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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEB. 22,1925
The    Only    Sun'lay    .Newapaper Covering   the   Wyoming   Vnlley.
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
MITCHELL SENSATI
OUT AT
FORCED TO END PROBES
Sensation Over U. S. Weak¬ ness In Air Service Closes in Very Sudden Manner
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HIGHER-UPS ACT
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Vlitcliell Sends In Resignation As Chairman of Cfommittee Of The Inaugural Bail
NEl.SOI\l SURPRISED
. ¦Wa-shlncton, Feb. 21.—PresFure liy llic ndmlnLstratlon. which feared fur¬ ther damoKins revelations of Amiy lind Navy incfnclcncy. cau.sed Ihc siiiden collnpsn today of tlio Houso aircraft invcstlRratlon. rieprcscntativc John M. Nel.son. Uepublican of Wis¬ consin, who initiated Ihe prot)c, said here tonlsht.
"I holicvc the rower.1 thnt be of the Navy and .\rmy havo shut oft further rrvpialions of Ihc expenditure of over J."jOO,ono,000 since the war wilh only a scoic of modern planes to show for U," N'plRon  H.'iid.
"I am much ."urprlFed by the mi(3den action of lho exc'cutlvo ses.slon of the 'uninillicc in adJourninB the hearinps.
"When 1 tnlked with Representa- 'ivc I'cikiii.s. tho commitlee exnmln«r. imlav. he had no ilea that such action Aould  lio Inkcn."
r.rlK. (Irncral Wllilam Mitchell r«- siRncd tonlRht as chairman ot the floor committee for tho f'harlly In- iiu;;tiriil Uiill as .a rcf^ull of hl.s dispute nilh the Wnr ami Na\*y dcpnrtment.s over Ihe nir defen.se. In dcnyinf; that pres.siirc had been exerted on the "flying Cencral" to withdraw. Mrs. .loliii Allen DouRhcrty, chairman of the P.all Committee, cxpres.";ed repret over Ihc resignation. MitchoU's letter itl hrr follows:
"l'"in,linK thnt the pressure of my tlm les and the work that I am en- Rascd in miKht affect the success of Ihe Chiirity In.TUfjuial Ball. I wish to tender my reslpnation na chairman of the floor commlttfv. nnd to suirgest 'lial Col. C. O. Shi^rrili lako my place."
SheriU, who is n, military aide to ricsident Coolldge, ha.s accepted thu Iiositlon.
TnvestiRation  Knds
The House Airci-aft investigation «:is broupht to an end suddenly nnd vinle.'^s something; develops beforo the MJournnicnt of I'onpress thero will be Ilo  resumption   until   next   December.
rre.siiuro of liopublican leaders who objected to the manner In which it Wan lieinpr conducted wn.s primarily rc- f^ponslblc for tho decision of the com- willec to vote to clewo It. though re¬ fusal of Ihose in control of appropria¬ tions lo provide moro money for the conlinunncG compelled Its death.
The vote to end tho probe came at the end of a stormy secret Kc^ssion. in which It was reported tho mandate of lho leadership, communicated by one of Its subordinate lieutcnant.s, wna lieatedly debated.
House leader.s were reported tonljiht to have noted at tho request of the administration but this could not bo authoritatively confirmed. thouRh It is known the invesligallon hn.s been dls- Pleasine to both Secretaries Wilbur and Weeks,
I'rior to votine to "commit suicide" the committeo rejected a proposal by Reprc.'-ental Ive I'rall. New York, to have Secretary of War Weeks and Hecretary of the Navy Wilbur hold another bombing test to settle definitely whether airships aro su- herior to battleships.
With this test eliminated, nothing further is on the ciirds nnd the sen¬ sational Inquiry which has been the oul.M.indlng feature of this .session ha>=ses Into history. The committee «lll ask permission of the House to "lake its formal report next Decem¬ ber.
Committo members are confident that they have performed a nallonal service In showing up the clashing View.s of Ihe liifth commands ot tlic military defense fortes ou an out¬ standing problem, despite the criticism levelled at them.
The chW complaint made ngalnst 'he probe wiis that it was too '•pro- Mitchell" and thut It treated witnes.-ics on the other sldo with disrespecU In yew of this, leaders sounded Us "cath knell, It Ls .said.
