The star-independent. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, February 20, 1915, Page 8, Image 8

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Don't
do a flivver at
the bar-rail. All the
bloods in the city have
steered
°f doubt and now rap on the ma
hogany for Moroney's Army and Navy.
It has run like a throughbred all season.
Put your fifteen cents down on it and
are sure to win. Why is this
bottle populating every
drink bazaar in the
city? Answer, it's
the people,
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kroner's Amy ted Nsvy Whiskey is oa sale at all first-class bars aid cafes
HANLEN BROTHERS j
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NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD
CREEKS WIN THE ACADEMY
MEET IN UPHILL FICHI
Take Final Event and Close With Two-
Point Margin—Krall and Bennett
Tie For Individual Honors—Will
Get Gold Medals
So close was the annual indoor meet
of the Harrisburg Academy in Chestnut
street auditorium last evening that it
required the final event for a decision
the Greeks winning that event copped
the meet with a two-point margin., the
litial score being. Greeks 63; Ro
mans 61.
It was an uphill fight, the Romans
leading most of the time by a few
points. More than five hundred were
present and it was the most successful
meet in the history of these in-door |
£itmes.
Two gold medals will be aiwarded to
Krall and Bennett, both of whom tied
up for individual honors at 9 points.
These men were stars of the meet al
though their team, the Romans, was
defeated. George A. Shreiner clearing (
the bar in the high jump at four feet. [
seven and one-half inches, set up a new!
record for the lower form. Jesse Krall !
broke the high jump record for the up
per form and Bubv Bennett bettered
the former pole vault record by making
eight feet, six inches.
Event I—Spring board jump; Frank
Neuman. Romans: second. Oameron Oox,
Greeks; third, Disbrow Lloyd. Greeks:
height, 4 feet, 7 inehes.
Event 2 of-war, Romans wou.
Event 3—High jump: Gantcliffe Jay,
Greeks: second, William Ennis. Ro-'
mans: third time betrwee* Paul Englanif
and William Galbraith, both Romans:
height, 4 feet. 4 inches.
Event 4 —Spring board jump: Wil
liam Ennis, Romans; second, Paul Eng
land. Romans; third, Gantcliffe Jiv,
Greeis: height, 6 feet. 10 inche*.
Event s—High jump: George A.
Shreiner, Greeks; second, John Les
cure, Greeks: third. Robert Stewart.
Romans: height. 4 feet. 7 1-2 inches.
Event 6—Thirty-five yard dash: ;
Gant<kliffe Jay, Greeks: second. William
Ennis. Romans: third. William Benne
thum, Romans. Time, 5 seconds.
Event 7—Tugof-war. Greeks won.
Event S—Pass back, Romans won.
Event 9—Spring board jump; Rob
Jefferson Old Storage ;
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ert Stewart. Romans; second, William j '
Lescure. Greeks; third, tie between,
John Lescure and George Shreiner, both|,
Greeks: height, 7 feet, 6 inches.
Event 10—Thirty-five yard dash: |
John M. Lescure, Greeks; second. Mil- j
ton Strouse, Greeks; third. William
McCaleb, Romans: time, 4 1-4 seconds. '
Event 11—Elephant race: won by ,
Henry Ferbor and Frank Neuman, both ,
Romans. ! t
Event 12—High jump: Jesse Krall, j •
Romans; second, Raymond Holmes, j]
Greeks; third, Ruby Bennett, Romans; I
height. 5 feet, 1 inch. | ]
Event 13—Thirty-five yard dash: j r
Raymond Holmes, Greeks: second, Rob- |
ert Seitz, Greeks; third, Jesse Krall, i«
Romans: time, 4 seconds flat. | ;
Event 14—Pole vault: Ruby Ben- : ]
nett, Romans: second, tie between Jesse!
Krall. Romans. aßd Charles Dunkle,!
Greeks; height, 8 feet, 6 inches.
Event 15—One-half mile run: Wal-j]
ter White, Greeks; second, Ruby Ben-;
nett, Romans; third, Jesse Krall, Ro- \
mans; time, 2.51. j
Event 16—Curving colors. Won by j
Greeks.
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EX i'ECT JOHN SOX'S KETIRN ji
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Pugilist Liable to AppeaT in Chicago f
Any Minute, Says Attorney
Chicago. Feb. 20. —-It was reported
in the Federal building yesterday that | f
Jack Johusou. world's champion pugi- v
list, utider sentence for violating the x
Maun act. might appear here in a few f
days. District Attorney Clyne was uon- i
committal, iu his comment on the
rumor.
