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UNCLE HARRY SHOWS THAT THE U. S. IS LEARNING
"1 wonder if cither of you boys
know the big lesson that the United
States is learning as the result of the
war in Europe " asked Uncle Harry.
"About armies.'" said Joe, in a
questioning way.
"Or about battleships and subma
rines."' added Jimmy.
"No, boys, this lesson is far more
important than anything that has to
do with warfare," said Uncle Harry.
"1 didn't think there w is much for
the United States to learu," said
Jimmy.
" You mean that you thought (his
country 'knew it allf " asked
Harry, laughing.
"Well, don't we?" inquired Joe.
" I should say we don't," said Uncle
Harry, emphatically, although still
smiling. "The United States is a pret
ty good sort ol place, and we have
many fine things that the people in
other countries should have; they
would be very much happier if they
had all the rights that Americans
liave, but I don't want either of you
to get what it sometimes called 'a
swelled head' about' the United
States. If you get like that, you won't
be a. ile to see any of our faults or
mistakes ami a man or a country that
is blind to his, or its, own faults or
errors never makes real, lasting prog
ress. The United States is a very
young nation compared with the na
tions of Europe, and we have grown
very fast and very tall. But during
the coming years we are ijoing to 'till
out,' we are going to grow stronger
and broader shouldered, and health
ier—stronger and healthier so that
we can help our own people and all
the other peoples of the earth. And
from this terrible war the .United
States is learning, and will continue
to learn many important and worth
while lessons."
"What's the biggest lesson we have
learned?" asked Joe.
"Well, one id' the biggest and most
important Issons is that we —the
whole United States, have been de
pending too much on other' countries
lor things which we could have pro
•ln eil just as easily .is the people in
Europe have produced them—if we
had tried! We've been leaning on
other nations when we should have
been standing lirmfy on our own feet."
"Just what do you mean, Uncle
Harry?" asked Jimmy.
"Let me give yo.i a few illustra
tions," said Uncle Harry. "One of the
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HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1915.
most important fertilijers used by
farmers is potash; they must have it
or they tarn't raise enough food to
feed all the people. Before the war
American farmers bought very nearly
all their potash from Germany. When
the fighting began most people got
very much worried and said: 'Oh
what shall we do for potJwh? We
can't produce potash in the United
States and we can't get any from
Germany!' But before many days
had passed it was found that some
; men out West had discovered a way
| of producing potash from a sea weed
: which grows in plentiful quantities in
I the Pacific Ocean. Since then other
Americans have foirnd other ways of
producing potash. To-day potash is
being manufactured in the United
States!
"Another thing that was imported
from Europe in large quantities was
j carbolic acid, a chemical used by
j many manufacturers. When the war
; started people said: 'Now what shall
iwe do? We can't get any carbolic
: acid?' But Thomas A. Edison, the
great inventor, got busy with some of
liis chemists and in a few weeks found
a way to make carbolic, acid. A big
printing company had depended on a
. German company for a certain kind
i of ink. The war came and most peo
j pie said: 'Now you can't get any of
| that ink, what will you dof' But the
printing company started its ink ex-
Tperts working on the problem and in
i a shovt time they had found a way
j to make ink that was just as good as
the kind they had -4>een buying from
Ac ross the Atlantic Ocean.
"These axe just a few xuch cases
| that 1 have read about in the news-
I papers. There have been many
I similar experiences all over the Unit
ed .States."
"Why didn't the manufacturers of
! our country do all these things bV
i fore?'' asked Jimmy. "Couldn't
: they.'"
" > es. they could have," explained
I I'nele Harry, "but the important point
|is they didn't. They were leaning
| on the European countries. Now the
| leading nations of Europe are busy
j lighting and haven't the time nor
the men to produce the things former
jlv sold to America. So our country
j .i«»t had to wake up. It's a good
| thing for us, as a nation, .just as it is
• a good thing for a boy to learn to wait
lon himself and look after his own
| needs."
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j Springs; Mrs. \V. S. Adams, Benders
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Benneville Heinly
| Benneville Heinly, aged 89 years,
| died this morning at 10 o'clock at the
i home of his daughter, Mrs. E. k. Fack
; ler, 1314 Derry street. He is survived
I by nine daughters and live sons. Fuuer-
I aj services will be held at the home of
i his daughter Saturday afternoon at 2
I o'clock, the Rev. homas Reiseh, jastor
iof the Memorial Lutheran church, of
j ficiating. Interment will be in the Pax
' tang cemetery.
