PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Pittsburgh.—Searching for narcot- jes, burglars threw a brick through the front door of the Robert Millican drug store in the Soho district and es- caped with drugs valued at $200. It was the fifth time within six months the store had been robbcd of narcotics. New Kensington.—Mrs. J. H. Riley, Westmoreland's first woman Justice of the peace, held her first hearing and sentenced Frank Bloden, of Puckety Creek, to pay $5 and costs on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Mrs. Riley was elected last November, suc- ceeding her husband, who before his death, had filled the office for a num- ber of years. Norristown.—According to the coun- ty controller, more than $1,000,000 was spent last year in running Mont- gomery county. The total spent by all departments, including the prison and county home, was $£1,227.0827050, or $133,524.37 more than was spent In 1922. The balance In the treasury turned over to Frank Shalkop, the new county treasurer, wad $146,804.90. Pittsburgh.—Continuing thelr ecru- sade against bootleggers, the North Side police arrested thirteen men In nine places which they raided. Charg- preferred against each prisoner. In the common pleas court liquor viola- tions were taken up, a total! of £1150. Ralph Long, trying to bribe a policeman. fined $150 and sent to the workhouse for six months. Most of the cases re flected the presence of state police in Allegifeny county boroughs. Harrisburg.—Secretary of James J. Davis, director general the Loyal Order of Moose, spoke here Labor laying of a cornerstone for a temple of the order. His address was confined to a discussion of the organi- zation and its work. Harrisburg.—Payment to municipall- ties of their share of the money col- lected from the 2 per cent tax on for- eign fire insurance written In Penn- sylvania was begun by the state treas- ury. The tax estimated to approxi- mate £750,000, is returned to the muni cipalities for the use of local fire de- partments, Uniontown.—A party of expert fire fighters left here by automobile for Mine No. 2 of the National Mining company, at Treveskyn, near here, where since last Thursday fire has raged in the mine. The fire started when none of the 800 men usually em- ployed were In the workings, and has been raging with unbated fury In spite of the efforts of a number of miners, under the bosses, to check its progress. The origin of the fire has not been determined. Butler. —Albert Hempsling, a farm- er of Mount Chestnut, was perhaps fatally burned while saving his four small children from their home. Awakened by fire, Mrs. Hemp- sling and her 17-year-old daughter escaped from the house, but the father remained to carry out the other chil- dren, Harrisburg. —Special troops of the national guard will train at Mt Gret- August encampment this year and the military trains will be In camp the second period. Wallingford. —Mrs. Harriet McCaus- land Worst, of this place, has an- nounced her candidacy for alternate delegate to the Democratic national convention from the eighth congres- sional district. Mrs, Worst was one of the ploneers in organizing the Dem- ocratic women after the ratification of the ninetéenth amendment, and is an active member of several women's clubs for the promotion of the Inter est o fthe Democratic party. Uniontown.—Footprints on a plano stool In the home of Mrs. Lolus Davis, led to the arrest of her husband, from whom she is separated. Investigating the case County Detective Bell found that prints of a number from the rub- ber heel of the person who ransacked the house correspond to that on a pair of shoes he said Davis had worn and the arrest followed. The hus band denied the allegations. Butler—While counting money In his store here, William Vine was held up and robbed by two masked men who drove away in an automobile with $170. Lebanon. —"When an officer receives money for services rendered in his official capacity it is for the perform- ance of duties as such officer, and when such officer chooses to remain away from the office or continues in another employment and employs a deputy, who performs all the services required In sald office, then the office. holder himself must pay the deputy.” This decision, made by the Lebanon county commissioners sitting as a sal- ary board, caused Boy tle comment in political circles, Easton,-—garbage men here went on strike because city council falled to grant them a wage Increase of five cents an hour, * Reading.—Louls Marabella, 17 years of age, who had been In court five times on the charge of larceny of an- tomobiles, was sentenced to two years in the Berks jail. Pittsburgh.