6 ( Established in 1879) Published b * THK STAR PRINTING COMPANY, '> •tar-lndapandant Building, ' M AO 12 South Third Strs«t, Hcrrltburg, P|« ' gvry Kvtilna K*o«pt Sunday Officer* t Virtcttr* i ' teumwf. Mm«i, MIXLL Scm. President. WM, W. WAIJLOWIK, _ _ ~ ..." Vtee Pretldent. W *' *• *»«** \ WM. If. Mir CM, Secretary *nd Treasurer. WM. W. Wallowßß. WM H WARNER, V. HUMMEL SUMACS. J*., Builnaai Manager. Editor. AH communications should be addressed to STAR -INDEPENDENT, Business, Editorial, Job Printing or Circulation Department according to the subject natter. Entered at the Post Office in Harrlsburg as sscond clasi matter, Bonjamin St Kentnor Company, New York and Chicago Representative*. Haw York OSoe, Brunswick Building, 225 Fifth Aronue. Chicago Office, People't Gas Building, Michigan Arenua, Delivered by carriers at I cents a weak. Mailed to aubaoribarf tar Three Dollars a /ear in advance. the~BTARTNMFKNDKNT —— The paper with the largest Home Circulation in Harrlaburg ana nearby towna. Circulation Examinee by THE ASSOCIATION OP AMERICAN APVBRTIBBBS. TELEPHONES: SELL Private Braneh Exotianfa, *■<•>< No. 3250 CUMBERLAND VALLEY l|H»ato Branch E«ohanga> . No. S4S-24C Tuesday, April 0, toio. APRIL Son. Mon. Tues. Wed. Ttaur. Frl. Sat. 12 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 PRASES— Last Quarter, 6th; New Moon, 14th; First Quarter, 22nd; Full Moon, 20th. *■' l ■■ ' ■ WEATHER FORECASTS Harrisburg and vicinity: Pair to j/Vflji™ • night and Wednesday. Not much Lm change in temperature. Lowest tern perature to-night about 45 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night an( l Wednesday. Moderate west winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 55; lowest, 36; 8 a. m., 40; 8 p. m., 48. GERMANY'S WISE COURSE IS TO PAY The State Department's note calling on Germany to pay $228,036.54 for the sinking of the American sailing ship William P. Frye by the Germany cruiser Prinz Eitel Freidrich is brief and to the point, but expressed in friendly terms. Moreover it doesn't bear the earmarks of being an exorbitant charge. This polite but firm request for reparation is not even accompanied by an "'itemized statement." It simply calls for the payment by the German gov ernment of a fixed amount which is regarded by the American government as a fair basis of adjust ment for the damage done. Of course it is Germany's right to call for more specific information if she feels that she is being gouged that it is necessary, and there is no doubt Uncle Sam would provide that information, but as suming that Germany is satisfied that Uncle Sam is not trying to get more than the American ship owner is entitled to, the best thing Germany can do is to pay the bill and close the incident on the very reasonable basis proposed. There seems to be little doubt that the commander of the Eitel was in error when he ordered the Frye sunk. The Frye was an American ship carrying food to a foe of Germany. If Germany justifies the action of the Eitel's commander in sinking the American vessel presumably it would be hard for Germany to explain Germany's objections to Brit ish interference with neutral ships carrying food stuffs to Germany. Germany can settle the Frye incident with dignity and honor by paying the not excessive charge of United States government, and thus not only avoid the danger of a dispute with this nation but also avoid weakening Germany's position in the inter national controversy regarding the British attitude toward neutral shipping. PLANNING TO SAVE DAYLIGHT The "daylight saving" idea which had been agi tated in England, Canada and the United States not so very many years ago, but had been aban doned because of evident impracticability, has again been brought into prominence. The probable adop tion of the scheme in Germany has been announced. Of course it is the war that is responsible for the revival of the plan at this time. Germany's purpose in adopting the untried scheme would be to economize in the use of fuel. If all the clocks in the empire were to be put for ward an hour during the summer months, all the stores, shops and factories would start their daily activities an hour earlier than at present and of course would close an hour sooner, thus giving the workers sixty minutes of daylight for their even ing recreations in substitution for as many min utes of darkness. There is really but one reason why in Germany, or in this country either, so many workers should sleep through the precious early morning daylight and be awake long into the darkness of the night. That reason is the persistence of modern men in relying so completely on clock and watch dials in arranging their every activity. Before time was measured as it is now, human beings were awak ened by the rising sun and became sleepy at evening twilight. This condition still exists of course in rural districts where standard time is not taken too j seriously, and where seven a. m. in