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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
Large Church Reception
Held at Market Square

Eighty new members added to the
church roll during the past year were
guests of honor last evening at a re-
ceptfon given in the social rooms of the
Market Square Presbyterian Church.
Spring blossoms prevailed In the dec
orations and the pastor, the Rev. DR..
]. Ritchie Smith, announced the num-
bers of an informal program.
Miss Sara Lemer gave three violin
selec tions. accompanied by Miss Ruth S.
Gonkling; the church organist; Miss
Belle Middaugh sang sweet Lavender"
and lullaby full of melody; Miss
Catherine Fahnestock's clever reading
of Agatha and the Missionary Boxes"
was followed by Mighty LAX Rose"
sung by Mrs. w. F. Harris. and sacred
quartet given by Mrs. Harris Miss
Middaugh. Douglas Andrews and
Gwyllm Watkins, members of the choir
DR.. Smith welcomed the new mem
bers In behalf of the church and urged
their attendance at church services
other than those of Sunday. E. ].
Stackpole responded for the new con-
tingent. and during a social hour re-
freshments were served to more than
three hundred guests
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
GET OUT YOUR CLAD
RAGS EASTER DAY
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bloom. Lilies are cents less per
tloom this year and can be had for
20 cents a flower. Azaleas are selling
at from rs cents up to s5 each.
Hydrangeas, more plentiful this
| year than in the past five years, are
here in many colors and double
blooms. They sell from 50 to SIS a
plant A feature in the sale of flow
ers this year is that not only florists
but every storekeeper in Harrisburg
is a factor in supplying the demand
Some Easter luXuries will be high
in price-such as strawberries and
Spring lamb. The Southern straw
berries were hit hard by the recent
cold spell and are scarce. Strawber-
ries are selling for 60 cents a box.
Spring lamb Is also scarce at 40 cents
"a pound. Tomatoes are cheaper this
year and can be had for three for 10
cents. Lettuce, celery and early gar
den produce will be reasonable in
price.
Eggs Are Plentiful
Eggs Will not be scarce as was first
reported. They We're plentiful to-day
and sold at % cents a dozen. This
price will prevail tomorrow. There
was an unusual demand for eggs to-
day, according to local dealers.
Harrisburgs school children con-
tiiputeu nunufeus Oh eggs during the
last two days for the Children's In.
dustrial Home and other charitable
institutions, in accordance with the
usual custom.
Just how many dozens were gath
cred has not yet been figured out be-
cause the committee in charge is busy
with the count. That the number
will run about the same as in previous
years is generally expected, however.
AS rule the youngsters donate on
an average Of an egg each, although
the total varies. The eggs, as we'll as
groceries that are frequently brought
by children who don't want to carry
an egg, are packed and distributed to
the various institutions.
Wednesday and yesterday were egg
collection days in the schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
TWO DIE WHEN AUTO
RUNS OFF STEAMER
Five Others Were More or Less
Injured Following
Plunge
By Associated Press

