6 BU|* &tar»3itd*p?nJfc*nt {EstaHxihed in 1879) ' Published b* THB STAR PRINTING COMPANY. ' Star-lnd«paid«nt Building, ' IMO-lt South Third Btro*t, Harris bur*. Pa. Kvry Evanini E«o«pt Bund«y Officer# t Director* t BWIiHB F. MIYIRi • U KOHK. President. Wm. W. WAIJLOW™. __ _ ~ Vtee President. WM - *■ M,TEM 1 Wm K Miters. Secretary and Trestnrer. Wm. W. Waliowi*. WmTb. Warnir, V. Hummel Bebqbaus, Jr., Bu«lne»» Manager. Editor. All communications should be addressed to Star-Indspe.ndeut, Business, Editorial, Job Printing or Circulation Department; according to the subject matter. Catered at the Post Office in Harrisburg as second-class matter, Benjamin A Eentnor Company, New York and Chicago RopresentaUrea. (few Tork OSes, Brunswick Building. 225 Fifth Arcnue. Chicago Office, People's Gas Building, Michigan Avenue. Delivered by carriers at 6 cents a week. Mailed to subscriber* tor Three Dollars a feu in adTsnce. THffsTAFMN DEPKN DENT The paper with the largest Home Circulation in Harrisburg*ana Marby towns. Circulation Examlneo by THB ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVBRTISDRS. """ TELEPHONES- BELL Private Branch - - Private Branoh E»ch«n<e. ..... No. 843-246 ■ I I I 111 II Friday, April 33, 1915. APRIL Bun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thar. Fri. 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 PHASES— Last Quarter, 6th; New Moon, 14th; First Quarter, 22nd; Full Moon. 20th. j WEATHER FORECASTS Harrisburg find vicinity: Partly fir \ cloudy to night and Saturday with risiiy; temperature. Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy to-night mid Saturday, somewhat warmer. Moderate south and south . west winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 61; lowest, 46; 8 a. in., 48; 8 p. m., 57. DIFFICULTIES FOR THE NEW PRINCIPAL Howard G. Dibble, the new Central High School principal selected by the School Board to till the place of the late William Sherman Steele, was the unanimous choice of the committee which recom mended him, having impressed the members of the commit tee more favorably than did any of the other sixty or seventy candidates interviewed. He ap pears to have not only satisfactory written recom mendations, but also the very important recom mendations of thorough preparation for educational v.oHc and of valuable experience as the head of schools. That the new principal of Central High School will be an excellent disciplinarian is assured by the fact that he has been successful as head master of two military academies. The place which Professor Steele left vacant by his death was not an easy one to fill. It requires n strong man for the task. The new principal seems to be well qualified to do the work that is to be done. However, some serious obstacles will confront Mr. Dibble when he assumes the principalship of a school which is so overcrowded that it has become necessary to instruct half the pupils in the forenoon and half in the afternoon. The position of Cen tral's head, in the present crowded conditions is not an enviable one. The school cannot do its work in this community as it should do it while it is con fined to the building which it has so conspicuously outgrown. It is to be hoped that Principal Dibble will be able to the greatest extent possible to overcome the obstacles which he will meet while the two-session plan continues, but he will for the present have but half a chance to demonstrate his abilities. This city needs more than a good principal, such as it has had and such as it, presumably, is about to acquire, for its academic high school. It needs a modern, well-equipped school building for him to be principal of. EDUCATED BY THE CHORAL SOCIETY There was a day when the average business or professional man, —the ordinary mortal whose ideas of pleasureable music were limited to the ragtime of the hurdy-gurdy or the parodies of the vaude ville stage,—would greet with apprehension an announcement that a program of "classical music" was to be offered in the community. He would begin racking his brain to recall some "previous engagement" which would serve as a reasonable excuse for dodging such "highbrow" forms of di version. He, in his ignorance, or through preju diced state of mind, would convince himself that attendance upon a concert where really fine music was to be presented