summer is not considered the same as seven a. m. in winter just because the hands of clocks and watches happen to be in the relative positions. In cities, of course, the wheels of industry could HARRTSBUPG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1915. not run smoothly if it wer* not for the regularly rotating wheels of clocks and watches. Standard time is indispensible in busy communities, even if it does prevent the earlier use of daylight at this season of the year. The putting forward of the clocks would remedy matters theoretically, but it would surely confuse beyond control all such sys tems as those of the railroads, which are dependent upon carefully followed schedules. In Germany at present the country is In a state of more or less disorder and the clock might be put forward in that country with comparatively little added confusion to industries. One objection that might reasonably be raised, however, to the adop tion of the "daylight-saving" plan in Germany is that the idea is that of an inventive Englishman, whose country would no doubt feel highly honored by such a recognition of British ingenuity. WHEN SENSE OF SMELL GOES WRONG There is a man in the county jail in Spokane, Wash., who is to be pitied. Ilis lot is not a remark ably hard one merely by reason of the fact that he is confined in a cell, for that is the common lot of very many luckless mortals. His particularly re markably misfortune is a disorder of his olfactory nerves which causes everything he comes in contact to "smell like grease." Consider for a moment what must be the feeling of a man who lifts to his nostrils a beautiful rose which gives out perfumes of axle grease, or who raises to his mouth a delicious morsel of food which smells like unto lard. There would hardly be much joy in life for such a one. Little wonder that the Spokane man has pleasant visions of himself dang ling at the end of a rope, and that the county authorities must use force to prevent him from tak ing his life. If a man is color blind he still can live happily by keeping his mistakes to himself, and if his hear ing is defective he can merely refrain from answer ing questions and thus prevent blundering; but if something goes wrong with his sense of smell, so that even his food is repulsive, he may, perhaps, be condoned for harboring suicidal designs. It looks as though the Eitel "darsen't." Let's put the Kaiser and King-George in a 19-foot ring and decide the thing in t 26 rounds. There are hints from Europe that the Turks and Austri ans are not so enthusiastic about "sticking it out" as are the loyal subjects of the Kaiser. Prance claims to have found a way to double the ex plosive effect of the shells of the three-inch guns. Next move is up to Germany's inventive genius. Judging from the way the German government ousted Gilford Pinchot from Belgium the Bull Moose sentiment is not very strong in the territory over which Wilhelm holds sway. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN SOMETHING OF A SHOCK Jones kept a grocery store in a Western town. One after noon a friend rambled into the grocery emporium and found the proprietor in an agitated state of mind. "What's the matter, old man?" greeted the friend, seat ing himself on an empty box. "You look as if you might be somewhat disturbed." "I am," admitted the proprietor, with something akin to a soulful sigh. "The inspector of weights and measures has just been here." "I seel I see!" gleefully laughed the friend. "Caught you giving 15 ounces for a pound, did he!" "Worse than that, Bill," responded the proprietor, with another prolonged sigh. "He said 1 had been giving 17." —Exchange. OLD FRIENDS While visiting the Berlin Zoological Gardens, little Gretchen saw a great white bircf standing on one leg in a cage. She threw in a piece of candy; the bird gobblod it up eagerly, and thrust its head through the wire for more. Presently Gretchen's mother came along. "Oh, mother, see here! What kind of a bird is this?" The mother pointed to the sign on the sage, which read "The Stork." "The story,' cried the little girl, enthusiastically. "Oh, mamma, do you know he actually recognized me."—Lustige Blaetter. ENTITLED TO TALK In the audience was a man who insisted on talking aloud to the annoyance of those about him. "Look here, young man," exclaimed a citizen shaking a finger in the direction of the offender, "don't you know that you are annoying everybody in the house? Can't you stop talking and let us enjoy the lecture!" "Oh, I don't know," was the cool response. "I paid for my ticket, and I don't know why I'm not entitled to all the privileges." "Let him talk, mister," suddenly interposed a small boy. "He works in a deaf and dumb asylum, and this is his night off."