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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1925
The   Only   Sunday   Ne«..pap>r Coverinn   tha   Wyoming   Valloy
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
MINERS CHARGE SERIOUS HIDDEN BLAZE IS RAGING
WARNING IS ISSUED BY UNION
OFFENSE TO OPERATORS; IN WEST SIDE WORKINGS
Official Of District One Ael¬ dress Serious Letter To President Of Coal Company
CHARGE MEDDLING       i
Another Death Due To Liquor
Another death, dua to »>ad Itquor, wns racorded In L,u«me County laat nl^ht -w-hen John Flannery, a mlddla aired man of South Main streef, IltLston. was found dead Ir Iha I'lttston lockup after havinR been arrested In central Pittston charged with drunkenne.s.i.
Klnnnery wna nrre.stpil shortly nfter « o-clock last nifrht and w.is t.nkcn t,-, the I'itt.ston lockup ^vhere ho wb.h found uncon- RClou.s at 9:30. Dr. V. .1. Conlnn w.-us ."iummoned and he nnnounced that the mnn w.-us de.ad. Deputy Coroner C F. Howell examined the m,-in-s body an.l nnnounced that death wns due to nlcohollc pol.son- inp. The rennaJna were moved to Bums' morgue nt I'ltLxton to be prepared for burlnl. V.	
MORE THAN ENOUQH MONEY IS REPORTED IN CHARITY CAMPAIQN
Inglis And Associates Are Told To Keep Hands Off Mine Wor(<ers' Election
HINT AT REPRISALS
ThnrsrlnK undue Interference In tho miners' election scheduled for June II. by Wllllnm W. Injrlls. president of Olen Alden Coal Company nnd chalr¬ mnn of Anthracite Conciliation Rnard. tocether with colliery offlcials of Glen Alden Coal Company nnd offlclal.s of other coal companies, four elective of¬ flcer.s of District Ko. 1. Vnited Min.^ Workers of America, hnvp forwnrded :i letter to Mr. lnirli.*» announclnfr that the f'oal companies mu.st withdraw In- IfM-ferencp from the election or "the Ls- ¦'lie will he met suddenly, atemly and iione.stly."
The letter was mailed to Mr. Intr- 11s at Scranton more than n week ajfo but up until last nlpht no answer had been received. Tt w-ns slaned by rjeorjrp Isaacs of this city, vice pres- JMent of District No. 1; ,Tohn Kmetr. nf Nanticoke. board member from the Fourth inspection district: .Tohn P.imne nf rittston. board memt>er from Ihe Third Inspection district; and AlPT r;. ramphell of T'ittston. Tnter- national   board   member.
In spenkinc of the letter, one of the mine workers said thnt It wa-s near time that district offlcials demanded .1 show dnwn on the action of Olen Al¬ den Cnal Company In Interfering In mine TxorXers' election.^. TTe snld that "they stop nt nothinc" with rmployeea who do nnt fnllnw their desire.s. and cited the Kvelock ca.se nt Wnodward colliery at Kdwardsville ns an Incident,
The rnln.' ¦\\orker.s accused officlnl.s of Olen .Mden Co.al Compan.v of play- Inif politics nnd inslstlnir that Kvelock be punisheil for smnklnp clpareta In the miner "in nn effort to atand Tiy- the pre.sent di.strict nfflcials In the ar¬ piiment rt\-er Woodward cnlliery nf- fietnls cvhile It has re-employed n man i\ ho wa.s said to have been responsible for the denth of a miner nt Warrior Hun sevemi months apo, and nt the sTme time bas denied compen.satlon to the widow of the man wbo waa killed." T»vleo .Arresled
This mine workpr s.-iid: "Mlkp Eve- !'ik was nccused by a mine foreman :<' Woodward colliery with smnkinc in 'he mlne.s. He w.is dlschnrped pend- inc the action of the prand Jury. Tlie urand Jury Ipnornd thn case but Kve¬ lock was not re-employed. On Mnnday nlpht last. Kveloi'k wns re-Rire,sted on the old charpn nml taken before Judpe I'uller on Tuesday and apain held for tie prand Jury. The ca.se was Riven to tho Jury within a few hours ajid a true bill ietiirne<l liefore the dny was ovor. When Kvelock wns hefoie the pnind Jury the fir.st time, the same company bad a i/iiner from Warrlo. Ttun Ix-fore tlio same prand Jury for setlinp nff dynamite killlnp another miner. Thi.s i.isR wa-s nl.so lpnore<l. This man i.s Mill workinp for the company nnil hua nol been rc-ancslinl. althouph this company has refu.sed to pay compen- sMlion. Will Mr. Inplis say why thLs man Is not rc-arrcsted or why Ls this Nvidow flenlcd compensation?"
