If You Have A Pet Peeve The HE DALLAS POST Each Week On Its Editorial Page Place To Let Off Steam Is In A The Post Endeavors To Interpret Letter To The Editor. We'll Use The News As It Sees It. To Under- It, Even If The Brickbat Is Tossed stand : Local Trends, Read The In Our Direction. Editorial Page. More Than A Newspaper, A Community Institution ie Vol. 49 THE POST, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1939 No. 42 POST SCRIPTS INNOCENCE ABROAD IN AN OLD BOOK Republican Unity Is Evident As Campaign Opens Kunkle Meeting Of All Leaders Signals Start Of Intensive Drive IT IS, we suppose, just a little | late to be reviewing a book which | was published in 1888. Perhaps, ! though, this is less a book review than a story of a gallant adventure which an old friend of ours—Ilong since dead—recorded half a cen- tury ago, with such earnestness that his account, like good vintage wine, has become more enjoyable with the passing of the years. Charles D. Linskill was nearing the end of his journalistic career about the time we were starting ours. We have a mental picture of him, as he used to be when he brought in the hand-written copy for his column, “Here and There”, moving precariously on his feeble old legs through the swirling, fevered atmosphere of the clatter- ing newsroom, like some ghost from a vanished day. We held him in great awe, and although he could never remember our name he stopped frequently by our desk, to drop some quaint witticism. He had a way of laugh- | ing uproariously at his own quips (whitethatched Bill MacCollum had the same habit) and when he laughed he bent his knees and leaned dangerously far back until you expected to see his frail, lean frame topple. He had an amus- ing trick, too, of tapping the side of his nose quizzically with his forefinger, and winking. He was one of the handful of veterans who were still marching on Memorial Day when we used to cover those parades. It was a thril- ling sight to see him tottering stiffly along in his beloved blue uniform, before a military band. his luxuriant white mustache bristl- ing fiercely, his battered old cam- paign hat raised in answer to the applause - of the moist-eyed men and women who recognized the familiar, fragile, proud figure. a MR. LINSKILL’S father came from England in 1830 and settled in Lehman. Just before he died, in 1865, he spoke of his old home. “I did intend,” he told his son, ‘to return to England, but I am now too far advanced in years and re- linquish the thought; however, I wish you some day to go and see where I was born and attended school. The young man, just back from the Civil War, locked the com- mand in his heart. It was 22 years later, when he had become editor | of the “Wilkes-Barre Telephone”, that he decided to carry out his father's wish. He went, he saw, he conquered the British Isles and France, and when he returned he wrote a book which, with per- iphrastic comprehenson, he titled “Travels in Lands Beyond the Sea. Beauty and Glory of Western Europe. Eloquent and Reliable Pen | Pictures of Castles, Cathedrals and, Cities; Palaces, Prisons and Peo- ple; Museums, Monuments and Mountains; Seas, Ships and | Storms.” | In 1888 a voyage across the “bil- | lows”, as Mr. Linskill insists upon ; calling the ocean, was no mean jaunt. He - prepared for every eventuality, arming himself with profuse letters from Governor Bead ver, Congressman Osborne and other such dignitaries and then, | ready for the worst, he printed a doleful farewell in the “Telephone,” | concluding thusly: | “I hope and expect to return but, if He who holds the ocean. in the | hollow of His hand and binds its | proud waves with tiny grains of | sands, wills that I should meet you | here no more I wish you to know, | that I go from the shores of time with the fortitude and peaceful con- fidence of a humble Christian. Good bye. L.” Luck played along with Mr. Lingkill, however, and, after a side- trip to Coney Island, which he des- cribed as “perhaps the most wicked place in America, though very handsome”, he boarded the Royal Mail Ship “Servia” (which, he re- corded, would reach from the mid- dle of Franklin Street to River Street) and in eight and one-half days was disembarking at Liver- pool. | | el THE EXPERIENCES