"I would not be surprised if John-1
sou should step into my otiiee any min- '
ute." said the Federal prosecutor, who j
immediately declined to say whether he
had been informed that Johnson would s
return to Chicago.
Two indictments under the Mann act 1
arc pending against Johnson in addi
tion to the convinetion in the Bell!
Schreiber case in which he forfeited j 5
his bond by going to Europe.
Oeorge Goes to Kansas City ! }
York. Feb. 20.—Lefty George, the!
\ ork twirler. has reconsidered his plans! .
and has accepted his release to Kansas
< itv. He will go to the Missouri club, j
but will retain his old Toledo contract,; '
which liiiiils the Cleveland management \ ,
to pay him to the end of the 1916 sea- ,
son. which is the biggest outside of the i ,
major leagues. j ,
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1915.
mm m CENTRAL
HIGH 88 HOME FLOOR
Bote's Field oGel u WkWto Blows Not
Allowed and G*me Ooos Extra Five
Minutes—Harriaburf Berate Win
Dual Contest
Steelton won from Harrisburg
Central io Felton hall, Stwltou, last
eveniug bv a wore of 32 to 18, au
extra five-minute period of play beiug
required to decide ttfie contest. The
local team was hampered bv the ab
sence of Ford, the fast forward.
Winn was shifted to Ford's position
and Houtz jumped to center tor the
locals. The game was featured by close
guarding and the Harrisburg forwards
were given the opportunity for but two
field goals. Rote made his second one
just as the whistle blew for the end
of the contest and it was not allowed.
This point would have won the game
for Central. In the extra ;>eriod Steelton
drew away. The line-up:
Central! Steelton.
Rote F llartman
Winn F Starasinic
Houtz C Crump
Reed G Gardiner
Bingham G Diivhoff
Field goals, Central. Rote, 1; Winn,
1. Steelton, Brandt. 3; Crump. 1; Day
hofl', 2. Foul goals. Central, Winn, 15
of 30; Stelton, Dayhoflf, S iff 14. Ref
tree. Taggert. S -orer, Newubker. Timer,
Hamer. Time of halves, 20 minutes.
The Central scrubs defeated the
Steelton scrubs iu the dual attraction,
by the score of 19 fo 15. Both teams
had difficulty in making field goals. Wal
lower and Coleman flayed splendid
games. The line-up:
Central Scrubs. Steltou Svrubs.
Wallower F Coleman
Ra; p F Morette
Saunders ...... .C. .. . Breckenridge
Zeigler 0 Levitz 1
Hall G Wisninski .
Field goals, Central, Wallower, 3: j
Rapp, 3; Saunders, 3. Steelton, Cole
man. 3: Breikenridge. 1; Wishinski, 2.'
Foul goals. Central. Wallower. 1 of 8; :
Melton, Coleman, 3 of 11. Referee.
Moiles. Scorer, Newbaker. Timer. I
Hamer. Time of halves, 20 minutes.
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READING HERE TUESDAY
Eastern Leaguers Will Meet Harrisburg
Independents
The Reading Eastern League team
will plav the Harrisburg Independents
in Chestnut street auditorium on Tues
day night. This will be one of the best
games of the season. Reading is second
in the Eastern League and has been
playing wonderful ball and is consider
ed one of the fastest fives in Pennsyl
vania, having won nearly all their ex- i
hibition games.
Beggs and Gaul will look after the
forward positions. Sears and Morris
will guard and Hagherty will play cen
ter. The game will be called at S I
o'clock anil the doors opened one hour
earlier. The usual dance will follow i
the game.
HASSETT CLUB LOSES
Lancaster Wins Before Large Crowd in
Cathedral Hall
The Lancaster five defeated the Has- j
sett Club on the Cathedral hall floor!
last evening by the score of 41 to 30,
putting up a sensational game before
a large crowd.
MeCurdv and Ed. Sourbier led jn thej
scoring for the local team, while Weit
zel and Hinnenkamp played good guard- '
ing games. Diehl. the tall center of the
visitors, scored more than one-half of
Lancaster's points. The line-up:
Hassett Club. Lancaster.
