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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1918
Praise God from whom all
blessings flow
Praise Him all creatures here
here below
Praise Him above ye Heavenly
host
Praise Father, Son and Holy
Ghost,
THANK OFFERING
EVERY man, woman and child
should be willing to make a
contribution to the great fund
of the United War Work organiza
tions as a special thank offering that
the world Is again to be at peace-
GREATEST WORLD NEWS
TO-DAY the Telegraph, together
with other newspapers the
earth around, announces the
glgnlng of the armistice terms by
representatives of Germany.
This is the greatest news In the
history of the world.
Civilization has triumphed over
barbarity.
No more shall it be said: "Right
forever on the scaffold; wrong for
ever on the throne."
America has justified herself.
It is not too much to say that the
United States has saved the world
from the horror of Prussian do
minion.
We were forced to choose between
being slaves or soldiers, and, of
course, we chose the sword. The
American has demonstrated his ef
ficiency on the field of battle as
well as In business. He has shown
on the bloodstained fields of France,
whither he went to fight the bat
tles of the weaker nations, that he
is not the mere dollar-chaser Europe
used to imagine him, but an Ideal
ist willing to die for his beliefs.
France, England and Italy had
suffered bitterly when he went In.
They were terribly tired and utterly
exhausted when the marines and the
Pennsylvanlans threw themselves
across the road to Paris In what the
war-weary commanders of the en
tente felt to be a vain effort to halt
the onrushing German hosts. What
happened thereafter is history too
recent to need repetition. The
American proved himself not only a
superior fighter, but he galvanized
the whole Allied war machine and
groused a spirit of confidence and
will to victory that has now culmin
ated In the utter wrecking of the
Prussian armies and the destruction
of the Prussian system of govern
ment.
What our boys and their comrades
of other nations did over there was
glorious. The credit belongs to Eng
land, to France and Italy for hold
ing up under the terrible strain for
nearly four bloody years. Our lads
came In time to save the day and to
put on the finishing touches. The vic
tory is not for any nation or for any
race. White, black and yellow, all
gave their life-blood to bring the
Beast of Berlin to his knees. Jew
and Gentile, Protestant and Catho
lic, every race and every creed
Joined hands and fought the good
flght to its wonderful finish. As was
■aid on another some such oc
casion: "There is glory enough for
all." The victory belongs to all
mankind. It was humanity's war
and humanity won.
And now let us turn our eyes
from the thoughts of war to those
of peace. We have saved the world
—they over there and we over here
who have been backing them up—
and now let us direct our attention
to the remaking of it. Let us make
of It a better place in which to live.
Let us perpetuate the brotherhood
l of blood we have created upon the
\ battlefields of the world.
1 The defeat of Germany will not
bring the mlllenlum, but it can be
made to do more than "make the
MONDAY EVENING,
world safe for democracy." The
world can be reconstructed along
new lines and made a better, hap
pier place for our children, our
children's children, and even for us
who have lived througn the awful
period now fast drawing to a con
clusion. To this end we Bhould dedi
cate ourselves.
SPROUL'S VISION
SENATOR WILLIAM C. SPROUL,
the Governor-elect, has been
giving, day by day, renewed
evidence of his large appreciation of
the needs of this Commonwealth.
He manifests in his public addresses
and statements a clearness of vision
that is additional assurance of his
preparedness for the great problems
which must be met in the readjust-1
ment period upon which the State,
In common with other common
wealths, will enter on the final dec
laration of peace.
Thoughtful consideration has been
given by Governor Brumbaugh's suc
cessor to changes which he con
ceives to be necessary in the funda
mental instrument looking to great
er progress in the State's .develop
ment. He feels that the growth of
the cities has been retarded to some
extent by present constitutional re
strictions. For years, for instance,
cities of the third class, which In
cludes Harrlsburg, have been grop
ing more or less in the dark toward
a better system of government that
will admit of their development with
out imposing burdensome limitations
upon individual and community ini
tiative.
This newspaper has been entire
ly out of sympathy with the com
mission form of government which
was imposed upon Harrlsburg by the
Legislature. We feel that it does not
meet the conditions and fails utterly
in the achievement of lines of 'de
velopment which make for greater
prosperity and progress.
So we are glad that the Governor
elect is looking ahead to leadership
in these matters. He will have an
opportunity for great service and
all that he has done since he be
came the candidate of the Republi
can party for the highest office in
the gift of the people indicates a con
sistent purpose to work out a con
structive program which will be of
lasting benefit to all our citizens.
