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Mr.. Jess WIZARDS Education.

We have follow ed with the kcenest
interest and that measure If BpprO-
baton the circumstances appeared tn
warrant tho efforts of certain dlStin.
guishei patrons Of the manly art
t. educate and instruct the Kansas
Mountain, JKss WILLARD, in the duties
and obligations deyolviny upon him
n the heavyweight champion Of the
world Mr. WILLARD achieved his
present distinction without the pre-
liminary training Thar has heretofore
ing. and ii il not to be wondered Mt
that he should lack certain Of the
characteristics i~ndissolubly associated
with his high position.
Mr.. W~uLARD's blunier>. according
| to the code of those who now seek 10
correct lis manners. flow from a fun
dnmental incapncity L. recognize the
inheren, beauties and captivating
qualities of unthrift. To this we at
tribute his shocking sobriety. a so-
briefly that plunges into gloom the
proprietors If n hundred drinking
places accustomed to extend their
hospitality to masters Of the ring and
a. WELDON" their followers With tn"
glad salute ut the active cash reg'
i>ter. IL j. even reported. though the
! i,,It,i.,. u,It hesitate. IN ,ecppt IN
injurious an dispersion. that Mr.. VII
LARD does not celebrate II success with
the mitts 10y getting exceedingly
drunk and remaining In that cOndi'
ton for a number NJ days. His a>-
sailants declare that instead of dis
nursing his money among the eager
friends whose society may be- at
tanned by the careless be>t0wal of
bounty. this crude invader from the
West counts it carefully, and cOntidc>
il 10 the care of persons who's shock
inc dispositions lead them to demand
collateral when they are approached
for lOHn>.
II has been further alleged that
when Mr.. WILLARD has accumulated
II sum sufficient, in his judgment. for
"A successful iuN"simcn, in real estate
and live stock. "" casts about for ~
opportunity 10 SGT IT at work for him
with the sordid purpose of avoiding
in his old age, the necessity If i'm
ploring charity from his friends. III
even has the audacity 4" contemplate
seriously the probabilities of tn,
future, when his present "nrnin,
capacity will not persist, and to On
deavor to lay mp II sum against tina
%unfruitful time. Instead Of laborinj
for IA future state of begcury, nc haI
the temerity 10 seek an Independents
that in the eye of his instructor
must hc di>grnceful because u Is 4
! h. hougllt ~ the expense of immedi
: ate diSpln, and debnnclrry.
: In what degree the efforts to eradl
, cate the vice OF thrift from Mr.. VII
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HEAR FARMER MURPHY.
The Fires Wherewith He Burns Have
Found Fresh Fuel.

To THE EpIron OF THE SuS-Sfr: A
few days Sgo the United States Com
missioner Of Immigration came 10 Boston
ard told people some things. lie said:
In the United states there IL land enough
for 1000, 400 600 people. They i've thirty
20 tho square milo az N. present time.
vhi'. in Europe they i've $50 - 900 10
the square mile. Lass than zoo, 30" per
sons own zoo. 600. 600 acres. or more than
ono-four;h - the cultivah!e land in this
country. open tn. land b. single taa.
rhcn III. Labor problem VIII no solved
and freedom will come.
Europe's population never has aver
aged more than III and IL fraction IL
tho square mile. II 200,0U0.0 600 acres ia
NOR. than oue-fOurth al the 'uiti>ablc
hand ia THIS country, 500, 600, 600 acres
must be the limit ard | would like 10
know now LOCO, 100000 people could
I've on 500. 900. 600 ac,es. when II takes
from three to four acres to keep "A COW
or "A horse.
Agitators and political job seekers ana
demagosic professors with trashy books
TO sell are trying 70 make the ,gnoran,
masses believe that by cutting farms VI
into small patches and putting "A large
number Of Immigrants on them the lant
will o.. made 10 produce more food. II
Will. Just As cutting a loaf OF bread In
thin slices makes more bread.
Liberia, immtgratlonists tell Ns thai
the United states can maintain 1000.
COO, 900 people, and that Europe. whicf
h,s an area one-fourth larger than thu
United Statcs. l. overcrowded with III
$4,000. o0n inhabitants. That is some
thing for the ignorant masses TO put II
their pipes and smoke. BY the iGnoran
masses I mean the educated ignorant
, as veil as the uneducatcd.
Such talk ~, This country has lane
for Loco, 000. 900 people, Is causing ia
| pan and other foreign nations 20 cas-
! coye,ous eyes AZ America.
T. l., MrurHr,
FALL RIvHR, Mass, March 20.
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4 Literary Ticker.

