6 I QJljp &tar-3nbf})pttbettt ■ (AuMMta in 1876) Published b • H THB STAR PRINTING COMPANY, " H •Isr-lndapatdsnt Building, ia.RO.Sa South Tklr4 Btr««t, Harrlabttrg. Pa. jwry Iwslm E»o«pt Sunday ■ Oftictrt t Dirtcttr*; '■ JM****s. JHK L. U Kim. President. W' Wa4X)WII, rrr — * MlTlll Vice-President. Wll, K. METERS, Secretary and Treasurer. .W*. W Wallows*, Hffs ;tt Wakksr, V. HUMMEL BEKOBADS, JR., Business Manager. Editor, eonjmunlcstiona should bo addressed to STAB-btDsraxtHQiTt Editorial, Job Printing or Clrculstlon Department to the subject matter at the Post Office in Harriaburg as second-clsis matter. A Eentnor Company. Now York snd Ckicsgo Representatives. Hp«w fork OSee, Brunswick Building Fifth Avenue. Office. People's Gas Building. Michigan Avenne. by carriers at • cents a weak. Muted to subscribes* Three Dollars a /est in advance. THE STAR-INDEPENDENT H The paper with the largest Horn-. Circulation in Harriaburg ana towns Circulation Exaialneo by THB ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES BELL Mrtvaf Branch BrAoh Exchange, » » N0.145.24fl Saturday, March 13, 1015, I MARCH H Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. 1123 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— H Pull Moon, Ist, ;tlst; Last Quarter, Sth; H New Moon, 15th; First Quarter, Sid. WEATHER FORECASTS \ x ' Karrisburg aud vicinity: Fair ® ■ ! weather to-Higlit and Sunday, with lit tic change in temperature. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair weather _ to-night anil Sunday with little change in temperature. ■ YESTERDAY S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 39; lowest, 26; 8 a. 111., 26: 8 p. in., 36. ■ STATE'S INCREASED WHEAT ACREAGE Pennsylvania farmers are quick to get a grasp new conditions and to regulate their farm work them, judging from the fact that almost every in the state lias increased his acreage of the average being about ten per cent., thus it altogether probable that there will be a material increase in the number of bushels the grain that will be harvested during the latter of June and the beginning of July. Last year, according to the figures of the Penn- Department of Agriculture, 1,312,000 of wheat were planted in Pennsylvania and this, the crop conditions being excellent, 28,- bushels were garnered. This, year, if all were just as favorable, it is expected that the will be about 300,000 bushels more than in and at the prevailing prices of wheat this mean close to half a million more dollars for Pennsylvania farmer in this one item alone of farm product. That there will be fully as great if not a greater for wheat next year even than now, seems certain as anything pertaining to crops can be. in Europe are such that it will be impos- to raise the same amount of wheat in wheat- countries that has been raised in former Whether or not the war continues the de- will far exceed the supply, and to the United which will then perhaps be the principal of the world, Europe will look for much its wheat. course the Pennsylvania product will in no reach the proportions of the big wheat-growing ot the West but, with all of the advantages the West, it is gratifying to know that Pennsyl- stands twelfth as a wheat producing state, during the coming season of harvest will gather of the cereal than ever in the state's history, the farmer, assuming the increased prices will will reap the profit. Well may the bucolic survey his broad acres with complacency sing: is the life." CITY LIFE AND CHICKEN RAISING poultry breeder has been earnestly urging of New York, and other city men, too, for matter, to raise chickens. He manifestly does realize that persons dwelling in densely popu- communities already have enough of worri- without attempting to practice back-yard culture and that they are now forced to a suffciently high cost of living let alone bear the expenses involved in supporting a lot of and unruly hens. has risen to remark that he is certain 's money in poultry, because he knows men have put some there. Discussions of financial all other considerations connected with pro fessional poultry culture in rural districts must of be left to poultry journals; oi; matters con- amateur chicken raising in cities, however, that any persons may with propriety hold own opinions who happen to know something ways of chickens and who are to some extent with conditions of city