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The Washington times., 1915-05-11
BLUEJACKETS SEE
B|GLEAGUE GAMES
Thousands Guests at Yankee.
Boston and Brookfeds.
Kansas City Exhibitions.

NEW YORK. May 11.-Having played
the host Sunday to many thousand New
Yorkers who visited the battleships .
the Atlantic fleet boatload after boa<
| load Of bluejackets put into shore about
hosp.si;y hoSp sntta Of This IS city ' '"' ''oher''
The majority Of them went to see
baseball games-some sevsra! thousand
to see the Yankees play Boston on the
see the Brookfeds and the Kansas City
teams clash across the East River.
The rest Just naturally strolled UP and
down ,Is sroadway "a. ,;,y. Ss,,s or became movie
Those sailors who were not fortunate
enough to get shore leave took another
turn at explaining how Is a battle
less inquisltive horde OF New Workers
who visited the fleet.
II Sunday was an ideal day to view
tho feet, yesterday was super-fdeal.
it's nscn Quota onp Of w .isht-seers. The exception
was the battleship Michigan, the Arneri-
can Nays first dreadnausht.
Two decisive boxing matches, held
Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. were staged
in the forecastle Of the lighting ship.
The bouts decided the fleet cham
piGn:h,p in two essss' sss :s1or, s1d we,.
could squeeze. crawl. or. climb to a
sight Of the ring. Astride the guns,
banked ten deep on the turrets, bal
ancing themselves on the wfnches ana
| occupying many other positions in
conceivable, the n,en urged their IA
voriteE to victory.
The most important fght was be-
| tween "Dinny" Whalen. E,inner's
mate aboard the GMichigan. holder OF
the fleet featherweight title. and joe
Fischer, seaman OF the South Caro-
lima. "Dinny." who has held the belt
for almost three years. emerged vic
torious, although his oppoent put up
! a fight that drew acclamation from
the most rabid Michigan tar.
The other fight, was between Sam
Taylor, fireman aboard the Michigan.
| and ''Dank" Davis. master at arms
aboard the New Hampshire. Davis
has held the lightweight title Of the
fleet for almost a month. Taylor
wanted it. He got it. When tho
Michigan rooters quit pounding each
| others hack long enough to count
their winnings II was found more
than $4,000 had changed hands.
The Michigan was particularly over
Joyed at keeping the featherweight
title from the South Carolina, its
sister ehip
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ing games so far this season. The last
named fell down badly in Philadelphia.
but the other quartet have made good.
With four such good pitchers in action,
there seems little Use IN carrying Engel.
Hopper. Ayers. and Bentley. 1t is ex-
pected that one, IL not two, of this
latter collection will be released Bent
ley may he dropped unconditionally.
Hopper is the best looking of the re
naming trio, and seems certain Of
clinging to his berth The fight, there
fore. comes down TO Fngel and Ayers
Engel has been tried once in Philadel-
phia, pitching good hall for a few
innings. Ayers was tried short time
earlier in the season, but without much
success. Both viii be started on this
trip through the West and the better
one retained. The loser may be sent TO
Minneapolis.
Unless there is a decided change for
the better In the work of the club II
would not be a bit surprising to find
some of the regulars henched In order
to let the others try their luck Shanks
Mcbride, and Gandil are In the greatest
danger OF losing their bArths owing to
poor work with the stick. This is
year when any steady team with a
punch when most needed can be a con-
tender
II the Grifmen cannot win the pen
nant this season. they may as well quit
Inus lar they nave NOT displayed any
signs of carrying artillery heavy enough
10 turn the trick 1T is to increase the
offensive strength OF the team that
Manager Griffith is considering whole
sale shifts in his battle line. II Con-
noll makes good a great load will slip
off Griffs shoulders. IF he doesn't
more changes will be In order
Ban Johnson, boss of the American
League, is expected back in town today,
and the Old Fox may confer with him
on number Of things pertaining to the
league. For one thing. Griff intends 10
md out exactly what constitutes a balk.
Billy Evans and Tommy Connolly have
different interpretations of Ban John
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Fan Has Ten Reasons
Why Braves Will Win

BOSTON. May 11.-An enthusiastic
fan furnishes these ten reasons in
rhyme for the Braves repeating in the
National League race:
1-GOwdy at bat; none better eer
seen.
2-SChmidt and Smith to keep the bases
clean.
3-Tyler to twirl in a tantalizing way.
4-Aggressive John Evers, with plenty
TO say.
5-Little Rudolph and his puzzling pill
6--Little Maranville, a big gap to fin
Inside baseball and the inlmitable
James.
games.
9-Gumption galore all opponents to
floor.
lO-Speed and skull practice. Do you
need any more?
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WHITE SOX MANAGER
HAS BUT TWO RULES
Leader Rowland Figures That Too
Many Restrictions Make
Players Lie.

