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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-07-31


For a moment he swayed there, half
dead with the nervous strain and ter
ribly shaken from it all. Then know
ing he must regain the length Of the
rope quickly if at all, he began jerk
ing and clutching as he strove to raise
himself hand over hand to the edge
of the rocks so many feet above. Tired
though he was from his efforts, the
knowledge that his life was hanging
by a hair gave him renewed strength,
and foot by foot he fought his way
upward. Already he had half regain.
ed the lost ground when there appear
ed upon the scene malignant force
which rendered all his tremendous ef-
forts of the last several minutes worse
than wasted.
The Spider, running up to the spot,
cast one glance at the PROSTATE form
of his confederate, then peered eau
tiously over the brink. Some yards
below he saw John fighting his way
desperately up the lariat, and with a
vicious curse the Spider arose. Then
his eyes falling upon the thin frayed
strength Of the rope which ran over
the edge, he placed his heel upon 1T
and ground it savagely. And beneath
that dastardly act it parted with
iwang ard Davis with a cry went
shooting down.
(END OF FIFTH EPISODE.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Simpson Breaks Record l..
in Camp Dix Hurdle Race

Camp Dix, N. J.. Sept. 8. - One
Middle Atlantic District A. A. U
record was broken here yesterday III
the second days meeting of the
American Enlisted Mems Olympic
games held here under the direction
of the United States Army and the
K. of c. There were fully ten thou
sand officers, enlisted men and civil
ians in the stands.
To Bob Simpson, the worlds pre-
ting a new mark. In the 120-yard
high hurdle race Simpson clipped a
full second off Harold Barron's
mark of 16 seconds flat. While
there were not three A. A. u. timers
on hand. Samuel ]. Dallas, presi-
dent of the National A. A. u. stated
that the record most likely would be
accepted. Harold Barron, the ma
tional hurdle champion of 1917, and
a member of the Meadowbrook Club
of Philadelphia, was second To
Simpson in his record breaking run
On Saturday Frank Zuna, the for
mer Irish-American A. C. athlete
staged successful come back in the
twenty-mile marathon the feature OF
the event of the initial days pro-
gram. Zuna finished first in the
twenty-mile grind which started III
Trenton and finished with two Iars
on the new quarter-mile track. The
winners time was two hours forty
minutes and twenty seconds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Steel Foundry Winner
in Second League Game

Lewistown, Pa, Sept. 8.-Errors by
Bannon, Ulrich and Toner In the third
inning permitted the Steel Foundry
of the Standard Steel Works league to
win the second game of the series of
seven games to be played with the
Episcopal Sunday School of the Sun
day school league for the baseball
championship of Mifflin county. 6 to
2.
The game was staged on the Burn
ham Athletics grounds Saturday af-
ternoon and was largely attended and
the excellent fielding of p. Woomer,
F. Dippery and E. woomer were fea-
lures of the game. Prior to the game
the Steel Foundry was presented with
a silver trophy by the officials of the
Standard Steel Works league compris-
ing six teams. Herb Mumper was pre-
sented with a silver cup for the best
batting average in the league for the
season.
The score: -.
crI,E1r ISnIrNnDv
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
CHILDREN TAKE
OUT MANY BOOKS
Unusual Demand For Public
Library Service Shown
During August

In spite of the fact that 1t was q
vacation month the record of the Har-
risburg Publ Library for August
shows not only a larger circulation
than usual for that month, but that
the interest which has been so strik-
ingly manifested by the school chill
dren was maintained.
OF the 1911 books circulated during
August, no less than 1901 were chill
dren's books. which is an unusual fig
ure. Fully third of the readers at
the Library were school children, the
greatest interest being shown in
books on airplanes, nature study and
fishing.
The articulation during July was
1883 of which 1903 was among school
children. while in June. the last
school month, the circulation of chill
drens books amounted to 1912.
In response to many requests from
school children Miss Alice r. Eaton
is arranging to increase the number
of school Libraries, an important
branch of library activity which the
funds of the stitution have prevented
from the the expansion which many
desire. With the opening of the
the schools the demands for children's
books have climbed and last week
was a notable one for circulation
among the youngsters. Many of them
walked from a mile away to take
out books.
owing to conditions at the Library.
some of whose rooms are occupied by
the Red Cross, resumption of the full
activities among children will be
more ore less uncertain for q time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Yeagertown Has Big Show;
Good Boxing Is Feature

