CLASSICS BAKETBALL GAME TONIGHT'S OFFERING-MOTIVE POWER TEAM WINS
FIRST TRIP FOR
STATE TRACK MEN
Beck, Former Central Star,
Will Be Entered in Sprints;
Three Big Meets
F State College, Pa., March 81.—Penn
State's track squad got in three days'
work on the cinder track this week in
i preparation for the three dual, meets
k with Southern colleges during the
ft Easter recess. Coach Martin is pleased
■ with the material at his disposal and
■ predicts a successful tour of the Vir
■ ginla institutions. Twelve men will be
■ selected for the trip, the final trials
■ being set for April 6.
[ For the sprints Martin has Ganze-
Bmuller. Pond and Beck, the Harris
•>urg star. The best, quarter-mllers are
R'ottom, Levinson, Robb and Krall. In
■the 880 State has Shea, Poster and
■ Whiting.
Distance Talent
J A formidable array of distance talent
comprises Shields, Hunter. Kaley and
Both the hurdles will be run by
Barron, Whiting, Cottom and Krall.
Runyon and Biggins will represent the
Blue and White in the pole vault and
Runyon, Barron and Wilson will fig
, ure in the jumps. State's weight
1 entrants are Cubbage, lless. Smith,
Dambley, Jones, Krushank and Beck.
They will participate in the hammer,
shot, discus and javelin events,
i On the southern trip State will have
the following meets: April 9, Wash
ington and Lee, at Lexington: April
11, Virginia Polytechnic, at Blacks
burg, and April 13, University of Vir
ginia.
I GIUDO BLOCKS DEAL
Wiikps-Barre. March 31.—Because
Mike Giddo refuses to report to Pallas,
j of the Texas League, the deal between
Wlllfes-Barre and Dallas has been calT
ed off by the Barons. Giddo, who lives
here, refuses to play in the south, con
sequently the Barons will have to pass
, up their claim on Pitcher Benfer un
| less they buy him outright.
| CHANGE MEETING PLACE
Dauphin Conclave, No. 96, Improv
ed Order Heptasophs, having vacated
their hall at 321 Market street, will
> meet in the Grand Army hall, in North
Third street, on the same evenings as
ibefore, the first and third Monday of
each month at 8 o'clock.
---lor service
day-in-and
day-out
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Spring days give a
wonderful thrill to mo
toring after the long,
deary season indoors—
and if you wouldn't
miss a day of it, order
Velie at once.
Velie-Harrisburg Co.
Sixth nnd Herr Sts.
M Would you drive a car without start
ing and lighting system? And yet the
Saxon Roadster is the-only car sold for
•! From a standpoint of convenience,
safety and time saved, this system
■ alone is worth SIOO.OO.
Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service By McManus
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SATURDAY EVENING,
PACIFIC COACT LEAGV STARTS
GOVERNOR .
Governor Stephens, o" California, throwing out the first ball at Los An
geles, officially opening the Pacific Coast League. This league is always the
first to get under wiy and one of the last to finish. They play baseball
throughout the year in California.
2,000 CITIZENS PLEDGE LOYALTY
TO GOVERNMENT AT CARLISLE
Monster Patriotic Meeting Held in First Presbyterian Church,
Where Similar Action Was Taken by Colonists in 177 b
Carlisle, Pa., March 31. Pledging
their unswerving loyalty to the gov
ernment in the present crisis and of
fering their services in any way which
the Public Safety Committee may di
rect, 2,000 Cumberland county citi
zens participated in a monster patri
otic celebration held here last even
ing. A committge of sixty men has
been appointed to co-operate with the
State body.
History repeated itself to-night, the
main gathering being held in the
First Presbyterian Church where, in
1774, action was taken by the colon
ists to throw off the yoke of England,
probably the earliest action of its kind
in the country. On July 12, 1774, a
meeting was held in this edifice, pre
sided over by Colonel James Mont
gomery, to take action against Eng
lish oppression. James Wilson, a sign
er of the Declaration of Independence
whose vote swayed the Pennsylvania
delegation, was the principal speaker.
