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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Charlotte Miller Heads
Central High Girls Five
in High Scoring Honors

The Miller family again comes into
the sport limelight in the person of
Miss Charlotte Miller, sister of shorty"
Miller, former Central High School
and State College star athlete. Miss
Miller is leading the Central High
School girls in two leagues, in scoring.
She has taken part in fourteen games,
tallying twenty-siX from the field, and
seventeen from the fifteen-foot mark.
1t was her sensational work which
played a big part in winning the cham
pionship for the White team in the
Morning League.
Second in scoring was Miss Grace
Robinson, of the Purple five, who threw
a total of twenty-one field goals. Miss
Sites, of the Blue team, is third with
nineteen field goals and Miss Frank, of
the White team, is fourth with seven
teen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22

them up for faster company.
No one will go wrong in proving the
ability of j. II. Farrell as a league
leader. He is on the job no matter
what happens, and after everybody
has had "a say be comes to the front
with his advice and it goes. p
The Rookie rule may not be popu-
lar, but those who have been kicking
the loudest are coming around with a
different view and before the season
starts will awaken to the fact that it
is mighty good thing to have young
sters in baseball game.
E. b. Dearie, Jr., of this city pro-
fessional golf player has accepted a
position as greenskeeper at the Wen
ango Country Club, at Reno, this
State. He is a good man and for a
long time has been an instructor for
the Hershey Golf Club at Hershey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
DEFEATS OVERTON

New York, March 22.-Joie w. Ray
Illinois Athletic Club, Chicago, defeat
ed John w. Overton. Yale, in a special
one-mile indoor race at Madison Square
Garden. last night. by twenty yards
The time was 4:19, or three seconds
slower than the worlds record for the
distance, established recently by Over
ton in Philadelphia.
Michael A. Devaney Millrose A. A.,
this city, was third. fifty yards behind
Overton. Sidney Leslie, unattached. this
city, the only other starter, retired
after running three-quarters of the
race.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
NEW SCHEDULE IS
TROUBLEMAKER
State League Representatives
WreStle For Five Hours With
Dates; Other Business

New York State League moguls and
managers slipped several cogs last
night. 1t was sometime after midnight
before a schedule was adopted, and
some important matters went by the
board for want of time for considera-
tion. The meeting was held at Hotel
Columbus, and was called to order by
President ]. II. Farrell at $50.
Everybody present had a fling at the
schedule committee. The members who
were responsible for two schedules
were apparently sore at themselves for
they too did not like some of the ar
rangement of dates. When it was seen
that no final decision could be reach
ed until late hour the schedules sent
out for publication to-day were can
celed. A new one was finally adopted
and placed in the hands of the presi-
dent for printing. 1t will be made pub
lie by President Farrell within the next
ten days.
Changes made last night sends Har-
risburg away on opening date. Elmira
VIII entertain the Cockill crew May 2,
and 4. Other opening days will be
at Syracuse, Utica and Binghamton.
Ine season In tnlS city opens May
with Elmira. Harrisburg will be pair
ed with Reading on holidays. 1t is not
likly there will be a switch of morning
and afternoon games. Reading will
have Decoration Day and Labor Day,
and Harrisburg gets two games on
July 4.
Little Else Transacted
Due to the time required to finish the
schedule other business received mere
mention. The kick on the rookie" rule
did not materialize. Several managers
said they were not pleased with it, but
someone else spoke up and insisted
that it be tried out before an effort
is made to revoke the rule.
The one factor in the schedule trou-
BILE was due to the demand for Sunday
baseball. Five towns want Sunday
baseball. 1t is proposed to play eXhi-
bition games and regularly scheduled
league games.
President Farrell said prospects for
n good season are bright. Representa-
tives present included: Scranton, Rob-
ert Allen and villain Coughlin; Utica,
A. Mcconnell, John d. Buckley; Elmira,
Mortimer Sullivan, Mr.. Doyles, Marks;
Wilkes Barre, Fred Rodda, w. c. Kess-
Ter; Syracuse, William Rubin. Mike
ONeill; Binghamton, Chic Hartman; l..
N. Benedict; Reading, George Wiltse,
DIR. f. N Tate; Harrisburg, George
Cockill, Frank Seiss.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
FIGHT TO FINISH
is FEDERAL PLAN

