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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
ADAM II. MILLER

Adam R. Miller died at his home,
1914 North street. at o'clock yes-
terday morning. after a long illness.
His death was caused by complica-
tions due TO old age.
He is survived by a widow. nine
children, twenty-five grandchildren,
and eight eat-grandchildren. His
children are, four sons, George Z.
Miller, Libon, Ia; Edward Miller.
Carlisle: Frank Miller, Germania,
Ia, and Harvey Miller, Harrisburg,
and five daughters, Mrs. Annie
Christ, Springfield, Ohio; Mrs. Mag
gies B. Brougher, Cumberland coun-
ty; Mrs. Sarah Radle, Halifax; Mrs.
Jennie Byron. Harrisburg, and Mrs.
Mary Basnore, Philadelphia.
The funeral will be held from the
home Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
with the Rev. H. f. Rhoad, pastor
of the State Street United Brethren
Church, officiating. Burial will he in
the Chestnut Hill Cemetery, near
Mechanicsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
READING HAULS
HUCKLEBERRIES
Schuylkill Region Breaks All
Records; Millions of Quarts
Are Sent to Markets

Hauling coal and other freight is
not the only traffic that is keeping
the Reading railway crews busy. This
has been big year for huckleper-
ries, and the season which closes this
week, has broken all previous rec
ords. From the Hazleton district
alone, it is estimated that at least
100000 quarts were picked This
year. 1t required 200 cars to haul
the berries tC eastern markets.
Patriotic Bushes
The huckieberry bushes have
shown their patriotism this year ky
backing the food conservation pro-
gram to the last blueberry." The
fruit costs nothing, and the women
and children of the Lehigh fields, n
addition to getting hundreds of
thousands of quarts for their own
cellars for winter, earned 100000
by picking for the shippers.
In the Schuylkill region the ship
ments were equally heavy and many
thousands of quarts were gathered.
The pickers this season received from
10 to 10 cents quart, and the
amount earned by them ran into the
hundreds of dollars. Some families
earned as high as SO and 81 day.
1t is estimated that the shipments
from Mahanoy City, Frackville and
other points i'll Schuylkill aggregated
$150,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Mrs. Isaiah Snyder Dies
After a Brief Illness

Mrs Julia Harrison Strong Snyder,
widow of Judge Isaiah Snyder. of
Honesdale and Harrisburg. died at
her home. zoos North Second street.
last evening at 8 o'clock, after brief
illness, aged 80 years.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence, Sunday at p. m. with
the Rev. DIR. George Edward Hawes
ofhciating. Burial will be made in
the Snyder family plot in Glen Dy-
berry Cemetery, Honesdale.
Mrs. Snyder was daughter OF the
late DR.. Adonijah and Mary Myers
Strong, and was born in Bethany,
member of enc of the most disttn-
guished families of the country.
Among her forebears were many
prominent judges, statesmen, physi-
clans, men of letters and high mill
tary standing. including Justice Will
liam Strong of the U. S. Supreme
Court and Nathan Hale, of Revoiu-
tionary fame. She married Judge
Isaiah Snyder in Honesdale, May 10,
1864, removing with her family 20
this city in 1881. OF their four chill
dren, two survive: DIR. Charles Strong
Snyder. Of Chicago, and Miss Cora
two grandchildren, Miss Winifrei
Strong Snyder and Charles Butler
Snyder. of Chicago.
Mrs. Snyder was a woman of gra-
cious personality and strong mental
ity, always having an active interest
in affairs Of the day. She was a
member for more than thirty-tive
years of the Market Square Presoy-
terian Church, keenly alive to the
Sunday school and missionary work
of the church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

Surprise Birthday Party
For Scoutmaster Smith

A surprise birthday party was given
for Scoutmaster w. Preston Smith
by his wife at his home. 1928 North
Sixth street, Monday evening, Sep
tember 2. The Camp Fire Girls ard
Boy Scouts of the Second Reformed
Church, the troop of which he is
scoutmaster. were. present. During
very pleasant evening games, Elu-
sic and dancing We're enjoyed by all.
Refreshments were served. Those
present were: The Rev. and Mrs.
Alfred n. Sayers. Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
Smith and daughter Elizabeth, Miss
Pugh; Camp Fire girls, the Misses
Lillian Espepshade, Catherine Plow-
man. Beatrice Plowman, Alice File,
Marion Bassler. Esther koons. Es-
ther Yingst, Esther Urich, Ruth
Urich, Adahne Julius; Boy Scouts,
Charles L. Blessing. ]. Paul Watts,
George w. SatcheH, William Yiag-
ling, Newton Swails, Paul Hines,
Wesley Plowman. Ralph BurtnGtt
and Howard Selsam.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Railroad Men Must Pay
Their Bills Promptly

