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Washington, July 11.—Eastern Pa.: Partly cloudy, probably local thunder- showers In north portion Sunday: Monday fair: not much change In fempei.if urc.
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Entered   at   Wilkes-Barre,   P«.. aa   Secftnd   Claas   M.iil   Matter
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 12,1925
The    Only    Sunday    Newspaper Covering   fhe   Wyoming   V.-.lley
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OPE JOINS
CES AGAIN
S. EMBA
SEEK LAW TO GUARD IHE BIBLE
Creation Of Man Described In Holy Writ Has Able Defend¬ ers At Dayton
SO HAS EVOLUTION
Lawyers Strive To Prove That Lower Forms Of Life Were Real Beginning
Clear ing Coast Of Rum Runners
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Waahlngton, July 11.-Tn re- doubllnff their activities to drive the rum fleet off the Ma.s.s.achusetts coast, becau.se nf the presence of President f.'oolldKe at i^wampscolt. the coast KHartl at (tloucester. Ma.vj., has captured another nlleRed smuftBler, accordlnc to reports to the co.'ist (rtiard headquarters here today. The American shli. Lorena was seen In rum ro\i- alongside fhe forelRit steamer l.ols Cnnra.l by .i seapl.T.ne doin;; recnnnais.-ince work for the jfuard, and was captured. - 	
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SEIZURES ARE MADE BY PDLICE
State Officers Make Haul Of Cargo While Being Taken To Harvey's Lake
DRIVER HELD
A DUEL OF WITS
Dayton, Tenn, July 11.—At the 5unctlon of Main and Water streets, hub of Dayton. llRhts Blc.amed tonlRht belligerently Into the darkness from two second story offlces facing each other  directly  across  the  street.
Clarence Darrow. who is leading the flfiht to free John Thomas Scopes from the charge of vlolatinir the Tennessee nnti evalutlon law, sat in o»e, sur- rounderl by his meaRcr staff of asso¬ ciates. Iiitj law hooks were heaped up In front of him nnd the table around which the lawyers sat was littered ^v-ifh paper.i.
From time fo time, narrow bnished
:   at winsTcd bugs drawn In by the pow-
\' erful light.
Acrcss the street 'Willl.im Jennings Bryan, standard bearer of the funda¬ mentalists and main spring of the pro- ¦eeution In fhe Scopes case, similarly eat ot a table strewn with papers and books. Aiound him were his elsht as¬ sistants.
HagRltng voices dropped down from optn windows Into the deserted streets. Tired natives long since had gone to bed. The hot breath of the night rus¬ tled the trees shading Washington and do-.\-n the concrete pavement, bay- street and packs of hounds raced up Ing at  the moon.
Here in this midnight small town ¦cene, a ma.sferly duel of wits, per¬ haps one of the greatest legal debates In history, was being laboriously faa- hioned.
On Monday, when the second day , Of fhe Scopes evolution trial Is open¬ ed, the question of admls.sability of scientific evidence In support of eve- lution will come up. Both sides to¬ night prepared for a "duel to tho death."
Tho prosecution will coi'.tcnd th.-.t tho que.stion of whether evolution con¬ flicts with the Bible Is strictly a ques¬ tion for the jury to decide, not scientists. The defense will contend that the Jury admittedly without much knowledge of evolution, must be in¬ formed about It In order to determine ¦whether what Scopes taught his pupils was contrary to the Biblical jaw of creation.
Bryan has ordered his forces lo re- «l.st it to the end. Darrow Is equally determined that he will not go down without, perhap.s, thn greatest battle of his career. The defense is strictly on the defense, if .ludge Haulsfon rules that such evidence Is not admis- sable. The defense case falls flat. The great flght will then be closed within a week and the Scopes case will go to higher courts. Darrow, fhe Ignited Pre.ss learns, intends to stake his all on this flght Monday, If Judge Rauls- ton decides against him, he will place ns much a.s possible Into the record during iirgument on fhe question. If Tinulsfon rules out the evidence, Darrow- at lea.st has given the jury some idea of the conflict ns the defen.se sees il. If he admits it, nothing Is lost,
"We arc so confldent that the Judge Will admit our witnesses that we are foing ahead getting thera here." said John R. Neal.
