PITTSTOIiI FIVE HEBE TO PLAY HARRISBURG Coal Region Champions Anxious to Repeat Their Victory of Few Weeks Ago The Pittston basketball team, which Is coming to Harrisburg to play the Harrisburg Basketball Association, at the Armory, to-night, is. In the opinion of many, one of the fastest teams to appear in this city in recent years. At present Pittston is leading the Central Pennsylvania League, having won live games and lost none. In f. game played on their own lloor. on December 11, they defeated the local team by a score of 46 to 12, and have won every game played with Eastern ]>eagile teams this season. The visitors have the reputation of being the best passing team in Central Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, realizing that the game will be strongly contest ed, have prepared themselves for an up >ill fight, but will endeavor to even things up with the Pittston team. The line-up will be as follows: Pittston. Harrisburg. Jlaston, f. Krout, f. Harris, f. Boyles, f. Dunn, c. lladdow, g. McLanchlin, g. Sourbier, g. • 'lark. g. Attlcks, g. Pownall, g. Between the hal' es, as an added at traction. will be a game between the Methodist Club and St. Andrew's, both ft this city, two strong amateur teams. .As theer is considera'-.e rivalry betwoen these two clubs, a spirited game is ex pected. Captain Winn, of Methodist, will place Burns at center, whose work is expected to be a feature of the game. The line-up: St. Andrew's. Methodist. Weldenmyer. f. Winn. f. Trump, f. Ruilv. f. K. Sourbeer, c. Burns, c. Kvans. g. Fleck, g. Pollack, g. Crane, g. (Ivrebbs). Eastern League Team to Meet Independents At Chestnut Street Auditorium to night the Camden Eastern League five will play the Harrisburg Independents. This game is of importance in view of the fact that in the very near fu ture Harrisburg may make a bid to enter the Eastern Basketball League. Camden will bring their regular championship five to Harrisburg and the Independents anticipate the hard est struggle since they organized. If Camden wins it will be the first defeat for th# local five on their own floor. Camden holds third place in the East ern League race. Dancing will follow the game. The line-up will be: Independents Camden Rote, f. Adams, f. McCord, f. Steele, f. Geisel, c. Dolin, c. McConnell, g. Herron, g. Ford, g. Dieghem, g. Virgil 0. Strickler to Lecture at the Majestic Virgil O. Strickler. of New York, I a member of the Christian Science i hoard of lectureship, will speak in j the Majestic theater next Monday ] evening. The board is the official lec ture body of the church and the talk by Hr. Strieker will be free. No tick ets will l»e sold and no collection will be raised. Mr. Strickler will appear here un der the management of the Christian Scientists H* Harrisburg. who nine years ago, inaugurated the plan of giving each winter, a free lecture for the information of the public concern ing their religion. SIOO,OOO FIRE IN SAVANNAH By Associated Press Savannah, Ga., Dec. 26.—Fire that burned for live hours in Savannah's business section to-day caused loss es timated at 1100,000. Marcus and Company department store was de stroyed and another store was dam aged. THE ACADEMY REUNION Men of almost every class in the last ; ;hirt.y years at the Harrisburg Acad- I ?my have sent word of intention to at- j end tho alumni reunion on Mondav averting. The reunion will be held at '.he Academy building. ' Ever Bite Off a Cigar Tip and fIHHHfIHHHHH Get a Mouthful of Snuff ? Sure you have. Unprotected cigars are bound to get dry and lose their flavor. The fussiest smoker living and you may be that man—will find ■tSS&ELDALIO Cigar I V the biggest value a nickel can buy. " | Big value, because we use good tobacco an( l special tin-foil and tissue wrappings X. which prevent the cigars from getting ry and ,osing tl,eir flavor. S/* \ \ Try a smooth, satisfying El Dallo NV cigar today. REID TOBACCO CO., Distributors MII/rON AM) AI/roOXA. l'A. | Free Lecture on j | Christian Science: I —BY— I j | Virgil O. Stricklcr of New York Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship I , In the Majestic Theater, Monday, > ( December 28, at 8:15 P. M. I I The Public Is Cordially Invited I % No Tickets