El. Sourbier F. . '. Rauck
MeCurdv F. . . . Nightingale
Ed. Sourbier C Diehl
\N eitzel G Jones
Hinnenkamp G Shaub '
Field goals. El. .Sourbier. 5; Me- ;
< urdv. Weitzel, Hinnenkam . Ranck, 5;
Nightingale. 2; Diehl, 2: Shaub, 3.
Foul goals. Diehl. 17 of 18; McCurdy,
12 of 13. Referee, White. Scorer. Ma
lonev. Tinier, Heimenz, of Lancaster, i
Time, 20-miuute halves.
VICTORY FOB M. E. CLUB
Neidig Memorials Fall Before Fast
Harrisburg Five
The Methodist Club defeated the
strong Neidig Memorials at Oberlin
last night in an interesting game, score
26 to 13. Osman anil Gerhart played
best for the locals. Flickinger and Rudv j
starred for the Methodist Club. The
line-up:
Neidig. Methodist.
Nunemaker F Crane'
Gerhart F Rudy
L. Aungst <' Flickinger!
Osman G .. Belli
E. Aungst G Kren>ps!
Substitutions. Graybill for Rudy, i
"Blessing for Flickinger. L. Aungst for !
E. Aungst, E. Aungst for L. Aungst.)
Field goals, Gerhart. 2; Osman. 2; S.
Aungrt, 1; Crane., 1; Rudy, 3; Flick
inger, 4; Bell, 1; Graybill, 1; (Blessing,
1. Foul goals, Flickinger, 4; E. Aungst,
2; L. Aungst, 2; Nunemaker, 1. Ref-,
eree, Wise. Seorer, Winn. Timer, 'Ben- >
nett. Time of halves, 20 minutes.
M. 8. STEWART HIGH GUN
Wins Shoot At Fourth and Division
Streets Thursday
M. S. Stewart, of West Fairview, j
was high gun at Fourth and Division
streets Thursday afternoon, breaking,
46 out of 50 targets. The score:
M. S. Stewart, 46; W. A. Miller, 30;
Wagner. 36; W. E. Hoover, 35; Hoff
man, 21-, Eisenhour, 19; Sebold, 18; |
Martin, 17; Pomraining, 12; ] Ray Stew- ,
art, 10.
YOU'RE going to
want a new Spring
hai one of these days-
Well, this time, let it
be a hat that will not
need a word of ex
planation—in short a
Stetson.
This exclusive hat store
is headquarters for Stet
sons. Piek yours to-day.
POULTOM
* 5 N. THIRD ST.
•WHERE THE STYLES OKIGINATE"
Bi>\V.MXG RESULTS
PINE STREET LEAGUE
Dull das; wins at Bonnvmead—
! HELEN BOYD DULL
ip, ltes 171 169 149 489
u'ov 103 160 171— 434
Burner ... 133 14fi _ 4(J2
R. Cook .. 159 122 132 413
Shkor 132 150 192 474
I Tofnls . . 698 754 790—2272
BENJ. WHITMAN
j Rich wine .. 131 93 122 396
; Briokley .. 152 151 144 447
DeHart ... 106 106 127 339
Merner ... 124 167 123 414
j Atkinson . . 144 147 159 450
! Totals .. 657 664 675—1996
ELKS' LEAGUE
; Athletics beat Little Peps—
LfTTLE PEPS
Knnis .... 167 127 137 431
Tausig ... i 9 o 14; , 126 _ 465
Williams .. 15S 132 1 14— 404
; Reed ..... 157 i 2l 12«— 4 04
Brackeundge 137 205 163 505
Totals .. 811 732 666—2209
ATHLETICS
'Lewis 155 167 15S— 480
Joues .... 166 199 151— 316
Fhckinger . 173 120 146—439
|Wrber 15S 154 178— 490
Totals . 816 793 518—2427
CASINO INDEPENDENTS
j Cardinal si top Ideals—
jDKALS.
