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DEAD LANGUAGES AND THE CLOTH The governing bodies of churches of different denominations, when they consider moans by which they may invite more young men to enter the min istry. give evidence by their consideration of such a topic that candidates for the cloth are all too scarce. "Why Young Men Are Keticeut About Entering the Ministry" was the not unusual theme discussed at a session yesterday in Selinsgrove of the Susquehanna Synod of the Lutheran church. The discussion resulted in action by the synod which appears to embody a very sane solution of the problem. The conclusions reached by the synod wore that the present seven-year course for theological stu dents is too long, and that the inclusion of dead languages in the curriculum is unnecessary. The body went on record as favoring a shortening of the present course, which consists of four years in college and three years in theological seminary, to four years of combined collegiate and theological training, through the elimination of the dead lan guages. Such a change, if put into effect, would not make too short or too easy the course of study for theo logical students, but would merely remedy condi tions which at present discourage young men who have no love for dead languages and no time to waste on them, from studying for the ministry. The object iu view in the shortening of the course would surely not be to attract young men to the ministry by means of a flowery path, for there are branches iu the curriculum which are more difficult as well as more useful than dead languages. The purpose would be rather to withdraw from the rough path, as it now is. those things which repel prospective candidates for the cloth and which are. after all. of little actual advantage to most of the students who travel the path. Thorough knowledge of Hebrew. Greek and Latin is unquestionably valuable to the scholars who know how to make proper use of that knowledge, using it when called for and refraining from nsinsr it when occasion does not require it. Thorough knowledge of these languages, however, is acquired by but small proportions of those who study them. The others, make no speeal efforts to retain such knowledge because they tind that they need the space in their brain cells for the storing of facts of more immediate interest. It is only natural that theological students should rejoice whenever the professor of Hebrew deserts his classroom* for a day to go somewhere to preach a scholarly sermon. They are •'taking'' ancient languages because the course requires thorn to. and not because they have-firm convictions that those .studies will make thom more useful in the ministry. POOR TEDDY! Poor Teddy! How they abuse him! Boss Barnes is after his scalp and now comes Herman Kidder, in his "Staats-Zeitung," with the announcement that the Vereiniguug Alter Deutscher Studeuten and the Allgemeinen Deutschen Sprach vereins have dropped the Colonel from honorary membership in the societies. The "Staats" ex plains it as follows: Both leagues have dropped Teddy abruptly and finally from their lists, in which till now he figured as an honorarv meptber. The Old German Students dropped Mr. Roosevelt sonic time ago without any ceremony. The occasion for this procedure was the attitude which Mr. Roosevelt has taken in this war against Germany. The Allgemeine Deutsche Sprachverein likewise cherished for some time the intention to endure the loss of the honorary membership of Mr. Roosevelt. Rut it resolved upon this only at its last meeting, probably because of the sufficiently well- HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY KYKNfNG, MAY 15, 1915, known declarations made public by Mr. Rotwvelt in con nection with the winking of the Lusitania. In both leagues it was not considered worth while to discuss the matter long, but was found appropriate to drop hiut smoothly and without much ado. Again we say: Poor Toddy! It has Won a quick, smooth course on the toboggan for him sauce 1912. HALTING HASTY MARRIAGES Efforts are being made in Louisiana to have enaeted a state law preventing marriages wbioh are not formally aunouuced two weeks before the performance of the ceremonies. The purpose is the prevention of hasty marriages as well as of secret unions. Should the law be enacted there would be oue result that can readily be foreseen: In Lou isiana's neighboring states the marriage ceremonies of many of Louisiana's temporarily happy couples would be quietly anil effectually performed. The proposed law is not a bad one. certainly; and might aid. as its sponsors suggest, iu lessoning the business of the divorce courts by interfering with unwisely hasty marriages before the thoughtlessly consider vows of the contracting parties are spoken. If two weeks' notice of a marriage were to be required there would be at least that much addi tional time provided for newly met sweethearts in which to got better acquainted with each other aud to discover the various faults which wore not ap parent to either of them at first. If at the end of a period of two weeks a pair of prospective married folks should decide that illus ions were at an end and that a union