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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-28
WEATHER PROTECTION

SLASS WINDOWS will be placed in
=, auto curtains while you wait. Z. A.
FAIR CARRIAGE AND AUTO WORKS.
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1918 CALENDARS FOR SALE

Good selection. A few more sales
mems samples left, at bargain. MY
ERS MFG. CO., Third and Cumberland
SITS, above Millers Shoe Store.
OVERCOATS FOR SALE-Slightly used
all in first class condition, from 81
up. Also $3.50 felt boots for S195
Mems s1.50 Arcrics for 95c. Come and
look them over. Open evenings. S
MELTZER, 5l3 Walnut st.
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HELP WANTED-PEMALE.

GIRL or mddle-aged woman for gem
eral housework. Apply 326 Straw
berry Ave.
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AUTO transportation school wants men
to become practical chauffeurs and
earn $75 to 500 per month. We give a
thorough course in crude and practical
work for $500. No. 3 N. Cameron; Bell
day afternoon.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.

A YOUNG MAN desires position as a
bell-boy or porter. Call 1154 Cum
beTland St. Bell 1617k
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YOUNG married man, as a tenant on a
farm; has had experience; can give
reference. Address H. f. ROSENBERG
ER, Il. f. d. No. !, Adams St, West
FairView, Pa.
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WANTED-A man acquainted with the
grocery and butcher trade in Harris
burg, who can run an auto, to sell a
May 1st. or probably longer. Must be
able to give good reference. Taylor
Provision Co., Box 156, Trenton, N. j.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE,

WANTED-A young woman wishes to
keep house for II widower. Call or
write 619 Geary st.
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Jtt 81 Lil--House No. 1881 n. Sixth St
kemodeled throughout; all improve
meats. Apply GEORGE W. ORTIZ, .423
.ldle st
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WANTED-Any kind of work for a
white man, between the ages of 40
and 40; handy around stock. Address
2017 Wallace st.
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Sale and Exchange
FOR SALE,

FOR SABE-Two Brunswick pool tables,
one National cash register; three
cigar floor cases; three cigar wall
cases; one roll-top desk. Make offer for
one or all. Must be sold within three
days. S. MEBTZER, 513 Walnut st.
FOR SALE--At GABLES, 111-117 South
Second ST.; Red Tip, Ring Point, Biz
zard, Rowe Junior, Can't Slip, Giant
Grip and Always Sharp Calks.
FOR SALt,--At GABLES, HILL South
Second ST. 5000 sets New Sash, Sx10
xl2 L.. primed and glazed, at $l.15 per
set. Also other sizes.
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W. j. WENRICH, S39 Hamilton street.
Furniture, china and piano packing.
shlpments looked after q: both ends.
Also all kinds of hauling. Bell phone
s221W.
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CLERK wishes position in office. has
Two years experience bookkeeping
and typeWritins; can Furnish good ref
erences. Address COX los. Carlisle Pa.
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SILK MILL ON FULL TIME
Some more experienced help
needed. Apply at office, corner
Second and North SITS.
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Miscellaneous .
FURNITURE PACKING

PACKING-A. II. SHRENK. 1906 North
Sixth street. first class packer OF fur
niture. china and bricabrac. Bell phone
s9sW.
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WANTED-A middle-aged man desires
of repairing, and is handy with all
kind of tools. Can furnish reference.
Address or call at No. 1902 Regina ST.,
City.
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WANTED-Sewing of any kind neatly
done. l13S Market st,
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FOR SALE-Corner property at 620
Cumberland street, for sale. Large
house; suitable business location. Spe-
cial price to quick buyer. Particulars
at BELL REALTY CO., Bergner Build
ing
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Real Estate
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-S3-a farm: 60 acres
cleared and level; good house, excel
lent barn; plenty of good we'll and
spring water. All kinds of fruits; FIVE
miles from New Bloomfield: six from
Duncannon, on State road Price low if
sold soon; no agents. Address ID, 3419,
care star Independent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-28

