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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
Work for Belgians in England

Arrangements are being made to re-
ceiye in England large additional num-
beEs of Belgian refugees from Holland.
Within the next few weeks several
thousands are expected. Many of the
newcomers will be self-supporting, and
others partly so, as the activity in cer-
tain trades in England will make it
easy for them to find employment. The
work of drafting the refugees from the
Government clearing houses in London
to various parts of the country is now
going forward under a new scheme
whereby payment is made by England
for their board and lodging. Several
thousand male refugees who have been
in this country for some time are ex-
pected to return to the Continent as
the result of the order of the Belgian
government calling to the colors all
citizens between the ages of Is and 25.
Large numbers of Belgians have come
to this country and Holland for the ex-
press purpose of joining the army.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
JITNEY REGULATION PASSES
Senate Indorse Bill to Let Councils Con
troll Bus Lines

Senator Patton s bill giving the Coun-
ellis of Philadelphia and other cities full
control of the operation Of jitneys, yes.
terday was PASSED finally by the Sen
ate. 1t is said to be "slated' for a
swift passage by the House.
The bill is aimed at the proposal that
scent auto lines be operated on the
streets of Philadelphia and elsewhere.
The bill provides:
"That any city may enact ordinances
establishing reasonable rates of license
fee on all motor vehicles employed in
the transportation of passengers and
their property over fixed routes within
the limits of the city or to a point out
side the limits"
Councils would also regulate the oper-
alton of the vehicles, the rates to be
charged and designate the streets to be
traversed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
Odd Experience of German Doll

After being shipped from the little
town of Gera, German, clear across
the Atlantic to Cincinnati and then
back again, gayly dressed little doll
that was manufactured in the German
village has come, through beiated
"Christmas celebration" into the
possession of one of the children of a
doll maker. The doll was included in a
big shipment of Christmas gifts from
German Americans in the United States
to poor children here. In unpacking the
case, one woman, native of Gera, was
struck by the familiar look of the doll,
which bore the inscription, Made in
Germany Investigation showed it to
have been manufactured in the town
to which it had been shipped back from
Cincinnati as a gift.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
ARE FLOWERS CoNsCIoUs9

An International Flower Show held this week in
New York City by the Horticultural Society OF
New York and the New York Florists Club at
tracted great deal of attention. Flowers it seems
are demanding interest at present IN this
country than they have for several years, to some
extent, because of women s fashions which require
them to be worn with street and evening costume,
not to mention the weakness OF men for bouton-
iers. Landscape gardening has been increasing in
popularity and extensive instruction in gardening
has been arranged for children.
A noticeable feature of esent-day American
horticulture is the endeavor among both amateurs
and professionals to raise not only varieties of
plants, but also freaks resulting from ingenious
grating operations. Lovers of flowers who have
the means to do so, have been importing specimens
from other lands, and have been showing as much
solicitude for their nanimate pets as lovers of fine
dogs and horses have been showing for their favor
ite animals.
1t has of course been said, and proven to the sat
isfacton of many keen scientists that plants have
consciousness like animals, and psychologicay must
be classed with the creatures NJ. Jean viaud-
Bruant says that he cannot but think that the
perfume which is of course beautiful French
sentiment having no chance of finding foundation
on solid Yankee sense. Yet experiments showing
that sensitive plants fold their leaves to exclude
loud noises and even die in an environment such as
that Of boiler factory despite favorable light and
food conditions, seem to prove beyond doubt that
there exists in plants "a fine copy of what know
as consciousness in ourselves"
Whether or not they have any of the five senses,
the flowers which about to bloom at this season
in this climate will again bring their beauty and
fragrance to delight the senses of human beings
No matter if they not conscious of the looks of
admiration or the words of enjoyment, they will
command both at their appearance and they will be
expected to give no audible response.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
TO CONFIRM CLASS TONIGHT
Bishop Darlington Will Make His An.
nual Visitation to st. Andrews

