PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Austin.—Picking up empty revolver here, Robert Keene killed his 13-year-old brother, Ray- mond, while playing “Wild West.” Bethlehem, Reappointment Thomas J. Lynch, of this place, as a member of the state water supply a nor Sproul. Trexlertown.~Horace Lichten ner, aged D6 years, a farmer of this place, was found dead in his pig sta- ble, having expired from heart sease. Youngwood.—Dr. A. H. Cavin, this place, was killed l.istantly when the Uniontown express on the Penn- sylvania railroad struck his automo- bile at a grade crossing. York.-—Heirs of the late Mrs. Mary Bell, whose will disposed of estate of $75,000, have instituted a contest, Mrs. Bell, who left gnost of her money to local Catholic churches, was 8) years old when she died. Harrisburg.—Amicable liquidation proceedings were instituted in the Dauphin county court by Insurance Commissioner Donaldson against the Independent Order of Seals, a secret beneficial orgahization, with offices in Scranton, on the ground that the or ganization is insolvent. The commis- sioner was given full authority to pro ceed with the liquidation, as represen- tatives of the order agreed to a de- cree to that effect. Pittsburgh.—Frank R. N. Cunning- ham, former cashier of the Broad Top National Bank at Hopewell, Bedford county, pleaded guilty to misappropri- ation of $40,974.01 and was sentenced In federal court here to serve eight months in the county jail. A state ment wag made to the cour of this amount had the bank. Harrisburg.—Philadelphia counties gasoline tax for sales, its payments to the ury being $30,750.33, while was next with $27.214.64 $7,731.24; Erie, 8507486: $8157.97; Montgomery caster, $4497.80, and $6201.80, and York, Harrisburg. —Premium pensation will average ing department, A, that some been returned to led all in in October State treas- Allegheny Berks paid Lazer 8§T7260,11: Lar Westmoreland T0.84. 254 rates insurance he en 10 O who annual review of rates. T will apply to all on January 1. compet The rate cut 10 per cent almost ever the on efforts the start of compensation, ued ence reduction being ind stematic ry for prevention of based the sy in- accidents, It Is estimated $15,000,000 of annual pre ust miumg for compensation affected by these rates, according to the acci- dents the separate A few classes have been increased. Penn- syivania experience ig used exclusively nsurance which differ of work } are Cost in industries In the calculations, a simple system of classification Is employed and experience noted. The per £100 of payroll has $1.01; 1920, $1.02; 1921, 67c., estimated, and 1923 mated, Pottsville, 284 appeals the tax which boosted the companies K500.000.000 recent average rate 1919, 1 EFF dif been : ~~ . io, | , Bl«¢ , esti Judge of assessment Koch was companies of +} ¥ the total given Fo coal rom this county, of valuation f The companies have declared they will file the biggest series of in history of the county and this action Indicates they are making good their declaration. One suit of charac- ter, the Thompson case, occupied the court for eighteen months, and Judge Koch sald he did not know when the court get through hearing 284 cases, as all must be heard separately They bid fair to rival hundreds of suits for damages from culm wash- cand lawsuits the this will the ing along streams, which clogged the courts for years Harrisburg. ties have notified district foresters fo be ready to assist timberland owners in of trees to he cut Christmas. The department #Ay8 an selection grow into a merchantable timber tree, Uniontown —Distriet Attorney Mil- ler, of Fayette county, launched an injunction drive against violators of the Womer law by beginning injunction proceedings against a brewery and five restaurants. Four ¢f the restau- rants were closed Immediately, and he sald the other restaurant and the brewery would be shut down. The court order directed the defendants to show cause why their places of business should not be closed because of alleged violation of the Woner det. A gtate policeman, who confiscated beer from the brewery, sald the man- ager of the plant offered him $100 if he permitted gubstitution of near-beer for the beverage seized. McKeesport. — William Howser died in a hospital Here from burns receiv. el 'n a powder explosion November 28, whep two other miners were killed. Erie.~The Model Bakery has taken bankruptey proceedings with $13,424 assests and only $9868 Habilities. New Derry.—Mrs. Irene Henderson, postmaster here, is under £3000 bail because $0636 is said to have disap. peared from her office, r Lauraytown.—Inmates at the Laury town almshouse enjoyed a dance through the kindness of Mr, and Mrs, Samuel Gangwer, steward and ma- ron, commitments for one month ar the Fayette county jall were broken dur. Ing November, The total was more than 400 for the men's department alone. More than the usual number also was admitted to the women's and boys’ department. The record the men's department up until month was 334. On one day week there were O00 men commiited. Conditions In the county jall are such that the prison soon will have to put Uniontown. —On thelr way from Un- Salem, members of the state police A searcn re- a dozen bottles of beer und a quart of wine in the car. Flve deputy erry, Einore, the and and committed George were Sanders George arrested io ing, Harrisburg.