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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
SELLING DIRECT
TO CONSUMERS
France Attacks High Cost of
Living by Opening
New Markets

Paris, March 1.-THE French gov
ernments offensive against the high
cost of living, led by NJ. Vilgrain,
under secretary of the ministry of
provisions. started yesterday morn
ing. when nine barracks were
thrown open to the public for the
sale of foodstuffs direct from the
governm ent to the consumer.
The barracks, which are named
the "Vilgrain barracks" are stu
ated in the most congested and
populous poorer quarters of the
city, An Associated Press corres-
pondent visited several of them,
outside of which long lines OF wom-
en-, hatless, with disheVeled hair
blowing in the chilly breeze, and
blue from cold, awaited patiently
their turn to be served.
The crowds were kept cheerful by
the sight of great bills on the walls
of the barracks, reading "Rice,
eleven cents q pound" Beans, thir-
teen" Lard, fifty" Ham, fifty-six," ;"
Shoulders, fifty Eat backs, fifty"
Breasts, boneless, sixty"
At the barracks in the Eleventh
ward the correspondent was inform
ed by Inspector Pierre that already
1900 persons had been served UP to
noon, and he expected to serve as
many in the afternoon.
The people everywhere were ne
glecting vegetables and asking for
fats, of which everyone took the
full quota allowed-two pounds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

Pennsylvania annual relay car.
nival, to be held on Franklin Field
on April % and 26, looms up once
more as the greatest athletic meet
of the year. Already, the list of
teams entered is approaching the
800 mark and it now looks as IL
every college relay team fast enough
to warrant taking to the meet and
every star college athlete east OF
the Rocky Mountains will be on
hand for the great classic.
All the big colleges of both the
East and West have sent word that
they will be on hand. The track
games of the past two weeks indi-
cate that the caliber of the teams
entered will be right up to pre-war
standards. Harvard, Princeton,
Cornell Chicago, Michigan, Column
bia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Yale
and many other colleges have been
seen. In the East, the University of
Pennsylvania and Harvard have
made the best showing in relay rae
ing. PennsylVania's one-mile team
has shown itself the fastest indoor
team in the East. In the West,
Chicago has a similar distinction so
that the meeting of these two teams
at the relay Carnival will be well
worth seeing. But outdoor racing is
different from indoor work, and
both Pennsylvania'and Chicago will
have to look to their laurels for
Harvard, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Co
lumbia. Dartmouth and Massachu-
setts Institute of Tech will have
real fast teams to put in this event.
In the two-mile relay Harvard re-
Gently proved against Yale that they
have some fast half milers. They
will be hard to beat in this event
at the relay carnival though Cornell,
Notre Dame. Chicago, State and CO.
1umbia are known to~Aaye fast quar-
tets. The long distance<men have
not yet had their innings, hut judg-
ing by general reports. the fCSr-mile
relay championship will be up to
the standard. The Eastern colleges
will watch Coach Stage, of Chicago,
closely as he has a rare lot of dis
tance men and will be strong in
either the two or the four-mile event
though he can hardly expect to have
fast teams in both races.
The sprint and the distance med
ley relay that are held on the first
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Altoona Champions Will
Battle Saturday Night
With Independents

The Altoona team that challeng-
ed the local Independents to
game of basketball for this coming
Saturday night. will bring a host
of basketball admirers with the
team. There promises to be
great rivalry at the Auditorium
Saturday night. as this game will
help the locals to defend their title
to the Central Pennsylvania cham
pionship for the present season.
The Altoona team claims the
4 championship of several western
counties and also the champion
ship of the entire Pennsylvania
Railroad system. II the locals can
annex this game in the victory coll
umn they will have good hold on
the Central Pennsylvania cham
rionship.
Several stars of the western
The visitors lineup, including
"Dick" Boldt and Knepley. who
are a fast combination at the
Forward positions; Richards, one Of
the best centers around Blair coun-
tion: Schlegel and Epp1e, the
sidered one of the best defense
Immediately follow the game.
Altoona. Independents.
Boldt, f. Rote, f.
.Knepley, f. McCord, T.
Richards, C. HaRgerty, C.
Schlegel, g. Geroes, 6.
Epple, &. Ford, 3.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
ROOIERS RUSH WITH PROMISE BIG
Big Sale Of Tickets For Steelton
Boxing Show Next Wednesday Eve

