6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1881 Published evenings except Sunday by THE TEI.SHJItAI'H PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLB President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager GITS M. STEIN'METZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHEN'ER, Circulation Manager Executive Board J. P. McCULLOUGH, BOYD M. OGELSBY. F. R. OYSTER, GUS. M. STETNMETZ. Member of the Associated Press—Tho Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or net otherwise credited in this paper and also the local ndks published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. M Member American *"j Newspaper Pub lishers' Associa- Bureau of Circu raflnWlcuKffll lation and Penn 3yi Associ flSjj 63 filiS MH Ea.st er n office. " ■. ™> story. Brooks & SF Aven "s Building, Western offic^, Chicago, nT' dlnK ' Entered at tho Post Office in Harris burg. Pa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a week; by mail, $5.00 a year in advance. MONDAY, OOTOBKK 28, 1918 March on, my soul, nor like a lag gard stay. March swiftly on, yet err not from the way Where all the nobly wise of old Have trod — The path of faith made by the sons of God. —Henby van Dyke. RIGHT, MR, HAYS PRESIDENT WILSON, in his as tonishing plea for a Democratic Congress, Invited a sharp reply from National Chairman Hays, of the Republican party, and he got it. He has nobody to thank but him self If he feels humiliated by the vig orous manner in which Mr- Hasa tells the country why the Repub licans of the nation fear the election of a Democratic House and Senate during the interval of peace making and the reconstruction period to follow. It Is true, as Mr, Hays says, that a ■very large proportion of the people of the United States view with ap prehension the long drawn out in terchange of notes between the President and the Kaiser's govern ment. From "too proud to fight" to "make the world safe for democ racy" was such a long step and such a reversal of opinion that it is no wonder there arises in the mind of the- thoughtful man a fear that the President may again reverse him self in his attitude toward the war. A few weeks ago not even the most radical Republican would have voiced this fear, which has been lingering in the hearts of millions, hut Mr. Wilson himself has forced the issue and he himself is respon sible if Republicans speak plainly and make public their reasons for demanding the return of a Repub lican Congress. There is also the desire among Republicans to a strong voice In the shaping of our reconstruction policies. The prosperity of the coun try for the coming decade hinges upon the views of the next Congress. It must not be the tool of any man. It should be free to express its own views and to foijce their considera tion upon the executive. As for the winning of the war, Mr. Hays makes himself extremely clear on that point and in terms that are far more vigorous than any the President has yet used. Republicans stand four square for "unconditional surren der." Commenting upon the Telegraph's prediction that Senator Sproul for Governor would have more majority that Judge Bonniwell would have votes, the Lebanon News quite prop erly puggests that party leaders and workers must hustle to achieve that end. SPROUL POINTS THE WAY NOTWITHSTANDING the strong public sentiment back of the proposed prohibition amend ment and the fact that the Demo cratic nominees for the Legislature In this city and county are pledged In Its favor, the Republican candi dates maintain a non-committal at titude. Why they thus Invite the loss of hundreds of votes is hard to understand If their political op ponents were pursuing a similar course, the continued indifference to a pronounced sentiment on an im portant issue might be less surpris ing, but under the circumstances, it must be assumed that they are so confident of their election by reason of the disruption in the ranks of the Democracy that they are willing to take the chance of Republican defection on the prohibition ques tion. Whatever the reasons which ac tuate their .course, the Telegraph regrets that the party nominees for the House are not in step with Sen ator Sproul, the standard bearer of the Republican host in Pennsylvania, MONDAY EVENING, this year. He has taken, from the outset, an unequivocal position on this vital issue and steadily grows in favor with voters of all parties as a result of his manly determination to do his utmost to settle In the right way the ltquor problem that has been the football of politics for so many years. The four Republican nominees for the Legislature in Dauphin are also out of step with the party's candi- in otljer Central Pennsylvania districts on this question and with no justiticat'in that anybody can see. Theresls still time for them to declare themselves openly and above board. Scores of stalwart Republi cans who want to vote their ticket straight would hail with delight such an announcement even at this late day. Friends of the Republican candidates recognize their general fitness for service In the House and are hopeful that_ they will not risk the loss of many votes by falling to take an affirmative position In this matter. Republicans are not "too proud to fight," nor will they ever be satisfied with "peace without victory." They