Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 17

A THE EVENING NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 193b'. NINETEEN Hopkins Approves NEWS BULLETINS Mother Of Quints Is Called A Witch CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS OF CITY TO MEET STATE 20 Flood Projects For Pennsylvania TODAY'S MARKET PRICES Received by direct Wire and furnished by J. ti. Brooks Member of the New York Stock Exchange, 15 S. Franklin Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Gypsy Banished From Town By Village Fathers-Bow To Ancient Superstition ltitSllgKiL.A.ft'rJvi1K semi-conscious for hours in hospital, the speechless girl suddenly derided to talk today and gave her name as Mary Magill. April 16. Approximately acres of abandoned and submarglnal land in Pennsylvania should be reforested, Secretary of Forests and Waters James F. Bogardus said today. Johnstown, April 16.

Editors of more than 50 trade and farm papers and noted metallurgists from all over the country today witnessed the formal opening here of the Rethlchom Steel Company's new bethanized wire mill. 4 Gather At St. Stephen's Tomorrow Night For Conference R. S. KENDIG SPEAKER Open High Low Close Railroad Stocks Washington.

April 16. WPA Administrator Hopkins today approved 20 flood rehabilitation projects in Pennsylvania totalling $523,208 and 64 projects of the same type for Massachusetts totalling $7331219 all necessitated as a result of the recent disastrous floods. The projects approved included the following: Allegheny County: Tarenlum Municipal imptoverr.ent. Pittsburgh, parks, Turtle Creek, flood control Neville Island, school building Sharpsburg, streets, Verona, streets, $61,351. Armstrong County.

North Van-' dergrift, streets, roads Apollo, streets, $12,449. Bedford County: Chaeyville Bridge A shears, bridge. Ostcrburg. Elair County; Fricsville-ABridge. 1 $11,709.

I Buck County: Morrisvillc.Jstrects $10,749. Dauphin County: HiglySpire Streets. Harrisbug. park. public buildings.

Steelton. miscellaneous. $19,506. Huntingdon County: Newburg Bridge. $13,612.

84 A -S 84' Harrlsburg, April 16. L. W. Montexerde, Pittsburgh, and Roland R. Randall, Philadelphia, today were named bv Dr.

Lester K. Ade, superintendent of Public Instruction, to Hip Real Estate Advisory Committee. Pittsburgh, April 16 Stricken sudednlv, William Elv Evans, 80, retired first vice president of the Armstrong Cork Company, was dead today at his home, Hotel Schcnley. Harrisburg, April 16. Establishment of an analytical laboratory at local headquarters of the Liquor Control Board was underway today.

The laboatory, which will eost about S5.000, will be completely equipped to make chemical analyses of all merchandise handled by the State Liquor Stores System, it was explained. ceremonies, the town elders approached, the young mothers BvPsy wagon in a group. They ordered her husband to take her out of the town immediately. The young mother, still seriously ill from her ordeal, lay on trie bottom of the wagon. Her husband, somewhat awe-stricken on being told his wife was a witch, slowly and wonderingly loaded his few possessions into his decrepit old cart.

The father slowly mounted tne driver's seat, and touched his mangy horse with a whip. He drove off, the village fathers looking on in approval. As the gypsies left the Hodos villagers "purified" the 'bewitched" ground where the young mother had lain. Copyright, 1936, By I. N.

8. Bucharest, April 16. A young I gypsy mother who gave birth to quintuplets yesterday was formally branded a witch by the village fathers of Hodos today, and, with her husband, was banished from the town. The village fathers, who rule the remote hamlet in Bihar Province as a kind of town council, bowed to ancient superstition and decreed that any person capable of such a phenomenon as bearing five children at once must be a witch. The village fathers did.

however, allow formal burial of the five premature babies in the village cemetery. The quintuplets died yesterday a few hours after their mother bore them in a ditch. Immediately after the burial. 82 20 3 4 123., 57 'a 66 46" 2 10 14': 38 11 '-2 39 3 1 3-1 21as 127 58' 66 '2 48 IIP, 38 1 11S'B 40 33. 28'2 33 7 34 172 Bait 21 Can Pac 12's Chcs Ohio 58 's Ches Corp fifi'2 47rN IIP, Erie 14Ji Great Pfd 38 Lehigh Val ll5s Central 3r, 28 North Pacfic 331 Penn 33 1i South Pacfic 172 NATIONAL ma mm jo? 33 33' i 17 i Union Pac 131 131 131 San Francisco, April 16.

