10 HARDSCRABBLE "MAYOR" THINKS HIS REAL ESTATE WORTH ABOUT $28,400 Both Harry J. Barrier and A. P. Dlntaman, proprietors of the two largest boat liveries in the city, told the •'liardscrabble" board of viewers to-day that they considered the value of their realty holdings in that dis trict worth from $225 to |260 a foot front. The value therefore of Berrier'* property alone according to his own figures will run to in the neighbor hood of $29,000, of which $23,750 represents what he believes his fifty foot frontage is worth at $225 per foot, his two dwellings at $3,000, and his new boathouse at $2,000 —a total of $28,450. Unusual interest centers in the values which these two "Hardscrabble" residents place upon their properties in view of the fact that both houso probably ninety per cent, of the canoes and motorboats that are used on the river. Want $225 Per Foot In testifying before the viewers to day botn boat pavilion proprietors de clared they believed their properties would bring at least $225 per foot front in open market while Mr. Berrier said he believed he could get double that amount If the purchaser could be given assurance that he would not be dispossessed for some years. Mr. Berrier's lot is some 260 feet he declared and of this strip about 110 feet of it lies between low water mark and tho average high flood stage. What Berrier Thinks "Assuming that you have a qualified title in the ground lying between these points." suggested City Solicitor Seltz, RESOURCES BEING RAPIDLY DEVELOPED Agricultural Difficulties, Due to War, Are Now Adjusted; Solv ing Labor Problem Berlin, June 23. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) —The State's supervision of the agricultural re sources of the country has been brought to a high state of perfection during the past few months. Ques tions of credits, supplies, labor and marketing, have all received attention. In fact, every effort has been made to adapt the country to the new condi tions. Much effort was needed to trans form the organization of credit which so powerfully supports German agra rian interests, in accordance with the requirements of war. One of the acutest difficulties was the supply of artificial fertilizers, since the Importation of nitrates and guano had ceased. The problem has been In general solved by the use of pro ducts in which use is made of the store of nitrogen in the air. In this, as in other respects, Germany hopes in the future to be self-supporting . The German Farmers Supply Asso ciation, originally an agency for the purchase and distribution of a special manure, has now, at the request of the Imperial government, become the central organization for the whole supply and distribution of cattle foods and fertilizers. It has also taken over the fodders and fertilizers which were seized and sent to Germany from the occupied districts of Belgium, France and Poland. To Import Laborers The labor difficulty was also a se rious problem. A special organiza tion was formed to supply labor-sav ing agricultural machinery to farm ers, and It is stated that 200,000 la borers. are to be brought from the de vastated district of Poland. Prisoners of war will also be used; there are over a million prisoners in the various camps of Germany and Austria, and more and more of them are being used as farm laborera. Tn many places they may be seen in their var ied uniforms, at work in the fields. The women, also, have been mobil ized for agricultural labor. All the German cities and towns are turning to account their waste land. Cologne, for example, has made con tracts with farmers to sow 1,500 acres with peas fo rthe city, and to cultivate potatoes on every available piece of ground within the city limits. Girls Should Hold Healthful Position in Doing Embroidery Stooped Soldiers Unnecessary, Needle work Xot Requiring Cramped Attitude. Any woman or girl who can do plain sewing can soon learn to do any kind of fancy work. Great care should be exercised in earning to sew or em broider. This most useful of all womanly pursuits should be so done as to be healthful and not a strain. Long experience has convinced the best needlewomen that no kind of needlework necessitates a stooped or cramped position. To avoid stooping and thus con tracting the lungs and vital organs see that your chair and table suit each other in height, and hold your work so that you hardly need to bend your head at all. Never pin your work to your knee as it obliges you to stoop over in a way that la both tiring and ungraceful. Embroidery is one of th« most healthful and delightful of summer occupations for It can be done so well in the open air, seated in the ham mock, on the porch, on the beach, in the canoe or yaoht. 