stand as a great political party for unconditional surrender of the Prus sian horde of thieves, murderers and ravishers. TO FEDERAL EMPLOYES THERE has come to the atten tion of the Telegraph a circu lar letter, bearing In Its upper left-hand corner the name of Vance C. McCormlck, Democratic national chairman, addressed to federal of ficeholders, demanding money with which to finance the Democratic congressional campaign. Evidently, the national chairman feared that the communication might find its way Into Republican hands for on the face of the en velope Is stamped this: "Notice to Postmaster-vlf addressee Is a federal employe please deliver this letter to his residence or return undelivered In three days." This may be in perfect accord with Demcorattc principles and we have no criticism to offer, but can it be that this is the same McCormlck who used to shed bitter tears over the fact that Capitol Hill employes contributed to Republican campaign funds? Yes, dear reader, shocking though tho admission may be, It must be confessed that they are one and the same. In this painful instance we have another demonstration of the old saying that "Circumstances alter cases'' and that "chickens come home to roost." There Is the Mr, Hyde McCormlck as well as the Dr. Jekyl McCormick, it would seem. "Sit right down and send us a check," the letter urges, "our cam paign needs are very urgent and very hard to meet. P. S. Did you notice the returns from the Maine elections? They indicate the hard fight we are up against," Evidently the McCormick millions are not working as hard in national politics as they used to do in State cam paigns when the now national chair man was himself seeking a Job. "The peoples of the Allied countries with whom we are associated against Germany," says President Wilson, are quite familiar with the significance of elections." So they are, Mr. Presi dent; and they are net disturbed one iota regarding the results of the No vember .elections here. They know tliat the men who are fighting the good fight for freedom and Justice and decency are plain Americans who are not bothering about political af filiations. They also understand that the people back home are giving them full support without regard to parti san consideration. It remained for President Wilson and the ambitious men who are seeking to avail them selves of war conditions to promote their political scheming to raise that issue without Justification of any sort. Of course, the President would like to haye entire control of the Govern ment in all its activities. That has been his unfortunate attitude from the beginning and explains whatever of friction may have occurred at Wash ington. He is the chosen servant of the people and not their autocratic ruler. This war has' developed many things, but nothing more astounding than the assumption of President Wil son that he must have a Democratic Congress to prosecute the war. Thank Heaven, there were enough patriotic Republicans in the Senate and House to make possible the war activities of the last year. Had the President de pended upon his own party wo might still be talking of preparation. Cabinets have tumbled in Europe during the last four years, but the statesmen in France and England and elsewhere never raise the ques tion of "divided leadership" in the conduct of the war. The Allies on the other side of the ocean, who are fight ing with Americans in the suppres sion of the Hun, are not giving them selves any concern about the election of members of Congress in the United States. They know quite as well as we on this Bid# that men of all par ties have been supporting our Gov ernment patriotically and earnestly in the prosecution of the war. "I have no thoughts of suggesting that any political party is paramount in matters of patriotism," observes the President. Then, why in the name of all that Is reasonable, should he raise at a time like this the question of politics which he had ostentati ously "adjourned." American citizens are perfectly in accord wjth the Presi dent that the German autocracy should be eliminated with our help, but they are just as determined that there shall not be created In this country a personal or political autoc racy on the score of war necessity. "No scruple of taste must, in grim times like these, be allowed to stand In the way of speaking the plain truth," says President Wilson. Nor should there be any scruple of taste In grim times like these in speaking the plain truth about President Wil son and his partisan associates. They have catapulted a partisan campaign into the midst ot a great war at Its most crucial stage. They must take what comes to them of public criti cism for their course. The conference of the city and county officials on the emergency hos pital project brings again to the fore the importance of city and county co operation in every enterprise of this sort. The taxpayers of Harrisburg are also the taxpayers of Dauphin county, and it has been the wonder of many thoughtful people why there should be so constantly a differentia tion between 'the city and county. The time must come when a combination city and county building will be erected, and inasmuch as the taxpay ers of Harrisburg are so largely in terested it is a favorable indication of a better understanding that the two