Pennsylvania
State News
Calvin Shott, of Lebanon, may lose
his right forearm as the result of a
hunting accident.
Assemblyman E. B. Posey was
awarded the Reading street cléaning
contract at a bf of $5,716 a month.
Yeggs blew the safe in the Metzgar-
Wright department store and escaped
with between $5,000 and $6,000 in cash
and checks.
Fire Chief
a warning to
using soft coal
become too hot.
Clarence S. Gabel, a York cigar
manufacturer, suffered injuries to his
head when his new automobile ran off
the road into a creek near Boyertown,
An eight-point buck deer was shot
by Mrs. F. Brooke Binder, who accom:
panied her husband, a Pottstown
councilman, on a hunting trip to
Maine.
Rev. Harold E. Schmaus relinquish-
ed charge of St. Stephen's Church, Mt
Carmel, to labor to the needs of the
archdeaconry, which extends over
peven oq
Niethammer has issued
Reading householders
not to allow flues to
yunties,
George E. Miller, aged 41, of Stras-
burg, Thanksgiving hunting victim,
died at Union Hospital, of uremia. His
left
shotgun,
Demand
the resump
Ernest
shattered by a companion’s
had been amputated.
resulted In
tion of coke-making the
aces, Jefferson county, and
being made to start
furnaces at Punxsutawney
has
" f s1 Q
for fuel 148
at
ati
2
unty Court
the peace for Lincoln dis
T. Hay,
has office.
John H
man L
tecona,
strick by a
Elder,
Myers, aged 2
killed when
pi
)yassenger
of Al’
were
both
they
train in
were
of the Pennsylvania
was a engl
railroad
3 WAS ireman,
a turkey from
Wharton of Jackson Center,
Cen
1 with a 14
»d with steall
son
& Campt
It is p
block will be erected
Elmer Kahler, age
erd on the St. Joseph's Catholic
football team, injured in a
against the Fulton A A
Thanksgiving day
St. Joseph's Hospital, It
football fatality in Lancaster
on the si
left
eightee
morning, died
was the first
1920.
Ten ousand
ostly housewives,
me
1
yn in Johns
of the fire
campaign here, and
be conducted annually,
Chamber of Commerce an-
hemselves to fire preventic
town direct result
pre
as a
vention
will
hnstown
event
a letter to Gov
in
said
ed Mine Worker
Gifford Pinchot,
to
that the
_, rest FAT OTIC OS
were resume conierences
with
write
ready
and
accept
anthracite operators
based on
the
agreement
ance peace
by the Governor.
The annual «
bria County
ciation will be held
14 in the Court House
Dr. Jesse White, a
University of Pittsburgh
Deputy
cation Robert
an
of the
ry 13 and
Ebensburg
of the
faculty,
Janus
in
Shaw of
will be principal speakers.
Althouse!
Aili 4
Thanksgiving Day
Pilgr
ras »
fir of
yhservance
in Am
ited to ms in 1621,
ing the
nal
issued
claims the birth
place of the first nati
ing in
was a product of the meeting of the
Continental
September 30, 1777, to June 27, 1778.
The Board of Zoning Appeals bf
Pittsburgh made public its decisions
in cases réferred to it, upon ap-
peals from decisions of the superin
tendent of the Bureau of Building
Inspection. Nine appeals wera
granted outright, 11 were granted
with conditions satisfactory to the
applicants, six were denied, and one
was withdrawn,
Scranton’s most bitterly-contested
Mayoralty election came to an end
when President Judge H. A.
Fuller, of Luzerne county, and Judge
George W. Maxey, of the local bench,
ruled that E. B. Jermyn, Republican
candidate, defeated Chief of Police M.
J. McHugh, Demoerat, by 109 votes
Judge E. C. Newcomb, Democratic
member of the local Court, dissented.
The final vote was as follows: Jer
myn, 25,993; McHugh, 25,899. Jer
myn's lead, 100,
David D. Coleman, justice of the
peace of Juniata, waived a hearing
on 13 charges of conspiracy, extor
tion, collection of illegal fees, misde.
meanor in office, false pretense and
fraudulent conversion, and entered
$6,600 bail for Court,
The 865,000 gymnasium given to
the Mining and Mechanical Institute
of Freeland by Mrs. Eckley B. Coxe,
of Drifton, widow of the coal mag:
nate who founded the institution 25
years ago, to give breaker boys and
the sons of miners a chance to ac
quire & technical education, has been
dedicated.
proclamation,
JOngress
oy.
ii
placed in vaults,
Locarno treaties.
