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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
SCHOOL TAX RATE
To REMAIN At 8 IL
Directors Keep Millage Down De.
spite Fact That 1915 Budget
Shows Slight Deficit

Despite the fact that the estimated
budget, of expenditures for Harris
burg's school district for 1915-16 ex-
ceeds the estimated revenues by
.ST55.2S, the school board last evening
retained the school mileage of its pres
ent rate of eight and half mills.
The budget shows an income for the
year of $4sS.6SS.65 as against expendi-
lures of s4S4,393.SS. The deficit it is
expected will be made up during the
year.
In addition to fixing the mill rate
and adopting the budget, the directors
reelected all the teachers of city, au-
thorized the advertising of bids for
floating the $4,000 worth of bonds
that will be used to buy the plot at
Fifth and Mahantongo streets and erect
a new school building; let contracts for
all the supplies for the various labo-
ratories and drawing rooms at Central
and Technical high schools to the low
bidders; heard of the coming of Pro-
fessor Howard G. Dibble. the new Cen
tral high principal next Friday, May
4, for a two weeks getting acquaint-
ed visit; authorized the payment of
bills and passed on the estimate of the
architect for the new Shimmell build
ing.
No Change of Teachers
In addition to re-electing all the
present city teaching staff the board
reappointed Captain" Henry A,
Swartz as attendance officer. Drs,
Charles S. Rebuck and George Burton
Stull as medical inspector and assist
ant, respectively; Misses Mary C. Pass
and Florence Heller as school nurses
and Drs. Paul Kochenour and NJ. Ed
ward Richards as school dentists.
Miss Anne V. Crowl was transferred
from the principalship of the Wicker
sham building to a similar position in
the l.. S. Shimmel building.
In refusing the teachers request for
additional increases the finance COM
mittee pointed out that the request
could not be granted unless the mill
rate was raised. The increase asked
for would mean an additional expense
of from $4,000 to $4,000 for the salar-
les.
Park Round New Building
The bonds for the new upper end
school will be in $1,000 denominations
and there will be ninety-nine of them
Nine thousand is to pay for the
ground. the remainder is intended foI
the building. Director Werner and
School Architect c. Howard LLOYD
both suggested building some distance
back from the building line in order to
leave room for little park or play
ground and the directors agreed tc
visit the site in the near future to de-
eide upon a feasible scheme. The
bonds shall be AZ per cent. interest
bearing and will be issued in seria
form, $4,000 to mature May 1, 1926
and $4,000 each year thereafter unit
1874.
Permission was granted both tht
junior and senior classes of Technical
high school to make an inspection triI
through the Pennsylvania Steel works
May 13. The children of the ForneS
building were given permission to hold
festival on the school lawn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08

playing along the steps topped into
the water. Owes heard the cries of the
lads companions and jumped into the
water just as the child was swept
through the opening in the dam.
After a short. sharp struggle with
the swift current. he succeeded in saw
ing the lad. After -rescuing the lad,
Owes and his companions turned him
over to a brother without learning his
name.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
SINKING WAS JUsTIFIABLE
Rn httaeiats9 Pre,s

Cleveland. Ohio. May s.-Dr. Ber-
nard Dernberg, former German CO.
lonial secretary. who arrived here to-
day from New York to address the
City Club, holds the sinking of the
Lusitania by a German submarine to
be justihable. He takes this position
because the Lusitania carried contra
band of war and also because the
boat was classified as an auxiliary
cruiser at the disposal of the British
Admiralty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
ATTACKS STATE CoNsTABULARA
Rr htsncintrd Pres,

Washington, May 8.-Activities OF
the Pennsylvania State Constabulary,
particularly at the Bethlehem Steel
plants, was the subject of to-days
hearing before the Industrial Relations
Commission. David Williams, ma
chinist in the Bethlehem works be-
fore the 1910 strike, charged that bru-
tality and deaths were due to the un-
necessary calling in of the State Po-
lice. Workingmen at Bethlehem, he
said. were considering organizing a
semimilitary body.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
RESCUED BY FISHING BOATS

London, May 8. 1882 A MA num-
ber of survivors have been landed by
fishing boats on Sovereign Island, in
the vicinity of Galleyhead. Many are
in 2 serious condition and it is feared
that some will not survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
Won BERNsToRFF SECLUDED