official bodies are now conferring on a matter which concerns both. Steelton will be more than delighted with the announcement from the headquarters of the Bethlehem Steel .Corporation that there are enough un filled orders standing on the books of the company at the present time to carry the company through 1919. The orders on the books amount to $500,- 000,000, which ig considerably larger than the corresponding date of a year ago. Whatever speaks of the pros perity of Steelton also speaks for the prosperity of Harrisburg and its vi cinity. "I am your servant and will accept your Judgment without cavil," says the President. This is precisely what the people expect him to do. and more and more they are going to make clear their Judgment on all matters affecting this war and the after-war problems. Ik By the Ex-Committeeman This is the final week of the strangest state and , Congressional campaigns ever known In Pennsyl vania, and the contrast between the methods of the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor as striking as the difference between the conditions prevailing in 1918 and 191(1. Senator William C. Sproul and his colleagues on the Republican state ticket have determined to stay at home in deference to the mandates of the state and local health author ities against meetings and the cam paign of the dominant party "in Pennsylvania will be waged through county and district organizations. Judge Eugene O. Bonniwell, the Democratic nominee for governor, who has been going about the state meeting people and issuing state ments, seems determined to continue that course. He got out anothei statement in Philadelphia last night in which he assailed Senator Vare, Mayor Smith and others. The North American says that Philadelphia liquor dealers and saloon men have been told to produce SIOO,OOO for the Bonniwell campaign. The Demo cratic state organization is attending to its own knitting, allowing Mr. Bonniwell to run his own affairs, but striving to elect Democratic Con gressmen. The general impression Is that President Wilson made trouble for Democratic Congressional candidates in Pennsylvania by his appeal and that Secretary W. G. MaAdoo made it worse. —Philadelphia and Pittsburgh newspapers comment on the unusual features of the campaign and the at titude of Senator Sproul In refusing to tour the state in an epidemic is generally approved, while criticism is made of the "gumshoe" work of Judge Bonniwell, especially by the Philadelphia North American. The Philadelphia Inquirer, in warning Republicans to work, says: "They must not be caught napping, and the only surprise on election day should be the surprise of the enemy at the size of the majority for Sen ator Sproul and his associates on the Republican ticket." —Writing in the Philadelphia Press J. O. Hauser discusses the quietest campaign on record and predicts that only about 650,000 men will vote in Pennsylvania this year instead of the 1,111,000 who voted four years ago. He says also: "Sen ator Sproul's estimated plurality over his Democratic opponent is placed at 150,000. This has sur prised some persons because Gover nor Brumbaugh won by 134,825 In a year when there was a hard con test. They argue that as popular a candidate as Senator Sproul, with the opposition badly split, should do better. They forget that if he does as well as Governor Brumbaugh he will be doing better in a year like this. The estimated plurality of 150,000, while perhaps a little con servative even under the circum stances, was doubtless framed to meet the conditions of a shrunken vote." —The Press intimates that Palmer and McCormlck having nothing to lose on a state ticket were interested in getting the President to mix poli tics and war in his appeal for Demo cratic congressmen. —The President's action will en hance Republican chances in at least three districts —the 16th, 20th and 23d —in this state and maybe in the 26th and 28th. —Dispatches from the coal region are that Judge Bonniwell's tour through Luzerne and Schuylkill counties, which are hard hit by in fluenza, was coolly received and he made little headway. In Philadel phia the city Democratic committee, while taking a different attitude than the Palmer-'McCormick controlled state Democratic committee, is go ing through the motions of support ing the "wet" judge, but in the lan guage of one man: "Not working heads off." —Newspaper reviews say that Bonniwell has lost what-grip he had on Democratic voters in Lackawanna and that he was disappointed in Lu zerne, while his campaign has gone to pieces in* Carbon and Lehigh. A Reading dispatch says: "Even the Liberty League, an organization of liquor sellers, which worked for him during the primary campaign, is do ing nothing for him now, the mem bers being convinced that Bonni well's 'wet' cause is hopeless." —Sproul will carry Delaware county by 20,000 predict that coun ty's Republican leaders. v —Announcement in Philadelphia late Saturday pongressman John R. K. Scott would be substi tuted for William T. Connor as a candidate for the House in the Eighth Philadelphia district, is one of the most interesting occurrences in state politics for a long time. It is taken to mean that the Vares wilk struggle with the Penrose people over legislation affecting Philadel phia and that they propose to have