4 V 1 The J. H. Troup Music House , Wishes You - and Yours A Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year J. H. TROUP / t— ~ "• v.- , ■ . NEWS OF THE S GUNBOAT SMITH STILL ABLE TO USE HIS HANDS Cowboy Novice McOarty Insists on Be ing Knocked Out in. Fourth Bound —Down Twice Before He Is Put to Sleep New York, Dec. 24.—P00r Tommy IMcCarty didn't get very far up the tpugilistlic. ladder after all. Gunlboat Smith knocked out the 'Montana cow boy in the fourth round at the Empire A. C. last night after 'MoCarty had made a great figtit against the thumping Gunner. The men had just come out for the fourth round. -The Gunner, as in the previous rounds, was set and simply teeming with knockout aspirations. IM'C- Carty, witJh the same carelessness that seemed to brood trouble in the earlier rounds, walked in as wide open as the entrance to Central Park. Smith saw his chance; though he had missed twenty rights before, the one he let fly landed full and hard this time on iMcCarty's unprotected jaw. The ■blow sent Tom spinning through the air. IHe landed on his head and shoul ders, and Referee Dan Tone 'had count ed but "three'' when he got up. If he ever had a chance This beat him. The blow took all the flg'ht out of the game cowboy. When he got up the Gunner was at him like a tiger. It has 'been some time since Smith has had a chance to show that his hands are still good. He meas ured poor IMcCartv with another right and Tommy went down against tlhe ropes, his head catching on t'he middle rope, sending it back with a sickening snap, and again M'dCarty _proved the greenhorn. He didn't have Sense enough to take a count. He got up and in dogged fashion looked around for the elated Gunner. Smith was right on the job, too. He hooked viciously with his left. LMc- Oarty went down in a 'broken hea'p. An a last brave effort lie pulled himself erect on the ropes and reeled a'bout look ing for Smith. Smith used an old trick here. He circled around 'behind Mc <'arty aud it served to 'bewilder the battered one. McCarty's hands were down and he was in a befuddled condi tion. Dan Tone saw t'he danger and pulled Smith away. McCarty had to be led to his corner, a victim of his self confidence. McCarty lashed out right off the reel in the first round. The Gunner waited. He let fly a right to the chin and Tommy laughed when the crowd said "O-o!" McCartv was full of fight. He popped the Gunner on the jaw with a straight left and some more straight lefts, disregarding t'he warning from the gallery: "Ijook for that right." Tommy walked right into the worst the Gunner had in the second. He didn't seem to have any fear of Smith's wal lops. He kept right on top of his man all the time. The Gunner's face was red from McCarty's jabs. The crowd 'howled at .Smith when the Gunner fried to sneak in a punch on the break. Tommy was guns for a nov ice. The Gunner set for a K. 0. in t'he third. M.Carty took the punch and drove Smith into a corner. He worked both hands rapidly and had the Gun nel swinging like a true sailor. Smith hit MeCarty as cleanly as he ever did any man. but Tom did not wince. 'He went right hack and drove Smith on the defensive. GAME AT CHESTNUT STREET College Men to Play Harrisburg In dependents I he All-Col'iegiates, a five made up of college basketball players will play the Harrisl'oung Independents in Chest nut street auditorium to-morrow even ing. The college players have perfect ed team play and will give the locals a hard tussle. On Saturday night the Independents meet the Camden team of the Eastern Leagiue. Caimden has been playing their best gaune of t'he year during the past three weeks and with their regular line-up guaranteed for the garni e with the locals a fast game of the series with each of the six Eastern League teams. ASK FOR-, • i Lancaster's Favorite Brew RIEKER'S BEER JNO. G. WALL, Agt. Harrisburg, Pa. ' Frank J. Rieker, Mgr. COLLECE FIVE AT ARMORY Christmas Night Attraction Promises Good Basketball—Pittston Here Saturday The game between the Harrisbui'g