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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-15

more than 1000 were in attendance at
the several sessions. During the even
ing the room in the Opera House was
not sufficient to accommodate all who
wanted to attend. Some were turned
away because there was not even
standing room. The subjects discussed
included tho orchard, poultry house,
farm work and kitchen. The men 8
chorus sang during the evening sessions
and their selections we're received with
applause. The speakers were practical
men, who taught the farmers from their
own experience. The show held in con-
nection with the institute was crowded
with visitors much of the time and the
interest and patronage showed that
bob the show and the institute were a
success.
John Coffee, Of r. ID. 8, died at his
home early Thursday morning. We'd
nesday evening he started for. Harmony
Bethel church and ON the way acci-
dentally fell and broke his leg. He
was taken to his home and DR.. Craw
ford was summoned, but Mr.. Coffee ex-
pired in a few hours. The funeral was
held Friday. Interment was at Mt.
Victory cemetery.
Bert Davis is confined to the house
from broken leg, the result of fall
on the ice Thursday night.
Aug. d. Arnold, of R. D. 1, has been
spending few days in New York City
attending the Madison Square Garden
chicken show.
Valentine Blauser, the janitor at the
school building, is confined to the house
on account of illness. John Kline is
filing the janitorship in his absence.
Ruth Garrett, of Harrisburg, has
been spending few days visiting
friends in town.
W. X. Klugh and family, of Le-
moyne, visited friends in town Friday.
Among the out-of-town visitors at
the Farmers Institute were w. f.
Grove, York Springs; s. f. Musselman,
Allen; A. s. Thomson, of Chambers
burg, and Mrs. John H. Myers, of Dal-
lastown.
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Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

If you want plenty of thick. beauti-
full, glossy, silky hair, do by all means
get rid of dandruff, for it will starve
your hair and ruin it if you don't.
II doesn't do much good to try to
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dissolve
it, then you destroy it entirely. To do
this, get about four ounces of ordinary
liquid arvon; apply it at night when
retiring; use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
By morning most, if not all, of your
landruff will be gone. and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop, and
your hair will look and feel hundred
times better. You can get liquid arvon
at any drug store. 1t is Inexpensive
and four ounces is all yoN will need. no
matter how much dandruff You have.
This simple remedy never faiis.-Adv.
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STOMACH HIS BANK
Gold Coin Pound in Body of Man Who
Killed Himself

Pittsburgh, Feb. 15.-Whether an
unidentified man who, hungry and
broke, ended his troubles by firing two
revolver bullets into his head at I'm
dercliffe last January 2S, knew that a
$3.50 gold piece was nesting in his
stomach never will be known in this
world. That the man s stomach was an
improvised savings bank was not dis
covered until Saturday night when the
body was cremated in the county NOR
que.
Deputy Coroner John Black, who had
supervised the cremation, was moving
the almost consumed body in the incin-
orator when he heard somethink tinkle.
Withdrawing the ashes he discovered
the gold coin, defaced by heat, but
easily recognizable.
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GET BANDITS BY GUN PLAY
Police in Long, Exciting Chase of Auto
Robbers

Robbers
pittsburgh, Feb. Following ex-
citing gun play in front of an East
End garage, two alleged auto bandits
who had stolen an automobile owned
by Attorney Rody P. Marshall from a
North Side garage, were arrested bv
two Pittsburgh policemen. The alleged
bandits rode to New Kensington, where
they held up and robbed w. f. Luther,
tollkeeper on the New Kensington
bridge, and escaped a police net spread
for them in Springdale after running
through rain of bullets.
The men said they were tH. e. Hit
son and Peter Shevlin, of Pittsburgh,
and they were identified Yesterday by
Luther as the men who had robbed
him. 'rF
When Luther went to collect toll
from the chauffeur of an automobile
which had stopped on the bridge he
was confronted by revolver and or
dered to keep still. The other occupant
of the machine and the chauffeur forced
Luther into the dollhouse, where they
ritied the cash drawer of $25.
With threat to kill the tollkeeper
if he spread an alarm, the bandits fled
At Springdale the police had been mott
fed TO watch for the bandits, and
when they saw the automobile ap
proach opened fire; but the bandits es
| capped, uninjured, and sped on.
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SOAP rs BAD
FOR THE HAIR

Soap should be used very sparing-
ly, if at all, if you want to keep your
hair looking its best. Most soaps and
prepared shampoos contain too much
alkali. This dries the scalp, makes
the hair brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), is
cheaper and better than soap or any
thing else you can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will
cleanse the hair and scalp thorough
ly. Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub it in. 1t makes an
abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily, removing
every particle of dust. dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the
scalp soft. and the hair fine and
silky, bright. lustrous, fluffy and
easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, and a few ounces
will supply every member of the
family for months.
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DAUPHIN
Another Motor to Be Installed in
Blough Bros Plant


