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ilThe Exploits of Elaine
A Detective Novel and a Motion Picture Drama
; I By ARTHUR B. REEVE "
| The Well-Known Notdlst mnJ lie
| Creator the "Craig Kennedy" Stories
Pimattd ia With the Pathe Plsyew and the Edectic Fiha Cwp—y
' ' .
i > In Sa
Ooprrijht. 1914. bj the Bur Coapa
CONTINUED
SYNOPSIS-
The New fork police are mystified by a
aeries of murders of prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer is the warn-
Ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with a "clutching hand." The latest vic
tim ot the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter. Elaine. employs O-aip Ken
nedy. the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
J»me«?n. a newspaper man. Klaine is kid
naped by the Clutching Hand, but Is res
cued by Kennedy, who has discovered her
whereabouts through usine third degree
method; on one of the crooks.
EIGHTH EPISODE
The Hidden Voice.
"Jameson, wake up!"
The strain of the Dodfe case was
beginning to tell on me. for it was
keeping us at work at Ml kinds of
hours to circumvent the Clutihing
Hand, by far .he cleverest crir inal
with whom Kennedy had ever had
anything to do.
I leaped out of bed. still in my pa-
Jamas. and stood for a moment staring
about. Then I ran into the living
room. 1 looked about, rubbfng mv
eyes, startled. No one was there.
"Hey—Jameson—wake up!"
It » 3s spooky.
"Whe-e —the deuce—are yoti?" I de
manded.
Sudden!;. 1 heard the voice again—
Bo doubt about it. either.
"Here I am—over on the couch!"
I scratched my hend. pnz.led. There
was certainly no one on that ceuch.
A laugh sree»ed me. Pla'nly, thourh.
It n-ne from the couch. I went over
t > i * <uid. ridiculous as it seemed, be-
Mn to t!>row aside the pillows.
There lay nothing but a littie ob
l*n» cr.'cen bcx. perhaps eig'.i*. or teu
in, • -s <-o;.nre at the ends. In the face
•were "wo peculiar square holes, and
from tha top nro.iected a blavk disk,
shout : sise of a watch, fastened on
r swinging rr.etnl arm. In the face of
the - err several cerforatedhole?
i picked up the strange lookingr
thi-.ig in wonder, and from that magic
c b- :: actually came a burst of
lrj"l»ter.
"Come over to the laboratory, right
P-iy." tieaied forth a raerry voice.
"I vi rome'li;;:? to show you."'
"Weil." ] gasped, "what do you
Vac about that?"
V»r\ eatly that morning Craig hnd
go' tip leaving me snoring. Cases
- -earied him. He thrived cn ex
cHeiaent.
lie had gone ever to th<> laboratory
and set to work i corner over an
«tl:er of 'hose peculiar boxes, exactly
Pke that which he had already left in
cu- rooms.
lialf an bo;r afterward 1 walked
into the laboratory, feeling a littl?
s' ecDi«h over the practical joke, but
rope the less curious to find out all
about it.
"Whs- is u?" I asked, indicating the
epparatus.
" \ vocaphone." he rep!ied. still
Is <ehir>p, "the loud speaking telephone.
t>e little box that hears and talks.
It talks right out in meeting,
to — bo transmitter to hold to
t''C mouth, no receiver to hold to
the car. You see. this trans
mitter is so sensitive that it picks dp
e - en a whisper, and tfcc receiver is
placed bar!; of those two megaphone
like jjyramlds"
He was standing at a table, careful
ly packing up one of the vocaphones
ana a lot of wire.
"I believe the Clutching Hand has
been shadowing the Dodge house," he
continued thoughtfully. "As long as
we watch the place, too. he will do '
nothing. But if we should seem, os
tentatiously. not to be watching, per
haps he may try something, and we
may be able to get a clue to his iden
tity over this vocaphone. See?"
I nodded. "We've got* to run him
down somehow," I r.greed.
"Yes." he -nid. taking his coat and
hat. "I am going to connect up one
of these things in Miss Dodge's libra
ry and arrange with the telephone
company for a clear wire so that we
can listen In here, where that fellow
will never suspect."
