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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
S67 IS GIVEN TO
LIBRARY FUND
Guards of Stevens Memorial
Pledge 81 as Their Bit
Will Earn the Money

The drive for one million dollars
for books for soldiers began in all
of the states in the union, yesterday.
Harrisburg has been asked to raise
$4,000 as her share of the million:
Up to date the total amount received
is SCI and S14 of that amount was
given by the six young women who
are in the Harrisburg Library.
A number of towns in the district
who are to contribute will no doubt
hold their contributions until they
have collected their quotas.
A poster that is now hanging in
the Harrisburg Library makes very
strong appeal to those who enter the
library. 1t reads: "A Million Dollars
Is Needed For Soldiers Libraries in
Cantonments and Camps. How Much
Will You Give? Send subscriptions
to the Public Library. Do 1t Now!'
A pledge has been made by the
Stevens Memorial Guards to give
four dollars to the fund. A. II. Dins-
more was visitor at the meeting
of the Guards last evening and then
they expressed a wish to do some
thing for their country right away,
he suggested that they raise a sum
for the soldiers library. They were
delighted with the idea and pledged
themselves to each give forty cents,
which they will work and earn before
Friday. The Guard is commanded by
Walter l.. Vanaman, and the boys
are from 10 to Is years of age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
BOYS ARM BROKEN

New Cumberland, Pa, Sept. 25.-
On Sunday while playing with some
companions at his home in Water
street Eddie, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Troup, fell and
broke his right arm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
HESS-FORREY WEDDING

Marietta, Pa, Sept. 25.-Miss YER
ma Forrey, of West Willow, and
Oliver Hess, of Millersville, were
jamin Weaver, pastor of the New
Danville United Brethren Church, at
the parsonage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
TURNBAUGH-NEwLIN WEDDING

Newport, Pa. Sept. 25.-At the
home of Thomas NJ. Newlin, in the
Middle Ridge, his daughter A. Lillian
Newlin, and d. Walter Turnbaugh, of
Newport, were married by the brides
pastor, the Rev. M. w. Stahl, of the
United Evangelical Church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
LEMOYNE CHURCH NOTES

Lemoyne, Pa, Sept. 25. - At q
meeting of the congregation of the
Lutheran church the following
church officers were elected: Deac-
ons for two-year term, II. G. Sharp
and A. F. Burke; elder, z. F. Light
ner, two years.
Class No. A of the Sunday school
will hold q social in the West Shore
ing.
The young mems class will hold a
hike and wiener roast at Spangler's 8
Mill on Friday evening.
Plans are being made for the oh
servance of Rally Day in the Sum
day school on October IA.
L. r. Baker has been elected dele
gate to the session of the West
Pennsylvania Synod of Lutheran
Church in York, October to 13.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
HUNINIELsToWN MAN DIES

joseph i. LeidlB, aged 5y, died
yesterday morning at the Harrisburg
Hospital. His home was in Hummels-
town, and he was former business
man of Steelton and drove a jitney
in 1916 between Harrisburg and
Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
DIES HERE

Isham Good, colored, died at the
Harrisburg Hospital this morning at
6.25 o'clock from tuberculosis. Good
is from Norfolk, Va, and has been
in the hospital since August "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
FTREDRILLs AT SCHOOL

Camp Hill, Pa, Sept. 25.-A meth
cd of monthly firedrills will be dis
cussed at a meeting of the faculty OF
the Camp Hill schools tomorrow
evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
SCHEDULE WITHDRAWN

Following presentation OF reasons
to the Public Service Commission
reasons why the law had not been
complied with in the filing of a
schedule of advanced rates by the
Germantown Steam Company, coun-
sci for the company agreed to sus-
pend the schedule and let the old
rates stand until new schedule is
passed upon by the commission.
Trinl<le and Jones, of this city, rep
resented the Germantown residents
who objected to the schedule.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
HURRICANE HURTS CROPS

suffered heavy property damage in a
hurricane which swept the island
last Sunday and is now sweeping
across the gulf of Mexico. Dis
patches from the American consul at
Port Antonio, received to-day, said
the hurricane was the most terrific
since that of 1903 and that the fruit
crop of the Port Antonio district was
destroyed. No mention was made
of of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
EX-SHERIFF FAGLEY DIES

