6 &tar-3n&*p*ni*rtt < Buakhihftt m IS7S) IMB STAR PRINTING COMPANY, * star-lmlepe-ldent Bulldiiif, M SO II ••nth Third Street. HarrMvft I Otrietr*: Dirteltrt •• fcWIHIIW U KcHX. Pr»»t4eot * tht. W. WiriLowiß. y Vic* President W *- *■ WM. K. Mitmi. Secretary and Treasurer. Wm. W. WalioWi*. Winhiß. V. HLHMIL Buquci. JI„ Business MltW. Alt communications should be addressed to St aa- Isoae BNDBifTi fltaalneas, Editorial, Job Printing or Circulation Department, according to the subject matter. Kntered at tho Poet Office in Harrleburf as s«c<Jndel»»s Matter, Baajamln A Kentaor Company, New l ork and Chicago RepraußtaUTN. Sow Yo.-k Ofloe, Brunswick Building. 235 Fifth Arsnuo. Chicago Office. People': Gaa Building, Michigan Avenue, DeliTered by carriers at I cent* a weak. Mailed to subaeriben ttr Three Dollars a /ear in advance. TH* STAR-IN DIP EN DENT The paper with the largest fiomi Circulation in Harrisburg aao ■aarby tows*. Circulation Examine* by THB ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTIS3RS. * TIUBPHONES- BEuT* PHvato Bra noh ■xotianfa. Mo. 3280 _ CUMBRHLAND VALLEY ftlial* fcseoli Eselissp, . ' « . >4>.aM Monday, March 29, 1915. MARCH ten. Mem. Toes. Wed. Tfcur. Fri. Bat. 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— Foil Moon, lit, 81st; Laat Quarter, Bth; New Moon, 15th; First Quarter, 33d. f 1 ||PW% WEATHER FORECASTS JKSC Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair and colder to-night with lowest temperature i about 18 degrees. Tuesday fair, eon vnracjjHl Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night, colder in south portion. Tuesday fair. Moderate northwest winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 49; lowest, 29; 8 a. m., 31; 8 p. m., 42. JAMES M. LAMBERTON James M. Lamberton, whose death occurred yes terday, could be regarded as an example of the highest type of Harrisburg citizenship. He was born here and lived here and worked here. He loved Harrisburg and Harrisburg loved him. Mr. Lamberton was a gentleman, literally. He was kind and courteous and generous indiscrimi nately and without thought of return for his gen erosity. His cheerful spirit, even through the period of his great suffering in the last two a revelation and an inspiration to those inclined to quit in despair the hard battle of life.' Mr. Lamberton gained unusual distinction as a lawyer, teacher and historian. He was a ceaseless worker, —thorough, untiring and accurate. He had a statistical mind and delighted in compiling data on historical subjects in which he or his friends were interested, particularly in connection with his activities as secretary of the famous Yale class of 1878 of which his friend, former President Taft, was a member, and as a member of the Dauphin County Historical Society. Had he concentrated his rare mental attainments in the direction of amassing great wealth he doubt less would have succeeded, but he preferred to give most of his effort to the service of his friends, —persons and institutions whom he loved. Many distinctions had been won by Mr. Lam berten in city, state and nation, through the various activities that have made up his busy life, and many honors have been bestowed upon him, but Harris burg, which knows him best, honors and loves him most for his traits of personal character. These perhaps can best be summed up in the one word, — unselfishness. PROSPECTS SOUTH OF THE ISTHMUS Efforts to increase commercial activities between this country and the Latin-American republics have been exerted with some enthusiasm since the war interfered with steady European trade. The Pan- American Society has been of assistance in shc/wing the way. Trips like that made by former Senator Root* some years ago have had their influence in establishing cordial relations between the English speaking and the Spauish-speaking Americans. It is only deplored that this country did not sooner awaken to a realization of the advantages of extensive commercial relation* with the Latin that it did not see the opportunities sonth of the isthmus before European nations saw them and seized upon them. The people of the United States have in past years been so intent upon developing their own vast resources, and establishing and encouraging their own industries, that they have paid little at tention to South American trade except such as has come their way of its own accord. While Ameri cans have been content to make 110 special efforts to extend their commercial activities to the vast terri tory lying on the other side of their '"Big Ditch," thrifty Europeans have been supplying capital fb develop South American fields, providing facilities for commercial