To THE EDITOR or THE ~SuN-Sir: When
Engllshmen complain that; our new spa
pers are too sensational We may have
To- admit the charge. but we a at leas.
retort that We are thorough that Wa
do not stop half way. The following IN,
complete, an obituary note in a London
newspapcr:
quite a sensation was caused In Pen
zance when It became known that Mr..
william John Psscoe. a. proprietor OF this
monumental works IN ~Causewayhead. had
hecn found dead IN his HON. uudsr most
tragic circumstance
II II l. literary art to pioue curiosity.
the writer OF this paragraph is a worthy
disciple OF the author OF The Lady or
the Tiger Imagine the sentiments and
language of an American city editor II
a reporter turned in such an item.
FRANK W, Horn.
New York, March 20.
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Consequently the stock OF wheat IN
these ports In February, 1915. was about
two-thirds less than In June. 1915.
The situation 10 aggravated ny the
%dw1ndling imports. In the week CLOSING
February ~ 25s.A20 quarters OF wheat
were imported In the United Kingdom
while In the same week a year y 1885,
$50 were imported the decrease IL con.
scquently about 40 per cent. We md
a similar decrease In respect TO flour.
A year ago 10000 quarters were i'm
ported during the week In question.
whereas this year only 80 900 quarters
found their way to Great Britain. Con-
sider1ng the importations Of wheat for
the whole year we md a decrease oil
400. 900 quarters. or approximately
800. 900 tons in I9l5-1s. compared to
i9i4-15.
In accordance with these deficits the
price Of wheat Ia rising constantly. Al
the end OF last year I recorded a price
Of 81 shilings a quarter: o n February
~ Manitoba No. l brought ~ shiilings
3 pence, a price which has never been
reached during the whole war. Com
pairing English and German conditions.
a price OF ~ shillings 3 pence a quarter
would correspond To $50 marks a ton.
on the same day the price OF wheat in
Berlin was 275 marks a ton. of rye 235
marks. Germany being a large con-
sumner OF rye the two cereals can safely
be placed on AN equal level. making an
average price OF o55 marks a ton. For
England rye has no Importance. Con.
spuently last month breadstuffs were
30 marks, or about s23 a ton. dearei
In England han In Germany.
Thus England Il feeling the pinch OF
war and tho calamity is becoming
greater from day to day owing 70 the
successful operations Of the German
Submarines. Or. X. j. OBEIToiiRES.
New YORK, March 20.
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S~t-rililS tho Mail Bag!

To rut Ept1oG or TUr SrS-Sr The
attention OF ia" Postmaster GENERA should
he called TO thu unsaultarS condition q!
tho Government 'UriN Wsu htss "hich
are supplied to Cprpors;lous, nrnls amt
printing establishment wherever the
mail bag ar" kept there should be .
plant 20 fuinigato ~ s~ter'lize the bags,
which carr! their own peculiar and onen.
siVr smell, suI with " the means of CON
yfytng contagious Diseases. Rorro~ing tho
phrase ~ a certain American author who
travelled In the Var East. these mail bags
are Ju.t ~ notorious IN smell ~ the dog
In constaniluop'c trARiosLA,
SEw loRK. March 90
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That Secretary BAKER may be u
nice young man Is the opinion of
the Aroonaut Of San Francisco. hut
1t is troubled because his whole ex-
perience Of life has been in a provincial
city" So? The latest Federal census
found the population Of Cleveland TO
DO $50. $50 and Of San Francisco %1S.91:,
seeming to show that the Ohio city
has u lead In the race to climb out of
provincialism Of l43.761 points.
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the riffrsf Of the town In q police
court Is obviously not necessary, and
II the new term can relieve the Magis.
trates Of actions OF this kind II will
work to the advantage Of all con.
ccrned.
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II is now. reported that the German
Crown Prince has been superseded In
command Of the Army Of Nerdun. The
judicious will he wary. the death
and serious injury of the Prince hav
been so often announced that only his
own acknowledgment OF his lcr of au-
thori,y will Zoe accepted AZ c~onvincing'
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Problem for MOrallsts.

To EutTnr or TIE SUNNI. What
ought, To he done with people who are
always trying to get something Tor
nothing, and cftertimes n IL" name OF
patriotism or high morality? fAu.
NEw Work., March 20.
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t'smI,signing.