Special CORE spondenee.
Dauphin, Feb. 15.-The Harrisburg
Light & Power Company expects to in
stall another motor in the Blough manu-
featuring plant this week. Ten new
machines will be added and these, with
the other machines, will be placed on
the second floor. The first floor will be
used as store room. An elevator will
be put in in the near future.
A sauerkraut supper will be given
in Odd Fellows hall next Saturday
evening under the auspices of the La
dies Mite Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church. lee cream and cake
will be for sale. Supper will be
served at 4 p. m.
A woman s Bible class was organized
on Saturday evening in the reading
room of the Methodist Episcopal
church with membership of 80. The
Rev. F. J. s. Morrow, pastor of the
church, is the teacher. The following
officers were elected President, Mrs.
Charles Lyter; vice president, Mrs.
Spencer G. Kinter: treasurer, Miss
Theresa Douglas; librarian, Mrs. Ber-
tha Hemminger; chairman of commit
tee of membership, Mrs. j. E. Will
liams; chairman of committee of devo-
tions, Mrs. Clarence Winegardner;
chairman of committee of socials, Mrs.
Harry NJ. Reed; class name, Willing
Workers; class motto, "Do With Your
Might What Your Hands Find to Do. "
The regular business meeting of the
class will be held the first Thursday of
each month";. The latter part of the
evening was spent delightfully."- at a
cobweb and donkey party. Mrs. F. j.
S. Morrow won first prize, Mrs. Bertha
Hemmmger second prize and Miss Mary
Greenawalt third prize, cobweb. Mrs.
Katharine HIGHLANDER won first prize
and Elmer Feaser second prize, don
key party. Refreshments were served
to over hundred people.
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of A., will hold their regular business
meeting in the rooms of the Enola p
r. R. Y. NJ. c. A. on Tuesday evening
at 7.30 CLOCK.
The Rev. w. R. Hartzell, of Harris.
burg, was a business visitor here.
Miss L. Mae Bitner spent the week
end in Perry county.
Ralph Crumleigh, of Duncannon, was
a business visitor here Saturday.
B. P. Supple has purchased the w. S.
Harris property on Brick church road
for $4,000.
Charles Updegraif has moved his
family to Reading.
Charles H. Shaffer, of West Fair
view, was business visitor here to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E, II. Shell, Columbia
road, attended the funeral of relative
in Lancaster county Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Donovan have
returned to their home in Philadelphia.
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CAREFULLY PLANNED DEATH
Undertaken Even Made Out Coroner s
Certificate Before Suicide

Lambertville, N. j., Feb. 15.-Peter
Heath, an undertaken, killed himself by
shooting yesterday morning. His
daughter, Laura, went to his office to
call him for breakfast and found his
body. He had forced revolver far
into his throat and death had been
instantaneous.
Previous to his suicide Heath made
out the Coroner's certificate in full
wrote letter to his brother, Alfred X
Heath, of this city; one to his wife and
daughter and one to his undertaken
He then laid out his funeral garb and
crepe for the door, dressed himself with
care, stopped the office clock and
killed himself.
In the letters Heath told of his fail
ing health. He is also known to have
suffered from business conditions. He
was GA years old.
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1HRESHERMEN Will Open
CONVENTION TOMORROW
Thriving State Organization, Which
Has Locals in SO Counties, VIII
Advocate Repeal of Certain Legis-
lation

More than one hundred delegates
from various parts of the State are ex'
pected to be in attendance at the an
nual convention of the Pennsylvania
Threshermen IS and Farmers Protective
Association, which will open tomorrow
afternoon in Chestnut street auditor
ium. This will be the second annual
convention of this thriving organiza-
tion which now has locals in ffty-three
of the counties of the State all OF when
may be represented in the gathering.
The most important session will be
held beginning at O'Clock tomorrow
evening when Mayor John K. Royal
will make an address of welcome.
Among the speakers will be Congress
man A. r. Rupley, "Farmer" William
T. Greasy, Ira NJ. Hart, who is president
of the association; f. E. McCurdy, a
Lebanon lawyer; George A. Dechant, OF
the j. /. Case Threshing Machine Com
pany; Representatives d. Spangler and
c. NJ. Mcconnell and J. B. Parker, OF
the american Thresherman.
Some of the speeches will have bear
ing on the efforts the association is
making to have repealed that section
of the automobile law of 1913 which
places certain restrictions on traction
engines, and to have enacted new
law which would impose less rigid regu-
lations. 1t is contended by the associa'
ton that the present law, which re-
quires traction engine owners to pay a
license fee in addition to the tax re-
quired by law of longer standing
practically imposes double taxation
on traction engines, and it is the hope
of the threshermen to have this second
tax wiped out. There are some other
requirements of the 1918 law which the
association regards as unjust and which
it is hopeful of having stricken from
the statute books especially in view of
the fact that some of the regulations
have become imperative under the rul.
ing of the present State Highway De-
partment.
The Tuesday afternoon meeting will
be taken up chiefly with addresses by
j. A. Rose, chairman of the executive
committee, who will discuss "What Our
Organization Has Done,' and by J. B.
Parker, who will talk on "What Or.
ganization Has Done For the Thresher,
men of the United States.'
The Wednesday session will be de.
voted to the reading of reports, elec.
tion of officers, addresses by represen.
tatives of farm machinery companies
and discussion of various subjects in.
Guiding the insurance of threshing ma
chinery. At various times during the
convention there will be music by the
Farmers Cornstalk Quartet and Par,
son s Quartet.
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POISONED FOR COOLED LOVE
Young Wife, After Quarrels, Essays
Suicide

