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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-11
LIST OF DON'TS issued
TO PREVENT FORESTfIRE
The Public's Cooperation Is Sought
BY Federal Bureau to Stop Blazes
Which Are Causing Big Losses In
the East

Washington, D. c., May 11.-To
obtain the cooperation of the public
in preventing forest fires which are
doing great deal of damage in the
East this spring, the United States for
est service has prepared ten ''Don It's
to be observed in the woods. 1t is
hoped that these rules may have bene-
fetal effect during the fire season of
the Southern Appalachians, which is
not yet over, and that of the north
woods, which is just beginning and
which, from present indications, prom
ises to be unusually severe.
The "Don It's follow:
1. Don t throw your match away un-
til you are sure it is out
2. Don't drop cigarette or cigar
butts until the glow is extinguished.
3. Don t knock out your pipe ashes
while hot or where they will fall into
dry leaves or other inhammaole ma.
terial.
4. Don t built camp fire any larger
than is absolutely necessary.
3. Don t built a fire against a tree,
log, or stump or anywhere but on
bare soil.
6. Don t leave a fire until you are
sure it is out; if necessary smother it
with earth or water.
Z. Don t burn brush or refuse in or
near the woods if there is any chance
that the fire may spread beyond your
control, or that the wind may carry
sparks where they would start new
fire.
s. Don't be any more careless with
fire in the woods than you are with
fire in your own home.
g. Don t be idle when you discover
fire in the woods; if you can t put it
out yourself, get help. Where a forest
guard, ranger or State fire warden can
be reached, call him up on the nearest
telephone you can find.
10. Don't forget that human
thoughtlessness and negligence are the
causes of more than half of the forest
fires in this country, and that the
smallest spark may start a confagra-
tion that will result in loss of life and
destruction of timber and young growth
valuable, not only for lumber but for
their influence in helping to prevent
food, erosion and drought.
Many thousands of acres of forest
and suburban woodland from Maine to
Florida, and from the Atlantic coast
as far west as Arkansas, have been
burned over already this spring by
fires which started for the most part
from presentable causes. On the ma
tional forest purchase areas alone, 40
fires occurred in March, burning over
more than $500 acres, while "A fires
starting on private land near or with
ing government boundaries damaged
nearly $500 acres. Fires in April were
even more numerous and severe, but
rains in the latter part of the month
helped the situation somewhat. Fire
statistics for April are not yet avail.
able.
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SOCIAL and PERSONAL
civic CLUB Meeting
Board of Directors Met at Y. M. g. A.
Yesterday With Mrs. Henderson
Presiding

A meeting of the board of directors
of the Civic Club was held yesterday
afternoon, with Mrs. William Hender-
son, the newly elected president, pre-
siding. The three departments, NUM-
cipal, educational and outdoor, pre-
sented reports of work to date. Miss
Buehler reported that her department
will have change of almost eight hun
dred gardens in front and back yards,
porch boxes and window boxes.
The fly swatting contest, under the
management of the Civic Club, will be-
gin June |, with Mrs. Robert Hunt
Lyons, as chairman. Details will be an
nounced later.
On May Is the members of the Civic
Club will go before council to urge the
enactment of the curfew law for this
citv
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SOCIAL MEETING OF CIVIC CLUB
Will Be Held Next Monday Afternoon
At Harrisburg Country Club

The last regular meeting of the
Civic Club for the year will be social
meeting and will be held at the Cdun-
try Club next Monday afternoon at 3
clock A short and very delightful
program has been arranged. Mrs. Will
bur F. Harris will sing a group of four
lullaby songs Miss Heicher will also
sing; Miss Clute will give few Civic
Current Events, and there will be
brief discussion of the methods by
which funds can be raised for a wom-
an 5 club house, and how women run
their club houses with the least ex-
pense and the greatest financial re-
turn:
Refreshments will be served and an
informal social hour will mark the end
OF a most successful year S work.
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Y. w G. A, Club Will Entertain

