12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FOR THE HOME Founded ISSI Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. Telegraph Building. Federal Square E. J. STACKPOLE President and Editor-in-Chief *F."R. OYSTER. Business Manager GUS. M. STEIXMETZ, Jfonapiiip Editor A. R. MICHENKR, Circulation Manager Executive Honrd J." P. McCULLOUGH, " BOYD M. OGLESBY, F. R. OYSTER. GUS. M. STEIXMETZ. 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 fiaper and also the local news pub ished herein. 'All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. A Member American r' Newspaper I'ub- Assocm- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Associa ated Dailies. Eastern office Story. Brooks & Fin ley. F i ft h Avenue Building. Western office". Story, Brooks & Finley, People's Chicago, 111. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Fa., as second class matter. By carrier, ten cents a crfcafr-::.- week: by mail. $3.00 a " >■ i jiT ' year In advance. WEDNESDAY NOV. 26. 1919 Then said Jesus unto his disci ples. If any man irould come after me, let him deny himself and t,:ke up his cross, and follow me. — MATT. 16 :24. THANKSGIVING THE custom of giving thanks at f this special season of the year . was inaugurated by the Pil- j grims and the Puritans of New Eng- J land, who had left their comfort- j able homes in England to brave the ; dangers of a new world, where the 1 i rigors of the climate, the wrath of . the Indian and the unexplored for ests were terrors that might have | bowed the heads of the early settlers In supplication rather than have in spired them to paens of Thanks giving. "The breaking waves dashed high • on a stern and rock-bound coast: The woods against a stormy sky their giant branches tossed;" when the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. The snow lay deep, the woods were dark, painted war riors lurked in their shadows, there were no cozy shelters for the new comers', only the cold, the winds and dangers untold. Did they turn weeping faces to high heaven in supplication for aid? Not they; they fell on their knees and gave thanks to God for the blessing • of a safe landing after a stormy voy- J age. And all through the years that was the attitude of these sturdy fore- I fathers of ours —to praise God for blessings and to pray for His guid- ! ing and up-lifting strength in time of trial. They asked not for an ' easy life, but rather for power and patience to endure adversity, and at the end of each harvest season ! they gave thanks for the good things they had enjoyed. Compared with the life the Pil grims led, we in these later times "live like kings." Their sacrifices laid the foundations upon which America has been built. We are j reaping where they sowed. They j risked their lives every day in the 1 wilds of a new world that we might live in safety and at peace. And yet they thanked God for their blessings, while we do little more than complain of "our hard lot." Rather we should fall on our knees and thank the good Father of all for those Pilgrim ancestors, for the i strain of fighting blood they gave us, for their courage and their de votion. Instead of whimpering under advers.ty, much of it imagined, we should offer up our thanks that we are so fortunate as to live in Amer ica beneath the folds of the bunner that gurantees us freedom of re ligion and liberty and prosperity be yond the dreams of millions in less favored parts of the world. Alien infection is practically a farce, according to an admission of the acting commissioner of immigra tion at New York to a committee of Congress at Ellis Island. And the farce has continued in spite of the protests of patriotic Americans throughout the country. Why? PEACE SLACKERS GOVERNOR MCKELVIE, head of the Nebraskan government, says the only solution of the present living cost is covered in three words: "Work and Save." We may theorize until the cows come home, but we are know, when : down to brass tacks, that larger pro duction is the only salvation of the country under present conditions. The remedy lies w ith the people, and : the law of supply and demand Is as fundamental now as ever it was. Governor McKelvie emphasizes the fact that some of us have forgotten that artificial laws of man will not correct conditions which have been brought about by flagrant disregard of the economic principles. He sug gests that those who would lead the people in these things are doing the country a positive injury, and con cludes that the-remedy must come WEDNESDAY EVENING, ! from the people themselves; that the sooner this is understood the sooner the forces that support the economic laws will be set to work to increase the supply of things we need. Slackers during the war were looked upon with contempt, and the time is rapidly approaching when the peace slacker will have no more con sideration than the one who shirked military duty. Attorney General Schaffer has given much thought to the proposed study of the Constitution by a com mission authorized by the last Legis lature and appointed by Governor Sproul. it is likely that the opening session of thiS important commission iat the Capitol will be an epochal event in which the general public ; will be invited to participate, ltevis -1 ing a Constitution is an undertaking in which all the people are interested land it may be expected that the ses- I sions of the commission will he at tended by scores and hundreds who realize the importance of the duty which has been entrusted to this body of twenty-five appointed l>v Governor Sprout. STOP MEDDLING WE QUOTE from a recent edi torial in the New York Sun, discussing the needs of rail roads and the futility of anti-strike laws: lit this country of free men no employer will ever