INDEPENDENTS LOSE GAME TO GREYSTOCK; TECH STARTS FOR RECORD IN BASKETBALL Aloft! Below! Stormy Breezes Blow Again in International Wholesale and enthusiastic open- Air Sport ts the tocsin for after the war, Judging by the fact that Inier national yacht racing la to bo re sumed; likewise the Davla Cup Inter hatlonl lawn tennle championships, ' hot to mention baseball and half a dozen other sports. Great Interest centers In Sir Thomas Upton's challenge through the Hoyal Ulster Yacht Club, demand ing another race for the American cup. His challenger, the Shamrock IV., Was on the high seas when the war broke out In 1914, and after taking refuge In Bermuda was brought to New York and laid up at a South Brooklyn shipyard. It Is not known Whether Kir Thomas Intends to name the Shamrock IV. as the challenger for next year's race, but It is be lieved he will. Bast experience would Indicate that • America need not fear for Its chances of retaining the cup. In sixty years during which these races have been sailed Rngland only won one heat, i Sir Thomas Upton has been trying since 1899, and If perscrvance counts for anything, he ought to be duo for a favorable result. The Davis Cup, at present held by Australia, has always remained In the hands either of America, Rngland, or ono of the latter's Colonial pos sessions. The America's Cup only has been contested for by United States, Rngland, Ireland and Canada. With respect to the Davis Cup It Is reasonable to suppose that when this competition Is resumed America will regain the cup and hold It until Eng land and its possessions get back into their athletic strides, which have been somewhat disarranged throu_h the ravages of war. Australasia lost Anthony Wilding. Its wonderful player, who fell at Ualllpoll. Brookes, his partner, was | almost ready for retirement In 1914 i when he and Wilding won the trophy, I AROUND THE BASES News note says: The will of Isaac W. Cherington, of Roaring Creek, probated at Hloomsburg, revealed the fact that he gave his two daugh ters, Edith E. and Mary A. Chering ton, SSO for each year they stnyed single after they were 21. Good night. Miss Methuselah! How's this /or progress: "City Manager H. G. Hinkle, of Altoona, has made municipal farming pay the past season. A crop of 1,005 bushels of corn was raised on the city's filter beds and a profit of 50 per cent, realized. According to carefully kept figures. It cost 43.6 cents to pro duce a bushel of corn. After storing enough to feed tho city's livestock, 650 bushels were sold to the public." Editor Brisbane has his hands full. Million brewers asking him to * use their plants for newspaper pub lishing offices. Tho Sons of Rest basketball team would like to arrange* games with i any strong amateur teams of the city \ and nearby towns. The Sons of Rest lineup will In clude: "Hap" Frank, McCord, Storey, Bihl and Sullivan. Cahill is a substi tute. The team will again be coach ed by Charles Clark, the former Tuts College man. Address communications to Alfred DunlaV. 124 4 State street, Harris burg. Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 16.—Although the deer season opened and closed on Sunday, thus missing two days, the number of bucks killed in Cum berland county was up to the aver age, although many of the hunters of last year and other years are on the other side of the ocean. Camps closed last night. Reports show 100 bucks killed with several camps getting the limit of six. Over 1,000 hunters opened the season and tho average daily number is placed at 500, most of them in camps. Lucky for this school she did not • meet Harrisburg Tech: "Phtllipsburg High school football eleven has been awarded the premier position in the standing of New Jersey's scholastic 1 teams, according to the ratings an nounced by Earl C. McArthur, prcsl -1 dent of the newly-organized New Jersey Interscholastic Footbnll As sociation. This body was organized in October. "The classifications are made ac k cording to the schedule played by the New Jersey schools and tho abilities of the teams an eleven has opposed. East Orange H. S. is placed second, East Hide, of Newark, third; Harrington H. S. fourth, and Tren ton H. S. fifth. In the preparatory school division the place of honor is awarded Peddle Institute, with MontClair Academy second and Blair Academy third. This-from Owner Hearst: "Ameri cans from childhood have been taught to regard both Germany and France as their proven friends. 