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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
A POET BERATING HIS PEOPLE

The German professors and publicists are not the
only persons who see victory ahead for Germany
William Watson, British poet, too sees it now,
according to his words in a recent issue of Lon
don newspaper. These words are not arranged
POLITICALLY. Mr.. Watson's expressed opinion is that
1T is high time that the masses of the people of
this country (England) had it driven and ham,
mered into their somewhat slow minds, for no gen.
tier mode of introducing it will suffice that it is
very doubtful indeed whether we are going to beat
the Germans at all. F"
Mr.. Watson deserves an iron cross from the
Kaiser. Not only does he accuse his govern
ment and people of apathy, but he even praises the
spirit of the 'supremely formidable" Germans and
ii he has not earned iron for his opinions
in the former matter he surely has for his expressed
judgment in the latter
1t is of course none of our business over here if
Englishman takes to berating his own people
and to flaftering the Germans, any more than it is
our concern if a German happens to find fault with
his fatherland and manages to hand compliments
to the British. What we may well be interested in,
however is the British poets statement in the
newspaper article that our allies and we ourselves
are In imminent and grievous peril, statement
which follows rather too closely the poetic appeal
made by It's author for the participation of the
United States in the war; on the side of England
We Americans are told that for our own honor
and glory we should join England in it's imminent
and grievous peril"
Watson, the consistency jewel, please!
The British people must be in bad way indeed
If they actually in need of the severe scolding
with which this poet of theirs has been favoring
them. Harsh words may be necessary at present
to urge the enlistments of volunteers Yet William
Watson prose concerning his country's condition
does not sound well. His poetry is much more
soothing
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reader who is in sympathy with his author in every
paragraph, will come upon phrases at intervals
which he cannot refrain from emphasizing with
pencil lines.
Not only may ones own books be of more inter-
est to one if choice passages underlined, but
borrowed books may also be more attractive for the
same reason. reader will always pay special
attention to paragraph which has been particu-
lary favored by the pencil of preceding peruser:
and he may be enabled by the interlining to grasp
points which he would otherwise have missed.
1t is hardly advisable for school children to be
allowed to mark books since their activities in that
direction too often in a spirit of vandalism.
With that exception, however, there ought to be no
harm in the practice, for practice it surely is with
many good readers. The marking of an author s
best phrases with pencil lines either for emphasis
or for future references shows that those phrases
mean something to the readers who make the marks
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
MIDDLEToWN
Funeral Of Alexander Imler to Be Held
Saturday Afternoon

Special Correspondents.
Middletown, May 6.--At the meeting
of the Pastor IS Aid Society of the NJ.
+. church, held at the home of Miss
Clara Beck Tuesday evening, the fol
lowing officers were elected: President,
Miss Clara Beck; vice president, Mrs.
Robert Gross; secretary, Miss Fun
Gross; treasurer, Mrs. Miley Schaeffer.
After the business was transacted a
social hour was spent and refreshments
served.
The funeral of the late Alexander
Imler will be held from his late home
on Market street Saturday afternoon,
with services at $50 O'Clock. The
Rev. Fuller Bergstresser, pastor of st.
Peter Lutheran church, will officiate.
Interment will be in the MiddletOwn
cemetery. Mr.. Imler is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Margaret Kramer, of Roar
ing Springs, and one brother, Israel
Imlcr, of the same place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Smiley and two
sons, Clinton and. Lenny, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, are visiting relatives In this
place and Harrisburg
A. H. Kreider transacted business at
Philadelphia on Wednesday.
John Koeff, a Bulgarian, who resides
in Royalton, will leave for his native
country on Saturday, he having re.
eeived letter from there that he had
to return or he would lose 400 acres of
land which belongs to him.
A. G. Banks transacted business at
Lebanon Tuesday,
William Shoemaker is having his
property in Royalton repainted. Al
fred Cleland is doing the work.
Clarence Sweeney, of New Cumber-
land, spent Wednesday in town as the
guest of relatives.
Ellwood Millard, of Mt. Joy, is
spending several days in town, having
been called here on account OF the
death of his grandfather, the late Alex
ander Imler.
John H. Traits, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis Monday evening, is
somewhat improved
John Etnoyer, of Decatur, ILL.,, Is
spending some time in town as the
guest of C. C. Etnoyer, of the Washing
ton House.
John Clouser. ST., and son, Charles,
are laying the concrete block in front
of the home of Miss Sadie Smith, Mar
ket street.
Miley Shaeffer, travelling salesman
for the Wineroft stove works, spent
the past several days in town.
Mrs. Harry Galley, of Norfolk, Va,
is visiting here.
Joseph MeMames. who resided at
York for the past several years, has re-
turned and will make his future home
here.
The Dauphin County Sunday School
Association will hold its convention
here June "a and 25 in st. Peter 8
Lutheran church A large number of
delegates from surrounding districts
will be present
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
USE OF PENCIL MARKS IN BOOKS

