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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
FEEBLE DEFENSE OF sTRApHANcINc

In speaking of straphanging the general manager
OF the lnterborough Rapid Transit Company in
New York City tells committee of the New York
Legislature that large part of the Interborough s
passengers prefer to stand" II requires how
ever, stretch of the imagination to believe such a
statement especially when applied to straphangers
In great city.
Arguments that are advanced in defense of strap
hanging include the contention that standing in
street cars is not actually Objectionable to men.
especially to those who have been sitting at their
work part or all of the time during the day. Per-
sons who will stand long periods of time to watch
parades or football games or other outdoor events.
1t is further held, cannot logically object to being
on their feet in street cars while they are being
transported to their destinations
Few persons have ever dared to come thus boldly
to the defense of straphangng, and it is at least
refreshing to learn of some one who has the nerve
to do SO. Fortunately Harrisburgers are not sub
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
BILL aimed At PERSONAL
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
Measure introduced Last Night Affects
Third Glass Cities-Another Meas
ure Proposes That the People Elect
the City Treasurers

Two bills affecting cities of the third
class in Pennsylvania were introduced
into the House last night, both of which
would make big changes in the plan of
governing sucn cities, should they pass.
The first, sponsored by Representative
Hap3ood, of Mexican, does away with
personal registration of voters. Mr..
Hapgood claims that registration keeps
large number of voters from the polls.
The second provides that the City
Treasurer shall be elected by the peo-
pie instead of by the City Commission
ers, as under the present Clark Commits.
sion form of government. His election,
the bill provides, shall be at the last
municipal election preceding the expi-
ration of his term and he shall take of.
flee the first Monday of January fol.
lowing, and shall serve for four years.
Representative Rininger, of Blair, intro
duced that measure.
Representative Rothenberger, of
Berks, would have the trips of inspee-
tlon to State institutions seeking State
aid done away with-the appropriations
committee to depend on the report of
the State Board of Charities--in reso.
lution introduced in the House last
night
A resolution praying the President
and Congress to prohibit the exporta-
tion OF foodstuffs and the lending of
money to any of the countries now at
war was introduced by Representative
Maurer, Socialist, of Berks. Representa-
tive Maurer also introduced a bill to
permit fishing on Sunday.
Other bills presented were:
Mr.. Dunn, Philadelphia, regulating
optometry and providing bureau of
optometrieal education, examination
and licensure; requiring Philadelphia to
establish municipal pension funds for
more.
Mr.. Gingery, Clearfeld providing
that distillers, brewers, rectifiers and
bottlers shall sell liquor only to licensed
persons.
Mr.. Lauer, Philadelphia, amending
act relative to estates of non.residents
so that they shall apply to residents OF
foreign countries.
Mr.. Alcorn, Clearfeld, making terms
of inspectors of weights and measures
four years.
Mr.. Spamgler, York, directing State
highway Department to take charge of
State highways, the toll roads embrac.
ed in the ''so'called Lincoln highway"
in Pennsylvania. The highway extends
from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
Mr.. Davis, Lackawanna, amending
automobile act to provide that persons
under hfteen years of age NAV operate
motor vehicles if accompanied bv a
licensed chauffeur or owner. No license
to be granted to persons between Is
and Is unless competency shall be es.
taoiished 10y affidavit signed by two L.
censed operatives.
Mr.. Glenn, Venango, amending
school code so that any State Normal
school which is conveyed to the State
shall be managed by trustees consisting
of ex-officio superintendents of schools
in counties in the Normal school dis.
trict.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
WISDOM OF PLANTING WHEAT

