PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Shamokin.~-William 61, a contract miner, tween mine cars here, Uniontown.—Severely Judge E. “poison pen” offenders, W. N, editor of the Watchman, a weekly pub- lication, and E. V. Bowker, Mason- town correspondent of the newspaper, were sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and the in the in they were charged with crimi- libel. The fine apd eosts amount The prosecutor in the case M. Howard, of Fayette best known highly re- spected citizens, Meadville, Tressler, aged was killed be- scored each COStS case, which nal to was J. county's S365. one and ~(yeorge Ewing, colored, was held for the September grand Jury for the charge of murder, result of Ewing shooting Prince Craw- ford through the heart during a quar- rel at a construction camp near Mead- ville a week ago. Pottsville—A pin prick in her fin- ger in the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Updegrove, wife of Milton Updegrove, of Mulr, at the Pottsville Hospital. Lockjaw ensued and efforts of physicians for a week failed in the end Mrs. Updegrove the glight injury while housecleaning and as usual In such abraisons, pgfd little attention to trouble until ] poisoning set She of as a resulted sustained the hloog in. was O00 years nge. Drifton. Lil Deitch, of land, miner, and Theodore Thomaskli, laborer, had a ¢ i death In the No. 10 slope of Lehigh Joseph Free- fy lose eall Ir t t ¥ insts on colliery of the ¥, when ing down thousands rock and within where they worked Coal were bur over $100 recovered, thlehem.~—At city council meetis “Chapple” promoter and produce charged that hootlegging was going on Clty i by + te investiga dozen stalls at the charges took council immedia an 1 mises There 2.750.000) more pounds of domestic poultry 1,000 (00) pound f butter hel Pennsylvania on Jun game 1922, the announced in pork and pork products, (x) were and meats more than d In storaj 30 than or bureau of date in The greatest increase w with 1,660, pounds, and In more 22,438,066) dozens toamoatie more GOINEeNLIC poultry, w TRO.000 pounds There were of eggs the high second swt record for any June 30 period reported in storage, since storage law was created, being by the record of 1922 29 000.000 the } he bureau points out, week, and dings present IOIGINX for aozens, Ihe 0 dozen eggs a two and a half d the state of 0,006,000) Harrisburg. Appoit hoards trustees Hazleton Hospital, John Freeland ; Pennsylvania Kallors’ Home, Erle, State Marshall L. Phipps, Franklin. Altoona. to the 525 brought to the division of the Pennsylvania from the and are shops at Th Zens per lents, capita resi itments t # of announced were: State Shigo, Soldiers’ Negroes have been raliroad gouth wit finding employment Altoona and along the are housed in camps, six of which are maintained by the company. ! Pittsburgh.—Robert T Honldon, who heard the testimony in the divorce action of Herman Karp- les ngainst his wife, Edna, recommend- to the court that divorce be granted. There never had been any serious diffesences in the family, the master reported, but when Karples found In 1921 that his business com- pelled his residence in Pittsburgh, his wife refused to leave New York, and he filled petition. They were married 17 years ago. Harrisburg. —Activities of the state police for the past two weeks in their prohibition enforcement campaign re in the arrest of 198 persons, Seizures Included 19 stills, 13 trucks, six automobiles, six harrels and 4454 quarts of whisky, 78668 gallons of mash, 938 gallons of moonshine, 555 gallons of alcohol, 42 gallons of cider, 178 gallons of wine, 164 bottles of Jamaica ginger, 1600 pounds of sugar and 244 barrels, 500 cases and 351 bottles of beer, Wilkes-Barre. -—General Asher Min. er commander of the 100th field artil- lery in the world war, announced his retirement” from the military service, going Intp private life with the rank of major general, which he earned In the Penngsylvanin national guard. Gen- eral Miner recently returned from a tour of the world. He lost a leg in the battle of Apremont in the world war. Pittshurglh—Mack Bullock, a negro, of Lumberton, N. CO, died here, the third victim of a steel mill accident. Harrisburg. Governor Pinchot Is- sued respltes staying the electrocution of Marcantonly Daniels and Angelo Gragassa, Washington county, from the week beginning July 30 to the week beginning October 1. West Hazleton—This borough has organized a Good Government League to secure annexation to Hazleton. Nanticoke.