At about the same time that Craig
and I sallied forth on this new mis- !
sion. Blaine was arranging some flow
ers on a stand near the corner of the
Dodge library where the secret panel
was in which her father had hidden
the papers for the possession of which
the Clutching Hand had murdered
him
She had moved away from the table,
but. as she did so. her dress caught
In something in the woodwork. She
tried to loosen It and in so doing
touched the little metallic spring on
■which her dress had caught
Instantly, to her utter surprise, the
ranc! moved. It slid open, disclosing
a strong box.
Blaine took ft. amused, looked at it '
a moment, then carried it to a table
and opened It.
" Inside were some papers, sealed in
an envelope and marked "Limpy Red
Correspondence."
"They must be the Clutching Hand
papers'" she exclaimed to herself. :
hesitating a moment, in doubt what to I
do
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She seised the telephone and eager
ly called Kennedy's number.
"Hello." answered a voice.
"Is that you. Craig?" she asked ex
citedly.
"No, this Is Mr. Jameson."
"Oh. Mr. Jameson, I've discovered
the Clutching Hand papers." she be
gan. more and taore excited.
* "Have you read them?" came back
the voTce quickly.
"No: shall I?"
"Then don't unseal them." cautioned
the voice. "Put them back exactly as
you found them and 111 tell Mr. Ken
nedy the moment I can get hold of
him."
"All right." said Blaine. "I'll do
that. And please get him as soon as
you possibly can."
"I will."
"I'm going out shopping now," she
returned, suddenly. "But. tell him I'll
be right back—right away."
"Very well."
Han sing up the receiver. Elaine
dutifully replaced the papers in the
box and returned the box to its secret
hiding place, pressing the spring and
sliding the panel shut.
A few minutes later she left the
house in the Dodge car.
Outside our laboratory, leaning up
against a railing. Dnn the Dude, an
emissary of the Clutching Hand, whose
dress now greatly belied his under
world "monnlker." had been shadow
ing us. watching to see when we left
The moment we disappeared, he
raised his hand carefully above his
head and made the sign of the Clutch
ing Hand. Far down the street, in a
closed car. the Clutching Hand him
self. his face masked, gave an an
swering sign.
A moment later he left the car. gai
ing about stealthily. Not a soul was
in sight and he managed to make his
way to the door of our laboratory
without being observed.
Probably he thought that the pa
pers might be at the laboratory, for
he had repeatedly failed to locate
them at the Dodge house. At any rate
he was busily engaged in ransacking
drawers and cabinets, in the labora
tory. when the telephone suddenly
rang.
An instant he hesitated. Then, dis
guising his voice as much as he could
to imitate mine, he took up the re
ceiver.
"Hello!" he answered.
His face was a study in all that
was dark as he realized that It was
Elaine calling He clenched his crook
ed hand even more viciously.
"Have you read them?" he asked,
curbing his impatience as she unsus
pectingly poured forth her story, sup
possedlv to me.
"Then don't unseal them." he has
, tened to reply. "Put them back.
Then there can be no question about
them. You can open them before wit
nesses."
For a moment he paused, then add
ed: "Put them back, and tell no
one of their discovery. I will tell Mr.
Kennedy the moment I can get him."
Clutching Hand studied for a mo
ment and then grabbed the telephone
again.
• "Hello. Dan," he called when he got
his number. "Miss Dodge is going
shopping. I want you and the other
Faisers to follow her —delay her all
you can. Use your own judgment."
It was what had come to be known
in his organization as the "Brother
hood of Faisers." There, in the back
room of a low dive, were Dan the
Dude, the emissary who had been loi
• tering about the laboratory, a gun
man, Dago Mike, a couple of women,
slatterns, one known as Kitty the
Hawk, and a boy of eight or ten. whom
they called Billy.
"All right. Chief," shouted back
Dan. their leader, as he hung up the
telephone after noting carefully the
hasty instructions. "We'll do it —
trust us."
With alacrity the Brotherhood
went their separate ways.
Elaine had not been gone long from
the house when Craig and I arrived
there.
