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22,000 ANTHRACITE MINERS GET STRIKE ORDER Wyoming Valley's Great Home Paper SUNDAY INDEPENDENT ^i LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY THE WEATHER Washlnfrton, Ot^t. 6—Eastern Penn¬ sylvania; Kair nnd continued cool Sunday, Monilay fair, with alowly rl-siiii,' temporaturc. IFORTY-FOUR PAGES Entered ut Wilkes-llarre, Pa., BS Second Class Muil Matter. WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7,1923 The Only Sund.iy Newspaper Covering the Wyoming Valloy PRICE EIGHT CENTS RIOTING CONVICTS WIPED OUT BY GUARDSMAN; DISCOVER PLOT TO BLOW UP LOCAL STATION ALL DEAD IN MUTINY lAT PRISON MADE BRAVE FIGHT Siege Of Eddyville Ends When Soldiers Rush Mess Hall And Reveal Tragedy LAST SHOTS FIRED r Empty Guns Found Beside Convicts Who Held The .National Guard At Bay After Wedding Comes Funeral Two hours l>eforG hor brother was burlnd, Misa Marie M. Iteilly, a proralnonl youn^; wonian of bcran¬ ton, waa married ycMterday morn¬ ing to Leo Edward Owens of Minneapolis, Minn. The marrinKe ceremony was performed in St. Cecelia'3 chapel, Kcranton. MIks Uoilly appeared In a br^t'al pnwn with veil. Tho marriage took place at 7:30 o'clock und wa.s followed by tho funeral at 9:30 o'clock. Funeral services took place In St. I'cter'3 Cathedral for navid M. Ueillx, Jr.. a brother of the l)rid". Ho met Instant deatli Wednesday niffht when nn nutomobiln carry¬ ing- to a pro-nuptial nfl'air at Thomiipon's in honor of his .sl.*iter, overturned on tho Madisonvilln road, near Scranton. It was found lmpossil)lo to po.stpono the mar- riapre which had been planned as a I'romlnrnt social nffalr. Tlio l>rld;il couple had nlroady onfragod a .stntr- room on a liner which will carry Mr. nnd ^ifs. Owens tp Knjrlav.ul. WILKES-BARRE SA VED FROM WIDE DISASTER BY A LUCKY CHANCE Thf dlscoveiy of thirty-olgrht sticks i be blown to atoms with a alnglo chaiKo 1 of exoeptlonally hlKh explosive, ar- I ranK»*<t sy.stematically beneath tho runway ut the l.aurel J.Ine frelKht hcou.se on roiuisylvania ave. prevent- <'d what would havo lM»en one of the most dls.'vstrous explo.slons In Iho hl.y- lory ot tho oily of Wilkos-Harre, nc- corilini? to city polloo olllolal.s who I m.icli- known Iho di.seovory, la.st niKht. Tho dynamite, which had hoon ! placed in four-stick lots on the Ktriiers ] l)one.'ith tho platform extcndlnj? alonK the loOiLl frcif^ht .station, was discover¬ ed by ono of the comimny omployeos a.rcldcnlajl.v, whilo ahout hl.s dutiea in tho i-allroafl yaiil near Iho freight hou.so about 4 o'clock Thursd.ay aftor¬ noon. Whllo w.slUinM" alouR: tho tnicks ho s^iw .a coil of ci»r>por wiro KlitterlnR lu tho sun. HcilizinK that thLs wa.s IV. Eddyrllle. Ky.. Oct. «.—The pIoeo cf Ertdyvi'.o piison endeil tonight Na¬ tional (luard.smon who .stormed tho ine.s.s h.ill whoro tho three convicts had stood off a small .irmy for four days found tho prisoners had beon killed. Lieutenant Kelly aud Sertjeunt Slc- Cullom wcro tho first to enter tho up¬ por .sloiy of tha Ijuildinff. Ou tho iloor near tho center ot the room .sprtiwied the bodies of Monto Walters. J.awrcnco Grimth and Harry Fcriand. Wi;ltci-s hail been dead several days. Tho back of his heail liiur beeu blown oft by a hand (;r9nade. The olhor two died of fc'unsliot woujids, I'rison offlcials who saw tho bofllcs Bald tiio meu may Imvo been killed in tho iiiius e.arly today. National Guard.sraen ruahod to tho uppor Iloor of tlio building after it had boen flood, ed by ammonia uas la an effort to dis- lodgo tho convicts. Condition of tho bodies Indicated, It yias said, that the bulk of today's at¬ tempts to break Ihrouch the bnnicado had been niado attcr tho three prison¬ ers had died. Tho room in which tho men had put up their dosiierato battlo aprainat over- Hrhclmlne odds was a wreck. Hullola 'trom tho bcslcKlng forces had spliuter- ed the furniture. Hits ot broad and me.at .scattered about Ihe room Indi¬ cated the prisoners had found tirao to eat despitn thoir lone lleht. PrisoJiers Oo Back Military rulo, whicii went Into forco at Iho pri.son this nn^'iiig, was re¬ laxed at once. jV stuleuient from Col¬ onel Kdwln Morrow at tho scono of tho sioKO Said: "DisreK.ardlnK all pre¬ vious roports. The prisoners have beon killed." Tho bodios wei'e Pushed to a morgue. ¦Warden John Chilton iravo orders tn movo all prisoners back to their regu¬ lar cells during tho night. Tha mess hall whero tho three con¬ victs barricaded thomsolves last ¦Wednesday morning after killing three pii.son guards in a break lor iiherty, may havo to bn rebuilt. Almost con¬ tinuous flrlng by 60 national guards¬ men and a dozen prison guards has ¦weakened its brick walls and splinter¬ ed its interior. Tlio bcl«.igurod convicts apparently did not givo up tha fight until thiy hnd exhausted all Ihoir ammunition. Tho threo automatic pi.stols with wiilch they fired on tho tru.