ROOKIE RULE SAID TO BE BIG JOKE WITH FARRELL MANAGERS-PLAYHOUSE GOSSIP JUNIORS WIN OUT IN TECH SERIES Take Final Game From Sophs; Good Material Found on Teams Interclass basketball honors at Tech went to the Juniors yesterday. In their post-season contest with the Sopho mores the third year lads won by a score of 38 to 11. As a result the numerals "1918" will be awarded to Manager T. Willis Patterson, Captain Holland, H. Miller, Huston, Frock, Lloyd and Cook. Yesterday's contest was a walkover. At the end of the first half the win ners had run up a total of 22 points to the second year lads' 3. During this half every one of the Juniors had scor ed from the field, while Prank secured the lone field goal during the first 20 minutes of play. According to Faculty Director P. I* Grubb more material has been devel oped by the class league this season than ever before. For the first halt of the season the Freshmen led the race; then the Sophs took the lead; finally the Juniors headed the proces sion, and yesterday capped the climax by winning the pennant for the sea son. The line-up and summary follow: Sophomores Juniors Bthl, f. Holland, f. Fortna, f. Miller, f. Ebert Huston, c. Frank, c. Lloyd, g. . Moore, g. Cook. Frank, g. Frock, g. Summary: Goals from field—Hol land, 4; Miller, 3; Huston, 1; Lloyd, 3; Frock, 5; Frank, 1: Blhl, 2; Beck. 1. Fouls—Bihl 0 out of 8; Holland 6 out of 8; Beck 3 out of 8. Referee—Prof. Grubb; scorer, Mc- Gann; tinier, Ramey. RKADIKG HAS DKi LIST Reading. April 10.—The following list of players signed for the Reading Club, In the New York State Baseball league, was announced yesterday by Manager George Wiltse: Catchers, John Haddock, Leo Kelly, Frank Fo ley. James Corcoran. Pitchers, Harold Devinney, William Donohoe, Sal Davis, John Clifford, Edward Thompson, Lyle Stringer. Inflelders, Richard Breen, A 1 Holt, Herbert Armstrong, Edward Barry, George Diener, Walter Sullivan. Outfielders, Fred Oakes, C. S. Breckin ridge, Timothy Ahearn, Glenn Wash burne. AMVSKMKNTS ORPHEUM Tonight at 8:15 TUK NATIONAL YIDDISH PLAYERS In the Historical Opera Joseph A is* Brethren I'nder the l'ernonal Direction of the Celebrated Author-Actor MR. JACOH SHIEKOWITZ Seats, 33c to fI.OO Thursday EVE.* April 12 The Wonder Show of Burlesque, Girls From the Follies With FRED BINDER See the moat perfect and hand somest chorus In burlesque on the ILLUMINATED RUNWAY Saturday ??VE.' April 14 HENRY W. SAVAGE Offer* THE MUSICAL COMEDY HIT Have A Heart With the Entire Original Cast and Production PDirTC Mat.—-Tic to 91.00. ' MLtiJ live 30c to r- 00. j Royal & National j Theaters • • SHOWING TO-DAY 1 An Edison Feature 111 Five I'arta I • Featuring VIOLA DANA In ? 2 "THE COSSACK WHIP" | . anil also MIIS. VERNON CASTLE I In the Tenth Episode of "PATRIA" I l)on'; miss seeing; this monderfuli | show. A production like "The Cos-? j suck Whip" is not produced every J i day. It la positively ■ treat. i mi. nm . • . j Regent Theater j i TO-D.W AND TO-MORROW ! • The lire ii of Munition | i Pauline FREDERICK! • in tlir celebrated drama * "SAPHO" ? A masterpiece of dramatic acting. | ? Added Attraction—Mutual Weekly J of Current Events. 4 | I outing April 10-17-18 T MARY PICKFOItU In • T "A POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL" | j "joiiT THE" ARMY" Of vaudeville enthuslasta AND SHOOT around to the Majestic to-day to see The Naughty Princess |'A musical comedy iclrl net that will soothe your war worried brain. Coming; Thurs., Frl. and Sat. TRILBY In "THE MIRACLE" You thlnh of a selection and Trilby will play it. See If you can trip Trilby. TUESDAY EVENING, KELCHNER FAVORS SPORT ACTIVITY Myerstown, April 10.