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ssXY/iTH all tho inve.tisati PM.
w that arc under way. they
ought to learn something
about that subway accident" re-
marked the head polisher.
"They can investigate until the
English sparrows sing like canary
BIRDS" said the laundry man. "and
they won't learn any more than the
accident established all by itself. Tho
same being that when the power 10
smut on in the subway the men In
charge Of the trains don't know what
has happened. except that they have
no juice to move the cars.
There has been u lot said about
.. the action of the conductors and
guards who kept the car doors closed
and refused to permit the passengers
to get out and walk. Under the cir
cums,ances. the conductors and
reason to expect that the power
might DO switched ON again At any
minute. II was no part Of their
business to turn thousands Of pas
sengers loose to dispute the right OF
way with trains.
Apparently the operating heads OF
the Interborough didn't know Just
what had happened. either. The first
blow-on happened at sos o'clock. or
thersabouts; and the electric our
ret was automatically cut on from
the third rail. The burn-out In the
lspllcing chamber was not discovered
until more than an hour later. when
lit blew OF the steel door.
The first thing the subway needs h
la system Of telephone communications
by which news OF an accident can b.
flashed the length OF the system.
telephone line along each wall. with
dingbats every nifty feet or 80 to which
any conductor might attach n port
able cadooey. would do the trick. The
telephone could be connected with
some ofliciai who has authority to gtv'
0' Sof course. thl! would rsquir. som.
Initiatives quality the lnterhorougi
lacks. That corporation has beei
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Fables of Everyday Folks
III went easily.

II went easily.
This woman lived through the we'll
known society routine. She had her
breakfast In bed and her maids to At.
tend her. and her dinner parties and
social engagements galore. Having .
S;s Tear. Ave y .s 'ss s. ,' "a
Other 90 called charitable thing that
came along. Il
pi{ieus time and ask Sos neosy .
bgsnots The vslfass o. .lovn-tyo11
1lassseires. q 2 ssstssee = -
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bright spot being my re-
membrance Of Annette.
"Perhaps when she 10 older she may
see things differently and make Al
lowances for both you and jack"
Nell reminded.
perhaps. I certainly hope So"
returned. ~ should like to be friends
with her again. Jack was 10 fond Of
her. And since his mothers death
she 10 really the only relative he has
that 10 at all congenial." 49,
Have you seen Mr.. Cosgrover'
mo. but Mr.. Flam sees him often.
and he has signed the petition for
Jacks pardon. and Is helping Mr..
Flam in his efforts to secure II. He
always liked Jack. 30 Mr.. Flam has
told me, and would do anything he
could for him. Senator Crispin also
has signed and In using his influence.
told them.
"That is fine!" Gertie enthused.
with such men signing the petition
and using their influence In Jacks
favor should think 1t would be
granted. Then think what II will
mean for Jack to have the friend
ship of these men when She
stopped. embarrassed.
when he comes out" finished
the sentence for her.
Eyes, when he comes out" she re-
pesAed. ut will be hard for him. OF
course, but think how much harder
II would be II no one believed In
him or had faith that he would be
and do all right! Why. we all love
him. and will feel like helping him
every minute until he gets his con-
fidencs back"
THAT will be the difficult part fol
him." Nell said thoughtfully. ito No.
gain confidence in himself. In hi
ability TO prove to others that he II
going to be strong and true"
I'VE shall be 90 glad to sec him.
Gertie spoke softly, as though talking
to some one who was Ill. "Cliftor
was talking Of 1t only last night
Our little circle viii be complet,
again"
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By Sophie Irene Loeb

She began to be careful about what
she did with her money. Other
mines kept closing. and pretty soon
she had 70 live on borrowed cash un-
I'll good times should como again.
Naturally there had TO be a check on
her giving.
She heard Of the prevalent distress
and decided she would give to the
most worthy cause. 30 che asked to
- shown which was the most
worthy. Nov thst she had - "a
Wi1kGS1 many thinSe herss,s ~
eognp - reQllas thaa thero mVR y
go - ~ $3.50 teaE - ~
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not expect many favors. Macon
Telegraph.
After u man 10 broke he begins to
entertain a few serious thoughts Of
cconomy.-Commerciai Appeal.
No smart man ever tries TO con-
Vince = fool that the fool In foolish.
There are people who act as n they
thought they ought to be patted on
the back for doing their duty.--To-
ledo Blade.
A self-mads man IL always salts
fled with his architect. Boston Tran.
script,
It's usually the chap who didn't
caro- what people thought OF the way
he got Il who has been successful
! Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Hits From Sharp Wits

