PENNSYLVANIA ~ STATE ITEMS Pottsville.—City council has author- ized advertising for bids for the pav- ing of all the principal streets of this city which are macadamized. The work will involve the largest sum this city ever has expended In the letting of a single contract. Asphalt and brick will be the material used. Several Philadelphia contractors have indicated they will bid. Port Allegheny.—The special elee- tion approved a bond issue of $80,000 to bulld a new high school to take the place of the one recently burned. Lancaster—Dr. Park P. Brenneman, one of this city’s oldest and best- known physicians, fell dead while ad- office. Doctor Breneman wag an au thority on the use of the X-ray and a pioneer in the use of the machine in this section of Pennsylvania, Pottstown.—Fire supposed been caused by an explosion of oil in a heating device of his own inven- tion destroyed the home and of Warren Koch. He was burned in fighting the flames. Pittsburgh.—Mrs, Claire Dell nor, of Renton, Pa., is the first man of Allegheny county be to severely Sig- Wo to sent was placed In prison on a ment signed by Tax Collector G. IL 8mith, of Plum township, who charg ed that she refused to pay taxes amounting to $3.25. After the night and half of a day in jull, Mrs. Signor decided to pay the taxes and was released, Chambersburg. —Samuel aged 22, of Beartown, a mountain vil- —— his gun said, that he shrot and killed brother, Jacob, aged 26, In a fight on a lonely mountain trail then covered the body with leaves panion of the slain man. He and the girl, whose name is sald to be Iva Wills, aged 20, were captured by state police, after a ten-hour search, and brought to the Franklin fall here. Coatesville.—Marion New London, Conn., sought for several weeks, was found th: home of George and ton, circus performers, where st walking. The gi a hospital suf exhaustion to > county Nostrand, 15, by here at Lewis Bar 1 Wis leaning tight-rope i to was removed ering complete nervous Sunbury glut low as fa dozen Is claimed, bought dozen. Uniontown —Two women have heen enrolled as of the Mount Braddock local of the Fayette County Fish Protective Associat tion. the of where women have admitted to mnembership in the orgauplization. Farrel.—Jacob Polich wus bound over to court by Justice Joseph Frank on a of transporting liquor. He had two quarts of white mule in his possession, is the charge, and fur- nished bail. Lancaster.—Dr Brenneman, one of city's and best known physicians, fell dead while ad- ministering to a patient in his office. Eggs be a market twenty and twenty-four In appear on the here, ling as cents the that low country districts, it they ott as eighteen have been as cents per members and Game ‘his is first instance been charge Park P. the oldest of the machine In this section of Pennsylvania. Bellefonte.—Because of the meager allowance given for maintenance to the Bellefonte Hospital by the last legislature, the board of faces the proposition of appealing the public for support of insti. tation. They will undertake a drive for the sum of $100,000, with which to construct a small addition. to the present buildings, make much-need- ed Improvements, pay off the In- debtedness and have sufficient to tide the hospital over until the next meet- ing of the legislature, Bloomsburg.—The contract for the erection of a new church for St. Mat- thew's Lutheran congregation was awarded to H A. Moore & of Milton, for $124.801. F. P. Edwards, of Bloomsburg, won the electrical contract and W. FPF. Hartman, of Bloomsburg, the plumbing and heat- Ing. The cost will be about $138,000. York.—A coroner's jury placed the blame for the death of Solomon Ja- cobs on liguor furnished him by Han- over bootleggers. Jacobs died within half an hour after he drank some liquor, and physicians who conduct- ed a post-mortem examination testi fied death was caused by alcoholism. Lancaster.—Private Ernest Koern- er, a member of troop E, state police, has resigned to become chief of the police department at Dallastown, in York county. Pottsville Pastors of the Philadel- phia conference of the Methodist church In this section closed the con- ference year, and all united In stat- ing that never before had the church had such a year of prosperity In the coal region, The contributions were the largest In the history of the church, and the number of new mem- bers received also broke all records. Perkasie.