16 BOYD MEMORIAL BOWLERS MAKING HIGH SCORES-IN THE PLAYHOUSES-SPORTS BOYD MEMORIAL BOWLERS BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY Ipt M l BENJAMIN* COCKLIN Bowling has been one of the most J prominent activities at the Boyd Me morial Hall this season and a great deal of interest has been shown. Competition ia close and some fine averages have been made by the players and teams. John Santo, of the Hick-A-Thrift team, is leading in individual scoring, > ■with an average of 156. He is hard j pressed, however, by Irwin, one of his own teammates; Myers, McCormicks; Blessing, McCormicks, and Miller, In dependents, all of whom have an av erage of 154. McCormick, McCor micks, and Hartwick of the same team, are next with an average of 153. The players are all closely bunched. Hard Fight for First Place The Hick-A-Thrifts and the Mc- Cormicks are lighting hard for fiist place in the league race, while the Palmer team is in third place. B. Cocklin holds honors In the highest one game score with a total ; of 217 pins. He also holds honors in the highest three game score, with a total of SSS pins. The Palmer team takes the credit of rolling the high est three game team score, with a total of 2351 pins and the Hick-A-I Thrift team rolled the highest one game team score, with 844 pins. Individual Averages The averages of the players fol low: Santo, Hick-A-Thrift, 156; Irwin, ! Hick-A-Thrift, 154: Myers, McCor-' micks. 154; Blessing, McCormicks, 154; Miller. Independents. 154; Hart-' ■wick, McCormicks. 153: McCormick, McCormicks, 153; Felker, Hick-A- Thrift, 151; Miller. Excelsior. 151; Welsh. Hick-A-Thrift. 150; Criswell, Hick-A-Thrift, 150; Low, Palmer, 149; Lusman, McCormicks, 14S; Tay lor, McCormicks, 148; Ruhwine, ; Hick-A-Thrift, 148; Simonnetti, Ex- i celsior, 14S; Hepford, Excelsior. 148;' Ellis, Hick-A-Thrift, 146; Haeen, i Boyd, 145; B. Cocklin, Palmer, 145. Cook, Bull, 144; Downie. Dull, 143; I Saul, Bethany, 143; C. Cocklin, I They let you know you are smoking— they "SATISFY "I 20 for 10c Chesterfield ! CIGARETTES SP£CML f MEN'S SUITS Cleaned and Pressed OO (USUAL PRICE, 51.50) Ladies' Coat Suits Cleaned and Pressed at 20% Reduction of Regular Prices THIS WEEK ONLY COMPTON'S Watch for 10Q6 North Thifd Street Next Week s , , _ special 121 Market Street WORK CALLED FOR AVD DELIVERED _ Attention! .31 Buy Your CO AL From Us K~l - L Buy it because it is coal of quality and merit. Buy it because we guarantee it is best procur i CbL 1 . u Buy it because we back our guarantee—always! Y- J. B. MONTGOMERY THIRD AND CHESTNUT STS. Bell Phone 600 C. V. 4321 Use Telegraph Want Ads THURSDAY EVENING, HAJRRISBT7RG UMfcft) TELEGRAPH MARCH 8, 1917. JOHN SANTO Palmer. 142; Sites, Dull, 139; Ellis. Dull, 138;'Kertz, Palmer, 137; Sleker, Dull, 137; King. Boyd, 13 3; Kulp, Boyd, 133; Lambert, Dull, 133; Palmer, Palmer, 132. Ritter, Dull, 129; Mack, McCor mick, 129; Warden, Boyd, 129; Lem mentrout. Independents, 129; Dun moyer, Independents, 129; Frank, In dependents, 127: Dounie, Dull, 127; Grove, Dull, 127; Thompson. Inde pendents, 126: German, . Independ ents, 126; Simons, Palmer. 125; Schabauer, Excelsior. 125; Fitzgerald. Excelsior, 123; Boyd, Independents, 123; Brickley, Hick-A-Thrift, 122; Whiteman, Hick-A-Thrift, 121; Ken ney, Bovd, 121; Bowermaster, Beth any, 119; Romick, McCormick, 119; S. Lego, Bethany, 118. G. Lego, Bethany, 117; Brink, Mc- Cormick, 117; Miller, Boyd, 117; Galtshall, Dull, 115; Rolland. Boyd, 114: Frank, Bethany. 114; Williams, Independents, 113; Whitman, Beth any. 113; Rummoyer, Bethany, 113; Weibner, Dull, 113; Linger, Boyd, 110: Robinson. Bethany, 109; Hiney. Bethany, 109; Kirkpatrick. Boyd. 109; ShaefTer. Bethany. 108; Ber nizer, Bethany, 105; Clemens, Excel sior, 101. Crego, Boyd, 100: Black. Independ ents, 99; Gray. Excelsior, 91; Garrett, Excelsior. 89: Hamaker, Bethany, S9: Lebo, Boyd. 86: Gohn, Excelsior, S2; Spencer. Dull. 81. STANDING OF THE TEAMS Team. Won. Lost. Ave. Hick-A-Thrift 19 5 .791 McCormick 21 6 .777 Palmer 20 7 .740 Independents 14 13 .518 Boyd 9 18 .383 Excelsior 7 20 .296 Bethany 6 21 .222 Dull 4 20 .IC6 High three game score—B. Cock lin. 558. High three game team score— Palmer, 2351. Hieh one srame team score—Hick- A-Thrift. 