The letter to Mr. Inglls slgne.! by four clcotive officers of tho district leads:
".Mr. Wllll.am Inplls,  Chairman, •\nthiacltc Conciliation  Boafd, J^iianton,   Pa. "Dear  Kin
"On Thursday. June 11. 1»15. an (lection will be held in the meetinp li.ill ot every local union in District No. ], for the purpose of elcctinp dis¬ trict otflclnLs. This election is to be conducted by the proper elected offl¬ cials of tbe (iifferpit local unions, con¬ nected with the United Mine Workers "f   .\mcrica.
"The coal companies, particularly 'he (ilen Alden Coal Company, thru llieir colliery offlcials. are takins nn active part in tryinp to elect men who 'hey think "ould work for the best interest of the coal companies.
"There   is  nothlnB   in   our  contract
Ihat   pives  you  one   ripht   to  Interfere
"ith   the.so   election.s.   nnd   we,requc.st
that in tbe future you as well us your
iConiiauud oa I'aae 1—Sec. 3>
WILLIAM KIERLE GETS SAD NEWS FROM ABROAD
Wllll.am Klerle. prominent cltlien of Edwardsville, received n cableprnm Enpland last eveninp nnnounclnp the denth of his aged mother. Mr. Kierle only recently visited Europe where mo.st of his time wils spent nt the homa of his mother. Her condition despite her ndvnnced npe, was splendid nt that time.
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HURT   IN  AITO  S.M.ASII
Ix>Blng control of his automobile. Stnniey StoskI, 20 years old. address unknown, ^-n-s rendered unconscious at 2 o'clock Ihls morninp when his machine .struck another c.ir nt I'lalns¬ ville. No one else wn/i hurt but .Sio.s- kl was taken to General Hospital suf¬ fering from numerous bruL-^es aud lacerations.
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.UMOR O. I.'. A. M. Membera of the Jr. O. r. A. M. will meet at Columbia Council No. "13 this eveninp at 7: SO o'clock to at¬ tend services at the First M. E. Church which will l>e held at 7:30 o'clock. Members of the D. of A.. District No. 11, will meet .at liie .same lime and place to attend the services with the Junlora.
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MRS.   ANNA  PORI.INSKI
Mrs. Anna I'orlln.skl. 81 years old. died Kriday afternoon of complications at the home of her dauphler. Mrs. Frances .Mnhofski. 77 Soulh Vaughn street. Kinpston. She was born in Germany but had lived In America for the paat forty-four years. Beside her daughter, she Is sur^^ve<l by one son, John  rorllnekwl. of Nanticoke.
The funeral will take place tomor¬ row momlnp at 8:30 o'clock with a requiem mass in SI. FrancLs' Church at Nantiroke. Burial wil be In Holy Trinity cemetery at  Nanticoke.
WEST MILL WORKERS GET 10 PER CENT RAISE
Employees of Weat Knitting Mills of riymouth and Ashley have Ijcen granted a 10 por cent. Increase tn wages. Approximately 650 employees will share In tha Increase. The pro¬ duct of West Knitting Mills Is ship¬ ped to nil parts of the world nnd there are sufficient orders on hand to keep the mills going for soma time.  ^  ¦
HOBO HAT BACK HOME FROM WORLD JOURNEYS
The Holxi Hat, famous world travel¬ er, which is credite<I with four globe girdling trips, came home to Wilkea- Barre on Kriday following a tour dat¬ ing from September 13. 192!. The hat. enca-sed in n special bat box. w-aa ac¬ companied by a licket corHaininp the names of celebrities from all aectlons of the world.
Thp bat Is the property of Patrick J. Kagnn of SI Wayne lane, n freight clerk for Delaware & Huilson Com¬ pnny and was tendered Its fin.-U recep- tion yesterday nfternoon In the office nf Mayor Daniel I-. Hart. Mayor H.art attuche.1 his signature to the ticket, the last of a long line of celebrities, nnd directly following that of Prealdent Calvin Coolidge.
The hobo h.at left this city In Sefi- tcmt>er 1922 on a Delaware A Hud¬ son train after Mr. Fapan had worn it for a .summer. It landed in New York where it was placed on a limite<l and sent to the Pacific coast. From there it started' on Its tours mound the world. Two trips nround the globo were made on the ahips owned by the Dollar Steam.shlp Compnny. NSTien the hat nrrlvol in N«w- Vork city i>n May 7. Mr. Kagen went to tho metropolis where he and the hat were given a hanquert and reception by officials of the Dollar Steamship T/ine.