—Exchange. VERY ABSENT-MINDED On coming down to breakfast one morning a very learned .professor in the West saw a beautiful bouquet of roses standing on the table beside his plate. Instantly he took up the flowers with an expression of great delight. "My dear Maria," he remarked, turning to his wife, "you don t know how pleased I am to receive this beautiful bouquet, but why have you given it to me?" "Don't you remember, Henry?" smiled the happy wife. "Isn't this the anniversary of our marriage?" "Why, so it is, Maria, dear! Why, so it is!" exclaimed the absent-minded professor, burying his face in the flowers. "Kindly let me know when yours comes around and I will gladly reciprocate the favor."—Exchange. A NOYES STORY This story ought to be told before it gets any older. It may be remembered that the young English poet, Alfred Noyes, visited Cleveland several months ago. Many learned Clevelandere were invited to meet him, and in this crowd there was a college professor—a man who is already past I middle age and who looks upon poetry as frivolous, science as the play of children and art as a curious phenomenon in evolution. MT. Noyes saM to him, gently: "I am very glad to make your acquaintance, Professor Dash. What do you do for a living?" "I hold the chair, sir," answered the professor, grandly, "of logic and metaphysics at Blank university." "Indeed!" exclaimed the poet, with an indulgent and re assuring smile. "Logie and metaphysics. You don't mean it? Well, well—l suppose we have to have people to look after these things, even if they don't really exist!" Exchange. ENRICH TIE BLOOD Hood's Sarmaparilla, a Spring Tonic- Medicine, la Necessary Everybody is troubled at this sea son with loss of vitality, failure of appetite, that tired feeling, or with bilious turns, dull headaches, indiges tion and other stomach troubles, or with pimples and other eruptions on the face and body. The reason is that the blood is impure and impoverished. _ Hood's Sarsaparilla relieves all these ailments. It is the old reliable medicine that has stood the test of forty years,— that makes pure, rich, red blood-—that strengthens every organ and builds up the whole system. It is the all-the year-round blood-purifier and health giver. Nothing else acts like it, for nothing else is like it. There is no real substitute; so be sure to get Hood's. Ask your druggist for it to-day, and begin taking it at once.—Adv. [Tongue-End Top ics| Plowing With a Locomotive Daily the last ten days the dinkey shifter at the Middletown car plant has been racing up and down a 300-yard stretch of track just as if working automatically or by perpetual motion or—oh, well, just chasiug up and down. It is not doing any shift ing, neither has it gone off that ono track. Some one compared it to the fellow beginning to ride a bicycle. "What's the dinkey doing?" asked a curious person. "It's plowing," replied a bystand er. The contractor grading a triangular strip of 'ground north of the car plant has "hitched' that locomotive to a field plow and the plan works splend idly. Horses draw the plough back to the place of beginning and then a new furrough is started by the locomotive. » * * Got the Eggs Mixed One of Royaltaa 'e "Big Brothers" placed an order with the bunny at a candy shop for chocolate for his "mother and niece, Caroline." Each egg was to cost sl. One was to bear the name "Mother" and the other "Caroline." The order for the eggs was placed with the confectioner early Saturday morning and they were pack aged and ready for delivery to the prospective buyer when he called in tie evening. Off he went with his "Easter Greetings." The names "Mother" and "Caroline" were scrawled on the lids of the respective boxes and the "Big Brother" depend ed upon those marks when he deliver ed them. The niece at once opened the box. The "Big Brother" was much disappointed when advised that the egg intended for the child bore the name "Mother." Of course the little girl was ready to exchange with moth er, but when the box containing moth er's Easter remembrance was opened it was found that the egg wus marked "William.'' At a late hour last night the confectioner hadn't returned from his trip to the shore. • . * Chink's Idea of Big Fair A good ma.ny Harrisburgers are now planning to go to the big Pana ma-Pacific Exposition at San Francis co. Attached to the staff of the San Francisco "Call and Post," is a Chinaman named Sing Kee who writes the weather predictions for that paper. Recently he was sent to the "Jewel City," as that Exposition is known, to write his impressions of the big show. Here is what he dictated to the city editor: "Velly muchee a beah—this San Flansisco Faiah. "Ketch 'urn heap doose of a time theah yestaliday. "Laise 'urn dickens on Joy Zone, get lost, lido jituey bust, takce look see at Jool Towah. Sinig Kee likee watch weddah Horn up top that Towah. "Who washee Explosishun police man's sholts an' collahsf Likee ketch 'um that job. Them fellows ah shuah some dudes. "Sing Kee no get 'um home last nite until this mawnin'. So many blite litee shine, I no see sunset. 