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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
Paying For Equipment
Big Railroad Problem

stand to preserve the fiscal position
of each. and it makes little real diff
ference whether cars are owned by
one company or another, but when
the properties come back 1t will be
important how each is equipped and
what obligations it has.
Few of the railroad corporations
are in position under existing condi-
tions to finance equipment purchases
Independently of the government.
Presumably the demands upon the
s500,O00.O00 revolving fund at the
use of the railroad administration
have been so much larger than
counted upon-half of it has been
taken-that the railroad admins
tration is anxious to get the COM
panies to assume the equipment
purchases.
Mr.. Williams has intimated that
if any company cannot arrange to
pay for all the equipment allotted
to it, the railroad administration
will arrange to lend against such
equipment up to 10 per cent. of the
cost at per cent. for two years.
That would leave it to the corpora
ton to provide the other quarter out
of it's funds. There has been some
discussion of a general equipment
trust, with the railroads assuming
responsibility for the securities is
sued under it.
Objection to Distribution Made
Railroad companies are finding
individual objections to the alloca-
ton of equipment as made by Rob-
ert S. Lovett, director of capital eX-
penditures, and Carl r. Gray, direc-
tor of operation.
1t is asserted, for example, that
boXcars are foisted upon roads
which need coal cars, as 500 to the
r. F. and P; that heavy mikado To-
comotives are offered to the Chicago
and Great Western, whose light rails
and bridges will not safely take the
load; that the Delaware and Hud-
son objects to taking more coal cars,
as of what it now owns, 80 per cent.
are off it's lines; that the Santa Fe
accepts boXcars, but objects to TAX
ing coal cars; that the Chicago and
Eastern Indiana has been allotted
equipment beyond it's receivership
ability.
Conference by the railway eXecu-
tives' advisory committees with the
railroad administration was held
yesterday in Washington and very
earnest representations with regard
to his first big difference, if not con-
troversy, which has developed in
the application of railroad, control
as between the government and the
corporate managers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15

Three-fourths Of all the male
Americans under 40 years of age who
have played baseball have been able
at one time or another to thro"
curve ball. Probably the estimate Is
unnecessarily conservative. Nearly
everybody who can chuck the horse
hide at all can perpetrate a rouna-
house outshoot. There are any mum
ber of young intielders who cannot
put any zip on the ball without TWIST
ing il, and must allow for that snoIt-
coming when firing at the nrst oase
target. The commonest asset OF a
Young pitcher nowadays is curve
that swings out with a broad, Ia<S
bend. 1t is so common that II Is Wor IN IN
less against even those persons VINO
are only ordinarily verSed in oatSman-
ship, Good pitchers use dellNeTy
that insures a sharp and small oreah.
\ wide, slow curve-with a twlstlnS
course as apparent as the SEralohs
of a spiral kick in football or the
English on a billiard balls a clnSh
achievement for grammar school klus'
Blamed On Wind
Yet il happens to be fact that LOT
forty years after baseball was invent
ed there were many thousands or IN
teIlirent men who did not believe that
there was such a thing as curve.
They admitted that the ball might
disport itself strangely at times, but
blamed these eccentricities on the
yvind or weather or something like
that. They scoffed at the suggestion
that any human agency, other than a
rousing thump with a bat. could
change the course of baseball after
it once had left the hand of the
pitcher.
Professional baseball was born in
Cincinnati in the sixties. The first
Reds were undefeated for more than
a full season. and they toured the
country from one end to the other,
making the acquaintance of the skill
ed players then rampant. Ten years
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore

Lieutenant Alton w. Lick, of Camp
Meade, Md, spent the weekend at his
home at Marysville.
Miss Grace Pewterbaugh, stu
dent at Albright College, is visiting
her parents. the Rev. and Mrs. c. l..
Pewterbaugh, Valley street, Marys-
vile.
Allen Dawson. of New York, who has
been visiting at the Bell home at
MaSysville. has returned to his home.
Mrs. Mary Dean. of Shiremans-
town, was called to Baltimore by the
serious illness of her sons wife, Mrs.
Noell D. Dean.
The Rev. and Mrs. ]. w. Gabel,
son Paul, of Churchtown, visited
friends at Shiremanstown on Satur-
day.
! Mrs. A. w. Bistline and Mrs. Charles
Weigel, of Shiremanstown. spent Sun
, day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kauff-
man, near Lisburn.
| Mrs. Harry Slothour. of Mechanics
burg, visited Mrs. John NJ. Rupp, at
! Shiremanstown on Sunday.
Miss Jean Dodge and Miss Mary
Bowman. of Camp Hill, were week
end visitors at the home of the
| formers aunt, Mrs. H. NJ. Rupp at
! Shiremanstown.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Menges, of Har-
risburg, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Frazier at Shiremanstown.
| Miss Romaine Rupp, Miss Blanche
! Danner and Miss Hazel Danner, of
| Shiremanstown, hiked to Lisburn on
Saturday where they visited the
! Misses Romaine. Myrtle and Ada
Kaufman.
Mrs. James White. son Paul, of
MarysNille. Miss Nettie Nipple, OF
/ Wa hfnufnn nm
Shiremanstown on Saturday, where
they visited Mrs. John F. Snyder, and
Mrs. w. A. Clouser at Shiremanstown
Mrs. Frances Lambert has returned
to her home at Shiremanstown. after
spending sometime with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles E. Laverty at Enola
Mrs. Frank w. Wallace and Mrs
Clyde Smith, of Shiremanstown, Wis
tied their cousin. Mrs. Daniel Bankes
who is seriously i'll with influenza al
her home at New Cumberland.
Joshua Souders, of MELVILLE, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Keller, of High
spire after visiting Mrs. Anna Mowry
at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Charles Simpson, son Albert
Simpson. of Harrisburg. and Mrs
Daisy Moser, of Lemoyne. spent Sun
day with the latter brother, S. K
Morgret and family at Shiremans.
town.
Mrs. Shelly, of New Cumberland
has returned from a visit to relatives
in York and Hanover.
Mr.. and Mrs George Ruhl, of Bal
timore. are guests of Charles Leaf
family at New Cumberland.
DR.. and Mrs. H. B. Mitchell, OF
Pittsburgh. are guests of Mrs. ]. B
Coover and family at New Cumber.
land.
Mrs. John Hoyer, of New Cumber-
land. is visiting friends at Gettys.
burg.
Miss Mae Yinger. of Washington
D. c., is visiting her parents, In
Fourth street, New Cumberland.
w. w. Higgins. of New York City
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
G. II. Reiff at New Cumberland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15

Who will take over and pay for
$3.50. 100000 of new railroad equip
ment? This question, concerning
3,100 locomotives and 100000 freight
cars, is now urgently before the rail-
road corporations of the United
States through action of the railroad
administration. 1t involves a very
big present proposition and prob
lem reaching forward twenty years
Last spring the railroad admins
tration, after deciding on standard
types of equipment, placed rush con-
tracts for 3,100 locomotives and
100000 cars. giving priority orders
on the materials and supplies nee
essary to get the additional equip
ment at the earliest time possible.
The equipment concerns have done
remarkable work and already have
delivered large number of both
cars and locomotives, with the others
coming along fast. Some time ago
the railroad administration made
an allotment of the government-or-
dered' equipment to various compa-
nies. They also have been receiving
cars and locomotives ordered for
1918 delivery, while the railroads
were under private management.
Within a few days rather peremp-
tory kilograms came to the railroad
corporations from John Shelton Will
liams. director of finances and pur-
chases, asking whether they are pre-
pared to take the cars and locomo-
tives as allotted to them and upon
what basis they can arrange to pay
for them. Some companies have an
swered, others have not, hut have
consulted together and with their
bankers in a good deal of mental
turmoil.
Railroad Managers Balk
With the railroad properties now
in the hands OF the gov er,lnl...,.
both as to operation and control, the
companies and their managers are
baking at what the railroad admin
istration is now pressing upon them.
On the general proposition, the
company managers are strongly
averse to buying or committing their
companies for more equipment than
is required now-traffic is moving
freely at this time-and more than
they think may be required after the
war Particularly, they object to the
tyles of locomotives and cars now
pressed upon them for purchase at
top prices-two times or more nor
NAL cost as measured by pre-war
prices-which they do not think
well suit their traffic.
While the federal control lasts il
makes not so much difference to any
company as the control contracts
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
West Shore NeWs
SHOT In HEAD
BY COMPANION
Ball From a Pistol Causes
Death of Franklin County
Youth in Chambersburg