—Prof. Charles S. Kelchner, in charge of athletics at Albright College, who is scout for the St. Louis American league team, is not in favor of the abandonment by col leges of athletic sports on account of the war. Coach Kelchner views with regret the action 6f some of the larger col leges, followed by many of the smaller institutions, in canceling all athletic contests because of the declaration of war between America and Germany. In a statement yesterday Coach Kelchner declared college athletic sports should be encouraged rather Kitty Gordon in "Vera, the Medium" at the Colonial I Br Ivitty Gordon will be seen in the first of the photoplay features produced by her own film corporation at the Colonial Theater to-morrow and Thurs day. The subject chosen for the first of Mis? Gordon-'s new ventures is a spright ly and thrilling novel, "Vera the Medium." by the late Richard Harding Davis. In "Vera the Medium." Miss Gordon essays a role that affords her every op portunity to make the most of her rich and exotic beauty as well as to adorn herself in a bewildering array of startling costumes. The story deals in a highly dramatic fashion with the lure of woman and the folly of man. OAMUSE^MENTS^| ORPHEUM To-night Jack Stern's Yiddish players presenting "Joseph and Hia Jjrethren." WednesdayTiight, April 11 Municipal Band Concert. Friday night, April 13 War Relief Fund. Saturday, matinee and night, April 14 —Henry W. Savage offers "Have a Heart." COLONIAL—"The More Excellent Way." REGENT—"Sapho." I At the Orpheum on Saturday, matinee and night, April 14, the attraction ex traordinary will be Henry W. i "Have a Savage's surpassing success. I Heart" "Have a Heart," the brilliant and tuneful musical comedy | triumph that scored one of the biggest hits of recent years and enjoyed a pros perous run at the Liberty Theater, New l I'ork. The entire original company ana production comes here direct from a | prosperous engagement at the Forrest. I Theater. Philadelphia, where capacity > attendancse marked every presentation j of the pfece from the opening perform ance. Not in many years has a musical comedy offering scored such an instan taneous success or achieved so large a measure of critical and popular ap proval as has been accorded "Have a Heart" by the theatrical reviewers and the playgoing public of New York and Philadelphia. This up-to-the-minute combination of brilliant humor, tuneful music and strikingly original plot and I story is the joint production of Guy Bolton. P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome Kern, that distinguished trio of master ! musical playmakers who have collabor- I ated in the contriving of several of the j most notable musical comedy successes | of the past few years. | Henry W. Savage Is sending here the I j AiresKMENTS j TO I) MLA ST IIMES I America'* Fo rem out Screen Star la "The More , Excellent Way" t llow n Klrl found fulfillment of j hep heart'n denlre In the lire* of | love'* crucible. | Tlie nlory URN written by Cyru* tTownneiid Itraily and IK nnld to be f one of the enKOii*n bent photoplay N. ADDED ATTRACTION (FORD STERLING in ["STARS AND BARS" 1 | f A two-reel Keyntone comedy that f IN n riot of laugliM nod thrill*. • WEDNESDAY anil THIRSOAY j KITTY GORDON. Tin Richard Harding Darin' Popular | ! Story, j"Vera, The Medium": j Depicting the lure of woman and t the folly of man. The Royal Gwent Welsh Male Singers Camp Curtin Methodist Episcopal Church SIXTH, NEAR CAMP STREET Monday Night, April 16th, 8 p. m. General Admission, 50c. Reserved Seats, 75c and SI.OO Tickets on sale at— UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER CO., 25 North Third St. I). COTTEREL BOOK STORE, Market Square. Al/THOUSE DRUG STORE, 13th and Market Stfl. than discontinued, more particularly at this time than any other, because of the fact that athletics develop the moral stamina, physical manhood and valor, quick thinking and strategy; hence, his conviction that the college boys should be encouraged to. go in for athletics more so how than ever before. The combining of college ath letics with military training can but mean better fighting men, he added. Albright has already felt the action of some of the colleges In abandoning baseball for the season on account of the war. Syracuse was to have been here for the opening game of. the sea son next Friday, but canceled. tremendous dramatic spectacle, "Every woman," which cre "Everywomnn,'' ated such a furore in New York, Boston. Chicago and other large American cities. It will be seen at the Orpheuhi, Monday evening, April 2S. There have been, sinfe the flrst production of this modern (jiorality play, changes in the cast from time to time, but this city is fortunate in having, according to Mr. Savage, an opportflmity to witness the best all-around organization he has ever sponsored. It is the only com pany