PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Danville George Boyer, aged 51, was almost Instantly killed in a hard thunder shower when struck by the automobile of John Sees, of South Danville, He stepped from behind car on Mill street, a crowd of thirty persons witnessing the sceident. been fractured. Paul skull having Pottsville, doah, serving a thirty-day sentence for vagrancy, escaped from the Schuylkill county jail by letting him- self down from his cell window on a rope, but was captured when the rope broke and he fell thirty feet and fractured both The right foot was amputated at Pottsville Hospital. Pittsburgh.—A gang wearing red hoods, held up a coffee house in the downtown section robbed the patrons of $79. As they stepped from the establishment they met two policemen and opened fire, but the officers gave chase and cap tured Steve Tsaganos. The red hoods, drawn down over the with small openings of faces, for of masks, the police Uniontown.—Murder lodged against Lige Robinson and Andrew Coontz, both of Morgantown. W. Va, by the coroner after an In- quest into the death of Constable Lon Sutton, of Falrchance. The Con- stable, it is testified, was pushed from the running board of an automobile said. arrested them for operating the ma- chine without a driver's license. The officer was killed instantly. York.—The will of Charles H. Hay, who died suddenly in a physician's office last week, probated, digposes of an estate of £40,000 it is left in trust to Mary Hay go for a pital grounds, tg Dr. John and Mary morial. Pottsville. - of city trusts ville a a niece, Miss York known Jane Hay building the Hos on be ns me The Philadelphia board gave the town of Frack when a deed of sixty was recorded at from the Girard The latter is syndicate which lots to home The is part the origi tract bought by Stephen Girard. sale involves only the surface rights and®ves not include of the valuable coal posits, West cision county Downingtown pay 322000 hoost, eight acres court house to 8. A. Romanant the head of a sell nt will builders of nal The any de- Chester handed court, According to a de. down by the Chester Charles Furlong, a business man, Charles H. Plerce, of the same place. Plerce was struck by an automobile driven by Furlong in Downingtown in January and hrought suit for £10,000, being award ed $2000 damages by a jury. A new trial was asked by attorneys for Fur- long, but the court denied it. Harrisburg.—Seventy-six persons were killed and 582 Injured on state highways In the six months ending March 31, officials of the department of highways announced Of killed, nineteen were pedestrians, Within six months, 808 accidents were reported tg the department. In sixty- eight cases the drivers were intoxi- cated. The accidents Involved motor vehicles, occupled by 2200 pep sons, of whom 57 were killed, 560 i Jured and 1590 not injured. October with 224 accidents, led the list: No- vember had 149; December, 92: Janu- ary, 14; February, 63. and March 66. One hundred and forty-four of the accidents occurred on Sundays, must to on Fridays, and 119 on Baturdays. Lewistown. —The” river memorial war bridge over the Juniata here will be thrown open about May 15. Altoona.—S8truck by a bale of wire, which rolled from a truck, Robert Harpster, 6G.yvear-old Altoona school boy, suffered a broken back. Carlisle.~Only two women bers of the graduating class of Dick- Inson College are planning to become housewives, according to a poll an. nounced by college officials. There are forty women who will be gradu. ated with fifty-two men in June. Doylestown. —Mise Sarah Tomlin- son, aged 20, night operator for the Keystone Telephone company, was found dead from gas escaping from a heater in the exchange headquar. ters of the Lenape builidng. Miss Irene Cassey, manager of the ex- change, reporting for duty, was un- able to gain admittance to the room; and noticing the odor of gas, summon: ed Leon Stump, a plumber, who broke through a window. Miss Tomlinson's body was found in an easy chair, with the gas pouring from the heater nearhy. Herrishurg Return of all escheat moneys where original depositors have been found was ordered by the board of revenue and finance, Alltoona.—Fire, caused by a de fective flue, destroyed the home of Jogeph Springman, in Juniata Gap, leaving a family of thirteen homeless and causing $5000 loss, West Chester.—A road Jury recom- mended tg the Chester ¢ounty court that a road in Charlestown and Schuylkill townships be vacated and closed. It leads from Tinker HI to Pickering Station’ and is used but little. i | Hazleton.—The Bust End Fire com. | pany was disturbed at a banquet In { honor of its thirtieth anniversary by | a fire alarm and the firemen “rolled | out,” leaving the musie unheard, the | guests tp entertain themselves and | the viands untasted. They returned later with thelr best clothes soaked | with water and chemicals, The pro { gram was then resumed. The fire was at the Joseph Arnold garage, where $7000 worth of Easter goods { belonging to John Schumacher, a | wholesale confectioner, was destroy- ed with $4000 damage to the bullding. Lewistown. —James F. Maben, nzed years, ended his life by shooting himself through the head with a re { volver in his room Ir the presence of his daughter, Mrs, *. M. Chestnut. Montrose, —The founding of Mon- trose 100 years ago will be celebrated { in July, this year, with an historical 1 82 { pageant and a home-coming week dur | ing the July 2-6 period. The com mittee are planning big celebration, Lansford.