Enickcr-Nherc did Jones make mis-
speech"
From the rear platform VI =
train Of thought.
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Unfit In Pennsyiyania.


From the !Notnt PIedsdNf Journal.
rh. Mt. Zion revival II already felt AZ
ar influence for good In the community.
Jacob Kent and Mrs, Pearl Brother.
worshtpp~d there Thursday evening
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In returning home to the elephant
has the ~prodiga' bull moose any one
especially in mind to play the part of
fatted calf?
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From the Trond Rapids FrSse
A bathroom shower Will be given Tues,
day by Mrs. q. Alfred Plumb ser Miss
Myrts JehassA
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ENcLAND,s FooDSTUFFS.
A Comparison N Her Cereal SuppIy
with That Of Germany.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUNNI: !
recently submitted to your readers u
few figures proving that breadstunS are
far more expensive in Great Britain than
In Germany. II u Of interest to draw at
tention TO the Surprisingly small stocks
OF wheat stored in England. Connpar-
ing the quantities recorded In storage
for tho middle of February. 1915. u
June. 1915. We ind the following hg'
ures:
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ENtrN case OF criticism 'H
found and have had opp ava
down has been either of 1I.'' .' .
uuimportart matters or So N.'..'
udired as 10 be II or'hy ~ -,'
teiltI"u Most Of h critic So.
so me. Is due 10 ~. n'''u.
jealous officials, who nave
too Tar ana too fast.
The chief difficulty II ,a... -"
task has been lacN ~ funds
To work. From tho beg ui .r-
never been %adcIudtr ut.t.'
Tor these two lines of Nutr. ,a
Importance. Her" 49, ,..H. r.
millions when oulN thoG~aru %, v..
able, and al tunes only |.g..''
The Americans v'ru -'i'.N.
WORK, in charge ~ u tau ''~,
u aud foI It's results, bat O..
were pay rig Tor b. Vino I....
" as not contributing q onl.
tcrprisc in Wnlch IT. GOOD tl'
good name we're involved
The task was colossal me -
were virgin soil. No ~,'''tr' ".|
, been done by the snt''t.'.
ne,hod OF checking an orr
plague Or cholera vac 20 ST..
ligious professions and Cra'''.
saints 10 iutercede, vN.'f !. .
If bringing t'c people tncrt','
helped spread rather thar cl"
No attention had been na % -
tlo,s # lie or TO "ate' e.tt.'
question abou, water va qua
not quality, The lhl.u'No H'
soual.y clcanly, butrNey al -"' ''.
importance OF 4 supply ut .'
| how to set Il The, kI.a .4..
now and their rapid pros rt~,
the striking results Of t., .Nn~'""
paiSn.
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ever since. by of an executive
committee composed of the general
| managers of the railroads themselves,
In return the Government has prac-
| tically guaranteed dividends TO the
railroad torkhold"rs al the same rate
as before the war. The Government
takes an tho receipts and pays all the
expenses. II Is Government control
with Government financial RESPONSE
bility. If Great Britain can do this In
time IF war you n DO II in time OF
peace. You are rich enough
And thcn thu fine old Investor takes
his hat, makes "A bow TO the committee
AND silently withdraws.
And 80 They viii all have their say;
the state commission, the railroad
presidents and directors, thc railroad
lawyers, the bankers, manufacturers
shippers. commercial bodies and poll
ticlans. But from afar the investor
will watch them with wary eye and he
will have the final say, Apparently
Judging from his testimony, the fol,
lowing would get his money and a,
the same time ~national!ze the railroads
without costing the nation a dollar:
First: Congress should enact a gen
cral Incorporating act for railroads,
Second: That act should exempt
such railroads from state regulation.
Third: That act should provide fol-
"a Federal railroad board to vote al
stock at the annual elections Of such
Federal railroad companies.
Fourth That act should rtarante.
by the Government 3 per ent, divi
~
extra 3 per cent. II earned. all over
per cent. TO 60 To the Government.
NEW YORK. March 20. CIvITAs.
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n eOs fvteadS eAo focoy ~ sctfh mSnu.
&vJpts aA1 fUh II r1fioRs for publication 1Sh
- keGe rejected articles returned Mev NNUSt
u ~ ooees sesd sfansps for thot psSpoee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
PLAN TO FIGHT
MORE LICENSES
Demon Rum Due For Dire Day
in Dauphin Court Feb
ruary Is