Basketball Association and the State Collegians, at the Armory to-morrow night, promises to be a brilliant con test, full of interest for the spectators. Opposed to Harrisburg's customary strong lineup will be I'ark, captain of the State College basketball team, ami Hostetter, a prominent, Lancaster play er, forwards; Diehl, of the Franklin and Marshall 'varsity team, center; Fast, a former captain of the Central High school football team, and Reagan, now captain of the Villa Nova football team, and one of the fastest players ever developed in this vicinity, guards. Harrisburg has been training' hard for this game, and, as the Collegians are apparently determined to carry the series of three games, the game to-mor row evening should be one of the fast est. presented this season. Loeser's orchestra is prepared to furnish its usual good dancing program, and will give preference to popular dancing selections. On Saturday night the home team will buck up against Pittston, of the Central Pennsylvania League, at pres ent leaders in that organization, hav ing won live games and lost none. On December 11, of this vear, on their own floor, Pittston defeated Harrisburg by a score of 46 to 12. The local team, if possible, will even things up in this coming match. JOHNSON RETURNS BONUS Sells Herd of Steers to Pay Back SO,OOO Advance Money Coffeyville, Kan., Dec. 2 4.—With the money obtained from fhe sale of a herd of steers, Waiter Johnson, star of the Washington American League club's pitching staff, yesterday mailed a draft reimbursing Charles Weeghman, presi dent ot the Chicago Federal League club, for the bonus given Johnson when he signed a Federal contract. The draft was for $6,000. Then Johnson, who, after signing a Federal League contract, made a new bargain last week with the Washington club, motored back to his farm near here. "As far as 1 am concerned, the inci dent, which has proved an unpleasant one to me. at least, is now closed." Johnson said. "There is nothing more I can do. I shall report to the Wash ington club when the spring training season opens. If any complications arise, they will have to be fought out between the two leagues or between the heads of the two clubs —Washington and Chicago. When I mailed that draft my responsibility ended." DR. KLUGH, Specialist Pliyatolßn and Sareeoa Ofllffis 200 Walnut St., Hnrrlslinrg, Pa ninrnam of women and ntrni special, private, specific. nervous and chronle diseases. General office work. Consul tntion free and confidential. Medietas furnished. Work guaranteed. Charge* moderate. 2(1 years* experience. UK. KLUGH, the well-known Specialist W prompt relief without inconvenience, H SfCATARRH of The ® CHICHESTER S PILLS . T . BE BUIIOHD BUWIT a A iia t.T' m3^ v 3'"* Ribb.^>Kr 9 7*M* known as Bmt, 8* fact, Always RelUbi# *Vr SflUßYWlUifilSlS£Vami£J« HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1914. CENTRAL HIGH SCHEDULE Dates for Next Year's Eleven Are Ar ranged Manager Kling, of the Central High school eleven, and Professor Bertram S. Saul, faculty athletic advisor, have ar ranged next year 'b schedule fof the team and have succeeded in framing a far better balanced program than that of last season. Two new teams, Heading and PottsviJle, are on Cen tral's schedule for next season. The schedule follows: Sept. 25—iMt. Carmel High, at ML Carniel. ' Oct. 2 —Open date. Oct. 9 —Stevens Trade School, at home. Oct. 16—Steelton High, at Steelton. Oct. 23 —Pottsville High, at Potts ville. Oct. 30—"Lebanon High, at Lebanon. Nov. 6—Wiltfes-Barre Hig'h, at home. Xov. 1 3—-/ Reading High, at Reading. Xov. 20—Steelton High, at home. Nov. 25—Harrisburg Tech, at home. BIG SETBACK FOR SPORT Amateur Athletics Wiped Out in War ring Europe The year that is passing will be marked down in the history of aui atour athletics as one in whidh the sport sustained a tremendous setiback. U.p to the time that Europe became a field of earnalgie, athletics had never en joyed sun'h prosperity tho world over. In every one of the great countries now