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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
BEHIND PLATE
ELEVEN SEASONS;
NO FRACTURES

Catcher Bill Killifer. sold by
Phillies to Chicago Cubs, has caught
fast ones and curves behind the
plate for eleven years without sus-
tanning a single broken finger or
even a seriously split finger.
Part of these eleven years he
caught Grover Cleveland Alexander,
the greatest pitcher in the game to-
day.
Catcher Jack Adams, Philly back
stop and teammate of Killifer's
until Killifer went to the Cubs this
winter, is sponsor for this state
ment:
TITS because Bill never forgets to
hold his bare hand right in catching
the ball." says Jack.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

Chicago. 1929; Seoville and Miller,
Syracuse, 1.217; Lush and Blaney,
Cincinnati. 1912; Reynolds and
Walker, Chicago, 1.20s; Daschen and
Miller, st. Paul. 1,202.
Five-men Teams-Aquilas Cigars,
st. Paul. 3,022; Champion Spark
Plug, Toledo, 2,90S; Mineralite. Chi
cago. 2,S5S; Blouin Brucks, Chicago,
2,S56; Wooster I4amberts, st. Louis,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

''Most every big league catcher
knows that his fingers are safe in
catching If he keeps his fingers
turned into the palms of his hand
lightly and the thumb tucked in
back of the first finger until the ball
hits the glove.
LAS soon as the ball hits the glove
he opens the bare hand and slaps
it onto the ball in the NIT.
But the busted digits come when
you get over anxious. You want to
catch the ball before 1t hits the
glove to make a quick throw or tag
a man. You stretch your fingers out
straight, the ball hits the end of
one of them and the damage is
DONE"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
NEW RECORDS IN
BOWLING MEET
Chicago Star Takes Lead at
Cincinnati; Change in
Doubles

Cincinnati, Feb, 27-one American
Bowling Congress record was
smashed. while new leaders in the
two-man and all-events appeared
at the American Bowling Congress
mere yeterday. Harry Steers and
Fred Thoma, of the Rubini team, of
chicago, assumed first place in the
doubles with score of 1885, Just
ten pins behind the American Bowl
ing Congress RECORD. held by Sator-
ius and Holzsehuh. of Peoria, while
steers went into the lead in the all
events with 1850, fourteen pins ahead
OF the former American Bowling
Congress record, made by ii. Miller,
OF Detroit, at Grand Rapids, last
year.
NUMEROUS other changes among
leaders took place. however. Steers
bowled his way into second place in
the individual with 675, and was
Closely pursued on the following
shift by B. Steinmiller. of Syracuse,
who went into fourth place with
Gb5. A, Marrison, of Ashtabula. o.,
earlier in the day had bowled $40
in his individual attempt and landed
in ninth place when the days indi-
vidual bowling was concluded.
TwO-men Event
In the two-men event, NJ. Mellow
ell and C. Thies, of Cleveland, took
the lead yesterday morning with
1,247, only to be replaced In the aft
ernoon by Steers and Thoma.
Good bowling marked the later
shift in the doubles, as w. Carey and
G. o. Collier, also of the Rubinis of
Chicago, rolled into fifth place with
1,224 j, Shaw and IL. Marino, of
Chicago, went into sixth place with
1.222, and f. Scoville and b. Miller,
of Syracuse, assumed seventh place
with 1,217. G, Daschen and ]. Mil
Ter, of st. Paul, who bowled 1902
carly in the day, finished the day in
tenth place.
THE SCORES.
The scores:
Individual Event-C. Wagner, New
ark, N. j., $50; Fl. Steers, Chicago,
675; ]. Elmer, Eau Claire, Wis, 663
B. Steinmiller. Syracuse. N. Y, 655;
L. Lamberger. Milwaukee, col; j.
Schmitt, st. Louis. SAT; o. orl, Chi
cago, GAG; ], f, oetken. Louisville,
$40; A. Marrison, Ashtabula, o.. $40;
o. Soergel. Chicago, sac.
Two-men Teams Steers and
Thoma, Chicago. 1886; Mcdowell and
Thies, Cleveland, 1897; Plum and
OFT. Chicago. 1,246; Dibble and West,
Buffalo. 1895; Carey and Collier,
Chicago, 1924; Shaw and Marino.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 27.-James
=; McGill. owner of the Indianapolis
Club, Of the American Association.
arrived here from Florida, to take
charge of the hunt for a manager
for the Indians to replace Jack
Hendricks, now with the st. Louis
Nationals. McGill said fhe only Of
fer of the place ne had made was
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