-uds last Wednesday lay cmiiy be.sido their bodies. Two compnnies ot the National Guard ordered here by (.lovernor Mor¬ row when tho convicts seized the moss building and kitchen, attor killing three turnkeys last week, participated In the attack. First c.'une a barra-Te ot rifle nnd hand grenades which were thrown through tho windows of an upper floor. Next ammonia gas was driven into tho building through pipes laid for that purpo.se. Wil'o Is Arrested Mrs. ^ronlo Walters, wife of ono of tho convict.s, was arresteil today in l.oul.svillo and charged with smugglinR weapons to I'.er husband. She is known -to h.ave visited Walters here recently.. The other 600 prl.soners of the peni¬ tent l.-iry hnvo been on "war rations" iilnce their threo follow convicts oc¬ cupied tho me.ss hall containing all tjie prison food stoclcs. The building Is In the center ot Iho big pri.son plant. Its location made U tho most disadvantageous of all tho buildings Into which tho convict." could have fleii. Kven had they suc¬ ceeded in driving back their besiegers ennugh to escape frorn the mess hall they would have enco'intered pre.'iter difflculties i.v.tore re.iehing the hlgn prison wall. 1 ->rt!,-^f*: ¦•: ^'. - rri.. :. .- ':. ..¦.••i;.' on a trip th.at would combine both business nnd a honeymoon. Rev. Jarnes R. Rellly, of Avoca, a cousin of tho dend youth, was celebrant of tho funeral ma.ss and Uev. Harold nurkln, ot Sugar Notch, W.'IS master of ceromonieg. Tho marriago ceremony was i)er- formcd hy Uev. A. T. Brodcrick of Dunmore, a cousin of tho bride. rtither unusii.'il. 'no InvosjJ^atoil nnd Mr. Owens has-an executivo posl- IJ found .several strands of tho wire ox- I-.'•!;,' pi,"i)'.rrp, !i'r.'.io.<ir-g r.ii* '.f ilirKe wires ho wns moro than sxirprised to tlnd a clu-stcr ot four stiiiis of dyna- mito at ils end. Immediately ho re¬ ported tho mattor to company olflclals who. In turn, reported tho ca.se to the SMES GIVES UP 8 city polico. City Iletecllve J.ack , Williams and Police Insitector Russei Taylor contin¬ ueil tho Investigation and found that not only ono Vait many similar bundles hn^l boen placed l)0uealli Iho fraino- work of tho .structure In such a po¬ sition that tho onlho Rlructuro could sent in from a central point. Care¬ fully following tho various atrandu of wile thoy gathered tho vaiious bun¬ dles together and when the lasl of tho .sinks had been collected It was found Ihat they had a total of thirty-eight sticks of lllty per cent, dyuuinlto. Thase familiar with naturo of Ihr explosive claim that, this high por¬ coniage roprensnts next to the highest grade of explosive. They cialm Uial Ihe entire (luantily exiiloding at thet same tlmo would havo ilam.'iged proii¬ erty geneially thruughoiil Ihe enlire Central lily. Tho lo.ss of life, should Ihe plans of those who I'l.uitod Ihe oxiiiuiivo matoiializo, woulil h:ive been ennnnous, it is believeil. OllUials of tho conipany aro at an absolulo I )ss to account for any mo¬ tive for thn plot to de.st roy their proii- ,..-¦¦¦ i",*L- . ^-fi'i,;,.. ',ri.',»«»•»*-..¦¦ ¦¦ tl. .ii.-««...,!fl^ iTio i.'fsV, VCcifiii liiai llie manner In wiiich the explosive was placed and tlm p.