On Thunsflay T'resident Coolidge ppr.sonally affixed his .signature to the ticket accompanying the hat. The waiting room nf the White House w.as filloil when Mr. Kapan and the hat arrived but they were given preference and allowed lo see the <bief executive rirsU
With money to spare. Mercy Hoa- Iillals plea for »3no.OO0 to be used for needed building purposes reached ful- flilment last nicht when General Chairman I'atrick I-'. Kielty nt a flnal meetinp of campaign workers al Ho¬ tel Redington. announced that the goal h.ad been renched . Fifty thousand contributor.s, the greate.st number or persons to swell the fund of uny com¬ munity appeal ever made In Wyoming Valley, ilonated n grnnd total of $301.- 811.27. the chairman declared as the men and women present brokp Into prolonged applause. -Already halt of this nmount hu.s been received In cash.
i At the last moment Mr. Kielly made public a contribution of J.'iO.OOO from Mrs. Joseph Ctlennon of I'ittston. It wn.s the largest single gift In the campaign nnd nnnouncement of it sent   a   thrill   throuph   the   nssemblcd
¦ workers, who broke into cheers that swelled to H roar a few minutes later
' when the chairman reported the cam¬ paipn "over the top."
In giving out the  first  offlcial  word
;of Mrs. Olennon's magnlflcent gift. Mr. Kielty stressed the fact that the I'lttstuu   woman's  generous    net     was
i known to newspapers of the commun¬ ity some time uro. However, at the .solicitation of those workers vitally Interested  In  the succes.s of the cum-
j paipn and nt the request of the chali-
, man  himself,  the press had  retrained
[ frnm   publishing   the   report   until   nf- flciully  released.     Mr.   Klelty  took  oc- cnsion   to   thank   the   newspapers   for keeping conttdence. Huppy Climax
HAPI'V fl.IMAX liSat   nlpht's   meeting   of   men   nnd women  ot  the  Itedinpton   wo.s  a hap¬ py clini.ox to months of hnrd Libor by
inn organlziition built up in nns»-er to the first public plea for assistance made by the Mercy Hospital since Its orgnnizatlon nearly thirty years apo. A check up nn the appeal which took active form April 27 sIiowe<l lo the divisional chairman, team captains nnd others that the cause _ enjoyed aolid community   txickinp   from   the     stnrt.
j The question of sectarianism liaving once l>oen fully exftlained to the public
waa never raised. The Inrpe volume of srruill i-ontributinns made the npppjil a succPiis while not a .single \\orker i-e¬ ported a (lisapreeable experience in prespntlnp the hospital's course to pm.s- pcctlve cnntiibutoi-s.
.loseph K. Evans, ch.-iirman of the speakers bureau. actp<l ns to.-istma.stpr nt the i^ind-up spsslnn. He w-a.s in his usual hiipp.\ frame and Ix'cause of the Impeding announcement ofthesu'-- cess of the campaign, he presented Con McCnle for fifteen minutes of humor. .Meanw-hile. William Jame.s had le<l sinning accompanied by I'nk- orney-s  or<-bestta.
.MOKK HKi (ill-TS James Muilipan. trea.surer. submit¬ ted .a list of bip gl\-erH compiled since the last meeting of campaipn work¬ ers. His list, which follows, contain- ' e^l enouplit contributors to send th'-' hospit.-il's cause over the coveteil poal of   ».1flO.O00:
I     li'.il—Conrad Fmnk. Rev. Willinm .\. t Hf-aley.    I'nited    Furniture    Manufac¬ ture. .Mfi-ed K. Koster. I.u?:erne County Slovak Baseball  I.eague.  W. H. M:iln-1 I warlnp. .Mrs. K. K. Payne, K. I,. Sjiace, I I'enna   Slovak   Ladies'   Vnlon,   E.   Mc-' Donald.   D.   J.   IJollin.s.   Mr.   and   Mrs.; Joseph H. Schwartz. Hev. .S. A. Dreler, I |I't'tcr  H.   Dillon,   Jones  Oil   &  Supply Compuny.   .\.  J.   Ruddy.   Uev.   Vlni-cnt i M.-iher. Col. and Mrs. Ernest O. Smith.' IE.    J.    Corcoran.    I'l^¦mo^Ith    l.umt>er i I Compnny.  I,. S.  Ban.   Forty  Fort  Silk' ("o..    A.    A.   Stocks.    Allan    P.   Kirby. j I Hugh (;allapher. Jnhn  Kearney. T. M. j IConniff.   Nichoiu.s  Chopey.  Willinm  H. j j Morri.s.   P.  .1.   I.enahan.   Dr   (leoipe  S. Chaiies. P.ev. Thomas .\. .Mieam. Mrs. I •.Mary Shields Maher. John M. Herron, 'Maty  Gelser.   Esther   I..   Dnvis.   Nellie | Ixjftus.   Matthew   A.   Callan,   Williami I J.  Butler.   Elizabeth  McHale.  Florence jl..   Mcllale.   Nora   M.   How-nn.   Charles [ Kuschke,   Joseph   Banks.   Rev.   (;.   P. [ Cnufleld,    Reglna    Meehnn,    .Mnry    N. | I I.oftus.    Gertru'le    I,.    Fox,    Mrs.    M.l jHuphes. I
j     %iy—'/,.  Plait  Bennett.
