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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
See america IN MOTOR CAR
View the Historic Points in This Coun-
try Keynote of National High
ways Transcontinental Tours

See America is the keynote of the
National highway transcontinental
tours. No better opportunity has ever
been offered for those who are desirous
of seeing their country than these
tours, the first leaving the headquar-
ters of National Highways Association
at Is Old Slip, New York City, June
10, over the Old Trails route.
The battlefield of Gettysburg, 37h
miles motor road to Harrisburg, the
Old Cumberland Road which served as
the first means of communication be-
tween the coast and the settlers in
Ohio and Indiana and then the Old
Santa Fee Trail-a succession of won
der sights. Relics of the past life of
the trail, the excitement and bloody
Indian strife, trappers and trad posts,
the shades of Kit Carson and Dick
Woodin and Others famous as early
American pioneers. The peaceful pres
ent day Indian villages, the vestages
of civilization antidating anything
in America, standing and in good pres
ervation, the oldest house in America
built in 1920. Old. missions, old pueb-
los and oldest of all the works of ma
ture, desert vegetation, riot of color
defying even the impressionest school
of art. Sunsets that for vividness and
splendor are unequalled anywhere in
the world. The petrified forest, the
megaphone rock and the grandest of
all the Grand Canyon. Then slipping
down gradually into California s
beauty and the gem exposition, San
Diego, coast ride along the Pacific
and finally the Golden Gate
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
WEATHER FORECASTS
CHINA FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT

Japans negotiations with China and all other
proceedings affecting the oriental republic are nat
urally of interest to the United States. Although
this country cannot look upon China with quite the
same ig-brother feeling with which it regards the
American republics, it is nevertheless con-
cerned about the welfare of that Asatic country,
partly because it is in sympathy with the demo-
cratic form of government there and partly be-
cause Americans have interests in China that need
to be guarded.
1t is with some degree of satisfaction then that
we hear of improving financial conditions in China
which give evidence of the confidence of the people
in the stability of the republic and of their ability
to prosper independent of alien capitalists.
No more than year ago China was still borrow
ing large amounts of money from ready foreign
lenders, and the people were still skeptical about
themselves making loans on security provided by
their new government Since the outbreak of the
war, however China has found that it can manage
its finances very capably without assistance from
outside its own boundaries.
From a belief that the purchase of Chinese gov
: ernment bonds was the worst possible investment
they could make with their money, the citizens. of
China seem to have changed to the conviction that
such investment is the best possible The amount
asked for by the government in the prospectus
of its domestic loan was $16,000,000 Within four
months the total subscriptions received amounted
to $24OOO,O0O and supplementary loan of $4,000, :
600 had to be arranged to satisfy the eager in
vestors. Another issue of $24 100000 worth of gov
ernment bonds has been decided upon for
next month, June
That is not the only encouraging sign in China.
very important one is the ability of the farmers
of the land to pay their taxes for the first time
since the 1911 revolution. Many of the provincial
governments are selfsupporting, and the rest are
not only able to meet their own expenses but to
aid in supporting the central government at Pekin
as well There is compliment in such state of
affairs to the management by its officials of the
newly organized republic
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

Monday evening the first quarterly con-
ference will be held. He will also visit
both Sunday schools.
Claude Withauer. of Washington.
ID. G., is spending several days in town
on business.
The three fire companies will hold
their regular monthly meetings on Mon
day evening.
Raymond Gilbert is spending some
time at Williamsport.
The car company will finish the con.
crete wall Gu the south side of Wood
street by Monday. 1t will be three feet
high and will be used for the new
building.
Markets were we'll attended this
morning. Eggs sold at II and 1s cents
per dozen; butter, So and 3S cents per
pound; lard, 15 and 16 cents per pound !.
chickens. cleaned. so to 80 cents; live.
80 cents to $3.50 per pair.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
MOTORCYCLE Notes

