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Tuesday, October !•!, 1014.
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OCTOBER
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MOON'S PHASES—
Full Moon, 4th; Last Quarter, 12th;
New Moon, 19th; First Quarter, 25th.
WEATHER FORECASTS /,
Harrisburg and vicinity: Unsettled
weather, probably rain to-night or 0* \ MZrfStx
Wednesday. Not much change in tem- i
Kastern Pennsylvania: Unsettled
to-night and Wednesday, probably local y-t/
rains. Moderate northeast winds.
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 74: lowest, 57; 8 a. m., 59; 8 p. ni., 61.
ITALY'S DELICATE POSITION
The serious illness of the Marquis A. di San
Giuliano, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
whose death, at this writing, is momentarily ex
pected according to Rome dispatches, is exceed
ingly unfortunate at this time when Italy's chances
of remaining neutral and keeping out of the terri
ble European conflict are hanging on so thin a
thread. ,
The influence of the Marquis di San Giuliano in
the Italian Cabinet has all been thrown in the
direction of peace. It probably can be >•. i with
accuracy that he has been the safety valve that has
thus far prevented his nation becoming engaged in
the hostilities which, at this distance from the
scene of them, seem so unnecessary. Upon him has
fallen the burden of keeping the Italian govern
ment from becoming involved and his death or his
prolonged illness might very logically be expected
to result in the war party having its say and tile
nation being plunged into the conflict despite what
we believe to be the desire of the Italian people as
a whole to keep out of it all.
How critical the situation is in Italy at present
is shown by the fact that transports have sailed
from Naples to bring home the seasoned Italian
troops who have been in Tripoli and Cyrenaica
since the start of the Turko-ltalian war. There
are 1(10,0(10 of these veteran soldiers who are trained
fully as well if not better than any other military
forces representing a European power. Added to
the fact that they are being brought home is the
significant fact that the mobilization of other Ital
ian troops has been going steadily on until there
are now about 500,000 fightifig men in the various
camps.
If Italy goes to war it doubtless will be on the
side of the ailies and against Germany and Austria,
The Italian people, as a whole, have never over
come their resentment at the acquisition by Aus
triaus of Irent and Trieste, which are inhabited by
people of Italian origin and therefore of Italian
sympathies, although under Austrian rule. It is
perhaps largely due to this fact that Italy did not
join the Germans and Austrians at the start of the
war.
Another important influence on the present situ
ation in Italy was the appointment yesterday of
General Zupelli as the .Minister of War. While it
is understood to be General Zupelli s policy to
strengthen the military power of the country to the
fullest possible extent, the peace advocates of Italy
may take some comfort in the fact that the new-
War Minister is reported to be strongly pro-Aus
trian in his leanings and would therefore, in the
event of war, probably throw the weiirht of bis
inflenee in favor of Italy becoming an ally id'
Austria.
This reported attitude of the new War Minister
may have (lie effect of balancing matters so that
Italy may remain neutral even with the death of
the Marquis di San Giuliano, for rather than see
Italy go to war against Austria, as the popular de
mand seems to be, it is reasonable to assume that
General Zupelli would seek to induce his govern
ment to continue its attitude of neutrality.
There is hope, therefore, that despite the gravely
complicated situation in Italy, the counter influ
ences in favor of war on one side or the other may
work out in a way that will spare the Italian people
HARRTSBUKG STAR INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 13, 1914,
from the horrors of the great conflict. That is the
hope of all people who view the European up
heaval from a calm and disinterested standpoint.
APPLY AT ONCE FOR AUTO LICENSES!
There will have been close to 150,000 automobile i
licenses issued from the Automobile Division of thej
State Highway Department by the end of this year,;
most of which were sent out during the first two I
months.
Naturally, owing to the rapid growth of the use j
of motor cars, the rush to get licenses by automo-'
bile owners was beyond precedent. In fact it was'
so great that the department could not, even by
doubling the clerical force and working day and j
night for weeks, meet the demand so that all appli-1
cants could have their licenses to show on January
1 of the new year. To meet the emergency the;
time for displaying the new tags on ears was ex-!
tended one month, but even with this extension the I
delivery could not be completed before the lattei*,
part of February.