84 4. High one game score—B. Cocklin, Tech High Tossers to Play Lewistown School Tonight Technical High School's basketball squad will journey to Lewistown this evening, where they will oppose the High School team of that place. It will be the second trip of the Maroon team in as many years. Last season Tech won a close contest. Coach Miller will send the same into the game that was victorious at Steel ton Friday night. To-morrow even ing Tech will go down to Middletown, where it will play the return game with the lower-enders. In the first contest played before Christmas in the Tech gymnasium, the local lads were victorious by a 25 to 24 tally. The line-up for the game to-night Is as follows: Tech Lewistown Harris, f. Geriek, f. Llngle, f. Snyder, f. Wilsbach, c. Siglin. c. Beck, g. Johnson, g. Pollock, g. Wagner, g. OAMUSE]^jMENTs||j; ORPHEUM—Friday and Saturday and Saturday matinee. March 9 ana 10— "Very Good Eddie." Monday, night only, March 12—Anna Held in "Follow Me." Tuesday and Wednesday, with daily matinees, March 13 and 14—"When a Girl Loves." Friday, night only, March 16 The Messrs. s>liubert present "Alone at Last." MAJ KSTlC—Vaudeville. COLONIAL—"The Sunbeam." REGENT—"Great Expectations." . Elizabeth Marbury and F. Ray Corn stock have followeu their lirst venture into the field of smart musi "Very cal comedy, "Nobody Home," Uood with a new offering entitled t£<ldle" "Very Good Eddie," which ran an entire year at the Princess Theater, New York, and which will play its return engagement in this city at the Orpheum Theater to-mor row and Saturaay nights and Saturday matinee. There are several cooks concerned in this musical broth, but they cannot and do not spoil it, for they are all too good at the job. There is at the foundation of "Very Good Eddie" such a good idea as that of the two young married couples separated on the Hudson river boat, which is just as ef fective set to music and interrupted with lyrics as it ever was as mere drama. "When a Girl Loves" will be the at traction at the Orpheum next Tuesday and Wednesday. with ••When a daily matinees. The Girl Love*" play is said to be a very interesting one. as the title would denote, and will be enjoyed to the fullest. There is much pathos and humor throughout the play, and melodrama to spare, with villains, heroes and heroines galore. The new bill of vaudeville booked for the Majestic the last half of this week is headed by the Princeton At the Five, a quintet of men in an Majestic excellent musical offering consisting of both instru mental and vocal numbers. A liberal supply of comedy is injected by a blackface comedian, while the program of musical numbers has been very carefully selected. Another attraction of interest on the bill is the appear ance of Hugh Herbert, who will be re membered for his excellent character acting in the "Sons of Solomon." and a competent supporting company' in a new comedy-dramatic sketch entitled "Prediction.'' Completing the vaude ville list are: Helen Davis, clever sing ing comedienne: Beatrice McKenzie and Company, in a novel singing and whist ling act, and Peggy Bremen and Brother, introducing some excellent ladder balancing t'eats. A love story that lingers in the heart is "The Sunbeam," the delight ful Metro play, Mabel Taliaferro featuring Mabel at the Colonial Taliaferro, showing at the Colonial Theater to-day only. The story deals with a girl who, because of her won derful sweet and generous nature, sheds happiness and sunshine on all with whom she comes in contact. Her influence over a New York gangster re forms him into an upright man. whom she later marries. "Wife In Sunshine," a complete two-part story from the series "Is Marriage Sacred." will be the added attraction of the program. Fri day and Saturday, Thos. H. Ince will present William S. Hart in another great characterization in "The Gun fib'hter." a gripping story of the West, in which the love of a pure and inno cent girl brings to the surface the bet ter side of a bad man's nature. Fri day, one day only, Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne will be on the same program in the fifth episode of "The Great Secret." called "The Trap." Com ing soon. Norma Talmadge in "Pan thea." ADD AMUSEMENTS Having wooed .Louise Huff and lost her in "seventeen." Jack Pickford tries his hand at courtship "Great again under the tutel- Expectations" age of Charles Dickens at Regent in the Famous Players adaptation of the great novelist's "Great Expectations," shown at the Begent