8 ' - \ ■ ■ ■ \ : f . •" - v , ' , HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 2. 1915. s!{* £tar-Jn&*ptn&*(U (QtiaNuhtxt in 1876) Published b* TMSkSTAK PRINTING COMPANY, ' Star-lndapa-idcnt Building. ' l> BO 12 South Third Strait, Harrkbwf. Pa. tv*nf Svwini tictpi Sunday Offiwrl.- i>iraetart; teUMW F. J«BK L It KCHK. President W. W I _ mp Vice President. *»««•*. » W*. K Mitirs, ' Secretary and Treasurer. W*. W. Wallowh. Wm « Wanstß V. HIMKU Buwbacs. J»., Business Manager. Editor, Alt communications should be addressed to SrAB lsniflKDiNTi Businesr., Editorial. Job Printing or Circulation l>eparunant according to the subjact natter. Sntered at the Post Office in Harrisburg as second class matter. Benjamin Jt Kentnor Company, New Vork and Cfcicago Representative* Hew Vo.-k OOee. Brunswick Building. 223 Fifth Aronua. Ghiokfc Offlee, People'; Has Building Michigan Avenue. ""Delivered br csrriers at 6 cents a week. Mailed tar Three Dollars a ,-eai in riddance THE STAR-INDEPENDENT The paper with the largea-. H oml Circulation in Harris burg ana •eerby towns Circulation Examined bv THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES- BII.L Privet, ■ranoh Privet* Rranoti Exchange. . ■ . . . No. ■ A3.246 Friday, April 2, 1815. APRIL San. Mon. rues. 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 MOON'S PHASES— , Last Quarter, 6th; New Moon, 14th; First Quarter. 22nd: Full Moon, 29th. * I WEATHER FORECASTS 'J** H*rrisburg and vicinity; Fair to- AMf ' night and Saturday. Not much change r * in temperature. Lowest temperature to night nbout freezing. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night Rn d Saturday, not much change in tetn u O perature. Light to moderate variable V—_~L7 winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 45; lowest. S5; 8 a. m., 37; 8 p. m., 38. EFFECT OF ROTHSCHILD'S DEATH The death of Lord Rothschild, head of the English branch of the Rothschilds, a family whose vast wealth can only be guessed at, has not as yet caused any apparent disturbance in banking affairs. The great financier's business will no doubt go on without the slightest interruption. Dispatches from London say that the death is regretted, but that the markets are unaffected by it. It is not known just how much of the total Roths child wealth was in the possession of the late heat! of the English branch, but whatever the amount was, it was vast. The English government has been dependent at times on Rothschild gold, as have other European governments; yet the wealthy Lord Rothschild dies and so far as actual consequences in financial circles are concerned, he might as well /ve been a penniless cockney vagabond. The powerful financier himself is gone, but he has not takeu his gold with him. That remains, invested as he left it. Other members of his family will continue to reinvest it and increase it in the business-like way of all Rothschilds. A wealthy man has left the world, but his place is immediately filled by some other competent financier of a family of financiers, llis wealth itself is undisturbed. It has merely changed ownership. The intermarrying of the Rothschilds for a eeu turv has of course kept the accumulating wealth in the family. There has been no mental or physical weakness apparent through the several generations. On the contrary when a member of the family dies a successor is always ready to fill his place capably, and to superintend judiciously the steadily growing fortune. x Lord Hothschihl who died Wednesday was tin first man of Jewish faith to be elected to the British Parliament, where he served from to 1885. In the latter year he was made a peer, lie had all the thrift of his predecessors, did his share in adding to his family's fortune and occupied tin- place of one of the world's wealthiest men. Yet banking affairs have been undisturbed by his death for the simple reason that the Rothschilds have the good business sense to train the younger generation of the family so that the latter can take hold of the vast business when the older generation pass out. DOSES OF MUSIC FOR CONVICTS When the Superintendent of Police of Pittsburgh arranged to have the '"Police Quartette"' of "Billy" Sunday tabernacle repute give nightly concerts in the Central Police Station of that city, he was told by some unfeeling opponents of the plan that