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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-09

Are TheIPac
Plain Facts AbOu
rbe Federal Trade Commission in its recent report on wal
nrofs stated that five large meat packers nave pee"
nrofeering and that monopoly OF the market
These conclusions and just are matters OF serious
concern not only engaged the meat packing
business but to every citizen Of our country
Tbosa fiorres given profits misleading ana tne
statement that packers have monopoly IS uhSOp
ported by the facts
1o hackers mentioned in report stand ready to prove
tber nrofits reasonable necessary
r xOoo+ business is one of the largest American indus
tries Any citizen would famiarize himself with us
details must prepared for large totals
The report states the aggregate profits OIL TOUR large
hackers were $4,000 900 for the three war years.
This sum is compared with s19OOoOoo as the average
annual profit for three years before the war, making 1t
annear that the war profit S121 O0O0 greater IMAM
the prewar profit
This COMPARES threeyear profit with oneyear profit
"A manifesly unfair Of comparison 1t is not
only misleading, but the Federal Trade Commission ap
parentlv has made mistake in figures themselves
The aggregate thee-year profit OF $4oOooooo was
earned on sales over four and half billion dollars 1t
means about three each dollar Of saesor mere
fraction of a cent per pound Of product
Packers profits are negligible factor in prices of live
stock and meats No other large business is conducted
upon such margins profit
4ss F@ Hs<**
Furthermore;-and this is very important-only small
portion Of profit been paid in dividends The
balance been put into the business 1t had to
be- as you when you consider the problems the
packers have had to sove-and solve qucly-du1lng
theseW
To conduct this business times with higher costs
necessity paying or three times the former
prices stock has required the use Of two or three
the ordinary of working capital The ad-
- I / / t. t. II. II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-09

,ers Profiters i?
the Meat Business
iona profit makes only fair return this and as has
been stated the larger portion OF the profits earned HAS
been used to finance huge stocks of goods and to provide
additions and improvements made by the enor
mons demands Of our army and navy and the Allies.
If you are business you will appreciate the slgnlfl
canoe of these facts you unacqualnted with Dus
ness talk this matter over with some BUSINESS acquain
tance-wth your banker, say-and ask him to compare
profits Of the packing industry with those of other
large industry at the present time.
No evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission
in support of the statement that the large packers have
monopoly. The Commissions report shows the large
number and Importance of other packers
The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready to
prove to any fair minded person that they in keen
competition with each other and that they have power
to manipulate prices
If this we're not true they would not dare e this
positive statement
Furthermore government figures show that the five go
hackers mentioned in the report account for only 21o
one-third Of the meat business of the country
They wish it were possible to interest Il II details
of their business Of how, for ~ e. 90 sell
dressed beef for less than the cost aa 2" @la''o'
owing to utilization Of by-products, an 1is" -
story of the methods of distribution ' -A
broad land as well as in other countries.
The five hackers mentioned feel justified in 5o rating
with each other to the extent of together pres " !s
public statement.
They have been able to do big Job for your government
in its time Of need thew have met all war time demands
promptly and completely and they are willing to trus1
their 1880 70 the "Reminiscences of the American people
with the facts before them.
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
j. -: ~@-"<'7.s, Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
John X. Tener Tells
How Baseball Helps
To Keep Fighters Fit

Under the selective draft or con-
scription act professional baseball
players are called to the service of
their country precisely the same as
those in any other profession, voca-
ton or walk in life, and have answer
ed, and are just as ready to answer
the call either by enlistment or draft
as other patriotic citizens, but until
that call comes they must, as they
should, continue to earn their liveli-
hood in the profession which gives
to them the greatest compensation
return and in which they are most
expert. Many players have enlisted,
and under the operation of the draft
law baseball has furnished it's quota.
1--WE all realize, especially at this
hour, the pressing call that is upon
each of us to aid our country in do
ing all in our power to quickly fur
nish men and means to combat the
enemy and to ensure an early and
complete victory to our arms; and
this effort will be best sustained by
getting into the open and into the
sunshine occasionally and by either
witnessing or participating in out
door sports to gain that health and
vigor and alertness of intellect neces-
sary to do well the work that may
come to our hand
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
Eddie Collins Has Chance
to Set New Game Mark