SEVERAL VACANT HOUSES for sale
on easy payments; all improvements;
very little cash needed Get particu-
lars. Why not buy instead of rent?
BELL REALTY CO., Bergner Building.
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A GIRL II years old would like in
assist with housework or child 8
nurse; can furnish best of reference.
Address IS Linden st.
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WANTED-Position as waiter in hotel
or private family. 500 North Ave.
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WHY NOT have a business of your
own? | have a corner grocery store
on the. hill for sale; doing a good busi-
ST.
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REAL ESTATE FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-31 Chestnut ST., Steelton,
Pa; rooms, bath. all conveniences,
side entrance; bay window: rent $500.
possession. Front and Chest
nut streets Steelton, Pa.
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FOR RENT--A 21a story frame dwell
ing; I rooms and BATH Improvements;
side entrance, This is nice home for
$1,000 Look at it, 1913 Briggs ST. Ii,
G. PEDLOW.. 110 S. Thirteenth st
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FOR RENT-S-room house, 1907 Jeffer.
son ST.; all conveniences. Apply j. II
Third and Hamilton.
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A middle aged widow wants position as
cook in an Institution or In hotel or
as managing housekeeper; in or out OF
the city. M. W., No. Twins Row.
Carlisle, Pa.
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FOR RENT-NEM HnusEs

2l31 Derry ST., steam heat, $23 90
2135 Derry St, steam heat, ..... 2S.OO
21$0 Derry ST., steam heat, ... $500
Inquire p. VANDERLOO
2ll9 Derry ST.
Or Masonic Temple. Third and State.
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GUNBOAT SMITH IS
 CHANGING METHODS

X PPARENTLY Gunboat Smith ia- tends to make himself as ezcluEfva as any of the champions- Gam boat now claims the right 10 exact r1arar- tees and to investigate the rating rf all opponents to see whether they gre worthy of his distinguished considsrs- ton before signing articIesr ln rart he means 70 exercise all thq1 prer-.sa-- tives usually conceded utlehoider. all of which makes it apparent that Gunboat is going to be far less iuter- esting as a champion than he uaa when merely a private in the ranl-1-
 Next to his unique hitting abnity e5l1rboafs willingness to take on 1l corners without unnecessary fuss fal been his biggest asset AS long as he pursued that course and won all hir bouts he could afford to laugh al hE critics. He had only to polbt to h.r record to refute all that might be said against him. He should think tgica before changing his ways
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WILL FRY PLAYING SOCCER.

