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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

Once more comes a story about a
baseball strike. Stories now in circu-
lation are not favorable to the national
sport. If the coming season is to be
profitable and the game improved, i'm
mediate action is necessary on the part
of President John K. Tener and others.
Players have right to certain con-
sideration. However, they. have no
right to demand more than their serv-
ices are worth. The time for exorbi-
tant salaries is over. For O. long time
men who have backed the game paid
out their hard earnings Just to keep q
winning team on hand. When base
ball was most popular, high salaries
were not known.
Manager George Cockill was expect
ed to reach Harrisburg to-day to to-
morrow. He will probably announce
his plans for the coming season. Local
fans are anxiously awaiting some an
nouncement.
Until the present baseball contro-
versy is settled, minors will get little
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

How do you do, Mr.. Fulton. What
is your pleasure this morning, Mr..
Fulton? May we assist you in any
way?"
This is the way they are address
ing Fred Fulton these days, since he
handed big Tom Cowler such an ar
tistic beating recently and came to
the front as real, sure-enough
heavyweight title contestant. A little
while ago they used to speak of him
as That big boob, Fulton" Poor
Fred Fulton" THE big stiff" But not
so any longer. All of the sporting
writer's agree that Fulton displayed
wonderful form, and many warn
Jess Willard that Fulton, who is almost
as big as Jess, will cop his title if he
doesn't watch out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
Girl Says She Stole When
Cinder Got in Her Eve

Milkauwee, Jan. 12.-'Tt was all on
account of a cinder that got into my
eye," complained Agnes Goyk, charged
With having obtained almost SIS worth
of goods from a store under false pre-
lenses.
II was going to work one day and
got a cinder in my eye. I went into
the store to have 1t removed and the
tears rolled down my cheeks and my
nose became shiny. thought I would
powder II. AS / was going to get the
powder l noticed little slip on the
floor with the name of Miss C. Il. Engle-
hardt. With it as slip for trading
stamps, this gave me the idea to get
the goods, on Miss Englehardts name.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
SETS BACK ADAMS BIRTHDAY
GeoIoEfst Claims Human Being Inhabit-
ed North America 125.OOO Yenra Ago


Chicago, Jan. 12.-Human beings in
habited North American continent more
than 125,000 years ago, according to
the findings of e. II. Sellards, State
geologist of Florida, and Professor Oliv-
er p. Hay, who made public results
OF study of fossil remains discovered
in Florida some months ago. Human
bones intermingled with those of the
mastodon. saber- tooth tiger and other
extinct animals were found in deposit
at Vero. Florida, and six geologists and
anthropologists went there to study the
bones. Their report will be made in the
January February (1917) issue of the
Journal of Geology.
Doctor Hay, research associate of the
Carnegie Institute OF Washington,
agrees with Mr.. Sellards, but Professor
X. I. Chamberlain. University OF Chi
cago; Thomas Wayland Vaughan,
United States Geological Survey; DR..
Alex Hardlicka,, United States National
Museum; and Professor George Grant
MacCurdy, or Yale. are not convinced
that the human race existed on this
continent before the glacial period.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
Concrete Drives Maine
Town Out of Existence

Augusta, Me-, Jan. 12.-when the Of
fee of the Secretary of State had re-
ceived the returns from all of the 525
Maine towns and cities except Hurri-
cane Isle, in Knox county, 1T prodded
the delinquent town clerk. The answer
was prompt: "As 1 am now the only
voter here it did not seem worth while
to hold an election
Yet not long ago Hurricane Isle was
a town of 500 persons. From it's great
cliffs of granite. wel1-paid workmen
took out the blocks that built great
public and commercial buildings in
many cities. Then dawned the age OF
concrete. Now Hurricane Isle has ceas-
ed to exist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
He Wants Job as Hired Girl,
Will Wear Female Attire

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Unusua1 qualifica-
tions for employment are advanced by
Joseph Il. Forrest.
'I am a cook. housekeeper, and house,
hold help in all branches of domestic
service of private houses, hotels and
restaurants" reads the application.
Dressing as girl or woman when so
employed for my own convenience and
comfort and to make a more neat and
pleasing appearance around the house"
Forret is willing to become domes-
tic for So a week. with the proviso
that he is not to do laundry work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
BARROW WELCOMES STRIKE

