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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

lar, season was ended Pittsburgh
would play game with the Army
team from Camp Lee. Weather per-
mitting, it is understood there will be
a number of post-season games for
the benefit of soldier funds.
Manager J. Dress Pannell, who will
have charge of arrangements for the
Gettysburg -Bucknell game to be
played here November II, promises
the greatest college football event in
the history of the sport in Harris
burg. The big battle starts at -2.30.
There will be numerous new features
and battle royal and big crowd is
looked for. BusinessmSh will deco
rate for this game, and Harrisburg
football fans will doStheir bit.
For the first time in the swimming
history of the Pacific coast, a wo-
man swan a round-trip course across
the Golden Gate at San Francisco
yesterday. She was Miss Hazel Cum
ningham, an 1S-year-old nurse. Her
time sgas / hour 35 minutes and 25
seconds. The course each way was
seven-e -eighths of n mile. The swim
was unofficial, but had the sanction
of the Pacific Coast Athletic Asso-
citation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
w. AND J. TEAM TO PLAY
FOR NATIONAL HONORS:
MEET PITTSBURGH TEAM

Washington, Pa, Nov. S.-The
Washington and jefferson football
team that will contest with the Uni
Nersity of Pittsburgh at Forbes field,
Pittsburgh, Saturday, for the ma
uonal championship, will be the
Youngest eleven that the Red and
Black ever sent into this title combat
and one of the youngest that ever
engaged in a game of such impor-
tance. Statistics compiled show that
of the eleven men who will start Sat-
urday's game only four are over 81
years of age and that the average
age of the men is but a trifle over
20 years.
An honor roll, now being COM
piled by the Washington and Jeffer-
SON authorities, shows that approXi-
mately 500 students and recent
alumni of the institution are in the
national service. The names of those
who have gone Ito the front" will
be read at the annual football ban
quet to be held in the Fort Pitt hotel
Friday evening, preceding the w.
and Pitt game. This number is
equivalent to the entire average stu
dent enrolment and comprises a'host
of football players.
Athletes in Army
out of total of $40 students en-
rolled at Washington and Jefferson
last wear, 102 have entered some
branch of the national service.
Among this number are eighteen
members of the 1916 football squad
of forty-two men in addition to the
student manager and the assistant
graduate manager for this year. The
first commissioned officer in the
United States Army to lose his life
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

of ducks there that they hide the
sun" from view. They suggest the
abundance of game as a means to
lower the cost of living.
1t is reported that thousands of
ducks are daily being killed by
sportsmen, many of whom come
from Philadelphia and New York in
automobiles to rise before the sun
and take toll from, the focks.
Tho moving squadrons of black
ducks, bluebills and mallards which
settle on the marshes around Great
Bay every night shortly before dark
start to feed with the rising of the
sun,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
y XX/ELLYC
y wv CORNER

Local High school officials have
proved their patriotism many times,
and the inclination to keep from
paying tax on football games, must
not be taken as unpatriotic. If the
law includes games in this city play
ed by high school elevens, the tax
will be paid. If not, it will be be-
tween $500 and $500 more profit.
Financial success means u fund to
help Uncle Sam later on if called
upon.
Rube Oldring is out with a state
ment that he will never play base
ball again. He saw one game this
season, and does not care to take it
up again because his business re-
quires his close attention. There is
too much to look after on his farm.
Manager Billy Mehring, according
to reports, will not stage his first box
ing show until December. He is
working on a strong bill. frankie
Mcguire, Johnny Wolgast and other
well-known stars are anxious to get
on the first bill.
Announcement was made at Pitts
burgh yesterday that after the regu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
THE KNIFE HAS
EXCELLENT CAST
Audience at Orpheum Shows
Appreciation of Ability of
Leading Characters