'We therefore deeply deplore the war be tween these groat nations which have contributed so much to tho progress and civilization of the world, and we earnestly desire to employ the influence of our country not for the extension and protrac tion of the war, but for the promo tion of a just and lasting peace." The Harrisburg Garnets are billed to meet the York Safe hnd Lock five, at York, during the latter part of this week. They will play at Stew urtstown next Friday and on Christ mas Day they will meet the St. Jo seph's Catholic Club at Lancaster, 1 on the Bed Roses' floor. The Tork Safe and Lock-team is organized for the coming season and wish to arrange games with teams ih and about Harrisburg. They will * play either In York or away. The team is practically the same as last year's York Professionals. Their lineup is composed of E. Seasholtz, C. Seasholtz, Bixler, Hoff man, Garland and Remsburg. Ad dress all communications to ErrfOry Seasholtz, 208 South Qrfeen street, York. New York. Dec. 16. —"Jim" Rice, rowing coach of Columbia Univer i sity, was reported to have reached ah agreement with Cornell University to accept a similar position there. He will succeed Charles F. (Pop) Court ney, who for years coached the Ithaca crews, and who retired be cause, of 111-health. Lebanon, Pa., Dec. 16. —"Bobby" Stowe, coach of two Intercollegiate basketball championship fives at Yale, has consented to coach the Lebanon High school team during the coming season, practice begin ning next week on the Lebanon^. MONDAY EVENING, —limy ii SIR..THOMAS .UPTON and It Is doubtful whether he will again be active. England and Its possessions will face the task of tlnding new players, for many of the best handlers of the racquet have fallen in action. No high class American player lied In battle, nor have they been so long away from the game that their work would suffer. So it would appear that America has distinctly the edge on its rivals. M. C. A. gym. fit/or. Stowe is short stop on the Lebanon team of the Bethlehem Steel Ball League. He will have as a nucleus for the 1919 Red and Blue live Captain "Poss" Miller, who last season was the high scorer in field goals In the Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Basketball League. Miller plays guard. Trout will again be back at center, with "Bill" Quinn and "Alec" Cohen pos sibilities at forward. Lebanon will again endeavor to annex the scho lastic title with Lancaster, Allentown Reading, Steelton, York and Harris burg Tech as opponents. Professor Charles K. Harbold has been elected faculty manager. This Senator Smith, of Gawgia, must be some kidder. "There goes our minister," he relates a young girl saying. "He is very poor. 1 wish I could hand him a five." "Let mo do it," exclaimed tho unsuspecting youth, moved by sudden benevol ence. "Oh, Archie, this is so sudden," bubbled the sweet young thing, and "what chance did he have!" asks Senator Smith. Lebanon, Dec. 16. —It is announc ed from the offices of the National Rifle Association that the Bisley rifle meeting will be held next/July on the famous venue in Surraty for rifle shots from all parts ofA-Us Ma jesty's dominions. The lhst rifle meeting under the auspices of the National Rifle Association, which was founded in 1860 and held its earlier meetit son Wimbledon Com mon, was held at Bisley in 1914 Since then, Bisley Camp has been devoted to a school of musketry, through which many thousands of students and six hundred officers have passed. Bang! Bang! When Soldiers Return, Says Tom Marshall Question. Will there be more trapshooting when the "Doughboys" return home? Have they been train ed for wing shooting? Waterbury. Conn. FRANK McGUIRE. The return of 4,000,000 men train ed in the use and handling of fire arms, will certainly launch the sport of trapshooting into the rank of the major sports of America. Many soldiers, sailors arid aviators in can tonments. training stations, and ground schools, have been taught to handle the service rifle, to adopt the scatter gun. acquiring leads, angles and velocities. Question. What year did the All- American team of wing shots con test fn the international racds across the ocean Did ybti meet with de feat? How many men were there on the team? Pittsburgh, Pa. JAMES ALLEN. Answer. The team was abroad in 1901. We were not defeated. The team was composed of ten men, we always carried two extra men to bo used as substitutes. Question. Where will the grand American handicap be held in 1919? Evansvllle, Ind. JAFTLES VAN EATON. The location for the next grand American has not as yet been decid ed by the Interstate Trapshooting Association. Some radical changes in trapshooting methods are contem plated and will be decided before the 1919 G. A. H. is located. Portuguese President Is Shot Dead at Lisbon London, Dec. 16.