PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Stockton.——State police have been asked to search for Michael Derko, aged 17, who disappeared after a guarrel with a neighbor, Summit Hill.—While running an er- rand for his narents, Robert, 10-year- old son of John Castle, was struck by a truck driven by Lawrence O'Don- nell, of the O'Donnell Bettling Com- pany, and killed almost lrstantly. The boy did aot notice the truck, which ran him down before the driver could stop It. Pottsville~—Mrs. Cora Kuhl, of this city, was accidentally shot and almost instantly killed on the mounting near Gordon, by Allen Freeman, also of this city, when Freeman fired at a snake, the bullet glancing and hitting the woman in tre stomach. She died a short time later in the Fountain Springs Hospital. Freeman is being held pending an Investigation, Mrs, Kuhl, with her daughter and Free- man, was picking huckleberries when the snake w - seen. Danville—The plant of the Reading Iron Company closed for an indefinite period, dve to lack of orders. Tamaqua.—Jhn J. Stabler, aged 62 years, a crossing watchman, was found dead from heart fallure in a chair at home by his wife. Girardville—Michael Scully, coun- cilman, had several ribs broken when an automobile in which he was riding collided with another machine. Sisamokin.—Mine settlings have caused the surface near the Shamokin and Mt. Carmel trolley tracks to sink between Centralia and Ashland, so that it Is unsafe for cars to pass. Martinsburg.—Stepping on a razor lying on the floor of his home (hree weeks ago, and nearly severing the right great toe from his foot, Russell C. Mauk, 5-year-old son of Hobart McKinley Mauk, died of lockjaw In a tiospitarl at Roaring Springs, Harrisburg. — Constitutionality of the securities act passed by the 1023 legisiature was sustained by Judge Frank B. Wickersham, of the Dau- phin county courts, In a decision in the case of the Harry H. Phillips G. Cameron, secretary of banking. the The banking department in refusing firm registration under the act. special or local legislation relating to trade, but is general in its effect and is not In conflict with the state and federal constitutional provisions pro- viding against special legislation. Tamaqua.—Leaving his home here one week ago while despendent, noth. ing was bear! from James Sassaman, aged 65 years, nntil “is lifeless body was found lying In the woods on the outskirts of town wi*h a bullet In his beart. A revolver in his right hand told the stry. Deceased had been employed as a freight and passenger conductor on the Lehigh Valley rall- road for 45 years. Mt. Gretna.——All outfits of the Penn- sylvania National Guar? dncamped here—numbering about 6000 men— were reviewed by Governor Pinchot and Major Gereral Charles Henry Muir, retired comamnder of the Third Corps Area. Passing In review were infantry, cavalry, machine gunners, ambulance and motorcycle companies and the one-pounder units. Washington.—This place will open five free vaccination clinics to fore stall any appearance of smallpox. Shamokin. —Wellington Dunmoyer, a boy scout, was rescued from drown- ing In Penn's Creek by Philip Claxton. Lebanon.—James McCullough, aged 41, and single, committed suicide In North Annville township, by shooting. Altoona. —Falling 80 feet from the haymow of his barn, near East Al toona, Frank Moser, a farmer, suffer. ed concussion of the brain, Greensburg. -—Robers bound and gagged Mrs, T. F. Fleming, wife of a megro porter of the Pennsylvania railroad, and stole money. York. Charles F. Sheffer after throwing a switch In the Pennsyl- vania railroad yards, was struck by an engine and lost his right leg at the thigh. Freeland. —Because people in the vicinity of Freeland public park come plained that the noise of a skating rink opened there under lease was worse than the racket of the Drifton coal breaker and made them lose their sleeps nights, council canceled the agreement and ordered the les sees to vacate at once, Williamsport. —Jess Gheen, aged 42, a carpenter, of Rauchtown, was killed faving his neck broken, and two other workmen were Injured when a bal cony In front of the Allegheny Hotel in Jersey Shore collapsed and drop- ped, pinning the men to the ground. The trio were engaged In removing the balcony and had taken off some of the supports, weakening the structure. Conyngham. ~~ The Conyngham school board is the first In the Le. high coal fleld to reduce the tax rate. Northumberland, - The disappear ance of Mrs Oscar Young, a 16-year. old bride of a few months, was pare tially solved by the receipt of word that she is »: fe In a distant city. DuBols.—T.e Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh rallroad shops, closed for several months, have resumed «pera- tions on s part time schedule, Hazleton.—Tle school board has given all janitors a wage raise of 7% per cent Ir answer to thelr demand Yor 15 per cent more, Harrisburg.