"We do not see how he can admit It". •aid Hcrbeil Hicks of the prosecution. If he does, the Supreme Court of Tenne.ssee Is sure to reverse him."
John T. Scopes, the defendant, took ¦JI Indifferent view.
"It don't matter a bit to me how tt comes out," he said.
Bryan .said no scientist could change  he  anti-evolution   law  and   the   only question wa.s—has it been violated? Bryan's   St.itenient Bryan's statement follows: "The statement given out ye,sterday by   .\ttorney   Oeneral   Stewart   repre¬ sents the views of the coun.sel for the State.    This   rtlal   Is   a  bonafidc   case In w-hlch the State Is enforcing a law serious in  its purpose nnd  p,a.s.sed de¬ liberately.    The case wIM hn tried ac¬ cording to the rules of evidence, with the   possibility   of   appeal   to   higher courts.
"If Improper evidence Is offered by the defense, objection will  be made to It and 1 doubt not that the defense will (Continued on  Page  B—Sec.  1)       '
YEI FAR DISTANT
Adjournment Taken Until Tuesday Is Expected To Be Followed By More Delay
All Knowledge Of Ownership Is Denied When Questions Are Asked Of Pilot
TRACING LICENSE
WANT MINES OPEN
Washington. July 11.—With a gen¬ eral strike threatening in the anthra¬ cite fields and a large number of union bituminous mines shut down, the co.il production of both types only totalled 8,895,000 tons during- the week of July 4. tho Bui-eau of .Mines reported to¬ night.
This Is a decren.se of 1.020,000 tons under the previous week.    Bituminous , production   during  the   week   was   7,- 381,000 tons,  a falling off of  l,:ti0.000 tons as compared  with  fhe  preceding [ week, whi;e the anthracite output was ! l.r.14,000   tons,   a  decrease   of   330,000 ] tons In the week
Despite the falling off In production
Seventy-five ca.ses of alleged high powered beer w-as seized yesterd.-iy by Slate Police on the county road be¬ tween Idetown nnd Harvey's Lake. The stuft wus loaded on a truck oper¬ ated hy Howard Haver, 22 yeais old, of 47 forth .'¦-treef, Wilkes-Barre, He 1 w.Ts sent to a cell at the Wyoming I barracks when a prellminnry test of I the Iwer revealed a higher alcoholic j content than the legal limit of less ' than one-half of one per cent. I Tho beer was discovered by a State ' policeman doing patrol duty. He be¬ came suspicious of the cargo carried 1 by a machino which was iirocecding toward Harvey's Lake. Stopping fhe machine, the officer discovered the ' cases ot beer. Neither the bottles nor the cases carried the namo of the I manufacturer.
Raver was accompanied hy a young j man as helper, hut the latter was dis-]
Persecuted By Gambling Ring Says Man Who Evades Arrest
Persecution of slot machine operators whn defy ihe alleged ring nf manipulators nf gambling uas charged lant night hy Leonard fioltnn of Larksrille. uhn declares that a siudifd effort nn the part of county authoritieg has heen made tn lodge him in jail as a defendant. iMr. fioltnn was very plain and cnnci.sc in hix statements, declaring that he is employed as a labour in the linstnn mines nf Htnhnn Coal Company, and has no associaiinn whatever, at present, trith the. distribution nf slot machines.
"I admit," said .Vr. fiolton, "that I have heen pre¬ viously connected with what I believed tn be a legitimate enterprise, hat for a long time I have contented myself with earning my living in hard labor. Yet, I have been hounded and threatened hy county sleuths who insi.st that I am distributing slot machines that are outside the syndicate, raid they have gone so far a-v to swear out warrants fnr my arrest. I defy them to arrest me and I ask the public tn witness any action taken against mc."
