6 THE STAR-INDEPENDENT ( Etiabhthfd in 1676) Published by THK STAR PRINTING COMPANY. Star-Independent Building. 11-10-U South Third Street. Harris burg. *».. ■vary Evening Except Sunday. ' Ott>c*T». IHnrtort. SSMJAMIN F. ' JONS L. L. KCHN, President. Vv. W. WALLOWEK. _ _ U |YIU Vita President. w * * Wm. K. >lgrg«s. _ _ _ Secretary anil Treasurer. WJI W WSLUOWKK. WJTIH~WAYMR. v. HCM>I«L BKRGHACS, JB Business Manager fcaitor. All coiuaiuricaliom should be addressed to STAB IN DSPSNPENT. Business, Editorial. Job Printing or Circulation Department. accortliug to the subjtfl matter. entered aTThs Post Office in Harrisburg as second class matter. leaiasiu A Kentno* Company. New York and Chicago Representatives Smw York Office. Brunswick Building. US Pifth Arenua. Chicago Office. People's lias Building. Michigan Aveuue. DaHvend be carriers at C ceata a week. Mailed to subscribers far Three Dollars a Tear in adTanee THESTA I*. IN DEPENDENT The paper with tha largest Home Circulation in Harrisburg and ntsrb.T towns. Clrculatiea Eaamlned by THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN ADVERTISERS. TELEPHONES: Private Branch E.ohange. - c ' UMBCI^LANO VALLEY Private Branch Biohanga. No. 2*5146 Tuesday. May 11. 1915. MAY Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Frl. Sat. 1 2 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 31 MOON S PHASES— Last Quarter. 6th; New Moon. 13th; First Quarter, 21st; Full Moon, 28th. f !■ nv WEATHER FORECASTS 'OS Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair and " slightly warmer to-night. Wednesday p partly cloudy with rising temperature. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night. jCTa Wednesday increasing cloudiness in south, fair in north portion. Moderate J variable winds. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG Highest, 68; lowest. 51; 8 a. m.. 52; S p. in., 64. A THREE-CORNERED BARGAIN The New York "Sun's" Washington eorrespond ent says that Germany would like to bargain with the United States regarding the limitation of Ger many's submarine warfare, and that while Germany has not made any official overtures she will do so on a basis something like this: That Germany will abandon her submarine operations involving losses to neutrals if Great Britain will permit foodstuffs to enter Germany. Of course any bargaining to that end would be a three-cornered affair with Great Biytain as the third party. So far as the United States is concerned such an arrangement might be a very satisfactory one. First of all such a bargain, if strictly lived up to, would be a protection to the lives of such Americans as are so venturesome as to risk trips on English vessels into the war zone. In the second place it would be a benefit to Ameican interests in a material way to be able to ship foodstuffs without interruption into Germany. So much for the United States. Presumably if it is true that Germany is to pro pose such a bargain the terms of it are satisfactory to Germany. It would seem, therefore, that the acceptance of the proposition would depend largely on Great Britain. What her attitude would be of course is problematical. The British acceptance of the proposal, it might perhaps be concluded, would hinge largely on whether the British see more advantage in keeping foodstuffs out of Germany than in being safe guarded against the destruction of the lives of her people and her property on board British merchant vessels in the present zone of operations of German submarines. In brief, then, it might be said that the bargain the "Sun" man declares Germany is about to offer, reduces itself to this: Germany will prevent the loss of lives of British non combatants through the operation of German submarines if Great Britain will prevent the loss of lives of Germans through starvation due to cutting off the food supply. If it is true that Germany has any such proposi tion to make it might explain to some extent the thus far unexplained advantage that Germany sought to gain by its alleged sinking of the Lusi tania with the accompanying great loss of life. Germany, assuming that it ultimately will be proved that she was responsible for the sinking of the liner, may perhaps attempt to justify that act on the ground that it was a drastic step taken to force England to an agreement to let food stuffs go into Germany. If that is so. incidentally, Ger many must now be put to desperate straits to obtain food. Solely from the viewpoint of the United States