HARRISBURG FANS AWAIT CALL TO REPORT AT PARK FOR BATTLES-—AMUSEMENTS BLUE RIDGE TO BE ECONOMICAL Pass Resolution to Hold to Limit; Reward For Proof of Violations Hagerstown, Md„ April 26. —When the owners and managers of the six teams of the Blue Ridge Baseball League. including Gettysburg, Chambersburg, and Hanover, three Pennsylvania towns, met here for probably their last gathering before the opening of the session on May 10. President J. V. Jamison, Jr., sprung a surprise. He announced some radical changes in the sched ule. Chambersburg will open in Gettysburg and the two teams will play the opening game in Cham bersburg on May 12. The other openings are also changed. Hagerstown opening in ilartinsburg and Frederick in Han over. Chambersburg will get seven Saturday games "y the change. Cut Salary Limit Inspired by a desire for economy, in view of the fact that the war may be hard on baseball attendance this year, the magnates considered a resolution offered by President Jami son to hold the salary limit of the teams down to $l,lOO a month, and it was adopted. Club owners ami players will be required to make affi davits concerning salaries paid and received, and a reward of fifty dol lars will be paid for information that any club has violated the salary limit. Heretofore there was merely a "gentleman's agreement" that the salary limit was not being exceeded. I Players signed by the managers of all of the teams are reporting for practice and by the end of the week practically every player on the re spective teams will be on hand and down at hard work. TOLEDO RELEASES TWO Toledo, Ohio, April 26. The re lease of Catcher Charles Donnely and Pitcher Clarence Lillpop to Bridge-: port of tlio Eastern League, was an- 1 nounced yesterday by President- j Manager Bresnahan of the Toledo American Association club. This! leaves the team with only two catch- j ers, Sweeney and Bresnahan him-! self. Donnelly came from Michigan City, Ind. Lillpop was a St. Louis) semi-professional player, one of Sec-' retarv Lloyd Rickert's early spring! finds. Bresnahan is negotiating with big league clubs for two tnfielders! and an outfielder. JAC KSON SIGNS ANOTHER Elrnirn, N. Y., April 26.—Manager j Jimmy Jackson is trying to get his, team into shape for the opening of f the season, which takes place next j Wednesday. He has let out Out fielder Fryer, a youngster, who had ' come highly recommended to him. When the Interstate League blew up I Jack- i -.i immediately set out after s J<> l>unlup, the clever little infielderi of the Warren team, and yesterday j he received his signed contract. AMUSEMENTS ! llffilSiij {FLIRTATION 1 An Act With a Title Tbat i Explains Itself Kerslaki's Pigs Educated Parkers • 3 Other High rim* Attraction* T - < Coming Monday! | "FOUR HUSBANDS" ORPHEUM TODAY I.ET'S AIX RE AMKHK'ANS A.\U SEE THE American Burlesquers WITH HARRY WEI.MI nn v TOMORROW I I TOMORROW ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY I THE STARTLING DRAMATIC SENSATION I I THE f~ I Marrelotw m More Astounding 1-P Pnnl A n Tln tio -mrilllne A. I; II IJll: Anything Awe-inspiring You've Ever I I— \' S Seen I JOHN DOG The Most Gripping Film Drama of All Times I This is the picture that was A Screen shown recently to the I,ccis- t'sual Prices - ■" p -"' Talking citv to infltisncc that body Wonderful Description in favor or the abolition of Production I capital puniihmeiit. L————— I SAT—THE GIRL FROiyi RECTOR S. I MON., TUEB., WED.—7GEORGE M. COHAN. THURSDAY EVENING, Former Giant Is Now English Army Officer || •WW : B3W/ OTWBA, Lieutenant O'Hara. of His Majes- j ty's army, is in New York to-dfey and | is a steady visitor at the Polo' grounds. Most baseball fans will re call O'Hara beter as plain "Bill" | O'Hara, who played with the Giants, many years ago. Bill joined the Can- i adian troops and went to the war three years ago. He proved so effec tive as a bomber, hurling hand-gre nades from the trenches, that he | won promotion to a lieutenancy. Recently O'Hara was injured In a! shell explosion on the western front and Is now home on leave of ab- j sence. t # # -i | Doings in Big Leagues | AMERICAN I.EAGI'E j Connie Mack and his much ridi-! euled Athletic team continued their ( good work on the road yesterday, by j beating the Yankees in old-time: ninth-inning fashion, 4 to 2. The i credit of victory goes to Wally j Schang, who stepped to the gum in! •lie ninth