—Dr. Sldqnio Paes, President of Portugal, was shot and killed by an assassin shortly before midnight Saturday, while he was in a railway station at Lisbon, waiting for a train for Oporto. Ad vices from Lisbon, reporting the as sassination, says that he was struck by three bullets. , President Paes'died within a few minutes after he was shot. The President's assailant, named Jeetne, was killed by the crowd. Tamagnini Borbarsa, Minister of the Interior, has assumed the Presi dency . , Dr. Sidonio Paes was formally pro claimed President of Portugal on last June 9. He headed a revolt in Portugal in December, 1917, and was named President of the provi sional government on December 9, a few days more than a year before he was assassinated' SNOODLES By Hungerford. SLA YER OF PAES IS SWIFTLY KILLED BY ANGRY LISBON MOB Police Suspect Crime Was Planned by League of Youths; Union Labor Leaders Under Protection of Police; Assassin Ilud Revolver When Taken Llntion, Dec. 16.—The body of Dr. Sldonio Paes, president of Portugal, who was assassinated late on Satur day, was taken to-day to the Belent Palace to await the funeral cere monies. Meanwhile the Portugese gov ernment Is continuing In ollice under Ossorlo Castro, the minister of Jus tice, while both chambers of tho parliament have been summoned to meet to-day to discuss Jointly the question of a successor to tho presi dency. The whole capital was In mourning to-day with a deep undercurrent of excitement among both military and civilians who are organizing parades in which the marchers call for ven geance for the crime. The govern ment has appealed to all public of ficials asking them to do everything possible to preserve order. President Paes was shot and killed shortly before midnight on Saturday while in a Lisbon railway station. His assassin, named Jeetne, was killed by tho crowd. Dr. Sldonio Paes, who was as sassinated yesterday was talking with a number of ministers at a ra'.l'oad station here when a young man ap proached the group. He fired point blank at the president. Tho mur derer was killed by the crowd, and another man, suspected of complicity In tlfe crime, was arrested. After the minister of the Interior had entered the ofilce of the presi dent, Alfredo Magalhles, minister < f marine, was charged with the duty of heading the olßoe, which port folio was borne by Dr. Paes in con- Junction with the presidency. Police authorities suspect *.ne crime was planned by the League of Re publican Youths. There is an unani mous protest against the crime < n the part of the population and dem onstrations are foreseen. Union labor leaders have been placed uiutar protection by the police. The man arrested following the as sassination, wore a cloak peculiar to the inhabitants of the rovince of Alemtejo, In the southern part (•( the country. He had a revolver in Tech Starts Now For Supreme Title in State Basketball Allentown and Reading high schools of the Central Pennsylvania scholastic basketball league will usher In the fourth season. New Year's night At Reading, and from then on, seven high school quin tets of Central Pennsylvania will battle for the cage supremacy until March 28. It means three months of indoor sport that will surpass any efforts produced by the league. Reading high school has veterans in Abrams, Nyquist and Friedman, and all three of these boys are stars. They wil lform the nucleus of one of the best cage teams Reading has ever had. With "Red" Miller to lead off. Lebanon is also assured of a winner. Tech has a large squad of veterans who should set the league pace, but should thero be any erratic work, Labanon and Reading will be runners up to take the lead. York will be without the services of C. E. Bilhelmer, who coached the team for the last five years. He has transferred his energies from the York High School to the Col legiat* Institute, a co-educational institution that has some good athletic teams. Steelton's hopes seem to center in Wueschln ski. The Blue and White can. al ways be depended upon to produoe a steady five. With Central out of the race,, Lancaster will again take a berth. Six years ago, the "Red Roses" had a team that was claimant to the CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOLASTIC CAGE SCHEDULE 1010 At* Tech At StKllOB At Rending Aft Lebanon At Lancaster At York jAt Allntown TECH Rend March IS March 7 Jan. 31 Feb.' 7 Jan. 34 i March 8 STKEI.TOS .... Mnrch 38 the Feb. IS j Mnrch 7 Jnn. 24 Jan. 10 Feb. 14 READING Mnrch 21 Mnrch 1 Telegraph Feb. 21 Feb. 14 Jnn. 30 Jan. 10 _ _ . LEBANON ..... Feb. 28 Jnn. 17. Mnrch 22 For Mnrch 14 Feb. 14 Jnn. 24 LANCASTER ..