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Tuesday, April 27, 1915.
APRIL
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MOON'S PHASES—
last Quarter, 6th; New Moon, 14th;
First Quarter, 22nd; Full Moon, 29th.
WEATHER FORECASTS
Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to
night. Wednesday probably showers. \
Continued warm. ~
Eastern Pennsylvania: Continued
warm and probably fair weather to
night and Wednesday. Light variable
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, DO; lowest, 59; S a. m., 61; 8 p. m., 74.
A PLEA FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
People who have fresh iu their minds the narrow
estiape from flames of 46 little children a few
■weeks ago when the Nursery Home, at Third street
and Reel's Lane, burned down; and who more
recently read of three fires in one week in the
Children's Industrial Home, Nineteenth and Swa
tara streets, which were traced directly to the use
of matches in the building, will be in entire sym
pathy with the efforts of the board of managers of
the latter institution to raise SSOO to install electric
lights in the place of gas throughout the Home.
There have been other fires in the Industrial
Home attributed to the necessary presence of
matches there and the fact that it has been found
practically impossible, under the present plan, to
prevent children from getting hold of the matches
at one time or another. By good luck and constant
watchfulness on the part of the Home employes
there has been no panic or serious damage to the
building but the members of the board of managers
say there will be a constant source of danger to the
130 little inmates, —ranging in ages from two years
up.—until matches are eliminated. This, they say,
cannot be until electric lights are installed.
• The plea for extra contributions to accomplish
this is made necessary from the fact that it is only
with difficulty that the Home is able to make both
2nds meet in paying the current expenses from the
regular moneys now available, due to the high cost
of food and of other necessities.
When it is thought that a repetition of one of
the frequent fires of the past might result in the
loss of lives of helpless little children or the de
struction of the building, it should not be necessary
to say anything more to induce the public to re
spond liberally with subscriptions for the fund that
is to eliminate matches.
Contributions will be at the offices of
the daily newspapers or may be sent to the treas
urer of the Home's board of managers, Miss Agnes
Felix, 10 North Market Square.
THE PASSING OF JOHN BUNNY
The man whose face is more familiar than any
other to the movie patrons of the world, —and that
is a large percentage of the world's population,—
is dead.
Not the war lord in helmet and military cloak
and upright mustache, nor the executive of the
greatest republic, nor the vigorous defendant in
the big libel suit of the day, nor the discoverer of
a pole, nor yet the writer of the most popular cur
rent fiction,—but funny John Bunny.
Mr. Bunny may be considered the first famous
man in his particular field, and the forerunner of
many more famous men in that field. He gained
renown not by dealing with politics, science or
literature, but by making grimaces and assuming
ridiculously comical attitudes in front of the movie
cameras.
No face has ever been more truly a man's for
tune than John Bunny's. It was not a handsome
face, or rather it is not a handsome face, for even
though the actual features are calm in death, the
reproductions of them cannot be forgotten.
When Bunny in his early days as a clerk was
told by his employer that he was "good for nothing
but making faces," he could not have realized at
the time how very valuable an ability that really
was, an ability which was to earn for him a larger
annual salary than that of the President of the
United States.
It was not until five years ago that John Bunny
tTARRISBUFG STAR-INDEPENDENT, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1915. :
became a movie actor and began to get famous. In
the intervening short space of time his face has
become the most familiar on movie screens the
world over. It is safe to say that no great >man,
whether general, statesman, explorer, or writer,
ever gained so wide an acquaintance among the
people of this planet in so brief a time. There may
be other movie actors who will duplicate this
achievement or even surpass it, but the corpulent,
comical Bunny was the pioneer.
The famous comedian's life was surely a life well
spent,—one that brought cheer and joy into mil
lions of other lives. The man who makes other
men laugh and forget dull fare is a very useful
person in this world. It is too bad that Mr. Bunny
didr not live to realize his ambition to reproduce in
Spain and Portugal the works of Cervantes. As
Don Quixote he would certainly have been a scream.
Had he played the part he would no doubt have
made himself known in connection with the eccen
tric knight of the middle ages to multitudes who
have not the slightest knowledge of Cervantes.
TOO MANY HORSES GOINO ABROAD
The number of horses and mules being shipped
from ports in this country for use in the war already
is reckoned in the hundreds of thousands. The
shipments are aiding the Allies, since their desti
nations are ultimately England and France, and at
the same time they are depriving this country of
very valuable domestic animals. The United States,
in its foreign horse trade, also is doing harm to
itself in disposing of grWt numbers of mares at a
time when a shortage bf brood mares already
exists.
