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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
WOMEN SAVE AGED MOTHER
Mrs. Frederick Cease and Mrs. j. M
Horn Risk Lives at Plymouth

Plymouth, Pa, Dee. 16.-Fghting
their way through flames and smoke,
Mrs. Frederick Cease and Mrs. j. M.
Horn risked their lives to rescue their
mother, Mrs. Sarah Mains, aged 80
years, from her home early yesterday.
The fire had almost enveloped the
Mains home before it was discovered.
When Mrs. Cease and Mrs. Horn learn
ed that their mother was still in the
building they refused to stand aside
and permit others to make the rescue.
Battling with flames and smoke the
women worked their way to the bed
room of their mother, who had been
overcome. and bundling her in blankets
made their way to safety. Mrs. Mains
was not burned, but her daughters
We're burned about the head, face and
arms. Two buildings were destroyed
and two Others damaged by the fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
c. Y. NEWS
ADAMS co. fruit Growers
IN annual Convention
First Meeting of Three Day Session
Was Opened at Bendersvil1e To-day
Many Speakers Will Discuss the
Fruit and Farm Subjects

The tenth annual convention of the
Fruit Growers Association of Adams
county opened to-day at Bendersville
will continue tomorrow and Friday and
it promises to be one of the most sue
eessful ever held. Bendersville is in the
heart of the greatest apple-growing dis
trict In Pennsylvania, and the fruit
growers of Adams county are live pro-
gressive people who keep abreast of the
times and are strictly up to date in the
matter of growing fine fruit.
These annual meetings are not con-
fined exclusively to the discussion of the
fruit question, but almost every ques-
tion that enters into farm life is open
ed up and freely talked about. On We'd
neSday President Robert N. Eldon. of
Aspers, will deliver his annual address
and DR.. c. j. Marshall, State Veteri-
marian, will give talk on the foot and
mouth disease. How to get good roads
will also be discussed. Thursday will
be devoted to fruit culture talks, Prof
NJ. G. kains, of State College; Prof.
w, NJ. Scott. of Baltimore, and ]. w.
Burke, of Batavia, giving special lee
lures.
Apples will be the theme of the talk
of Prof. II. B. Knapp, of the New York
State College of Agriculture, on Friday,
followed by a talk on "Home Eco
Monies" by Miss Pearl Mcdonald. of
State College. Prof. NJ. S. Mcdowell, of
State College, will talk on county
extension agents, and Miss Mcdonald
ON the health problem. All through the
sessions there will be frequent discus.
slons, and there viii be question box
TO be opened at intervals and the in.
terrcgatories will be answered by ex-
perts. The influence of this meeting
viii be apparent in the big fruit crop
In Adams county in 1918.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Lieutenant Samuel NJ. Strife Dies

Hagerstown, Nd, Dec. 16.-Lieuten-
ant Samuel Nelehor Strife, 49 years
old, United States Navy, retired, who
had command of the after S-inch turret
on Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia
during Manila bay battle, died here
yesterday
Graduating from Annapolis Naval
Academy he saw service IN the United
States Coast survey and at Mare Island
Navy yard, California. He was com.
mander Of torpedo boat Porter, sailed
around the world with North Atlantic
squadron and served three years in
benring sea. For several years he was
inspector of steel for naval uses at
Aunhall and Pittsburgh. Lieutenant
Strife was n son of former Justice Sam
uel Strife. and brother of former Mavor
Abraham c. Strife, of Hagerstown.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Broken Gas Pipe Causes Fire

Carlisle, Dee. 16.-Prompt work on
the part of William A. Jordon, care
taker of the building, doubtless saved
from destruction or serious damage by
hre the Jacob Tome Scientific building,
one of the largest departments of Dick
inson College. when leakv union in
Gas pipe was set on fire and the melting
pipe directed monster blow-torch
against the ceiling of the building. The
ire broke out shortly after noon yes
tcriay.
With the ceiling of the room in
which the fire started. a5laze. and the
intense heat from the burning gas
seorching his face and clothing. Jordan
succeeded in turning the gas. The FIRE
was later extinguished.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
TO ADDRESS FARMERS MEETING
State Zoclogist Surface to Talk on De-
stroying Corn Pest

