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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
BIG CIRCULATION
BY NEW LIBRARY
City's Institution Put Out Over
111,100 Books During the
Year Just Closed

Circulation of books by the Har-
risburg Public Library during 1915
was S,S94 greater than in 1914 ac-
cording to the annual report of Miss
Alice r. Eaton, the librarian, which
was submitted to the board of trus-
tees at the January meeting last
night. The circulation during the
year was 111,110 of which seventy
five per cent was of fiction. The
Library contains between $4,000 and
16, 900 books so that it can be seen
that the circulation was unusually
large.
The registration for the privilege
of taking out books, which is free to
everyone, amounted to 11,S71 when
the year closed. A big proportion of
the registration was of school chill
dren. who are given special facilities
for taking out books from the 1uve-
nile portion of the Library and for
whom a story hour is given every
Saturday. In addition the children
are provided with a special place to
read.
The number of readers at the
Library during the year showed a
big gain as we'll, there having been
37,4S5. OF this number 1857 were
children.
During the year there were num-
erous books added, including many
purchased through the Lyman D. Gill
bert memorial fund.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11

loyal men first, and give the Federals
what is left. There is no reason why
a franchise like Buffalo. Baltimore or
Jersey City should be turned over to
the control of the men who made
organized baseball costly last sea-
son.
The New York State Athletic Com
mission yesterday refused to permit
rule allowing decisions in boxing
bouts. With six and ten rounds the
limit, the only way to get q decision
is for one of the fighters to score
knockout. Fight fans are divided on
the question of decisions. Some are
of the belief that no decision makes
the fighters fight. Others claim that
many boxers take advantage of no
decision by stalling, pulling down easy
money and losing no title.
James A. Gilmore, president of the
Federal League which will shortly
pass out officially is in hot water with
the Kansas City hackers. The Pack
ers' will not stand for letting them
down because there are FEW stars on
the Kansas City team. President Gill
more has been notified that he must
take over all players or be hailed into
court.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
BASEBALL CLUBS
PLAN WORLD TOUR
'Muggsy" McGraw to Take
Two Teams to South Amer
lea; Interest at Panama

New York, Jan. IL. - With the
baseball war at an end, Ted Sullivan,
of Chicago, the veteran baseball pro-
moter, is already planning to carry
out Manager John ]. McGraw's idea
of touring South America next season
with two baseball clubs made up of
stars from the National and American
leagues.
Soon after the successful trip
around the world by the Giants and
the Chicago White SoX Manager Nc
Graw, with Charles Comiskey and Mr..
Sullivan, talked over the South Am
erican tour, but on account of the in
vasion of the Federal League and the
decrease in interest in baseball the
plan was temporarily abandoned.
In the interest of Mr.. Comiskey and
Mr.. McGraw, Ted Sullivan has visited
Washington and conferred with the
delegates of the Pan-American Scien-
tiic Congress in regard to the trip
One of the clubs will probably be the
Chicago White SoX and McGraw will
make up the other club from Ma
tional League players.
Much Interest at Panama
There is much interest in baseball
in Panama, where there is a league OF
five clubs, made mostly of American
engineers who have been working or
the canal. The plan of the baseball
, party next winter is to first visit
Panama and play several exhibition
games there. The party then plans
to visit South America and make the
trip down the east coast around the
cape and up the west coast.
South America is one part of the
globe where professional baseball
clubs have never touched. The game
is played down there by Americans
but it has never been taken up in 6
professional way. The South Amer.
lean delegates in Washington were
enthusiastic over the plans which Mr.
Sullivan laid before them, and there
seems to be little doubt that the tour
will be carried out as first planned
by Manager McGraw.
Mr.. McGraw is also enthusiastic
about the trip and predicts that it will
be even more successful than the toul
/ around the world two years ago.
The trip we took around the
world said Mr.. McGraw, was one
of the best things that ever happen.
ed for baseball. 1t gave foreign coun.
tries a new impression of our idea oi
sportsmanship, and I think that i
the war hadn't come soon after We
visited England that our nationa
game would have taken footholt
| there"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Leap Year Joke Proves
Boomerang to Young
Brooklyn Lawyer