-iraphornalla usr.I w-nuld mako It appear Ihat tho work may bo that of tho .somo gang who burglarized the Whitoman cstabllsh- meut on Ka.st I'nion stroet some time ago Ho Is of the opinion that the porsons who planted tho explosho were fiightened away beforo they could locate their b.'ittery and sincn that timo they failed to find an oppor- tniiitv to return and complcio Ihelr plans. B. LAND MABEL Surrenders To The Criminal Court But Refuses To Com¬ ment On His Defense DIVORCE AT ISSUE Auto Accidents Here Take 2 Lives; Third Victim In Serious Condition Two dcaMis (iui^ to automobile nccidiMits occiirrod liist night iu lio.'ipital.s hero whilo authorities feaiTd that another fatality iiii);lit be added to the alread.v inoiintiiiK: week-end list becau.Mo ot the serious injury of a third vie¬ tim. information in each of the cases was placed hefore tlle ]K)licc and coroner's oflice where it was announced investigations wero alread.v under way. Tiic victims are: EKsie May Hunt, tliret- xears old, 1() .Soulli Main street, Leo Park avenuo, Lee Ttirk, died in ^lercy Uo.siiital after beiiiK' run down liiy a trucli of Stanley Zukoski, .Sible.v street, A.-^hloy, liarry l!asch, 10 years old, Hi l-'2 Soutli Welles street, city, died in Cit.v Hospital of injuries I'l^- ceived in ii crash at Harvey's Lake. Helen (ladloc/ki, nine .\eai's old, Alain sti'i>et, Wanamie, is in a serious condition in N'antieoko .Slate llosiiital alter liavintr lieeu hit b.N' two motor trucks. The Hunt child was run down last (>veiiiii,",' at i") o'cloek near lier home. As she darted across the strret, accordiiio t" witnesses, a truck operated by .Stanley Zukoski of .Ashley iipprti.'U'hed. Hefore the driver could stop tlu^ machine, one of the wlieels had jiassed over the youiiji'slei'. Her slviill was fi'.".ctiii'ed and slio was hurt iii- ternallv. lier (Until occurred last iiit;ht at 1():.";0 o'clocl': ^v- ^^¦-^^].y:i-^\^-\_, ;ii!>'i-'-' "•^'^••n'vt^nUJ.vV'.iBi'l'''¦'- ' roiil e ficckus (f liahiiVTi' ibwiisurp. iie'iore" me victim de.'ilh was amiounred he had been releasi'd under ."^l,.">()() ba^J by .Justice I'Viiiier of Ashley.' Ho will bo rearraiKued on a manslau;4liter char^'e today, it was .•iiiiiounced b.\- Mr. I'Viiner. The deatli of liascli at City Hosiiital resulted from injuries he received ne.'irly threi" monlhs aj^o on the Harve,\'s Lake road. While driving alonu' the liij^lnvay on Jul.v 1() ho w.'is struck b.v another machino. One of his lojjs was broken. Ile also received internal injuries that develo]iod into eiimplications. \U\ had been in the hospital continuously and a fow days nv^n sulfered a relapse. His death occurred late yesterda.v afternoon, lliidortaker 11. V. Mooney took chartie "f the body. Helen (ladloc/.kl of Wanamie iiairowl.N- escaped death beneath the wheels of two diiferent automobiles in an odd aceidiMit near her home. WhHo crossing: the street she was thrown in the air by one niachiiio. She landed in the stroet directly in the path of a second car. 'I'lie wlieels of the second auto¬ mobile passed over her riaht lejt, causing a fracture. Niinses al Nanticoko Hospital said her condilion is cx- ti'ciiielv S'M'ious, BREAK OFF PEACE A T HUDSON MINES BY ROUSING VOTE Protests Over Alleged Failure ofCom- pang to Abide bg Pinchot Agree¬ ment Leads Union Men To Declare A Strike That Will Be Effective Tomorrow Morning. GRIEVANCES LONG STANDING Twenty-two tliousand mine workers will walk out on strike oiiiorrov.' nioniiu;; at tw^ily^vo mjne.M oper.'il.ed byJL'iid.'«on •.'(¦•i'li-j^fc t''V'lfi-.K^ati;!. '.!••/.••.¦;:,•' ;;.'tiV Jv rtVftvi.;.':;-}" e-;*';:t¦¦>':.'.. Phi- t;enerarsli'iko will allect i^\in-y one of the Hudson opera- ioiis between l'l,\ninulli and Carbondalo. It will como aflor vvreks of unsatisfactory dobati' between conipany officials and n'iev.'inee comiiiitlees of the men and will be tho first serious ^illlatioll ill the anlhracitc industry since the threat army of ¦oal (lijv.i',ers resumed work lasl montli followin;: the short 1923 iispiMisioii. Orders for the general tie-u|) wore made imblic last nifjit 'ly the };rievance citiniiiittee of the union men followinjr a 'oii;;tliy session in .Scranton, l!niou lead-'i's were emphatic in leclariiuv that they will I'om.'iiii idle until their complete ll.st of 'I'levanee;; can bo satisfactorily adjusted. 