10 jerry on the Job Ciigr^p^) 1 r \ *S\ I 60SU 1 "Hij PIQEOwS" AND P\CSS" i \ CAVMES" AND Mr I aun ctdT V '^~~Ve_ "*C UOS) (H V«aE- COl»mv >r i AKiO OUCKr ANO <~x *As* - ( Ho *SES" AKJO # ( *TUr 1 TBI-STATE LEAGUE TO COIIIHE CAME Owners to Make Final Decision at a Meeting to Be Held March 19 in Harrisburg Tri-State baseball is not yet an un certainty. Following an injection of George Graham's ginger. a t yesterday's meeting, the representatives decided to continue. Another meeting will i>e lield March t9, probably in Harris burg. It is the belief that an oppor tunity will be offered the Tri-State to become a farm, anil that with a lower limit the mime will prove profitable. Four clubs were represented at yes terday's meeting, which was held at Hotel Majestic. Reports were not en couraging from Trenton, but William J. Morris, the owner of the Tiger franchise has an offer from Phillips burg that looks good. President Gra-, ham is of the opinion that baseball prospects are brighter than a month I ago, and that the Tri-Stute will have j a successful season. Harrisburg was represented by Mer cer B. Tate and William S. Tunis. [ Both local representatives gave en-, couraging reports. Mr. Tate said.] "The reports showed little enthusiasm In some cities, but 1 believe a way will I be found to give the Tri-State a boost, I and the game can continue." The only represntative not present I yesterday was John H. Meyers, of Lancaster, who holds the Reading; franchise. Allentown was retft-esented i by Max S. Krdman who reported that he was ready to go ahead on a lower salary limit. Tri-State Leader Who Wants Another Chance • ■* <S»-\ ■ A , jj|f v.. =. ' jgJSLjK., At the head of the Tri-State league ; is George Graham, sporting writer on i the North American. At a meeting in ] Philadelphia yesterday he gave it out j that he was ready to run the league another season and believes the op-! portunity is ripe for a successful year ; at a reduced salary. Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. FLORIDA TRIPS "BY SEA" BALTIMORE TO JACKSONVILLE and return SAVANNAH and return S-S.OO Including meals and stateroom ac commodations. Through tickets to aU points. Fine steamers. Best service.. Staterooms d« luxe. Baths. Wireless telegraph. Automobiles carried steam er Tuesday and Friday. Sead tot book l®t. W. r. TURNER. G. P. A.. Baltimore. Ml JOHN RUSKINS are hand made—assuring free I an( j even burning—Mild, Fragrant and Big.—The I HAVANA TOBACCO used is the choicest grown. JOHN RUSKIN U the BEST CIGAR VALUEin the world at Bc. I L LEWIS CIGAR MFC. CO, NEWARK, N. J. TlMUrgMt Indcpaadcat Clgir Factory la tba WOTM SMITH & KEFFER CO., Inc., Distributors, Harrisburg, Pa. WEDNESDAY EVENING, HOME RUN STAR ' :| RETIRES FROM GAME t Connie Mack Hands Out Startling I News About J. Franklin Baker; to Remain on Farm Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia. Feb. 17.—Connie Mack ,! stuggered the guests at the Philadel •! pliia Sporting Writers' dinner last ' ! night when he announced that Frank [J Baker, the Athletics' home-run spe •'cialist. has retired from baseball. I After being cheered several minutes I |by the big crowd, the leader of the Athletics said that he was going to startle those present. The noise had ! hardly died down when Connie said i that his hard-hitting third baseman I •had decided to give up the game. | Manager Mack said he received word , | from Baker, and understood that the: j latter had given out a statement in j j Baltimore. Baker has been wintering I 'at his home in Trappe, Md.. since the close of last Fall's world's series I games. j According to Mack, the noted slug i ger had a three-year contract, which j still has two more years to run. Eacii I year the Athletics have had a hard ; time getting Baker into line. He is i not dissatisfied with his contract, ac-j ( cording to Mack, but wants to remain j jon his farm during the summer months. Baker's contract with the Athletics j lis binding and was signed last year, i I He cannot play with any other club. Sport News at a Glance ' At Annville last night the Preps of j | Lebanon Valley College won from the | j Seniors, score 25 to 20. | Reily A. C. basketball team wants I I basketball games. Address Manager, j , 1530 Xorth Fourth street. I The Feds have given up the plan to! put a league in New Bllfland States, i I Olterbein tossers last night at Ca- . ] thedral Hall, defeated the Willards. j I score 29 to 15. The Federals of the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. bowling league last night defeat-; ied the Senators, margin 50 pins. The Methodist Club will play the I Xcidig Memorials at Oberlin. Friday, I night. In the Casino bowling league the ; ! Senators last night defeated the Or- j I pheums. margin 53 pins.. I The P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. tossers last j 'night at Lewisburg. defeated thej j Bucknell varsity rive, score 34 to 21. j T\\ <> STARS HEM Vl\ Famous Athletic Intield Has Been Torn to Pieces By .Associated Press Philadelphia, Feb. 17.