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TELEPHONES BELL~~ Private Branch Exohanao, No. 3280 CUMBERLAND VALLEY Private Branoh Eschango, . •_ No. >45-246 Wednesday, March 3, 1015. MARCH 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, Ist, Hist; Last Quarter, Bth; New Moon, 15th; First Quarter, 2:sd. WEATHER FORECASTS jfQtT.Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair • | weather to-night and Thursday with uot much change in temperature. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair weather 'BypW t - to-night and Thursday. Moderate uorth *■ _T winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 45; lowest, DO; 8 a. m., 35; 8 p. m., 40. POLICE WORK OF KIND THAT COUNTS There have, of course, from time to time been :ircumstauees which have justified severe criticism >f the certain sins of omission or commission in the Sew York Police Department, but it is a mistake to conclude that because some sore spots have at vari nis times been discovered in that great big organi cation that the whole structure of the department s rotten. Instances of widespread graft crop out svery once in a while and, less frequently, a Becker •ase, and these things receive so much prominence n the newspapers that the public, from a distance, s likely to get the idea that a New York copper is food for nothing save to swing his nightstick at a w to hold out his palm to be crossed. •iJueli an absurd notion has, of course, been dis >roved by a thousand and one incidents, not always lired so much in the newspapers, in which New fork policemen have proved their bravery and hat some of them are possessed of rare intelligence n the detection or prevention of crime. The public must admit, for instance, that the cap ure yesterday of an anarchist about to blow up the aaguificent St. Patrick's Cathedral while 800 per ons were worshipping there, and the seizure of an ither man together with the uncovering of a deep aid plot to murder the Rockefellers and Carnegie nd then to shatter with dynamite some of the big ianks in Wall Street, constituted a rather clever bit f sleuthing. While no one believes that the anarchist band yould have been able to carry out anything like he whole of their fanciful plot, there is no doubt he plans of a very dangerous group of criminals rere discovered in time to prevent at least the lartial destruction of the cathedral and the proba le sacrifice of many lives. This detective work ompares favorably with any in police annals of he world and it was done by plain clothes men of he New York Police Department, who lived among tie anarchists for weeks in order to gain the con dence of the criminals and lay bare the whole eheme. There have been rotten streaks in the New York ►olice Department and there may be rotten streaks here now, but that does not alter the fact that it I a grave injustice to condemn the whole organiza ion for the sins of some grafters whom the New fork political system presents honest heads of the ppartment from ousting until some such scandal B the Becker ease develops. If all the New York police were crooks or graft rs, such a clever bit of sleuthing as that which cul linated yesterday i*)iild never have been accom ENDING WAR WITH BAMBOO STICKS So many important things are happening abroad lese days and so many momentous events are likely i take place at any time, that the temptation is a rong one for persons inclined to utter mystic rophecies to get busy exerting their powers. These •rsons are telling the world, or more strictly ;aking that part of the world whilfi has supersti n or sense of humor enough to listen, what fate s in store for the different belligerents and even lat length of time the conflict will continue. The major prophets and the minor prophets who ive been rising up out of obscurity and seeking i make the day's news stale by telling of events hich will happen in the future, get their informa- Dn from the stars, or from cards, or from sacred tinboo sticks, or from any other of the prolific HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 3, 1915. sources of prophecies. One source is possibly as good as another, since the imagination of the proph ets is, after all, the principal factor in the framing of accounts of future happenings. The prophecy has come, for instance, from one Don-Show Kodama that before April 1, date, —the German navy will be crushed in a great battle in the North Sea, the war will terminate with the United States acting as mediator and his coun ry will then "have supreme power in the world." If any other time than All Fools' Day had been set by the well-meaning prophet we might be induced to consider his statement seriously, so assertive is it in tone. As things are, Don-Show at least de serves our respect because of the faith he and his bamboo sticks have put in the powers of United States, faith like that of the discriminating persons from whom the suggestion lias come that control of Palestine be given to this country