Waynesboro, Pa, Oct. 15. =
George Patterson, aged Is, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Patterson, Good
Siding. near Quincy, was the vic
tim of a pistol shot Sunday after
noon, discharged by Harry Rock,
aged II. Shortly after the shoot
ing, which is claimed by Rock to
have been accidental, the victim
was taken in an unconscious condi-
ton TO the office of DR.. w. H. Bros
ius. at Mont Alto. Here an exami-
nation showed that the bullet had
entered the young mans head a
short distance abovev the left tenn
pie, and penetrated the brain. He
was at once removed to the Cham
bersburg Hospital where he died a
few minutes later. Rock, who did
the shooting, was questioned by the
authorities as to the occurrence and
stated, the revolver was in my
hand when it went off" but refused
to answer any further questions. He
was arrested and will be arraigned
later,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
HORSE RACING ONLY SPORT ORSNG TECH TEAM TOO GOOD TO GET 0PP0NE
Fighters in the Trenches
Have GaySport Carnivals

soldiers begins the very moment they
land and continues constantly there
after. The order says that at ports
OF deberkation by cooperation with
the French authorities and. * neces-
sary, the use OF the military secret
police every effort shall be made to
locate the habitations and the sec
ttons of towns freQuented by immoral
women. Such places will be declared
off limits and posted for every COM
pany, etc, and the freauenting or Wis
iting OF these places by members OF
the American Expeditionary Forces is
strictly prohibited. Local commanders
at all other towns and places where
troops are stationed are instructed
carefully to observe the provisions of
the order when local conditions tndt-
cate the advisability of such action,
Boxing Bouts
For the information of the rela-
tives and friends OF our U. S. A. boys
over here IL may be said that ranking
Army officers declare that the sobri-
ETY. and high moral standards OF the
A. f. F. as a whole have deeply i'm
pressed the French civil and military
authorities"
Kelly writes that he has been very
fortunate to have had such boxers
over there recently as Joe Lynch,
Anguse Rather and Leo Gross. and de-
scribes a recent outdoor boxing carni-
val that he staged as a most wonder
full affair. The main bout was be-
tween Rather and Cross, and Major
Barry. an old athlete. acted as referee,
AFTER the bouts the crowd sang
songs, and 1t would do your heart
goods to hear those boys. write
Kelly. There is something doing all
the time, and we are all happy as the
day is long"
Kelly tells about having recently
met pat" Ryan. the giant weight
thrower of the rish-American \. c..
in one of the camps in France. and
saws he is "some soldier" Walter
Hummell, 1916 national 440-yard
hurdle champion, from Portland. Ore,
also passed through Kelly's camp re-
Gently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
Pitchers Were Long Time
Developing the Curve Ball

later the famous Boston club, manag-
ed by George Wright, went to Cincin-
natl to play a game. The National
League was in its third season. II
any such thing as curve ball was at
all common then, the Cincinnati Reds
would have been familiar with it. Yet
on this afternoon in 1STS-thirty-nine
years after baseball had succeeded
townball as game-an argument
arose regarding rumors that there
lived a certain man who could curve
a thrown ball at will. The debate be-
came heated. 1t grew so torrid that
carpenters were called in. They built
two ten-foot fences, about twenty
way between them a post was plant
ed.
"Tommy" Bonds Triumph.
Wright called Tommy" Bond, a
great Boston Highlander of the cham
pionship seventies, and ordered him
to perform. Standing slightly to the
left of the first fence, Bond succeed
ed-on the third of three trials-in
throwing a ball that passed the post
on the right and passed the second
fence on the left. This feat he re-
peated several times. The skeptics
Immediately blamed the wind for the
miracle. To prove his contention be-
yond doubt,' Wright then invited in a
lefthander of the name of Mitchell.
who stood slightly to the right of the
first barrier and curved the ball
around the post to the right side of
the second fence.
Then it was that curve-ball pitch
ing was accepted as a scientific fact.
The demonstration was the big news
of the day, and the feat of Bond and
Mitchell was telegraphed to all parts
of the country. Knowing for a fact
that the thing could be done, expert
menters in every hamlet afflicted with
baseball inclinations began to prac-
tice bending the onion. Shortly there
after all clubs had gay deceivers on
the slab.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
WOMAN WINS
THREE RACES
King Horse Holds Stage at
New York and Atlanta; Mrs.
Bresler Triple Winner

The Spanish dope has not elimi-
mated racing, which is about the
only sport thriving at the moment.
Yesterday. the famous old Empire
City track at Yonkers opened for a
triple victory to a woman, Mrs. r.
L. Bresler, Jamaica. L. I. Three
times her colors flashed home in
front, and on each of her victors the
fair owner, her husband. who trains
them and a host of friends wagered
heavily. After her blue, red and
white striped silks had been borne
to victory by Sherman A. Ultima
Thule and Hank O'Day in the first
three races, Jock Scot, owned by her
husband, finished second, only a
nose behind Joseph Z. Widener's ill.,
tempered Naturalist, in the Kings
bridge lightweight handicap, the
fourth event on the card.
Buddy" Ensor, the little jockey
who is under contract to P. A.
Clark and Richard T. Wilson, Jr.,
guided all of the Bresler horses. He
also had the mount on Willie Sharpe
Kilmer's Tableau d'Honneur, which
won the last race. The four victor
les scored by Ensor was the best
showing made by a jockey this sea-
son, and when he rode Mr.. Kilmer's s
colt past the judges he was accord
ed a great ovation.
The Kingsbridge resulted in a
thrilling finish. Harry Payne Whit
ney's bay colt Out the Way, set a
terrific pace for five of the six fur
! longs, but Jock Scot came with a
terrific rush and twenty yards from
! the finish stuck his head in front
Jock Scot held command. however
| for only a few jumps, for Mr.. Wide
ner's Naturalist, which had trail
ed the field during the early part oi
| the race, displayed a great burst OF
speed in the run through the stretch
and got up in time to win on the
post by a head Jock Scot took the
second end of the purse, two lengths
/ ahead of Out of the Way.
Simultaneous with the Empire
track opening. grand circuit racing
began on the Lakewood Track al
Atlanta, with a zoe trot and 2.O4
pace. The former was won in g
split heat battle by Miss Woodbine
owned by L. w. Buford, Franklin
Tenn, and piloted by Fitzgerald, and
the latter by Directum j., FREQ
Kline's black horse with Murphy in
the sulky.
In the trotting event Selah Bali
won the first heat in 2.041z, Jean.
ette Speed the second in 2.09A an6
Miss Woodbine the third in 2.11Z
This necessitated a fourth heat ir
which only the three-heat winners
started, and which was taken by
Miss Woodbine in 2.09k. Selaf
Baird won second money and Jean.
ette Speed third.
Directum J. won each of the three
heats of the pacing event. This was
| C1lo
purse. The third heat decided thir6
and fourth moneys between Hal Boy
and Jay Mack.
The fastest half mile of the day
was paced by Directum j. in 1.01 y
The track was heavy. following Sun.
day showers. but improved as the
afternoon wore on.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15

The lull In sports is only tempo
rary, as any sane person might con-
clude from the intense concern taken
In all kind OF ATHLETIC. activities
among soldiers, This war has ssiSsn,
had the energy to take an hours exer-
else per day. Tho result VIII be a
general partaking in every kind OF
sport from croouet to heavyweight
boxing.
A sharp observer now on the other
side, Thomas ], Kelly, prominent ath-
lete OF New York and former member
OF the Irish American A. c. ana Paul-
ist A. c. track teams, who Is now q
Y. NJ. c. A. athletic director with cen
eral Pershing's Army, writes an In
teresting letter concerning his ex-
periences. Kelly has been in France
for the past six months and has visit
ed all of the battlefront and rest
camps, as we'll as the various training
camps back of the lines.
part in France" he said. every
known sport in America is being play
ed in the camps here, particularly
sports that tie up closely with mill
tary efficiency. For instance, take
ing with a gun in the hand. In TACT
Army leaders have come to recog-
nize it as such. and boxing is now IN
cluded as a regular part or the mill
tary routine.
Makes Better Soldiers
Thus athletics Is making much
better soldiers; II is developing their
spirit OF aggressiveness. and is max
ing a real contribution toward the de-
velopment of our American Army 1t
is, in fact, serving a two-fold purpose.
The primary one, of course, is to edu-
cate our soldier to be a better fight
ing organism; the second to provide
him with clean and invigorating rec
reation. In my opinion good clean
sport has perhaps more spontaneous
followers than any other activity that
l know Of.
zone hears great deal regarding
the morality of our troops over here.
writes Kelly. THE protection OF our
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
Anthracite Miners
to Get Raise in Pay
Double 1916 Scale

