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UNION LOCALS ARE CHARGED WITH TAX SHORTAGES
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THE WEATHER
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
Washingtoiv, March H.—Eastern I'a.: Partly clourfy and muffl colder Sun-I.-iy:   MoiidH>'  fair,  enntinue.l  cnld.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 15,1925
The    only    Sunflny    VewnpHper Covering   the   Wyoming   Valley.
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
Defalcation Of Eight Thou¬ sand Dollars Is Found By O.'ficials In District One
LIQUOR CASES KILLED, ARREST GRAND JURORS; PRESIDENT  MAKES NEW THREAT  UPON SENATE
minTr's
AUDITS EN DED
Great Increase Of Motor Cars
Wa-shlngton. March 14 -A totnl of 17,581,981 motor vehicles wen registered in the I nited States on Decemher 31, I9:i, an lnerea.«e of '-',iO1.045 over 19:,t, acconling to a survey by the bureau of public rriail.s of the Department of .^gri- c'jlture. No« 'Vork York heads the li.'-^t with 1,421.419 vehicles regis¬ tered. California l.s second 'vlth 1,319,394, .More than $::5,on0.00n was received hy the various states In registration and license fees dur- Inir the year.
$150,000 MILL TAKEN FOR REBUILDING PLAN OF STEINHAUER PLANT
MUST WAKE IT UP
Less Than Half Of Strength Of Union Here Accounted For In Tax Returns
AFTER Ti HOLDUP OF CARGO OF BEER
I     .\t   a   contemplated   expenditure   of
I $150,000    for    plant    and    machinery,
j CJeorgc F. Stelnhauer of Kingston yes-
I terday tooK control  of the facloi-y of
the  (larrahnn   C.innlnR:   Company   at
! I.uzerne.    The   property   \\ill    become
the  mill of the  Stelnhauer Company,
makers of Rood products, whose cstab-
I llshment  in  KliiR.'^ton  ^^¦a.s  reduced  to
ashes  by  fire   two  weeks ngo.    Work
j of ennvei-tlnir   the   (Jari-ahan   factorj-
' will begin ill once.
The tiarrahan canning plant stood for years as one of the West Side's leuiljng Industries. Hounded by h'sic- lot.\- and I'nion streets, it has dlrci-t connections wilh the Ijclilgh ^'alley and D., 1<. & W. riailroads. making for unlimited facilities for manufacturing imrposes. Uccrntly the C.arraliau can¬ ning liuslnc.«'S was concentrated in a now plant nt lllnomsburpr and the fact
that Iho buildings have not been used recently pn'scntod a .solution to llie problems of the Stelnhauer Compau\, Since the flre ttiiil leveleil his prop¬ erly at a lo.s.s ot J:O0.OU0. .Mr. Sleui- haucr has been searching for a new site. licallzing Ihat the firm's in¬ creasing business Mould not permit the delay Incident to the building nf a new plant, .Mr. Stelnhauer soimht n factory that could be converted lo his li'Lislncss in quick order. He told the Sunday Iiidc; .-r.-lcnt hisr i.ii;hi llini new machinery ha.s nlready been or¬ dered. Workmen will start tomorrow rcmodelins: the property. When im provtments are comi>!eteil .'ind tlii new plant is equipped, the comimn.v will bo able to handle a greater volume of business than at any llmi since being founded fourteen years a.^o. li'iirthcr investment will be used lo expand the business.
Three Men Rule Is Daniels' Idea
npvelond. O.. March 14.—**The ihri'o powerful nii^n in Wa.shington toil.IV iiio .Vniiiow Mellon. Hcrhcrl Hiiovcr and Senator Butler of MussHchusotts." Josophu.H DanioLs. fnrmrr Socrotary nf the Navy, do- rUirrtl In un address t>eforc th'' City (Muh luro todny. "If you want 1(1 net HoniothiiiK done al NVapJi- in;;ton, do not fjo to tho Senate, nor lo the Xavy nor to other d»»pr»rtpient3. liut to tho American <'h;iml)er of Commerce and then the ImsnieaH orcanlzatton^. thmuf^li tho t>i*? three. wiU K*.^t what you want." he Hald. "lUisine.'^.s liold.s the .mv'ptrf of powor," he affirmed.
