PENNSYLVANIA BRIEFS In honor of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Rev. J. M. Reimensnyder, for many years pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, Milton, and his wife, were tendered a public reception by citizens of that borough. The erection of gasoline or ofl pumps and filling stations within eight feet of state highways is prohibited under an, order issued by the bureau of fire preyention of the state police department. The order Is not retro- active. Secretary of Highways Wright also asked borough councils to pass ordinances forbidding the erection of pumps and filling stations closer than eight feet to Improved highways, be- cause they cause Interference with the “orderly passage of two-way traffic” when a vehlele is drawn up for filling. The state convention of the Sons of Italy closed its four-day session, the most important and memorable in the life of the organization in Dubols, Jo- seph Di Slivestro, who has lead the order since its organization 13 years ago, in his farewell message, called on the members to continue the good work. Eugene Alessandroni, ant district attorney of Philadelphia county, was elected as his successor, At the same time D! Silvestro was made honorary grand master, With elaborate ceremonies, the £00.- assist- (Magyar) parish, Bethlehem, was for- Crane, Philadelphia. gides numerous socletles other Catholle parishes, In a street parade. Rev. Varalky, of Youngstown, of this and Ohio, dedicatory sermon. A warning to all gecretaries that state health officers will be in daily attendance at every county fair to enforce provisions Issued by the of health, announced. Secretary Min. er asked that patrons of fairs and pub- Me plenles refuse to patronize restan- rants, eating and drinking stands which are unclean In appearance. quehanna Synods of the Lutheran church were merged at a joint meet- fng held in Zion chureh In Sunbury. Separate sessions were held at Sun bury and Shamokin Dam, which egreed to the combination and then ratified it. By this arrangement more than 30,000 Lutherans in this part of the state become one body. A campaign for 21,000,000 crease the endowment of Bucknell University, In Lewisburg, 8 to be Inunched Immediately by President Emory W. Hunt, with his assistant, Dr. Joseph R. Wood, as executive sec- retary. The trustees have determined that this amount Is necessary to raise the salaries of the teaching staff and to malintalo adequately the present equipment of the university. The gen- eral education board has promised £200,000 if the university ralses $450. 000 by December 31, 1024. Officials of the United Charities, In Wilkes-Barre, are doing all in their power to determine the identity of the woman who deposited a BS weeks-old haby boy on the doorstep of the Wal len residence at Huntingdon Mills and then disappeared. The woman Is said to have driven up to the house In an automobile, and, after depositing a basket containing the child, to have sped away In the car. The youngster fs In a local hospital, but the charities plan to allow his adoption by some worthy family. For the loss of his right ear, which he claims was bitten off In a fight, George J. Heck, of Uniontown, has sued Peter Georges, of Connellsville, for £20,000 damages. The enrollment of pupils at the opening of the York schools was T30M, a decrease of nearly 100 from last year. Robert Marietta, caster county, captured groundhogs. Tuming away from the drinking fountain in Buchanan Park, Lancaster, John H. Reitzel dropped dead. Ohristian W. Lynch was appointed by the Dauphin county court receiver for the Harrisburg Foundry and Ma chine company. It was alleged there was mismanagement and Incompetency in the conduct of the company and the Indebtedness was clalmed to be more than $003,000. The company was organized 65 years ago. Dr. J. 8. Hackney, of Uniontown, was elected a Ufe member of the Fay- ette County Medical Boclety. The body of James M. Ooreoran, chief of the Duquesne fire department, was found hanging iu his room at the home of his mother. York County Oontroller Barten- schinger was Instructed to advertise for bids for the contstruction of seven county bridges and or the enlargement of another. Miss Anmnda Landis for the twelfth consecutive time was chosen president of the Lancaster county W. C. T. U, Reading police are investigating the death of Arthur Mitchell, aged 332, rooming in a lodging house, who was found dead In bed with a fractured skull. Lying In bed smoking a cigarette, Ralph Smith, of Bethlehem, set fire