INDEPENDENTS WIN IN BEST GAME OF THE SEASON- DEFEAT LOCUST GAP TOSSERS LOCALS PLAY SUPERB GAME Win Over Locust Gap Five in Best Contest This Season Playing in championship form, the Harrisburg Independents easily de feated Locust Gap on the Chest nut Street Auditorium floor Saturday evening, score 4 6 to 27. The locals I'Venged themselves for the defeat handed them by the visiting quintet earlier in the season. The game during tlio first half was l.ard fought, both teams displaying a high caliber of work in passing and shooting. The score at the close ot the first period was 20 to 19, with Harrisburg holding the longest end. At the opening of the second frame the Independents succeeded in get iug a commanding lead and then hud little' trouble in winning the contest. Best Game Tliis Season The game was the best played on Iht, local tioor this season. Both teams played fast and although ihere was much fouling tho game was played exceptionally clean by both teams. The rivalry was very l<een but did not result in anything tut fast playing. .Members of the local squad play cn a splendid game in the second half. Many of the planned plays were worked out while the visiting team could do nothing to break them up. The visiting team mem bers would not locate the basket in the second half which was partly I esponsible for the poor showing in scoring in that period. Hoggerty, a brother to the well- Known Eastern Leaguer, played a fast and consistent game. There were no stars on the Independent tiam, every member figuring in the scoring. The score: Locust Gap. Independents. Haggerty, f. N. Ford, f. Moraskin, f. Wallower, f. Sebastaln, c. McCord, c. Klewan, g. G. Ford, g. Betz, g. McConnell, g. Field goals—Locust Gap, Hagger iy, 4; Sebastian, 2; Independents, N. Ford, 6; Wallower, 4; McCord, 1; G. Ford, 1; McConnell, 4. Foul goals—Locust Gap, Moras kin, 15; Independents, McCord, 14. Referee, White. Pennsylvania Tossers Lead Intercollegiates; Veterans in Lineup Philadelphia, Jan. 14.—Pennsyl vania has made an auspicious start in the Intercollegiate Basketball League, not because the first two games have been victories, but the manner which Penn played the insif!" o.nts of the game. Tho team has virtually been to gether for two years, although this is the first season as the varsity rep i esentatives. The players were all l'reshmen last year and made a splendid record; that is the reason) their teamwork is so good now. In the Usaac game they were out weighed to the man, but height does not count in bifsketball if a team plays a systematic game, and that is what Penn did. The "cut in" for the basket was on the regular pro fessional style, and when a team l>!ays that way they certainly have a look in for the championship. Lou Martin is a skillful college player, ■but if the team play continues the same as- last week, Martin's absence will not be felt. Penn has had an advantage in the schedule by opening at home; they meet Yale next Saturday, mak ing three in a row before they play away. This should put them in first class condition for the traveling schedule. Jimmy Brown, the former Cam den Eastern League guard, has been announced as signing with St Co-! lumba, which should give {he Le high avenue boys a clever scorer and i a team hard to beat out In the American League race. The stand- ] ing of the clubs In the various lea- j gues follow: Intercollegiate League W. L. Pet. I Penn i ... 2 0 1.000 \ I'ornell 1 0 1.000 Yale . 1 0 1.000 Princeton 1 1 .500 Dartmouth 0 2 .000 Columbia 0 2 .000 Schedule For Week Friday—Princeton at Cornell. Saturday—Yale at Pennsylvania. Smallpox Quarantine Is Removed at Harris House City Health officials to-duy lifted the quarantine which has been on the Harris House since Saturday, when it was discovered that one of the waiters at the hotel was a vic tim of smallpox. Every precaution is being taken by Health Officer J. M. J. Raunick to prevent a spread of the disease because of the many contacts. As a means of co-opcrat ing with the department in checking any spread Dr. Raunick has issued a warning to everyone who has been in the Harris House since Christmas urging them to be vac. • •inated. Persons at the hotel on Saturday at the time the case was discovered were kept there until vaccinated. Yesterday another pa tient was taken to the Sanitary hos pital. He is a resident of Steelton and is employed at the Central Iron and Steel