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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Arrested For Forgery While
on Penitentiary Parole

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Feb. 8. -Chiei
OF Police E. s. Cocklin, landed a man
in Mechanicsburg yesterday by the
name of Daniel Carmichael who was
wanted at the Eastern State Peniten-
tiary, for violating his parole Car
michael is an old offender of the law
having served three terms and has
been around town for the past three
weeks. AS soon as his photograph
came, Officer Cocklin recognized it
and arrested Carmichael also for
forgery. On Thursday afternoon he
appeared at each of tie three banks
in town, in an attempt to have a check
for $40 cashed, which was refused
Cashiers of the institutions telephoned
the police who arrested Carmichael
in the American House, and he ad-
mitted his guilt. He is dressed as q
laborer and carried a dinner pail
when he went into tie banks and
asked to have the checks cashed i'm
mediately as he had to catch the next
car, but could not pull it off. He was
also refused at the A. S. Jacobson
Clothing Store.
Carmichael was committed to the
lookup and yesterday afternoon, Rob-
ert l.. Myers. special officer from the
Eastern Penitentiary, at Philadelphia; ;
came for Kim. He will have two and
one-half years to serve for this Of
fense.
Thirteen years ago Carmichael
lived here and was regularly en-
ployed. Officer Cocklin says he knew
him well. Since that time he has
served a number of sentences in
various prisons, for list of crimes,
chief of which seemed to be forgery
and larceny. Had he not violated
parole on December 10, 1916, the off,
Ger said he would soon have been free
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
BLUE RIDGE NOW
HAS SIX TEAMS
No Sunday Baseball Puts Pied
mont and Cumberland G't;
Salary Limit

Hagerstown. Md, Feb. 8. After
the Blue Ridge League officials re-
fused to sanction Sunday baseball,
Cumberland and Piedmont, recently
offered franchises, were voted out of
the league at q meeting of the moguIs
held here yesterday This action
means that the circuit will be conf
posed of the same teams as last year.
The salary limit was raised from ST.
600 a month to 1,100 and the playing
season fixed at SO games for each
team. The meeting was stormy and
the discussions heated, when the Sun
day baseball question came up, and
a vigorous controversy ensued.
Strong Appeal For Sunday
Colonel Nelson Russeler and NJ. l..
Laughlin, representing Cumberland
and Piedmont respectively, made an
appeal for the playing of Sunday
games in those towns. When q vote
was reached it stood to 2 against
the proposition, Cumberland and
Piedmont not voting.
Representatives at the meeting were
Martinsburg, l.. H. Thompson; Gettys-
burg. C. j. Kimball; Chambersburg,
w. II. Fisher; Hanover, J. NJ. Smith
ffeuerlck, Il. Is. schmidt; Cumber-
land, Colonel Nelson Russeler; Pied
mont, M. j. Laughlin; Hagerstown, IL.
j. Crosson.
+. X. Smith. Frederick's representa- :
tive, announced that Thomas ]. Crooks
of Washington, ID. c., has been chosen
manager of Frederick team for the
coming season. Crooks some years
ago played for the Washington AM
erican League team, and comes well
recommended. He will cover the
initial sack for Frederick
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
YORK TEAM HERE
FOR HARD BATTLE
Independents Show Form in
Practice With Central
ToSSerS

Harrisburg Independents expect one
of the hardest games of the season
when they meet the strong York five
in Chestnut Street Auditorium to-
night. The York team is making a
good record this year and winning
from the best teams OF the state and
recently defeated several Eastern
League teams. The Independents won
from the York team earlier in the sea-
son and the York team is out for
revenge.
Stars With lorl-
In the York lineup VIII he seen
one or two stars who are well known
to the basketball fans of this city.
After the two hard workouts with the
Central High five the locals are in the
best Of condition for a hard game and
all the locals will be in the lineup this
evening.
The game will start promptly at
SIS and will be followed with the
usual dance. The teams will line up
as follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
HARRISBURG ACADEMl
STAR sCULLER WOUNDED