inning, with two men on 1 bases and cleaned the sacks with a homer. With the score 2 to 4 in the seventh, in favor of Washington.. Ayers weakened, passed four men and forced in the tieing run. After that Lewis worked the squeeze play,! scoring Hooper with the run that gave Boston "he victory 5 to 4. Ruth! pitched for Boston and it was his fourth straight victory. Cleveland bunched hits oft Cicot tee yesterday, while Coumbs pitched masterly bail and the former wal loped Chicago, 4 to 1. Most of the game was played in a drizzling rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE The Pirates rallied in the ninth in ning yesterday and after tieing St. Louis in that frame won out in the tenth by the score of 10 to 8. Pitts-, burgh batted Meadows from the box in the initial inning, securing four I runs. Luck figured greatly in favor of, Chicago yesterday and although' Cincinnati greatly outplayed them' the former won by the score of 4 i to 2. In a slugfest participated In by both teams yesterday the New York Giants defeated Philadelphia 9 to S and forced the Moranmen into last; place in the league race. The Giants walloped Alexander unmercifully, j and had he been taken out in the fifth when the Phils led by four runs, the contest could have been 1 saved. Brooklyn and Boston battled to a 6-6 twelve-inning tie yesterday la| their first clash of the season. Six' pitchers were used in the contest, Marquard and Rudolph started but were ineffective. With the score 5 to 0 against them Brooklyn rallied in the sixth and took the lead in the soventh, but Boston, on a double steal again tied the score in the: eighth. Thirty-two players were used in the contest. DICKINSON WINS OUT Carlisle, April 26. Dickinson | nosed out Susquehanna University in ( 11 innings, on Biddle Field yester-1 day afternoon. 2 to 1. but Vaughn was in shape, fanning 12 and permit- 1 ting only four hits. Disputes over' decisions caused the game to ba stopped several times. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets.—Adv. NATIONAL A. C. SHOW A FLIVVER Murray-Smith Rout Was Slow and Preliminary Roys Were Poorly Matched ) "If you want to see a fight enlist in the army, don't go to sec a box ing show," was the opinion .of the fans who attended the opening show of the National Athletic Club last night In the Family theater. The attendance was poor and the fans who did attend were greatly disap pointed with the bouts, with the ex ception of the wind-up and the battle royal. The preliminary bouts were a farce and the fans did not even get a chance to see any action at all. The opening bout between Young Dawson, Steelton and Young Mun son, Baltimore, lasted three punches and then Munson's seconds dragged him from i'ne ring. He was out matched as was the case in all the preliminary bouts. Second Rout Goes l imit | The second bout was was but little ' better but lasted the limit, it was j between Eddie Dugan, Baltimore j and Young Seidels, York. Seideis j was outweighed about twenty pounds i and outieached about six, but was i given credit for putting up the bet ter light. Referee Taylor stopped the Dick Gotwalt, York, and Ted Lewis, Baltimore light in the open ing of the second round after Lewis I got a stiff wallop in the ribs. Got ' wait outweighed him by fifteen i pounds. Lewis looked more like a dancing master than a fighter. Wind-up Only Fair Harry Smith, Philadelphia and Jimmie Murray, New York, were .matched in the final bout and while it was good at times it was by no means a real fight. Smith had a I shade on points, bothering Murray I with a weak left. Neither boxer i showed any effects of the mill when they 'eft the ring. | The most satisfactory event on the bill was the buttle royal between J eight colored "pusons" and the antics they went through pleased the | crowd. First Official Game For CockiU's Crew Here is how Harrisburg looked , on the field in yesterday's game: BUCKNELL AB. R. H. O. A. E. ' Seaman, 2b ... . 3 ft ft 0 0 0 Murray, 1b.... 2 0 l 8 0 0 Storer, 3b 3 0 0 0 ft 2 Elliott, ss .1 0 0 1 1 1 j Crawford, rf .. 3 0 1 2 0 0 McDe'rmot, cf . . 2 1 ft 1 1 0 I Silverste.in, If .. 1 1 0 2 0 1 , Deathrie, c . ... 1 0 0 1 0 0 I Brenner, p . ... 1 0 1 0 ft 0 Totals 19 2 315 2 4 HARRISBURG AB. R. H. O. A. E. I Rurk, If 3 0 1 0 0 0 ! Cook, 2b 3 0 1 3 ft 0 | Downey, 3b ... . 3 1 0 1 0 ft Harrison, rf ... 