Secretary Weeks is expected to an¬ nounce shorlly liLs decision not to re¬ appoint Ihit;. cicn. ilitchell to be as- ^islaiit chief ot the air Mcrvlcc. Hia "•••motion Is virtually assured.
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WIIO LOST .A FOHDf
KuiKstoi, polite arc holding a  Ford
wiclstor   found   .nbandoncci   on   Oates
M      '   '^^'^ macWnc had bren on Ihe
fctrcet   .several    days.      U    is    without
One Bmve Man Gets  5  Bandits
South Kcnd. Ind.. F'cb. :i.—Knst and accurate handling of a double barreled shot nun by Oscar Smith, a giant farmer und deputy marshal of Ne'v Carlisle. Ind., today brought nbout the capture of five bandiis who a few hour.s curlier had robbed tho Milibuiit Itank at Millbiirg, Mich., of JJ3,000 worth of bonds. Smith emptied both l>ar- rels of his shotgun Into the auto¬ mobile In which the bandiis were fleeing, wounded all of them nnd made po.s.slblc their capture. Thoy aro In a hospital here. The nilire loot was found In the machine. The bandiis held np tno Wlllburg Hank at noon and flijd In the direction of South Bend. .\ farmer notified Stlnc Ackley, New Carlisle mursh.il, that he had eeen the speeding car, and -\ckley and Smith gave chase. They overtook the Uindlts. crowded them to the .•ide of the road and forced them to stop. As Ackley walked up to Ihe bandit mnchlne to question tho men, one of them shot him In tho shoulder. Smltti Immediately fired through the windshield. Cursing and mpaning with pain, tho bandits leaped out and ran Into a field. One wa-s HO badly bounded he was cap¬ tured at onco. Threo were taken a, few minutes later In a cow shed lo which they fled. The fifth was found In a straw stack. They did not re.sist. Before escaping from Millhurg Ihe l>andils shot and wound-'d a clcrnily Sheriff.
30 BODIES FOUND
13 FAMILIES ORDERED TO QUIT THEIR HOMES
Thirteen families in rittston had notice yesterday that their homcj.s nre in danger of being dropped b.v mine caves. They were Instructed by tho l.ehlgh \"alley Coal Company lo bo prepared to vacate vithout furtlic>r notice, due lo pillar robbing now In progress In the underground tunnels of tho Sonera colliery. None of the families hud olieyed the Injunction la-st night, it was learned.
The homes in danger comprise eight dwellings on the ca.fterly side of Cor¬ nelia street and flve more on Miilon .street. Kifly yards away is St. Mary';; Catlio'ic Cbu'-ch, but, acconling to the warning, there is no Immediate danger
to the ediflce.
Announcement of the cave peril caused a widespread stir In Pittston becauso the neighborhood affected Is only a short disliuice from the district which was badly damage.1 flve year.-i ago throuRh a subsidence occurring in the mine of the While Coul Company. C'oal company spokesmen ndmlUed that no surface! disturbance ba.s yet happened because of pillar robblnj; by
I Seneca   miners,   but   claimed   Ihe   iio- ticx"s   were  sent  to   the  thirteen   fam-
I ilios duo to the fact that ii large set¬ tling  may occur at  any  lime.     There
I cvill lie no further -warnlns. it >va-s nn-
' nounced.
Hart Seeks Re fuge Of British Flag; Be£r And Liberty There, He Says
New York. N. Y., Fob. 21.—Daniel L. Haft, mayor of Wilkes-Barre. was a passcnfrcr on the Liner Montroyal. wliicli .sailed to(la\ for a Wost Indian cruise. There wore •180 aboard the liner. "The evils of prohibition," said Mayor Hart, "are terrible in his city. Even the fruit stands in Wilkos-F.arie have now nearly all become blind tigers. I'l'oliibition is unque-stionably responsible for such a situation." he .said. "In 1776 our forefathers fought for liberty and now I have to take passage under the British flag n order to get my beer. It's monstrous," .said the mavor.
Youth Killed In Accident Here; Father Dying From Same Mishap
BY GAS EXPLOSION
All Badly Mangled And Tags On Them Are The Only Means Of Recognition
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.\ youlli/ul mine worker was In¬ stantly killed and his father was per¬ haps falall: hurt yesterday when crushed under a fall of rock. The boy had hired out only recently os laboiy-r for his father who was actin;; as his Instructor with the securing of a miner's ccrtlflc.ato his ultimate aim. This accident was only one of a series of accidents at nearby collieries which sent flve other mine employes to hos¬ pitals In Wyoming Valley.
