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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
National League Pays to
Fed All That Is Due

New York, Feb. 25.-John c. Toole,
attorney for the National Baseball
League, on Saturday handed over a
check for $55.000 to James Hindman.
attorney for former Federal League
clubs, settling the National Leagues
account up to date with the Federal
League clubs under the terms of the
agreement of two years ago.
OF the amount. S25, 900 goes to the
Pittsburgh Trust Company, receivers
of the former Pittsburgh Federal
League Club, which settles in full
the National Leagues obligation to
that club; 100000 goes to the Robert
b. Ward estate for two years rental
of the Brooklyn Federal League
park, and $4,000 to Harry Sinclair
for two years rental of the Newark
Federal League grounds.
1t also was announced that the
National League has eighteen more
annual payments of $4,000 to be
made to the Ward estate and eight
additional payments of $4,000 to Sim
clair.
1t will cost the National and Amer
lean Leagues a total of $3.50, 900 be-
fore they fully settle the case.
President b. b. Johnson, of the
American League. it was said, also
will send n check for $4,000 to the
Federal League attorney in the nea,'
future as the American League
share of the Federal League peace
indemnity.
John *. Tener, president of the
National League, will make all fu-
ture payments for his league without
further action by that body.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
Good Roads Program
Planned For Lebanon

Lebanon county lined up for bet
ter roads at big meeting OF citi-
zens of Lebanon and rural districts
of the county in the courthouse Sat
urday when the Lebanon County
Good Roads Association was organ
ized with Simon z. Light as presi-
dent; W. l.. Schatter, secretary; ii.
ii. Ulrich, treasurer. and a vice
president in every borough and
township.
The immediate purpose of the
project is to induce the County Com
missloners to take the necessary
steps to secure federal and state
aid, ain conjunction with Berks and
Dauphin counties, for the zmmedi-y
ate rebuilding of the old Berks and
DauphIn turnpike between Harris
burg and Reading, freed last year,
anu now part of the William Penn
highway. 1t is hoped to put the inn
provement through on a basis of
twenty-five per cent. of construction
costs to each county as Berks, Leb-
anon and Dauphin counties each
shared the cost of purchase of the
turnpike with the state on a fifty
fifty basis.
1he new Good Roads Association
will, however, devote itself to gen.
eral road improvements and COM
mittee chairmen include: Post roads,
Mayor George T. Spang; state high
ways, George +. Krause; township
roads, c. c. Gingrich; publicity, A.
Il. Schropp.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
Amateur Baseballers
Likely to Bury Hatchet

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 25.-That
peace between the National Base
ball Federation and the National
Amateur Baseball Association, which
have been separated for three years,
may be a reality before the 1918
the annual meeting of the Fedora
ton, when committee composed
of the board of directors was named
to meet with officials of the N. A. B..
A. in an effort to get together.
officers were elected as follows:
President, c. e. Martin, Cincinnati;
first e-president, Frank Coates,
Toledo; second vice-president, Nell
son Lampert, Chicago; secretary,
Tom Nokes, Johnstown, Pa; treas
urer, Virgil zetterlind. Detroit.
1t was expected that Chicago
would be selected as the meeting
place.
The following cities were repre-
sented at the morning session:
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, De-
troit, Pittsburgh Johnstown. Ian
sing, Mich; Akron, Toledo, Canton,
Columbus and Louisville.
To prevent protests in intercity
series next year the Federation will
cooperate with the National Asso-
citation of Professional Baseball
Players. No player ineligible to play
in the National Association will be
signed by Federation team.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
May Form New Baseball
League in Coal Regions

Mount Carmel, Pa, Feb. 25.-A
movement has been started among
baseball enthusiasts of this place,
Shamokin, Ashland, Pottsville and
several other coal region towns to
establish a Pennsylvania Anthracite
League of. baseball teams and a
meeting of the interested fans is to
be held within the next two weeks.
With the collieries and all other
industries working full time. the
fans believe the time is opportune
to revive interest in baseball, dead
from a league standpoint in the coal
regions for the past several years.
In fact, there has been no league
baseball since the days of the At
lantic League. Several of the towns
have parks available for Sunday
games, and it is believed that with
semiprofessional teams In the field
keen interest can be aroused. Potts
Vile. Shamokin, Mount Carmel,
Mahanoy City, Tamaqua, Ashland
and possibly Centralia and Girard-
vile will be represented at the first
meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
Important Bouts Are
Booked For ToE1ishts
Fulton Meets Moran