SAYS WARREN WILL SERVE EVEN IF WITHOUT SALARY
FIRSTFIGHTNEAR   't/L^r AS GALLERY SEES
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TIME LIMIT SET
I.ocnl unions In District No. 1  of the United  Mine  Workers  have defaulted ¦ to the extent of approximately (8,000 i In tho payment of per capita tax Into the Intemullonal trca.sury of the union accordinpr to annoucement m.ide here ' last    night.      Tho    declaration    came | from  John   B.     Gallagher,    travclinK' auditor   for   the   miners'   organization, who   predicted   that   -ivithin   the   next two   weeks   the   greater   part   of   the money   will   be   paid   by   tho  deficient locals,
r.allagher's announcement came at I Ihe end of the flrst week of the dis- trlcl-rtlde audit ordered by Thomas Kennedy, International secretary-treaa- urer. The books of all local unions are to be examined. Whero It is found llie local officers aro not paylng nn equitable per capita tax, they will lie ordered to pay up. Sinco tho audit liegun a dozen locals have been In- ^enloried. .No. serious shortages have lieen found In these, It Is undcrstooil. (i.-illaghci-'s flgures. showing $8,000 shortage tlatc hack to January i:;, when he started li personal examina¬ tion of union records. Ho h.is confer¬ red recently with the Involved officials tind the miijority of these h.ive prom- ise<l to make full settlement by April first.
The general audit was onlered when Treasurer Kennedy di.scovcred that the records nt the International of¬ fices tn Indianapolis showed that per cnplta tiix Is being paid for only 40,000 miners in the <!istrlct. Ken¬ nedy's knowledge of local nffnlrs led him to ask ivhere the money paid by the balance ot the 87,000 men here Is going.
At the olBce of District President Cappellini- It wa.s said yesterday that » call la expctftcd shortly for a meet¬ ing of the executive Iwards of the threo anthracite districts. At this session the anthracite men will con¬ sider some of their demands to be made upon operators prior to expir¬ ation of tho existing wage scale next AllfTust.
OFFER REWARD OF $500    \ FOR PITTSTON GUNMAN'
A i"eT^-arrt of $."^00 was offered yester¬ day by city couucil of I'itt.ston for tho arrest and conviction uf tho unknown grinman vho Irled to kill P.ev. John DiPletro, rector of St. Itocco's Italian t'hurch of Pittston. The attempt on tho priest's life was m.ide early Thurs¬ day mornlnj:^ ns he wa-s sleeping, l-'our hullets were fired through a window of his bedroom.
AGED MAN RUN DOWN;
AUTO DRIVER FLEES
Bribe Money Said To Have Crowded Shop Thmivn Into Panic
Been Paid In Case Devel- •      |^g„ Dynamited at Buswst Hour
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OFFICIALS SILENT
Said to hnve been Involved in the hold-up and the subsequent relea.se of a truck loaded with liecr, Patrolmun Matthew Tilkonls was su.«pende<l In¬ definitely yesterdny from the Pittston police force. His star nnd other para¬ phernalia were turned over to Mnyor P. R. P.rown. The owner of the beer cargo haa not liecn revealed by the authorities.
Tho cirourtistances surrounding the suspension of Tilkonls became known last night and created a mild sen.satlon In the upper end of the county. Com¬ ing directly on the heels of various re¬ ports that Noiihenstern Penn.s>lvnnl,a Is to be given a thorough dry clean¬ ing shortly, the case added to the gen¬ eral unenslnesH being experienced In lum-running circles.
Tho specific charge ngnlnst Tilkonls Is that ho was guilty of "mlsrcpre- sentinK: fact.s" in reporting ott duty at 1:30 o'clock Frid.ay moi-nlng. Mayor Hrown In verifying the disml.ssa' last night explainwl that the patrolman had reported lo SerRcant Oallagher that he -w.os ill nnd wiinted to be re¬ lieved from further duty. Pei-mls.slon to go homo was given the officer, it was announced.
After Icivlng his beat, according to information gained from reliable sources, Tilkenis is declared to have gono to Duryea with several other men. There it Is said tho party stopped a truck loaded with lieer. In¬ stead of seizing Ihe .stuff, it is .said, TilUonis used his liadge in collecting a sum of money said to be $200.
