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
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{ 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
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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
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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.
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It is estimated that 2.100 golf clubs
Baseball i
Notes
Clifford Colee, a Florida semi-pro,
has been signed by the Toledo club
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John Dowell of Harrisburg, 111. has
of the Kitty league
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Jack Cabiness, a sen
be given a
pro outfielder,
chance by Okishomas
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William (lefty) Lindberg
of the St. Joseph Western
pitcher
eugue club,
has been sold 10 Des Moines
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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
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Dallas Locker
the Vernon
league, has
tional
first baseman
cliuh of Pacific
heen
release
the
3
given his
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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
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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.
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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,
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California water-polo teams.
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Miss Ruth Ringer, a player on an In-
diana high school basketball team,
tossed in 46 goals from the floor in a
recent game,
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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,
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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.
NO ALLIGATORS __
The Florida beach
looked Inviting to the tourist, but
fore going swlhin he thought
wound make sure,
“You're certain there
tors here?’ he inquired of the
“Nossuh,” replied the latter,
ping broadly, “Ain't no ny
Reassured, the tourist
| As the water lapped about
he called back, “What
sure any al
“Dey's ;
lowed the guide
skeered dem all
Post, *
and blue sen
be
to he
are no alliga
guide
grin
ah.”
out.
Chest
gators
started
his
makes you so
“i ou
Ligators?
there aren't
bel.
sharks done
Houston
too muck
“De
away.”
got Renise,
THE MAGIC TOUCH
O. orn
whatever
into
days
i% into anything
want.’ -
the old
tonched
Yes: but in
King Gold touches tur:
you
“In
| Midas
King
gold.”
days
turned
these whatever
{ An Expert
Aw
and the
Tis plainls
An expert is a
What lawyers
on on questic
reen,
who k
mean
man
Its Unnecessary
“13
“Hoss swapping is a mighty uncer-
tain business” remarked
Slippery
& ’
Siap.
Yawkey tuther day, at
nt =
One of the
Micheili
| you think of my
i Albertson
but i Pr
bine at
Radio Fans
ome and tell me what
Shou 1d man,
mined meet
seven o'clock
WITH CHECKERED CAREERS
i “The kings
| pawns now.’
“Yes-—with
of Europe are mere
checkered careers’
Polar Research
old North pole is lost ages n
Though In the same position
i To get discovered now and then
Would seem its o nly miss
That Accounts for It
| Visitor (at studio)—How did you
| zet that actress to do such wonderful
| grief in the new picture?
| Director--1 told her I was going to
{| cut down her salary,
ion
———
What Does He Think It 1s?
Autoist (after killing lady's poodle)
~I'm sorry, madam, but I'll replace
the animal.
Angry Lady—Sir, you
self,
flatter your
Friendly Agreement
Comedian-—Look ‘ere! 1 objects to
going on just after the monkey act.
Manager—Well, perhaps you're right.
They might think you were an encore.
cw
Worth a Whistle
“Hear the north wind whistling 1”
“Why shouldn't 1t? 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
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