Sh terday morning’ at 11:30 when Willys-Knight roadster ‘an . condition gave fictitious names WEATHER FORECAST ees Eastern Pennsylvania: Saturday Partly Cloudy With Rising Temperature ee THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY COMMUNITY WEEKLY IN LUZERNE COUNTY WHOSE AOVERTISNG. APPEARS IN THE DALLAS POST ~ FORTIETH YEAR FORTIETH YEAR DALLAS, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1929 Speeding Automobile Upsets At Ruggles Crossing, One Man Killed And CA Occupants © oC Car Are From Tunkhannock — Ernest Wagner, Father of Three, is Killed—Other ~v._Men Are In General Hospital —r—— TWO WILL RICOVER A mr ‘Oneman was instantly killed and his two companions seriously injured yes- the which they were driving at a rate of sixty miles hour overturned on the curve crossing the Lehigh Valley Railway tracks at Ruggles station on the Har- vey’'s Lake-Noxen road. The dead man is Ernest Wagner of Tunkhannock and the injured men. who are both in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, are Howard Clifford and Clayton Emmons of Tunkhanock. The men had been visiting friends "in Luzerne and were on the way to their homes in Tunkhannock when the accident occurred. According to a motorist who was driving in the same direction and who veered out of, the road a short distance from the cross- ing in order to let the speeding road- ster pass, the machine was traveling between sixty and sixty-five miles an hour, when Clifford, who was driving the car, atempted to make the curve and crossing. The wheels of the ,Willys-Knight, unable to stand the terrific strain of the sudden turn, ditched and the auto- mobile turned completely over. ‘When assistance arrived Wagner was dtad. His companions in a dazed and attempted to hide their identity. Lz. George Rauch of Noxen treated the injured men and Brickel’s ambulance was called to take the injured 'men to ‘Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, where at a late hour yesterday afternoon the seriousness and extent of their injuries had not been fully determined. ‘Wagner for a number of years had conducted a gas station on the State highway between Eatonville and was a cripple, having a wooden leg. He is survived by a wife and three children. Emmons is a Tunkhannock painter and Clifford, whose is in New Jersey and in whose machine the group was rid- /ing, has a mother and grandfather in Tunkhannock. AlAl of the men were of middle age. Exeter Power Team Plays Here Tomorrow Dallas Independents After Defeating Best of Rural League Will Meet Fast Industrial Team Here With two hard-fought games, played last week-end to its credit, Dallas In- dependents will tomorrow afternoon start a three-game series with the fast Exeter Power Company team. Fresh and encouraged with its recent vic- tories the local team is out for the championship of this region. The Exeter team is cne of the best to eb found anywhere and has a long record of victories to its credit. Every Wyoming aVlley team that has played this strong combination has been de- feated and the Exeter outfit comes here wih an abundance of confidencs in its ability to defeat Dallas. Walter Harned, veteran pitcher of the Power Company. team, wil be on the mound against Dallas, while the Independents will use its regular battery. The game will be of unusual interest and should draw a record crowd. In the estimattion of ‘many local fans the Independents advanced several notches up the ladder of popularity on Labor Day, when the team of all stars from the Rural League went down to defeat before the onslaughts of a hard- hitting alert Lallas team. On the Sunday p tceding the game with the All-Stars team the Indcpen- dents defeated Billy Thomas’ reorgan- ized Luzerne Reds in a hard-fought up-hill battle Ile Reds stepped out at a fast pace and help the lead until the ninth inning when Dalls tied the score to win out in the tenth by virtue of LaBar’s timely hit. Basily the star of the game, LaBar also featured in several clever double plays. Two Badly Injured Mrs. H.V. Bogart Buried At Noxen Life-Long Resident of This Section ~ Had Many Relatives Here Where * She Lived For Seven Years The funeral of Mrs. ipdlve A. Bo- gart, aged 81, who ed Saturday morning after a long illness of com- plications, was held Tuesday afternoon from the late home in Noxen followed by services at the Noxen Methodist Church. Interment was in the family plot at Orcutt’s Grove Cemetery. Church services and prayer at the home were in charge of Rev. Miller, pastor