Th" victims of tho double tragedy were Peter Olusky, IS years old, of 8t H.'izleton sireet. Ashley, and his father. Waller Olusky. ul years old, same address. They were alone In a cham¬ ber of the Kranklln colliery of tho l<ohigh Vnlley Coal Company. The older man was preparing to flre a blast when a section of roof fell In on them. Other mine employes found tho boy dejid and his father suffering from Internal Injuries nnd a possible frac- ture of the skull. The latter was taken to Wilkes-Barre General hos¬ pital. Tho boy's body was removivl homo by 'Undertaker Straub where It was received by a mother and five brolhers and .sisters. The funeral will tako place Tuesday.
Stephen Jones, 12 yenrs old. of 53 .Atlantic avenue Kdward.sville. a motor runner for Kingston Coal Com¬ pany, i-ecelVMl a severe Incenition of one of his hands while spragging a car. Ho is In Wilkes-Darre CJeneral Hospital.
Kordinand Cockl, 40 years old, of 2i Myrtle street, I.ur.erne, also employed by Kingston Cool Compnny. is In the same hospital suffering from Internal Injuries. Hc> w.is caught by a fall of rcx-k at No. 3 colliery.
Wa-sley Sulketavtmre, JO years old. of .Storm Hill, suffered n fracture of the right ankle when struck by a car at No. 5 colliery of the Hudson Coal Company.    He Is In Oeneral Hospital.
Matt McClo'key. LS years old, of Orchard strec^l, Olen l.>-on, fcdl clown a pitch at N'o. IS mine of the I-ehlgli & Wilkes-Barre Conl Company at Wanimiie. He Is In Nnntlcoke State Ho.spital for treatment for lacerations to his scalp and both amis.
I.ouia Faltii, 18 years old, of :08 South Main street. Pitlstoii, suffered a fracture of the right leg when struck by u mine car. Ho Is employed as u driver at the Ewcn mine of Pennsyl¬ vania Coal Company. He Ls in I'itts¬ lon Slate Hospit.il.
SEES TAX WM   HOLD-UP WOiS INFEEPAYMENI | ONCITYSTREEI; FOR COLLECTORS ROBS ISSENGER
Charges That Fourteen Men Boy Sent To Bank Is Followed In Luzerne County Divide     And Money Bag Is Taken
COUNTY MEN JOIN WITH STA TE COPS IN SEVERAL RAIDS
Visits To Hanover Toivnship And Freeland Result In Confiscation Of Wet Goods Along With Devices Used For Gambling And Owners Are Held For Hearings
CITY POLICE RAID CARD GAME
$200,000 Every Year
CHANGE DEMANDED
From Him
thief'ESCAPES
FAMILIES AIDED
Sullivan, Tn.r, Feb. 21.—Work of bringing out tbo remaining Ixidles In the City Mine was progressing rap¬ idly late tonight .19 IkkIIos having been recovered hy rescue sciuads at midnight. While -several more bodies will probably be recovered during th> night it Is possible that four liodies will remain burled because of danger Involved, duo to  landslides.
Tho air is circulating freely In the mine and. while no further cxploslon.s are feared, Ictdcrs In tho rescue work nre taking every precaution to insure against further fatalities, due to pos¬ sible cav€s-ln.
Nearly all of tho tiodles hrougTit oiit were badly mangled and Identifleition was effected only through work tags and perscmal articles.
Several Investigations were tinder way tn an effort to determine the cause of the tragedy, the worst in the State'.s historj"- One theory is that a miner broke through a thin wall, causing n rush ot gas which was Ig¬ nited by his lamp.
So terrific was the explosion and so demolished is the mine that hope vir¬ tually has been abandoned that the cause of the blast will be determined.
Sullivan has been lurned Into a funeral camp. I.oc.il undertaking es- t.ablishments were taxed beyond ca¬ pacity.
Kinnnclal nid has been given the bereaved families of the vlctlm.s. mnny of whicli were robbed of their support by the explosion. Charitable orianlrations are co-operating with offlclals ot the mine company in re¬ lief work.
