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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
COLUMBIA men RALLY: TO
SUPPORT CRIDIRON GAME
No Definite Action Is Taken but Under
graduates Believe That Meeting Is
Forerunner of Establishment of
Football

New York, Dec. 3.-Columbia s stu
dents put themselves on record yester-
day in no uncertain terms for football
when l,4OO turned out for the mass
meeting and cheered every mention of
football. There was general disappoint-
! ment that the promised surprise was
not an announcement that football
would be restored next fall, but the un-
dergraduates feel confident that in the
END they will succeed in bringing the
sport back to the campus.
In short address President Butler,
skillfully avoided mention of foot
ball, but he stated that what the stu
dents wanted and what the student
board wanted the university wanted
The students want football, and want
1t badly, according to the enthusiasm
at the meeting, but they propose to
90 about getting it with all due care
and tact.
As the students filed into the gym
nasium cards were handed to each ask
ing whether he would go out for var
sity football eleven next year if such
We're authorized and also whether he
would give 81 for the support of such
team. The first question was answered
in the affirmative by ninety-fve stu
dents weighing over 165 pounds and
by 200 who weighed over $50 pounds.
On the cards handed in 1,066 agreed
to pay the fee Many cards are vet to
be heard from.
1t was made plain yesterday that
the authorities have not shown their
hand IN any way and do not intend
to do so. When the matter is brought
up to their attention in the regular
way by the Student Board they will
then rule on the proposal The Stu.
dent Board has no intention of press
ing any such proposals in the near
iuture for fear of being accused of
hasty and ill-advised measures.
SILVER loving cups were presented
to Arthur Howe, formerly of Yale,
George Lamade, formerly of Missouri.
and Charles Ham. formerly of Har
ward, for their services in coaching
the two class football teams.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
KILLS FRIEND FOR A BURGLAR
Rich Atlanta Mans Victim Had At
tended Dance With SLAYER

Atlanta, Dec. 3.-Although Coro.
ner s jury yesterday afternoon declared
W. b. Carhart, president of a shoe
manufacturing company, was iustiliable
IN killing J. ?. Galloway, friend and
prominent here, at clock yesterday
morning in the Carhart apartments, the
relatives of Galloway announce that all
the facts have not been uncovered and
that the case will be put before the
Grand Jury.
The wealth and prominence of both
men and the mystery about the tragedy
have caused sensation. Galloway was
killed just after Mr.. and Mrs. Carhart
had returned from dance at the Cap
itol City Club. Galloway had also been
at the club, but left three hours before
the Carharts.
Carhart says he and his wife lad
undressed and Mrs. Carhart went to
the bathroom. Then she cried there
was a burglar in the house. Carhart
got pistol and went to the bathroom,
where he saw man escaping through
the window. Carhart fired and tire man
fell to the ground dead. Examination
showed it was Callahan. He was fully
dressed, except that his shoes yyere un,
laced.
Mrs. Carhart corroborated her hus-
band and the jury acquitted him. Cal
laway was aDout 80 years old. Mrs.
Carhart is about AS and very hand
some. Galloway had been a frequent
visitor at the Carhart home.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS OFF
Fresent indications Point to Resump
ton of Baseball War

New York, Dec. 3.-Plans to con.
tinue the fight against the Federal
League among others, the proposal to
transfer the Jersey City club to Brook
lyn, VIII be discussed at the animal
meeting here next week of the Nation
al and International Leagues. Advance
statements from club owners of the two
leagues who will attend the big annual
winter baseball conference Indicate
that peace negotiations between organ.
lzed baseball and the so-called outlaws
nave been abandoned and that the
hght Will be resumed next season.
The only obstacle in the way of
transferring the jersey CITY club of
the International League to Bror klvn
hes in the fact that Charles Fbbets
and the McKeever brothers. of the
Brooklyn National League club. own
the Newark franchise. which thew wish
10 sell before consenting to assuming
the Joint responsibility of directing
two teams on Ebbets Field in cam,
palgn against the Brooklyn Federals
Tor patronage. 1t became known YES
terday that among the bidders for the
Newark franchise is Arthur Irwin.
scout for the New York American
League team. Irwin is said to have
the backing of an organization of New
ark business men who seek control of
the franchise to insure baseball in that
city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD
FRED Welsh Lacks Speed
Champion Slow and Joe Shugrue Out
points Him-Winner Has All
but Two Rounds