by really fine artists was pun ishment little short of that provided in the next world for those guilty of grievous infractions of the laws of God and man. But that time is a time of the distant past. The state of mind of the layman who once believed good music could never be anything more than a tiresome bore was one based solely on ignorance of music's real delights,—delights that can be shared alike by those who have a trained knowl edge of music and those who have no knowledge at all of musical technique. The fallacious impres sion that concerts of classical music cannot be en joyed by ordinary work-a-day people such as con stitute the rank and file of us, lias been relegated to the misty past along with other prejudices based on gross ignorance, and to-day it is the concensus of opinion, even among the laymen, that he who • • . ■** r ■ / V r . " ' ' ' '• - . \ " " V - > . / 1 - . v . - f ; v %. ' .-> *V . • ; ' HAPrtTSBTtpn ST A FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 23. 1915. fails to find the keenest kind of enjoyment in the best of music must either be a fool or a victim of a refractory liver. The change that has been wrought in the popular mind with regard to good music has been accom plished by such organizations as the Ha?risburg Choral Society which have sprung up in most en lightened communities. This society, more than any other one influence in this city, has taught Harrisburg laymen to understand that the work of the masters in music can be enjoyed by everybody. It is fitting, therefore, that on next Thursday, April 29, when the Harrisburg Choral Society will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its birth, there should be big audiences at both the afternoon and evening concerts in the Majestic theatre. Indeed, with we Harrisburgers at last educated to a real appreciation of music it is hardly more than neces sary to announce the character of the programs to make it certain that there will be two crowded houses. The afternoon offering will be a symphony con cert by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, whose fine ability needs no elaboration, and in the evening there will be a choral concert by the 225 local mem bers of the society assisted by the Russian Orches tra and distinguished New York soloists. The Harrisburg singers have selected Handel's oratorio, "Samson," in which they have been thoroughly trained by Dr. J. Fred Wolle, of the famous Bach Choir,'of Bethlehem, Pa., and if there are any of the old type of Harrisburgers remaining who fear they will be bored by attending such a "highbrow" entertainment, they will inflict deserved punish ment upon themselves by failing to patronize the btox office. CONSCIENCE MONEY FROM HONEST MEN An Arkansas man received a letter the other day containing an unexpected dollar. The sender said the money was in payment for a turkey which he had stolen and eaten twenty-seven years ago s and which had been on his mind ever since. The dollar was only some more of what is commonly called conscience money. It was promptly devoted by the recipient to the cause of foreign missions, thus relieving the conscience of the turkey thief and at the same time aiding the heathen. There is nothing very remarkable about the actual payment of conscience money by repentant wrong-doers, because it is so very common an occurrence. One thing that is noticeable, however, is that in so many instances the wrongs were com mitted many, many years before restitution was made, and must have been worrying the offenders on and off during the entire interval. The' man who ate that turkey twenty-seven years ago had the bird on his brain ever since. The United States I'ostoffice Department is very frequently in receipt of small amounts of money! remitted by persons who, as employes of the gov-1 eminent, took what did not belong to them or who! as patrons of the service made canceled stamps! do double duty or did various other mean little tricks. Large stores also receive small amounts of conscience money from time to time, which in total may soon reach good-sized figures. That <; a guilty conscience never feels secure" is partly shown by all such instances of delayed restitution. It is important to notice, however, that conscience money is generally in small amounts. In making a restitution of a few