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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-08

presented in neat and fitting address
by Prof. j. Kelso Green, of Carlisle.
The address by the Rev. R. A. Bausch,
of Hummelstown, to the graduates, was
well received.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Sanders, of Big
! lerville, and Miss Helen Wierman. of
York, are guests at the Lutheran par
sonage.
Mrs. Edith Derr and daughter, Ruth,
and Miss Mary Peoples, of Mt. Joy,
are guests at the United Brethren par
sonage.
The program in the Lutheran church
tomorrow at 1890 will be in honor of
mother, as follows: Hymn, "There s
a Wilderness in God s Mercy" prayer;
recitation, "The White Flower by
Ethel Hoover; solo, Miss Mary Morgan;
reading, "The Old Home,' j. Harper
Lantz; hymn, "Tell Me the Old, Old
Story" baptism of children; address by
the pastor; music by the choir reading
and music, Bernard Gladfclter; dox-
ology; benediction
Mothers Day will also be observed
in the United Brethren church at 1890
a. m. and the anniversary of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society in the evening
at 7.15.
The Woman s Missionary Society met
last night at the home of Mrs Martha
Miller, Third street
The Rev. S. B. Bidlack and family
were at 'Marysville yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Coble and chill
dren, Bruce and Ruth. of Lancaster,
visited Mrs. Coble's father, f. g. Spar.
row, yesterday and to-day.
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ELIZABETHVILLE
Miss Kate Cooper Government EN-
ploye, Returns to Washington

9p"" ~ correspondence.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, May S.-W. R. sny-
der has purchased another machine,
this one being a Maxwell roadster.
Miss Kate Cooper returned to Wash.
lngton after visiting relatives here.
Miss Cooper is employed by the gov
ernment at the national capital
Miss Dorothy Shaffner, of Carlisle,
visited H. NJ. Miller and family the
fore part of the week.
w. A. Bauder went to Middletown.
where he attended the funeral of his
father this afternoon.
Mrs. Mark l.. Swab spent few days
at Sunbury.
Mrs. Solomon Gottschall is confined
to her bed with heart trouble.
w. S. Daniel made a trip to Harris
burg on Thursday and is visiting
friends.
Jonas Rowe is spending week with
his children at Harrisburg and Middle
town.
Harvey NJ. Miller and daughter.
Sara, spent Thursday at Harrisburg
seeing the circus.
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WAR IN EUROPE Will make
People Travel At Home
Hugh Chalmers Says Auto Tourists Will
Then Discover Why American Roads
Lack the Perfection of Europe's
Motor Trails

Motor courses in Amerieanism" is
Hugh Chalmers way of defining the
significance of the sudden vogue of
transeontinental automobile trips which
Europes war has conferred upon this
country.
The head of the Chalmers Motor Com
pany holds that provincialism and Sec
tlonallsm fade away before the magic
of cross-country motoring.
Cutting a cross section of the coun.
try by means of a leisurely caravaning
trip by motor" asserts Mr.. Chalmers,
will afford intimate glimpses of diff
ferent regions of their country to
Americans who have hitherto been
veritable strangers in their own land,
and is going to give our wanderers and
lovers of the exotic a dose of genuine,
old-fashioned Americanism that will do
them heap of good.
AS they 90 motoring in this ooun.
try, they will discover that most of our
roads lack the perfection of Europe's
motor trails. They will discover that
one reason for our mediocre roads is tbe
TACT that too many American dollars
have been poured into the funnel of
forelgn travel in past years.
IAe touring season of 1915 will
teach Americas wealthy sons many of
Americas needs. 1t will vitalize the
need of better roads and better wavside
inns for devotees of the steering wheel
and the open road.
The wholesome rigors that tourists
Will encounter on the road will do no
harm. Those who drive from coast to
coast on the Lincoln Highway will find
it boulevard compared with manv
roads with which they are familiar.
Even its desert stretches need not
be approached with alarm. There are
not more than three or four bad spots
on the great American desert and even
those are not much over a hundred
yards in extent"
Mr.. Ross Morton, of the keystone
Motor Car Company the local Chalmers
distributor, declares that MANY Chal.
mers owners will spend their vacations
in their own cars this summer. Vaca.
tions thus spent, he asserts, will prove
not only profitable but economical,
See America first" he says, "and see
1T from your car. ."-Adv.s
Fink's xxx Derby Ale is especially
strong in hops.-Adv.
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YOUNGSTOWN
Plans Already Being Made for Fourth
of July Celebration
po"Ial C0rrespondence.

