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THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1915 Finance--Industry--Commerce CORN CONTEST RULES ISSUED FOR THIS YEAR Farmers and Boys and Girls Will Have Opportunity of Winning Cash Przes. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Lackawanna County' Farm bureau held Board of Trade, Saturday morning, it was announced by president that the Third National bank had appropiated to the bureau money for the purpose of offering for a corn contest, and rules and prizes formulated for a contest to be held were the Board of Trade rooms December in 1 11, 1915. The rules are as follows: PRIZES. First District. Comprising all Lackawanna county.

Flint Corn--Adults, first prize, $25: second, third. $5. Boys or girls (under twenty-one), first prize, $25; second, $15; third, $5. Second District. All of Wayne county and I the following townships: Lathrop, Susquehanna Lenox, Clifford.

Harford, County Brooklyn, Gibson, Herrick, New Milford. Jackson, Ararat, Thompson, Harmony, OakJand, Great Bend, Liberty, Franklin, Bridgewater. County--Nicholson, ClinWyoming ton, Overfield, Falls. Monroe County--Coolbaugh, Tobyhanna. Pike County--Greene.

Same and amount of prizes as in District No. 1. Sweepstake Prizes. Prize winners in the Sweepstakes will be withdrawn from competition in their classes. Adults prize, $50.

Boys on or girls (under twenty-one), prize, $50. Rules. First--All exhibits to consist of ten corn limited to one entry, and be grown by exhibitors within are to districts mentioned during the the season 1915. Second--Contest open to all competitors. adult entries must be Third--All one-half acre or more, and entries for youth's prizes to be from not from less one-quarter acre.

Fourth--Exhibits to be delivered, prepaid, at the Lackawanna charges County Farm Bureau, Board of Trade Scranton, not later than rooms. December 1, 1915, and marked with name and address, and whether adult's or youth's exhibit. Fifth-Corn will be exhibited at the Board of Trade rooms, Scranton, from December 1st to December 11th, 1915. Sixth--Packages will be opened and contests marked by A representative of the Lackawanna County Farm Bureau. Seventh--The exhibits will be judges and prizes awarded by an expert appointed by the Lackawanna delivered County Farm Bureau, and all corn for competition shall be its property.

Eighth--Answers are requested to the following questions, to be forwarded with exhibit, to wit: 1, date and depth of plowing? name of variety, how selected, and if tested for germination? 3, how much preparation, harrowing, rolling, 4, how much seed to the acre? how planted, drilled or checked? 6, how much manure and other fertilizer and what grade? 1, date of planting? 8. how often cultivated and whether level or hilled? 9. if hoed, how often? 10, date of harvesting? OPPOSE RECEIVER FOR REASON THAT COMPANY IS WITHOUT ASSETS Local investors in Arkansas mines, represented by Attorney A. A. Vosburg, appealed to Federal Judge Witmer have to appoint a receiver for the WilkesBarre Anthracite Coal company, which was recently taken over by the Superfor Anthracite company.

Attorney John J. Toohey argued yesthat the company nas no assets terday and it is, therefore, useless to appoint A receiver. The court held the motion under advisement. The Superior Anthracite Coal comwas organized in 1906 at an aupany thorized capital of $200,000, and is alto have holdings in Arkansas. leged The hammer used at the sale of Ger-1 prize ships in London, was the man same as that used in 1855, when the enships seized were sold.

At the emy's close of the sale the auctioneer presented this hammer to the marshal of the admiralty. H. W. Lovell. A gold lettered inscription on the hammer recalled the Crimean war.

PREFERRED STOCK OF The Phoenix Films Corp. This company purchased 14 acres at Rocky Glen, including the famous Crystal Palace and surrounding buildings. The company has completed marketing arrangements tha: wIll keep it busy for the next ree years. A limited amount of per cent, preferred stock is offered, ing R. liberal bonus of common stock.