Arraignment of Mrs. Maryon Cooper Hewitt on a charge of conspiracy to commit mayhem in connection with the sterilization of her daughter, Ann, was postponed by Superior Judge George Steiger today to May 1,1. Catskill, N. April 16 Stricken ill by the strain of watching the laborious selection of a jury which will try him on first degree murder charges in connection with the brutal slaying of Helen Glenn, nine-year-old minister's daughter, Alfred Volckmarin, 20-year-old butcher boy, collapsed in court today. 20 12' i 57', 66 46 19 14 '2 38 ll'ii 397a 3-'4 28 '-2 33 33 4 17 131 10 8'2 167 '2 33 2 15 1514 28', 7'4 67, 16 41,4 22'2 33'3 14 387, 41'4 41 TRIBUTE PAID COL KNOX AND ORPHEUS CLUB BORAH SHARE AT MINSTREL ILL DELEGATES HOLD TENANTS STOCK MARKET FOR ROBBING LIST NARROWS AN OLDWOMAN RANGE TODAY Claim They Broke Down Turnover Runs Below A Partitions To Get Hid- Million Shares As den 13,000 Prices Settle Back PLACED HMD OBJECTS ANACONDAATNEW HIGH Maryland 10 10 10 Public Utilities Am For Pwr 84 8'2 8'i A Tel Tel 167 167 166 Col Gas 20', 20- 19s, Cons 33', 32-1, Corn So 2', 3 2-1, Elec Lt 1 5 152 14' i lilt 16 16 l.V, Nat Lt IF, UN ll's Nor Amer 28-1, 20 28' St Gas 7', 7'4 7, United Cp 7 7 67, Unit Ip 16 16', 16 Pub N.

J. 42', 42-i, 41 'i Tire and Rubber Good 2.3'h 23, 22U US Rub 33U Copper Stocks Boston, April 16. William K. Evans, originator of the boldest of all bank robbery methods, and a fugitive from this State for six years, was in custody wiih eight other men today in connection with the theft of $590,000 in bonds in 1034," the Boston Evening American said this afternoon. De Motte.

April 16. The business district of this little hoosier town of 700 population was a charred shambles today. Fire raged through the business section for eight hours, causing an estimated loss of $100,000. Publisher Gets 31 Votes In Convention And Senator 26 RESULTS IN NEBRASKA Civic Organization Presents To Big Audience At Meyers THOMAS, INTERLOCUTOR 14 38 41 41 Alaska Jun Anacon Kennecot Mete Por 14' 4 391 4P, 41 144 39- 41 3 41', Suspect Arrested In $2,300 Swindle At Port Griffith Steel Stocks New York. April 16.

-No news of any consequence developing on either the domestic business or European political fronts, the stock market settled back into rut today. Turnover ran below a million shares as prices backed and filled in a narrow range. Am Roll Am Steel Beth Steel Ludlum 29'2 29 61 -n .28 24'4 87 37 7078 The coppers, foods and oils were i rpi, jron 29 '2 29 6P, 28 "4 24, 87 378 707, 131 287, 60'4 28', 23 87 130'- higher for a while but the steels Rep iron and motors, recent leaders on the i ug Cast In upside, and auto accessories de- ug steel veloDcd a soft tone. Weakness in Chicago, April 16. Illinois' delegation of 57 delegates to the Republican National convention at Cleveland will be divided, 31 for Col.

Frank Knox. Chicago publisher, and 26 for Senator William E. Borah. was evident today. With more than one-third of the 3.750 precincts outside Cook County still unreported, Borah apparently was walking away with 13 downstate congressional districts.

The incomplete downstate returns gave the Idaho Senator a projected plurality of 44.800 in the presidential preference voting. Knox carried Cook Countv bv US Stee PI 131 Oils REV. P. S. HEATH Chunh school teachers, superintendents and pastors, will gather at St.

Stephen's Church tomorrow evening for a Spring 0 conference under the auspices of the Wilkes-Barre Council of Christian Education. The conference will begin with a dinner at six o'clock served by the ladies of St. Stephen's. The. pres.

dent, the Rev. Ailyn P. Robinson. pastor of Puritan Congregational Church, will preside. At the dinner there will be presented a pane! discussion which will indicate the work of the council.

