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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH;
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X. J. STACK POLK, Pr«»'t and TreasT.
F. R. OYSTER, Beoret«ry.
OUB M. BTEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 22
A DISTRIBUTION CENTER
AS might be expected from an
organization of the live wires
of this community, the Cham
ber of Commerce has issued an
Illustrated booklet which gives the high
points of Harrisburg as a center of
distribution. There has been a grad
ual increase of the distributing houses
in this city during the last, two or three
years. In addition to its many other
desirable features, no city along the
Eastern seaboard has such facilities
for distribution as Harrisburg.
This fact has been impressed upon
all the big manufacturers and supply
concerns of the country and one after
another has located here, several of
them having established general of
fices at this point. There is also a fine '
showing of the distribution features 1
of the city and the booklet discusses 1
the general location, the industrial 1
facilities, the convention features, at- i
tractions for visitors and the munlcl- 1
pal advantages.
Even our own people do not realize
adequately the great progress that has i
been made here during the last few
years, and these occasional publica
tions of the men who are on the firing
lino of the city's advance are useful
not only as guide posts for the visitor,
but as encouragement for our own
people.
Most of our wars have started in
April. April always was a fool month.
RETAIN MR. MANNING
NOW that the City Planning Com
mission is about ready to un
dertake its important work, we
have no doubt that one of the
first moves will be the engagement
of Warren H. Manning, the landscape
architect, who has done so much In
the development of our splendid park
system. As one familiar with the local
conditions and who has made a study
•of Harrisburg for several years, Mr.
Manning is the one expert above all
others who should be invited to con
tinue his work here. With the ac-1
tlve citizens who compose the new
commission we have no doubt the im
portance of securing Mr. Manning for
consultation will be immediately ap
parent. No argument on this propo
sition is necessary.
The President has raised a row by
appointing to the postmastership of
Erie John T. Brew. It's natural that a
man with a name like that should cause
a stew.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S PLIGHT
UNFORTUNATELY" for President
Wilson In the Mexican situation
the opinion will not down that
the spineless policy of the ad
ministration with respect to condi
tions south of the Rio Grande has been
in large measure responsible for the
serious problem which now confronts
the United States. While the people
will support the President in every
proper way since actual steps have
been taken to suppress Huerta, there
is an ill-concealed public sentiment
adverse to the whole business. It is
hard to arouse enthusiasm over mili
tary operations which are based upon
an alleged slight to the American flag
when for months pillage and rapine
and bloodshed have devastated the un
fortunate neighboring republic without
any effort upon the part of the ad
ministration to prevent the outrages.
It appears to be the deliberate
judgment of men familiar with condi
tions in Mexico that a prompt recog
nition of the only constituted authority
in that country a year ago would have
prevented much of the bloodshed and
property destruction which have char
acterized the unhindered course of the
bandits who are masquerading as
"constitutional" patriots. Not only
did President Wilson refuse to recog
nize Huerta; he placed within reach
of the marauding bandits in the north
abundant munitions of war that the
rebels might pursue their Infamous
and bloody campaign.
There is no such enthusiasm among
our own people as might be expected
under the circumstances. Instead,
there is widespread criticism of the
course of the President, who was
finally forced to find some reasonable
offense to Justify a move against
Huerta. Nor is there a very; clear
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WEDNESDAY EVENING ffUUUSBURG TELEGRAPH APRIL 22, 1914.
conception of Just what tlie President
means In his repeated statement that
he does not wish to "individualize Hu
erta because of any personal resent
ment. but merely to differentiate from
the remainder of the Mexican people
with whom the United States has no
quarrel."
The opinion is very general that
there has been too much splitting: of
hairs in the whole Mexican contro
versy; that It would have been In
finitely better in the beginning to rec
ognize the defacto government and
give Huerta an opportunity to restore
something like order throughout the
country.