~8ix men were seriously hurned in a gas explosion in the Avon dale mine of the Glen Alden Coal sompany. ! ‘ the line, in ey a8 master, ed the sulted Willlamsport.—Vernon HII, 26, was electrocuted in his home here while taking a bath, as he stood In the tub and grasped an electric light fixture, Freeland. ~Tax collectors of this borough and Foster township have Is. sued more than 100 warrants for the arrest of women voters, charged with falling to pay thelr taxes, Pittsburgh. —City detectives raided an underground oplum den In the Sec- layouts and narcotics valued at £1000 and arrested Yee Fung, the alleged proprietor. A number of Chi nese, who were in the place when the Thirty-five barres of what prohihition Three men conveying it on hearing before a federal commissioner, Wilkes-Barre.—Caught under the wheels of a moving freight train, Peter 16, Hurrisburg. ments have his legs, Heads of state to for the lost one of depart. ordered heen prepare budget data use the administration, and have been In structed to apportion thelr tion expenditures per cent for for next vear. It Is this is done allotment will ment of employes this year under re. organization and will permit new ad- ditions to the salary roll of the state government next vear Altoona. — Through the Safety Council violators of thé tr appropria- of 45 and 55 per cent that on the basis this year understood the 45 necessitate a because cent curtall- per and It of the ted hy the city. Easton was discharged Penitentiary, in large crowd afraid the window $1 found tha infractions has been have motorists who {Charles Smith, from the E the presence of a ! ‘ho recent. ly stern to stop him, hroke husiness coal and v 14 s TH $vvy eh piRice 1o i iN Asie } committed to the Norths Jail to aweit a Harrisburg Professor pmpton hearing. The appointmen ries H JHadley as direc of ¢ 1 iy continue to devote irk Erie and Pennsylivan 1e deral w The river cana: Harrisburg Lake board, 1 State Park and of Frie, Washington Crossing Park come mission and harbor the Valley Park commission may not a 'mbers willl in ire not m commissions, Sch special deputy attorney In an opinion to Major Robert Sturat, secretary of fi FOnOr genera rests anda ers, announced. The opinion held t under the administration reorganize tion « boards and commission which are empowered to select ode, the SR0TEe. i taries other t han members, Harri of fisheries has urg The state departn issued more for use of outll ary 1 ath permits spears Shamokin or gigs since Janu fifth d The ‘ from 28, wald, aged 30, when occurred died at (ieorge (Os the State Hos Hazleton.—Ralph Novak and An Wasoonitz, miners, of Freeland, this place, were badly burned by No. 4 ir 12 tion of the Jeddo Highland Coal com- an 1 the opera- Rheems.—~Enos F. Lloyd of this in charge of bottling de- parement of the Landis Sanitary Milk Farm, tripped on a and 2 number of ribs West Hazleton.~—~Couneil has author ized putting before the voters a 825. 000 bond issue proposition for a new fire alarm system and to motorize the fire department. Sunbury.—~The Susquehanna Is so low here that it is only tour feet above the water company's intake main, Hauto.-~John Oslak, of this place, was taken to the Coaldale Hospital In a serious condition from burns sus- tained when a kerosene lamp exploded. Tamaqua.~~Her clothing becoming ignited while she was playing with matches, Mary Koch, aged 8, was saved from death by her father, Wil liam Koch, who threw a rug about her. Pittshurgh.——Miss Gerace Cain died in a Séwickigy hospital from injuries received when her flance’s automobile was wrecked near Imperial. Charles Gitteon, engaged to marry Miss Cain, was not injured. The machine was wrecked when Gittson swerved from the road to avold striking a cow, Pottsville. ~The next six-county fire men's convention will be held here, Port Carbon.