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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
Apologies for Writing a Love Story

In the May American Magazine -
George Fitch the famous Illinois hu-
morous writer, begins new two-part
story entitled, "Cupid VS.. Geography
"A humorously alarming prophecy. 1t
is love story and this is the way he
introduces it:
"Once more my biennial feeling that
| should write love story is becoming
too strong to resist. | am beginning to
believe again that in refraining from
romance as theme l am shirking my
duty. A billion love stories are being
enacted into matrimony during each
generation, and the task of reporting
them should be shared by all.
"iWho AM that I should sit happily
by, writing of sports and politics,
moons, green cheese and automobiles,
while thousand painting authors are
emerging from the honeyed morasses of
the last happy chapters of love tale,
only to breathe heavily and begin dog
gedly on another collection of sacchar-
inc wordsf
"Yet I always fight against the call
Of duty. 1t is not because I feel the
writing of love stories to be an un-
manly sort Of business, for it ism It.
There's man mixed up in every love
story. But l don It like to write the
soft, adhesive parts of the romance.
They embarrass me and, besides, am
an old codger of nearly forty and !
don't know how the young people of
this land do their love-making in these
Innovations days.
"I am helpless before the rush of
time which has changed our customs in
the last decade until we have to look at
the morning bulletin to find out what
is still improper or unconventional. i
have tried for a year to spy upon a
proposal in order to get material. ]
have failed. The old haunts are all
abandoned. There are no more parlors
Conservatives are as rare as the dodo.
Flaring arc lamps have put the moon
light out Of business. Only the hired
help lean upon the garden gates -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
U. S. TELLS GERARD TO ASK
ABOUT ATTACK ON CUSHING

Washington, May 3.-Ambassador
Gerard has been instructed by Secre-
tary Bryan to ask the German Foreign
Office for its version Of the attack by
German airmen on the American steam
er Cushing last week on her. way to
Rotterdam.
! The report from the American con-
sui at the latter place was forwarded
to Ambassador Gerard with the request
that he show it to the German govern
ment and ask for what ever facts it
might have concerning the incident.
Upon the explanations made by it as
well as the statements of the crew Of
the Cushing representations of the Unit
ed States probably will be based.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
Diocese event next week
Episcopal Clergymen and Laymen VIII
Be Entertained By Members Of
Local Churches

Hundreds of clergymen and laymen
of the Protestant Episcopal church, in
cluding bishops of several States, of
Canada and of Cuba, will be entertain
ed by members of Episcopal churches
of this city during the observance here
next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of the tenth anniversary of the forma-
tion of the diocese of Harrisburg and
of the conservation of Bishop James
Henry Darlington. At the same time
will be held the eleventh annual dio-
cesar convention in st. Stephen Is
church.
Arrangements for the entertainment
of the clergyi are being made by the
Rev. Rollin A. Sawyer, rector of ST..
Stephen 8, and for the entertainment
of all women attending, by Mrs. James
F. Bullitt, wife of the rector of st. An
drew's church.
On Tuesday noon luncheon will be
served at st. Paul's church and on
Wednesday noon at St. Stephens to
delegates and at st. Andrews to wom-
en-. The women of these churches are
making extensive preparations to en-
tertain the visitors.
Women have been invited TO attend
the Church Club dinner to be held at
the Masonic hall on Wednesday even
ing, at which Governor Brumbaugh will
speak.
The entertainment to be provided
visitors by members of local churches
will extend from Monday until Thurs.
day. There will be present a clerical
and lay delegate from each Episcopal
church in the diocese, to the number
of about three hundred in all, together
with many visitors who will be attract
ed by the big event.
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Late WAR news SUMMARY


