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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
THE SONGS OF OTHER DAYS
Selected By j. HOWARD VERT
Columbia's Emblem
No. 31S.
BlaLon Columbis's emblem
By Edna Dean Proctor

BlaLon Columbia's emblem
The bounteous, golden corn!
Eons ago, of the great suns glow
And the joy of earth, twas born.
From Superior'S shore to Chile.
From the ocean of dawn to the west,
With its banners of green and silken
sheen
Ii sprang at the suns behest;
And by dew and shower, from its natal
hour,
With honey and wine twas fed,
Till ON slope and plain the gods were
gain
To share the feast outSpread;
For the rarest boon TO the land they
loved
Was the corn SO rich and fair,
Nor star nor breeze DER the farthest
seas
Could find its like elsewhere.
In their holiest temples the Incas
Offered the heaVen-sent maize
Grains wrought of gold. in a silver fold,
For the suns enraptured gaze;
And its harvest came TO the wandering
tribes
As the gods own gift and seal,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18

And Montezuma's festal bread
Was made of its sacred meal.
Narrow their cherished fields. but ours
Are broad as the continents breast.
And lavish as leaves, the rustling
sheaves
Bring plenty and JOY and rest;
For they Strew the plains and crowd the
wains
When the reaperS meet at morn,
Till hhthe cheers ring and west winds
sing
4 song for the garnered corn.
The rose may bloom Cor England,
The lily for France unfold;
Ireland may honor the shamrock,
Scotland her thistle bold;
But the shield of the great Republic.
The glory of the West,
Shall bear stalk OF the tasseled corn
The suns supreme bequest!
The arhutuS and the goldenrod
The. heart of the North may cheer.
And the mountain laurel for Maryland,
Its royal clusters rear,
And jasmine and magnolia
The crest of the South adorn;
But the wide Republics emblem
Is the bounteous golden corn!
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
THE REGENT OPENS TONIGHT
Girl Who Named New Market Street
Theatre Will Receive Prize

The Regent theatre, 410 Market
street, will have its opening tonight
at O'Clock. A short address will be
made by Philip S. Meyer, attorney, and
the $40 prize will be presented to tho
girl who gave the theatre its name,
Motion pictures will follow, featur-
ing tonight "Otiicer &c., and there
will hereafter be continuous perform
ances from IL o'clock in the morning
to / | at night.
The boarding in front of the theatre
has been removed, giving the first
glimpse from the outside of the artistic
appearance of the building. The huge
electric sign is not yet in place, but
will be erected as soon as the weather
permits.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Mr.. AND MRS. BURRIS HOSTS
Entertained in Honor of Their Daugh-
ter. Helen. on Her Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Burns en1er-
tanned at their home, 1720ls North
Fifth street, in honor of their oaugh.
ter. Miss Helen Burris, who on oatur-
day celebrated her sixteenth birthday
anniversary.
The guests included Misses Alwilda
Burris, Catherine Jamisou. Nlanch
Martin, Adaline Burris, Florence
Shade, Irma Burris, Mildred Yeater. Lee
more Smith, Isadore Burris. Mabel
Knouse. Martha Drummer, Catherine
Burris aud Helen Burris: Gordon Glas.
er, Paul Wallace, Chalmer Moore, Ell
verson Keener and Doyle Wright.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18

Preston Erdley, of Harding, W. Va,
has returned after spending several
weeks with his family, 1905 State
street.
Miss Frances Ramsey, IL Evergreen
street, has returned after little visit
with relatives in Philadelphia,
Miss Costa Sheaffer, 922 North Sec.
ond street, and Miss Mary Foley, OF
Steelton, have returned from New
York.
Miss Margaret Shotweiler, of Lew.
istown, has returned after visit with
Miss Helen Erdley, 1895 Market
street.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18

automobile mas ear been awaited
with keener interest. This ear was ex.
hibited at the New York show two
weeks ago. Last week it was on ex.
hioition at the Philadelphia show and
is to-day being exhibited at the sales
rooms of the keystone Motor Car Com
pany.
Tue equipment suggest a $4,000 ear
rather than one of S7S5. Dodge Bros.
announce the completion of two new
factory buildings. one 1000 feet long,
the other 500 feet long, and that their
entire plant is running TO full capacity.
Adv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Beck Pickle Wedding