Many who thought they should have received
their licenses and tags in a day or so after they
sent in their applications were indignant over the
delay, not considering that it was a physical impos
sibility for the division, even with its increased I
force and doubled working hours, to issue the nee-,
essary permits in time. However, there was very
little inconvenience caused and the officers of the;
law, acting under instructions, were lenient and j
made no arrests.
i
In order to meet the great rush that is foreseen '
at the beginning of next year, the State Highway!
Department lias issued a statement requesting that I
applications for licenses and tags shall be sent in j
now. If a great many heed this request it will be i
a simple matter to begin preparing the licenses and !
tags at once, and long before January I the bulk !
of the work will have been done, and there will be
no occasion for a rush during December and Janu
ary. *
The owner of an automobile at present is pretty
certain to know whether he is going to own one j
next year, and if lie is wise lie will put in his appli
cation for a license now. If he does so he will get
his license promptly and escape the unavoidable in
convenience he may have experienced this year.
Those complaining Reading firemen did not know that |
free beer in the engine houses had been censored by the I
Harrisburg City officials.
According to Food Commissioner Foust's report there are :
forty places in Dauphin county licensed to sell oleo
margarine, and yet Madame Cow appears to be holding her
own as a butter producer.
The sizes of the audiences that saw the two performances
of "Kverywoman" in the Majestic theatre vestordav are
arguments why the management should give Harrisburg
more plays of that excellent quality.
The only sign of disturbance in the Army and Xavv of
the United States is over their annual football game, and
at last accounts "there ain't goin' to be none," as Uncle
Bill Fairman, of' Punxsutawtiey, t'a., would express it.
There have been more prisoners captured in the Kuropean
war —according to figures that get by the censor—than
there were men called into action by all the contesting
countries. Yet there are enough soldiers left to do some
fighting.
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
T'OOE OLD FARMER
The Great White Way with joy is rife
Where cutups congregate at night.
The farmer leads a quiet life,
An early bed is his delight.
( Poor old farmer!)
The urbanite sleeps late. You see
His social duties make him do it.
The fariucr snores till half past three, *
Then beats the morning sunrise to it.
(Poor old farmer!)
The city man wears nice kid gloves
And takes a taxi round the block,
While all day loug the farmer shoves
A plough, or reaps, or feeds the stock.
(Poor old farmer!)
The city man, ho rarely stops
To think about the rainy day.
The farmer gathers in the crops
And salts three million bucks away,
(I'oor old farmer!)
—H. S. Hasking.
THE UNHAPPY STUDENT
Senior —"Couldn't he make the team?"
Junior—"Nope; he was onlj- a substitute for beef."
New York Sun.
CORRUPT POLITICS
Candidate—"lf I can't get this 'ere election by honest
methods 1 don't want it, but 1 suttingly won't stoop to !
open bribery like .labez Storekeep."
Si Woodlot —"Wot's he dewin' naowf"
Candidate—"Wy, he's tuk every wire cage off hist
prune en' apple barrels en' leaves his cheese en' crackers!
where everybody kin help themselves."— Exchange.
PURELY FINANCIAL
Wife—"Tata, dearie. I shall write before the end of'
the week." j
Husband —"Good gracious, Alice! You must make that
check last longer than that."—London Opinion.
MIGHT WED A BACHELOR
A little girl of six years sat looking thoughtfully out the
window of her home the other day. Her mother aslTed j
the cause of her seriousness.
"Oh," she replied, "I was just thinking that when 1 i
grow up to be a big lad.v I agoin' to get married and have j
three children." »
The parent was surprised and amused.
"Well, you will be very fortunate, indeed," she said.
Then the little girl again lapsed into thought. Finally ;
she said:
"But you can never tell, mother. I might marry a ,
bachelor."—Exchange.
JUST AS GOOD
"Don i you believe every woman should have a vote?"
asked the Sweet Young Thing.
