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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 5

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MONDAY, tTULY 19, 1915. TTfiuKES-BAKRE KECUKB MONDAY, JULY 19, 1915. ft STARTERS IN THE BOYS' BICYCLE RACE bportiiiii 1 Rug Prices are Very Low During Our Half Yearly Sale 0 $39.50 $55 HARTFORD-SAXONY (9x12 Ft.) RUGS All our rugs are reduced including a liberal number of WHITTALL drop patterns (all absolutely first grade) and other makes. Rugs bought now will be delivered when you desire. These prices together with our Liberal Credit Plan of weekly or monthly payments, makes this the greatest sale of the year.

0 Ml Hi KLIPPLE'S One of our buyers says the remarkable price of $39.50 for our $55 Hartford-Saxony rugs, 9x12 size, makes them the biggest bargain of the sale. In this collection are to be found Oriental reproductions in those unmatchable tones which make them the centre of jnterest in any room. As for wear they will wear indefinitely I dm-h-vh fill 'I jvvv. i. 1 rnariw I 71 South Main Street I $19.75 Best Grade Axminsters, (9x12 Feet Size) Formerly $25 to $30 Joseph Straub, on the Right, Winner of tho Event STOCK THE VICTOR IN MUNICIPAL BICYCLE RACE PLANS FOR BIG $22.50 Roxbury Tapestry R.ek..$ 18.90 Too many people have been led to believe that Tapestry Brussels Rugs are mere "botches" of poor weaving and bad coloring.

It Is to these people that our Roxbury Tapestries make their strongest appeal. For they are the most beautiful rugs of their kind we know of. Buy now and save $3.60 on each rugr. At this price we offer you your choice of the best grade of Axminister rugs (9x12 ft.) made by Smith, Bigelow or Roxbury and selling regularly at $25 to $30, for $19.75. This stock includes good patterns for any room in small figure and allover designs.

I Leatls Field of Twenty-three Contestants All the Way and Wins By Half Mile I PICNIC IM 0 Aged Shickshinny Mao Hit Thomas Shaw, aged 80, a veteran ot the Civil War and one of tho oldest residents of Shickshinny, died of complications at his home at that place yesterday morning. He had beea at invalid the last five years. He was member of Sweet Valley Post ot the G. A. It.

and had a wide acquaintance. His wife and the following: children survive: Mrs. George Long of Pitta-ton, Mrs. Charles Naugle of Shickshinny, Wilbur and Samuel of Sweet Valley, Lawson and Edward of Shickshinny. Tho funeral will be held from his home on Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock.

Services will be conducted in the Sweet Valley Christian Church at 1 1 o'clock. Interment in Sweet Valley Cemetery. Members of the C. B. Post, G.

A. of Shickshinny will act as pall bearers. WHITTALL Body Brussels and Bigelow-Hartfords (Reg. $32.50) Amid much enthusiasm and before a crowd of several thousand people, Edward Stock, of 64 Simpson street, Firwood, a native of England and an expert bicyclist, won first honors in the first municipal bicvele race on Edward Stock, 64 Simpson street, city. K.

W. Lacey, 223 Horton street, city. John Davis, 41 North River street. Plains. Clarence Wright, 460 North Pennsylvania avenue, city.

Sheldon Austin, 274 Charles street, Luzerne. Benjamin Klnvnwski, Plymouth. H. Rinkenherger, 50 Academy sireet, riymouth. Samuel Haberman, 67 North Grant street, city.

Walter Halsey, Christopher. George Lacey, 223 Horton street, city. Richard Zorzi, 39 East Jackson street, city. Clarence Williams, 126 Reynolds Etrect, Plymouth. Whltelaw Thomas, 151 Shawnee avenue, Plymouth.

Robert Wallace, 232 Oliver street, Parsons. Joseph Maher, 86S Market street, Kingston. Salvation Army ill Entertain 500 Children and Widows at Sans Soucl This group of WHIT-, TAL Peerless rugs (in drop. $22.50 Saturday afternoon. From tho crack patterns) and Bigelow- of the starter's pistolXStock led the twenty-three otner racers and finish $16.50 Saxonville Tapestry Set These rugs are in small figures, medallions, plain centres and a profusion of durable color combinations that make them effective floor coverings, durable and economical.