1t is undoubtedly the ability of the
cast which makes The Knife" a
melodrama by Eugene Walter, sue
cess.
The leading one are Olive wynd-
ham, Harry Mestayer and Henry
Mortimer. all of whom with difficult
parts, displayed the sincere and
earnest effort for success. which is so
necessary to make play of this type
realistic.
The story of "The Knife" is one
which involves a number of crimes,
including the kidnapping of a doctors
fiancee, her rescue by friends after
she had been drugged in a fortune
revenge by using the persons who
held the girl, as his patients in eX-
perimenting to discover the cure for
a terrible disease.
What the district attorneys office
thinks about these things brings
about the climax to the story when
the doctor is told that his actions,
though legally violations of criminal
law, were justified by the ends which
he accomplished by finding his cure.
dith, an attorney and close friend of
the doctor, and who aided i'm the res
cue of the girl his friend was to
marry came in for large share of
ence last night for his fine portrayal
Gordon Burby, as Ellis, an assistant
to Meredith. also did well. Mr.. Nor
timer. as DR.. Manning, and Olive
Wyndham, as his flancee, were the
other two principals who deserved
the commendation they received
To outline a plot such as the one
in THE Knife" and then offer a,play
based on it, requires extreme care that
it does not become too full OF stories
of criminal offenses. Only the high
principle set forth and the sacrifices
made in connection with these result
in "A successful melodrama such as
1.-THE Knife
MAX RORERTSON
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
ASK DECISION
ON TAX ORDERS
Announcement From Wash
ington to Be Interpreted;
Means Cut in Profits

Officials of the local High schools
will not pay any war tax on foot
ball games until a decision is given
covering scholastic games. An
nouncement in a morning paper that
the High schools in this city must
pay tax will be investigated. In
other parts of the state high school
athletic associations have been given
to understand that they come un-
der the educational clause and are
exempt from tax.
DR.. Charles b. Eager, Jr., principal
of Technical High school, said that
Section No. 700, as interpreted here,
does not include high school games,
but in order to be right he would ask
for a decision from the revenue tax
collector of this district. There is
no kick about paying the tax f tho
law requires, but if reports are true
from other cities about high school
games being exempt, it is the be-
lief here that Harrisburg is also eX-
empt.
Would Cut Receipts
For the Thanksgiving Day game
the tax is a matter of $500. Due to
the fact that local schools have not
had big season this is an item in
summing up the seasons profits.
Both High schools have agreed to
eliminate the tax on admission tick
cts and pay out of the general fund
if necessary. When the tax pro-
visions were announced sometime
ago decision was printed in n
Washington, d. c., paper stating that
high school football games did not
come under the tax provisions.
Reading High will be the attrac-
ton at Island Park Saturday and
every effort will be made to have
an official Interpretation given as to
football games. Notwithstanding that
Tech plays at Steelton, large crowd
is expected at Island Park for this
game, and it will be necessary to
know positively about the law be-
fore that time.
Reading will send n strong team
to this city, accompanied by n large
crowd of rooters. Unusual interest
is manifested in this contest. Cen
tral ha' making a special ef-
fort to best kind of shape
in orde' ing may not spring
surpl ard luck stories are
numeroo. - the county seat of
Berks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
ST. ELIZABETH
HERE SATURDAY
Rube eastman With Other
Stars to Play Local
Independents

The Harrisburg Independents
have for their opponents Saturday,
the strong st. Elizabeth Club. of
Philadelphia led by Rube eastman
of the Jasper Eastern League. team.
Jack Lawrence, Greystock, State
League Club, will jump center for
them.
Dunleavey who was second in
scoring fields in the State League
last season will play forward on
Saturday night. Dienes and Haire
of the Plymouth State League team
and Garnet team will be the other
to men in Saturdays game,
Independents Work Hard
The Independents are holding
numerous practices for this game
as it is one of the hardest on their
schedule. Last year they split even
in two games played here. Eddie
Wallower is showing great form in
filling the shoes of Harry Rote who
recently went to Governors Island
Coach McCord will send his strong
est lineup against the Philadelphia
team,
st. Elizabeth have won five
straight games so far this season
on foreign floors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
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::s:SI :s:SIAMUSEISNI MENLSlSS!