the quartette's singing would tend to drive an honest man into a life of crime rather than to convert a crook to right ways of living. After three professional pickpockets were re cently found weeping in their cells, however, fol lowing a rendition of the touching piece, "Where Is My Wandering Boy To-night!" the police super intendent must have decided that his experiment was successful. The persistent scoffers might have pointed out the fact indeed that the thieves had only an hour before been made to give up two thousand dollars' worth of hard-earned jewelry, and that they were mourning on thaf account. Yet no confidence should be placed in these scoffers, since it is apparent they have no music in their souls and are not competent to express opinions on musical subjects. Appeals to the reason of hardened criminals are often fruitless efforts, but appeals to the emotions of the unfortunate individuals may not unlikely have beneficial results. If the Pittsburgh police men are really good vocalists they ought to wake successful reformers as well as captors. By arresting wrongdoers and seeing to it that the guilty ones are safely lodged behind the bars, the policemen can be of oulv average usefulness. If, however, after they have accomplished the im prisonment of the criminals they gather about the cells and sweetly sing to the occupants, they can exert their influence for good in a marvelous way. "Adding insult to injury," the scoffers may term it, but such a remark is entirely uncalled for. There are always persons who want to treat lightly the most serious matters. They would not hesitate to make facetious comments even on the singing of these solicitous Pittsburgh policemen to auditors who are confined in cells and cannot get away. 'We may expect any day now to encounter in so-called funny columns somewhere a poor pun on this matter in its relation to Sing Sing. Inappropriate as it sounds, ev*rv train bringing local optionists her* next week will be manned by a full crew. Perhaps the Legislature could have an Easter vacation if it hadn't taken ten days to celebrate Washington's Birthday. —i Some of those who escaped being fooled on April 1 felt foolish enough to-day when they went to the bank forget ting it was a holiday. They are putting the foot and mouth disease ban on circus menageries; but cheer up, kiddies, there is no quar antine on the Easter bunnyl It is hardly fair to the Republican state administration to suggest that the rigid quarantine on the foot and mouth disease is actually intended to keep Bull Moose leaders out of Pennsylvania in the next political campaign. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN "SPONGING ON" SEEMS BETTER A number of European nations insist on dining with Uncle Sam.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. WHERE THEY WILL BE APPRECIATED Don't waste all your flowers on the dead. Throw a few bouquets to the live ones once in a while. —Chicago Herald. MAN'S WEAKNESS Men are brave, and all that, but when one of them is sick he grunts twice as much as a sick woman.—Atchison Globe, TOO TRUE Any time a married man hears of an ideal husband he has a vision of a poor fellow who is being impbsed upon.— Toledo Blade. A DASHING WOMAN "Does she exercise her voice very mttchf" "V hy, she makes running comments on everything.",, —Judge. IN SCHOOL TO-DAY "Reginald, what did you study in school to-day{," "We had two lilms of history and one reel of geography, ma."—Kansas City Journal. NEWS FOR THE SOUTH An expert says every shot froui a 10-inch gun uses up a bale ot' cotton. Texas papers please copy.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. ONE USE FOR WHISKERS If old I arrauza ever gets into a tight hole hia whiskers may save him. A clean shave would give him a perfect disguise.—Wheeling Register. ON THE JOB "The world owes every inan a living." "Maybe. But you've got to be president if you want to collect."—Philadelphia Bulletin. HE MEANT THE FEMALE KIND Archie —"Papa, what is meant by 'the stuff dreams are 1 made of?" Papa (absently)—' Taint, powder, padding and false hair."—Judge. A FOREIGN VIEWPOINT ou think the American people lack a sense of humor?" "les," replied the frank visitor from abroad; "otherwise you wouldn't find so many people weighing over 200 pounds who danee the tango."