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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
American League Head
to Abolish Player Limit

Chicago, Jan. 21-Abolition of
the player limit In the American
League has been announced by Pres
ident Ban johnson. The action was
necessary, he said, to protect club
owners who face the danger of los
ing several players in the next draft
for military service. He was ad-
vsed that three members of the
Cleveland club-Roth, Harris and
Klepfer-had been placed in class
one.
Under the new ruling, the clubs
will be unrestricted in the number of
players they carry. In previous
years, the clubs were obliged to
slash their roster to twenty men
on May /.
President Johnston said he under
stood the National League would
take similar action.
I'VE are in the peculiar position
OF not knowing what will happen in
the next draft" he said, "and it
seemed inadvisable to keep in effect
a ruling made for conditions unlike
those now prevailing"
The meeting to draft the 1918
schedules of the major leagues, set
for Tuesday. in Washington, will be
held in Pittsburgh either on Tues
day or Wednesday, he said. The
change was made because of the ILL
ness of Barney Dreyfuss, president
OF the Pittsburgh Club, and one of
the National League representatives
on the schedule committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
RXX/EI1LYC
| y w CORNER

Skating was a popular sport to-
gay Those who had plenty of time
because of the holiday had no need
for coal once they started on the ice.
VINO cares? Let joy be unconfined.
Those Greystock boys must have
been heavy hearted Saturday night
because of Pop" Fogerty's retire
ment. Most of the time they played
a listless game. The Independents 5
fell into slow trot also. but an in
lection of tabasco brought them
around in the second half. Lots of
pep keeps the spectators happy.
Saturday afternoon basketball is a
popular move. Harrisburg young
folks showed their approval Saturday
afternoon by turning out to the Tech
Indian game. Let us have more. 1t
won't hurt. Harrisburg basketball
fans are big army, and the more
games the more interest in the sport.
Keep going on the matinee sport.
From the far west comes n story
that Eddie Plank will be back in the
game this season. The Gettysburg
star is rather popular during the
winter season and newspapers find
plenty of space for anything about
the famous southpaw. Plank Is not
a gutter. When he left his team last
season it was due to poor health.
Leave it to Eddie; he will always do
the right thing.
President ]. H. Farrell, of the New
York state League, should change
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
$8,3OO,OOO Deficit By
Pittsburgh Railways

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 21.-That
the Pittsburgh Railways Company
of a period of eleven years. from
1902 to 1913, pyramided a deficit in
its finances of SS,340,062.05, Special
City Counsel Robinson developed in
questioning Controller Mitchell, of
the company, at the hearing before
Chairman Ainey. of the state public
service commission, on the scent
fare ruling. effective Tuesday.
This deficit was brought by in
curing into the issue of $4,000, 900
debenture bonds of the railways
company taken up by the PhiIadel-
phia Company. He said the deficit
represented cash actually advanced
the Railways Company by the par
ent Philadelphia Company.
1t waS brought out that the Phil
adelphia Company cleaned up ST.
100000 in taking the bond issue and
paying off notes held by banks
against the railways company. Dfvi-
dends on underlying Companies
were paid by money borrowed from
the Philadelphia. Company. -.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
The Letter List

LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
Die Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa. for
The week ending January 10, 1917:
Women's List Mrs. Mary Arm
Mrs. Chas. Gaul, Agnes Girdirc, Mabel
Hanie, Mrs. Samuel Hayes. Mrs. Jus
lyn. Mrs. Edna Long, Mrs. Frank ].
Mcdowell, Pearl Mars. Mae E. Murray
Mrs. James Nelson, Miss Ray Patter-
son, Mrs. B. II. Prowell. Miss s. Ramer.
Mrs. Fannie May Rice. Mrs. Florence
scofield. Mrs. VIM. Showdy. Mrs. Dyson
stimeling Mrs. E. E. stonesifer, Mrs
Grace Walker, Mrs. Charles Yeager.
Mems List - ]. II. Alland. A. j.
Balshi, r. E. Barthold. Joseph Breach,
Harvey Cassell, Frank Fulton, I. W.
Eilbert, Samuel Hayes. Joseph Hess,
= c. Kartsakledys,- c. B. Lewis. ].
harst. ]. Clyde Martin. Tom NJ. Miller.
7. W. Moore. Clarence A. Moul. H. c.
Meyer. John Nizley, Edw. Pette-s,
Robert Phelan. Joyce Preston. Roy
Purorance, ]. G. Reilly, I. Roberts
Charles Scott. +. ]. Shaffer. Col. Sim
Geo: u. steese, william Stewart, Geo.
son, G. VitanZa, 3. Ward. James
Weaver. Jay Webb. John weiner, VIM.
Wilson, Samuel Wolf. J. Robert
Foung. James Young. s. Zanka.
Foreign = Perez Noyoa Manuel,
Phelen Phelepp. Arthur Sheppard.
Firms - Farmers Stove Repair Co,
Hoffman & Mcfarland, Stouffer &
hahon, Wallace & Sayford, Washing
ION Club.
Persons should invariably have their
nail matter addressed to their street
md number. thereby insuring prompt
keliyery by the carriers.
FRANK C. SITES,
Postmaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
PENNSY SHOTS
PLAN PROGRAM
Keystone Rifle Association
Elects Officers; Outline
Schedule For Year