—A production of 22. 046,000 bushels of potatoes is indicated in Pennsylvania this year, the estl- mate being based on the condition of crops July 1, which was renorted as 84 per cent normal, officials in the de- partment of agriculture announced. This is an increase of 400000 bush- els compared with July 1, 1923, but approximately 8,500,000 bushels less than the final estimate of 1923, when the latter half of the growing season was more favorable than usual, The officials sald estimates of the United States department of agriculture, bas. ed on conditions July 1, indicated a decrease of 40,000,000 bushels in the 1924 crop of the nation. The decrense was sald to be fairly uniform over the entire country. Phlladelnhia.—The increase of crime in the United Riates ls due, not to the aftermath of the war, but to fallure of the courts to punish offenders and to an act of assembly, passed some years ago, which permits courts to parole prisoners and release them to prey upon society. This was the alle- gation made here by James Scanlin, an expert on crime, and for three years chief Investigator for the Na- tional Board of Fire Underwriters, Nev York, Harrisburg.—Approval of the sale of the Confolidated Telephone Com- pany, Horesdale Telephone Company, Easton Telephone Company to the Lehigh Telephone Company, was an- nounced by the »ubliec service com- mission. The commission elso approv- ed the application of the Bell Tele- phone Company for the rale of cer taln physical property In Crawford, Erie and Venango counties to the Pe- troleum Telephone Company and of the sale of vcertaln of {ts physical property to the Bell Telephone Com- pany. Meyersdale. — Clifford Crosby, of Meyersdale, and Louise Harding, of Saulsbury, were drowned In the Youghlogheny river when thelr row. boat went over Stanton dam. Tamaqua.—The Kellogg Radiator Corporatio:. has purchased the Ta- maqua Manufacturing Works from the Atlas Powder Company, at a price sald tc be 2400000, The new corporation will be capitalized at £800.00 and will not only double the capacity of the rresent works, but will add a pant for the manufacture of hot water and steam radiators. Work on the radiator plant will be started at onc: and be completed be- fore winter. Lancaster —The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce began the circulation of in outlying districts which alm to have .he limits of the city ex- Pittsburgh.—Ohlo State University will receive a valuable collection of G. Lamme, filled here. Lamme, chief engineer for the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, died recently. The will directs that scholarships In mechanical and elec- trical course be established at Ohlo State for capable students and that gold medals be awarded annually for accomplishment In technical teaching and for meritorious achievement In engineering or the techunical arts. Shenandoah ~The Gernan Catholic parishes n* Schuylkill county held = convention here with nearly 150 dele gates present. Many Important mat- ters were discussed, notably co-opern- tion In charity work and affiliation of chruch societies and arrangements were made for a 100 per cent attend ance at the state convention at Allen town In September, Reading. ~The thirty-first annual convention of the State Asosciation of Haymakers, a side degree of the Red Men, closed here, lebanon winning the next convention. Reports by var fous officers showed a gain of 600 members, making a total of 8044, and that In the past year 85450 death benefits were paid to heirs of de censed members. Three associations in Philadelpli. and others In Chester, Luzerne and California were charter. ed. Walter C. Bickel, of Philadelphia, was elected state chief haymaker, and Charles H. Stauffer, of York, vice chief haymaker, Highla~d.-—Jo.eph Abonviteh, 47 years old, 1 miser In the employ cf the Lehigh Vallev Coa! Company, was killed by a {all of coal Pittsburgh. — Federal agents de. stroyed 5720 bHa=rols + high test heer at the Jeannette Beverage Company at Jeannette. The beer vas valued at $286,000, Pittsburgh.—Twes men were wound ed In the East Pittsburgh yards of the Pennsylvania rallroad Sy Lieutenant Roy BE. Jeckson, a railroad officer. E. K. Haker, of Braddock, shot In the abdomen, 18 not ex, ected to live, William Morrow, also of Braddock, was shot in the left leg. The officer was attacked by the men while guard- ing a shipment of merchandise, it is alleged. He was knocked down and when one of the men covered him with a pistol, the officer pleaded for' a chance, saying, “I'm in the game busi. ness.” As Jackson regained his fee he opened fire, ' Hazleton.—8t. Gabriel's church, one of the oldes* In the Lekigh region, will be torm down to make room for the erection of a new house of wo ship. Pittsburgh.—One new case of small. pox was .eported to Pittsburgh health authorities, making a total of 46 .lnce the disease ap ared a month ago. Chester.