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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Professor of English Dies

Ernest LeGrande, the well.known
professor of English literature at
Mount st. Mary's college, Emmitts.
burg, Nd, died yesterday afternoon.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
Emmittsburg.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Commissioners Nav Meet MONDAY

The general election on Tuesday, No
vember 3, will fall ON the day of the
City Commissioners regular meeting
and it was said among city officials to-
day that the Commissioners may change
the date of their next week IS session.
The meeting cannot be dispensed with
entirely because of pressing business
and it is likely it will be held on Mon
day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Cotton Situation Clearing, Says Wilson

Washington, Oct. 26.-The cotton
situation, in the opinion of President
Wilson, is being cleared up steadily
and rapidly. He told callers to-day
that while only the end of the Euro.
pean war would restore normal condi.
tions, progress was being made in eff.
forts TO assist the planters.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Belgian Flag Flies over Esschen

Amsterdam via London, Oct. 26, 1926
A. M.-Aeeording to the newspaper,
" Handelsblat, the Belgian flag is now
flying above Esschen, twenty miles
north of Antwerp. All the German sol,
diers have Withdrawn.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Mrs. NJ. Bollendorf

Funeral services for Mrs. NJ. Bollen-
dorf. "a years old, VINO died Friday at
her home. 26 North Seventeenth street,
was held this morning at 8 o clock in
the s.. Lawrence Catholic church. In
terment was in Mt Calvary cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
CAPITOL HILL
COMPLAINT AGAINST YORK
WATER meter Ordinance
Public Service Commission Asked to
Restrain City ofncials From En-
forcing Law Requiring Company to
Conform to Certain Regulations

the York Water Company has peti.
toned the Public Service Commission
to request the Attorney General to pro.
eeed In the name of the Commonwealth
ny injunction or other appropriate
remedy, to restrain the City of York,
its otneers, councils and employees from
enforcing the provisions of an ordi
nance passed by the city requiring the
water company to conform to certain
regulations in regard to meters.
: 1t is held that there is no such viola
tion of the Public Service Company act
shown as the Attorney General could
be asked by the Commission to restrain
and that, if the ordinance of the city is,
as eontended, in conflict with the law.
the remedy of the complainants is in
the courts.
The municipal authorities are the rep
resentatives of the people in their local
affairs, and ii is held that the Public
service Commission ought not TO assume
any control over the officers of the mu-
inequalities in the performance of duties
imposed upon them by municipal au!
rhority. unless il appears with sufficient
elearness that this is the meaning and
intention of the legislation conferring
powers upon the Commission. IF the
commission were to undertake TO re-
strain municipalities in every instance
where There is possibility of infringe.
ment upon the authority of the Commits,
sion, its jurisdiction would be indefinite,
iy extended. The Commission has no
'rcwer to supervise or control municipal
legislation or its consequences
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Renuisitions
Iames s. Rohinson. charged wi.h de.

James :. Robinson. charged with de-
trau''ing landlords in BURLINGTON y. J..
has been arrested in Philadelrhia and
to-dav reduisition 70 take him back
was horornA nv the Governor.
Archie Rhoads. Williamsport youth.
charged wiz, robbery. has hnan arrest
ei in New Vork ard a reouisition was
issued on the Gavayr ~ of that State
for his return for trial.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Price of Oil Takes Drou

Lima, o., Oct. pa drop of three
cents was registered in Lima and South
Lima and Indiana oil when the market
opened this morning. Lima is now
quoted SO and South Lima and Indiana
at IS.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Coal Screen Law oonsttutional

Washington, Oct. 26.-The Supreme
Court today affirmed the decision of
the Ohio Supreme Court holding the so
called Ohio mine run, or the coal screen.
law constitutional.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Maria ge Licenses

COST Gallant ana Lima Gisforti. this
city.
John Smith and Elizabeth X. Yost.
Lebanon
Jokoh Benz and Margaret Reinhart.
Steelton
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Substitute Nominees

George l.. Pernoek and Howard Z.
Ash have been substituted for the other
two candidates for Assembly on the
Prohibition ticket in the Second Della
ware district, who withdrew some time
ago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Grantad Charter