cents or a few dollars a conscience-stricken man is pre sumably making amends for all the frauds he ever committed and is clearing his conscience completely. If for a few dollars he can do that, he must be con sidered a comparatively honest man. The crook who gets large amounts of money dishonestly is not so apt to make amends voluntarily. Compared with him, the payer of conscience money is as re liable as a trustworthy bank cashier. It is rather appropriate that the showers of Arbor Day came in time to save many of the trees menaced by forest fires. Up in frozen Alaska they have abolished legalized cap ital punishment, but it is a safe bet that anybody who goes around stealing his neighbor's reindeer will not escape the end of the rope. The Guggenheim interests are reported to have rejected an offer of 18 % cents a pound for 10,000,000 pounds of copper. At this rate American cents may soon be selling at a premium. The Syracuse court investigation has narrowed down to determining whether or not Theodore .Roosevelt was a political boss. Whatever the jury may decide he once was it is pretty Certain no one will contend he is boss to-day. If the various revolutionary parties in Mexico could be induced to take sides with one or the other of the con tending forces in Europe, where they doubtless could find all the fighting they want, it might quickly solve Mexico's problem. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN HIS HARD LUCK "Did you evtr plav cards for money?" "Ves, but I never got it."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. PUNISHMENT "What is the charge, against this man?" "Dressing up in woman's clothes. Your Honor." "Discharged! He's been punished enough."—Life. JUST THAT Johnny—"What is au expert, pal" P® " A fellow who tells others how to do the things he can't do himself."—Judge. HIS START The Mayor-elect of Chicago is said to have begun life as a newsboy, which is different from most men who begin life as babies.—Florida Times-Union. HER AMBITION "Do you want to marry your employer!" "Oh, no! I only want to fca assister to him."—Baltimore American. BIRDS OF A FEATHER "Because they once saved that city, to this day geese are honored in Rome." "In that case if I were you I think I'd go and live there, my dear."—Kansas Journal, (MOMMEffi AID BEAUTY TO SWN.HAIR AND HANDS The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing better than these fra grant super-creamy emollients. Samples Free by Mail Cutlcura Roap and Ointment (old everywhere. Liberal aample of etch mailed free, alth 32-p. book. Address post-card "Cutloura." Dept. 2SF. Boeton. (Tongue-End Top ics | Mexican Quail for York County Ed. M. Housholder, president of the Harrisburg Republican Olub and for a long time one of the Capitol guards, is a great sportsman, although he does not practice so much with his double barreled Greener a she used to. Still he likes to see others hunt and he likes to see them get a bag of game. To this end he is doing what he can to restock the places where game is scarce. The other day he got a dozen quail from the State Gaino Commission—a dozen of those wild Mexican quail that were chased to the border by Villa's soldiers, captured in the United States and shipped north, the State Game Commis sion getting about 500 of them. These twelve birds were mated —six pairs— and Mr. Hoiisholder took them over into York county and let them loose, about two miler apart. Before lie did so, however, he scattered food all through the hedges where the birds were set free, and Knew thnt they would not suffer for something to eat. When he had released the last pair he j set face for home and along the route | he could hear the happy birds whistling because they had regained tfceir free- I dcm. The birds were strong and I healthy, and in time that, section of York county may bo full of quail, un less the _game hogs kill them off before they have time to breed. However, the new game laws will take care of the persons who shoot and kill every thing with feathers. Brooks Hears Local Option Debate Former Kepresentative William H. Brooks, of Philadelphia, was an inter ested spectator during the local option debate in the hall of the House this week, and met many old friends who know him as the author of the high li cense bill that bears his name. Mr. Brooks had in