$R0—Josephine N. I.oveland. llOO^-Student   Nurses Merc.\   Hospi¬ tal. Poli.-;h I'nion nf .\inerlca, .\ Friend. Isaac    M.    Thnmas.   John    M.    Dando. ! Continued on   I'ape  1     Sec.  .1.
FRESH-START TAKEN BY FIRE THAT EATS INTO COAL DEPOSITS
Sheldon Plant Is Brought Back
I^cal flnnnclal cIpcIm ye»t*r<1ny r<»porte<l npifottattona About com- plrtoi for th« trnniifpr of th^ Sh**!- (ion AxlB Workft from tho Splccr Manufacturing i'ompany to n num¬ ber of local capitalists. l^rtaljs conrornlnR th« deal couM nnt 1" Irarnr'l.
I>iirin;; thr years th** Rhol'lon WHS owned by Wllk's-TViitP Invest¬ ors it wa.s one of tlip mo.st pl¦^s- prrovis Intlti.strlfM tn Northca.stri ii I'cnn.syl vania. Whrn the Splrer concern took control the stock was transferred at the price of $272 per share.
The Spicer Manufacturing Com¬ pany has several plnnts tn New York and New Jersey. None of them, however. Is In the Fame line as the Sheldon. No reason has heen given for tl»e change In own- r rM hip.
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DURYEA FIRE CAUSES HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
Kire of iindetermint'cl oriffln early yiHterday resulted in the totnl de¬ struction of two frame bulldlnpa on T'ond street, Duryea, owned by Ste¬ phen Kubik. Tho loss nmounted to J12.000. Delay tn summoning? the bnr- oush llremen, due ifi !i dt fectlvo alarm system, was blanifd jiartly for the headway f^ained hy the flamea. |
<^ne of the buHdinR^.s destroyed wn.s O'ciipied by Ku>>lk nnd his family and they narrowly escajtrd with then- lives. Thn othi-r wa.s occupied by Petro nnd Mullln. proprietors of a pool room and ciRar store.
The iire wn.s discovered at 1 o'clock In the mornlnK by (JeorBe Siil>ol who wns traveling lllon^ the T.ehiKh W'illoy out-olt. He attempted to turn In an alr.rm at the Hallstead breaker nnd another at the tiorouKh building but hoth attempts faile<l. A short time la¬ ter the Black Diamond Oermania and Kxcelsior hose companlea were a roused.
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NECJl.KCTKn ClIII.nRKN
fTharffwl with neglect Int; her four children, Mrs. Julia RoamosUy of AQ'i Main Htreot. KinK>^ton. was f-ejit to the lounty Jail last niglit by Justice Uodda. A .similar charKe wn.s nuide nffain.st th** woman some time nRo but f>he wns  jMiroled  at   that   time.
EIGHT MINERS KILLED
IN A GIGANTIC BLAST
COOLIDQE BANS RADICAL IN PROHIBITION ATTACKS; BOOZE RUNNERS QO BACK
Eleven More Philadelphia Cops
Brought Vp For ISIcglcct Of Duty
rhiladelphia. !';>.. May 1«. KoMov- inp several raids by Director Butler's free lantn arniad late tolay. in vhich an alleR-p'l caml^linff house wivp «>n*errd and .'t3 aiicsts mnde. eleven policemen from the flr.st district, Includiniir Cap¬ tain CeorRe \dHms and Lieutenant lievy. were hnlcd before the speclnl police trial tirxirfl here on charges of neRlf* t  of dut>.
The rnifls were made without the knoMlctlKe of distrtct police and pre¬ liminary chnr«rH nvaln^t thrm were based on nf^gliRence. KInal dlspo.ii- llmi of the cases, It Is said, will be made   Monday.
KoltnulnK reports that vice nnd fTHmblinff were nf^nin rampant tn the old tenderloin. Inspector McKndden threw a quarantinn of more than COO patrnlmeti into the ji rea tbls nfternoon.
A'lmitlanio was flatly refu.seil visi¬ tors in many suspected place.s. The vice qua rant Ine Is said to hnve fol¬ lowed   orders   from    Hutler   followinp
invesllffntlon by the "mystery ."^lund" of nil avenues allowing opportimlty of gmft and eorruption to polire «letatled tn Kamblinjf, vice and boot Icjj sup¬ pression.