to the bed mattress, and firemen were called out to save the house. Record for arrests were broken hy the Altoona police bureau in August when 370 offenders were taken Into sustody. to In- Davis, aged 80 years, of the oldest gunner in Lan- four large » The Chester Valley Eleetrie com- pany, operating in Coatesville, Down- ingtown and adjacent territory, has filled with the public service commis- sion in Harrisburg, a new tariif of electric and steam heat rates effective October 1. The electric schedule has been changed by the addition of a street lighting schedule and several rules, and the silk mill power service rate changed from 1.7 to 1.90 cents and the fuel clause omitted. The fuel clause In certain schedules {8 changed to provide decreases when the price of coal falls below the basis price of $8 per ton. A new steam heat tariff for Coatesville service adds a fuel clause, which Increases net charges approximately 22 per cent, Four Pittsburgh detectives were as- signed by Lieutenant Edward J. Bro- phy to Investigate the fire which swept St. Mary's convent, causing damage estimated at $40,000. Fifty nuns es- caped from the building unhurt. Lieu- tenant Brophy announced that he had ordered the Investigation after he had recelved two anonymous telephone calls from persons who intimated the blaze was of Incendiary origin. In a Issued later, Nick Phelan, acting district fire chief and the first fireman to enter the burning convent, sald the blaze started In a lavatory on the third floor, Last April C. F. Kimmel, Castle, was washing his and lost his ring. Several weeks ago he received a letter from the Autocar company of Ardmore, Pa. he had lost a ring. describing his lost jewel. A in which the ring was enclosed number of Mercer in A large women continue their refusal to by collectors to the county sloners. The women, the collectors sald, told them that they had been in- formed that it was not necessary for to taxes, despite the fact that they have been threatened with in the event of payment. The collectors have pointed out the women the fact that 1928 general assembly eliminated the word “women” from those from serving prison terms for payment of taxes A memorial to Thomas R. Abbott, member of the Ku Klux Klan ' who was killed during rioting pay to the non will be erected by Klansmen of Pena This announcement was made after officers of the ments for financial bott's family. support a sharp curve on top of East Market street hill, plunged over the steep ln telephone pole. pers on their way to the central city. Mrs. Anna Kortez, of Wilkes-Barre, died in a local hospital, while a dozen others are belong treated for Injuries fourteen to eighteen Western Penitentiary. in his months At ley, Capello was acquitted, after the Jury was out five days, again on the charge of enticing. Testimony that Louis Silver used his young daughter as a “liguor runnee” was given In police court burgh by E. H. Caswell, the complain- ant, against Silver and his son, Harry. Caswell sald the men sold “polson” Hquor to his wife. The “moonahine™ he testified, was deilvered. by Silver's 15-year-old daughter, under advisement untli the use of the girl to carry liquor was investigated. Elwood Cornelius, of Sunbury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cornelius, has been appointed as a student at An- napolls Naval Academy. He ls now taking the preliminary examinations. Nelson Hoch, Honay Hele farmer, of near St. Johns, has dmanded 2600 damages from the state game commis. sion because a herd of deer invaded his land and trampled down as entire fleld of onions, which he values at the above sum. The state will send a warden to inspect the scene and de- termine If Hoe should be compensat- ed, Disbursement of the Pennsylvania state treasurer totaled $0,827 475 dur. ing August, while receipts amounted to $7,138,000. The large total of pay- ments, K was explained, was due par- tially to the appropriations for school districts of he third class cities and larger borougha. Income of the gen- eral fund was $5,008880 and disburse ments $0.858.500. The aggregate of balances at the end of the month wes $16,084,200, of which $10.200.170 was io the motor vehicle license fund. The Shikelltny Spertamen‘'s Assocl ation was formed at Sunbury with more than fifty members, Charles 1. Soowden, Feowneville, was appointed by Governor Pinchot as s frunve of the Terrance State Hos tal. Appointment of Richard N. Koch, of Pottsville, as a member of the Valley Forge Park commission was announce od by Governor