—Washington Herald. KNOCKING OPPORTUNITY "That man who was waiting for opportunity to knock said, when it knocked, that it was a mighty punk oppor tunity. "He was not waiting for opportunity to knock; he was waiting to knock opportunity."—Houston Post. A DELICATE JOB I understand that you Republicans are busv mending fences.'^ "Ves, and it's a delicate job. We've got to keep 'em high enough for protection and yet low enough to permit a Bull Moose to jump into the corral."—Washington Star. AT A STANDSTILL "I understand Miss Whatyoumaycall is going to have a birthday party this evening," the fat neighbor observed. "i>p," answered the thin neighbor, "I've been invited." "Did she keep her last birthday?" "Yes, and I'll tell you in confidence I don't believe she ever intends to let go of it."—Exchange. HIS REWARD "Don't I get a tip " asked the barber, after he had finished cutting the tall manV hair. "What for?" asked the tall man. "Why, for taking such good care of you. Gentlemen generally give me something." "Well, so will I," said the tall man. "You may keep the hair."—Exchange, KEPT BUSY "She's a devoted mother." "Isn't she? For weeks she's been sewing and getting Susie ready for college." "Well, she'll have a rest after her daughter does." "Will she? After Susie goes her mother will be just as busy getting a lot of clothes ready for her to come home?" —Cleveland Plain Dealer. IN THE NICK OF TIME His Fiancee —"Papa will make his settlement the same day we are married, the 19th." The Count—"Come, dear, let us get married on the 17th." His Fiancee—"ls that the anniversary of some great! historic event in yortt family?" The Count—"No; but I have a note due ou the 18th." j —Puck. INFLAMED SKIN TROUBLE ON LEG Itchy. Scratched and Broke Skin. Scalp Also Bothered. Dandruff Scaled Off". Cuticura Soap and Ointment Healed. 5J*. iCast 16th St.. New York City.— " lOout two years ago an Itchlnc took place just above the ankle. In a short time It t became so Itchy that at ulght It prevented me from sleep ing and I scratched it so hard that I hroke tho skin. The clothing irritated It and added to the tntlammaUon. My scalp also bothered me. The dandruff scaled off and could be aeen plainly lu my hair and when combing It would fall like inowflakra. My hair waa very dry and lifeless and came out at the silt htest touch of the comb. "The trouble lasted eighteen month* when Cuticura Soap and Ointment were suggested to me. After iisin* them for about a month I felt Improved and could rest at night. I have no more trouble now thankstoCutlruraSoapandOlnUnent. My Mg and scalp are healed." (Signed) Patrick J. ReUly, August 8, 1914. Sapiple Each Free by Mall With 32 p. Skin Book on request. Ad dress post-card "Cuticura. Dept. T, Bos ton." Bold throughout the world. N Tongue-End Top ics| Mrs. Pankhurst Observes Truce '"Patriotic fervor ilraws thunderous cheers in place of old time jeers," is the way a London newspaper heads an article on Mrs. Pankhurst as a popular war orator. The paper itself is vio lently anti-suffrage, but honors the war truce which the suffragists announced at the beginning of the conflict. It was only a year ago when a speech by Mrs. Pankhurst was a signal for a riot if allowed to proceed at all. .Now she is described by a reporter in these words: "A graceful, dignified figure the suf frage leader makes as she faces the au dience. Over a becoming black dress she wears a black lace shawl; sus pended from a thin gold chain in a lorgnette which she does not use. The Union Jack centered across a curtain of green forms the stage back ground. '' Her women followers still send up floral offerings to the stage, says the reporter. In speaking, Mrs. Pankhurst carefully avoids passion and invective, but she presents her points clearly and tellingly and with conviction. At the finish of her speech, young suffragists sell, postcard souvenirs for a patriotic fund. They Mourned Too Soon • Just as a family in the town of Wer dohl, Germany, was about to begin a funeral service for the son, who had been reported as killed in a battle in France, the postman arrived with a letter from the boy, written in a hos pital in Toulan. His sight and hearing had been partly destroyed by a bullet wound in the head but otherwise he was well. The son's estate had been paid to his parents as final and un equivocable proof of his death, where