I through—FRAGRANT and MILP I Vft HAVANA TOBACCO used Is the choicest B ffrtnvn. There irr none the equal ol JOHN BUB- I.LEWIS CTGAR MFC. CO- NEWARK. S.J. ■ n* I ir|iit IndcpcaJsat Cigar Factory !• the World ■ = 1 NEWS OF SPORTING WORLD WITH HAGCBRTY READING DEFEftTS INDEPENBEMSj Huge Center Gets Jumps and Takes Ad vantage of Locals—Geisel Plays Well Against Him—McCord Makes Splendid Showing Be<- a use Haggerty had an advantage of five inches in height over Geisel, the pivot on the Harrisburg Independent live, the Reading Eastern league lea l ers, defeated Havrisburg iast night in the Chestnut street auditorium by the evore of 36 to 29. Haggerty had nothing on Geisel after the toss up but he ■ i&d not have to ex ert himself on the jump to get the ball to his men. Both he and Geisel scored three field goals. MeCord pave a great exhibition of foul shooting making sev enteen out of twenty-one attempts. Ho made the first eleven without a miss, deal's and Beggs starred for the East ern Leaguers. This pair of basketball! experts gave the Harnsburg team a blaekboard talk after the contest show ing the locate where they could improve their game. MeCord made the first point on a foul but Haggerty soon switched the ad vantage with a field goal. Several times luring the first half the score was tied but Reading drew away, iust before the close of the half the score at half time being 21 to 13. The lineup; READING F.G. FI.G. A. Pet. | Boggio, forward, .. 4 0 0 Si Beggs. forward, ... 2 0 1 4 | Haggerty, center .-. 3 0 0 6j Sears, guard 2 6 1 10) Morris, guard, .... 4 n 0 S, Totals 15 6 2 361 HARRISBI "RG E.G. FI.G. A. Pet. I Rote, forward, .... 2 0 0 4 ' MeCord, forward, .. 1 17 2 19 j Geisel. center 3 0 0 6 Ford, guar l 0 0 0 0 j McConnell. guard .0 0 1 0 j Totals 6 IT 3 291 Fouls committed: Reang, 21; Ha v -| ri#<burg, 8. Referee. Early; timer, Klineline: scorer, Schmidt. Time —20- minute halves. Hassler A. C. Organizes Team The Hassler A. formerly the Airn cliffe's, organized for the coming base ball season. The team will be equipped with uniforms by Dr. Hassler. The following will report for the team: Lynch, Andrews, Gerdes, Clark. Me- Curly. Shafer, Rhinehart, Harle. t 'Ougler. Ma'ks, Challenger. Murphy, Garverich, 1. Kline. B. Kline, Bender. Sheaffer. <'ooper, Gardner. PHILADELPHIA.! 13 AND FILBERT STREETS.! 2 Minutes from PENNSYLVANIA 8 t and PHILADELPHIA t READING- I TERMINALS - | I NEAR TO EVERYWHERE !) j 200J3eaufifiil flut\ j <sic)p J&ooms zcfit/i | | Math andtfflciwn(A I Jce Zdate4>, 1 | fgoo and' up'. | I Popular Cafe, Or ill i 1 and Restaurants! j JAME-5 C WALS H. Ttanafisr | I HOTEL IROQUOIS South Carolina Avenue and Beach ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Pleasantly situated, a few steps from Boardwalk attractions, elose to everything, including Pennsylvania railroad station. Ideal family hotel. Every modern appointment. Many rooms equipped with running water, 100 private baths. Table and service most excellent. Rates #IO.OO, $12.00. $15.00 weekly, American plan. Booklet and calendar sent free on request. DAVID P. RAHTER, SILAS WRIGHT, Chief Clerk. Manager. Calendars of above hotel can also be obtained by applying at Star-Independent Offiee HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. FDBRUAPV 94. 