•>errv on the Jo6 " U?E ' ~]T"LE M*tivT) oamewjavu /C—*"> I eytoa_ ■ 5 l A i |HV Dr)t _. -JTTTTTTc^^^^MIMm , '•■• p v \ s£r sm. Mft ... fV.. nS£Mgrfi A l' -SPrBBHS * ' ••■ h.. , ■ "g£T£>?" IpT pw>ET" TECH'S HUH CM: PUT IT DANVILLE Substitute For Central Touers in Game Tonight; Expect Fast Battle The Technical High School basket ball team left this afternoon at 3.30 Tor Danville, where the local tossers will line up this evening against the High School five. This game was to lave been played by the Central High Ive, but because of the death of Pro essor W. S. Steele it was cancelled. Rather than disappoint the manage nent of the Danville team, who had idvertised this game extensively as the principal game of the season, the l ech teim consented to make the trip. s« there was no game to be played over the week-end by them. .Judging from the closeness of last I'riday evening's game between the two local schools, there will not be much difference in the outcome of the J -ame with the Tech boys substituted, j •he following made the trin: Poach Jrubb. Manager Stitelcr. Captain - hotter. Mellville. Harris. McCurdv. Emanuel and Beck. Sport News at a Glance Frrd Gilbert day brought manv ■ loot, rs to H:irrUl>urg for this after toon s events. "Archie Gable bowled 725 on the •asino alleys last night, breaking ba.-hs recurd of Til. In the Casino Independent league : Superiors last night defeated the •rioles, margin 9" pins I Miss Helen Boyd Hull's class, of the Mi. Street Presbyterian Sundav School I ' sue. defeat.Hl the Eenjamin Whit-I nan bowlers, margin lit" pins. The I sanie was bowled at Bnnnvmead. 'entral Gram u- School, o'f Steeltorr. <t«t night defeated Fomev Grammar ive. score 23 to T. [ In the Enola Car Inspectors league I e Cubs trimmed the Pirates, margin l>. pins, and the Giants won from the I '.raves, margin SO pins. The Elephants won from the Leop- I P.rds last night in the Enola P. R, p.. L. '*■ League, margin seven pins, j rlie Hears defeated the Uons, margin i .1 pins. The Methodist Club played Lebanon ' \ alley College Reserves, at Annvllle, 1 is afternoon. The Albion Association will meet I I'uesdav night to complete a baseball 1 >r runlzation. The Athletics won last night's game rum the Senators in the P. p. R. Y. M. ! A. League, margin 240 pins. lamp Curtin Girls Win Over Oberlin Team The girls' basketball team of the ' nip Curtin school last night de-1 'eated the Oberlin High School .-o-eds 'core, 15 to 14. .Miss E. Jeffries and Miss C. Conners ■ ■tarred for the victors and Miss A. . ■troup and Miss Parthemore for Ober- I in. The line-up and summary follow: ' Oberlin. Camp Curtin. I V Stroup. f. 1,. Mcllain. f. '. Stewart, f. c. Conners. f. V. Parthemore. c. C. O. Fry. c. Porthemore, g. G. E. Jeffries, g. L Lyter, g. V. Jacobs, g. Field goals. Conners 4. Mcllwain, V Stroup 2, I. Parthemore. A. Parthe-! Inore 2. Foul goals, Jeffries 5. A. | ft roup, A. Parthemore S. Referee, larry Hauck. NEWARK TO HAVE TEAM Special to i he Telegraph New York, March 13.—President .i.'more and the Federal League club r.vners held a conference at the Bilt ttorc Hotel yesterday. After it was iver Gilmore said that Newark will positively have a Federal League club he coming season and that the Kan as City team will be transferred to k'ewark. . BOMBARDMENT RESUMED Paris, March 13, <5.30 a. m.—The jombardment of the Dardanelles was esumed yesterday (Friday) morning by French and British battleships, i ny« a dispatch to the Matin from i Vthens. Seventy small mine sweep- j [rs are reported to be continuing their j 'fforte to clear the mine fields under ! he direction of officers representing I he British and French navies. \ Quality 1 HO PREMIUMS I | Maker, xfttnHjfv* CrgJeTktaf, ? -mi L$ pim Qpsetlei m d<u- S Important from ftfi.aO and up. Al! j our work rnadt? in our own | | and und«r my supervision. « J. MAISANO MKKttfANT T411.0R • NORTH KIKTII STHKCT SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 13. 