—With the, I retirement from the game of J. Frank- ; i lin Baker, the hard-hitting third base- j man of the Philadelphia Americans. { | as announced last night by Manager > | Mack only two members of the Ath j letics' famous "#IOO.OOO intield'' re • main on the team. Eddie Collins, star second baseman, wilt wear a Chicago I uniform this season, leaving Jack Barry at shortstop and "Stuffy" Mcln nis at first base. Larry I.ajoie, who returns to the Mackmen after an ab sence of thirteen years, will take Col- j lins' place at the second sack, but so J far as is known Mack has not decided ; upon anyone to fill the vacancy j caused by Baker's retirement. Several youngsters, including Konf and Crane. I were mentioned by sporting writers as likely candidates for the position. Harrisburg May Join the Central Body j At a meeting of the Central Penn sylvania baseball league to-morrow j night at Steelton. Harrisburg may be aj I bidder for admission to the circuit.! The meeting will be held in the rooms | i of the Paxtang Hook and Ladder Com-1 | panv. Who is back of the Harrisburg! ( enterprise is not known. It was said last night that whether the Tri-State is a certainty or not. j Central League games will be played i at Island Park. Officials of the Cen- I tral organization have not received an j I official application for admission of a . Harrisburg team. Hershey also seeks' admission and will probably land a place on the circuit. Officers will be elected to-nk>rrow night and other Im portant business transacted. CITY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS NEEDN'T BE SO STUCK UP! FAST TRACK TEAM FOR LEBANON VALLEY; Captain W. E. Mickey, Former High School Star, to Run at Baltimore Saturday WILLIAM K. MH'KEV ' __ Captain Lebanon Valley College Track Team, as a Lifeguard at the Sea shore. Special to The Telegraph Annville. Feb. IT.—Coach Guyer of Lebanon Valley College, held his final try-outs for the relay team that is to represent the blue and white institu tion at the Johns Hopkins Relay car nival in Baltimore on February 20. Captain W. E. Mickey. Evans and Erb, a former State College quarter mile champion, have been picked and Jaeger and MacGlauchlin will run on Thursday to decide who will be the fourth man. Von Bereghy is showing his championship form in the indoor shot and is expecting to have an easy time winning the event. Evans will also run in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. Duncannon Decides to Join New League Special to The Telegraph Duncannon. Pa., Feb. 17. —At a meeting of the Duncannon Athletic Association last night in the Mayall building, it was decided to join the proposed Twin-County League. Duncannon will be represented at the meeting of the new organization in Harrisburg. Wednesday February 24 by Aaron Burris and Charles Hll trus. At this meeting a schedule will be adopted and other plans taken up. The local association has a member ship of 150 and will take up other sports in season. Considerable inter est is manifested here in baseball. These officers were elected last night. President, Amos Burris; vice-presi dent. David P. Rider: secretary and treasurer. Charles E. Johnston: board of directors. George Wahl, John Kis sel, Henry Charles, Frank Snyder, Dr. H. W. McKenzie. B. Stiles Duncan, William Jennings, Jr.. Leo Warner, Charles Hunter. VIOLENT FIGHTING REPORTED By Associated Press Vienna, via London, Feb. 17, 5.37 A. M.