THE CENTRE
PENNSYLVANIA
STATE ITEMS
Berwick.-~The Berwick high school
graduated the largest class in its his-
tory—67-—the graduates receiving their |
diplomas before an audience of 2500 |
persons in Bower Memorial
cal church,
Harrisburg.-
tion company,
a contract for 1046 feet
concrete roadway,
$11,440.45
county.
Chester —Climbing
fence to recover
lodged upon the roof
home Frank
old, halance
the roof to top of the
where he impaled upon a
that penetrated his abdomen The
boy
hurried to the
he lived but
mission,
Uniontown
suffe red several
ed in leath of
Sherrick, aged 21,
most prominent
Sherrick was
to R. AL
date being set
Hazleton,
decided
from all women r more
to. make £24,000 lost
repeal of the ocupation tax
purposes, This the n
limit set by and is the same as
that in men,
Chester—Max Hurfurd
from an errand and found
of his wife dangling from a rope
the hallway of 710
Sixth had
mitted plece
clothes
the
Chester,
that
lumber
from the storage
Glauser & Son
river front, at
avenue,
four
Charles Benson
a trusted
~The (Ulster
of Ulster,
of reinforced
sixteen feet wide, at
in Ulster township, Bradford
upon a
hall
picket
his base
here, Lupola, @
lost his and fell
the
was picket
was rescued by his father
Chester
'
an hour after his
einjury to her
has result.
Mary
of the
women
to
Yeerbower, the
years
Miss
azo,
be marr
wedding
month,
school
for this
The city
hoard
to collect 85 per capita tax
up the
for school
levy is
posed on
returned
the
home,
woman
using a
she at
|ireet, com-
suicide
by
tac t
line which to
stalrway.
Following the
of
hed
discovery
worth
at
Stacey QG.
along Delaware
the foot of Central
made,
gled in the net,
r the firm, was
lumber, wi
dollars
hauled
of
thousands
were being night
vards
the
Arrests were
wate hi
ile
self-appoint
Alexander
eam
and
who
used In
Oliver
leged buyer, is erect.
Ing number of smal
grade
grove cut in half
ragon on whie Wescley ‘rumrine
was riding i rine was
violently hi
Jured in head, but
The
hurled
from and was in
not
AWrence, youngest son
nes, died in the Latrobe
the result of Injuries he
hours hefore when
riding
Into the side of the road near
Inn. W
returning from
the
the
and
in which he was
Beatty ith three
he was
edmpan
Greens
and
was
g when machine skidded
bank. Hines" skull
Martin Adamyeak
lacerated, twelve silt
Sig required to
face,
Harrisburg
cent
w'n into
Sactured was
severely hes he
close g
Approximately 5
samples of foods and
offered for sale in this state,
by agents
culture
tion,
food
per
of drinks
obtained
of the department of
their annual spring inspe«
found violate the pure
More than 3000 samples
were taken and 150 prosecutions have
been ordered,
Pittsburgh —George Henry, a police.
man, arraigned in police court in eon-
nection with the theft of money from
the of Charles W. Young, was
held for court under 1000 bail. Ethel
Hall, a domestic in the Young resi
dence, testified that she had given
Henry between $500 and 2800 in the
past two years, some of which she
said she had stolen from her oem-
ployer's house, Henry denied he
knew the money was stolen and said
he had only borrowed it from the wo-
man,
Uniontown. —Fayette county's crime
wave somewhat subsided In May, ac-
cording to the report of Coroner
Baum, as only four murders and one
suicide were reported. However, the
sumber of deaths due to automobile
accidents climbed to five and acel-
dental drownings numbered two,
"There were two raflrond and two
wine accidents, which resulted fatally,
Greensburg. —A verdict Tor £2143.05
Wn favor of Arsenlo Quagliariello, of
Windber, was brought In by the jury
tn the sult in which he was the plain.
Uff and the American Express com
winy defendant, Quagliariello claim.
ed to have sent $1950 to his" family In
Waly, which his family never recely.
«ll. He was awarded that amount
with full interost.
