TECH TO MEET FAST LEBANON TEAM; ANNIE OAKLEY SHOWING SOLDIERS HOW TO SHOOT Tech Ready For Lebanon Mercersburj* Game Is Off Tech is going right along at her football practice, preparing for bat tle with Lebanon High here next Sat urday, but she had a hard blow In having the Mercersburg game can celed. The management of that cracker-Jack organization notified Percy L. Qrubb, athletic director, that there was no chance of meet ing on October 19, and now Tech has two open dates, this one and No vember 2. The Mercersburg fray, canceled on account of the Spanish Stuff, was to be played down there. The Lebanon contest should prove to be stirring, for these chaps have a fast, stalwart team. Yesterday af ternoon, practically all of the varsity and scrub players were on deck for the rehearsal and the coach spent the afternoon playing the varsity back fleld with the scrub line and the'scrub baekfteld with the varsity line. The first string backfield plowed through Airplane Carries Piano From London to Paris Paris, Oct. 9.—One of the new large Allied bombing planes, in order to demonstrate its carrying capacity, has brought from Lon don to Paris a full-sized upright piano. The airplane Is capable of carrying six persons and much bombing explosives. 80 VETERANS OF FOREIGN LEGION [Continued from First Page.] Legion of France," said Dr. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, state librarian, this morning. Of All Nationality* "France, in addition to her con script army, has a force of foreign troops of which the Foreign Legion is a Unit. It is a permanent part of the 19th French Army corps and is a descendent of the famous Irish Bri gade of Louis XIV. Its members come from all parts of the world. Prior to the war about 25 per cent, were Germans, mostly deserters from the frontier garrisons; 25 per cent, were French: and the balance was made up of Spaniards, Italians, Turks, Bel gians, Knglish and Americans. "The legion asks no questions. Men in its ranks have been known to for get to answer to their names—which they had very recently adopted. "The legion consists of two regi ments of abqut 4,000 men each. If he is physically sound almost any man can join the legion, anywhere. The discipline is just, but very strict. The legionaires wear the best boots in the world, but no socks, their feet being encased in squares of greased linen, folded. When there is no fight ing or marching to be done the legion makes roads. An ordinary daiy's march is 30 miles; and each man car - ries a 60-pound pack. V They are bound by an unwritten law that if ever forced to retreat they must adopt the slowest walk possible. On 11 occasions, up until last year, the legion had refused to obey an order to retreat, and in each instance died where .they stood, to the last man. Suffer Heavy Casualties "As at present constituted the le- I gion was started in 1831 and since j that year has taken a spendid part in every war of France. In the en- i gagement at Neuville St. Vaast it i was found that only 700 men remain ed of 4,000 who went into the battle." Harrisburg and the entire Harris burg Liberty Loan district this morn ing began buying Liberty Bonds as a rebuke to the Kaiser of Germany and his made-in-Germany peace prop osition. , Mayor Keister's proclamation of' last night, in which he declared to morrow to be "Unconditional Sur render Day," and in which he aslked citizens to buy bonds and stun the Kaiser, was advanced in effect by the population, which began to buy its "Unconditional Surrender" bonds to day. Bonds Going Well Bond sales were moving along rather well this morning, but there can be no letup if the city is to buy its J6,'000,000 quota, or if the district | is to buy the 510,000,000 worth of bonds alloted to it. The grand total for yesterday, counting outside towns and the city, homes and industrial campaign, was 13,814,350, which is only a third of the district quota of $10,198,430. Sergeant Sets Example A Liberty Bond purchaser yesterday was Sergeant Bobert S. Cowan, 108 th Field Artillery, who. from France, sent money to his mother, Mrs. J Frank Cowan, of 2148 Green street, with which to purchase him Liberty- Bonds. Bonds to the amount of $12,550 have been bought by district employes of the Bell Telephone and A. T. and P. Companies. Connecticut Mutual Life Insu-anco Company will buy $lO,OOO worth of bonds through the Harrisburg dis trict. WANTS BOND RELEASED The Dauphin county court late yesterday granted the application of Fred C. Miller and issued a rule on the District Attorney and the County Solicitor to show cause why John W. Starre, bondsman for J. Robbing Bennett, fugitive lawyer who is charged with embezzlement, should not be exonerated and relieved from paying the amount of the $5OO bond which was forfeited because Bennett absconded and failed to appear be fore Alderman C. J. Householder on June 14, last, for a preliminary hear ing in the embezzlement case. MARRIED 37 YEARS Marietta, Pa., Oct. 9.