New York, Jan. 12.-Speaking for
the International League in regard to
the fraternity requests, President Ed
ward G. Barrow declared that the In
ternational "and the minor leagues in
general will welcome a strike. 1.-The
minor leagues are in no humor to be
coerced or forced into doing some
thing which they do not care to do"
he said. 1--WE will welcome a years
vacation, and perhaps by the end of
the year the players may sing diff
ferent tune. Our owners have been
losing money and holding on, and the
players have been getting the money
Our players have been treated royalty;
in fact, during the last five years they
have received too much. A years
strike would straighten out many
angles of the minor league situation.
] cannot help but say, however, that
Fultz's action is poorly advised, and
he has gone a long way to break his
organization"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
COLUMBIA TEAM WANTS GAMES

Columbia, Pa, Jan. ia basket
ball team has been organized here to
be made up mostly from players of
1870 to 145 pounds. They played their
first game Thursday evening with a
team from Marietta. Arthur r. Camp
bell, STA Walnut street, is manager,
to whom communications should be
addressed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
CENTRAL READY
FOR ACADEMY
Girls to Play Chambersburg;
High Co-eds; Expect Inter-
esting Contests

Basketball fans will get big run
for their money at Chestnut Street
Auditorium tonight. Central High
tossers will open the season. playing
the Harrisburg Academy five. The Gen.
trail High girls will meet Chambers
burg High girls. The Central girls
will line up with the Misses Helen
Rote and Helen Smith as forwards,
Ruth Starry, center, and Ruth Richard
and Bertha Maurer as guards. Miss
Susan Hepford will be in uniform as
a substitute. Miss Rote will captain
the team.
Coach Ike McCord will have his en-
tire Central squad on hand. He is not
certain of his lineup. Martz will in
all probability play center, Frank will
play guard and also is likely to jump
center. Hilton and Gregory will be
forwards. Fields also expects to get
into the game at guard.
Academy Team Fast
Coach Schlichter held brief prac-
tice this afternoon for the Harrisburg
Academy team. He has q bunch of
fast cage men. Gebhard is considered
a good shot. The Academy team will
include players who have been in the
game. The probable lineup follows:
Central. Academy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
TO Define AMATEURS

New York, Jan. 12.-The definition
of an amateur is the most important
business before the annual meeting OF
the United States Golf Association,
which will open here tonight. The
disqualification of Francis Ouimet,
Paul Tewksbury, John Ii. Sullivan, Jr.,
and other prominent players on the
ground that they capitalized their
regulations for financial gain has
aroused a strong protest which will be
put to test by the vote on amendments
to the amateur rule
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
EXPORT OIL UP

New York, Jan. IL. - The Stand
ard Oil Company of New York, to-
day announced an advance of 20
points in the price of refined pet
roleum for export, making refined in
cases 1925 cents per gallon, tanks
cents and barrels 9.15 cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

President John X. Tener has re-
quested his representatives and Ban
Johnson to be on hand Monday or
Tuesday for the schedule committee
meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

The board of governors of the City
Amateur League will meet tomorrow
afternoon at Boyd Memorial Hall to
consider important questions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

The Harrisburg Dragon quintet was
victor last night over the Central
Grammar School five of Middletown;
score, g. to %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

Lancaster sportsmen will fight the
proposed fishermen's license law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12

Oscar Sutch, recently elected cap
tain of the 1917 Maroon track team, is
out with a sprained ankle. He is the
star runner and his injury may inter-
fere with his work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-12
Bits From Sportland

Jack McFetridge, former Philadel-
phia pitcher, died suddenly yesterday
at his home in that city.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
MILITARY DRILL I'M SCHOOLS
Employing Program of Physical,
Moral and Civic Teaching.

Military training in the public schools
of the country conceived as military
drilling is undesirable and unavailing !;
but military training conceived as q
comprehensive program of physical,
moral and civic education is desirable,
and even necessary, according to Off
cials of Uncle Sans bureau of educa-
ton, who have looked into this phase
of the schOolwork in many cities.
1t is pointed out by these experts
that military training thus conceived
offers possibility of unifying and en-
nobling the now confused and disioint-
ed activities in the field of physical and
moral discipline. The physical and
moral values Of both gymnastics and
athletics are well understood. but both
lack comprehensive and unifying mo-
tive, according to these officials.
1t is the opinion of these men who
have just completed this study that
military training will, In the strict
and technical sense, not be grated
upon the schools, but military training
in the sense Of comprehensive pro-
gram for physical, moral and civic edu-
cation in which some appropriate mill
,tary affairs may be included is likely to
find its way into all schools at no very
distant date.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
Below the Mountains.