Required No Collection * SATURDAY EVENING, OPORTO news* ■LEV WHITE HIS IHEW TfMINIHIG STUNT Rigs Up Gymnasium in a Baggage Car on His Way to New York City New York, Dec. 26. —Charley White, who is hailed in Chicago as the actual lightweight champion of the world, added a new traihing stunt to the an nals of pugilism yesterday when he found that the Lake Shore Limited, on which he was enroute front Chicago to New York, would be three hours late. White is to fight Joe Shugrue uext i Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, and as he is in tip-top shape, ho Is doing only light training, but is very particular about that. So when he found the train would be late he went into the baggage car 'and arranged with the baggageman to I fit up a little traveling gymnasium, j Rigging up some pulleys he set up an I exerciser and worked at the weights j for half an hour. Then he shadow boxed in the cramped conflflnes of the ;car, with towering trunks on all sides lof him. And then, enlisting a lively ! fox terrier, which some traveler was I bringing East, as a sparring partner, he finished off with some hot rope work and dodging, i The dog entered into the spirit of the game and gave White lots of ex | erclse, after which the fighter and I Nate Lewis, his manager, went back j to their drawingroom. where Trainer Ike Bernstein gave AVhite a good rub- I down. When the train reached New York, AVhite had just finished dinner. It was 8.22, and Charley said he was "feeling fine." DKATII OK FRANKMN J. BCHOCK Selinsgrove, Pa., Dec. 26. At 6 o'clock yesterday morning Franklin J. Schock. one of Selinsgrove's most prominent men. died after an illness of about a month. Mr. Schock was a : retired merchant, miller and a director In the First National Bank. He was one of the leaders in the establishment of the Missionary Institute, now Sus quehanna University, and for many years a director in that institution. In 1854 he was married to Susan Cather man Leisenlng, and was the father of three children. Mrs. George C. Wagen seller, Mrs. Harold F. Kollmer and Mrs. n. L Schroyor. Funeral services will lie held from his late home to-morroy, the Rev. Mr. of the Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. I | MEETING OF FORESTERS Special to The Telegraph Enola, P., Dec. 26.—Court Enola, No. 4506, of the Independent Order of Foresters, will hold their regular monthly business meeting in the I rooms of the Enola P. It. R. Y. M. j C. A. on Monday evening. M AYOR I'll AXK H. MetX VIV IX ROI.I-: OF SA AT A CI,A I S Special to The Telegraph \ Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 26.—One of the i notable' annual events of Christmas is the entertainment of the inmates of the J Children's Home, originated by Mayor Frank H. McClain, the Lieutenant Gov ernor-elect, who enacts the role of Santa Clans. The good things preacnte.l to the children yesterday wera purchased by a fund raised by subscription. Manv citizens were present at the celebra tion. Yesterday morning the Third Ward Republican —lub gave its annual enter tainment for tie poor children of the ward, each of 111 children receiving baskets of elotlill'rr. food and dainties and the children joining in singing carols. The inmates of the almshouse and insane asylum wer? .rented to a mov ing picture shew in the big almshouse chapel. ENOLA FIREMEN IX) MEET Knola, Pa., Dec. 26.—A special meeting of the Enola fire company. No. 1, will be held in the hosehouse in Altoona avenui l on Mondav even ing. Business of importance "will be transacted. KEYSTONE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OFFICERS W wm kIK A *'. ' §mm \^n Newly elected officers of the Keystone Motorcycle Club welcomed guests at an "open house" observance yesterday. They were on the job all dav at the clubhouse. Thirteenth and Walnut Rtreets. Charles Sellers, the presi"- dent. who Is standing In the above picture. Is a hard worker. The others in the picture are James Harbold, on the left, vice-president, and Charles Uhler, secretary and treasurer, on the right. WHEW MESSENGER OUT FOR CHRISTMAS Work on Annual Present to Parish From Edgar Leeds, Vestryman Copies of the fourth annual Christ mas number of Saint Andrew's Mes senger were distributed