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THEBTARIN DEPENDENT ~ ~ The paper with the largest Home Circulation in Harrisburg ano «earby towns. Circulation Examines by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVSRTISQRS. "" TELEPHONES- BELL Private Branch Eichanft*. No. 3280 CUMBERLAND VALLEY yvato Branoh Esohanga _ No. 845-24 C Saturday, February 6, 1015. FEBRUARY ( Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Frl. 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 MOON'S PHASES— Last Quarter, 7th; New Moon, 13th; First Quarter, 61st. * WEATHER FORECASTS f llllgSTßi Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to- jBLbE! night and Sunday. Colder to-night with p lowest temperature about 25 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to night and Sunday. Colder tonight. Fresh west winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 35; lowest, 27; 8 a. m., 30; 8 p. in., 34. ROCKEFELLER & CARNEGIE, ENTERTAINERS John D. Rockefeller, Sr., and Andrew Carnegie yesterday afternoon appeared on the same bill in what might almost be described as a vaudeville act, but which actually was a hearing before the I'nited States on Industrial Relations which is investigating a charge that philanthropic founda tions such as the Oil King and the Iron Master have created out of their millions may become a menace to human liberty. Incidentally both of the great captains of industry said they did not believe there could be anything harmful in the foundations and told their reasons for such belief, but the great est public interest in the hearing centered in the opportunity presented to the big crowd present to be entertained by these two noted men. Mr. Carnegie was dressed in sober black while Mr. Rockefeller was arrayed in a mixed business suit and wore a green tie with an emerald pin thrust jauntily through it. Yet the Iron Master was by far the more jovial of the two, despite his sombre attire. Both, however, were very willing witnesses. Indeed Mr. Rockefeller had not been expected to be present in person but he came of his own free will, while Mr. Carnegie evidently relished the opportunity to air his views on lots of subjects and to give voice to lots of genuine witticisms that kept the audience in a constant uproar of laughter and completely banished dignity from what pre sumably were originally intended to be very earnest proceedings. The fact that one of Mr. Carnegie's erstwhile em ployes at the Homestead plant had on one occasion referred to him as "Andy," in an affectionate sort of way, seemed to please the Iron Master im mensely. In fact he referred to the fact two or three times, from which it may be concluded that even a great capitalist who has given away $324,- 637,309 in his lifetime and still has enough left to keep the wolf from the door, is not above feeling a keen sense of pleasure in the fact that one of his wage-earners refers to him in terms of intimate and friendly familiarity. Mr. Rockefeller regarded the proceedings more seriously. Among the interesting things he said, however, was that he would be very glad to feel that laboring men, employed by his great enter prises, were his partners. When asked how that could be brought about, he replied: It is very simple. The man who has money to buy one share becomes a shareholder and so a part owner of the enterprise. The more shares he ifas the greater will be his partnership. He didn't give any estimate of how rapidly the employes of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company could acquire shares at the rate of wages that com pany pays. One thing that is certain, however, is that the testimony of Mr. Carnegie and Mr. Rockefeller proved very entertaining to a "large and appre ciative audience." Whether it will serve as an'aid to the commission in trying to solve the problem it has tackled, we are not prepared to say. CONCERN SHOWN FOR A CRACKED BELL A controversy has arisen over the advisability * of sending a certain cracked bell from Philadelphia to San Francisco to be displayed at the Panama- Pacific exposition. The directors of the exposition . and the people of Califonia want the bell badly while •members of patriotic organizations and other persons in Philadelphia do not care to let it make the trip. Nobody but an unsympathetic alien or an Amefr- *: • > : • • • • • - . _ / ' *. . \ 1 - . 'J HARRISBXTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1915. ican in whom there exists not a particle of patriot ism could wonder why the Libferty Bell is in such demand, and why such concern is being manifested for its safety. The old relic is in appearance cer tainly nothing more than a damaged article which can never be of any further use in the business for which it was intended. Yet every citizen of the United States worthy of his citizenship sees in the precious object the bell which proclaimed the coun try's independence^—the symbol of Amecican lib erty. , That the people of California should want the bell to be sent to the exposition is natural, for hiany of them would never get opportunities to see it in Philadelphia; but since they have shown by their earnestness in askitag for the relic that they value it highly, they should be considerate of its infirmi ties and not be too hard on the Philadephians and