FACING A FRANKENSTEIN
GERMANY is facing the Frank
enstein of Bolsheviklsm, a hor
rible creature of her own crea
tion which threatens to turn and
rend her. Had not the Ger
mans played fast and loose with
Russia by placing Lenlne and
Trotzky in the saddle, the Bolshevik
element of Russia would soon have
lost the reins of power and Russia
would now be on the way to orderly
and stable government.
Bribery, cajolery and treasonable
betrayal of trust were the means
used by the German government to
get Russia out of the war and the
result was the Soviet government,
which Is sweeping all Russia not
controlled by Independent forces,
over the brink of the precipice of
ruin and starvation. And now the
horrid creature of German treach
ery is reaching out its long gaunt
arms in an effort to gather to its
bloody bosom all that is left of the
once powerful and boastful German
Fatherland.
Possibly the higher education of
the German people, their long dis
! cipline and their larger intelligence
! may save the empire from the awful
experiences of Russia. This is its
only hope. But if the Bolsheviki
should do to Germany what they
have done to Russia, Germany would
have nobody but herself to blame.
The Bolshevik was the invention of
Germany to wreck Russia; if it
proves a Frankenstein the responsi
bility lies with Germany.
\VM. HOHENZOLLERN
HOW have the mighty fallen!
Saturday he was Emperor
Wilhelm II of Germany and
King of Prussia, commander in chief
of the Imperial armies and "All
Highest" to millions of subject
people.
Yesterday he was plain William
Hohenzollern, fleeing for his life
from the scene of his erstwhile
triumphs into the safety of neutral
Holland, a little' nation for which
until recently he had nothing but
contempt.
The famous "one hundred days"
from Elbe to Waterloo were as noth
ing compared with the events of the
hundred days from CHhteau Thierry
until the abdication of the Kaiser
on Saturday. When Pershing threw
his marines and Pennsylvania Na
tional Guardsmen into the teeth of
Wilhelm's fighting forces, the
Kaiser was thirty-five miles from
Paris, with the way almost open be
fore him and world empire .appar
ently only a few weeks in the future.
Russia had fallen, Serbia had been
crushed, Rumania had accepted the
conqueror's terms and the allies were
on the point of exhaustion. And
then the great reservoirs of man
power, wealth and courage in the
western world were opened and there
surged forward a flood too mighty
for even the tremendous forces of
the Kaiser. Day after day the Ger
mans fell back, day after day Foch
and Halg and Pershing continued
to pound them. And then Allenby
struck his pace and put Turkey hors
du combat in the East, and Italy
turned on Austria with such ferocity
that Germany's best ally was com
pelled to accept unconditional sur
render. Tnat was the beginning of
the end and the close of the chapter
has hot yet been written.
As recently as a month ago it was
not apparent that the war would not
run Into another year. We had
steeled ourselves to the necessity of
carrying on another twelve months.
Recent events have followed each
/ -4 • ' '
other with incredible and unforeseen
swiftness. The mightiest monarchy
of modern times has fallen. The
proudest monarch has been kicked
into the gutter.
Wllhelm owes his ruin to his own
overweaning ambition. "Ambition!"
wrote Shakespeare, "By that sin fell
the angels; how then can man, the
image of his maker, hope to live
by It?" And, surely, the former Kai
ser is a striking example of the folly
and futility of selfish aggrandize
ment. He had the power for Infinite
good or for gross evil, and he chose
the latter course, with a few brief
years in the center of the stage, the
spotlight following his every move
and ruin and darkness at the end,
to a reign of beneficence such as
would have sent his name down to
posterity as a great and good states
man and ruler. He used his won
derful talents for evil, and evil re
turned to him. He sowed the wind
and he has reaped the whirlwind.
Worst of all, he was carried a won
derful people into the depths with
him, and has made them despised of
all humanity and unfit to associate
with the civilized peoples of the
earth.
