Wilkes-Barre will have two cir-
cuses this year. Hagenbach-Wallace
will show in Miner Park on May 14.
Barnum and Bailey will also show
there sometime this spring.
~ “Honey Boy,” five months old bear
“cub, mascot of Plymouth’s basket ball
~ team and owned by Albert G. Grob-
~ lewski Co., has been presented to the
Kirby Park Zoo to take the place of
“Tommy,” who died several months
ago.’
From New Mexico to Scranton is a
long trek, yet D. L. Bull, aged 39,
cowboy, completed it this week when
Lt he rode into Scranton on a white
horse and delivered messages from
~ the mayor of Artesia,”N. M., to E. J.
Lynott, owner of the Scranton Times.
The journey of 2,700 miles required
about four months.
3 2 Asking for $30,000 which he says
is due him for services as political
manager in three campaigns waged
by the mayor of Wilkes-Barre, Wil-
liam B. McGuire, former henchman,
filed suit this week against Mayor
Daniel L. Hart. McGuire says all
agreements with Mayor Hart for pay-
. ment for his services were oral.
5 Evan C. Jones is his attorney.
: Two weeks ago while world famous
swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller, clip-
ped his record for the 100-yard swim
at Chicago, Margaret Hoffman, Wyo-
ming Valley member of the Woman's |
Olympic team broke the world’s rec-|
ord at Atlantic City for the 220-yard |
woman's breast stroke. A student |
at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, and
captain of the school’s basket ball
~ team, Miss Hoffman, will to-day at-
empt to break the world’s record for
he woman’s 440-yard breast stroke
in the swimming meet at Weston
Field, Scranton.
‘A dynamite bomb addressed to Gov-
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt at Al-
~ bany and mailed in New York City
was discovered last Sunday by a por-
ter, James Callergy, working in the
{ New York post-office. Governor
~ Roosevelt, sojourning at Hyde Park,
N. Y., when informed of the discov-
ery said he was glad no one was in-
jured and jestingly concluded: “That's
the first I’ve heard about bombs since
I left the navy department.” Coin-
cident with the bomb discovery oc-
curred the fire which destroyed the
$100,000 mansion of C. B. Dall at
Terrytown, N. Y. on a high hill ad-
joining the Rockefeller estate. Mrs.
Dall, daughter of Governor Roosevelt,
and her husband, were on shipboard
on their way home from Europe at
the time of the fire.
~~ Nervously alighted from a train at
Savannah, Ga., Monday, Mrs. Gifford
Pinchot, wife of former Governor
Gifford Pinchot. She had taken hair
tonic for medicine by mistake. She
was treated in a private hospital for
‘possible poisoning. Alert, capable,
Mpzs. Pinchot wired the makers of the
hair tonic in New York to learn if it
contained poisonous matter. The re-
ply said: “Only in small quantities.”
‘Calmed, she continued to Key West,
~~ Fla., to join her husband on a scien-
tific’ cruise through the South Seas.
~The alarm clock ought to be abol-
ished along with morning setting-up
exercises and cold showers, is the be-
lief of Dr. Jesse Williams, professor
of physical education at Teacher’s
‘College, Columbia University. The
‘way to get up on time is to go to bed
early. The way to keep fit is to
walk four miles daily, golf, or swim,
-or play tennis or ride horseback.
James Thomas Hefflin, Jr., son of
famed U. S. Senator Hefflin, was re-
moved last week from a ship of the |
Panama Pacific Line to the Samaritan |
Hospital, Panama. He suffered from
“gcute indigestion.” His cabin-mate,
Utah Representative Elmer O. Leath-
erwood, nevertheless asked for differ-
ent accommodations, saying young
Heflin had been drunk every day
ince he left Manhattan.
“While the problem of crime pre-
‘vention as it relates to cities has been
given a great deal of attention, it is
the feeling of criminologists that the
rural constabulary is in even greater
need of overhauling,” said famed
Newton D. Baker, secretary of war
in the Wilson cabinet, this week in
commenting on the work of the Na-
tional Crime Commission.
In a poll taken this week at Colum-
bia University a majority of the class
expressed its favor for the Republican
Party, drinking strong liquor, Greta
Garbo, “necking,” swearing, smoking,
football, books by James Branch Ca-
bell, actor Walter Hampden and Eu-
gene O'Neil’s play, “Strange Inter-
~ lude.”
Timely talks on agricultural topics
are broadcast from the Pennsylvania
State College station WPSC at 12
~ o'clock noon every day except Satur-
‘day and Sunday. The station oper-
ates on 1230 kilocycles or 243-8
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The Parent-Teachers A Association
will hold its annual meeting Tuesday
at 7:30 in the high school auditorium.
All members are urged to be present
as the annual election of officers will
be held.
The second annual Quoit Pitchers’
banquet, with A. J Davis chairman
of arrangements, was held at the
Methodist hall on Friday evening
of last week. The Methodist Ladies’
Aid Society served one of the good
dinners for which they are famous.