generally, because the latter fear for the safety of the bell in transport. It lias been shown by scientists,—Philadelphia scientists who may be prejudiced, but the truth of whose statements should nevertheless be accepted, —that the metal of tlie bell is "diseased" and that a trip across the continent would most likely prove fatal. For that reason, more than for any other, — and there have been very many good reasons ad vanced, —the Liberty Bell should be kept in its safe abode in Independence Hall. / If the trip to the exposition were to be made, and the bell to be irreparably damaged, the pieces would still be valuable as relics, but the accepted symbol of American independence would be gone forever. CLEANLINESS MADE WORTH WHILE Children are very often averse to cleanliness for no better reason, perhaps, than that it is easy for them to be dirty while no incentive is given them to be clean. They may be told that they look better when they are neat and spotless, but children are not self-conscious enough to care much for looks \\hen they are having their fun. They may be in structed then, too, that cleanliness is essential to good health and that it is next to godliness, but they can hardly he blamed if these statements, un supported by substantial evidence, do not fully convince them. The Bristol Welfare Society is seeking to make cleanliness worth while by offering the children of the town moving" picture entertainment in return for neat appearance. From four hundred to eight hundred youngsters are every SaturcKav afternoon literally admitted on their good looks to a "movie" theatre, and it is reported that the little applicants for tickets have been so careful to meet all require ments that so far not one has been turned away. The Saturday afternoon cry: "I don't wanua be washed," is probably replaced in Bristol by the plea: "Wash me, ma! I wanna go to the movies," and the mothers of the community must be grati fied by the change conditions have ta If en. When soap and water, instead of being avoided are in vited, mothers probably save a great deal of energy that they would ordinarily expend 011 Saturday aft ernoons, alternately coaxing and commanding dirty little insurgents to submit to the necessary scrub bing. The advantage obviously lies in rewarding chil dren for courting cleanliness, rather than in pun ishing them for abstaining from it. A washing is generally punishment enough for children who prefer dirt to soap suds, and the only way it can be made desirable to them is to put it in the light of a means to a definite end,—an end which holds out all the glorious promises of, for example, a "movie" show. Now that the river dam is built and paid for, let's begin talking about that aquatic carnival! It is more than a safe gamble that every farmer in America will be raising wheat this year. If problems as to what constitutes neutrality continue to accumulate it will be easier to end the war than to trv to solve them all. Carnegie says he has given away $324,657,399. Must have a very accurate bookkeeping system to have kept track of the odd ninety-nine dollars. "Hell on Earth is Near, Cautions Billy Sunday,—Makes Two Audiences Shiver With His Description of Days of Tribulation." In reading this caption in the Philadelphia "Record" we must conclude the headline writer has a revised idea of the kind of temperatures they have in hell. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN SPOTTED When a man wears a flowing necktie and calls himself "a dreamer" you can spot him as a member of the anti work club. —Exchange. GOVERNMENT No patriot true will be content A public task to shirk s And seek to make a government All pay roll and no work. —Exchange.. PROVES THEIR PATIENCE "Some men," said Uncle Eben, "don't realize how much patience an' perseverance dey has in deir systems until dey gits ambitious to fill three-card flushes an' inside straights." —Exchange. NEW KIND OP GOVERNMENT Mrs. 'W ayupp—"Will you have a long itinerary in Florida 1" * Mrs. Blase —"Yes; but 1 guess you don't have to wear much under it." —Puck. TAKING HER AT HER WORD Mother—"My son, you should never defer until to-mor row What you can do to-day." Son —"Then, mother, better eat the rest of that mince pie to-night, hadn't wef"—Judge. WHAT THEY DISCOVERED • "Where have been, my dcart" "To my literary club." "And what did you discuss at your literary clubt" "Shakespoare and circular skirts, Emerson and perpen dicular plumes, Browning and military collars. I think that's all."