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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

The population of the United States about 900
and it is proposed to raise 500 by the new war
tax which went into effect yesterday That makes one
dollar the average tax every citizen of the United
States II Harrisburgs population is placed at $4,000
the pportionae share of the that falls on the people
of this cty is 5000
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
INSPIRED LINES FROM NUTLEY

Mr.. L. G. Edgar, of Nutley, n. j., writes to the
New York Sun that it is an lawful pity" the
Washington administration is so strict in its ideas
of neutrality to ban the singing of the British
soldiers favorte song, "Tipperary," among the
men of the United States Army and Navy
Mr. Edgar takes the Washington edict very
much to heart. Indeed he insists that Uncle Sam s
fighting men be permitted at least to sing the Tip
perary' tune if not the ''Tpperary'' words and
he offers the following lines as a substitute for
those of the original song:
It's long way Chicago,
And long way to New York,
It's long way to San Francisco,
And I'd rather ride than walk;
Good-by to the Bowery
Good-by to Herald Square,
It's long, long distance down to Broadway
And my hearts right there.
Without commenting here on the meter or lack
of meter in Mr. Edgar's lines, we cannot refrain
from expressing admiration for the sentiment
that inspired the Jersey song writer in pennng
them. We can understand fully his sympathetic
fellow feeling for the of our Army and Navy
whose duty keeps them from Broadway for living
in Nutley must be more irksome even than life in
an Army barracks.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
Is Tired of Gang Here

"I'm tired enough of that gang
down here, let alone going through
eternity with them. I'm glad for the
day when / II get rid of the silly,
sloppy sort of religionists that want
everybody all mixed up in Heaven"
That no man can believe in the
Bible and at the same time disbelieve
the existence of hell, was the evan
gelist S next declaration, and he added
that when you find man who says
he doesn't believe in hell, just put it
down that he believes in hell more
than anybody. He's lying to himself.
| had doctor tell me once that he
didn t believe in hell but that he was
mortally afraid he was, going there,
and / told him that his head was lying
to him and his heart was telling him
the truth. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
Merchant Prince. Won Out

Mr.. Wanamaker, in the course of
his campaign for United States SEN
ator in 1898, made speech in Ly-
kens in which he referred to the Bird
Book Scandal" in a way that Mr.. Rob-
inson though reflected ON him, he be-
ing at the head of the States printing
department when that scandal broke
upon the public. AS the Wanamaker
speech was published all over the State
and as the law of Pennsylvania permits
man to bring suit for libel in any
county where the alleged libel circu-
lates, Mr.. Robinson chose to prosecute
Mr.. Wanamaker in Beaver county, and
the trial took place before Judge Will
son. 1t resulted in a non-suit before
it had proceeded very far, but subse-
quently the ease was reopened, and
again it came to trial before Judge
Wilson, the second trial resulting in a
verdict of not guilty. At each trial
numerous witnesses from Harrisburg
were present, and among those sum
moned was former Governor Hastings.
The attorneys for Mr.. Wanamaker
were former Judge James Gay Gordon,
of Philadelphia, and Charles H. Berg
ner, of Harrisburg. Mr.. Robinson s at
torney was Lev McQuiston, of Butler,
and there were some lively legal tilts
during the trial which ended happily
for the Philadelphian.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
Speedy TRANSPORTATION of Gifts

Genoa, via Rome, Dee. 2, $40 A. NJ.
The American Consul General, Dr.
John Edward Jones, has made all ar
rangements with the proper authorities
for the speedy transportation by rail
of the American Christmas gifts to the
orphans of Austria and Germany.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
Tonaue-End Topics
Wanamaker Suit Recalled

Former Judge ]. Sharpe Wilson, of
Beaver, prominent in the Knights of
Templar of Pennsylvania, was a visit
or to Harrisburg this week and met a
number of old friends. Since retiring
from the bench Judge Wilson has de-
voted himself closely TO his law prae-
tice. When on the bench Judge Wilson
presided at the trial of the celebrated
libel suit brought by Thomas S. Rob
inson, of Butler, former Superintendent
of Public Printing and Binding,
against John Wanamaker, the "Mer-
chant Prince" of Philadelphia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
THE GUESTS VIEW OF TT

The Host-"It's beginning to rain; you'd better stay
to dinner
The Guest-"Oh, thanks, very much; but it's not bad
enough for that"-Yale Record
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
Frank Admission

"Do you regard politics in your
state at all as square deal7'
"No," replied Senator Sorghum. "It
is rather question of who gets lost in
the shuttle. Washington Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
A PUZZLER

Pa mans wife is his better half isn't shei"
'We told so, my son.
Then if marres twice there isn't anything left
of him, is theref'-Boston Transcript.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
CORRECT

