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3 I qoytTc.U OTtr DlrettcrtP of CIj Corporation 4 JT rf' BsS I yt' The Economy of rlfV I 1 1 1 1 111 Ml I WMmmivn WW I ((now Be Glad To Hear remodeling of my new store at 11 South Main nearly completed that I can "come down more." rather inconvenient for both you and me tucked away up on the second floor; stair climbing now to keep you from down just as the mercury went up! After chilly spring weather we.have had you'll be than ever to switch over to lighter, cooler, comfortable clothes. 1 You'll e're in! that the street is so to earth once It has been while I've been but there's no stopping in And I've come all the more anxious more Everything mighty attractive Ready For You you'll need to keep comfortable this summerstraw hats, cool suits, thinner socks, shirts and ties everything! Stop Wednesday Half Holiday. That progressive merchants of the In accordance with custom for several years past, will begin closing their places of business tomorrow. May 2Srd, at nooii. Thief dosing is In line with the custom observed by t's progressive merchants of the larger communities and cities.

Those who have already signified their intention to grant their employes 'the weekly half holiday are: H. L. Edsall Col, Ira Dewitt, Atlantic Pacific, W. J. Greggs and H.

Esgar. Work Started on Church. Ths wprk of tearing off the roof over the foundation of the Baptist Church began this' morning. Brick is on the ground and the work will be pushed by the contractors as fast as possible. During the building of the church, the congregation, will hold services in the hose house across the street, at the usual times.

The large room over the engine house will be fitted up for the meetings. Nest Sunday morning, however, the congregation will join with the other churches of the town in observance of the annual union Memorial service. Owing to the members being too busy with other matters the regular meeting of the Business Club will not be held tomorrow. Work on the new high school auditorium haa progressed to the point where it is ready for plastering. Mrs.

Howard Shulde, of Monument avenue, is suffering from a severe attack of diphtheria. HUGHESTOWN Holy Name Entertainment TtiR following nroerram haa been prepared for the entertainment to be given this evening in the Hughestown hose house by the Hughestown branch of the Holy Name Society of St. John's R. C. Church: March, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.

Opening Melody, chorus of fifty boys and girls. Waltz (Nellie Kelley) fancy dancing. The Dancing Caddies. Toot Toot Tootsies, Lola McCall. Dance, the Glowworm, a group of dancers.

Solo, Call Me Back Pal of Mine, Paul Gibbons. Solo, My BOddy, Michael Rodella. Dancing Fancy Walk, Frances Kerwin, Ruth Corcoran, Lolo McCall, Mercedes Monahan, Stella Monahan, Doris Monahan. Solo, Carolina in the Morning, Maurice Fay. Acrobatic stunts, John Duffy.

Fancy Dancing, Irish Jigs. Lillian Healey, Josephine Reap, Joseph Best, Ethel Kearney. Solo, Lovin Sam, 'William Buddulph. The New American Dance, May Dear, Lewis Hennegan. Highland Fling, MiKses Burke, Tinkle paugh, O'Rourke, Lynch, McCall, Hamlin, Kflroy, Gunning.

Solo, Meet Me Next Sunday. Bill Grier. Solo, Three O'clock in the Morning, Bill Fanning. Orchestra. MOOSIC Mrs.

Thomas Galbralth and daughter, Dorotihy, have returned to their home here after spending the past ten days with Mrs. Galbraith's sister, Mrs. Ray Shepherd; at Syracuse, N. T. Mr.

and Mrs. Daniel Richards and sons, Daniel and Phillip, and Mr. and Mrs. William Winters and son, George, spent Sunday at Bloornsburg. Dr.

and Mrs. S. S. Watson are spending a few tweeks with relatives In New York State. Mr.

and Mrs. Wilriam MacDonftld spent the week end at their cottage, at Falls, Pa. The Misses Florence, fthetta and Jessie Thomas, of Park street, spent Sunday with their trother, Rev. J. C.

Thomas, at Freeland. William Winters waa recently ten dered a surprise party at his home on Main street by the mernoers of his Sunday school class of the Presbyterian Church. STOMACH WEAK? Strengthen your stomach and ban ish indigestion; Mit Na lis guar anteed by Borr. St Casey to do it or DROP IN NARCOTICS Washington, May 22. Per capita consumption of narcotic drugs in the United States has shown an enormous decrease under administration of the Harrison drug act, according to a statement today by Federal Prohibi tion Commissioner Haynes giving the latest official figures.