Remonstrances against the granting
OF liquor licenses must be filed with
the Dauphin county court by not later
than Tuesday, February Is, according
10 Prothonotary H. F. Holler to-day.
License court will be held Friday Feb
ruary lS, and the law provides that
Temonstrances mustN be presented not
less than three days before.
Determined efforts to fight the
granting of some of the licenses are
TO be made, it is understood, by the
Anu-Saloon and the No-License Lea
CUES. The applications which will be
contested with especial determination
VIII be the CoXestown Hotel, recently
taken over by Uriah Bollinger; the
application of Fred w. Ebel for privi-
lege at 1902 North Fourth street:
Benjamin A. Striplin, who wants to
to locate at 945 North Seventh, and
Samuel Ffshman, who wants the
privilege at the Hotel Lenox in Mar
ket near Fifth. Fishman's applica-
ton is really the only new one. Ebel
and Striplin now conduct the Ma
tional and the LEROY Hotels in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
BASEBALL TEAM
IS UP TO LEAGUE
George Cockill Looking After
Harrisburg's Interests at
Binghamton Meeting

Harrisburg will be represented at
the New York State League meeting
at Binghamton to-day by George
Cockill, former Tri-State manager,
and last season, National League UNI
pire. Lew Ritter up to last night was
unable to get leave of absence. If he
was needed Ritter said he would
leave at noon.
1t is understood that Howard Earle
who was here two weeks ago, will
first report conditions as he found
them. Harrisburg's representative
Will be given a chance to be heard,
and Reading will make a formal bid
for one of the franchises.
Nothing is known definitely here as
to what proposition the League will
make to Harrisburg or Reading. Dur
ing last week, Utica signed several
players and it was reported that new
hackers might take hold of the
team. At Albany an announcement
was made that the franchise was
worth $4,000.
1t is said that Manager Coclill came
to Harrisburg on advice of John X.
Tener, president of the National
League, and that he will have some
information to give out as to induce
ments offered for placing a New York
State League team in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
MINERS SHOWING
GREAT INTEREST
Conference on Wednesday
Will Be One of the Most I'M
portant in a Long Time

Representatives of mine workers
from both the hard and soft coal fields
have sent word to the State Compen-
sation Board of intention to appear
here on Wednesday for the discussion
of propositions for determination of
a daily wage in computing liability and
kilograms have come from men at
tending the national convention of the
mine workers at indianapolis that they
will be here if it is possible Roger
Dever, of Wilkes Barre, counsel for
the miners in the anthracite field, has
signified his intention of being here.
In addition to the miners. who are
interested because of the fact that the
tonnage basis is used in their earning
computation and because of the vari-
Gus scales in their trade, railroad men
will be represented because of the
overtime arrangements. Word has
also been received that iron and steel
workers will likewise be represented
and men from q number of trades
where piecework rates prevail will also
have representatives.
Employments in many lines will also
be represented because this question is
the biggest to arise in the compen-
sation work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
BY TECH TOSSERS
BEST IN LOCAL SCHOOL HISTORY
Captain Harris Is Teams Best Scorer Kilnger Tales in
Nine Contests; -Four League Battles

The Technical High School basket
ball team, coached by Dave McCon-
NELL has won six of the nine games
played to date and tailed total of
259 points to it's opponents 245. OF
the six games won three have been
away from home.
Among the victims of the Maroon
squad have been Shippensburg Nor
NAL Lancaster High, Lebanon High,
Hassett Club and the two games with
the Middletown High tossers. The
local five won at Hassett, Middletown
and Shippensburg in addition to de-
feating Lebanon, Middletown and Ian
caster in the local gymnasium. The
team captained by Eddie Harris lost at
Lebanon, Williamsport and York.
Tech tossers had their best evening
in the scoring line when Lebanon lost
by a score of 81 to 81. On the other
hand the York High team rolled up a
Al score against them several weeks
ago.
The teams high scorer is Captain
Harris. who has tailed IA points
in the four games that he has par
ticipated in. He scored SO points from
field goals and 3S from the 15-foot
line. Next to Harris comes Killinger.
who has played in eight of the nine
games. Shrimp" netted So tallies for
his team. Sc from the floor, while 8
resulted from the foul line.
Beck Good Man
Beck at center has been the most
consistent player on the squad. He
has participated in every game played
to date and has never failed to score.
In the nine games he rained 2S field
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31

