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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
NOTES OF THE scoUTa

A SCOUT He enjoys q hike through
the woods more than he does q walk
over the city's streets He can tell
north or south or east or west By the
"signs." He can tie q knot that will
hold. he can climb tree which seems
impossible to others, he can swim q
river, he can pitch tent. he can mend
tear In his trousers. he can tell you
which fruits and seeds are poisonous
and which are not, he can sight nut
bearing trees at q distance; n living
near ocean or lake he can reef q sail
or take his trick at the wheel, and II
near any body Of water at all he can
pull an oar or use paddles and SOULS;
In the woods he knows the names Of
birds and animals; In the water he
tells you the different varieties of
fish.
The Boy Scouts Of Ruston, La. have
written DR.. Oscar Bowling. president
Of the state board of health, saying
that they have secured the state mos
quito survey Of their town and pro-
pose to eradicate mosquitoes and flies.
With this object In view, they have re-
Quested the state board Of health to
detail an inspector to assist them In
starting the work.
1t Is stated that Iowa ID the home Of
at least S54 different varieties Of
birds. The Boy Scouts Of that state
claim that there are at least $40 varis-
ties Of birds In the state and intend to
prove their statement. They win make
notes on all birds that they see and
send these to some central ONCE where
they will be carefully studied and Ar
ranged.
Boy Scouts Of wsycross. Ca, have
induced one Of the local papers to al
low them to get out q Scout edition.
The boys are furnishing the news and
will see to II that their own edition
has q large circulation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24

there was n d.
vision Of the peo-
pie because of
him. To this day,
men divide on
personality - one
Is for Roosevelt,
another for Bryan,
one for Wilson
and another for
Hughes, and prob
ably more than
ever before, are
men and women
as voters In the
passing years con-
sidering men rath-
er than parties or
party platforms.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
Gems In Verse
OLD FAvORITES.
LITTLE oRPHANT ANNIE.

oNrHhNI ANNIE.
BY JAMES wHITCoMB RILEY.
copyright, 1887. 1898, by James whitcomb
Riley.l
TITLE Orphant Annie's come to our
house 10 stay,
An wash the cups an saucers up.
- and brush the crumbs away,
An shoe the chickens of the
porch. an dust the hearth. an
sweep,
An make the fire, an bake the bread, an
earn her board an keep.
An all US other children, when the sup
per things is done,
We set around the kitchen FIRE an has the
rnostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch tales at Annie tells
about
An the sobble-uns at gifts you
II you
Don't
Watch
Outi
onc't they was q little boy wouldn't Say
his prayers,
An when he went to bed at night, away
upstairs,
His nanny heerd him boiler. an his
daddy heerd him bawl.
An when they turn't the kivvers down he
wasn't there at ALI
An they seeked him In the rafter room,
an cubby hole an press.
An seeked him up the chimbly nus. an
ever where, I guess.
But all they ever found was thist his pants
an roundabout,
An the gobble-uns II git you
II you
Don't
Watch
Quit
An one time a little girl 'ud ailss laugh
and grin
An make fun Of ever'one an all her blood
an kin.
An onc't when they was company" an
ole folks was there.
She Knocked 'em an shocked 'sm an said
she didn't care
An thist as she kicked her heels an turn't
to run an hide
They was two great big black things
a-standn' by her side,
An they snatched her through the collin
fore she knowed what she's about
An the gobble-uns IL git you
you
Don't
Watch
Outi
An little Orphant Annie says whom the
blaze In blue
An the lamp wick sputters an the wind
goes woo-oo!
An you hear the crickets quit, an the
moon is gray.
An the lightnin' bugs In dew II all
squenched away.
You better mind yer parents an yer
teachers fond an dear,
An churish them at loves you an dry
the orphant's tear.
An hep the pore an needy ones at
clusters all about
Err the gobble-uns II git you
II you
Don't
Watch
Quit
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
Inevitable
Division
BY REV. J. II. RALSTON, DID.
Secretary Of Correspondents Department.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TExT-so there was n division among
the people because Of him.-John 7:x3
The division referred to In the text
was one caused by Jesus OF Nazareth
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
WEIGHING THE BABY.

i i ago.
How many pounds from
GROWING curl
To rosy point Of the restless tosf
Nobody weighed the baby's smile
Or the love that came with the
helpless one.
Nobody weighed the threads Of care
From which q human life IL spun.
Nobody weighed the baby's soul.
For here on earth no weights
there be
That could avail. God only knows
Its value through eternity.
o mother. sing your merry motel
o father. laugh. but don't forget
From baby's eyes look out q soul
To be In Eden's light resell
Ethel Lynn
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-05-24
FROM A CITY GARDEN.