The business women 5 class of the
Y. w. c. A. will hold its entertainment
in the Technical High school auditor
ium, Thursday evening, May 13.
An interesting program of music,
dumbbell drills, Dutch dances, dumb
walters stunts, sketches, tight rope
walks, kitchen orchestras, and all man
ner of stunts, has been arranged. Mrs.
Roy q. Cox and Miss Mary Seaman
will sing, and members of the club will
present numbers.
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Governor Brumbaugh returned from
his fishing trip to Monroe county last
night and, while reticent as to the mum.
ber of fish he caught, he let it be known
that he was successful and held his own
with the crack fly Fishermen of the Po-
como Club, in whose preserves he
fished. The Governor enjoyed his out
ing very much and said he was ready
for any kind of work that came his
way. A number of delegations called
on him to-day in the interest of various
legislative measures that are now under
lis consideration.
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William H. Boggs Recovering

William II. Boggs, night wire chief
at the Western Union Telegraph office,
in this city, is at his home in Fayette-
Vile, Franklin county, recovering from
severe illness. Mr.. Boggs was pros
trated by a severe attack of grip in
March and was compelled to 90 to his
home, where ne was very seriously i'll
for some time, but a change for the
better is manifest, and it is expected
that in due time he will return to his
duties.
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Mr. and Mrs. William G. Callahan
have returned from their wedding trip
and are at their home, 1920 Allison
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henderson,
25 North Front street, will entertain
Bishop and Mrs. Twombly on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. John Oenslager and children,
115 South Front street, spent the week
end at their summer home at Aque-
duct.
Mrs. Raymond W. Glace, of West
Paxtang, is spending few weeks with
Mrs. George Collins, of Germantown.
Mrs. Mary Rodgers, of German
town, is visiting at the home of her
son, H. C. Rodgers, 1412 Green street.
Earl BURNETT has gone to Balti-
more after spending the weekend with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Burt
nett, 81 South Nineteenth street.
Mrs John Dorscher and daughter,
Katherine, of New York City, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Black,
201 South Seventeenth street.
Ralph w. Lentz, 1886 North Sew
enth street, has returned from Car
Isle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hibbs and
son, George, 324 South Thirteenth
street, are homo from Thompsontown.
Herman Kreidler, 500 Capital
street, has returned from several
days trip to Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph, Russ and son,
Francis, 219 North street, are home
after visit with Miss Lucy Crawford
in Middletown.
Mrs. McMorris and daughter, Miss
Jessie McMorris, 623 Emerald street
have returned from Cove Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs John Whistler and
son, Charles, $50 South Thirteenth
street, are home from Shiremanstown.
Mrs. j. A. Finley, of Buena Wis.
ia, Virginia, returned home after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hide.
brand, 311 Walnut street.
Samuel Johnston, of Altoona, is a
guest at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Johnson, 1920 North
Second street.
Miss Nancy Welsh, of Philadelphia
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Marion
Francis Bellman, 2043 Penn street.
Curtis Dunlap, 214 North Second
street, has returned from week S Wis.
it at York.
James Donnelly and sister. Miss
Blanche Donnelly, 1928 Penn street
and Miss Katherine Folk, 2039 Penn
street, spent Sunday at the former Is
cottage at the Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hines, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Koons and Miss Ruth
Hines, 2041 Penn street, motored to
Shippensburg on Sunday.
Miss Julyann Wierman, 2033 Penn
street, has returned from visit to
Dauphin.
Mrs. Charles Hass and son, Henry,
of York, have returned home after a
visit with Mrs. Charles Kilgore, Fourth
and Harris streets.
Mrs. Joseph Cummings, of Sunbury,
and Miss Maize Umberger, of Dauphin,
are guests of Miss Emma Reel 2O39
North Second street.
Miss Sara Ann Wierman, of Tren-
ton, New Jersey, is the guest of her
brother, j. Emory Wierman, 2033 Penn
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Donnelly, 1928
Penn street. are spending several days
at their cottage at the Cove.
Miss Pavilla Jacobs, $40 Camp
street, has returned from visit with
friends at Bowmansdale.
Mrs. Joseph Levinson has returned
to her home at Uniontown after spend.
ing several weeks as the guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Max Schein,
1917 North Sixth street.
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PARTY FOR MISS ABOFF
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Entertained
Complimentary to Their Niece