Sunbury, Pa, Dec. 21.-George K.
Fagley, of Mount Carmel, sheriff of
Northumberland county from 1895
to 1898, died yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
Reading After Franchise
in Basketball League

Reading, Dec. 21.-Albert Ber-
liner, of this city, who owned the
Reading Eastern League Basketball
Club for several years, announced
that he is negotiating for the pur-
chase of the Hazleton franchise of
the Pennsylvania State League and
VIII attend the special meeting of
the pennsylvania League at Wilkes
Barre, on Sunday afternoon. An
other former Eastern League mag
nate is after the Providence team
to transfer the franchise to Allen
town, which has been eager for pro
fessional basketball for several
year.
Berliner has already signed DOC"
Newman, Maurice Tome and
Frankel, a trio from this seasons
Trenton Eastern League team, and
George Morris, the veteran guard
of the Bears, and is making a siren
uous effort to land Roy Steele. the
former Camden star forward, and
Jack Lawrence, the pivot man of
last seasons champion GreystocE
five. Berliner has secured the arm
ory, the scene of all past Eastern
League contests, and the local cage
fans are showing great enthusiasm
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

@ Gca1zxuaaR1ce
An All-Time A11-Star Team
NO. 1.-THE OUTFTEID
4sht 1917, The Tribune Association (Nev Tribune

The supply have grown r
Yet oTered ouT @ @ seleoon uS tO th
en @ managers and veteran scbe there
The verdict proof that heo
mad earned their right to ecrest ~ ~ O 'o'00
u, PARADE
Hns and ames ns oRoute H goes far back the
one greatest fielding
s R to such & eminent stars Fred Clarke Kelly
Bill Iange. Others S Sheckaro
dsn be- pe9 RsEo like Eeo
scce one itself man who lead his years
who who can cam h se Sseo % 9 tr 3 @ 3
Well the Ty Cobb answers the rest of it,
oo6b ne fielder isn't the play But he
be eVeq even here and his ranging
with with brains speed ability overtops the heap
Holder ~ @ % - '"e in"eid the sceptre
TWO
like Clarke Griffith all
have others could
oRe sFe n0 have eG sSn DO s D S
h@d o smack ne of p 1a{ns eaGa % drift
center left cen
bali pth & than @ aHy ya otS
retrieve Judgment ne Ss'o0n o0e he can go
an outfelder he handles a
And this added the fact that
the hide off the ball for extra bases. ~ ~
are any number who rank him
sugsns re Bill am amd sed Clarke the
." ~" ~ '" '' O ~ wee WINE >eeieF De put
Ask Joe Kelley Keeler and
Keeer the chopped
For thirteen baed up to
ooverer
Mike Kelly was marvel more Of an all around
the combination standCobb
To-MoRRow-THE ROUNDUP
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
Yale Plans Winter Sports;
Little Training Needed

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 21.-
Yale's reorganization of it's athletic
committee, or it's athletic board of
control, as it is technically known,
will not take place until after the
holiday vacation.
Practically no members, graduate
or undergraduate, were left of the
committee a month after war was
declared, and Prof. Robert Corwin,
of the Yale faculty, chairman of the
council, has since been in executive
charge of athletics, Three under
graduates have just been appointed
to the board of control, ]. f. Woolley,
Rufus Hyatt and Robert Blair. Wool
ley and Blair are captains of the Of
ficers Reserve Training Crops and
are Yale News editors. Hyatt. is cap
tain of the crew and manager of the
basketball association.
It has been decided that Yale's
winter sports shall be continued be-
cause, as the Alumni Weekly puts itl,
they are Spontaneous" and require
no extensive preparation, like weeks
of football or baseball training or of
rowing.
The winter sports, fencing, box
ing, wrestling, swimming, water polo,
basketball and hockey, require little
time and not as protracted training
as do the major spring sports.
The board of control, when reor-
ganized, will decide the fate of the
spring sports
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