Tan additional sn.spensions from the Trenton nn-l Dauphin .strerlf. station, where a nundter of men are under flre for alloRrd brewer\- fcraft, were orrler- ed today by A.sMstant Director Ceorge Elliot.
Twenty-flve others from the name district are expeeted to be suspended when (leneral Hutler returns from \Va.«hin«tnn.
In nddltM)n Jir.O patrolmen nnd ser- prennts who hnve been reported to (Seneral Hutler n.s "ffraftlnp' * from breweries which they were onlercfl to wntth. nre expected to be suspended and cudricd fnr trinl early next wenk. The su.--pen.*^ion cif the men will be mnde as soon as Oeneral Hutler hns pone over tbe teports nnd hns the ac'ise<l m'-n corret-tly identiflrid.
Not Satisfied To Spend 100 Millions On Dry Enforce¬ ment But Gives Proof That New Plan Adopted Along Rum Row Is Working To Complete Success
WET LEAKS PLUGGED
PLAN TO RELEASE  DOOBLEIASHUP 1,000 OFFENDERS WHEN HIS NERVES VEXES GERNIANY   FAIL ON lENSlON
President Von Hindenburg Sugar Notch Man Wrecks Meets Opposition Among Traffic Standard And Then Officials of His Government     Ploughs Into Second Car
Two hundred experliBted flre flKht- era were working in reliys early to¬ day attemptinK to Head oft ii minp Arc In the CourtdalR Fh.-ift of the KinRston Coal Company where nior« than .-i ffcore of mine wor'Kors wero overcome yesterday by carbon monoxide fumes. .\ new outbreak of the flr* waa re¬ ported nt 2 n. m. by Frederick K. >V*rbey. jfeneral miinaRor of tlie com- paJiy. who at that time had completed a twenty-hour vlgtl at the mouth of the slope. Mr ./.erbey expressed a determination to remain there- until tho flreflffhter.s would be able to re¬ port some proK:reR.<i asaln.st the flame.*;.
Three more mine worker.i who had been pre.s.sed Into service, were re¬ ported ovorconie by furrtes la.'-t night ut 6 o'cloclfc All recovered Immedi¬ ately, however, and went home. One of these WiUs ThomiLs Williams of Market \treel. KinRston. He was ei-ecllnfi: a brattice wi-.en some of the carbon monoxide hit him. rhyslclans on duty at the slope Ireated the trio and reported them fully recovered.
Althouph more than a score of men were overcome 7-esterday morning: \\hen the flre -^xas flrst discovered, only eight needed hospital treatment. They were take nto Nesbitt "Wc^t Side Hoapltal. where at mldnlRht they were declared lo be on the road to  recovery.    They  nre;
William Monk, aced 47, of 12 Center street.   C!>urtdale.
Jake HalmadRe. aced >7. of 111 Kelly strert. I.arksvllle.
John nurco.sky. aged 48, of B9 Kel¬ ler street, liarksvllle.
Jacob Correa, aged Jl, of 29 Urban street.   I'rinitle.
John Halkovlch. ared 22. of 112 ¦Waller  street.   I.arksville.
Mike I'liin, ajjeil 48, of 53 l.uzeme avenue, Ivirksville.
I'eter Vroblesky. ngefl 24, of 2.') Lin¬ coln .street, Edv-ardsvillc. \'roblesky Is recording secretary of I.,ocaI Ilo9, United Mine Workers of America.
Stanley Ma.slo.sky, aired 3», of 76   Franklin   street.   Edwardsville.
Employees at the mines reported that Mine Foremen Anthony Jones and Kdward Taylor% both of Edwards¬ ville. were overcome by the fumes. They were removed to their homes. Serious Situalion
First kno\^led>:e that flre \*-na raic- infc in the undersround tunnel.T came yesterday mornlnK at 7 o'clock -n-hen several hundred mme workers at- templeil to enter tbe dope. A roimda-
! man di.scovered the flames whirh are bellevefl to hn\e resulted from some I timbering operations .-itnrted Friday j afternoon. .\ force of men was Im- I mediately placed flshlInK the flre and ¦ In a .short timo many of thrm felt the cffrct.s of the  r,t,s.
As the day ^^ore on the pravity of the situation becime more and moro apparetit. Ueneral Mnnager Zerbe.v established Iieadqu:irter8 ;it the mouth of tho sloi)e where he cotild be in con¬ stant supervision of the flreflghters. A ptimper engine v-as secured from Edwardsville borough nnd .a line of ho.se was run eight lumdred feet Into the mine to where the flames were eating through tons of coal. The en¬ gine \\a.s continuing it.s work early this morning.
