6 (Ettahlmhed in 1876) Published b • THE STAR PRINTING COMPANY, ' /* Star.lnd«p*nd«nt Building, M.20-22 South Third Strdat. Harrisburg, Pa„ ' ■vary Evening Exoept Sunday Officer*: Virecfrt. Bat Hint* F. MITERS, JOBN L L- KRLLKI President WM. W. WALLOW**, M-,--. Vice President. Wm K «»"*» Wm. E MIYERS, Secretary and Treasurer. WM. W. WALLOWIR WM. H. WARNER, V. HCMMEL BEROHACS, JK , Business Manager. Editor. AH communications should be addressed to STAR INDEPENDENT, Business. Editorial. Job Printing or Circulation Department, according U) the subject matter Entered at the Post Office in Harrisburg as second class matter. Benjamin A. Kentnor Company, New York and Chicago Representatives. New York Offlee, Brunswick Building. 2L'5 Fifth Avenue. Chicago Office, People's Oas Building, .Michigan Avenue. Delivered hv carriers at 6 centa a v»eek. Mailed to subscriber; tor Three Dollars a /ear in ad"ance. THE STAR-INDEPENDENT The paper with t'ae largest Horai Circulation in Harrisburg and Rear by towns. Circulation Examine, by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES s BELL Prlvata Branch Exchange. .... No. 3280 CUMBERLAND VALLEY !*rlvat« Branch Exchange, - - No. 245.246 ..... .L. " 1 1,1 7 , ■" Monday, October 1 1914. OCTOBER Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 1 2 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, ith; Last Quarter, 12th; New Moon, lath; First Quarter, 25th. fTT sr- WEATHER FORECASTS « Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to- Pfcw ifrp night and Tuesday. * Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night and Tuesday, slightly warmer Tuesday. ' tientle to moderate winds becoming l" ■ -* southerly. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, h4; lowest, 53; 8 a. til., 54; 8 p. m., 55. • —~ ' I THE HAMBURG SANITARIUM The opening by the State of another sanitarium for the (.'are and treatment of tuberculoids patients, in Hamburg, Berks county, on .Monday next, will mark the completion of the third institution of the kind in Pennsylvania, and will round out the number that Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health Commis sioner, had in mind when he began the construc tion of these institutions which have been so won derfully successful in alleviating the distress caused bv that most insidious of all diseases. The first of these institutions was opened in Mont Aito, and when its success in the care and treat ment of tuberculosis had been demonstrated, Dr. Dixon set about establishing a similar institution in Cresson, on the highest ridge of the Allegheny mountains, the State being fortunate in obtaining this site through tiie donation by Andrew Carnegie of a large tract of land he had owned for years ami once occupied as his summer home. To complete the three institutions Dr. Dixon originally planned and to provide for the many applicants in the eastern part of the state, the num ber of which grew so rapidly that names had to be placed on a waiting list, Dr. Dixon obtained the aid of the Legislature in the establishment of another sanitarium and selected a spot near Ham burg, Berks county, for its location. in stitution is about to be opened for the reception of patients and will accommodate about 300 sufferers who will receive treatment by the most advanced methods known for combatting the scourge. Pennsylvania, of all the states in the union, stands first in the humane treatment of- her tuber cular citizens. Through the use of these institu tions, the advanced methods of treatment and the great care taken of patients, thousands of persons whose cases were regarded as hopeless have been restored to their homes and enabled to take up their regular"daily pursuits. Under the treatment Pennsylvania provides, free of charge, for persons afflicted with tuberculosis, that awful disease has to a great extent lost its terrors and its attacks no longer strike hope from its victims. OUTSIDE VIEW OF MEDICAL CLUB Harrisburg's club of doctors conducts its regular meetings in such a quiet way and so carefully avoids seeking publicity merely for publicity's sake, that it has remained for an outside doctor, a phy sician from far-away San Diego, California, who happens to be in this city, to point to the effective work it is doing. The Harrisburg Medical Club is an organization of representative local doctors which has been in existence for four years, and the Californian declares that it has some methods of ronducting its affairs that lie believes are actually unique. The club is run on the theory that the general public does not as a rule manifest great interest in distinctly professional clubs and that there is noth ing for the club to gain by basking in the limelight rays. The good a club of professional men may do m of necessity confined to (lie men themselves be cause their activities are restricted in scope and concentrated on matters of professional import in which laymen cannot be directly interested. Yet when a visitor from across the continent charac terizes a club of our local doctors as unique, ex pressing delight with the plans along which it is