We are not yet ready in 4he United States en
tirely to replace horses with automobiles. The
latter are, of course, serving many purposes from
which the former are being gradually retired. Yet
horses still are indispensable on the farms, and it
will be the American farmers, largely, who will
suffer if the war leaves this country in want of
sufficient supplies of the animals.
Most of the big American breeding farms went
out of business when the racing tracks in various
states Avere closed. The stock of these farms, in
cluding large numbers of the best thoroughbreds,
were disposed of abroad, where even in these crit
ical times racing is favored by the people. At the
time of the latest official count, however, there still
were 22,000,000 horses in this country, a not incon
siderable number. It is this number which ship
ments abroad are now depleting.
Canada has found it the part of wisdom to pro
tect its horse breeding industry. Our government
is, perhaps, making an unfortunate mistake in per
mitting the exportation of horses in such great
numbers. The animals can for the present be used
to much better purpose in America than in Europe
and surely, as humane persons wisely point out,
they would be much more comfortable here.
The child labor bill does not seem destined for the
pickling vat.
The premature summer seems to have started something
on the Ypres.
Some of the law-makers should have learned by now that
they can't lick Brumbaugh all the time.
Former Governor Sulzer, of New York, was in Phila
delphia yesterday but, the papers say, refused to talk to
reporters. Can't be the "Same Old Bill!"
The Italian hurdy-gurdy man on Market street to-day
who alternated between "Tipperary" and "Die Wacht Am
Rhine," is a diplpmatist even if he is not a neutral.
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
HIS TASK
"What ai"e you standing here for and crying, little boy?"
"Waitin* fer the extra. Pa said I mustn't come home
without a great victory."—Fliegende Blaetter.
ENOUGH
Beggar—"Please, mister, give me a dime for my three
hungry children."
Pedestrian (hurrying on) —"Don't need any more, thank
you."—Exchange.
ON THE WAY
Evangelist—"Young man, you are on the road to per
dition."
Young Man—"Maybe I am, sir, but I'm not going so fast
that I can't enjoy the scenery."—Kellogg's Square Dealer.
BOTH FREE
First Tramp—"Where did you get your bread t"
Second Tramp—"ln the bread line."
First Tramp—"And your clothes?"
Second Tramp—"From the clothes line."—Ginger.
ACTED NATURAL
Mistress —"Did Tommy behave in a polite, gentlemanly
manner at the party?"
Maid—"Oh, no, ma'am. He acted perfectly natural."
—Ginger.
BOTH UPSET
Athletic Girl (to the young curate) —"Do you know,
when I walk on my hands the blood always rushes to my
head."
Curate (embarrassed) —"I—I think it would rush to
mine, too."—Ginger. \
GIVING HER A CHANCE
The fussy lady had noticed that the rude man sitting
beside her on the street car had expectorated on the floor.
The fussy lady immediately signaled the conductor and that
official came in to see what was wanted.
"Do you allow spitting in this car?" demanded the fussy
lady.
"Well, no," replied the conductor. "But you can come
out on the platform if you want to, lady."—Cincinnati
Enquirer. •
REFINED FISH
Bob Davis, editor of "Munsey's," was at the Hotel Cecil,
in London. Glancing over the menu one morning at break
fast, he said to the waiter: t
"What is a whiting?"
"A whiting, sir," said the waiter, "is a fish, sir."
"I know that," said Davis, "but what kind of a flsh?
How does it taste?"
The waiter pondered the matter for a moment.
"I'll tell you, sir," he said. "A whiting is like a 'addock,
air —only more refined."— -Baaology.
DYSPEPSIAJVERCOME
Tone Up the Stomach With Hood's
Sarsaparilla
When you have dyspepsia your life
is miserable. You have a bad taste
in your mouth, a tenderness at the pit
of your stomach, a feeling of puffy
fullness, headache, heartburn, and some
times nausea.
Dyspepsia is difficult digestion—
that is what the word means—and the
only~way to get rid of it is to give
vigor and tone to the stomach and the
system. Hood's Sar
saparilla, sold by all druggists, is the
one medicine which acts on the stomach
through the blood and also directly. Its
beneficial effects are felt at once. Im
provement begins immediately.
Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies the
blood, makes the rich red blood that
is needed for perfect digestion, aud
builds up the whole system. No other
medicine can take its place.—Adv.