Confirmation services will be held at
7.45 O'Clock this evening in st. An
drew's Protestant Episcopal church by
Bishop Darlington. The rector, the
Rev. James F. Bullitt, will present a
class of adults and children to confirm
their baptismal vows.
Bishop Darlington annual vista
tion to st. Andrews usually is made
during the Advent season and the date
had been fixed for early last December,
when the Rev. Mr.. Bulitt fell i'll. The
rite was then postponed until the
spring.
All of Bishop Darlington s Sundays
at this season of the year were already
taken up with other parishes in the
diocese and the visit was fixed for this
evening, the feast of the Annuneiation.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
Football Where the Shells Break

\ sergeant of the British Army
Service Corps wrote to London:
"Our football ground is just be-
hind a church not far from the trench
es, and twice we have had to fill in
shell holes before we could start to
play. At the last match the last shell
the Germans fred came plumb on the
center of the ground about ten min
utes before we kicked off. One soor
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
HE RAPS COMMISSION PLAN
Priser Tells Democrats His Ideas of
City's Government Plan

Charles s. Priser, superintendent of
the Wincroft Stove Company, Middle.
town, and single tax exponent, ad-
dressed the members of the West End
Democratic Club here last evening, say
ing, among other things, that he thinks
the methods employed in Harrisburg
under the commission form of govern
ment are high-handed.
Others who addressed the club were
Democratic County Chairman Edward
Moeslein, City Chairman Howard w.
Jones, Samuel NJ. Taylor, Luther +.
Kast and John III. Maloney, president
of the club.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
Jitnev comuanv to Ask Charter

WiIINamsport, March 25.-The Jit-
ney Service Company, organized to
operate line of buses in Williams
port, will make application to the Gov
ernOr to-day for charter. Several
Williamsport business men are in the
company, which is headed by William
U. Messina. The capital is $25, 1000
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
THE IMPORTANT PART

I understand you the press agent for the college
girls play"
Eyes, I'm getting out of the stuff"
"What you working on-the cast of charaeters?''r
Cast of charactersa No, mol Nobody for that.
This is the list of patronesses. Plain Dealer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
ARREST RAILWAY MAIL CLERK
Loss Of $4,000, Three Years Ago,
Basis of Robbery Charge

Kansas City, Mo-, March 20
Frank R. Oldfeld clerk in the rail
way msil service, was arrested yester-
day in Kansas City, Kan, by Federal
authorities, and charged with robbery
of the mails in connection with the
disappearance of s2I5, 900 in currency
from mail car bound from Kansas
City to La Junts, Col, early in April
Of 1912.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25

boarding house to direct the cooking and at the
same time watch the mattresses and keep the board
ers out of the kitchen. He probably does not want
to spoil his sprightly news story by introducing
painful Details for the chances are that there is
such an instructress, stiff with prudence" on duty
at every meal
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
Killed BY Autos Catapult

Pittsburgh, March 25.-Thrown
from the ear in which he was riding,
when the machine skidded and crashed
into culvert, Horace Wagner, Of
New Kensington, was killed last night
on the Salisbury road, near North
Bessemer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
Unbalanced. He Turns to Suicide

York, March 25.-Eluding his wife,
who had been closely watching him to
prevent threatened attempt at SUR
eide, Albert Gingerich, 81 years old, a
retired farmer of The Glades, hanged
himself in the attic stairway at his
home yesterday morning. His mind was
unbalanced by sickness.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
PROFESSOR SANDERS TO SPEAK

Professor C. F. Sanders, of Pennsyl-
vania College, Gettysburg, will speak
this evening at Christ Lutheran church.
1t will be "Sunday school night" in
the order of anniversary services. The
men 5 chorus will sing.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25

forgets about shelling when the play
starts. Our troops here call this rag
time war, and they are about right, L
think, because Tommy takes every
thing as it comes-football or shooting.
It's all one to him.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
HARDLY uNsELrIsH ADVICE

"I much bothered" he said; 81 marry wealthy
widow whom don't love poor girl that do love
intensely. What shall dog
"Listen to your heart advised his companion "and
marry the you love-
You right my friend. shall marry the girl
"Then you give the widows resss"-London
Opinion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
WHICH oNE2