Chicago. April 16.-E. Trowbridge
Collins, White SoX second baseman,
who left the team on account of an
attack of tonsilitis. is all set for bust
ing the major league record for play
ing in consecutive games. II the
White Sox star figures in the first
four games of the 1918 season. he
will have turned the trick.
"Wahoo Sam" Crawford, formerly
of Tigertown parts. is the champ at
this moment. His mark is 472, ac-
complished thus: 153 games in
1913. 157 in 1914, 156 in 1915 and
the first six games in 1916. Then
"Wahoo" went on the bench. The
National League record is 4j0, made
by George Burns of the Giants.
Collins started his streak while
with the Athletics. He played the last
three games of the 1914 battle and
hasn't missed a.frolic since. In 1915
he played in 155 games; in 1915 it
was 155 games again. while last sea-
son he mingled in each of the 156
White SoX conflicts, giving him a
grand total of 469.
So If he plays the first four games
in 1918, his run will be 473-and
there will be a new king among the
iron men of baseball"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16

How baseball helps fighting men,
is told by John K. Tener, president
of the National League. In the New
York Tribune, Sunday, he writes:
Baseball, in common with all
other outdoor sports, in my opinion,
should be encouraged in times of
war as we'll as in times of peace.
Baseball really had its origin during
the Civil War, when soldiers in that
great conflict benefited themselves
physically and in spirit by engaging
in this then new game. This was true
with the soldiers in our war with
Spain. as it is true with our brave
boys to-day who have enlisted under
the colors and are either in the
camps here or at the front in France.
From the very inception of the
present war England has realized
that to keep her soldiers fit they
must be given opportunity to indulge
in their favorite sports, and, by gov
ernment appropriation, that coun-
try has used a large sum of money
for the purchase of athletic para
phernalia for use of the athletes of
her army. President Wilson has
given every encouragement to, and in
fact has urged. the continuance of
outdoor sports during the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
RXY7ELLYU
y w CORNER

They are off to-day in the big
leagues. Ideal weather is reported
in all cities east and west. Yester-
days start of the American League
teams failed to show crowds equal
TO those in previous years. How
ever, there is too much war now to
permit baseball fans to warm up
very enthusiastically at the go-off.
The trout season in Pennsylvania
did not have such a bad start.
Everywhere reports indicate a good
season. Trout is said to be plenti-
full. Streams are clearing and if
the first day did not bring many
record catches there will be some
interesting fish stories to tell before
the close of the week.
1t looks very much as if Red
Crane, the Harrisburg boy, would
get a regular job at short for Gin
cinnati. He breaks into the game
to-day against Pittsburgh. His
friends hope he will not only keep
up his pace as a fielder but that
his stick work will make him still
more popular.
When the big college athletes line
up next week at Franklin Field Har-
risburg will not only be represented
by scholastic stars but there will be
number of former high school
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16

New York Yankees are undoubtadIy
stronger in every department viii
the exception of pitchers. than was
the cast last year. The Boston Red
cox are more or less of an uncertain
quantity, yet many of their follow
ers expect them to be the surprise
OF the league. Cleveland. Detroit
and Washington are about I'M 10 the
standard of last season, If NOT n
tl1he stronger. while the Philadelpbia.
Athletics, with a number of voung-
sters in the lineup, cannot be fieured
upon in advance.
In considering the prospects of the
coming season the executives NJ the
two major leagues take cognizanra
of wartime conditions in relatiop 70
baseball, yet are confident that the
national sport will not DECLINE in
quality of play or in it's hold unon its
followers, since patriotism and recre-
alton are necessarily connected at
this time.
The schedule for to-day follows:
National League
At New York-Brooklyn VS. Naw
York.
At Philadelphia-Boston VS.. Pbila-
delphia.
At Cincinnati-Pittsburgh VS.. Gin
cinnati.
At st. Louis-Chicago VS.. st.
Louis.
American League
At Cleveland-Detroit VS.. Cleve-
land.
At Chlcago-st. Louis VS.. Chicago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
Phils Meet Braves in
First Game in Quaker City