The Chester View Cemetery Associa.
tlon was granted charter OF inGorpora.
ton by the court this morning.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-26
Taking Account of Stock


The commission appointed by Gov
ernor Tener to take an inventory of all
State belongings. real, personal and
otherwise, is hard at work in order to
hnish the work in time for the Governor
TO include the findings in his annual
message to the Legislature, The work
will be most complete and thorough
and ranges from the valuation of the
Capitol building down through every bat
of real estate owned bv the State to
the smallest article to be found in a
State institution. even if its value be
only a nickel. The various State insti-
tutions have been charged to make their
inventory as full and complete as pos
slnle. giving the valuation of every
thing, and some of the reports sub
mltted cover pages OF tvpewritten mat.
ter, including everv item from real es.
tate to needles and pins. The commits
sion expects to see total footing up
Of many millions.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

pounds. 1t is unlikely that any effort
will be made TO advance the estimated
weight II the northwest box is gener-
ally adopted.
Paonia has had some experience
with the new package. Several grow
ers have tried it out in past years
with very satisfactory results, every
thing considered. The Union Fruit
company has shipped experimentally
in both the standard and what is
known as the northwest special, box
designed TO accommodate apples Of
extraordinary length. 1t reports the
result as encouraging, although so
far as can be learned none of the local
shippers have taken any action toward
following Grand functions lead.
1t is to be hoped that the growers
and shippers OF the North Fork will
unite upon similar action.-The Pao-
mia Paonian.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
Held Letter Thirty Years.

Max Norman, passenger agent for a
large transatlantic steamship line. had
returned to him a letter that he mailed
to Captain Larson of the Swedish bark
Superior more than thirty years ago.
1t was addressed to the captain care
of the Swedish and Norwegian consul
at Marseille, France, and the envelope
bore the postmark, New York, Octo-
ber 8, 1885," and "Marseille, October
18, 1888"
THAT was written in Sweden to
Captain Larson" Mr.. Norman said re-
Gently, "by one of our clerks when l
was with the firm of Benham G. Boyen-
son, and must have lain all these years
in the consul's Office in Marseilie. 1t
was to request the captain to sell her
when he arrived. He never came. and
/ never heard what became Of the
Swedish bark Superior"
The French postal authorities had
stamped the letter Return New
York."-New York World.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
Smaller Box Adopted

1t was definitely announced last
week that the Grand Junction Fruit
Growers association had adopted the
standard northwest apple box for the
coming years crop. The action, it is
understood, is taken in anticipation
of the standard box bill now pending
in Congress which appears certain
of passage.
Such decision is an acknowledg-
ment of the justice of the claims ad-
vanced for many years by the north
west shippers. The box adopted is
the standard at which they arrived
after long years Of experimentation
and the container upon which Hood
River built its reputation for excel
lence of pack.
The box originally used in Colorado
was liz inches square and 19 81
inches long inside, giving it capac-
years ago it was reduced in height
bv half-inch. This gave it capac-
ity of 249S, far in excess of the stand
ard bushel of 2,21S cubic inches.
The dimensions of the Hood River
box are 1O1ax11 1ax1Sia inside, and its
capacity is therefore 2,234 cubic
inches, or 16 more than the standard
bushel.
When first an effort was made to
have congress define a standard
bushel box, great pressure was brought
to bear by middlemen ,,nd retailers
to demand q box from which could
be measured four full pecks. Grow
ers' interests protested that they were
paid no more by the box for this
feature and that years of experiments
ton had failed to discover a combina-
ton of dimensions which would admit
as nearly a perfect pack conforming
to the various shapes and sizes OF
apples as those of the northwest box.
The action CT the Grand Junction
people is commendable for several
reasons. As has been stated. the
trade has not paid a premium for the
greater quantity Of apples contained
in the Colorado box. The pack can
be improved. There will be nc eX-
ternal considerations to argue in the
relative merits of quality and pack
between the two great competing
apple shipping districts OF Colorado
and the northwest. A saving in the
cost of material and in freight should
ensue. The saving in apples will go
far toward paying the cost of package.
The adoption of the new box also
probably for some time will safe
guard the interests of shippers In the
matter of estimated weights. But
short time ago it was discovered that
the flat rate of fifty pounds box
was almost always exceeded by actual
weights. in some cases by eight
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
Notice of stockholders Meeting.

