NATIONAL COMMISSION IN SESSION BASEBALL COURT TO HOLD SESSIONS National Commission Ready to Act on Important Questions at Cincinnati t Cincinnati. Jan. 2. Baseball men from almost every part of the country are gathered here for the annual meet ing of the National Baseball Commis sion opening to-day. While the com mission meeting has been called for 10 : a. m., It Is highly probable that it will ' be hours later before the supreme court of baseball really begins its work, in- ' asmuch as there has been called a spe- j cial meeting of the club owners of the Class AA leagues, which has as an in dicated object the option of a suitable resolution for presentation to the com- ' mission asking that the drafting of' players from Class AA leagues be 1 abolished. While nothing official has been an- ' nounced by the commission as to how j it will look upon this demand. It has been unofficially indicated by President - Johnson, of the American League, that the request would be denied. Class A. A. Meeting; That the Class AA league men in tend to press the matter with energy ' is Indicated by the special meeting called for to-day, and while every club president of the American Association and the International League is ex pected here, it. is hardly probable that the Pacific Coast League will be rep resented by more than one man. The election of ofti oers for the com- , mission also will be held, but it has I become an assured fact during the last week that both Chairman August Ilerr- i wann and Secretary John It. Bruce I would be re-elected, the announcement from Chicago that President Johnson, of the American League, had stated that he saw no reason to make a change putting an end to numerous ' rumors of the last six months' that the i commission would have a new head in the person of some one not atltiated < with either major league. Oregon Trims Easterners in Sensational Game; ; Penn Eleven Is Worn Out Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 2.—Outplayed at I its own spectacular style of open field j Play, outgeneraled in the use of the i famous forward pass, in which [ it was expected to prove adept, ! the University of Pennsylvania went j down to defeat yesterday, Oregon win ning the great American football | match, 14 to 0. The Northwestern tleven was In perfect condition. The great Red and Blue team was not disgraced. For three-fourths of the game it kept the ball most of the time in Oregon's territory. The dazzling brilliancy and speed were more than a • match for the men from the great j Northwest. Penn even held the great smashing line drives of the big tim- j bermen and three times had the ball within seven yards of Oregon's goal, J but the effort wore the Quakers down. The youths from the East, outweigh- | % <•<]. could not withstand the severe tax ; imposed upon them, and when it be- \ <ume necessary to use every reserve force to meet the terrific onslaughts j hurled at them they withered, and It i was then Oregon outdid them. Not j only forward passes, but a brilliant j uouble forward pass, carefully and I cleverly executed, scored the first ! touchdown for Oregon at the close of l t'.e third period, and Penn, beaten, hard to avert another score against her? in the last period, but was beaten back. ! and Oregon repeated the same pass,! to gain the same number of points. | Percy Haughton Has Radical Methods For Restoring Baseball Balance Boston, Jan. 2. Suggestions for J restoring the balance in baseball j which he contends lias become lost ' through the advantages enjoyed by i the defensive side of the game, were j ad\anted to-day by President Percy! L>. Houghton, of the Boston National i League club. Haughton brought up j the subject at the recent meeting of) tho National League, which vote to! have a rules committee meet with a similar body from the American; League to consider revision. "The natural ingenuity of the Am erican sportsman is forever destroying i the balance between defense and" at- I tack in games," said Haughton. "In baseball the defenders have had the upper hand for years. It is harder to l make runs now. Batting averages I are dropping, indicating there Is! something radically wrong with the j balance in baseball. What changes, not revolutionary, will increase the I probability of the base hit and earn ed run "Here are six ideas I have heard 1 advanced, each of which has merit: "Move first and third bases about i four or five feet nearer home plate, not disturbing the position of second, i "Eliminate the spit ball delivery. "Let the batter walk on three balls. "Let the batter walk on three balls. "Have only one foul strike. "Have a much more drastic balk in-! terpretation. "Reduce the width of the plate by a lew inches." METHODIST <l,l II I* I.OSKR Carlisle, Pa.. Jan. 2.