PENNSYLVANIA STATE ITEMS Pittsburgh.—Adding Insult to injury an unidentified man has been using the name of the police In soliciting funds. The man, representing himself as a solicitor for the Pennsylavnia Chiefs of Pol'ee Assoclation, promises prospective donors three-year honor- ary memberships In the organization and guarantees the courtesy of officers throughout the state. Chief of Coun- ty Detectives Robert Braun, at the re- quest of the association, has placed a number of sleuths on his trail. Lewistown.—Charles R Hoffman has been appointed superintendent of malls here. Lancaster—Endeavoring to turn his airplane into a cornfield to avoid striking a wireless aerial on the field of the Lancaster County Gun Club, Roy Goeltz, of this city, crashed into the home of George W. Kamm, knock- ed off the chimney, demolished the roof and norch and fell Into the front yard. His plane was badly battered, but he was not injured. Easton.—James Moser, aged 8, dart- ed out from a sidewalk and was run over by an antomoblle driven by Charles Braun. He was so badly In- jured irternally that he died at the Betts Hospital. Baston.—Frank Stumpf, of Nazar eth, may lose the sight of one eye as a result of a peculiar accident. He was trying to open an automobile cap which stuck, using a monkey wrench, The wrench slipped, struck him in the eye and lacerated the eyeball. saston Hospital specialists are trying to save the sight. Lancaster—Dr. H. E. Gress, super- intendent of the public schools of Mo- nessen, was elected superintendent of the Lancaster public school system to succeed Dr. II. B. Work, resigned. The position carries with it a salary of SAO, Norristown . — According to figures in the county commissioners’ office the average yearly increase of money at Interest in Montgomery county has been £8.000,000 Jor the past ten years, At presen‘ It | £152,000,000. Ten years ago it was $72,000,000. In the Main Line township of the amount is $72,000,000 now $28,000,000 ten years ago. Other In- creases have been: Chelterham, 000,000: Abington, $4,000,000; Spring- field. $4,000,000; Jenkintown, $1,000, 000: Norristown, $8,000,000. Pittsburgh. —More than 400 burgh saloons are selling beer with an fllegal alcoholic content according to city chemists who tested 600 samp les recently obtained by several hundred plain clothes men. be lodged agalnst saloon and owners from whose establishments the samples were taken. {ff rapidly is becoming a professional miscellaneous officers In of by tity taken on stills ralds Shearer's stock is a large number of corks, jars and 30 crates of pint and quart bottles, all of which will be auc. tioned. Shenandoah.—Surprised to blast which they had prepared when before had missed fire Joseph ®upchin- gky and Michael Spultz, miners, start- entered their chamber first charge exploded, badly the miners. Both were blown a con glderable distance and are covered tions and bruises. They were rushed unconscious condition, Tamaqua.~ in the dry house of the Company's plant, R. Will, 28 years old, was to badly burned that he died In the Co State Hospital Lebanon. —Spontaneous combustion among new hay In the loft of D. G. Brandt's barn at Annville, resulted In the complete destruction of the struc commpanies from this eity and Cleona aided the Annville companies in saving the Brandt grist mill and homestead. The live stock was saved. Harrisburg Appointment of Colonel Robert M. Vall, Wilkes-Barre, as a member of the Btate Armory Board, was announced at the governor's office, Peter G. Cameron announced the ap- pointment of James 8 Marshall and Ansley D. Smith, of Pittsburgh, as bank examiners, Northumberland. — Warrants were fssued for 100 delinjuent school tax payers, some of them wemen, Trevorton.—8Shooting into the alr like oll, a well of pure water is at- tracting state wide attention. Brownsville—~The fifty-second re unlom bf the survivors of the 85th Pernsylvania Volunteer Infantry will be field here on August 27. Pilymouth.—The extraction of a “both, aggravated by a weak heart, is belleved responsible for the death of Silas Zimmerman, 65, Hazleton, —Stricken with acute dila. tion of the heart, Mrs, James A. Har lor, aged 61, wife of Councilman atmes A. Harlor, was found dead In bed. Greensburg. —H, R. Mascn, of Pitts. burgh, was electo” secretary of the Greensburg Chamber of Commerce, Mt, Carmel—Mra. Elizabeth Aston, an aged woman, trirped and fell In her home, sustainlug a fracture of a leg. Ho Harrisburg.