of this courtly, unsophisticated, earnest American in England and Europe make, much better reading today, we think, than they made in 1888. | His snatches of quaint philosophy, his profound advice to the “young and inexperienced”, his custom of comparing everything he saw with some familiar object at home, his democratic awe before a real Scotch Earl and his lady, his long, ver- batim quotations from guide books (Continued on Page 8) { son Woolbert, If there is need for an exact date on which this section’s General Election campaign opens, today will do as well as any. The signal that the bat- tle is on will come from Kunkle. As a traditionally-Republi- can stronghold, Dallas and its vicinity will play an important part in this year’s campaign, because the entrenched G. O. P., defending itself desperate- ly against a vigorous Demo- cratic assault on major county offices, will look to this sec- tion for the flood of votes needed to counterbalance Dem- ocratic majorities elsewhere. Impressed by this responsibility, Republican leaders here have achieved an almost unprecedented unity. Any bitterness which result- ed from factional disputes be- tween rival candidates for G. O. P. nominees in the September pri- maries has practically disappeared and defeated candidates are joining harmoniously with the nominees in the drive for votes. That drive will begin officially to- night when committeemen, candi- dates and public officials from this section — comprising an expanded board of strategy—meet at Kunkle to launch the Republican campaign. Eighteen Days Left Within the two and one-half weeks which remain before the General Election on November 7 a number of district rallies will be held. A large rally will be held by the Republican Clubs of Dallas Township in the township school auditorium on Wednesday night, November 1. Local and county candidates will address that meeting. which svill be | climaxed by a hoe down. The com- mittee planning the rally has as members Kenneth Cobleigh, Addi- Jdr., Jason Kunkle and Mrs. Earl Layaou. . The slate of borough Democratic candidates, which faces an uphill battle in view of its registration minority in Dallas, has tentative plans for a rally but had not decid- ed upon the details yesterday. Handicapped by lack of organiza- tion and inability to cut the long- standing lead of Republicans in this section, Democrats will advocate | taken to guard against espionage. fields. THEY HEAD DRIVE AGAINST SABOTAGE As it was in the early days of World War I, American industry is again the target for spy activity and extreme precautions are being Heading the drive against indus- trial and military sabotage are Attorney General Frank Murphy (right) and J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director (center). 150 government agents have been dispatched to the anthracite coal It is reported the preceding Thursday night before | in New York City, where outstand- ing students of psychic phenomena heard a recital of the supernatural powers claimed for the child. Accompanied by her mother, the precocious youngster, attended the Forum session by invitation and heard Leila Sprague Learned, wife of Arthur Garfield Learned, noted artist, deliver a talk during which which are made, according to Faith's followers, with the help of “Entity”, her spirit control. After the meeting, Mrs. Harding and Faith accompanied Mrs. Learn- ed to her estate, “Brucehaven”, which is widely known for its love- ly Japanese garden, where tea hous- es, paper lanterns, tiny pools, dwarfed trees and arched bridges transform the Connecticut land- scape into a bit of old Nippon. In the center of the garden is a pagoda-like temple, guarded by gro- tesque, granite dogs brought from Peiping, China. The exquisitely- made door is richly carved in a del- icate pattern and was brought from split-tickets and base their hopes |a temple in Kyota, Japan. for a good showing on their suc- cess in inducing voters to ‘vote the candidates, not the party.” Lloyd Urges Prompt Pay By Delinquents Justice of the Peace Harold Lloyd | of Shavertown, who has been given the. task of collecting a large to Dallas school district, this week urged borough taxpayers who owe back taxes to make payment promptly to avoid prosecution