10 TO LET CONTRACT FORCOALHAULING School Board Will Take Ac tion September 7; Approve Open Air School Plans Final action on the question of let ting a contract for hauling coal from the railroad yards to the various schoolbuildings probably will be taken at the meeting of the school board or. September 7. At a special session yesterday aft ernoon the directors discussed the reported attempts of a number of Harrlsburg dealers to force the board to pay at least *2 a ton to have the coal delivered. Secretary D. D. Hum elbaugh was authorized to get more definite Information from all dealers, and he is considering a plan to have the various men submit proposals in writing. During the discussion an anonymous letter to President George A. Werner was asked to explain what was the weight of the coal purchased from the dealers—2,ooo or 2.240 pounds per ten. President Warner explained the district coal supply Is bought di rect from the mines and the retailers have nothing to do with furnishing It except to haul it. Plans for the open-air school to be built at Fifth aOU Seneca streets were approved by the board and S. Howard Lloyd was paid $1,050 for the first part of his work. Bids will be opened September 21 and the erection of the building will be started as soon as possible. Requests Vill be made In the bidding for bids on four varieties of trimming. The board authorized the Installation of gas for cooking at ( the Steel building. The Harrisburg Oas Company will make the installa tion at a cost of SIOO. LEWI STOW N MAN HURT Lewistown, Pa.. Aug. 30.—Falling headlong down the cellar steps of his home early yesterday morning:, striking his head with such force as to lose consciousness and at the same time having an artery of his wrist severed*} was the misfortune which befell Charles A. Shunkwiler. It was some time before he was found by members of the family and at a late hour yesterday Mr. Shunk wiler was still unconscious. The phy sicians pronounced his condition as serious, owing to the great loss of blood. RUSSIAN CITY IHRNS By Associated Press Petrograd! Aug. 30.—Many persons were injured in a fire which broke out in the city of Kazan, on the Kezaenka river. 430 miles east of Moscow, on Monday. The (lames spread very rapidly and caused much destruction. Martial law has been proclaimed. AMVSEMENTS ■■■■■ TO-DAY GREATER VITAGRAPH PRESENTS Alice Joyce AND Harry Morey "Richard The Brazen" TO-MORROW A Glittering Triangle Production Bessie Love IN "The Saw Dust Ring" ~ COMING SOON "Within The Law" t Grand Free Fireworks Display at Paxtang Park TONIGHT Park Theater FROSINI The World's Rrfatrnt Accordion plnyer, and 5 Other Stnndurd Acts Annual Bargain Day FRIDAY r \ Majestic Theater HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE Mat.. 10 A -Of | Eve.. 10, -O A 30c Here For Three Daya Kitty Francis & Co. "MRS. MI'RPHVS REC EPTION" With n Company of 13 I'eoplc Beautiful Girls, Georgeou* CoMtime*, Pretty Scenery nnd Clever Comedy AND FOUR OTHER BIG ACTS Labor Day at Bea x ' " -^/J Hershey Pa %$£ Always Pleasing Attractions Band Concerts all day. VJf *•) Dancing afternoon and evening. HK) Theater—Luttringer Stock Co. 1 i\J Vaudeville Specialties. |/ \\ Bathing—Shute-the-Shutes. • Baseball —Hershey vs. Tamaqua. " V 7 , & Gran Copyright, 1917, The Tribune Association (Netr York Tribune}* SHAKESPEARE OX SLACKERS. PACIFISTS AND PRO-GERMANS "Under which king, Beeonlan, speak, or die'."' "A very ancient and tlshlike smell"— "With foreheads villainous low" "Here will be an old abusing of God's patience"— "He is composed and framed of treachery"— 'God made.him, and therefore let him pass for a man" — "What, wouldst thou have a serpent sting thee twice?" 'Never did base and rotten policy color her workings with such deadly I wounds." "Food for powder; food for powder; they'll fill a pit as well as better." "A subtle traitor needs no sophister"— , 'ln whose cold blood no spark of honor hides"— "Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides" — "Out, damned spot—out, I say"— "The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon; where gott'st thou that goose look?" "Your bait of falsehood takes this carp of truth" — "Diseases, desperate grown, by desperate remedies are relieved —or not ! at all" "A knavish speech sleeps in a foolish car"— THE RUBE'S RETURN Any lingering doubt that Rube Marquard has returned to the winning j fold has been scattered to the far winds by this year's work. The spectacular Rube rose to terrific heights during the days of 1911 and 1912. He began to skid badly around 1914 and 1916. He was then ; thought to bo on his way out. although still well under 30. But last season he reappeared from the mists, soon began to make win ning motions and point back toward the old days. This spurt was thought to be a mere flash—largely because the Rube was toiling with a pennant winning club. This season tells the true story. The Rube is working with a second | division line-up, one that has been in the rut most of the year. But he 'stands well up with the winners, with a pitching percentage as high as the Giants hold to-day. In place of being all through he should have many more seasons left, as to-day he is but 28, well short of the waning mark. GAINING AND HOLDING A high place in any sport is gained only by the hardest sort o£ work — rarely by any natural gift. Practice, practice and more practice usually tells the story. Norris Williams, unable to practice, found himself unable to regain his old place in the finals. A day or two ago we were talking about the erratic tendencies of a fine golfer. "The reason for this erratic work," remarked a friend, "is simple enough. He has quit practicing. He may have a 74 one afternoon and a few days later he may be lucky to get around in 85." It not only takes hard work to reach the top—it takes even harder work to hold it for any length of time. L. L. T.