in order that conditions there may be properly improved. Sane predictions as to the outcome of the war, based 011 careful study of existing conditions and broad knowledge of preceding events, can of course be taken more seribusly than flighty prophecies having their foundations on fancy. Yet even doc tors and professors who think soundly and speak authoritatively may not come any nearer the truth than the wielders of bamboo sticks, for after all a great deal of guess work is involved in the foretell ing of events under any circumstances, and the for tunes and misfortunes of war may he tha means of shattering even what may seem the safest of foun dations for the logicians. SOME JOBS THAT GO BEGGING Because the constitutionality of the New York Anti-Alien Labor law forbidding the employment of alien labor 011 public works was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, and since alien labor*is neverthe less necessary to carry on the work on the new subways in N ew York City, it is promised that a bill will this week be passed by the New York legis lature repealing the law, and thus permitting con tractors under certain conditions to continue their operations with the aid of the foreigners. The strange thing about the anti-alien contro versy in New York is that after the court had upheld the constitutionality of the law, and after 10,000 foreigners at work 011 the city improvements had in consequence been disqualified for their hum ble positions, the contractors asserted that they would have to import labor from the South to take the places of the aliens. This in spite of the reports in circulation that New York City's army of unem ployed has reached during the Winter the number of 500,000. The answer is not that the .">OO,OOO are all aliens and therefore ineligible for .jobs on the city im provements. Many are, of course, foreigners, but the rest are Americans, many of whom have trades in which they cannot now find employment, and who, strangely enough, appear to be unwilling to dig in the subway pending the time when they can get better jobs. Their attitude, whether justified or not, empha sizes the dependence 011 the aliens who are able to do nothing but common labor, and shows the neces sity for giving these submissive workers the jobs for which Americans disdain to apply even when in urgent need of employment and even when the bread lines are all too long. It's too bad asphalt plants do not emit the aroma of sachet. »» Think how those "movie" pictures must have shocked our law-makers! Will Mr. Manning alter his opinion now that he has heard "the other side of the question?" The First Ward does not want to look at au asphalt plant any more than the Fourth wants to look at a coal wharf. The fact that it was known that forbidden films were to be shown in the House of Representatives last night didn't keep down the number of spectators. TOLD IN LIGHTERVEIN MORE IMPORTANT DUTIES Mrs. Slimson—"Look here, Bobbie, you haven't fed your chickens now for thiee days." Bobbie (proudly)—"My dear mother, how can f stay at home and feed the chickens when I have been elected presi dent of our chautatiqua circus?"— Life. NO CHANCE FOR THE BIRDS House fat (to flock of sparrows)—"No uso sticking around to-day, birdies—there ain't going to be any crumbs." One Sparrow—"Folks gone away?" House Cat—"No; but they are going to have breaded veal chops for to-morrow."—Puck. THE MAN WHO GOT AHEAD Homan—"One of the waiters at this place was formerly a duke, one of the chefs was a count and the bellhop was a prince." Byontoo—"I suppose the manager was formerly a king or Homan—"No; he was a milk-wagon driver."—New York Sun. WILLIE WAS RIGHT "Happy Thought" is the pet name worn by a certain Louisville girl for the sole benefit and delight of a certain Louisville young man, and the significance of it is double, for she really "teaches the young idea how to shoot." It is part of her belief as well as of the normal school train ing she has received to cultivate the originality and imag ination of her pupils, and she carries this spirit into the work of all her classes. In the geography class recently the subject was the Plains States, and she was endeavoring to get the children to tell of their products. With re markable unanimity they agreed upon cattle, and when she asked: "Well, and what do we get from the cattle?" They answered in chorus: "Meat." "Yes, that is very good," she beamed. "Now, what do we get from the cattle besides beef?" After a few minutes of doubt and hesitation one small hand went slowly up. "Well, Willie, she said, "you may tell us." "Tripe," was Willie's explosive and triumphant reply.— Louisville Times. Tong lie- IndTop cs | Historic Events of March 3 A lot of important thingb happened on March 3, in other years. Here are some of them as compiled by a reader of this column: 1-513—Ponce de Leon sailed from Porto Rico in search of Fountain of Youth. 