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TCt-CPHONCS BELL Wnale Branch Kicbang*. No. 3250 CUMMHLAND VALLEY flhsls Eraaeh Eiolwsw, . . . No. I4S-14( Friday, February 10, I»t3. FEBRUARY San. Mon. Tnes. 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 MOON'S PHASES— Last Quarter. Ttii: New Moon, ISth; First Quarter, 2tsL WEATHER FORECASTS / Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to- wßp I night and Saturday. continued coot. JvSs ' . | Lowest temperature tonight about 25 Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night and Saturday. Not much change in tem- 4. o perature. Fresh to strong north winds. WMMJF YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURO Highest, ST; lowest. 25; S a. m., 25; S p. m., 34. GERMANY S REPLY The reply of Germany to the protest of the United States agau _.c Germany's war 2one decree, while deseribed in Berlin dispatches as '"especially friendly, - ' does not appear to have been accepted as such by some of the important American news papers. Yet. as pointed out by an editorial in the New York "World," what Germany says is not so important as what Germany is going to do in this matter. It is doubtful if Germany has any plau actually to attack American vessels that may venture into the war zone which Germany has prescribed in the waters surrounding the United Kingdom. On the contrary we believe Germany, notwithstanding her apparent detiance. will exert every precaution nec essary to prevent any injury being done by her in American vesaels. It is inconceivable that Germany is actually courting hostilities with the United States. We are not among those who believe that she would delib erately set about drawing this nation into the war. However, we believe American ships will venture into the forbidden zone, without the suggested escort of American warships, and the only thing for America to do now is to wait and see what Germany is going to do about it. FRANK JAMES NATURAL DEATH \ Most persons who follow the life of a bandit are killed while on their perilous undertakings, either by their intended victims or by officers of the law, or else they are captured alive and imprisoned and most likely doomed to die while behind the bars. The natural death, yesterday, of Frank James at his farm in Missouri is therefore an unusual event, —a rare example of the quiet end of a reckless life. Frank, the brother of Jesse James, and one of the only two surviving members of the gang which terrorized the country after the Civil War days, took part in many a big train robbery and bank robbery, finally gave himself up to the authorities in JSS2. after the death of Jesse and the disbanding of the gang, served several years in prison, was par doned on account of ill health and for the last thirty years lived a quiet life on the farm where he had been born, the son of a clergyman. Men of his sort can seldom in their minds lives like his while lying on their death beds, be cause their lives are not usually so long, and the terminations do not generally come in comfortable beds. Although there majr be grounds for beliefs that Frank James was not sufficiently punished by the authorities for his extensive crimes, there are chastisements other than confinement in prison. The opportunities which he had in later life for retrospection must have been punishment enough, if "'conscience wakes despair that slumbered." That Frank James looked back upon his wild career much as though it were a dream, is evideueed by his reply when asked in his last days if he wanted to say anything about his past exploits: Xo: that was a different Frank .lame*. And yet it is doubtful whether in "his moments of reflection, the criminal did not see vividly before him some of tire stirring scenes of bloodshed and pillage which must have impressed themselves in delibly on his memory, and did not fully realize that he and the bandit were one and that although he had been spared from death in his exploits and had been shown mercy.by the civil authorities, he still was to be held accountable somewhere, sometime, HARRISBURO STAR-INt)EPENDENT. FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1915. somehow, for his defiance of the lews of God and men. CLUBS GOOD FOB THE YOUNGSTKRB School boys eud girls who do not at some time or other heve passionate desires to belong to clubs are rare. Sometimes they join groups already organ ised. but most often they start new clubs. For the formation of a club of youugsters all that is neces sary is the enthusiasm of one or two boys or girls, as the case may be, and before that euthusiasiu can cool, the tirst business meeting has beeu held, offi cers have been duly elected and "sworn in," ami another club has been launched in this busy world of societies, associations, fraternities and organisa tions of all imaginable varieties. Perhaps it is imitation of their