Mont Alto—The annual conference
of the state foresters is to be held at
the State Academy here, August 8 to
19, and the graduation on August 4.
Hazleton-—Road signk have been
erected hy the Hazleton Motor Club
along all the principal highways be.
tween Hazleton, Berwick, Bloomsburg
and Wilkes-Barre.
Potisville—This elty will adopt
daylight saving to be In line with
Philadelphia and New York.
Trevorton—Walking home from a
ehristening, Joseph Perrn was black.
Jacked and robbed of #85 and a gold
svateh,
agri-
in
were
laws,
to
home
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Greensburg. —Three masked bhan-
dits entered the home of Mrs Ed-
ward Ross, aged 81, Rostraver town-
ship, and subjected her to brutal tor
ture in an effort to compel her to re-
veal the hiding place of her money,
the supposition being that the aged
woman kept her savings in the house.
Mrs. Ross refused to tell whether she
had any money and screamed loudly,
attracting the atteation of her grand-
son. The Intruders fled to the sec
ond floor of the house followed by
Ross, who locked the robbers In
a room they had entered. They man.
aged to escape through a skylight,
Willlamsport.—At a meeting of the
executive committee of the State As-
sociation of Pollee Chiefs arrange
ments wer? made for the annual con-
city
August 2, 3, 4 and 5. Invitations will
be sent to Governor Sproul and Lieu-
Vice President Coolidge.
Uniontown~—With 180 prisoners in
the Fayette county jail, conditions have
reverted back to the year: of 1916 and
1017 when crime was rampant. So
pelled to glee; on cots in the bull pen.
This the first time this has
pened in the history of the jail
cells have afforded
the prisoners.
the increase
prisoners Is due ft
pression as about
prison have
ef “vagraney
riding. A special effort is
clean up the floating element
be gvilty of m of the
especially those the
is
heretofore ample
Of
in the
the in
accommodation for
cials explain that
number of
dustrial de
of
on a
Ti 5 of
the
mitted che
ree
being
mide to
any
ries, in
yards
- Easton. —Mrs,
died In
injuries recei
by an
highway ¥
The
James F,
Hager's
tured
Mary
“e Easton
Hager, of
Hospital from
while returning to her
automobile was driven by
Halloran, of Bethlehem.
injures of a
NOSe, cus of the face
suffered
She was 71
Stanley Zdah, 3,
badly when, while riding
his toy he was run down by
auntomabile here,
Norristown.—James Paol,
port,
ter Valley railroad and was killed.
Ligonier, Stanford Beck, 13
old, was killed his father, Sa
leck, was seriously injured
quantity of dynamite exploded at the
Voegel five r.iler north
there, buildings at the mouth
were wrecked, The
ha not been determined
Unilontown.—At the first
of Fayette county
Dune “INent was nu
ir Fi
Mrs
consisted
severe
and she
shock.
Carmel
inju-ed
wagon,
considerably
from vears old.
Mt,
an
and
muel
conl
The
fs
mine,
of
the mi
the explosion
Shriners, an
that a caravan
had been organized
of the following offi
Bear, president ; T
ary, and Robert W. Ar
ile
* county
lecalo:
Charles W
J. Davis, secret
nett, treasurer,
Bethlehem
the hospital
Mrs
With her
for surgical
ph Friedman her five
a thrilling experience
unknown origin broke
partments they cecupled over
Mechanic street. Sleepin
and third floors, the chil
dren, after the mother gave the
had difficulty ir the buiiding
some of them jumping out of the
dows,
husband in
treatinent,
.
oo ORE
Out
giaore on
on the second
leaving
win
daughter, who was badly
The prompt
the buliding
The loss was more
Reading. —~In a
line car, repairing wires, near Shanes
ville, three of Boyertown,
and a Reading-bound passenger trolley,
the fronts of both cars were
and John F. lalliet, 45, of Reading.
motorman on the
cut off. He died later
hospital. Howard Grie
ductor, ard five passeng including
two women, and the line car men es
caped with » severe shaking up.
