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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15

This wonderful instrument, marvel
of musical genius and mechanical skill,
will be played for the first time to-day
by Professor Twadell, who will render
that masterful selection, ",rhe Storm, !"
descriptive of army life, in which the
soldiers are seated around the camp fire
singing, "Tenting Tonight on the Old
Camp Ground Church bells are heard
in the distant church tower; the church
organ is heard playing Lead Kindly,
Light while the chimes are being
played, the storm is heard approaching,
then the bugle call to arms is sounded
and the battle is on; as the armies come
closer to each other, the storm is get
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
The Federal LEAGUE HAS
MANY Clever RECRUITS
Semi-Pro and College Youngsters Try
ing Hard to Land Regular Berths
Some Minor Leaguers Have
Jumped to Outlaws

Training camp reports from Southern
fields, where Federal Leaguers are pre-
pairing for the opening championship
games on April 10, contain reference to
many players with whose names the
rams are unfamiliar. Thomas Gilmore,
the new secretary of the Federal
League, has rounded up statistical mat
ter on the unknown, and explained yes
terday why several ambitious Young
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Mrs. Mary Esterline

The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Esterline,
wife of John Esterline, who died Fri
day at her home, 3347 North Sixth
street, was held this afternoon at 2
o clock. The services were in charge
of the Rev. Peter FL. Balsbaugh, pastor
of the Sixth Street United Brethren
church. Interment was in the East
Harrisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Trainmen's Lodge Elects oaicers

At a meeting of Lodge No. AZ, Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, in the
hall, Third and Cumberland streets,
yesterday afternoon, H. B. Huber was
elected secretary of the local grievance
committee of the Philadelphia division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. NJ. I.
Robinson was also reelected legislative
representative. The lodge has a mem
bership of 492.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15

ting more severe; bugle sounds the
call to charge and the battle reaches its
height; as the storm dies down, the war
ceases to the victory of the United
States; as the soldiers near camp, the
band is heard playing, "The Star
Spangled Banner" as camp is reached,
taps are sounded and all lights ex-
tinguished.
This big pipe organ has tone,board
manual with 65 stops and 80 foot
pedals, which makes the performer com
plete master of the instrument. He has
but to supply the inspiration to bring
about the most perfect harmonies and
effects ranging from whisper strain to
tones of mighty volume.-Adv.+
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
John 8. Weaver seriouslv TN

John s. Weaver, one of the oldest
bakers and confectioners in the city, "a
North Third street, is reported to be in
a serious condition with pneumonia at
his home, 205 Pine street. Mr.. Weaver
has been lii since last Tuesday and for
the past As hours has been in serious
condition. This is the second time in
the past twelve months he has suffered
with the disease.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Mrs. Rebecca A. Ney

The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca A. Ney,
wife of John w. Ney, 2O46 North
Fourth street, who died Friday, was
held this afternoon at 2 O'Clock from
her home. TIL services were in charge
of the Rev. B. III. Hart, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
church. Interment was in the East
Harrisburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Mrs, Mary KIosterman

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Kloster-
man, who died at her home in Phila-
delphia Friday, was held from the
home of her sister, Mrs. John Hepperle.
532 South Cameron street, this after
noon at 2 O'Clock. The services were
in charge of the Rev. DR.. Ellis N.
Kremer, pastor of the Reformed Salem
church. Interment was made in the
Paxtang cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
HARRISBURG.
worlds Champion Billiard Tournament

Chicago, March 15.-Players in the
worlds championship three cushion
billiard tournament entered ON their
second week of competition to-day,
having played twenty-six of the sixty
six games scheduled. George Sutton,
of Chicago, was obliged to withdraw
from the tournament because of illness.
Lloyd Jevne, of Salt Lake City, took
Sutton s place. William Huey, of
Chicago, is leading the tournament with
three straight victories.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15

Eastern League Will Meet Independ-
ents Tomorrow Night

The Jasper team of the Eastern
League will appear in Chestnut street
auditorium tomorrow night against the
Harrisburg Independents. While this
team has not been very successful in its
league games this season, it defeated
Camden last week, putting them out OF
the first place. The game will be called
at s O'Clock and will be followed by
the usual dance. The lineup:
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Trimming the Barher

The Head Barber-Sure, Mr.. All
gall, I'll lend you a dollar. Glad to
help you out.
Mr.. Allgall-Many thanks, old
man. They re having sale of safety
razors around the corner, and / didn't
wantto miss it.-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Not in His Line

They tell me-, said the new re-
porter, who was doing an interview,
that you have succeeded in forging
your way to the front
"Sir," said the self-made man cold
ly, ''you have been misinformed. I'm
no forger.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Basketball at Tech Tonight