0 Hartford rugs include colorings and designs suitable for living rooms, dining rooms and more delicate tones for bedrooms. None of these rugs formerly sold for less than $32.50, now $22.50. SPECIAL CARS, FREE LUNCH AND AUTO RIDES ON PROGRAM ed nearly a half mile ahead of his nearest competitor, finishing the course in fifty-one minutes, ten ec-onds. Joseph Dellulogla. 306 North Main street, finished second and the following winners crossed tho line in the order given: Benjamin Kladonekl, Plymouth; Cease Collins, Upper Berwick; Sheldon Austin, 274 Charles street, Plymouth and C.

L. Thomas, i. i Mothers Who Have Not Called For Their Tickets Are Notified to Apply To-day JL'NIOR RACE Entrants In the lunior raco were: Edward Gillis, 174 Lincoln street, cit y. Thomas Edwards, 4 4 Lee Park avenue, Lee Parle. Joseph straub, 58 Plymouth avenue, Edwardsville.

To Attend Eagles' Conrentioa I William F. Zwlebel of this city. W. A. Sjiry of Plymouth, W.

Rozell of Wyoming. Tallie Griffith of Scranton and Dr. liarton of Plains, representatives of the acrle of Eagles of their respective towns, will leave about the middle of the week for Spokane, where they will attend the annual convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. En route to and from the convention they will stop off ut various cities and places of Interest. They will be gone about a month.

At liutto. Mont, they will be joined by Attorney Thomas McLaughlin, who left this city about a week ago. i 147 Regent street, city. In the boys' race, for which four messenger boys of the city had entered, Joseph Straub. of 58 Plymouth street, Ed wardsvillc, came in first, having only a ehort lead on Edward Tillis, of 174 Lincoln street, cltv.

Gil-lis had boon in the lead until Kingston corners was reached when Straub forged to the front and held that position over the Market street bridge and up River street to the court i IS Arrangements for one of tho city's most worthy summer charities, the Salvation Army poor children's outing, are being completed. Tho outing will be held Friday at Sans Soucl Park. Tho program has many big treats in store for the littlo fatherless boy and girl. Many widows will be taken along with their families. Ono of tho special features of this outing is an auto rido for each picnicker, something that perhaps many of them havo never had.

Automobilo SENIOR EVENT First prize, Rogina music box, value $50, donated by Landau's. Second prize, bicycle, value $30, donated by E. L. Kllpple. Third prize, wicker chair, value $10, donated by Gendron Wheel Co.

Fourth prize, camera, value $7.50, donated by Landau's. Fifth prize, loving cup, value $5, donated by Pope Manufacturing Co. Sixth prize, Conklin self-filler pen, At Camp Wilket-Barre 116418 SOUTH MAIN ST. owners will send their machines and value $5, donated by Buffalo Specialty Co. Seventh prize.

O. J. tires, value $5. donated by O. J.

Tire Co. Camp Wilkluhanna, the Y. M. C. A.

boys' camp near Clark Summit, had a busy clay yesterday. There were a number of visitors from this city. George Sutherland, of North Franklin went to the camp Saturday evening and spent Sunday there. W. A.

Rogers, of the association went up yesterday morning, made a 6peech to the boys and returned last night. Among the others who visited at the camp yesterday were: itixscoe 1-ee and family, E. J. Newbaker nnd family. Harry J.

Stivers and family, Mr and Mrs. Fred Armstrong and C. Cliff and family. chauffeurs to tho park between the hours of 10 In tho morning and 5 in the nfternoon, remaining as long as it is convenient, and each time they return they will have their cars filled up with children to take for a short ride. said In another place, "I shall know that my years have not been spent In vain." MINERS WILL OPEN CONVENTION TO-DAY TEA FOR MOTHERS JUNIOR EVENT First prize, pair Hartford No.

77 tires, valuo $7, donated by U. S. Tire Cj. Second prize, pair Goodrich tires, value $7, donated by Goodrich Tiro Co. Third prize, ono pair tires, value $3, donated by Landau's.

Fourth prize, Bolar gas lamp, value $3. donated by Badger Brass Co. Flftn prize. No. 45, diamond chain, value $3, donated by Diamond Chain Co.