S. Weber .. 161 135 132 42S
! Snyder ... 136 210. 183— 529
1 lopwood v. 171 155 139 — 465
H. Haines . 119 161 195 475
1 Totals .. 721 818 796—2335
CARDINALS
: Leaman .. 125 160 201— 486
Norris 12b 131 126 382
Arnsberger. 201 148 169 518
Aehenbach. 190 201 IS4 575
Wagner ... 171 161 153 485
Totals .. 812 801 S33 —2446
| Nobles win easily—
ORIOLES
J Eisenhart . 196 172 156 524
MacDonnld. 138 135 194 467
jC. Martin . 173 170 12S— 471
Cunningham 167 196 190— 553
Fletcher .. 191 147 120— 458
i Totals .. 865 820 788—2473
NOBLES
i Kozcl 153 182 157 492
I Lightner .. 180 170 169 519
Boas 146 177 167 490
Schmidt .. 133 158 178— 469
Shooter ... 19ft 189 228 607
Totals .. SO2 876 899—2577
HOLTZMAN LEAGUE
| Fedf have easy time—
NATIONALS
| Farver ... 110 125 77 312
Kimmel ... 109 118 87— 314
' Thome ... 91 89 90— 270
| Johnson'... 83 82 90— 255
! Dennis 88 89 85— 262
Totals .. 481 503 429—1413
FEDERALS
Barber ... 149 89 150— 388
3l all 87 116 117— 320
; Rapp 88 112 111— 311
Oipe 77 87 96 260
: Banks 80 92 96 268
Totals .. 481 496 570—1547
1 Cubs and Braves win—
CCBS
; Black 76 94 108 —278
Gross 112 114 106—332
Totals ... 188 208 214—610
PIRATES
Shelley .... 81 83 80—244
Grimes 63 143 113—319
Totals ... 144 22*6 193—563!
BRAVES
■ Potteiger ... 153 131 141—425 !
Me Near 126 174 146—446,
Totals ... 279 305 287—871
GIANTS
I Beaver .... 156 136 155—447
i Westfall ... 11l 97 126—334
Totals ... 267 233 281—781
P. B. B. Y. M. C. A. LEAGUE
j Giants have big margin—
GIANTS
| Martin 170 194 213 577
Smith .... 137 143 123—» 403
j Saul 166 130 152 448
Black 180 205 151— 53ft
Myers 151 226 180— 557
Totals .. 804 898 819—2521
BARONS
Starr 143 141 167 451
Ellis 153 110 122 385
Davis 157 145 169 471
Poffenberger 180 146 146 472
Fordney . . 100 169 189— 548
Totals .. 823 711 793—2327
SEEKING A FEDERAL CLUB
851
THOMAS rrOLET
BHSSSHBV
Ruinor has It that Former Sheriff
"•Tom" Foley and "Chief Bill' Devery
will soon purchase a controlling inter
est In one of the Federal League clubs, i
Devery was at one time half owner of
U» l'aakees, in the American League.
HOW THE BOWLERS STAND
Pine Street League
W. L Pet.
Mrs. H. B. Dull 14 4 .778
Mrs. H. B. McCormick.. 13 8 .619
Frank Palmer 7 11 .389
Benj. Witman 2 13 .133
Elks' League
W. L. Pet.
Athletics 27 12 .692
Braves 26 13 .667
Waps 25 14 .641
Artisans 18 21 .462
Little 'Peps 13 26 .333
Feds 8 31 .205
Casino Independents
W. L Pet.
Nobles 14 7 .666
Ideals IJ. 10 .524
Orioles 11 10 ,524
Superiors lO'll .476
Alpines 9 12 .429
I Cardinals S 13 .381
Holtzman League
,W. L Pet.
Americans 28 17 .623!
Federals 26 19 .678
Nationals 22 20 .524
Tri-Staters 23 22 .511
Casino League
W. L. Pet.
Alphas 34 23 .595
Senators 29 28 .509
Orpheums 27 27 .500
Monarchs io 26 .490
Nationals 26 31 .456 \
Colonials 24 30 .444 j
P. B. B. Y. M. C. A. League
W. L Pet.
Federals 31 14 .688 1
Senators 25 20 .555
Eagles 24 21 .533
Bisons 24 21 .533
Giants 23 22 .511
Barons 20 25 .444 i
Athletics 20 25 .4 44 I
Braves 13 22 .288 I
Gettysburg Beats Bucknell
Gettysburg, Pa. teb. 20. —Gettys-i,
burg met Bucknell yesterday afternoon
and won by the score of 54 to 29.
The lineup:
Gettysburg. Bucknell.