'I'lio committee will ;;ieet in Scninton atcain Tuesday morninjr at 111 o'clock to for¬ mally draft domaiids for prvsontatioii to tlie company. lii'fi.slon to h.'itt oneialiniis at every Mil.ison ciilliery was reached .'it a- .irgely atlended llKitilin of grlevallle rnen yesterilay afiernoon In Si ranlnn They Personify The Palmer'Procession'Into ' Canada Is «E0U(;R BOSTON FIXERAL Tho funeral of George William Uos¬ ton will be held from his. home. 113 East Northampton street, Monday afternoon at 1:30 with services In Shickshinny St. K. Church. Inter¬ ment in Shickshinny cemetery. Rela¬ tives and friends may viow tho re¬ mains at Kun'on's undertaking par¬ lors on .Sunday unj until ii:30 u. m. Monday* Chicago. Oct «—Vf. K. P. Stnkos. New York milllonalro, tonight surren¬ dered to ths criminal court following his Indictment on charges that he ron- pplred to show th.at his wife h.'id vislt- ctl notorious resorts hero. Stnkos, with Daniel Nugent, his New Tork agent, and Mi.ss Hattle Johnson. for yo»rs tho millionaire's housekeep¬ er, appeared before Ju.stice Caferly of criminal court and woro adriiltted to bond to appear at a near dato. Uonds wore flxed at J.'iO.noO ench. The.v will not be required to enter a plea hore until after the divorce hear¬ ings In N(*w Vork nro concitidcl. ac- cordin.tr to an agreement between Stokes' attorney and the .State Attor¬ ney here. Stokes and Nugent wero served with .subpoenaes c.iliing l'i>r display ot all letters written by them iu the alleged plot to corrupt the reiiutation of Misi. Helen Klwood .Stokes. "What's the meaning of tho.so." At¬ torney Krank Jordan, appearing for Stokes, a.skcd ius the papers were served. "Vou aro merely trying to delay the ilivoi'ce caso in New york. This is a subterfuge on the part of Mrs. Stokes' attorneys." Nugent nnd Stokes left the court rnonv as soon as Iheir bonds were flxod. "Wo intend tn leave for New York tonight." Nugent s.ald. Assistant State's .Mtorney Wharton told Stokes' attorneys that no delay In tho New York divorce case was sought .ind gavo his .sanction to their Immodl- ato return. Stokes merely smiled In answer lo Iho bari-agc of nuestions Irom repoii- c rs. , "We do not intend lo fight this caso In th(^ newspaiiers." Nugent said .act¬ ing :is srioke inian. '¦When the caso comos up in comi w-e will talk. Wo am roady to go to trial as soon as the I^ow York case is ovor." "I don't Imllevo thore Is anything to tho (barges." he added. ^ - ... - - ¦ BODY OF BABE FaUI\!D FLOATIMG ll\i THE RIVER Tho body of it new born Infant, wrapiiod in rags, was found floating in thu Susfiuoli-inna rive.' bolow Nantl¬ coke last night .at (! o'clock. The dis¬ covery was made by Julius Donoskl and "John Kiski. bolh of Honey I'ot. Their attention was claimed by the sight ot the tattered bundle near shoro and when thay imlltd it ashore, they uncovered the body of a male Infant, rolice admitted they have no clue to the Identity of the riarcnts. The borly was placed in Kearney's moiyut ct >'anticoka. School Which Is The Great¬ est Of Its Kind JOIN NOTED ASSEIVIBLY "U. J." and "Mnhol" woro In town yesterday. They spent .several fruit¬ ful hours absorbing the beauties of Wilkes-I5arro and launching a move¬ ment to establish chiropractic as a science, tho pnictlco of which would be controlled in rennsylv.inla I,iy Stato laws, as in the case of mediclno. I'ennsylvanla Is one of the twenly stales of tho Union which hasn't such a law or laws ut tho iiresent lime. "M. J." Is tho son of the lato I>. P. T'almer, founder ot the I'almor School of t'hironractlc at Oavonport. Iowa. ".Mabel" Is "II. J.'s." wifi?, and, as Chairman John J. Karrell remarked iu introducing her to the 130 chirn- praetors who assonililed at tho Hotel .Sterling to hear thom yestorila>'. "seven-clRhth.s" ot the I'almer School, tho greatest Institution of its kind In tliu world. Fifteen thous.'ind chiro¬ practors know the direiiing heads of the school that bred them as profes¬ sional men by the affectlonuto terms "It. J." and ".Mabef." That's how they like to be known, apparenlly. although Ihe Indiviilii.'il achievements nf each rank wiili tlu; works of tlie nation's gre.il. Wllkos-Uarre was sign;illy honored in tho visit of tho Palmers yesterday. Tlirough the Influence of local chiro¬ practors they choso this cl*y as the centre from which lo begin an organ¬ ization of chlroiiractors for an exten¬ sive territory of the State to bring tho cause cf the prnfession to the serious consideration of tho Legisla¬ ture. Men anil women ot the profes¬ sion from Ihls city, Harrisburp, r.