Georgetown Settlement Association President Will Be Hostess at Afternoon Affair in Interest of Babies Announcements and notes regarding the arrangements follow: Mothers who havo received postal card notices to cull at tho Army Citadel for tickets must do to-day or to-morrow between 10 and 12 in tliu morning. There aro but a few-tickets remaining of the 51)0 prepared for distribution. Special cars will leave the Citadel at White To Address Delegates of District 1 Who Meet in Scranton This Week Funeral of Louis E. Kinslow The funeral of Louis K. Kinslow was wns held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Sumner H. Dennis, 50 Davis Place. Services were conducted at the hoUBe by Rev. Paul J. Blackburn, pastor of Hot hoi A.

M. K. Church. The services were largely attended and there were nvmy floral tributes. The pall bearers were F.

.1. Patterson, George Young, Washington Downing, John 1 lunch, Immunuel Howard and William Payne. Interment was in City Cemetery, where Rev. Mr. Blackburn conducted final services.

9 o'clock on the morning of 23: ENROLLMENT DAY JULY 21 South avenue, opposite Lehigh Valley station. A big freo lunch box will bo handed out at Sans Soucl Park with tickets Voters in Boroughs and Townships Will Have Opportunity to Declare Their Politics tion at the local meeting. It is expected, however, that the miners will be guided largely by the wishes of President White In shaping the proposition which they will offer to the coal companies. Mr. White, It is understood, will concentrate the efforts of the U.

M. W. of A. in obtaining the recognition of the union with the check-off system of collecting dues, and the eight hour day for all St Aloysius Church Outinc Mrs. Mary Morgan Ayres, president of the Georgetown Settlement Assocla -tlon will give a tea on Wednesday at 3 o'clock at the Georgetown club house.

All mothers of children under two years, who live in Georgetown, are Invited to take their babies. The nurse's and doctors connected with the baby welfaro station of the club house will be there to weigh the babies and to give instruction on their care. The station at the club house is cpen every day from 8 to 5 and Miss Gallagher of the Visiting Nurse Association is In charge. The tea is given In he hope of Increasing the registration of babies. These are the days when many infants die, and the mothers should avail themselves of every opportunity of learning how to keep their babies well.

for the free amusements. Ice cream, lemonade, candy nnd peanuts will also bo given away In abundance. A request for automobiles at the park any time between the hours of 10 in tne morning and 5 in tho afternoon is being made. The machines are to bo ii5C(l to carry their capacity of poor chldren for a fivo mile spin in the country surrounding the park. People who cure to lend their machines for this purpose are asked to phone Adjutant Lavid Main at tho Citadel.

Food, cash and prizes for the games are also needed. Merchants with their surplus green goods and fruits are especially asked to note this. Thursday afternoon and night a big force of women under tho direction of Mrs. Lavid Main, will puck the picnic lunch boxes. "The eight hour day Is one of the The annual outing and picnic of St.

Aloysius Church congregation will be held at Sans Soucl Park on August 3, ami committors are actively at work preparing for tho event. There will be a program of games and entertainment for tho old and young, and a speolal feature will be a dinner which will be served during the afternoon and evening. Father McCarthy, the energetic pastor, is being encouraged In his efforts to have tho coming picnlo surpass those of previous years. cornerstones of the trades union movement," declared the International The annual convention of First anthracite district. U.

M. W. of will be opened this morning In Scranton. The sessions will be held In the Lackawanna County court house, and will be attended by International President John P. White, who is making an extensive tour of the anthracite field in preparation for the coming Issue with the coal operators at the expiration of the agreement in 191C.

The session this morning will open at 10 o'clock. District President. John Dempsey will be In the chair. It is quite probable that Mr. White will address the convention.

The tellers if they complete their work in time 'will submit a report of the recent elections held In the various locals. Just what business will come before the session has not yet been programmed. Changes In the district constitution will cause considerable discussion. The demands to be made upon the operators at the expiration of the present agreement, while ultimately determined by the trl-dlstrlct convention, will undoubtedly receive atten president In a recent address here, "and I want you to have It here. Elsewhere It has been a great factor In adjusting the social state, standardiz ing the wage scale, raising the stan dard of living and the standard of health.