Word that garnisheeing of rail-
road employees pay was forbidden
by Director General McAdoo az n
means of eliminating much legal
work heretofore necessary proved of
wide interest to businessmen and
Iailroaders in Reading.
At the same time it was made
plain that employees who do not pay
their bills will be dismissed, and
this. 1t is believed, will prove suHi-
cient protection for merchants and
others holding bills against railroad
men. Wages until actually paid
over to employees are held to consti-
tute government funds against which
legal action may not be taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
WILLIAM NJ. SHAFEER

William M. Shaffer, aged 40 years,
died yesterday at his home, 1881
Derry street. Funeral services will
be held next Monday afternoon at
$50 O'Clock, the Rev. DR.. Deavor,
pastor of the Epworth Methodist
Church, officiating. Mr.. Shaffer was
formerly valued employe of the
United Ice ana Coal Company. He
had host of friends
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jennie Shafter, and the following
children: Mrs. Maud Bender, Char. .es
and Earl Shaffer, who is serving in
the American Evpeditionary Forces
in France; Percy, Ruth, Helen. Doro-
thy and William Shaffer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
64 YEARS AT SAME
BUSINESS STAND
[Continued from First Pagc.l


born in the house diagonally across
the street, a house which now sports
a weatherboard exterior. but has for
its inner structure, substantial logs,
hewn from the immediate neighbor-
hood.
They were all log or weather
board houses when I began here"
related the merchant. while half
dozen more customers dropped in
and inhaled the aroma of the past"
The town limit was North street and
when Mr.. Oenslager put up six or
seven houses at Third and North
everybody said he was a darned fool
for going out in the woods.
Remembers Stagecoaches
When 1 look out my door here,
sometimes, have to pinch myself to
be sure it is the same place. These
trolley cars make an awful noise
and I'd rather hear the old stage
coach comm down the dirt road.
Sure, the road was all right; they
used to clean it twice a year, spring
and fall. And the oil canal; say that
was the life of the town. We used
to get most of our goods on the big
canal boats, mackerel salt, -four and
sugar. What's that?" Mr.. Balsley
broke off to answer a sugar buyer
who wanted to get his canning sugar
in small portions. and went on:
See those five drawers there?
That's where / used to keep my five
qualities of brown sugar. Nobody
used granulated when I started busi-
ness. Used to have a fierce time
weighin' out that sticky brown
! sugar. When the granulated came
in everybody went to il strong and
now nobody ever asks for the
brown"
A small boy raised his voice for
can of peaches and Mr.. Balsley
commented: Never saw any canned
fruit or any canned stuff in those
days, and none O. this breakfast food
stuff. Everybody canned their own
stuff and huckers peddled green
groceries; there was plenty, too.
Shelves were filled with whisky in
stead of canned fruit. Any grocer
cauld take out license and we used
to pay IS and 20 cents for good
whisky, and sell it for 81 cents
l tell you, there was lot O. money
made"
In Rebel Days
At this moment Mr.. Balsley got a
| real surprise. Someone came in to
buy a candle. That's rare" quoth
he. And yet we used to do great
business in candles. Had practically
no lamps; anyway, candles were
| cheaper. Lamp grease would freeze
| in the winter and you had to be al
ways bringing it in to thaw it out at
the ire. Stoves? Should say we had
| em. Mostly big n-plates fired with
wood. But 1 remember when coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
NEW GOAL SET
BY COMMITTEE
Red Gross Salvage Commit
tee Receives Cooperation
From People of City