— An official 'communication is sued here relative to the military sit uation says: "In Russian Poland and Western Galicia the situation Is un changed. Only artillery duels have tHken place. Violent fighting con tinues on the Carpathian front." HARRISBURG $&&&£ TELEGRAPH" [COUNTY SCHOOL GIRLS LEARN TO COOK JOO Fact Is They Can Make Just About as Appetizing a Dinner as Their City Cousins ! Cltv high school girls needn't be ! even a wee bit stuck up because they're being taught how to cook and bake and prepare salads and jams and things. l"p in the township high school of Wlgsntseo the girls of the domestic science i-lass nave been doing all these things, and then some, for the last two years. While Professor F. E. Shambaugh. now county superintendent, was princi pal of the Wiconisco high school he Inaugurated the plan of instituting I domestic screnee in the schools. Since i then the Idea has been developed won derfully. If you don't be I i »*v > * it just take a look at this picture. The girls are Misses Irene White. Jennie Selp. • Klma Bchwasm. Hilda Buckley. Agnes ' Matter. Martha Trout. Margajet Lewis and Alice Studholine. Miss Elizabeth Mi Williams is the instructor. The girls proved their ability to tht> entire anil i even enthusiastic satisfaction of the school boards and principals of Lykens ; and Wiconisco when the latter were ; guests at a luncheon prepared by the i pretty school-cooks. That Dinner I That dinner will go down in upper I county school history. Everything that j pertained to it was done by the pupils. | For instance the dinner was prepared l and served by the domestic science . class. The table linen was hemmed by l the sewing class, the candelabra shades ; were made by the manual arts class, ! the place cards and menus by the drawing class and the ferneries for table decorations by the class in basket weaving Here was the menu: Oysters on Half Shell Tomato Bisque Saltines Croutons Olives Salted Nuts .Chicken, a la Maryland Giblet Sauce Cranberry Jelly Glazed Sweet Potatoes Creamed Celery Stuffed White Potatoes Park>-rhouse Rolls t W aldorf Salad Cheese Straws ! Junket let- Cream with Peishes Sponge Cake Coffee Mints ■ Just a final word about that senior sewing class in domestic science, too,. They have started work on the prepa- I ration of their graduation gowns. TWO FIREMEN LOSE LIVES Danville. 111., Feb. 17.—Two fire men were klled and five other were se riously injured to-day when lighting a lire that destroyed the Odd Fellows' building here. A falling wall caughl the firemen. The loss Is estimated at $70,000. lII'KKHART SERVICES Funeral services for Jacob Burk hat't, aged 34, 1001 Cumberland street, were held this afternoon, the Rev. 11. G. F. Lisse officiating. Burial was made in East Harrisburg Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and three children. SERVICES FOR MRS. MiI.MX Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Mullln, who died Tuesday evening at her home, 424 Briggs street, will be I held Friday morning, at & o'clock. In | St. Patrick's Cathedral. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery* AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS I PHOTOPLAY TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW THE PERFKCT WOMAN, AXSBTTE KELLEHMAN In NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER A wild, weird, spectacular production. SPECIAL ADMISSION UOTII DAYS From It a. in. lo op. in.. Children, sc; Adults, lOc. From I! p. ill. to 11 p. M.i Children, lite, Adults, Jo<\ I'ntrnna arc urgently requested to attend performance.* before 0 p. in. ' _ —————— YICTOBIA The European War ThTExploiis of Elaine * Flrat and Only Authentic PIFTI'RES jft A Hf\f\C lOf FIRST EPISODE recently run a, Majestic Theater. 2 ,V * lit- iiUU 3I Cf Will Hc«.n TOn AYt" J7" in Schoolmaster Saturday, February 20 m* ■ M mm. I I O a uRV lOl* - . lUC '■ " Ve fo CONTIME EVERY SATURDAY. * ™ • • J " See this great drama To-morrow. Itcad the story In the Phlla. Inquire. *■ j | BROTHERHOODS CALL RAILROADS UNFAIR [Continued from First Page.] j Central, Delaware and Hudson, Buf ' falo, Rochester & Pittsburgh, and j some other lines of not so great im ' portance, have joined their influence j in a general demand for the repeal I I of the full crew laws that were passed i iin Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, ] New Jersey and Xew York. "Railroad companies have used : every effort possible to influence their men not engaged in transportation service to petition the legislatures of their several States to repeal this law. One of the railroads in particular has adopted methods that are purely co iercive in practice, even though in theory the company maintains the men have the right to sign or not to 1 sign petitions of this character. "Stories have come to us of the In fluence