"Too bad," greeted Jennings, "but
Miss Elaine has just gone shopping
1 and I don't know when she'll be
back."
Aur.t Josephine greeted us cordially,
and Craig set down the vocaphone
package he was carrying.
"I'm not going to let anything hap
pen here to Miss Elaine again if I
' can help it," remarked Craig in a low
tone, a moment later, gazing about the
j library. • .
i "What are you thinking of doing?"
asked Aunt Josephine keenly.
'Tm going to put In a vocaphone,"
he returned, unwrapping "It.
"What's that?" she asked.
"A loud speaking telephone—con
; nected with my laboratory," he ex
plained, repeating what he had al
ready told me. while she listened al
, most awe-struck at the latest scientific
wonder.
He was looking about, trying to flp
ure out just where it could be placed
j to beßt advantage, when he approached
j the suit of armor.
! "I see you have brought It back and
HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 7, 1915,
had it repaired," be remarked tm Aunt
Josephine. Suddenly his face lighted
up. "Ah—an Idea!" he exclaimed.
"No one will ever think to look inslda
that"
"Now, Mrs. Dodge," he said finally,
aa he had completed installing the
thing and hiding the wire under car
pets and rugs until It ran out to the
connection which he made with the
telephone, "don't breathe a word of It
—to anyone. We dont know whom
to trust or suspect."
Blaine's car had stopped finally at
a shop on Fifth avenue. She stepped
out and entered, leaving her chauffeur
to wait
As she did so, Dan and Billy sidled
along the crowded sidewalk.
Dan the Dude left Billy and Billy
surreptitiously drew from under his
coat a half loaf of bread. With a
glance about he dropped it into the
gutter close to the entrance to
Blaine's car. Then he withdrew a lit
tle distance.
When Blaine came out and ap
proached her car, Billy, looking as
cold and forlorn as could be. shot for
ward. Pretending to spy the dirty
piece of bread in the gutter, he made
a dive for it. just as Blaine was about
to step into the car.
Elaine, surprised, drew back. Billy
picked up the piece4)f bread and with
all the actions of having discovered a
treasure began to gnaw at it vora
ciously.
Shocked at the disgusting sight she
tried to take the bread away from
him.
"I know it's dirty, miss," whimpered
Billy, "but it's the first food I've seen
for four days."
Instantly Elaine was full of sym
pathy. She had taken the food
away. That would not suffice.
"What's your name, little boy?" she
asked.
"Billy," he replied, blubbering.
"Where do you live?"
"With me mother and father—
they're sick—nothing to eat—"
He was whimpering an address far
over on the East side.
"Get into the car," Blaine directed.
"Gee —but this is swell," he cried,
with no fake, this time.
On they went, through the tenement
canyons, dodging children and push
cnrts, stopping first at a grocer's, then
at a butcher's and a delicatessen.
Finally the car stopped where Billy
directed. Billy hobbled out. followed
by Elaine and her chauffeur, his arms
piled high with provisions. She was
indeed a lovely Lady Bountiful as a
crowd of kids quickly surrounded the
car.
In the meantime Dago Mike and
Kitty the Hawk had gone to a wretch
ed flat, before which Billy stopped.
Kitty sat on the bed, putting dark
circles under her eyes with a black
ened cork. She was very thin and
emaciated, but it was dissipation that
had done it Dago Mike was corre
spondingly poorly dressed.
He had paused beside the window
to look out "She's coming," he an
nounced finally.
Kitty hastily jumped into the rick
ety bed, while Mike took up a crutch
that was standing idly In a corner.
She coughed resignedly and he limped
about forlorn. They had assumed
their parts, which were almost to the
burlesque of poverty, when the door
was pushed open and Billy burst In,
followed by Elaine and the chauf
feur.
"Oh, ma—oh. pa," he cried, running
forward and kissing his pseudo par
ents, as Elaine, overcome with sym
pathy. directed the chauffeur to lay
the things on a shaky table.
Just then the door opened again.
All were genuinely surprised this time,
By a Sort of Inatinct Kennedy
Seemed to Recognize the Sounds.
"Elaine!" He Exclaimed, Turning
Pale.
for a prim, spick and span, middle
aged woman entered.