Plans for an active rife season
were outlined Saturday night by
members of the Keystone Rifle As
sociation. This organization has its
own range at Conewago, and its
membership includes employees
from all over the Philadelphia di-
vision of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road. The meeting was held in the
rooms of the supervisor of signals
of the Philadelphia division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The years program will include
matches with the Harrisburg Rife
Association and other organiza-
tions; individual contests, team
matches and a series of matches
with teams from other towns along
the main line of the Pennsy. Troph-
les. medals and other prizes will be
awarded to winners during the
year. A schedule of events will be
announced in the near future.
TO Make Ammunition
1t was also decided to purchase
machinery for the manufacture of
ammunition and to secure addi-
tional material. Improvements will
also be made at the Conewago
range. Following reports from the
officers. Superintendent J. K. John
ston. Chief Clerk w. R. Denehey
and Elmer Irving, division en-
gineer, were elected honorary
members and the executive COM
mittee was authorized to issue
membership tickets to these Off
cials. These officers were elected:
President. H. S. Flowers, signal
foreman at Lancaster; vice-presi-
dent, H. H. Appleton, assistant su-
perintendent of signals of the Phila-
delphia division, Harrisburg; secre-
tary, B. f. Dickinson, Harrisburg;
treasurer, ]. n. Hobert, Harrisburg:
executive committee, NJ. n. Greiner,
Lancaster. The meeting was held in
the Office of the superintendent of
signals of the Philadelphia division,
at the Pennsylvania Railroad sta
ton, and was attended by the fol-
lowing members:
Members Present
Harrisburg-J. y. Hobert, B. F.
Dickinson, c. Z. Rudy, w. H. Smith,
W. A. Swanger, Stanley Golden, ].
P. Keplinger, ]. W. Mehring, George
Williams.
delphia-Charles Darrah and
H. H. Appleton.
Lancaster-H. S. Flowers, NJ. n.
Greiner, c. E. Poulton, William
Daum, ]. r. Givler, j. r. Lefty, ].
E. Whittle.
Middletown-v. DeibIer, D. Z. Nc
Gowan, F. Soulliard.
Enola-S. c. Decouche.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21

his medicine. Thus far his injections
of his elixir of life" have failed to
bring any Improvement in the New
York State League. OF course Presi-
dent Farrell cannot be blamed. No
baseball and he loses part of his meal
ticket. However, at present there
appea1s to be q desire for new minor
leaders. 1t has been very evident
for some time that the Farrell cir
cult needed new DOCTOR.
Monday holidays will not hurt bas-
ketball sport in Harrisburg. Few
cage games are played on the first
night of the week. 1t requires sew
eral days for local players to get
warmed up after a hard week.
Wednesday will see the start of an
other busy week for local tossers.
Watch the Hassett in the coming
game. ..
Dickinson Law School was a long
time getting started in basketball.
However. good things come slowly
these days. That Carlisle aggrega-
tion promises some interesting sport
from now until the close of the sea-
son.
The m. p" tossers are not worried
over the loss of honors at Altoona.
Things did not break nicely for the
locals. Regular players were absent
and that counts in teamwork. How
ever, Manager Budget" Householder
has the champion team in the east
and that is something worth crow
ing about.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Khaki Clad Men in Camps
Eager to See Theatricals