Philadelphia, April 16.-The old
national pastime will start it's an
nual outing this afternoon at the
Phillies' ground, when the first game
o: the 1918 championship season of
the National League will be inaug-
urated. The Phillies will line up
with Stallings' Braves from Boston.
The Braves came here early and
worked out yesterday in preparation
for the game. The Phillies were also
in action yesterday at the ball park
and Manager Moran had them going
through a hard workout after the en-
forced layoff last week because of
the bad weather.
1t is announced that Mayor Smith
will toss the first ball this after
Eoon. All the usual ceremonies at
tending an opening game will be fol-
lowed by the Phillies. The game will
start at $50 o'clock. The gates to
the ball ground will be opened an
hour earlier and a big brass band
will give a concert while the crowd
Is filing in and the players are warm
ing up.
Later the field will be cleared for
action. The players will have their
usual march to the lofty fagpole and
Old Glory will be unfurled while the
band plays the star Spangled Ban
ner" Everyone will stand up un-
covered and then the baseball season
of 1918 will be formally started
Manager Moran was a little unde-
cided last evening as to his choice of
pitchers for the opening game. Man
ager Stallings went to New York yes
terday to find out about the standing
of HerZog. Mayer or Oeschger will
probably do the pitching for the
Phils.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
Major League Teams
Pry Off Lid Today;
Games East andWest

Major league baseball openings
were to-day's big sport card. Two
eastern teams of the American
League got under way yesterday.
Weather permitting, the lid goes of
to-day in all National League cities
and in the northern end of the
American League. A number of Har-
lisburg fans went to Philadelphia to-
day for the first game there.
Considered broadly. there appears
TO be about the usual distribution of
playing talent and strength as in
former races, for where one club has
improved its combination another has
lost one or more of its formidable
players, thus, in general way, even
ing up the situation. In the National
League the Cincinnati, st. Louis and
Chicago teams. on paper at least, ap-
pear to be stronger than was the
case twelve months ago. The New
York club, winner of the 1917 PEN
nant, does not strike the close stu
dent of the game as being quite as
impressive as last season. while both
Brooklyn and Philadelphia are
scarcely as strong as a year ago.
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox stand out
as the ranking favorite in the Amer
lean League, for the combination will
begin the season fully as powerful
as when the team closed the 1917
campaign with the double laurels of
pcnnant winners and World Cham
pions. Among the other clubs. the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
TECH ATHLETES
WORK OUTDOORS:
COACH HILL BUSY
No Seniors in Lineup; Pros
poets For Track Activity
Not Very Bright

Fourteen candidates reported to
Coach George Hill, Jr.. for the Tech
relay team yesterday afternoon on
the island. 1t was the first OF the
series of eliminations to determine
who shall represent the Maroon in
stitution at the Penn relays Satur-
day week, when Tech will be en-
tered in. the fastest class of the meet
in the High school division.
Coach Hill is up against difh-
cult proposition in the selection of
the quartet of flyers to compete
against the pick of the East, in view
of the fact that but one veteran of
last year is competing for the team.
The other members have either left
the school by way of graduation, or
else will make a speciality of some
other line of track sports other than
the 440-yard dash.
No Seniors Out
Not one of the candidates is a
member of the Senior class. The
Freshman class furnished Hoffsom-
mer, Garrett, Sparrow and Crist.
From the Sophs are Malick, Atkin-
son, Allen, Wilsbach and Harris. The
other lads. Shope, Musser, Spicer,
Shader and Bill Keane are Jun
iors. Undoubtedly the fastest lad in
the crowd is AIalick. He is the only
veteran in the squad. Despite the
slowness of the island track last
evening because of the heavy rains
of the last week, good time was
made by the runners and Coach Hill
expressed himself as pleased with
the results.
With good weather Friday night
another elimination will be held,
=N.e IL / i. II.
ther decide on the team. The fine
weather of yesterday brought out
candidates for the weight events,
and the hurlers were also out get
ting in trim for the spring meets.
Because of many of the colleges and
universities closing early, it is like
ly that the number of meets in
which the Tech squad is entered will
be considerably curtailed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16