his possession an inter esting paper which he had prepared the year following that in which his high license bill was passed by the Legisla ture and was approved by Governor Beaver. It was a list of the wards in Philadelphia with the number of sa loons in each ward before aud after high license. In 1887, when the law was passed, there were more than 5,000 saloons in Philadelphia, and in one year after the law went into effect there were but 1,200, a reduction of 3,800 licensed liquor, places, and all because of the increased liceuse fee imposed by the bill. * ♦ * Brooks Wants to Come Back It is interesting to note that sinco the Brooks high license law was passed it has not been changed in the least •particular, and it remains in every re spect to-day the same as it was when Governor Beaver signed it. Not a sin gle change in twenty-eight years, which speaks well for the law. In that time at least fifty attempts have been made to amend the high license law in some particular, either to reduce the license fee or to exempt certain lo calities from its workings; but every attempt to change the law has met with defesi*, something which Mr. Brooks points to with much pride. "With all the change in the issuing of licenses brought about by his bill, Mr. Brooks was a strong advocate of the local option bill, and said he will be a candidate for the House next year to return and fight for local option. * * • Might Solve the Problem The purchase by Japan from the United States of the Philippine Islands is suggested in a petition recently pre-i sented to Count Okuma, the Prime Min-* ister, by Shigemaru Sugiyama and a number of other Japanese who have been prominent in politics. Mr. Sugi yama was formerly secretary to Prince Katsura. The petition sets forth that in view of opinion found in the United States tljat the Philippiurii should be given up by that country vhe islands should be acquired by Japan as the best means of solving the "Pacific question.'• The signers point out that disagreements between Japan and the United States arise over the question of immigration. If Japan acquired the Philippines there would be no need of Japanose emigration to California. THE GLOBE OPEN TILL SIX THE GLOBE MORE- f of Those Special Worsted Suits " s is.o« -flaX For Saturday's Selling / 1 ri . The response to our ads of Wednesday was instantaneous jfflwi\ jk -—men were quick to avail themselves of this bargain oppor- V(\l tunity—the suits sold quickly. jpfig. One of our best makers came to our rescue with another large shipment Ilk -iKwrW which arrived this morning. I f Silk Mixed Worsted Suits in elegant stripes, plaids and neat mixtures many of them worth $20 —and they are here to fit everybody. » I I Young Fellows .^ffi o r& Y su£ S2O and $25 ij Anitfcar Sale of toys' Sails With 2 Pairs af Traasars at $3.50 <1 Strictly Cheviots of splendid style—none worth less than ss.oo— for bovs 6t017 <1 <; Unusual isn t it—with the prices'of wool soaring—cloth «roin<r .m imH .11 *2 • jj r»™n ß -it, price, that we eat, make this offer. We have but « suits to Lll-io ptaS'SS ij S. U. S.—— Boys' Knee Pants, 50c ;! ;! Not a distress signal—but the initials of Boyg^Knee 1 f wpri arge^mi ; xeil "? s ° rtm<?nt ° f 3; | the new slogan of the Right-Posture League, erably higher prices—all weiTmade of stoot'welr' <' 3; "STAND UP STRAIGHT." resisting Values <1 S RIGHT-POSTURE CLOTHES will add to Boys' Waist Time Is : t <; your boy's health and general welfare- y* r , 7 » Here— «| i: of carriage and bearing-styles that her^-sUVith"soKlJsTnTr o®-cut*u»'Jd I stand out among all others. roomy—at 1 <• I $6.50 to $12.50 || A !^ll 1S , ale .°^ 50 Peerless Li « ht Wei « ht Umon Silk Shirts at $2.00 Suits at SI.OO to $2.50 Remarkable—a big saving right at the be- Keeping comfortable ; H ginning of the season, on these well-made, cool underwear—it mn«t i„» . y a matter of looking pure silk shirts—all the newest corded -lit must fit ' 1 slm P e d gssjsaitJ- •••■* (gglXUßeass THE GLOBE "The Friendly Store" 12TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET Harrisburg Masons Will Hold Big Af fair in Celebration of Event, June 4 ■Harrisburg Lodge No. 629, Free and Accepted Masons, will o'bserve the twelfth anniversary of its installation at a banquet on the evening of June 4. The following committee has charge of tlie