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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
INDEPENDENTS WIN in BEST GAME OF THE SEASON DEFEAT
RAINBOW TROUT
AT WINCHESTER
BITE ANIMALS

Winchester. Va. Jan. 1.-THE rain
bow trout that have for years had
their home in the creek which flows
at the edge of Shepherdstown. w.
Va, are having much fun at the ex-
pense of the horses and cows led
there to be watered The trout ap-
parently resent what they consiuer
an invasion of their territory, and
are repelling frequent attacks.
Joe Cookus first noticed the hostile
actions of the fish several days ago
while his cows were drinking there.
After putting their muzzles into the
water the cows would suddenly toss
their heads and act as if they had
been stung or bitten, and investiga-
tion disclosed the actions of the trout.
They would dart up to the cows and
give them sharp nip on the snout,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Falkenstein Wins on
Sixty-Ninth Ballot

Harrisburg people will be much
interested to know that George j. T.
Falkenstein, reading and journal
clerk of the House of Representa-
tives several times in recent years,
has been elected city treasurer of
McKeesport on the siXty-ninth ballot.
He was formerly mayor of that city.
Mr.. Falkenstein became a candi
date at the solicitation of friends,
it is stated here, and,a deadlock such
as has been talked of in Harrisburg,
occurred. The balloting was the
longest ever known in the city
council.
Anschutz To Leave. - Lieutenant
Colonel Louis A. Anschutz, of Pitts
burgh, assistant commissary in the
old National Guard establishment,
has been ordered to Fort Niagara.
He had charge of the commissary
stores at the mobilizations of the
last two years and was recommend
ed by Adjutant General Beary 20 the
War Department.
Public Service Cases. - The Pub
lie Service Commission to-day heard
argument on whether a natural gas
company can be compelled to extend
it's service mains when it contends
that there is diminishing supply of
gas and that 1t must conserve. The
argument was heard in a case from
st. Mary's. The Commission con-
tinued until January 81 the. hearing
in complaints against the Green's
boro Gas Company scheduled to be
heard in Uniontown on JANUARY IS.
Light Rates Up. - The Hanover
Il fTrlaN
operating in York and Adams couh-
ties to-day filed notice of an lnGretse
of rates for street railway puwe.' an'l
window sign and dec or;ative lighting
as we'll as residential and CONNER
cial service. Notices of increases in
power for decorative IightiDG wei! e
filed by electric companies i'll Du-
Bois and ReynoldSSilie.
Police at Mt. Uni n. - A sergeant
and detail of six state policemen
were to-day sent to Mt. Union where
there are extensive factories, to pro-
tect plants and cars during a freight
congestion which has occurred at
that point. This is the first time that
such service has been asked of state
policemen in the central part of the
state.
Retirement Order. - Mrs. Annie
u. Leisenring, of Allentown, the
States oldest factory inspector, has
been placed on the retired list by
service. She will be pensioned by the
state.
"Kicks" on Rates. - Robert Bam-
ford Washington county farmer,
to-day attacked the rates of the
Montour and Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie Railroads for hauling milk to
Pittsburgh in complaints filed with
the Public Service Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
BRANDS BREWERS
AS TRAITORS
Governor Says Coal Is Needed
For Schools and
Churches

In an address before the mems
mass meeting in Fahnestock hall,
yesterday afternoon, Governor Brum-
baugh declared that the man who
runs brewery, thereby depriving
schools and churches of coal, is a
traitor and should be branded as
such.
Governor Brumbaugh spoke to the
meeting on Pennsylvania and the
War;" He showed that the destiny of
America has been in the hands of the
keystone state, and that the men
who have come from Pennsylvania,
! have done much for the winning of
the just cause. He enumerated the
men VINO have been factors in this
countrys development, and proved
that many of them were from this
state.
The audience for the meeting was
the largest which has greeted any
| speaker in this series of meetings
preceding the address of the Gov
ernor, Mrs. Emma Mausert Reeves
sang several contralto solos, and an
other feature was the chorus singing.
After the meeting a number of the
men sang old familiar gospel hymns
around the big piano in the lobby of
the Y. NJ. c. A.
Congressman Walter NJ. Chandler.
of New York, will be the speaker at
the meeting next Sunday, his sub
ject being 'The Trial of Jesus From
a Lawyers Standpoint" Congress
man Chandler is recognized as being
! one of the country's greatest~speaI+--
| ers, and he was secured only at great
expense to the management. A spe-
cial musical attraction is being ar
ranged by Robert b. Reeves, secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A., under whose
auspices these Sunday mass meetings
are being held.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
RXY/ELLYU
y w CORNER-

