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New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
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Ode to February.

Ode to February. o festive month that ends the drouth Of winters -elastic dope When once again the bunch swings
 south
 And pop-eyed bugs no longer mope; When there is something more than
 junk
 To fill the ever yawning space, And all this snow-encrusted bunk No longer stares one in the face. o Big League month of rare repute, Here's back at you both aft and fore; Come on jam in the Bush recruit And skid along unto the score; What matter if the same old fluff Brings back again the same old
 smear
 Come on and douse this winter stuff And disinfect the atmosphere.
 We have forgotten the exact figures Of the Mathewson-B Brown debate, put we recall that of all their meetings Brown was ahead. Not that Brownie, as great as he was, had anything on Matty as a server of elusive stuff, put when the three-fingered star was do- ing most of his pitching, from 1905 to 1910, he happened to be working in conjunction with such people as Chance, Evers, Tinker, Steinfeldt, Schute, Slagle, Hoffman, Sheckard and Kling.
 Brownie is at least three years oiGer than Matty, and last season while the Giant premier was sagging badly the old Cub was winning sixty per cent of his games. But 1915 hap rened to be Matty's one off year.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

go Ed Konetchy was rated as the main star, or one of them, in the first base corral. But he has been on the market for month now and no one has started bidding yet
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

The Giant leader should try out golf some day at Van Cortlandt Park, N. Y, or Jackson Park, Chicago, the two leading public courses. It would be interesting to see how many dead ar wounded and mangled he would leave in his wake
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

''President hopes to arouse the West" The simplest way is to name eleven Eastern football players for an ali-American team. It never fails.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

The Big Leagues have brought ahout peace; now if there was only some one who could make Willard stick to the circus-
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

.'Retiring unbeaten" seems to be an impossible job. They all make threats in this direction, only to be 3ured out once too often.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
Save Us a Scat.

If Willard should finally promise To fight for million or so, I don't think that you will discover Me breaking a right leg to go; But save me a ticket for summer When Joe Tinker's Cubs hit the town, For I gotta be there if it costs me my hair
 When Matty meets Three-fnger If Stecher and Gotch ever wrasse, As part of a title-fringed reel i'I might drop around-and I mightn't,
 Depending on how I might feel;
 I wouldn't surrender a finger To see either grappler put down,
 But I'll give my right hand for seat in the stand
 When Matty meets Mordecai Brown. Awake, Columbia, and prepare" advises the Colonel. Whats the idea? Doesn't he know that Colum-
 bia won every game on her football schedule last fall? There is no longer any doubt about 1t. Time moves along. Two years
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

advocates in the northern cities where ice covers the lakes and rivers during the greater part of the winter months Toronto and Montreal have their
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04

There is no longer any doubt about it. Time moves along. Two years
New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
Peanuts.
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Hickorynuts.
ButtcrnutS

412 434 41O-12 "League record.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
BY BIDDY BYE.

The New England style Of Thanks
giving dinner which housewives now
accept as a precedent for menu max
ing has only a few features in com
mon with the original feast of 1921.
None of the manuscripts left by the
pilgrims gives the bill Of fare for the
first Thanksg wing festival, which
lasted a week, but they list the sup
plies the Pilgrims had.
1t is recorded thai besides water
foule Their was great store of wild
turkies." There was also sea-food
venison. barley loaf and cakes of In
dian meal. As for vegetables they
are numbered in a rhyme made by his
excellency, the governor:
"All sorts Of roots and herbs in gar
dens grow
Parsnips, carrots. turn ps, or what
you'll SOW
Onions. melons, cucumbers. radishes,
skirets. bee's. coleworts and fair
cabbages."
Although turkey is symbolical of
Thanksgiving hospitality. il should
divide honors with some dish of corn
meal
Here are two simple corn meal
recipes:
Corn Cakes with Water.
Nix cupfuls s'fted corn meal with
1 teaspoonful salt. and ! tablespoon
mi melted fat, and cold water enough
20 make a dough which can be shaped
with the bands. Mold ONO thin oval
cakes and bake on hot stones in an
pen fire. or on a creased griddle.
Spider Corn Cakes.
Sift I 1-2 cupfuls corn meal with
teaspoonful soda and teaspoonful
alt; add gradually we'll beaten
gigs and cupfuls sour milk: use 2
tablespoonfuls butter or other fat to
~rease an iron frying or baking pan
'nrn IN the batter. heat well on ton Of
'he stove then set N oven 20 min
utes.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
TWO DAY Conference
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Older Boys and Girls AS
Sembly Will Open Tonight
With Fellowship Supper
YOUNG PEOPLE WILL
PRESENT MANY PAPERS