conducted, plans which he Rays are entirely original with Harrisburg, then the organization becomes an object of general interest because it is worthy of emulation. It seems that the tiling about the Medical Club HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1914. of Harrisburg which makes the most favorable im pression on the visiting physician is the precaution which is taken to eliminate club politics from the organization. The presidents of the club are chosen, not by casting ballots, but by drawing lots. At the time of the annual election papers containing the names of all members who have not already served as president are placed in a box and the selection of the officer is determined by chance in the draw ing of a name. Club politics are prominent in practically all clubs, no matter for what purpose conducted. The election of officers is always a surpassingly impor tant event and other considerations almost invari ably give way while the contest is on. Even though a club election may have no harmful features in itself, such as arousing bitter antagonism and creating permanent factions, the election always detracts attention from an organization's regular activities and may seriously impair its usefulness at times. That a club of professional men can throb with life from other causes than contests for election of officers has been demonstrated conclusively by the Medical Club of Harrisburg. At the meetings every member present is required to enter into dis cussion of prescribed topics, and every member, unless giving a suitable excuse, is required to be present. The meetings are made of such great interest by the scientific subject matter of the dis cussions and by the active participation of all mem bers that such a minor detail of the club's activities as the choice of officers is lost in insignificance. When doctors get together for the avowed pur pose of increasing their knowledge of the science of medicine and allied subjects, they are not only advancing their own interests but they are accom plishing something for the public good. Patients also profit when physicians increase their skill. ■ Vale will be without the services of one of its best football coaches, at lea?! until after the November election. AVe are glad to know that Gilford F'inchot has got his voice back, but it will not elect him to the United States Senate. Former Senator Knox's speech may perhaps be taken to indicate that the Republicans are hopeful that the Colonel may yet return to the fold. Those who love to read of sensations will have an op portunity now to shift their attention from the European war to the murder trial of Mrs. Carman in New York. None of the so-called "Big Four" was beaten in football 011 Saturday, but there will lie plenty of opportunity for a slip 'twixt now and the final contests when they meet each other. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN OCTOBER In russet gown. October stands, And with her little sunburnt hands H'or her fair brow a crowri she weaves Of red and yellow Autumn leaves. A mist of gold her bright hair seems, Where, ensnared, the sunshine gleams. Her eyes have caught the gentian's hue, Or yonder sky's translucent blue. Her mantle's made of morning mist Pearly gray and amethyst! October stands in russet gown, Weaving herself a leafy crown. —Philadelphia Public Ledger PAPA'S SPECIALTY Examining a piece of synthetic rubber that was undis tinguishable in any way from the real thing. General Wil liam P. Duval said in Augusta: "The Germans are using this synthetic or artificial rub ber for their war automobiles. The artificial is replacing the real all along the line. It seems to be just as good. At a dinner the other evening I nodded toward a pretty girl and said: " 'What a lovely complexion Miss Blanc has. Does she get it from her father or her mother!' 'From her father,' the lady on my right replied. She added with a smile: 'He runs, you know, a beauty par lor.' " —Exchange. EAGER TO PLEASE "So you are expected to do a kind act every davf" "Yes," replied the boy scout. "How about to-day?" "Woll, the teacher has been having a little trouble with me. Don't you think I might stay away from school and give her a restf"—Washington Star. MISFIT EXPRESSION An advertising man tells this one: "The heavy advertiser of a certain Indian town entered the editorial offices of the daily paper and in angrv and disgusted tones delivered himself as follows: " 'What's the matter with this sheet anyhow! That was a fine break you people made in my ad. yesterday!' " 'What's the trouble?' asked the editor. " 'Read it and see!' said the advertiser, and he thrust a copy of the paper into the editorial hands. "The unhappy editor read, 'lf you want to have a fit, wear Jones' shoes.' " —Lippincott's. BOTH SATISFIED The man put his hand in the horse's mouth to see how many teeth the horse had. The horse closed his mouth to see how many fingers the man had. The curiosity of both was satisfied. —Cincinnati Enquirer. NOT YET PROPOSED However, no one has been courageous enough to propose coming to the relief of the Beef Trust with a "buya-steak" plan.