What is the first thing ought to learn about
running automobilef"
The telephone number of the repair shop"-washing-
ton Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

The man who waits for opportunity,
and when he sees it takes it, is not so
good man as he who does not wait,
but makes it.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

May be the submarine diver at local theatre this
week. who has volunteered to articles can
tell us where the Farnsworth Gun is
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
GLASS EATERS TROUBLE

What's the matter with the glass eater9"
He ate couple of windows last evening and / think
he must have pane in his stomach Baltimore Ameri
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
Spiritualism Called Nonsense

Spiritualism came in for some hard
knocks in DIR. Stough's s next remarks.
He said that the idiocy of spiritual
ism manifested itself because a spirit
from the dead never came into room
where a spiritualist and her dupes were
sitting and said a single new thing
about the world beyond the grave,
proving that spiritualism is all TOM
foolery and nonsense
The preacher asserted that if per-
sons do not believe that there is a
lake of fire and birthstone in a place
of eternal torment, they must logically
believe that hell is even worse than
that, since figure of speech is always
weaker than the thing for which it
stands.
That guickened memory of sins
committed on earth will be hell itself,
the preacher asserted, on the assump-
tion that there is memory in eternity.
Elaborating somewhat on this point he
declared that all appetites, desires and
passions of human beings, as well as
memory, will pass with them to eter-
nifty, since these things belong not to
the body but to the self which goes
on to "the great beyond' after death.
Unsatisfed Desires Hell
SIN HE'LL he said, "there is no cup
for the drunkard to press to his lips to
satisfy the appetite which he cultivat-
ed on earth. There is no prayer, no
Bible, no song of praise, no love in hell.
MI love turns to hatred there. Love
is a reflection from God, for God is
love.
He'll is, generally speaking, the
place where God is not. The hundreds
of persons in this city who do not love
God, who hate Him and the church of
Jesus Christ, who spurn the Bible and
who turn from meetings like this one,
would not be happy in Heaven where
His glory is. There must be place for
them in eternity where they can have
what they want.
Character a Fixed Thing
"We die as we live, and we live in
the hereafter as we die. If you die a
drunkard, you waken in eternity
drunkard. Death is but a door, from
one room to another, and character is
not changed by passing through it.
Character is fixed. You cannot change
your character even if you come down
here and hit the trail tonight. You
may change your choice of living, but
character is the result of years and
years of living.
"God never sent soul to hell" (" he
said in conclusion. "He never damned
a soul. He'll was prepared for the
Devil. If you go there, it is because
God cannot keep you from it. If you
go to Hell, you go over the pierced
body of His Son.''
Five of Family Hit Trail
When the appeal for trail hitters was
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
HAD THE RIGHT DOPE

Aunt-foure counted up to eight nicely, dear. But
don't you know what after eight?"
Elsie-"Bedtme. Boston Transcript
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

They have put tax telephone conversations. Too
bad 1t could not have been put of the less
form of loquacty.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

The women of the European have decided t,
adopt plain dress Even war has compensations.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

Perhaps City Commissioner Taylor has former Park
Superintendent Forrer in mind for the post City
Forester.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 54 lowest, AS; s a M, AS; p. M, SO.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

MOONS PHASES
Fun Moon, End; Last Quarter, 10th;
New Moon, 18th; First Quarter, 24th.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Continued
cloudy, probably rain tonight or Thurs
day. Mild temperature.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-02

Eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy
weather tonight and Thursday. Light
to moderate variable winds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
SOLDIERS BOARD
OUR TRANSPORTS
FOR VERA cruz
$500 in First Expeditionary
Force to Leave for Scene
of Action.

