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APRIL
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MOON S PHASES—
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First Quarter, 'Jilnd; Full Moon, 20th.
I 1 J*. WEATHER FORECASTS
cloudy to-night and Saturday; not much
VVNA change in temperature; lowest to-night
•• Eastern lennsvlvaniii: Partly cloudy
Satur.iav not
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crate variable winds.
rESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 63; lowest, 39; Sa. in.. 41»; Sp. m., 68.
NOT CONSULTED
There seems to he no question that the so-ealletl
Bilers of the Republican organization in Legis
,ture were taken completely by surprise by the
jftion of Governor Bruinbaugh yesterday after
jon in mailing from the Senate the names of
le seven Public Service Commissioners nominated
it ween sessions by Governor Tener and which had
fen awaiting the continuation of the upper branch
: the General Assembly. The Governor's unex
ieted move has left the politicians figuratively
up in the air."
At tiiis willing the Governor lias not said any
dug that throw.- definite light oil bis purpose in
■calling the names, llis foes, of course, are saying
lat the step was taken by him to place more
itronage at his disposal to aid him in lii.»
ir iiis personal local option bill, which is not eer
lin of passage, and those who hold this belief or
rot'ess to hold ii. point to the fact the dis
'ibution of seven *IO.OOO jobs could be made to
trip a whole lot in a campaign such as the Governor
making in behalf of local option. Vet it will be
ml to convince the rank and tile of voters of Peun
•lvania that Dr. Brumbaugh would trade off the
■veil vefy importaut Public Service Commission
>bs to win a fight for any measure, no matter how
irnestly desirous he is of putting that measure
trough the Legislature.
There had seemed to be an undercurrent of
elief on Capitol llill that Governor Brumbaugh
esired some changes in the personnel of the Public
ervice Commission from the way it was consti
ited by Governor Tener. but no one. apparently,
ud any idea that he intended to recall the whole
nard. Indeed it is far from likely that his action
f yesterday will result in all of the Tener board
sing their posts. The Governor's move may have
pen just a step to facilitate readjustments in the
oard without any intention on his part of ousting
le whole body.
But whatever was the Governor s purpose,—and
me of course will reveal it.—Dr. Brumbaugh yes
■rday demonstrated more forcefully than by nny j
ther act of his administration thus far. that he
leant what he said before election when he de
lared in effect that the old-line Republican or- ;
anization has no shackles on him.
WANT A VOICE IN ARRANGING PEACE
For several years there have been under consid
•ation plans to bring closer together the various
arts of the British empire—the empire "greater
lan has been" and on which the sun never sets.
y very reason of the fact that scattered
ver all inhabitable sections of the globe, the Brit
ih dominions are not firmly enough united polit- ;
•ally, to satisfy the statesmen of the empire.
The possibility now is that the opportunity will
resent itself at the close of the present war for
le establishing of a more intimate relationship
etween England and its oversea possessions. It has
een suggested that the British dominions aid the
lother country in arranging the final terms of
eace, thus taking a more active part in govern
lental affairs than they have in the past.
Canada especially has earned the privilege of
aving a voice in the drafting of the peace terms,
ecording to prevailing opinion in London. Cer
lin it is that the Canadians have been responding
ery patriotically to the call to'the colors. They
nrely should have something to say about the set
lement of a war which they are so largely aiding.
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HARRHffIURO ST> R-INDKPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16. 19115.
They are now hearing a heavy war tax in addition
to supplying large numbers of recruits.
If there had been no American revolution;
if our forefathers had submissively tolerated
George 111; if we were now to be loyal subjects
of George V, and if, in consequence, we were
actively participating in the war, —as William
Watson poetically avows w<*"ought to be anyway,—
we should certainly want to send our representa
tives to Holland or Switzerland or wherever the
terms of peace are finally drawn up. The Can
adians dopbtless feel the same way about it, for
with all their loyalty to a European crown they
delight in representation in governmental matters.
The war will hardly bring about any territorial
changes in which Canada will b» directly inter
ested. but, the likelihood is that the final peace ne
gotiations will involve transfers in which Australia
and the British colonies iu South Africa will be
much concerned. If any of the British dominions
are permitted to take part in the peace arrange
ments. the privilege must be granted to all, apd
that such privilege will be granted is not unlikely
since through it the distant parts of the British
empire may be more firmly united. v
CANAL WILL PAY ITS OWN WAY LATER
That the Panama Canal will not pay its own way
during this tirst year seems to be clearly indicated
by figures which give the receipts and expenditures
involved in the government's gigantic enterprise.