—Yes, Jackson and Collins are still below .300—and for the first time at this late date. THE OLD CONFIDENCE Ty Cobb has nny number of requisites for baseball success. No small part of the outlay is an abnormal confidence in his ability to keep on his way up. Last season Speaker led him all the year—and finished with a sub stantial margin. This season Speaker again led the Georgian for several weeks. But on the day, back in June, when Ty pased Tris for the first time by the margin of (a point he remarked to Harry Tuthill, the Tiger trainer: "This is the lust time Speaker will be ahead of me this year." And the margin of one point soon grew into 30 points, where it has remained for over two months. ANOTHER ANCIENT HERO FADES There was a time when Joe Grimm held all records for absorbing pun ishment. Night after night he resembled a sponge dipped in gore. But Joe Grimm is no longer king of the receiving tribe. The Crown Prince has gathered in poor Joe's faded laurels. Only the C. P. is, a number of kilometres out of range when the ensemble reaches its height FALSE RUMOR After watching moving pictures of British tanks in action, you can officially deny the old rumor that Ted Coy or Jim Thorpe hold the records, for line hitting power. Anv line the tank hits is the "line of least resistance. And the added thought occurs —what a wonderful fullback one of these would make. French Newspapers Must Sell For Two Cents By Associated Press Paris, Aug. 30. —An announcement issued by the Interministerial Press Commission says that by agreement with the government the increase in the price of newspapers will be en forced strictly after September 1. The newspapers are requested when iSib liphlng the commission's notice to add that the price of their paper has been raised from one to two cents. AMUSEMENTS V\RPllEU]y| Today Matinee & Night THE HEAL BI'RLESOLE SHOW THE FAMOIJi MONTE CARLO GIRLS' CO. With ARTHUR LANING Saturday eve. Sept. 1 Heats Today FAREWELL TOl'R OF THE COMEDY THAT HAS DELIGHTED MILLIONS POPULAR PRIGfCSi >1 \'l., l!.">c nnd ,'.oc EVE., J.-.C to SI.OO 03 r r HEART) Taft Strongly Commends Wilson's Appeal as Light to Blinded Teuton Nation By WILLIAM H. TAKT. Point a Pic, Quebec, Aug. 30.—1 strongly commend President Wilson's attitude toward the Pope's peace pro posals. The present union of the democratic peoples of the world in a titanic struggle to dffeat German militarism is providential and affords an opportunity for the greatest step forward in Christian civilization taken in centuries. This opportunity and the enormous sacrifices the allies have made and are making to cut the cancer of mili tarism in the body politic of the world must not be wasted by a patched-u J. compromise peace with the Hohenzol lirn-Prussian military caste still in control of German's military and for eign policy. Such a peace would be a mere truce, to be ended when the Kaiser, the Crown Prince and Luden dcrff think it wise. All the world must continue arma ments after such a peace in mere self-defense; the world's blood and treasure spent as never before will have achieved nothing. , Our goal permanent peace. That is impossible until by force of arms we have estab lished international morality and the sacred character of every nation's obligations as a .basis for interna tional law. We do not seek to force democracy on the Germans by defeating their present lulers and the idea of German drbtiny to be won by forcible con quest. We shall show them the fu tility of the false philosophy with which they have been poisoned by tlfly years' teaching of Bismarck and the Kaiser and reveal to them the hideous futility of the sacrifices they have made to the Frankenstein of military autocracy. The survival of the monster will be fatal to the safety of democracy. Il must be destroyed because without real and lasting peace the peoples ■/ ho embrace democracy cannot secure its great benefits. The victory in the present war of the unprepared democ racies of the world over a military power developed to its highest effi ciency by half a century's discipline and application of the most scientific principles will make the German people see when the scales thus fall from their eyes, and not until then will the nations of the world be able to use their, power Jointly to secure world peace. Hence, let there be no ' peace without victory of righteous ness over wrong. A MVS EM E X T8 1 N Regent Theater TO-DAY Flnnl Showing of , GERALDINE FARRAR IN "JOAN, THE WOMAN" (Aak your friend* hovr thpy liked It.) HOURS OF SHOWINGi 11.30 A.M., 2.30, S.OO, 7.30, 0.30 P. M. ADMISSION—ISc and I'Sc To-morrow and Saturday JACK IMCKFOHD nnd LOUISE 11CFF with THEODORE ROBERTS In "WHAT MONEi CANT BUY" Snturdny—Added Attrnctloni FATTV AKHI'CKI.E In "HIS WEDDING NIGHT" Coming Monday, Tuenday, Wednesday DOI Gl.tS FAIRBANKS In "DOWN TO EARTH" HARJRISBURG