playing "Everywoman" in America. There has never been a No. 2 jDompany. The mere fact that William B. Fried lander and Will M. Hough's names are mentioned in "The Naughty Princess" conn ection at the Majestic Theater with "The "Naughty Princess." playing the Majestic Thea ter the flrst half of the current week. Is proof to local theatergoers that they are going to be given something worth while in the way of high-class musical comedy entertainment. Mr. Hough has long been recognized as a lyrical writer and playright, his most familial work being done perhaps in "The Time, the Place and the Girl," while Mr. Frledlander has not only contributed well to musical comedy, but In the past few seasons has furnished such well known vaudeville stars as Nan Hal perin, Muriel Window and Reine Davies with their best song numbers. "The Naughty Princess" is something new and up-to-the-minute, and promises to outshine any musical comedy tabloid seen at the Majestic this season. A story of a girl who finds fulfill ment of her heart's desire in the fires of . love's crucible is the Anita Stewart new Vitagraph Blue at the Colonial Ribbon feature. "Tho More Excellent Way," with Anita Stewart in the fad ing role, showing at the Colonial Thea ter for the last times to-day. Anita Stewart is shown to good advantage, is more beautiful than ever and wears a number ot stunning gowns. Ford Sterling, it* a two-reel Keystone com edy, "Stars and Bars," adds thirty min utes of laughs and thrills to the pro gram. The big audiences at the Regent both yesterday afternoon and evening were thrilled by the Ppiillne Frederick In remarkable "Sapho" at the Resent acting of Pau line Frederick In a plcturization of Daudet's famous story, "Sapho." When Olga Nethersole appeared in this great drama, some years ago, she created the greatest furore ever experienced in New York theatricals. The play ran for several continuous seasons; seats selling at a high premium. To say she is creating a sensation in this dramatic masterpiece is putting it mildly. The management of the Regent announces that "Sapho" will be shown for only two more days, to-day and to-morrow. One of the season's biggest attrac tions, Mary Pickford in "A Poor Little Rich Girl,' 1 will have Its first presenta tion at this theater next Monday. This engagement will be limited to three days. MUNICIPAL CONCERT ORPHUEM Wednesday, Eve. April 11 Assisteß by Mrs. C. R. Hoffman Mr. A. W. Hartman Prices 10c, 25c and 50c HARRISBURG GfiSftg TELEGRAPH "ROOKIE" RULE ONE BIG JOKE Elmira Is Farm For Phillies According to Reports; Do ings in Other Towns "Rookies" are being rushed to New York State League managers by major leaders. The new rule adopted at Syr acuse prohibiting the farming of play ers is being laughed at. From the manner in which New York State League managers are taking the "excess baggage" of the major leagues it Is very evident that tho rule is an other one of the jokes that are fre quently classed as Btate League laws. Rule Not Effective The enforcement of this rule would mean that none of the players turned back from the major leagues could find a berth in the State League. The plan was to encourage the development of young baseball material. However, it happens that the Elmira Club Is a farm of the Phillies and then Manager Pat Moran is turning over a number of his players to Jimmy Jackson, who was chosen to lead the Elmira Colonels partly on the promise of Moran to help out with some of his youngsters. So far Jackson has re ceived five players from the Phllies and the presumption is that they are turned back on an option to get more experience. HINGOES START THURSDAY Binghamton. N. Y., April 10.