1915. ALBION A. I ORGANIZED New Association Opens Club House at 1186 Market Street—John Parker, President To promote athletic sports of all kinds, both indoor and outdoor, the Albion Athletic Association permanent-1 ly organi c 1 Monday evening with the i election of oSicers in the association's! new home at 1136 Market street. The members discussed the establish- j mem of a well-equipped gymnasium. \ game and smoking room and an educa tional branch. A baseball team will be organized, a committee has been ap pointed to look after lawn tennis, a swimming team will be organized and other sports will be engaged in. New members over IS years of age will be taken in on application to any i of the otli ers which were elected Mon- ' day night: President. John Parker: vice presi- | dent, H. Wolf; secretary, John Schel- j has; treasurer, J. Brownawell; house committee. R. i.Matehett aud B. Taylor; executive committee, 11. Stebbens. W. I Maubun. W. -Vhelhaus, K. Seachrist and ' M. Piles. UAR.VETS HEKE SATTKDAY Fast Quaker City Team to Play Inde dependents The Garnets, of Philadelphia, the I team which detente! the Harrisburg Independents by one point in two ex tra five-minute periods earlier in the; season, will be the attraction at the Chestnut street auditorium Saturday 1 night. This will undoubtedly be one of ; the fastest games of the season. The Independents are in excellent conditions and have worked hard under the new coach, " Andy " Sears, and will ] be well able to hold their own against ! the fast Quaker City five. The game j will be called at S O'CIOCK and will be followed by the usual dance. Billy Sullivan Wants to Umpire t iiieago. Feb. 24.—William J. t Billv) Sullivan, veteran catcher of the 1 hi ag.i Americans, who recently was unconditional,/ released, yesterdav de cided to apply to President Ban John son tor a position as an impire in the Vmeri an league. Sullivan has served the league as a player for fourteen years ami i* familiar with every side of the j game. He never has had any exiperi ence as a professional umpire, but has often handled exhibition games. Baseball Decision Expected This Week Chicago, I - e»b. 24.—'Baseball enthusi asts «ere cheered yesterdav by the an nouncement that Judge K. M. Lanlis robably would give his decision this week in the suit of the Federal League i against organized baseball. The Judge has ha 4 the case under advisement for a mont'h. To Shoot at Middletown Members of the Highspire Rod and Gun Club will .hold a return clay tar get shoot with the Middletown Gun Club on the Middletown grounds Satur day afternoon at 2 o'clock. S Stations, points of Interest. & ! Rp-modeled Re-decorated —Re- Sj' \ S furnished. European plan. Every X S convenience. . j § Reoms. without bath ..sl.3# V S B»«11. »Hh bath $2 00 X; [ Hot and cold running S water in all room*. k We are especially equipped for K 1 S Conventions. Write for full details. H | WALTON HOTEL CO. | "CROC." KELLEY TO COACH Graduate of Carlisle Indian School to Take Glenn Warner's Place Washington, D. C., Fnb. 24.—Com missioner of Indian Affairs Sells last uight announced that he has appointed i Victor M. Kelley, of Durant, Oklahoma, a graduate of the Carlisle Indian school, as coach of the football team in that institution, to succeed "Pop" Werner, resigned. Kelley, a full-blooded Indian, is known as "Choc." He formerly plaved j quarterback at Carlisle. Lately he has been coach at the Texas College of j Agriculture. His salary as coach of j the Indians will be $4,000 a year. WILLIAKD Hi ITS TKAINIXU Has Row With Manager and Refuses to Continue Work El Paso. Texas, Feb. 24.