1791—District of Columbia organ ized. 1805 —Territory of Louisiana creat ed. 1817—Alabama was formed. IS37—lndpendence of-Texas recog nized by the United States. 1843 —Congress appropriated $30,- 000 to build Morse experimental tele graph line, Baltimore to Washington, I). C. 18.45 —'Florida admitted to the Union. IS47—Alexander Graham Bell, in ventor, born. 1849—Department of Interior Unit ad States, establis-hed. 1849—Minnesota created. s 1863—Idaho formed from Washing ton. 1863—United States conscription law became effective. 1901 —National bureau of standards established. 1904 —'Isthmian Canal Commission appointed. A War Mystery Solved '•The legend of tlie asphyxiating properties of the three-inch projectile," says a French artillery officer "has been accounted for. We often found in the trenches bodies of soldiers who appeared to have been struck by a thunderbolt—no trace of wound, no blood to be found on their bodies. It was finally decided to clear up the mat ter and autopsies were made of such cases. Each time there was found somewhere in th? body a small frag ment of our three-inch shell, having made an imperceptible wound but hav ing penetrated to a vital spot, causing mortal internal hemmorrhiges. This is due to the marvelous shell which breaks on the.average into 2,000 pieces, about half the length of a lead pencil and the thielyiess of a visiting card." * » * Small Town's Generosity In proportion to its size, a little vil lage in the Province of Brandenburg claims a record for patriotic zeal. The town has not quite 700 inhabitants, but, according to the burgomaster's boast, it has contTibuted nearly $ 1,200 toward the Bed Cross, gifts for soldiers and care of widows. At the outbreak of the war every man of the village paid his war tax in advance, without accepting the rebate which this action entitled him to. Twelve youths of the village volunteered for service on the first day of mobilization; eighty of the men went oft' to join the army, while since the war the 200 or so women of the town have knitted nearly a thou sand socks, shirts, wristlets and other comforts for the troops, besides collect ing more than a thousand pounds of woolen articles during a single week. * * * Captured War Dog Returns Among the ambulance dogs sent to the front recently from Paris by Mad ame Krcsser, president of the Ambu lance l>og Society, was "True," a French shepherd, who was captured by the Germans and kept in captivity sev eral weeks. He managed to escape and find his way back to his kennel in Paris, a distance of over 100 miles. 0 « * War "Movies" for Generals Moving pictures taken at the battle fronts are being collected and shown before generals and staff officers of the Austrian and Hungarian armies. The Austrian War Ministry has set apart quarters ir the building housing the ordinary war archives for the films. These latei will form a part of the cur riculum of the War Academy. "BRITAIN WISHES WAR TO THE KNIFEANDSHESHAU, HAVE IT" Amsterdam. March 3, Via L/ondon, 12.55 P. M.—The "Cologne Gazette," commenting on Premier Asquith's re cent speech in the House of Commons, in which he outlined Great Britain's retaliatory measures for Germany's submarine blockade of the British Isles, says: "Our submarine will now, we hope, endeavor to destroy all goods destined for (ireat Britain. Great Britain wishes war to the knife; She shall have it." Eefrigeration Charges Reasonable By Associated Press, Washington, March 3.—Refrigera tion charge of S7O per car on salted or pickled fish in carloads from San Francisco and other California points to New York and other eastern points was found reasonable to-daj by the Interstate Commerce Commission in dis missing a complaint against the South ern Pacific Company. Omega . Oil Sore Throat and > Cold inChest First rub the chest or throat with Omega Oil; then soak a piece of flan nel with the Oil and put it arouni the neck or throat, and cover with a piece of dry flannel. This simple treatment usually gives relief. Trial bottlt ioc. They Must Go {fo Four Lots of Suits, Coats and Drosses We have arranged into four groups the finest patterns and styles of the season in Ladies' Coats, Suits and Dresses that must be sold THIS WEEK regardless of cost or profit. This store is known for its conservative statements, therefore when we say they are the best possible values and will be cleared out regardless of cost, the ladies of Harrisburg and vicinity know that this is an exceptional opportunity to secure remarkable values in ready-to-wear garments. One lot of Coats, &*7 E II 25 Dresses, values f AF values up to $17.50, nj Vj i up to $25, nothing Jk S V J nothing less than $lO # j || less than $lO, i One lot of Coats, ££■/\ F II One lot Suits, this £ f\ F* values up to $25.00, year's patterns, val- n J nothing less than sls ** •* ** || lles $lB to $35 Marks & Copelin 31 North Second Street PEOPLE'S_COLUMN The Star-Independent does not make itself responsible for opinions expressed in this column. PIERCE'S VIEWS OF FILL CREW Editor, the Star-Independent. Dear