MOSQUITOES
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene
By Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., UL
D., Commissioner of Health
Mosquitoes born now not only live
•II summer, but each female lays, ac
cording to. the species, about 150 eggs.
These, multiplied by the generations of
a season, would add up to millions of
niosquitoes. As their breeding season
has begun, we must be diligent in our
efforts to destroy their breeding places.
Should we fail in our efforts, we will be
ai.noyed by their buzzing and their
lilting and by an increase of malaria
fever, and should yellow fever be in
troduced to onr shores it would make
for a serious epidemic.
The battle must begin at. once. If
we have to use rain barrels for our
water supply, they should be carefully
netted, so that the mosquito cannot
reach the water and lay its eggs. If
fresh pools exist about our places, they
should be filled up or drains should be
laid carrying away the rain water and
not permit it to collect and become
stagnant. If our swamps are too large
to drain and fill up, they should be
treated with petroleum, so that the oil
will prevent the larva of the mosquito
from reaching the atmosphere to breed.
It will then drown for the want of
oxygen.
In country places ducks, particularly
mallards, will do much to keep down
the mosquito pests, as they are very
fond of the lavra and pupa.
Tomato cans, sardine boxes, broken
cups—any vessel that will hold the
rain water —will afford favorable
breeding places for mosquitoes. One
tomato can half full of water will be
sufficient for the rearing of thousands
of mosquitoes.
The saucers under the flower pots in
end around our houses offer favorable
breeding places. Water vessels that
are set out for birds and animals are
often found full of mosquito larvae.
Therefore, such receptacles ought to
Jiave the water changed daily, so as to
destroy any eggs that may be laid in
them. Water pitchers in rooms that
are only occasionally used have often
been found fertile breeding places and
where houses were well screened they
•were filled with mosquitoes, owing to the
fact, maybe, one or two female mos
quitoes had found access to the water
in these pitchers of a spare ciamber.
U.s. smiMarfwACEs
Judge Gary Hopes the Big Corporation
May Not Be Forced to
Such Action
New York, April 20. —Directors of
the U. S. Steel Corporation, it became
known yesterday, in voting at their
quarterly meeting in January to pass
t ; he dividend on the common stock, did
so in the face of opposition on the part
of many stockholders who thought the
dividend should be declared, even if the
corporation had to reduce wages to its
great army of employes to obtain the
money for the dividend.
Replying to a question by a stock
holder. Judge Gary said:
"We are not yet satisfied but that
■we may have to cut wages, but we
lope we will not be forced to it."
Judge Gary said that the corpora
tion 's Dusiness for 1915 had been bet
ter so far than for 1914. The com
pany, he asserted, was doing a very
satisfactory export business, but do
mestic conditions were not so good and
prices had not been satisfactory.
"Therefore ou: profits are email,
he said. "I think earnings for the
first quarter of this year will be small.
Prospects of the second quarter seem to
be better."
VICTORY FOR OPTOMETRISTS
Not Subject to Rules of State Bureau.
Declares Supreme Court
Philadelphia. April 20.—The State
Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the
Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia
which ruled that optometrists are not
su'bject to the rules and regulations of
the State Bureau of Medical Educa
tion and Licensure and enjoined the
t-tate authorities from requiring them
to pass a certain fixed examination.
The lower court also held that the
acts of Assembly invoked bv the State
board to include optometrists in the
category of "drugless healers" were
unconstitutional as applying to the
eyeglass men, who it was ruled prac
ticed no branch of medicine or sur
gery.
DUMMY SATE FOB STEEL ONE
Burglars Blow Open Strongbox After
Substituting Cardboard Affair
Camden. X. J., April 20.—A new
safe-cracking track became known to
the police here yesterday. Sunday
night robbers entered the Woolworth
6 and 10-cent store, moved a heavy
safe from its position under an elec
tric light and substituted for it a
dummy constructed of cardboard.
When employes entered the store
yesterday they found the burglar
i roof safe in a secluded corner of the
building with its door blown open. The
burglars got less than SIOO.
LETTER LIST
Indies' List—Mrs. Beek, Mrs. Francis
J. Croninger, Mrs. Sue Denner, Miss
Kdna Dlffenderfer. Mrs. R. J. Forrest,
Miss Mildred Geiprer. Mrs. Lucy Green
await, Mrs. Theodore Hawk, Mrs.
«'harles Henderson, Miss Mary Hoss,
Miss Xan Houser, Miss Sarah Jamison,
Mrs. Jennie E. King. Mrs. James F.
Mrs. Sue A. Nlckle, Mrs. L. C.
