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IN DEPENDENT The paper with the largest Honu Circulation in Harrisburg and ( NEARBY towns. * Circulation Examined by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES. ~ BELL " Private Branch Exchange. No. 3280 CUMBERLAND VALLEY CVlvate Branch Exchange, . • No. 245-246 Saturday, October to, 1»14. OCTOBER Bun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES— Full Moon, 4th; Last Quarter, 12th; New Moon, lfHh; First Quarter, 25th. WEATHER FORECASTS Harrisburg and vicinity: Showers to- [ night and probably Sunday. Not much change in temperature. | Eastern Pennsylvania! Showers to night and probably Sunday. Moderate T southerly winds. V ~ y \J YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 69; lowest, 59; 8 a. m., 62; 8 p.' m., 65. CANDIDATES IN THE PULPIT At the morning, afternoon and evening services in the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal church to morrow addresses are to he made by Martin G. Brumbaugh, Vance C. McCormick and Gifford Pinchot, men who am at present among the most prominent in the public eye in Pennsylvania, in cluding among them the next Governor of the state whichever way the election may go. It is not a usual thing for candidates of opposing political parties to speak in a church, yet it is not a harmful thing. In this instance personal politics and party differences avowedly are to be omitted from the discussions, the speakers to confine them selves to the so-called moral issues of the present campaign. Because candidates for office do not frequently occupy pulpits to discuss issues of a campaign, objections may be raised to the arrangements at the Fifth Street church, just as more or less objec tions are raised to practically all innovations in church activities. This particular church is ac customed to doing unusual things, urged hv the progressive spirit which is inciting many evangel ical churches these days to establish precedents. So long as personal political differences are not referred to by the candidates for office it seems that there can be no logical objection to their dis cussing the issues of the present campaign from the pulpit. Since moral issues have taken such prom inent places in the platforms of political parties, churches are, or should be, more concerned than formerly in the outcome of an election. Church and state were at one time in very close relationship. History shows that the relationship was in many respects far from being a beneficial oue to either the spiritual or the temporal institu tions. Modern ideas do not favor interference by the state in church affairs nor by the church in state affairs. Politics and religion have a few things in common, however, and so far as these things are concerned it is well for politicians and church members to get together. Candidates for office are appealing to the church people to support them, and in recent conferences of clergymen and laymen of churches of different denominations resolutions were adopted endorsing particular candidates. Action of this sort ha.s been j taken because candidates have expressed themselves ' in favor of-principles for which the church people j believe it is their duty to contend. The attitudes of office-seekers regarding the so- ' called moral issues can sometimes hp misunder- ' stood or their utterances misinterpreted. If church ; members have the opportunity, however, of hear- i ing the candidates themselves explain from the i pulpit their views on vital questions of the day the I voters of the congregation should certainly he able to go more intelligently to the polls next month. THE YOUNG GIRL AND HER MUSIC The following interesting letler, written to the editor of the Star-Independent, by Mrs. A. Mary Lush Geiger. of Indianapolis, Indiana, raises a point i that may be discussed with profit: The other even ing I was at a home where several friends 1 had gathered. The daughter of the hostess was asked to i play a piece on the piano, aud it was only after a request j from all present and the embarrassment it caused her ! mother that she was willing to grant the favor. To the j young ladies whose musical abilities have been cultivated, i let me add: Never he insisted upon to play a piece or two ! of hright airv music. t It is a breach of etiquette to toy 1 with a fan. shake your pretty head, become intentionally I embarrassed, lean back and hesitatingly insist that vou I HAPPTSBr-RO STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1914. cannot, but after repeated entreaties carelessly reaeh the piano, dasl) off the most intricate production, sufficient