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Mailed to subscriber: lor Three Dollars a ~-eat in ad"ance THE STAR-INDEPENDENT The paper with the largest llomt Circulation ,n flarrtsburg ano •earby towns Circulation Examined by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES BELL Private Branch Exchange, No. 3200 CUMBERLAND VALLEY i*rlvata Branch Exchange, • No. 245-246 Saturday, November 14, Ittt4. NOVEMBER SUM. Moil. 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 MOON'S PHASES— Full Moon, *Jnd; Last Quarter, lOtli; New Moon, 17th; First Quarter, 24th. WEATHER FORECASTS ' Harrisburg and vicinity: Continued j fair weather is indicated for to-night | and Sunday without much change in temperature. LcSSr" Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night J and Sunday. Warmer Sunday. Light. aKHjI variable east winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 66; lowest, 44; 8 a. m., 45; S p. m., 57. REOPENING OF THE COTTON MARTS The decision reached yesterday by Ihe authori ties of the New York Cotton Exchange, followed promptly bv a like decision on the part of the man agers of the New Orleans cotton market, to reopen for business next Monday, bears evidence to a decided revival of confidence in the financial circles of the country which became so seriously disturbed when the European war started. Liverpool Cotton Exchange for several days has been permitting unrestricted transactions and the fact that trading is now to be resumed in the chief cotton marts of this country is an important step in the direction of restoring normal conditions throughout the textile trade which thus far has felt the effects of the war very materially. Comment in this regard made by a financial writer in this morning's issue of the "New York Sun" is of spe cial interest just now. He savs: Tbe decision to reopen the New York Cotton Exchange makes an important contribution to the recovery of busi ness and banking confidence. The prospect of it has un doubtedly been one of the influences in the further relaxa tion of foreign exchange and in the easing of the domestic money market. It means an addition to the volume of the country's general business and will help to loosen up the banking position, while it will certainly stimulate an in creased export movement of cotton. * * * * Naturally tbe Cotton Exchange developments added to tbe increasing encouragements for an optimistic view of % allies, and Wall Street found further occasion for hope fulness in the persistent strength and activity of the irregu lar and disorganized securities market. The Broad street curb market looked like old times, and in other varieties of Street dealings the demand for securities exceeded the supply. Dealers in bonds and notes could only report both growing demand and growing firmness. The trading in general securities in the New York Curb Market has thus been resumed with suc cess and conditions there very much resemble those before the start of the European hostilities. The managers of the New York Stock Exchange have been taking a wise and conservative course in keep ing that great securities mart closed, but, the trend of events in the financial and business circles of this country raises the hope that it will soon be possible 1o resume trading on the Stock Exchange without jeopardizing the business and banking interests. PROFESSIONALISM IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL The day lias passed in which advantages of foot ball to colleges and universities have been seriously questioned. The sport has become as much a part of the life of higher institutions of learning in this country as the courses of study. Some persons deplore such a condition of affairs, but their objec tions arc drowned in the shouts and cheers from the bleachers and grandstands about the gridirons. The enthusiasm for the game of passes, dashes and goals is too far above the cooling point to be chilled. Among the warmest supporters of college fool ball, however, differences have arisen. In the ranks of the players and spectators themselves there lias been dissension. Teams have disagreed, games have been canceled and enmity between institutions has sprung up. The trouble is all about professional players. I here is no telling .just where tlie idea originated, but somebody in a burst of genius once suggested that men who have played as professionals, who have received money at some time for working on teams,-should not be permitted to engage in inter collegiate athletics. That was a brilliant idea, or so it seemed to be at the time. It is to-day back