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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
IN DEFENSE OF THE sToRK

We fear that our good friend, DR.. j. NJ. ].
Raunck, City Health Officer is bit unjust to
the Stork i'll his criticism of that noble bird for
what he regards its too infrequent visits to Har
riSburg in the year 1914. DR.. Raunick in his
annual report submitted to the City Commissioners
yesterday, said the birth rate in the twelve months
Just closed shows an increase SO insignificant as
to cause us grave alarm, although he further
points out that the total number of the stork's
visits was 1850. % more than in the preceding
twelve months
The registration records for the last general
election in Harrisburg showed a total of fewer than
1900 male adults in this city. In an industrial
community like this it is fair TO assume that the
number of adult exceeds the number of adult
women. so we will place the number of the latter
at about 10000 or one-ffth of the city total popu-
lation of about $4,000 as shown by the 1910 census
1t is assumed further that half the number of adult
women is made up of spinSterS. invalids widows
and grass widows. plus matronS who have been
honorably retired from the service of rocking the
cradle together with no more than average num-
Der of that class of married women, found in all
communities, who decline TO welcome the genial
bird to their hearthStones Eliminating all these
there are left 5000 women in Harrisburg who quail
ify for the role of mothers
Now if a woman of that class that does find
place for the stork in the home circle has as many
four children in her lifetime we believe even Dr.
Raunick will admit she has done her full duty. An
average of four children to family compares fav-
orably with the average size of family in any
city. Granting further that a period of twenty
years is none too long time to allow for four
visitations of the stork in anyone home. the long
necked fowl will arrive in each of those 5000 homes
on an average of once in five years That means
that one-tifth of 5000 or 200 homes may reason.
ably be expected to be made happy by the arrival
of little stranger in each twelve-months period
The arrival of two three at time is so unusual
not to enter into the calculation.
But DR.. Raunick own figures show that 800
100 more than the allotted number came to Har-
risburg in the year just closed. The only conclus
ions that arrive at from these deductions
therefore, that esteemed Health Officers
alarm is not well founded and that he has been
expecting little too much of very industrious
bird.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

instructive of these tables shows how hundred students
head of the schools about percent through employers
percent through letters from Philadelphia 10 percent
by special uformatou percent through the direeto
10 percent through the local press 1s percent through
friends; percent by the Rotary Club and percent at
high school meeting
The principal lesson that the public press the most
important factor in the and to the local
papers expression of gratitude for giving an add'
ton the eight hundred inches of paid ADVERTISING about
twelve hundred inches of matter.
No understood the value of advertising better than
Benjamin Franklin, who laid in the foundation OF
the University in his Pennsylvania Gazette August
a. 1749 article declaring that the time had come
for the establishment of institution of higher education
for the youth of Pennsylvania One hundred and sixty
years afterward epoch marking extension was made IN
the state the establishment of these schools for higher
education in business.
Not alone in commercial business but in religion, pol
ities and education it is eommendable to advertise
The Harrisburg school draws students from Seelton
Mddletown Lemoyne Hershey, New Cumberland Carlisle
Halifax and several other of these towns
from twenty miles away.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
GENIUS UNCOVERED BY SUBWAY HORROR

We may have thought the recent New York sub
way accident was horrifyng at the time 1t occurred
but we cannot realize how awful it really was until
we read an account taken from the stenographic
records of the District Attorney investigation of
the affair which possibly emanated from citizen
of Boston unavoidaby in the metropolis at the
time. The wonderful description of the accident
given to the Investigators in the way of testimony
in part follows
Then the Stysan darkness ensued. momenarily inter
ruped by ftfu CLEANS of weird electricity that and
fell with ghasty effect Men stood riveted TO the spot
screamed in abeet and pandemonum resued
the realism of living death that seemed to be
enshroudng the sepueha aspect of the place demonica
guard of barbarousy formed and accent in
cultural ordered the transoms closed knew the
nigh, and with calm indifference, devoid of hope
awaited the last gruesome catastrophe
1t is plain that the horror was not beyond words
to describe for no words could well make it appear
more horrible than do these The account is gem
of literature and it is shame that it should be
confined to the ordinarily passionless records of
district attorneys investigation. 1t might be of
some interest to know what statement the genius
of the subway accident made at the time of the
trouble Perhaps it was something like this:
''Succor succor," said he, riveted to the spot
he watched the titful CLEANS of weird electricity
deplorabe and terrible condition, not only that
/ might absent myself from such scenes of abject
terror but also that might be saved from exterm
nation to the furtherance of my earthly welfare
and happiness
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
Fist Fight Saves Aeroplane

