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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-18
EFFECTS OF CIVIL SERVICE PLAN

| There are likely to be some material shake-ups
the police forces of Harrisburg and other third
ass cities if the Walton bill providing civil serv-
be examinations for the police and several other
apartments is finally passed by the General AS
fmbly. The legislative leaders agreed this morn
g to try to pass it, and they are likely to succeed
he measure was once passed by both branches but
3lbsequently recalled from the Governor. Since
zen it has been amended in several respects but
OF in such way as to eliminate the requirement
two years experience for present employees of
ne various departments affected in order to make
hem exempt from the proposed examinations.
. In other words present employees of the several
apartments affected who have not had two years
Experience will be ripped out under the pro-
osed law and can only get their jobs back if they
lcceed in passing the civil service examinations
! the same basis as absolutely new applicants for
he positions. In Harrisburg perhaps dozen po-
cemen will be ousted if the measure finally be-
.bmes law.
While the civil service plan of selecting city en-
oyes undoubtedly has some features of merit the
Ian of the Walton bill for introducing the system
ay properly be subject to some criticism Under
bic operation of the system, we understand the
Ian, all old employees in the several departments
Ifected must be retained save those lacking two
ears experience. In cities, therefore, in which the
|ollcemen, for instance, have been politically ap.
olnted to their present posts the political appoint
|es must be retained without examination unless
ismissed on charges 1t is easy to conceive, there
pre-, OF a condition in which the policemen of a
: ty, appointed under the influence of particular
|olitical party, must be retained even in case an
|ther political party ultimately obtains control of
he city administration.
That would be well enough if the retained police
! en- who got their jobs through exam
|ation in which politics had no part but as things
fould work out under the Walton bill the police
brces would be composed of men appointed
flrough political influence until such time as the
resent policemen retired through age or until
hey died or were removed on charges,-save, of
purse in the cases of the few who would have to
% because they have not served two years.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-18
MIDDLETOWN
Thieves Break Into Hardware Store
and Rob Gas Meter

Special Corresp 1ndence.
Miidletown, May 1S.-Thieves en-
tered the plumbing store of II. A. Len
hart Saturday night by forcing open
the front door. The crime was discov-
cred by Walter Boltz, who is employed
by Mr. Lenhart. Mr. Boltz was on his
way home and while passing the store
saw the door was open. Thinking Mr..
Lenhart had neglected to lock the
door, he went in and upon entering
detected escaping gas. Upon investiga-
tion he found the gas meter had been
torn off. Mr.. Boltz had considerable
difficulty in shutting off the flow of gas.
The meter contained but twenty five
cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Few spent yes
terday at Harrisburg.
Frank Schaeffer spent the day at
Good s Woolen Mills making some re-
pairs.
H. j. Wickey, superintendent of the
public schools, entertained the teachers
of the several grades at his home on
Nissley street last evening. Refresh
ments were served
Five moulders were added to the
force at the Wincroft stove works yes
teriay morning.
The meeting held by members of the
several churches in the Church of God
last evening was largely attended.
Plans are being made to hold evangel
istic meetings in the near future.
The employees of Miss Sarah Markley
will 90 to Hummelstown this evening
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to visit Mrs. Floyd Duncan. Those in
the party will be the Misses Sarah and
Agnes Markley, Charlene Fishel, May
Fuhrman, Estella Laverty, Esther
Deimler, Pearl Slach. They will go and
return by automobile.
Jesse Brown, formerly of this place,
and Miss Rosanna Sanders, of West
Fairview, were married Saturday aft
ernoon at the Church of God parson-
age by the Rev. H. F. Hoover. The
couple will reside in Harrisburg.
Porter Campbell, who is employed
at the car works, met with an accident
yesterday morning when a scaffold
broke and he fell to the ground He
was taken to his home and DR.. w. P.
Evans summoned, who, upon examina-
tion, found no bones were broken.
Adam Delhi, who spent the past sew
eral days in town with his wife on
South Union street, and who has been
i'll for the past several months, re-
turned to Reading yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bingaman and
daughter, Mildred, and Miss Beatrice
Kurtz, of Reading, spent Sunday in
town as the guests of Mrs. John Core,
State street.
The Rescue band serenaded Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Stipe who were marrief
Saturday evening at their home in the
Hoffer Extension.
Miley Shaeffer, travelling salesman
for the Wincroft stove works, spent
Saturday and Sunday at his home on
Spring street.
Harry Hergleroth transacted bust
ness at Elizabethtown yesterday.
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BASKERVILLE
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Meckley, Harris.
burg, Visited Here Sunday