used by subordinate officials to persuade men to sign the protest against the continuance of the full crew law. Arguments to the effect] 'that, if the law continues In effect.] wages and working forces will he re duced. equipment will not be bought.! safety devices intended purely for the protection of the passenger will not be installed and that contemplated Im | provenients will have to be abandoned, are among the reasons urged for the ! repeal. Accompanying this is a state • ment to the effect that the full crew law is an unjust tax upon public ex pense. "Appealing ami Deceptive" "The railroad companies men ! tioned have gone to the public with a new statement that is certain to be j misunderstood. In this latest proc j lamation, the railway companies have j followed one of the most appealing and deceptive programs that could have been devised. The Trainmen herewith ouotes briefly from the lat est statements given out by the repre sentatives of the roads who have taken it unto themselves to defeat the law: " After consideration, and acting to promote the larger interests and the greater good of the public, the corporations, their employes and their security holders, the management of j thirteen railroad companies in Penn- I sylvania and Xew Jersey have deter | mined to submit an important mat iter to the public. ! " 'Briefly stated, they intend to pre sent the question of the repeal of the full crew law to the public, this being .a problem in the proper solution of | which the public is vitally interested land should have the right to deter 'tnine upon its merits.' "The railroad companies pretend that they are endeavoring to promote the good of the public. This is a new thought on the part of the railroad I companies, who heretofore have been : I promoting everything except the (greater good of the public. There is I not a question as to their effort to as- Isist the security holders: that state j ment should go to the public without j any further explanation. The railroad j companies ask for the conscientious j judgment of the public on this full crew law. If they will be equally con i sistent and at the same time ask Tor the conscientious judgment on the financial operations of the railways | interested in defeating the full crew I law. we will be perfectly willing to ! have both questions considered to- I get her. : "Another telling appeal to the pub ' lie has been made in the statement, |'ln no sense do the railroads war (upon their trainmen.' If the railroad FEBRUARY 17, 1915.. BASKETBALLGAMEA TSTEELTON; CENTRAL PLAYS FRIDAY NIGHT Local Tossers Anxious to Win Battle on Felton Hall Floor; Botli Teams Show Championship Form I Something doing in basketball at , Steelton Friday night. Steelton high I will line up against Central tossers at j Felton hall. This will be the first game between these teams. Last Wed nesday Steelton handed a buntp to Tech high tossers. The result of Friday's game will be watched with unusual interest be cause of the fact that Central has been showiifg the best basketball form j for the past three weeks. Central toss- companies were let alone there would not be organizations of trainmen twenty-four hours after they found out they could put them out of exist ence. This is not said in a spirit of prejudice: it is simply the expression of what is believed to be a fact. Use an Oltl Argument " 'lt throws an improper cost upon the railroads,' say the roads. We can go back to 189:! when the railway or i ganizations were insisting on the adoptioti of safety devices and find this same argument. Then the rail roads were going to be put out of business if this 'confiscatory legisla tion' were passed. The millions upon • millions of dollars that were need ! lessly to be spent in providing auto- I matic aouliances were held up to the ! public as a great object lesson that it I w.as hoped would lead it to declare against the enactment of the law. I The law was enacted and to-day, the railway companies are getting the benefit from it in longer and heavier trains while the main purpose for which the law was enacted, that is, the safety of the railway employes, has not been served. "Before we had the safety appliance law it was represented to the public as meaning the financial ruin of the railway companies, a twenty-five car train then was the heaviest average train hauled in \his country. To-day the average train haul will run closer to