Participating in this will be Dr. Paul S. Heath, vice president of the council. Thomas Jones. Mr.

ScH.irs. and the Rev. Russell Annirii nf the Grant Street Presbyterian Church. Brief messages will be brought 9 by the Rev. W.

Herbert Sugden. superintendent of 1. a i Training and Dr. A. G.

Morr.sh. chairman of f.r.ai.tv. At seven o'clti' the ma address nf the evening will be given by R. Stanley Kendig. of the Pennsylvania Council of Religious Education.

Mr. Kendig speak on "Strengthening Our Christian Education Through Community Cooperation." Following Mr. Ken- 31 1 4 Harrisburg, April 16. "Ain't it awful!" Mrs. Anna A.

Given, 76. who lives in two houses and never believed in keeping close tab on her finances, expressed no little sur- 1 prise today when she was informed i by police that seven persons had robbed her of about $3,000. "I guess they were paying me rent out of my own money." she said. "Ain't it awful. I'm not particular with my money.

I ought to be more careful. I'd lay my money down and forget it, but I didn't think there was more than $600 or $700 around the house." When Mrs. Given moved to an- other home, rumors among neighbors started that the aged woman had hidden a large amount of cash in her former home --where i she said she still spends a great deal of her time. The rumors were well founded, for the neigh- bors soon got to work, broke through a partition in the base- i ment, and found a "literal bonan- according to city detectives. 'Money, all in old style bills, was hidden in every sort of object." Police said, "in matchboxes, in tea 20', 28s, 59" 23 23' 2 87 37-1, 69 130's 3 1 1378 31 31 14 4fi 21'2 37 H'i 43--H 37'- 63 33 Atlantic 32'- Consol Oil 137s Freeport Tex 31', Gen Asphalt 31 7, Ohio Oil 144 Phillips 46'2 Pure Oil 214 Seaboard Oil 37 Socony Vac 15 Stand Oil 43', Stand Oil I 37'2 the auto accessory shares reflected disappointing first quarter earning reports now coming to hand.

The rails were well mixed. Anaconda set a new high in the coppers while Borden and Corn products led the way in the food list. Philip Morris was one of the few-bright spots in the list, spurting 2 points further to establish a new hiPh. The utility and merchandising shares tended slightly lower. Bonds again were somewhat eas 32 14 31', 31 7, 1 4 2 465, 22 37'2 15 44 38 64 7, 38'2 also questioning William Zermay.

aged 22. alias John Schooley, of 80 South Loveland avenue, Kingston, and John Barratta. 22, alias Harold Whitman, of 56 High street, Wilkes-Barre. Zermay and Barratta were arrested yesterday afternoon after they purchased an automobile and paid for in cash. In the sum tendered for the car was $50.

Authorities believed that they committed a holdup somewhere. Both had been in trouble before. News of the two arrests was teletyped to Wilkes-Barre police headquarters and local police sent back information about two holdups committed in the city last Saturday night and the burglary at the administration building the previous week, which netted criminals sev Suspected of being the confidence man. who swindled Mrs. Rose Kutchko.

of Porth Griffith, out of $2,300 last Fall, A. Verko Simowich, of Summerville. N. was in custody today in Philadelphia. Simowich was also suspected as the swindler of Jacob Matlock, of Clifton.

Lackawanna County, who lost $7,600 to a confidence man in March. f924. Matlock was so affected by his loss that he tried to commit suicide bv stabbing himself. Mrs. Kutchko went to Philadelphia late today tosee Simowich and attempt to identify him with her loss.

Scranton police also sent a man with a warrant to Philadelphia to bring him back for questioning in connection with Matlock's loss. 2 Men Investigated Philadelphia police today were Stan Oil NJ 63 Texas Co 38 Motors ier. Wheat dipped nearly a cent 1 Auburn and cotton declined 30 cents a bale, i Chrysler 45's 4.5i, ion- I -rt 45'2 100 677, 53 26, ll's oig address tne conierrnce win hold departmental sessions under ueneiai on O'J'2 Briggs 55' 8 5514 Houdaille 27 27 Packard IP, 11s, Studebaker 13 a 1334 Miscellaneous It was an enthusiastic and large audience that greeted the annual preseiuatinnd of the Orpheus Glee Club Minstrels last night at the Meyers High school auditorium. The program, which will be repeated to another capacity audience tonight, is being staged in collaboration with the county councils of the Jr. O.

