THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1033.
The Dallas Post,
ESTABLISHED 1889 : >
TELEPHONE DALLAS 300
A LIBERAL, INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
AT THE DALLAS POST PLANT
LEHMAN AVENUE, DALLAS, PA.
BY THE DALLAS POST INC, 2
OWARD RISLEY ....... ea rae ais i A RE Sy Et . Managing Editor
EMOWELL E. REES ... ......... .. ou ead addon Advertising Manager
RUSSELL WEAVER, .. ian irae a sodas . Mschanical Superintendent
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES—American Press ‘Association, 225 West
45th Street, New York.
~The Dallas Post is on sale at local news stands. Subscription price by
ail $2.00 payable in advance. .Single copies five cents each.
ntered as second-class matter at the Dallas Post-office.
Members American Press Association; Pennsylvania Newspaper Publish-
ors Association; Circulation Audit Bureau; Wilkes-Barre-Wyoming Valley
Chamber of Commerce.
£3 Published by :
THE DALLAS POST, INC.
THe DALLAS POST 1s a youthtul weekly rural-suburban newspaper,
‘@wned, edited and operated by young men interested in the development of the
great rural-suburban region of Luzerne County and in the attainment of the
highest ideals of journalism. Thirty-one surrounding communities . contribute
weekly articles to THE POST and have an interest im its edttorial policies.
THE POST is truly “more than a newspaper, it is a community institution.”
Congress shall make no law * ** abridging the freedom of speech, or ot]
s.—From the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
i Subscription, $2.00 Per Year (Payable in Advance)
\ ——
: There | is no doubt ahoit it. We like snow. The Hideo
the snow storm, and the deeper, the better. For at least two |
days now, we have heard very little about
the depression. People generally have oth-
er things to talk about. Even the most ar-
dent depressionist find a rather chilly re-
Bepiion @ when he stops a man now and
STORMS
THE STH
storm, bless it; keeps the week kneed close to the ry where
they belong. If we could only have a snow storm ten feet
deep and frigid weather until spring, we think this depres-
jon business would be pretty well over by the time we
wed out. ‘At any rate we'd have only ourselves to talk
L
1 anything could forcibly illustrate the law of dimin-
ishing returns resulting from increasing costs beyond a rea-
: sonable figure, the three- cent. letter post
age has turned the trick.
Postal revenue has been lost which’!
will never be regained from the same
2 class of mail, for the simple reason that
1 be used, or larger cars will be used less, and the volume
sold will diminish, thereby producing less revenue for the!
~The same thing will take place with ploperty. Beyond
a certain point, the owner cannot pay taxes. When tha
day comes, he will let the city, county or state take it and
he tax rolls will be flooded with unsaldble property, and
tax deficits will mount.
The public is no different than the horse. You can lead
the horse to water, but you can’t make his drink. You can
tax the public beyond its ability to pay, but you can’t make
it pay.
The politica} subdivisions of this pation, from the small-
est hamlet to the Federal government, should readjust the
tax bill and public expenditures to fit the ability of the
people to pay. BR
“ The papers are filled with reports of meetings of tax ex-
perts, state tax commissions and other organizations of
“tax spenders” who are in a large measure to blame for the
present taxation problems of the people.: As advisers on
the financial affairs of the people, they have for years taken
the easiest course, acquiescing in public demands for ex-
travagant public expenditures without raising their voices
in protest or showing where exorbitant spending was lead-
ing the people.
- Even today, most of the “tax experts,” instead of
recommending drastic cuts in public expenditures, are hunt-
ing ways and means to increase existing taxes or find new
methods of taxation.
~The same thing is going to happen to every city, coun-
ty, state and the nation itself, that has happened to millions
of families — they are going to have to get along on less
‘money than they thought was possible a year or two years
go. Instead of increases in taxes or new methods of taxa-
tion to balance public deficits, there is going to have to be
‘decreased taxation and decreased public demands on a bal-
nced scale, which will eventually wipe out the defleits.
Families are paying up their bills now on reduced in-
come simply by reducing their expenses below their income.