Lt will to your Interest to get tome of this first issue. Offices 314-315 Peoples National Bank Building WILL SELL Union Nat. Bank U. S. Lumber E.

A. BURKE CO. Investment Bankers, TRADERS NAT. BANK BLDG. EXPORT ORDERS FOR STEEL ARE NOT LESSENING Russia and France Continue to Negotiate for Large Amounts of Rails and Wire.

NEW YORK. March -There was evidence of less buying of rolled steel products by domestic manufacturing in-, terests this week. but export orders continued heavy, including 40,000 tons of wire. 1,200 tons of rails and 50.000 tons steel rounds. There were inquiries for 135.000 tons more rounds for! France, while Russia and France continued to negotiate for 40,000 tons of light rails.

Numerous small sales of billets, sheets and heavy forgings were also made shipment to Russia, Great Britain and Japan. for, The railroads placed 000 tons of rails in this country Cafora nadian mills took orders for 100.000 tons more, including 80,000 tons for the Canadian Pacific, Domestic orders included 11.000 tons the Lake Shore and 7.000 tons for fore Baltimore and Ohio. The and Burlington placed orders Santa. 700 freight cars. The Burlington also bought fifty locomotives.

Contracts taken by the fabricating shops for buildings and bridges were small, individually, but numerous, calling for 11.000 tons structural shapes, to which the railroads contributed 4.500 tons, including 2,200 tons for vania. 900 tons for Chesapeake and Ohio, and 600.000 for the Southern railway. The February statement of the United States Steel corporations indicated that shipments month at the rate of 31,000 tons per day, a gain of 10.000 tons daily over the January bookings. Tinplate manufacturers advanced prices $3 a ton to $3.35 per base box. 20,000 WARRANTS OUT FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T PAY TAXES (Continued From Page One.) lected from a correspondingly increased number of delinquents; Alderman Smith said to the Republican: "The notices were sent out under the direction of Collector on A.

Briggs, from his offices in the administration builidng. and by girls whom he had employed. All that I had to do with this work was to pay the bills for this extra work, and it cost me something like $1,200. Every taxpayer who was on the books as not having paid the 1914 school tax was notified, or at least, a notice was sent to him, so far as I know. I had no hand in sending out notices, as I say, except to pay for the printing and the work, and the postage.

"If there is someone who has been missed, it is not my fault. All taxes not now paid is subject to costs amouting to $1.12 unless, of course, we have to issue an execution or to take further legal steps in the collection, and then, every additional steps means more costs. "The tax books are so badly muadled that of the twenty thousand notices sent out, three thousand came back because the postman coudn't find the taxables that the assessors had found and listed. The assessment is so horribly bad, it ought to be decribed as criminal. Scores of people have come to me.

in summons, with tax receipts, their names are responsento on the books more than once, and at least five people have come showing that they had already paid the same tax twice." A similar condition of affairs now confronts County Collector John W. Howell. who has been noteworthy lenlent with regard to applying the penalties and costs. The county tax collector announced, on the first of the year, that the tax paying 'on period had been extended thirty days. February 1, he repeated the announcement, and no penalty was added until March 1.

and even today, according to attaches in the collector's offices, those who appear with their tax bills may pay the county tax without penalty. The cry in the tax offices is that people do not want to pay their taxes. and that, notwithstanding the extension of time granted by Mr. Howell, the delinquent duplicate, counting the number of taxables, is about thirty per. cent.

of the entire duplicate. IN THIS CONNECTION THE TAX COLLECTORS LOSE SIGHT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PUBLIC MIND. TAXABLES. BEWILDERED. CONFUSED.

DO NOT KNOW WHERE OR PAY THEIR TAXES. THERE ARE TOO MANY OFFICES. TOO MANY TAX. PAYING PERIODS AND TOO MANY ASSESSMENTS. CERTAIN THEY CANNOT SOLVE THEIR TROUBLES WITHOUT SOME STUDY.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF TAXPAYERS SIT CALMLY BY AND WAIT FOR A DETERMINED DEMAND TO BE MADE UPON THEM FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES. This condition has been true year after year, with large number of taxpayers, who do not follow minutely the intricacies of the collection system arranged for the benefit of office holders. This year, perhaps the condition has been emphasized by the establishment of a new tax office, and the public realization that the assessments are wrong and unjust. J. D.