for the last time to-day. Miss Huff is a charming Estella, the lit tle girl who lives with Miss Havisham, one of the queerest of Dickens' many peculiar characters, a woman, who, through an ufortunate love affair in her youth, deliberatly encourages young Pip to fall in love with Estella, her ward, only with the purpose of break ing his heart for a sort of revenge. ; [ ' s/a?fer. % L. * MARGERY WILSON Who will be remembered for the part of "Brown Eyes," in "Intolerance," will be seen in support of William S. Hart in "The Gunflghter," at the Colonial to morrow and Saturday. Your eyes are worthy of the best attention yon can give them. Bel singer glasses can be bad as low 205 LOCUST ST. Optometrists Opp. Orphctun Theater Eyes Examined No Drops WESTERN STARS LEADERS IN TENNIS Los Angeles. March S.—Three match es. which promise to be among the most interesting of the contests, are set for to-day, the second day o fthe East vs. West tennis tournament. Willis E. Davis, of San Francisco, national clay court champion, repre senting the West, is to oppose Conrad B. Doyle, runner up In the national clay court championsnip and champion of the District of Columbia, in the opening match, a singles event. The final event of the day is to be A * ANNA HELD Vho will appear at the Orpheum next Monday evening at the head of her ow •ompany in a three-act musical corned y, "Follow Me." DOUBLE ELECTION BOARD IDEA IS GAINING SUPPORT One Counts Ballots While the Other Sees That They Are Properly Handled By Associated Press New York, March S.—lndications that one of the greatest obstacles to the prompt announcement of election re- j suits, such as handicapped the news-1 papers in the last presidential election, may be removed befohe another presi dential year, are reflected in the action of the West Virginia Legislature, fol lowing the example set by Kansas, in the creation of what is called "A Dou ble Election Board." The measure is hailed by West Vir- , ginia newspapers as one that will be ] appreciated by the general public to a j greater extent than is realized by those i not familiar with the present encum- [ brances which surround ballot-count- ! ing. They declare that the success of ; the experiment in Kansas last fall should attract attention in other states as a possible relief from such uncer- j tainty as the whole country labored \ under for several days after the last ' election. Kansas, considering its difference in time, as compared with the Kastern states, was the first of all states to be gin to return figuress on its election last November 7. This was a surprise generally to other states until it was discovered that the secret of Kansas promptness was a system known as the Double Election Board. Not It evolutionary This system does not in any sense revolutionize present methods of vot ing, but simply makes it possible that the ballots may be counted almost simultaneously with the casting ot them, with the result that the vote is known immediately upon the closing of the polls. The Kansas law provides that at all general elections the national and state tickets shall be printed upon one bal lot, and the district, county an! town ship tickets shall be printed upon an other ballot, and that at each voting precinct five separate ballot boxes shall be provided, two boxes in duplicate for the national and state ballots, and that there shall be two boards of election officers, one to be known as the re ceiving board—to receive ballots anil guard their proper placement In the axe*—and the other to be a counting board. A few hours after the opening of the polls the national and state ballot box es are removed from their designated places and duplicate boxes placed in their stead, while the counting board retires under" proper safeguards, empties the first set of boxes and counts the ballots. After another In terval the boxes are exchanged again, and the counting proceeds In the man ner of simple relay throughout the day. The old method, wnlch still obtains in all the states except Kansas and West Virginia, requires the casting of the ballot before any counting la done, and this involves In some places from six to forty-eight hours, delaying a still greater time the compilation of a state or national vote. Old Method Slow The act of the West Virginia Legis lature In following the Kansas exam ple is called the Wier bill, after