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NEWS OF THE SPOR
FIRST BIC SUNDAY BOUT
TO BE JOJSON-WILLARD
Holidays Have Figured Frequently In
Championship Bouts But Never On
tie Sabbath—Other Sporting News
of the Week
New York, March 2i2.—lf the pro
moter* of the Johnson-Willard heavy
weight championship bout adhere to
their announcement lo hoi 1 the eontest
on Easter Day, (April 4, it will be the
first lime that a ring mateh of this
ealibre has been held on a Sunday.
Championship bouts in many classes
have been held on holidays in all parts
of America and Europe but pugilists
and promoters have heretofore eoufin
ed their ring activities to days other
than the Sabbath.
Johnson won final recognition as the
world's champion by defeating Jef
fries at Nov.. on the Fourth of
July, 1910; Boh Fitzsimmons won the j
heavyweight title from Jim Corbett at
<ar-on City, Nev., on St. Patrick's
Day, 1597; Jack Johnson gained his
first claim to championship honors by
defeating Tommy Barns at Sidney, X,
S. \V„ on December 26, 1908, which is ;
known a« "Boxing Day" throughout'
the British empire. Because of the dif
ference in time the result of this battle
was known throughout the United I
State- on the preceding day—Christ- j
mas. In other weight classes holiday 1
bouts in which championships changed j
are numerous. Young Corbett's victoryvj
over Terry MeCovern was won on |
Thanksgiving Day; Battling Xelson
lost hi.- l :^ht weight title to Ad Wol
gast on \V ishington's Birthday. 1910,
and the iist might be continued al
most indefinitely.
sporting events of various kinds are
held oil Sunday in Central and South
America and Continental Europe, but
aside from baseball, bicycle racing,
track an! held athletics and associa
tion football games, Sabbath sports i
have never been popular in the United I
State*. In Mexico. Cuba and South i
America, bull fights, cocking mains
and minor sports are or were held on
the first day of the week. In Europe .
several classic turf events including
the French Grand Prix are alwav.i
scheduled for Sunday. Ring records
show that few bout* of importance
have been held abroad on Bandar an I
American tabulations show an'equal
scarcity in this respect. Where they
have been hel l on Sunday the contest
were those of the early periods of pug
ilism and the selection of the dav due [
to poiice activity which upset the
plans of the promoters. Such a case !
was the Jack Demnsey-George La
Blanche 'battle held on a barge in
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HARRISBURft STAB-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1915.
' Long Island Sound early Sunday
' morning, March 14, 18S6.
The opening and closing dates for
I the leading major and minor leagues
for the season of 1915 show that the
Pacific Coast League will as usual,
play the longest season. The Pacific
Coast schedule which opens on March
j3O and continues until October 24,
: calls for close ,to seven months of eon
; tinuous play. In the east and middle
\ west the American. National and Fed
eral Leagues will carry their pennant
races through a season of approxi
mately six months. The dates for the
i initial and final games of the season
are as follows
National, April 14 to October 7;
American, April 14 to October 7; Fed
eral, April 10; American Association,
April 22 to September 22; Pacific
1 oast. March 3<i to October 24; North
western, April 20 to September 18;
New England, April 30 to September
6; Texas, April S to September 6;
•Southern, April 13 to September 26;
Georgia, April 30 to August 21; North
Carolina, April 22 to September 15.
Owing to the open winter rowing at
the eastern eollc-ges and universities is
further advanced than usual this
I spring, Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania,
Syracuse and Columbia have had crews
on the water a number of times and
in some cases established new records
for early season outdoor training. Re
, i>orts from the various institutions in
j dicate that because of the advantage
gained by this early training the selec
tion of the varsity combinations will
| be made in time to permit the crews as
, a whole to reach a high stage of per
j fection in oar handting by the end of
1 June when tho championship regattas
; are to be held.
i Although tho and dates
for the college crews are not complete
j in all eases the fixtures as arranged at
present indicate a season of rowing
fully up to the 1914 standard. Tenta
tive* dates for dual, triangular and
' championship re>gattae have been ar
; ranged as follows:
April 3, Y'ale vs. Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia; April 10, Pacific Coast
Intercollegiate regatta. Oakland, Cal.;
\ April 17, Princeton vs. Navv, Anna
j polis: April '24, Harvard vs. Navy,
j Annapolis.