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F fdlUcs Ik |
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By the Ex-Committeeman
Present Indications are that two
records were broken at the election
of Tuesday and both should not only
bo extremely ggratifying to Repub
licans, but spur them on to united
effort and adherence to platform
pledges, maintenance of the present
militant organization and careful
legislation during the coming ses
sion. The recent election broke many
precedents, one being that it was
the first time that constitutional
amendments had been voted upon
at the same time as gubernatorial
candidates, at least in recent years,
and also that majorities were
smashed. An interesting comici
dence is that Governor-elect Wil
liam C. Sproul, head and front of
the good roads movement, should
be elected by a majority as indi
cative of popular approval as that
given to the J50.000.000 road bond
issue amendment which he intro
duced and fought through four
legislatures and two elections.
The Sproul majority will be fig
ured out when the returns are all
in and that wGI not be until the
soldier vote is counted, but com
parison with the figures appearing
on this page last Wednesday will
show how far ahead is his majority
above those given to Daniel H. Hast
ings, William A. Stone and Samuel
W. Pennypacker. He is the first
governor to go in by a majority of
more than 200,000, Just as he was
the first Republican candidate to
be nominated for governor by the
tremendous majority he got in May.
Hereafter Sproul will be known as
the first of the 200,000 class and it
may go close to 250,000.
—The next important fact is that
the legislature will be Republican
by almost 200 majority on joint bal
lot. This will be something un
heard of. The Senate of 1917 had
39 Republicans and 10 Democrats
and one Washington man. It looks
fairly certain that the next Senate
will be 44 Republicans and 6 Dem
ocrats.
—ln the House it looks as though
the standing would be fropi 182 to
184 Republicans and from 23 to
21 Democrats. The last House was
169 Republicans, 47 Democrats. 1
Washington and 1 Socialist. The
latter two have disappeared from
the list and the Democrats will be
lucky if they have 30 men in the
whole Legislature.
—Sincre Democrats will doubt
less ponder long on the final taste
of the much heralded fruits of re
organization of their party.
—Two Philadelphia newspapers,
the Press and the Ledger, devote
considerable space to views of the
governor-elect. The Press' article
was written by Senator Sproul him
self and that the broad
minded man who will be chief
maggistrate is already thinking of
the problems which will confront
his native state when the war ends.
He remarks that ways of business
have beqprne "sloppy" because of
the stress of war and that we must
work and work patiently to build
'up after the war ends. The Ledger
article quotes the senator as saying
"My one thought and purpose, a
purpose which has become a ruling
passion, is to do things for Pennsyl
vania, which a new day demands.
"He used this phrase in discussing
the constitution of the state, ex
pressing the opinion that the time
had passed when benefits should be
sought by amendment, and that he
was thinking .about calling a con
stitutional discussion meeting. The
new governor discussed the state
government in the way that marks
him, saying that he hoped to apply
some of the business methods which
men praised in him to the state,
co-ordination of the state police and
the various wardens, better roads
and other things, letting it be known
that liquor control is dead and mak
ing this statement which will be
pleasant for every one in the state
to hear: "I shall know nothing of
any factional fight. I intend to be
governor of Pennsylvania. I shall
expect the support of all Republi
cans. I shall not seek leadership.
I shall be governor."
—Lackawanna Democrats are
charged with voting soldiers and
dead jnen against Congressman
Farr, the center of attack by liquor
interests and in Archbald it is said
a contest will be started against
Patrick McLane, the Democrat who
claims he won, In Berks the Dem
ocrats are having trouble over Bon
nlwell's small majority, compara
tively speaking and in Luzerne they
are shouting that they have won
the conggresslonal seat although It
will take the soldier vote to settle
It.
—Montgomery county gave Sproul
8,464 majority for governor and
Boyd for senator 9,160.
—Speaker R. J. Baldwin is said
to have a large boom for senator to
succeed Sproul being painted up.
It is to be launched soon.
Strive to Please
[From the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.]
Women who wish to obtain
licenses to run elevators must tell
their ages. That is easy to do if it
is known what age is wanted. In
the matter of years women usually
strive to pleas^
HARRJSBURG TELEGBA^H
WHEN A FELLER NEEDS FRIENDS By BRIGGS
V '
AT AN INDIAN FUNERAL
(New York Times)
Several days ago a young Sioux
'lndian by the name of Allen Otter
man died at Camp Dodge, lowa, of
Spanish Influenza. Yesterday he
was buried in a little quiet Indian
cemetery far out on the Dakota
prairie. It was my privilege to at
tend the funeral, which in spme re
spects was one of the most re
markable demonstrations of patriot
ism I have ever witnessed.
