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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-22
first BIC SUNDAY BOUT
TO BE Johnson Willard
Holidays Have Figured Frequently In
Championship Bouts But Never On
the Sabbath-other Sporting News
of the Week

New York, March 22.-If the pro-
moters of the Johnson Willard heavy
weight championship bout adhere 20
their announcement TO hold the contest
on Easter Day, April 4, it will be the
first time that ring match of this
calibre has been held on a Sunday.
Championship bouts in many classes
have been held on holidays in all parts
of America and Euro?e but pugilists
and promoters have heretofore confn-
ed their ring activities to days other
than the Sabbath.
johnson won final recognition as the
worlds champion by defeating JEFF
fries at Reno, New, on the Fourth of
July, 1910; Bob Fitzsimmons won the
heavyweight title from Jim Corbett at
Carson City, New, on ST. Patrick s
Day, 1897; Jack Johnson gained his
tSt claim 10 championship honors by
defeating Tommy Burns at Sidney, \.
;. W., on December 26, 1908. which is
known as "Boxing Day. throughout
the British empire. Because of the diff
ference in time the result of this battle
was known throughout the United
States on the preceding day-Christ-
mas. In other weight classes holiday
bouts in which championships changed
are numerous. Young Corbett's victory
over Terry McGovern was won on
Thanksgiving Day; Battling Nelson
lost his lightweight title TO Ad VOL
gast on Washington Birthday, 1910,
and the list might be continued al
most indefinitely.
Sporting events of various kinds are
held on Sunday in Central and South
America and Continental Europe. but
aside from baseball, 6icvele racing,
track and field athletics and associa-
tion football games, Sabbath sports
have never been popular in the United
States. In Mexico, Cuba and South
America, bull fights, cooking mains
and minor sports are or were held on
the first day of the week. In Europe
several classic turf events including
the French Grand Prix are always
scheduled for Sunday. Ring records
show that few bouts of Importance
have been held abroad on Sunday and
American tabulations show an equal
scarcity in this respect. Where they
have been held on Sindav the contests
were those of the early periods of pug
liism and the selection of the dav due
to police activity which upset the
plans of the promoters. Such a case
was the Jack Dempsey George La
Blanche battle held on a barge in
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-22
THREE CUSHION BILLIARDS
Last Sixteen Games for Championship
Begin To-day in Chicago
By Associated Press,

Chicago, March 22.-Billiard play.
ers competing in the worlds champion.
ship three-cushion tournament started
on the final sixteen games of the sixty
six game schedule to-day. The tourna-
ment will end ON Thursday night.
William Huey, OF, Chicago, who is
leading the tournament with seven sue.
cessive victories, was paired with
Charles Ellis, of Cleveland, in to-day IS
play. The other matches brought to-
gether are August Kiechnere, of Mil
waukee, and John Hahman, of Min
neapolis; George Moore, of New York
City, and Joseph Capron, of st. Paul,
and John DAILY, of New York City and
Lloyd Jevne, of Salt Lake City.
Huey appears to have the special
prize for high run already won as ex-
perts figure that his high mark of 13
will not be beaten.
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funds. Funded or fixed debt constitut-
ed S45 per cent. of the total gross
debt, while the remaining 1876 per
cent. was made up of current and float
ing liabilities, such as Especial assess
ment loans" for street Improvement
and the like, "revenue loans' or in
terest-bearing obligations running less
than year, and warrants, orders,
vouchers and audits, due but unpaid at
the close of the fiscal year.
The net Indebtedness of counties in
creased by 35.5 per cent. between 1890
and 1902 and by SO per cent be-
tween 1902 and 1913, while the per
capita net county Indebtedness in
creased by 11.6 per cent. between 1890
and 1902 and by 54.6 per cent. be-
tween 1902 and 1913, amounting to
$4.33 in the latter year.
The greatest net county Indebtedness
in 1913, $34,S00,OOO, was reported
for Ohio, while New Jersey was a close
second with $33,SO0,000 The small
est net county Indebtedness in that
year was for Vermont, $25,931. The
highest per capita figures were for Mon
tana, Nevada, New Jersey and Ari-
zona-$15.49, $1S.64, $12.3O and
$1O.74, respectively-while the low
est, $0.07, was for Vermont.
Municipal Debt
The gross Indebtedness of cities and
other municipalities in 1913 was So
$4,000, 900, of which amount 16.2 per
cent. was covered by sinking fund as
sets. Funded or fixed debt represent
ed IS per cent, of the total gross in
debtedness, the remaining IL per cent.
consisting of special assessments, reve-
nue. loans, warrants, orders, etc.
The net municipal debt increased by
S6.4 per cent. between 1890 and 1902
and by 115.2 per cent. between 1902
and 1913. The greatest net municipal
Indebtedness in 1913, $1,01S, 200, 900
more than one-half of the tota' for
the United States-was found in New
York State; the next largest amount,
$205, 100000, was reported by Penn
sylvania. The smallest net municipal
Indebtedness in that year, $931,1S4,
was shown by Nevada.
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TYRONE easy FOR LOCALS
Independents Score a Decisive Victory
Over Upstate Team by the
Score of 4S to 20