This match, originally scheduled
for last Friday, should help clear
up the muddle In tho heavyweight
ranks, Fulton, II he Is victorious,
will DO in line for bout with the
tltleholder Jess willard, whenever
the latter decides to defend his ring
laurels, The big Minnesota plasterer
Is looked on IA tho most logical OF
Wizards rivals,
Moran Has Chance
II Moran, In his awkward, wide-
open stylo, should manage to con-
meet on Tulton's jaw with his heavy
overland right-tho Mary Ann"
-Fulton's stock as q titular con-
tender will take u decided drop,
while tho Pittshurgher will land
again on the pinnacle of prestige
that was his before his disastrous
meeting with Willard in Madison
Square Garden.
The general boxing public is in
clined to the belief tfTat Fulton, with
his superior Cleverness, will score a
victory. 1t Is generally conceded that
Moran's only chance lies In his abil.
ity to land effectively with his right
hand. Moran has just finished n
hard period OF work and Is in bet
ter condition than he has been for
some time. The Army life. with its
discipline, is reported to have work.
ed wonderful change In Moran,
who, before his appointment to the
camp, was loath to take proper care
of his physical condition.
Other Important Bouts
While this match is progressing
Jack Dempsey, the Western heavy
weight, who has recently gained
leading prominence, will be engag-
ing Knockout Bill Brennan, of Chi
cago, in an elimination bout in Mil
waukee. Dempsey. If he succeeds in
defeating the Chicagoan, will gain
recognition as a heavyweight con-
tender and the probability is that
he will be matched with Fulton,
should the latter win over Moran.
Ted (Kid) Lewis, of England,
holder of the welterweight cham
pionship, and Jack Britton, of Chi
cago, former champion, are sched-
ulsd for a twenty-round bout to a
referee's decision at Providence,
r. T.
1t will be the thirteenth ring
meeting between Lewis and Britton,
This series of bouts, unlike many
between other ring performers, diff
fers in that in each meeting there is
plenty Of action between the con-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
PENN LEADING
COLLEGE LEAGUE
Two More Victories Neces-
sary; Games This Week of
Great Importance

One more victory will insure no
worse than tie, and two more VIC
torios will clinch the basketball title
OF the intercollegiate League for
Pennsylvania.
This Is the crucial week for penn,
as IL meets Yale at New Haven to-
morrow night and Dartmouth at
Hanover on Saturday. Princeton is
tho only team that has a chance to
beet Penn, and as the Red and Blue
winds up its schedule at Princeton
on March 8, the Quakers need to
win both of their games this week
providing the Tigers also win.
Princeton Has Game
Princeton also is carded for two
games this week, meeting Dart
mouth at Hanover tomorrow night
and Columbia at New York on Sat
urday, II the Tigers lose one of
these games, Penn could afford to
lose all three OF it's remaining games
and will finish in a tie. Dartm outh
gave Penn a hard battle on Satur-
day, so the game at Hanover can
not be counted upon as q sure VIC
tory, even if the Hanover team has
lost seven straight.
On Saturday Penn won over
Dartmouth, score 26 to 20, and
Princeton proved too fast for Cor
nell, winning by score of 81 to IA.
Sweeney, the University of Penn
sylvania star forward, still leads the
Basketball League in
points scored with seventy-siX. He
has tailed twelve field goals and
fifty-two free throws. Van Slyck, of
Yale, is second highest scorer with
sixty points. Trimble, of Prince
ton, has Tailed the highest mum Der
of field goals. The official standing
follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
HOLAC LEAGUE TEAMS HAVE BUSY WEEK
q XX/ELLYU III
y w CORNER J