‘Governments will have to do the same thing.
will give you 3 glorious days
in NEW YORK
including best room accommodations, meals
= 1 {} and ac’~ed attractions at either the
PER PERSON HOTEL
PLYMOUTH -- PRESIDENT
‘49th ST. Just off B'WAY. 48th ST. Just off B'WAY.
i 1000 ROOMS—ALL WITH BATH, SHOWER AND RADIO
SELECT ANY 3 DAYS, INCLUDING WEEK ENDS AND HOLIDAYS
___ Arrive any hour during the day, Dinner and ticket to
1st DAY Roxy's. Lodging. : bi
! ___ Breakfast, Lunch, Sight Seeing bus trip, Dinner and enter-
2nd DAY tainment at the famous Hollywood Bestaurans bee,
¥ Breakfast, Visit to Chrysler Building Tower, Luncheon, -
3rd DAY— Check out of hotel any time before 9 P. M.
The specified days for enjoying the attractions
may be changed to suit your convenience.
——
WRITE TO EITHER HOTEL FOR RESERVATIONS
——E—
PEATURING Delightful Large Alry Reems with Bath, Shower and Rade
DAILY . « $2.50 Single . . $3.50 Double
street. Mr.
By Harry
In my last letter to the Post, pub-
lished two weeks ago, I mentioned the
service in the early life of the paper.
Tne list would indeed be incomplete
hushand of Mrs.
who still lives in Dallas. Mr. Patter-
son served as a solicitor for the paper
for some time and his services were
much appreciated by the publisher.
Another who did much canvassing for
the Post some twenty years ago was
Miss M. Frantz Hoover.
“The business places of Dallas in
1891 were about as numerous as at
the present time, but in most instan-
ces far less pretentious. The princi-
pal general store was kept by A. Ry-
man & Sons in the site now occupied
by the Risley Hardware, This store
did a tremendous business, employing
several clerks, principal among whom
were Theodore Meyers and his son
William Meyers, who later became as-
sociated with the F. M. Kirby Com-=
pany “and amassed a good-sized for-
tune. Fred Tyrrell was bookkeeper for
the firm, and in addition to this helped
to ‘wait on the customers at busy tim-
es. The store was conducted under the
supervision of John J. Ryman, who
was an indefatigable worker, and who
Yeadily, joined the force of clerks as
oceasion required.
The general store of Ira D. Shaver
did a good business. Mr. Shaver was
postmaster of the town for several
years, Uncle Sam's business being
transacted in one corner of the store
building. This business was boughtghy
C. A. Frantz in 1898, who later tore
down the old building and erécted the
present brick structure which houses
his business. id
Georgia Patterson,
Harry Hatfield managed a
owned by himself and the late John
J. Bulford. The building was located
on the present site of the American
store building. Tater Mr. Hatfield
acquired sole ownership and conducted
a profitable business for a umber of
years,
After Mr.
business,
store
‘Hatfield retired from
the building was occupied
by Isaac Martin-as a hardware store. |
It was while occupied as such that the
place caught fire late one night some
the ground,
The old Odd Fellows building,
which had been occupied by James
Garrahan as .a_ general store previ-
(ously, was in 1891 occupied by a hard-
ware firm composed of Fred Gordon, |
the present tax collector,
Franklin and Harry
firm was afterwards dissolved and |
the business continued by the Mott
brothers for some time. Later the
business was taken over by Jes- |
lie Mott and a partner, and it was
while this firm was conducting the
business that the building caught fire
late one night and was entirely de-
stroyed. The second floor of the
Monk and family and some of the in-
building was occupied by William
mates made their escape only . by
means of ladders hoisted to tlie win-
downs. Mr. Monk at that time was
clerk at the Luzerne House,
known as the Raub hotel.
William
E. Mott. This |
later
A drug store, located in the building
now occupied by Mr. Williams’ novelk-
ty store on Main street, was conduc-
ted by William’ Norton, with George
| Hileman, now a member of the Wy-
oming borough council, as prescription
clerk. Later the store was taken over
by Dr. C. A. Boston, Mr. Norton taking
up the printing business. Dr. Spencer
later sold the business to Mr. Hileman,
who continued at the old stand for a
number of years. George E. Norton
succeeded Mr. Hileman as the town’s
druggist, and upon his retirement G.
A. Kuehn, present owner of the Dallas
Pharmacy, came to Dallas from Wil-
kes-Barre.