DUCKPIN BOWLER STARS
In the Casino Duckpin League
series last night, the Keystones lost
to the Senators, scores 1916 to 1888.
G. largest of the victors was high
man with 1873 and 4SS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
y XX/ELLYC
V wv CORNER

occupied by Kid Gleason with the
White SoX.
Bobby Byrne, released by the
PhillieS last summer after playing
ten consecutive years in the National
League, will be in the majors again
next summer. Byrne has received Of
fers from two American and one Ma
tional League clubs for 1918. Bobby
is only 80, and is also beyond the
present draft age limit. Byrne will
be the third veteran comeback, as
Leifield, aged "a, has signed with
the Browns, and Nap Lajoie, aged AZ,
has signed with the Red Sox. why
I'm n youngster compared to those
boys" remarked Byrne the other day.
One of the comedies of war is that
Mike Gibbons may soon be called
upon to give boxing instruction to
Mike O'Dowd. Both boys hail from
ST. Paul. O'Dowd is recognized gen.
orally as middleweight champion,
while Gibbons is a middleweight
challenger, yet the challenger may
be asked to teach the rudiments of
boxing to the champion of the 158-
pound performers. Gibbons is now
boxing instructor at Camp Dodge.
O'Dowd, caught by the draft, is soon
to report as a private at Camp Dodge
probably about January 8. The two
Mikes are great rivals, and Mime
sofa ring fans are already wonder
ing with what grace O'Dowd will
take orders from Gibbons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
No Cash For Alexander
Old Contract Turned Over

New York. Dec. 21.-Grover Alex
ander. former star pitcher for the
Philadelphia National League ClubS
recently sold to the Chicago Ma
tionals with Catcher Killifer for
$4,000, will receive no part of the
purchase money, according to Pres
ident William Baker, of the Phila-
delphia Club.
"If Alexander wants any bonus
he must look to it from President
Weeghman. of Chicago" said Baker
here last night. 81 see no reason
why we should turn any of the
money received for Alexander over
TO that player.
"As matter of fact, there is no
need of Alexander signing a new
contract with Chicago. We have as
signed his contract, which covers the
season o. 1918 and 1919, over to the
Chicago Club. BY the provisions of
tho new contracts signed by players
last spring they agreed to go to
whatever club they are sent, wheth-
er major or minor, at the same or
smaller salary"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
CENTRAL HIGH
CUTSBANQUET
Money to Be Turned Over to
American Red Cross
Society

Believing that by doing so they
could perform a dual service. to their
country the Central football squad
unanimously decided to cut out the
annual football banquet. They will
contribute the money saved to the
American Red Cross Society. By do
ing this the boys feel they are do
ing their bit in conserving food
and also helping to finance the work
of the society that is doing great
things. Giving up this banquet rs no
small sacrifice for the boys. every
one of whom has been looking for
ward to this event since the begin
ming of the season.
Players on Squad
The football banquet has been an
annual event at Central for the past
several years. The squad is as fol-
lows:
Noble Frank, Ben Wolfe, Art
Fields. Orpheus Page, Carlton
Gohn, Paul Roeder, Huge Rose,
Harry Good, John Shoemaker, Will
liam Rodgers, Kenneth Wingeard.
Seymour Nissley, Arthur Gardner,
Blair Smith, Jay stoll, John Nc
Caleb, Earl Wolfe. Arthur West,
Steve Bolan, Nell McClintock, Bud
Levan, Harry Fluss, Earl Feist,
John Neffe, Thomas Caldwell, Will
liam Mcbride, Ross Hoffman, Albert
Rinkenbach. Armon Compton,
Vance Butler. Wilmer King, Earl
Stauffer, John Nye and Winston
Romig. Letters will be presented to
the varsity and to the scrubs to-day
and all senior varsity men will be
given sweaters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

over the announcement of Pennsyl-
vania State League basketball being
brought to this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

LOSE FIRST GAME
The Commonwealth five last night
met with their first defeat. The
Weaver A. c. won, score SO ito 90.
Felker' of the Weaver team, was the
star. The game was fast and inter-
esting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
Good By" Baseball Is
Belief of Reading Fans

Reading, Pa, Dec. 21.-The local
baseball fans were handed a jolt
yesterday morning when 1t was an
nounced that the Farmers National
Bank. of Reading, has sold the Cir
Gus Maximus baseball park to Sam
uel M. Sherman, the well-known
Reading contractor and builder, for
$4,000, who intends turning the
tract, city block, into building lots
in the spring.
The Circus Maximus was built by
Abbott Whitman, Sr., men,
Der of City Council, in 1907, and
since 1910 has been the scene of
local Tri-State and New York State
League games.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