4 - sxprsssioo 'as happy 40 kings"
- become obsolete. Ga
! ~ cesaksr ssnsssily has It'll. 10
~ BOT 10 willing 70 keep on saying
-SnAiaaapolts Star.
:"
4 TO Of the hardest things In the
voel1 70 set rid OF are colds and
& blAnist mortgage will keep the
Dogtoager hopping u not warm
poesest Nsws.
4 hsa site stiii and earns her corn
ou4 it's powerful few men who can
- ms-Aaeon News.
~ nan who 10 pleased with him.
- = usually easily satisfied.
= slan WITH . bad memory should
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his foot on his shadow.
"Ouch!" came . voice.
Jimmy Jumped It this. for he
thought he had hurt his shadow. "B>.
careful how you stop on me next
time" said the voice once more.
'Obba Dubbety."
TN 'Obba Dubbety' you" said
Jimmy. As he began chasing Mister
tip end Of his furry tail.
When Jimmy stopped going round
and round no looked for Mister Vlos.
but he was gone. He was lying IN.
der . blade Of grass. saying to him
self:
I'm 20 dizzy. I wish I hadn't tried
to tease Jimmy. He may not know
shadow Language. but he certainly
knows my voice"
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Giping "Easv Money"
o''"144iS ne. is n. lA n !:ss.. Sss o.

vide funds for the eliminating OF
hobbls skirts In Africa" or TO study
the Psychology OF the laboring man."
or to conduct researches In working
girls boudoirs." . check was made
out and the woman felt How chari-
table am l."
Now Il came TO pass that . big war
came along. The stock exchange
vers. tiel up u he ninss that hA1 %
IL AYE ~ hss were ssAs y
| ~ 49, =. sss.s = :
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not lie In giving easy money. but In
performing worth while miajcua' ~,
learned that any one who hss mons,$
to give can dispose Of q duty by u1E-
Ing out check. but that the choF31v
which 10 true 10 not merely TIE e0rst
ssd 70 conscisnoe.saAns- but sllrss
Aerels II y sasv b save -
whea u 49, ~ oool anyta1nG; RI
9iSvS 3 wsas dSs y = - ssss
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many barks struggling on the sea Of
life, and since the kind heart was
hers she went to work.
She looked after those who needed
her most. Now she did not sleep In
the mornings but was out In the thick
one Of the first things she dia was
20 found 3 'eoclety eor the Prsventiea
= Wagtsful owing ane - fueuas1 3
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- "t~~ va yoot tspes'uS ~'~
zee II Mr.. Jarr 10 in that
place. with that man
Rangie." whispered Mrs.
Jar. a. she and Gertrude
passed 0us's popular cafe on the ctr
nor. Not even to Gertrude. her light
running domestic. and In her con-
ndsnce In many things. would Mrs.
Jarr imply that Mr.. Jarr-sven when
she was anEriest at him--would 20
into such places unless coerced and
dragged Into them against his will by
such characters, lost to all moral
sense. a. that man Rangie. Strange
to say. Mrs. Rangie held = like opin-
Ion VI the merctricious effects Of Mr..
Jarr's action and example upon Mr..
Rangle.
Gertrude could have gone IN Gus's
place by the family entrance. and.
after knocking at the little window
for GROWERS, could have inquired Of
Elmer. Ous's assistant chemist. hut
when with Mrs. Jarr Gertrude pro-
fesssd a iadylike ignorance OF side
doors and growler windows. 30 she
stood on tiptoe to look in tho win
dow tnd reported that neither Mr.
Jarr nor Mr.. Rangls was inside
Gus'a place.
II thought as much!" snapped Mrs
Jarr. "That man Rangle has taken
him to that baii!' oh. l remembered
the place II 10 being held and wrote u
DOWN."
hut Mr.. Ransle was at home with
sciatica. while Mrs.. Rangle wal
heap Goals Of fire" In the shaps
Of hot onion poultioes. Yet Mr.. Jar,
was at the ball and In company o.
one OF even more careless ways o
life than tho greatly misjudged Ran
gle. He was with Michael Angel,
Dinkston. Hariem's leading poet. An,
since the days OF the first troubs
dours. poets are notoriously poor pro
r.ccrs. tavern hunters sisi late hou
keepers and In other respects ar,
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or merely wooden Carr" Many
travellers In the subway cannot dis.
ttngutsh Z wooden car from . steal
one. ssd u they could ! know VAey
would choose the proper one 70 yjde
! 2; IAis IN. %s g s, ny a'.c 80 :
~ - - sssl n 49,
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A. between the Mayor VINO wants the city TO spend
ooo public improvements to furnish work for the
poy end the Comptroller who declares the city cannot
aod New Workers. feel that after seeing millions Of their
slip into The pockets Of cunning contractors they
willing TO take chance what exravasance there be
- buying labor from the needy.
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- NOE upon = time there was
. rich woman. eho was .
very rich rich woman. She
was horn with . golden
spoon In her mouth" and
relatives kSpt dying all the time ana
lesving her moro golden spoons. ~
4 H. valua % nouey was . thing pseo-
Y06 ~ We1AA ~ . Ma Aeese
J 8 ! q; "a
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A CHANGE IN MR.. MCALL.