Sir—After reading statements regarding the repeal of the so-called full crew bill, I have commenced to value the publicity bureaus to the full est extent, as per that old adage "It Pays to Advertise." To-day we cannot pick up a capitalistic paper but what we read of the necessity of having the full crew bill repealed and the railroads are working the same old game have worked to death so many times " Poverty," "Depression," "High Wages," "Adverse Legislation," "Over Taxation," but they have never said to the public we are ready to make an open confession of our sins and tell the truth. "The trouble with the railroads of to-day is simply this: over capitaliza tion, large salaries for officials; excess officials; special favors for sutosidery corporations, and to this list may be added the publicity bureaus that are used to mold public opinions. There was never a more drastic movement in augurated than the present one which is at the present time in its full bloom. The railroads are trying to have the public pass judgment uipon something they know nothing about. What does a merchant, lawyer, minister, mechanic, farmer, manufacturer or laibor, lenow albout how many men there ought to be on one of our modern trains? "And still the railroads arc trying to make you belieVe these men know exactly what they know nothing nbrat, and had these same railroad officials been fair with the aibove named gentle men, they would have come to them before raising their freight and pas senger rates and consulted with them. Had they done this the above named gentlemen would have learned a lesson worth while for the railroad 'officials would have fought them off their feet and shown themselves up in their true light. "But no, when they want au in crease in freight and passenger rates they go to Washington and see Presi dent Wilson, and after Wilson has passed the word down to his hand picked, self-appointed Interstate Com merce Commission. At the same time these same railroad officials were con sulting the men they had placed upon the Public Utility Commission, and ar ranged matters so smoothly that light ning could strike twice in the same place. I suppose they thought if you could stand 40,000,000 volts without extermination you could stand another shock of 18,000,000 volts, for you know they need the money and every volt means a dollar to thein. "So, dear public, commence bathing in lime water and toughen your cuticle :iud prepare for another shock for they are recharging the wires. They are tell ing the public that they did not coerce their unorganized employes into sign ing the petition that they circulated for the repeal of the full crew bill. Now Dyspepsia Tablets Will Relieve Your Indigestion George A. tiorg**. 1 FOR § COUNTY COMMISSIONER Alfred B.Gardner ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET If nominated and elected I pledge myself to vote for a reduction of County Tax, and devote my entire time to the office. Your Vote and Influence Will Be Greatly Appreciated if they wish to be eminently fair why waen't there a space for these employes to sign for or .against the repeal in stead of simply for the repeal? Answer this pleusef "If these railroads would abolish their bull system they could save on the Pennsylvania railroad alone more than $3,000,000 a year and this money would buy 3,0 00 steel coaches, 120 locomotives, 100,000 tons of steel rails and equip 1,200 miles with automatic block signals, or ninety-nine grade crossing, and they could save at least $3,000,000 more each year if they would put to wori| some of these eo ealled special duty men. For the time being tliey will court and receive the support of the public and there have been and will be times when they will receive the support of one class of em ployes against another class, but there is sure to come a time when the em ployes and the public will pull together. W. H. Pierce, President, Brotherhood of Federated Railway Employes. HARRISBURG (Contributed by George J. Proesl. a student at Sacred Heart Mission House, Girard, Erie county, Pa.) Somewhere towards the South In this beautiful state, Is a modern city, which Is quite up-to date, And a very fine capitol adorns Its brow. An equally flue Governor It holds, I trow. All its parks and its streets are most pleasant and neat. And its fire .Companies could in no way be beat. A river, clear and limpid, is very alive With gay little tlsliies that nimbly swim and dive; Both its bridges and roads are cer tainly llrst class; Deck the breast of this city with golden cuirass. While good men are plentiful, the bad ones are few. Not a person \vould try to pickpocket you. The Commerce Commission here resides, And o'er Pennsylvania business pre sides. While the newspapers It has are surely the best, Still the blight "Star-Independent" leads all the rest. It is a splendid city in every way, Well fit for the capitol of the state P-a. That state which is the center of U. S. so true, The brightest of all stars in that