Mr. lioltnn's statement followed a raid made in Lark.sville, the place visited being the miners' supply store and pnnl mom of Terry .Mitchell ot Larksvillc Corners. Men who declared they had county authority for their action, visited the Mitchell ¦¦^hnp and confiscated two machines, one nf the nickel slot variety, and the other requiring depo.'iit of a quarter on the part of the person playing.
.Mr. fiolton says he had previously been accused nf owning machines and distributing thi,n. He made no apologies fnr the statement that his supposed ownership had been represented tn him as in opposition tn the men whn distribute machines with assurance nf prntection. Such raids as liave been made in Larksville. he .said, have been gauged accnrding to the ownership nf machines.
"f want the county officials to know that I have no machines and will never have any," .said .Mr. fiolton. "I am I 'red of being warned and threatened and I want to be left ainne. Neither my.self nnr any nf my friends are in any way interfering with the monopoly that has heen created by the gambling syndicate."
A hearing in the Mitchell case will be held before Alderman Frank Hrown in this city tomorrow night.
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GREAT BRITAIN REFUSES REQUEST OF PRESIDENT
Coolidge And Trusted Advisers Hold Secret Session  On China
I Swamp.scott. Mast.. Jul> 11.—A 1 v^fk-rni ronfprpni'f. cxpfc.ted to hav^ j an Important hoarlnfi: upon tht^ Amcr- I lean povcrnmrnt's ne:.£t move in Its j efforts {o bring order out of chao.i In I nhlna, bpfran hfre lonlrht when I r*rcRir]ent CoolldRo and Secretary of .State KeHo^K- wero closeted tog-ether for Fomc time.
Mr. Kellogg arrived nl White Court while the I'resldent was out motorlnfir. hut they had dinner to^Pther th'*' ovonInK: and then he^an a study of thr Chinese problem. All comment on th« confercnc'O was deellnerl at White (7oun early In the evening, but tt \vns Intimated there might Vte some an¬ nouncement lat^r If the rnnferenre result ed  In  nny drflnite  rr-n'"lnNi(in'*.
After severnl hours dlscuFsion at White Court toniJyht between President ('oolldff*. Wrcreiitry of State Kellopg, and under Secretary Joseph ('. fJrew, it waa offlrliiljy titated that the subject matter of the confrier.i'o had heen limited tf> thn debt funfUns negotla- tlnna and the Chlneso situation.
No immediate <1< velopmcnt:; are ex¬ pected as a result nf the meeliiii; be¬ tween the President and Mr. Kellngg. it was raadf* clear. They declined to locelve now ^IK^permen tonisht. or to authorize tho |s:ainnce of any stat | ment amplirylnf; the occasion of Kel- logg-'s hurried trip here.
CJrew left Whit" Court early thi^ evening and Kellogg plans to In-ive tomorrow.
Other Nations Take Similar Action To Check Attempt To Learn Industrial Costs
TARIFF CLAUSE FAILS
Embargo On Products Of Factories Refusing Infor¬ mation Is Partially In Force
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CAUGHT BY POLICE CONEESSTOACTS
ATGASSIAIION IN CITY'S CENTER
CANNOT FORCE ISSUE
Youths Had One Key To Un- Arrival Of Motorist Scares lock Switches And Used Man Who Demands Cash Cars For Joyrides Only From Keeper Of Office
TRAPPED IN KINGSTON
the bureau of mines reported that fhe I cii^irged   from   custody.     The   driver, ilaily  output  of coal,   both  anthracite i however,   was   unable   to   produce   an
automobile
and bituminous,   is still  ahead   of fhe 1921 production, bu tfar bchin-I that of
The sub-commlftee of six operators and six union leaders negotiating on a new agreement between anthracite operators and ttiiu-.l ri'ir.c ^^^¦.rV¦"'-s of America, at tho Traj-morc Hotel, .\tlantlc City, yesterday started the first of two recess periods. The sec¬ ond recess will come at the end nf next w-eek. when the wage negotiations will halt temporarily to permit con¬ ducting the convention ot District No. 1   in  Wilkes-narre.
