12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded 1881 Published evenings except Sunday by THE. TGLKGHAVK PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building, Federal Sqnare E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OYSTER, Business Manager GUS. M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor A. R. MICHENER, Circulation Manager Executive Hoard &. P. McCULLOUGH, BOYD M. OGLESBY, F. R. OYSTER, GUS. M. STEINMETZ. Members of the Associated Press —The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news pub lished herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein al% also reserved. A Member American r\ Newspaper Pub- Associa- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn- Assoc la- Eastern office Story, Brooks & Finley, Fifth Avenue Building, Story. Brooks & Gas' Building, Chicago, 111. • Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa„ as second class matter. cr" r **'gBrv. By carrier, ten cents a *week: by mail, 33.00 a " year in advance. The fexrer the voices on the side of truth, the more distinct and strong must he your oxen. — Channing. THURSDAY. MARCH 12, IDI9 SHOULDER INSIGNIA NEARLY everybody has been j puzzled by the insignia of sol- | diors returning front France, j Distinctive insignia is now worn on j the left shoulder by all members j of combat divisions and by corps and j army troops. During conibat the j insignia assisted in identifying men j of units which became mixed up, I and often assisted in reforming j them. It lias been a factor in de- ■ veloping divisional spirit, and it' also | has its use painted on vehicles and j other divisional army property. There is an interesting story be- j bind the adoption of almost every ; design. State traditions, early ntili- I tary achievements, symbolical i beasts, all have furnished .inspira tions for the insignia. The Telegraph, I beginning to-day, will publish one \ each day. The skeleton histories of front line activity and captures are front official A. E. F. records. Other drawings and histories will i be printed in later issues until the | list is complete. The Kaiser wants to go to a warmer climate, according to to-day's cables, and we see no reason why he shouldn't have his wish. ANOTHER EPIDEMIC THERE tire very distinct signs that the influenza epidemic will soon he a matter of his tory entirely," says a well known medical observer. Most assuredly; it's not usual to have two epidemics running at the same time and unless all signs fail another is about due. The germs appear to have been car ried north by the bluebird and rob ins and already the disease is get ting in its deadly work. Down south j they call it the hookworm. Up hero it is simply spring-fever, and while the season is still young the mild ! winter is responsible for the present I violence of the outbreak. .Spring fever is an old malady, j Nobody ever lias been able to find a ! specific for it. About ttie time the j dandelions and the maple buds be- j gin to get awake and show signs : of lite, man, bull-headed animal ! that he is, starts nodding over his j desk and putting off until to-morrow i what he should do to-day. Unless one diagnoses the malady correctly at once he is apt to find himself depressed and fearful that some of the Rightfulness of which he has read in the old-fashioned patent medicine advertisements are happening within the nar row confines of his own anat omy. The mothers of a gener ation back not only knew the symptoms, but they had the date of their annual appearance down fine. Along about Gfound Hog day, say, it was the custom in all well regu lated households to hang around the nock of every childish victim of parental solicitation a little bag of nameless drugs that made their wearers outcasts among their little comrades until the mothers of all the other littlq boys and girls conformed to the ivretched practice and tagged their own youngsters with similar abominations. Some of these for whom the parental rod had no terrors occasionally used the con tents of these charm-bags as bait to entice catfish and eels, which fish are supposed to be particularly charmed by Limburger-like odors, and others conveniently lost theirs. But that made little difference, for what followed was worse than that which had gone before, and there was no means of wishing it on a catfish or otherwise escaping per sonal responsibility. We refer to the cup of molasses mixed with sul phur, a tablespoonful of which had to be taken before breakfast every morning. Some, stingy father must have devised that particular form of torture as a means of cutting down the childish appetite; at least it had that effect. But it was sup- THURSDAY EVENING. HABHISBURG TELEGRItPH: rr " MARCH 13, 1919 posed to be very good for spring fever and other complaints peculiar to the season, and perhaps it was, for it must have been a very hardy germ that would have remained in the same human system with such a vile concoction. But older folks partook of some thing more pleasant, generally tak ing the form of a "spring tonic" that usually had concealed about Its per son a "kick" that would have made a beaker of Jersey Lightning re semble by comparison a drink of sassafras. Ladies who never in dulged at any other time of year used to key themselves up for the housecleaning orgy that way, which leads to the thought that may be next year, with the country "dry" and the old-fashioned spring tonic toned