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home on Englewood Terrace, Forty Fort- rooms, bath, breakfast nook, hardwood floors, fire place. Pay Same as Rent, Easy Terms. $7200 and $7500 Double Block, Wyoming Avenue, one side now rented. Let your tenant pay for your home. Pay for this Same as Rent, $22,500 LOTS FOR SALE EASY TERMS 50x100, Englewood Terrace 2,600.

50x100, Englewood Terrace 2,500 50x120, Wyoming Ave. 4,500 120x420, Wyoming Ave. $16,500 (See this for a good investment) 60x137, Wyoming Kingston (good business location) $19,000 HOUSES FOR SALE Double block, Pierce street, Kingston $24,000 Six rooms, steam heat, bath Forty Fort 6,300 Bungalow, Wyoming Ave. $12,500 See "Jake" Engel 62 W. Market Wilkes Barre, Pa.

7530 Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 133 North River Street Phone 3300 RETAIL COAL PRICES: Egg $9.00 Stove $9.15 Nut $9.15 Pea $6.45 Per Gross Ton at the Mines LEHIGH WILKES COAL CO. Miners and Shippers Honey Brook Lehigh of Wilkes-Barre Free ANTHRACITE Burning COAL Plymouth Red Ash General Offices-16 South River Wilkes-Barre, Pa. SEALED Luzerne County Sealed Proposals For Repaving the Approach And Approach Spans Of Bridge Over Susquehanna River At -Wyoming, Pa. SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Controller of Luzerne County at his office in the Court House, Wilkes -Barre, (and other place), until P.

Friday April 8, 1927, for the construction and completion ready for traffic of a concrete wearing surface on the approach spans and concrete walls, pavement and sidewalk on the Westtern approach to the bridge over the Susquehanna' River at Wyoming, Luzerne County, all in accordance with plans, specifications and instructions to bidders which may be obtained from the Engineer of the Road and Bridge Department, Court House, Wilkes- -Barre, Pa. A deposit of Ten ($10.00) Dollars will be required for plans and specifications furnished." which will be remitted when plans and specifications are returned to the Engineer of the Road and Bridge Department. Proposals must be accompanied by certified check in the amount of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, made payable to the Treasurer of Luzerne County. Check of successful bidder will be retained by the County Controller as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into contract and furnish Surety Bond within ten (10) days from date of a award. Envelopes to be marked: "Repaving of Wyoming Bridge." The right to reject any and all bids is reserved by the County Commissioners.

HARRY T. BUTTS. County Controler. Auto Storing Co. By the Day--Week or Month Never Closed Real Service Washing and Repair Work Centrally Located Convenient Auto Storage Rear 61 North Main St.

Bell Phone 3905. Bell Phone 1734 Quick Loans $10 To $300 The Household Finance. poration provides place where you may borrow from 410. ness-like to $300 in manner a dignified, without busipay- ing more than the legal rate interest and without being imposed upon in any way. We do not notify your employer, neither do we make inquiries of friends, relatives or tradespeople.

You may have all the time necessary for repayment actual and pay only for the time you keep the money. Call and let us explain, or if in hurry phone 57. Household Finance Corporation 96 South Main Street Second- Floor- -Room 24 Hours 8:30 m. to 5 Saturday to 1 P. M.

THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES BARRE, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1927 How many can you answer today? Each question counts answer 8 correctly, your Intelligence rating is Actual tests reveal that 8 out of 10 correct is College Standard 6 out of 10 correct is High School Standard Less than 4 correct is Uneducated Standard out of 1 10 correct is Grammar School Standard 1. From what is asbestos derived? 2. What American naval commander defeated the British ship "Serapis," raided along the Irish and Scottish coasts, and later served in both the French and Russian navies? 3. Who wrote Main Street? 4. What is the family name held in common by two distant cousins who are both members of the United States Senate? 5.