Harrisburg. —It 1s the duty of state
boards of examiners of applicants for
state certificates practice various
callings to determine moral fithess of
candidates, and the fact of a conviction
for conspiracy to defraud + elient
places the board upon notice, aad it
should carefully consider the matter,
cut Ny
the
glass
response of
from destruction
than » 155),
collision
miles west
in a
her,
ers,
the con
to
of reformation before granting a li-
cense, declares Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral McNees in his first opinion. [It
was given to M. I. Kast, seerctery of
the state board of examiners of archi
tects, who made inquiry .& *o the pow
ers of the board where quesiions of
moral fitness are concerted. Mr. Me.
Nees has also ruled te the san e board
that the scholastic require nents of the
licensure act must be complied with,
and the board has no authority to set
them aside,
Highmount.—Harry I. Hinkle,
years old, of this place, may die from
being struck on the head with the
tongue while pulling a wagon from a
she.
Lancaster—Dr. B. Clare Jones, of
this place, wis elected president of the
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Associafion
at the closing session of the state con
vention at Harrisburg.
Claridge. — Patsy Bean, chargéd
with the murder of Natalie Vagnl,
last September, has been captured in
Cadiz, O.
New Kensington Charles Browse,
a policeman, charged with killing Am.
brose Turrlll last week, was admit
ted, to E8000 ball,
Carlisle.—A reception was tender
ed the Justices of the supreme court
who visited Dickinson Law 8S hool,
Altoona, Charles W, Albright res
signed as president and director of
the Lincoln Deposit and ‘i‘rust com.
pany and H. A. Hutchinson, was
slecied president,
12
BASEBALL
STORIES
Baseball dope still continues to be
ham-and scrambled,
* . ¥
all
yet,
They have not begun to the
aGlants “George Kelly & Co.”
». LJ -
It teok Frank Baker a
to get from the bench to
. » *
long time
third base,
John Tobin, outfielder of the
Browns, gets most of his hits by place
hitting,
® . .
O8-ounce bat.
along with 37-
Babe Ruth swings a
Cobb and Speaker get
ounce artillery.
* 4 *
A lost ball game can never be won
back tomorrow. never
comes in baseball,
3 * *
Tomorrow
Pop Anson admits that Ruth and
Kelly would have been classed as slug-
gers even In his day.
» * *
get 30 minutes for batting practice in-
| stead of 20 as In the past
* » »
outfieder of Let
recently inherited
play ball for a
* » »
The
i who
never
igh university,
ST50,04),
living.
The
derers’
is
the “Mur.
Mackmen
‘em,
razil who is
How"
nut,
playing
role for the
fut he
» . w
led
depe dds
not a cracks
Whether
| effective or
to whom the left hands
. » »
left-hane
not
pitchers
the
are
on men
are
Wilbert Robinson is accused of
ing a oulja board to tell just when
to yank a pitching nag and start a
fresh
us
one,
. * *
Yale
razzing
Speaker
horns.”
takes the same stand
opposing players
does, “Down
they say.
* * *
against
that
with the fog-
Babe Ruth, having been
automobile speeding In New York,
will doubtless confine his speed hence
forth to home runs,
* - »
Connie
few hours on hig ball club. Beott
Perry, now suspended, has been advised
to get a new timeplece,
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“Uncle Wilbert" Robinson
Zach Wheat's war club
another pennant this
the Brooklyn fans
* - *.
Clarence Rowla
Columbus team, will get a
he makes a good showing
is to be stock in the club
* * »
depends
to bring
year, and
on
him
so do
nd, manager of the
His bonus
Outfielder Wagner of the
has been released to Galveston, (
land bought Wagner from
the Western league last fall
» Ad *
Meusels could
their home runs and either Bob
Emi get credit for all of
Meusel would lead the world.
-. * »
eve
If the two
combine
Columbia fans are elated over Jack
Tavener, the little shortstop on Zinn
Beck's team. He is breaking into the
professional game In great style,
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Last season the hard hitting was In
| the American lrague. So far this sea.
{ son the National league
| of swatting bees.
. * .
The old familiar white elephant is
missing from the Athletics’ toggery.