the bargain alleged to be about to be proposed would be a boon to America for the reasons stated above. So far as concerns the likelihood of its acceptance by Great Britain, however, there is much doubt. For one thing, the withdrawal of the British ban on the shipping of food into Germany would do more than open up a source of food supply to the German non-combatants. It would do the same for the German fighting men and thus remove one of the greatest possible means of the British weak ening the German military operations. Moreover it would present greater opportunities for neutral nations to smuggle war supplies into Germany in the guise of foods, to the injury of Britain. And, besides that, in these days when interna tional agreements are regarded as "mere scraps of paper," what assurance would Great Britain have H Alt HIS BURG WTA R-1N D K PENDENT, TUESDAY 'EVENING, MAY li, 1915. that the submarine warfare actually would be abandoned under the proposed bargain T OTHER NATIONS AND OUR CANAL Now that the Panama Canal has taken its place on the map of the hemisphere, through the efforts, of the I'uited States government, to what extent have the other governments of the world the right to interfere in its management? Since the most important of those governments are for the present occupied on their side of the globe with more vital matters, they now have noth ing to say about our arrangements for our big ditch. It has been hinted, however, that the status of the canal is to be considered by the peace con gress which, after the nations have had enough of tighting, will meet to establish the freedom of the seas. Our government has promised to keep the canal open ou equal terms to all the world and asks no advice concerning the management of its property. It is not looking forward to a war of its own. but in case there should be such a war, it would no doubt, without hesitancy, use the canal advantageously for its own warships and endeavor to exclude the vessels of the enemy. In times of peace, however, the canal is open to the world, which has a big share of inter est in it. The United States could not afford to discriminate in admitting vessels to the waterway, save, perhaps, in giviug American vessels lower toll rates, and would not be inclined to do so. The government which happened to have enough of energy to go ahead with the construction of the canal, carrying it to completion, really did the work for the benetit of all governments. If the commerce of other countries protits by the use of the Panama Canal, the proprietor of that convenience will be glad of it, for prosperity is always likely to be eon tageous and result in added prosperity. The good sense of our government ought to be trusted by the Europeans to manage the waterway satisfactorily to all so long as measures of war do not interfere with such equitable management, which it is to be hoped is a very remote possibility. A peace congress, meeting to settle differences }f Europeans, and perhaps of Asiatics, would hardly be acting wisely to take under consideration the management of the Panama Caual, which is the business of the United States principally. Whcu advice is wanted from battle-scared Europe re garding the peaceful operation over here of the big ditch our government will ask for it. HUBBARD'S LAST LITTLE JOURNEY When Elbert Hubbard left New York on the Lusi tania his intention, he said at the time, was to get material in the war zone for future literary work. His plan was to get his experiences and impressions, to keep them stored in his head as he slipped by the censors on his way back, to put his thoughts into words after his arrival in America and, of course, then to dispose of the words at a certain tigure apiece. The Lusitania went down, however, and Elbert Hubbard with it. Although there will be much written about the war. Fra Elbertus, as he was commonly called, will not be among the authorities. There are those who are sorry he will not be, for his work has many admirers. His style of writing attracted readers of unusual things and as an editor of the "Philis tine" he gave his work wide circulation. His "Lit tle Journeys" to the homes of statesmen, authors, painters, musicians and other distinguished persons who interested him are entertainingly written and are instructive in spots. Men of letters more cap able than Hubbard have iu former days enjoyed less popularity. Not long ago there came into circulation through out this country little