—QGrade crossing accel dents decreased from 483 for the first gix months of 19238 to 409 for the cor- responding period In 1924, a report of the “bur<tu of accidents, public ser- vice commission, disclosed. In the first six mo “hs of 1024 40 persons were killed In these accidents, com: pared with 83 for the like period in 192% Three hundred and fifty-seven motor cars were Involved In ihe acel- dents, 84 occupants met death and 186 others vere Injured, Within the six-month period 1220 accidents oc- curring on street rallways were re- ported, compared with 1084 in 1023. These necidents resulted In 068 deaths, compared with 48 in 1028, and In- juries to 1415 persons, compared with 1884 for the 1923 period. Shamokin—Homes In an area of two city blocks in the residence sec- tion are menaced by fissures in the ground caused by settlings of the old Cameron Colllerr workings. The fractures extend 1000 feet across lots and beneath houses. Cellar walls have split and plaster falling in rooms. Shengndoah—Falling from a third story window at her home, in Frack- ville, Mrs. Helen Dropkin miraculous- ly escaped death, sustaining nothing worse than fractures of the right leg and several ribs. The woman was perched on the window sill, cleaning the window, when she lost her bal. ance and fell backward to the pave ment. Pittsburgh. —T'vo small sisters, Phe- Hix and Moniea Kulkowskl, met death under the wheels of a truck here. Abe Schuman, driver of the car, was ar- rested. During a cloudburst over Lancaster county the Pentecostal camp at Williamston Park was literally blown to when 50 tents were scattered over the hillside alon gthe Conestoga Creek. The storm broke while the worship ers were attending services, but all escaped Injury, Lancaster,— which swept pleces Norristown, —Police Chief Eller re theft In Norristown In six which is an unprecedented record for Norristown or place of its size, 35,000, Pittsburgh —T mobile months, any officials of the hree justice of after a hearing on charges who al. red their leagoe agreement. Williams and injured 4 col conspl of that they to deprive employes leged rallroad rights under the Uh Shenandoah.--David Kerlco were seriously seniority Uniontown.—Eleven out of the 24 Sep are women. aged tember term of court Allentown.—James Pata 50, died at a hos ital here from injuries sustained when he an autemoblle driven Repp. The latter was of the coroner. West Chester. —Counterfely £10 bills on the Federal Bank of Boston, bear- ing the names of Frank White, treas urer, and A. 'W. Mellon, secretary, and the picture of Andrew Jackson, have appeared in West Chester. Columbia. —Mary Ott, 14 years old, drowned while bathing In the Susquehanna river with a number of youngsters. The girl was playing In water, but made a misstep into a deep hole. Wilfred Ferguson went to her ald, but was unable to locate the body untl 15 minutes after had sunk, Siglersville—Russell Wagner was in the abdomen by a horse and | seriously injured. Plymouth, — Stricken with eramps while bathinz In the Susquehanna river at Falls, Alex Paszkewicz was drowned, Wapwallop n. ~~ Victor, 11-year-old son of Nicholas Warner, disappeared mysteriously while on his way to a fhenando~h.—Caught under a fall of several tong of coal and culm at a mine, John Stancavange escaped with a fractured left leg. Hazleton ~The “Jack the Hugger,” who operated here In the spring and caused general alarm among women and girls, is at work again, Ploomsburg.—To see her 2-year-old daughter floating down a creek with her head under water was the terrible experience of Mrs. Dana Sharpless, at her summer home along Fishing Creek, 10 miles from here. The mother leaped into the creek, pulled the child to shore and fainted, A doctor occupying a nearhy cottage re- vived both mother and daughter. Allentown. —Helen, T-yvear-old daugh- tor of Johir Bendas, died at the Sacred Heart Hosoltal from bums and sealds, She had been swimming in the Lehigh river In hér dres and, returning home, attempted to dry her clothing in front of the Kk'techen stove, Her dress caught fire and In attempting to quench the flanes she poured scald ing water over herself, aggravating her injuries. York —Harry I. Savage, B54, wus drowned In Conewnago Creek, near here. Altoona~Ten thousand persons at- tended the ynion of Central Penn. sylvania Lutherans at Lakemont Park, near here. Lebanon lebanon county Republi ean Chairman Wilhelm appointed Mrs. Agnes H, Seabold, of Lebanon, vies chalrman, Willlamsport.