special Correspondence
Hummelstown, May 8.-Representa.
tives of the various organizations of
the borough at meeting held in the
engine house last evening decided Tn
hold Fourth of July celebration simi.
lar to that of last year. Committees
had been appointed by the organiza.
tions and the chairmen of these com.
mittees will form the general commit
tee which organized by electing Harry
snyder, chairman; F. J. Bolton, secre.
tary and Richard B. Earnest, treasurer.
1t was reported that there is a balance
on hand OF 500 and this sum will be
used to start the celebration fund. The
general committee will meet next Wed.
nesday evening at $50 o'clock in the
engine house. At this meeting plans for
the celebration will be formulated and
numerous committees appointed. The
celebration will be of the same nature
as last year although new features will
be arranged. There willsbe a fantastic
parade, civic parade, jSband concerts.
athletic events, baseball games and
various contests in which prizes will be
awarded The merchants and organi-
cations will again be asked to have
floats in the line of parade and decor
ated automobiles will be feature. The
soliciting of funds will be started with
in the next week and great efforts
will be made to surpass last year IS
successful celebration.
The report of Professor w. A. Gee
sey shows that there was an enrolment
of 422 pupils for the eighth month of
the term the per cent. of attendance
for the month being 96. There were
present every day during the month
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NEW CUMBERLAND
primary School Gives a May Day En-.
tertainment
special Correspondence.

| Special Correspondence.
| New Cumberland, May S.-A Nav
DAY entertainment was given by tbe
primary school of the borough vester.
day afternt on, which was delightful
an ar: 1t was gotten up by the teacher
OF this school, Miss Helen Fogelsonger.
and reflects great credit on her and her
well-trained pupils. The room was
prettily and artistically decorated. one
OF the chief attractions being a Nav
pole, from which was suspended mini,
and white ribbons. Ten bows and girls
TOOK part in this exercise and as they
danced and sang they wound and un.
wound the ribbons from the pole. 1t
was beautiful sight. Recitations. the
subjects relating to birds and flowers.
were well rendered by the little people.
The entire school took part in the exer.
cises, at the close of which the Rev.
A. r. Ayrcs, pastor or Trinity United
Brethren church, made brief but good
address.
On Thursday evening The Kings No.
Bile Daughters, composed of the SUNDAY
school class of Herman Schenck. held a
social and banquet in Trinity United
Brethren church. The following pro.
gram was rendered: Music, mems
chorus; prayer, Herman Schenck; piano
solo, Claire Hoerner; address, the Rev.
A. X. Ayres; vocal solo, Mr. Entry;
reading, Mrs. Souders; music, mems
chorus; piano solo, Mrs. Entry; address.
the Rev. ]. R. Hutchson; vocal solo
Helen Lichthaler; address, J. A. Wit
myer; solo, the Rev. A. R. Ayres; mu.
sic, mems chorus. After the program
all were invited to the social room of
the church. where course supper was
served. The young ladies of the
church acted as mattresses. A delight
full social time was spent
The Woman s Missionary Society of
the U. B. church will meet on Sunday
afternoon at the church.
Two candidates were initiated last
evening at the regular meeting of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows No.
1147.
Mrs. Cora Trowbridge, who has been
spending some time with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Purple, Third street, has
gone to Spring City, Pa.
Norman Hess student at Lebanon
Valley College, visited .. L. Snok s
family this week.
Miss Myra Hempt is spending the
weekend with Miss Miriam Embick in
Harrisburg. tct
Miss Fogelsonger, of Shippensburg,
is guest of her cousin, Miss Helen
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SUBURBAN
MIDDLETOWN
Mrs. Mary Furthermore, Aged IS Years,
Died Early This Morning