1 1 0 ft 0 0 Bolinsky, ss... 1 11 1 00 Bold, lb 4 1 1 9 2 0 Brown cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 ! Carrol, c 2 0 0 1 0 0 Adams, p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 21 4 15 2 0 Bucknell ft 0 2 0 o—2 Harrisburg .... 1 1 0 2 o—4 Two-base hits, Bolinsky. Home run, Silverstein. ACADEMY SPORTS Coach Smith, who is coaching the spring relay team is working with ; the team every day. From present indications there will be a better team than ever before, because the Academy has some unusually fine runners. The team will go down to the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday morning. The team is com posed of Jack Froelich, Louis May, Xelson Wegcott, Lester Hor£ r iLdJLL ' ~ BASEBALL ™ SHOE THESE are professional Base Ball Shoes made of carefully selected horse hide with sprinting style 9 flexible soles, and carefully /k /A— tempered carbon steel plates hand rivited to heels and soles. Full Lin* of Athlotic Shoe* for Sporto of all tort*. Newark Shoe Stores Co. 1 IlarrlHburK Store MARKET STIIHKT *r Dewberry 1) "Open Saturday nlniit* * until lu.so o'clock K! e?? 1 ! TU 'wL e our , custom er.-< When urderini; by .' ' ncl ude 10c K° s t charges. rcei llf^J) in HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DIVING VENUS I jjgpP / ■ Annette Kellerman, diving Venus, has added trapshooting to her list of outdoor accomplishments. Miss Kel lerman, clever at everything she un dertakes, is most enthusiastic over the "sport alluring," as the devotees of trapshooting like to call the sport. Always i Rood field shot, is wasn't until th£ past winter that Miss Kel lerman took up trapshooting. Now TECH PLAYERS START PRACTICE Freshmen Play First Game With Sophs Monday After noon on Island Field Tech Freshmen are getting into shape for their contest with the Sophs next Monday afternoon. Act ing 'Manager "Biul" Lingle has made his call fr candidates for Thurs day on the Island. Prof. W. A. Mc- Cune will coach theis aggregation. Since the close of the Interclass basketball league, Tech students have been keen lor this National out-door sport. Competition prom ises to he close as a number of players will report for each posi tion. The following pla.eers have hand ed in their names: Catchers, John Smith, Nelson Hibschman, Antony Wilsbach, Harry Eliinger, Gerald Harris: pitchers, Carl Beck, Oscar Miller, "Bud" Lingle, George Germer; first base, William Douglass. "Goose" Erdley, George Weigle, Ross McCord, Gus tave Erdman, Henry Kiugh. Blair Helkin; second hase, "Bus" Snyder, Bernard Aldinger. Curtis Tripner! William Long, Jacob Davidson; third base, Tlobert Lelby, Alvin Zimmer man, Raymond Hoffman, Myron Cover, Lawrence Heasy, Xorman Berlin, Clark Swengle; short stop, Le Dell George. Rolland Bentley; left field, Richard Landls. Earl Philipelll, William Harris, A 1 Bren ner. Meredith Gerner and Sidney Beasor; center field, William Pleam. Gilbert Hohn, Moe Cohen. Clarence Buxton and John Bootlie; right field, Edgar Fair, George Kraber and John Atkinson. A GOOD RETRIEVER A neighbor of mine recently bought a setter dog. I mention a "dog" because you may otherwise think 1 refer to Cochin China or Plymouth Rock. Well, he thought he was getting just a plain everyday setter, but the dog turned out to be a retriever of great value as well. Last wash day he retrieved from a neighbor's line a set of army blan kets and a pair of silk hose—of a total value of about ten dollars, if he holds up to this record, he will prove a bargain to his master, for, besides being a faultless setter and retriever, he gives signs of becom ing a professional kleptomaniac.— Cartoons Magazine. HAS CONTRACT BETWEEN COMMBIS AND ISABELLA Madrid, Spain, April 'The Duke of Verague, last descendant of Colum bus. has offered to the Government his family archives, which include the original contract between Columbus and Ferdinand and Isabella. He asks a cash payment of $200,000 for these documents, although he has already been offered tills sum for the Columbus contract alone by an Amer ican collector. she doesn't miss a day without get ting in some practice on the flying class. Miss Kellerman likes the fresh air and sunshine as well as any ono in the world, and trapshooting fits in perfectly with her duily routine. Miss Kellerman has aspirations to become just as good a trapsliooter as she is a swimmer—which we might assert is aiming high. ORPHEUM Wednesday, matinee and n ght May 2 "Mutt and Jeff's W eddlng. MA J