Lewistown, Pa, Sept. 8.-The BEN
eft carnival for the Fairgrounds at
Yeagertown, held Friday and Satur-
day was n hummer. The crowd was
immense. Lewistown, Reedsville and
all surrounding towns were we'll rep
resented. BILLY" Gibbons, who took
up boxing was there. His stunt drop
in the tank" created much amuse-
ment.
Billy" colored resident of Lewis
town, Is as strong as an OK and full
of good nature, and he is a whole
show in himself. Everything at the
carnival was the best that could be
procured.
The boxing show had class to it. 1t
was promoted by Bill Coutry. In the
first match Swyers and Kid Gobwith,
went three rounds with draw.
The second bout was between X. o.
Graham and B. Musser. after round
and a half the referee saw that young
Graham was groggy and he gave the
fight to Musser. but Graham wanted
to continue the fight.
The third match between the craig
brothers showed much science. The
fourth and last match between Bat
Ting Galbraith and young Leightley,
was a dandy. both boys showed that
they knew the game and there was
some fast fighting. The bout was de-
clared a draw at the end of the third
round.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Registration Huge .'..
For Philadelphia

Philadelphia newspapers generally
unite in the statement that the regis
tration of the voters in the Quaker
City on the three days broke ali rec
ords, just as they seem to indicate
that the high figures are favorable to
the nomination of Congressman j.
Hampton Moore.
The Public Ledger places the regis
tration around $4,000 a gain of 49,
900 over last year, while the Press
figures out $4,000. and the Inquirer
353,o 900. 1t will take the official count
to decide. The Democratic Record
says that the big registration may
doom the Wares. but that the anti
Ware leaders are too busy issuing
statements. The Inquirer urges hard
work and says that Mayor Smiths en-
dorsement of Patterson Spilled the
beans"
The registration is thus summed up
by the Press which says: THE results
of the three days registrations are
in the highest degree gratifying. The
unprecedented enrolment of 1850
qualified voters in the two first regis
tration days was swollen Saturday
by the addition of 67,000Rto grand
total of 356,662. 1t is the stay-at-
home voters who have made contract
or rule possible and kept it in power
in this city. AS the outlook Is that
there will be no stayat-home voters
this year, contractor rule will surely
be beaten and J. Hampton Moore be
nominated as the Republican candi-
date for Mayor of Philadelphia"
The Evening Bulletin says: This
year the people are enrolling them
selves as If they felt ahaa they had
a special duty to perform; and
throughout most of the northern half
of the city and West Philadelphia.
their earnestness appears to have
been largely spontaneous rather than
the result of appeal or solicitation.
1t will be fine thing to have May
orally election decided by vote
equal to. or more than Presidential
vote"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Helferich to Sue
Matthias Erzberger

Berlin, Sept. 8. The Vossische
Zeitung announces that as a result
of the investigation of the charges
brought by DR.. Karl Helfferich, the
former vice-chancellor, against
Matthias Erzberger, minister of
finance, the chancellor Is authorized
to bring suit in behalf of the min
lister of finance. Thus DIR. Helfferich
will have an opportunity to prove
his charges in court.
DIR. Helfferich, who has been wag-
ing public warfare against Erzber-
ger, designates him as "a menace
to the purity of our public life," and
declares him to be a dangerous in
cumbent of the financial ministry.
He recently announced that having
failed to induce Erzberger to sue
him, he would enter suit against
Erzberger to prove him a traitor.
The ministry of justice has been
examining evidence obtained against
DR.. Helfferich, with a view to prose-
cutting him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
German Troops Refuse to
Quit Baltic Provinces

Berlin, Sept. 8.-The Government
has addressed a note to the Entente
Powers regretting that the evacua-
ton by the Germans of the Baltic
Provinces, which has been ordered
by the Peace Conference, is impos-
sible owing to the insubordination
of the German troops still in Cour-
land.
"In consequence of the restric-
tions imposed oby the Allied govefnS
ments, Germany Is not in a position
to compel the obedience of its troops
by military means" the note says.
There was nothing the German
Government could do but to try by
persuasion to bring the troops to
reason. General Won der Goetz
solely on this ground reported to
Mitau. The desired object not hav-
ing been achieved, his superiors i'm
mediately recalled him. AS n result
of the extremely excited feeling
among his troops, 1t is impossible
to prepare a plan of evacuation and
return the troops to the sea-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Filler Led Derby,
but Civilian Gets Prize