—Jess Wil ; lard, heavy-weight fighter, had a tiff j with his manager in a hotel lobby here I yesterday, ami thereafter announce,l he would do no more training until Jack Johnson should appear at Juarez for the fig'ht scheduled for March 6, and now indefinitely postponed because of i lohnson's non-arrival. Willard said he' feared he might become stale. As to Johnson's whereabouts it was intimated that he might have sailed from Havana Monday for the west coast, of Mexico, perhaps for Man zanillo, which town General Villa ex peels to capture soon. This would give him access. ELKS' SEASON CLOSING Three Teams Can Yet Win Bills' ! Bowling Championships three teams but a game and I | one-half apart, the finish of the Klks'l League >s gonig to be a hot one and, I although the Waps are tied with the Braves for second place now, they play the Feds in the closing game and expect to take three games, while the ; other contenders have harder proposi i tions. * While the league closes on Fridav, I March 5, the season will last all j through April. On Saturday evening, March 6. the best bowlers of the Read ! ing Elks will visit the local lodge and ! I endeavor to wipe out the defeat of I last year. This will be the first of three matches to take place between | the two teams. The second match will I ( be played at Reading aud the deciding : i match, if necessary, will likelv be | rolled on a neutral alley. This match I between the Reading and local Elks will be a stag social for all members of j the local lolge. LOSERS TO BUY FEED Two Teams to Compete for Rutherford Club Honors ! With a score of 23, G. O. Sarvis won j the shoot of the Rutherford Gun Club \esterday. A. A. Olipiiant and G. L. j • arvis will head two teams which will j com, ete for club honors, the losing team ' to furnish the annual banquet. Yeater -' I day 's scores: ! GO. Sarvis, 23; G. L Sarvis. 21; \ ! , A. Oliphant, 20; H. f. Howard 20; J W.VValters 2°; H. 11. Nagle, 19; Carl! B. Sarvis, 19; L. ( . Maages, 19; .s. L. J-onrud. IS; D: E. Spaugier, IS; E. I E. 'Hassler, IS; C. LM. Reigel, 17; C. IM. Gnefl, 16; C. Cobaugh, 14; J. ,11 i \\itman, 14; E. Cover, 14; W. Welker' I 11; Ross l-ulton. 11; Sharkev. 11- U S i >an ß ler . 9: C.-K. Ma.-Farlaud, * CASINO LEAGUE Alphas win easily— j„ ALPHAS knm. .... us 159 IS< _ 496 ! Kozel 231 140 194 563 ; i^ rofl 146 151 185— 48" ! | Buttorff .. 204 152.193 574 j Morrison .. 208 211 183— 002 Totals .. 942 843 939 27 , 4 i MONARCHY Bentz , ... 152 i 6O i 7 7_ 4B q Hetsey ... ius 135 199 439! Keener ... 138 14S 183 489 Dunkle ... 157 158 ISO— 495! Atticks .., 195 194 258 647 Totals .. 767 795 997—2559, PINE STREET LEAGUE victory for Mrs. 'McCormick's team ' MRS. H. B. M CORMIOK Lcisman .. 165 IGO 167 49-> 1 j Sterner ... 136 133 122 391 ! Hartwiek . 133 137 145 415 1 Zimmerman 133 123 174 435 1 J Myers 145 18S 160— 499 Totals .. 712 746 774—223" ! BEX. WHITMAN Richwine . 125 126 130— 3SI 1 Brirkley 115 i|« I; >2 353 ' | Atkinson . 11 7 130 124 361 i Oehart ... 124 106 163 393 j | Klerner ... 116 107 122 — 345 Totals .. 597 585 651 —1833 | AT THE CASINO j Water Supply bowlers on top — I Hinkley .. 92 134 108— 334, Weigle ... 87 102 104— 328 1 Seelye .... 115 109 104— 328 j I Pierce .... 116 103 124 343 j Drake .... 119 103 99 321! j Totals .. 529 551 539—1619! . PE.VVA. R. R. ENGINEERS Ross 89 114 124 327 | | Joyce 113 91 103 — 307 j .Fletcher ... 113 95 111— 319! Africa .... 103 105 83— 291 j jOglesbv .. 107 102 92 301 j Totals . . 526 507 513—1545 | Matty and McGraw Reach New York 1 New York, Feb. 24.