be able to hold an individual employe to his job against his will or against his in terest. • • • As a matter of cold, hard fact, the railroads never had more than their share of labor differences aintll the Gov ernment elbowed its way into that industrial family. . , , , As a matter of cold, bard fact, the railroads always pay Eood enough wages, measured vvtin wages in other fields, to hold their responsible and indispensa ble workers until the Government with its policy of starvation traf fic rates made it impossible tor the roads to meet the competitivo labor market and remain solvent. The Sun declares it was not until j the Government began to take out of the hands of the railroads the] duties and functions which belong j to the railroads that the trouble began. "The railroads of the I nited \ States," it is suggested, "under a, minimum of wise and necessary j regulations must have the right to i do the things which are essential to the welfare, prosperity and security j [of the American people." i In short, the time has come when •the people, through their Govern-1 i ment, either must cease to nag and j [impose upon the transportation sys- j ' terns and the public utilities or suffer | I the dire consequences of a break-j 'down of these agencies, necessary as] ; they hue to the development of a I country like ours and the prosperity which comes front sane and progres ; she management. i State Highway Commissioner Sad i ler has not been swept from his feet j 'by the suggestion of enthusiastic j i Scranton friends of his availability | for the Governorship of Pennsylvania j in 1922. He appreciates the eompli- | i nient. of course, but deplares that he is now engaged in building roads and [is not a candidate for office. Mr. I Sadler is a keen student of human nature and he is not a tyro in the political game. He realizes that the ' best asset of any public man is his [record of achievement in the service ! of the people. Our builder of roads ; manifestly prefers to finish one job j i before striving to obtain another and j the very strength of the position | ■will attract attention to his avail-! . ability for any important office in i ; the gift of his fellow citizens. TIME TO PREPARE PARK COMMISSIONER GROSS] is in touch with Warren 11. Manning, and definite specitica- j tions will soon be forthcoming lor j I the bathing beaches at island Park. ] One question which has arisen is' whether the city can erect permanent] i improvements in that portion of the | ! island under lease from the Harris i burg Bridge Company. It is be ilieved. however, that such arrange- I ment might easily be reached for a 'long-term lease that will justify the i comparatively small expenditure which will be involved in provisions i for the bathing facilities. Harrisburg, through its power of condemnation, can take over the part of the island still held by private ownership at any time, but it may jbe that such a course will not be ! necessary in view of the liberal ar : rangement which now exists between i the city and the bridge company. In any event, the people are in | terested in having the bathing facili ties for next summer, and the De partment of Parks will work out the j details during the winter so that i there may be no delay with the com ing of spring. WILL RESTORE BALANCE -rsr-rITU the war over, the excess ; 1/*/ of exports over imports for | the first eight months of :lie j calendar year was $3,012,000,000, as compared with $1,947,000,000 for tliej [same period in 1918. This would indicate a possible export balance at the end of the year of at least $ 1,- ' 000,000,000; surely startling figures, s A representative of one of the t great banking institutions of the : country' says these figures indicate that the first demand upon America j for the goods required by n world t endeavoring to put itself buck upon . a peace footing is fully as great as ; the demand which the war itself . made. He believes, however, that I the exports from the United States 3 to Europe must gradually diminish and that the imports from overseas > to this country' must gradually in j crease. This gradual process will t prevent any serious dislocation of , our economic structure and event ( ually restore normal conditions. ] , Between "shocking profits" of the ' operators and shocking wage ad ' vances for the miners. It is little won " der that the consumer Is paying s shocking prices for coaL 'P t H-K^CcaKUi. By the Ex-Commltteeman Work ahead of the State Constitu- ; tional Revision Commission seems to be the biggest topic in newspapers just at present and the general im- i 1 pression in newspapers is that the State will welcome a thorough and | systematic study of the organic law I' with a view to ending the continual ( criticisms and suggestion of changes. The fact that since 1901 there has been a procession of amendments j and that legislatures have had as ' high as a dozen resolutions with such ] plans in view has been referred to j several times as a reason for finding i out what is needed and putting it up j to the people. Opening of the convention will be I made quite a notable ceremony, in , keeping with the importance of the j subject which the Commission will . handle. There is much speculation j about changes that will be made and 1 no lack of suggestion, but the plan i jof having the Commission study ' j what sections seem in the light of ] i modern thought, as the act creating , the Commission puts it, need revision ; | before holding hearings will get , j things into an orderly course instead j j of having a rush of delegations and ' j committees coming here with brass | j band announcements of panaceas for j l all ills, real or imaginary. ' —Senator Frank E. Baldwin, of Potter