Delta. Colorado, December 29, 1913.
The annual meeting of The Garnet
Land and Improvement Co. will be
held at the court house in Delta, State
of Colorado, Saturday, February Z,
1914, at 2:30 o'clock p m. for the
purpose of electing directors to serve
for the ensuing year, to levy an assess
ment, and to transact any other bust
ness that may properly come before
the meeting. II you cannot attend the
meeting, be sure to send proxy.
w. e. OBERT. President.
Attest: F. C. HARRINGTON, Secy
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

months, 1t is indicated that private in
terests contemplate a big h-crease in
tle development OF the water power re-
sources of the state In the immediate
future.
During the latter half Of the year
ending December 81. 1913. one trans
mission line and nine water power per-
mits were granted in Colorado by the
forest service. The total power capa-
city Of the sites proposed fer develop
ment by the permits is 3.342 horse
power and the rental capacity 2.s62
horsepower. These power capacities
are computed on the output possible
during the wiT:er season when the
flow OF streams Is lowest. II is esti-
mated that .he installed capacity will
be at leest 5000 horsepower.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
Using tho Monuments.

I have often remarked in England
a spirit can only call the reverse Of
the monumental. the one which makes
the British museum look like a draw
ing school or an office with its waiting
rooms, instead of palace, writes Bev
non Lee in Scribner's Magazine
Here, even in this palace Of Hampton
court, there is the same; there is
alongside of the daintiness and mag
nificence, the profuse expenditure. fol-
example, on flowers and garden keep
ing. funny practical Il cannot call
1t shabbiness. for all Is in excellent
order), but initial meaness. The pas
sages, even the yard cloisters Of the
William and Mary palace. are mean
Dark places suggestive. with their dull
gray stonework, of railway stations; |;
the inner staircase and corridors are
bare, graceless. dull; none of thai
magnifcence of grace which on the
continent we see constantly among
decay and filth.
It Is this practical spirit which has
saved 30 much that Is beautiful In
England, putting 1t to decent, pro
sale uses. Abroad this palace would
have stood vacant, been allowed to
crumble, become a tragic hulk plas
tered all over. with perhaps sordid
barracks or office in one corner. Here
its historic splendors are cut up foi
the housing of old ladies'!
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

Albert Dakkan-Sugar companies
are fighting with the genius of devils
to get reduction in the price of beets,
but the farmers are waking up to the
game. They feel they have been farm
ed about long enough by the compan-
les. Under the lash of Wall Street
nabobs Colorado farmers are learn
ing as fast as the press of the state
will tell them the truth, that they have
really been worked in the interest of
the sugar trust in Wall Street over
the whole period they have been grow
ing beets in Colorado. The company's
figures show that on the average
northern Colorado farmers have just
about broke even during this period.
But the press of the state is not alto
gether at fault. Its only source of in
formation has been the sugar makers
who knew the power of the press
better than did the editors themselves
and made wonderfully successful use
of this knowledge. The reduction in
the price of sugar beets to Colorado
farmers is not warranted in 1914.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
nasturtlum. for Winter Windows.

There is nothing prettier than q
window full Of bright, blooming mas.
turtiums in the winter, says Farm and
Home. There La something 30 dainty
and charming IN the vines climbing
all over the window and curtains, and,
with their gay colored. velvety flow.
ers, they make an artistic picture.
The cultivation Of them In the
house ia very simple. and the results
will we'll repay for the little labor II
requires. Plant the nasturtium seeda,
which can be purchased In little pack.
ages from any seed house.
Plant the vines in some rich earth
IN an ordinary crock and place in q
pretty jardiniere in q window Of south
ern exposure. With very little train.
ing the vines will creep up the win
dow curtains, and all winter you will
have the prettiest spot imaginable and
viii appreciate the gay blossoms fill
lng ths room with thsAr dainty In,
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