I want the anthracite men to have It, and especially I want the young boys employed on the anthracite Charles C. Rose Dead Charles C. Hose, general superintend mines and breakers to have It. Then I want to see you all use It for health and Intellectual betterment." ent cf tile coal department of the I). fe MORRIS AND MORRIS EDWARDSVILLE BOY8 "If I shall have been instrumental In bringing the eight hour day to the boys employed in coal breakers," he H.

Company, died at his home In Scranton on Saturday morning after an illness of two months of stomach trouble. Death of Samuel LaBar Yesterday occurred the death of Samuel LaBar, aged 47, who was widely known throughout the Wyoming Valley. His death will be regretted by a large circle of friends who esteem him for his admirable traits of character. He succumbed after a several years' illness. He wa3 one of the pioneer employees of the old Wilkes-Bnrro Suburban Railway Company the first electric lino to be operated In this city for a number of years.

He was later with the firm of J. K. Woltzenkorn Sons and with his brother-in-law, Christian Walter, the shoe merchant. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

John LaBar, and tho following brothers and sisters: Frank V. LaBar of Asbury Park, N. Mrs. Harry Whltcraft of Morris LaBar of Staten Island, N. Mrs.

Charles Nash of West Nanticoke, City Detective' Remmel W. LaBar of Wilkerf-Barre. Mr. LaBar had been for many years Voters in all boroughs and townships of Luzerne County should bear In mind that next Wednesday, July 21. Is the last day for declaring their enrollment as members of ono or the ULllCl" puliUctfci pal lica.

llu CU'uu-muiii ui a ouihiuu ui a uu rc- UKi.iid liie sajiiu lrum ytur to year, uuitso lie Uucmrefc lie iis chungci, ne remains in 1110 same clecuuu ui.s-tricx. No voter may parncip.ue in a primary, 01 touisc, uihwa lio is enrolled, aluiough tno mere maitvi of registry entitles h.in to participate in tliu non-partisan primaries. Tno method of enrollment in bor-(. ughs and townships uuicrs from Die iih Ihod in cities lor tno same reason mat. mo method of registration In all cities voters must be enrolled each year awho time of perianal registration It They wish to Hike part in party primaries, la all other election dlstricua, however, the party enrollmen of a voter, if made at any time under the act of 1913, the same until his death, unless he shall give notice that he has changed.

Assessors and registry assessors in boroughs and townships are required to sit at tho regular polling places on the sixty-second and sixty-third daya preceding the primary, which will be next Tuesday and Wednesday. i either of those days, a voter may go before them and have his enrollment changed, if he has not already done so since the election last No ember. Or, if a voter has moved into a new district since lat November, it will be necessary for him to see to his enrollment If he wishes to participate in party primaries. In boroughs nnu townships the only non-partisan ballot this year will bo for judgeships of the superior court. LITHUANIAN DaTaTHLETICS Director Rogers Announces He Will Receive Entries Until This Evening APPEARING AT EVERY SHOW SIX ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE FEATURES AND COMEDY MOVING PICTURES ITS THE RECORD IN ITS THE RECORD IN BIG SAVINGS 3000 an active member of the Clerks' As ON ALL REED Baby Carriages Some Are Selling at 20 Per Gent, Discount $18.50 Carriages.

$24.00 Carriages. 9.20 $27.00 Carriages. $30.00 Carriages. These are all new 1915 models, and we consider them the best on the market. OTHERS AT 50 TO 60 PER CENT.

DISCOUNT $14.00 Carriages. 6.50 Carriages. 6.00 Carriages. These carriages have been on hand for some time and we are closing them out at less than cost. EDWARD STOCK Winner in Senior Contest of Wilkes-Barre's First Municipal Bicycle Race house, the start and finish of both races.

Thomas Edwards of 44 Lee Park avenue was third and Joseph -Maher of Kingston, finished fourth. Through co-operation with tho committee In charge of the race, the city police did excellent work in keeping the crowds back from lllver street at the start and finish of the races and insured tho safety of the contestants. But one accident marred tho races and that was but a slight one- Luther Gibble 01 Dana street and Robert Wallace, of Parsons, In turning the corner at North and River streets, collided. Wallace broke the handle bar of his bicycle and wan unable to continue tho race. Gibble was also forced to stop.