and extra costs. Taxpayers who owe taxes on 1934, 1935, 1937 or 1938 duplicates can make settlements now at the office of Mr. Lloyd on West Center Street, Shavertown, and thereby avoid legal steps which will be tak- en later. New Dry League Formed At Rally Lehman Meeting Gives Impetus To Crusade A new temperance organization —to be known as the Dallas Men’s Dry League—was organized at a rally held at Lehman Methodist Church on Monday night. The rally, which was sponsored by the Luzerne County Men’s Dry League, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Sabbath School Association, was well-attend- ed. After invocation by Rev. E. J. Waterstripe of Sweet Valley, Rev. C. Duane Butler, pastor of the host church, read the Scripture. At- torney John H. Thain, president of the Men’s DrygLeague of the coun- ty, introduced Attorney David T. Davis, Jr., vice-president; Wilbur Myers, treasurer, and Mrs. Thomas Bryant, Nanticoke, president of Lu- zerne County W. C. T. U. Rev. O. Bruce Poulson, Hunting- ton, delivered an ‘inspiring address on “Christian Ciiizenship,” declar- ing that there can be no compro- mise on .the basic moral precepts upon which the United States gov- ernment is founded. Inside is a red lacquer Buddha, 800 years old, which came from a temple in Pekin, China. During the ceremony, the child sat in an antique Buddhist priest’s chair, sur- rounded by oriental splendor. Only nine persons were present at the { christening. . On Monday Mrs. Harding and | Faith returned to the Learned’s | Gramercy Park home in New York. { amount of delinquent taxes owed | They came home on Tuesday. Mr. Leonard, who is particularly well known for his whimsical and symbolic paintings, some of which were exhibited at the Delphic Stu- i dios in New York last May, wil make an oil-painting for which the local child will be the model. The picture will be called “The Light of the World.” The German Y. M. C. A. has with- drawn from the International Y. M. C.cA; Correspondent For Post Finds No' War Panic (In recent weeks The Post has published exclusive articles telling how the ordinary En- glishman is accepting war. This week, Mme. Antignac gives Post readers a neighborly ac- count of Paris in war time.) By GOLDA G. ANTIGNAC Paris, France—I have just return- ed from my neighborhood open market, on a morning of brilliant October sunshine, and if it were not for the number of soldiers in the streets, and the sight of wo- men carrying gas masks with their market bags, there would be little to remind one that France is at war. At the plentifully supplied stalls, food is considerably cheaper than it was two weeks ago, especially for fruit and vegetables. There is no reason to plan one’s menus differ- ently than at this season in any year. Vast quantities of salads, tomatoes, eggplants, string beans, artichokes, celery, etc., freshly-ar- rived from the provinces, attest the fact that train service has now been she discussed the child’s predictions, |. Claimed Mystic, Trucksville Child Is Christened In Oriental Temple 800-Year-0ld Buddha Provides Background As Faith Harding Is Baptized At Stamford Before an 800-year-old Buddha in the exquisite Oriental temple at “Brucehaven’”, Stamford, Conn., Faith Hope Charity Harding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding of Trucksville, was christened last Sun- day by Universalist and Congregationalist ministers. The ceremony was a sequel to the four-year-old child’s appearance on the nationally-known Psychic Forum Legion Selects Essay Winners Medals To Be Awarded To Four Local Pupils The four winners in the essay contest sponsored by Daddow-Isaacs Post, American Legion, in connec- tion with the membership drive of Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Co., were announced this week. Lottie Brzyski, a sophomore, and Grace Perrego, a seventh grade student, will receive the two med- als to be awarded by the Legion at Dallas Township schools. Miss Brzyski won in one division, Miss Perrego in the other. At Dallas Borough schools, Paul- ine Ide, a seventh grade pupil, won the prize in her division and Lois Howell of the tenth grade won for the upper classmen. The subject of the essay was “Fire Prevention and What It Means To Me.” DPA Approves