would be un satisfactory, the announcement of the proposed wed ding could be forgotten and the divorce court would be cheated of a possible case. Meritorious as a law aimed at hasty marriages may be, however, its adoption in one state would for the time be of little avail. Couples having cour age enough to arrange hasty unions would not hesi tate to plan elopements to neighboring states in which there would be no objections to their unan nounced marriages. Hasty unions might be all the hastier if trains had to be caught by the impatient candidates in their evasions of the strict laws of their native state. The day may come, however, when the people of the United States will see the advisability of having uniform marriage and divorce laws in all states and then it might be well for the Louisiana plan to bo remembered. Icebergs are taking their place with submarines as menaces to transatlantic navigation. Tli? German-Americans, generally, are not hesitating to declare themselves loyal to the Stars ami Stripes. We trust the Kaiser will be governed by what the rank and file of his people think about it. just as President Wilson has been. "Plan $2,000,000 Merger of l"p-State Corporations," says a Philadelphia "Inquirer" headline to day in referring to a proposed combination of utilities concerns in Franklin county. The "Inquirer" copy desk might profitably study Pennsylvania geography. TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN ALWAYS AT THE WRONG TIME Some men want to make hay in February and cut ice in August.—Chicago Tribune. THE BEST WAY The best way to get along with some people is to get along without them. —Chicago Journal. NEWLY DEFINED "Father, what is untold wealth?" "The property you -*eep from the income tax list, my son."—Harper's Magaziue. NOT FOR HER BAKE Girl —"Promise me you won't drink, for my sake." Youth—"l promise. If I drink it won't be for your «ake."—Dartmouth .lack o' Lantern. HE KNEW HIS BUSINESS "Did you say that man is a green grocer!" "He's a grocer, but he isn't green. He is one of the most sophisticated grocers I know of."—Washington Star. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SCALES "What has the lawyer to say about this charge against his client of stealing a pair of scales?" "He says his client merely made a weigh with them." —Baltimore American. MODERN FARMING "How many head o' live stock you got on the place?" "Live stock?" echoed the somewhat puzzled farmer. What dve mean by live stock? I got four steam tractors and seven automobiles."—Judge. THE UNEXPECTED "Sir. I admit being a poor man, but I am determined to marry your daughter in spite of her wealth." "Oh, well, if that's the case I'll just remove the ob stacle."—Judge. CAN'T BOTH BE TIGHT "A fact I'll recite," Said old Mr. Prober: "When money is tight A man should stay sober." —Cincinnati Enquirer. NOW THE BUTCHER S WORRIED Doctor—"You have nervous dyspepsia, same as Brown had. His was caused by worrying over his butcher's bill. I directed him to stop worrying.' Strnnger—"Yes. and now he's cured, and I've got it. I'm his butcher."—Boston Transcript. MEAN HUSBAND "Why the dissatisfaction, girlie?" "My husband has such a small income." "You knew he had a small income when vou married him." \ es: but I didn't think he'd be mean enough to insist on my living within it."—Kansas City Journal. CLASSIC EXCUSES "Charge it, please; the smallest I have is a $lO bill and I don't like to break it." "I'd lend you the money in a holy jiffy, old top, hut I've just got a life-insurance premium to pay and it will take every cent I can scrape up." "Something for the Belgians? Great Scott! I need a lift myself during these hard times." "I'd just love to go but you see I've got a terrible head ache this evening."—Portland Express. A SPRING TONIC Old Reliable Hood's Sarsaparilla la Pleasant and Effective In the spring your blood is impure aud weak, eruptions appear on your face and body, you lack vitality, strength and animation, your 'appetite is poor and you feel all tired out. Get Howl's Sarsaparilla from any druggist. It combines just the roots, barks, herbs and other substances that you need. ! It purities aud strengthens the blood | —makes the rich red blood that you must have to feel well, look* well, cat and sleep well. This is confirmed by i thousands of letters from people in all parts of the country. llood's Sarsaparilla is the best spring medicine, but it is not simply a spring medicine—it is an all-the-year round blood purifier and tonic. Remem ber it has stood the test of forty years. Be sure to get Hood's, and get it to day.