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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
ORCHARD DEMONSTRATIONS
Lessons in Spraying and Pruning bv
Division of Zoology Commence
in Many Counties Next Week

The public demonstrations in the
various orchards known as the State
Demonstration Orchards, under the di-
rections of Professor II. A. Surface.
State Zoolosist of the Department of
Agriculture, will commence in MANY
counties of Pennsylvania on Monday.
March 2. The demonstrators have been
carefully trained in the most modern
features of pest suppression, making
and applying spray materials and prun-
ing and fertilizing trees to insure their
increased vigor and the production of
fruit of the highest quality. These
demonstrations are for the purpose of
showing the public how such work
should be done. They were started eight
years ago, but the call for them con.
tinues greater than ever as growers in
every county of the State realize that
they really are helping in the best and
cheapest methods of producing first
class fruits.
An extensive schedule has been ar
ranged which calls for the presence of
the demonstrator at each orchard dur
ing two days. At l o'clock on the aft
ernoon of the first day the public meet
ing will be called, and the demonstrator
Will make and apply spray liquids, do
pruning on trees of different ages and
kinds, and speak of the modern meth
ods of pest suppression and fruit pro-
duction. If the weather is too bad for
meeting on the day announced, it will
be held on the following day, but the
demonstrator will be there according
TO schedule regardless of weather. The
Httla
following:
Berks County-Cyrus T. Fox, dem
onstrator; Monday, March 1, F. NJ.
Bowers, Hamburg; Wednesday, March
3, W. II. From, Sinking Spring; Fri.
day, March 5, John P Dauth, Mohnton.
Lancaster County-E. C. Bowers,
demonstrator; Tuesday, March 2,
Charles l. Lands, Paradise; Wednes-
day, March 3, Adam B. Vogel, Lititz.
R. No. 3; Friday, March 5. l.. X.
Stubs, Peach Bottom.
Lebanon County-S. w. Kerr. DEM
onstrator; Monday, March 1, f. $.
Kase, Lebanon; Wednesday, March 3,
John H. Light, Lebanon, X. No. 1:
Saturday, March 6, Allen E. Reist, Pal
myra, R. No. /.
Perry County-T. C. Foster, DEM
onstrator; Monday, March 1, George Z.
Hess & Sellers, Duncannon; Tuesday.
March 2, Sharon Fruit Farm, Newport;
Thursday, March 4, c. w. Otto, New
Germantown.
York County-E. F. Peirce, DEM
onstrator; Monday, March 1, 0. C.
Eberhart, Dallastown, R. No. 1; We'd
nesday, March 8, H. B. Goodling, Glen
Rock; Friday, March 5, T. S. Snyder,
Brodbecks.
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SUBURBAN
HUMMELsTowN
Fire Company TO Hold Ninth Annual
Banquet Tomorrow Evening