burg, Visited Here Sunday
Spnciai correspondence.
Fisherville, May 1S.-IDavid Bixler
motored to WilIiamstown last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kocher spent
last Thursday at Harrisburg
Mr.. Ba!r, of Liverpool, was in town
recently on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Hoffman were at
Lykens Saturday.
Mrs. J. C. Bixler and daughter, Mar
garet, spent last Thursday at Wormleys-
burg.
Services in the Lutheran churches are
as follows: Preaching at Fetterhoff 3
church at 10 a. m. and at Enders in
the evening by the pastor, the Rev.
J. +. Stabley.
Some of our people attended the
festival at DIETRICH Saturday evening.
Russell Frank and family, of Har-
risburg, visited here over Sunday.
Thomas Keiter and family, of Hall
fax, spent Sunday in town.
Joel Enders and Charles Rissinger, of
Harrisburg visited here over Sunday.
w. Jury, of Halifax, was in town
on Sunday.
Mrs. C. A. Marsh was at Harrisburg
on Saturday.
The sale OF the G. w. ID. Enders es-
tate will take place Saturday at which
time the personal and real estate is to
be sold.
I. P. Bixler, of Harrisburg, was
town caller on Sunday.
Edward Kocher was at Harrisburg
Saturday.
lMr. and Mrs. Harry Meckley, Of Har-
risburg, visited at the home of L. Z.
Fitting over Sunday.
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Dull, Faded or Lifeless Hair
Quickly Restored to Its
Natural Beauty

If your hair is anything short of
perfect; if it is losing color, too dry,
brittle, thin, or if the scalp burns
and itches, you should Immediately
begin the use of Partisan Sage. The
first application of this safe and al
ways reliable tonic removes every
trace of dandruff, cools and invig-
crates the scalp and beauties the
hair until it is gloriously radiant
Partisan Sage supplies all hair
needs and does not injure either the
hair or scalp. 1t contains the exact
elements needed to make the hair
soft and wavy, and to make it grow
long, thick and beautiful. 1t is
delieatelyrperfumed liquid - not
sticky or greasy-that can be had
at H. G. Kennedy's, or any drug
counter.
Partisan Sage acts instantly--one
application stops the head from
itching and freshens up the hair.
You will be surprised and delighted
with this helpful toilet necessity, for
nothing else is so good for the hair
and scalp, and nothing so quickly
beauties the hair. giving it that
enviable charm and fascination.
Partisan Sage is one of the quickest
acting hair tonics known-inex-
pensive and easily used at home
Adv.
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outstanding characters in the history of the entire

outstanding characters in the history of the entire
world.
1t is no longer necessary to argue whether Joan
OF Arc did or did not converse with messengers of
Heaven, whether she was prompted by divine
or by diaboc guidance to approach the Dauphin
with her unprecedented request and winning con-
sent, to lead her victorious troops in her country s
battles. The historic fact is that she commander
inchief of the armies of France at seventeen years
OF age, did lead her soldiers from victory to vic
tory, winning for herself by these accomplishments
martyrdom and eternal fame.
The English condemned the Maid of Orleans to
be burned at the stake witch, and the French
made no efforts to rescue her, yet those were the
English and the French of centuries ago, whose
prejudices were unlike the prejudices of the allied
English and French of to-day.
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THE FETE DAY OF JOAN OF ARC

On the fete day of Joan of Are on Sunday, Eng
sh soldiers joined with French soldiers and civil
(ns according to reports, in paying tribute to the
lemory of the maid of Orleans The name itself
a reminder that England and France were once
hgaged in struggle which lasted century, and
bat the conclusion of the Hundred years War was
Fought about only when the troops of Britain were
riven to defeat and the troops of France led to
ictory by seventeen-year old girl Yet the sub
bets of George now join with the citizens of the
french republic in honoring the memory of that de-
out and heroic Domremy maid
About the statue of Joan of Are in Paris were
fled flowers in profusion during Sundays cele
ration Those who regard the peasant girl as
hnt, knelt at the feet of the images. French and
|ngish, Catholics and Protestants, soldiers and
Williams, men and women, observed the fete day
i perhaps the most prominent character but one
the history of France, and surely one of the
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Ionaue-End Topics
Learning Germany's Glass Secrets