—An abutting pfoperty owner cannot remove coal or any oth- it adjacent to ner to cause the surface »f road to sink or be otherwise injured, because the highway entitled t support that it will keep It in place both lateral and vertical. If the re- moval of the coal at the surface as the is 0 way it may not be done. This rullng sloner W. Hunter Deputy Attorney General J W, in the case of a road in Susquehanna fown- ship, Cambria county, and the super- visors of the township are advised to Joseph by irown road to be restored. a number of citations cannot be removed frown In giv *nys the disturb 80 As to owner's right the public to use the encroachment Hlegal sion of public rights highway. is and an Lewistown.—Henry gaid to be the the Thdependent Order of Red Men in t the state, wag the guest of Ongpatonga Years ’ af High, MM oldest member Tribe at a hanqguet given He wag initiated at Bel and ig a close contestant Joseph J 1a High tribe whe ithorn, of place. became the ward local Sears to Red event the Mes : : hood Harrisburg is nopoun moti { Sunbury Grant 1 per Frank Klis hanger, Starr's hotel A report man's ston WHS found that Was no vider evidence obtained the gin in Starr's H. Deppen, the } he had given him 1 tin near beer Harrisburg. «Expense after violators of the % at Ss Of council George keenis 1 odstead act caused Steelton consider an ordinance caught Iaw operating now operates, force of and gets n Predi will does a lot stills the bill a» Harrisbh gt Haas homes there ough tra the Ls on trained teachers to meet Pennsylvania standard for teachers are made by the instru department of i that x) ¢ 5 ihii tion in announcig are enrolled in eaching the normal in “In gradrates or stu lenis with an equivalent training have been admitted to Pennsylvania schools past years, while in 1010 many students were enrolled for academic work and special this increase in attendance Is very re. markable, ' A further evidence of how interest in higher education has heen stimulated during the past few sears Ir found in tle enrollment at tle colleges and universities In the si; which carry educational courses. The total number of students now regls- tered at these Institutions is 53,500, an increase of 7500 over the figures for 1019. Pittsburgh.—A coroner's Jury return. ed a verdict of justifiable homicide in the case of Mrs. Antonia Postucha. The woman said she killed her hus band after he had threatened her. They had been living apart for sev. eral months, Connellsville While taking off his coat in his boarding house, CO, W. Fair- schools, an crease of 2000, the statement says: in of the fact that only schools normal the two Courses, here, was stricken with heart disease and died, : fa community chest, erg raided the barroom of Frank Hou- ser here and seized seventy gallons of wine and some whisky, Huntingdon.—Louis R. Leister sold the Leister House here to J. G0. Stew- art and David H. Hagan, of Tyrone, for $80,000, * for 1022, { champion rifle shot of the world, SEASON'S BONE PLAY GOES TO DICKINSON Is Given Credit. After Recovering a Fumble He Loses Sense of Direction and Starts for Opponents’ Goal and Is Tackled by Them, What was the prize bonehead play of the yeur in baseball? The the pulled of seasons, Meusel, a hit easy next } that ave tied up the was a thing of beauty There scores of others | major Yankees world gh in series enou to last lob when Le failed to which run would have to IW With a home out on he been safe, have folld would hb ORY batter that first prize, concede the cer of Sent at Philade r field The would second For Course, he pa Ne A of a hom only a single What abou ball? That title goe gers college In a game West Virginia ering = i rection goal. Then Howard completed ling him go on his BLOOMINGTON AFTER WILSON ; It is reported that the first choice to | manage the Bloomington team of the Three] league was Jimmy Hamilton, but now that Hamilton has cgst his lot with Nashville the Bloomington fans are interested In Art Wilson, vet. eran catcher, who had notable success as a manager in the Kitty league the past season, ¢ WHEN WILHELM TWIRLED | Former Manager of Phililes Pitched 41 Games for Boston Braves— Salary Limit $2,400, Manager Wilhelm, formerly with the Phillies, points out that in 1904, when he was a member of the Boston Braves, he, together with Vie Willis and Charley Pittinger, pitched 102 of the 154.game schedule, | Wills pitched 4% games, Wilhelm 41 and Pittinger 80, galary Hmit | was $2,400, ' ¢ i Youth Asked Howard for Job as Fighter Howard, boss of the gymnasium Kid cade in Chic the door a WHE near recently of his j WH 110 ttle chap welghl about popped “Well, asked Howard “A job” answered the lad, “What kind of a “Fighting.” *It nearly feet,” ig pounds in. what do you w ant?” Job? knocked me off my afterwards fellows up scometh first ne said Howard “I've heard about ask leaning or rub ng else, time for a BOs y and fig BREE AA AA AA AAA AAA AA GW ER AA A AAA A MM AAA AW Cagreovrssrrrrsrsssvevesgessl Kind of All There are 70 new 10 trotters ti British En 3 it 1 great exing in 18924 AE - Neale, conact Jefferson of ie “"Greasy™ Washington and team, is twenty-nine years ® . AE pentier to Russia