of FTARRISBITRG STATMNQEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1914. most of the misunderstandings and difficulties of athletic councils. Most football teams have members who once have played or now are playing for money whether it can be proved against them or not. College men who make the teams frequently have had training somewhere, —have been developing their abilities before entering college. In many cases their serv ices have had cash value and they have received money before entering college; sometimes after entering. They did not do wrong in accepting it so long as they earned it and did not lie about it. They did not do wrong in trying for their college teams and in playing on them if they qualified, so long as th y made no deception of the fact that they had been paid players. Moral wrong, however, is done when players lie about having received money; when coaches, teams and institutions practice deception. The real blame rests with regulations concerning exclusion of pro fessional players. Harm is done because some schools engage professional players for their teams through liberal inducements, while other schools which oppose them on the gridiron have no such hirelings. Fairness in the sport cannot be assured by having "rules"' barring professionals. That plan has failed because so many subterfuges have been discovered by the clever collegians. The efforts to eliminate professionalism by fixed agreements among colleges have done little save encourage deception. It must be admitted, however, that if intercol legiate football teams are actually to be representa tive of bodies of students who go to college pri marily to study, professionalism must go; but it must also be admitted that the so-called agreements to eliminate professionalism have not eliminated it. Some other method of barring players who are paid, by casli or by other considerations, must be found if college football is to become college sport. The solution is not yet in sight and until it appears there will be at least a certain amount of'profes sionalism in college football: but even before the solution is found the ''agreements" which encour age misrepresentation and deception should be abolished. Tootball results are almost as uncertain as election results. One good thing about having a college football game in town is that we learn how high it is proper to turn up our trousers this season. I he railroads are going to put up the passenger faies. Well, what can you expect if the Interstate Commerce Commission persists in refusing to permit them to raise the freight charges to a fair figure? It is reported there will be keen rivalry between the "V are and the McXichol factions in striving to make the most impressive display in the Brumbaugh inaugural parade in Harrisburg. It is not likely, however, that hos tilities will reach the point where the state police will have to do any shooting. No, timid reader, that uproar you heard wafted acioss the Susquehanna river from Island Park this afternoon was neither the war cry of a band of invading Cossacks nor the battle hymn of charging Mexican revolutionists. It was merely a mingling of the college yells of the sup porters of the Buckuell and Gettysburg college football teams in their aunual gridiron scrimmage. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN WHY THEY SMILED At a country fair in Jersey one of the fattest visitors sat down in a pavilion to rest her weary feet for a moment. She couldn't imagine why everyone who passed was so amused. Since she is very sensitive on the subject of her size, she concluded it was the cause of this amusement, and so she decided to Search for a less conspicuous seat. She glanced around and saw that she had been sitting in front of the guessing cake table directly under the placard: "Guess my weight and I am yours."—Exchange. DURING THE TRAINING It was Private Smith's (whose number was 234) first church parade, and, having done a good deal of marching, he was naturally feeling the effects of it during the service. He had not been iu church long when the rev erend gentleman announced the hymn: "Number 254. 