Norfolk, Va, April 10.-Two men
were drowned and five others were
more or less injured when an auto
mobile plunged through the gates on
ferry steamer into Elizabeth river
last night.
The dead are John Tuly. of New
York, and w. j. Canavan, of Norfolk.
The survivors are William Fintzer. l..
Hanff, Nathaniel Vogel, Burt johnson
and Richard Smith. all of New York.
Smith received a bad wound on the
head.
Tully and Johnson. who were ar
rested Tuesday in the raid on the
jamestown race track, had just Sc
cured bail for their appearance in
court next month and were returning
from Portsmouth to Norfolk when the
accident occurred. The automobile in
some way started just before the boat
reached her slip and plunged through
the gates into the river. Tully and
Canavan did not have time to get out
of the car. The five survivors were
rescued by Howard Reed, a seaman
on the battleship New Hampshire. He
jumped overheard, grabbed two men
by the hair. and the others hung to
his clothing until men on the steamer
pulled them on board. All the sur
vivors were sent to a hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
.SCHUYLK|LL NOW
FURNISHES STORIES
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nation, giving their reasons for this
the attitude toward Lee on the part of
the State organization.
The statement from county head
quarters is as fol lows:
1--WE think it is time that the action
Of the Democratic State organization
in soliciting funds from postmasters,
directly contrary to law and certainly
contrary to the highest ideals of poll
tics as exemplified by President Wood
row Wilson. should be known to the
Democrats not only of Pennsylvania
but the nation at large.
""There are only half dozen Demo-
Gratis in charge of post offices In
Schuylkill county, and only three of
these are drawing salaries of over
81 900 a year. All were appointed
upon the recommendation of Con-
gressman Robert e. Lee. In the lat
ter part of January the three latter
postmasters, one of whose salary Is
81, 800, second $2.400 and the third
$500, were visited by Wilson Bailey,
an agent of Democratic State head
quarters. Bailey asked that these
postmasters contribute per cent. Of
their years salary to the Democratic
State treasury, prom sing that part of
this money would be returned by the
state committee to the county COM
nittee. The contributions were all to
he made not later than May /, al
though at that time all the post
masters will have been in office con
siderably less than a year.
LAS an announcement to timid or
reluctant postmasters Bailey declared
| that Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral James /. Blaksee had already
| contributed $500 to the same fund
and that favorable action would be
! highly appreciated by State officials.
"'When informed that such contri
! buttons were not only contrary to law
| md civil service regulations. as well
as good public policy. Bailey suggested
! method of covering up the contri-
| buttons by postmasters contributing
| Iuder assumed names
ITO postmasters whose attitude gave
| Bailey the idea that they would will.
| ingly contribute, but were not ready tc
| 10 so at once. the State solicitor pre-
| sented the following form of promis.
sorry note for them to sign: 1T prom.
| Use to pay to the treasurer of the
| Pennsylvania State Democratic com.
mittee as contribution to campaign
| funds the sum of -. (Signed)
-. Witness: -"
1.-The Democratic State organization
has taken a hostile attitude toward
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
MRS. RUTHERFORD'S GUESTS
MEET MRS. JOSEPH HOFFMAN y

Dinner guests of Mrs. Marshall
Rutherford yesterday at her home,
lG11 Derry street. had the pleasure of
meeting her guest. Mrs. Joseph Hoff-
man. of Millersburg. Yellow and
white prevailed in the table appoint
ments and the favors were tiny Easter
baskets. The guests included Mrs.
Hoffman, Mrs. S. A. Fishburn, Mrs.
George Reiff. Mrs. William S. Snyder,
Mrs. George Carl, Miss Roberta
Swartz, Mrs Edward Hoffman, Mrs
William P. Cobean and Miss Mary
SwartZ -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
OPPOSE WOMAN SUFFRAGE
By Associated Press

New York, April 10.-A resolution
has been adopted by the Union League
Club and forwarded to Albany The
vote. 1t is announced, was almost
unanimous. Extending the suffrage
would be detrimental to the best in
terests of the people of the State, men
and women" says the resolution.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
Daughters of the Queen
Organize For Charity

Some ladies OF the city deeply in
terested in charity, organized a branch
OF the Daughters of the Queen" at
Sylvan Heights Orphanage. The object
is TO work for charity in general and
in particular.
Rt. Rev. J. w. Shanahan addressed the
meeting. and after the following officers
were elected plans We're made for the
coming years: President, Mrs. Bernard
Schmidt; vice president, Mrs. Patrick
Vaughan; treasurer, Mrs. John p.
Gallagher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10

Congressman Robert E. Lee, and this
attempt to solicit funds from the post
masters in his district, If successful,
would probably have resulted in part
of the funds being used to defeat Lee
for denomination. as James l. Blakslee
and others closely connected with the
State organization are known to have
lately been in consultation with Daniel
F. Guinan. Lees opponent for the
congressional nomination.
''If the officials of the State organ
ization desire, we can produce proof
such as would be accepted in any
court of law for all Of the above state
ments'" !"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
Bucket Fire Fatal to
Boys in Big Moving Van
By Associated Press

New York, April 10.-Three small
boys crawled into a deserted moving
van in vacant lot in Harlem last
night, stopped up the cracks to keep
out the chill. then squatted around a
fire they kindled in a bucket Patrick
Kenny, father of one of the little fell
lows. searching for him. CHANGED to
look in the van to-day. He found his
son. Frank, unconscious. John Scan
lon. a 15-year-old companion, was
dead, and the third boy was appar-
entity dying. Gas from the bucket fire
had asnhNXiated them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
CLUB is INTERESTED
IN CHILDREN AT HOSPITAL