New York, Sept. s.-Although
Major r. w. Schroeder, pilot of a
Vought Ve-7 training plane was
named officially as winner of the
American Flying Clubs interna-
tional handicap airplane contest and
reliability race, which was held be-
tween Mineola and Toronto during
the week of August Is, r. H. De-
pew, a civilian f1ier, who piloted a
Curt!ss JN-4-D plane, was an
nounced as winner of the first prize
of $4,000. A War Department rul-
ing prevented military entrants
from competing for cash prizes.
To determine the winners, tho
clubs contest committee took from
the governments records the theo-
retical performance of each ma
chine with a maximum useful load
of fuel, oil and passengers. This
theoretical load was used as a basis
for determining the relative per-
formances of the machines with the
load actually carried. The Ve-7 reg
istered 1913 perfect, and Depcw s
JN-4-D measured 106.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
CIVIL WAR VETS
OF NATION WILL
MEET TOMORROW
c. B. Lower, of This State,
Wears Same Coat in il.
Which He Fought

Columbus, Ohio, Sent. Swear
ers of the union blue in the days
of 81 took possession of this city
yesterday when the vanguard of the
old soldiers began arriving in Co.
lumbus for the National G. A. r.
encampment which formally begins
Tuesday and continues throughout
this week.
Special trains from as far west as
California and from all other direc-
tions carried the veterans into the
city all day.
Conspicuous in the crowd of vis-
itors is c. B. Lower. of the First
Pennsylvania Rifies-the "old Buck
Tails"-who wears the sweeping
emblem in his hat and congress
sional medal of honor around his
neck for "gallantry and intrepidity
about and beyond the cali of duty"
He wore the same coat in which he
fought in the war, patched and bull
let marked.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
GILL TRAINING
FOR WOLGAST
These Boys Meet at Steelton
in Near Future; Big
Changes at Hall

At the next show at the Olympia
A. C.. Steelton, Manager Joe Bar
rett will have Johnny Gill UP
against Johnny Wolgast, of Ian
caster. This bout is already arous-
ing much interest with local rams
Manager Barrett promises that ooth
bovs will be in the best shape pos
sible. Gill is always in training, ano
wolgast is keeping busy in the Brne
gymnasium every day.
Big changes have been made az
the Olympia. The partitions Whlc1
were a handicap have been remover
and bleacher seats will be placeu
about the big room. The carpenters
are now at work, and this is one
reason why the fight which was
first scheduled for September 15 mas
been put off two days. Manager
Barrett in changing the oates mas
also accommodated Tim Droney' VINO
will meet Eddie May, of Allentown
at Lancaster on September 10. II
is nrohable that Barrett will referee
this bout.
Boxers Must Train
Local fight fans will be pleased
with the changes at the Steelton
hall where all fights will be staged
in the future. Negotiations are now
on for several strong preliminarles'
In the future all boxers must show
themselves in good trim or will not
be permitted to box in the Barrett
shows. Those who do not train Will
be eliminated by the Steelton man
ager.
Gill is spending few days al
home in York, with his family. lie
is not letting up in his training. as
he is using the Greek lightweight
champion, Billy Angelo, of Pitts
burgh, as his boxing partner, and
when Gill returns to Steelton. to-
morrow afternoon. to finish under
Barrett's are, Angelo will come
along, and probably he will be
matched with some tough customers
in the semiwindup for the next show
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08


Port Royal, 4; MarysviIle. 3. 10 in
nings.
Port Royal. 2; MarysvtIle, o.
In pair of games ut Port
Royal on Saturday. the Marysville
champions of the Dauphin-Perry
League dropped their final two games
of the season, the first by a 4-3 score
after ten innings of play. and the Sec
ond by 20 score. Port Royal played
steady game throughout and
fully deserved their victories.
Saturdays double header wound up
the 1919 Dauphin-Perry season. Port
Royal, by reason of her double vic
tory, tied up with Newport for the
second rung in the ladder.
Mower on Mound
Mower was on the mound for
Marysville in the first game and
twirled good game. He was steady
throughout and all runs scored off
him until the tenth, were gifts. An
error of his and one in the outfield
permitted Port Royal to score two
runs in the second. which proved too
much for Marysville to surpass.
Fred Frankhouse, sixteen years old,
was on the mound for Port Royal
and twirled steady game. Although
his delivery was clubbed for IL safe
ties, he managed to keep them we'll
scattered.
In the second game. errors again
played big part in Marysville's Je-
feat. The clubbers. however, were un-
able to solve Hertzler's delivery. but
two safeties being secured.
The lineups and summaries follow:
First Game
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
KLEIN TEAM IS
AFTER MACK MEN
Big Crowd, Including Tele-
graph Athletic Body, See
Athletics Play