New York, May s. Count Won
Bernstorff, German Ambassador to
the United States. who reached this
city last night, remained in seclusion
to-day. 1t is understood that he left
orders not to be disturbed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
Sercial 10 The Tel,rr1eh

Special TO The TslsSrdsh
Wrightsville, Pa. May s. - Conn
mencement exercises of the Wrights-
vile High School were held Saturday
evening in the United Evangelical
Church Miss Florenc l.. Blanck was
the valedictorian and Miss S. Reba
Oakes the salutatorian. The class
numbered seventeen-nine girls and
eight boys. The Rev. f. ID. Keen de-
delivered an address.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08

The above is the notice the German
em bassy inserted in the papers before
the Lusitania sailed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
NOTICE

Travellers intending to embark on
the Atlantic voyage are reminded
that a state of war exists between
Germany and her allies and Grea
Britain and her allies; that tho
zone of war includes the water.
adjacent to the British Isles; that
in accordance with formal notice
given by the Imperial German Gov
ernment, vessels flying the flag of
Great Britain. or of any of her
allies, are liable to destruction in
those waters and that travellers
sailing in the war zone on ships of
Great Britain or her allies do so at
their own risk.
Imperial German Embassy
Washington, D. c., April %, 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
RICHIE GETS
BEATING FROM
YOUNG LEWIS

New York. Dec. 29-Ted Lewis of
England gave Willie Rtte1aje, the for
ner lightweight champion, the live
Hest 1acing of his career in a ten
round bout at Madison Square Garden
last night. Aside from one flash of
his o1d-tine form in the last round,
Richie was outgeneraIed and out
boxed all the way. At the end the
former champions face was cut and
pulled from the shower of jabs and
swings with which the Eng1ishman
bewildered the Californian.
The bout was at the weIterweight
limit Richie weighing 143A and
Lewis at his best. His boxing was the
prettiest and shifttest seen in the Gar
den in many 2. day. The Britons
feet were as fast as his hands, and he
danced away from Ritchie's straight
arm attack so fast that the former
champion missed time and again.
Ritchie still retains his aggressive
ness. He sailed in all the time, but
was met by the left jabs and right
hooks from his quick and crafty
opponent. Lewis shifted his body,
first one way and then the other, to
this defense, together with Lewis
timely ducking, caused the greater
part of Ritchie's blows to go wild.
Game1yf courageous Ritchie tried to
reach the Briton with q, haymaker in
the tenth. Willie went at Lewis in
rush after rush, but Lewis, calling on
his reserve, cut loose and met charge
with counter charge. Richie bravely
kept battering away at the English
man. Lewis, however, stood and
slugged and had the better of several
of the fierce exchanges. Once or
twice during the round Lewis forced
Ritchie to give ground, but always
Ritchie rallied and though bloody and
beaten he. still was forcing the fight
ing at the final bell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
Matty Making More
Coin Than Any Other
Player in Game Today

There is no man in baseball nor
has there been in ten years, who is
making the money that Christy Math-
ewson has made on practically no in
vestment- For long time Matty was
the highest saIaried man in the game.
Last year he got $500 for 81 base
ball stories and an occasional maya
zine contribution. He has an insur-
sance business which dovetaiIs with
the diamond game. He has good in
vestments by reason of the entree he
gained through his baseball connec-
lions. He's said to be worth $3.50 900
although always a conservative man
ipulator. But:
Matty has been for ten years one
Of the great pitchers in the game
He is now the best golf player in
baseball.
Only Bob Wallace can make things
interesting for him in billiards.
Nobody in baseball can make
things interesting for Matty in chess
or checkers. He has toured the Y
M. C. AS on exhibition tours.
He plays better hand of bridge
than anybody in his profession, SO
good that his income from this alone
Is not to be spoofed at.
He can play poker SO well that he'll
break up a game by merely sitting
in
Indeed, he acknowledges only one
defeat. George iBaumgartner is a bet
ter dancer. but after all, George is
not rated as a great ball player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
Princeton Hockey
Team Defeats Yale

