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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
CONTEST AT TRINITY

New Cumberland, Pa, June e.
A contest on at Trinity United
Brethren Sunday school. with Her
man Shenck captain of the red, and
j. r. Hutchinson of the blue, will
terminate Sunday morning at $50,
when the results will be made
known at the great rally which will
be held with a special program. Ar
thur Z. Brown. headmaster of Har-
risburg Academy, will be the speak
er. Children's Day program will be
rendered at $50 p. m.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
woRKMAN's SKULL FRACTURED

Wayne sboro, Pa, June 6.-Charles
the Quincy Engine Company's plant in
Chambersburg, when large piece of
steel which he was handling, slipped
and struck MN across the head. frac-
turing his skull at the base of the
brain. His condition is critical.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
VILLAGE BLACKSMITH" DIES

Sunbury, Pa, June 9. - william
Sechler. aged So. for many years Wat
sontown's village blacksmith" died
Yesterday. He is survived by these
children: Mrs. Ollie Hoch and Mrs,
William Debrow, of Milton. and Cur
tbs Sechler of Williamsport
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI RECTAL

Lemoyne. Pa. June "a recital
will be given by the Lemoyne High
School Alumni Society in the school,
building June IA. An elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
WILL PHOTOGRAPH CHILDREN

New Cumberland. Pa, June G.
on Sunday afternoon at o'clock a
meeting of the Junior Christian En-
desFor Society will be held. Par
ents are requested to send their chill
dren as a photograph of the group
will be taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
ARRESTED ron TIRE THEFT

Robert Hollenbach. David Klan-
wansky, charged with the theft of a
new tire from Morris Sullenberger,
were arrested this morning by Detec-
tives Specie and Patrolman Hylan.
They were given hearing this after
noon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
SKULL is FRACTURED

Ratio Rostovich, of Steelton, an
employe of the, Bethlehem Steel
Company, was brought to the Har-
risburg Hospital this morning in an
unconscious condition. His skull
is fractured and he is not expected
to live.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-06
WHEN BRAIN WEARY

Take HOrSfOrd's Acid Phosphate r
| and relieve the headache due to mem
tai strain, worry or overwork. Nom
alcoholic. Buy a bottle.-Advertise
ment.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26
italian Pamphlet Effective

One of the most effective pamphlets
used in the campaign comes from
Italy. IL is entitled LET IL econo-
mize.' Ten aphorisms. called golden
bv the British ministry of food. are
SET forth in this pamphlet. They are
~. He that wasteth today Will be
hungry tomorrow.
"2. He that wastes in his own
house increases the price of his
neiehbor's dinner
20. II YOUR neighbor throws away
four ounces of bread he will reduce
the food Of Your children
-. Wasted material belongs to
no one il nigh, have belonged to all. ,
-. II ] could have what the Ital-
ian nation wastes in one dav / should
be rich for lifc."
III. The mother of n family who
does not economize today is taking
tomorrow's bread out of the mouths
OF her children
~ The man who looks after his
own interests and economies in his
expenditures is an altruist."
rs. The man who laughs at YOU
today for saving will envy YOU to-
morrow"
~. The belly is IA greater cause
OF poverty than the sword
40. Don't grumble; produce
more
The pamphlet concludes: "Al-
though one NAV be rich. he has no
need to stuff himself as if he were a
turkey being fattened for Christ
mas"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26

mere are some things upon which
the average citizen will paw taxes
IRON time to time under the new war
tax bill:
approximately = per cent increa Sc
on incomes of $1,000 or less.
Letter hostage. except local let
tiers. increased 10 , cents and post
cards To two cents.
One cent for each 10 cents paid
Tor admissions To amusements.
Five cent shows and 10 cent out :
door amusement parks exempted.
Ten pei cent on all club dues of
Sl2 wear or over.
tine cent on each % cents paid ON
parcel post.
the cen, on each - cents express
package charge.
Three per cent ON all freight
charges.
Ten per cent on charges for seats.
bcrths and state rooms ON parlor
cars or vessels.
Five cents on each telegraph, tel
cphone or radio message costing Is
cents or more.
Three per cent on iewelry.
Three per cent on checker boards
aud all kind Of games.
Two per cent on perfumes. toilet
waters. toilet soaps. etc.
Two per cent on chewing gum.
One cent on each dollar of prem
ium for fire and casualty insurance.
Three per cent on graphaphone
records.
Eight cents on each 800 Of life
insurance.
The tax on whiskev Is increased
from il.lO n gallon to $500 The tax
on beer is increased from II bar
rel to s2.7j.
Increased tax on cigars. cigarettes
and manufactured tobacco and
snuff.
- Columbus Courier.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26
Making Il $1,000. 900 Now