booklets containing a title on the outside cover something like this: "What I Know About the War, by Elbert Hubbard." The contents of the booklets consist of blank pages. The idea was only another of the many odd ones for which Fra Elbertus has been responsible. He once put out an essay on "Silence" in the same form. One of Hubbard's merits was the enthusiasm which he had for his work. After getting the in spiration for founding the Roycroft business from the projects of John Ruskin and William Morris he put much energy into the undertaking. The Roycrofters, as well as their location. East Aurora, New York, became familiar, to all persons whom Hubbard was able to interest through the mails and extract money from, as well as to many others with whom he was not quite so successful. There is no telling what Fra Elbertus might have had to say concerning his little journeys to the trenches if the submarine had not interfered, but whatever it might have consisted of it would have been novel and interesting. The same House of Representatives that a few days ago merrily voted in 20 minutes to spend $20,000,000 of the State's money, is just as merrily voting now to kill measures to raise the revenue. Nature has been kind in the sort of weather provided for the publicity run of the Harrisburg Motor Club. Nobody loves a fat man. Even the jitney buses are re fusing to carry him for a nickel. The absence of 67 auto cars on the Harrisburg Motor Club'« publicity run does not appear to have reduced the number of jitneys on the streets of the city. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT "I hear Mamie throwed you down." "Ah. she needn't irag. I been throwed down by better girls dan Mamie."—Life. THE CAUSE OF IT "Smith is one of the most wideawake men I know." "I thought you said he was not at all entcrpising." "Neither is he. He suffers from insomnia."—Baltimore American. IN TERMB OF VEHICLES "As nearly as I can make out," said the aupervilious person, "you are what they call a literary hack." "No," replied Mr. Peuwiggle wearily, "I'm not even a hack. I'm a jitney."—Washington Star. TIAT TIRED FEELING Relieved by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Which Renovates the Blood ' That tired feeling that comes to you in the spring, year after year, is a sign that your blood lacks vitality, just JU» pimples, boils and other eruptions are signs that it is impure; and it is also a sign that your system is in a low or run-down condition inviting disease. It is a warning, which it is wise to heed. Ask your druggist for Hood's Sar snparilla. This old standard tried and true blood medicine relieves that tired feeling. It cleanses the blood, gives new life, new courage, strength and cheerfulness. It makes the rich red blood that will make you feel, look, eat and sleep better. Be sure to get Hood's, because it is the best. There is no other combina tion of roots, barks and herbs like it — no real substitute for it—no "just-as good" medicine.—Adv. [Tongue-End Top ics| Started As Messenger Boys At a dinner given by the legislative newspaper correspondents recently, at whieh Governor 'Brumbaugh was a guest, much amusement was created by the sr-pearanee from time to time of a venerable man as a telegraph mes senger who delivered ' • messages'' to fhe Governor from prominent Pennsyl vanians. It was said at the time that within a year the telegraph messenger under twenty-one would not be seen after dark, for under the new child labor !a.w it will be forbidden for the trusty Mercury to do work uuder the age of twenty-one, both he and the company lie works for being amenable. And yet some of the brightest bovs Har rii'ourg has produced performed mes senger service. Many of them grew up to hold positions of promineuce, and it is notable that where they were good messenger boys they are now good citi zens and prominent in useful occupa tions. Mercury Acts As Reporter A Harrisburg newspaperman on one occasion was awakened shortly after midnight bv a messenger boy who de livered a message from a Pittsburgh newspaper asking him to interview a prominent Pittsburgh man wno was here on his way to New York. It was an important message, but the news paperman had been confined to his home all evening with severe illness, and, after phone inquiries to the hotels, he was about to send an answer that the man could not be found, when it occur red to him that possibly the messenger, who was a very bright boy, well up in newspaper