of the Noxen M. E. Church and Rev. Levi Yiengst, pastor of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Born at Sweet ‘Valley in October, 1847, where she spent her girlhood, Mrs. Bogart was one of the oldest residents in this section. She was the daughter of the late G. A. Steele, a veteran of the Civil War, who for many years was a local minister in the Methodist Church and well known in Dallas and vicinity. On July 28, 1867, Mrs. Bogart was ‘married to her first husband, Preston H. Saxton of Wyoming, who had been a Union scout and spy during the Civil War. Of this union the following four daughters are living: Mrs. Wil- liam Ress, Johnson City, N. Y.; Mrs. C. C. Nichols, Clarks Summit; Mrs. Margaret Chapman, Niagara Falks, N. Y.,, and Mrs. S. J. Harmon, Johnson City, N. Y. There are fifteen grand- children wand fourteen great grand- children living. Following ‘the death of Mr. Saxtin, Mrs. Bogart a few years later married on ‘February 3, 1887, H. V. Bogart of L.ehman. Like her grandfather, father and first husband, Mr. Bogart, who survives her and is ninety-one years of age, was a United States war vet- eran, having served during the Civil War. Her only son, Calvin, was born of this union was likewise to be a soldier. He served with the American forces during the Mexican campaign, where he was killed in 1916 while with the Funston expedition along the Texas border. A daughter, Mrs. Frank Laux, lives at Johnson City, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Bogart, after living at Lehman for some tirne, moved to Hays Corners on the farm opposite the Hays Corners trolley station. Here they re- mained for seven ‘yars, moving to Noxen twenty-seven years ago. Like Mrs. Bogart, Mr. Bogart has been previously married and Mrs. Bo- gart took up the duties of mothering seven step-children, of whom the fol-: lowing are living: F. V. Bogart, of Shavertown; Mrs. C. A. Garrison, Fredericksburg, Va.; Mrs. {Henry Shotwell, Berwick; Mrs. L. L. Sickler, Newark, N. J.; j;Addison Bogart, Dal- ton; Mrs. C. M. Gordon, Dallas, and Henry M. Bogart, Dalton. Mrs. Bogart was a member of the Methodist Church ever since her girl- hood and she always took an active part in the work of the church up un- til the beginning of her long illness. She taught a large Sunday school class of boys in each of the communi- ties in which she lived and was ever eager and willing to be of service in whatever way she could in her com- munity. Three years ago while on a visit to her daughters in Johnson City, she suffered a stroke from which she never fully recovered and which in the weakened condition which followed led to a fall this Spring when she broke her hip and was confined to her bed until the time. of her death. Cheerful in any adversity, a loving mother and step-mother, a willing and helpful neighbor and a woman highly respected and admired, the passing of Mrs. Bogart takes from, this section a character whose influence will go on in spite of her absence. tot COUNTY IMPROVES ROAD The county road men put a new coat of tar on Huntsville street on Friday. While the street is for a time in a disagreeable condition, the recoat- ing process is necessary to keep it in good condition. Rural League Starts Series’ Of Elimination O West Wyoming, Dallas, Beaumont and Hunlock’s Creek Finish Season in Order—All Are Set For Champion- ship : Get set, fans! There's going to be a real fight for baseball honors when Dallas and Hunlocks, Beaumont and West Wyoming get started in their three-game series today to decide “who’s who” in the Rural League. At this time we may mention East Dallas,, who put up a game fight but lost out in the last stage of the race to get a crack at the pennant. Those boys went big all summer and looked like sure winners until Hunlocks spruced up and staged a rally to win the past five games. ‘Tough luck for East Dallas, but breaks are breaks and for that reason they will have to take it. Getting back to he eliminaion series, the fans are going to be sure of sone keen rivalry, as all four clubs are loaded to the teeth and are sparing nothing to come out on top. The Dallas club will journey to ‘Hunlocks for the opening game and will take Culver, Hutch and Billy Garman as its pitching staff. The latfer was the boy who curved Beaumont into submission last Saturday when he handed that club an 8 to 0 shutout. On the receiving end it is expected that Harry Weir, former New York- Penn League star, will do the honors. The fans that have seen him in