Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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MA YOR THINKS DR YBILL OPENS SALOONS ON SUNDA Y
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Washington, Mar. 31.—Eastern Pa,: Fair Sunday; cold Sunday morning, fol¬ lowed by rising temperature during Simday; Monday fair.
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FORTY-FOUR PAGES
Entered   at   Wilkes-Barre,   Pa., as   Second   Clabs   Mnil   Matter.
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 1,1923
The   Only    Sunday   Newspaper Covering the   Wyoming   Valley
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
DEAD INSECTS AND WORMS IN BOOZE ANALYSIS; STATE POLICE WARN ALL EASTER CONSUMERS
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22 KILLED AS FRENCH OPEN FIRE
Ruhr Invasion Leads To A Clash With Workers In The Great Krupp Plant
SIXTY ARE INJURED
Attempt To Confiscate Motor Cars Is Given As Cause Of A Bloody Encounter
MOBS SEEK VENGEAMCE
Uerlin. March 31.—The Ruhr has had it.s baptism of fire tnd tonight. With ::2 Ijing dead and 60 injured, ad¬ vices fioin the valley .showed that the cri.si.s in the Krench occupation had arrived. Kaster in Germany's indus¬ trial region will be a day of nervous- nc-s and (car,—with no tolling at whal moment the ancient hatred of I'ru.ssian for Frenchman and French¬ man  lor Prussian will  flame up.
Of the 22 who died, cloven were killed nhen French machine gun.s opened tiio on workmen at the great Krujip i>lant, thus punishing them for Httomplinff lo resist seizure of auto¬ mobiles. Most of the injuries occurred lit the same, timo. One bui-st from tho machine suns and the advancing ;;iowd of woikers was .scattered. The other Cii.suailics were caused by a col¬ lision botwccn trains manned by I-'rench crews near Cerolstein. Kleven Jio.l,  incliidint;: six  Germans.    .._
The affair at Kropps was the moat serious of the occupation. When the Krench arrived to conHscatc the auto- rnobilo.'*, a factory siren sounded and the workers came pouring out in great masses to resLst. Krupp oflicials ord- rre<i the soldiers to leave but they re¬ fused. Thoir officers went into con¬ ference with tho oflicials and then agreed to recall the troops as soon a.s the crowd dispersed.
Whilo the throng was still milling around tho gates something happened, .^ome reports say a stick was thrown at tho French. At any rate the re¬ sult was a bur.st of fire from the ma¬ chine guns. The French officers had to wail until the crowd wa.s cicared away before leaving the factory, as otherwise they probably would have been mobbed.
Thi.s wa«. the first time the French had ever, molested the Krupp works. An investigation is being made to as¬ certain whether tho train wreck wa.s :iiuso<l by sabotage. French today iharged they had discovered a new lypc ot super-submarine under con¬ traction at the Benz works. Offlcials of the plant denied if, but the French named this as the reason for extend¬ ing occupation of Mannheim, seizing lhe Benz worlis, tho Hilda .school and part of the EvingelicaJ orphanage.
The F'rench Keport
Paris, March 31.-^Thc French an- oouncemcnt of the trouble at the Krupp works in K.sscn today says five nr siv workers wojo killed when ma¬ chine guns were turned on tho crowd ind that tho soldiers acted in .self defense. They had gone to the works to requisition autx)mobiles when fac¬ tory whistles blew the alarm and the workers siillicd out to attack them. Stones wore thrown at the soldiers who retreated to a garage. I,ive stoam w;is then turned on them throuph a'hosc and thoy opened fire.
Ijjiter a mob attacked two French rngineers in an automobile, wounding one severely and one slightly. Tonight iirmored tanks and armored cars pa¬ trolled the streets around the Krupp %ork.s. Rigorous penalties will be (kiforccd.
UNITED MINE WORKERS STRIKE AT INJUNCTION
Richmond. V:u, March 31.—The fed¬ eral circuit court of appeals for the fourth circuit, after argument by both sides before the full court, today took vmder advisement tho appeal of the Ignited Mine Workers of America from the injunction issued by Judges McClintic, at Charleston, W.' Va-, on the petition of West Virginia coal companies, forbidding the collection of miners union dues in West Virginia through the    chock-oft    system.    The
Sjunction was suspended March 24 r federal judge l->imund Waddill, Jr., tting at Alevandriii, Va., at the in- ttance of tho United Mine Workers until a flnal hearing could be given their appeal by the full court   today.