Pittsburgh, Feb. 15.-Because she
thought her husband s love for her had
cooled, Mrs. Samuel F. McElroy, %,
42O South Dithridge street, bride of
hve months, tried to commit suicide on
the steps of the Plhipps Conservatory
In Schenley Park yesterday afternoon
by swallowing several bichloride tab
lets. She is in hospital in critical
condition.
Mrs. McElroy, before marriage, was
Miss Agnes O'Hara, of West Rush, N.
Y. She was employed in hair.dress-
ing parlor here and boarded at the
home of Samuel w. McElroy. There
she fell in love with Samuel f. Neil
roy. Quarrels had occurred over re-
ligious differences, it is said, and she
had threatened to take her life
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REPoPULATIoN OF FRANCE
Problem Seriously Taken UP by Acad
emy of Moral Science

Paris, Feb. 15.-The problem of re-
population in France is receiving the
attention of the Academy of Moral and
Political Sciences. Figures were read
at meeting of the academy Saturday
night showing that the number of births
annually in tine country during the past
twenty years fell from 100000 to
100000. 1t was estimated that if a
proportionate decrease continued for
another twenty years the future mill.
tary classes would be 10000 below the
classes of 1914, 1915 and 1915.
The question was considered so vital
that it was suggested that important
advantages be accorded fathers of fam
lilies having numerous children and that
the idea be generalized that the nor.
NAL family comprises three children. It
was suggested also that the heads of
such families be allowed to share in a
proposed recompense.
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FUGITIVE LEAPS FROM TRAIN
Little Hurt, Though He Scares All the
Passengers

Pottsville, Feb. 15.-A thrilling
jump, which made the hair of several
score of passengers on the Reading
railway rise, was made by John But
Ter, of Girardville, yesterday afternoon,
when he leaped from the window of a
rapidly moving train and rolled down
100foot embankment at Wetherill
Junction, above st. Clair.
Strange to say, Butler was not seri-
ously injured, and was brought here
and placed in Jail, where he was bound
in custody of constable. Butler had
coaxed the latter to take off his hand
cuffs, and then instantly leaped. Butler
is charged with desertion.
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BLACK HANDLER ARRESTED
Italian With Tattooed Arm Accused of
Robbery

Scranton, Feb. 15.-With his left
arm decorated with a series of tattoo
pictures, including an altar, a grave,
stone, a skull and crossbones, dagger,
bottle labelled poison and other grue-
some subjects, Bruno Relic was charged
with robbery in police court yesterday
Several italian residents of West
Scranton testified that the man had
threatened them with murder if they
did not at once produce various sums
of money. Some of the men paid when
Relic displayed his tattooed arm as
proof that he meant business. He was
sent to Jail to await trial.
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100000 FACTORY BURNS
Plant of Barium Products Company,
Near Scranton, Destroyed

Scranton, Feb. 15.@Fire of unknown
origin early yesterday morning destroy
ed the 100000 plant of the Barium
Products Company, at Little Virginia,
near this city.
The plant was leased by the Baryta
Manufacturing Company, of New York,
about thirty-fve hands being employed
The Barium Products Company went
into bankruptcy six months ago. Jack
Brazille and William Leyh, nightwateh-
man, discovered the fire. Although the
plant is in Moosic borough, no assist
ance was rendered by the Moosic fire
companies. A bucket brigade proved
futile to save any buildings except the
Office. an
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SUNDAY BARS SCREENED
Violation of Schuylkil Courts Order
ImnarilS Licenses

Pottsville, Pa, Feb. 15.-The order
of the schuylkill county court that cur.
tains should be drawn up on Sunday,
so that barrooms are exposed to pub
lie view, was violated yesterday by
more than 35 saloons in the county
declare agents of the Law and Order
Society, who made an investigation.
1t is expected the court will be asked
to revoke the licenses of all these sa.
looms, the Judges having united in a
declaration recently that failure to
obey the order will be regarded as evi
dence that the law is being violated
behind obscured bars.
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STABBED AT CHRISTENING
Father OF Infant Attacks Cues. Will
Knife