to make Apollo's hair stand up. Always rise pleasantly and play -something short and sweet, and j'ou will net only be most highly appreciated but win the admiration of all | present. It doubtless is true that many girls and young women of musical attainments pretend to be em barrassed when asked to play in public when as a fact they are flattered at the" request and hold I back simply because they "like to be coaxed." It j appeals to their pride to he urged to perform and i the more urging they receive the more they like it; | hut this class always ends by '"yielding" after ; their admirers' stock of persuasive eloquence is j nearing exhaustion. v The writer of the letter that we quote above, | however, fails to take into consideration that there are many young women and girls, who are bud | ding musicians, who experience genuine embarrass ' ment when they are asked to play in public. The [ embarrassment that they experience in playing is far greater than the embarrassment they may cause ; their mothers in refusing to play when a group of i guests makes the request. The modesty that a young girl displays through her timidity in such circumstances is one of her most lovely qualities and it should not be ruthlessly | ignored. To try to force a child, who genuinely j shrinks from the publicity of the thing, to play I when her dread of it is very apparent, amounts to | nothing less than a cruelty that kind parents will | not intentionally inflict. I Everything should be done, of course, to encour i age a young musician to overcome such timidity, j but it must be done through kindness and not by a show of impatience to force her to play when it is I evident that the prospect .terrifies her. A real | musician gains confidence in herself as her knowl | edge of music increases and this increasing confi i denee, as she grows older, will enable her finally to j overcome her embarrassment. Forcing her to play | when it is genuinely distasteful to her to do so is ! more likely to induce Jier to grow to hate her music j than to endeavor to make herself more proficient. | as a musician. After baseball, the election and then Thanksgiving, for 1 which we will all be ready. j Congressman Nelson, of Wisconsin, says he is a "blood : hound on the trail of the octopus." Must be a regular water dog. That SBOO,OOO left by Mrs. Frank Leslie to he used in the promotion of the cause of woman suffrage may be | heard from in Pennsylvania next year. With only $4,555,000 in the general fund of the State Treasury, the state's financial officers will have to do some close cutting to square things before the fund is i all paid. Old Derry is right up to the front with her new township high school which will be dedicated on Tuesday,—the gift of the "Chocolate King." More Hershevs are needed in j Pennsylvania. j Politics, firemen's convention, war, war taxes, sub ) marines, Antwerp forts—everything seems to be forgotten in the wild desire to get an answer to the all-absorbing question: "Who is winning to day's gamef" TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN LOOKING FOR WORK "Please, lidy, will you help a poor man who ain't done nothin' in the way o' work for more'n twelve munce?" "Dear, dear; perhaps I could find you something. What i can you do?" "Thank y\ lidy, thank y' kindly, mum; ef y' could I p'raps give me some washin' ter do, I could take it 'ome ! to me wife."—London Opinion. A PAINFUL SIGHT "Saw a very painful sight this morning," remarked the athletic boarder. "What was that " "An old man trying to teach his beautiful young wife to swim bv reading a book of instructions to her from the shore."—Louisville Courier-Journal. HARDSHIPS OF WAR Lady—"Yes, they are very nice gooseberries, but aren't they dirty!" Street Vendor—"Dirty! Think I can wash 'ein and part their 'air dahn the center for tuppence a pound in these 'ere war times?"— London Opinion. MODERN LITERATURE "I must confess that I don't understand Henry James. His style is so involved." "I'll ,ell y°u how to go about reading him. First run I over a life insurance policy. After that Henry James will j seem lucid and clear."—Louisville Courier-Journal. FIELD FOR SPELLERS RESTRICTED Don t you want your boy Josh to be a good speller?" asked the school teacher. "I dunno," replied Farmer Corntossel. "Ahout all the notice a good speller gets nowadays is bein' called on oc casionally to decide a bet."—Washington Star. IT DEPENDS "I wonder how many men will be made unhappy when I marry?" said the flirt. "How many do you expect to marryf" answered her dearest friend. —Man Lacht. BEFORE YOUR EYES Sign in a Middleboror shoe shine parlor: Have your tan shoes died black and see the tango.