Mr.. and Mrs, Alexander entertained
at their home, 1914 Penn street, sun
day afternoon complimentary to their
niece. Miss Fay Aboff. The guests in
cluded:
Misses Lillian Grand, Rae Shandler,
Claribel Lemmel, Fay Aboff, Minnie
Lefsky, of Steelton; Anna Klawnsky,
of Middletown; Saul Shlomberg, Sam
eul Grand, Julius Cohen, David Sher-
man, Charles Arbofi, julius Schlom-
berg, Harry Levinson, Earl Alexander,
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. 5. Rosen. Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander, and Mrs. Abotf, of New
York City.
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Worley. Hambright Wedding

Mountville, May 11.-Announee.
ment was made yesterday of the mar
riage of Miss Ada NJ. Hambright,
daughter of Charles Hambright, and
James Richard Worley, of st. Peters
burg, Florida, the ceremony being per-
formed April II, at Tampa, Florida.
The bridegroom is contractor and
the couple will reside in the South.
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At Union League BANQUET

George W. Creighton, general super
intendent of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, and D. C. Herr left to-
day for Philadelphia to attend the re-.
eeption and banquet given by the
Union League to honor the fftieth an
niversary of the leagues taking pos
session of the present home on South
Broad street, on May II, 1866.
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Miss Hoke Entertains

Miss Edna Hoke entertained at her
home, 1915 kittatinny street, last
evening. The guests enjoyed music and
games after which dainty refresh
ments were served. Those present were
Misses Marie Longenecker, Charlotte
Bernheisel, Margaret Heberling, Ruth
Zimmerman, Ethel Hoke and Florence
Hoke.
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Hubby Was LISTENING.

'T thought you called Mrs. Flubdub
over to give her your recipe for panned
oysters" 2
81 did," bristled his wife, What
about it,"
Planned neighbors was the only out
come of the discussion" - Louisville
Courier-Journal. q
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Miss Wisotzkey to Wed

Marietta, MY 11.-Announcement
was made yesterday of the engagement
of Miss Edna NJ. Wisotzkey, of York,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Wis
otzkey, and Franklin W. Moser, of Get
tysburg. The date of the wedding has
not been set.
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Carathuers-Keough Wedding

Mountville, May 11.-Miss Mary
H. Keough, of Lancaster, and Chester
Carathuers, were married yesterday by
the Rev. A, +, Kaul, pastor of the st.
Anthony church. The couple were at
tended by Miss Ellen Keough. A re.
ception followed.
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P. o. s. of A. Will Entertain

T. 0. ). of A, of Penbrook, will en-
tertain tomorrow evening at their
hall and members of Camp 23, P. o. s.
of A. will meet at their hall, Nine
teenth and Derry streets, at clock
and proceed to Penbrook in a BODY.
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Fix Date to Probe Falaba Sinking

London. May 1.-THE Board of
Trade has fixed May 20 as the date for
the beginning of the inquiry into the
sinking of the British passenger steam
er Falaba which occurred March %.
The inquiry will be held in Uaxton Hall,
Westminster
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II ALI Depends.

Papa. WIN. d, you call man who
runs IN auto?"
III depends upon how near he comes
to hitI'n" '''n" Johnston Sun.
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A Ieqacy,

NOW own up. my man. Didn't yon
invent that tale of woe?"
No. sir: ! got it from friend who
has gone ont of the begging business"
louisville Courier-Journal.
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The Harrisburg Polytechnic Dispensary
will be open daily except Sunday at
3 p. m, at its new location, Front and
Harris streets, for the free treatment of
the worthy poor.
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No Usa.

I never owned a terrier that didn't stray
away: =
never owned toy balloon that lasted
through the day;
I never owned asshning gun the burglar
band To wing
But that when burglars really came ]
couldn't find the thing. q
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Heres bride sues for divorce
three days after marriage"
Gee. it's tough to start a guy paying
alimony the first week" - Louisville
CSurier-Journal Z
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The greatest mistake In to become
discouraged because you have made q
mistake.
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News Of Persons
Who Come and Go

Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Callahan
have returned from their wedding trip
and are at their home, 1920 Allison
strpet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
JI,SE OF COMMERCIAL
 F ERTILIZ E R FOR
 COTTON DECREASES