GALVESTON, Tex, April 24.-The
reinforced Fifth Brigade, the army's
first expeditionary force for Mexico,
broke camp during the night at Fort
Crockett here and at daylight moved
to the transports waiting to take
them to Vera Cruz. They were not
expected to sail before late this aft
ernoon.
The soldiers marched from camp
after a night spent practically with
out sleep. The general sentiment ap-
peared to be that they were glad to
escape the routine of camp life under
canvas. which has lasted here for
more than year since the second
division was modified at Galveston
and Texas City.
Mostly Veterans in Army. -
These Camp Crockett. regimen ~
Fourth, Seventh, Nineteenth and
Twenty eighth Infantry, comprising
about 2. 500 men, and forming the bulk
OF the brigade. We're largely veterans.
all having seen service in the Philip
pines. They worked all night pack
ing and cleaning camp, and by day.
light the troops not only were ready
to move, but the 100 acres they had
occupied was almost literally broom
swept, so careful was the clean-up.
The whole movement passed quietly.
Wives of men or officers here and
there watched their husbands. When
daylight came with a cold rain many
women stood bareheaded on the sea-
wall overlooking the camp, seemingly
unmindful of the weather, as they
watched passing companies for a look
at their own men folk
One lone military prisoner was
compelled to remain in a low rallied
enclosure at the end of the camp,
where all the troops passed in their
march to the front in full view. He
walked round his enclosure all the
time watching the troops.
Where Regiments Come From.
The four infantry regiments which
camp from the following posts:
Twenty eighth Infantry, Fort Shell
irg, Mimi; Fourth Infantry, from
+ Fort Crook, Neb.; Seventh Infantry,
from Leavenworth, Kan. Nineteenth
Infantry, from Forts Meade, in South
Dakota; Sill, in Oklahoma, and Leav-
onworth. Company E, Engineers,
which also boarded the transports,
came from LeaVenworth The Sixth
Cavalry, which also is ordered to sail
with all possible dispatch, came from
Fort Des Moines, Ia. Just when the
cavalry would get away was not set
tied early today.
In addition to the four transports,
Meade, Summer, Fitzpatrick and Nc
Clel.an, which We're taking on troops
this morning, the quartermaster's de-
partment was endeavoring to secure
one or two commercial steamers,
which were intended principally to
transport cavalry and artillery.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun
ston, who win command the brigade
now embarking, was waiting at his
headquarters last night when the
sailing orders came. He had the or
ders telephoned back to Galveston
where the whistles of the four trans
ports blew q pre-arranged signal
summoning their crews. An hour
after the order reached Galveston
every officer and man in the city
knew it and was either at the camp
or on the way.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
Mexico Has y Aeroplanes
to Use Against the U. S

NEW YORK, April 24.-According
to information obtained by the Aero
Club, Mexico has twenty-five aero
planes and fifty-six licensed pilots
available for use in war against the
United States.
John Eyre Sloane said today he was
willing to place three machines at the
disposal of the United States govern
ment one of them the military scout
monoplane flown by John Guy Gill
patric in the race around Manhattan
last October. This machine is now
in the SeVenty-tirst Regiment Arm
ory.
at is likely that whatever fighting
will he done will be of the guerilla
order" said Sloane, "the enemy being
scattered over vast areas and almost
impossible to locate with land scouts.
Aeroplanes could hunt ont such par
ties and direct the lighting. -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
RULE TO
SHOW CAUSE IN
KEARNY DISPUTE
Seek to Compel Town Clerk to
Call Election on Com
mission Rule.

At his home in this city today Su-
preme Court Justice Francis j.
Swayze granted a rule to show cause
why a writ of mandamus should not
issue compelling Town Clerk William
b.. Ross, of Kearny, to call an cleo
ton to determine whether the voters
of the town desire to adopt commits
sion rule The rule to show cause
will be signed by Justice Swayze late
today.
1t is returnable next Wednesday,
Testimony can be taken on the rule
at two days notice thereafter. The
application for the rule was filed last
right with the justice by a committee
composed Of members of the Kearny
Commission Government League. Ed
ward j. Ganney, president of the
league, Is the designated relator
A notice was served on the town
clerk last night to the effect that an
appl' cation had been made before Jus
tice Swayze for writ of mandamus.
The notice stated a rule would be is
sued today. Mr.. Ross late last night
communicated with John =. Manning.
a lawyer, of this city. and arranged
to have him go to the residence of
Justice Swayze today.
Mayor Robert e. Torrance and
Town Treasurer Burton Il. Garfield
of Kearny were also on hand today
and accompanied Ross and Mr.. Man
ming to the home of the Justice.
Tomorrow. SIS suits s1O Rieh's, Market
and Mulberry streets-Adv.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
Flag Trampled On;
Death Threats to Our Citizens
Vanguard of Refugees Reaching Vera Cruz Tell Otrages
Mexican Capital-Assassnaton Hanging Over Americans
Windows at American Club Smashed and Members nsued