a say in matters In the House. There Is no more daring, resourceful floor ftAJETRISBTTRG TELEGI^AJPH WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND " BY BRIGGS / SEKO Vour 1 Gooo s OLD J > vfS p LA Y6J> THIS [ RECORDS To * / RECORD SO |V\UCM WE \ THE Soldiers DOM-T KNOW WHETHER \ . I IT'S A SE-e extern BY \ PRINCE'S ORCHESTRA OR I /V A sppech by vun.coM J \JEMN<IHCS BRYani-, T—^ COPYRIGHT 1918. NEW YORK TRIBUNE„ - , leader than Scott. He does not al ways win and his schemes are not always perfect, but he seldom fails to gain attention. He loves to fight. He likes to talk. And he wants to be < Governor. —The Public Ledger says that the | Yares "dragged" Scott "out of the political obscurity" into which he fell after his defeat for the nomina tion for Lieutenant Governor by Sen ator Edward E. Beidleman. It is well known that the defeat of Scott was a jolt to the Vares and an awful dose for Scott. His reappearance in the House will give him a chance to get into the limelight again and to recover from his lack of prominence in Congress and his encounter with the Dauphin county leader. In any event, the sessions of the next House are going to be interesting. The Vares have not had a man like Scott on the floor since 1913. "BARBAROUS YANKEES" It isn't the fuss and the fighting I fear (Said Fritz, as he cautiously sam pled his beer). It's the cranks. Now, butchering babies, and torture and loot Are methods of warfare quite cer tain to suit. But it's queer To struggle with people who don't comprehend. They feed all their captives; our wounded they tend: They make me quite nervous! Now Hlmmel preserve us From cranks! It isn't the noise of the guns that I dread (Said Fritz, as he rubbed the soft spot on his head). It's the tanks. Now, poisonous gases and red liquid fire ' Are sports which I fervently love and admire. * How ill-bred To flaunt whole brigades of those engines of death, And make a chap run till he's all out of breath! It's simply disgusting! Small use to be trusting In tanks. It isn't the English and French that I hate (Said Fritz, as he gnawed at the bones on his plate). It's the Yanks. I've told them and told them I'm winning this war, % For answer they give me the merry "Ha! Ha!" • Grim as Fate. In hundreds and thousands they recklessly come, Insultingly chewing their ration of gum, It's fierce to be flouted and utterly routed By Yanks! Gott strafe the nation! The whole combination! I need a vacation—that's perfectly flat (Said Fritz, as he playfully blinded the cat). . VILDA SAUVAGE OWENS. Triangle Girl in Her Canteen "We passed through the door of the Y. M. C. A. canteen, and saw her standing there, dealing out a cup of chocolate, a smlfe. and a few words to each soldier boy as he shambled up. Farther down the counter the Y. M. C. A. man collected their money—for the chocolate? Not on your life. It was that smile, and that cheery 'Good morning' they stood in line for. I know, for I was one of them and did it myself. . . . You should have been with us when I was shown her little room by her soldier brother, with its dainty curtains at the window, and the pictures of her loved ones all about her. You, should see her hundred soldier friends willing, nay, pteading to be allowed to do some thing for her. Why! I believe that if• she expressed a desire for the pxoon, fifty young men in this avia tion camp would break the altitude record trying to get it for her." —From the introduction to "A Red Triangle Girl In France" (Dor an). STATE INHERITANCE TAX EX PECTED TO YIELD VAST SUM PEOPLE who have been study- < ing the state's financial system are of the opinion that the di rect inheritance tux established by legislative act of 1917 will produce between $2,500,000 and $3,000,000 of revenue for Pennsylvania during the fiscal year ending with November; All this is income which the Com monwealth did not receive before and is In addition to what taxes may be required by the United States Government on direct handing down of property or wealth. The collateral inheritance tax produces between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 yearly. Men interested in securing more money for schools are looking to ward these two sources as possible places where the additional cash re quired to maintain the Pennsylvania educational system Under stress of war time and thereafter may be ob tained. The direct inheritance tax became operative when approved by Gover nor Martin G. Brumbaugh in July of last year and in the period be tween approval and the first of De cember, when the new fiscal year be gan, it produced approximately $686,000. For the first ten months of the present tiscal year it has yielded something like $2,140,000. It is administered through registers of wills and the county bureau of the Auditor General's Department over which Christian W. Myers, one of the veterans pf the state service, pre sides. The evolution of a system of collections required considerable work, but It is now in running or der and it is predicted that .the reve nue from that soured will*increase. Under the act, payments can be made under certain favorable condi tions within ninety days and some of the big estates which have been adjudicated in the last year have paid very promptly. Another course of revenue which has considerably Increased is oleo margerine