Project To Clean Toby's Creek Luzerne County Board of Public Assistance this week approved an application submitted by Dallas Borough for a project to clear debris and improve Toby’s Creek. The work will be started soon. Lake Police Warn Shrubbery Thiefs Several thefts of shrubbery re- cently from Harvey's Lake summer homes provoked a stern warning | this week from Lake police, who are keeping ‘a sharp lookout for the thieves and promise to prose- | cute severely when they are dis- covered. Legion Studies Plan To Build [ts Own Home Would Erect Building To Be Given To Legion A project to erect an Amer- ican Legion home at the top of Huntsville Street hill, Dal- las, will be one of the first tasks undertaken by the new officers of Daddow - Isaacs Post, No. 672, who will be in- stalled next Wednesday night. It has been agreed tentatively that the old Rice cemetery, now being restored by DPA workers, will be given to the Legion by the borough, to be known henceforth as the American Legion cemetery. Although the plans for the new home are still in the making, it is understood Daddow-Isaacs Post already has received ®ncourage- ment from a number of public- spirited citizens who have urged the post to go through with its plan. At the post’s meeting on Wed- nesday night arrangements were made for local legionnaires to par- ticipate. in the Armistice Day ob- servance in Wilkes-Barre. A large parade and services on Public Square will be features of the ob- servance. New officers of Daddow-Isaacs Post will be installed next Wednes- | day night in the I. O. O. F. hall, {with District Commander Fred Bachman and his staff in charge. Officers of the Women’s Auxiliary will be installed on the same even- ing. There will be entertainment and refreshments. Judge Dismisses Edwards’ Case Held On Lake Charge Biter Serving Term The case against Keith Edwards, 23, Wanamie, who was brought here this week to answer a charge of burglarly at Harvey's Lake after serving a 14% -month ‘term at Huntington Reformatory, was dis- missed by Judge B. R. Jones on Wednesday. Wanamie to steal about $55 worth of merchandise from the restaurant of John Hanson, Harvey's Lake, on July 12, 1938. He was convicted shortly afterward on a “charge of robbing a Newport Township store and was sent to Huntington. Chief of Police Ira C. Stevenson filed a detainer against the youth and on Tuesday, when Edwards’ term at Huntington ended, the chief brought him here and Ed- wards pleaded guilty at a hearing before Squire Ralph Davis of Har- vey’s Lake. He was committed to Luzerne County jail overnight and taken before Judge Jones on Wed- nesday. First Report Cards Given To Pupils Pupils of Dallas Borough schools received their first report cards of the term this week. Accompany- |ing the reports was a circular let- ter from Supervising Principal T. A. Williammee, explaining the aims of | the faculty in having the children arrive at school on time and asking | parents to co-operate. Vegetables—Not Bombs—Concern Housewives Of Paris restored practically to normal. A further proof of this is that this morning, for the first time in two weeks, the fish stalls are again open, with numerous varieties of fish, including cod, halibut, trout, white fish, fresh sardines, sole and lobster. Fish was the one thing of which we were temporarily depriv- ed, due to the shortage of trains. Meat has never been lacking. The fruit season has been par- ticularly good, and the market is flooded with pears, late peaches, green gages, purple plums, grapes and early apples, with sugar still to be had in unlimited quantities and cheaper sugar promised for next month when an abundant beet- sugar crop is put out, so that all housewives are encouraged to make their own jam preserves and serve quantities of fresh and cooked fruit at table. : This month would in normal times see the mass return of Pari- sians to the capital, for holiday time in France continues until the beginning of October. This year the people, especially those with children, are being encouraged to remain at their country homes Many Returning To City Despite Raid Threat wherever possible and others who have been evacuated are urged to stay where they are. Nevertheless, because business must go on as usual as far