Burt Scouten and Frank Turner re-
ceived first prizes. John Traver and
Lyman Root received first prizes for
ringers. Clarence Boston was toast-
master and James Besecker was song
leader, with Prof. Ernest Wood, of
Wilkes-Barre at the piano. The fol-
lowing program was rendered: In-
vocation, Rev. W. F. Miller; group
singing, James F. Besecker, leader;
piano solo, Prof. Ernest Wood; read-
ing, James F. Mahoney; vocal solo,
Rev. Mr. Wright; talk, M. W. Whit-
taker; clarinet solo, William Disque;
address, Rev. George Ruff; saw solo,
Jack Hillard; talk, Prof. Z. R. How-
ell; quartet, Hillard boys; group sing-
ing. There were more than 200 in
attendance. The proceeds were given
to the Methodist Church. Those who
took part in the program responded
liberally to encores which were thor-
oughly enjoyed by all.
The inside walls and woodwork of
the Tanners Bank are being refinish-
ed and the outside will receive a coat
of paint. Shades have been ordered
for the windows. The old gold let-
tering which is now on the windows
will be taken off and new attractive
signs will be hung up. The work is
being done by A. E. Dimmick.
William McKenna, Jr., who went to
Sayre to spend Easter with his par-
ents, was taken suddenly ill with an
attack of appendicitis and was under
the care of a physician for several
days. He returned home Friday
afternoon.
Dr. C. L. Boston is driving a new
Ford runabout.
Rev. L. W. Yiengst, pastor of the
Lutheran Church, attended the cons
ference of the Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania district, which met at Nesco-
peck April 8 and 9.
A crowd of school boys went over
to Mill City last Friday afternoon to
play ball with the local team.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boston and Mr.
and Mrs. R. S. Crosby attended the
banquet of the Dallas Rotary, held
at the Castle Inn on Monday night.
The Noxen Gun Club held a clay
pigeon shoot on the Wright grounds
Saturday afternoon. Lawrence Dy-
mond was high /man, with Robert
Hackling runner up. They were
awarded a fishing’line and fly book,
respectively.
David Edwards, yard foreman at
the tannery, is very low at his home
with an attack of influenza.
Albert Dendler, loft foreman at the
J. K. Mosser CoC. plant, has bought
the George Schooley property. Harry
Miller, who is living in the house,
will move to his own house in the
lower end of town.
Mrs. Hiram Sorber was taken ill
last week and after being attended
by a physician was apparently recov-
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these room lots.
And here’s what you get for $3.88! ,
yards of decoration, and three rolls o
you'd pay $5.35 for these room lots.
ing rooms, dining rooms, bed rooms, kit
papering one or several rooms this spring you'll
ering. On Friday, a week ago, she
was taken with an attack of acute in-
digestion and died within a few
hours. Nu Ene
Mrs. James Besecker and Mrs.
Claude Isaacs of Dallas and Mrs. Z.
R. Howell, of Trucksville spent Fri-
day with Mrs. Clarence Boston. In
the evening they attended the enter-
tainment given by the Quoit Pitch-
ers’ Club.
Lloyd Newell is building an addi-
tion to his store.
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| ALDERSON
There’s somethin’ somewhere here,
somehow ;
That makes us sniff the air
An’ cast aside our heavy socks
\ An’ flannel underwear
An’ makes the gloomy ones to smile
An’ grouchy ones to grin
An’ cheers us all the whole darn
while
Becuz it’s spring again.
There’s somethin’ causes all these
things J
It socks you on the bean
An’ knocks the grouch right out of
you )
Although it can’t be seen
There’s somethin’ always cheers us up
About this time of year
We don’t know what that Somethin’ is
An’ yet we're glad it’s here.
Work on the Worden Place-Alder-
tractor Coons’ big steam shovel has
nearly finished the cut necessary to
turn the road from its old course and
bring it along the lake shore at the
north corner of the lake. We un-
made to begin laying concrete.
road is supposed to be finished by
Decoration Day.
Mrs. Jacob Klimich, who has been
spending the winter with her mother,
Mrs. Wilbur Major, has returned to
her home in Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Richards, of
Noxen spent last Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. L. T. Avery.
Reverend W. S. York is now at-
tending the annual Methodist Confer-
ence at Scranton. Reverend York has
been with us for some time and is
well-liked throughout the community.
We hope to have him with us during
the coming year.
It is with deep regret that we an-
nounce the death of Mrs. Noah Ras-
kin who died Wednesday, April 10 of
complications. Mrs. Raskin has long
been a resident at Harvey’s Lake and
her death will be mourned by the
many of us who knew her. = She is
survived by her husband and her
daughter, Forma. : ;
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bigelow, of
Johnson City, visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Avery last Sat-
urday evening.
Alderson came off triumphant at
the Epworth League Rally held at
Shavertown Friday evening, April 5.
The Alderson group went down in
mass and walked off with the ban-
ner.
We are glad to hear that Miss
Sarah Jane Zacharias, who recently
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis, has so far recovered as to be
able to return to her home.
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Compare! And You'll Find Our Prices
Per Room Are The Lowest In The City!