The Carnation Embroidery Club, a
society composed of young women of
the West End, was organized at the
Harrisburg Hospital, last evening.
Members of the society will visit con-
ttaiescent chlldren IN the hospltal. en-
the hospital.
The members of the club visited the
children's ward last evening, chaper-
the Embroidery Club are: Miss Ruth
Geisking, Miss Margaret Paul, Miss
jeanette Ferre, Miss Esther McGill,
Miss Catherine Zarker, Miss Elizabeth
largest and Miss Margaret Mason.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
Reception and Dance
For Moorhead Employees

Two hundred and fifty employees of
the Moorhead knitting MILL with their
friends. enjoyed an informal reception
and dance last evening at the hand
some recreation hall of the new build
ing.
Palms. ferns and Easter flowers fur
nished and arranged by the employees
decorated the room, and the Upde-
grove orchestra played for the even
ing OF pleasure Each month there is
some special form of entertainment
arranged for these folks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
DISCUSS CIGARET LAWS

Mrs. Jane Aim, superintendent Of
the anti tobacco and cigaret branch
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, led a discussion yesterday at
the union meeting on the subject. 1t
is found that the cigaret law is rigidly
enforced in this city and boys are
unabel to get them.
The annual contribution to comfort
bags for soldiers and sailors was made,
as well as for the Memorial Day
flowers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
DIR. RECKORD'S OFFICES
WITH DIR. j. w. ELLENBERGER

DR.. Frank r. d. Reckord, we'll
known in this city, who has recently
returned from Philadelphia after the
completion of u number of special
courses, has opened his offices at 922
North Third street and will be asso-
ciated with DR.. j. w. Ellenberger.
DR.. Reckord is a graduate of the
medical department of the University
of Pennsylvania and a graduate resi-
dent physician of the hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania, Philadel-
phia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
CARDS WITH THE SCOTS

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Scott, of 904
North Eighteenth street, entertained
informally at cards last evening.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E. Geiger, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Arnold Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. c. Wenzel, Miss Ethel
Shaffer, Miss Mary Heiny, Miss Mary
Scott. William Cleckner. Theodore e.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs NJ H. Scott.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
oKUMA RECOMMENDED

Toxic. Jaran, April 10.-Count Shi
genbou Okuma. ex-Foreign Minister
was recomme mended to the Emperor to
aav by the elder statesmen for the
Once Of Premier in place of Count
Gombei yawamoto, whose cabinet re-
signed IN consequence of the naval
graft scandals
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
HATFIELD DENIES STORY
By associated Press

Charleston, w. Va, April 1O.--Gov-
ernor H. d. Hatfield. himself a phy-
sician. who left active practice to be-
come chief executive of West Vir-
ginia, to-day declared he does not be-
lieve the people of the Pocahontas
coal field are afflicted with hookworm,
as charged by DR.. w. G. Stiles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
HOME FROM BERMUDA

Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Gilbert and
their children are home from Ber-
muda and are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer c. Gilbert
before occupying their own residence
at Second and Harris streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
EHRMAN MITCHELL,s GUESTS

Ehrman b. Mitchell. who is in town
for the Easter holidays, has as guests =:
H.. d. Saylor, Truman Smith Gardner
Osborne, +. r. Lowell. J. Ogden, all
students of Yale University. The party
will motor to New Haven in Mr. Nit
chelrS car.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
PRINCETON STUDENTS HOME

Among the Princeton students home
for Easter are William Middleton,
Dudley Smith, William S. Hurlock,
John V. w. Reynders, Jr., John Q.
Stewart Jr., and William c. Dunlap.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10
HOME FROM YALE

A. Stewart Koser. Edward J. Stack
pole, Jr, John D. Cooper and John c.
Herman are among the Yale College
students home from New Haven for
the Easter holidays.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-10