—Chic Hartman, leader of the Binghamton team, of the New York State League, has set next Thursday as first report ing day for the Bingo squad, and on that day the catchers and pitchers meet Hartman at Johnson Park. Among the candidates for places are: Catchers, Wheat, Murphy, Holmes and Pleiger; pitchers. Caporal, Bernhardt. Braithwood, Mltjus, Ancker, Frock, Williams, Qmnn and Rapp; first base! Shields or Walter Shannon; Hartman himself will probably play second, but will give a thorough trial to Gilmore, a local boy; shortstop, Joe Pepe; third base, Gonzales or Dietrich; outfielders. Bill Kay, Gene Foley, Senno and Will Buckley. TELLS HOW FLAG PROTECTED 20,000 [Continued From First Page] recently and has been spending a few days in Harrisburg as the guest of Samuel W. Fleming, 104 South street. Wants to Stay Neutral j Dr. Coan said: Persia at the beginning of the war Land ever since has done all it could to j remain neutral, in spite of every effort ! on the part of Germany with its money i and emissaries to stir up trouble there j and draw her into the great war. Disturbances along the western bor | der of Persia began in October, 1914, when a determined attach; was made jon Urumia, ostensibly by Kurds, but ! w as afterwards proved that the force [ was made up of Turkish troops. The timely arrival of Russian reinforce ments saved Urumia. The Turks were I driven back. About one month later war was declared between Russia and Turkey. In the month of December two engagements took place about 20 I miles south of Urumia between Kurd ish and Russian soldiers in which the ; latter were successful; tho other at Meanduab, at the southern end of the lake of Urumia resulted in the defeat of tho Russians at the hands of the and Kurds. At the same time Enver Pasha invaded Trans-Caucasia from Armenia at Sarikamish in the Kars region. Buss Ordered to Withdraw As this threatened to cut off Rus sia's communication -with Persia, or ders were given for the withdrawal of all Russian troops In Northwestern Persia. The Russian forces withdrew in January, 1915, and on the follow ing day over twenty thousand Syrian I Christians in the plain of Urumia fled to the compounds of the American and French mission, about seventeen thou sand of these being in the American compounds. The next day the Tnrkish and Kucdish hords poured Into the plain, coming from the west and south. The local Mohammendan popu lation was aroused and for live months the plain and its villages were plund ered and looted, property and build ings were destroyed. About one thou sand of the Christians who were un able to reach the mission yards were massacred and many women and girls were outraged and a large number of them were carried off into captivity. For nearly five months the small force recruited from the eighteen American missions, stood between the twenty thousand helpless Christians who had sought protection and their wild, cruel enemies who thirsted for their blood outside. The American flag was raised over the mission gate and over the gates of other Christian yards that had been annexed to the mission yard, and there it floated for Ave months, back ed by the moral force and courage' of that small band, who risked all to save the people they loved. We thanked God that the flag was respected, and while there was always the danger that a fanaticism and rage might prevail, and the yards would be invaded, the flag was respected. At one time the French mission was in vaded and six men were taken out, and after being tortured were shot down For five months the mission had the care of feeding, housing and protect ing this large number of helpless na tives, besieged and cut off from all communication with the outer world. i Started North After remaining a few davs in Urumia, the Turkish and Kurdish forces went on further north against Salmas and Klioi, joining Turkish forces under the cruel Djevdet Pasha, the instigator of the massacres. Tne campaign lasted until the flrst of March and the Russian forces finally drove the Turks out of that region. The Turkish forces were finally withdrawn from Urumia in May and the Russians returned a week later With this the reign of terror ceased! the poor people who had been crowd ed into those narrow quarters, where over four thousand died from the epidemic that was inevitable after such conditions, were able to return to their villages again. But everywhere they saw only the ruins of their former homes. Every thing of value had been taken and all that could not be taken was ruthlessly destroyed, including hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of food. But they were glad to sit in the ruins of their homes rather than endure longer the terrors and sufferings of the past, and only pray ed that the Turks and Kurds would ! not come back again. More than ton thousand of the 35 - 000 Christians of Urumia unci Raima's perished by massacre and disease dur ing the five months of Turkish occu pation. Sixty thousand Christian Syri ans living in the mountains have ulao been driven down to Urumia and Sal mas by massacre and are dependent on American help to keep from starv ing. The American missionaries, worn out by disease, peril and the suffering all about them are at their posts doing everything they can to save this rem nant of persecuted Christrlans. 