Toronto, Ont, Feb. 3. - Lieutenant
Robert Bob" Dibble, former Amer
lean and Canadian miller, was wound
ed in action on January 2S, according
to official announcement made to-day
Dibble was one of the best single
scullers developed in Canada in recent
years and at various points in his
rowing career won many junior and
senior championship honors at regat-
tas in all sections of Canada and the
States.
Dibble was a competitor for the
diamond sculls at the last Henley Re-
gatta, held in England, July 4, 1914,
being defeated in one of TIE prelimi-
nary heats. When he enlisted with
the Canadian contingent more than a
year ago he was a member of the Don
Rowing Club of this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Second Boxing Show to
Include York Favorite

Announcement is made that the
second boxing show of the season will
be held at Chestnut Street Auditorium
Wednesday evening, February Z. The
keystone Sporting Club will be in
charge and the windup will be be-
tween frankie Brennan of Detroit.
the undisputed middleweight cham
plon of Michigan and Johnny Gill of
York. The semifinal will be made up
OF Two or the fastest boys in this p It
of the State. Steve Conlon Of
toona and Pete Howell of PhiladeI-
phia, one of Jack McGuigan's
proteges.
in Howell's last three bouts he
hung the *. o." sign on his oppon-
ents. The first and second prelimi-
naries have not been ariounced yet.
frankie Erne of Lancaster, will be
the third man in all the bouts. Seats
will be on sale Monday morning at
Kochenour's Cigar Store, Third and
Market streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Football Star Returns
to Cavalry Duty in Mexico

Corporal Burd j. Pattison, of PEN
brook, a member of Troop d. Thir-
teenth United States Cavalry, stationed
at Dublan, Mexico, star back of the
Thirteenth Cavalry football team dur
ing the winter season of 1916-17, has
returned to full duty with the troop.
He was the main strength of the back
field in several exciting contests with
the Tenth, Eleventh and Seventh Cav
airy teams.
According to Corporal Pattison,
gridiron life in Chihuahua is not all
touchdowns and glory. The football
field of the punitive expedition is sup
piled with Il large number of stones
and boulders. In one of the early
games Corporal Pattison severely
skinned the backs of both hands while
making u flying tackle. lie is still
wearing bandages.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
TECH RESERVE SCHEDULE

GIenwood Beard, recently elected
manager of the Tech high school re-
serves, has announced the following
schedule for his tossers Last night
the team played at York against the
reserves of that institution. The
other games are: February s, Camp Hill
high school away. pending; February
16, Harrisburg Dragons, at home: Feb
ruary 23, Academy Scrubs, at home
February "a, Carlisle high school, at
Carlisle; March 2. Hershey high school,
at Hershey, pending; March 8, Middle
town high school, away :, March 16, Cen
trail reserves, away; March 80, Central
reserves, at home
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Recent Deaths in
Central Pennsylvania

Sunbury, Pa. Feb. 8. - Henry L.
Smith, aged 6S, died at his home here
of dropsy, after a long illness.
Miss Violet Nj. Hoover aged is,
died at her home here. of tuberculo-
sis after two years illness.
Elvin Cambell. aged 35, died at his
home here of tuberculosis, after a long
illness. A wife and child survive.
Mrs. Mary Golden, aged63, died at
her LONE in Shamokin yesterday of
heart disease, after an illness of but q
few minutes.
Mrs. Joel Kerstetter, aged 10, died
at Mahantongo, of a complication of
diseases after a long illness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Oberlin.
EnEaut
LAFAYETTE DROPS CRoWELL

Easton, Pa, Feb. 8. = It became
known to-day that Wilmer G.. Crowell
of Philadelphia, will not be director
of athletics at Lafayette College next
year, the board of trustees of the col
lege, upon recommendation of tie
athletic committee, declining to re-
new the contract with Crowell.
The position carries with it the
supervision of baseball and all other
sports at the college, besides the foot
ball coaching.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
NO CRIMuNALITY IN DEATH

Albany, n. V. Feb. 3. - There was
no act of criminality committed in
connection with the boxing bout here
Tuesday night in which stephen T.
Mcdonald was killed by a blow under
the heart delivered by William Tod
dy" Hicks Coroner Warren S. Hast
ings decided after an inquest late yes
terday. He subsequently discharged
the sporting club which staged the
bout and the seconds of the principals,
who had been under bail on a charge
of manslaughter in the second degree.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Sweetest Girl in Three
Counties" Becomes Bride