Official statements tell Of German at
tacks near hill No. go, which the Brit
ish recently captured, and in the vicin-
ity Of St. Julien, both In the Ypres re-
gion. The Paris and London communi-
cations say the German onslaughts
failed, but Berlin characterizes the
movements as successful and says that
q farm southeast Of st. Julien was cap
tured. It is also said IN the German re-
port that Hartmans- Weilerkopf, the
Alsatian height which has been claimed
by both sides recently, was attacked
yesterday by the French.
The sinking Of three more vessels in
the North sea by German submarines In
their new campaign Is reported to-day.
The Swedish steamer Ellida went to
the bottom in less than three minutes
after she was torpedoed, but the eight
cen persons on board escaped. Trawlers
reaching Aberdeen report that two ves-
sells in fishing feet less than fifty
miles off that port were sunk yester-
day.
It is believed in Rome that Austria
and Germany have decided on another
effort to prolong the negotiations be-
tween Italy and the central empires,
In the hope of reaching peaceful set
tlement of the territorial dispute. For
this purpose it is said that Count
Goluchowski, former Austro Hungarian
Foreign Minister, will go to Rome from
Vienna.
The Italian cabinet has decided not
to postpone the assembling of Parlia.
ment on May IL, and it is thought in
Rome that Parliament may assist the
cabinet in reaching a decision which
now appears to be almost inevitable.
Information from the Dardanelles by
way of London is that the lombard
ment Of the Turkish forts was carried
on Saturday and that great damage
was inflicted by the warships Of the al
lies. The town Of Dardanelles is said
to have been destroyed. The Turkish
war office, however, states that no &C
ton was attempted by the allied flee,
on that day. French troops are report
ed to have made another landing on the
Asiatic side and to be advancing rap
idly.
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116 YEARS OLD and STILL
performing IN THE Circus
This Delightful Old Acrobat May Be
Turning somersaults at the End Of
Another 116 Years-The More Ex-
citement the Better for Her

While so much is being said in this
enlightened age about cliild labor and
its restrictions, some STEPS might be
taken toward the prevention of labor Of
the old performers inlBarnum & Bailey s
circus which exhibits here Thursday,
May 6. 1t is not generally known that
day in the ring is one hundred and six
teen years old, a dear, old lady cockatoo
that goes by the name of Lucy. The
queer thing about it is that Lucy may
live to be twice as old as she is now,
and that she does not at all object to
doing her tricks-at least she never
complains.
Lucy is big cockatoo that turns
back somersaults. She is the only bird
known that can do it, and she returns
as unrufled and cool to her perch after
that feat as if she knows what blow
she is giving to all established cockatoo
traditions. Lucy is native of the
Antipodes, which may be why she is
able to stand on her head with such
equanimity, since geography tells US
that all the natives of the Antipodes
are upside down with respect to us.
Lucy has other tricks, and she il
only one of the little band of perform.
ers trained and exhibited by Nine. Mar
celia and constituting one of the en-
tirely new features of the Barnum g.
Bailey program. Some of the birds jump
through flaming hoops, ride bicycles and
do other marvels. Nine. Marcella has
tifty-fve birds in her rookery, and they
comprise eockatoos, macaMs, parrots
and raven which has been performing
| twenty mine years.
81 love the birds so much,' said
Nine. Marcella in a recent interview,
"and | have been friends with them
ever since | was child in the Hartz
mountains, Germany. | was brought up
in the midst of pigeons and household
| birds, and it was not long before l had
pets among the forest birds as we'll.
Ny secret in training them is to be kind
and patient and never to use stick if
l can help it.
81 feed my birds twice day. They
love fruit and wine, and have to give
them once in while little whiskey
and water, to protect them from the
cold, which is much sharper here than
in their native climate. They are not
the least afraid of the band at the
circus, and the bright lights at night
make them think of the glaring sun, to
which they are accustomed. The birds
are happier when out on the circus
stages than at any other time
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
MRS. CARMAN AGAIN ON TRIAL
Second Attempt to Fix Upon Her Guilt
for Mrs. Bailey's Murder
By Associated Press

Mineola, N. Y, May S.-Mrs. Flor
ence Conkln Carman was placed on
trial in the Supreme Court here to-day
before Justice Blackmar for the second
time on the indictment charging her
with the murder of Mrs. Louise D.
Bailey, at Freeport, on the night of
June 80, last. The jury in the first
trial disagreed, and Mrs. Carman has
been at liberty under bond since then.
Mrs. Carman, who was accompanied
by her husband, DIR. Edward Carman,
appeared in court pale but smiling, and
seemed to be in better health than
when she was tried before.
Selection of the jury proceeded slow.
ly and out of the first nine men ex.
amined only one was given a place in
the jury box.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
SHIP CANALS
Fash Has Troubles of Its Own Tha'
Require Constant Care