Wat;hington, July 17-Use of a com merci. fertilizer for cotton IS reflect ed in the sales of inspection tags to June A5. compared with sales to that date ls,st year in the south showed a decreasN of 59 per cent. The depart ment ol agriculture announced today that the tonnage to June 25 this year was 2,6as,0o0 against 4,43l,ooo last year
 "The re,duction in the absolute quan- tity of co;a imercia1 fertilizer used" says the deparA nent "does not measure the full extent of the loss in the product i've powersl of the plant, from the lack of this us3 al supply of nourishment and stimuli tion. The quality of the fertilizer sos'd Is much inferior to la st years suppnv because of the lack of available sut 1plies of potash. This is reflected in tlhe lower price of the fer tilizer this yaar, which IS que In large part to its in3 erior composition Wnlie the tonnage \,old in South Carolina, for instance, lhas dropped 10 DO per cent of last yd ar, the value Is said 10 have fallen to Mess than 30 per cent.
 "On the otheN hand, southern 1arm- CTS appear this year to nave eXerteo themselves to a hitherto unknown ex- tent in the uthA tzation of home-pro- duced composts nd natural manures
 "The use of cop mercial fertilizers Is practically unkno ' n in the great Texas and Oklahoma cot ton area and In the rich delta sectionl' along the Missis. sippi river and a iA eduction In sales oi this commodity in ti1ose districts would have no appreciabls influence on the cotton crop there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
BASEBALL BANQUET
 AT CITY HALL ARMORY

From reports, the banquet to be given by the Birmingham amateur base ball association to all amateur baseball managers, players and fans (males only on Thursday evening, July 22, 8:30 to 1O;3o city hall armory, promises to eclipse all former activities in amateur baseball cir cles.
 A special invitation is extended to the Miners league. the Shelby county league the Bessemer district league and all other amateur baseball leagues in Birmingham and Jefferson county
 very interesting programme has been arranged for the occasion, which includes talks by a large number of Birmingham leading citizens and business men among whom are the following: Dr. R. M. Cum ningham, J. H. P. DeWindt, oscar Turner, Dr. J. H. Phillips, pr. James Dedman, Borden Burr, B. H. Mooney, J. R. Horn ady. E. w Barrett. Harry Jones, w. $. Stalings, Ed Anderson, Hugh Locke, Father Kittrick of Bessemer, and others.
 Reservations for this banquet have been placed at the nominal price of DO cents per plate.
 All persons interested in amateur base ball, or others who desire to peep in and see waht the amateurs of this district are doing, should not fail to be present. There will be plenty to amuse and good time Is assured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Cunning for Jays,
 Deputy Brings Down
 All Sorts of Game

From the St Louis Globe-Democrat.
 Hillsborough, Cal.-Deputy Marshal A. w Detweiler, the champion marksman of the Hillsborough police force. especially deputized on a recent morning to go forth and kill all the bluejays in sight, re- turned to headquarters later in the day and reported that he had bagged one goat. four chickens. six pigeons one cat, ene goose and five of the obnoxious jays. In so doing he used up the contents of SIX boxes, each holding 25 shells.
 Detwilier, in explaining how he bageed such a potpourri of game, declared that the goat. chickens pigeons cat and goose, to say nothing of the five bluejays, either got in his way after he had drawn bead or were hiding in the underbrush to es- cape him, and he didn't see them.
 The goat shot was on the premises. If George A. Pope the four chickens at sthe home of Mrs. Jennie CrockerW w hitman, the pigeons on the Joseph D. Grant estate the cat on the William H. Crocaer grounds, and the goose on the W. G. l- win premises. The bluejays. Detwiler says he caught the wing.
 Detwiller Is rated as the best shot on the force"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Attack Comes as Shock