German and Russian troops came to
isticuffs on the Polish front recently,
according to dispatches received in Pc
trograd. A Russian aviator, having
completed a reconnaissance over the
German lines, was returning to the Rus.
sian position, when he found his sup
ply of gasoline suddenly cut off by a
German bullet, which had gone squarely
through the feed pipe. This forced
him to plane down, and he had to land
about half way between the opposing
trenches. The Germans stopped shoot
ing, thinking the prize was sure and
wishing not to damage the valuable
machine further. They rushed out
empty-handed TO bring in the aero.
plane. A party of Russians did the
same, and the two groups found them.
selves facing each other, both unarmed.
A hearty fight with fists for possession
of the machine followed. The Russians
came under the fire of the sharpshoot-
ers in the German trenches and suf-
fered some losses, but got their aero
plane back to safety.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
THE ONLY HUMOROUS RACE"

Speaking of the English, the people whom Amer
lean okesters have so often poked fun at for their
alleged lack of sense of humor Rudyard kipling
has had the bravery to assert of his English brothers
that for all long faces we are the only genu
inely humorous race on earth''
4 London newspaper considered the statement of
sufficient Importance, either because of some ele
ment of truth which the sweeping claim was thought
to possess or because of its apparent exaggeratou
to conduct asymposium about it. and it is noticeable
that men of letters who contributed their opinions
concerning their fellow-writers assertion
full in expressing themselves to keep one eye on
America literature If they did not reject entirely
kiphng's suggestion, they included the American
cousins as part of the only humorous race
When one contributor to the London paper S
symposium says he considers America nation of
humorists,' and then proceeds to explain that in
England, speaking broadly one has to ring belr
before making joke or it will pass unnoteed - he
practically confirms what Americans have for some
time thought to be the case with regard to Amer
lean love of fun as compared with what passes as
British sense of humor.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
ORPHEUM ACT Will Be
Plea FOR Pure Milk
Miss Una Clayton, on Vaudeville Stage
Next Week, VIII Aid Work That
Has the Endorsements of State and
City Health Authorities

State and city health departments,
as well as societies IF Harrisburg wom-
EN- formed for the purpose of protect
ing infants against impure milk, will
be interested in the announcement to-
day of the appearance next week in the
Orpheum theatre of Miss Una Clayton
in vaudeville act written for the pur-
pose of driving the careless dairyman
out of business.
Coming right on the heels of the an
nual report of DIR. Raunick, city health
officer, in which he attributes a large
share of the infant mortality of Har-
risburg to impure milk, the act is eX-
pected to have special significance.
Miss Una Clayton has been engaged
in uplift work for several years, and
in turning her efforts toward the saw
ing of babies by way of killing the
sale of impure milk she has taken up
work that is backed in every city in
the land. In fact, so great was the
enthusiasm over Miss Clayton s playlet
on the pure milk question in New York
that the New York Milk Committee
has sent representative, Weldon D..
Griffin, out on the road to inspire in
terest in the work that Miss Clayton s
act deals with.
''Some of the wealthiest and most
influential women in New York are
giving their time to the fight against
the sale of impure milk said Mr..
Griffin. "The work has so far pro-
gressed that at least $1,000 babies
have been saved in New York alone. y
DIR. Raunick, the city health officer,
is very enthusiastic >over the scheduled
appearance OF Miss Clayton in her i'm
pure milk fighting sketch.
"There isn't any doubt but what
almost all babies that die in Harris
burg during the summer months could
be saved if we could only prevent the
sale of impure milk said DR.. Raunick.
81 don't know of any way that the
public conscience could be more quickly
aroused to the need of proper milk in
spection than by bringing before the
ewes of the theatIegoer the story in
dramatized form. If theatregoers see
the dangers of impure milk worked out
before their eyes, they will more quick.
ly sense the need of action than in
any other way. l am very thankful
that Miss CLAYTON is coming to town.
IhlS sentiment is snareu py Dl' DiA
on, of the State Health Department
and his co-workers at the CapitoHin the
present war against unclean milk
Pennsylvania is making rapid strides
IN the elimination of the dairy tina,
sells impure milk, but much more work
remains to be done and this can only be
accomplished by awaking the public
mind TO the danger.
1t is likely that Miss Clayton will
deliver a lecture early next week, tc
which all mothers, as well as those
interested in the supply of pure milk
will be invited.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
Supplies for Switzerland Delayed