U. A. M. The minstrelty afforded Orpheus the opportunity to drop the mantle of concert influence, to present a program of mirth and gayely. and their offering last night added another success io the long career of Orpheus, one of the nationally recognized choral groups of this area.

There was brilliancy in the the fun-makers were the entire program offered two hours of eceptional and eceilent entertainment. Arthur Thomas of Hanover township is the interlocutor and was splendid in this capacity. Juveniles participated to aid in the success of the program with Edd.e Gcrlock doing several worthwhile numbers. Jane Saves and Carlton Lake, the boy soprano, added accomplishment to the F.I wood Price, who recently won national recognition as a soloist in a New York was splendid last night. Daniel Phillips directed the minstrel.

Ray Jones was the accompanist with Louis Savitts directing the orchestra. End men were Steve Ply. Harold 'Doc Williams. J. Em-melt Bnslin.

Leo Bittenbender, Rube Blakeslee and George Haley, The soloists were Andrew Stenacii, Robert Gchris. David J. Price. Eddie Gerlock. Joseph Unice.

Paul Poitcr, Carlcton Lake. William E. Lewis and Elwood Price. Mr. Price substituted for Thomas R.

Jenkins. The specialties included John K.vler and his clever handling of tlie 'Dancing The Moury Sisters and Benjamin Humphreys in separate dance acts, and Bone Specialties by George Livingston and Jcnkin Williams. 1 eral hundreds of dollars. 14 31 31', 217 37', 147, 44 64 7, 38 45 '2 100', 63 53 26-u 11', 138 125 3S'4 27 23 23 30', 90'2 92'4 16-', 6'4 169 27', 126 '2 19's 38 76 84 kettles, and In every nook and cranny imaginable. Some of the money was still in unopened pay envelopes of her husband, who had died 12 years ago." The seven, all neighbors and a few of the woman's tenants, were held, according to police, when it was learned tney were living far above their means.

Amer Can 124 126 124 GIRL LEADS IN JAIL BREAK TO AID MINISTER A Car Fdy 37U 37U 36'ii A Car Fdy 27 27 FARLEY RENAMED CHAIRMAN OF NEW YORK DEMOCRATS Amer Loco 29 29 A Radiator 23 23, American 30 30', Am Tob A OO 90" 28 89 30 90'- 92'4 16'4 Am Tob 92'4 92'4 Harrisonville, April 16. A A Drygoods 16 24-year-old former preacher and 1 "vl-l 0 hie vonnr ci clor.i .1 Lase ltlrCSh 172'2 172 Hanover Township Celanese 277, 27 110.294. has a projected state-wide majority of about 65.000. Unless more complete returns change the picture, considered unlikely since slow returns have increased Borah's downstate triumph thus far. the Idaho senator carried 13 of Illinois" 25 congressional districts.

The total vote cast in the Borah-Knox contest is computed at In the Democratic presidential i primary the candidacy of President Roosevelt was uncontested. His vote total, it is estimated, will reach 1.356.000. Th- total vote east in the bitter for the Democratic gubernatorial candidacy, won by Gov. Henry Horner by an estimated rrajority of 153.000. is expected to total 1.500.000, breaking all former records.

Gov. Horner's victory over Dr. Herman Bundesen was considered a smashing blow to the regular organization, led by Mayor Edward J. Kelly and Pat Nash and was attributed in a large measure to the ever-smouldering "downstate Chicago" issue. Gov.

Horner was defeated in Cook Countv bv 153.000. but a down-State plurality of 306.000 saved the day. Nebraska Results Lincoln. April 16. The huge "write-in" vote for Gov.

Alf 1 M. Landon nf Kansas in the presidential preference, and the apparent victory of former Congressman Terry Carpenter of Scotts-bluff. a Townsend plan advocate, in the race for the Democratic U. S. senatorial nomination marked Nebraska's primary balloting today with returns still trickling in from outlving precincts.