ESTlC—Vaudeville. COLONIAL— "The Argyle Case." REGENT—"The Fortunes of Fill." True to his promise, Gus Hill offers a new vehicle each successive season for tiud Fisher's ec "Mwtt nnil centric character Jeff'N \\ editing" conceptions. Mutt and Jeff. One can- \ not imagine the arduous labor at tached to the task of furnishing a new book for the ludicrous frolics of I those two ill-mated comics, however, Mr. Hill has succeeded admirably in keeping faith with his patrons and has offered a suitable and satisfac- I tory book for the past five seasons. For this season Mr. Hill offers the most capable company of performers he has ever been able to gather to gether. Those two comics, Mutt and i Jeff, with their entire official familv, will come io the Orpheum next Wed nesday, matinee and night. The gamblinghoKse scene in "Ex perience" is said to be the most realis _ , tic gambling scene ••fc.xperlence' ever shown on the . _ , . , stage. N'ot only . Ray Comstock and Morris Gest. , TJ lfi „ xfa jestlc's feature for the last half of the present week is a breezy musical comedy offering, At the with six people, entitled ->ljetie Flirtation.' It is described as a hodge-podge of non sense. with good singing and danc ing introduced, and provides splendid entertainment for vaudeville devotees. Linton and Lawrence, young couple in a, comedy variety skit, are also on the bill. They have a line of bright and snappy comedy, and sing a number of popular song hits. Francis P. Bent. ex-Mayor of New York City, will give an interesting and instructive lecture on military and patriotic matters. Completing the bill are and Morton, novel equilibrists, and Kers lake's Pigs, ten pretty porkers, in a series of good comedy tricks. The magnetic personality, Edith Taliaferro and the versatile Jack Sherrill. supported Edllh Tnllnferro by 2,000 players in At the Colonial the exquisite ro mance, "The Con quest of Canaan," will be seen at the Colonial Theater to-day only. The story is from the pen of the well known author. Booth Tarkington. and is one of the most interesting stories of romance and adventure that was ever written by him. The picture is in six big parts, 1.000 scenes, and tells of a youngv man's struggle for suc cess and happiness. "Desertion and Nonsupport." a two-part storv from the series. "Is Marriage Sacred?" will be the added attractiun- Friday and •Saturday. Pearl White will be seen in s beautiful hand-colored photoplay. "May Blossom." a pretty love story of the Sunny South that shows all the beautiful scenes in their original col ors. "The Great Secret" will be seen on the same program. At this moment the burning legal question in Pennsylvania and many other States is as to the ••People vs. advisability of capital John Dor," punishment. It is oc- Ht Hegent cupying the minds of humanitarians and has inspired the powerful photodrama of "The People vs. John Doe," a vital human drama that exposes the third degree and presents the greatest argument against capital punish ment ever advanced. This dramatic appeal to people of all classes is to be presented at the Regent Theater to-day and to-morrow. The picture tells the story of the mysterious mur der of a well-to-do fanner and his sister. The hired man is suspected, simply because there is no definite evidence pointing to the leal criminal. He is subjected to "third degree" methods, and confesses without realiz ing his great danger. Brought to trial, he is found to be a pitiful mental defective, with the mind of a child of seven. Without money or "pull" of any sort his condition arouses a State wide sympathy. He is convicted prin cipally on his pitiful confession and is sentenced to death. During Ills stay in the deathhouse a keeper becomes convinced of his innocence. With the help of a woman lawyer, who is doing good work in the prison, the story of the mystery murder is gradually worked out. The facts' show that the condemned man is really a victim of circumstantial evidence. A few min utes before the fatal signal for his death, while his wife Is waiting out side the prison walls for his body, r.ew evidence is discovered, and a hu mane Judge grants a stay of execu tion. This marvelous ncreen production T as recently exhibited before the full bodv of the legislature at the Capitol in this city, during the arguments for and against capital punishment. The picture made a profound impression, and that its influence will