—Adv. f 1 \ i [Tongue-End Topics | Odd Relic of Capitol Fire An interesting relic of the tire that • destroyed the old Capitol has turned j up in Pittsburgh in the possession of I Fred. Roberts, private secretary to i Mayor Armstrong. At the time of the j tire Mr. Roberts was stenographer for ! lieutenant Governor Walter Lyon and helped to save a number of tine pieces of furniture from the building, espe cially from the resr of the president pro tern's rostrum. In leaving the building for the last time, from the rear, he saw. as he passed through the barber shop, then as now run by An thony Freuie, the slate on which Sen- ! ators wrote their names in their order of "next" for being shaved. Mr. Rob- 1 erts took down the slate aud carried ! it off and unconsciously retained it un- j til he reached his hotel. Then he laid , it away amon£ his things and eventual ly took it home with him. Looking through some of his effects the other : day he came across the slate, and odd j to say the names of the Senators, as 1 written by themselves, were plainly j legible. Mr. Roberts retains it as a j memento of a very strenuous day. * • * Few of tho Old Press Agents ''Only a few of the old boys left,''j said Dexter Fellows, the press agent j for Barnum's big circus, when he was in Harrisburg the other day. AH of the old pre:** agents of tweutv-five years j ago have gone into retirement but Mr. j Fellows and Major John F. Burke, he of the diamond horseshoe scarf pin and luxuriant white mustache. Charlie I Stowe, the first BaTnum man, is dead, j and George Starr is now running the j Crystal Palace, l<ondon, England, and j has quit this country for good. They | were among the fore-runners of the j present day circus and theatrical press ' agents, and there has been nothing new invented in the business since they 1 started it many years ago. • * * McClain Puts Ban on Smokes Lieutenant Governor McClain is a j very decided stickler for the dignity j of the Pennsylvania Senate, and he in sists on asserting said dignity on any ! and every occasion. The other day Sen ator Magee. of Allegheny, the young est member of the Senate, having just ! entered the thirties, wandered across the aisle from the section in which his desk is located, and lit a cigar. Lieu tenant Governor McClain regarded that act with evident disfavor, whereupon Senator Magee arose and moved that Rule 3S be suspended for the rest of the session. Rule 3S forbids smoking in the chamber during a sessiou of the 1 Senate. The Red Rose of Lancaster i oast a glance of withering scorn on the 1 Allegheny Senator and said in sarcas tic and emphatic tones: "The Chair declines to entertain the motion of the Senator from Alle gheny, as suspension of that rule does not comport with the dignity of this Senate." Then he added: "Moreover the Chair cannot recog nize a motion from the Senator from Allegheny, for the reason that the Sen ator is not in his seat." That was all, but it was enough. There has been no smoking in the Sen ate chamber. • • • Sells Taffy For Little Girl Representative Herman, of Wyom ing, is a big-hearted lawmaker. The other day a small girl with a basket on her arm entered the House when it was in recess. Approaching Mr. Her man she asked him if he would pur chase some taffy, at the same time un covering the candy in her basket. Mr. Herman questioned her and found she was selling the candy for the benefit of some charity. The candy was home made and it was "only a eent a cake." "If you are selling candy for char ity," said Mr. Herman, "a cent a cake is not enough. Here, come with me," aud he convoyed the small girl among the Republicans in the House, acted as salesman, demanded big money for the taffy, and having sold it all, placed $10.26 in the delighted kiddy's hand and saw her go away with tears in her eyes—tears of joy. * • • "Don" Cameron 82 Years Old J. Donald Cameron, Secretary of War in Grant's Caibinet and former United States Senator from Pennsyl vania, was B'2 years old yesterday, ac cording to the Philadelphia "Public Ledger." Relatives here and in Lan caster county, where Mr. Cameron's Donegal home is situated, said the day had no special observance, as the form er Senator spent the anniversary in Virginia with Mr. Fairfax, one of his personal friends. Old timers in politics paused a minute here to realize that "Young Don" actually was S2. The details of the Cameron regime in the Republican politics of Pennsylvania have been so often rehearse*! that men who were mere babes when J. Donald Cameron took up the control bin father laid down feel that they actually hail a personal part in them. .1, Donald Camerou took his seat in the Senate in 1877, suoeeediro; his father, Simon Cameron, who had held the place ten years. For twenty years the younger Cameron represented this State in the upper branch of Congress, and for the greater part of that time he was potent in the State councils of the Republican party. C. V. N PLAN MERCER OF TROLLEY. CAS AND ELECTRIC CO'S. New York Promoters Announce Plan for Formation of $5,000,000 Cor poration to Take Over Nine Public Bervice Plants in Valley Chambersburg, May 15. I'hc merger of all of the gas, electric light and street railways companies in the Cum berland Valley nine in Chambersburg, Greencastlc, Shippensburg and Waynes boro—is proposed by a band of New York capitalists, who outlined a plan here yesterday afternoon whereby it is intended to torm one big company hav ing a capital stock of $5,000*000 and float at least $4,000,000 worth of bonds. Options have been obtained, it is said, on all of the nine plants in ques tion, as follows: Shippensburg (ias Electric Company, Chambersburg Gas Company, Chambersburg & Shippens burg Street Railway Company, Cham bersburg & Gettysburg Street Railway, Chambersburg, Waynesboro & Greencas tie