'Art thou weary, art thou languid?'" Private Smith shouted with a loud voice: "Not half!" —London Opinion. LET US BE JUST To hell with the Hohenzollerns and the Hapsburg. Louisville Courier-Journal. Now, don't be hasty. There may be decent souls in Hades entitled to consideration. The sudden arrival in their midst of the two most devastating families of Europe would be hardly fair. —London Opinion. SHE DIDN'T MEAN IT Old Gentleman (who has just finished reading an ac count of a shipwreck with loss of passengers and all hands) j "Ha! I am sorry for the poor sailors that were drowned!" Old Lady—"Sailors! It isn't the sailors; it's the pas sengers I am sorry for. The sailors are used to it." Exchange. A LOGICAL QUESTION A witness, in describing a certain event, said: "The person 1 saw at the head oKthc stairs was a man with one i eye named Wilkins." "What was the name of the other eye?" spitefully asked ■ the opposing counsel. The witness was disgusted with the levity of the audi ence.—Exchange. A BARGAIN A young lady sued for damages in a case of breach of ' promise of marriage. She was offered £2OO to heal her [ breaking heart. "Two hundred!" she exclaimed. "Two hundred pounds I for ruined hopes, a blighted life! Two hundred pounds for I all this! No —never; make it two-fifty, and it's a bar- j gain!"— London Tit Bits. HIB OCCUPATION "My friend," said the solemn man, "have you ever done aught to make the community in which you live the better for your living in it?" "I have done much, sir," replied the other humbly, "to purify the homes of my fellow beings." "Ah," continued the solemn man, with a pleased air, "you distribute tracts?" "No; 1 clean carpets."—Exchange. • A [Tongue-End Topics j The Public and the Firebugs In view of the fact that there have been a number of suspicious fires in Harrisburg and Dauphin county recent ly, and one of the firebugs has been sent to the penitentiary, the following from a circular just issued by Chief Fire Marshall Baldwin will be of in terest: "In the investigation of the cause of suspicions fires the Fire Marshal De partment is severely handicapped be cause people who are able to throw some light on the conditions existing before and after the fire absolutely re fuse to furnish the information, basing this refusal on the ground that they are not interested and do not car c to get mixed up in the case. The firebug is one of the most dangerous of criminals; nevertheless, unless he is caught red handed in the act, or confesses to his crime, it is almost impossible to secure a conviction. The sympathy of the pub lic, to a greater or less extent, is with the man accused, as the people go on the theory that, as the loss comes out of the insurance companies nobody is damaged, forgetting the fact that the insurance companies base their premi ums upon losses, and that every crooked fire loss is, in the last analysis, paid by the honest insurer." Around the Flags in the Capitol Every day in the rotunda of the capitol may be Witnessed some inter esting incident in connection with the old battle flags sealed forever in their crystal Aid bronze cases. On e day it is an old soldier, leaning on his crutches, pointing to the flag of his regiment in fighting for which he lost his leg. And he goes over every detail of the fight to the time h e had his leg shot off, and then, with the consummate modesty of the hero, he stops and lets imagination do the rest. Again it is an old woman who looks lovingly on an old standard and tells the woman by her side that her husband went out "under that flag and never canie back.' 1 The other morn ing a small woman, bent and worn, halted at the case just inside the door and looking at a flag bearing the card, "First Defenders." She stood for some minutes in contemplating the banner that was carried through the streets of Baltimore by the first body of troops from the North that reached Washing ton. "My husband marched under that flag, ' she said proudly to oue of the guides, "and lie fought all through the war. He wore a star before he left the army," and she turned away with a tear in her eye. "That's my grandfath er's flag." said a young fellow taking off his hat. He was on his way back to college and stopped over to see tbe flag under which his grandfather had marched from '6l to '65, and he was a very proud youngster. The capitol guides witness many similar incidents. McManus-Leeds Rivalry Recalled The rivalry between the McNichol I and Vare Republican factions in Phila -1 delphia as to which shall make the | finest turn-out at the coming inaiigura j tion of Governor Brumbaugh recalls to | mind the famous factional rivalry in i that city between the McManus and f Leeds factions in 1878. James McMan ; us was the '• big boss" and William , was aspiring to the bosssliip, and | there wasn't any love lost between j them or their adherents. At the He publican convention that nominated Henry M. Hoyt for Governor in 187S both factions decided to attend and as a distinctive uniform the McManus fac tion wore white high hats and