The 'check-ofT' sy.stem entails the payment of miners union dues to the union by the employer who takes the rcquisixc sum from the miner's .pay. Twenty-three non-union West Vir¬ ginia Coal Companies attacked the system as iUegtil. The United Mine Workers defended the system as a voluntary assignment of wages by the miners, claiming the practice has been legalized by the courts in previous dccisionii.
Whatever action is taken by the circuit court of appeals, it appears certain that the case will be taken to the Supreme court by the losing par¬ ty antl a final test of the validity of |i»e clicik-o;t system will be had there.
AVOCA IS MENACED BY A COSTLY BLAZE
Whipped by a heavy wind, flre which threatened to sweep through the heart of Avoca last night, at 9 o'clock made two families homeless and. damaged .several other propcytics. Fire companies of four towns com¬ bined their forces in fighting the flames. Tho intense cold weather worked hardship on the flre fighters, some of whom had narrow escapes from injury.
The lire entirely destroyed a two- family dwelling at 400 South Main street, occupied by the families of William Atwell ahd William Thomp¬ son. Damage was done to the resi¬ dence and bakery shop of Mi.ss .'Vnna Riddle when sparks carried the flre to Clark street. For a time the flames menaced the P. M. Church and tha dwellings of-Mrs. Sarah David¬ son and the llutchins family.
The total loss was placed at $5,000, only partly covered by insuranc^. Arrival of fire companies from Dur¬ yea, Old Forgo and Moosic together with si.xty volunteers aided the Avoca firemen in getting control after an hour's hard work.
Flames believed to have been started by ;i kitchen range were discovered at 3 o'clock in the second floor apartment of the Thompson family at 400 South Main street. Mrs. Thompson's calls for help resulted in an alarm being turned in.
When Avoca firemen arrived the entire building was rapidly being con¬ sumed. Members of the Tompson family had to flee from their apart¬ ment while the Atwell family on the ground floor only had a few minutes in which to rescue a tmall amount of , home   furnishings. |
Vt'ith   the  aid  of a   sweeping wind.
the flames wore reaching out to near¬ by buildings when an appeal for aid w-as sent to Durjea. Old Forge and Moosic. Until these reinforcements arrived the Avoca firemen were aided by volunteers.
Alter burning for a half hous the flames spread to the dwelling and bakery of Mi.ss Riddle. Sparks ignit¬ ed the roof and at the same time some of the window casings, were burning. The fire lighters, who had connected four streams of water, turned their attention to surrounding property. Men and women climbed to roc/fs and stamped out brands as they lighted. .V fence surrounding the Hutchins property at the corner of Clark and Main streets was partly burned.
The lire was not undor control for more than an hour. Meanwhile, the firemen wero sufforint: from the in¬ tense cold. Some of thom experienced narrow escapes but a «:heck-up of the four firo departments following the blaze showed no one hurt. Nearby residents served the firemen with hot coffee during the course of the blaze.
SALOON ONLY A NAME; SUNDA Y BAR IS NEXT
Although he will wait for an opin¬ ion from City Solicitor McHugh be¬ fore taking action in any direction. Mayor Daniel L,. 1^art said last night that under the provisions of the Pin¬ chot Dry Bill there are no more sa¬ loons and that these emporiums have as much right to remain open on Sunday as ice cream, candy, cigar and other stores. According to the Mayor's contention tho saloon, ac^-ord- ing to accredited delinilion is e.xtinct and with the elimin.'ition ot licenses they come under the same legulaiioos as any other-place of business.
Having passed into the same cate¬ gory with peanut stand.s. stores, res- tauntnt.s, etc.. Mayor Hart s;>id that the only way to closo tho so-called saloons on Sunday would be to invoke the antiquated Blue I-.awE which would barricade everything and stop all worldly progress on the    Sabbath.