service, might got the inter view. The lad cheerfully accepted the mission, was given explicit instructions, and started off. In an hour he return ed. He had caug'it his man on a sleep ing car. in the smoking compartment; asked him the questions, as directed, ob tained the information and brought it back in hurriedly jotted down notes, with which the newspaper man wove to gether into a story that obtained for him the thanks of the newspaper he was serving. That messenger hoy was so elated over his work that he deter mined to be a reporter, and in time from telegraph operator became a re porter on a big Philadelphia newspaper, finally its "star." and he is at pres ent known as one of the best newspa per writers in Philadelphia. Messenger Earns SI,OOO In ISBS the newspapers of the Pa cific coast printed a story of messenger service, performed bv a boy yet in his teens, that seems almost incredible. The Western I'nion Telegraph Company un dertook to perform a messenger service, that was unique, in selecting a faithful and trustworthy messenger to take a four-year-old child from San Francisco to London. England, which service was carefully performed and tie child de livered at its destination. For this serv ice SI,OOO was paid to cover the ex penses of the trip and SIOO for the messenger boy's wages for one month's time. Message by Movie Screen In Los Angeles. California, recently, a telegraph messenger boy was given an urgent message to deliver in the residence district, and when he arrived at the house he found it apparently de serted. He inquired among the neigh bors and was told that the family had gone to a certain moving picture the atre. He immediately went to the show, explained to the manager that he had an important telegram for a party who he knew was in the audience and courteously requested the manager to advise the addressee by throwing the name on the screen. The manager be came very much interested in the clever idea, promptly consented and as a re sult the message was immediately de livered. • • • Mercury As Child Nurse In Reno, Nevada, a telegraph mes senger boy was called every morning for several weeks to a*?t as nurse girl, when an indisposed mother had him wheel her 'baby around town for an hour each day. The boy was "kidded" unmercifully for a while by the other boys and was much embarrassed, but he finally grew to Hke it and didn't want to give the baby-pushing up when the regular nurse came "back. Another bov was called up by telephone in San Francisco to 'hook up a lady's gown, and still another was put to work wash ing the breakfast dishes. The scope of a messenger boy's usefulness is very wide. Germans Seize Swedish Steamers London, May 11.—A Stockholm dis- T>atclj to the " Post" says six more coal laden Swedish stealers have been seized by the Hermans and taken into Swinimunde. CARE OFA WHICH Uncle Sam's Experts Will Tell You All About It. ; WINDING IS ALMOST AN ART. It Should Be Den* Cautiouely and With the Strictest Regularity Even the Bite of the Watch Pocket May Affeot the Accuraoy of a Timepiece. Do you know bow to handle, carry *ud wind your watch properly T Do you know nt what time of the day you should wind It. the pocket in which it I Is best to carry it and the position In .which you should leave your watch at aigbt or when it is not in use? These are some questions which Un cle Sam will answer for his 100.000,000 nieces and nephews or such of them as are the possessors of pocket watches. Instructions 118 to the use and care of watches are given in a publication Is sued b,v the bureau of standards. They tire bused oil conclusions reached by scientists after careful tests and ou | the practical experience of some of | the li-ading wntch manufacturer* of i the land. Tht« Importance of handling a One watch carefully and of winding it reg ularly is known to nlmost every one. But rules for the proper treatment of watches always have varied greatly, and it Is for this reason that the bu reau of standards investigated the m»t- ! ter and prepared standnrd Instructions whi'-h it ndvises owners of watches to follow. The bureau. In its set of rules, first cautions against allowing a watch to fall or receive a severe Jar.