the Leeds faction black high hats. They j came to Harrisburg about 500 strong | each. Nothing of a disturbing character happened as the two clubs passed each other on the march to the convention hall, but it was evident that the march ers were under a powerful self-restraint, and it only needed a word or a blow to have started a first class riot. On the evening after the convention had adjourned the two clubs left Harrisburg at the same time, but not on the same train, and they arrived in Philadelphia within a few minutes of each other. There they had the liveliest kind of a row near the old Pennsylvania station at Thirty-second and Market streets. McManus in time gave way to Leeds, but the old war horse was game to the last, and retired with honors. Square Sleeves in Coats When Signor Mariuetti gets his fu turist clothing from Home he will cer tainly add to the gayety of nations if his revolutionary ideas lead him to wear the garments. One of his ideas is to have coats with one round and one square sleeve, and in order to avoid the monotony of modern meu's wear he goes further and predicts that "the futurist will have patches of col ored cloth, which he will stick on his suit at different times of the day to suit his fancy and his occupation. It will be simple to adjust and essential ly comfortable." Shopping in Rrazil In Brazil it is considered undigui-' fied for a lady to go shopping. Usually 1 a servant is sent for samples, and if it is a hat the senorita wants to buy a 1 box or basket containing several of the latest styles is sent for her inspection. —St. Louis Republic. DO YOU SUFFER FROM BACKACHE? When your kidneys arc weak and torpid they do not properly perform their functions; your back aches and you do not feel like doing much of anything. You are likely to be despond ent and to borrow trouble, just us if you hadn't enough already. Don't be a victim any longer. The old reliable medicine. Hood's Sarsaparilla, gives strength and tone to the kidneys and builds up the whole system. Get it to-day. Adv. SOUTHERN SUFFRAGISTS TU FORCE DEMOCRATS TO ESPOUSE THEIR CAUSE HH , Kf-f' : " << SAayi ct.. £iOKDOII: , Women prominently identified with (he suffrage movement met in Cbntta iiooga. Tenn.. in the first annual con ference of the Southern States' Worn mi's Suffrage Association. Prominent among the speakers were Miss Kate Cordon, oft New Orleans, president of the association; Miss Cristobel Pnnk burst, of England; Mrs. Medlll McCor rnick, of Chicago, and Mrs. O. H. P. Bel mont. of New York. i lie principal subject discussed was n scheme through which the democratic party might be compelled to champion tlie cause of votes for women. Mi's. Me- Cormick spoke iu favor of a suffrage amendment to the federal constitution Miss Gordon favored a scheme which embraced the State's rights princip!e and said that the women of the South should unite in their efforts to obtain a declaration in favor of woman's suf frage in tiie next national platform of the democratic party. QUEEN mmAPPEAL IS RESPONDED TO LIBERALLY BY THE AMERECAN PEOPLE l-iondon, Nov. 14, 6.30 A. M.—Amer icans have been liberal iu response to Queen Mary's appeal for 300,000 pairs of socks and belts for the soldiers at the front. Through Lady Arthur Paget, who is prominent in the relief work in behalf of the soldiers, the need of a fund for the supply of these articles was brought especially to the attention of American women. In discussing to day the response to this appeal hadv Paget said: "The generosity of my countrywom en and countrymen is most gratifying. Every day I receive parcels from all parts of America. Already 15,000 pairs of socks have been sent to me, many accompanied by touching letters from women, children and shop girls. Some say there is nothing they could spare except an hour of daily knitting, but that they gladly yielded their leisure time to help the men in the trenches. Many business houses sent socks. The gifts are forwarded immediately to the men at the frout with the explanation that they are from American friends. The soldiers are duly grateful for the gifts.'' Lady Paget lias received the follow ing letter from Queen Mary: "Buckingham Palace. Nov. 7.—Dear Lady Paget: The Queen is much touch ed at the very large number of socks, belts and shirts being made and sent to you for our troops by friends and well wishers in the United States. Can yon find some opportunity of expressing to them Her Majesty's very grateful thanks for this practical mark of sym pathy? ' "The things will be of the greatest use. It is with real pleasure and gratifi cation that Her Majesty accepts them and hopes that your friends will con tinue their gifts through you. Believe ine, yours truly, "Mary Trefusis. '' Lady-in-waiting.'' German Cruisers Sail at Daybreak Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 14.