With a fellowship supper to be held
IN the new Odd Fellows Building, at
o'clock tonight. the three-day ses-
sion Of the Third Annual Older Boys
Conference and the First Annual
older Girls Conference. under the
,usDices OF the New Castle County
sunday School Association. will open.
rhe actual work of the conferences
will begin tomorrow morning with
eDarate conferences to be held in the
Hanover Presbyterian Sunday school.
The program is as follows:
Fellowship Supper - Boys and
Girls supper together-Fr day even
ing. November 24-6 o'clock social
hour. meet the other fellow: $50
o'clock, fellowship supper, address,
spec al music and singing
Saturday morning, November % 49,
Hanover Presbyterian Sunday School
building, ghteenth and Boulevard -
separate conferences. - 10 O'Clock.
quiet hour, the Rev. Robert L. Jack
son; papers by the boys; by the
girls. Topics: l. how to make the
Bible interesting; 2. the value Of
prayer; 3. what social lfe / would
like in our church; 4. how the Young
Peoples Society can be made attrac-
i've. Address-The Scholars Place in
he Sunday School Boys Section.
J. b. Carpenter. Jr. Camden New
Jersey. Girls section. Miss Marthf
x. Lawson. Jamaica, Long Island.
New York Quest on box.
Saturday afternoon-Hanover Pres.
byterian Sunday school building
Eighteenth and Boulevard Separafc
conferences p o'clock, devotional
iervice; /. Social L6e of the Schol
IFS. Boys section: Girls section.
Methods Of Personal Work Bows
section. p NJ Colbert; Girls section
Mss Grace Osborne. 3, Relation GO
he SUNDAY School TO the Church
Boys section; Girls section, Mis-
Bertha Harlan. 4. Training Future
leaders,. Bows section j. B. CarDen-
'er, Jr.: Girls section Mss NJ K
Lawson Discussion
SATURDAY. Hanover Pres
ovterian Sunday School building
Eighteenth and Boulevard-74 D
n 10 p m, Charles W Bush. 'pre
siding. Bows and Girls rect'on tn
gether; illustrated lecture. Preston G
Orwig. Of Philadelphia, Camp Of the
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
COP,S IOn SIMS MINI

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. DEL Nov. "a
John S. Littleton. who served as po-
liceman OF Georgetown longer than
any other man. after being away from
the lob for about four years. is again
serving the town as a special officer.
Mr.. Littleton. besides being one Of the
peace officers. devotes his time 70 auc-
tioneering and is caretaker OF Union
Cemetery.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
DIES AFTER SHOPPING.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Nov. 24.-James En-
mis-. a well-known Kent county far
mer. who has lived practically all Of
his life in or near Dover. died sudden
~ of apoplexy Wednesday evening at
his home in Leipsic. after an after
moons shopping in Dover. He was
about 60 years of age and is survived
bv wife and four children.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
no DEDICATE CHURCE PORCH.

TO DEDICATE CHURCE PORCH.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del. Nov. 24.--The new
porch o. Christ p. e. Church will
be decidated Sunday morning by
Bishop Kinsman. The Bishop will
also preach the sermon.
Announcement Of the marriage of
Thomas Hubbard Clements. son Of the
late DR.. T. o. Clements. OF Dover,
to Miss Elsie Marie Peterson, OF Berk-
ley. California, has been received
here
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
VETERAN LETTER CARRIER
KNOCKFD DOWN BY Al

Charles w. Poinsett, OF No. 1904
Trenton Place. the oldest letter car
Fier in this city, was knocked down
by an automobile at Third and Madi-
son streets yesterday afternoon. He
was able to 90 to his home. he escap-
ing with a slight shaking up.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
RAIN CAUSES Gave IN.

The excessive rains Of yesterday and
last night caused a cave in at Seventh
and Market streets. The bed of the
street there had been excavated by
worlrmen of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company to install a new con.
duit. Danger signals were placed about
the hole until today when repairs
were made.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24
CLERK SIMMONS RECOyERING.