Persons who estimated before the opening of the
canal the vast amount of traffic that was about to
pass through it may have been too optimistic, but
of course they could not have foreseen the obstacles
that the canal was to encounter during its first
months.
Canal tolls during the tirst six months amounted
to $2,138,442 and are averaging at present $400,000
a month, so that for the entire first year they will
probably total more than $4.">00.000. This amount
is less than Colonel Goethal's estimate of the cost
of operating the canal for one year.
The Colonel's estimate, however, although it in
-1 eludes the eost of civil government and sanitation
in the Canal Zone, does not take in the expenditures
which are being made to remove obstructions re
i suiting from recent landslides along the course of
the big ditch. The prospect therefore, is that for
the first year, at any rate, the maintenance of the
canal will mean financial loss to the government.
The war's interference with international trade
has done much to keep down the receipts at the
' canal. It is to be deplored that the opening should
be.under such inauspicious circumstances.
I'nfavorable commercial conditions will be re
sponsible. together with the unavoidable landslides,
for any losses I'nele Sam may suffer during the
beginning of his undertaking, yet these losses, it is
not too much to hope, will be easily offset when
trading is resumed by belligerent nations and the
restless land along the canal is persuaded to "stay
put."
That the canal already has been the means of
stimulating trade between the east and west sea
boards of this country is evidenced by reports of
canal traffic. Almost half of the cargo passing
through Panama during the first six months was j
moving between points in the United States.
Even though it seems as though expenditures on '
the canal will exceed receipts from it for the
present, the prospects for the future need not be j
dimmed on that account.
L
The Governor at least ifcmonstrated he isn't taking<
orders.
"Chiet'v" Lvneh isn't the only official who can spring j
a "ripper."
General Huerta is having a nice time in New York but !
we haven't heard yet of his having saluted the flag.
Huerta is quoted as having said he has a plan for
Mexico's salvation. Very good, general, but the other one
you tried.didn't work out very well!
The last time President Wilson "shook the plum tree" I
at the instance ot' the Reorganizers in Pennsylvania, a
Ben Davis, of the Lancaster variety, fell, and it is claimed
by mischief-making Republican newspapers that instedil of ;
a plum the Lancaster Ben Davis has proved an "apple of '
discord." But all the ( same it just depends on who will
get the benefit of the effect of the appointment.
When former President Taft visited the hall of the'
Pennsylvania House of Representatives yesterday Lieuten-1
ant Governor McClain said: "Everybody loves a good
loser." ft is recalled in this, connection that a corpulent I
bachelor who was jilted when he proposed matrimony in a I
play, remarked: "Xobodv loves a fat man." As Mr. Taft
is a good loser and, since his vigorous course in "reducing,"
he can no longer be classed as fat, he may run a strong
race for popular approval in 19f6.
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
ROOM FOE ALL
Any one can get a seat on the water wagon. It is one
place where there is always plenty of room.—Philadelphia
Press. t
THE MOTORIST'S PLIGHT
"How fast is your car, Jimsonf" asked Harkawav.
"Well," said .limson, "it keeps about six months ahead
of my income generally."—Harper's Weekly.
A CLOSE CALL
Postal Clerk—"Your letter just balances, miss; if it :
weighed any more you would have to put on another j
stamp."
Pretty Blonde—"Gracious! I'm glad I didn't sign my
middle name!"— Judge.
BEING KIND TO TOMMY ATKINS
"Well, we'll bring the car to-morrow and take some of
your patients for a drive. And by the by, nurse, might
look out some with bandages that show—rthe last party
might not have been wounded at all, as far as anybody in
the streets could see." —London Punch.
WHEN ONE IS RICH-'
"When I started in business," said Mr. Dustin Stai,
"I worked 12 hours a day."
"It's different now."
"Yes. Now I have so many things to look after that
I work 16 hours a day."—Washington Star.