Company's plant, in the city. Gives First Lectures of Food Conservation Series Harrisburg women took very kind ly to the first of the food lectures which are to be delivered with demonstration this week by Martha S. Pitman and Mary Ruth Fisher. State College experts. The opening meeting was held In Wesley Union Church where another demonstrated lecture will be given this evening. Miss Pitman had made extensive preparations to entertain and in struct the women of Harrisburg and they found her very much up-to date. Probably the most interesting topic taken up to-day was that of meat savers and substitutes and the selection and use of clothing ma terials. U. S. COURT OPENS The January term of Federal Dis trict Court opened in the new post office building this afternoon. Judge '"harles B. Witmer presiding. Among the cases tried were those of slackers who refused to register, violators of the postal laws and sellers of whisky to soldier*. • 4 . ; ' c" * ■ •' - * • MONDAY EVENING, HARJRISBURG TELEGRAPH JANUARY 14, 1918. RAINBOW TROUT AT WINCHESTER BITE ANIMALS . I ■ Winchester. V„ Jan. 14.—The rain i bow trout that have for years had | their home in the creek which flows' I at the edge of Shepherdstown, W. | Va., are having much fun at the ex j pense of the horses and cows led there to be watered. The trout ap ' parently resent what they consiUer j an invasion of their territory, and are repelling frequent attacks. 1 Joe Cookus first noticed the hostile I actions of the fish several days ago ; while his cows were drinking there. | After putting their muzzles into the | water the cows would suddenly tfiss their heads and act as if they had been stung or bitten, and investiga ! tion disclosed the actions of the trout, j They would dart up to the cows and : give them a sharp nip on the snout. ATTORNEYS AID REGISTERED MEN / Advisers Sit in Court Library j During Quarter Sessions President Judge Jlll )f 111 George Kunkel y -fL't —announced in court to-day that not tilled in their que st i o nnaires and desire legal 'd o ePiHHHI® assistance should '4l *ilflNrlß hlnTa cornet 0 tlie Dau phln County Law mmmmmmmmmmm Library in the courthouse, or go the office <sf any local attorney. Judge Kunkel made the statement of the change in place from courtroom No. 1 to the law library because of the session of criminal court this week. He also called attention to the co-operation of the county bar mem bers in assisting in the work of fill ing out the questionnaires sent out by the selective service boards of tho city and county districts. Adopt Girl—The court to-day signed the petition of Mr. and Mrs. Everett O. Brinton, Susquehanna township, asking permission to adopt [ i 3-year-old Laura' H. Hummel. Visits Friends—Lieutenant Colonel Frank E. Zeigler, home on furlough, visited a number of friends to-day at the courthouse. He is a member of the county bar. Asks Judgment—A petition asking to have judgment entered in the pro ceedings fo the state to get posses sion of properties in the Capitol Park zone held by Helen Lee, was filed to- I day. A writ of ejectment issued through the Sheriff's office was re turned, as it could not be served. Grants Time Extension—Judge MicCarrell granted the viewers in the vacation of Meadow Lane, and changing of the grade of Second and Front streets, at Mulberry streets, permission to file a report March 18, instead of to-day. The schedule of awards of damages was filed last) week. A number of other view re ports have been tiled and will be sub mitted to the Grand Jury later in the week, v Falkenstein Wins on Sixty-Ninth Ballot Harrisburg people will be much j interested to know that George J. F. Falkenstein, reading and journal clerk of the House of Representa- ] tives several times in recent years, 1 has been elected city treasurer of 1 McKeesport on the sixty-ninth ballot. 1 He was formerly mayor of that city. Mr. Falkenstein became a candi date at the solicitation of friends, it is stated here, and.ft deadlock such as has been talked of in Harrisburg,! occurred. The balloting was the longest ever known in the city council. Anschutz To Leave. Lieutenant t'bionel Louis A. Anschutz, of Pitts burgh, assistant commissary in the old National Guard establishment, has been ordered to Fort Niagara. He had charge of the commissary stores at the mobilizatipns of the last two years and was recommend ed by Adjutant General Beaiy - .o t.ie War Department. Public Service Cases. The Pub lic Service Commission to-day heard argument on whether a natural gas company can be compelled to extend its service mains when it contends that there is a diminishing supply of gas anil that it must conserve. The argument was heard in a "a.