The Tyrone five went down in de.
cisive defeat before the Harrisburg In
dependents Saturday evening on the
Chestnut street auditorium floor by the
score of As to 20. 1t was not as good
a game as the Independents usually
produce on Saturday night because
Tyrone was some slower than the ordi-
nary invaders.
The visitors substituted at the last
minute in place of the Point Bay Big
Five which cancelled tour through
the State. The management will like,
ly announce another Eastern League
team for Saturday night.
The Tyrone five did not push Harris
burg to its limit at any time. Rote
was floor star scoring six baskets from
the floor. McCord missed but three of
the nineteen foul goals called on his
opponents. The team played well on
the floor. Benson, with fifteen foul
goals and four field goals, was the star
of the visiting five The lineup:
INDEPENDENTS
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Louie VAN zELST IS dead
Connie Mack's Mascot Succumbs Yes
terday After Few Hours' Illness
Blow to Athletics

Philadelphia, March 22.-"Lttle
Van," the Athletics mascot known
from coast to coast, is dead. At a time
when Home Run" Baker has retired
to the farm, when other stars have
shown signs Of letting up on their
speed and when rumor is rife that the
Maekites are on the back trail, the loss
of little Louie Van Zelst is a climax
to the misfortunes of the Athletics
Recruits can be found who take the
place of stars. Every team has an off
season. But "Little Van' has pulled
against the jinx and arranged bats in
the manner required by the fag.win-
been with the team five championship
seasons.
Before the Athletics found their
lucky little mascot he travelled with
the football team of the University of
Pennsylvania. During the season of
1909, when the Athletics were strug-
Cling hard to overcome their "hard
luck'' streak, Louie Van Zelst went to
their ball park and watched them at
practice regularly. One afternoon
Connie Mack noticed the little pleas
ant-faced hunchback and asked him to
watch the bats. That afternoon the
Athletics, after a long series of de-
feats, won the game. He was asked to
come the next day, and again the
Athletics won.
The Athletics had found their mas.
cot.
The season was too late for them to
redeem themselves that year, but the
next year the World s championship
banner was brought to Shibe Park. In
1912 there was an off season, and
again last year the terror of the base
ball jnx lost his grip and the Athletics
lost. Little Van has always smiled
when the Athletics won or lost and he
eventually smiled the team into vie
tory at the end of season. His smile
was infectious and all the other play
ers smiled-and won the next time.
Last year the smiling mascot was ill.
He did not smile so often. Once Connie
Mack had to send him home. Then
the Athletics lost world champion
ship.
The mascot had taken his business
seriously. To his other ailments was
added the grief of a lost championship
by the team he loved. He had smiled
less frequently of late. And yesterday
morning, after only few hours ILL
ness, he died at his home, 3717 Spruce
street.
He was 20 wears of age and the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Zelst He is
survived by two brothers and three sis
tiers. His deformity was caused by fall
ing from a wagon when a small boy.
Since he was 8 years old he had been
mascot with some team.
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"POISON PEN" ARREST
Kutztown School Teacher Charged
With Mailing Defamatory Cards

Reading, March 22.-Sias Hert-
zog, of Kutztown, teacher, with a
school near Hyde Park, Reading
suburb, was arrested late Saturday
night by United States Marshal Kell-
er, charged with sending defamator,
postcards through the mails.
The arrest was made at the instance
of United States Postal Inspector X.
G. Gibbons, on the complaint of Mrs.
Alice l.. Hertzog, of Kutztown, sis
ter-in-law of the defendant.
1t is charged that Hertzog sent
card to a Reading Jewelry firm No
vember 3 from this city. Earlier in the
day one was mailed at Allentown. A
card in French was mailed Decem.
Der 8.
Hertzog gave $500 bail for trial at
the June term of the United States
court in Philadelphia.
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SENIORS BUY FIRE HOSE
Susquehanna University Receives Com
mencement Gift