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gorner, Sr., residing in East Front street, were married 4hirty-seven years on Sunday. Both are enjoying good health, and are active members of the Zion Reform ed Church. They have lost a son in the present war, and he has been burled in France, according to word received by them from abroad They have several children and grandchildren. BUYING W. S. S. HELPS SAVING FOR U. S. BONDS itSfPut down your name at 6 p. m. WEDNESDAY EVENING. the varsity line almost at will there by uncovering the weak points of the line and showing up the strength of the four backfield men. Ebner and Wilsbach spent much time at place ment kicking and performed at a hundred per cent. Coach Smith con sidered the practice a very success ful one as it brought out some weak points which he can smooth out be fore the Lebanon game. Connors, the stellar guard who suffered a slight attack of the "flu" is again back on the Job and will be ready to enter the fray Saturday af ternoon providing the ban is lifted by that time. "Bus" Snyder, the as sistant manager lof the Maroon and Gray outfit who is convalescing from an attack of the "flu" was on the Island field yesteiday but did not participate in the practice. With the exception of these two cases, the Tech team has fortunately evaded the dreaded disease. JAMES H. TROUT KILLED IN WRECK [Continued from First Page.] the rear coach of No. 53, and was killed at his post. His was the only fatality of the collision and no one was injured. Full reports of the collision are c xpected by local Pennsy officials from Middle Division headquarters in Altoona later in the day. The body of Engineer Trout was brought to this city from the scene of the collision on a Pennsylvania express train reaching Harrisburg at 10.40 o'clock this morning and was met by the unfortunate man's stepson, Frederick W. Johnson, also of this city, who took the body to the engineer's late home in North Sixth street. As a result of the impact when the engine of train No. 37 ran head-on into the rear cabin-car of train No. 53, several express cars of the la ter were derailed, as were the engine and one passenger coach of the for mer. None of these, however, top pled over when the collision oc curred. Officials here connected with the Philadelphia Division said to-day said that both the express and pas senger trains were making detours at the moment of the accident to avoid the wreckage made an hour before by two westbound freight trains which obstructed the west bound passenger track. A heavy fog, it was said, was responsible for both accidents. No one, they said, was injured when the two freight cars came together. STUBBORN FIRE OVERCOME The fire in the dump at Thirteenth and Paxton streets that has been sending dense clouds of smoke and stench into the residential section at intervals during jjie last six weeks or two months, burns no more. One complaint after another reached the police headquarters and after several Were registered yesterday Mayor Keister ordered the Are chief to dispatch a fire company to the Are. It required a line of 2,200 feet of hose to get a stream of water on the dump, but the chief and his men persevered. They used the Friend ship steamer and with powerful streams tore away the bank of rub bish and eventually reached the seat of the trouble. The Are chief and members <of Council said they think the Are was due to spontaneous com • bustion in refuse thrown on the dump b,y the Harrisburg Gas Com pany. FUNERAL. OF SOLDIER Marietta. Pa., Oct. 9.