The sub-committee will reconvene In Atlantic City next Tuesday after¬ noon at 2 o'clock. Present plans call for session.s next Tue.sday. Wednes¬ day snd Thursilay afternoons nnd then ' an adjournment for the convention ot' the hard coal miners In the local dis¬ trict, i
Rlnaldo rappelllnl. president. will ; swing the gavel during the sessions of i New Vork. .Inly 11,—Col. Sherwood the district convention. If Is report- j ,\ldi-ich. formerly of Denver, Colo.. ed Ihat International officials will not ! nresident nf fhe Ray Consolidated Cop- journey to this city for the gathering. I per Company ot Arizona and identi- It w-a.s nf first believed thaf Interna- | ried with a score of other big mining tlonal rresldent John T.. I>ewi,s. would j concerns. Is being sued for separation be present during the convention fo j here by his wife, who asks $6,250 prevent any open debate which might I monthly alimony. fake place between the administration I Cl.'iimlng nnd Insurgent factions.
The operators and United Mine Workers left the meeting room ycsfer-
ilrivcr's card and was ordered to proceed with his truck to the barracks. There a test show-ed the beer to c"nfain a high percentage of alcohol.
Kor several hours Raver was ques¬ tioned but reftiseil to give any infor- mi>iinn. He .said he didn't know w-here he got the stuff or wheie in; v..-..- taking it. He didn't know the name of the brewer responsible for the strong beer nnd he wasn't sure who owned fhe truck.
The prisoner will be given a hearing tomorrow, the police announced. Tn the meantime, records at the State Highway Department nt Harrisburg will be searched lo determine the ownership of the machine. It was Intimated l.a.st night at Ihe barrat'ts thaf the track may have been stolen.
WIFE SEEKS $6,250
MONTHLY ALLOWANCE
CAVE THREATENS   SCANT RELEASES A COSTLY CHURCH' OF EIERY LIQUIDS AETERASQUEEZE   ATPRESENTTiE
Serious Damage Is Feared At St. Marv's In The Dunmore Section Of Scranton I
EXTENSIVE SETTLING
Chief Prohibition Chemist Says Purchase Of Pure Whisky Nearly Impossible
OFFERS ANALYSES
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day after a "star chamber" session, in good si>irit. but it Is evident that the feclin? is growing mole tense u.s the days pass.
Nothing  Deflnitp
Leaders of the miners expres.scd the opinion thaf nothing definite w-IIl tw accomplished nt the sessions of Ihe sub-committee until after the District No. 1 convention. The sub-committee will talk over all the demands in a general way. but w-lll not reach a de¬ cision on a single refjuest until after the Wilkes-nari-e meeting, one respon- representative of the United Mine Workers said.
The majority of fhe operators. In¬ cluding W. W. Inglis. president of the Glen Alden Coal Company, and An¬ drew M. Fine, vice president of fhe Hudson Coal Company, both members of the ."iubcnmmlttee. rturned to their respective homes over the week-end.
All of Ihe International nnd district officials of the miners' union will re¬ main ill the seashore, where it is pos¬ sible that several meetings of the en¬ tire scale commltles will be held Mon¬ day.
Inglis' Stalenipnt
Mr. Inglis. spokesman nf the mine owners, revealed that both sides nt fhe first meeting had avoided the con¬ troversial questions of arbitration and whether work should continue ,ifter September 1. contract or no*confrnct.