seventy-five cars, and the increased hazard due to the handling of longer I trains, larger cars and heavier engines j has offset for the most part the safety I that should have come to the men through the adoption of automatic • appliances. j .Many Reasons For Full Crew I "There are many reasons why an I additional man is needed on all trains. Under railroad regulations the two brakemen on top of the train must be I sent out ahead and to the rear of the j train, when it is stopped between sta ! tions, to flag. This leaves only the ! conductor to make repairs, such as i pulled-out drawhead, broken rods, etc. This means a train is delayed un necessarily. tying up other traffic, j "But the big reason why another j man is needed on top of the long I trains is that it will enable more thor ] ough inspection of the train while it ; is running on the road, detecting such i things as dragging brake beams. I broken rods, defective couplers, etc.. . I any of which, if not noticed in time, [ is liable to cause wrecks, resulting in | the destruction of property, loss of | life and delayed traffic. Another man i is needed in order to enable the rear of the train to transit signals to the engine. A Good Law "The full crew law Is a good law I for every citizen in every State. It I AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS f, ~ M i jf I MI. M ill WP^WCSiI ! MARX BROTHERS AL LEWIS & co. ' m '*THE HOME IIIK Time \ «u<lc*vill«* Art— -—First Time fit Cheap Prices | l.aimlm For Everybody VAN AND SCHENCK I j <n | Monarch* of >onc "Till; ARTIST'S IIIIKAM" RIG SUPPORTING 1111.1. i Country Store Wednesday MR lit _ _ _ _ _ _ J I MAJESTIC-TUESDAY, °"o% ,kt FEB. 23 SEAT SALES OPKNS SATURDAY 9 A. M. PRICKS I I.ower Floor, *2.0(1, #1.50; Balcony, * I ..'>o, 1(11.00, COHAN * HARRIS PRESENT [COMPANY OF 1001 I GREATEST RAYMOND SPECIAL j+M I COMEDIAN llffl I IflVlvlf | ORCHESTRA | W'mH HITCHC3CKV I.V THE GREAT 810 MCSICAL COMEUY 81CCE68, I "THE BEAUTY SHOP" 11 lly Chftrißtaf Poilork, Retinoid TTolf u<l C'han. J. (Ifbwl, Direct II ! ■■ from ahd!f )tar at tlie A* tor Theater, N. Y.» with the Entire Broadway IV, Cant ad,! Prt»»Tnrt|<m. ,> "era, picked at the opening of the sen son as a weak team, have forced to tho front and are at present strong eon tenders for tho Central Pennsylvania championship. Steelton high has also been winning laurels and it is going to be a tight to the finish in the scholastic race. Steelton has a good claim on this season's honors and to win from Cen tral Friday night would add to their chances. Central will be accompanied by a large number of rooters. will save lives and limbs, which will mean fewer public charges in our communities and charitable institu tions. It will save the destruction of property and freight, which means that the railroads will have more money to spend for equipment, in stead of damage claims. Prevention of delays in freight traffic means bet ter service to the public, fewer delayed shipments, as for instance, livestock and perishable merchandise, which must be put over the road as quickly as possible in order to avoid shrink age. "It is an axiom in economics that whenever property is destroyed tho loss is distributed in some form or other with the public. It can be ab sorbed in that way and no other. Therefore it is to the interest of every citizen that everything possible be done to prevent the destruction of railway property, freight shipments and human lives and limbs. The cost, no matter how it is looked at, nor how it is explained, will come out of thu pockets of the public in some form or other. "The full crew law will enable the railroads to reduce their losses on de stroyed equipment, roadbeds and freight. Iteducing the payment of damages on personal injuries will en able them to save money and they would be in- a better position to re duce their rates on account of the operation of the full crew law than to raise them." [BASKETBALL 1 CATHEDRAL HALL llannett Club v». Lancaster Prof. Friday. February 19, 8.45 P. 11. ADMISSION 25 CENTS AM t'SKM K\TS ! MAJESTIC- H !rvn£ EK Chas. K. Champlin TO-MUHT THE REFORMER TO-MORROW ] MAT "THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE." ! EVE 'THE HEART OF MARY. , I.AND." FRIDAY ; Mat., THE HEART OF MAR YI.AXD ! Eve THE STRA.MiER PRICES: MalM. lOr ami 20c. Ni^htw, 10c, -Mk, .'{Or, 50c. Snliirilav Mai.. lOr, 20c, 30c. V
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