Norrls, Mrs. Bertha Poles. Mrs. J. A.
r.ynard. Miss Helen Salome. Mrs. Flor
ence Shoop, Sirs. Annie Smith, Pauline
£:nith, Mary Spaide (DL), Miss Lilla
Taylor. Miss Elizabeth White. Miss C.
A Wilbur, Alberta Williams.
Gentlemen's List—Mr. and Mrs. Ver
non Adams. George Ahn, Mr. Albright,
Harry C. Barley, A. Block (3). Rev.
Thos. Bowman f2). James Buchanan,
Alfred F. Chambers, William Conlev,
Clifton Copeland, David F. Davis, F. L.
IH-Dong, Donald Douglas. William Ear
hart. J. Wifnier Fisher. Mr. Furman,
Giuseppe FuSando, Walter A. Gill. U.
Graybill. 1-. U. Green. Harry Gugkes,
W. M. Guntler, Wm. J. Guntley (2), F.
A. Harter. William Hayes. E. E. Her
man. Master Karl Hoftmnister, Jacob
Houser, Rev. Jenkins, Guy Keith, Cy
Kim bow, John Kuhr, Jesse Le-wis, El
wood L. Mack l 2). Geo. Masterton. Mor
ris Mcssner, Jack Moore (2), Floyd Nen
t>on. Rev. I-Xiw. H. Otlay, Mr. Ritter, W.
C. Roland, H. J. Sanders, Phil Schneider,
Mr. and Mrs. Shremberg, H. R. Silvek
<l>L.). Otto Simmons, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Smith, John Sprenkle, John F.
Stuf (DL»), Charles Stinnev, H. H.
Btrauss, Fid. C. Taylor, Martin F.
Thatcher. F. J. Thomas, Samuel Tow-
Mt-nd. Geo. W. Trulie. B. T. Walker. Her
bert W. Westwood, C. J. White. Wm. B.
Wilson. DeDitt C. Wing. G. E Wolf,
Master James Wrenrich, Jno. Teager.
Firms—Christi & Co., Hunters Sup
ply Co.. Keystone Bulletin, Trantum ft
Danzer. Trusteer, Union American
Methodist Epis. Church, The Wolf Co.,
Cbas. Wolinsky Mfg. Co.
Foreign—John Hmtchman, T. Eurt
6yorge, Hryic Yandrija.
TUKRTKttmro STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1915.
To-day We'll Tell You of Another Deluge
JStiamaaZ I °f Bargains in Our Great 4-
CALL INI ANY PHONE FOUNDED IBTI f j 1 1 I /
Marked savings on Opel- Day Stock Reducing Sale
Stock Dinnerware (Remaining Dags:
S^ Kat f Its to be remembered that during- rebuilding operations certain portions
orations. $3.00 cup«andsaneew, do*.. ot our stocks surplus) must be cleared out on account of decreased
$1.25 $1.50 Plates, dozen, 7Rc
| selling space. There are numerous "Rummage Lots," to be sure, and on these
SI.BO Plates, dozen, .. . .90c SI.BO Plates, dozen 90c ar£ ITIOSt Stl"! kl tl o*l V low firi'^PS
$2.10 Plates, dozen. ...»!.©» $2.20 Plates, dozen, . . .*l.lO <lrC m °=» l MllKlUgiy lOW priCCS.
$2.50 Plates, dozen, *1.35 SI.OO Fruit Saucers, do*., Rsc ~*T> 1 11T
$1.50 covered Dish 75c $1.70 Covered Dishes. ...85c livery item here tells ol a saving, and many more, not mentioned here,
$2.00 Bone Dishes, do*., *I.OO 90e Meat Platters 45c rr J 1
80c Meat Platters 40c 60e Meat Platters, SOc 3liorQ UtlUSUai SaVingS.
50c Meat Platters 35c 40c Meat Platters 20c %
30c Meat Platters 15c 70c Individual Butters, do*., ' , , i • < , , _ , , . . .
500 Sauce Dishes 25c Ssc I When you come to this sale to-morrcw, look for the blue lettered price
40c Sauce Dishes, 20c 40c Sauce Dishes SOc . ' Xr
cards.
Cut Glass— American Dinner Sets— '
Formerly $2.98, $3.50 and Formerly $15.00: 100-piece . .
