— PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Lebanon.—Omn the plea of !nsanity ‘George Ribarovich was found not gullty by a Lebanon ceunty jury of the murder on the night of May 12 of Steve Wessmere and Mike B. Bogavle. Ribarovich ran amuck in the foreign colony at Annville and, after fractur- ing Lazo Vulatic’'s skull, stabbed Wess- mere and Bogavlce, Pittsburgh.—" Spiked fruit” was d's- covered when county detectives ralded an alleged moonshine plant near Gib- sonia and arrested Barnett Sheinin upon a liqugr violation charge. In the plant, the officers sald, they found row after row of glasses filled with plums and other fruit. The skin of the fruit had been punctured and liquor !nject- ed into It. Washington.—Sealers of weights and measures In Pennsylvania have ple of the state, J. Wilbur Crezier, of Johnstown, told delegates attending vania Association of Weights and Measures, the speaker declared. An. other speaker of the day was R. W. Smith, of the bureau of standards, Washington, D. C. State College.—The highest produc- fug grade cow ‘n Pennsylvania Is be- tieved to be Josephine, owned by A. W. Young, of Somerset county. Ac- cording to figures announced by I. O. Sidelman, in charge of cow testing as sociation records at the college, she produced 17,707 pounds of milk and 630.1 pounds of fat in twelve months, The total value of the milk was £635, and the net profit to the owner after deducting feed cost was £460. The co wis six years old Lancaster.— Lancaster county will celebrate its 200th anniversary with a falr or exposition at least national in scope in 1928. Preliminary plans were indorsed by members of the Lancaster Rotary Club. The organization will @ct as Aa commission, Hazleton.—Police have no olew to the whereabouts of Mrs. Patrick Ve rona, charged with kidnaping her 11- year-old daughter, Katherine, from a local school where she was a pupil Mrs. Verona was divorced some time agoghy the Schuylkill county courts, which gave the father custody of the child, Verona and his daughter since had lived with his mother In this city. from Amsterdam, N. Y., and taken the child out of school on the plea that she was wanted at home. i Pottsville. —The school board deeld- ed that school districts from other parts of thiz county which are having scores of pupils educated In the Potts. ville schools must pay up thelr tuition, due for several years, or the children will not be allowed to come to school here. New Castle—Mrs, W. U, Taylor, of Croton avenue, suffered severe bums on her face and hands when gas ex- ploded in der kitchen stove and she was hurled across the room. Seranton.—Eight persons were In- jured and cut by flying glass when two street cars oollided In a fog on the Greenwood Hill of the Scranton rallway company. Lawrence Lynch, one of the motormen, was the most seriously injured and was taken to a hospital. The cars met head-on In the fog, throwing more than fifty passen- gers into a panie. State College ~—Approximately B80 per cent of the wool pooled co-oper- atively by Pennsylvania growers stil fs In thelr hands awaiting sale. A total of 50,000 pounds has been sold and the remaining 300,000 pounds of the 1928 clip 's graded and In storage. Counties still holding their wools are Sullivan, Columbia, McKean, Potter, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer, Ve- nango, Fayette, Cameron and Green. Greensburg. —Mrs. Esther M. Hon- ker, aged 21, died in the Westmore- nnd Hospital following injuries sus. tained on August 7 when she jumped from the car of her husband, C. J. Hunker, with whom she had been rid- fing. Mr. and Mrs. Hunker ‘had been enjoying a ride and stopped along a road to let the engine cool off. While Hunker was out of the car the brakes relaxed and it started to move with Mrs. Hunker in It. Belleving that she was In great danger, she jumped out and struck on her head. Harrisburg.—The abolition of two grade crossings on the Lackawanna raliroad in Stroud township, Monroe county, have been ordered by the pub fie service commission. Complaints against the crossings were made by the Monroe County Automobile Club. Pittsburgh.—When Charles Gabres. ky, of Hendersonv'lle, appeared In the United States district court here for a final heuring on his application for citizenship he admitted that he nad pleaded guilty to violating the liquor laws In Washington county in 1921 and Judge G'bson denied his applica- tion. Freeland. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Can- ter celebrated the fifty-fourth anniver- gary of thelr wedding. Sharon.~—Dorothy Ferrick, aged 17, was killed here when she was struck by an automobile as she alighted from a street car, Baston.—Loulse, S-month-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Graham was found dead In bed, where she had been sleeping with her mother, South Connellsville, — When her clothing caught fire ag she was assist. ing her mother in jelly-making, Miss Agnes Travis, aged 20, was probably fatally burned. Harrisburg Governor Pinchot an- nounced appointments to the following state boards: Public school employes’ retirement board, Samuel Goodyear, Carlisle; board of examiners of pub lie accountants, Frank W Main, Pitts. burgh: board of veterinary medical examiners, Dr. H. B. Cox, Phlladel- phia, Unlontown.