James W. Wier. a newspaperman who is a member of the West Virginia Legisla ture and who deemed that some of the clerical and mechanical handicaps <• election reporting belonged to the days when folks depended upon the stage coach mail for their news, instead of the present era of the telephone and wireless telegraph. In West Virginia, for example, at the last election It was a week before it was known positively how the state had gone, and It was six weeks before the exact figures were compiled anl published. What little opposition was met with I a doubles match .between George M. | Church, Orient and Metropolitan cham j pion, and Harold Throckmorton, nation !al junior champion, representing the i East, and William M. Johnston, Pacific ! coast champion, and former national ! singles champion, and John S. Strachan, I California State champion, representing i the West. | The Westerners gained the advantage J in the first day's play through the vic ' tory yesterday in the men's doubles match. in Virginia in suggesting adoption of the Kansas method was to the effect that the double election board involved additional expense, but in the argu ment of the author of the bill. It is as inexpensive to work two sets of men one day as it is to work one set of men for two days. Ohio. Pennsylvania, New Jersey and several of the Middle and Western States have for many years been par ticularly slow In completing their re turns, and it is such conditions that have handicapped The Associated Press in announcing the definite results of presidential elections on the night of election day. The seriousness of such delays as were encountered last No vember, when various newspapers an nounced the result before It was known, has impressed itself upon Gov ernor Cox, of Ohio. In an address be fore the members of The Associated Dailies at Columbus recently the Gov ernor suggested an adoption of a law similar to that of Knnsas so that the general result might be known early in the evening of election day, instead of, as he said, "about Christmas time." Judge Threatens to Pummel Wife Beater Milwaukee, Wis.. March B.—"lf you want exercise, you can get it with me back of the city hall. I won't stand for men who beat women. If I hear of you beating this woman again, you'll have me to trim." This was the "deft" that Judge Blenski, sitting for Judge Page in dis trict court, hurled at J. H. Terres, ar rested on a charge of beating his wife and child. AMUSEMENTS f \ New Bill To-day With— PRINCETON FIVE HUGH HERBERT & CO. BEATRICE McKENZIE & CO. HELEN DAVIS. PEGGY BENNAN & BRO. v ■* / Royal Theater Showing To-day A Brady-Made Feature in five parts, "Tin-: WORLD IS AGAINST HIM" featuring E. K. LINCOLN and JUNE ELVIDGE v J National Theater Showing To-day A Fox Feature in Five Ports "The Mischief Maker" featuring JUNE CAPRICE COLD WEATHER DAMAGES CROPS Recent Freezing Makes Re planting of Gardens Necessary in Many Districts Washington, I). C., March B.—The damage done to garden crops by the recent widespread freeze has made it necessary for many owners cither to replant gardens or to delay planting j beyond the usual time. These garden- j ers whose outdoor schedules have been | upset are under thenecessity of doing everything they can to hasten their crops. The following suggestions re garding the principles and practice of gardening, the horticultural spe cialists of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture believe, will be | timely and helpful both to these gard- j eners and to others in localities where the planting season naturally Is later. The gardener who merely wishes to raise vegetables for his own family will do well, especially this year, to choose thecrops he will grow from those which previously have done best in his special locality. The market gardener must bear this fact in mind, but also must study the market and anticipate its usual demand and de termine as far as he can how this de mand will bo affected by any unto ward weather conditions which may have occurred in his section. IXsciitials of Gardening The essentials for successful gard ening on osmall or large scale are soil, water and cultivation. Much depends i also on the grower, theseason, and the ' crops selected. The soil is the storehouse of lant food. The garden, therefore, should contain humus or rotted material in large quantities. The gardener