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WILKES-BARRE, PA,       SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1914.
DYNAMITE THREAT PROMINENT C
Revs. Edwards, Crandal and Aol Get Letters Signed By Blael Society Tliat Predict De; Activi^ Against Saloons.
POSTAL  INSPEaORS WORK ON WEST SlDl
PREMIER ASQUITH AND PROMINENT HGURES
IN THE COMING BY ELECTION IN EAST FIFE
DaHas Driver Went To Get Horses But Death Claim¬ ed Him
Three clergymeu of Edwardsville and Kingston have been threatened with death because of their activity in the recent remonstrances that were circulated against saloons in that district. The threats were in the form of notes signed "Black Hand Society" and as thc mails were used to carry the threats to the clergymen United States postal authorities have been called into the ease. Dur¬ ing the past week investigations have been in progress on the West Side aud last night arrests were predicted and an exposure that would stir the entire west side.
It was several weeks ago th at Revs. Crandall, Aubrey and T. C. Edward.s, all numbered among the leading elergj'^men of that sec tion found the notes in their mail. The missives were very pooi'l.y written and an evident effort to disguise the hand writing had'been attempted. AU three of the ministers were particularly active in the recent sssions of license court when one saloon was cleaned out at Kingston and four forced t o suspend for long periods in Edwardsville. The clerical effort at gathering evidence against the fi ve places had resulted in bringing to light conditions that forced the court to take dra.stic action and for a time it looked as though some of the f^dward.svillp places would have the right to do business entirely revoked. Later modified court orders gave them a new lease on life but the doors must remain closed.
BLACK HAND SIGNATURES
While the exact wording of the letters could not be secured it was stated la.st night that thcy contained a statement that for the actiA-ity thus displayed the homes of the three were to be destroy¬ ed by dynamite. Since receiving the letters the clergymen have had a close watch maintained oa their homes.
The letters were all signed   "By the Black Hand Societ.v."
HISTORY MAY BE REPEATED.
In reference to this latojsc threat it is recalled that several years ago the church of which i?ev. T. C. Edwards is tlie pastor, wa? partially wrecked by a discharge of dynamite that was placer or ithe sill of one of the lower windows in the church basement. The shock vius felt in all parts s^t JEd-' Avard«ville at that time an»; the members tf th<^ congtegatjon who liave Ifcarned of -hv' threal'^ap-diust the life of their pastor fear that hisirry may repeat itself. ..     -
Charles Barker, asrcd '2 .\eais. of Dallas, a well knowi rciiideiit of that town was found dead in the .'table of the Ryman grocery of the same town, .^t 1:30 o'clj?k yesterda - af¬ ternoon he went to the barn to pre- P'are the team for the ifternoon de¬ livery trip. When he bad not put in an appearance one hour latf-r one of lhe clerks went to tbe barn and found the man dead near the .stall. Heart trouble was pronounced aa fhe cau.se of death. Coronei- Markj w:is notified and had not decided last nisrht if an inquest was necessiiiy or not.
Parker was well known in Dallas and to the eummer resident^ fron this e!t\-. He had been a repident of Dal- Ia.<! for the last iwentv years. His wife and .several children svivive. The remains will be .=ent to Sclv nec- tady, .v. v.. where the ramily riem'- bers live. fine son, Truman f ark- er, of this city is the only rclitive in this region. Intcrmeiit will be at the  Xew  York  State city.
SERIALSTORY
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LACK OF TIME CLAIMS JUDGE
Garman Talks About The |
Mandamus Threat Of
Coal Companies
DRUGGED HOMAN
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Independent Joins With The
Movies To lut^r^
Readers
Combining with the moving p-rture manufacturers the Indepi ndent loday presents an innovation for Its renders. This is a continued story to rui. for ; fourteen more weeks and each '.veek the action of the instalment klven will be reproduced on the sere*; i at the theatres where the Universal '"ilm Manufacturing Co. luodncts ar- be- , ing   shown.
j "Lucille Love, The Girl of My> ery" jis the title of the story which will i'oe found  today  and for the  fouiteen
i^eading   factions   in   the   East   Fife  by-election.<;.   which  takes place   Wednesday.       Premie-    IT»rT-«.t    H.