VERA CRUZ. April PA refugee
train from Mexico City, carrying $50
Americans, 100 Germans, 800 Spaniards
and Mexicans and 50 Englshmen,
arrived here last evening under the
personal conduction of Thomas b.
Hohler, scharge d'affaires Of the
British legation.
American Flag Trampled On.
According to refugees who were in
the party that reached here, mobs in
the streets of Mexico City were tram
pling under foot the stars and 'sripes
and were threatenenig American
pedestrians when the refugee train,
engaged under the auspices of the
British and German legations, left for
Vera Cruz carrying some 500 fugitiVes
Of various nationalities.
The position of these American cIti-
zens left in the capital was regarded
as critical Nelson 'Shaughnessy,
the American charge d'affaires; Lieu
tenant Rowan, OF the navy, and Cap
tain William A. Burnside. of the
army, were to leave on Thursday
night for Manzanillo on the Pacific
Coast, under speciai arrangement
with Provisional President Huerta.
Immediately after the news OF the
landing of American bluejackets and
marines at Vera Cruz was made
known in the Federal capital by extra
editions of the local newspapers,
crowds of students and government
oflice employees began to gather.
Mob Threatens Americans.
BY dusk a mob had assembled in
front of the American Club, where
theV smashed windows and hoWled
insults and threats at the American
citizens inside, all of whom they
threatened to assassinate.
An appeal TO the governor of the
Federal district brought police pro-
lection. but not before the crowd had
shattered many of the windows i'm the
club house and in adjoining proper
ties belonging to Americans.
Until 2 O'Clock in the morning, bands
Of excited Mexleans marched through
the streets singing the Mexican ma
tional anthem and shouting death
for the Americans"
An American jewelry store was
looted by the mob at midnight. The
police looked on without taking any
action.
The American Club, the leading
American hosiery, and the offices OF
the Mexican Herald were closed, Ow-
ing to the threats of the mobs to burn
them and murder their occupants.
The British, Germans and French in
the Federal capital We're prepared al
q moments notice to gather in the
previously arranged concentration
districts, which had been provisioned
to stand a siege.
The newspapers, probably acting
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
BROKERS REFUSE TO
BUY BOND ISSUE
Lawyers UnfavorabIe Opinion
on Home Rule Act Pre-
vents Sale.

TRENTON, April 24.-As Hawkins,
Delafield 81 Longfellow would not give
a favorable opinion as to the legality
of the s15O,000 issue of street paving
bonds, owing to the confusion created
by the Hennessy home rule act, the
four New York bond brokers who had
fled tine highest bids on the securi-
ties Withdrew their proposals yester-
day.
As the bonds were to be sold sub
ject to the approval of Hawkins, Dell
afield & Longfellow, of New York,
who are rated among the best legal
authorities on municipal bonds, City
Treasurer Evans will readvertise the
sale of the securities, upon which bids
will be received as a whole issue or
in lots of IS. 90. The city will agree
to furnish no opinion as to the legal
ity of the bonds, the bids for which
will be opened at the office OF tha
city treasurer Thursday, May Z
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24

under the directions of General
fluefta, issued many extra editions.
In which they printed dispatches
stating that Eel Paso. Laredo Nogales
and other places had been taken bv
the Mexicans. Other dispatches an
nounced that the Federal troops had
gained great victory at Vera Cruz.
where they expected to surround and
drive the American invaders into the
sea,
The papers also declared that the
hattleship Louisiana had been sunk
by Mexican torpedo. An alleged
dispatch from the south said that
Emliano Zapata, the southern rebel,
was coming 70 join forces with Cen
eral Huerta.
American Officials Discharged.
All the American officials employed
by the National Railroads and the
Mexican Railway Company were i'm
mediately discharged by the govern
nent In order that no trains could be
operated except under the supervision
of the government
At the American Embassy, orders
were expected from the Mexican gov
ernment that the arms and ammuni-
ton recently permitted to enter
should be given up This was In re-
by the American fleet AT o'clock
ON Wednesday evening Nelson
OShaughnesSy the American charge
d'affaires, had not received his pass
ports, but he was preparing to leave
The refugee train took twenty hours
TO make the journey from Mexico
| to Vera Cruz There were many de-
| lays but no mishaps.
The exodus from the capital was
arranged through the joint action of
officials with the war office, The
train proceeded slowly and with many
Interruptions, reaching the Mexican
outpcsts at Tejeria at noon, where 1t
was detained for two hours while a
search was made by the Mexicans
for railroad officials four of whom
were arrested and held until General
Mass at Soledad, was communicated
with and their release ordered
Those arrested were General Super
intendent Comfort, superintendent Of
| Locomotives Blake, National Superin-
! tendent of Locomotives Burke and
General Superintendent Rowe, all of
who had been formally discharged
| by the Mexican government when the
roads were taken over.
Little Inconvenience Suffered.
The passengers on the trip suffered
| little Inconvenience, all who desired
| being furnished with Pullman ac-
commodations There were fourteen
cars in the train and a majority OF
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
I'VE Do Not Want War with
u. S. or Any Nation, ;" Says Villa

hand of friendship and to thank
them for the great interest they have
taken in the efforts of the Constitu-
tionalists to restore peace to my un-
happy country.
II do not want war, and | am sure
your people do not. We have always
been good friends, haven't we? Why
shouldn't we continue that way? You
may rest assured I viii do all in my
power to see that there is no change
in our relationship"