Pittston authorities Itust night would only admit the suspension of tho pn- Irolman. They declared they had no knowledge of the identity of the owner of the beer. They also denied report.s that the lioer runner had made a formal protest to city hall concernln.g the conduct of the patrolman.
Tilkonls was appointed tn the Pitt.s¬ ton force about a year ago.
WILLIAM LANCE DIES
IN HOME AT WHITINGS
A half dozen patrons In the bartieri shop of Chnries S'jzina nt Jessup. I Ijickawanna County, rushed wildly j Into the sti-eet last night at 10 o'clock, when d>'nnmlte, planted by an un¬ known eni'niy of tile iiioprlctor. p.'irtb' wreckwl the barber sliop. A single j stick of dynamite Inserted beneath thej renr fdiiiidal ion of Ihe building tore a
gaping hole in the stnRture, besides breaking scores of wiiidows In nil nearby hulldinRS. N'o one was injured, a check-iui by the polli'c showed. Sazinn told the police he had no warn- ins of the exiiliislon and was unable lo explain the ninllve. The blast occurred when the barber shop vas exiwrlene- ing Its usual Saliit-d:iy niglit  rii^li.
Immense Crowd Sees Award And Three Oiit-Of-Town Men Are Fortunate Ones
ALL ARE ABSENT
Disorderly Houses Cleaned Out
In Raids By Officers of County
riun down hy an automobile whose driver fled from the scone, John Hall, 82 years old, of West Nanticoke, wa.s BcrloUKly Injured late yesterday. Four hours after the .icctdcnt State police arrested John Povllk. 30 years old, of Hunlock's Creek, on a charge of fail¬ ing to give aid to an accident victim. The accused driver vas released under Imll pcndiufT the Oiutcomo of the aged man's Injuries.
Tho accident happened yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock on the river road nt West Nanticoke. Hall was •'ippronching his home when, accord¬ ing to witnesses, I'ovlik's m.ichine bore down on him. liefore the aged man could get to Ihc side of Ihe road lie was bowled over.
After Hall had lieen reiiiuved lo his home, tho accident was reported 'o Iho highway patrol nf the State police. Corpor.il Stein took a descrip¬ tion of the fugitive lU-lver as given Uy witnesses, .^t 9 o'clock Inst nlshl be arrested Povhk at home. The jirlsoner 'ins taken lieforc Justice KkuzlnskI at Nanticoki' and held under J.'iOO bail. Another he.-irlni; will he held tomororw teforo Alderman Mather In thla city.
William Lance, Snd, son of William I.yman Lance, pioneer resident of Plymouth, nnd himself a fnrmer res¬ ident of that borough, died at Whit¬ ings. N. J., yesterday, according to word received by local relutlves. He was S3 year.s of age and had spent the last forty years at  Whilinss.
Mr. I.anco was a rtotlicr of the Inle O. M. l^ncc. for mnny yenrs general mnnager of Sprin;; Hrook Water Sup¬ ply Company. He Is survived by one brother, Joseph P. L.ance of Philadel¬ phia.
The funeral will l>c held from his home ut Whiting.s on Tuesday after¬ noon. P.urial will be at Moorctown, Pa., near Philadelphia.
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NANTICOKE GIRL
FACES A FORGERY
C.oing to the No. 7 colliery nf Ihe Susquehanna Collieries Comiiany, nn Friday, \eronicn Uicklieki, 11. diiugli- tcr of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hlcklleki, of 6:0 Chestnut street, Nanticoke, is j said to have forged the signature nf her father on a note and, iiresenting his duo bill, obtained his semimonthly pny amounting to J12,
H.'ivins succeeilei] in getting the money the girl Immediately proceoiled to spend It. When sho returned home aliout 10 ti'dock Frldn>- night, she wns surprised to flnd an offlcer awaiting for her. (Questioned she ndmlttod hav¬ ing spent twelve dollars nf the money but refused to tell tor whnt the money was spent.
Following compIalnLs from several sources a .squad of deputy sheriffs acting on orders from Sheriff 1/OBar late la.st night raided three alleged bawdy and tlisorderly houses on the .State hlgbway near Birch Grove and between Hillside and I.uzerne, arrest¬ ing the alleRcil proprietors and twenty male and feiiiale frequenters. Severnl of the proprietors were onlered to aji- pear for a hearing on Monday after- | noon, while the frequenters will be i given H henring before Alderman | Frank B. Brown early this morning. All of the women wero held in the local police station for the health authorities while the men were re¬ leased on payment of $10 and costs.