He .said that during-the week .a repre¬ sentative of Gov. Pinchot, who was a major in the army, ca!led upon him and a.sked the cooperation of the po¬ lice department in enforcing the dry bill against the salo and manufacture of intoxicating liquors of greater vol¬ tage than allowed by the Volstead Act.
The Mayor promi.sed cooperation but it was announced by tho guberna¬ torial representative that plans have not been perfected by the State de¬ partment regarding the degree mu¬ nicipal authorities aro to be requested to assist in the enforcement of the law. One of the enforcement details that is to be worked cut is putting into effect of the provision of the law making the proprietor or owner of any hotel .eating houso, .sJiloon or oth¬ er establishmont personally responsi¬ ble if a person carr>'ing intoxicating liquor gains access to the building.
PUT INTO EFFECT
New York Guardians Stop All' Only Seven Minor Defendants Persons  For  Questioning     Escape Like Fate In Fam-
Before Entering Metropolis
A HOLIDAY MOVE
New York, March 31. — Drastic move J lo halt the Kaater crime wave sweeping New York were ordered to¬ day by Acting Police Commissioner Leach. He put the city*practically in a state of siege against the crooks, .started a general round-up of sus¬ pects and placed guards at the "city gates."
After a meeting with all inspectors at headquarters. Leach ordered police captains to sleep at their station houses, so as to be constantly on duly, suspended all vacations, an¬ nounced special patrols would be placed in front of all big banks and issued instructions which make tho whole force constantly ready for emergency duty.
These orders were made nece.":sary by a series of bold crimes which started Good Friday and continued today. These included the ordinary hold-ups of cigar stores and payrool runners by "quick on trigger" men. and in addition there were crimes by thugs who worked like Paris Apaches. Gustavo Muranyi, portrait painter, was tackled by bandits who. by jiu jit.su, dislocated his arm while going through his pockets.
Police tonight were placed on guard at all entrances to the city, bridges and ferry slips, ready to challenge any motorists deemed suspicious. Auto- mobilists were warned to stop when ordered and to be ready to give an account of themselves. Strangers in the city likewise were warned to be ready to prove their identity.
A general round-up of all suspicious characters got under way shortly after dark, in response to Leach's orders. Police begiin searching pool rooms, garages, .saloons, coffee houses and other such places. Recruits attached to the police training school were called on fpr hours of extra duty be¬ tween 6 p. m. and midnight, and were assigned to patrolling the water front.
ous Gary Conspiracy
JURY ACTS QUICKLY
Indianapoli.s.'lnd., March 31.—Fifty- five defendants in the Gary liquor conspiracy case, including Roswell O. Johnson, mayor of the city; Dwight M. Kinder, prosecutor of Lake Coun¬ ty; William H. Olds, sherift; William M. Dunn, cily judge; 'Clyde Hunter, former prosecutor, and Lewis K. Barnes, former sheriff, were found guilty by a jury in federal court to¬ day.
Seven minor defendant.s were ac¬ quitted.
Sentence probably will not be im¬ posed bv Judgo Ferdinand A. Geiger until late in April or eariy in May.
The maximum penalty is two years in prison and a fino of $10,000 on each of the four counts of the indict¬ ment,
.Mlomeys for the defense were given eight days in which lo file mo¬ tions for arrest of judgment, new trial.s, etc. Tho motions will be ruled on April 18, Judge Geiger announced.
Tho jurv reached its verdict after fifteen hoiir.s. It was said the jury was unanimous from the start as to the existence of a conspiracy, the greater part of the time being taken up in considering the piilt or inno¬ cence of individual defendants.
Originallv there were 75 defendants. Of these, tive pleaded guilty, seven never were arrested and the case again.st one woe annulled by the gov¬ ernment.
WORKER AT COXTON
DIES FROM INJURY
FORGERY I.S CHARGED
Charged with forging a check for $250 purporting lo have been signed by the Easy Vacuum Washer Com¬ pany, R. H. Dean, president; John W. Lutes of this city wus arraigned be¬ fore Alder-man Alexander Ricketts yesterday, after which he was held in the sum of $1,000 Vwil. Samuel Mc¬ Cracken of the Miners Bank, this city, appeared as the prosecutor.