James .\. Gorman, secretary of fhe sulx;ommlltee. covered Friday's de¬ liberations with  an  official  statement:
".\fter consideration of the method of procedure on the p;irt of the com¬ mittee, there followed a di.scussion of substitutes for fhe use of anihr.-iclte coal,  the  di.scusslon  of  the  operator*
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husband   left   her  on i March l.i last, Mrs. .\ldrlch today tiled j th**  suit  on  the  grounds  of  abandon- I ment nnd desertion. She .said thnt dui-- ' ing their 14 J'cars of married life they I had    been    accu.stomed     lo    spending jl.in.nof) a year for Ilvin&~cxpenses and askeil t7R,000 alimony.    She also ask¬ ed  $2'),ono a.s counsel  fees.
QUEER HIDING PLACE
IS FOUND FOR LIQUOR
Fosf-Volstead concoctions have been uncovered In many queer hiding places but It remained for County Detectives John Dempsey and Thomas Allardyce fo discover a novel reposing place for elp;.. quarts of alleged whiskey. The defectives descended on the moist par¬ lor conducted by Frank Ratko. of 274 North River street, nnd following a "lead" furnished by a womnn residing In the neighborhood located the odd hiding place.
Recently the w-oman In question complained lo the district attorney that her hu.sband had been imbibing well and unwisely. She charged he had been securing the supply of "wet goods " at the place conducted by Rnt- ko.
A few days ago, detectives visited fhe place nnd a search of fhe premises failed to yield nny contraband liquor. Again, the woman notified fhe officers Ihat fhe Intoxicants could he found by fearing off the third step of fhe stair¬ way leading to Ihe second floor. Act¬ ing upon fhe information provided by the woman, the defectives mado a second visit to fhe pluce and con¬ fiscated eight quarts of alleged whis¬ key.
The proprietor w-as arraigned before Aldvman Fr.-ink Hrown and held un¬ der $1,000 bail tor his appea,-ance In court.
Exten.-rive damage Is th.-ciitcned to Sf. Mary's Roman Catholic CHiurch, situated on Chestnut street, Dunmore, by a mine cave which was reported yesterday to have reached the founda¬ tions of the costly edifice. Large fis¬ sures In the giound were discovered near the basement walls. For twenty- four hours fhe ground has been sag¬ ging and a continuation of the set¬ tling will me.-vn heavy loss to fhe church property. It Is claimed. The cave was <liscovered just at a time when memhers of tha congregation were making plans for a wide appeal for funds for the erection of a pa¬ rochial   school   adjoining   the   church.
Tho settling Is confined principally fo the front pnrt of Ihe church prop¬ erty, where numerous fissures have appeared in fhe surface. A crevice measuring nbout one inch has ap¬ peared between the tower and the main section of the church building. Small Clacks have also been discover¬ ed In the church wall on the north¬ easterly  side of t'le  edifice,
C. F. Ncuffer. a mining engineer tor Ihe Pennsylvania Coal company, sLated yesterday thaf there are no mining operations within atx)Ut 300 feet of the church property and that the set¬ tling of tho surface was probably due to ft squeeze or pull in the surface. He will make an examin.-ition of fhe mine workings in the neighborhood of fhe church Monday morning in company with Anthony J. McHale, a representative  of the church.
Several other iiroperties in the neighborhood of the church have also been slightly affected by the settling of Ihe surface. Slight cr.ack.\havc ap¬ peared in the walls of the stucco gic- rage of Fcrrell Hrotiiers, 346-47 Chest¬ nut street, while openings have also appeared in the surface in fhe rear of the Manley property, 311 Chestnut street, ns well as at several other properties In the block.
Bishop A. J. Brennan, p,xstor of Ihe church. \cho wa.-i in Towanda, was notifled of the settling of the surface ycjiterday morning and returned home at once. I
'W.-Lshlngton. July 11—'With Ihe \ Treasury- Ilcpartment tightening up on alcohol releases and concentrating on I running down Illicit rum traffic at lis source, ft layman has but one chance in more than 130 of purch.asing pure and palatable liquor.