The threo alleged di.sorderly houses adjoin each other near Birch Grove. When the squads ot deputy sheriffs arrived they encountered some op¬ position and were compelled to force in the doors. Tourists pa.sElng on the State highway wero ntiracted by the commotion nnd excitement prevailed for some time.
Mrs. Elvn Jcnkin.s, 31. was arrested ns the alleged proptietress of one of the houses. She wns held in $300 hnil for court nnd remanded to jnll for the health nuthorltles. Her daugh¬ ter, Lucille Jenkins, oRCd 14, was placed in care of Ihe Uniled ChBrltles for tho night. Pearl Miller ,of 433 North Fifth street. Rending, was ar¬ rested ns a frequenter and was held for the health authorities. These ad- drcsse.s were given by male frequent¬ ers ,who w-crc flneil $10 and costs; William M. Johnson, ill Keller street, Larksvillo; Fmnk Adnms, nS Keller street, I.arksvlllc: John Kuchlck, 86 I.uzerne street. Larksvllle; Mlchncl Jones, 71 Wilson street, LarkavlUc; John Jonos,  I.uzerne.
At the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. John .\skey no frequenters Avere found but tho couple were ordered to appear be¬ fore Alderman Brown on Mondny nfternoon on a chnrgo of keeping a disorderly house.
Florence Strodger. aged 81. and William Jones wore arrested as the alleged proprietors nf the third house visited. Tho Strod^^or ^^¦()man was or¬ dered to appear'for a hearing on Mon¬ day while Jones was held in $300 Imll for court and in default was commiticd to jail. Ixiulso Hagen of Rochester was arrested as a frequenter and was held for the health authorities. TTie following male frequenters wero fined $10 and costs; J.ouls Davis, Nanti¬ coke: John Williams. Nanticoke; John Jones, Nanticoke; Harry Davis, We.st Nanticoke; Roscoc Smith, Nanilcoke; .loseiih I'rban, Nanticoke; Klchanl Peni'ce, Nanticoke, and Jack AVllllamii, Nanticoke A bottlo ot liquor was con¬ fiscated in this house.
The raids w-ere in charge of Sheriff I..'.Bar and chief deputies I. J. Hoscy and John Reilimrton, .Ir.
Many Taken at l.elimun
Capt:iln Huth nnd a detail of Hnr-I vey's Lake police officers raided an I alleged disorderly establishment con- ' ducted by Helen Wllllnms at I.ehmnn. ^ Fifteen persons wore found In the place, only throe of Ihem being women.
The prisoners wore brought to Kingston iiolico headquarters were soetirlty fnr n further henring was sc- cepted from the following: Helen Wll-
llsms. Edna Willmms, Martha Wil¬ liams, Donald Klwooil. I.nrksville: William Smith, Tliomn.s Wllllnms nnd David Jones, nil of Wllkes-Barre; and Thomas Shannon of Kdwardsville.
The following were committed to cells when unable to give securlly; Steve Lennox, of Kdwardsville: Leo Rogers, Marry Lewis, Jnhn Mcljiugh- lln, Stephen Wnlleii. (lenrge Murphy nnd John Smilh, all nf Wilkes-Barre. Swoyerville Itaid
La.st night at 11 ;30 State Police nnd Swo\'er\'ille police raldcl the estab¬ lishment of Felix Tomohak at 47 Sulli¬ van .street and confiscated two half barrels of lieer and a qiinntlty of liq¬ uor. TomolincU was arrnlgned before Uurge.sa P. .T. Iliiyden nnd fined $100 nnd costs and held in $300 bail for court. The Stato Police wet-o In charge of Scrgt. .Mnzonkey whllo they wero ns-Slsted by Chief (.'omoroski and patrolmen Callahan and Hush of the Swoyerville police.
