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STATE LEAGUE READY FOR BUSINESS- BASKETBALL PLANS- BIG LEAGUE DOINGS
STATE LEAGUE IS
STILL ON DECK
Will Continue Business Until
June 1 on Special
Schedule
The Pennsylvania State League is
sllil in business. It is up to Jupiter
Pluvlus whether the new organization
v ill get a chance to play to-day. . The
league is to continue business on a
special schedule until June I, when
new plans will be announced.
The above information came iast
right after a lengthy meeting at Motel
J'laza. Five cities were represented.
The question of merging with the At
lantic League was not taken up
officially. The representatives dis
cussed the advantages of a consoli
dation before and after the meeting.
It is understood that the plan has not
been dropped, but will come up it a
Epecial meeting to be held Sunday.
Mount Carniel Tram Quits
The Mount, Carmel team is extinct,
ns far as Hugh McKinnon and Arthur
Devlin are concerned. Following the
K»me last Sunday McKinnon quit. A
New York representative said he held
A claim on the Club and scared Devlin
into giving up. Devlin paid the car
care for the players to their homes
and quit the game.
The league last night decided to
put a team in the field for Mount Car
mel. The wires were kept busy and
ten players arc here ready for busi
ness. Mount Carmel will play two
games in this city. Each team con
tributed material to make up the
team. In the meantime negotiations
are on for a manager and regular
players.
The Shamokin troubles will be ad
justed, according to reports made last
night. The players came to this city
and left last night for York, where
two games are scheduled. It was an
nounced that in addition to the with
drawal of Hugh McKinnon, J. B.
Rhinehart, of Lancaster, had quit the
era me.
Financier Not Discussed
Everything was discussed last night
hut finances. Leo Groome, the "angel,"
said the money matters would be
taken up later: that he was endeavor
ing to shape things up so there will be
more satisfactory conditions in each
town. Business men are busy at Sha
mokin and the only trouble is at
Mount Carmel.
Tt was decided to play out a special
(schedule until June 1. when new plans
will be announced. The schedule up
to and including Decoration Day is
as follows:
Wednesday and Thursday—Mount
Carmel at Harrisburg, Shamokin at
York. Lancaster at Reading.
Friday and Saturday—Reading at
York, Mount Carmel at Lancaster,
Sbrunokin at Harrisburg.
Sunday —Shamokin at Mount Car
mel.
Monday—York at Harrisburg, T<an
raster at Reading, Mount Carniel at
Shamokin.
Tuesday morning—York at Harris
-s>Ul g, Reading at Lancaster, Shanio
l;in at Mount Carmel: afternoon. Har
risburg at York, Reading at Lancaster,
Mount Carmel at Shamokin.
Issue Statement
The following statement was au
thorized by the league representatives:
"The Pennsylvania State League is
In the game to stay. The league must
gp through now. There is too much
money tied up to quit the game at this
stage. Rain and cold weather has put
a crimp in the receipts, but when it
warms up things will be different.
Much has been said about this league
that lacks foundation. The game will
go on and by June 1 the league,
weather permitting, will be running
more smoothly and with better re
sults."
Representatives at the meeting were:
Harrisburg, Leo Groom: York, George
W. Heckert: Lancaster. H. B. Smith
and Jimmy Sheckard: Reading. Hank
Ramsey; Shamokin, Nat J. Nealon.
MUNITIONS III"POT BLOWN UP
By Associated Press
Paris, May 24. An Italian shell
has blown up the largest munitions
depot at Rovereto and the town is
row In flames, according to a news
dispatch from Rome. Several heavy
guns were destroyed by the explosion.
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street that's making a big drive
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ties tell us there's ntjt a better
selection anywhere in the city—
and we know they're telling it
straight. And besides we'll save
you some money. We've no big
downtown rents to pay. Think it
over!
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WEDNESDAY EVENING,
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Central Pennsylvania Basketball Dates
At At At At At At At
The Central Tech Lancaster Lebanon Reading Steelton York
Harrisburg Telegraph Mar. 30. Jan. 19. Feb. 24. Mar. 2. Mar. 9. Jan. 26.
Central
Harrisburg Mttr jg Gives Ma r- 9- Jan. 17. Feb. 9. Mar. 2. Feb. 2.
| Tech
' Lancaster Feb. 23. Jan. 26. All Feb. 9. Dec. 22. Feb. 2. Mar. 23.