III is not surprising IN view OF the TACT that the
price of wheat has scared up to a figure which has
not before been approached, perhaps since the days
of our Civil War, that reports are going from all
the wheat growing districts of the country to the
effect that the farmers planning to increase to
very great extent the acreages devoted to the
raising of this grain.
Undoubtedly the lure of $167 bushel that has
been paid in the last few days for wheat is largely
responsible for the greatly stimulated activity
among the regular wheat growers and it will doubt
less be the cause of inducing many who never have
undertaken the cultivation of wheat to Join the
ranks of those who have
Wheat raising, of course, is not without its risks
The success of it depends chiefly on two things
high market prices and favorable conditions of
weather and soil. Doubtless many of those now
planning to extend their acreages or to enter into
wheat farming for the first time are prompted
largely by the hope of abnormaly big profits such
as are being made by those fortunate enough to
have held until now the wheat they raised in the
last season.
Whether those who hope for tremendously big
returns from the extra amount of wheat they are
planning to put out will be rewarded to the extent
they expect to be- is, of course not at all certain
but there seems to be more than reasonable assur-
ance that the farmers who will be satisfied with
falr and reasonable return for their efforts and
their investment will not be disappointed if they
increase their acreages. For even if the European
war; which is responsible for the big price of wheat
to-day, should suddenly terminate it will be many
months before the despoiled European fields can be
made to produce anything like their normal out
puts of grain.
There appears, therefore to be every reason To en-
courage increased wheat production in this country
In the Immediate future. 1t should benefit not onlv
the growers, but unemployed men who can find
work IN the wheat fields the railroads that haul the
wheat and the manufacturers of farm machinery
indeed 1t Will encourage greater industrial and COM
merclai activity in many unthought of directions
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

BY ). HOWARD VERT


gazed on scenes internal,
Midst the winters angry frown,-
On fortresses sore beleaguered,-
On shot-swept turrets and towns.
Lurid the air of the heavens
From the breath of shot and shells
Ghastly and grewsome the corpses
In the belts of pestilent hell.
On bulwark and bastion, the banners,
That streamed through the fetid air,
Wav'd grimly with hate and defiance
Amid the lurid glare.
And saw where fiercest and direst
Swept the hurtling battle storm,
Where bursting shells fell thickest
There tower'd sable form:
And knew by the CLEAN exuitant,
Lit up by the cannon's breath,
That the spectral shape before me
Was Azrael the angel of death.
" 'Tis well, it muttered hoarsely,
:" Oh the heart of Cain and his hand
Are peopling my realms with the youths |
That are brought from many land
" To die in these yawning trenches.
There are widows along the Rhine
The sun that glints on the Thames,
The Seine, and the Volga will shine
:" On tears that flow from the orphans,
The victims of hunger and need,
Whose sires are the holocaust gift
On the altars of kingly greed.
'Despotie ambition-the lust
To grasp, to crush and to kill,
OF old have filled my domain
At each tyrant's beck and WILL
=" As gloated on CORY Chalons,
On the windows of death at Sedan
On the Crimean corse-laden' d fields
OF Alma, Tchernaya, Redan,-
" Thus, sable-decked pinions unfolding,
soar with sulphurous breath,
Where fiat of kings is preparing
The tristful banquet of death. y
Then heard the voice of an angel
In pleading, plaintive and strong
" o, Just and Omnipotent One
How long? how longg how long?'
And an answer came from afar
That rended the yielding air.
=" Vengeance is Mine, saith the Lord;
. For judgment, o kings, prepare
:" Ye have slain till the earth is red
With the flow of the crimsoned flood ;
Ye have trampled and torn and for this
Ye must answer at the bar of God"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Pure BLOOD makes
HEALTHY people

Hoods Sarsaparilla removes serofula
sores, boils and other eruptions, be-
cause it drives out of the blood the
humors that cause them Eruptions
cannot be successfully treated with ex-
ternal applications, because these can
not purify the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes rich, red
blood, perfects the digestion, and builds
up the whole system. Insist on having
Hoods. Get it now. ADV.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

jected to any great extent, to the annoyance of
straphanging, but those toers in the great cities
who must daily ride in street cars to and from their
work will hardly agree with the Interborough man.
ager that standing in the street cars is not OBJ
jectionable to those who have to do it, often for
hours at time on their daily trips. They will
never be made to agree that most straphangers
prefer to stand.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
To Show Movies in camto,