F. p, Fink and John Reber. Harris
burg GUESTS. will meet tonight at
championship of the city. Both lads
are stars at the cue game and have
met on several previous occasions
However, the results have been even.
To-nights game will be a hundred
point fray of pocket billiard shoot
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

by score of Is to IA. The teams in
cluded:
Patrolmen-Romig, Phillips, Hoft-
man, Owens, Fetrow, Hess.
Tarsus-Bell, Meek, Sykes, Bar
rett, Long, Baldosser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
CARDINALS SIGN CATCHER.

st. Louis, Feb 27.-Larry Benton,
catcher on the University All-West-
erp football end, has been signed by
the st. Louis Nationals, President
Branch Hickey said Tonight. Ben
ton was given a tryout with the
Chicago Nationals last spring, but
was released before the season
opened.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
CLEVELAND HANDS TWO

Cleveland, o., Feb, 27.-TheI
Cleveland American League baseball
the Newark International League
Club of Roy Wilkinson, a right-hand
pitcher, and Gustave Getz, an in
fielder.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
HAssETT INDEPENDENTS WIN

The Hassett Independent five last
night defeated the All-American five,
of the Boyd Memorial Building, in a
game played on the Boyd floor by the
score of 90 to 81. The contest was
Boyd floor Two extra periods were
necessary to decide the winners, the
score being IS to IS at the end OF the
regulated time and 10 to 10 at the
end of the first extra period. The
score was 21 to 2t when a Boyd play
er committed fouk Houston shot a
clean free goal. The time being call
ed out, at this minute gave the Has
sets the game by one-point lead,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
PRINCETON TOssERS WIN

New York, Feb. 81. : Princeton
University defeated Columbia Uni
yersity in a dual swimming meet here
last night by score of 43 points to
9. Columbia won the water polo con-
test. 30 to g. - W.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
Mo. Pleasant Press League
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
Enola Wants Cage Game;
Needs Desirable Floor

Enola, Feb. 27.-Efforts are being
made to induce the members of the
school board to place the auditorium
the Summit street school building in
a condition to play basketball games.
This move has been agitated for
some time by former students of the
local High school and also the High
School Athletic Association. Most
of the directors have expressed their
Willingness to make the necessary
changes. The matter will be brought
up at the next session of the board.
At present there is a team of
students organized but the aggrega-
tion is unable to secure a good place
to hold practice games. Arrange
ments. are pending to have some
games played on the local floor. II
the matter is turned down by the
board these games will be called off.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27

2,S55; Bowlers' Journal, Chicago.
2,S49; Cabanne. st. Louis, 1880; j.
NJ Meyers & Co.. Buffalo, ASIA; Ho-
tel Royal, Erie, 2,S0s; G. w. K, Buff
tslo, 2.S0S.
GARNETS TAKE GAME
On the st, Paul Gymnasium last
evening, the Garnets defeated the
Hamilton Grammar School by the
score of 80 to 30.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
rHCH E.aaEaHMEN LEAN

The Technical High School Fresh
men won easily from the Camp Cur
tin Grammar School team on the
Camp Curtin court, by the score Of
Sc to 10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-27
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SERIES
Blue Team Is First Winner;
Red Shades Yellow Five;
Good Work Pleases