-e from St. Mary's. The Commission con tinued until January 31 the, hearing iln complaints against the 'Greens boro Gas Company scheduled to be [heard in Uniontown on January 18. Light Rates Up. The Hanover Light. Heat and Power Company, operating in York and Ad.im? coun ties to-day filed notire of an increase ! of rates for street raliw*/ povvc - ai.d I window sign and decorative .lighting ! as well as residential and conimcr j cial service. Notices of increases in ; power for decorative lighting wo:c ! filed by electric co<it>ani.s in Du- I Hois and ReynolduAlle. i Police at Mt. I'nf n. A sergeant ! and detail of six state policemen 1 were to-day sent to Mt. Union where ! there are extensive factories, to pro tect plants and cars during a freight | congestion which has occurred at i that point. This is the first time that such service has been asked of state policemen in the central part of the state. Retirement Order. Mrs. Annie E. Leisenring, of AUentown, the staate's oldest factory inspector, has ! been placed on the retired list by j service. She will be pensioned by the state. '•Kicks" on Rates. Robert Bam ford, a Washington county farmer, to-day attacked the rates of the Montour and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroads for hauling milk to Pittsburgh in complaints filed with the Public Service Commission. GROSS TO APPEAR City Commissioner Gross made appearance this afternoon before Alderman Landls and will probably be called for a hearing on Thursday evening on a charge of violating the elecUon expense return laws. John P. Guyer, of the Dauphin County Law and Order League appearing against him. i seeming to enjoy the discomfiture of the animals. Horse Bitten While watering his horse at the stream Vesterday, Frank Hill was nearly unhorsed and thrown into the water. Two of the biggest trout swam up quietly 1 and bit the horse, giving it such a fright that it was all that Hill could do to keep the animal from running away. Another man who observed the actions of the trout noticed that after they had scared an old cow until she snorted they were seen to swim away with their jaws spread into broad grins. The town authorities was at first inclined to believe that the fish were German carp, but a piscatorial expert disillu sioned them on that score. THIRD OF DRAFT MEN IN STATE READY FOR WAR 101,626 Certified For Service Out of 302,541 Actually Called Washington, Jan. 14.—One in every three men of draft age in Pennsyl vania is physically fit and otherwise qualified for service in the National Army. The actual ratio of men ac cepted to the total called in the first draft was 33.59 per cent. The ratio for the country was 34.30 per cent., so that Pennsylvania's average was about normal. Of the 815,973 men registered in Pennsylvania, the local boards called 302,541, and 101,(126 were certilied for military service. Pennsylvania had a gross quota ot 98,277 men and received credit for 37,249 voluntary enlistments, leaving the net quota U0,859. The boards cer tified 40,767 more men than needed to fill the first quota, and it cost the Government an average of $4.33 for each man, against an average for the nation of $4.93. The total expense in the state was $440,239.57. Failed to Htfrspontl Of the men called. 25,026 failed to appear. Mapor General L. H. Crow dar, the provost marshal general, has pointed out that all men who failed to appear could not be classed as slackers, as many enlisted without no tifying the boards, others removed to other districts and others died. He estimated that one-fifth of those who failed to appeal were real slackers. Pennsylvania's ratio of physical fitness was not up to the average for the country. Of 161,323 men exam ined, 86,029 qualified, being 53.33 per cent, while that of the nation was 70.89 per cent. Claims for exemption were filed by 131,963 of the 302,541 men called, which was below the average, but 114,288 u\re granted, this being 86.60 per cent., against a general average of 81.79 per cent. Of the men called in Pennsylvania 148,734 were married and only 17,184 married men were called for service. Aliens called by exemption