Is Rousseau famous as an actor, a French swear word, a statesman, a dessert, or a philosopher? 6. What and where is Timbucktoo (Timbuktu)? 7. What does the term Pharaoh represent? 8. With what branch of science is the name Kepler associated particularly? 9. What athletic record has Sabin Carr of Yale University recently shattered? 10.

Who founded America's most famous Institute for Medical Research? Check With Answers On Last Page REPORT OF THE CONDITION OFWYOMING VALLEY TRUST COMPANY Located at 3-5-7 Public Square, Wilkes- -Barre, Luzerne County, as of 23rd day of March, 1927. RESOURCES RESERVE FUND: Cash, specie and notes 116,498.00 Due from approved reserve agents 439,353.59 Legal reserve securities, 'at par 190,000.00 $. 'Nickels and cents Cash. Items Exchanges for Clearing House Due from banks, trust companies, excluding Bills discounted: Upon one name Bills discounted: Upon two or more names Time loans with collateral Call loans collateral Loans on call: Upon one name Loans on call: Upon two or more names Loans secured by bonds and mortgages Bonds Stocks Bonds and mortgages owned Judgments of record owned Office bullding and lot Overdrafts Other assets not' included in above Total stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits, less current DEMAND DEPOSITS: Deposits subject to check Deposits, Commonwealth of Certified checks Cashier's or treasurer's checks TIME DEPOSITS: Time certificates of deposit Time savings fund deposits Due to bands, trust companies, Dividends unpaid Acceptance executed and letters Other liabilities not included in LIABILITIES expenses and taxes $1,532,924.78 Pa. 50.000.00 8,768.07 35,480.28 19.849.79 3,709,496.19 excluding reserve of credit issued above Total TRUST FUNDS Mortgages Other investments, Cash balance Overdrafts Total Trust Funds CORPORATE TRUSTS Total amount (i.

c. face value). of Trusts under deeds of trust or mortgages executed by Corporations to the Company or Trustees to secure issues of corporate bonds, including Equipment Trusts Total amount of securities deposited by Corporations with the Company as Trustee to secure issues of Collateral Trust Bonds State of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, ss: W. B. Schaeffer, president of above named institution, swear that the above statement is true to the best of my belief.

(Signed) W. B. SCHAEFFER. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 30th day of March; (Signed) G. W.

REYNOLDS, Notary My commission expires March 12, 1929. Correct-Attest: (Signed) E. W. DAVIS, FRED P. STEGMAIER, JOSEPH F.

GILLIS. Directors. 745,851.59 703.67 3,338:75 16,914.35 10,097.77 237,851.37 755,347.34 745,759.84 1,153,174.84 24,100.00 275,046.45 257,648.39 2,106,787.83 90,150.84 847,430.30 101,912.35 175,000.00 35.12 24,738.82 $7,571,889.62 350,000.00 1,150,000.00 366,393.84 1,627,173.13 3,729,345.98 211,901.71 1,866.00 8,080.00 127,128.96 $7,571,889.62 $1,295,054.01 558.826.14 76,766.16 906.21 $1,931,551.52 $2,031,900.00 550,100.00 do solemnly knowledge and President. 1927. Public.

MAN, CHARGED WITH THEFT OF BARREL, IS UNDER $1,000 BOND Weawawrza Krupinski was arGlen raigned before Squire Nagorski at Lyon last evening, charged with stealing a large barrel from the of Sophia Kaurzna, also of Glen Lyon. The defendant was represented by Attorney Michael. Donahue and following the hearing was held under $1,000 bail for his appearance at court. Joseph Moncha. Leroy Roth.