~The north branch of the Schuylkill river, above this place, is the lowest in history, due to the long drought. Harrisburg. Appointment of Cay C’. Brosius, of Rauchtown, s&s superin- tendent of schools of Clinton county, was announced by State Superinten- dent Becht. Kingston. ~The West Penn electric and Rallways company will erect a new power plant near here at a cost of about £700,000, Willlamsport.—~Hundreds of fish were found along ‘the river bank at pointe west of here, due to some strong poison in the water. Uniontown.~~Kitchen help Is so wii here that bonuses are being paid, the bottle * kad jefore a Yankees and stadium Dan right-hand man, pitcher, Chief recent game between the Athleticg at the Yankee Murphy, Connie Mack's Bush Yankee ender, former Athletic pitcher and Bob Shawkey, Yankee twirler, held an Interesting confab of old times, Joe Heavyweight Champs Tom Hyer ..... Yankee Sullivan ..... John Morrissey .. John C. Heenan. ...... Coburn .... James Dunn ... Mike McCool Tom Allen Joe Goss Paddy 1840-1853 2 1853-1857 1857-1863 Joe 18683-1865 1865-1866 . 1566-1860 18680-1876 ISTH 1880 Ryan 1880-1882 INN. 802 Connie Mack Must Worry Reve 1 or andl Tis sf ' y ‘alberg recently, | Sief pitch the squad 3 fr: Having troubles MIrse game wh he doubl stag New Red Sox Officials Old-Time Ball Players It doesn't ir all the chasers of Dr. Robert Quinn seem to hax Drury, once a Doctor Drury, now Ohio wns i professional famous a surgeon in for several vears as player and man. ager, among the led 1 those of Wilkesharre and Binghan was teams he Bespectacled Baseball Players Quite Scarce The bespectacled baseball player is in the big leagues. Michigan has He is who came Eddie to Gibson, the her baseball star southpaw, fore lowa at Ann Arbor. Gibson His Arm Goes Bad Ray French, infielder of the Brook- yn National Baseball club, who Is sor- rowfully watching the games go on from the beach. French, who cost the squire of Flatbush something like £10. 000, was playing up to expectations when something happened to his arm “hence the benching process. Base ball's bonesetters have given him the once over, but have wagged their heads In despair. Ray. however, has ot given up hope, and he believes It is only a matter of thoe before he will again be playing. 1 Baseball Notes Riley, first has been sold to Washington. . 0» Jim Shreveport's With or without ! Rogers Hornsby, 1 § 54 Way, the Cardinals seem to be loging ball games Se HR ER ER UNE URE ER WD ON WEE ER OREO Eee SP Emm"... "ne Lively Ball Hurts Kip Belbach, formerly with althmore, Washington and Bos ton In the American league a decade back, is now a prosper- ous farmer. He lives near Columbus and finds time to take a lot of inter est in the sport. Like most of the old timers, believes the Hvely ball has taken away the brilliant pitching and fielding features that were once so allur- ing to the fans Selbach came to Washington as a catcher, but was the outfield when he first joined that club and never back of the plate again. he fted to went v » 2S NE NT NNR GENS ES NR AG ER ay OLDEST SET OF GOLF RULES MADE IN 1754 Nn GOOD-NIGHT MESSAGE The patter of tiny feet raised her ha bridge clu “Hush I" ghe sald are going message, It ; of reverer iw soft] to delive alway ice to 2 of St. Andrews. Just 3 the oldest set of golf rule are thi the other day they discovered known i They ] were drafted or of the game, ber and for guldance the International iotte club has hia Nationals Last year Man- league. * * - One Manush no sooner departs from Mint league than another comes Saginaw sold Harry Manush to Omaha, and now Hamilton has signed Earl Manush, in One of the miracles of the base ball season thus far is the fact that no enthusiastic scribe has referred to Connie Mack and Wilber Robinson as “miracle men” - - . O'Farrell, the Chicago catcher, Is out after batting honors in the Na tional league. The backstop of the Cubs has been whaling the ball at a furious rate, * . » The Des Moines club has released Outfielder Walter Genin to the Peoria club of the Three l, which is trying to rebuild its shattered