There is no less patriotism in the j
United States to-day than at any time t
in the history of the country. Nor Is t
the attitude of the public mind on the J
bungling in Mexico a political or parti- t
san attitude. There is, however, a c
feeling «\mong many loyal citizens that 1
this country has been placed in an j
embarrassing position by reason of i
the President's apparent willingness A
to aid one assassin while declining to j
recognize in any way the other who t
happens to be in control of the or- }
ganized functions of the distracted re- J
public. ' £
i
Postmaster of Shamokln reports re- j
ceipts of $37,000. This, of course, does [
not Include the usual campaign contrl- \
button. i
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CLEAN-UP WEEK
DR. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH, \
who will be the next Governor I
of Pennsylvania, is strong for '
the clean-up week movements .
throughout the State, saying, "Self- i
respect is essential to all spiritual j
progress. No city that neglects its t
streets and public buildings can ex- !
pect to compete with a rival whose '
civic pride will not permit such neg- '
lect. Cleanliness and neatness in body
tend toward clean and orderly think- 1
ing and acting. This is a fundamental |
thought in education, and this is why !
T believe in clean-up week." i
Mayor Royal having indicated two
weeks in May as the period in which ,
the people of Harrisburg shall give i
special attention to renovation, every (
householder should begin the cleaning
up process by getting rid of every \
atom of rubbish around his place.
Tlie worst of this Mexican affair is .
that we will be. in all probability, de- i
luged with a lot of fool Mexican fash- :
ions before it Is all over.
i
HARRISBURG GUARDSMEN
HARRISBURG HAS ALWAYS HAD '
reason to be proud of its
National Guardsmen, but never
more so than now. The state
ment of Lieutenant Hunt, of the Regu
lar Army, who last evening inspected
Companies D and I, to the effect that
these organizations are ready for In
stant service in the field only served
to bring to public notice what every
body familiar with local Guard condi
tions well knew. And the ready re
sponse of "I will" on the part of every
soldier to the question of the Army
officer as to whether or not they would
volunteer for service in Mexico shows
that the splendid training they have
received has not been in vain.
The National Guard of Pennsylvania
is always ready and its equipment is
as near the standard of the Regular
Army as it is possible to get It. It is
earnestly to be hoped that there will
arise no necessity for calling the mili
tia into active service, but there Is no
question as to Its preparedness and if
the call to arms should come Pennsyl
vania's guardsmen will do honor to
their State no matter in what situation
they may find themselves.
HUERTA'S DEFIANCE
STATESMEN and writers both
here and abroad are at a loss to
account for the defiance by
Huerta of the United States Gov
ernment. Assuredly, it is argued, he
I must realizo that his attitude is cer
tain to result in his elimination as a
factor in the Mexican situation.
It is possible that he has figured
on exactly this outcome. Huerta has
been steadily declining in power and
influence during the past three months.
He has lost battle after battle in the
. North and even now General Villa is
t marching toward his capital over ex
i actly the same route followed by
s General Taylor during the first inva
sion of Mexico. His treasury is al
most empty and his European bank
ers have been so niggardly in recent
' weeks that he has been compelled to i
1 pass payment on large issues of Mex-'
1 ican bonds. Slowly but surely he has'
been drifting toward the rocks, with
the prospect of eventually falling into 1
1 the hands of the merciless Villa, who
a would doubtless be only too happy to
H see Huerta sleeping beside Madero.
e Possibly the dictator has felt that
i' it would be better to yield to a great
e power like the United States than to
e go down to ignominious defeat and
4 death before the arms of a mere
8 bandit. Unless he is a very much
- over-rated man that is the only con
n struction that may be put on his pres
-5 ent action. Only a fool or a maniac
e would place himself in the position
that Huerta has assumed unless he
t courted certain destruction. For we
- may say what we will of our present
'• intentions, but we cannot leave Mex
e ico until the Huertas and the Villas
- have been rendered powerless to do
- that country any more harm,
y
e LOCAL OPTION" PROSPECTS
d m m ORE and more It becomes evi
- \/l dent that the next Legislature
e 1V X will adopt a local option law.
s There will be unquestionably a
y discussion of its provisions, but it is
- certain that such a law will be passed
h in one form or another.
h It is Interesting to note in this re
e spect that whereas local option ten
s dencies used to be regarded as weak
points in the prospects of any legisla
g tlve candidate, now it is generally
d conceded that any man who dares run
1, for the Legislature this year on any
e other platform will jeopardize his
s chances of election,
e Temperance sentiment is strong and
it growing in Pennsylvania and it is but
.rj[fair that ihe Legislature give com
munltlcs opportunity of saying
whether or not they want liquor sold
within their borders. Ours is a gov
ernment of majorities and nobody
should object to a majority of voters
expressing their wishes as to local
governmental regulations of the dis
trict in which they reside.