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Oct. 15.-An-
thracite Mine Workers of America
are to receive an increase in wages
double the terms fixed in the 1916
agreement of operators and en-
ployes, according to the statements
of union officials on their return
from the conferences in Washington.
Inouncement of the, award will be
made by DR.. GaField during the
present week. The awards will
amount to from 15 to 40 per cent.
above the present scale of wages of
the various workmen. In some cases
this will mean 81 a day increase; in
other cases it will be 50. To the
breaker boy it will mean about 's1.25
more a day. The average increase
will amount to S1.47 a day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
AROUND THE BASES

coed boy, Wilson; treat 'em rough;
hiii on HohenzOiiern, that's the
Thought you'd weakened; lost your
Call that Berlin Beasts cheap biuff;
After him, WoOdrOwj treat 'em
Many Rent Hogs, Mayor Insists"
says the Patriot this morning. How
goes goes II get this way? Must be adver-
Using Heagy Bros; that's the only
place you can rent a hog in Harris
burg.
= Cleveland, Ohio. Oct. IA. James
Z: Dunn. president of the Cleveland
pan club, was in Cleveland yesterday
He came here from Chicago to close
up the business of the Indians for the
year and to attend a party given by
p. e. O'Brien Saturday evening.
=. sunny Jim" is of the opinion that
thefe Is an excellent chance for the
major leagues to resume the National
the big fuss in Europe to be over
Wlthln a few months at least and
thlnks that there is pretty fair pros
piste pee ipr the ban on baseball to be
informal football will get under
way at Yale this week when the Army
and Naval students units clash on the
afternoon.
Another game will be played the fol-
| lowing Saturday, and then it is likely
that the Blue will branch out into
intercollegiate athletics on a small
scale. Professor >Corwin. who is in
charge of athletics at Yale, stated
some time ago that there would be
no sports at New Haven until the
mllltary program was settled. The
students now are down to hard work
IN war duties, and time has been al
lotted for daily athletics.
Jerry Sullivan, who was famous as
an oarsman in Buffalo thirty-fiv
years ago, died a few days ago. the
sole survivor of the champion four
cared crew of the Celtic Rowing Club.
Of Buffalo. in 1884. The crew which
rowed behind Sullivan, was made up
of James Griffin, No. 3 John Burns.
NO. =, and Anthony Ahart, bow.
Penn State lost a couple more ath-
letes yesterday when Fullback Bill"
Gehring and Quarterback Charlie
Way We're called to machine gun serv-
ice. Center BentZ and Halfback Smell
have applied for appointment to the
infantry training school at Camp Cor
don. SiNty-one students will be sent
there tomorrow. Coach Bezdek was
called to Chicago by the serious ILL
| ness of his 4-year-old daughter.
While there is no doubt that base
ball is taking a firm hold in England
and France and will become an estab-
lished sport feature in those coun-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
Tech Team So Internal Rough
and Ready; All Foes Scared Off

be arranged, it must come off away
from here. for Athletic Director
Percy Grubb has not been able to get
the flu embargo raised. DIR. Raunick
says the ban is not likely to be lift
ed until the middle of next week.
Coach Smiths tight clamped lips
these days suggest a. nick in sword.
He does not scare a bit at the flu
himself. and he cannot see why all
this fuss. Just the same, he is keep
ing the squad working and when the
silver lining looms up why, there will
be Tech, all six cylinders on the job
and ready to wallop anything in the
state of it's class.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
CHARLES NJ. SINGER

Charles Merritt Singer, son of Ed
win NJ. Merritt and Winnie B. Singer.
died of pneumonia after a weeks ILL
ness at his home, 2007 North Second
street. Saturday afternoon. at $40
o'clock, at the age of 21 years.
He attended the Harrisburg
Academy. and was a member of the
class of 1918 at Mercersbure
Academy He was a member of the
Mandolin Club of the school and also
of the Marshall Literary Society. He
and four other students formed the
Syncopated Five. an Organization
which played nightly on the campus.
Since leaving school he has been as
He was a member of the Zion Luther.
an Church and Sunday School.
The funeral services wereheld
this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-15
Edgar Wallace Dies of
Pneumonia at Philadelphia

WIIiamstown, Pa. Oct. Is. = Edgar
Wallace, a former resident of Lykens,
died at 1910 Green street, Philadel-
phia, on Saturday, from pneumonia,
following influenza. Mr.. Wallace was
old. He was a son of the late Mr..
and Mrs William Wallace. His sister
Mrs. H. A. Shaffer. of Williamstown
was at his bedside when he died: He
is survived by three sisters, Mrs
James Bailey, of Tower City. Mrs
Harry Vames. of Marysville, and Mrs.
II. A. Shaffer. of Williamstown; and
five brithers. Arthur and Howard, OF
Harrisburg: william, of Wiconisco
Ray, of Philadelphia, and Lester, OF
Mount Alto. The body will be brought
TO Lykens for burial.