oRPHEUM
Tonight - Dixon's big Review of
191Sr with Harry Levan.
Wednesday, matinee and night, NO
vember 14-"Daddy Longlegs:
Saturday, matinee and night, Novem-
Der 17-Neil O'Brien and His Great
American Minstrels.
MAJESTIC
"Storyland." with seven clever
juvenile performers, and four other
comedy attractions, last three days
of the week
COLONIAL
Tonight tomorrow and Saturday -
"iSighting Odds" Goldwyn produc-
tion starring the international
stage favorite-Maxine Elliott.
REGENT
To-day-Geraldine Farrar.
Tomorrow and Saturday - Ann Pen
nington in "The Antics of Ann" and
"a Bedroom Blunder" - Mack
Sennett comedy.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday -
Julian Eltinge in "The Clever Mrs,
CarfaX."
VICTORIA
To-day - Dustin Farnum in "Durand
of the Bad Lands"
Friday and Saturday = Virginia Pear
son in Thou Shalt Not Kill"
Tomorrow and Saturday the Re-
gent Theater presents Ann Penning-
ton, the famous
Ann Pennington danseuse of Fol
mt the Regent lies fame, in "The
Antics of Ann" and
a hilarious Mack Sennett comedy en-
titled "a Bedroom Blunder."
Before Daddy Longlegs" became a
play 1t was a successful novel with a
record of 100000 copies
'Daddy sale. and before that IL
LOngIegs," was a serial in The
OrDhcun, Ladies' Home Journal
Wednesday where probably 5000.
600 readers enjoyed il
Even before she wrote her quain
story with its odd title, the author
Miss Jean Webster, had written haI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

TECHS HARD SCRIMMAGE
SHOWS STRONG ELEVEN;
NEXT SEASONS SCHEDULE

this season; Tech is looking forward
to q schedule for next season, tEat
will consist of practically all home
games. The one exception will be
with Greensburg. Tech will have to
go out there next Fall, but Will likely
play all the remainder of IT'S sched-
ulo at home. Such arrangement Will
likely prove popular with the fans
who are accustomed to seeing one
of the High schools. in action every
Saturday.
With the Tech-Central contest on
Thanksgiving a thing of the past
after this month, Tech will be look
ing around for another 1ppor ent
that will draw we'll on that day.
Most promising among tho oppo-
nents is Steelton. With little diff
Guilty the game with Steelto0 played
in Harrisburg could be arranged for
Thanksgiving.
The Tech players will be taken
to Steelton by auto Saturday. Be-
cause of the intense rivalry. Cot
tage Hill will likely see ore of its
largest crowds. Viewed from all
angles, Tech looks the favorits to
repeat it's victory of two weeks ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

a dozen girls books and achieved sue
cess, for Miss Webster had excellent
training, having been Mark Twain
secretary and his niece as well. She
had absorbed much of the great
humorist's methods and style. as well
as a definite style of her own.
Miss webster, visiting at the New
England home of her publisher. found
a big daddy longlegs" crawling on
fbe Cover of q book in her lap. There
is a cover design ready for you" SAD thd
story of Daddy Longlegs.'
Orpheum next Wednesday. matinee
and night, under the direction OF
Henry Miller. with the promise tnnI maj
both the cast and the production VIII
be fully up to the standard OF TINS
producer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
Name Conditions For e
Sir Thomas Upton

Boston. Mass. Nov. sc. II. w.
Foster, Henry A. Taggard and the
syndicate of Eastern Yacht Club
members who hold the old racing
schooner America, are willing that
Sir Thomas ]. Upton. shall have her
under certain conditions. A cable
asking Sir Thomas just what he
wants the yacht for was sent by Hol-
lis Burgess. who represents Sir
Thomas in the deal.
American yachtsmen want the his
toric vessel to remain a yacht or 81
marine museum, and are opposed to
having her go abroad. If the reply
comes that Sir Thomas wants the
craft for a yacht, but for foreign
service, the deal will not be closed.
What has led the syndicate to even
consider his offer Is the fact that un-
official reports have come 10 this
country lately that Sir Thomas de-
sired to purchase America and pre-
sent her to American yachtsmen in
order to prevent her being broken
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

The Technical High School squad
held another hard scrtmmage
against the second team yesterde y
afternoon in preparation tor the
contest to be played at Stee,ton Sat-
urday afternoon. Maroon players
feel they are collectively the better
team, and are going out to win. BIZ
monthly reports show that the
players are keeping up their scol-
astic work, and the entire first team
will be eligible to play.
Lock Haven High School appears
to be backing out of the game they
have scheduled with Tech for peXt
Saturday and it is probable hat tho
local team will he without II contest
for November II. An effort will be
made to bring n strong team to this
city, as Central also has an open date
at that time. Tech refused several
other attractive offers in or to play
Lock Haven, because of the chapl-
picnship pretensions of the Clinton
county aggregation.
Next Seasons Schedule
With all the male students now
coming to Tech and Centraps de-
cision not to have football after
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
Dickinson Sring Gets
New Play For Saturday