Il. \. Surface, State Economic Zoo
logist, will talk to the Mccormick
Farmers Club at its monthly meeting
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at
the Sporting Green farm. conducted by
II. l.. Lower on the Carlisle pike, near
Hogestown. Professor Surface will talk
along the same lines as the speakers at
the previous meeting have followed.
namely describing the pest that has
been destroying corn and clover, and
suggesting remedies.
At the January meeting of the club
Hiram Billett, general superintendent
of the Boonymead's s farms, viii speak
on the proper rations for feeding
dairy cows.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Have Located Runaway Boy

Uarllsle, Dee. 16.-The parents of
l6-year-old Ray Wolf. who ran away
from his home in Carlisle week ago,
because his father objected to his too
assiduous attention to the movies. have
located the boy at Colebrook. Virginia.
where young Wolf told friends of his
Iamily that he was out for good time.
Herman Wolf, the young man ia
ther, wired the Winchester, Va, police
officials to hold his son.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Pennsy Paydays Announced

According to a schedule in the local
offices of the Middle Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company the
employees of that division will receive
their pay for the first half of Deeem-
Der cn the following days: First day,
Monday, December 21; Tuesday, De-
cember %; Wednesday, December 2S;
Thursday. December "a: Friday, De-
eember 20; Saturday, December 26.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
MUFFLED AND DEAF TO DEATH
Father of Seven is Killed for Failing
to Hear Engine

Williamsport, Dee. 16.-AIbert Sher-
wood, aged SO, married, and father of
seven children, was killed, while Jo-
seph Snyder, unmarried, escaped injury
when a sleigh in which they were rid
ing was struck by a freight train at
tn Port Penn crossing of the Reading
railway, near Muney.
The men Wore caps, which they had
pulled down over their ears in the cold
and they were unable to hear the ap-
preaching engine. Sherwood's body
was cut in two after being dragged
some distance with the wreckage of the
sleigh.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
BOMB HURLss FATAL COUPLER
Dynamite, Used to Clear Railroad
Wreck, Reverses Rule

Pottsville, Dec. 16.-Ierman Koer-
per, IL years old, of fremont, died at
the Pottsville hospital yesterday, as
the result of an explosion of dyna-
mite at a railroad wreck in fremont
Monday.
locomotive left the track and In
order to free it from the incumbus of
wrecked cars charge of dynamite was
put Off to break the coupling pin. The
pin hit young Koerper in the head,
fraeturing his skull, and striking al
most with tine force of bullet.
As dynamite usually strikes down
ward, the result of the explosion was
shock to the railroad officials.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
SIGHT RETURNS WITH BUMP
Boston Man Blind Eighteen Years Can
Now See

Boston. Dec. 16.-Stone blind for
nine years and practically sightless for
nine years before that, Frank H.
Haynes of No, 81 Summer street, Hyde
Park. once a famous horse racer, now
can see.
Arising from his bed yesterday morn
ing and cropping about with his hands,
his head struck the bedpost. A few
minutes later he could see as we'll as
ever. Mr.. Haynes considers it a mir
aele.
'fWhen l awoke.'i he said, "I sat
up in bed, then stopped over to grope
for my shoes. In doing that l struck
the post of the bed. | continued dress.
ing as best | could.
Soon l noticed what appeared to be
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16

a shadow of my hand. Then 1 saw a
towel l was holding. Then l saw the
whole room.
II went to the mirror to see myself
for the first time in nine years. | could
hardly believe what l saw was myself.
was surprised to find my hair had
changed from black TO gray.
My first thought was to see the
picture of my dead wife. l took it in
my hands and it seemed good to see
her features again.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Masons Elect Their Officars

Samuel c. Cerkins, Royal Arch Chap.
ter, No. 20s, Masonic Lodge, lMechan
icsburg, has elected the following of.
feers to serve for the coming year: NJ.
b. high priest, William Grant Miller;
king, James S. D. Eisenhower; scribe,
John d. Spong; treasurer, Samuel E.
Basehore; secretary, Harry C. Harper;
trustees, Alexander II. Ege, Robert II.
Thomas, Jr., Harry L. Snyder; repre-
sentative to Grand Chapter, Levi NJ.
Myers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Bank Gave Out $50 coo