action are satisfied there are no better in the league. Now for Hunlocks. There can be plenty said of its pitching staff. Ben- son, a left-hander, has been going big, while Graboski, a right-hander, has been a big factor in keeping Jack Pol- lock’s boys in the race. Brown, one of the best hitting catchers in the league, will have charge of the backstop work and from the balance of the lineup it should be a great ball game. West Wyoming will journey to Beau- mont to open the series with Archie Austin’s clan. It is expected Kromnel- bein will start the game with Lewis Hackling on the receiving end. Manager Austin let it be known that he has another fast pitcher signed for the series and expects to give West Wyoming a battle. Arrangements have been made to have umpires assigned from the County League, which should be a good break for the fans. All games will start at 3:15. Final Standing W. Pct. .800 .600 500 500 450 {200 West Wyoming Dallas Beaumont Hunlocks 10 East Dallas 8 Roaring Brook 16 Fans will note Beaumont and Hun- locks. finished in a tie and as both clubs were anxious to keep shy of West Wyoming, a coin was flipped which gave Hunlock the fourth place position. Today's Game (Elimination) Dallas at Hunlocks. Wyoming at Beaumont. Next Saturday. Hunlocks at Dallas. Beaumont at West Wyoming. BABY CLINIC THURSDAY Miss Ruth Ray was back in Dallas on Thursday for the regular baby clinic held in the Sunday school room of the M. E. Church. After a two months’ vacation she will be here regularly again flow. The next clinic will be held September 12. re ey en Ch KIWANIS NEWS George Williams of Wilkes-Barre and district trustee of Kiwanis, spoke before the Mt. Greenwood club at the regular meeting last week. Almost a 100 per cent. membership was present to transact the business which fol- lowed. Next week Kiwanis will hold a clam bake and corn roast at Farmers’ Inn. Forest Fires Sweep Region Above Stull Fire Crews From Dallas,/ Shavertown and Noxen Called Qut atrol Burning Area - Forest fire crews from Dallas, Shavertown and Noxen were called out this week to help extinguish and keep undericontrol a serious forest fire that has been raging this week on the 'nountains north of Dinstles, along Bowman's Creek. The unusually dry weather of the summer has led in many sections to the serious outbreaks of forest fires and the drying up of many mountain streams and lakes. Although the fire at Dinstles has burned over a ten-mile area, it has been confined mostly to the ground and to old stumps, not seriously injuring the young second growth timber. There is danger, how- ever,, that it ‘may spread to the State Game Preserve and do serious damage to wild life in that sections. Sports- men are much concerned because of the recent planting of coveys of game birds and wild animals in that section. Since the establishment of the State preserve some years ago many deer have been brought from the Southern United States and released in the State Game Preserve. On Tuesday night Melvin Hewitt, State fire warden, took the following crew from Shavertown and Trucks- ville to patrol the fire during the night: Glenn Strour, Clifford Howell, Elwood Travis, John Smith, John Rice, Walter Mathers, Richard Mathers, Jones, Lyle Carle, Richard Stevens and Leslie Thomas. The crew was on duty from 8 at night until 10 the next day when it was relieved by a force of men from: the tannery at Noxen. On Wednesday night a crew of men from Dallas relieved the Noxen fighters. Rains during Wednesday night helped to prevent the spread of the burning area. 0 Fruit Growers To Picnic At Cummings Pond Program On September 11th Will Have Many Interesting Features. W. E. Schoonover To Be Host The Luzerne County Horticultural Society will hold its annual fruit growers’ picnic at the farm of W. B. Schoonover on the Demuns-Orange county highway near Cummings Pond on Wednesday, September 11 with an all day session. Some interesting things will be shown the fruit growers on the Schoonover farm, rnore especially a spraying demonstration which has been conducted by J. D. Hutchison, county agent, on a block of McIntosh and Red Astrachan apple trees. One tree of each of these varieties was left as a check, no application of spray being applied and the remainder of the trees had the applications as recommended by the Spray Service letters sent out from the agricultural Extension Association. A check-up was made on the effectiveness of these sprays and it was found that the Mec- Intosh, a variety that