With some 2IM) of the State's 2.025 precincts unreported. the eornlv.isker State had given frorrf Creston, who entered a brief career of crime but were 6' 4 169 27 126' 19', 38 753 1 84 Col Carbon 1277, 1277, Com Solvents 19'- Congoleum 384 38 7 Corn Product 77 77 1 Deere 84 3 i 844 caught, were at liberty again today as the result of a jail delivery engineered by the girl. The couple. Perry Griffin, 24, the State committee unanimously adopted a resolution, offered by Chairman Edward J. O'Connell of Albany, staling: "The people believe in Herbert H.

Lehman, and they insist upon his remaining in office." Edward J. Flynn. Bronx leader, was elected National committee Albany, April 16. The, Democratic State committee, in a I 31-minute session, today re-elected Postmaster General James A. Far- ley as State chairman and launch- ed a movement to draft Gov.

Her- bert H. Lehman for a third term, On the heels of an announce-: ment by the governor he had not yet decided whether to run again. Dupont 150 150 149 140 and Madge Copeiand, is, escaped Eastman 166-1, 1663, 165ij 165,2 from the Cass County jail here last Fox 27 LEGION AUXILIARY MEETING Hanover Township Auxiliary, No. 609, will meet tonight at Memorial 27 97 27 night while Sheriff Glenn Weaver Gen Electric 41 and his wife were taking an auto- Food Cp 374 41', 37s 34'- man, succeeding the late John H. i McCooev of Rrooklvn.

I 40 37 33 3 1 86'-. mobile drive. West Sug 344 the leadership of the various superintendents of the council; 'superintendents and those interested in adnvnistrativc work will meet with Mr. Thomas Jones of the Tabernacle; those interested in the adult department will meet with Professor George Faint of Bucknell Junior College; young people and those working with young people will meet with Mis Ida Button of the F.r.-t Presbyterian Church; who are working with children meet with the superintendent of that department. Miss Natalie N'yenart.

of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Mr. Kendig will inert first with the combined group of ministers Bnd superintendents and then with the ministers alone as the stiper- intendents take up their session with Thomas Jones. After tine departmental meetings a brief closing devotional service will be led by various young people of tiie Youih Council under the direct. on of Miss Ida Button.

This conference will include representatives from all of the Protestant churches in the city. All ln'rres'ed in the work of Christian education will be welcome whether or not they have definite leader-chip responsibility at the present time. Arrangements are being made 9 so that those who are unable to attend the dinner may come at seven o'clock and thus be present for most of the program. The Wilkes-Barre Council of Christian education was organized last May when the three former districts of the Sabbath School Association voted to unite to become the Wilkes-Barre Council. 1 The Council is a division of the Luzerne County Sunday School As- sociation and the International Council of Religious Education.

Pokine an opening in the wood- Int Har 334 8' en door of her room in the second i Int Nickel floor of the jail, the bespectacled Johns Man eirl reached throueh and unlatched Kresge 491, 49 114'2 113 22 's 22 the door. She then crawled under Krog Store 24 23 7 PUMPING PACT APPROVED HERE Val Coal EARLE WISHES FRANK PINOLA GOOD HEALTH 40 337, 86'2 49 113 22', 237, 34'8 27 23 '4 30 3 4 12U 22 66 197s 16 67 "4. 2.5', 52', 103, 119'2 423, 483, i Harrisburg. Aoril 16. AoDroval PUPILS TO GIVE "SMILIiYTHRU" To Present Show Sunday In St.

Nicholas School 493,8 1134 22 24 43', 34 27 14 23 2 315, 12 '4 224 6t534 20 16'8 68 25 7 54', 11 87 121', 44 '4 48' 4 of 1' I of a contract to purchase motors and pumns for use in draining flood w-aters in State coal mines was I agreed upon today at a meeting ofj the State eecutive board. Gov. George H. Earle, as head ofj the board, and State Treasurer, 2'i 44 '4 35', 271,4 2314 315, 123, 22 12 675, 2OL4 16', 68 261, 54', 11 83 121', 483s 28 43 345, 27 23 30 3 1 12 22 66 19-1-4 15', 67'4 25 52 IO3, 86', 1193, 42', 47 '2 Mont Ward Nat Bis Nat Reg Nat Pro Nat Distill Rad Am Rem Rand. Sears Roe.

Sperry Cor Stan Brand Tim Bear Unit Air In Alco War Bros West Un West Elec. Vest Air Wool'th Money i an iron gate which did not ex- tend the entire distance to the floor. After a search of the sheriff's living quarters, she found the key to the bull pen where Griffin was locked up. She unlocked the pen and freed him. several other prisoners who were in with him refusing to lake the opportunity to escape.