Sunbury, Pa, Feb. 8. - News was
received here to-day of the wedding
of Miss Sarah Stout, clerk in the
office of Prothonotary Summers, and
Philip j. Kohler. of Brooklyn, n. Y,
a former secretary to Mayor Gaynor,
and now a New York City tax com
missioner. Miss Stout has been
locally famed as "The Sweetest Girl
in Three Counties" because of her big
brown eyes, rosy cheeks and charm
ing manners. She is a niece of Mr..
Summers. The couple met at Milton,
the brides home last summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
MURDER TRIALS AT sUNBURy

SunDuTy, Pa, FEB. 3. = Nortkum-
berland County Criminal Court for
February will open here next Monday
with fifty-one cases for trial Thirty
of thees are new. 1t is the smallest
list of cases since Judge Moser and
Judge Cummings have been on the
bench.
Two murder cases. that of Thomas
Thompson, Milton, and the Ranch
101" case from ShamolSin, are down
for trial. A third case which is
serious is tkat of Joseph Reber, of
Sunbury, who is charged with at
tempting to shoot Oscar B. Allen, a
travelling salesman here a month ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
SAGINAW AFTER TERRE HAUTE

Saginaw, Mich, Feb. 3.-Applica-
ton for a Central League baseball
franchise was made TO tie Executive
Committee of that organization last
night by Edward f. Cary, of this city,
who has agreed, it is understood, 10
transfer the franchise to the Saginaw
Baseball Association, which is now
being organized. The League EXecu-
tive Committee has given Cary until
February 10 to post a forfeit Of
$4,000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
LOU sUGARMAN RETIREs

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 8. = Lou
Sugarman of the Greystock basket
ball team, last night, announced his
retirement from the position as coach
of the University of Pennsylvania bas-
ketball five. He is without doubt re-
sponsible for the success of both tie
freshman and varsity teams at Penn
1t is claimed by him that the Uni
versity basketball authorities refused
to pay hi railroad fare with the
freshman team on it's trip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
STROH HEADS BAR

Charles C. Stroh was elected presi-
dent of the Dauphin County Bar AS
sociation last night at meeting OF
the members in courtroom No. Q
Other officers who were elected were
John r.. Geyer, vice. president; w
Harry Musser, treasurer; j. j. Conk-
lin, secretary; directors, Benjamin II.
Umberger. Thomas S. largest, Charles
III. Bergner, John B. Patrick, William
M. Hahn; censors, John Fox Weiss,
Frank T.. Ziegler, b. Frank Mead,
Harry b. Saussaman and Arthur II.
Hull. ..>
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
s. that of Thomas
WANT CARS BOTH WAYS

Petitions asking the HARRISBURG
Railways Company to run cars north
and south in Third street, instead OF
south only, will be circulated uptown
Members of the Uptown Business.
mems Association met last night and
unanimously agreed to prepare the
petition. Y.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
M'CoURT Is CHAMPION

New York, Feb. 3.-CLarles Nc
Court, of Cleveland, is the worlds
three-cushion billiard champion. He
wrested the title last night from
George Moore, of New York, defeat
ing him in their final block of fifty
points. The score was so to 80. The
total for the three blocks was $50 to
12S
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

He was paid $4,000 a year. He started
as a football coach. but later was given
charge of all athletics.
Indications are that the Swedish
athletes will not be here next month
for the indoor meet. Bolin and Zander
sent word that 1t will be impossible to
get away in time to reach America
and train for the big event.
Dave Fultz says Jack Enright can
not resign from the Fraternity. He
claims that the Yankee star has broken
no contract as yet. 1t may be that
Dave Fultz wants the privilege of do
ing the firing act himself.
At meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the Motor Club of Harris
burg held last night February Is was
fixed as the date for the annual meet
ing of the club. 1t will be held at the
rooms, 109 South Second street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
totals III 5 2
CHAMBERSBURG HIGH
Totals

IOlttlS " y 3
Fouls called, on Hassett Z, on Cham
bersburg 8. Referee, McCurdy. Scor-
er. Burns. Timer, Professor Shuck,
of Chambersburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
HARRISBURG ACADEMY WINNER.