May 1, Pennsylvania vs. Navy,
Annapolis; May' 8, Pen nsy Ivan i'a-
Princeton-C'olumbia, Princeton; May
15, American Henley. Philadelphia:
May IS, Cornell-Prinlieton-Yale,
Princeton; May 22, Harvard vs. Cor
nell. Ithaca; June 25, Harvard vs.
j Yale. New London, Conn.; June 28,
Intercollegiate regatta, Poughkeepsie.
Buck Wins Live Bird Shoot
In a live bird shoot on the Division !
| street grounds of the Harrisburg I
j Sportsmen '9 Association Friday, Buck
! led a field of nine with a score of 8 j
j out of a possible 10. The scores: I
Kline, 7; Essig. 6; Searfoss, 5; Dar-|
lington, 5; Rotter, 3; Richert, 3;
Ebright, 3: Peffer, 1.
Atticks Still Leading Cashio League
Atticks, of the Monarchs, is still j
j best man in the Casino bowling league. (
1 In sixty-three games he has bowled for
an average of 199. Montgomery, of the
; Senators, with 194 pins in sixty-nine
! games is second.
TYRONE EASYFOR LOCALS
Independents Score a Decisive Victory
Over Up-State Team by the
Score of 4» to 20
The Tyrone five went down in ile
j cisive defeat before the Harrisburg In
j dependents Saturday evening 011 the
Chestnut street auditorium floor by the
score of 48 to 29. It was not as good
a game as the Independents usually
produce on a Saturday night because
Tyrone was some slower than the ordi
-1 nary invaders.
The visitors substituted at the last
minute in place of the Point Bay Big
i Five which cancelled a tour through
the State. The management will like
ly announce another Eastern League
j team for Saturday night.
| Tho Tyrone five did not push Harris
burg to its limit at any time. Rote
, was floor star scoring six baskets from
I the floor. McCord missed but three of
j the nineteen foul goals called 011 his
■ opponents. The team played well on
the floor. Beuson, with fifteen foul
goals and four field goals, was the star
of the visitiug five. The lineup:
INDEPENDENTS.
I G. F.G. A. Pts.
I Rote, forward .... 6 0 3 12
! McCord, forward . 4 16 4 24
j Geisel, center .... 2 0 0 4
; Ford, guard 3 0 0 6
! McConnell, guard, 1 0 2 2
Total 16 16 9 48
TYRONE.
j G. F.G. A. Pts,.
| Benson, forward 4 15 1 23
| Laporte, forward .. 2 0 2 4
|Musser, center .... 1 0 2 'z\
Mornson, guard ... 0 "0 0 0
[Castrona, guard ... 0 0
Total 7 15 5 29
I Fouls committed, Independents, 21;
I Tyrone, 19; referee, White; timer,
|Kliueline; scorer, Ressling; time of
. halves, twenty minutes.
Important Match To-night
The result of the bowling match be
| tween Mrs. H. B. McCormiek's team
i and Mrs. H. B. Dull's teapi on the Bon
-1 nymead ailev this evening will prac
■ ticallv decide the winners in the Pine
Street Sunday School League although
the league does uot officially close until
Friday night. Should the latter team
win, they will have permanent posses
sion of the cup having won it three
times already.
French Moratorium Extended
Paris, March 22. —A decree was pro
j mulgated yesterday extending the moro
: torium ns applied to rentes (interest
!on government securities) until Julv
15.
j DR. KLUGH, Specialist
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Maeaaea. Geaeral office nark. CoaaaU
tatloa free aad coo fl (Initial. Me4lela«
faratahed. Work caaraateed. Charsea
moderate- M yeara* expertoaeo.
UK. KLDGB, tho well-kaonra specialist
| THREE CUSHION BILLIARDS
' Last Sixteen Games for Championship
Begin To-day in Chicago
V>i AssociaU il Press,
j Cjjicago, March 22.—Billiard play
ers competing in the world's champjon
j ship three-cushion tournament started
on the final sixteen games of the sixty
six game schedule to-day. The tourna
j nient will end on Thursday night.