—The body of Oscar Groff was buried on Mon day with military honors in the Marietta Cemetery. A squad of eight men from the second platoon, Company L, First Regiment, Penn sylvania Reserve Militia, in com mand of First Lieutenant Albert Kraft, of Columbia, was In attend ance. Young Groff died at Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va., from an attack of pneumonia. WILLIAM H. DULL William H. Dull. 130 Linden street, steward of the Pennsylvania Station Restaurant, and widely known res tauranteur, died this morning after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at Fayetteville, where the body will be taken Friday. He was a vet eran of the Civil War and had many friends here. FONCK WINS NEW HONORS By Auociatti I'ress Paris, Oct. 9. Lieutenant Rene Fonck, according to an announce ment made here to-day has brought down four German airplanes with in twenty minutes on the same day. Fonck now is credited with seventy official victories and actually has brought down 109 German ma chines. GEORGE H. SHAUB DIES George H. Shaub died at 9.30 this morning at his home at No. 913 Sus quehanna street. He was 62 years old and a member of Messiah Luth eran Church.. Mr. Shaub had been an an active member of Dauphin Lodge No. 160, I. O. O. \F., Dauphin Encamp ment of I. O. O. F„ Knights of the Golden Eagle,, and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Mt. Vernon Council No. 150. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louisa W., three children: Clara E., Mrs. William J. Lutz, at home, and Paul E., now serving in the United States Navq, a sister, Elizabeth, of Duncannon, and two brothers, Harry, of Riverside, and William, of Dun cannon. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. FIRE ON DUMP The public dump at Eighteenth and Holly streets wa sthe scene of a slight blaze at 1.30 o'clock this after noon, but caused no property loss. Children from the Children's Indus trial Home at Eighteenth and Swa tara streets sent in the alarm from Box 72, at Swatara and Twentieth streets. The fire was extinguished in a few minutes. SCHUYLKILL RATES I P Notices of increases in rates have been filed by the Lansdale Water Company, Mountain City Water Com pany, Frackville; Eastern Pennsyl vania Light, Heat and Power Com pany. Schuylkill county generally; Schuylkill Electric Company, Colum bia and Schuylkill counties. RECOMMEND. NEW BRIDGE A board of Ave bridge viewers filed its report in court late yesterday azid recommended rebuilding the bridge over Conewago river in York county. The old bripge was destroyed by the flood last spring. The court ap proved the report. Snoodles >; By Hungerford ' | tsm FOR I*l 1 *1 HI ! 50FT "PEDAL I THI2E6 LOUD " ' ISIE wt I COtrt-D ! ON -THAT MAFffiftL MUSIC AfSiD LUSXV % / wftMG- UNCLE OLL'S # * 1 ~~ ~~ <£££***?£ 1 VcC t PftgCIOUS Necre I . ) • PrvpfSV _ KIE APP'SftN ♦- It* . __ // * [oScei ! T U \6e°° GH jJi * 1 / rA I QGrt) H£ f 1 ! / <^A ?s k' m \ // Busted MY / j®; stairs fRoMW ♦ ! - i . ' ' ' - PENNSY ENGINEER DIESATSUNBURY Robert H. Barrow, Former Resident of City, Pneu monia Victim t Robert H. Barrow, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer who resided at | 2602 North Sixth street until last spring, is dead at his home in Sun bury. His widow is in a serious con dition from blood poisoning and two children, Clarence and Florence, are fin the Mary M. Packer Hospital suf ! fering with pneumonia. The father j died on Monday evening of pneumo- I nia. The dead man was 38 years old. |He was one of the most faithful I men In the service of the company, I fellow railroaders said to-day, and ! had been held in high stepm by i both officials and employes. His j home had been at Jersey Shore, where his parents resided for many I years. The body of Harry W. Kline, u < former employe of the Pennsylva ! nia, who dieU on Tuesday at Sun ; bury, will be brought to Halifax on j Friday where services will be held j at the home of Mis sister, Mrs. John j Bottomstone. Mr. Kline was 55 years old. 11l health compelled him to re tire from the service some time ago. He had been yardmaster of the Sun bury division. The funeral services \yill be held In charge of the Masons ] and Elks on Friday morning. Chance For Harrisburg to Stage Some Skilled Boxers Addressing his offer to the Key- I stone Athletic Club, Leo P. Flynn, of \ 328 East Fourteenth street, New! York city, wants to know if he can- i not accommodate the Capital City | with a boxing bout de luxe. "If you j are going In for the boxing game this winter," he offers, "I have the good men and would like to have J them appear in Harrisburg." His i batteries include: Bill Brennan, heavyweight, vs. Kid Norfolk, light weight; Pete Hartley, lightweight, vs. Barney Adair, lightweight; Battling Lahn, bantamweight, vs. Benny Mc- Coy, bantamweight. Brennan has had 67 fights and the only defeat ever registered against him was when Dempsey beat him in seven rounds. He has beaten Levinsky, Coffee, Bartley Madden, Gunboat Smith and scored 54 knockouts put of 67 fights. Norfolk has beaten all the light heavyweights and most of the heavy- | weights, including a 12-round ref- i eree's decision over Billy Miske of i St. Paul. Hartley has boxed such fellows -as Johnny Dundee, Joe Welling, Lew Tendler, Frankie Callahan, Phil i Bloom, Young Gradwell, Young Brown, Rocky Kansas, Indian Kid | Schiffer and many others. He is a j slashing good two-handed fighter who always gives the people a good run. Adair, is the new 19-year-old New York sensation who since January 1. 