elders tiiat prompts school children to form their little groups and have meetings and pay dues, (it often seems, however, as though the youngsters get more fun out of their clubs than parents and big brothers and big sisters get out of theirs. The children may, of course, devote more time to their club activities than their elders, and with fewer other things to do, they can put most of their energies into these activ ities. Youngsters need something in common around which they can form their organisations, and this something may be most auything. It may be noth ing more than a desire to congregate and play games and indulge in refreshments, but it is not always that. Girls occasionally form sewing cir cles. especially if they are under the guidance of careful and practical mothers. Boys may club to gether for athletic purposes, or because a number of them have a common interest such as stautp col lecting. The clubs which are organized for definite pur poses may grow into very useful bodies, but few of that sort can be expected among the younger boys and girls who regard their gatherings outside of school walls a< diversions ami who do not always consider the pursuit of serious purposes as particu larly diverting. v Among the care-free children of the grade schools clubs are generally organizations formed solely for social reasons, with no other excuse than that for existing, and no other excuse is necessary in their What children learn about parliamentary law through their organizations may be negligible, but their gatherings will always have benefits if for 110 other reason than tltflt they are diversions. When the Brumbaugh veto axe swings something gives Governor Brumbaugh's act in lopping aimost SIOO,OOO from the deficiency hill indicates that he ;s going to hoKl the lid down tight on the State's strong bos. Some of the legislators who are introducing big appropriation bills for the *.ike of getting "solid" with their constituents might do well to take heed. Russia recognizes the high quality of Harrisburg-made -automobile trucks as evidenced by her placing an order /or 300 of them? If they are good enough for Russia thev ought to be good enough for the Harrisburg Fire Depart ment.—a thought that should be borne in mind by the City Commissioners when they come to awarding contracts for the new motor-driven fire apparatus. Russia is buying 300 automobiles in Harrisburg: Servia 90 steel freight cars jn Middletowu, and the Pennsylvania Steel Company has got word to go ahead with the contract to build the 16.000-ton bridge across the Mississippi river from Memphis. The Hickok works is going to build a bigger and better plant and the Pennsylvania Railroad is going right ahead with the construction of its big freight station which will make Harrisburg "The Heart of Dis tribution." The Cumberland Valley Railroad is construct ing its mile-long double-track bridge across the Susquehanna river from this city and the State of Pennsylvania is going to extend the capitol park and, perhaps, spend about $2,000,000 on enlarging the capitol building. These are a few things that should serve to create confidence in the tuture prosperity of this community. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN HE SAW AMERICA FIRST " 'See America first!' " didactically quoted the professor. "I have already done so,' replied J. Fuller Gloom. "I was born here."^Judge. THE ONLY OPEN COURSE "Count Zeppelin wants to fly across the Atlantic Ocean." "Well, that seems to be the only safe way to cross now adays."—Detroit Free Press. FUEL CONFIDENCE IN HER "Is your maid trustworthy?" "Trustworthy! Why, I even give her the key to the bread-box."—Buffalo Express THE DEAD SEA Teacher—"Where is the"Dead Seaf" Tommie—"Don't know, ma'am." "Don't know where the Dead Sea is?" "Xo, ma'am, I didn't even know any of the seas were sick, ma'am."—Yonkers Statesmen. DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SEE IT Rankin—"Have you ever been to Niagara Falls?" Phyle—"Yes; but I want to go again some day and see the scenery. The first time I went I was on my honey moon."—Judge. \ EXPECTING TOO MUCH OF HAPPINESS "De trouble wid some folks is dat when Happiness knocks, only to find de house is empty, dey expect him ter build a fire an' cook dinner 'gainst de time when dey comes home hungry."—Atlanta Constitution. HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE He —"Do "Vou know, you are so clever and charming and brilliant that I really feel embarrassed in your pres ence." She— "But you mustn't; really, you mustn't." He (reassuringly)—"Oh, I dare say, I'll get over it when I know you better."—Life. FAVORITE FICTION "Xo, I Xever Go Out Xights if I Can Help It; I'd Bather Stick Around Home and Read Something Good." "If I Had a Child Like That I'd Give Him a Good Spanking." "When I W«s Young, Children Were Much More Re spectful to Their Elders Than They Are in This Day."