PENNSYLVANIA
STATE ITEMS
Nesqu-honing.—8tate police raided
the hotel of George Kochmen here and
seized much liquor In bottles, jugs and
kegs.
received the ‘hird degree at a meeting
of the local couvrcil of the Knights of
Columbus.
Columbia.—W. M. Gehman, of
Chu:zchtown, was elected president of
Lancaster county P. O. 8. of A. at the
annual meeting at Columbia.
Charles Vane;s, of Bellefonte, is in
the Lewistown jail awaiting a hearing
on a charge of passing a worthless
check upon S. M. Anders.
Pottsville —Richard Kear, of Min-
ersville, has been ousted as a member
of the borough council of that town
by his fellow-councilmen, who claim
that he has not attended three suc-
cessive meetings. The law seldom has
been invoked in this section.
Pottstown.—A new Jjymnasium will
be constructed by the local ¥. M. CO. A.
Reading.—The Philharmonic Band,
of Reading, and the Pottstown Band
held a joint picnic and concert at Yel-
low House.
Norristown.—Overcome ty the heat
while carrying boiling water up a
flight of steps, Mrs. George Griffith
was badly scalc~d.
Harleyville.—The Harleys held thelr
eighth reunion ct the meeting house
near here; which they purchased a
year ago from the Brethren congre-
gation for their annual gatherings.
West “asster.—Workmen for the
gtate highway department cutting
grass along the Lincoln Highway be-
tween Whi‘ford and Downingtown dis-
covered four quarts of pre-war whisky
in the grass. It is belleved the liquor
was thrown ‘ato the zrass from a car,
the occupart: fearing detection “by
officers.
Bethlehem.- -Sixty-two persons were
Injured or badly shaken up when the
Easton limited trolley car from Allen-
town crashed ‘nto a ‘oaded coal truck
of the Rosemont Coal company at
Thirteenth avewue and West road
street. The most se-iously hurt was
Herbert Schoedler, iriver of the truck,
who sustaized 1 broken arm and num-
erous trulses. A number of passen-
gers on tke car were lacerated by
fying glass.
Meadville~—~J. H. Hotchkiss, garage
proprietor Conneaut Lake Park,
bad been held for criminal court here
cn a charge of murder as a res. of
the death Mrs. A. H Terrill, of
Conneaut Lake, who, it I8 declared,
was run down by a ear driven by him.
Pottsville—The manne: in which
Nelson Waters, of St. Clalr was ‘tilled
and several others injured when an
automobile ren into a group of yourg
men, was revealed when a motorist
pamed Waters -.ve himself vp to the
state police and said be was the cause
of the trouble. Waters told & straight-
forward story of being blinded by the
glaring headlights and the polire re-
trained from arresting him unless the
coroner's ‘nry so orders.
Port Carbon.—When a truck loaded
with building bricks broke through a
bridge here and fell twenty feet lato
the Schuylkill river the driver, Walter
Zimmerman, emerged not in the least
injured.
Bloomsburg.—Three Berwick young
men escapel with bruises and lacera-
tions when thel~ automobile upset and
rolled over three times on a steep
hill two miles from here. They were
Frank Clem ns, Martin McKernon and
Floyd "tout.
Altoona.—After going about for two
days with a fractured skvil, John O.
Houtz, aged 28, Pennsylvania railroad
sghopman, was admitted to the Altoona
Hospitel for treatment. Houtz, his
wife and daughter, Margeret, aged 7.
were Injured when their automobile
left the road at Warriors Mark. Mrs.
Houtz's right st oulderblade was frac-
tured.
Telford.—Ambrose Stauffer, of this
place, has asked the police to asist in
locating his 17-sear-old son, Titus, who
has disappeared from home.
Quakertown.—Peter Moyer has re
signed as organist of the Richland-
town Refurmed church,
Quakertown.—Oualvin Kernechel, 15
years old, while cleaning his revolver
accidentally shct himself in the right
side.
Morrisville. —~Justice of the Peace
Kunsmen charged F. L. Mixon, of
Kansas Olity, $10 for telling Officer
Cooper he was “one of those smart
cops.”
Rosedale. —Jacob Kirby was elected
presiden* of the Rosedale campmeet-
ing.
Bethlehem.—Mother Superior Sera-
fica, head of Holy Infancy Convent
here for six years, has been notified
that she soon will be transferred to
a new fleld. 4%
I Pottstown.—~Caught by some copper
weather stripping whea a kitchen dour
was blown shut by a storm, Mary
Ethel, a little daughter of John K.