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The pattern outfit In this extension of our woman'f feature departments includes more than 460 exclusive de signs a set i f the best hardwood em broidery hoopr, n highly polished bone stiletto, a package of specially selected needles of assorted sizes, a jfdd-tipped bodkin and complete in- Htructlons for making all the fancy stitchss, each stitch being Illustrated and clearly v ' " WEDNESDAY EVENING, "that Is, assuming that the river as a public - water way and that the public would have a right to use the section of ground that lie* between the low water and the average high water mark, would you say Mr. Berrier, that the value you place on your ground would be affected?" "Well," said Mr. Berrier, "I think that value would be increased if the purchaser could be assured that he wouldn't be dispossessed. In faot I think I oould sell the ground for double that amount under these con ditions." Berrier said the boathouse he main tains on the river side of his property is worth $2,000 and his dwelling houses he values at SISOO apiece. Built Before 1860 The old frame dwelling and the foundations of the present boat houses Including the main wall, Mr. Berrter said, were erected by his father prior to 1869. This was brought out because the city in condemning properties for the contemplated removal of "Hard scrabble" can allow, according to Mr. Seltz, idamages only for the permanent improvements that had been made to the land prior to 1869 —the year by which Front street was legally de clared a street from the lower end of the city to Maclay street. Other witnesses heard included John Yingst who has forty-flve front age and 250 foot deep lot, and who values his property at $20,000. John P. Guyer, clerk to the poor board said he thought the property worth about $225 to $250 per foot front. Staff Officer Armed With Cane Leads Charge Catro, June 23, (Correspondence of Associated Press). —In recent dis patches from this place mention was made of the nameless hero of Sed-el- Bahr—a certain colonel who, after the difficult landing operations there, and subsequent to the assault on the fortress, led the men in a gallant bayo net charge up a hill. All he carried was a small cane, but a band he wore on his arm apparently was that of a staff officer. He walked about In the open under a continuous Are, talking to the men, cheering them up and rallying them together. When they were all ready for the bayonet charge, he placed himself in front of them all, and armed simply with this small cane, led with charge up the hill. The moral effect of the officer's action was great. The men charged up the hill and cleared their enemy from Ills position, but the unknown officer lost his life. It now transpires that the officer was Major Doughty-Wylle, and the hill on which he met his death is now„ known as "Doughty-Wylie's He had no business to be there as he was a staff officer, but the loss among the officers In landing had been so great, and the necessity for making headway quickly was so essential, that Major Doughty-Wylle acted In tho emergency. French Women Prove to Be Splendid Farmers (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Paris, June 23.—The success with which women have contended with the difficulties of farming is indi cated by a report from the depart ment of Meurthe and Mosell. Of the six hundred communes • comprising this department, 316 were taken by the Germans and 171 of them are still occupied or are so close to the light ing line that the inhabitants have been unable to return. In the balance of the department women replacing men have succeeded in seeding the full acreage of oats and wheat in the communes that were not affected and 70 per cent, of the acreage of the communes that were devastated and have since been liberated. There was not only a lack of male help in this work but it was seriously com promised by lack of horses. To facili tate the work the government ad vanced the sums necessary for the seed and agricultural implements on anticipated indemnities. The creaking, lumbering. two wheeled carts loaded with carrots, turnips, cabbages, onions and other vegetables, driven by men in capes resembling the Alpine Chasseur's "beret," that were to be encountered in the streets of Paris before the war, are now driven by women. It is due almost entirely to them that Paris is not deprived of the famous cauliflower from Chambourcy, the celebrated white turnips of Croissy-sur-Srine, tha carrots of Montesson and the delicious green peas of Clamart, as well as the luxurious asparagus of Argenteull. Education Notes Social dancing for young and old has taken placs in 200 school houses throughout the country during the past season, according- to the Russell Sage Foundation. An eye dispensary has been opened In Springfield, 111., for the benefit of children who need treatment and can not pay for it. Local oculists give their services free *nd the board will provide glasses for children who can not purchase