Middletown, May 8.-Mrs. Mary
Parthemore, aged 7S years, died at her
home ON East Water street early this
eases. She is survived by two sons,
Frank, of this place, and Harry, of
Pittsburgh, and one daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Dalton, of Philadelphia. The flu
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
Edward Koons moved from Pine
street to one of the Finnegan proper
ties In Royalton.
o. H. Henry and force of men are
painting the Church of God
Mrs. Harry Seaman and daughter,
Kathryn, of Hummelstown, spent yes
terday in town..
Mrs. Elijah McCreary left yesterday
for Chester where she was called on ac-
count of the serious illness of her sis
ter.
The Rev. C. L. Early, of Harrisburg,
will preach in the U. lB. church Sunday
evening in place of the Rev |. H. Al
bright, who will spend Sunday at Ire
mont, where he will assist in the ami
versary exercises of the U. B. church
at that place.
Miss Emma Kurtz, clerk in J. G.
Peters store, is off duty an account
of illness.
Cleanup week will be observed by
the citizens of town next week, start
ing Monday morning.
Mothers Day will be observed by
the various churches of town on Sunday
and special sermons and programs will
be rendered
The Middletown and Swatara Water
Company yesterday removed the iron
fence at the top of the standpiipe as
1t was feared that part of it would fall
down. A leak was also repaired in THE
standldpe.
The Girls Club which had headouar.
ters in the Kramer building on South
Union street will discontinue meetings
after next Monday evening.
William Lynch, of Columbia, is
spending several days in town with his
family on Swatara street.
The lumber for the addition to the
shoe factory arrived on Thursday and
the work in putting down the sills and
beams for the first floor will be started
Monday morning.
George Becky transacted business
at Harrisburg to-day.
The Union drill team bazaar will omen
this evening for two weeks in the Union
hose house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ammon H. Kreider and
daughter will leave Monday for two
months trip to California.
Clinton Sinnegar, the dairyman. an
peared on the streets Yesterday with q
new milk wagon.
Adam Hoffman, who had been con.
fined to his bed for the past several
weeks with rheumatism, is convalesc-
ing
The Roya.lton School Board will meet
Monday evening to elect teachers.
superintendent III. J. Wickev held an
examination in the High school building
this morning for the rural students
who wish to enter the High school next
fall.
Miley Shaeffer, travelling sale-man
for the Wincroft stove works. is spend.
ing several days in town.
Mrs. Frank Walters, of Carlisle
spent Thursday in town as the guest of
friends.
The photographer S building. former.
ly owned by Roshon. which stood on tbe
Etter ground on North Union street
ma, has been torn down by William Beck,
the purchaser.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Burkett and daugh-
er, Catherine, returned home Tuesday.
William Bowman and Clayton Deib.
Ter, transacted business in Elizabeth
vile, Thursday.
Miss Annie Welker returned home
after spending some time in Lykens.
The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Stouffer
called to see the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Whitman, Friday.
Mrs. Mutch, of Schuylkill Haven, is
spending several weeks with her faith.
er, the Rev. j. Runk, who has been
i'll.
Dora Hartman spent Saturday and
Sunday with her friend, Hattie
Schrieffier, of Motterstown.
Russell Snyder, of Millersburg,
spent few days with w. Miller and
family.
Mark Kebauch motored to Eliza.
bethville, Friday.
The Rev. Mr.. Rhoads and family,
OF Elizabethville, motored to town on
Wednesday and visited friends.
William Walters is attending to
business at Wiconisco this week.
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MELVILLE
High School Commencement Exercises
to Be Held May f3