as possible, a consider- able number of persons are coming back to take up their usual occu- pancies. Women are planning to carry on in offices and businesses temporarily closed by the mobiliza- tion of the men, though in the great majority of cases the children are left in the country where new arrangement for the winter's school- ing are going rapidly forward. Even the closed shops and offices business is at a standstill, for many houses have already reopened in the provinces. Thus day by day Paris takes on again its habitual aspect, especially along the grande boulevards and the Avenue des Champ-Elysees, and the pleasure of being active and of doing one’s share toward the gen- eral welfare of the country is evi- dence on all faces. On Rice Plot, Which Is | Edwards was accused of having | helped Harry Galloway of Root Hol- | low and Russell Vandermark of] TOWERMAN ASKS EXTREME CAUTION; WEEK’S WINDS CREATE NEWEST HAZARD Grover Jones, warden at Harvey fire tower, urged this week that sportsmen and farm- ers co-operate in precautions against forest fires in this sec- tion, where tinder-dry leaves are creating a serious hazard. Although recent rains re- lieved conditions resulting from the summer drought, brisk winds dried the woods again this week and many towerman who had left their posts were called back. Mr. Jones asked particularly that farmers who intend to burn brush ’phone his tower, 153-R-16, so the smoke will not be mistaken for a forest fire. Lived InFrance During Two Wars New Anxiety Hastened Death Of Mrs. Hoftherr Marie Louise Emilie Hoffherr, who saw her homeland survive two great wars, has been spared the anxiety of a third conflict. Mrs. Hoffherr, the mother of Mrs. George S. Sawyer of Church Street, Dallas, died Sunday and was buried in Wardan Cemetery on Tuesday. A native of France, she worried constantly about her relatives abroad and the strain undoubtedly hastened her death. She had been ill for about two months. Mrs. Hoffherr was born on Feb- ruary 7, 1864, at Ribeauville, Alsace, France, the daughter of Marie and Camille Heck. She was married in 1890 to Edouard Hoff- herr and two children were born to them, Marguerite and Jean. The one daughter, Jean, died in 1914. Mr. Hoffherr died in 1930 at Marseilles, near where the Hoff- herrs had lived during most of their married life. In 1934 Mrs. Hoffherr came to Dallas to live with her daughter, Mrs. Sawyer. The funeral services were held at the Kelley Funeral Eome in Trucksville and were conducted by Rev. Francis E. Freeman, pastor of Dallas Methodist Church, which Mrs. Hoffherr had attended during her residence here. A gentle, kindly ‘person, Mrs. Hoffherr had won many friends since she came to live in Dallas and the grief at her death was height- | ened by the general sympathy here for her war-torn homeland. Memorable impressions of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the World War of 1914-1918 con- tributed to Mrs. Hoffherr’s intense anxiety. She had many friends and relatives in France, some of them living near the German-French border. Surviving Mrs. Hoffherr are her daughter, Mrs. Sawyer; two grand- children, Janine and Marguerite, of Dallas; four sisters and one brother in France, and one brother in Can- ada. Veniremen Are Selected The name of Alan S. Major of Lehman has been drawn for jury service in criminal court during the week of November 13 and the name of Ida Davis of Lake Township has been chosen for service during the following week. Pupils Watch Birdie A photographer was busy at Dal- las Borough schools this week tak- ing pictures of pupils and photog- raphing groups which will be pic- tured in next Spring’s yearbook. 