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-Tony Celle.
branchio, of No. 7117 Lincoln avenue
held christening rarty for his infant
son last night and in the fight which
followed Frank Fenneo, of West Ches.
ter, was stabbed in tine leg. The fight
was the outcome of an argument be.
tween the father and the guest from
West Chester.
The police of the Thirty-second dis.
trict restored quiet to the festival and
took Fenneo In the University hospital
for treatment. Cellebranchio disap.
Feared after TIE stabbing.
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Rernhardt Operated on

Bordeaux, France, Feb. 15.-Sara
Bernhardt, after consulting a professor
of the Faculty of Medicine here, un-
dcrwens an operation for an affection
of the knee yesterday at the Hospital
ST. Augustine of IAreachon. Mime. Bern
hardt has been suffering severely for
many months, and it is believed that
the operation will effect a cure.
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Mass Meeting for Men Held Yesterday
Afternoon

Special Correspondence
Halifax, Feb. ia mass meeting
for men was held in the Otterbein
United Brethren church yesterday aft.
ernoon. The pastor, the Rev. Clifford
A. Funk, delivered special address on
"Who?" There was special music by
the orchestra.
Mrs. Abram Snavely, of Elizabeth
town, and Misses Sue Wagner and Ivy
Hoffman, of Matamoras, visited Mrs
III. Stewart Potter Friday.
Mrs. T. B. Crater, of Harrisburg
spent Friday at the home of john
Crater.
H. s. Noblet and William S. Bow.
man were visitors to Harrisburg on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Poffenberger
left Thursday morning for Plant City
Florida, to visit the latter's brother
Frank NJ. Loomis.
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GOING AFTER TRUANTS

Susquehanna Township Directors Are
Compelling School Attendance
There has been more truaney than
usual in the schools of Susquehanna
township of late and special efforts are
being made by the school directors and
by Truant Officer Hicks to break it up.
By reaching the parents the directors
hope to be able to compel attendance
by children of the district. In the
nine schools at Pleasant View especial
ly there has been much truaney, it is
reported.
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Will Hold Social

Glass No. 3, taught by Mrs. J. K.
Robinson, of the Derry Street United
Brethren Sunday school will hold a So
cial in the assembly room tomorrow
evening. Following short musical
program, refreshments will be served by
the class social committee.
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TELEPHONE SOCIETY TO MEET
Will Be Addressed Tonight by s. M.
Greer, of Baltimore COMPANY

The Telephone Society Of Harris.
burg will hold its forty fifth stated
meeting Tonight The society will be
addressed by s. NJ. Greer, general COM
mercial superintendent of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com.
pany, Baltimore.
His subject will be "Putting DUAL.
ity Into Telephone Service" The
meeting will be held in the Board of
Trade hall at s O'Clock.
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GIRL FIGHTS THREE FooTPADs
She Is Robbed of Her Purse and AL
most Collapses

Lebanon, Pa, Feb. 15.-Lydia Arntz,
II years, of East Lebanon, was attack
ed by three men on East Lebanon
street last night. The girl fought des-
Perately and her clothing was almost
torn from her body.
Her cries for aid caused her assail-
ants to fee, taking with them her purse
and So. She is prostrated.
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Debate on Woman Suffrage

flResolved, That Woman Suffrage
Would Be Benefit to the Nation,
will be the subject of debate at the
next meeting Of the Maccabees Of the
World in their rooms, 321 Market
street, Friday evening, February 10,
The affirmative side will be taken By
Past Commander R. L. Hauer and the
affirmative side by Sir Knight l.. G.
Stephens. The debate will be fol.
lowed with refreshments.
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Pointers for Youth

Dom get your ideas of married life
altogether from the comic weeklies
young man.
Mothers-in-law are often affable
Sometimes they leave you money.
A bride frequently knows how to
make biscuit.
And if she doesn't, it is not abso
lutely impossible to secure cook
Don t believe all you reaIl in the fun
ny magazines.-Louisville Courier
journal.
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almost q solid scale. II
broke out in . rash and caused
itching and burning SO bad
that I scratched until It ir-
ritated the eruption. My
hair came out and some nights
I lost my rest.
II used three different
treatments for over a year
h.,< racosv.1 - rors~k Fr.L
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Delegates Return Home

L. B. Wanbaugh, George Zeiger and
Harry A. Fry, local delegates, returned
last night from Pottsvillc, where they
attended the eleventh quarterly conven-
tion of the Eastern District Typograph-
ical Union.