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Vare's Small Son Has Grit
Senator Vare, of Philadelphia, has
a plucky little son of eight years who
distinguished himself at the recent big
horse show in that city. The lad was
riding a fractious pony, a trifle larger
than a Newfoundland dog, black as a
coal and full of life, which had been
entered for the prize in its class. Just
as the ponies were lined up the one
ridden by George, 2d, began its tan
trums, and despite the efforts of the
rider to hold on and conquer the pony
it threw him. At once the little fellow
jumped to his feet, dashed after the
pony captured it aud remounting the
ugly little beast succeeded in subduing
it and riding it to victory and the first
prize. It was an exhibition of Vare
pluck which was exceedingly gratify
ing to the Senator.
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, "Jim" McNichol's Sons
Senator "Jim" McNichol, of Phil
adelphia, has a couple of sons who Are
learning the contracting business from
the ground up—in fact already have
learned it, and when he has a par
ticularly difficult piece of work to do
he places one of his sons in charge
with directions what, to do and in
structions how to carry on the work.
After that he gives himself no con
cern, for he knows that his instructions
will be carried out to the letter. That
is one of the reasons why the Senator
takes things so easy when attending
the sessions of the Senate. He knows
that his business is in good hands.
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How Sones Catches Trout
Senator Sones, of Lycoming, is one
of the biggest lumber operators in the
State, and has a big lumber camp some
miles from William sport on one of the
finest trout streams in the State, but,
strange to say, he never has fished for
trout in his life, and he never caught
a fish. He likes to have his friends
visit him, however, and then he sends
a skilled trout catcher out for "a
mess" and has the trout prepared in
true camp style. That is "some style"
as regards cooking.
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The Heavyweight of the Senate
Senator William Wallace Smith, of
Philadelphia, is a son of former Mayor
Smith, and is a typical Philadelphian.
He has been identified with the city's
interests for many years and knows
the village like a book. Senator Smith
enjoys the distinction of being "the"
heavyweight in the Senate. There are
other Senators who lay claim to a good
deal of avoirdupois, notably Senators
Schantz, of Lehigh; Sproul, of Dela
ware; Burke, of Allegheny, and Mc-
Connell, of Northumberland, but they
are not in the same class with the big
Philadelphian. Like all fat men, he is
good natured and jolly.
* • *
Patton's Wide Acquaintance
{Senator Edward W. Patton, of Phil
adelphia, was for almost forty years
a member of Select Council of that
city, resigning the presidency of that
body to go into the Senate. He has a
larger acquaintance with native Phila
delphians than any other man in pub
lie service, and, from his long official
record, regards the members of the
Senate as "his boys."
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Burke Knows Railroading
Senator William J. Burke, of Al
legheny, is a railroad conductor. He
laid down his ticket punch to take
on the Senatorial toga. His knowledge
of train running was displayed during
the hearing in the Senate chamber on
the full crew repealer, when so many
railroad officials and railroad train-
Pea
Coal
is 25c cheaper. The pres
ent price of $4.95 for hard
pea is the lowest in years
and will hold good until
July 1. Kelley is ready to
fill all orders with the best
grades of Wilkes-Barre
pea.
H. M. KELLEY & CO.
1 N. Third Street
Tenth and State Streets
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A FINE TREATMENT
FORCATHARRH
Easy to Make and Coits Little
If you have catarrh don't be misled
or gulled into believing you can obtain
a cure for your trouble by breathing a
simple medicated air.
Catarrh is a constitutional disease and
inhalers, sprays and nose douches mere
ly temporize with the disease and sel
dom, if ever, bring any lasting benefit.
To effect a cure use a remedy that will
drive the disease out of your system.
Don't employ a remedy that will drive
the disease down into your lungs and
bronchial tubes. Such methods often
lead to consumption, and frequently pro
duce catarrhal deafness and head noises.
If you have catarrh in any form go to
your druggist and get one ounce of Par
mint (Double Strength, take this home
and add to it % pint of hot water and
4 ounces of granulated sugar; stir until
dissolved. Take a tablespoonful four
times a day.
The first dose should begin to relieve
the most miserable headache, dullness,
sneezing, sore throat, running of the
nose, catarrhal discharges, head noises
and other loathsome symptoms that al
ways accompany this disgusting disease.