"No," replied the Young Man. "But- 1 believe exery
woman should have a voter."—Pearson's Weekly.
| Tongue-End Topics
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ClOße View of Baseball Stars
The easiest way to see the great
baseball players of the I'niteil States,
past and present, is to attend the
world's scries games for the ehsmpion
thip—— not all of them; one will suf
fice. And you cannot only see the big
players, but also the magnates, the
men who have the last word in the con
trol of the national game in this coun
try. It is at the hotel where the Na
tional league establishes its headquar
ters in the city where the game is to
be played that the big 'uns are to be
found. Take last Saturday, for in
stance, in Philadelphia, where the Bos
ton Nationals and the Philadelphia
Americans were to contend a second
time for championship honors. The
headquarters had been established at
the Bel levue-St rat ford hotel, ami there
is where the big boys be found.
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Teaer a Central Figure
There were stars from all of the
haseball organizations in the big lob
by of the hotel, and men who made
contracts and men who signed them
mingled as if there had never been any
differences in contract provisions to
create had blood. In one corner, shak
ing hands with everybody and hobnob
bing with old friends, was Governor
Tener, the president of the National
lx'ague. Nobody called him ''Presi
dent," but everybody called hitn "Gov
ernor.'' Near him were Ban Johnson,
Garry Herman and James Gaffnoy, and
nearer were Secretary Heydlor, who
keeps the Nationals straight, and the
mysterious Keeves, who carries the
secret documents from New York head
quarters to Governor Tener and was
never known to "leak." In the throng
were such old-time players as Al.
Reach, of the original Athletics, of
half a century ago; '"Orator Jim"
O'Rourke, of the famous New York
champions thirty years ago; Old Cap
Anson and Al. Spaulding, who went
around the world with Tener, and many
other old-timers, all hearty and rug
ged and showing the effect of a life
in the open air during their younger
days. '
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Some of the Leading "Fans"
In the crowd were many tans who
have never missed a championship
game, chief of these being Digby Bell,
the famous comedian, who was intro
duced to Pennsylvania's Attorney Gen
eral as "the other Bell." Old "Well,
Well," the loud rooter for the New
Yorks, was therfc, aud the of
the various teams.
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Women Enthusiasts There
There was no lack of women base
ball fans, all carrying Hags bearing
names of their teams, and all as en
thusiastic as the biggest rooter that
has followed the fortunes of the va
rious clubs durhig the entire season.
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Cobb and Mathewson on Hand
A lid the players of to-day not en
gaged in the world's series games were
all there. Held up in a corner talking
to a couple of the most widely known
baseball writers of the day was Christy
Mathewson, of the New York. Chat
ting with Detroit friends was Ty Cobb
—a very gentlemanly Ty and not the
belligerent he has been depicted. Big
Meyers, the New York Indian catcher;
Marty O'Toole, the ?20,000 pitcher,
who failed to make good in Pittsburgh
and was sent to New York; Sam Craw
ford, the Detroit slugger; Kilefer, the
Philadelphia catcher; all were there
and too many to be mentioned, and
not the least was " Hughey " Jennings,
the Scranton lawyer,* who manages the
Detroit! when not in court.
Shouts of the Ticket Scalpers '
Mingled with discussions of the
game played the day before and what
each club would do that afternoon
came the raucous cries from the street
of the,ticket scalpers who offered seats
for the day's gane. "box, grandstand
or pavilion" at "only a slight ad
vance," which meant that a fo scat
could be had for s.s, and a $5 box
scat for $lO. It was a most interesting
gathering, and the oldest fan in the
crowd, as he looked it over remarked
to himself:
"Forty yeifte ago jf anybody had
prophesied a scene like this he would
have been looked upon as a tit subject
for an insane asylum."
Thomas M. Jones.
MECHANICSBI3RG
Hiss Hamilton Field Gave a Very In
teresting Lecture at Irving College
ipeclal <Correspondence.
Mechaniesburg, Oct. 13. —Last even
ing Miss Hamilton Field, secretary of
the New York Chautauqua, gave a very
interesting lecture in Columbian Hall,
Irving College.
The Rev. H. Hall Sharp, pastor of
Trinity Lutheran church, anil George
B. Hoover, lay delegate from the
church, went to Hanover to-day to at
tend the meeting of the West Pennsyl
vania Synod.