-~Two Pennsylvania rail. road trackmen were Instantly killed when they were struck by a local pas- senger train near the Point bridge here. The dead are Mike Mazzarello, of Corliss, Pa., and Joe Angle, of Car- aegle, Pittsburgh.— The Beadllng school, in Beadling, a South Hills suburb, was destroyed by fire of undetermined ori- gin shortly after the pupils were seat- ed. They were marched to safety In good order by thelr teachers and it was reported that all had been ac- counted for but one. The school was a four-story bullding, housing some William Greasel, a min. er, who with a large number of other persons near the school, attempted to put out the fire, dled in Mercy Hos- pital. Greasel was on the roof of the bullding when he slipped and fell. Marysville~—~Accused of the larceny of $30 of borough funds, John Berger, a member of Marysville borough coun- cll and former president of that bbdy, resigned under fire, following a hear- Ing before Justice of the Peace George Hipple. The charges against Berger were dropped when he agreed to, re- sign from council, return $30 to the borough treasury and pay the costs of prosecution, amounting to $5.65. The $30 in question was declared to have been pald to Berger, as president of council by Edward Foose, judge of election, for the rent of council cham- ber for borough elections. Uniontown.—Ralph Goldsboro, Fairchance, who was shot weeks ago by Fred Grimm, hospital here of pneumonia. Grimm, who alleged that Goldsboro broke up his home, is under arrest. Connellgville.—~John Quinn, clerk of the Baltimore and Ohio rall- road here until he 31 last, was at bail, charged with Quinn surrendered to officer last Sunday. According of several liberty on the money The volved was gambling. £5000 made up York—Renl estate assess.rs. The waiuation sessment. Williamsport. York Central passenger station at Jersey Shore during the temporary where they had been arranged in plgeonbholes. letters “D" and “M" under were Monongahela —Charles Crall, Cincinnati mine disaster ten one of the smallest mines here. Crall sion and fire In 1014, eight men met death. Crall, working in a small country mine, was caught under a fall of coal and rock. died. Harrisburg. —A ment fund revealed that nine of the under 20 and of fige, Members above 80 years Lancaster. of the cham- referendum ballot. Lebanon. — Pennsylvania where the state military Purchase from the United Ice pany, of Harrisburg, of the Colebrook ice dam and bulldings.. The price pald was $4000, Pottsville.—~Judge Kock decided that ft saloonkeeper can collect the money paid for saloon licenses from the state, because of the repeal of the H- cense law, but money paid cannot be returned from a county or borough. The decision was made In the appeal of Willlam Brown, of Schuylkill Hav- en, who asked that the county be com- pelled to return his license money, Harrisburg.—The appointment of Albert W. Sheasley, of Emporium, as an inspector in the department of Ia. bor and industry was announced by Secretary Meeker, Harrisburg—Letters were sent to more than 1000 firms by Auditor Gen- eral Lewis calling thelr attention to fallure to fille sworn statements for their 1023 mercantile returns, Danville.—Mrs. Willlam M. Wilson died from blood poison that developed after she stepped on i piece of wire. New Cumberland. —While fixing the furnace fire for the night, Mrs. Clyde Hale suffered burns which resulted in her death. Dudley. —Mark Reed was killed in a coal mine near here by a fall of rock. York.—The names of 28 men who passed civil service examinations, making them eligible to serve on the police force, were announced. Altoona.—~When a pole on which they were working here snapped off, John R. Beatty, aged 44 of McVey- town, and Roy Weir, aged 85, of Holli- daysburg, twe linemen, were seriously injured, Sunbury.~-A budget totaling $01. 042.95 wos adopted for this year by the city commission, Mill Hall—Falling In' front of a “one man” trolley car of the Susque- hanna Traction company, Ralph Q. Meyers, aged 40, of this place, was killed. Hazleton-<Recelving a tip that raids were probable, owners of slot machines remov the devices from pool rooms and cigar stores here. Hazelton. — Entering the office of Dr. George F. Burkhardt, a sneak thief stole every bit of cocalne in the place. Unusual Star Athlete Colgate has discovered an un- usual athlete In George Alden Donaham of Glen Ridge, N. J, a freshman, Ponaham Is totally deaf, has a wooden leg and I one time was not expected to live as a result of a severe ill ness, but despite these handi- caps hls one of the most proni- Ising boxers on Coach Dick Har low's squad, Donaham also is a fine