As An Example—
Room Lots of
NEW WALL PAPER
At $ 3. 88 Complete
| have had itchy fingers these past few
son road is progressing rapidly. Con-|
derstand that preparations are being |
The |
Four rolls of sidewall paper, sixteen
f ceiling paper. :
In these room lots are papers for liv-
kitchens, or bathrooms. 1
save much by buying
We understand that Mr. James|
Buckingham has been employed as
gardener by Mrs. A. L. Stull. ~~ We
are now assured that Mrs. Stull’s
flower garden will be as beautiful as
ever this summer.
Master Edwin Delaney spent part
of the week with his grandmother,
Mrs. Hattie Rauch.
Many of the local duck hunters
weeks for quite a few flocks of ducks
have spent a day or two on the lake.
They seem to know that the season
is closed for they are much more ap-
proachable than they were last fall.
That they do not linger long may be
the only thing that keeps us from
yielding to temptation.
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MR. WATERS ON
THE SCHOOL
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Continued
school must be approved by the re-
sponsible superintendence of school
and the Department of Public Instruc-
tion.
6. Teacher Preparation and Certi-
fication:
College graduation should be the
|Srondard of preparation for all sec-
ondary school teachers. The major-
|ity of teachers in a classified Senior g&
The
from other colleges in that it always
guarantees employment to its gradu-
ates—Louisville Times. :
lectoral college fs different
~The Real Trouble
Conversation is not a lost art, as has
been asserted. Rut being able to find
something to talk about probably is.—
Fort Worth Record-Telegram. 4
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3 NEN NOON
SPECIAL SALE ON ROOFING
For One Week
We Will Accept Cash Orders At the
Following Prices:
85 LB. 3-PLY MINERAL SURFACED ROLLED
ROOFING, $2.00 PER ROLL
55 LB. TOMOHAWK ROLLED ROOFING,
$1.50 PER ROLL
Now is the time to reroof your old building before the
spring rains
DALLAS LUMBER
COMPANY
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or Four-Year High School are requir- | Si" gi
ed to be holders of cellege certificates. £8
| Schools wishing to. qualify for Sen- |g
|ior or Four-Year High School classi-
| fication should require teachers al- (i
ready in service who do not have this | fi
{
standard of certification to continue
| their preparation to the college level. |
The School Code requires that all |
| teachers in secondary schools be prop-
erly certified in the specific subjects |
which they teach.
7. Teaching Load:
Pupil-teacher
ratio, number of |
| the number of students in each class
must be such as to make effective
| work yossible. The standard should |
| be: Pupil-teacher ratio on average
| daily attendance should be not great-
| er than 30; number of classes taught
| by teachers, six daily in small schools,
five in larger schools; not more than
35 pupils in any class (30 recommend-
| ed as standard); and the number of |
pupil hours per teacher not more than i
150 per day.
8. Pupil Load:
The usual pupil load should not ex-
ceed twenty periods of prepared reci-
tation work weekly, exclusive of
health, music, and activities.
pupils ranking well above the average
should be permitted to carry a pro-
gram requiring more than this stan-
dard.
9. Records: \
Accurate and complete records of
attendance, scholarship, and school or-
ganization, should be kept in such
form as to be conveniently used and
safely preserved.
Respectfully submitted,
ec D. A. WATERS.
10;
Death for the second time within a
fortnight visited the Foch family.
Colonel Alex Fournier, son-in-law of
the late marshal of France, died after
a heart attack similar to that which
ended the life of his father-in-law.
Because of his illness Colonel Four-
jer had been unable to be at the
| Marshal's bedside and funeral.
classes taught daily by teachers, and | fi
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IN FARM MACHINERY
Regular
Price
Van Brunt Grain Drill... $135.00
Moline Tractor: Plow. .......... . ._... _... 89.75
Moline Two-Row Corn Planted with
Fertilizer Attachment 89.50
Ohio Corn and Bean Planter with
Fertilizer Attachment ____________________ 39.00
Moline Disque Harrow 47.50
Eureka Potato Planter with Fertilizer
Attachment =o... 0... Tr 00 146.00
Moline Riding Cultivator, 8 Shovels .... 65.00
Leroy Marker, 3 Row ___.............. .__..= 18.50
8-Ft. Pulverizer and Mulcher 85.00
Moline:l Horse... =. 2. 13.00
Oliver No. E Wood Beam 2 Horse Plow,
with Wheel Joiner and Clevis
Leroy 2 Horse Plow Iron Beam, com-
plete with Wheel and Joiner... 29.00
Large No. 1 Dirt Scraper ......___...____..__ 12.00
No. 151 Garden Wheelbarrow ...._...__.... 8.75
No. 152 Garden Wheelbarrow 8.00
Barbed Wire, 4 Point, Eighty Rod
Spool hi 4.90
6-Ft. Poultry Netting, 2-In. Mesh,
Galvanized after weaving ....__.._ 8.67
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Price
$95.00
70.20
63.00
25.00
30.00
126.00
48.00
12.00
70.35
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24.00
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