CHICAGO. May lo-Manager Pants
Rowland Of the White Sox figures that
having too many rules for behavior
makes liars out OF ball players
Therefore he has established only two
such regulations for the White Sox-no
cigarettes and go to bed by II 30:
And that ll:3O rule isn't ironclad. I"
said Rowland. "All ask Is that II the
boys are out any place they shall tell
me beforehand. Then II any talebearer
comes to me and thinks he's telling me
something about player ! can tell
him, Sure, ! knew II beforehand. !
told him It was all right to go there. "
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Former Vanderbilt Star
Will Coach Mississippi

ATLANTA, May 11.-Fred Robbins,
former Vanderbilt star, has resigned as
athletic director at Mercer University,
the Crange to take effect at the end Of
the baseball season.
Fred will take charge of the Univer-
sity of Mississippi athletic teams at the
commencement of the football season.
succeeding Bill Driver, who has been
coach there for some time
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Ed Walsh in Shape.

Los ANGELES, MAY ll.--Ed Walsh,
the ChiCago American League Cl 10
pitcher. who suffered a severe attack of
grippe two weeks ago, announced today
he had entirely recovered. He mad a
short workout today and said he would
leave for Chicago in ten daya
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Both Hit Hard.

BOSTON. MAY l1.-Twenty-e Eight hits
were garncred ny Braves and Giants in
yesterdays game, which the Braves
took by Ii to 8.
Score: r. n. +.
New York .......... 10 on 2N2- . u !
Boston .............. 6O3 go! l-N-1i Il :
Batteries-Tcsreau. Schupp, Ritter and
Meyers and Mclean; Tyler. Crutchey
and Whaling.
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New York State League.

T'tiCa, II; Troy, |.
Scranton. l3; Elmira. 10.
Riughamton, Q; Wilkesbarre. 3.
ALBANY. B; Syracuse. |.
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Moves By Griffith
y Most Welcome Here
Baseball Public Satisfied hat Changes Are Impera
tive If Team Is to Regain Valuable Ground-Plan
Is Outlined for Peace Between Rival Factions.
By THOMAS KIRBY.


indications catching
expectations Griffith
with the baseball public
failed of
Barring pitching the proved
90
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Brookland A. C.. Meets.

The Rrookland Athletic Club Will hold
a special meeting tonight. All mem
bers are requested to be present. The
Brookland nine is looking for games with
some fast amateur teams in Maryland
and Virginia. Address Manager John
Mahoney. l343 kearney street. Tho
Brookland nine will meet the Ft. Myer
team at Brookland Nav %.
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Dundee Is Winner.

CINCINNATI. May ll.-Johnny Dun
dee, OF New York, was given the
newspaper decision by a slight shade
over frankie Callahan. of Brooklyn,
after ten-round bout herA
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Southern Association

Chattanooga. 8; Atlanta, (first game).
Atlanta, 5; Chattanooga, (second
gHmel.
New Orleans. :; Little Rock, g.
Memphis. 2; Birmingham, o.
Mobile VS.. Nashville postponed; rain.
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Pirates Ahead.

PITTSBURGH. May 11.-Heavy hit
ting by the Pirates landed yesterdays
battle by 10 to I.
The score. R.HE
Chicago ...... 100 oo4 ooo-7 IL
Pittsburgh .... 14o o4o 10x-lo 9 2
Batteries-Zabel. Lavender, Cheney,
r. Adams and Bresnahan: Cooper Con
zelman. Adams and Schans.
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jacksonville, 3; Columbia. /.
Augusta. 3; Macon, !.
Albany, 6; Savannah, |.
Charleston, :; Columbus, 5.
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Virginia League,

Newport News, ,; Suffolk. ! (nl In
ninEsl.
Rocky Mount. :; Norfolk s.
Portsmouth, I; Petersburg. 90 in
nngS).
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New England Leapua

Worcester, s; Manchester, S.
Lewiston, s; Portland. :.
Lynn, 6; Lowell. ,.
Lawrence. Q; FitChhurg. o.
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North Carolina League.

Raleigh. S; Durham, I.
Greensboro, I; Charlotte. s.
AsheVille, u; Winston-Salem, 3
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
St. Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburgh at PHILADELPHIA
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FEDERAL LEAGUE,
Standing of Clubs.

