Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania • Page 1

DISPATCH GOOD EVENING Pay Tribute To Your Mother Tomorrow. WEATHER Fair And Warmer Tonight and Sunday. THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SPECIAL WIRE AND ILLUSTRATED SERVICE I E1GH1 PACES FORTY-FIRST YEAR No 144 SHAMOKIN, SATURDAY MAY 7, 1927 PRICE TWO CENTS Ford Mistrial? ADOPT NEW PAY SeesRecpite TOWNSHIP HIGH WILL GRADUATE 1 LARGEST CLASS EXPERT TELLS OF, BOROUGH'S NEEDS AFTER A SURVEY schedule: FOR; BORO 1 THIS SHAMOJIllM i i -rrnr-n EIGHT FACES -V TEACHERS Increases of $100 to be Grant-' ed All Teachers Who Have MINER OVERCOME BY TOWNSHIP TART 6 YOUNG WOMEN Fifty-Eight Young Men and Women to Receive Diplomas at Annual Commence- ment Exercises on Evening of June 8 Municipal Expert Calls Particular Attention to Lack of Playground and Recroa- tional Facilities in Talk to Chamber of Commereo Group AD NAM TE WORK ON REPAIRS I firs) illP JL UJ I I "Let your hairs bear some of tha expense of city improvements, G. E. Haldeman, chief engineer of the state department of tha municipal bureau told members of group A of the Chamber of Commerce and coun-cilmen who were invited guests at dinner in tha American Legion building.

Mr. Haldeman said that, the younger generation who would now enjoy some of the conveniences that would come with a city improvement program justly be asked later on to help pay for these advantages. The evening's speaker came her yesterday morning and in the afternoon made a survey of the commun. ity. He told the Chamber of Commerce men and the councilmen that Shamokin was very congested and, that playgrounds were scarce, In his tour of the community he was piloted by John S.

Bird, former president of borough council and well known newspaper man and civic booster. Mr. Bird's trip took tha visitor into almost every nook and corner of the borough and Coal town ship. In his address in the evening he said that as a result of this survey he saw instantly that Shamokin was not enjoying the open community life that it should for its size. lie saw its ally limited as to playgrounds and recreational facilities for young and old alike and had words of high commendation for tha -Shamokin school board for its ag gressive work in this connection.

"Years ago boys could climb the mountains for their play and recrea Been in Service Ten Years I or More and Have Satiafac V' torv Records Boost of $200 For Those Who Have i augm 6U i eara A new salary schedule for the teachers of Shamokin borough schools effective with the beginning of the 1927-28 school term, has been by the Shamokin board of ducation. The new plan is to be based upon length of service, character, exper- 1,1 i 111 Jence ana emciency, aunougn ii win ot effect the salaries of the present taff of teachers other than those who will be entitled to increases the new schedule. According to the provisions of the scheduled the pay of grade school teachers will start at $1,000 and be raised at yearly increments of $100 until the $1,400 mark is reached. After that length of ser-vice and efficiency will determine their increases. Each teacher now in service who lias taught ten years or more and has a satisfactory record will receive an increase of $100 next year.

Those who have taught 20 years or wore will be entitled to increases of $200, provided they have thj proper rating and have had good records. The salary schedule as adopted by the board at its regular meeting this week is as follows: The salary paid teachers shall be based upon the schedule according to the length and character of experience and efficiency in school work. 'No teacher shall be advanced in salary after he or she has ceased to advance in emciency. Superior scholastic attainments, growth in scholarship, growth in teaching ability, tact In managing a school, personal qualities, character, devotion, loyalty, industry, pupil re. action, and professional zeal are the main elements considered in determining a teacher's claim to promo, tion in rank and salary.

Teachers shall be rated as highest, high, middle, iwest. The superintendent of schools may require such study in the professional and academi- subjects as, in his judgment, would serve to improve the professional rnd academic qualities of a teacher. All re-elected tjachers whose work hts been reconjmerded by tha tion. Today there are homes where there used to be play centers. And then, too, it is extremely dangerous for children to play on the streets of a community as busy as Shams-kin." The city's congestion required the efficient fire department that he understood Shamokin had, he told the business men and councilmen 'after the dinner.