yesterday at the services at St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church, this being the par ish year book. St. Andrew's Messen ger is the weekly paper of this church, the Christmas number each year be ing an enlarged edition as a parish annual. The frontispiece of the Messenger this year is an excellent half-tone cut of Bishop Darlington. The contents in general are similar to former years but the booklet consists of sixteen pages, twenty-five per cent, larger than before. The contents include a general sum mary of the parish work, including the missionary undertakings at homo and | abroad. Lists of the officers of parish ■ organizations and of the members of | the church and Sunday school are i likewise printed. A new feature thus year Is a sum mary of the nonparochial organiza tions which meet in St. Andrew's par ish house, including the newly-formed Alricks Association of men; a list of the members of this society is printed. The pamphlet is bound in an attrac tive Christmas cover, in colors, with a border of holly. The work on the annual was a present to the parish from one of the vestrymen, Edgar V. Leeds, who is president of the East End Printshop. Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania I Marietta. —L. W. Shirk, one of the I,most prominent residents of the lower j end of Lancaster county, died at the General Hospital. Thursday night. His home Is at Oregon, liear Lancaster. He was an extensive land owner, and a di rector in the Fulton National Bank, of Lancaster. He was a graduate of the Millersville State Normal School. A widow and several children survive. Muddy • Creek. Henry Young 72 years old. died yesterday. He was a veteran of the "Civil War. having been attached to the Seventy-ninth Regi ment, and saw hard service, lie was wounded twice. By occupation he was a stonemason. Mountvllle. William Lavman. 45 years old. a carpenter and contractor died at the General Hospital, at Lan enstre, Thursday night. A widow and two sisters survive. SellnHßrore, John Hummel. a prominent retired farmer of Washing- I ton township, died yesterday morninK Mr. Hummel was 80 years old, and i» ' survived bv three children. Miss Katie Swineford, 30 veai's old ' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selins Swine- j ford, after suffering for Several years, died at the home of her brother, Charles j Swineford, on the Isle of Que. Thomas Stetler, 76 years old, died at ] his home, at Shamokin Dam, Monday evening of heart disease. He was one of the leading citizens and active in church work. Mrs. Victor Brouse, 29 years old, died at her home, at Shamokin Dam, from diphtheria. Frivute funeril services will be held at Shrlner's Church. AMUSEMENTS \ Photoplay To-day "TIIK URR O' THE WIM)AGO," --act Nellie. Great Drama of the North Writ, MADAME DOt'BUC X Nneedle Comedy. "THE SMIGGI. Kit's OF I.OWK I SI, 10." il-att Kalein drama. BEI.UVKD ADVENTURE SEHIES Fourteenth of tlte nerlel story v> lildi iv»« riltiiilnic In the Nt<tr-lmle~ pendent.. Featuring Arthur Jolmknn I iim l.ord Cecil. AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS Greatest Day Harrisburg Ever Had for the Children at the Theater* TREA T'S Dogville on a Trained Seals BUSY DAY nt the HI (| IP COLONIAL Country Slurp next WEDNESDAY NIGHT \FF CFCJRT IOIO«M'TO M. ,|>M THE WAR OF jf i SPECIAL TO-DAY THE WORLD i WOVDKHKII, FILM Hogan's Annual Spree -Keystone Comedy t"k^l»\"hope. t hat " HARRISBURG td§6s£ TELEGRAPH STATE HOME SITE HAS BEEN APPROVED Board of Charities Agrees to the Location of - Reformatory For Women Near Muncy Five hundred acres of land, two - miles east of Muncy, Lycoming couh, I ty, have been selected as a site for the t proposed State Industrial Home for - Women, a corrective institution for - criminal women between the ages of , 16 and 30. The selection was made - by a commission appointed by Gov i ernor Tener, as part of his general State charity program and approved r at Philadelphia on Wednesday by the t State Board of Charities. 5 This site was chosen by the comniis • sin after a careful survey of 14 coun- L ties and in being within 20 miles of I the geographical center of the State. strictly meets the spirit of the act of - the Legislature, which recommends • the location of the institution as near I the center of the Commonwealth as > possible. 