Dr.  W.   V.  I.inder,  chief chemist  of the   I'l-ohlbition   unit,   whose   staff   of chcmisLs analyze  all   liquors seized   In the cast hy dry agents, to!.! fhe United I'ress today that the Impurity of hoot- I leg products la rapidU- increasing. j     In u report to Secretary Mellon, I>ln- |der revealed  thnt his staff during fhe ifi.scal year exiimined and analyzed 28,- iOOO samples of llquora .and found only 1162 fo be pure and genuine.   Tho prev¬ ious    year    I.inder    subjected     24.11S samples to ajialysis and found only 172 to bo  genuine.    Many of the  genuine samples were  sent   voluntorily  to the Treasury   by   bonded   warehouses   for analysis.
"It is virtually Impossible", said I..lnder, "lo puichasn r«al nnd pure liquor. A man puts his health at stake -.vhen he chances to consume the offer¬ ings of bootleggers."
.Most of the samples analyzed hy the Trc:usury were found to contnin traces of denatured alcohol. Nearly all gin samples conlrUiied redistilled denatured alcohol, while some gin was composed jof fen per cent wood alcohol. I The com whi.sky of to<lay, according I to I.lnder's report Is Immature, due to I Its hurried manufacture and lack of jage. A .sumplo of com seized by [agents yesterd.ay ftnd examined im¬ mediately was less than .10* hours old.
"It Is impossible." said I.inder, "to [get a clean, wholesome fprmentalion of corn whiskey when distillers are forced to operate In the lowlands ot the country and in unasnltary barns and sheds. Mose of the distillers of corn make their product onn day and sell it the next."
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JACOB VANnERBfLT DKAD
New- 'i'ork, July 11.—Cornelius Vaji- dcrbllt, Jr., today Informed tho United Press of the death of Jacob \*ander- bllt at Tacoma, Wash., this morning. The tebgram annoiviclng fhe death read; "Jacob H. Vanderbilt died of heart disease at Tacoma. Wash., this morning. He was the last of his fen¬ eration of the famil},"
I     Three boys,   two of them  brothers, ended an  active career as automobile flileves last night  when authorities of Kingston    borough    lotk-'f    them    In \ police cells.    Within the course of one j week    tho    youths    admitted    having I stolen six machines.    They used them for brief .foy rliles and then abandoned them, according to a confession West ! Side police saJd the boys made follow¬ ing their arrest Ia.st night.
The prLsoners are Samuel Powell, 18 { years  old,   ot   24S   Hanni.«i  street,   I..ee J I'ark;    his   brother,   -Mbcrt,   14   years I ..I.l,   of   the   same   nddress,   and   Karl I I.ucas,   13   years   old.   nf   227   lnui...u sireet.   Lee  Park.    .Ml  of the  trio are undei'slzed nnd appear not much more than   half their  real  ages. '
The   trio   hml   .-v   successful   career stealing   automobiles    until    they   at- tempted to faite two cars in one night.. i The   double   performance   resulted   in 1 their undoing.    At 7 o'clock last night I Ihey climbed   Info a Chevrolet  parked I on South Main street, this city.   While hundreds ot shoppers were passing, one ' of  ih«  hiovs  used  a  key  fo  start  the ! I machine   and    they    were   cfC.    After I traveling   in   a   leisurely   manner   for | a couple of hours, they finally aban- . doned   the   machine   at   fhe   comer  of Pierce   and   Ruftcr   streets.   Kingston, w-hen  the gas tank went  dry.