down to the strength of strong tea, women will not be able to get up energy enough to liouseclcan with the usual energy. If so. praise be, and heaven bless the prohibi tionists. Spring fever wouldn't be so bad if it were not for the con- ! the honnors of house cleaning that are one of its worst pangs. • MORE INCONSISTENCY STRICTLY in line with the appar ent purpose of the American peace delegates not to hold out for too severe penalties to be im posed upon Germany, comes the startling announcement from Paris that if the Germans refuse to accept the peace treaty as presented to them America will not join with the allies in enforcing its terms. There is wide discussion among the allied peace commissions as to what course will be pursued in case the Germans do not consent to the hard terms that are being prepared for them. It is admitted that in such a con- | tingeney Germany will not attempt j to renew the war, but will simply defy the allies to compel disarma ment, to recover loot stolen from Belgium and France and to col , lect the indemnities that will be de | manded. If that situation presents itself it will be necessary for the al | lied troops to occupy the whole of Germany, take possession of admin istration centers, and direct the con duct of affairs until the provisions of the peace treaty have been satis lied. Now a special dispatch from Paris, censored and passed by the officials in charge of news items from the Peace Conference, gives us the fol lowing information: "American delegates to the Peace Conference | have again made it plain in re newed suggestion that American forces would not participate in any such venture.'' Where, may we ask, did our delegates receive their au- j thority to say that the United States j would not co-operate with its al lies, or "associates" if you please, in I forcing upon Germany the peace that I we have assisted in winning at the I cost of 100,000 lives and 200,000 j maimed? It is stated in this inspired cablegram from the French capi tal that "the American people at home never would approve of in definite participation of American ! troops at the expense of billions." By thus throwing responsibility up on the "people at home" our dele gates are doing their utmost to up set any plans the allies may have to impose terms upon Germany commensurate with the enormity of her crimes. How preposterous is all this! The ( only satisfaction the American peo ple will get from the war is to see Germany suffer somewhat in propor tion to the sufferings she has brought upon other nations. We want no territory or money indemnity ex cept for property destroyed con trary to international law, but we do want to see Germany placed in a position where her menace to civili zation will be permanently remov ed. A nation that has given of her men and money as has the United States is not going to stop .when the fruits of victory are almost with in her grasp, and the American dele gates are putting their countrymen in an entirely false jjosition by alleging | the contrary. And how inconsistent with the ] proposed league of nations is the j stand of our peace commissioners in | this matter. Under the terms of the ! constitution of the league the United States, if a member, will be required to furnish troops, in conjunction with other nations, to enforce, the decrees of the league. Yet, in the very first question of that nature to arise among the powers that will control the league, the United States flatly refuses to be a party. If we are not ready to assist in the enforce ment of a peace already won, what, may we ask, is to be our attitude when America is required by the league to enter upon a new war, in the result of which we have no na tional interest? "Consistency," sang the poet, "thou are a jewel." And a rare one, indeed, in the present era of American international di plomacy. CONSTRUCTIVE REPORT THE annual report of Commis sioner Hassler, outlining the needs of the city water depart ment, should receive the early atten tion of Council. His recommenda tions for additional filter beds, increased pumping capacity and double mains in North street are matters with which it will not do to trifle. They must not be postponed. The city is growing and the water plant is not. Dr. Hassler has out lined a series of improvements that must be made if the department is to meet the needs of the city. He has made a careful study of condi tions and it is for Council as a whole to take up his findings soon as possible, to the end that the city may not suddenly find itself with a water famine on its hands. i : A generation hence, small boys will be asking; "Pop, what was a Bol shevist 2" * [j * -f £ic By the Ex-Committeeman —Pretty strenuous efforts to pre vent a clash over the Brady pri mary election bill and its companion legislation are being made by legis lative leaders and they are indulg ing in hopes that there will be some agreement to have the bills go back to the elections committee for "study." The ruction which made some of the members of the com- I mittee late for supper Tuesday eve ning is being made much talked of throughout the State and the dis position of rural members who be long to the Legislative League to assert themselves may have a big effect in political matters this ses sion. —More of the administration leg islation is being whipped into shape and will be introduced next week when various measures will be re ported out of committee