The Crescent A. A. will meet the
Methodist scrubs tonight in the Tech
nical High school gymnasium to, decide
class c championship honors. Both
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
st. Matthew ,s

SubsututlOns, Bin Tor Huston, Wis
bach for McCauley. Field goals, Con.
ley, 3; McCauley, 81 Cahill, Q; Leedy.
8; Huston, Wilsbach, 8; Bill, Good, 2;
Wingard, 4 Fairlamb, 4. Foul goals,
Good, 2; Cahill, q Referee, johnson.
Time, Commute halves.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
HOFFMAN Defeats HELPER
Former Reading Manager Takes Live
Bird Challenge Shoot From Har-
risburg-Worden Winner

In the challenge shoot for the State
live bird championship Saturday aft
ernoon on the range of the Harrisburg
Sportsmen s Association at Division
street, Izzy Hoffman, former manager
of the Reading Tri-State baseball team
won from G. W. Helper, of Harrisburg.
A shoot off was necessary to decide
the match. The scores:
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Dies From Result of Fam

Strasburg, March 15.-David Myers,
65 years old, died Saturday from the
result of fall two weeks ago. Several
children and grandchildren survive.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
i've Bird Championship

In the 100 clay target shoot Lock
wood Worden won with a march of
94, winning the Dupont silver trophy
for this feat. c. N. Miller, of West
Fairview, was second with 80. The
Harrisburg Sportsmen Association
will stage the deciding match with the
West Fairview team on the local range
Marnh o. Tho c,lr,n1n q rr.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Atticks Leading Casino League

Atticks, of the Monarchs, is still
leading the Casino League bowlers. His
average is 199 for sixty games. Mont
gomery, of the Senators, has bowled
for an average of 1876 pins in sixty FIVE
games.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
DANvILLE DEFEAT TECH
Locals Lose Hard Game Under A. A. U.
Rules 45 to 81

Danville High won from Tech at
Danville Saturday night by the score of
As to 81. The game was played under
the A. A. U. rules. Melville and He'd
dens played brilliant games. The line
up:
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Arrows, SO; St. Matthews. ae

The Arrows won from the st. Matt
hew's FIVE on the Hassett floor Satu.
day afternoon by score of sc to %.
1t was their fourteenth consecutive vic
tory. The lineup:
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Total Is

Fouls committed, Independents, s.
Camden, 4. Referee, Early Timer,
Klinelne. Scorer, Smith. Time of
halves, 20 minutes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
wins in Last Half Minute

Oberlin lost to Hummelstown at
Hummelstown Saturday by the score of
3S to 81. Bordner and Bear scored for
Hummelstown in the last thirty seconds
of play winning the contest. The line
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15

Virtue consists in avoiding vice and
is the highest wisdom.-Horace.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
DR.KLUGH, Specialist

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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
Hummelsto!wn.

Field goals, NJ. Young, 6; G. Young,
1; Bachman, 2 Schaeffer, 8; Bordner,
8; Brinser, 8; Baer, 2; Swope, /. Fouls,
Young, 4; Brinser, l.; Bordner, g.. Ref
cree, Bachman; scorer, Hartman; timer,
Laudermilch. Time, Commute halves.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15
BOWLING RESULTS

P. r. r. Y. N. G. A. ALLEYS
Regulars of division engineers Office
defeat Yanigans by 3S pins
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15

Easy to put ono can't come
off-light as feather; birds
don't mind them. Made in red,
white, green. yellow, etc. All
sizes, including chicks and pig
cons. Mark your birds, the
layers, the age, etc.
25c per dozen; S1.25
per 100; CSC for 80.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-15

1t holds IL qts., enough for a pen for
a week. You can adjust it to allow just
as much feed as you want them to have
each day. The birds work the feeder
themselves. 1t keeps them busy all day
and the feed is always there-you need
not bother-fill the feeder once week.
The New Apaco Grain Feeder. 81 90
Delivered Anywhere
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Unimportant If True
By DR.. ERITAS

The who seldom gets canned.
The German is not all at by any
And people think undertake make ovecharges.
Hitch your star, driver, and let er
And the price of will begin down
Funny but when backsmhs strike they just quit striking
Well haven't
they?
Ride today you headache
people great expectation
o a little.
The who talks about who the
water wagon longest
What has become of the odaoned who claimed understand
the Mexican situation?
Mother and the girls knitting the Blgans and father mas buy
pair of socks every week
Yes Decia all right fall with after the
Christmas giving
The Chinese ought be Representative Gardeners
that of warships junk
You may look for improvement the paragraph columns
that the almanacs
told tghtwad
fear would live the and would be unable all
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
An UndigniGed Report.