boards in Pennsylvania numbered 68.359; and 14,233 were accepted. The total reg istration of aliens in the state was 176,054. Of these 98,204 were of allied nations, 6,568 professed allegiance to neutral countries, and 69,280 were subjects ot governments allied with Germany. This last covers those of Austria-Hungary, who were not 'en emy aliens" at the time ot registra tion. 2,043 Farmers Released Agricultural claims for exemption were entered by 3,685 men, and 2,548 were granted. Claims on industrial grounds were 7,878, and 4,838 were granted. WANT RAILROADS HEI.D ONLY TIM. END OF WAR New York, Jan. 14. Railroad ex ecutives representing 177 roads and 90 per cent, of the mileage in th United States, at a conference here I yesterday to consider plans for safe- i guarding the interests they represent t \vliile under Federal management, *de- | cided to aslc Congress to limit Gov-' arnment control to the period of the 1 war. The executives believe the bill now pending in Congress is too vague, be cause it does not set a definite date for the Government to relinquish the railroads. West Point Nominee Is Tech High Graduate ■ ■ WILLIAM CRIST William Crist, who has just been notified of his appointment to the West Point Military Academy, is a product of the city's public schools, having pursued his elementary stud ies in the Camp Curtin school and graduated from the Technical High school with the 1917 class. He is tho second of Tech's graduates to receive this honor; Norman Stitler, of the 191 i* class having been ap pointed to the same institution. ' While a student at Tech, Crist 1 took an active part In athlettwj, es pecially in basketball and baseball. Since his graduation he has been ployed as a salesman for the Ford Salty Company of this city. He Is a son ot Samuel C. Crist, a foreman in j the shopa of the Pennsylvania Kail-; road. FOUR BIG TENNIS STARS PARTICIPATE Four tennis stars have been chosen to represent Uncle Sam in the inter national tennis matches to be played at Montreal on Saturday, January 12. The match will be played for the ' benefit of the British Red Cross, on the board floors of the Montreal Ten-' QUADRUPLE TIE FEATURE SCHOLASTIC CAGE RACE; CENTRAL TO MEET LEBANON Central's 4 8 to 22 victory over the AUentown contingent of the Central Pennsylvania basketball league, made a quadruple tie for first honors with Tech, Steelton, York and Central each, having one vic tory without a defeat. AUentown has undisputed possession of last place with three losses. When the schedule was framed, the AUentown team was not repre sented at the meeting and hence got the short end of the deal. While nothing was done intentionally, yet if a member of the faculty had been present, he would certainly have ob jected to his team starting in a new league with the first „three contests away from home. This week the "Dutch" will have a chance to show what they can do on their home court, as they play Lebanon Satur day night. Lebanon Plays Central The contest of most local Interest is the game between Lebanon and Central at Chestnut Street Audi torium Friday night. It will give the local followers a chance to com pare Tech and Central as Tech wal loped Lebanon recently to a 30 to 18 tune. Friday night will also see Steelton at York. Reading is the only quintet that has not yet played. They will open their league season at AUentown on the 19th. At pres- SHIPPERS AID RAILWAYS W CLEAR UP CONGESTION Harrisburg shippers to-day were a big part in the opening of "freight moving week." During the next six days extra efforts will be made to make a clean-up of all freight con-| gestion. In accordance with the plans mapped out by the National) Traffic League and with which the car service boards of the various districts are co-operating, special ef forts will be made to unload cars, and to keep cars In service. Railroad administration officials to-day sent appeals to various or ganizations in the principal cities, urging redoubled energies to clear the terminals in view of the extra burden thrown on railroads by the blizzard. BOARD ADVISED TO REJECT SCHOOL BIDS Because of a technicality in the advertisement for bids for the re modeling of the Camp Curtin school building, M. \V. Jacobs, solicitor for the city school board, recommended rejecting of all bids and readvertls ing for proposals. The opinion of the solicitor was presented at a spe cial meeting of the city