Waynesboro. Dee. 16.-The Citizens
National bank Christmas savings fund
checks are being cashed in large mum
bers and much money is being put in
circulation FOR Christmas.
The Citizens Christmas savings fund
had about ,O0G members and there was
paid out to them $4,000.
The first year the Citizens had 440
members Of its Christmas club, the sec
ond 700 and the third 1000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16

Princess LwoffParlaghy, who for
the last few years has been living at
the Plaza Hotel New York, surrounded
by an encourage of servants that in
cluded three buffers, maids. walters.
private physician and special repre-
sentative, 1t was learned. has left the
Plaza and is living with friend In
an apartment in New York. The Prin-
cess. who is an artist of no mean talent.
has left the greater part of the pictures
she has painted, together with her val
liable bronzes, tapestries. potteries and
ecclesiastical hangings. In the posses
sion OF the management of the Plaza.
There seems to be question of th.
non-payment of a bill to the amount of
about $4,000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16

one of the inmates came up to him and,
touching his hat. exclaimed: "We all
like you better than the last one, sir"
"Thank you," said the new official
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16

pleasantly. "And may I ask wbyf"
"Well, sir, - replied the lunatic, "you
see, you are more like one of us. -
Kansas City Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16
Like Draws Like

The superintendent of a luratic asy-
lum was strolling round the grounds a
few weeks after his appointment, when
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-16

With crop of 100000, 600 bush
els of oats reported it is not likely that
the equine population viii complain of
hard times this year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
The New York Primaries.

In both the democratic and repub-
Iican primaries in New York state
Monday the organization was sue
cessful.
Governor Glynn easily defeated
Mr.. Hennessy for the democratic
nomination. Governor Glynn's rec
ord since he took office, succeeding
the deposed Governor Sulzer, has
been good, and Tammany Halls sup
port seems to have helped rather
than hurt him.
District Attorney Whitman won
the republican gubernatOrial nomina-
ton with comparative ease from
Messrs. Human and Hedges, despite
the charge made against him by his
opponents that he was the candidate
of "Boss" Barnes. Mr.. Whitman's rec
ord as district attorney was in his
favor, and evidently the voters didn't
hold Mr.. Barnes support greatly
against him.
Frederick VI. Davenport won over
Ex-Governor Sulzer for the progress
sive nomination for governor. Despite
the fact that he was removed from
office for improper conduct Mr.. Sulz-
er had considerable strength among
the progressives, to which party he
turned after being cast out by the
democrats.
James w. Gerard, ambassador to
Germany, is the democratic candi-
date for senator, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt
being beaten with ease by the diplo-
mat, who is understood to have been
Tammany Halls candidate.
James w. Wadsworth, Jr., appar-
emily has won the republican nomina-
ton for the senate over his oppo-
nents, Representative Calder and DR..
David Jayne Hill, former ammbassa-
dor to Germany.
The results of the primary, as the
Savannah News says, show that
Messrs. Murphy and Barnes are still
strong in their respective parties de-
spite the many harsh things said
about them. 1t will be interesting to
note the administration course in
the ensuing campaign. It's favored
candidates, Messrs. Hennessy and
Roosevelt, We're defeated in the pri-
mary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
COTTON PLANTING AND CRIME.

From the Savannah Press.
Surely the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce is getting out on thin ice
Georgia farmer may be hailed to court
and perhaps put in Jail for planting
not wisely but too well.
1t is certainly pity that this valu-
able organization Should have mis-
laid its spirit level when making
plans for Georgias prosperity. AS
yet the people of Georgia are unpre-
pared to consider an error of judg-
ment in business as a crime, punish
able by imprisonment. We believe
there was no hint Of making cotton
raising a hanging offense, but there's
no telling what the next step may
be.
Suppose the farmers of Georgia do
enter upon this contract to consider
cotton planting a crime when it eX-
ceeds ten acres. How are they TO
bring the cotton planters of Texas,
Alabama and other cotton growing
states to the same terms?
We believe that a great deal can be
done, and surely will be done, to re-
QuCS UuS cOIIOu dCI6dSS ny dS4 &C.
ments between the farmers. We be-
lieye that they will act officially and
for mutual and common benefits,
when they get together to solve this
problem, but we do not think, they
will get together when they are ask
ed to consider going to jail as PEN
atty for over-stepping the terms Of
their agreement. There is an I'M
pleasant and Impractical sound to
this plan that threatens to defeat it.
We should not regret its defeat, for
we do not think it is the solution.
There is a far better chance to re-
duce cotton acreage by leaving each
farmer to solve his own economical
problem. The outlook for favora-
Bile price for 1915 is not encouraging.
The farmers know they cannot expect
good price and they are not likely
to risk investing their labor and land
in it. But the moment that Is per
cent OF the farmers in certain state
make a death and prison contract to
reduce their planting definitely the
cotton planters in other states and
the other % per cent at home imme-
diateIy see an opportunity.
We trust the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce will take another think on
this matter and a better one.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
Shaking Hands.
BY George Matthew Adams.