Some fastidlous persons have such decided opin-
ions on the marking and nerlining of the pages of
books that they do not admit the right even of the
owner of volume to make pencil marks in that
volume wherever and however he chooses Such
extreme carefulness has no doubt grown out of the
idea that it is crime for reader to make mark
IN book which belongs to some other person or
to public library. Deliberate damaging of book
is certainly bad under all circumstances, yet it
hardly seems proper that pencil marks on the
margins or between the lines should be considered
as detracting from volumes value.
There cases in which the value of book
particularly of book used frequently for refer
ence is decidedly increased by the careful placing
of pencil marks at important passages. Marginal
topics are often lacking in books in which they are
badly needed, and their place can be taken only
by marks made on the margins by users of the
books.
1t may be safe to say that the owner of library
in which there is not single book containing pencil
marks is not good reader. If he has not been
tempted at time or other in the perusal of his
volumes to mark particular passages for future
reference, he is hardly getting as much as he might
be getting out of his reading An appreciative
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06

pirate to Mothers Day, will be oh.
served in the Methodist Sunday school
Sunday morning at 9.15 o'clock.
Mrs. Maggie Glass, of Harrisburg.
visited her son, Robert, and Mrs. Ra,
chel Sutton yesterday.
Miss Annie Willis went to York
county yesterday to spend the summer
with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Peter.
man.
John Hartman, Fourth street, had an
operation performed at Baltimore hos.
pital on Monday.
Mrs. Wagner, of Steelton, visited her
mother, Mrs. Emma Prowell, Reno
street, yesterday.
Mrs. w. A. Cookery spent yester.
day with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Bare,
at Harrisburg.
II. +. Hohr is having a garage
erected at his home on Third street.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
WHEN RUN down
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the Reliable Tonic
Medicine, Builds Up

The reason why you feel SO tired
all the time at this season is that your
blood is impure and impoverished. 1t
lacks vitality. 1t is not the rich red
blood that gives life to the whole body,
perfects digestion and enables all the
organs to perform their functions as
they should.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla from any
druggist. 1t will make you feel better,
look better, eat and sleep better. 1t is
the old reliable tried and true all-the-
year-round blood purifier and enricher,
tonic and appetizer. 1t revitalizes the
blood, and is especially useful in build
ing up the debilitated and rundown.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is helping thou
sands at this time of year. Let it help
you. Get bottle to-day and begin
taking it at once. Be sure to get
Hoods. Nothing else acts like it
Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
Fined for Libeling Jews

Theodor Fritzsehe, publisher of the
Leipsic Hammer an anti-Semitic
periodical, which has recently been sup
pressed by the military authorities, has
been fined 1900 marks for libel of the
Jewish inhabitants of Mulhausen, AL.
ace. Fritzsche asserted, in an article
headed ''HeLfaic Friends of the
French" that the Jews of that city
hung out French flags when the French
marched in, that the daughters of prom.
inent Jewish families had danced in the
streets with French officers, and that
champagne had flowed in streams. A
rabbi and eight prominent Jews of
Mulhausen caused the action to be
brought against Fritzsche.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
NEW CUMBERLAND
Alumni Committee Arranges for High
School Senior Glass Banquet