school board this afternoon. It is probable that Secretary D. D. Hammelbaugh may ie authorized to readvertise for bids. I GOOD SKATING RESULTS KRftM RECENT STORM I • Tlie lake at Wildwood Park is coated with a smooth surface of ice and the skating; flag was hoisted on the Union Trust Building this morn ing. Prior to the recent storm, ice was too rough for skating, but after the storm of Friday night, and the cold following, the ponds and lakes have been covered with a smooth coat | of ice. —4 t ATTEMPTS SUICIDE HY CUTTING HIS THROAT W. A. Boyd, aged 81. was found in the basement of the Bolton House at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, lying in a pool of blood flowing from a wound inflicted by his razor, which was lying beside him. The wound was not deep enough to sever the jugular vp|n. He was taken to the Ilarrlsburg Hos pital. It is thought he may recover. NEW APPROPRIATIONS ASKED By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 14. Supple mental war appropriation* of $185,- 000.000, of which $l. r >o,ooo,oou are for barracks and quarters, were submit ted to-day to Congress. TWELVE FINED |2r> EOCH Twelve men. arrested in n. raid on! a club at Thirteenth and Market streets, to-day were fined S2O each I and were mad* to pay $1 each foi l coats. nis Club, and is sure to gather a sub stanial sum for the war charity. Fred B. Alexander and Walter Merrill Hall are two of those chosen to rep resent Uncle Sam In the tourney. The other two members of the team are Nat Niles and Harold Throck morton. ent they are playing a series of pre limlnary contests. During "the past week Steelton was able to avenge its defeat of a week ago by nosing out Middletown at Felton hall, 28 to 25. While de feated, Middletown showed that it has an excellent team. The Acad emy tossers under Coach Gavin are working for tl\eir game with Haver ford Prep, at Haverford this coming Saturday. Camp Hill at Carlisle Camp Hill Is booked to play Sat urday at Carlisle with the High school team of that place. Middle town will entertain 1-lersheJ' at Luna rink Friday night and it should be an easy contest for the lower-enders. Tech has another set of open dates for this week, but the management is trying to arrange with the Car lisle Indians for a game. If the teams play, it will be staged at the Hasset gymnasium. The standing of the clubs is: Standing of the Clubs W. L. Pet. Tech 1 0 1.000 Central . 1 0 1.000 Steelton 1 0 1.000 York # 1 o 1.000 Reading T 0 0 .000 Lebanon 0 1 .000 AUentown 0 3 .000 This week's schedule: Friday. Lebanon at Chestnut Street Auditorium? Friday, Steeltort at York; Saturday, Lebanon at Al lentown. BADLY HURT WHEN HE IS RUN DOWN BY TROLLEY Charles N- Forsyth, 346 Nectarine street, is in the Harrisburg Hospital suerffing with a fractured leg and rib, as the result of a street car ac cident this morning. Forsyth works at the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company, and was on his way to work when a Cameron street car ran into him. The crew of the car said he was on one track and stepped out of the way of an ap proaching ,car, onto the other track and the soutbound car ran into him. The accident happened shortly after 7 this morning at the intersection of Sycamore street. "Sammy" Klumpi'i Is Celebrating Birthday MRHk - jmarn WSf v HBL ' "Sammy" Kiumpus is celebrating his twentieth birthday to-day. Everybody knows "Sammy." He is the boy who sells Telegraphs and other papers -it Second and Walnut streets. He has been newsboy there for the past ten years. He is one of the pioneers among the newspaper merchants of Hnrrisburg. He made a real business of paper sejling, so that he has paid for his own keep all those years, put himself through school, bought an automobile with ills earnings and when the war came along with Its high price of gasoPne sold the car and turned his money into Liberty Uonda. "It's safer there," said "Sammy" wisely to day, "and besides, Uncle Sam needs l the money." ACADEMY BEATS GETTYSBURG FIVE Result Was Never in Doubt; i DcVore Is Big Star The Harrisburg Academy easily defea'ted Gettysburg Academy Sat urday afternoon on the Cathedral Hall floor by a score of 35 to 15. The game was never In doubt after the first few minutes of play and the load of the Blue and Gold< was sel dom less than ten points. DeVore Is Star DeVore unquestionably starred for the Academy and scored all but four of the local