exchange, adapting their goods to the peculiar needs of the republics, making suitable terms of credit and employing agents to get 'the business. There may, of course, have been little incentive for our business men to endeavor to open new mar kets for their goods in South America years ago. sven had they seen the opportunities as plainly a§ Europeans seem to have seen them. This country's were fully occupied with domestic ♦ HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1915. markets, and they perhaps would have found South American trade too venturesome a business f or their comfort. That they missed great opportunities by letting the Europeans get the commerce is evident. These opportunities many times multiplied are again offered to them, however, through war's inter ference with Old World industries, and. it seems, are not this time to be overlooked. THE "KID COP" TO BE NO MORE The old-fashioned truant officer, ogre to fre quently-absent school children, is fast disappearing. The United States Bureau of Education asserts as much. It has investigated ami ought to know. When the old-fashioned truant officer is no more there will be cause for general juvenile rejoicing. He will be missed by the school children of the land, but not sadly missed. His absence will to them be his one great-merit. The truant officer of these many years of com pulsory education in America has been in the eyes of the school children with whom he has had to deal, their much feared antagonist. Variously styled as "kid cop," and "hooky catcher," he has not been respected by unruly public school pupils as a school authority should be respected. His place is now being taken, according to the government authorities, by the modern truant offi cer. The latter makes it his business not so much to "catch" truants as to investigate the causes of truancy in individual cases and to remedy so far as possible the unfavorable condition's which he finds existing. The officers of the new type try to gain the confidence, the respect and even the love of the children, and it seems have been making some progress in removing prejudices agaiust truant officers as a class. Truancy, or what is more familiarly known as Vplaying hooky," is an offense which must be seri ously dealt with, in this country's plans of eom- education. Yet truants themselves are not always at fault. Sometimes their parents and their home conditions are to blame. In such cases the task of the truant officer is difficult. He must be a real diplomat if he is to remedy matters. He must be an entirely different person from the paddle wielding "kid cop" of the comic supplements. With eggs down to 20 cents the Kaster bunny ought to pet right busy this week. Many a bonnet that will be bought for Easter will not be paid for by Fourth of July. Why is it necessary for submarines, in practice, to take the risks of navigating waters 300 feet deept Again it is announced that 'the Legislature will "get down to real work" this week. Let us hope so! Submarine navigation is scarcely less dangerous for a peaceful nation than for one involved in warfare. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN THE V FLASH Perhaps a thousand lives are saved When S O 8 is flashed at sea. But you can save a life on land By flashing just a modest V." —New York Sun. REFORM A prison education now A gladsome chance imparts; A bigamist may hope to be A bachelor of arts. —New York Sun. SURE SIGN If he would rather contribute a ten-dollar opinion than two dollars in cash, hje's a regular lawyer.—Galveston News. BACK TO THEIR REGULAR JOB Any change is welcome. The prophets who have been ending the war may now begin to kill the peach crop.— Philadelphia Ledger. RELAPSE AFTER THE CURE "Waiter, this ham is absolutely rank!" "Impossible, sir. Why, we cured it ourselves last week." "Well, then, it's had a bad relapse."—Tatler. VITALITY OF THE GERM * The New York Health Commissioner reports that germs in clothing are not killed in the laundry process, which shows that a germ has more vitality than a shirt.—Boston Transcript. HOW HE ESCAPED Gotcha—"l ran into a burglar last night." Jake—"How'd he get away from yout" Gotcha—"He went through me."— Dartmouth Jack o'Lantern. TRUE ENOUGH "Another embezzlement, I see. Isn't it odd that these are always committed by trusted clerks!" "Not at all. The ones that are not trusted never get a chance at the money."—Boston Transcript. WORSE FOR THE HUSBAND "A woman has to give up a great deal after she gets married," sighed Mrs. Gabb. "A man does nothing else but give up after he gets mar ried," replied Mr. Gabb.