—8chool directors of Sel. lersvillg and Perkasie, In joint session here approved a proposal for the Joint erection of a consolidated high gchool to serve both towns and the sdfoining townships, the . Co., Harrlsburg.—Award 5f the follow Ing contracts for highway construe- tion were announced by the depart ment of highways: Fayette county, 18,770 feet In North and South Union and Menallen townships, to Colonial Construction company, Plttshurgh, for $160,288. Tioga county, 28212 | feet In Richmond and Sullivan town- ships and Mansfleld borough, to H. | W. Hinaman, Canton, for $205,521. Uniontown.—Called as a prospec- | tive Juror In the Foltz-Younkin mur- der trial, J. C. Henry, of Brownsville, created a furore In court when he was reprimanded by the court crier for fallipg to answer to his name. When he was called, a man sitting next to him motioned and Henry arose without responding to his name. Later It was discovered that he was deaf. Lancaster.—Charles Hess, general manager of a warehouse | here, and William H. Burkman, whose | minor children alleged to have ! helped strip tobacco at the Burkman { home, were each fined $210 when | ralgned on a charge of violating the state child labor laws, The prosecu- | tion was at the Instance of the state | department of labor and industry | a test case, In imposing fines, Alder- | man Doebler, before whom the | was heard, ruled that if homes as factory extensions that govern child factories must apply there, | Hess and Burkman pald the Wilkes-Barre.—En route to { the No, of the { nia Coal | narrow escape when the touring were riding collapsed after one of the = i tobacco were ar- Hs Case ire to the labor in Both fines, work be used | Same laws nt 6 colliery Pennsylva- had a injury company ten miners from serious car in which they struck a road. Five of the badly injured that the Pittston condition | front wheels | the | 8 en thelr being curbing along miners they Hospital, reported were tak where were tO was The machiLe driver and responsible as not serious ivercrowded dition of the gible for the machine properly have been i dent. Hazleton.-—A curred at M. Dodson fallure of | their union dues, {| ployes are affected Wilkes-Barre. —Danger con made it impos to operate the this for is sald to the accel “button Weston Coal of strike 0og- the EC. company, the About due to to 44%) some men en of a strike Alden of a for the miner company reinstatement discharged { man in had been for stealing copper. At a { Ing of the miners they were inform | ed question discharged mass- meet the Chester | restaurant, i Reaney negro highwaymen They | lan and compelled him his receipts for the day, nearly Hazleton.—Reyv. Thomas F reappointed at the had confessed Was accused man As he William WHE closing Kallan, of ‘ street, accosted b EEE ah ai ilie ! vers poked the Central conference as Methodist was vania Diamond of this Epworth M. E | Rev H | has been sent Easton.—A temporary was granted Judge | Stotz restraining various pastor Episcopal churce transferred to church, at Harrisbu Knox, Harrishy here, city, George of by county plainfield townships and the borough of Bangor from doing anything to- ward the construction of a highway between Belfast and The Injunction was grounds that the and that it was granted | of fraudulent | to the county langor sought on the on the representations by made commissioners offi stated that they had sufficient bor | rowing capacity to pay share { of the cost of construction. when this | was not the Ntotz thelr case, Judg: i on the Injunction. i West Chester. —An cars were deralled the yards of the Pennsylvania when some unknown threw a switch while the train was backing onto the main line. A wrecking crew from Parkersburg worked four hours to clear up the wreckage. No was injured, Lancaster.—Search is being instl- tuted for Miss Ruth M. Henry, one of the proprietors of the Golden Cup Tea Room, this city, who strangely disappeared while on a visit to H risburg. She thrust a note In the hands of her aunt in which It was stated “she would be gone forever.” Her relatives here say she was wor. ried over business conditions. State police have been notified of her dis- appearance. She was a former school teacher at Chester and Johnstown. Lancaster.—While turning to avold crashing into a trolley car, a motor. cycle carrying a side car and three passengers was overturned at the corner of North Duke and New streetg. The victims, all of whom are in the General Hospital, are: Clifford Deckman, In a critical condition with scalp wounds; Roy Burkens, driver of the motorcycle, arm and leg lacera- tions, and Benjamin Kuhns, lacera- tions of the scalp. Lancaster.