PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Trevorton.—Overcome by heavy smoke, which accumulated after they had fired several charges of dynamite in a mine blast at the North Franklin colliery, Fred Sweinhart and Frank Smith, miners and both residents of this place, were suffocated by the deadly fumes before they could reach safety. After becoming unconscious Swelinhart fell 100 feet down the pitching breast and his skull was crushed and neck broken. Smith was found dead at the face of the mine chamber. Pottsville~—Percy Ginther, aged 19, took a dive from a high board at Mar- lin Lake and never came up alive. His dead body secured by grappling irons. Bruises on his head showed that he struck rocks when diving and was rendered unconscious, He was a student at Pottsville Business College Ginthers father, Adam Ginther, Is critically ill Harrisburg. —Council ordered a sur vey of islands in the Susquehanna with the idea of acquiring them. York.—The A. B. Farquhar company, one of the oldest manufacturing cerns here, has announced a 10 cent reduction in wages of all salaried oye ‘ilkes-Barre, — John Hogan, a steeplejack, was killed at Nanticoke by a fall of a 150-foot pole. He had been employed to repair and paint the flag staff on St. Stanisiaus’ Convent sand had reached a point near the top, when the pole broke. Shamokin.~ clare that at least spent in oil, fake mining and similar stocks and exploitations in the last six months, most of which never will come back. About the only value the fancy certificates have wall paper, Persons who, through economy had succeeded in saving hundred dollars have been who have invested most Mercer. —Sheriff Jarrett, of Mercer county, issued an order forbidding per- gons to visit the county jail until fur ther The sheriff, in making public intention, the jail crowded that ing that on was oon here de has Business men S500. 000) been is for several the heavily, persons notice, that his stated anda with are a is among trial on he did prisoners number await- He them erious charges, «iid not to take ng given help to escape Harrisburg. Bathers traveling through the cit} pal bathing beach in bathing suits must keep ith garments Com plai young women riding to the beach in automobiles wore too i vhservers Pottsville John, Marlin Park The when him and at The son wn buried wish them bei city streets to the munici- covered full warned. themselves outer length, Park buttoned issioner: Gross Com made that Was SCANntY aitire, shocking some nther, whose Monday at the shock Ginther wi KE in f +h & Of Adam Gi ned lake, died from son, was « elder bed] the new accident reached showed } effects ax buried and the father wil later Aw other children Harrisburg. —At ter once he idow and three snrvive torney General in a statement following nlled the Woner ac with the printed ence fion to has are avail of citizens in visions of FOVOTTIOr, « atten that officially fact and « The WOT nsxist district at procuring enforcement The pro this law id prov icles are vers derstood,” & the statement *It not for th trans ixieating only penalties manufacture, sale, wortation or I OV Ore furnishing, ¥ fast possession of inte for heverage the Volstead law and pro hibits the sale of non-intoxicating alco holie liquor (containing less than one half of 1 under strict holding a license such sales It sale of liquors goes by vond purposes, but n ; per cent of aleohol) except regulation and by permit absolutely per fs to forbids or make any such liguors fo minors or to persons known intemperate habits or on Sumdday, all of which the Vol etead law permits without restriction” Easton.- car barns of Notices were posted at the of the Lehigh Valley Transit company announcing a reduction five cents an hour in wages of motor: men and conductors. This is the same scale paid the men prior to six months ago, when they were granted an in crease, Pittsburgh Counsel for creditors of Thomas Randolph, the Sharon business man who figured in an alleged “kidnap- Ing” recently, filed an involuntary pe tition in bmnkruptey in United States district court here against Randolph. Claims aggregated more than $1200, Shortly after the petition was enter- #d, counsel for the creditors appeared before Federal Judge Orr and obtainea an injunction restraining the Sharon Savings and Trust