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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
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aviation units in the various schools
by members of the publicity force of
the local office, who will address the
student bodies of the schools and col
leges. All the high schools and col
1eges in the district have signified
their intention of cooperating in the
project. Their willingness to help
has been signified by all the princi-
pals in letters to Sergeant Blake.
To Raise Units
In all the schools in the district
where aviation units will be raised,
the boys will be given an armband to
wear that will signify their member
ship in unit. and they will continue
tEeir schooling until the unit en-
barks for training camp. It is point
ed out that units cannot be raised in
every school, but where the schools
are not large enough to raise units,
county organizations will be formed
for service. The young men will be
enlisted for nonf1ying or for fyine
service. as they wish.
Besides the aviation units, q COM
pany for drill composed of boys be-
tween the ages of 16 and IS will be
formed in every school. Members of
the recruiting party, stationed at the
NdiAphS Low VI tue district, VIII
drill the companies. The members of
these companies. 1t has been arranged
by Sergeant Blake, will graduate into
aviation units when they come of
age. Among the school boards in the
larger towns that have already signi-
fed their intentions of cooperating
are those at Pottsville, Reading and
York. Colleges in the district that
will be addressed are Muhlenbere,
Dickinson, Franklin and Marshall, AL
bright, Lebanon Valley and Juniata.
The schools in the district will be
covered county by county. The drive
will be started this week when Cor
poral Wilson will go to Fulton coun-
ty; Private Scott to Juniata, Sergeant
Moran to Mifflin, Corporal McHugh
10 Perry, Private Laubepstein to Ad-
ans and Corporal Blank to Hunting.
don.
There are more than a hundred
high schools in the district. Every
one of these will be addressed by the
recruiting officers. Every man over
the age of 81 will be addressed at
mass meetings held in conjunction
with the school activities, to enlist
them into the ground aviation serv-
ice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07

Building, a force of clerks and stem
ographers are hard at work, tabulat-
ing and writing receipts for con-
tributions already received for the
fund. David Z, Tracy, chairman,
was highly delighted with the show
ing of the workers. and asked that
they keep on working until the goal
is passed.
Many workers told of how chill
dren are gathering newspapers and
magazines, selling them for the fund.
People of all creeds are making real
sacrifices in order to give to the
fund. Leaders of virtually every
denomination are pledging their sup
port and are, helping with substan-
tial contributions.
Miss Margaret Vaughn will give a
benefit dance for the fund in Han
shaw's Hall. Third and Harris
streets, this evening. Miss Vaughn
has engaged an orchestra. She will
defray all expenses of the dance,
every cent to go to the war fund.
Reports from outlying towns and
various districts show that the
workers are being greeted warmly
and heartily by people in every class
and walk of life. An enthusiastic
meeting was held at Waynesboro
yesterday. From Lebanon and Car
Isle come reports that the totals will
exceed the goals by a wide margin.
At Elizabethtown. citizens volun-
teered, under the direction of James
E. Lentz, and will contribute a SUBJ
stantial amount Other reports
show that a cordial reception - be-
ing given to workers everywhere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Cooperation of the
City and State

Cooperation between the State OF
pennsylvania and the city of Har-
risburg in improvement of old Capt.
tol Park by changes in streets and
in the landscaping of the park ex-
tension will be outlined tomorrow
at meeting of the State Board OF
Public Grounds and Buildings. Su-
perintendent Shreiner, who has held
the states plans before the city
Council, will report the appointment
of committee of city commission
ers to arrange the details.
New cases of smallpox were re-
ported to the State Health Depart
ment to-day from Boggs township
Cambrai county, where people had
refused to be vaccinated.
The Lehigh and Wilkes-B Barre
Coal Company to-day paid the state
$129, ,SSS.06 in state taxes.
Auditor General Snyder, who is
expected here tomorrow, will take
up with State Treasurer Kephart the
situation I'm regard to the state in
will set forth his ideas on the SUBJ
tect and 1t is believed that an ar
rangements for scanning probable
expenses will be made.
Governor Brumbaugh did not in
innate to-day when he would name
a registration commissioner for
Scranton to succeed Mayor Connell
The view is expressed at the Execu-
tive Department that the registra-
tion commissioner would not have
much to do for time anyway.
Howard L. Fry, chief clerk of the
State Highway Department, was to-
day sworn in as a member of the
Lancaster city council.
Highway Commissioner O'NeiI
was at the Capitol to-day working
on plans to facilitate movement OF
truck trains through the state to
seaboard. The help given by the
state has been highly commended
and the commission said to-day he
would bend every effort to help still
more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Braves Are Willing to
Trade Doyle For Herzog

