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THC STAR.INDEPBNDCNT The paper with the largest Houn Circulation <n Harrisburg and ■earbr towns Circulation Esamlneo by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES BELL " Private Branch Esohan**. - No. 3280 CUMBEMLAND VALLEY Private Branch Eicliants. • No._S4s-24S Monday. December 38, t»l4. DECEMBER Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 IST 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MOON'S PHASES— Full Moon, and: Last Quarter. 10th: New Moon, ltith; First Quarter. 24th. WEATHER FORECASTS f UlL'as Harrisburg and vicinity: Partly eloudy to-night and Tuesday. Warmer to night ith lowest temperature about Eastern Penu?\lvania: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Somen-hat warmer to-uight. Moderate variable winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HABRISBUBG Highest. IT: lowest. 1: S a. m.. 2: S p. m., 14. CHANGES URGED ON CAPITOL HILL The foue ox the report of the Economy and Ef ficiency Commission urging radical readjustments in the plans of state government, just submitted to Governor Toner and made public last evening, does not smaek of bias or malice, nor does the report sound as though it were inspired by political animosities. It attacks no one, but reads more like a dispassionate summary of the honest conclusions of a board of business men whose sole object is to do what the report says, "put the State affairs on a sound, businesslike basis" by modernizing the State's methods of doing business. The board says: ell-regulated business enterprises, in order to prevent waste and duplication of labor, undergo a process of re organization at ieast every decade, eliminating unnecessary divisions and departments and centralizing and consoli dating others. What is necessary for other business concerns is necessary for the machinery which runs the State's business. The board appears to have made a thorough study of the State's needs in the matter of business readjustment aud business moderniza tion. Whether all of its recommendations ought to be adopted, we are not prepared to say after merely .superficial examination of the report, but the tone ot the whole document and the evidently unbiased spirit in which it is prepared certainly merits for it the careful consideration by the proper authorities of everything it contains. Governor-elect Brumbaugh, in his public utter ances before and since election, has shown that he recognizes the need of some changes in the present plans of governing the State. These may not coin cide entirely with the views expressed in the report of the Economy and Efficiency Commission, but the Commission's recommendations will be very valu able to Governor Brumbaugh and the Legislature as a basis for making some changes that undoubt edly should be made. COLLEGES AND COLLEGE TOWNS Colleges do a great deal for the towns in which they are located. Some of them have given the towns their names, as in the cases of the towns of Collegeville and State College. Others, which have not bestowed their names, have still given com munities more prominence by reason of their pres ence. In a financial way, colleges are of great advant age to the towns. Most of the money which the huudreds of students expend for their education reaches directly or indirectly the business men of college towns as does practically all of the students' spending money. The town people may not always appreciate all this. There have doubtless been times when the older persons have tired of noisy celebrations on the college campus or on the streets, and when the native young men have deplored the existence of college boys, who appropriate all available young ladies of the community. Yet the students help to make things lively, and as a consequence college towns never doze. At this time when suggestions are being made that new colleges be established by the Rockefeller Board of Education in districts of Pennsylvania and of other states which now have no institutions of higher learning, it might be well for towns in these districts to consider the advantages which ■olleges would briug them, and to make efforts to HARRTSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT. MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 28. 