Next  tho throe youths proceeded to Wyoming   avenue   where   they   found , another  Chevrolet  owned  by  Howard J. Adams of 324 Slocum street. Swoy¬ ervllle.    The   .s.'ime   svstem   wa.s   userV here but the  trio  had  proceeded only [ as far nj! Kingston Coiners, when Pa- I Irolman   Cunnin.gham   stopped   them. ] Meanwhile, .Adams 'llscovered the loss of his  nxachine and  arrived  while the n^l.-er was que.-.flonlng the  boys. ~ .-Vdmit Guilt j
When t.iken to KIng.ston police sta- | tlon, the boys cilmly admitted havin.g i stolen   four   other   m.-u-hlnes   recently. ' All of them  with one  exception  were taken from Wilkes-Rarre.    On July 3. they stole a machine parked at River nnd  Northampton streets.    On July 5. Ihey   found   a   louring  car   parked   at' Washington  anrl   Northampton streets which they later abandoned. I
Their next foray occurred .Tuly 7, when they took a machine from the corner of Franklin and Market streets. On July 9. a closed car parked In front of the Kingston theatre at King¬ ston attracted their attention and they rode off with it. The boys in their, confession admilfed being able to st.art | all Ihe machines with fhe key one of them had. Their only purpose In stealing the machines, they said, was to get rides. I
A liearing will take place tomorrow | and  the   trio   will   likely   be   sent   into Jud^e  Fuller's juvenile court.
ONE MAN DROWNED
DURING HEAVY STORM
sturgeon Bay. Wis. July It.—.V cyclone hit Sturgeon Hay lato this afternoon with one known casualty. The tw-ister wa-s accompanied by a. heavy rain and considerable property dftmage was reported. Three men, [ while crossin; a bridge on the cast side of the cit.v, were swept off by fhe ] storm, two being rcscuffl by life .sav¬ ing crews.    The  third  m»n  druwucd. i
USES HIS FISTS
An attempt to hold up fhe attend¬ ant at the .-Vtlartlc Refining Com¬ pany's gasoline station on South Main street between South and Ross streets, was frustrated last night at 11 o'clock by the arrival of nn auto¬ mobile which pulleil Into the com¬ pany's property to obtain air for the tires.
It w-ns ihe second lime In the w-eek that nffenciants at the company's gas¬ oline stations were greeted by hold-up men. On Monday night the attend¬ ant at fhe station at North Rover anl Jackson streets was held up by an unmasked uidu ar.'l •¦ofleved ot $!!> which he carried in Ills frouser pock¬ ets. The thief overlooked more than $300 which was in the cash register au'I mafle a getaway in an autr>mobile which he had parked with fhe engine running on North Franklin street sev¬ eral  hundred feet away.
I„ast night fhe attendant at the South Main street station was locking fhe door of fhe offlce prior to going fo his home when a young man came from behind and commanderl him fo turn over tbe keys to th" office. The attendant refused. About that time Ihe automobile seeking air for Ihe tires pulled up alongsi.le of the offlce. The hold-up man evidently feared fo press his demand for the keys and striking the attendant a nasty blow- in fhe face with his first ran ftw-a>- and made his escape on Glldersleeve street.
The attendant notified Patrolmen Long nnd Ollx-er and a search was In¬ stituted, but fhe man could not he found. The nitendant told fhe police that the man di.l not show a revolver. ---    r	
niN  DOWN  BY   AITO
Cro.sslng South River street below- Market street last night at D o'clock. Mrs. John ('ook of Kast Northampton street. Georgetown, w-as hit by an automobile driven by Robert Logan of .Ifi Mill street. Plains, and knock¬ ed fo the groun.I. Mr. Logan took fhe w-oman fo Mercy hospital, w-here she refused *o have a physician treat her. She was then taken to her home where the family physician announced that  her ankles were sprain.:'!.
EMANUEL ABBRUZZESE MEETS DEATH IN ITALY
Emanuel Abbr uzzese, 61 years old, ¦a prominent merchant tailor with an establishment at 12 North Washington street, died in Italy two weeks ago. according to wonj received here yes¬ terday by relatives. His death fol¬ lowed an operation.