Mrs. R. H. Thomas, Jr., and Miss
'Mary Clark are representing the Wom
en's Club, of this place, in the meet-
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE
Hood's Sarsaparilla removes scrofula
sores, boils and other eruptions, be
cause it drives out of the blood the
humors that cause them. Eruptions
cannot be successfully treated with ex
ternal -applications, because these can
not purify the blood.
Hood's Sarsaparilla makes rich, red
blood, perfects the digestion, and builds
up the whole system. Insist on having
Hood's. Get it now. Adv.
Double the pleasure of your long,
lonesome evenings with a Victor-Victrola or
j Edison Diamond Disc. You can have no idea of the enter
tainment waiting for you until you have your own instru
ment. It is easy to say that you can have all the world's
best music, vocal and instrumental, at your command, but
its hard to realize what it means.
Why not stop in to-morrow and hear
the latest Victrolas and Edison Discs. We give
a demonstration concert every day, and if you have already
decided to have one of these wonderful instruments in your
home surely you will want to satisfy yourself as to which
pleases you best. There is only one way to do this. Hear
them demonstrated side-by-side. Let each instrument tell
its own 'story.
Nowhere else in the city can you
make side-by-side comparisons but in this
store. Come in anytime. We'll gladly play them for you.
Viclor-Victrolas
sls to S2OO
j
Complete Stock of Records
The J. H. Troup Music House
Troup Building 15 S. Market Square
I I
j iufj of the State Federation of Worn j
'en's Clubs, being held in Pittsburgh |
j this week.
1 I Mr. a tut Mrs. H. B. Markley were
I visitors to Carlisle yesterday.
Miss Dakota Heyd, who is the guest
j of her uncle, H. G. Heyd, West Main i
1 street, is spending the week in Phila
j delphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Jai-ob Galley have re- j
i turned from a three weeks' visit to
relatives and friends in Virginia.
C. W. Heyd and family, of Harris
burg, were quests of Meuhaniesiburg t
relatives on Sunday.
Mrs. Alice R. Funk, West Main
street, is ill with pleurisy.
The Rev. W. L. Murray, of Williams
i port, Md., Mrs. Oron Long, of Alex
, ander Springs, and Mrs. C. K. Greider
and daughter, Mis? Lucille Ore iter, ot
' i Carlisle, were guests the past week of
Mrs. Ida M. Peters, West Coover
, j street.
i 11. N". Bowman, of Camp Hill, was j
; a viiitor here yesterday.
Mrs. W. H. Hasson, of Harrisburg. J
'lis visiting her brother, H. M. Hess, ,
'land his family, West Main street.
Miss Carrie King is visiting friends
in Littlestown.
Raymond Eberly, of Shirenianstown, j
was the guest of his mother, Mrs. E. M.
Eberly, High and Locust streets.
This morning the Irving girls left
for the mountain, on a chestnut hunt.
■ The trip Is being made in two large,
touring automobiles. There are about j
1 eighty in the party.
liHKAT H \(.KIOTO \\ \ FAIR
October 13 lo l<l
The C. V. R. It. will sell excursion
tickets to Hagerstown, during the week
,of the Kalr, good to return until Oc
| tobci 17th. :it regular excursion rates.,
, Oil Wednesday, Thursday and Fridav
i special excursion tide's good on date .
of issu<> only, will he sold at rates based
lon one fare for the round trip. Special
j excursion sections of regular trains will I
be run to and from Hagerstown.
SHIREMANSTOWN'
Missionary Convention In St. John's
Church Thursday
Special Correspondence.
Shi reman et own, Oct. 13. —Mr. and
'Mrs. John Stevens anil son, Scott, of
York, and M - rs. J. C. Miller, of M>o
chanicsburg. were visitors at the-home
of Mrs. H. M. Rupp a day recently.
Virginia Wood and Lee Wood, ot
Harrisburg, spent Saturday with their
grandparents, Mr. and IMts. J. S. Weigel.
'Mr. and Mrs. S, IMorgeret and v'hil
dren, Violet and Carroll, spewt Sunday
as the guest of Mr. and M's. David
Brink ley.
Mr. and Mrs. Kitamiller announced
the birth of a son, IHaroid Frederick
Kitami'lier, last. Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. 0. 'Faiust spent Sat
urday an I Sunday with their parents at
Green castle.