~Discovery has been made by City Engineer George J. Boutelle that the Japanese beetle has Invaded the upper part of this city. He has had several hundred killed and state department of agriculture agents are maintaining a strict surveillance of the road entering the city. Lancaster larry Hamaker, aged 65, Janitor in a depart:nent store, was found unconscious in the raliar, over. come [y ga F Eo, ball, and the screw ball Bucky Harris Is Lucky a week's time. feating the champion Yenkees in three ——" in the United States play billiards. * * . The first cinder path in America was bulit by the New York Athletic club. Georges COarpentier, the years. : » ® * elected president of the Intercollegiate Tennis association, » * » The parilament under date of 1457. * ® * Mike McTigue has accepted a E100. 0 offer to fight Young Stribling In Tulsa, Okia., September 5. *. » Constantinople, Turkey, has two golf courses and b are constantly used by natives and Europeans, . * » George Cummings, an English walk- er. will compete ina race from Lon- don to York, England, against a horse. - . * Selecting the next victim for Jack Dempsey may be a popular pastime, put it is a mean trick to play on some body. * & » Uruguny soccer team, Olympic cham- plons, plans to invade the United States for a series of games, it has been announced. . 9% @ whose membership consists wholly of women, is the Ladies’ Kennel associa tion of Massachusetts. . "0. journey to Los Angeles next Decem- ber for a gridiron clash with the Uni. versity of Routh Calitornia, . » Sid Barbarian, the Detroit light. weigh who made a good Impression on his first appearance in a New York ring, Is an Ameriean by birth, . » Horse racing takes place in England every day of the week, except Sun: day, from March until the end of Oc tober. In fint racing alone 5,000 horses take the feld. DIAMOND PICK-UPS Maranvilie Is playing the game of his life. ® * . There is this consolation In baseball, There {5 always a tomorrow, + ® . Hugh MeceGeveny, star left-handed | pitcher of Notre Dame, has joined the Glants for a tryout. . » . Alva Bellers, Vernon southpaw, was released under option to the Wichita club in the Western league. 4 * . Walter Johnson, Washington's star down opponents on strikes, ® * * Cleveland has signed Arthur Whit. ney, a Texas university infielder, who gives promise of developing . * ® In 1870 a tour of the country was i made by a celebrated baseball team of | deaf mutes of Columbus, Ohlo, § * * . Brooklyn recalled Johnson, an infielder from the St. Pe tershurg Florida State league team. . » ® The White Sox have sent Catcher Joe Burns to Beaumont. Burns was obtained by the Sox from Shreveport * . . Steve Yerkes has tendered his resig- team league. * ® - Connie Mack, manager of the Phil as a catcher for Meriden, Conn, forty years ago. * -. * Paddy Livingston simply cannot let the game alone. He ls catching for | Cleveland. . * * Stockton, Cal, has started a move ment to raise £5,000 toward bringing the 8t. Louls Cardinals to that city for 1 . * » George Klemmick, Baltimore college | pitcher, has signed with Easton of the He allowed | but one hit in his debut. . . * Pat Hargrave, infielder, who has been with the Bridgeport (Conn) team | of the Eastern league, has been pur chased by Mobile, Bouthern associa. tion, from the Boston Red Sox. * - * Pitcher Monroe Mitchell has been traded by the Memphis, Southern league team, to Cleveland Americihs for a player to be selected next spring. . » . With old Dick Hoblitzell on the shelf ns a result of a strained back, Jack Jeffries, a Princeton collegian, has taken his place at first base for Read: ing. A Harry Hellmann, Tiger outfielder, Is negotiating. with California baseball interests, In an effort to barnstorm a team of Detroit players on the coast in the fall, Le Hans Wagner, former Pittsburgh star, is favored for the place as man- ager of the Harrisburg New York- Pennsylvania league team, according to reports, . * » Fifty-one minutes is the shortest time In which a ninednning major lengue game was ever played. Th'% record was made by the Giants and Barnes Files Entry for Big 1925 Open Turned down as an entrant for the 1024 open championship at Oakland Hills, James Barnes, 4921 winner, has become the first entrant for the national open championship In 1925, Officinls of the United States Golf association sald that his entry had been accepted, al though neither the course nor the date has been named for next year. Barnes was turned down as an 1024 entrant because his ap- plication for permission 10 compete was not received until after the closing date. A TTT TY SIX PITCHED BALLS Claiming Dennis Gearin on Waivers Was Costly. All records for high-priced pitching pened : Recently the New York asked walvers on Dennis midget southpaw pitcher. the New York club bought Ged¥n from Milwaukee and the price pald was $15000 In