Taxes will never come said during the course of his talk until communities are governd more methodical, economically and scientifically." He said that he did not have Shamokin in mind in thiv respect as he knew nothing of tho siiusUoa here, but his -was made after a study of a number of municipalities throughout the state. superintendent of spools as "lis-TV WILLIAM RYAHTO ARE LODGED IN JAIL Mt. Carmel Girl Taken to Sunbury For Theft Five Caught in Three Raids on Region Houses of 111 Re- pute Six 'women were lodged in the county" prison within a week, the largest number of female prisoners placed, behind the bars in that per lod of time for many years. Josephine Petrovitch was ser. down from Mt.

Carmel Thursday it spend SO days, after confessing to charge? of larceny when given a hearing before Justice Dropeskie. Her arrest followed that of Marie Nolan and Helejv Stessney the day before! Marie, aged 22, is held as one of 4he managers of Duke's place, a notorious resort on the outskirts of and also on the more seriouat charge of forcibly detaining Helen as an inmate of the resort. who is 17, is held as a witness against the proprietors. Two women were taken down Tuesday, when the notorious resort conducted on the Sober Chestnut farm by Margaret Jordan in association with Louis Muff, was raided. There was a close connection between hat dive in Irish Valley, and the house of ill repute at Mt.

Carmel. The I other woman jailed is CIco Williams, an inmate of the resort of John Zakalous, of Exchange, near Mt. Cftrmel, which' was raided on Friday night of last week. She also is undergoing a 30 day sen. tence.

Thethree houses of ill repute were all raided by the Sunbury detail the state police, in company with other officers. From reports received all of them did a thriving business. There were 13 persons in the'Exchange house when the of- ficf elosed in on it In all the places men were active ly engaged in their operations, and profiting from all ill gotten gains of the. girls. All the men are out on bai pending trial of their cases at criminal court next John Zakalous is under $500 bond, Louis Muff under $1,000 and Thurs day Felix Boccacchio, "Man o'War" secured bail and was released on the pandering charge.

"Man o'war" has been in jail once or twice before on other charges. Until last Saturday there was but one prisoner in jail, a Mt. Carmel woman, the ii.other of 17 children, who finds it impossible to stay sober, or to keep out of mischief when she is intoxicated. She is spending her second term on a disorderly charge. J.

Son of Famous Philadelphia Surgeon Will Serve as In terne at Local Hospital During Summer J. M. Deaver, son of Dr. John B. Deaver, of the Lankeneau hospital and recognized as one of the world's greatest surgeons, was a guest at the Shamokin hospital for several days.

The young man who is a stu dent at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is studying to be come a doctor, came here to arrange for his summer's interneship at the local hospital. Dr. J. B. Deaver recently selected the Shamokin hospital as being the best suited of all state aid institii tions for his son to receive practical experience in hospital work and sur.

gery during the summer months, thereby paying an unusual tribute to Dr. George Wr. Reese, chief surgeon and the hospital itself. TWO-YEAR-OLD vi GIRL SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA After an illness of less than a week, Florence Irene Kendter, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mr3.

Ralph Kendter. died at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hile, 120 Market street, Tharptown, last night. Death wai caused by pneumonia from which the girl had been suffering since last Monday.

Surviving are the parents, grandparents and great grandparents. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon, services at the Hile horn: at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. J. F. Brown of Sunbury.

Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows' cemetery. Notice All members of Lucy Webb lodge are requested to meet at the U. B. rhurch. Sunbury street, Sunday, May 8th at 7:15 o'clock p.

m. to attend Mrvicp Adv. LEA JOXES, Secretary. Fried Spring Chiclea dinner from 12 to 7:30 Sunday. Ren- nas Cafe.

Adv. IN SINGLE WEEK HE ITERNESHIP a The largest class in the history of Coal township high school, 58 in number, will be graduated on th evening of June 6. the plans of Principal J. J. McBride, made known to the board meeting in special session last evening, disclosed.

All details for the exercises have been practically completed, the directors were informed. After careful scrutiny of the records of the students, with special at-, tention to scholastic grading, the board accepted the advisement of Principal McBride, who designated the four leading scholars of the 1927 class. Marcella Kartovich will be the valedictorian of the graduating group. Joseph Bednarcik, with but a sliarht fraction less grade than Miss Kartovich, rates second. The valedictorian's standing for the four years is .973, while the second honor student's rating is .972.

Walter Drill, nopular athlete of the Purple and White, is given third honor with an average of .960. Miss Marian Wardrop stands fourth with .958. other students had an average of ninety per cent or over and their names are placed on tb honor list of the ckss. Thirty-two of the students are male and twenty-six female. Thirty-two of these studied the commercial course, twenty-five the academic course and one the general course.