licensing. This has liter ally jumped and the revenue this year will go away beyond a quarter of a million dollars. Dairy and Food Commissioner James Foust, whose bureau Issues the licenses, says more licenses will be taken out this year than ever and that 5,000 is a possibility for the coming year. TIME TO SPEAK OUT [From the New York Tribune] It is now the duty of the Republi can party to speak openly and with out restraint. It will say what it stands for, and why, and wherein its principles differ from those of the Democratic party, even on the issues of war. The Republican party stands for— Preparedness forever. Unconditional surrender. A peace dictated by the Allies. Reparation by Germans. Moral punishment for the crim inal nation. Economic barriers against what is made in Germany. A revision of the fourteen con ditions to include these demands. —for all of these things without reservations or secret hesitations. Does the Democratic party? Does the President? The voter shall answer. That is his duty. And we abide the result. LABOR NOTSS Great Britain has 390 Government employment offices. Painters in Toronto aeroplane fac tories have organized. Oregon has a minimum wage of $49 a mqnth for women office employes. Theeatrlcal musicians at Hartford. Conn., ask higher wqges. New South Wales, Australia, has almost 250 local trade union bodies. The high price of butter has been the cause of the demand for the sub stitute; War time has not affected the revenue from autompbile licenses un til the last three months when a drop in registrations began to be no ticed and the state revenue from this source for 1918 will go over $4,000,- 000, all of which goes to highway maintenance. On the other hand, there have been increases noted, al though some are not very large, in revenue from licenses issued by the agricultural, insurance and other de partments, but the chances are that j thete will be h decline in the number and fees for incorporation of ne\v companies at the State Department. One of the interesting matters which will arise when the influenza epidemic subsides and the bills com mence to come in will be untangling what the state should pay and what local districts should assume. What the state ordered the state will be bound for, say men here, but there will have to be some careful audit ing. Expense of the establishment of emergency hospitals will be enor mous, while payment for services of doctors and nurses who were unable to afford to volunteer will be another big item. The national government gave the services of over 200 army doctors at Camp Crane free and railroads and big industrial corpora tions furnished the services of their surgical staffs and hospitals. In some cases clubs and citizens paid ex penses of hospitals created in their buildings or residences, which takes that off the public. The Adjutant General's Department was put to j heavy expense in connection with the movement of tents and cots from the state arsenal by truck to afflicted places, purchase of mattresses, cots and other supplies Which the mili tary end of the state government placed at disposal of the Health De partment with unexampled celerity and in large Just what funds will meet all these expenses will be Interesting to observe. The Department of Health had some thing like half a million dollars in its general fund when the epidemic .started, Whether it will have to cur tail activities in any line after meet ing its first great outbreak of dis ease or send in a deficiency bill time will alone tell, say dfficials here. SPROUL JN LEBANON [From the Lebanon News] Lebanon county should be in the big band wagon oa election day with a vote, in proportion, second only to Senator Sprout's home county. He is essentially a Lebanon man, though he does not vote here. His largest industrial Interests are cen tered in Lebanon, and he is per sonally known to scores and hun dreds of voters. When he gets to this city, as he frequently does in the course of his supervision of one of Lebanon's largest iron Industries, he hands out a cheery "Hello, Ed!" here, and a blithesome "Morning, John!" there, and everybody feels glad to pass the tidings around that "Senator Sprout's in town to-day." Surely. Simply because most everybody is pleased to know that the big chief of .the iron works is around. He is per sonally popular. Everybody knows that he is a tine fellow. No one can reasonably doubt that he will make as great a Governor as he is a good businessman, because he will take to the Governor's office the same business capacity and good Judgment that has made him a success- as a businessman. Know Thyself 1 shall not grudge the falling if I may have to tight, For the soul of man is comfortless unless ho proves his might. , , Rather my body fall to-day un noticed and unsought Than X should hail to-morrow's j dawn with any fight unfought. 1 LOUISE AYRES GARNETT. j OCTOBER 28,1918. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR | ) OSTEOPATHS PROTEST To tho Editor of tho Telegraph: We, members of the Harrisburg Osteopathic Society have been re peatedly asked why wo were not rendering any public hospital serv ice In this appaling epidemic of in fluenza. When the call for volun teers cume, the following letter went forward at once. Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 14, 1918. Dr. J. M. "J. Raunlck, Health Officer, Harrisburg, Pa. We, members of, tho Harrisburg Osteopathic Society, hereby tender our services to yon in combating the prevailing epidemic of Influenza. Awaiting your command, we are. Very truly yours. To this we have not been accorded a reply, nor has there been a qgll for our services. We always stand ready tQ do public service, and with the cry of distress going up every where, and the shortage of physi cians, we are unable to understand why a system of therapeutics of'such proven value for the successful han dling of lnflupnza with Us broncho pneumonic complications has not been utilized. We feel ttfat the pub lic should be acquainted with these facts. Respectfully submitted. Signed, IRMINE Z. GUN9AUL, D. O. F. B. KANN, D. O. G. W. KROHN, D. O. L. G. BAUGHER, D. O. H. M. VASTINE, D'. O. RED CROSS WORK To the Editor of the Telegraph: The Harrisburg chapter of the Red Cross has made for Itself an enviable reputation through its wonderful accomplishment, its un tiring energy, its devotion to all pa triotic and philanthropic measures,- notwithstanding the immense vol ume of work necessitated by the de mands of the great world's war, they are always ready and quick to lend invaluable aid to any emergency which may arise, such as the preva lent influenza epidemic brought about. Their case of the sick and supplying all necessities of any na ture within their power is most high ly commendable and worthy of every recognition pssible. Therefore when they espouse the cause of so many small children bereft of father or of both parents, one of the noblest aeis, and appeal for a goal of twentyy-five hundred dollars, it is to bo regretted that more responses arc not made. It only means an amount less than twenty-five cents from each family in Harrisburg. Through your good offices can you not bring it more prominently before the people, so as there will be a more liberal response thereby upholding the ministering angels of the Red Cross in this, the additional philanthropic burden they have assumed, as success lightens the burden of those engaged in such meritorious work. G. ON TO BERLIN [From an article by Senator Lodge on "The Necessary Guarantees of Peace," in Scribner's.l We cannot get the peace we must | have if we stop half-way: We can j never get it if we stop at the Rhine. We must beat Germany to her knees. In the simple phrase of our soldiers and of the average American, which covers everything, we must go to Berlin and make peace there. The road is long and hard, but we must march over it in triumph un less we are willing to hang our heads in shame and admit that our best-loved have died in vain. We must beat Germany on her own soil if we are to impose upon her the conditions which will alone secure our future peace and do some measure of justice to the nations and the people whom she has wronged. This is no easy task. There is much sacrifice to be made, much hard lighting to be done, and to that we must make up our minds and for that we must prepare. If we do not, if we fail to carry it through to the point where Germany is rendered incapable of again en tering upon a war of conquest, our sacrifice of the lives of our chosen youth will remain wholly unjusti fied. We must see to it that the world shall again be a fit place for decent, law-abiding, free people to live in, and we can make it tit to live in only by rendering it imposs ible for Germany to interfere with it. In the words of the great Ameri can commander, we must have an "unconditional surrender." Noth ing else will give us tho great ob jects ffVr which we fight. Nothing j else wilt protect tho world and save I humanity and civilization. I OUR DAILY LAUGH | HIS READING RHzXSkjl What are you reading now a - ture B ' IOWB moß ** A BAD PICKER, ; She's been dl- I||. Had bad luck, No, good luck, but mighty bad judgment. . fSIGN OF AGE. Is he getting I guess s6. He's given up thinking that he can play first base on the office married men's team. . CON VERSA TIONAL DIS- s CRETION. People are not supposed to tell Ihgjlji | ail they know. No, especially )'/ \ In these days of Ay, )7|e popularized /1 H * ' science. Sjl C HIS ST7G-GES JS-sM. What shall we a Blvo Jlar J° rl for yjher wedding How would the W y-j OrTjSB rocfipted b 1111 SntfiSr or her trousseau j lEwtttng (Eljat Prohibition of the usual stunts at tending "Tic-tac" and Hallowe'en in Harrisburg because of the influ enza epidemic calls attention to the change which has come about In the celebration, of those great evenings of autumn. > Twenty-flve years ago election night was the occasion for bonfires and Juyenile "carryings-on" which would be raided by police tf attempted now. Then by common oonsent they were made legitimate procedures for a night locally desig nated as "Pancake" and which was the night before "Tic-tac." hhr many years It was tho custom for Harrisburg to celebrate Christmas Eve with "Bellsntckles" or "mum mers" as they are called in Phila delphia and latek* on this joyous plan was adopted for New Year's Eve. Of late years there has been a tendency more and more to divide the times for romping and going about in costume and throwing con fetti and parading in masks into the Hallowe'en and New Year periods. Election night celebrations are con fined to politicians