DISASTER IN PORTUGAL Lisbon, Portugal, May 22. Six per sons were killed and thirty others injured, most of them seriously, in an accident to a descending train on the Cog Wheel Railwayi on Mount Bon Jesus, near Braga. MRS. H1CKEY SO WEAK GOULD HARDLY STAMP Telb How Lydia CPinkham'. Vegetable Compound Restored Her Health Worcester, Mass.

I had some trouble caused by a female weakness txia got so run down ana weak irom that I could hardly stand or walk across the floor. The doctor gave me all kinds of mis, Due notning lelped me. I hap pened to meet a 1 nenawnonsa taxon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, so I thought I would try it. After taking it a week 1 began to improve, and now I feel fine and am doing all of my housework, including washing, sewing and house cleaning.

I have recommended your medicine to my friends, and I am williner for vouto use this letter as a testimonial, as I would like to help any one suffering the way I did from such a weakness. Ms, ijelia nicKjsr, S. Lndlow St. Worcester. Mass.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Private Text Book upon Aliments recuiiar 10 women will be sent yon free upon request. Write to The Lvdia E. Pink ham Medi cine Lynn, Mass. This book con tains valuable information.

IIIIIIMI III! Ullllllllll jlljr ''llllll Win 1 1 Mil Had nil Hill Duvins Coal IJov; Ije in part in your bsirtf assured that" the quality it itsare dependable during the gununor month When the supply is ample, titan it is during the winter when storage supplies are greatly ttxesV So listen to Economy BUY NOW AND GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY. L. Vj Seneca Coal Double Screened. Newcomb Bros. Vpmpkins St.

Phone 1728 AIRPLANE ACCIDENT. UniontOwn, May 22. Capt. FraWclB pjid Lieut. W.

C. McGlnnis, Army aviators of Washington, were Injured, the former seriously, when their airplane crashed into the mountain side five miles east of here yesterday afternoon, after the aviators had lost their bearings in a heavy fog. Both Aviators, suffered burns when the gasoline tank exploded a moment after the crash. MEMORIAL DAY MONET Harrisburg, May 22. Senator Davis, Lackawanna, has Introduced a bill authorizing: county and municipal authorities to appropriate not to exceed $100 to each post of Disabled American Veterans of the World War to aid in defraying Memorial Day expenses.

ITS ALL A MATTER OF TASTE when wall papers are selected it Is also a matter of taste whether you have a stock to choose from that ha been selected under the die tates of refined and artistic taste. When you desire to exercise your artistic Judgment it will pay you and gratify yon to visit our store, where a stock of Wall papers is carried that is so complete and characteristic of all that Is artistic and elegant. We also do painting and WALTER S. BARRITT II North Main St. Pittston The Electric Man is Proud of the fixtures at his store.

They are the handsomest assortment of Electric Lamps for ceiling, wall or table In this section of the country. They appeal to every housewife. "Look for the Electric Man." W. A. SHAFER Electrical Contractor 13 BROAD STREET Bell Phone 1719 It Is Time Saved and Money Saved when the broken or cracked part is nude as good or better than new.

by our welding. Try us. VINCENT PHILLIPS Acetylene Welding 319 Berry St. West Pittston Bell Phone 1095 W. L0THES SI FAY CI ir How many of us have called on tome big executive and in his private office wondered just bow it would feel to be in that man' shoes? All of us I During Boys' Week in New York they celebrated the "Boys' Day in Industry" and all the boys in this picture realized just how it feels tQ be a big executive, for they were elected to ran sc J.

C. FeaS 'GNsyasy, ike largo chain of department Mores in the world. They made a record in their jobs and now everyone is talking about them an eighteen year old President, a sixteen year old Treasurer and a sixteen year old Sales Manager too. Can you imagine an Educational Di rector of large company as fifteen years old? And he was good I They are all in the picture and this letter shows how they felt after their AVOOA Playground Equipment Received That the children of the borough will appreciate the efforts of the public spirited men and women who have sponsored and labored for the playground at lower end of town was evidence last evening when nearly a hundred of the youngsters gathered to watch the men who were erecting some of the equipment, which has just been received. The men succeeded in erecting the Giant's stride and the big 1 slide.

The eargerness of the children to use these two pieces of apparatus caused the men a lot of trouble, an the children in their eagerness cpuld not wait for them to be securely placed. I After much difficulty the men were able to make them secure. Tonight other nieces will be nlaced in position and the men who are in terested in the work urge that every man Be on hand this evening, so that the work may be pushed as rapidly as possible. The backstop for the base ball field is completed, with the exception of the wire screen, and this should be finished at once, as the first game on the grounds will be played this afternoon. From this time on the field will be in use.