Homer c. Simmons, clerk OF city
Council. who has been seriously I'll
for several days. was reported to be
improved today. Mr.. Simmons. it was
said, would be able to be about within
the next few days During Mr.. Sim
mons absence Ralph saltzman, secre-
tary to Mayor Price, is acting clerk of
Council.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24

Hundred Fires or the Four Fold Life. "
Social hour
Sunday afternoon. 80 p. m.-For-
ward STEM Meeting Boys section 800
Majestic Theatre. speaker. Preston G..
Qywig; Girls section-West Presby-
'erian Church. speoker. Miss Martha
K lawson. Conference adjournment.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24

Use the l,ttle ads of big value the
Want Ads.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-11-24

There is a bargain waiting for you
in the Want Ads right now.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
PICK TECH TEAM
FOR RELAY MEET
Central Regular Out Because
of Studies; Harrisburg Acad-
emy Has Fast Athletes

Track athletes who will compete in
the University of Pennsylvania Relay
Carnival at Philadelphia Saturday,
were picked by Coach Peet at Tech
to-day. They are, Eyester, Raleigh
Evans, Sutch, and Demming, and
Harman and Shipp substitutes. They
will go to Philadelphia Friday after
noon.
No time has been fixed for the local
runners. Coaches Peet and Hill have
not had an opportunity to speed up
the candidates. Outdoor practice this
afternoon and tomorrow afternoon,
will be with a special view to getting
a line on how fast the Tech boys can
travel.
There is still gloom at Central over
the fact that the candidates who were
picked for the contest on Saturday are
behind in their studies and will not
be eligible until next month. The only
available candidate is Hall substi-
tute. The regulars who have been
training are Houtz, Seilhamer, Moore
and Mayes. Prof. 'Bertram w. Saul
announced to-day that these runners
are out and that another team would
probably be picked to-day or to-
morrow.
The Harrisburg Academy team was
selected by Coach Smith yesterday
afternoon after practice. The run
ners are Bertel, Froelich, J. Hart.
Heisley and Hoff. Froelich will cap
tain the team. He has shown speed
and Is expected to be a big help in
landing trophy this year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
.AY TEAM OUT TO-DAY FOR TIME RECORD
IMMATURE FIELD
FOR SPRING WORK
Brown Coach Has Novel
Scheme For Early Grid
iron Training

Providence. r. l.. April ga novel
Icheme in the way of Spring training
for football players has been arranged
by Edward n. Robinson. coach of the
Brown University eleven.
Instead of calling last years play
ers out to the field for the ordinary
Spring practice, Robinson will hold a
series of evening meetings in one OF
the large rooms in the. Brown Union.
This room. when the players enter It
for the first time will be arranged to
resemble somewhat miniature field.
for placed in the center will be a big
board painted green and laid out to
scale to represent an actual gridiron.
GoaIposts and Seats
At either end Will be the seats for
the players, coaches and such spectators
as well be invited to attend. Dummy
figures of wood, easily handled and
pushed about, will represent the play
ers
With this outfit, designed and con-
structed under the direction of Profess
Bor Fred W. Marvel, Browns director of
athletics, Catches Robinson and Sprack-
ling, assisted By number of old
Brown football celebrities, will go over
the games of last Fall, will freshen
the minds of the players with the sig
nails. and will suggest new pays and
possibilities for next season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
WELSH MAY NOT
FIGHT INQUIRE
Champion Broke His Right
Hand Monday Night; No
Official Cancellation

According to a dispatch from Mil
waukee, Freddie Welsh, the champion,
broke his right hand in the bout with
Ever Hammer, Monday night. This,
in all probability, may mean the post
ponement of the battle with frankie
Mcguire in Harrisburg on May 3. No
official word has been received from
Harry Pollock, manager for Welsh.
The dispatch says:
Freddie Welsh, lightweight cham
pion boxer, who was defeated by Ever
Hammer, of Chicago, in a 10-round
contest here Monday, is suffering from
fractured right hand to-day The
champion claims he fractured his hand
during the second round and that the
break is a repetition of a previous
fracture"
Billy" Mehring, manager for Nc
Guire, learned of the accident to
Welsh through newspaper reports. He
said Until I receive word from Man
ager Pollock calling off the battle with
Mcclure, 1 will go ahead With my
plans. Mcguire will keep in training
no matter what happens"
Manager Mehring was unable to say
what he would do in case of a can
collation.. He wired Welsh's manager
for particulars. Before the report from
Milwaukee had reached the local man.
ager applicants were after him to take
the place of Welsh. The Chestnut
street auditorium has been leased and
there will be show. If the Welsh
match is called off it will be necessary
to change the printing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
WELTY SKE,%3jC0RNER