in the Sen ate and sent along to the House. No opposition to any of th% Gover nor's bills has been heard of. On the contrary there are expressions of much relief that the "big stuff" is coming along and that May 15 t.iay see the end of the session. —The Philadelphia mayoralty talk is going to have much effect on j the State this year because the lin- I ing up of the factions will depend on how strong the Quaker City booms are pressed. —Allegheny county will have five judges to elect this fall as the result of the appointment of Senator Charles H. Kline and Stephen Stone, of Pittsburgh, to the Common Pleas bench by Governor Sproul last night. The terms of Judges John C. Hay maker. John A. Evans and Henry G. Wasson expire. Ten new Judges were named under the act approved by the Governor some ten days ago. Ex-Senator Kline, who is a native of Indiana county, was a member I of both branches of the Legislature. J Mr. Stone, a son of the former Gov ernor, is City Solicitor of Pittsburgh. It is understood that practically the' whole Republican organization in I Allegheny county will get behind the five judges for election. No liquor legislation was intro duced by the "wet" forces in the Legislature this week. It had been announced that bills to permit tlfe sale of beers and. wines would be introduced in the House Monday night. "Dry" members eagerly awaited the introduction of the measures and scouted a mystery when they failed to appear. It, de veloped today that the bills did not appear because the liquor forces could not agree on the provisions 'to be incorporated in the bills. The wrangle among the liquor people held up the introduction of the measures. They will likely be put in next week if an agreement can be reached. As soon as the bills are introduced a fight between "wet" and "dry" members on the floor of the House is anticipated. "Drvs" confidently assert that they will have a majority strong enough to defeat any measure which would tend to thwart prohibition. The "dry" bills to provide for the enforcement of prohibition are now being drafted. These bills will likely be introduced next week also. "Dry" leaders are silent about the provisions of the bills. But it is known that they will stamp everything containing alcohol as an intoxicant. —lt is further announced on re liable authority that the "dr.vs" will make no effort to put a of search and seizure clause iff the bill. Considerable opposition would de velop to such a clause which would permit the constituted authorities j to enter a man's home to search for liquor and confiscate any intoxicants found. -—Thomas Rlaine Donaldson, de signated for State Insurance Com missioner. spent yesterday with Charles A. Ambler, whom he suc ceeded and who has been very ill at Atlantic City. The two men are warm personal friends, Mr. Don aldson having been continued as special deputy by Mr. Ambler and being placed in charge of important work, especially at Pittsburgh. Mr. Ambler's appointment was among those withdrawn by the Governor and he has been waiting to be suc ceeded. His greeting to Mr. Donald son was especially pleasant. Sam uel W. McCulloch, deputy for many years, is another close friend of Mr. Donaldson. In this city the new Commissioner has a number of warm college friends and many ad mirers. Few men have come here with more good wishes for success than the new chief of the Depart ment, whose ability is everywhere recognized. -—lt is an interesting thing that each and every appointment sent to the Senate by Governor Sproul, with one exception, has been im mediately confirmed. The single exception was confirmed in a few days. There have been times when the senators have "thought over" appointments for a day or two. —Highway Commissioner Sadler ! seems to be making a more favor- ] able impression by his refusals to include routes in the State primary i system or to look after some special road than anything else. A number of delegations have been here the last two weeks with propositions which were dead against the policy as announced by the new highway chief. In the language of one man: "That new Commissioner can say 'no' and we can go back to our people and tell them that there is nothing doing. I much prefer that 'no' business than to be 'struac along'." —There'are signs that the Berks county rural delegation in the House is going to be heard from. The ugual row over the way appropria tions are made is to be made by the Democrats for the sake of the journal. It is not expected, how ever, that any of the members will refuse to take what is allowed in the bills. LABOR NOTES The Carney Point (N. J.) plant of the DuPont Powder Company, which during the war employed over 15,000 men and women, has re duced its working force to less than 3,000. The total cost of erecting the American Federation of Labor head quarters in Washington, which in- the cost of the ground upon which the building stands, was 3189,- 317.68. Of this amount 366,740 has been paid off, leaving an indebted ness of 3122,500. In an effort to open channels for jobs for discharged service men, many of the shipbuilding plants lo cated throughout the country have opened schools where the soldiers who lack knowledge of shipbuilding are taught traces. The men are paid at the rate of 46 cents an hour during the study course. i Wonder What the Orchestra Leader Thinks About By BRIGGS PRETTY LUCKY THEY I THINK THE PEOPLE I SHALL AFFECT A NOW FOR A LL7 T L .