Tomorrow Games.
Kansas City at Newark
Chicago at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis at Baltimore.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo.
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League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

Tomorrow's Games.
Washington at Chicago.
Boston at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
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Among the Minors
International League.

Toronto. a Providence. 0.
Montreal, 8; Jersey City. 5.
Buffalo. S; Richmond. II.
Rochester. 10; Newark, 3.
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Foster Takes Last One
For Boston From Yanks

NEW YORK. May 1l.-Foster was
invincible against the Yankees. and the
Red Sox won the final game, to1.
One run was gathered in by the
Yanks in the ninth. although seven hits
We're made during the game.
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TOday's Games.

st. Louis at Boston.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York
Pittsburgh at PHILADELPHIA
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Yesterdays Results,

Pittsburgh. 10; Baltimore, T.
St. Louis, s; Buffalo. g.
Chicago, 10: Newark, 8.
Kansas City, A. Brooklyn, 8.
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Today's Games.

NashingtOn at Chicago
Philadelphia at st. Louis
Boston at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
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Yesterdays Results.

Boston, n; New York. g.
Pittsburgh, 10; Chicago. :
Brooklyn, .; Philadelphia, 0.
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~ Grim by Johnson will hardly be cor
DIAL as they do not understand each
other any too we'll
Manager Griffith took his athletes TO
he South side park yesterday and gave
thcm a long lesson in the fine art OF
hitting They certainly need more than
one lesson, but tho Old Fox hopes that
even this one instruction will have its
good effcCt. The players certainly can
not show to less advantage than they
have for the past week. and any change
must be an improvement. The vener-
able Reynard !s down-hearted over tho
light stickwork Of his athletes. but he
declines to surrender. He will go down
fighting.
Tommy Connolly. the Georgetown COL
loGian. will be used in left field today.
batting in third place. where Hank
Shanks has been performing. The only
possible trouble that might prevent Con-
noIy's getting into the lineup today Is
the condition OF his injured leg the leg
has stiffened considerably over night,
but the youngster thinks he will be
able to play.
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American Association.
SOuth Atlantic Leapue.

st. Paul. 13; Minneapolis. II.
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More Grit7n1en Reported
Doomed to Minor Leagues
With Harper Disposed Of, Some
Other Pitcher May Soon Fol.
low His Trail.

son 5 latest order. and the young pitch
crs with tho Nationals are pretty much
up In the air as result. The reception
~ Grin by Johnson will hardly be cor
dial. as they do not understand each
other any too we'll.
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College Results.

Notre Dame. s: Cornell, =
Brown, II: Dartmouth, L
Maine, 10: Bowdoin, 3
Illinois, 10: Minnesota, 6.
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TOday's Games,

Today's Games.
Kansas City at Newark
Chicago at Brooklyn.
St. Louis at Baltimore.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
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Yesterdays Results.
Boston. 3; New York, |.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
DELAYS FORGERY SENTENCES
Court Postpones Gases of Mercer and
LIE Brun at the Request of the
New York Authorities

Ii. r. Mercer and Fred lie Brun New
Workers, convicted in the local courts on
forgery and false pretense charges, in
trying to defraud two local banks
where they deposited fake checks for
$1,000 each, will not be sentenced until
March 22, so it was announced in court
this morning. District Attorney Stroup
said that Assistant District Attorney
Fallon, of New York, had written on
for permission to say a word' when
the defendants cases are called, and
that courtesy will be extended to him.
In police circles it is said that Mer-
Ger can be valuable to the New York
as witness in a certain
criminal case now pending in that city,
hut it has not been learned here wheth-
er a leniency plea will be set up in
Mercer's favor On that ground.
Sentences handed out by the Judges
last evening included these: Allen j.
Silks, eight charges of larceny, nine
months in Jail; Edwin Keiser, larceny,
three months; Paul Bates and Edwin
Procasco, Huntingdon reformatory;
Fred Robinson, pick pocket, six months;
Charles l.. Border, larceny, sentence sus-
pended until June; Samuel Weaver,
false 'pretense, four months, and Frank
Johnson, assault and battery, $40 fine
and costs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
WALNUT ST. MEASURE PASSES
Thoroughfare Will Be Opened as Pre-
liminary to Bridging Tracks