Switzerland is awaiting with great
est interest the result Of the American
efforts for the protection of neutral
trade, and the newspapers express the
hope that the negotiations between
Washington and London will at least
produce clearness and uniformity. The
Federal authorities are having inereas.
ing difficulty in provisioning Switzer-
land. Thousands CT tons of supplies
are aceumulahng in Italian ports,
chiefly Genoa. but dealers are almost
unable to get them through to Switzer.
land, although the government has Civ
en- the allied Powers every assurance
that it viii! not allow the re-exportatiou
of any couVraband to Germany or Aus
tria. 1t is now proposed to consign all
importations direct to the Federal gov
ernment, which as matter of fact, is
the greatest huver of food supplies in
Switzerland at present.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
GIVES CREDIT TO PRESS OF HARRISBURG

Old Penn. weekly publication of the Unver
sity OF Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia has high re-
gard for the Harrisburg newspapers as mediums
for advertising. In the current issue of .'Old
Penn" is an editorial which gives the local news
papers credit for obtaining 10 per cent of the 200
pupils for the Wharton Extension School which
was established in this city last September. There
Is food for thought for those seeking the best
of advertising in "Old Penn 81 editorial headed
The Extension School at Harrisburg and we
therefore quote from it rather fully, follows:
There very interesting and instructive lessons
indicated in Of tables prepared by the director the
Wharton Extension School at the Capital One of the
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
Odd Franks of Glancing Bullets

In another case a part of one man S
Jaw bone was picked cut of another
mans body wound. Still another sol.
dler lost the sight of his eve by being
struck with fellow soldiers tooth.
From the various field hospitals come
reports of finding in supposed bullet
wounds such unusual objects as buttons.
nails, fragments OF eyeglasses, pieces
of teeth, slivers of wood and bone.
eyelets, scraps of leather and coins. In
one case proieetile struck a man s
pocket and glanced off without even
scratching the skin. the bullet hit an.
other man, and III the wound were
found bits of cloth from the first sol.
diers uniform and deformed pieces of
gold from CONS that were forced out
of the pocket.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
Tonaue-End Topics
Queer Things in Soldiers wounds

The remarkable wounds that are
caused by rieochetting bullets and see
ondary proiectiles, and are being dis.
covered by surgeons IN ever-increasing
variety, are commented ON by Henri de
Varigny. in the "Debst.' of Paris.
Not only are defermed bullets FIRE.
qnently found in wounds. but with them
such unusual Substances as bits of bone
from the bodies of other men. metal
and medals and money, pieces of cloth
and other articles. The presence of
these extraneous substances in wounds
invariably means that they have been
projected by ricochetting bullets. An
officer recently was found to have been
injured by part of the forearm of one
of his men. One man was struck by a
stone that had been projected by bul.
let.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
BELL EMPLOYEES BUY STOCK
Harrisburgers Make Purchases Under
Special Arrangement