student, being an expert lip reader, £200 MTOR NR OE TE WEN WEN NE WRN WNW GEA NRE A JIM DELAHANTY GETS RISE OUT OF HURST One of Fow Players to Get Best of Famous Umpire. Jim Delahanty, former second hase man of the Detroit Tigers, recently told a funny story on the Tim Hurst, famous baseball um- and boxing referee. Hurst for Hurst was a courageous fellow who ‘etn as he saw ‘em and was all arguments “Hurst was a great umpire and ab- solutely on the level, but the enjoyed disputing his decisions just hear his comebacks which classics,” said Delahanty. “I got a rise out of Thin one between the teams that gives every time 1 think of It. for New York Ford had me then tried to me a I didn’t offer at It and called It a ball and rightly so, “*Whaddayamean, ball, you yelled Sweeney, ‘that was a perfect strike.’ “'Alsy now, Sweeney, aisy now, an- swered Hurst. ‘Sure'n that ball was low and a foot outside.’ * ‘No such thing,’ howled Sweeney, It was a strike and I'll leave it to Delahanty.’ “*All right, me boy, we'll to Delahanty,” replied Hurst, “Tim, of course, figuring with him because he called one In my favor, asked: “What was it, Del, a strike ball? had or a understand how you missed it’ “Say. wizzied he was so peeved, a big laugh out of the situation “So that was a strike, was queried Tim, Ry and I struck out on a ball “that | and outside.” Mack Signs Strand , \ oh Paul Strand, hard-hitting fielder of the Salt Lake City club, has been ac three other players and standing players of the season. He started out as a pitcher, but he proved more valuable with the stick, Modern Pigskin Forms Contrast in Footballs Eighteenth century sportsmen would have been strong in thelr condemns tion of the footballs In use nowadays. They would have sald that such “bags of wind” were fit only for old men and women. That Is because football: ers In those days preferred something more solid. Their footballs were made of straw plaited into a rope, which, after being looped and bundied into a ball, was kicked about In water until it acquired almost the hardness of fron. McGraw Has Long String of Star First Basemen If any one wants a first baseman, he ean get one from MeGraw., The Giants have Kelly, O'Donnell, Bentley and Bill Terry, the last from Toledo, Kelly and Terry gre not good for much anywhere elie than to nlay first, O'Con. nell ean double In the outfield, and Bentley is a pitcher—perhaps a bet. ter pitcher than he 1s a first-sacker. i I LE RETIRE TT James Ockendlen (right), jritish States, +] Sports for Women Among the sports recommend- ed for women are: Golf, tennis, swimming, basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, fencing, and mod- ifled track and field sports Women, according to instructors of athletics, should take up wrestling, boxing, putting the shot, pole vaulting and tugs-of- war. not Captain of Harvard iad 3 | a ® Malcolm Greenough, nineteen-year- was the Two last year's team on the varsity, unanimously elected captain of Harvard football team for 1924, the freshman regular team and only subbed, but his ability has been plainly | displayed In the season just closed. Seeks to Spread Rugby Game in Russian Border Efforts are being made to introduce Rugby football in the Russian border countries of Latvia and Esthonla. The association game has taken well there, Rugby, however, is not known. H. D. Anderson, senior director of physical education in Latvia, Is back of the movement to introduce Rughy there. He has written to Rugby au- thorities In England asking that they furnish him with material in the form | of photographs and histories of cham- | plonships which he can use to arouse sible to add that style of football game to next season's sports calendar. Reds Outdrew Spokes in Attendance During 1923 The Cincinnati club officials have is sued a statement of attendance for 1023 that shows 575,000 in round num- bers pald at the gate to see the Reds play at home, Cincinnati Is justly proud ‘of the record, for on basis of population It is consideratly more than 100 per cent. What elates Cincinnati most is that the rival Ohlo city of Cleveland, with an attendance of 558, 000, not only was below the Reds In total, but also far below In proportion of attendance to population, since Cleveland has a population practically doyble that of Cincinnat!, Princeton Would Employ Rockne of Notre Dame Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's coach, made such a hit with Princeton men that they want him to be head coach there next year Inasmuch as Bill Roper, the present imcumbent, Is Hkely to leave his alma mater at the end of the present season. Princeton may want Rockne, but it is safe to say