16 Mutt Knew What to Do at That ..... By "Bud" Fisher *' ———— —————ll—— ——— 1 ■ ■ ■ ■— .P oH, QU*s*. Je»=r. ens . ( hclio! «. THIS ASYLUM f & WU& wo u FR.O* Ybuß RjK-M UNCLE'S I "W'' ifc-ft.WWTT Wtim "*»*>* zsooo. lawybr* IN cu-tpo**/A.| r NfeMtr , I w« <>»»* ' ' \"J . , '.'J- -v . ••• * ; FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 27, 1914. Wertz Is a Comer Is General Belief; Has Good Records In signing Ray Wertz, the Newport wing star, Manager George Cockill made one of the best bargains of the season, in the opinion of thoße who have watched the work of Werts« during the past two seasons. Wertz plays the game with a con science and is one of a few youngsters who listen to the advice of men with more experience. In 1912 his best game was when he pitched against Blaln, allowing but one hit. Newport had two, one of which was credited to Wertz. Last season in a seventeen-inning game Wertz won against the Pennsyl vania Railroad Young Men's Christian Association of Harrisburg; score, 4 to 3. Wertz won his own game by hitting out a three-bagger. He al lowed six hits, gave three bases on balls and fanned thirteen men. Wert* pitched for the Railroaders against Milroy, won his game and allowed but four hits. In this game he had a home run. . two two-baggers and a single. In a game against Renovo Wertz pitched for Harrisburg Penn sylvania Railroad Young Men's Chris tian Association and allowed three hits. Wertz is also a good man at infield. REPUBLICANS ARE GAINING Special to The Telegraph Passaic, N. J., March 27. Complete returns of the Congressional pri maries in the Seventh New Jersey dis trict are most auspicious for the Re publiacns and a defeat for the candi date on tlie Democratic ticket favored especially by President Wilson. This is the most important industrial dis trict outside of Philadelphia. An analysis shows that the total Re publican vote was more than double that of the Democrats. ~ N Annual Call to Amateur Managers Future greats are warming up for the romlnK baseball season, and will soon be In the field for hon ors. The Harrisburg Telegraph desire* 'lo keep In close touch with nil amateur teams aui) games. Managern are requested to send In at once the names of their team, manager and captain, with their addresses. SPORTING EDITOR OF THE TEI,IE GRAPH. First Indoor Swimming Event Announced by P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Medals Will Be Awarded Winners in Big Contest to Take Place Next Month Harrisburg's first indoor swimming | contest will take place at the Penn sylvania Railroad Young Men's Chris tian Association swimming pool Sat urday night, April 25. The contesting teams will be from the Reading Young Men's Christian Association at Rend ing and the local railroad association swimmers. The program will include a 40-yard dash, 100-yard dash, distance plunge,. SORiTEIIM TAKES FIELD MONDAY Will Be Coached by Prof. William D. Merkle, Former State College Athlete HP IfllH B twK ' rWSS&Bxz m | HC| ■ PROF. WILLIAM D. MEIKLE, Coach Selected to Look After Central High Track Team Central high will be In the field with a track team this season. This good news was announced yesterday. Then came the call for candidates and thirty-five men responded. Outdoor practice starts on Monday. The leader of the Central team will be James Gardner, class 'l4, who was yesterday elected captain. The best news came after the big gathering yesterday afternoon when it was an nounced that Professor William D. Meikle, a former Pennsylvania State College athlete, would coach the track team. Coach Meikle is pleased with the material that is turning up and he ex pects great things for Central this Spring. The team is fortunate in se curing Mr. Meikle for their coach who took a prominent part in athletics dur ing his course at Pennsylvania Statu College and who is an athletic enthu siast. Freshmen Champs Awarded Loving Cup Special to The Telegraph Annville, Pa., March 27.—The fresh men class of Lebanon Valley was yes terday awarded the loving cup l'or winning the championship of the school in basketball. The presentation was made by R. J. Guyer, physical director. This class did not lose a game, win ning from the three college classes and also from the Prep school. The team was composed of Loomis, a Har risburg boy, and Swartz, forwards; R. Swartz, center; Rupp and Donahue! guards. The standing of the league is as follows: _ , Won Lost Freshmen 10 0 Preps 7 3 Seniors ... 