The courso of tho senior race was over North street road to Wyoming avenue, to West Pittston, over Water street bridge to Eust Pittston and back to tho Court House on River street. The boys' raco was run over tht. North street road to Wyoming avenue, to Markot street and back to River street. Tho sub-committee of tho Municipal Snorts committee, which had made arrangements for the raco, had as members: E. L.

Kllpplo, Ilarrv MIcholsky, F. O. Petit. Joseph M. Walsh and W.

A. Rogers. Following is a list of entrants for the races: Edward Van Horn, Shlckshinny. Thomas Thomas, 135 Zcrbo street, Edwardsville. illiam McLaughlin, 68 Soutn Washington street, city.

Peter Rndlccki, Sugar Notch. C. L. Thomas, 147 Regent street, city. Lloyd 'A.

Smith, 1G1 Academ street, city. Joseph Duda, 20 Elder street, Ashley. Romeo Tinea, 136 Nicholson street, 'ity. Frank Stockdale. 460 North Pennsylvania avenue, city.

Luther Gibble, 91 Dana street, cltv. John Dellaloggla, 306 North Main street, city. sociation and of tho Odd Fellows. The funeral is to be held from the family home, 93 Poplar street, Dorranceton, at a time to bo announced later. Frederick Haas Die Frederick Baas, aged 81, one of tho oldest Gorman residents of this city, died at his home, 35 Bast Jackson street, Saturday morning of complications.

Mr. Hans was born in Germany August 8, 131 nnd enme to this oily In 1861. Ho had been enga.red in the grocery business at East End for the last thirty-two years. Ho was a devout member of St. Nicholas Church and of the St.

Nicholas and St. Joseph's Societies of that church. Ills wife and four children survive, Joseph Alsohcf and Michael of this city; Mrs. William Mcintosh of Shamokln, and John of Pittsburg. Tho funeral will take place from the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Joseph Alschef, 341 New Grant street, Tuesday morning at 8:30. A high mas.1 of reoulem will bo celebrated in St. Nicholas Church at Interment in St. Nicholas Cemetery on Darling street. Water will flow no higher than its source.

Likewise, the most reputable advertiser in the world can command no greater confidence than the publication in which he buys space. CABAfcErT Ayaps up fyfhp minute. Special To-night EXHIBITIONS THE IN 1 MISS WILLIAMS Assisted by Messrs. Schneider, Tracey, Walsh DANCING Commencing This Afternoon DANCING CLASSES 2:30 to 4 P. M.

Daily 4 25 CENTS A PERSON Friday Evening, 7 to 8:30 Entries are beins? held open In the athletic events of Lithuanian Day by W. A. Rogers, of the Y. M. C.

who will be In charge of tho events. All participants wore to have registered before Saturday, hut because of his absence from town Mr. Rogers will receive entries until this evening. One of the features of the athletic prosrnm will be marathon race from city hnll to Vnlley View Park, where the big outing ia to be held. There are other events alpo.

About twenty-live persons have now entered to compete for the special prizes. Lithuanian Hay will be held Tuesday. Funeral of Mrs. Howard W. Fulweiler The funeral of Mrs.

Howard W. Fulweiler will be hold parly this morning from the homo of her father. Dr. J. Arthur Itiiilord.

Vf South Franklin streot. The remalnR will be taken to Montrose, where services will be conducted In the Methodist Episcopal Church and burial made. Lust night services were conducted at her father's home, by Rev. F. W.

Stcr-rett. pastor of St. Stephen's KplscoptI Church, assisted by Kc v. Horace Huydon. Death of Michael Brennan Michael Brennan, a respected resi dent of Fast End, died last night of general debility at the home of his nephew, John Cooney, 206 Bowman street.

He was a veteran of tho Civil War and had seen active service during the entire struggle. He Is survived ((cOBCUDAItt) TEUPHOKl COMPANY EdwardP. Phillips Undertaker 254 South Main Street 3000 by one sister, Mrs. William Cooney, nnd the following nephews and nieces: John, William. Thomas and Mlchaol Cooney, Mrs.

George Stevens and Mrs. William Kropp, all residents of East End. Funeral announcement later. 7.

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