Robert Snyder, Walter Swiantho, John Thomaski and Joseph Rudowitz, SUB- ASSESSARS START WORK The ten new sub-assessors recently appointed by the board of county assessors to make an assessment of property under a new ByStem, started on their duties with new books. They, have held several conferences the county assessors and been Instructed in their duties. Five other sub- assessors previously named, have been employed in this city for the past several weeks. They will cover the territory down the valley on both sides of the river from Duryea and Dupont to Plymouth and Nanticoke. KNIGHTS OF MALATA PLANNING REUNION RADIO BOARD WILL REGULATE BROADCASTING Conference Complicates Rather Than Simplifies Work Of Commission MUST DIVIDE THE TIME Washington, April conference which produced only voluminous views regarding commercial development of the radio industry, the Federal Radio Commission today attacked the complicated problem of drafting regulations, that will "save broadcasting for the listener." Most of the evidence presented complicated rather than simplified the future work of the commission, since most of the witnesses reprerented commercial interests who were seeking to maintain their prespositions in radio.

ent, conference failed to agree on the two important questions of time division by broadcasters and elimination of broadcasting stations. "Many of the stations must divide time with their neighbors or get off the one commissioner said today. "If the broadcasters themselves can't work out a plan the commission. must step in, especially in such large cities as New York and Chicago where the present conditions are in-' tolerable." The commission looked with favor en the suggestion that a number of wave channels below 230 meters be resignated a sort of radio grave yard. SCRANTON BANK FORMALLY ANNOUNCED Harrisburg, April 2.

The Scranton Trust Company and the Lackawanna Trust Company have been merged with a capital of 350,000, the State department announced today. The merged comwhil be known as the ScrantonLackawanna Trust Company. L. A. Watres is pregident and Harold Doud, treasurer? of of DATES ANNOUNCED FOR I.

0. 0. F. INSTALLATIONS The installation of officers of Mountain Lodge, No. 839, by H.

Arbogast, that place, wa's the District Deputy, Grand Master Foster first of a series of installations to be conducted by him among various lodges of Odd Fellows as follows: Monday, April 4, Oakdale No. 695. Tuesday, April 5, Huffnung No. 425. Wednesday, April 6, White Haven No.

457. Thursday, April 7, Hobbie. No. 1157. Monday, April 11, Askam No.

899. Tuesday, April 12, Nanticoke No. 873. Wednesday, April 13, Coalville No: 689. Thursday, April 14, Wanamie No.

867. Monday, April 18, Sons of Liberty No. 1103. Tuesday, April 19, Prospect No. 292.

Wednesday, April, 20, Wyoming No. 39. Deeds Recorded John Dooley of Kingston, to William J. Youngblood of Forty Fort, property in Kingston for $3,200. Diamond Coal Company 'to Felice Gorilla of Hazleton, property in Hazleton for $375.

Michael Brislin of Hazle township, to William Murphy, of Hazleton, propert yin Mazleton for $5. Edward Kunis of West Hazleton, to John Knelly of same place, property -in-Conyngham for $5. Robert Richards of Fairview township to Maude J. Wagner of WilkesBarre, property in Fairview township for $150. Blazej Burey of Wilkes- to Irene Blazejewski of Hanover township, property in Wilkes- Barre for $1.

Blazejewski of Hanover Township, ot. property Katarzwna in Burey Wilkes- of Barre for $1.. Edith Fuller and others to Edna E. Fuller of Philadelphia, property in Denison Township for $1. Harry A.

Fraley of Wilkes- Barre to Jacob Rabinowitz, property in Wilkes- Barre fof $1. Joseph S. Coons of Wilkes- Barre to Sydney M. Rosenbluth same place, property in Wilkes Barre for $1. Nicholas Miller of White Haven to Frank.

Kamisky of Hazleton, property in Foster Township for $6,000. John W. Sutliff of Broadway to Bryan Culver of same place, property in Ross township for $1. Catherine Jones of Wilkes- -Barre to Evan J. Morgan of same place, property in Wilkes-Barre for $1, Harry Stubb of Denison township to Joseph Burke of same place, property in Denison townshi pfor $1.

