The Evening Standard from Uniontown, Pennsylvania • Page 9

WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL 27, 1927. THE DAILY MEWS STANDARD. UWONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA CHINESE AND BRITISH IN RIVER ENGAGEMENT (Bj- United Press.T LONDON, April J7. Fighting between foreign sailors aboard Yangtze rirer warships and Chinese ashore continued today, the Admiralty announced.

The latest vessel fired upon was His Majesty's steamship. Cockchafer. The Incident occurred near Chinkiang and the vessel returned the flre with sii Itch guns. LAD KEPT ALIVE FOR FIVE DAYS BY FRIENDS ROANOKE, April who for tour days and five nights had pumped air Into the collapsed lung of 18-year-old Walter L. Booth, took heart at continued success of their efforts today while physicians shook their heads and said, "Hopeless." The youny TroutYille farmer clung desperately to a faint thread of life in a hospital here.

Paralyzed from the waist down since an operation for auto Accident Injuries dislocated a vertebrae and caved In his lung. Booth sumltted with alternate smiles and tears as SO young friends continued to administer artiflcal respiration. DIVORCEE MUST PAY BOARD BILL FOR YEAR Two small verdicts were returned yesterday. Swing Cooley of Georges township was awarded $233.70, the amount of his claim against John nud Margaret Saxon for a board bill, and Louis Roth was given $400 in settlement of his damage suit against the Fairbanks Taxicab company for injury to his car in a wreck on tho pike at Searights. SUES FOR INJURY.

Before Judge Davis W. Henderson the damage suit of Stephen Sinos ot Brownsville against the Whistle Bottling Works of that is being tried. On the morning of June 5, 19-25 the plaintiff was Injured in a collision with a Yv'histle truck being driven by Robert E. Eichemiear tbe store of Mrs. Franks, sustaining a chip fracture of the ankle bone.

-Dr. Louis N. Relchard attended Sinos who used crutches for some four months alter being discharged from the hospital and then 1 carrying a cane for-a long additional-period. In defense today Dr. W.

M. Lilley stated that the radiograph he had taken ot the man's Tinkle on December 2, 1926 showed a 100 per cent perfect anatomical and functional recovery and that in his judgment the long use of crutches and cane had been -cessary. HOUSEHOLD HINTS BT MRS. MORTON MKNU HINT In preparing.chicken fricassee, If baking powder biscuits are used, in thin case, bake the crisp and brown; split them anil arrange in a serving dish just before the rieauce goes to the table. If itearned dumpings are preferred, use a rich baking powder biscuit dough made more than usually soft by the addition of more milk.

Drop by spoonfuls on tbe solid portions of the stew so that each dumpling will rest on the meat and vegetables and not settle into the liquid. Chicken Fricatsee Alathed Potatoes Lfltuce and Green Onion Salad Shuliarb Pie or Shortcake Coffee TODAY'S RECIPES Chicken Prieasntc--Dress, clean and cut up fowl. Put in kettle, cover with boiling water and cook slowly until tender, adding salt to water when the chicken is about half done. Drop dumplings on the stew for the last half hour of coolc- injf. The meat may later be removed, sprinkled with salt, pepper and flour and browned in fat Or the pieces may be browned before uddin? the hot water.

PACK NINE SUGGESTIONS Wash the Broom. DID the broom in soapsuds every few weeks if you want to get good service out of it Clean well, rinse and hang UD to dry. Sprinkling of Sugar. When baking snail sponge cakes a gem nans sprinkle each with a little fine white sugar. It will nake a most attractive brown CHARGED BY GIRL.

Constable Louis I. Ginsberg the Fourth ward, Connellsville, today brought to jail William Pringle of Dawson, charged by Helen Rimmel of that place with a moral offense. Prlngle was picked up at Tower Hill by Constable Ginsberg, he stated. EQUITY TRIAL LIST. First equity court term in years will be held by common pleas judges during the week commencing Monday, May 23.