"I am Miss Statlstlx, of the organ
ized charities," she announced, look
ing around sharply. "I saw your car
standing outside miss, and the chil
dren below told me you were up here.
I came up to see whether you were
aiding really deserving poor.
She laid a marked emphasis on the
word, pursing up her lips. There waa
no mistaking the apprehension that
these fine birds of prey had of her,
either.
"Why—wh—what's the matter?"
asked Elaine, fidgeting uncomfortably.
"This man Is a gunman, that wom
an is a bad woman, the boy ia Billy
the Bread Snatcher," she answered
precisely, drawing out a card on
ARROW
COLLAR
| *h!eh to record something, "and yon,
! miss, are a tool!"
! There was no combating Miss Statia
; tlx. She overwhelmed all arguments
! by the very exactness of her person
ality.
Elaine departed, speechless, prop
erly squelched, followed by her chauf
| faur.
Meanwhile, a closed car, such as
had stood across from the laboratory,
had drawn up not far from the Dodge
house. Near It was a jiian in rather
shabby clothes and a visored cap on
which were the words in dull gold
I lettering, "Metropolitan Window
! Cleaning company." He carried a
; bucket and a small extension ladder.
In the darkened recesses of the car
was the Clutching Hand himself,
, masked as usual. He had his watch
| in his hand and was giving most mln
! ute Instructions to the window clean
!er about something. As the latter
j turned to go, a sharp observer would
have noted that It was Dan the Dude,
! still further disguised.
A few moments later. Dan appeared
at the servants' entrance of the Dodge
house and rang the bell. Jennings,
who happened to be down there, came
to the door.
"Man to clean the windows." sa
luted the bogus cleaner, touching his
hat In a way quietly to call attention
to the words on It and drawing from
' hla pocket a faked written order.
To Be Continued
LLOYD PLANS FOR SCHOOL
WIN ONJECRET BOLLOI
Building at Fifth and Mahantongo
Streets Will Cost 990,000 —Wer-
ner Objects to Paying $7,500 for
Purchase of an Addition to Site
C. Howard Lloyd was chosen as the
architect of the new Tenth ward school
house at a meeting of the school direc
tors last evening. The first secret bal
lot ever taken by the board was polled
on this question last evening.
The vote showed live votes for
Lloyd's plans and two each for those
of C. Harry Kane and "Robert E. Wil
liams. On a second ballot Kain was
chosen for second prize and will receive
SSO and Williams for third prize and
will receive $25. Director Houtz's mo
tion that the selection of an architect
for this work be postponed and that a
special meeting be set for this work
alone was not seconded. The building
will cost $90,000. The school will bo
built at Fifth and Mahantongo streets
and will be a twelve-room structure
with an auditorium to seat 650.
The plot now owned by the board
may be enlarged by the purchase of a
plot across Reel street from the Harris
burg Realty Company which has prom
ised to close that street if the deal is
msde. The plot has been offered to the
board for $9,00(K
Director Werner presented a resolu
tion providing for the .purchase of the
plot a $7,500. B. F. Umberger. presi
dent. of the Realty Company, said the
board would be getting the plot cheap
er than the cost of the original plot.
The matter was referred to the Build
ing Committee. Chairman Fohl will
hold a meeting before the next meet
ing of the board.
NEW FILM FIRM
Harrlsburg to Hav« New Movie Studio
and Offices at 19. N Third Street
The Ayeandee Film Manufacturing
Company, formerly of Altoona but now
located in Harrisburg, have opened
their offices and commercial department
at 19 North Third street on the secoud
floor.
Discussing the plans of the company,
Mr. Grenier, the producing manager,
made the statement that within a few
weeks the company intends starting
operations for the construction of a
large studio in or near Harrisburg.
The site for the studio has not been
selected as yet but. it is hinted that
Oberlin will be the town selected for
the studio. The main office as well as
the commercial department will re
main in Harrisburgt
For the next month the camera men
and laboratory men will do the finish
ing for the commercial department. The
amateur department, under t-he direc
tion of R- T. Devlin, is very fine. All
work being finished in 24 hours. His
department specializes in amateur fin
ishing. >
The.rooms of the eompany are very
beautifully and artistically * arranged.