The State Board of moving picture
eensors will obtain permission to hold
an entertainment for the State Senators
and Assemblymen in the hall of the
House, March 2, at 7.S0 p. m., if a
resolution introduced last night by Rep.
resentative Reynolds, of Philadelphia. is
passed. The resolution was laid over
for printing under the rules of the
House.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
A HINT

Doctor politely but looking at his watch with visible
impatience)"Pardon me, madam, but nv time is not INV
You have given all your symptoms in sufficient
detail, and now perhaps you will kndly-er-ha-"
Husband tnot so considerably y)-"Mara, he doesn't
want to hear tongue any He wants to look at
it."-Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
THE USUAL COURSE

Decided on where you would go this summerf'
"Why, got together last night and talked il over
mentioned preference. my had his nv daugh
ter hers We wranged it quite briskly for an hour
or more. Finally when pretty much exhausted
wife looked up in her quiet way and said she had de-
cided on the place two months ago. Whereupon we ad.
journed without date. ."-Ceveand Plain Dealer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
HE SHALL HAVE Ir

Senator, you promised me job
But there jobs"
II need job Senator
'We I'll ask for a commission to investigate as to why
there jobs, and you get job on that Pitts
burgh Post.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
OBJECTS TO SYMPATHY

When speeches do not make a hit,
Most folks may leave the hall.
The poor stenographers must sit
And listen to 'em all! -Excbanpe
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
MOST FORTUNATE

washing dishes roughens the skin and sweeping fattens
the fingers
Eyes. Isn't it fortunate ones hands are not injured
by playing bridgef"-Exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
"Tipperary'' Sung in Dutch

Just how they sing "T;pperary" in
Holland, where that popular song has
been translated into Dutch and sells on
the streets of Amsterdam at four cents
a copy. is thus given by an English
newspaper:
t Is zoo Yer veg naar Tepperary,
t 1t zoo yer hier van daan,
t Is zoo yer veg naar Tepperary,
ON naar min Molly been to gaan,
Adieu, Piccadilly, Vaarweel, vrien.
denscharr,
t Is 500 N lange veg naar Tep.
perary,
Maar min hart is daar.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

The Harrisburg Polytechnic Dispensary
will be open daily except Sunday at
p. m, at its new location, Front and
Harris streets, for the free treatment
Of the worthy poor.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
USELESS

Mother-"And my little didn't cry when he fell
down.
Little Man-"There wasn't anybody to hear!"-London
Opinion.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

Fossier, another veteran, and his son,
Henri, long distance rider, are also
carrying dispatches.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

The safety first idea does not have a very
strong hold Europe.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Winged Infantry" of France


The winged infantry" or French
cycling corps, has rendered such good
service that the contingent is being in.
creased considerably. Though cycling
as a sport continued its hold on France
longer than on any other country it
was, like the automobile, neglected by
the army until August, 1913, when the
Minister of War authorized its use in
connection with the cavalry, with the
object Of increasing the offensive ca
pacity of the latter. War has proven
that it has wider scope of usefulness,
being able to replace the cavalry entire
ly where the ground is favorable, with
the added efficiency of the infantry.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
LOST

Does your husband ever lose his temper9"
mot any He lost it permanently about years
after our marriage. Exchange
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
IMMUNE

HamptonThat cigar you're smoking is strong enough
to kill mule"
Rhodes-"G wan, I've been smoking these for yearsH'-
Philadelphia Bulletin
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

| 1t looks though Governor Brumbaugh will have dc
it all when it to cutting down expenses.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

Maud-"What makes Carol disked9"
Beatrix-"she got the most for being popular"
Life.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

Why not make that ordinance against ''unnecessar
noises apply to all parts of the city, Mr.. Mayor'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
censored.