1914. t get such institutions if %uy are offered, as earnestly 1 as they would to acquire any industrial establish ments which would bring more prominence to them aud make them better communities in which to live. NEW YEAR 8 REVEL AS AN OMEN The celebration of the New Year's arrival in the | brightly lighted Broadway district of New York ' City has come to be regarded by the people of the! nation's metropolis, and in some measure by the people of the whole nation. as a barometer of future i prosperity or of the lack of prosperity, as the ease may be. If money is spent freely on wiue and song the fact is generally interpreted as an indication that New Yorkers are convinced that prosperous times are in store for the next twelve months. If the attendance in the restaurauts and cafes is sliiu this is usually regarded as a sign that it will be "lean pickings" for the people for the ensuing year. Belief of the hotel aud restaurant men of New York that the coming New Year's celebration will be the most elaborate in the history of the city j seems to be borne out by the news that something like 200 all night licenses have been granted for the occasion by the Mayor. If these expectations materialize'and New York's fun-loving populace turns out in larger numbers than ever before it will be taken to mean that the feeling among the people is that 1915 will bring i forth more good things than did I!U4. Let us hope that this will be so. but unless it is figured that the New Year will bring to a close the war in Europe it is hard to understand how the contemplated, show of optimism can be regarded this time as much more than "whistling in the graveyard." PERMANENT ALTRUISTS NEEDED Persons who just before Christmas had all their wants painstakingly anticipated and cared for by those about them who hopefully looked for some substantial remembrances of the season, may have been amused at the careful attention paid them, yet may have inwardly wished that the concern shown them could coutinue the year round. It would no doubt be very pleasant for an exceed ingly busy man to be shown consideration wherever he goes, and to know day in and day out. during the routine of a long year as well as on the special occasion of Christmas time, that special efforts were being made to please him. It would be.pleas ant. for example, to be Mayor Mitehel of New York, if accounts be true concerning strenuous efforts made by everybody around his residence to make his life a smooth one. lii the vicinity of the Mayor's home on ftiverside Drive, we are told, there are always two street cleaners industriously at work; a policeman is never missing at the nearby corner; every day a fireman makes a call to see that all is well and within the apartment house which serves as the Mayor's man sion. the telephone service, the elevator service and the janitor service are always of the best. We would not wish that this kindly consideration for the great city's executive be subtracted from, but would hope rather that such t bought fulness be more comprehensive, that it extend to persons of all ranks, and that it continue throughout the year. The world needs more altruists, particularly per manent ones. It did not take verv much "watchful waiting" to sup press that uprising in the Philippines. What is the use of making New Year's resolutions now ' that Dr. Stough has been with us! Of course Santa Claus is not responsible for the ♦'net that every second man you meet is wearing a new necktie. It will be interesting to learn whether the Economy and Efficiency Commission used up all that SIO,OOO that was appropriated to it. They still are picking Dr. Brumbaugh's cabinet t'or him, but it should be kept in mind that Dr. Brumbaugh himself will probably have something to say about it. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN THE PIOUS BOARDER It was one of those cheaper boarding houses on the north i side in Chicago and the boarders soon noticed that the ! newest boarder had a very regular habit. At each meal, as he came in. he would stand behind his chair for a mo-! ment, look down at the table and say "The Book of Hebrews, thirteenth ehapter, eight verse." Then he would proceed to do justice to the meal. This continued for sev eral weeks, during which time the newest boarder con tinued the habit, the other boarders remarking sotto voice, what a deeply religious young man he was. Then, one day, a boarder happened to note that the young man always said the same thing: "The Book of Hebrews, thirteenth chapter, eighth verse." Out of curiosity this boarder looked up the reference to see if it had any significance. It had. This is what he read: 'The same yesterday, aud to-day. and forever."—Na j tional Monthly. A REAL DIPLOMAT X A youthful school girl was stopping at her grandmother's. In the home was an aunt, several years her senior, whom she was thought to resemble. One morning* an old darker who did chores around the home, burst upon them with the re- | mark: "Miss Nancy, I did not know 'til yisstidv when I seed you and Miss Fanny dressed alike at church, that you wuz so much alike." "Indeed." some one replied. "I'ncle Lee, which do you think the best looking!" The old darkey, not wishing to be partial, scratched his head and said: "Well, I believe Miss Fanny (the school girli is most the flourishingest looking in the face. But, I believe. Miss' Nancy is most the dashingest looking and she has the most company ways."