upon they had made preparations for a service to mourn him. • • • Germans to Get Their Money German bankers, who had large bal ances with Russian banks when war broke out, will not even lose the inter est on their money. A commission ap pointed by the Russian Finance Min ister to decide on the matter has re cently ruled that tie banks there are to let the interest on this money accumu late till after the war, when both prin cipal and interest are to be repaid. * . * First French Ship in Canal The first vessel flying the French flag to pass through the Panama Ca nal was the steamship Saint Andre which made the trip on March 16. She was bound from Tahitit to Glasgow with a cargo of various ores. She is a steel freight ship 398 feet long and was built in 1912 at St. Xazaire for the Pacific trade. • • • London Streets Have German Names War feeling is not likely to obliter ate German names from London streets, since the London County Council has turned down a number of petitions on the ground that a sufficient case for an alteration had not been made out. Discontented patriots must therefore continue to live in Berlin Road, Wies baden Road and otb«r streets of Ger manic origin. • * * Russia Not Exporting Poultry In order to conserve her supplies of food Russia has prohibited the export of poultry, dead or alive. The "Poul try World" states that all available supplies of poultry in Russia are being collected and shipped to Finland for preservation in cold storage. In normal times, England imports monthly nearly a million dollars worth of Russian hens and chickens. Harrisburg Hospital The Harrisburg Hospital is open daily except Sunday, between 1 and 2 o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical advice and prescriptions to those un able to pay for them. There Is No Question but that indigestion and the distressed feeling which always goes with it can be promptly relieved by taking a SsssSS: D ffi a before and after each meal. 25c a box. George A. Gorgas P£OPLE'S_COLUMN The Star-Independent does not make itself responsible for opinion* expressed in this column. ________ ■* ' Pleads For Hardscrabble Folk Editor, Star-Independent. Dear Sir—l am not a resident uor i a property holder in that portion of t Front street called "Hardscrabble," but I was present for an hour or more i at the hearing held in the council chamber of the court house on last ' Friday. - i The hearing was for the ostensible i purpose of finding out the values at- ' tached to the properties to be taken over by the city of Harrisburg for tho 1 pur|>oee of beautifying the river frpnt. 1 I listened at that hearing to men who were sworu, giving an estimate of 1 what they thought their property was worth, and it seemed to me that the 1 people of that section were at a de- 1 cided disadvantage. The City Solicitor was there iu the interest of the city of Harrisburg to determine, if possible, not only to o'ust these people lrom their homes, but to 1 get their houses at such a rate as al most might imply confiscation. Surely where men have lived in homes, reared their families in them, and become at tached to them, they deserve some consideration, and the viewers should consider that most of them, at least those who have not employed attor- ; nevs, are left defenseless before the City Solicitor. As I understand it. the wipini* out of this place is for tiff benefit of the entire city, and 1 have a higher opin ion of the citizens of Harrisburg than to believe they would justify the tak ing of these properties without suf ficient remuneration to the owners to purchase homes at least as good in some other part of the city. I heard a lecture once by a distin guished personage on his travels through Europe. He stated that in Germany he passed a house of the smallest possible dimensions, but over the door were these words: "Klein | nber Mein" (Little but Mine). The! ■ houses of these people in '' Hardscrab- j ble' are not as palatial as they might j be, but the owners have paid their ! taxes for years on them. They have observed the laws, and to my mind | they are entitled to the fullest con sideration at the hands of what I be lieve is a fair-minded set of viewers— at least they so impressed me as a "Looker-on in Venice." Observer. "THE sroiLKRS" Rex Beach's Masterpiece at the Regent Next Week The moving picture