—Rev. Francis J. Dutko, a | native of Allentown and for the last | vear assistant rector of St. Michael's Slavish Catholic church has been transferred to Coatesville, to be | come the rector of St. Joseph's Slav. | ish church at that place Allentown. —Sevegal New | eapitalists who have large | In this city have informed Gross that they have completed plans | for the erection of a £1,000,000 hotel in Allentown, and that construction here, interests Mayor is settled. The officers of Sunday School { ation have Invited Governor | Pinchot to address the annual | vention here at Trinity 80, the final date of a three-day vention, Altoona. —Finding sorted pint and quart with whisky in a pocket of the back automobile, Altoona Halow liquor | of the site Huzleton. zerne County the Assocl- Gifford con eighty-five as bottles po the seat of au lice arrested George E. charge violating the on of laws, and four gallons his g similar charge found on of moonshine confiscated York.~—An longing to E | grocer, skidded near New at home automobile truck he F. Wilhelm, a and upset Freedom, Nine 10.006) on road miles from or this place, more than egaR, They were along the machine dozens, { were smashed highway were | promiscuously { Both men riding in | slightly injured | Hazleton. —As | try ite usual r condition the anthracite indus dull develops the nears spring with g saving for appearnag for More the largest tl mines are the other Meant applicants +i & 1:1. f ™§ certificates than a scors | ers’ | took the tests, number in When there nine AINDS years full blast, fobs are many sSCar- ut operators are handicapped hy a of certificates the holding tOMes city men when the slump places are in demand. Allentown, —A that suddenly i teen years ago on the day and almost { on the that Jonas Brown, and refused run, although had sent it times, suddenly ticking off hours and promises time. Members of the household that no effort was made for months to induce the clock to ran and that it started of its own volition Lancaster —The greatest problem’ confronting the today restore American business integrity. which broke down aftermath of the world war, Dr Guthrie, corresponding clock this stoall mantel than stopped more its owner, minute died which to of repair the family members to the shop man} resumed its task of seconds, hk Lhe to good keep many church is in secretary of Methodists in his conference s¢rmon, Following a. custom cent years, Bishop Joseph F invited a distinguished preach the sermon North Scranton Sunday of es visiter Run down by a here, Michael of Olyphant, killed Sharon. --Accidentally shot while several of his companions were hand}. | ing a rifle near Trout Corners, Joseph Mehler, aged 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mehler, of Sharon. died Buhl Hospitdl, in the left side and both lungs. Coroner Grath is conducting an | Mehler was a student at | parochial school and a | the graduating class. Shanley, aged 40, WHS passed through William No. 5 colliery of the Hudson company resulted in 4 general walk. out at that colliery, while approxi- mately 5000 men employed at other colleries of the same company in this section Joined in a sympathy strike upon hearing of the action of the Lo ree employes, District President Cap pelini, of the United Mine Workers, announced that he will give the mat. ter immediate attention. A meeting has been called, and the men will decide definitely whether or not the strike shall be continued. Yardley. Authorities are going after the Japanese beetle early this year. The Bucks county commission. ers have appropriated £1500 toward the fund being raised in the state to fight the pest. Officers ave been stationed at bridges to prevent trans. portation of merchandise that might lead to the propagation of the beetles, Kittanning A good gasser has been brought in on the W, W. Barr farm, near Sheloeta, by the Peoples’ Gas company. The American Gas company Is sinking the third well on the J. 8 Coulter tarm In the sane | locality * POOR PUTTS DUE TO FLAW IN GOLF BALL Washington Doctor Finds Centers Not Round. A physician In Waskington | made the discovery that poor putting | but to the fact that the | Rolf balls aregot always round. | His experiment was made carefully | He putted several balls or the green and In many centers instances about to drop. the ball the very end of is could be traced to more than one mis take in hig stroke or to some defect in the turf, the putts often enough convince that the fault He made several of the golf balls centers in | not round, He an alibi have been searching for. A x golf golf balls the wal round center at were tried the be with X-r and several of the to player the ay photographs might ball fotin 4 found that discovered gol new alibl In experim welcome In whi h always with made only one had a perfect The only trouble with a discovery of this kind Is that every time a golfer 3 misses a putt he will Immediately tell his that the round. part opponent center of the golfer's equipment Major League Players There are no fewer than 25 players in the major leagues in the 30-year-old class. These men sil may be ranked stars in the big Among the prominent play Babe Adams. Walter Johnson. Alexander, Urban Shocker Adoifo Luque, Jones, Stanley Ceveleskl, Hank Sev { ereid, Ray Schalk, Ivy Wingo, Wally Schang, George Sisler. Eddie Collins Dave Bancroft, Heinle Groh, Jake Dau bert, Everett Scott, Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Ed Roush, Irish Measel Johnny Tobin and Cy Williams “ among the brightest circuits, | ers Grover George are Dauss, Ram Olympic Boxers to Get Extra Accommodations Running hot and cold water in the dressing rooms is to be one of the novel accommodations the French for the boxers who in Paris games next summer, Running wuter in the a sink in whieh to empty water from the buckets provifled, Electric compete corners and the dirty also will be fans and radio ear !