JONES IS ILL AT JEFFERSON AVENUE HOME J.D. Jones, prominent member of identified the Elks and also prominently with the International Correspondence schools, is ill at his home at 334 Jef-4 ferson avenue, Dr. J. M. Wainwright and Dr.

William F. Brady are attending him, Mr. Jones was last week elected a trustee of the local Elks and is widely known. His illness is not regarded as serious. We Have Active Markets In ALL POWDER COMPANY SECURITIES and will be glad to furnish quotations upon request.

Some of these securities have had a phenomenal rise and it might be well to inquire into prices. BROOKS CO. BANKERS Members New York Stock Exchange SCRANTON, PA. WILKES-BARRE, PA. rm Good FoR AnotHer AA, I SEE HUNDRED ONETAt IN WATER NOT SIGHT AN CUSTOMER EYE GooGLE WANTS TO SEE A NICE WATER THIS DAVE DREAM ENG HE BROAD OVER HEAD ENTRANCE HYDE PACK ALL THE WAY FROM INTO THE COURT HOUSE HERE'S HOPING, DAVE JOHN d.

DAVIS THE DRUGGIST MELD WHOLE MELD FIFTH THE SAYS OLD REPUBLICAN HOUSE AND WARD HEAD MUST DE GOOD For LOT SORE EYES, I HAVEN'T SOLD A DROP SINCE JOHN H. POWELL THE H- P. BARD CELEBRATED HIS TH ANNIVERSAR HE DOESN'T 400K IT. ELEVATOR BILL PHILLIPS AND GAYLORD THOMAS PLAYING A ATTLE INNOCENT GEo. WATERS IS STILL PINOCHLE ENGAGED AT HIS FAVORITE INDOOR SPORT, SELLING PROPOSED SOL JONES WEDDING BEEN RINGS, HE'S MATRIMONIAL AND AT IT Now PERI SCOPE FOR AND DAN DWIS HONE' BROWN, WHAT For THIETY YEARS HYPE PARK DISCUSSING SoME WOULD LUXEM THIS PLACE BACHELORS TO BE 'Rocky" SUbJECTS BE WITHOUT KEY HOME ERECTED OVER CLARKE Steinke DURKIN BROS, POST MASTER HADE PARK PA CORDALLY INVITED have decided to hold their annual reception for the wives, daughters and sweethearts of the members next Friday evening, March 19.

A program of short addresses and musical numbers is being prepared and refreshments will be served. CHURCH CONGRATULATES BRUMBAUGH FOR STAND night telegram commending him on his stand in the fight for local option sent to Governor Martin G. Brumwas baugh last night by the congregation of the Tabernacle Congregational church, of West Scranton. The meeting of the congregation was held following the regular evening services resolutions the local option bill now in approving the legislature and urging the support the representatives from the Lackof awanna county districts were presented by Jacob Jenkins. The resolutions were adopted and then the following night telegram was framed and dispatched to the governor.

The telegram follows: Scranton, March 14. His Excellency, Martin G. Brumbaugh, Governor of Pennsylvania. We. the members of the Tabernacle date, passed sea a resolution congratulating church, regular session 011 above you on the splendid stand you have taken for local option, and urging our representatives to support you on the measure.

Yours on behalf of the church. REV. W. R. EDWARDS.