Kaid  ( ily  Home
Yesterday aftcrnnon t.he (ity police raided an alleged disorderly house at the re.ir of 63 Lincoln street, arresting five colored men nnd four colored women. All vero released in securlly to answer a clinrge nf frequenting when nrraigncl in police court Ihls morning. Tho fraquenlers gave the following names: Chnries Wilson. 15 Moynllen street; K. Wllllnms. Schwartz Ijine; Waller Hayes, rcnr 63 Lincoln street; Geoi-Kie Wilson. Ij Mo.vnilen street; Mury Wn.shlngtiin, Ij North State street; T.etlia Confer, rear 63 Lincoln strool; Juli.i Wilsnii, l.'i Moy¬ nllen street; I'lulala Li\incslnne, 354 Soulh Main street and Mnddis Sterling, rear C3 Lincoln strret.
M.MITIN KKNM'.DV
Tlie funeral of M.irtin Kennedy will be held from the late home nn Pnrk a\-cnue, Monday morning nl 10 o'clock. A mns.s of requiem w-ill lie celebratcl at 10:30 and interment w-ill lie made In tho family plot at 31. Mary's Ceme¬ tery. Hanover.
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DIAMONDS ARE STOLEN; LOCAL HOME ROBBED
Two diamond rincs, a dinmnnd stud¬ ded brncelet and other valuable.s were reported to the police Inst night as having boon stolen. Detectives were assigned to the ca.ses but no trace of tho valuables could  lie found.
Lato yesterday afternoon ,Ml.s.s Ros¬ amond ZInn of Third avenue, Kings¬ ton, reported that she hns missed her pockotbook containing a diamond ring, a dinmond studded bracelet. $5 in cur¬ rency and a check for $17.50. She told polico that .she did not believe she hnd dropped il, hut wius of Ihe opinion thnt it had been taken from a pocket while In ono of the central city stores.
When they returned early Ihls morning, Mr. nnd Mrs. P. J. Ramsey of 18 Wayno Lane reported that tlieir house had been entered afid ran.sacked from top lo bottom. City Detective Olds made an invcstlgntiou and learn¬ ed that the Ramsey family missed n dinmond ring, a gold wftfhh, a child's bnnk contnining more thnn $20. sev¬ ernl tie pins and some small chnnge. The detective found burenu rlrnwers open and the contents strewn about the floors.
The nwnrding of three automobiles ns chief prizes feiitllred the flnal pcr- fiirinnnce of the bl- fashion revue and exposition conducted under auspices of Ihe Shrlners at Irem Temple, la.si night.
The flrst prize, n N.a.sh sedan, wont to A. A. Smltli. of 317 Miller .street. Bangor. Pn., Hnrry K. Trainer, of 137 North 4lh slreel. Lehlghtnn, w-ns tho winner of Iho Hudson six, while the Hiilimoblle iDuring cnr went to J. B. Heese, of 3,'!0 .Main street. Taylor. None of the winners wns present at the time the nnmoH were announced.
The winning tickets were drawn from Ihnu.saiiils of .slips by little Miss Catherine ISojIe of Minors Mills, one of the pai'ticipnnts In tho Juvenile fashion revue conducted In conjunc¬ tion with the prngnim. The llttln la.ss selected the tiikets after they had been tliornughly sliiifflod by Patrick McGlynn ani llnico Hlickinnn, reiue- senting the Sunday newspapers. Tho two newswi Iters were a.sslslod by I'otentate George ELsonhower of Rajah Temple. Rending. Jo.seph G. Schiller, nrting mayor, announced the winners.
The fnct thnt all throe cars -went lo out-of-town people Is a coincidence. Added to this is the fact thnt Ihe. winning ticket for tho Nnah nnd tho Hudson cost just sixteen cents in each case. The winner of tho Hupmobile paid the sum of nine cents for his wlnnltig ticket.
The awards were made at the con¬ clusion of the flrst performance of last nights priiKinm. Kvery available Inch of space in the big hnll ivns oc¬ cupied by nn Impatient audience which remained until the flnal announcement wns mnde. In spite of the anxiety manifest on all sides.
Prior to the drawing Potentate Kiscnhow-cr, of Reading, wns Intro¬ duced nnd gnve a brief speech which ho concluded with a vocal demonstni- tlon which ended only when a tmfflc cop In the rear of the auditorium blew- his whistle. Potentate Eisenhower led In the singing of m.iny of the popular songs of tho day as well as several from days gone by nnd received n rrndy response from his big audience despite the tenseness which prevailed at the time.