stars in the college lineups. Demming
and Krall will compete for Penn
State and it is certain they will land
some models.
Now comes the story that Grover
Cleveland Alexander will enlist. 1t
looks very much as if this star will
not play. However, one cannot blame
him for wanting to do his bit in
downing the Kaiser.
Plans have been completed for
another big bowling match on the
Leonard alleys Friday night. Stars
of the Taylor Kennedy League Will
compete. George Hargest and John
Bamford will lead the teams. Prizes
will be awarded for team and indi-
vidual honors.
John J. Evers has quit the Boston
Americans as coach. He has gone
to his home in Troy and it is the
belief will head one of the new In
ternational League teams. Charles
(Heine) Wagner, former captain and
infielder, has been made coach by
Manager Barrow.
How baseball fans feel about the
sport this year will be given q bet
ter test to-day. With eight games,
there was plenty baseball sport for
the first big day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
Big Boxing Bill For
Camp Hancock Soldiers

Camp Hancock. Augusta. Ga,
April 16.-Billy Armstrong, boxing
director, has completed arrange
ments for boxing show tomorrow
night in which Camp Wadsworth
men will be pitted against Hancock
ring artists.
Frank Moran, the noted heavy
weight, who has fought Willard and
Johnson, is now boxing director at
Camp Wadsworth.
The main event will be a x-round
decision bout between Mike Donovan,
one of the cIeverest middleweights
in America, and Jackie Clark, whom
Hancock men believe can hold his
own with any middleweight in the
country. Jimmy O'Day and Jack
Cuddy will mix it up for ten rounds,
Harry Kilburn and Did Diamond for
eight rounds, while Tom Walsh and
Knockout Brown, two sturdy heavy
weights, will stage a siX-round go
The men chosen to represent both
Hancock and Wadsworth are the
pick of their class at the respective
camps.
Frank Moran will accompany the
Spartanburg boxers to Augusta. The
presence in the city of this star pug
Hist will be quite an event in sporting
circles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
LOCAL ANGLERS
HAD GOOD DAY
Few Record Catches Were
Reported; Harrisburg Fish
ermen Fared Well

Some big catches We're reported by
local trout anglers yesterday, and
the opening day of the season was
far from being a total failure.
Streams in the vicinity of Carlisle
were well patronized. While still
muddy, the water had cleared suf-
ficiently to make it inviting to
anglers.
The recent heavy snow and the
extreme severe weather were given
as bad signs by fishermen prognos-
ucators. During the cold months,
it is claimed, numerous trout in the
small streams were killed. Reports
are that on the first day of the trout
season there were many caught, and
among them some fifteen and six
teen inches long.
Many Were Out
About every fisherman who could
get away was out early trying his
luck TO lure the trout from the fast
nesses of the streams of the state.
The splendid weather conditions
were welcomed by the fishermen.
The bright sunshine. the warm
breeZes-everything seemed to COM
hine to make the first outing of the
trout fishermen happy. Early re-
ports showed considerable success
and the prospects for the season bet
ter than at first anticipated.
The following catches were re-
ported from Carlisle:
Some Big Catches
w. r. Shearer, A. n. Bowman. A,
r. Vale, w. NJ. Herr, Luther Gulden
Scott Miller, Bender Peters, John
Dasher, Harry Spahr, Glenn Brett
Robert Lyder. Other good reels
were Senator Scott Leiby, 8; Walter
Lins, 13; Harry Murtoff, 20; Ear
kutz, 10 Cone IA inches); Herman
Kutz, s.
John G. Martin and William Shin.
dler, of this city, fished at Cedar
Run: They reported a good day.
catch.
Reports from Big Spring, New.
vile, say the water was not in good
condition, being high and muddy.
The Durborow brothers, of this
city, located at Boiling Springs. Johr
had his limit early in the day ano
each of his brothers, William, HARRY
and James, came home with twelve
each.
Daniel Wheeler, 81 South Nine.
teenth street, brought home eight.
cen. He fished at Williams Grove
and caught one siXteen-inch trout.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
BIG BOXERS ARE
COMING BACK
Fulton-Willard Bout May Re
vive Interest; Sullivan
First Great