will all get in line for the veteran
manager.
Conlon wants crack at Jack VOL
bert, who beat his brother Dick,
while Siler wants crack at Sammy
Schiff, Young Russell, and Harry
Ochs, who meet in the other star
tout next Wednesday. Others want
a crack at Schiff and it is a surity
that both boys will tear into each
other to score a knockout.
Schiff will advise his friend, Nate
Isaacman, when he faces Eddie
Loeckner, in the main preliminary.
Black Gunboat Smith will also be
looked after by Sammy when he
faces Tommy Coleman, of York.
The opener is between Sam Law
erty, of Steelton, and Bud Wahring-
er, of York, two huskies picked by
Barrett to start the nights sport.
The unnecessary yelling of sec
onds from their corners so annoy
ing at boxing shows, and other lit
tie disturbances like delays between
bouts, will not be tolerated by the
veteran promoter, as his one aim is
to make things pleasant for his pa
irons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Glands Up"


Blue and white are the colors Sc
lected by the members of the
Thomas Edison Electrical Club, as
recommended by Wilbur Nissley. A
design for club pin has also been
chosen. Beckley broke the ice for
the junior members of the club in
the way of speech-making when he
illustrated the burglar alarm. The
alarm was connected to several win
dows of the room, and when the
windows were opened the bell rang
until the windows were closed. Com
ing from a junior the demonstra-
ton was much enjoyed by the or
ganization.
Chemical Conversation
Atkinson, president; ]. Snyder,
Vice-president. and Speakman, secre-
tary, are the newly ly-chosen officers
of the Chemical Club No. /. Follow
ing the election, Mr.. Saylor gave a
general talk to the club.
Commemorative Stamps of the
United States" wassthe general tonic
discussed by nine members of the
Tech Stamp Club at it's meeting
George RickeHbach had the best and
largest display of commemorative
stamps in the organization. The re-
suit of the election for the next six
weeks was: President, Daniel Burk-
holder; president, Jack Gla-
zier: secretary, Harold Doede;
treasurer, Wilbur Halbert; librarian,
j. Frank Foose, Jr.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
TECHS "OPEN" HOUSE

The date selected for the Techni-
cal high school open house. is
May 16. At these open houses"
thousands of friends and patrons of
Iech flock to see the work that is
taught at the Walnut street institu-
ton. The open house" was orig
lnally planned when Tech needed
advertising to draw students to this
school, as it was hard to break the
prestige gained by Central through
many years of efficient work. Later,
IL became unnecessary to have these
EXHIBITS for advertising purposes, as
the building gradually became
crowded. But the precedent had
peen established and the patrons de-
manded 1T. Last year the annual af-
lalr was passed up, but so many
requests have come for the annual
exhibit that it will again be held
this year.
Shops will be in full blast, and in
the auditorium there will be music.
including vocal and instrumental.
Some new features will be added to
the entertainment in the auditorium
ana a regular program will be held.
Students as we'll as patrons will
doubtless be glad to hear of the re-
newal OF this old custom.
Motor Stuff
Ezra Parks has been reelected
president of the Wiring Club No. Q.
Willard Thrush is vice-president;
Charles Ellis. secretary; Baird Bow
ers, treasurer and Harry Buch-
field, assistant. Thrush and Slentz
gave demonstration on How a
Motor Runs"
President Brennan
In the Natural Science Club. Vim
cent Brennan was honored with the
position of president. Theodore Par
sons is secretary and Paul Bricker,
chairman of the program commit
tee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Crippled Tech Team Fights
For Title at Reading