should remember that about 50 per cent, of ordinary earth is not soil at all, but consists of air and water. Imixtruuice of Seed lied The conservation of soil moisture is the most important reason for culti vating crops. The two other principal things accomplished by cultivation are the killing of weeds which draw moisture and plant food from the crops, and the aeration of the soil. Too much stress cannot belaid on the preparation of a good seed bed. A seed bed of fine tilth—made so by deep plowing, careful harrowing, and lining of the soil—is the foundation of good gardening. It is essential for the proper germination and growth of young plants. The soil must be friable and free from clods. A clod can hold I no plant food in solution, the only form in which itis available for the plant. Good soil and line tilth insure an excellent root system to plants. The plant food for the garden, I should be carefully selected. Nitrogen, ' which stimulates leaf growth, is best ; supplied by turning under rich, well \ rotted or composted manure, or rot -1 ting vegetable matter. Nitrogen also j is supplied in such fertilizers as ni trate of soda and sulphate of ammo ! nia, as well as in bonemeal and tank | age. Potash tends to hasten the matur- I ltjr of the plant, butalso hasa tendency I to counteract thework of nitrogen. On ' this account those not experienced in I using potash will find sulphate of pot- I ash better, or at least safer in most j cases, than the muriate. On account of the disturbed coihmercial conditions one of the most available sources of potash is hard-wood ashes. AMI'SEMKXTS \ Regent Theater Last Bay "Great Expectations" An Adaptation of Charles Ilickens' well-known novel of tills name featuring Louise Huff and Jack Pickford Adtlcd Attraction—Somewhere in Any Place, and '•Tramp—Tramp—Tramp" To-morrow and Saturday Jesse IJ. Ijisky I'resents America's Great Photoplay Fa vorite, Blanche Sweet 111 a tense, original photoplay, "The Evil Eye" Added Attraction Friday—"A Jack Tar in the Making, and "Bench Birds" Admission, Adults 10c, children 5c ORPHEUM- EinHCipH TO-MORROW and SAiURDAY psafMßß SATURDAY 11%*19W ZSG TO SI.OO \ | 3 I The Smartest and Brightest H of All Musical Comedies. Just Laughs—Jolly Tunes—Pretty Girls SKATS NOW. Tuesday & Wednesday, Mar. 13-14 "•iS?"- ALU SEATS 25c HAMILTON CO I. EM AN Pi**rnl THE COMEDY DRAMA SENSATION WHEN A GIRL LOVES By HARIIY COLEMAN A Story of Human Ileartn INIOMTSs 15, 25, 50, 75 SATURDAY ESTABLISH COURSE IN MT. FARMING Kentucky College Adds New Course to Its Curri culum Berea, Ivy., March B.—ln view of tho food shortage throughout the country Bcrea College, in the great mountain region of the South, is ma king a special effort to develop the surrounding mountain land. Berea's chief endeavor is being made through a two-year course in mountain agri culture, the graduates of which arc proving the best "farm demonstrat ors" in government service. The educational work which Berea is doing along this line is probably unique among college activities. Ac cording to President Frost the region is not naturally one to be thought of for great supplies. He says, "Perhaps not more than one-fourth of its area can ever be plowed. But as a source of food, the region must be cultivated. It is the man who has poor land who needs agricultural instruction most." President Frost states that some of the cities of Kentucky and North Carolina most influenced by Berea are already sttowing decided progress along these lines. ============ AMt'SKMKNTS ORPHEUM' TO=n A V MVTI>KE I I AM) NIG HI Km 1 Talbot \iiiii.senient Co. offer* THE LID LIFTERS HARRY LANG Added Attraction QUA EXTAL NEXT ♦irent Cunt I MONDAY s " v,n 1 Louise Mink Buy Spats Edith liny to-morrow rri. j Syke® Sisters rue Only Anna ' George II PI f\ Lydecker II r I I) ch " r " ** JL4 U mJ MoXnuithlon tn j I*. Paul I'oreasl "FOLLOW ME" Bentley I Co. of 00 Includes i Seahury | HENRY LEWIS I and Show V — J kSLiIUiIMJ TO-DAY OXLV MABEL TALIAFERRO In a METIIO nondcr plnr ; "The Sunbeam" A story of love and Impplness Added Attraction "Wife in Sunshine" A two-part story from the aerleiv "Is Marriage Sacred" Friday and Saturday WM. S. HART IN In a powerful Western play "The Gun Fighter" The story of a liudman Mho n reformed. Added Attraction I--KillA \ IIM 1 Fifth episode, "THE THAP"
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