= HAVE q garden radiant
Within the moiling city's heart,
Fairsr by far than any haunt
4 OF piping Pan. whore fresh
springs start
For Love hath made It hia
And he the gardener In
! have q garden all vine clad
That yearns into the upper air,
Lifting light fingers to seize the giad
Imprisoned In bright flowers
Against the sunless houra
III.
have Q garden full Of fern,
All feathery with foamy green,
In many q nook. from many an arm
II lifts up laughter for q screen
To shield my lady sweet
From the clamor Of the street
have garden walled about
To hide US from the mad worlds din.
But. oh. instead Of keeping out
long TO let the sad world In
To share the magic powers
or my quiet healing flowers.
Atlantic Constitution
GEMS FROM THE MASTER.
But love is blind. and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit
The man that hath no music In himself.
Nor Is not moved with concord Of sweet
sounds.
Is Mt for treasons, strategems and spoiis
The motions OF his spirit are duh as night
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Boston Eleven Beats
Eddie Mahan's Eleven

Boston. Dec. 4.-The Boston Navy
Yard eleven scored a victory over
Eddie Mahan's League Island Marines
yesterday on Soldiers Field. The
score was to o.
One touchdown was scored early in
second period and it was the elusive
Cannell who made the tally, with
Billy Murray adding the seventh
point.
The aggressiveness of the Bostoni-
ans had the Philadelphians always
on the defensive in the opening pc
riod. Stupendous line-bucking by
Enright brought the ball to the Ma
rines' 10-yard line. Here the soldiers
of the sea asserted themselves in re-
markable fashion, held Boston for
three downs and forced Quarterback
Murray to try dropkick, which was
missed.
Mahan's team then put the ball in
play on it's 20-yard line. Mahan threw
ordinary gridiron discretion to the
winds and tried. a forward pass. 1t
failed. Then he tried another and
this Jack Lowney, who was substi-
tuted for Cannell, leaped high, batted
the ball away from Mike" Avery. the
Marines left end, and somehow or
other managed to recover the ball
before it touched the ground, a spec
tacular play. In a few more plays
the first period was over, with the
Boston team in possession of the oval
on the Marines 16-yard line.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Deer Are Plentiful in
Monroe and Pike Hills

Stroudsburg, Dec. About twen-
ty-five deer were killed on the first
day in Monroe and Pike counties.
Several hundred deer hunters were
out before noon on Saturday.
Mr.. Predmore, of Easton, killed a
four-pronged buck back of Shawnee
on-Delaware. Charles Peters, of
Bushgill, returned with a young buck
from Pike county. Frank Halter
man, James Halterman and John
Gradner, of North Water Gap, each
shot buck. Mr.. Christmai. near
shawnee-on-Delaware also killed a
buck. Two deers were killed at
Mack's bungalow at Porter's Lake
and two bucks are hanging at Wild
cat swamp.
Several have been shot at the pre-
serves in Pike county, these are on
private land and only members are
allowed to hunt there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Noted Sportsman Dead,
Conductor on Railroad;
Famous as Billiardist

Pittsburgh. Dec. with the death
of Andrew Jackson Pitcairn recently
q picturesque figure passed away
from the baseball and billiard circles
OF Pennsylvania and more particu-
larly Pittsburgh.
Pitcairn was known by billiard and
baseball enthusiasts throughout the
keystone state and frequently played
in Boston when there with the old
time Pittsburgh Pirates
Until his retirement several wears
ago he had been a conductor on the
pennsylvania Railroad, and in that
capacity was known by prominent
men, very many of whom he could
outplay at the cut game and with all
OF whom he could chat about the two
branches of sports in which he and
they were interested.
For many years he had been q
boNholder at Barney Dreyfuss' ball
park, Forbes Field. and spent many
training season with the Pirates
when they patronized Hot Springs
After he retired from active duty on
the railroad he devoted most of his
time to attending baseball games
when the Buccaneers played at home
and playing billiards at Pittsburgh
where he could hold his own success
Iully against the best amateurs the
Smoky City had to offer. ..
He was a nephew of the late Rob-
ert Pitcairn, superintendent of the
FlttsDursh division of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad and later general man
ager of that district. At the time
of the Johnstown flood Pitcairn had
charge of a train running between
Pittsburgh and Altoona, and when
the flood swept the city performed
heroically in helping in the rescue
work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
RXX|ELLY'U
| y wv CORNER