When Technical High schools
basketball squad goes to Reading
tonight they will have a large dele
cation of rooters to cheer the Ma
room to victory. Techs chances are
slim against Reading as Kohlman
and C. Beck will be out of the line
up for the remainder of the sea-
son, and Wilsbach's right knee is still
in bad condition. TONY" will not
be able to get into the fray. He is
badly needed in view of the fact
that Friedman, the Reading center,
is one the fastest players in the Gen.
trail Penn League.
Those players to make the trip in
clude Captain Lingle, j. Beck, Eb-
ner, Fortna. Frank, Smith and Bihl.
Coach Miller is likely to start Lingle
and j. Beck as forward with Frank
as center. Smith and Bihl will play
the guard positions. ,Ebner at for
ward and Fortna at Center are the
two capable Substitutes whom the
coach may depend upon. Fortna
may be used at center with Frank
at guard as another possible COM
bination. Elmer Is sure to get a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
y. of P. Relay Carnipal
Greatest Meet of Year

day of the carnival should be re-
markable events as several colleges
have record breaking teams for
these races. Pennsylvania, Harvard,
Princeton, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
Michigan, Dartmouth, Columbia,
Mass. Inst. of Tech. and other COL
leges have wonderful material for
these medley relays. 1t is probable
that these races Will show many of
the greatest SprinterS and middle
distance runners in college to-day.
Shea, of Pittsburgh, the 44O-yard
champion; Hammond, of Pennsyl-
vanIa, the 220-yard champion; Shaw,
of Columbia, the half-mile cham
pion; Johnson, of Michigan, the
three times champion OF the west
ern conference; Erdman, of Prince
ton, the hurdle champion; McCosh,
of Chicago, the one-mile western
champion, are oniy the most noted
of the athletes that will appear in
the sprint or the distance medley.
They should vie in interest with the
one, two and the four-mile relay
championships that take place on
Saturday.
The special events will also sur
prise the pessimists who declared
three months ago that it would take
years for track and field sports to get
back to normal conditions. AS an
example of what may be expect
ed, glance at the present assured
entries for the pole vault will be
convincing. Landers and Newsletter,
of Pennsylvania, twelve feet, ten
inches; Graham. of Chicago, tweIve
feet ten inches; Myers, of Dart
mouth, twelve feet eight inches, in
Il hn I'd .
Jordon, of Dartmouth; Esterday, Of
Pittsburgh, who tied with Jordon
last year for the Intercollegiate
championship; Cross, of Michigan,
the western champion; Sweeney, of
Yale, twelve feet four inches, are
among the entries. It is not too
much to expect that If weather con-
ditions are favorable, a new worlds
record may be made in this event.
the 190-yard, the hurdles, the broad
jump, and in fact all the other
events have also made remarkable
entries so that when the meet is
over the pessimists will not have a
leg to stand on.
The scholastic entries are right up
to the standard of the college en-
trants. To date nearly 100 high
schools and over sixty preparatory
schools have entered, including
many of the most important schools
of the East. The grammar and
parochial school entries are not
mentioned as they are restricted to
Philadelphia. This is necessary so
that the carnival will not overrun
the two days now given to the vari-
Gus events.
The final date for the closing
of team entries is April /. Man
ayers of teams desiring to enter are
requested to send in word at once so
that the scores of watches, banners
and medals may be lettered or en-
graved in time for the carnival. The
management merely de5ires to know
by April 1, that the various insti-
tutions will compete. The names of
the men composing the various
teams that are entered will be
called for on April Is. But no teams
will be admitted after April / as
the drawing for position at the pole
and the final classification is made
at that time and post entries ex-
cept for the championships and the
individual events cannot be per
mitted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

Steeltonians are surely showing
their appreciation of Joe Barrett's
effort to give their borough the best
in the fight game by the way they
are getting their tickets for the big
show next Wednesday night at the
Standard Theater. Bob" Fairlamb's,
at the corner of Front and Locust
streets is the club headquarters, and
the genial Bob" has full charge of
handling the coupons.
Barrett's wall is that the theater
will be too small to accommodate
the crowds, who want to see the two
leaders in the middleweight class in
this section swap punches in the
main event, Herman Miller, the
southern middleweight champion,
and Johnny Wolgast, of Lancaster.
They each crave the chance to meet
Jeff Smith in this city at the near
future date.
Barrett, who looks after the inter-
est of Johnny Gill, Kid Siler and
Steve Conlon, the real fighter of the
Conlon family, wrote his boys, now
in France, of his intentions to run
shows again, and in a letter received
to-day from Gill, Johnny says they
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Totals -. TIA 742 700-2156
Standing of the Teams
The "Hebrew Phantom"
Will Wake Up That
Motive Power Show