Learning Germany's Glass Secrets
Formulas for making the finer glasses
for which Great Britain has been de-
pendent on Germany have been evolved
by the glass research committee of the
Institute of Chemistry in London. Un-
breakable glass for miners lamps and
glass capable of standing high degrees
of heats for test tubes, retorts, steam
gauges and the like had been entirely
imported from Germany, but analyses of
glass of this kind conducted at King s
College, London, by Professor Herbert
Jackson, 7. p Merton and assistants,
have at least been helpful in suggesting
synthetic experiments. The work in
volved a>careful study of the chemistry
of silicates, aluminates, borates and the
like in relation to the manufacture of
glass. AS the result, the research com.
mittee reports eleven formulas which
have been subjected to rigorous prac-
teal tests to prove their suitability.
Among the most successful is one Tor
miners lamps-a matter of great i'm
portance in the coal mining districts.
The formulas have been put at the serv-
ice of the manufacturers without charge
in order that these special glasses may
soon be produced on large industrial
scale.
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BANISH SCR0FULA
Hoods Sarsaparilla Cleanses the Blood,
Skin Troubles Vanish

Serofula eruptions on the face and
body are both annoying and disfigurng.
Many a complexion would be perfect if
they were not present!
This disease shows itself in other
ways, as lunches in the neck, infamed
eyelids, sore ears, wasting of the
muscles. form of dyspepsia, and gen.
eral debility.
Ask your druggist for Hoods Sar-
saparilla. This great medicine COM
pletely eradicates serofula. 1t purifies
and enriches the blood, removes humors,
and builds up the whole system. 1t has
stood the test of forty years, and has
received thousands of testimonials of
the entire satisfaction it has given.
Scrofula is either inherited or ac-
quired. Better be sure you are quite
free from it. Get Hoods Sarsaparilla
and begin taking it to-day.-Adv.
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POSTAL SAVINGS BUSINESS BY MAIL

An extension of the postal savings system has
just been announced by Postmaster General Burle-
son IN an order permitting persons whose post
offices are not included among the designated
postal savings banks to make deposits by mail in
such banks in their vicinites The innovation will
ee OF benefit especially to farmers living at consid
cradle distances from the governments postal saw
ngs repositories. The smaller postoffices are not
included III the postal savings system and their
patrons had accordingly been deprived of the sys-
TEN benefits before the issuance of the order per-
mitting them to make deposits by mail in the larger
postoffices.
According to the Postmaster General the new
rule was made as the result of the insistent de-
mands coming to the department as an example
of which he quotes letter received from farmer,
advanced in age, who mildly complained that he
and his wife wanted to deposit their savings with
the government, but that they were told at the
nearest depository that their money could not be
cared for at that office because they were not pat
rons OF 1t. Under the new arrangement the aged
couple will be able to send money order repre-
Senting their savings to the designated depository
and to withdraw desired amounts likewise by mail,
at any time
1t is manifest that one great advantage of this
extension OF the governments young postal savings
system will be to bring into circulation large
amounts of money that have previously been hoard
ed Already there have been deposited in the pos
tai savings banks millions of dollars that had before
been secreted in many thousands of stockings and
IN numerous other hiding places.
1t has been pointed out by the Postmaster Gener-
al that postal savings receipts have during the last
year broken all records, and an interesting piece
OF additional information is that more than half
OF these receipts from foreign born citizens
Immigrants turn to the government for the safe
guarding of their money principally because tbey
have had sad experiences with swindlers OF their
own natlonalites who have conducted private bank1
at times and gone off with the deposits The war.
too has had something to do with it, since foreign
ers who had been sending money abroad before the
outbreak Of hostlities are now making their de-
posits at the grated windows of Uncle Sam post
offices instead
Further increases Of postal savings deposits NAV
be expected since the department has entered the
mail order business, so to speak, and is disposng
of It's postal savings certificates by means of its
own postal service
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SUBURBAN
NEW CUMBERLAND
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Forry Hold Fam
lily Reunion