Leave any ship canal alone for even
a year and it would no longer be fit for
navigation. Within five years small
boat would be unable to 60 through it.
The United States has anXieties over
the Culebra cut in the Panama, but not
more so than the Germans over their
waterway, the Kiel canal, for the
ground through which the latter is cut
IS in most cases nothing but peat
rotten black stuff which keeps on
breaking up and falling back into the
canal.
Also the bottom continually "bumps
up,'' thus lowering the depth; of the
passage. The craft that use the Kiel
canal have to crawl along. They say
that if a cruiser were to make dash
through at top speed it would take a
year. and several millions of money to
remedy the damage done by her stern
wave.
Each canal has its own special trou
bles. That of the Panama is land
slides. Many have taken place during
its construction. Many more will have
to be delt with in coming years. 1t is
estimated that if the dredging work on
lHt SutZ WcIc WitHlu iCo1
than ten years the Turks or any one
else could cross it dry shod. On both
sides of the canal stretch miles of dry
desert, from which every wind that
blows lifts the sand in edging spirals
and carries it in great clouds. A sim
gle storm may drop thousand tons OF
sand into one mile of the canal.
OF late years a great quantity OF
trees have been planted along the
banks in order to prevent the sand
from drifting into the water, yet even
so great steam dredgers are always q,
work scooping from the bottom the
blown in sand and dumping it along
the shore. Another trouble of those
in charge of the Suez canal is caused
by fresh water springs, which burst uI
in its deep bed and pile the sand in
ridges
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MRS. ROY KAUFMAN DIES

New Cumberland, May 3.-Mrs.
Nellie Davis Kaufman, 33 years of age
wife of Roy Kaufman, died at 5
o clock this morning at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis. She
had been in poor health for year, suf-
fering from diabetes.
She was born in New Market, York
county, and later moved with her fam.
lily to New Cumberland. She was a
member of the Trinity United Brethren
church and was the organist in the
Sunday school for many years. After
her graduation at the New Cumberland
High School she spent two years at
Lebanon Valley College. She was mar
ried two years ago and leaves her hus-
band, her parents and brother, Ches.
ter. Funeral services will be held on
Thursday morning.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
CHURCH OF God DEDICATION
Elaborate Program Arranged For Dedi-
catory Services at New Gum
berland, May o to IA

New Cumberland, Pa, May g.
Church of God will be held Sunday,
May 8 to IA inclusive. The following
program has been arranged:
Sunday school, 9.15; 1890 a. m,
hymn, ~ Love Thy Kingdom Lord"
invocation, the Rev. S. N. Good; music,
Trinity U. B. choir; Scripture lesson
and prayer, the Rev. A. R. Ayers, pas
tor U. B. church; music, Trinity U :, b.
choir; sermon by the Rev. DR.. William
N. Yates, pastor Fourth Street Church
of God, Harrisburg; offering, benedic-
tion.
2.30l p. Mn. A. Hoff, president
of the building committee, presiding;
hymn, ''How Firm Foundation; :"
Scripture lesson and prayer, the Rev.
A. G. Wolf, pastor st. Paul's Luther
an church; music, local church choir;
fraternal greetings, the Revs. A. G..
Wolf, j. V. Adams, A. lR. Ayers and J..
R. Hutchinson; sermon, the Rev. j. G..
Forncrook, pastor Church of God, Pen
brook; offering, benediction.
7.30 p. M.-Hymn No. 1853; music,
Bawghman Memorial NJ E. choir;
Scripture lesson and prayer, the Rev.
j. v. Adams, pastor Baughman Me-
mortal M. E. church; music, Baugh-
man Memorial choir; sermon, the Rev.
DR.. s. G. Yahn, editor "Church Advo-
cate;" dedication, offering, benedic-
ton.
Monday, 7.45 P. M.-Missionary
evening music in charge of Slough
evangelistic chorus; Scripture reading
and prayer, the Rev. ]. r. Hutchinson;
sermon, the Rev. c. H. Grove, pastor
Green Street Church of God, Harris
burg; offering, benediction.
Tuesday, 7.45 p. M.-Ladies and
Misses Bible classes, Qady ushers and
collectors); hymn, music, ladies' Choir
us; Scripture lesson and prayer, the
Rev. S. n. Good; contralto solo, Miss
Mary Baughman, Enhaut; sermon, the
Rev. C. f. Raach, pastor Church of
God, Mechanicsburg; soprano solo
Miss Lillian Grove; offering, benedic.
ton.
Wednesday, 7.45 P. M.-Prayer
meeting night; hymn, selection, boys
chorus; Scripture lesson and prayer;
selection, local choir; sermon, the Rev
j. R. Hutchinson, retired U. B. pastor
New Cumberland; offering, benedic
tion.
Thursday, 7.45 P. M.-Men's and
Boys Bible classes, C. w. Prowell
presiding; music in charge of Fourth
Street Church of God; mems choru:
and orchestra, Harrisburg; offering
benediction.
Friday, 7.45 P. M.-Christian En-
deavor evening, John D. Sipe, presid
ing; music by Harrisburg Chora
Union; sermon, the Rev. B. L. c. Bair
pastor Church of God, Highspire.
Officers and Elders, George Bair
John ID. Sipe, John s. Leef, +. B. Bair
deacons, c. M. Prowell, William Kohl
er, Edward Fleisher, H. S. Bair, C. H
Cline; recording secretary; M. A. Hoff
financial secretary; G. G. Lefever
treasurer; E. B. Eppley, treasurer
building fund; building committee, NJ
A. Hoff, president; C. H. Cline, secre
tary; j. G. Lefever, George Bair, th'
Rev. S. n. Good.
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To Celebrate Golden Wedding

