—ompo—— io PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS un Ligonier.—The #Park Hotel and two acres of ground have been purchased by the Hungarian Reformed Federa- tion of America for an orphanage, Milton.—More than $1000 has been subscribed for a public playground. Croighton.—Burglars entered the plant of the Crucible Fuel ‘company and escaped with cash-and valuables estimated at $4000, Milton —HKiks went to Camp Devitt, near Allenwood, and entertained 40 former service men, victims of tuber. culosis, with vaudeville and a smoker, the crowded conditions of the publie schools and te care for next increase, the directors have borrow $100.08 for a new high school, with an auditor fum and other modern facilities. Chambersburg.—A jury in pleas court awarded Mrs, R, A. Sef ten S780 damages against the Cham. bersburg, Green Castle & Waynes. boro Electric Railway company for the death of her husband, killed a yea: ago in an accident on the line, of which he was superintendent, Mauch Chunk.—Mrs.. Adam An- thony was probably fafally Injured when she fell from a second story roof of her home while taking in n washing. In her descent she struck then landed on a stone floor, 25 feet in all. Nhe was taken to the Palmerton Hospital, where It was found that she had sustained a brok- en leg, injury of the spine, contusions of the body, concussion of the brain and probably a fractured skull, Coatesville —This city is to have a “White Way." The officials have passed an ordinance which authorizes the Installation of 30 lamps on the Lincoln Highway from the east to west city The lights are to he erected ou poles In clusters, similar to thosé in Allentown and Easton. Pittsburgh —R. A. Balph, president of the Aliegheny County Bar Asso. ciation, died at his home here. Re was 68 years old. Reading. —Two masked men tempted to hold up A. H. Reidel, whole crew of a one-man car of Reading ‘Transit company, opposite the Heading Rallway roundhouse on North Sixth street. They flourished a revolver at him, but Seidel, instead of throwing up his hands, gave the control lever one sweep and proceed. ed full spfed ahead, while the ban- dits had to jump from the track Enraged, they fired several shots and fled, York.—Fired upon by an assailant from outside his home as he was pre paring to retire, Norman Grimes, Years old, is In the York Hospital with a bullet wound in his right leg Tilman Bailey was arrested as the man who fired the shot, Grimes alleging that they had difficulty ahout a wo- man. Both are colored, Chester.—John - Hughes attempted suicide by attaching a hose to the gas jet, but his wife's timely discoy- ery prevented the man's death Hughes formerly was connected wiih the city health departumient, but has been out of employment for some time and financial worries made him despondent, according to friends Pittsburgh.—Judge Shaffer, in com- mon pleas court, refused an applica- tion for an injunction to restrain the city from enforcing its daylight sav- ing ordinance, The application was filed by a committee of !abor union men and a number of motion picture theatre owners. Greensburg. — Joseph Kunis, 77 years old, of Deweyville, who fell down stairs at his home, died at the Westmoreland Hospital, LePanon.—Maycr Case has lssped orders to the police for the strict en- forcement of the lochl curfew law, Sunbury.—The Chamber of Com- merece gained more than 300 new mem. bers in a campaign conducted for two days, Harrisburg. Studies of the laws of Pennsylvania relative to the poor, the dependent and others coming under the” head of public charges will be started at the State legisiative Ref erence Bureau under legislation pass. ed at the recent session. This will result in presentation to the next legislature of proposed laws and of a codification of such as are considered valuable. A preliminary survey has shown a masg of legislation on these subjects, some of the laws still on the books dating from Colonial times, while for decades successive legisia- tures added tot them, Many of these laws are obsolete and will be recom- mended for repeal, while It is likely some general act with suitable pro. vision for administration of alms houses and similar establishments ac. cording to classés of counties or dis. tricts will be drafted, Hazleton —Osear Paisley, aged 23, of Milnesville, died at the Hazleton Btate Hospital from blood poisoning caused by picking a pimple. Hazieton—AS8 Mrs, John Watson was on her way home from a theatre ® thief snatched her purse, containing ¥40, and escaped. Lancaster, ~Infestation of caterpillars has started In the southern end of the county. Hollldaysburg~~Fifty men resumed work at the shops of the Pennsylva- nia railroad, the first to be taken back since the suspension started in November, x lines, at- the the 65 Utnontcwn.