The efforts of the Red Cross sal
wage committee have been met with
a hearty response from the people
of Harrisburg. Several scores of
postal cards and telephone calls
have been received by the chairman
of the committee. Mrs. Mabel Cron-
Use Jones. The work has been di-
vided into districts or wards, with
leader at the head of each. While
some wards have responded prompt
ly and generously, others have not
reported at all. The new goal set
is a dollar-a-day from each ward
from now until the end of the war.
AS there are fourteen districts this
will average fourteen dollars day
as an added sum for the Golfers of
the Red Cross.
A demand for rubber and metals
has been added to the first call for
old newspapers and magazines. If
any one having any of the desired
materials will please notify by card
or telephone any OF the women in
charge of the work arrangements
will be made for a systematic COL
lection of the articles.
Following is a list of the salvage
committee officers and leaders of the
wards and their addresses. All can
Chairman, Mrs. Mabel Cronise
Jones, 105 Locust street; vice-chair-
man, ]. Sharon Macdonald, 1900
North Fifteenth street. Leaders of
the wards: First ward. Mrs. T. Ed
ward Munce, 1904 South Eighteenth
street; Second ward, Mrs. G. L. Gull
merry, 1915 Market street; Third
ward, William H. Dunbar, Jr., 1885
North Third street; Fourth ward.
Miss Caroline Moffitt, Civic Club. 612
North Front street; Fifth ward. Mrs.
c. A. Sheely, 1927 North Second
street; Sixth ward. Mrs. Frank F.
Omsden, 107 Reilly street; Seventh
ward, Mrs. James W. kellogg, 500
North Sixteenth street; Eighth ward.
Miss Iva Miller. 52S North Six
teenth street; Ninth ward, Mrs.
Charles P. Prince, I'LL North Third
street; Tenth ward, Miss Grace Nc
Clintock, 225 Emerald street; Elev-
enth ward, Mrs. Charles Doehne,
322 Chestnut street; Twelfth ward,
Mrs. P. NJ. Hall, Third and GeiSer
streets; Thirteenth ward, Miss Har-
riet Westbrook, Old Orchard; Four
teenth ward, Mrs. Frank Oyster,
Riverside.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Guest From "Old Virginia"
Is Delighted With City

William Randolph Jones. of Nor
folk, Va. was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Barton, of Second and
Hamilton streets, the early part of
this week.
Mr.. Jones stopped over here on
his way to his old home in Winches-
ter, Va. He is connected with the
Norfolk and Southern railroad in
Norfolk.
Although a staunch Virginian with
the innate love and pride for his
native state, Mr.. Jones was quite de-
lighted with the Capital City OF
Pennsylvania, and the natural beauty
of its scenery. This was his first visit
to the north and when / return to
Virginia" he said with his southern
drawl. I will have to tell the people
there they have nothing on the
northerners when it comes to pic
turesque beauty of nature"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Miss Susanna NJ. F

Miss Susanna NJ. Fleming, a stu
dent nurse at the Johns Hopkins
School for Nurses, Baltimore, Md, is
spending a vacation at her home,
107 South Front street.
DR.. and Mrs. George Edward
Hawes and daughter. Miss Helen
Hawes, of 127 West State street, who
have been spending the summer at
Fair Haven, Ohio, returned home to-
day.
Mrs. William NJ. Ewing and son,
Richard, have returned to their home
in Newark, n. j., after a visit with
Mrs. Ewing's mother, Mrs. NJ. h.
Sourbeer.
Mrs. Mable Miller, of 1914 State
street, Is spending her vacation 1T
Monomonock Inn, Mountainehone e,
Perry county, Pa
Miss Rose Gross. of 722 Moth
Sixth street, has left for California,
Pa, to cnrer the senior class ana
complete her course at the normal
school at that place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
S. H. Miller, ex-Judge
and Congressman, Dead

Mercer, Pa, Sept. 6. - Samuel H.
Miller. former Judge and Congress-
man. died at his home in Mercer We'd
nesday afternoon. in his 10th year,
after brief illness from compli-
cation. He was one of the best
known jurists in the state. and had
been for years influential in political
circles, and had frequently been as
signed important speaking tours by
the Republican National Committee.
He served three terms in Congress,
and was the first Republican elected
to the judgeship in Mercer county.
He was the oldest member of the Mer-
GER county bar.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
BOOKS For SOLDIERS

Current magazines. books, news
papers and periodicals of interest to
canteen department of the Harrisblirs
Chapter. American Red Cross This
Statement was made this morning by
Mrs. w: H. Gather. 205 South Front
Gaithier has requested that all liter
ature be brought to local Red Cross
headquarters in the basement of the
Public Library. During the month of
August 1923 soldiers were given re-
freshments at Harrisburg by the cam
teen committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Hold Birthday Party
For Chester Brownagle