The heart of the fire was located by englneer.s  In   the   Iled   Ash  vein  three hundred   fet   lielow   the   surface.       A Hunda\'    Independent    reporter   visited the   shaft    last   night.    Within   a   few hours the place had taken on an ani¬ mated   scene   na   relays  of  flrcflghtrrs entered    and    left    the    mine.    These j ; workers had been recruited dtiring the I da>- from amopg the most experienced men  on  the   payrolls  of the (ilen  Al- 1 Idon,  the  Temple,   the  Haddock.   I'.auh.- Jeddo.      I.f-high      \ailey.     I.ehieh     & . Wilkes-Iian-e    ajid    other    companies, j Joseph    Heynolds.    superintendent    at the   Woodward   mine  .was  one  of  the supervisors. j
Mine Chief Present 1
Joseph J. Walsh, chief of the Statei bureau of mines, with a squad of in-! specters. wa,s alao leniling efforts to j the battle to subdue the flames. A high speod fan waji Installod to force a ' new air current Into the slope. This, plan Is expected to give added pro- : tectian to the workers again.st the ef¬ fects of ga.s.
Eiir-|y today Mr. Zerbe\ Informed the Sunday    Independent    that   more   fire' was discovered in an old working.    The (Jiscovery  was  made  in   time,  he  lnti-| mated,  to prevent any fuither serious spneail of  the  danger hut   he decinrwl It -\vould  require until, noon today be¬ fore  an  accurate  estimate  of the ex-1 tent of the fire could l>e made.    It wa.s i announced    that    one    section   of   the shaft    hn/l   been   sealed   and   thia   to- , gether with a Ijeneficial chajige In the! air  current   waa   in   favor  of  the   fire! ! fighters.
I     lle-sidB   the   men   taken   to   the   hos- ' j pital,    the   only   casualties   were   two 'mine   inuleji   who   lost   tlieir   lives   in the rush of gaa.
Berlin,   May   17—Bunday—At   least
eight men are dead nnd 24 Injured ns the result t)f an explosion which Im¬ prisoned 2Zii miners In a shaft at Dor.stff-ld. near Portmund. yesterday. A pot containing two tons of dyna¬ mite exploled. destro.\lng the i>its and hurling gas fumes down into the low-- er working:^. Those Uillrd were lie- llevetl to have hern r-hoked to death by the gas \\hich made rescue work difflcult.
rnthetic scenes occurred .-ibout the mouth of the shaft as nart hers, wives anfl chilrlren stooil In irnguLsherl si¬ lence waiting for new-s from the res- iMicrs. Seven men had Ix-cu brought out dead from the pits at 1 ; 30 this morning, according lo reports from Dortsfeld. Another miner had died from his injuries. The accident is an¬ other in the long list of industrial tragedies which have occurred In Ger¬ many this year.
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HAHNEMANN GRADS
IN ANNUAL BANQUET
The heavy rainfall of last night failed to dampen the spirit of mem¬ bers of the Northeastern I'enn.sylvaniii Association of Hahnemann Cnllegr* of Meilicine at I'hllndeliihla, al their an¬ nual banquet nnd reunion In Hotel Sterling laat night. Uepresentatives of the organization were riresent from Ihe territory exteniling from Scninton to Nanticoke. while the college ll.self wnn rcprcscnterl by Dr. William A. I'carson. dean of the institution. He Kiive a splendiil adilres.s In which hc emphasized the value of Jusl such an organization ns the Northeastrin I'ennsylvanla Alumni A.ssoclatlon not only for the .sake of the .school hut for the beneflt of the Individuals. Hi- stated that auch fellowship as that manifest last night can do much ti ward the development of co-operation among the followers of Ihe medical profession. There was no formal pro¬ gram.
The  threatening   rain   which   mater¬ ialized  in a  heavy downpour early  In the evening kopt  many from the ban- \ quel but in spite of that fact the fol-j lowing were present;    Wilkes-Barre - j D.   S.   Kistler,   W.   W.   Kistler.   E.   C. Dreher, O.  K. drier and  W. V.  Roth., Scranton -R. A. Wert.s. H. K. DImlich. Samuel   Friedman.  H.  B.  Ware,  (I.  J. •¦ Berllnghoff, J.  I-. Peck, H. B. Cooper, 1 A.   J.   While.   J.   N.   Dougher,   C.   I..' Hosier   and   J.   H.   Skeuch.     A.shle> - ] H.  H.  Hoffman.    Nanticoke—Seth  W.I Kistler.        rhlladelphla -William       A.' I'ierson.     Plymouth    H.   A.     I.lchten- ! walker and  F. W.  Rolii rts.    Kingston . —il. C. JoUnston.
COMMUNISTS PLEAD
Berlin. May U - President Von HLn- ilenburg is encountering from govem¬ ment offlcials his flrst opposition In conncclloa with his plan to grant am¬ nesty to certain political,offenders and crlminai.s.