Tailenders from the American
League came to Harrisburg to-day
for revenge. 1t is hard luck to be
a tail-end team, but worse when an
independent aggregation hands them
a jolt. That is what the Klein team
gave the Athletics. 1t Is also the
principal reason why Connie Mack
came back to Harrisburg to-day with
his cellar champs.
The game was scheduled for 3.45
and every indication pointed to a big
crowd. Baseball fans here like to
see a good game even If the team
farthest down the list is playing. 1t
was certain there would be some
thing doing this afternoon on the
H. A. C. field at Island Park.
Klein Wins Two
Manager John Breckenridge has
been busy the past week getting his
team in shape for this contest. He
won over Williamsport on Saturday
and yesterday at Marietta trimmed
the Bethlehem team, shutting out
score at New Cumberland Saturday
was Klein, s; Williamsport, 4. 1t
was the second and decisive victory
for Klein over the Billtowners.
Three homruns by Klein batters
featured the contest. Wrightstone
had two of them. His drive in the
early innings scored Hunter ahead
of him. and he won the game in the
ninth with another great hit. Grams
ton had the other homer.
Thompson was relieved by Deca-
tur, who was recently secured by
Manager Breckenridge from Nash
n fhn n -.
in the game. Decatur pitched great
ball for the Klein team.
Yesterday afternoon. Klein de-
feated the formidable South Beth
lehem Shipbuilding Company's team
at Marietta before a crowd of more
than 1000 by the score, z to O..
Mellinger twirled great ball holding
his opponents to five scattered hits
and shutting them out without a
run.
Entcrtains Telegraph Boys
Manager Johnny Breckenridge is
a big booster for independent teams;
ne helps them whenever possible
He has been keeping his eyes on the
work of the Harrisburg TELEGRAPH
team and while games have been
few the Telegraph boys have had
some goodly advice from this popu-
lar leader. This afternoon the mem
oers of the Harrisburg telegraph
Athletic Club were guests of Man
ager Breckenridge at the big game.
They offended in a body and were
given warm welcome by the Klein
manager.
Carlisle soldiers from the base hos
pitai, numbering rs were also guests
at this game. They were entertain
ed by the Jewish Welfare Association.
Autos brought the soldiers to this
city. Following a dinner they were
taken to the grounds. Seats were re-
served for them in the grand stand
and chocolate bars were distributed
among the visitors. They were big
rooters for the Klein team.
1t was probable that Harmed would
pitch for Klein. He was the only
twirler in good shape, the new men
having been used up in Saturdays and
yesterdays games. The Mack men
will have their regular lineup. The
score of yesterday follows:
KLEIN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
LEHIGH'S RALLY
AWAKES STATE
Meeting in Former Demo
cratic Stronghold Attracts
Wide Attention at Once

State wide attention has been given
to the meeting of the Lehigh Repub-
licans on Saturday near Allentown.
For years this meeting has been held
at the start of the campaign and year
by year attendance and interest has
Increased just as year by year Repub-
licans have been gaining in the for
mer Democratic stronghold. which now
has a Republican Senator.
On Saturday there were 5000 per-
sons at the meeting and statewide
attention was attracted to it at once
because of the vigor with which the
speakers demanded that something be
done beside talk by Federal officials
to reduce the high cost of living and
the insistence that the peace pact
safeguard the United States.
Senator H. w. Schantz called the
meeting to order and Sketch Elver-
son was chairman.
President Wilson and the League OF
Nations formed the principal targets
of all the speakers, so far as national
issues were concerned, and every one
of the orators appealed for the elec-
tion of Senator Schantz as the addi-
tional law Judge of Lehigh county.
The stump was occupied in turn by
Lieutenant Governor Beidleman. Au-
ditor General Charles A. Snyder. Con-
gresham Benjamin K. Focht, Allen
w. Hagenbuch. former Congressman
at Large Fred e. Lewis. and John Il.
Hartzell, the party's soldier candi-
date for District Attorney, while Hy-
man Rockmaker. as chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions, read the
platform. whose sentiments run ex-
actly parallel with the attitude of the
Republican majority at Washington
in criticism of the Administration and
opposition to an unamended League
of Nations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Americans Clean Up
in Tennis Tournament

