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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22

The original cost of this equipment is
very high and, if it is not properly
maintained, is total loss to the own.
er; not only that, but the factory itself
is at the mercy of any fire through a
false sense of security.
Accordingly, the Department of La
Dor and Industry would recommend
that all fire-fighting equipment should
be placed in charge of some capable
person, and that person should be held
rigidly accountable to the management
for its maintenance and readiness foI
instant use. If this is done, there will
be less chance of fire-fghting equip
ment being imperative when most
needed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
BOY BANDIT BANS NOVELS

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Walter Edward
Drummond, red-haired messenger boy,
fed on "Old Nick Carter during his
trips from the Western Union Office,
and he was so impressed with the stuff
he devoured that he quit the telegraph
business and turned "hold-up."
After sticking up" few unem-
ployed and getting only pennies he re-
solved to turn on the telegraph COM
psny. He held UP six branch office in
succession.
Yesterday he was held up himself
and confessed to all the robberies. The
telegraph company lost about $500.
A new order will go out to messen-
gers to-day that no more FIVE or ten
cent novels are to be read while on
duty.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
Wartime Reading in London

Confessions Of well known literary
men that they have lost all appetite for
modern works during the war and turn
back to other times, has led to an in
vestigation by some of the London
papers as to what the general public
now reads. 1t was learned from the
libraries that there has been great
falling off in the reading of modern
fiction. What part of it the public
likes bears directly on the war, such as
Gan For Scrap of Paper" Kipling S
tales have been reprinted and take well
with the civilians, although the Kip
lingesque soldier has never been pop
ular in the British army. The books
most sought, however, are war books
and those dealing with the principal
characters of the war, particularly the
Kaiser.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22

The sinking of American ship by mine the North
Sea should not be made the subject of precptat excite
ment in this country 1t is matter that calls for thorough
and dspassonae inquiry and then deberaton as to
what this nation can do about it,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22

Some of the many foolish bills introduced in the
syvana Legislature doubtless will die committee bv the
painless Twilight Sleep process
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22

Much obliged, General Washington! If it hadn't been
for you we might to-day be part of of the nations
most conspcuously involved in the great European war
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
sAFETY7S7F'RsT

(UNDER AN ARRANGE EMENT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY THE STAR-INDEP ENDENT
PRINTS EACH MONDAY A PRACTICAL
ARTICLE BEARING ON THE SAFETY
FIRST" MOVEMENT OR KINDRED
SUBJECTS, PREPARED BY THAT
BRANCH OF THE STATE GOVERN
MENT, OF WHICH COMMISSIONER
JOHN PRICE JACKSON is THE
HEAD)
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
TOLD INLIGHTER VEIN
ALWAYS FULL MEASURE
DELUDED

peck of trouble is thing that mighty seldom
short measure-Columbia State
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22

Il cannot tell le," said Governor Brumbaugh when
asked about the 100000 he chopped off the deficiency
appropriation bill. 81 did it with my little veto hatche
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22

How much does the continuous investigation Of
the high cost of living add to the eraAlbany Journal
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
PROBLEM FOR sTAT,sr1c1ANs

The not than his wife because
she lets him think he is.-Dallas News
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
WEATHER FORECASTS

=: : :: - =: = ::.:
H 30 - aVxM Harrisburg and vicinity: Cloudy and
| SHA AI warmer tonight. Tuesday probably
! kNIE y Il showers
r." Eastern Pennsylvania Cloudy and
l[SNSs;&' warmer tonight. Tuesday probably
a. :. showers Moderate variable winds.
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest "a; lowest, 30 a. m 32; p. M. 46.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-17
INDIAN SHEEP GIVEN
NUMEROUS PREMIUMS

sixteen sheep frum the Navajo
agency and reservation captured fif-
teen prizes at The state fair. seven of
them being first prizes This Showing
KS considered very cncouraElng hy the
Indian agents aud others particularly
Interested i'm the Indians.
For their showing of Pergiarino-Na-
Naio erosshred bucks the agency re-
oeiyed a FIRST and q second premium
A pen az yearling ewes drew first
second and third prizes. tn the same
class. and $50 did q pen Of wethers
pen sc lambs " the same strains res
ceNed first and second prizes and first
prizes were awarded Tor the purebred
persmrno and Cotswold rams ex-
hibited
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-17
FORT WORTH WOMAN
TELLS ABOUT HEALTH
Mrs. Reed, Long Il Sufferer From sto.
mach Ills, Can Eat and Now
Sleeps Like a Baby