Carlisle. Pa. Nov. S.-The Dickin-
son first and second elevens went to-
gether last night in a stiff scrim-
mage in preparation for the game
with Franklin and Marshall Satur-
day. The first-string men were given
a chance to try out new plays and
then the lineup was switched. the
varsity backfeld and scrub line being
pitted against the reserve backs and
regular Iinemen. The arrangement
worked out well, and some valuable
pointers were given the men. The
second combination resulted to near
ly an even break and the fight for the
ball centered in midfeld. with Shope
and Goldstein being the only men to
gain effectively.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
Amateur Baseball to
Continue Next Season

Johnstown. Nov. S.-The Execu-
tive committee of the National Base
ball Federation. which has to do
with the promotion and supervision
of ar-...cIr and semiprofessional
base all in this country, is to meet
at the Lasalle Hotel, Chicago, Sat
urday, November II, for the pur-
pose of closing up all business for
the past season and to plan for the
immediate future. The officers of the
Federation look for a continuation OF
the present unusual activity in sand
and lot baseball on account of the
war. and for record-breaking activi-
ties when the soldier boys return to
the farms, shops and mills after the
war, with acquired tastes for the out
srSors and sport competition, especi-
ally baseball,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
INJURED SECOND TIME

Marietta, Pa, Nov. S.-Allen Ke-
froth. who had his face badly burned
several months ago in a cunning ac-
cident was badly hurt again yester-
day while cunning, the load mutilat-
ing his right hand and arm. His
face was again burned with the
powder. The accident happened
while he was getting over a fence,
when the gun was accidentally dis
charged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
ACADEMY DUCKPIN LEAGUE
Standing of the Teams
Camp Hill Girls Elect
Coach For Cage Team

Prof. George W. Harbold. assistant
nrincipal of the Camp Hill High
school. Yesterday was elected coach
of the girls basketball team. He will
assume his new duties at once. He
has had experience in the game, play
ing with Millersvlle State Normal
School while attending school there.
rhe girls team promises to be the
fastest in the history of the school.
The schedule for the varsity team
has not vet been completed. About
eight games have been scheduled so
far by Manager Good.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
DEMOCRATIC BURGESS
ELECTED AT MARIETTA
Marietta, Pa, Nov. s. - For III

Marietta, Pa, Nov. 8. - For the
first time in twenty years a Demo-
cratic burgess will be Marietta S
chief executive. George link won
the election on Tuesday over the
Republican candidate, Chester w.
Rudisill. In borough council there
will be six Democratic councilmen
and three Republican.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08
Ducks So Numerous
They Hide Suns Face

Atlantic City. NOV. s.-Hunters ar
riving here from Great Bay, midway
between Atlantic City and Barnegat. ga,
renort that there are so many llocks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

The attraction at the Orpheum next
week. Saturday, matinee and night,
will be Neil OBrien ana
EeII his all-new minstrel or
O,Hrien,s ganiZation. Mr.. O'Brien
WiustreIs has appeared here the
past five seasons at the
baad of his own company and is now
firmly established as one of the popu-
lar minstrel attractions or the coun-
trv. His show this season is prom
ised as being new from hrst tii, part &c 10
acts and features. His company num-
hers many of the biggest favorites OF
The minstrel stage, including Nell
O'Brien, Eddie Ross; Joe C0Iih5an' ON Nd
IyaR steve Werher, James Barardi,
among many others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-08

