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PENNSYLVANIA
STATE ITEMS
Altoona.—Charged with being impli-
cated In the murder of Antonlo Sig-
nore, aged 22, here, August 23, 1915,
Donato Iannetti was arrested and held
for further investigation.
Eckley.~John Shearon, & young
man, is under the care of a doctor at
his home here with a severe attack of
nervous prostration as a result of he-
ing falsely accused a strike break-
er.
Freeland.—The Washington Silk
company here has purchased an old
brewery at Berwick and Is installing
motors and looms to run the place as
a branch silk manufactory.
New Castle.~—Frank i Chico,
was twice the abdomen
following a nattack on Rosie Cabelia,
his divorced wife, died in a local hos-
pital. A murder charge will be placed
against Miss by District
Hildehrand.
Punxsutawney.
killed his mother-in-a
his wife and father-in-law
days and then shot
died at a hospital
according to the
out of domestic troubles.
While picking
railway near here,
as
who
shot through
Cabella
torney
tuthkauskli,
and
Joe
who
wounded
several him-
gelf in the
here,
ago,
head,
‘he shooting,
police, grew f
Bethlehem. — coal
along the Reading
Geza Selkobari, aged 10, was killed by
train.
Pottsyille.—Frank Miles, i
Wadesville, Almost
when
he wa
fellow workmen
not
an express
n engine
at blown
pieces engine
which at work exploded.
witnessed
were injured by
Phila-
Iron
sign
but
flying i
missles, ficlals of the
fa and and
the
of
(3 h
none the
is
years old
illiamsport.-
‘ ial
dustrial
Home for
ago
Womer
at whi
yO
year ozen
staged
agents of the
a crusade
snee with
igswood probal
Bread
ig superior In
$
baked fr
commi
jation
old bs
mriment
yey #1 3 » &
stration here of te loaves
sting
in the experimental
United
ture in
which
Inaboratories of
department of agricul-
The wheat from
was made was milled
at Chambersburg a week ago from the
present season's
Mercer. Offic
perior court upholding the conviction
of J. HA Moody, former burgess of
Farrel, on a of conspiracy
extort were received here,
taken the
States
Waslungton.
the bread
crop.
ial papers {rom the su-
charge
to Allegheny county
Greensburg. An automobile
Ham Oldham,
Wimerding,
injuries and
with bruises.
Harrisburg. ~The burean
industry hag started a study of the
parasites which afflict Pennsylvania
poultry. A number have been identi
fied and have been segregated for seci-
entific study. Some of thém are of
types with marked disease carrying
tendencies,
Hillsdale~~Benjamin CC. Blegle, 93
years old, Hillsdale's oldest resident,
died following a fall in which he broke
a leg.
Uniontown.~~When his arm caught
on a nail as he fell from the top of
a tree, Kenneth Relchmyer, aged 7, of
this city, was painfully injured.
Harrisburg. —October 27 has been
approved by Governor Sproul as fall
Arbor and Bird day.
Harrisburg. The state forestry de.
partment will give away 61,000 young
trees at fairs throughout Pennsylvania
this fall, each In a paper pot printed
“Help restore Penn's woods."
Lock Haven, —Myriads of gnats in-
vaded this city, making it decidedly
uncom rtable for persons on the
sirects.
garage proprietor
sustained propable
Wilbur Haught escaped
of animal
| Hazleton.—Aleging that his wife,
Louise, deserted him four days after
i he entered the world war and that he
! has not heard from her since, Rocco
| Logudice, of this city, an oversea vet
| eran, filed divorce proceedings.
Unlontown.—S8hock, belleved to have
been due to a gunshot weund sustained
| when a rifle was discharged as he at-
tempted to crawl through a wire fence,
| resulted In the death of John Warren
| Wood, aged 14, son of Mr, and Mrs,
| William L. Wood, one of Unlontown's
most prominent families. The lad lay
at the scene of the accident for some
time, as Mrs. Wood, who was at the
Wood summer home, nearby, did not
hear the shot. As he staggered to the
Wood home the youth collapsed in
his mother's arms. He was rushed to
the Uniontown Hospital, where he dled
| after numerous convulsions,
Pittshurgs—Officials of
Paint company called In
when a map tried to sell the drm a
cash register ‘which had been. stolen
from the company's ofiice several days
ago. William Baker, the salesman,
sald he bought the register from Wal
ton Jackson. Both were arrested, and
an police magistrate held them for
court.