Squeezed belween two cars while employed at the Coxton yards of Le¬ high Valley Railroad, alwut a week ago. Earl Strong, aged 21, of 111 Ettwine street, Bethlehem, received injuries which resulted .n his death about 10:30 o'clock last night in the State Hospital at Pittston to which institution he waa taken immediately following the accident. The young man went lo work at the Coxton shops following the strike which be¬ came effective on July 1st and which is still in effect. "The lots of a large quantity of blood from a rurtured artery received in the r.ccident was largely responsible for hia death.
CHURCHES ADVANCING IN POWER
Ninety Per Cent Of People Of United States Are Pledged To Various Sects
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BIG GAIN IN YEAR
Catholics And Methodists Win The Most Accessions Ac¬ cording To Latest Census
AN EASTER MESSAGE
Washington, March 31.—Ea.stcr finds tho American churches stronger than ever before in-'the history of the country since the record accessions during the past statistical year, Ar¬ thur D. Hugerfonl of tho Federal Council of Churches staled today.
Figures collected from all denomina¬ tions showing an increase of 1,220,428 church members last year, or 50 per cent, more than joined religious l>odics during any of the five preceding years, show that the United States has not "entered a period of un-Godliness" as the result of the war, Hugerford slat¬ ed.       •     •
The survey of the Council shows that .America is becoming more religi¬ ous, that the nation is not turning away from the Church to ;.n era of pleasure and crime, as some publicists contend, and that the religious ad¬ vance i^ being carried steadily for¬ ward, he stated.
"The religious people of the United States as a result have irmch to be thankful for this JEtistor. I'relintinary reports to the Council show that ac- cession.s this year, duririg the Lenten and Easter period.s, may be larger than the record-breaking number of last year."
Commenting, the Rev. W. S. Aber- nethy. President Harding's pastor hero, stated that the report speaks well for the Christian altitude of the nation and the progress the churches of the nation are making."
Nine-Tenths Religious
The Federal Council estimated that the "religious constituency" of the na¬ tion comprised more than 90 per cent, of the population. "Religious consti¬ tuency'' was defined to mean "all baptized persons, all adherents and all those who, in the supreme test of life, turn lo a particular communion."
The numlier of this class was esti¬ mated al 98,878,367 persons. The ac¬ tual church membership of the nation was placed at 47,461,558.
Incomplete figures as to church contributions show that the total is well .above the half billion mark. The amount reported to d.ite is $o0.i.507,- 585, already more than $16,000,000 above the receipts for the previous year.
The rfligious constituency by gen¬ eral groups was given as follows:
Protestant 78,113,481.
Roman Catholic 18,104,804.
Jews 1.600.000.
Mormons 604,882.
Eastern Orthodox 456,054.
During the last year there was a gain of 9..')51 congregations and 15,- 252 ministers.
Catholics Gahi Most
"The great increase in member¬ ship," said the Council, "is duo largely to the gjiins ot the Roman Catholic Church, which shows an increase of 219.158; the Methodist Episcopal Church 122,975; the Southern Baptist convention 97.116 and the National Baptist  convention,   (colored)   74,570.
"The Methodist churches have the largest con.stituency in the country, their figures being 23.253,854 j^crsons. Tho Baptists form the second largest group with a constituency of 22,869,- 098.
"The Roman Catholic? are third with 18,104.804 and the Lutherans fourth wilh 7.043.854.
"The Presbyterians are flfth with 6,276,698."
ATLANTIC CITY GETS
ITS GREATEST CROWD
Atlantic Cily, N. J.. March 31.—The Easier holiday invasion established a new record for crowds here tonight Hotels were filled by holiday seekers from every State in the Union who are anxiously waiting lo participate in the renowned Boardwalk fashion review tomorrow. Femininity exceeds the males in the proportion of three to one and the matron and maid are on the qui-vive tonight regarding the weather possibilities.
TRAIN CRUSHES AUTO; TWO LOSE THEIR LIVES
Cornelia, Ga.. March 31.—Two per¬ .sons were killed and two others were slightly injured whon their automo¬ bile was struck by Southern Poiilway train No. 118 at a grade crossmg near here today.