 ment of the Orduna's captain for the information of the American govern ment
 Attack Comes as Shock
 In official quarters news of the at tack on the Orduna came as a shock, for it had been confidently believed as result of the informal eXpressons of Count Won Bernstorff, the German amba ssador, and press dispatches from Berlin concerning the care being eN- ercised by German submarines. that Americans on board passenger vessels. at least would be safe from attack. The incident increased the general un- easiness which has been felt since the last German note failed to give the assurances asked for by the United States.
 The belief was general that when President Wilson laid the entire sit uation before the cabinet next Tues day there would be insistence by many cabinet officers for much rlrmer and more emphatic pronouncement of the intentions of the United States than might otherwise have been the case, but for today's reports of the attack on the Orduna.
 The conviction had become wide spread that the negotiations could con tinue if the situation were not aggra- vated by further violations of Amer ican rights. This was based largely on the absence of any cases of attack without warning in several weeks. The only important case of attack without warning that has occurred since the Lustania was sunk Is that of the American steamer Nebraskan. also bound for the United States and without cargo. Germany has expressed regrets for that occurrence and agreed | to pay damages but 1t was pointed out | tonight that the United States took the position in it's first note after the 1 sinking of the Lusitania that express sons of regret and offers of reparation 1 do not lessen the dangers to American citizens on the high seas unless fol- ! lowed by discontinuance of the prac- | tice complained of
 May Refer to Incident 1 Although Secretary Lansing, after an ! exchange of letters with President Wilson, has practically finished the draft of note which will be dis cussed by the cabinet next Thursday | it was considered possible that some 1 reference might be made to the case | of the Orduna as tangible evidence Of l Germany's failure to refrain from at tacks without warning on merchant l men carrying Americans On the oth l CT hand, officials may decide to await a report from Ambassador Gerard as to | the German governments version of 1 the affair. This may be delayed for | several weeks as in past experience German submarines have not returned l to base to report only after long in- tervals have elapsed.
 That the American note to Germany
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
Missing Farmer Dies
 to Elude Searching
 Party of Friends

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 Mullica Hill, N. J.-That the suicide of Joel R. Chard of Elk township, Glouces- ter county, whose body was discovered in a woods near his farm, was the cul- imitation of ghastly game of hide and seek is the belief of some of his neigh bors, who spent two days in searching, for him after his strange disappearanetg
 The neighbors said that in the early' part of their search they were positive that they caught glimpses of Chard in the woods, but each time he succeedd in. hiding away before they could come up to him. More than 100 farmers were en- gagged in the search, and when the missing man was finally found in the thickly. grown woods on the farm of James Neill,' a neighbor, he was in a sitting posture bon a fence, where he had strangled himself with a new rope horse halter.
 Chard, who was 55 years old, had the reputation of being one of the most in- dustrious farmers in the county. H q suffered a nervous breakdown a few years ago, after which he is said tc. have become addicted to the use of lauda- I mum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
PERSONAL
A. D. Walstrom leaves today for Joplin, Mo-, to engage in business.

Mo- to engage in business.
 The following items of interest at Wheeler Business college are reported:
 Mrs. William M King has accepted a position as stenotypist and bookkeeper with the Birmingham infirmary.
 Mrs. Alice Bonds has commenced work as stenographer in the insurance office of M. J. Harper.
 Miss Estelle Murphy has opened a gen. eral stenographic bureau in the Lyric building.
 Miss Freda Karpeles is now employed as stenotypist with the J. E. Hood com pany.
 Luther Sparks left Saturday for his home at Kansas, Ala. He expects later to return to the college to complete his course.
 Joel F. Elliott of the stenotype depart ment is spending a few days at his home in Manchester.
 Miss Mae Lawless of the stenotype de- partment is spending a few days with her parents at Crystal Springs, Miss.
 The following new students have en- rolled during the past week: Shelton Simmons, Birmingham; F. S. Wood, For hey. Ala; Robert W. Bitz, Birmingham Miss Nell Mae Burnell, Birmingham: Miss Panza Garrigan, Birmingham; William L.. Hall, Birmingham; Miss Sarah l.. Jeffries. Birmngham Miss Catherine McLaren, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18

union, 1t was said, the machinists in the Remington plant would be called out hrst and, if the demands of the union were not granted, the machinists In 20 plants being operated by sub contractors for the Remington com pany would be called out.
 Take Strike Ballot
 Vincent De Falco, international or ganlzer of the Hod Carriers union stated his organization had already taken a strike ballot and that it had been approved by the general com- mittee If the machinists walk out, the bod carriers will follow them, the organizer said. Such a move would in turn involve bricklayers working on the new buildings. The drop forgers, engaged in the manufacture of bayo- nets, also were considering what ac- tion they would take, 1t was said.
 sEHorts were being made today to organize those workers who do not now belong to the unions. The Rem ington company has heretofore and Is now maintaining an open shop. There are only few machine shops In Bridgeport which today are treating with labor as an organization, it was said.
 Exceptional measures were taken to-