She-"But if I can't live my income and you can {
live yours where would be the advantage of our
inga"
He (thoushtfully)-"Wel by putting incomes to-
gether one of would be able to live at any rate-
Boston Transcript.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
SOMETHING NEW TO TALK ABOUT

"What makes you think that Government ownership
would solve our economic dficutes9"
"T said it would solve them," replied Senator
Sorghum, but it might relieve the monotony discussion
by creating ones"-Washington Star
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
KNEW HIS HABITS

Relative-"He is sleeping quietly that wonder if
we will know when the end comes"
Wife of dying first nighter-'Yes, will. He will
get up and 20 about FIVE minutes before end-
Puck.
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The wise speculator will begin view with caution the
sudden aggressive upurn of Stock Market prices There
may be professional bull party concealed somewhere
the trenches.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
HE'S GOOD

'Is Lacklore usually regarded a good lawyer9"
'1 should say he is Why, he is superintendent of a
Sunday school and of the deacons of his church."
Richmond Times Dispatch.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
1T ALSO CAN BE HEARD

AFTER ALL" said the sage, there's voice so
high the-voice of grand opera singer
81 don't know, replied the IDIOT there's the sma
voice of conscience Florida Times Union.
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SOUNDS REASONABLE

"What will they do with all the cotton ships that have
been sunk?"
"Bale them out, of course. Buffalo Express.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25
WHERE THE TOE WOULD LAND

He-"We must be firm about engagement, dear, and
make your father toe the mark"
She-"But suppose you're the mark''-Baltimore Amer
lean.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25

General Scott restored peace with the Putes by buying
their chiefs square meal May he that is the of
treatment of the Mexican revolutionary leaders need
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25

Crow is quoted for Brumbaugh for President. Pre-
sumaby Crow would be satisfied with Bumbangh anywhere
but in the governors chair
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-25

1t is coming close to the point where it will be show
who is master of Capitol Hill
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TOLD INLIGHTER VEIN
DOESN'T GIVE IT TIME TO GROW

"Boozer seems to have a tremendous thirst"
"Oh, he lets it get bad that"-Boston
Transcript
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All of sudden the highways problem has bobbed up
again to harass the solons of the Legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
MUSIC STARS COMING
Excellent Selection of Artists on Rad
cliffe Concert Series.

This season will bring tc Topeka
music lovers a collection OF musicians
of international repute who will play
at the Grand opera house under the
direction of Miss Myrtle Radcliffe
Topeka will get the same opera stars,
the same violinists, the same pianists
that Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and
other cities this season will listen to.
A glance at the artists coming here
ought to be an incentive to Topeka
people to support the series this year.
Last season Schumann-Heinck dis
appointed everybody by not appear
ing as per schedule. There is abso-
lutely no possibility of any of this
years program filters cancelltng
their engagements.
The series opens with Frieda
HemDel one of the few great artists
in Europe who was engaged to sing in
this country during her youth. When
Marcella Sernbrich retired the man
ayers of the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany were at a loss to secure a color
atura-lyric prima donna of the Sem
brich type-a singer with a beautiful
voice who could act as well as sing.
1t was decided that Frieda Hempel
was the only one worth to wear Sem
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
WIPE OUT SALOONS
Fifty Thousand Persons in Parade
Against Vice in Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Headed by 1000
Chicago ministers, priests and rabbis,
fifty thousand men, women and chill
dren today marched down Michigan
avenue and through the loop, herald
ing the beginning of a campaign to
wipe out Chicago's 1852 saloons in
1916.
Behind the divines marched 1000
representatives of Catholic and Jewish
organizations, followed by a delegation
of $4,000 members of 500 Protestant
churches and 1000 Boy Scouts. H. S.
Warner, general secretary of the In
tercollegiate Prohibition association
led 1000 college boys. Then came
$4,000 marchers representing the w.
c. T. u, Good Templars, the Anti
Saloon league, the County and Ma
tional Prohibition parties and other
organizations.
Mayor Thompson reviewed the pa
rade from a balcony on Michigan ave-
nue..
I'VE are out to make a cleanup
Chicago will go dry at the next cleo
ton, April 4, 1916" said C. F. Rine-
hart, Clinton, Iowa, head of the Dry
Chicago Federation. The women are
going to do it for u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
TEARS avail NOT
Pleas of Two Wives Were Not
Rewarded.
Governor Capper Refused Pa
role for DR.. ROuSh.
IN PRISON FOR BIGAMY
Wife No. 2 Consents to Return
to First Love.
ROuSh i'm Prison Won't Heal
Heart, She Says.