Officials of the Bell Telephone Com
pany announced to-day that many OF
the Harrisburg employees already have
subscribed for telephone company stock.
The stock takers include employees in all
departments.
As soon as stock subscription was
received at the Harrisburg Office it was
forwarded direct to the company's New
York Office and that fact prevented of
ficials here from getting anything def
mite on the number of shares sold 20
Harrisburgers.
Only Bell employees who have been in
the service of the company two years,
or more can qualify as stock buyers un-
der the special arrangement, but many
who have not been with the company
for two years have expressed a desire
to become shareholders.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
RHEUMATISM Goes
IF HOODS Is USED

The genuine old reliable Hoods Sar-
saparilla correots the acid condition of
the blood and builds up the whole sys-
TEN. 1t drives out rheumatism because
it cleanses the blood thoroughly. Il,
has been successfully used for forty
years.
For rheumatism, stomach and kidney
troubles, general debility and all ills
arising from impure blood, Hoods has
no equal. Get it from your nearest
druggist to-day. Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
Use of Scrip for Money in War

The circulation of gold has ceased
in Alsaee, and even silver is scarce
Paper money of denominations as low
as ten pfennige (tgo cents) is being
used. This fractional currency is in
the shape of small tickets. bearing the
name of the commune, the date of is
sue and the stamp of the particular
district of Alsace where the sum is
payable. In most parts of Germany
the one-mark (25 cents) note is the
smallest denomination of paper money
thus far available
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
PLAN woRKINaMEN's PAPER
Project to Be Discussed at Meeting
Where Maurer and Rupley win Talk

A mass meeting to be addressed by
James H. Maurer, president of the
State Federation of Labor, and Con.
gresham Arthur R. Rupley, of Car
Isle, will be held tomorrow night at
8 o'clock in Sible & Clark s hall, Third
and Cumberland streets.
Moulding of Public Opinion by the
Press will be the subject of both
speakers. After the talks plans for the
organization of a company to publish
workingman s newspaper will be dis
cussed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
A Lapse of Memory

The minister, who was a reformed
policeman, said to the bridegroom, who
stood trembling, with his pallbearer
gloves on:
"Do you, Algernon Smith, take this
young woman to be your lawful wed.
ded wife in sickness and in health, for
better or for worse, till death do you
parti Remember, anything you say
will be used against you. '-Chicago
Post.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
THE STARS FINISH

WANT any more actors for your moving picture
dramasi
I've might you. Had any experience acting without
audences!"
Acting without audiences is what brought me here
Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
HOPEFUL

"Ah sighed the bOarder, who given to rhapsodes,
they down to the Christmas dinner IF we could
only have of those turkeys that used to
the farm when | a boyi"
oh, we said the pessimistc boarder, perhaps it is
You tell'-Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

hhted that foreign spy responsible
for the big fire which wrecked the Roebng steel plant
Trenton some of big industrial establishments NAV not
eager get orders for European materials as
thev have been heretofore
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

On Linden when the sun was low,
All bloodless lay the untrodden snow
And dark as winter was the flow
OF lser, rolling rapidly.
But Linden saw another sight,
When the drum beat, at dead of night
Commanding fires of death to light
The darkness of her scenery.
BY torch and trumpet fast arrayed.
Each horsemau drew his battle blade,
And furious every charger neighed,
To join the dreadful revelry.
Then shook the hills with thunder riven
Then rushed the steeds to battle driven
And louder than the bolts of heaven,
Far flashed the red artillery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
LOST

Does your husband lose his temperi"
Not any He lost it permanently two years
after our marriage Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

How unkind of DR.. Brumbaugh to have appointed an
Attorney General whom tire Public Ledger didn't ap-
prove after the Ledger helped elect him Governor
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

The Presidents grandson not to be named Woodrow,
Francis Well any real boy with red blood in his
veins would rather be nicknamed Frank" than Woodv
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
SURE SIGNS

How do YOU know that man is statesman"
Because, replied the analyst, he wear silk hat
and frock without looking ii he going to
wedd ing. Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
The State Committee is supreme.