New York, Dec. 3.-Joe Shugrue
made good his promise 10 muss up Fred
die Welsh at Madison Square Garden
last night. He whipped Welsh in
every round but the second and tenth.
Welsh managed to make them even.
The lightweight champion never was
in the running and if Shugrue had had
more of sting to his punches he might
have walked off with the title Welsh
plainly was in bad form. He seemed
stale and he was absolutely devoid of
speed of any kind. Shugrue beat him
to the punch, and except when the
champion jolted the Jersey boys head
back with left jabs, the only punch
Fred seemed able to land.
Shugrue was on top of his man eter.
nally and made show of Welsh at
close quarters. The Englishman 5 ribs
were ruddy from the continual thumps
landed there. Welsh seemed to spare
his right hand throughout, as if he had
gone into the ring with it in poor shape.
Neither man was off his feet There
was not mark on Shugrue at the fin
ish, while cut appeared over Welsh S
left eyebrow.
Welsh left the ring quickly after the
bout. He felt that he had been beat
en- by the rushing little Jersey boy,
and besides, the gallery was riding
him hard for his Indifferent showing.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
SEES DAUGHTER FIRST TINE
Veteran Also Greets Grandchild at
Meeting in Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Bare, Dec. 81. S. Walk
er, 75, veteran of the Civil war, met
his daughter, Mrs. Ida Tennyson, As,
of Tennyson, Ind, and his grand
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Sloane, 25, of
Chicago, yesterday for the first time
in his life.
For many months Mrs. Tennyson
searched in vain for her father and not
until she recently applied to the PEN
sion bureau at Washington, was she
able to trace him.
When Lincoln called for volunteers,
Walker enlisted in the Eighth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers, serving through the
war. When peace came he settled in
Indiana, where he married Miss Flea
nor Hook in 1866. Shortly afterward
the pair separated and later the pres
ent Mrs. Tennyson was born.
The child was left motherless when
young and became ward. When grown
up she married. Her husband died re-
Gently, leaving her with one child, who
is Mrs. Sloane, of Chicago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
NO 16-INCH GUNS FOR NAVY
Admiral Strauss Tells House Committee
f4-inch Ones Are Better

Washington, Dec 3.-The Navy De-
partment is not ready to install / 6-inch
guns ON battleships, according to testi-
mony given before the House Commit
tee on Naval Affairs yesterday by Rear
Admiral Strauss, Chief of the Bureau
of Ordnance.
Rear Admiral Strauss expressed the
opinion that 14-inch guns had reached
such high degree of efficiency that
nothing would be gained i'm effective
ness by discarding them for guns of 16,
inch ealibre.
The committee was impressed with
Rear Admiral Strauss testimony rela.
tive to the effectiveness of IA and 16-
inch guns in view of the reports that
had been received of the deadly execu-
tion done by the 42-centimeter guns
used against the fortifcations in France
and Belgium by Germany.
TIL impression seems to be quite gen
eral among members of the House com
mittee that 14-inch guns represent the
maximum of armament of this class
that should be installed on battleships,
at least for the present.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
DEAD DOG LIES ON ROSES
Narcissus Blanket Covers Him in White
Brocaded Coffin

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 3.-Wee Ebony
Prince, prize winning Pomeraniau,
dearly loved by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Thompson, had a $500 funeral yester-
day.
Wee Ebony Prince was laid to rest
in white brocaded casket, his head
on pillow of roses and blanket of
narcissus covering his tiny form. Flow
ers were piled high about the casket,
the gifts of friends who followed in
an automobile procession from the
Planters Hotel to Mr.. Thompson s sum
mer home in st. Louis county, where he
was buried
Wee Ebony Prince jumped from his
mistress's arms Monday in front of
swiftly moving automobile.
At dog show last spring he won
two blue ribbons and special prize
He was the darlingest dog in all
the world was the elegy uttered by
Mrs. Thompson.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
eddie PLANK SIGNS With
Federal L--BENDER MAY co
Veteran Southpaw Wants to Go West
to Play-Mack Says Gettysburger
Is After the Money and He Wishes
Former Pitcher Luck

