PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Renovo.—The appointment of Miss Teresa G. Burke as postmaster at Re- novo, effective August 20, was an- nounced at the postoffice department. Miss Burke has been assistant post- master at that place for seventeen years. She Is one of the first women in the state to be named as postmaster at an office paying $2500 or more. Allentown. —Clinton P. Selslove, for forty. years prominent in Democratic politics in Lehigh county, and wife celebrated their golden wedding here. Allentown.—Thieves cracked the Na- tional Biscuit company's safe here and got away with several hundred dollars in cash and an equal amount in unin- dorsed checks. Bloomsbhurg.—The first prosecution here, and one of the first in the entire state under the law enacted by the last legislature, prohibiting the killing can, of Beaver township, was fined £100 by Justice of the Peace Rutter. The prosecution was brought by State Game Prosecutor Miller, who had learned that Plafcam had killed a beaver. A search warrant located the pelt, and Plafcan admitted his guilt at the hearing, paying the fine. Bethlehem.—Following an Inspection the Bethlehem Steel Works, the twen- ty-fourth annual convention of League of Third Class Cities, In ses- sion here, . gelection adjourne a. The of the place and time for next The following officers for the ensuing year: President, the mayor of the 1924 con- vention city; vice president, Ira W. Stratton, Reading; secretary, Gates, Wilkes-Barre; treasurer, W, R. Ross Seaman, Harrisburg: tr James M. Yakle, Kinney, Erie, anc Johnstown. Pittsburgh.—A mother and a and their dacvghter are in McKeesport, the parents In a condition, as the consequence family quarrel. According Walter X. Kruczek, in a fit of Jealousy, shot his wife in the head. She was holding the Theresa, at the time, W hen the mother also erashed to the Jured. Kruczek through the left Hazleton.—A which led to the George Panco developed State Game Wardens W E. Sherman and M. the house of Walt alien, firearms 81 aosed to be on the premises, but not ind bysthe of- Mrs. Publinsky thought they 22000 roll of bills i tive committee. were elected ustees, 1 M. Lee father of fn lee, baby, fell, floor then shot eye court of Alderman here when W. Faust, N Brown searched er for ficers were after a her husband had gecreted ix » house, resist. weré ar- ind bat- not tr in banks, and she irdens. They persons, injured on the shed to the tracks the Pennsylvania railroad they aveled from Greensburg to Braddock. injured, it was stated at the hospital, would recover, but of them were suffering fron cuts and brui they would to leave the hospital for a when Turtle as Sraddock A8 most gevere not be week. Scranton.—The death toll as a re. sult of the collapse of a huge water tank at Olyphant on a fleld where thirty-five boys were playing base ball mounted to three, when Philip Monte- marano, P years old, died in a hospital Two boys were killed Instantly when steel portions of the tank struck them. Pottsville —With a view of Increas ing the output of coal from this dis trict the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company temporarily abandoned the John Veith colliery, four miles from this city, which is not equipped with a breaker, and gave the 500 miners employed there work at other collieries, where thelr output will be much increased, as well as thelr compensation. Pittsburgh—Mrs. Frances Veltz was held by a coroner's Jury for the death of her husband, Anthony Veitz, who was ghot while he was standing on the front porch of their house In Taren- tam early July 4. They were eelebrat- ing the advent of Independence Day and Mrs. Veitz had a pistol. She fired once in the alr, and then, according to the testimony, pointed it toward her husband. She sald she thought there wns only one charge in the pistol and she had no Intention of pulling the trigger the second time. Philadelphia.—While : sightseeing In the capitol at Harrisburg, Mrs. Annie M. Wills, of Philadelphia, fell om the marble stairway In the rotunda and broke her right hip. Bethlehem, — A falling window struck Mrs. Laura Langen as she was cleaning It and crushed her right arm near the wrist, Freeland—The first . bullding and loan association here has been organ- ized, with State Factory Inspector Wii- liam R. Flad as president. Hanover~Mrs. Abraham 1. Serf, In fil health, committed sulelde by hang ing herself In her heme, Reading —Edward Albright, a her. mit living for years In the Alsace hilis, wag found in his squalid hovel half starved and was taken to thd Berks county home, aes able Pittshurgh.—Six carloads of beer, containing about 700 barrels, one cars load of alcohol dnd three men were captured by federal prohibition agents in railroad yards. The beer was sent here from some point at a distance and efforts are being made to trace its origin, i Brownsville.—Shortly after W, A. | Miller appealed to the police to search for his 10-year-old daughter, Irene, the authorities learned that the girl was a patient in the Unlontdwn Hospital, where she had been sent by the Fay- ette County Red Cross. At the hos- pital it was sald there were a number of bruises on the girl's body. The girl declared, according to the police, that her stepmother left her in a Un- fontown theatre nine days ago. Mrs, Miller has been held pending an inves- tigation, White Haven.—Mr. and Mrs. Ray- mond Rohrbach, of Drums, while an- toing near Penn Lake, near here pass- ed three young deer on the road. Harrisburg.—Appointments of T. B Wood, Chambersburg, to the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ Orphan School, Scotland, and Thomas trustees of Nanticoke State Hospital, were announced by Governor Pinchot. Philadelphia. — Fourteen - year - old | James Good, who, while driving a stol- | en automobile, ran down and killed a man on August 4 was committed to prison by Coroner Knight on a charge of manslaughter, following an Inquest into the death of the victim, Paul New- hoff. Ordinarily, venile court and are placed In house of detention, but under | court ruling defendants under 18 must | stand trial | for offenses such as manslaughter {| murder. Altoona. — Attempting i to { freight train, a man Rupposed to he | In front of an express | Altoona.—Running In i C. E. Robinson's automobile, John | Wiedener, 5 years old, was struck and perhaps fatally Injured Pittsburgh. —Oscar Hels Nagel, of Hamburg. {| show cause in federal d - i front irich Lorenz (Germany, listrict court on American cl should declared null and vold. The subpoena has been Is sued by Judge Schoonmaker. The piaint, as flied by W. M. Ragsdale, examiner, declar- iitted to citizen. Iater he left Ger must | November 17 why his zenship not he Nugel was adn 1013. Tw Washington, Pa, { many, where { the exception of { when he ed that ship In 0 years made { land Norristown. Joseph Tornetta, under 21000 ball to awalt ola Petrone i years old, Is | injuries of a haby of Nich It is ct that Torn affixed a i Hghted firecracker to a balloon and | that the explosive f