Tarsus athletes are working hard
Tor the Volleyball series with the IIar-
risburg patrolmen's team. The first
game will be played tomorrow night
at the Y. NJ, G. A. gymnasium. Much
interest. is manifested, The Tarsus
nave also arranged a series with
the Motive Power Athletic Associa-
ton champs. There Is nothing those
Tarsus fellows will turn down when
1t comes to real sport.
The annual meeting of the Galahad
Recreation Athletic Association will
be held tonight at the home of d.
Clark Hawley. 1926 Regina street. Of
icers win be elected and plans dis
cussed for the coming baseball season.
The Galahads have for several sea-
sons furnished good sport, and while
= number of stars are at the front,
there is still good material for a base
ball team.
Penn is leading the intercollegiate
basketball race with chances good to
stay at the top until the finish.
Princeton is still in the race and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
Orchard Spraying to
Be Shown Farmers

A. f. Mason, orchard specialist of
State College, is the speaker secur-
ed to discuss spraying and busting of
trees at series of pruning demon
strations which has been arranged
by the Dauphin County Farm Bu-
reau. The schedule for the week is
as follows:
Tuesday, at p. M, X. ]. Wal
toms Farm, Hummelstown.
Wednesday, a. m. George 6hrin-
er's Farm, near Linglestown.
Wednesday, p. m, erant Hum
mer's Farm, near Shellville.
Thursday, 8 a. M, G. p. Longe-
neckeTs Fem, Middletown.
Thursday, p. M, William Min
ster's Farm. near Dauphin.
Friday, a. M, j. b. Rudder's
Farm, near Halifax.
Friday, p. m, Jonathan Koppen-
hafer's Farm, near Berrysburg.
The Farm Bureau requested farm
ers over Dauphin county some time
ago to end in samples of seed corn
for termination. The seed corn stu
alton was presented at that time as
very serious.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
Busy Week For Stars
In Scholastic League;
Local Teams Leading

Ons of the liveliest weeks for bas.
ketball is in store for fans who fol-
low the Central Pennsylvania quin-
tets. Every team in the league will
play at least once, and York, Steel
ton and Central will, get into action
twice.
Central, the big surprise of last
week, will take the trip through the
Lehigh Valley when they meet Read
ing, Friday, and Allentown Satur-
day, on foreign courts. Just when
the other teams of the circuit were
counting Central down and out, the
Blue and Gray bobbed up and trim
med York at that place, and laced
Reading on the home court. The
two victories put Central in second
place, and places them again in the
running for championship honors.
Big Week For SteeIton
Steelton will have full week be-
cause of its game "Wednesday night
at FELTON, Hall with the York crew.
Captain Coleman's tossers should be
able to win on the home floor, since
they lost at York by only two points
in an extra period game. Friday night
Steelton will play the return game
with Tech at Chestnut street floor.
The other game will be at York Fri
day night, when Lebanon opposes
Captain McLaughlin's five. Lebanon
trounced York on the former floor,
but it may be different story in the
York High gymnasium.
Local Schools Lead
A pleasing feature of the race is
the fact that the two local High
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
New Corn Oil Has Many
Advantages For Cooking

Smokeless cooking is a possibility
with corn oil, which has burning
point of $50 degrees F., as compar-
ed with only 425 degrees for lard,
$50 degrees for butter, $50 degrees
for cottonseed oil, 500 degrees for
olive oil, and $40 degrees for peanut
oil. The low burning point of lard
and butter fills the kitchen with
burning grease smoke, according to
DR.. Ralph st. j. Perry, in the Min
neapolis Tribune. The high burn
ing point of corn oil enables the
cook to bring it to 600 degrees be-
fore putting in food for frying and
the hot oil instantly seals in food
Juices, retaining flavor and aroma,
the food being cooked in its own
Juice instead of saturated with
grease. In one experiment, an
onion, a doughnut, meat ball, and
a Goldfish ball were all fried together
in the same corn oil, none OF them
absorbing fiaVorS from the others, an
illustration of this sealing. Corn oil
also has a lower congealing point
than any other salad oil, remaining
clear and fluid down to IA degrees
F., and so makes salad dressings
which are free from Jumps. Ol1Ve
oil becomes cloudy and solidifies at
80 degrees, as does peanut OIL. IL
is said that nothing equals American
corn oil for nice, even browning of
fancy dishes. Oil content averages
about per cent. of the corn grain,
so that a 5000, 0,000-bushel corn
crop holds potentially 400,000,000
gallons of corn oil. The oil is ex-
tracted from the corn germs, puri-
fed by filtration and steaming, which
sterilizes it and turns it into clear,
limpid, pale straw-colored food oil,
free from odor, possessing a peculiar
sweet flavor and keeping without
rancidity for many months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
GOOD TOBACCO
Is COMFORTER IN
FRENCH TRENCHES
Americans "Over There"Look
to Folks at Home For
Supply