—While In the act of robbing the lock box of the Hamilton Watch company in the local post. office, Aldus Hawthorne, of 115 Duke street, was arrested by detectives, Postoffice employes testified before United States Commissioner 8. R. Weaver that they had seen the man at the box. When searched,” a watch movement was found In his pocket wihilsh authorities clalm was taken from the box. In default of ball, Hawthorne is in the county prison awaiting the arrival of a United States marshal to remove him to tL Phlladeinhie and four Pomeroy engine t a person Here is a most excellent camera shot of the Cambridge varsity crew taken recently while out for u spin on the Thames. The water was rough and the going not so good, but the oars men, who meet the the annual historic race, s water, Oxford varsity In ipped little Seni Knight Unable to Emit Jack various Knight, clubs former intieider major for in leagues he American association, has been traded by Oakland of the Pacific league, as a fleld manager for Ira Thomas, the business duties of the club. team of 1915, 1916 and 1817. pulled a remark while ma naging Cleve land in the American was a classic of its kind. It remembered that was ferred to Cleveland in 1913 and association will trans. 1014 Toledo looking team, but A friend of Knight's said to him one “I don’t see why vour team falls to win. On paper, at least, you have “You're right,” answered Knight the rottenest on grass.” Hard for the Umpire National league umpires . experience some coming will bound afternoons that Carl ar hectle season pitch for now Mays the Cine Neds He always has heen a toug! the arbiters Mays umps plenty 4 bandle fo } He Hoots to kyle of gri of his throws wmnd, all starting 5 the ground, keeps the ball and ard alter between a fast ball that breaks spitter and a curve that Mays has a bad temper, too fe mise cisions, makes rabl umpires Play in British Open Walter Hagen the British open golf The former titlehe for England on will compete again f champion ior sail June 10, ship at Hagen highly American piayed nt his former course, Oakland Hills club, at Detroit, and Alec Smith, who shared the honor Hoylake expressed himself as the which heing for he pleased with date get open, Country ers who have won the American open title twice, think that the early date will bring about the best golf possible Champion Will Retire Charles Gorman, Canada's speed skating marvel, returning to his home at St. John, N. B., with the American national and International outdoor titles, was greeted by a cheering crowd of 10,000 sports people. In reply to their greeting he waved his skates over his head and announced that he would retire from competition. “I have achieved my greatest ambi tion In the winning of these titles,” he sald, “and now I am content to rest on my laurels” ¢ Jack Renault, Canada's champion world's heavy contender for title, is at and the heavyweight for the e baseball nto shape coming Baseball otes I sign of evening season in tt} The for rey spring is the lin¢ sents the opener » * - Johnson hig team of the Texas i8 signed to npie uisville has added another € Hs roster, signing Vincent baseman * . » racho, a first Dallas has signed Bill Matlock, third of the Southwestern univer sity of Georgetown, Tex - * » As a basehall apparentls guarantee training field Florida does everything pennant winners, * * except Old-line politicians go on the theory that it is all right the umpire Isn't looking - - * Deal, third b of the decided to to ent second if one is sure Charley haseman Pacific re port oil Const augue, has to team » * » Joe Gleason, pitcher for the Colum American association team sold of the hus heen to Galveston league, * * - The York Yankees have re Johnson to the the Western New Moines of club » » » The St. Louls Browns have trial Milton Hyland, iritian (Conn.) semi-pro pitcher taken fa New Hy- Norman Willlamson of Hampton, Va. senlor and all-round athlete, has been elected captain of the Boston university baseball team. . Republican politicians are consider- ing the nomination of Nap Lajole, for mer American league baseball star, Mark Purtell, son, has traded Pitcher Bob Good to Beatrice of the Nebraska State league for Ben Wiggin, a catcher and out flelder. . - » George Sisler, manager of the St Louls Americans, plans to return to the game this season In the capacity of manager, first baseman and pitcher, . . » Among new umpires signed for the Mississippl Valley league Is Tinker Driscoll of Peoria, IIL, well known In Independent circles as the handler of an Indicator, . 