- inn. 10 Mnrch 8 Feb. 22 Mnrch 28 Central Mnrch 21 Feb. 21 York Feb. 21 Feb. 7 Jan. 17 Mnrch 15 March 7 I'ennn March 14 ' Allenlonn Jan. 17 Feb. 21 Jnn. 1 j Jan. 18 Feb. 28 J Mnrch 1 j Gamen ' feLAJUUSBURG TEL£GKtPtf his pocket when arrested and asked the police to save him from being lynched because he had Important revelations to make. An extra edition of the Official Journal has been published and con tains a proclamation announcing that •he cabinet will remain in office under Ossurio Castro, minister of justice. Penn State Will Revel in Ice Hockey This Winter State College, Pa., Dec,., 16.—Ice hockey will be added to Penn State's Intercollegiate sports activities this winter. For the first time since athletics were fostered here a suit able rink for midwinter sport will be available. Tho football field will be flooded for the skaters early in January The new sport will be given a prominent place on the list of com pulsory athletics operated in con junction with State's mass athletic program. It is expected that more than 100 students will participate in hockey, since many of the outdoor sports now required will be halted owing to the severe winters experi enced here. Candidates for the varsity and class teams will be re cruited from undergraduates now electing to play baseball, football, tennis and the quickening exer cises. It is believed by the athletic heads that hpekey soon will be a leading midwinter sport here. Tho students have been clamoring for an oppor tunity to play the game here for years., and the lack of a rink has been the only obstacle. With a lit tle banking on its sides Beaver Field can be converted into an admirable skating surface. Following the demobilization of the Students Army Training Corps here, next Saturday, the indoor sport program will be put on a prewar basis immediately. Kxtensive plans are being made for basketball and wrestling. state championship. Allentown is playing its second season in the league. Last year the "Dutch" were outclassed, but developed a good team from among the underclass men, with hope 3 of making good in the future. Directing the affairs of the league for the season are: Professor Es 'penshade, Lebanon High School; Professor Robinson, .Lancaster, vice president; secretary' and treasurer, A. C. Lewis, Allentown. Each quin tet will play two contests with each of the other six teams, making a dozen games for each team. Trophies to the winners include the cup, which must be won three times for permanent possession. Central and Tech each have one leg. The Rensselaer cup for permanent possession, and then there will be a cup to the runner up to bo given by the league. A mutual guarantee of S2O will be paid by the teams. When the ball is out of bounds it will be tossed up by the referee. Dave MeConnell and Horace Geisel will likely be the officials selected to officiate at the Tech games. E. C. Taggart and "Clint" White are available for the Steelton high school games. Coach "Doc" Miller started Jils proteges off this afternoon, and%rom now on, Chestnut street hall will be a veri table hive of industry every after noon, until Tech has brought an other championship to the Capitol City. M'ADOO CERTAIN AMERICANS KNOW HOW TO GOVERN Agrees That Republican Con gress Is Wish of Nation's Voters New York, Dec. 16.—William <3. Mc- Adoo, in an address here yesterday on the eve of his retirement as secre tary of the treasury, predicted the success of the fifth Liberty Loan and declared that it was for a majority of the people to decide whether the natitm's railroads should be privately or government owned. Speaking at a "union peace jubilee" held by the congregation of six lead ing Episcopal church, Mr. McAdoo asserted that in the first four loans the people of America had displayed "a spiritual, almost religious, inter est." "American spirit aroused by this fight for freedom," he declared, "will make the new loan a success If the subscribers have to wear tattered clothes In order that the fighting boys may be brought home and properly cared