The old resolutions adopted at that
time were read at the meeting last
evening by the Rev. A. N." Hagerty,
pastor of the church, and a new one
adopted, unanimously pledging the
support of tho citizens of the county
to the national government and co
operation with the State committee.
Dr. Guy C. Lee presided at the meet
ing in the church and the Rev. Dr. W.
A. Houck at the overflow gathering
in the court house. Early in the even
ing the Carlisle Indian Band and cadet
corps marched through the principal
streets of the town and gave an ex
hibition of military maneuvers. The
girl companies were also in line, car
rying American flags instead .of the
rifles which the boys shouldered.
The same program was given at
both sessions and the principal ad
dress was delivered by Prof. Leon C.
Prince, of Dickinson College.
Other speakers were, Dr. H. H.
Longsdorf, Dr. W. A. Hutchinson, the
Rev. F. Berry Plummer, and J. C.
Wagner, head of the Carlisle schools.
The Kev. Plummer offered his services
as chaplain should a regiment of vol
unteers be sent from this section in
response to the call of the President.
All made stirring patriotic talks and
offered their aid in any movement for
the welfare of the nation.
The members of Company <3 and
the Eighth Regiment band were out
in uniform and various other organi
zations attended one or 6ther of the
meetings. The Dickinson College Glee
Club and a choir of church singers
rendered patriotic selections. The
committee of sixty men from all parts
of the county will meet early in the
coming week to formulate plans for
an enrollment of citizens and indus
triesy to aid the nation.
Mineralogist Gives Velie
Rough Usage in Work
A mineralogist is a person who
knows all about the formation of the
earth and those elements which en
j ter into its makeup. He can tell you
just how many millions of years it has
taken to reduce a boulder to a pebble,
and just why gold is not found in the
rocks in our back yard.
In California, where minerals of all
kindS abound for the entire six hun
dred miles of its length, and from the
mountain peaks to the ocean shore,
the State mineralogist Is a busy man
as he is constantly on the road diag
nosing newly discovered conditions
and determining the value of a
"strike," whether it may be on the
mountain top or within the arid plains
of the desert.
I. E. Aubury, E. M., mineralogist of
the Sunset State, says: "The Velie Six
is the most serviceable car for my use
that it is possible to build. Notwith
standing the rough usage to which my
car has been subjected, it is prac
tically as good as new even after thou
sands of miles of travel. Its appear
ance speaks for itself."
When one stops to compare the
trials of ordinary daily use with the
demands of a mineralogist it would
seem a Velie should last for years in
the hands of the average owner.
HARRIBBURG TELEGRAPH
°RPHEUM To-night The. Messrs.
Shubert offer "The Blue Paradise."
Coming, Saturday, April 14 Henry
,W. Savage offers "Have a Heart."
MAJESTlC—Vaudeville.
COIXJNIAIi —"Uack of the M;in."
REGENT—"Ashes of Embers."
Local theatergoers will be afforded
the unusual opportunity or witnessing
the most piienomenally
The llluc popular musical entertain-
I nrndlate" nient New York has en
. joyed |n the last deeaae.
when the Messrs. Snubert present at the
Orpheum to-night "The Blue Paradise."
the merry and melodious operetta
which has only recently concluded a
record Broadway run of one entire cal
to overflowing audiences at
the famous Casino Theater. Not since
"The Merry Widow" has any musical
play so completely captivated such
crowds of pleasure-seekers as "The
Blue Paradise," which will be present
ed here by a tine company of fllty per
sons, including a chorus of real Broad
way beauties possessed of singing and
dancing ability.