last night in game with Camp Hill
High, score 81 to 20. The work of
Academy tossers was interesting The
Harrisburg boys eXcelled in goal shoot
ing and We're strong in team work.
The lineup and summary follow:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
NrT. UNIONS NEW POsTMAsrEI

Mt. Union, Pa. Feb. 8. - Word
has been received here by j. X. Wiley
from Washington, d. c., that he has
been appointed postmaster at Mt
Union, to succeed A. w. Jones. who
died in November. Mr. Wiley has lived
here about two years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
RESERVES CHAMpIoNs

The Reserves of Oberlin High
School last night won over the Enhaut
Grammar School, score 3S to II. This
gives the Reserves the championship
over their opponents, having won two
out of three games The lineup and
ctt.f ana
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
YORK HIGH SCHOOL
oHAMBERsBURG GIRLS LOSE

The Hassett girls last night defeated
the Chambersburg High girls, score
27 TO 3. The visitors played a plucky
game, but were outclassed. The line
up and summary:
HASSETT
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
YORK TRIMS TECH FIVE

York High last night stopped Tech
Highs streak. winning by a score of
26 TO 81. The White Roses were
given the hardest battle of the season.
The local shooters were off in form.
The lineup and summary:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
ROSEWOOD WINS OVER cARLIsLE

In Tech gymnasium last night the
Rosewood five won over the Tocarco
team of Carlisle; score, 3S to 26 The
local five had several brilliant spurts,
the final exhibition of shooting and
team work being of special interest.
The lineup and summary:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
The Minim Girls of the Hassett

The Minim Girls of the Hassett GYM
nasium defeated the Camp Curtin
Grammar School five last evening:
score, 10 to 2. The work of the Has
setts drew applause from the large
audience, as the little girls are but
II years of age on the average.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

In the Central High School girls
basketball series yesterday the Whites
defeated the Blues, score to ). and
the Reds, score 10 to 4. The Green
five lost to the Purple team, score o
to I, and won over the Yellows, score
6 to ..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
PLAY INDEPENDENTS
.MEEEYs s. eoRNER

Harrisburg never goes begging for
good basketball. To-night's schedule
offers rare attfactions. Throughout
the week games are played on an
average of four each day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL II. S. GIRLS

Fouls called OH Central, 16; on Leb-
anon, &c. Referee, Geisel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

In n game played on ST. Pauls floor,
Steelton, the Dragon A. c. five de-
feated the Methodist Club five of Steel
ton: score, 23 to -.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Bits From Sportland

Oberlin High tossers last night de-
feated Middletown High; score, AZ
to 80.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

Manager r. V. Osman, of the Neidig
Memorial team. Oberlin, wants games
on foreign floors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

Frank Seiss. secretary of the local
New York State League club, looks for
busy season this year. Present ac-
tivity. according to his report, is very
encouraging.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
LEBANON VALLEY GIRLS
STANDING OF TEAMS

Fouls called on Central, s; on
anon Valley, 6. Referee, Ford.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

Baseball stars have little trouble in
Keeping busy. Roy Bumbach and John
Lockar, of the Middletown five, have
joined the Mountville team of the
Lancaster County League. They are
all-round athletes. Bumbach Is q bas-
ketball star.
The dropping of Wilmer G.. Crowell
as athletic director at Lafayette came
as n big surprise. He was a former
quarterback on the Swarthmore team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Last Nights Bowling Scores
Bankers League

=. Il. II. League
CHess Alleys)
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
ARRANGING FOR INSTITUTE.
County Agent BergstrOm Plans Short
Course Here This Winter.

A two weeks short course will be
conducted in Thurston county in
either December or January by the
extension department of tho State
College, on a subject to be announced
later. County Agent c. H. Berg
strom said Thursday. providing 20
or 25 farmers will agree to attend
the course regularly. He will con-
suit the farmers of the county and
their various organizations to- see
what would be the best subject to
take up.
Plans for such courses to be car
ried on throughout Southwest Wash
ington during the coming winter. as
we'll as various features Of the county
agents work, were discussed at a
conference of the agents of this sec
ton at Chehalis Wednesday, called
by the state leader, R. B. Coglon.
The schedule and other details will
be worked out this month and an an
nouncement made as early as pos
sible.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
FIRST FARM LOANS FOR
!. IAURsT0N COUNTY SOON
Final Papers Received on Nine APP
plicatiOns-Rest to Be Com.
pleted This Month.