—Exchange. PROOF POSITIVE "How do you know that Chaucer dictated his old Eng lish to a stenographer?" "Look at the way it's spelled."—Philadelphia Ledger. UNWHITEWASHABLE "If some of those financiers keep on telling on one an-' other they'll all end with the character that Cal Clay gave' the deacon." * The speaker was Gifford Pinchrtt, the famous Progressive. He resumed: • i "Cal Clay was a witness in behalf of the deacon, who was up for chicken stealing. "'Calhoun, my man.' the lawyer said, 'what do you | know of the deacon's character?' " 'Hit am unreachable, sail,' Cal replied."—Kxchange. ' /' \ [Tongue-End Top ics| Longed for the Stars and Stripes The prevailing decoration in Harris burg for firemen's week was fhe Amer ican flag and no prettier decoration could have been chosen. Outside of the patriotism in the selection the combina tion of colors is beautiful. Walking down Second street on Thursday after noon was a party of women, all of whom were admiring the decorations. "There was a time in the last month." said one of them, "when the sight of an American flag would have gladdened my heyt. beyond measure. Our party were caught in a German city and we were regarded with sus picion as 'being English. Do what wo could to dispel that idea many of the Germans we met in that city would not iielievp that we were Americans. If we were Americans, they said, wihy didn't we show an American flag? Alas, the only American flag we took along was a small one, and it was locked up in mlr baggage, hopelessly lost. Finally, through the efforts of the -American con sul we managed to get out of Germany ami into France where we remained un molested until we found a way to get to (London, and thence home. I made my resolve as soon as T saw the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor never to ■travel abroad again unless I kept a small American flag where I could get it on short notice. It certainly is a pro- j taction.'' *. * Protection of Old Glory Another woman in the party remark- ] ed fhat she was more fortunate. ißeing J in Berlin when the war broke out she j had a small American flag in her hand bag, and she pinned it across the front of her dress and was not annoyed, ev. erv ono respecting Old Glory. What pleased her most, she added, was that everybody seemed to know the Ameri •can flag. so entirely different in make up it is to flags of other nations. * . * Had to Make American Flags The trouble three Reading women had in Germany when the war broke out was recently related by the relative of one of theni Who resides in Harrlstuirg. They were taken for Knglis'h women, and despite their assertions that they were Americans the Germans would no>t 'have it so—they surely were English. They hunted in every store for an American flag, hut the closest approach they could get to it were a couple of small American flag stick-pins which they bought and wore. Even this did not. satisfy the Germans, so, in despera ation, the three "Women set about mis. ing some small American flags, getting red, white and 'blue cloth. They made "three rather crude ones, but the flags answered the purpose and they were not annoyed any more, getting away in safety, but losing all their 'baggage. While of German descent, yet all of them agree that as a protection the American flag is potent and they have laid in a stock of small silk flags to ■have handy in ease of emergencies. * * * Still Pursue Horse Thieves Oue might think that with the gen eral use of the telephone in the rural districts there would no longer be any necessity for the keeping up of the old time horse and mule protection associa tions, formed many years ago to run down horse thieves, yet these organiza l tions still exist and do good work. Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Hertzler, of Port Rova'l, Juniata coun ty, is a member' of one of these com -1 panics that 'has been in existence many | years and is still active. In its entire existence fhe association has never fail | ed to recover the stolen animal and | capture the thief. This is because of its | thorough system of work. When a horse is stolen the fact is at once reported to one of the officers of the association with a description of the animal. At once the members of the association in the vicinity of the owner of t'he animal stolen are notified, and inen who a.re called "pursuers" are sent out over every route likely to be taken by t'he thief, From Mifflintown station there aire sixteen different routes t'hat a thief can take, but on each one of those routes two imen start after the thief and stolen property. "From every other town in Juniata county Toutes lead in every direction, and a thief has mighty littlo chance of getting away, ! for every route is so well "covered that escape is simply impossible. The sys tem has been perfected by the asso ciation so that it never fails to work. Once a year the association meets to elect officers and complete its list of "reserves," who watch the home trails, and "pursuers" who do the chasing. Juniata county's blooded stick is always safe. Four Steers Killed at Crossing Elizabethtown, Oct. 10.