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*.
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• 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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,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.