Enjoyable Entertainment. The De. Moss Concert Company gave their entertainment in the P. M. Church last evening before as large an audience as could be accommodat ed there.

The admissions amounted to $111, of which the proceeds for the church organ fund amount to $52. A varied program of piano, mandolin and guitar music, singing, readings and a dialogue was presented in a thoroughly delightful manner. The comjiany, which consists of Mr. and Mrs. DeMoss, their eon, and Mies Hoover, the reader, has toured England and this country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and has also visited Mexico giving entertainments.

The elder members have been engaged in this carer for about '50 years. The company's next engagement is in the P. M. Church at Nanticoke. Mrs.

Emma Hawk, who underwent a senious operation at Riverside Hos pital, Wilkesbarre, yesterday, with stood the ordeal well and her condi tion appears encouraging. DUETEA. Borough Sued for Damages. Andrew Pagliarlni, of this place, has riled a suit in trespass in the county court against Duryea borough and asks for $9,600 damages for per sonal injuries and the wrecking of his motortruck on Main street, Duryea, on aiar 23, 192.1. Plaintiff alleges that the street was permitted to get out of repair and dangerous for traffic and that his truck was crowded over an unguarded place on the highway, fell dawn a bank to the railroad tracks 1 and was wrecked, requiring $600 to repair.

Plaintiff was also injured, receiving several broken ribs dn his fall, and he places his personal damage at Charles Wikisal spent Sunday at Harvey's Lake. The Girl Pioneers made $11. 2.. by their 'bake sale in the Presbyterian Church on Saturday. Mrs.

Edward Gayeski has returned to her home from Taylor Hospital and is nicely from her operation. Ira George, of Nanticoke, spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. S. W. Winter, of street Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Williams and daughter. Dorothy, and Son, Morgan, of Marcy avenue, spent Sunday with relatives at Hughestown. The P. L.

Club, composed of Duryea young women, is makrtng arrangements for a dance to be held at Valley View Park on Thursday evening. June 14. There will be dancing from to 11, and the music ViU be by the Serenaders, of Wilkesbarre. The members of the club are Mary 'McGinnis, Beatrice Clarke, Mary Melvin. Alma Dills, Dorothy Dills, Marie Kelly, Josephine McPhlllips and (Mary Barrett.

The seniors of Duryea High school will repeat their play, "All on Account of Polly." in St. Mary's auditorium, a week "from tonight for the benefit of St. Mary's building fund. NEWS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS WM. M.

FAY, Prop. IN MY NEW STORE AT (11 So. Main St.) Copyright Underwood Jr. Untnroo experience (and, incidentally, there are few "grown ups" who could write a better letter) New York, N. May 4th, 1923.

i' Penney Company, ew York. 4 Gentlemen: During the hour in which I held the positiah of Treasurer of the J. C. Pen any Casaaaay, I realised nsore tkaa ever the responsibility that rests upon our executives' shoulders. I realize that this positiop was gained by hard work and study, and (now that the future holds the same attractions for me, if I do my share of hard work and study.

I thank you for this opportunity and this glimpse into the future. Sincerely, S. PHIL JOHNSON, Bov Treasurer. EXETER School Art Exhibit The annual art exhibit of the borough schools will be given on Thursday and Friday of this week. The exhibits will be open to parents and patrons from .1 p.

m. to 5 p. m. both days. The children have been doing some very creditable work during the past year, and the exhibits will be well worth seeing.

The teachers will; be especially glad to have the parents come in and see what their children have accomplished during the year. Funeral of Anna Zavada What was probably one of the largest funerals In recent years marked the burial yesterday of Miss Anna Zavada, who died last Friday evening. Hundreds of friends gathered at the home of her parents at 9 o'clock ana accompanied the funeral cortage to St. John's Slovak Church, Pittston, where mass of requiem was celebrated by Kev Andrew jurica. two large sedans were filled with floral emblems 8ent DV sorrowing relatives and friends at testimonials of their sorrow and esteem.

The pall bearers were: Paul Latsko. John Hudock, George Steiff, Cyril Hornick, George Sheplock, and John Kamor. Interment was made in St. John's Cemetery, Exeter, After weeks of unfavorable weath er, the playground equipment has at last been placed in position. Today Directors 1 McNeill and Skrinak, as slated by the willing hands of dozens of school boys, arranged the different pieces of apparatus.