In sorrow rather than in anger do we shake
our head over the annual rer ort of John Skelton
Williams, Comptroller of the Currency, in which he
makes charges and denunciations of purely per-
sonal character affecting one of the great national
banks of the United States. The matter might be
understandable, though extraordinary, if it
referred to controversy of public financial
nature. But on its face it appears to be wholly a
complaint-or the exhibition of what is commonly
called "grouch"-on the part of the Comptroller
of a personal attack made upon him more than
a year ago by one New York newspaper, which
he says "instgated" because of enmity grow
ing out of private controversy between the Comp
troller and certain national bank.
The annual report of the Comptroller of, the
Currency like that of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, is formal public document prepared for the
purpose of giving information to Congress and to
the people of the country upon departmental and
financial matters. 1t is not place for the conduct
of personal squabbles or the revenge of personal
wrongs. If John Shelton Williams felt himself
aggrieved by the ATTACK" made by the New York
Tribune in November 1913, he should have mani
tested his grief and his resentment in some other
quarter than in his annual report to Congress; and
of dignity which should attach to his high office
He may congratulate himself, if it is any pleasure
to him, that he has mortified the national pride of
his countrymen.
We wonder what opinion is held of this matter
by the cool, serene, and always digni6ed present
occupant of the White House.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
The High-pressure Lie.

Fortunately We often have to do our
work in less time than il seems to de
serve. For that Is likely to mean that
the work will be better done than if We
had ample time for 1t. veteran Chris
tian worker and writer once said to \
friend: Il never knew anything worth
while to be done that was not done un-
der pressure. Men who write under
pressure give 10 their writings a ten
per- they would not have were they writ
ten at leisure" Pressure often seems
to produce a quality, a cOmpactness OF
fiber, a concentration of thought, that
comes in no other way. Even II We are
not sharply limited in our time for i Ger
tain piece of work, IT is quite within our
power to gain the benefit Of the sense or
pressure by remembering the precious
ness of every minute Of time, and the
stewardship for which We are to be held
accountable. An easy-gOing sense OF
having plenty of time" is likely to mean
a loose. fiabby quality in our work. Let
us welcome the enforced safeguards
against this with which the circum-
stances Of life often surround us.-Sun-
day School Times.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Keep American Money at Home.

Next to the soldiers who are in the field the
most essential thing for carrying war is moneg
The harder it becomes for Europe to raise funds,
the more difficult will it be to proIong this
less conflict ...
The United States happens to be the only
country in the world which is both at peace, and
which might, if it cared to do So furnish an
nous amount of capital for the business of Eu-
ropean slaughter. No other nation not at war can
be expected to supply a dollar.
But able though it may be to help finance bat
ties on land and sea, the United States should
make every possible effort not to lend penny for
that purpose 1t becomes more and more impera-
tive that some rational steps be taken to prevent
Europe from exchanging its securities for our
cash. That is the only direct way of keeping
American money out of the war.
Our country can perform double service by
such course. In the first place it would tend
to shorten the war, which is costly for everybody
and, moreover, it would ward off further hard
ship for all business, which would inevitably occur
if the United States is called upon to export a
great quantity of gold.-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Not an Extravagance.

Thus far, it must be admitted, aircraft has not
played the spectacular role in the European war
which was expected of it. That is not to say that
has failed to give excellent account of itself
as a scout and range finder but it has not yet
proved itself to be the supreme destructive agent
the world feared it might turn out to be. Those
mammoth drigibles which were to sweep Britain
with the besom of destruction no longer inspire
terror and the threatened aerial invasion of that
country has become an old wives tale 1t is evil
dent that the time has not yet arrived when air
craft may be relied upon to do the work Of armies
and naval armaments.
STILL enough has been accomplished to warrant
the appropriation for aircraft of 100000 recon-
mended by the House Naval Committee. Now is
the time for US to profit by all that has been done
to bring aircraft to the condition of apprecable
force in warfare. If we are not to have what some
very competent judges regard as adequate sub
marine feet for defensive purposes, should not
let trivial million dollars stand in the way of
keeping abreast with some of the minor European
governments in the matter of air navigation.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Another Vanishing Species.

Like the buffalo, the Bull Moose is disappear
ing before the advance of civilization Soon only a
few specimens will survive, protected in political
geological gardens There will be societies for their
preservation appeals to generous public to contrib
ute to funds for their conservation heavy penalties
for heartIess men who pursue them in spirit of
false sport.
In all the counties of New York City the en-
rolment in 1914 was about a third under that in
1913. The total enrolment for the whole city this
year is 1895; last year it $3.50. The movement
away from the standard of social justice is steady
and continuous. Moreover, the voters who are now
quitting the fold are the men who last fall saved
it from capture by Sulzer. They voted for Whit
man in November and many of them registering
enrolled in the Republican party More of them will
return to their old allegiance 1915 in order to have
saw in the primaries of the Presidential year.
There are optimists who still indulge in vain
speculation as to whether the Bull Moose will sur
vive. The answer to their questionings is that il
does not-New York Sun.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Oil that Machiner!