*iilail iphia. Uethlehem, Hastnn. Sun¬ bury. Illoomsburg. Scranton, I'ittston. Olyphant, Iiunmore ^nd ni.'iny other cities and to'.vns mado tho meetings of the i'aimers here their mocca. I.,eKal Conlrol Tho national as.sociation of chiro¬ practors, some vears ago, began a movement under the direction of Ihe I'aimers, to bring chiropractic under the legal cnntrnl of Ihc .states of the Union. Twenty-eight stati'S have ria.s.sfil bills which set the educational stamiards of Institutions teaching \\i" I-rofession and rf-quiro ,i stato board examlnalion. given by lii^ensoil chlr.i- practor.s. l«'fore a certltiuitc to prae- Is awarded. In twenty-dve of J Kfalcj, Mrs. Ualrner stated, the Lil<e That Of a Popular Hero'Retiirnincj In Glory VACATION FORGOTTEN Abo.'ird l.loyd Cloorgo Speei.-il Train, Oct. 6.— Sitting at easu with his clg.'ir. his eyes on Win hills, l.loyd (leorge talked of m;iny Ihiiigs as Ihe train pe<l towards I'.inaila In the gathering du.sk. Asked whether hn h.'id noticed any steadying elTects of prohiliitlon In the United Slates, he raid with a twin¬ kle: "I'x'e iiotleefl advertisements for :i Int of drinks I never heard of be- fore." Then soberly hi'.uldeil: "I'mhi- bltlnn was a very gre.it and conrage- nii's thing for a nation lo do. Uiulil or wrong, it was dai'lug and gre.'it :" E Walton Of Oklahoma Makes Surprise Movo In War On Ku Klux Klan ISSUES PRnrJ AMATION ill. tico the- V)ill au drawn by thn national aKKOci.i- lioa of chiroprat'lor.s was |>i^.scd. the throe others, the oripinal Aboai'd I,loyO (^.fnr.t^'o Spoi'i;i] Tnitn, Kiithiinl. Vt.. Oct. \', \ y\\\vv hiiiiMil rrviviticalion nf tht- Into Th"t (hup Iloosirv*'lt fl;i;^liofl thr*>n«:h N'ew York Stiito ami yorniont tixhiy and elfclij- llnl 1h(ir pctijilf* as '1', U. \uo{\ \n t\i\. I);iviii Movl CriH','.'. )''MiMii )-!h.u;;<I. asking only to soo nnd Il.slcn, wkm roirtd in.sU-aii lo hc seen ;;iid to .spo; k; and h<» Jft jorfi^o \\\h iMT.soniil niarnrt- i.^m and charm in luilf a dozen Ameri¬ can citjc.'j ;ind town'-; in a way fitnrt- Iln^Iy reniinl.scont of Itoo.-^pvclt. The formor Dritjsh rremier enpaq-- cd in siiocch-mnklnfr ()ro^:r;im tcx'ny whiih, if maintained durinj; his month in Ciinada and (lie I'nitcit States, will roll his triri of th** Inst vcstifre of th*^ holiday flavor nf which, on srttinir nut fiom New York tins mnrninK-, ho siuilie \\\\\\ boyish dcii;:ht. . Hr might have been T. U. ram- piiiRminpr. I!o htmr^elf said the en- thn.Hiasm of the frrcellnjrfi pf^copdo'l him, tho choerinr: when he made a te!lin;r point or an allusion that plea.sed liis bearors, made him fci-l a.s Ihoijuh ho wore In .-in election csirp- pai'^n. Llovd r.corL-" will p-ach Moa'- rejil tonif.;l)t. bifldin^r temporary fMri*- well to the X^^nilod Stales. Ho can scarcely foel more at home In <';inada thnn ho wa.s made to fc(d today In New York anil Vermont. IJoyd fJeorfre won hi.s Amori'^an hearers today by tulklnp: to thmi as kinsmen, hy ron*t;!ntIy interspor.'--in;; hla Hpcrtihcs with M-rorrnco.s to men ipd Ihinjrs familiar to his aniUenres, and hy a whole hearted Konialily, Hi- did rot .say anythinir new or \rYy im- ron'int In Hny f>f hin spf.echeH. Me ' mn.df.ed them .'ill in the Kame pattern, hearty apprncjatlon nf the wclconi". allusions lo tho hi.storic fir commorcial ar political inu'orlatice of thn cnm¬ munlty. warm praise of Amorican partnerHhlp in tho war. a bit of a jok*^, a wavfi of thr bnnd ond. In each Oklri eiiior ".bu k' W'idion, in spi'ct.iouhir move lo pri-v menl by OIM nijis \\ Iio. Ill- t. r> f.ov- ihirinjc ""'I » imr"''"'l>- ;iimH. were inciirr'd .:s a n.^ilt (.f Iii.4 flKht aLMin:^ Ihc Km Klii.\ K'l.in, tonight Hiirnmonirl the Stai.; l,.'v,i^|;ituro to meet in sp'-ciid se.ssion Oi't. II. The r\'(iilivc*H procl.'im.'ilinn or- den-d the l,"tri.s1:itiire tn i n.act !;iw.i to "protect the pi ople from nci.^-ked ;inil l.'iwh;:; m;ir:indits and niolia and •secri t. or;-.'tni;'at ion.s." T!ic (li'li- for convrnlnr of the o>:tra- ordiniiry rn-etin!,' of tho Kr^;isl;il ure bv the (biveitior is six d:iyH abo.'id of tin- tunc ot' till- f^atherinu' ffot by the "inHurp,"nI ,|et;i;;lators" dematiniiiR Walton's romoVMl. A procl.Hii.i'ion I.ssuod by W. H. Mcllee. ll (llier of IllO "rebel" IorIhIji- tors, summnned a spectai se.'j.sion for 0(;t fiber 17. The Covernor said \\\r> I.etrl.ilnture '•ould imp''iell hitn If they wanteif to. "Tli't \. o-ild no doid.t lie Icjral," he y.u\>\. "l:ii" r I Mn impeaohrd \ will III \ Vou c.'in dopend '¦! K'i i'l'' I'e;, T::i (i tlon tin '•inv:.";h] to the 1 when tl'.r K^sponsil ' ' ' " 'n.it Ihe KOK^.M- i;;',o I'e- einjiin- in Okla- \ ,:;)!¦ .'.,iid In Ida proclamn- T.'