is most suscep- tible to scab, is absolutely free from scab on foliage and fruit where the spray applications were made. The check tree which did not receive any spray showed a 91 per cent. infec- tion of scab. At the present time the majority of the leaves have dropepd off this tree and also hardly any fruit is left. The count on the Red Astrachan tree showed only two-tenths of 1 per cent. where they received the sprays and 18 per cent. infection on th check tree. Also on the Schoonover farm some interesting fertilizer demonstra- tions on trees. There are other on this program. are interesting details All fruit growers are invited to be present. Fe — i interest taken in its graduates. be made in this good School. Address After September Third A goodly number of young people will be training for a successful Business Career, in an institution known for its thoroughness and the Others will be drifting along. There is yet time for an enrollment to USE THIS COUPON WILKES-BARRE BUSINESS COLLEGE, INC. oo > ’ 3 . Buy With Confidence 1928 Straight 8 Hupmobile Sedan 1927 Auburn (6) Sedan 1927 Chandler Sedan 1925 Cadillac Phaeton 1928 Willys-Knight Sedan Hupmobile Straight 8 Coupe ALL THE ABOVE CARS ARE IN THE VERY BEST OF CONDI- TION AND ARE PRICED VERY REASONABLE BOOP’S Cor. South and So. sain Sts. “THE BRIDGE INN “JUST ACROSS THE BRIDGE” - At Trucksville, Pa. Afternoon Teas, Luncheons and Dinner Parties a Specialty Ella Cox Hughes, Hostess PHONE 326 Robert. .two groups of three readings Wedding Nuptials Held At Laketor Miss Emma A. Mayer Becomes Bride of Calvert L. Ayre of Parsons in . Lutheran Church at Laketon The wedding of Miss Enma A. Mayer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton D. Mayer of Laketon, and Calvert L. Ayre, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ayre of 211 Ash street, Parsons, took place Tuesday, September 3, at noon at the Lutheran’ Church, Laketon. The wedding party included the fol- lowing persons: Maid of honor, Miss Josephine Grey, Alderson; brides- maids, Miss Wilma Ayre, sister of the groom, and Miss Pauline Davis, Lake- ton; Helen Mayer, sister of the bride, was the flower girl. Leslie Roth, of Quincy, Mass., acted as best man and Russell Dorner of New York City as usher. Miss Ruth Brittain, of the Con- servatory of Music, Scranton, played the wedding march. Mrs. Helen Yeager of Laketon sang two numbers. Rev. G. Elston Ruff of Shavertown offi- ciated at the ceremony. Miss Mayer is a graduate of the Kingston borough high school and Wyoming College of Business. Mr. Ayre is a graduate of the Coughlin high school, Wilkes-Barre, and is at present with the Lehigh & Wilkes- Barre Coal Company as a member of the engineering corp. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents following the ceremony. The following were pres- ent: Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Ayre, William S. Ayre, Mrs. Donald F. Alex- ander, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ayre, Mrs. John G. Ayre, Sr., Hannah Ayre, Nat Ayre, Harry H. Ayre, Jr.,, and Mr. and | Mrs. Tudor James, TF. H. Shaffer, Florence Shaffer, Helen Ayre, Enid Sweet, Mrs. J. J. Lantz, Mrs. H. A. Wood, Mae S. Wood, Earl L. MacLean, Marjorie D. MacLean, G. H. Hill, Betty Roth, Mr. and Mrs. William Frey, Mr. and Mrs. G. Dorner, J. Leeby, Alice Welker, Doris Buckalew, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roth, Russell Dorner, Wilma Ayre, Ruth Brittain, Pauline Davis, Josephine Grey, Clarence Roth, ,Mrs. Charles Mayer, Mrs. David Mayer, Graydon Mayer, Mr. and Mrs. Corey Grey, Harold Grey, Mrs. Ambrose Dow- ling, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mayer, Helen Mayer, Harold Mayer, Anthony Mayer, Clyde Mayer, David Mayer, James Tyler Ayre, Mr. and Mrs. James Ayre, Eli Ayre, Rev. and Mrs. G. E. Ruff, Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Myers, Mrs. Harry T. Butts, Mrs. M. Shiffer, Mrs. W. J. Simmons, Mrs. C. L. Hebron, Mrs. W. D. Buzby, Miss Veonette L. Butts. After a wedding trip by auto to Boston, Mass., ,Mt. Vernon, Maine and other points, they will be at home to their friends after October 1 at 233 Hollenback avenue, Parsons. Freeland Club Entertained By Local Rotarians Attorney B. J. Brueger of Freeland was principal speaker at the Dallas Rotary Club on Thursday evening, | when they were hosts to the Freeland | club in its entirety. He chose as his subject | “International Trade,” and gave a very interesting talk, linking international trade and good will with the