Gettysburg, Pa, Dec. 3.-'All doubt
existing as to the baseball fate of Ed
die Plank was dispelled yesterday aft
ernoon when the great portsider affixed
his John Hancock to Federal League
contract. Although scouts of many
teams had visited the deposed Mack
twirler, it was not until yesterday that
an agreement could be reached with
any of them. Having an engagement
with Plank, Treasurer Goldman, of the
Baltimore Feds, drifted into town yes
terday morning to talk matters over.
Closeted together most of the day, the
two men discussed the situation fully
and when they parted Gettysburg 5
baseball idol had east his fortunes with
the new organization.
While officials of the Baltimore club
secured Plank S signature, it is said the
contract did not call for his services
to be given to that club but that it
was a general contract, and ne could
be sent to any team in their circuit.
Local people believe, however, that
there is an understanding between the
men and that Plank will play with
either Chicago or st. Louis.
No information was given out concern
ing the length specified in the contract,
although it is generally regarded to be
a long-term contract at n good salary.
Plank has repeatedly said he did not
have to play ball, because his savings
of the years he has been with the Ath
letics are all that he needed.
Plank last night admitted ne signed
the contract, but would not divulge the
terms of the agreement or with which
club he expected TO be identified.
PlanSha always been considered one
of the greatest pitchers the game has
ever known. He was born in Gettysburg.
Pa, and was graduated at Gettysburg
College. He never played professional
Baseball except as a member of the Ath-
letics, having signed with Connie Mack
in 1901. Plank and Harry Davis are
the only men still on the Athletics list
of players who were with the team in
its first year.
Plank S record with the Athletics is
a brilliant one. Each year the veteran
southpaw has done his share toward
Keeping the Athletics in the race and
has always been factor in winning
pennants and world s championships for
the Mackmen. Plank pitched in each
world S series the Athletics engaged in,
except in 1910, when Coombs and Ben
der did the twirling His pitching was
one of the features of the 1913 series
with the Giants. and this year he lost
a 1-to-0 game to the Braves on misplays
an the ninth inning.
For the last two or three seasons
Manager Mack has had trouble in get
ting Plank TO sign contract, and short
ly after the close of the world s series
of this year Eddie was placed on the
waiver list along with Bender and
Coombs. 1t is believed that Bender will
also sign with the Federals.
When Connie Mack was Informed
last night that Plank had signed with
the Federals and was asked if he would
try to prevent Eddie from quitting or
ganized baseball. Connie said: "No,
indeed. Edule is after the money, and
I wish him all the luck IN the world. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
FALLS WILL BE DRY
Peculiar Pebble Found by Scientist
Leads Him to Prophesv

Pittsburgh, Dec. 3.-A pebble found
in Beaver county caused DR.. A. f. Ort-
mann, scientist of Carnegie Museum,
to predict yesterday that a thousand
years from now Niagara Falls will be
dry. The pebble in shape resembles
a small beetle
The odd little stone led DR.. Ort-
mann to consider the oscillations of
the earth s surface.
The oscillations" led him to a par
ticular oscillation, which, he said,
is raising the northeast end of Lake
Erie and sending its water to the south
west instead of toward Niagara Falls.
The ultimate deduction-the drying up
of the great waterfalls scientifically
simple, he declared.
As result Lake Erie will empty
through the Miami river instead of the
Niagara
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Checks Group Instantly

You know Group is dangerous. And
you should also know the sense of Sc
cuity that comes from always having
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound in
the house. 1t cuts the thick mucus and
clears away the phlegm, stops the
strangling cough and gives easy
breathing and quiet sleep. Take it for
coughs, colds, tickling throat, hoarse-
ness and for bronchial and la grippe
coughs. Contains no opiates. Every
user is friend. George A. Gorgas. 16
North Third street, and P. R. R. Sta.
ton. adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
MAHAN HARVARD CAPTAIN
Halfback Will Lead Crimson on the
Gridiron Next Fall

Cambridge, Mass, Dec 3.-Edward
William Mahan. of Natick, Mass,
halfback on the Harvard varsity foot
ball team for the past two years. was
chosen captain of the 1915 team at a
meeting of the 1914 squad yesterday.
Mahan, who is in the junior class,
prepared for college at Phillips An
dover Academy, where he was a mem
ber of the football, baseball and track
teams. He captained the Andover
nine and in his first year at Harvard
was captain of the freshmen eleven.
He is % years old.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
LEBANON ELKs' MEMORIAL
Will Hold Services for Departed Mem
bers Next Sunday