Pastor. Evan G. Reese, Clerk. EARLY MORNING FIRE IN CONTINENTAL SECTION STEINKE FINDS THAT HYDE PARKERS ENJOY LIFE HYDE PARK BY GASLIGHT Steinke Enjoys Rambling Around Main and Jackson for a Time. BY BILL STEINKE Dave Davis, the Spruce street tailor, -third degree Mason, and the only fellow that can make as many as speeches at one banquet, if necesis very much dissatisfied at the sary, entrance this city has to the poor beautiful, home-like and comfortable Hyde Park, where a man do always Just how I happened to be a man.

find this out was this way: I got on a Petersburg car backwards Saturday night and when I got finished thinking about something I was thinking about, I woke up and looked out the window that I was in front of Lewis' and saw cigar store, on Main avenue. I quickly jumped off the Daveya and bumped right Phillips, of the into Captain Division street engine company, who said the reason he hadn't his uniform because there wasn't any fires on was in advance at all and that booked up he'd take a stroll up the he thought avenue. Park on a Saturday night is a Hyde isn't it? You can standgreat place. the corner of Jackson and there on and watch the thrifty folks runMain the bank with loads of money ning into and if you wait long enough you can R. Williams coming along see William making for the West at a lively gait which he is the to Side bank.

of safe is properly locked. see that the people pulling for the You can see tobacco, ice cream. hardware, shoe, bake shops, butcher shops sort of stuff to last clothing and stores, shoe shining parlors enough of that Sunday. Down in front 1 them over shop stood a merry Price's newspaper Bill." yelled Johnny Howell, lot. "Hello here 'til I show you something." "come that whenever I wanted Then, he says, Shelton's church I wouldn't to go to to Dr.

walk around a mile and a halt have Would you believe it. It's to get there. have chopped off that cor-1 a fact. They laundry that used to ner of Schoen's across Jackson street. stick out halfway JOHN H.

HAD A BIRTHDAY. was a lot of loud roaring There from the inside of Price's So coming with John Howell and there went in I the were, Pete Baker, real estate man. "Red" Phillips. bards, Ivor Davey Parry, one Edwards, of the Hyde Park inspector, Big Ben Williams, you coal which Ben I mean, the one that know glasses, and Charlie Lull, all wears the until the water rolled dut of laughing enough to sprinkle the floor their eyes the sweeper. And why were they I'll tell you.

You see Bard and laughing? H. Powell, father of anotherite" Powell, had a birthday Saturday. Nobody knows which though. Anyway, he was showing one, funny birthday cards he the the had received. One hoping live to be another hundred." anyou'll other, "Here's hoping that we'll have a of milk 011 our fiftieth friendly glass in 1997," and so on.

The funny birthday part of it the cards was--the the boys were thine he was senderreading but the love of don't thereof, tell him this. You know John J. Davis the druggist, don't you? Well this is what he said when 1 asked him what he thought of old Scranton Republican. These the new his very words: The Scranton Reare publican must be good for sore eyes, beI haven't sold a drop of eye water cause since the old heading appeared." Through True Chu.ch Is Great Love of the Mother of God." NOTES AND PERSONALS The members of the Bethania Baseball team will meet this evening at the home of the manager, Thomas Francis, 61 Archbald street. Miss Anna Philips, of South Bromley avenge, is ill.

Miss Rhea Williams, of Hampton street, entertained a number of friends recently at the home of her aunt, Mrs. E. N. Truesdale, in honor of Miss Annabelle Weise and Miss Stella Lewis. The engagement of Mis Weise to David S.

Hughes was announced. FEED AT WHOLESALE PRICES Feed, meal and corn, per hundred, $1.80. Oats, per bushel, 68 cents. No. 1 timothy hay per hundred, $1.05.

NORTON'S CASH STORE, 2314 Jackson street. Old 'phone, 194-J. -Adv. There will be a meeting of the Twenty-first Ward District association Monday evening, March 15, at the West Park (M. E.

tabernacle. All property holden: are urgently requested to attend. James F. Fallon, of 626 North Main' a venue. is in Hazleton on a business trip for a butterine company.