—Christy Math i ewson and McGraw reached here vester- j day to prepare for the trip to 'Marlin. Tex., to join the rest of the Giants and 1 . start training. The Giants will mar- ! shal Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock j at the Grand Central and glide away I to the Ijone Star State. About two car loads of baseball players will make the journey. Champion Braves All Signed 1 Boston, Feb. 24. lames E. Gaffev, j ; president of t'he world's champion Bos ! ton club, of the National League, said ! I that with tihe receipt yesterday of the ; j signed contract of Catcher Bert Whal- i ! ing t'he clu ; b has the signature of every ! member. Highspire Elects Officers Members of the Highspire Athletic I 1 Association at Highspire last night elected the following officers: Lyman Bingainan. president; Ivan Meffert, treasurer; Elmer Waltmyer, manager, anil Arthur Poorman, secretary. Walt myer succeeds John Frazer. I II 1 | NO PREMTUMS I ■ Maim tfthe Mfhat GaitTurhaM i » JB MAKE MONEY IN MEET Mercer B. Tate, Jr., Sells 315 Paste boards and Wins Prise About S4OO was realized from the annual indoor meet of the Harrisburg Academy due to the good-natured con test among the students in selling paste boards, Mercer R. Tate, Jr., who sold 315 tickets, received the $5 prize for selling the greatest number in the up per school. Boyd Rutherford won second prize of *4 'or selling the uext highest number, o4 tickets. George R. Bailey received the third prire of ?3, while Francis A. Ambler got the foprth prize of $2. In the lower school, in Mrs. Ab bot 's room, John Maguire received the fiist prize of $2, while Richard Johns ton got the second prize of sl. In Miss Acuff's room Henri Geiger Om wake got the first prize of sl, and the ' second prize was divided between Bai- ; I ley Brandt, R.iss (Jlaneey and John C. | Reinoehl, who each sold the same num j : ber of tickets. Each received 50 | ! cents. ROMANS TAKE SERIES Win Second Basketball Game in Acad emy Gym By winning the second game from ! the Greeks the Rjmans won the school I championship at the Harrieburg Acad emy. Yesterday's score was 40 to 32. Bennett and Stnc.kpole played good games. The line-up: Romans. Greek. I Holler K W. Hennett R. Bennett I' Gurnett j Stackpole Broadhurst I allis (i Sensemau I Jennings G White Romans: R. Bennett, 11; Stnckpole, 6: R. Jennings. 1; Greeks, Broa'dhnrst, 6; \V. Bennett, 5; White. 1. Fouls, R. Bennett. 2; Stack polo, 2; Greeks, Broad hurst, 4. Referee, Tatein. Timekeeper, | George Bailey. Time of halves, 20 min- I utes. Sorer, threiner. Final score: Ilo j mane, 40: Greeks. 32. Seniors Win Class Game The Seniors won from the Sopho | mores by the score of 28 to 23 in the ! final iuter-ciass game at the school. The lineup: Seniors. Sophomores. I.ipman F Pollack i ! Little ,F McFarland j Fliekiagcr C Gregory j i Beach G .. Wolfe | Stiteler G McCnrdv l i Field goals. Lipman. 4; Little, 3; j I Fliekingcr, 3: Beach. Stiteler. I'ollack. , 12; McFarland, 2; Gregory, 3; Mc- j | Curdy. Foul goals. MeCurdy, 7 of ' i 20: 'Linman, 2 of 12; Flickinger, 2 of jll. Referee, Grubb. Scorer, Lloyd. I Timer, Miller. Time. 20-minute halves. WOMAN LEAPS D)\VN SHAFT Suicide Plvnges S'JO Feet Down Ele vator in Washington Monument Washington. I). C., Feb. 24. —leap- ing to instant death down the 500-i'oot | elevator shaft of the Washington monu ment, Mrs. W. F. Cockrell, of Delray, Va.. yeste ! y was picked up a crum pled heip at the bottom of the long ! steel cage. Her body was crushed by | striking the sides of the sh'aft on the ' way down and she was dead before her I body reached the bottom. She had ascended in the elevator j f.bout 3.30 o'clock and h:JI walked! down from the top landing to the land -1 ing third from t'hj tc-;>. where she left i a nate addressed to her hu band, indi-j (eating that she was dc.'p ndent because j of protracted illness. Colonel W. H. Harts, superintendent' of the buil' finps pnd grounds, who reacheil the monument shoi'.lv after 4 o'clock, closed the main dtore at tho 1 ! ground anji sent far the Coroner. According ti government oflicia's in j 'charge, it if si id. that tl is is the first J i ca*e in history i f a suicide in the shaft. -Mrs. Oockrf'll is described as being! about thirty vears old. I " HIGH CHAIR HANGS BABY Pathetic Mishap in Few Minutes Mother Is Out of Boom j Midway, Pa.. Pel'). 