—8hot from the dark- ness outside a Falrbanks hall, where a big wedding celebration was in full swing,’ John Dankey died in the Un- fontown Hospital, Lancaster—While scouring the east- ern end of the county for highwaymen the state police arrested Howard Dau- bert, an army deserter, after he had attacked and seriously injured 5H-year- old Regina Scott in a tent on her father's farm near the Gap, When ar- the but denied Implication in the recent robberies in Lancaster county. Pittsburgh. George Kitzmiller is dead and his wife, Violet, is In 2 Brad. dock hospital, dangerously wounded, as the consequence of a shooting at Mrs. Kitzmiller, The Kitzmillers had been separated for several weeks. Kitzmiller, the po- lice reported, went to Mrs. Hammer's at Braddock. shot her In the abdomen and then kill- ed himself. Unlontown.—The Fayette county chapter of the American Red Cross malled a $10,000 check to the Japa- nese relief fund. Portage.—Regis Belter and Peter Kopchak, were killed and two other men ‘Injured by a fall of rock In mine, Franklin —The local branch of the Wild Life League received thirty cans of small catfish, which will be placed In French creek, Sugar creek, and Big Sandy creek. Within a few days a large consignment of bluegills is ex- pected, Erie.—~The Parade of the city street business was threatened swept through the large store of the Stunley Furniture company, Tweifth causing damage to was completely contents with a loss $150,000, Damage of £50.000 caused to adjoining property. Harrisbburg.—A tentative destroyed with will deliver during October, announced Eria, Pittshurgh well #8 several citles outside the October 8 he plans to attend the 175th anniversary of Reading, and the next day will go te Philadelphia state convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union at Erie, October 8 and the next day to attend Women's Clubs, in Erle. 11 the governor expects to go to the Columbus Day celebration in Pitts burgh, and on October 14 to a citizen ship conference in Washington, D. C Pittsburgh. William Minor, negro, who pleaded guilty to a charge fine of £1000 and serve four years the workhouse by Judge H. H and. In passing sentence, Judge Row. and sald: “You have ruined many lives and the court must do its part in Row. men like you." Lebanon Captain Harry A. Kurtz, forwarded his resignation to Adjutant General Beary. Pittshurgh—G. A Miller, a general foreman of the West Penn Power company, pleaded gulity to false pre- tense and the fraudulent conversion of $83.000 in criminal court and was sentenced by Judge Josiah Cohen to serve not leas than three years and ten months nor more than eight years in the penitentiary. Miller had charge of sixteen gangs of men, working for the company In remote sections of Western Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia. Since 1915 he hada placed fictithous names on the payroll, the court was told. Wilkes-Barre. Buried beneath an avalanche of dirt when the sides of a cellar which he was digging gave way, Andrew Chesonick, aged 52, of the West Side, was rescued by fellow em- ployes. Though suffering from severe injuries of the back, it Is believed he will recover. Phoenixville.—Harold E. Patrick, aged § years, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy H. Pat- rick, in Charleston, from internal in. Juries, which he received several days ago when he fell six feet from the mow of his father’s barn, when he and several other boys were playing there. Harrisburg.——-An Indignation meet- ing was held by forty employes of the state highway department, who have received no pay for three weeks. On investigation they found that the sup- ply of blank checks which must be for. warded to the treasury before their vouchers can be made out had become exhausted, Hazleton —~Twelve-year-old Michael Matrone lost three fingers from his right hand when he exploded a cap he had picked up at a fireworks display. Pittsburgh. Prohibition agents re ported that they were forced to draw their ‘pistols while confiscating 100 barrels of beer in a freight car here, Four men, who they sald, were un. loading the been, were arrested. When the men resisted arrest, the agents sald, they covered them with pistols, Hauto Although offering $13 a day for bricklayers, a construction com pany here has been uneple to get many men, The greatest long-range marksman in the world is the title given Sergt John W, Adkins of the United States marine corps, now stationed at the marine barracks, Washington, where he Is studying for an officer's commis- sion, He holds two world records for long-range shooting, both made at the championship matches at Camp Perry, 0. While shooting at 1,000 yards, Ser geant Adkins hit the bull's eye 75 con- secutive times, The former record was 830, He enlisted at Seattle, Wash, in January, 1917. Do You Believe This? In the early days of baseball (1800 and 1860), an umpire was highly honored, was accorded the utmost courtesy by the play- ers, and accepted ax one of the distinguished men the city. An easy chalr was provided him near the home plate, and he was given a fan on hot days Ab- solute comfort for an umpire was uppermost in.the minds of the players. of of All Kinds The