Manager BILLY" Mehring of the
Keystone Sporting Club. was not in a
very good humor to-day. He was
awakened from his slumbers by sew
eral local managers who informed him
that Welsh had broken his right hand
and would not fight in Harrisburg
"All right" said billy" I'll take
action when l get the official notice."
II Freddie Welsh cannot keep his
engagement with frankie Mcclure,
friends of jeff Gaffney, the fighting
actor, would like to see him substi-
tuted. Gaffney's manager, Ike Freed
man, with Tryon Benner, a local base
ball star, were ready to-day to post
forfeit of $3.50 to meet Mcclure,
winner to take all. No decision will
be given as to any substitute until
word is received regarding Welsh
coming here May 3.
AT a special meeting of officials of
the Dauphin-Perry League held at
Hotel Dauphin last night, a schedule
was adopted, umpires selected and
other business transacted. The season
will start May 20. The schedule will
for approval after which it will be
made public. The A. ]. Reach base
ball was adopted, and arrangements
made for dressing quarters for visit
ing teams in each town.
Manager Pat Moran of philadelphia
Nationals says he has not signed Joe
Wood. The one thing that is worry
ing the Phillies' manager is the in
ability to play the scheduled games,
Moran is not favorable to long series
of postponed contests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
Lawson Gives Out Names;
Players Start Work Today
Special to the Telegrabh

Reading, Pa. April 26.-Al. w. Law
son, first on the scene with the or
ganizing with the Atlantic League. yes
terday announced the lineup of his
Reading club for the coming season.
The Atlantic League begins to report
and the first game is to be played at
Lauer's Park with the Paterson, N. j.,
club, on Saturday. Here is the first
lineup.
Hartlin and Stowe, catchers; Gable,
Elverson and Clark New York Giants,
pitchers; Bohannan, American Associa-
tion and Federal League, first base
Sharpley, Delaware County League,
second base; Pittiger, Maryland League,
third base; Collins, Delaware County
League, shortstop; Smith, Reading. Ma
yer, Southern League, and Joseph, Bal
timore, outfielders; Gribbons, pitcher,
and Mack, catcher, are a Philadelphia
battery, who Will be given a tryout.
Eddie Collins, who played last season
with Upland, in the Delaware County
League, sent Lawson his signed con-
tract to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26

Manager Connie Mack is ready to
farm out a number of youngsters. He
Will see that Jack Dunn will get some
OF the future greats at Baltimore.
Manager George Cockill may be
faV ored. He made application some
players the Athletics do not need this
season.
Bergman, the crack Pennsylvania
State back, has been engaged to
coach the Gettysburg football eleven.
1t is understood that new features will
be introduced this year and the battle
field students expect to even up with
Bucknell eleven, in the annual game
in Harrisburg in November.
The next big boat race will be held
May 1S on the Schuylkill River at
Philadelphia. 1t will be an inter-
collegiate contest and four crews will
line up for varsity honors. Pennsyl-
Vania, Columbia, Navy and Princeton.
Eastern golfers from the east who
Will compete in the annual Western
championship tournament at Del
Monte, California, in July will have to
defray their own expenses. A free
train was offered the players from the
East, but was refused on the grounds
that 1t looked too much like pro-
fessionalism. .-
The International Baseball League
started the season to-day. Harrisburg
fans will watch closely the attendance
at the games and the class of sport
offered by the Barrow organization
this season. With the addition of q
large number of former Federal
League players indications point to a
lively season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26

Critics of Wesley M. Oler, the Yale
high jumper, who condemned him for
his poor showing in the recent indoor
A. A. U. championships, are in turn
being criticised by some sporting
experts for their attitude towards
Oler. That Oler failed to come UP to
expectations, cannot be denied, but his
failure is said to be merely one of the
usual "ins and outs" peculiar to
athletics.
Joe Loomis and Howard Drew have
both shown remarkable reversals of
form this winter at various times.
Dave Caldwell, Earl Eby and Ted
who failed to live up to expectations
and past performances. These cases
are pointed out by the experts as be-
ing similar to Oilers case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
Episcopalians to Hold
Banquet at Philadelphia

At least two hundred persons, in
Guiding laymen from several dioceses
of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
this State, are expected to be present
May 2, at a big dinner to be given
at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Phila-
delphia, in honor of Bishop william
Lawrence, president of the Church
Pension Fund, of the church.
Further plans will be discussed to
stimulate interest in raising money
for the big $5,O00,OOO reserve fund
which is to be raised by March 1,1917,
to pension the retiring clergy of the
Episcopal church. OF this big total,
Philadelphians alone have decided il
possible to raise $1,000,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
THREE ARE CONDEMNED TO
DEATH BY COURT MARTIAL
BY Associated Press