The uniforms of the Mackites have
blue trithming with blue caps, with
| the historic elephant also turned to
blue,
Texas College Outfielder With Chica.
go White Sox Is an Adept at
Dodging Wild Balls.
“Bib” Falk, hard-hitting
secured by the Chicago
| from the University of Texas,
of those rare baseball players
“Bib” Falk.
stand right up to the plate and step
toward the ball as they swing. He
does not mind a bean ball, either, for
instead of sprawling over the ground
to get out of the way, he holds his
footing and sways to either side just
‘far enough to dodge it. The word
y “fear” Is not In Falk's vocabulary,
&
sn
10 roost in
anyt
Chickens home
baseball
Last
George
fy Lewi
come
the same elae
Miller
Mogridge,
outfielder, to
for Bobby Roth, the “War
of the American |
Washington club in a
the Yanks by
of from
series hoth
in
as in hing
Huggins
aw, and Duf
Ww ashi ng
ndering lo
winter traded
south
meq”
The
series
four games
And In that
and Lewis played pa
fall of the team that had
off, loth didn't break into
That's how Monridge
home to roost
back right in their ol
eague
recent
humbled
them
Mogridge
the
on st
the
and
out five
ris down-
game
Lewis
came on the mite
ager's
yard.
Baseball is full of such boomerangs
Players “there”
for an-
who don’t seem to be
1
on one club can do wonders
other,
Mogridge was
with the Yanks
COACH GUY NICKALLS
FAVORS 4 MILE RACE
Safer for Man's Health and Gen-
eral Fitness.
unlucky pitcher
The
an
breaks
last year,
Heart Trouble Is Generally Traced to
Shorter Contests—Doctor Spaeth
of Princeton Would Race Year.
ly Over Two-Mile Course,
Nickalls,
would
of Yale
as
the
coach
Crews, short
he finds them dangerous
health of the participants and a poor
er test of oarsmanship than a four
mile row. In a special article in The
Harvard Crimson Coach Nickalls says:
“The four-mile race Is safer for the
man's general health and physical fit
ness than the
five-sixteenths.
head
abolish
Guy
races
more to
Heart trouble is gen-
RE da
Coach Guy Nickalls,
erally traced to the shorter races and
seldom to the longer races. Had I
my way I would have no races under
four miles for Interuniversity con-
tests.”
Doctor Spaeth, Princeton’s coach,
favors the shorter distances and is de
sirous of seeing Harvard, Princeton
and Yale engage in a triangular race
yearly over a two-mile course,
FANS ARE LOYAL TO KANSAS
Buffalo Admirers of Lightweight Are
Prepared to Back Mim Against
Benny Leonard.
Buffalo fans are prepared to back
Rocky Kansas as a winner if he gets a
title match with Benny Leonard. Up
until the time Kansas knocked out
Richie Mitchell In a single punch he
had been considered only a tough
second-rater,
all appeared to rminst him,
though still outfield-
Boston
York
He
inst
1d
year
Lewis great
er, has never sl old
New
best
HOWn
form Before he
Lewis was 1
broke hi sliding into a
summer and Huggins figured
the Yanks this
wramental
every
Detroit
Lae
® ankle bag
he won
be too s! for
Roth, outfielder
American
Nt
tem
emg
eX HE
the Kpweed that
Hence
looked
hag
uggins
wanted the trade
What
Hu 1gEins
way,
« trade
for
other
like a goo
worked out the
according to the mathematic
the case
will llkely
they
will
Mogridge
again when meet
his bat
pitchers trouble,
knows
hit
pitchers bh
se New York
the Yan
ENOows
k ba'-
what
Mogridge what
ters can't Lewis
Yank
ave ne
Sporting Squibs
of All Kinds
Yokohar Kobe and Toky
iaRs
boasts
fewer
tappers.
straight "
Babe
fron
That's tuth,
where he has it on
»
why
found
understand
buat he
Willard «
people bet on Dempscy,
out.
» . *
meet between
aban-
track
have
Plans for a dual
- » 1 g
Yale and California
donned.
heen
- » .
Halnes of the
led to try Kane,
stroke.