Highway Commissioner Lynch this
afternoon sought to defeat the ordi-
nance of his Republican colleague, Har.
ry +. Bowman, which provides for the
opening of Walnut street from one side
of the Pennsylvania railroad to the
other, but he failed by one vote. He
mustered the support of William L..
Gorgas, who, like Lynch, thought the
measure superfuous and not urgent
at this time while the Mayor and
Taylor joined Bowman and the measure
passed, to q
Bowman said the ordinance is intend.
ed as a preliminary to the bridging of
Walnut street over the Pennsy tracks
that is, it will put that section of the
street on the city map-and, while all
the Commissioners agreed that the
plan is not an unwise one, Lynch and
Gorgas thought such an ordinance
should not be passed until the City
financially sis able to consider the
construction of such a bridge
Both Lynch and Taylor openly de-
clared themselves in favor of an ordi
nance that would authorize submitting
to the voters for approval the question
of loan to cover the cost of the struc
ture. They also called upon Bowman
to offer such measure as a substitute
to the then pending measure. Bow.
mans idea, he said, is to bridge Wal
nut street with a viaduct such as is at
Mulberry street.
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THE MOTORCYCLE SHOW IS
GROWING IN POPULARITY
Paid Admissions for Yesterday Number
e24-oratifying Sales Are Being
Made and keystone Club Is Taking
in Members

The motorcycle show in chestnut
street hall is making riders for the mo-
torcycle members for the keystone
MOTORCYCLE Club. sales for the ex-
hibitors and enthusiasts of the pro-
moters of the show. 1t is gaming IN
popularity every day and Will become
an annual event in Harrisburg and one
to attract the manufacturers Of the two
two wheeled automobiles, for the sales
now warrant the expense and effort put
forward to make it a success.
There were 624 paid admissions to
the hall yesterday. nearly twice the
number of Saturday night. The exhibits
are Just getting warmed up and the
relative merits of the various machines
are being driven home, the selling talks
mp until the close of the show last nlghs
resulting in sales for two 1918 Thors
by Charles Uhler, an Indian by the
West End Cycle Company and an Ex-
celsior by the Excelsior Cycle Company.
The cooperation looked good to two
faotoreyelists and they applied and were
elected to membership in the Keystone
Motorcycle Club, the body that con-
ceived the annual show.
There have been many improvements
and refnements to the motorcycle and
the new models are exciting the admlra'
ton of the show visitors. First with
the display of the motorcycle club on
New Years day and now the keystones
used in that parade for the show deco
rations the club is firmly entrenehed in
Harrisburg popularity.
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Local TRACTORS TO
have A Chance



low on tractors it was proposed to give
those contracts to an out-of town firm
before the Mortons would have time to
demonstrate the efficiency of its four.
wheel tractor, one of which will be
turned out of its plant this week
AT the Commissioners meeting this
afternoon Mr.. Taylor made no refer
ence to the fire apparatus bids which
were received by him some weeks ago.
Me had stated before to,day that he
would make certain recommendations
for the awards at to-day's meeting. At
the last moment, he said, be decided it
best to postpone the matter for. one
week so that his. colleagues could in
spect the tractor which the local firm
now is building.
What the Morton firm actually is
dong is mounting a steamer, belonging
to Lebanon fire company, on one of
the four-wheel tractors. One of the
City Commissioners. said again this aft
ernoon if the tractor proves success
he certainly will be in favor of award
ing the contract for at least two of the
three tractors to the local concern.
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dear APPLEDUTTER BOIL
Fire Starts in Shed Destroys 1t and
Barn and Damages House
Loss, $500

While boiling applebutter this morn,
ing in shed adjoining a one-story
frame barn of s. j. Meckley, trucker,
who resides north of Maclay on Cam
eron street, the fire caught the she'd de-
stroyed it and the barn and damaged
the house before it was extinguished by
the district fremen this afternoon.
Meckley noticed the fire shortly aft
er noon and telephoned to the RELY
Hose Comf any and subsequently phonsd
for the Shamrock. These companies
responded and after stringing 5000
feet of hose to play on the FIRE the
flames were licking the rear of the
frame house in which the Meckleys
live and Arthur Simms, a member of
the Reilly house, sent in an alarm from
Seventh and Maclay streets.
The district fremen responded and
soon had the blaze under control. The
total loss will reach $780,. much of
which is from valuable tools and i'm
plements which were in the shed where
the fire started.
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WALTERS BONDSMEN SILENT
No Adjustment Reached in the Contro-
versy on Street Repairs