—The German cruisers Leipzig and Dresden, which came into this |>ort yesterday morning and spent the day in taking on provisions, sai\pd awav this morn ing at daybreak. BOWMAN FOR CUT IN THE TAX RATE lontinurd From Firm I'afir. until our regular revenues are avail able. Paid $35,00<> in Old Debts "It is true that we used $55,000 of the 1914 revenues for paying a part of the city's indebtedness—part of that had been accruing for upwards of ten- years—but it must also be un derstood that if we had not done that we now would be iu debt that much more than we are. Our tax rate for 1914 would have been at least a mill less in such circumstances. We cannot levy a tax that will bring in unneces sary revenues. '' As I see it, the taxpayers were not put to an extraordinary hardship by reason of the 1914 tax rate remaining the same for the nine-month fiscal year as prevailed in other years of the full twelve months. Our debt is reduc ed by $55,000 and now we arc in good shape to cut the inillage. Appropria tions made in 1914 provided for only nine months' business in the highway department and the Department of Public Affairs. That is true, but at the same time we allowed the Park Department the regular twelve months' appropriations. "Our printing bills in 1913 were something like $13,000. Last year year we appropriated $5,000 and I have been given to understand that not all of that money will be used. We have saved money through various ways. The $55,000 we used to cancel old debts, this year will more than off set the cost of operating the several departments during the three months which were not provided for in the last budget. Would Borrow Water Funds "In other words," Mr. Bowman continued, "our appropriations for the faIMKI A XYTHING that is worth safeguarding is worth safeguarding well. The safest place for such important papers as. wills, insurance policies, agreements, deeds, etc., is a safe deposit vault. They are secure against loss from theft and fire—they will be there, intact, when you seek them to-morrow, next year or ten years from now. We have triade the third addition of boxes to ! meet the growing demand for absolute security. Boxes rent for only $2.00 and upward a year. 213 Market Street Q Capital, $300,000 Surplus, s.'<oo,ooo ■X. Open for deposits Sat. evening from 0 to 8 ■■■■—ll—M|j » Orpheum I.AST DAV ron THIS WEEK'S EX CELLENT 1111.1. OF VAUDEVILLE HEADED BY The Lawn Party \KXT WEEK Another Hia Vaudeville Rill Inolu«llnK NAT WILLS KIDK of Tramp CoiitedianN and Mason-Keeler Co. In a Xfw Sketch MAJESTIC RARG TO-NIGHT-LAST TIME ROWI.AM) A CLIFFORD'S Bit; MUSICAL FUN SHOW September Morn COMPANY OF r.O A WORLD OF TANGO DELIGHT MIiHT PRICES, 25c, 50c, 7Be A Si 1.00 V PHOTOPLAY TODAY" Beloved Adventure Series Pardners With Providence Showing the IIIK rnllronil wreck tliat look |il«i'r at PhtllipHburK, Pa., a few weeka alto. highway and police departments will carry those departments over until the first of the year. We appropriated all our revenues. In 1915 we will not have a $55,000 indebtedness facing us anil that amount of money can be used to care for the deficiencies not heretofore provided for. "It is true that we may be com pelled to borrow money, but I do not think it will be obtained through the banks. Wo have excess revenues in the Water Department, which now are bearing only two per cent., and so far as I can see there is no reason why we should not use that and pay but two per cent, when we would, bo compelled to pay six if the money were borrow ed elsewhere. "The several improvements ami changes which the commissioners now are planning to make in 1915, it seems to me, can be taken care of vorv nice ly and even then v.'e will be able to reduce the tax rate by a half mill." COUPLES UNITED AT TABERNACLE t'ontlniird Kroin First Pagr, woman, "she's in the back of the building there." "Is she a. Christianf'' " Well, she's half a one." "Go fetch her here, and she'll get the other-half," said the evangelist as he went on his way through the throng. A little later the old woman brought •her daughter down the aisle, indicat ing her to the evangelist. "There's your husband," said Or. Stough to the wife. "I)o you know your husband? Well, if you do, go kiss him." The husband drew the young woman to him, and for a long time the couple remained in a strong embrace. Boys and Oirls