24. —While sitting lin her high chair at brc..ki'ast tafo'.e l | yesterday morning, Mary Henrietta, 8 I months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.! : K. Dare, slipped frcni the seat, an I ! her nevk breaming wedged between the | slop of the chair and the table, she i strangled to death. Just a fow minutes before Mrs.! Bare, who had placed tlve bat'jy at the ' taible, went upstairs to attend to s:me | work. She had been there but a few I minutes, when she returned to the lower, floor and found the baby dead. Medical examination disclosed the | fact that the little one had slowly j strangled to deafh. Wounded Pigeon Returns Home | Marietta, Feb. 24. —Clayton Bell,! i resiiiing in this pteu-e, was surprised 'yesterday afternoon while standing at, | the depot to see a homing pigeon walk i ing down the railroad. He recognized ! it as his bird that was shot in the wing I more than a year ago, and which was evidently in captivity, several miles > west of the borough. He followed it! i and the bird walked into the backyard jat his home. Picking it up, he notieelt| j i DR.KLUGH,Specialist Pfrnrielfi* tad SarceN Office*: 20n Walnut Hnrrtahnrc. Pa { of nomfa aa4 mri| apedal, prlratf. ipeclif, atrraaa aal ekroiW llaraici. Gearral office nark. Caaial. tatloa free aad roaflicatlal. Mcdlcla* (aralabei. Work Kaaraaterd. Ckargta moderate. S* yeara' exparlcaca UK. KLUGH« Ika well-kaawa special tat JSaamaitii ► Call 1991—Any Phone Founded «71 ' \ And Now Comes a Final Clearing Out Sale [ \ °f a H ,i : Men's Winter Suits and Overcoats : ► Three days—Thursday, Friday and Saturday have been given these *' „ suits and overcoats to find new owners, and the entire lot (from regular stock) ' „ has been marked at just three prices, $5.50, $7.50 and $9.50 to insure < y .quick selling. Note the former prices. * SIO.OO and $12.50 Suits Cfl and Overcoats, at . . *Ol/ Wool, eassimere and cheviot suits of grew tail, brown and blue, stripes < ' and mixtures. < K Balmaeaans. < Grey, tan, blue and brown overcoats. < $12.50, $13.50 and $15.00 <m CA j Suits and Overcoats, at nP» •D\J ► Suits of worsteds, unfinished worsteds, eassimeres and velours in Tartan 4 ► checks, stripes and mixtures. * Balmaeaans, short Overcoats and long Overcoats of chinchilla, eqssimere, '■< ► homespuns and shaggy cheviots; English and conservative models. ' >< $16.50, SIB.OO and $20.00 ft Q CA Suits and Overcoats, at ► Fine tailored garments of worsteds, serges, unfinished worsteds, velours, i* ► eassimeres, cheviots, homespuns; English, semi-English, conservatives: stouts, ► slims and shorts. ? ► Third fIoor—BOWMAN'S. i aya ,| u mm Your Choice of c j J iSa , i Wanted Domestics , vL jll# < ► raHBI ,va^ l^s Flannelette, value 10c yards 30-inch I'nhleached Muslin, "* * ttjl ! yards 36-inch white Muslin, value < B All on sale to-morrow at s<* yard. < ► Baby Enjoy [ You should Visit— These Mild Days - ► The special demonstration and —— Ollt DOOfS ■< i ► lecture of -vvvio _ XT' J « i Nothing could be more enjoyable than a ► La Vida Corsets r ' l ' e trough "squirrel land" or along the "* _ . | river, in a handsome, new Baby Buggy. A < On LlVe Sdodels recent shipment includes: i . Reed Pullmans, with and without reverse . to-morrow morning from 9.30 to ibie gears. $15.00 to $23.98. 