Tears of two wives failed to win
parole for DR.. Walter Roush of Barber
county, serving sentence OF one to
five years in the state penitentiary for
bigamy. Wife No. 2 Joined with wife
No. L in urging clemency for the Medi-
cine Lodge physician. Governor Cap
per, however, refused to take action.
DR.. Roush loved and loved too ex-
tensively. One day he met a pretty
Barber county woman He forgot
about wife No. and the two babies
at home. He made love to the Barber
county woman and won. 1t was some
No. learned of the existence of wife
No. 1. Then DIR. Roush remembered
that he had forgotten the formality of
securing a divorce.
When the case was tried in the Bar
Der county district court, it wasn't pos
sible to explain the two matrimonial
contracts and the doctor was sent to
the penitentiary for a term of from
one to five years. That was in Janu-
airy this year. In the nine months the
physician has been in the state prison,
both wives have had a lot of time in
which to think things over. Wife No.
1 wants her husband at home to care
for the two babies. Wife No. realizes
in state prison will not help her cause
or repair her heart aches. So she
Joined with the woman of Roush's first
love in asking the governor for
parole.
No. 2 to the Rescue.
A few days ago Wife No. sent a
letter to tie governor urging a pa
role She is broken in body and spirit.
she said. Yet term for Roush in the
Lansing prison will not alleviate the
wrong that has been done, she told
the governor, and for that reason
asked that clemency be shown.
After a review of the case, Govern
or Capper declined to take action.
DR.. Roush has not served his mini
mum sentence. Possibly after he has
spent few more months in prison.
he may be given a parole.
1T is not the governors policy to
grant parole at such an early date"
explained Judge c. w. Smith, execu
tive chief.
So there is nothing for Mrs. Roush
No. 1 to do but wait. Mrs. Roush No.
has already relinqIished all claims.
She will bear her sorrow alone and
when the Medicine Lodge doctor
leaves the penitentiary, it will be to
return to his first love with the bless
ing of the one who loved and lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09

brichs mantle She will be here Oc-
tober 8 at s p. m.
The other stars are of like calibre
and fame. Lambert Murphy, tenor,
here November 8, has perfectly fin
ished style with 2 tone and diction
that cannot be equaled. Anna Case,
the beautiful soprano of the Metropo-
litaan Grand Opera company, is a
singer who rose in a few years from
obscurity to the highest important
position she now holds in the music
world. Madame Louise Homer, con-
tralto. is a singer whose name is so
well known that it would be useless
to describe her successful career on
the stage. The others, Clarence
Whitehall, baritone; Mischa Elman
violin genius and Katherine Goodson,
pianist, are artists of worldwide note
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
DR.. BINGHAM HERE
Distinguished Methodist Divine at Y.
M. G. A. Tomorrow.

Rev. ]. ]. bingham of New York
City, Il distinguished Methodist divine
who is one of the team. of speakers
that will be heard at the big laymen's
missionary convention in this city
October 31Nove,nber 8, will spend
tomorrow in Topeka on his way to
Denver.
He will speak at the conference of
laymen of the various Topeka
churches tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock at the Y. NJ. c.. A, and every
layman in the city is urged to go and
get stirring message from him.
AT this meeting plans of a definite
nature will be taken for the coming
convention and all the ministers of the
city will be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
BLAMES OIL FIRM
ArdmOre Explosion Due to Pri-
vate Company Gasoline.
Santa Fe Finds That Railroad
Employees Were Efficient.