The town’s jewelry run
by Peter E. Williams and his son
Frank in the little building now ocecup- !
ied as a shoe shop by Paul Suska.
This was the only watch and’ clock
repair shop back of the mountain, and
they did a nice business.
store was
There. were two meat markets in
Dallas, one kept by C. D. Honeywell
and the other by Chester White, Both
had a big trade.
The town boasted of a millinery and
dressmaking business, the work being
done by Miss Nella Moon and Miss
almost opposite the present residence
of Elmer D. Parrish.
Charles D.
Heitzman
and George
milling
Gregory
conducted a busi-
ness on the site
20,
opposite the present
Devens milling business on Mill
Heitzman withdrew short-
and John 'T.
with Mr.
owners of the
ly after I came
Phillips
to Dallas,
associated
as one of the
Hildebrant and Frantz then
became
Gregory
business.
became the towyn millers, and later
Claude T.
ness. ‘At the retirement of the latter,
A. C. Devens became the town miller.
Forty-two vears ago there was quite
a demand for the services of harness
makers, - and Albert Mosteller was do-
ing a good business in part of the
balding ooeupied ay & drug store.
Buccegding harnesy makers were Tom
Isaacs took over the busi-
names of several persons who gave
without the name of William Patterson,
thirty years ago, and was burned to jSuveiers demanded not only
3pout the place to eare for
“5 this
Leafa Lee, who occupied the building
Dallas As | See It
Anderson
markle and Captain Bond.
Philip Raub was
Andrew Raub in the business. At this
time Andrew Raub and wife were liv-
ing in the same house now occupied
by [Norman Shotwell and family,
drew Raub died about forty years ago,
but his estimable wife remained with
us for several years afterwards. :
Several months ago I was surprised
and elated at receiving a letter from
a boyhood pal whom I had not Seen
nor heard from since 1891. He left
Kingston for the great West in that
year, the same year I moved to Dal-
las. We had completely lost track of
each other, and it was only when my
name was mentioned to him in a let-
ter by Frank Remmell, teller in the
whereabouts. He immediately wrote
to me, and in this letter recalled the
sleighride parties from Kingston to
the Raub hotel, making mention of the
big shade trees and old-fashioned
pump in front of the old tavern. He
is at present located in Idaho, and has
made good in the world.
His mention of the old-fashioned
pump reminds me of a story Philip
Raub once told me, There are very
few people in this section who know
that Dallas was once visited by sev-
eral of the most prominent pugilists
m the world. It was back in the days
when everything that savored of a
prize fight was frowned upon by the
law — possibly sixty years ago. | It
became noised about that a fight was |
to take place at Harvey's Lake be-
tween two men named Coyne
Rourke.
only to the principals and outside fol-
and
However, the date was known
{ lowers of the ring, so it was with con-
siderable consternation that ' Philip's
father, then landlord of the Dallas ho-
tel, found his place literally beseiged
by strangers late one night. The prize
fight followers came by horse and wa-
gon from every direction, and the pro-
cession so @roused the. natives that
soon they, to began to fall in line, and
before daylight the town had the big-
gest crowd in its history.
{ The hotel, which had closed for the
night, was thrown open, and the weary
drink,
The entire house-
and soon it was
i hut food as well.
| Hola set to work,
| found that there was not enough food ,
half the |
fooq |
neighbors was made and
most of the hungry ones
There was no dearth |
and this kept the |
| hungry ones. A skirmish for
the
way
| among
were cared for.
in the liquid supply,
i majority in good humor.
Ht ‘appears that one group
visitors kept pretty
the crowd of tough
of the
aloof from’
looking fellows |
the fight, and |
the hotel folks were not long in dis-
covering that these men what |
might be called the higher-ups in the |
fight game. In fact they turned out’
to be some of the most prominent fig- i
ures in ring history — such celebrities |
well
bent upon witnessing
were
as Joe Coburn, Jem Mace, Arthur | i
Chambers, and Barney Aaron. It
seems that while they bore many
evidences of their chosen profession, ;
Philip's story was to the effect that |
the dining room was well crowded and |
that his father had instructed him to
allow no more te enter until there was
room at the tables. He was a hig, |
two-fisted fellow himself, but as he |
took his place at the head of the steps, |
at the entrance to the dining room, |
he instantly scented trouble,
tough-looking
Several
“hangers on’ insisted |
the door to the Qining
time of it when Coburn and his friends |
came to the door to see what was the |
matter. It appears that Philip had had |
of the |
upon crashing
room, and Philip was having a tough
some words with two
tough fellows
| white at the pump for a pail of water,
and they
burn seemed to recognize the trouble
and with an oath grabbed one
one or
a short time prev tous)
were out to get him. Co-
‘ makers,
| of the tough boys and threw him bod-
ily down the steps.