Special Correspondence.
New Cumberland, May 1S.-On Sun
day family reunion was held at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Forty,
Fifth avenue. A dinner was served to
the following children and grandchil-
dren: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Forry, Blue
Island, ILL.,. Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hale
and two daughters, Dorothy and Elva; :;
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Forty and son, Ira,
Jr.; Milton Forty and sons, George
and Paul; Misses Hattie, Lizzie and
Nora Forty.
the Woman S Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Trinity United Brethren
church; Misses Grace Heffleman, IVY
Smell and Grace Ditlow, who represent
the Otterbein Guild, and Mrs. j. r.
Hutchison, honorary president of the
Missionary Association, went to Balti-
mere to-day to attend the missionary
convention fn the Memorial United
Brethren church, Thirty eighth and
Rowland streets.
Roy Hartman, who has been in Balti-
more several weeks, where he under
= went an operation at the Mercy hos
pital, returned home Sunday evening.
Miss Margaret Flurie spent Sunday
with friends in Mechancsburg.
The Rev. j. V. Adams will deliver
the baccalaureate sermon to the grad
u0ting class of 1915 of the New Cum.
berland High school in Baughman Me-
mortal NJ. r. church next Sunday even
ing, May 23, at 7.30. The pastors Of
the other congregations of town will be
pl eSent on this occasion
Miss Elder, of Highspire, spent Sun
day with her uncle and aunt, DR.. and
Mrs. S. A., Kirkpatrick.
Sumner Drayer, of Sparrows Point
was the guest of Mrs. Harriet Drayer S
family over Sunday.
A business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held in Baughman Me-
mortal NJ. f. church at the close of
prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nestor Bair, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Zimmerman and son, Earl,
spent Sunday with Mrs. BARS moth
er, Mrs, Bonner, at Lewisberry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Fisher spent
the weekend with Mrs. Fishers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eslinger, in Harris.
burg.
Mrs. James Green and daughter, Miss
Josephine, of Harrisburg, were guests
of Mrs. Green S sister, Mrs. Frank Zim-
norman, Sunday.
In the list of floral tributes for the
late Miss Euphemia Meyer, who was
buried Saturday, the names of Mr. and
Mrs. F. E. Coover were accidentally
omitted. They gave a spray of white
and pink chrysanthemums.
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MARYSVILLE
Traffic Delayed Two Hours by Small
Freight Wreck
Spe cial CorrasnondAnce,

Special Carrasnondenca.
Marysville, May 1S.-All traffic on
the Pennsylvania railroad going west
was delayed two hours last evening By
a wreck here. Part of car broke off
and was wedged in a switch throwing
the next ear off the track. The acci-
dent occurred at $50 p. m.
Marguerite Glass, Mary Corl, Ro-
maine Clendenin, Louise Corl, Martha
Boyer, Hazel Hahn, Irene Ashenfelter,
Paul Anspach, Dewey Bare, Hobart
Gosncll Herman Nipple and Harry
Deekard were adFitted to the alumni
of the High school. These graduates
and 81 of the alumni held a banquet in
the Galen theatre.
Mrs. j. B. Lightner, of I.oysville, is
visiting her son, DR.. H. o. Lightner, and
family.
Miss Mary Bower Of Baltimore,
spent last week with her sister, Mrs.
M. O. Sheaffer.
Miss Jennie Gault, graduate of the
Germantown hospital, is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Gault.
Marie Reamer, of York, spent some
time with her grandfather, II. S.
Reamer.
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MIKADo's SISTER MARRIED
American Charge d'Affaires Guest a,
Wedding of Princess Yasu

Toxic, May 1S.-A brilliant court
wedding took place yesterday when
Princess Yasu, the youngest sister of
the Emperor, was married to Prince
Naruhiko lHigashi- Kuni, attached to the
Second Army division.
This was the first coart event since
the close of the mourning period for the
late Empress Haruko. 1t was notable
as inaugurating season of court and
national gaiety which will find its
climax in the great accession ceremon-
les at Kyoto in November.
All the imperial princes and princesses
were present. The American Charge
d d'Affaires, George Post Wheeler, and
Mrs. Wheeler were among the guests.
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NEWPORT
Three Deaths Occur in Typhoid Fever
Epidemic Now Raging