Sheriff Weaver said loday an all night search by him and his deputies had failed to reveal any trace of the fugitives. "I've got a tip though that they're heading south into Kansas or Oklahoma." he said. The officer explained that the room in which the girl locked was the only place he could keep her. no cell being available. The escaped pair was to stand1 trial on banditry charges next school.

Plans will be started for a card party to be held next month. SOCIAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES Announcement has been made that the Buttonwood Division of the National Union for Social Justice has exceeded its quota. Claude Evas is organizer of the branch and announces that a meeting will be called within a short while to elect officers. John J. Roberts.

213 Phillips street, Lynwood. will form a branch for the Lynwood-Iona Place section. A -card and bingo party, as the first social affair of the Lee Park unit will be held at Niemenski's hall. Vine and Boland avenue, Tuesday evening, April 21, at 8. Three hundred tickets have been printed but the committee arranging the social affair will only permit a maximum of 200 tickets to be sold so as not to overtax the capacity of the hall nor interfere with the comfort of the patrons.

The hall will be eleborately decorated with red, white and blue streamers and American flags which will symbolise that the spirit of the movement is national more than State or local. Attractive door and table prizes have been selected by the arranging committee and a delicious luncheon will be served. Because of its increased membership, the unit has been allowed to elect three more delegates. They are Mrs. Michael Mrs.

Mary Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Masonet. Charles A. Waters provided a ma- jority vote favor of approving i the contracts. Auditor General; Harrisburg, April 16.

Gov. George H. Earle didn't wish Frank L. Pinola, Republican organization candidate for the treasurer nomination, good luck today, but he did wish him "good health." And that, Pinola confessed, was more than he had expected. While on a visit here, the chief executive, greeting the Republican candidate, said: "I can't wish you good luck, but I can wish you good health." And to that, Pinola replied: 2W votes to senator wiiuam of Idaho, the only candidate to have his name on the presidential preference ballot, had written in 12.472 votes for Gov.

Landon. Despite the outcome of the presidential preference Nebraska's 14 delegates will go to the Republican national convention uninstructed. More than half have already ex-pressed a preference for Landon. while others have indicated they will abide by the presidential preferential vote for the first, few ballots at Cleveland and then St. Nicholas' High school players will present the popular romantic comedy, "Smilin' Sunday evening in the-parish auditorium NEW YORK CURB MARKET The present officers besides the superintendents mentioned above are the Rev.

Allyn P. Robinson, president; Dr. Paul S. Heath, 4 vice president and Miss Bertha Weber, secretary-treasurer. Members of the board of directors include these officers and Mr.

Harry rrank h. Baldwin said he would decide later in the day whether he would vote with the majority. It was said two signatures of board members provide an adequate approval for contracts. A deficiency appropriation of $700,000 has been recommended as the means of providing funds for the drainage program, which will remove the flood waters from anthracite mines in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties and from bituminous mines in Fayette and Westmoreland counties. A poll Jl State senators and representatives indicated such an appropriation would be approved when the measure is brought up in the Stocks Cose Opening Coals Oils Com 5', 14' Glen Alden month.

They were arrested at Springfield. March 19, and charged with stealing the automobile nf Cass Countv Prosecutor Will Hargus. A college student who was in thn car at the time. Leroy Ullery, was forced to accompany the couple, but was released later. Cities Service Hirsch, Irving Gloman, Thomas Jones, the Rev.

Verne L. Smith, 91 33 69'4 18'j Gulf Oil Int Pet Humble Oil Ky on South Washington street. The students have been diligently rehearsing the past several weeks and their efforts assure a production of unusual talent and ability. Added features in the local presentation of this favorite stage production are the artistic scenic and lighting settings. Special scenery constructed and painted by competent artists, as well as striking lighting effects, will enhance the production far beyond the expectations of amateur efforts.

A chorus of twenty mixed voices will feature the theme song which will be rendered in a novel scenic and lighting arrangement. Costumes of the Colonial period and musical favorites of a generation past will lend a wistful coloring and atmosphere. The first showing will be a children's matinee Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The second presenta- ruury uuennger, ana me i-iev. William H.