for." Of the railroads, Mr. McAdoo said: "The question of governmental or private ownership is a debatable one and hardly suited to a dhurch discussion. What the majority of the American people will say on the sub ject must be accepted as being right. The majority a.;ld they wanted a Re publican Congress nnd they got It, hut atlll I any that the American peo ple's wish Is right, even If 1 am a Democrat." After praising the selective service act, Mr. McAdoo discussed the sol diers and sailors insurance bill, sdy lng. that the Insurance money will be paid direct to the beneficiaries and "there will be no necessity of going to Congress, hat in- hand, begging for charity." "Every justice will be done every deserving soldier and sailor," he added, "and he will be given generous treatment by a grateful nation, which does not Intend to let its brave lads or their dependants suffer." "We May Now Smile, We've Wept Long" Paris, Dec. 16. —When he returned from redeemed Alsace-Lorraine, Pre mier Clemenceau delivered one of the most remarkable speeches ever heard in the Chamber of Deputies. The speech dealt with Aiace and Lor raine and the Premier was greeted with enthusiasm. The Chamber was quietly discuss ing the question of mining privileges In Algeria when the aged Premier entered. There was hearty from all sides. The "Old Tiger" as cended the tribune. He began in a low voice. "For me this life at times ' has seemed miserably long," said M, Clemenceau, "I have traveled over the stage of crime which has been committeed between Bordeaux und Strasbourg. What has been accom plished surpasses anything history has recorded. "The redemption of Alsace-Lor raine has been the goal of my life. A young girl to whom I spoke in Strasbourg said to me, 'We may now smile, M. Clemenceau. We "have wept long enough.' "I was speechless. Silence alone could answer. Many times have I felt life not worth living, but since young girls from Alsace-Lorraine, in the exuberance of their joy, kissed me, my journey of life Is finished. "Some day some one will tell übout these heroic sacrifices, which have lasted half a century. We must go to the homes of the Alsatians and Lor rainlans." M. Clemenceau hurried to his of fice in the Ministry of War in St. Deminlque street, byway of the Court of Bourbon palace, ascending the fifty-four steps to his office with youthful agility. When seen by the correspondent immediately on his arrival, tho Premier showed not the slightest sign of exertion as a result i of his qhlck trip from the chamber to his desk. Greystock, Helped by Jinx, Beat Gordon Ford's Team Gordon Ford, manager of the en terprising Independents, had the final visit from Friend Jinx on Satur day night, for the demon butted in to beat Harrlsburg, via the Illustrious Greystock champions, 42-41, the de feat holding off until the very last minute of play. Ford is now due to cop a gume, tor the Jinx has surely hung onto him like a moth to a wig. A huge crowd found Chestnut Street Auditorium the cosiest and most entertaining spot in Harrisburg and there was a multitude rooting for the home team to triumph over Greystock, which claims American title. The lineup was formidable, in cluding Ike McCord and the invinc ible Carl Beck, and, in truth, Harris burg had the battle cinohed, when —zowie, the old Jinx interfered. The play fairly sizzled when McCord, former captain of the Inde pendents and Harry Uote got their bearings, but always they found a checkmate in tho indomitable Joe Fogarty who was primarily respon sible for starting tho avalanche which overhelmcd Harrisburg at the finish. Standing of the Crews HARRIS 11 I'RG SIDE Philadelphia Division The 131 crew first to go after 3.50 o'clock: 133, 118. Conductor for 118. Brakeman for 131. Engineers up: Anderson, Kline young, Baston, Rennard, Tholan, Gaeckler, Blckel, Belnhouer, Smith, Schwartz. i • Firemen up: Forrest, Sheets, An derson, Creswell, MoV&tt, Johns, Hat ton, Myers, Voglcsong, Beyer, Shisk off, Bradley, Stewart. Conductor up: Boyle. Brakemen up: Miller, Seymour, Hughes, Brelnizer, Yoke, Homer, Heckman, McCarty. Middle Dlvlnlon— The 22 crew first !to go after 1.45 o'clock: 16, 25, 21, ( 6, 33. 27. 