oanQuot xo-mcffoW 6venlng
Special Correspondence
Hummelstown, Feb. 22.-The ninth
annual banquet Of the Hummelstown
Fire Company will be held at the Key.
stone hotel on Tuesday evening and will
be largely attended. An excellent
menu has been arranged by Fred
Graupner, proprietor of the hotel. Rob-
ert T, Fox, Assistant District Attor-
hey, win be toastmaster and toasts will
be responded to by E. z. Etter, Rich.
ard B. Earnest, Leroy o. Holler, C. p.
Haehnlen, Samuel Zerfoss and DR.. j.
Irwin Ruff. Short addresses will also
be made by members of the company
Te banquet was arranged for by the
following committee, Howard Ritts,
Thomas Jacks and Leroy o. Holler.
The officers of the company are: Presi
dent, II. r. Hummel; vice president,
Jeremiah Nitrauer; secretary, Calvin
U. Hoffer; treasurer, U. l.. Balsbaugh;
chief, Leroy o. Holler
The third anniversary of the dediea-
tion of the United Brethren church
will be observed next Sunday. The
anniversary sermon will be preached
by the Rev. A. X Wier, of Steelton, at
1890 o. clock. The evening service
will be in charge of the pastor, the
Rev. A. S. Lehman, and at the service
new members will be received into
church fellowship and baptismal
service held.
The Rev. Elmer L. Coblentz, pastor
of First Reformed church, Carlisle,
will preach at the special Lenten serv-
ice in the Reformed church on We'd
nesday evening.
A moving picture show and band
concert will be given in the Star thea
tire on Friday evening for the benefit
of the Acme band, An excellent pro-
gram has been arranged for the band
concert.
The band hall has been secured for
the mop manufacturing industry which
will soon be started. Stock subscrp.
tions are being solicited and the com
pany will soon be organized. 1t is ex-
pected that the new industry will give
employment to about twelve men. In
addition to the mops, several kinds of
oiis VIII DC pTOuuceu uN tHt piaht.
The public schools of the borough
were closed to-day in observance of
Washington Birthday. The banks
also remained closed and the postofiice
open only from to a. m. and from
4 to p. m.
Mrs. Grover c. Buser and daughter,
Sara Jane, spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Ebersole at Penbrook.
Miss Ruth Kramer, of Harrisburg,
was the guest of hei cousin, Miss Lu-
cretia Wheeler, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hensehen have
returned from visit to Reading.
Samuel R. Spidle, of Steelton, was
in town yesterday calling on friends.
Miss Marion Espenshade. of Har-
risburg, spent yesterday with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Espenshade.
There will be no preaching services
in the Reformed church next Sunday
morning. The pastor, the Rev. Rob
ert A. Bausch, will conduct services at
Union Deposit
Mrs. Lavina Weber left yesterday
for Reading to attend the funeral of
her sister, Mrs. Ziebach
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Crum and Ferdinand Beck. The debate
was won by the negative side.
The Misses Martha and Meta Gray
bill were weekend guests of friends at
Reading.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Hooker and two
children, of Penbrook, were the guests
of George Shriner and family on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Bolton and son,
Mark, spent Sunday with friends at
Mount joy.
William WELLS, professor of Allen
town schools, was the guest of w. G..
Zimmerman and family on Sunday.
Ross Look and Fleck Mixell on Sun.
day visited friends at York Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Stroh, of Harris
burg, spent Sunday with friends here
Miss Lydia Nichols, of Camp Hill,
is spending a few days the guest of
the Rev. DR.. Sigler and family.
A surprise party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Conrad
on Friday evening in honor of their
daughter, Miss Amelia, who is a student
at Millersville State Normal school. The
evening was spent in social manner,
after which refreshments were served
to the following: Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Garman, Mrs. William Ulrich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Conrad, Erma Bowers,
Jennie Eslinger, Lizzie Eslinger, Bessie
Holtzman, Martha Cook, Irene Garman,
Lillian Garman, Helen Enders, Mary
Conrad, Stella Conrad, Mrs. Waller Con
rad, Cora Conrad, Edward Penny baker,
Harvey Eslinger, George Stensman,
Harry Stensman, Harper Eslinger, Ches-
ter, Garman, George Runkle, William
Baker, Edward Conrad, John Conrad,
Daniel Conrad, Lloyd Strayer, Guy
Bowers, Benjamin Miller, Ralph Purdy
and others.
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Photoplay To-day

vitagraph's clever impersonator,
Wally Van, appears to-day in two
act comedy. "The Wrong Girl. crop
ing Bride,' Selig Western and the
last Of Edison Olive series. Olive, the
Gypsy in "Olive's Greatest Oppor-
tunity." "Pere Goriot'' from the book
by that name, two-reel Biograph
drama complete the program. Coming
Thursday, Francis X. Bushman.-
Adv.
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NEW CUMBERLAND
Woman's Missionary Meeting in Meth
odist Church Wednesday

Special Correspondence.
New Cumberland, Feb. IA
woman IS meeting will be held in the
Methodist church Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Koons, Bridge
street, announce the birth of a son,
Robert Echinger Rooms, born Saturday.
Mrs. Koons was formerly Miss Myrtle
Eichinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Zimmerman
and three children, of Washington, D.
c., are visiting Mr.. Zimmerman's par
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-22
ELIZABETHTOWN
Harry r. Schneitman the Borough S
New Postmaster
Special CORRESPONDENCE

Special Correspondence.
Elizabethtown, Feb 22.-Harry R.
Sehneitman is now the postmaster of
this place, his nomination having been
confirmed by the Senate. He is son
of William Schneitmau, the implement
dealer and local committeeman of the
Democratic party for the borough. He
is one of the young and active mem
bers of. the local Democratic reorgan-
lied forces Schneitman succeeds
Hiram H. Nissley, whose commission
expired January 90 and who four years
ago was appointed to the Office after a
bitter and fierce fight by his oppon-
ents.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
BIRDS IN HELleoLAND
OrnithoIogists from Everywhere Are
Wont to Attend AItumnal Migration.