—Four steers of a herd of forty-seven cattle were in stantly killed yesterday morning when I an eastbound P. R. R. passenger train I struck them at a crossing east of this j pla-ce. The caittle were consigned to the ! Masonic Home. "That 'baker makes the lightest bread T ever tasted,'' said the old fogy. "That's right," agreed the grouch. '' His pound loaves only weigh nine I ounces."—Cincinnati Enquirer. SAFETY RAZOR BLADES " RESHARPENED . Bla J?® s — 3 cents each blade. Gillette Blades. 3 cents each blade. Duplex Blades, 3 cents each blade. Star Blades, 10 cents each blade. ! Similar other makes, same price. i Satisfaction Guaranteed Remit Coin—\ot Stamp* WE PAY RETURN POSTAGE Addreas THE S4NITARY KEEN EDGE LOCJt BOX NO. 121 Harrlaburs. Pa., V. S. A. ! SEVERE RHEUMATIC PAINS DISAPPEAR Rheumatism depends on an acid in the blood, which affects the muscles and joints, producing inflammation, stiffness and pain. This acid Rets into the blood through some defect in the digestive process. Hood's Sarsaparilla, the old-time blood tonic, is very successful in the treatment of rheumatism. It acts di rectly, with purifying effect, on the hlood. and improves the digestion. Dou't suffer. Get Hood's to-day. « Adv. Irani Ml STATE Will Not, However, Di scuss Politics When He Goes to Pitts burgh on October 24 T. R. IN THIS CITY ON OCTOBER 29 V Revises Schedule to Arrive in Harris burg Two Days Later Than Orig inally Intended—Secretary Wilson to Invade Pennsylvania Five days after President Woodrow Wilson makes a whirlwind trip through Pennsylvania en route to Pittsburgh, where 'he will speak at the exercises in cident to the seventeenth anniversary of the founding of the Y. M. C. A. on October 24, Theodore Roosevelt will come to Harrisburg in connection with his three-day campaign tour of the Key stone State in the interest of the •'Pro gressive" candidates. The 1 resident will not discuss poli tics, despite the fact that he decided 'to attend the Pittsburgh exercises fol lowing the receipt of an invitation from Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer, who is the Democratic nominee for United States Senator. Roosevelt origdnallv had planned to come to Harrisburg on October 27, although he recently shifted his visit to noon of October 29. William If. Wilson, Secretary of La bor, announces that, beginning "with Oc tober 13, he will join Representative Palmer and Vance C. McCormiek, the Democratic Gubernatorial candidate, in ■campaigning Lycoming county. Leav ing Williamsport, Secretary Wilson will go to Indiana, Maryland and West Vir ginia. He will return to Pennsylvania for three days' stumping, beginning October 26. Whether he will visit Har risburg on that occasion has not yet been determined. Congressman Arthur R. Rupley, of Carlisle, who recently joined the' Pro gressive candidates in their campaign work, last night spoke at a. well-attend ed meeting in the Central Democratic dub. Mr. Rupley took tfhe opportunity to explain "his belief that the Republican candidates, Penrose and Dr. Brum baugh, should not be seated, declaring, among other things, that "Penroseism is the moral issue in Pennsylvania at the elections." Washington party meetings in this county are now frequently toeing held, two of wfcich are slated for this even ing. One will be held at Royalton at 7.15 o'clock and the other at Middle town half an hour later. The speakers will include Dr. John H. Kreider, Con gressional candidate from this district; •Joseph B. Martin, who seeks re-election to the General Assembly; Harry B. Saussaman, a Williamstown attorney, and H. E. Brandt, of Harrisburg. PENNSYLVANIA BAPTISTS TO HOLD BIG CONVENTION A Notable Gathering at Scranton From October 19 to 112—Address es on Live Topics by a Brilliant Array of Speakers From October 19 to 22 will be held in the Inunanuel Baptist church, Scran ton, the Pennsylvania Baptist General convention, made up of delegates from the Baptist churches of the State. In this connection annual sessions will oc cur as follows: The eighty-seventh of the Pennsylvania Baptist State Mis-' sion