Mountville, Jan. 1S.-Miss Bertha
Piekel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust L. Pickle, and George A. Beck, of
Lancaster, were married Saturday by
the Rev. A. P. Kaul, rector of st. An
thony s church. They were attended by
John Steinbacher and Miss Anna Pick
el. sister of the bride. A wedding
dinner followed
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Miss Lamberton Hostess

Miss Florence Lamberton entertained
at her home, $50 Forrest street, Satur-
day evening. The guests included Misses
Beatrice Wells, Alice Evans, Selena
Howe, Kathryn Mickey, Alverda Bless
ing, Isabelle Unger, Harold Bueh. Fred
Rudy, John Longenecker, David Lam
berton, Harold Mac Manner, William
Dunn and Harry Bashore.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
DODGE BROTHERS. new CAR
ON EXHIBITION IN THISCITY
Many Visit Salesroom of the Keystone
Motor Car Company, Local Dis
trlbutors, to Inspect the Long
Awaited Car of Mystery

Dodge Brothers car has arrived To
the hundred of Harrisburg motorists
the above message is being flashed. The
telephone lines IS well as the telegraph
hnes are brought into setive play in
making the announcements. The news
papers are displaying the fact to the
general public
Never before in the history of the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Married Forty-e;ght Years

Chiekies. Jan. 1S.-Mr. and Mrs. Da-
vid I. Eshelmau yesterday celebrated
their forty-eighth wedding anniversary.
Both are enjoying good health and only
a year ago the venerable couple retired
from active life, being engaged nearly
a half century in farming. Their chill
dren and grandchildren helped them en-
joy the day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Married at Lancaster

Marietta, Jan. 1S.-Miss MAY Dou-
port and Arthur W. Reed, of Hastings.
Michigan, were married Saturday at the
parsonage of the First Presbyterian
church, Lancaster, by the pastor, the
Rev. NJ. MacGowan. They were unat
tended.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Authority on Marine Law Dies

London, Jan. Is. 4.3S 4. N-The
Right Hon. Lord Justice Sir William
r. Kennedy died suddenly yesterday.
He was an authority on marine law.
He was born in 1876.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
WINTERDALE

10 North Market square. Regulaf
dances Tuesday and Saturday evenings
Glass instructions Thursday evenings
Private lessons by appointment. Adv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-18
Frank Edwin Bower Born

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bower, 1910
South Cameron street, announce the
birth of son, Frank Edwin last We'd.
nesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
NEW RAILWAY SANITATION.
Public Health Service Finds Way to
SteriEze Sewage.

There are many things tolerated in
this world only because no satisfactory
remedy has been proposed. Railroad
and steamboat officials have long been
interested in the discovery of some
means for the sanitary disposal of the
sewage from trains and vessels. As
handled at present this sewage eonsti-
tutes a serious menace to the public
health, since its promiscuous discharge
on the watershed crossed by train or
the fresh body of water traversed by
a steamer may sow broadcast the
seeds of an epidemic of waterborne
disease, such as typhoid fever or dys-
entery.
Fully realizing that no improvement
in the present conditions would tie pos
sible until SEINE practical measure had
been suggested, the United States
public health service has been at work
for some time on this problem. A
preliminary report just issued just de
scribes what is believed TO be the most
satisfactory remedy so far proposed.
BY the installation of a very simple
apparatus and the use of the oldest
and best known disinfectant. heat
every railroad train and vessel can be
so equipped as to sterilizc at very
small cest its sewage, which after be
coming practically unobjectionable i,
automatically discharged.
Actual tests of model of this ap
paratus show that it kills 99.9 per cent
1 OF the total bacteria in sewage, ant
eliminates completely the characteristic
intestinal organism, bacillus coli, re
garded by sanitarians as typical Of
the disease producing germs. Such /;
degree of sewage sterilization had not
been attained before, and the studie
of the public health service mus
therefore help in solving a Difficult
problem facing health authorities anv
railroad and steamer officials
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Three Hundred Fed and Clothed.