Binder, suffered the almost complete
severing of a toe
Readings —John H. Keppelman, aged
71, president and general manager of
the Constmer's Gas company, died
suddenly after telephoning his son, At-
torney John Arthur Keppelman, that
he was feeling '1. Death came on the
second anniversary of the death of his
wife. He was a former city clerk and
councilman and active In Democratic
politics,
et
1a
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Norristown. —Following a probe into
the case of Edwin 8. Anders, a wealthy
member of Schwenkfelder church, who
lost $1000 in ¢ swindle, a broker, Mor-
ris Davidow, of 8616 North Nineteenth
street, Philadelphia, was arrested by
County Detective Stevenson at the
Hotel Montgomery here, He took him
before Magistrate Frank Clark, where
he was given a hearirg and held under
£2000 ball fo court,
Chester.— Attacked by a viclous dog,
Jennie Riddle, a 6-year-old child, of
1014 West Fifth street, was bitten
about the right cheek and shoulder.
The child was treated at the Chester
Hospital and the police en being notl
fled shot the canine, The head of the
animal will be examined by state au.
thorities to determine If It suffered
from rabies,
Harrisburg —QGovernor Pinchot re.
ceived unofficial notification of the
resignation of eleven supervising
nurses In the Scranton State Hospital,
but sald no official report of the situa
tion had reached him. The governor
expects to take up the matter with
Dr. Ellen C. Potter, secretary of wel
fare, and as soon as a formal report
is received an investigation probably
will be ordered.
Chester.—One hundred and fifty or
phan boys from the Philadelphia Or
phanage at Wallingford were the
guests of the Chester Klwanis Club
on a plenic at Augustine Beach, near
Fort Penn, Del. The youngesters
were transported to and from the re
sort jn automobiles.
Reading. —Following receipt of a
statement from Fire Chief John G
Ntiethammer, asking for less speed and
more regard for life and avoidance of
accidents, the Firemen's Union has
announced approval of the chief's at
titude and the drivers of the fourteen
companies will be Instructed to slow
down. Many accidents have occurred
recently as a result of
fires,
Stroudsburg. —In
tomobiles it Is seldom that an automo
bile is wrecked by a team of horses
Yet that occurred here when the {eam
of Clyde Sandt, liveryman, driven by
Howard Rehrig, a hostler, ran
narrowly missing one car,
speeding to
these days of au
away
time, and crashed into a touring
this county, nearly demolishing it
of the landed on
machine in the wild run,
Danville
horses top
annual
" ‘he
Park.
the
somewhat A
Rain during
the attendance
of about 6000
nevertheless, to
F. P. Weaver,
farm prices.
Franklin. ounty
its concrete road program
persons
hear an
State
was present
address
of College, o1
Yenango «
of
flies. A fraction
concrete
over nine
been
season, leaving 16.05 miles to be taker
care of before winter sets in.
Greensburg. —Mrs. Mary
Denman, wife of Attorney
ha constructed
Thompsor
the Westmoreland county
Judge William T. Dom
Ashland.
in Locust Gan mine, was admitted t«
the State Hospital here suffering fron
a fracture of the skull, the result of
kick from a mule.
Weatherly.—A reunion the Le
high Valley Veterans’ Association was
held in Eurpna Park
Pottstown. --A survey has been or
dered by the state highway depart
ment for the proposed new road from
here to Pennsburg.
Pricetown.—Two handits who tried
to rob Willlam Miller, a hotel man,
near here, ware routed by Miller, whe
was sereverly beaten.
Tremont.—Rain did not dampen the
enthusiasm of Tremonters in opening
the old home week eelebration, al
though it fell all day. Special services
were held under the direction of Rev
B. F. Goodman, president of the Tre
mont Ministerial Assoclation; Rev. A
Y. Holter, pastor of the Reformed
church, delivered an address and a
community chorus of 75 volces render
od selections. The band from Muir, a
neighboring borough, gave two open
alr concerts,
York. Clarence Wells is in the
York Hospital with a gun shot wound
in his arm, the result of a mistake
made by Hugh Williams, of Whitehall,
Md., who, while hunting for ground
hogs In Hartford county, Md, mistook
him for a ground hoz and shot him,
The young man was lying in the grass,
Lehighton —Burglars entered George
Ettinger’'s home, but were scared away
by ‘neighbors,
West Chester.—James Powers, of
Schuylkill township, 's charged ‘with
many offenses rnd was brought to the
Chester county prison here to awalt
a further hearing before Justice John
F. Myers, of Williams Corner. The
charges, made by Harry L. Detwiles,
of East Nantmeal township, Include
forcible entry, burglary, larceny, high
way robbery and threats to kill Det.