William Huey, of, Chicago, who is
; leading the tournament with sev<i»u sue
! cessive victories, was paired with
i Charles Ellis, of Cleveland, in to-day's
i play. The other matches brought to
gether are August Kiechnere, of Mil
| waukee, and John Hahman, of Min
neapolis; George Moore, of New York
j City, anil Joseph '• apron, of St. Paul,
j and John Dalv, of New York City and
Lloyd J.;vne, of Salt Lake City,
i Huey appears to have the special
i prize for high run already won as ex
perts figure that his high mark of 13
| will not he beaten. ,
1). H. WAGNER WINS SHOOT
Good Scores in Fred Gilbert Event at
West Fairview
Scoring 95 out of a possible hun
dred D. H. Wagner won the Fred Gil
bert shoot of the West Fairview Sports
men's Association at West Fairview
Saturday. He was the winner of the
Dupont trophy. The West Fairview
team will meet the Harrisburg team on
the Division street grounds in the third
meeting betweeu these two teams. Sat
urday's scores:
W. E. Hoover, 88* W. K. Miller, 93;
I. H. Heiges, 81; \f. Stewart, 94; Irviu
Bretz, 90; E. Gibler, 89; W. E. Hoover,
88; F. Hawbeeker, 87; C. Miller, 85;
A. Marzolf, 84; H. Hippensteel, 84; J.
! Miller, 7S; O. Eshenour, 77; Alman,
i 7 -
METHODIST CLUB LOSES
1 Mt. Airy Institute Defeats Local Toss
erc, 42 to 23
The five representing the Pennsyl
vania Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Mt. Airy defeated the Methodist
Club, of Harrisburg, Saturday afternoon
at Philadelphia by the score of 4 2 to
23. Winn and Byrnes played good
games for the local team. The lineup:
Methodist Clu'b. P. I. D.
Winn F Smith
(Captain)
Bell F ... Charlesworth
Flickinger C Barnes
G Dubv
Krepps G Rosemuud
(Captain)
Field goals Winn, 6; Flickinger, 3;
Byrnes, Smith, 5; Charlesworth, 2;
Harnes, 10; Rosemund, 3.» Foul goals,
Flickinger, Wian, 2; Barnes. 2. Fouls
committed. P. I. D., 14; Methodist
Club, 6. Keferee, (Goldstein, P. I. D.
Scorer, Winn, Mefhodist Club. Timer,
Gullv, Methodist Club . Time, 20-min
ute halves.
FIREMEN GIVEN TRUMPET
Mt. Vernon Company Receives Present
From Beading Boys
When upwards of twenty members
of theSj'nion Fire Company, of Read
ing, visited t-his city Saturday, they
presented the Mt'. Vernon Fire Com
pany with a silver trumpet. The pre
sentation speech was made by Presi
dent Fiske, of the Rending firemen,
and the response was made by William
Tunis, president of the local company.
The L'nion fire company was the
guest of the local company during the
State firemen's convention last Octo
ber
T>*m thy CAPSULES
Ire superior to Bilfcjm
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LOUIE VAN ZELST IS DEAD
Connie Mack's Mascot Succumbs Yes
terday After Few Hours' Illness
—Blow to Athletics
Philadelphia, March 22.—"Little
Van," the Athletics' mascot known
from coast to coast, is dead. At a time
when "Home Bun" Baker has retired
to the farm, when other stars have
shown of letting up on their
speed and when rumor is rife that the
Mackites are on the back trail, the loss
of little Louie Van Zelst is a climax
to the misfortunes of the Athletics.
Recruits can bo found who take the
place of stars. Every team has an off
season. But "Little" Van" has pulled
against the jinx and arranged 'bats in
the manner required bv the flag-win
ning Athletics for six seasons. Ho has
been with the team five championship
seasons.
Before the Athletics found their
lucky little mascot he traveled with
the football team of the University of
Pennsylvania. During the season of
1909, when the Athletics were strug
gling hard to overcome their "hard
luck" streak, 1/onie Van Zel«ft went to
their ball park and watched them at
practice regularly. Oue afternoon
Connie Mack noticed the little pleas
ant-faced hunchback and asked him to
watch the bats. That afternoon the
Athletics, after a lonnj series of de
feats, won the game. He was asked to
come the next day, and again the
Athletics won.
The Athletics had found their mas
cot.
The season was too late for them to
redeem themselves that year, but the
next year the World's championship
banner was brought to Shi be Park. In
1912 there was an off season, and
again hist year the terror of the base
ball jinx lost his grip and the Athletics
lost. Little Van has always smiled
when the Athletics won or lost and he
eventually smiled the team into vic
tory at the end of a season. His smile
was infectious and all the other play
ers smiled—and won the next time.
Last year the smiling mascot was ill.
He did not smile so often. Once Connie
Mack had to send him home. Then
the Athletics lost a world champion
ship.