be widely felt anions: lawmakers and the gen eral public is a foregone conclusion. The usual prices will prevail nt the Regent during the two-day engage ment of this gripping. human, start ling drama. BEIDLEMAN HITS COMMISSION FORM Argues For His One Council Rill and Cross-Questions Opponents In the Senate chamber yesterday afternoon the upper branch commit tee on municipal affairs heard argu ment for and against the bill intro duced by Senator Beidleman on Aprl! 21, providing the one council form of government for third class cities, one frome each ward, and doing away with the present commission form. Matthew Long, of Ilazleton, accom panied by four residents of that city, opposed with considerable vigor a continuation of the commission form of government on the ground that it is more extravagant than representa tion by wards. He told the commit tee that when his committee visited Wllkes-Barre and Pittston they did not meet r single man who favored the commission form. Long likened commission form of government to the centralization of government by a monarchy, which, he said, is un- American and against the principles of this great republic. H. W. Ferrell, secretary of the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, defended the commission form of gov ernment, saying that Wllkes-Barre regarded it as much superior and more satisfactory than the ward form, which brought the reply from Sena tor Beidleman that if all the business of that city's commission form was on a par with a recent asphalt con tract awarded then the elimination of the present form cannot come too soon. l.on Bills Don't Count Referring to the Wllkes-Barre pav ing contract Senator Beidleman said that a few months ago Wilkes-Barre council advertised for bids for the paving of several streets with asphalt. When the bids were opened It was found that the bid of the Central Con struction Corporation of Hariisburg was $2 a square yard and that of the Warner-yuinlan Asphalt Company $2,19. Despite the saving of nineteen cents a square yard to the taxpayers the contract was awarded to the War ner-Quinlan Company. At a meeting in Johnstown former Mayor Ira W. Stratton. of Reading, told the committee that without ex ception the commission form of gov ernment was endorsed. When Sena tor Beidleman asked him who had at tended and he had replied that city commissioners from Harrisburg and other cities were present the author of the bill replied that it was but natural these commissioners should The New Suburb ESTHERTON River-Drive SALE May sth 1917 | I A DROP of Atlantic Gasoline —what , majesty, what superb virility! Torn to shr'eds in the cylinder-head and ■ lashed into a stream of might in instant At flight from crank-shaft to rear wheels! ifflk Pep. Power. Tremendous power— steady, unfaltering. 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Fuller, of Meadville, acted as spokesman for the supporters of the Clark commission form of government, in presenting them in turn to address the commit tee. Senator Beldleman's purpose by direct question was to tind out whether or not assertions made against the bill were the result of in quiry among those who knew or sim ply the sentiment of persons interest ed either in being returned to office and without other special knowledge of the situation. Sonny doesn't mind being "washed up," if the water is good and hot. A Circulating . Gas Water Heater in your kitchen means plenty of hot water for the bath and all household needs. '1 he price is $17.00, including connections. Convenient term payments. Call at our oftice or telephone for a repre sentative. Harrisburg Ga 14 S. Second Street Bell 2028 Cumberland Valley 2221 HUGGED TOO MUCH SIIK SI'KS HER HUSBAND Chicago, 111., April 26. —Therei li such a thing as being too aff'ictlon ate. Ucorgo A. Millen waa, ht wif alleges In a bill for divorce. "He .squeezed and hugged me with the gentility of a bear, until hugglnj only created aoro ribs," reads pari of her complaint. Mrs. Millen lives at 800 North Ls Salle street. The young* lady across the way saye that until recently Bhe han't heard tlio word filibuster since she was a little girl and the little boys used to slide (\own hill that way.—Cartooni Mugazlnc. "What's the. matter with the littU fellows, Mrs. Dragon?" "1 don't know, I'm going over tc old Doc. Pebblepills with 'em now. J think their tires have gone out. Cartoons Magazine. 13