Astiuith   (on  right),   who  zciia the  district which  has  kept nim in the  Commons since  1SS6 to ref'Jrn hin- .^gain;
Mrs. Flora ((ieneralj Drummond, the militant suffragette, whose cohortshave been carrying on a guerriI a war fare against their arch-enemy in the little Scotch district: and James Lar kin, recent leader of tie Du'ol tran¬ sport worker.i strike, who was the first to enter the political arena as the piemier's appone it. G > ing to the recent L'lster and .\rmy crisis, the local election of this week has a wtirldwide interest. It is c iceded that ."Mr. As'quith will be returned. The Liberals did not name a man to oppose him. The fpeeche' which the Prime Minister has delivered in his campaign have received much attention. Thcy are studied t.-..- tb«ir bearing on  the  outcome  of this  critical period of British History. *
Police By Prompt Work Give  Swoyersville  Resident jr'"^^ ^°""^"^«" ^^^^ ^   '^^'^
"f>ack  of time"  is the explanation I .Tudge Garman Rives for his not hav- | injr   a.s   yet   prepared   .in   opinion    In j the Tranklin colliery coal appeal case ; covering the legality of the 1910 coal: assessment as made by the hoard  of | commissioners.      Tjast   week   the   In¬ dependent   printed   a story  giving ex¬ clusive announcement of the fact that three of the judges of the county fac ed a mandamus proceedings higher conrt unless this case was soon decided.
Yesterday morninK reporter interviewed .ludpe narman in his chambers relative to the fail¬ ure to render a decision. Pointing fo a bound copv of lhe testimony as taken during |lhc various hearing-s fhe Judge said: "Why T have to go throup:h all that testimony and digest it. This is the third week T have had it, the other ludees have had It for the past year. T can not give an opinion until T have Kone that pile of testimony and during two of the three weeks that T have had It I have been busy In court. T can nof   do  In   a  few  weeks  what   It
Fighting Chance to Overcome Effects of Heavy Dose Of Laudnum
irst installment as  herewtih prcient- lod   is one  filled   with   intere.st  ard   It starts   out   with   an    interestintr   sit¬ uation   created.        It   is   the   sore   ot .story   that    iti   4tsefl    tho    reproduc¬ tion   of   the   movie   actors   and   those who   follow   fhe   story   in   thes«-   col- Brought to the station house short*   sides  a_;^_her head rolled back while  umns and on  the  screens are  sn»e to Iy   before   10   o'clock   last   night,   pre- , her month   gaped  open  nrd  her skin   have   fifteen   weeks   of   rare     crjoy- sumably under the influence of liquor, j turned white as .laper.     "She is dead"   ment.
timely  discovery   that  Mrs.  Pealer  ofi 1 exclaimed     the     patrol     driver    and:     It   Is   a   master  atory   by  a  r.ii^ter
„,.,..   .j^-  Swoyersville was really suffering fromj i reached to feel for heart action.    His-writer  whose   identity   has   been   kopi
rom      c   ^^   overdose of laudnum  gives her a | hand  encountered  a  bottle and  pull-  secret.       The  entire  story is at?.'  one
fighting chance for life,     .^t an early | inp:  it  forth  he   handed  it to  the   re-;of  mystery  and   the   manageme; t   of
hour   this  morning   reports  from   thet ¦ porter, who at oroe noted that It con-|the   Independent   in   Introducint;   this
m  Independent ^^^  Hospital  to   where   she   was  re-» j t.'iined  laudvium jnew   feature   to   the   readers    >'-i3he.s
"'      ~"   moved   In   the   police   patrol,   were  toi! Hei"oic Work  Done. lall much   enjoyment   in  f<llowiT:t   fhe
This- brought  ali  to  the  realization I'^^unes  of  Lucille  Love m  her  .'ight
for the honor of lather and Iov,;-*.
FIFE ELECTION IS IMPORTANT
the effect that she continued in a stu¬ pefied condition and the physician* have grave fears as to the outcome of the case.