EVENING CHAT I
If Slate Commissioner of Fisheries
X. R. Buller realizes his hopes the
fishermen of this section of the Sus
quehanna will be able to re-establish y
their shad batteries in a year or so.
The commissioner Is arranging to
"plant" young shad in the Susque
hanna later In the year and the taking
of roe shad will be under way within .
a short time. The shad propagation
work in the Delaware last year was
very successful and it is believed that
the shad fishing of the Susquehanna
can bo made worth while with some
care. The catching of shad was a
great institution hereabouts forty
years ago, there having been batteries
at McCormlck's island and Spayd's
wharf and smaller affairs at other 1
points, while gill nets were extensively ;
used. The fishing was spoiled for a (
time, but ten years ago was revived, ,
being shortlived, however, because the (
McCall's Ferry dam put it out of busi
ness. The construction of the fishway .
at the dain is completed and tests are j
now being made to see if the fish can ,
get through it. If It works, and there
are hopes, there will be shad taken ;
opposite this city. The "planting" of
the fish will be in various parts of the
river and Mr. Buller figures out that If ,
his hopes work out there will be good
shad in the Juniata as far as Newport
and still farther up the Susquehanna.
It all depends, say fishermen, on the
fishway. If it does not work, other
changes will be made. Many shad are
reported about Port Deposit and they
are going into the smaller streams
around the Maryland line, but not
coming up because of the cold water. ,
The "planting" will be done at points
to be selected later in the year. The
State will have its new shad hatchery
at Torresdale working within a few
months.
Flowering shrubs are already figur
ing considerably in the color scheme
of the river front. While the new
grass and tiny shoots of leaves are just
about giving a bare suggestion of
green to the river park, the yellow
"golden bell" is adding a brighter spot
of color. From the pumping station
to Paxton street the trailing shrubs
are blooming and the appearance of
this, one of the first of the Spring
blossoms, has been more than a wel
come sight to the thousands of prome
naders.
One of the interesting papers read
before the snow cleaners' convention
at Philadelphia last week was a dis
cussion by a Seranton man on the
advisability of washing the accumu
lated snow of the streets into the sewer
inlets. Commissioner \V. H. Lynch,
of the streets and public improvement
department, commented on this plan.
hut questioned its feasibility so far as I i
liarrisburg is concerned. "Possibly ,
the sewers in Scranton are differently
constructed," said the coftvmissioner, ,
"but what they do there we certainly .
couldn't do here. Our sewers are -
trapped in such a way as would pro
hibit following out this scheme. 1 '
John S. Musser, who presided as
toastinaster at the Rotary Club dinner
at the Colonial Club last evening,
didn't look like himself. The fact of
the matter is, Mr. Musser had been
stung: not in the figurative sense ol
the word, but literally. Tie motored
to his old home in Columbia on Sun
day and indulged his curiosity as a
bee fancier by visiting the hives of a
friend near that town. One of th»
bees behaved as though he thought
Mr. Musser was 8. Mexican invader
and attacked with vigor, the shot tak
ing effect directly between the eyes.
The general effect on the features was
to lead club members to believe that
their president had suddenly devel
oped a tendency toward taking on
flesh.
Reginald Kearna, who is one of the
former Harrisburgers in Mexico, is in
the midst of the territory disturbed,
but it is hoped by his relatives hero
that he has started out of the country.
Mr. Kearns is a nephew of James
Brady, president of the First National
Bank, and is connected with a large
mining company and has been in Mex
ico for several years. He left here
about fifteen years ago after attending
the Harrisburg Academy.
National Guard officers are busy |
these days telling men that the militia- I
men have not started for Mexico—yet.
Yesterday several officers received a
number of applications from men who
wanted to enlist. The offices at the
Capitol have been receiving many in
quiries about the way to get into the
service and the advice is given to
people to apply to United States re
cruiting officers for the present.