masterpiece, I '"The Spoilers," from Rex Beach's book and featuring William Farnuin, will be at the Regent Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, next week. "The! Spoilers'" is a thrilling, powerful and • picturesque Averile masterpiece, played i at Chestnut Street Opera 'House, Pliila- I delphia. Pa., for two months at fifty ! cents and a dollar. The most wonder ful story ever filmed. The same will be at tin' Regent theatre two performances at night and three (luring the day on account of the length of time required to show the piece complete. The pro duction was for eight weeks a record- j breaker at Studebaker I'heatre, in Chi cago. It is a thrilling, red-blooded story of strong men battling for supremacy, •with all their power of mind and mus cle —alert for every cast of chance. This picturesque, rugged romance of I Alaska has a love story with splendid imagination Mint grips and holds the j sympathies. "The Spoilers" presents the most stubborn, strenuous and excit | ing fight ever pictured—the acme ot' i j realism. We see a whole town dyna ! mited and a volcanic earthquake, it is ! i extraordinary and has a wonderful I drawing power. ' Adv.* CARP HIGH CLASS FISH So Expensive Now Only Rich Can Eat Them Port Clinton, Ohio, April 2.—San-: | dusky Bay carp are getting into high I society. At least they 're being re iceived in the homes of New York's fish j | hungry rich. Who else could eat 'em, when it is I considered they are bringing 5 to S i cents a pound wholesale? It's the high l est price ever obtained by fishermen | here. The first ear of live carp has been i shipped from here to \ew York. The fish were.caught in the bay. Ice in i j the lake mak«}S"it impossible for fisher-i ' men to extend their field of operations. 1 Live Turtle Comes by Post Albany, lire.. April 2.—When a re- i I porter of the '"Herald" put his hand into the paper's mail box in the post ; office recently he pulled out with the: letters and newspapers a live turtle, j i The animal arrived at the office by j j parcel post. Pasted on its back was j 1 a 3-cent stamp and beside this was | pasted a slip bearing the address of the! i "'Herald." 1 I I I ONLY 2 DAYS REMAIN a EASTER FLOWERS! The Largest Stock in the City ~T\ Magnificent specimens of Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas, S Spireas, Roses of every nature and variety. . Y A multitude of smaller plants. • I J Every plant in bloom, every plant guaranteed to be free from disease / and in an absolutely thrifty condition. ' We court the closest possible examination, the securing of prices from all other houses, because we know you will come back to us, owing to the J , superiority, the wider range of seloction and the further fact, that the V i Holmes policy of reasonable pricing will continue to be observed. I JM The master floricnlturalists of this country have so carefully timed the maturing of each of these specimen plants, that Easter will find them at ■r the very acme of their perfection and the very zenith of their beauty. We have departed from the prosaic seed industry for this Easter period to give Harrisburg the opportunity, as is usual with us, to see the v 1 very best Productions in their very highest state of perfection. The dis- V ; \ Ham*** 1 ./ play must be disposed of by Saturday night and every plant must be ITL v * .n' j sold, so do not come expecting at the last moment, to uuta selections as / f J \ choice as is possible to-day or to-morrow. Remember, tnese plants will f L J> | I continue to be a source of Joy and pleasure to the recipients for a long _ / J , time after the Easter season has passed. j, We atfe open every evening this week. We invite you most cordially to call and inspect the display and we know that you will be gratified by the effort. HOLMES SEED CO., S. 2nd St.. larrrslmrr. Pa. FRECKLES Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These Ugly Spots There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, as the prescription othine—-doublestrength —is guaranteed to remove these homely spots. Simply get an ounce of othine—dou ble strength—from any druggist and apply a little of it night and morning and von should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished en tirely. It is seldom that more than an ounce is needed to completely clear the skin nnd gain a bekutiful clear complex ion. Re sure to ask for the double strength othine as this is sold under guarantee of money back if it fails to remove freckles.