Good news came to local sport
fans to-day in the announcement
that the Hassett School of Gymnas-
Tics would start basketball season
thursday night. This organization
mas been big factor in local sports.
me Hassett cage team has won
championships. Lebanon's Big Five
VIII be the opening attraction.
The Athletics have lost another
pitcher to Uncle Sans great big
team. Walter Anderson. the prom
ising left handler, Joined the Army
In Detroit yesterday and his enter,
Ing into the Great Drive cut down
another likely recruit pitcher Mack
was building upon for next years S
campaign. With Anderson helping
out Uncle Sam, the government gets
six of the Athletic players. Ray
Bates and Winnie Noyes Joined the
colors before the baseball season was
over, then Pitchers Seibold and Nay
Tor. along with outfielder Sharman,
were quick to get in line with the
American League season closed
Local high schools have taken up
basketball. Candidates are plentiful
and good sport is promised during
The winter months. Tech has a
ounch of stars to start the season.
Marvin Goodwin. the young right
hand pitcher of the st. Louis Ma
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Penn State Athletic Heads
Win Army Commissions

State College, Dec. 4.-Three
prominent figures in PENNSYLVANIA
States athletic circles have won
commissions in the second Officers
Training camps. They were w. T..
Lewis, coach of the Penn State var
sity wrestling teams for the last
eight years; q. NJ. Hermann, '12,
varsity basketball coach and instruc-
:or of the freshman football squad,
and A. j. Krushank. tackle on the
1916 football team. Lewis was made
a first lieutenant in infantry. Her.
mann won his shoulder straps for
the same rank. Krushank was COM
missiored a first lieutenant in field
artillery
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04

tionals. has Joined the aviation sec
don of the United States Signal
Corps. Goodwin was purchased from
the Milwaukee Club of the American
Association last July.
War took its toll of JOHNNY Cas-
tles Hannibal Club. in the three Eve
League. Out of his entire list of
players but four remain, and the
popular Philadelphian will have
some time building his team when
tne season reopens next year. Castle
ana MS star pitcher, Burnham, are
too old for the draft, while Fuer-
porn, his star first baseman. and
Lawrence. clever outfielder. are too
young. Every other member of the
team was in the draft and most of
them were among the first batch
called to the colors. Castle declares
that all but those mentioned above
are In the service. but that he has
quite a waiting" list of young pIay-
ers whom he will try out next sea-
son.
The Eastern Basketball League
has quit Lack of patronage and loss
OIL stars. because of war, is said to
be the cause. Jasper withdrew and
then Grey stock decided that pros
poets were not very encouraging and
the famous organization threw uD
the sponge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Once More 1t Is Said
Player Limit Must Go

cincinnati, Dec. 4.-Before leaving
for Chicago August Hermann.
chairman of the National Baseball
Commission, announced the commits
sion would hold it's annual meeting
in Cincinnati on January 7. At this
meeting the chairman, treasurer and
secretary of the committee will be
elected.
Mr.. Hermann said he has taken
the initial step in reducing the play
err limit of the National League to
eighteen men to a team. exclusive of
the manager, by forwarding to John
K. Tener, president of the National
League, an amendment to the
leagues constitution calling for that
number of players to a team for the
season of 1918. This amendment will
be voted on at the annual meeting
of the National League in New York
December IL. The limit in recent
years has been twenty-one after May
Is.
Mr.. Hermann said he believes by
reducing the number of players to
eighteen on each team the clubs will
be able to survive the Army draft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
CAGE OUTLOOK
AT PENN STATE
Season Opens Saturday; Indi-
cations For a Strong Team;
Freshmen in the Game

State College, Pa, Dec. 4.-Penn-
sylvania States basketball season
Will get under way within the next
week. Following the custom of re-
sent years. Juniata College will op-
Lose the Blue and White quintet in
the opening contest. December 8.
In the absence of Dutch" Her.
mann, IL, former basketball coach,
who has just won his shoulder straps
as first lieutenant in the Officers
Reserve Corps, Captain-e Blake
slee will have sole charge of his men.
He has sixty-five aspfrants for places
on the team practicing three times
week in the armory.
Stars in Uniform
Three of last seasons varsity
cagemen will be in uniform again.
They are Captain Blakeslee, Wilson
and Fast. Captain Blakeslee will
jump the center as the successor of
Dutch Adams. who has left col
leGe to serve in one of Penn States
ambulance sections. The other reg
I,lars of the 1916 teams. Fast and
Wilson, are candidates for the guard
positions.
Missing from the squad this year
will be eX-Captain Walton, n guard;
Adams, center; Jimmy Wagner. q
forward, now second lieutenant in
the Officers Reserve Corps, and Lau-
bacn, who died this fall.
Last.year's freshman five furnishes
some promising material in Mullan
Muschlitz and Young, forwards;
Kincaide and Shoemaker, centers
and Mearkle and Eichleberger
guards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04