1915 "SAFETY FIRST" AT THE ORPHEUM; AN ELABO RATE MUSICAL COMEDY N ~^r~~ - /' , , *>, In announcing the engagement of "Safety First," to be presented at the ■rpheum next week, the management declares that Harrisburg audiences fill be among the very first to see the most sparkling, clever and by all odds, nost pretentious musical comedy vaudeville has seen. The act is playing its opening engagement at Scranton this week and. according to reports that ■ome from that city, the fame of "Safety First' will spread. It has two Miiinent musical comedy stars in the leading role, supported bv a capable ■onipany of fifteen. It is clever, breezy, tuneful and decidedly elaborate in itaging and costuming. A good deal of local interest is centered in the players in the leading roles. They are Lou Anger and Sophye Barnard, who-both appeared at the Urpheum this season in "Singles." In private life, these two artists are Mr. and Mrs. Anger and it will probably be recalled that both insisted to play on the same bill, or they wouldn't play at all. Out of this situation arose" the "big act" idea, "Safety First" is its title.—Advertisement. STEELTOIITOSSERS ! WIH IT LUSTER - Victory Practically Cinches Cen- . tral Pennsylvania Champion ship Honors ! Steelton high last night defeated the Lancaster high five, score 4t> to 2d. The game was played at Lancaster. This vifctory practically cinches thei championship for the Steelton tossers. They have Central high to play. While I a victory for the Harrisburgers would , bring Central close, it has been con-| ceded that Steelton by reason of their j record of victories is entitled to the! honors. Last night's game at Lancaster was i one-sided. Lancaster had a lead at j the close of the tlrst period but dur- ' ing the second half the Steelton quin- i tet walked away from their opponents, j The line-up and summary follows: Steelton. Lancaster. [ Brandt, g. Hoover, g. j Starasinic, g. Marshall, f. Crump, c. Wolf. c. 'Gardner, f. Jones, g. Dayhoff, f. Swank, g. Field goals—Crump, 5; Brandt, t; ; Dayhoff, 3: Coleman. 2: Gardner, 2;; Hartman, Starasinic, 1: Hoover, 5;! Wolf, 3: Harbison, 2. Foul goals—■ Dayhoff, 10 out of 17: Hoover, 6 out of 11. Substitutions —Coleman for Stara sinic. Hartman for Crump. Hartman for Swank. Referee —Boyles. Time — | 20-minute halves. NEW HAVEN TOSSERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP Yale Defeats Dartmouth in Final Game; Victors Given an Ovation by Students Speriai to Tkt Tellgraph »w Haven, Corn.. March 13.—With a victory over Dartmouth. score 36 to 15, Yale tosnera last night won the Intercollegiate championship for the season of 1914-15. The other game was played..at Princeton, the Colum bia live defeating the Princeton team, score 22 to 20. Yale's lead came last week with two victories over Columbia and Pennsyl vania, The Blue tosaers won eight Karnes and loat two, After last nlght'd game the manauerti of the team were carried around on the shoulders of the students, The captain of the Yale i team, Edward J, Stackpole, Jr., of f Harrisburg, was given many congratu lations. The line-up and summary fol lows: Yale. Dartmouth. Kinney, I. f. Williams, I. f. Weiner, r. f. Kskeline, r. f. Smith, c. Hector, c. Taft, 1. ft, J. Pelletier. r. g. Arnold, r. g. Wlnship, r. g Goals from lieid—Kinney, 3; Arnold, 3; Stackpolp. 3; Smith, 2; Weiner, 1; Hhett, 1: Wlnship, 3; Pelletier. 2: Rec tor, 1: Kskeline, 1. Goals from foul— Arnold, <>; Williams. 1. Substitutions Kinney for Weiner, Stackflole for Kinney. B, H. Sisson for Williams. Steele for Kskeline, Conway for Taft, Garfield for SmitM. Rhett for Kinney. K. H. Pelletier for Steele. Referee— T. Thorpe, Columbia. Umpire—K. Thorpe, Columbia." Time of halves— -20 minutes. BILLIARD HONORS FOR QUAKER AMATEUR Joseph Mayer Wins Class A Title With High Average; Other Contests Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia, March 13. Joseph Mayer, of this city, is now the Na tional Amateur Billiard Class A Cham pion of the United States. Mr. Mayer achieving this distinction by defeating J. Ferdinand Poggenburg. of New York, in the final game of the series, held Inst night in the Union League. Besides going through the tourna ment without once suffering defeat he made an average of J6 in last night's match and made the high run of S6. the final score being 400 to 218. At no time during the contest did the New- Yorker have a look-in with the local player, who played a brilliant game all the way. which stamps him as one of the leading lights in tile billiard world at the present time. 