-r-Adv. AGED »I AND IN GOOD HEALTH The Rev. E. A. Campbell Preached a Sermon Last Sunday New York, April 2. —The Rev. Ed ward Alexander Campbell celebrated his ninety-first birthday yesterday. He attributes his longevity, first, to a good constitution and, second, to the fact that he has. always been a total abstainer from alcoholic liquors. Mr. Campbell is a Methodist min | ister and has been a schoolmaster. He has lived in Corona since 1881. Alex ander Campbell, his grandfather, came to America in Revolutionary times. He is still in excellent health, and only last Sunday preached in the Union Evangelical church, Corona. v LAW COMPENSATING WORKMEN Another Effort to Pass It Will Bo Made In Next Congress Bij Associated Press, Washington, April 2.—Another ef fort to bring about the enactment of i a workmen's compensation law will be made at the next session of Congress 1 by Senator Sutherland, of Utah. | A bill along the lines of that to be i introduced passed both houses several years ago, but was blocked in confer i once in the closing hours of a session. Senator Sutherland said to-dav that even if the next Congress should fail to enact it, it will eventually become a law. Bic; Increase in Parcel Post Shipments Chicago, April 2.—Shipments to | Germany and Austria of parcel post j packages containing food increased 1 within the last two weeks 225 packages daily to 1.200, post officials said to-day. The packages, which contain all kinds j of food except meats, weigh nearly the maximum of 11 pounds. A number of i department stores have made special i provision fur sending the parcels and i furnish special airtight containers. Odd Fellows to Erect Gymnasium Plans are now under way by a Cen tral Pennsylvania committee of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for the erection of a new orphanage, band hall and a gymnasium, to be built near Sunburv. Material for the build- j ings has been purchased and work will be started within the next few weeks. - . I Easter Groceries ! ? * If rresh Country Eggs, dozen ❖ * -r * \* Jones' Farm Hickory Smoked Hams and Bacon. % t Stouffer's Home Cured Hickory Smoked Hams and * |$ Bacon. I * Spring Lamb, Choice Steaks, rfoasts of all kinds, * ! * Chickens and Squabs. * * Deviled Clams, Home Baked Hani, Beef, Veal and * A ' ' ❖ '* Pork. | !♦ _ J * Lady Fingers, Home Baked Layer Cakes, Mara- % * roons, Assorted Fancy Cakes. * * Fresh Strawberries, New Potatoes, Celery, Cab- * l« bage, Tomatoes, Green Mint, Asparagus, Spring * * Onions. Rhubarb, Radishes, etc. * J * Chocolate Rabbits, Chickens, Candy Eggs and % * Fanev Baskets. Lownev's Candies in beautiful pack- I i | ages. | 1 §. S. POMEROY ! ? x I Market Square Grocer I — ____—_-—_—...• ARTISTIC PRINTING AT STAR INDEPENDENT. TIN PLATE INDUSTRY KEVIVKS Reduced Scale of Wages Responsible for Improved Conditions By Preaa. Pittsburg 1 )!, Pn., April 2.—(Business is reviving in the sliMt and tin plate mills throughout the country, aoeording to John Williams, president of the Amal gamated Association of Iron, .Stool ami Tin Workers, Who last night returned from a .visit to a number of mill town* in the district. Very few plants, ho said, were working on war contracts, the business being for domestic con sumers. Mv. Williams credits this improved condition to a revival which has been coining slowly for mouths, but more particularly to the acceptance by tile workmen of the reduced scale of wages adopted last week. This, ho said, j«er wits the independent manufacturer to again go into tln> market for business and many of them already hare placed their mills in operation. II JOY RECIPE! TAKECASCARtIS Be Cheerful! Remove the Winter's Poison From Your Liver and Bowels Spend lO Cents! Don't Stay Sick, Bilious, Headachy, Constipated It's Springtime! ('lean up inside and feel lire. Ta'.;e Cascarets., to liven your liver and clean the bowels and stop headaches, biliousness, bad breath, coated tongue, sallowness, sour stomach and gases. To-night take Cascarets and enjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Wake up feeling grand—Everybody's doing it. Cascarets best for children also.—(Adv.
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