J. L. Bowerman.-The homestead
ers are urged to raise more pigs and
chickens and to milk more cows, all
OF which means more profit. But
somebody asks, How are you going
to get more COWS and pigs?" And
a lot of our friends say, Borrow
money" and then they try to get US
to form associations to petition the
government for cheap money. If each
Of us could get some cheap money
without having to go on the other
fellows note, it might be ell right, but
most of us had better hold on to what
we have and let the borrowing system
alone. We con gradually increase our
production along this line, and
if everybody could get cheap money
more people would be in the stock
raising business and down would go
the price of beef and our profits. So
let us go along slow without borrowing
and not pattern after the farmers in
the older states and cover our farms
with mortgages.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

c. F. Dietrick.-A stock show furn-
ishes the best place in the world to
get the conceit taken out OF fellow
and it is done so quietly and easily
you can hardly realize for two or three
days that it really happened. Pride
or conceit, whichever or whatever you
call it, is necessary to make a good
breeder, but often it is the greatest
obstacle in the path of progress, for
an exhibitor allows it to warp his
opinion to such an extent he thinks
anything he has is the best in the
world. When he goes to the show and
drives into the ring and sees the Judge
send him back to the pens, and gets
no sympathy from the crowd, he
necessarily begins to pull himself to-
sether and dig around to find the reas-
on for his disappointment or failure.
In most instances he will discover that
he is not all there and needs fixing.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
WITH THE THINKERS
, >>>>>>>>>>>>>

Senator Luke Lea.-Discontent and
unrest have walked abroad and for
the last ten years signs have been evi-
dent that foretold a period of conflict.
Such a period can be prevented only
by some leader coming into power
ments of capital, with sympathy with
the requirements of labor, with cour-
age to deal frankly and even harshly
with the people of his environment
and with the confidence of those who
are seeking a correction of the evils
that made them restless and discon-
tented.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

David Rothrock.-Students from
rural districts almost invariably are
better mathematicians than city boys
/ recently classified two hundred and
fifty students in mathematics into
three groups-those whose fathers are
farmers. those engaged in professions
and those in the commercial world
The students from the farm, of whom
there are twenty-nine percent, aver.
aged eighty-two in their final exami-
nations, as compared with seventy
four for the second class and sixty
three for the third class. The ability
of the student from the farm to con-
centrate is given as the reason for
his superiority in mathematics.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
II Can't Bs Done.

do you believe that all things are
possible?"
Sure ! dol"
well. then explain this to me-:
Here's the announcement Of the en-
gagement Of popular deaf-mute
couple, after very romantic court
ship"
"Well?"
Tell me how the bridegroom-elect
went about whispering the old. sweet
story In the ear Of the bride-electf"
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
WAS NOT HIS TIME TO DIE
Captains Marvellous Escape From
Death When Swept Overheard
During Tremendous Gale.

Few living men have ever looked
death SO square in the face as a GER
tain Captain Hodson, who was for
years connected with the customs
service at Honolulu. Before that he
was a shipmaster. and the remark
able adventure Of which he was the
hero occurred while he was in COM
Pacific.
On this occasion, the vessel was
several days out from land in the
midst of the ocean, when 1t was over
taken by a severe gale and thick
weather. For a time Captain Hodson
tried to keep the schooners head up
into the wind, but the storm became
SO violent that there was nothing for
it but to run before the gale. He
brought the vessel about. and, pur-
sued by heavy following sea, they
scudded under almost bare poles to
the northward.
The captain himself stood by the
wheel, to give the helmsman direc-
tions; the rest of the crew, having
made everything as secure as possi-
deck-house.
A flaw in the wind took the schoon-
er aback for moment, and in that
instant a tremendous wave that was
following close behind mounted over
the bulwarks, and swept several feet
deep from stern to bow.
Every one but the captain had
something at hand to cling to, al
though the wave wrenched the man at
the wheel from his hold. and threw
him on his face. However. he brought
up against the deck-house, and scram
bled to his feet just in time to see
the rushing water carry Captain Hod.
son overheard.
Hodson's case was as nearly hope
less as it could we'll be, for it was
of course, quite impossible to put out
a boat in such a sea, or even to bring
the schooner about to pick him up.
But at the very moment that the
catastrophe happened, the ropes that
held the gan of the foremast in place
broke, and let the stick drop to the
deck. One end hung out over the
side of the schooner. and several
broken ropes dangled from 1t. AS Cap
tain Hodson swept by, these rope ends
struck him on the head. Instructive
ly he seized one of them, and clung
to it with desperation.
The schooner tore on through the
water. and her master. at the end OF
the dangling rope, was drawn in close
under her bulwarks. and dragged
along through the waves. He could
not have long withstood this sort OF
treatment. for the sea beat him about
flercely, and flung him again and
again against the side Of the vessel.
But presently a gust of wind lurch
ed the schooner we'll over: her lee
rail plunged beneath the water. and
at the same instant another wave
picked the captain up. and tossed him
sprawling ON the sloping deck. Bat
tered as he was, he had enough
strength left to seize the standing rig
ging and cling to It, while the water
poured back again into the sea
The helmsman had seen Captain
Hodson swept away to death, as he
firmly believed. and his astonishment
at seeing him back again on deck
may be imagined Hodson was not
seriously injured by his experience,
and his vessel weathered the storm,
and brought her cargo safe into port
Youths Companion.
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