The mascot had taken his business
seriously. To his other nilments was
added the grief of a lost championship
by the team he loved. He had smiled
less frequently of late. And yesterday
morning, after only a few hours' ill
ness, he died at his home, 3717 Sprueo
street.
iHe was 2K> vears of age and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Van Zelst. He is
survived 'by two'brothers and three sis
ters. His deformity was caused by fall
ing from a wagon when a email boy.
Since he was 8 years old he had been
a mascot with some team.
SCHOOL BROADENS COURSE
New Bloomfield Academy to Add Sev
eral Departments
New Bloomfield, Pa., March 22.
The catalogue of the New Bloomfield
Academy, just issued, presents some
outlines for broadening the scope of
the iustitution. Hereafter it will be
known as the Carlson Long Institute.
There are now in successful opera
tion a college preparatory department,
a junior department, a normal course
for those desiring to prepare for teach
ing, a business course and a musical
course. To these will be added as rap
idly as conditions permit, a law course,
an agricultural school, a vocational
school and a correspondence school to
teach all the foregoing courses by mail.
NEW CREED FORMULATED
Latest Addition to Religious Denomina
tions Called Progressive Mennonites
Lancaster, March 22.—As the rojult
of a revival which has been in progress
in yuarryville and Mechanics' Grove,
conducted by the Rev. J. E. Leaman, a
new religious sect has been born, start
ing with 200 members. It is called
the Progressive Mennouito church. *
While resembling the orthoaox Men
nonite church, the new church is more
liberal and there are no restrictions as
to dress. A contract for a brick church
at Mechanics' Grove has already been
awarded*, and the Rev. Mr. Leaman will
be the pastor. The church will have a
steeple, the first Mennonite church to
have such an innovation.
SENIORS BUY FIRE HOSE
Susquehanna University Receives Com
mencement Oift
Selinsgrove, Pa.. March 22.—Seniors
of the College Liberal Arts, Susque
hanna University, resolved Saturday
night to purchase necessary fire hose
and reels to protect the several build
ings on the campus in case of fire, as a
commencement gift. Each of the build
ings has already been equipped with
standpipes.
This institution also received Satur
day from the Federal Department of
Agriculture a set of signals for an
nouncing weather prognostications. The
flags have been suspended on a high
pole on the grounds and are visible for
a radius of a mile or more, thereby af
fording valuable information, to' the
farmers as well as the residents of
Selinsgrove.
Spree Peat Killed Him
Pottsville, Pa., March 22.—John
Pellen, of New Philadelphia, was found
lying dead in a gutter yesterday morn
ing, from the effects of a spree for
several days. When remonstrated with
he "boasted that he would drink a quart
of whiskey before the day was over.
.Later he was found dead.
Will Reopen Express Bate Case
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 22.—Formal or
ders, reopening the express rate case re
quested in the petition filed a few davs
ago by four of the principal express
companies, were issued Saturday by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Hearings wirf 'be held at dates to t>e
named later.
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NET PUBLIC INDEBTEDNESS
FOR 191 .713
An Increase of More Than Two Bil
lions or 70.0 Per Cent. Over the
Amount Reported for 1902
$40.07 Per Capita
Washington, D. C., March 22.—A
special bulletin on county and munici
pal indebtedness and sinking- fund as
sets, compiled under the supervision of
IMr. Starke M. Grogan, chief statistician
in charge of the inquiry, and soon to be
issued by the Bureau of the Census, De
partment of Commerce, will show a to
tal net public indebtedness for the vear
1913, of $4,850,460,713, or $49.97
per capita—an increase of more than
two billions, of 70.9 per cent, over the
amount reported for 1902, which in
turn was 42.7 per cent, more than in
IS9O. (By "net indebtedness" is meant
total or gross debt lesJ sinking fund
assets.) The per capita net indebted
ness increased by 38.8 per cent, be
tween 1902 and 1913 and toy 13.3 per
cent, between 1890 and 1902.
The 1913 total comprises a national
■or federal debt of sl,0 | 28,564,055,
State debts amounting to $345,942,-
305, and an aggregate indebtedness for
counties, municipalities and other minor
civil divisions, of (3,475,954,353. The
per capita not indebtedness of the na
tion decreased from $13.60 in 1890 to
$12.22 in 1902 and to $10,59 in 1913;
the per capita net indebtedness of the
•States decreased from $3.37 in 1890
• to $3.03 in 1902 but increased to $3.57
in 1913, apd the per capital net indebt
■ edness of/counties, municipalities, etc.,
increasetl from $14.79 in 1890 to
1 1 $20.47 in 1902 and to $35.81 in 1913.