Special Correspondence.
Newville, May S.-The commence
ment exercises of the MELVILLE High
school will be held Thursday evening,
May 13, in the Zion Lutheran church.
The address to the graduates will be
delivered by Prof. Leon C. Prince, of
Carlisle. The baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered tomorrow evening in
the Big Spring Presbyte. ian church by
the Rev. Carl Rasmussen. The serv.
ices will begin at 7.30 O'Clock.
M. j. Tanning, of Philadelphia, de-
livered his interesting lecture OF "Ren-
der Unto Caesar" in the Presby. erian n
church last evening. The meeting was
in the interest of the local w. c. T. u.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Slaugenhaupt,
of Oakmont, Pa, on Tuesday moved
into the Snyder property on Chestnut
street.
Mrs. Sara Hefflefnger, of Harrisburg,
spent several days with her son, G. v.
Heffiefnger, and family.
PEPPER & Lehman have greatly i'm
proved their store room on Big Spring
avenue by the addition of 6-foot
front. The entire building will receive
a coat of paint.
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saxon Cars make 81 MILES
TO A Gallon OF Gasoline
Boston Springfield Machine Covers 5000
Miles in 80 Days, While New York
Albany Saxon Makes $500 Miles
Over Hills

Final results of the New York. Albany
and Boston-Springfeld 30day runs by
Saxon roadsters show remarkable econ
omy records, both cars averaging better
than 81 miles to the gallon of gasoline
and 10 miles to the pint of oil.
An interesting feature of tn Boston
Springfield run was the whirlwind finish.
Carrying a letter from the Mayor of
Boston to the Mayor of Springfield on
the final trip, G. +. Lombard drove the
Saxon the last 200 miles without once
stopping the motor. After receiving
congratulations of the Mayor of Spring
field, and with the motor still running,
he added 800 miles more of nonstop
running. In other words, the ear actual
ly covered $500 miles, the final 500
miles being a nonstop run.
Tabulated figures of the New York
Albany trip showed that in 80 days the
expense for operation of the car was
$2T.64 for the entire trip. The speed
ometer showed that because of detours
made necessary by road repairing the
Saxon covered more than its scheduled
distance, the mileage being 4,642 miles
at cost of one-half cent mile. The
best days economy average was 33
miles per gallon of gasoline and 100
miles to the pint of oil.
The ear that ran between Boston and
Albany covered 200 miles day with
total in 80 days of 5000 miles. So
far as automobile statistics show this is
a record number of miles for an auto
mobile to travel in so days.
The New York-Albany car ran $50
miles day for 80 days, or a total of
4,500 miles. A considerable part of
each days travel necessitated climbing
many hills, which made the test to
which this ear was put as severe as that
of the Saxon in the New England ter
ritory.
The Springfield ear made a
round trip each day between these two
cities. The New York k-Albany car made
a one-way trip each day, going to Al
bany along one side of the Hudson
river and returning along the opposite
bank.
Both Saxons early in the long grind
encountered what was considered the
worst blizzard of the winter in the
East. They maintained their schedule
IN spite of the handicap of plowing
their way through snow all along the
route.-Adv."
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MECHANICSBURG
Funeral of the Late Mrs. Sarah White
Held This Afternoon