—A fast and furi ous game of basketball between Oar lisle Indians and the Methodist Club I of Harrlsburg was played here yestei - I fiay afternoon, the Indians winning by I the score of 33 to 22. Claude Smith, for the Indians, was the star, making | six field goals. Winn and I.utz played ; the best tame for the visitors. Line- j Carlisle. Methodist Club. Smith, f. Bell, f. Hayes, f. Winn. f. Herman, c. Lutz, c. Condon, g. Khar, g. Claimont. g Kleppa, g. Field goais—Smith. ; Clairinount, 1: ! Winn, 3: Herman. 2; Ltitz, 2: Condon, ! Hayes, Klepps. Bell. Foul goals—Con don, 0: Winn. 8. Ite'feree— Saul, Harrls burg high school. GALAHAD FIVK DKrKATEB Pottbville, Pa.. Jan. 2. Schuylkill Haven defeated the Utilahad A. C. basketball team, of Harrlsburg. at Schuylkill Haven yesterday afternoon In a spirteu game, 2J> to 17. The line-up. Schuylkill Haven Harrisburg. Keller, f. Kephart, f. Starr, f. Hair. f. Bast, c. Bricker, e. Troy, g. Storeny, g. Mills, g. Wolf. g. Field goals—Keller. 3; Starr, 5: Bast. 2; Troy, Mills: Kephart, 3; Barr, 2: Bricked 2; Wolf. Foul goals—Schuyl kill llav'en, 5 out of 10, ilurrliburg. 1 out ox a. ' TUESDAY EVENING, ' I The East met the West In football | and lost out. Someone said several ' weeks ago that the best football know- ( ledge came from the East. Oregon's victory over Penn yesterday dots not j show this. Local basketball enthusiasts who | have been clamoring for something at tractive in a college game will have | their wishes gratified Friday night j when \ ale comes here. A liberal patron- j age will mean more such attractions. | Harrlsburg basketball teams did not fare well in victories out of town yes- ' terday. This is no Indication that the j local tossers are not up in the game.! The trouble in independent games Is ! :in the rules followed. Most teams play ! i according to national rules. The best 1 game according to a general opinion \ jis that played according to intercol- ! leglate (rules. There should be one ' I system for all games. | Now that the holiday season Is over I ' FANS COMING TO j SEE YALE PLAY Carlisle, \ork anil Olliei'Towns lo Be Represented Friday Night; Dance Program Large delegations of basketball en- , thusiasts from Carlisle, Mechanics- j buig, 'i ork. Lebanon and Lancaster,, will come to Harrisburg Friday for • the ale game. Word received to day from the Vale management makes positive the entire bunch of stars. The ! ; team plays to-night at Buffalo with an | all-collegiate five. Undoubtedly the most talked about ie\ent in the city at the present time is the coming of the Yale basketball team here Friday night, when it will [ line up against an all-collegiate five ; jat Chestnut Street Auditorium. There Is now every indication that it will at- | | tract a vast number of people and! plans are being made for the aceom | modation of a large crowd. O" 'J 1 *! \ ale Ave are to be found barley raft, sou of PX- President of i the United States William Howard Taft. James Garfield, grandson of the former Fntted States President, and Harold Mallon. regarded bv experts' as the best collegiate guard plaving I the game. j Large Yale Squad The Yale squad will consist of 151 i nien, and most of them are considered I I high class players. Experts have Picked Old Eli's basketball team for! intercollegiate honors this season, and | local fans will have an opportunity of! witnessing one of the classiest teams; in action. After the game there will be a' ; special dance program as a closing! i compliment to the boys and girls who j have been home for the holidays. The j Miss Sara Lemer string orchestra will j furnish the music. Dancing will be free j Ito ladies. The game starts at 8.15' I There will be dar.ci.ig between halves 1 | and after the game. Independents Winner in Game With Lancaster; McCord Big Point Scorer Harrlsburg Independents won over j Lancaster five last night, score 31 to! I 24. Ike McCord was again the big I star, scoring 12 points. Pat Reagan,! I who played in place of Geisel, was also i a star. Rote. Ford, Gerdes and Cole j stock were big factors In the scoring. l | liank was the star for Lancaster. The | ' line-up and summary: INDEPENDENTS F.O. Fls. Pts. ! ' McCord. forward 2 8 12 I | Kote, forward 2 ft 4 j IN. Ford, forward 2 0 4 ' ■Gerdes. center 2 ft 4 I Colestock, guard ....... 