The National order Of the nights of
Columbus. which undertook in early
summer to raise from its membership
Sl.000,0O0 for the work in the mill
tarv camps along lines similar to
that of the Y. VI. c. A.. has now de-
cided to extend its endeavors. and
will raise three times the amount
originally decided upon. In this. as
in MANY other WAYS. the Knights are
displaying the highly patriotic spirit
of their order.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26
How TO Wrap Parcels

o. For wrapping the gifts use q
Khaki colored handkerchief, - inch
es square. and form the base of the
packet bN placing on the center of
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26
Germany's National Song

\ great MANY phenomena religious
and irreligious are epitomized in what
j. probably the most popular and
German" of all the German national
songs. The song is Deutschland.
Deutschland. Tier Allies" The fol
lowing is the English version of the
first stanza of the song. which quite
accurately translates its ideas and
spirit:
Deutschland over everybody,
Everybody in the world
Deutschland in defense defiant.
Brotherly together held!
From the mass unto the Memel.
From the Etsch unto the Belt.
Deutschland over everybody.
Everybody in the world.
Deutscher women.
Dcuischer fealtv.
Deutscher wine
And Deutscher song.
Deutscher revels.
Deutscher honor.
Deutscher deeds.
Our whole life long!
Las Cruces Citizen.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26
TIVE SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS

I, order that there NAV be as III.
Il. waste N possible and that IN,
.Id;ers shall receive the greatest
Le,r from the efforts of friends. III.
,oIlowinq suggestion rs TO Christina.
nsctaee- are offered;
n, Christmas the United State.
III have more than 1000. 600 men
.uder arms. and everyone will be
.aecr 10 help in giving Christina
cheer
"a mailer how generous suppl,
~ offs some of the men NAV receive
erom families and friends. il is be-
Geyed that all will want To unite in
s.nJ,ng to each man u Christina,
roekcl filed with good things and
good will.
In order that the men NAV b,.
.ou,ly remembered and vet that
there may be- pleasant variety IN
,bc rontcnts. the following ,ugges-
lion. arr made for preparing and US.
.embline the Christmas parcels
General Suggestions
l. Nothing should 20 m them
which will not keep fresh from the
time oi packing until Christina.
. Dried fruits and other food
producl- should be packed in small
TN or wooden boxes. quarter to
one bali pound size.
3 Hard candy. including choco-
nle. would probably be- safe in tin
foil OF heavy cardboard. but not soft
chocolate nor ANYTHING that could
POSSIBLY be crushed should be used.
As the other contents of the package
might be- p0iled thereby
!. Several daintiee packed ia oh
long tm boxes. each holding a quar-
ter OF pound. will provide better
variety Tor packet than larccr
quantity of a single CONNECTION.
}. 40 hQuids nor articles packed
IN eIa-- should be placed in the pack.
age.
How TO Wrap Parcels
o. For wrapping the gifts use q.
khaki-colored handkerchief. - inch
es square, and form the base of the.
packet by placing on the center of
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1917-10-26

the handkerchief a pad Of vr;,;,,.
paper about 7xlO inches.
. Select n variety Of or,;.,.s
''"cr IRON the suggestion list (or
according TO individual wisbesl 10 an
""'ouh' not exceeding $3.50. and
"'i"nse Them ON the pad of pare, so
'n"' Tie entire package shall be the
wlaih OF the pad and approximo,ely
hVe or SIX inches high.
> Wrap and lie with one.;nch roa
fiobon and place a Christmas card
under the how of ribbon A card
nearing greetings would be desirobl,.
y Wrap the parcel again in heoyy
''gh' Drown MANILA paper and IL.
securely with red, green or Gilt cord
and use Christmas label, ar Ap.ri'
can flags q, desired
Articles Suggested for Packets
hhaki-colored handkcrchief, -
inches square. Tor container
wiring papcr pad. about : bv 10
inches.
Envelope
Pencil
Postals.
Book On paper coversl.
Ncrapbook. homemade, containing
q soodshort story some Jokes. etc
Electric torch.
Compass
PLAYING card.
Other games.
Tobacco
Pipe and pipe cleaner.
Water tight matches
Chewing gum.
Sweet chocolate biscuits.
Fruit cracker.
Fruit cake
Knife .uch a. be-, -couls use.
Mirror. steel.
Handkerchief. lhakl-colored
Neckties.
Mouth organ.
Preserved ginger
Sailed nut.
Prunes.
Evening star., 1917-03-11