1 The tract is in Clinton township. 1 5 ; miles Xrom Williamsport and stretcher from the Pennsylvania Railroad back • to Eagle Mountain and from there to ■ the State Forestry Reserve. Of the • 500 acres, approximately 300 acres I are capable of being farmed by the ' inmates for the support of the home. All stone and lumber to be used in ' the construction of the buildings is 1 available on the ground, while there is ! a water supply capable of sustaining 1 7000 persons. The aim of the Industrial Home is ; to prevent young offenders from be coming hardened criminals by asso ciation with old offenders, and the work of reformation will correspond to that in the Glen Mills School for , Boys. Care will be taken to segre gate the vicious from the innocent by a classification of the inmates accord ing to their mental and moral condi tions. Each person will receive the rudiments of an English education and in such manual training as may I be useful when sho is discharged. The plans and specifications provide I that the buildings shall be construct i ed on the cottage system, each cottage, or dormitory, to house between 20 land 30 women. The original appro priation was for $350,000 to furnish : room for 200 inmates. This sum, be cause of insufficient State revenue, was cut to $250,000 by Governor Tener, with the result that the first units will accommodate only 100 per sons. In the selection of officials, Horace iA. 'Hrumbauer, of Philadelphia, was i i appointed architect, anil John Blrk-1 , inbine, another Philadelphia!), was | (chosen by hydraulic and sewage dis-; i posal engineer. Preliminary plans ! are being drawn, and it is expected ; ground will be broken early in the | Spring. Singers in Washington Theater Advertised as Co-stars of W. J. Bryan | Washington, Dec. 26.—Official j I Washington is enjoying a Christmas I ; laugh at the expense of Secretary of j | State Bryan, whose name is being used I [to boost, a quintet ef vaudeville per-j j formers at a local -iter. The eing- | ers are billed for ■■ Year's week, | • and the advance i of their corn-j jing appeared in ill Jograni uf the j [theater in the follov us fashion: SPECIAL ARTISTIC ADDITION! ! THE SALON SINGER'S | j Five Famous Soloists front tlie Greatest American Bands and Orches tras Who Last Season Co-starred With Secretary of State Bryan iln a Tour of the Chautauqua Circuit, i In the announcement the salon sing ers do not figure as hcadliners, but are almost at the bottom of the bill. "Such is the fame on the Chautau qua." says official Washington, be tween titters. WANT SOME DIM 1 POOR HAD REQUEST Commissioners Understand Poor Affairs Were Conducted Economically ' Tll I - It *l Dauphin county's jyj slonero will ask for what uses are to be present year's work. ■ ' rr- l The commissioners have refused to honor the request and the almshouse employes accord ingly failed to receive their Christmas checks. Deputy Controller Fred Holtzman was blamed by the directors because they said he had given them a wrong statement as to balances. Mr. Holtzman said he mentioned the wrong amount inadvertently during a conversation and without any refer ence to the books. Before the mistake could be rectified County Commission er Hoffman had gone home although Commissioners Eby and Miller could have honored a warrant for sufficient to provide for the poor directors' staff had they wishod. "We'll want to know why this ad ditional requisition is asked for and to what use it is to be put before we consider it," said President Isaac Hoff man of the commissioners' board. "We've heard and rend so much in the papers of how economically the poor board has been run this year that we're naturally a bit surprised at the request for $3,500. That would make the poor board's 1914 allowance lust *63,500." Controller Gough said to-day that he told John R. Guyer. clerk to the poor board, early in November that there was about $2,500 or $3,000 of the board's balance remaining, and that Guyer told him that this was enough to earn' the board through. Steward S. F. Barber advanced from the private account sufficient to cover the Almshouse