—Louisville Courier-Journal. SEVERE RiEOITIC PAINS DISAPPEAR Rheumatism depends on an acid in the blood, which affects the muscles and joints, producing inflammation, stiffness and pain. This acid gets 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 blood, and improves the digestion. Don't suffer. Get Hood's to-day. Adv. /"'■ * | Tongue-End Top ics| *■ * ' German Praise for British Fighters The " Dokalanzeiger," of Berlin, dis cusses the fighting qualities of the al lied armies. According to Keuter trans lations, it tonsiders the Walloons to be of slight military value, but says that the Flemish regiments have proved themselves to be worthy descendants of their ancestors who won the victories of Egmont and William of Orange. '•Great Britain's efforts," it adds, "although accompanied, of course, by bluff regarding the creating of a big army, proves a will to lonquer, which we honor in aa enemy." Trench Soldiers a Surprise The French soldiers, the "Lokal anzeiger" says, ha\e proved a surprise. "We have seen," it asserts, "little of the supposedly French theatrical heroism and reckless braving of every danger. On the contrary, they have displayed estimable and praiseworthy military qualities. Their field artillery consists of good guns and performs ex cellent work and at their head stands an army commander who, though he has won no decisive victory, has secured a name in the list of most famous gen erals." '* * * Berlin View of Russians The Russians, the critic said, had displayed an unexpected capacity to utilize the terrain and an accuracy in artillery. '•The fact that we found none of the 3r»,00u enemy wounded in Lodz, they all having been .removed in good time and transported to Warsaw, and the further fact that immediately after we compelled them to retreat they of fered such a stubborn defense are proofs that the Russian command has learned much from celebrated retreats of Kuropatkin in Manchuria." ♦ « * Long Presidential Term in China A 10-year term of office for the Pres ident of China, with eligibility to fur ther terms, is the principal feature of the new election law passed by the Provisional " Constitution Conference. In a covering note published with the law the Conference declares that China canYiot be subjected to the dangers and alarms of /requeut Presidential elec tions. * * * How China's President Is Picked Other features of the law are: That the Preside it shall be a male citizen of the republic (therefore not necessarily a Chinese) at least 40 years of age; and that he thall have resided in Chiita for u period of twenty years. That at the time of the Presidential election the President shall carefully and reverently nominate three pcrsous from whom his successor must be chosen. That the Electoral College shall be composed of fifty members of each hopse, the Li Fa Yuan and the Tsan Cheng Yuan, the members being elected by ballot amongst themselves. That the election shall take place in Pekin. That the Electoral College may vote fer cent, are: Seniors, Alpha section, -Naomi Bevard, Kathe rine Fahnestock, and Anson DeVout; Beta section, Mary IMumma, Helen Wal- Ks, Lenore Priehard; Delta section, Margaret Weiaeinan, Russell Phillips, Helen Gerdes, Marguerite Butler, Caro line Hatton and Miriam Land is; Zeta section, Eli/.aiboith Gardiner ami Sidney Freidman; Thcta section, Blanche Min nig, Esther Popel anil Hejen S>huey; Kappa section, Claudine Melville; Rho section, Irene Matter; Epsilon section, Vera Myers. Junior class, Sigma sec tion, Widder; Omieron section, Tau sec tion, none; Chi section, none; Upsilon section, Kathryn Brooke; Omegal sec tion, none; Omega section, none; Gram ma 1 section, none; Omega 2 section, none. Sophomore class, y\ section, Kve lyn (hitman and Margaret Wingeard; B section, Laura Bret?., (Mary Dietrich and Katherine Keene; C section, Hazel Hammil, Frances Weidenhaninier and Margaret Weltmer; D section, none; E section, Margaret Lundis; F section, j Eleanor Kirk, Nora Lippi and Bernard Wert; G section, none; II section, Harry) Dixon; I< section, Isabel Phillips and Dorotihv Taylor; L section, none; M section, Miriam Blair and Dorothy Risliel; N section, Stella Ulrieh and Esther Voll. Freshman class, It sec tion, Henry Xaclwn&n anil William Rinkenbach; S section, Richard Mount; T section, Areline Klinedinst and Han nah Scott; U section, Mildred Burk holder, Frances Hause, Eleanor .lones, Emma Keeny, Catherine Martin, Nancy McOullough, 'Mildred She as ley and Simon Broiier; V section, 'Mary Am nion; W section, Helen Appleby and Fay Moyer; Z section, Ida Yoder; Q sectien, Catherine Edwards, Anna Gor don, Cecelia Kerson and Ijcna Levin. EIW WACARUSWHO APPEARS AT 08PHEMT WEEK :S| ■' s r flPflfn W ' ™ T. '* : > . • *1 I H > { One of the prettiest compliments that was ]>aid Emma Canis when she ap peared recently at the Palace Theatre in New York City was that "she is a ray of sunshine with the ability to dif fuse her smiles and goo(l cheer to all who see her." This very clever musical comedy stnr, who makes her timely ap pearance at the Orpheum next week will be assisted by/Carl Randall in her songs and dances. The act is considered one of the brightest musical comedy hits that is traveling the Keith circuit this season. —Adv.* LOADING A SOLDIER Weights the Privates in European Arm ies Have to Carry The weight a soldier in active serv ice has to carry often becomes a bur den, and frequently in a retreat or a fight much of it is thrown away. Nearly all the soldiers belonging to European armies have to carry albont ■with thorn. in the field a kit which ranges in weight from thirty-eight to sixtv-one pounds., The equipment that the different sol diers carry about with them is very similar. It generally' comprises a rifle and bayonet, with rags and so on for keoping them clean; an intrenching tool and, of course, a number of round's of ammunition. Then there are the various articles of clothing, with ciianges, anil a first aid outfit. All the soldiers with one exception carry a knjfe, fork and spoon, water bottle and mess tin. The Russians, who are the exception, carry a woo