school's field goals. Gettysburg lacked team work and passing ability while DeVore's bas ket shooting enabled the uptown in stitution to score at will. The line up and summary: Gettysburg. Harrisburg. Gotwald, f. DeVore, f. Dudisill, f. Miller, f. Fuhrman, c. Weigel. c. Dempey, g. Newlin, g. Overmiller, g Stone, g. Substitution: Yoffee for Stone. Referee, Sourbier. Scorekeeper, Morgenthaler. Timer, Beban. Hassetts to Resume Games; Play at Carlisle Tonight After two weeks of enforced idle ness due to lack of heat at Cathedral Hall, the Hassett school five will again set into action on their own floor when they play the Roaowood boys, Thursday night. This gam<; was to have been played two weeks ago but Hassett was forced to postpone the game because of lack of heat in the auditorium. In the meantime bom teams have been using the de lay to good advantage and have prac ticed hard for the coming encounter. This evening the Hassett 'five will play Carlisle Indian school at Car lisle. The Hassett defeated Carlisle here a few weeks ago. Railroads Do Not Guarantee j Schedules of Any Train Relief came to the Pennsylvania Railroad to-day. The main line has been blocked by freight congestions, and cold weather tie-ups of trains from the east and west. Business west of Pittsburgh has been entirely suspended since Friday night. On account of the delays tickets are being sold to passengers with the understanding" that the railroad : company will not guarantee fjphedule time on any train. The trouble on j thte main line has been due to lack of motive power and frozen switches. Track forces have been on duty since Friday night working 12 hour tricks. ICY PAVEMENTS MEAN AItREST FOIt OWNERS Police officials are promising action against uptown property owners, whose lots are vacant, and who do not clean their sidewalks of snow and ice. Failure to clean their sidewalks has brought many complaints to the police from people who find the. con ditions in front of some of the prop erties intolerable. The chief offend ers are in Second, Third. Fourth, Fjfth and Sixth streets, and the in tersecting streets above Maclay. 1,100 SHIPS ARK * ARMED BY NAVY By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 14.—Eleven hundred ships have been armed by the Navy against submarine attack since last March, it was revealed to day in the report of the House Naval investigation subcommittee published here. MRS. ELIZA H. EICHEL Mrs. Eliza H. Eicliel, 76, widow of John H. Eichel. died yesterday morn ing, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John F. Lawrence, 1627 Penn street. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday morning, at 10 o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Lawrence, the Rev. George F. Schaum, pastor of the Har ris Street United Evangelical Church, officiating. The body will be taken by Undertaker George H. Sourbier to Newport on the train which leaves the Maclay Street Station at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday. Burial will be made at Newport. Mrs. Eichel is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John F. Lawrence j and Mrs. Samuel Shambaugh, both of j this city: two sons, John S. Eichel, of I Newport, Pa., and James E. Eichel, of Enola; fourteen grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. STUDENT GRANTED LICENSE Mechanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 14. Charles Berkheliner, a student at Dickinson College, was granted a license to preach at a meeting of the j quarterly conference of the local ! Methodist Episcopal Church, of which the Rev. J. Ellis Bell is pas j lor and the former a member. He I is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Berkheimer, South Market street, Mechanicsburg. AMERICAN KILLED. IN FRANCE Carlisle, Pa., Jan. 14.—Miss Emily I Hannon, a Carlisle schoolteacher, j lias received information that her i nephew, Knowlton Flsk, of Chicago, | who visited in this section frequent | ly up until a year ago, was killed in | the Paschendaele lighting as a mem -1 ber of the Princess Pat's regiment of Canadians, falling while taking part in a charge on the German lines. TO FILL VACANCY ' Mechanicsburg. Pa., Jan.- 14.