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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1919
Page
8
Harrisburg residents learn the value of the Associated Aids welfare efforts at the Civic Club meeting. Karl de Schweinitz speaks on "Other People" and effective benevolent fund distribution. I W W strikers in Taoma refuse to eat or talk in jail as a protest.
The annual meeting re elected Robert A. Enders as president and Dr. C. E. J. Keen as vice president of the school board. They support a central high school on a university plan and backed purchasing Hoffman's Woods for the project. They promise rapid progress despite high costs, noting Harrisburg citizens will fund school improvements.
The piece questions coal miners who refused a fourteen percent wage rise while causing fuel shortages. It contrasts public hardship from coal scarcity with the workers’ stance, noting many workers would accept the raise but the miners hold out, risking unemployment and cold for others. It challenges sympathy for the foreign‑dominated group resisting the raise.
A fragmentary critique denounces misstatements by self styled agitators and their “parlor Bolshevists” label. It argues such theories lack substance and should be discarded as the country sees no supporting evidence.
A Western publication mischaracterizes the injunction as a new ploy of the rich. The piece traces the Latin origin to English law and notes its purpose to prevent irreparable wrong, protecting workers and the public from force, with roots back to 1282 and earlier. It argues for fact over sensational rhetoric amid labor tensions.
Harrisburg Railways appoints Captain J. G. Gredler as assistant to handle accounting and public affairs while C. S. Crane continues as assistant to President Frank B. Musser in charge of traffic. The move follows wartime pressures on streetcar finances and calls for better service despite fare increases.
Ex committeeman reports Sproul may emerge as presidential timber if he runs in open RNC session in Washington while Palmer seeks Palmerite gains for Democrats. Berks Lehigh and other districts shape rival delegations with Hindman as possible prohibition enforcer. Auditor General talks drift west as Cumberland and Berks scenes loom.
Discussion urges closer cooperation between school authorities and employers to map wage employment needs and adapt curricula. Studies may set costs and outline data on wartime intensive training courses, aiming to fit them into regular schooling and boost occupational efficiency. Congress mentions Major Robert Griffith leading the Pennsylvania League of Patriotic Workers as a Republican aligned patriot group.
In Frankfort a German steel magnate suggested a German American colony as a safeguard against French revenge. The remark revealed a stark German view of France and the two nations’ need to do business together despite deep hostility.
The St Paul Dispatch notes a renewed debate on women’s foot dress and its health impacts. Physicians schools and the YWCA advocate reform as high heels and pointed shoes strain the spine cramp toes and weaken foot muscles while hygienic shoes gain limited popularity in stores nationwide.
A man claiming influence from a spirit seance is said to have picked four winners in a dream. Earlier, after Welsh rarebit, a gent tried to back a nine legged green and yellow elephant, but stewards warned it off the course.
From the Washington Star the piece quotes Kill the Burg arguing that locking up an anarchist is good for him but hard on other people in the same lane. The text reflects the era’s harsh social treatment and public reaction to political dissent.
A society column surveys rising female participation in work and civic life, noting New York precursors and the wartime influence. It cites trends toward skilled trades, sustained employment, and a shift from idle femininity to professional contribution, with literary commentary on women’s evolving roles.
A nostalgic reminiscence on how a nickel used to buy watermelons from a farm wagon, a nickel cigar, bread, ice cream, and shoes shines a light on bygone prices. The piece notes how the nickel’s purchasing power faded, leaving only streetcar rides, as the street railway company profited.
A Washington based organization forms from former A Troop District of Columbia National Guard members known as the Millionaire Troop. All served on the Mexican border. most saw overseas service. Eighty three men, many with commissions and valor citations, include sons of a cabinet member, a senator, and congressmen.
A short, satirical note warns that further price boosts will defeat the League of Labor. It argues living costs already are too high and suggests continued inflation will push out the organization’s influence.
Officials at Ellis Island report 82 radicals detained after federal raids show improved behavior and views after baths and haircut removal. The aliens face charges of being undesirable and potential deportation while quarters are inspected. Some inmates now express willingness to work.
The Columbus Dispatch discusses expert forecasts of a future war fought in the air, noting a supposed 25 000 foot ceiling and the dominance of air power. It muses on humans clinging to ground and envisions aerial combat above the clouds.
A magazine writer argues against the rib origin of woman and surveys diverse beliefs. The Australian toad, Lapland rabbit, Japanese tree growth, and Persian heavenfall theories are discussed as alternatives, with preference noted for the Persian view as the most plausible.
John Galsworthy argues in a lecture to American scholars that despite physical and temperamental differences, English and American peoples share a linguistic bond. He calls language a unifying instrument for truth, imagination, and word music, urging care, justice, and restraint to keep nations linked and humane.
A fragment from Grace Nell Crowell’s Contemporary Verse describes a home scene with white curtains a green lawn a red bloom and a singing kettle. The speaker envisions a cradle rocking softly and a loved one returning as evening draws near.
The word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He preached baptism of repentance for the remission of sins near the Jordan, as Esaias the prophet foretold Make ready the way of the Lord.
The Harrisburg cemetery’s old Willow Lane near State and Cameron streets is to be closed as part of city plans, ending a scenic entrance used for generations to reach James Calder farm and the cemetery. The piece notes changes at the Capitol affecting start times, describes goldfish in the fountain, a humorous tire mystery on River Drive, and local pranks by teens near the river.
Senator Boles Penrose remains ill in Philadelphia after a long Senate tenure since 1897. Warren H. Manning outlines new New England parks to honor memorials. K Lederer reports over 40 000 delinquents in his district and is pursuing them. H W Douglass is one of the youngest Allegheny county chairmen. Harry & Apgur, Scranton councilman, was secretary to Congressman Parr. Ernest J Tustin, Philadelphia welfare director, hails from Lewisburg near General Bliss. William H Wilson, Philadelphia Real Estate Board president, helped found the group. Edward Freibertshauser faced a liquor license rush and closed his office after refusing after hours. Dr W De Lewis spoke at the Pittsburgh Americanization meeting. Frank P Walsh, labor board and Irish affairs figure, speaks in Scranton.
Historic Harrisburg notes recall a wartime effort where the city furnished materials to manufacture trucks. One hundred years ago residents joined Christmas services with carols in Market Square.
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