A short service was conducted in
the yard of the father's home, with
the casket resting in the shadow of
the open, summer house so typical
of all Indian living, and this service
was conducted by an Indian mission
dry whose education enables him
sp to minister to his people. The
home is situated on a very high
hill, so that long before we reached
it we could see the large crowd of
Indians who had gathered to pay
their last tribute to the young hero.
Dong before we reached the home
we could also see Old Glory floating
from a tall flagpole that had been
set up since the news of his death
had reached the reservation.
After the brief service at the house
the procession started for the church
and cemetery. Each of the five
young men who were pallbearers
has qualified for military service,
though some have been rejected on
account of physical unfitness and
others have not yet been examined.
Each one of them had pinned to the
lapel of his coat streamers of red,
white and blue. At the front of the
procession rode a young Indian
brave on an Indian pony and carry
ing the dear old flag. Behind him
moved the automobile carrying the
remains of the young soldier and
over him floated another large flag.
Behind Ihe body rode the pall
bearers on swift Indian ponies. Sev
eral Indian families were in cars,
but many more, were in wagons, the
old women and men chanting their
lamentations for the dead. Surely
here was the mingling of the old
primitive life with the new regime,
and over all a spirit of patriotism
that was unspeakably touching and
sincere. 1 cannot think any
more impressive military funeral
cortege ever passed along a high
way than moved that day over the
the Dakota prairies.
Suffrage Marches On
(From the New York Tribune)
It is still no easy road of which
women win the franchise through
state action,but? the advance is sure,
if slow. Michigan fell into line ac
cording to the late returns, thereby
establishing an Important and signi
ficant gain in much disputed terri
tory. Twice her voters defeated suf
frage at the polls. Yet such wus the
underlying drift in its favor that the
Legislature last year granted women
Presidential suffrage; and this
year's popular acceptance of gen
eral suffrage for women upholds the
Judgment of the legislators.
Here in New York the significant
fact was the calm acceptance of suf
frage by -women generally, without
confusion, without sex cleavage,
without shock by anybody. Women
voted as a matter of course. The
great revolution that was to over
turn a civilization arrlyed and every
body took it with calmness and a
general chorus of approval. ,
After such a demonstration of the
demand for suffrage and its arrival
among the established policies of
progressive America, there can be
little doubt of the Senate's course.
One more vote has already been won
to suffrage. The other must surely
fall soon. To think otherwise would
be to deny to the Senate not only an
open mind but even open eyes.
We Hold It Against Him
What can they expect of the prom,
lses of a man like Hindenburg who
doesn't even keep his dinner dates?
—From the Atlanta, Constitution.
Thaddeus Stevens y Great Commander,
Writes in Behalf of Carlisle Lawyer
ALETTER wherein Thaddus
Stevens, the Great Commoner,
addressed Governor George
Wolf in behalf of the appointment
of C. B. Penrose, of Carlisle, a near
relative of the present senior senator
from Pennsylvania, to a vacancy on
the bench at Harrisburg, has just
been found by Prof. H. H. Shenk,
the custodian of the public records
in the State Library. Prof Shenk,
who is an authority on Central
Pennsylvania history and has been
giving much time to the study ot
the men who made the Keystone
State school system and who figured
in the stormy days of its develop
ment, discovered the letter in some
papers which had come under his
ken a short time ago. Prof. Shenk
has been carrying his Inquiries into
original fields and has turned up
many valuable and interesting
papers relative to the history and
life of the State which was begun
by the late Luther R. Kelker under
Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker,
is being extended by Prof. Shenk.
Dr. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, the
State Librarian, will urge extension
of this work to take advantage of
opportunities which are arising.
The Stevens letter is dated at
Gettysburg, January 29, 1830. It
reads:
To His Excellency,
George Wolf, Esqr.
Deaf Sir:
"Learning that the vacancy in the
Harrisburg (Judicial) district is not
yet supplied I beg leave to suggest
the name of C. B. Penrose, Esqr.,
ef Carlisle, as a person who would
do honor to the bench. For several
years past, I have practised with
him, both in the Common Pleas and
WHERE MONEY GOES
Assuming there were one .hundred
thousand men massed on a 10-mile
front, the rifles and machine guns
would approximate a cost of $1,600,-
000. In the first twenty-four hours,
accordiitg to official estimates, they
should fire 13 million shots, costing
$650,000. ' Behind the infantry
should be a row of 3-inch guns, one
thousand of them, .costing $3,000
each! a second eight hund
red 6-inch guns costing $20,000
each, and a third line of two hund
red and fifty 10 or 12-lnch, costing
about $60,000 apiece. Cost of ar
tillery would be % million dollars.