Donald Heicher, a former Tech
student, is making good as a guard
on the United States ship, Pennsyl-
vania basketball team. His work has
received special mention.
After a weeks rest the Hassett
tossers will take up their schedule
tonight. These champs are sched-
uled for a game at Carlisle with the
Indian team. Later in the week they
will meet Rosewood. Both games are
important in the seasons race for
title honors.
The Harrisburg Independents gave
great exhibition Saturday night in
the game with Locust Gap five. Man
ager Gordon Ford is bringing his
team to the point where local fans
will miss good sport if they fail to
patronize. the games.
Gordon Ford had a strenuous time
Saturday night. He played with the
Independents and then participated
in the match at the Pennsylvania
Railroad Athletic Association hall, in
the game with Altoona.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Smallpox Quarantine Is
Removed at Harris House

city Health officials to-day lifted
the quarantine which has been on
the Harris House since Saturday,
when it was discovered that one of
the walters at the hotel was a VIC
tim of smallpox. Every precaution
is being taken by Health officer ].
NJ. J. Raunick to prevent a spread
of the disease because of the many
contacts. AS a means of co-operat-
ing with the department in checking
any spread DR.. Raunick has issued
n warning to everyone who has
been in the Harris House since
Christmas urging them to be vac
cinated. Persons at the hotel on
Saturday at the time the case was
discovered were kept there until
Vaccinated. Yesterday another pa
tient was taken to the Sanitary hos
pital. He is a resident of Steelton
and is employed at the Central Iron
and Steel Company's plant. in the
City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
SHIPPERS AID RAIkWAYS
TO- CLEAR UP CONGESTION

Harrisburg shippers to-day were a
big part in the opening of freight
moving week." During the next six
days extra efforts will be made to
make a cleanup of all freight con-
gestion. In accordance with the
plans mapped out by the National
Traffic League and with which the
car service boards of the various
districts are cooperating, special ef-
forts will be made to unload cars,
and to keep cars in service.
Railroad administration officials
to-day sent appeals to various or
ganizations in the principal cities
urging 'redoubled energies to clear
tho terminals in view of the extra
burden thrown on railroads by the
blizzard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14

Gerdes, former Harrisburg star,
is a member of the Altoona team that
played here Saturday night in the
Pennsylvania railroad elimination
contest. His work is always of the
best and Gerdes is valuable man in
basketball at Altoona.
Boyd Memorial Basketball League
starts Wednesday night. There will be
two games, Spartans play the Tro-
jams, and the Appollas meet Achilles.
Games will be played every Wednes-
day night.
John "Stuffy" McInnis, obtained
last week by the Boston American
League baseball club from the Phil
adelphia Athletics, signed his con-
tract on Saturday. All is joy in Bos
ton.
Walter Johnson, speed king of the
Washington Americans, will receive
reduction in salary. The contract
sent to him cuts his salary in half.
Johnson's last contract called for
$4,000 a year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Knights of CoIbmuus Are
GratiGed; War Drive Goes
Cover Top" With $4,000

With $20,314.40 in the treasury. a
couple of thousand additional dollars
in sight in the city, and the outside
district of Dauphin county coming
along in very fine shape. the knights
Of Columbus were feeling f1nee, in
deed, this morning, over the results
OF their two weeks campaign for
their War Camp Fund.
Not all of the city solicitors have
reported as yet; and headquarters in
the Kunkel Buildings are being held
open to-day and tomorrow so that
their funds may be cared for.
Reports from Steelton, Mechanics
burg, Williamsport. Lykens, Dauphin.
Hummelstown, Middletown and other
towns in the Harrisburg district are
quite complete, but the executive
committee of the knights of Column
bus were confident that when the
final showing is made 1t will mean a.
total of more than $780, 900; and the
figure originally set was $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
THIRD OF DRAFT
MEN IN STATE
READY FOR WAR
1O1,626 Certified For Service
Out of 302,541 Actually
Called