1918, has boxed Benny Leonard, Charlie White, Frankie Callahan, Jack Britton, Lew Tendler, Irish Patsy Cline and Willie Jackson and the only one to win the newspaper decision from* him was the cham pion whom he gave the fight of his life. Lahn and McCoy have boxed every bantamweight in the country out side of Pete Herman and will box anyone you select. PRESIDENT MEETS HUN_ STRATEGY [Contluucil from First Page.] termination is considered as having been removed. At the same time the President has notified the German government that its proposed "suspension of hostil ities" cannot be granted while a Ger man soldier remains on Allied soil. The German government must state to the world whether it will accept the fourteen terms previously laid down by President Wilson whole heartedly or as "a basis for negotia tions," which position cannot be con sidered by the United States and the Entente Allies. The step taken by President Wil son has met with the approval of the American people. Newspaper edi torial comment almost universally commended the move. Congressional leaders after carefully studying the communication sent by the President, praised it as a brilliant diplomatic stroke. Distinct approval was expected from the Allied nations. [The text of the President's reply to Prince Mnxiiiiilliaii is to be found on page 121 BLASTING TO BERLIN Washington. D. C., Oct. 9.—Huge increase in the artillery program have been decided on by the Ord nance Department, which yesterday asked the House Appropriations Committee to add (1,100,000,000 to its estimates of (2,667,000,000 to carry out its part of the enlarged army program. The War Depart ment has decided to provide more big guns foreach of the 80 divisions that America expects to have In France next year. • v , HENRY F. HOLDER ILL Henry F. Hiller, deputy prothono tary, is confined to his home in Hummelstown suffering with Span ish influenza. Reports this after noon were that his condition is "not so good." V - " ~ *" HARRISBURG S6BBL TEXEGK3LPU AROUND THE BASES l'at Ryan, the champion Hammer thrower and world's record holder, is now at the front.—Overseas News. i Fop love of Mtkei who's this guy, Max! | hen I'm here now with my pole-ax. A"** uy to W ilsoni "Huns nil hiutf, ' Just keep on tightin'i trent 'cm rough." According to the lat'est reports from Venezuela baseball beats bull fighting. From the American point of view there is nothing remarkable in such a statement. We always knew it did. But Pitcher Mutis, t>f the Borinquen Stars, the Porto Rlcan baseball club that recently visited Venezuela for a series of games, says that the sentiment has got hold In the South American Republic where for a fenturle's "la corrida ije toros" has been the national sport. People there still go afternoons to see the "toreador" give the deadly thrust to his victim but a greater number attend the morning baseball game and their enthusiusm at the "Juego de pelota" Is more intense and con tinuous. They bawl at the players and at each other, convincing proof that the fan has appeared in the South American republic. As play-- ers, the natives have not reached Porto Rican standards, they are rather weak fielders and batters. But throw! Ave Maria! how they can throw. According to Mutis, Walter Johnson and Trls Speaker would sit up and take notice if they saw the "Venezolanos" "tirando la pelota." So great is the desire of the people of Caracas to learn the American game that Mutis and one OF two of his companions were persuaded to re main after the series to teach en thusiasts how to play it. It looks as if the pitchers of the future may come from Caracas or Maracaibj instead of the Texas League. Tough campaigning times for Judge Bonniwell with all the gin mills in fluenzaed. If this is a wet campaign what's a dry one? For a real treat 'em rough