~ re GATHER that Of the light Chairman Mccall Of tho
~ p g. G. prescribed for the subway has filtered into his
&Sv SOUL
Seventeen days ago Mr. Mccall won't record saying a
wooden will b permitted In he subway until
Puoa Service Commission has made thorough nvsstsaon
Ne viii - when ready. No Of popular
tssa scare force Steel take
~ the . bulN The lntsrboroushs earnings
bleOr NaA tAsy thsv would affect judsmsnG
Yesterday the Mr. Mccall wrote to the President
'sheroush over his own signature:
TIE Connisson Of opinion Intsrboroush
nsSh Transit Company should replace composite
operating IN he subway at the easest possible
aeesrdsgly the forwarding
uisssa Ne earliest practicable dates and not later
ls upoa which delivery bodies
4 Tor Ae purpose of sfecting such substitution ~
Grim facts prove powerful allies Of the public which Ms
MsCall professsd to
--+- q
~ VIII Use Movies crowdins on B. r. T. Lines
NJ Headline &t@
Another public service corporation b ~
Y. hss eah ncksiproducins cattle "
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The Weeks w a s b
By Martin Green

= %. crhs New yo<t Evening worid).
forced to make every Improvement II
has inaugurated. However. perhaps
some friend OF the management will
think up Y safety system. and then
the marlborough will buy It speedily
enough"
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Most everything IL clear concerning the murder OF
Barnet ban except who killed him.
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SAS1SSAS1SSSSSA 1888 - SSSSISSSNS
Mr.. Jarr Breaks Into Society
By a 5O-Cent Hat Che ok Route


The hall Of the Human Uniquee
was being held in the Harlem Bon
Ton Assembly Rooms. This was
large edifice devoted to dancing. with
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An Adjective Stampede.
SEE" said the head poiisher.
that BILLY Sunday. the gym

nastic evangelist, refers to this
city as 'rotting. shrinking. corroding.
corrupt. heli-ridden. devll-beridden
New York."
'Gee!" said the laundry man. II
hope he doesn't come here and SEQ the
white spats and white topped shoes
the girls arc wearing. then he might
hand us q real roast"
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Letters From the People


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6nmnD aM 49, wail,
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not improving company for staid
married men.
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Copyright. 1915. By The Prss
CHAPTER CXXII.

Il HIS talking Of Jacks family
evoked many bitter recol-
lections. the one really
bright spot being my re-
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"Yes. lot our (To Continuedy w
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-24
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD
ALBION A. A. ORGANIZED
New Association Opens Club House at
1136 Market Street-John
Parker, President

To promote athletic sports of all
kinds, both indoor and outdoor, the
Albion Athletic Association permanent
" organized Monday evening with the
election of officers in the association s
new home at 1886 Market street.
The members discussed the establish.
ment of well-equipped gymnasium,
game and smoking room and an eduea-
tional branch. A baseball team will
he organized, IA committee has been ap-
pointed to look after lawn tennis, a
swimming team will be organized and
other sports will be engaged in.
New members over Is years of age
will be taken in on application to any
of the officers which were elected Mon.
day night:
President. John Parker: vice presi-
dent, III. Wolf; secretary, John Schel-
has; treasurer, J. Brownawell; house
committee, r. Matchett and B. TAYLOR:
executive committee, H. Stebbens. w.
Maubun, w. Schelhaus, h. Seachrist and
VI. Piles.
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With HACCERTY Reading
Defeats INDEPENDENTS
Huge Center Gets Jumps and Takes Ad-
vantage of Locals-Geisel Plays
Well Against Him-McCord Makes
Splendid Showing