The susquehanna is having almost many ups and
downs as the Stock market.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
WAR POEMS
Selected by j. Howard Vert
No. THE BATTLE OF HOHENLINDEN
THOMAS CAMPBELL

Much its
worlds
of of
ove
will
Independent the of
fought ON the sites of the present fields of
The battle of iohenldn
Austria The Iser
flowing the Danube the Rhine
the Hartford tOurant
small figuring military
Allies Bohemia
Hohepinden like of the of the
The hamlet Hohenlnden is
about 20 miles from Munich the capital of Bavaria located directly the
banks of the
The here
Saxon words be highest of
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21
J A N u A R Y
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair and
colder tonight with lowest temperature
about l . degrees. Friday fair.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy
and colder tonight Friday fair. Mod.
crate northwest winds.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, SO; lowest, S0 s a. M, 81; p. m. "a.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-21

And redder yet those fires shall glow.
On Linden's hills of blood dstained snow,
And darker yet shall be the flow
OF lser, rolling rapidly.
'ris morn, but scarce yon lurid sun
Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun,
Where furious Frank, and fiery Hun,
Shout in their sulph'rous canopy.
The combat deepens-on, we brave.
Who rush to glory, or the grave!
Wave, Munich, all thy banners wavei
And charge with all thy chivalryl
All! few shall part whsfe many meet!
The snow shall be their winding sheet,
And every turf beneath their feet,
Shall be a soldiers sepulcbre.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
KING Actively DIRECTS
WORK or RESCUE

Rome. Jan. fs.--At sOra, 60 miles
northeast Of Rome. In the province Of
Cascria. another ehock occurred yes
terday. The residents. panic-stricken.
fled from their homes. The town.
which has a popuiation Of some 20 oo0
was almost destroyed. ABOUT two
thirds Of the houses collapsed under
the shock and others which were
cracked tumbled down later. Rossi
palace fell In. burying 20 iaborers who
were working In The court yard.
Among the victims In sora are many
az tho town authorities and persons Of
note in the district. IL is feared the
fatalities VIII aggregate almost 900.
Many soldiers have arrived In the
town.
Az Avezzano. while King Emmanuel
was making his rounds Of d ruins he
reached a spot where workmen were
endeavorlng 20 extricate a child buried
In the debris. The king mounted a pile
| Of masonry and superintendent the res
cue.
Thus FAR 600 bodies and 100 Injured
persons have been taken out Of the
ruins al Avezxano.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15
WILSON FRACTURES
PRECEDENT AGAINST
NIGHT CABINET E E

Washington, Jan. t5.-Prcsident
Wilson has broken another precedent
and will hold night cabinet meetings.
Bglnning tonight the cabinet VIII
meet In the presidents study ever
Friday AZ s y. m. for informal discus
sion OF the governments business. AZ
ter the adjournment of the last session
Of congress the president abandoned
the custom Of holding two cabinet
meetings each week and the cabinet as
semblcd on Tuesday morning. Tic has
now decided. however, that II viii ~
advantageous for the cabinet members
to meet Informally One "a week and
take up departmental business ana
general policies.
It was said AZ the White HouHe tina.
that there was no other significance TO
the change.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-15

n climbed ont Of the train ana
eafoa around on ihe aha and ne aur-
foundlne mountains Whore there had
bean towns. I could merely tet enor
mons uhiriHlnds ot dust and smoke
Apphfently tbe 9cNps existed NJ
longer.
The dispatch ADDS that aishosf al
the way 70 Tivoll buildings along he
railway were IN ruins. Troops sent
from Rome were nblc 10 rescue hun
drets OF persons 81 many points. but
|crina for help were heard from be-
meath ruined buildings IN a large mum
her a. instances IN which u was Inn
sperlhle 20 effect = speedy release 81
the tlctima
Il y estimated that 1000 perfonR
were buried alive Under the w~1eckege
81 Aetaxano. Throughout the night
shouts for help could be heard Ia
one instance y school building col
|lapsed. hurylns 800 children. many Of
whom are stfi alive,
II Is stated that 900 soldiers were N
the barracks NJ Aveazano when q
collapsed