‘wiler 2 well as carrying a deadly
Weapon, “ne ~
Doylestown ~Through an announce-
ment made in its own columns the
Bucks County News, by force of cir
cumstances, suspends publication, The
Bucks County Dally News was started
nearly 100 years ago and was then
called the Bucks County Democrat,
Chester—~Playing in the street,
Anna Ulenick, aged 7 years, was run
down by an automobile at Third and
Booth streets, sustaining severe head
injuries, The child is a patient in the
hospital. Frank W. Zelss, of 407 Wal.
nut street, “river of the automobile,
was exonerated from all blame for
the accident.
bar before
of
—
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and cold logic.
Wagner and Crawford
batsman of all time.
thercin lieth his supremacy.
there are more good pitchers now,
them.
Ruth lifts and pulls the ball
speed of his drives alone
OR red ord
410.
pure and simple, his
is batting over
facts and the figures give
Hornsby Hits Straight
Out to Break Record,
There were great pijchers then, but
K
the BOWer an
the power an
approaches Hornshy's
wi
Horns-
nal league batting supremacy,
As a hitter,
present day. The
through.
and of the
Manager Kelly Was
Sore at His Stars
There will probably always be
managing t
to mind n tie incident
the other day.
handies the
by the
nha
Kellys 3! which
cl
brings iit
in
The
Sp
Spartanburg
Kelly
irtans
who
goes name
but his front handle
is Bernard
y is like me
scendantz of the At
has a
quick,
team which
of the
pussen-
owner
to be a
with the players.
bus happened
ger aiong
“Qlow there"
ed the
“we'te
down
owner of the chaul
got a valuable cargo
ah ard Ji
“Go ahead,” roared Mike,
every ankety-hlank one of ‘er
they're no good, anyway.”
ASEBALL £1
NOTES
The New York American
club spent $0,058.50 for baseballs last
season.
baseball
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Winning Texas league
seems to have become a
the Fort Worth team.
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pennants
habit
The veteran Tris Speaker has just
rounded out his fifth year as manager
of the Cleveland Indians.
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As to firmness and rockbound
when compared with a big league uin-
pire,
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at Vassar, girl students defeated their
fathers in a baseball game,
score was 13 to 10.
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The Boston Nationals, disrupted by
{linest and injuries, took over Marty
Shay of the Worcester Eastern league
team to play shortstop.
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May 10, 1871, the Chicago baseball
team defeated the Olympics of Wash-
ington, © to 0, scoring all of their nine
runs in the ninth inning.
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srnle Quigley, ‘who has been ume
piring in the National ieague, for ten
years, is a first-class basketball referee
and an excellent football official,
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A baseball manager must have a
clear and penetrating voice. Other
wise how can he wake up his athletes
from leaden feet to concrete dome?
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The oldest pitcher in the New York
Stifte league seems the best, judging
by the performance of Lefty George,
who turned in three straight shutouts
for York.
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New Orleans reports that the
Yankees, Dodgers and White Sox
would like to have Johnny Hollings
worth, star member of the Pelican
pitching staff.
Ch
Charley Schmidt, catcher with the
Detroit Tigers for many years and
manager of the Springfield Western
association club, has signed a contract
to umpire in the Western association.
Schmidt began his career In the
| Western association 22 years ago.
| Not Considered of Any Par-
ticular Value by Browns.
Hollis Thurston, star twirler for the
White was turned
Nt Americans early
Chicago Sox team,
Louls
Louis concluded that
loose by the
iast season Nt
Thurston wo
pitcher and
time
keeping him was wasting
Chica; needed material,
traluning
ntment. The recruits
up to the promised
was grabbing about
ww players and when St
is let Thurston go Chicago signed
He could not be worse than some
of the others the White Sox had been
trying out,
As the first half the season of
1024 to a the leading
pitcher of the major leagues was this
Thurston. He had a record
victories. That Is
pitchers
expe had
’
wen
ihe season
g 14s y
a aisapp
fulled to come
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Chicago
wrately f«
of
came close
same
13 consecutive the
eral years,
Ths
i has a
| know
record
irston
lot
how
of stuff and he
to pitch He
with inferior catchers, chiefly,
created
most of the time with Injuries. So
Thurston is pretty much responsible
for Thurston's sensational success.