$3.98; vases, jugs, 8-inch bowls; porcelain sets; decorations and T|f fl PQ ' .
nappies, sugar and cream sets. », . . _ JUidl/vl IvW
celery trays and may- $f AO P 0 '* 1 trimmings; 6*Q rrk XT try T47" 911 f~\f «
onnaise sets; choice.. 0 I .jo set v e iour— I O~TTIOTTOW fV6 II s lIQC6 Oil \SQI6
Brass Jardinieres— American Dinner Sets— ; w£™h'leOTty : 2 Jd.! c . h " 45C
size; with ball foot, .... 75 c po^^'sets!' decoration! ! Sllllfast Armure— T H Qll T AWPI Q S\W(\
SraSS Fern Dish lined; $7»50 i Formerly 95c; 50 inches *j Kr y \J ■ IXV 1 JL \J lfiF V/JIO
Formerly 69c; coppered QQZ I WI e ' m __
liner> at c Pudding Bowl Sets— Curtain Materials— X| aaa I lAf HC PO f\
Cream Pitcher— Formerly 83c; imported white Formerly 35c to 45c; repp, taf- JL CIV/C VIU liiWl 1 X IvCU
U 1 1 « A 1 _ nnrrplain- ■!< hn«l« tn f n feta and cretonnes; 35 and Jb i J
- w 1
Jaj-dinieres, Half Gas Portable Lamp- Armure OurUins- ADOUt Xldlt
PTIC6 Formerly $8.00; complete with formerly $4.25 and $5.00;
I Sr;,T.!*! r" SSM . FrMn » manufacturer of national repute, comes this monstrous purchase
50c; SBc from "sc; 49c from QQ 7C and f/f C/l ! at a very opportune time.
98c; 6Sc from $1.25, and 70c Electric Portable ipd.i O
from $1.39. T amn - . . We were offered the entire lot at about half price, just because a thread
English Dinner Sets— P Cmrtams— or two had been "pulled" or broken and some were slightly soiled; but a
Formerly $16.90 and $18.90; | JJ?™ 1 * ,10 00 ' $6.90 in whhe finer or fresher assortment you wouldn't want to see.
100-pieee porcelain *ll t(I : Spe<M *' " ami ecru; 2 4 and 3 yards long; ~ , , , _ _ i J . i VJI
sets; decorated; set, yil •«/«/ Basement—BOWMAN'S. plain al „i f anc v centers; pr., Made OI SOlt COttOU; Splendidly WOVen lllto a fil'm tOXtIUT.
T ; j 7 to I All are of the better grades
JBOyS Art Madras Curtains- and larger siws. New border >-_» I A I
m lV r«~H. 13.29; with m«M patterns and tile desired "TWaR*. «. I \ I
Clotnins: JMccdlework B r ° und : 2 '* >•*** $? q» shades. I
O _ long; pair tpid,%rW i. MMPHMi
Norfolk Suits- t3.il Curtains- At these remarkable prices tesT
„ , , o- u , , , Towels— uunains we a( j V ise looking to future #m &
Regularly $0.90; French-back, Formerly 35c; made of linen: Formerly $3.25 to $6.09; nppH<s nitrl +lii« linnciTil niian pm \ 1111 l
with military pockets; two pair with hemstitched hem and seal- white and ecru novelty, cluny and 111 (. uo, dlul Tills UllllSUcll CJUdU'- ' —— mm ■ 'i [ W Y 'III
knickers; new models: sires lop«-d e«lge: all good pat- O/f brussels net curtains; 2H yards j titV will afford a pleasing Va- ~^ r I rl 11
l" s4*s i /5C I Anmabercouldbem.de \* * S 1 I
Norfolk Suits- Dresses— s2*o t0 $6.00 I Suiv s i '" krtß ' 6 j
Regularly $5.45; checks and ; Formerly 25c to 50c; white finrtjlin Material*— -
l'S,Zr™rSi2eil 1 Note the saving:
Top coats—' " Womea s stamped o c %t»3oc 7Sc Turkish Towels, 39c 38c Turkish Towels, 19c
Rpmilarlv $4 05- brown and : inches; green, pink, bine and lavender; 15x25 inches—guest towels; white with
Keguiarlj »4.. o, brown and Formerly uOc to <sc; white t>„_.-i ;vic? „i 4 -»i c • i <• i i ' ,i daintv pink and blue end borders,
tan mixtures; sizes to 10 , lawn; with flat collars and long Panel CUrtalnS also white with 6-inch fancy borders (hem to
years; new models, slee y": k'mon« styles; * Formerly $2.00 to $3.55; ecru match), in pink and blue. 39C Turkish TOWCIS 25C
Knickerbockers— Stamped Aprons— yards'°n^ea l 'l'- to o nn
$1 Turkish Towels, 55c 20x39 in ches ; an white. j
Formerly $1.00; checks, stripes Formerly 10c; made of white tPOtUU 25x52 inches; all white, with three uniform firtr TllflricVl l?flrP flft+flC
and fancy mixtures; sizes JQ barred lawn, in neat pat- r _ Fourth Floor BOWMAN'S. i stripes at each end, in yellow, pink and blue; Vvv XUI AlollT dvC vlUtUOj
6to 18 years; at / 2fC } terns; at vC rich colorings. T)fl7PTl
Third Floor—itowMAN's. Linen Scarfs— _ . m , . - _ , i/ux-cu
■ Formerly $1.50 to $1.98; Tl AITIPQTI C Q 75C 1 UrKlSll 10WGIS. 39C . p ,'n k »"<! blue; exceptional quality; sold only ■
„_ _ natural hemstitched hem- J/vlUv W WwW > in dozen lot.