There IS more human nature to
the square inch in an audience of
khah-clad regimentals than one
will find in any other audience in
the world" says o. z. Behymer,
manager OF the Liberty Tents at
Camp Wadsworth.
Manager Behymer says, IAN OF
the men in charge OF our tents are
go enthusiastic that they insist upon
staying for the duration OF the war
The thing gets into ones blood. It
is the livest kind of job.
II am hoping that the Smileage
Campaign to provide entertainment
for the soldiers will go with a rush.
II prospective donators could see
what is actually being done the
thing would be quickly oversub-
scribed."
Smileage books containing passes
to all the cantcnments in army can
tonments and National Guard
camps will be put on sale through
out the country, January 2s. They
sell for 81 and s5. according to
whether they contain 90 or 100 cou-
ponS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Major Harrell Writes of
France In an Interesting
Letter to DR.. Hamilton

Major W. +. Harrell. formerly in
charge of the Harrisburg Recruiting
district, in letter to DR.. Hugh Ham
uton pays tribute to the patriotism
Of Harrisburg citizens and newspa-
pers. The letter folIows:
When I received your letter was
Under orders for service here and
decided to delay my reply until =
could make it from France. The op-
portunity has arrived. so 1 am
spending Christmas in this purpose.
II is now near midnight, Decem ber
s425. I know you would like to
hear OF France as I should love to
tell you but it is forbidden by CEN
sorship rules; however. France is as
glorious and more so than you and l
had thought in our talks of the war.
That she will endure and succeed
there has never been any doubt in
Dur minds. but we Americans must do
all we can. II the whole country
were so loyal and ready as Harris
burg, the task would be easier and
more quickly done.
"All OF my wishes for service have
about materialized, and I am very
grateful. In health and spirit I am
very fit, and in addition I am COM
Portable. At present I am living with
very elderly couple whose home
has furnished three sons to the cause.
They are more than good to me; in
deed, 1 have not had such care since
q very small boy. The good old
mother seys a prayer over me each
night, and she has never forgotten
the hot water bottles for my feet.
Give the newspapers an extra
handshake for me, for they did splen-
did service to the Government in their
active backing both of recruiting and
the Liberty Loans. 1t is now the first
hour Of Christmas, and I trust I am
the first to wish you a Merry Christ
mas and the best of luck"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21

uO...III.U.. pans have been ordered
and will be distributed throughout
the county districts during the next
few weeks. Sections which Germany
hoped to gain possession of or control
over are printed in red on the map.
Civil Seryice-Civil service exam
nations for applicants for the city
police force will be held this even
ing in the council chamber at the
courthouse. Mental tests will be held
Wednesday evening. Applicants for
sergeant have until Thursday noon
TO file application blanks.
Common Pleas Court-Common
pleas court opened to-day with thirty
cases listed for trial. OF this number
several have been continued or set
tied. The majority of the cases are
suits for payment of bills. About a
dozen damage suits are listed, and
one case is an action brought against
the state by property owners in the
park extension zone.
Criminal Court-With the closing
OF criminal court Saturday afternoon
about 160 of the 260 cases listed for
trial had been disposed of. The other
cases will be continued until the
March sessions unless a special ses-
sion is held to dispose of them. Two
murder trials are listed also.
Creditors Meet-Creditors of GAYLE
Burlingame, local theatrical promo
ter, met to-day at the office of John
I. Olmsted, referee in bankruptcy, to
consider his report.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
BROWNS LEADER
SURE OF PLANK
Writes That Famous South
paw Will Be Back in
Harness This Season