Pinchot, V. Ohester Brown has been appoint. ed scting postmaster of Quarryville, to succeed Albert H, Fritz, George Donague, TT years of age, of Christiana, died at the Lancaster General Hospital from Injuries sus tained when he was struck by an au- tomoblle at Christiana, The Tamaqua school board awarded contracts for the erection of a mod- ern siz-room school bullding tp cost i : my ® wh POA arte A FROM But a Call of Time by Umpire When a player is injured on the ball field, calling of time by the umpire in- | variably results in an argument. Here | up in an | American league game last summer, The batsman hit to the bad throw to first base. | shortstop, | the play, went far up the line, collid So great lslon, was the force of the runner and fielder were unconscious. The runner falled to touch it The ball rolled recovered by into the infield. the pitcher, with the ball. It was apparent both men were hurt. The crowd was yelling Some of Worst Batters Some of the worst batters Emile Koob and Hub Purdue. two out, they get at him, passed the catcher ers on a line He reached broken years.” shouting, “I've slump of eight my Great Soccer Stand Is Erected in Manchester With soccer football slowly date 10x). There will be no fewer than six tunnels communicating with the terraces which sweep around three sides of the playing fleld, and cover 45 miles. There will be 58 tiers, four inches deep, with a 14-inch tread, behind each goal, and 100 on the huge embankment facing the grandstand. Star Canadian Athlete Will Enter Pittsburgh Lionel Conacher, the best all-round athlete Canada has ever produced, will enter the University of Pittsburgh In the fall. As an English-style rugby football player and lacrosse exponent he has few equals, and as a baseball and ice hockey expert he is above the average In skill, : Austin Made Manager Jimmy Austin, veteran infielder of the St. Louls Browns, who has served as a conch for the last two years, and who Is now the ney munuger, suoceed Ing Lee Fol Tour for Star Players but are thelr fall storming and easy money, Rogers Hornshy of the Louis Cardinals is sald to planning to take an all-star team on tour. He hopes to have Wil ‘ i ’ : It's ? ¢ ‘ ’ ’ / ; ’ i ’ ’ » ¢ lle Wamm, Jack Bently, Jimmy ’ ? ’ ’ ’ ’ y ’ ’ ’ ’ lengue early, Riurs rangements for the major making ar- barn- St. he O'Connell and others who are In the public eye because of thelr money value or because they were bought for fancy prices, Marty O'Toole Is at liberty, by the way, and might to join the aggregation. be Induced REE OE RR HE EE RR RR RRR RR RR Ween sal EER EEE RE RRR RR RR www we — A ” Prrsssssssssssansnssnans. Catcher Commits Balk An unusual play In baseball, a entcher's balk, occurred in a re cent game between Little Rock and. New Orleans, In the seventh [nning, with Gould pitch. ing and Nelderkorn entehing, New Orieans filled the bases, Mitze waited the pitcher out and drew the count to three balls and two strikes When Gould started to pitch to the batter the three base runners moved simultaneously, Tucker wis nimost home when the hall neared the plate. Nelderkorn stepped In front of the plate and cut off the throw, trapping Tucker, Umpire MeGowan called the play a balk ul- lowed Tucker to score and Mitze to take first base, te and AERA AA ALAA AAA AARARARNR RRR R RRR AT SARA RE fasttttttrtarirt trast aTRARASRERSRE RRS #rsssssssnsssassassssnnnns MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS Season, but Wait. already, with the season practically as And yet, they cannot hold Take the Yankees, for ready to be scrambled. Everett Scott 18 rapidly approaching of his string. So Is Wally Remove Schang, Scott and three vet- the Yunkees BRING ON THE BIG GUNS the rifiea st the | maneuvers. “Oo!” screamed a pretty | blonde, & nice, decorous, surprised { little scream. Bhe stepped backward | Into the arms of a young man. { “Oh” she sald, blushing.’ “I was | frightened by the rifles. 