The main reception room is a model of
beauty, being furnished in fumed oak,
while over the windows are hung green
tapestry curtains trimmed in a roman
gold. At night the room is very cozy
and the lighting effect is soft and rest
ful.
Mr. Grenier said last qvening that
he intended to employ qrtite a few lo
cal people and has enlisted the serv
ices of a number within the last few
days. Mr. Grenier plans also to coach
many amateurs in directing, writing of
scenarios, as well as performing before
the camera. Mr. Grenier's experience
has been wide he having been technical
director with some of the largest- film
companies in the country.
Sylvia and Bylvia.
How beautiful Sylvia looked thai
morning. The clear Virginia sunlight
played upon lier and her brown hair
seemed almost golden. Her great gray
eyes, twin stars, looked straight Into
mine and I wondered what thoughts
they hid. Nearer and nearer I drew to
Sylvia, and I could feel her breath,
sweet as a clover field In June, on my
warm brow. We were alone.
A harsh voice rang out.
"Yon want to be keerful o* that there
Sylvia," It said. " 'cause she kicks wns
than any cow I ever mllked."-Harvard
Lampoon.
NEWS OF THE SPOR
GALAHAD CLUB ORGANIZES
Fourth Reformed Otaurch Will Enter
a Strong Team In Allison
Hill Amateur League
Members of the Christ inn Endeavor
Society, and their friends of the
Fourth Reformed church have organ
ized a recreation club to be kuown ae
the "iialahads'' and have entered as
one of six teams of the Allison Hill
Amateur Baseball league.
Manager Fritz, of the baseball club,
is confident of placing a winning team
on the Held and has already arranged
for practice games. It is expected that
each club of the A. H. A. B. L., will
also produce tennis teams and in the
very near future a definite schedule
will bo prepared covering this sport.
Tho following officers were elected
for the coming season: P. D. March,
president; 'Stephen L. Bowers, vice
president; Nevku Bowers, secretary
treasurer.
Baseball, manager, Allen Fritz;
manager of junior baseball team, Wil
liam Sterrick; manager of tennis, T.
J. Taggart; manager of quoita. Charles
lliller, and manager of hikes, William
Maurer.
The following attended the organi
zation meetiug and w/tfe enrolled as
members: Ralph Knck, Russell Jones,
William Wenrick, T. J. Taggart, Harry
Maurer, Allen lYitz, .Harrv Blecker,
trunk Gerlock. Ralph Michener, John
Border, l<es)ie Foland, Harry Peitfer,
Eugene Martin. Neviu Bowers, Steph
en Bowers, C. K. Martin, Samuel
Shearer, Robert Shearer, Charles M.
Michener, Charles Erdman, Charles
Hiller, Harry MeFadden, William
Maurer, Edward Maloue, Samuel Keel
er, Cletn Bolan, Frank Bolan, Edward
Hiller, Samuel Jones, William Zerbe,
William Sterrick, James Beruheisel,
William Keck, Harry Johns, P. D.
March and R. V. Watts.
BIG SEASON FOII METHODISTS
Club Won Thirteen Games and Lost
Eight
The close of the season with th©
Methodist Club basketball team Sat
urday, showed it to be the best in the
history of the club, with thirteen games
to their credit, having lost eight. The
games lost by the local team were done
so only by a close margin, with the ex
ception of Elizabethtown and the York
Keystone A. C. Two of the games re
quired extra periods to decide the con
test.
The team was captained during the
season by ,- Art" Winn, center on Cen
tral High's team, who also played for
ward. In Held scores he led the team,
caging 63 in 11 games. The other for
ward position alternated between^Fred
Kudy and "Bob" 'Fleck, who done ex
cellent passing. At center Flickinger
played quite a game, outjumping his
man in the majority of eases.
Flickinger was also high scorer of
the seasou totaling 150 points. Strong
defensive work was done by "Bud"
Bell and Jack Krepps, who played for
ward positions holding their opponents
down to a small number of goals in the
majority of games.