The board approved the recommendation of Principal McBiide asking that the graduation -exercises be held in the Strand theatre on the evening of June 6. School closes on this day and that date is highly advisable, Superintendent Meisberg-er reported. In his statement to the directors, Principal McBride thanked them for courtesies extended and assured them that he would lend his best efforts in an endeavor to make next year as successful, if not more so, than this. MT. CARMEL WOMAN DIES AT HOSPITAL Mrs.

Emma Smith, wife of James Smith, of Mt. Carmel, and one of that community's respected residents, died at the Shamokin hospital at 9:30 last night following an oper- ation foraD. internal ailment. $Ssn. fcmitn was operated on April 21, but failed to rally, her strength steadily failing following the ordeal until death ensued.

1 See by the Dispatch That Mrs. J. Yeager, nee Agnes Zieg-ler, daughter of Mrs. Mary Ziegler, South Shamokin street, is critically ill at her home in Gowen City. Mrs.

Ye, ger is suffering from attack of pleurisy and her condition was said to be quite serious yesterday. Mothers' Day tomorrow will be pretty generally observed. While there has not been the evidence of tne carnation mat tnere was in outer years, confectioners say that the demand for candy has been' excep tional. In the churches due tribute will be paid to "Mother," a survey of the programs of the churches snows. Workmen are placing new doors on the Rescue ire company home at Liberty and Lincoln streets.

The automobile of John Shipe of Trevorton was reported stolen, ac cording to records at city hall this morning. The license number of the car is 190-186 Ilut further information was unavailable. Installation of officers will be the order of business at the regular meting of the Rotary club Monday evening in Trinity Episcopal church. Joseph Agor, newly elected president, will outline the policy to be pursued during his administration. J.

E. Herrold, former president of borough council and member of that body from the Eighth ward, has opened insurance offices in the Bee Hive building on West Independence street in the room formerly occupied by the Cruikshank-Kelvinator company. Mr. Herrold, who is also chairman of the finance committer of council, has many friends who wish him a successful business venture. Postponement of the card party of the St.

Joseph's club from Monday until Tuesday night of next week was announced this morning. The change of nights was due to the fact that Officers of the club did not want to stand in the way of a similar event scheduled by the Shamokin Baseball association in Moose hall for Monday night, the time orig inally set by St. Joseph officer. The courtesy of the social club appreciated by the officers of the association and baseball fans who have the financial interests of the association at heart. Arthur Jf.

Mintzer. well known baseball fan, left early this morning for Philadelphia to witness the rame between the Philadelohia Na tional league club and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mrs. Irvin Trout, wife of Manager Trout of the Shamokin baseball team, came here from their home in Reading Thursday to view the opening baseball game the season here yesterday. Returned to Pillar Hole.

Before Had Cleared Away and Was Overcome Overcome by dynamite smoke at the North Franklin colliery yesterday, John miner, of 1003 East Race street, fell and sustained a fracture to his right arm. Jeroskey was working in a pillar hole and had fired a shot. Before the smoke had cleared from the place, he reentered and be gan to work. The heavy smoke, however, caused him to collapse and in falling to the bottom, the full weight of his body was on his right arm, causing a fracture of the bone. He was removed to clear air by fellow workmen, rushed to the surface, revived and then taken to the Shamokin state hospital, where an X-ray examination revealed the fracture.

Directors Informed of Discovery of Large Rock Bank on Site of Proposed Junior High Little, except the hearing of monthly reports and the transaction of routine business, marked a session of the Coal township school board last evening. The meeting was held last night instead of Wednesday of next week, because of the inability of several members to attend at tne scheduled time. The treasurer's report showed $171-83 balance, while the tax iiuia over SS6 in the ceffers at the end of April. Contractors In charge of excavations for the new junior high school building reported the discovery of a big rock bank in the northeastern section of the building site. The board will view the ground in a body tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock upon request of the Shamokin Lumber and Construction company.

Upon report of Secretary W. J. Ryan it was decided to have faulty blackboards resurfaced during ths summer vacation. This work will be done for 25 cents per square foot. Numerous applications are being received for berths in the new jun-ior high school building.

Promulgation of the board's program has attracted many state teachers desirous of locating In this section. The board also authorized collection of money in the schools for tho Memorial Day committee. The teachers will be allowed to receive contributions. The Hickory Ridge building roof will be repaired, the directors a-greed after being informed of fre quent leaks. The Reading Coal company will be given a copy of the resolution covering the mileage boost, a request from the concern motivating this decision.