1,000 Murdered To sum up, in Urumia alone the to tal losses of this period, from the first of January, 1915, to the first of June, of that year, were th murder of over 1,000 people who, could not reach the mission yards; the outrage ing of hundreds, and possibly thou sands, of women and girls of every age, from the tender girl of eight to the old woman of eighty; the robbing of over five-sixths of the population; and the total destruction of about the same proportion of their houses. Hun dreds of women and girls were carried off into a captivity—captivity that is worse than death; and many were forced to embrace Islam and accept Moslem husbands. In Salmas 800 peo ple who had been unable to escape with the younger people to Russia, were gathered together by Djevdet Pasha before his withdrawal from Salmas and -were hacked to pieces with sabers and hatchets. Here then are over sixty thousand destitute, many of them homeless, peo ple who are to be cared for and fed I Men who smoke Helmar - Turkish Cigarettes delight IJ in them. > 1 j |1 Recommend them. 1|" ! e Advise their friends to smoke them. ys, J J M t ',Jf Q E Never change from Helmar to any other || gsf brand, because few cigarettes at any price J 3 cq H are better. s\ ST®, sJJ Can you keep a secret?—Helmar is made of I §f n Pure Turkish Tobaccos, Put together right. |4 si o >v V \F\ Friendif you will once, you will many times. fj| The Mildest tobacco for cigarettes is Turkish. The Best tobacco for* cigarettes is Turkish. ' Htfl i filii ITiTSaar MSU mHUmKL APRIL 10, 1917, . and clothed. Will not America, who did not in the first place Tiy protesting save them from the awful fate that has overtaken them and their Arme nian neighbors do what it can to help those who are there to admin ister relief? All funds for this purpose can be sent to the Armenian Syrian Relief Committee, No. 1 Madison avenue, New York City, where they will be promptly transmitted to the field for the relief of tltose wretched people. Program Ready For Dorcas Society Experience Meeting Marysville, Pa., April 10. —To- morrow evening the annual experi ence meeting of the Dorcas Society of the Zlon Lutheran Church will be held. An attractive program has been ar ranged as follows: Selection on pipe organ, Miss Azalea Wigfleld, of Steel ton; vocal solo, Mrs. D. D. Fisher; reading, Miss Adaline Bycrs; piano duet. Miss Victoria Hippie and Miss Leah Beers; violin solo, Miss Hazel Hain; recitation, Miss Jeanette Ans pach; vocal solo. Miss Nina ltuth, of Highspire; piano duet, Miss Ema Bolze and Miss Margaret Deckard; read ing, Miss Marguerite Weaver; selec tion on pipe organ, Mrs. Pearl B. Hippie; piano solo, Miss Katherine Kench; vocal duet, Mrs. Chester Sheaffer and Miss Elva Tracy. Elihu Root Calls For All Men to Forget Politics For Duration of the War By Associated Press New York, April 10. Elihu Root, addressing a meeting of the Republi can Club last'night called upon afl Republicans to support President Wil son and "to submergo all partisan feel ing, forget they are Republicans until the war is over, and to bo Americans only." %Tho club passed resolutions declar ing it to bo "the duty of all Americans to abjure partisanship and sectional ism and personal advantages and all petty jealousies and dissensions, and to unite in common loyalty and devotion to the support of the government of the United States, in the most vigorous and effective prosecution of the war." OLD BUTCHER HAKES RECORD Waynesboro, Pa., April 10.— B. F. Kyfer, a butcher, aged 73, of Guilford township, has made an exceptional record for a man of his age during the last butchering eason. In forty one days he killed 114 hogs and two beeves, the largest hog cleaning 480 pounds. 15
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