Agnes Praepiora of Swoyerville to George P. Haduch of same place, property in Swoyerville for $1. Bronislaw Dziarsky of West Hazleton to. Free Missum and others, property in Hazleton for $1. Lewis Freeman of Hanover township to Jacik Paciga of Mocanaqua, property in Wilkes-Barre for $1.

Stanley Myahalak of Hanover township to Joseph Myahalak of Wilkes- Barre, property in WilkesBarre for $1. Michael F. Wargo of Kingston "to Joseph Petras of Edwardsville, property in Kingston for $1. Michael F. Wargo of Kingston to Joseph Petras of Edwardsville, property in Kingston for $1.

Michael F. Wargo of Kingston, to Joseph Petras of Edwardsville, property in Kingston for $1. Michael F. Wargo of Kingston, to Joseph Petras of Edwardsville, property in Kingston for $1. Michael F.

Wargo of Kingston, to Joseph Petras of Edwardsville, property in Kingston for $1. RETURNS TO PULPIT. The fortieth, annual reunion of the nights will be held Wed- Rev. H. G.

nesday evening. April 27. prominent minister The local organization is planning two decades ago, to hold its annual Easter service o'clock tomorrow Sunday, April 24. East End P. M.

GAZELLE HATS $3.50 The way fellows like to twist their hats around- brims flipped up -then down- every which way, is mighty hard on hats. These new Gazelles will stand all that abuse. THE CHUB HARRY R. HIRSHOWITZ BROS EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR M. E.

SESSIONS Annual Conference Opens At Oneonta On Tuesday BISHOP BURNS PRESENT Reports are to the effect that everything is in readiness for the seventy-sixth annual session of the Wyoming Conference, Methodit Episcopal Church, to be held in First M. E. Church, Oneonta, N. beginning on Tuesday next. The conference consists of urly 400 churches with an aggregate membership of approximately 150,000.

Possibly outstanding feature in connection with the coming meetings will be the presence of Bishop. Charles Wesley Burns, of the San Francisco, California, area, as the presiding bishop of the conference. The meetings are scheduled to close on Monday, April 11, with the reading of the pastoral appointments for the next conference, year. Bishop Burns will speak at the conference sessions as follows: Wednesday: 11:30 a. subject.

The Kingdom Building; Thursday. 11:30 a. subject, For World Winning: Friday, subject, For Social Serving: subject, For Culture and On Sunday, April 10, Burns will officiate at ordination deacons and elders. The final day of the conference, Monday, April 11, will be opened with a devotional service and by conference quartet. Bishop Burns will speak on For Empowered Living.

Business reports and the reading of the pastoral. appointments for the next conference year will bring the year's conference to an end. Bishop Burns was born at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, He is a graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, and of Boston University School of Theology. He has held notable pastorates at First Church, Germantown, and Hennepin avenue, Minneapolis. He was elected bishop in 1920, and assigned to the Helena area, the great frontier area of Methodism.

In 1924, Bishop Burns was assigned to the San Francisco area, comprising California, Arizona; Nevada. Hawaii and all of the foreign-speaking work on the Pacific In the three years that Bishop Burns has served in this area he has dedicated seventy -two churches, which is without doubt the record protestantism in the same length of time. Bishop Burns has recently returned from Honolulu, where he presided at the annual session of the Hawd Mission and visited the mission work on the islands. 0- FUNERALS 0- The funeral of Ralph Oplinger will be held from the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary Oplinger, 90 Dana street, at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon.

Services will be conducted at the home by Rev. Gray Jones. Interment will be in. Oaklawn Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs.

Emma Hertz will be held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Beynon, 31 Luzerne avenue, Lee Park, at o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery. I MARRIAGE LICENSES I Joseph Montagna Regina Valenti PittstonJohn H. Exeter Twp.