County and Municipal Debt
This bulletin, which is one of a series
of eight, all pertaining to 'the general
subject of wealth, debt and taxation,
relates especially to the indebtedness of
1 counties, inunivipalities, townships,
school districts, etc.
The total net indebtedness of counties,
municipalities, etc., in 1913 —in round
. figures, $3,4(0,000,000 —was made
up as follows: Counties, $371,500,000,
I or 10.7 per cent.; cities, incorporated
(towns and villages, etc., $2,88'5,000,-
000, or S3 per cent.; unincorporated
towns, townships, precincts and special
districts created for such purposes as
road and levee construction, dTainage,
irrigation, fire protection, etc., SIOO,-
600,000, of 2.9 per cent.; independent
school districts outside of cities, towns
and villages having over 2,500 inhab
itants, $1 18,900,000, of 3.4 per cent.
This aggregate of $3,476,000,000 in
1913 represents an increase of almost
$1,846,000,000, or 113.2 per cent.,
over the amount reported for 1902. It
is believed, however, that a small part
of this indicated increase is apparent
rather than real, being due to a more
thorough canvass in the later year.
| The rate of increase between 1890 and
j 1902 was 7 6 |>er cent.
Per Capita Indebtedness
The per capita net "Indebtedness of 1
counties, municipalities, etc., in 1913
I was $35.81, and the percentages of in-,
crease between 1902 and 1913 and be
-1 tweon 1890 and 1902 were, resjiective
j ly, 72.7 and 40.2.
j The net debt of counties, municipal
| ities, etc., was greatest in New York
| State, where it amounted, in round fig
ures, to $1,046,000,000 in 1913, an in
crease of 143.8 per cent, as compared
with 190<2; the rate of increase between
1890 and 1902 was 115.2 per cent.
Next to New York in respect to size
of county and municipal net indebted
ness'fame'Pennsylvania and Ohio, with
$246,00T),000 and $234,500,000, re
spectivelv, in 1913. The smallest net
debt in that year was for Nevada, $2,-
575,000.
Of greater significance, however,
pre the figures for per capita indebted
ness. Here again New York headed the
list, with a net debt of counties, mu
nicipalities, etc., amounting Fn 1913
to $107.71 per capita, an increase of
90.4 per cent, as compared with 1902,1
in which year the per capita figure was
70.1 per cent, higher than in 1894; the
second and third highest per capita
amounts were for Washington and New
Jersey, $(70.21 and $61.66, respective
ly, in 1913; and the smallest per cap
ita figure for that yuar was reported
by Arkansas, $7.58. For Pennsylva
nia and Ohio, the States having the
second and third largest net indebted
ness of counties, municipalities, etc., in
1913, the per capita figures were
$30.34 and $47.23. respectively; and
Nevada, in which State the total net
indebtedness was smallest in 1913,' re
ported a per capita net debt of $27.19
in that year.
The District of Columbia showed a
decrease of $5,500,000, or 37.7 per
cent., in net muuieipal debt befween
1902 and 1913, but iu no State except
New Hampshire was there found a de
crease in this respect; and in only
three States—Rhode Island, New I
Hampshire and New Mexico—and the)'
District of Columbia did the per capital
net indebtedness of counties, munici
palities, etc., show a decrease as com
pared with 1902. The rates of decrease
for these States and the District were
as follows: R'hode Island, 22.3 per
cent.; New Hampshire, 9.2 per cent.;
New Mexico, 1.6 per cent.; District
of Columbia, 48.4 per cent.
County 'Debt
The gross county indebtedness was
$393,000,000 in 1913, of which amount
$21,700,0>00, or 5.5 per cent., was pro- i
vided for by the assets of sinking
funds. Funded or fixed debt constitut
ed 54.5 per cent, of the total gross
detbt, while the remaining 15.5 per
cent, was made up of current and float
ing liabilities, such as "special assess
ment loans" for street improvement
and the like, "revenue loans" or in
terest-bearing obligations running less
than a year, and warrants, writers,
vouchers and audits, due but unpaid at
the close of the fiscal year.
