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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Boxing in New Jersey;
Commission Meets Today

Atlantic City, April 6.-Governor
Edge met the boxing commission to-
day in Trenton. The board to con-
troll the sport in New Jersey in
cludes John S. Smith, of Atlantic
City, and. formerly of Camden, who
will probably be named chairman;
w. e. Gam, of Elizabeth, and Ed
ward S. Grain, of East Orange.
The Governor expressed his views
and a general policy was outlined
An avalanche of petitions are ex-
pected for clubs throughout the
state, but it is believed that only
a limited number of licenses will be
considered. The selection will be
governed by conditions and prospec-
tive outlook for the field.
Mayor Albert II. Fisher, of Penns-
grove, is the first applicant for a
license. Mayor Fisher is back by q.
large committee. The Pennsgrove
petition will probably be considered
at Trenton to-day. Atlantic Ciry will
likely support one good club. Com
missioner Smith has as yet received
no direct bids, although out-of-town
promoters have frequently in the
past expressed their desire to come
to the shore. The bouts must he
held in the city proper, as a city or
dinance prohibits boxing on the
Boardwalk. This denies prospective
promoters the four piers or the two
large theaters. There are many big
halls available, however, and it is
not likely that the sport will in any
way suffer from the restrictions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
RW/EILYU
| j w CORNER

Samuel G. Hepford, athletic
director of the Philadelphia division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is
making a strong bid for the big
system shoot next Saturday. Olean
shopmen are scheduled to meet
Camden shooters for the system
championship. There will also be
class matches for individual honors.
This is the only place to hold a
shoot of this kind. Director Hep
ford should notify Olean and Cam
den that he must have this big event
staged here.
1t was the Philadelphia division
shooters who were runners UP in
the Pennsylvania railroad system
championship this year and they
should be given the courtesy of hav-
ing the final event held in the city.
Tech high shooters had an ideal
day for starting their practice season
at the traps. Under the direction OF
Harry B. Shoop one of the best
trapshooters in the state a cham
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Red Cross Auxiliary at
Blain Has lis Members

Blain, Pa, April 6.-Blain Red
Cross Auxiliary now has one hun
dred and fifteen members. Mem
hers who have recently joined are:
Miss Esther Hassinger, Paul Sheaffer.
Clark Anderson, Miss Jessie Wala-
yer, Mrs. Oliver Jones, w. b.
Adams, Hayes Pryor, Dorf Rolin.
Miss Marie Hartman, William Rice,
Dorf Thomas. Renewals are j. e.
Lyons, Mrs. ]. Z. Lyons, Mrs. w. II.
Trostle, Harry b. Kell.-Misses Mae
and Leslie Wentzel, of the new Eng
land Conservatory of Music at Bos-
ton, Mass; Leslie Shumaker, of the
Miiiersville state Normal School;
Miss Edith Bistline, of the Cumber-
land County State Normal School,
at Shippensburg; Miss Lee Smith, of
the Susquehanna University, at
Selinsgrove, spent the Easter vaca-
tion at their homes. Miss Smith
was accompanied here by her school
mate, Miss Celia Speigelmire.-Miss
Florence Gutshall is residing with
the family of George CARRIER, at
New Bloomfield.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Stine and Thomas Bair, of Bixler,
and Miss Nellie Stine, of Harrisburg,
called on friends here, Sunday
Samuel Book, of Shade Valley, visit
ed his son, w. II. Book.-Edward
Holman, of Camp Meade, visited Mrs.
Holman on Sunday.-Miss Belva
Wentz, of Harrisburg, spent Easter
with her mother, Mrs. Hattie Wentz.
Use McNeirs Cold Tablets. - Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Perry County Peach
Orchards Hit Hard

Duncannon, Pa, April 6.-Peaches
promise to be a scarce commodity
in Perry county during the coming
year, at least Perry county peaches
Reports from various sections of the
county are to the effect that the
trees will produce few. if any, peach
es. The severity of the winter is given
as the cause.
Many of the younger trees have
been killed altogether. Associate
Judge George Boyer and n. Bonn
gardner, with extensive orchards in
this section, report that all .theiI
trees have been affected and that
they expect no fruit from their trees
this year. The reports from other
horticulturists of the county are OF
similar import.
A normal crop of cherries and ap-
Piles is predicted by county horticul-
turists. They say that these trees ap-
pear not to have been effected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
'Jin9" Johnson Joins
Uncle Sans Team;
An ALL Star Outfit