Special correspondence.
New Cumberland May 6.-The
Alumni Committee met at the home of
the president, Russell kohr, Third
street, Tuesday evening to complete
arrangements for the annual banquet
for the senior class of the New Cum,
berland High school.
The New Cumberland schools will
close a nine months term on Wednes-
day, May 26.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Paden, Mar.
ket street, announce the birth of son,
Edgar Cloyd Neely Paden, born We'd
nesday, May 5.
Clarence Wilder is suffering with a
very sore hand which was caused by
picking at a small pimple. He is un-
der the care of physician.
Kirk Davidson, of Harrisburg, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. David Beck.
ley yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hostetter moved from
Market street into one of John
1t ach S houses on Bridge street this
week.
A special program consisting of mu-
sic, recitations and addresses, appro-
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
MANY RECEIVE HONORS
Academy Has Largest List of Merited
Students Last Month

The honor list for the Harrisburg
Academy for the month ending last
Friday shows that in the upper class
ten students took first honors while
twenty-six came in on the second honor
list. In the lower class seventeen took
first while three took second honors.
This makes total of ffty-fve honors
for the month, the largest of the sea
son. The showing of the lower class
was exceptionally good. The honor list
follows:
First honors in the upper school were
given to the following: William Burg
ess Broadharst, William C. Fisher, Rus.
sell A. Hoks. James Fry Mersereau,
Paul William Ortiz, Robert w. Seitz,
William A. Smiley, Robert G. Shreiner,
John ). Senseman, Mercer B. Tate, Jr.
Lower School, First Honors-Cam.
eron Cox, Richard Johnston, Disbrow
Lloyd, Thomas A. Porter, Thomas
Wickersham, Henry B. Bent, Henry X.
Hamilton, Frank Neumann, John Rein
oehl, John Raunick, Ira Bomberger,
Henry Geiger Omwake, Bailey Brandt,
John Moifitt, Russ Clancy, Philip
Brown, Robert Ryder.
Second honors in the upper school
were given to: Frances Z. Ambler, Ar
thur d. Bason, William Henry Benne-
thum, George R. Bailey, Onofre c. Gas.
tells, Carroll p. Craig, Joseph R. Duron,
Charles j. Dunkle, Edwin Edmunds, G.
Parker Geistwhite, Thomas s. largest,
George P. s, Jeffers, Gantciffe Jay,
Ross s. Jennings, Lewis S. Kunkel, Will,
liam R. McCaleb, William Harper Noel,
Mortimer H. O'Connor, Henry C. Ohm
sted, Donald NJ. Oenslager, Donald X.
Royal, Charles L. Rebuck, Albert H.
Stackpole, Walter w. White, Donald NJ.
Wieland.
Second honors in the lower school
were given to: William o. Hickok,
John Mcguire, James Bowman.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
Result Of Scarcity of Tin

In line with German conservation
methods, one of the largest manufaetur.
ers of toilet preparations now is offer
ing pfennigs to all who will save
their empty tubes that formerly con-
tanned tooth paste, and turn them in
toward the general increase of the tin
supply. The tubes now are wrapped
in flaming red paper which points out
that "pure tin is valuable and, because
of the war, scarce" Each purchaser is
asked to return the empty tube to his
druggist when he buys a new one.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
Sweden Bars War Material

Washington, d. c., May 6.-Ship-
ment of all kinds of war material across
Swedish territory has been forbidden,
according to a statement of the Royal
Board of Trade, communicated to the
Legation yesterday. Importation into
Russia of war munitions from the north
west is practically impossible while the
port of Archangel is icebound.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
PEOPLE WORTH MENTIONING