Greenville, S. c., Jan. 7.-Walter
Hapgood. business manager of the
Boston National League Club, here
to arrange games with the New York
Yankees. announced a three-cor-
nered deal by which the Braves
would obtain Charlie Herzog, Sec
ond baseman of the Giants, in ex-
change for Larry Doyle and others.
Doyle was traded to the Braves
by the Cubs in exchange for Pitcher
Tyler. President Hampstead an
nounced that there was no trade in
sight by which Herzog would leave
the Giants.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07

York is playing it's old hand by
staging contests on the home court
for the beginning of the season.
The Tech quintet did what was ex-
pected of it when it took the Leba-
non aggregation into camp by a so
to Is score. OveranXiety on the part
of The play ers led to too much foul
ing, which Coach Miller will try to
eliminate during the coming week.
The Lebanon team promises to be
in the game until the finish, and
ought to make the ether teams travel
fast to defeat il.
The schedule for the week includes
Middletown at Steelton; Allentown at
Central. Tech has an open date that
Manager Beard is trying to fill. The
league standing at the close of the
first week IL:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
MEETING OF SHIPPERS
POSTPONED TO FRIDAY

The meeting of shippers and re-
ceivers of freight in Harrisburg to
and from Philadelphia and New
York, to plan the establishment of a
regular motor truck line between
those cities, which was scheduled to
take place tonight in the office of
the Chamber of Commerce, has been
postponed until Friday evening at
8 p. m. Owing to the fact that the
meeting was called on such short no.
tice, a great number of those inter-
ested, could not arrange to be pres
ent this evening. At the meeting Fri
day large number of receivers and
shippers of mediumweight freight
packages, are expected to attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
First Match Tonight in
Lemoyne Bowling League

The first game in the new Le-
moyne duckpin league will be played
on the F1ckes' alleys this evening be-
tween the Mates and the AdniraJs.
This contest will mark the opening
of twelve match schedules 70 be
played off in twelve weeks. The
Mates are composed of Calvin Mil
lard, Norman Hemmer, Raymond
Whitman, Earl Baker and Urell
Hamacher, The following men are
on the Admirals; W. r. Lewis, car
tain. Henry Orris, George Palmer,
Jf Reeser and Herman Martz. The
next contest will be played on FRI
day evening between the Ensisns
and the Captains.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
BARZELLUs BRIGGLEs

Funeral services for Brazellus
Briggles, 73, 134 Vine street, will be
held Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock from his late residence. The
Rev. DIR. w. S. Herman, pastor of
Zion Lutheran Church will officiate.
Burial will be made in the East Har-
risburg Cemetery. Mr.. Briggles was
ber of Post So, G. A. r.; a men,
Der of Bayard Lodge No. $50,
Knights of Pythias, and Susque-
hanna Lodge No. so, I. o. o. F. He
is survived by his wife, two sons and
three daughters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Governor Consents to
Address the Y. Nj. e. A.

Damaged Goods" was given at the
mems mass meeting in Fahnestock
Rogers, physical instructor at the
Wilkes-Barre Y. M. c. A. The meet
ing was held under the auspices OF
the Y. M. c. A. Mr.. Rogers brought
ence. the characters of the play.
AnnouDcement was made at the
meeting yesterday that Governor
Brumbaugh will address next Sun
cal attraction will be provided. GOV
ernor Brumbaugh will give a force
full, practical talk for men, and it is
expected that this will be the larg-
est of these mass meetings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Colonial Country Club
Completes Bowling Plans

Beginning this evening the an
nual bowling tournaments of the
Colonial Country Club will get un-
day way and will continue Monday
and Friday evenings until May 10.
This tournament is expected to be
of unusual interest owing to the
large number of members who have
indicated their intention to partici-
pate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
MRS. SARAH NJ. SMITH