Amsterdam, via London, April 25.
According to Brussels dispatch to
the Handelsblad, a German court
martial. sitting on April II and 12,
condemned the following persons to
death on the charge of war treason:
Oskar Hernalsteens. of Brussels;
Franz Van Acede, of Brussels; Julius
Mohr. of Valewyn and Emile Gressier
of Saint Amanda. Hernalsteens,
Mohr and Gressier, the dispatch adds,
have already been executed. Van
Acede has been committed to life i'm
prisonment at hard labor. A number
OF others have been sentenced to long
terms of imprisonment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
P. o. S. of A. Commandery
Elects New Officers

Altoona, Pa, April 26.-Louls F..
Stees. of Philadelphia, was yesterday
afternoon elected chief
of the commandery general p. o. S. of
A., in annual session here. Other off,
GERS elected were:
Senior vice commander, Horace Nc
Fadden, Philadelphia; junior vice
commander, Harry F.. Barto, Reading:
recorder, J. Harry Cumberland, Phila-
delphia; treasurer, Daniel Houck.
Reading; chaplain, George Jewt. Phil
adelphia; orderly, 1. M. T. Cooper,
Philadelphia; guard, Frank Anderson,
Altoona; picket, Samuel J. Singer,
Philadelphia; financiers, Henry Heath,
Reading; Adam Barnhart, Annville; !;
Charles Parker, Philadelphia. York
was chosen as the next convention
city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
Wilmington Players Report;
Practice Opens Tomorrow

Wilmington, Del, April 26.-Several
of the players who have been signed by
Manager Greenwell for the Wilmington
Atlantic League team, arrived yesterday
and will begin practice just as soon as
weather will permit.
Players here are Jack Stienades, a
shortstop from Vineland, N. J.. Jimmie
--ndrews, an infielder. from Dover;
James Miller, of Baltimore, an out
fielder; Bill Barry, a Wilkes Barre
pitcher; Mike Cannon. an infielder, from
Binghampton, N. Y; John Bourland, an
outfielder, from Washington College,
and Lefty Finn, of the New York Yam
KEGS.
A number of others are expected be-
fore the week is out
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
PILLS GET PITCHER

Atlantic City, N. j., April 26.-Robert
Gibson, the sensation of the pitch
ing staff at fIaverrord College, may
join the Philadelphia National League
club. Coach Douglas Howe Adams, who
is also dean of the Winchester Pre-
paratory school here, was arranged
with Pat Moran for the chance with
the Phillies.
Gibson was declared ineligible this
year at Haverford College because he
played with Cape May last summer
He won thirteen out of fourteen games
for the seashore team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
STOP CUSHION THROWING
Special TO the TELEGRAPH

Chicago, April 26.-Patrons of the
Chicago National League Park who en-
gage in cushion fights" will be arrest
ed, Charles Weeghman, president of the
club, announced yesterday after a con-
ference with police officials.
Several women have been injured as
result of being struck by cushions
hurled over the crowd by enthusiastic
spectators. Damages have been sought
by the victims. Sufficient police to ar.
rest all cushion hurlers" henceforth
will be stationed at the park, Mr..
Weeghman said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
ABsoLVE TROLLEY CREW

Following an inquest last night into
the death of Leroy l.. Sheesley, two
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Sheesley, of Lucknow, caused by in
juries he received when he was run
down by a Rockville car, the coroner's
jury returned verdict of an unavofd-
able accident. Landies johnson and
Charles r. Wilt, crew on the car
which struck the boy, were entirely
eXonerated, all of the witnesses testi-
flying that they could not have avoided
the accident.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
PYTHIAN ENTERTAINMENT

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for an entertainment to be given to-
morrow evening in the Technical High
School auditorium by the entertain
ment committee of John Harris Lodge,
No. 1913, Knights of Pythias. The pro-
gram includes instrumental and vocal
solos by local talent, and a large num-
ber of vaudeville acts with imperson-
ations, musical skits, comedy sketches
and other interesting features.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-26
EYE GoUGED BY DRUM

Marion street, badly injured his right
eye yesterday on the edge of a bass
drum while carrying it from a train
at the Union station yesterday. Puner
was taken to the Harrisburg hospital
for treatment and may lose his sight
as a result of the accident