$3.50 bales ginned, while last year a
California statistician says that $4,000
bales were grown, and he makes the
prophecy that 100000 bales will be
grown next summer.
1t has been pointed out by the gov
ernment that the statistics for Califor-
mia include some cotton grown in
Lower California Mexico and
brought into the United States to be
ginned. The same conditions of soil
and climate are found in the MeXica
portion of the Imperial valley in the
American, while the cost of cultivating
and picking is less because of the
availability of Chinese labor.
Arizona is making its bid as a cot
tongrowing state. II is said that the
the same characteristics as the cotton
grown in Egypt having been propa-
gated from seed brought from that
country. The cotton is grown on irri-
gated land. and the average yield is
high. AS in the case of California. IL
is said by the government experts
that the suitability of the land for
growing other and possibly more re-
munerative crops Will tend to restrict
the cultivation of cotton.
1t seems not to be generally known
that cotton culture was once much
more widely spread in the United
States than now. II is known that as
late as 1870 cotton grown in In-
diana, Illinois. Maryland and = Della
ware and under the stimulus of high
prices following the civil war there
was cotton growing, with quite
measure of success, in West Virginia,
Nevada. California and Utah.
Evening star., 1917-03-11

lock of much neater appearance and
lighter in weight. They are now made
for about 80 cents each.
To prevent any one turning the key
to its full capacity and returning to
the original number. which would per-
nit depredations without detection the
lock is provided with a device which
prevents the dials from turning after
they reach 9999. and it cannot be un
locked again until it has been returned
to the shop and the dials reset. How
ever. it is rarely ever the registering
numbers reach that number.
A story is told that years ago, when
the lock was first introduced into the
service, a postal clerk took a small
lathe into the car and used it to turn
the key in the lock, intending to re-
store the dials to their original number
after he had rified the pouch. but he
was unable to unlock the lock after it
had registered 9999. which led to the
conviction of the clerk.
Another similar registered lock is
also made for use between the United
States, Canada and Mexico. In this
connection it may be of interest to
know that mail pouches dispatched
from the United States to other coun-
tries are secured with lead and string
seals instead of locks.
The shop also manufactures and re-
pairs all locks and keys used on street
letter boxes and a great many special
locks.
Locks and mail bag attachments for
the Philippine Islands, Porto Rico.
Hawaiian Islands and Panama Canal
Zone mail service are made and kept
in repair by the shop. Owing to cli-
matte conditions it is necessary to make
all such equipment of non-rusting
materials.
Great quantities of attachments are
Evening star., 1917-03-11

ing their spare time in pleasant agri-
cultural work and where. more espe-
cially, convalescent sick and wounded
are hastened toward recovery by the
exercise of garden work, carefully
graduated under expert medical super
vision to their strength. Such work has
the double advantage of Fastening the
mems recovery and producing food for
themselves and their brethren who have
not been obliged to leave the trenches.
This not only gives them beneficial
exercise in the open air. keeping them
happier than they could be if left to
loaf in idleness during the period of
convalescence. but under the supervi-
sion of carefully selected experts, tends
as school Of instruction in agricul-
ture. which gives them instruction
likely to be of vast value to them after
the war is over
ian population, male and female,
which has been evicted by the war from
the territory which it happily occupied
before Germany's attack, teaching
large masses of the civilian population
the theory and practice of intensive
agriculture.
THE effect of such work upon men
who. while they have been but slightly
injured as Industrial units, have been
ruined as military units, has been eX-
first tendency of such men to wish
to settle down idly. living meagarly
on the small pensions which the gov
ernment can pay. This would mean
deterioration. How much better for
them to become interested in highly
productive agriculture. able to earn
their livelihood, after the war ends
and to increase the nations food sup
ply and decrease the nations PEN
sion burden. We have been astonished
by the possibilities of even seriously
MANNED men.
The financial importance of the work
is amazing. We can't estimate the
value Of the products raised along the
firing line. but the 1922 Kitchen gar.
dens' established in the interior since
the war began now are producing an
Evening star., 1917-03-11