Hard to hit as a weasel" is
Joe Marks. the "Hebrew Phan-
tom," who will be one of the fea-
ture stars at the Motive Power
boxing show next Tuesday even-
ing. This elusive and game party
made a big hit at the last meet
ing, when he hooked up with Joe
McCarron. who had all the house
with him, being returned from
the front recently and having a
wide acquaintance among the
Irish.
AS the bout went on it was seen
that the Hebrew has justly re-
ceived the name of phantom. He
is provided with two trip-hammer
arms and fists and knows how to
land them effectively. so that
young McCarron had all he could
do to break even.
These lads will be matched
again Tuesday night, and, while
the premier bout between Joe
Phillips and Eddie Dundee is
bound to be exciting, this other
promises to be the real thriller.
McCarron is managed by Charlie
Ettinger, of Allentown, who has
stable of pugilists big as Madison
Square Garden, while the He
brew phantom is under guidance
of BILLY" Edwards in Philly,
The Motive Power management
to-day called up to say that no
less than sixty Harrisburg lads
had volunteered to take on q foe
at this next tourney. Boys are
mad for boxing" phoned the big
boss. Harrisburg will turn out
a champion; take my word"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Blood in Their Eyes" Have Central
High Trcjans For Tonight's Battle

The two games to be played to-
night at Chestnut street hall prom
Use to be worthy attraction for.
basketball fans of the city. The
Central High girls team has the
Camp Hill girls five blocked for
n contest and the Central High In
formals will. play the Technical
Scrubs. Both teams have been
working like Trojans during the
past week, and are in fine form for
the games. Scrimmages between
the girls varsity team and the
class teams have proved to be a
great help, and there is no reason
why the Central aggregation should
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
IDAHO WANTS BIG FIGHT

Pocatello, Idaho, March 1.-THE
,Pocatello Athletic Club telegraphed
Tex Rickard an offer of 'one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars
cash" for the Willard-Dempsey
heavyweight fight. The message
said the Idaho boxing laws were
being revised so that the fight might
be held. ]. Robb Brady, son of the
late United States Senator and mil
lionaire power and electric operator,
signed the message as president Of
the club.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

not take the cross-river team into
camp.
Although the Informals have not
been in the limelight this year, they
have played some games with local
teams that have been speedy and
full of pep, and have hung up sew
eral victories. They were beaten by
the Tech crowd several weeks ago
by a small margin. and have blood
in their eyes now, which will prob
ably mean that there will be an A
No. / fight on tonight.
Following the games there will be
dancing. the music to be furnished
by Updegrove's orchestra.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
WITH THE BOWLERS

A squad of P. r. r. lads took the
count from Dull's team at New Cum
berland, Ruby being the bright me-
teor of the fray:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

chance in the contest before the
final whistle blows. 1t would not
be surprising to see this lad begin
the fray as he is a clever shot.
If Tech can break even of its pair
of games away from home it will
be doing well. In fact Tech will
have to win at Allentown Saturday
night to keep in the pennant hunt.
To win from Reading is not an i'm
possibility. although to do so on its
home floor will make the locals play
the fastest contest of the season.
The Tech aggregation will leave
Harrisburg at 3.45 with q crowd of
rooters. Another delegation will go
on the 6.25 train, as that will bring
the rooters to the Berks county
capital in time for the contest. The
probable lineups:
TECH. READING.
Lfngle, T. Nyquist, f.
j. Beck, +. Abrams. (.
(Ebner)
Frank. C. Friedman, C.
(Fortna)
Bihl, 6. Sailer, &.
Smith, g. Julian, &.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
2S ROUNDS IN NEVADA

Carson City, New, March by a.
vote of IL to A, the State Senate yes
terday morning passed the twenty
five-round boxing bill over the veto
of Governor Boyle and it now be-
comes a law. The Assembly passed
the bill over. the Governors veto last
week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
AROUND THE BASES