Unlontown.—Burgess Gabriel Sulll
van, of Masontown, and two members
of his family were injured when thelr
home was dynamited.
terrific
own residents,
appeared in the
rifles and pistols
Penn
police
the
the
‘he explosion
mber of Mason
by the
armed
roopers
was and a nu
blast
with
and
giartied
sireels
State
county detectives are Investigating.
Williamsport.—Foresters
the mountains
and southern
in northern
Tioga ©
more bears this season than: old
figbitants remember .
cause ig believed to be the campalgn
against bears which has been waged
in Potter
In that county ive been per
mitted to kill two 1} a
as a
county for several years
hunters
season and
consequence ners all
over the state have
Pottsvl i
ecnuse
the long idieness of
Hunter
and killed hims
while reclinin
gun
trigger
mines, George ner,
65, shot it. Clair
g in bed, He held a shot
BH 14 nied 11
close to his pulled t!
with ttached
toes,
Nort
vin Gearhar
af thi
humberia: Frank Gross, Cal
8 i ince, ii
Mountain
+] rattiesna
rattles
Harrisburg
company, New
ed the
acres
a
0 the
p-state
uncement was
land ig offered for an
inite period
the matt
next
dunbur county's
summer J numerous
than in haif a
to Warden W
farts
forts
ililam
roads should
Twenty-five
Hazlet
jes
Anthraci
who permitted people to pick
and from
onths
, x ala 3 3
irom sinte DANKS
four 1 since the
wns
1
x03
nos
fieers to drive
all coal pickers off the p and
allow no more removal of the product
Harrisburg. — Appointment
Judge Harland A. Denny, of Susque
hanna county, as deputy state attorney
general to fill the resulting
from promotion of George Ross Hull
roperties
yacancy
tol.
Williamsport.
{ annual session of
the Colored Baptist
| the state came to a close with the se
lection of Uniontown as the next meet.
ing place and the election of the fol-
lowing officers: President,
The fwents
the Sunday s«
nh
SOV
HOR
of
H. E. Corrigan, Altoona; regording
secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Hardy, Pitts.
burgh: corresponding secretary, Mra,
Emily Henderson, Philaddiphia, and
treasurer, 8. A. Wheeler, Washington,
a.
Harrisburg.~First blanks for Infor
mation as to the number of hogs on
Pennsylvania farms and the possibill.
ties for the swine Industry were dis-
tributed by agents of the state depart.
ment of agriculture in western and
central counties, following a meeting
nt Lancaster. Tt lg estimated that
there are 1,000,000 hogs on Pennsyl-
vania farms, but there is opportunity
for profitable raising of many more, as
the state does not supply 70 per cent
of the pork products it consumes.
Willlamsport.—While crossing
Reading railway tracks lere, F. X.
Kane, eity poor director, dropped dead
of heart disease,
host to more than 300 kiddies at Roll.
ing Green, a pleasure park near here,
Hazleton.—A committee of Hazleton
Chapter of the Red Cross has gone to
Washington, D. ., to division head-
quarters to ask for financial assist
ance in keeping up loeal nuising work.
Zionview. Falling down stalrs at
hig home here, Samuel Trbamer sus.
tnined Injuries that may
death,
CEE EERE RAEERTRRTRIRRRARCARARRRRRRRRRRnnG
Former
Hubert “Shucks” Pruett,
abe Ruth three times, once with
University of
Missouri
ont
ases full, in the second game the
of
home-run king. “Shucks”
him once in six times at bat, po
Christy Mathewson the world's
Fohl.
and walked
"ball that no
Manager Lee
sue
“old master,” because “Shucks”
Two years ago “Shucks
this answer: “We can't kids"
use
Fohl says, he 1s one of the “fit
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ONE HONEST CATCHER
Talk
baseball
How is this?