—Charles D. Lamade returned with his family from a motor trip to Canada to find that In thelr absence burglars had ransacked thelr home, “Tex” Crosby Could Throw to Keystone Browne, the former wm- pire, tells a good one concern- ing *“Téx"” Crosby, the veteran catcher‘of the Tulsa team of the Western league, Crosby was having a hard time of It with the pitchers cone day. He prob- ably had done as much work In the six.innings that had been played as he would ordinarily do in nine Innings. Four pitchers had been used, and the fifth was just throwing his five balls to the catcher. Tex had caught four, and waved to the youngster to get ready to pitch, “That's only four,” sald the youngster, “and yon haven't had your throw to second.” “Never mind my throw to sec- ond,” answered the veteran, “I've been throwing down there for seventeen years, and ought to know where it is by this time" Leo HERD WITH 17 LEADS HOLE-IN-ONE STARS | —————————————— J. Braid, English Golfer, Has Holed Out on Fly 11 Times. The golf season has lengthened out to the mid-way post and yet no word has drifted In from England telling of additional hole-in-one triumphs by the venerable Sandy Herd. It may be that the old boy is slip- ping, as they say down by the gas | house, : : Herd Is undisputably the world's | champion hole-in-oner at all weights, form and distance considered, Over a space of 35 years’ play the ancient Sandy has experienced the maximum golf thrill no fewer than 17 times, The runner-up honors in the hole in-one race probably belong to Jimmy Brald, the English star. Brald has holed out on the fly 11 times, On the other hand, Harry Vardon, most gifted golfer of his time, and winner of six open championships, has only holed one tee shot, ‘hick Evans, Chicago amateur, had probably played as much golf as an} of the stars since 1000, vet it was only recently that he snared his second nee, The most notable hole-in-one in re rent years was scored by Jock Hutch. ison, American professional, at St Andrews during the 1621 British open | championship. This stroke of for | tune moved Hutchison into a tie with Roger Wethered, young Oxford stu- dent, and In the playoff the following | day the American won. Czar of Gotham Links 5 Augustus Miller, supervisor of pub- Hie golf courses in the Bronx, who is | recognized as the “czar” of public {inks In New York city. He iz a vet- erun of the game, Golf Need Not Be Expensive Pastime Chicago proves that golf need not pe an expensive game. Of all the pub- tie and semi-public links In Chicago not a single one has lost on the in- vestment. The greens fee is the source of revenue for these courses, What makes golf so expensive to most’ of us Is not golf, but the social gide of the thing. Golf as a sport is cheap enough, but people are not content to take golf as a sport; they take it as a social enterprise. Mag- nificent clubhouses, dining rooms, service and entertainment are the things that make golf expensive, It is not golf, but the modern stage for golf that makes it a game for the wealthy, Golf clubs are modeled after the mansions and estates of multi-millionaires. The (dea is not to economize, but to expend lavishly and make a vulgar display of riches. Miss Wills Praised by English Papers In reviewing the Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament, the London news. paper critics declare that, despite her defeat by Miss Kathleen McKane In the final, the game displayed by the American champion, Helen Wills Justified her reputation as a great player. She was steady, daring and necurate, revealing all the qualities of a champion. Furthermore she Is a better stroke maker than her con- queror, Miss McKane, and probably hit harder at times during their match (Vimsiea other woman player seen at ET ~ i td * Hams, Louls Browns this cent game, Connie Mack’s Mistake They call him cunning, crafts Connie Mack, but he makes mis takes like other humans. Plenty of them. Curley Ogden repre sents one of his more recent ones, The Athletics’ pliot sald Ogden was through and gladly passed him along to Washing- ton. Once in his new quarters, Ogden settled down and began pitching great ball Mack iz still rubbing his eyes und wondering it's all about. [port Notes Williams college has added wrestling and lacrosse to its sports list . * -. what university football ber 23. team A number of celebrated 50 years . . * Miss Gladys Moore, un eighteen year old Kentucky girl, for her father a8 a jockey. * . - the wrestling It is too bad for Swiss do not go in They certainly could produce a cheese champion *. = =» Walker Champion Mickey adopted of earning enough to enter Princeton university. e » * Miss Florence Sutton, the celebrated California tennis player, money . - - Calclo, was known in italy during the Mid. dle Ages, was a social event for fete days in which only nobles and soldiers were allowed to play. - * - University of Virginia nine has booked 25 gnmes for next year. Among the early season tests will be games at Charlottesville, in April, with Dartmouth, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Bucknell and Syracuse, » - * Golf officials of the Royal and An- clent club of Great Britain have named 15 players, from whose num- ber the Walker cup challenge eam will be selected. The team will invade the United States in September. Six of the 15 men are well known golfers in America. Promising Red Recruit Tom Sheehan, this season's recruit for the Cincinnati Reds, who Is devel oping splendid form as the season progresses and who gives promise