Washington, Jan. 14.-One in every
three men of draft age in Pennsyl-
vanla is physically fit and otherwise
qualified for service in the National
Army. The actual ratio of men ac-
cepted to the total called in the first
draft was 33.59 per cent. The ratio
Tor the country was 1880 per cent,
SO that Pennsylvania average was
about normal.
Or the S15,973 men registered in
Pennsylvania. the local boards called
3O2,541, and l01,6 were certified for
military service.
Pennsylvania had a gross quota of
1927 men and received credit for
31,249 voluntary enlistments, leaving
the net quota 60.S59. The boards GER
titled 40.767 more men than needed
TO NIL the first quota, and 1t cost the
Government an average of $4.33 for
each man, against an average for the
nation of S4.93. The total expense
in the state was Si4O,239.57.
1886 Failed to Respond
Ot the men called, 25,626 failed to
appear Mapor General l.. II. Crow
dar the provost marshal general. has
pointed out that all men who failed
to appear could not be classed as
slackers, as many enlisted without no.
tltylng the boards. others removed to
other districts and others died. He
estimated that one-fifth of those who
tailed to appeal were real slackers.
Pennsylvania's ratio of physical
htness was not up to the average for
the country. OF 161.323 men exam
ined, S6,O29 qualified, being 1898 per
cent, while that of the nation was
70.S9 per cent.
Claims for exemption were filed by
1S1,963 of the 302,541 men called,
which was below the average, but
ll4,2Ss were granted, this being $3.50
per cent, against a general average
of Sl.79 per cent. OF the men called
in Pennsylvania 14S,734 were married
and only 17,1S4 married men We're
called for service.
Aliens called by exemption boards
in Pennsylvania numbered 6S.3S9, and
1928 were accepted. The total reg
istration of aliens in the state was
176,O54. OF these 9S.2O4 were of allied
nations, 6.56S professed allegiance to
neutral countries, and 69,2SO were
subjects of governments allied with
Germany. This last covers those of
Austria-Hungary who were not en-
emy aliens" at the time of registra-
tion.
2,543 Farmers Released
Agricultural claims for exemption
were entered by 1856 men, and 2,54S
were granted. Claims on industrial
grounds were 1878, and 1888 were
granted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14

ent they are playing a series of pre-
liminary contests.
During the past week Steelton
was able to avenge its defeat of a
week ago by nosing out Middletown
at FELTON, hall, 2S to rs. While de-
feated, Middletown showed that it
has an excellent team. The Acad-
emy tossers under Coach Gavin are
working for their game with Haver-
ford Prep. at Haverford this coming
Saturday.
Camp Hill at Carlisle
Camp Hill is booked to play Sat-
urday at Carlisle with the High
school team. of that place. Middle
town will entertain Hershey at Luna
rink Friday night and it should be
an easy contest for the lower lenders.
Tech has another set Of open dates
for this week, but the management
is trying to arrange with the Car
Isle Indians for a game. If the,
teams play, it will be staged at the
Hasset gymnasium. The standing
of the clubs is:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
MRS. ELIZA III. EICHEL

Mrs. Eliza II. Eichel. 76. widow of
John III. Eichel, died yesterday morn
ing, at the home of her daughter Mrs.
John F. Lawrence, 1927 Penn street.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday morning, at 10 o'clock, at the
residence OF Mrs. Lawrence. the Rev.
George f. Schaum. pastor of the Har-
ris Street United Evangelical Church.
officiating. The body will be taken
by Undertaken George H. Sourbier to
Newport on the train which leaves
the Maclay Street Station at 1:S0
o'clock Wednesday. Burial will be
made at Newport.
Mrs. Eichel is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. John +. Lawrence
and Mrs. Samuel Shambaugh. both of
this city; two sons. John S. Eichel, of
Newport, Pa, and James f. Eichel, of
Enola; fourteen grandchildren, and
two great t-grandchildren.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
BADLY HURT WHEN HE is
RUN DOWN BY TROLLEY

Charles ". Forsyth, SAG Nectarine
street, is in the Harrisburg Hospital
suerfttng with a fractured leg and
RIB, as the result of q street car ac-
cident this morning. Forsyth works
at the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Company, and was on his
way to work when a Cameron street
car ran into him. The crew of the
car said he was on one track and
stepped out of the way of an ap-
preaching car, onto the other track
and the soutbound car ran into him.
The accident happened shortly after
this morning at the intersection
of Sycamore street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
LOCALS PLAY
SUPERB GAME
Win Over Locust Gap Five in
Best Contest This
Season