company from pro ceeding with the sale of fixtures in a store owned by Randolph. A hearing will be hell in the case August 4. Cred. ftors who figured in the proceedings were Arthur Cornwell, T. J. White and SN. A Kennedy Hazleton. John Kamarasky, aged 183, found a revolver at his home here amd himself through the left hand. Reranton Rudolph Willinms, fl business man here, was drowned, al though he saved Mrs, Frank M. Walsh, of West Scranton, from a similar fate in Lake Winona, near that city. Hazleton. —Mayor Heidenreich has ordered Chief of Police Brownson to lock up all boys less than 16 years of age caught on the streets after 9 P. M, Greenshuryg, ~~ Painters, Everhans ers and decorators here have accepted a 10 per cent wage cul. Of shot York.—The theft of £400 from the postoflice at Glen Rock, ‘his county, is charged against J. Brinton Keller, son of Postmaster H. A. Keller, who was arrested by a postal inspector. He waived a hearing and was admitted to bail by United States Commissioner McCall, After the alleged theft young Keller enlisted in the army and was home on a furlough when arrested. Charged with having passed fraudulent checks for small sums, Daniel Cromer, 60 years old, was arrested and mitted to jail Hazleton.—Arthur Collins, driving a passenger ‘bus, succeeded in steering the vehicle down a long hill without a mishap when the brake rods broke and discharged his travelers without one showing a scratch, He fainted on the way home and was taken to the State Hospital suffering from nervous re- action. COl- Uniontown.—RButted vielously last April by a ram as she walked along a highway in Wharton township, Henry Rholf and her hushand® have fnstituted a damage suit for £10,000 against Mrs. Elizabeth Sprowl, a wig: ow. Mrs. Rholf clams that the ram frac tured leg and other have become serious. negligence in roam the highway, charge of a farm ship. Conyngham. to the of the few, if not the only in the withont bonded indebtedness. Only a few cur rent bills remain unpaid. The bor ough council proceeds on the policy “pay as Sou go,” and thus man aged to keep the village free of burden labllities. of a injuries, The sult charges allowing the sh Mrs, Sprowl Wharton ep hans in town This distinction borough claim of being one municipal q state, Hi “cent of Of has some center tion, Harrisburg. of health has issued a notice ple living along the West Branch of the Susquehanna river that water fron any “Streams Conyngham is in the prosperous tarn ng sos The state department to peo suspected source should be boiled are low and easily polluted Do not wait until the suspicion is ver fled. At the first using nothing but the warning Pittsburgh New committed hint of ger start boiled Raymond York, arrested at to jail Police orthless Fisher TIuquese, on five forgery. assert t checks Checks passed w in Pennsylvania and have been used hy him in Eastern Pennsyl the Girard 7 authorities = rub electro phia and drawn on Bellefonte. Joseph Oming county, was Rockvie penitentiary {or of his wife « wilked mrly in 1920, iy h JO A. M., ter was pronounced dend sent to Tunkha unconcerned chair at 7 en minutes In by Dr. C. J claimed nock for Harrisburg ithe death Neweombe Tunis and wil Wr burial 15000 (Hh jssne of yer tion bonds hs been Sproul ann Were When hid ed aindger a sineed 1 opened last month SHON (KK) were recels ment to take the ren interest under certain condit governor obtained a change to the ditions favorable remaining SG00000 has Arrang exchange i inst rene nts tw { of are ing Neries B for was pass ihe and the act Year, which legisiatnu Shamokin Becoming when she got Annan vas drowned into water Deyond § Shervanick tha 16. of Bear Val Paul Gi in dam, near here for the it ley colliery nish, a student priest hood made an attempt resone, - cause of the girl's «tru to release her to save While old, Dorothy Frances were playing Was Shore, Shenandoah ley, O years and 12 irs old, home an « tacked both, biting and backs, « The animal hot after ye near their cious dog came along rae ang the legs wonnds them on insing was driven off and finallh a lively Both children were rushed to the State Hospital in a serious Hazleton. — Anthracite the Hazleton distriet, for the first time since the war, felt the effect of slack ened trade, when the collieries of Par. dee