Mahaffie F Brenner j
Williams F Garner \
Campbell C A . Musser |
Ikeler G Gdaniac I
Turnbull G Banham
Field goals, Brenner, 7; Garner, 2;
Gdaniae, Murray, 2; Campbell, 9; Wil
liams, 4; Ikeler, 4; Mahaffie, 3; Turn
bull. Foul goals, Mahaffie, 12 out of
21; Garner, 5 out of 19. Referee,
Taggert. Time, 20-minute halves.
Lebanon Valley Girls Triumph
Annville, Pa., Feb. 20. —The girls'
varsity basketball team, of Lebanon
Valley College won its first home game
of the season last evening by defeating :
the girls' division of the Hassett Club,
of Harrisburg, 14 to 10.
Lebanon Valley. Hassett Club.
Holtz F Burns
Hershey F Sweeney
M. Engle C Elsheid
R. Engle G Cashman
Baehman O McCarthy
Field goals, Miss M. Engle, 2; Miss
Hershey, 2; Miss Boltz, Miss Elsheid,
Miss Cashman Foul goals, Miss Burns,
4; Miss Hershey, 4. Referee. Wheeler. s
Time, 20-minute halves.
Central Grammar Wins
Central Grammar of Steelton, won j
| from Lincoln Grammar last night, score
: 42 to 27. The line-up:
Steelton. Lincoln
1 Snell . . ... F Mutzabaugh
! Krout F Ebert
MoCaulley C Malick
Bebman G Frank
Jones G Fetrow
Field goals, Krout, 3; McCaulley, 5;
Beliman, 4} Mutaabaiugh, 3; Ebert,
Malick, 2; Frank, 5; Fetrow. Foul
goals, Snell, 4; Mutzabaugh, 2; Fet
row, I. Time, 20-minute halves.
Beading Elks to Bowl Here
A bowling team of Elks from the
Harri«4>urg lodge will meet the Reading
Elks on the alleys in tiie local club
bouse, March 6. It wi'll be the first of
a series of three matches.
CJgCHfCTEJRLSWLIS
' A special event at our store
Come and have a good time
WE'VE set Washington's Birthday
apart foy the display of the new
Indian models— spic and span machines
right out of their crates.
Lots doing February 22nd. Our headquarters
will be a clubroom for all the boys on this date.
Join in. Meet all the motorcycle men. Hear
some ripping good motorcycle talk.
See the Nine Big Innovations which the
Indian introduces for 1915. They represent all
the real motorcycle progress for the coming year.
You won't be posted unless you see them.
Come any time, day or evening. Bring as
many friends as you like. Plenty of fun at
any hour.
Remember the date~
February 22nd, Washington's Birthday
West End Electric and Cycle Co.
Local Dealer
236 MACLAY STREET
HARRISBURG, PA.
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BOXING AT YORK
Barrett Has Arranged Show for Wash
ington's Birthday
Joet Barrett, the Baltimore boxing!
promoter, has arranged nuother first ;
class card for Monday night, at the
State Armory, in York. The doiuble
windup should furnish the fans some
rare cleverness as well as slugging.
yhe men are paired as follows: Jim
my Cross, the Southern bantam cham
pion, will meet Tommy Lee, the mu«h
touted Philadelphia bantam wiho is aft
er a crack at Kid Williams; Prank
I Hunter, the colored lightiyeig'ht cham
pion of the world, will dash with Black
j Gunboat Smith, of Washington, who
j has not lost a battle in over forty.
GRAYSTOCK GAME TO-NIGHT
Fast Philadelphia Eastern Leaguers to
Play Here
Graystock Eastern League team in
| vaiies Harrisburg to-night and the Har
rislmrg Independents will have another
hard game. The doors of Chestnut
street auditorium will be opened at 7
o'clock in order to handle the crowd
and extra sea tings have been arranged.
The usual dance will follow the game.
The lineup:
Graystock. Independents.
j Sugarman F Rote
I Wilson P Fortt
j Lawrence C Geisel
IMc Williams G ....... McCord
| Cashmere G MoOonnell
Reading High, .13; Harrisburg Tech, 31
Reading, Pa., Feb. 20.—.Playing a
superior floor game, Reading High de
feated Harrisburg Tech here last night,
53 to 31.
Reading. Harrisburg.
Wilson F Melville
Wendler F Yoder
Gaenzle C Emanuel
' Dietrich G Scheffer
! Schweimler .... G . Beck
Field goals, Snyder, 3; Wendler, 5;
Schweimler, Dietrich, 3; Gaenzle, 5;
Emanuel, 2; Beck, Melville, Scheffer.