2 Civic Symphony Being Organized Miss Short Of College Will Direct Orchestra A movement to found a new Civic Symphony Orchestra here, with Miss Margaret Short, a member of the College Misericordia music de- partment as conductor, was started this week. It is hoped that about 60 players will be selected and although the members will be welcomed from a wide area, Miss Short is especially interested in hearing from qualified instrumentalists in this section. Tentative plans have been made for three or four concerts, which will probably be given in a local x | auditorium with guest soloists. The in Paris do not mean that all that first rehearsal will be held at Col- lege Misericordia on Monday night, October 31. The orchestra would be a non- profit, civic affair, organized to provide valuable experience for its members and “a cultured opportun- ity for local audiences. Persons who are interested in supporting the pro- ject can secure more information by telephoning or Short at the college. writing Miss Campaign Enrolls 200 New Members For Fire Company | | Three Firms Make Big | Gifts; Drive Continues | Through Next Week About 200 new names have ‘been added to the membership rolls of Dr. Henry M. Laing \Fire Co. of Dallas during its current drive for public sup- | port, according to James F. { Besecker, secretary. First returns were made at | the meeting last Friday night, | when three unusually fine con- | tributions were reported, $50 from Commonwealth Tele- iphone Co., $50 from Harvey's Lake Light Co. and $50 from Stegmaier’s Brewing Co. Members of the committee have continued their solicitation this week but the reports will not be made until Friday night, October | 27, when it will be decided if the membership campaign is to be con- tinued longer. All parts of Dallas Township and Dallas Borough have not been cov- ered and Secretary Besecker asked last night that townsfolk be pre- pared for a call from one of the volunteer solicitors. Those who de- sire to contribute, but who are not visited by one of the committee members, can join the company by getting in touch with Mr. Besecker or with Fred Kiefer, chairman of the drive. tor-members follows: Philip Cheney, J. J. Brennan, C. A. Frantz, W. J. Yeisley, Ralph Eip- per, Donald W. Yeager, Walter C. : Covert, Paul B. Shaver, Herbert E. Marley, Floyd W. Ide, A. L. Turner, Leslie Warhola, Charles Parrish, Es- tella Goldsmith, L. L. Richardson, H. N. Whipp, Carrie D. Ryman, Russel Case, Mrs. Fred Gordon, Sandel C. Hunt. € John C. Durbin, Thomas Reese, William H. Baker, Fred Youngbloo Clarence J. T.aBar, John F.. HM William C. Templin, Estate of Adam P. Kiefer, John Quaill, Daniel R. Richards, Fred L. Welsh, Lloyd B. Kear, H. LL. Titman, Carl FE. Schlingmann, N. J. Cave, J. A. Bed- Manning, J. H. MacVeigh. Ted Weisser, Charles B. Gates, I. Coolbaugh, John P. Wilson, John A. Williams, Z. E. Garinger, Calvin McHose, Clarence H. Besteder, Bur- ton Roberts, Ord Trumbower, W. L. Garrison, M. A. Swartwood, Byron W. Luce, Melvin Mosier, Brinley Davies, Patrick Lastowski, Martin A. Walsh, J. E. Elicker, C. N. Lapp, W. F. Howell, Peter D. Clark, Thom- as B. Robinson. Other new members, whose cards have not yet been turned in to Secretary Besecker, are expected to boost the membership further. Their names will be published later. | Four Boys Smashed 33 Windows At Qutlet Four boys who are said to have smashed 33 windows in the taber- nacle at Outlet, Harvey's Lake, have been rounded up by the Har- vey’s. Lake police department and probably will be sent to Kis Lyn. The boys, all about 14 years of age, had no motive but michief, according to police, who say two of the boys have been in trouble be- fore. A hearing was held first be- fore Squire Ralph Davis and later the group was taken before Judge B. R. Jones. Extinguish Brush Fire Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Co. ex- tinguished a small brush fire on Tuesday afternoon near the storage tank of Dallas Water Co. at the top of Machell Avenue hill. WAR OR NO, SCOTLAND IS STILL HOME; MRS. KING RETURNING TO GLASGOW Anxious to reach home— even though home is a nation at war—Mrs. King, mother of Robert. King of Harris Hill Road, Trucksville, sailed from New York one day this week, bound for Scotland. She came to this country a little more than two months ago to visit her son, whom she had not seen in 16 years. She returned on the S. S. Manhat- tan, a United States liner which will take her to South- ampton, from where she will go to her home near Glasgow. Although she enjoyed this country, Mrs. King has been anxious about her family since war was declared and her re- gret in leaving was softened by her eagerness to be reunited with her family and neighbors. The incomplete list of ~contribu- ner, Howard W. Risley, Wilbur C..
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