Brothers & Co, Ine, at Lattimer, Hollywood and Minersville suspended until Monday, owing to lack of orders Until now all the operations have been on steady schedule, Harrisburg. What are batting av erages? i= one of the questions asked of Dmuvphin county school teachers taking examinations for renewal of certificntes, Superintendent Sham- baugh prepared a long ligt of ques tiong dealing with current events addition to the usual questions, and told the teachers that if they could not answer them it would not countea against them, but If they, answered them it will improve their marks. Tell what you know about Yap, the Vol. stead act, bootleggers, Sinn soviet and full crew and about score more things, the teachers asked. Lewistown. - serious chase hy the polices condition conl mines of Iw two are William F. Eckbert, Jr., place, to succeed Allen A. resigned last May. Harrisburg. — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Finegan announces ed appointmént of the following trus. tees of the West Chester State Normal School, to fll vacancies: Herbert P. Worth and J. Howard Loomis, West Chester, and Fred H. Talbot, Honey brook. ‘Their terme will expire In 1924, Harrisburg Bldg for construction of state romds in Quincey township, Franklin county. have heen rejected by the Lighway department Ore, who BRB BRB eee eee MAY BE PSYCHOLOGY Pitchers occasionally shift thelr jinx around from one club to another, ow Take Sam Jones of the Boston Red Sox, Jones used to beat the White Sox by simply “throwing his glove” at them. This year the Sox have beaten him twice, Dutch Leonard of the Tigers is another hurler who has lost his charm. Last year Leonard beat Cleveland three out of four games, This year he is “pick- it's psychology. BBB BABB Oa Diamond Squibs Joe Boehling has found himself with Iridgeport. - La. Frank Gay Lake for a . * - trial. Gazollo from the Wichita Western league club. CE ® . ® Detroit got waivers on both Suds go back to Portland. - + - the Las the Cardinals. . » * Torporcer, infielder spectacles, been recalled by The Detroit club has iristol purchased a club of the named Jimmy Appalachian league, » * * Shortstop Ciyvde the Defate is the purchased h back in Western les sue, having volumbus, Nt ub in Infielder singlard! has been to Port been t and and 148 urned back ® » Willis Butler, had been infield jobs for the Portland Hale arrived, who doing Cind un- has Leen glv. Yes, there olored p! he major of the for instance, - wv » Brown roit, Giants and Blue Pitel tow or Bil International leagne clul the Moline Matthews of the Bal | has ib of Ore 11 (Iil.) ci een sent to the Three-1 league - - - The nont High Carte (Red) Holt, the New York Americans * - - Eddie Lennon, who has t pitching staff for TeRTS, M8 been released to nouth of the Virgin - . » Point colt NOW Ces first Tames heen on the Biridgepos 3 gover! Ports league, of additions from the the Athletics is Wal a southpaw He the Inte % 10 pitcher Lebanon Valiey icague Sait Lake * Cateher Ollie Ful Mack by wane the leaguc, rman, to Connle Atlanta when Bill signed, trans Narfolk club of the Vie Rariden has been ferred to ginin . 0» Pitet Mindy Joe league and this year playing in. into the Bloomington er Cooper, Inst vear in the dependent ball, has come hack fold and has loined the hree-1 team. . . * Chief Leonard, eaptair of university team, for a the Colgate joined the He was an all at Colgate. - - - has Chicago trial, star A new nonga OTe R with the is George Johnson, from Alabama The Jub had signed Lim, turning him over collegian team - ” - Walter Keeley, from the Brooklyn rooklyn, has been recalled by ciub and shipped to The Kitchener club is the ates The officers of the club an. nounce a deficit of over $11,000, part - - » Ike Boone, the Alabama star, who is doing such great work for the New srookiyn Dodgers under the work. - Ld -. The three best pitchers in the Coast league are all major league discards, They are Johnny Couch, Frank O'Doul Arthur Reinhart, O'Doul is the most spectacular, because of his long winning streak. - . . George Swartz, left-hander of the Dalins pitching staff holds the honor of pitching the first no-hit game of the gensony in the Texas league. He sat Houston down without a safety in a1 to€ game on June 20. SYRACUSE CREW HAS STRAPPERS \ Western Newspaper Union