CONGRESS AND THE RAILROADS
[From the Philadelphia Ledger]
It was inevitable that the railroads
should be accused of attempting to
prejudice the public in favor of the
rate increase, but nothing more than
a statement of facts was necessary to
convince reasonable people of the de
sirability of the new rates. The idea
of some of the politicians seems to be
that if the railroads are not earning
a living they ought to be confiscated
and that it' they are earning a living
they ought to be confiscated anyhow.
THAT "WATCHFUL WAITING"
I From the Philadelphia Ledger]
If the same spirit and firmness in
dealing with the Mexican revolution
ary leaders had been shown at the
I beginning and consistently maintained
all danger of war with Mexico or any
portion of the Mexicans would have
been averted. On the other hand the
weak policy of watchful waiting has
brought the United States and Mexico
to the point of armed collision which
has all the appearance of the begin
ning of actual war.
CLEAN IP! CLEAN VP!
If there's rubbish in your home,
Clean up!
Scrub the place from "pit to dome,"
Clean up!
Throw your heart into the plan,
Make the place look spick and span—
Throw all refuse in a can;
Clean up!
If there's cobwebs on your heart,
Clean up!
"Clean Up 'Week" is here, so start.
Clean up!
Deeds of mercy shown to-day,
Give your better self fair play;
Dig the gold out of your clay—
Clean up!
- Wash the vile schemes from your
- brains,
Clean up!
'. Losses oft beget real gains,
, Clean up!
If you should be "up and in,"
s Help the "down and outer" win,
j Be not passive-sloth in sin,
Clean up!
If there's venom in your breast,
Clean up!
Give your enemies a rest.
Clean up!
Scale Hates rust and free the mind
Cut Love's kernel from Spite's mind;
Win your foes by being kind—
Clean up!
There is One who seeth all;
Clean up!
Does He think you great or small?
Clean up!
Throw off pridi- and play the man;
i Join the Clean Up Caravan;
. All must die and Life's a span-
Clean up!
- —Franklin In the Public Ledger.
Minions
ID pi LIST
Penrose's Monster Papers Stirs
Machine Democrats to
Imitate
WAR BEGINS ON LAKE SHORE
John T. Brew Gets Erie Post Office
and Liebel Will Run For
Defeat For Congress
Democratic machine candidates
woke up to the significance of the
monster petitions being tiled for the
Republican candidates for nomina
tions at the May primary yesterday
and made frantic half-past-the-elev
enth-hour efforts to make a showing.
Senator Penrose is backed by over
200,000 persons on petitions tiled at
tho Capitol. His first petition con
tained 100,000 names from Philadel
phia and 65,000 from the rest of the
State. Yesterday he added about
50,000 more names. Dr. Martin G.
Brumbaugh late last night added his
second instalment of petitions to the
large number already on file, making
about 72,000 sponsors on his papers.
In the number tiled Lancaster county
takes a high place, filing 97. Chester,
Dauphin, Blair, Schuylkill, Erie and
Allegheny have vied with the great
petitions filed for him from Philadel
phia. If all the Brumbaugh petitions
could be extended they would reach a
quarter of a mile.
Friends of Judges Trexler and End
lich filed additional papers for them
last evening.
When the news of the huge Repub
lican petitions being put on record
reached the Democratic windmill there
was great excitement and
a box said to contain
Democrats over 1,000 petitions, al-
Mnde the leged to contain over
Last Car 50.000 names, was toted
to the "Hill" and labeled
McCormick. The Palmer
people also got on the last car, filing
50,000 in addition to those now on
file. The congressman's secretary
stated that he had 50.000 to 55,000
additional at Washington, which will
probably be kept as mementoes. Al
together Palmer is said to have 150,000
signers. McCormick put all on record,
it is understood. Ryan supporters
also filed a big bunch of additional
names, as did other candidates of the
war-torn Democracy.
The Philadelphia Record of to-day
prints the following: "Repeating
again and again his attack on the
so-called bipartisan ma
chine, Vance C. McCor
mick. Palmer's candl- Philadelphia
date for the Democratic Account of
gubernatorial nomina- the Meetings
tlo n . addressed four
small meetings in Phila
delphia last night after speaking at
eighteen gatherings In Montgomery
county through the day. Refraining
from direct attack upon his opponent.