Lebanon Feb. 2. Jan. 5. Mar. 2. Basketball Mar. 16. Jan. 19. Feb. 16.
] Reading Feb. 16. Jan. 12. Feb. 24. Jan. 13. News Feb. 17. Feb. 23.
Steelton Mar. 23. Feb. 16. Jan. 12. Dec. 29. Jan. 26. First Jan. 5.
York Feb. 9. ... Jan. 19. Mar. 10. Mar. 9. Mar. 16. kland
Baseball Summary; j
Where Teams Play Today
\\ HHKK THEV PIiAY TO-DAY
Pennsylvania State League
Mt. Carmel at Harrisburg.
Shamokin at York.
Lancaster at Reading.
American League
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
Detroit at Boston.
St. Louis at New York.
National ljeague
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Boston at St. Louis.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
WHKRK TIIEY PLAY TO-MORROW
Pennsylvania State l/cague
Mt. Carmel at Harrisburg.
Shamokin at York.
Lancaster at Reading.
American League
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
Detroit at Boston.
St. Louis at New York.
National licague
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Other teams not scheduled.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES
Pennsylvania State League
No games played—rain.
National licngitc
Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, 3.
Brooklyn. 6: Pittsburgh. 0.
New York, 4: Cincinnati, 3.
St. Louis. 2: Boston, 0.
American League
All games postponed—wet grounds.
International league
Buffalo, 5: Newark, 2.
Toronto, 4: Baltimore, 1.
Richmond, 2: Rochester, (11 in
nings).
Providence - Montreal postponed; j
rain.
Atlantic ljeague
All games postponed—rain.
New York State 1-eaguc
All games postponed—wet grounds.
College Baseball
At Chicago—University of Chicago,
9; Northwestern, 4.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
Pennsylvania State League
W. L. P. C.
i Heading R 3 i
Harrisburg B 5 -500!
j Lancaster 4 4 .500
Shamokin R fi .455
i York < 5 - 444
| Mt. Carmel 4 7 .364
American League
W. L. P. C. I
Washington 21 11 .656!
Cleveland 21 12 .636
New York 14 13 .519 i
Boston 13 13 .500
Philadelphia 13 17 .433;
Detroit 13 18 .419
St. Louis 12 17 .414
i Chicago 13 19 .406
National League
W. L. P. C. j
! Brooklyn 16 9 .640
i Philadelphia 17 12 .586 ;
i Boston 15 12 .556 |
i New York 14 13 .519
i 'hleago 16 17 .485'
Cincinnati 15 19 .441 ,
| St. Louis 15 19 .441 '
Pittsburgh 12 19 .387)
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LAWYERS TOLD TO |
ADHERE TO TIME
State Pardon Board Lays Down
a Few Rules For Guidance
oi' Attorneys
lawyers in Philadelphia and other
places who do not take trains to get
them to Harrisburg in time to argue
their cases before the State Board of
Pardon's according to the calendar will
have their eases put at the foot of the
list and take their chances for remain
ing in Harrisburg the rest of the day.
This was the notice given this after
noon by Lieutenant-Governor
Attorney General Brown and Secretary
of the Commonwealth Woods when a
Philadelphia case came up out of turn.
There was an exceptionally long list,
twenty-nine cases being listed for ar
gument, and a couple of Philadelphia
cases were passed because attorneys
were not present. Finally one was
reached in which Assistant District
Attorney Fox appeared to protest end
he became the victim.
"I want to say that attorneys in
Philadelphia must take trains to get
them here to argue their eases when
listed. They get ample notice. Men
come here at considerable inconven
ience from other parts of the State to
present ease son time, and others must j
do so." said Mr. Brown.
"The board will decline to take up j
cases out of order because men are not j
here on time. They must make their
arrangements accordingly," remarked
the Lieutenant-Governor.
Mr. McClain also gave notice that
fifteen minutes would be all the time
allowed to present ordinary cases, but
that more time would be given in
murder cases,
j The board has the longest list in
months and will be busy all day long.
One murder raat was presented. An
drew Becze, Westmoreland, sentenced
to be electrocuted in the week of
June 5, asked commutation. Tt was
contended that he had been drinking.