The woman was picked up at the rear of Cl irk Brothers' store last night shortly before 10 o'clock. During the night sho had been in the store room, over '"''here she attracted attention hy her actions. With her was a little boy about 9 years of age and during th© entire time that his mother was In the> has  care of the  police he remained at hen
laken   others a year  to  do  and I  do side,   and   when   an   Independent  re- not   propose  to  tr\-   doing  it." porter called attention to fhe fact thati
The .innonncement of the Impend- i a bottle found --m her person was lab- ing mandamus action aroused consid-i elod laudnum. he for the first time ernhle Interest In court circles dur-'spoke up and stated that It was fum- In? the wpck. At flrst certain peo- Islied her on a prescription. Late last pie were inclined to doubt the authen- night the husband and father appear- flclty of tho ston- but nrominent at- ed at police headquarters and hurrledi torneys  for  the  coal   company  lnt«>T-  to the  hospital  when  he learned hla
that they had a hard task ahead of them and the men went to work -with a will. Chief Roberts who was in the building had Doctor Kosek called at once hut before the physician arrived all hands w-ere hard at work reviv¬ ing the women and keeping her from the death sleep. Doctor Kosek saw at once that tha case was a seriouf one and that the ordinary means o fighting the drug that the station house   furnished    were   rot   adeonate.
These pictures will b( shov-i at the Bijou Dream and Family Tho Ures of this city and the Family T i-afre of Xanticoke. Other houses i tho valley are also to show tbo picf \. res.
¦ MAYOR KOSEK MAY ARREST 200 AGENTS
Judge Goff After Hearing Las ting Six Hours And Several Hours of Deliberation Rul es Against Doomed Men. New Witnesses Delay ed Too Long In Tell¬ ing Their Story
est came forth with declarations that they meant business in this matter and thai while they were not the sources for the story the facts as giv¬ en  were true.
OoTcmor  Sil«it
Albany, N. T., April U.—Governo;- (ilynn declined tonight to mako any : comment on the Ooff decision. He had/ lieen in close touch with the situation during the evening and the news as; it came from Justice Uoff s court was read to him at the executive mansion. The governor w-tis asked if he would see Judge Wahl if he came to Albany 'omorrow. but the Governor said he j did not even care to discnss that ! phase of the situation.
wife had been taken there.
Thought She Was Deac^
Daniel Brodhead. the patrol driv¬ er and former Cliief Zoeller who were placing the women In the cell got a real shock. .\s they placed her on one of the boards that are fitted into   the   cell   her   arms   fell   to   her
(Telegraph  to   Independent.)
Xew York, .\pril 11.—The four gun¬ men, convicted of the murder of Her-^ man Rosenthal, fhe gambler, have lost) their last fight, .iustice Goff tonight) denied the motion for a new trial^ based on newly discovered evidence.
The execution at 5:45 Mondajf morning can now only be halted b>? Governor Glynn. Tt is very doubffu^ that he will reverse the stand he ha.f already taken.
UHL'SBODY NOTFOUND
The order for removal to the" Lpl- tal followed and she was rushed there on  record time.
Tlie Purchase of Drug. The bottle that contained the drug bore the label of a well-known West Side druggist. The police commun¬ icated with the 'atter and he stated that he had furnished the bottle last night on a prescription g'ven by a well-known   doctor   of  the   same  sec-
*¦'"<?,!    ...    ,   - .J  .  ,_    ,,      ^    .    Yesterday the  mayor staffd that this
Shortly before midnight Mrs. Peal-   ^.^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ,^^^ ,,^^, j^^ ^^^ ^        '^
er regained consciousness at the hos-!,   „..  „,__   j_.^.,,_   _...,. :
pital.      She  wa.s  m   a  weakened  con ,^j^ ^ ^^        ^ ^^^^^^  ^^^ ^^_ . „ «
f I o"f th" 7 '""''"'" *'"-^-  perior   Court   in   Ihiladelrhia  tomor- jthe gunmen's counsel an<l  a group ol}
ing of the drug. \'^^^.     ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^,,j ^^^^.^ ^^^ thirty reporters who were  watting iq
  -s 1 that city. ; i t^e ante-room.