Pittsburgh, Dec. 29.-That college
hockey is popular in Pittsburgh was
shown last night by the large gallery
that witnessed the first of a three game
series, when Princeton defeated Yale
by a score of to 2. At the start the
playing was very fast, and both goal
keepers were kept busy. Some of the
long shots of Captain Burgess for Yale
and HUMPHREYS for Princeton came
from the center of the rink
It was not until the first period was
half over that the first score was made,
when Gould of Yale got the puck near
his own goal and skated5 down the left
wing on a long run.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
WILLIAMS WON'T
DISCUSS REPORT
HE'LL COACH YALE


New York, Dec. 29.-Dr. Harry L.
Williams Of Yale, who is football
coach at Minnesota, is reticent about
the possibility of being head coach at
New Haven next season. DR.. Will
liams has been mentiShed prominently
as a successor to Frank Hinkey. as
Yale's football director, but the Min
nesota coach refuses to commit him
self on the subject.
When asked if he would take the
place as head coach at Yale DIR. Will
iams said he was in mo position to
answer the question at this. time.s
IF your Alma Mater asked you to
come back to coach the eleven, would
you turn down the offer?" Dr. Will
nams was asked.
Now please don't ask me that ques-
tion,'' he replied. because I cannot
say anything about it now
DIR. Williams is the chairman of the
Football Rules. Committee of the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic association
and is one of the seven members who
represent this organization on the In
tercollegiate Rules Committee. AS
chairman, he made his report to the
association yesterday and had nothing
but words of praise for the present
gridiron game.
With DR.. Williams at Minnesota at
various times was Tom Shevlin of
Yale, and DIR. Williams spoke highly
of Shevlin's capa biI1ty
He is a human dynamo DR.. VIII
i1ams remarked, land I am always
glad when he goes to New Haven
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
GIANTS TO PLAY
YANKS AND TIGERS

New York, Lee. 29.-Secretary Eos
ter of the Giants announced yesterday
the list of exhibition games McGraw' s
team will take part in before the open
ing gun of the 1916 campaign is Aired.
Fifteen games are on the exhibition
schedule. Three will be played with
Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers in the
South and three with Bill Donovan
and the Yankees at the Polo Grounds,
the latter on April z, 8 and 10.
The full squad of Giants, including
veterans and youngsters, will reach
the training camp at Marlin, Texas,
about March 1. Until March 10 the
Giants will iron the kinks out of their
arms at Marlin. On March IL the first
team will go to Dallas for two games
with the home club. From Dallas the
Giants will go to Galveston and then
to Houston. ~
The first game with the Tigers will
be played at Dallas on March %. An
other game will be played the follow
ing day and the final game in Hous-
ton, on April 2. The Giants will not
stop off at Washington on their wax
North next year. but will arrive here
from Chattanooga on April Z to start
the series of three games with the
High1anders.
The exhibition season will be con-
cluded with a double header at the
Polo Grounds with Yale on April Ii.
From this the inference is that the
opening of next season will be on April
II.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
DARCY WILL BE
FINE ATTRACTION
In THIS COUN TRY

New york, Dec. 2e-Now that Les
Darcy has repeated his knockout over
Eddie McGoorty, the way has been
cleared for a triumphant tour of this
II country Darcy Will be remark
able attraction when he arrives here
provided she is matched with worthy
opponents
TO ali appearances there> is going to
be some difficulty in locating mid
dleweight capable of giving the Aus
traIian a real battle. Darcy has al
ready eliminated McGoorty, Clabby
ana smith That leaves only the
winner OF the Gibbons-Ahearn bout
to tackle the visitor when he arrives.
However, it will be NO surprise if
Gibbons and Ahearn decide to post
none their proposed match indefinite
" in order to make sure OF a bout
with Darcy. Gibbons viii be the
popular choice for Darcys first op-
poraent unless Ahearn succeeds IN
baking his measure. but even the st.
Paul crack hardly ranks with this
new fistic idol.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
Home and Abroad
SPEAKER WILL
RECEIVE LARGE
CUT IN SALARY

Boston. Dec. 2s.-Star ball players
have been trembling in their shoes
since the peace pact between the Ma
ttonal and American leagues and the
Federals has been ratified lest their
high salaries would be Topped off.
iris Speaker will be the first to
have his salary cut down. The salary
of f1fteen thousand sinoleons, which
went to him, in pay checks, in ex-
change for helping Mr.. Lannin win
pennants and worlds championships
for the Red Sox, is thing of the
mast. according to the report circu-
lated here last night.
Just how much Speakers salary
win be cut has not been mentioned
IN connection with the report Speak
or has not yet signed for next season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
BAND TO rIEET JIM
SAVAGE AT STATION If
HE DEFEATS WEINERT