J°h n and flTae Burke, appearing at
the Majestic the last half of this week,
are scoring a solid laughing
At the hit at every performance
MaJeNtic with their little comedy gem
_ r entitled "How Patsy Went to
ar. The act is full of amusing
situations, each one of which calls
forth many outbursts of laughter. It
is the kind of act that vaudeville de
votees who enjoy a good, hearty laugh
cannot afford to miss. The Melody Six,
in a bright musical offering; Madison
and Winchester, presenting a neat sing
ing and talking skit, and two other
Keith acts, complete the bill. Coming,
the first three days of next week, Tom
Brown's Minstrels. Grouped around
this headliner are: Stone and Hayes, in
a bit of rube character acting; Ed Far
rell and Company, presenting a farce
comedy, entitled "Suspicious of Hubby;"
Hugh Blaney, Harrisburg's favorite,
and the Vernoni, comedy ventriloquists.
The main attraction to-day at the
Regent will be Pauline Frederick in a
return engagement of
Pnnline "Ashes of Embers," In
Frederick which she plays the
nt Urgent dual role of twin sis-
To-day Only ters. The one, Agnes,
is a sweet-faced, self
sacrificing drudge. The other,
is totally without conscience and so
utterly selfish that she even steals from
the department store cash drawer, of
which Agnes has charge, in order to
get money for a dress. A photoplay
which brings out the wonderful charm
which has made Vivian Martin one of
the most popular stars on the screen,
will be seen Monday and Tuesday, when
she appears in 'The Wax Model," a
thrilling drama of studio life.
"Back of the Man" is a woman, the
kind we admire and love and fight for,
she is determined
"Back of the Man" that the country
at the Colonial boy shall make
good and he
does, but just when she has placed him
in a splendid position, he turns her
down for another, but success does not
come so easily without her help as he
soon finds out. Dorothy Dalton and
Charles Ray, "In Back of the Man," the
new Triangle play showing at the Co
lonial Theater to-day, is one of the real
clever plays of the day that keeps the!
audience on edge at all times. The
usual funny Triangle comedy will be |
shown on the same program. Monday j
an<T Tuesday, "Bridges Burned," a j
powerful Metro play with Mme. Pe- |
trova in the lending role, will be the
feature attraction. "Villa of the
Movies," a roaring two-reel Keystone I
comedy, will be on the same program.
99.3 Per Cent Dealers
Recognized Cadillac
To determine the extent to which
motor car dealers could distinguish
different makes of cars, a test was re
cently made by Leslie's Weekly in its
motor review. Ninety-nine and three
tenths of the total number
of dealers f>olled, named the Cadillac
correctly from pictures of it and 39
other cars.
Pictures of 40 cars were selected
and printed. Distinguishing marks not
directly associated with the design of
the car were carefully elinunated and
the pictures thus printed. The motor
review is sent exclusively to automo
bile dealers, and they were invited to
name as many of the 40 cars as they
knew.
Results varied as concerned each
individual car, but the Cadillac Eight
was correctly named by 99.3 per cent.
I of all those who replied. "We feel that
this unusually high percentage is not
only a tribute of distinction to the car
itself, but Indicates that the average
dealer is familiar with all 'cars —his
competitor's line as well as his own,"
says a letter from the Weekly to the
Cadillac Motor Car Company.
IV HONOII OF SOX
Lemoyne, Pa., March 31.—Mr. and
Mrs. Brougliter, of the State road,
entertained at a birthday party last
night in honor of their son Lester.
The guests included' Louise Jones,
Geneva Kost, Edna Sierer, Orpha
Grove. Ruth Wrightstone, Jack Kas
son, Elizabeth Maun, Elsworth Gill,
Isabella Fuller, Leshter Brougher,
Jeanette Trostle, Walter Kauffman,
Mary Will, Charles Maun, Elsie
McMullen, Mrs. Broughter, Mrs.
Campbell, Mrs. Rodgers and son, of
Mechanicsburg.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 31. —
Miss Mary I. Sollenberger, of Pen
brook, and Melvin B. Peffer, of Harris
\burg, announce their marriage in
Baltimore, Md., on Friday, March 23.
The bride, who Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Sollenberger, of Pen
brook, is well-known in Mechanics
burg, having formerly lived here and
graduated from the high school. Mr.