The first of the Boy Scout hikes, under the direction of Thomas HcNeil, took place last Saturday. About 20 boys assembled at the High School at 9 o'clock, with lunches for their first outing. The hike was over to Carver ton, thence to Ransom and back home. The boys arrived home a little tired, but otherwise in good shape, and very happy with their first experience in Scouting. There will be a meeting of the Boy Scouts tonight in the High School Mrs.

Mary Pocknell, of Philadelphia, spent Sunday at the McNeill home, on Valley avenue. Harry Brann, of Forty Fort, spent Sunday with his parents on Lincoln avenue, Mr. and Mrs. August Zurenda, of who have been visiting ends in Exeter, have returned home. George Wassel, of Valley avenue, is recovering from an attack of the grippe.

John Nealon, of Philadelphia, spent thS week end with his sister. Miss Bess Nealon, of Wyoming avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Space have returned from New York where they spent a week visiting Mrs.

James Mc Hale. Henry Darby, of Wilmington, visited his sister, Mrs. John Murtha, of Wyoming avenue, last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Ben. Medlewitz, of Luzerne, were callers at the Weiss home on Lincoln avenue, Sunday, Lewis Miller, of Duryea, visited at the Miller home on Wyoming avenue, Sunday. Joseph Schwartz has purchased a new Packard touring car. Louis Wruble, of Miner's Mills, visited Abe Wruble, of Lincoln ave nue, Sunday Abe Weiss, of Luzerne, visited his mother on Lincoln avenue, Sunday. Miss Esther Serling, of Dupont, spent the week end at the Dressier home on Wyoming avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Isen Isaacs, of Scran ton, spent Sunday at the Biederman home. Mr. and Mrs.

Gassie Meyers, of New York, have been visiting the family of Harry Proper, 6n Wyoming avenue. Miss Sadie Rapp, of Duryea, spent the week end at the Berkowitz home on Wyoming avenue. Harry of Wyoming avenue, will open a market, on North Main street, Pittston, within a few days. Mr. and Mrs.

Philip Flannery and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McAndrew at tended the circus in Wilkesbarre last evening. B. ruble has purchased a new Studebaker six touring car.

Xew York Excursion Via New Jersey Central, Sunday, May 27. Special train leaves Pittston, Standard Time, 11:46 p. May stopping at Elizabeth. Returning leaves New York, West street. Standard Time, 5:15 p.

Liberty street, 5:30 p. Elizabeth, 6:00 ip. May 27. Fare. $3.60.

22 25 G. A. Marsdert, Jointer and Paper Jefferson L. Harbour. WOR, Newark, X.

405 Meters 6:15 p. m. "Home Garden Hints." 6:16 p. m. Base ball scores.

6:18 p. m. Songs by Helen Gray. 6:30 p. m.

"Man in the Moon Stories." 7:00 p. m. Thomas Le Rue, colored cantor. 7:30 p. m.

"Learning to Swim in Three Lessons," by Com. Benjamin H. Bchlomberg. WIP, Philadelphia, 600 Meters 6:00 to 6:45 p. m.

Dinner music program, and base ball scores. 10:10 p. m. Charlie' Kerr's Orchestra. WOO, Philadelphia, 309 Meters 9:55 p.

m. Time signals, and weather forecast. WFI, Philadelphia, 395 Meters 6:30 to 7 p. m. Children's Own Half Hour Stories by Cousin Nan.

WBZ, Sprmgricld, 422 Meters 8 p. m. The Roberts Banjo and Mandolin Club. 8:55 p. m.

Savings from "Poor Richard." Final base ball scores. WGI, Medrord Hillside, 360 Meters 8:30 p. m. Business report. Winchester Laundries Orchestra.

WXAC, Boston. 278 Meters 8 to 10 p. m. Boston Police Traffic Division Band of thirty pieces. WGR, Buffalo, 310 Meters 7:30 p.

m. News, scientific topics, etc. 11:45 p. m. Weather forecast.

CKAC, Montreal, Canada, 430 Meters 8 to 10:30 p. m. Stories and music. WGY, Schenectady, X. 380 Meters 7:40 p.

m. Base ball scores. 7:45 p. m. Georgia Minstrel Boys.

WGY Orchestra. Washington Johnson Lee, barytone: Tambo Jones, tenor; the Radio Four. WMAK, Lockport, X. 360 Meters 9 p. in.

Utsinger's Orchestra. KDKA, Pittsburgh, 32 Meters. 8:30 p. m. The Dormont Baptist Church Orchestra; E.