-either of which Is liable to Injure the mecha nism, especially in the bending of a pivot or the breaking of a Jewel. The mere fal' of n watch to the end of its chain or the jar It may receive when the ar ticle of clothing in which it is being carried is thrown down or dropped may cause serious injury to the move ment. Even the sudden motions or jar ' of Jumping on or off a street car may lujure it seriously. Likewise care should be taken to : Keep a watch from becoming magnet- i iied by proximity to electrical appa- j ratus, although the troubles from this cause are being reduced by the pres ent type of construction of dynamos and motors. The watch cose should be i opened as seldom as possible and then only In places where there is little i chance of dust gettiug Into the move ment. A broken watch crystal should 1 He replaced promptly, even if the ( watch has a hunting case. Concerning the importance of wind ing a watch regularly the bureau of standards states: "Even the delay of an hour In the spring or winding mechanism. "It is generally regarded as slightly > better to wind the watch in the morn ing than nt night, as the large vnria- 1 ttons of the balance under the tight j spring will perhaps give more uniform ! results with the movements and jar of the watch during the day than if , the balance wheel were subjected to i the lesser tension twelve hours after j winding. The difference is, however, i not so important as the regular Tlnd- Ing of tbe watch. "The pocket In which one carries Bis watch, the size of the pocket and the kind of watch chain or fob used have n more important effect on the uni formity of a watch's rate than is gen erally realized. In a large pocket the ■watch is apt to turn to tbe right or left by various amounts, giving irregu lar rates, unless one adopts some meth od of holding It upright. Perhaps the best method to prevent a watch turn ing In this way, other than actually pin ning it in place, is to keep the watch tn a chamois or kid watch bag, suih 1/3 OFF We have always had a very large demand for $lB, S2O and $25 clothing of the Sides & Sides standard and this season is no excep tion. We have, however, always been handicapped for space, now that we have decided to retire from Hat business it will enable us to in future feature these lines, so we are making arrangements for fall 1915 accordingly. In order to meet this demand for this sea son we will offer our present stock of highest grade clothing, which was bought to sell from $25 to $45 at exactly one-third off; this is an opportunity to obtain right at season's start a suit at 33 1-3 per cent, less than its actual value. Our slogan for Fall 1915 is $lB, S2O, $25; keep this uppermost in your mind when considering clothing. Of course we will continue to handle the better grades, but will have large variety of popular price Suits and Overcoats. $45 SUITS NOW $30.00 S4O SUITS NOW $26.66 $35 SUITS NOW $23.33 S3O SUITS NOW $20.00 $25 SUITS NOW $16.66 SIDES—SIDES COMMONWEALTH HOTEL BUILDING Before You Buy That "Straw" Note this—all straw hats may look alike, at first glance, but they are not all made alike. Every McPall "straw" is made by one of the best makers and our name ami reputation stands hack of every hat —and then too, w> show many stylos not shown else where. Superior qualities at $2 to $4 Panamas, Bangkoka. and Leg- I horns at sr>. Ladies' Panamas .Tust in—Ladies' high-grade j Panamas —plain or trimmed— I I I at ONE-HALF less than else- j ! where. i 1 1 OPEN EVKNIXC.S McFalFs llattvra. Men'* KiirnUhrr* and ; Shirt Mnkrrs THIRD AND MARKET I 1 «s may be obtained from jewelers. In "orrect size to fit one's pocket. The cratch cannot turn in this if of the proper size, and the friction of the bag In the pocket prevents It turning. The bag also protects the watch and keeps it cleaner." The care of the watch at night or when it Is not In use Is another impor tant Item concerning which the bureau of standards states: "At night or when the watch Is not In use It is dtstrnble to leave the watch In the name position as during the day. and preferably In some place where It will not be subject to any great temperature change. If It is de sirable to leave tlie watch In a hori r.ontal position during the night for the sake of compensating any considerable gaining or losing of the watch Tn the pendent tip position during the day the same precaution to avoid marked tem perature changes should be observed, and the regularity with which such n change of position is carried out may be as important as regularity of wind lng."