game, football does not have many fatal ities, but this season already has re corded one. Last Saturday, Wendel S. Watkins, twenty, Chauncy, 0.. died following injuries received in Athens in a game between the Freshman teams of Ohio State and Ohio Uni versities. Watkins played on the Ohio University team and suffered a broken back. • Coach Bob Folwell showed up yes terday at U. of P. ball field foa the first time since the "lnflu" got him. The boys were mighty glad to see him because Bob keeps things mov ing. But they were also fortunate In having Bill Hollenbaek step In the breach. Mr. Hollenbaek is a regular COAL MINE DEAL BASIS OF SUIT SaxniaQ Claims an Agreement With Vance C. Mc- Cormick While no statement has been filed by Deputy Attorney General William H. Keller, counsel for Edwin F. Sax man, of Philadelphia, and Latrobe, in the action in assumpsit against Vance C. McCormick, Democratic national chairman and wealthy coal land owner, it is understood that the claim of $25,000 is based upon Saxman's con tention that Jie is entitled to that much by reason of a verdict rendered in favor of a coal company against the Pennsylvania Railroad after a trial of charges of discrimination some time ago. McCormick. Saxman and others were interested in the Sonman Shaft Coal Company, operating in the central soft coal district, and Saxman sold 100 shares he had in the company to Mc- Cormick for $2,600. He is understood to hold that in making the sale there was an agreement that he should par ticipate in an amount proportionate to his shares in any verdict secured in the discrimnation suit. This McCor mick is said to deny. Saxman's claim is said to be that he is entitled to the proportionate share,only to the time of the transfer, or between $25,000 and $30,000. The case will hardly come to trial for some time. Martin L. Houser Falls in Battle; Had Been * Reported Missing in War Martin L. Houser, one of three sons of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Houser, of Mlddletown, in the serv ice was killed in action on August 6, last, and is not a prisoner of the enemy, according to a telegram re ceived this morning by the father, who formrly was courthohuse custo dian and is now employed on Capitol Hill. The father was deeply affected by the sad news. Up until to-day he had entertained hopes that his son had met no greater fate than fail ing a prisoner. Martin .Houser en listed here early last year in Com pany C, of the old Eighth Regiment and went to France with the re organized 112 th as a member of U Company. Only recently Mr. Houser got word that his granddaughter's husband, Allen DifTenderfer, of Highspire, died of wounds received in action. CLARENCE I'HICK Clarence Price died this morning at the County Almhsouse. Funeral ser vices have not yet been arranged. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv. patriot, according to Roy Reeves. He relates that when Hollenbaek arrived at the athletic association office the first man he saw was Folwell. "Hello, Bob," cried Bill., "What do you think? I Just left League Island, where I saw By Dickson, and I of fered hint my services as football coach under a government contract." "What sort of a contract is that?" queried Folwell. "A millionaire's contract, an agreement to work a year for $l," replied Bill, assuming a Charley Schwab attitude. "Well, I tell you what I will do," replied Fol well; "1 will raise the government ante by half a dollar." "You're on, I'm reporting this afternoon," snap ped Bill so quickly that It almost took away Folwell's breath. Where upon the Penn coach handed over the sum of a dollar and a half, which was pocketed by Hollenbaek In high glee, Graduate Manager Bushnell wit nessing the transaction. Not inany top-notch coaches would give then services for 31-50. It is said that Hughey Jennings, manager of the Detroit Tigers, in one of those who may decide not to return to the diamond spoft when Hunism has been smashed. Jennings is now making preparations to L ea ''' e soon for France, where he is to do baseball war work for the Knights of Columbus, and his friends say it Is doubtful if he will ever take up baseball again as a means of,, 1 "® 11 * hood. Hughey Is "well fixed and could have quit the game at any time during the last few years with out worrying about the future from a financial angle, but he has remain ed at this post largely through love of the sport. It is figured that a year's absence will leave him