—Milwaukee Leader. IMPOSSIBLE Reported—"What do you mean by saying that I use 'paradoxical expressionst' " Kditor—"l mean that you gay impossible things. This story of yours, for instance, contains the phrase 'bagpipe music.' " —Cleveland Leader. IT CAN'T BE DONE Rankin—"The editor of a Western paper savs he is going to adopt the policy*of running the society page with out adjectives." Phyle—"lmpossible! He might as well try to eliminate the capital I s from the political speeches."—Youngstown Telegram. BACK TO EARTH v 'Just wait till 1916!" said the man who has sudden shells of enthusiasm. "What'll happen then!" "Well, come to think of it, I suppose we'll have a few brief months of exhilaration and then we'll settle down and wait for 1920."—Washington Star. PUTTING IT TOO HIGH The teacher of a certain country school was making a report to the superintendent. "And did I understand you to say," asked he, "that 50 per cent, of your pupils are foreigners 1" "Oh, no," was the reply; "there are not 50 per cent, of pupils in the whole school."—Roman's Home Companion. [Tongue-End Topics | Senate Pages Wear Flowers The Senate pages this session are a remarkably bright and intelligent col lection of young American crtisens with seme pretensions to good looks, and they have decided to add to their nat tiness by the wearing of a different boutoniere each week. One week they wore''white carnations, another week they sported red carnations and another week each displayed a big red rose—to be followed by a big yellow tuliip. Even Senator Snyder, of Schuylkill, the Beau Brumrael of the Senate, regards the lads with admiration. Frenie Recalls Capitol Fire "When the old Capitol burned," said "Toney" Freni«, who haS«charge of tlie Senatorial tonsorial establish ment when the Legislature is in session and has been holding-down the place for the last twenty years, "I was lo cated in tilt- small one-story side addi tion to the Senate wing, and in the rack were all of tlie Senators' shaving mugs. On the stand were many toilet articles, and yet the only thing that was burned was? a towel-roller. But that was not all that was lost. Some bad men got sight of those fancy shav ing mugs and they pocketed about a dozen of them, along with brushes, combs and a few other things. As ev erybody was very much excited, it was an easy matter for thieves to take whatever came handy. After the tire the small wing was almost whole, and only the corner in which the towel was attached to the roller was burned." Ot the Senate attaches who went through the Capitol fire, Mr. Frenie, Secretary \V. Harry Baker and Senate Librarian Herman P. Miller are yet connected with the Senate. • » Gettysburg Book in Demand From all parts of tho United States have come requests for the report of the Pennsylvania Commission 011 the Fiftieth Anniversary of Gettysburg Battle Reunion, but the edition of 10,- 000 was soon exhausted, and a great I many people were disappointed. The report, as pieparcd by Colonel Lewis M. Beitler. secretary of the Commis sion, is one of the most complete ever printed by the State. Colonel Beitler took his time in its preparation, and that is one of its charms. From the very inception ot the Commission Colonel Beitler has matfe a faithful and accurate record, and this, of course, includes whnt took place at the reunion, all told most interestingly. The many pictures in the volume arc of the high est order of merit, depicting scenes I during the reunion, portraits of those who took part, historic spots on the field, camp scenes and a hundred and one other interesting subjects. Colo nel Beitler will prepare the second edi tion personally, which means that the work will be thorough. But the 12,000 new edition authorized will hardly be sufficient to supply the demand for what is considered one of the most handsomely printed and bound books ever issued 'bv th • State. » » * Patton and His Pay as Senator "I was home iast week," said Sena tor Edward W. Patton, of the Fourth Philadelphia district, "and dropped in to see my old friends in Council, of which I was a member for over thirty years. It happened that I had my first warrant for salary as a Senator in my pocket, and, holding it up so that my old associates might view it, I said: 'See what you get for oeing a Sena tor. This is more money than I ever got for serving as a member of Phila delphia Council.' And actually I be lieve that some of them felt hurt at tho sig*ht o': that warrant." Senator Patton is widely known in Philadelphia officialdom. " «. * "Sain" Hudson Back on Job Colonel "Sam" Huston, the veteran journalist, who for almost two score years has represented various Philadel phia newspapers here during legislative session, is