New York, Dec. 29-It isn't often
that a big boxer gets into such good
condition for a bout as has jim Saw
age, the Orange heavyweight, for his
battle against Charlie Weinert to be
held at the Pioneer Sporting club,
Thursday night. The winner of this
bout is bound to be considered a big
factor in the scramble for a chance
to meet Jess Willard for the title.
Savage felt Inundated when he was
outpointed by Wefnert in their bout
in Madison Square Garden last sum
mer- He declared he didn't feel in
the best of form, on that occasion and
he told his friends that if he ever : It
another shot a tWeinert he would de-
feat him sure.
Savagess father told him the other
day that if he won the Thursday night
bout he would have a band of 80
pieces at the depot to meet him on
his return home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
BENNY .KAUFF IS
FREE AGENT, HIS
LAWYER DECLARES

New York. Dec 297J ohm M Ward,
attorney for Benny Kauff, the outneiu-
e~ in his suit against the New York
Giants for a bonus of $1,000, declar-
ed yesterday that Harry S. Sinclair
had no claim ON the services of KauH
and that the outfielder was free
agent and could sign with whatever
club he desired. According to Ward,
Kaum never signed with the Brook-
FEDS last season and played without
befrax under contract to the club
Ward claims the second contract
rendered. to Kauff by the Brookfeds'
after he was returned by the Giants,
was never signed by the player. the
nrst contract signed by Ka1lff, said
Ward yesterday, was repuolated by
the late Robert B Ward.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
George stovall Was
Failure AS Twirler
in Bush League Days

when Ed Dugdale, owner of the
Seattle club, attended the National as
ISOLATION meeting ait San Francisco
recently. he ran across George Sto-
van. who. in spite Of his Federal
league Affiliations, was hobnobb1ng
with the minor magnates in friendly
fashion 1t was the first time Dug
dale had met StoTall since back IN
1902 and that reminded Dug OF
story
Jess Stovan was a member OF the
Seattle club then and a mighty fine
young pitcher. He wanted a job for
brother George, who was younger and
also larger than Jess, and he told dug
that George was pitcher In that
Jess was mistaken George was sent
an ex Exhibition game efore the season
started and the outle1ders came IN
with their tongues 1oIHng out, begging
that another man be put in because
they were leg weary from chasing the
long hits the Everett boys made. Jess
had q. lot Of family pride, so he hoped
right into the box without warming
) up and in saving the game for George
he hurt one of the best arms in base
ball. Although he afterward was a
winning pitcher, he never had the
Blingshot arm he had before going In
George was cannee Jess was sore
and made up his mind to jump the
club. Dug was standing near the gate
just before game time. when he saw
Jess coming out, carrying suit case.
Where are you going27 said Dug.
ITO WaI1a Wa11a," said Jess.
'sIike'u you are said Dug, getting
a firm grip on Jesss collar.
Dug was pretty good in those days
and any time one Of his boys got
fresh he used to slap them just once
and then ring for the ambulance So
he backed Jess into the club house
and broke the news to him that he
was to pitch that day. Jess pitched
and held the enemy to one hit!
George was feeling pretty good at
San Francisco and hung around the
ST. Francis hotel, where the minor
league Tnagnates were in session. He
was just as welcome as the smallpox,
but that did not Tease brother George.
He and Dug had quite reunion and
while they were talking along came
Harry WoIverton, a bulldog sort OF a
fellow who had a crouch against
George because he thought he was
tampcring with some of his layers
on the San Francisco club. Harry had
some business with Dug and in his
gentle way he shou1dered right EiI1to
the party. George saw him and spoke,
but Harry could not hear him. Then
George held out his hand and said:
Well shake on it anyway
Harry ignored the olltstretched hand
and said: II shook hands with you
three weeks ago., and let it go at
that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
BALTIMORE FANS
SEEKING HALF OF
WASHl.. GTON GAMES