plunged into the horrors of war young men by the thousands were training for the festival that every athletic ert tihusiast had 'been looking forward to —the Olympic games of 19 16 at Ber lin. Almost overnight ail this prepara tion was tossed a way, and the splendid youths who would have tried out each other's prowess on track and field are now killing earth other with bullet and bayonet on the blood-soaked fields in France, Russia and Belgium. England, Germany, Prance, Russia, and Austria, have lost the flower ot their atlhletiff strength. Those that have not been killed outright will never be fit for competition again, as Al. Cop land, the Austrian coach, points out. Wounds and disease will leave their marks on»thousands of Europe's youni? men that wore going along finely in their athletic development. Athletic competition in the countries mentioned above has been wiped out for the time beinig and when ipeacre is declared they must ibegin all over again to build u.p teams for the future O'lymipic meets. No ihope whatever is held out for the holdi nig of the Berlin Olympics. Should however, the impossible happen and the games be contested, the result would 'be a foregoing conclusion—an overwhelming triumph for the athletes that wear the shield of the United States of America. JOHNSON NOT FOR SALE Griffith Says He Would Not Sell Under Any Consideration Washington, De-. 24.—"Under no consideration will I dispose of Walter .Johnson, either through a trade or sale." Manager Clark- Griffith, of the Sena tors, yesterday made this statement on I nis return from Kansas City, where lie succeeded in bringing the great, pitcher back to the Washington club. "Furthermore, Eddie Foster is not on ' the market, nor any other of my ball i players, save, perhaps, a few rookies," he added. 'I had quite a strenuous trip, but have succeeded in h.vino the object of my mission realized. Walter Johnson will plav with the Nationals until lie has outlived his usefulness. He is elated over the fact that he is once more in our ranks, a'.d I. above all oth ers, am highly pleased. It is the great est Yuletide I have ever experienced." MONARCHS TAKE MATCH Casino League Contest Dropped by Co lonials The Monaivhs won two games from the Colonials in the Casino Ten Pin League last night, winning the match by a margin of 82 pins. Trace had match honors with'a total of 587 pins for the three games and also pulled down high game score with a mark of 208 pins for the final game. Ford and Atticks were tied for second match honors with 559 each, while At tacks hail 206 for high game score. The scores: MONARCHS Bents'. 184 138 200— 522 Senior .... 148 181 15.1 482 Dunkle .... 182 Ifil ISB 531 Ford 181 183 19.", 559 Atticks ... 206 192 161 — 539 Totals . . 90> 855 897—2653 COLONIALS Jaccibv 141 182 ISI 504 Kobb 168 170 170— 508 Weiber .... 154 139 164 457 Trace 180 199 208— 587 Black 181 169 165 515 Totals .. 324 859 888^2571 Crescents Win Close Game The Crescent A. A. won from the Market Street Juniors at Cathedral hall last night, 24 to 18 The lineup: Crescent. Market St. Weber F Epstine Diffenderfer .... F .... Weidenmyer Reck C Gilbert Wilson G Oohen Di'tzel G Ec-kinger Substitutions, BaiKfr for Ditzel, Ev ous for E;wtine. Ooals from field, Web er, Diffenderfet, 3; Beck, 4: Weiden iriver, 3; Evans, Eekinjfer. Foul goals, Wt/ber, S of 16; AVeidenmyev, 8 of 12. Referee, Mati?on. Scorer, Slentz. Tim er, SourMer. Time, 20-minute periods. ' " ■ ' ' - | 111 ' > Directory of Leading Hotels of Harrisburg ■ -i Im j Hotel Columbus Absolutely Fireproof 90 Rooms and Baths European ?lan Maurice E. Russ, Proprietor Third and Walnut Sta., Federal Square The Lochiel Corner Market and Third Streets Entrance on Third Street EUROPEAN PLAN Rooms provided with Heat, Hot and Cold Water. Baths » v «e to guest*. W. H. BYERI.Y, Prop. HOTEL DAUPHIN 309 MARKET STREET European P!an. Kates 11.00 per day and up. Rooms single or en autte. with private baths. Luncheon, 11.30 to 2 p. m„ 35e Dinner dally. 