They going to have movie show for the law.
makers at the capitol Hope the pictures will be properly
censored
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

The grounding is making good.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Training Army Cyclists

Cyclists in the army receive the same
training as the infantry, with special
course of instruction in the use of the
bicycle in the field. They are trained
in the exercise of folling their ma
chimes until they are capable of MAX
ing halt, shouldering their outfit and
Transforming themselves into infantry
ready TO charge in one minute. One of
the oldest cyclists inNthe service, is, no
doubt, the veteran Dhers WHO was one
of the champions of France 80 years
ago. His two sons, Edouard and Eu-
gene, who were also champions in their
turn, are cyelist messengers. Honore
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Ionaue.End Topics
"Pinhooker Sports

In 'sOutdoor Life for January, a
magazine devoted to hunting. fishing,
trapping and other outdoor recreations,
is story told by ''Old HANK Ca
madam guide, in which he tells of his
experience with Western Pennsylva-
MIA Senator. After saying that Canada
is over-run with "pinhooker sports, -
by which he means those who do not
hire a guide but paddle around all day
by themselves and get nothing, the old
guide says:
"And | call to mind the greatest
cheap sport l ever seed in all my forty
FIVE year of guiding-State Senator
from down in your country he was
Pennsylvany they said was the name OF
the state. 1t was over to Ontario, and
me and Chris had guided them for ten
days. The Senator was awful slick
tonguel and polite, but wanted to be
fshin all the time, until l says one
day:
"Senator, next time you come up in
this north country bring little 'lectric
light to put on your bait SO we wont
waste no more time nights. He took
the hint. When he was goin out l
padded him to the end of the lake and
he paid me off and then begins diggin
round in his pocket. Says he:
90 Hank, we had q fine time togeth-
er and l will always remember it. We
got lot of fine trout too, SO l want to
give You somethin extra.
And with that he pulls out nice
new dime-yes sir, ten cents!-and
hands it over to me. Says L:
"Senator, you better keep it, can t
take it. You might need bit of a
lunch or some postage stamps on the
way home, and I gets into the canoe
and paddles off as fast as can for fear
Of gettin mad and hurtin the old gaf-
fer.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Wednesday, not much change
III temperature. Lowest temperature
tonight about 20 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight
and Wednesday. Moderate northwest
winds.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09
Asks s5o, 900 for Local Hospital

The first Harrisburg appropriation
bill was introduced in the House last
evening by Representative Wildman. 1t
carries $4,000 for the Harrisburg hos
pital. Of this $4,000 is for mainte.
nance for two years, $4,000 for fire
doors, $4,000 for operating room equip
ment, $4,000 for laundry machinery
and $4,000 for thing labratories.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-09

YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest. 81; lowest, %; a. M, "a p. M, IS.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-20
ATTEMPT TO STEAL
G|0GA'S AUTOMOBILE
ONE MAN GETS AWAY, BUT 9TH
Err PROWLER Is NOW IN
IN JAIL

James Gioga, owner of Gioga's
grocery store, was awakened shortly
after retiring last night by a noise
seemingly coming from his garage in
the real of the store on North Main
street. Gioga, clad only in his night
shirt, but armed to the teeth, pro-
ceeded to investigate with the result
that he surprised a couple of would
be burglars in the act of backing his
automobile out of the garage.
One of the men, hearing Gioga APP
proach, fled precipitately down the
alley, but the other in attempting to
make his getaway found himself look
ing into the barrel of a six shooter.
Not being able to give a satisfactory
account of his actions the man was
held until the arrival of Deputy
Sheriff Bogard, who escorted him to
the county Jail. When questioned
this morning the midnight prowler,
who gave the name of Ralph Dyer
and said Tonopah was his home, de-
clared that he was not seeking to
steal the automobile. He could not,
however, explain his presence in
Gioga's garage.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-20
MANHATTAN MINES ARE
PRODUCING STEADILY
COMMERCIAL ORE BEING TAKEN
FROM SEVERAL
PROPERTIES