—Washington Post. WAR BULLETIN FROM KANSAS Bulletin: Ab Adkin's wife's kin have his citadel sur rounded, and with the last line of retreat cut off he is pre paring for a siege which may last all winter.—Atchison Globe. ONE VICTIM In the lists of casualties of this war, truth occupies a conspicuous place.—Albany Journal. ALWAYS APPREHENSIVE "My wife gets nothing but apprehension qut of life." "How so!" "She's atraid of cows in the country and automobiles in lowu."—Kansas City Journal. r ■ > | Tongue-End Top icsjj Three Navy Pay Directors (ieorge W. Hensel, of Lancaster, wit, raconteur, poet and historian, has written a story for the Philadel- i phia "North American," printed re- [ cently, that is of more than ordinary ' interest to those citizens of' Harris-] burg who bear in kindly remembrance i one of the gentlemen mentioned in the j tale. In part. Mr. Hensel "s story is as j follows: "This immediate region of our great country enjoys the distinction of rep resentation in one of the most im portant branches of the national gov ernment with three sons, one of Dau phin and two of Lancaster county, oc cupying the highest rank in the pay j service of the United States navy in i | the order of one, three. They ! are men of nearly the same age, have ' seen almost forty years of service, have traveled the world over and around many times, have had remark able and most interesting experiences, love their country, have proved loyal to its interests and are quite convinced : in their own minds that in all this big, j i wide world there is no such country as j the respective communities in which . they were born; whether in China or' Valparaiso. Gilbraltar, on the high sfus ' or in the most beautiful harbors of the | world, they have never got far from j Harrisburg, Lancaster and Strasburg. j ♦ • * Jack Speel's Name Leads "Their devotion to old friends, the! loyalty with which they are constant ly returning to their native soil to | tread the paths they trod as boys and I to refresh and keep alive the true and natural friendships of long ago arc but : a few of the noble traits that charac-1 terize the lives of John Nini tiger Speel, j of Harrisburg; Reah Frazer, of Lan-j caster, and John Ross Martin, of Stras- j burg. Born within forty miles of each ; other, of splendid parentage, and hav- j ing had some educational advantages,] they entered the navy at the ages of j 21, equipped with high character'and a rare quality of common sense, to pass from clerkships to assistant pay masterships, becoming paymasters, pay inspectors, and finally attaining the high station of pay director, with the | rank of captain. When Uncle Sam calls : this roll of his navy, lot .lack Speel's' name leads ail the rest with Reah Fra- j zer second and John Martin third. J « * » As Boy He Did Man's Work "Pay Director Speel was the first to enter the service in the year 1874; j Frazer a few months later and Martin, j lSTti, so that the two former will re-I tire in 1915 and the latter in 1918. j The actual service of ijpeel, however, I antedates 1574, he having shipped to hina on a three years' cruise in a j minor position, and, while yet a boy, : he had a man's experience. The Speels j were an old Dauphin family, and the j I pay director's father was a well-known; I iiatter in Harrisburg. Alexander Ram i soy, the war governor of Minnesota, . and afterward Secretary of' War, was . his uncle. To Harrisburg he has been intensely loyal, and his earthly pos- j i sessions and best friends are within the i-apital city gates. Stationed perman i ently in Washington Pay Director I Speel makes frequent trips to his old j home. In navy circles he is widely ' ! known and no less authority than | 'Fighting Bob' Kvans was wont to de 1 dare: '.lack Speel lias as many friends i and as warm friendship as any man in j the Navy.' The old admiral and ho were intimate friends, and some years j I ago, when he visited Harrisburg and \ every citizen, from call drivers of Har | risburg to the governor of Pennsyl- j | vania, seemed glad to salute .lack Speel' j and slap him on the back, 'Old Bob' | concluded Jack was as popular on laud j | as he was on the seas. I•* * " In Quest of Cattle Thieves It was the portion of these* three i officials during the seventies to follow each other in the order they stand, , forty years later, in a service on the | Rio Grande and to have any one of ■ I thein relate their experiences ou the Rio | Bravo insures an evening's entertain-j I ment. This majestic ship was a side wheeler, drawing' four feet of water and was dispatched to the scene of tho ; famous' Border Raids' the stealing of I cattle in Mexico by Texans and vice versa. The theiving pro and con nec essarily was indulged in during the dry seasons,, when the Rio Grande was low enough to permit the cattle thieves to get from Mexico to Texas, or Texas to Mexico, by fording the stream, and T" " " .. POLITICAL ADVERTISING. lames W. Barker WnahluKton Party \oiuliiee For STATE REPRESENTATIVE from tlir CITY OF HARRISBURG If Elected Will Favor I I.Ot'AI. OPTION. WO.MA.N SIF i FHAGE.