them. Reeds, Beedlings, hedge plants, and shrubbery, etc., are furnished free to country schools in North Dakota bv the State School of Forestry. In ad dition, the services cf the State For ester in planning and laying out school grounds arc available without cost. A veteran teachers' association, composed of teachers with 26 or more years' experience, ,is organized in Berks County, Pa. The association has CO members, 28 of whom have taught 80 years or more. Two have taught more than 40 years, and one has seen 62 years of services as a teacher. Two out of every thousand public High school boys receive military in struction In school, as compared with five In every thousand 15 years ago. While the total number of boys in public High schools has Increased since 1900 from 216,207 to 541 48fi the number of boys taking military drill has decreased from 10,455 to 9 - 5.12. Boise, Idaho. Is exemplifvlng the get-together spirit in promoting eve ning meetings In the schools. The board furnishes light putting in extra fixtures in several buildings), pianos and Janitor service free for any eve ning's entertainment. At four school houses In different sections of the city one entertainment a week is given, these being furnished once a fortnight by n Joint committee from the three large women's clubs of Ttolse and in the alternating weeks by the mothers' circles. Representatives from the mothers' circles are present at each meeting to care for the ;maJler chil dren. THAW IS CONFIDENT OF HIS OWN SANITY Say* Banks Cashed Checks; Had Recovered Before Leaving Matteawan By Associated Press New York, June 23.—Harry K. Thaw took the stand to-day as the first wit ness in the trial before a jury to de termine his sanity. "We will show you that In his chll hood Thaw talked gibberish and that his teachers had to talk his language," Attorney Stanchfleld said. Thaw's paranoia was In evidence throughout his youth, he asserted. Thaw was then called to the stand and Mr. Stanchfleld began to question him. "When you left Matteawan did you believe you hod recovered your san ity?" he was asked. "I believed I was sane," said the witness. "Physicians had told you so?" "They had." "Is It a fact that while you were staying in Manchester, N. H., you re ceived friends and acquaintances and in turn were entertained by them?" "That is right," replied Thaw. The witness was asked to tell of the examination of his sanity made in Manchester by a federal commission in connection with the proceedings to extradite him to New York. He named the members of the commis sion and told how it came to be ap pointed. Physicians representing a Pittsburgh bank had also come to see him in Manchester, said the witness, "but 1 did not give them much of an exami nation." "This Pittsburgh bank cashed your checks, did they not?" Yes, and the banks In New Hamp shire, Canada and elsewhere," said Thaw. Mr. Stanchfleld turned the witness over to the state's attorney, but Denuty Attorney General Cook announced that he would not cross-examine at this time. The witness was excused and returned to his seat. OFFICERS MESS EXPENSIVE (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) London, June 23.—Charges that the expense of the officers' mess in some of the new British regiments is so heavy as to seriously inconvenience young officers without independent means, are being investigated by the Army Council. The charges apply particularly to regiments which are still in England. Commanding offi cers of all reigments not at the front have been ordered to forward the low est and highest mess rates of their commands, together with the mess subscriptions charged to officers. THE HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH _ EMBROIDERY PATTERNS PLEASE WOMEN READERS W *s^} e d .%.52f" Dress and home decoration is one of the most vital problems that confronts modern # y more to their happiness and welfare than this won derful and complete set of embroidery patterns, con jjjjtL? ta * n j n g z\\ the latest styles for every member of the iff World Famous Embroidery Outfit ore than 45° °f the Very Latest Embroidery Designs. 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CLIP COUPON TO-DAY HARRISBURG !&£££& TELEGRAPH) Government Purchase Opposed by Advocates of Merchant Marine By Associated Prtss Washington, June 23.