City Solicitor Michael J. Ryan, he
based his objection to the latter's can
didacy mainly upon the men who are
backing Ryan. He drew applause
everywhere by referring to the accom
plishments of the Wilson adminis
tration. In his tour of the city McCor
mick was assisted by the federal office
holders, Collector of the Port William
H .Berry speaking in his behalf, while
Collector of Internal Revenue Ephraim
Lederer was conspicuous at one of
the meetings. In Montgomery county
he was accompanied on his hurried
trip by William T. Creasy, candidate
for Lieutenant-Governor. In the city
Robert S. Bright, candidate for con
gressman-at-large, traveled with him.
The factional war in Erie city has
been intensified by the appointment
of John T. Brew as postmaster of
Erie. Brew was opposed
by Michael Liebel, Jr.,
former mayor, and the Brew Lands
announcement of the Post Office
selection is expected to at Erie
increase the ranks of
the anti-machine Demo
crats in the lake city. Liebel will run
for Congress and expects to have no
opposition, but as Congressman Shreve
Is a candidate for re-election it is
believed that the Republican will be
returned. Brew is said to have been
backed by Palmer. He is well known
to many Harrisburgers.
Samuel I. Stoner, the Altoona law
yer, who filed a petition to be candi
date for Republican nomination for
Congress-at-large, Is well
known in this city. Ho
Congress filed petitions from six
at Large counties, of which Dau
ln Demand phin contributed two,
which were numerously
signed. The other pe
titions were filed from Blair, Perry,
Juniata, Mifflin and Huntingdon. Mr.
Stoner will make an active campaign.
There are now nine Republican candi
dates for the four nominations for
Congress-at-largo to be made and
about the same number on the Demo
cratic side. Each faction has its own
set.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENT!
Aunt I'etuula'a Observation.
IFrom the Baltimore Sun.]
Aunt Petunia says she never beard
a feller cry war yet that wasn't found
hidln' under the woodpile when it
come time to enlist.
All Ha\e<l For the I'arngraiilin
[From the Boston Post. )
The cleverest things are never said—
they arc thought of too late.
Coat of I.lvfng Very Bnrdenaome
IFrom the Chattanooga Times.]
Nothing has escaped the rise in
prices. A California woman demands
$1,500,000 for breach of promise.
Naturalists to Hear
Out-door Life Lecture
Professor Charles Lose, of Wiiliams
port. Pa., to-morrow evening at 8
o'clock, in the Technical High School
auditorium, will give a lecture before
the Harrisburg Natural History So
ciety on '"The Outdoor Life."
Professor Lose will illustrate his
talk and will tell how a trip into the
great outdors should be planned.
RECKLESS DRIVER ARRESTED
Hagerstown, Md., April 22. —Frank
L. Mlddlekauff, of Waynesboro, Pa.,
was held by Justice D. W. Doub. of
this city, in S2OO ball for a hearing on
the charge of reckless driving as the
result of a collision between Mr. Mld
dlekauff's automobile and an automo
bile owned by Judal Gerber In Poto
mac street, about 9 o'clock at night.
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SHIRTS
SIDES a SIDES
I NEW £Mm^n
[From the Telegraph, April 22, 1864.]
ENEMY QUIET
Ringgold, Ga., April 20—The enemy
are quiet. There is a tacit understand
ing between the pickets on both sides
to keep quiet. The pickets of Pat
terson's brigade, in front of this place,
got drunk at Tunnell Hill a few days
since, and were placed under arrest.
ATTACK PLYMOUTH
Washington, April 20, 186 4.—The
following account of the recent attack
on Plymouth. N. C., may be relied on:
"On Sunday last a large body of
rebels moved down the Roanoke river
upon Plymouth, accompanied by a
flotilla consisting of a ram and four
other gunboats. Of these, two wore
river boats, which escaped our forces
when Plymouth was taken."
1 a-uTTLft-nonseme i
"KSMSTIXG"
11 y Wing Dinger
It's mighty queer how ages
Will change with men and boys.
As soon as real gun powder
Like war does make a noise.
The boy who's under eighteen,
About his age will lie,.
In order to enlist and
Go forth, to fight and die.