Special Correspondence.
Newport, May 1S.-Three deaths
have resulted from the typhoid fever
epidemic which is sweeping over the
town. Those who died are: John B..
Kinzer, Benjamin l.. Gelnett and Mrs.
Charles B. Horting. There are also
over 80 on the sick list. Twenty
trained nurses are employed in various
homes of illness. A special committee
appointed by Town Council met to con-
slider with DR.. G. j. Hunt, assistant
chief medical inspector of the State
Department of Health, the advisability
of opening an emergency hospital to
care for several cases of typhoid fever.
Clifford Milton Maratta. inspector
of the power plants of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company, and Miss Ethel
Dorothy Miller, daughter of c. X. Mil
Ter, of this place, we're united in mar
riage at the home of the brides uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Miller,
636 Harris street, Harrisburg. The
ring ceremony was performed by the
bride s pastor, the Rev. Robert NJ.
Ramsey, of the Presbyterian church, of
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ t. Bretz are visit
ing their son, Frank X. Bretz, at Nor
gantown, w. Va.
Miss Marion Rough, trained nurse,
of New York City, has come home to
nurse her brothers, Charles and w. H.
Rough, Jr., who are i'll with typhoid
fever.
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Church of 1850 Was Menaced

The ancient church of st. Olave S,
in London, where Pepys, the diarist, is
buried, recently had a narrow escape
from fire that destroyed large cork
factory nearly. Pieces of burning cork
rained on the roof of the church, which
dates from 1850, and was one of the
few churches to escape the great fire of
London. When iremen reached the roof,
the timber covering the water cistern
was ablaze, but no further damage was
done. The buildings in the district are
old and congested.
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Valuable Item
for Men

Health and strength hitherto
unknown will be felt surging in
rich red blood through the ar
teries and veins and lifes great
est ambitions may be realized as
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stant source of embarrassment
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poets it. For the benefit of
those who want restoration to
full bounding health and all the
happiness accompanying 1t, the
following home treatment Is
given. 1t contains no opiates or
habit-forming drugs whatever.
The treatment consists of CD
three-grain cadomene tablets.
packed in sealed tubes, and widely
prescribed and dispensed by phys
tcians and well stocked pharmac-
lists. Full directions for self ad-
ministration now accompany each
tube. 1t is claimed that these
tablets possess the most wonderful
nic-invigorating powers which
;an soon be experienced after TAX
ing them.
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WEST FAIRVIEW
J. L. McPerson and Estelle E. Camp
Married

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Married
Special Correspondence.
West Fairview, May 1S.-Jacob L.
MCPHERSON, of this place, who is con-
nected with the U. s. navy and the tor
pedo boat destroyer 'Ammen, at New
York, was united in marriage to Miss
Estelle Il. Capp, of Mechanicsburg, at
the home of James Mcpherson, Third
street, father of the groom, on Satur-
day evening by the Rev. j. A. Shettel.
MIR. and Mrs. III. S. Flinehbaugh and
two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mil
Ter, MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Miller and
niece and Mrs. Mary Jones and son, of
Red Lion, were guests at the U. B. par
sonage on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Myers, of Mt.
Pleasant, York county, were guests of
q. U. Burns ana Boyd Burns on Sun
day.
Norman Eager, Misses Susie and
Laura Eager, of Harrisburg, were vis-
itors of Mrs. Sue Martin, Front street,
Sunday.
Clayton Crawford and family visited
his brother, j. Forest Crawford, at
Penbrook, Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Harvey, of Hummels-
town, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
b. +. Sterner on Sunday.
Miss Aveline Richmond, of Harris
burg, is visiting her aunt Mrs. Edna
Marzolf, for a few weeks.
Miss Jane Boley and Miss Ruth
Shettel as the delegats from the Ot-
terbein Guild, and Mrs. L. III. Curry and
Mrs. j. A. Shettel as the delegates from
the Womans' Missionary Society, have
gone to Baltimore to spend few days
attending the conference missionary
branch.
Mrs. John Lynch, of Harrisburg, Wis
tied her mother, Mrs. Sarah Keys, yes
terday.
Mrs. Elias Ponesmith, who under
went an operation at the hospital few
weeks, ago was sufficiently recovered
to be brought home yesterday after
noon.
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MADE A DIFFERENCE

Miller sued man named Moore for sander because the
latter had called him hppopotamus several occasions
during the previous year. The attorney the defense
said to Miller
"Why, man, you have If your feelings were
hurt you should have Moore at once instead of wait
ing year.
Eyes, yes, replied Miller ''but saw hippo
potamus until last week National Monthly