On June 11, 1912,
City was playing (
the Cotton
the game had g
the
of Columbus wa
about rather
thar
playing
turkeys
eating
‘'olumbus of
States league and
ie
second Inning
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Yazoo City n oO itch for
both teams. i '
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nings. This ’
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hero's name
worked manfi
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picture the
His
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Fred Clarke Says Baseball Trains Mind
of Player and Develops Cour.
age and Skill
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remain BS 8 OO
lege ns any other
sport,” said Fred Clarke, former man
of the Pittsburgh team
“There has been much talk
whether
“Baseball
should
sport much as
y
serif 1
recenti)
Fred Clarke.
too much commercialized to make it a
proper sport for colleges. 1 do not be-
Hleve the game should be passed up
in the college on any such score. Base
ball is a scientific game. It trains the
mind of the player, gives him self
control and develops skill and cour
age. What more does any other sport
do?”
BIG ANNUAL GOLFING EVENT
Florida.Pinehurst Team Match Will Be
Played Each Year—Established
for All Time.
The Florida-Pinehurst team match
has come to stay, This is a certainty,
and it will be played each year as a
curtain-raiser to the North and South
Open. The event will always have to
be played at Pinehurst, unless some
neutral course, such as Alken or Cam-
den. is selected, The enthusfasm In
the event this year has established
the affalr for all time, or as long as
golfers go to Florida, and others go
wo Pinehurst for winter golf,
left hand—*“Matty"
ar reverse twist
was an
ul
out, but received
was sent to the team of the
veted trial. Now,
senson
Diamond
Squib
Little Rock
jer Art Ritter
he In-
bought
the
withern league Is
is Concerned u
and
1
is back
Augie
has b
this 8
The Washington club has made
other purchase
Tampa
pitcher,
in an.
Tommy Leach’s
team. ne is Hankins, a
has
of
George
iro team
tly or
CeeGing
lub, In
Answer
Cantilion turned
ps over to the Min
Pitcher Conni
club has
ille
aw
Pitcher Lon Co
tht a
» Entd team
dng r gain and ti a pace
that i= likely to get him another trial
tn faster company.
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The Jimmy re
manager of Ardmore
team of the Texas-Oklahoma and Alex
succeeds him.
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veteran Maloney
fas the
Charles (Doe) Barrett, well known
as college coach and trainer, has been
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The claims the
unique distinction of having two broth.
ts staff. They are
Southern league
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Manager Lee Fohl of the St. Louis
Browns is watehing closely the work
of one of hig young southpaws, Frank
Mobile.
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Bunny Brief of Kansas City, in spite
of time out for illness, has been keep-
ing up with the champion home-run
hitters of all leagues pretty well
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The veteran Jack Scheneberg, who
moved from Mobile to Charleston, has
made another shift and at last ac
counts was pitching for Richmond in
the Virgicin league.
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The Buffalo club has turned Pitch
ers Tomlin and Welnecke over to the
Hamilton club to help Ernest Calbert
out in his efforts to win the honors
of the second half in the Mint league.
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tra Thomas, scouting for the Phila
delphia Athletics, made the rounder of
the TexasOklahoma circuit and
bought two pitchers, Gus Kgtchum
from Ardmore, and Red Khilling® from
Paris, P
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Floyd Herman, the Californian kid
who swings a bat bigger than Babe
Ruth, Is batting half a million since
ke returned to Omaha. Manager Burch
has bean using him In the outfield and
on first.
