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Wayne County Organ
of the
REPU BLICAN PARTY &
HONESDALE, WAYNE 00., PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1909.
NO. 34
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IJf ObllcllUI 5 dim
i'lpr Abdication.
M ;iL ISLAM TO ACT
rT1
That Abdul Hamid'a
Is Harmful, Un-
aLCoatrary to the
Saseld Law.
4.' . LJHM
Ly v uommuunome, April ai. me tiuo is
running 'vttofljr against the suitnn, Ah-
to make an
l .. l'likirt ta ttiliti tim tn nlullnntn imili.r
jecsiiaamwu taw, Dy tne terms 01
feba, IfliiMe-W&be lHsucd by the
Hk. til lam, WhlKhost authority
Motammed&Blam next to the sul-
1iIul.JU..J: aV- .., i 1.1..
rulta. '. v,n
The' OUtwla fapon which the Issu-
JiiiV' iHM "of ft Mt&t&al reserlnt will
do
Hll-
SJi BBHUiueu, nre. luui lue huiiuh s
rpjfulto .the church, con-
rea iaw anu unjust to
'.agreed upon at the
emand shall bo made
T of, Abdul Hamld
initho hichest court
Sfrom' the national ns-
oni ,'tha Anllltarv chiefs.
a palace and
imlkr .leaders wish to
gram .at a nubile slt-
ey, approach the Sheik
Wbjetit, for it Is with
illtes a secluded life of
;ialtkly character, that
, vHe,is.not likely to
dq SfWri gAwdous considern
" nTbartloWeff At-lhWln Wn.ehurch.
The constitutionalists haro no wish
to oppose ecclesiastical authority nor
to undertake the tasks of progress
without the support of a majority of
the wise men, and if they strongly op-1
pose the abdication of the sultan it
would hardly be insisted upon at pres
ent, although this Is' regarded as the
,Blmplest course to avoid further com
plications with Abdul Hamld.
Mehemmed nectmd EfTendl, the heir
apparent to the throne, who would
probably be selected for the accession,
has lived practically a prisoner for
twenty-five years in the largo palace
nnd gardens, not far from the Yildlz
kiosk. .
Since the July revolution, however,
ho has often been in the streets of
Constantinople, looking from the car
riage windows upon the scenes In the
thoroughfares, which must have been
strangely interesting to him.
Mehammed Recliad Is gray haired
and not very strong, to judge from his
appearance. He Is Rlxty-flvo years of
age and well educated, although Inex
perienced in the affairs of the world.
The final net in the siege of the Yil
dlz occurred when General Schefket,
commander of the constitutionalists,
overawed the Albanians into surren
der. This force, which was composed
of 200 men, was stationed in the im
perial palace.
The Albanians had persistently re
fused to 'lay down their nrms. Oen
ornl Schefket sent up a strong body of
Macedonians, and six field pieces were
placed In n prominent position above
the palace. Other guns were disposed
on the neighboring heights, while
' troops commanded all the approaches.
The red flag continued, however, to
fly defiantly until 2 o'clock, when the
watchers saw It drooping slowly down
the flagpole, making place for the
white token of surrender.
A few minutes later a crowd of fugi
tives was seen pouring down the
dusty road leading to Beshlmtash,
where they wero fastened together
with ropes and conducted under n mil
itary escort to the headquarters of the
commission f Inquiry.
The prisoners Included domestics,
unuchs, pages, secretaries nnd practi
cally the entire male staff of the pal
ace as well as the famous fuslleers,
the protegees of the sultan. Their
comtnandor was arrested in dlsgulso
at Qalata and severely handled.
GOLD BUEIED BY CASTEO.
That It Why Ht li Anxious to Get
Back to Venezuela.
Caracas, Venezuela, April 27. It Is
authoritatively reported here that Clp
rlano Castro left a fortune In gold
burlsd In Caracas, which explains bis
alleged lack of funds and his anxiety
to get tack to Venezuela.
Negotiations have begun between
the Veneiuelan government and a rep
resentative of the Eithelburga syndi
cate of London for a settlement of the
disputes over the match and salt mo
nopolies In Venezuela, bold until re
cently 17 English companies,
hjljrtant 'matter, tnUliiK
rjHi'pil"tBCit)a'l uloma and
ltTfifon;..W'Ui4 wisest and
TARIFFJ1SPUTE.
Bailey and Aldrich In Bout
on Income Tax.