Kxlraordinary prec.iutlons were taken to prevent another explosion. Dally fears that Ihe gas gnthercd In tbe lower workings will be Ignited ond all rescue workers are spiirched for matches or like substances before they are permlttol to enter the mine. .\n- other explosion would wreck the whole mine nnd outbulliling-s. Dally said. Vound  Too  Late
.An advertisement appearing In the puhlication of tli^ Tuiled Mine Work¬ ers of America this month staled that a sister of John Collins, living in, Detroit, Mich.. h;id n.sktJ for aid In locating her long la.'-t brother, but was published too late. Collins was one of tho 28 idenllfleid as dead. Col¬ lins' copy of the publieition arrived nt bis home through tho mail yester¬ day,  four hours after the explosion.
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The funeral of Valentine fiwens wa.*^ held j-esterday afternoon fri>ni the home of his daughter. Mrs. William Itichards. a.S Center street. Kingston. Sendees were cohcIucIcmI at the resi¬ dence and were attcndecl by a host of frelnd.s. Thero w.-w a profusion of beauliful floral trlbu'.r.s. Jnlerincnt was  in   the  family  plot   in   W.vomins
Dynamite Announces Burning
Of Klan  Cross At Pittson
Windows in nearby ilwelllngs were reported broken und scorca of fam¬ ilies wero startled from sleep when a heavy charge of dynamite was ex¬ ploded last night nt 10 o'olock in ritts¬ ton. The explosion was attributed to Knights of the Ku Klux Kl.T.n, who followed up the bln.st by igniting a cross. Two hours earlier residents of I.uzerne Borougii also viewed .a cross that hnd been erected on an elevation near  Raub's  colliery.
The men responsible for the Pltts¬ ton explosion .selected public properly as Ihe .scene of their activity. A con¬ crete flagpole ba.so constructed in the
Fourlh ward. Ju.st off Center sireet, wa.s used. l."pc>n this foundation enough sticks of dynamile were pinced to make the explosion heard all over the city.
At the time many families In the Tlcinlty of the park hnd lotlred for the night. The detonation shattered win¬ dows In tho nearest house.s, tho police were Informed. Children wore fright¬ ened out of their .sleep nnd lense ex¬ citement reigned for a time I'ntil the police arrived to Investigate It was believed tho explosion wius another of the dynamiting feuds frequently re- ] ported In Plttston. No arrests were m.ade.
MYSTERY IN DEATH | REAR-END RIDER STRUCK
OF SUGAR NOTCH MAN IN CRASH OF MOTORS
.V coroner's jury may l>c Impaneled to investigate circumstances con¬ tributing to the death of Stanley Ceat, 46 years old, who died yesterday afternoon nt his home, S80 Grove streei. Sugar Notch. The combined effects of moonshine nnd injuries re¬ ceived in a fall are blamed.
Ceat's death was reported by Dr. John Caffrey of Sugar Notch .who was called to treat tho viclim for a slight lacer.ation on the foreheiul. Tho physician was informed the man had fallen down a flight of stairs. After .a time complications developed and Ceat's condition becamo suddenly critical.
Symptoms of moonshine poisoning were reported found, but until a post mortem examination is made tho exact cause of death wTll not be known.
WORTHINOTON   FfNEBAIi
The funeral of Mrs. l.oui.s Worth- ini^on was held yesterday nfternoon from the family home in Idetown. Sendees were conducted In Idetown M. K. Church and were attended by many friends. There were numerous floral offerings. Interment was in tho family   plot  In  Idetown  Cemetery.
BOY EXPLODES TANK:
HAS CRITICAL HURTS
Kxplosion of a gasoline tank yes¬ terday wrecke.l a Ford automobile and sent Hoss Kcrrar, seven years old. of 80 Elizalwth street, I'lttston, to a hos¬ pital cot in a critical condition. Burns cover his entire body. Physicians ut Piltston State hospital say he has an c\'en chance for recoveiT-
Thc rernir boy .secured somo matches while at piny in tho buck yard of his home. He lighted ono of tlK;m as a means of exploring lho gas tank of the Fonl. Neighbors heard an oxiilosion and rushed to llieir doors to see bolh tbo auto and the boy In flames. Dr. K. J. Conlon gave flrst aid before the younif victim was
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Jolm Grace, 14 years old, of 18 Prospect Place, Plttston, Is in .an un¬ conscious condition nt Plttston hos¬ pital as a result ot an nutoroobilc ac¬ cident yesterday nftenioon In that city. He was riding on the renr end of a Ford truck owned by Wlilie- night's of Wilkcs-Barre. when the ma¬ chine was rammed by a heavier car operated by Ma.v l.udwig of Carbon¬ dale. Grace received concussion ot tbe brain, a fracture of the Jaw, be¬ sides numerous bruises. Ho had not regained consciousness at an early hour this mornlnsr, tho hospllal an¬ nounced.    .