Because Haggerty had an advantage
of five inches in height over Geisel, the
pivot on the Harrisburg Independent
five, the Reading Eastern League lead
ers, defeated Harrisburg last night in
the Chestnut street auditorium by the
score of Sc TO %.
Haggerty had nothing on Geisel after
the toss up but he d6d not have to ex-
ert himself on the jump to get the ball
TO his men. Both he and Geisel scored
three field goals. McCord gave great
exhibition of foul shooting making sew
enteen out of twenty-one attempts. He
made the first eleven without miss.
Sears and Beggs starred for the East
ern Leaguers. This pair of basketball
experts gave the Harrisburg team a
blackboard talk after the contest show
ing the locals where they could improve
their game.
McCord made the first point on foul
but Haggerty soon switched the ad-
vantage with a field goal. Several
times during the first half the score was
tied but Reading drew away just before
the close of the half the score at half
time being p to IS. The lineup;
DI- A n
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WOMAN LEAPS DOWN SHAFT
Suicide Plrnges $50 Feet Down Ele-
vator in Washington Monument
Wa shington. d.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 24.-Leap-
ing to instant death dcwn the 500-foot
elevator shaft of the Washington monu-
ment, Mrs. w. F. Cockrell, of Delray,
Va. yeSte:t1.y was picked up crum-
pied heap at the bottom of the long
steel cage. Her body was crushed by
striking the sides of the shaft on the
way down and she was dead before her
body reached the bottom.
She had ascended in the elevator
G6out $50 O'Clock and h-ll walked
down from the top landing to the land
ing third from the tc2, where she left
note addressed to her hu band, indi-
eating that she was deap ,ndent because
of Protracted illness.
Colonel W. H. Harts, superintendent
of the buildings and grounds, who
reached the monument shoil.ly after
o clock, closed the main doors at the
ground and sent for the Coroner.
According to government officials in
charge, it is slid. that this is the first
ease in history cf suicide in the shaft.
Mrs. Coekrell is described as being
about thirty wears old.
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GARNETS HERE SATURDAY
Fast Quaker City Team to Play Inde
dependents

The Garnets, of Philadelphia, the
team which defeated the Harrisburg
Independents by one point in two ex-
ira tive-minute periods earlier in the
season, will be the attraction at the
Chestnut street auditorium Saturday
night. This will undoubtedly be one of
the fastest games of the season.
The Independents are in excellent
conditions and have worked hard under
the new coach, candy Sears, and will
be well able to hold their own against
the fast Quaker City five. The game
will be called at O'clock and will be
followed by the usual dance.
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Wounded Pigeon Returns Home

Marietta, Feb. 24.-Clayton Bell
residing in this place, was surprised
yesterday afternoon while standing at
the depot to see homing pigeon walk
ing down the railroad. He recognized
it as his bird that was shot in the wing
more than year ago, and which was
evidently in captivity, several miles
west of the borough. He followed it
and the bird walked into the backyard
at his home. Picking it up, he noticed
the wing broken.
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ELkS' SEASON CLOSING
Three Teams Can Yet Win Bills
Bowling CHAMPIONSHIPS

win three teams but game and
one'half apart, the finish of the Elks
League is gonig to be hot one and
although the Waps are tied with the
braves for second place now, thew
play the Feds in the closing game ana
expect to take three games, while the
other eontenders have harder proposi
tions.
While the league closes on Friday.
March ., the season will last ali
through April. On Saturday evening.
March s. the best bowlers of the Read
ing Elks will visit the local lodge and
endeavor to wipe out the defeat of
last year. This will be the first of
three matches to take place between
the two teams. The second match will
be played at Reading and the deciding
match, If necessary, will likely be
rolied on a neutral alley. This match
between the Reading and local Elks
will be stag social for all members of
the local lodge
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MASKED MEN IN CHURCH
Warn Kentucky Congregation Lawless-
ness Must Stop

Madisonville, KY, Feb. 24.-News
was received here that band of mask
ed men, heavily armed and carrying
switches, entered the Mount Carmel
church, south of Nortonville, near the
Hopkins and Christian county line, and
gave warning that drinking and dis
order in the. neighborhood must be stop
ped.
The leader addressed the congrega'
tion, saying the band was on peaceful
mission, but had come to give warning
that selling and drinking whiskey
smoking, fighting and shooting at the
church and in the surrounding country
had to be stopped.
At the conclusion of the address the
band'left the church.
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HIGH CHAIR HANGS BABY
Pathetic Mishap in Few Minutes
Mother Is Out of Room

Midway, Pa, Feb. 24.-While sitting
in her high chair at breakfast table
yesterday morning, Mary Henrietta, s.
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
X. c. Dare, Slipped from the seat, and
her neck becoming wcdged between the
step of the chair and the table, she
strangled to death.
Just few minutes before Mrs
Dare, who had placed the baby at the
table, went upstairs to attend to ssme
work. She had been there but a few
minutes, when she returned to the lower
floor and found the baby dead.
Medical examination disclosed the
fact that the little one had slowly
strangled to death.
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LOSERS TO BUY FEED
Two Teams to Compete for Rutherford
Club Honors