Especial to the star independently
Meehanicsburg, May S.-The golden
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Dougherty, of this town, will be
celebrated at their home ON West Kel-
ker street, this evening when they will
receive their friends informally from Z
to 10 o clock. For the third time Mrs.
Dougherty, who was Miss Sarah Maust,
of Sheperdstown, will wear her we'd
ding gown, the second time being TWEEN
ty-fve years ago, when they celebrated
their silver wedding. In the receiving
line will be Mr.. and Mrs. Dougherty,
Mrs. David w. Worst, of Carlisle, who
was bridesmaid; DR.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ:
Dougherty, with their sons, William
and Fillmore; Mr.. and Mrs. Fillmore
Maust and daughter, Miss Sarah Maust,
of Carlisle. Mr. Dougherty is prominent
as contractor and builder here and
erected many important buildings.
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BIG DAY AT PARK STREET
Large Attendance Marks Services ;
Evangelical Church on Hill

Yesterday is reported to have been
both in point of interest and attendance
the biggest day at the Park Street
Evangelical church since the present
pastorate began. The Sunday school
session at $50 showed an attendance
of 845, the highest normal in the his
tory of the school. Two hundred and
twenty-one persons were present in the
morning preaching services when the
pastor spoke on Chron. Is: z, "Be ye
strong therefore; and let not your
hands be weak; for your work shall be
rewarded" In connection with the
Junior Christian Endeavor meeting at
5.45, the Superintendent Mrs. U. F..
Swengel took preliminary steps for the
organization of juvenile choir. The
Senior Christian Endeavor meeting was
in charge of the Rev. j. G. Sands, a
member of Park street, and Carlyle
Erdley. The newly reorganized Chris
tian Endeavor choir gave service in
song. Two hundred and seventy-six per-
sons attended the last service of the
day when the pastor preached the Sec
ond time on the subject, "The Friend
of Friends" The Rev. Mr.. Stouffer of
the Church of God led in the opening
prayer. The flower committee of the
Christian Endeavor Society had pro-
vided an abundance of blooms.
Monday evening the monthly bust
ness meeting of the X. L. C. E. So
ciety will be held in charge of the
prayer meeting committee. An i'm
portant item of business will be the
selection of committee from this So
ciety for membership on the City Cen
trail Committee in preparation for the
State Convention in July, 1916. A
'social hour will bring the meeting
to close. Next Sunday morning the
pastor will preach on "Qualifcations
of the pastors Co-Laborers, at which
time the largest attendance from all
the Societies and Auxiliaries of the
congregation as well as members is de-
sired. At 7.30 "Mothers' Day" will
be obs( ved The choir will present
several special numbers appropriate to
the occasion and the subject of the
sermon will be ga White Carnation,
or the Glory of Motherhood. Very
young children brought to this service
by mothers who wish to attend will be
cared for during the hour of service
by competent hands, in separate room
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
CHARITIES NEED FUNDS
Directors Will Endeavor to Replenish
Treasury After Winters Work

At a meeting of the board of COVER
nors of the Associated Charities to be
held at clock this afternoon plans
will be discussed to raise funds for the
carrying on of the work of the organi-
zation. The demands made on it dur
ing the winter exhausted all available
funds.
Relief was given more than 500
times last December and 49S families
came to the attention of the associ-
alton. In December, 1913, only II or
ders were given and only 1877 families
visited. In January there were 34S
families under consideration as com
pared with 23O in January, 1914.
Members of the Association will at
tend the national conference of chari-
ties and correction at Baltimore May
IL to 49,
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PROMINENT BANK CLERK DIES