Eight minor leagues according to
reports will start tho baseball sea-
son next ear. The Blue Ridge is in
cluded in the list. If the Interna-
tionals and New York State Leagues
want to get into the game a complete
reorganization will be necessary
Christy Mathewson, manager of
the Cincinnati Reds, will eat his
Christmas dinner in his home town,
tactoryville. He has been busy get
ting together some promising talent
for the Reds lineup next season.
Carl Morris says he is through
with the ring game. He claims that
Jess Willard and Matt Hinkle have
bounded him out of the ring and
will not let him fight.
Otto Knabe, former Phillie second
baseman, has landed with the Chi
cago Nationals for next season. Last
summer Knabe was player manager
of the Richmond Internationals, but
with that league seemingly out of
business, Knabe fastened to land
himself q meal ticket for the hot
summer days. Weeghman took lik
ing to Otto in the Federal League
days, when Knabe managed the Bal
timore club. He is scheduled for a
role with the Cubs similar to that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
WILLARD QUITS
CIRCUS BUSINESS
Will Dispose of His Tent Out
fit; Anxious to
Fight

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Jess willard,
looking in better condition that in
several years, announced tonight
and will not strike the sawdust trail
another year. He is going to dispose
of all of his circus holdings which
are now located at Jacksonville, Fla
II don't know what I'll do next
season." says the big fellow, "but I'll
drop into some line or other. I'm not
going to loaf"
This was the day set by Mike Col
Inns to declare Fred Fulton heavy
weight champion if Jess didn't come
to bat, but the champion is on the
job.
Ready to Talk Business
you can tell Fearless Fred I am
here and ready to talk business. I'm
prepared to fight anybody that thinks
he has a chance. think I'm the best
heavyweight and if I'm not 1 want to
find out about it. I'll consider any
propositions. Fearless Fred looks as
good to me as any of them"
Willard doesn't want to fight be-
fore spring as he says he doesn't
know of building big enough to put
on the sort of bout he wishes to
stage. sz.yTss ...
II want to put on a monster bout
for the Red Cross and in order to ac-
commodate the crowds 1 would want
to assemble, think it would be nee
essary to stage the bout in an outdoor
arena, or possibly in some of the big
ballparks.
81 don't care so much for the 20
round stuff so this match will have
to be a 10-round affair. Just as much
money can be realized from a short
bout.
Pm in good shape; haven't been
down to weight so we'll in long
time. I'm twenty-five pounds lighter
than I was a year ago and I'm still
the champion and doing business at
the old stand"
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
WAR CHEST GROWS
New York, Dec. 81. The Camp
Fire Girls started few months ago
to raise among themselves $4,000 as!
a war chest to carry on the Yari-
Gus forms of war work which have
made the food administration and
several state and national govern
ment departments recognize them as
a factor in the country's organiza-
ton for war, and which caused Pres
ident Wilson to accept the honorary
presidency of. the Camp Fire Girls.
Fifty thousand dollars is a lot of
for even hundred thou
sand girls to raise when they do it
all themselves, but the war chest
is growing weekly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

Chicago. Dec. 21.-Eddie Cicotte, of
the worlds champion Chicago White
pitchers. The official pitching aver
ages announced here credit him with
being the most effective pitcher in
the league. He allowed only a frac-
tion over IA earned runs per nine
innings pitched. His average was
1.53.
Carl Mays. of the oston Red Sox,
came in for second honors. His pitch
ing record showed that he gave 1%
earned runs per nine innings pitched,
with the veteran Eddie Plank, who
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
JOE FOGARTY ON
GREYSTOCK TEAM
Will Play Forward in Game
With Independents Satur-
day Night; New Referee

Joe Fogarty, manager of the Grey
stock team which appears here Set
urday will have his regular lineup.
Joe himself will play one of the for
ward positions, Zahn will play op-
posite him. Jack Lawrence, the star
center of the Eastern League last
winter, will be pivot man. Bilson, the
leading guard of the league, will play
one of the guard positions. Bill
son during last season had the least
number of goals thrown on him in
the league and with Joe Campbell
his running mate for the other guard
position, makes one of the strongest
basketball pair ever together.
The Greystock team took the lead
in the Eastern League early last sea-
son and were never in any great dan
ger of loosing their lead. The In
dependents are practicing hard to
make creditable showing Satur-
day.
The one great difficulty the Tnde-
pendent management has been hav-
ing this season is with referees, hut
this has been overcome. clint"
White was signed to toss the ball
the rest of the season. "Clint" is on
the college board of referees and as
no games appear on Saturdays he
will officiate for the local tossers.
Dancing will follow the game. The
lineup:
Greystock. Harrisburg.
Fogarty, +. n. Ford, f.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21