The Democratic State organization
has taken hostile attitude toward
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-26

ject of professionalism. AS re-
suit of the agitation which followed,
six colleges, namely, Amherst.
Brown, Dartmouth, Harvard, Prince
ton and Yale, met in the old Massa-
soft house at Springfield. Dec. g.,
1879, for the purpose of drafting a
common eligibility rule, and if possi-
bic to form baseball league. Their
deliberations eventually produced
both. The rule adopted on that oc-
casion ran as follows:
Any student who has been in
regular attendance for the whole of
any college year in any department
shall be eligible in that year for the
nine. Any student who after this
date shall play upon a professional
team or who shall play for money
shall not be eligible
This pioneer rule struck directly
at the grievances as they existed in
the simple days of 1879, but peri
cd was on the horizon in which sim
plicity in sport was to develop rapid
ly into complexity. With the decade
of the sos came the organized ANA
teur athletic club nine, the summer
resort nine, the manufactory nine,
and the small city amateur nine.
some of which were so managed that
the public unconseiously but accur-
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-26

ately styled them as 'semi-amateur'
mines. These organizations, like
wise, chiefly sought the college stars.
Again no objection was raised at
first to the collegian playing with
these teams provided he received on
ly his expenses.
1T was not long, however, before
rumors We're rife of padded expense
accounts, of highly valuable gifts,
of high salaried commercial positions
in which no service was required, and
even of secret pay-rolls. Not only
were the collegians embroiled in
charges and counter-charges, but
the partisans of these summer teams
likewise Joined in the hue and cry.
The divided allegiance of some of the
latter led them to furnish secretly to
their college proofs of the profess
sionalism of rival collegians.
Cautiously, it was football that
suffered most from the ensuing
storm, due to the double fact that
the football season followed base
ball and that the star of the diamond
usually was star of the gridiron.
Thus the fall of 1889 found the old
American intercollegiate Football
Association, which had founded and
nurtured the inter-collegiated game,
locked in bitter row over charges
of professionalism which had arisen
in summer baseball row that
eventually wrecked the association.
This was followed by similar con-
troversies among the various institu-
tions forming dual leagues in ath-
letics and the breaking of intercol-
legiate relations made a great din
during the early years of the decade
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-26
BY A. P. Garland
Copyright, The Fmnk A. Munsey Co.

by carefully nipping the finger of the
one who unwisely had grasped the
cage by the bars. He let go his hold
with an expression that SO won the
birds admiration she subsequently,
added it to her already assorted vo-
cabulary.
The whole procession now moved
steadily up the street. headed by Pod
den. to whom Mrs. Branson had low
ingly linked herself. and enlivened by
the whistling of popular airs by the
village urchins, who were delighted
at the opportunity of providing ap-
propriate music.
At the Rose and Anchor, Mr.. Jud-
son and his wife were awaiting their
guest. and thrill of horror went
through them when they beheld the
crowd approaching. At first they i'm
agined that Podden must have got
drunk or else met with an accident.
But the dignified air with which
Boddle. the guardian of the peace,
followed the procession, reassured
them.
on arriving at the hostelry, Podden
made an effort to shake off his unin-
vited retinue by Fastening with his
property into the little parlor afore-
said. About half a dozen made their
way to the bar-counter. evidently
awaiting an invitation to drink. Mrs.
Branson, however. thought herself
privileged to enter the inner sanctum.
Judson made an Intellectual effort to
stop her. but his worthy spouse came
to the rescue. she and Mrs. Branson
had a long-standing feud that need
ed settlement.
AN may I ask, Mrs. Branson,
where you're going?" she said with
marked politeress.
81 want to see my BILL"
Your what?"
'Bill Podden-we're as good as en-
gaged.".
Engaged. e 'asn't taken on no
servants yet. Any 'ow. you're too
old"
The double insult was too much for
the amorous widow. Z
TOO old, you fat cap. That's a
lie, Liz Judson. and you know 1t.
I'm youngern 'e is.''
Wouldn't ave thought 1t. But
looks is always deceptive"
Are You going to let me in?"
.Settingly not. You 'avent been
asked into my 'ouse. not as I knows
of. Mr., Podden is goin' to live with
us for the present"
You're a pair of thieves. that's
wot you are. Want to get old of
poor Bill's bit o. money. know
you
But here the bulky landlady decid-
ed that the matter had gone far
enough.
Run for Mr.. Boddle." she said to
little urchin that was enjoying the
alteration from the open window.
.Tll give this woman In charge for
creating a disturbance on licensed
premises
Daunted by this move, Mrs. Bran
son retreated. murmuring fearful
threats against her antagonist.
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-26
SUMMER BASEBALL NOT AN EVIL
FOR COLLEGE BOYS SAYS EXPERT