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MARTIN MANGAN DIES        I IN WEST PITTSTON HOME
tlarlin .1. Mangan. a pioneer rail¬ road conductor, died List night nt 8 o'clock at .Ills home, 309 York uvenue. West I'iltslon, .A. complication ot diseases which had conflned him lo bed for some time was the causo of death.
Mr. Mangan was widely known throughout Northeastern Pennsyl¬ vania liecuuse of his long connection with railroading. For thirly-flve years ho was a conduclor for the Lehigh Valley. s<>rvlng out of the Coxton Vards. He was a member of the Order of P.ailroad Conductors, beside being active in the affairs ot St. John's Church of I'ittslon. the Holy Name Society and .\erie 903 of Kaglcs. Ho was a native of Poi-t GrlBith.
Beside his wile, Mr. Miingau is sur¬ vived by the following sons and diiughters: Miclinol, nuffalo: Mrs. Howard Kohle, Wilkc-Biirie: Mrs. Fllmer Fcrgu.son. ¦ Joseph, Margaret and Uegina, ull of Wist Pittston: also by one sister, M^ys Catherine Mangan .and a brother, Thomjis Mangan. tioth of  Port  Grimth,  and  thirteen  fliand-
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Philadelphia. l'>b. :i.—ncvelalion that a slush fund Is being created by tax collectors to kill the l.ax revision bill that Is soon to coioe l>efore the legislature was mnde by Benjamin H. l.udlow, a memlier of the Ui-X com¬ mission. In a talk I'riilny In tho Bello- vue-Stralford before the I'ennsylvania League of Women ^"oters.
Thny are HoUclling iW prr Individual Jlr. l.udlow charged. t% obtain funds with whlcii lo pcnieiuaio the syslem by which fourteen lax colkctors In one county obtain an annual Incom ol' more than $:o0.000.
The couniy referred to by Mr. l.ud¬ low Is I.uzerne, where conditions nre "bad," he said, but not worsn than majiy other sections of tho st.ate. The fee sy.stem Is In vogiio with the Indi¬ viduals who havo Iho Jobs of collecting costs J7 where $1 would lie .adequate, he said,
** Aro you going lo let them pel away wilh it'."' he .said. "Now's your chanco to aboUlsh this pernicious sys¬ tem, tho mero mention of which Is a stench lu tho nostrils of all reputable cltlzen.s. 'i'ou can    act    now,    but
wbcn tho legislature is over you can only explain.
"-\re you going to ."rleep. as 'good voters' have slept in the past, while the collectors lx>mhard Ihe legLslaturc with untold le.a.wns why tho ttux re¬ vision bill Is vicious'.' Tliey'l main¬ tain Ihey earn their money by the .sweat ot llieir brows. But It's earned by the Bweiit of Ihe brows of the tax¬ payers. Tho collectors arc hangers- on of a political system and they're going to flght to main their present holdings."
In his talk, Mr. l.udlow said that many tax collectors In the state rc¬ ceivo annually more salaries than are paid tho two I'nlted States senators from Pennsylvania.
Mr. l.udlow explained that the $200,- 000 nnd moro made annual by col¬ lectors In I.uzerne County is "mniJc" by fourteen collectors. He declared they didn't even do tho collecting, hir¬ ing deputies lo do tho actual work. .\inounl3 "made" by the fourteen collectors of that county range, he said, from JH.flOO to $33,760 each year.
I.uzeriio County Is not alone in the good paying t.ax coUectorsliips. There ure different boiViugh.s in Lackawanna County where these offlcials also draw down as muc-b. if not more, than the salaries paid tho two i;. S. senators. In Scranton the collector of counl>- taxes Is also a plum worth far more thun .a senutorshlp Insofar as finances are concerned.