President and Mrs. Wilson
Are Attending Wedding
By Associated Press
New York, May 24. The Presi
[dent and Mrs. Wilson will attend the
! wedding here this afternoon of Miss
Alice Gertrude Gordon and Past As
sistant Surgeon Cary T. Grayson. U.
jS. N., the White House physician.
| Miss Gordon is a daughter of Ihe late
| Mr. and Mrs. James J. Gordon of
I Washington, D. C., and a niece of Mrs.
, Henry Wood Fournoy, New York.
The ceremony is to be performed
at 4 o'clock in the chapel of St.
! George's Church. Grayson's best man
.will be Surgeon Archibald M. Fauntle
' roy, U. S. N. Col. William W. Harts!,
U. S. A., military aid to the Presi
dent, and Captain Robert L. Berry, U.
S. N., the President's naval aid and
| commander of the President's yacht,
Mayflower, will be ushers. The bride
will be given away by her cousin,
Patrick W. Flournoy, of Charleston,
j West Va.
Washington, May 24. President
and Mrs. Wilson left to-day for New
! York. They were accompanied by
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo and Miss
j Helen Woodrow Bones, the President's
| cousin. The President and Mrs. Wil-
I son took with them a large wedding
j cake made at the White House.
j WORK OF THE D. A. R.
By Frederic J. Haskin
[Continued From Editorial Page]
|in four different languages, including
Italian, Polish and Yiddish. This
i guide is a sort of United States al
manac, giving the laws and institu
tions of the country; the value of
'lands available for settlement: the lo-
I cations of foreign settlements in va
rious States; the approximate of
j staking land claims and the buying or
I leasing of farms; naturalization laws,
I marriage laws and all other laws like
jly to affect the immigrant, and also
it v e addresses of the consuls represent
i ing each nation in America. Printed
I for free distribution in Connecticut,
this is now available In all of the
larger cities.
The American College for Immi
grants at. Springfield, Mass., is also
under the patronage of the D. A. U.
chapters of that State. Seventeen dif
ferent nationalities attend this college,
which gives academic and literary
courses and a special course in Amer
ican citizenship.
In helping the mountain schools of
the Southern States, the organization
spends annually fifty thousand dollars.
Last year the Arkansas chapters of
the organization gave nine scholar
ships in the Helen Dunlap School of
Winslow, Ark., and a little over two
hundred dollars for clothing. In this
school the cost of nine months of
hoard and Instruction is only fifty dol
lars, so that many girls are able to
work their way through. The mem
bers of the Missouri chapters pay ten
cents per capita toward Ihe mainten
ance of scholarships In the Mountain
School of the Ozarks in Southern Mis
jsouri; in North Carolina the daughters
'built and maintain a mountain school,
| and the South Carolina members have
an industrial school for »iountaln pu
! pils . The New York chapters last
I year contributed over twenty thousand
dollars for educational and philan
| thropic work.
Hershey Park May Hop
1 Thursday evening, May -u. —Adv.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
TO RESURFACE
CITY'S STREETS
Commissioner Lynch May Urge
This Plan Instead of Patch
ing System
Resurfacing of whole sections of
highway instead of extensive "patch
ing will likely be urged for Harris
burg's street repair program next year
by City Commissioner W. H. Lynch,
superintendent of streets and public
improvements.
The new departure will be made
with the idea of obtaining more per
manent and efficient results at less ex
pense and with the further object nc,
in time, giving Harrisburg miles and
miles of practically newly paved high
ways. Ample facilities for this pur
pose are possible as the city's asphalt
plant can readily turn out all the ma
terial that may be needed.
The plant incidentally is turning out
the surfacing material by the truck
load and an additional supply of 400
tons of asplialtic cement has to be con
tracted for by Mr. Lynch. Bids will be
opened at noon Wednesday, June 7,
for the material to be delivered by not
later than July 1.
To date Mr. Lynch has repaired
Third, Maclay and Sixth streets, and
to-morrow work will be started on the
j patching of Market street. To date
j 11,322 yards have been put down.
To Give Delinquent Members
of Militia Another Chance
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ May 24. The
llfi members of the Texas National
Guard, who failed to answer the sum
mons for duty on the border, will be
given another opportunity. Because the
new army reorganization bill, now
awaiting signature by the President, re
peals certain provisions of the existing
militia law under which the men could
be court-martialed. Secretary Baker has
determined to delay action until the
new measure becomes a law.