Mrs. William Reed OF 1917 Endery
place. Fort Worth, Texas, suffered
from stomach derangements for years
She could not eat with satisfaction
Her sleep was broken and life was
misery
She took Mayr's Wonderful Rem.
edy. The wonderful results startled
her and her friends She wrote
'I have lots OF people come TO me
10 find out where 10 get your remedy
as | was In such a terrible condition,
and it helped me So much. / can eat
most anything my appetite Graves and
sleep like a baby
Mayrs Wonderful Remedy gives
permaneut results for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments Eat as much
and whatever YOU like No more dis
tress after eating, pressure Of gas n
the stomach and around the heart
Get one bottle of your druggist now
and try II ON an absolute guarantee
if not satisfactory money viii be re-
turned
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-17
10 LIVES LOST
IN WRECK; EIGHT
BODIES FOUND
Union Pacific Motor Train
Loaded With Teachers Goes
Through Bridge All 0ccu-
pants Of One Car PERISH

wv HNNttHN IbNHhhi SPECIAL lHAHtn WHEEL
Randolph, kus. oct ne with
eight bodies recovered from he half
submerged passenger ear of Union
Pacific motor train which wont
through "a bridge uc1r here today,
estimates of the total casualties were
placed tonight "a eighteen dead ana
two score injured siAty-flvo persons
Ncro In the car and ouly four escapod
Whut whom a PLUNGED INTO taney
rrrck and was buried deep Ia mud
Hud water
Most or The dood il was believed.
wore drowned although evidence
showed That several of the recovered
bodies had boon Killed outright whom
the train struck thc bridge abumtut
weakened hY Three inch rain uh
uIsht. and emahcd through a.
List 0f known Dead
a revised liat ol the recovered
dead follows
nR LOUIS ATWOOD Topeka
MARY GILES. Manhattan. kas
MISS ALMA J JtIllN, Garrison,
kas
MRS STEELE CHAPMAN, Man
haitian kus.
MISS ETHEL REpsER stookdole
hua.
A. 6 SHAW Tccumsoh. Nch.
THEODORE SMITH Tccmsch
Nth
An unidentified woman
Crowded With Teachers.
Tine train was crowded with teach
crs De % county convention. and many
Ot NE injured were young women.
Ihry mid tho confusion WAS terrifV-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-17
HUMDINGER FAIR IS
OVER; FINISH COMES
IN BLAZE OF GLORY

Z aa
/ tIes Mr.. Hursuu's plan was general
approved hy those present and the
work of orsanilIug This committee
WIN begin at once.
Though some of the exhibitors took
town then displays yesterday after
noon, the great majority of them
waited for lHst night and some even
postponed the work until today Con.
soquontly there was little of the hurry
and hustle Of tearing down displays
which has marrcd fairs lu the past
Cadets Pack IN.
Tho Rosv,u g.,d,tg sn.,f fine d3V
nr uost IN n h n,,t'tue. nn thoir
.ofiuti,pt INT aa theii. t.,fe .o'era nnt
NJ a. strucp uufIt tb.v ma lrft tbn
e3mn q anarter,naster and dota1 Le-
inc left T., attend tn tbis the ruoanu-
ment apnearod mlch us usp.I Nor.
,yorp anu az ~ tents N An. l,oys, ana
Girls. ,.a,n1, eirp9t yesferd,v tbis
.corl. bDIm1 IN, RI, ,no,nl,nrs II ~"
amman. If tbe uutinpaI gu,rd m per-
t,t,, tadav
rhe o,n,tnnepf that WINS to bo talsou
on III. tr1in n, no codet. .,,.os 1ood,d
am trur.5 r.,Iv amid lbnut a,,Inrls
no cl.,.t, were et,ar SIMMER the last
ueal M Caup Bell when mis- Ind
.eet, dismissed If q short tirpe was dp-
voted fn final pncl,ln,s. and then me
youthful soldiers were marched dopsn
Town Thev Stacked arms inf the sam
In Fo station Ia n,,nit the dopartlfre
M tbpI. train abopt g.g0
qbe rotun trip was made ou "a sne-
clpl train ma WAS tho trip nm from
Eosvcu ' '
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
Stune in a New Place.