Mr. Abbruzzese's health failed .-» year ago. A short time ago he left tor Italy to recuperate. He was ac¬ companied hy his wife. Recently his family w:is informed that on opoi-atlon w-as necessary. Nothing more w-as heard until announcement of his death was received yesterday.
For many years Mr. .\bbruzzese w-as a lender in the tailoring trarle. He w-as active in Ihc affairs concerning residents of Italian extraction, being president of the Colombo Society. He waa also a bowler of much  prowess.
Beside his wife he is sui-vived by one son, Jllchael :>nd two daughters, Edith and .\nloinette. Burial was made m ItaU-.
Washington. July 11—Ore.il Drllaln notifled the Tnlted Stales today that It would refuse this government's re¬ quest for diplomullo .'tntus for treas- ury agents abroad as provided In tn* Inst tariff act. Similar refusals al¬ ready hnve been received from Belgium and Spain and It is believed hero that Concrcss' attempt to check production co.sfs of foreign manufacturers hy special customs agents has failed.
Switzerland, the Scandinavian gov- ernments and other manufacturing countries have Informally indicated their objection to American offlclals prying into the books and business secrets of their factories. No favor¬ able response has been received from nny government fo Ihe general request for such privileges sent out by tho Slate Department under President Coolidgc's order.
The tarift act clau.se. which Is thus In danger of becoming Inopeiative. provided tor tarift making purposes that treasury dgcnts abroad be given diplomatic privileges to probe foreign production costs.
Despite informal protest by the .Swiss gov'rnment and others. United States Treasury agents have exercised their power under the tariff act of put¬ ting an embargo on products whose manufacturers refuse fo show their books.
Since this government has no means of forcing compliance by unwilling foreign governments. It Is assumed here thnf unless Congress repeals the disputed provision of the tarift act that clause will lapse through non-enforce¬ ment. Large scale embargo on pro¬ ducts of recalcitrant foreign manu¬ facturers Is not anticipated.
MAN IS ARRESTEn
FOR INSULTING WOMEN
John Llbby. aged 50. ot Parsons, -nas arrested yevsteday evening at six o'clock by Patrolman Jones of the Kingston police department. Llbby. it is charged. Indecently exposed him¬ self while dashing from a clump of bushes on the river bank, not far from the North street bridge. Llbby Is under J50n bail bond tor aftabklng a w-oman an.l hitting her with a stone several weeks ago while she was oa her way home from Kingston Corners. Ho will be arraigned before the bur¬ gess this morning.
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ARREST AT PLYMOUTH
MAY SOLVE ROBBERY
Plymouth police hold hnpn with the nrres fof Alfred Andido. of West Main stieet that they have a solution to a score of robberies commlted within fhe past fortnight. Authorities, following the robbery of the Davis store, found a small card, a sort of requisition for an oil coat to be secured at the But- tonwood colliery. The card carried the name of Andido and was found near the entrance of Ihe Davis slor.;. An- did.) is .a Spaniard and when arrested last night admitted ho was the owner of the card but was unable lo explain how- if cnme to lie near the Davis store.
FOUR ARE INJURED
IN MOTOR CRASHES
Four persons were admitted to Wilkes-Barre Oeneral Hospital Ia.«t night following automobile accidents. Two ot the victims were Injured In the one accident.
Mrs. Martha Mugford ot Espy street. Parsons, received severe scalp lacerations and a possible fracture of the hand when an automobile in w-hlch she W-8S riding collided with a ma¬ chine containing Joseph Williams of Kmpire street, city. Williams was also taken to the hospital suffering from lacerations.
James Hurley, two years old, of Fulton street. Miners Mills, was bruised and his parents narrowly es¬ caped serious Injury when their auto¬ mobile collided with another machina on the Harvey's Lake road.
Thomas Collins, 30 years old, of Chan-ller stieet. Minirs Mills, was run down by a machine at the comer of Grant and West Main streets. Mlner» Mills. He received a possible fractiir* uf the akull.