son said, Not so, I wish
it were possible: it is too late. There
was a time when I wanted compan-
ionship, but I got the wrong kind,
and now alas, am wrecked in soul
and in body and there is nothing
you can do for me. 1t is too late,
too late, too late.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
SLAVS AN ANCIENT RACE
[From the Toledo Blade1

- [From the Toledo BladeJ
The average American thinks of
foreigners by extremes, either full
some overestimate or supercilious
indifference due to ignorance of the
foreigners real character.
Uninformed Americans think of
the Slavs as vague, not sharply
defined race occupying Eastern
Europe in general.
Just now public attention is fixed
on the Poles and Czecho-Slavs, who
are contending the territory of.
Silesia, in the Southeastern corner
of Prussia lying between them.
Before the Germans, the Slavs
were. They occupied a large por-
tion of the territory in the heart of
Europe, between the Adriatic on the
south and the Baltic on the north.
They were peaceable, democratic,
libertyrloving persons, within their
separate clans or tribes, of which
tradition names at least sixteen.
They were agriculturists and hor-
tlculturists. The early German got
his knowledge of agriculture from
the Slavs, likewise many of the arts
OF peace. Many German words are
derived directly from the Slavic. The
German word for plow, "pfiug," is
purely Slavic IN origin.
Long after the Slavs had developed
agriculture and democratic laws
the Germanic tribes to the north and
west were still warlike, predatory
barbarians, who thrived by proving
on their neighbors. The Slavs reach
ed at last the stage of quarreling
and pickering among themselves.
through which all children and free
peoples pass, and which weakened
their united defense against their
predatory neighbors. One by one
the Slavic tribes were conquered
and made vassal to the warlike
tribes which gradually developed
into the Germany and Austria Hun
gary of modern times.
The fundamental and racial traits
and possibilities are still there.
quickened by the touch OF modern
civilization and surviving centuries
of cruelty and oppression, and now
fired with the joy and hope of COM
plete liberty and national unity.
Poles and Czecho-Slavs are, of
course, of common Slavic origin.
Their differences will compromise
without serious difficulty.
By inherent quality, by older and
finer traditions of industry, laws and
arts, the Slavs of Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary should for ages have
been the law-givers and masters of
the Teutons, whe gloried always in
the shedding of blood as a means
of securing loot, land and tyran-
nical power over their neighbors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12

order to prevent a repetition of the
evils that now exist to a degree abso-
,lutely disgraceful.
Uncontrolled speculation would be
so closely akin TO exploitation that
it is to be hoped that it will not be
permitted here. much as We need
dwellings at this moment. The
community must have a hand in its
own development, even though the
money for that development comes
from the pockets of those who are
operating for profit. We cannot per-
NIT renewal of the old-time shack
building. The houses of the fu-
ture must be good to look upon and
scientifically correct from the stand
point of light. room and fresh air.
They must be substantial, but not
so elaborate as to demand rentals
beyond the power of the average
renter to pay. There should be
provision for the purchase of homes
by those who desire to do so, and
large savings ought not to be re-
quired for first payments.
. A housing company, based on rea-.
sonable profits and organized for the
purpose of giving the city model,
building development, would be use
full in setting an example for other
builders, but it would not meet the
needs Of the community fully for the
reason that, by the very nature of
things, its capital would be too small
and Its opportunities too limited.
The community itself, if not the
Federal government, soon must go
more seriously into the matter of
housing than is now anticipated.
The matter of regulation must be
supplemented by that of land values,
land control and very likely of
financing as well. We have a prob
lem here that is not only serious, but
which has so many angles that it
deserves the earnest individual and
collective thought of all our people.
We cannot hear too much about it.
The luncheon should be well at
tended.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
Try 1t Again
By Robert Freeman

BY Robert Freeman
l played With my blocks, 1 was but
a child,
Houses 1 builded, castles I piled;
But they tottered and fell, all my
labor was vain,
Yet my father said kindly: "We'n
try it again!"
I played with my days. whats
time to a lad?
Why pore over books? Playi PLAY,
and be glad!"
Till my youth was all spent, like a
sweet summer rain.
Yet my father said kindly: Well
try it again!"
played with my chance. Such
gifts as were mine
To work with, to win with, to serve
the divine,
I seized for myself, for myself they
have lain.
Yet my father said kindly "We'll
try it again!"
I played with my soul, the soul that
The best that is in me. smothered
it's cry,
I lulled it, l dulled it-and now, oh,
the pain!
Yet my father said kindly: We'll
try it again!"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Banking Commissioner John s.
Fisher spoke to Philadelphia bank
ers today.
Governor Sproul is to address
the Scotch-1rish dinner in Philadel-
phia this week.
Lieutenant Governor Edward e.
Beidleman will be one Of the speak
ers at the Williamsport dinner TO-
night.
The Rev. Thompson w. Mo
Kinney, of Coatesville, says that
when the soldiers come homo there
will be a revival of old fashioned
worship.
George Wharton Pepper. speak,
er at the Philadelphia Roosevelt
meeting. was a close friend of t.
late president and used to hike wifi
him occasionally.
Franklin IS. Edmunds, PhifSl-
delphia lawyer, is working amonk
the soldiers overseas in the Y. NJ
c. A. activities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
ouTWIPA THEM