18. io. Engineers for 27, 18, 29. Firemen for 35, 22, 16, 25, 21, 27, 18. Conductor for 22. I Brakemen' for 25 (2), 33, 27, 29, 16. ! Engineers up: Fisher. Leppard, Tlt ler, Kreiger, Cape. Strlckler, Klstler, Rowe, Gipple, McMurtrle, Krepps, Stone, Snyder, Punkle, Loper. Hawk, Bcverlln, McAUeher, Smith. Cook. Firemen up: Banks. Hertzler, Ging rich, Moretz. Bllff, McMurtrle, Swartz, Bell Holsenger, Hoover, Reeser, Klner, Hubbert Lewis, Dennlson, Strayer, Graham, Humphreys. Sweil er, Smith, Kaufman, lsh, Gutshall, Bower. Conductors up: Dotrow, Ross. Brakemen up: Beers. Balcei;, Hegegej, McAlpin, Fenieal, Nicholas. Yard Board Engineers for 11C. Firemen for 1-7 C. 3-7 C, 10C, 2-14 C, 18C, 51C. Engineers up: Keiser, Ferguson. Bostdorf, Schlfer, Rauch, Weigle, Lackey, Mayer, Sholter. Snell, Bart olet, Getty, Barkey, Sheets, Balr, Eyde, Klerner, Keever. Firemen up: Drake, Little, Atkins, Bowers, Brehm, Wolburn, Lake, Shaw field, Mumma, Rhine, King, Rheam, Shant, Weaver, Kllnepetcr, Jones, Bennett, Heckman, Lewis, Ettinger. ENOI.A SIDE Philadelphia Division The 237 crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock: 214, 208, 236, 229, 209, 244, 201, 257, 240, 249, 245. Engineer for 229. Conductors for 36, 57. Flagmen for 37, 36, 49, 45. Brakemen for 37, 08, 36, 57, 45. Brakemen up: Stiles, Flowers. Middle Division— The 132 crew first to go after 1.30 o'clock: 101, 124, 104, 106, 105, 119, 112, 120. 116, 125. Engineers for 122, 101, 124, 104, 106. Firemen for 122, 101, 24, 119, 112, 116. " Conductors for 106, 120. 116. 125. Brakemen for 122 (2), 124, 112, 116, 103. Yard Hoard Engineers for Ist 126. 3d 126. 3d 129, 152, 2d 104, 118. Firemen for 2d 126, 3d 126, 2d 132, 140, 2d 102, 118. Engineers up: Knwell, Brown, Bare, Ewlng, Lutz, Snyder, Hugglns, Lld dlck, Fenlcal, Brual, Brown, Smith. Firemen up: Gambell, Ready, Kreoder, Cesna. Lelter, Frank, Allen, Chnplin, Jennings, McCurdy, Miller, Richards. PASSENGER SERVICE Philadelphia Division Engineers : up: Welsh. Osmond! Davis. Firemen up: Cook, Althouse, Floyd. Middle Division Engineers up: Kelley, Miller, Crimmel, Keane, Gra ham, Smith, Keane, Keiser, Crum, Crane. Firemen up: Snyder. Howard, Betsel, Barr, Morris, Horning, Relsh, Johnson, ICepner, Harshbarger, Hum mer. THE READING The 53 crew first to go after 1.30 o'clock: 70. 64, 18, 11, 21. 72, 22, 24, 15, 6, 19, 71, 7, 67. 08. Engineers for 53, 57, 22. Firemen for 53. 70, 71, 72, 7, 21, 22. 24. Brakemen for 53, 57. 71, 7, 15, 19, 22, 24. Engineers up: Boyer, Lower, Barn hart. Motter, Fryhni, Lackey. Dow hower. Kohl, Stees, Felix, Clouser, Ralsner. Firemen up: Smith', Klngsboro, Wengle, Erb, Kochhnour, Frltzgerald, Stone, Waiter, Yeagey, Ketnog, Burk holder, Orenreck. Conductors up: Shover, Ilall. Flagmen up: Lelbtreu, Yintzer, Bittie, Trovitz, Dutery, Wampler, Grady, Shircman, Brakemen up: Nassel, Hogy, Epler, Monmlller, Messersmlth, Smith, Moore, Anderson, Burtnett, CuUlaon. DECEMBER 16, 1918. Ford, himself, was star of stars, and time and again the huge hall rang with cheers for his skill. The end was real drama, for with a lead of nine points at the begin ning of the second half the fans felt certain that Harrlsburg would be able to attach the bacon. But they had not reckoned on Kogarty who was a Marshall Koch at strategy, and man aged to tie up things at thirty nine. Fogarty, almost unaided dribbled the ball down and presently caged a field goal just fouled. It was fair, and the whistle was withheld until he nestled the leather through the basket, win ning with one point and in a silenrc that could have been photographed. Scoije: Independents Greystoclt Gerdes F Fogarty McCord F McGregor Beck C. . f. ... Lawrence Rote G Campbell G. Ford G 'jiahn Field goals, Gerdes. 2; McCord. 2; Beck. 3; Rote, I; Ford, 4; Fogarty, 4; McGregor, 5; Lawrence, 1; Zahn. 1; fouls, McCord, 17; Fogarty, 24; ref eree, Clint White. Our Battleship Fleet Was in York Harbor Washington, Dec. 16. —York river, described by Secretary Daniels as "the world's greatest depot for bat lcships," was the home port of that part of the Atlantic fleet which rnlss l ed the chance of war service in for eign waters. "Where is the fleet?" a question often asked during the war, has been answered by Secretary Daniels. Ex cept those units sent abroad, battle ships and other craft, under com mand of Vice-Admiral Albert W. j Grant, anchored right where Admiral | Kochambeau's French fleet took its stand and cut oft relief by sea for | General Cornwallls. From the an chorage of the ships Admiral Grant's men could see the shores of York town, where Cornwallis surrendered. While stationed at this ancient na val base, the ships passed back and forth through Chesapeake bay to the sea, but under the voluntary censor ship no reference ever was publish ed_ as to the