Crying Other married couples cainc forward together, as well as mothers and daugh ters and fathers and sons. A number of boys and girls wore in the throng, ac companied by parents or alone. They cried pitifully, joining their sobs to those of their elders. Drunken men were in the throng, and men with the marks of dissipation 011 their faces. In strik ing contrast were pretty young girls, anxious to unburden themselves of their own peculiar little sirs. The invitation was extended last night differently than the preceding night. Evangelist Stough first asked all present who had been praying for per sons near and dear to them to raise their hands. He then had them rise and come to the front. The demonstration, ■he said, was to show sinners in the 'building that Christians cared for them and were praying for them. Prayers Go Up From Throng He asked the men and women and 'bovs and girls at the front to crowd as close as possible, and then told them each to pray for their loved ones in just two words, " My father," "My son," "My shopmate," or "My neighbor," as the case might be. No sooner had he made the suggestion, than loud cries went up from the crowd. Sobbing be gan, women threw themselves on the sawdust or on the benches, and tho pro cedure went beyond human control. Dr. Stough called to the cooperating min isters to lead in prayer, and one after another they lifted their voices by strong efforts cbove the crying of the crowd. After about ten minutes of incessant } AMTJ3RICENT* Colonial no .N'T LOSE THE SHOW TO-DAY Anil He in em Iter That Monday, Tuenday, Wedneaday there will be a new bill, including A. DREAM OF THE ORIENT An I£laliorate Mnilcal Spectacle Be ami 10c EVE.MXGS and Ise PHOTOPLAY TO-DAY' IIS* INSPIRATION-—lt-reel KAI bM. Featuring Tom Moor.*. UOSEMARV roil KEM EM IIK A\CE --reel Net IK Bruma i AKTIfIR .JOHNSON an Lord i'eell, In L'eloveii A«|venture S.-rle* * PHOTOPLAY' Monday and Tuesday IN TUNE WITH THE WILD 3-act Drama, Featuring Katlil.vn j William*—Great Jungle I'ictur.* J v ' i weeping and praying, Ur. Stough made himself heard, and ;<,sked the people to take their seats, calling for ail in the ; building who wanted to "get. right with j C.o<l "to sit on the front, benches. After about two hundred had responded the ' i doors were opened for persons who 1 vared to, to leave. The greater part of the audience left the building and the I after meeting began. ; The trail hitters knelt in the saw I dust and repeated the evangelist's pray. II er after him. Then followed the scene 'J of public professions and hand-shaking. ' j The trail hitters, after signing their ; i cards, congregated lor a long while in j the building, women and men embracing j one another and sobbing on one anotli j or's shoulders. Passages From Sermon | Passages from Dr. Stough's sermon '; last night follow: i of people shake hands like dead ! j fish. Some of your old spare rooms smell jso of dead air that a self-respecting ; mosquito woitldn't stay in them. Some of you have dedicated your , | homes more to card playing than to t j anything else. You business men are courteous t> t j your customers whether you are to your wives or not. For every church you have in this city, for every benevolent institution, and every agency you've got to lift men upward and Ifeavcnward, you have five to drag them downward and Hell ward. i I don't wonder that so many boys and girls go astray, I wonder that so many go right. What in the name of God is a father for. if not to guide and guard the foot | steps of his boy and keep him out of ; the snares and pitfalls of a city's life. I do not wonder so many girls in I Harrisburg go wrong, when their moth : I crs give them no words of warning. | All universalists are not in the uni ■ versalist church. You better cry now for your sons and daughters than at their caskets. Disapproval "Growcher doesn't look vcrv cheer ful. But you must give him credit for one thing. He doesn't quairel." "Humph!" exclaimed the excitable man. "He's so ill natured that no one wants to get well enough acquainted oven to quarrel with him."—Spokane Spokesman-Re view. Is Your Home Ready for Winter? The most important item in get ting the home prepared for cold weather is fuel. Kelley s Coal is the best coal mined and it burns with least waste because it is as clean as it is possible to make it. Your furnace will be ,eafly to manage if you burn Kelley's Hard Stove this Winter. It is uniformly sized and rich iii carbon. Tho price is $6.70. H. M. KELLEY 1 N. Third Street Tenth and State Street#
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