With a bigger place in which to hold
the affair than ever before and much
larger contributions of money, food
and clothing, the annual dinner to poor
mountaineers held at the Shrine thea
tire in Rutland Thursday by the char
itabiy inclined Rutland women was
carried out on larger scale than any
previous function Of the kind.
Three hundred women and children,
and a few men from Mendon, Shrews-
bury, Clarendon. West Rutland, Pitts
ford, and Wallingford, and few from
Rutland were clothed throughout with
new garments. given a substantial
chicken dinner and entertained for
two hours with Christmas tree exercises
and program Of music. DIR. B. G.
Powers gave an exhibition of magic.
and Rev. w r. Thorpe of Walling-
ford contributed a chalk talk on
Christmas Each family received u
box lunch to take home. Free trans
portation to and from the city was fur
nished. Mrs. Marcellus Il. Wheeler and
Mrs. t. |. Hall were chairmen of the
committee i'll charge. Many people
who have never before been to one of
the dinners were entertained
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
STUDYING SYSTEMS
OF VERMONT FARMING
Farm Management Specialists Are
Directing Work in Orleans, Rut-
land and Windsor Counties.

Three parties of men, each In charge
of 4 farm management specialist. are
studying systems of farming in differ
ent parts of the state Of Vermont. This
work is done under the auspices of the
county farmers association of Orleans
Rutland and Windsor counties, coop.
Grating with the federal department.
of agriculture and the extension SER
vice of the college of agriculture of
the state university An inventory of
the farming business for 1914 will be
taken on about 500 farms, and acre
ages and crop yields will be noted, as
well as the year 5 farm receipts and
expenditures All information seeur-
ed is absolutely confidential and has
no relation in any way to taxation.
After the records have been taken,
they will be worked up by the men
who took them, summarized, and aver
aged in order to determine which sys-
TENS of farming pay best and why;
for it is believed that in every com
munity the most profitable systems of
farming have been discovered and
gradually worked out by the better
farmers as the result of many years
Of experience. Summaries and aver
ages of the information secured VIII
be made available to all those who
desire it.
Each individual farmer IS record will
lie returned to him, accompanied by
a letter explaining how the farm bust
ness was figured and showing how his
| farm business compares with the av-
erages of all, and with the average OF
the best farms found. Later an OPP
portunity will be given each farmer
| if. he desires to do so, to discuss the
problems of his own farm business
with the farm management extension
lament. whose work in Vermont is done
in cooperation between the fedora
department of agriculture and the col
lege of agriculture of the University
of Vermont No charge is made fol
this work, since it is supported BY
state and federal funds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
IMMIGRATION DROPS
FORTY-FIVE PER CENT
Year Shows 601,410 Fewer Arrivals
Than i'll 1913-Large Increase of
Departing Aliens

NEW YORK, January /. Immi-I
grafton through the port of New
York for 1914 fell off to the extent of
6O1, 410 persons, or 10 per cent as COM
pared with 1913, according to figures
compiled by the commissioner of immi-
grafton and made public Dee. 81. Dur.
ing 1913, arrivals numbered 1,334,941
persons of whom 1,163, 993 We're aliens,
and l70.921 were returning American
citizens. In 1914 arrivals were only
733, 504, of these 573,675 were aliens
and 159,S29 were citizens. Immigra-
ton statistics show that the number of
departing aliens was greater by 37,S1S,
than in 1913. During 1913 there left
New York on steamships bound for for
eign ports total of 3S1,06s per-
sons; during 1914 departures Were as
$50 During last July, just before the
outbreak of the war, arrivals at New
York were 50,546 as against los, 900
during July, 1913. June shows the
greatest loss for any month of the
wear, the record for that month, in
1913. being 10000 aliens and 1929
citizens, while in June, 1914, 81 139
aliens and 1890 citizens reached port
Immigration officials and representa-
tives of the immigrant aid societies ex-
plain the falling off in immigration.
aside from the war. which is the chief
factor, as being due to the curtailing
Of work in the United States and to an
effort on the part of foreign countries
| to restrict immigration by providing
work at home and lettering the condi-
tion of their working classes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
FARMS BEAT ALL RECORDS.
Combined Value of All Products
Reaches Almost Ten Billion Mark