A man and a woman dropped
into small town and put up at
the best hotel. The next morning
they secured rig each, and start
ed over the country askin1 the
farmer folks for chicken for an
orphans home in St. Louis. After
two days begging they sold the
chickens to local produce man
for $50 and left town. Their loot
included several cash donations.
A variation of the scheme is for
a man, wearing some sort of badge
to call on the farmers under the
name of the Department Of Health
and demand to see his poultry.
After examination he condemns
twenty or thirty hens and tells the
farmer they will have to be killed
because they are diseased. He
very kindly offers to take the chick
ems and do the killing himself. If
the farmer consents, the man takes
the chickens to the nearest COM
mission merchant and sells them.
The scheme is being worked all
over the country. If a man or
woman calls on you with a demand
that looks suspicious, call up your
local authorities and ask by what
right they are asking to inspect
your stock or poulty. When you
get the answer, turn them over to
the police.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
Kills Wolf With Fish Gif.

Frank Vestal. who lives four or
five miles south of Bevier. was at
tending county court Monday. He
brought with him the scalp of a
prairie wolf. Mr.. Vestal said he
was out Gig fishing on the drainage
ditch, near John Terroll's place
Wednesday. The dog started up
the wolf, and Mr.. Vestal, who was
hidden in some bushes across the
canal, was right in line of the
VOLTS route. AS the animal flashed
by Mr.. Vestal let drive at it with
his gig, impailine it in the leg. The
animal moved on, and MIR. Vestal
took after it, and managed to get
hold of his gig. The dogs came
across and made for the wolf, but
it bit one severely and put it out OF
action Mr.. Vestal finally defeated
the animal by the vigorous use of a
cotton wood stick.-La Plata Home
Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
Justice in Indiana.

They have a funny law over ir
Indiana not so funny, however, il
you bump up against it and happen
to be short of funds and don't have
any friends to 60 your bail. II
seems that when one makes Grim
inal charge against another man the
complainant must give bond to ap.
pear when called for to prosecute
the alleged criminal.
Well, it happened recently that
George Gineston, of near Indianapo-
lis, complained that he had been
robbed of $500 and the man accus-
ed of the crime was arrested. He
Immediately gave a bond for his
appearance in court and was re-
leased. Kingston. however. had no
money, with which to furnish bond
that he would appear at the proper
time and he was sent to Jail. After
q certain time the bond of the &C.
cused was declared forfeited, but
with the thought he might be cap
tured later his accuser was held as
a witness. He remained in Jail for
IA days and would be there yet
had not the president of a humane
society, whose attention had been
called to the case, put up necessary
amount of money and saw to it
that the man was turned loose.
Kingston not only lost three hun
bred dollars but the crops on the
small piece of land he was cultivat-
lng. besides having to spend about
to spend ;about two months in Jail
when he was guilty of no offense
whatever.
AS his treatment was in accord
ance with Law he has no cause of
action against the city for false i'm
prisonment but he doubtless went
home ia much madden and wiser
man.
The next time he gets robbed he
will most likely. bend his energies
to keep the police from finding
it out.
There must be plenty of Hoosiers
in the Indiana Legislature
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
Oddities of LEGISLATION.