Charles P. Walter, who has the $15,-
0OO-a-year street repair contract and
who has thus far refused to 20 ahead
with the spring repair work as order
ed by Commissioner Lynch, did not at
tend the meeting of the City Commits
sioners this afternoon neither has he
yet informed any of the Commission
ers as to the course of action he pro-
poses to take. Both City Solicitor Seitz
and Highway Commissioner Lynch this
afternoon said that Walter S bonding
company has not yet replied to the let
ter directing it to do the work. !"
Walter, when talking to reporter
this afternoon, took the position that
Lynch S notice to him to go to- work
>was received by him only on March 3
and that he has until March 5 to de-
eide what to do. Lynch however claims
to have sent the notice ON February
22.
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Calls HIS wife
liar" IN court


4 was the day fixed by the wife as the
time Mrs Croft, ST., ordered her and
the baby from the house. She sad the
order followed quarrel between the
young couple, arising, the wife said,
over young Croft's demand that she
take her clothing to the attic and keep
it there.
Then it was that Croft shouted in
court: "You're liar!o
Croft agreed eventually, that his
wife. should at least have $3.50 q week
from him and the court accordingly
made an order to that effect.
This was one of several family row
stories that cam1 to the Judges ears
this morning in suits for maintenance.
Mrs. Lillian Kerstetter, in her suit
asking maintenance from her husband,
Walter Z. Kerstetter, told between sobs
story that she lad sacrificed her all
so that she could be with her husband; /;
that she has been denied admittanee to
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Walborn, all because of him,
and that she now is boarding with
strangers.
She added that her husband thrice
deserted her and that he has failed to
make good a promise he made on two
occasions and which induced her to re-
turn to him. That he did not get out
of the city Immediately following the
last desertion several weeks ago, the
wife said, was because she had been
informed of his plans to skip and
prevented him by swearing out a war
rant for his arrest.
Husband Is Sent to Jail
Kerstetter offered excuses and when
he assailed his wife's good reputation,
Goth Judges Kunkel and McCarrell de.
clared point blank that they disbelieved
him. He was directed to pay his wife
Sc a week and to furnish bond with
approved security to comply with the
order. That he said he was unable to
do and he went to Jail.
Clarence Bayley, who was sued for
maintenance, admitted that he left
''soft nest when he quit his wife and
mother-in-law and went out among
strangers to live, and while he had no
work and no financial income he fur
ther confessed that he couldn't just ex-
plain how he was "getting along"
Nevertheless he looked prosperous and
bore no signs of not getting "three full
meals day"
When the Court probed further into
his case, Bayley smilingly remarked:
"I've been staying out with my
friends, mentioning a woman s name.
What's that?' asked the Court.
''Oh just slept there. l didn't eat
there. got some of my meals from
other friends. One of them is right here
in this rourt rom -
Judge
"Oh, | don t know his name. They
just call him Grumpy he said.
The Court ordered Bayley to pay his
wife 81 week.
Virgil Brown was ordered to pay the
costs of a surety suit brought by Hat
tie Slough.
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PENNSY TO increase DEBT
$40, 100000 Authorized to Be Added
~ at the Annual Meeting Held
in Philadelphia To-day
Bp Associdted Press.

Philadelphia, March AT the an
nual meeting of the Pennsylvania rail
road to-day, a $40,000,0OO increase in
Indebtedness was authorized. The ac-
QUESTION by the company of the cor
porate right and franchise of the Ian
caster and Quarryville railroad, the
Pennsylvania, Monongahela and South
ern railroad and the Lewisourg and
Tyrone Railway Company was also ap-
proved.
A resolution was adopted appealing
to the stockholders, bondholders, the
employees and the public at large to sup
port the action uf the management in
its efforts to repeal the full crew law.
A resolution was also presented to
be submitted to the incoming board con.
cerning certain pass concessions to en-
ployes of the company owning Pennsyl-
vania railroad stocks. These concessions
are to be graded according to the num-
ber of shares held.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-09
FUNK AND DOEHNE ADMITTED
Harrisburg Lawyers Permitted TO Prac.
tice Before Superior Court

The Superior Court to-day heard ar.
gument in the case of Trimmer VS.
Berkheimer, an appeal from the Com.
mon Pleas court of York county. "
X. keesey represented the appellant
and Mclean Stock the appellee.
The only Dauphin county case to be
heard to-day was that of the Adams Ex-
press Company. appellant, VS.. the City
of Harrisburg, an appeal from the de-
cision of Judge Kunkel that the COM
pany is liable to taxation for city pur-
poses and is not public utility COM
pany, as it claimed. City Solicitor
Seitz represented the City and Charles
III. Bergner the appellant
Clarence Funk and Edward F.
Doehne, of the Dauphu county bar,
and William McElree, Jr., of the Law
renee county bar, were admitted to
practice before the court.
No opinions were handed down to-
day.