again at his post of duty, having been prevailed upon by the "German Daily," of Philadelphia, to take charge of its work here. It was feared that "Colonel Sam" might not be here this session, his old standby, the Philadelphia "Item." having given up the ghost, but you can't keep a good man down, and the veteran is here in all his manly pulchritude, albeit he is minus his hirsute top-piece, worn off through hard labor in reporting Phila delphia politics. * * * $16,000,000 Bridge la Opened The great Sara bridge, on the Ganges river in India, has been opened to traf fic, thus inaugurating direct railway passenger communication across the riv er. The bridge is tne largest ever con structed by British engineers, with the possible exception of the Forth bridge in Scotland. The work was begun in 1908. The structure has a total length of 5,900 feet and consists of fifteen main spans and six land spans. The cost is nearly % 1 ti,000,000. Special Master Reymers Chocolate Easter Eggs with Fruit and Nut Center Something out of the ordinary. Very delicious. . Full pound, 50c each ONE NIGHT is a mighty short time to get the . best of a cold but that is what FORNEY'S LAXATIVE COLD TABLETS will do for you. They work quickly and sure. 25 Cents Forney's Drag Store 426 MARKET STREET J ' HAIR COMING OUT? Dandruff causes a feverish irritation of the scalp, the hair roots shrink, loosen and then the hair comes out fyt. To stop falling hair at once and rid ihe scalp of every particle of dandruff, get a 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any drug store, pour a little ,in vour hand and rub it into the scalp. After a few applications the hair stops coining out and you can't find any dandruff. —Adv. BIG GERMAN LOSSES \ AJLSKWA RIVER Caatlaaed From First Page. tried to come out were driven back in the strait by the fire of our guns. "A large hostile ship which was try ing to get into the Bosphorus from sea ward was bombarded' by us. Sh« final ly keeled over and blew up. German Submarines Suffer Petrograd, Via Ixmdon, March 29, 9.15 A. M.—(Severe losses have been inflicted upon the German naval uuits in the Baltic Sea by the Russians, ac cording to a semi-official review of the operations made public last night. Ger man submarines are said to have suf fered considerably while a number of transports loaded with supplies have been destroyed. Tho statement fol lows: '' Karly in September the activity oftour fleet in the southern Baltic com pelled the enemy to modify his plan and eouoentrate' his chief efforts upon operation* by submarines. Nineteen of these attacks were made in two months but only one was successful. Enemy submarines suffered consider ably. "Our fleet has developed intense ac tivity along the enemy's coast. Details ol' the operations cannot be published yet but the enemy suffered heavy losses in fighting units and has been seriously impeded in the operations along his own coasts by the loss of a number of trans ports with munitions." Russian Baltic Fleet Reinforced London, March 29, 1.3.1 P. M.— Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd telegraphs that the Russian fleet in the Baltic has been reinforced by the addi tion of modern fighting units. This addition to tho fleet is believed in London to consist of four dread noughts laid down in Russian yards in 1909, which were Hearing completion at the beginning of the war. It may also include another division of four capital ships laid down in 1912. British naval exports said they would not be surprised to learn .that, with the assistance of the allies in ma terial and men, Russia had been able to complete these eight dreadnoughts. Tho first four mount twelve 12-inch guns each. The second division is armed with nine 14-inchers each. STIEFF TEMPORARY STORE Will Occupy 212 faorth Second Street Until New Building Is Completed L. Frank Bass, manager of the Stiefl' piano warerooms at 24 North Second street, this morning announc ed that the headquarters of the store during the rebuilding of the Stieft' building, will be at 212 North Second street. Troup Brothers, who now occupy the store room at 342 North Second street,' will announce their plans for the future lat£r on. The Stieff building will be ready for occupancy about September 1. JUNIOR CHOER SINGS Services at Stevens Memorial Church Will Be Held Throughout Week Palm Sunday was observed with solemn services and special music in the Stevens Memorial Methodist Epis copal church. In the mornng choir of one hundred and fifty voices assisted the minister. At night l>r. Clayton Albert Smucker preached on "The Conquering Christ." He said "The greatest question of to-day is the ever new, the