Wall Papers isoutingFUnnei- p, " k '" d yel - 10c Turkish Face Cloths,
4 7 /sc 75c Turkish Towels, 39c 5c
parlors and dining rooms; Ofl- ——— yari . 24x45 inches; white with fancy borders and Pink ' yellow, blue, green and white, with
,V' «',V V' K" '," , TT AQI pr XT HTit\ ® leached Muslm— Btri hem in green> ink and blue , colored hem and Stripy to match towels.
30c Silk Embossed, satin and XIUdJLCX V CtllU Regularlv 10c; 36 inches wide; 111/-
;;r nownmakeß: . 7'lzc $1.25 Turkish Towels, Turkish Face
arranged with cut out and tr UllQcrW6S,r *f\ Clothe 8r
panel borders: roll IOC tttT 7tt „ . DreSS GinghamS— 69C V/lUUIb, Ot
Ifi j .. .. . Women S Union Suits— • r, I , 0 ♦•» « « h Lavender, pink, blue and green.
18e .Tasj)e lined stripe papers, p 1 1 -A ,• , . ... Regularly 8c; stripes and 25x4 9 inches: white with 6 1 ,2-inch novelty
I £' ' 5c Turkish Face Cloths,
a-. b . o,d '" .*!. ™ ubl . 8c Under Unbleached Muslin- 70c Turkish Towels, 3Sc 4c
loc shadow stripes, satin stripes W6aT Regularly inches 25x46 inches; pink, blue, green and lavender, White, with colored overlock edge.
SLTSre trs/v" ! „ !5 ( ; „ cht .3frc I"
' mi; pant. ODIV,': :; M i2'izc Calico—
suitable for Children's Underwear— Reicui'riy 6Vic; »"* er B re >" ; Women's Silks Leather
diningwooms and bedrooms; with Regularlv 25e; spring weight; CUt n "i 4'kc " UIUCIi ® OlllkO i^CatllCX
9-inch and 18-inch borders to vests and pants; P * Off sp.rat.on proot; yard. . . */* C e otit , Ph.rmaiK.
match; roll. ... « and j bleached; each 12 l /zc Feather PUlows— Charmeuse— Goods
Fourth Floor BOWMAN'T Women's HOSC- Regularlv $2.00; filled with HCtAWCai Formerly $! 39; 40 inches WUUUO
fourth Floor —BOWMAN S. j . ® / t L apo . witll wide; in light blue, lilac, grey,
———— 1 Regularly 50c; thread silk tVebinff- A« Top. finllarS brown; rich lustre; rQ Hand Bags, at 20c—formerly
_ I boots, in tan, navy and «c fancy art ticking, £J.25 LaCO UOllarS— . ' 50c;—real leather; fitted with
RlbhOllS ei pr " ;• ~ ov "x Formerly 25c; odd lot of all, J a purse and mirror.
. WvliO Women's Hose- Sheets- Venise lace collarß , in Silk Crepe de Chines—
Odd Ribbons Regularly 50c; black, thread Regularly SOc; made of good vestces etc., at 11/C # Formerly $1.25; 40 inches ji or ' ncr y
p , silk boots: double soles- high bleached muslin; 3-inch hem; ' wide; American Beauty _ $ 1.00; shirred leather; satin lined,
rorme ly »c to in r spliced heels; seconds; nn seamed; 72x90 inches; Of shade; yd t*f C and fitted with purse and mirror;
assorted widths; yd OC pr ' 29C » for *I.OO, or each. ... ODC Neckwear— ' melon shape.