Board; the seventy-fifth of the Education Board; the forty-eighth of the Ministerial Union; the twenty third of the Baptist Young People's (Board, and the fourth of the Woman's Baptist Home Mission Society. The State Mission Board carries on a com prehensive work among the aliens of the State, besides aiding churches that are not self-supporting and conserv ing the country church—one of the present day problems. The Education Board renders financial assistance to young men and women preparing for the ministry and mission work. A galaxy of speakers will be heard including the Rev. W. E. Chalmers, Russell H. Conwell, D. D., C. H. Wool ston, D. D., the Rev. P. C. Wright and C. H, Dodd, D. D., of Philadelphia; E. T. Tomlinson, of Elizabeth, N. J.; C. A. Brooks, D. D„ and Mrs. F. M. Good child, New York; J. L. Campbell, I). D., Cambridge, Mass.; R. M. West. D. D., Rochester, N. Y.; Miss Isabell Crawford, of Rainy Mountain, Okla., and J. H. Franklin, D. D., of Boston, Mass. Live topics will be considered, such as "The Preacher for the Present," "The Efficient Church, Its Spiritual Life," "The Efficient Church, Its Worldwide Responsibilities," "The Efficient Minister," "Taking Care of Eight Hundred Converts" and "Build ing Up a R-ace From the Bottom." A special feature will be the annual stewnrtship banquet, Tuesday evening at to be addressed by R. M. West, D. D. These topics are sugges tive as to what may be expected. A great volume of important business will of course engage the atteution of the delegates, including annual reports of the various boards as well as re- ports of regular and special commit tees, elections and the laying of plans for the work of the coming year. Every Baptist church, large or small in the State should be represented by its own delegates. No church can afford to miss the inspiration to be gained by having its pastor in attendance. It will (prove a paying investment lo send him, paying his expenses. Scranton is accessible from all parts of the State, being reached directly by the D. L. and W., the D. and H., the Erie, and the Central R. R. of N. J., also by the Pennsylvania R. R., con necting with the D. L. and W., at Manunka Chunk, N. J., and the I>. ami H. at Wilkes-Bar re, and by the Lehigh Valley, connecting with the D. and H. at Wilkes-Barre. Attendance upon this convention wi| afford an opportunity for studying at first hand the results of a "Billy" Sunday campaign. The members of the Baptist chnrche? of S-cranton, will lodg«* and furnish breakfast for delegates. Thinner will he served in the church at a nominal sum and evening meals may be secured in nearby hotels nnd restaurants. Kor particulars regarding entertainment, address C. H. Lsinde, 606 Taylor ave nue, Scranton; for credential blanks, address the Rev. Charles Walker, West Chester; for program, address the Rev. Charles F. Kulp, Dalton, Pa. Greedy Parisian Tradesmen EJaris already possesses an organiza tion 011 the lines of the Wives' union it is proposed to establish in order to con trol the cost of living. The baker ex tracts 18 cents from them for a four pound loaf of household bread, and as much as 20 cents in some districts, while ibetter quality bread is never soM at less than 6 cents a pound. Other necessities of life are equally dear in ' proportion. In a manifesto issued when t'he IJ ] MAKE YOUR WILL f If you wish your wife to inherit all your property you must make your will to that effect, otherwise she will have only the use of, or income from, one-third of the real estate you own. And remember that her interests will best be served and her possessions safeguarded by nam ing a trust company as executor and trustee of your estate. Ask for a copy of our booklet, "Why You Should Make a Will," which treats fully of the laws of de scent and distribution of property. 213 Market Street Q Capital, $300,000 Surplus, $300,000 l-«L Open for deposits Saturday evening , from « to 8. weather. It pays " to buy such coal. 11l mm »riiri/ f fr\ realize it after n./W. AtLLL f C 7 C (/. you hove once burned _ Office, 1 N. Third Street. 80me of OUTS Yard, lOth and State Streets S pffWH, Making POWDER Absolutely Pure Made from Grape CreamofTartar NO ALUM stated that the average Parisian shop keeper wants to retire from business at. the age of 40 or thereabouts and 'bleeds his customers as much as pos sible. If tradesmen could be persuaded to keep in harness a little longer they would, it is Mioug'ht, be content with smaller profits. Mrs. Platte—"Wait, dear, until I think."' Mr. Flatte—"l can't wait as long as that. I've got an engagement, day after tomorrow.'' —l'onkers States man.