While the communists nre loudly de¬ manding Ihat he open prison doors clo.sed since 1918 on 7,000 revolution¬ ists, government chiefs ate seeking to convince the President thnt such & wholesale "Jail dellv-ery" would be de¬ trimental to the national peace nt a time when Ciermany Is rapidly sta¬ bilizing her Internal situation.
In hla flrst day, devoid of oflicial social duties, Hindenburg consulted Justice Depai-tment offlcials on tho amnesty topic and other offlcials on Ihe problems of tariff and ^ aiorlz.'ition. Both these subjei;ts offer many rliffl- oulties since thci*e Is much Reichstag opposition  to them.
At noon the President departed for the Presidential hunting preserve nt Pi horfeide In company with his son and ilaucliter-in la". The old Field Marshal wants to inspect the pros¬ pects for deer and boar hunting at this  deliglitful   retreat.
He is well pleased that the Reich¬ stag approved II 120,0000 maik expense account for him.
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THOM.\S H.WNAN KIM.Kn
Thoma.s H.innnn. 17 yenrs old, nf ril9 Grove street, .\voca. wa-s fatal¬ ly Injured \esterda>- aftr-rnoon while at nork at Central colliery of tlii^ Pennsjlvunia Coal Company. He was crushed against the wall of a chamber when car he w-s riding j'liiiped th** track. Hc died at 1 oclock. shortly after being admitted to the .Moses Taylor  Hospital,
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JAMES A. NICOL LOSES TWO LIMBS IN MISHAP
James A. Nicol of 105 North Main street is resting (-omfortablj- at the Homeopathic Hospital following an op¬ eration performed upon him last Mon¬ day afternoon aft(r he had his right arm and nght leg severed in an acc-i- lient that occurred an hour previous in the Hudson yai-ds of tho D. & H. i-nilroad. Mr. Nicol, who Is 64 years of age. Is the second oldest conductor in lho employ of the 1). & H, having served tha. s>stem for Ihe last 60 [years. Df recent jears he has been the Hudson jard conductor. While alighting from a liox car. Monday af¬ ternoon, he was struck by a water train. He w-as removed to the hospital immediately where h" was operated upon hy Dr. O. K. Grier. His early recovery is expected.
GASSED IN WAR
na.s5o!I Tinnpr. of ij02 Main Rtrort, SufTftr Notrli, left a trail of wreckage on Wyomtnif avcnur, Kingston, lust nlKht Mlirn lm attrmp^P'l to drlvo through -somo hrnvy West SUlo trafTlc. H^ ha'J two accldrnlJi whllr travpllnp Just  (*, ffw blookfl.
At tlio rnnirr of I'nloi; ?t rrr.t nnd WyomitijT ;*vrnnp. Tinner nn.'^lird Intn a trafflo Htaiidard rrrrted at a f^affiy zonp. Patrolman Flelechutt boa niod tlio MiitoniohilP and ord*»PPU tlio ynuny: man to iirocrei! tn hradfiuartpr.s. Tin¬ ner \\H'\ visibly norvnus but ovpr\tlnnc: wrnt well until the corner of Poplar Htref't and WyombiR' avmnr wum reached. Thern tlio Sucar Nott h man HtrucU a <;adll!ac ow upd by Mrs. A. T. j Mct'Mntoi.-k nf 73 West Northampton I Rt rppt nnd flrivon by hrr nopllP^^. David Cairns of 249 .%fndison strccl. ThP  Cadillac  uns   Iwidly dania[;pd.
Whon tnkon to polico headquarters Tinn«»r was so affpcfcd that Dr. M. <'. flumbnuRh w;l.i tailed to dotcmilnp if he hnd heen drinking. The phyMlcian fount] no trace of aliohol and Tinner, then revealed that he had lioon frnf'sed in tho World War nnd that his nei-ve.s have been bacl junop Ihen. He Has relea/wd for h hearlns? tomorrow nJRht.
LYNWOOD TO RECEIVE
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
I'H.«!tmaster Williani A. Mannear an
nounced   laat   niRht   that     It   will     bn
only  a   matter  of a  fow  week.s  beforp
resident.s   In   the   Lynwood   soclion   nf
I Hanover  TownHhip   are   reccivinK:   do-
, jivory   from   the   city.     Mr.   Mannear
j stilted tliitt  the new service will bosin
; HR soon aftor June 1st a.s the roKidont.s
[have     thoir     homes     nijnil>pred     and
I (^quipppfi    \vith    mall    bo.vps.      At    the
! pre.Hont   time   Hre.slau   is  iH-inc  Norvod
Ifrom   tho   I'lymoutii     post     offlce   btit
I ufter June 1st it.s service will Ix; from
the main office in this city.