spirit of America as manifested in Rotary. Attorney Brueger was born and educated in Austria-Hungary, came to the United States for further education and _ expected to return within two years. The democratic spirit of this country typified in Ro- tary appealed so strongly he changed his mind and became a U. S. citizen. Other entertainment was very pleasantly rendered by Mrs. Herbert ‘Williams, of Shavertown, who gave each, and several vocal solos by Herman Kern of Alderson. He was accom- panied by Prof. Harpgood of Mt. Greenwood. | Wagner Citizens To Stage Big Political Motorcade For Wagner On Tuesday Night Torchlight Parade, Band and Larg Number of Automobiles With Ban ners to Feature Political Rally and Trip to Wyoming Va Valley EIGHTY CARS ENTERED ) tai eis ! ¥ager to lend their support and give evidence ‘of their loyalty, friends and neighbors of G. Harold Wagner, can. didate for Prothonotary from the Sixth Legislative District, will stage a great motorcade and torchlight parade on Tuesday night, September 10, with the Upper West Side and Wyoming Valley as the parade ground. Encouraged and optomistic over the reports from all parts of Luzerne county that Wagner is gaining a legion of supporters among all class and creeds and especially among opponents of the Fine-Nicholson group, residents of the Upper West Side are enthusiastic to take part in the motor- To date more Han 100 motorists have signified their intention of joining the procession. The entire affair is under the direction of John Yaple, who will act as rmarshal, assisted by the follow- ing captains from the various districts of this section: Dallas borough, Thom Higgins, Wardan Kunkle, L. A. Mec- Henry; Shavertown, Samuel Woolbert; Trucksville, Ralph Hazeltine;. Idetown, Bruce Shaver; Alderson, Phil Thomas a. East Dallas, Ben Brace; ; Kunkle, John Isaacs; Dallas township, Earl Husted, and a dozen others from this section who are gathering groups of automo- biles for special units in the motorcade. The motorcade will form at 6:30 p. m. on Church street, Dallas, in fron i of John Yaple’s house and extend in the direction of the Dallas township school. The procession will get under way at 7 o'clock sharp and will move through Dallas and Shavertown, thence to Trucksville and down over the new road to Wyoming Valley and Wilkes Barre’s Public Square. There will be at least two 'musical organizations in the procession. Banners and noise makers will be provided by the marshal and captains when the motorcade forms. Persons having noise-making devices are urged by the committee to bring them along. Red flares and col- ored lights will be provided for each automobile and truck. The parade will be one of the greatest ever staged by residents of this section and will be sure to furnish an abundance of fun and amusement for all who take part Reports ;from every section of th county indicate an unusual swing ward Wagner's support. On Sat rd night the Non-Partisan League, wh represests 40,000 veters in Luze: county, threw its entire support behind ‘Wagner and gave him its unqualified endorsement. Thomas Kennedy, secre- tary of the United Mine Workers and a resident of Hazleton, was one of the most active endorsers. The endorse- ment of the league was the greatest impetus to the swing to Wagner since the now famous hearing in Luzerne County court house when Judge Fine and his henchman, Attorney Herman Goldberg, played a losing political | game to keep two other Wagners on the ballot to confuse the minds of the voters. This was gerhaps the greatest [blow to the candidacy of John Bonin lof Hazleton, a likeable enough youn ‘man in himself, but who is backed by an organization now thoroughly in dis- repute among a great group of Lu- zerne county Yor HAROLD WAGNER GETS RESULTS ON ROADS sty A force of me under the diteetion’ of the department of roads and bridges of Luzerne county, was busy this week repairing and surfacing the road over the newly built bridge at Trucks- ville. ‘ The condition of this road was brought to the attention of G. Harold of Dallas, candidate for the office of Prothonotary, on last Satur- day afternoon and on Monday morning operations were started to repair the road. This is but one instance of what it would mean to this section of the county to have a local man in the Lu- zerne county cour house who could get results for the Upper West Side. Oliver's Main Street, ATWATE R KENT SCREEN-GRID Rabio -— Garage Dallas, Pa.
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