-HE best news that the press
dispatches have carried In
- many a long day is that the
Government has arranged for the
deportation of ffty-four aliens who
have been stirring up trouble in this
country. 1t IS to be hoped that this
is merely q beginning. A vigorous
effort should be made to send all
such back whence they came. What
labor and business both need is a
period of quiet in which to read
just themselves to the ways of
peace. The more agitation, the
worse for both. 1t is all very well
for native-born Americans to strike
as a last resort in dispute with en-
ployers, but for a foreigner to come
into the United States and delib-
erately set about to stir up disorder
and foment disagreements between
workers and employers is injurious
to both sides and ought not to be
permitted.
Level-headed labor leaders and
practical businessmen both under
stand that this is no time for strikes.
When men are being laid off in
many lines of industry is not the
moment to ask for increased scales
of pay or shorter hours. The time
for that sort of thing is when busi-
ness is booming and labor is at a
premium. Just now we are facing
a time when businessmen are sore
ly burdened and when the whole
industrial situation is chaotic. The
businessman who is looking for or
ders and trying to make ends meet
under very trying circumstances is
not in position to meet labor de-
mands and the natural tendency is
to close the mill rather than operate
at loss.
The big men in the labor world
are shrewd and far-seeing. They
know this quite as we'll as do busi-
nessmen and they are guiding
themselves accordingly. They are
interested in quieting the unrest
that exists, rather than in promot-
ing it. They know that these aliens
are merely troublemakers and that
they are quite as much the enemies
of the workingman as they are OF
the manufacturer.
The I. w. W. agitator and the
Russian Bolshevik are as much
alike as twin brothers usually are,
and we want neither in this coun-
try. The foreigner who comes to
the United States to work and to
become good citizen is welcome.
But the alien who comes to stir up
strife and to teach un-American
ideas should be deported. The time
is here when business and labor
should sit down quietly together
and talk things over for their mu-
tual benefit but they need no ad-
vice from the anarchists of Europe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
A BIG PROBLEM

"H HE housing luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce Friday
should be largely attended.
Housing is one of the biggest of
aarrisburg's problems, just as it is
that of most other growing cities
Last year we found that housing
was a great war need; now we know
that it is just as great a peace need.
The day is past when the specula-
tive builder rushes into large opera
tions. The return on real estate de-
velopment was not in the years Just
preceding the war what it once was,
due to the fact that people would
not accept as homes the shacks they
once were scontent to rent or buy.
They wanted something for their
money AS a result of this demand
for better houses the profits on
building gradually decreased q vear
or two ago and caused a illumination
of the flow of capital into building
enterprises. This has been largely
responsible for the shortage of
dwellings that the city is experience
ing. and the consequent advance in
rentals for houses available. Per-
haps the fictitious values recently
placed upon much Harrisburg real
estate by sharp advances of rents
in the past year may again turn
speculative builders toward big de-
velopments. OF the kind that once
marked the growth of the city, but
if SO new laws regulating the erec-
tion of houses should be enacted in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
Encouraging Vtew of Merico

[From the Springfield Republican,
Ambassador Fletcher, now in
Washington, presents an encourage
ing view of the Mexican situation,
apd compliments President Car
rama, whose executive ability Is
gradually winning results in the re-
organization of the country. This is
a very different view from the one
that is current in certain financial
circles heavily interested in MeXi-
can oil fields. These interests are
naturally perturbed by the threat
of virtual confiscation Of their prop
critics through taxation by the Mex
ican government, under the provis-
ions of the new constitution which
vest in the nation direct ownership
of all deposits of minerals, includ-
ing petroleum, even where the land
had been already leased or acquired
by private individuals or corpora
tions. The inviolability of contracts
and property rights secured before
the present constitution was adopt
ed is at stake.
The American ambassador points
out that no official DEGREES have
been enforced and no taxes collect
ed thus far, by reason evidently of
diplomatic representations. He eX-
presses the optimistic belief that
ultimately q law would be passed
recognizing the rights of American
citizens acquired under the laws of
Mexico in good faith. and at the
same time be in harmony with the
sovereign rights of Mexico in re-
spect to taxation and regulation of
industry. Yet an alarmed group of
investors in Mexican oil lands has
sent special commission to the
Paris Peace Conference.-The what
object 1t is difficult to understand.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-12
CERTAIN man had two sons
\ and the youngest of them said

A CERTAIN man had two sons
~ and the youngest of them said
to his father, Father, give
me the portion of thy time, and thy
attention, and thy companionship,
and thy counsels which falleth to
me-"
And he divided unto them his
living in that he paid the boys bills,
and sent him to select prepara-
tory school, and to college, and
tried to believe that he was doing
his full duty by the boy.
And not many days after the
tather gathered all his interests and
aspirations and ambitions, and took
his journey into a far country, into
a land of stocks and bonds and Sc
curities and other things that did not
interest the boy; and there he vast
ed his precious opportunity of being
chum to his own son. And when
he had spent the very best of his
life and had gained money but had
failed to find satisfaction, there
arose mighty famine in his heart:
and he began to be in want of SYM
pathy and real companionship.
And he went and Joined himself
to one of the clubs of that country;
and they made him chairman of the
house committee and president of
the club, and sent him to congress.
And he would 'fain have satisfied