Philadelphia, Dec. 4.-Managerial
cares did not worry or hanpicap La
joie in hitting during the past season
in the International League. Not only
did Larry pilot the Toronto team to
the pennant, but he as well led the
league in hitting with a snug aver
age of $50, The veteran simply
killed" the offerings of all the l. l..
pitchers, for in his 151 games Larry
punched out 221 hits, for total base
record of 2S3, his extra hits being
thirty-nine doubles, four triples and
five home runs.
This was Lajoies twenty-fourth
consecutive year in baseball and 1s
a record no other player but Hans
Wagner can boast of. Even then
Larry has it on the Pittsburgh vet
eran, for John Henry did not play
many games for the Pirates during
the past season, while Larry was al
most a consistent daily performer.
Larry celebrated his forty second
birthday last September and Judging
from the record he just established
he is due to stick around as pitcher
worrier for a few more years.
Larry played his first two years
with the Fall River, then Joined the
Phils in 1896, playing here for five
years. He Joined the Cleveland Amer
leans in 1901 and stayed there until
1915 when he was released to the
Athletics. He served for Mack two
years, then went to Toronto this sea-
son and won a pennant. his only one
on his re-entry into the minor league
field.
Turner Barber. of Baltimore. who
was purchased by. the Chicago Cubs
for $4,000, was the only other player
to get over 200 hits he totaling 21S
for 149 games. Otis c. Lawry. who
was sent to Baltimore by Connie
Mack during the season then recalled
before the American League campaign
closed, is given top place over Laioie,
for in his twenty-nne games played
for the Orioles. he hit for 1896, having
made forty hits in his twenty mine
games Lawry. however, cannot be
taken for the champion. for the small
number of games he participated in
precludes such honor from coming
his way. Even at that Lawry's rec
ord is amazing to local fans for
his batting as an Athletic was meek
and lowly, and he was a shining
mark for American League pitchers.
Toronto and Baltimore tied in club
batting with an average of 2S3 apiece,
with Providence second.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04

forth to play some of the games on
the Chestnut street floor.
Award Letters
AT meeting of the athletic coun-
Gil of the school Ts and T. II. HIS
were awarded to the football play
ers who represented Tech on the
gridiron during the last season. The
varsity IT. will go to "Eb" Elmer.
Hen" kohlman, Butch" Essig.
Hap" Frank. Red" Brough, "Jim"
Peifer, Fat" Lauster. "Jawn" Ar
mold. Jerry Frock, "Vic" Bihi. TED
Lloyd, "Bill" Hoerner, Bud" Lingle,
Goo Coo" Beck, "Doughnuts" wills
bach, and Manager "Scrunts" Hol-
land. Practically all of the players
Will remain for next year, only Es-
sig. Brough, Frock and Captain
Lloyd will be lost by graduation.
This will leave dozen "T" men to
make up the first team next sea-
son. 1t Is likely that the captaincy
Will go to Gilbert Elmer.
Reserves on List
or those who receive the T, H. s.
for having made the reserves, most
OF them will also be in school next
year. Eleven of this squad will
again be wearing the Maroon next
season. Dutch" Miller and Ernie"
Bachman will be the only two lost
by graduation. The letters were
given to John Beck, George Weigel,
Johnson. Bachman. Fred Beck, Glad
felter, Connor, Boyer, Heagy, Hinkle.
Keane, Garrett, Miller and Assistant
Managers Bert Hahn and Bill"
Fortna. Tho members of the ath-
letio council are the members of
the faculty who direct athletics to-
gether with the officers of the athle-
tic association and the captains and
managers of the athletic teams.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
TECH ATHLETES RESTING
BASKETBALL WORK SOON;
COUNCIL AWARDS LETTERS