of being one of the star twirlers of the Natlonal league, Stars at Wimbledon Nam — Mrs. Marion Z Jessop snapped while she wag playing In the ellm- ination contests recsntiy held at Wim- England DIAMOND \PICK-UPS making a State - - * Monroe is for the runaway race Cotton league pennant. Mack, manager of the Phila- thietics, is sixty-two years Connie delphia . =» Fred from Scott, a Texas risht-handed pitcher Christian university, * * Ld The National League of Professional anniversary in 1920, - - - Hans Wagner holds the major league record for having played the greatest number of games—2.785 in 21 searons. * * - Bill Rodgers, Alhany manager, says his old joints won't stand it, and has retired to the bench to direct his team. * . - Ludwick, pitcher, who was released by Mexia, was signed by Mariin the next day and beat his former team. mates, 5 to 3. » - * The peculiar thing about the Water bury pitching staff is the absence of left handers, there being six starboard flingers on the roster st present. * - * Pitcher Lester Howe, ordered to re port to Mobile by the Boston Red Sox. has refused to do so. He says he can- not stand the weather in the South, ® ® * The Yankees will train at St. Peters burg. Fla, next spring. A new dia mond will be in shape for the team and there will be ample seating arrange: ments, . - * Outfielder Wid Matthews of the Sen. ators is supposed to have tipped Connle Mack off to Bill Lamar. Wid thinks Lamar is just about the finest pill slap per that has come to his attention. * * @ Rogers Hornsby's hundredth hit of the season was a triple in the final game of the Pittsburgh series in St, Louis. The ball hit the bleacher boards on the fly and would have cleared the fence with a little more urge behind it. . 0» Vernon obtained Pitcher Bill Bryan, a twenty-one-yearold lad, from Tex: arkana of the East Texas league In exchange for Pitchers Keck and Broom: fleld. Scout Van Baren of Vernon looked Bryan over and turned in a fine report on him. Ha was with Dallas last season. b WASN'T FOR SLEEPER Mr. Whaley Is a very light sleeper, one who is easily awakened and is a long time getting to sleep. One might, not long ago, while trav. eling through New York state he was obliged to stop at a suburban hotel and, after much tossing about, he finally succeeded in getting into a sound sleep. In answer to loud, repeated knocks on his door, he nervously sat bolt upright in bed “What's wanted?” he grumbled, “Package down stairs for you, sir.” “Well, let it stay there; it can walt till morning, I suppose.” The boy shuffled down the corridor and after a long time the guest fell into a sound sleep again. Then an- other knock came at the dor. “Well, what's up now?" queried Mr. Whaley. “*Tain't for you, that package? The Imp of Mischief “Daddy,” sald a little fellow of six. “God makes us do all the good things, doesn’t he?” “Yes,” replied his father. “And Satan makes us do all the naughty things?” “Yes™ “Well, who makes us do all the fun- ny things?'-—Boston Transcript. Somepin’ Always Wins Mose—C"'mon Somepin ! C'mon, {| Bomepin! C'mon, Somepin! Bystander—Whgt's the matter with you, boy? There's no horse called Bomething in this race. Mose—Ah knows dat, but Ah's got { two bucks on all of ‘em, an’ Ah's anx- fous.~—~American Legion Weekly, SLIGHTLY MIXED The Tourist—This farm is said to have the largest aplary in the state, His Wife—Let's go in and look at the apes. 1 think monkeys are too cute for words. Read Your Own Dream Don’t wait on fortune And a sky of blue; It's the true-stroke toller Makes his dream come true! Speak With Moderation “Then I'm to tell the firm,” the bill collector sald, making a memorandum in his book, “that you'll probably set tie account next week?” “Well, I'd hardly put It like that” answered the other, hesitatingly. “Probably’ Is a pretty strong word Better make it ‘possibly.’ ™ Accidental “1 don’t see what clalm you have for this accident,” said the agent. “You were thrown out of the car, but by your own statement you were not hurt.” “Well, wasn't it by the merest ac cident that I escaped Injury 7” returned the clalmhant ——— Difficult “Pretty hard to get a kiss from that girl” “Yet she doesn't look like a prude” “True.” “Then why is it so difficult to get a kiss 7" “She enough.” wont stop smoking long BET HE WILL Bug—A fortune<teller told me 1 was going on a long journey soon, but § don't belleve it! Why Weren't We? I've often stopped to wonder At fate's peculiar ways; For nearly all our famous men Were born on holidays. ~=Princeton Tiger. Mose—Yes, suh; de doctor tole me as how I mus’ take some iron fur my blood, and I s'pects 1 might as well buy it from you~Good Hardware A Monkey Story First (viewing monkey in cage)—It Is apparent to me Second Sclentist—Ah! Really, 1a | SW a as %
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