Philadelphia. Jan. 21.-From far
off Portland. Ore, the home of
Fielder Jones. comes the announce
ment that Eddie Plank has not re-
tired from baseball Last summer
Plank parted company with the
Browns. while the club was making
a swing through the east, and re-
turned to his home in Gettysburg. 1t
was said at the time that the great
southpaw was in poor health and
never again would attempt to play
ball. His departure caused many re-
grets, but little surprise, as Plank
had gone far beyond the stage which
usually marks the exit of major
league ball players.
Fielder Jones, since the close of
the 1917 season, had refused to dis
cuss baseball from any angle, but
a few days ago he broke the long
silence. talked about his failure last
season and mentioned some of his
plans for the coming campaign. In
the list of boxmen who will be with
die Plank, and his remark that he
had a long letter from the Gettys-
burg southpaw at Christmas leads
to the belief that Jones received
some assurance that Plank would be
using his old crossfire again next
season. In speaking about Plank
Jones said:
Had No Trouble
ut has been said that Eddie
Plank and had a disagreement and
that Plank quit the team in August.
True, Plank quit, but here are the
facts: I used to tell Eddie the day
before he pitched that he was to
work. On one of these occasions
when it came time to warm up Plank
said he couldn't work, that his arm
was sore. He went to his room after
the game and the next morning
called me on the phone and asked
me up to his room. When l opened
the door he was crying. 1t seems
that he had been to a doctor and
was advised to quit baseball for the
rest of the season, that his arm was
in bad shape. He told me then that
he thought he was through. 1 told
him to go home and rest. The pa
pers published a report that Plank
quit the team because of a fuss with
me. Why. it was only Christmas
that I received a long letter and a
picture of his baby from Plank with
best wishes from himself and fam
i!y."
Name on Players List
While the st. Louis manager did
not mention that Plank had express
ed a willingness to rejoin the club
the inference is plain. Planks name
is found in Jones list of pitchers
and Eddie wrote him a long letter
less than a month ago. 1t is unlikely
that Plank would fail to mention his
plans for 1918 in a long letter to
his manager, and since the Browns
will welcome his return it is safe to
assume that he is coming back to
the club. His last game before leav-
ing the Browns last summer was a
10 duel, which he lost to Walter
Johnson, so there is no reason to
believe that he is through as a ma
jor Lacquer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Former Chicago President
to Appeal For Back Rent

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Charles w. Muir
Nationals has announced that he
would appeal to the directors of the
National League at the meeting in
New York next month to compel
Charles H. Weeghman. president of
the club and the stockholders, to pay
$4,000, which Murphy contends is due
him for rent on the old National
League Park.
The action, Murphy said, was sepa-
rate from the suit he filed here yes
terday. He named j. Ogden Armour,
William Wrigley and others as de-
PENDANTS with Weeghman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
When Elks Smell Powder
They Hunt Hiding Place

Altoona, Pa, Jan. 21.-It was quite
easy for the State Game Commission
to order the Blair county herd of elk
killed, because farmers had COM
planned that the animals were dam
aging their crops. but 1t was another
thing to superintend the execution.
The herd is still alive, and it will re-
main SO, at least for the balance of
the winter.
State Game Protectors q. Woody
Kelly. of Dubois; Baum. of Harris
burg, and Batchler, of BelIefonte, del
egated as executioners. accompanies
by. Lem c.. Ale, of Bellwood, plowed
through the snowdriftS and braved
the icy blasts of mountain cove and
gap for two days this week in search
of their prey, but their labor was
fruitless.
The herd has mysteriously disapJ
peared, driven back into the timber
land and now guarded well by snow
and ice. Warden Kelly asked Harris
burg for instructions and the wardens
were ordered home. Kelly says the
very farmers who complained about
the herd now want the elk pre-
served.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
EIGHT INJURED
NP.R.R. WRECK
NEAR NEWPORT
Mercantile Express Tosses
Light Engine in Front of
East-Bound Train

Eight Pennsylvania railroad train
men were injured, one probably ia
tai, and three postal clerks badly
hurt, early yesterday morning in a
Pennsylvania railroad wreck at Iro-
quois, near Newport.
Train No. SO, a fast express west
bound, crashed into passenger en-
gtne No. 1888, throwing the latter
over on the westbound freight track.
Train No. 6, eastbound against traf-
tc in order to get around the freight
congestion piled into the wreck.
Mistaken orders are said to have
left the light engine on the west
bound passenger track in the path
OF Train No. SO, which was running
little behind time and which ran
into it, going at high rate of speed.
Too Late to Stop Express
The light engine was tossed into
the air and over on the adjoining
passenger track directly in the path
OF Mercantile Express. which was
too near 20 be stopped. The eX-
press hit the wreck at 55-mile 40
hour clip and jumped the rails.
All of the cars on the two trains
were of steel and vestibule type and
this saved the passengers and mail
clerks abroad. The three locomo-
tlves were so badly smashed that
they will be out of commission for
the next three months. The injured
are:
The Injured
Harry Daveler, aged SO, Altoona,
passenger fireman, hurt about the
head, treated at Harrisburg Hospi-
tai.
Simon Rensel, Camp Hill, brake
man who was riding on engine, pos
sible fracture of skull, in Harris
burg Hospital.
W. S. Butterbaugh, aged so, Har-
risburg. postal clerk, scalp cut and
bruised, treated at Harrisburg Hos
pital.
Leo Graham, aged 19, Thompson
town, fireman, scalp cut and bruis-
ed. Treated at Harrisburg Hospi-
tai.
]. S. Fritz, aged 81. Harrisburg,
fireman, face cut and bruised.
Two postal clerks, E. J. Sellers,
cut about the head, and Henry Alex
ander, left arm broken, and G.. H.
Civ yeler, brakeman, cut about the
head. were treated by attending
surgeons and sent directly to their
homes.
The temperature was below zero
at the time and the injured suffered
severely until relief arrived from
nearby towns and a special from
Harrisburg brought surgeons and
nurses. The cold interfered with
the wreck crews and the main line
was blocked for the larger part OF
Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
COMPREHEND IF THEY WISH