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COURT HOUSE
MORE CONSTABLES ARE PAH)
County Commissioners To-day Paid
Claims Amounting to # 1.0(11).25
The County Commissioners this
morning paid $1,069.25 to twenty-two
Dauphin countians who served al con
stables in Dauphin county from 1901
to 1905, the payments representing
back, fees due tho former officers. Pay
ments were made as follows: J. B.
Kautz, $76.56; L. A. Lenker. $42.94;
A. D. Robinson, $15.34;*5. J. Ander
son. $253.63; J. A. Nebinger, $287.94;
John E. Hensel, $47.86; Adam H.
Lyme, $3.88; Peter Heisey, $10.98;
Charles E. Knouff, $12.79; Jacob S.
Hetrick, $6.10; J. D. Sponsler, $6.42;
H. C. Ritts, $11.77; J. R. Shenk,
$64.66; John H. Munima, $5.62; John
S. Wagner, $29.72; J. N. Bonawitz,
$8.96; James Williams, $41.12;
Charles L. Witmer, $33.92; William
Wert, $57.20; J. N. Heckart, $16.86;
Samuel Neibling, $19.54; George W.
Reseh, $12.44. All but one of tho
county coitstables who were entitled to
back fees now have been paid.
Auditor Settles for Balance
Francis W. Riegel settled with the
County Commissioners for his claim for
services in connection with compiling
the 1914 audit. He was paid SSO, this
being the balance due him according to
estimates the Commissioners prepared
for the Controller's record of actual
time the auditor spent 011 the compila
tion of the report. Riegel previously
was paid SIOO nnd mileage. He was
paid for 50 days' work on the basis
of eight hours and $3 a day.
Church Gets $12,000 Permit
Tiie Zion Lutheran church this morn
ing took out a building permit to build
a three-story building adjacent to the
church'property, 9 South Fourth street,
to cost $12,000. Other permits were as
follows: John Oenslager estale, addi
tion to three-story brick building at
321 Market street, $1,700; Frank
Payne, ereetion of two-story garage,
1901 North Front street, $1,500.
Issue Framed in Court Case
An issue was framed to-day in the
case of Rudy 8. Herr against E. C.
Oreenawalt lo determine whether prop
erty levied upon by the Sheriff belongs
to this defendant or his wife, Kate
Ureenawalt.
Divorce Granted
A divorce was granted by Judge
Kunkel this morning in the case of
Mary vs. Sabastiau Bowers. Infidelity
was alleged.
Marriage Licenses
William >l. Kline, Williamsport, and
Maiv D. Krobath, Lvkens.
Wulliam L. Urich, Halifax, and Mar
garp.t E. Vanitta, Halifax township.
'Harry Shearer, New Germantown,
and Bertha Shields, Blain.
Sheriff to Sell Properties
Sheriff Wells makes announcement
to-day that he will expose ten parcels
of real eslate for sale at the Court
House on Thursday afternoon, June 10.
To Examine Law Student
Roland Ulrich Douglass, a student in
the University of Pennsylvania law
school, has filed notice of his intention
to appear 'before the State Board of
Law Examiners for the purpose of be
ing examined as to hb qualifications as
a lawyer. The exams will be held on
July 6 and 7.
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Just Exposed
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CLIMBS TO TOP OF
001 ON CAPITOL
C*atlnne<l rroia First Pa**.
and down-town people on the way back
to the office after luncheon.
No sooner was this demonstration
made than "Crazy" Jack began his
descent in the same spectacular way.
•Jack had friends behind the topmost
railing who fastened a rope to th« rail
ing permitting it to trail to the roof
of the Capitol building. On the way
up Jack by means of this rope, using
a hand-over-haml pull, from the roof
reached the bulging capitol dame,
which is of smooth slippery tile.
He scrambled up over the tile, hold
ing the rope for support, between tho
round windows in the rome where he
rested a bit each time. The last lap to
the very top of the dome seemed the
easiest part of the trip. Alter touch
ing the gihlted ball he turned triumph
antly to the crowd, made his announce
menKand began his descent in the same
way he had climbed up.
While the exhibition was on, a col
lector went through the crowd with, a
hat asking for contributions for the
"human fly." The amount of "fly's"
notnpeusation was not announced but
it is certain he did not get coins from
all of the crowd 1 for on every down
town corner from where the dome could
be seen there was a knot of spectators.
Jack evaded the Capitol Park police
who did not pursue him up the sides
of the dome to make an "arrest." The
"fly," who is a wandering steeplejack,
had been in Harri»l>urg several ti'ays,
trying to get permission of tho city po
lice to give an exhibition of his skill as
a climber.