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Locarno Treaties Signed in
London, Promising Peace
for Western Europe.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD
« HIS is the most Important s
in the history of the
sald Premier Briand
representatives of
world,”
and the
to the Locarno
of the world could
treaties,
not
tion of international good
he ¢
“and the future of the
world
ment have no places.’
The signing
took place In London
ceremony of the pacts
was carried
irit
f antim ft
of opti 411
Arm in Luthe
Briand of
Chamberlain
the
foreign
v } nell >
arm, Chancellor
I
wonderful s;
Premier
Britain
room
entered
of the
by 51
of Italy, Belgium, Poland and Czecho
and then came Prime Minis
Baldwin and his Mr
Chamberlain, who had
the Order of the Garter for
golden
cabinet.
just received
dressed as “Sir Austen,”
told of
pointment that his
nade rearrangement
of entertainment
lor Luther and
their pleasure at
the pacts, and then one after another
they signed their names to the fateful
the king's disa
mother's
of the
necessary,
the
Tr
¥
death
program
1
sod
of
others expre
the fusion
con
After a dinner given by Mr. Cham-
the reached an
agreement for speeding up the evacu-
statesmen
This operation will be
January 31, and the Belgian forces in
The Locarno treaties have been quite
Suffice It
ruarantees the
German-Belgian frontiers as fixed by
Italy and
the pact. Germany, France and Bel.
glum promise never to trespass upon
each other's territory, and Great Brit-
ain and Italy are pledged to come to
the ald of the aggrieved nation, wheth-
er it be France, Belgium or Germany.
All the parties agree to submit future
disputes to judicial arbitration, with
as high court.
The German-Polish and German-
Czecho pacts are identical except that
these signatories agree to arbitration
of all future disputes by the arbitral
tribune mt The Hague or the world
France's guarantee of the German
Polish and German-Czech treaties,
The treaties are effective only after
Germany joins the League of Nations,
an event that is expected to take place
as soon as possibie. Already Ger
many has registered with the league
at Geneva eleven International engage-
ments which she has entered Into with
eight different powers. That Russia
also will now come Into the league
was the expressed opinion of some of
the statesmen gathered In London,
and Indeed Foreign Minister Tehitche-
rin of the Soviet government was ex-
pected In London this week to talk
over this matter,
With few exceptions the nations of
Europe look on the signing of the trea-
ties as the birth of a new era of good
will and peace, The nationalists of
Germany still declare thelr belief that
the pacts mean the ruin of their coun-
try, and may force the resignation of
the Luther cabinet. Italy officially
looks on the treattes rather skep-
tically. She intends to live up to the
letter and spirit of her signature, but
does not propose to he swept off her
feet hy Idealistic sentimentality. As
Mussolini sald In his recent Armistice
day address: “We look with one eye
upon the dove of peace if it rises on
the distant horizon, but with the other
talking with
eye we look through the concrete ne
cessities of right.”
rend
jdent's message, which nd
the senate and house. It
fu! but eautious
gratification at
and progress in
wis
was {
document, ex
the
the country
general
ing niin government
and
1.11
abligations
restraint in the assuming
unless they are
investments
this time
tive capital or
necessary nt
President 1 his approval 1
to the tax-redud
Concerning Inlan«
proposed
he empl
West
he
Ways Was
the
would be, In
not
Middle
effect
si
people of
“For m
nny
“No doubt the posit!
ssion of thr
But
many groups of ind
ee Baa
there are many
and
apparently #through no fault of
due to climn
own, sometimes
ditions and sometimes to the prevail
still In »
This is prob
is none the
government
of
certain crop,
condition
temporary, but it
National
Departments Agriculture
farm |
distressing
ably lens
acute,
Commerce, the oan board,
intermedinte
federal
ating
in
ties ant
an
credlit banks,
reserve board are all
to be of assistance a
the other hard there are
individuals who have ha
of their most prosperous years
general price level is fair, but
again there are éxceptions ho
items being poor i
excellent,
the farm
be about
much
some
ure In
production
will
spite
Year
year and above
ds In
the
Mr. Coolidge had a few wor
favor of American adhesion
World court, and in speaking
foreign relations “ie
to
¢
of
he sald:
rather than of navies that Is of
ent time” He gave praise to the
the art
impor-
its
behind
of so
while arg not in
of aviation, It is great
tance that we ought to proceed in
we
ment and Investigation.