.mother   of   rH<^,.i^f    A<f,^,-r,»,,-   ato^^v-i     When he returns he   predicted that       The gray-haired justice, a sick man, ir^7anSn.'^and"lrmer^";Lgfsr;^. Inhere  would   be  some   real  action   or^'had   .sat   continuously   for   six   hour..
Despite Hard Fii;ht /iiainst
Premier Re-electM n
Is Certain
<OaWc  to Tnds|iendenf I
T<ondon.   Apri!   11.^Tn     tb Scotch   .Jistriwt   <t    i: .ist   W   .' Wednesday   a   by-election    v ; ' place   which   is bound   to     1 ;i i'e
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llttf* next tak» IU
niche In history. I'rime Inlster Herbert H. Asquith, leader of th» Coalition and foe of the ir use of I.,ord.a, will stand asain in tj ¦ terri¬ tory which has kept ilm a lenrbar of the Comons steadil -  since     Sii.
An  English   by-elect'on  alw-.v."*  has an Intensity, a wide-int ?rest aui h MM im
thorough  gentleman.       Your    clients/ interests  have been  you  one aim and|
vou are a credit to the bar." .      — —
Wahl thanked him in a voice tha^ ! ""'^"own to a local event of 'ie sort broke with emotion. The tears rollecj '" t''*' t'nited States. Tt le Is th» down his cheeks. He said: "I thankj.way tne wind Is blowing In tte long you Judge. The hardest part of niy Istretches of time be ween ceneral dutv is yet to come. They are watting elections. Tn the pr. .sent esse th* over there for me to bring them  the)  '^vhtjle   world   will  have  its  ey,M  fixe*
Magistrate Charles F. C.  Wahi  andi Action    in    the    contemplated   suits  I-mnel   H.   Keringel,   counsel   for   tht, again.st  the   Insurance   ag.nts   ol   this  four slayers, wiii go to Albany tomor- city   as   announced   by   Mi.yor   l-'osek I row to make a last appeal to the Go^. several weeks ago has been    delayed.
[on Ea.st Fife.
It has been taken fcr grant -d thtrt .Air. Asquith will be r-tuimed aa the tTnlonisrtss did not non inafe i* candi¬ date. But he had scarcely announc¬ ed   In   Parliament  his    lecision   to  aj-
reprleve   until   after   the
¦bu^y on the details  of the  pipe .^es ;fom"hls chamhers at 9:50 o'clock andi
' ernor   for  a i Becker trial.
Supreme   Court   Justice   Goff  cani^ lamht-rs at 9 personally  announced  his decision  to
news.    I dread It." I
;,rr. Wahl then left for his officq where the relatives of the con'demiie(^ men were waiting. He had told them at the conclusion of the hearing nofi to expect too much.
Before leavi|g the building Justicei .<«ume the Secretaryshld for »Var In Goff was asked by the newspaper meni addition to hl.s place : t tho head of If he would disclose the contents o| the Cabinet and resigned his Com- the mysterious note he received on tho mons seat to put him. elf before the bench during the afternoon. He an-* people's tribunal agai:i when .14 ies sweied: "I will say nothing about ill " ' now. because T don't want the two things to become confused. The nota will  be  given  out  later."
"Is It true that it contained some sort of a threat?"
T./arkln,   the   famous      '>abor     leaOer,
long  a   thorn   in   Mr.   A.squlth'.q  side,
announced   he would   o;)pose  the   prs-
imSer   at   the    polls.        I.rfirkln.   con-
; trary   to   the   general   .mpr<ssion.   1»-
j not    an    Irishman.
T would prefer  not to answer that
pneumonia.
Mrs.      Maxey     was     well     known
  j throughout  Lackawanna    county,     as
.Xo  news of the finding of Ru«sell ¦"-«" a« t^^is city and  her large num- .Uhl's  body  had been received  up   tal her   of  friends   will   be   surprised   to
F    Maxev   of thI/cUv      died Tthf;  the insurance problem that the suit In;  hearing the evidence and the plea for     ^^^^j^j, ^^ tl,,, t,^^^ L^^ ^..Lv .L ' ^'      Ifl M,!^ V   equity  would  be   started   ^t  once  forja  new trial.     He  took four  hours ta foZti^se?eraf weeu?i,nel     o^ the dLsolutlon of theorgan ization that^d^^^ aiKl    prepare   his   decision,
.following   several   ^eeks     illness     of ^^      ^^      ^^^.^ ^^^,^_^ ^^_,^,^^    .^^.^^   f,„^,,,.   d^^^ed   the     men     ho
impression.