If is made evident in the produc-
tion of ''Fighting Odds" in which
Maxine Elliott, the noted
NnxIne beauty, makes her first ap-
Eiiiott pearance as a star in finn
MT the dom. that the producers
CoIonInI have overlooked no oppor-
tunity for realism. There
are two scenes in this pnotodrama
photographed at places which are
ppi6eIS p,i6eI known. One of these is at
Sherry's. in Fifth Avenue. New York
City. and the other is at Sing Sing.
The scene at Sherry's shows the ram
ous restaurant with it's many notables
seated around the tables. .Aneone
who has ever been in Sherry's Will
readily recognize the dininSroom:
The scene showing a vindicated and
wrongly convicted man leaving prison
Mace was taken at the gate of Sing
Sine prison. "Fighting Odds" will be
The attraction at the Colonial Theater
the last three days of this week.
very clever "kid" act is booked
as the headline attraction at the Ma
iestic the last half of the
The current week. 1t is en-
Majestic titled "Storyland." and is
nil presented by seven talented
Juvenile performers. Each
one introduces a song or dance spec
ialty of some sort. and altogether
they present an act that is certain to
he entoyed by young and old alike.
Harry Bulger, of musical comedy
fame. is an added attraction on the
bill. He was formerly a star with
George Cohan's Revue, and is an ex-
ceIlent comedian. SaXton and Farrell
Offering their comedy singing and
| talking skit. entitled THE Troubles OF
an Actress;" Robert DeMont Trio in
| a novelty acrobatic turn, and one
| other act, which will be announced
| later. completes the bill.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-06

AIN I'M OfNE uNSlNBEENA VI
A Simp-Moral Editorial.
Tom and Jerry went to the same
school; in fact, they were raised to-
gether in the same elevator.
Tom was model school youth
who attended school every day and
was a wolf in his studies, while Jerry
bummed from school half the time
and only came when it rained. Then
he dulled away the school hours dop-
ing out batting averages.
He figured he didn't have to learn
anything because he was going to be
a baIlplayer.
When graduation time came Tom
the studious was suffocated with
high honors and was presented a roll
of wallpaper signed by the principal
and tied by a nice blue ribbon that
later would serve for a neckt1e
CHATS how thrifty Tom was). While
boneheaded Jerry was the clam at
the bottom of the class. His part on
the stage at the commencement eX-
ercises was to raise and lower the
curtain.
When it was all over Tom and
Jerry went out the same door-Tom
with his hand-engraved diploma,
Jerry with egg on his chin from that
Moons lunch.
That night Tom gota job in Simp-
on's barrel factory to report to work
the next day, while Jerry had to be
thrown out of Fogarty's pOolrOom so
the proprietor could close up for the
night.
Five years later-TOm, by cutting
his own hair and reading yesterdays
paper, had saver S211.35, while Jerry
owed Kaplan, the tailor, 85c for
patching the seat Of his pants that
he had worn out sitting on the chairs
in Fogarty's billiard boUdoir.
ITO Be Continued)
THE EXPLANATION
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-06
O-O-
DOUBTFUL

Please, mister, can you help q
poor man that wants to get back, to
his family what he amt seen in ten
years?"
Certainly. Just get me a sworn
statement from your family saying
that they want you back and III ba
glad to help you IN. Y World
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-06
NE EXPLANATION

The ENT LFNINFt TON
Where did Van Scadds get all his
money? He was poor as a church
mouse when he came to this town
ten years ago"
Eyes, he was poor, but not hon
est. IN. Y. World
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-07
Henderson Denies
Inducing Frizzell
to Quit His Bride

Mark M. Henderson, Norwalk man
ufacturer, went on the stand before
Judge Reed in the superior court this
afternoon and testified that he never
tried to induce his step son, Charles
Frizzell, to leave Elizabeth Roberts
Frizzell, the Tennessee girl who is
bringing a $4,000 alienation suit
against Henderson and his wife.
Henderson claimed that after Fritz
zell's marriage to the plaintiff she
was received in the Henderson home
and introduced into Norwalk social
circles. The witness did not know
Frizzell and his wife were having
trouble until one night as he was
passing their apartments he heard
angry voices. Mrs. F'rizzell then came
into the hall and told Mrs. Henderson
she and F'rizzell had agreed to d s.
agree
Henderson denied he gave Frizzell
a position in the underwear factory
to get him away from the young wife.
He also denied a story of visit to
Chicago during which Mrs. Hender-
son was alleged to have said to Friz-
zel1, Mark and I have come for you'
Later in the afternoon dispositions Of
doctors in Nashville, Tenn, were read
in which testimony regarding a dis
ease Mrs. Frizzel1 is alleged to have
had, was given.