Ornithologists from Everywhere Are
Wont to Attend Autumnal Migration
The island of Heligoland, in the
North sea, is triangular rock OF
about 100 acres, but there is no spot
of equal size on the earths surface,
according to the Washington Star that
is OF more interest to the ornitholo-
gist Nearly every one on the island
is born student of birds. The flight
and note of every bird are familiar to
the islanders. A new bird is instant.
ly detected. The fisherman steers
with a gun by his side and the peas
ant digs his potatoes with gun on
the turf Every bird that appears is
whistled within range with marvel
GUS skill, The common sorts are
eaten, the rare ones sold to the bird
suffer and the new ones taken TO
the ornithologists,
The autumnal migration is spect-
acle that ornithologists from all over
the world are wont to attend On
such an occasion distinguished
bird student was awakened at half
past II in the morning with the news
that the migration had already be-
gun Hastily dressing himself he
ut once made for the lighthouse. The
night was almost pitch dark but the
town was astir. In every street men
with large lanterns and sort of
anglers landing net were making for
the lighthouse There an interesting
sight presented itself The whole
zone OF light within range of the
mirrors was alive with birds coming
ard going Nothing else was visible
in the darkness OF the night, b.t the
lantern of the lighthouse yignetted
in a drifting sea of birds. From the
darkness in the east clouds of birds
were emerging in an uninterrupted
stream. No one could guess how
many hundreds of thousands of birds
passed in couple OF hours, but the
stray birds which the lighthouse
keeper succeeded in securing as they
huttered against the wire netting
amounted to almost 800 The night
was starless and the town invisible,
but the island looked like the out
skirts of a well-lighted city, being
sprinkled over with lanterns. Many
larls alighted on the ground to rest
and allowed the islanders to pass
their nets over them. On some
nights as many as $4,000 skylarks
have been taken on the island
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
PoLIoMYELITis CONFERENCE
Doctors Urge Prompt Recognition Of
Disease and Quarantine

Rutland, May 2S.-That to reoog-
nize the disease early and enforce a
strict quarantine in order to check
the spread of the malady is the best
way to prevent infantile paralysis,
was the principal point made by DR..
Francis Il. Fraser of the Presbyterian
hospital in New York here yesterday
when he addressed 100 physicians of
Rutland Addison and Bennington
counties at meeting held in this
city under the direction of the Yer.
mont state board of health His sub
ject was Cause and Prevention OF
Infantile Paralysis" DR.. Harold l..
Amoss gave lecture, illustrated
with lantern slides, showing the re-
suit on the spinal cord of the attack
of the germ which cause poliomye
litis.
Yesterdays gathering was one of a
series of meetings under the direc-
ton OF the state board of health in
an educational campaign made pos
sible by the gift of a substantial re-
search fund by person whose identi
ty is not disclosed A short dinner
was served the visiting physicians
yesterday and their railroad fare to
and from Rutland was paid.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
AssAILs BRITISH WAR OFFICE
Troops WofuIly Short of Ammunition
Saws Rutland Duke.