Hunt. The Spring Conference which will be held tomorrow will be the first one to be sponsored by the Council. wen, governor, that more than I expected." WILLARD SH0RTZIS REPUBLICAN SPEAKER Willard Shortz of Kingston, Republican candidate for legislature, was the principal speaker at the meeting of the Dallas Township Men's Republican Club. The meeting was held last night at Gir-van's Hall, Dallas. Mr.

Shortz outlined the procedure of the State legislature. Burgess A. J. Bryden, Courtdale, was another speaker. Fred Hughey was chairman.

Another meeting of the club will be held April 24, when '4 91 373, 63 '4 IS1 4 33 2234 12 83, throw their support to tne n.dnsa... CENTRAL METHODISTS NAME 4 DELEGATES Harisburg. ApriTIe. Clergymen attending the 68th annual convention of the Central Pennsylvaia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church today elected four delegates to the general session of the church, being held at Columbus, next month. Delegates elected on four ballots, with alternates to be chosen later were: the Rev.

Dr. J. E. Skillington, Bloomsburg; the Rev. A.

S. Wil- Utilities Am Gas and Elec 33 Am Light and Trac 227, Asso Gas and Elec 1 1 2 United Gas Corp 87 Arkansas A Niasara Hud Power 93, DR. CLOSTERMAN GIVES TALK BEFORE ROTARY MEMBERS IN HAZLETON LINEN CLOSET IS FIRED AT POST HOME TROOP TO BUILD CABIN Askam Boy Scout troop 216, met last night in the basement of the Askam M. E. Church.

During the business session. Assistant Scout-mater John KnnHratiVh holH WILKES-BARRE DRIVER FINED FOR RECKLESSNESS Amer Super Power 2' rt ''i. Spontaneous combustion at 2:02 this afternoon caused a fire in the linen closet of the home of Albert Dr. Donald Closterman, Forty Fort, was guest speaker at the lengthy dicussion on the building of a cabin bv the scouts as a sum- United Light A 6'- 63, iscl. -i TmnrtiTtn weekly luncheon meeting of the F.

Pns. 31 Academy street. Com me men division will Hold 3 Victor Cusumano, 20, of 14 Logan nf rnrctarap ana on me in azleton Kotarv (iuo nelrt yester- Havlolnn Rnturv Plt.K hnlH linn will ba hold Sunday titter- Cord Corp panics No. and io. used gallons of chemical in extinguish ing the blaze session ai tne nome oi Mrs.

Kathryn Wilson of DeMun's Road. ROWDIESDMAGEWPA WALL ON HAZLE STREET noon on a special arrangement, while the main performance will be given Sunday evening at 8:15. This stage piece is being produced by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York. liams, HamsDurg aisiriti supvmi-tendent; the Rev. A.

C. Shue, Sun-bury district superintendent; and the Rev. E. R. Heckman, Belle-fonte.

THOMAS ALLEY HAS aay at the Y. W. C. A. in Hazleton.

Dr. Joseph Raddin was chairman of the meeting which was attended by sixty guests. Dr. Closterman gave a comprehensive and informative talk on diseases of the heart, their cause, cure and prevention. Illustrating his lecture with lantern slides.

Dr. Closterman exploded common fal- lacies and imparted unusual information in popularized terminology. moving pictures to raise funds for the building of this cabin. The pictures will be shown the latter part of this month. Mr.

Kondratich also presented Robert Dietrich and William Davison with forestry guide cards and pins and the troop committeemen with their registration cards. During the regular study period Scoutmaster, Chris Symons. instructed the scouts on preparing Solons To Write Their Talks On Castor Oil Paper Ford Ltd Pennroad 43 4''s Hudson Bay 267 Teck Hughes 4Js Wright Hargreaves 77 7 Atlas Corp 13ss 132 Am Cyanamid 36 36-s Carrier Corp 9s, 9r't Comn Mines xi EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD MAN IS SENTENCED TO PEN Street, WaS lined $10 and costs on a charge of reckless driving today by Magistrate Frank B. Brown in police court. He was arrested on East Market street last night by 'aptain Edward Harkins.