and the bands stand ready at their practice halls to respond to aDy call that is well guar anteed, without regard to party. Christmas Eve Is growing to be a home occuslon, as It should be, and the demands of business people that they, too, be given a chance to trim the tree have brought about a marked cessation of store crowding after mid-aftcrnoon of "the day be fore." So youthful Harrisburg has been getting into the habit of three evenings of fun "around Tic-tac time" and one frolicsome New Year's Eve. And by the same token, the going out in costume at "Tic-tac" time has replaced, greatly to the re lief of many people the gentle pranks of the old clays which con sisted of hanging gates on telegraph poles, moving steps a block, putting wagons on top of stables and other things, to say nothing of pulling doorbells out by the roots and plac ing the "devil-knockers" on the doors of Chinese laundries cyhich used to be one of the choicest sports in the times when Harrisburg did not have paved streets and corner gas lamps could be "doused." * • * And by the same token, it may be said that the public attitude toward such "practical jokes" as used to mark the old-time Hallowe'en has also changed. It was nothing un common for downtown puddlers or uptown railroaders to hold "cops" suspended in conversation while they watched out of the corners of their eyes boys, who are now among some of our most respect.ed citizens, la boriously ripping off a section of fence to drape about the entrance to a church. Even "Jim" McCann was known to be lenient in those days when ho met a few youths carrying a sign blocks away from its habitat. Now, such a thing as removal of property is liable to be viewed as malicious mischief and the taking away of steps would be considered more in the light of crass disregard fer somebody's legs or neck than an outpouring of the autumnal spirit of mixing things up after the harvest is past and the summer ended and things made snug for winter; And as for anyone who would be caught after transferring a boat from the shore of the Susqpehanna to a Front street doorstep or decorating Capitol Park trees with red lanterns taken from a sewer trench, it would be 223 Walnut street for him, if caught. * * * The State of Pennsylvania is "classy" even when it has to proMjit people from entering its Capitol. At each entrance to tho great building there arc handsome mahogany sign posts containing cards with the in formation that the Capitol is closed to visitors. This is an influenza pre caution which does not even stop a party of Lancaster county "plain people" Mennonite farmers who havo a habit of getting into anything that is public, no matter what may hap pen to a delegation of anthracite miners. In any event, the sign posts are going to come in handy later on when there are meetings at the Capitol and they will direct people where sessions of various kinds are being held insteud of the time-hon ored plan of tying a card around a pillar. '• * * Three Harrisburg hotclmen ot wide experience remarked on Satur day that while there were numerous traveling men "on the road" now getting orders placed for next sum mer's goods they were all more or less uncertain about what business was going to be like. "The only thing they agree upon, as far as J can see," said one hotclman, "is that the people of Pennsylvania arc bent on cleaning up the Germans and de mand Grant's terms, unconditional surrender." | WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —L. R. Palmer, the state's com missioner of labor and industry, has been in charge of important super visory work for the United States Government in Pennsylvania during the war. —Fred Bell, one of the Blair county legislative candidates, has long been active in civic: affairs In Altoona. —Dr. Adolph Kocnig, State De partment of Health representative in Pittsburgh, has been put in charge of Public Service Health men sent there by the government. —David Barry, Cambria county Liberty Loan leader, says his county went $1,300,000 over the quota. —Dr. J. Jr. Edwards, former Pittsburgh health official, has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. —John P. Connelly, Philadelphia city solicitor, who has been ill. Is im. proving. [ DO YOU KNOW —That Harrisburg will ship considerable grain for Europe this fall and winter? HISTORIC HARRISBURG The landing place for the early ferry was where some of the coal boats land now near Paxton street KEPHART AND LENAHAN [From the Wilkes-Barre Records- Judge Kepfcart, at present a mem. ber of the Superior Court, is alsc an aspirant for the Supreme Courl justiceship, and as he has the sup port of influential leaders in Republican party, it is the genera, opinion that he will be high man ot the ticket. The contest for second place will be between Mr. Lenahan - Alexander Simpson, Jr., of Phlladel- W phia, and Edward W. Fox of Easton The other candidates will have onlj local support. Mr. Lenahan hat made an energetio canvass through out the state and If he has practi cally the unanimous support of Lu zerne and adjoining counties, he wil 1 run a good chance of becoming Mr Kephart's associate on the bench In that evept the spirit of tho Con stitution, ih relation to minorit; YcpresentaUon, would be compile* it with.
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