fortunes with Western league discards, . - * John Paul Jones, who was consid ered a major league prospect two or three years ago, is slipping... The Springfield club let him go and he caught on with Henryetta. Ld - . Walter Huptzinger, the star pitcher of Pennsylvania university, wound up his college career gloriously by beat- ing Dartmouth, 68 to 2, and then left to join the New York Giants, . * * The Ancient Robby Davis, second baseman, released by Binghamton of the New YorkPennaylvania league, has found another refuge, the Wilk Hamsport clpb of the same league hav. ing taken him on, . se Elmer Bowman, the Eastern league champion swatter, made a new league mark for batting recently when in a New Haven-Albany game he got six hits In as many times at bat, In- cluding a homer and a double. . A Los Angeles critic says the An. gels got all the best of it when they traded Tom Daly to Portland for Butch Byler, adding that Byler may not hit ps well as Daly, but that be is a smart entcher and one who knows what is going on all the time, * Among the that era game's the hoe the g were on the b hole, all within You are hones or any the gslones, broken clubs for your bali, except mat only iaying green length 1C1LE ball be found an) other, Girl Athlete Stars ht AKAeysione All the girl clubs of Philadelphia at the Penn R. R. Y. M. C ‘A. in the recent girl athletic meet there. Records were made and girls proved themselves fully athlete field the as attended. Sporting Squibs of All Kinds Less than one-half of favorites win horse races. . * - Why do they call heavyweight pugi- lists fighters? * * . Dempsey must feel that if he can't be popular he can at least be rich. - - * Tennis is an old and popular game in Spain, and is played the year round. . - - » The men's record for the 100-yard dash is 9 3.5 seconds; the women's is 10% seconds. * . - Professional prize fighting in Eng- land dates from about the end of the Seventeenth century. » > * Luls Firpo, South American heavy- weight champlon, 1s 6 feet 31; inches tall, and weighs 210 pounds, - . * Puquesne university of Pittsburgh will use a portion of the roof of its new gymnasium as | campus. - - - Jay Gould of Philadelphia, Pa, has held the national championship of court tennis for sixteen years. s . * * In the old days it was the conch who pald for misfortunes in college athlet- fee. Now it ig the college president. . sn Athletes in Japan wear shoes which separate the large toes from the others to Increase the runner's grip on the ground, LI Among those who did not see Demp- sey exercise for that $300,000 are a number of boys who were getting $30 & month back la "17. EH-WHAT? Girls Like It Flatter. IRINR With most pretty giria mailer n is, it niter. Getting Him Placed. t kind of 8 a is Watson? “Wha feliow aa) asked * replied White, “he’s the kit ites on TOLD HER THE SANE THING Bobbie: Didn't Jack tell you last week that you were the first girl he ever loved? Sis: why? Bobbie: Then he lied to a girl at the Sunday School picnie today. Yes, Except at Night. A baby's presence in a home Will always bring delight, Except, of course. when it is cross And keeps you up all night * How He Could Tell. *My mind is made up.” “1 know it, because your conclusions are more showy than sound” Nothing Was Lent The caller looked flushed and indig. nant. “Are you the society editor?” she inquired. “Yes, madam. you?” “Your paper said in its account of the affair at my house that floral deco rations ‘lent beauty to the scene’ 1 wish you would have your paper state that the floral beauty was not lent: everything was paid for” A New One on Him, “Where's that young man who was calling on you?" asked her dad. “Oh, he left In a buff,” she replied, carelessiy. “A Huff? a Haff?" muttered the old man. “Huh! They are getting so many new cars on the market pow a fellow simply can’t Reep track of them.” What can 1 do for impossible, Cheery Friend— What, my dear old chap, ill again Ah, but you should follow my advice and ent more onjons —at least two a day. They are the secret of life. Invalid--But how do you keep them OLD CusTOMmMS
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