Detroit motorcyclists have made a
bid for the 1916 convention of the
Federation of American Motorcyelists.
Soon the horse.mounted policeman
will be unknown in Gotham. To this
end the Board of Aldermen recently
appropriated $4,000 for the pur.
chase of motorcycles and bicycles.
Eight hundred and eighty five new
memberships and renewals were re.
ceived by the +. A. NJ. during March
as against 7s7 during the same month
last year.
If the War Department will grant
permission for the use of the Potomac
Park priveways, the National Capital
Motorcycle Club of Washington. ID. c.,
proposes to stage 300-mile motorcycle
race this summer. The club expects to
make this an event of international i'm.
portance, inviting the best riders of the
country to participate. The course is
about three miles in length, and since
1t IS located on government reserva.
tion, the event will be open to the pub
lie free of charge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

Friday evening in June, July and August, except
July End and 9th, and there will be concerts
also the afternoons and evenings of three holi-
days, May 81, which will be observed as Memorial
Day since the holiday falls on Sunday this year
July 9TH, as the 4th is Sunday, and September 6,
Labor Day.
last day of the present month"; there is not any too
much time remaining for the collection of these
funds, and, therefore, those who can contribute
should make prompt response to the appeal for
money to provide this most healthful and inspiring
form of entertainment for all the people of Harris
burg.
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Iongue-E End Topics
Gives the Senators Chocolates

Senator Frank P. Croft, of Mont
gomery, who resides at Marion, is sen.
ior member of the firm of Croft & AL.
len, Philadelphia, one of the largest
confectionery manufacturing firms in
the country, with speciality in choco-
lates. Senator Croft, very modest
young man, by the way, does not for.
get that there are number of his
fellow Senators who have what is
known as the "sweet TOOTH and ev.
cry week he has sent to him numerous
boxes of confections from his factory,
which he generously distributes among
his colleagues. There was more candy
eaten in the Senate this year than ever
before in its history. Whenever a
committee, of which Senator Croft is a
member, holds a meeting there is sure
to be big box of most delicious con.
feetions at the head of the table and
between hearing arguments on bills
and deliberations there is much MUNICH.
ing of sweetmeats.
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PEOPLES COLUMN
The Star-lndepouden does not
make itself respppsihle for opinions
expressed In this column.
Why He Amended Censor BIN


Editor of the Star-Independent:
Dear Sir-One of the legislative
news items of the week has been fur
nished by my action in having the Sen
ate moving picture censor bill amended
so as to strike out the words, "or
prejudice the public mind.'
| was prompted to do this for severai
reasons. This phrase is ambiguous, un'
defnable, unstatutory. The power il
conveys to the censors is wholly dis
eretionary. 1t creates a board of despots
instead of a board of eensors. Surely il
is enough power to give this board
which has not been shown to be neces,
sary, the right to prevent the exposure
of pictures that are sacrilegious, OBJ,
scene, indecent, immoral, or which
might endanger the public peaeei 1t is
not wise to clothe any set of persons
with unlimited authority and the elimi.
mated phrase does so.
BY its power there are but few pie.
lures, if any, that could be shown if
the censors said mo- They need give
no reason for disqualifying picture
but that it tends N'to prejudice the
public mind.' Every picture is, in some
sense, instructive, as well as amusing,
and every picture would thus be sub.
Jeet to the 'fpreiudices in the minds
of the eensors. prejudice the public
mind, - is elastic enough to be stretched
to nit any condition and, until men have
become angels and infallible, l shah
night against giving to one, or three of
them, any such prerogative.
As the bill is now, it complies with
all that is religiously and morally neces.
sary. Carrying the now eliminated
phrase, we should have had to fight
against the passage of the act.
James II. Maurer.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 80, 1915.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
catlin's Picturesque Career

Senator Sterling R. Catlin, of
Wilkes-Barre, serving his third term in
the Senate, is the oldest member in
point of age in that body, being in his
73d year. He served all through the
Civil war as member of Pennsylva-
mia regiment, and then set out for the
great West. He was one of the orig
inal settlers of Helena, Montana, but
later went to San Francisco, where he
was superintendent of machinery at
Mare Island navy yard for five years.
Then he returned to Pennsylvania, in.
vested his spare cash in wild lands in
the Luzerne coal regions, on which the
finest kind of anthracite coal was
found, and now his greatest manual la
Dor consists of cutting coupons. De-
spite his age, he is one of the young
est men in the Senate, and is noted for
his biting wit. T. NJ. J.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
WHEN HAIR TURNS WHITE OVER NIGHT

