8 Jerry on he Job By Hoban r 1 V l?toe 'l 1 ! "* r "''' Uil.ltLllu.—| ■■■Blir^Tarßnß^ &g*B I SV;\MP ON EypEvjfts J 4 r-N J-TX O ' IWMIrawWS S~VL Aj IS WCJ^B f3_ \ I J? rr err a 'flH <Sw~-X 1 EMMSBdc/T < V/\Gk ETOOTOU^PLA^B - —S 2—4liHivaiMM < \ .%& \*>Sm W^a rmv pleasf dont^H j \yZ s 'Js - c? V ~ ~ lsfllM&ljßßHi (some|d£«s,«sfS BMOWIMI (a^wwh^ HMBSI& —m^Hßj PREtG»WANCE~ NfIAUONG T£> VmCP*- QUICK LUNCH 2qq CTVTII I fIjQH 6UM< '.J lUiHre-Tvrxsorj |MJMJiraHi "/ —y <-_ (■ OU> IL $• love- "1 ) money \r J/MIA -«^V\ WHITTED TELLS WHY HE PREFERS BRAVES .Wants More Cash and Believes Boston Will Again Win the Pennant Special to The Telegraph New York, Feb. 3.—Time does not j*eem to obliterate any ot the difflcui- Nies of William F. Baker in his effort jto get from the Boston champions * player considerations for the services rof Sherwood Magee. The president of •the Phillies was closeted with James i.E. Gaffney and George Whitted for •several hours yesterday. Whitted re fused to tolerate a transfer to the ' Quakers. "I appreciate," said Whitted, "that T j»am not a star. I have worked hard to 'advance in my chosen profession. In jßoston finally I was able to establish jmyself in the esteem of fandom as a 'regular. I am not sure that I would (earn kindred distinction in Philadel phia. Then, of course, also there is I the question of remuneration. With ; Magee added to the Braves I heartily .'believe George Stalllngs is assured of .another championship team. "Naturally enough," Whitted con. tinued, "I would prefer to be with a ><;hampion club. The world's series pool j means a lot to the lucky player, and I consider myself as having been lucky to be with the Braves last year. Tt is because of this that I would not con sent to a transfer to Philadelphia save for an Increase in salary that would represent the winning share of the 'world's series pot." AMUSEMENTS r \ | PHOTOPLAY TODAY . "THE SHANGHAIED BABY" S-nrtf liiililn Oram*. nRARST-SKMG WKRKI.V OF CI'RRKXT KVE^TS "DARK-DKVII, HARRY/* \pit MI!VA Comedy. S|H*rinl To-morrow THE UKI TK\A\T GOVERNOR" '2-mct S. A A. YMVSKMKNTS \ MCSRM EXTS My»terlon» OSE PRESENT WEIGHS | BRINDAMOUR 2000 POUNDS t mid ! The Telephone Tangle IZ "... WITH 5 OTHER BIG ACTS 3 Other Good Acta. ANNIVERSARY WEEK Country Store Tonight V, _ Chestnut Street Auditorium, Harrisburg, Pa. JOHN McCORMACK I " FAMOUS IRISH TENOR, ASSISTED BY DONALD McBEATH, VIOLINIST Wednesday Evening, Feb. 3, 1915, at 8.15 , SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT By special arrangement, to meet the unexpectedly large demand for seats at popular prices, the management has arranged to place on sale 200 more seats at SI.OO each and 200 others at $1.50 each. Other reserved seats as previously announced, $1.50 and $2.00 each. General admission, SI.OO. Mail orders accompanied by cash or check sent to C. M. Sigler, 30 North Second street, Harrisburg, will be filled in the order received. Delightful Hours of TraveI—CHESTNUT STREET AUDITORIUM NATTT PICTURE INiiULI I O JOURNEYS REPI.ETE WITH BEAI'TY, FACT -AND HtMOR IN COLOR AND MOTION FIVE THURSDAYS, BEGINNING FEBRUARY 4 ENGLAND. WAI.ES, SCOTLAND FEBRUARY 4 "r.%IN I'KHRIAIIY II !^ I ; , i^ OOTSTEPS OF >AIH»I,EON FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 25 % EN ICE MARCH 4 AT 8.15. ADMISSION, and 50ft —————■— i... ——^ "The Will 0' the Wisp" f~^rT| %*■ Today's Feature Enacted During a Raging Flood in 5 Acts j^ e America's Greatest Photo Drama—ALSO PATHE DAILY NEWS Away ? * WEDNESDAY EVENING, Catcher James Archer, Cub Star, Hopes To Make Up For Lost Time V *Hr cher, the star catcher of K- 'T ' ' ' ' "^lhi'*3 the Chicago Cubs, will be C;sf * ral ; 'a* back In the game stronger * / v' * . •" ttlun ® v er this season. Ar ' i f $ f '' ' " ' l,l ' r lliet with an accident ' ' e ' or aomet ' lne - AMUSEMENTS REGENT Theater The Home of the PAHAMODKT PROGRA >1 To-day and To-morrotv WILDFLOWER \ Rrujldprlnß Cliaraeteri-/.at lon by MIROI I ill II I: CLARKEO Thiinolay Kveulnic