Many Of the foreigners are ex-
tremely bashful about admitting
their ability to speak and under
stand English when there is work
to be done. according to the officers.
observes the Boston Herald. On the
other hand, il they desire q pass or
any similar official boon, their COM
prehension becomes exceedingly
acute. On one occasion, a captain
announced:
"Kabibble, you are on fatigue
duty; you will sweep the mess hall
and the office"
mo spik Engieesh," murmured
the conscript, with a blank look at
his superior.
"Hm-wait a minute"
The officer whispered to one of
the sergeants.
Sure, he understands all right. IS
the latter affirmed.
The captain returned to the still
uncomprehending Kabibble.
Look here, If you don't sweep
this mess hall quickly, you'll lose
your pass for the next month. Do
you understand that?"
"All right; where the broom ~
the private replied with astonishing
facility.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Willard DeGes Sheriff,
Hides on Second Story;
Call in Four Deputies

Chicago. Jan. 21.-Jess willard,
heavyweight champion. was besieged
in his home by a sheriff seeking to
serve a summons in a suit brought
by the fighters former manager.
Going to the second story OF his
home, Willard for three hours re-
fused to answer the taunts and jeers
of the sheriff. who. becoming tired at
length, called in four deputies. My
men will stay until Willard comes
down or jumps out of window"
declared the sheriff.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Willard telephoned
to the police, who refused to interfere
when they heard the cause of the dis
pute, and the sheriff's deputies re-
mained at their posts despite the zero
weather.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Many Hear Conressman
Talk Before Y. M. E.. A.

Declaring Christ was murdered,
Congressman Walter NJ. Chandler,
New York, delivered an adress at
the Y. NJ. c. A. mems mass meeting
yesterday afternoon. The speaker
is a lawyer of wide experience. He
showed, with the Hebrew law of
Christ's time, that the trial was H.
legal, from vany viewpoints.
AS special musical numbers, Miss
Sara Lemer played Wieniawskrs
"Legende," and Schubert's Ave
Maria"
The attendance at the meetings
is growing each Sunday. The
Fahnestock Hall virtually was f1lled
ut yesterdays meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Baseball Franchise Value
Takes an Awful Slide;
Is Now Worth One Dollar

Portland, Ore, Jan. 21.-Just two
years ago Judge William Wallace Nc
Credie. owner of the Portland fran
chise in the Pacific Coast League,
was offered $15O.oOO for his baseball
holdings. McCredie refused to sell.
After that he couldn't sell. No one
wanted baseball franchise.
About four weeks ago the coast
league met and voted the portly Judge
out of the league and announced that
Sacramento would pay $4,000 for his
franchise. The days wore on, and the
judge didn't get his $4,000.
Recently the word came from San
francisco that the Portland jurist
would get pleasant smile and the
customary legal tender of 81 for his
franchise. but would be allowed to
keep his players.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-21
Mugs" Stewart Is I'll
at West Fairview Home

NJ. B. Stewart. West Fairview.
one of the best and most popular
trapshooting stars in Pennsylvania
is quite Ill. For three weeks.
Mugs" as he is known has been
battling with a severe attack of
typhoid fever. He is reported as
showing some improvement.
During the last season Stewart
won many honors at the traps. He
had entered the big tournament at
Pinehurst, n. c., but his illness made
the trip impossible. This leaves
Harrisburg without a representative
this year in the south