—National Monthly. CARRIED IT TOO FAR "Why did your sister drop her welfare work!" "While she was out trying to uplift the children of others another welfare worker came aloug and tried to up lift her children."—Louisville Courier-Journal. EQUALLY ABSURD Disposition to gibe at peace propagandists who six i months ago predicted there would be no war overlooks ! entirely the rival prediction of the jicgoists that prepared- ! ncsg would prevent war.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. i / \ | Tongue-End Top icsj Paulson Wanted No Parade Only one Governor-elect, within the | memory of man, refused to sanction a j parade in honor of his inauguration as I Governor —Robert E. Pattiaon, who was I elected on the Democratic ticket in 1882. ami WHS inaugurated in Janu , arv, ISSo. .\lr. Pattisou. who was a great believer—at that time—iu .Tef ersoniau simplicity, declined to partici pate in the inaugural parade. When the legislature met a committee was appointed to arrange for the inaugural, with all of its ceremony, inducing a , big parade, and Mr. Pattison learned of it through an official communica tion notifying him of what it was pro posed to do when he took office. lie I at once sent a letter to the committee announcing that lie regarded with dis favor any parade or ceremony, and that the simple a*t of taking the oath of ot j tice and delivering his inaugural ad : dress was all that he desired. That was a great disappointment to a num ber of Democratic clubs in various parts of the State which had planned to do some "jubilating" on the occasion of the inauguration of tin." rtnH Democratic Governor in twenty years. On the day of the inauguration some of the clubs came to Harrisburg. and arranged a short parade, but it was a very small one. and the now Governor was no part of it. * « * Pattisou Walked to Capitol Shortly before noon the new Gover nor. accompanied by Lieutenant Gover nor-elect Chauncev Forward Hlack. of York; Lewis C. Cassidy, of Philadel phia, who was to be his Attorney Gen era!, and Wi lliam S. Stenger, of Cham ■ bersburg. who was to be appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a few other personal friends, left the Executive Mansion, which had been \ a- ciited the previous evening by Governor Hoyt and family, and proceeded on foot to the Capitol. It had snowed during the night, an i the snow lay deep <>n the sidewalks. but the now liovernor' brave ly footed it up Frout to State and up State to the capitol. where he took the oath of office, delivered his inaugural speech and went over to his office and took up his gubernatorial work for lour years." And a storniv and turbu lent time of it he Jiad during his first year, with the Senate Republican and the House Democratic and everybody pulling in different directions. Paraded the Second Time When Pattison was inaugurated the second time as Governor he had gotten over the Jetfersonian simplicity idea, and in ISSI he accepted the program arranged by the Inaugural Committee, oi which Henry D. Green, Senator from Berks, was chairman, -a Democrat, be it remembered, as it wn o a Democratic Governor who was being inaugurated. Pattison participated in all of the cere monies, there being a public inaugural, with a tine parade and fire works in Market square in the evening. No one enjoyed the fireworks more than the new Governor who viewed them from a window in the Commonwealth hotel parlor. Ami the second term of Gov ernor Pottison was much more peace able and pleasant than his tirst. * O * Beaver's Inauguration Saddened A sad misfortune befell Governor Beaver within a few hours after his inauguration as Governor. A little son, a very bright little felloiv. fell ill, and die! in a short time. Some attempt was made to lay the blame for the lit tle fellow s tatal iiluess on the imper fect drainage system then at the Execu tive Mansion, but that was never ful ly demonstrated, and it was the general opinion that the severe weather, com bined with a slight illness from which the boy suffered in Bellefonte before coming to Harrisburg, was the cause of his death. Will Be Pour Ex-Governors After Governor-elect Brumbaugh takes office there will be four living ex-Governors—William A. Stone, of Pittsbu-gh. still active as an attorney; Samuel W. Pennypacker. of Philadel phia, a member of the Public Service Commission; Edwin S. Stuart, of Phila delphia. the head of a big book-soiling establishment in that city, known as "Leary's Old Book Store," and John K. Tener, of Charleroi, who will have his time fully occupiel as president of the National League of Baseball Clubs. Thomas ST. Jones. Apoplexy Fatal to Aged Woman Smithville, Dec. 2S.