CHURCH SALE OPEN QUESTION
The yesterday to the City
Council by Friedman to sell to
the city the church building, parsonage
and ground of the Messiah Lutheran
church, at Sixth and Porster streets,
which was refused, was to day said by
the pastor, the Rev. dlcnry Hanson, to
have becu unauthorized. He said that
for the present it is an open question
whether or not the congre;jation of
Messiah chuych will sell its property.
For the past year or more this con
gregation has been considering tho
building of a new church edifice either
011 the vacant lot at Sixth and Forster
streets or 011 a site to be purchased
elsewhere. There is a committee which
is authorized to make recommendations
on the sale of the present property and
on the purchase of another site. Al
though a congregational meeting is to
be held to-night, members of this com
mittee say they will have no report to
make because they have as yet received
no satisfactory offers.
Mrs. Christina Vollmer
The funeral of Mrs. Christina Voll
mer, mother of Harry Vollmer, a
deputy revenue collector, who died at
her home, 1108 North Second street,
yesterday, will 'be held from her late
home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The services will be in charge of the
Rev. Stewart Winfield Herman, pastor
of Zion Lutheran church. Interment in
llarrisbur.g cemetery.
Car Plunges Over Embankment
Herbert Smith, 1522 Boas street,
received a number of cuts and bruises
and several passengers in his auto were
jarred and scratched when the car ran
over an embankment, near Duncannon,
yesterd'ay afternoon. The machine, was
badly damaged. It was brought to Har
risburg for repairs. None of the pas
sengers WHS seriously hurt.
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RIGHT OR WRONG
We do not believe a whole lot in expending much money for newspaper advertising so that we are
thereby compelled to ask increased prices for our goods. However, we do, just occasionally like to let
EVERYONE know that this store is now as always selling furniture and other housefurnishings at lower
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Our customers will tell you that this store is not only one of the largest, but the best store in which
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have done it very well indeed. We believe thoroughly in a business system that will convince the cus
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money than he can obtain it for elsewhere.
This is the system which has built up our business to its present large proportions and is still doing
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has been that the customer can always be depended upon to return the favor in some good way.
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BLUECOATS IN BOXING BOUT
Police Station Scene of Four-Bound
Contest This Afternoon
Ilarrisburg boxers, take notice —the
second spring sparring match of the
season took place this afternoon in the
basement of the police station -between
"Biggy" Backenstoss and "Kid" Fet
row, in a four-round bout. No admis
sion was charged to the fight but a
large crowd of eager-eyed night "•cop
pers" were on hand to witness the coil
test, for it demonstrated to them what
they have to go through in the near
future.
The bout was to take place yesterday
but was postponed on account of po
lice court hearing and a two-round
match took place last night with neith
er contestant being winner. However,
this afternoon 'Sloe" Demniv acted as
referee, but up until a late hour had
made no decision.
The boxing bouts are a continuance
of a custom started twj years ago by
police departments all over tho United
States. For some time the sparring end
has dropped off in this city, 'but the
police are homing to again make it a
routine in their drill work. A trainer
will be chosen in the near future,
which may probably be the winner of
to-day's match.
IMPROVE CUMBERLAND ROAD
The Motor Club of Hnrrisburg will
confine its activities on good roads day,
May 26, to the stretch of roadway
known as Trindle -Spring road, between
Camp Hill anvt Mechanicsburg. Two
hundred dollars will be donated by the
club for the employment of that many
men. Motorists from the Cumberland
county town will co-operate with Har
rifiburg in making a good road.
The local club is after volunteers to
do the work and has arranged' to carry
the men to and from the scene of the
endeavor in motor trucks. Early next
wek stone will be hauled to different
points along the road and in one day,
according to plans, the roavl 1 will have
been made a good one. The workmen
will be in charge of a practical road
builder.
GOVERNOR GIVES HEARING
ON THE FULL CREW BILL
Governor Brumbaugh, with Attor
ney General Brown and Secretary
Woods, this afternoon gave a hearing
to the opponents and advocates of the
bill repealing the full crew law, which
repealed is now in the G<*v«i#nor's
hands for action.
The trainmen were represented by
Former Attorney General Bell and
James ScaTlet, the former being orfe
of the speakers, andiiby .President Lee,
of the trainmen's organization, and
President Garreteon, of the conductors,
who also spoke.
The railroads were represented by
William I. Schafer and present at the
hearing were President Eea, General
Manager Creighton and First Vice
President Attertmry, of the Pennsyl
vania railroad.