The dead are: Mrs. J. B. Jackson and her son, J. B. Jackson, Jr., of Clarksville, Ga.
The injured are: Oma Lee Jackson and Ernest Jackson.
The Jacksons were en route from Clarksville to Cornelia when the acci- °«"t ot^Lurred. The driver of the car failed to see the oncoming train until too late.
Cities Of County Show Gains In New Census Of Population
Washingtccn, March 31.—Large increases in the popu¬ lation of raost?5'ennsylvania cities of more than 10,000 in¬ habitants, wei-/; indicated in census estimates for July 1, 1923, issued tc^ay by the Census Bureau. The estimates, it was stated, #:cre based on the growth of cities for the past ten years, ^vith due regard being given to special con¬ ditions which }^ve arisen in several cities. Outside of Philadelphia, v*h a population of 1,823,779 in 1920 and 1,922,788 in 1?^, and Pittsburgh with 594,277, in 1920 and 613,442 in'f923, large increases were shown bv Erie, with 93,372 in l|^20 and 112,577 in 1923; Allentown'76,051 fn 1920 and 87j;fe9 in 1923; Chester 58,030 in 1920 and 64,697 in 1923.i frhe 1923 estimates for other Pennsyl¬ vania cities is ss follows: Altoona 64,368; Beaver Falls 13,021; Berwick 13,890; Eraddock 21,425; Canonsburg 12,449; Carlisle 11,137; Charleroi 12,200; Cleai-field 13,- 063; Easton 35;720; Ellwood City 10,780; Franklin 10,- 422; Greensburg 15,684; Harrisburg 81,120; Hazleton 34,737; Jeanette 11,336; Johnstown 69,966; Lancaster 55,285; Lansford 10,094; Lebanon 25,001; McKeesport 48,255; Monessen 20,105; New Kensington 13,530; Norris- town 33,920; Pittston 19,299; Pottsville 22,466; Scranton 140,636; Shamokin 21,551; Tamaqua 13,407; Washington 22,453; Wilkes Barre 76,258; Reading 110,917.
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F AFIERSMSTS
Woman Is Among Those Held At Boston In Plot To De¬ liver Cargo
WORTH HALF MILLION
Boston. Mass., Ma -^h 31.—Revenue cutters stood guard irnight to seize the two masted s- hooner "Avon- town," anchored just oMlside the three mile limit, if the vi'ssel ventured across the line with iier cargo of whiskey and wines valued at a half million dollars. Tho presence of the Avontown off Block Island was re¬ vealed, following the arrest of tv\y men and a woman against whom charges of con.spiracy to violate the Volstead act had been mado.
According to intelliconcc operators the three prisoners, who gave names of .\braham Goldberg and David Perlo, Montreal clothing merchants, and Mrs. James W. Costello of Bos¬ ton, were wjiiting ashore to receive the cargo of liquor, which was to have been delivered in small boats. Police claim that Mrs. Costello's hus¬ band, a former Boston pool room pro¬ prietor, is aboard the boat and is financially interested in the booze smuggling operation.
.-Vutliorities declare the arrest of the three has broken up a gigantic liquor smuggling gang, the capitoi for which was put up by wealthy Bos- lonians, who chartered vessels to carry on their operatiors.
Assistant U. S. Di.strict Attcn-ney Carroll said that a per.ion connected with the alleged conspiracy, whose name he did not reve.al, made a trip to Scotland seveml months ago and arranged with distillers there for heavy shipments of liquor to this country, .^s a resulf of these ar¬ rangements, ono cargo has already been landed, authorities believe.
Fake lobster firms, fish companies and other ruses were roncirtcd lo have been u.sed by the bootleggers of the .sea to cover their lanciing operations. An elderly man, living quietly with a wife and children in a suburb, was suspected of being the directing genius of tho liner Avontown, which came lo anchor off the coast aix)ut ten days ago. Her fires wei-" drawn and she swung at anchor, waiting for the smaller boats lo take away her cargo.