Here's to the Blue of the windswept
North,
When we meet on the fields of
France;
May the spirit of Grant be with you
all
AS the Sons of the North advance.
And here's to the Gray of the sun
kissed South,
When we meet on the fields of
France;
May the spirit of Lee be with you
all
AS the Sons of the South advance.
And here's to the Blue and Gray as
one,
When we meet on the fields of
France;
May the spirit of God be with us all
AS the Sons of the Flag advance.
George Morrow Mayo.
This is regarded as one of the
best of all war poems which have
been written and we start with it be-
cause smokes" is one of the best
comforters of the trenches. Wouldn't
you like to see the excitement on
days when the smokes are passed
out, the smokes which kind Amer
leans have contributed without any
idea of reward? One chap com
pares this occasion to q worlds SER
les ball game. II will tell you how
the lads line up for tobacco" he
writes. You have probably seen a
world series ball game and know
something of the mad rush. Well,
1t is the same over here when we
line up for American tobacco. Saw.
it's a wonder they don't get a NOV
ing picture of this. Pretty rough,
| say, but l guess no one is ever
hurt.
There's two things everybody is
agreed on in this camp and you cant
get any argument on it. We all say
that America is the home of the
most beautiful women and the best
tobacco" a sergeant in the field
artillery has sent a semipoetic ef-
fusion to the persons who happened
to supply him and he draws a sad
picture indeed to "tobaccoless" days
in trenches. There should be none
of these. To the Sammie tobacco is
a friend in need, and you should
be the friend, indeed. AS the sons
of the flag advance, do your share
by sending a contribution to the
Telegraph fund. Every 25 cents
buys smokes to the value of As
cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
Another Harrisburg Boy
Arrives Safely in France

One more Harrisburg man has
arrived safely "over there" Time
will soon come when most every
body in town will have a friend or
relative somewhere" in France. Mr..
and Mrs. David NJ. 'Smeltzer. of Pax
tang, had been very anxious to hear
from their son, Sergeant Leroy Ii.
Smeltzer, of Pittsburgh. No less
worried was the sergeant's sister,
Mrs. H. r.. Smith, of 2015A Swa-
tara street, and she it was who re-
ceived the first word of his safe
arrival. Sergeant Smeltzer is
member of the QuartermaSter's Me-
chanical Corps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
CENTRAL GIRLS
WIN FAST GAME
Defeat Chambersburg Co.
Eds; Varsity Five TO Meet
Reading on Friday

In one of the hardest games of
their season. Centrars fair co-eds
lost to the Penn Hall FIVE Saturday
afternoon at Chambersburg by a
score of 27-10. The girls played an
unusually fast game, but were unable
TO outclass the Penn Hall bunch.
emanuel made several brilliant field
goals for Central and Watts PLAYED
center with remarkable pep. Maurer
captain, held up her position as for
ward and captured several goals.
The whole team did splendid floor
work. Bertram Saul, faculty sports
adviser, attended the game with the
girls.
Play Reading
Central will go to Reading on Fri
day to hand them another defeat
such as was given to them last Fri
day here. Basketball fans were very
much surprised the way Central
walked all over Reading. as it was
thought that they were much
stronger team. Their playing was
below par that evening. Because of
their recent defeat and the added
confidence of their own floor. Read
ing will be a much tougher PROPOSE
ton this week than they were last
week. Coach Wallower knows
what to expect and will put his men
through stiff scrimmages Monday
and Wednesday,. The scrubs will be
on duty to give the first team a good
chance to try out new plays. Cen
rral is now second in the league and
will make every effort to tie with
Tech.
1t is rumored that the first Tech
Central game will come off March
iirst at Chestnut Street Hall. 1t will
be one of the greatest attractions
for local games of this season. The
teams are evenly matched, so there
is no danger of a complete walkaway
on either side.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
President Weeghman Is
Through Spending Money