FIRST CHURCH UNVEILS THRE NEW MEMORIA MARKET QUIET ON REPORTS OF BIG WAR MOVES Fresh Tide of Exports Lessened Apprehension Over Belligerent Reprisals. NEW YORK. March -Views of early peace underwent some revision in speculative. markets this week. Expectations of new war moves, both military and political, with the opening of spring, conduced to quiet and waiting.

A fresh tide of dise exports lessened apprehension over belligerent reprisals affecting neutral commerce, bat the danger that threat. ening incidents was arise, such as the sinking of the United States ship Frye, is borne In mind. Wheat and cotton responded to renewed export demand, to government estimates of reduced grain reserves prospects of large reduction cotton acreage. Important buying of steel for ship building showed tas influence of the foreign trade outlook in yet another direction. Sale to our bankers of $15,000,000 Swiss government notes was made to provide for purchases of commodities here.

Other foreign undertakings by our bankers are quite probable. Domestic trade prospects are less clearly limited outside the prosperous grain region. Bank clearings make poor comparisons, the freight car sul. plus grows, and railroad earnings are low. United States Steel unfilled orders for March 1 showed a disappointing small increase.

Percentage of mill production to. ca capacity was raised further. The supreme court's annulment of West Virginia's two cent fare law, gave an impetus to the active campaign by the railroads against State rate limitations. Belief that greater lieniency will be shown to railroads is a substantial factor in shaping financial sentiment. The unqualified success of the New York state bond sale proved the betterment in investment conditions and contributed materially to the growth of confidence.

WEST SCRANTON "MOTHER" HARRIS HALE AT AGE OF EIGHTY-FIVE Mrs. Enoch Harris, familiarly known to hundreds of West Scranton people as "Mother Harris," celebrated her eightyfifth birthday anniversary at the home of her son. Isaac Harris, of North Bromley avenue, on Saturday. Despite her advanced age, Mrs. Harris is hale and and none enjoyed the party in honor of her birthday anniversary thoroughly than the aged hostess.

On Saturday evening there was a reception at the Harris home, the children and grandchildren being present, MRS. ENOCH HARRIS. and an elaborate supper was served. Mrs. Harris was the recipient of several useful gifts from her children and from friends who called to congratulate her.

She has been a resident of this city for the past sixty-nine years. so that there a are few remaining whose memories recall earlier events in the old town of Slocum Hollow. She was sixteen years of age when she came to America and six weeks Were consumed in the voyage across the Atlantic. A few years later she was married to Enoch Harris, who died some years ago. Mrs.

Harris states that A short time after their marriage thenuwere offered a lot on Franklin which to build a home considered for a the sum prohibitive of $40, price. but Today this was, same lot is valued at over $25,000. She is the only surviving charter member of the First Welsh Congregational church, of West Scranton, and has been active in the church work since its very beginning. She enjoys all of her mental faculties and can read for hours without the aid of glasses. Mrs.

Jakes Recovering. Mrs. B. J. Jakes, of Main avenue and Jackson street, who fell against a radiator at her home about a month ago and was badly burned about the neck, is slowly recovering.

For sometime her condition was serious. Falls from Wall. Falling from a concrete wall at 1219 Eynon street, C. $. Potter, aged 56 years, of Meridian street, received a gash in the side of his face and was internally injured.

He was taken to the West Side hogpital for treatment. Tendered Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party was held at the home of Mrs. Kate Errington. 1019 Jackson street.

Friday night in honor of her birthday. Those present, were: Mra. Thorpe, Mr. and Mrs. George Russel, Mr.

and Mrs. John G. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. 5 Schoonover, Mrs.

Dean, Mrs. Ada Bell. Raymond French, and Mrs. Richard Grainger, Mr. Agnes, Mrg.

K. Errington, Daniel Dunn, Eugene Russell, Thomas Russell, Thomas Thorpe, Nicholas Lucy Schoonover, Ida Schoonover. ma a Dunn, Anna Errington. Musical selections were by Mrs. and Mr.

Errington, and solos were sung by Miss Grainger, Mrs. Thorpe and Anna Errington. Lunch was served at a seasonable hour. Annual Reception. The members of the Globe Independent Order of Od Four Elders, Newly Elec Ordained At the Same Service.