Keisent Pennant* will lie elvrn free to all patrona. Friday. THK HlT—(iljjantlc Produe tion In T» reel*. Saturday, an a Week-Knd Attraction CHAVK AVI 1,11 IR (Htmaelf.) Personal Appearanee of the Hero of The Peril* of Pauline. Dally I- %oon to II P. M. Physicians Discuss Need of Municipal Hospital A discussion of a municipal hospital for the treatment of contagious dis eases was engaged 'in last night by members of the Dauphin County Medl ical Society at the regular meeting in | the Academy of Medicine, and the j president, Dr. W. T. Douglass, was in structed to appoint a committee to in | vestigate. After the business meeting Dr. Hugh I Hamilton exhibited and explained a device of his own invention described as a syphgmomanometer, for* the ac curate testing of blood pressure. Dr. George Moffltt also read a paper on blood pressures. D| ' Penna. County Treasurers to Hold Convention Here County treasurers of Pennsylvania I who comprise the State association of these officials will meet in this city, probably in the Board of Trade build ing, February 16, to discuss proposed legislation. A banquet will be held in the evening. The date was fixed to-day at a con ference between County Treasurer Ar thur H. Bailey and George F. Buss, Wilkes-Barre, president of the asso ciation. NO PREMIUMS Yft Maktrs of the Hifhest Grade Turkish K and Egyptian Cigarrttes In OuVirU g AMFSEMKNTS IMAJBSTI G All Meek—Matinees Daily NATHAN AI'PEI.I, I'rmrnla i Arthur Chattmrdon , anil Hla Premier Stock Co. IS PI.AYS WORTH WHILE j i TO-DAY j Evening Kindling TO-MOIf ROW Mat.. «l'l In Tail anil Dtnrrra Kv e. ... Tr». of the Storm Count?! Pit IDA V Matlaer.. . What a Woman Win Do Co. Olvea Tango Tea After Mat Krenlng. . .Tke Traveling Salesman SATUHDW "Tess of (he storm Country" Eve "Sinn of Sooletr" PltlCKSl Evening's. I Or. 2«i>, 80e. SOr, Mntlnees, I Or, sor. Sat. Mat., liw.' ela.rrisburg qjSßfta telegraph AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTS BUSY SESSION May Change Front and Adopt Twenty-one Player Limit Rule; j Schedule Comes Up Sto The TtUgraph New York, Feb. 3.—The American League sessions opened to-day with a large calendar, indicating a busy ses sion. In addition to the adoption of playing rules a schedule will be ar ranged for tho coming: season. The player limit rule, which was changed at the National League's an nual meeting here last December, will be considered and it is believed prob able that President Johnson's league will adopt the twenty-one-player max imum also: The question of abolish ing the draft rule from the Class AA clubs will be discussed and some rec ommendation may be made that will I show the feeling of the league mag ; nates on this subject. President John K. Tener has issued ! a call for the reconvened annual meet ing of the National League to be held here on February 9. The annual sched [ ule meeting will be held also. Mr. | Tener said also that the question of eliminating the draft from the Ameri j can Association would be discussed by his colleagues. Sport News at a Glance The annual meeting and banquet of the Motor Club of Ilarrisburg will be held at Chestnut street hall, Monday, February S. . Hamilton grammar school last night defeated the Central grammar school of Steelton. score 26 to 18. The game was played on Tech floor. The annual checker series between H. M. Yingst, of this city, and A. W. Howard, of Carlisle, started this after noon at 10 o'clock, at the store of Harry Whitmoyer, Thirteenth and Walnut streets. New Cumberland won from the Na tionals last night, margin three pins. The Mrs. H. B. McCormick class won from the 11. B. McCormick class by forfeit last night. The latter failed to report at Bonnymeade. Two new records were made in the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. league last night. The Eagles defeated the Bisons, mar gin 219 pins. Hostetter bowled 267, and Po'ffenberger 268, new figures. The Alphas won last night's Casino league game, defeating the Orpheums, margin 90 pins. The Thespian five defeated the Methodist five last night, score 36 to 22. Tech freshmen defeated the Imman uel five last night, score 22 to 21. JOHNSON PACES TROUBLE Fight Promoters Fear His Entrance to This Country is Impossible Special to The Telegraph El Paso, Texas, Feb. 3.