Philadelphia, March 22.-The fight to
finish for decision between the Bal
timore Baseball Club, of the defunct
Federal League. and Organized Base
ball for a 100000 purse. under the
Sherman antitrust act, will be staged
in the United States District Court on
April IL next.
The Baltimore Club says that it was
grossly Disseminated against when the
peace pact was arranged which ended
the baseball war that threatened dis
aster to both sides, and that it was
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS
deMistoWn Allevsl
(Fickes Alleys-Lemoyne)
COUGHLIN SIGNS FOUR MORE

Scranton, March 22.-Bill Coughlin.
manager of the local New York State
League team, is beginning to warm up
to the job that is ahead of him in lin
ing up a team for the coming season.
He has received the signed contracts
of four youths who are to receive thor
ough tryouts with the Miners next
month They are Pitchers Clarence e.
Parker. of Beach Haven, N. j., and Ray
Wertz, of Newport. Pa; Catcher Eu-
gene Doherty. of New Rochelle, and
Second Baseman Joe Ryan, of Engle-
wood, n. j.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
COURT JOLTS FULTON

Hudson. Wis, March 22.-The State
circuit Court has handed down a decis-
ION that the five-year contract entered
INTO between Fred Fulton and Mike
Collins, by which Collins was to be his
manager for five years, is in full effect,
and that Frank Force, now his mana
ger, is not such by law. The decision
reinstates Collins as Fulton's manager.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22

given the cold shoulder when the other
clubs of the Federal League were COM
pensated for dropping out of. the field.
The elimination of the league as for
midable competitor resulted from a
well-planned conspiracy, it is asserted,
and the Baltimore Club is ready to fight
to a finish for it's alleged rights. Emil
nent counsel will appear in court and
second the cause of the opponents.
Judge Dickinson fixed the date during
the preliminary call of the trial list
of civil cases.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
NIONARCHs VICTORIOUS

The Hummelstown Monarch five
easily trimmed the Dragon A. C. quin-
tet last night in contest played on
the formers floor, by the score of SO
TO u. Every Monarch player figured
in the scoring and at no time were
they in danger. The Hummelstown
girls five scored an IL to Victory over
the Bowman & Company girls team,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
POPE HOLDS CONSISTORY
BY Associated Press

Paris, March %. = A Hayas dis
patch from Rome says that the Pope
will hold q secret consistory to-day.
The dispatch says that the pontiffs al
locution will be purely of religious
character and that he will appoint
some bishops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Globe Tossers Win Two
Contests by Big Scores

Globe Right Posture teams were
again victorious last night when the
first team defeated the Enhaut Arrow
five by the score of SO to 10 and the
second five humbled the Steelton Mid
gets to the tune of 60 to 8. The
games were played on the Technical
high school floor. The summary:
GLOBE RIGHT-POSTIIRE u
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
PUGILIsT KILLED IN BRAwL,

New York, March 22.-Jim Barry,
heavyweight pugilist was killed re-
Gently in brawl in Colon, Panama, ac-
cording to Sam McVey, the black
heavyweight, who returned to New
York yesterday from Panama.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
SCRAPPERS OF EVERY STYLE ON KEYSTONE FTC TROUBLE
-WELEYs GoRNER

Thomas Philbin, the old Reading
tri-State catcher, was in the city yes
terday. He came here to seek a posi-
uon as umpire in the Farrell League.
Tom did not get much encouragement.
There is rule that will not permit an
umpire from a town in which there
is team.
Philbin is not a resident of Scran-
ton as many believe. He is from the
famous town Minooka. They raise
baseball players there. The McNeills,
McNally and Shorten were born and
raised in Minooka.
There never has been a league meet
ing in Harrisburg without Charley
kelchner and his smile. The Albright
coach and scout for the st. Louis
Browns, was on hand last night He
was busy and it is a safe bet that he
will furnish some youngsters for the
various teams and later on will line
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22