life. living in municipalities who, in order to the more or less blessed privileges of city life, depriving themselves of the pleasures of coun and country town existence, will, by raising HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 13, 1915. chickens, be engaging in what is not generally rec ognized as a metropolitan industry. They will have to construct chicken houses close to their residences, procure at some expense mem bers of the first generation of their poultry posses sions, supply costly feed to these acquisitions, take necessary precautious against thieves who come in the night aud peruse studiously all accessible litera ture on the proper care of poultry and the city ordi nances regulating the same, that they may be able to keep the feathered creatures alive from day to day. In return for all of which the amateur chicken will be presented weekly with several eggs, —maybe. DEMAND FOR COPPER ABROAD Lack of food for human beings in any of the belligerent nations would go far toward bringing the war to a close, and lack of food for big guns and for rifles would have a like effect. The projec tiles and cartridges which are the means of carry ing on the conflict have copper entering to a greater or lesser degree into their composition. It is upon the abundance or the scarcity of this metal among the belligerents that the duration of the war to some extent depends. Great Britain has become suspicious of shipments of copper made in neutral and British vessels Swedish ports. These vessels have accordingly found the British prize court to be their destina tion, instead of the points to which their cargoes had been consigned. Since the demand for copper has all of a sudden grown greater than ever before in Sweden, the British assumption is that the excess requirements are not thotse of neutral manufactur ers, but of German munition producers seeking to procure their copper supplies by way of Scan dinavia. That the need of copper is urgent in Germany is evidenced by comparison of figures which show that although Germany produces annually 30,000 tons of copper and Austria 4,000, the metal is at present being used in the manufacture of munitions of war in these empires at the rate of 112,000 tons a year. Small arm ammunition requires brass in its com position. This alloy, instead of being constituted of three parts of copper to two of zinc, as ordinarily, is made up of three of the former to but one of the latter. Since a million cartridges contain thirteen tons of copper, and inasmuch as cartridges are daily fired by the millions throughout Europe, it can readily be seen that the metal is used in no incon siderable quantities. The suggestion has bfcen made that Germany need fear no copper famine since the many monuments in public places having that element in their com position would be sufficient, if converted into mu nitions of war, to oppose the empire's foes for some length of time. It seems unlikely that the Germans will be driven to that extremity, but if they are they will merely be utilizing the records of past glories in efforts to win fresh victories which may be commemorated by other monuments in the future. With two auto shows going at once Harrisbnrg will take another stride as "The Heart of Distribution." It takes faith to move mountains but the Pennsylvania Steel Company can move fifteen spans of a railroad bridge in one afternoon. A pot of baking beans blew up and wrecked a kitchen in Auburn, N. Y. Why look further for new kinds of deadly explosives for the belligerent nations? Don't forget that the Home and War Belief Association, notwithstanding recent generous contributions, still needs money to carry on its noble work to April 1, as is most urgently desired! Captain Thierichsen, of the German auxiliary cruiser, Prinz Eitel Friedrich. which sank the American sailing vessel, William P. Frye, seems to have acted without authority of his Government, and the indications are that Germany will repudiate his action and make reparation to the owners of the Frye. The Friedrich, it appears, was making a sort of a "joy cruise" and taking a "pot" at almost any bottom that hove in sight. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN AS A COMPROMISE A Harvard class splits eveu in a vote on beer. They might make it half-and-half.