'ln the afternoon game Eugene Mil burn, of Memphis. Tenn., easilv de feated Robert M. Lord, of Chicago, bv 400 to 320. Lord lost what chance he had in winning the match through his inability to get properly started and it was not until the ninth inning that he managed to get his eve on the balls with any degree of confidence. Had Poggenburg defeated Mayer In the evening game the tournament would have ended In a tie between the two players and a play off would have been necessarv : CAMDEN TOSSERS TO 1 PUY INDEPENDENTS I Game at Chestnut Street Audi torium Tonight Promises Much Interest The big (fame to-night at Cheatnut Street auditorium between Harrisburg . and Independents and Camden East ern leaguers promisee to attract a ree . ord crowd. Camden at present holds an Important position In the race and as Harrisburg has been winning from these stars, to-night's game will be of special Interest. On Tuesday night the Independents . will play the Jaspers, another Eastern league aggregation. This will give the local fons an opportunity of seeing the runner up in the present series.' All eaiue.s at Chestnut Street auditor ium will start at » o'clock and be fol- 1 | lowed with a big dance program. I ENDS CONFERENCE YEAR New Cumberland, Pa.. .March 13 To-morrow the Rev. J. V. Adams, pas tor of llaußhman Memorial Methodist Church will end his second vear with the congregation, the members of which hope and expert that be will be returned at the meeting of the con- 1 fetence next week. The subject of his sermon to-morrow morning will be "The Sovereignty of God" and in the evening The Social Messa«e or the Gospel."' DM'I'M IN CIIICKKNS STOI.EN Dauphin. Pa., March 1.1. The chicken thief who has been disturbing Dauphin lately stole eleven chickens from Wilson Talley on Thursday night, on the same night several chickens were taken from Charles Sellers, pro prietor of the Dauphin House. HASSETT SOYS LOSE; : GlfiLS WIN VICTORY Record Crowd Witness Exciting Battles at Cathedral Hall; McCurdy Is Star Hassett club tossers last night lost to York five, score 35 to 29. The Has seett girls' five defeated the Emerald team, the champions girls' -aggregation of Lancaster county, score 12 to S. Both games were fast and Interestinft. A crowd that taxed the capacity of Cathedral hall found much Interest in the two contests and enthusiasm was at high pitch. The boys' game was bitterly fought. Every play counted throughout the forty minutes of the game. The Has setts after a few minutes' play took a spurt and led throughout the first half which ended with the score 15 to 14. Their lead continued until within five minutes of the close of the game when York caged a goal, and followed it | with two fouls. This lead the Has ' setts could not overcome, and the final |score was 35 to 29. M<-Curdy Is Big Star McCurdy was the star of the game. He caged 23 foul goals, and with his | field goal earned "5 of the team's total. Weitzel and Hinnenkamp, I guarded well, and Elwood Sourbier, who replaced his big brother fo rthe • last live minutes, got the jump every time over Ways. I The Yorkers passed cleverly,* and showed team work. Seasholtz and ; Ways were their point winners. After the boys' game the Hassett girls administered a defeat to the Em erald club of Columbia. The game j was never in danger as the Hassett girls passed well and showed superior , team work at all times. Miss MeCar jthy after five minutes was Injured by ;the extreme roughness of the Colum bia guards, and Miss Sweeney was substituted. Misses Elshciii ajid Sweeney led their five in scoring while ! Miss Hook gained all Columbia' points. The summaries follow: i Hassett. York. ! McCurdy, f. Cole, f. El. Sourbier, f. Seasholtz, f. (Seitz) M. Ways, c. | Ed. Sourbier. c. Shetter. g. ' (El. Sourbier) Barnes, g. ! Hinnenkamp, g. ; Weitzel, g. j Field goals—Hinnenkamp 2. Mc | Curdy. Seasholtz 5, Cole 2, Shetter. | Fouls—McCurdy 23 out of 29; Ways jl9 out of 25. Referee—Clint White. I Timer —McCaulev. Scorer—Houston. 20-minute periods, i Hassett Co-eds. Columbia. Burns, f. Dick, f. Devine, f. Hook, f. I Elsheid. c. Mack. c. Cashman. g. Matthias, g. | McCarthy, g. Smith, g. (Sweeney l Goals—Elsheid 2, Sweeney, Hook, j Fouls—Elsheid 6 out of 7; Hook « out! !of 9; Burns 0 out of 3. Ileferee—| ! White. Shortstop Aragon Reports to Yankees wawoKj i Savannah, Ga., March 13.—Aragon,! 1 Bill Donovan's prize shortstop, has ar-j rived here from Havana, Cuba, The!! Cuban is in fine shape, navtng played ] a little winter ball, and showed plenty ] of ginger in his workouts from the ; first day. He happed out a single and . a double in the game between the i 1 Yankees and the Yannigans, the first I day he was on the field. Donovan be- I j lieves the wiry little Cuban will cover' | his short field in good style. MASONIC FCNEUAI SERVICES Gettysburg. Pa.. March 18. —Wednes- ! 