- evidence fiK''"lnst. the ¦ 1 nipii'" li:id bei a broiltiht ;,dit nfid the time hnd como or ".'ini/;it'iiii should bu dM>ld ;¦ for i!H la\v]e;.'.sne:'H. In I cane, tho Ramn benodictinn,—"I bid bill passed Is now lie;ing am<-nded to con¬ form with Ihe Antional asaoclatlon'a. l.ieut. CjOvi.rnor l);iviil ,1. Davis, Mayor Daniel L. Hart and Dr. and Mrs. l^almer wore s[ieakcrs at yrster- d.'iy'.H noon day meeting at the .Ster¬ ling. Mr. Davis cxpresHod hla sym- Continued oa faye 1, SectiocZ Ood'.s bles.^lng.s on you." Tlie Wi'Isli .Sone He spnke lirst at .Mbany after sIlii ping out of New York ('ity early n. tho rnnrnliiR. At tho Stato c:ipllal several thousand fioorde bad gathered. Tho police hand playod ".Men of Har¬ lech," .stirring Wel.sh uir. Lloyd Continued on" Pnge 1, Section^ I'roof of (liitla\vr.v "It Is Imperative Ihal Ir.'islatlon bo Immedi.ilely enaeted '.vhie'i will un¬ mask the iir^'ani/;ilion resiion.viblo fnr these crlnus nf violence and prevent their recurrence." Ileforrlng to tho reign ot martial l;tw rst.'ilillshod four week.s ngo to curb ¦; ' l.ir' ¦ ' 'ill In Okla- hn:i;.i lie I', ! " h.'nl ro- .stnri'l (."I'r : 'i'i| hundreds of mob whiiipinns anil iiiiii'ileri<. "The swnin e\iiienco as to tho ox- I' l;iwl(-ssneKH ¦ iiii'/.i'.tion re¬ nt oper.ltlnn, tho in'-iiil^or;.iii|i oi .\nii'h Is secret, IUi.H treen seiMired by duly aiilliorlz*ii! military cnnimis;lnns and is available for the Ijse nt the pinpil alll hoi Itles, bolh kiiiSlative and Judicial," Denotes EncI Of Resistance As Only Method To Serve Wel fare Of Rcnublic FACES OPPONENTS Herlin, Oct. fi. "\ am rendy to ;in .•:\viT bl fnre any court fi>r wh:if J li;ive done.*' ('li;inceIor Stresematin declnrod in the Hei:-hst.iK tills afternoon in a lengthy defense of the Kovornment's action in can^'illlnK' passive reslHlimce, Severiil newsfiapr'r.M with stron;.; nal lonali.stic •eudencie.^ lutd {•l.iinied Stresemann nhould be trierl for capilu- lidin;^'. 'I'lie t'h.incelbu's .-^it ronuous de- fon.se of the Hunonder- w.is intended to (piiet the ohj'-einr-.s and auHwer vill- llc.ition.s of J'an-CermanH who in.si.sl ho ha^ dlshotioieii the n;itlon. "i'asslve reslstunrc wa.s piven up for the Rood of (lermany, not for the Koofl of Fnince," the ClKincellor point¬ ed out^. "When rnn.«ildenitlon of our flpht In the Ituhr ua a whole Im pos.sible, then you will KOO whether we nro ready to 'capitulate.' "Wo are not even ihlnklnp of sur¬ render. We will never pive up the (iKht for the riKliln of humanity. "ifowover, cotil inu.inee of pa.s.»(|ve re.sl.stanco w.ia pliy.slc.ijly nnd morally impo.ssible." SIre.semnnn pointed out to the nelihst.'ifr tli;it he previously had Riv¬ en wnrnintf th:it ce;;.satlon of re.ssitance uduld not necp.-!.'>.'irlly load to no^^ott- ntioiis witii I''iance. "It had to be, howevor, ^;ecnu.»^e of the internal .situation," he decl;ired "(lermany was crashing hcadlouf? to¬ ward economic cliao.i." Kiii^es His lOnomkfi A rro\Mle(| hon.-e .oiietijy hostile in places with communlst.s, nnd I*an- (lerman.s catchtnK Stresemann hi a oro.Ms-flre of cnti<'lsm, head thfi Chan¬ ci llor'a apolopla. "Tho sole po.'^sibllity of a solution of the rep;i rations problem consi.sts Ui \\x\- derstandint; between the Allies and (Jermany,"'the st)oakor said. In the same brtath he confe.ssod that his ef- reclted hi.s jctifirantoo offor.s and subse- fort.'i to effect a settlement- here he quent devclopment.s—had UAJhIevod no success abroad. Turninif to other subjects, presslni? upon the povernment, the man who had been hailed only a few days apo as a builder of a dictator.diip, confess¬ ed further weukni;.s of hl.s patched up coalition. * He admitted t'.-.at tho Kovernment wouldn't -to many of hia hearera thi.4 rrtount couldn't- proceed aj;ain.st tlie VanKahr regime in Havaria ixwX com- I'ontral I.abor I'nion hidi. HpokoH- imn of variouH Ioc;d unions irciled ¦oinplnitil.H of moro lliMti a do'/en 1n- ¦ '.inee.4 \v heroin (ho coinpafiy h.is ieclimd to ch;injre ;i'i('i;erl unfMVoi-.-ible nndilioiiM. I'l.iily dniliic the nieilin;; 'lie teni|>er of the nii'u indicated tb'- .'¦I joiisne.'W of Iho situ.'ifnut. When a -1 fike ballot wa.s taken, ntdoii men ml. Iho vote w.i.s iiiiMiiitnou.'i Mr a v^.ilk out. ConscH of Sirilifl Hpokestu'ii for llie mineiH Iil.'it nlpht to,(lie pubiic llieir principle ohjoctjons ¦o comp:itiy fUlo. 