J. Wright, tenor. WLW. Cincinnati. 360 Meters 11 p.

m. Mrs. R. Sayler Wright, soprano; Mrs. Thomie Prewltt Williams, pianist; Francis Wolff, cellist.

A radio fares; "Fearfully Fat tor Forty." WWJ, Detroit, 51? Meters 9:30 p. m. Detroit News Orchestra; Walter Bates, tenor; Miss Edith Pickles, soprano. WCX, Detroit, 517 Meters 11 p. WCX Red Apple Club; red Harrington's Radio Boys; Normfcn White, soloist.

KYW, Chicago, 44T Meters 10 p. m. Elrae Colbran Melius, soprano; A. E. Bredemeir, tenor: Pansy Golden Bird, soprano; Theodore S.

Bergey, barytone. WOC, Davenport. Iowa, 484 Meters 7:45 p. m. Chimes concert.

KSD, St. Louis, S46 Meters 10 p. m. Marguerite Weasels, Soprano; Adelaide Blase and Genevieve Sfelbert, violinists; Ruth Haynle, O. K.

McHughes and Brittle Lee McGee, pianists; "Municipal Opera." WDAF, Kansas City, 411 Meter 8 p. m. Educational features and noneert. 10 p. m.

Concert. 1:46 and 3 a. m. "Nighthawk" frolic: Coon Sanders Orchestra. WBAP, Fort Worth, 476 Meters 9:30 p.

m. and 13:30 a. m. Concert. WHAS, Louisville, 360 Meters 9:30 p.

m. Ches Myers and his orchestra. 11 p. m. Official central standard time.

WSB, Attenta, 420 Meters 9:15 p. m. Concert sponsored by Fannie Calhoun Jenkins, coloratura soprano. 12:45 a. m.

Radiowl concert; Louis Race and his orchestra; the Elm City Fdur quartet. XAA. Arlington, 435 Bleters 7:25 to 7:40 p. m. "Every Child's Right To Be Well Born," Labor Department.

7:45 to 8 p. m. "Supplies and Prices of Fish at Boston, New York. Norfolk, Jacksonville and Chicago;" iianaiuioaiuii ui dumiuw a. quency Signals by the Bureau of Standards," Department of Commerce.

8:05 to 8:20 p. m. "How to Reduce Your Weight," Treasury Department. KFI. Lok Angeles, 395 Meters 12 to 3 a.

m. Evening program. Daily Radio Program TUESDAY. MAT S3 AH Time References Are to Local Day light paving Time WW, New York, 468 Meters 4:30 p. m.

Hotel Commodore Orchestra. 5:45 p. m. Magazine story. 6:00 p.

m. Songs from great poets, by Edna Miller. 7:0 p. m. "Concert arranged by George Lo winger.

8:16 8:45 p. m. Soprano solos by Bess E. Perry. 8:80 p.

Mi. "You and Your Bank," by Leo Qrundllnger. 9:00 p. m. Navy night program.

Address by Rear Admiral Wm. A. Moffett, V. B. tt Chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics.

The Navy Band Address by Commander Foster, tT. S. N. Solos by Ruth Roland. 11:00 m.

Barytone solo by Joseph Davies. WJY, New York. 405 Meters 4:00 to 6:00 p. m. To be announced by radio.

7:30 p. Violin solo by Hans Popper; soprano solo by Daisy Popper. 8:15 p. m. Aeolian Employes' Association Concert.

Solos by Mm. Marguerita Sylva, Robert Armbruster, Madeleine MacGuIgan. Mendelssohn Male Quartet, Billy Jones and Ernest Hare; Aeolian pipe organ recital. 10:00 and 11:00 p. m.

Piano solo by Marguerite Finch. WEAF, New York. 402 Meters 4:30 p. m. Barytone solos by Frank R.

Hunter. 4:50 p. rh. Piano recital by Pas qualino A. Scognfcmiglio.

5:10 p. m. Solos by Minnie M. Treffs. 7:30 p.

m. Solos by Jane Conway, contralto. 7:50 p. m. Violin recital by Louis B.

Hoffman. 8:16 p. m. Concert by Elia Palma, barytone; Antonio De Perna, tenor, and Alberto Blmbonl, pianist. 8:40 p.

m. Violin solos by Louis B. Hoffman. 8:50 and 9:35 p. m.

Judith Roth, soprano: Al Wilson, tenor; James Brennan and Herbert Spencer, pianists. 9:00 and 9:66 p. m. Dance music by the Carolinians. 9:40 p.

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