We reprint the following editorial from breezy
Illinois newspaper for two reasons One is because
it is full of humor, is intended to be- and the
other reason is that it contains timely suggestion
for certain class of none too progressive persons
few of whom to be found in every COM
munity. The Illinois editor writes
s Not long ago came into this Office and stopped
his because he said it always printing lot of
things about the same people and he sick of it. Now
when something with the country the govern
ment appoints commission investigate find what
is the matter and the first thing commission investigates
is the who made the holer if holler
seasonable hoer So appoint commission consisting
of ourselves to investigate this just followed
that mans career ever since we knew him.
The first thing that happened to that man was that
was born but he had nothing to do with it, However
mentioned him, although his entitled the
credit When he his early twenties he got married
We mentioned that, including the of the BRIDE the
preacher etc. in fact mentioned everything but the
preachers fee, which worth mentioning never
mentioned the fact that he premiums
county fair, because he exhibited anything. We
never mentioned his in list of committees because
he never donated so much doughnut.
We certainly have been treating this man shamefuly
but will agree a nice obituary when the time
At the time, afraid we will have to 90 right
ahead mentioning these people that mention
ing with such frequency. They have habit boosting
the city, helping the church, mixing politics. getting up
parades and financing the baseball team their names
bound to creep into the paper.
And it might be added that those people whose
names most frequently creep into the paper" are
seldom of the class who practice counting publicity
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
Says Garman Hadn't Been prinking

Mrs. Paul E. Garman, widow of the
railroad man who committed suicide at
Cameron and Derry streets on Monday
evening, has requested the Star-Inde-
pendent to say that Mr.. Garman had
not. to her knowledge, been drinking
before he shot himself, as had been
stated in the newspapers. 49,.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06

Woman S Clubs of the central district
of the State, which was held in Han
over yesterday.
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Julia
Heffelfnger entertained her Sunday
school class of the Methodist Sunday
school, at her home on East Main
street. 1t was farewell party to Miss
Daisy Rohrer, member of the class,
who with her parents, will soon remove
from this place to New Bloomfield.
A palatable pleasing drink. Fink S
Extra Pale Beer.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
ONE STAGE OF INTox1cAr1oN

What's the matter with that rummy out front there
Does he want to fghti"
"Oh, no; he hasn't reached that stage Just NOW he ia
telling the gang what nice family he comes from =
Louisville Courier Journal.
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Tonaue-End Topics
Now way to Make ..war Yeast"

The Institute of the Fermentation
Industries in Berlin announces the dis
covery of method of producing yeast
by mixing sulphate of ammonia with
sugar and causing strong current of
air to play upon it. During the fer
mentation process nitrogen is assimi-
lated from the air and product rich
in albumen is yielded. 1t is described
as an excellent feedstuff for cows and
horses. The invention promises to have
an important effect in solving the prob
lem of food supply. Before the war
Germany imported very large quanti-
ties of the more concentrated feedstuffs
for animals, like barley, Indian corn
and oii-cake of various kinds. So
large was the,import of such products
that more than half of the milk supply
of the country was produced from them.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
TAKES THE PLEAsuRE AWAY

Take things as they if you to enjoy life"
For instance?
Now, my wife never enjoys oysters because she is
always looking for pearl which is there"-Lous
vile Courier Journal.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
HER REVENGE

Gibbs-"Does your wife scold when you have been
out late at the cubi'
Dibbs-"Never! She merely gets up at o'clock the
next morning and practices the piano. and darent
a word. Boston Transcript
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
Russian Concessions to Jews

The Petrograd correspondent of the
London "Jewish Chronicle states that
Count Ignatieff, Minister of Education,
has severely rebuffed anti-Semitic Off.
cials, and other reforms affecting the
Jcws have been granted in Russia. Ad,
missions to the schools have been freed
of artificial restrictions in Kieff, and
provision made for admitting Jewish
students into the Yurieff medical
courses. The watering places in Sibe-
ria, the Caucasus and Finland will be
open to Jews next summer. Anti-Semit-
ic agitation has been stopped by the
Governor of Wilma, and at Dmitrivesk
the authorities have accepted the setv.
ices of Jewish doctors.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
HousroNs DIVIDED POPULATION