—How Jack Johnson, champion heavyweight pugi list. will enter Mexico and by what route he will travel to Juarez for his fight March 6 with Jess Willard was unexplained yesterday. It was learned that federal officials are prepared to arrest the pugilist, who is under conviction In Chicago for violation of the Mann act, should he attempt to pass through the United States. Promoters of the fight claim that General Villa has promised protection to Johnson, but at this time no port on the east coast is controlled by Villa, and the occupation of Mexico City by Carranza troops would prevent his en tering from Central America. SACRIFICE FOR ZIMMERMAN Signs Contract to Pay His Wife Cer tain Sum Each Week Special to The Telegraph New York. Feb. 3.—Heine Zimmer man to-day signed a new contract. It has no ten-day clause, makes no men tion of waivers and furthermore it is not a contract on which Heine will receive money. On the contrary, the slugging third baseman of the Chicago [ Cubs agrees under the new manage ment to give his wife S2O a week for the support of herself and their child during the months from October to March, inclusive. During the playing season the sum will be S4O a we-'c, and he will also pay S2OO for counsel fee s on the separation agreement, which was approved by Supreme Court Judge Brady, of the Bronx, which is Heine's habitat when home. HIGH PRICE FOR DIRECTUM I New York Fancier I Purchases World's Champion Pacer at I'rlvate Sale By Associated Press New Y'ork, Feb. 3.—Directum I, 1.58, the world's champion pacer, was sold yesterday by James Butler to M. E. Struges, of this city, at a price said to be not far from $45,000. Directum I will be shipped from Kirkwood, Dei., to-morrow to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to join the training stable of Thomas W. Murphy, grand circuit driver, who will prepare him for racing and exhibition purposes the coming season. CANADIAN CLUBS WILL REMAIN Special to The Telegraph New York, Feb. 3.—President Ed Barrow, of the International League, declares that none of his colleagues has considered for a moment the possi bility of eliminating Toronto or Mont real from the circuit. Barrow said: "Stories to that effect are a great In justice to the Canadian cities. To-day Jam McCaffrey and Sam Llchtenheln called me from Toronto to find Just where I stood on the matter. I as sured them of my loyalty." DANIBf. W. BM'BAKER, FORHKR COUNCILMAN, IS HIHU'.I) Funeral services for Daniel W. Bru baker, aged 56 years, former president of the Common Council and a member for eight years, who died Sunday, were held this afternoon. Burial was made in the Ilarrisburg Cemetery. BIG SCHOLASTIC GAME THIS WEEK; CENTRAL HIGH FS. Billtowners Put One Over on Locals Last Month; Must Square Things in Friday Night's Contest one big scholastic game on this week's schedule will l»e played Friday night at Chestnut street auditorium, between Central high and Williams port high. Central will undoubtedly show much better form tlian was shown at Willlamsport January 15, when the Billtownera won. Steelton high plays here February 19. and Tech meets Central early in March. The game Friday night with Willlamsport promises much interest, and indications point to a large crowd. Tech high will go to Middletown for a return game with Middletown News Items of Interest in Central Pennsylvania Special to The Telegraph Heading.