Novelists and poets have repeatedly testified
that because of great fear or grief the hair of a
hero or heroine has turned white over night. De-
declared that it is physical impossiblty for the
hair of any person. be he real or fictitious, grief
smitten or fear-stricken, to change color in one
night.
This is not the first time, of course that fiction
has collided with science. Generally the collision
has been to the disadvantage of the fiction. 1t may
be so in this case The contention of medical men
seems reasonable, that only with chemical assist
ance can hair actually change color in so brief a
period, since there are no provisions made by
Nature for the controlling of the color of hair
merely through the mind
The explanation has been advanced somewhere
that gray hairs may be plentiful on head, but
may be covered by the brown or the black, and
that the latter may be shed during times of mental
torture, thus revealing the former and giving rise
to the impression that the hair has changed color.
That sounds very interesting, but there does not
to be much difference between placing con-
fidence in such statement and believing the de-
spsed theory of turning white over night" Both
need proof. Investigators might do well to pick
up tramp day, give him good scare and
what happens. The chances are that there
would be white hair at all, but the experiment
would no doubt be diverting one, especially to
the tramp.
The unkind suggestion has been made that in
eases where women were locked in prisons and were
reported to have acquired gray hair over night,
the reason was that the women were deprived in
their Imprisonment of certain toilet articles which
in their boudoirs had enabled them to subdue the
telltale threads of silver This brutal explanation
may not be without some foundation on truth.
Although it is of assistance to the scientists in
their contention it certainly puts the white over
night" heroines in an embarrassing position.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
At Last Republican From Lehigh

Lehigh county was organized in 1912
from part of Northampton county,
and in the entire history of the county
it never elected a Republican Senator
until last year, when it chose Horace
W. Schantz, Republican, of Macungie.
To obtain the Democratic nomination
for Senator in Lehigh in the last hun
dred years was equivalent to an elec-
tion, but Senator Schantz broke the
rule and when he was nominated by
the Republicans he started out to do
some tall work among the voters.
There were two candidates against him,
Democrat and a Washington party
man, the latter dividing the Republican
vote, but Senator Schantz won out by
1853 plurality, the first Republican to
accomplish the feat.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
have Good health


Don't let the idea that you may feel
better in day or two prevent you from
getting bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla
to-day from any drug store and start.
ing at once on the road to health and
strength.
When your blood is impure and i'm
poverished it lacks vitality, your diges'
tion is imperfect. your appetite is poor,
and all the functions of your body are
impaired.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is wonderful
blood tonic. 1t will build you up
quicker than any other medicine. 1t
gives strength to do and power to en-
dure. 1t is the old standard tried and
true all-the-year-round blood purifier
and enricher. tonic and appetizer.
Nothing else acts like it. for nothing
else has the same formula or ingredi.
ents. Be sure to ask for Hoods; insist
on having it.-Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
"Jeff" Smith in House Now

Representative Jefferson w. Smith,
who represents the Eighth Philadelphia
district in the House, was formerly a
resident of Harrisburg, years ago, and
is printer by trade. He learned the
trade of compositor in the old "Pa-
triot' Office when it was at Third and
Strawberry streets, and his recollection
of the old-time printer days in Har-
risburg, when all of the type-setting
was done by hand, is very interesting.
"Jeff,'i as he was known by every
other printer, east his lot in Philadel-
phia, where he has prospered and be-
came a politician of local note.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
HEADS GERMAN SOCIETY
DR.. William F. Muhlenberg, of Read
ing, New President