Loss of smell, defective hearing and
mucus dropping in the back of the
throat are other symptoms that show
the presence of catarrh and which may
be overcome by the use of this simple
treatment. Every person who has ca
tarrh should give this prescription a
triah^Ther^^iothiin^betten^^dv.
men were present. Several witnesses
produced by the railroad companies to
prove that the extra trainman was un
necessary were interrogated by Sen
ator Burke so closely that they were
in danger of getting tied up. And he
did it all so good naturedly that "the
big audience was kept in a continuous
laugh by his questions.
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Phipps Keeps Close to the Tickes
Senator Marshall Phipps, of Ven
ango, is an oil operator and he keeps
close tabs on the market price of oil,
for a rise or a drop of a few cents a
barrel means a good deal to a man
who owns almost half a hundred oil
wells, all pumping more or less every
day.
T. M. J.
Makes 01 Feel Like 16
"I suffered with kidney ailment for
two years," writes Mrs. M. A. Bridges,
Robinson, Mass., "and commenced tak
ing Foley Kidney Pills about ten
months ago. I am now able to do all
my work without fatigue. I am now
61 years of age and feel like a 16-vear
old girl." Foley Kidney Pills strengthen
and invigorate weak, tired and deranged
kidneys; relieve backache, weak back,
rheumatism and bladder trouble. They
are tonic in action. Geo. A. Gorgas, 16
North Third street.—Adv.
MIDDLETOWN
Mrs. G. E. Benson, of Pittsburgh, Is
Visiting Her Mother
Middletown, April 27.—Mrs. G. E.
Benson, of Pittsburgh, is the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Anson Ackerman,
Pine and Water streets.
George Stipe, of Chester, spent the
past several days in town with rela
tives.
Charles Kiamer, of Harrisburg, spent
Sunday in town as the guest of his
brother, John Kramer, and family,
Emaus strjet.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gcyer and
daughter, Ruth, motored to Linglestown
on Sunday.
Mrs. Chauneey Strauss has returned
to her home at Reading after spending
the past several days in town with rel
atives.
N. C. Fuhrman transacted business at
Conewago to-day.
Mr. and Jlrs. Frank motored to Ha
gerstown Sunday.
The M. A. C. baseball team will play
its first game of the season with High
spire at the latter place Saturday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. William Hopkins, Susquehanna
street, spent the past several days at
Lebanon as the guest of relatives.'
George Carr spent yesterday at Har
risburg.
Mrs. Daugherty will install electric
lights in her home on Main street.
Miss Ruth Nauss is assisting as clerk
in the ice cream parlor of James Hippie,
South Union street.
Mrs. Sara Wefnslar, who had been
quite ill at her home on Ann street, is
somewhat improved.
Miss Isabelle Ringland, of Ejiola,
We advertised going out of Hat Business.
We mean it. When this decision was made
we had already contracted for our Import
Straws.
These we were compelled to take in.
Best foreign makes.
Heath, Barford, Vyse, of England,
Bronston, of Italy.
Our Panamas will arrive about May Ist.
These will be included in sale.
Opportunity
SIDES & SIDES
COMMONWEALTH HOTEL BUILDING
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
Frank over Sunday.
The first shoot of the Middletown
Gun C'lub was held on Saturday after
noon and a series is being held for the
Russell trophy cup.
A special meeting of the M. A. C.
was held in their rooms last evening
and business of importance was trans
acted in regards to tho opening game
of baseball on Saturday afternoon. The
team will practice several evenings
during the week.
A cottage prayer meeting will be
held at the home of John Nitrauer,
State street, on Friday evening.
MECHANICSBURG
Hot Weather Brings Out Ice Cream
Vendors in Numbers
Special Correspondence.
Mcchanicsburg, April 27. —The hot
weather has brought the ice cream ven
dors out on our streets and now ice
cream cones and lollypops are rivals
here.
On Thursday, April 22, Edgar F.
Rupp and Grace M. Schaul, of this
place, went to Hagerstown and were
married by a clergyman in that town.
J Colonel T. Stewart, of Carlisle, agent
of the County 6. P. C. A., was here
yesteritav on official business.
Mrs. Charles Orris, of New Cumber
land, was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Weir Lloyd, West Main street, on Sun
day.
On Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
H. S. Moliler and Grant Mohler and
family were returning from Carlisle in
Mr. Mohler's automobile, the spindle
at the front part of the machine broke
and the front of the car fell throwing
the occupants to the ground. How
ever, as the car was running slow, no
one was hurt. The ladles in the party
walked to the nearest trolley stopping
place a*d came home by trolley. The
Messrs. Mohler remained and after
considerable labor got the car in shape
to bring them home.