P I iking color combinations—English Over-Plaids that are mar- i:i§
'hecks thai everyone will admire. frßg
—every new feature—every new conceit. | j||
$lB S2O $25 I
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—And Plaids For the Boys, too, * $2.50 Silk Shirts at $2.00 | fill
In the Famous Right-Posture Health Suits | , llH u u e t J',™'* | §p||
stiv!^h : uh StUr \ the bi .S" f"th? n't s I V 1 .'J' vt *j j J
him up' every time he "stoops.'' All the snappy plaids and *-s<« j<..j.a.*..j..j,f&
nobby chevks are here. 5 A Sale of Neckwear at 65c t f|p
$6.50—57.50 $8.50—510—512.50 I , , s ™f : ill
term. Extra large size flowing end *
Among them—the smart English model with the new * 4-in-hands of finest silks —Spring's * fjmf?
• m knickerbockers—an innovation in boys' clothes and the * newest and most beautiful colorjngs— l jffW+W
'HIS ' 'hit °t 1-he season. % stripes and figures—rare values. % |{ftf|L
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I Tongue-End Top icsj
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Real Artists As Street Musicians
Grinders of wheezy organs, elastic
cheeked cornetists and other beggars
using music simply as an excuse for
passing the hat are rapidly being driven
out of business in London, for the war
has brought a new and sperior ty r e of
street musician to the front. Profes
sionals, who used to support themselves
by teaching and orchestral work, have
now been reduced to playing for pen
nies; but they give the public really
good music for its money, and a%e paid
to move away. Most of these artists
come from Begium. Usually they push
around a piano on wheels, either to be
p'.ayed in solo or to accompany voices
or the violin. Their programs are as
good as ordinarily heard in the best
theatres, but they are graded according
to the part of the city. In Soho, Lon
don's Latin quarter, the music is of the
gayer sort; in the ordinary middle class
neighborhoods the selections ruu to the
popularand sentimental, but in the cul
tivated West End, to the classical.
Many of the singers come from the
opera anil concert stage. Some times,
to conceal his. identity, the impoverish
ed artist wears a douiino across the
face. The new ty,e street musicians
are not badly rewarded, for they are
recognized as respectable people who
have fallen victims to war conditions.
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Gift From Crew of Destroyed Ship
The Frankfort local branch of the
Red Cross has just received a dona
tion of 5,673.50 marks from the crew
of the destroyed German battleship
Gneisenau of the East Asiatic squadron.
The letter accompanying the gift was
dated November 25, iyi4, a short time
before the ship was sunk. The donation
has called forth widespread and favor
able comment on the spirit of the men
of the vessel who, threatened on all
sides, still found time tp think of
wounded soldiers at home.
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Berlin Pupils Gather Gold
So energetically have the pupils of
one schobl in Moabit, a section of Great
er Berlin, worked in collecting gold to
be exchanged for paper money, that
they have turned in 65,030 marks in
fourteen days. The collection includes
three very rare five-mark pieces and
one English ten-shilling gold j-iece. Two
elasses alone have raised 10,000 marks
to be stored away iu the treasury
against future need.
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Making French Officers
The school for training officers, es
tablished by the British General Staff,
is located close to the general head
quarters in France, and now has more
than a hundred studeuts, all picked
from the ranks. The course occupies
a month and combines theory with prac
tice, although special emphasis is na
turally placed on the practical side. The
school occupies a comfortable old man
sion. A group of bams and sheds has
been fitted up as dormitories. In the
court yard is a great sand, bank, where
tho studeuts construct model trenches,
ami apply the theory of the text book
to practice. There are several class
rooms equipped with blackboards on
which the instructors tight over again
some of the early battles of the .war.
There are courses in mathematics, in
hygiene and in other branches necessary
for the equipment- of a young officer.
Not all the students prove to be of
suitable materials for commissioned
rank. Part of the business of the school
is to test the students as tor their mental
and moral capabilities for assuming
rank as an officer in tho tield. Every
week the student goes back to the
trenches for twenty -four hours in com
pany with an instructor, to observe
and apply what he has been taught dur
ing the six days at the school.
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Socialists Active at the Hague
Much attention has been attracted
throughout. Holiaud by tho Dutch So
cialist-Democratic Congress and the
series of resolutions put forward Jn
connection with the war and its effects.