—The Alexander Hat company of this city shipped eighty cases of hats to El Paso, Texas, yes terday. They are intended for the United States army. This was one of the largest single shipments of hats sent out of Reading for a long time. Rending. At a meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the Berks Coun ty Firemen's Association here to-day it was decided to hold the next semi annual convention at Kutztown on July 3. Malta noy City. Peter Barth, aged 38 years, one of Schuylkill's best known meat dealers, was instantly killed on the Vine street crossing, by a Philadelphia and Reading train. His horses were killed and the sleigh de molished. Shaniokin. During a terrific gale in this region yesterday the frame work of a big washery being con structed near Dooleyville was wreck ed, while a number of mqre buildings were damaged. Heading. The cellar of the resi dence of Samuel Pear, here, was flood ed with grftpe wine yesterday, the re sult of the visit of a robber, who made off with a live-gallon cask and on leav ing opened the spigots of two ten gallon casks, allowing the wine to run over the cellar. Ila/.leton. Mrs. Anthony Rets!, of Crystal Ridge, enroute home front a shopping tour at Ilazleton, beat a bur ly thug over the head with a child's playhorse when he attacked her. He escaped into a nearby house. Tamaqua. While attempting to I board a freight train at the Reading's Broad street crossing on bis way to Shamokin to look for work, Frank Dormer, aged 50, of Gloucester, N. J., fell under the wheels, having both legs cut off and his left arm crushed. Flees From Dying Wife, I "Movie" School and Debts Denver. Col., Feb. 3.—Bert V. Brook -1 hart, of Reading, Pa., one-time mem ber of the Sothern-Marlowe Shake spearean Company and until' recently manager of the Da France's Photo play Manufactuing Company, has tied Denver. lie left behind him a wife dying of tuberculosis, sixty-seven stu dents of "movie", acting, numerous creditors and a civil suit for SSOO, in which a stockholder of his company declares Brookhart induced him to in vest on the strength of false pre tenses. Brookhart, who has lived at different times in Reading, New York, Jack sonville. Omaha and San Antonio, has been missing since Thursday. The district attorney's office has begun a search for him. Brookhart, a man of brilliant pow ers. came here last September, appar ently seeking to benefit his wife's health. October 19 he opened a studio for training moving picture actors and actresses. One month . later, accord ing to Herman Betzler. Brookhart in duced him to invest SSOO and elected him secretary of his company, which, he said, was capitalized at SIOO,OOO. Last Wednesday night Brookhart summoned his pupils and told them he would give them a surprise next day. He did—by vanishing. Among the pupils is said to have been Fay King cartoonist and wife of I-iattlinß Nelson. Each of these pupils paid him $3 per week. S. 11. Cleaver, a motion picture man, said Brookhart outlined a scheme to fleece local investors and skip. Miss Mildred Butterfield, ex-assist ! ant director, said Brookhart admitted to her he was duping his students and that he pretended to "film" them In pictures with a photographic machine innocent of film. WHITE; \V()l T IJ> WEI) NEGRO Pottsville, Pa.. Feb. .I.—Register 11. H. Seltzer stood aghast at his desk this morning when Mabel Weinrich, a. white girl, aged 21, approached him and asked for a license to marry "Bill" Hill, a negro, aged 35, who ac companied her. The father of the girl was also present and said he ap proved of the marriage. Register Seltzer refused to issue the license and the couple secured the assistance of several lawyers, who visited Regis ter Seltzer, but did not succeed in swerving him. The father of the girl lives at Tre mont, in the west end of the county, and expressed his indignation in loud words that he had lost a day's work. Public sentiment sustains Register Seltzer. One of the county judges who was consulted about tying the knot expressed his opinion that a recent United States statute prohibits such marriages. DEATH OF (JEOKGE S. ROCK Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 3.