In St. Louis moan over
absence of Thurston, If George Sisler
had Thurston this year they believe
the Browns could win the pennant
In July of 1815, Connie Mack
dropped Bob Shawkey, having con-
cluded that Shawkey could never be
come a major league pitcher.
York picked him up at the walver
price and he was a big factor In win-
ning pennants for the Yankees
Connie Mack dropped Warren Og-
den this year. Washington signed
him Ogden has been a factor In
pulling Washington to the top.
Any manager is likely to make the
same mistake. All of them have.
they
New
Girl Wins Broad Jump
Mme, Anavoisard, winning the
standing broad jump In the women's
athletic championship ot France, mak-
ing the distance of 2.81 meters. The
events were held at the Pershing
stadium In Paris on Bastile day.
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A Beoteh farmer had the misforiun
to get his barn burned, but Be was
well insured and went to an Aberdeen
insurance office to collect the bawbees.
The official informed him that they
intended to replace the barn, and the
former immediately canceled his wife's
policy.
“If anything comes over Jean” he
explained, “you're not gaun to replace
Ler”
A Petition
One elitizen of Plunk Center stepped
up to another and asked: “Will you
sign this petition?”
“What's it fur?
“Hain't read it myself; but if youre
“Nunno. Glad to sign any petitior
“She spends all her time at the |
box. How
fallen in love with her?”
“His love of art”
could he possibly
Too Green to Burn
The boy stood on the burning deck;
But as far as he could learn
He had no reason much to fear
For he was too green to burn!
Pretty Soft
“1 wish I was a ball player,” growled
laid down his pitchfork to
5 is perspiring brow
“Why so?
“Because,”
his father,
sighed Zeke,
forkfull of hay
asked
as he tossed
all onto the
wagon, “if my pitching ¢
tired or sore 1
n got a little
off for three
could in)
Human Nature
“Don’t your constituents want thelr
Sh Ee
TITRE Tat
Bm IR
A year ago baseball magnates dida't |
that George Earl Miistead was |
every one of the major league presi. |
William Veeck of the Chi
cago Cubs became Interested and had
Bonham (Texas) team give the
trial His work was
Milstead is now a regula:
Cub pitcher.
[port Notes
Horse racing has become popular in
Peking, China.
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Nashville has just opened its first
municipal golf course.
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Australia obtains a revenue of $1.
000,000 a year by tax on racetrack
betting
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Master Willie, an English horse,
holds the world's record for six fur
longs at 1:07 15.
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It is up to the ethnologists and the
physical directors to explain why the
Finns are world beaters,
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Paavo Nurmi, the greatest Individu.
al hero of the Olympics, plans to jour
ney to America around Christmas.
* * *
The municipal golf course In Jack.
sonville, Fla. cost $226,000, und Is
earning 10 per cent on the investment.
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The Olympic chinss players got away
to a good start and probably will have
an exciting finish along about election
day.
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Jim Rice, assistant crew coach of
the University of Pennsylvania, will
return to the Red and Blue institution
for another year.
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Af to most of those you know In the
sporting world, keep your mouth shut
about them. Do you want to get
pinched for using bad language?
LE
Possibly Georges Carpentier Is get.
ting more praise than he deserves for
belng a good loser. Most anybody
ought to be good after as much ex-
“Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum
“But human nature is peculiar. A
are willing to pay a
if they can
of taxes themselves
er rate”
Forgetful
“What's that string on your fing
“Why. my wife put it on to remind
“id you do NY
“No—she forgot
me I”
to give them to
Progressive
“How do you find marriage?”
“During courtship I talked and she
After marriage she talked
Now we both talk and
IS IT A SUCCESS?
“Civilization Is a success, Think
how few persons go to jail.”
“Yes: but think how many ought to
who don't.”
Help!
She sald he was her king,
But now they're wed and he's a0’
Because he finds that she
Won't let him reign no mo’,
Candidates for Mayor
“Why can’t we have a business man
for mayor?’ stormed the busy execu
tive to his assistant, “Why can't we"
“Humph !” ejaculated the assistant.
“No business man would pay the neces
sary cash for so little value received.”
Everybody's Magazine.
It Shone for Her
“Louise nearly broke up the show
last night.”
“How was that?”
“She powdered her nose and used
the shiny bald head of the man Is
front of her for a mirror.” ;
Where She Works
“You work at a factory? a woman
was asked at county court. :
Woman—Don't be foolish,
man! My factory Is at home-I
seven children, ’