Never In the history of the local temple hns thero been an undertaking which mot with such overwhelming success as the program which began on Saturday night of last week und ciiiitlnued up to and Including last night, with mnllnec performances during the greater pnrt ot the week. The crowd was most encouraging nn the opening night, but grew by leaps and iKiunds until the big nuditorium of Irem Temple was nnt large enough to nccommodate the clamoring for admission to Ihe third performance From Ihen on hundreds failed to gain admission.
The awarding of the automobiles Inst night proved an adfled Incentive nnd. as n result, then) wore peoide wnlting for the big doors to swing open ns enrly as flvo o'clock. At seven o'clock, when the flrst ]ierfnrtii- .ince was nbout to begin, the crowd outsi.'le tho Temple extended out on to Franklin street and the attendnncc nt tho second performance was equally a.s great.
Mrs. J. n. Durkan. of 503 Mnrket street. Kingston, was Ihe vinner of tho ten dollar gold piece offered as a prize In the guessing contest con¬ ducted by the Wyoming National bank. She estimated the number of pennies required tn fill n bushel bas¬ ket ns 6.017. The nilual count shewed the total to be 6.93R. Mrs. Hannah H. .Mtirmy. of 264 Pnrk avenue, city, won second prize a Ave dollar gold fileco. with her gue.ss of 6,950.
Ernst Of Kentucky And Carter Glass Upset Decorum Dur¬ ing A Stirring Session
FRIENDS INTERFERE
Wnshlngton, Mnrch 14.—Packed i Sf ante galleries, walling for debate ] on tho Wnrrcn nomination, todny were | treated to a .speclailo of Senators j threatening personal battle, rare In Ihe annuls of the usually dignllfod up- Jier house. j
A flst flght was barely averted, when one Senator a.ske<l If lie might, under the rules, call another Senator a "wicked, wilful and mnliclous liar." The remarks wore later voted out of order by a Senate Intent on preserv¬ ing Us  decdrum.
Senator Krnst, Kentucky Repub¬ lican, smartlUK under a tongue lash 1 lllg adminlsteri'd by Senator Gla.ss, i A'lrglnla Domoci-nt. liecause he had i defended the Ti'onsur>' DeTmrtin.-'iit in 1 Hie Couzena tnx case. Jumped from his ; sent In the middle (if the Glas;i speech ' and nsked. If he could, under the i rules, apply the nbovo epithet upon i tt  brother Senator. j
Gla.ss whirled and started across tho I aisle tow-nrd Ernst. Other Senators j jumped lietween them before thoy met. j The Senate rose In turmoil nnd shouts of 'order, order' rose from all ¦ jiarts of the floor.
The littlo ivory gavel which taps tho. Senate   into   order   popiu-d   away   un¬ noticed.     Vice.   President   Daw-os   was nol In the chair.
Senator Glass liesitntcd, shouted an IndiHtlnct reply nnd took nnother step nci-nss the aisle, but fellow Senators blocked  his  way.
Senators Bomh, Repu'olican, and Hnblnson, tho Democratic floor lead¬ er, pressed the Virginian back Into his place.
Senator Watson, Indiana Repub¬ lican assistant floor lender, shouted "shut up" ns he rushed to Ernst's side.
Other Senators shouted for recogni¬ tion and Senator Reed, Pennsylvania Republican, got the floor and moved tho Senate go Into executive session. A roar of objections went up.
Gliuss   nnd   Krnst   were   surrounded \ by the other Sen.ilnrs until the hubbub subsided nnd then  Ernst nttiinpted In spi/ak again.    A new- uprnnr bruke out. I(u|p<l  Out  Of llnler Senator Moses. .New   Hampshire Re¬ publican   finally   mado   hlm.self   heard and move.1 that Km.st be voted out of niiler.    The chair Immcdl.itely put the j quostlon.   Tho motion wa-s adopted, 48 i to 32.