Three players scored more than 100
points during the season. They are
Captain Winn, Flickinger and Rudy.
The individual records follow:
Player. G. F.G. FI.G. Pts.
Flickinger, C .. 20 56 3S 150
Winn, F 17 63 5 131
Rudy F 20 44 23 111
Fleck. F S 15 9 39
Bell. Cr 11 14 3 31
Krepps, G 19 f 7 23
Crane, F 7 6 0 12
TO DRAW COLOR LINE
New Champion Will Not Meet a Negro
in Future Fights
Havana. April 7. —Jack Ourley, fight
promoter, yesterday said Jess Willard
would draw the color line in his future
ring battles. L'urlev said:
"1 knew Willard would win. He is
the greatest heavyweight of all time.
No man on the pugilistic horizon has a
chance with him. Willard as vet has
not reached the crest of his ability.
W illard will take a brief rest and
then meet any white fighters. He
will drew the color line. Th e fight was
a big success.
" Willard deserves the thanks of the
entire white race for his glorious vic
tory, bringing back to the white race
the heavyweight championship title."
ALPHAS CLINCH PENNANT
Take One Game From Orpheums,
Enough to Win Out
The Alphas clinched their hold on
first place in the Casino League last
evening by winning the single neces
sary game from the Orpheums, now sec
ond in the race. The match went to
the Colonials, who won two of the three
games, by 37 pins. The score:
* COLONIALS
Jaeobv ... 181 182 246 609
Kruger ... 170 170 145—485
Weber .... 163 154 201— 518
Trace .... 236 152 211— 599
Black .... 150 167 215 532
Totals .. 900 825 1018—2743
ALPHAS
Ennis 181 150 176 507
Kozel 165 189 224 578
Burger .... 155 161 181— 497
Buttorff ... 214 225 152 s^l
Morrison .. 156 180 197 533
Totals .. 871 905 930—2706
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■ "Superb |
PICTURES OF BIC FIGHT
CANNOT BE SHOWN HERE
Iron-Olad Federal Statute Which For
bids Inter-State Transportation of
Films Will Disappoint Fans Who
Stayed at Home
Washington, D. C., April 7.—lf bhete
is any ardent American prize fight
" fah ' who remained away from Ha
vana, Cuba, in the expectation that he
later could witness the Willard-Johnson
contest in the movies, he is doomed to
disappointment. Thefe is a Federal
statute iron clad and without loopholes,
which expressly forbids the interstate
transportation of fight films. It £TO
vides a fine of $.1,000 and a prison
sentence of one year at hard laibor, or
'both fine and imprisonment, for each
offense.
The law applies with double force to
the Willard-Johnson pictures because'it
forbids the importation of fight films
from foreign countries, as well as pro
hibiting their interstate shipment.
In July, 1912, when the .Johnson-Jef
fries tight took place at Reno, Nevada,
Congress was in session. 'Many Con
gressmen and Southern members, es
pecially, were incensed" that the pro
moters should attempt to show the fight
in the "movies." The result was that
on July 31, which was twenty-seven
days aiter t'he fistic battle, President
Taft approved an act whic"h in effect
forever bars the production of prize
lights in moving pictures, unless, iu
deed, the pictures are taken and pro
duced in the same State in which the
tight took place. The Federal law can
only deal with the matter to t'he ex
tent that- it is "interstate" in its char
acter.
The law. is section 263 of the
revised Federal statutes, says:
''That it shaJl be unlawful for any
person to deposit or cause to 'be deposit
ed in fho United (Staites mails for mnii
ing or delivery, or to deposit or cause
to be deposited with any express com
pany or other common carrier for car
riage, or to send or to carry from one
State or territory of the United States
or the District of Columbia to any other
State or territory of the United States
or the District of Columbia, or to bring
or cause to be brought into the United
States from abroad, any film or other
pictorial representation of any prize
light or encounter of pugilists, under
whatever name', Whidh is designed to be
used or may foe used for purposes of
ptfblic exhibition."
lawyers who have to do with the en
forcement of the interstate commerce
laws said last night that the 'law is so
j sweeping that t£e taking of moving
| pictures of prize fights, so far as the
| United States ia concerned, is an a<bso-
I lutely profitless and useless thing to do.