location. It was all routine for the men, Secretary Dan iels explained, with no shore attrac tions, and the voyage to New York of ten or twelve battleships for the homecoming of the fleet from Eu rope will be a welcome change. Lib eral Christmas leave will be granted to these and all others in the Navy. Protected from the danger of sub marine attack by nets across the mouth of York river, officers and men put in many months of very efficient work, Mr. Daniels said. In many instances 1,400 were crowded on ships whose normal com plements were 800, and good work under these conditions, he added, was one of thfe big accomplishments of the Navy. - Harrisburg Crescents Beat Duncannon Independents The Harrisburg Crescents defeated the Duncannon Independents at Dun oannon Saturday evening, 54 to 30, in a fast cage match. Tho lineup and summary; Independents. Crescents. Fritz, f. Young, f. Haley, f. Bader, f. Cramer, c. Elkins, c. Williams, g. £>pin. g. Snavely, g. Lewis, g. Field goals—Young. 2; Bader, 6; Elkins. 7; Capln, 4; Lewis, 3; Fritz, 1; Cramer 4; Williams, 5; Snavely, 6. Fouls —Bader. 10 of 12; Snavely, 4 of 8. Heferec —Shope, Bucknell. Play Safe-- Stiek to KING OSCAR CIGARS Because the quality is as good as ever it was. They will please and satisfy you 7e—worth it JOHN C. HERMA N & CO. Makers BLAMES ANOTHER FOR SLAYING IN MURDER MYSTERY Wealthy Insurance Man Says Mysterious "John Sheldon" Used Name to Wed By Associated Press Muskegon, Mich., Dec. IS.—Milo H. Piper, a wealthy insurance man, was brought back to Muskegon yes teday to face a charge of having killed Frieda Weichman, whom he ii said to have married two years ago, although he already had a wife and •child. who was arrested at Ham ilton, Ont., Saturday, when ques tioned by the police to-day, strongly declared his innocence and accused a mysterious "John Sheldon" of hav ing used his name to marfy Miss Weichman. despite his protest. Piper said that he urged Sheldon not to use his. name in getting mar ried, but that Sheldon so threatened him with trouble if he said anything about it, that he decided to remair silent. Piper's arrest at Hamilton, Ont., yesterday, revealed the story of a , two years' effort to solve one of the ! most baffling mysteries in the history ; of Western Michigan. In 1915, It is charged, Piper met I Miss Frieda Weichman at a Chicago tennis club. She was married to him at Crown Point, Ind., within a yttl ! and the two started on an automobile honeymoon Until August, 1916, the girl's relatives received letters from ; her, the last being from Faribault, ! Minn. Early in September, 1916, section hands working on the Grand Trunk Railroad in Efegleston township I Mich., came upon a freshly turned grave, near a railway crossing. A fr\V minutes digging brought to" light the body of a woman, bftt It was'ln •such condition that the coroner de--- j cided an autopsy would be useless, i While vain efforts were being made to identify the body Mrs. F. W. Kllnke, of Hinsdale, a suburb of Chi cago, who had been a friend of Miss Weichman, became alarmed at not hearing from her. After writing sev eral letters to Muskegon, she came here and went to t£e Piper .home where she found a woman with a baby, who said she was Mrs. Piper. She went to Piper's office, but he de nied ever having met Miss Weich man. Mrs. Klinke then appealed to the police. Chief of Police Morey produced the clothing which had been found on the body buried beside the rail way tracks. Mrs. Klinke immediately identified the garments as having belonged to Miss Weichman. Detec tives wera sent to find Piper, but he had vanished. He Was traced to Chi cago, from there to Detroit an'd finally | was arrested at Hamilton, Ont. Piper is said to have been first married about four years ago and his I wife and three-year-old child now : reside in Muskegon. HIGH WAGES TO CONTINUE Chicago, Dec. 16. —Large employ- I crs will make an effort to maintain I the present standard of wages. This | is the statement made by Harry A. i Wheeler, president of the United States chamber of commerce, who returned to Chicago last night after sounding out sentiment of large em ployers in the east. WAITERS OUT FOR GOOD New York, Dec. 16.—Women who displaced striking waiters in tho diningrOoms and banquet halls of large New York hotels have been so successful that they never will be superseded by men, in the opinion if Oscar Tschirky, manager of the Waldorf-Astoria. 13
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