PRESIDENT'S WIFE IN GALLERY
Steel Trust's Immense Profits and
the Automobiles and Extrava
gances of Magnates Used
as Arguments.
Vuslilngton, April 27. Denouncing
the principle of a protective tariff as
unfair In taking money from one man
to give it to another In order to en
courage him in the pursuit of nn
otherwise unprofitable business, Sena
tor Bailey of Texas got Into a warm
dispute with Senator Aldrich of Rhode
Island as to his Income tax amend
ment to the tariff bill.
Both floor nnd galleries were crowd
ed, and Sirs. Tnft, wife of the presi
dent, occupied a seat In the president's
gallery.
Mr. Bailey got Into trouble with Mr.
Aldrich with regard to the hitter's ut
terance In the senate In 1804 that the
Income tax was supported by the So
cialist, Populist and Democratic par
ties. Mr. Bailey said that Mr. Tnft
now favored an income tax and asked
Mr. Aldrich if he considered the presi
dent a Socialist, Populist or Demo
crat. Mr. Aldrich replied that bis
statement was true nt the time it was
made.
Mr. Bailey repeated his statement that
the rates of the pending bill could be
reduced 83 1-3 per cent without great
ly Increasing the bulk of Importations,
nlthough the decrease would diminish
the price of manufactured articles to
the American consumer.
"Does the senator think that the
American manufacturer makpsji ,protlt
of U3 i-'3per centV" Inquired Mr. Aid
rich. Mr. Bailey suggested thnt the United
States Steel corporation, with a capi
tal of $350,000,000, had increased its
capitalization to $1,000,000,000 nnd
makes 7 per cent on the larger sum.
"Obviously." he said, "the steel cor
poration could reduce Its profit 33 1-3
per cent nnd still make more than a
legitimate profit upon a fair valuation
of Its property."
Mr. Aldrich asked whether the sena
tor from Texas believed the other cor
porations could make a profit if the
prices were reduced 33 1-3 per cent.
"If L nm permitted to Judge by the
size nnd equipment of their nutomo
blles and the size nnd equipment of
their yachts and by other extrava
gances they flaunt in the faces of the
American consumers, I say yes," re
plied Mr. Bailey. "They might not be
able to go to Europe every summer
and might find It necessary to reduce
their expenditures, but the American
people would be better off for that."
"Does the senator think the uvernge
Industries make a profit of more than
33 1-3 per cent annually and regulnr
lyV" inquired Mr. Aldrich.
Mr. Bailey explained that a 33 1-3
per cent reduction In the rates of duty
would not be equivalent to a 33 1-3
reduction In profit.
Mr. Bailey said that no "system of
taxation over devised has been so just,
so equul nnd so proper as an Income
tax."
"How did the senator arrive at the
Income of $5,000 as the proper one to
tax?" asked Mr. Aldrich. "Instead of
$4,000 or $3,000 or $2,000?"
Mr. Bailey replied that he had fixed
that figure because be had assumed
that Incomes of $5,000 are spent upon
living expenses, so that the recipient
would be compelled to pay limit her
than tho Income tax at the custom
house on everything purchnsed, and
ns the one tax had nlreudy been paid,
exemption from the Incomo tnx seem
ed justified. But, more than that, he
said, ho wished to levy tho tax upon
those best nble to pay it.
Mr. Aldrich said that laborers
abroad received $50 to $400 a year,
wlille American labor Ip paid about
$700 a year. His plan, ho said, would
bo to reduce tho protection thnt Is be
ing given this American labor over the
foreign cheap labor.
"I would like," said Mr. Bailey nmld
applause from tho galleries, "to make
It impossible for that cheap labor to
come here at all."
A substitute for the maximum and
minimum fenture "of tho Payno bill
has been worked out by Chairman
Aldrich and approved by the Itcpub
llcan members nfter having been per
fected with the aid of Senators Boot
and Curtis, Tho amendment provides
for tho following:
Duties will be collected on all arti
cles Imported from foreign countries
at the rates named In tho senate bill
and 25 por cent additional from coun
tries which assess against goods from
this country rates which are '.'unequal
and unreclprocal." Tho established
rates will continue In effect until
March 31, 1010 nnd thereafter unless
tho president by proclamation puts
into effect the additional rate of 25
per cent of the established rate. This
will be done only upon tho president
receiving satisfactory evidence that a
foreign country Is discriminating
against the United States.
BOB EVANS MEETS IJICHI.
American and Japanese Admirals Have
a Long Talk.