employes' payroll. At Iho Register'* Office—Letters on the estate of Reuben C. Clemens, formerly of Susquehanna township, were granted to Sarah E. Clemens. Confirm Auditors' Report—ln a brief opinoin handed down Thursday Addi tional Law Judge McCarrell confirmed the report of the auditors of the Guardian Fire Insurance company wherein complaint had been made that sufficient money to wind up the affairs of the receiveresliip and andit was not on hand. MRS. LOUISA HAKTMAN TO BK BURIED AT 2 P. M. TOMORROW Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Ilartman, who died Wednesday, will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 I o'clock, and the Rev. Rollin A. Saw | yer, rector of St. Stephen's Church, i will officiate. Burial will be made in I the East Harrisburg Cemetery. I Mrs. Ilartman, who was 65 years j old, died at the home of her son-ln ilaw, J. C. Thompson. 415 North Forty - I first street, Philadelphia. She was the i widow of Jacob Hartnian and a daugh | ter of George and Matilda Pollinger, !of Slddonshurg, York county. One | brother, A. E. Pollinger, Twin Bridges, : Mont., and a sister, Mrs. Alice Bress | ler, Sheplierdstown; three children, ■ George P., Mrs. J. H. Thompson, i Philadelphia, and James A. Hartman, land one grandchild, James Alwath [ Hartman, of Summerdale, survive. City Nearly Goes Tree Bankrupt Christmas Eve Ilarrisburg nearly went Christmas tree bankrupt Christmas Eve and the lucky individual who had purchased his tree in time, learned that the "shop early" idea need not hecessarly apply alone to the buying of gifts. Extraordinary prices were asked for' trees and dealers apparently didn't j seem to care whether they disposed of ; their wares or not. Is many instances, | anxious father, mother, sister or big j brother searched the town over for suitable trees: others reluctantly paid the exorbitant figures demanded. The trees ranged in prices of $1.25 to $1.75 for pines and spruces of a height and quality that could have been pur chased last year at half the amount. BITS OF SPORTS Sherwood Magee has signed a two year contract with the Boston Braves. Chicago Feds will not receive the Johnson check covering the bonus paid some time since. Illinois will have a new State league. i Harrisburg Independents defeated Jthe All-Stars at Chestnut Street Audi •torium last night, score 43 to 24. At Yoorlc yesterday afternoon the ■ local Independent live lost to York iA. C„ Bcore 31 to 28. ! The Tennis Club won last night's | game in the Mlddletown Industrial i League, score 18 to 14. The Union jlivo defeated Wincroft, score 34 to 7. I Harrisburg defeated an all-college 'five at the Armory last night, score j 33 to 21. i i m.yi It. It. TRAIN MKIWTCIIEIt IS LIVING XloAlt CHICAGO i Tn the compiling of the records for Jthe physical valuation of the railroads (many interesting discoveries are made. I Some time ago interesting history re j gardlng the tirst Pullman car was un earthed. The other day the man who first directed the movement of trains by telegraph was found alive. His name is A. H. Copeland, and he lives out near Chicago. This veteran railroader, now on the retired list, was the first dispatcher. He was by the Chicago and Al ton Kailroad and for forty years manipulated the telegraph keys. He is a native of Vermont and has relatives in Pennsylvania, in the year 1852 Cope land was a young clerk in the post office at Middlebjrg and was also the telegraph operator. In those days trains were run solely by time card. In De cember. 1852, a heavy snowstorm de layed all trains on the Rutland and Burlington. the mall from Boston be ing held back for many hours. When the train from the north came In Cope land told the crew they would have a long wait at Brandon, the next stop, where they usually passed the mail from Boston, He then suggested that the operator at Brandon call Rutland and ask the crew of the mail to fait until the southbound train could get through, thus saving a long delay. It developed, however, that the operator at Brandon had gone to Burlington. The train crew then Induced Copeland to ride with them to Brandon and send the messages. Upon reaching Brandon Copeland sent a message to Henry Howe, con ductor of the train, asking