'To' a while I thought plobab-lie I was backee China. Lottsa temples an' joss house, blossoms, flowahs, gahdens, splinkle water fountain®, swimmin' tauks fo' fish an' so fo'th. "No can give 'um any inside dope to day 'because I walked alound out side allee day yesterday. That's funny, you sabet "Gonna watch 'um buzz-carts to day. Lite some faet stluff fo' Monday. "Sing Kee likee know wheah find 'um Explosishun Esplanade. Ketch 'um dlink. Him likee lemon-adef "How bi'g is 'um stlong box safe wheah they put 'um Jool Towah evely nightf Golly I Them lubies an' die monds 'an' opals must cost 'um lottea money. "I likee Court o' Foah Seasons. Hope the judge in that court put the lain in jail fo' life. "(>foah f unn y stluff). "Tell you moa.li nex' timee. Plittv tiahd an' sleepy an' happy now. Bee you at Jool City tomallaji. Thasaw. Goo'by." * • * Public Inspects "Bloody Tower" The "Bloody Tower" at the Tower of London, where the two "Princes of the Tower" were imprisoned, has been opened to the public after being used for some years as residential quarters for the warders. Many victims of royal caprice have been immured in this particular building and the walls are still covered with their writings, the sole occupation of their long hours of confinement. The Harrisburg Polyclinic Dispensary will be open daily except Buuday at 3 p. m., at its now location. Front and Harris streets, for the free treatment of the worthy po«r. (■MAID 1 Jip BILL Referred Back to Com mittee to Be Amend ed and Made Less Drastic LIKELY THEN'TO PASS THE HOUSE Optometry Measure Is Approved id tbe Lower Branch by Vote of 173 to 13 —Proposed to Establish State De tention Quarters for Lepers The Jones jitney 'bus 'bill, wh'ich car ries a provision that a SIO,OOO 'bond must bo tiled for every motor-driven omuibus and that ten per ceut. of tilie gross receipts'be given to the municipal ity in Which the buses are run, was placed on the calendar of the House last night despite the negative recommenda tion of tbe committee. Opposing factions have gotten to gether on till is 'bill aud will send it back to committee for amendment which will reduce the size of the bond and make other Changes. Its chances of passage then, leaders say, are good, for many of the members now believe that some sort of regulation is necessary for the 'business which seems likely to become one of the important ones in the (State. The l>aix bill creating a ooard sep arate ftom the State Board of Medical Licensure for fihe regulation of t'iie prac tice of optometry, was passed by a vote of 172 to 13. The measure, which was fixed for special order of 'business at business at 9.30 o'clock last evening, brought out an hour's debate before it was passed. Detention Place for Lepers A bill authorizing the Stute Commis sioner of Health to establish a place of detention for lepers, on a State forest reserve or elsew'nere, and to provide for care and treatment of lepers, was intro duced into the House last nig'ht by Mr. T'homas, Luzerne. It carries an appro priation of SIO,OOO and authorizes the commissioners to remove to the place of detention,"all lepers now in the State. Among bills introduced in the Houso were the following: Mr. Herman, Wyoming—Amending tihe iprimary law to change the primary election in even numbered from the third Tuesday in May to the second Tuesday in June. Mr. Drink house, Philadelphia— Amending the pure milk act of 1911 so t'hat cream to be used in public eating houses for coffee, chocolate or other 'beverages o. for cereals or fruit may have added to it milk, but no adul terants. Mr. Benniuger, Northampton—(Per mitting use of ftate armories for State horticultural and poultry associations. 'Mr. Gibson, incoming—Authorizing counties to uso in purchasing or con demning turnpikes their shares of State appropriation for State and highway construction. Mr. Geiser, Northampton—Amending ■the school codothat secretaries of school boards in second and third-class dis tricts shall be elected for four-year terms. 'Mr. Wail ton, Lawrence—Amending school codes to provide for creation of new districts when municipalities con solidate. Mi'. Reynolds, Philadelphia—Requir ing that act-ions for damages for death ■by negligence or unlawful violence shall bo brought by executor or administra tor for exclusive benefit of heirs at law. IMT. Wilson, Philadelphia—Providing that in assessment of real estate for taxation machinery and tools shall not be included. Mr. Weir, Philadelphia—ißogulating the practice of neuropathy under a State ■Board of lCxaminers. Mr. Gingery, Clearfield—Creating a State taxation commission. Regulating Loan Agents Mr. Cox, Philadelphia—Placing loan agents under the regulation of the State 'Banking Commission and regulating the interest that may 'be charged "by the agent. Mr. -Gibson, Lycoming—Specifying that employes of the Legislature receive daily compensation only front tfhe time they report for duty. Mr. Forster, 'Philadelphia—Creating recreational and physical educational departments in second and third class •cities. 