salesm kind & But as a may the right “punch.” * o =» Harvard Is, considering foothull Yale, limiting its Its coOniests to games with be safer, # » - Georgetown university's rifle team the University marksmen for a 1923. - the chess * Probably woman Mora of leskow most celebrated experts are and Mme, of Stockholm, . - - Senorita Cuba Katerina Criminal instincts found in an an thor In Nev: York are attributed to 1 fall from a horse. Maybe this ex- cuses a lot of race track jockeys. » * » A Nebraska cigar store owner is so tired of the fans leaning on the coun: ter that he plans to Install bleachers and by so doing give them plenty of space for argument. » * Otto Miller, who has caught for the Brooklyn Natipnals since 1010, has been given his unconditional release as a part of the move to gain new blood for the Dodgers, . » » Without his middie finger, there are probably a lot of tennis players whom Tilden can beat. In fact, according to the surgeons, the loss of part of his finger likely won't injure his master stroke, . Bobby Jones of Atlanta, now a stu dent at Harvard, won the Harvard Golf association title by defeating Clarke Hodder, Massachusetts junior champion, over the Woodland course at Cambridge, Mass, 8 and 2, . * » Appalachian league probably boasts the only ball player who is son of the governor of the state In which he plays, He Is Dave Taylor, star catch. er of the Appalachian circalt, who ix un son of Gov. Alfred A. Taylor of i { ke 2 AIRE rifle team of that city, who The inset shows Walter R. Stokes, | Hard-Hitting First Baseraan ls Traded for Tex Covington—i ed League in Batting, Jay Loulsville wio ‘a world's ord for hits ma re tion season, heg been traded i Ameri receive Ind anapolis ciub of the jon Covington, first Can associat Tex ianapolis team, In Kirke since joining the Colonels seven Colonels baseman of exchange pever has batted under 300 years with Axl season ast year he | ieague aN, v WHITEY NEA' E IS “FIND” When football team, left 3 man to fill the the to he hed p find, Ww hitey space injury O'Hearne the | Fortunately, | Neale, halfback, sear school I he brother to Greasy Nea © & player, an came wmch basehall over that could shoes most as well ¢ he Yale halfback hi Neale P men ever to play for ole shows Whitey Neale | self himself one of ron od atest ¢ ! Fhe tograph The initial holdout for 1023, least at Walter Ruether of the Brooklyn club, He got $8000 the past season and has asked President Ebbets for $12.000 for The Brooklyn president an- i a bonus of $1,000 at the end of the it. President and Manager of St. Louis Cardinals Pay Visit to Braden. ton, Fla. President 8am Breadon and Manager Branch Rickey of the Cardinals re- cently went to Bradenton, Fla, to look over the prospective training camp for the Cardinals next spring. Manager Rickey will have some 40 or 50 players in camp In the spring and it is neces sary that arrangements be made with Bradenton hotels to accommodate the mob, JIM AUSTIN INDISPENSABLE St. Louis Browns Have Tried Out Many Prospects at Third Base, but Veteran Holds On, The Browns apparently cannot get along without the services of James Austin, Year in and year out the man. agement tries out some new prospect nt third, yet the pinch seems inevitably to arise wherein this veteran, at an age when most players have been ten Teunessed years retired, is injected into the fray. THE SILVER LINING “Has anyone seen* my b-b-blanket?” demanded a shivering buck on one of those typically sunny French mornings. Nobody had—for purposes of publi cation, anyway. “Has anyone seen my b-b-blouse? Nope, “Well,” said the buck, after a mo- ment’'s deliberation, “I'm g-gglad I've EExgot on a nice warm b-b-belt, at any rute."—American Legion Weekly. AUNTIE DIDN'T SMILE “The Bible says they went the ark two by two, doesn’t Auntie?” “Yes, dear.” “Well, who went in with you?” into it, Musings of a Motor Cop. 1 signaled to Hortense 10 pause, : witli a pout, had to stop because st Eg of jt! ’ gon Blar. The Smashup, 10 the eliut hie did so - Washi £ 3 ¢ other iden by stick- ne has just ue ex- Just Beginning. 3 M Do you collect pennies? Teer » "ge : fe re two for your iy how many have you? ” Hardly Fair, kiss must not ia feet’ “A than 15 “Aw, 00 of bliss” movie st more i's mean to give a poor her oine feet of trouble and only 18 feet Truthful Farmer. “Are these eggs fresh?” “Yes, ma'am. They wouldn't have been Inid tomorrow if I hadn't made a mistake and torn an extrs leaf off the calendar.” eit ii In Constant Touch. “Since you have becom: rich 1 sup pose you are out of touch with your old friends?” r “Not at ail every day.” Some of "em touch me LICKED “He's the cream of the pugilistic profession.” “He wilk be whipped cream before A Bachelor's Complaint, I'd like to be a farmer And live among the trees, I'd sit beneath a peach tree With peaches on my Kkness Maybe Me Would, Wife (indignantly)—If I were that young man down front I'd bug that girl outside the theater. Hubby-80 would L % W Fatal, “What became of the terror of Nose paint Gulch? “He's gone.” “Natural demise?” “Liver complaint.” “Heh?” “Had a white liver” ¥ A Ray of Hope. Would-Be Contrib—Do you think there is any chance of my ats Tino nat enry oe shan't live forever. ¥ Hm be : *
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