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
NJ. Smith, 20, widow of the late Will
liam Smith, were held from the
home of her son. Thomas G.. Smith,
112 Calder street. Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Harvey
Klaer, pastor of Covenant Presby-
terian Church officiating. Burial was
made in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was<the mother of Will
liam Smith, a former councilman of
the city. She died Thursday, and is
survived by three sons, and nine
grandchildren
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
COMPANIES FILE INCREASES

The Chester County Gas Com
pany, operating in West Chester,
Downingtown and vicinity has filed
with the Public Service Commits
sion increase of ten cents per thou
sand feet. Notices of increases were
also filed by the Penn Public Serv-
ice, Penn Electric Service. Columbia
and Montour Electric and Citizens
Light, Heat and Power companies,
the latter of Johnstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
ADMINISTRATION WILL
CONTROL BINDER TWINE
Bp Associaied Press

Washington, Jan. z. = The food
administration has arranged to con-
troll during 1918 the supply of bin
der twine, so important to farmers,
particularly those of the granger
states. Reasonable prices - though
not so low as former ones-are ex-
pected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
JAMES w. GALBRAITH

James w. GaIbralth, by, dIed al
his home, 621 Calder street, this
morning after a lingering illness. He
is survived by his wife. 3 sons, and
daughters. Funeral services will
be held from the late residence, G2l
Calder street Thursday afternoon at
3 o'clock, the Rev. DR.. Ellis n.
Kremer, officiating. Burial will be
made in the PaXtang Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
MISS MINNIE *. MCCONNELL,

Miss Minnie X. Mcconnell, 1ss
North Thirteenth street, died at her
home to-day after long illness,
Miss Mcconnell was a teacher in the
public schools and at the time she
was taken i'll was assistant principal
of the Lincoln Building. She is sur
viVed by her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Black; sister, Mrs.
Lavinia Schwab, and a brother,
Rosel Mcconnell, of Hagerstown.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock from her
late home, 1S9 North Thirteenth
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
RED CROSS KNITs MUCH

Four boxes of knitted supplies have
headquarters, in the Eager Building,
to division headquarters in Philadei-
phia. Among the contents were: 17O
sweaters. 140 scarfs. 80 helmets, As
wristlets, 10 abdominal bands. af-
ghans
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Major NIurdock Returns

Major w. G. Murdoch, state draft
officer, returned to-day from Wash
ington where he attended the con-
ference of state draft officers. Penn
sylvania has been making a very
creditable showing as to expense of
the draft
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
DRILLS START FRIDAY

DriIIS OF the Ffarrisburg Reserves
will start on Friday of this week.
There will be no drills tomorrow
night. but the commissioned officers
will have a conference tonight on
the winters work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Independents Win Out
in Game With Vincome;
Sam Crane Scores Big Hit

The Harrisburg Independents de-
feated Nincome, of Philadelphia, on
the Chestnut Street Auditorium floor
Saturday night by a score of Al to 80.
The same ended up in scrap be-
tween n. Ford and Lou Sugerman.
FOR a time it looked like a small riot
but members of the teams parted the
players and succeeded IN holding the
crowd back.
During the first frame the teams
played with even honors. The home
CLUB lea in points at tde close of the
first twenty minute period by slight
margin.
The local club got the jump on the
Philly team at the opening of the
second frame and seemed to run away
with thIm. After tne Independents
got a comfortable lead the visitors
did not threaten to win the game.
Too Much ROu=hiDg
Unsportsmanlike playing was used
by both teams in the second half
which naturally concluded in the
clashinG Of fists. Sam Crane. a Har-
risburg boy. replaced Jimmy Brown,
who missed the train. Although not
scoring many goels. the local boy
put UP a fine game. His all around
passing for speed on the floor won
the applause OF his friends many
times during the game. The lineup
IL an,,, ~, ,,sx~s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Rosewood Tossers Lose
Game to ElizabethtoWn