DON'T SLEEP under stale. smelly
blankets or quilts. Send them to the
Delta Steam Laundry. They will come
back fresh. soft and fluffy. 33tf
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

We want your cream and you want
the money. Here's your opportunity.
Bring us your cream and get the
highest cash price for 1.-THE Delta
Creamery. 55
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30

Protect your nome against fire By
insurins with Stephan 4 obert
The Delta independent., 1914-01-30
PROMISING OUTLOOK FOR
POWER DEVELOPMENTS

On the basis of power permits issued
by the government during the past six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-23
JAMES c. McREYNOLDs. CLARENCE
r. WILSON and REGINALD 3.
HUIDEKOPER, Attorneys.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
na sas e
Of the national zeolosiesl Park and Connect.
Docket No ioe2-Notic~ is hereby given that
Of the United States Of America. pursuant to
certain provisions Of the act Of Congress-. sp,
"ns Is sandS es n
government for the fiscal year ending une 80.
1914. and for other purposss| has hled pst a-
stat aa'i Clarence aeen K. wilson sttorney Of the
iumb d s and Reginald s. Huidekoper sssistsn.
United States attorney In and for the District
Of ccambs seeking the o. ssnG T. ,S OF b.
'rict of Columbia. lying between the present
sestern boundary Of the National
PARCELS Of land being described On he books Of
a5s1. $3.50. $500 and 55-e.. az shown on .
ss p4s sa st Also s' ID. @
judlcious, experienced, disinterested men who
shan be freehelders within the District es c. :.
pIoyment Of the pstrict Of Columbia: or Of the
states marshal for the District Of Columbia to
assess the damages each owner Of the SAID
sustain By reason Of the t.finE and condemns
assess as dement's resulting therefrom. in &C.
the United States In such case made and pro
vided and with the provisions Of the , ,i;ae.
act Of e and Nth the Of
Of law for the District Of Columbia: upon the
lots. pieces or parcels Of land which the Jury
and taking T !, p the court this 18th day
Won Henert, the Chevy Chase Land Company OF
.. Kervand. board Of trustees Of the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral Foundation Of the District
Of Columbia. Alfred HARDING; trustee under the
ceased: Charles L. Frailey and Edward c;
Heald. trustees: John sherman. trustee: samue,
Ella B. Sherman. George E. Fleming and Irving
Williamson: trustees: James B. Ellerson ana
John s.nn. and al
and they are hereby. warned and commanded
the nth day Of March. AID. 1914. at 10 O'Clock
am, and to continue In attendance until the
s0dr ss1 hsIs r.. q and
ment of benefits Of the jury to BE- impaneled
and sworn herein; And It is further ordered s
l!shed once week in the Washington Law Re
porter and on twenty consecutive secular days
and On SUNDAYS and hoIdas, in The
iished in said District. Immediately preceding
A All Si 1914 It IS further ordered that copy
of this notice and order be served BY the United
States marshal for the District Of oolumbi.. o.
land to be condemned herein as may Be found
by said marshal or his deputies. within the
nesday. the lin a.y Of March, A;p, 1914 By
ihe r. o'9 Yousa ki Cert f b. cuNNISa
HAM Asst Clerk fe14-d Sn&hol ipmhI0