While revenue cutlets have watche<i from the sea. coast guard cutlers have patrolled the wMter front to prevent landings. ¦
PLYMOITH MINiJR HURT
While at work yestcrriay for the Hudson Coal Company. Michael Kruca 45 years old. of Barney .street, Plym¬ outh, received injuries that may prove fatal. He was .squeeze*! between cars. His condition is critical, according to surgeons at Nesbitt West Side Hospi¬ tal.
MOUNT LOOKOUT MEN
ON ANOTHER STRIKE
USED IN WAIL ST.
Former Minister And In Jail For Murder But Police Are Puzzled By Story
CALLS IT ATONEMENT
Embarked on their second strike within a week, 1300 miners employed at the Mount lx)okout colliery of Temple Coal Company in Wyoming were notified last night of a mass meeting at which thoir gricvauces will be aired. The meting will take place next Tuesday night at Wyom-
The Mount • I>ookout miners cailed their present strike la.st Wednesday after having been back at work only two davs as ii result <t a previous suspension. They quit .work when of- oficials of the Temple lconipa«y clos¬ ed the 11-foot vein. Forty men were thrown oul ot work bv the shutting up of the vein. OfQciais promised lo give the forty men employment eise- where but when jobs could not be found for all of them the .strike was ordere<l. It is said some of the men with large families to support were given work bul othei-s were not le- placed ou the company's puyrolL
Jjos    Angeles,    Cal.,    March    31.— i Whether Herbert Wilson, former Bap- : list minister, now under life sentence ; for murder, is ready    to    prove    his story that he made the internal ma- I chine used in the    Wall    street    ex- i plosion or is laying ground for an in¬ sanity  plea at a new trial,  was  the question   puzzling   investigating   offi¬ cers toniglit.
Wilson is more than willing to tell his  .stor>'.    It  is  the  same  story  he will tell William J. Burns,    head    of the United   States   detective   agency, when., the latter arrives here shortly. Burns  said he could   tell   in   a   five minute talk wilh Wilson whether he was telling the truth.
Wilson is now asking a new trial. He said today:    "It    was    this    way. You see I  designed the epocHal  Wall street bomb at my home,  1508 West j Santa   Barbara   street.     I   was   doing i considerable  business  like  that  when ; I wius on the outside, because I was knov\'n, if you will pardon me for say¬ ing it,  as the best   manufacturer   of nitro glycerine in the   safe   cracking world.
"After the war made such improve-
: ments in the nature of explosives, a
! number of prominent yeggs urged me
; to   take   up  the   preparation   of   TNT
cartridges for bank jobs.
"Experiments in my laboratory con-
' vinced me that the    manufacture    of
; TNT was quite possible in  my home.
; so I laid in a suppl.v of   nitric    acid
j and olher proper ingredients.
i     "Then overtures   were   made   con-
jceming a New  York  job—what  later
turned out    to be    the    Wall    Street
bombing.    It was reported tp me that
the bomb was needed to cover up an
inside job on a big safe,    where    the
combination was to be left open,    the
safe looted and the bomb set off    to
cover the crime.
"I      personally    manufactured    the trigger    and    hammer      mechanicism nnd gave directions    of    leading    the bomb with ball bearings and    window weights.     [ did not dream    that    the bomb would be employed    in such    a criminal and wanton    destruction    of human life."
Wilson paused for a moment    as a blank expression crept over his face. "I have resolved to tell everything. Wilson continued:
"In this blessed Easter time I   am moved to turn over a new leaf   and tako a diffT^nt ntMlude   toward    the agencies of the law.
"Men are apt to make mistakes and there is always a chance    to    repent and be siived.    1 believe I will be re- wanlcd if I assist in the clearing up of crimes and   helping to    apprehend oriminaN ;"¦ '-'ir-'     '¦; ¦ s >"t unwhip- ued by justice.    I knew    the   sheriff will act io...x.>. il... ... ^ .-:i.i..L of toler-
.inl justice."
Wilson then preceeded to enumer¬ ate a list of supposed crimes, which >ie is divulging purely as a matter of Eo-ster atonement.    They were:
Mail robberies in New York, Buffalo, Toledo, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Oakland, California and I..0S Angeles; a $400,000 rob'oery of a department ftore here and a score of minor rob- iMjrics over the country.