Grandolddope
It's what should bebut rarely Isl
It's It hns framgg gG a np they they fStaTe G0m to BIZ Eo
From things think ought to know.
IS tipping off the futureb book
From events that have before
he
com aga
Rna EaSse tase tEs Eso future R nS the R1S' g
Until finish last
showing where he will
And where where the Reds or or Pirates wont
With what they ought to do-but don't
by BY sizing sizing , up the the general amg 3 scope + ,.
You bump against the Grandolddope-
bump rght-grab it from
-
in other aside from baseball 49, . 49, - i, c,,,
rhythm all the
Tayers His putting stroke the last word in rhythmical display u
another especially
their pay
in the and
than for Mike Brady is another
whose game replee with rhythm; ;r,
It
Brookes and
his that has
form.
speed than
handling
running poetry minus touch of the vers b at
well as
Among oldtm Jimmy
while the leading rhythm and dash of throw
symmetry in the main all natural They rarely
take Am nohng S aSS @ e ver % % G @
with the crowd
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to
ENEIAUT ARROWS
BeaSor.

Field goals, Sykes, 2; Huston, @;
Baldosser, 6; Neck, Z; Krebs, 8; Bea-
sor, q; Smith, A.; Roawn, 2. Fouls,
Huston, 6; Neck, 2; Roawn, 1; Omit,
g.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Standing of the Teams
ENOLA Y. NJ. G. A. LEAGUE
Association AlleYsl

Standing of the TENNIS
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The Grand
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

Making the kids happy, just ever
lastingly furnishing amusement for
the children in his neighborhood, is
the hoppy OF Stymest Stevenson,
lumber broker Of Council Bluffs. The
back yard and the entire lawn around
his home on the heights in Council
Bluffs is one huge outdoor GYM
aasium. The grass Is trarnpled fiat.
Stevenson puts up no Keep off the
grass" signs. He hates them. He in
vites the children to come to his lawn
to play.
He steps on the front porch, or into
the yard, and blows shrill whistle
which he carries in his pocket for the
purpose. The children come scamp
.ring from score Of houses, barns
md woodsheds. They flock to Stew
.nson's lawn, and there they tumble
On the trapeze; they climb on his
pack porch, they teeter on hisSteeter-
totter. they jump rope, they swing BY
steel cables fastened in the trees and
they climb about in the branches and
set up such . clamor and chatter as
to make one think "a human tnenagerie
was being placed on exhibition.
Stevenson himself is always found
Ii the midst Of the confusion. Once
On Sunday morning, when the pastor
thought Stevenson might better have
been in church, he was found climb
ing around in the branches Of the
trees with pail, serving water to the
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

Sboys and girls who had concealed
themselves in the topmost branches.
s,.,ansa, 40, a.. ,n;n,t ,r,;n.r ,nd
o'ese''.oa We" 'he a'i'''a' ua'i. shu
the children were hons, bears,
baboons and monkeys in this elabor-
ate play at circus.
e., ,,.,,, 80 NJ s..,.,s.,
s,n;,sd p;S ESQ., s,,h = Go,r ~
Fl pines "a ,nid ~. @ tatbars - % .ha,,
sro M ,a,,,.S Snu sunns;his ro,u III % .h a.L my
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Harry e. Boweze

mind for a long time before I came"
said Mr.. Bowen. Omaha stuck in.
my mind as central spot, and a COM
ing city. And have never gone back
on that first idea. believe Omaha
is just beginning to grow.P
.N So he came to Omaha, and not see
ing an opening for his furniture store
at once, he established the Omaha
Horse and Supply company. He could
not break away from live stock with
one sudden wrench. -e
With an eye constantly open for
his location, he suddenly abandoned
the horse business and opened his
Central Mercantile company furniture
establishment on Leavenworth street.
For four years. he sold goods through.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

There Is no such thing
.,..., a.. ...;., M. M,.,:.a
as eiean'up asy WIN WI ms',eou
every day is cleanup day with him.
II genie would rub his magic lamp
and ;nouire ,of Mr. Macleod what he
"s - ~.
most ~ahted N 'he woria' 'he county
employe would probably ask tor a
spotless town, provided he could be
mayor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
By A. r. GROH.
r. XVII.-The City Hall.