arrangements: Benjamin W. Demming, Harvey E. Knupp, George P. Drake, Samuel D. Sansom, 'Charles C. Stroll, Cornelius B. Shope, Warren E. Parthemore, Charles E. Covejt,' John F. Rohrer, tieorge R. (Bentleyj Frederick J. Smith, Howard A. Rutherford, John C. Shumbcrger, War ren B. Keim, Benjamin M. Mead, Clin ton E. Chamberlin, George M, Allen, James P. Horning, A. Hamilton Shader, Harry E. Warner, Howard C. Irwin, Philip S. Moyer, William Corl, William 11. Drinkwater, Frederick L. Koenig, Frederick M. Tritle, Luher W. Walzer, Mercer B. Tate, Shirley B. Watts, Wil liam 'Spry Hurlocjt, Edward A. Miller. NAUGLE-BOWBKS WEDDING Ceremony Was Performed by the Bey. J. Bradley Markward Mr. and Mrs. John Bowers, 1905 North Fourth street, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Sarah, to William Naugle, of this city, which took place at the parsonage of tho Bethlehem Lutheran church, Wednes day morning at 7 o'clock. The cere mony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. J. Bradley MaTkward, and there were no attendants. Following a wedding trip to Philadelphia and New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Naugle will be "at home" at 2174 Brookwood streef. TRAPPED ON A BRIDGE Woman Hit by Train—Young Man Saves Girl by Leap Wilmington, Del., April 23.—1t has been found necessary to amputate the leg of Mrs. Hannah Fleisch, who with Hesler Eastbum and Miss Myrtle Ryan, was caught on a trestle bridge at Mount Cuba, on tho Baltimoro and Ohio Railrond, Tuesday night. They were in the centre of it when a train came on. The train struck Mrs. Fleisch. Young Eastbum seize.l Miss Ryan and jumped into the creek, a distance of about 12 feet. Burglar Changes His Socks in Store Reading, Pa., April' 23. —A burglar, who ransacked the cash box in the store of D. P. Schaeffer. on Penn street, of all the change, removed his stockings on the back doorstep and put on new ones from the stock in the store be fore leaving by way of tho yard of a hotel next door. Three Lancaster Clubs Indicted Lancaster, Pa., April 23.—The Grand Jury has found a true bill against members' of the Germania Turn Verein, the Minnehaha and Penn Ave nue Social clubs for selling liquor to non-members and on Sunday. Tho cases are expected to be tried this week. ARBOR DAY MABEL CBONISE JONES The ocean yields pearls Imd mosses wum 1 * caverns their riches of gold! While gleaming marble is quarried * rom strata, centuries old; Th r ?, mi " es am ) the mountains yield jewels, Ihe flowers bring their incense sweet. And man sees the wealth of nations Laid down at his very feet. et greater than olden treasure, Or gems of the earth or sea, We hold with reverent homage The gracious gift of the tree! It has builded man's homes and bulwark*• His vessels to breast the main, It has given him food and raiment And shelter from pitiless rain. It has yielded hiin shade at noontime, It has filled his soul with peace, And its budding springtime glorv Is a marvel that never shall cease. It has witnessed the sports of childhood, The battles of nations vast; It sees the joys of the "present As it saw the throes of the past. Gethsemane's sacred sorrow Was viewed by the cedar and pine, "he human vainly struggling To conquer a Love Divine. Gethsemane's mighty conflict Re-lived by each human heart, Beholds the upreaching trees a symbol Of the nobler and Christlike part. To God's blue skies are they stretching, And their loftiest boughs grow dim, And blend with the azure heavens In aspiration to Him! Their 'wakening buds betoken The life that triumphs o'er Death; The resurrection that follows The passing of mortal breath ; In man's infinite moods and passions, In his every trade and art, The tree, with its gracious mission Enacts its marvelous part. It yieldeth man hope and comfort; It soothes his spirit to rest; And ever silently teaches That truth is noblest and best. The power to create is Jehovah's, But man in a partial degree Enacts the part of Creator When he plants the sprouting tree. His tree gives shade to the weary, And fuel and food to the poor, And unto the soul heavy-laden The strength to o'ercorae and endure. So we plant our tree in the springtime, In the warmth of the fertile sod, And its beauty and vigor shall burgeon To life, at the touch of God!
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers