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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-28
LEONARD IN MOVIES

NEW YORK, Nov. rs. - Benny
Leonard. lightweight champion, 10 70
start work on the movie serial In
which he In to be starred about
December !. His role as the star
performer will take him 20 varions
places between here ant tfo
coast. where some OF the thrills Of
the production are 10 b. fs...s
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-28
The Lineup

scoring Wasntn 4fnn -- louchdoNus
Theisen. Goals converted. Fauik
Offieiais--N arncu referee Weodard.
head ilnsrrnan
auhaf ifufionE' WashinFton--Smith Tor
Wick. Glenn Tor Pope. caiiforniR Han
for EnElshrcfsou. Fresslcy for Majors
Boucher Tor Cfanmsr. barnes Tor Boucher.
Latham Tor ssweii. Mccoy for cline
0iuibat Tor sprott. Tooney for Deeds
Rowe for Toomey Wells Tor Cas-. Esls
FOR Wells. Rowe Tor Brooks. symss Tor
Rove, DEEDS for synss Murray Tor Deeds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-28

A Chicago Newspaper printed a sfory
80 the effect that Kid Gleason would b.
canned as manager % the white Fon 20
b. succeeded ~ Eddie Collins on the
contrary. Il 10 stated Gleason was signed
70 a new contract az the clos. Of the
worlds series 10 there you are a. 20
the facts IN the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-28

II Is said that In Texas alone
prairie dogs annually eat enough
grass to feed 1859 500 COWS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
Dry Victories Cheer
Leaders in Congress

Washington, Jan. b3. - Jubilant
over the results of the greatest pro-
hibition week in history" drys in
Congress predict that another week
would see the dry amendAent a part
of the Federal constitution.
In the last week six states have
ratified the amendment, bringing the
total of twenty-five.
This week, fourteen more, enough
for final ratification, are expected to
take affirmative action, and by the
end of this month, forty-one and per-
haps forty-three state legislatures
will ratify 1t, drys anticipated.
The states which ratified last
week are Idaho, West Virginia,
Maine, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennes-
see. The senates of California and
Illinois also passed the amendment.
Although the dry amendment is
not effective for year after ratifi-
cation by the thirty-six states, drys
will seek to pass at this session of
Congress a measure carrying stiff
penalties for violation of the amend
ment and additional federal machin-
cry to hunt down violators.
Representative Barkley, of Ken
lucky, has introduced bill provid-
ing for a prohibition commissioner
under the internal revenue commits
sion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
Roosevelt Mentioned in
the Pulpits of City

"IIe felt the call of the nation and
he threw his whole life into its
service" explained DR.. George Ed
ward Hawes last evening. in speak
ing at the memorial service for the
late Theodore Roosevelt in Market
Square Presbyterian Church. HE
put the Ten Commandments into
politics and preached from the text.
Square Deal"
DIR. Hawes was very impressive as
he traced Mr.. Roosevelt's life from
early days to his untimely death.
which, he pointed out, ''he met
bravely. dying in the arms of the
great God"
He pictured Roosevelt as a man
of colossal convictions, demanding
the square deal with an adherence
or anything but fair play. BE fair.
be kind, but keep your big stick
ready was his policy" DR.. Hawes
declared.
mo matter what any one thought
about his job, to Roosevelt, whatever
he undertook, it was a tremendous,
a serious undertaking. He was a
man who always gave his best.
His light has been thrown out
in the great wide world and he lives
in America who loves him. True to
his own convictions, he takes his
place in the great avenue of immor-
tality."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
AROUND THE BASES

mask work of Kittridge ana Nasle
for Chicago minimized Stencils
chances of luck as a catcher and he
was let. going to the minors.
Of After ATT. Stencil struck his proper
minors. lie was signed up by
Pittsburgh and the following year.
1893. he startled the baseball world
oy obtaining a batting average Of
best hitters the following several
years. hitting 1851 in 1894, .a8I in
1925, 1856 in 1896 and 1851 in 1897. The
celebrated matsman retired from base
bal ball at the age of SO. and went into
cafe overlooking Redland Field, where
many times he had played his games,
until two years ago. when he retired
from business entirely.
Game Warden S. Maurice shuler. of
Liverpool, shows that 5000 rabbits
and 1900 squirrels were killed during
the year in Perry county. in addition
pheasants, etc. Little large game fell
victims of the hunters. A single bear
and twenty-nine buck deer were kill
slain.
Ring-necked pheasants were bageed
in small quantities during the past
year by county hunters owing to the
supply having been seriously depleted
by the severe weather of last year
Game Warden Shuler is feeding 100 of
the birds over the winter to be lib
Grated in the wooded sections in the
| spring.
Chicago. Jan. IS. - The national
ski tourney will be held at Chippewa
Falls. Wis. on January 26, 1t was an
nounced by Gustav C. ferguson, presi-
dent. President ferguson, who is
| connected with the war camp COM
| M n fnn gsnts Il
far Northern Army camps will adapt
ski running to camp life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
President Wants Yanks
All Home in Eight Months

Paris, Jan. 13.--If President Will
son has his way, all of Americas
fighting men now in Europe will be
back in the United States within the
next eight months.
1t became known yesterday that
the Presidents conference with Gem
eral Pershing Saturday dealt exclu-
sively with thee subject of American
rehabilitation. The President is
known to be deeply interested in the
speediest possible return of the
American troops. He is anxious to
cut the redtape and allow the men
to go back to civil life without any
delay not absolutely imperative.
Mr.. Wilson, it is understood, ques-
toned General Pershing particular
ly with regard to the German mer-
chant marine available for the trans
portation of our soldiers. 1t Is be-
lieved communicating by America
of such ships as the Bismarck, Hin
denburg and other giant German
liners, together with other vessels
in German ports, will do much to
expedite the situation.
To finish the job Within the next
eight months is not impossible. 1t is
impossible for any one in France
and this includes the President-not
to know the deep longing in the
heart of every American soldier to
get back to his home folks.
Mr.. Wilson believes the Difficult
ties of transportation now apparent
~ lan III
bridge of ships which carried Amer
ica's men across the Atlantic to the
battlefields should be just as able
to return them to their homes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
Baseball Will Start
April 23 and Wind Up
on September 30

The National League will open
its season on April 23 in the
cities of Boston, Philadelphia,
Cincinnati and Chicago. The Bos-
ton opening will be preceded by
two games on Patriots Day,
April 19. The usual morning and
afternoon contests will be play
ed. This means that Boston will
open the season four days before
any of the other major league
for three days.
Ban johnson, president of the
American League, declined to an
nounce the opening dates in his
league, but there is no doubt the
date will be the same as in the
National, April 2S. In view of the
fact that the cities which will
have National League openings
have been announced, it is easy
to figure that the American
League will open the season in
New York. Washington, st. Louis
and Detroit.
There was considerable sur
prise over the announcement that
the Giants will not open in New
York this year. The Yankees
opened in New York in two sue
cessive years, 1916 and 1917, and
it was believed the Giants would
get two straight openings to
equalize matters.
There was some hitch over the
Boston National League club get
ting permission to start the sea-
son so far in advance of the
other clubs, but, John Heydler
held out for the right of the
Braves to utilize this holiday
date. If Hank Gowdy and Rabbit
Maranville are back with the
Braves by that date the holiday
may yield Boston rich return.
1t is understood that the
worlds champion Boston Red
SoX will open in New York which
would give the Yankees financial
ly one of the most successful
openings in years. The Giants are
likely to open in Philadelphia,
and Brooklyn in Boston. The
Robins most likely will share in
the rich Patriots Day series in
Boston. The other eastern opsn-
ing will be the Athletics in
Washington.
In the West indications are
that Pittsburgh will open in Gin
einnati and st. Louis in Chicago
in the National League, and Chi
cago in st. Louis and Cleveland
in Detroit in the American
League.
The schedules will close on
September 80, said President
Heydler, so that the 1919 worlds
series may be started around the
I'd of October. The Schedules will
call for three trips as heretofore,
two of three games series and
one trip of four games series.
The only comment that Ban
Johnson made was: The Ameri-
can League schedule is highly
satisfactory, but it is not our
custom to announce any of it's
details at this time"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
John Mason, Popular
American Actor, Dies

New York, Jan. .13.-John Mason,
one of the most widely known ac-
tors on the American stage, died
yesterday at a sanatorium in Stam-
ford, Conn. He had been i'll several
months and recently suffered a
breakdown which compelled him to
leave the stage. The cause of death
was given as Bright's disease, with
complications.
Mr.. Mason was born in Orange,
n. J., go years ago. At the age of
90 he made his appearance on the
stage, at the Walnut Street theater,
Philadelphia. In the next ten years
he played in Boston and New York,
and then he appeared on the Lon
don stage. He starred In vaudeville
for several years with Marion Ma
nola. who later became his wife.
He was leading man with Elsie
De Wolfe. Annie Russell and Mrs.
Fiske in following seasons. One OF
his greatest successes was as Jack
Brookfield" in the "Witching Hour
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
MiddietOUn
Borough Council Will
Install New Officers

Two meetings of interest are
scheduled for this evening. The
members of the Borough Council W |
meet for the first time in the new
year, and the officers will be in
stalled. as follows: President, w. J.
Albright; treasurer, B. E. Longeneck-
er; town clerk, P. Etter Irwin; sur
veyor, l. j. Boyd; supervisor, Harry
c. Fishburn; light superintendent,
John 7. Boyer; solicitor, John r.
Geyer: janitress, Mrs. Erville Mans
berger. Business of Importance will
be transacted during the evening.
In all probabili 1t will be decided
definitely this evening whether Coun-
ell will purchase the truck apparatus
for the Rescue Hose Company. This
will motorize Middletown's fire de-
partment in both upper and lower
sections OF the town.
The first meeting for the year of
the School Board will be held this
evening in the office of Superintend-
ent Fl. ]. Wickey in the High School
building at o'clock.
Louise McClenegan. aged 10 years.
and her sister. Rebecca McClenegan.
aged years, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph McClenegan, of Royal
ton, have been taking an active part
in. the Junior Red Cross work of
Royalton and have just completed a
slumber robe. The robe consists of
100 patches. each patch measuring
six inches square.
Plans are being made for holding
the annual meeting of the Ushers'
Association of the st. Peters Luther
an Church, which will be held Janu-
ary. % in the Sunday school room of
the church. Both active and con-
tributing members of the organiza-
ton will be the guests of the pres.-
dent, Colin s. Few. at this time.
This regular mld-weeS prayer
service of the Presbyterian Church
will be held on Wednesday evening
at 7.30 o'clock. A session will be
held Immediately after the service, at
which time any persons desiring will
be received into the membership Of
the church. Communion will be OBJ
served next Sunday morning at IL
o'clock, at which time a re-enlist-
ment service will be held. The Pres
byterian Association OF Harrisburg
and vicinity will meet in the local
church on Thursday morning at 8
o'clock. All the officers. elders and
trustees are eligible to membership
attend the meeting. The Ladies' Aid
Society of the church will serve a
supper to the members at o'clock.
At 7.30 o'clock a meeting will be held
A feature OF this meeting will be an
address by the Rev. DR.. G.. e. Hawes
pastor of the Market Square Presby-
terian Church. Harrisburg, who will
speak on What Has the War Left
the Church."
Mrs. ]. B. Drummer has returned to
her home in Susquehanna street aft
er spending the past several weeks at
Pittsburgh and points In Ohio. where
she was the guest Of relatives and
friends.
At a recent meeting OF the mem
bers of the Jitney Club, of town, at
the home of Miss Henrietta Wickey
in Nissley street. a glee club was
formed. with Miss Rachael McCar-
reli. of the Presbyterian choir. as
leader. Benefit concerts will be CIV
en- during the remainder of the win
ter months.
" The condition OF Chief of Police
Houser. who Is confined to his homo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
ireland Foreuer!p p'PledgeMoran and
McGraw Who Will Try For Pennant

sum, and Pat asked month to con-
slider.
At that time McGraw, it was said,
was dickering for the purchase of
the Giants and he was anxious to
have Moran as manager. 1t is be-
lieved that the Giants are willing to
pay Moran such high figure in Or
der to have a managerial ace in the
hole. 1t has been known for some
time that McGraw is ambitious of
owning a club of his own, either the
Giants or some other club, and Mo-
ran will be a handy man to have
around.
Pat declared he was delighted
with a chance to play in Giant uni
form. I've been in the National
League a long time, and while play
ing with the old Cubs as we'll as with
the Phillies l had my scraps with
McGraw and the Giants. but I al
ways admired McGraw's methods
and had an ambition to wear a Giant
uniform some day." said Pat.
1t is assumed that the hiring of
Moran will mean that George Glib
several years, will not be re-engag-
ed next season.
Pat Moran is q native of Fitch
burg. He will be 43 next month.
He was an active player up to 1912.
He began his professional career in
1897 with the Lyons, n. Y, club
formerly of the New York State Lea
que. He always was a catcher and
moved to Montreal of the old East
ern League in 1899. In 1901 he
was graduated to the Boston Ma
tions, and has been in the National
League ever since.
IT,,
when q trade sent him to the Cubs.
Here he was second catcher to
Johnny King during the days OF
the great Chance machine. The
Phillies bought him in 1910, and he
remained there as catcher until 1912.
After his usefulness as an active
player was over he was retained by
the Philadelphia Club as coach. In
1915 he was promoted to the man.
agement of the club, holding the
post for four years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13

When William Baker, president
OF the Phillies, recently elevated Pat
Moran from the managership, he
rather hurt himself than Pat, who
is now shaking hands with J. Nc
Graw in cozy berth and the two
Celtic chieftans are congratulating
each other that they are at last
hooked up on the same team.
Pat Moran comes to the Giants
as a coach of pitchers and John Nc
Graw is relieved of an onerous and
somewhat unpleasant task. Moran
mas prove even a greater success
in his new endeavor than was Will
bert Robinsin before he quit the
McGraw forces for Baltimore and
then the Dodgers. The coach of
pitchers once was regarded as a
useless appendage of expensive con-
duct of ball club. Only the Giants
and other money makers were re-
garded as being able to afford this
addition, but in recent years manag-
ers have accorded the pitchers
coach a place among the recogniz-
ed essentials. Some managers do
not like these coaches, because they
believe they make all too willing
and ever handy successors to the
managership. Vide the rise of Lee
t'ohl, Kid Gleason and Fred Nit
chell.
McGraw is wise in getting Moran,
and Moran is wise in joining the
Giants. Pat recognizes the advisa-
bility of remaining in the baseball
limelight. Better to be coach of
Giant pitchers at $1,000 year than
manager of a far less renowned club
at something like the same figure.
In his four years at the helm of
the Phillies Moran won one pen
nant, twice finished second and
landed sixth last year after his team
had been broken by the sale of the
great Alexander Killefer battery.
Moran, it is understood, will draw
salary of $4,000 year as coach
of the New York team. This is a
recoed figure for a man engaged in
that kind of work. During the an
nual meeting here McGraw offered
Moran a contract calling for that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
MORE CHANGES IN
THIRDCLASSCODE
Reading People Want to
Lengthen Terms of
Councilmen

Reading officials and students of
the third class city code are COM
mencing to talk about changes in
the Clark law and predict that bills
will be presented early in the ses-
sion. The movement is interesting
because Reading will be out of the
third class in another year, as 1t is
believed Its population will be we'll
over 100000.
A Reading dispatch says:
Former Mayor Ira w. Stratton,
vice president of the League of
Third Class Cities, chairman of the
Legislative Committee and the only
member of the Law Committee of
the League who is not a city official.
has reviewed some of the proposed
legislation following a meeting of the
city solicitors, held in Harrisburg.
The bills amending the Clark Act
Will contain clause to lengthen the
terms of the Councilmen. This
clause has been the stumbling block
in the amendment at the last two
sessions of the Legislature. The bill
will, therefore, be introduced as
two bills, the one dealing with the
term OF office. while the other will
straighten out the imperfections of
the Clark Act. The present term is
for two years.
1T is proposed to amend the Pub
lie Service Commission bill. by which
the commission will have opportun-
ity to suspend any changes in rates
upon the complaint filed until such
time as final action is taken on the
complaint. Under such legislation
the Reading Transit and Light Com
pany would not have been allowed
10 for Iva NtaiY
was finally disposed of.
Another amendment is to author
ize the State Public Service Commits
sion to have experts to send to the
aid of boroughs and municipalities,
with authority to go into the f1nan-
cial affairs of public utilities COM
panies.
THE proposed bill will contain a
clause dealing with the repeal of
the law of the four-mill tax on mu-
nicipal Indebtedness when a munic-
ipality or borough is compelled to
make improvements.
permit municipalities to tax the real
estate of public utilities for local
taxation. This would greatly in
crease the revenues from taxation in
many cities and boroughs.
There is a clause which will re-
quire that any person seeking dam
ages from a municipality will be re-
| quired to file the claim within ninety
days. At present claim can be
filed within two years, and very Of
ten the municipality has difficulty
gathering evidence.
"The bill will request that the
state pay over TO the municipalities
part of the automobile license tax
-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
Direct Descendants
Left by B. F. Bretz

IN jamin Franklin Bretz, aged II
], died early Sunday morning at
hte residence, 252E Herr street,
long illness He is survived
ixty-three grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren and thir-
|children, a total of ninety direct
Endants. Funeral services will
BID Wednesday afternoon at 1.30
Ik, the Rev. II. NJ. Miller offici-
/. Burial will be in the Middle
Cemetery.
was a veteran of the Civil War,
(mber of Post So, G.. A. r., and
|rook L. 3. Church. His wife,
h a. Bretz, and the following
| rem survive him: Eugene E.,
|on. Kan; Benjamin F., Abram
|eelton; Clarence H., Harrisburg.
N, American Expeditionary
|es in France; Harrison NJ, Mar
T., Elmer L., Pembroke; Mrs.
" Clark, Mrs. William Steig,
county. Mrs. Abner Reigel, Mrs.
ks King. Pembroke; Mrs. Clinton
CERT, Steelton; one brother,
has Bretz, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
BASEBALL WEEK NEW York. FORDS BASKETBALL TEAM KEEPS ON WINNING
Prdon Ford's Independents
Again on the Sporting Map

ment that an allstar team composed
of stellar. basketball players well
known in Harrisburg ecause OF their
past records. will play the Indepen-
dents next Saturday. The lineup Is
an indication that the scrap will be
good one as Sugarman and Doc"
Newman will be forwards for the
"All-Stars." Larch will jump CEN
ter against 'Hoss" Haggerty. and
Fogarty and Dark, both we'll known
here, will be guards. Saturdays
lineup:
st. Eliza. Independents.
Gallagher, f. McCord, (.
Hargreaves, f. Gerdes' I.
Moorhead, c. Haggerty, c.
Brown, g. Cough, 6.
DIETRICH, 6. G. Ford, g.
Field goals, Gallagher. 4: Har-
greaves, 2; DIETRICH, L; McCord, g.;
Gerdes, 2; Cough, 1; Ford, 8. Fouls.
Brown, 13; McCord, 12. Referee,
Clint White.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
Tells of Development
of the Italian Army

"They entered the battle knowing
they would win, and nothing could
stop them," declared George d.
Braden, physical director of the
Italian army, explaining the reason
for the Italians great victories fol-
lowing their disastrous defeat. He
was speaking before an audiance
Of about 400 men in the mems mass
meeting held under the auspices of
the Central Y. NJ. G. A. in Fahnestock
Hall yesterday afternoon. He told
the story of how the Italian army
was transformed into a well-organ-
lied military organization and at
tributed much of the success of this
organization to physical training.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13
Baby Dies Week After
Parents Are Stricken

Funeral services for little Sarah
Louise Bowman, who survived her
parents Just one week, will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Houser, Lucknow. The Rev. Mr..
Davis, pastor of the Coxestown Meth
odist Church.. will officiate. Burial
will be in the Shops Church Gene
terry. The little girl was aged ten
months. She died Saturday. Her par
ents died a week ago. A sister, aged
ten years, survives the infant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13

g biggest crowd yet recorded
Gordon Ford's Independents
the measure of st. Elizabeth, of
Relphia. Saturday night at
het street by the count of So
The way this local machine is
ing indicates that we have an
live organization which puts
Fisburg on the map. Manager
knew something when he at
kd Horse" Haggerty. the spec
|ar star who is a great draw
kttraction and who delivers the
F. With his enormous reach
|andcuffed Moorhead complete
Mallower was out of the battle
illness. but Gerdes made Ii
/ ROW substitute. ringing the bell
kple times. Cough wore spangles
III times and Ford, himself,
gh crippled managed to stay to
bitter end.
WAS announced by the manage