New York, Jan. 11.-Clinton B.
Smith, young lawyer and son OF
Judge clinton Smith, of Brooklyn,
now he wishes he had not courted
publicity, and most of all that he had
not attempted to perpetrate a leap
year joke on thirty of his girl friends
AS a result, several hundred girls are
making an attempt to lead him to the
marriage altar.
Mr.. Smith, who is thirty-two, six
; feet tall and good looking. sent out
thirty cards, bearing the following in
scription, neatly engraved, as a joke:
1916 being leap year, Mr.. Clinton
D. Smith wishes to announce that he
is still q bachelor.
IN. Bills antique mahogany fur
niture goes with him."
One of the girls who received card
gave 1t to a newspaper reporter and
! then-Mr. Smith is now lodging
women every moment of his waking
kept busy by inquiring maids. most
of whom wish to know If the antique
furniture is genuine. Twenty accept
ances have been received and only one
refusal.
II sent those cards out as joke"
said Mr.. Smith in his office between
periods of answering the ever-ringine
telephone. 'I don't think any of the
girls to whom / sent the cards took
the joke seriously, but since the story
has gotten into the newspapers, it is
no longer a joke to me. The laugh
I is on me now"
Mr.. Smith condescended to describe
his ideal. She should have blue eyes,
curly dark hair. a sense of humor and
should be a college girl but not too
educated" She should also be fond
of animals and children-and antique
| furniture.
Whoever gets the furniture will
have to take me, too" YEARLY con-
| cluded the young lawyer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
News From Sportland ;

Heine Zimmerman has been released
by Boston Americans. He played
shortstop and was star for many
seasons.
1t is said Washington and Jefferson
will elect Sol Metzgar coach.
The Crescent Junior basketball team
has entered the field. The manager
is Raymond Block. PA Crescent street.
The Philadelphia baseball club has
released Pitcher Mattison. He was
turned over to Syracuse of the New
York State League.
The Trojan basketball team last
night defeated Harrisburg Juniors;
score. 81 to Al.
The Tadpoles last nil ght defeated the
Toads; scores, 1885 to 219O. Ruby
was high honor man.
The Thespian Junior basketball
team last night defeated Camp Hill
five; score, Sc to "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
A NEW OYSTER DISH

Oysters large enough to fry or boil
are known to the trade as counts"
and are much more expensive than the
smaller variety, which are usually
used for stews An oyster stew is a
very good dish, but one gets tired of
the same thing all the time, so some
day try scalloped oysters and use
this small variety that you formerly
bought for stew. Match your china
in a pretty enameled ware baking
dish-this ware is made nowadays in
a vast number of different shades.
Butter the inside and put in layer of
cracker dust over this spread a lay
er of oysters sprinkled with salt and
pepper and just few drops of lemon
juice Repeat this until the dish is
full then pour over the whole the
oyster liquor you have remaining.
Make an ornamental finish to your
dish by trimming the top with oyster
crackers set on edge. This makes a
very pretty as well as substantial
company supper dish.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Joe jackson Highest
Price Star in Baseball

Baseball fans have been laborlng
under a misapprehension, 1t seems,
that Eddie Collins is the highest priced
star in the game. Now it develops
that the erstwhile "Shoeless" Joe
Jackson is the rare and expensive
jewel. In the first place Charlie
Comiskey paid $1,000 in cash and
gave two players to the Clevelands for
Jackson. The players are quoted at
$4,000. Now third player is to be
added to bind the bargain. He is Larry
Chapelle, and Comiskey paid a cool
$4,000 for him. This makes total
of $4,000 for Jackson, while Col
Inns cost but $4,000. The Old Roman
is certainly lavish when 1t comes to
paying a fancy price for what he
wants
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
LOCAL SHOOTERS
ELECT OFFICERS
John G. Martin Head of Har-
risburg Sportsmen's Associa-
ton; First Event Next Month