he will be found South Bend again in 1024, turning another formidable Gold and 1'° port Notes Columbia and Princeton are the ofily | big universities with slumnus conclies » * » | i University | seventh annual | March 1. i | Jack Dempsey { of race horses, | stringing up. | * "» * IMinols will indoor relay of hold its carnival has bought a if his press Figures show that 300 hitters have | r'most trippled since five years ago, {In girth or chins? | » . . In the i Cross-con 24 years of intercollegiate intry competition, Cornell has | been victorious 17 times, i . * * Frankie Meyer of Charleston | been elected captain of | lina's 1024 football team, i « * South The annual indeor track champien- | ships of the Western Conference will be held at Evanston, Ill, March 14-15, | 1024, - » . Haring been skinned repeatedly buy- | Ing $75,000 beauties, Mr. MeGraw In | now convinced that beauty Is enly skin deep, ® » » Captain Moser of the Princeton swimming team is to defend the fancy { diving title, which he won in intercel- i legiate sport. a » * Jack Dempsey’'s explanation of his | unwillingness to marry may be inter. | preted to mean he wants to keep on i being champion, i - . " | The 1924 champlenship of the Pa- | cific Northwest Golf association is to be staged at Vancouver during the last | 10 days of June, * - * The fact that lemons do not {in Florida will not be so noticeable i when the baseball rookies begin to ar { rive for spring training. - w - Robert Roth, of Switzerland, who plonship at the last Olympic games, has become a professional boxer. * * * Approximately 387.000 football fans attended the game at Franklin field, Philadelphia, Pa., last season. The average for nine games was 43.000, # - » * Buffale International players will do their training at Rome, Ga. The Co- lumbus team of the American associ ation will work out at Winter Park, | Fla. - *. * “Hurry Up” Yost since becoming { football coach at the University of | Michigan In 1001 has groomed eight teams that have gone through the sea- son undefeated. Champion Ice Skater Joe Moore, former national indoor skating champion, has been named hy the Olympic ttee as a member of the United States skating team at he Olympic games. The skating events are td be held at Chamonix in the French Alps, In Febroars, i 3 WISE TO MEN A little erowd was gathered in the great man's sturlio to see his pictures before they were sent to the academy, A girl strolling ‘round turned to the artist and remarked: “Strange that angels are always women, isn't 117” “Yes,” sald the artist, kle, “Bhows artists don't know about women, doesn’t it?” “It may be s0,” retorted quietly, “but It certainly they know a lot about men. Art. with a twin. much the gin shows that "Modern CUTTING AND BORING iC yok Are ears The Pest—Miss Curet more beautiful with you contemplating having pierced? Miss Cutch—No! bored. suu'd earrings. your I'm having them Campaign Entries, To new improvements we'rs As candidates we hall Instead of a dark horse we find A flivver vn the trail inclined Getting at It, Magistrate at policecourt (to a man other man)—Where did he hit you? Applicant—In the street, “Where did he hit you? “On the doorstep.” Usher (loudiy)—Where did he hit you? “In the street, on the doorstep, in the eye."—London Tit-Bits, Where Truth Lies Hodges—Where can you find truth these days? Brown—About half way between how fast a man tells a magistrate his car can go and how fast he tells his friends it can go—Yorkshire Post. the AND SNORTS, TOO “How's that tin rhinoceros of yours working? “Why do you call my car that?" “*Cause it's a beastly creation with one horn” Scandal in Bugville A June bug married an angieworm; An accident cut her In two; They charged the bug with bigamy, Now what could the poor thing do? Kept a Record Perhaps. At a tea party recently a prodigy was introduced by her mother, “This is my little daughter,” said the proud mamma. *“Isn’t she a bright iittle soul?” Then, to Miss Bevan's astonishment, the coy child inquired. “What was that clever thing 1 said yesterday, mam- ma?" Preparedness. Visitor-—Is Miss Maud in? Mald--No, sir. “Aw, well, I'll leave my card so that she'll know 1 called” “There's no need; she saw yom through the window when you were coming up the steps.”--London An- swers, The Man Knows, Mra What is this entente cordlale 1 hear about? Mr~Qh, it's ome of those fancy drinks they have over In France Take That, Customer—How much are your four dollar shoes? Clerk—Two dollars a foot. EASILY SATISFIED Boss—Want a job, do yer? ‘There'y very little to do around Applicant--That's all wh. Wo Rutan ht at rc
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