New York. April 16.-The rise and
fall and rise again of the heavy
weight boxing class from the days of
John L. Sullivan up to the present
has been an interesting process, and
offers a study of the effect of public
opinion seldom met with in the fight
game.
Before Sullivan established him
self as a worlds champion fighters
of all classes were left alone TO do
pretty much as they pleased. Sulli-
van changed the bloody part of it
when he gave up the London prize
ring rules in favor of the more gentle
Marquis of Queensbury codeA
Start to Capitalize
The popularity of Sullivan made
it possible for heavy weight cham
pion to capitalize his fighting ability,
and, as fighters became more and
more known their methods improved
Jim Corbett was of an entirely differ
ent type than Sullivan, but undoubt-
edly a most effective man at his
particular style of fighting. Aside
from whipping Sullivan his record
IS very commonplace thing. for
when the won the worlds champion
ship, he fell into a period of in
action that caused his defeat on his
next appearance against a good man
Bob FitZsimmons.
FitZsimmons vas recognized as the
most marvellous fighter the world had
seen. for weighing much less than a
heavyweight was supposed to weigh,
he managed to win the worlds title
from the towering Corbett,
Then the size of heavy weights be-
gan to go upward. taking in Jefferies,
Johnson and Willard. the hugest of
them all. Fighting ability went back
after Jeffries surrendered the title,
for Jack Johnson, boxer though he
was, never held any great mark of
respect from his fellow men for
fighting and punching ability.
Willard Not Real Champ
Jess Wizards achievements have
been nothing. He has never yet
proved himself a real champion.
When Jeffries laid down the crown,
such a howl was raised over the
battle at Reno that it actually
affected the ranks of the heavy
weights. Not a single high class man
has appeared before the public since
Jeffries, with the exception of Fred
Fulton and Jack Dempsey, Here
appears to be the upward move
ment of the heavy weights again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
BECK ENTERS IN
BIG TRACKMEET
Tech High Star to Go After
HonorS on Franklin
Field May 4

Carl Beck, Technical High schools
best all-around athlete, has been en-
tered in the Middle States Interscho-
lastic championships that will be
held at Franklin Field. Philadelphia.
Saturday morning, May 4. Beck will
be entered in the high and low hur-
dies, the jaVelin and discus throw,
and the 12-pound shot put.
Tech will not enter a full team in
this meet this year because of the
large amount of green material that
will have to be developed at the Ma
room institution by Coach Hill. In
fact, the entry of Beck will be the
first Tech athlete ever to be entered
at these classy events.
While he will be unable to COM
pete for team honors because of be-
ing entered alone. he will go after
the medals offered to the winners
in the five events in which he is enter
ed. Gold, silver and bronze medals
will go TO the winners of the sepa
rate events.
Straw Hat Day
On May will be celebrated as
straw hat day at the University of
Pennsylvania, and after the run Off
of the meet in the morning beginning
at 10 O'Clock. the Penn nine will be
pitted against the University of Co
lumbia in the afternoon. The meet
will be the seventeenth held by the
University of Pennsylvania, and des-
pite the wartime conditions. there
is a larger entry list than ever for
this meet.
In addition to being a track star,
Beck has just completed a basket
ball season during which he scored
from d guard position more field
goals than his opponents did who
played at the forward position. In
football Beck is also the big gun"
at Tech, defeating Central almost
single handed last Thanksgiving. lie
is considered the best all-around ath-
lete ever to represent Tech, and is
sure to bring home some of the
medals from the meet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-16
Col. J. c. Miller Hopes to
Settle Fight Plans Soon

Chicago, April 16.-Col. J. c. Mil
Icr, newest big league fight promo
ter. expects to announce the location
Of the independence Day Jess Will
lard-Fred Fulton championship COM
bat next week.
MILLER is now tracking down some
recent offers, and later will make
visit to a pair of promising prospects.
But that activity will be largely
formal. Whether the bout will go to
some S15O,000' plunger or will be run
exclusively by the colonel, remains a
mystery.
Il never asked the Governors of
Colorado or New Mexico or Nevada
TO let me stage the fight in those
states" the colonel said last night
INV contract with Willard and Full
ton SAYS the fight will be conducted
in accordance with the laws of the
state in which the fight is to be
held"
Jess Willard's old wall of not
finding sizable sparring partners is
heard these days. The champion trots
four or five miles in the forenoon
and boxes a few rounds in the after
noon.