Four elders were ordained and beautiful stained glass memorial dows dedicated during the mo service at the First Presbyterian yesterday. Rev. Dr. Griffin W. preached a special sermon becau the two unusual events, him st being, "Well Done, Good and Fa Servant, Enter Thou Into the Kin of Heaven." The church was bi fully decorated with Easter lilies flowers and greenery.

The bapt font was filled with lilies in memo Mr. Dickson. There was an unus large attendance at the service cluding many visitors from down the valley. Interest was between the ordination and the be ful windows. W.

Inglis, Homer F. Cox. H. Kingsbury, and F. K.

Brel were the elders ordained by Rel Bull, and it was done after the prescribed by the Presbyterian ch The windows are of two opel each and portray "Christ Blessing Little Children." "The Good Samar and the "Prayer of the Good Shepl The windows were designed and ted by the Tiffany studios, of York, under the personal supers of Louis C. Tiffany. The first of these was install memory of Alexander W. Dickson is beautiful in design and cold The Savior is shown in the blessing one group of children anxious mothers eagerly await the of their little ones to receive the ter's benediction. The Good Samaritan window memorial to Charles Fuller and S.

Fuller. The Samaritan is pic tenderly comforting and ministeri the needs of the wounded man. A stream flows through the Palest landscape in the right opening is lost to sight in blue green in the background. The distant rets and domes of the little tow Jericho can be clearly distingu through the purple haze. The Prayer of the Good Shephe the subject of the window install memory of WNliam W.

Manners Elvira C. Manners. The single of Christ is shown with hands face uplifted in the attitude of pr The landscape background through panels is particularly executed. The harmonious color ment of all three windows 1s worthy of note. The trio of windows are unus beautiful and greatly enhance th ready beautiful interior of the ch some mysterious way the hand of providence, assisted by Johnny Howell's directed me to the most secret and exclusive pinochle club in the valley.

You know what pinochle is, it's just like playing old maid only there's different pictures on his A double frame dwelling house at 18 and 20 Glinks street, Continental section, Keyser Valley, owned and and cupied by another Stanley foreign Kashuba speaking and family. was destroyed by fire yesterday mornat 3:30 o'clock. The fire is suping posed to hav been caused by an heated stove. flames communicated to Alec The double frame house at No. Schmishe's 22 and 24, which is also owned by Kashuba.

The roofs of these buildings and they were otherwere destroyed scorched and wrecked before firemen subdued wise badly, the flames. the furniture in all three houses Most of the occupants and firewas saved by men after they arrived. alarm was turned in from box An Engine 3, Chemical 2, and Hose 386 and responded with Battalion Chief Harry 8 in charge. The firemen con Glaesman hose to a hydrant 800 feet nected their burning house and did exfrom the cellent work in preventing the spreadthe fire to adjacent buildings. ing of Surprise Parties.

birthday William H. In honor of his of 1116 West Locust street, I Godshal, was tendered a Surprise recently. party Games of by al number of friends kinds were enjoyed and revarious served by Mrs. Godfreshments were assisted by her daughter, Miss J. Collins, Mr.

and Sophia. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. Murphy, Mr.

and Mrs. Mrs. Harry Mr and Mrs. S. F.

Charles Hartman, Mrs. William H. GodYork, Mr. and shall, Mrs. Frank Borchers, Misses Marion and Gladys York, Lena LowenHartman, Ruth and Sophia stein, Anna William Godshall, ClarJacob Hartman, Paul Godshall.

ence Godshall. and Ulrich Borchers. of her sixty-first birthday, In honor C. J. Thomas, of 1228 Academy Mrs.

street, was given a surprise by a number of friends. Those present were: Mrs. Harold Williams, Mr. Mr. and Williams.

Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Bert Mr. and Mrs.

Ira Henry Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips, Thomas, S. Space, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs E. J.