It would cost nearly 18 million dol
lars to feed these guns just one day
and night. Artillery and small arms
cost approximately $35,600,000, and
it takes nearly 19 million dollars to
rUn them twenty-four hours. There
may also be the giant 16-inch guns,
each one of which, when mounted,
costs $525,000, and whose shell costs
SI,OOO. An attacking column should
be but is not always accompanied by
great numbers of 37s —baby cannon
—costing $1,500 each. Laying these
and the food, clothing and pay of
the men aside, that battle represents
53 million dollars. The total front
is fifty times as long.
No Romance in Castor Oil
Depressing to learn that what the
Spanish "flu" needs is fresh air, ex
ercise, sleep, wholesome diet, cathar
tics and the ordinary line of stuff
for plain, common or garden varie
ties of complaints.—From the Indi
anapolis Star.
Idea For Some Bright Packer
There is a sameness about the
universal "country sausage" which
grows tiresome. Why do not the
packing houses turn out some town
sausage for a change?— From the
Kansas City fitar., J
S. C. and have found htm a well
read and Industrious lawyer; acute
in bis discriminations, and of quick
apprehension; gentlemanly in his
deportment; of high and honorable
feelings, and strict, exemplary
morals —Although personally unac
quainted with your Excellency, I
have ventured to make these sug
gestions, from a belief, that you
will gladly receive information from
any quarters, which will enable you
to fill such important offices with
worthy men and respectable law
yers."' Very respectfully yours,
T. STEVENS.
The letter bears endorsements:
"Mr. Stevens In favor of Mr. Pen
rose of Carlisle for appointment of
judge" and Is addressed "George
Wolf, Esqr., Governor of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, Harris
burg."
There is no record that Governor
Wolf followed the advice of Mr.
Stevens or what answer he made.
On February 1, 1830 Calvin Blythe
was commissioned Judge of the
Dauphin county courts.
It is interesting to note that both
Governor Wolf and Mr. Penrose
have descendants living in Central
Pennsylvania and that both were
men of wide note In their day. The
Carlisle branch of the Penrose fam
ily was as noted as the Philadelphia
members. C. B. Penrose, of Phil
adelphia, was one of the figures in
the speakership contest of 1839
which led to that legislative dis
turbance known in Pennsylvania his
tory of the "Buckshot" War. For
more than a century the Penrose
family has been prominent in the
affairs of Pennsylvania State Gov
ernment and before that In Phila
delphia matters.
A LULLABY
Because some men In khaki coats
Are marching out to war.
Beneath a torn old flag that floats
As proudly as before;
Because they will not stop or stay,
But march with eager tread,
A little baby far away
Sleeps safely in her bed.
Because some grim, gray sentinels
Stand always silently,
Where each dull shadow falls and
swells.
Upon a restless sea;
Because their lonely watch they
keep,
With keen and wakeful eyes,
A little child may safely sleep
Until the sun shall rise.
Because some swift and shadowy
things
Hold patient guard on high,
Like birds or sails or shielding
wings
Against a stormy sky;
Because u strange light spreads and
sweeps
Across a darkened way,
A nttle baby softly sleeps
Until the dawn of- day.
—By G. R. GLASGOW.
Poor, Helpless Child
"A beautiful girl babe was bora to
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Markey last Sun
day night and all well. A name for
the little stranger has not yet been
found, but we suggested something
to Indicate the birth period In the
great war.—Wllsonia, or Pershlna
or Allleania."—From the Johnson
Democrat.
No Worry There
[From the Lbs Angeles Times]
Why worry about whether there
will be sugar enough for the crop of
cranberries? There never was.
NOVEMBER 11, 1918.
Mr. Burleson
[From the Pittsburgh Christian Ad
vocate]
A few weeks ago we all were busy
wondering why our Postmaster Gen
eral was so eager and hot In oppos
ing prohibition before a commlttoe
of the United States Senators who
were looking toward an increased
output and greater efficiency in our
shipyards. Indeed, we could but
wonder whet business It was of the
Postmaster General anyway. His de
partment is in such a wretchedly bad j
condition that one would naturally
think that he would need to spend
all his time in his office straining the
harness to improve the mall service
of the country and. better conditions
In our army mail service over the
big water. He was the only man be
fore the committee who used lan
guage that was, t4> say the least. In
bad taste. He spoke <}f the prohi
bitionists as fanatics, and declared
that we had no time to fool with
them, or words to that effect, lie
displayed great heat and zeal in de
fending the brewers.