Deploring the perennial conflict In
the coal industry, the message urged
that authority be lodged with
President and the Departments
and Labor giving them
deal with an
Also it recommended that
authorize a system
of the railroads,
(G OY BRNOR PINCHOT of Pennsyl-
to
congress
week to end the anthracite coal strike,
submitting to both sides a compromise
agreement. The representative of the
renewed discussion, but it was rejected
entirely by the operators, because, as
they sald, it would repeat the Jackson-
ville bituminous agreement mistake of
“endeavoring to maintain high prices
to pay high wages through the simple
formula of writing these terms Into
a contract.” President Lewis of the
miners sald the operators’ attitude
“does not represent one whit of con
cession In the public interest to dis
pose of a situation that has become
alarmingly acute”
EPUBLICAN leaders in the sen:
ate Inst week virtually abandoned
all iden of questioning the Republican.
fsm of Senator R. M. LaFollette of
Wisconsin and of contesting the ap
pointment of Gerald Nye of North Da.
kota, an avowed LaFollette supporter.
In the house the Republicans decided
to let the Insurgents decide for them.
sidered us returning to the party fold,
Republicans, Democrats and Far
| thelr stnte conventions for
and state offices. The
leans renominated Senator Peter
Carl
indorsed C. J. Gi
3 4 the
senator
| sfonal
The
inderson,
and Gov, Gunderson
beck
Democrats
for Ul
4 cousin governor,
and WW. J.
governor George Platt was
ow} for the senate by the Far
mrty
UNCLE SAM 1s
J row |
in Texas
interested
hig 1WaS
acts, which
Mirlam Ferguson's
.
over
struction contr
(;Oov.
just Represer tatives of the
of
of Amon G
lisher $: #
t, 88
regents of the
stro;
d tl
liege,
had violate
had himsell been
r refused to resign
Satterwhite she
n of the I«
| sess wer hi
decided
Plain may yet carry the
4 Arica dispute before the
Ast
ions i week her
inld before
the league a
that
persistently delaying
thereby playing
Peruvians and
of President Coolidge to restore
idly relations between
In Santiago,
nn mivistry Issued a cow
ch sald:
“There is no reason for
the arbiter or the U
vernment a predisposi
our rights In Tacna-Arice
contrary, if In Washington
1 in making the
confidence In finding
have td demand It again
has confidence tha
i ution of the p
i ties ean be found"
Of course If Chile should appeal
the league and that body should take
any European
be In direct conflict
riand
ral of
nplaining General
was
scite,
the frustrating the
the two na
however, the for
nunique
J awarag,
justice
have
we
i ernment
quate sol resent
{ action,
with the
| would
i he
Serious.
YOMMISSIONER BLAIR
~ gistant Secretary of the
and As
Treasury
Andrews
of all existing permits for sacramental
wine, effective December 31, and gave
| out new restrictions their
Only rabbis and minis
get the permits for withdrawal
wine and they must
directly to the worshiper.
| per year per adult is the
i allowed unless it is clearly shown that
a greater quantity is necessary. The
rabbis must maintain storage
and keep accurate records of distribu.
{ tion,
Ax AGREEMENT for funding Ru-
mania’s debt to the United States
was reached in Washington, Payments
will extend over G2 years and will be
easy at first. Interest rate is 3 per
cent for ten years and 33 per cent
thereafter. The total debt was fixed
at $44,500,000,
France Intends to resume debt ne
gotiations, according to Louls Lou
cheur, who has become finance min-
ister In the new government formed
| by Aristide Briand. He is walting only
i to complete his financial program, but
| this is likely to give him a lot of
| trouble for It Involves a currency in-
fiation that Is opposed by many In
both wings of parliament,
on
ance, ters
deliver
RESIDENT COOLIDGE'S special
alreraft board submitted its report
but did not settle the controversy
over aviation, Though It does not
name Colonel Mitchell, the report ad
vises ngninst his plan for a separate
air force co-ordinate with the army
and the navy; but it declares the alr
services have been neglected and on
duly subordinated and recommends
additional assistant secretaries of the
army and navy for military aviation,
While some of Mitchell's more sen
¢ationnl charges are contradicted by
the report, a good many of his alle
gations concerning the service are sus
tained.
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade an
Market Reports.
I
—_
BALTIMORE. ~—~Wheat-—No. 2 red
winte®, spot, domestic, $1.70%; No. 2
red winter, garlicky, spot. domestic,
$1.661%,
Corn—No. 2 yellow old, for
lomestic delivery, is quotable at $1.05
per bushel for car lots on spot.
Oats—No. 2 white, b0¢ sales
white, 49c sales,
Hay
thy, $24 No. 3, timothy
No. 1 light clover, mixed, $2:
4 WI ‘ for} lavay
24; No. 2 light clove
corn,
: No.»
timo
$2.9
0
wid ee;
New hay, per ten, No
50@ 26
9%
Straw Per ton,
0. 1 $126012.50
ity Mills Feed
Wes
NO
oat
Spring
100-pound
$56; Western
160-pound
tern, in
middlings
sacks,
RE ovens]
MATrviand
ror 40G 50
nearby hennery whites
ed extras, 75.