1 n ; Reagan, guard 4 0 & | Totals 13 S 24 LANCASTER F.G. Fls. Pts. j Evan*, forward 4 0 8 j | Hoover, forward 1 rt J 1 I I.eroy, forward ........ ft ft 0 i Ftanck, center 2 6 10 Shaub, guard 2 0 4 | , Butler, guard ft 11 0 j j Lobach, guard 0 ft (1 I Totals 9 6 2l! i Referee—Earley. Bits From Sportland j Tower City split even yesterday In I a double header with Reading. The | latter won the first game, score 30 to ] i -'8; and lost the second to Tower City, ' score 30 to 28. The Rosewood A. C. last night won I , over the Marietta five, score 40 to 22. I | Koune and Tittle were local scorers. ! j Enhaut ex-lilfch last night defeated! I the Steel ton Y. M. B. A., score 43 to 4. ! j The Hamilton grammar school live I won last night over the Woodward 1 I tossers. score 6S to 7. Last Night's Bowling Scores Academy Dut-kpiii League .Factors 157! I Barbers 1517 Johns (P.) | 144 I Johns (F.) ] 37; Miscellaneous (Fickes Alleys, Lemoyne.) l Lemoyne 25 41 ! New Cumberland 23701 ! Ruby (N. C.) 200 i Bent/. (I~) 558 I JOHNHOX LE4VBI FOR MBETfNO | Chicago, Pan. 2 —B. B. Johnson, j r president of the American League, and several other baseball officials left hero last night for Cincinnati to attend the meeting of the National Baseball Com- i 1 mission to-day. Thomas J. Hlrkey, president of the American Association, and A. It. Tear ney, president of the Three 1 League. ' were members of the party. Tearney Intends to present his plan for the redisricting of minor league terri tory to the commission. President Johnson has assured Tearney of his support. PAIR IIKLD FOR THEFT Charged with the theft of $3 7, James Etz and Margaret Brown, cot orcd, were arrested last evening on : Cowden street by Detectives Shuler .and Speese. Mike Barbauscb, an 4 Italian, made the charge against them. land everybody is once more getting ! down to business Harrisburg baseball jfans would like to get some good news. I A general opiulon prevails here that | activity on tlie part of other managers will leave Harrisburg opportunity to : get a strong line-up. This Idea Is | wrong. No n-.atter what Manager • Cocklll's plans are for next season, he is not missing any opportunity to land j youngsters who will make good. ' President Edward G. Barrow has made ; a hit on his plans to have Class AA teams play short regular seasons and : then get busy in an interleague cham , pionship contest, finishing late In Sep | tomber. I'at Donovan, who will again I lead the Bisons hopes the Barrow j j plans will work out and that the de- i inands of the Internationals as to drafts I ;be recognized. The National Comniis- ! ! sion in session to-day at Cincinnati, I j while not approving the elimination of 1 i the draft plans, may show an inclina- j j tlon to help the minors. MAKES PLEA FOR PARK EXTENSION [Continued Front Page 10] 1 1 should also welcome a home for in- j I digent inebriates managed upon : modern lines and devoted to the cure j of alcoholism, the cause of so large j a part of the crimes of society. I con-i not too strongly urge you to avoid j needless limits upon the scope of qua!- ! ity of service these corrective institu- : tions should give. The more general i the provisions the wider freedom of | i development and the larger good at I j least expense will follow. Already the ; limits set by the Assembly upon the ! institutions at Farview, Laurelton and elsewhere is making manifest the dif- ■ ficulty and increased expense of man- j i agement. The /funds appropriated two years : ago toJ State-aided charities have, in j the light of present economic condi- j tions. proven inadequate. The same is true of our State institutions. The {cost of maintenance has increased in large measure and you will be obliged to consider well the revenues of the State and the needs of these charities |in making your appropriations. lam i still convinced that the supervision of' 'Hie State should follow absolutely its J gifts, if this supervision can be in- I creased, and it should be. I am certain that larger good and lessening expense will ensue. 