WASHINGTON, Jan. p American
farms during 1914 eelipsed all records
for combined value of their products
with total Of almost ten billion dol
lars. Secretary Houston of the de-
partmcnt Of agriculture has announced
that the value of all farm chops, farm
animals, products. and farm animals
sold and slaughtered aggregated So
s72 1885, 00 That was $50, 000. 600
more than the grand total for 1913,
the previous record year and more
than double the value Of all farm prod
nets in 1889
Crops this year were valued at So
044, 100000 and the estimated total
value of the animal products and Of
the farm animals sold and slaughtered
was $3.S2S. 456, 900 The value of crop
production this year was slightly less
than in 1913 on account of the reduc ed
value Of the cotton crop brought about
principally from the European war
The corn and wheat crops however,
We're the most valuable ever produced
in the United States, bringing the
year 5 crop value to only $SS.279, 900
less than the total for last year, de-
spite the loss of more than $300,000
600 in the value OF the cotton crop.
The sales of crops last year were es-
timated at $2,92s, 900; sales of live
stock. $29l9, 100000; total of
50. ST. 000,0 900. The estimated value Of
total sales per farm was 1892 and sales
per capita of rural population (exclud-
ing towns) S139.
The value of tho principal farm
crops this year was Corn, $1,702 800
600; wheat, $S7S. 6SO.00o; hay, $779,-
| COS 900; cotton, $5l9.616,0o0; oats,
| sos, 431 900; potatoes, S19S, COG, 900;
barley, $105, 1903, 900; tobacco, $101,-
All 900; sweet potatoes, $41 ,294 900;
rye, S37 ,01S,0 900; sugar beets, So $50
900; rice, $2l $40, 900; faxseed, 49,
$40 600, and buckwheat 81, 1892, 900.
| In the production of the above IA
principal crops this year S aggregate
was about ten per cent larger than in
fd9i3, and six per cent smaller than in
1912, which year stands as one of the
greatest aggregate production in the
United States. This year two inn
portant crops exceed previous rec
ords wheat with S91 100000 bush
els following the 1913 record of
| 49,, 00e,0 bushels, and cotton with
15,9s6,000 bales preliminary estimate)
| the previous record being 1868, 600
bales in 1911.
The value an acre of all enumerated
crops averaged about $16.44 this year,
compared with 1862 in 1913 and
$16.15 in 1912.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
Trooper Crushed Under Load of Hay.

Henry w. Spear, sergeant of Troop
NJ, Second cavalry, died Thursday at
the Fort Ethan Allen hospital as the re-
suit of a crushed skull, received from
falling from load of hay. '"Dobie -
Spear, as he was more familiarly
known among his troopers, was engag-
ed in hauling hay to his troop and was
rounding a corner when the sleigh was
overturned The driver jumped from
which it was tipping, but Sergeant
Spear fell with the load and one of
the bales pinned him to the ground
fracturing his skull. He was taken to
the hospital and died an hour later,
never regaining consciousness. He was
35 years of age, and his home was in
New Orleans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02

Many a man who has a cool head is
often accused of having cold feet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
GRAHAM wooDFALL.
Secretary of Civil and, Military Affairs
Weds School Teacher.

BELLOWS FALLS, Jan. .. - At
torney Warner A. Graham, secretary of
civil and military affairs. to Gov.
Fletcher, and Miss Blanehe S. Wood
fall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. J.
WoodfaH, were married yesterday af-
ternoon at the home of the bride S par
ents Loli Cherry hill. They. were atnat-
tended.
Mrs. Graham has been q teacher in
the public schools. Mr. Graham is
epresentative-eleet to the Vermont
legislature from the town of Roc king
ham.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
OLD AGE SHOULD BE

a period of freedom from care and wor-
~. Annuities relieve all care and xor-
~ on financial matters by furnishing
an income for life, and incidentally the
largest possible, safe income. National
Life ms Co., of Vt. Mutual EARLE
s. KINsLEY, General Agent, Rutland,
VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
Lumber Company Incorporated.

MONTPELIER, Jan 2.-Articles Of
association were filed yesterday with
the secretary of state by the W. and
c. c. Crane company of Burlington,
the concern being incorporated for
100000 TO carry on a general business
in lumber. The subscribers are Viii
liam Crane, Howard Crane, c. G..
Crane and A. G.. Crane, all of Rnrling
ton, and S. FL. Arms of Williston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-02
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Men-Perley Aberdeen, Rev. Z. P.
Linfield ,, John Perry, Richard
Sprague, Raymond Stowel, William D.
Shattuek, Jack Whiteside, Charles
Wood, w. Wood.
Women-NIrs. Eldora Collins, Miss
Ida Johnson, Miss Barbara. Ponpore,
Miss Lillian NJ. ,Pimm, Mrs. F. p.
White.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-24
'n the same bil', t is a mighty big