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FIRK  IN B.'VTHItOOAl
Kxplosion of a gas stove caused a Iilr In Ihe buthrooni of the home of Mis. Kmily Mahon at Ml South l''rankliu street ye.stcrday morning and tinmen were kept busy before they succeeded in extinguishing flames that threatened to spread through tho rest of the building. Tho flre wns con¬ flned to the bathroom.
2 AUTOS GIVEN AWAY
AT BAZAAR IN EXETER
Tli(> ba/.iar which was conducted fcir the i>ast week by Ihe Mt. Lookout Local and Accidental Association came to a close last night when it was re¬ ported Ihat a considei-able sum had been raised lo help look afler niembers of the locnl union of Tempio t^onl Company who receive Injuries while at work. The bazaar was held in Gib- blctfs hall at Exeter.
Khvocvl Kresge of IXlawarc avenue. West I'iltston, was awarded a touring car last night. Jolm Joponsky of Wyominc wa.s awanled n .Stulz road- I ster; Mrs. .\. J. Kohl of Forty I'ort | was awarded a silver service while Grorpo SIncavago of Exclor was awarded a victrola.
neturiling from the Hanover Bank last night Bt 7 o'clock with IIS In change. IjCwIs Spangler, aged It. on errand boy employed by tho American & Paciflc Tea Store at 129 Academy street, was held up on Walnut streei and relieved of the money by a mid¬ dle aged man who made his eecnpc by running along the Central railroa*! trucks which iiarallel Bace streei be¬ tween Wood and Academy streets.
The l>oy hnd been sent to the bank shortly afler 6 o'clock so that the slore would h.avo sufflcient change for thn nlghl customers. On leaving the liank ho had J:5 In bills of small de¬ nomination and In silver, nnd %3 In pennies which he carried under his arm In a canv.as bag. While coming up South Main street the boy told the police that he passed the man going clown who later held him up. The boy said that the man continued down South Main street a short clLstnnce after ho had passed him and then re- trace<l his steps and started to follow him. When he crossed the street, the boy snid tbe man did the .same thing.
On Walnut street, near River .street, the man gnibbed tho boy, wrenched the money from under his arm and mado flls escape. Tho Ixiy yelled for help but when pursuers had tnken up the cha.so tho m.an could not bo found. The thief was described as being Bl)Oiit forty years of age, wear¬ ing an army overcoat and a cap.
About 9:30 it was rumoreil Ihat a woman had hrr purse snatched while walking along Public Square but up until this morning the polico an¬ nounced that they had no official re¬ port on any such Incident,
ASHLEY SHOPS SUSPEND FOR ONE WEEK'S TIME
For the first time since the .strike In Mny of 1923. operations nt the Ashley Shops of the Cent nil Ilailroad of New- Jersey -have been temporarily sus ponded. It Is undcrstcxid that the shops will bt Idle for a week beginning tomorrow morning. -\ Ihou.sanil men aro affected by the suspension.
RAIDS ON WEST SIDE
BRING IN WET GOODS
P.rceiving a call thnt there was a disturbance nt the bomo of Joseph Kiasko. "0 Ash street. Kingston, la.st night at 11:30. the police visited the homo and found a ten gallon still In operalion In the cellar. William Prad.skl ot 1S3 Grove street. Kdwards- ville, who wus referred to by Flasko as a "demonstrator," was operating the slill when the police arrived. Uoth men were arrested and taken lo Kingston police .station, where on searching l-'nasko the police found a quart bottle of Uijuor. The still and some mash wero conflsciilcd by the poliee. The iiiiding party mas nuide up ot Chief of Police Ree.se und Pa¬ trolmen  Lawson and tMinniiigham.
At midnight the Kdwardsvllle police ruidecl the hotel of .Michael Cusinunskl lit 104 Hillside sireet. whore lhe\' broke up a gambling game, arrested flftcen frequenters and confiscated eight quarts of liquor. The proprielor and frequenters wtic- locked up for a heal Mir nnia>. The raiil ^^as made by Chief of Polico Bolton nnd Patrolmen Klerle. Uavis and Kosko.
1-ast night at 9 o'clock Roliert Wood of the locul department raided the house at SO Jefferson lane, arrest¬ ing I.llliaii .Simpson, aged 'Jj, colored, and William Walters, aged 17. while, of 1j3 Lehigh street. The uoniun was charged with maintaining a dLsorderly house whllo Walters "as eharged wilh frequenting.