- - »
the national
championship
Coach
has the
deci football
at
ama-
14
Gould won
court tennis
in succession,
- » »
Corporal Josef
French distance runner, is
feet 2 inches In height.
*. *
Jay
tear
years
Guillemot, the
Tom Gibbons is accused of picking
“soft A good man makes any
opponent look that way.
Ed » *
Zenzo Shimidzu and Ichiya
magae will probably represent Japan
in the Davis Cup tennis matches.
* * -
Oxford and Cambridge have agreed
ones.”
mee: at the Harvard stadium, July 23.
* - »
PP. T. Chinn, a horse owner, has
been ruled off at all tracks under the
supervision of the Maryland racing
* + =
Sims brothers, In Eogland, and
Davy of Cambridge, Mass, supply
most of the rowing craft in use in
this country.
* - -
Cambridge university declares It
has not yet received an invitation to
compete in the intercollegiate regatia
at Poughkeepsie,
- - -
Philadelphia promoters plan boxing
in the big league baseball parks on
summer evenings this season, . the
same as in the past
* - *
Van Courtland park is likely to be
chosen as the place for the intercol
egiate cross-country run probably in
Thanksgiving day wed,
. * -
Bill Tilden, tennis champion, says
that he has been beaten more often
than any other player. That hap.
pened when he was a kid
*. + »
Oscar Egg and Maurice Brocco, two
of the greatest six-day bicycle riders
will come to this country In June, and
complete in the eastern circuit,
ws
DIAMOND
NOTES
*
The pinch single has more
“ge In it than the home
“ * -
percents
run.
George Kelly made his first
run in the major leagues
ber 7, 1219.
home
on Septem.
» * .
Watchful
fans con
Kelly home-run
waiting is
the Babe
race,
* » #
the only way
dope Ruth-George
Propaganda for summer baseball
for players is
fanned into a blaze,
x . *
college being
The
Pitcher George (Polly)
folk of the Virginia league
: »
relensed
ler to Buf-
ciub has
Rochester
ive
gus (;eorge
giv!
A microscople
Kelly's ron
that he is
* * -
“ venls
home
fact
}
the
Rookie pitchers in the t
unable the ney
to curve
Old Ones
To make the
Red §
world cha
% hair
to tw
air
r IR
ipa
Al y he w
where they
Lan:
Judge
team,
Perhap
den de
is that
peach
Leslie
pitcher
mont, has
Washi
Mana
i= pn
with a team of
players next
Owen of St
Japan
Westers
iter
ger Frank
trip tc
Joseph
and Chinn
bail
lanning a
wir
taxehall,
1K30
It was al
gent
we
in bs
most
wrecked
named Doublecross
- » *
Pitcher
throws
slower one and
Autolst,
Ed
three
Rommel
speeds i
Mr.
there's no
* *
A da
league
the ing the
horse is bot} ng the Amer.
The
the
rs er
pennant holces
ERine as
first Pres ountry
{:roh to
he
the
It | osting Helnle moneys
nurse hi 3 Heinle
drawing £1 } lary fron
coun
leds | ye te } kinned
Critics who h work
in the
ave seen Connells
Yankees’ out declaring
about the
league is
that all ob Connery
youngste the Western
right
® - »
The first hit of the
by Bill Hol.
who got a8 homer
per game with
grand cleanuj
SCNROnL WAS
of Baltimore
den
hig
Wally Schan
from the Red
he
Yanks
finally got a saf
RB, taken by the Yankees
Sox because it was be-
add punch to
» times to bat before
e hit
would More
the
went 20
Dame Timber Topper Clips
Two.Fifths of Second From
Mark Made by Watt
A. G. Desch of Notre Dame, clipped
at
the Penn relay games at Franklin
field, Philadelphia. The Notre Dame
timber topper finished in 58 408 sec.
onds which Is two-fifths of a second
better than the mari by Watt
made
A. G. Desch of Notre Dams,
of Cornell, In the same games last
year. Desch finished third in the
400 meer hurdles at the Olympic
games. He Is considered one of the
best hurdlers ever developed in this
sountry.