PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Willilamsport.—Elroy Hamiiton, near Marsh Hill, died at the Williams- when he was run over by a Susque- hanna and New York freight train. Uniontown.—Run down by a truck which passed his home, near the Unlontown Hospital, Uniontown.—Swooping down upon leged bootlegging joints shone troopers made the biggest ever recorded in In the eleven places est, state clean-up county. one place-—the in the East confiscated. In of Tony Ferro, not confiscated, on accoun certainty as to the alcoholic content. conducted worth sald to have been more‘ than $1500 taurant, by Ferro, liquor was troopers, Harrisburg of this city, Of . MeFariand, president G. {ieorge was re-elected of clation at the annual business session Other inc Arbuckle, Erie; C. T. Jack Leopard, Johnstown; George A. Hoev- eler, Pittsburgh, and O. E. Conrad, Seranton : secretary, R. W. Shriner, Harrisburg, reasurer, E. A. Clark, York. Harrisburg.—Formal approval given by the public service commission application of the Metropolitan company, of for ol of the York Haven York Haven officers elected Barton Allentown ; here, Vice p residents, J. Satchell, and t was to the Edison quisit Water and Power and the Electrie Transmission companies, Metropolitan Reading, ion of con has operations In gomery, Berks, and now It also has steps u counties into and York, to fon spend £1.000.00 Dauphin nder way gels reach 0 The decis- said the OI 3 IropoOsSes Bloomsburg threatened throu ing winter Orangeville, here, are pels FAWS cities, it is ceived Tor the orders salers and two Is Wire to automobile licen Willian ; and Dominic Dorenzo, of Philadelphia, also being revoked fon faljing 1 . ply with orders of the commission, Fayette City.—Alexander Ronay, wealthy © 11-year old son, Alexander, Jr. received an unsigned Pittsburgh, saving: “I have Alexander, Jr, with me, and he Is be taken good care of. ” he bel the note was his divorced wife boy. Pittshurgh. sr. opera was Kidnaped, message from well, and will Ronay said written by of the feved , the mother Plang for the improve- ment of freight terminals, tion of tunnels and relocation tracks within the limits of Pittsburgh, Involving the expenditure of millions construc the of Railroad company. Pittsburgh.—Nine years in the fed- eral prison at Atlanta, Ga., was the sentence impoged by Judge W., H. 8 Thomson on Robert Willoughby, alias Robert C. Billings, self-confessed post- office robher. Postoffice Inspectors who investigated the case said that Willoughby attribdted his life of crime to the fact that his parents. separated to shift for himself. He was Indicted ford and Cabot, Pa. Judge Thomson sentenced Miller Cross, of Pittshurgh, to serve two and one-half years in the same prison. He was convicted buying and selling forged revenue strip stamps, Harrisburg. Governor Sproul reap- pointed a® members of the state art commission : Niclahos D'Ascenzo, Phil. adeliphia, and E. B. Temple, Swarth- more. They are original members of the commission, Colebrook.—~Miss Rose Youtz, of this place, appointed auditor in South Londonderty township, is the first wo man to hold such an office in ILebanon county. Lebanon, ~~ Professor James E, Scheirer, organist and choirmaster at St. John's Reformed church hepe, re- signed to accept a similar position at Atlanta, Easton ~Judge R. CC. Stewart In Northampton county court, handed down two opinjgns in which he held that the XY. M. C. A. and Y¥. W, C. A. are not taxable, being purely public charities, Marrisburg.—An opinion given to Registrar Eynon by Deputy Attorney Gereral Brown relutiVe (0 trankler of automobiles held that a man having paid $100 for a license should be able to enjoy the“ privileges thereunder une some reason Is shown to less good attention to reason to de The question businesy aud giving Is not a prive him of the Heense, arose when an Ellwood Clty dealer, having a license in Beaver Falls sought to have his lcense transferred, good It not wus held that the take out a should ask ror a Hew trans applicant need license, but fer, Bloomsburg Congregations of the th throughout the winter to fuel. The coal supplies of the three will be pooled, and the serv. ices will held In the Methodist church, as will social events. of the State Association fon Berry ices conserve be law of Harrisburg. —Members committee of the here for discussion of proposed legis lation, Including suggestions made at the July convention in Stroudsburg. The sessions are being held at the bureau of municipalities in th intern- al affairs department, Unilontown.—Fire Blitner the broke in the H. out mine of . Frick extinguish it have been without State Inspec United bureau of mines fire fighung force organ was States called and a ized, have The fire, which sald started from an S00 Wis burn One hundred Origiig Sone opening, and spread 1 Col. from preparing to go the fire was discovered, Harrisburg.