Liquor    nnd    slot    machines    were | seized    last   night    in    four   raids   by j (bounty   autliohties   nnd   State   police. ¦ Two of the raids were staged In  Han- i over  Tonnshlp.     Besides sevi ral   nil-I occurred  at   Freeland.     Proprietors  ot nil   the   plnc-es   will   have   their   cases docketed for uelloa by th<: next gAnd Jur>',   having   been   placed   undc?^ .bell ' Imniedlnlely after tho raids.       '    '^ '
County    Delecllvos    Thomus    Alter- i dyce und John Uempsey. accompanied by   a  squad   of   troopers,   entcrcyl   the Parkway   Hotel   conducted   by   Joseph Rlley  at   228  Leo I'nrk  avenue.   Hun¬ over   Township.     Beside   several   gal- I Ions of whiskey and vine, the  raiders discovered   twc^   slot   machines.     Four; frequenters   ^vere  found   In   the   place. At  u  midnight  heiiring  brfore   Alder¬ man  Frank  I). Brown Rlley was fined 122.00 und costs for tho slot machines ; anl   held   under   $1,000   ball   for   the; liquor. 1
The other Hanover Township plac« I visited was the establishment of Carl \ Peters at 196 I^ee Park avenue. Two] quarts of liquor and Ihree quarts of' wlno were found. Peters was not \ home at the time, but he wus ordered ' to appear for a hearing Monday. The .State police who n.ssisted In the raids i were Privates Craig nnd Brnuch. They i had rnade previous "burs" at both ' places.  It was alleged. \
.\t Freeland n squad oi Stata troop- < er.s. led by Sergeant Tlptoti raided the | hotels of Andrew Zuranak at B25 Fern sireet and Miko rn.stemak ot 421 Center street. A slot machine was discovered in Zaranak's place nnd be¬ sides being flncd $20 ho was Ij«'ld un- i
der $1,000 bail, I'a.stcrnak posted $1,000 bail. Liquor and wine werf touml at both places.
Sunday Raid In City
This morning at 2 o'clock a squad ot city police In charge of Serjfeant Thoma.s McGeehan and Detectives Olds and Kolls raided the hotel of Joseph Spernago, aged 30. at 86 Ea-st Chestnut street, arresting the pro¬ prietor and hfteen men, who it la said were playing cards. Spernngo was c barged with keeping a disorderly houso In violation of a city ordinunte. Ho was role.ased on turn I.sh ing $,",0 security for a hearing In police court this ni.iniinK. Kach of the frequent- ers was rclcn.sed on fKisllng $10 se¬ curity  for a hearing this  morning.
They gave Ihe foliowine names: Michael Ignnrsky, aged 40. 8u East Chestnut sireet: Anlhony Ln-sh, aged 21, 2 Fir lane; Walter DLster, 22, S East Chestnut street: John Ml?cavag«, uged 23. 16 Sycamore street: Paul Mil- to. aged 34, 431 North Washington streeU: George Verespy, aged 25. 47 ^Vest Chestnut street: Michael Coman, aged 19, 673 North h'runklin street; Andrew McKelskl. -I, 37 Easl Chest¬ nut street : Andrew Shuprik, aged 2J, 720 North Washington street: Nicholaa I.andusky. nged 29, 29 Wost Chestnut street: I'eter Pohovalk. aged 30, 75 East Chestnut street: Steve Mike, aged 32. 80 Che.stnut street; Georgo Konlg. aged 30, 734 North Washinnrton street: Mike Vash. aged 43. 4S West (Theslnut street, and Steve Pohovalk, nge.l 22, 15 West Chestnut street.
POLISH ORCHESTRA HERE FOR TUESDAY CONCERT
What promii^es lo be a notable event for the music-loving people ot Wyimiiiig Valley will l>e the nppenr- unce In this city on Tuesday evening of Ihe Poll.th I'ea.sant Symphony Or¬ chesirn. which will give a concert in liem Temple under the auspices of a committee of well kniywn local citizens of the, Polish nationality.
This unique orchestra of forty-flve musicians, who began life a.s sliep- hcrd.s farm hands and dairymen, caused a forurn In New York when they arrived on the Aqultania, landing in their typical and picturesque peasant costumes.