Interclass games held the center
of interest yesterday for the fair
basketball players of Central. The
Blue team, led by Florence Frank,
defeated the Orange team finder
Miss Johnson, by a score of 8 to 8.
The games were we'll played and
Coach Wallower is pleased with the
good work. There is much promis-
ing material being developed for the
varsity next year in these interclass
league teams. The varsity is COM
posed almost entirely of seniors at
present because of the hopes that
they will make first team next year,
the girls are all playing with a good
will
Red Team Wins
In the second battle the Red team
captained by Emily Sites, defeated
the Green team under Miss Ellen
berger, score, 6-3. Miss Sites played
q very fast game and made most of
the points for her team.
The Red and Yellow teams then
had a little scrimmage with the yell
lows coming out on top. Josephine
Roberts and Mary Harris did splen-
did work for their team, while Miss
Condron and Miss Sites held up the
Reds,
At the end of the season the win
ming league teams will have a
chance to play the varsity. The games
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
PLEADS FOR MOONEY.

President Gompers has forwarded
this telegram to Governor Stephens
of California:
"With all of the facts of the mis-
trial in the case of Tom Mooney be-
fore you, much of which | have had
before me, and inasmuch as the en-
tire situation is in your hands to dis
pose of as your judgment directs in
the cause of justice, fair dealing and
mercy, | appeal to you in the name
of the American Federation of Labor
to exercise the great power which is
vested solely in you. The highest
court in California declared that it
could not go outside of the record in
the case, when almost incontrovertible
evidence has been discovered since
the trial that conviction was had
largely upon manufactured and per-
jured evidence If the courts cannot
or do not take cognizance of these
facts, certainly you, as governor of
the great state of California, have
the right, the jurisdiction and the
power, and l trust you will exercise
If "
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
THE NATIONAL PROHIBITION
AMENDMENT.

On the national prohibition amend
ment to the constitution, the follow
ing states have acted upon and rati-
fed the same:
Mississippi, South Carolina, Ken
lucky, Virginia, Montana, Texas
Maryland, South Dakota, Delaware
Massachusetts, North Dakota-a total
Of II states.
The following states have state
wide prohibition and will no doubt
also ratify the national amendment:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkan-
sas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana
Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ne
brasta, New Hampshire, New Mex
leo, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ore
gon, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wash
ington, West Virginia-a total of %
states.
Necessary to carry the amendment
are 81 states; therefore, if all the
foregoing states will ratify the same
only three more states are necessary
to make the amendment lawful anC
the entire country dry forever.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
Valuable Prizes
For the Children
SCHOOL CHILDREN TO CONTEST
DURING VACATION
Many Prizes, Including One Thousand
Dollars in War Savings Stamps
to be Awarded Successful
Juvenile Contestants.

To sustain the interest of one mil
lion school children in Ohio during
the summer vacation period, the Ohio
War Savings Committee, through its
educational department, announces
prize contest for participation by
both public and parochial school child
ren, involving twenty-five capital
prizes to be publicly presented by
Governor Cox in Columbus, Septem-
Der 10th, 1918. The contest opens
May1 and the prizes will be awarded
to the twenty-five children in Ohio
who sell the largest amount of War
Savings Stamps between May / and
September 10
The first prize will be $1,000 in
War Savings Stamps which has been
patliotically donated by The Mid
land Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
Columbus. The second price is an
Overland Touring Car, known as the
Thrift Car, donated by the WHY'S
Overland Co., of Toledo, value $3.50
F. o. B. Toledo. The third prize is a
Grand Chase Piano, donated by The
A. B. Chase Piano Co., Norwalk, o.,
value 5000. The fourth prize is $500
in War Savings Stamps, donated by
The H. C. Goodman Shoe Co., of
Columbus, 0. The fifth prize is
beautiful Talking Machine, donated
by The Sonora Phonograph Sales Co.,
of New York City, value $3.50. The
sixth prize is a Veri-Thin watch,
donated by the Gruen Watch Co., of
Cincinnati, o. Nineteen other prizes,
including bicycles and other articles
interesting to children, will be in
cluded.
Information as to this contest is
being mailed from State headquarters
to all school superintendent and
principals in Ohio. The contest will
be in charge Of a Vacation Thrift
Committee formed of teachers and
children of each school building and
an Auditing Committee appointed by
the County War Savings Committees
chairman. The County War Savings
Committees are expected to supply
local prizes in addition to those Sc
cured through the State Committee.
All of the capital prize winners will
be taken to Columbus for the public
presentation at the expense of a
patriotic Columbus citizen. A COM
plete list Of prizes and their doners
will be announced later.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
By President Gompers in American Federationist