1 should like to see the land of the State attached to the State institutions made productive in the highest de gree. Officials from the Department i should have consulting j rights in this matter. The amount of j food grown upon State lands contigu- ! ous to these institutions should in -1 crease, not decrease. It would oven | be wise to make each of these tracts | a model of careful intensive farming, land public demonstrations should be \ given that farmers may have at these i points practical know ledge of good j f ' \ation. The State ought to lead ■ not follow private enterprise. Municipal Regulation 1 The Commonwealth can well afford r,?„Jf r ? nt ,J arger ,ocal initiative to | municipalities. There can be no effec tive - control of city administration at I ? en rtV- ? he P e °Ple may be en- j j trusted with the duty anil necessity! of working out in each city a system I f°\f rnm fi u best calculated to pro mote its welfare. There are problems! '° c . al taxation that concern these ! ' municipal units in a vital way. It does i j not appear that the State should limit the will of the people in deciding how 1 these problems should be met. r , U .u ome cases 't ' las become mani fest that the boundaries of cities are ! not coterminous with territory having | many matters in common. In the matters ot wuter supply, sewage dis posal, transportation agencies, light ing tacNities. flood control and related interests groups of municipalities na\e but one common concern. It may well be that the provision for ; metropolitan districts, each district 1 being a unit for action in specified cases, would greatly promote'the wcl- i fare of the people. Suggestions of importance affecting 1 | the government of our largest cities! nave come to my attention and I Com mend to your consideration the wis dom of granting to these great cities the largest degree of home rule con sistent with the common rights of all the people of Pennsylvania. A smaller - body of councils, a unicameral legisla tive agency, the trend to some form of 1 managerial or other business form of government and a wider responsibility | upon .the individual citizen for the quality of government are all instances I°' movements of moment. It may be that a competent commission created by you could best analyze this situa | tion and suggest such legislation as I will prove most helpful to our irrcat urban centers. The Mine Cave Problem „ In nine populous counties of this Commonwealth the mining of anthra (cite coal is conducted on a large scale It is from this region that substantially all of this valuable fuel for the entire country is produced. In the aggre gate it is a mighty industry and main tains a very considerable portion of | our entire population. When title to these coal measures was acquired it carried with it the ownership of the I surface. the owners of this icoal land sold to others the surface rights and over these coal measures . have sprung up great cities and other ; municipalities. In the removal of this: foal the safety of life and property on j 1 the surface is seriously menaced. Liti gation has arisen. The courts have 1 I decreed that the right to remove the I ! coal is inherent in the title to the coal 1 lands. This, however, does not change the tact that the dwellers in these cities are increasingly in danger of loss of property and even of human life by reason of the settling of the surface as the coal is removed from beneath. Jt is a question of great im portance. Property rights under law 1 are directly at variance with surface j safety. All the parties in interest sense the gravity of the situation. The Commonwealth may well take note of lit and seek some fair and eqult-hlc adjustment of the difficulty having in mind the value of human lite and Its | conservation as well as the rights of the owners of the coal. The State Armory in Scranton has alreadv been 1 seriously damaged. Above sixty thou sand dollars have been expended to 1 underpin the structure and the work lis not yet completed. By compulsory law children cf a certain age must at ,r nd school. In some cases school houses are pronounced unsafe and several have been closed to avoid dis aster. I urge you to give most con siderate thought to this matter and it possible tlnd a means of resolving the difficulty In a perfectly Just manner. Civil Service There is need for an efficient and economic State civil service enact ment. Until WB have tills means of ■ securing dependable and continuous public set vice we shall not be able to conduct the public business as wisely HARRISBURG flfißV TELEGRAPH THE HUB PRE-INVENTORY SALE Now For Our Pre-Inventory Sale! Greatest Clothes Buying Opportunity of llMnp WE ALWAYS CLEAN HOUSE BEFORE WE TAKE OUR ANNUAL INVENTORY We are