With nearly 1000 automobiles in Houston 10 per cent
of which are tneys the population of the may be
said to be divided into two casses-vz those who are
endeavong support automobiles and those who are trv
ing to have automobiles support them-Houston Post
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
RATHER CRUEL

Cholly-"When was boy you know the doctor said
didn't stop smoking cigarettes would become feeble
minded"
Miss Keen-"wen, why didn't YOU stop,"-Boston
Transcript
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TEMPERAMENrAL RECORDS

The Customer-These grand opera phonograph records
are no good can't get anything out of half of them
The Salesman-"Yes; they finest achievement
You tell when they'll sing THEY'VE so tenn
peramental."-Puck
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ONE DEGREE OF SICKNESS

Il am sorry to learn your mother is ill.," said the
sympahizng teacher to the little girl who had in late
rs she sick abed7"
mot quite" replied the truthful child "shes lust sick
sofa."-Chicago Tribune.
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SAVED

III have to arrest you," said the policeman.
The man who was having trouble with his wife threw
both arms around the officer and exclaimed:
This isn't any arrest. This is a -Philadelphia
Ledger.
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TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS PROCEEDING

japanese engineer has been here looking our fire.
alarm system Now what designs Japan have on our
fire. alarm system f-Rochest Herald.
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A WAR ROMANCE
NO SECRET ABOUT 1T
Transcript

Does your wife ever through your pockets while YOU
sleeping9"
No, she does it openly Maintains firmly her rights of
search and seizure. Kansas City Journal.
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And Judging from what Mr.. Manning saws the CITY
Commissioners appear to have island coal wharf
ordinance rather vague its requirements on the SUBJ
jeet of architectural attractiveness.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06

Looks though the island coal wharf controversy is
be revived with increased vigor.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
HAD A PURPOSE

Tint heard Diggs boasting of his descent"
Tom-"so would if my creditors let down easyi"
Judge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06

If all the kids would refuse 60 to the circus think
the disappointed fathers!
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06

Something in the atmosphere to-day which reminds
of the times we used to crawl under the canvas
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06

YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 63; lowest, 40; a. m. so; p. m, 56.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-06
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Unsettled
tonight and Friday, probably rain. Not
much change in temperature.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Unsettled to-
night and Friday, probably rain, except
generally fair in southeast portion to-
night. Gentle to moderate winds becom-
ing southeast.
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MAY
Sun. Mon Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
2 8 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 II IL 13 IA Is
l6 II 18 19 20 81 %
% "a IS 2s H % 20
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MOONS PHASES
Last Quarter, 9Th; New Moon. 18th;
First Quarter, 21st; Full Moon, 2Sth.
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AND II might be added that those people whose
names most frequently creep into the paper are
seldom of the class who practice couring publicity
The chronicle=news., 1915-01-19
MORE EVIDENCE SHOWS
MINISTER SULLIVAN UNFIT

New York, Jan. l9.-Lorenzo
Semple. New York attorney mem
ber of the firm of Coudert Bros, tes-
tifying today at the inquiry into the
fitness of sullivan, minister to San
rcmingo. said he represented sugar
interests with ten million dollar
Investment in san Domingo and was
familiar with affairs there. He had
made inquiries, he asserted, into
Minister Sullivan's conduct.
The concensus of opinion among
representative business men in San
Domingo" said Semple, lis that he is
an absolute detrimeut to American
interests. His connection With the
Bards government and the RaTco Ma
cionale made ii impossible for him to
represent this government
s,emplc said he had protested to
Secretary Bryan against sullivan
continuing TO occupy the post.
Mr. Bryan asked me- said the
witness, IF had any specific cri7
denre against sullivan. ] said no,
but want on his general reputation
in New York and Son Domingo"