Selinsgrove, Pa, March 22.-Seuiors
of the College Liberal Arts, Susque-
hanna University, resolved Saturday
night to purchase necessary fire hose
and reels to protect the several build.
ings on the campus in case of fire, as a
commencement gift. Each of the build.
ings has already been equipped with
standpipes.
This institution also received Satur.
day from the Federal Department of
Agriculture set of signals for an
nouncing weather representations The
flags have been suspended on a high
pole on the grounds and are visible for
a radius of mile or more, thereby af-
fording valuable information. to the
farmers as well as the residents of
Selinsgrove.
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ADDS FAVOR TO HOLD-UP
Highwayman 0bligingly Counts Cash
So Collector Can Account

Pittsburgh, March 22.-Two high.
waymen, who Saturday evening robbed
G. NJ. Greer, a real estate collector of
I$24.50, a gold watch and diamond
studded stick pin, were not devoid of
courtesy and appreciation of the de.
mands of modern business practice.
Greer was walking along a lonely
road near Bridgevile, when the two
ordered him to stop. After Greer's val
uables had been taken, while one of
the footpads covered him with a re-
volver, he remarked: 81 must give an
accounting of all ] collect. Will you
count that money?'
"Sure," was the response. The high
waymen sat down on railroad track
and gave Greer an itemized 1nemoran-
dun Of the cash.
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FIREMEN GIVEN TRUMPET
Mt. Vernon Company Receives Present
From Reading Boys

When upwards of twenty members
of theUnion Fire Company, of Read
ing, visited this city Saturday, they
presented the Mt. Vernon Fire Com
pany with silver trumpet. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Presi-
dent Fiske, of the Reading fremen,
and the response was made by William
Tunis, president of the local company.
The Union fire company was the
guest of the local company during the
State firemen convention last Octo-
her
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WIFE KICKING JUSTIFIED
Court Sides With Husband When She
Moved Covers

Indianapolis, March 22.-One of
the few domestic privileges of mere
man was defined in police court Sat
urday by Special Judge Pettijohn.
He ruled that a man is not guilty of
assault and battery if he kicks his wife
while his feet are bare, provided the
kicking is done on sufficient provoca-
tion.
The decision was made in a ease of
assault and battery against Louis FL
kins. Mrs. Sofia Elkins testified that
her husband had kicked her with his
bare feet. Elkins admitted this and in
defense said she had "moved the COW
ers" On cold night.
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D. H. WAGNER WINS SHOOT
Good Scores in Fred Gilbert Event at
West Fairvtew

Scoring 50 out of possible hun
dred D. H. Wagner won the Fred Gil
bert shoot of the West Fairview Sports
men S Association at West Fairview
Saturday. He was the winner of the
Dupont trophy. The West Fairview
team will meet the Harrisburg team on
the Division street grounds in the third
meeting between these two teams. Sat
urday's scores:
W. f. Hoover, SS; W. X. Miller, 90;
I. H. Heiges, 81; N. Stewart, "a; Irwin
Bretz, 80; f. Gibler, SO; w. E. Hoover,
SS; F. Hawbeeker, 81; C. Miller, So;
A. Marzolf, S4; H. Hippensteel, S4; J.
Miller, rs; o. Eshenour, II; Altman,
75
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NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD
Long Island Sound early Sunday
morning, March IA, 1856.