—New York Evening Sun. THE REASON FOR IT "Why don't you pay your debts? You've got the money." "But I wouldn't have it if I paid my debts." —Boston Transcript. «► CONVINCING EVIDENCE Any one who thinks of the looks of men whom beautiful women marry is convinced that love is blind.—Florida Times-Union. > DOING HER SHARE "What are you doing for the poor, Maude?" "I am collecting cast-off automobiles to distribute among worthy persons."—Exchange. APPLYING THE PATCHING She—"l hear Jones and his wife have patched it up." I He—"Yes, but not until Jones gave the doctor a five spot to patch him up."—Exchange. PENNSYLVANIA PROSPERITY Fifteen thousand Pennsylvania farmers own automobiles and more are buying. And the best of it is they don't have to get up before daybreak to feed the critters.—Philadel phia Ledger. ' THE RRUTE "My. husband is perfectly heartless." "How sot" "He refused to buy an ermine neckpiece for my dog." —Exchange. TOO SENSITIVE -"I am a servant of the people," said the man who is more politic than patriotic. "I don't like to hear you call yourself a servant," com mented Farmer Corntossel. "As I think of the taxes I pay toward your salary it makes me feel as if I were up against the tipping eviL"—Washington Star. CLEANSE TIE BLOOD AM ftVWB BISEASE When your blood it impure, weak, thin and debilitated, your system becomes susceptible to any qr all diseases. Put your blood in food condition. Hood's SarsaparilTa acts directly and peculiarly on the blood-—it puri nes, enriches ang revitalises it and builds up the whole system. Hood's Carsaparilla has stood the test of forty years. Get it to-day.' It is sure to help you. Adv. * 1 I 1 % [Tongue-End Topics | Veterans' Final Parting A friendship formed at Gettysburg in 1>863, and renewed at the time of i the great anniversary fifty years lat er, was broken Wednesday night when Timothy H. Edwards, a Confederate veteran died st the home of his daugh ter in Baltimore, according to the "Gettysburg Times." Mr. Edwards was one of Pickett's men and, at the time of the charge, fell into the hands of members of the 12-Sth New York. 1 After the excitement of the charge had cleared tiwg.y and order was' in part restored, Edwards was picked up by William P. (H<agait,orn, of the New York regiment, which was stationed on Hancoc& avenue, just south of the Bryan house. An immediate friend ship sprang up between the two and they spent as much time together as conditions immediately following the battle would allow. This was very short at best, the movements of the troops taking the New Yorkers on their way. * . . Separated For Fifty Years Neither of the veterans heard of the other for a full half century, but both were in Gettysburg for the anni versary in July, and each came with the express purpose of finding l out whether or not the other was alive. Great was their joy when they met, ami they were inseparable durimg the time of the celebration. So deep did their friendship for each other become that Mr. Edwards, who was at that time living elsewhere, decided to make his home in Baltimore that he might enjoy the association of Mr. Hagadorn. The-story of the two men was well known in Baltimore where it was a rare thing to see the one without the other. They spent most of their time together recounting the days and deeds of the Civil war. Mr. Hagadorn was greatly grieved when he was told of his friend's death. Mr. Edward's body was taken to Lancaster and interment was made in White Marsh cemetery, that city, yesterday morning. • • * Iron Cross For Girl In 'Teens Both the iron cross and the medal for life saving decorates the breast, o" Fraulein a girl still in her 'teens and a native of Bochum, Germany. When the war broke out, Miss Aust, like many other girls, experienced the desire to join the Red Cross. She knew her parents would object, so she ob tained permission from them to visit relatives at Muenster, but instead of ■proceeding there she went to a Red Cross training home and was soon drafted'to the eastern front as a nurse. There her bravery on the battlefields of Poland, where she tended the wounded under -fire, attracted attention from her superiors who reported in stances of her courage to Field Mar shal von Hindenburg. The commander in-chief thereupon decided to award her the Iron Croes which he himself pinned on her blouse. A short time aft erward Miss Aust, while on the Bile sian frontier, jumped into the