Los Angeles. Oil., April 27. Ad
nitial II. K. IJIchl, ciiminaiider of the
Japanese training squadron now nt
San Pedro, had a long talk here with
It Mir Admiral Kobley 1). Kviuih. The
two admirals, who uru now staying at
the wiine hotel, discussed Internation
al questions, Including the possibility
of war between the United States nnd
Japan. They agreed thnt war be
tween the two nations was impossible.
"1 should like to know," said Ad
miral Kvnns, "how your people suc
ceeded In raising the Russian ships
which you snnk and in what condi
tion you found them."
Admiral IJIchl replied: "We raised
the sunken battleships nnd cruisers at
Port Arthur and Chemulpo without
any great difficulty. We found that
those at Port Arthur were not sunk
by the mortar fire directed upon them
from 203 Meter hill. None of the
shells penetrated tho protected decks,
although the superstructure and gun
mountings were badly shattered. The
ships wero sunk by the ltusslnns by
opening the sen cocks when they
found the port must fall Into our
hands.
"After raising tho ships we found
that the projectiles had penetrated the
wooden decks, hut had flattened out
against the steel and were lying there.
It evidently would not have been pos
sible to sink the ships by the tire from
the heights."
TAFT VISITS PHILADELPHIA.
President Attends Celebration of Gen
eral Grant's Birthday.
1 Philadelphia. April 27i President
Tnft and members of his cabinet, with
other-well known Americans, will be"
the guests tonight of tho Union league
at the iiiniunl celebration of Grant's
birthday by the league. General Grunt
was born eighty-seven years ago at
Point Pleasant, O.
President Taft was met at the rail
road station by the First City troop,
Philadelphia's ancient organization,
which claims the honor of escorting
the city's distinguished guests. His
progress through the city wns marked
by cheers. He was accompanied by
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and
Postmaster General Hitchcock.
Among the other guests at tonight's
banquet will be General Frederick
Dent Grant, son of tho general. Vice
President Sherman was expected, but
an engagement to speak nt the Grant
day celebration in Brooklyn will pre
vent his jittendance.
Tonight's banquet will surpass In
brilliance any ever given by the league.
The Inst time a president nnd cabinet
members were guests of the league
was during the McKlnley administra
tion. During President Tnft's stay
at the league the city will be notified
of his presence by tho flying of the
presidential flag from the league staff.
STAB CATCHER DIES.
Maurice Powers Succumbs to Gan
grene Poisoning In Hospital.
Philadelphia, April 27. Dr. Maurice
Powers, star catcher for tho Philadel
phia American league baseball club
nnd one of the best known nnd most
popular bull players In the country
died at a hospital In this city of gan
grene poisoning.
Dr. Powers became 111 during the
seventh Inning of the opening game of
tho season with Boston on Easter
Mondny, but as his team was winning
he persisted In continuing In the game
until the end, when ho fell uncon
scious. Tho physicians discovered he wns
suffering from strangulation of tho
Intestines, nnd he wns operated upon,
two other operations being subsequent
ly performed. Powers was thirty-threo
years old.
NO YERKES RECEIVER.
Counsel Likens Estate to a 8hlp Drift
ing Rapidly on Rocks.
Chicago, April 27. Judge Barnes In
the superior court heard tho last of the
nrguments In tho suit brought by Mrs.
Mary A. Yerkes to have a temporary
receiver appointed for the estate left
by her husband, Charles T. Yerkes.
Judge Barnes intimated that he did
not see what good a receiver would do.
In his argument Attorney N. O.
Sears, counsel for Mrs, Yerkes, com
pared the Yerkes ostate to a ship drift
ing on the rocks. "It is drifting rap
Idly and will soon bo daBlied to pieces
unless something Is done," said Mr.
Sears.
The fight Is pslnclpally for the cus
tody of Chicago Consolidated Traction
bonds valued at $4,500,000 and for the
Yerkes mansion on Fifth avenue, New
York, valued at $3,000,000.
6,(100 BESIEGED-
Armenian Christians In Peril
In Asiatic Turkey.
HEMMED IN BELEAGUERED TOWN
Commanders of Foreign Warships
Not Allowed to Land Armed
Force For Relief of
Deurtyul.
Alexondrettn, Asiatic Turkey, April
27. Itefugees who have made their cs
enpe from Deurtyul, n town near here,
bring most alarming accounts of the
situation there, where 0,000 Armenian
Christians lire beleaguered by 00,000
Moslems.
The besieged nre half starving, nnd
the conditions within the walls of tho
city are pitiful.