Chicago. Feb. 2j-The usefulness
Of the Weeghman bankroll is end
ed, and the Cubs will not be able
to buy any more players before the
opening of the baseball season, ac-
cording to Secretary Walter Craig
head, of the Cubs, yesterday.
There are no deals pending, and
l don't think there will be any,"
Craighead said. The other clubs
think we have all the strength we
should have and are not going to
give us any more If. they can pre-
vent it,"
Manager Mitchell will arrive in
Chicago soon to aid in planning the
training trip to the coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25

there is every Indication of q great
finish.
Unusual interest is manifest in the
bouts on to-night's fight schedule.
While Fulton is picked to win over
Moran, the Pittsburgher has an
awful punch, If he can land it. There
will also be several lightweight and
welterweight contests of special inn
portance.
The Garnets lost a game, Saturday
night, to the Stewartstown five. score
81 to 20. The local five wound up
two-day trip. The Garnets have been
unable to get games because of the
scarcity OF open time. They are ready
and willing to play all comers.
Lancaster will have open-air box
ing this season. frankie Erne, the
popular Lancaster promoter. has leas-
ed the baseball grounds and will stage
his first show in May. Erne plans to
give the fans the best he can, provtd-
ing they turn out and support the big
matches. which necessarily require
lot of money to stage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25

APOLLOS
LEAGUE STANDING
HObIitzell'S Enlistment
Makes 18th From Red SOx

Boston, Feb. Eff Uncle Sam
got spring fever and thereupon de-
cided to trot out an all>star baseball
team, he could find it in the service
In addition to that he could gather
u team, composed of all Red Sox
stars.
DR.. Richard c. Hoblizell, first
baseman, shortly will take his place
as a 'molar mechanic" in the army
dental corps, probably with the rank
of a lieutenant. He will be the fif-
teenth Red SoX player to enter the
service thus far.
Paul Smith, only few days ago
bought from the Montreal Club, was
accepted in the National Army in
Macon county, Ill. Then there are
Bentley, Cooney, Wilder and Jan
vrin, in the Army, while Jack Barry,
Lewis, Shore, Shorten. Gamer. Nc
Nally.S Pennock, Walsh and Bader
are in the Navy, most of them being
yeomen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-25
IT, INCREASES
USE OF SUGAR
The Per Capita Consumption
Mounts Upward Despite
the War

There were about 1,500.00O,000
pounds of commercial sugar stocks
on hand August 81, 1917, compared
to 100000 pounds on the same
Gate in 1916, according to the first
War Emergency Food Survey. fig
ures for which are issued by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. Large decreases were re-
ported by mills and refineries and
by storage warehouses, although
stocks in the hands of wholesale
grocers and all large users of sugar
showed increases in 1917.
Increased Per Capita Consumption
The returns indicate that the
amount of sugar consumed in 1917
was about SS.3 pounds per capita,
whereas the average consumption
for the five-year period ending in
1916 was S4.7 pounds per capita.
The evident increase in consump-
tion, says the department, is due in
part to the increased manufacture
for export of commodities like con-
densed milk, and to an increase in
population, coupled with an increas-
ed consumption by individuals, and
TO an increase in consumers stocks.
Where Sugar Was Held
OF the total stocks of sugar re-
ported, more than 53S million
pounds or Al per cent was held by
sugar and sirup mills and refineries.
Wholesale grocers held about 2S5
million pounds or 1913 per cent, and
storage warehouses about 207 mill
lion pounds, of 1873 per cent. Retail
dealers came next with about 134
rlillion pounds, or 10.4 per cent. of
the total.
New York reported the largest
stocks, about 1928 million pounds,
followed in order by California and
Lon isiana, both of which held over
1OG million pounds. Details of the
sugar survey may be found in Cir
cular 90, Office of the Secretary,
United States Department of Agri-
culture.