eash. The agreement wns that £10,000 more was to be paid if Gearin was kept after June 15. Just before June 15 walvers were asked and Gearin was claimed by the Braves, The rule In baseball now is that If one club claims a player from another, and that player is a pur chased player, the club claiming him must assume all obligations. Evidently Manager Bancroft, being new in the politics of the game, though Glante Gearin, Last fall as he supposed Yor the walver price he had to assume all the obligations of the New York club to the Milwaukes club. The Braves had to plank down to the Giants to settle the amount already pald. Also, if thes kept Gearin, it would be necessary tc 15. Banny was clearly up sgainst it Braves paid the £15000 to the Giants, but In order to avoid paying immediately and turned the pitcher back to Milwaukee. Gearin was with the Braves for only one game. He went In to relieve 8 pitcher in one inning. He pitched ex. He was turned over to Milwaukee that night. It cost Bos those six balls In other words, it cost $2.500 for each pitched ball Hill Is Penn Hero George Hill, student of Penn State, who won the century and furlong dashes at the Harvard stadium, is a rather strange sprinter find. Last year he was known as a “physical education student,” or one of the group who took athletics because the college forced them to. Coach Lawson Rob- erteon got a look at Hill In trunks and the result is that Hill has developed into one of the best sprinters of all time, Irish Pat Didn't Start in Races on Next Day Back in the 80's, when Ed Corrigan was one of the dominating figures In western racing, he had a big string of high-class horses In 8t. Louis. Irish Pat was among them. The horse was entered for the next day's racing, and Corrigan wanted to give him a slow mile to “open him up.” Corrigan always employed colored help, and, putting up one of his “col- ored Archers” on the horse, he led it to the track and told the boy to gal- lop the horse at an open “breese.” Just as the boy started an old friend stepped up and expressed a de sire to see Freeland and some of the other cracks of the stable. Corrigan delighted In showing bis borse, and the pair walked back to the old stable. yard across Fair avenue. Becoming interested in showing his horses, a half hour passed. Suddenly the stable fore man came up: “Where's Irish Pat, boss?" started on a dead run for - THOUGHTS FOR THOUGHT A story writer says that some wor Mm “seem one puge late in reading the lesson of life.” (Not women execlu- sively.) “Mun Is not a body possessed of a soul,” someone has written, “but a soul possessed of a body.” (Material ists, take notice.) Arnold Bennett says of idle women who read a book a day: “They read to lose themselves instead of reading to find themselves” (Pity ‘tis, 'tis true!) NOT ILL He left your face. She-~No, you boob! off on your coat. Why sweetheart, the color has Are you ii? It's all wiped Turbulent lHlumination Where troubled waters loudly roared The oll was liberally poured A match was struck to give a light, And then that ocean was a sight The Treasure Train Jeff—Wot makes Holo Pete grouchy Istely? Bill—He planned a month on When everything was fix BO studied for train. quick and rot a certain git-away be shot the engineer an’ holds : up the of orphan { pienie, train and he found trainload children returning from a Sn a ——— Question “What is Bluebelle miffed “Seems the birthday present | gave her was one she gave me a few yeari ago. At that I don’t know what she has to be at “Nor L about ™ a FY on ' " ad miffed yout. If she picked it out herself nice present? None of His Business Maggie from church—Say Tom, the priest sald today that any one stealing potatoes from his field will go to hell, Tom—Well, did he about turnips? Maggie-~No, not that 1 heard Tom—Well, then, It's nothing to me More Graft “R00 Binks has another new money making What Is It this time? “He talks concession for hats ring.” {home say anything scheme, the the of getting in checking political Annoying Pollceman—He staggered along the footpath and used. bad language. Man—Yes, hecause I found that be fore leaving home I had put my boots on the wrong feet—London Tit-Bits PERFECTLY AT HOME Friend—Well, did you feel at home at Mrs. DeSmith's dinner? Naval Man-—Perfectly, 1 was put in command of the gravy boat, you see. Think It Over There's one, and only word, rhymes In perfect chime with “Cupid” And that one word, please note It well is quite appropriate-—"stupid!” Fact Beats Fiction Hostess—1 hope you found that povel Interesting, Mr. Patterson. Guest—Well, 1 must confess It wasn't quite so interesting as the let. ter some one left In It as a book mark ~London Humorist, Sure Sign “Was the party at Blinksalp's house {ast night a good one?” “It must have been. When it broke ap No one was on speaking terms with the rest” A
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