pepetual question, 'Shall Jesus Christ dominate this age?' Shall God fill the modern heart and brain and lifef Is there room and wel come n the world for the kngdom of heaven f Are we ready for- the new heaven and the new earth of rghteous ness All questons, all problems, ail histories, all social and natonal poss ibilities, ail destinies are wrapped up in our answer to these questions. The cry of every social question, of every nationalism,' of every civilization, as of every heart, should be, »Hosanna to the Son o David!' Will the heart, wll the people, will America, will the world, have Christ? Will they have God ?'' Dr. Smucker will be the preache'r each evening at a series of Holy Week services to be held at the Stevens Memorial church from 7.45 p. m. to 8.40 p. m., beginning to-night and closing Friday night. These services will be held in the au,ditorum of the church. To-night the Stevens Memor ial Male Chorus will simg. The minister will preach on "The Modern Man and His Church." (.seating the Laugh*. Once upon a time Do Wolf Hopper was required to play Falstaff In a spe cial performance of "The Merry Wives of Windsor." He sought the help of William H. Crane, a famous Falstaff twenty-Are years ago. "1 will help you," Mr. Crane said. "I will lend yon my wig, my beard, my costume and my pad. and I will go page by page through the text with you. pointing out as I go Just where the laughs are not"—lndianapolis News. - i They Cam* Back. "How'S this, son? Yesterday yon cleaned up the back yard nicely, but today it looks worse than ever." "It's not my fault dad. I fired every thing over the fence, but last night the khl next door slammed 'em back."—St Louis Post-Dispatch. Last Resort "Well, we have exhausted reason, logic, common sense and Justice. What more can we do?" "I guess we'll simply have to go to law."—Life. A Lover of Music. He—l took Maud to a musical even ing last night She-Was It goqd? He —I don't know. I didn't hear mnch of It Maud was telling me bow fond she la of mnsic. LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKS Printed at this office in best style, at lowest prices and on short notice. SIFEIV^©/ FIRST V (UNDER AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OK LABOR AND INDUSTRY THE BTAR-INDEPKNDENT PRINTS EACH MONDAY A PRACTICAL. ARTICLE BEARING ON THE "BAKETY 1' IRST" MOVEMENT Ok KINDRED SUBJECTS, PREPARED BY THAT BRANCH OK THE STATE GOVERN MENT. OK WHICH COMMISSION Kit JOHN PRICE JACKSON IS THE HEAD.) FINANCIAL LOSS FROM ACCIDENTS The Pennsylvania Department of IJU bor and Industry has recently made public the results obtained from tlw tabulation of all of the accident reports which were received by that Depart ment during 191,4. During that year, there were reported to the Department 38,126 accidents, of which 2?9 were latal, and approximated 34,000 were of minor seriousness. *This, however, does not represent all of the accidents which have occurred iu this State dur ing the past year, as accidents which occasion a loss of time of less than two days were not reported, and also does not include those accidents which are reported to th'e Department of Mines or to the Public (Service Commission. A study of the data given by these reports shows that $1,048,503.96 in wages were lost by the employes as a result of these industrial accidents. This does not represent the total loss due to accidents, as it does not include the loss to the employers. Whenever an accident occurs, considerable time is lost by all the members of that shop or department, due to the excitement of tho accident itself. It is also neces sary to replace the injured person, who may be skilled in his particular line, by some one-who is less experienced. In this way, the organization of the es tablishment is disrupted, production is lessened, anil costs are increased. Many manufacturers claim that the monetary loss to the industry is almost as great as that to the injured man himself. Accordingly, it may justly be as sumed that industrial ancidents cause a loss of over two million dollars yearly in this State. Tho total number of days lost by the injured persons was* 426,824. This represents an average loss of time for each person injured of approximately 12 days. Thej reports reveal the fact that 64,076 persons were actually de pendent upon the'wage-earners injured for their livelihood; so that, in real ity, the income of 100,000 persons was temporarily affected by these reported accidents. In other words, one person out of every 77 living in this Common wealth has been directly affected by these accidents. To what extent other people are affected by these and ordi nary accidents occurring