The man who's somewhat older—
Who's always full of tricks,
And tries to make himself look young,
Now says he's forty-six.
I guess the latter figure
They'd rather not be spooks—
"He's cowardly" Is better
Than "How natural he looks."
But just tlie same, if there should
Be calls for volunteers,
You'll find 'em all enlisting.
Regardless of their years.
For they're the kind of people
Who ready are to die'
In keeping dear Old Glory
Forever waving high.
Satisfaction—
The big fact behind
live store.
When we take your money for a Suit it's only after you
have satisfied yourself that it is the best in every way that
you could find. If there's any doubt in your mind we don't want you to
take the clothes.
We want you to be sure that whatever you purchase,
exactly meets your requirements, furthermore that it will
continue to do so day after day as long' as you demand service from it.
In the first place we've insured the widest possible choice
range as to fabric and style; the highest possible quality
fand workmanship by selecting
The House of
Kuppenheimer
then we go the limit and guarantee
your satisfaction by offering a re
fund of the purchase price, without
quibble or question if everything
isn't absolutely O. K.
$15.00 $20.00
$25.00 $30.00
Copyrifht 1914 The House of Kuppcnhtlff
304 Market Street Harrisburg Pa.
I IN HARRISBURG FIFTY
I YEARS AGO TO-DAY
[From the Telegraph, April 22, 1864.J
FIREMEN WANT INSURANCE
The members of the different lire
companies of this city are requested
to assemble in mass meeting, at the
Friendship Hose house, this (Friday)
evening at 7.30 o'clock, for the pur
pose of taking proper steps for the
organization of a firemen's insurance
company.
ESCAPE FROM PRISON
On Sunday last, two men named
Eckenrode escaped from the Cam
bria county prison, while the jailer
and family were at church.
BRYAN STRONG FOR PEACE
(New York Sun)
The Commoner, out to-day, contains
a signed article by its proprietor, the
Secretary of State of the United States
of America, ending with tho three as
tounding paragraphs here subjoined:
"If our nation desires to be meas
ured by intellectual and ethical stand
ards, how unworthy to brag of our
strength and threaten fo use that
strength. 'We are ready to fight' does
not arouse the enthusiasm that it did a
few centuries ago. Brute force is not
the level upon which this nation set
tles controversies to-day; the question
is not what we can do. but what we
ought to do.
"The path of history is strewn with
the wreck of nations that boasted that
they were all powerful; they went
down under Jehovah's inexorable law
—'Ood who ruled over Baby
lon' Is the God who is ruling yet.'
This question must be decided on
moral principles and not by the count
ing of our regiments and battleships.
"What shall it profit a nation if it
conquers the whole world and loses
its faith in the doctrine that 'right
eousness exalteth a nation'?
"W. J. BRYAN."
Think of it! This mess of apocalyp
tic rhetoric and ecstatic exhortation
was put forth unofficially from the
Department of State by the Secretary
of State on the very day when tho
Administration of which he, next to
the President, is the principal figure
was counting its battleships and mak
ing an unprecedented demonstration
of naval strength and threatening to
use that strength; declaring that, it is
"ready to fight"; ana actually appeal
ing to Congress for full war powers
wherewith to settle an International
controversy by brute force.
And Secretary Bryan indignantly
denies that he thinks of resigning.
OUR DAILY LAUGH 1
1
GUILTY
Everything she Who helped you
had went at auc- make such a fool
tlon. out of that poor
Public sale? young man?
No, brldKe. He did.
I'lTio EASIEST THE LIMIT
WAY If Bobbins *
"What a setrong bluffer?
face that man I should say so.
has." H e Is willing to
"He ought to P a >' an income ta*
hive. He has gone to make folk«f
tlirouKh the world think he has an
on his cheek." income.
ft 6
AVORSE * A QUESTION
Tli e children How much do
need something you think he's
new every week. worth?
You have no chil- Are you asking
dren, hence you about his efflci
can't understand. ency or his flnan
l understand, cial condition?
old chap. I have
an automobile.
DOI'BI/lO INCOME TAX
[From the New York World]
I Is war so popular that, a doubled
Income tax will be accepted as a bless
ing in disguise?