7 3 Sophomores 7 3 Juniors 0 10 JOHNNY' KVEBS CAPTAIN Special to The Telegraph Macon, Ga,, March 27. Manager Stallings yesterday appointed John Evers captain of the Boston National League team to succeed William Swee ney, who was sold to the Chicago Na tional League club. ' Manhattan Shirts i SPRING STYLES FORRY'S 3 #,17 > /1 fancy diving, relay race and a game of water polo. The National Association swimming rules will be followed. Harrisburg will have a team of eight swimmers. Practice starts to night for this event. Medals will be awarded tho winners. A meeting of the physical directors of the two as sociations wjll be held next week to decide upon the eligibility of the con testants. Mack's Athletics Will Hear "Billy" Sunday Spfctal to Tltg Telegraph Philadelphia, March 27. Connie Mack and his world's champion Ath letics will be among Billy Sunday's auditors next Monday night in the gymnasium of the University of Penn sylvania, at the third of the meetings which Mr. Sunday is to address that day. Dana G. How, of the University Christian Association, who has charge of the admission to the Sunday meet ings, yesterday received a letter from Mack asking that he reserve a block of seats for the players. BITS OF SPORTS In a game yesterday afternoon be tween the centerball teams from Ma clay and Forney Grammar Schools the Maclay team won by a score of 48 to 30. The Giants lost the Casino League series last night, the Colonials win ning; margin, 348 pins. Chicago Nationals defeated the Louisville team of the American As sociation at Louisville yesterday; score, 6 to 1. The New York Americans trimmed Atlanta yesterday; score, 12 to 3. Tom Seaton said he would play with the Chicago Feds or not at all. "Pop" Connie Mack with the aid of his team of regulars spanked the Raleigh team' managed by Earl Mack, his son; score, 12 to 1. Bob Shawkey is off duty with a badly sprained muscle in his left side. He may not be able to start the big game until May. Lemoyne players will start practice to-morrow. York has signed Infielder A 1 Hlmes, formerly of Altoona. Manager Heck ert has completed plans for a new Infield at York. Connie Mack will return South on Monday. The Robins defeated the Ganders in l the Holtzman bird league last night. The Sparrows were winners over the Hawks. The Robins also won from the Hawks and the Sparrows defeated the Ganders. In the Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men's Christian Association league bowling series the Wolves won the final match from the Leopards; mar gin, 90 pins. • The Cardinals won last night's bas ketball game in the Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men's Christian Asso ciation league, defeating the Pirates: |gcore, 30 to 28. The Athletics swamped th« Senators; score, 56 to 16. Canal Tolls Leads Fight n 1 \ ni f SENATOR WESLEY JOXES of Washington, who i« one of the lead ers In the fight against the President's proposed repeal of the act granting free tolls fco American coastwise ves sels. MOVING PICTURE MEN HELPING STITE Dean Jackson Secures Co-operation of a Committee Interested in AU Sides of Matter Drafts of State regulations to gov ern moving picture shows will be com pleted at a meeting to be held here next week by a voluntary committee representing amusement, building and States interests, and will be laid be fore the State Industrial Board at its April meeting in this city. The sub ject has been under consideration for a couple of months and Commissioner John Price Jackson expects the code to thoroughly cover every feature. The committee which is working with the State officials is composed of Edgar Weimer, Lebanon, president of the State Building Code Commis sion; William Henry Hoffman, Phila delphia, Eastern Pennsylvania archi tects; W. T. Stewart, Philadelphia, furniture people; AV. Clarence Beatty, Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania picture show people; Samul F. Wheel er, Philadelphia, Eastern Pennsylva nia picture interests; C. Harry kain, Harrisburg, Central Pennsylvania architects; S. B. Dies, chief of bureau of building inspection, Pittsburgh; Maxwell H. Hite, Harrisburg, State Federation of Labor; Lew E. Palmer, chief of State bureau of inspection; | John H. Walker, civil engineer, De partment of Labor and Industry; James Mallory, fire marshal, Philadel phia, and Edward Clark, bureau of inspection, Philadelphia. BUY A PIANO CHEAP You can buy a high grade piano or player piano in our Big- Removal Sale at ridiculously low prices. Investi gate. Spangler's Sixth above Maclay. gate. Spangler's, Sixth above Maclay. —Advertisement. I THE NITRATE BEDS OF CHILE 1 entered Chile from the north by way of the La Paz and Antofagasta Railway, coming from La Paz. The long ride over the Bolivian desert terminates at Antofagasta, one of the leading ports for the shipment of the nitrate for which Chile is so famous. These nitrate beds were discovered by George Smith, a Scotchman, who observed that trees and plants banked un with a strange white substance flourished more than others. The nitrate fields be longed to Peru until her disastrous war with Chile in 1879-81. At the close of this dreadful contest Chile was vic torious over the combined republics of Bolivia and Peru. She took from Bolivia its entire coastline, and from Peru the provinces of Arica-Tacna, which have become an Alsace and Lor raine of South America. The treaty of peace with Peru provided that after a certain time these provinces should re vert to Peru, if a plebiscite of the peo ple should vote for this return. Since South America was not populated like Alsace and Lorraine, the Chileans were .!?. flll conquered provinces with their own people, and hence to flay there Is small chance of Arica- Tacna going back to Peru. Since 1881 the nitrate Industry has yielded the Government of Chile in export taxes n ?? rly „. h! \ lf a hiHion dollars. This en ables Chile to buil