The Big Pine glory hole operations
keep the new mill grinding on from
100 to 125 tons of fines, which rep
reseuts a total of about 400 tons of
rock broken and hoisted each day,
according to a communication to the
Mining World. The large proper
ton of oversize is due to the rock
crusher being too small to crush
enough tonnage to keep the tube mill
employed steadily. The grade of
ore to the mill has been steadily i'm
proving as depth is gained in the
glory hole work. The waste stacker,
and the classifier in the mill, are
the latest improvements to the
equipment.
The property until recently known
as the Gold Crater, but now called
the Bull Head after the name Of the
mining claim. owned by Mushett and
Wittenberg. has started operations
and in a drift north from the
working shaft on the 150-foot level,
HdS cut q ZouC VI ChiiShOu SShioI,
supposedly a continuation of the belt
found in the Big Pine and Reilly
Fraction properties.
A recent small milling made by
Wann and Reed lessees on the April
Fool claim, show an average of $50
per ton. This lease has steadily
netted profits of better than
wages to its wner for more than
two years of development work.
From the Valley View, a new pro-
Queer operated by Pannion and An
derson, it's first milling was made re-
Gently and demonstrated a good
| grade of ore mined by tunnel.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-20
TWO T. AND T. TRAINMEN
ARE INJURED IN WRECK

The engine and two boxcars of
train No. 9 of the Tonopah and Tide
water railroad, coming north to Beat
ty, we're derailed and thrown into a
ditch at 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing at Morrison's spur, two miles
south of Tecopa, Calf, and 80 miles
south of Beatty. With the exception
of Engineer Mcdonald and Fireman
Holm, nobody was injured. The
former suffered a broken leg and
arm and the latter's spine was In
jured. Because of the lack of a d.
rect wire only meager reports have
been received Of the accident and
nothing is known concerning the
damage or the cause of the derail-
men. The train crew which figured
in the accident runs between Ludlow
and Tecopa.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR u.
s. PATENT
(0S913)

Survey No. 423S, January Lode.
U. S. Land Office, Carson City,
Nevada, Dec. 81, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that w. w.
Degge, whose postoffice address !
Boulder, Colorado. by his attorney.
intact, Louis Bessler, of Goldfield,
Nevada, has made application for a
patent for 1900 linear feet on the
January lode, bearing gold, silver
and copper, being $50 feet S. 61' 90
E and $50 feet N. 61' 20 w. from
the discovery monument, with coo
feet in width situate in Montezuma,
(unorganized) mining district, Es-
meralda county, state of Nevada, and
described by the official plat here.
with posted and by the field notes on
file in the office of the register of
the Carson City land office as fol-
lows: Beginning at cor. No. /,
whence the S. E. cor. sec. 4 T. 3 S.
Al e M d B and M bears S. 49, 34'
80" E. l S34.6 feet. Thence N 2S'
34' e GOO feet to cor No. 2. Thence
N 61' 26' w. 1900 feet to cor No. 3.
Thence S. 80 ga w 600 feet to cor.
4. Thence S 61' 26' E. 1900 feet to
cor. /, and forming a portion Of the
S. IL sec. 4 T. 3 S. r. Al E., said 10
cation being recorded in Book 8 at
page 291, Of mining locations, rec
ords Of Esmeralda county, Nevada.
Adjoining claims, January No. 1,
lode, claimant herein.
SHOBER j. ROGERS,
Register.
First pub Jan. 80, 1915.
Last pub. April 8, 1915.
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NOTICE
To o. A. Erdman, his heirs, execu-
tors, administrators and as

To o. A. Erdman, his heirs, execu-
tors, administrators and as
signs:
You r hereby notified that l
have expended during the years
1913 and 1914, two hundred dollars
in labor and improvements upon
the Nellie lode mining claim, stu
ated in the Montezuma Mining dis
trict, County of Esmeralda,
State of Nevada. the location certifi-
cate of which is found of record in
Book Z, page 624, in the office of
the recorder of said county, in order
to hold said claim under the o
visions of Section 1924 Of the Revis-
ed Statutes Of the United States,
and the amendment thereto approx
ed January 90, 1880, concerning
annual labor upon mining claims,
being the mount required to hold
said lode for the period ending the
31st day of December, 1914, and if
within ninety days from the person
al service of this notice, or within
ninety days after the publication
thereof, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such ex-
penditure as cO-Owner. which
amounts to sevehty-five dollars.
your interest in the claim will be-
come the property of the subscrib-
err, your co-owner, who has made the
required expenditure, by the terms
of said section.
Fl p. ANSHUTZ.
Eirct puh Ian 16