——As a result of war among the Greek shoe shine parlors here, tho price of a shine has ‘rcpped about 300 per cent wit. 1. the last few days. Heretofore, the Saturday and Sunday and the holiday shine cost 16 cents. Then came the an- nouncement that the shine would he 10 cents, and now one of ‘he leading West Malin street parlors announced that the price would go back to nor- maley and a alckel. The feeling rmong the booibl ck: ie such that the price may be forced even lower. Unlontown has about six or eight shine parlors, Harrisburg. —The Scranton Railway company has advanced fares from 7 to 8 cents on local traffic, effective May 22, vith reduced rates for strip tickets, according to a notice filed with the public service commission. A toll ported by the Wrightsville and Chance- ford Turnpike company. Philadelphia—Frederick Seward, 15 years old, dled in the Nomar's Ho- meopathic Hospital from blood polson- ed four years ago, when he .ell on a The bay had been a patient In York.—With the exception of four, who refused to be vaceinated, all of the place was quarantined because of Sutton who has the smallpox, will be to the county sanitary hos Reece, pital, York.—From fifteen to twenty years in the Eastern Penitentiary was the sentence Imposed by Judge Poss upon Charles Baker, the young negro, was convicted In court of second-de- gree murder. Counsel for the Cefense had asked t ¢ court to be lenient be cause of the prisoner's previous good character, Bethlehem.- A committee of figy citizens was cppointed to conduct this year's community chest campaign for $125,000 to be applied to local chard ties. The drive will open on May 14 to continne for a week. Last year's campaign. was for $1560.000 Mount Carmel —When starting a chute at Richards colliery, Thomas Neary, 32 years old, and Earl Snyder, 22 years old, were buried under a rush of mud and ‘ater and nearly suffocat- ed. Harrisburg~Activities ¢° the police in March resulted in the of 832 persons for various offenses the recovary of stolen property at 301432, according to a report Superinterdent Adams. The made 142 more arrests than In ruary, and the stolen property ered surpassed the figures for Febru ary by £56660. The largest of arrests was made by the Lancaster troop, with 217. The Greensburg troop arrested 177 persons, the troop 1561, the Fottsville 127, Butler 160. Stolen automobiles 224.050 wie ecovered, and the ¥ ville police detall collected misce oys stolen yrroperty, worth 365.027. York. -C. Ernest Bischotf, a world war veteran, is now Spring Grove alipplet. the world war served overseas in the artillery. Chambersburg. -— What things were not killed by cold snap were Marion, a few miles south of here, a terrific hail storm. ered the ground table gardens, Carlisle ~—~Hurled seven state Jest find reeoy tls tha recent and ruined all feet students in a dormitory, Charl = Mar kel, of Mill Hall, freshman, an electric not injured Pittsburgh. The ease Charles Dietz brought here by agents of the Maryland district, charg. ed with hav'ng forged a signgture to a money order at Altoona, was dis missed in United States court. Altoona. George C. Tompkins, Philadelphia, twice cong der in the Cambria cotinly courts and recently convicted In the Blalr courts when a change of venue was granted, will go to the electric chair Ir the week of May 28. Tompking, now in the Blair county jail, was convicted of murdering Edwund I. Humphreys, his wife, Caroline, and son, Edmund I, Jr., at Carraolton, Cambria county, on July 15, 1017. Hazleton —Committees composed of the leading business and fraternal men of this place were named to handle the drive May 11,12 and 13, to rilse $15,000 for Boy Scout.work, Mahanoy Plane—Ephriam Lytle, 41 Years old, of this place, was found dead at the side of a neighbor's resi dence. It is alleged he fell from a porch while asleep, breaking his neck. Freeland. — Master builders here granted carpenters a wage incrense from 60 to 75 cents an hour. Car penters were holding out for a 87%. cent rate, but accepted the lesser ad- vance, Marion Heights. —S8hanto Kovateh, of this place, suffered several stab wounds of the head and face, while Atithony Antigh is In Jall, the result of a knife fight over the hand of a young girl who recently arrived from Europe, Northumberiand.—Madlock Fry, 78 years old, of this place, dropped dead as he walked in the garden at his home, Hanover. Silas 1, Kerns, an ex. pert color printer, an employe of the Haffeltinger wallpaper factory, of this place, met a sudden death when he was caught In a machine, He is survived by a widow and a Mount Carmel ~After being entomb- ed behind a rush of conl elghteen hours in the Beott mine, Alex Bur dock, Paul Wasueri, Anthony Peack and Alex Bach were rescued withoyt # perateh, st'rm. The others federal of ded of mur FOUR CLUBS GROUPED IN NATIONAL LEAGUE New York Giants Look to Be the Strongest Team in Race. Pirates Picked to Run Second Because of Superior Fielding—8t, Louis Cardinals Expected to Fur. nish Big Upset. Four clubs are grouped as pennant contenders In the National league, writes Dean Snyder in Chicago Post, The New York Giants, with the best infield they've had in years, an out- fleld possibly stronger than last seas son, and 8 better pitehing staff, leads the four-team pack. They're a hare meny club. They've got a punch, Pittsburgh looks a close second. They're the