goals through the net for total of Sc
points. Pollock, with 10 field goals
and IL fouls. has a record of 81 tallies.
He has proved valuable substitute to
fill in the gap left by Captain Harris.
"Muzz' Miller, the heaviest man on
the team and last years football cap
tain, has proved a valuable man at
guard. Besides playing his man safe
he has scored field goals and 1 foul
for a total of % points. Lloyd, a sub
stitute forward, who has taken part in
several games, has a record of tallies
resulting from goals from the field,
while Sourbier, a sub center. has made
6 points. Yoffee, the back guard on
the team, has scored but 2 baskets
during the season, but is one of the
fastest lads on the squad, and does not
take many chances on coming up the
floor.
Win Four League Games
While the Maroon squad has rec
ord of six out of nine, only four of
the contests have been in the Central
Pennsylvania League. In these four
games the team has split even and is
tied with Central for third place. Be-
cause of the local teams ability to win
games away from home it is expected
that the Maroon has fair chance to
win game or two on a foreign floor.
The list of games played to date,
with scores. is as follows: Tech 2S,
York Al; Tech %, Shippensbirg Nor
NAL 81; Tech AZ, Lebanon 81; Tech 26,
Middletown 21; Tech 80, Hassett 21;
Tech 81, Lancaster 21; Tech 10, Leb-
anon 40; Tech IA. Williamsport 81;
Tech 25. Middletown IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
Dickinson Will Not Drop
Football Sport This Season

Carlisle, Pa, Jan. 31.-The advisory
committee of the Dickinson College
Athletic Association, which has been
considering the question of dropping
football since the last season closed,
decided unanimously to continue the
great college sport for next year again.
A strong schedule has been arranged
by Manager Farrell and all of the
teams scheduled for last year were
again taken on, with the exception of
Lebanon Valley, and the Navy has
been taken on instead.
Bob Meyers, center on the 1915
varsity, has been selected to lead the
1916 team.
The schedule follows: September
80, Navy, at Annapolis; October Z,
Maryland Aggies, at Baltimore; Octo-
ber IA, Albright, at Carlisle; October
81, Ursinus. at Carlisle; October 2S,
Franklin and Marshall, at Lancaster;
November 4, Delaware, at Carlisle; No
vember IL, Haverford, at Haverford; /;
November IS, Swarthmore, at Swarth-
more; November 25, open.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
BUSY WEEK FOR
LOCAL TOSSERS
Steelton Starts Schedule With
Middletown; Central Meets
York at Home

Scholastic basketball games are
scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week for
local teams and other members of the
Central Pennsylvania League. Steel
ton and Middletown will open hostili-
ties of the week by clashing in FELTON,
Hall. 1t will be the initial contest at
home for the Blue and White. Sew
eral weeks ago Middletown won by a
score of ii to ~.
Central and York will meet Thurs
day night at Chestnut Street Hall.
Coach Bilheimer's squad has not ven
tured out of it's lair. all of its four VIC
tories being on the home floor. Be
tween the halves the Central co-eds
will play Penn Hall.
Tech will go to Reading Friday
night, and on the outcome will depend
the honor of holding second position.
With Captain Harris back in the line
up, the Maroon tossers look formid-
able. On the same evening the York
County Academy tossers will visit Mid
dletown.
The York Collegiate Institute will
play Coach Tatem's five next Saturday
afternoon in this city. Steelton will go
to Shippensburg Normal. while in the
Central Pennsylvania League Lebanon
and Lancaster will fight 1t out for fifth
position in their match at Lancaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-31
WE:LEY KSGo{RNER

Harrisburg's baseball future may be
decided at Binghamton. N. Y, to-day.
It will depend on what the New York
State League has to offer. This city
wants professional baseball, but it
must be on strictly business basis.
There will have to be another meet
ing of the New York State League be-
fore the seasons plans are complete.
Why not hold the next session in this
city?
If reports are true about high base
ball salaries, there are many stars who
will have to pay a large income tax.
1t might be interesting to know what
Bennie Kauff. Ty Cobb, Jess willard
Eddie Collins, Harry Sinclair and
Frank Moran say about their respect
i've incomes when they report to the
government. They have but one more
month to do 1t.
Advertising town through the me-
dium of expert trapshooters and an
active shooting association has brought
good results for Harrisburg. When
ever big shoot is held here, crack
shots from all over the United States
are prominent. Harrisburg shooters
do not conflne their sport to home con-