What If the League of Nations
fades
World won't be good Democrats:
The Prexy's wife, at least, made
good;
She brought new styles in hats!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
WILLING TO LEARN

"Do you think you could ever
learn to love me?" he asked as he
gave her Il squeeze.
81 don't know" replied the sum-
mer girl, but go on with the course
instruction. n."-Edinburgh Scots
man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
Trusts and Estates
By john ]. Henndon. Jr., Tax speciaILst

to make return. and that to the best of
his knowledge and belief it is true and
correct.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

Chicago, March David McAnd-
less, of Chicago. leader to-day in
the National Amateur Billiard
Tournament, with five victories and
no defeats, has only one game to
playa game with Percy Collins, of
Chicago, tomorrow, the closing day
of the championships. Three games
were scheduled for to-day-Lord VS..
Morton, Allison VS.. Trump and Hus-
ton VS.. Collins.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
MATTY is FREE AGENT

Cincinnati, March Z. -. Christy
Mathewson, former manager of the
Cincinnati Nationals, was notified
by President August Hermann yes
terday that he will at once be given
his unconditional release and that
he can sign with any club desiring
his services. 1t was said at Cincin-
natl club headquarters Mathewson
probably would join the New York
Nationals as assistant to Vice-Presi-
dent and dManager John ]. McGraw.
Mathewson in a letter to Herr
mann yesterday said he had not re-
ceived any of the cablegrams re-
questing information as to his fu-
ture plans which the Cincinnati
management sent to him in France.
The Cincinnati club directors de-
sired to re-engage Mathewson as
manager for the coming season, but
not hearing from him, decided late
in January to appoint Pat Moran in
his place.
Chicago, March 7.-Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood, commander OF
the Central Department of the
Army, who, it was announced, was
to be president of a newly-formed
national commission of boxing con-
troll, yesterday notified that body
that he would be unable to serve as
president. He said, however, that
he wished to be made a member of
the advisory council.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07

FICKES TEAM WINS
The Fickes team, of Lemoyne, de-
feated Carlisle team in q duckpin
match rolled on the Fickes alleys in
Lemoyne last night. The scores:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-07
LEO HoUCK BADLY BEATEN

IEU HOUCN BADIIl bE4LAIT1N
Lancaster, Pa, March 7.-Harry
Greb, of Pittsburgh, middleweight
title contender, gave Leo Houck, of
Lancaster, the worst beating of his
fighting career here last night in six
rounds. Both men were in the pink
of condition.
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
The ONLY GuP' Chorus

1t was hot in the Garrick Theater
Monday - likewise Tuesday - but this
did not deter the Garrick beauty
chorus from working like Trojans to
perfect the intricate steps and to
master the lyrics and lines which will
be a part of the Garrick Players pro-
duCtion of THE Only Girl" at the
Shubert-Garrick Theater all OF next
week
The chorus, by the way, has been
chosen entirely of Washington girls.
girls who have displayed unusual
talent or who have had some little
experience before the footlights. Nat
urally, there were a lot OF disappoint-
ed ones. but the stern director had
only an eye to business And so it
came that when the eight beauties
were finally decided upon the actual
grind was commenced.
And take 1t f2Dm us-lt was n grind.
From IL O'Clock Monday morning,
until after 8. at the theater. and from
TO that night until close to midnight
at ball the girls were put through
The Washington herald., 1919-07-31
Exit, Viola Chestnut Curls

That things arc not what they seem
on the speaking stage is really as
old as Shakespeare Not a modern
conedienne knows this any better
than does Viola Dana. who a few
seasons ago won stage fame in a
two-seasons' run of The Poor Little
Rich Girl" in which she delighted
New York in the star role.
Being especially adapted to ''waif''
parts, Miss Dada was induced to ac-
cept the lead in MOLLY. the Drum
rner Boy" and made her first screen
appearance. 1t was then that the
dainty star made some real discov-
cries The films are so different from
the stage. No footlights and optical
effects to help create artistic express
sion. The searching lens and sharp
focus get everything just as it Is.
A new standard OF excellence in waif
parts was thus introduced with Miss
Dana's entrance to the photoplay