| during the rounds, reason, have been overiooked Paul Strand Is Slugger — Paul Strand, outfielder of the Salt Lake team of the Pacific Coast league, who holds all the slugging records out there, Is a holdout from the Athletics, demanding a plece of his purchase price. Connie Mack expects to make n strong outfield with Paol in the lineup, HREXREEREREBREE FRR RRRERRR The Harvard freshman crew be content the tank, Left to Bowles, Harrison, Shattuck, bury, Plerce, Perkins and crew Is on the right, Effective Southpaws Are Quite Rare Now Where are the left-handers of yesteryear? Where are chaps like Nap Rucker, Rube Waddell, Doc White, Eddie Plank, Tannehil]l and so on? Up and down the list of major league southpaws today chaps of the caliber of some of these old timers are few and even farther between. Rucker, with a ehronie second division ball club— Brook Iyn—~hurled winning stuff season after season: Waddell, when right, was lpvincible ; Doe White Was an enigma most of the time Plank and Tannehill were just as good. And there were many oth “re, too Jesse Surely, there Is a shortage of fork-handed flingers nowadays TORN NWN FHEIREFI BRIBE B RBA RPE RS * McManus, st base the ar Murty of wold man Rt. Louis Browns, who at reached an agreement Business Manager Friel and signed his contract. Want United States FREXHFABERLR BES FRR EXER E FBR REE REE R Wales Amateur Sports club the gues tion of inviting amateur boxing teams the United States and for a tour the Australian states was discussed and a committee to the necessary of investigate of making the It team that the university in was reported of Stanford arrangements can be made to pay expenses and the same assurance was had from the South African boxers, port Notes Boxing is now given encouragement in the elementary schools in England. » . - It is estimated that 2.100 golf clubs Baseball i Notes Clifford Colee, a Florida semi-pro, has been signed by the Toledo club - - » John Dowell of Harrisburg, 111. has of the Kitty league - . Ld Jack Cabiness, a sen be given a pro outfielder, chance by Okishomas » = - William (lefty) Lindberg of the St. Joseph Western pitcher eugue club, has been sold 10 Des Moines . - Harry the olis, | Weaver, pitcher bs Columb fs heey viteher, who formerly n States league Louis Browns’ Siler new infield r aken American Leo (Red) trom Tronton, Mich the Toledo club of cintion Page, an has heen | the + * - ® Dallas Locker the Vernon league, has tional first baseman cliuh of Pacific heen release the 3 given his * - » Pacific Callahan, a i.os of the Const league, gouth- Vernon has taken on Perrs paw, formerly with a semi-pro club «es » little Rock hns released Outfielders Rtorexr and Tucker nnd association * . » Griffith, in the Western and Texas leagues, lias deserted organized baseball to manage ieague ern Dave formerly a cently purchased by Shreveport from Los Angeles, lias retired from baseball rather than play in the Texas league. » . - A. Lundquist, a handed pitcher, has signed with the Kansas City Blues. Lundquist was with Salt Lake for a tryout several Seasons ago, - 220-pound right- The Hartford club of the Eastern league has signed a catcher named Ward, who was in the Boston Twilight league last year, Shrew, a New York the United States, . 0» California water-polo teams. - - - Miss Ruth Ringer, a player on an In- diana high school basketball team, tossed in 46 goals from the floor in a recent game, * =» Century Millstead, now that he has definitely decided not to attend West Point in the fall, will report’ for the Yale track squad. CI Among the large field of horses be dng groomed for the Kentucky Derby, May 17, .no fewer than six are the property of women, . 0» Indiana university has a one-legged wrestler Who is declared to be able to hold his own on the mat with the best of student grapplers, nhl ¥ Johnson Will Retire * Walter Johnson, star pitcher of the Washington Americans, who, it is ag thentically reported, is ready to ree tire from “big league” playing. It is known that he is negotiating for a ball club In the Pacific coast league, und If he is successful will give up “big time” and devote Mmself to managing the team and takipg his turn on the mound. 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It's on its way south, where the weather is nice and warm." ——————— A ——————. Gosh! “Yesterday Salerno control of his car” “How so “He couldn't pay his installments” suddenly lost The Shining Exception “Did any of your family ever make a brilliant marriage?” “Only my wife - WATER TOO DEEP “His subject was the sea ‘an waded in as If he knew all about “But soon got into water too for him, eh?" he tt -
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