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any side inducements- / 4..
without any coupons or premiums! T/?e in
ducement to buy Prince Albert is quality! '
Neither national nor state restrictions on the r ;f
use of premiums or coupons can in any way \
affect the sale of Prince Albert because i t I
its policy has always been for quality! .
Coupons or premiums have never been v ; ?§|
offered as an inducement to smoke it!
Prince Albert is made by a patented process fK
that cuts out bite and parch and lets men smoke fc-tk MjiMizWv W'
pipe-full after pipe-full or the makin's until the 1
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I | if; i'r;, > ■ 'Jr p Men all over the world are today smoking
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FALL SCHEDULE
FOR BASKETBALL
Central Pennsylvania League
May Add Willianisport to
Circuit
At the recent meeting of the repre
sentatives of the Central Pennsylvania
Basketball League held in this city a
schedule of games was adopted. The
question of having the president of
the league appoltn a staff of referees
was given serious consideration.
While the latter proposition would
add much expense to each team in the
league, it was the consensus of opinion
that milch better sport would result
| from having neutral officials in charge
I of each game played.
It was also decided that the time
j keepers for each contest should be
i governed by the time of one watch
I that would be held in front of them.
In several cases last year two watches
j were used, and often a difference
i would arise in regard to the end of i
! the half. The cup now held by Cen- j
tral \yiH have to be won three times in
! order to become the permanent pos
! session of the local school.
Additional Trophies
Local newspapers arc advocating a
proposition to have cups contested for
during the next three years. It was
i decided to hold the next meeting in
the forepart of November to perfect j
plans for the opening of the season the j
latter part of that month.
The representatives at the nfteting
| included Professor B. W. Saul, secre
; tary of the league, representing Cen
i tral; Professor P. L. Grubb, Technical
i High School; Clayton E. Bilheimer, of
! York, vice-president of the league;
Roger Saylor, Reading High School;
Fred L. Frost, Lebanon High School;
Professor Paul Miller. Steelton, High I
School.
High School failed to send
a representative. The advisability of
admitting Williamsport High School
was also discussed and the secretary
was instructed to invite that high
school to become a member of the
league.
Old Bill Clay Quits York;
More Money in Fish Sales
Bill Clay, the veteran player and
] York's only representative in the State
j league, quit the team yesterday, stating
[that, he would resume his fish business.
, j Kline will take Clay's place in the gar
| den. Poole will go to third while Fox
[will cover second. Baxter, the now
I player from Elmira, will play short,
I ; while Manager Ritter will play first'
[ i base. Nagle, a new twirler, is said to I
. j bo one of the best moundsmen in the I
, | State league and his work against the j
I Elmira team last Sunday was superb, j
York has one of the best, if not the |
j fastest teams in the Pennsylvania
j State League. They have been handi- j
| capped ever since the season started, j
II After the opening game York took!
la trip in which they wen a pair out
jof seven games. When they returned !
they took a doubleheader from Lan- j
caster.
LETTER CAR HI BR 8* MEMORIAL
! Branch 500, National Association of)
| Letter Carriers, will hold! their annual j
' [ memorial services on Sunday, at 10 j
o'clock in the ICast Harrisburg Ceme
tery.
i The program will consist of hymns, '
MAY 24, 1016.
WELLYS $ CORNER
"Boys in the city's public schools
have succeeded In breaking practical
ly every record of the ancient Greek
athletes but one—the broad jump with
weights. They never have attempted
to break that one, because of the
fact that It is not a logical feature
of modern sports. A combination
of modern thought and principles of
the early Grecians probably is the
cause of the efficiency of these boys.
There is absolutely no question of
their supremacy over the ancients."—
Dr. Charles Ward Crampton, physical
director of the New York public
schools.
The above Interesting statement will
be a surprise to many who think that
Ihe strength and virility of our boys
is not what it used to be "in the old j
days." Why not discard the old Greek :
statues and foster a few American j
sculptors who will model the American 1
schoolboy to be an athletic standard
J'or the posterity of foreign nations?
Representatives of the Pennsylvania j
State League had a gossipy session last
night. Nothing was said regarding as
sessments. President William R.
i Douglass who is out of the city is still,
in charge, and has the power to col-!
lect cash from each club. The "Umps," |
it was said, would be paid to-day up to
May 15.