Peffer is salesman for a -wholesale
plumbing establishment in Philadel
phia, where the young couple will re
side.
DECIDE TO ERECT
NEW BUILDING
West Fairview Besitlents Con
siders Question of Congested
Conditions in Schools
West Fairview, Pa., March 31.
Taxpayers of the bcrough at a mass
meeting in the Good Will flrehouse last
night decided to erect a new four-room
building to relieve congested conditions
in the present building and to even
tually erect a larger building to ac
commodate all pupils as financial con
ditions permit. A committee was
appointed to get an estimate on a
four-room structure and to secure a
location. This committee is composed
of members of the school board and
are George Keefer, president; A.
Hoover, secretary; L. S. Hatfield,
treasurer; Walter Fisher, vice-presi
dent, and William Hoover.
Another mass meeting will bo held
as soon as the committee has col
lected the necessary information, in
probably two weeks.
Professor J. Kelso Green, of Car
lisle, superintendent of the public
schools of Cumberland county, in ap
pealing for a new school said that
after a study of conditions ho believes
a new building is needed. Professor
J,j -R. JL°wer, principal of the school,
said that there are seven teachers for
309 pupils, an average of about 50* To
each, while many educational experts
say that 40 pupils are enough for one
teacher.
W. A. Tenny, of the Patriotic Order
Sons of America, said the present
[ building is "behind time one hundred
years."
u ®haull stated that a new
building would cost about $40,000. A.
p. Hoover, who presided at the meet
jngf, said that the .school board now
has a debt of $2,600 on its hands and
that the borrowing capacity of that
body was about $2 2,500. J. Harper
Lantz s suggestion that a building to
accommodate the seventh and eighth
grades and the high school bo built
and additional rooms be added as
money becomes available was followed
out by the appointment of the com
mittee.
Social and Personal
News Items of Town"
Along West Shore
Mrs. W. Higgins, of New York city,
who has been the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Reiff, in Third street. New
Cumberland, went to Philadelphia yes
terday to visit friend*
Mrs. Bruce Souders, of Reno street.
New Cumberland, was taken to the
Harrisburg hospital yesterday where
the will have an operation perform-
Mrs. Katie Snyder, of Elizabeth
town, is visiting her sister, Mrs Ira
ochell, in Bridge street. New Cum
berland.
of New Cumberland,
was at Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Edgar M. Long, of Bethlehem,
is spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoke and oth
er relatives at New Market.
Miss Mabel Yinger, of New Cum
berland, is visiting her parents at
Lewisberry.
Use McNeil's Cold Tablets.—Adv.
RUNAWAY HOI'S
Columbia, Pa., March 31.—Five run
away boys, whose ages range from 12
to 16 years, have been located at Nor
folk, Va., and Constable Blair hiis gone
to that city to bring them back. It is
supposed from evidence in possession
of the officials, that these are the
thieves w*o committed robberies at tho
Striekler and Kemmerley stores here
last Sunday.
OLD EDITOR DIES
Marietta, Pa., March 81.—John Hofter,
of Mount Joy, secretary of the Board of
Health, aged 70 years, .died Thursday
night. He was for maoy years editor
of the Elizabethtown Iftrald, and ran
a job printing business. He was a
member of the Presbyterian Church,
and a charter member of the Mount
Joy Fire Company. His wife, one sis
ter and five brothers survive.
GIRL'S LEG BROKEN
Marietta, Pa., March 31.—Esther
Druck, aged eight years, while playing
in front of an automobile near High
mount, fell beneath the wheels yester
day afternoon and her left leg was
broken.
[CMmCARTER!
Attorney-at-Law
IHas removed his offices to I
223 MARKET STREET
Second Floor |
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HF.ADQII AKTKIIS KOII
SHIRTS
SIDES & SIDES
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MARCH 31, 1917.
Overland Net Earnings
Are Ten Million in Year
The net income of The Willys-Over
land Co., in 1916 was $17,529,689.
This information is contained in the
annual report issued Saturday by the
company. Of the net Income $10,016,-
420 represents the net earning of the
company and $7,963,970 the premiums
received on securities.