'I'liese leadinp pr ley- I UCe:< il 10 : '"riio Vp'«.IiI te.Mt' Hyf^teiii under ujilih bn s'M nnd olher Hudson em- ployeM enter- nnnerH' chunibers for the i'Urpo.ie of innimufiit in;; new niethod.H iI' cuilinp o d. "t'ornpany'.s refusal to flx ttp rnte .'•lieefM In arcortliuire with the terniK of tie) now IMnchot. wape flcale. "New ri'iiuin'monts tlmt prmpwayR must bo driven fruin \'l to IIO font ind r'lfiiMid to p.iy ilouble wages for .v;nda;;o in Itiniie! i of extr-a fllze. •'.Su.'^r'cn.si'in r>r iMi'Mii men for Viiryiiu: period.^ Iwciiuse they refused lo work moro than eiKht hours." Tin so p'tiints In dispute coupled ronplod with the Hudson company's refusnl to rcttle strikes at the nela¬ waro, rino Itidpe and l.aurel Uun col- IJerie.M cemeidid the deeiMion of the men to l;ike dr-a.-dic action. Kor tho piisl Wick miners at tho Delaware h;ive boon Idle, duo to a .strike. Since Wedrn.'-^day produilion has .'i|.<io been ;it a .'l.md:,till jit Iho I'ine P.idpe and l*'Mii'cl Huu mines. The men ciriim that .'^ome clas.s|Mcii.llon.s of l'il»or ar-e workinp imder. more severe conditloufi .¦iirice the reeent .'-u.^pon.'^lon than thoy enconiitored Tinder the ohl aprcement. Tall Sunday Session I-'or months le lat urns between the I'liit'd .Mine Workers itnd the ^iid.son company have been severely Ht rained but the breakinp point waa avoided unlil Iho pre.sent throuph union pon- eralship. Tla* continued rofn.sal of tho compuny, however, to ndjiist <'onditton.s left the dj.sfjiet oflleials powerles.n to keep tho ndne.s rutuiinp any lonper. Striico plans will be completed thia afternoon ;it a. Joint meetlnp of locals ] l.'ii;, 1 !»:*»> nnd 'li>'.KZ, comprising tbo I'fno Kidu'.\ Delaware and I.;iurel R^b employ'''^- TIi'^ so.s.sion will start promrttly nt .1 o'clock. It will tak* place in Finn's hall. Miner's Mill.s. pel the Muidch difl.'itor to oanrol hl.s ".state of Hici'e." Can't ICaiHfK.Monoy Ho ronfcs^ed inability to hnlt thr ¦diimi) of the murk by the methods illtberli* applied, thouull be .v|Ji;pe.sled hc hoped the pi'opo; ed UOW curicucy mlpht .succeed In thi^. While tho Uliancellnr wa.4 talklnp, the murk bioke Ihiinmh.the thi-e« bil¬ lion tii the pound hvel and continui.d to fall. Hlre.'iemann hnd only mild reproof j of Itavuria for Its revlllnir of Kbert and Von Seckt and agreed that Ha- varla's own marl fal law mipht remain in force. He warned u noisy com¬ munist proup on the left that the state of filepi) would bo lifted when they and their adlu-rcntn mailo it po.ssible, Aprojxf.q of rci'U rat ionH, tho Chan¬ cellor held that CJermany had dono her utmost to sho^v hor pood will, but ailmitted I'l-unce harl not harkoned. After hearinp tho adilrr.ss, Hoichstap meinbors a.meed tbat the i-abinet, re- Ijorn with no many throes, was doomed to a short life, - and not a merry ono. The .speech showed that Stresemann nnd Hupo Htirmc:4 dlsaprec. ,-\h an otllcial utterance It was penerally held tu bo the weake.»it thus far made by a Gfwm.'yi leader since tho Kuhr oc¬ cupation, Stresemann, nlway.9 the politician, was careful to avoid plvlnp offense, oHpeclally to the Socialists. The L'htincollor appeared to realize thnt patchwork politics lund cabl-iet.s cannot oii'luro n.s lonp a.s Oermaiiy nmains In hei present condition, | FAST WORK IS DONE ON MARKET STREETi l^y eomiiletini^ the enneri le work on i West .Market street toduy, the Uoor- Iny (.'onstruotlon Company e'staljllsheil a new roconi for i'self. Two weeks 1 ago today inaehlncry wa.i flrst iilaeed in Dositlon to boKln the work of tear- in« U|) tho olil pavo. .Slnee that time tho old pavo ha.s been removed, exca¬ vation ciimnleted. a new concrete bas'^ conipletely laid and the doublo ti-ack trolley Iiuo eoinpteted. Tlioii(;li bnth tracks are connortrd tip .so that cars mi'.iht bo orior.ited on either track, nei'lier \\;'l b • i;>".i umu Wednesilay of noxt week at tho earl¬ iest. The tractinn cnnipany ollicials bavo refrained from usiiiK tho tracks befnro that ilat« in order tn Bivo tho cnnci'ite base amiile time In which to sel llinrniiKhly. Flvon noxt week only ¦ i. ' I" the pnitberly side nf the itreet ¦will bo used. It Is likely that .il .iiiiiiuiia .iiid outbound tracks will be u.sed fnr the llrst tlmo ono week from today. OPPENHEIM IS BACK FROM BUYING TRIP M. A. Oiipenheim, directlns