The net indebtedness of counties in
creased by 35.5 per cent, botween 18!)0
and 1902 and by 89 per cent? be
tween 1902 and 1913, while the per
capita net county indebtedness in
creased by 11.6 por cent, between 1890
and 1902 and by 54.6 per cent, be
tween 1902 and 1913, amounting to
$4.33 in the latter year.
The greatest net county indebtedness
in 1913, $34,800,000, was reported
for Ohio, while New Jersey was a close
second with $33,800,000. The small
est. net county indebtedness in that
year was for Vermont, $25,931. The
highest per capita figures were for Mon
tana, Nevada, New Jersey and Ari
zona—sls.49. $13.64, $ 1 2.30 and
$10.74, respectively—while the low
est, $0.07, was for Vermont.
Municipal Debt
The gross indebtedness of cities and
r other municipalities in 1913 was $3,-
560,000,000, of which amount 16.2 per
1 cent, was covered by sinking fund as
sets. Funded or fixed debt represeik
ed 88 tper cent, of the total gross in
debtedness. the remaining 12 per cent,
consisting of special assessments, reve
nue loans, warrants, orders, etc.
| The net municipal debt increased by
j 86.4 per cent, between 1890 and 1902
I and by 115.2 per cent, between 1902
land 1913. The greatest net municipal
indebtedness in 1913, $1,018,000,000
j —more than one-half of the tota' for
j the United States—was found in New
York State; the next largest amount,
! $205,700,000, was reported by Penn
sylvania. The smallest net municipal
j indebtedness in that year, $931,184,
I was shown bv Nevada.
! "POISON PEN" ARKEST
Kutztown School Teacher Charged
With Mailing Defamatory Cards
[ j Beading, March 22.—Silas Hcrt
>' z °g, of Kutztown, a teacher, with a
, j school near Hyde Park, a Reading
' suburb, was arrested late Saturday
I night by United States Marshal* Kell-
I er, changed with sending det'amatorj
postcards through the mails.
The arrest was made at the instance
of United States Postal Inspector K.
U. Gibbons, on the complaint of Mrs.
Alice L. llertzog, of Kutztown, a sis
ter-in-law of the defendant.
It is charged that Hertzog sent a
card to a Reading Jewelry firm No
! vember 3 from this city. Earlier in the
; day one was mailed at Allentown. A
■ card in French was mailed Decern-
I 'her 3.
j Hertzog gave $304) bail for tri:il at
the June term of the United States
i court in Philadelphia.
ADDS FAVOK TO HOLD-UP
Highwayman Obligingly Counts Cash
So Collector Can Account
Pittsburgh, March 2t2.—Two high
waymen, who Saturday evening robbed
| C. M. Greer, a real 6state collector of
ij524.50, a gold watch and a diamond-
I studded stick pin, were not devoid of
| courtesy and appreciation of the <le
| mands of modern business practice.
Greer was walking along a lonely
I road near Bridgeville, when the two
I ordered him to stop. After Greer's val
j uables had been taken, while one of
j the footpads covered him with a re
volver, he remarked: "I must give an
accounting of all 1 collect. Will you
count that money?"
"Sure," was the response. The high
waymen sat down on a railroad track
and gave Greer an itemized memoran
dum of the cash.
WIFE KICKING JUSTIFIED
Court Sides With Husband When She
Moved Covers
Indianapolis, March 22.—0n0 of
the few domestic privileges of mere
man was defined in police court Sat
urday by Special Judge Pettijohn.
He ruled that a man is not 'guilty of
assault and battery if he kicks his wife
while his feet are bare, provided the
•kicking ie done on sufficient provoca
tion.
The decision was made in a case of
assault and battery against Louis El
kins. Mrs. Sofia Klkins testified that
her husband had kicked her with his
bare feet. Klkins admitted this and in
defense said she had "moved the cov
ers" on a cold night.
Kerbaugh Hearing To-night
The hearing of W. D. Kerbaugh,
who recently confessed to an arson
I charge in the' Dauphin county prison,
against him by Mrs. Cathe
rine Breach, Sayford and James
streets, will be igiven a hearing this
evening at the office of Alderman Lan
dis, of the Sixth ward.
Water Pit Gives Up Missing Man
Allentown, Pa., March 22.—The
body of Marcus Heller, chief engineer
of the Lehigh Portland' Cement Com
pany's plant-'at Ormond, who disap
peared mysteriously December 10, was
found yesterday in a water-filled aban
doned ore pit half a mile from his home
at Siegersville.