party. In England the labor party
seeks a wider field of activity, even
domination of the labor movement.
In the United States conditions are
different. The heart Of the American
labor movement is economic. Labor's
welfare and protection is regarded as
fundamentally an economic problem
to be dealt with by economic
agencies.
Organizations of workers have SO
controlled their influence and force
as to become q direct factor in the
economic world where they can di-
rectly have a part in controlling and
determining matters of interest to
them.
American labor has always insisted
that our labor movement shall follow
principles which have been involved
in their own experiences and in ac-
cord with their own best judgment.
The American labor movement has
insisted upon the inherent dignity ana
ability of wage earners, and has de-
cIared that they are intelligently
competent to deal with their own
affairs in a democratic fashion and to
determine and formulate their own
policies.
This long established practice Of
American labor has provoked criti-
cism and hostility on the part of that
group who have sympathy but whose
understanding of labor problems is
academic. This group in other coun-
tries is called the "intellectuals" and
whenever given opportunity sought
and seeks to dominate the labor
movement
The American labor movement has
always been willing to accept the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19

sympathetic cooperation Of this
group but has rejected all attempts
at leadership or domination.
American workers insist that it is
an essential application of democratic
principles that they work out their
own problems in their own way.
American labor resents the invid-
ious distinction implied in the
phrase used in the British docu-
ment, "hand or brain workers"
American labor's position is based
upon the belief that no labor can be
dissociated from mental activity, and
that the only real progress is that
achieved by people moving forward
in accord with a plan which they
themselves have determined, for
mulated upon the best judgment of
which the are capable. Any other
method Of progress implies leader
ship from without, a method es-
sentially undemocratic.
The democracy Of the American
labor movement is of the same ma
ture as that of our republic. 1t is
more hearty, more sincere, and
more far-reaching than the demo
cracy Of any other country.
So the American reader finishes
the document entitled: "Labor and
the New Social Order" with a feel
ing of exultation stirred by the hope
Of what the future may bring, but
when he turns to concrete problems
that must be worked out today and
tomorrow, and through each day
that follows, he finds little practical
help for real achievements. In the
future, as in the past, we must
trust in the economic organization
of the workers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
MRS. MOONEY OUT ON BAIL

Mrs. Rena Mooney has been re-
leased on SIS, 900 bail after 20 months
Imprisonment. She was released on
her own recognizance on other in
dictments growing out of the pre-
paredness day bomb cases, last year.
After Mrs. Mooney was acquitted,
last July, on one indictment, she was
held in jail by Judge Dunno until the
state supreme court, in the case of
Israel Weinberg, another defendant,
gave a basis for her admission to bail.
She is the third Of the five bomb de
PENDANTS out on bail Israel Vein
berg was acquitted on one charge,
but was held in jail until the state
supreme court ordered that he be
released on bail. Warren K. Billings
is in jail under life sentence, and
Mooney is under sentence of death.
The latter has appealed to Governor
Stephens for pardon as result of
the state supreme courts refusal to
order a new trial because the claim
that the prosecution used perjury
was not made until the trial was
ended and the record of this case,
therefore, contains no reference to
this grave charge against the prose
cutting attorney and his methods.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
KEY MEN DEMAND RIGHTS.

Representatives Of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union have called Sec
retary of Labor Wilson's attention to
their Reorganization day. on April %,
when they will publicly avow their
faith in trade unionism.
These workers can see no reason
why they should be victims of sys-
tenn that denies them the right to
unite.
1t is charged that union men above
the draft age are refused employment
while the telegraph companies at the
same time seek exemption from mill
tary service for non-union operators
Of draft age on the pleas of industrial
necessity.
Government kilograms of vital i'm
portance in speeding up war work are
delayed, it is said, by the companies
refusal to avail themselves of the ex-
ira service of thousands of expert
telegraphers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19