less eager for baseball and that he will not come back to the game In which he has been among the topliners as a player, coach .or a manager for 28 consecutive seasons. Probably Dan Costello, the former Pirate, will not be in a hurry to un load any more stories of his imagin ary travels on his soldier mates at Camp Upton. They're wise to him now. according to the camp paper. Recently, it will be remembered, Dan spun a yarn with himself as the hero. In which he told of having made the trip around the world with the 11c- Graw-Comiskey baseball teams and having played a game In Berlin with the Kaiser as spectator. The story was published In the Camp Upton "Trench and Camp," and also in a New York daily under a "special" line. When sporting editors Inform ed "Trench and Camp" that the teams never played, in Germany and that Dan Costello never even carried fats for McGraw and Comiskey. the answer was: "We're only pikers yet; give us a chance to study his tory and human character." ALUES STORM FOE FOR TWENTY MILES [Continued from First Page.] ALLIED ARMIES GET 10,000 PRISONERS By Associated Press Paris, 6<A. 9.—Nearly ten thou sand Germans were taken pris oner yesterday by the Allied forces in the fighting along the various fronts of the battlefield, says Marcel Ilutin. in the Echo de Paris to-day. The Germans, he odds, nrc hurriedly evacuating the Argonnc forest. The battle is continuing. V of escape for the Germans still in Cambrai. It now appears that the enemy must retreat hur riedly from the Cambrai region, and that their retirement will in volve the front far to the north ward. Farther south the French ad vanced so that their front is vir tually in line with that of the British and Americans. Puts Laon in Pocket This advance, taken in connection with the progress of General Bertho let'fc army along the Aisne north of Rheims apparently places the Laon salient within the jaws of a pair of pincers, which slowly are closing. General Bertholet has not only'put Laon In a pocket, but his advance along the Aisne is most menacing to the Germans farther east. General Gouraud's armies are forcing the enemy to retire slowly north of the Arnes river. The enemy machine gun fire has retarded the Allies advance there. London, Oct. 9.—1 P. M. —Ger- man troops to-day are counterat tacking very heavily on the Suippe river front, in the Champagne and the French have not been able to make very much progress. Paris, Oct. 9.—French troops at tacking last night south and east of St. Quentin captured the German de fenses between Hariy and Neuville- St. Amand and drove past the latter j town on the north, says to-day's war office statement- Attempts by the Germans to re- \ capture the positions gained yester day by the French north of the Arnes were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. Arthur R. Wright Dies in Camp of Pneumonia oflfil ARTHUR R. WRIGHT Word has been received here of the death of Arthur R. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellott Wright, Speece vUle, at Camp Eberts Field, Arkansas. He enlisted in the United States Regular Army, June 24, 1917, being as signed to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Later he was transferred to Fort Ben jamin Harrison, Indiana, then to Camp Sevier, South Carolina, and last to Camp Eberts Field. He was aged 23 years. He had many friends in Har risburg. Railways Hearing Set For October 29 The Public Service Commission to day fixed October 29 as the date for the hearing of the complaint of C.' F. Quinn against the fare increase and service of the Harrisburg Rail ways Company. A date for the hearing of the com plaints against the Valley Railways Compaiiy, will likely be fixed in "a few days. * Accountants In chargd "of the ex amination of the books of the steam heat department of the Harrisburg Light and Power Company, held an extended conference with attorneys and Chief C. J. Joyce, of the Public Service Bureau of accounts in regard to the statement of business done. Money Collected to Place Tarvia and Oil on Streets Marietta, Pa., Oct. 9.