The commanders of the British lind
other warships at this port have had
under consideration the lauding of n
force to relieve tho besieged town,
which Is within one dny's mnrch of
Alexnndrettn. but they finally decided
that this was wholly impracticable, as
they had no right to Interfere in a
purely Internal affair, and the govern
or declined to give ills permission to
the lnndlug of nn nrmed force.
If relieving forces were sent out In
opposition to the governor's wishes It
was recognized that such on expedi
tion would be equivalent to n declara
tion of war, and, lu nddltlon, the lar
gest commands thnt the warships could
muster would stand in grcnt danger
of being overwhelmed If they nt
tenipted to force their wny against
such Immense odds.
The town of Hadjln, nbout 100 miles
to the north of Alexnndrettn, where
the residents havo withstood the as
saults of the fnnatlcs for the past
week. Is in flames. At this place there
are ffWAmerlcan women missionaries.
Laiakla, in Syria, has been relieved,
thanks to the unceasing efforts of the
American consul general at Beirut,
Gabriel B. Itavndal, who secured the
co-operation of the French cruiser
Jules Ferry. Thousands of refugees
have been pouring Into I.atakta, and
the presence of the French wnrshlp
there will have much influence in con
trolling the situation.
The refugees nre mostly women nnd
children, many of the mnle members
of itho families having been killed.
The consul general has nlso succeeded
in Inducing the locnl authorities to
take measures for the relief of the
people, and they nre responding sym
pathetically and energetically.
Urgent commands have been sent to
the locnl governors of the disturbed
Syrian districts by the minister of the
Interior to restore order. The minis
ter notified the governors that he
would hold them personally .responsi
ble for any further conflicts. The
Shell; ul Islam has been appealed to
by Influential deputies to use his ef
forts to prevent further disorders,
which they declared were disgraceful
to islam.
Appeal For Relief Fund.
Worcester, Mass., April 27. An np-
peal for funds to nid the survivors of
tho massacre in the province of Ada
nn, Turkey, has been Issued by the
National Armenia and India Relief as
sociation, whose president Is Justice
David J. Brewer of the United States
supreme court. Justice Brewer Is n
native of Turkey. The appeal says:
"The present crisis In the province
of Admin, especially In Hndjln, Tnr
sus and Kessob, calls for special ef
forts. W. W. Peet of Constantinople,
treasurer of American missions In
Turkey, asks for Immediate aid for
25,000 homeless ones In Adana city
and province and states that two or
phanages should be at once opened In
Adana under the care of American
missionaries."
MANY CREEDS REPRESENTED.
Leaders In Various Faiths at Philadel
phia Congress of Liberals.
Philadelphia, April 27. The recently
organized National Federation of Be-
llglous Liberals, whose purpose Is the
promotion of the religious life "by
united testimony for sincerity, freedom
and progress In religion by social sen-'
ice and a fellowship of the spirit be
yond tho Hues of sect and creed," will
meet tonight In the Friends' meeting
house In this city for its first con
gross.
The federation Is the outcome of a
meeting held in this city on Dec. 3,
1008, by representative liberal think'
era and social workers. Its member;
ship embraces followers of faiths so
widely diverse as the Friends, Uni
tarians, Unlversallats, Hebrews, Bnp
tlsts and Episcopalians. On the ex
ecutlve committee are Julia Ward
Ilowe, Itev. Samuel A. Eliot, Rabbi
Joseph Krnuskopf, Rev. R. Ileber
Newton, Rev. Algernon Cropsey and
other leaders of religious thought.
BASE BALL NOTES.
Following is the line-up for the
game to be played between the
Honesdale High School and Maple
City clubs on the silk mill grounds;
game to be called at 3 p. m. on
Saturday next.
High School Sandercock, c;
.Male, Hlsted, p.; Freund, lb.; Dud
ley, Hlllor, 2b.; Brown, ss.; Jacobs,
3b.; Gerry, If.; Haley, Bomalne, cf.;
Krantz, rf.
Maple City Pelt, c; Brled, Hel-
nteln, ij Weaver, lb.; Okowltz, 2b.;
Starnes, ss.; Under, 3b.; .Murray,
ir.; uregor, cr.; ShloldB, rr.
Both teams have been getting In
some good licks nt practising nnd n
good, snnppy gamo Is looked for
ward to by both sldeB.
Maple City club are trying to ar
range dates with teams In the valley.
Tho West Ends, of Port Jervls,
will probably play here May 22d.