At the annual meeting of the Har-
risburg Sportsmen's Association, held
last night at the clubhouse, Second
and Division streets, John G. Martin
was elected president. He has been a
member of the association for many
years and is prominent in shooting
circles throughout the State. Other
officers are: Vice-president, L. B.
Worden; treasurer, C. w. Eshenour;
trustees. Richard c. Haldeman, Frank
Morrett, Harry B. Shoop, Fred w.
Dinger and Harvey Yengst; field cap
tain, G. Wellington Hepler. The selec-
tion of a secretary was left with the
president. 1t is understood that he
will appoint William Cleckner, who
has been an efficient official for five
years.
Practice shoots will start Saturday.
On February % the annual State live
bird champion shoot will be held. The
Harrisburg trophy will be contested
for and 1t is said new trophy will be
offered. Shooters from all over the
State will attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
Gen. Dodge Left an Estate
of More Than $1,OOO,O 600
Special to The Telegraph

Council Bluffs Iowa, Jan. 1.-THE
will of General Grenville NJ. Dodge,
Civil War veteran and distinguished
civil engineer. was filed for probate
yesterday. The bulk of the estate, es-
timated at more than $1,OOO,OOO, is
left in trust until the death of the gen.
erals youngest grandchild. One-third
of the income of this trust is to go to
the widow, who lives in New York.
The other two-thirds will go to Mrs.
f. M. Pusey, of New York; Miss Anne
Dodge, New York, and Mrs Letitia
Montgomery, Council Bluffs, daughters
of the general.
Fifty thousand dollars is left for the
establishment of library for railroad
men in Council Bluffs, $4,000 for the
relief of Civil War veterans living in
Council Bluffs and their families, and
$4,000 for the endowment of a chair
of engineering at Norwich University,
Mortified, Conn, the testators alma
mater.
General Dodge had many friends in
fhie pify
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
OCA PORSN ELECT OFFICERS AND PLAN SHOOT TEAMS START
Twirler Ray Collins Is
Ready to Quit Baseball

Burlington, VT, Jan. 11.-Probably
prompted by the fact that he is con-
fronted with a big cut in salary, Ray
Collins, pitcher of the Red SoX, an
nounced his retirement from base
ball.
No explanation is made by Collins
of his present frame of mind, but 1t
is said the southpaw is discouraged
over his failure to show old-time form
with the Red SoX last year. He suf-
fered the most disastrous season in
his career and was batted hard gem
orally when he was sent to the hill.
At present Collins is devoting All
his time to farming. He has invested
a good sum in a large tract near Bur-
lington, where he plans to settle
down to the quiet and peaceful life
of an agriculturist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
SPARKS FLEW UP THE
CHIMNEY JUST THE SAME

Firemen last evening responded to
an alarm from Box II, Nineteenth and
Derry streets, which was sent in by
some person who saw sparks coming
from the chimney at the home of T. S.
Cook, 1892 Berryhill street 1t was
learned after an investigation that
fire had just been started in the fur
mace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
DEAL FOR GIANTS is ON

New York, Jan. II. - A baseball
deal whereby the New York Giants
will be sold shortly to a syndicate
composed of James E. Gaffney, of
this city. Harry F. Sinclair the
Oklahoma oil magnate, who was
largely instrumental in settling the
war between organized baseball, and
the Federal League, and Robert II.
Davis, a former partner of Mr.. Gaff-
ney in his baseball enterprises is un-
derstood to be under way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
WINNERS IN CASINO LEAGUE

Winners in the Casino league last
night We're the Shippers, who won
over the Senators; scores, 2709 to $500.
Trace, of the winning team, had high
honors, 234 and 500.
The Orpheums are still leading in
the race, with the Jolly Five a close
second. The Alphas have moved into
third place. Montgomery, of the Cres-
cent five. leads the race as the best
bowler with an average of 1913. Nor
rison, of the Alphas, Is second with
1S4.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
OFFICERS
Standing of League
Baltimore Deal Is Legal;
Department of Justice Rules

Washington, d. c., Jan lin a
response to an inquiry submitted by
Representative J. Charles Linthicum,
of Maryland, seeking Information as
to whether Federal laws could be in
Noked in the situation growing out of
the recent compromise ir major
league baseball, the Department of
Justice has given an opinion that the
sherman law was not violated when
the leaders of organized baseball
wiped Baltimore off the major league
map in the agreement for the elimi-
nation of the Federal League.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
GARBAGE HEAVIER