Forrest Hills, L. l., Sept. S.-The
series of international lawn tennis
matches between America and Aus
tralia, on the championship courts
of the West Side Tennis Club, of
Forrest Hills, closed Saturday with
the Americans again making a clean
sweep by winning both singles and
the one doubles events. The home
talent defeated Australia's best by a
total of six matches to nothing in the
two days of play.
The feature meeting of the day
came in the clashing of William T.
Tilden, 2b, of Philadelphia, runner
up to William M. Johnston. of Cali
fornia for the national single cham
pionship, and Gerald L. Patterson.
of Australia, winner of the All-Eng-
land title. Tilden won in fourth
furious sets, by scores of 3-6. Ga,
81, in a match that aroused tre-
mendous enthusiasm from a gallery
of about $500 persons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
'Bobb" Clark Aids Newport
in Game at Lewistown

Newport, of the Dauphin-Perry
League, on Saturday had little diff
Guilty in conquering Lewistown OF
the Juniata- Miffiin circuit "Bobb''
Clark, a Newport lad now on the
hurting staff of the Cleveland
Americans, was on the mound for
Newport and held Lewistown safe at
all times.
But three hits were gathered by
the Miff1in countians off his delivery
and none of these came until the
seventh. He was never in trouble
except in the first when Lewistown
scored their lone tally on base OH
balls and an error. Clark, formerly
with Steelton, of the Bethlehem Steel
League and Duncannon. of the
Dauphin-Perry, is at his home on a
ten day furlough.
The score.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Coal Companies to Sue
u. For Loss Of Profits

Philadelphia, Sept. 8. = Alleging
heavy losses during the regime of the
limited States fuel administration. in
dependent anthracite coal operators
of this state will file cases in the
United States court of claims to de-
termine whether or not they are en-
titled to damages under the Lever act.
which created the administration.
This information was given in a
statemen. issued yesterday by the
anthracite bureau of information IN
this city. The operators allege that
under the sale of prices established
by Doctor Garfield. they were only
able to mine coal and distribute 1t
without a cent of profit to them
selves.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
MEETS ARYSLE TOMORROW AT ISLAND HERE TOD
LOCAL CHAMPIONS MEET
i1HzzA.LRYSVILLE TOMORROW
IN FIRST BIG CONTEST

fourth game is almost certain. No
two teams more evenly matched
have played this season. The second
game will be staged Thursday at
Fourth and Seneca streets. starting
at o'clock.
The third game is scheduled for
Saturday. play to start at 6.15. The
managers of the two teams are
anxious to get a big crowd of local
fans, and they fix the time to suit
the baseball boosters. Interest In
this series is strong, and 1t looks like
five games to decide the winner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Much-Used Dress Worn
by Ex-Princess Cecilie

Amsterdam, Sept. s.-The sight
seers who crowded the cation yes-
terday to witness the arrival of the
former Crown Princess Cecilia was
struck by the pallor of the ex-em-
peror's grandchildren and the much
used appearing costume worn by
Cecilie, who once was known as the
best-dressed woman in the courts of
Europe.
The former crown princess and
her two eldest sons spent a brief
time in the station and then went on
to Wieringen, where it is expected
they will stay five sdays. From
Wieringen they will go to Ameron-
gen to visit the former emperor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Glass Announces Federal
Finances In Good Shane

Washington, Sept. S.-Fiscal oper-
ations of the government have do
yeloped so favorably. Secretary
t7iass annslrced, that all outstand-
ing treasury certificates maturing
prior to 1920 have been provided ior
from cash in bank and income and
profits taxes, due September Is and
December 10, leaving an ample bal
ance in the general fund.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Seven Men Die
Drinking Bay Rum

jamestown, N. Y, Sept. s.-seven
men have died in this city within
the past three days from drinking
bay rum OF a medicinal compounds
Constantine, dealer in barber's
supplies, is being held at police
headquarters on the supposition that
he sold the bay rum.