Mr.. and Mrs. Brownagle, of sos
Showers street, entertained at their
home last ngiht, celebrating the four
teenth birthday of their son. Chester
Brownagle. Dancing, games and
music furnished entertainment. Re-
freshments were served to the follow
ing young people: Miss Clara Finney,
Miss Dora Abrams. Miss Ruth Stoner.
Miss Florence Blake, Miss Anna
Swartz. Mise Gertrude Kline, Miss
Rosa Fountain, Miss Elva Beste.
George Germer, Charles Magaro, AL
bert Philippelli. Chester Swartz. Irwin
Brownagle. Stanley Perrin, Ellsworth
Finney and Chester Brownagle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
wILL ORGANIzE TONIGHT

The third class in Elementary Hy-
giene and Care of the Sick will be or
ganized at the Civic Clubhouse to-
night when Miss Hattie Ensminger
will meet prospective students. The
classes are being held under the au-
spices of the Harrisburg Chapter,
American Red Cross. Two have al
ready been organized.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
HOME FROM CHAUTAUQUA

of the Harrisburg Conservatory of
Music, and her daughter, MisscAlice
Marie Decevee, teacher of piano at
the Conservatory, have returned
home after a summers stay at Chau-
tauqua, n. Y. Miss Decevee studied
piano there under Ernest Hutcheson,
as a member of a class of ten pro-
fessional pianists. Mrs. Decevee stud
led voice with Horatio Connell and
Frederick Shattuck.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
HAROLD e. ENINIINGER

Harold Elwcod Emminger, aged 6
weeks, son of, Merle Emminger, 200
Briggs street, died yesterday morning
after a shors illness. Funeral serv-
ices were held at 2.30 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Burial was made in the
Harrisburg Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Miss Margaret L. oyster. of River

Miss Margaret L. oyster. of River
side, has returned home after a two
months visit in Marquette. Mich.
Clarence E. Wissler. who is en-
ployed in the office of the State High
way Department, is spending the week
at Atlantic City. Prior to his visit to
Atlantic City he spent a week with
his parents at their home, in Ephrata.
He resides at sol North Sixth street;
Mr. and Mrs c. w. Smith ana
daughter-in-law, Mrs. c. Wesley
Smith. and granddaughter, of 2426
North Sixth street. have returned
from Norfolk. Va. and other South
ern points.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
TO OPEN LIBRARY
FOR FIGHTING MEN

Determined that the soldiers and
sailors who are entertained at the
Civic Clubhouse on Saturdays and
Sundays shall have every comfort,
circulating library will be opened
there Tomorrow. A hundred and fifty
Public Library through the courtesy
of the library will be the first con-
tribution. Mrs. Walter Spofford and
Miss Ruth Killing wiz be in charge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
KNITs FOR SOLDIERS

Irene r. Shoemaker. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Shoemaker, 305
Cumberland street has presented her
first knitted work to the American
Red Cross through the Grace Metho-
dist Auxiliary. Miss Shoemaker is
five years old and is one of the young
est knitters for the soldiers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
RET-RNs TO HICKORY. n. c.

Miss Lenore 4. SOurDeer OTTER
spending the summer with her moth
er, Mrs. NJ. X. Sourbeer, 204 North
Second street, has returned to Hick-
ory, n. c., where she will resume the
teaching of French in the Hickory
High school. Miss Sourbeer was ac-
companied by her sister. Mrs. Albert
B. Craver, who will spend the fall
months visiting her sister, Mrs. Le-
Roy +. Abernerty, Hickory, n. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
HEAD OF COLLEGE HOME

Miss Leola f. Snyder, who has
been connected with the Maiden Hos
pital, Maiden, Mass, as head dietic-
ian, for the past twelve years, has
resigned to accept a position at We'll
lesley, Mass, as head of one of the
college houses at Wellesley College.
Miss Snyder has Just returned to
Wellesley to take up her new work
after a visit at her home in Pax
tang
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
NOW AT CAMP HANCOCK

Warren Z. Lyme. former clerk in
the city water department, who was
taking n special course in wireless
at Erie has been transferred to Camp
Hancock, Ga.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

Mr. and Mrs. William ID. Meyer.
of 207 South Front street, are in
Philadelphia.
Miss Edith Vint, of 1912 Liberty
street, returned home yesterday az
ter a visit with relatives in New
ark, n. j.
Mrs. Reynolds Askin, of 1725
North street, is home after short
trip to Newark, n. j.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
HOME AFTER VISIT

Miss Louise Johnson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P. Johnson, of Loeb
Willow Farm. PaXtonia. is home after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Lena
han and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown,
of Wilkes-Barre.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
VISITS SISTER