Within the next few days nine
Thurston county farmers will receive
q total Of $25,O0O in loans from the
federal land bank at Spokane. the
first moneys advanced to local farm
ers under the new federal rural
credit system, w. w. Manner, secre-
tary of the Thurston County Farm
Loan Association, said Thursday.
Inside of the next 80 days Secre-
tary Manner expects that the total of
$4,000 in the first series of loans
applied for will be distributed among
local farmers, as final papers for the
different loans are being received
daily. As soon as these are signed
by the borrowers and returned to
the Spokane bank, the money will be
forthcoming.
Some $4,000 in loans were ap-
piled for altogether, but approxi-
mately $4,000 worth of these we're
rejected by the appraising committee
of the local association and by Ap-
praiser Dawson, representing the
bank, chiefly because it was believed
the applicants could not pay out.
Since the appraiser was here IL or
13 more farmers have applied for
loans aggregating 100000 more and
these will be put through as quickly
as possible.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
GREATLY 0vERSUbSCR|BEO
Total Is $4.617,5S2, 800. McAdoo
AnnOunces-NOt All to Be
Accepted.

Americans responded to the call
for a second liberty loan by subscrib-
ing $4,617.532,30O, an oversubscrip.
ton by 54 per cent of the $3,000,-
100000 asked and only $383,0OO,-
900 less than the $5.000,O0O.00
maximum fixed by the treasury, Sec
retary Of the Treasury McAdoo an
nounced Wednesday.
Tabulations completed eleven days
after the close of the nation-wi
bond selling campaign. showed that
every federal reserve district exceed
ed its quota and 100000 persons
subscribed in the big war financing
operation, which Secretary McAdoo
described as the greatest ever at
tempted by any government.
Only half of the oversubscribed
sum will be accepted, making the &C.
tual total of bonds to be issued $3,-
808,766,150. Ninety-nine per cent
of the subscribers will receive the
amount for which they bargained. all
subscriptions for $4,000 or less
being allotted in full and those above
that amount being pared down in
varying proportions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-09
AMERICAS NEED SHIPS AND MORE SHIPS
Next Year Nation Will Realize Crisis in Helpless Rage and
Humiliation
(FrOm The Public, New York. }

(From The Public, New York;
bad time is coming for America 1t is due in the middle
of the campaign of 1918
At that tme great will assembled France ready
to crush the German resistance and force decision but will
be deferred because of lack of munitions of Reorgan
lied Russian armies will stand the eastern front ready
break through dozen places but will be parayzed aack
of munitions of Italy and Greece will be eager hammer
hole in Central Europe, but will have no hammer
These munitions of war will be piled mountain high
seaboard waiting for transport.
Then will be time of helpless rage and humiliation
Then everyone high low official what who directly
indirectly responsible for the inadequate supply of ships
will have experience of nations execraon. What pity
of these England the time of the shell
disclosures And this matter is ncomparably serious
Are we fatuous enough to suppose that allies who have
carried the burden of for three years and will be
by entry to their supreme effort year. will not face
the following winter with despair gnawng their intrepid
spirits? Their progressive exhaustion indefinitely
Our time to do next find ourselves
later bearing the full brn with all the disadvantages
of distance and the unimagnab expense life and
This not hystera; is protest criminal compa
based understanding of European affairs
which befooed by revolution
papers futiey anticipate, which has the
closely at hand believe going be by parades
Fifth avenue.
Our preparations have value that is contingent
absolutely Indispensable condition. suiciency of
ocean tonnage The minimum that make weight
conclusive factor in Europe next double what
shipbuildng program expects produce. 1t is certain that
Admiral Capps and Chairman Hurley doing all that
humans can-unt the American people behind them.
fraction of the effort that into the Liberty Loan will
do the work.
Is labor needed9 American mechanics will rise to this
readily they navy Is steel need
ed? No has suggested that will be forthcoming Mr.
James A Farrell president of the United States Steel Corpo
ing commission should build 100000 tonnage only
100000 in the next Is months