Lebanon, Dec. 3.-The usual pro-
gram in memory of the departed mem
bers will be observed next Sunday aft
ernoon, December 6, by the members
of Lebanon Lodge, No. 631, B. P. o.
of E. The services will be held in the
Elks' quarters. The exercises will be-
gin at p. m. A committee, l.. R.
Reigert, s. H. Meyer and Isaac Peif-
fer, has charge Of the ceremonies.
Joseph r. Dickinson, County Solici.
tor of Berks county, will deliver the
principal address. Ralph H. Behney
will deliver the grafton. Music will be
an important feature of the service.
The memorial roll now reaches forty
members, among them the late Judge
Thomas Fl. Capp, of Dauphin county.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
BRANDED HIS WIFE ON LEG
Husband Applied Texas Treatment
and She Gets Divorce

Chicago, Dec. 3.-"He branded me
on the leg with a red hot poker just
as if | were pony on the Western
range
On this showing Mrs. May Florence
Boyd got divorce yesterday from
George Walter Boyd, traffic manager
for a Chicago lumber company.
cit was in 1907" said Mrs. Boyd.
"'We were going out to dinner. Ny
husband smokes cigarettes. To light
them, he kept a short poker heated all
the time. He finished dressing ahead of
me and then to hurry me up picked up
the poker and gave me the Texas
treatment. 1t went right in. Ny
sister dressed the burn for me. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Husk Unfortunate Neighbours Corn

Rohrerstown, Dee. 3.-Yesterday sew
ENTITY five neighbors and friends of Aaron
B. Landis, whose barn was destroyed by
fire some time ago, gathered op the
farm and husked his corn while he was
away on visit, much to his surprise
when he returned. One week ago the
same crowd assisted in raising the new
barn. Teams were furnished by the
surrounding farmers.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Cancer Fatal to Marietta Woman

Marietta, Dec. 3.-Mrs. Samuel B..
Harner, 81 years old, is dead from can
Ger after several months of intense suf-
fering. She was a member of the Lu-
tIheran church, and besides her husband,
there survive three children, three
grandchildren and a brother. Her
maiden name was Ritter.
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member of the football team for four
years, captaining it his senior year. He
played ON his freshman team here and
has for two years been member of
the varsity, playing at halfback and
quarterback. Click was a leading fig
ure in the Princeton rally in the fourth
period of the Yale game
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
Chautauqua Opens at Maytown

Marietta, Dec. 3.-The Maytown
Chautauqua opened to-Gay in the band
hall with large attendance under the
direction of the I4yceum festival super
intendent, Mrs. Ida B. Cole, assisted by
A. R. Wiley. There will be afternoon
and evening sessions for several days.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
p. X. R. Y. NJ. c. A. LEAGUE
Tigers and Cubs Win From Senator,
and Pirates

The Tigers defeated the Senators by
the score of 80 to IA and the Cubs
won from the Pirates by the score of
20 to 16, in the P. r. r. Y. NJ. C. A..
basketball league series last evening.
Cough. of the Cubs, was the most valu-
able man to his team. The scores
First Cana
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Second Game

Field goals, Cough, ); Flickinger, 2;
knoble, ?; Chard, ?; Nipple, McCann.
Foul goals, Hoover, A of 4 Knoble,
4 of IL; McCann, of Z. Referee,
Arthur. Scorer, Smith. Timekeeper,
Winn. Time of halves, 20 minutes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
CLICK TO CAPTAIN TIGERS
Backheld Man Unanimously Elected
by Princeton Football Team

Princeton, n. j., Dec. 3.-Frank
Click, of Pittsburgh, was yesterday
afternoon unanimously elected captain
of the Princeton football team Tor
1915. He prepared at Pittsburgh Cen
trail High School, where he was a
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Harrisburg.

Field goals, Ways, 4; SeashoItz, ?;
Bredbenner, 2 Barnes, /; Cole, 2;
Baumbaeh, /; Boyles, /. Goals from
fouls, Haddow, . out of .; Ways, A out
of TO- Referee, Lutz. Time of halves,
90 minutes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
LITTLE FEPs ON TOP
Have Lots of Ginger and Crush FEEDER
ais hY 223 Pins

The Little Pops. true to their name,
won the Elks bowling game last even
ing from the Feds by 223 pins. Brack-
enridge showed lot of ginger and
grabbed off the match honors. The
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
More st. Louis Diphtheria

st. Louis, Dec. 3.-Thirty- new
cases of difhtheria in the last "A hours
were reported to the city health depart
ment yesterday morning. This is rec
ord for that period of time, since the
epidemic started, about FIVE weeks ago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
LOSE TO YORK, 24-1O
Harrisburg Basketball Five Topped in
Fast Game