The Edgrewood and Fairview rec reation grounds will be under the care of George Gessner and Samuel Weshneskie this year. Well Known Young Man Will Leave Today to Take up Studies in Texas1 Institution Vernon Chesney, graduate of the 1926 class of the Shamokin high school and one of Shamokin's best known young men, will leave this afternoon for San Antonio, Texas, where he plans to pursue a three-year course in chiropracty at tho Texas College of Chiropracty. The young man is a grandson of Casper A. Tharp, head of the ice cream manufacturing concern of A. Tharp Son tnd is a son of Dr.

Mercy Tharp, who is a practicing chiropractor at Harrisburg. He has a large number of friends here who wish him success in his scholastic work and his future profession. Lakeside Natures Playground Shamokin night at Lakeside Monday. May 9th to hear the original Weidmeyer orchestra from Huntington, West Virginia, the best south ern band on tour today, better than ever belore. Adv.

Your Child's Account will be welcome at the Dime Trust and Safe Deposit where sav-inrs deposited on or before the 10th earn interest as from the 1st Adv. SUSTAINS FRACTUR TOWNSHIP SCHOOL BOARD TRANSACTS VERNON CHESNEY TO ENTER SCHOOL OF CHIROPRACTY TO ARCH STREET Workmen Engaged in Filling up Hoels Created by Heavy Trucks During Winter Wkmen for the Coal township commissioners yesterday started extensive and decidedly necessary re pairs to the paving on West Arch street. During the winter months, heavy trucks, traveling in the same path while the snow and ice was heavy, caused the paving block to crack and break. When warmer weather came, passing vehicles, passing over the same place, widened the holes so that now the street paving was in a deplor. able condition and badly in need of repair.

Macadam blocks are being used in the repair work. INT Interesting Function Held Last Evening in Observance of Second Anniversary of Auxiliary Major General Guy V. Henry Auxiliary No. 58 United Spanish war veterans held a joint celebration with Guy V. Henry Camp No.

11 on the occasion of the second anniversary of the auxiliary. President Miss Emma K. Leisey presided. Past Department Commander C. A.

Bertz of Tamaqua, made a very pleasing address on the growth of the auxiliary in so short a time, and the srood work they do for veterans of all watl, Past President Catharine G. Leisey made some very fine remarks to the effect that the ladies should be proud to belong to an auxiliary whose husbands and brothers were all volunteers for the flag and the country they live in. Past President Maud Shroyer cal led the attention to the auxiliary that Sister Blanche M. Barker, president General Auxiliary United Spanish war veterans, had departed this life and in respect to the president general of the auxiliary charter should be draped or a period of ninety days. Comrades and sisters were present from Tamaqua, Girardville and Mt.

Carmel. Comrade Samuel Lewis rendered some tine selections on tne piano. All present voted the committee their thanks for the fine program and excellent banquet. The committee having charge was composed of the following ladies: Mrs. Anna Schwartz.

Mrs. Fannie Sim met, Mrs. Cora Edwards, Mrs. Irene Deitman, Mrs. Cora Harpel.

Mrs Edw.a Cooper, Miss Jane McKay, Mrs. Helena Witt, Mrs. Barbara Bed- do and Miss Naomi Samuels. PATR0L1EN CALLED FOR POWWOW WITH No Intimation Given on Nature of Business For This Evening's session All of the patrolmen and Chief of Police Charles Levan have been instructed to meet with the chief burgess and members of the police committee at city hall this evening at 6:30 in the burgess' office. Just what the nature of the meeting will be norie would venture today but it was hinted freely that it involves some changes in regulations because of the depleted condition of the iforce since the resignation of Officer Harry Coveleskie and the granting of a two-month's leave of absence to Officer Joseph Honisko.

ADMISSIONS TO THE HOSPITAL Admissions to the Shamokin hospital during the past 24 hours were reported today as follows: Peter Litka, Marion Heights, right leg fractured. Injured at Natalie colliery. John Jerosky, 1008 East Race street, right arm and medical. Marlin Strausser, 1015 Oak street, abdominal. Mrs.