Twelve cases are listed for trial, six ot them being injunctions, four bills for accounting, one enjolner and one restraining order. SIGNING BONDS TODAY Five hundred $1,000 Fayette county road bonds are being signed today by the three commissioners, E. H. McClelland, J. S.

Langley Hibbs, Controller and G. W. Huston and Treasurer W. L. Graham.

They will be forwarded to the Union Trust company of Pittsburgh which purchased the securities last week for a bonus of some $22,000." MARRIAGE LICENSES James Ainorine Jacob's Creek Annie Ruth Benton Jacob's Creek Charley Ponkeneh Allison Onnie Woyady Livengood Good Fumitore-- Well Selected, a cozy, fortable and attrae- time Home. The Peoples Furniture OOR. MAIN ft 04.LLATIH UNIONTOWN. PA. Nationally Advortlted Furnltura Featured.

NEW OWNERS OF LOCAL (Continued from Page One.) the big certified ciieck in full payment. Individual checks were then prepared and tendered owners of the local stock, one or two of them receiving amounts running into six figures and all of tkem getting very sizeable sums for the sale of their holdings in the old company which, organized some fifty years ago with an initial capital stock of $50,000, has turned out to be one of the best and -most far-sighted investments ever offered in this community. First step following the actual transfer of the local stock to Mr. representing the New York banking interests handling the Uniontown and other Western Pennsylvania deals of the same kind was to call an immediate meeting of stockholders of the new company. of the old company were adopt- of ed with some alterations, one change being that directors can qualify even if non residents of Pennsylvania.

Election of directors was then held with the following chosen: P. W. Chapman, New York; Reeves J. Newsome, New York; C. W.

Sfmpkins, New York; David C. Morrow, Washington, John H. Murdock, Wash- four ington, and R. W. Playford, Uniontown.

Mr. Playford is the only local man connected officially with the new company's business organization and he Is to be a vice president. This election will be made when the new board organizes formally at a meet- Ing to be held in New York in the near future. Mr. Chapman will likely be elected president at that time, it Is believed.

Other men known locally and Mr. Morrow, who is coach of the Washington Jefferson football team and for years city engineer of Washington, and Mr. Murdock, a well known young business man of that city. The new owner company is the Pennsylvania State Water Corporation which in turn is owned by a holding company for it and other similar concerns, the Community Water Service company, one of the larger public utilities organizations of recent years. The ojd bonds of the Uniontown Water company have been called as ot July 2 and will be redeemed at par.

They are five per cent securities and will be replaced in the new financing by an issue of five and one-half per cents. Exchange of old bonds into new can be made if desired at either the Fayette Title Trust company or National Bank of Fayette county, an attractive proposition being offered holders of I the old securities. H. H. Kaufman returned last eve-' ning to State oCileg? after being in Fayette county for the past week looking after business interests.

M1-2 --For-CIRCUS CROWDS On Sale Only THURS. FRIDAY ONLY FOR CIRCUS DAYS will the following wonderful bargains be on sale. You'll more than get your money's worth at Cohen's --Uniontown's big home-furnishing department store, down Beeson Boulevard (Old Broadway). TWO CIRCUSES THIS WEEK Crowds will want to wander through the stores before going to the circus grounds. The Cohen store is making it profitable for you to shop at the big Broadway store.