The Harrisburg basketball FIVE lost
to the York five at York last evening
by the score of "a to 10 Ways and
Barnes played York's best games,
Ways shots being the best this season.
For Harrisburg, Cole, Haddow and
Boyles did best. The lineup and sum-
mary:
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SENATORS WIN CLOSE GAME
P. r. R. Y. M. @. A. Match Won by
81 Pins

The Senators and F'ederals engaged
in a Up r. R. Y. M. c.. A. bowling
match last evening, the former winning
by "a pins. Mendenhall starred The
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
With the Modern Heel

"What on earth are vou doing with
your hoe on the desk?'
Tim only rubbing out mistake.
I've lest my eraser. ''-Megsendorfer
Blatter.
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Senators

Field goals, Yoder, A; Crane, 3;
Frank, 3; Rapp, 2; Gregory, 2; Ander-
son, Hall, Peters. Foul goals, Greg
ory, out of 10; Yoder, 3 out of IA;
Frank, l out of 2. Referee, Arthur.
Scorer, Smith Timekeeper, Winn. Time
of halves, 20 minutes.
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Ready for Cross-country Run

Final practice was held this after
noon in preparation for the annual
cross-country run at the Harrisburg
Academy. A large number of runners
have rennrted
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
SOUGHT Child FORA ADOPTION
Counsel Admits Advertisement Was
Printed in San Francisco in
Slingsby Case

London, Dee. S.-TLe Slingsby legiti-
macy suit, by which Lieutenant G. r.
slingsby, formerly of the royal navy,
now of San Francisco, is seeking to es.
tablish the legitimacy of child which
he claims as his own in order that the
child may inherit an English estate,
was begun yesterday in the probate
court.
Lieutenant Slingsby retold the cir
cumstances of his marriage, to which
his relatives objected because his wife
was Catholic He testified to re.
ceiving cablegram from his wife, who
had gone to San Francisco so as to be
among her own people, announcing that
son had been born. The point was
raised that the birth certificate gave a
wrong birthplace, naming it as Grant
avenue, but this was altered subse-
quently by affidavit to MaeAllister
street, San Francisco.
Counsel admitted that when Mrs.
Slingsby reached Sar Francisco it was
doubtful whether the baby would be
born alive or dead and that an adver-
tisement seeking a child for adoption
was inserted in newspaper. The hear
ing was adjourned.
Lieutenant Slingsby inherited an
English estate for himself and by the
will of the Rev. Charles Slingsby. an
additional estate of $50O,000 was to
60 to, Lieutenant Slingsby's heir.
Mrs. Slingsby, wife of the Lieuten-
ant, gave birth to child in San Fran.
cisco in 1910. Testimony was taken
before the District Attorney of San
Francisco on charge of false certifca-
tion of birth. and testimony was given
to the effect that Mrs. Slingsby's child
had died and that another child had
been substituted by San Francisco
physician. The Lieutenant and his wife
later went to England to establish the
legitimacy of the child which they
claimed as their own.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03
AMERICANS WIN AT DUCKS

Holtzman Duck Pin Match Won by 10
Pins
The Americans won from the Tri-
Staters in Holtzman Duck Pin League
match last evening by 10 pins
0 'Leary was high man. The score:
TRT TSTATEPC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

wireless telegraph, biography, tele-
phony, mines, torpedoes and range
finders. They are trained to transport
and noun in suitable shore positions
guns of three, five and six inch calib, Q.
In other words, the navy has in "a
marine corps a little army of Its own
which, without causing international
complications, without disturbing stock
markets and without even attracting
undue attention may pick up and move
to some disturbed centre in a foreign
land for the protection of American
lives and property. Indeed. so speedily
and unostentatiously do these soldiers
of the sea move that the trouble is set
tied and sometimes a revolution nlppoi
in the bud before the world at large
knows that there has really been any
cause for concern.
Marine attachments vary in size win
the ship. from a dozen men under
sergeant 10 sixty or more men under
one or more commissioned officers.
Admiral Farraguts opinion that the
maritime guard is one of the essen
tials of a man-of- war" is corroborated
by that Of Admiral Wilkes. who con-
sidered that marines constituted the
great difference between a man-of-
war and a priVateer"