The opening and closing dates for
the leading major and minor leagues
for the season of 1915 show that the
Pacific Coast League will as usual,
play the longest season. The Pacific
Coast schedule which opens on March
80 and continues until October "a,
calls for close TO seven months of con-
tinuous play. In the east and middle
west the American, National and Fed
eral Leagues will carry their pennant
races through a season of approx
mately six months. The dates for the
initial and final games of the season
are as follows
National, April Il to October Z;
American, April IA TO October I; Fed
eral, April 10; American Association,
April % to September %; Pacific
Coast, March 80 TO October "a; North
western, April 20 to September Is;
New England, April so to September
6; Texas, April 5 to September 6;
Southern, April Is to September 20;
Georgia, April 80 to August 81; North
Carolina, April % to September 15.
Owing to the open winter rowing at
the eastern colleges and universities is
further advanced than usual this
spring, Yale, Harvard, pennsylvania,
Syracuse and Columbia have had crews
ON the water a number of times and
in some cases established new records
for early season outdoor training. Re-
ports from the various institutions in
dicate that because of the advantage
gained by this early training the selee-
tion of the varsity combinations will
be made in time to permit the crews as
whole to reach high stage of per-
feetion in oar handling by the end of
June when the championship regattas
are to be held.
Although the schedules and dates
for the college crews are not complete
in, all cases the fixtures as arranged at
present indicate a season of rowing
fully up to the 1914 standard. Tenta-
tive dates for dual triangular and
championship regattas have been ar
ranged as follows:
April 8, Yale vs.. Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia; April 10, Pacific Coast
Intercollegiate regatta, Oakland, CAL;
April II, Princeton VS.. Navy, Anna
polls; April "a, Harvard vs.. Navy,
Annapolis.
May l, Pennsylvania VS.. Navy,
Annapolis; May s, Pennsylvania
Princeton Columbia, Princeton; May
-, American Henley, Philadelphia;
May 15, Cornell Princeton Yale,
Princeton; May %, Harvard VS.. Cor
nell, Ithaca; June 25, Harvard VS..
Yale, New London, Conn; June 2S,
Intercollegiate regatta, Poughkeepsie.
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SCHOOL BRoADENS COURSE
New Bloomfield Academy to Add Sew.
eral Departments

New Bloomfield, Pa, March 22-
The catalogue of the New Bloomfield
Academy, just issued, presents some
outlines for broadening the scope of
the institution. Hereafter it will be
known as the Carlson Long Institute.
There are now in successful opera
tion a college preparatory department,
Junior department, a normal course
for those desiring to prepare for teach
ing, business course and musical
course. To these will be added as rap.
idly as conditions permit, law course,
an agricultural school, a vocational
school and correspondence school to
teach all the foregoing courses by mail.
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Important Match Tonight

The result of the bowling match be-
tween Mrs. H. B. McCormick's team
and Mrs. H. B. Dull s team on the Bon,
nymead alley this evening will prac.
tically decide the winners in the Pine
Street Sunday School League although
the league does not officially close until
Friday night Should the latter team
win, they will have permanent posses,
sion of the cup having won it three
times already.
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Buck Wins Live Bird Shoot

In live bird shoot on the Division
street grounds of the Harrisburg
SpOrtsmen Association Friday, Buck
led a field of nine with a score of 8
out of possible 10. The scores:
Kline, Z; Essig, g.; searfoss, 5; Oar
lington, o; Rotter, g.; Richert, 8;
Ebright, 3: PETER, 1.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-22
NEW CREED FORMULATED
Latest Addition to Religious Denomina-
tions Called Progressive Mennonites

Lancaster, March 22.-As the result
of revival which has been in progress
in Quarryville and Mechanics Grove,
conducted by the Rev. j. E. Leaman, a
new religious sect has been born, start
ing with 200 members. 1t is called
the Progressive Mennonite church.
While resembling the orthodox Men
MONTE church, the new church is more
liberal and there are no restrictions as
to dress. A contract for a brick church
at Mechanics Grove has already been
awarded, and the Rev. Mr.. Leaman will
be the pastor. The church will have a
steeple, the first Mennonite church to
have such an innovation.
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Spree Feat Killed Him

Pottsville, Pa, March 22.-John
Pellen, of New Philadelphia, was found
lying dead in gutter yesterday morn
ing, from the effects of spree for
several days, When demonstrated with
he boosted that he would drink quart
of whiskey before the day was over.
Later he was found dead.
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METHODIST CLUB LOSES
Mt. Airy Institute Defeats Local Toss
ers, AZ to 23

The five representing the Pennsyl-
vania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Mt. Airy defeated the Methodist
Club, of Harrisburg, Saturday afternoon
at Philadelphia by the score of AZ to
2S. Winn and Byrnes played good
games for the local team The lineup:
Methodist Club. P.I D.
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Atticks Still Leading Casino League

Atticks, of the Monarchs, is still
best man in the Casino bowling league.
In sixty.three games he has bowled for
an average of 1913. Montgomery, of the
Senator'S, with 1874 pins in sixty nine
games is second.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-22
Kerbaugh Hearing Tonight

The hearing of w. D. Kerbaugh,
who recently confessed to an arson
charge in the Dauphin county prison,
preferred against him by Mrs. Cathc-
rine Breach, Sayford and James
streets, will be given hearing this
evening at the office of Alderman Ian
dis, of the Sixth ward.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-22
VIII Reopen Express Rate Case
BU Associated Press.