The voice of criticism is again rails
ing its head against my great history,
but it shall beat powerlessly against a
stone wall which shall ride on ma
iestically across the sea until il ar
ives safely in its intended port.
In Chapter VII the historian hurled
hack his critics, or rather paid no at
tention to them, comparing them to
little dogs barking at great elephant,
he elephant being the historian.
The present critic is person who
has been trying to get me to write
lin up, and have continued to ig-
,ore his request, as ! write only about
Important things. Now he comes up,
ike one OF the yapping little dogs and
states that my history isn't as good
as it used to be-"
suppose this person thinks he
could write better one. 1t will be
we'll for him to remember that it is
easier to criticise great history than
to write one. ! shall par no attention
to him. He does not disturb me in
the slightest. shall sail on majestic
ally over calm sea, passing all 9TH
ers on the race track of History and
gathering a full harvest when the
golden sheaves Of grain are ripe.
That is my lofty answer to this
Iitic.
ITO the artist: Please make a car
toon OF this critic. He is tall young
fellow with a bald head and usually
smoking a briar pipe with a curved
stem. Make him look as ridiculous as
possible in the picture.]
Let us proceed with our history.
he city hall was built in 1890 Gust
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

9to his fathers thumb and staringC
open,mouthed at the street cars as
they galloped up and down the mag
nifcent hills of that city. ,
These trips to Kansas City were
not frequent. Y Young Harry stuck
pretty close to the farm. He trapped
the rats around the barn, shared
gophers at the edge of the cornfeld
and was always on the warpath
against rattlesnakes. He roasted
lark's eggs in the prairie fires, cooked
frogs legs by the mill pond and
chased jackrabbits with some of the
best hounds in Kansas.
When he was IA he was stacking
hay, plowing corn, and shocking
wheat; for, boys mature early on
wetsern farms. By this time his long
ing for street cars had somewhat left
him, and he craved to be furniture
dealer. Shiny oak tables, mahogany
chairs, rolltop desks, and polished
pianos were pleasing to his eye. Even
the scent of the new varnish was
sweet to his nostrils; he knew not
why. ..,'..
His father became trader in cattle
in the Kansas City stock yards. The
lad mounted horse and entered this
game also, until every gate, every
alley, every pen and every scale in
the vast yards was familiar to him.
Yet after whipping steers around all
days he would ride home at night and
ponder on the furniture business.
4 Fifteen wears ago he broke away
from this business. inI had Omaha in
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
By A. EDWIN LONG.

Kansas City might have had a
handsome street car motorman, but
she didn't make her wants known in
time. The result was that Omaha
got a cracking good furniture man.
Harry R Bowen's boyhood ambi-
ton was to run a street car. On his
fathers fam near Paolf, Kan, he
used to practice for this job. He
got battered blue cap with square
beak and crammed this down over
his ears. He took the crank off the
grindstone, spiked it on the DASH
board Of his fathers buggy and
coasted down the hills in the pasture
turning the crank madly in imitation
of the street car man who stops and
starts his car thus. +.
This ambition came to him, of
course, after he had stood on the
streets of Kansas City once clinging
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

)These he has printed in colors and
made into lantern shades, and many an
Omaha audience he has entertained
for an evening with his fascinating
lectures on his travels.
Adherence OF bayonets is the
hobby Of a, A. Gilbert. Omaha real
estate man. Mr.. Gilbert is one OF
those who will march up and register
his name for the selective draft June
S. Meantime he is seeking to learn
all he can, about bayonets. Il wonder
do they keep bayonets sterilized in
the waff" he asked the other day. Il
wouldn't mind being stuck SO badly il
I was sure the bayonet was sterilized
and thoroughly sanitary" Steel
jacketed bullets have no horror for
him at all when compared to the gilt
tering bayonet. Shrapnel and sixteen
inch shells he merely laughs at when
he talks .of being taken to the
trenches. But when the bayonet is
mentioned his face sobers visibly. He
sent for application blanks for the Of.
ficers' reserve corps many weeks age
and thought Of trying for place. He
read the Instructions, requirements
and other details, and then came upon
list OF the Equipment prospective
officer must Garry while in training
Alas! The first item in the list stood
out like a flaming demon; Zone
bayonet!" Gilbert did not go into
training.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03