Moire Ribbons— Women's Hose— Pillow Tubing—
Formerly 25c and SOc; new, ,« Children's Hand Bags, at 10c
Regularly -oc, good line of Plain black cotton, with dou- Regularly 20c; bleached; 45 up-to-date styles, 10lh~ formerly sl.l. ,-8 ini e. —formerly 25c; —red, tau, black
i2tu i-'j" o, in.h««"t (~» , 4 „ p ; UHic S 4 "
- ' M ** I ** S pre. for 25c f or, pair, . . %FC full pieces; yard, ...... JL m / u, »
Main Floor —BOWMAN'S. | Main FIoor—BOWMAN'S. Main Floor BOWMAN'S. Main FIoor—BOWMAN'S. Main FIoor—BOWMAN'S. Main FIoor—BOWMAN'S.
BOY OK II A MOTHER BEATEK
Orange Lad's Parent Has to Be Taken
to Hospital
Orange, X. J., April 20.—Mrs. Mary
C. Van Wert, 139 South Jefferson
street, appeared in police court yester
day to press the charge of assault and
battery against her 11-year-old
son, Albert E. Boentinghaus, by Chief
of Police Drabell on Saturday night.
Mrs. Van Wert said that her son, who
appears to be a well-mannered and
even affectionate lad, is frequently the
victim of outbursts of temper. On these
occasions ho beats his mother, who is
a frail little woman, subject to heart
failure.
On Sunday night, when his mother
asked him to take her to church, the
[boy beat her so badly that she was
taken to a hospital. Mrs. Van Wert
that recently when she was recov
ering from an attack of heart failure
her son jumped into her bed and
stamped upon her. Judge Woodman
held him for further examination.
Reading Lutheran Conference Opens
Heading, Pa., April 20.—The Head
ing Lutheran Conference opened yester
day in Grace church, Shillington. It
will close on. Wednesday. Semi-annual
reports are a feature of the sessions.
Cuts His Throat After Long Illness
I Carbondale, Pa., April 20.—Martin
Jordan, 30 years old, committed sui
cide by slashing his throat with a r&7X>r
at his mother's home here yesterday.
Jordan had been ill two years.
UIBSON LOSES PRISON FAVORS
"Judge" WiUett Finds Ex-Lawyer
Guilty of Kale-breaking
Ossining, N. Y., April 20. —Burton
W. Gibson, former lawyer, convicted of
looting the estate of Mrs. Swazbo, has
been suspended from his privileges in
Sing Sing by William Willett, former
Congressman, for breaking the prison
rules. Willett is the prison adminis
trator of justice under tne Golden Rule
Brotherhood.
Several times delegates lodged com
plaints of various kinds against Gib
son before Willett was elevated to the
prison bench, but because of his knowl
-1 edge of law he was able to find a loop
hole. But when be was brought up
this time, accused of going to cell
without permission, "Judge" Willett
has a copper-riveted complaint made
j against him and he was found guilty.
Auto Jumps Embankment, Three Hurt
Mt. Carmel, Pa., April 20. —Joseph
Small, Daniel Spadel and John Pita, re
turning from here to Marion Heights,
were hurled down a 10-foot embank
ment when an automobile they occu
pied turned over. The men were bad
ly injured, especially Spadel, who may
die.
Pulls Woman From Under Train
Norristown, Pa., April 20. —'Mrs.
William Fenstermacher, of North
| Waleß, fell beneath a Reading railway
[train yesterday at the station here,
; but was saved from death by the con-
I due tor.
GUM CHEWKItS' BEWARE!
Columbia Professor Declares Habit
Wastes Much Energy
New York, April 20. —Apostles of
the habit of gum chewing had better
beware of Prof. Herbert Gardner Lord,
professor of psychology at Columbia
University. Prof. Lord surprised one
of his students 'yesterday morning by
calling on him out of turn and the
young man had the alternative of swal
lowing the gum he was chewing or be
ing marked a flunk. He swallowed and
choked, whereupon Prof. Lord seized
the opportunity for a lecturo on gum
masticators.
The gist pf the talk was that a man
who dissipates his energy in chewing
5
gum is wasting unlimited power. With
students, he said, the results are ex
tremely bad because after a chew of
ordinary duration the average student 'p
jaw is too tired to wag out an answet-
There will be no more gum chewing
in Prof. Lord's classes this spring.
Postpones Lecture
Flower Gardens," a
lecture scheduled to l>c given by Earn
est Morrel, proprietor of the BerryhiU
nursery, in the Technical High school
auditorium this evening, has been post
poned to a later date. The leicture is
being given under the auspices of the
Harrisburg Natnral History Society and
will be free and illustrative.
Vainglory blossoms, but never bears.
—French Proverb.