Grace A. Diamond Exeter Twp. George Albright Pittston Margaret Eddy Wyoming Boris Fucha Wilkes- Barre Dora Wachman Wilkes-Barre William Mann Mabel Andrew Kingston C. Chapin Wenner Kingston Claire M. Youngblood Wilkes Barre Charles Fisher Mocanaqua Mary Denoy Mocanaqua Miss Rose Corbett, Madison street, underwent an operation for appendicitis, recently.

at the Mercy Hospital, has been removed to her home, where she is making a good recovery VICTROLA, CHANGING ITS RECORD, WILL BE DEMONSTRATED HERE The latest development in the field of musical reproduction, a talking machine which automatically changes its own records and operates continuously for an hour with a single filling of the record magazine, will be demonstrated to the public here Monday, beginning at 9. a. m. and continuing until 5:30 p. go.

The instrument will be presented by the Wyoming Valley Vietor dealers, each of whom have received' one of the first of the instruments to be completed by the plant of the Victor Talking Machine Company. The creation of engineers and scientists of the Victor laboratories, this instrument is to work a still further revolution in the talking machine industry. Twelve records can "be' placed in the magazine of the instrument at one time, the starting switch turned, and every one of the records played to completion without attention from the operator. In Monday's demonstration the Victor 'dealers will illustrate the manner in Which the new invention may be used in playing any desired assortment of records, or for the reproduction of an entire symphony requiring up to twelve record surfaces. Either 10 or 12-inch records may played.

Some of the greatest orchestras of America and Europe have recently made remarkable recordings of a number of the world's finest symphonic compositions, which can now. be played in their entirety without the necessity for changing records by hand. MISS ELLIGETTE IS AID SOCIETY WORKER Miss Claire Elligette has been appointed assistant worker "for the Traveler's Aid Society in Lehigh Valley until an appointment is made to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Miss Marie Maher from the local branch. The appointment is expected to be later in the month. TROOP 37.

BOY SCOUT, REGISTERS FOR YEAR Troop 37, Boy Scouts of America, sponsored by Rotary Club, has registered for the year. A plan is being arranged by the club to finance the boys unable to buy uniforms. Robert A. Brenholdtz is scoutmaster with John Kintzer as assistant. Scouts registered are Bernard Bijesky, Roderick Davis, Rudolph Erdman, John Hemmes, Thomas mes, Christian Hergert, Stanley Jaucelewicz, Joseph Karmosky, William Kurdowsky, Andrew Mihalic, PRES.

COOLIDGE WILL HEAD THE FLAGDAY PLANS To Promote General Obser vance And Reverence For Stars And Stripes ALL TOWNS- TO ASSIST FEMALE HELP WANTED LADIES weekly easy, addressing envelopes at home: all material furnished; particulars free. Howall 136 West Lake, Chicago. novelties, etc. No canvassing. WOMEN--Make fancy flowers for Steady work; $15.00 to $25.00 weekly easily made.

Experience unnecessary. Write immediately for prices. Gem Flower Company, 205 N. La Salle, Chicago. LADIES--Make $25 to $50 weekly addressing cards at home; experience unnecessary.

2c. stamp brings full particulars. H. Lichty, New Castle, Indiana. AGENTS WANTED NEW device starts Fords with touch of Spark Lever.

Agents making $150 to $200 weekly introducing it. Good territory still open. Sample Cumishedt. worke Waterloo, National Iowa. Sales MALE HELP WANTEW WANTED men, immediate employment, 45 cents per.

hour to start. Grammer school education, neat appearance and over 21 years of age. Apply Monday, 3 to 5 p. 400 Miners Bank Bldg. TRUCK DRIVER WANTED--Must be experienced, grocery store.

Apply in person. Lare's Market, 188 Main Luzerne. FOR SALE FOR SALE Cook stove, in Co dition, $25. Inquire 46 Lee' Lee Park. FOR SALE-Or will trade for a good concrete mixer.

A link- belt loading ing machine, bucket type, which is in first class shape. Call 6279. FOR SALE-15 lunchroom chairs, 3 tables, 2 showcases, cash register, coffee heater. counters and other lunchroom equipment. Call at 803 North Pennsylvania Avenue, city.