New York state boxing commis sion’'s age limits for boxers are twen- ty-one and thirty-eight, inclusive. » * * versity football squad demonstrates his squad. i Quick Changes Made in Featherweight Section “The king i& dead; long the king." Never was a saying more applicable than In the case of that division of the ring gnme known as the feather live less than eight weeks, short the boxing world had champions, something of two 3 i i | ard Metz, a shortstop, from the Grand Island club of Nebraska State league. the A report from Stockton, Cal, has it shortstop from the Independent So Tekering. . » of Urban . George Uhle has been the malin item in accounting for Cleveland's success in breaking the spell the Yankees had held over the Indians for two gtraight years up to this season. - * - Ernest Calbert, outfielder of the De. ing the winter and early spring. for - - - Outfielder Leo Last fall Payne Is the going up Grand Rapids back. Now Grand Rapids has sold There must he rome special diet for second basemen in Chicago that makes them fast on their feet. Eddie Col- ns of the White Sox and George Grantham of the Cubs lead both leagues in stolen bases. They must eat hops three meals a day. Chick Evans as Model Chick Evans, noted golf star, was selected as the model for the golfing figure surmounting a sun dial, which Is to be dediented in Jackson park, Chicago, by the golfing fraternity of the Chicago district, as emblematic of “the spirit of the game” Evans Is enld to most truly fy the spirit of golf and the x is to be a con stant reminder for all generations of this great sport, Johnny Kilibune was feather. ever since he dethroned Abe Attell at Cal., on February 1912. jut right then and there he ceased to reign for Eugene Criqul of France, a knocked him out in ¥ wy sixth round Making good Dundee beloved country, wrested his promise to meet returning Criqul had from him before to his in a Are Not Mollycoddles College graduates playing ball in the big leagues aren't the meek, mild sort of fellows they used to be when tossed in with a bunch of hard and seasoned tured In the old days Is now passe. Consider the coming into the ma Jors of Happenny, former University of IMlinois star, and now a member of Just four days after Joined: the Gleason entour age at Detroit he was chased out the ball yard by Umpire Moriarity. He was requested to leave for doling too much talking from the bench such was the opinion of ye umps., In college Happenny hung up many football and baseball established another of and he no doubt ere he had been in the main tent a week, and without even getting name in the box score. Harvard's Long List of to a 410 victory over Yale, the worst defeat the Bulldogs had ever known before or since. Ma- He ton started to open up the Crimson play and to run plays from punt formation. Mahan was one of the powerful type of runners, with a tricky pivoting style. He was a consistent 45-yard punter and a beeline passer. When af captain of Harvard In 19015 he led the attack on Yale he scored 20 points, 4 touchdowns and 5 goals. He mide 14 punts of 45 yards and 5 over 50. No other Individual Crimson player ever was as successful against Yale. Umpire Tommy Connolly Controls Rowdy Players Tommy Connolly ls one of the best umpires in the business, Connolly for years has been known ns a bug on the rules. He knows the rule book inside out, backward and for. ward. Some folk belleve he's the guy who Invented the rules governing the game, Handling a game from behind the plate, the veteran arbiter almost never has any fuss with the players. He has a witty tongue which he uses to bring laughs to the most earnest player In tight places. He uses excellent judg. ment In controlling unruly players, captaing and managers, and ball games in which he performs are smooth af. fairs. Britisher Covers Three Miles Under 15 Minutes William Cotterel of the British army, one of England's best distance run ners, recently turned ip a performance of distinction. He ran three miles under 14 minntes 24 seconds. The great Finnish expo nent, Paavo Nurmi, ran the distance In 14 minutes 8 4-10 seconds. Alfred Shrubb's 14 minutes and 7 3.5 seconds was the world’s best for nearly 20 i Gibbons Helped Dempsey Jack Dempsey's friends now say that his bout with Tom Gib bons was a liberal education for the champion. It revealed to things which be thought he knew and didn't. Or, rather, it revealed to him that he had for- gotten many of the things he used to know, Nothing but a surprise battle such as Gibbons put up could impress upon Dempsey the fact that he wasn't as good at that time as all his admirers were telling him he was, him many AVAVVMVAAAAVAVIAVAAS CHAMPIONSHIP RACE OF 1908 RECALLED Present Runaway for Pennant Is Quite Different. The runaway race the New York Yankees made in the American league this season, in deep contrast recalls ithe hot finish In the same circuit {back in 1808, For the dash for the flag that year was without a doubt the most sensational ever witnessed in either of the two major loops. leadership way Into the month of Sep tember. And it was an even battle all around. Detroit, Chicago, Cleve { land and St. Louis, the contesting teams, each had an equal chance to | cop, The situation was of