A mans hand, WOman's hand, a
baby's hand-what a world these
hands have helped to shape!
So is it any wonder that the adopt
ed mode of meeting and good will
should be by grasping and shaking
hands?
All want to know about human
being is how he shakes hands, and
you may take your fancy pedigree
chart and hang it in the WoOdshed.
| know | can trust and love the
full hand shaker. | don't care how
rough or smooth the palm or fingers
may be. l want to feel the heart
jumping out there. l want to feel
that there's where character silently
says its say.
Oh, how bounden up in mere fool
ish forms We are. But shaking hands
is none OF them.
This is busy old world and, folks
don't all have time to ask of you
from whence you came, or how long
you expect to stay, or how much you
claim to carry around in your brain
box, but each and all do have time
to talk Of what you are in your hand
shake.
So, here's a handshake for you
across the silent miles.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
Covering for Cotton

That the farmer should allow jute
bagging to be used in baling his cot
ton is an outrage that he should stop.
Cotton bagging can be used for COW
ering the cotton bale as we'll as jute
bagging, and would at the same time
help the farmer to get a better price
for his cotton. If 100000 bales
of cotton are made this year and
it takes twelve pounds of bagging for
each bale that would mean that $780,
100000 pounds of bagging would be
used to cover it. The farmer gets
absolutely nothing out of the jute
bagging, but he would get, if cotton
bagging were used and he sells his
cotton at 10 cents pound, $18,-
100000. The time has come to think
about things like this.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02

Here is some good and timely ad-
vice from the Progressive Farmer:
This war will likely mean to us
many disagreeable things, many real
hardships; but let US make sure now
that one of the humiliations we will
not suffer will be that of buying next
spring dollar-and-a-half corn and
twenty-fve-dollar hay to make seven
cent cotton" Every farmer in South
west Georgia should ponder over this,
and take heed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
Prayers for Peace.

Following the suggestion of Pres
ident Wilson thousands of American
citizens will on next Sunday send up
devout supplications to the Almighty
for peace in the war1torn and devas-
tated countries of Europe. Without
/ reference to the question of the pO-
tency of prayer in a crisis such as
this and not seeking to fathom the
Divine plans of the Creator as to how
and when the destiny of man shall
be worked out, il is well to consider
the significance of such day of pray
er as the president has requested.
First of all it indicates that this
country of ours is christian coun-
try with big minded, big-hearted
christian men guiding it's destinies.
And it means that the individual cit
izen, the average citizen, of this coun-
try is a God-fearing, peace-loving
citizen. 1t would be a hard matter
indeed to precipitate the United
States into warfare with any otl err
nation. Before such a condition
could arise we may be sure that every
means for a peaceful solution Of diff
ferences would have been exhausted.
Aside from the effect of America S
example of prayer upon the deyas-
tated continent across the sea such
an attitude is calculated to result in
good to the citizens of America them
selves. The Rev. John Haynes
Holmes, of New York, has expressed
such an idea in beautiful words. In
discussing the presidents sugges-
ton he says:
Little can any one of us do.
perhaps, to soften the i'll will that
sewers group from group in this
great human family of ours
still less to still the awful tumult
now raging on the plains of Eu-
rope. But this at least we can
dove can search the deep places
of our own hearts and purge them
of the last traces of that distrust
and hatred of which we now see
the perfect fruitage in this stu
pendous cataclysm of armed strife.
rs there friend with whom we
have Quarreled, a kinsman with
whom we have nothing to do, an
enemy whom we hate, rival
whom we seek to crush, a social
class that we despise, a nation or
race or religion against which we
feel a prejudice?
rs there an angry word upon
our lips, bitter thought within
our hearts. a prayer within our
souls for the diminished prosper
ity or happiness of any single per-
son or group of persons upon
earth? If so, here is work for US
to do, that we all may be one!'
Not only Thou shalt not kill,
which few of us ever do, but also
Thou shalt not be angry which
most of us always are in some
direction, is the law laid down by
Christ
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
Taxes, Commerce and War,