Twd of these resolutions favored co
operation with all other bodies working
for peace. Others called for strong ac
tion -bv the government in the relief of
distress brought about by the war; for
an alteration of the system of the de
livery of wheat and Hour so that the
price of bread shall be reduced to tho
level prevailing in August, since when,
it has risen by one-third; and dually
demanding an agitation at the proper
time in view of covering the burdens
thrown upon the country by war by
means of a levy on capital. Socialists
in The Hague, as well as in other cities
of Holland are calling for government
action to provide for the payment of
house rent and the necessities of life for
the unemployed, whose numbers con
stantly are increasing.
r PEOPLE' *
The Star-Jjidependent does not
make itself responsible for opinion*
expressed in this column.
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A PLEA FOR LOCAL OPTION
For the House of Representatives and
the Senate ■
Editor, the Star-Independent:
Dear Sir —I do not believe with the
suffragists that the world is going to
ruin, and that we cannot depend on
our men to set things right, unless they
have the vote. 1 have confidence that
our legislators, generally, want to pro
tect the best interests of our State and
nation in regard to local option. Do
yon not see that there is positively a
right here that must prevail soon or
late? Public opinion in favor of this
movement is with tho legislators.
What is sometimes lost sight of is the
fact that this question lias rapidly out
grown the stage where special measures
to deal with a temporary situation can
be considered. It has become now a
question of how drink can be driven
out permanently. What a proud thing
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| for all you men who now have the op- i
portunity to cast all other interests j
and obligations aside and give us u'
i solid vote for local option! All the j
| States are watching Pernsylvania. ;
] Do not wait to fall in lino when you ;
! have to. Helen M. Kellogg*.
Athens, Pa., April 15, 1915.
Referred to Political Antiquaries 1
j Editor, the Star-lndependtnt:
j Dear Sir —The Somerset (Pa.) I
!" Democrat" wants to know what is |
i the status of the remains of the an- '
cient "figment" of a republican gov-!
eminent consisting of three co-ordinate 1
! departments, the Legislative, the Exec- j
utive and the Judicial, after its demo- ;
lit ion by several Executives of the Fed
eral government, beginning with the j
clout given it by the Truculent Teddy
ami ending with the coup-de-grace a<i- j
ministered bv Willful Wilson, or words j
|to that effect. The inquiry is notable |
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Top, extra heavy Spliced Heel and Toe; an! Double Sole; Biack only.
9 Black only. \ YX" DAY PRICE 3 pairs for SI.OO *
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| jjj ONYX" DAY PRICE 3 pairs for SI.OO "ONYX" DAY PRICE 80 cent* per pair jflj
: *0 Women's "ONYX" Pure Thread Silk; a Fine Medium ft
' M Weight; 4 Dub-1" Garter Top of Silk or Lisle; Hiph Spliced K
Heel and Double Sole of Silk or Lisle; Black and White. tt
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J' only. "Double*' Heel and Toe, Spliced Sole. Heel, Sole and Tee; in Black, Tan, Navy, ¥
Hai *$ Grey, Purple, Helio, Burgundy and Cadet. M
ONYX" DAY PRICE 3 pairs for SI.OO "ONYX" DAY PRICE 3 pail's for SI.OO $
8 1326:—Men's "ONYX" Finest Pure Silk, Medium Weight; S
Reinforced Heel, Sole, and Toe; Black and Colors. JR
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is Shoes and Hosiery
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0 310 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa. jj
iai«OHO>M3HCa»OHOt OtCTgCTCTKiOHOiaiOHODOIOicKCTIB
because it is made by a newspaper
| owned by a very able and highly re
' spected member of the judiciary, the
Hon. W. H. Uuppel, President Judge
of the several courts of Somerset conn-
I tv. The query is referred to political
antiquaries. Democrat.
Harrisburg, Pa., April Ifi, 1915.
r.eani-Gerhart Wedding
Marietta, April 16.—Miss Matilda
Gerhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
| Adam Gerhart, of Lancaster, and
I Chester Beam, of Pittsburgh, a former
resident, were married yesterday at
! Pittsburgh. The Rev. Mr. Brandt of
! ficiated. The attendants were Miss
j Sadie Jones and William Jones. The
j bride is very popular and is a vocal
ist. The bridegroom is connected with
i the pipe mills there.
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