London, May 27.-The Duke Of
Rutland claimed certain knowledge
that the troops at the front are actu
ally suffering from want of ammuni
ton, in a speech he made yesterday
at Leicester. He said that the
hopeless forgetfulness of the mill
tary authorities is to blame and
added that not one-thouandth part
of the high explosive shells neces
sary is being supplied.
In some instances, he said, regi.
ments went into the trenches with a
couple of dozen hand gren9des,
which in a conflict would be of about
as much use as so many peashooters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02

believing that time would bring him
more or less tardily, yindication. i
is a way time has. 1t may do il
again. Stranger things have hap
pened-not so much stranger, but
| stranger withal. And if it should
happen, the eight electrical votes Of
Utah and Vermont would prove a
background for magnificent contract
| Over the possibility of Taft redivi
vus and over all these other candi,
| dacies, those of large promise and OF
small, broods the spirit of chance.
| Each aspirant, whether his following
be large and subject to allied at
tack, or small and subject to absorb
ton, knows that a national conven-
ton can do anying and usually does.
The average Democratic political
worker is disquieted, There has been
curious and confusing shift of bat
tie fronts. His party has long had the
benefits of political negation Now
the Republican party has seized that
position 1t is out and it is anti
The Democratic party is in and pro
and the Republican party is swelling
under the mighty leaven of hope of
victory. 1t exhibits but one article
OF faith: "Do you believe in the ut
ter iniquity and incapacity of the
Democratic party If you do, sign
here. Forward march" The formula
is not new. 1t is the old and easy
CONSUMPTION of the outs against the
ms. And to those who have advance.
ed in the functions of observation far
enough to realize the utter futility of
the mechanical seesaw from the
Democratic fire to the Republican
frying-pan and back again, there is
considerable humor in the Republic.
can use of it as a measure Of mill
tary necessity.
The Democrats, first denying the
existence of hard times, then confess
sing it, and now asserting the return
of prosperity, present pathetic
sight. No longer in possession of
negative position, hopelessly in and
confusedly pro, they are hoplessly
playing the Republican game with
cards the Republicans have marked.
They are preparing to achievement.
They have yet to learn that to the
great majority OF those who live from
hand to mouth times are always hard
save when a voice of authority as
serts otherwise. and that the Repub-
lican leadership maintains a social,
commercial, political organization
for keeping within its own ranks that
voice of authority. For if a measure
of prosperity return and there is tang
ible evidence of it everywhere. the
Republican leaders will not lack Dy
a sympathetic audience in that con
sideration margin of society which
mas stationary or decreasing wages
in constantly mounting levels of the
cost Of liying-a condition which the
Democrats promised to correct by a
tariff revision and which they did not
correct,-Victor Murdoch in the June
Metropolitan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
AGREEMENT is REACHED
After Three Months Woodbury.
Granite Company SIGNS New Bill

Bethel. May 27.-After negotiations
which extended over period of
three months or more the Woodbury.
Granite company has signed an agree
ment with its quarry employees run
ming to April, 1920, during which
period it provides there shall be no
strike or lockout. but all matters in
dispute shall be determined by a
board of six members with an umpire
when necessary, whose decision shall
be final.
The old agreement expired on
March 81 last and pending settle
ment the men have not returned TO
work since until Thursday, when
they began to come back as needed.
The wage scale is appreciably high
err than by the four years agreement
expiring two months ago, and aver
ages only one-quarter cent an hour
under the rates of the new Barre
agreement. On March 26 Superinten-
dent Hovey proposed to the men to
continue working after March 81, on
condition that they be guaranteed the
pay to be agreed upon in Barre.
This they declined to do, on the
ground that their rules forbade their
working except under a definite
agreement.
Later the branch declined an offer
Of one cent an hour above the old
schedule for the first year and the
new Barre rates for the remainder of
the period.
The number of men generally EN-
ployed on the hill is about so. They
We're ahead of the sheds April SC
far that the sheds have had work up
to the present, but with about so men
laid Off.
Work ahead at the quarries con-
sists of getting out $4,000 feet of
granite for the remainder of the
Western Union Telegraph building in |
New York and $4,000 feet on a new
contract for the approaches to the
magnificent new State capitol at Mad |
ison Wis, also built of Bethel gran
lite
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
NEW JOB FOR CROCKETT
Win Edit Publications of University
of Vermont.