High School club will probably
meet Dunmore High School and tho
Commercial High School club of
Carbondale.
Both the High School and Maple
City clubs should be strongly en
couraged by the baBe ball fans of
Honesdale, as we will have to look
to these boys for base ball In a
couple years from now.
About 78,000 spectators witnessed
the first three league games at the
Polo grounds, New York.
On Saturday Fred Schuerholz, of
Honesdale, pitched for Villanova's
college team against Lancaster, of
the Tri-State league. The Lancas
ter bunch are considered one of the
fastest teams in the league. They
won the game by the score of 2-0.
Sherry allowed only two hits and
struck out eight men. The North
American spoke of the first-class
work of tho pitchers. Not a run
wns secured until the seventh in
ning. Monaghan, of Carbondale,
also played a brilliant game, secur
ing two hits, and doing fine work
at short stop.
Theodore Vetter will leave this
week for Briar Cliff, where he has
signed to catch with the team of
that place.
Results of Games Played In National,
American and Eastern Leagues.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York Boston, 3: New York, 2.
Batteries pattern and Smith; Marquard,
Wllt80 and Meyers.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia, C: Brook
lyn, 4, Batteries Moren, Covalesklo nnd
Doom; Mclntyre anu Dunn.
At Cincinnati Chicago. 6: Cincinnati. 2.
Batteries Overall apd Moran; Campbell
and McLean.
At St. Louis St. Louis, 4; Pittsburg, 3
(12 lnnlncs). Batteries Bailee and Bres-
nalian; Phlllppl anu ulbson.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. P.O. W. L. P.O.
Boston.... 5 3 .C25 New York 3 4 .429
Chicago... G 4 .600 St. Louis. 5 7 .41"
Cincinnati 7 6 .583 Pittsburg. 4 0 .400
Phlla'phla,4 3 .671 Brooklyn. 3 5 .375
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston Boston, 1: New York, 0.
Batteries Chech and Corrlgan; Newton,
Warhop, Klelnow and Blair.
At Cleveland Detroit. 4: Cleveland. 2.
Batteries Wlllets and Schmidt: Rhodes
and Easterly.
At Chicago Chicago, 1: St. Louis, 0.
Batteries Smith and Sullivan: Powell and
Crlger.
At Washington Philadelphia, 3: Wash
ington, 1. Batteries Bender and Thomas;
Burns and Street.
STANDING OP THE CLUBS.
W. I P.O. W. L. P.C.
Detroit.... 8 3 .727 Chicago... 5 5 .500
New York G 3 .CC7 St. Louis. 4 6 .111
Boston.... 5 4 .550 Cleveland. 4 7 Ml
Phlla'phia 5 4 .55G Wash'ton. 2 7 .222
EASTERN LEAGUE.
At Jersey City Jersey City. 4; Mont
real, 3. Batteries Keefe and Clark; Mer
rltt and Crest.
At Newark Newark. 7: Rochester. 7 (12
Innings). Batteries McGInnlty, Parkins
and Krltchell; Holmes, Beecher and Kr-
win.
At Providence Providence. 4: Buffalo.
1. Batteries Cronln and Fitzgerald; Kis
singer and Ryan.
At Baltimore Toronto, 2; Baltimore, 1.
Batteries Moffltt and Vandergrlft Pear
son and Byers.
STANDING OP THE CLUBS.
w. L. P.c. w. I.. P.C
Jersey C'y 3 0 1.000 Montreal.. 1 2 .-333
Toronto... 2 1 .007 Buffalo.... 1 3 .250
Newark... 1 1 .500 Rochester. 0 0 .000
Provl'enc2 2 .600 Baltimore. 0 0 .'Ml
AMBASSADOR RECALLED.
Russia Not Satisfied With Its Envoy
at Constantinople.
St. Petersburg, April 27. M. Zlno
vleff, Russian nmbassador to Turkey,
has been recalled, and General F. F.
Palltzln has been appointed to that
post.
M. Zlnovleffs retirement is due to
his Inability to understand the new
condition In Turkey, owing to his age
and to long associations with the sul
tan and the mombcrs of the old rule,
with whom he sympathized.
The recall of the ambassador has
been contemplated since the revolu
tion in Turkey last July, and its nn
nouncemcnt has now aroused rumors
that he was connected with the rising
which has just been put down at Con
stantlnopie.
D. A. Nelldoff, councilor of the em
bassy, has been transferred to another
post. General Palltzln was recently
chtof of the general staff. He Is now
on a special mission to represent Rus
sla at the obsequies of tbejate Chinese
emperor ana tne aowager empress.