him to hold his train at Rutland until the ac commodation arrived from the south, signing the name of Conductor Tif fany. Conductor Howe replied that he would do so and the accommodation proceeded. A freight train that follow ed asked for similar favors, and, after messages were exchanged, also pro- | ceeded. The movement resulted in safety and a marked saving In delay. Copeland's work was taken up by of ficials and his system followed. Many changes have been made In the manner of dlsnatchl'ng trains, but they all in clude the Copeland idea. DECEMBER 26, 1914. Kitty Gordon Heads Bill For Orpheum's New Year !tE(W n<^l -" ,:. ft Kitty Gordon, the celebrated star of musical comedy and light opera. Is to be the headliner at the Orpheum next weelc, presenting her sketch, With special scenery, "Alma's Keturn." j BASEBALL VETERANS' TEAM Although but twenty-fiflve of the 330 ballplayers who figured In the American and National League races of 1902, the last year of the American League baseball war, still remain in the big arena, a team composed of these veterans, all of whom have been in the game for upward of fourteen seasons, would be capable of holding Its own with any that might bo select ed to-day. All these players are far above the average in intelligence, which accounts for their remaining in the game so long, are excellent fielders, great batsmen, and, with one or two exceptions, grand base runners. This all-star veteran team would line Brutal Assaults on 2 Women by Negroes Two CUSPS of assault were reported J to the police tliis week. Women were brutally attacked by a colored man. Each victim gave the same description | of the man. According to Colonel Hutchison. | this man calls at a home seeking alms! and makes strenuous efforts to get I into the house. One woman was as saulted on the Jonestown road while on her way to Thirteenth and Walnut streets. On Thursday night a colored man attacked a 17-year-old girl in Pulton street near Verbeke. Ttie ne gro forced his way into the house and i offered the brother money to go for candy. The attack on the girl fol lowed. 515.000 Al'l'OS MAIJI'I IV 'I I Hy Associated Press Chicago, ill., Dec. -6. ln the year drawing: to a dose American manufac turers turned out 51K 000 motor ve hicles, valued at $186,000,000. This in formation cume to-day from Alfred Reeves, general manager of the Auto mobile ("number of Commerce, who add ed that tills output came from ISO con- i cerns. SAFETY FOR THE HOME CJ Americans carry more than twice as much life insurance as all the rest of the world put together; they are ___ a home - owning, home - loving and '' ' home-protecting people. M*M\ ! s <j| Thro Equitable monthly "life" in -4t comes Americans provide for .their < i widows the same as for their wives. Ask us for particulars. The Equitable Lite Assurance Society "Strongest in the World." jr —"w JOHN T. SHIRLEY, Field Supervisor Union Trust Building, Ifarrtaburcft Pa, N up as follows: Mathewson, Plank and Iless, i pitchers. ! Bresnahan and Dooin, catchers, i Bajoie, first base, livers, second base. Wagner, shortstop. Wallace, third base. Callahan, left field. Beach, center field. Crawford, right field. The manager of this team could be • selected from among John AlcGraw, Fielder ones, Clarke Griffith, Franlc Chance, Hugh ennings, Wilbur Rob inson and X'-red Clarke, as all of these former stars were in the game in 1902, Grlfilth and JlcGraw being pilots an i now. {INTEREST IN MARKET : WAS LACKING TODAY | Unimportant Shares Rose Slight Fractions; Western Mary land Weak By Associated Press New York, Dee. 26. — Record breaking dullness attended the post holiday re sumption of the stock market dealings to-day. Attendance of brokers on the exchange was light and outside inter est appeared to be entirely lacking. The total overturn of the first half hour was less than 4.U00 shares. United States Steel ami Southern Pacillc, on 100 share offerings, again touched the low marks under which trading is not permitted, and St. Paul declined to its low .price, with weakness in Amalga mated ami Western Maryland. Such i unimportant shares as Beet Sugar and Rock Island rose slight fractions. 7
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