Philadelphia, April Cling"
Johnson, Connie Mack's pitcher, en-
listed in the United States Naval Re-
serve yesterday at the recruiting
headquarters in the Naval Home,
Twenty fourth street and Gray's
Ferry road. "Jing" has been study
ing wireless at Franklin Institute,
this city, but thought he would get
overseas sooner in the naval reserve.
Connie Mack's secretary beat
johnson to Recruiting Officers
Tucker and Rodgers by. a week and
is seen logged as chief store
keeper, u. S. n. r. Il.
Strong Aggregation
Oil and Fitzpatrick will manage
the supply department team of the
Philadelphia Navy Yard. Johnson
will fling while for this aggrega-
ton, which is one of the strongest
in the naval reserve. The other
players are Elmer, Tom and Jim
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
NEWCOMB TIES
IN TARGET SHOOT
Loses Out in Extra Event;
Some Good Scores at
Lakewood

Lakewood, n. j., April 6.-Philadel-
yesterday in the Lakewood tourna-
mcnt for trapshooters. Fred Tom
lin, of Pennsgrove, n. j.; Charles H.
Newcomb, of the Quaker City, and ii.
gets in the second days program of
$50 registered targets of the Laurel
House Gun Club and tied for first
place. Clarence B. Platt, of Bridge
ton Thursday tied with l. f. Curtis, Of
Boston, for first place and lost on
the shoot-off. Curtis was in the run
ming again with 142, but Platt was
back with 1876.
There were 145 participants, and
for the first time this week the sun
shone brilliantly. The shooting,
however, was a contrast to the other
DAYS Under conditions anything but
suitable to the breaking of targets,
the scores were much better than
yesterday. Thursday, with breeze
that went through one, twenty-on
shooters broke 140 or better. Yes
terGay, with a good warm sun and
no breeze, only eleven shooters bet
tered 140. There is no way of figur-
ing things out in the clay target
game.
Hoffman in LimeIiEht
Frank Wright, of Buffalo,. gathered
in 143 and won fourth place. Harry
c. Hoffman, of Philadelphia, tied with
l.. T.. Curtis and william II. Yule, of
Dayton Ohio, for fifth place with 142.
Sixth place was a tie between T.. c..
Griffith, of Providence, r. l., and A.
L. WINS. of Lakewood, with 14l.
Hoffmans 142 gave him first trophy
in Class B. The Glass A-.trophy is a
tie between the three who tied for
first place and will be shot for in
the first event in the morning. Mrs.
d. J. Dalton, with 1856, won the Class
c trophy and y. Webb, of New Ro-
chelle, won the Glass ID trophy.
Boston A. A. gained twelve more
targets on the New York A. c. in the
team shoot, now leading 1873 to
1850 and with only 500 more tar
gets to shoot.
Fred Tomlin turned in a run Of
12S. the best that has been made
thus far. He also has one of eighty
four. Charley Newcomb turned in
runs OF n1ty-SlN ana SlAly' ohdlleN
Vaughan, of Haddonfield, turned in a
sIXty-five.
The Lakewood champion. the Ma
rlew ood Hundred and the Lakewood
Handicap will be shot 'o-day, and,
IA addition, there will be trophy
given to the high gun on the events.
This trophy is presented by Eugene
dupont, and he asks that every en-
trant contribute 81 at least towards
the Belgian Relief Fund The shoot
ers who entered contributed over
$500 to the fund.
Fred Plum, of Atlantic City, scored
1856; j. p. Brenneman, Lancaster, $50,
and w. c. Pritchard. Lancaster, 119.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Kilroy, sons of Mat Kilroy, the
famous Chicago pitcher; Pat Riley,
Central High School star; Charles
O'Keefe, Villanova boy farmed out
to Savannah last year by Connie
Mack; Jack Thornton, son of Post
master Thornton; Harry ODonnel,
former Minneapolis Central Associa-
ton star, and Thomas Dunleavy, for
mer st. Joe's College star.
Johnson also enlisted with the
provisional rank of chief storekeeper
but intends to try for a commission
later. He is a graduate of the chem
ical department of Ursinus College.
The war had my attention and |
couldn't get my mind on baseball"
said johnson. II want to get over.
and have always preferred the navy
to the army L was trying for the
signal corps while studying at Frank
lin Institute, but intended to try for
the naval reserve all along"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED

Carlisle, Pa. April 6.-Fire of un-
known origin destroyed the large
barn and all of the outbuildings on
the farm of e. J. Tritt at Centerville
shortly before noon yesterday. All
of the horses were gotten out, but a
calf, several hogs, five sheep and a
rumber of chickens were burned, to-
gether with some farming machinery,
corn fodder and hay. All of tim
wheat and other cereals had been sold
some time ago in response to the
Gov ernment request. The loss will
aggregate over $4,000. The dwelling
house was saved. but air other build
ings were burned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
AFTER READING
FOR NEW LEAGUE
Fans Awaiting Important De-
ciSionS on Towns to
Get, Franchise

New York, April 6.-The new In
ternational League of eight baseball
clubs with q Glass AA rating in the
National Association of Professional
Baseball Clubs was made a certainty
at a meeting held here tonight. The
cities which will be represented on
the circuit are: Toronto, Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse. Binghamton,
Baltimore, Jersey City and Newark,
Joseph j.. Lannin, of Buffalo, and
George +. Johnson, of Binghamton,
made applications for franchises and
they were granted.
Similar applications were made
by Syracuse and Newark represen-
tatives who were unable to reach
the meeting but they will be on
hand at to-morrow's session and
President j. II. Farrell. of the new
organization announced tonight
that franchises would be given to
these cities. An application was also
received from Reading, but this
was laid over for consideration in
case Newark decided not to come in.
Lannin n Director
Joseph j. Lannin was elected
chairman of the board of directors
and Toronto, Rochester, Baltimore
and Jersey City were represented on
the board with President Farrell,
eX-officio.
1t is the intention to open the
season on May with 100 games
schedule ending on September IS.
Each club is to be allowed to have
IA players and a manager either
player or non-player, making total
of Is men for each. The double um-
pire system will be adopted and
games will begin in each city at the
same hour at which they started in
the different localities last year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

pionship high school team is as
sured
Due to the fact that there is much
interest in trapshooting among
scholastic shooters L. w. Shank,
president of the Harrisburg Sports
mems Association with BILLY"
Cleckner the secretary is planning q
series of events in which school
boys and beginners will be given an
opportunity to break into the sport.
1t is probable that the program will
include trophy and medal shoots. 1t
means future members for the local
association.
If you want to know anything
about high bred dogs, ask John
Corkle, usher at the Pennsylvania
railroad station. He found a new
breed of "Airdale" the other morn !
ing and is now thinking seriously of
entering his classy dog in the next
big show.
Baseball practice is on today
throughout the city. There will bel
some games. At the Island threeI
teams were scheduled to work. Al
game will be played at MercersburgI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
IRA CHARLES DIES

Liverpool, April 6.-Ira Charles,
well-known farmer of Hunters Val
ley, died suddenly yesterday morn
ing from n stroke of paralysis. II
never regained consciousness. MI
Charles was prominent in the Grang
and deacon in the Hunters Vale
Lutheran Church. He is survived b
four sons, Price, Luther, Christia
and Ralph, and two daughters, Mr.,
John Barner, of Liverpool, and Mr.:
Jacob Charles, of Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
VINCOME HERE
FOR LAST TIME;
ALL-STAR TEAM
Visitors Windup Will Stage
Eastern League Pacemak-
ers; One More Event