best fielding club. But they finished last In stick work In 1020. Gibson turned over three of his best batters for Maranville—a 208 hitter, Brooklyn is questionable, They've had a poor break in spring training. Also had five holdouts, Yet Uncle Robbie has the best of it in pliching when they're going. The club is rated third this year. A surprise may come from the Louis Cardinals, They'll worry leuders every time they meet. They can hit. Stock Is needed badly in case St. the Torporcer falters, The pitching problematical. Fourth place, the secend group. The Reds, with Roush back, should lead the procession. Moran has eracked the whip spring. Kopf will he missed at short, | and Groh an asset. Thes're a The Chicago Cubs are placed sixth, They're a second and hitting club. Alexander ace pitcher. Vanghn is a good pitch. | er until his support kicks ent. Tyler | Is a question mark. Recruits may | help. There Is a hole at first. ; Boston is an experiments The club | Is stacked with youngsters, It may | prove a surprise, the Phillies infield is cinched last year, | weak at first, sec If Donovan climbs a notch higher than the cellar he'll be man, California Sprint King Tells How He Happened to Become “Speediest Man on Earth” Charles W, Paddock. Southern California University of sprint king, who O-yard dash, aged explains how he man- to become the “speediest “There Is no secret to it” he says, | “My success Is attributed to good cone | - rungwith my legs ahead of me, To de and lege in front of me. Too many 3 i i { 3 i i Charles W. Paddock. runners make the mistzke of throwing i their bodies forwdrd. The faster they | try to go, the more they tit them selves, and consequently they lose their driving power.” $roveers CHARITY GAME AT DALLAS The annual “charity” game at Dallas, played this spring by Cleveland Indiogs and New York Giants, oti March 20, drew an overflow "crowd of 12,000 to the Dallas ball park. The re ceipts go to Dallas charities and amounted to around $26,000, The game was werth the money, Tris Speaker tied the score in the ninth with a homer at 2and 2 and before the Giants could settle sthemselves from the shock the Indians put over another marker, 4 w $ = > Foo nl SL INCREASE STAKE TO $20,000 Charter Oak Event Replaced by Great. er Charter Oak Stake-~Divided Inte Three Events, | The Charter Onk stake for $10,000, feature of the grand circuit races at Hariford, Conn, will be replaced this year by the Greater Charter Oak stakes, 330.000. It will be die vided 1 three events—2:12 ty 2:08 trot a 2:04 trot. § Ne op CATCHER PERKINS delphia Athletics g great compliment. in the game, “barring Ray Schalk.” that “barring” can league when It comes to bandiing has done wonders with Connie Mack's OF ATHLETICS Otherwise he might not insert | it probably will be found tha pitchers, youngster though he is, He assortment of twirlers and Mack and POP POOOOOG POOP OPO POPEIY EIGHT WISE RULES FOR GOLF PLAYERS i 4 4 4 The wise golfer cultivates good nature on the links instead . of harrowing the feelings of his fellow golfers. A ball on the green Is worth two in the bush, The grouch is as out of place on the links as is the proverbial bull In a china shop. When you make a good drive pever boast—make another, Golfers love a good loser some are even willing to con tribute to his enjoyment by play- ing a game with him. If a golfer will persist In growling, ask him what be paid for his lcense, Some golfers should order a double portion of atmosphere in order te use both club and tongue in safely. When Dame Nature and Ho man Nature hobnob together Good Nature says “Me, too.” ep WAS BREAKING IN NEW MITT ping Fly Ball—-Must Be Done Some Vie, Sap Bodie. Some years ago Harry Hooper, right flelder of the Boston Hed Sox, por ing a part of the world's series with Ins one of the games he On his return to the bench Manager This was related later at a hotel, ne v 7 5 3 om y - mil es “Just think of Hooper breaking in a pew mitt in a world’s series game.” “Well,” remarked Ping Bodie, who happened to be one of the group, “he had to break it in some time, didn’t he?” GIVE NAVAL CREW QUARTERS American Bankers’ Associ Do. nates $200,000 for Suitable Struc. ture for Athletes. msn United States Naval academy crews will be housed in new quarters, which will be provided from a fund of $200. 000, the gift of the American Bankers’ association. Members of the associa. tion visited Annapolis on the occasion of thelr convention at Washington last Four and were astonished at the lack of suitable oyubg for the Olympie and American championship crews, Baseb all COAST LEAGUE STARS IN PENNANT BATTLE Mitchell and Johnson Regarded as Finished Players. Must Travel in High to Maintain Rep. vtation of a League Which Sent Many Crack Infleiders to Major League Clubs In spite of the fact that the White Sox scandal threw we former Coast league shortstops into the discard, the infielders of that position who learned their art on Coast lesgue digmonds are going to play big parts in the American and National league penngnt races, Two more shortstops are belng con- tributed by