Associated Press.
New York. Jan. 26.-That sum
mer baseball" the most important
issue in surrent college athletics, is
not u modern sports evil is attested
by Parke Davis in treatise recent
ly prepared on this subject. He
writes:
The testimony of experience is
strongly against the practicability of
summer baseball In the early
days of the diamond, the decade of
the 'I0s, eastern college stars were
in great demand by the professional
teams, for in that period, the college
nine, particularly Harvard, Prince
ton and Yale. were superior to the
city mines. For n time there was no
objection to the collegians playing
with the professionals during the
summer vacation, although the for
mer openly were paid for their SER
vices. In the spring of 1873. how
ever, two famous college players
from the same institution, who after
graduation were playing with great
city nine, suddenly left the profess
sional team, re-entered college and
by their presence lifted their college
nine from the rear to the front in
the intercollegiate campaign.
This spectacular occurrence natur-
ally centered attention upon the sub
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-26

of the '90s. The bitterness of the
rival student bodies extended to the
alumni and to the faculties. Thus
the condition became intolerable.
up to this time college faculties
had regarded competitive athletics
as exclusively matter of student
management. They now perceived,
however, that the institution had
reached a stage of evolution when it
was as much matter of faculty su-
pervision as any department of in
struction or business administration.
With the adoption of this theory on
the subject reform began"
The daily sentinel., 1914-01-26

That evening the average nightly
receipts of the Rose and Anchor were Z
nearly trebled. ALI the male adult
residents of Slodby seemed to be pres
ent, much to the detriment of the
Waggoner. the opposition hostelry att
the other end of the village. Every
family had at least one representative
anxious to display his good will to-
ward the heir. who. now for the first
time. was tasting the sweets of pop
ularity. The most open-handed offers
We're made to him of loans of moneys
etc, pending the realization of his
fortune.
Bills manner fitted the occasion :,
perfectly. He was naturally elated
but most genial and friendly. SO far
was he from being purse-proud that
he accepted drinks and smokes at tho :
expense OF all and sundry without
qualms. But when he offered to de-
fray the cost of a round, 1t was "Not
at ALL" Ave this with me. Bill" or
Give us a chance, Mr.. Podden." un-
til ultimately he gave up trying. Ere
the gathering broke up. he had shak- &,
en- hands at least three times with
every one of the visitors. and had in
one or two cases shed tears that
came, as he said. from a too full
cart"
The next few mornings he spent in
visiting privately nearly all his WELL
wishers. There was little need of
anything more than a subtle sugges-
tion. and Immediately a loan was
Forthcoming. -
Four days later he announced his
intention of going UP to London to
see a firm of solicitors he knew that
would manage his affairs for him.
He was also in need of a suit OF
mourning to replace his present at
frn xtrht oh he ha
the local hay-dealer.
On the day of his departure,
large crowd ASSEMBLED at the station.
Everybody pressed around to shake
his hand or offer advice. In answer
to cries of "Speech," he spoke a few
touching words.
"Friends-I ain't used to making
speeches. but before l go l want to
say as 'ow I'm proud of 'aving such !
a lot O. honest friends. Me cart is
too full to say no more. But know
'ow you'll all be glad to see me back
in Slodby.
The applause that answered his
speech almost held back the incom-
ing train.
All gazed at his beaming, benevo-
lent face framed in the window of
the carriage, as he was carried slow
ly away to the metropolis.
That evening in the smoking-room
of a public house at Islington he
wrote the following:
Dear Joe:
KEN off all right. I enklose flo
wich is your share of the dibs. Next
letter will be to Devonshire. where
I'm goin' next week. / will rite and
tell you where to send the usual.
Your loving brother
BILL. ,
Bill was right. They will be glad
to see him again at siodby.