Ten Eyck, three things— In spring he {ines the university an He starts off in ¢ jaunt is to be s«¢ Ten Eyck ¢ Rometimes he jun The sm He sw an hour he 1 Jim Crews rowing for i tells them to follow } » over Smooth the into n pi swegins to con Y the faces NES up a steep HLS al 8 wWaik He has This yes He is : INTERESTING, SPORT NOTES What has become « the old-fash- | mous ax chief ern be turned ague, to his Albert M. Bar star, as football coach Agricultural colle lark, who resigned, TENNIS WIZARD IS TO VISIT UNITED STATES roads DODE PASKERT DROPS BACK TO THE MINORS Oldest Player in Major Leagues When Retired, Mis First and Last Engagement in Fast Company Was With Cincin. nati Reds—MHad Played With Phillies and Cubs. Lode Faskert of Further. himself, he receive us of $1.500 for signing, and hig contract calls for a higher sal drew In Cincinnati. Pas vears old and first broke into baseball with Dayton ub of the Central league in 11M. Iie first major league engage ment the Reds. Between his fit and last engagements in fast company he was with the Philadelphis and clubs, Kansas City club ination to Dode FESO nore, ary than he professional was with wt Chicago Former Football Star ls Elected Cap. tain of Next Year's Baseball Aggregation, H. F. Davies of Roseville, N. J. baseman on the Cornell univer sity baseball team, has been elected captain of next year’s nine. Davies was a star football player during the 1919 season, An injury kept him out lS Ar OA ll Suzanne Lengien, Suzanne Lenglen of France, wom an's world hard tennis court champion, will sail for the United States in Sep. tember, and will play in this country In a series of tournaments organized by the American committee for devas tated regions ln France, Watertown Man Elected Captain of Second Varsity Crew--is Bow of Second Crew, Bartow Lewis Heminway of Water. town, Conn, has been elected captain of the Yale second varsity crew. He stroked his freshman crew and also stroked the 1919 and 1920 combination crews and is now bow varsity. a . E —— es, ae A Sl te hh te chi ih SAY IT IN “BLAR” Pitcher Curl Mays of the Yankees hag coined a pew word to hurl at umpires, It's “Blah.” When his ump ruffles the sub- marine pitcher, he gets the “Blah” stuff submarined at him, Umpire Chill that this newly coined for baseball players is okay with him us it doesn’t ean anything, That's a good tip to other quick-spoken ball players, Just say “Blah.” It gives you the satisfaction of showing just how you feel about a thing with. baving to take 3 and a fine, contenas word ont vacation AAA AR A RR Ra ae | BBA AA AMAA AAA lp Baseball Notes Uuiversity s award. var- of Pittsburgh ha iettors 13 baseball team. » ££ 4 10 members o ie l#o Barrett, a man from Saginaw Pitt «burgh Na tionals » » » York too ’ pitehi A eritle sonubiy in New with res sin god g the anuls have a 10GR r in for the = utelier Frank He is Piedmont located ggain, DOW Salem ia tae Joe Pirroue cently rele row good rn he goes after There isn't any Ginger”) Haven boon = League. . * » Browns have ond basemy of the However, has heen 1 our pite ate that the league ball than it did before » » - is rr in to travels speed show bry hers faster how the White Sox In the game of June net Cleveland Ray Schalk wae 1920 regular in Kid Gleason's showing hanged. lineup. ’ . eo» Mutt Williams may not have been able to pitch winning ball for Dallas but with San Antonio he's shout as good as any twirler in the Texas league, » » - A pair of Howard college players who are with Wilson in the Virginia league are being touted strongly. One ix Walker, an infielder, other Head, a catcher, - - - y the Paul Hinkle, Butler college baseball coach, who recently signed to play with the Indianapolls asssctution teaw, has been shifted to Spartanburg of the Sally league. - . - Adolfo Plerotti is pitching some fine ball for Houston, win or lose, 'and the young Californian may get another trial with Branch Rickey Cardinals this fall, if not sooner. . 0 Babe Ruth has nothing on Connolly, San Antonio outfielder. He hit three homweruns ih one game and the next day came back with another, thuse making it four in two straight games, * * * - minor league clubs at: open negotiations with « Several tempted to out, but he turned them down, hoping
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