Sp''I'' pffeSpuluence
Mechanicsburg, May S.-The fu-
neral of Mrs. Sarah White which was
held this afternoon from the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Susan Porter, North
Market street, was largely attended,
many relatives and friends from out of
town were present.
A number of the baseball enthusiasts
of town went to Harrisburg this after
noon to witness the opening game of
the baseball season at Island Park.
Mothers Day will be generally OBJ
served in our churches tomorrow.
About twenty-five members of Mel
ita Lodge, Knights of Pythias, went to
Carlisle last evening where they were
guests of True Friends Lodge at a
Past Chancellors' meeting.
Funeral Director E. G.. Lentz, of this
place, was called to Churchtown yester-
day by the death of Mrs. Mary Kreiger.
Mrs. David Uhrich was visitor to
Harrisburg yesterday.
At the meeting of the Woman S Club
held last evening Miss Lille George who
was recently elected president rendered
her resignation which was accepted and
Miss Caroline Saxton was elected to fill
the position.
Mrs. Mary Earnest, of Harrisburg,
was here on Thursday to attend the
funeral of her nephew, William Earnest
Keefer.
Burgess Mishler has officially an
nounced the weeks beginning May 10
and May 22 as "Clean Up" weeks in
our town.
Mrs Carrie Williamson and dauob
ter Miss Maud, were in Carlisle to-day
attending the funeral of relative.
The Washington Fire Company have
announced June 10 as the date for
holding their festival.
DR.. E. E. Campbell, F. J. Ployer, s.
F. Hauck and DR.. p R. Koons, of this
place, will join the auto run from
next Monday.
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DILLSBURG
High School Commencement Exercises
to Be Held May Is

special CorreSpondence.
Dillsburg, May S.-Mrs. Kathryn
Filler, Carrie Filler, G. P. Filler and
family, and John Brenizer and family
attended the funeral of Charles Filler
In York, yesterday afternoon.
Morrett Coover has purchased ne vi
Pullman automobile. L. l.. Bentz had
secured new bus and Bruce KlugI
purchased an Overland.
About three hundred invitations
have been sent out inviting friends of
the graduating class to commencement
exercises to be held Thursday evening"
May 13. Robert Fortney is valedictor1
ian of the class and Russell Coulsonl
salutatorian.
R. E. Swartz had one of his auto1
mobile wheels broken Thursday in Al
collision with a trolley in HarrisburgI
About hundred of our citizens at1
tended the Barnum & Bailey show in|
Harrisburg Thursday afternoon.
Bruce Wagner left Wednesday fo1|
Astoria, ILL.,, where he will make an|
effort to secure employment.
A survey has been made locating the
lines and grade for the new concrete
vain lIoIh lOWH 10 Une cemetery and.
force of men are at work making the|
necessary fill in the low places.
Prof. Charles S. Smith, of this place
who had been connected with the Car
Isle Commercial College for severa
years past, has accepted POSITION
with Superintendent Rambo in the
State Capitol.
Monaghan Sunday school Tuesday,
evening elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Superintendent
X. b. Nelson; assistant superintend1 /
ent, Ira l.. Heiges; treasurer, R. PI
Smith; pianist, Mrs. l. L. Heiges; Ii
brarian, Mrs. w. H. Sidle.
Quite number of the business men
have decided to close their places of
business, Ascension Day, May 13.
On account of the baccalaureate SER
mon in the Lutheran church tomorrow
evening, there will be no preaching
services in the United Brethren and
Methodist churches tomorrow and
only the morning preaching service in
the Presbyterian church.
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Pc RSONAL PRONOUN PREVAILS
A Highway With Personality in the
Great Lincoln Roadway

I carry the burdens of continent; !;
distribute the fruits of its fertile
fields and abundant valleys and the
products of It's countless industries. /
represent the unity of the nation that
bore me and I promote the welfare
and happiness of its inhabitants. I
aid the education of its youth, the inter
mingling of its teeming population, the
better understanding of its widely sep
arated sections.
unite the oceans; connect twelve
great sovereign Commonwealths; 1 am
the backbone road of the republic, the
inspiration Cor a million miles of inter-
connecting branches.
Into me has been breathed the per-
sonality of twentieth century America
l am worthy of my namesake-like
him, | am the product Of adversity-
the ideal of new race.
I am the Lincoln Highway.
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BERRYSBURG
Miss Norma Derr Goes to Maryland
to Visit Her Cousin