TH.ANK   FRIF.Nns
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas liestak ot Atlierton sireet, Wyoming, wish to thank friends for their assistance and sympathy during their recent bereave¬ ment.
JACOB MORRISON
DEAD AT 81 YEARS
BURNS CAUSE DEATH
OF KINGSTON CHILD
Jacob Morrison, veteran railroa/l engineer, and well known resident ot West I'lttston. died at the family home at 121 Maple street, that place at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. He was St years ot ago nnd death Is at¬ tributed to  general debility.
For twenty yenrs he was employed ns engineer for the Lehigh X'allcy itailroad but for the pnst few years he served in a similar eapaclty with th Uc, L. & W. Railroal. -S. few month ago ill health made It neces¬ sary for him to retire and he exper¬ ienced a gradual decline In health until the end came yesterday morn¬ ing.
He was a member of First l^oiigre- gatlonul Church of West Pittston and was exceplionall active us a metnbor of the Valley  Lodge ot Musons.
He Is survived by the following sons and daughters; Mrs. W. U. Smith, Mrs. E. W. Schweitzer, -Mrs. W. S. -Moffat, Mi-s. Joseph Morrison, Mrs F. L. Deaiboni ot New Mllfoid. Willinm Morrison of Jersey City, engineer on the Erie Railroad; Max. Joseph and Roland, all of West Plttston.
He also is sunlve<l by a brother, John, of SonestowTi. Pa., and by three sisters, Mrs. .\le.x Hess of HughcsviUe, Pa., and Mrs. Alice Wolfe ami Mrs. Margaret Fousl. both ot Lewisburg, Pa. In addition there arc twenty- three grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from the family home. Tuesday afternoon. Senates will be conducted at the fam¬ ily residence by Rev. H. C. Stallurd. pastor ot First Congregational Churcli. Burial will be in the Wesl I'iltslon Cemetery.
Bums received when she attempted to take a flaming paper from her five- year-old brother and her clothing caught fire, resulted in the death of Edith Shaver, 9, in Wyoming Valley Homcop.athic Hospital, early yesterday mornintr. The acciclent occurred In the kitchen of the family home at 11 Orchard strcel. Kinsston, about tbrs* weeks ago.
Before other memliers of the house¬ hold, attracted by cries of tho young¬ ster, could reach her and extinguLsh the flames, she wa.s so liadly burnoci that thero was only slight hope for her recovery from th" time she was admitted lo the hospital on January 2Cth.
The fimernl will be held from the home of her uncle. Rufus Shaver. 127 South Maple street. Kingston, tomor¬ row morning at' 9:30 o'clock. Thfl servlc^es which ^vilI be conducted by Rev. Mr. Jone.s, of the Baptist Chureh at Kdwardsvllle, will l)e private nnd burial will be In Shaver's Cemetery at Sllaverto^^ n.
.MRS. MICHAEL DOUGHER j CALLED BY DEATH
!     Mis. Michael Dougher, a well know n
i and   highly   respected   re.sldent   of  the
j Pittston section, died yesterehiy moiii-
' ing  at   the   family   home.   379   South
I Main streej,   Sebastapol.     Death came
i after  a   lingering  illness  ot compUca-
I tion.s.    She w.as a devout member of
St. John's Church at Pittston. and  is
survivecl   by   the   following   sons   and
daughters:       Delia,    James,     Patrick.
Mrs.   Timothy   McFadden,    Mr.s.    I..eo
Moore,   .Mrs.     Margaret    Cawley   and
Mrs. Joseph Shearer.
The funeral will be held trom ths family home on Tuetiday morning at 9 o'clock nnd will lie followed by a high ma-ss of requiem in St. John's Church at 9:30. Burial will be iu St.  John's  Cemetery  at   Pittston.
Sgarlat Family WelcomesFeb.22
Frank Sfinrlat of Luzerne. ih*» well known contractor of the Went Side, win havo jin unu.sual eelebni- tion of WuNhinjfton's P.irthday to¬ morrow. Not only \\\\\ he ilo rever- f'lU'O to the anniversary of t)if birth of the Father of the t'ountry. hut he will iU.so ohsf^rvo the fifth Muniversary of th^ turth of \\\>\ five :, »'Hr oUI son, (;oorp«* WaAhtnfi^on Sgarlat. Th*' joint celeliration will take pla4:o at the family honto oo Ilennett .street,  Luxernf.