AS aLubstitute for hiking the San -1A -1A Francisco baseball team will take l,r, soccer football when inc spring fra ming season opens at Boyes Springs. Manager Del Howard says the sport will prove ideal exercise for his play CTS.
 .sThe men consider hiking a hard ship" he said Ut is trying on a ball player's nerves to run or walk just for the sake of running or walking. Play ing soccer football, however. will give the Seals plenty of leg work and will develop their wind without causing them any worry In fact. the sport of the game will keep their minds off the fact that they are working
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their lead keels just cooled off The Half Moon is in frame, a number of her bronze plates have been bolted on and some of the longitudinal work has well in hand, while duck. specially woven. has arrived from Lowell and will soon be cut up into sails.
 The professional sailors on the Half Moon will be Norwegian from Captain Chris Christiansen to the masthead man. The first mate will be John Christiansen. distant connection of the captain The second mate will be George Lisberg Nearly every mem Der of the crew chosen so far halls from the island of Bergen on the north west coast of Norway All are nat uralized Americans
 The lead bulb of the boat being built at Neponset for A. S. Cochran from designs by William Gardner, was run recently. It is reported that it con tains bronze shell for the center plate As soon as the lead is smooth the work of attaching the bronze keel plate will begin The shed in which the work is carried on is guarded day and night and only accredited work men are permitted inside.
 At Bath the Defiance. under con- struction for syndicate of Boston. New York and Philadelphia yachts men from designs by George Owen, shows less progress than the Cochran yacht Work on her masts and rig ging is going ahead rapidly. One hol- low stick "a hundred feet in length is nearly completed at a yard in East Boston, while duck for her sails is be- ing woven at Lawrence As the De- hance is to be of composite construc- ton, with an outer skin of mahogany. it is planned to tie her firmly together with frames and bolts of unusual size and strength This boat will be launched probably by May IS, and aft CT few preliminary spins off Seguin island, at the mouth of the Kennebec, will be taken to Marblehead, Mass, where E. Walter Clark of Philadelphia, treasurer of the syndicate. has a sum Tner residence.
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tiona1 league: John A. Heydler, secre- tary of the league. and Leroy Reeves. secretary to President Tener.
 The legality of the old and new forms of National league contracts was dis cussed. MT Toole drew up the new contract two years ago. and MT. Bell expressed his opinion that the clause by which player is paid 25 per cent of his salary as an option on his serv- ices the following year would hold in any court
 Both lawyers declared that the re- serve clause was legal and constitu- tional and would be upheld by any jur- ist Tn event it shall be necessary to take legal action the lawyers said the case will be taken to the highest court in the United States. and they were
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until he had gone to the bank and co1- lected the money in cash He then turned in his contract which called for a salarySfar in excess Of anything he ever received from the New York Americans.
 Naturally" said Frank Farrell, I've will miss Ro1lie zefder unless we hap pen to dig up a good second baseman; but. considering the conditions zelder wanted to impose before signing with us, it may be best that he Jumped He wanted us to promise to take Ma1seI off third and give him that position as a regular job. That. of course we would nat hear to-
 When MT. Farrell was told Of Joe Tinker,s threat to stop Cole with an in. junction he had a good laugh T had
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MANr HE GUNNER.

YNHAT the English fight promoter
 are anxious to have Guu1ort Smith. the CaIifornia heavy Weigiit cross the ocean is clearly denorgtra
 ed by the offers they are cabins tc Jim Buckley, manager of smith. for the latter's services. Buckley received another cablegram recently from s5-n- dicate of sporting men of London in which they offered to give Smith guarautee of S1O.OOo and two round .frip tickets for the Gunner Go fight sam Langford twenty rounds the ear'r part of April. Jim cabIed back Zoe following reply, Make tt f1@.54e enr three round trip tickets and the nat is on- This looks as if the LanEfOr1- Johnson proposed match is or for
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positive that the supreme court would hold the reserve clause valid and uD- hold organized baseball.
 The Killifer case was thoroughly dis cussed. and the National league is sspre- pared to go to any length to pfeyent the Chicago Federalss from trying to get the catcher away from the Phila- delphia club it was declared.
 The Kansas City Federal league players will report at Kansas City March 10. This announcement was made by C.. C. Madison. secretary of the club George StoyalL manager. has been ordered to report next month
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weary of journeyfng down to Belmont park last season for all the racing pre- vious to the Saratoga meeting
 Not only will conditions be immense Iy better this year, but the, standard of racing itself will be elevated There were many horsemen who were skepti- cal of the movement in 1913 to restore the sport, but since it has proved sue cessfuI these same horsemen have be- come convinced that the sport can be made safe and popular. Now they are rushing forward this year with valu- able assistance.
 This realization of racing's stability here has effectively stopped the exodus Of the horses of the bigger stables to winter tracks.
 The number of our thoroughbreds at
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or possibly four days week instead Of last years three times week and with greatly enlarged fields for nearly all or the seasons leading stake events
 Explaining plans for the coming sea son. our informant said that Jockey club stewards and particularly horse owners were very sanguine of racing success this year. The experiment made last year in bringing the sport back on 3. modest scale was so grahfy- ing that the turf authorities conhdept- 1y believed that something bigger could be safely attempted this season. As a
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Ito start the work Of buiIding up the club.
 Doc Johnston Joins Maps
 Doc Johnston, Cleveland first base man, has signed a contract Cleveland club officials feared that he would join the other players in jumping to the Federals.
 Cleveland club officials received word that Ivan Olson, Nap utility man. had affHxed his signature to an American league contract at Poison. Cal, where he is wintering. The Federals had sought to sign Olson.
 Owner Sonners also announced that he had signed Jack Knight, former New York American first baseman- willie Mitchell. pitcher, and Fred Ca
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signed with Cleveland
 Somers has sent Buddy Ryan. for mer Cleveland outf1elders to Portland. Ore. Ryan was originally sent to To. Iedo. but threatened to jump to the F,ederals if not allowed to play in Portland
 Birdie Cree Turns Down Feds.
 Doc GessIer, manager of the Pitts burgh team of the Federal league of baseball clubs. visited Pittsburgh try ing to get Birdie Cree. a star outheId-
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most double the number of those of last year.
 The Opening.
 The metropolitan season will open on or about Decoration day, and the pro- gram. according to present plans. will be run somewhat like this: The first meeting to be held at Belmont park. then a change of scenery to Gravesend, Empire City and Aqueduct. There will also be meeting at Syracuse, as last year This plan of holding meetings at different tracks will be greatly ap- preciated by turf goers who became
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We're For This Event.
Big Season Ahead
 For T ThOrOlghbred Racing