Following the 81 tn victory over
Central. Tech High school athletes
are now resting on their oars. The
Tech cross-country runners are out
in force preparing for the meet with
the Academy runners Saturday, The
run will be held over the three and
one-half mile course extending from
Wildwood Park to MacIay street. A
cup will be given to the team WIN
ner, while another cup will go to the
individual who makes the best time
in covering the course. The Maroon
athletes are in training with Coach
Hill, who hopes to repeat with an
other victory.
The first call for basketball can
didates will be made tomorrow
when Coach Miller will meet all the
basketball candidates, and give
them their first talk on the basket
ball situation. Athletes who have
been playing football will not be
asked to report this week. They
will take the week off to rest up
from their athletic activities of the
fall.
Stars For Cage Game
Chances for a winning basketball
quintet are very promising. With
Wilsbach, Beck, Elmer, Bell, Lingle,
Lloyd, Holland, Frank, Huston, John
Beck, Bihl, Smith, Frock. McCord
and Kohlman as nucleus for Al
quintet, the outlook is promising
Tech will begin the season with
more developed material on hand
than any other season in the history
of the school. Coach Miller Is plan
ming to hold practices Thursday and
Friday of this week. 1t is not as yet
decided just where the contests will
be played, but an effort is being put
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Hoblitzell to Enlist;
Red SOx First Baseman

Cincinnati, Dec. 4.--Dick Hoblitzell
hrst baseman of the Boston Ameri-
cans. entered hospital here in order
to undergo operations and surgical
treatment that, it is believed, will
correct defects in his physical condi-
tion to the extent of making him fit
to pass he Army examinations.
Hoblitzell attempted to join the
Army some time ago, but was refused
on account of not being able to pass
the physical examination. The de-
fects were slight and he was in
formed at that time that surgery
could correct them.
. II Hoblitzell succeeds in joining
the Army the Boston Americans will
then have lost both of their regular
hrst basemen. as Del Gamer has al
ready enlisted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
FUND FOR SOLDIERS GIFTS

Enola, Pa, Dec. 4.-Plans for rails
Ing a fund which will be used to
purchase gifts for Enola's soldier
boys were discussed at a meeting of
Glass No. 10 of the Zion Lutheran
Sunday school held last week at the
home of Miss Viola Knaub, in State
road. TIL meeting was attended by
the following persons: Miss ElVerda
Kline, Miss Mabel Seitz, Miss Mar
garet Hassler, Miss Anna Linden
berger, Miss Maud Beck, Miss Aida
Seitz, Miss Mark Strickner, Miss
Margaret Knaub Miss Viola Knaub,
Paul Strickner, Donald Groome, Ed
ward Hassler, Harold Bordlemay
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knaub.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
One Big Factor in Giving Harrisburg
Clean Athletics Winter
and Summer

Winter activities at Hassett School
of Gymnastics, North street near Sec
ond, will start Thursday night. the
Rev. T. B. Johnson, who has been
prominent in amateur athletics IN
Harrisburg and has developed many
star athletes, will continue as dl-
rector general. He has been big
factor for many seasons in providing
clean sports for this city.
The winter program will as usual
include basketball, gymnastic eXhtbi-
tions and other entertainments. The
basketball program this year will in
clude games by the several teams OF
the Hassett School, including the
champion girls five.
The Hassett teams will play a Sc
ries of games at home and ABROAD
with the best cage teams in the state.
The opening attraction on Thursday
night will be the Big Five, of Leba-
non, one of the strongest independent
organizations in the state.
Thursdays Game
This game starts at sis o'clock
Manager Downing will have his big
squad on hand. The lineup is not
certain. Buzz" Ford has been Sc
cured as referee. He is a star on the
Harrisburg Independent five. Dane
ing will follow the game, with De-
L.one's Orchestra furnishing music.
Between the halves the Rev. T. B.
Johnson will give a talk on what he
found during his recent visit to Camp
Hancock. He has many interesting
things to tell not only about the Has
.sett boys who are now at the front
but regarding the welfare of all Har-
risburg soldiers, and especially the
good work that is being carried on
by the Knights OF Columbus and the
Y. NJ. c. a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-04
Star Bike Team Quits;
Fail to Keep Record

New York, Dec. 4.-One of the fif-
teen teams entered in the siX-day
bicycle race. which began at mid
night, dropped out during the early
hours to-day. Paul Suter, of the
Walthour-Suter team quit the con-
test after the pair had lost two laps
during sprints.
At 1920 o'clock Walthour and Suter
were officially declared out of the
race.
Thirteen teams, pedaling more than
eighteen miles behind the record,
were tied. At the thirteenth hour
the thirteen leaders had covered 264
miles laps, with Goullett at the
head. The record is 800 miles fiat.
made by Granda and Moran in 1918.