'Mr. Aaron, Philadelphia—Making owners of,'buildings jointly liaible with hotel keepers for damage done where liquor has been sold in violation of the law. Pall Kills Cumberland County Farmer Chambersburg, Pa., April 6. —Mar- tin Mummert, 86 years old, of near Green Castle, was found dead yester day morning in a barn where he had fallen from the haymow. HARRISBURC MAN IS NOW HAPPY I. E. Beckwith Says Wonderful Rem edy Gave Him Great Help I. E. Beckwith, of Harrisbnrg, Pcnn., was a victipi of disorders of the stom ach and intestinal tract. He tried treatment after treatment. Nothing gave him relief. Then one day he discovered Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and soon was happy. Mr. Beckwith wrote to Geo. H. Mayr, the maker of the remedy and for twenty years the leading druggist of Chicago. "I believe that Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is the greatest "stomach rem edy on earth. Oue dose would con vince any one who is troubled with his stomach of its wonderful merits. It removed some of the most awful looking stuff from my stomach. I have taken other remedies, but they never helped me." Mayr's Wonderful Remedy giveß per manent results for stomach, liver and intestinal ailments. Eat as much and whatever you like. No more distress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart. Get one bottle of your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee—if not satis factory money will be returned.—Adv. | i Ailments of Men Happily Overcome ij SUCCESSFULLY TRIISIJ BY J J MANY !> i Undoubtedly the following pre- j| ! scrlption will work wonders for 1 | | that great class of men who, i • ' through dissipation of their nat- ji i ural strength, And themselves in <| ' their "second childhood" long be- J[ [ fore the three score and ten al- i> i lotted to life's pleasures and en- iJ | Joyments are reached. ], i It Is presumed to be Infallible i> i and highly efficient in quickly |[ ] restoring in "nervous exhaus- ]> i tion," weak vitality, melancholia i> ! and the functions. || i First get fifty cents' worth of ' eom-pound fluid balmwort In a J one-ounce package, and three J, Ji ounces syrup sarsaparilla com- J I stand two hours; then get one J, i i ounce compound essence eardiol , > '! and one ounce tincture cadomene ij i compound (not cardamom). Mix ], ' all In a six or eight ounce bottle, \ , shake well, and take one tea i spoonful after each meal and one !■ | when retiring, followed by a i> ! i drink of water. 1 By mixing it at home no man , > ! need be the wiser as to another's c' i shortcomings, and expensive fees j[ | are avoided. , > i 'Lack of poise and equilibrium 1 1 health, and all the happiness ac- <] companying it, the above home ]i I 1 treatment is given. It contains <1 '' no opiates or habit - forming. 'j | 1 drugs whatever. Mix 1» at home ji I I and 110 one will be the wiser as <1 ] | to your affliction. Y.IH.C.A. PREPARE FOR clp State Boys' Work Committee to Meet Thursday—Will Also Inspect Grounds at Inglenook An inspection triip to Inglenook camp will be tnaile by t!he State Hoys' ivork committee of the State Young Men's Christian Assoedalion Thursday when plans preparatory to the opening of the camp June 25 will be made. The meet ing will 'be in charge of P. !B. Wonsetler, of Norrisrtown, chairman of the commit tee. Other mom'bers of the committee are Ha'lph W. Harbison, Pittsburgh; Dwight R. Me is, Potto town; James Jvhaiul, Lancaster; Vance C. McCormiek, ('his city; W. il. Midway, Coatesville, and J. 18. Carruthers, State secretary. At t'he meeting to be held in the State Y. >M. C. A. headquarters, Calder 'building', arrangements will 'be made to accommodate 200 boys. Following the meeting the committee will go to Ingle nook in automobiles and make a thor ough inspection of the camp. The camp is in need of a dining parlor and a swim ming float. Cities that have already signified theid intentions of attending the camp are York, Lancaster, Spring Grove, Reading, Pottsville, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Renovo, Sun'bury, Walliams i;ort, Milton and Carlisle. FIREMEN (JET WORD OF THANKS Citizen Company Receives Letter of Gratitude From Managers A letter of thanks lias ibeen received by t'he mem'bers of the Citizen Fire Company from the board of managers of the ljay Nursery through its secre tary, L. M. .Montgomery, for t'he kind ness shown by t'he firemen in giving the use of their engine house parlor on Tuesday night, Marc'h 16, when t'he Nursery 'Home was destroyed by fire. The letter follows: "To t'he Citizens Fire Company, North Fourth street, city—Gentlemen: To no one are we more grateful nor more indebted than to you. May I tell you how tliankul the Board of Managers of t'he Nursery Home feel for your great care of our little, ones, not only as bravo firemen, but as royal hosts. Surely you can picture t