"Henry Sherman was killed by Henry
Thompson, and also Wilkinson, at
about the same time the Doyles were.
Our party divided, Thompson and Winer
in one party and Owen Brown, Fred
Brown, Oliver Brown and myself in
the other, with father and Tousley run
ming back and forth between the two
parties. Father did not raise hand
in Staying these men. He shot a bullet
into the head of old man Doyle about
a half hour after he was dead. but for
what reason 1 do not know. Perhaps it
was to call Thompson and Winer to re-
turn to camp"
Salmon Brown tells. many a thrilling
story of the exciting days that follow
ed. One Of the most remarkable incl
dents concerns the capture Of Capt.
Henry Clay Pate and twenty-eignu
men. When the fight began the two
John Browns forces gradually dwindled
away through desertion.
"Things were looking hopeless for
u.s." said Salmon Brown, when my
father sent us boys on the double quick
around a point that brought us right
up to Pates men, who stood behind a
ridge with only their heads and shoul-
at their heads only about ten feet
away. Father ordered Capt. Pate to
tell his men to lay down their arms.
Pate said: Boys. lay down your guns
until we talk it over Down went
their arms and the nine OF us took
twenty-eight men. Pate did not know
at the time tbct rios. cr or no. h7l
Evening star., 1917-03-11

GARDENS OF THIS KIND.
million agriculturists, would include farms
of from twenty-five to 100 acres. While
motor machinery would be Of small value
on the first-class of farms, it could be
utilized for so per cent of the work of
cultivation on the second class. Then
there are1arge agricultural enterprises
in France, to the number of 13S.000 and
working from 100 to 200 acres each. On
these mechanical culture can be introduce
ed to it's full possible limit.
"France will need 25,G00 complete sets
Of motor mechanical farming apparatus,
each set consisting of tractor. automatic
plow with several sets of plough shares
and a following harrow.
"In the invaded region there are Cor
were) six and quarter million acres
of arabic land. An unknown quantity
of this has been ruined for agricultural
PURPOSES. But to say that $4,000
plows and other instruments in pro-
norton will be needed after the war is
to give but an incomplete idea of the
vast quantity of agricultural machinery
which France will require after the
war ends. France never has been a
large manufacturer of agricultural ma
such factories before the war fifty-flve
are in the invaded region. That will
mean importation. OF course, and much,
If not most of it from the United States.
AFTER the war fTencn dsIicuiture
must improve. AS to production, per
acre, we have been about fourth. with
Belgium and Denmark well ahead of
us. This must change. although Russia
and Canada were far behind us. ~
But, after ALL the really important
problem will be that of cheaply and ef-
fectively plowing and softening the
soil. The fertilization of it cannot be
considered until that has been accom-
plished. France will rise economically,
as we'll as militarily. triumphant from
the puzzles of the economic victory will
be as great as the puzzles Of the MILL
tary victory have BEEN"
Copyright. 1917. by Curtis Brown.y
Evening star., 1917-03-11

mail bags. 1t Is now being gradually
withdrawn on account of weight and
replaced by a lock known the La"
lock. which weighs only two and one
quarter ounces. or about one-half the
weight of the Double Star" and costs
less than one-haf as much to manufac-
ture. The La" lock is very much
Alicker to lock. which is an important
feature. especially with railway post
office clerks.
X
One of the most important and in
teresting locks in use in the postal
service is the registered mail lock,
commonly called the rotary" lock.
This is equipped with registering mech
anism, having four dials, each number
ed from o to 8, which indicates the
number of times the lock is unlocked.
Each lock has also serial number
stamped on the outside of the case, no
two locks bearing the same number.
Pouches containing registered mail are
locked with this lock, and a record kept
of the serial number of lock, together
with the registered number as shown
on dials.
If the lock reaches it's destination
showing a different number on the dials
it is at once known that it has been
unlocked AS each clerk who handles
the pouch is required to receipt for
same. it is practically impossible to
without detection. Formerly these
locks were made with cast cases and
were purchased at a cost of $3.50 each.
An improved case has been designed
by employees of the shop which is
drawn up from sheet brass, making a
Evening star., 1917-03-11