Special Correspondence.
Berrysburg, May S.-Miss Norma
Derr left for Maryland where she will
spend a few weeks with her cousin,
Miss Catherine Cox.
Ross CARRIER, who graduated this
spring, left for Harrisburg, where he
will attend the School of Commerce.
r. w. Deibler transacted business
at Urban Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Hartman is spending a
few days in Harrisburg.
John Daniel and daughter, of Ly-
kens, spent Friday with his brother,
M. S. Daniel.
Those of town who are spending a
few days in Harrisburg are Harry
Hartman, Roscoe Daniel, Maud Bow
man, Helen Daniel, M. S. Daniel and
Jerry Mccoy.
Mrs. Joseph Bender spent few
days with her son, Charles Bender, of
Millersburg.
After spending week in Treverton,
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L,INGLESTOWN
Reformed Pastor to Conduct Services at
Wenrich's Church Tomorrow

Special Correspondence
Linglestown, May S.-Services will
be held in Wenrich s church ON Sun
day afternoon by the Reformed pas
tor, the Rev. Lewis Reiter. San.
Services will be held in the Church
OF God on Sunday morning by the pas.
tor, the Rev. DIR. Sigler.
Services will be held in the United
Brethren church on Sunday evening by
the pastor, the Rev. Clyde Lynch.
Mrs. Joseph Snyder on Wednesday
visited friends at Harrisburg.
A number of people from this place
and vicinity attended the Barnum &
Bailey show at Harrisburg Thursday.
The funeral services of John Crum.
Jr, held at Shops church, Thursday,
were largely attended.
mt. and Mrs Daniel Bolton announce
the birth of a son on Friday.
Mrs. c. B. Care, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Look and daughter, Fay, spent
wednesday with friends at Harrisburg
Miss Pauline Reilly spent this week
the guest of Mrs. Ida Shuey, at Hahn
ton.
Prof. 'H. B. King left on Wednesday
FOR his home in Bainibridge after spend
ing the winter here.
Mr. and Mrs. CLANCY Burlington an.
nounee the birth of daughter Satur
day, May 1.
-, Mrs. David Rudy, of Penbrook, on
Wednesday visited friends here.
Mrs. Hallet Hetrich spent Wednes
day with friends at Harrisburg.
MIR. and Mrs. Mace, of Philadelphia.
spent Monday the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe Kyle.
MRS. Monroe Kyle spent a few DAYS
OF this week the guest of friends at
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Secretary Daniels Drives Chandler

Among the prominent motorists who
have recently taken delivery of Chand-
Ter Skies is found the name of Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels. Mr.. Dan
iels is an enthusiastic motorist, taking
particular delight in driving his own
car. Other purchasers of Chambers
are w. A. Bole, vice president in
charge of manufacture of the Westing-
house Machine Co., Pittsburgh; R. s.
Parsons, general manager of the Erie
railroad; Alfred Reeves, general man,
ager of the Automobile Chamber of
Commerce; F. E. Anthony, engineering
expert of the Brown G. Sharpe Com.
pahy, Providence, R. l.; G. H. Lang,
of the Rauch & Lang Electric Co.,
Cleveland. Adv.*
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MILLERSTOWN
r. J. Jewens Goes to Baltimore Hos
pital for Operation
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
+Millerstown, May S.-R. J. Jewens
has gone to the Hebrew hospital, Bal
timore, where he will undergo an opera
tion. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Jewens and their son, Millard.
MIR. and Mrs. Jacob Hoffman, of
Seven Stars, were entertained at the|
home of their son, Morgan Hoffman,
Sunday.
James Rounsley transacted business|
in New Bloomfield Wednesday.
Miss Uiillie Nankivelle, of Steelton,|
spent Sunday at her home here.
A large number Of people from this
place attended the Barnum & Bailey
circus at Harrisburg Thursday.