Washington, March 22.-Formal or.
ders, reopening the express rate case re-
quested in the petition filed few davs
ago by four of the principal express
companies, were issued Saturday by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Hearings win be held at dates to be
named later.
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Field goals. Winn, 6; Flickinger, 3;
Byrnes, Smith, 8; Charlesworth, 2;
Barnes, 10; Rosemund, g., Foul goals,
Flickinger, Wian, 2; Barnes, 2. Fouls
committed, P. /. D., IA; Methodist
Club, 6. Referee, Goldstein, P. 1. D.
Scorer, Winn, Methodist Club. Timer,
Gully, Methodist Club Time, 20-min.
ute halves.
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Water Pit Gives Up Missing Man

Allentown, Pa, March 22.-The
body of Marcus Heller, chief engineer
of the Lehigh Portland Cement Com
pany's plant<at Ormond, who disap-
peared mysteriously December 10, was
found yesterday in water.filled aban-
doned ore pit half mile from his home
at Siegersville.
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Fouls committed, Independents, 21:
Tyrone, 10; referee, White; timer,
klineline; scorer, Resting; time of
halves, twenty minutes.
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French Moratorium Extended

Paris, March PA decree was pro-
mulgated yesterday extending the moro
torium as applied to rentes Cnterest
on government securities) until July
Is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
Policemen Prepare z
 For Shift of Beats

The long looked for shift of police men about the city was announced for tomorrow morning and will move every. policeman in the city not do- ing work at the station, on traffic corners or assigned as doormen in the various stations. AS yet there is no intimation that lfeutenants or captains will be shifted. Men who have long had pleasant beats in the. center of the city will go. to far away posts in the second and third precincts the headquarters platoons being about equally divided in the two remaining precincts and police men from the second and third com ing into headquarters. There are s52 men attached to the central sta tion.as36 men at the second and 28 men at tn 9ethird precinct.
 While the change does not go into effect until 7:45 Tuesday morning the men in various stations doing early duty were today busi1y engaged in transferring their wardrobe and it will be clean out day in the docker rooms where the men have kept their clothing But little comment is heard about headquarters today, the men apparently feeling satisfied with the shifts, which brings many of them nearer homes, or gives them spots that will be pleasant in the sum mer time. On the other hand those who have patro1ed Main street during the winter regret having to leave that beat in the summer months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-05
CITY PAYS $3,OOO TN DAMAGE CLAIMS
 BY CHECK TODAY
Appropriation Made For Purpose Rapidly Utilized
 in Small Amounts.

The appropriation of s, 900 for per sonal damage and other claims having become available, Assistant City Clerk Frank Braithwaite began drawing checks today for claims that were all lowed month ago but have not. been paid because there were no funds. Among the checks which the assistant city clerk drew today were these:
 Belle s. Iaineburgh and others, tax refundment. $56.15.
 Mary A. Duhigg, administratr tr1X, tax refundment. s19. 20. l. Personal damage claims; Frederick H. Watt, $1oo. Elizabeth McAvoy, $75. s. D. Aders, $25. Mary Bradford, $75. L Ehrliek. s2o. Dr. D. ]. McCarthy. S101. Harry Hanson, ". J. Byron, Louis Watkze, Michael Connell, Charles G. LDeckers Fred c. Wordin, S2 each re- ifundmept for personal taxes; H. H.
 Lillis, s6; and George Hopper, $S. also rcfundment for personal taxes I Tax refundn1ents: ] Jacob Weiss, SEA- i Isaac Moss, @$9. so.
 Bridget Fitzpatrick, $9.S2 4 3ernicE Loth. SIS. Carminia T. Lue:si, $3.76- i $. Loewith, agent, 3s9S.5o- l Luigi Naigi. S. T2. B. c. Spargo, ,$19.20. i Ghapmen Ropes. $75.36. ] Mary E. Lewis, s144 l Bertha Rooney. sz4.
 $. w, and F E. Peach. S7.68, ] Olga Dracheneslzia. s24.S4.
 J, L. R. Brown, refundrnent of side-
 walk assessment, S23.49. i Gallagher & Meath, building permit frefundment, SIS, l Adolph sherman, street sprinkling i .El'afunduent. $87.34 l Harriet Harris, sidewalk assessment 11,efundment, $52. 50. | Hugh F. Keegan, personal damages,
 $50.
 St. vincentts. hospital. personal dam 1'ages, $S0.75. l E. M. Buckingham personal dam
 ages. SIS