Dora Trevorton, ab-dominaL Mrs. Ella Yoffe. 79 East Sunbury street, tonsils and adenoids. Joseph Zith. Locust Gap, right.

arm. AND AUXILIARY CELEBRATION DEPARTMENT HEADS Application of nnk Ford counsel for a mistrial in $1,000,020 sui ibrought against the facturer by Aaron SaniI bed POn alleged IrregJ uianwes Dy Mrs. Cora Hdff4 man, above, a juror, Who! gave a newspaper inter1 She is alleged also to' nave misstated iier Irav? band's and xJ pressed prejudice ayahst POTTED FLOWERS PRED01AEEIN Large Offerings of Dandeline, Lettuce and Other Greens Also Feature of -Market Potted flowers predominated at the curbstone market this morning, which was one of the largest of the spring. There were large offerings of dandeline lettuce and othe greens. Eggs sold at 29 and 30 cents a dozen, though housewives said that they were offered on the street during the week at 20 cents.

There were plenty of eggs. Old potatoes were selling at $1.75 a bushel while there seemed to be a scarcity of new ones. Potted plants sold from 30 cent3 to $2 a piece and. bouquets were offered at anywhere from 5 cents to 50 cents. Young salad sold for thir ty cents a pound and water cress and dandeline.

sold for. ten -cents a dish. CLOTHING TO THE Captain Brasher, of Salvation Army Says Response to Appeal Here is Creditable Captain Brasher of the local unit of the Salvation Army stated today that residents of the community are responding creditably to the appeal for old clothing to sent to the Mississippi flood victims. An entire car of clothing will be sent from this section, he also said this morning, and appealed to those desirous of contributing to have the clothing in before Tuesday. All of the clothing collected here will be crated and packed by Captain Brasher and then trucked to Sunbury, where it will be loaded into a box car and shipped directly to the stricken area.

Captain Brasher has also requested all of the ministers of the community to appeal to their parishioners for discarded clothing at services tomorrow morning. Messages Pour in From Parts of Universe Expressing Sor row Over Death of Famous Inventor LAKE HOPATCON'G, N. May 7 Messages of condolence began arivinsr today from all parts of the world over the death late yesterday of Hudson 74, inventor of more deadly explosives than any other man of his time, his most not able inventions being smokeless powder and the "Maxim Silencer." The famous inevntor passed away at his Lake Hopatcong home after long illness. He had suffered from stomach trouble and anemia for several months, resulting in a general collapse. He had been in a state of coma for twenty-four hours when the end came.

Closing Out Belcw Cost porch screens, see window. Special prices on rues, refrigerators, cedar chests and all suites. Adv. Rhoads Furniture Store. Baseball Today-Tomorrow.

Shamokia vs. Harrisburg, Edgewood 3 p. Adv. THE CURB MARKET CAR 0 WHOLE WORLD MOURNS LO 0 HUDSON 11 I Present over-production of oil will right itself, and will advance the work of oil cbnserva-. tion by restricting drilling, says i "Walter Teazie.president of tie R.

0f Tew UU company oi xsew Jersey, LISTED SO-FAR FOR CRIMINAL Believe That Trial List Coming Session Will gregate One Hundred For Ag- May term of Northumberland county criminal court which opens Monday, May 16, will be marked by a trial list of more than 109 cases, it was indicated today on the face of returns in the office of the prothonotary and clerk of the courts. Fifty-six, cases have thus far been returned by Justices of the peace and with these continuing to come in during the next eleven days, a busy session is assured. Only one murder. case is on the list, that of Daniel Lahr, Herndon wife slayer, and he is not definitely scheduled for trial, the disposition of his case hingeing upon whether or not he is sane, which will be determined by the report of a commission in lunacy pamed by the y. DEATH TOLL IN Blast at Pennsylvania Colliery Claims Second.

Victim in Death of Steve Lakarvich of This City lilt) eAlUUMUU Ui A sylvania colliery last Saturday morning claimed its second victim at 4:45 o'clock this morning at the Shamokin state hospital when Steve Lakarvich aged 36 and the father of ten children succumbed to frightful burns. The official finding of the company ascribed the cause of the explosion which caused the death of one man, Charles Wascoskie, aged 40 years of Mt. Carmel. outright, and Injured -t three others, including Lakarvich, to a lighted cigarette in the hands of the man who died this morning. Victims of the explosion told of ficials of Susquehanna Collieries company that the explosion was brought on as the miners were at tempting to split a Tail by using dy naraite.