Cheese
fresh
flats
fancy to fancy specials, 25% @
eic; do, average run,
whole milk, flate, held,
Live Poultry-——Chickens. by
27028¢c; by express, 26033;
by freight, 33; by express, 35@37:
fowls, by freight, 24@G 20;
22@35; roosters, by
keys, by freight, 42
State,
oO" IROR
“i @ed.
freight.
by express,
freight, 17; tur
red winter,
$1.5861.65.
Corn-—-No. 3 yellow, new, lc
Oats-—No. 2 white, BO@5H0%c
Butter-—Solid packed, higher than
extras, 52% @53%ec. the latter for
small lots; extras, 92 score, 51%: 91
score, 51; 90 score, 48; 89 score, 46;
88 score, 44; 87 score, 43; 86 score,
42%.
Eggs Fresh, extra firsts, 65¢; firsts,
in new cases, 58; in second-hand
cases, 57; seconds, 35@ 38.
Cheese—Fresh flats, 26G 26%e.
LIVE STOCK ,
BALTIMORE. = Cattle -- Steers,
choice to prime, $10@10.75; good to
choice, $9.25@9.75; medium to good,
£8.50@ 9; common to medium, §6.50@
7.90; common, $4G8. Heifers, choice
to prime, $7756 8.25; good to choice,
$7.25@7.75; medium to good, $5.75@
6.50; common to medium, £4506 5.50.
Bulle, good to choice, $5.26G6; fair
to good, $3.50@ 4.50,
Fheep and Lambe--Sheep, $2100
7.50; lambe, $10G16.50.
»
1.60@1.65; do, garlicky,
so ——————————— Sat
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ALONG
LIFE’S TRAIL
TREE AERA EERE RRE RRR
* By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK
Dean of Men, University of Illinois.
| Fedele ee
(E) 1928, Westerns Newspaper Un
DOING THINGS BETTER
THAN THE OTHER MAN
AWKINS 18 very much concerned
his
| sort of education he
{| preparation for it
ne 1. good
ehout gpon's future and the
should
He
| gather from
{ tion that he
or
| some lines of work offer
greater opportunities for advan
He thinks
glarted into
than do others,
can get the boy
| excursion In education his
| surely have the open sess
Coss,
“What is
now?" he
no
the best thing for 2 boy to
studs
aarp ere are
“It isn't
HERS Ine
best
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
is 4 HATS In »n
W fpeare asks,
“A rose | ¥ 4%
smell ag sweet”
Shakespear
Shake
replies,
would
ferbet
right,
3 but
statement. It
A rose a
or a schi
the
ten cf one
any odor at all
ve been
same flower, and ances to
it svouldn’t have
The name is a part of the sweetness.
A name has ruin ide a great
many businesses prod-
had
ed or ms
people or or
ucts
When Casey set out to carry passen-
£ from Champaign Sadorus he
painted the name “Reliance” on the
side of Ford He a poor
driver, and he wanted to develop con-
gers to
was
much more
comfort to
and
their destina-
iad called the
lence There was
suggestion of safety
his
x aril 5
vers
and
spective cust
of arriving at
tion than if he |
| car Ramshackie.”
I knew a man
for forty years against the handicap
jof a n His mother had named
| him Percy when he wag & rosy infant,
i and the man really pever got over It
If he had been called Bill or Tom or
| George he might with less effort have
to something.
mers, the
intact
“Old
struggled
once who
ame
amounted
The people who named the old Eng
| lishi ale houses knew wha! they were
doing. Theré was nothing so com
monplace as “Jones' Refreshment
Parlors” or “Andy's Cafe.” They gave
them names full of suggestion, They
realized the power of the imagination
and the financial value of connotation,
There was the “Bell and the Bottle”
suggestive of quick and efficient serv
{ jee. There was the “Bird In the
Hand” presenting the subtle caution
that the opportunity near by might
better be taken advantage of for fear
another might not soon present itself
It reminds one of the familiar "Last
Chance” of old mining days In the
West. There were the “Black Boy"
and the “Green Man” and “Windsor
Castie"—names full of mystery and
romance and with an appeal to the
imagination which drew the weary
thirsty traveler toward the comfort
of the house,
Dickens recognized the value of
names. Bll 'Sykes would have been a
different character If he had had a dif.
ferent name, and Panl Dombey
woulda't have been Paul if Dickens had
cailed him Augustus or Simon. His
strange weird characters are always
fitted with curious names, and the
namé becomes a real part of the chgr
noter, 4
Shakespeare was wrofig, Th
a tremendous amount in & name,