wide I field of blue, Anil as this grand old state is a great Union light, Just so Harrisburg shines like a star at night. But tarry, my friends! One thing I forgot to pen, A Governor there is in the Harrisburg den. Who is Doctor Martin Brumbaugh, a worthy son? May he end, we hope, as well as he lias begun! May he err in no wise in governing this realm! May his hand be e'er steady when turn ing the helm. With Harrisburg as pivot muy he turn | P-a. I To the best and highest place in our I U. S. A. Moving Picture Tricks Stonie of the most thrilling scenes in the moving picture dramas are taken with the aid of small models, which are considerably less than litfe size. It is much cheaper, of course, to burn tip a toy building or to sink a minia ture ship than to destroy an original to make a moving picture holiday. The models used for this work are carried out with great attention to detail, and the pictures aJe taken with the cam era very close to the ground to get the proper perspective. The moving picture audiences, even when paying the closest attention, are completely de ceived.—Boston Herald. Legal THE annual meeting of the stockhold ers of tlic Harrisburg Transfer Com pany will be held at the office of the company, No. 222 Market street, Har risburg, Pa., on Tuesday, March 23rd, 1915, at 3 p. m„ for the election of Di rectors and the transaction of any other business which may be brought' before the stockholders. PHILIP S. YEAGER, Secretary. NOTlCE—Letters of administration on the estate of Daniel B. Gottshall, lale of the village of Oberlin, Swatara/town ship, Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, de ceased, having been granted to the un dersigned, residing In Harrisburg, all persons indebted to said estate are re quested to make immediate payment, and those having claims will present them for settlement to HARVEY C. GOTTSHALL, Administrator, 1317 Green St., Harrisburg, Pa. Or to 11. L DRESS, Attorney, Steelton Trust Co., Building, Steelton, Pa. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary on the estate of Kather ine Craig, late of the City of llarris burg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, deceased,' have been granted to the un dersigned. All persons indebted lo said estate are requested to make pay ments, and those having claims or de mands will make knewn the same with out delay to CLARK E. DIKIIL, Executor, 225 Briggs St., Harrisburg, Pa. Or JAMES G. HATZ, Attorney. NOTICE is hereby given that applica tion will be nuide to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on Thursday, March IS, 1915, under the provisions of an Act of Assembly, enti tled "An Act to provide for the incor poration and regulation of certain cor porations," approved April 2!'. 1574. and its supplements, for a charter fur an Intended corporation to be called the Jitney Transportation Company, the character and object of which is the transportation of passengers, baggage and freight by motor-driven vehicles upon and over the streets and public I highways in the City of Harrisburg. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and in the territory adjacent thereto/,and for th<>se purposes to have, possess and en,loy all the rights, benefits and priv ileges by said Act of Assembly and the supplements thereto conferred. CHARLES C. STROII, Solicitor. PROCLAMATION IX DIVORCE Dnuphin County, ss: In the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pa.. No. 132, January term, 1914. Libel in Divorce —a vinculo matrimonii, Carrie D. Derr vs. Harry E. Derr. The subpoena and alias subpoena In the above-stated case have been re turned "non est inventus." You, Harry | E. Derr, are therefore directed to ap pear in the court at Harrisburg, Pa., [on the third Monday of March, A, D. 1915, to answer the complaint therein tiled. HARRY C. WELLS, Sheriff. Harrisburg. Pa.. February 17th, 1915. Steelton, Pa., Feb. 15, 1915. NOTICE —Letters of administration on the estate of George H. Donnelly, late of the Borough of Steelton, Dau phin county, Pa., deceased, having been granted to the undersigned, residing in Newberrytown, York county, Pa., all persons indebted to said estate are re quested to make immediate payment, and those having claims will present them for settlement to GEORGE R. DONNELCY, Administrator, Or to 11. I* DRESS. Attorney, Steflton Trust Co. llldg., Steelton. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE In Estate of William Earl Noble, late of the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin "** County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Notice Is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of the above-named decedent have been grant ed to the undersigned. All persons in debted to said estate are requested to make payment, and all persons having claims against the estate will present them for settlement to THOMAS K. LEIDY, ESQ.. 526 Washington St., Reading. Pa., Administrator. THOMAS K. LEIDY, Attorney, 526 Washington St., Reading, Pa.