against several cronies on the steps,
and all hands went to the bottom. As
the other
there was a general scattering of the
toughs, and the attitude of the
brities put an end to all trouble. Philip
in conjunction with
horse-
cele-
who years later,
Johnny Thayer, a well-known
man, kept a string of running horses
at the Gloucester race track, one day
Rourke
pitched near the
but the bout
of the
been stabbed.
and
ring
hotel
Coyne
The
Rhodes
not
cipalg claimed he
To add to the din occasioned by
claim, the
that the Sheriff
Wilkes-Barre to
connected with the affair,
fime that it takes to tell it the roads
in every direction were filled with
ficeing vehicles, The Sheriff did eome,
Liat the principal und their friends
bad made gaod their escape.
old
had
was
site,
one
had
gone far when
announcement was made
arrest
Rushton, Robert Downs, Edward Brod-
landlord of the
hotel, having been succeeded his father,
An- |
Kingston bank, that he knew of my |
‘roast pork supper
| space of
| tor . L. Turner
The fellow crashed |
big-time fighters appeared, |
met Arthur Chambers, then a saloon
keeper, and Chambers recalled the in- |
cident at the Dallas tavern.
In the early morning the big crowd
wended its way to the shores of Har-
vey's Lake, where the fight between
was to take place. !
prin- |
the |=
was on his way from !
everybody |
and in less |
WATCHING THE
|
|
|
!
WORLD GO BY
Be
S ANDTRU
COMPETITION
J
-Alderson-
Buy Now And Save Money
MID-WINTER CLEARANCE
Men's, Women’s, Boy's, Girl's
Famous Woolrich Woolen
Sport Jackets, Greatly Reduced
Browns Hardware, Dallas, Pa.
ienevieve York, of Harrisburg spent
the week end with her parents, Her
sister Lillian, accompanied her to
Harrisburg to spend the week.
Mrs, Sterling Kitchen held a sewing
{bee at her home on Wednesday last.
{ Dinner was served at noon t6 Mrs.
| Howard Higgins, Miss Emma Oden-
kirchen and Mrs. Nettie Richards.
Jacob Conden removed
from the Nanticoke State hospital te
his home here,
Mrs. Grover Anderson held a quil-
ting party on Thursday and Friday last
week. Guest were Mrs. Harvey Kit-
cnen, Mrs. Ann Getzman, Mrs. Fan-
nie Jackson, Bsther Jackson, Mrs.
Gertrude Jackson, Charlotte Anderson
and Mrs. Grover Anderson,
has been
. Ross Garinger has been ill.
The Epworth League business meet-
ing was held at the home of Lillian
York on Saturday evening. Plans
for February were made. Games were
played and lunch served to about
twenty-five, -
Searfoss received word on
Sunday evening of the death of his
jcousin William Weis, at Avoca. The
funeral was held on Wednesday after-
Frank
noon,
Aid society held a
in the chureh din-
‘The Ladies’
ing room on Wednesday evening.
Ice harvesting has begun at Moun-
tain Springs.
LaVerne York had the
to fall down the steps of the swim-
ming pool at Wyoming. Seminary,
| where she is a student, on Thursday
last, She suffered quite severe hruis-
misfor tune
Robert Avery has been confimed to!
his home with a severe cold.
A surprise birthday party was held |
for Mrs. Sterling Kitchen at her home |
| recently. Games of laugh provoking |
‘nature were played. Mrs. Kitchen re- |
i
{
i
{
| ceived a beautiful dresser set, Lunch |
was served to about thirty. |
i
Borough School
Audit Corsplovil]
(Continued from Page 1.) |
i
authorized Solici- |
to make a full inves- |
assist the |
five years,
tigation of this item and !
hoard in affecting collection, |
In discussing the audit the
time in an effort to find
admit of further |
hoard |
spent some
items which
reductions than have been made dur- |
but arrived at
reported |
would
{ing the present term
ino definite plans. . It
| that accounts payable and temporary
[ touns have been reduced about $10,000
since the period audited,
ceipts do not justify the expectation
(that this can be continued until July
i ; i
was
but tax re-
The
transacted
usual ‘routine business
by the Board.