Basketball will get it's semiwindup
tonight at Chestnut Street Auditor
ium where the local Independents
will play against the Vincome f1Ve,
of Philadelphia. There will be a
great windup next week. George w.
McIlhenny, president of the local
basketball association, is arranging
for a Red Cross benefit as a closing
feature. The attraction is likely to
be- Tech and the Independents.
Vincome will be here tonight
with five great stars, and it will be
the last time this aggregation will
be seen in action. Graft and Mac
Gregor, formerly of the Jasper East
ern League team, will play forwards,
Longstreet, the lanky center, who Is
known to all local fans, will jump
center, while Zahn and Campbell, of
the world champion Greystock team,
will play the guard positions.
Hard Game For Locals
This combination will be a hard
proposition for the local Independ-
ents to conquer as the Vincome team
has been playing together with TINS
lineup all season. This is the last
game before the big game that Will
be staged next Saturday evening
when the Independents and the
Technical team clashes.
The Independents have played and
defeated the best teams of the coun-
try since Christmas, having lost but
three games since that and they
should give a good account of them
selves tonight against this all-star
aggregation. Dave Mcconnell ana
Ike McCord have fully recovered
from the grip and will be in to-
nights fray. Dancing will follow
the game.
Nincome Independents
Graft. {. n. Ford, f.
McGregor. f. Wallower, f.
Iongstreet, C. McCord, C.
Zahn, z. G.. Ford, 6.
Campbell, g. Mcconnell, 6.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Final Standing of the Teams
RcthIehcm Steel League
Basketball Thrives;
HazIeton to Come Back

Hazleton, Pa, April 6.-There will
be no lack of basketball in Hazleto2
next season. The Lehigh Traction
Company is arranging to convert part
of it's big terminal station here into
a hall where games can be played.
More bleachers will be put in the
Feeley Theater Hall, where the
Hazleton State League team staged
its games the last two years. A cage
WI, also be fitted up at Halle Park
for the use of amateurs.
1t is predicted that the sport will
thrive here in 191S-1919 providing
wartime conditions don't interfere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
s2ln.nON SUBSCRIBED

Carlisle, Pa, April 6.-Reports
reaching the headquarters of the
committee in charge of the Third
Liberty Loan campaign in Cumber-
land county one hour after the drive
officially opened show subscriptions
of s250,OOO, one-quarter of the coun-
TVS apportionn. of 100000
pledged, and this before any active
canvassing having been done, the
sums coming through voluntary sub
scriptions as the results of meetings
and applications at the banks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
MRS. PANNEBAKER DIES

Mifiiintown, Pa, April 6.-Mrs|
Mary Wilmer Pannebaker, wife ol
Daniel Pannebaker, died at her homI
on Thursday, aged SO years. Mrs.
Pannebaker has been in failing
health for some time. Mrs. PanneI
baker was married in the EARL
sixties to Daniel Pannebaker and
several years prior to her death theI
celebrated their golden wedding AM
niversary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

mer, w. e. Good, Harry Bretz. Ed
ward Bryan, Paris Smith, III. W
Wagner, Il. G.. Kuhn and III. II
Horst. The service flag committee
was instructed to purchase a flag
and place it in front of the build
ing in South Market street,. e.
Shoop purchased the Hester Terry
property in Park street at private
sale and will occupy it shortly. Mr.
Terry has secured work at Hershey
and will move to that place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
RuxToN sTARTs PRACT1c1NG

The RuXton baseball club organ
ized for the coming season at a
meeting held last night at the home
of Ross w. Huber. manager and
president. William Schaeffer will act
as field captain and Joseph Ham
macker was elected secretary. This
afternoon the first practice was held
for the candidates of the team on
the grounds at Nineteenth and
Greenwood streets. Manager Huber
is busy at present arranging a
schedule of games for his team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
HUNIALELSTOWN

Word was received by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Mullin from their son,
George Mullin, at Camp Gordon, At
lanta, Ga, stating that he is in the
hospital suffering from bronchitis.
in the schoolroom Thursday from ill
ness caused by vaccination.
Mrs. w. H. Mullin has been i'll
with grip during the week.
Miss Eva Smith is recovering from
a recent illness.
Prowell March, in the United
States Army service with the wealth
er bureau has been ordered from
Richmond, Va, where he was sta
toned during the winter to Fort
Worth, N. Y.
John Burkholder, who recently
went to Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Tex. as motor driver, has been trans
ferred to California
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
FIREMEN's NEW OFFICERS