The members of the Lutheran church
• are preparing to entertain from 150 to
200 delegates next Thursday at tttie
missionary convention which will ibe
'held in St. John's "church. The dele
gates will all be fed in the basement
of the church.
The ltev. Mr. Kmen'heiser was elected
pastor\for t'he IT. B. church.
iMr. Smith moved his family and
household goods to Slate Hill on Mon
day.
i.Vlirs. I - '. P. Echard, of Los Angeles,
Oal., formerly of this place, is visiting
| at the home of Mrs. H. M. Rupp.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Fcister and
daughter, Nellie, amd son, Paul, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Vogelsong, near Spangler's LMills.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Howard Wolfe, of
moyne, spent Sunday with Mrs. Wolfe's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. <!eorge B<ru
bacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Kell. of York;
I Mrs. L. M. Lupfer and two children,
i.Mrs. C. IM. Bower, of B'lain; 'Mr. and
j Mrs. C. L. Martin, of ILovsville, Pa.,
| and W. iM. Bower, of Bellwood. Pa.,
were visitors at the home of B. A.
j -Bower this week.
George ißupp died ait the home of his
i son. George, Friday. Mr. Rupp was 67
years old. His death came unexpected
to iiis many friends. The funeral was
held to-day.
NEW CUMBERLAND
■ On Account 01 Yarn Not Arriving, the
Knitting Mill Closed Down
Special Correspondence.
New Cumberland, Oct. 13. —The Ot
terbein Guild of Trinity United Breth
j ren church will meet at the home of
I Miss Helen Spahr on Keno street this
I evening.
J. A. Sprenkel will make an address
' at the Y. M. ( . A. at Knola 011 Thurs
i day evening. On Sunday he will
i speak at the Methodist church, Knola.
Mrs. George Baker, of Lcmoyrie, was
the guest of Mrs. Henry Mosey 011 Sun
j day.
H. F. Kolir went to Kmigsville to-day
j to attend the sale of his old home.
-Mr. and Mrs. H. \V. Speakman spent
Sunday at Lisburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Chailes l.eiby, daugh
! '
s
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TETSOX SHOES have long
been the standard of excel
lence that critical dressers rc
quire.
The new Fall and Winter mud
els are prettier than ever and are
here in so large and varied as
sortments that every individual
Iskc C CliAt*K requirement may be fulfilled.
JUS* r. mm Tllp price ig Six Dol i ars i )C( . alist .
iaa i u i i fj they're worth every cent of the
300-A Market St. pri ; e .
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ATTENTION STOUGH HELPERS
Donations Wanted for Tabernacle
Builders' Dinner, Saturday, Oct. 17,
At Ridge Avenue M. E. Church
Send pledges to supply bread, rolls, beef roasts, whole j
hams, potatoes, canned corn, pickles, sugar, coffee, bottled
milk and cream, small cakes, salt and pepper, to Mrs. E. A.
Riegle, Phone 201 <>W. All goods to be sent to Herr street
door of the church Friday.
I | ters, Alma and Mary; Harry Bbersole
, | and Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Smith motored
, to Gettysburg Sunday.
. I Miss Olive Martin, of Altoona. was a
| wiek-end guest of John Watts' family,
< Third street.
The New Cumberland knitting mill
I | closed down last evening on account of
! the yarn not arriving.
Mrs. W. H. Speck and Mrs. Parker
Minter have returned from a trip to
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sterline have
! returned from a «two weeks' \ isit to
Columbia, .Lancaster and York.
Mrs. Ira Forry and son, Ira, spent
some time with Mrs. Forry's parents at
j Mechanics burg.
Mr. and Mrs. Bucher and family, of
! Shepherdstown, were guests ot' Mr! and
i | Mrs. J. A. Sprenke! on Sunday,
j Miss Emma Fought, of near Median-
II icsburg, is spending some time here.
Mrs. John Hess, of steelton. spent,
j several davs with her sister-in-law, Mrs
. < . U Halo.
Instinct
Woman Election Inspec'tress—Thore
] are t'bree s;.oiled ballots.
I Ditto —Oh ,dcar! But then 1 suppose
i we can make them over into something
j else.—'Puck.