daily, is in calculable. A study of accident prevention work by the Department has disclosed the fact that approximately .">0 per cent, of accidents can be avoided, if accident prevention campaigns are inaugurated. Accordingly, during the past year, the Department has en deavored to see that all dangerous places are guarded and that all dan gerous conditions are. corrected. Some of the more important things which have been accomplished during the year by the Inspectors of the De partment may be briefly summarized as follows: Instructions wore given for the re moval of approximately 5,00U sot screws; for the installation of approxi mately 75,000 guards for the instal lation of approximately 400 toilets; for the installation of approximately 275 dressing rooms for women; ap proximately 6,000 instructions were is sued regarding sanitation. In all, over 50,000 inspections were made in vari ous establishments throughout the State, and the improvements and cor rections as a result of these inspections surely will prove of great value for the coming year.' -* / During the past year the Industrial Board has been extremely busy form ulating standard rules and regulations concerning the guarding of machinery and all dangerous places. On February 1 the following standards became ef fective: No. I—Power transmission machin erv. v No. 2—Standard railings and toe boards. No. 3 —Stationary steam engines. No. 4—Machine tools. No. s—Forging, stamping and shear ing machinery. No. 6 —Polishing and grinding ma chinery, including blowers and ex hausters for the same. No. 7—Compressed air apparatus. No. B—Wood8 —Wood working machinery. No. 9 —On February 15, standards relating to bakeshops also became op erative. These standards have been prepared Our Best Advertisement We realize that a satisfied customer is tie best pos sible advertisement that this institution could have and we therefore strive under all circumstances to meet the wishes of our customers and to render them strictly individual service. No matter how large or how small the amount of , business you transact with us you will always get > the fullest measure of careful attention and courteous service. jnri u ' - - ■ X THE QLOBE No! Do we act indifferent or frown when a visitor who has "lookt-ii" departs with out purchasing? \'o. IK* wo talk about tho quality of tho clothes our competitor offer or laugh at their values? No. Do we hurry a man, fit him poorly, bid him good bye and forget him? No. Do we show styles that can be seen elsewhere? No. Do we want you to call? Ye.s. Drop in for a moment and see the greatest variety —the largest stock and the swellest styles of Spring clothes (hat ever came to town. sls—s2o—s2s THEGLOBE ——— in pamphlet form, and have been dis tributed "Widely throughout the State. Detailed specifications regarding differ ent types of machinery under each head are given in these pamphlets. Any person desiring copies of the same wiil be furnished with them if they notify the Department of their wishes. Ad dress Department of Labor and Indus try. Harrisburg, Pa„ and state in de tail the numbers ilesired, if the com plete list is not wanted. Among some of the publications which have recently been published by the Department is' an Industrial Di rectory of the State. This directory has created consider able favorable comment, and is a val uable work of reference. Thousands have been distributed up to the present time, but there still remain a ffrw iu the offices of the Department, and they will be gladly sent to any person who should request them, as far as tho edi tion will last. TRANBCONTINENTAL TALK Movies at Orpheum To-morrow to Il lustrate Opening Scenes The program at the Orpheum the atre to-morrow afternoon and evening will be of a special interest to-the em ployes of, the 'Bell Telephone Company, and in fact all persons interested iu the extension of telephone industry, for among the numbers to bo shown will be a moving picture llustrating the extension of the Bell telephone connections to the Pacific coast. The moving picture to be shown at the Orpheum gives interesting scenes incidental to the first cross con tinental talk. This picture has been shown in some of the larger cties and has awakened a great deal of interest among persons interested in scientific achievements. The mere announcement that the picture is to be presented at the Or pheum for one day only has resulted in « theatre party that will include many of the officials and employes of the telephone company, as well as many outsiders who have been inter ested in the extension of telephone lnes to the Pacific coast.
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