8 » Kid Eiberfeld of Little Rock and Johnny Dobbs of Memphis are ont with announcements that they will not don uniforms this year, but will stick to the bench. The idea is to give thelr teams an extra player, RECORDS STILL HOLD Marks for Throwing and Running Made Years Ago. Who is the fastest baseball player? Who ean encircle the bases in the shortest time? Who can throw a baseball the great est distance? Who is the greatest fungo hitter? Nameg of major league players will come In bunches In answer to these severnl questions, Babe Ruth of the | Yankees, Cy Williams of the Phillies, | Ken Willlams of the Browns and Har- { ry Hellmann of the Tigers are all past musters of the art of fungo hitting. Hob Meusel of the Nankees is | known nationally as having one of the | greatest whips in baseball. Eddie Col ling of the White George Oran | than of the Cubs Frank Prisch of the Glants are all wonderfully fast hold the record for time In encireling the bases? at for Rox, and players. Do they the best Take a the records | The fungo hitting { feet 10 and was made hy C | Partridge of Hanover, N. H., ber, 1880 The record hax probably never been because no longer are official | records taken of fungo hitting. Then, | too, it doubtful of the | parks large | fungo hitting contest. note look and Rn. in Octo record is inches | beaten in whether any in enough to permit a Nevertheless, it that the fungo remained un is interesting to hitting has touched since 1880 The record for throwing a baseball record feet ix held by Mass 23% Inches and Campbell of North Adams, was made In 1887 This record will probably time to of injury to in a longdistance + RR. £ stand for of the players com throwing beeause come The record for circling the bases Is by . Fulforth of Racine, Wis Sporting Sauibs in vill be held from . * - The boxing matches the Olympic July 16 to 20, Sullivan was 5 height weighed John Ll. feet 10% and 106 pounds * » . In the announcement that and Gibbons wiil fight again do they mean by “again?” - 3 * Dempsey just what The United States rmament will be held at 1 Philadelphia, amateur golf the Marion September Cricket The first intercollegiate Universit University of regatta this of Washing he ¥ California, sat will ton Seattle VE » » - teams entered In fend horsemanship have games in ing, association football, nigaria will the Olympic athletics and gymnastics * * * Naval academy will against Massachusetts Tech, Syracuse, Princeton on the river crews rom Severen * * * University of Princeton Yale-Princeton football will The broadcast the tion erected on the CRIMPUS, * 0° 0 Max Marston, national plans to ‘con year in the national open championship for the first time in his career. - » . amateur pete this The government has issued a of umes in where warn automobile gurnges But that's automobiles are most the danger of £ losed the dangerous . . » world's record for indoor Raymond C He made a perfect score of 1.200 at 50 feet dis tance, The new rifle shooting is held by * . - Bobby Jones, national open golf champion, has settled down to busi | ness at the ripe old age of twenty. two, His office Is In Atlanta and he is connected with the Adair Trust company of that city. . » * Sam Kahanamoku, younger son of the famous Hawallan swimmer, and one of Honolulu's outstanding swim. ming candidates, recently defeated Hawaila’s best at 100 yards, free style, in 50 1-5 seconds, and 220 yards, breast stroke, in 8:04 233, Gearin Warming Up Dennis J ("Dinty™) Genarin, the Giants’ 1023 nequisition from Milwaukee, lim bering up his arm under the wilter ing rays of the Florida sun at the Giants camp. “Dinty” is show Ing good form, AORN, 4 | teas Use Coca Leaves t When on Long Jaunts When the Bpaniards first come to the highlands of Bouth Africa they found many strange things being done by the couple of million inhabitants who lived all the way from what 8 now Ecuador to the northern part of Chile, These people smelted copper, wove cloth, bullt houses of heavy masonry, ew balmed dead bodies and used gold for household cooking, eating and drinking vessels, This last was their undoing, for while they put a value on gold only a8 something to use like any