Researches Of the United States
coast and geodetic survey, carried on
in recent years, prove beyond doubt
that mountains are not held up by
the rigidlty or strength of the earth's
materials, but by the fact that the
materials under them Tin the outer
portion of the earth) are lighter than
normal. The higher the mountain or
the plateau. the lighter is the material
under it. The principle is exactly the
same as that which makes an iceberg
float. The portion Of the iceberg that
Is above water is held up by the large
mass Of ice--which has density low
er than that of water-in the submerg-
ed portion of the berg. SO, in the case
Of the mountain. the portion above
the general level is held up by the
lighter material under the mountain,
which extends down to depth of
ahg.t GO miles, Youths Companion.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
NOW MAKE ARTIFICIAL. MILK
Manufacturers in England Have Pro-
duced Substitute So Perfect That
Cream Rises on it.

According to Popular Science Month
ly, they are making in England an ar
tifieial milk which is so perfect thar
cream rises on it and cheese can be
made from It, The ingredients are
ground peanuts, soy beans, sugar, WI
ter and mineral salts.
About 400 grains of potassium phos-
phate is dissolved in 200 pints of water
at 176 degrees Fahrenheit. Enough
sugar is added to give $40 per cent
to the finished product. Forty pounds
of meal prepared from the nuts and
boiled in a steam-jacketed pan; then
it is subjected to an operation of Va
CUM pan, and lastly ii is treated with
q culture of Tactic bacteria until the
required acidity is obtained. After it
is pasteuriZed and cooled small per
centage of citric acid is added.
The milk thus produced may be COZ
densed and sold in cans, or dried and
powdered, or sold as liquid in bottles.
The addition of nut fats will give Ger
tain proportion of cream. BY using
sufficient Tactic bacteria the product
may be cultured to give table cream
or a soured mass for making cheese.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
TRADE DIPLOMAT" TO JAPAN
Uncle Sam Recognizes Growing Impor.
lance Of Trade With Orient by
Sending Attache to Tokyo.

The growing Importance of Ameri-
can trade with Japan has induced
Uncle Sam to station commercial at
tache ut Tokyo. Secretary Redfield
announced that this important position
has been filled by the appointment of
Frank II. Rutter. assistant chief Of
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce Of the department Of com
merce.
The new attache will be accredited
to the American embassy at Tokyo,
but will devote his entire time to COM
mercial work in behalf of the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce. AS
Is the case with the other attaches al
ready in the service, he will be Mt lib
erty to leave all routine work in
charge Of his secretary and give his
entire attention to any commercial
problem or trade developments that
may come to his attention. Such Of
ficials have been called the govern
ment's "trade diplomats" The service
was inaugurated at about the time the
war started and since then there have
been attaches stationed ut London.
Paris, Berlin, Petrograd, Picking, Mel
bourne, Buenos Aires, Rio de JaneirO,
Lima and Santiago. Chile.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
Spence Farm In Florida.

The growing scarcity of sponges has
warned those familiar with harvesting
them that unless means are providei
to augment the natural supply ths
sponge industry will be seriously Grip
pied in few years more. Government
experts have been experimenting on
the growing of spOnges and have aSeer-
tanned practically the only feasible
ways by which they can be cultivated
at all successfully. Awaiting himself
of the knowledge gained from these
eAIe -. .fz.oats, c. d. Chase, an English
man, living in FLORIDA, some tine ago
selected site off the Florida coast
where he started sponge farm. AT
present he has about 100000 sponSes
growing there which are capable by
subdivision of increasing about tenfoli
every three years. A company hts
been formed to promote the enterprise.
which plans to keep the number al
ready started multiplying at least
three years before putting any of them
on the market. At the end of that
time an annual yield of about 1000
600 sponges can be had, they say.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
American Toilet Articles Popular.

There seems to be rapidly growing
demand throughout the Far East and
Australasia for American toilet articles.
All through China, eastern Siberia, ia
pan, the Philippines, Straits Settle
ments, Malay States, and the Dutch
East Indies. and in Australia l have
found American toilet articles on sale,
and demand for larger supply,
writes one of Uncle Sans commercial
agents. The war has practically stop,
ped the shipment of such articles from
two main sources (France and Eng
land), and the products Of a third
leading supplier (Japan) meet their
readiest sale in Japanese and Korean
cities. This field could be worked up
to far greater extent than it is at
present, and offers, indeed, one 9pf the
best opportunities for the American
exporter.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
PRAYER OF THE sUBURBANIrE
Appeals to the Garden Pests to Leave
Him Only Something That He
May Call His Very Own.