Despite the publicity given to
freak laws and the satirical COM
ment passed upon by thoughtful
newspapers, legislators continue to
make laws which are so absurd
that their enforcement is impossible
and politicians bend the statutes
to suit their own ends and per
soDal advancement regardless of
the good of the state. Wisconsin
which has been more or less in the
limelight for freak laws, has passed
a law making it compulsory for
person to pay SIS for a license to
give away cigarettes. Cigarette
smokers who have been in the habit
of burning the makings" or asking
friend for a cigarette Cannot do
so without subjecting the friend to
a sixty-day Jail sentence.
The legislature of Georgia has
passed a law to prevent legislators
from entering the legislative halls
in an intoxicated condition. Al
though Georgia is a dry state.
she is the only state in the Union
which has deemed it necessary to
pass such a law. The soft drink"
men of Georgia are also up in the
air over a new soft drink" bill
which has just been introduced.
By this bill. every soft drink stand
in the state will have to pay a
license of from $25 to $50 year;
every bottline plant shall pay a
license of 500 a year; all manufac-
turers of soft drinks shall pay tax
of ten cents per gallon on all syrups
twenty-five cents on all tinctures
and fifty cents per gallon on all
extracts used in soft drinks.
Texas also, steps into the light
with a curious perversion of law
for the purpose of reprisal. The
wet and dry forces of Wichita Falls
have been about equally divided
Recently the bartenders refused to
vote for the candidates of the labor
unions, and now all labor unions
are going to get even by voting out
the saloons and depriving the
recalcitrant bartenders of their
jobs. Landlords in the business
section of the town are going to be
made to suffer also. They turned
down recently petition to reduce
rents. Now these renters are going
to vote out the saloon in order to
throw q vacant store rooms on the
real estate market and thus force
down rents.
In Chicago woman is urging the
passage of an ordinance to force
milkman to wear rubber heels on
their shoes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19

OF all the queer places to hide a
roll of money, a windmill is the
queerest. But before John Kier-
sey, aged SO, of Pleasant Hill, No.,
answered the summons LOT the
Grim Reaper. he told his family
that he had hidden his money in
the tower of the windmill on his
farm. After the funeral they insti-
tuted a search and sure enough
they found some 81, 500 in cash.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
Actual Kitchen Work Being Done
by Farm Bureau.

A Carroll County housewife has
made arrangements with Miss Jes-
sic Logan to come to her home and
help her with the house work and
home cooking for two or three days
in order to study her home arrange
ments and cooking methods With
the idea of doing the work with
less amount of energy being exert
ed. Every one forms habits which
some times cause them to perform
their daily work in a more difficult
manner than is necessary.-Car-
rollton Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19

Judith Basin, Montana, The gar
den spot of the northwest. The
land of opportunity. Call on us for
descriptive literature of this country
A. S. Jayne & son.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
How to Grow Miniature Trees.

For many centuries the Japa-
nese have closely guarded the
secret of growing miniature trees.
Indeed, until recently they did not
allow the trees to be taken out of
the country; wealthy people kept
them as art treasures Now, in
America, dwarf trees bring a good
price, and are used as house plants
and table decorations. BY follow
ing the plan here described almost
anyone can raise diminutive trees
with little trouble.
Get a few large. thick-skinned
oranges and halve them. Remove
the pulp and cover the outside of
the skins with thick shellac. That
will keep the skins from shriveling
Fill the skins with fine. rich soil
and plant therein a seed of what
ever tree you wish to raise-or
rather two or three seeds, to insure
at least one good specimen.
Make a stand of some kind so
that the growing tree can be kept
in an upright position, and set the
plants where they will get plenty of
sun; but do not keep them in a
room that is likely to become over
heated. Water them regularly. but
not too profusely. After a time the
roots will begin to come through
the orange peel. When that hap
pens, cut the roots off flush with
the outer surface of the orange peel
but be careful not to ipjure the film
of shellac.
What the Farmer Did.
A city man recently visited with
his country cousin" The man
from the city, wishing to explain
the joys of metropolitan life,
said, We have certainly been hav.
ing fun for the last few days.
Thursday we autoed to the country
club and golfed until dark. then
trollied back to town and danced
until morning"
The country cousin, not to be
outdone in the least. began telling
some of the pleasures of the Sim
pie life" We have had pretty
good times here, too. One day we
buggied out to Uncle Ned's and
went out to the back lot, where we
baseballed all that afternoon. And
in the evening we sneaked up to
the attic and pokered until morn
ing"
A sturdy old farmer, who was
listening and who was not to be
stumped in the least. took up the
conversation at this point and
said. Il was having some fun
about this time myself. muled
to the cornfield and gee-hawed
until shutdown. Then | supper.
ed until dark and piped until 9
o'clock, after which | bedsteaded
until the clock fived. after which
I breakfasted until it was time to
60 muling again. From Judge.
1t is the cutting of the roots that
stunts the trees. When the tree
has reached maturity you can trans
fer it to more attractive holder.
Conifers. such as cedars, pines and
cry ptomerias can be readily stunt
ed; so also can other everereens
as Hex and Citrus trifoliata. Some
dwarf cedars have been known to
live more than 500 years. Fruit
tress, such as the orange and plum,
will blossom and bear perfect fruit.
Youths Companion.
Actual Kitchen Work Being Done
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-08-19
Carpenter Work Wanted.