Now we have the key to the situa
tion and all Is clear. In the Wash
ington Herald of August 12 this news
item appears: "The Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Burleson are occupy
ing for the month of August the
commodious bungalow of Colonel
and Mrs. Robert Crain, delightfully
situated at Morgantown, on the Po
tomac, Mr. Burleson coming and go
ing as the demands of his office
require."
The light, grows brighter as we
read this letter from George W.
Crabbe, Anti-Saloon League superin
tendent for Maryland, to Attorney
Wayne B. Wheeler: "While in Wash
ington the other day to-' protest
against the appointment of Robert
Crain, who is counsel for the brew
ers of the country and the recognized
lobbyist of the liquor interests in
this state, but nevertheless the ap
pointee of Mr. McAdoo on that Thrift
Board, to go out and ask the chil
dren of the state to save their pen
nies, I had a conference with Mr.
Vanderllp. He said that he would
gladly do anything that he could to
help me, and thought that my point
was well taken. Ho said, however,
that Mr. Crain was appointed and
duly commissioned by the Secretary
of the Treasury, and that his ap
pointment was brought about by Mr.
Burleson."
That old saying that "birds of a
feather flock together," has lost none
of its force. Robert Crain is the at
torney of the United States Brewers'
Association. Mr. Burleson likely does
more lobbying with Congressmen in
the interests of the brewers and
liquor dealers than any public official
at Washington. And that is the sort
of a Postmaster General we have.
No wonder that we do not have a
better mall service. A mighty pro
test should go up to Washington to
separate our Postal Department from
the liquor traffic. It would not be
a bad idea to vote Mr. Burleson an
extended vacation, to be spent in re
tirement at his faraway western
home.
GOOSE-STEPS \
Four boasting burglars, hoping to go
free —
One bowed to D'Esperey, then there
were three.
Three boasting burglars, striving to
crawl through—
One quit to Calthorpe, and then
' there were two.
Two boasting burglars, running short
of fun —
One died for Diaz and then there
was one.
One boasting burglar, seeking to get
by—
Got the severest blow right from
Versailles.
To Bagdad, to Bagdad, to start a
quick train;
Home again, home again, squealing
.with pain.
Bill be nimble, Bill be quick;
Bill beware of the Bolshevik.
On the Wane
Flu
Thru?
—From the New York Sun.
OUR DAILY LAUGH
HE STOPPED IT .
Why, • Bobble.
you're all out of H
breath! What
havo you been do
ing?
I've been stop
ping a fight. JgqHßn ?)
That was a s
bravo, noble thingt^^ ( |R i W
for you to do. .
Who were fight- M i (iSOm.
Mo and anotli
cr boy.
THE AEPKAT.
"Is it difficult tc borrow money t"
"Not tho Cr ttcus. Ybc seeowd
tuwh u what calia for croat skill.'
AN AUTUMN A 1
INQUIRY.
The nights are
getting long- / I*? Hi
1 do not think 4 |
that hurts. \
Tls getting time 0 \\.
they oughter Itr- — tu
But how about
the skirts. * -f/
IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
"I can't for the life of me see why
he married her."
"Now that he's married, neither
can he.*
• *
Euming (Hffat
In connection with the work of
the Pennsylvania War History Com
mittee, provided by the State His
torical Commission, It is probable
that tho state will undertake ex
tensive marking of historic sites in
tho next two years. Governor elect
William C. Sproul is chaiman of both
the Commission and the committee
and in leisure moments is planning £
both on a scale commensurate with
their importance to Pennsylvania in
previous and the present wars.