3 to X i>. in., COe Special Sunday Dinner, 12 noon to 8 p. in., 73c A la carte service, 6 a. m. to 12 p. ra. BOHTIMCi MIMUI.K, Pn.y»l«t»ri The Metropolitan Strictly European For something good to eat. Every thing in season. Service the best. Prices the lowest. HOTEL VICTOR No. 25 South Fourth Street Dtreviiy uppoulu Luion Mutton, equipped wltii ull Modern Improve* ufnU; ruuuiui; water in every rooms line bath; perfectly nauttary; nicely lurutithcil ClirouKhotn* Rnten moderate. European Plan. JOSEPH GIuSTX, Proprietor. THE BOLTON Market Square Largo and convenient Sample Rooms. Passenger and Baggage Elevator. Elee trie Care to and from depo;. Electric Light and Steam Heat; Rooms en suite or single with Baths. Rates, $2.50 per ' day and up. J. H. rof vide with a Christmas toy every child in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Ger many, Austria, Servia and Russia whose father 'has 'been killed in t'he war." The "Telegraph" also pays a hi£h tribute to the work which Americans 1 have done for (Belgian people and de i Clares that but for the good offices of the American Minister in Brussels and the energies of the American Relief committee it is difficult to see how the unfortunate .Belgians who have remain- j cil in their native land could smrvive i t'he winter. RUSSIANS ON THE DEFENSIVE AGAINST TURKS IN CAUCASIA Petrograd, Dec. 24.—A general at tached to the Russian army staff thus j outlines the present aspect of the war i between Russia and Turkey: "On the Caucasian front the Rus sians are remaining on the defensive ] on account of the rigorous winter 1 weather. The Turks, with greatly in creased forces, are attempting an inva sion along a route which leads from i Urumiah, in northwestern Persia, to the shore of the Caspian sea at Baku, ! thence to Elizabeth pol and on to Tiffis. j Their efforts in this direction thus far have 'been unsuccessful. " Between Kara and Erzerum, where hostilities were begun, operations are at a standstill. The previous intention of the Turks to make a descent on the j i Crimea and elsewhere along the Black j sea has been either abandoned or de- ! layed. "Meanwhile, Russia is preparing a coast line defense. The Turkish fleet, | after its reappearance at Batum, again I has disappeared." SEALSKIN FOR SOLDIERS; SPRING CATCH FOR PURPOSE St. John's, N. 8,, Dec. 24.—Steps! are being taken by the .Newfoundland j government to enable the British and | Canadian authorities to acquire, if pos- I sible, the entire •catch of the New- i foundland sealing fleet next spring fori use in the manufacture of war garb, A call has recently gone out from Canada for an equipment of fur caps, gloves and other articles of winter wear, and the skin of the hair seal has- been I stipulated as the material in tilling this | order. This is th«j seal found off the j Newfoundland coasts in March and I April every year and that is killed to the number of 250,000 and 350,000 annually. At present the annual product, is di vided in aiboijt equal parts between the British Isles and the United States, a large market for the skins having been built uip in the latter country in late years. Withdraws Demand for War Levy London, Dec. 24, 3.30 A. M. —A dis patch to the "Daily Express" from Amsterdam says: "The Germans at j Brussels have withdrawn their demand ! for a new war contribution of SIOO,OOO, presumably owing to the protest of the j American Mii.ister, who asserted that the levy violated The Hague conven tion. " Wilhelmina Aids Loan The Hague (via Tjondon) Dec. 24, 9.05 P. M.—Queen Wilhelmina, in sign ing a 'bill yesterday for a war loan of 275,000,000 florins ($110,000,000) in- . formed the Finance Minister that she herself would underwrite 2,500,000 florins $1,000,000) of the amount. Pay for Raid Losses London, Dec. 24.—The British gov ernment has decided to indemnify from I the imperial funds those who suffered bodily injury or property loss through the recent German haval raid on the coast towns of Scarborough, VVhitbv and Hartlepool. Raid's Damage $1,000,000 - I, London, Dec. 24.