In his confession Wilson said that the man who had negotiated with him ivas Wolf Lindenfeldt. arrested recent¬ ly in Poland a.s a suspect in the Wall .••treet bombing. Wilson said he did liot know who Lindenfeldt wais at the time, but identified him later by a ihotograph. Lindenfeldt identified t im with other radicals who were bent tj destroy capitalism by the use of ritro glycerine on baak vaults and re- EiovLng the capital.
UNSANITARY CODE
OF MOONSHINERS
IS REVEALED HERE
Captain Clark Offers Samples Of Recent Seizures Showing Half-Inck Coating of Roaches And Larvae On Mashes And Jars Along With Deadly Fusel Oit
BEGS PUBLIC TO PROTECT HEALTH
Discovery of roaches, poisonous acids and other deadly in¬ gredients in liquor taken by the authorities in recent raids led Captain William Clark of the State Police to issue a public warning last riight to drinkers of moonshine whiskey and gin. Possible death and almost certain destniction of health lurk in the home-made concoctions being given wide-spread illicit sale in hotels and stores, he declared.
Captain Clark's warning came after he bad received an analysis of liquors seized in recent weeks by his men. The con¬ fiscated goods when tested showed dead insects and larvae were not the only death-carrj-ing foreign bodies in moonshine pro¬ ducts given public sale.
Coincident with the warning, State Police last night an¬ nounced that nine hotels in Duryea were raided by them yes¬ terday afternoon. Some liquor was found in each place, it was said. Proprietors of the hotels were ordered to appear Monday night before Aldennan Smith at Pittston.
The raids were mado on the follow¬ ing places: White Eagle hotel, Frank Simon, proprietor, 212 Main street, Duryea; Dominick ' Trakimas, 201 Dickinson street, Duryea; Theodore D. Krzymovski, 701 Main street, Duryea; Peter Toole, upper ond of Main street, Duryea: Joseph Dowid, 267 Main .street, Duryea; Barbara Shukewtis, 511 Nortii Main street, Duryea; John Jarosewicz, 629 Main .street, Duryea; Joseph Murawski, 323 South Main -street, Duryea, and John Wasta, cor¬ ner of Stephenson and New streets, Duryea.
During the raid on the hotel of John Dowid, the State police found their path blocked by Anthony Mo- lowski of Duryea. He objected to the .search and was arrested. He was taken lo the Wyoming barracks. Awful Coneo<-tions
After returning from this enforce¬ ment activity. Captain Clai-k produced the analysis of stuff confiscated by troopers during the last few weeks in raids on saloons, homes and stores. The complete analysis showed the most revolting condition sinco stills began to operate in Wyoming Valley in violation of the prohibition law.s.
Nests of cocU roaches woro found in sone of the fruit jars u.sed as whiskey containers. Poisonous larvae was contained in others. The greater part of the whiskey and gin of homo-made (yigin showed that alcohol and the other ingredients consisting of acids not  properly fermented    or    distilled
represented a generous proportion of the mixtures sold as  rum.
Captain'Clark's warning was con¬ tained in a bulletin headed: "An¬ alysis of a large number of samples of snythetic whi.skey and gin show¬ ing tho chances the consumer take^ with his health." It reads: Health Destroyers
"By invesliga ion the average bom* method is found to be neither sanitary nor ofTootivo in the mashing process which introduces foreign organisms along with alcohol of a very deleter¬ ious nature. Mash that has been tested was found to contain over one- half inch of dead cockroaches and larvae in tops of fruit jars.
"As the distillation process used is very crude, practically all esters, alde¬ hydes, ketones and fusel oil are dis¬ tilled over and appear in the crude product which is not given a chance to age and, therefore, is very harsh and contains the.se materials in ex¬ cessively  large amount.s.
"This is the grade of whiskey which is being furnished to hotels and mer¬ chants for patrons paying 25. 40 and 50 cents per drink. It has been found whon alcohol has been confiscated that the distilling process had failed lo remove- the enUre or original de- naturont. Sometimes a portion of it has been left there in making gin and has boon the cause ot many drinkers becoming seriou.sly ill through a low¬ ering of yitality and in come ca,sc3 premature death."