result plans are now being considered for more comprehensive program which provides for the opening of the tracks at Gravesend New York. Elm pire City New York, and Aqueduct, New York, in addition tc Belmont park. New York. This, of course. is exclusive of the usual months racing at Saratoga during August
 It is now a certainty that about all the big stake events will have larger and better balanced fields than last year Entries received for conditioned features. such as the Belmont, are all
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-year-olds, and the outlook for an excellent crop of three-year-olds thi1 year is very promising. among which may be found OId Rosebud PeunErIr Little Nephew. Surprfsing. 5outhsrr Maid and other good ones.
 With more horsennen in active com petition it Is a foregone conclueiou that purses will be much more 1ourisn rs to winners Harry Payne FFhitney iu 1913 led all other stables in the an1ollrt of. prize money won The yThtln4y co1ors earned total of $55so66 flor fns year Remnant winner of the F'uti1rlty at Saratoga. headed the list of fndivid- uaI winners with the tidy sum of g1s.- 92O
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MuepHy eofNe 10 LAW

CHARLEY MURPHY prcsldent oI V the Chicago Nationals. who an- nounced he would ''go to law over ward Efiller's desertfon to the FedpN- . als. says he will include in his su against Miller charges that Joe link of the Chicago FederaIs and 1Iordecr Brown of the St Louis FedeTals Telt "accessories before the fact" He win fry to show that the managers indeed Miller to sign a St Louis contract de- spite the reserve clause under Vll-ef the Cubs claimed him.
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Juarez now is almost negligible. Those
 owners prefer to rest their strings up all winter and give. all their attention
 to metropolitan racing.
 was disappointing, which was only a
 natural condition after period of in activity. Cock O. the Walk, Buskin.
 Night Stick. Flying Fairy. Prince Flu gene and Rockview constituted prac-
 tica1ly the entire list of capable three year-oIds This condition will be re- versed this year. An active racing campaign last year produced many line
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Tinker and Otto Knabe were securely planted in Brooklyn and Philadelphia the Federal league, so far as the big league magnates are concerned, could take a running jump and go as far as if liked
 Though it is not generally known. Russell Ford was put on the market last year and the best offered for him by any club in the American league was q substitute. Ford knew this also. it is claimed
 President Gilmore gave Ford his per sonaI check for s5. 900 in advance. Even at that. Ford was not satisfied
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PLANS MATURING FOR DEFENDING AMERICAs CUP

ably before the Shamrock ". arrives. The yachts are likely to be found in New London about June 19 for the. Harvard and Yale boat race. The greater part of the racing will be on Long Island sound and off Newport.
 The Half Moon. the flag officers boat being built at the Herreshon hops in Bristol. is 2s per cent com pieted. while the other two yachts are between 5 and 8 per cent along. with
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CALIFORNIA TEAMS JOIN N. s. A.