1 beg your | pardon.” i “Not at all,” sald the young | “Let's go nearer and watch the | tillery~Pathfinder. “Bang!” went man. are IT WAS ONLY A MANDOLIN Bug — Jump- Ing crickets! | didn’t know any ejof us ever got that big! Habit, | I would not work eight hours a day, | Nor six nor even four, | When over loafing comes my 1 want to loaf some more. — re ————— . Just the Well “They tell me you have an ofl well on your farm.” ’ “There's some truth in i,” replied | Farmer Corntossel, “1 got the well." — | Washington Star. From Personal Experience, He—There are an awful lot of girls who don't want to get married, She—How do you know? He—I've asked them. —Stockholm wWaY Baseball Notes the Boston ciubs have | policy of setting aside Both of the Jack Quinn js after Cy Young's & Sore Arm during his major league career, » . * Pitcher Sigman, recently a membes George Cykowskl, pitcher, lone sur vivor of the New Haven team of 1021, | has been unconditionally released. - * * Bobby Roth, suspended Kansas Clty | i for George Armstrong, utility infielder, | - * - Waddell, Marquard and Benton, each known to baseball fans by their first | pitchers. - ® . A magistrate fined Pabe speeding. It's a cinch his would never fine him for offense ! Ruth for manager such an | * 0 Jack Beatty, new manager of the London Mint league club, is among the few Canadians engaged In professional baseball. » * * Everett Scott, on the verge of his one hundred and tenth consecutive game, Is the world's most habitual shortstop. * * * J. W. Coombs, former big league pitcher, has been re-engaged to coach the Williams college baseball nine next year, * ® . Charles Ruffiing, nineteen year-old pitcher belonging to the Danville Three-Eye club, has been sold to the Boston Americans, * » * Marty Krug, manager of the Los Angeles club of the Pacific coast baseball league, will be retained In the position for another year. ® La No matter where the toam Is a fan will go out there and cheer, because he has to cheer over something. He can't over the price of rent, * » » Catcher Miner of the Ardmore (Okla.) club of the Western nasocis tion has beens purchased by the Column bus American association club, ee » 0 Baseball Is sald to be dying out In the Philippines, which Is another In. disputable evidence that the people are not ready for independence. . » Ed Stauffer, right-handed pitcher sent back to the Chicago Cubs by the Wichita Falls club, has been shipped on to Hertford In the Eastern league, hE To make reom for new pitching talent, the Moblle club lets out the vet eran Charley Fulton, one of the great est little all around players In the minors, "0 Inflelder Red Johnson. sold by St Petersburg to the Brooklyn club. has been engaged as assistant football conch at the University of North Caro lina for the coming fall, Everett Scott. is troubling him considering retirement. Dave Baneroft eran who has seen his best days. Qame. A visitor In a mountain town In “What game can we shoot “Pool.” Unusual, “It's an unusoal case” “What is? “Brown's. His wife is perfectly sat- manners.™ TIME TO GET BUSBY. Dancing In- structor: It is time for me to in~ § vent another dance. Friend: so? Dancing In. structor: Yes I understand there are two towns dancing my last one alike Think in 1024. of All Kinds Argentina wants to float a loan. Why not walt and negotiate with Firpo? . Ld » At the Crossing. Maw sali: “It's coming™ I» sald: “Naw, ‘taint!™ He tried to cross And now Iz ain't One Characteristic, Rub—Dobbe has such a faraway | look In his eyes. Dub-—-Why bot? He's a bank real authority in the matter. Ad * * out of bounds, it is followed immedi ately by the owner's temper. * * * portant football games for decision In their huge stadium next fall » * * The English Derby day, the day of the great horse race at Epsom Downs, was established In the reign of George m, » . There is nothing In the weather to bring a realization that the time for the first football practice ia almost at hand, * & » Helen Filkey of the Blaine school, Chicage, recently sstablished a world's record of 8 2.0 fer the 80-yard two-foot hurdles, . » . Michigan ia te have seven football coaches—~which should be enough to bale not only the other teams but the men on the home eleven. * * » The Onnadian hockey representatives to the Olympic games In Paris next year, an well as skating aspirants, will sall on the Melita January 10 next. - . = According to a new ruling of the In. ternational Athletic federation, any person who knowingly becomes a pro- fessional cannot again be qualified ss an amateur. Ll West Virginia's football eleven is booked for two games (n New York In the full. The Mountaineers face Penn State on October 27 at the Yankee stadium, and Rutgers at the Polo Grounds on November 6 * Getting Practice, Jack—Why did you kick that med- Tom-—They caught me trying to re- Fellow Feeling. Crabshaw-—1 always thought you sald you'd never lend money again? Henpeck—But this was to a married More Than Interest. “Does your wife take much inter est In your business?” “Interest? She takes a mighty big share of the capital”
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