Ash and garbage collections in the
city during 1915 greatly increased over
the total number of loads hauled in
1914, according to figures compiled in
the City Health Department. Last
year $3.50 more loads of ashes were
removed than during 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
NINE BROTHERS ON ONE TEAM

Bode, Iowa, Jan. 11.-Nine broth
ers make up a ball team in this city.
The family name is Sorlein The old
est member of the team is "a; the
youngest is Is.
Three of the boys are cashiers of
banks; another is president of a bank.
Three are farmers and two others
are students.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
CARDINALS
New Bowling Record Is
Hung Up at Academy

In last nights match of the Harris
burg Academy bowling league OLeary
of the Officers five made a new record
when he scored 164 in a single game.
The Officers defeated the Bakers.
scores, 1926 to 1873. O'Leary also had
high match score 362. The line up
and summary:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
RAILROAD TEAMS
START CONTESTS
Athletics and Giants Win
Opening Games; Good Score
and Big Crowd

The p. r. r. Y. NJ. C. A. bowling
league opened last night under very
favorable auspices. Two matches were
played. The Athletics won over the
Senators, score As to %; and the
Giants defeated the Cardinals, score 43
to 81. In preliminary game the
juniors of tho local association de-
feated the Maclay second. score 81
to 2. The summary of the big games
follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
LINCOLN WINS AT sTEELToN

At Steelton last night Lincoln Gram
mar school tossers of Harrisburg put
n crimp in the winning stride of Cen
trail Grammar school five, score Fl to
.2O. II was Steelton's first defeat for
the season. The contest was close,
the Harrisburg five winning out, on
brilliant goal shooting in the second
period. The line up and summary:
CENTRAL STEELTON
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11

Frank Chance. former manager of
the famous Chicago Cubs when that
organization was at its height, and
later of the New York Yankees, has
signed to manage the Los Angeles
team of the Pacific Coast League for
1916 and possibly longer.
Chance, since his retirement from
the Yankees a couple of years ago,
has been devoting his time to his Cali
fornia ranch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
TREE CUTTERS FINED

Tony Chiara and Charles Fedrico,
this city, were fined $50 yesterday at
Waynesboro for cutting down four
little pine trees on a forestry reserve.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STARTS

The International Bowling League
opened a series last night on Holtz-
mans alleys. The Sons of Italy de-
feated the Irishmen; scores. 1915 to
1850.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
WILL TALK ON WEATHER

Elton Peterman, assistant weather
observer in the United States Weather
Bureau office in this city, will speak
this evening in the North York high
school on the work of the bureau,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
LINCOLN, HARRISBURG

Fouls called, on Steelton, IS; on
Harrisburg, Is. Timekeeper, Folkes;
scorer, Magnelli.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11

General Dodge had many friends in
this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-11
ATHLETICS
GIANTS

Referee, Geisel. Fouls called on
Athletics, 23; on Senators, %.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-23

story. told haltingly. and at times chick
ingly, of his efforts TO maintain a fssD-
fly of four on a pittance OF $40 month
by digging graves at Arlington for Gh4
nations hero dead was the most dramatic
feature Of the hearing TO date.
Clad almost in rags. dobbed and splotch-
cd with sticky. red Virginia clay. and
with water seeping In and out Of torn
and broken shoes as he walked. a young
giant with the broken air Of an old man
reviewed his struggles for happiness In
an existence where navy = beans and
course hominy were the principle items
Of food, and where meat was an un-
known luxury. And even thus. II re-
CURED the charity Of rich lady and
the nimble fingers OF his wife with her
needle. 70 keep the hunger-fansed wolf
from the humble home.
Having deducted IS a month for rent
and s. a month for carfsre to and from
work, the grave digger testified that the
remaining 81 was spread over the items
Of food, clothes, medical attendance and
education for a family Of four.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-23
THREE RIVER STEAMERS
START TRIPS SATURDAY
Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company Will Begin Temporary
Spring Schedule.