going to make a supreme effort to convert into money all of our Men's, Young 188 Men's and Boys' Suits and Overcoats. Men's and Young Men's Suits and Over- JA jq coats that sold up to $lB .... |.y t ||n Men's and Young Men's Suits and Over- 4 P QO coats that sold up to $22.50 .... Xtf • Men's and Young Men's Suits and Over- A Q QQ coats that sold up to $25.00 .... Xsl* m Men's and Young Men's Suits and Over- A A 00 coats that sold up to $30.00 .... fcj V* SMB fl Boys' Suits in a large variety of styles and I Boys' Suits that formerly sold up djr A A patterns that formerly sold up to $7.50, to $6.00 ... W#lD | to ßoy :^ u its that fomiei'ly sold up $650 as its importance requires. Too much of the time of the Executive is taken up with the claims and demands of officeseekers. It were better to have this time for constructive service, leav ing to some capable agency created by law to secure the best agents for the public service. Women's Suffrage Amendment Two years ago I asked you to sub- ' mit the question of an amendment to the Constitution permitting women to vote. You did so. The amendment was defeated. Since then a great na tional election has been held and women have more largely than ever exercised the franchise. They should be allowed another opportunity to lay their claim's freely and fully before the people and I request that your ac- j tlon may be favorable in this matter. ! Historic Sites and Markers In this ,Colony and Commonwealth have been enacted many of the most important parts of our national his tory. Our State is rich in sites made sacred by the deeds of heroic citizens. All these sites should speedily be marked to the end that the coming generations may know at what price our liberties have been won and at what sacrifice our ancestors here carved from savage life and dense for est a great Commonwealth. We shall I thus increase the love and loyalty of our people for our great heritage and advance the day when all our people by enlightenment shall tind in the story of Pennsylvania a source of sacred pride and gratitude. Capitol Park and Camp Curtin The Commission appointed by my predecessor to acquire additional grounds about the State House have I performed a most difficult service in a commendable way. About twenty seven acres in the heart of the city have been acquired and competent au thorities of nation-wide experience have been secured to develop this ex tension and the present park into a commanding setting for our State House. This work jrhovvW be pushed with all possible dispatch. The city of Harrisburg is now developing a sys tem of parks the equal of any in the country. It is our hope and desire to make this new State park consonant with the work done by the city and upon a scale worthy our great Com monwealth. Funds for the conduct of this important work should be pro- i I vided and our Capitol set in an en- I vironment of beauty, making it the i pride of our people and a notable ad dition to the beautiful and useful park areas of the Capital City. During the Civil War our Pennsyl vania troops were all trained and mus tered into tiie national service at Camp Curtin, a site now within the limits of Harrisburg and rapidly developing into an important residential district. A small area yet remains unimproved and for an unimportant sum this land may now be acquired, set aside as Camp Curtin Park, and made a me morial to the citizen soldiery of Penn sylvania. 1 earnestly urge your favor able consideration of this patriotic ) service. Conclusion N'o other State has had to consider such complex problems as confront us in this State. Here we have welcomed all the peoples of the world. Since the days of the great Penn this has been the home and haven of all who choose to come. These are now a part of us. Their welfare is the State's welfare. Their education, their employment, their health, their happiness, their economic and social well-being are all subjects of the greatest moment, if ever a government needs to demon strate its wisdom and humanity that government Is ours. In the Interests of all these people I have steadily la bored. Their rights are sacred. Their destiny Is ours. Every consideration makes their causa the cause of our ! people at large. They and those of us iwho have long lived for Pennsylvania | alike demand clean, capable, and con scientious government. It is ours to provide it. Every enactment of the Assembly should have as its ultimate purpose equal justice to