810 OFFEB FOB WILLARD
Guarantee of <20,000 for Ten Bounds
With Weinert
Xew York, April 7.—Just as soon
!as John Weismantel, of yie Broadwav
j Sporting Club of Brooklyn, heard that
1 Willard had beaten Johnson he sent the
| following cable to Tom Jones:
j "Will give Willard $20,000 for ten
! round l>out with Charley Weinert on
: Labor Day at Bbbets Field. Can seat
j more than 30,000. Weinert matched
| with Gunboat Smith."
- After sending the message Weisman
tel enthusiastically declared that he
I was ready to bid for the services of
;the new champion and that he would
, be at the depot when the champion anil
j Tom Jones arrived the latter part of
| this week.
Weinert, according to Weismautel,
iis one of the best drawing cards in
! Brooklyn, having beaten George Rodel,
j Tom McCarthy and Porky Dan Flynn
.at his shop.
PENN PLATERS WIN
Take Interesting Pocket Billiard
Match Prom Schriver's Team
The pocket billiard team of the
I Pei*n pool parlor defeated the team of
j Schriver's pool parlor Monday night
|in two interesting (games. '"'Billy'j
i Adams and Gordon winning fron.
Simon Fink and Rheam, 100 to 84
and G. Mathis and William Deitzler
! winning from Gus McWilliams and
Perey Schriver, 100 to 53. A return
game will be played at the Penn pool
parlor, 437 Market street, Friday
evening Adams had a high run of 20
balls.
Dash Blue Ridge League Hopes
Hagerstown, Md., April 7.—Hagers
town fans' hopes of having a Blue
Ridge Leaguo team here were dashed
yesterday when Hagerstown Fair As
sociation put up an unacceptable prop
osition regarding use of grounds, pay
ment of rental and of increased in
surance. Underwriters said rate must
go up if grounds were used for base
ball, and the $447 involved looked
too big to the baseball club. President
Boyer, of the Blue Ridge League, re
gards the outlook as hopeless.
Friendship Team Organizes
The Friendship Fire Company will
have a baseball team on the field this
season, the nine being organized at a
meeting held last evening. Marion
Verbeke was chosen manager, Vincent
Brown was selected to captain the team
and Pat Hvlan, the patrol driver, was
invited to cover shortstop. The season
will open April 17 with the Good Will
team.
Brelsford A. C. Out Saturday
The members of the Brelsford A. C.
will practice Saturday afternoon in
preparation for the coming baseball
season. James Feagan, manager, is
completing his schedule.
Allison Company to Have Team
George Drake has been chosen man
ager of t4ie Allison Fire Company base
ball team, which has been recently or
ganized. He js anxious to have mana
gers of other fire company and fast
amateur teams communicate with him
at the fire house to arrange games.
Cruel Advice.
"Miss Oldtfrl. would you like me to
borrow Brother Jack's parrot to keep
In your room?"
"Why should I borrow your broth
er's parrot?"
"Because I heard him say the lan
guage that bird uses would mnke yout
hair curl."—Baltimore American.
On the Side.
One day we heard a sideshow freak
Most bitterly complain:
The broken glass he ste that week
Somehow gave htm a pane.
—Springfield Union.
Hl£l SCORES TOR LOCAL FIVE
Harrlsburg Independents Take Two-
Thirds of Games Played—Defeat
ed Only on Oloee Margins
loosing but one-third of tho game*
of the season gave tho Harrisburg In
dependents a good showing for the
past year having won fourteen games
and lost seven. The games lost were
dropped only with small margins.
Hiree games, those with the York five,
Philadelphia Garnets and the Yin
conies, of Philadelphia, required extra
periods to decide the contests,
A number of games were played
with the Eastern League teams, the
Orevstock team having taken two
i from the local five. The record for
I the season follows:
Independents, 3G; Wilkes-Barre, 32.
Independents, 2>B; York, 29.
1 lepeudents. 43; All-Mtars, 24.
Indepe-ndents,V4 7; Camden, 41.