Playing in championship form, the
Harrisburg Independents easily de-
feated Locust Gap on the Chest
nut Street Auditorium floor Saturday
evening, score 46 to 81. The locals
avenged themselves for the defeat
handed them by the visiting quintet
earlier in the season.
The game during the first half was
lard fought, both teams displaying
high caliber of work in passing
and shooting. The score at the close
OF the first period was 20 to 10, with
harrisburg holding the longest end
AT the opening of the second frame
The Independents succeeded in get
ing u commanding lead and then
had little trouble in winning the
contest.
Best Game This Season
The game was the best played on
the local floor this season. Both
teams played fast and although
there was much fouling the game
was played exceptionally clean by
both teams. The rivalry was very
Keen but did not result in anything
but fast playing.
Members of the local squad play
GU splenulu game III Ile seColu
half. Many of the planned plays
We're worked out while the visiting
team could do nothing to break
them up. The visiting team mem
bers would not locate the basket in
the second half which was partly
responsible for the poor showing
i'll scoring in that period.
Haggerty, a brother to the we'll
known Eastern Lacquer, played 4
fast and consistent game. There
were no stars on the Independent
team, every member figuring in the
scoring. The score:
Locust Gap. Independents.
Haggerty, f. N Ford, (.
Moraskin, {. Wallower, f.
Sebastian, c. McCord, C.
Klewan, g. q. Ford, &.
BetZ, &. Mcconnell, g.
Field goals-Locust Gap, Hagger-
ty, 4; Sebastian, 2; Independents, y.
Ford, G; Wallower, 4; McCord, l;
G.. Ford, 1; Mcconnell, 4.
Foul goals-Locust Gap, Moras-
kin, IS; Independents, McCord IA,
Referee, White.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Railroads Do Not Guarantee
Schedules of Any Train

Relief came to the Pennsylvania
Railroad to-day. The main line has
been blocked by freight congestions,
and cold weather tie-ups of trains
from the east and west. Business
west of Pittsburgh has been entirely
suspended since Friday night.
On account of the delays tickets
are being sold to passengers with
the understanding that the railroad
company will not guarantee schedule
time on any train. The trouble on
thte main line has been due to lack
of motive power and frozen switches.
Track forces have been on duty since
Friday night working II hour
tricks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Gives First Lectures Of
Food Conservation Series

Harrisburg women took very kind
ly TO the first of the food lectures
which are to be delivered with
demonstration this week by Martha
$. Pitman and Mary Ruth Fisher,
State College experts. The opening
meeting was held in Wesley Union
Church where another demo1s strated
lecture will be given this evening.
Miss Pitman had made extensive
preparations to entertain and in
struct the women of Harrisburg and
they found her very much up-to-
date. Probably the most interesting
topic taken up to-day was that OF
meat savers and substitutes and the
selection and use of clothing ma
terials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14

William Crist, who has just been
notified of his appointment to the
West Point Military Academy, is q
product of the city's public schools,
having pursued his elementary stud
les in the Camp Curtin school and
graduated from the Technical High
school with the 1917 class. He is
tho second of Techs graduates to
receive this honor; Norman Stitler,
of the 1915 class having been ap-
pointed to the same institution.
While a student at Tech, Crist
took an active part in athletics, es-
pecially in basketball and. baseball
Since his graduation he has been
ployed as a salesman for the Ford
Sales Company of this city. He is q
son OF Samuel C. Crist, foreman in
the shops of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14

seeming to enjoy the discontinue OF
the animals.
Horse Bitten
While watering his horse at the
stream yesterday, Frank Hill was
nearly unhorsed and thrown into the
water Two of the biggest trout
swan up quietly and bit the horse,
giving it such a fright that it was all
that Hill could do to keep the animal
from running away. Another man
who observed the actions of the trout
noticed that after they had scared an
old COW until she snorted they were
seen to swim away with their jaws
spread into broad grins. The town
authorities was at first inclined to
believe that the fish were German
carp, but a piscatorial expert disillu-
stoned them on that score.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Fire Destroys Food Worth
a Million; Warehouses
Ruined at Washington
By Associated Press