appealed with surprising results to the
civil population to make use of spare
space for agricultural production. We
thus learn how such space has been
Paris and in a lesser ,Ngree in the
neighborhoods of other large cities i'm
:mense areas, held unproductive by
speculative interests for periods Of
years, have been turned into valuable
fields of beans, cabbages, potatoes, etc
All this is sheer gain. Paris, for ex-
ample, is encircled by fortifications con-
sisting of great earthworks. Their de-
fensive value has not been tested in
this war. but the immense area which
modern city (for they were built before
1870 is Immediately convenient to the
city's markets. and therefore has an ad-
vantage of cheap transportation over
garden areas at greater distance.
An amazing circumstance may be
recorded as the result of all this-in
these days of abnormally dear living the
cost of green vegetables scarcely has ad-
vanced at all throughout France.
New plans are being perfected for the
extension and perfection Of the military
and civil kitchen garden work next
spring. and 1t seems sure that an i'm
pulse has been set in motion which not
only will help to carry France through
tend to make her a better country to
live in after the war ends. We feel, too,
that this general movement will have an
important effect after the war ends IN
keeping many men from wishing, after
they leave the trenches. to settle in the
cities.
Another agricultural development
which seems certain after the war will
be the transformation of our farms from
man and horse power enterprises to ma
chine enterprises. The men who go to
the front constantly are confronted
there by examples of the power of ma
chinery. They are taught from morning
to night that this age properly is the
age OF mechanics.
Think what the war has thrust upon
the peaceful agricultural population Of
Evening star., 1917-03-11

from the vanities. woes and trials of
this world, and he has ample time to
reflect upon his errors and make up his
mind either to give up his practices or
to he more careful the next time.
One of the difficulties always in the
path of the counterfeiter is the impos-
sibility of obtaining paper used by the
lawful makers of money and he has
been driven to many ingenious schemes
to procure a substitute. One notorious
performer. dead now after a long life,
many years of which for the good of
the community were spent in isolation,
resorted to the plan of pressing the silk
fiber. after being coated with paste of
his own preparation, into the paper,
Evening star., 1917-03-11

Treasury Department makes a print of
the DILL which he seeks to reproduce
on his substitute for government pa
per and then attempts to color with
brush and pencil until he has some
thing to palm off upon the ignorant or
the unsuspecting.
But some counterfieiters do much bet
ter work than others. The chief of the
secret service recently told of a young
man who confined his operations to
federal reserve notes of low denomi-
nations with temporary success. His
paper was so good that at first it was
even suspected that he might surrep-
tiously have obtained some of the gen.
uine paper used by the government, but
this was soon proven to be not so. Ills
reproduction of "ones" and "fiveS" was
SO good that by travelling about the
country he was able to pass out many
of his spurious bills to the great an
noyance of business men and with con-
siderable profit to himself, but his fate
was the common fate Of all his ilk"
He played the game once too often. He
wanted to enter the big criminal"
class and get rich quick. He undertook
to issue bill of higher denomination
and got out an edition which was a
good counterfeit, but by this time the
service was after him and had sent out
notices to more than 100000 business
concerns throughout the country to
look out for young man possessed of
smile and a supply of counterfeit
federal reserve notes.
The operator in this class of goods
must in this. as in any other business,
not only produce good article, but be
very skillful in marketing his wares.
His object is not only to buy what
he wants. but to get as much good
money as he can in return for the
green goods he puts out. He buys some
trifiing article, pays for it with bad
money and puts his purchase and his
change in his pocket to the credit of
that transaction.
This young man walked into a Jew
elers store in Santa Cruz. Cal, and
bought a fountain pen for $3.50. He
paid for it with one of his counterfeit
bills. walked out with his new pen and
seven good dollar bills and a silver
half dollar, a transaction giving all the
profit he could make in one operation.
But he had not acted his part very well.
He forgot to test the pen and fuss over
it before putting it in his pocket, as an
honest purchaser would have done. and
that failure. or oversight, aroused the
suspicion of the clerk, who then recall
ed that the firm had shortly before re-
ceived a circular describing the coun-
terfeit of that very bill. He took it to
the bank, where 1t was pronounced bad.
The clerks brain was for use as we'll
as for convenience. 1t told him that
the stranger in town would try to get
out the quickest way possible. and that