An investigation of com' pany officials placed the blame on Lakarovich. Lakarovich's condition was crit ical from the time he was admitted to the hospital. John Sockoloskie, of Exchange, and Alex Kegeskie, af At las, the other two men involved in the explosion are still in the hospi tal. Wascoskie, a laborer and Lakaro vich. a miner, were working in the number four counter gangway in the west nine and three quarter vein, south dip of number two slope When the explosion occured when Lakarovich's lighted cigarette ignit ed a body or gas.

wascoskie was in stantly killed. The concussion from the explosion was so terrific that it tore out the battery at the foot of the counter chute 120 feet below, Sockoloskie was engaged in clean ing up near the chute when the ex plosion caused a fall of top rock and released sufficient coal from the chute to partly bury him. Regeskie was engaged nearby placing a set of timber. He was partially burned and cut abaut the body. Sockoloskie and Regeskie will recover, it was said today.

Rn ip.ua ire Sale The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Presbyterian church will conduct a rummage sale next week. May 13th and 14th beginning Friday at 9 o'clock and continuing through Saturday at the vacant shoe store corner of Eieh-th and Independence streets. Remember the time and place. Adv. Old Time Dance Fisher's orchestra, tonight at Viennese club.

West Spruce street Adv. FIFTY-SIX CASES MINE EXPLOSION INCREASED TO TWO factory shall be advanced year by Torn to rage Two Members of Triple Link Or-" ganization Will Observe Annua! Custoin Tcmorrovr The local lodges of Odd Fellows and Rebekahi will observe an annual custom tomorrow evening by attending services in the First United Brethren church on Sunbury treet Members of the respective lodges will meet in the Odd Fellows' temple at Shamokin and Commerce streets it 7 o'clock and will proceed from there to the church in a body. A special section of seats will be re-aerved for them at the church. The annual service is always largely attended, marking as it does the anniversary of the founding of the three-linked organization. Rev.

H. J. Behney, pastor of 'the First U. B. church, will preach the sermon and he has jromised to peak on a topic of timely interest to the Odd Fellows and their friends.

I Fifty Others Injured in Mys- terious Explosion in Offices of Taxicab Company New York in NEW YORK. May 7 Police, fire county authorities today united in a triple investigation into the or igin of the explosion which wrecked the executive offices of the Yellow Taxicab company yesterday, kill ing seven pen, as, two o. them young women employes, and causing injuries to nearly 60 others. All the employees of the company have been accounted but there were many visitors in the building and sixty-five members of the police emerrency squad worked throughout the night trying to locate other bod: i which it was believed might be beneath the wreckage. The cause of the explosion was still a mystery Card Tarty St Joseph's social rooms.

Chestnut street, Tuesday evening 8 o'clock. Adv. ODD FELLOWS TO DUE SERVICE SUNDAY EVENING IPLE PROB BL WHICH IT DEATH CONVENTION OF Well Known Secretary of Township School Board vr nt nueuu ocssiuiia ot. Louis 1 William Ryan, secretary of tha Coal township school board and Democratic county chairman, left to. day at noon for St.

Louis to attend the national convention of telegraphers. Mr. Ryan, who has been Reading station agent at Excelsior for many years, is one of the oldest telegraphers in pqint of continuous services in this section and is the division chairman. He will represent this section at the convention sessions. The convention will continue all of next week.

JOHN LOREMAN, RETIRED RUSH TWP. FARMER DIES John Loreman, retired Rush township farmer, died at his home near Snydertown at 11 o'clock Thursday evening, following a general physi cal breakdown. He had been in failing health for the past four years. He had been a resident of that section for most of his life, durinsr which time he engaged in farming until his health failed and he was compelled to give up active pursuits. Ihe iuneral will be held Mondar morning at 10 o'clock.

The cortece will proceed to Reed's church, and burial will be made in the Reed's Station cemetery. He is survived by three sons. Walter, Grant and George Loreman, all of near Snydertown. and two daughters, Mrs. Ambrose George, of Keed btation and Mrs.

Harvey Rhoads of Shamokin. He. is also survived by a brother, Andrew Loreman and two sisters, Mrs. Georre Kimble of near Dan ville, Mrs. William Johnson of Trev-.

orton. Special Meeting of Local Union No. 112. United Mint Workers of America Sunday afternoon. May 8 at 2 o'clock.

F. J. DORMER. President F. J.

DOXLAN, Secretary Adv. Bwfcall Today-Tomorrow. Shastohia vs. Harrisburg, Wgewooa p. Adv.

Daace Tonight Neil Gilham's orchera. Dew- sife. Adv. TELEGRAPHERS.