Done by contract or by day in
town or country. Call or see A L.
Cruiser. Bell phone SO. II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-25
WElL-kNOWN GLOBE
TROTTER IN TOWN

En- route to his home In Phila-
delphia after a tour Of the United
States, Joseph Mfkuicc. gfobe-trutr-
ter, arrived in Richmond yesterday
afternoon. and will remain here for !
few days He is fourteen days ahead
OF time and he will stay In Richmond
long enough to deliver couple Of
talks on his travels throughout the
old and new world.
In 1911 he made record trip across
the United States, completing the
journey In eightyAseyen days. He
has crossed China, India. Japan. every
country In Europe ard the, United
States. During his travels he has had
many narrow escapes from death. be-
Ing shipwrecked twice. While In
Brazil ne came near being killed on
numerous occasions by giant snakes
ana other reptiles and animals.
He carries . large album with nofes
s0f recognition from the leading
potentates OF the world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-25
OLD CRIME CONFESSED.
Mysterious Fire OF Six Years Ago
Boys Work.

Washington, ID. c., May Coon
fessions Of five young boys to a pas
sion for pyrotechnics. the incendiar-
ism under investigation being the re-
suit OF too ardent sense OF civic im~
prevement. yesterday helped police
break through the mystery ssarroa5fd-.s
ing the fring of house In Nineteenth
Street. near " Street. Southeast, on
March 2s last. and incidentally gave
them a clew to an unsolved crime Of
six years standing, which was the
burning of the old Anacostia Railway
car barn In Nichols Avenue in 1903,
with a loss of more than $4,000.
The five boys who confessed ana
who are now charged with arson are.
Vernon b. Nokes. seventeen, of 2f27
Fifteenth Street, Southeast; Charles
r. Brown, seventeen, of 2107 Thir-
teenth Street, Southeast. Bryan c.
Hardesty. seventeen, s36 G Street.
Southeast william Lovesby. fourteen.
24I7 Nichols Avenue. Southeast. ana
Oscar Taylor. eighteen. of 1883 Pleas
ant Street, Southeast.
The arrests followed an investigA-
ton by Sergeant c. 7. r. Weber and
Policeman J. F. Reagan, OF this
Eleventh Precinct Station who were
told OF one OF the boys furnishing coal
oil for the job, The boys came To-
the station yesterday. either with their
parents or alone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-25
RUN TO lYNCHBURe TO
START THIS MORNING
Many Motorists Win Ieave Jeffer-
son Hotel Today Fur RIM City
Convention.

In connection with the Annaa. con-
vention of the Rural Road Improve
ment League to be held three days.
beginning today. at Lynchhnrg. an
automobile run Will be naado to the
Hill City this morning by local mo-
florists. The participants in the run
will leave Franklin street entrances OF
the Jefferson Hotel this morning at
3 o'clock and will conclude at the
svfrSiniaYi Hotel, Lynchburg. This
RIM Il, open to. all ausoists. and q
sixrEe number xfe Expecfed to Ee on
hand By the starting hour.
Ths run Will be or great value 10
local automobile owners. as II will
familiarixe them with the road from
Richmond 10 Lynchburg. Few poor
spots are IN the rad as the entire
highway from hers 70 the City OF
Hin has recently undergone vast Inn
prov ements.
Tho cars win be led over the route
by W. Ashhy Jones In his Cadillac
car. and he VIII 10 thA pace =. =
twAnty-mile an hour xnit. The run
fror1 Richmond WILL. In ali proha hiiity.
be the largest one stArttnG from var
eions points In yirginia The f,ln "a
izynchburR viii he mAd6 from ten
rites Ii the State. and s&ch town ID
sxpsssed II have larse rerrssenta-
{l5e e 81 .lsSff tSs IA ~