Indepe- ' its, 43; Tamaqua, 28.
linlept* nts. 58; Dickinson, 24.
Independ"nt .39; Trenton, 42.
Independent* t'4 9;
Independents,
32
Indepeindents, 29; 7»^lg^Jt6.
Independents, 3*7; Garnets, 27.
Independents, 445 ; Trenton, 29.
Independents, 04; Camden, 4i2*.
independents, 33; Jaspers, 39.
Independents, 48; Tyrone, 29.
Independcnta, 40; Lancaster, 31.
Independents, 3 ( 3j Vineome, 32.
Totals, Independents, 8127; Oppo
nents, 679. . *'
BOWLING RESULTS
CASINO INDEPENDENTS
Superiors win two games, but loie
match to Nobles—
SUPERIORS
(Gulbrandson 178 224 183— 585
White .... 154 143 141— 438
jbimonetti . 135 169 196 470
I Haines .... 221 167 194 582
Heisey .... 171 169 162 502
Totals .. 859 872 846—2577
NOBLES
Kozel 192 Hi i B 2 535
R. Martin . 190 169 172 531
Lightner .. 180 171 225 576
Scnmidt ... 150 180 190— 520
Shooter ... 147 151 209 507
Totals .. 859 842 968—2669
ENOLA PLANE LEAGUE
Hydroplanes beat Biplanes—
HYDROPLANES
R. S. Bitner 162 140 142 444
Richardson. 154 158 145 — 457
Totals .. 316 298 287 901
BIPLANES
Branyan .. 146 170 134 450
Binner 131 146 128— 405
Totals .. 277 316 262 855
Dirigibles faster than Monoplanes—-
DIRIGIBLES
jA. J. King . 142 119 136 397
Rosenberry. 143 123 136 402
Totals .. 285 242 272 799
MONOPLANES
A. tM. King. 107 128 129 364
Wynn .... 112 146 104—362
Totals .. 219 274 233—i 726
ENOLA Y. M. C. A.
Pirates top Braves—
PIRATES
Shelley ... 105 116 103 — 324
Grimes .... 155 121 163 — 439
Totals .. 260 237 266 — 763
BRAVES
Potteiger .. 171 142 127 440
McNear ... 75 126 120 — 321
Totals .. 246 268 247 761
O' ts lick < U'l>B—
PWm?r ... 162 165 131— 458
Gross 150 161 140— 451
Totals .. 312 326 271 909
CUBS
Black .... 104 94 130 — 328
Coulfon ... 123 131 184— 438
Totals .. 227 225 314 766
AT THE CASINO
Schmidt's five defeat Harrisbuvg
company rollers by 72 pirs—■
HARRISBCRG BAKING CO.
j Hir.nenkamp 88 85 99 272
i Smith 87 104 87— 278 ,
McNear ... 119 89 109— 317
Farriday .. 75 83 86 — 244
Sr.oddy ... 74 83 83— 240
Totals .. 443 444 464 —1351
SCHMIDT'S BAKERS
iHoy 97 106 96 299
Bal'abaugh . 103 89 92 254
Schmidt .. 82 89 91 — 262
Reiniker . \ 89 90 94 273
Storm ....\lo2 110 93 305
Totals .. 473 484 466—1423
St. Andrew's Church Gives Concert
The annual star concert given un
der the auspices of St. Andrew's Epis
copal church, was hold in the smaller '•
hall at Chestnut street auditorium last
night. The audience was somewhat
distratced by the meeting of the local
optionists in the larger hell, although
a very fine program was rendered. /
Proposes Cure Por Diabetes
A cure for diabetes consisting chief
ly of vegetables and food rare with
proteids, was advocated by Dr. Thorns
McCrea before tho members of the
Dauphin County Medical Society la9t
night. Dr. McCrea is professor of medi
cine in Jefferson Medical College and
is a noted authority on euch matters.
Minister Elected Town Commissioner
Hagerstowin, Md., April 7. —The „
Rev. Dr. James S. Webster, a Presby
terian minister, was elected an official
of Hancock at the annual municipal
election, being chosen town commis
sioner.
DR.KLUGH, Specialist
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