Walter II. Crockett, longtime edi-
tor of Vermont newspapers, favorab-
ly known to every newspaper in the
state and to all sorts and conditions
OF Vermonters, has been appointed
by the trustees of the University of
Vermont to the newly created posi-
ton OF Editor of University Publica-
tons In his new capacity he will
edit and publish the catalog and the
bulletins of the several Colleges of
the University, as well as the bull
letins, circulars, brieflets, etc, of the
experiment station and of the agri-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02

cultural extension service, and will
endeavor to greater extent than
has hitherto been possible to relate
the University activities to the peo-
pie of the State through the agency
of the press.
1t would be an act of supereroga-
tion TO introduce Mr.. Crockett or to
tell what he has done, but it may be
remarked that the class of work he
has done, in the past is an earnest Of
what he will do in the future. He
will continue to bear relationship to
the Office of the secretary of state in
his capacity as publicity agent
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
MORE ROOM AT sTATEHousg
Commission to Decide on Addition
of Separate Building.


The state building commission, re-
Gently appointed by Gov. Gates un-
der the provisions of the statute en-.
acted by the last Legislature, which
appropriated s15O.000 for an addition
to the state house, or the erection of
a new structure for the use OF the
state library, Supreme court and Yer
mont Historical society, held its
first meeting in the executive cham
Der at the capitol Monday afternoon.
Every member of the board, which is
composed of Horace Graham. w W.
Stickney, c, p Smith and H. w. Var.
mum, was present. and also Gov.
Gates, who is member ex-offcio.
The commission has to decide whet.
her or not an addition to the state
house in the form of wing on. the
east side or a separate building shall
DO erected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
TAFT cRITIcIsEs NOTE
Says German Reply is lrresponsive
and lnconclusive.

New Haven, May 31.-Ex-Presi-
dent Taft said tonight in discussing
the German reply:
IL think that the reply of the Ger
man Government is irresponsible and
inconclusive.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-06-02
U. S. TO INVESTIGATE

Our Officials in Liverpool Receive
Orders Regarding The Nebraskan
Liverpool, May 2S-The American
consul's office here has received in
structions from Washington to make
rigid investigation of the circum-
stances attending the sinking of the
American liner Nebraskan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-12
To DEDICATE NEW
CAMP Of GREEN
MOUNTAIN CLUB
Formal Opening Will Take Place
Next Monday
CLUB ARRANGES AN EXCURSION
Cabin is Located at junction Of
Mountain Trails in Several
Directions.
CLUB ARRANGES AN EXCURSION

The new permanent camp OF the
Green Mountain Club situated near
The foot of Hell Hollow" in Wood
ford is now practically completed and
on next Monday. the 10Th, the club
will hold Camp Warming and
hike TO dedicate the structure which
promises 10 be a poular rendezvous
for the members and travellers on the
Long Trail.
The camp site is ideal in every re-
spect, being accessible by carriage or
auto and about five and one half
miles from this village. Although the
camp cannot be seen from the road
and is only about 300 yards from the
terminus of the highway, a beautiful
view can be obtained from its spaci-
ious veranda. To the southwest lie
the mountains forming Woodiord
Hollow and to the northwest directly
opposite the camp one has an eXpan-
siye view of Bald Mountain, while to
the north and northeast are the
BiclSford and Glastonbury valleys.
The camp is also the nucleus of a
number of good trails affording many
oneday hikes. 1t is on the Long
Trail and Knowlton llill trail to Lit
tle Pond. while few hundred yards
TO the southwest the Bald Mountain
trail leaves the highway and to theh
north can be followed the trail to
ola Glastonbury. Glastonbury Noun
tain, Camp eleven and Somerset
The Dunvillc trail to Sucker Pond is
also easy of access.
The cabin itself is 16 by 70 feet
with ten-foot yeranda running the
length of the building.Thc inside is
arranged with good sized main
room and two bunk rooms aecommo-
dating eight persons Considerable
couipment has already been proyid-
ed making it possible for members to
drop in at any time and enjoy its
hospitality.
The excursion Monday will be
made by autos to the camp and from
there two hikes are planned one to
Little Pond by the Knowlton Hill
trail returning by the Long Trail and
the other to Old Glastonbury and pos
sibly up Glastonbury Mountain ii
time permits Those desiring trans
portation to and from the camp
should notify at once DR.. f. 5. Pratt
chairman of the excursion committee
or T. l.. Griswold, secretary. Mem
4 Ill ..1.sa a
bers may invite friends and all should
bring lunch.