head of the I'eople's Diitllttins Co., has return¬ eil frorn a rug buying trip to Now Vork. While in tliu metropolis he met with tho liireoting heads ot the thir¬ teen other stores that aro mombors of the samo chain as tho Toople's and combined for buying powor. The.so stores aro loeated In Huffalo, Toledo, ycranton, Syraciiso. Detroit, Roches¬ ter, Cleveland, Springfield, Ohio; In- dianaiiolls and Vounystown. RELEASED UNDER BAIL UPON GIRL'S CHARGE Claiiuing tho testimony of two I>ronrinoiit local physicians will prove that he did not assault Clara Maok, 17-ycar-old chorus girl. In a loeal hotel as reported through the press, and that tho charges pi'cforred against him wero faulty. Leo Schrlbcr, North Washington street young man, called The Indeiu'ndent ottlce by phone yes¬ terday afternoon and stated that ho is i'.bsolutely Innocent ot tho alleged ''I'k and that the caso haa been settled, 111 spite ot this settlement police nlllcials eonien.r that the ca.se Is far from being settled and that the girl is determined to continue the prosecu¬ tion. A bail piece, on wlilcli the ac¬ cused young man Is being held In tho sumo ot $2,000, 13 bolns held at police heaiUiuartOi's and, up until last nlfht. It had not boon surrendered. A hearing ia the caso -was held be¬ fore Alderman (!eor!;o A'encha, Friday evening, and. aller hearing tho tcsii- niony as presonted by t le girl and also by Schriher. the" dofendant vj:-. held without ball for a further hear¬ ing. Lator In th evening he appeared beforo Ma:.'or Hart who ordered him re'o.i.i'd ill Ihe sum oZ 5-,'-00 bull.
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
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Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1923-10-07 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
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Month | 10 |
Day | 07 |
Year | 1923 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1923-10-07 |
Date Digital | 2008-04-15 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 27840 kilobytes. |
Source | Microfilm |
Language | English |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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22,000 ANTHRACITE MINERS GET STRIKE ORDER
Wyoming Valley's
Great
Home Paper
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
^i
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Washlnfrton, Ot^t. 6—Eastern Penn¬ sylvania; Kair nnd continued cool Sunday, Monilay fair, with alowly rl-siiii,' temporaturc.
IFORTY-FOUR PAGES
Entered ut Wilkes-llarre, Pa., BS Second Class Muil Matter.
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7,1923
The Only Sund.iy Newspaper Covering the Wyoming Valloy
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
RIOTING CONVICTS WIPED OUT BY GUARDSMAN;
DISCOVER PLOT TO BLOW UP LOCAL STATION
ALL DEAD IN MUTINY lAT PRISON
MADE BRAVE FIGHT
Siege Of Eddyville Ends When Soldiers Rush Mess Hall And Reveal Tragedy
LAST SHOTS FIRED
r
Empty Guns Found Beside Convicts Who Held The .National Guard At Bay
After Wedding Comes Funeral
Two hours l>eforG hor brother was burlnd, Misa Marie M. Iteilly, a proralnonl youn^; wonian of bcran¬ ton, waa married ycMterday morn¬ ing to Leo Edward Owens of Minneapolis, Minn. The marrinKe ceremony was performed in St. Cecelia'3 chapel, Kcranton. MIks Uoilly appeared In a br^t'al pnwn with veil. Tho marriage took place at 7:30 o'clock und wa.s followed by tho funeral at 9:30 o'clock. Funeral services took place In St. I'cter'3 Cathedral for navid M. Ueillx, Jr.. a brother of the l)rid". Ho met Instant deatli Wednesday niffht when nn nutomobiln carry¬ ing- to a pro-nuptial nfl'air at Thomiipon's in honor of his .sl.*iter, overturned on tho Madisonvilln road, near Scranton. It was found lmpossil)lo to po.stpono the mar- riapre which had been planned as a I'romlnrnt social nffalr. Tlio l>rld;il couple had nlroady onfragod a .stntr- room on a liner which will carry Mr. nnd ^ifs. Owens tp Knjrlav.ul.
WILKES-BARRE SA VED FROM WIDE DISASTER BY A LUCKY CHANCE
Thf dlscoveiy of thirty-olgrht sticks i be blown to atoms with a alnglo chaiKo
1 of exoeptlonally hlKh explosive, ar- I ranK»* |
Sequence | 1 |
FileName | 19231007_001.tif |
Month | 10 |
Day | 07 |
Year | 1923 |
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