Reading, Pa, May 1.-Dr. William
f. Muhlenberg, of Reading, was chosen
president to fill the unexpired term of
the late William U. Hensel, of Lancas-
ter, at a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Pennsylvania Ger
man Society, held here last night.
A. X. Hostetter, of Lancaster, was
elected vice president to fill the vacan-
cy caused by DIR. Muhlenberg's eleva-
ton. Reading wass elected as the place
of the annual meeting, on Friday, De-
tober 10. DR.. D. w. Mead, Reading;
Benjamin F. Fackenthal, Jr, Riegels-
vile, and DR.. Porter w. Sinner, Eas-
ton, were named as the Committee on
Arrangements.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
SEVERE TESTS FOR THE PAIGE
Local Dealer Takes Pride in Demon
strating Good Points of Auto

George R. Bentley, owner of the
Riverside Auto Company, and local
dealer in the Paige car, takes pride in
demonstrating its hexibility and pow
er. Without apparent effort he controls
it on high gear by partially shutting
off the flow of gas, so as to reduce the
speed to a pace of from four to five
miles an hour.
Mr.. Bentley reports that he has
given the car recently some very Sc
we're tests over rough places and ex.
perienced no difficulties whatever.
Adv.*
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
Fred Fruit a Son of Jim"

Representative Fred T. Fruit, of
Mercer, resides in Sharon and is a son
or James s. Fruit, who served in the
House from 1887 to 1892 and then in
the Senate to 1896. Like his father.
the younger lawmaker is the very EN-.
bodiment of geniality, with keen fund
of humor. He has been described as
"a live wire with streaks of sunshine. 4"
In the old Quay days Senator "Jim -
Fruit, State Treasurer "Ben' Hay
wood, Major Alexander Mcdowell, aft.
erward secretary of the National House
of Representatives, and Judge "Sam" "
Miller, recently elected to Congress,
formed political quartet in Mercer
that held sway for years and was a
power in State politics. Their county
was called "The Diocese of Messer, 4"
and Henry Hall, the Washington CORE.
spondent, who represented it in the
House of Representatives, used to say
that the costume in the diocese was
"a red wammus and gum boots" This
is disputed by former Deputy Attorney
General James A. Stranahan, of Harris
burg, who is one of "Messer s original
sons
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
MIDDLETOWN
Silver Trophies of Gun Club Now on
Exhibition

Middletown, May 1.--Mr. and Mrs
Abram Noll and son are spending sew
eral days at Philadelphia and Lancaster
Charles Zorger, of Altoona, spent
Wednesday in town on business.
Quite a number of persons from town
will take in the special excursion tc
New York City on Sunday over the
Pennsylvania railroad.
The two silver trophies offered by
the Middletown Gun Club, two fine sill.
yer cups. are on exhibition in the show
window of Detweiler Bros Several of
the club members attended the shoot
at Elizabethtown this afternoon.
Miss Lola Winters spent Friday at
Newport, Pa.
Albert King moved into the Baum
bach property on Pine street
The Rev. c. w. Izer, D. D., district
superintendent of the East District of
the M. E. church, will preach in the
M. E. church Sunday morning and on
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
Arranging New Turkish War Loan

London, May 1. 1.4s A. M.-Tele-
graphing from Copenhagen, the "Daily
Mails" correspondent says that Ber-
lin adviees received there are to the
effect that Djavid Bey, the Turkish
Minister of Finance, has returned to
Constantinople after having arranged
in Berlin for new Turkish war loan.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
King George Sends Congratulations

London, May /, 1920 A. Mixing
George has sent to Acting Vice Ad-
miral John Michael De Robeck,. com
mander of the allied fleet at the Oar
danelles and to General Sir Hamilton,
commander-in-chief of the Dardanelles
land forces, dispatch conveying to
all ranks hearty congratulations on
this splendid achievement.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
DELIVER 3 TRUCKS AND JITNEY
International Harvester Company Sends
Out Few of Latest Models

The international Harvester Com
pany motor truck department, 619 Wall
nut street, has just delivered three of
its latest model trucks locally, one to
the Worden Paint and Roof Company,
of Harrisburg; one to the Steelton
Store Company, of Steelton, and one
to the Herr Hardware Company, of Co,
.unlhia.
During the past week the company
also delivered Jitney passenger car
to he used between MT. Holly and Car.
hsie.-Adv.s
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