FOR SALE FOR SALE -39 acres Two-room of land. house 4 acres are clean. on lot. Spring water. Inquire 8G Mountain street, Maltby.

Price $800. ON North Goodwin Kingston. new double block. 6 rooms each side. steam heat, bath, gas, electricity, fire places, hardwood finish, kitchen ranges.

Lot 40x107. way. Price $14,700. Call A. Mochulsk', Page Kingston.

Call hing. 7199: ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Estate of JOSEPH CEVENGROS, late of Larksville Borough. Letters of administration in the above estate have been granted to the undersigned and all persons having claims against or are indebted to the said estate are requested to present their claims and make payment promptly. PEOPLES' NATIONAL BANK. Edwardsville.

Administrator. JONAH A. DAVIES, Attorney. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES An up-to-date and fully equipped salted peanut, peanut butter, and coffee manufacturing plant for sale at a bargain. Write Box 22, The Evening News.

MONUMENTS JONES ABBOT, Granite and Marble Monuments. HAULING MOVING- H. E. Hicks Transfer. Phone W.

508 -F. Washington, April for the promotion of more general observance of the respect and reverence due the Flag, including the greatest nation-wide celebration of Flag Day in the nation's history, have been launched by. the United a State Flag Association, headed by President Coolidge as honorary president, in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the adoption of the Flag of the. United States -on June 14, 1777. Formation of Sesquicentennial Living Flags, in every town and city in the nation, by which prominent citizens acting as Flagstaffs, become the nucleus of a living flag pledged to honor the Fiag and uphold its ideals, is the basis of the program announced here by Col.

James A. Moss, U. S. A. retired, director general of, the association.

The plan according to Col Moss, has the support and cooperation of such organizations as the D. A. American Legion Auxiliary, Woman's Relief Corps, General Federation of Women's Clubs, Order of Eastern Star and other patriotic societies, fracternal orders and civic organizations. President will be asked to issue a proclamation, setting aside a "Flag Week" ending with Flag Day, June 14. Govennors of States and mayors of cities are to be asked to issue similar proclamations.

President Coolidge's endorsement of The United States Flag Association is contained in, his letter accepting the honorary presidence, as follows: "The United States Flag Associa-. tion has done me the honor to invite me to serve as its honorary President and I am doing myself the honor promptly to accept the service. Unless there is an eternal readiness to respond with the same faith, the same courage, and the tion which were exhibited votion in the defense of our institute establishment, we shall be dispossessed, and others of sterner fibre will seibe on our inheritance. It is therefore, well that the fires of patriotism be kept burning and that our tonal ideals and traditions be phasized and kept before our (ple." FOR RENT FOR RENT- -House and garage, all improvements, 1 Vine street, Lee Park. Call 2983.

ALDERMAN FRANK B. BROWN 41 EAST MARKET ST. Wilkes. Barre, Pa. AUTOMOBILE LICENSES FINANCIAL MONEY TO LOAN Irst mortgage.

GEORGE RUSSELL. 23 Bennett Bldg. MONEY TO LOAN on first mortgage, JONATHAN R. DAVIS. 203 Second National Bank Bldg.

CIRCULATION STATEMENT OF Wilkes- Barre, Pa. April 1, 1926 Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc. of the WilkesBarre Evening News, published daily at Wilkes- -Barre, required by the act of August 24, 1912. Managing editor, John J. McSweeney, WilkesBarre, Pa.

Known bondholders, mortgages and security holders, holding one per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securitynone. Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or otherwise, to. paid subscribers during the six months preceding the date of this statement, 14,718. John A. Hourigan, owner and publisher.

Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 1st day of April, 1927. Frank B. Brown, notary public. (My commission expires the first Monday in January, 1930). THE EVENING NEWS: the New COUPON Popular Encyclopedia HOW TO GET IT! For the Mere Nominal Cost of Manufacture and Distribution.

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