—Mrs. Aaron Shultz, 7 4 years old, died yesterday from apoplexy. She was among the first residents of this Lancaster countv town, her father. Siras Johnson, being one of the incorporators. She was a member of the Brethren church and. be sides the husband, a number of chil dren and grandchildren and five broth ers and sisters survive. r \ Have You a Good Hot Water Bottle ? You need one. Every home does. The season for Cold Feet, Neuralgia, Backache, Rheumatism and Lum bago is here. A Hot Water Bottle Is useful in forty ways and a good one will give you long service in the forty ways. C'onie here for a water bottle and select from our large assortment of best quality goods at prices rang ing from 65£ to $2.00 according to size. We have them from 4 ounces to 3 quarts. Forney's Drug Store 426 Market St *• ' —iM————« After Christmas Sale ATTRACTIVE MERCHANDISE MILLINERY BI Q SPECIAL SALE One lot Ladies' Silk Velvet Hats, good shapes, ! *I.OO to $2.00 values a*, ART NEEDLE WORK DEPT. J One lot Children's Trimmed Hats, 30c to #I.OO val- , . _ . . „ , , ues 25c Stamped Cushions. Special 10c One lot Trimmings, .Vic value 15c 25c Stamped White and Tan Doilies. Special. ...15c 2,1 c Laundry Bags 2.1 c Sewing Bugs !.!!!!!!.,l»c / ■ \ 33c Clothes Pin Aprons I)» c LACES 1 I Slipper Solos, satin and lamb's wool, sizes from :1 in- I ,5 fant to 1! misses'. Special » e One lot Sample Pieces Oriental Laces, 45c to $1.50 23c White Linen Huck Quest Towels. Special, . ,15c values •Air White Linen Collars toe 25c RBd 50C White Linou Collar and Cutis, 15c. One lot of Trimmings. SI.OO to $2.00 values, . . ;U»c v ' Special Sale of Package Stamped Goods N Articles with floss to finish; IQ n DRY GOODS values 25c and 50c. Sale price, AJ/C One lot 40-inch colored cotton Matelasse Imported Cushions. Waists. Drawers, Collar and Cuffs, Boudoir Ooods, 75c vfclue 14c Caps, Aprons, Corset Covers, Novelties, etc. One lot Novelty Crepe Plaids. 25c and 50c values. One lot Embroidored Flannelette Skirts, light and dark I2lgc colors, 50c values 25c i i —V a All HOLIDAY GOODS lc to 25c DEPARTMENT STORE Greatly Reduced Prices 1 215 Market Street Opp. Court House Additional Personal and Social News BLAIR-BOOTH WEDDING Ceremony Performed This Morning by ttie Kev. Dr. Swallow Dr. Silas Swallow officiated at the wedding this morning of Miss Florence D. xßootii, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. ißootih, of Reuovo, to Henry D. Blair, an attorney of Baltimore. The bride wore a gown of white crepe meteor with pearl trimmings and a veil held in place 'by orange 'blossoms and carried a shower of bridal roses ana valley lilies. There were no attendants. A dinner was served, at'ter which Mr. and Mrs. Blair left for Washington, D. C. On their returu they will reside in Batimore, Md. Entertained for Miss Cohn Mrs. Charles Aaronson entertained at her home, -57 'Forster street, last even ing, in compliment to her guest, Miss Mavine Co'hn, of Baltimore, Aid. The guests included (Misses 'Mayme Cohn. Mary Cooper. Agnes Myers. Helen May er, Edna 'Mayer, Joseph Roehman, Har ry Levinson, Mr. and Mrs. Schampion, Dr. an I Mrs. Goldman. Dr. 'Broude and Mr. and 'Mrs. Aaron son. Dance at Elk's Club The Elks aud their ladies will hold a dance at the Klks club to-morrow night. The social committee has made elaborate arrangements for a big af fair. lyoeser's orchestra will furnish the music and luncheon will be served in the grill room. A large attendance is expected. Kinser-Schaetler Wedding Eiiznhethtown, Dec. 28.—i.Miss Grace E. Sc'haeffer, of this place, and Christian V. Kinser, of near Mountville. were married Saturday nig'at at the parson age of the Faith Reformed church. Lan .aster, by the Rev. Dr. .1. W. Meminger. The ring ceremony was used and the couple was unattended. NEW CUMBERLAND Trinity United Brethren Church to Organize Booster Choir Special Correspondence. New Cumberland, Dec. -f>.—The Sunday school class of Mrs. William Mathias, of the United Brethren Sun day school, will meet at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Hoover, Fifth street. Watch night services will be held in Trinity U. B. church. A large and appreciative audience gathered in the Methodist church last evening to hear the excellent cantata tendered by the choir. A nice -program was rendered at the Lutheran church last evening appro priate to Christmas. A booster choir will be organized at Trinity United Brethren church on Tuesday evening. Miss Ashniore, of Altoona, spent Christmas with G. B. Osier's family. Mr. aud Mrs. J.- Bitterman, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kirk, of Harrisburg, were yjuests of Miss Phennie Mover on Fri day evening. Miss Adelia Standish, of St. Louis, who spent the past ten days with Miss Stella Fehl, of this place, and friends in Harrislburg, has gone to Vicksiburg, Miss. Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Reiff and son, Lloyd, spent Christmas with Mrs. Reiff's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Apple, at Wellaville. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sliuler spent Christmas with their son, Ohester, at Enola. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rife Fox and son. John, Jr., of Baltimore, spent several days with Mr. Fox's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Fox. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wright, daugh ter, Mary, and son, Augustus, spent Christmas with Robert Wright's fam ily in York. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nonemaker, daughter, Hazel, and son, Diibert, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. Martin Crull, and Frank Nonemaker's family in Middle town on Sunday. M>r. and Mrs. Frank Bover, daugh ters, Maud and Helen, of York county, and Miss Corl, of Harrisburg, spent Christmas with Charles Sipe's family, of Water street. Miss Byrd, of Harrisburg, was a guest of Miss Lillian Mosey, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Annie Border, of Harrisburg, called on relatives herr« Saturday even ing. HERSHEY Where Residents of Chocolate Town Spent Christmas Special Correspondence. Hershey, Dec. 28.—John Franklin, at Mt. Holly Springs; Miss Anna Doyle, at Wiliiamstown; William PfantK ami family, at Lebanon; 'Mr. ami Mrs. Har per tinnvely, at- Philadelphia; 'Miiss Vir-! u.iiiia Herahey. at Kli/.abethtown; Miss Margaret l«angworfhy, at Pittsburgh: , L. I?. Mhoap. at Shippeiisibnrjj; Allen I and William Kidler, at Pinegrove; Miss Florence Kit<'!ien. at Berwick: Arnold Skivinpfton, at Duncuniion; Mr. and • Mrs. H. fj. Everett, at Lewisilmrp; and Slntinuton; Edwin tMiwenk, at Schuyl kill Haven: Irwin .S'tarr, at Reading; 1 Walter I'ostec, at Lykeng; Mr. and Mrs. K. F. VonNeida. at Heading; Ray Xeig, at Hamburg; Harry Amond, at Xow ' ork and Boston. Mass.; iMr. and Mrs. Robert lJ«i. liler, Miss Elizabeth Glick and William iShertzler, at Lam-aster. i Mr. and Mrs. .lu.'ob Hehin and son, j Park, or l'hiludelpuia, former residents of this place, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wingaj, at Derry Cntiri'h, over Christmas. A new additiou 48 bv 26 feet is being erected to the 'HerShev Transit Company trolley barn. Two new ears will arrive early in the spring. The Christmas entertainment was OFFICE-TRAINING SCHOOL Develops Accuracy and Efficiency WINTER TERM BEGINS MONDAY, JANUARY 4 Day and Night Sessions Get the Education that will (let You the $ MONEY $ POSITIONS SECURED FOR ALL GRADUATES CO' 15 S, Market Sq., Harhsburg, Pa. / il RAMI/ THIRTEENTH and KS LIIILCnj DAim DERRY STREETS J, OPEN EVERY SATURDAY EVENING Will Open a Hi Christmas Savings Club S j Club Year Reckoned Front, and Regular Payments Begin CM Monday, December 28,1914, at 9 A. M. TO Open An Account Paying Each Week 25c 50c SI.OO m Interest will be added to all accounts paid in full at the end of Mls the rio-week club year. SB OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT BEFORE JANUARY 2, 1913. E. C. THOMPSON, Pres. S. F. BARBER, Vice Pres. jrifl C. G. MILLER, Cashier. - ! -A AMUSEMENTS j AMUSEMENTS ORPHEUM ~ ' Kitty Gordon COME OVER Keawe& Window Hotel x' ur n Over Marie Eline AMD ( THKEB OTHICK BIG ACTS - The Th.-ho-.,, K.d >VED.V'BSDAV KVKMMi BIG 8.1... BKMOKS Country Store Tickets Sow SHI luk for \ „ f an „ „ „ f Cabaret Mew Eve. Fun. "T« E GAM E OF LIFE"' % To-day's Feature HAT nittfll" "When Fate Leads Trump" .J*?" In Four Parts PATHE COMEDY *■ __ / PHOTOPLAY TO-DAY^ OUT OF THE PASIV—S-nct Vtta ■craph Dram. THK VANISHING OF OI.IVK—KdI- Nun Srrlm. A SCRAP OF PAPER—i-act Rlo- Kraph. THE MAX FROM THE EAST—Sells Western. hold in the Derrv Presbyterian ihur-li | on Wednesday evening and in the Unit j eil Bret'hren and Lutheran churches on j Christmas evening. Weaver to Seek Pardon Application t'or the pardon of Milton ' Weaver, a Harrisburger, who was con ! vieted in the Dauphin county courts on a serious charge and sent to the peul i tentiary for a term of from one to two I years, will be made to the Board of J Pardons at its next meeting, January j UO, according to notices sent out to- lay iby J. Clarence Funk, Weaver's coun sel. The defendant was sent to the I pen June 13, last. Drops Dead Overhauling Auto Lebanon, Dec. -B.—Albert S. Fau ber, a well known coach maker and son : of (he late William !S. Fau ber, of this j city, was found dead Saturday morning a.t'ter he was engaged in overhauling his auto iu the garage at the rear of ; his house. Heart trouble is said to j have caused his death. Painfully Particular j "If you refuse me this time," bo said, "1 shall never ask. you to l>e my : wife again." "Oh, please," replied the girl from i Boston, "try to use 'better English, t | never have been your wife. Why should you ask me to be your wil'e | again I'' —Chicago Herald.
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