—A telegrat United Chicag of the proj osed ¥ ganization tional amendinent to do its own by J. of He here member F. Sci Hi mer was ound heart Two steel mill at the F bed from Butler. ¢ it iaiiure, orged Steel Wheel pit John Uran walked on ti effort to the plant here when they fell into a metal, Michael crusted Mudrak, surface an from in free al crashed through. Harrisburg. <All bids received construction highway 'n sides of county, have highway Huntingdon Kishacoquillas been rejected by department. Amish farmers valley of th donated two fruit, and other provisions to Memorial Hospital here, Bloomsburg.—~When the jurymen for the December term of Columbia cotinty court were drawn, the list Included two dead men, one of them having died more than two years ago. Lewistown.—The curb market vege Mair of patronage. Mt. Carmel—Falling ninety feet feet down the slope of the Sayre col- liery near here, Frank Diel, aged 48, wag killed. when he inhaled fumes from a gas heater, Joseph Andres, aged 21, is in the Uniontown Hospital In a seri- ous condition. Almedia.~Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Price celebrated their fifty.1rth wedding an. niversary by entertaining their six children and their families, : Sunbury.—Falling downstairs at her home here, Mrs. Rose Tussey broke her right shoulder blade. New Castle.—Eighty warrants were served here “pon alleged operators of speakeasies and manufacturers of In- toxicants, Freeland.~Louis Cherone, aged 6 years, of this place, fell under the wheels of & coal wagon on which he had been riding and died several hours later, Sg a MANY- CHANGES MADE IN BASEBALL RULES Plenty ‘of changes were brought Into baseball during the senkon of 1880 In that year balls" entitled first base, Sunday baseball was prohibited by Inw The first professional ball pdrk In New York was opened September 20. And the rule was Introduced de cluring a baserunner out If hit by a batted ball, Two of balls eight “called the batter to luter the number on which a batter was entitled to first base was re duced to seven. Another change the adoption of the three foot line beside the path to first huge, VEurs Wan GOLF MARKED BY ITS MOST RAPID CHANGES Modern Weapons Make Game Easier and Enjoyable. Years Ago Scots Played With Feather Balls and Used Only Few Clubs— Every Modern Convenience Was Quickly Rejected. There are better golfers now than ago. There were better golfers 20 vears ago than 40 ng Golf Is that hs and thrived yer weapons pastime easier and more enjoys there were Yeurs lived modern RO is for ages have ble, Years ago the Scots with and few played over short courses high be scoring played is used only a clubs. They and their Scores high compared to BCOres ran as a rule then would ridiculously the done to day. Courses were ahout a third short er than we have now, If the old feather bs Course—gnlf conditions prevalled few conveniences not that built were scple they caddie has only purricd the in 1 Thos "Ye rubbercored hall Nsists f was first introduced atitinn 11 ft boo shaft Great Britain, as recently, Roberts Is Bia Star The photograph shows “Red” Role erts, stalwart right end of the Center college eleven, who, since the depar: ture of the great Bo McMillan, is the individual star among the Association in Japan Befhg Formed by Arbiters Similar to One in This Country, is to umpires’ one Japan tennis have a national association which lawn modeled has functioned Miki Miho, who was prominent In furthering the In. terests of the Japanese Davis Cup team here last season, is in charge of the movement, He is already en- rolled as a member of the United States Tennis Umpires’ association, being the first Japanese to hold that distinction. Miho expects to leave here soon for Japan with a national championship cup to be offered for competition by his countrymen. The trophy iy the gift of Japanese resi dents of this country, Miho, accord: ing to his close friend and associate, Zenzo Shimidzu of ‘last summer's ‘hallenging Davis Cup team, Is an ex- sellent critid of tennis, off in the second period, INTERESTING Alfred Shrubb again is coach ford university, En * squad. material appeared to id this year Princeton out class the Pennsyivan i . . - Joe Beckett Well, if he will Mr be Just Siki heats about champion it huppens . » . ring where wey he Detroit Tigers, is in ngeles { ! He will play winter league bal i * - - i i | A Lone | offer of S566) next year on newspaper w who crosses the En a possibility re for net a of the Navy-Georgia Tech at | viny 3 tof | BURLEIGH GRIMES TO STICK Right-Handed Spitball Artist Will Not Be Disposed of by Brooklyn Management, Unless President Ebl ing changes his min his right IgG be handed or id ROiq | nog | ter months trade $ “Grimes will bail piteh Brooklyns next season, or attend { automobile business Minervy: Burieiegh Grimes. If Ebbets | RENTED CUSHIONS TO SIT ON At Weston tarde prec iete, t 8Hys st he to quit the exciting - . much Pittsburgh Looks very Schmidt of the had a press agent, when he doesn't break Into print. * - - a ts 8 quiet da) Honolulu plans a swimming stadium ns A inemorial, The will measure 50 by 110 yards. Seating ac commodations for 6500 will pro vided, war pool be The fact that thousands of his coun trymen bet on him la his last Gght maj have had something to do with Caf penter's decision to go into the fishing business, * . » West Ride Tennis club of New York contemplates constructing a new con crete stadium to seat 20,000, If assured of the award of big tennis fixtures for a number of years. - . * A western college football guard who surrounded 18 watermelons at a sit ting is to be used as a regular; on the theory that if he can't stop the opposi tion any other way he can eat it » * ® . Cy Young and Amos Rusie, star pitchers of other days, insist there is use high balls, Present-day pitchers ask where are you going to get ‘em. * * - Pete Donohue, Cincinnati pitcher, didn't go barnstorming when the sea. son ended. He hiked straight away for Texas, where he resumed his studies in Texas Christian university. . . * After looking at pictures of the champion, Jess Sweetzer, making a full approach shot with a mashie niblick, the process is a complete mystery, so far as actual accomplishment is con- cerned, . 9» Walter Hapgood of the Rochester club while at the World's series sang the praises of Chick Gagnon, the col jegian the Detroit club loaned to Roch- ester. Gagnon, says Hapgood, is go ing to be a wonderful ball player, Displeased With Actions of Spectators. cushions are to be At of Detroit adium to be sant $ not least tl} thrown 8 is the | idea of University athletic | officials who have ordered { privilege at the new U, of D cancelled. It appears that near end of the U. of D.-Wilmington coll game spectators who had rented cush- {ions fell Into a playful and | started tossing the soft seats around | the stadium, Many of the stadium nood i i reason it better i retarded play. For this | versity officials decided have no cushions, 0 English Soccer Clubs Taking Part in Preliminary Games for Cup | Losers Eliminated. i Over 300 soccer teams are competing in preliminary | games for the famed cup. eliminated until two qualify final next April. similar fixtures, the National cup come petition with 132 entries, mostly in the East and including the Middle West, round for the | Challenge cup tourney, composed of | enstern and western teams. Rounds i | are played monthly, Orr rrrrerrs a Q - * Drop-Kick Record Herbert Covington, quarter. back on the Center college foot- ball team, in a game with the University of Louisville, made six droprkicks, one In the first period, three in the second and’ two in the third period. Fig- ures on four of the kicks showed one from the 40yard line, two from the 30-yard line and one from the 82.yard line. OfMcinls who presided at the game said the feat constituted a world's record and thal five was the best previous performance in a single game, Qi asssuiinnmin sists DESCRIBED wy d Brown WHS niet i and * woman Fi 10s wondered If she your wife “I don't know Mrs. Brown—what 1s ghe like? “She's a does ginés it of fifty who forty, woman then thirty, and look more ima looks only dresses as were twenty fais ’ ” © ten, . Not the Right Kind Jot i try this afternoon, He—Well, wi ut ~otildn't from Fhe n, 1 found mice in thre pan- at do you want me to that talk you club 1 the ut In ye One Reason for Thankfuiness. Better Authority. Shakesienre SHAE i v Moving Up of the One THE Mary--Does your golf? Alice—Yes, but | can't understand why. He gets so mad at everytime he plays it MYSTERY OF IT husband enjoy himself Exemplary. Cynical! Definition hat & is rR He Didpt Understand. drank hemlock thin 1 “Socrates “1 don't Domestic, “For heaven's sake, John you spanking the baby? Wi why at are has he “Nothing, fur's I know, Mary: but 1 something t' keep him re minded who 1 am around here.” do Nice Hint for Father. It was the beginning of “Dear,” the bride inquired anx- “in the excitement leaving did you say good-by to papa and mamma?” “No,” he the wedding of re sald, “1 said "Au revoir. Safe Waters. - Flrst Angler—This paper reports an- other case of a bather being bitten by a fish, Kecond Angler (after a Blank day) Ah, well, it would be safe enough bathing here! Says a Lecturer, “It takes a Boston audience to fol low youn." “Yes? “They even times." get ahead of you at The Obvious Gesture. “If you were suddenly Informed hy a lawyer that you had fallen heir to a million dollars, what would you do?” “I'd call for a stimulant” replied the impecunious . citizen. * “Do you think I'm made of east Iron?" Same Effect. Visitor—You must have been visit ed by a bad hurricane from the ap pearance of your building. Farmer—No; I rented my farm last month to a movie concern to make a fivereel comedv.—Film Fun, -
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