—The damuge done || by t'he bombardment of the German | 1 WANTED I [frjj Everybody to join Our Christmas Savings Club which starts S ® ffl December 26, 1914 By One-Cent (-'lass IS I —-T."» 25-Cent Weekly Class, $12.50 Ijfw K9 Two-Cent Class, .... 23.50 50-Cent Weekly Class, 25.00 MSI Five-Cent Class 03.75 SI.OO Weekly Class, . 50.00 WS Br Three per cent, interest paid if payments are kept up. d?> jKi None too young—none too old to become members. Im MS Membership will be kept open until Saturday evening, January Ml u The Penbrook National Bank | KJ " PENBKOOK, FA. |K® AMUSEMENTL MAICCTIP WILMER, VINCENT IVIflJLolll& APPELL, Mgrs. TO-MORROW, (iIRISTJIAH Mntincc «nOR. QT? A I Q TON, AO LAN A %01,A.\, AM) k? 1-/11 HL/O SANTA CLAUS ... , A Pre-en, fa, Kvj rh.M 3 ft C { 2 £ \E\T WEEK—KITT V U0RI)0\ Mitt I nee* oc A lIK-; I-; veiling* lov A !"« | \ Barcn Von orgkr ' s if IO ©JSI^ ,030AMTO,,pn M "- J To-morrow EUROPE'S BIG WAR l)|y I'IttiHISTOHIC I* A ST, n • i m • . -n V KKYSTONR ( OMICDV Special Christmas Program i-wmi/». i» -• PHOTOPLAY TO-DAY Francis X. Bushman IN a-ACT f». A A. Ul( IMA "EVERY INCH A KING" Our Special Present to the Public Christmas Day, "CLEVER ANITA STEWART" In a 3-at't Vlt«*rapli ilroadnay Star Krature Shottiuß (he IIIk 'l'rnln Wreck, "413" \NITA STEWART and n larjro Vltfißrnpli Stnr Ca*< npponr In this production. Including HARRY MOIIKV, H AIIR V XORTHItI l» ami JI LI A SWAYNE CORDOV. *** war vessels at Hartlepool ami West \ Hartlepool is estimated to have 'been I $1,000,000. Jjord (Scarborough, chair-1 man of the county territorial force, has i issued an appeal for 1,000 recruits for ! each life lost at Scarborough anil VVhit 1 In-. It has been determined that the I British government will ilo nothing to ward calling neutrals' attention to the bombardment of the unfortified towns. The view taken is that the facts speak for themselves and t'hat it would be superfluous to say more. Woman Novelist Dies in Hbspital Binghamton, N. Y., Dec. 'J. 4. —Mrs. i Francis Curtis, oi Erie, Pa., novelist J and former «ditor of "Good House-j keeping," died in a hospit-al here last night. Haydn Quintette to Sing The Haydn quintette will furnish I music at the Liberty fire house, Mid-1 dletown, T»n New Year's evening. Jer-| | SENATE HOTEL | With the kind indulgence of our mauy i,C friends and we beg to announce P^j j\ that we will be Jw 0 OPEN FOR DINNER ONLY 2 M from 12 to 3 P. M. ) in the Ladies' Cafe V N TO-MORROW, CHRISTMAS % Is E. P. Gourley, Q Proprietor. | MOESLEIN ELECTED PRESIDENT Central Democratic Club Elects Officers for the New Year i The Central Democratic Club last night elected County Chairmun Edward Moeslein its president for the ensuing year without opposition, and accorded the same compliment to Charles W. Brb for treasuier aud IHiarry D. Keel for secretary. .1 ury Commissioner Samuel Taylor was made vice president, defeat ing Henry Oppcrman. McClellau Koons, Ross P McOann and William A. Mayer were placed on the membership committee, and the following houso committee win elected: Reese Powell, . dames B. Maud, Charles Moeslein, James e observed at the club rooms in a fitting manner and a. luncheon will 1 > served all day. The meeting was very largely attended. AMUSEMENTS : ome M. Hamilton, musical director, i wi'll be at the piano. Best For Kidneys—Says Doctor Dr. J. B. T. Neal, Greenvillft, So. Oar., says that in bis 30 years of cx | perienco h« lias found no preparation for thc kidneys equal to Foley Kidney Pills. I'ain in back and hips as an indi cation of kidney trouble—a warning to build up tlid weakened kidneys, make thein vigorous, riddinig your blood of acids and poisons. . Foley Kidney I Pills will help any oase of kidney and bladder trouble not beyond the reach of medicine. In 50c, and SI.OO sizes. 1 Sold in your town by (ieorgo A. Uor | g>as, 16 North Third Btreet and P. 14. I R. Station. adv. Exercises at Riverside The Riverside Lutheran mission will ' hold a Christinas entertainment this ' evening at 7.30 o'clock in the public | school building.