Records of attendance at the games
in the Pennsylvania State League,
show few guarantees paid. This was
| not due to lack of funds. According
Ito reports last night the league was
| run on a co-operative plan in order to
i keep the teams going until warm
weather made larger crowds possible.
This, in the opinion of several of the
representatives last night is a bad
policy.
| ,
Indians After Johnson;
Willing to Pay Good Price
Cleveland, Ohio, May 24. The ru
mor was in circulation here to-day and
was not denied by President James C.
Dunn, that the Cleveland American
League Baseball Club Is in the market
for Walter Johnson, pitcher for the
Washington club, and considered by
j many baseball experts the greatest
pitcher in the national pastime.
"Of course we would buy Johnson,"
said Dunn. "However, we wouldn't
go stark, raving mad in the price we
would pay. We are willing to pay big
money, but the price must be fair."
Rublee Continues in Office
Despite Refusal of Senate
Washington, May 24. George
J Rublee was still in office to-day as
| member of the Federal Trade Com
| mission, despite the Senate's refusal
yesterday to reconsider its former re
jection of his nomination. He prob
j ably will continue to serve as a re
j eess appointee of President Wilson al
though he can draw no pay either
J for his past fifteen months' service
! or for the future.
Rejection was based on senatorial
' courtesy,. Mr. Rublee having been per
j sonally objectionable to Senator
Gallinger, Republican leader. The
i vote was a tie 38 to 38 on a motion
1 to reconsider.
The Atlantic League is boasting of
the fact that there have been no trou
bles, notwithstanding that rain and
cold weather was experienced by that
organisation, and there is a big list of
postponed Karnes. It should also be
ttdded that one man Is not financing
the Atlantic League and that the sal
ary limit on the Lawson circuit is only
SI,OOO per month.
t
"Dutch" Shaffer, the Waynesboro
boy who put up a great fight in Har
risburg several weeks ago, has accept
ed a challenge from Paul Smith of Col
umbia and will box ten rounds at Col
umbia on the night of May 31. Many
' Harrisburgers who are interested in
[Shaffer will attend.
j Final matches in the Evangelical
1 Duckpin League were rolled last night
on the Holtzman and Taylor alleys.
The "When" team won from the
I "Who" bowlers, scores 1064 to 98U;
land the "What" five won from "Who,"
scores 1040 to 945. The "Where"
team leads with a percentage of .566;
j second, "When," .528; "What," .500,
I and "Who," fourth, .472.
Reports from the International
I League, New York State League and
! several minor organizations show a
! falling off in gate, roceipts. The sea
son has been bad for the national
sport. Until there Is a general warm
ing up profits will not be in evidence.
R. A. Bowman of Millersburg was
elected last night to manage the Mil
lersburg team of the Dauphir.-Perry
League. Ho succeeds Paul M. High,
who was recently appointed to a posi
tion in the post office at Millersburg
and was compelled to resign.
prayer, music by double quartet, and
address by the president of the local
: branch, Harry C. Winger. After the
! close of the program (lowers will be
| strewn on the graves of the departed
J members of the association.
Add New Features to
Poultry Field Meeting
I Two new features have been added
jto the program for the agricultural
! Held meeting to be held at Beaufort
i farm next Tuesday afternoon, May
! 30. In addition to a caponlzing demon
stration, and a lecture by W. Theo.
11 Wittman, poultry adviser of the De
, partment of Agriculture, there will be
a demonstration of a Mogul tractor
and another demonstration of an au
tomatic hog feeder. The International
! Harvester will operate the big tractor
i ; In a field near the poultry plant
1 I The Beaumont poultry farm employs
the Cornell method of feeding poultry,
s | The formula for the grain, and mash
, mixtures will be given. Rockville cars
I will be met at the Linglestown road
,) and so far as possible visitors will be
| conveyed from the trolley to the farm
] and the service will be free.
COLLINS FIRM TO MOVE
| Collins company, located for the last
. ten years at 20 North Second street,
announced yesterday that the firm will
[! remove to 31 North Second street, be
! cause of the lack of floor space and
• j conveniences at their present location,
ij. I. N. McClana|ian, manager of the store,
. isaid that the company will be instali
jed In the new • quarters by August 1^