county, who was here yester day, said that he had no aspirations for a State-wide nomination, al though some friends were indus triously trying to start a boom for him. The Senator will be a candi date for renomination in his district. , Senator C. J. Buckman. of Bucks, said that he had not developed any ambitions, either. —Harry S. MeDevitt. secretary to the Governor, who was brought out in Philadelphia journals as a candi date for Auditor General next year, remarked that he was much inter ested, but beyond that had nothing to comment upon the reports. —Reports of shifts in the Depart ment of Labor and Industry have been going around at the Capitol this i week, but nothing has been an- i nounced and may not be until the | Governor returns from Virginia. j. —While the appointment of David J. Smyth to be city solicitor of Phila delphia was expected of Mayor-elect J. Hampton Moore ever since Mur doch Kendrick declared he would not take any place, it seems to have an interesting train of speculation In Philadelphia, Mr. Smyth being the first man to be named as solicitor under the new charter which made the office appointive. The North American says that the appointment is made unusually early and adds: "Mr. Smyth will take up his duties as city solicitor following the in auguration of the new mayor and the reorganization of the new coun cil. The new charter provides that council must confirm the appoint ment. The salary will be fixed by ordinance, and will likely be the same as that of City Solicitor Con nelly. who received SIO,OOO a year." —The Inquirer gives a new slant by saying: "It is expected that this announcement will be followed short ly by the outlining of a policy of radical changes in the contract sys tem of Philadelphia. It is known that the mayor-elect has made a personal study of the contract methods in vogue in this city, that he has had first-hand information from one of the leading contrac tors in the country, who is not in terested in any local work." —The Scranton Republican rises to remark about Highway Commis sioner Lewis S. Sadler: "On the first of the year contracts will be signed for 538 miles of road and other contracts will be made during 1920. From this it will be seen with what vigor Commissioner Sad ler is prosecuting the work that has been placed in his hands by the Governor. It can also be seen why the new Highway Commissioner is winning t'ne praises of political oppo nents as well as of his friends." —Chester is having a new flare up. Members of the volunteer fire department say that they will quit if T. W. Trainer is removed as head of the public safety department. Other eouncilmen are said to plan to throw out Trainer. —More trouble is looming up among the Democrats In the Berks- Lehigh congressional district, as Harry J. Dunn, prominent lawyer and long active in Democratic politics, has announced that he will be a candidate for the nomination. Two or three other men are out for the nomination, but Congressman Arthur G. Dewalt says nothing. —Col. W. F. Zierdt, offered the place of chief of police by Mayor elect Dan L. Hart, of Wilkes-Barre, has declined. This is largely due to his desire to remain as division inspector of the new National Guard. Mrs. Barclay H. Warlrurton. of Philadelphia, appointed a member iof the State Constitution Revision I Commission, says that she did not expect to be named, but will be glad to serve. She is a daughter of John Wanamaker and has been active as head of the Women's Republican State Committee. —People here are watching with interest the move of District Attor ney S. P. Rotan to get Magistrate E. T. Pennock removed from the city hall court In Philadelphia on the ground that he ignored the District Attorney. Rotan is said to have been gunning for Pennock for a long time. —George J. Brennan says in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a re cent appointment: " 'He just hit the world between the eyes und made everybody take notice,' was a trite declaration from President Judge George B. Orlady. of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in comment ing upon the early struggles of Judge- William B. Linn, recently appointed by Governor Sproul to succeed the late Judge J. Henry Williams, also of this city, on the Superior Court bench. Judge Orlady, who had been credited with being the first to rec ommend Judge Linn's name to the Governor, modestly that distinction, but added that he was delighted with the appointment, as he has known the Judge from boy hood days. Judge Orlady, who hails from Huntingdon county, recalled Judge Linn's start in life in Ephrata, Lancaster county, where he. as a lad, had to fight his way under ad verse circumstances." —Two interesting developments occurred in Philadelphia politics last night. Mayor-elect J. Hampton Moore served notice upon the retir ing administration that he expected the funds to be provided to run his nd - ministration. This is an unpre cedented action and may precipitate some things. The Philadelpt ia School Board adopted resolutions condemning the Public Ledger for some of its articles in regard to edu cation. This action was taken on motion of John Wajiamaker. —The Sproul county commission ers have started to decapitate the McClure county jobholders In DeI "~TTI TTI- ■ mil 111 ■■llilM fIARRISBURO TELEGRAPH WONDER WHAT A CERTAIN DOC THINKS ABOUT?-:- By BRIGGS Honestly I've gazed - it sets awfully \ feel so sillY \ wish Ti-+at old IWTO TVttS HORrv) SO WHEN A3OOT IT. /ArsD MA-S T£R OF MINE long I'M GOING nothing COMES OUI BESIDES I have To IA/ould SEND a NUTTY. of course of IT. Bur Sull stand for A LOT bone. OUT THROUGH ITS PERFECTLY FinE I'VE GOT TO KEEP OF STRAMGE VOICES Hoßn IWSTEAO wnein THE music iS on TURN BO oN BUT- MASTER'S Cham