—T0 flil the vacancy in Council, caused by the resignation of Fred Breen, who moved out of town, Edward Nailor was elected from the Fifth Ward and will have two years to serve. E. M. Garrett.was chosen for borough auditor to succeed Joseph Lenon. who also resigned on account of moving from town. SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS .EMMA GOLDMAN'S CONVICTION By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 14. Conviction iof Kmma Goldman and Alexander j Berkman on charges of conspirilng to ' prevent the operation of the Selective ' Service act by urging men of draft | ages not to register, was to-day sus ! tained by the Supreme Court. ■ i BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR WEEK By Associated Press J London, Jan. 14. British casual- Mies reported during the week ending 'to-day. totalled 24,979 officers and I men. divided as follows: I Killed or died of wounds: Officers, 1 117: men, 5,149. Wounded or missing: Officers, 204; I men, 19,409. | CIVIL SERVICE 110 \HI> TO MEET \ , A meeting of the Civil Service; i Board will be held this evening to act 'on applications for appointment to! I the police force, A date for examina-j I tlons will be set also. More tlian a ! score of applications have been re- j : cehed. 'fWDLLYLf 9 W CORTSBRJ Donald Heicher, a former Tech student, is making good as a guard on the United States ship, Pennsyl vania basketball team. His work has received special mention. After a week's rest the Hassett tossers will take up their schedule to-night. These champs are sched uled for a game at Carlisle with the Indian team. Later in the week they will meet Rosewood. Both games are important in the seuson's race for title honors. The Harrisburg Independents gave a great exhibition Saturday night in the game with Locust Gap five. Man ager Gordon Ford is bringing his team to the point where local fans will miss good sport if they fail to patronize the games. Gordon Ford had a strenuous time Saturday night. He played with the Independents and then participated in the match at the Pennsylvania Railroad Athletic Association hall, in the game with Altoona. CAMP HILL IS TWICE LOSER Drop Game to Mycrstown and Annville High Schoof Teams Camp Ilill High varsity team suf fered a double defeat during the weekend at Myerstown and Annville. Myerstown High defeated the 'cross river squad on Friday evening, score 47 to 13, and Annville High on the following night, score 62 to 16. , Annville outclassed the Camp Hill team in every department of the game, having moro experience. Camp Hill was greatly hampered by the in ability to locate the baskets. Despite this fact, tho squad put up a good floor game. Basehore excelled for Camp hill, caging four field goals and six foul goals. _ Handicapped by being compelled to play on a concrete floor under na tional league rules, the Camp Hill team could do little at Myerstown. Tiie Camp Hill players had little knowledge of the national league rules and during the first half com mitted many fouls, on which Myers town made many of Its points. Cap tain Nell played best for Camp Hill in this game. The summary: Camp Hill. Annville. Basehore, f. Wagner, f. E. Nell, f. Rowland, f. N. Nell, c. McClure, c. J. Nell, g. I-lerr, g. Good, g. Miller, g. Field goals—Basehore, 4; E. Nell, 1; Wagner, 13; McClure, 7; Miller, 2; Herr, 1. Foul goals—Basehore, 6; Wagner, 6. Aurand Fund Is Closed by Request of the Family A total of $36.75 has been subscrib ed for the,assistance of the parents of Earl Aurand, the young Harris burg soldier who was killed in France. The total subscription has been turn ed over ,to Mr. and Mrs. Aurand by Clarence O. Backenstoss, who was holder of the funds, and the relief fund has been closed, owing to the fact that the Aurands do not desire the publicity. Two subscriptions re ceived to-day, after the closing of the fund, are being held until their donors call for them. MARSHA I, CONDUCTS I IHU INVESTIGATION By Associated Press Indianapolis, Jan. 14.