me investigation of the Ardmore
Okla, gas explosion shows that the
car containing the gasoline belonged
70 an oil company, not to the Santa
and that it was in good order when
accepted for transportation by the
railway company.
The workman who unscrewed the
dome cap on the car a few seconds
before the explosion was employed
by the oil company to which the car
was consigned, not by the Santa Fe
as reported. The workman was
killed and what he knew, of course
will never be revealed.
AT first the theory was that a spark
caused by his crOwbar coming in con-
tact with the dome cap set fire to the
gas, but this is overcome by the tes-
timony that workmen jumped off the
car before the explosion occurred
There now is strong expert opinion
that the explosion was caused by
spontaneous combustion, the day be-
ing hot, the sun shining brightly.
The volume of gas shooting from the
car when the dome cap was removed
was very heavy.
The car was or the Santa Fee track
when the disaster took place and the
company assumes the damage, main
ly because payment is needed by
hose who suffered loss, and there is
70 other source from which payment
an be made. The Santa Fe company
laS not found that any of its en-
plOyeeS failed in the performance of
luty during the entire course of its
transaction having to do with the
handling of the oil car.
President Ripley's announcement
hat the Santa Fe would settle with
out waiting for court decisions has
lad a tendency to restore the conf
fence of Ardmore people and bust
ness is improving steadily. Reports
10 the Santa Fe traffic department in
TOpeka indicate that the condition
will soon be normal. Preparation for
rebuilding and repairing torn down or
damaged buildings is progressing
raj ly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
General Humidity Did Untold
Damage Throughout City.
Wet Summer Left Rust Every
where in Homes.
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR FURNACES
Smoke Pipes May Be Entirely
Ruined-Water in Gas.
Even the Household Firearms
Are Out of Service.

One of the favorite tricks of old
General Humidity, who was buster in
Topeka last summer than ever before,
has just been discovered, and the
property loss probably will run into
thousands of dollars. General Humid
ity was busy reducing stove-pipes and
furnace connections to rust. He put
water in the gas burners and played
hob with iron and steel wherever he
could find it.
Before starting a fire in the cellar
furnace Topekans will do well to
thumb the metal connection running
from the furnace to the chimney. In
all probability it has rusted so much
that it is ready to fall to pieces. One
firm which makes Il business of re-
pairing and installing heating plants
estimates that at least one thousand
flUe connections were rusted away
during the summer.
Inspect Gas Pipes.
Gas pipes should also be inspected.
Many of them are badly rusted And
it is possible that in places the rust
has eaten through the pipes. There is
danger of gas explosions and fires.
Do not be surprised if, when you turn
the gas on in the furnace, you hear a
gurgling sound and water drips from
the CRATES or steam comes out in the
openings for the gas flames. No, you
have not turned on the water instead
of the gas. Not at all. The moisture
is simply that which has accumulated
in the hollows of the burners during
a summer of unusual climatic condi-
tions. It is another instance of what
General Humidity has done
And if you discover a burglar in
your home in the middle CT the night
and stealthily reach in the top draw
er of the dresser for your trusty
shooting-iron. don't try to use it, I'M
less you have given it a recent inspec-
ton. The chances are that you will
find it clogged with rust and out of
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
Facts for Sufferers.

Pain results from injury congestion
Be 1t neuralgia, rheumatism. lumbago.
neuritis, toothache, sprain, bruise sore stiff
muscles or whatever pain you have yields
to Sloan's Liniment-brings new fresh
blood, dissolves the congestion, relieves the
injury, the circulation is free and your
pain leaves as if by magic. The nature OF
sore spot. Don't keep on suffering. Get
a bottle of Sloans Liniment. Use it. 1t
means instant relief Price 25c and SOC.
$1.00 bottle holds six times as much as the
25c size-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-09
FIRES in SEPTEMBER
Kansas Losses During the Month
Amounted to $241 ,6S4.

Fire losses in Kansas in Septen Der
amounted to S241, 6S4 as against a loss
of $123,903 in August and $201, 500 in
September last year. There were just
200 fires in the state in September, ac-
cording to reports on file in the fire
narshaPs office.
During the month fires occurred in
~ residences and occasioned a loss Of
$74,268, while 40 barns burned at a
less of SIS, Fire in IT stores wGs
responsible for a loss Of $46,O89.