Raymond Beach, of Harrisburg, spont
yesterday in this place,
j Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Stahl, of Rich
! mond, Ya. ,are visiting Mr. Stalil's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Stahl,
North Market street.
The body of Mrs. Harry Inderiden,
who died on Sunday at her home in
j Baltimore, will be brought here to-mor
j row and taken to the home of her sis
i ter, Mrs. L C. Wise, West Main street,
from where services will be held on
Thursday. Miss Inderiden before her
marriage was a resident of this place.
She is a daughter of the late George
Mailley.
Ask for Fink's draught Pilsener.
Low alcoholic percentage.—Adv.
J. B. ALBRIGHT LOSES ARM
Railroad Brakeman Fell Beneath Mov
ing Train at Jersey City
While running beside a moving
freight train yesterday in the Jersey
City freight yards, J. R. Albright, 85
Disbrow street, this city, a ibrakeman
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
j pany, stumbled and fell, his arm being
crushed beneath a car.
He was taken to the hospital in that
city, where the arm was amputated.
His condition was reported fairly good
this morning when Mrs. Albright left
for Jersey City.
Boil the Water, Is Dixon's Advice
Lebanon, April 27.—Following an
order issued by Br. Samuel G. Dixou,
State Health Commissioner, the Leba
non Water Department has issued no
tice to all the consumers of city water
to boil all water in use for domestic
purposes. The low condition of the
city's supply dams at South mountain
has necessitated the pumping of water
from Hammer creek and Poplar r<in and
whenever pumping is necessary, water
for domestic purposes should be boiled
to insure its purity.
j Forget Sentenced at Lebanon
Lebanon, April 27. —Harry Grum
bling, a former Reading man, who has
already served sentence in the Eastern
penitentiary at Philadelphia for five
years for forgery, pleaded guilty yes
terday ii) court here on three different
charges of forgery and was sent to the
penitentiary for a term not less than
two years nor more than three years.
Fell Down Cellar Steps
While going to the cellar to hang up
her wash, Mrs. H. B. Gladfelter, 418
Woodbine street, lost her balance and
fell head first down the steps yester
day. A physician was summoned who
found that the woman was suffering
from a torn tendon in the back of her
neck, a badly sprained back and a
number of other bruises.
Evers' Condition Not Alarming
By Anaocialcd Press,
Troy, N. Y., April 27. Tohnny Ev
ers, captain of the Boston Braves, who
THE BLOBE—OPEN Till SIX
WE NOW CALL
ATTENTION TO OUR
Clothing
Specialties
Big Clothing Store
1 could not back up its
claim to leadership if it did
not supply man's every cloth
ing need—we append a list
ot our useful, serviceable and
comfortable clothing special
ties.
Clergymen's Coats
Comfortable summer coats of
best quality, imported black
drabaette.
$3.50 to $5
Office Coats
Practical coats of chambray,
alpaca, mohair and blue serge—
cool and comfortable.
501 to $5
Auto Dusters
One of these will easily save
♦he price of a suit this summer—
linen and mohair—gray and tan.
$1.50 to $5
White Duck Coats
& Vest Jackets with
sleeves
For barbers, bartenders, lunch
room men, doctors, dentists, hos
pital attendants, etc.—built for
good service—of best quality
white duck.
SI.OO
Waiters' Jackets
$1.50 to $3
Chefs' Coats, SI.OO
Butchers' Frocks,
$1.25
Bar Aprons, 25tf
Cooks' and Chefs' Caps
151
Khaki Trousers
The kind that "wear like iron"
■ —durably made- —all sizes—ex
tra values at
SI.OO to $2.00
THE GLOBE
"The Friendly Slore"
was injured about two weeks ago, de
nies the report that he would not be
able to play ball again. He is now in
bed in this city by order of his physi
icans, who found that, in addition to a
sprain, he has a broken bone in his left
ankle. He said he would be in the
game again in about six weeks.
Schoolmates Were Pallbearers
The funeral of Melvin Ludwig, the
8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Ludwig, 1908 State street, who died
Sunday morning from appendicitis,
was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the home of his parents. He was
a pupil of the Pleasant View sciiooi
and six of his classmates acted as pall
bearers.
"I Don't Feel Good"
That is what a lot of people tell us.
I! sually their bowels only need cleansing.
will do the trick and make you feel fine.
We know thia positively. Take one
tonight. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
George A. Gorgas