Ie   went    over
up here.    He opinion   from
See Governor <rlynn.
Samuel  Calmenson,   22,  of  Buffalo, w-hose affidavit that    he    saw
claims that    a    recent)!sentenced to death  more than sixteen! y^;,";;;^ "^;;""j^g'^~;;„i^-^-^ l^^^^'^
S70   or   S90  i>ined   to- a   stick   pi",   mounted
1X)ST—Kitlicr Rflher   with »>llli » diamond ajid i»carl.   .   Liberal reward if reiurned to Indeiiendent.
FOR REXT—Six room house with all modem Improvements, new-ly papered and painted. 201 Madison street. Inquire of Meyer Pinsky, 36 Hutson street.
the time of going to press at 4 o'clock! | learn of her death
this morning.    Reports from Danvillqj ^
and Xorthumberland at an early houi\
were   to   the   effect   that   people   had(
Continued  to  watch  the river all  dayi
on Saturday, but no one had reportedj
seeing the body.
DEATH OF MRS. >L\XEY
fits the local caae and that such actIon| resulted in that city from the move) made against the dealers.
It  Is  also   claimed   that  the   mayor
I in the other branch of the legal activ-,
RL'SSI.'W GENERAL I>' DISF.WOR.i' ity   he  had   taken   may  include  every;
  I member of the assocation in the coun-i
(Cable to  Independent.) ¦ jty.    There are about fifty men includ-
Petersbiirg,   April   11.—General!'"^ '^« ^'^t of city dealer.s and infor-
the     Allegheny  courtsi i months ago
"The memorandum of the decision, will be ready within half an hour, i have denied the application," said th«^ justice in a soft solemn tone.
Turning to former Magistrate Wah'(
St.
Mrs.   Ben   Maxey,  wife  of   the  In-
suector    Mhvmv     of   farnat   Citv.    ajaii
, matlon has been lodged against them Dgounkowski, chief of a speical corps although no further action, resulted. at gendarmes, has fallen Into imperiali  J" t^f county at Iarg.=- there are about
two hundred members and     informa-
automoblle with a gun in his hand waa presented to Governor Glynn, recited that a statement made in that affi.. davit. He had identified Vallon fron-j a picture.
The district attorney examined hiir) who has conducted the long f^ght fov closely about the identification and fhe gunmen, the justice said: "I wanti then asked If he had ever been con- to  congratulate you,  sir.  and compli-   victed  of a  crime.    The  witness  said|
ment   you   on   your   argument   today.; that some years ago. he was convictec|   strengthened  and Xot   only   in   today's  proceedings   but|  of stealing matche-s from his employe^   outcome   may   be
to  Dublin   from   Manclester   to   hea* the dissatisfied transpc rt workers. Suffragette.s  .' ttivc The    militant   suffrafettes   did   not Harry  take the tronble of an  mnonnoement. of tha   but proceded  post hasti; to  the seen*. Led  by  "General"   Mrs   Flora  Drum¬ mond,   they  began  a  continuation  of their long campaign against the man whom   they   believe  to   be   th© woort enemy of their cause.
A new era of Emiisb cons-tltutional
hi-story  may  begin -v\-hen  Mr.   Asquith
return.^ to London  after thist e'ectifln-
His   friends   are   sure   he   v.fill   conae
fortified.  The final
a   F.deration,   like
disfavor because he kicked a vagrant  tion   may   be  laid  against  the monk named RcLSuoutine. down ataixsj  town man alaa.
throughout this   long  trial  you  havct and put on  probation    and    that hla the United  States; It  nay be further conducted your.'ielf In a way that haa employer  had   taken  him  back.     Hir socialist  measures  along  tho   -Ine  o<
he had also been  committed  to  national  insurance  and
out  oO  inspired    my    deep admiration.    You  said have been a capable lawyer,   and    at.
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