Following short illness from pneu-
monia, w. Eugene o. Hake, aged 81
years, died at his home, sos North
Sixteenth street, yesterday morning at
9 o'clock.
Mr.. Hake was the youngest elder in
the Carlisle Presbytery being an elder
in the Emmanuel Presbyterian church.
He was also superintendent in the Sun
day school and pianist in the church.
Mr.. Hake was employed as head book
keepr in the Merchants bank for
eight years and was a member of the
Knights of Malta and the Modern
Woodmen of America.
Surviving are his wife, three chill
dren, Janet, Helen and Thomas, and
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hake.
The funeral will be held from the
home Wednesday afternoon at 2
O. clock, the Rev. Everett Hallman of
ficiating. Interment will be in Paxtang
cemetery.
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COURT HOUSE
PROVE TITLE OR SURRENDER
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Must
Prove It Owns Farm Land Which
County Solicitor Claims

An ultimatum to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to surrender or prove
en-acre tract of farming land in Sus-
quehanna township, which County So
licitor Fred M. OFT for quarter of a
century has claimed he owns, is con-
tained in rule obtained against the
company this morning by former Judge
M. w. Jacobs, representing Colonel OFT.
The company is given six months in
which to prove its claim. The question
of title has ben in dispute, Colonel OFT
said to-day, since the Southern Central
Railroad Company laid out route for
the line it proposed to build back in
the nineties.
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GOVERNORS FATHER DEPARTS
The Elder Brumbaugh Hopes to Make
Another Visit to Harrisburg

cit was an eventful visit for me, "
said the venerable George B. Brum-
baugh, of Huntingdon, father of Gov.
ernor Brumbaugh, as he took the train
for home yesterday afternoon after
having been the Governors guest in
the Executive Mansion since Friday
evening.
With his son, Frank G., and the lat
ter's wife, the elder Brumbaugh put
in very pleasant time seeing the
capitol, viewing the surrounding coun-
try from the States autocar and con.
ferring with the Governor.
"This was my first visit" said Mr.
Brumbaugh, "but 1 hope to repeat ii
before my SON. term as Governor ex.
pires."
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Musicale at Christ Church

A vocal and Instrumental entertain.
ment has been arranged by the Men s
Bible class of Christ Lutheran church,
Thirteenth and Thompson avenue, to be
given in the church auditorium to-mor-
row evening. Some of the best local
talent has been secured for the evening
and large audience will undoubtedly
take advantage of the opportunity this
entertainment affords to hear the tai
ented musicians and readers. No ad-
mission will be charged but an offering
will be received during the intermis-
sion. The program will start promptly
at las O. clock.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
FIVE HURT In CYCLE CRASHES
Machine of Ira F. Brehm Figures in a
Bad Crash Near Florin

Ira F. Brehm, 1884 Berryhill street,
this city, was severely injured when a
motorcycle on which he and his brother
were riding crashed with an automo-
bile owned by John B. Shreiner, of
Mannheim, near Florin yesterday after
noon. Ira Brehm was the only person
injured. Both machines were smashed.
The injured man was brought to his
home to-day. Doctors say he will re-
cover.
A motorcycle driven by William
Clair, who was taking Miss Tillie Hol-
linger, of Rohrerstown, for ride, had
a collision with buggy near Bearville
yesterday. Miss Hollinger was hurled
40 feet and landed on her head. She
is suffering from eoncussion of the
brain. The carriage was being driven
by Diller Myers, two of whose chill
dren were thrown out and severely in
iured. Clair suffered cuts of the head.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
CAPITOL HILL
FALLING Off IN RECEIPTS
State Treasury April Statement Shows
100000 Less in Strong Box
Than at End of March

Indicating large falling off in re-
ceipts the State Treasury statement
for April shows that the balance of
funds ON hand at the close of the
month is 100000 less than at the
close of business in March.
The statement of April business is
as follows: Receipts, general fund,
$914,492.96; sinking fund, $128.54;
school fund, $2,676.S6; motion vehicle
licenses, $227,444. Total, $1,144,-
1896. Payments, general fund, ST.
678.674.10; motor license fund, $780,
900. Total, S1,77S,674.10. Balances,
general fund. S5,699.3s; sinking
fund, $S14,657.59; school fund (unin-
vested), $9,131.24; motor license fund,
$S9S,072.
Total balance at end of April, So
157,560.21. Total balance at end OF
March, $6,791,491.95.
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Master Of Many Tongues

Elihu Burritt, the "learned black.
smith" was born in Connecticut in
1910. Burritt taught himself French,
Latin, German Italian, Greek and He
brew while an apprentice at the forge
and in early manhood mastered San
skirt Syriac, Arabic, Morse, Spanish,
Dutch, Polish, Bohemian and Turkish.
Chinese and minor languages were ac-
quired later and he was able to read,
write and speak in sixty different
tongues.