The profit amounting to $1,318,665
on shipments to distributing branch
es which were unsold on December
| 31, 1916, is not included in the net
earnings. With this sum added, the
net gain over 1915 was $133,830.
After deducting fixed interest
charges of $450,702 from the net
earnings, the report shows the net in
come to be $956,718.-
Increased dividends on both pre
ferred and common stock were de
clared during the year. The prefer
red dividends amounted to $994,705,
an increase of $304,960 over 1915.
'jOmmon stock dividends were $3,658,-
939 which is an increase of $1,429,044.
The balance, after deducting the
common and preferred stock dividends
was $4,912,074. This sum added to the
r/urity premiums amounting to $7,-
963,970 and the surplus on hand at
the beginning of 1916 of $14,720,550,
gave the company a total profit and
I® BB surplus at tho beginning of 1917
J* 590 .5 9-1 - This is a gain of $12,-
o < ,044.
The annual report shows that after
providing lor full dividend require
ments of seven per cent, on preferred
stock the balance of $16,479,689 in
cluding net earning and premiums re
ceived on securities is equal to an- I
J?i? > LL T,a^c 'y $10.40 a share-on the 1,-
5(0,776 shares of common stock out
standing.
The money received from the sale
or common stock to be used for build
ings, equipment and raw material
r* aS i X* r l r\ aila b!o unti < 'ate in the fall
or 191b. The earnings shown for 1916
therefore are not based on tho new
PfipitHl,
BESgQgjSH!
Five Excellent Vaudeville 1
Act* Headed by
John and Mae Burke in i
How Patsy Went
to War i
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IORFHEUM Mat To & N^ht
THE MESSRS. SHIDEHT OFFER
jfc THE TUNEFUI,, JOYOUS OPERETTA
I The Blue Paradise
• lly the Author or "The Merry Widow"
REAUTY CHORUS STUNNING COSTUMES
PRICES—Mnt. 25c to SI.OO. Night, 25e to 92.00.
Avoid Litigation
You naturally do not want a lot of litiga
tion over your estate after your death.
Therefore, have your Will correctly drawn
without delay and name the Mechanics Trust
. Company as your Executor.
The charges are moderate—exactly the
same as in the case of an in
dividual Executor—but the
service is infinitely superior J/
and more economical. i
I Consultations cordially 'jfllgjfi
linvited'I invited ' 111 ■if
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ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS gpiliSg
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ,-llt jBWs fiiflif ?
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! Munich Press Admits
World's Democracy Is
Against Prussiamsim
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, via London, March 31.
—Tho Munich I'ost in an editorial,
says:
"In the last fortnight the world has
become quite another place, through
Kujisia going over to democracy and
j the United States entering the lists
against us. Germany now stands
against an alliance of world demo
cracy, and the people of the world are
persuaded and are daily becoming
convlnoed that the triumph of tho
freedom of the world is impossible as
long as Germany remains what it is."
{REGENT THEATER!
TO-D.vy ONLY I
• lieturn KiiKKKeiurnt of i
PAULINE KKIiUKItII'IC I
7 —I
} "ASHKS OF EMIIEHS" I
?in Which (ho Silir I'lnyH the Diinl •
Role f Twin Slater*. I
! fAdded Attraction "Tailor's Trim-*
I finings," funny two-reel comedy. 4
MO\ I)AV mill TUESDAY i
Pretty, l*i>iilnr, Piiiuant •
VIVIAN MARTIN j
"THE WAX MODEI."
T Coming Pauline Frederick int
t "SAPHO." • j
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TO-DAV I-AST TIMES J
Dorothy Dalton and Chas.i
Ray in ?
"Back of the Man" ,
The story of a country who*
wins success in the marts of a bigi
city, who Is torn between love of#
i woman and love of power. i
MONDAY AND TUESDAY *"
Alio "Villa, of tlie Movlea" I
A Roaring; Two-reel Ke>*tne •
Comedy. i
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