Amzi Albert. Misses Ada Davis, Edith WilThomas, Alice Williams, Ruth Williams, liams, Thomas, Edward Thomas, Marjorie Williams, Willard Space, Ralph Stanley Williams and Mrs. D. Williams, Y. Williams.

Funearl of Miss Allen. The funeral of Miss Rose Allen. formerly of West Scranton, was held afternoon with services at the terday home of her brother. Charles Allen, 148 RiNg street. Dunmore.

Rev. J. S. Wrightnour, D. pastor of the First Baptist church, officiated.

assisted by Mrs. James Nankevill, of the Salvation ion Army. Miss Via Ines and sister sang selections. The pall-bearers were: William Stevens, Fred Olson, Fred Lewis Reiber, Thomas Nealon and John Wagner. Fourth Lecture.

At St. Patrick's church last evening Rev. Dr. Lucas the pastor, delivered his fourth Lenten lecture to non-Catholics. Next Sundas evening his topic will be "An Additional Inheritance, of the One the carde.

WHERE STRATEGY PAID WELL. The place is right over delected by censor now you mustn't breathe a word of this to nobody, for I wouldn't tell this to my closest friend. Herb Taylor was just melding three hundred when. 1. waiked in and William Davis said "I pass" honest to goodness, if you'da seen hand, "his you'd a melded at 900 whether you knew how to play or not.

Dr. Paine, however. took Herb up and said "I meld 301." That settled Herb and the game was on and what do you think. John Williams with the smallest ghost of a chance of the whole lot almost pulled through for high man but Col. Phillips, who said, it sure does look like old times to see the old Republican back again, had two trumps on an ace but shoots his nine of diamonds and makes Bill Phillips, (you know, the fat Bill) cough up his "dees" of diamonds and pretty soon there were enough of diamonds on the table to fill Harry Dale's orders for a week.

Well, to cut a long story short, the one that didn't say nothing at all but sawed wood was Gaylord Thomas. He throws on a king or a queen or something and takes the cake. He knew the stragetical points, Gaylord did. They're awfully foxy in that club. They even had the' cuspidors disguised like a wash boiler, but they couldn't fool me.

IN REMEMBRANCE DEAR. went over and sat down a while with George and Percy Waters, the jewelers, and as we sat there smoking one thing drifted to another like it will, you know. until finally we come to Gwilym Williams, you surely all remember Gwilym. He used to write for The Republican and everybody loved him. George was laughing to beat the cards at the time Gwilym wrote up a -this is what it was.

A local concert was to be given and Gwilym was to write it up. During the afternoon he got the program and wrote the in advance, describing just how everything happened. Then he sent in the story and went some other place that night. In the morning his article appeared on one sheet and on another page the postponement of the concert was announced. He was telling of the hundreds nice people that were there and the gowns they wore and it never happened, and the joke was on him for fair and it lasted quite a while.

Old Main avenue was packed up until pretty late. There was Roy Madden's father. He never went home until 10:30: Roberts, of the wholesale block: Hyland. Gray and Jones, three butchers: Frank Jordan, the catcher: Morgan Jones the brakeman (have they got a rule on staying out late, too, I wonder) and Tom Sweizer and all them fellows were still walking around at 10:32. Before I got on a car I met Dave Davis, the fellow I was telling you about in the first paragraph.

He says: "It's a dog gone shame, we ought to have a better entrance to Hyde Park. I hope to see the day in the not distant future when city council will get on the job and build a nice broad viaduct from central city to Main and Jackson streets." All those in favor of this motion will give their assent by saying "aye." THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, March Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair Monday; Tuesday unsettled. Local Report for March 13, 1915. a. m.

25 degrees 8 p. m. 39 degrees Relative a. m. 75 per 8 p.

m. 64 per cent. Temperature at 4 p. m. 44 degrees Lowest at 5 a.

th. 22 degrees Normal 34 degrees Local Report for March 14, 1915. a. m. 30 degrees 8 p.

m. 36 degrees Relative a. m. 78 per cent. 8 p.

m. 65 per cent. Temperature Highest at 4 p. 43 3 degrees Lowest at 9 a. m.