Elizabethtown tossers won Satur-
day from the Rosewood five, score
&c to 20. Field shooting brought
the victory. Tht lineup and sum-
mary:
Rosewood.
Smith, f. Shirk, f.
killinger, I. Shank, (.
Ilttle, C. Yoder, C.
Devlne, 6. Hickman, s.
Pollock. &. Eshelman, 2.
Field goals-Rosewood, Killinger,
Z; little, 2; Pollock, 8; Elizabeth
town, Shirk. 2; Shank, 2; Yoder, 4;
Hickman, 2.
Foul goals-Rosewood, Pollock, G
out of s. Elizabethtown, Yoder, 4
out of Z. Referee, Eyler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
State Supreme Court
Hands Down Decision
Rr dsfnciated Press

Philadelphia. Jan. Z. - The State
Supreme Court to-day began its ses-
sons in Philadelphia, remaining here
until the week of May IS.
Germantown Trust Company, ct al,
VS.. Powell, Common Pleas, Dauphin
county, DEGREES reversed bills to be
reinstated and court below to deter
mine all material issues involved, the
order for costs to await the final re-
suits.
Borough of st. Clair VS.. Tamaqua
Electric Railway Company, ct al,
Schuylkill county DEGREES affirmed.
Commonwealth VS.. Delfino, Lacka-
wanna county, judgment affirmed and
the record remitted for the purpose
of execution.
The Germantown Trust case was
one of the series of actions growing
out of the Escheat act and the de-
cision given only related to the clause
requiring advertising which the Dau-
phin county court upheld. The Su-
preme coart action calls upon the
Dauphin county court to determine
the validity of the whole act, say
state officials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
CENTRAL LOSES
TO LEWIST0WN
Tossers Play Hard, Clean
Game; Squirt in Second
Half Brings Victory

In the opening game of the season,
Central was defeated by Lewistown
High. at Lewistown, Saturday, score
% to Is. Both teams played hard,
clean basketball. Neither team had
the game cinched until the last few
minutes of play when by the aid of
field goal and several fouls the
Lewistown team took the lead and
held it.
At the end of the first half Central
was in the lead by two points. The
score being 10 to S. when the whistle
blew ending the half. During the
second half the Lewistown boys
staged a comeback, took a lead that
the Central team was not able to
overcome. Acting Captain Frank
and Fields played the best game for
Harrisburg.
Frank Point Winner
Frank scored 13 of his teams Is
points. Fields. by his great defen-
sive game and his fast floor work
was in the limelight all the time.
One substitution was made by Cen
tral; Wingeard was relieved by
Wright in the second half. Wright
played a good game but like the rest
of the Central team he was unable
to locate the basket. K. Ulrich and
L. .s-A-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
K. OF c. WAR DRIVE
VERY SUCCESSFUL

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McADOO ORDERS
HIGH PENALTIES

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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
Took Children Away
ThenReturned Them
Husband Committed Suicide In Mex
leo Two Years Ago-Tried To Kill
His Wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Ora Newberry lived
near Benton City. Trouble arose be-
tween them, and in February, 1916,
Mrs. Newberry left home and came
to Mexico. Newberry came here and
tried to get her reconciled, but she
spurned him. He then attempted to
take her life, and, evidently suppos-
ing he had succeeded in his effort,
turned his gun upon himself, COM
mitting suicide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newberry had two
small children, Hazel and Leo, aged
four and three years. Citizens of
Benton City petitioned the Probate
Court not to allow Mrs. Newberry
the care of her children, and the
court granted the petition and made
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ Sharp of Benton
City the custodians of the children.
When Mrs. Newberry heard of the
decision of the court she moved to
Illinois, taking the children with
her. But last week she returned
and turned the children over to the
court, and the court in turn turned
them over to Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
PRAIRIE LEA ITEMS.

Mrs. Brooks received word that
her son, Cor. Frank Brooks, arrived
safely in France.
Frank Rogers came in from Iowa
Tuesday.
The schoolhouse has been re-
shingled and the yard cleaned up.
Miss Frances Cunningham and
her helpers canvassed the district,
selling Third Liberty Loan Bonds.
Alvin Anderson and bride of
Eu Claire, Wis, spent Sunday at the
home of d. L. Rogers. They are
travelling by auto from Minneapolis
to Mississippi.
Miss Abbie Sullivan returned to
her school at Quincy, ILL.,, after a
weeks visit with homefolks and
friends here.
Mrs. Clayton Shook has been quite
sick.
Miss Frances Cunningham visited
in st. Louis last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
ONE OF FMEXICO'S
GREATEST FIRES
RingO Block Goes Up In SmOke--16 Business
Places Destroyed And 81 People Out Of
Employment