Miss Lillian S. Hahn and little
nephews, Byrnes Hahn and Paul Ul-
rich Hahn, have gone to Auburn to
spend the weekend with Miss Hams
sister, Mrs. Allen Grant Walmer, at
her summer home along the Schuyl-
kill river.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Wright's ORCHESTRA

of Columbus. Ohio. This wonderful
orchestra will play and sing for dan
cling every evening this week at sum
merdale Park. Admission 40 and go
cents. Park closes Saturday evening.
September 7.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
SPENDING VACATION AT HOME

Miss Marie Sponsler and Miss Ada
Spousler, who are employed at the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, u. s,
at Philadelphia, are spending a Va
cation at their home in Steelton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
GUESTS AT LoCH WILLOW FARM

Mr.. and Mrs Charles 3. Lenah an
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown. of
Wilkes Barre are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs NJ. P. Johnson of Loeb Willow
Farm, PaXtonia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
MR.. AND MRS. NJ. z. WINFIELD
7O6 N. 9Th ST. HARRISBURG, PA

are wishing all their friends a Happy
and Prosperous New Year and well
bver the observation-disclosures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
SATURDAY AFTERooN TEA

The Saturday afternoon teas OF the
Colonial Country Club will be re-
sumed tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. r.
w. Dowdell. assisted by several other
ladies of the club will have charge
of the tea service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

Nearly half of the $500, 100000 re-
volving fund provided originally for
the railroad administration has been
consumed in loans and rental pay
ments to individual roads. according
to q railroad administration financial
report.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

o. B. Capps. representing stokor
company, mas closed contract with
the Reading Railway Company tor
the equipment of twelve locomotives
with duplex stokers. These stokers
are now being used on a number or
the modern engines of the company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
BACK AFTER VACATION

]. NJ. Alvord, Of Millersburg, mar
riage license clerk in the county ie-
corder's office, has resumed his ou-
ties after spending his vacation At
his home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

Engine 1908, one of the new
Mallet locomotives hauled 100 cars
from East Penn Junction to Read
ing, making the run in about :wo
hours. Of the 100 cars nine We're
loaded. This was the heaviest train
ever taken out of Allentown by a
single locomotive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
Railroad Notes

According to reports in railroad
circles a new schedule is in prepara-
ton for fall and winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

Dissolution of joint schedules be-
tween Sunbury and Northumberland
trolley companies has aroused rail-
road men and they are circulating a
petition to have the Pennsy run
shuttle train between these points.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

More than half the funds advanced
to railroads in the. last five months
have gone to the New Haven, New
York Central and Pennsylvania,
which got $4,000, 900, $40, 800, 600
and s40,OO0,O00, respectively. The
St Paul received $15,725,000. the
Baltimore and Ohio, $13,500,000 and
the Illinois Central, S12,450,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06

Heavy Crepe de Chine
Blouse in flesh and white,
high or low collar, S4.95
New-York tribune., 1918-08-04
Tom Sharkey Is
Fully Qualified


When Tom Sharkey, the veteran
heavyweight, applied for Y. NJ. C. A.
secretaryship for service on the battle
front. he had one reason-he wanted
to prove he was still real fighter.
Sharkey had at first considered re-
enlisting in the navy, but changed his
mind when told that he would see more
real action right up there with the
army.
What do you think you could do
over there?" Sharkey was asked when
he applied at the Y NJ. C. A. head
quarters in New York for the position.
I'D do anything to keep the boys
cheered up" he replied "Ill box or
put on boxing matches and direct them
in athletics. I'm ready to do anything
they expect of fY' secretary, and I'm
ready to comply with any of the re-
qulrements-run q store, operete an
automobile or put on an entertain
ment, besides doing this athletic work.
but I can learn. Pm learning that a
L w. ". n. ildIi HAS W hlOW u lOC OF
things.
Sharkey Knows France
II can give a monologue I've been
keeping up my regular exercises and
| feel that I am in better shape to-day
than l have been before in twenty
years. I don't talk French, but | can
pick it up quick enough. I've been in
Paris and other parts of France often,
both when l gave exhibition sparring
there and in the course of my business
over there. when l was selling horses.
l know that country"
"Do you want to 60 to tho front ?''
he was asked.
Right up in the trenches, II such
a thing is possible for man of my
age" returned Sharkey. admitting
forty -four years. Every man who has
ever made name for himself in sports
and who isn't doing his bit for his
country should be roasted for not be-
ing up there 20 help the boys. I'm
ready to go as soon as you say the
word"