Street Railway, Ureeucastle Electric Company, Waynesboro Kleetrie Com pany, Waynesboro Gas Company and Mercersburg Turnpike Company. The engineers who have obtained these options and who have been work ing in the Cumberland Valley during the last fortnight let it be known here that they represent four large tiust companies of New York City. They declared that the deal surely will be carried through. I'nder the general plan just outlined here, it is predicted that the plants of the nine companies can be obtained for at least $2,000,000 and that a sum equivalent to that amount will be usfcd for improvements and extensions. No date has been fixed fur closing the deal, although the promoters repre sented that they desire immediate ac tion. One of the plans, it is said, is to'extend trolley lines to Gettysburg, Metcersburg, by way of St. Thomas, to Carlisle from Shippensburg and further extension of gas mains throughout the valley. SIDE OF FACE BLOWN OFF William Shearer Critically Injured When His Shotgun Was Accident ally Discharged Yesterday Gettysburg. May 15. William Shearer, 17 years old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shearer, of near Logan ville. while hunting crows on the farm of Samuel Ferree, uear Abbottstown, had the left side of his face shot off and was otherwise injured when a double-barreled shotgun was accidental ly discharged yesterday morning. The young man's condition is regarded as r HARRISBV/RG LIGMT 1 BcpOWEItQO. Get Started the Right Way Why continue to put off from season to season purchasing an Electric Iron when you can get one of the greatest electrical conveniences at cost. Semi for demonstra tion. m This same iron you will purchase from us is sold in other.cities for $3.50. Our Price, $1.85 Cash Don't worry how we can do it, just place | your order. critical and little hope is entertained for his recovery. The accident oc curred when Shearer's shotgun, which bad been placed against a tree, fell to the ground and was discharged. REMOVE KNOB KHOM ROAD Eyesore Known as Cemetery Hill to Go on Good Koads Day Carlisle, May 13. —Just east of Xewville, in Cumberland county, there is an elevation known as Cemetery Hill which has been the cause of great com plaint by users of the highways for many years. The citizens of West Pennsboro township have seised "State-wide liood Koads Day" May «t>, as the occasion to remedv coalitions existing on that hill. A committee is to meet the road supervisors to arrange for a turning out to whack oft' the hill that has been an eyesore to the community. PROTEST SCHOOL REMOVAL RouzerviUe Residents Plan Court Fight Against Education Board Waynesboro, May 15. —The people of Kouzerville will not give up the Washington township high school with out a good fight to keep it in its pres ent location. The Washington township school board have purchased a lot of ground at Wayne Heights for a new high school and have plans drawn for it and submitted them to the State K,id eational Department for approval. The Bouzerville people do not want the high school taken from their village and they not only have secured more than 300 signatures to a petition pro testing against the change—and claim they will get many more—but they have retained O. C. Rowers, a Cham- Just the thing to fortify your system against the sudden changes of Spring. FINK'S BEERS, ALES and PORTER made from the very best of materials — all pure and transformed into a tonic property, fresh and perfectly hygienic, with the stimulating basis of solid food. FINK BREWING CO. HARRISBURG, U. S. A. (Sold in Bottles and Delivered on 'Phone Message to the Home) bersburg lawyer, to take tho matter before the courts with tho purpose of procuring an injunction against the di rectors. Forgery Was on Back of Check | Havre He Grace, Mil., May 16. 1 Charged with forging the endorsement <>Mrs. A. I*. McCombs to a stolen ; check for slti.so anil trying to cash it, | a stranger, who gave his name as Charles Smith and resilience as I'hila delphia, was given a hearing before j .lustice Hamburger yesterday and is being held for tho Harford county | grand jury. Custom Spares Sunday Sellers Hngerstown, Md., May 13. Al- I though it investigated a number of i violations of the Sunday selling laws, | the Grand Jury adjourned yesterday afterticon without finding indictments, j declaring a persistent and growing \ io i lation of thes t > laws had long been tol erated. <0 it did not feel it would be just, without warning, to indict the of fenders. , Sleep walker Injured In Fall Carlisle. May 15. —Crawling uncon ; scioi sly through a second-story window |of her home iu Mount Holly Springs j early yesterday morning while iu a j somnambulistic trance. Miss Mottern ; Sehriver. Itj years old. operator for the ] C. V. Telephone Company in that town. ; fell to the ground and now is in a j serious condition at her home. She re ; eeived a deep cut on one side of her I head about four inches in length, 5 I smaller one under her chin and sus ! tained serious bruises and lacerations jon her body. She also is suffering j greatly from «hock. For a sturdy spring drink, try Pink's ! Wurzburgcr.—Adv. I
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