Washington, Dec. 29.-'tWa shington,
is willing to take in Hyattsville as a
suburb of the capitol but it can't
reach out to Baltimore, which is a
cheap town and only one of the sub
,rbs of this city. Robinson has all he
can do handling that Brooklyn club
without making any looney sugges-
lions as that which would have Wash
tngton and Baltimore jointly own my
ball club. Robbie must be crazy
Thus does Clark Griffith, manager
of the Washington club, speak of the
Baltomorean and manager of the
Dodgers, that Oriole capitalists pur
chase half of the local club and have
the ht-Spa games divided between this
city and Baltimore.
&''In the first place. continues Griff,
this suggestion is foolish. In the
second, no owners want to dispose of
their stock. In the third, such a move
would never be countenanced by the
other c1u BIS, who would have to agree
before it could be made legal. In the
fourth, Baltimore is g. no-good base
ball town never has been a major
league town and never will be. It
didn't even support the Federal league
which claimed to be a big league.
Baltimore must want to keep in
the limelight, that's all. with this junk
about buying half of my club. There's
no possible change for It to happen.
Washington fans, however, are much
interested in the suggestion of Wilbert
Robinson. If the scheme could be put
through only 38 games would be played
here during the season, as the other
half would be played in Baltimore.
Robinson suggested that the first two
games of q, four-gan1e series be played
in either city, the other taking the
final pair He believes this would
prove of greater drawing power than
to have our played in one city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29

brainiest player in the National league
at the Waldorf yesterday.
ssIsve been pretty lucky In Athat re-
spect,' continued the little Trosln-
'fI've made most of my best plays in
New York and Chicago. and the base
ball writer's were unstinted In their
praise. Often a man will play in a
city and perform unheard of featsI
and his deeds Will be passed over
while another man will not do half
as well and be honized.
my most famous play, perhaps
was the one ON the Polo Grounds on
September 23, 1908. 1t resulted in
the Cubs winning the pennant, and
subsequently the worlds series. That
of course, was the day when Fred
Merkle did not touch second base
That same play came up in Pittsburgh
over by the baseball writer's and the
crowd. In New York it went through,
and the protest we made over that
game was upheld.
''TG was an ordinary play, however
I think the best play ever made
was against Chicago. The Braves were
out there at the tail end of the sea-
son. We We're one run ahead, and
with two out in the ninth the Cubs
had three men on bases. Bob Fish
err hit a low liner to center. II that
BAN ever hit the ground we were lick
ed but it never hit.
'T raced back, and, leaping up I
speared the ball, and then avoided a
head-on collision with the center field
er. Yet my glove made that rlaJ
possible. had the palm OF that
glove cut out, and when stretched
UP my hand the ball went right into
the hole. couldn't drop it to save
my life. and, indeed, I had to get the
glove off before I could get the ball
out I honestly think that was the
best play, or one of the best plays,
ever made
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-29
CIarlxin and Carey Out

Jack zelIer, who is organizing the
Eastern association, circuit, declared
in Springfield yesterday that neither
Carey nor C1arkin, the Springfield and
Hartford magnates, would get Eastern
franchises. He offered Carey first
chance. but Carey hesitated so long
that Ze11er decided to pass him up.
There are two other men who want
the Springfield club. Ze1ler also an
nounces that a prominent man in
Hartford is willing to build g. park
there.
According to stories in the Spring
field papers. Gene Mccain is the most
likely candidate for the Bridgeport
franchise. MsCann as said to have a
hacker who is willing to pay a rea-
sonable price if Owner Freeman wants
to sell Secretary Reddy claims Free
man wants to sell but says another
man has better chance than Mccain.
The price Phil Ball paid for the st.
Louis Browns was $4,000. With
Fielder Jones as manager the Browns
will cease to be regarded as the joke
outfit of the American league.
Spring training. for urnpires will be
advocated at the, meeting of Nation
al league club owners in Cincinnati
next week. Charles H. Weeghm IAN,
purchaser of the Chicago Nationals,
and Charles Williams. secretary OF the
club, said today they would urge the
adoption of the plan. It is proposed
to have the umpires accompany the
clubs to the spring training camps.
The plan was tried in the Federal
league last season and was declared to
be a success.
The New York Glove claims to have
discovered the identity of that nvster-
ious wrestler the masked Marvel"
Tt is alleged he is George Turner of
Aberdeen. s. D. Turner was a wrest
Grinrnn11 cnl1aore Iowa and