DY unanimous vote the California A1 Football association decided to affiliate with the United States Foot ball Association of America. This de- cision gives California players chance fo he chosen for the All American team which will go to Berlin for the Olyn- pic games in 1916. The teams of the association play soccer football
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MYTH the eonstruction of the three
 aspirants for Americas cup de- lending honors well under way at Bristol. R. IL: Bath, Me-, and Nepon- set. Mass. tfse owners and managers decided to gather in New York to dis cuss and probably arrange a racing schedule for the season.
 Some Of the yach want st le one series of trials over the reglg cup courses off Sandy Hook, prefer
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methods for conducting the sport Will be a big improvement over 1913. when the thoroughbred pastime was quietly resumed in an experimental way on a three day a week basis after an ab- sence Of three years in this state.
 The stewards of the Jockey club at their next meeting will include pro visions for racing on an increased number of tracks on consecutive days
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with major league players. the Nation al and American league magnates are in aslnost uneasy frame of mind.
 And well they might be, for the high handed methods that have marked some of their operations in the past have rendered many prominent green diamond stars anxious to work for other masters
 With King Cole and Bill Killifer back in line. there are just two players in the Federal camp that organized baseball is really anxious to recover, however according to the members of che national commission. If Joe
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Other Sport Topics
Federal League Throws Terror Into Magaes Hearts Ot

thirds, as well as the first place men, for the point banner not infrequently goes to the team well equipped with this type of performers.
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1 For the rest, the Penn relay games
 come as near bringing together the
 pick of the country as could be ez- Ipected-
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can league, toesfgn a contract with his team He went away without getting any satisfaction.
 Gessler, according to Cree. showed a certified check for $15,000 made to the players order. This was offered Cree as half payment of a three years con- tract with the Pittsburgh team. Cree declined to sign, saying that he pre- ferred to consider the matter. He has not signed his New York contract which calls for $7.50o a year for the next three years.
 Should Encourage Marathons. The victor of the Marathon run is the real hero of the Olympiads. De- lspite this fact. and that the event is which are regarded as the worlds championships. this country has done very little within the past three years to encourage our distance p1uggers to run this distance.
 l The Marathon runs that are conduct i order. measuring from eight to sixteen
 miles. Up to two years ago the Mer- curry Athletic club of Yonkers. N. Y, l staged Marathon races at the full 1 Olympic distance of 26 miles 385 yards. This event attracted long winded step pers from all parts of the country, and some from across the northern border line, but of late the Marathon has fall en Into disfavor.
 l Although Maratfons are not as pop ular as the shorter runs with the long distance merchants, at least four
 should be held during the year merely to keep the interest alive. And by the this country would have an abundance of talent to pick from that could give
 better account of itself than it has I done in the past.
 iioppeg Remains Champion.
 Tn a one sided match in New York scity Willie Hoppe, the greatest bf1- lEareist of modern times. had no trou- eble defending his title as 18.2 cham l E,ion of the world against George Sut- l ton of Chicago The score was 500 to l 226. Not only does Hoppe retain his hold on the championship trophy. but T his victory earned him S1 ,000 in cash.
 Hoppe played the fastest game of {, his career. He was confident of every l play he made, and even when Sutton made the high run of the contest-123 lin the fifteenth inninghe did not bal an eyeIash. He played remarkable l position game, and he held such mas I terry over the balls that only a few times during the nights play was he
 obliged to make shots that looked ldincuIt. ss
 We're For This Event. A Harvard senior comes out with the
 suggestion that national intercol- llegiate athletic meeting be held once levery three years on the ground that lthe present intercollegiate meetings are necessarily sectional
 The distance to be trayeled and ex- pense involved make the realization of I this plan almost impossible in so far as concerns having all schools of prominence represented with their best point scoring representations This would entail transporting men who might possibly count seconds and
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Confer on eas.

Cof1feF1 -z -7T
 A conference was held at the Ma tionaI league offices in New York at which the legal status of the war be- tween organized baseball and the Fed eral league was thoroughly discussed The meeting was attended by Attorney General John c. Bell of Pennsylvania, personal counsel for Governor John K Tener. president of the National league: