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THE WEATHER
Washington. April 11 — Eastern I'enna.: F'nrtly cloudy and somewhat iiioler  .Sunday;   Mondny  fair.
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Kutorcd   ol   Wilkos-Bnrro.   Pn.. a?    Second    Cltuis    Mall    Mattrr
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 12,1925
Thn    Only    Sunday    Nmspapor Covering   the   AVyoming   N'allcy
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
MURDER FOLLOWS FIGHT BETWEEN BOY RIVALS
PRETTY ACTRESS KILLED
Razor Used And Her Head Is Almost Severed From Body
By Powerful Man
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I ONE ARREST MADE
I    Sixteen-Year-Old    Star    Of -        English Theatres Is Victim
¦        Of Scotland Yards Mystery
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FOUND LYING ON STEPS
Bank Employee Freed Of Prison
nol)ert rSrown of this cily. for- nner bookkeeper in the Miners Dunk of Wilkes-Bjirrc. vva.s released on parole yesterday from I.uzerne t'ounly Prison. The parole boanl con.sLsltInK of the county Judites Veiled unanimously in favor of the move. Shortly hefore noun yester¬ day the papers were received at Ihe Jail and Warden Ilolilt Immeil- lalely disch.nrpcd tho foi-mer bank employe.
Brown was orre.sted about twn montlis nsro when discrepancies were dl.scovered in his leilgers. It w;us claimed at the time that he had not benefitted personally by tho juffgrliuR of l>ank funds, b-at when he pleaded RUilty to tho ir¬ regularities ho was ordered to fierve a pri-son term. He hnd .served less than two montlis when the parol© was granted. I'omplcte rcirtitution waa made to 1lie bank W6ek.s aso, it ivas said nt the court- hou-se yesferd.iy.
LABOR JOINS CAPITAL TO ELIMINATE WASTE
New York, .\prii 11,—Capital and lalior joinpd hanci.-i here today iu .1 joint effort to cliuiinatc waste in iu- dusli.\. Ucine.-icntatives of invested capital nqsrcKatirifi liilliuns of dollar.-, conferred wilh lenders i>f millions of trade union working men and winneii under <iirccUoii of tlie National Civic Federation.
Speakers amonur whom were Secre¬ tary of Commerce Houvcr, Williom Oreen, President of tlie American of IJibor. Oerard Swopc. head of the Ceneral Kiectric I'ompany and ll. 1,. Ceaso, representing the Hrotherhood i>f Iljiilwiiy Tr;ilninen. att:iike(l llie problem from t\vo anBlos,
I.a,ck of coordination wilhin an in¬ ilustry nnd between industries was agreed upon lui one form of wnstc that could he eliminated while it was (ieci.led cooperatiun l.e-tween operator.*- -and empIo>'ee.s cnulil  elimitial'-  anctli
er serious leak in the nalion's l>u.«- I Ina.ss,
I The speakers heM that ono of the illation's greatest needs was augment- i ntion  of efflciency   in Industry,      .\nil
while rccommemliitlons dlffereil slipht- I l.>. il was pointeil out thnt all tlic sus- i gestlons represented one and tho same j soal. I
I Huge losses hnvc Iwen eliminated to | i II great extent through cooperation. | i Secretary   Hoover  declaro<l.
"I wish lo emphasize," he went on, j
"that  I am  not  referring po much to I-waste   within   control   uf   Individuals,! ; Xor  arc  the   wastes   I   refer 1.1  lo  be j i corrected  by  the  Ten  Comnianilments ,
or  any   l^cgLslative   extension   thereof.
"You   cannot     catch     an    economic '
I force  with a  policeman.    What  I nm .
I i-cferrins to Is the tj-pe of wa.ste In In- I
¦dustry     vhich     .-iris'-.   ¦',.,.,1   1.   !   ( ;.
nrdinntion of the indu^^try as n ^^¦hnle."
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London. April 11—.\ startling mur¬ der mystery which blils fair to buc- cee.l the "Jlr. A." and "GenenU X" cases, as a nation-wide sensation, gripped the attention cf Scotland laid tonight.
.\a no newspapers oie published for three days over the Kaster week-end. the general public was unaware of the c-\-f-nls which tlueatcn to involve dark- skinned youths from India, inlerna¬ tional compliealions pointing to Ger¬ many and promlnont stage folk.
ri-elty linie Grace Diana Blakaller, JH year old child actress and dancer, Vas founl Friday on her mother's Ceioi-slep, sobbing out her life, her tluoul cut. Before Iho girl died, she i;asped something about an "Indian boy."
Today, Kr«e,«t niiodes. 18. a valet. V^'lk<-<1 into the North Ftilham police (lallon and mude a statemi-nl in con¬ nection with the ease, wliereupon he ^.»s detained, nltliough no cliui-go waa Jivide against hlra.
r.hodes is ^ulct lo F. Dallas Calms. Hlui aitor. Of hlghe.>-t impoi'tance In llir^ eyes of Scotland Yanhs. is an un- nampcd Icltor received .Monday morn- Irg by the girl actron.s.
The victim who has been on the ti.ige since she wafc 1*3 years old. re- fijed in I.onilon with her guardian, t'aptain l/;inginald. The latter hsd Konc to the sca»hore for the holidays. The girl then /elurned lo the home 01   hor molhr,
Giaco was n dancing Instructor and Jiad taken port In some film produc¬ tions recently. Hor failure to return to hri- mother's home until a Lite liour fiiilrd lo arouse suspicion, but V hen finally she nrrived it was to eul•^ive liy only a feu- hours a deep pish whicli nearly severed her head f:iini hr bod\*.
T*>> girl ll id no known sweethearts. Slashed Willi Uaior
.\ccordiii-.; to the iloctor wlio rend- i-ii-d first nid in an utteiniil to save the dancer's lifo. shov had lieen alashcd SMih a inzor wielded by a "powerful li.-rson."
The wcuiiils iu her throat had been ticoived at midnight, the pirl dying 111 a. hospital yesterday,
.Vpp.ircntly the us.snssin attacke.d the victim about TO yards from her niothei's home, after which she stag- eercd to Ihc door step.
-V noigiiboi- reported to the polic© that an uniilentlHod youth liad been lounging near the llalknller home for Bcvoral nights recently. When ac¬ costed the stranger said he was a Hfillcitor's clerk, watching Grace's homo "in connection with divorce pro- ceodings." Thi.s furnishes additional mystery.
Dospito the absence of newspapers. Viird ot the trage<ly sproul .and many thousand.s of hollday-mnkors visited the scene of tlie tra.i?edy today.
rnpUiin 1.,-insmnid is reported to have rushed back to London fium Southampton upon hearing tho news and lo bo prostrated, at jjioRont "unable  to .say  anything."
(.'alms, the actor, who (ilso lives at Karls Court, lold the llnilc.l I'ress lie had advised Rhodes, his valet, to KO to the police court In consequence of a stnloment the servant made to llim. Rhodes' .stepfather was a Ger¬ man. Cairns luiid. and the valet was I'cpntriutcd from Germany a year ago.
MUSIC LOVERS TREAT
AT CAPITOL TONIGHT
Music lovers ot the valley arc prom¬ ised a rare treat in tlie appearance of Cantor Yehuda Briskin uh one of tho arlisls to iiarticipate in the pro¬ gram at the Capilol theatre tonight. The cntcrtainmen is being given under ¦uspices of hc Hebrew Free Loan and Bheltorlng Aid .\ssoclatlon and the rund.s derived from lho concert will revert to this orgnnizntion.
Cantor Yehuda Hri?kln |>o.sses.sea a remarkable voice and during his brief career in this country he has im¬ pressed those who have heard lilm. Hi- has iM'cn In the country only four monlhs.
He has a personality which has won fui- him many friends during his short Iisidence in this locality and this fact, coupled with his unusual ability n.s a vocalist, stamped him as a. general favorite in the valley. Many who have Hut yd heard thi.s artist v.ill do well to grasp toni.ght's 1 ntertainmcnt ns ¦n opportunity.
Conflicting Stories Are  Told By Man Shot In Nearby Woods
With a liulk't wouiiti in the ri.trht hand, Alex Sabanski, 29 years old, of (56 South (Irani .street. Miners Mill.s, was a patient at VVilive.s-llaire (Jenerai Hospital last nijrht aftor .ciYJiiR conflict in;-: st(»rie;'- of how lie was wounded. Fivt' linntei's, wlio fled after sliootiuo' liini, were blamed in the first story ho jiave poiico aiUliorities. Later he declared he had accidentall,\' shot himself. The wound is not sei ions, liospitfil authorities declared, and the man will be dis¬ charged within a few days.
Sabanski's ea.sc came to the attention of Cliicf of Police .Sidney Patterson of Plains wlien the man was admitted to the ho.<5nital. He told the chief that instead of workinjr at the Helaware mine .X'nsterday, lie had spent tlie day in the wixids. lie li;id been there tinl.v a short time, he said, when he felt a buinin.c: sensation on his hand at the same time he hejird the report of a rifle, [lealizinjr he had been shot, Sa'iaiiski snid lie called foi- help and five hunters appeared, but immediately fled upon lcn"n'nir he had been wr>tHid"(l. lie mana.^ed to get back to his boardins: place without assistance.
.A short time later Chief Patterson put the wounded man throuixli another (luestioninji. His whole story Wiis chanKed. lie explained that while discliarfrinR' a revolver at a targi>t in the woods, he hiin.self caused the wound. It was this version that Uie~Tjuii(.< fu-Lirr. .u'..;pte3. Tl'.cr"^ will be no charge preferred a.uainst the man, it was said.
STILL IN DISPUTE'WITH ICH GOODS MARKSTHECLOSE
BYTIFACTIONSI IN ALLEGED THEFT   DF SOLEMN LENT COSTUME PICKED   POETESSISWED
BULLET IS PATAU END TO QUARRELS OF YOUNG ENEMIES
George Miklos Of Edivardsville Shot
Through Abdomen By Andrew
Dragonoski And After Death In
West Side Hospital The Assailant
Is Held On Murder Charge.
SHOT FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE
One Vote Carries Decision Of District Executive Board To Hold Special Election
AGREEMENT DENIED
Clothing Valued At $600 Said To Have Been Recovered By Local Detectives
MAN IS ROBBED
Religious Colony And Klan Set Up Two Fires That Arouse Curiosity Of Public
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TO ELEVATOR BOY; HE'S 21, SHE'S 50
By the nano wmnrgln of one vole. lhe   district   executive   Iward    of   thi- I'nlled   Mine   Workers   yesterdny   or- j dcrod a special eleclion of ofTlcers for i the Woodward colliery local  union  as Iho quickest solution   to tho  fuctional j troubles that have split tho West Side | union w ide open in recent weeks.    For | a time it appeared probable  that the J board's action would put nn end to the strife among Glen  .\lden  minors,  l>ut ; statements i,-siied lasl  night  by union ufflcinls and other Indicated that even the   special   oloction   wili   have   only j doubtful re.sults, i
District President F.inaldo Cappe- ; Iinl prosi^Ietl ovor the bo.ird meeting] which lasted nearly three hours, Tt | was dclde<l lo have the leaders of tho : factions, one lod hy .\dam Dunn and j tho olhor by Stanley Edmunds, sub- j mit a list of iiams of men who will stand ns candidates at the election to [ lie conducled liy the cxecullvo boanl. j The date of the special election and I Uic place will be decided upon within a few flays.
.\t the election of offlcers will be chosen for every offlce in Ihe loeal. .VI tiie presenl lime both factions have their own sot of offlcers and grievance committees. One faction has tlie presi¬ dent and the othor the secretary on tho general board of offlcers.
The vole on Ihe motion for a .-ipedal election was four ill favor of | the plan nnd three ngainst 11. The i three nogativc votes were ca-st by j Vice-President George ls.iacs, Doard ] Member John Kmotz of Nanticoko and i Uoard Member Itowan of nttston. i
Stanley Edmund.s In a statement to the Sunday Independent Ia.st night dc- I cared thai ho would not .submit any | slale ot c:indldates at the election. He j denied reports that hc had agreed to | a special Ijallollng. |
Klocllon  Is Offered j
"I will nol be a party to the elec- i lion." Edmunds decalred. "Rcgradless j of Cappellini, 1 will stand by the duly i elected offlcers until their term exprios j in Juno." I
no,ii'd  Momber Kmet?. mado pracli- . cally tlio .«ame declaration. Ho said th.at i hn voted  "no"  ljecau.se he  lielieved all 1 Iho Woodward offlcers with the oxcop- ' tion   of   tho   prosldont   were   proporly j elected. He proleslod against a, special eleclion or any olher means to "rail¬ road" them out of offlce.    In his state- I ment ho was joined by Vlco rresidont j Isaacs.    These  mon explained that to remove   any   offlcer   of   a   local   union without specific charges is a violation of the International law.
The executive lioard also took cvi- | dence at the meeling in the case of Stanley Edmund.s' appeal from llie oloction of C.eorge Lyne ius check liucking Ixiss at the W'oodward loc;il. .N'o decislun was renched. !
.\flor  l)oing    idle  for    flvo    weeks, i miner.s   employed   ul   the   Hutlcr   and did   ForBC   collieries   of   the   Pennsyl¬ vania will    resume    work    tomorrow monlng.    Vice   President  .\.   K.  Mor¬ ris  of  the   company     yesterday     an¬ nounced that arrangement.s have been made to have these two mines reopen¬ ed   but   that   the   Central   colliery   at ¦ Avoca and the  Ewen al  I'ittston  will | be idle during tho week. Tlie company i declares it is imiiossiblc to operate all | collieries on a full timo basis because of the condilion of tho market, [
.V meeting of the general gilevuni-r , committee of Ihe I'ennsylvanla men j ^\lll be held loinorruw night in St, | Aloysius Hail nl Pitlston. according to announcement last night by Chair- j man .\nthnny I'nnne. Cundltiuns in j the  fleld  will  bo  discussed.
HKKK K(n'{ K.\STi;U
Prof, and .Mrs. Philip E. Urown. Jr.. of I'ort Washington. l.,ong Island, nre ; pending Ihe Eusierlidi! with the lat- ter's molher. Mis. Saruli .\. Tuole. il7 HcBent strtnl-
Follow-in,j the arre.st of a .shoiiliftei li.te yestenlay aflernoon. city detec¬ tives la«t night recovered more than $800 worth of morchandise which It is ;illoged had liecn stolen from local stores.
.\ woman glvlnur her name as Helen Cumlenlec. nged HI. of 4IU East Northampton streei, was arrested yes- tord.ay nfternoon by a woman detective charged with Rhoplifting, When ar¬ rested .she carried a dress valued nt $"j which il is alleged was stolen. Ijisl night tho detectives visited the wom¬ an's homo and recovered severnl dress¬ es said lo he valued at from $75 to $100 each, slik iinderwear and lingerie, silk stockings, house dresses and chil¬ dren's dresses. The womnn will be given a hearing this morning.
Karl.N' this morning n.n unknown man approached ii;itroImaii (la7.o>" on lhe H(-i^hls and rci>orlcd that ho had Ixen robbed by ii negro of .$65 in cash and a chock for $500. He .saiil Ihe robbery occurred in ,-in alloy in t.ho rear of Heights Hank. Tho m.an w'as sent to polico hendnuartors to givo a description of tlie thief lo the lietoc- tlve.s but ho failed to pul in an ap¬ pearance.
SI.KKilllNti FOK E.4STKK
Mont real. i.Mie., .-Vpril 11—Good Easter Siinda,\- .'-Icigiiing was in pros¬ pect here tuni;;hl nlli-i- .sno\^'. which started falling during ihe afternoon, continued, Tlio grouml was blanketed lo a depth of more than nn incli by .S p, m, and the preclpittttion was con¬ tinuing.
WII.l.l.AM BKI.I.  ( Itrrit ,AI.1.Y   ll.l.
.Vllorney William F. Pn-ll, sfillcilor for Edwardsville rioruugh, is critiailiy ill at his home on Hillsidi- avenuo. Ed¬ wardsville, Mr. P.ell has been ill for tho piusl s<>veral monlhs and on Fri¬ day ll was neces.sary for physicians to conduct a blood I ransf usion to pro- lung his lifo.
THEY WANT GOOD IJi;i:K
Cleveland. O.. .Vpiil 11 - Hydro¬ planes may lie put In sorvico from Cleveland lo points iu Ontario. Canada \'.liero sale of boor wili bo legalized uithin a few days, it was h-.imod here today. Siinultaneiiiisly. Ihe AVestern .Navigation Cumjifiiiy annuuncofl pur¬ cha.so ol the boat City of SI, Ignaco to carry 800 passengers daily between here and  Port   .Stanley.   Ont.
ONE BOY HAD START
ON ALL THE OTHERS
NO HARM DONE
I     A  flery  weicomo  was  glren  Ki.stor ! on the West Side.   In two neighboring communities   last   night   hundreds  of I peoplo  thrilled  at  the sight of bum- ' Ing pyres while telephone bells in po- ! lice station!) J.-ingled noisily as scores of other    persons    believed    conflag;- ' rations were In  progress.    Two liug:e- ! honflres    were    Uindk-d lu Prlngle bor- I ough   by   the   Horwat.s.   a   branch   of I Ihe Croalians. In observauco of an an¬ imal   cus-tom   in     tho     welcoming     ot ) Eu£tei-.     A   short   distance   away   in ] Forty   Foii    Ixirough.   Iho   Ku   Klux I Klan   burned  a  cro.ss  ns  ih.it  order's j contrlliution   to  the  eml   of  I/r-nt. Tli.^  Horwals.  a   religious  sect with a   colony   In   Klng.ston   and   I'rlngle. furnished Iho i-liief spt-ctacle.  Shortly Ijoforo   midnight   tho   sky   was   illura- inalod fnr miles annind.    Reports of :i conflagration    caused    hundreds      of .'lulomobiles to  le.-ive the  city for the West    .side.      inyestigatlon    revealed Ihat tho  Horwals  had  assembled two huge   piles   of   railroad   ties,   packing boxes and other inflammable <iebrls in a fleld  near  the E:isl   Huston  colliery 111   I'rlngle.     Tho   sliifl'   had   been   so placed    that    when    the    match    was touched ihoro wa.s no danger to prop¬ erly.   The blaze continued for an hour, rolice reported that the custom Is ob¬ served each yenr  wilh  Ihe arrival  of Easter.
Al  Forty  Fort,  the  Klan  cross -was I
burned on Wesley street. .-Vn unknown |
man   in   an   aulomobile   loft   his   m.a-
diine long enough lo ignite tlie cross- |
jilece.    As il blazed up ho drovo away. |
An alarm was turned in.    l-'ircmon nf j
'lho  borough     nnswoied     wilh     Forty
! Fort's new  pumper engine,   but  when |
they  discovered   the    naturo    of    the i
blaze  they   returned  at  once, j
;     There -was no disorder al cither
[the domonstralions.
Followers   Of   First   Lady's Mrs.   Ida   Campbell    Fools i Styles Will Have To Wait     Her   Friends   By   Giving!
For Church Shov*/ing INQUISITIVE REPULSED
Wrong Time For Ceremony A CLASH IN ART
Washington, April 11 —The stnittors       Chicago,   April   11—Jamea   Weavei-, iu  the national  Ea.sler p.irado tomor- > handsome   21   year   old   elevator  oper- [ row will  not  know-  if Ihey'ro dressed   alor,   and   Mi-s.   Ida   Campbell,   stout i like   Mrs,   Coolidge   until   the  event   is | and 50,  Inn keeper nnd poetess,  were i-nded,    Pressure from a dozen purees { m.arrled   today  in   tlie   hallowed  fane-I
to discover what the costumo of the first indy of the land will bo was met today by a flrm "no" at the Whito House.
l'''rionds of Mrs, CooUdgo gave Tier credit for rare good taslo and delicacy in refusing this information. It Is too late for nny of tho stylish women to change llieir costumes in timo for Ihe church services nnd walks tomor¬ row, and all will bo cnmfortoii l>y tho knowledge tliat they can "follow tho lo.n.dor" of styles next week If thoy wisli to.
With fnlr weather pre<llcted Mra. I'oolidge is expected to blossom forth with a co.stume not heretofore herald¬ ed by |he stylo critics. Sho did not buy a new outflt for this occasion, liut she   ha-s   purcha.sod   several   new-   cos
luary of Ihe Carfleld Park con.scrva- i tory where the new meml>cr of the i new partnership hnd composed what j slie con.sidered hor best verse. i
Ton thousand Easter lilies witnessed 1 tho ceremony; the thousiindspect.Ttors who came to ivitness It were an hu-ur late, for tho couple wero wed an hour ¦ before tho ceremony w.-us cheduled.
Immodi.-itoly after, tho tall silm Adonis wa/ted his bride Into a taxicab and Ihoy dls-apiieni-cd. Tonight they made Iheir ajipeurance together nt the 1 new Mrs. Weaver's boarding houso, "Cupid's Inn." j
The bride wore a blue silk dress and i tupped   utf   her  siilendor  with   an   old
(leoi'o;!. .Miklos, 20 years old. of 190 'Jirove .street, Edward.s¬ ville, died lasl ni.cht at 6:1."5 o'clock in Nesbitt Wost Side Hos¬ pital from the effects of a bulIcL wound in the abdomen. Before his death the victim identified .-Andrew Uragonoski, 20 years old, of 2.j0 drove street. Edwardsville, as the as.sailant. The acc'jrcd mp.r., vK" '\n.- been a nrisoner on the charjre of felonious woundinff since the time of the shootinj?, will be arraifmed " tomorrow luorninK before one of the judges on a formal charge of nnirdor.
Miklos' death followed a twenty-four hour effort by sur¬ geons to locate a .22 calilire bullet in his abdomen. The bullet was fired at close range and followed a course into the victim's vital oi'gans. .Surgeons were unable to operate until the wounded man regained .some of his strength. The bullet had not been extricated when deatli occurred.
The fatal shooting occurred at 2:30 o'clock Friday after¬ noon. Miklos and Di'.'i.i'iini.ski iiuari-eled as they walked through a field adjacent to Afvers street, Edwardsville. Dragonoski was ill advance of the other man as tliey hurled taunts at each other conceniing their prospective prowess as fighter.s. The QuaiTel ended when Dragonoski pulled a revolver and fired one shot.
After the shooting the wounded man was hurried to the hospital, while his assailant was di.scovered by Chief of Police liolton at the home of a step-sister, Mrs. Susie Ilanko, on Grove street. The prisoner gave up witliout resi.stance and was taken by the chief to the hospital whore Miklos identified him and the siin.
-•Kfter spending the night in the borough lock-up, the accused man was taken b\- Chief Bolton and Richard Powell, captain of county detectivc^, to the scene of the tragedy yester¬ day. There he rehearsetl the crime. Attorney Frank P. .Slat- ter.v, who accompanied the part.v to the field and who has been retained to liandle tho prisoner's case, intimated the plea will be self defense. Later Uragono.ski was taken before Burgess Williams at Edwardsville and committed to jail without bail.
Jliklos is survived by a brother and sister, both residing in Pittsburgh.
DR. DALEY IS HOST I EDWARDSVILLE COPS
AT BACHELOR DINNER LEAVE POLICE FORCE
rose hat. The young bi idi-gionm lu 111. .ulU-giali' in.'tntiir, iiis fai-o III amcii  and   his   liluiid   liair .slione  as
of
tumes  during  tlic   spring  which   have j woro a creamy gray business suit, cul
not yil been cxhiblled in public. Then ^
again   she   may   appear   in   the   grny i
ensemlile which look tho faslilon world |
by storm when she wore 11 on inaug-1 ho waited for his bride-to-be at an im
Ui-atiuii day. | piomptii     allar.       Ca^i-aal      onlnnkers
The    President   will    be   garbed    In , thought   ho  w.-us tho  son  of the bride formal   morning   attire,   gray   striped ! and lajiio lo "give her awawy". trousers and silk "topiicr." 1     Weaver, who livrd .it Mis. Weaver's
Tho President nnd Mrs. Coolidge will hoarding houso, wius a happy-go-lucky attond the 11 o'clock sci-vlco of the f,ipv,^tor Iwy, ho admitted. Ho visited First Congrogatinnal Church here. The _ ,1,0 jance h.alls and thought poetry President's church, niitlcipating lhe ;,,„i ^n ,,,„t .,,„fp ,j^..,j, j,„ much "lin- usual  huiie Easier erow-ds,  announces   i„ney,"     He   liked   his  daily   "ups  and
LOCAL MAN KILLED
IN VIRGINIA BLAST
it will hold two services tomorrow in¬ stead of ono. The President, howover, v.-lll not attond the 9 o'clock service.
KAKTum ,\Ki'; Ki';<iisTi';i{Kn
Ilunie. .V|ii-ll II—Severe earth shucks G.OOO    miles    distant,    busting    several
Word   was   received   '>"''" ^jj^'^j:'"',';'| hours,   wero   registored  at   Iho   lahmn
of tho death  of .loseph
former loc.il resident.    Mi'. Sulnski, at i the time of his death wiiich was duo lo an  explosion   in   th-,   Mcr.etli  mine at   Logan,   Wost    Vii'Sinia.   v,ii.s   eiii-
t ployed ns  nssistnnt   superintemlcnt at the Easle mine ut that place.
.According to reports the explosion was due lo a naked lamp coming In contact with  a pocket  ot ga.s  in   tho
I underground   workings.      TTio   victim of the accident is survived l)y a widow
! and threo childrc-n.
I      It  Is understood  Ihat  tho body  was removed to Huntington from where 11
I is Ijciuff shipped to thus cily for builul.
jtory of  Prof.  P.onlani.  lending  llall.in
[ .solKmoIogist.   tonight.
MRS. SIDNEY SMITH
DROWNS IN BATHTUB
duwn.s' and "liked to kid around,' hc said. Tho elevator openiting profes¬ sion  w.'us jusl  in  his lino,  he believed,
rtut,   after   hearing     his     lanillndy's poetry   ho   yearned   for  a   ne-.v   uplift, I They   wrote   a  Jilay   which   was  never produced. j
Mrs.   Camplx^ll'.s   chief   contribution j tu   poetry   arc   "Tho   Silver   Servant" ! and   the     "Terrible   Traveling     .Man," 1 The  flrat ono  Mrs,  Weaver iidinlts  Is her favorite.    The  latter pictures the I-iior man  on  tho  road as a maligned j hive will) wurks hard to earn for tin ¦•Mfe and kills, ,
i:hicago.     Apnl     11,-.Mrs.     Sidney j Kmitli.   wife   of   Sidney   Smith.   «'"'k'-1 _, _,,_   . _   _,  w,,riin-ii I
nator of the "Andy Gump" comic strip I FI6HT   AT   PLYMOUIH was found deal  III a Ijalh lub al her I r-MrtO  AT uncniTAI
homo here tonight. i tNUb A I   HUbKI I AL
Cause nf death  has not lieen deter-|  —	
mined.    The thcury was udvanceil that '     George Jonos. aged 30. of Moss street
Dr. n. F, Daley of Kingston, whose marriage  will  tjike  iil.aci-  oil   Wcdnes¬ ilay   to   .Mki,-^   .Mm-gjirot   Clare   Conlon. [ I ntort.'ii:i'-il  at   a   iliuiiei- Inst   night   al the Terminal Hotel,    .V dclighltul eve-i ning was spent.    Tallis \\erc doiivereiF li.v   friends   iu   the   ineiUcul   profession! IIS   well  lis  by   men   iirominont   In  lhe affairs   uf   the   West   Side   wliere   Dr.; Daley is a successful praclllioner. |
Those  present;
J.   P,  CillliRin,   J,  ,T,  McHugh.  .1.  P. i Doughorty,   W,   J.   Doyle,   P.   F.   Mc-; Hugh, I.. C. JIundy, J. L. Ijivin, A. C, 'I'rapold,  E.   .\.   Coslello.  .1.   W.  Cress- l<r. W, J. Davl.s, K, J, Flanagan, J, A, Mulligan,   J,    J.   Cildea.   W,   C.   HtifT, F. E. Dunnelly. It. .1. Hurke. .T. C. Mc¬ NelLs,   A.   I,.   I.ui hi,   E.   ,1,   .McUinloy, 1',  A,  Mcl-aughlln, T, J,  Dailey. J.  p', ¦ Dolphin, J, V. Ciinnolc. P. P. Mayock. j Dr, Clover. Dr, .Shafer, ,1, 1,. McGlnley ; I'.   Jacobosky.   J.   .VI,   Nealim.   A,   Dot- ] tner,   T,   V.   McLuughlln.   John   Daley. ' Jiihn Daley, Jr„ William Daley, Jumes j Daley.   Jo.seph   Conlon,   William   Con- Ir.ii.   Peter Conlon.   Paul  ('union.  John, Cunlon.   John   l.ohmann,   .\lty,   II.   W, ! Davis.     Haydi-li    C.     Phillips.     M,    D,. ' Janjigian.  It.  K.. .loseph  IllttcnlK-nder. | Te.d     Blltenl)ondci-.     Hugh     McKane. Thomas   F.  P.iirry,  Tim   I-'.   McCarthy, Charles   Wi-lsman,   Joseph   I..   Ruddy, William   lluuncy,   E.   C.   Muzonow'ski. 1..   .v.   Spi-iicf-i-,
KIRBY-DAVIS FORCE
ENJOY SOCIAL SESSION
¦\ unique symiiathy .strike camo to light yesterday when two police of- tl(-ei-s of Eilwardsviilc borough lumod in their badges and resi-ncil their Job.s. Ono of the men. I'atrolmnn l.l wis Pugh was suspended for ill-each of rules, but the other. Patrol¬ man Michael Kosko. surrendered his .star out of sympathy for Pugh. Chief D.ivid P.uiton last night appointed I'.^ter Sternick and James Francis to temporarily   flll   Iiio  vacancies.
I'ugh ilrew a suspension for failur* tu make hourly reports as expecled by t.'hief Bolton. When Informed that ho liaii bon temporarily relieved from duty the ofllcer appealed to Hurge.-ss Jones fur a hearing, .Vt the sumo time I'atrolman Kosko declared ho was Ihrough with polico work n.s long as hi.s  "buddy"   was  reinoved.
.\ hearing was held before the bur¬ ge.ss at which time Chief Bolton pre¬ ferred charges against I'ugh. It was later announced by Evan I'rice. lead- 1 .- in tlie iKjrough council, that both mrn   had  resigned .
.Vllhougli a companitivoly few who attended the egg hunt in Ncsliitt We.st .Side Park wei-e av.arc of lhe fact yesterday morning, tliere was one youngster, a lad of about eight yoars, who had a decided advantage over his hundreds of competitors in tlie mad i-ush for ogg« and olher gooflie.s,
Tho fortunate youngstfr. who.so iilontily has not been estabiisihed made his way to the park bright nnd early yesterday morning, A previou.s visit to the sc^uo ot tlie hunt resulted in Ills singling out .'I certain hollow tree tho base of which hius ;i diameter siif- fiilentl}' l.irgo lo aci-ommixlulc a boy uiuih  liiraer Ihin  himself.
Thore was no one around early yestei¬ day morning when ho crawled into tho hoilov. tree and pullontly waited for the hour lu ai-rivc wlien he would mingle with hundreds of others* in the annual hunt   fur Easter eggs.
Finally there came lu his oars the crack of a pistol which meant freedom frum his temporary confinement. Like a Mash he w-as out of tho tree ,-ind was first on the ground iu tlie \-ei\ i-entor of activities.
i RAIDS ON GAMBLING
! MADE BY POLICE
stale Polico assisted I'ounty Detec¬ tives    Alleniyce    and    Dempsey    last : condition. ^ Smith   is   exported   home
I night In raids on two alleged gambl¬ ing dens in nttston.    At the place of
1 I'eter Cardocio at   159  Parsons street,
! thirteen   men.   besides  the  pi-opriolor,
I were arresteil. When the prisoners were searched two guna were found. Domlnick Cardocio. of 29-1 Parsons street, who possessed one of the wea¬ pons, is declaro.-l to be an alien. He and   the   proprietor   were   held   under
Mrs.   Smith  fainted  and   was drowned    i'iymoulh, is in Morcy hospital with a wliilo taking a bath. } pusslbie fractured .skull as a result of
Mrs.   Smith,   relatives   said,   was   in i allercatlon    hist   night    ul    11    oclock
poor health. She recenlly w:us foii ed i lu abandon plans to accompany hor | husband to Atlantic Cily. A previous j trip to Florida left her in a weakene.i
from the East tomorrow.
THE SHIP ARCTURUS
IS SAFE WITH CREW
Wiushington. .Vpril 11,—The deep sea explorers of the steamer Arclurus arc oft the Galagapos Islands, a few hun- '»l,OOu'bail,"\Vhilc''tho   others ~esca|R-d ,'"'¦ed^milw o^rejho^^w^^^^^ with   a   flne  of  $5  at   hearings  before        *          -,-.,.,..,...««• ..... i , ....
.VIdermun Smith.
Tho second raid was made on tho promises of Joo Kotow ski at 187 North Main sireet. Pitlston. whore tho pro¬ prietor and three frequenters wero arrested. Ketowski posted $1,000 bail and tho frequenters were flnod 15.
Kingston police broke up sevoral game.s of cards In pool rooms of thai community.
with Edward StravinskI. nged IS. uf I'erry streei. Plymouth, Straviii.ski is being detained in I'lymouth Jail for a hearing today.
The two men wero fooling at Main and Cherry streets, Plymouth, when It is said Jones gmbbeil Stravin.ski's shirt iind tore it. This is said to have angered StravinskI and he retaliated liy striking Jone.s with his fists al¬ though the police believo Ihat Jones } was struck with a blunt instrument. [ Jones was fuiind blof-ding on the street an.l Dr, VV. C. Stiff was called. After adminLstcring first nid he had Jones senl to Mercy Hospital, where tt j was leportod that ho had sever.il I severe lacerations on the forehead and , in tho buck of the head. An X-ray j will have lo be taken today to deter- ! mino if his skull Is fractured.
A. h.alf an hour after tho fight pa-
Salesmen   of   Kirby-Davis   Automo- ' bile  Company   Ia.st   night     enjoyed    a ' sociable   gt't-togethcr     luuclicoii     and 1 meeting in Ihe iirivate dining room of! Hotel   Kedington.     Husiness     projects j were  discmised   following  which  there | WHS a program of entertainment. Tho j fullowing attended:     M.  VV.  Ritter.  1., I C.   Yohcy.   J.   Lydon   Connor.   .V.   C. ' Murra.v.  Harry Harl, George  D.  Rool, Bert    y.    Pearson.     Morris     Kellogg. Slowarl Bloch. A. H. Bleckley. Jr.,  F, liarklle Snadorson, W. 1>. Hoberts and N. J. Flornoy.
FALSE KIHK  AL.^RMS
Two false flro alarms were turned in oarly today to the cily fire depart¬ ment. Shortly after midnight a call was .senl iu from ,i box .it the corner Ul' Hickory and Hill street.s. The sec¬ ond alarm came from Butler street and North T'onnsylvania,
AGED MAN FOUND DAZED ON STREET IN LUZERNE
Found wandering in a dazed con- ilitlon, an aged m.an who gave his r.ame a.s William Fi-ajik was picked up last night at 10 o'clock by the 1 iillce ot Luzerne Ixirough. Beyond giving Ills nimie the man was unable lo recall his home addre.ss or how long hc had 1)0011 lost. He appears about 70 years old and at times mumbles in the German language. Ho is being held at I.uzerne borough police headquarters until his relatives can bo located.
Two Men Run Down By Motorist
Both Have Fractured Skulls
A Navy Department radio tcwiay in tercopted a radio from tho comninnd- er of tho Panam.a Canal zone to tho commandanl of the New Vork .Naval district. It merely said: "All's well. .\rcturur  oft  Galag-apos."
Fear had been expressed for tho | trulmen riscotty and Conyngham and .safely of lho crew and aciontists on ' Deputy Sheriff Ignatius Hosey ar- thc .Arctunis for two weeks aftor | rested Stravln.«kl, who wns hiding un- pa.sslng through tho canal, enroute tnl ner a |)orch near Main und Cherry make a surrey ot the Ijaragcsao £e.a. | streeU,
T\\o men \\-ero run down and ser¬ iously Injured ia.st night at 11 o'clo<'k li.\ an uuttimohilc at Wanainlo. Hoth victims were taken to Nanticoke State Hospital where surgeons, after a pi-e- limlnary oxamiiiutlon early today, de- chirod each received a fracture of the skull.
The injured men are: Cliarles Krouso. J.S years old, of Main sireet. Wanamie,    uud    jdichacl    FlDley,    6i
; years old, of c'entre stieet, Wanamie. I Tho men were walking together I w lien an automobile crowded them, t Before they could escape, bolh were I knocked to the ground. Witnes.ses >venl to their aid and as.'^isled in get- I ting them to the hospital. At tha j hospital it was said the driver of Ihe I machine wa.s l>eing held by tte ' Wanamie authorities.