realized, for just this year the city
has remodeled the city hall, tearing
out the basement and making it into
Offices and making new entrance on
Eighteenth street. The men, however,
who did the remodeling have no
doubt that the city hall is built OF
enduring granite stone" as the
mayor said. 1t was so hard that the
pneumatic drills could hardly cut it.
The place where the city hall stands
was the site of Governor Saunders
handsome and costly home. When
he built it, the ground was very high.
This was all graded down and Far
nam street as it now stands was re-
duced to that level only after the
earth had been removed to a depth
OF forty-hve feet.
We have seen in another chapter
how the court house grounds were
formerly very high and were graded
down with herculean and costly labor
to their present level and . beautiful
lawn planted.
How many Of these interesting
facts about the city's history did the
critic OF my history know! Not one.
Questions on Chapter XVII.
What was the real reason why
this critic criticised my historyi
2. What is easier than writing a
historyl
8. How long after the Declaration
Of independence was the city hall
builti
4. Describe the address Of the
niavor.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
Omaha s Th0r0Mqhf0res "F0rm0m1 Street
of

fore its completion it was destroyed
bv FIRE. The present six-story brick
was constructed Immediately alter
ward, the main floor of which IS oc-
cupied as bank. The adjoining
two-story brick was built in 1882 BY
OF. Davis and for years was used
by the Davis Real Estate company.
The brick adjoining this was built in
1884 by George w. Ames & Son,
after whom, Ames avenue was called,
and was used as their real estate Of
flee up to 1898. Adjoining this to the
west is the old Redick building. which
from 1884 to 1890 was used as an OIL
flee building. 1t is but a four-story
brick. In 1910 there was added to
this as an annex a six-story fire.
proof building. Though but thirty
feet in width, this, in addition to the
old building, makes first-class ho.
tel, which for years has been called
the "Henshaw," run by 7. J. O.Brien.
A two-story brick twenty feet in
width adjoins this and is owned by the
Redick estate.
On the southwest corner OF that
block, on Sixteenth street. in 1850
stood the handsome residence OF
Charles S. Goodrich. In 1884 the
property was purchased from him by
Iohn A. McShane for $4,000 and the
residence was torn down and re-
| placed by a number of one-story
brick buildings. In 1887 Zachariah
| Thompson bought the property from
McShane for something like $4,000
at least he so informed me. Mr..
| Thompson had his real estate Office
| in the corner store until 1883, when
| it was rented to Mr.. Schroeder for
a drug store, which he occupied until
| 1894, when it was rented for a like
purpose by the Myers-Dillon Drug
company, who occupied it until Au-
gust of this year, when the property
was leased by the Rose Realty COM
pany. which is erecting on the en-
tire lot a substantial six-story office
and store building. ! recall an Incl
dent that took place in 1882 which
! was in connection with this lot. When
the change of grade of this street was
being agitated there was a big pond
| on the street just east of Sixteenth
and Mr.. Goodrich, who was some
thing of wag, dressed a dummy in
a rubber suit and hat, placed rod
and line in his hand, with sign
reading, Fishing good, but pond
| dangerous--no bottom"
On the northwest corner ote>Six-
teenth street in 1880 stood three.
story long frame building known as
Redick's opera house, which from
| 1882 to 1886 was used as our city hall,
police station and police court. IN
1889 the ald place was torn down and
the lot subdivided and in 1894 S. P.
Morse erected hve-story dry goods
house on the north end. In 1895 the
| Commercial National bank erected a
three-story store and bank building
on the corner. In 1906 this bank
was merged with the United States
National, which in 1915 razed the old
building and erected in its stead the
present hve-story stone, with addi-
tional ground to the west. On the
northeast corner OF this block stood
the residence OF Joseph Millard, who
in 1887 sold the property to the New
York Life Insurance company. II in
1888 erected the ten-story building
| that is now on the lot. -z-
1 fConcIuded Mart Sunday,