Circus Day Special 7-piece Kitchen Set (cutlery) 49c (Basement) Circus Day Special Fancy Waste Paper Basket, all colors; C.f\ $1.00 value Oi7C (Basement) Circus Day Special Fancy Mirror (nickel frame) cretonne top 79c (Basement) VISITORS MAY USE our rest room and view the special displays in every department throughout the store escorted or alone. Especially at- are the furniture displays. Circus Day Special Large Mama Dolls; value 98c (Basement) Circus Day Special Porcelain Baby Plates; 35c regular, only 19c (Basement) Circus Day Special Low Glass Sherbets; amber, with plate; QO set of 6, only (Basement) Circus Day Special Large Glass Fruit Bowls; all colors; regular $1.48, at Oi7C (Basement) Circus Day Special Polychrome Candle Sticks; regular -I per pair (Basement) Our 32nd Anniversary Sale Offers Real Bargains Circus Days Special Fibre Rockers $4.95 Circus Days Special 36-inch Wood Kitchen Tables $2.85 Circus Days Special Decorated Tilt-top Tables $4.69 Circus Days Special 48-inch Davenport Tables $12.25 FLOOR COVERINGS AND DRAPERIES Circus Days Special Mahogany Smoking Stand Our Regular Friday "Without Profit" Special for Both Circus Days Thursday and Friday LEMCO CEDAR MOTH BAGS inches 4 A For Only 50c On Sale 2nd Floor Same protection to garments, furs and woolens as a cedar chest Slid Floor Speciid 27x54 Brussels Rugs 2nd Floor Special 27x54 fine Japanese Grass Rugs; all beautiful patterns. 49c $1.95 Circus Days Special 50-lb. high-grade special All- Cotton Mattresses $7.90 Circus Days Special Mahogany Consol Tables $9.95 Circus Days Special Specially constructed and well-built Porch Swings 79 Hardware Department value ball-bearing, adjustable Roller Skates with rubber shock-absorber, $1.49 Hardware Department $1.50 New Haven Watches; splendid time-pieces, $1.00 2ml Floor Special 25x50 imported close-weave hit and miss rag rugs.

79c $2.85 2nd Floor Special IS 36 imported close-weave Rag Rugs 6 9 value) 39, 2nd Floor Special 12 stencilled, imported i Straw Rugs (one piece) $5.45 2nd Floor Special 3G-inch Grass Runner, Yard, FOR BOTH CIRCUS DAYS ONLY Guaranteed ELECTRIC IRON (110-Volt, 550-Watts) with Cord and Plug- Worth $5.00 One to a family. Guaranteed with every Iron Cash and Carry 2nd Floor Special 6x0 foot Grass Rugs $2.90 Hardware Department 1 dozen Gillette Razor Blades and 1 Gillette Razor 59. Hardware Dept. O'Cedar Mop and Bottle O'Cedar Polish $1.00 I all for $1.00 Hardware Dept. Hair Clippers special purchase of 150; while they last $1.00 Hardware Dept.

5-lb. Package Calcimine. 39c Hardware Dept. 1 quart fine. Furniture Polish; reg.

Cue. Circus Day, 39c Hardware Department 25-lb. capacity Household Scales (less stoop) Regular Circus days 98c Hardware Dept. "Easy Clean" Food Choppers, large size --reg. Circus Days, only $2.00 0 Hardware Dept.

Lunch Kit complete with 1-pt. Vacuum Bottle $1.25 Here are a few of the hundreds of Popular ones: "Ain't She Sweet?" (instrumental). "There's Everything Nice About You" (instrumental). "So Blue" (waltz). "Yes, Flo" (Fox Trot).

"I'm Looking for a Four-Leaf Clover" (vocal). We're Ready for the Circus Crowds who will sarely pour in for these Gigantic and Most Amazing Wall Paper Bargains. Up to loc Paper 3c Double Roll Up to 25c Paper 9c Double Roll Up to 20c Paper 6c Double Roll Up to 30c Paper 12c Double Roll The Bird Is Free No, not escaped, you get a beautiful Ca- narv absolute iy with this $10 Bird a just like the cut 0 0 SECOND FLOOR SPECIAL Great WINDOW SHADE SALE--Purchase of Entire Stock of Big Pittsburgh Wholesale House Regular $1.00 to $1.50 high-grade OH Shades; all perfect quality; 36-in. by 6 feet, and smaller sizes. (Plain and Duplex Colors) 59 Paper Trimmed and Delivered FREE All High Grade Papers From I America's Foremost Mills Prices On Tiles and Oatmeals Also Smashed SECOND FLOOR COHEN'S BIG STORE for 90 only Just for Circus Day SECOND FLOOR SPECIAL TEX-PATTERN'S OF NEWMT A 1 I RUFFLED CURTAINS Not a single pair worth less than $1.50.

Take your Choice. FEE PAIR, $1.00.