Honesty, said the ready made philosopher is the best
policy
"Of course, is" replied Senator Sorghum 1.-THE only
difficulty about that proverb is that man who is honest
merely from motives of policy is liable at any moment to
get tired of playing slow but system Washing.
ton Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

Commissioner Jackson confronted with the nteresn,
problem of making so jobs in the Department Of
Labor and Industry go around among 1900 applicants
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

The Kolonia Kids band should be forgotten when
to arranging the The way those
youngsters inject pep into the playing of sousa march
would make Sousa himself listen with envy.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
HOW IT WOULD WORK OUT

st. Louis Judge has ruled that has a right to
find fault with his wifes clothes but would be fool
for taking advantage of the ruling because remedy he
would have to buy her more-Florida Times Union.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

The Barnes Roosevelt trial. told will run through
third week of the courts time We wonder if the libel
suit of ordinary against another ordinary
would be so long drawn out.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
THE DIFFERENCE

Mrs Biton-"That Mrs. Jinks is always very well
dressed while her husband always looks shabby
Bton-"Well she dresses according to fashion, and he
according to his means."-Judge.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
Darling, You know our romance started through a mail

Darling you know started through a pair
Of socks which you knitted the front found
note inside, photos exchanged and now we are
married"
''Yes. yes" murmured the happy bride.
II have request to make"
Name it,"
PLEASE never knit me any socks"-Exchange
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
REVENGE AT LAST

Judge-"It seems to me that have you before" !"
Prisoner-"You have, your Honor. 1t was 1 who
taught your daughter to play the piano"
Judge-"Thirty years!"-Musical American.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
WHAT THE RESULT WOULD BE

An authority the subject should stop eating
for while and think Some under the circumstances
would merely stop long enough wonder whence
meal to come.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

David Lloyd Georges pledge never to politically touch
water wagon.
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TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
MANS HOPELESS LOT

1t no pleasure for to do he peases until after
he gets married-and then he cant-Pttsburgh Chron-
ice-Telegraph
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

Many spectators pro6ting from war stocks who
would be afraid to shoulder a gun
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01
POLITE WAY OF PurrINc TT

Here's dealer advertses sale of hereditary fur
niture"
"Just what does he by thats"
That's merely polite way of saying second. hand
Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-01

A palatable pleasing drink. Fink g
Extra Pale Beer-Adv.
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M A Y
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed Thur. Fri. Sat.
2 3 4 5 6 Z s
8 10 II IL 13 IA Is
16 II 18 19 20 81 %
% "a 25 26 27 % 20
80 81
MOONS PHASES
Last Quarter, 9Th; New Moon, 18th;
First Quarter, 21st; Full Moon, 2Sth.
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ALWAYS THAT DANGER

lever knit me any more socks"- Exchange
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-03-03

Dark Corner. Feb. Give have
had n good week for work on the farm
and farmers have not failed to mako
use Of Il. a good deal OF plowing has
been done and should We continue TO
have favorable weather for the next
rs or 20 days everybody will be ready
TO plant when the time arrives. | have
not heard OF any fertilizers being haul
cd into this Corner as yet and I don't
believe much will be used this year.
Farmers are getting out with SO much
cotton and guano. Some have planted
wheat and more oats than usual. 9TH
ers say they would plant upland rice.
II they could get the seed III anyone
has seed rice they could spare. think
they should let II re made known SO
those that want seed could get IL.
Mr.. Morgan Johnston ana family OF
Central Privateer. visited his father.
Mr.. c. II. Johnston last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. ]. II. Kolb of wedgeHeld vis-
itcd at Elmhill last Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Wrinkles OF Oswego. and
Mr.. CharSe Ardis OF Soeven visited old
man w. j. Ardls last Wednesday.
Come again gentlemen.
Mr.. G. II. Johnston Is thought 10 be
partially paralyzed in one of his feet.
old man w. j. Ardis has a pain i'm
Ills chest or lungs which has kept him
from lying down or sleeping hut very
little for the last two nights.
Hard Times