—The referen dum conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States on various means of developing a mer chant marine, results of which were announced to-day, developed much opposition to government purchase, charter or operation of ships and, correspondingly, an overwhelming vote In favor of subsidy to offset the difference In cost of operations be tween American and foreign flags. A large vote was registered In favor of subsidies to establish regular mall and freight lines to American depen dencies. A large majority was regis tered In favor of a government ship ping board to investigate navigation laws. By a very close vote the pro posal was approved that the govern ment subscribe to the entire stock of a thirty-million dollar marine de velopment oompany, which would have authority, under the Federal shipping board, to lend money upon security of vessels. Proposals for Federal license for lines entering American ports abol ishing rebates and changes In the ocean mall law were approved. More than six hundred chambers of commerce and trade bodies covering every State were canvassed. Ex-Judge's Car Smashes Into Stone Abutment Ex-Judge M. W. Jacobs and mem bers of his family escaped injury last evening, when the Jacobs automobile collided with a stone abutment at the low grade line overhead bridge at Wormleysburg. One wheel of the car was brok en, the running board damaged and the windshield shattered. Ex-Judge Jacobs received several slight cuts on the right hund from flying pieces of glass. The occupants were shaken up. An automobile ahead, and two other autos coming in an opposite direction, it is said, prevented the Jacobs car from making the turn. Hold Conference Today on Newark Transfer At a conference held at Newark this afternoon the question of giving Harrisburg a final answer on the trans fer of the team was discussed. Offi cials of the International league are anxious to settle the question prior to June 29. In conversation with President Ed ward Barrows, of the International league, a local official was informed to-day that every effort would be made to have a statement for Harrisburg fans within the next twenty-four hours. While no Indication was given as to the final result, President Bar rows said that Harrisbyrg has at all times been considered favorably. The Mystery of By (iarrcit P. KerviM If you are looking for an Intellectual occupation for your leisure hours, something at once fascinating and useful, take up the subject of Amer ican archaeology. We have got on this continent an ancient, untold and un written history, the solution of whose mysteries will, some day, win fame for the discoverer of their key, and afford pleasure and satisfaction to millions of readers. When white men came here they found In the territory now constitut ing the United States, no inhabitants except a few scattered thousands of red men, unrelated to any of the peo ples of Europe. The red men had no history. Their traditions concerning their own origin were cloudy and un certain. But, after the whites had begun to settle and develop the country, they found, without searching, many strange footmarks on this new con tinent, of which the Indians could tell them nothing, except that they had not made them. It became evident that, at some time In the past, the country had been Inhabited by people capable of achievement beyond the capacity of the savage Iroquois, Al gonqulns and other Indian tribes which the European invaders found in possession. But a curtain was drawn over all that earlier period, and the Imagination alone could pic ture what was behind it. That, curtain has never been removed. Some writers belittle the Importance of its conceal ment, others, perhaps, exaggerate them. None can deny their intense interest. As to the nature of these footmarks of a vanished people, an idea may be formed from the statement that they consist mainly of artificial struc tures of earth and stone, sometimes of vast size, many of which look like fortifications, while others were plain ly burial mounds, or monuments, and a few bear a mysterious character, presenting details which suggest that they were intended as religious sym bols. A most remarkable example of this kind Is the celebrated "serpent mound" In Southern Ohio, in which the unknown builders piled up a wind ing mound several hundred feet long, imitating the form of a gigantic coiled serpent, or dragon, with extended Jaws. Below Wheeling, on the Ohio river, there Is a pyramidal mound, 900 feet in circumference and seventy feet In height comparable In cubic content, as has been remarked, to some of the pyramids of Egypt, although it con tains no masonry, and was simply heaped up by main strength, without, as far as the evidence goes, the aid of any kind of machinery. It must have required the labors of thousands of men, continued, perhaps, for many years. This mound when explored with cuttings was found to have a vault in the center, containing two human skeletons, one without ornaments and the other encircled with hundreds of ivory beads. In another vault, be tween thirty and forty feet above the first, was another skeleton, among JUNE 23, 1915. Mound Builders whose ornaments were copper rings and bracelets. In Ohio nlone. It has been estimated, there arr more than eleven thousand prehistoric structures, consisting partly of stone and partly of earth. Many of them are enclosures which may have been