—Washington Star. Se'ling a Masterpiece. Millet, who was a farmer's son. hav ing in mind his boyhood, tenderly painted his wonderful "Angelus." He took it to Paris and hawked it about, but no one would have it. At last the Belgian minister gave him S3OO for it Six years after Millet's death the pic ture sold for $32,000, and In 1889 James F. Sutton, president of the American Art association, bought it for $116,000 —New York Telegram. Twin Resentments. She—if you loved me as you once did you would not make a row about the price of my new hat. He —If you loved me as you once did you would not weat a contraption that looks like a cross between an old fashioned flour sifter and little Willie's kite. Richmond Times-Dispatch. ! ROUMANIANS CAPITAL ' Bukharaat U a Gr«at Artiatlo and Cdu> oatienal Canter. Describing Bukharest. the capital of Roumaiiia, a statement issued by tha National Geographic society says: "The Roumanians have spared no ef fort or thought toward making Bukha rest. their capital city, a real capital and not Just one of the larger Balkan towns, cut to the severe design of tbi> modern commercial city that Is found throughout the west. The whole his tory of the Roumanians since the cast ing off of the Turkish yoke has been one of conservative progress leaveued with enterprise, of \hrift lightened by keen appreciation ot the embellish ments and pleasures of life. And in Bukharest one tinds more artistic, liter ary and scientific life than in any other part of the peninsula. "Bukharest Is au attractive city of 800,000. it is laid out with many broad boulevards and avenues, as becomes a capital, and has. as Paris. Berlin and Washington, famous drives and parks '.within its area, an 'avenue of parades' and ecological and botanical gardens, i The city Is built In a hollow between the hills upon both sides of the Dambo ; vita river, which Is crossed by twelve ornate bridges. There are some truly magnificent buildings upon its broad thoroughfares, among the moat promi nent of which are the royal palace, the university, the national theater and the palace of Justice. Bukharest has some squalid sections, with narrow, crook ed streets, but these are reminiscences of the Turkish regime and are fast dls 'appearing. While Bukharest does a ; considerable commercial business, It ts of no importance industrially. "Bukharest. like our own capital, has been developed primarily as a capital, i The Roumanians have chosen Pails and Vienna as their models and have produced s Judicious blending of the two upon the much smaller Balkan scale. Bukhnrest has plenty of good music, and its people, who gather In j the concert halls or enjoy the free mill j tary concerts in the evening along ! some promenade, are appreciative qnd critical listeners. The national theater brings varied offerings, and that the best. Then the entertainments of tlie | little capital are discreet Imitations of | social Paris, with a touch of mild ; Viennese friendliness. Furthermore, 1 Bukharest. as also becomes a European j capital. Is a great educational center. Its schools, academies, colleges and utii- I versity are models for Balkan coun j tries." Philadelphia Produce Market Philadelphia, May 11—.Wheat higher -1 Xo. 2 red. ear lots, export, 151«< 1 .>4; No, 1 northern, uuluth ex-port, 162® 16.",. Corn steady; No. 2 spot, expoit. 7fifii SO; No. 2 yellow, local. Xli @ S 1 L -. Oats steady; No. 2 white, Kl l i Bran weaker; winter, per ton, 30.00 ; spring, per ton, 25.5« fa 26.00. I Refined sugars stead} ; powdered. »». to; tine granulated, ti.OO; confectioners' A, i 5.u0. ttutter lower; western creamery, ex jtra. 30; nearby prints, fancy, 3;'.. | Kgg-s tinner; nearby first?, free case, 6.15: current receipts, free ease, r,.s .; western extra tirsts. free ease. 0.1.",; j tirsts. 5.55. j 1/ive poultry steady; fowls. 1 i'er 17; [ roosters, I'.'iii 12 ' 3 ; chickens, broilers, ;;oti3S; turkeys, 13f(i lo; ducks. 13!?! 15; ' Reese, 10; broiling chickens. 22® 2"; tnr | keys. 184/>2i; ducks, 12®18; geese. 12 ' ©Hi. j Potatoes steady; Pennsylvania, per 'bushel. 304152; Maine, '• 02; New York, I3fa t.",; Florida, per barrel, $0 h'lour steady; winter straight, 8.8»& 7.10; spring straight, 7.10#7.35; spring, patent, 7.50@\5.50. Hay firm; No. 1 large bales. 13.60 ] ®20.00; medium bales, Iti.soSiJ 20.00: No. |2. 17.50® 15.50: No. It. 1 s.r.ii 'a 1 >;: mixed, 19,00® 18.50; No. l, is. 006/ 18.50; No. 2. 16.00® 17.00. I GALEN HALL in the Mountains ! Wernersville, Pa. I Delightful Spring Kesort. Dry Air ! Outlook of 35 Miles. Curative and Tonic Baths. Superior Cuisine. Oood | Koads. N. Y. OfWce, 243 Fifth Ave. HOWARD M. WING I GALKN MOP.VTAIN CO. Manager F. L>. YOUNG, Oen'l Mgr.