—Collections for tarvia and oil placed on the streets of the borough of Marietta have been successful and a majority of the people who were asked for contributions have responded. Many have paid their frontage at the rate, of ten cents a foot, which was the cost of putting it down. The collec tor, Edgar R. Villee, made his re port of the canvass at the regular meeting of borough council last evening. The Marietta Gravity Water Com pany at a recent meeting donated $6O towards the fund. Other sums range from fifty cents to $1.50. It's A Message that concerns every (nan and woman who is finding it somewhat difficult in getting theif New Winter Clothes Why worry and skimp and save until you have enough $ cash to get your new outfit when you can come here right now and get whatever you desire and arrange to pay for it in small convenient weekly amounts or fot that matter you can pay every two weeks or monthly. We Clothe The Family t This is the modern conven ient plan that is pleasing everybody. f:KI ;11^1 ae IV. 2d Sr.. Cor. Walnut _____ OCTOBER % 1918. Baseball Chiefs to Decide on Status of Players During War New York, Oct. 9.—Major league baseball magnates face a knotty problem at the coming annual meet ings when they will be called upon to decide the status of the player at present under contract or re serve. Very few of the club owners hold the opinion, apparently, that it will be possible to resume league operations next spring. If such proves to be the case and there are few indications to the contrary, it would appear that, the majority of players who figured in the 1918 pen nant races will not receive contracts during the early months of next year. According to tlio present system It is mandatory upon the clubs to renew their options or reserve clause upon players not later than January 1 each year and to follow this action by mailing contracts to the play ers not later than February 1. It is extremely doubtful if this procedure will be followed in 1919. Under the ordinary ruling a player who did not receive his contract by March 1 would become a free agent and upon the resumption of big league baseball would be in a position to sell his services to the highest bid der. It is understood, however, that! the magnates will hold the business of baseball suspended under instruc tions from the government and that since the right to operate was beyond their control all contracts and other legal phases are suspended automa tically. Under this construction the contract of the player carries over until stueh time as the government gives consent for a renewal of the business of baseball. Thus if the professional leagues do not resume until 1920 the year of 1919 would be considered as nonexistent in so far as it might affect a player's con tract. There is still another angle to the proposition which Involves the mag nates and the two major leagues as individuals and co-operating busi ness organizations. It might be held Jo be within their rights to refuse to negotiate with or for the services of a player who, previously to the suspension of the game, was the Wise truck buy ers will not have to be urged to place their orders for Bethlehem Motor Trucks with us at once. There will be an advance in price soon. Save that amount by ordering now. The Overland—HarrisburgCo. Harrisburg, Pa. Buy Bonds to the Limit Play Safe — Stick to KING OSCAR CIGARS because the quality is as good as ever it was. They will please and satisfy you. 7c—worth it JOHN C. HERMAN & CO. Makers 13 property of another club. If such action weee generally adopted the player would be obliged to repot t back to his original club for a re newul of his contract or a release, if he desired to re-enter play in either of the big leagues. Costello Given Detrich's Place Insurance Commissioner Charles A. Ambler to-day announced the ap pointment of A. G. Costello, of Phila delphia, for years examiner in the department to be examiner In chief at a salary of 34,000 a year. He takes the place of A. Nevin Detrich, ex aminer In chief for the last two years, who was recently given leave of ab sence to enter the army and who Is on the half pay list during his ser vice under the act of 1917. G. W. Pearson, of Mifflin, one of the exam iners was advanced to succeed Mr. Costello. * MRS. McEADDEN BURIED Marietta, Pa.. Oct. 9.—Funeral services of Mrs. Oliver McFaddeu were held at the home In East Front street on Monday afternoon, in charge of the Rev. Herbert B. Pul sifer, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church. There were a number of very pretty floral tributes. Burial was made in the family plot in the Marietta Cemetery. * i Star Carpet Cleaning Works Let Us Clean Your Carpets We also do general upholstering and recovering automobile tops. J. COPLINKY Eleventh and Walnut Sts. Both Phones *
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