all and wise provision for the welfare and advance ment of all. This ideal we shall stead ily follow. Taking office from a free people is a sacred obligation. It can be discharged only in the most open, honest way. | Let us take thought of the future i of Pennsylvania and plan now to make j the present so helpful that it will greatly enlarge the loyalty and love of ! ' our people for our great Common- i i wealth, whose history, whose status, whose destiny are alike so really or I ! prospectively splendid that we ought : jail devoutly to pray that our Heavenly i Father may guide us in every en - jdeavor to make Pennsylvania the cleanest, sweetest, holiest place in all I the world. MARTIN ~ G - BRUMBAUGH. MOTORIZATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT [Continued From First Pago] j fire fighting service from a horse ! drawn to a motorized department. | The bids were advertised for to-day and Commissioner Gross declared that j tl.e contracts will be awarded very shortly after the proposals are opened. More than a year ago Harrisburg voted to tloat a loan of st>o,ooo for the motorizing of the tire department, I and according to Commissioner Gross • all the apparatus that can possibly be purchased with the monev at hand should be bought within the next 30 days. Bidders will furnish their own specifications and they may submit bids for any one or all of the items. | A certitied check for 10 per cent, of the bid must accompany each pro posal an 4 the successful bidder will be required to file a corporate bond of at least 25 per cent, of the contract to insure faithful fulfillment of the contract. • Commissioner Gross says the bids ; will call for the motorizing of "nine, ! more or less" combination chemicals, either l,iy furnishing new motor-driven apparatus and allowing credit for the present equipment, or by building new j apparatus and using as much as pos sible of the present equipment. The i four new tractors will include rubber- I tires, chains, self starters, etc., the new Hire engine must have a pumping capa city of not less than 750 gallons per minute; the tractor tor the truck may be attached to the 05-Hayes apparatus now in the Kelly's charge, while a new G5-foot. truck-and-tractor will prob ably be bought for the Allison com pany. This plan of equipment how ever, hasn't been definitely decided upon. The motorized combination chemi cals will be furnished according to Mr. Gross to the Camp Curtin, Koyal, I'axton. Citizen, Shamrock, Mt. Pleas ant, Allison, Susquehanna and lleily companies, while tractors will be sup plied for the Citizens, Good Will, Pa*- ton and Susquehanna engines. The i Jit. Pleasant engine will likely be re placed with the new motor-driven Are : engine. Raymond V. McNeil Appointed City's First Mechanician Raymond V. McNeil, a well-known I automobile operator and repairman of II the Thirteenth ward, will be Harrls i burg's first city mechanician. Council at its first session of the new i year to-day authorized the appolnt ' inent of McNeil to become effective i Jan. 16. The new official will be un- L der the jurisdiction of the superlnten dent of public safety and will hav" JANUARY 2, 1917. charge of all the motor apparatus in the city. In the near future a new machine shop will be erected and properly equipped at the pipe-line shop at a cost of $5,000 for the mechanician. The item has been provided for in the 1917 budget. Council to-day also reappointed Dr. J. B. McAlister as a member of the city bureau of health and sanitation for a term of live years. With the exception of these ap pointments the commissioners trans acted no other business than to pass on first reading the two salary raiser ordinances as provided for by the budget. One effects the employes of the water department which increases all along the line from Chief Clerk Frank Templar down. The other authorizes the increases for the city electrician, tire chief, assistant super intendent of parks, assistant city clerk, deputy to the superintendent of finance and assistant city assessor. BATTERINGWHOLE RUMANIAN LINE [Continued From First Page] Dobrudja shore, was in process of be ing pressed back slightly under the hammering of the Bulgarians, Turks and Germans. Threaten Russ Front Wl.at seems to be the more serious threat to the Russiun front, however, is developing to the northeast, where both the Pettograd and Berlin state ments show Teutonic progress at vari ous points, notably in the direction of