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Wednesday, March 3, 1015.
MARCH
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.