MISS McNELIS HONORED; SHELDON COONS IS ALSO'
j     The   Boston   Htore   of  this  city   was aignally  honoreil  at  the convention  of 1 .^sMociated   .Vdvertising   Clubs   of   the [World  al   Houston.   Texas,   last   »eek. 'When   Sheldon   It.   Coons,   former   ad¬ vertising   manager   at   the   store,   was elected   president   of  the   relail   divis¬ ion cf the advertising club.s and Mi.fs Catherine   McNell.»,   preaent   advertis¬ ing   manager   for  the     concern,     was elected vice president of the retail di¬ vision.
j     .Sheldon Coon.s, who Is a former res¬ ident   of   this   city,     was     advertising ! manager for Boston Store for a  num- i lier   bf   jears.     At   present   he   is   ad- \-ertislng director  of the  (;inibpl  .store of New  York City.    Ml.ss Mr\eli.s ha.s I been   nd\-ertis!n^   manager   nt   Hoston i aiore  for  the  past  several  jears.
Wa.ihington, May H. "Common sense," the slogan so effectively used during hla campaign last fall, han been hrought fonvani by President Coolidge aguin a.s exemplifying his attitude to¬ ward prohibition enforcement.
It Is "common sense" to demand resprrt for all la«s and partlcularly to make a special effoii to enforce a law towanl obedience to w-hlch so many people arc nt least apathetic and Mr. Coolidge \ji throwing the weight of his administration behind the most ambitious federal effort ever nuule to enforce prohibition.
Hut It \s not "common aenae" to accept some of the radical dry plana, sueh na Ihe expenditure of $100,000,- 000, tho devotion of fho mited fitate* navy to rum ch.-uslng or the general concentration of all the facilities of a great and busy federal government on one phase of Itii myriad duties.
Thts, In brief. In tho Presldent'l policy toward the burning .suestlon of prohibition enforcement as outlined by the authoritative White House spokesman.
Though he did not peraonally order the pre.sent land and sea -war ngainst the Illicit trade. Mr. Coolidge made It |)iain that every effort of the enforce¬ ment bureau will be devoted to the enforcement of law.
He made It possible for assistant Secretary of Ihe Treasury Andrews to (-oncentrate hln personal attention on the problem of coonllnatlng federal enforcement effort. With the Presi¬ dent's strong sympathy and support liehind them," the const guard, the cu»- toms service and the prohibition unit nre working together as never before.
nut, on the other hand, the Preal¬ dent quickly rebuffed the extreme dry» when they demanded extreme meas¬ ures. He believes proliitiition enforce¬ ment is .steadily paining and he does not propone to throw the entire fed¬ eral establishment Into a turmoil hy ri-qiiirinK ull lt.s activities to be con- ccntratpd on the single task of con¬ trolling   prohibition   violators.
SMI (i<iI.KRS HK.\TKN OFF
New Vork, May 16.-- The C. S. co,a«t guard has thoroughly licked the rum I fleet in its Iwo weeks" offensive and ! rum craft know It. Kifly of the (IS ves.sels that bobbed at anchor off Xew Vork a fortnight ago have lieen shoved out to sea before a screen of dry forces. The rcm.iinder of the rum boats are   preparing to  follow.
Kome may come back \\ hen they think tho coast guard la napping, but they will find the coa.st gunrd doinf business at the same place. Offlcials of the service iK'lleve they have dealt the rum smuggling business a smash- lug' tinal   blow.
Tho coa.st guard cutter Tequot re¬ turned here today from an offlcial in- .specfion of the situation from Atlantlo City to Nantucket. Kloutenant Com- (Continueil   on   Page   I—Sec.   3)
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Ignorance? Bliss!
She wa.s a well groomed 1,-idy. her dres.s of soft gray shading pi-etllly into stockings and shoes of tlv- same tone, her petite face sur¬ mount e-I hy a hat of the late«t mo<le and with colpra suggestive of bour¬ geoning .springtime. Coming out of tho .MacWilliam Ucpartment Store she greeted a companion hurrlc<lly nnd then KteppeU out Into the street, her gaze fixed upon a car that was getting ready to pull out of Public Square. Blis.sfully un- ¦onscious of the traffic llght.s turned against her. she al.so remained oblivious lo the strident blasts of a police whistle. Succcf.sfully she evaded a score of machines that thn-atcned every second to run her down. Boarding the street car she took a setit. lUit policemen havo declared unrelenting war on Jay¬ walkers and the man with the whistle followed her, ordering her off the cnr and taking her well Into T'ubllc Square where he took time to lecture her on self presei-vatlnn and ob.sei-v-ance of the lawa. She W.IS informed that Lhe next offense would bring a flne^and worse yet, .she mis.sed her car. How-ever. she took it all so good naturedly that It was hard for even the officer to ketp a  straight   f.-icc.