swollen river Oder and saived two children from drowning. For this heroic deed she was igiven the life saving medal. She returned home -at the end of Jan uary for a short rest and gave a com plete surprise to her parents who had all the time believed she was with her relatives in Muenster. * * * Held Flag Over the Emperor An interesting military figure of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71, passed away in Potsdam, Germany, re cently in the person of Wilhelm Koers, the standard-bearer of the last battal ion of the First Guards regiment. When the first Emperor William was proclaimed in the Mirror Hall of Ver sailles Palace in 1871, Koers held over his monarch's head the flag of his regiment. Koers, who ha<\ reached his 71st year just before his death, was a custodian of the Royal Palace at Potsdam. In the latter days of the late Empress Augusta, when she had become very feeble, Koers always ac companied Her Majesty when she went out. He was well known to all the members of the Imperial Family. •. * - . Ban on Allies' Products The boycott of French, English and Russian products throughout Germany is to be made more complete. A long list of such products has been sent to the railway restaurants which after using up t'he supplies iu stock, are not to repeat them. They include a table water yhich although obtained near the Rhine was bottled by an English company, English sauce, Russian can dies and Cheshire cheese. The surest way to stop a cold is to liven the liver and cleanse the bowels, and the nicest cathartic to do this is a 10-cent box of Cascarets. Take one or two Cascarets to-night and your cold may be gone by morning.—Adv. PALLADIUM. * F»mfl«» Plie» la An e lent Mm In tM moat bonorable location In the Argyll battery of Edinburgh castle la a huge piece of ancient artillery which is known aa Mona Meg. Thia old fash ioned piece of ordnance is held in the higheat esteem by the Scottiab people; in fact, It holda a position In their haarta similar to our feelings toward oar o*rn Liberty bell. Mona Meg waa made at ttons. Bel gium, about tbe year 1303. by order of James IV., and waa named Meg Ui honor of his wife. 'Margaret Tudor, thf daughter of Henry VII. Its great bulb and weight rendered it almost worth less in thoae days of hand to baftd con flicts. However, it waa used on apeclal occasions to help celebrate national events. In the reports of the financial transactions of tbe times may be found charges for "grease for Meg's mouth" (thia was uaed to increase the loudness of the report!, ribbons to deck her carriage and pipes to be played before her when accompanying the Scottish army on an expedition. After the union In 1707 the people feared that the "odious surrender of national independence" would be consummated by the removal of Mong Meg to Eng land. In 1757 the piece was removed to Woolwich, but it was restored to Scotland in 1828. "to quiet tbe people." Although ouly a mere mass of rusty Iron, it is revered by the people todsy and is alwaya decorated with thistle and other flowers on anniversary dnys. In processions It has always had tbe place of honor, but recently It was de cided that It was dangerous to submit It to the shock of cartage, and now it looks down from its resting place over the great Scot city.—Chicago Herald. Tart Retort. When "Orntor" Hunt, who waa a blacking manufacturer, waa In parlia ment, Sir Robert Peel so far forgot bimaelf in the course of an acrimoni ous debate aa to taunt him with this fact. Whereupon Hunt replied: "The truth la, tbe honorable member ia tbe flrat gentleman in bis family, and 1 am the first tradesman in mine." / A Walah Word. In north Wales the Welab word for "now" is "rwan." In south Wales It Is "rwan" spelled backward—vis, "nawr." It ia conjectured that the Bret north Wallan who made use of the word was standing on bis bead at the time and that his pronunciation became general.