other metal, the Spaniards prized It as we do and went crazy over it These people had a large sheep they used for packing, but It was too small for a riding animal and not very swift so all the swift errands formed by runners. It Is said that Inca king each day ste fresh fis caught from sea and hurried him by relays of fast runners In credible records were made by these men, who had been trained from in. fancy almost to run, The high altitude develops huge lung power after generations have been bred in It, but for you and me it makes for | short-windedness. But people brought up in are born and air are short and stocky and with very large lungs “hey lived In a coun try ranging from 10,000 to 14,000 feet high with mountains running up at in tervals to over 22,000 feet, All and are yet—inveterat users of This Is leaves fron tree plant from which is extracted. For long feats of endur- ance they took a small package of these leaves and constantly kept a wad of them in thelr mouths wrapped around a small bit of unslaked lime to free the cocaln and other alkaloids con tained In the coca leaves, One American doctor who Invest gated the subject and wrote 3 large book on It and a famous American writer (Doctor Monzans) claim that cocaln used In this fashion appears to free great reserves of strength and is not with the pernicious re suits following use of the drug cocain which has not the balancing chemicals found in the entire leaf. Be that as it may, the Indian runners and packers ised and still use this leaf when on their long Jaunts.— Adventure Msaga- zine, Were per the the to the ia whi the rare fled were OCH of the cocaln attended Hebrew Language Owing to the of Ben Ye { hudah, an enthusiast for Jewish na- {| tionallsm, the ancient Hebrew be- | ing revived. This language was not | spoken even so as the time of | Christ. In those days the Inhabitants | of Judea spoke Aramale For {| than forty years Ben Y dah worked #ll his propaganda in in the press snd on the plat he set to lexicon or thesaorus almost ag great a Oxford dictionary, efforts is late more esides the schools, form work on a in ten volumes irk as the which a corps treme wi on of English scholars have been at work a generation He ! work uncompleted, but { vanced that his disciples can | finish it. Most of the | Holy Land now speak | are proud to call it their | tongue.” The British government, { which holds a mandate over Palestine | under fhe treaty of Versallles, recog- | nizes Hebrew as an official language | and publishes a Hebrew copy all legal governmental papers. re * grea for with far re died that SO fic} adily the and “mother in Hebrew Jews ’ ol Strindberg’s Genius Genlus, In the case of Strindberg. is | the capacity for dramatizing infinite pains, There is no major ache, whether of, psyche or toe, that does not claim its moment of his enthusi- asm. Life to him, {a the panorama of a great and encompassing collie, His tragedy does not so much the and leave In {ts wake the beauty that is ever the residunm of {| profound sorrow, as constipate hope, and resolution, and human faith. Where Ibsen is the mocking dramatist of tragedy, Strindberg is the tragedian of mocking drama. He looks on the world as a child looks at the skeleton of some prehistoric monster, simul- taneously beset by awe and disbelief and seeking relief from its bepuzzie- ment in a nervous and unconvincing laughter. —George Jean Nathan In the American Mercury. purge emotions Preparedness Willie was under orders never to go In swimming. And mother meant to see that he obeyed. So one day she became suspicious. “Willie, your clothes are wet,” ghe said. “You have been in the water again” “Yes, mother, 1 Charlie Jones "¥® “My noble darling! Did you jump in after him?" “No, mother. [I jumped In first so as to be there when he fell in" Youth's Companion. — Blasting Words Inveterate Correspondent (about to post yet another scathing criticism of a newspaper's polley)—What do you think of that, my dear? Pretty hot, eh? Devoted Spouse-—Splendld, George! Do you think they will dare publish the paper In the morning? London Opinion, went In to save Not Alone The lecturer had been describing some of the sights ke had seen abroad “There are some spectacles” he sald “that one never forgets” “I wish you would tell me where I can get a pair!” exclaimed an old lady In the audience. \ “I am always forgetting mine — Punch Bowl !
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