the Const to the majors this year, They are Johony Mitchell, the Ver non Tigers’ infielder, who was the key stone on defemse for Vernen the past three years, and Ernie Johnson, who piloted the Salt La Bees last season. Neither player ke Conmnes within the terms of youngster. Johnson was with the Browns, before tha! wos a member of the Feds He Angeles to Join the Feds in Los Angeles he piay the sport. The pair going to the ns garded as finished bail pl They will bave to tra uphold the reputation of a which sent such star shortstops as locher, Terry, Baneroft, Pecking Olson, Ward, Risberg and the Terry was with Pittsburgh fore last and Barney reyfuss je and Jumped Los and It was to really learned Jos fire re Byers Ve) in Dag big show, Notes Happ f the i Goldie base play third plane, . » . si : well—aisno i ] and Jeffries Ling for Princeton - > * Kid Gleason is hoping his Whi are “all wool and a yard wide” * od . If Waite Hoyte, Yankee hurler, gets wild, batters ean Waite him out » - - Margetts fine bali are pic i te Sox | The Commit best crime a bal is that player bases, Cap of stealing ® » » Because a player sits now and then ls park tramp. on the BO EID bench | Connie Mack's “won been beaten by everylux lonial Dames. jer has wiy but the Co team” . * - The the league. a * * Baltimore when base, college lost its Johnny Bowen, sliding broke an ankle, * * * manager Incidentally, George ought to be pretty good plays with his four eyes. ® » » on Georgetown’s coach has shifted to ald the strong batteries, » - - at the end of spring series » - - Horace Penner, star twirler of Kal amaroo college, will piteh for the Kal amamoo central jesgue club, - . - “Brooklyn Twirlers Worrying Rob by"—~Head Line. They didn't worry | the Indians very much last fall . * - Gene Paulette, recent pupil in Judge Landis’ school for better baseball, will * . . The Dodgers ought to lead the league in double plays this year, hav- ing two infielders for every position. - * * The San Francisco club has released Inficlder Jimmy Brannigan to the Pe tersburg club of the Virginia league. . * » The squi ay be interested in noting that ree Baumgardner, the former Browuie, has signed with Jop- iin. . * » . “Duster” Mails may have “Rabbit Ears” for hearing remarks on the side. line, but cotton is a very cheap com- wodity. ® & » Crooked baseball players are learn ing that Judge Landis’ punishments are not based on what he said about bank clerks, . . 8 » The Oakland club announces that it has given the Detroit club a formal op tion on Pitcher Russell Artlett, good until September L . & » Ty Cobb 1s using the honor system on hiz ball club. “Give the bad ones plenty of rope and they quickly hang themselves,” is his motto. 8» The veteran Ralph Stroud has changed his mind about playing out law ball in California and will again pitch for the Salt Lake tem. - oe Seattle’ and Los Angeles baseball teams went 22 innings before Seattle finally won by a 12 to 8 count. The game was played at Los Angeles. * 0 Rome has heard about Babe Ruth's prowess as a homerun hitter. Babe has been invited to visit Italy and in go for the waiver price The grabbed him to play second, but out of the fie WES used ot is a 300 ui COVErs a Wncroft at varia the ga short. tter former Angel Hollocher anc worid Dave hag been in touted as best National man who plays other place he son, the league i= needed | PRESIDENT “FOUND” COOPER tar Southpaw of Picates Can Thani Chief Executive for Being in National League. Wilbur Cooper, star left-hander for the Pittsburgh President Pirates thank Harding for his maltr leagues, Can being In President for the Wilbur Cooper. secured Cooper his tryout. It was when Cooper was first starting as pitcher with the Marion (0.) team that President Harding be came goguainted with him. Mr Harding was one of the principal backers of the Marion club, He de cided that Cooper was destined become a great pitcher and he urged the Cleveland club to give him a chance. Cooper was given a tried with the Indians, and wes being dropped when Pittsburgh grabSed him. He soon developed into a star and much of the Pirates’ pennant hopes are founded on him. firet big league to ore - LEW TENDLER'S WIFE AFRAID OF TIN EARS Tin ears don’t worry Lew Ten dier, Philadelphia lightweight. They do his wife, “1 don't intend ever to have em,” says Tendler, the fighter “When 1 train for a bout 1 wear ear muffs, “When I'm in the ring I do the protecting myself” Tendler, the newsboy of a few years ago, is now a wealthy Quakertown ldndlord at the age of twenty-one, He owns a threestary brick home, a smart haberdashery, and is worth over $100,000, * reed MORE STANDS FOR BADGERS Capacity to Be Increased to 25,000 Before Opening of 1921 Football Season. * The seating capacity of the Univer: sity stadium at Camp Randall will be increased to 25,000 before the opening of the football semson by the cree tion of a $40,000 concrete stand with % ang the @.£t was the result, i struct Cacsar's descepdants in athe letics. .- and Quarters will be provided” under the
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