Fokshani, north of Rimnik - Sarat, near the Southern Moldavian border, and along the Western Moldavian frontier, where the offensive of the central powers in the transverse val leys is indicated as assuming notable importance. Danger of the Western Moldavian line being rolled up and a retreat forced is being pointed out as the re sult of the continuing thrust at the Russo-Rumanian at the curves south eastward from the Moldavian moun tains and continues toward the Danube. The Russian resistance is evidently a determined one, however, and the lighting ground has not yet touched the line of the Sereth which lias been picked as the probable posi tion to be taken up by the Russians for the protection of their southern front and of their Bessarablan terri tory. On the Franco-Relgian front, to day's Paris statement mentions only skirmishes near the Lorraine border. Germany Is Preparing on Mighty Scale For Renewal of Campaigns Berlin, Jan. 2. —'(By Wireless to Say ville, N. Y.).—Many thousand guns per week is reported to be the measure of the mighty manufacturing effort which Germany is now making for the cam paign or 1917—an effort upon which the entire manhood force of the nation which can be spared from the front and their regular occupation Is being con centrated under First Quartermaster General van Liudendorf'a universal labor service law. Counting for months before the prob able renewal of the world war In full vigor on all fronts, these figures mean a new immense supply of cannon of all caliber from fleld guns up to the gigan tic howitzers to meet the admittedly gi gantic effort which the Entente Allies are expected to make in this, the third year of Kltchner'a prophesy, to turn the scale of the war. Provide Much Ammunition Along with these guns the German factories are turning out correspond ingly stupendous quantities of ammuni tion and the production of machine guns, each of which virtually replaces a platoon of men, has been placed on a sce' fsr bevond that of the past year. The campaign of 1917 will, it Is nl -1 eauy aviaant. h fmurht as a wide ex tension and development of the Soreme battle, with even a heavier concentra tion of artillery over a far wider front and with lines literally bristling wltli machine guns. Confidence that their opponents will be unable to break through this wall of steel and Are Is not only expressed by the higher command ers, but also is manifested right down into the ranks of the common people. H. W. Taylor Appointed Bell Telephone Chief Clerk Iv jf I ■ ML..; HI H. W. TAYLOR. K. W. Gilpin, lacal manager of the Bell Telepson Co., of Pennsylvania, announces- the appointment of H. W. i Taylor as chief clerk to the Harris burg local manager. Mr. Taylor Is a son of Samuel M. Taylor, 908 North Second street, and has been In the ser vice of the Bell company for nearly , five years, starting as a salesman in Altoona in May, 1912. In November, 1913, he was appointed local manager at Lewlstown and in August, 1915, he was appointed chief clerk to the dis trict manager at Scranton. The Harrlsburg local office of the Bell company is one of the most im portant in the Harrlsburg division, ow ing to the fact that the State Capitol is located here as well as many large and varied industries, and for that reason Mr. Taylor was selected to fill the chief clerkship here. Mr. .Taylor is a graduate of the Harrlsburg Acad emy and spent two years at Pennsyl vania State College. He assumed his new duties this morning. GLOOM IN SKATERS* HEARTS After a few days of fine skating at WlldwoQd, Paxtang and on the river, the weatherman sent the temperature upward last night and to-day, and brought gloom to the hearts of the skaters by predicting warmer weather for to-morrow. A heavy mist last night settled over the city and this morning the Ice on Wlldwood lake was covered with half an Inch of wa ter, making It unsafe, according to park department officials. Another cold snap is due the latter part of the week. OHIO "IXSPECTTED TO DEATH" Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 2. ln his message to the Eighty-second Ohio General Assembly, which convened yesterday, Governor Willis, the retir ing Governor, recommending abolition of useless offices and sinecures, said: "My brief experience as a State offi cial has convinced me that Ohio is overofficered and overintpected and that ihe people and business of Ohio 1 are being inspected to death " 11
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