Man Stricken As He Arranges For Fun al, Dies ESTATE WORTH $4,500 V5 workman alrmo HmU fm 83 PERMITS IN CITY FOR FIRST TWO WEEKS Bv the will of Thomas Halley Moyallen to Stanton streets. At least a dozen stones set in fresh concrete as an artistic finish to late of Wilkes-Barre, filed for pro- I SserSmKS MATCHMAKER j3atetodayheJeavesarLestate4ihewaUwere--knocked down Washing.tonJAcrJlJ6l i The voters are going to get an extra dose "during the ejection cam- one night. The men were forced next day to chisel concrete out valued at $4,500, to his three dauehters." Nellie. May" and Mar- WILL BE REPRODUCED; tiwiv frTmoi sharps "andTand reset the stones. Watchmen ii.

4U. names his daughter Nellie execu "11 p.QLCU UVC1 IUC JJIUJCLl to prevent further damage before the wall is completed. PRIDE 153BANQUET Due to the crowd that attended the performance of Kasia's Matchmaker at St. Mary's- parish Wilkes- scoiiuua on uie ioaowmg: use or spection, sanitation and safety. Following the study period swimming and life saving pamphlets and the monthly Boy Scout paper, the Pioneer, were distributed.

ST. NICHOLAS AID MEETING The regular meeting of German Catholic Ladies' Aid Society of St. Nicholas Church will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the school basement. Barre the officers of the Fredro Members of Congress will send constituents their prize speeches on castor oil paper because of its quick drying properties. The Congressional Joint Committee on Printing has approved an order for 39.872.000 pounds of paper for use during the next six months.

About 2,000.000 pounds more than was ordered for the pre A total of 83 building permits for work valued at $49,660 have been issued "by Edward Eyerman, building inspector, during the first half of April. Three of the jobs were new dwellings and stores, valued at $10,215, and three were new garages valued at $480. There was one air-conditioning installation for F. W. Woolworth and Company, that will cost $24,000.

Among permits issued today were the following: Moses Griffith, 279-281 Academy street, new two-story frame duplex house, Sterling garage, 35 North Franklin street, repair wall and install steel column, $600; Miss Angeline Feru-giari, 55-57 Davis Place concrete floor and patch masonry; $250. Theatrical Club are giving a second performance Wednesday evening, April 22, at the parish hall, a dance will follow immediately after the show. The leading members of the are: Helen Kurjniewski. Pride 153, Lodge 506, will hold a banquet Monday night at 6 at The Dresden. Mrs.

Mae Schimmel is chairman. Easton, April 16 Eighty-year-old Ervin Miller of nearby Stone Church today was under sentence to serve one to two years in jail for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a neighbor following a quarrel between the two. Despite his age. Miller was found guilty of having struck Samuel Hartzell. 55.

a fatal. blow last tober in a dispute over their adjoining properties. Hartzell died 10 days later of a fractured skull. The aged man pleaded that Hartzell was the aggressor in the fight which culminated a long feud between two Thomas McDonald; Buffalo, N. head of the monument firm bearing his name, died of a heart attack at his home to- day.

Mr. McDonald was a close friend of Monsignor J. Cur-ran, and was first stricken ill on Sunday while preparing to attend the funeral of Michael J. sexton -of St. -Mary's Cemetery, who was killed in the Good Friday bomb explosions.

He is also ac-acquainted with local monu-. ment dealers, trix. Letters of administration were granted today to Lewis F. Bueh-ler in the estate of Ellen J. Kief-fer, late of Hazleton, valued at $250, and to Lottie Zukowski in the estate of Barney Zukowski, late of Wilkes-Barre, valued at $25.

Frances Michaels was named today to administer the estate of Joseph Michaels, late of Wilkes-Barre, valued at $50, and Harry Williams was named to administer the estate of John H. Koehler, late of Hazleton, valued at $40. vious six months. SHAWNEE CHORAL SOCIETY Stanley Yarrish Jaracz. Mary Tho enmmittee said Castor Oil EDUCATIONAL CLASSES Adult Educational Classes in salesmanship, public speaking and parliamentary law will meet tonight at the Y.

M. H. A. at 7:30. wicniacz, nninony roicnin, Folchik, Stanley Obielecki.

Joseph Lusnia Wanda Zaikowski. JThe play is under the direction of Charlotte and Bertha Zaikowski. paper is not sticky or smelly and when covered with a written speech has only a political "and not a medicinal value." Shawnee Choral Society will meet tonight at 7:30 in Town Hall, Mrs. David W. Jayne, director, has announced..