when he did and Immediately crying
the alarm, there no doubt would
have been tragedy and death among
the occupants of the hotel
About 16 years ago Mexico had
just such a fire--it was more wide
spread. The whole east side of the
block on which the Hoxsey Hotel
now stands was swept by fire. DR..
w. T. Kendall lost his life in the
smoke and flames and 29 horses
were burned to death. The flames
licked across Liberty street and the
M. E. Church building was burned.
Did fire boys ever work harder?
When will the burnt district be re-
built, that is the question that inter-
ests all of us.
The total of the big fire is thought
to have been about 100000.
The citizenry love R. D. Worrell.
They saw his great risk and every
hand was turned to do him consider
ate and careful service.
"Buy now and pay later" was on
the ground. He was discouraged
with the calamity, but was out the
next two following days days selling
Third Liberty Loan Bonds to beat
the band
Many of the wee children at the
time the Ringo was built are now
men and women past the meridian
of life.
woodrow Wilson escaped from
the the big fire. The picture adorn-
ed one of the show windows at Wor-
reIIs and had been borrowed from
The Message a few days before
Somebody took it up and carried II
safely into the Court House. The
fine oil painting of A. r. Ringo
which hung in the lobby of the no
tel, was forgotten and lost.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
THREE NEW TEACHERs.

The Mexico School Board has re-
elected the old corps of teachers,
adding three new ones, to fill vacan-
cieis-Miss Lucy Denham, formerly
of Mexico, now of near Centralia,
who will be at the head of the Latin
Department; ]. A. Wisdom, of Chill
licothe, to teach Agriculture and
Physics, and Miss Pearl Vanhorn, of
Mexico. to to be instructor in Cen
trail School,
The Board ordered that nonresi-
dent pupils hereafter must pay $50
year in the grade schools and $40
in the High School, no pupil to be
permitted to attend classes until tut
ton is paid.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
FAMILIES STARVING-35O, 900
NEW CONSCRIPTIVE MEN.
McAdoo To Clip Millions OF Miles
From Passenger Travel.

Washington, d. c., April T.
Thousands of families in Bohemia,
especially at Prague and vicinity,
are starving, according to an official
dispatch from France today. Which
quoted the Leipziger Zeitung. Last
week it was estimated that there
was a deficit of 100000 loaves of
bread in Prague.
Washington, D. c., April 1S.-The
House Military Affairs Committee
reported to the House yesterday
the resolution for the registration
of all men becoming "21 since June
5, 1917"
Washington, d. c., April 1S.-
Director General McAdoo is about to
clip millions of miles from the pas
senger transportation west of the
Mississippi by a new train schedule,
which he is preparing. The new
schedule will be ready for publica-
ton in about ten days, it was
learned by the railway heads here
today.
Washington, D. c., April 1S.-
One hundred and fifty drafted men,
three times the months quota, will
be sent into training camps during
May, Provost Marshal Crowder an
nounced today. By June 100000 of
100000 of the second draft will be
in the training camps. Men can now
be supplied as rapidly as the camps
are vacated.
Des Moines, Iowa, April ia
bonfire should be made of all Ger
man books in Iowa schools lauding
the kaiser and teaching the German
philosophy of German domination"
Stirred with the thought of our
own men bravely facing death and
dying on the battle line while the in
siduous propaganda of the kaiser is
allowed to flourish in our schools, A.
NJ. Deyoe, state superintendent of
public instruction, makes the above
declaration.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-25
SERVICES OF SHEEP MAN
FOR MISSOURI FARMERS

The United States Department OF
Agriculture has stationed d. A.
Spencer, a sheep specialist, at the
University of Missouri College OF
Agriculture, Columbia. Mr., spen-
GERS services may be had by any
community which is interested in a
demonstration in docking lambs or
shearing and packing wool, proVid-
ed dates can be arranged. Groups
of farmers interested in receiving
such demonstrations may get IN
touch with Mr.. Spencer by address
ing the College of Agriculture at
Columbia.