1 day evening the beautiful and impres sive burial ritual of the Knights Tem- j plar was carried out at the late resi dence of C. William Troxell, a mem- i J her of Gettysburg Commandery, Xo. 79. preparatory to the funeral of the j, popular lodgeman and banker on I • Thursday. J j "W HOFFMH MS UNOTHEB JOS Will Manage the Peoria Three-I League Team; Succeeds Clarence Rowland tj On his arrival in Ilarrisburg to-day ■ I for the State championship live bird [ | shoot, H. «J. (lay) Hoffman, manager .t of last season's Reading Tri-Stat.e J team, confirmed the report that ho f would manage the Peoria, 111., team of , the Three I League this season. , Manager Hoftman, who was the challenger in to-day's important event shot against G. Wellington Hepler for ! the Stale trophy and title. He said . He had not received the contract but [ expected it wpuld be at his home in ■ Philadelphia when he returned. The popular manager and shooter 11 will succeed t'larenco Rawland. who , i is now manager of the Chicago White Sox. "Izzy" last year piloted the ! Heading Tri-State League club, bring [ ing the club In third in the race. He has played in many leagues and for three years went south with the Ath- Iletlcs as a coach of Mack's.young out fielders and ajso acted as a scout for the Mackmen after the league season ! opened. Hoffman is a crack shot both at live •birds and targets and this winter hasj ! won many a big match from some of jthe best wing experts in the country. M\JESTIC This evening—The Boston English Opera Company in "11 Trovatore." Wednesday, matinee and evening "I'nder Cover." Thursday, matinee and evening "When Dreams Come True." Friday and Saturday, with Saturday matinee. March 19-20 Carlisle Elks will present the new musical reveue, "They're At It Again." ORPHEI'M Every afternoon and evening High- Class Vaudeville. COLOMAL Everv afternoon and evening Vaude ville and Pictures. MOTION PICTURES Palace. 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. Photoplay. 10 a. m to 11 p. m. Regent, 12 noon to 11 p. ni. ] Royal. 6 p. m. to 11 p. m. | Victoria. 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. »IL TROVATORE" ! "It Is, indeed, gratifying," said Jo | seph F. Sheehan. the famous tenor, who is coming to the Majestic to-day. mati nee nnd night, with the Boston English | Opera Company for two performances I of the world's favorite opera, "II Trova- I tore." "to see that gradually the pub ! lie is beginning to realize that grand I opera does not mean something intenrt !ed only for the musician. Given in | English, as we do it, 'II Trovatore' is ; as interesting in story and plot as any i drama ever staged, and it would be I I hard to recall any drama ever given | I in this country with such a cast of stars las that which comprises 'The Boston I English Opera Company." "—Advertise ment. | "WHEN DREAMS COME TRL'E" | Young Philip Bartholomae. the au thor of 'When Dreams Come True," to be presented at the Majestic. Thursday, matinee and night, appears to possesess | i a talent for stage matters as dlversi- i ; tied as that which distinguished the late Clyde Fitch. Mr. Bartholomae wrote the book and lyrics of his new play, personally selected every item of the furnishings, devised the lighting effect in the last act, which is made possible by broad wall panels of silk, where canvas is ordinarily employed; Individually picked out all the fabrics from which the costumes are construct ed, made the rough drawings of each of the four scenes, selected every mem ber of the cast from Frederic Santley down to the humblest chorus man. and even submitted designs for the dis play advertising that adorns the bill boards.