on the same bil', it Is a mighty big bill
 Dorothy Kelly and other Nitagraph stars are featured in a comedy drama, "A Maicap Adventures. This picture would be headliner on any other bill
 In addition to these two pictures there will be the local pictures taken by Mir Bas schke a week ago. the pie lures of the PatAtindcrs on the beautt ful mountain roads, several different views and scenes. as we as the pie lures of the D. A. R. convention re gently held here Both these pictures are of extraordinary merits aside from their local value, and after showing here they will be sent to the Heart Selig and the-Pathe Weekly 10 be shown all over the United States. These are the first local pictures shown here for several months Don't miss them as they are hele bUt one day y-today
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-24
BOY MEETS DEATH
 WHEN PEACEMAKER
SEPARATED TWO YOUNGSTERS WHEN FIGHTING AND WAS
 LATER FATALLY WOUNDED.
Lad Dies Before He Could Be Remov ed to Hospital for Operation to Save His Life.

Because he endeayeored to act as pcacemaker between Bert $ aHton and Colin Baily two youngsters who were having a fight as resu ts ot an areu- ment over a game of marbles. Earnest Holstou, son of Mrs. May Iolston, 60$ South street was struck on the head with the butt end Of whip by young Bailey reoeivins a concussion of t1o brain and he died yesterday afternoon before an operation cowid be performed, which, it was thought would save his life
 Slayton and Bailey had engaged in game of marbles An argeument en- sued aLd IIolstou came along and sep aratcd the two boys. Then uolston and < aytou took up the argument. Slayion being the smaller Of the two, Holstou said he did not desire to fight the hoy and wa merely hold ing him on the ground lnt. SO it is claimed seized a buggy whip and strucl Ho'atou over the head with it. Later Iio,stou returned to his home. about half a mile distance He soon became drowsy and fell asleep He had told his mother about the quarre and informed her il is said that Bailey had hit him with what ne thought was a loaded cane
 After the hoy had awakened from his sleep he started vomiting aaI it was then that Mrs H0lst ton realized her son lad been injured and needed the attention Of physician Yester- day his condition grew rapidly worse and before he could be removed to local hospital, where he vas to be op- erated on the boy died
 Mrs IIolston was quite overcome with grief, and another mother who suffered most keenly as result of the sad endine of this Quarre. was Mrs Robert Bailey The boy who struck Holston is the son of former Night Captain of Police Bob Bailey and the father shared his wife's concern oyer The trouble his son had gotten into The remains of young Holston were taken 10 Gross Undertaking shop where they were prepared for burial. Coroner Randolph will hold an inquest today.
 Constable Downing placed young Bailey under arrest and the boy was released in the custody of his father until wanted by the officia E.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-24
American Music Of the Futare.


 American rag-time and Sousa marches are enjoyed more ia Europe than Europeans would have us be- lieve according to Maud Powell. the celebrated yioinist who is scheduled to appear in recital at the Auditorium on Monday, March 8.
 "lt is only in our own country that we hear that there is no such thing as characteristical American music says Madame Powell "In Europe our popular airs are recognized in a mo ment by their characteristics. just as we are able to recognize immediately ly d Scotch ballad
 But America has in view a higher achievement in music than this. t will be attained only when our com. posers realize the value of the mate. rial afforded by the history the folk. lore. the literature and the wonderful natural beauties of their own coun tries. Of such material there is an abundance and a variety to create the poetic mood, which will induce the vitaliziag and transforming touch ol artistic inspiration. Music thus ere ated will be characteristically Amer ican in content as well as expression It will be genuine American music"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-02-24
ATREC THEATER

The eleventh episode of "The Mas ter Key" is at the Lyric today The end of this great serial is rapidly drawing near and the interest grows more intense each day. The scene of of this big picture has carried the prn- cipals to the great mining regions of Mexico the home of "Tae Master ke}' mine and here are occurring some Q. the most thrilling episodes ever tilmcl by the camera Bob Leonard and Ella Hall, the feature characters in the piece have lived mp to their rep utation of producing great dramas and
 Tac Ma ter kc>" is eNceung all oth- CTS in theme and dramatic interest
 That great tr.o of comedial, of the Nest3r company Lee Moran. Victoria Folde and Eddie Lyons come today in a great matrimonial tang.o. which is finally happi uutanglcd "How Dr. Cupid Won Out You know when a young and romatic person is ill., a lit- tlc Of Pr Cupids madeleine often goes a lon. way in effecting q cure. This is one Of the old doctors greatest victor ics, but there is fun galore in the tell. ing of the story
 Warner offers a feature comedy 10 close The biN, one of the best fun films this company has released atcly.