— Portland Express. Remember It it wi»« to get rid quickly of ailments of the organs of diges tion—of headache, languor, do praaaion of apirita—the troubles for which the boat corrective ia CPSffiS I Tongue-End Top ics||| v Y /, How the British Make Explosives How the British make their explo* ! sives is described by a writer who got permission to go through :t factory now ! turning out much of the material used in the British and JVench shells. The I ; factory grounds are connected bv tele- i | phones ami train lines, says the writer, | and, in addition to the buildings, there ! are a number of embankments. Some lof the sheds are highly dangerous, j First among these couies the nitrating , room, in which a tank tilled with a | mixture of nitric and sulphuric acid is! j kept in a Mate of \ iolent agitation by ; ! means of compressed air jets, shot up j j front the bottom Above the acid, a | small stream of pure glycerine trickles in. Below the vat is a pool of water, j in which the vat's contents could be drowned were the mixing to go wroug. The acids when mixed with the glvcer- J iue become nitro glycerine—ten times !i more powerful than guu powder and 1 likely to explode at the slightest shook. • * * * Red Is the Sign of Danger iThe fumes arisiag from the tank are watched wnile the eoutents are | cooled by means of chilled brine, ' forced through a ceil of pipes at the I bottom. Should the slightest trace of I red appear. th > attendaut must drown the stuff ou the second. When ready,; ' the crude explosive runs through lead ; pipes to another room. There it is i allowed to settle iu vats and the sur face is skimmed oft'. If the compound j has not been properly mixed, a riug of , peacock green appears on the surface of the tank, and the attendants dash i out of the buildiug to save themselves : if they can. The third building is de ; voted to the washing of the liitro-gly | cerine to get rid of the excess free < acid. Two washings are gone through. ! j the Brst in pure water agitated by com-1 j pressed air jets and the second time | in water to which a strong solution of soda has been added to neutralize the : remaining traces of acid. y* * * Uses of Nitro-Glycenne Nitro-glyeeriue is now used for many purposes in the form already reached; but to make dynamite it is taken to a fourth shed, where finely grouud wood pulp and Chilean salt- 1 I petre are added. This yellowish, soapy | < mixture is harmless unless tired by ! strong coucussion generally by a cap ] of fulminate of mercury, an explosive that goes oft' at the merest touch. Dv- j j namite is rarely usedxin torpedoes, be- i j cause gun cotton is more convenient. I I Some forms of it, however, enter into i submarine mines. • • Processes That Are Secret The making of melinite and picric , acid and of trinitro-t-oluol. the terrible explosive used in aerial bombs, is kept j from the public, while absolute secrecy surrounds the making of cordite, Iyd j dite and the mysterious "B" powder. | Xot even the workmen and the chern ; ists employed in making these explo- j sives know the combinations into which j they are mixed for service use. It is I ] said that some of the materials turned ' i out in the explosive factories, which j j employes and chemists think are abso- j lutely necessary to the production of j ■ service charges, are not used at all. ! They are asked for simply to mislead ' I possible traitors who would betray gov- ! eminent secrets. * . * Career of Admitai Jellicoe Xo popular sailor is so little known personally to the British people as Ad miral Jellicoe, yet the admiral has an adventurous record and has three times ! in his career recovered from wounds that were at first believed to be fatal. I j Jellicoe comes of a family of French I extraction, and his father was a sailor. 1 lAs a midshipman, he excelle"his fel- j ; lows in his studies and attention to ; duty and won nearly ail the prizes of- j fcred on his training ship. He took I , part in the bombardment of Alexan- j 1 ' dria. fought at Tel-el-Kebir, and had a I i narrow escape from drowning when the j Victoria sank. He also fought during j the Boxer rebellion in China. As an ; j administrator his career was no less ! distinguished, for he served as Director | 1 of Naval Ordnance and as Controller j 1 of the Navy. Resembles the Late Lord Roberts A writer describes Admiral Jellicoe j as a slender man belcw average height, ; with calm gray eyes and an air of per fect confidence. At the same time there | is a lurking sense of humor in the lines about the eyes and mouth. In his smsll, wiry figure he resembles the late Lopl Koberts. Admiral Jellicoe ha*-al- been immenselv popular with the jenlisted men of the navy, by whom he is known variously as "Jaekey-Oh," "Hellfire Jack" and also as "Silent Jack," from the fact that he seldom ; speaks unless he wants something done. Harritburg Hospital The Harrisburg Hospital is open 'daily except Sunday, between 1 and 2 o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical advice and prescriptions to those un able to pay for them. THE GLOBE .. THE GLOBE February Final Clcara way We have made a readjustment of all our lines of Winter clothing, which means lower prices for Saturday's selling. Every overcoat, /m every Winter suit, every pair of trousers must O s °ld. $25 Suits Are Reduced to ... $Jg 75 i I Overcoats.Are Reduced to W I S2O Suits Are Reduced to .. . Z5 MJJ 15 Suits and Overcoats Are .. . 