‘was.
}
:
Council Hears Request
(Continued From Page 1.)
b ya bonding company to take care of |
the shortage in the funds of the late |
BE. G. Stevens, borough treasurer was |
credited to the light and sinking funds. |
All bills were paid, Councilmen ab- |
»
| Dealer Displays
| New Ford Here
{ (Continued from Page 1.)
The improved V-8 engine is fitted |
|
{ with all-aluminum cylinder heads, one !
{
{of the most noteworthy
in motor design in many years.
IRA D. COOKE
ENGINEERING
| Penn’a Register No. 4104
SUCCESSOR TO
CHAS. H. COOKE, Dec'd
| Phone, Datlas; 126.
provements were desired, and to cut
‘Miss Brown Honored
1 - Ld -
forward steps
Professional Land Surveyor
Dallas, Pa. |
Taxpayers Move ;
For Reduction |
(Continued from Page 1.) ;
)
tem, the aspirant was moved By a do
sire to see how much he might do for
his government. It was shown that
tax is a public matter, it results like
all public matters that are of public:
interest, by being nobody's business. ac
Hence the high taxes.
The increase in Dallas township thors
1926 was from 30 mills to 40 mills.
Attention was called that in past
years 16 miles of the township roads =
were taken over by the state without
any reduction in the road tax. Men-
tion was made that the remedy for
taxes was to have a medium of public
expression — this would be an asso-
ciation of the citizens who 3 ¥
meet with the office holders
check and budget and decide what ma
whatever expenses were desired,
After a general discussion, it was re
solved that the group form a tax-pay-
ers association. The following names
were selected as a committee who met.
on Tuesday night, February 7, at the:
Dallas township school house, to dis-
cuss ways and means, ang’ further
perfect an organization: fo
HB. ‘Schooley, ColoneP Donate e
Reynolds, Charles TI. Albert, W. C.
Manning, Arthur Updyke, Charles
Martin, Melvin L. Mogier, D. P. Hon- |
eywell, A. P. Kiefer, L. A. Tompkiar,
S. W. Hildebrandt, Ray F. Henning,
Mary Weir,
~ UAL Dinner
(Continued from Page 1.)
Those lads have grown to manhood:
They are scattered far and near, Et
But the memories of the J. B. C.
Is a link, we all hold dear.
Some day you'll be the men of the Z
past; :
Other's will take your place, :
You'll be the men out in the world
With many temptations to face.
Sometimes the way will be lonely, g
Sometimes the path will be rough
and steep. 3.
Sometimes t'will be laughter andl
sunshine
But there's
can keep.
always
May the memory of our class be a.
beacon light
When the clouds are dark around,
To lead you on towards the goal,
And the best in life to be found, = '»
Our colors will help in the battles
of life
Remember the white and the blue
Carry them into your hearts my #
boys
They stand for
true,
the pure and the
So this is the toast PII drink to you
now
‘tis a wish that your lives ring true 7
‘When out in the world you take your
place
Among others,
do.
may you dare, and
First National Bank
DALLAS, PA.
. - ®
Membevs American Bankers’
Association
* kB
DIRECTORS
R. L. Brickel, C. A. Frantz, D. P.
Honeywell. W. B. Jeter,
Machell, W. R. Neely, Clifford W.
Space, A. C. Devens, Herbert Hill.
® OFFICERS
C. A, Frantz, Pres.
D. P. Honeywell, 1st Vice-Pres.
Sterling Machell, 2nd Vice- Pres.
W. B. Jeter, Cashier
* *k Xk“
\_ Three Per Cent Interest i
On Savings Deposits
No accoum coo small to assure
careful attention
Deposits Payable or Demand
Vault Boxes for Rent
a memory you
Sterling he
A
‘Self-Registering Savings Bank Free
Fb
IR
RAS A pent