30 Normal 34 degrees MUSICALE POSTPONED The musicale which was to take place at St. Luke's Parish house on the evening of March 18. under the auspices of the Alpha Omega Rho society has been postponed until April 15. RIOTS AT ADRIANOPLE. LONDON, March -5, 2:57 a Sofia.

the Telegraphing, Daily Mail says it is reported that rioting and pi ing have taken place at Adrianor DEATHS Hall--In Binghamton, March 13, Robert A. Hall, aged thirty-eigh Scranton. Funeral in Binghamton afternoon and interemnt in Glen cemetery. Morgan--In Scranton, Mare 1915, Thomas E. Morgan, aged twi six years, of 2511 North Washin avenue.

The funeral will be held morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock the home. Interment in the Wash street cemetery. Sattler--In Scranton, Marol 1915, John R. Sattler, ager sixty! years, of 983 Paul avenue. Phelps--In Scranton, Marel 1915, Mrs.

Mary Throop Phelps Wyoming avenue, aged seventy The funeral will take place Wednd afternoon with services at 2 o'cloc Marshall--At Hawley, March 12, Armstrong Marshall, sixty-nine years. Conner--In Bloomsburg, Ma 1915, Mrs. Theodore F. Conner, six, of Bloomsburg. Kaepple--In Scranton, March 1915.

Fred W. Kaepple, forty-twi 616 Harrison avenue, rear. Fur tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. terment in Dunmore cemetery. Dempsey---In Archbald, March Dempsey.

Murphy--In Olyphant, March 13, Mrs. Ann Murphy, aged sixty Funeral this morning at 10 o'cloc St. Patrick's church. Interment West Side cemetery. Vanderburg--In Mayfield.

March 1915, Mrs. Frank Vanderburg. Fur this afternoon in the home. Buria Shadyside cemetery. Gibbons--In Minooka, March 13, Michael Gibbons, of Minooka.

Fur tomorrow morning from St. Jose church, Minooka, at 9:30 o'clock. terment in St. Joseph's cemetery. Whittemore- -In Scranton.

Marel 1915, Charles F. Whittemore, sixty 329 Jefferson avenue. Funeral at today, Interment in Forest Hill. Samter---In Philadelphia, 13. 1915, Isaac Samter, aged fiftyyers, a former resident of this The body will be brought here morning at 11:50 o'clock, over the sey Central and will be taken to Dunmore cemetery where intern will be made.

Kindly omit flowers Shoucair-In Scranton, Marci 1915, Said Shoucair, of 125 South avenue. O'Malley--In Scranton, Marel 1915, Margaret, ten-months-old da ter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen O'Malley 2015 Jackson street. Funeral this ternoon at 3 o'clock with intermen Cathedral cemetery.

Lally--In Scranton, March 1915. John Lally, of 310 Luzernes aged seventy vears. Calkin- Scranton, March 1915. Mrs. Bridget Culkin, aged sis six years, of 140 South Van Bu avenue.

FUNERALS The funeral of Evan A. Williams 1211 Eynon street, formerly of Tax be held this afternoon with vices at the residence and intern will be made in the cemetery The funeral of Richard J. Prothe will be held from the late home, Landis street, this afternoon with vices at the First Welsh Baptist chu The funeral of Mrs. John Henel rear of 1116 West Market street, be held this morning at 10 o'clock, a requiem high mass in Holy Rom church. Interment in Cathedral cel tery.

The funeral of Mrs. Methusal Jones, of 514 Leggett street, will held this afternoon at 2 o'clock services from the residence. Rev. Williams, pastor of the Welsh Cons gational church will officiate. Bu will be made in Washburn street cel tery.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS JORDAN WALSH. Funeral Directors. 243. Wyoming Ave. Both lodge, No.

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