With score of %, 6. o. Sarvis won
the shoot of the Rutherford Gun Club
yesterday; A. A. oliPhant and G. l..
earvis will head two teams which will
com tete for club honors, the losing team
10 FURNISH the annual banquet. Yester
days scores:
u, o. Sarvis, 23; g. l.. Sarvis, 21: A.
A: oLphant, 20; II. c. Howard 20: j
w. Walters, 20; H. B. Nagle. is; Carl
%. Sarvis, 1S; l.. c. Manges. 10: :
L. Conrad, is; d: f. Spaugler. IS: e.
Z. Hassler, is; c. M. Reipel. II: q
VI. Grief, 10; c. Cobaugh, IA; ], H.
Whitman, IA; f. Cover. IA; W. WeIker
II; hoss Fulton, IL; Sharkey. IL;
L. Spangler, 3; c. X. MacFarland,
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DON'T JOKE" SAYS BRYAN
He Did Once, and It Followed Him All
His Life

Washington, Feb. 24.-iRight in the
midst of the Cabinet session yesterday
the doors were flung wide and out
stalked Secretary of State Bryan and
Secretary of War Garrison.
you see, gentlemen said Secte-
tary Garrison to reporters, ''we have
had disagreement in the Cabinet. Mr..
Bryan and l have withdrawn. We in
tend to organize party of our own"
"Don t joke like that, Garrison, "
interposed Mr.. Bryan. 81 once joked
myself a long time ago and it has fol-
lowed me all my life. have never been
able to explain it,
Mr.. Bryan did not explain.
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MAKE MONEY IN MEET
Mercer B. Tate, Jr., Sells 315 Paste
boards and Wins Prize

boards and Wins Prize
About S400 was realized from the
annual indoor meet of the Harrisburg
Academy due to the good-natured con-
test among the students in selling paste.
boards. Mercer B. Tate, Jr., who sold
Sl5 tickets. received the $5 prize for
selling the greatest number in the up.
per school.
Boyd Rutherford won second prize of
81 for selling the next highest number,
S4 tickets. George R. Bailey received
the third prize of SO, while Francis A,
Amber got the foprth prize of $2
In the lower school, in Mrs. Alb.
bot s room, John Mcguire received the
first prize of So, while Richard Johns.
ton got the second prize of 81. In
Miss Aeuff's room Henri Geiger ON.
wake got the first prize of 81, and the
second prize was divided between Bal.
ley Brandt, Russ Clancy and John c.
Reinoehl, who each sold the same mum.
Der of tickets. Each received so
cents.
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RAFT IN WEST BRANCH AGAIN
Reminder of Old Times, When Lum-
bering Ruled

Lock Haven, Pa, Feb. 24.-That the
lumber industry in the West Branch
Valley is not entirely extinct was prov.
en- yesterday, when the first raft Of
the season passed through this city on
its way to Williamsport, consigned to
the Luppert Furniture Company, of
that city.
The raft came from the lumber OPP
erations. of James McGonigal, in Pot
ter county, and he expects to bring
more timber down the river on the next
flood. The waters are gradually reced-
ing and there is barely sufficient flood
to get the raft to Williamsport.
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''CH0c. I" GELLEY TO COACH
Graduate Of Carlisle Indian School to
Take Glenn Warmers
Place

Washington, d. c., Feb. 24.-Com-
missioner of Indian Affairs Sells last
night announced that he has appointed
Victor NJ. Kelley, of Durant, Oklahoma.
a graduate of the Carlisle Indian school,
as coach of the football team in that
institution, to succeed Pop Werner,
resigned.
Kelley. full-blooded Indian, is
known as Chloe He formerly played
quarterback at Carlisle. Lately he has
been coach at the Texas College of
Agriculture. His salary as coach of
the Indians will be $4,000 year.
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Billy Sullivan Wants to Umpire

tnlcago. Feb. 24.-Nilliam j.
(Billy) sullivan, veteran catcher of the
Chicago Americans, who recently was
uneonditionallS released. yesterday de-
cided to apply to President Ban John
son for a position as an impire in the
American League. sullivan has served
the league as player for fourteen years
and is familiar with every side of the
game. He never has had any expert
enee as professional umpire, but has
often handled exhibition games.
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Baseball Decision Expected This Week

Uhlcago, Feb. 24.-Baseball enthusi-
asts were eheered yesterday by the an.
nouneement that Judge X. NJ Lands
probably would give mis- decision this
week in the suit of the Federal League
against organized baseball The Judge
has had the case under advisement for
month.