—CardllT Western Mail. Mending the Hot Water Bag. A bole In a hot water bag can be re paired by tbe same means as a punc ture in a bicycle tire. Drop a small brass plug into the bag, work the threaded end tbrough the hole and acrew on a thin nut TbU will hold indefinitely ? Legal I k THE AKNUAL MEETING of the stock holders of the Commonwealth B. and L. Association will be held on Monday evening, March 15, at 18 N. Third St. Election of officers and reading annual report. By order, J. T. W. M'LAUGHLJN. Seci"«tary. CHARTER NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that an appli cation will be made to the Governor of Pennsylvania on March 22nd, 1915, under the Act of Assembly entitled "An Act to provide for the incorporation and regulation of certain corporations," ap proved April 29th, 1874, and the sup plements thereto, for the charter of an intended corporation to be called tlie Capital City Baking Company, the char acter and object or which' Is the manu facture of bread, rolls, cakes, pics and all other baked products, and for these ■purposes to have, possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of said act of Assembly and the supple ments thereto. FOX & GEYKR, Solloltor*. NOTICE Is hereby given that applica tion will be made to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on Monday, April 5, 1915, under the pro visions of an Act of Assembly, entitled "An Act to provide for the Incorpora tion and regulation of certain cor porations," approved April 29, 1874, and its supplements, for a charter for an Intended corporation to be called the Harrisburg Automobile Company, the character and object of which is the purchase, sale, exchange, hire and dealing In automobiles and motor driven vehicles of every descrip tion, and their parts, supplies and ac cessories, and connection therewith, the maintenance- and operation of a garage, and for these purposes to have, Sossess and enjoy all the rights, bene ts and privileges by said act of As sembly and the supplements thereto conferred. CHARLIES C. STROH, Solicitor. AMUSEMENTS Photoplay To-day Charles Chaplin la 2-rrrl Ernana; Comedy "The Champion" It's His Greatest Knock-oat "A Child of the Prairie" 2-reel Sells Drama "In SpitTol til" 3-reel Kdloon from Mrs. Flake'* Greatest Success THE TALK OF THE TOWN THE NEW $25,000 HOPE-JONES UNIT PIPE OR6AN ORCHESTRA Appropriately termed the Pipe Or gun with the Human Voice CRAM OPENING RECITAL MONDAY, MARCH ISTH Hear Professor Twadell render that wonderful selection, "The Storm." ALWAYS THE best VICTORIA THEATRE SSSV IN MOTION PICTURES * VlVia A I •«« RESERVED SEATS, 30c I \ "SAFETY FIRST," B COMEDY AT ORPHBUM NEXT WEEK - - 'v • ||fef I K ' ' suHtfß/ x II vlllttlifWl ',. fiflP '- > s " " *>fts - \J \ -/ ■ The' Orpheum management seems to 1*? looking forward to tlie engagement of the big musical comedy called "Safety First," with unlimited expecta tions. These expectations are based on the reports that have emanated from Neranton, where the big attrac tion played its Initial engagement this ; week, and where vaudeville magnates 1 declared it to be the biggest and finest ! vaudeville production ever presented. • 1 "Safety First" is the title of a big J AMUSEMENTS | AMUSEMENTS MAJESTTC TO-NIGHT LAST TIME The Soplety Kvent of the Spiiaon BOSTO.V OPERA COMPANY In the World's Favorite Opera "llTrovatore" With the molt remarkable pant of atara ever hearil In Knprliah Grant! Opera, IneluiHng JOSEPH F. SHKEHVV PRH'ESi.aBp to »Z.OO - MAJESTIC THEATRE Wednesday, Matinee and Evening, March 17 Seat Sale Opens Monday DDIPEC Ma *ii 25 > 50 > 75 » and s, « 00 rniUCd— Eve., 25, 60, 75, SI.OO and $1.50 | OR^EUMZ last Day to See the Bit Show with m K LmfMiß Show To-day Including TRIXIE FRtfiANZA JIG-FRANZ TRIUPE of Comedy Cyclists HCItH linATbt Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday NEXT WEEK —Free Mst Suspended mm ifj|aa||kai UAltlk 5 KOMICAL KOPS Prennttu Vaudeville's Greatest Musical Includlnic One Female Cop Comedy SAFETY FIRST Matinee, He & lOci Eve„ lOe & 13c jmusical comedy staged in three scenes and calling in the well known efforts of r.ou Anger and Sophy? Barnard and a supporting company of fifteen, mostly girls. New York vaudeville managers, who viewed the act in Seranton ibis weeV. |:it once negotiated for its New York showing. Accordingly It will go from j Ilarrtsburg direct lo the l'aiace Theatre, New York city, where it will )be the bill's big headline!'. —Adv. * ICXCLISIVM TIIEATRK FOR EX fLt SIVH Hourix: 12 to I t.:U» TO-DU—MARIE l)RE*g LER ! Supported by Mabel \onumid ami < hoM. t'hnplln In "Tllllc** Piiactur ed Romance." Sl* reel* of renl comedy, playing In big eltloa at top-notch prlcen. MOKDW—"The Country >lonnc"— Paramount; featured by Adell rarrlnntou Adnilnnlou, lOe. Children, Tic
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