Columbia, Pa, April 6.-Two fird
companies made changes in thei|
officers at meetings last night. II. B|
Clepper, president of the Keystond
Truck and Chemical Engine ComI
pany, resigned and the secretary, Al
l.. Campbell, was chosen to succeed
him. Jacob Buck, president of thu
Shawnee Company, resigned and wal
succeeded by John Manley, viceI
president.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
RELIEVE HORSES POISONED

HagcrstOWn, Nd, April b.-GoNern-
ment agents are investigating
wholesale poisoning of horses on the
farm of Mrs. NJ. Brown Hendricks,
near Shepherdstown, suspecting that
eight animals that died were killed
probably by poison placed in salt
that was mixed with their feed. Ger
man agents or sympathizers. it is
thought. are responsible for the act.
All of the horses on the farm were
taken suddenly i'll and eight of them
died
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Suburban Notes


Mrs. Ralph w. Sickle, of Pitts
burgh, has arrived here to make her
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. II. Bachman, her husband having
gone to Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va.
The Rev. John Richards, of SYRIA
cuse, Neb., who with Mrs. Richards,
came east to visit their son, who is
in the Army camp at Gettysburg, vis-
tied friends here after an absence of
thirty-five years. The Rev. Mr.. Rich
ards father was q business asso-
ciate of the late General Cake in
this county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

General Ferdinand Foch. consid-
cred the ablest of the French COM
mnders, was made commander-in-
chief of all the armies of the allies.
1t is declared that both General
Haig, the British commander on the
western front, and General Petain,
commander-in-ch chief of the French
army, welcome such an arrange
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Use McNeils Cold Tablets. - ADV.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-21
Beasts or Men?
German and American View
points on Wholesale
Starvation.

Columbia, Dec 1.-two view
points, the Germans which falied'
and the Americans, which won, are
contrasted by the following state
ments, the one made in 1915 by Cen
eral Won Kries of the German army,
and the other made in 1913 by Her
bert Hoover of the United States
Food Administration.
This is the German viewpoint,
quoting General Won kries:
starvation must serve our pur-
pose. So we set it to work for Ger
many. By starvation we can accom-
plish in two or three years IN East
Poland more than we have in West
Poland. which is East Prussia, in the
last hundred years. With that IN
view, we propose to turn this force
Ito our advantage
This is the American viewpoint,
quoting Herbert Hoover:
In addition to supplying OF those
ito whom we are already pledged, we
now have the splendid opportunity of
meeting the needs of those millions
of people in the hitherto occupied ter
ritories who are facing actual star
walton. I The people Of Belgium,
Northern France, Serbia, Montenegro,
Poland. Russia, Roumania and Ar
menia rely upon America for i'm
mediate aid. The American people
in this most critical period Of their
history, have the oppo;'i unity to de-
monstrate not only their ability to as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-12-21
NEGRO SOLDIER LYNCEED.
kentucky Mob Takes Man From
Hickman Jail.

Hickman, KY, Dec. 16.-Charles
Lewis, a discharged negro soldier who
with several other negroes is alleged
to have attacked deputy sheriff,
when an attempt was made to ar
rest them at Tyler Station, near here,
yesterday, and later engaged in pis-
tol fight with a posse of citizens, was
taken from the county Jail here early
today by a mob Of masked men and
hanged. The mob gained entrance to
the Jail by battering down the iron
doors and beat to pieces the lock to
the cell in which Lewis was held af-
ter the jailer refused to turn C er his
keys County officials pleaded inef-
fectively with the mob.
Lewis and a companion were charg-
ed with having held up and robbed
several other negroes Saturday, and
when an officer attempted to arrest
them he was attacked and badly
beaten. Lewis refusing to submit to
arrest, contending that his uniform
made him immune from arrest by a
civil officer. Lewis and three other
negroes then took refuge in corn
field, where he was finally captured
after being wounded. He was res
cued by sheriffs deputies and brought
to Jail here last night. Lewis three
companions also have been arrested.