Ernst then gained the floors and, 1 with composure somewhat restored, I started an explanation of his remarks, i "I did not Intend them to apply to j tho .Senator from VIrglhia", he said, I iMiwing toward Gla.ss. He went on fo ' .sny that ho hnd just Ix-en reu'linc the j nffkinl trnnsi'i-lpt of a speech mndo by j Senator Couzens, Michigan Iteimbliciui, j earlier In the tlay and that it had so I irritated him that he a.sko<l tho chair ! If he might dl.scu.s3 his opinion ot the ] I Michigan Senator. j
I     Ernst then read the accusation made j by Couzens of Michigan, which charg¬ ed  that  Ernst  wns In  constant   to^h with tho    Internal    Revenue    Bureau, which   was  siiid  to  bo .supjilying  him with  infornuition he  wius using In at¬ tacking   Couzens.     t'ouzens   siiu\   that files and letters regarding the case had disappeared and,  according to  Ernst's Interpretation,   he  Inferred that  Krnst might havn some knowledge of them. "It   was   In   regard   to   this   that   I used   the   wonls   that   1   did",   Ernst .said. [     Senator   Robinson   ended   the   tense j situntinn  with the  remark  thut  Krnst I hud been ^¦nled out nf order once nnd I should  remain so.      Senator    CouzeUA I mado no reply.
j The controversy came up In Ihe 1 Senate following Introduction by I Couzens of a resolution asking for an extension of tho Ilfo ot his spcciiil Sennto committeo Investigating the Bureau of Internal Hevenue. which nlready has made serious charges of Irregularity of adminlsti-ation aguinsl tho liuicii.
.'\ltnrk on Cuuzms I When Secretary Mellon announced ithe department would mako the nr- Ibltarnry a-saessments again.st Couzens j to prevent tho statute nf limitations ifrom   Invalidating   tho   goveriimcnfs
Washington. March 11.-Vice President Dawes lost out again on some excitement todny. The Sennto w;is thrown into an uprnsr when Senator Ernst Inquired If he could Ik' permitted to call a colleugue n "wljful. wicked malicious liar." During the cnmmotlon that ensued the Vice-President was resting In his office.. When pence was re¬ sumed liHwes returned und siime- on" wns henrd tn rem;iik: "There he goes,  he Inst nut  ntrain."
ARREST JURORS
Ignoring Of Liquor Cases Leads To Sensational Ac¬ tion By Scranton Prosecutor
HINTS OF BRIBERY
BY UPPER HOUSE
Senators Opposinn His Choic? For Attorney General De¬ cide To Vote Again Monday
TYRANNY CHARGED
Three members of a Ijickawanna County Griuid Jury which yesterday Ignored more than a score of cases al¬ leging liquor law violatlon.s, were taken Into custody last night at Scninton by State police after reports of jury Inmportng had been hoard. Besides the trio of jurymen Iho nuth¬ orltles also.arrested a constable found with the suspects . .MI four wore giv¬ en a severe grilling until early this moinlng when they -^vcrc released by District Attorney Harold Scragg, who declared his Investigation of Jury Inmperliig will  go <Jn.
Tho men picked up by the police are .John F. Conway, I'atrick Timlin and Chester B. Pcmbrldge, all memliers of tho grnnd Jury, and Tlinmns Mc.Vn- drow. a cmislnblo   in   .North  Scranton.
Twenty-throe cases in which vlola- llon of the prohibition laws was charged wero placed before tho grand Jury early In the weok by the district attorney. Soon after the transcripts h;id been submitted, Mr. Scrngg lenru- ed that nn offort would b<; made to have them Ignored. He at once communicated with Captain Wllllnm Chirk of the Stnte police at Wyoming. Several .State iioUccmon were detailed to shadow the Jurors and some of the men suspected of representing the twenty-three defendants.
The denouement came jesterday when tho smnd Jury submitted Is re¬ port. Ignoring all the cases. Imme¬ diately orders wero Issued to round up the suspects. I.nst night Jurors Con¬ way. Timlin nnd I'i'mbridge. together with Constable Mc.\ndrew- were found In tho pool room of .1. F. Healy In North Scrnnton. Healy is Democratic jury commLssioner.
AVlien taken to the district attor- nej's office, all four men denied chnrges that the jury had been np- lironched. They were released at 1 o'clock thi.s  nioining.
claim, on Ixst Friday, Couzens de¬ clared Mellon's action wsis In revenge for the work nf his committee nnd, ns a disciplinary men.surc for failure to accept the mandate ot the Republican machine.