—State Fire Marshal Frledley to-day started an investigation of the fire which last night destroyed the industrial build ing and burned six dwellings ac hurch, a 'grocery store and a saloon, caus ing damages estimated to-day at $2,- 000,000. Mr. Frledley is acting on the theory that the fire was of incendiary origin. WILI.ARD FAVORKI) CREATION OF WAR IMII STIIIKN HOARD Washington, Jan. 14. Daniel Willard. chairman of the War Indus tries Board, to-day testified in the Senate military committee's war in quiry, that he had advocated the crea tion of a Government minister of mu nitions. but now as in favor of trying out the new War Department reor ganization. BOY SCOUTS TO RALLY The second monthly indoor rally and funfest of the Boy Scouts of Harrisburg, will be held this evening in the Armory, beginning at 7.30 promptly. The program of contests and sports will be in charge of Scout master the Rev. Harvey Klaer, who | will act as master of ceremonies. Pay your money and— take your choice Do you want to get a smoke for a nickel that will give you no satisfaction or will you pay an extra penny for good old King Oscar—Quality' They cost you six cents now, but these are war times and they are worth it Quality-FIRST, LAST and ALL THE TIME John C. Herman & Co. Makers 11 Gerdes, a former Harrisburg star, is a member of the Altoona team that played here Saturday night in the Pennsylvania railroad elimination contest. His work is always of the best and Gerdes is a valuable man in basketball at Altoona. Boyd Memorial Basketball League starts Wednesday night. There will be two games, Spartans play the Tro jans, and the Appollas meet Achilles. Games will be played every Wednes day night. John "Stuffy" Mclnnis, obtained last week by the Boston American League baseball club from the Phil adelphia Athletics, signed his .con tract on Saturday. All is joy in Bos ton. Walter Johnson, speed king of the Washington Americans, will receive a reduction in salary. The contract sent to him cuts his salary in half. Johnson's last contract called for $15,000 a year. BRANDS BREWERS AS TRAITORS Governor Says Coal Is Needed For Schools and Churches ■■ • • ,In an address before the mens mass meeting in Fahnestock hall, yesterday afternoon, Governor Brum baugh declared that the man who runs a brewery, thereby depriving schools and churches of coal, is a traitor and should be branded as . such. Governor Brumbaugh spoke to fh'e meeting on "Pennsylvania and the War." He showed that the destiny of America has been in the hands of the Keystone state, and that the men who have come from Pennsylvania, have done much for the winning of the just cause. He enumerated the men who have been factors in this country s development, and proved that many of them were from this slate. The audience for the meeting was the largest which has greeted any speaker in this series of meetings. Preceding the address of the Gov ernor, Mrs. Emma Mausert Reeves sang several contralto solos, and an other feature was the chorus singing. I After the meeting a number of the men sang old familiar gospel hymns arouifd the big piano in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A. Congressman Walter M. Chandler, of New York, will be the speaker at the meeting next Sunday, his sub ject being "The Trial of Jesus From a Lawyer's Standpoint." Congress man Chandler is recognized as being one of the country's n pe4r—- ers, and he was secured only at great expense to the management. A spe cial musical attraction is ' being ar ranged by Robert B. Reeves, secre tary of the Y. M. C. A., under whose auspices these Sunday mass meetings are being held. Knights of Colbmuus Are Gratified; War Drive Goes "Over With $20,314.40 in the treasury, a couple of thousand additional dollar* In sight in the city, and the outside district of Dauphin county coming along in very fine shape, the Knights of Columbus were feeling finee, in deed. this morning, over the results of their two weeks' campaign for their War Camp Fund. Not all of the city solicitors have reported as yet; and headquarters in the Kunkel Buildings are being held ' open to-day and to-morrov( so that ' their funds may be cared for. Reports from Steelton, Mechanics burg, Williamsport, Lykens, Dauphin, Hummelstown, Middletown and other towns in the Harrl=burg district are quite complete, but the executive committee of the Knights of Colum bus were confident that when the final showing is made it will mean a total of more than $26,000; and the figure originally set was $25,000. Fire Destroys Food Worth a Million; Warehouses Ruined at Washington By Associated Press Washington. Jan. 14. A quantity of Army supplies, including $1,000,'- 000 worth of food, was destroyed, the quartermaster warehouse ruined and I several other buildings damaged by a fire to-day at the Washington Bar racks occupied by Engineer troops. After a hard fight of an hour and a half the fire was extinguished. The origin of the fire has not been dis closed by officials at the post.
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