The public charities OF New York City are not
in good working order; they need readjustment
and generous application of lubricants to lessen
the friction. Some way another, the parts of
the machinery have become entangled in red
tape that they do not respond promptly in instances
of dire emergency, which come all too frequently
nowadays. There is urgent need for the services
of ingenious engineer who is able to free the
system from the obstructivcs which are interfering
with its usefulness.
Here is an illustrations Several weeks ago, a
private donor, fired by charitable impulse, sent
600 pairs of shoes and 1000 pairs of stockings to
the Municipal Lodging House for distribution. This
liberal dole reached the lodging house in safety,
and, intact. 1t is still there. No order has been
issued for its disposal and the city charter experts
have discovered that this footwear cannot be given
away. Meanwhile hundreds who need shoes and
stockings in the open and the temperature is
not attuned to barefootedness these midwinter
days. All this seems to be another conflict be-
tween system and common sense.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Oregon Recovering Sanity.

The unanimous sentiment of a convention of
county officials in Oregon that the eugenic mar
riage law of that State requiring physical exam-
nation of all male applicants for licenses has
proved harmful and should be repealed, is another
reminder of the reaction that has set in among
the Oregonians from the fever of faddism which
has been raging there.
The benefits that promised by the advo-
Gates of the law did not materialize. Sucr certih-
Gates as were filed represented in the majority of
cases only formal compliance with the law.
Evasions were encouraged, and there was no diff
hculty in defeating the law by going outside the
State for the marriage ceremony. The experience
was much the same as that of other States where
freak statutes have been enacted ultimately to
become dead letters, and generally looked upon
as harmless, although they positively harmful
Oregon evidently is getting tired of being an
experiment station. The idea is no longer popular
in Wisconsin, save in the immediate vicinity of
the State University; elsewhere the taxpayers arc
counting the cost of government Ohio barely
escaped catching the disease, and Kansas appears
to have taken the prosperity for its bad habit
of radicalism. Everywhere the legislative mania
is subsiding and the demand is for fewer laws and
more thorough testing and considerations Tor such
as are snacted.-Ph philadelphia Bulletin
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Salaries and Men.

We are creating bureaus and commits
sions and filling them with S5,ONO-a-year
men to tell the SjO,OOO-a-year heads ot
our corporations what to do and what
not TO do.-President LearCh, Of tho
American Bankers Investment Associa-
tiOn.
The significant part of it is that the
$4,000 men, after protesting and, some
times litigation. fall in line with the
suggestions OF the 5000 men and find
the suggestions profitable. 1t should be
pretty fairly impressed upon the pres'-
ami ~ the American Bankers ASsoCia-
tior nv this time that the things for
which the S5O,OOO-a-year heads of corpo-
rations are being crimiuany indicted are
not things which were suggested by the
5OOO-a-year commission and bureau men
Sioux City Tribune.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
The Bow of Promise in the Sky.

Friends of peace and advocates of inter
national court to enforce the prohibitions and COM
mands of international law need not be downcast.
There has never before been manifested such over
whelming sentiment in favor of respect for nterna
tional guarantees has become apparent since
Germany invaded Belgium. According to the old
theory and practice, necessity made its own laws,
treaties made to be broken. immunities
pledged in time OF peace not to be respected
in time of war. And nations which acted on this
theory did not feel called upon to explain defend
their course before the conscience of the world.
But now every German spokesman in every
neutral country is paying homage to the demand
that neutrality treaties are made to be respected
and is seeking to excuse his country for its viola
ruck and ravage of the incarnadined fields shines
the first glimmer of a world sentiment that will
grow until there is accepted body of interna-
tional law and international police force to COM
pei respect for its mandates. AS the season ap-
proaches when the angels sang of peace on earth
and good will toward men, the optimists should
take heart they consider this sign of promise
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-02
Pleads for Lower Death Rate.

Dr. E A Winslow, of the State board of health
of New York. speaking before the American As
sociation for the Advancement of Science, meeting
here this week, said:
Fully as tragic as the deaths due to the war
were those of 100000 men, women, and children
who died in the United States during 1914. Fully
20 per cent of these deaths were needless Half
of them might have been prevented by simple pro-
cedures."
DR.. WinSlow's assertion will be not only borne
out but accentuated by social workers in Philadel-
phia Evil housing filthy surroundings cherries
conditions, lack of sunlight-in Short general lack
of those essentials which make for physical strength
and cheerful minds-cause death rate entirely be-
yond proper proportion. Yet councils haggles over
one of the simple procedures" which would serve
to remedy such waste of vitality namely putting into
effect the State housing law-PhladalnSsia E--nine
Ledger.