—Advertisement. THE CARLISLE ELKS Members of the Harrlsburg Lodge of Elks are selling hundreds of tickets for the show to be given at the Majestic Theater next Friday and Satutay by, the Carlisle Elks' Theatrical Assocla- i tlon. This Is the third annual frolic of the Carlisle Elks and the second to be presented In this city under the au spices of the social committee of the local lodge. Thousands of people who saw last year's performance, know without any further argument, that the plays given by the Carlisle actors are better than many of the profes sional pieces that are staged. Some startling gowns will be worn bv the female lmpergonators, and more'than a dosen or the latest song lilts will be sung. The piece, which is entitled, "They Are At It Again," will ue pre sented In Carlisle on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday ef next week, Advertisement, ORPHKIM "Safety First" is the tltlo of vaude ville's finest one-act musical comedy that is expected to establish new at tendance records at the Orpheum next week. This is an elaborate musical comedy, tuneful anil clever, and elabo rately staged in three scenes. Lou Anger and Sophye Barnard are its glittering stars. The success of the piece reached the Keith Booking Of fices. in York City, after its Initial performances, and immediately Wllmer and Vincent wired Manager Hopkins to prepare for a sensational week's busi ness during the engagement of '-Safety First" at tne Orpheum. It will go from Harrltburg direct to the Palace Theater In New York City, which, by the way. Is the largest and most Important of the metropolitan vaudeville theaters. "Safety First" will he supported by a splendid bill of Keith hits.—Advertise ment. IOLONIAL Amusement seekers are Indeed hard to please if they can't find very pleas ing entertainment In the nrrav of Keith acta that plav thetr closing en gagements at the Busy Corner to-dav. There are the Pig. Franz Troupe, for I instance. They inject all sorts of com- I edy and ride all varieties of crazy wheels. A clever comedy sketch, good character comedians and singers, and two novelty entertainers help make the I' bill a very pleasing one. Five Koinlcal ' Kops will be the extra feature of the j bill that will be Inaugurated at the ' Colonial during the first half of next i week, while "The Sonc Doctors," a I miniature musical comedy, will hold ; forth during the last half.—Advertise ment. AT THE PHOTOPLAY That funny guy, Charlie Chaplin, re turns to-day to the Photoplay in a two reel Essanay feature, "The Champion," and It is the greatest knock-out since joining the Ksaanay forces. Charlie's newest assistant is a bull dog, and lie's | some dog. too. Along with this fea i tute is a three-reel Edison "In Spite .of All," adapted from Mrs. Fiske's greatest success. "A Oiild of the I Prairie." two-reel Selig drama of west | ern life. Coming Monday, "The Silent ; Plea," a Broadway-Star feature. In three reels. featuring Edith Storey, Harrv Morey and Donald Hall.—Adver tisement. "RI'VAWAV ,11'NE" AT THE VIC TORIA. MONDAY The seventh episode of the new mys i terious serial in motion pictures will I be shown at the Victoria on Monday. This new work by George Randolph Chester, writer of hundreds of interest | ing fiction stories, is "Runaway June." i a story cf a girl who married the man | she loved, but who left him two hours I after she married him. He had given : her some money, but in the intervention of a man, who wore a black Vandyke. | caused her to leave him without cere mony. This man with the Vandyke saw something in "June" that he lilted | and conseouentlv followed her making' her life miserable. This man is respon ; sible for the mysterv that is woven in -Ito the film story. Just what mystery means must be solved from seeing the pictures. Eaeh week's enisode plays an important part. Just what happen ed and all the mystery is made clear in the pictures of this story. Norma Phillips, well remembered for her work in the "Mutual Girl" was chosen to fill the role of "June." Ar thur Donaldson fills the role of the men with the black Vandyke. "Runaway June" will be shown at The Victoria on Montlav tills Monday's offering being the seventh instalment. —Advertisement. "RUNAWAY JI'NE."nOYAI, THEATER At the Royal Theater on Monday will be shown the sixth episode of the great, new, mvstertous serial by Georee Randolph Chester, the first of this writer's stories to appear in the news papers and in motion pictures. Norma Phillips. well remembered as the "Mutual Girl," was selected to fill the leading role in "Runaway June." the new serial. This film is being shown at this theater every Monday, the full run bei"? for fifteen weeks. The story is one of love, dollars and mystery, with rdenty of the hitter. The man with the blaek Vandvke. a prominent char »eter of the storv. saw something in "June" which he liked, and he follo'vpf] her and made her life miserable. The mastery that follows is left for you to ! »o]ve. The sixth enisode at the Royal. Third street above Cumberland, on Monday ni"ht.