Assembling of the data regarding
the participation of Pennsylvania in
the present war is under wdy in the
counties and the War and Navy
Departments, the State Draft head
quarters and other state wide agen
cies will furnish their information
which will oo collated under direc
tion of tho commission with the new
governor taking a great personal In
terest in it. Senator Sproul's train
ing as a newspaperman and his like
lor historical matter will make this
congenial matter to supervise during
his term. Tljere. are a number of
historical sites well off the beaten 1
track, but which are filled with In
terest for Pennsylvania which have
been suggested for marking and a
movement to commemorate places
where the iron industry started,
both east u,nd west of the Alleghen
nies and where other Industries
which have made Pennsylvania
greit had their beginnings is prob
able These would include the coal,
oil, natural gas and other natural
resource Industries some of which
are in the neighborhood of places
which loom large in military and
political history of the Keystone
State. , ' '
* • •
If the farmers of Pennsylvania
continue to carry lanterns on their
market wagons and other vehicles
the way they have been doing lately
on state highways as a mere matter
of protection there will not be much
heard of the 'biennial bill in the
legislature to require all vehicles
to display llghtj. This bill has af
forded many a legislator a chance
to rise and protest in behalf of the
farmer and legislative records are
filled with discuisions of the sub
ject. Tho number of accidents,
however, seems to be able to bring
about In many communities, ac
cording to renortt coming to tho
Capitol, what HegiSative bills, am
bitious lawmakers and automobile
owners endeavored to accomplish for
years in the face 6* embattled op
position. The use of lights on
wagons is very goieral with . a
marked increase in tie number In
rural counties. Increase in humber
of automobiles owned n the farm
is the greatest factor, lowever.
•
An interesting fact in connection
with the news of the dtwnfall of
the kaiser is that Harrhburg re
ferred to it more in churdies than
anywhere else. The abdication was
mentioned in many a sernon sftid
thanks given for it in many aprayer.
The solemnity with which Harris
burg received that inomentom news
was quite a contrast to the flam
boyant, noisy occurences of th day;
of the unfounded armistice reiort.
• * •
—General traffic has ended intho
"Northwest Passage" as the "Hn"
knows the corridor that rips **
through the Capitol "attic." Thg
corridor which runs the who,*
length of the building and has de
tours about the rotunda has been
used by heads of departments and
even Governors and statesmen of all
degrees, legislators and place hunt
ers, to get about without being ob
served and some comical meetings
between men trying to avoid each
other by taking to its secluded
lengths have occurred. The corridors
have been marked "closed to visit
ors" so that the general public
which has gone wandering about in
the upper flights of state officialdom
will keep away. The offices on the
top floor are used as departmental
storerooms and as quarters for de
partments and bureaus which oc
cupy legislative committee rooms
during recesses of the lawmakers.
• •
Operation of the capital issues
regulation of the national and state
government In co-operation appears
to be moving very well. There have
been numerous instances reported
of increases made which have been
sent to Washington and the matter
taken up with the people interested
in the companies.
F WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Archibald Johnston, mayor of
Bethlehem, has been in personal
direction of the steps to fight in
fluenza in his city.
—Charles E. Donahue, senator
elect from Clinton coupty, spent
several years as an officer In the
National Guard.
—Calwalder M. Barr, one of the
Allegheny senators, is a captain In
the quartermasters" department.
—Howard Coonley, who is urging
that Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
unite to buy Hog Island and main
tain the war ship yard as a joint
enterprise to develop business of the
state, is an experienced shipbuilder.
—George C. Hftzel, appointed on
the Old Age Pension Commission,
was one of the members of the
Tener commission which drafted
the Workmen's Compensation legis
lation in 1914. He is a Chester
manufacturer.
—Judge W. C. Ryan, of Bucks
county, personally administers oaths
to peoplo engaged in war work.
—John A. Thornton, postmaster
of Philadelphia, wants 2,500 extra
men to handle Christmas mall in
that city.
r DO YOU"KNOW
—That two thirds of the people
of Harrisburg arc members of
sonic organization engaged ill
war work now?
HISTORIC HARRISBURG
The State Capitol Park was used
as a demonstration place for the
Harrlsburg soldiers who returned
from the Mexican war.
THE DARDANELLES
The heroes of Galllpoli are aveng
ed, the Dardanelles are open and
allied ships can now pass from the
Mediterranean to the Black Sea
without let or hindrance. The im
mense Importance of this event, re
sulting from the complete and un
conditional surrender of Turkey, is
temporarily overshadowed by hap
penings on the.western front and the
.allied conference at Versailles. But
It will greatly simplify the work of
the conference and hasten the col
lapse and surrender of Germany,
which is simply holding on to the
last moment at the instigation of the
militarists anc, junkers In the hope
of something being consented to by
way of compromise which will fall
short of unconditional surrender.—i
From the No* York Herald*
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