Washington, Jan. II. = A quantity
of Army supplies, including $1,000
600 worth of food, was destroyed, the
quartermaster warehouse ruined and
several other buildings damaged by a
fire to-day at the Washington Bar
racks occupied by Engineer troops.
After a hard fight of an hour and a
half the fire was extinguished. The
origin of the fire has not been dis
closed by officials at the post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Hassetts to Resume Games;
Play at Carlisle Tonight

After two weeks of enforced idle
ness due to lack of heat at Cathedral
Hall, the Hassett school five will
again get into action on their own
floor when they play the Rosewood
boys, Thursday night. This game was
to have been played two weeks aSo
but Hassett was forced to postpone
the game because of lack of heat in
the auditorium. In the meantime
both teams have been using the de-
lay to good advantage and have prac-
ticed hard for the coming encounter,
This evening the Hassett five will
play Carlisle Indian school at Car
Isle. The Hassett defeated Carlisle
here a few weeks ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
ACADEMY BEATS
GETTYSBURG FIVE
Result Was Never in Doubt;
DeVore Is Big
Star

The Harrisburg Academy easily
defeated Gettysburg Academy Sat
urday afternoon on the Cathedral
Hall floor by score of 35 to Is. The
game was never in doubt after the
first few minutes of play and the
lead of the Blue and Gold, was sell
dom less than ten points.
DeVore Is Star
DeVore unquestionably starred
for the Academy and scored all but
four of the local schools field goals.
Gettysburg lacked team work and
passing ability while DeVore's bas-
ket shooting enabled the uptown in
stltution to score at will. The line
up and summary:
Gettysburg. Harrisburg.
Gotwald, f. DeVore, (.
Dudisill, {. Miller. f.
Thurman, C. Weigel, C.
Dempey, 6. Newlin, G.
Overmiller, Stone, g.
Substitution: Yoffee for Stone.
Referee, Sourbier Scorekeeper,
Morgenthaler. Timer, Beban.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
Aurand Fund Is Closed
by Request of the Family

A total Of $S6.75 has been subscrib-
ed for the assistance of the parents
of Earl Aurand, the young Harris
burg soldier who was killed in France.
The total subscription has been turn
ed over to Mr.. and Mrs. Aurand by
Clarence o. Backenstoss. who was
holder of the funds. and the relief
fund has been closed, owing to the
fact that the Aurands do not desire
the publicity. Two subscriptions re-
ceived to-day, after the closing of the
fund, are being held until their
donors call for them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
GROSS TO APPEAR

City Commissioner Gross made
appearance this afternoon before
Alderman Lands and will probably
be called for a hearing on Thursday
evening on a charge of violating the
election expense return laws. John
P. Guyer, of the Dauphin County
Law and Order League appearing
against him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
WILLARD FAVORED CREATION
OF WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD

Washington. Jan. II. Daniel
Willard. chairman of the War Indus
tries Board, to-day testified in the
Senate military committees war in
quiry. that he had advocated the crea-
ton of a Government minister of mu-
nitions, but now as in favor of trying
out the new War Department reor-
ganiZation
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
STUDENT GRANTED LICENSE

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Jan. H.
Charles Berkheimer, q student at
Dickinson College, was granted a
license to preach at a meeting of the
quarterly conference of the local
Methodist Episcopal Church, of
which the Rev. ]. Ellis Bell is pas
tor, and the former a member. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harry
Berkheimer, South Market street,
Mechanicsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
BOARD ADVISED TO
REJECT SCHOOL BIDS

Because of a technicality in the
advertisement for bids for the re-
modelling of the Camp Curtin school
building, M. w. Jacobs, solicitor for
the city school board, recommended
rejecting of all bids and readvertis-
ing for proposals. The opinion of
the solicitor was presented at spe-
cial meeting of the city school board
this afternoon. 1t is probable that
Secretary d. ID. Hammelbaugh may
be authorized to readvertise for
bids
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-14
TO ELL VACANCY

Mechanicsburg, Pa, jan 14.-To
fill the vacancy in Council. caused by
the resignation of Fred Breen, who
moved out of town, Edward Nailor
was elected from the Fifth Ward
and will have two years to serve. f.
NJ. Garrett. was chosen for borough
auditor to succeed Joseph Lemon
who also resigned on account oi
moving from town.