TELEGRAPH §AMUSEjgp*ENTC]jf ORPHEUX To-night "The Momo Carlo Girls." | (Burlesque). Saturday, matinee and night, Septem ber I—"Peg o' My Heart." COLONIAL To-day Alice Joyce and Harry Morey in "Richard, the Brazen." To-morrow Bessie Love in "The Sawdust Ring." REGENT To-day Geraldine Farrar in "Joan, the Woman." Friday— Hult and Jack Picl* lord In "What Money Can't Buy." j Saturday—Louise Hurt nu Jack Pick tord in '-'What Money Can't Buy.' PAXTANG Vaudeville. Al. H. Wilson,, the singing dialect comedian, and a capable company will present tne ne.w, stirring Al. H. song pla>, "TUB irlsn Kn oiihuii teeiitn, ui the urpneum on 'iuesuay, m£niiee alia lilglit. this latest ottering 01 Mr. Wilson's was written oy Tneoaore uurt buy re, wiio lias an eaviabie reputation us a writer ot successiui piuys. i'lle ut iiiuspnere ot tne "Irlsn r'ltteentn" is military In character, anu is ennanc eu by appropriate stage settings and a number ot electrical ellects new to stage craft. With all the elements of a flrst ?la*ii musicai coineuy olfering, "Mrs. Aiurpny s reception comes At the tu tne Majestic i neater the -uujektlc last nan, xi tills weeK well recomiuenaed. The act is presented oy Alios ivitty Francis and a company of iuteen capable players, who are sai* to put tortn tneir best ettorts to make it as pleasing an en tertainment as possible, 'i'lio stage settings, anu costumes worn by a bevy ot cnorus ocauues, will doubt less be the suoject ot much lavoraole comment. Alexander, Uiseil ana ssex ton, a clever burnt com trio, are also on the bill. Tnese boys will present a lively song anu dance olfering call- I ed "From \ irginia, and ttiey are said to put men act over lit excellent style. Mario anu Luran, in a series i ol difficult gymnastic teats; LilieCte, who sings a number of songs and en tertains 011 the violin, anu one other iveitn act, round out the bill. \ This is the last opportunity patrons of the Colonial Theater win have of see i IIK Alice Joyce ••Rleliard, the and Harry Morey in lirnwn," nl the Greater A itagrapii the i oionuil feature. "Kichard, tne Brazen.' In tins pic-' ture Miss Joyce is seen in a role uit lerent trom any sue lias portrayed re cently. Most of the plajs in which she has appeared liaie called for strong emotional characterizations. This was particularly true of her part as Mary Ward 111 "Womannood," and in "The secret.' In "Richard, the Brazen,' sue is called upon to pluy a role dual 111 cnaracter, the early stages bordering on light comedy, while in the latter part ot the story she develops strong emotional pifwer. I A funny Keystone comedy entitled, "The Dangers of a Bride," completes the program. Tomorrow only—win some Bessie Love will be seen in a play ot circus lite, "The Sawdust King." MaAy of the scenes of this Triangle play were photographed while the star and her company tour ed with Cole Brothers' circus through California, and include some interest ing views of life in the "big top" colony. To-day the liegent Theater presents for the last times "Joan, the Woman," featuring the world-re- I.ast Day, nowned prima donna, "Joan, ne Geraldine F&rrar, sup- Woninn," ported by Wallace Reid Regent and Theodore Roberts. Don't miss your last op portunity to see this really wonderful picture, which lias been drawing crowds to the Regent for the last three days. Miss Farrat-'s marvelous powers of emotional acting are brought to a-climax in the well-known scene of the burning at the stake. To-morrow and Saturday—Jack Pickford and Louise Huff, supported by Theodore Roberts in "What Money Can't Buy," an adaptation of Ueorge Broadhurst's celebrated play of the same name. It is a stirring, exciting tale of ail American financier who sent his son to get a concession In proper ties in a Balkan principality, of the colorful romance of the vigorous young delegate and the Princes lrenia, and of the discovery by the brusque Yankee money baron that there are things money can't buy. In addition to the main feature on Saturday, "Fatty" Arbuckle will be presented in his newest comedy, "His Wedding Night," a laughmaker from start to finish. The fireworks display at Paxtang Park this evening promises to be one of the best displays of Firework* the season. A careful at Pnvtnnu selection of material rills Evening has been made by the park management, and many novelties in the way of aerial explosives and set-pieces will be added to the pyrotechnical program. At the park theater Frislni, the celebrated accordion player, is even a bigger hit than he was when he play ed at Paxtang Park before. Every day he receives a dozen or more re quests to play special selections, and manages to comply with nearly all of thru. The balance of the park show is made up of such standard acts as one expects to see where only the best of vaudeville material is presented. To-morrow will be bargain day at Paxtang, atul nearly all the park at tractions will be open to the public at half price. Paxton Fire Company to Observe Anniversary The Paxton Fire Company will ob serve the fiftieth anniversary of the purchase of the company's fire engine | this evening in Csestnut Street Hall, i Invitations have been extended to] city officials, and preparations are be- i ing made for the attendance of 200 j members and friends. A banquet will be served, at which addresses will be made by Senator E. I E. Keidleman. Commissioner E. Z. ,