Foul goals, Wendler, 9 out of 13; Mel
ville, 20 out of 38; Snyder, 10 out of
15. Sub-rtitutes, Snyder for Wilson,
Harris for Levan. Referee, Bohler.
Hamilton, 32; Forney, 22
Hamilton Grammar school won from i
Hhe Forney Grammar five on the Tech j
High floor last night, score 32 to 22.1
Line-up: ' «
Hamilton. Forney.
; MutzaJbaugh F Fellows;
Ebert F Yentzer
Malick C Stevens
i Fetrow G Moltz ,
Frank G Beck
Field' goals, Mutzabaugh. 5; Ebert, i
Frank, 2; Fetrow, Fellows, Yentzer, fi; .
Stevens, Moltz, Beck, 2. Foul goals,!
Frank, 14. Referee, Killinger. Scorer,;
Grey. Timer, Fleck. Time, 20-minute
halves.
Barringer Rolls High Score
George Barringer broke the records
on the Holtzman bowling alleys last
night by knocking down 670 pins in an
individual match. He rolled 235 pins
the first game, 2 the second, and 190
in the last game.
Wheelock to Help Coach L. V.
Annville, Feb. 20. —At a meeting of
the executive board of athletics at Leb
anon Valley College, Thursday, Joe
Wheelock, former All-American half
back of Carlisle, was appointed assaat
i ant coach to the football eleven at the
blue and white institution. Wheelock |
played at halfback position on Lebanon
Valley's team the past two years. He
was picked for the backfield on the Ail-
Pennsylvania team this last fall.
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INITIAL INDIANDAY DISPLAY
Agent to Hold Special Display of New
Models at West End Electric and
Cycle Company
Because of the strong local interest
in motorcycles, the West End Electric
and Cycle Company, of Harrisburg, has
been selected by tlie llendee iManufac
turing Company, Springfield, Mass.,
makers of the well-known Indian motor
cycle, as one of the desirable points
for the initial Indian day display, Feb
ruary 22, Washington's birthday. The
West Eml Electric and Cycle Company
local dealer will have on exhibition du
plicates of the new models Which were
the sensation of the big N<fw York and
Chicago Shows. The store will be open
all day anil evening and each visitor
will receive a handsome catalogue of
the 1915 Indian.
In a season marked toy a scarcity of
important mechanical developments, the
Indian stands out as the standard bear
er of nine big improvements. The Lit
tle Twin is the pioneer of its type, and
the most advanced lightweight model
ever offered.
In the development of ignition and
lighting forming one instrument, tihe
Indian blazes the way with the Mag
neto-Generator which has excited the
admiration of electrical exports.
Every one is cordially invited to at
[ tend the Indian day opening and In
spect the new models. Riders of all
makers are equally welcome. It will
mark the official opening of the riding
season and the best motorcycle display
of the year. Adv.*
EASTON HEARS OF TRAGEDY
Woinaj, Once a Resident, Said to Have
Poisoned Her Son
Easton, Pa., Fet>. 20.—A telegram,
received here from Zeal, South Dakota,
states that Mrs. Robert Wilhelm, form
erly oif Easton, in a temporary fit of
insanity brought on by ill health, pois
oned her four-year-old son, Richard, and
then mailie an effort to end her life by
the same method. She is at the point
of death and her father, Edward Mc-
Pherson, an Easton contractor, ig
hastening to Zeal.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm were married
fix years ago, and moved to a ranch at
Zeai. The latter was Henrietta MePher
son, an Kaston school teacher.
( Plank to Start South
Gettysburg, Feb. 20.—Eddie Planlc
will start South on Monday to report to
the St. Louis team. The veteran south
paw has beeu assisting his brother, Ira,
to coach the college team, Eddie devot
ing all his attention to the pitchers.
Cut This Out Now
If you don't want it" to-day, you may
next week. Send this advertisement and
5 cents to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111.,
writing your name and address clearly.
You receive in return three trial pack
ages—Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound for coughs, colds, croup and grip
pe; Foley Kidney Pills, for weak or
disordered kidneys or bladder; Foley
Cathartic Tablets, a pleasant, whole
some and cleansing purgative, just the
for winter's sluggish bowels and
torpjd liver. These well known standard
remedies for sale by George A. Gorgas,
16 North Third street, P. R. R. Sta
tion.—Adv.