took part in twenty games. a close
third with an average of 1.79.
Cicotte did more twirling than any
other American League. The records
show he pitched a total of BAG in
nings and served 1875 batsmen.
Walter johnson holds the record Of
strikeouts in 1917. He famed 1856
men.
Jim Bagby passed out more hits
than any other pitcher, while jim
Shaw, of Washington, sent more men
to first on balls. Opposing batsmen
registered 277 hits off the Cleveland
twirler. The grand total of 123 bases
on balls were distributed by Shaw
during the season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
BUCKNELL AWARDS LETrERs

Lewisburg, Dec. 21.-Before the
closing of the college for holidays
this week, the Bucknell Athletic
Board awarded the football athletic
"B" to the following players: Cap
tain Newcombe, Hall, Cline, Smith,
Elliott, Boswell, Freeble, Weddell,,
Spots, Morrison, Bortz, Kostos, Lew
is, Brandt, Leas, Gerhart and Wargo.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
TARSUS FIVE WINNERS

The Tarsus five last night won over
the Sons of Rest team, score 20 to
16. The game was played in st.
Paups gymnasium. Lyter and Lutz
played a strong defensive game ano
were Tarsus stars and Cahill playeL
best for the Sons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
He Did lust Rjoht.

The whole air is surchargcd with
patriotic little war stories. Here's one
Of them:
A surgeon Of whom Philadelphia is
very proud was coming home from
Washington A stranger in the car
became extremely abusive of President
Wilson.
See here, my friend" said the doc
tor that's my president as well as
yours you are talking about"
The abuse continued, whereupon the
Philadelphia doctor. who is rather ia
nous among his friends for pictur-
esque and original profanity, proceed
ed to eject the offender from the car,
He did the job so quickly and with
nearly as much skill as he uses when
he amputates a leg.
II beg your pardon, madam" said
the doctor, turning to a lady near by,
"for my strong language
Don't ask my pardon" she said
for was about to thank you both for
your fine act and your appropriate
words
After all. the remark of Admiral
Farragut's we remember best Is.
Damn the torpedoes! In
the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25


Mr.. Blair now makes his homo IN
Portland. Ore. 1t has been fifteen years
since he left Iowa.
A. w. Mitterer returned Saturday
from a several weeks business and
pleasure visit in Chicago and points IN
Michigan.
Miss Flossie Stanley, who has been
teaching the past year in the pubic
schools of Bessemer, Mich. returned
home Sunday and will spend the sum-
mer vacation in this city with her
father, Rev w, r., Stanley
NJ. n. Smith arrived in Eldora Sat
urday from Graceville, Mimi, for
visit with relatives and friends.
Tag day in this city Saturday
brought to the Red Cross society a
sum of money greatly in excess Of an
ticipation, something like $500 being
given to the work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-25
POISON sEANs in EVIDENCE.
Bsina Mixed With Common Navy Bean
eays investigator.

Bsins Mixed With Common Navy Bean,
Gays Investigator.
Special to Times Republican.
sDes MONIES. June 25.-The report
that six car loads Of poison" beans
haye been imported into this country,
comes from Prof. N. e. Hanson. of the
South Dakota Agricultural College,
Who 50 informs Harry Wallace. Whole
sale and retail grocers are being
warned to look out for the bean.
It is being mixed with the navy bean,
90 the report states, and in some cases
has been sold for navy beans. Mr..
Hsnsen was not able to say whether
the mixing Of this bean with the navy
team i 1 deliberate attempt to poison
people or whether some speculator Is
doing 1t
The bean is described as looking very
aauch Ike the navy bean and it can
only be distinEuished by close observa-
ss&ion. It Ii grown in India and Is known
ffiere u the Burmah bean. II con-
Gains pfussic acid in quantities to kill
. person II enough Of them are eaten
and the digestive system happens to be
/ IN the right condition. Otherwise they
will make q person i'll.
The principal point Of difference be-
tween this Burmah bean and the navy
bean ID that the Burmah bean has
lines .radiating out from the heart or
eye Of the bean like a lima bean. The,
navy bean does not have these lines
End the skin is smooth. The Burmah
sHeai1 aiso has little yellowish pieces.