ONE FATALLY HURT; CAR GOES THROUGH RAIL AT PLYMOUTH
Three persons, one of them a young woman, wero seriously hurt last night at 10 o'clock when their Dodge tour¬ ing car, following a collision with a motor truck, broke through an iron guard rail and dropped over a deep en»bankment on the State road at Avondale. The automobile containing the victims overturned in its desceijt.
The injured:
Max Wachman. 34 years old, of 41 Market street. Nanticoke. In Nanti¬ coke State Hospital, condition ex¬ tremely critical.
Janet Lemer, 20 years old, of 606 We-st Main street. Plymouth. Taken home, suffering from bruises, shock and lacerations.
Max Salbrcn, 25 years old. of 6S8 Green street. New York City. In Mercy Hospital, shoulder dislocated, lacerations and shock.
The accident occurred on the Avon- dale road at a point near the Georgo F. Leo Coal Company's store. V/ach- man was driving the Dodge toward Plymouth as a Fori truck operated by R. V.  Kerns    of  63    Hickory    street.
Wilkes-Barre, was travelin" toward West Nantiooko. Kem.s' truck was loaded with household furniture which he was moving to Stillwater.
.\l a sharp curve in the road, the two machines camo together. The Dodgo careened off the I"'ord and struck an iron railing at the top of an embankment flfteen feci in depth. The force of the car caused the rail¬ ing t>) give way and the Dodge con¬ tinued its mad flight to some rocks Iie¬ low. It narrowly mi.ssed plujiginff through the roof of a mine compres¬ sor house.
Wai'hman was almoat crushed t* death undor tho overt umcd machine. Miss I.*rner and Saibren were thrown free of the car. Wachman was pulled from the wreckage unconscious and taken in an automobile to the Nan¬ ticoke Hosptal. Mi.ss IvCrnor was at¬ tended by Dr. Z. L. Smith of West Nanticoke, who laler removed her to her home.    C.ilbren. a brother-in-law
I of the Plymouth girl, was picked up I by another tiutomobile party and ' brought to the Alorcy Hospital here.
POLICE OF KINGSTON
RAID MILLER HOME
A raid was made early today on the house of Ivan Miller at 403 Main .St., Kingston, suspected of being a disor¬ derly place. Officer Hoicomb, Avery and Lawson ot the Kingston depart¬ ment arrested tho alleged proprietor His wife, Elizabeth Miller, was also taken into custody while another wo¬ man giving Ihj same name was charg¬ ed with being a frequenter. Other per.sons found in the hou.se gave their names as Olive Howell.s, Jennie Royer and Clarence Mennig. besides two men who declined to reveal their identity. The prisoners were taken to the Kingston Borough building whore they furnished security for their ap¬ pearance at a hearing.
SHAKELP I.S LACKING
The expected shakeup in the man¬ agement of the Lackawanna County prison failed to materialize when the pri.son board mel yesterday after¬ noon. It was generally believed that Lackawanna County Commissioner Morgan Thomas was to be retired as chairman of the board and that the .services of David R. Jone.s as pri.son warden were to have been dispen.sed with. Neither of these predictions came true, however.
K. S. MILLER IS HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
K. S. Miller of 159 Broad street, Pittston, a brother of I^ostmaster George Miller of that cily, was struck by an automobile yesterday ufternoan at 2:30 o'clock .it the comer of Man anrl Water .streets. PittiitoB. Tl* machine wus driven by Charles Cn*- tara of 132'J Cusiok avenue, Scrnntai
Mr. Miller receive<l lacerations and bruises to tho back and legs. Ha was removed to his home. Custara was taken before Alderman Loftus of Pittston and released under $1,500 bail lo av.-ait the outcome of the vic¬ tim's injurie.s.
SCALDS MAY BE FATAL
TO WANAMIE CHILD
ScsUds reoeired la a plunge Int* boiling water la.st evoning may re¬ sult in the death of Kiisimer Gargua^ three years old. of Centre street, Wanamie. The youngster was taken to Nanticoke State Hospital shortly before 7 o'clock. His parent.-3 ex¬ plained that he had tripped on soma carpet .it homo, fulling into a tub of hot wator. Scalds cover the body at the victim.
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