—Advertisement. AIT. r.WFTV « r \ r>A«I'KTTVG DIRECTORS ELECT OFFICERS Special to The Telegraph Lebanon. Pa.. March 13.—Yester dav the annual meeting of the di rectors of the Mount Gretna famp meeting Association of the United brethren in Christ was held in the Farmers' Trust rooms. Congressman A. S. Kreider. of Annville. was re elected president; the Rev. S. C. Enck, of Philadelphia, vice-president: R. R.' Rutterwick. secretary, and ,T. G. Steli man, treasurer. bot»< of Mountville. The Rev. H. E. Miller and Harry Spahn. both of this city, were elected new members of the board. A Cold House Means Sickness Heavy colds, pneumonia and even tuberculosis are frequently the result of a cold house. An even warmth la essential to your family's health and even heating requires good fuel. Montgomery coal is all coal, burns evenly, thoroughly and gives the maximum in heat value. Try a ton the next time. J. B. MONTGOMERY Both Phones Third and Chestnut Streets Iwenly-four years of King Oscar nickel quality has made thousands of smokers so familiar with this brand that it is as nat ural to ask for them when they want a smoke as it is to order a meal when they are hungry. King Oscar 5c Cigar are remarkable for their regularity of quality—the tobacco they are made of is like their price—it never varies. And you can bet this takes experience and "know-how" to maintain this even aroma. Here's the one way to get a good smoke for your nickel — select a King Oscar! SING "ROSE MAIN" JIT ELIZfIBETHVILLE Upper End Choral Society to Re peat Splendid Festival in High School Tonight Eilzabethvillo, Pn„ March IS. ln response to the widespread demand for a return engagement, the Elizabeth - ville Choral Society tliis evening will again sing l-Yederie 11. Oowen's "Roso Maiden" In tlie High School Audi torium. Hundreds of music lovers from all over the upper end of the count.v and even from Harrlsburg will likelv attend. The chorus numbers fifty voices and is splendidly trained. The rendition of the "Rose Maiden" for the first time, Friday and Saturday evenings, of last week made a wonderful hit and tho big auditorium full of enthusiastic folks encored the singers again and again. Besides the big chorus of fifty train ed singers the soloists include the fol lowing: Sopranos—Mis. F. Blair Weaver, Mrs. Ruth I-ongeitecker. Misses Frances Miller and Esther Hchrelber. Tenors—P. A. Swab, W. F. Swab and C. E. Forney. Baritones—G. Fred Botts, G. Fred Holt/man and Jesse ZeigleV. Contralto—Miss Florence Wehr. Witte, One of Russia's Foremost Men, Is Dead London, March 13, 9.36 a. ni. Count Sergius Julovich Witte. Rus sia's lirst Prime Minister, died last night, says a Petrograd dispatch to Router's Telegram Company. Count Witte was regarded in somo respects as one of the most remark able men his country had produced, but his reputation was even greater abroad than at home. Throughout his career, during which he accom plished much for Russia, he had many and powerful enemies, although his great ability and remarkable ca pacity for work never was ques tioned. Regardless of his work as i\ statesman, his chief fame in Russiu rests upon his development of manu facturing industries, the expansion o£ railroads and the placing of the mon etary system upon a gold basis. Witte grave subcontracts and gov ernment orders until factories anil mills were running full blast. Then he had the state take over the private railroads. To do all this he borrowed immense sums in Prance. Under the plea of regulating the liquor traffic he had the state take over the vodka business of the empire, thus vastly increasing the government revenue. At the Portsmouth conference, fol lowing the Itusso-Japanese War, ho succeeded in gaining terms under which Russia was not obliged to pay a cash indemnity to Japan. This was considered a remarkable achievement and Witte again became a hero in his own country. PROF. KERSTOTKR RE-EIjECTEI> BJain. Pa., March 13.—A Joint meet ing of the school directors of this dis trict. which includes Blain borough, Jackson, Toboyne and Southwest Mad ison townships, yesterday afternoon re-elected Professor Newton Kerstet ter principal of the Blain joint higu school. 9
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