To accommodate the residents of the
river counties of Maryland and Virginia,
who are largely dependent upon the
Potomac steamers for communication
with the outside world, Manager c. H.
St. John, of the Potomac and Chesapeake
Steamboat Company, has arranged to
start a temporary spring schedule Sat
urday morning next, with three steam
ers in service. This schedule will remain
effective until April l. when the new
spring schedule will go into effect.
Under the temporary schedule the
steamer Wakefield will leave here Sat
urday at a. m, and will make land
ings on the river proper from Liverpool
joint to NominL Monday and Wednes-
day she will leave at 4 p. m, and will
go as far as Lower Machodos creek.
The Steamer Frederick deBary will leave
here Sunday Tuesday and Thursday,
and will make landings between Liver
pool Point and Colonial Beach and Mat
tox creek. On the Tuesday trip she will
go into Upper Machdodoc creek and on
the Thursday trip to Brents.
The steamer Gratitude will make daily
trips to landings between this city and
Grinders and ProctOrs in Mattawoman
creek. Work Is being pushed on the new
steamer Majestic to have her ready to
go on the route April l. If this cannot
be done she will take up service April s.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-23
big Meeting To
open BABY WEEK
Gathering Probably Will Be
Held In Downtown Thea
ter Sunday, May 7.
FUNDS APPEALED FOR
cuno H. Rudolph, Chairman of Fl
nance Committee, Wants $1,000
to Conduct Crusade.

washington's baby week campaign may
be opened with a mass meeting in one
Of the downtown theaters on Sunday
afternoon, May Z. Although this has not
been definitely decided on, the executive
committee is endeayoring to arrange
such an event, so that the attention Of
the entire city will be attracted to the
campaign on the first day.
II held the meeting will be addressed
by prominent infant welfare workers,
who will tell of the alarming conditions
which prompted the present nationwide
movement to lower the high infant death
rate in the United States by education.
CunO H. Rudolph, chairman of the
finance committee, issued an appeal yes
terday for contributions to make up the
1900 that will be needed to conduct the
campaign. The appeal states that 400 Of
the rs babies who died in the District
last year died from preventable causes.
Mr.. Rudolph's appeal reads in part:
Through baby week we plan to show
the parents and prospective parents how
to save their babies. We want to bring
home to every one in Washington the
preciousness of babies and the need Of
community work for their welfare.
BY means of infant welfare exhibits,
baby health conferences, exercises in the
schools and educational publicity, the eff
fort will be made to focus the mind Of
every man, woman and child on babies
and their welfare during baby week"
Anything from a penny up will be
thankfully received by the committee.
Contributions should be sent to Mr.. Ru-
dolph at the Second National Bank.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-23
SOCIETY CIRCUS PATRoNEssEs
List Announced for Brilliant AFFAIR
to Be Held April y.

Announcement was made yesterday
of the patronesses for the society
circus to be held April at the Rid
ing and Hunt Club. Features are
being added each day to the interest
ing program for the circus. A must-
cal drill. with the members in cos
tune, and an array of real animals
are two of the incidents on the pro-
gram.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Richard
son Glover. Mrs. Robert H. Chapman,
Mrs. Frank A. Delano, Mrs. William
+. Draper. Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock,
Mrs. Hugh Legare, Mrs. Isaac T. Mann,
Mrs. Junius w. MacMurray, Mrs.
George Y. McLanahan, Mrs. Henry t.
Oxnord. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man.
Among those who will have boxes
are the Countess de Brie, Mrs. Draper,
Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Oxnard, William
Epson. Mrs. Charles B. Wood, and Ord
Preston.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-23

for the carrying out of the general
scheme throughout the District for the
free use Of the school buildings as COM
munity forums. 1t will be the best op-
portunity for meetings of the residents
OF the District to discuss local affairs"
Mr.. McKelway says the ministers who
oppose the use of schools for community
meetings on Sundays should go a step
further and urge the passage Of a law
to compel people to attend church on
Sundays.
'If the ministers who oppose the John
son community forum bill on this ground
have in the back Of their heads the idea
that people can be persuaded to come to
church to hear them by forbidding all
other public assemblages, by law or
otherwise, then they must go a step fur
Their and compel people to attend church
by law" reads the statement