—George S. Hock died at his home in Pond bank yesterday. He is survived by his widow and these children: John, Elmer. Zenjamin F. Rock. Pondbank, and Mrs. Mary O. Weaver, Highspire, FEBRUARY 3, 1915. ; high. Tech's line-up will be the same! that met Middletown (.apt week. This game is of importance in view of the | that that Tech cannot ufford to lose j any contests from now until the close | i of the season, if they want to keep In the race with Middletown. Graystock will be the attraction at Chestnut street auditorium Saturday night, and while they are tailenders iii the Eastern league, the Harrisburgi Independents are in for u hard haltlc. i Horace Geisel. who has been out of I the game with injuries, will be back.! On the Graystock team are two sen- j National goal shooters. | New World's Record in Six-day Bicycle Grind Chicago, Feb. 3.-—With five teams tied for leadership the eighteen riders competing in the six-day bicycle race endeavored to maintain their record breaking pace to-day to establish an other world's record, if possible before the long grind is ended at 11 o'clock to-night. A new world's record was made liy the riders a few minutes after mid night last night after a series of sprints. In 121 hours they had travel ed 2,367 miles and eight laps, one lap bettex- than the world's mark made j-.t Madison Square garden in New York last year. Anderson of the Danish team won the sprint which placed the leaders ahead of the record. BASEBAMi DECISION ! Chicago, 111., Feb. 3.—Decision ,in the Federal League's suit against or ganized baseball, which, it is alleged, ■ operates in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, will be handed down not later than Saturday. ( > New Models International Mttor Trucks Tn every way possible the design of the new Model "E" incorporates features that protect the pur chasers against possible delays. TJie type of motor, the simple control, effective clutch, dependable system of ignition and accessibility of all parts eliminate delays so common to various other designs. The International has a simple, powerful and compact heavy-duty motor, and upon this depends the efficiency of the complete machine. It should be in spected to be appreciated. Come to the Motor Truck Department at 619 Walnut street and see the new 1015 models. International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) Motor Truck Department, 619 Walnut St., Harrisburg Other branch house* at. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Klmtra and Parkcrsburg. N ) King Oscar 5c Cigars Continue the popular nickel smoke because we continue to make them of the same good Havana and do mestic tobacco that started them in their successful career 23 years ago. Regularity of quality counts for more than "fancy names and fussy packages." Smokers can't enjoy such things. They want good tobacco. DOWNIESWIfIIOUI 111 DUCKPIN MATCH First Contest For Roll Turning Department Shows Maxwell Best Man In the first of a series of contests for the duckpin championship of the roll turning: department of the Penn sylvania Steel Company, the Downies last night defeated the Maxwells, margin six pins. The contest was bowled on the Casino alleys and at tracted a big crowd. Each team had one man out of the game. Maxwell, who has challenged all comers from his department, was high man with a total score of 309 and individual game score 112. Graybill was a close second with a total of 303, and 106 in one game. The scores follow: MAXWELLS Maxwell 98 112 99 309 Brown 89 94 101 284 Orris 80 108 84 272 Totals 267 314 284 865 DOWNIES Duchene 89 95 96 280 Graybill 95 102 106 303 Kerns 98 87 103 288 Totals 282 284 309 871 KID WILLIAMS WINS BATTLE Special lo The Telegraph New York. Feb. 3.—Kid Williams. lof Baltimore, the world's bantam | weight champion, defeated Eddie Wal l lace, a Brooklyn featherweight, in a ten-round bout in Brooklyn last night. Williams was fast all the way through, I outfighting his opponent in every round. Williams weighed 119% ami I Wallace pounds.
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