further inter jest In that it was a purely | affair,” the four Atlantic seaboard clubs being left out in the cold. Down the home stretch quartet like so many race horses. | looked like a blanket finish i wl » ww “Wild Bill" Donovan, i entry faltered, and was And what a merry old But with the final wire almost sight, Cleveland, lkewise, found | pace too hot, and fell back, still either or both of the other two slack battle It yas words, retained an outside chance, On to the last series went the trio, with cago almost neck and neck. with only three games to play, Tigers were due in the Windy City | decide the pennant winner, tests to grab the gonfalon, had te sweep the series, i that Cleveland didn't win all four of case the Indians still But Cleveland was put out by Louis In the opening tilt, thus giving Detroit and Chicago a clear fleld Seemingly to make a sensational finish to an otherwise sensational race, the White Sox captured the first two games, leaving the championship to hinge on the final encounter of the season. Victory for either club meant the pennant, and a chance to get into the world series Needless to say, that Inst game was watched with intense Interest through out the country. Baseball fans were all “het up.” For a championship was at stake. And championships aren't won In a day. But the Tigers, with their backs to the proverbial wall, and on hostile soll, alded by the great pitching of “Wild Bill” Donovan, turned back the chesty Chicago gang, and won thelr second pennant In As many seasons, Not a single run did the White Sox get off the offerings of Donovan that day, #0 well was the “Smiler” the master of ceremonies, while the Tigers almost annihilated the Chicago hurl ers, leaving no “ifs and ands” as to the rightful victor: And thus ended the 100R pennant race In the American leagte--a came paign that ne doubt ranks without parallel In the history of baseball, EE Wand of Chance Waves Over Sale of Horses The wand of chance which waves over the sales ring Is aptly illustrated by the summary of the threeyearold trot, which was decided at Goshen, NY Trumpet, the winner of the race In worid record time, was purchased as a yearling at a New York sgle for $385. Sybil Frisco, the filly h fin. ished second to him, was sold on the PENALTY OF PROMINENCE Glady's father is, a colonel on the staff of governor, and on a re cent occasion she saw him, In brave array, on his way to attend a social function given by the governor. “How did you like your father Ip his uniform?’ the colonel asked his small daughter that night. “You looked handsomer than one else,” sald Gladys, loyally, “and you held your head up as high But 1 think they were mean not to let you have a drum to play on!"—Philadel phia Public Ledger. the any GIRLS, The way they act shows love is blind, And makes One Jenlous as Othello; when fall in you find It's always with the other fel- low, For they love, ve More in Evidence. At Mary's lamb We do not longer laugh: Interest now Is all In Mary's calf, Drama's Decline. An old actor was wont that he had worked with Barrett. When questioned shout his | parts he would always answer: “I did hoof-beats” then add: “The drama has | gone to pot” “Why 807 some of the younger gen- { eration would indignantly inquire. i “Anyone ean the honks nowa- | days." was the sad reply. to claim Booth and do —————— Sn —- An Oversight. . “My doctor put me on a rigid diet, { but he sald I could eat all the spin- | ach I wanted” “Well? “The darned | know that 1 | Tales. fool evidently didn’t like spinach. Wayside Grows Both Ways, { Laborer-—I'd like gel rome time | off to get a halreut, i Foreman—A haircut! | time? Laborer-—Well, | company time? * io On company dont It grow on My Word! . { First Club Member—] don’t think ! he'll do for our organization. He's ter ribly old-fashioned. Second Club Member—Yes, I under | sand he still cranks his car. Nothing Serious, We Hope. The Missionary--I hope, Mrs. Bald- | owsky, that you an your husband are | living together in harmony. . Mrs. Baldowsky—Ach, nein. Vesare | lifing in de Gheddo. : Dun. “Why do you avoid that firm?” “They dun me.” “You mean they did you?" “No, they dun _me. Hound me with a bill collector every week™ No Dieting. Mrs, Stouter-—My land of living. how | did you manage to reduce? Mrs. Nowslim—We moved smaller apartment fo a HIS IDEA. | V She: They cay | Shat the love of! money is the root Of He: Yes —1 know — of most matrimony. Candidacy. There is one endless task we see When one election's o'er The lucky man prepares to be A candidate some more, His Speglaity. “Does Wombat play golf? “Oh, yes.” 4 “I never hear him talk about It" “He merely plays it." Silly Question, Mr. Fusser—Aren't you nearly ready? Mrs. Fusser—1 wish you'd stop ask. ing me that question. [I've been tell ing you the last hour that I'd be ready in a minute. Lagniappe. Joy-riding on promissory notes is a fine way to skid, 4 Hope springs eternal, and days it needs springs, Every duy is Sunday to the re former. Only death is certain, and even that has elements of doubt. { His Views. “Then you want woman to vote? “By all means. This will occupy ber mind and she won't have so many fe things to howl for” ie
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