11, or to-morrow afternoon from Collapsible go-carts. $4.98 to $12.50. 2.30 to 4. Open invitation to Wood Ma by Coaches, $10.98 to $18.50. Women i Sulkies, $2,50 to $6.50. Third KIoor—BOWMAN'S. i * ————————————————— 4 I There's Much to Learn About Cooking ' And quite a bit of knowledge can be gained by allowing Miss Sea- < ► right to explain the merits of cooking with "Wear-Ever" Aluminum. This < ► will benefit voung and old alike. (Basement.) •< * ———— "DON'T JOKE," SAYS BRYAN ! He Did Once, and It Followed Him All His Life WaelvirHg.ton, Feb. 2'4.—ißij'ht in the midst of the Ca'binet session yesterday the doors were flung wide and out stalked Secretary of State Bryan and Secretary of War Garrison. "You see, gentlemen," said Secre tary Garrison to reporters, '' we have had a disagreement in the Cabinet. Mr. Bryan ami I have withdrawn. Wc in tend to organize a party of our own." j "Don't joke like that. Garrison," l interposed Mr. Bryan. "I once joked' myself a long time ago and it has fol lowed me all my life. I have never been aible to explain it." Mr. Bryan did not explain. Hangs by Coat-tail at Tenth Story Chieago, Feb. 24. —Ten stories above the street, Carl Olson, a 62-year-odd asbestos worker, dangled yesterday by his coat-tail until help came. He fell j while working at the City Hall, but his j coa.t caught and held him. T ~~ ASK FOR-* Lancaster's Favorite Brew RIEKER'S BEER JNO. G. WALL, Agt. Harrisburg, Pa. Frank J. Rieker, Mgr. MASKED MEN IN CHURCH Warn Kentucky Congregation Lawless ness Must Stop Madisonville, Kv., Feb. 24. —Xews \v;:f received here that a band of mask ed men, heavily armed and carrying switches, entered the Mount Carmel ehuri-h, south of Nortonville, near the Hopkins anil' Christian county line, and gave warning that drinking and dis -1 order in the neighborhood must be stop ! ped. The leader addressed the congroita j tion, saying the band was on a peaceful j mission, but had come to give warning that selling and drinking whiskey, smoking, fighting and shooting at the ; ehurch and in the surrounding country I had to be sto]>ped. | At the conclusion of the address the band-left the church. Marietta Woman Dies in New Y;rk Marietta, Fob. 24. —Mrs. Salem Becker, a former resident of this ,-e'- ition, died yesterday in New York City, j from ipnebmonia, aged 60 years. A numlber of children survive. ✓ 5 RAFT IN WEST BRANCH AGAIN Reminder of Old Times, When Lum bering Ruled Lock Haven, Pa.. Feb. L'4.—That the lumber industry in the West Branch Valley is not entirely extinct was prov ,en yesterday, when the first rait't of the season passe.l through this city on" ; its way to Willianisport, consigned to the Luppert Furniture Company, of | that city. The raft came from the lumber op erations of James Med on i gal, in Pot ter county, and he expects to bring more timber down fcho river on the next 1 flood. The waters are gradually reced ing and there is barely sufficient flood j to get the raft to Willianisport. Horse's Kick May Prove Fatal Providence, Feb, 24. —Martin Shnur ■back, while leading a horse from the I wagon to the stable last evening, I kicked in the stomach and may dii. j One of the bones of Shautback 'a left was also fraetured. He was render*! 1 unconscious from the blows. The ani mal became frightened when the lines | fell at his hind feet.
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