Whatever glorious reconstruction
ideal may be painted by any word
brush, it can have reality only
through achievements by those who
with hands and brains do the actual
work of production. Whatever is Of
enduring value was the outgrowth Of
the experience of those in the III
dustrial struggle and must have
their full approval. Their daily de
cisions and achievements give shape
and direction to future organization.
For practical purposes, the declara-
tions and programs, however crude,
coming from workers themselves, are
valuable because they are evolved out
Of the experience Of the mine, the
factory and the shop. Principles
evolved through personal experience
carry convictions because of their in
disputable genuineness--a conviction
that does not always follow from
projecting ones mind into the eXper-
ience Of others or analyzing them OBJ
jectively.
The American labor movement is
+ essentially democratic. We want to
maintain that democracy even though
we may make a blunder. Freedom is
worth even a mistake.
That which we call experience is
but another term for mistakes made,
it is from the mistakes that we gain
experience. We learn to avoid the
mistakes; we learn and apply the les
son, and make constant and uninter-
rupted progress on the road to high
er and better life. By progress and
evolution make advances every day
to a rational and inevitable new so
cial order.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
RAILROADS DID NOT PROTEST

Director General of Railroads Nc
Adoo has written to A 0. Wharton,
president of the A. F. Of L. railway
employees department, that he has
not received a; single protest from any
railroad Officials because of order No.
8, which prohibits trade union dis
"imination.
"I feel" says Mr. McAdoo, "that it
is most important in this new era Of
railroading in America that railroad
officials and railroad employees shall
not live any longer in an atmosphere
of suspicion and disA'ust.
81 need not tell you how deeply |
appreciate the assurance of loyalty
and patriotic support have been re-
ceiving from railroad employees con-
nected with all kinds of railroads
work since the government took pos
session and control of the railroads. "
The A. F. of l.. railway employs
department has been informed that
managers had protested against the
issuance of order No. s. Officers of
the department suggested to their
membership to notify the railroad di-
rector that they were behind him. .
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19

Industrial unrest in Great Britain
resulted in a commission Of inquiry.
AS the result of the work of that
commission a reconstruction ministry
was created. The problems of better
organization of industrial relations
has been given serious thought by all
concerned and concrete plans have
been put forth. Among these are
the Whitley report, plan formu-
lated by employers, technicians and
experts, proposals by the building
trades unions and by the amalgamated
society of engineers.
A report on reconstruction by its
subcommittee was made to the British
labor party. The document is COM
prehensive, fine in spirit, tremendously
hopeful in outlook. 1t is inspiring to
look forward into the future anticipat-
ing what labor may achieve in the
years to come.
We gather courage for the struggle
by appreciating the full meaning OF
the purpose to be achieved. The
document which has been submitted
to the labor party reflects the broad
clarity of vision and the expedience
of it's author.
The mind Of the reader at once
begins to consider the proposed pro-
gram as to adaptability to American
conditions. There is much that meets
with the endorsement Of the Ameri-
can labor movement.
But the first striking contrast OF
fundamental Importance is that the
British proposal deals with labor's
achievements in the future wholly il
political terms. The problems are
formulated as political issues and the
agency designated is the political
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-04-19
WARTIME LABOR BOARD GRE
ATED BY PRESIDENT.

President Wilson has announced
the creation of a. national war labor
board during the period of the war
to adjust disputes outside the juris-
diction of existing mediation laws.
The plan approved by the president
was recommended by five trade
unionists, five employers and ex-
President Taft and Frank P. Walsh,
representing the public. The presi-
dent has appointed the same men as
members Of the national war labor
board. The unionists are: Presi-
dents Hayes of the miners, Johnston
of the machinists, Hutcheson of the
carpenters, Rickert of the garment
workers and Victor Olander, second
vice president of the seamen.
Committees are to be named in
different parts of the country to hear
local controversies, and when they
fail to effect settlements the cases
will be referred to the national board.
The presidents proclamation calls
upon all employers and employees to
enlist the aid of the board in settling
labor difficulties, and urges that there
be no discontinuance of work which
would interfere with production while
negotiations are in progress.