75 Black Rainproof Blue Serge Black Thibet Overcoats Trousers Dress Suits Medium weight overcoats Mail? of highest quality The suit for every purpose of Priestley I'raveuetted "fadeproof" Mine serge— —always dressy—all sizes troths—worth $18.00: now originally $5.00, now redneed regularly $20.00, now reduced reduced to U> lo $10.7 5I $3.65 !■ « ■ ■ > V. , - . , / ~ 1 Special Sale of $3.50 $Q 95 These $1.50 Shirts Are $-1 00 & $4.00 Sweaters at Now Reduced to .. . I. — We include all stvles of Sweaters iu this Without doubt these Silk Striped (.repp , ... i ii 'i> ii i Shirts are the greatest values we ve ever sale—Shaw collars, Byron collars and \- ™ u ce * . „ given—they re going fast, too —rrench cuffs necks made of the finest Shaker Worsted —newest striped effects—colors guaranteed yarns—light and heavy weight—all colors, fast—every shirt perfect. See these and including the new "dno tones." you'll buy them. Such Elegant Boys' Suits and Overcoats Were Never as Low in Price as Now iff $7.85 $3.85 $1.95 PANTS J |j \ For Boys'. Suits Fgr Boys' Suits For Boys' Cor- 75c kinds at y - | ja n d Overcoats unci Overcoats duroy Oliver fl kinds at 79^ worth $lO and always worth Twist Suits f1.50 kinds at v * l2 - 50 regularly. $6.50. worth $2.50. $1.29 THE GLOBE "The Friendly Store" ' PEOPLE'S_COLUMN ' The Star Independent doe* not J make itself responsible for opinion* expressed in this column. Three Big Questions Editor the Star-Independent: Dear Sir—What can America do to j stop the warf To influence the«terms of- peacet To liolp secure a lasting peace! These three big questions are before i the American people. For halt' a year the greatest calamity j in history has run its unchecked course. 'Half a million human lives already wiped out, two and a quarter millions ; men wounded or diseased; military costs 1 aggregating seven billion dollars and J commercial lo>ses of twelve billion dol lars. This is a conservative estimate of , four decades of armed peace, of military ! "preparedness"' not to speak of the widows, orphans, aged and hungry, dis ease, privation „ind suffering of millions of innocent in and out of the war zone. I would suggest that all thinking people everywhere should focus their minds upon a method of calling a halt to the frightful slaughter. liet every citizen of America set up a higher stajiuard-ef civilization than the jingoes of Ki.rop«. us stay out of the jungle v * = Sick headache, biliousness, pilea and bad breath are usually caused by inac tive bowels. Get a box of Rexall Orderlies. They act gently and effec tively. Sold only by us at 10 cents. George A. Gorga*. i 3 Edward Co. 443 Market St. Edward Co. I 20 Ladies' Suits . . . $3.95 f Worth Up to $22.50 1 25 Ladies'& Misses' Coats $2.95 jj Worth Up to $15.00 35 Men's Overcoats. . $4.95 | Worth Up to $18.50 EDWARD CO. j 443 Market Street f A. WISEMAN. M. D. leu is{X4^£rzr*AJ? /UsiC&£ y^^u. GOROAS DRUG STORES, 16 N. Third St. and Penna. Station. y I" i ~ life worth something! Let us be human! J. P. 90HM8SMAN, 336 Bessemer St., Steelton, Pa. V. M. C. A. STAK COURSE Noted Magician Will Appear in Fah nestock Hall This Evening One of the best entertainments of the season will be that of this evening in Fahnestoek hall, when Ambrose Jeffries, of New York, the celebrated magician, will appear in the Y. M. C. [ A. Star Course. This will be the sec ond number and doubtless the most ' popular of the three. Mr Jeffries will • introduce during the evening several! I new and mysterious tricks, as well as 1 delusions. As a magician he is re nowned, and raaiks with the best now appearing before the public. All who are fond of this style of entertain ment should not fail to be present. Single admission tickets may be [pur chased at the box office this evening. Adv.* Communicants' Class to Meet The second of the Frildlay night lec tures on "The Foundations of the Christian Faith" will be given this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Market Square churvh by the minister, the Rev. William B. Cooke. Following the first j subject, "I Believe in Cfod," the sec ond subject to be given to-night will be j"Our Lord Jesus." All are welcome to ! these services, which are intended es | pecially for new church members.
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