Potato bugs, spare me, I beseech
thee, one potato plant. OF the many
long and beauteous rows that greesed
mine eye but last week there remains
but one plant unseathed by thy ven
geance.
Blacllbirds, leave me, beg, one hill
Of corn. OF four-score and ten leafy
hills which upturned their greenness
to the morning sun but six short days
ago one hill now remains ungalhered
by thee and thine.
Cut-WOrms, give me, ask it, but one
cabbage and one tomato plant for mine
very own. OF twO-score and six Sc
lected plants which stood proudly in
mine garden on Monday last but one
of each remains to tell the tale Of thy
destruction.
Thou squash and melon bugs, Lst TO
me in mine hour of sorrow. Give HE
one melon and one squash plant.
These alone still stand unWrecleG by
thee in thy massacre.
Robins, hear my supplications. Give
me from mine strawberry patch enc
box of strawberries for mine truly own,
unmutilated by thy ravages.
Have pity on me, toiler, pests,
and leave me but an atom that may
rave with those many others on the
joys of agriculture William Sanford,
in Life.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
Wasteful Menus.

If Americans generally do not over
feed they do to large extent indulge
in diverse dishes and fancy foods,
which run up bills. The 40 Boston
hotel and restaurant proprietors who
have combined to cut the frills out of.
their menus have begun movement
that should enlist not only public cater
ers, but housekeepers all over the coun-
try. If we do not cut down the volume
of our food consumption but merely
dispense with so much variety vast
amount of waste in both labor and
foodstuffs will be ayoided.-Proyi-
dence Journal.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
COLLEGE Girls Do Their aBits."

The American flag waving over Rad
clitfe college proclaims the willingness
of Radcliffe girls to help their country
in time of need, says the Boston Ad-
vertiser. Cards indicating the capac-
ity in which every girl is willing to
serve have been filed. Many intend
to work in the field, raising fruit and
vegetables; some are ready for domes-
tic service-cooking, sewing, cutting
out garments and knitting; others
have signified their intention Of doing
clerical and mechanical work. Still
others have signitied their readiness
for service in nursing and first aid.
Every girl is willing to do her part.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
sheep RAISING URGED
Uncle Sans Experts Decry Con-
tinued Decline in Industry.
United States Could Easily Produce
the 3oO,ooo,0oO Pounds of Wool
Now Imported, 1t Is Said.

Normally, the United States imports
from about two-fifths 10 more than
one-half of the wool required for do
nestle consumption, according 70
Uncle Sans experts at the depart
ment of agriculture. During the past
three years importations have ranged
from nearly 25Q,000000 to more than
500,000,000 pounds each year, the av-
erage being over 300,000,000 pounds.
1t has been found that in some sec
tions of the United States there has
been steady decline in sheep produc-
ton since the earliest statistical re-
ports of the department of agrieul-
ture. This has been true also in every
other settled country except Great
Britain. The explanation undoubtedly
is an economic one, say the depart
ment's experts. In general, the pri-
mary purposes OF sheep growers has
been to produce wool. This cannot be
attained protitably on high-priced
land Naturally, therefore, it is point
ed out, that with the increase in land
values there is a rapid decline in the
number of sheep. In Great Britain
meat has been the principal product
and wool the by-product, and the
sheep industry has flourished.
After studying the problem, officials
say that if American farmers will fol
low the British custom the industry
can be put on q profitable and perma-
nent basis. liz .ssssfcc"+@r n"mber of
sheep in Great Britain are raised IN
the hills and on land comparable to
much of the waste land Of American
farms. The areas in this country, es-
pecially in the East and in parts of
the South, now relatively little used,
can be profitably devoted, the men
point out, to sheep production if the
farmers will secure the proper breed
of sheep.
Sheep also can be made profitable
on high-priced land, it is said, as Brit
ish experience shows. They compare
favorably with other animals in econ
omy of production. They require q
minimum Of expensive concentrated
feeds. They exceed the larger ami
mails In the rate of maturity; lambs
can be made ready for market at
from four to six months. They make
possible the economical and fuller use
Of labor They are of assistance In
keeping the farm free from weeds.
The sheep farm Is usually a NEEDLESS
farm.
A census shows that in the United
States only one in seven farms Of over
twenty acres now support sheep, with
an average of one sheep Of shearing
age to three acres of land. The 300,-
100000 pounds of wool now imported
annually could be secured, 1t is said,
from 100000 sheep, and this num-
Der could be added to our stock If q
fourth of the remaining farms sus-
tanned one sheep for each three acres.
Not so long ago the department can
vassed crop reporters in SO states in
reference to sheep on farms. The re-
plies indicated. it is said, that the
number could be increased $50 per
cent without displacing other animals.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-23
Britain Develops Speed.

The erection of British machine
gun factory in three months has at
tracted great deal of attention
among the nations building fraternity.
Two months after the building was
M steady supply of guns was being
turned out. The steel work, 1920
tons, for the main building was deliv-
cred and erected in Just over 40 days.
There are $500 window panes. The
floor space is pa acres, accommodate
ing more than 1000 machines, cleo.
trically driven and worked by women