fortifications. Often the remains of cisterns are found within the circumvallatlons, which, In some cases, rise to a height of twenty-five to thirty feet above the surrounding land. The area Included In the walls varies from ten or twen ty up to fifty acres. The outlines of the enclosures are symmetrical, gen erally circular or elliptical, and some times forming regular polygons. A certain degree of cultivation on | the part of the builders Is Indicated 1 by the copper and earthen vases, 1 sometimes of attractive form and [ decoration, and the carefully carved pipe-bowls that have been discovered In, and in the neighborhood of, the mounds. There Is abundant evidence that the mound builders worked some of the copper deposits of the Lake Su perior region. More than fifty thou sand of their stone tools used in dig ging out the native copper have been found scattered about their abandon ed pits. There is one instance of an enormous "nugget" of pure cupper got out by the prehistoric miners, which proved too unmanageable for them. It weighed six tons, and originally may have weighed connlderably more, for they had hacked ofT masses from the corners and carried them away. Many archaeologists maintain that the mysterious people who performed these things and left the monuments that we have mentioned, were the an cestors of the Indians themselves. Others think that they must have been a different race. It is undeniable that, although the Indians, after the white men came, constructed nothing comparable with the prehistoric re mains around them, they showed a tendency to the performance of simi lar works. This Is clearly shown In the story of the great Omaha chief called "The Blackbird," who, in 1802, was interred in a huge mound erected on the summit of a great bluff over hanging the Missouri river, and. by his own order, was seated astride his favorite war horse, killed to ac company his master. In order, as he said, that he might overlook his ancient domain and behold the boats of the white men as they came up the river to trade with his peope. WOMAN BREAKS FROM STRAIGHT JACKET TWICE During her ravings in the deten tion cell in the county almshouse, Margaret Books, a maniac, twice broke loose from the bindings of a "straight jacket.V She had to be handcuffed before she could he quiet ed. A lunacy commission appointed by the Dauphin county court to deter mine whether or not she was insane reported to-day as to her condition and recommended that she be com mitted to the asyium. AIRCRAFT DESTROY BRITIMSEIL? 17 Killed; 40 Wounded; Enor mous Damage, Says Berlin Dispatch Berlin, June 2:s, by Wireless to Say vllle.—The Overseas News Agency to day gave nut the following: "A message from Christianla says that the steamer lotum. which has ar rived at Stavanger reports that sev eral Zeppelins on the night lietween Tuesday and Wednesday (probably •Tune 15-16) dropped many bombs oil the Armstrong Works at South Shields, Knglaud, which destroyed the Navy yards und arsenal. Several buildings burned all nlglit. The damage was enormous. Seventeen persons were killed and forty Injured." The foregoing evidently refers to the raid of Zeppelins over the north east coast of England on Tuesday night of last week. The British cen sorship prevented the publication of details of this raid and there has been no previous intimation that the naval works at Shields were damaged. An official announcement from London on June 16 said merely that slxt-son persons had been killed and forty in jured and that tires started by bombs were overcome the morning following the attack. The announcement did not say what town had been attacked. Shields, on the hank of the Tyne, has vast dorks and Is a great seat of the shipbuilding and subsidiary indus tries. The Armstrong works are at Elswick yard, near Shields. The Arm strong company in addition to its yards has extensive ordnance works and steel works. The company em ployed 25,000 men before the war. Seven-Year Old Ford Has Gone 98,000 Miles Whether or not all physicians when they take a vacation leave for more than nine months and spend $3,500 is not known, but Dr. C. W. Gillet. of Munaon. Clearfield county, has that record. Starting »out last September, he traveled in a Ford automobile west to his former home in San Jose, Cal., where he purchased the machine about seven years ago. Dr. Gillet then came east again and passed through this city to-day on his way home, His wife and three children accom panied him on the trip, which, he said, took fourteen tires and cost $3,."00. The machine which he is using has traveled 98.000 miles in its time, going over the Rocky Mountains twice. On his last trip Dr. Gillet met with only one accident, killing a dog in one of the western states. He carried beds and a tent with him in the machine, shipping the trunks ahead.
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