That taxes and commerce beget war
is the record since the world began.
eff the commerce of the world were
builded on the open door and free
commercial relations says the Rich
mond Times-Dispatch, com merce
would produce friendly instead of IN
friendly competition. If the nations
Of Europe had no tariff those nations
would not be so greedy for seaports,
and would, therefore, be less inclin-
ed to fight for them. If Germany
could seek Belgium, Dutch and Med
lterranean seaports without paying
tribute to other nations Germany s
place IN the sea would be hers with
out the acquisition of territory
illuminate bitterness and hate and
special advantages from commerc,
anu now many wars would b,
fought? Are not tariR and wa
blood relations?"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
Notice of Sale.

tue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of said county, granted
at chambers September Goth, 1914,
will be sold at public cutlery at the
farm on which George Cottle lived
in the year 1914, FIVE miles east of
Brentwood, Ga, on the 10th day of
October, 1914, within the legal hours
of sale, the following described per-
sonal property of the estate of George
Cottle. deceased, to-wit: Eight head
of mules, l horse, mich cows, 2
calves, % head of hogs, two-horse
wagons, one lot of pillow gear and
pillow tools, one mower and rake, one
cutaway harrow, one syrup mill and
kettle, one top buggy. Terms cash.
r. S. O'NEAL, Administrator.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
WHY KANSAS SWORE OFF.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
Kansas consumes per capita per
annum $1.25 worth of liquor for all
purposes as against the average
American consumption of $21 head
Forty-eight of Kansas 105 coun-
ties did not send a prisoner TO the
penitentiary last year.
Eighty-seven counties did not send
an insane patient to the asylums.
In fourteen counties no jury has
been called in ten years to try a
criminal case.
Fifty-three counties have empty
jails.
The Kansas death-rate is seven
and one-half per thousand-the sec
ond lowest in America.
Bank deposits have increased in
ten years from $100,000,000 to
S22O.O0O,O 900.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02

Editor McGilI, of the Lyons Prog
rAss, is short of the fifty bucks neces-
sary to join the buy-a-bale move
ment. but to show that his heart is in
the right place he offers to take cot
ton on subscription at ten cents a
nound when the subscriber wishes to
nav in advance as long as fifty years.
The subscriber would get more than
his cotton's worth, for there are no
better country weeklies than the
Progress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
QUITS STAGE TO LIVE IN TREE.
rom the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Bobbie, if you will just quit fit
ting from tree to tree up in Fort
George Woods and come back and
do any one of your regular ninety
five different acts C. J. st. John, your
master, will be happy again. A YER
satile vaudeville monkey like you
ought to know better than to break
his chain Sunday night when the
act is on the road from Fort George
Music Hall to Riverhead.
Don't you know, too, that you are
worth $500, many nights sleep, and
meal tickets to your boss, because
Caputian monkeys are scarce? Be-
sides, you may catch cold in those
strange trees, and if you stay away
any longer the police will cease to
look for you and the newspapers will
conclude that you are a press agent
monkey, anyhow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
QUAIL FEED ON WEEVILs.

From the Andalusia (Ala.) Star.
E. w. Mcleod a good farmer on
Route No. /, Opp, was a visitor at
The Star office last Monday. Mr..
Mcleod told The Star that he had
been watching the partridge in his
neighborhood. He says he has seen
quail running through the cotton
patches searching for boil weevils.
He says he has seen quail pick up
the fallen squares and shake them.
So strongly does Mr.. Mcleod believe
in the good work of the quail that
he does not intend to shoot them.
Nor will anyone else be permitted to
hunt them.