Weather Probabilities.
Showers; colder; south winds, shift
lag to northwest.
LOCAL MATTER
-A show every night except Sundays
at the Lyric next month.
Tho foundation for tho new Hones
dale Foot Wear Oo.'s building will be
completed in a few days.
Marriage licenses have been grant
ed to Howard Ben and Minnie Wizznrd
both of Honesdale ; John Mauer and
Stella Mlszlor, botli of White Mills;
Charles J. Knesel, of Honesdale, and
Enimii II. Sclinlm, of llawley; and
Joseph Soulier nnd Jennie Daniels, botli
of White Mills.
Tho importnnt bill introduced by
Hon. L. Fuertli, fixing the fees of con
stables nt $2.50 a day for attendnnco at
Court, and 15 cents for election notices,
has been signed by the Governor.
Those who remember Joseph
P. Burns, when he was a fashion
able tailor in the Wilcox house on
8th street, and more especially as
Pooh Bah In the comic opera of
Tho Midado," in which, so far as
the male characters went, he was
easily the bright particular star,
will be surprised as well as grati
fied ,to learn that notwithstanding
his great musical ability, and his
early aspirations to become an.
operatic star, he has turned his at
tention to a more prosaic though
not less honorable calling, and 1b
now a recognized and worthy mem
ber of the medical profession. Ho
is comfortably located In West
Philadelphia, and in the enjoyment
of a good practice, the just reward
of thorough study.
Word lias been received here of tiie
arrival of a nice baby girl in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Witwer of Mc
Kinney, Texas. Mrs. Witwer is a grand
daughter of Mrs. J. W. Kesler, of this
place. They also have a little boy of
two years. Miss Blanche Coon lives
with her sister, Mrs. Witwer. They like
the country very much.
The Honesdale High School will
run a special train to Scranton, Fri
day, April 30th, on account of the
Literary Contest between Dunmore,
Carbondale, and Honesdale. Train
will leave the D. & H. station,
Honesdale, at 12:40, arriving at
Scranton at 2:10. Returning, leave
Scrantori'at 10:30. The. fare, round
trip, is ?1.25. The special train
will be met in Scranton by special
trolley cars to convey the members
of the school to Dunmore where
they will bo the guests of pupils of
the High School, till It is time to
return to Scranton to the Lyceum
Theatre, the scene of the contest.
Persons desiring tickets for the
contest must purchase same of
Prof. Oday before Wednesday noon;
but railroad tickets may be pur
chased at any time before leaving
of train.
Fletcher W. Bunnell has sold the
old Henry Bunnell homestead farm of
130 acres, including Bunnell's pond, With
a fine house, barns and ice house to
John Decker for $5,000. Mr. Decker
has long been engaged in the ice busi
ness, and his new purchase indicates
his intention to continue it.
The special train next Friday
will arrive in Scranton in time for
the matinee at any of the theatres.
If you do not care to go . over for
the contest you might make the
trip for a good time and incidentally
help the High School, which is un
der a heavy expense for the special
train.
D. A. Knuppenburg, of Lake Carey,
State inspector of orchards in this sec
tion was working at the fatm of J. W.
Lewis, near Pittston, last week where a
demonstration orchard has been estab
lished, and where he gave instructions
in spraying, and the methods of destroy
ing scale and other pests of fruit treet.
A quiet and very pretty weu
ding took place at the home of .Mr.
and Mrs. G. O. Gtllett, of Hamlin
ton, Pa., at noon on Thursday, Apr.
22, when Edward T. Rlnehimer and
Seady L. Troutman, both of Wilkes
Barre, wore united in marriage by
Rev. J, H, Boyce, pastor of the M.
E. church.
The Memorial sermon, this
year, will bo delivered at the Bap
tist church, by Rov. Mr. Minch, on
Sunday evening, May 30th. Tho
customary exerclsos of Memorial
Day will be held on Monday, May
31st.
The IVfiTky Way.
The reason that the stars In the
Milky Way seem so close together Is
because we look at them edgewise.
They are really not closer together
than In other parts of the heavens,
but there are, Indeed, billions of them, v
and most of them are supposed to be
surrounded by planets. Their color
depends on their degree of heat Very
hot stars are blue, but there are also
red and green and pale yellow ones.
The real color of our sun, they tell
us, Is blue, Its rod and yellow hue
being due toour atmosphere. '