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SNAKES ARE GOLF AID
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¢ of the Coatesville (Pa.) Coun
: try club, Champions of the
/ reptile declare that it is the
¢ most efliclent enemy of the
4 ground mole, which does so
¢ much damage to golf greens,
$ and the club officials have
¢ started a campalgn to protect
: and ithe growth of the
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foster
the course the underbrush
been allowed to grow thick,
with
hiny »
and
full
been
from
rock
southern exposures
to lure the
lands. No y does
go right Into the
boring, but it Is alleged
that it kills off rattlers and cop
perheads, It is and
not likely to disconce a
golfer by vy. for
the snake work at
night.
tempting piles
place «
near-by
the
snake
mole's
harmies
Is
appearing sil
does Its
AEE ERATE RARER RRR RRR
PASTIME'S MARVELS
till Going Good.
Ranks as One of Greatest Shortstops
in Nationa! Game, Although This
is His Thirteenth Season
of Activity.
id
as if he were
least he ‘'e gtriv-
Art Fletcher.
a youngster
him rest
could not resist
He back and
Manager Wilhelm that
of holding a
Not only has he oonvineced his
i impressed
he
regular
Came
upon wa
capable
and hitting with such brilliancy that
to replace him.
He may as fleet
he used to be, but he watchcs
pitch and tries to get a g« od jump on
every ball and that way manages
chop down a jot of hits
not lost any of its zip and he has the
aggressiveness that made him a star
of the first magnitude while a mem-
ber of the New York Giants
INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES
Tennis is booming everywhere, even
though it has no Babe Ruth,
not be of foot a=
every
to
it isn’t the bleachers that go wild
at a golf game; it is most of the ama-
teur’s shots,
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Another fight is being arranged for
Dempsey. The details as to time and
place have not been decided, but the
conversation has started,
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Bob Fowler of Boston is not only
conch of the athletes of the Brazilian
navy, but 18 to conduct « school «for
couches. Fowler Is at Rio de Janeiro,
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Billy Hayes of Springfield, Mass,
has the extraordinary record of win-
ning the 100-yard dash in the Western
conference championships three times
in better than 10 seconds,
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New York eolty now boasts a velo
drome that will seat 15000 and can
be used for football in winter, as well
ae jee skating, and in summer will be
available for boxing and track sports
BEARD IN HISTO
At Times Fashionable and Again
Severely Frowned On,
Public Opinion as to the Desirability
of the Facial Appendage Changes
Without Seeming Reason,
The prophets of fashion in England
announce thet beards
are to be
once more, 4
Upon what
uppear It
that the
beard b
new interest
{
be observed; but
Ww
wy hat
rib pfu
prophé
inspires one cer
aras Bus
:
that craving f
another
or 1
No man
grew again in
gy to say
vil
Jt E
get the fashion
the di
We
ward
reign
“1 shay
wp
hey
blank.” George
clean. It » year 15840 Geo
erick Muntz, who
radical
beard
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to be su
desperate broug?
black
where
war's crop of
The
flourishes and anytl
once more.
still ri
taches
Warship Sails Up Amazon,
The British warship Pelorug, a twin
class cruiser,
17 feet recently
of wi Tr,
river from Para, Brazil to
Iquitos, Peru.
In traversing the upper
are uncharted, it was thought
reaches
astonished
It te said that an American and an
Italian warship, small river boats,
went up the Amavon rears before
that: but no vessel as large as the
Pelorns, wo far as can be ascertained,
ever before penetrated so far—to with.
in 500 miles of the Pacific coast, and
the achievement gave new impetus to
the hope that it will be easier to open
to commerce and civilization the rich
but lttleknown interior of a vast con:
tinent, :
Japanese Honor Christians,
Japan in recent years has given
more and more public recognition te
Christinnity. At the coronation of the
present emperor several Christians
were included in the list of Japanese
who received honors, some of them,
like Rev. Dr. Motoda, headmaster of
St. Paul's college Tokyo, and Miss
Ume Tsuda, principal of a school for
girls, being so prominent as Christian
workers that thelr selection implied dn
approval of thelr work, Never before
had Christians been so honored by the
throne,
A Congenial Role.
“What 1 like about this actor is his
ability to sink his identity In the
part.”
“He's playing a hard drinker”
“That's just the point™
“He ought to be able to play that
part well. He's been rehearsing It
for 20 years"—Blrmingham Agey
‘Herald.