Ernst opened his attack today by defending the Trca.sury and a.ssaiUng Couzens for his alleged failure to make a proper return In 1919. It wns in this year that Couzens dispo.sed nf his va.st holdings of the Ford Motor Corpor.it Ion.
Glass, who was Secretary of the Troiusury nt the time Couzens made his return, entered the controversy on tho .side of the Michigan senator.
Gla.ss said ho .sent the best men In the Internal Revenue Bureau to De¬ troit Ht that tlmo and the ca.se was proncrly s"ttle(l.
"Tho Trciusury Department is wiiiiii:." t.llass said.
Ernst Inok up the delxitc again and the debute became bitter.
Gla.ss said the Treasury Department had tho evidence in Couzens' ciuse for two years, In reply to Erii.st's quota¬ tion of a statement by Secretary Mel¬ lon that "evidently It had Just come to the Department's attention from an outside person a week ago Friday."
Further di.scu.ssion of the cusc in the Senate will bo o|iposcd by lenders be¬ cause of the bitterness engendered to¬ day.
Couzens. however. Is expected to ile- mnnd that he he heard In answer to the remarks of Ernst.
Woshlngton, March 14.—The war bet ween tho President and Sonata blazed Into renewed Intensity today with .a tint nnnouncemont by the President thnt he would give Chnrlea Hiei'her W.irreu a ri cess aiipolntment as .Mtoiney General If Ihc Senate pcr- sistc.l In its refusal to conflrm him. while Democratle Senate lender* Ihrrntened in retnllntlon to keep tha Scnnio  In .session indeflnitely.
The President's nnnouncement of hla Intention of nvcrriding the Senate by offering Warren a recess aptiolnlment was Issued at tho White House just ns tho Senate was nearlng a second \-ole on Iho nomination.
Democrntlc nnd Independent lendert In the Senate responded with a re¬ newed deflance and i conflict between the Senate and the White House, la.st- Ing possibly for weeks. Is in prospect.
A short tlmo after tho Senat* learned of tho Prcsi'lonfs announce- ment that ho proposed to give Warren a recess appointment If he was not conflrmed, majority leader Ctirtia nsked for unanimous coH.scnt that the Senate adjourn until Monday.
After somo objection by Senator Walsh. .Montana Democrat, chief of Warren's opponents. It was agreed to ndjourn until Mnn'lny nnl to vote on Warren not later than 2; 30 p. m. on that day.
President Coolidge announced at tha White House late this afternoon that he was still making every effort to secure tho conflrmatlon ot vVarren, but that ho proposes to disregard en¬ tirely a second irje.-ti.-in by tho Sennte iijid appoint him anyway. He asserted he w-ns considering no other appuint- mpnt and would consider none.
The White House statement follows: President's i)e<*laralioii
"Notwithstanding various reporta and rumors, the President Is making every possible effort lo secure the conflrmatlon of Mr. Warren. The tlma Is very short and to accommodate tha Senate he has consulted certain men nnd certain S"tintors as to what course should Im> pursued In case Mr. Warren Is not conflrmed.
"He hns decided on no other ap¬ pointment. He will offer him a recess appoint mi^nt.
"He hopes, however, that tho prnc- itlce ot three genemtlons of permitting the President to choose his own cab¬ inet will not now be changed and that thu opposition to Mr. Warren, upon further consideration, will be with¬ drawn In order that tho country may have the benefit of his excellent qual¬ ities and the President may be un- i hampered in choosing his own method of executing the  laws."
The President did not even wait un- ,111 tho Senate hud voted the second ' time on his nominee. His dcflunco wa.s mado public at the White House while Republican Senntors were l.ibor- Ing to spread the defcn.se of Worrcn on the second record and while War¬ ren's opponents were eagerly pressing for a roll call.
Senate In Lproar
News ot the   I'l-esidenl's taking the
offensive   threw   the   Senate   into   an
I uproar.     It  had  liecn  planned to stay
' in   se.ssion   tonight   until   a   vote   waa
renched   but   the     unexpected     Whito
J House  move throw all previous plana
Into   the   discard.     Opponents   of   the
administration  ImmedLiUly    began    a
series  of    conferences    to    determine
what should lie done to counteract tha
new White Hou.se strategy.
If ho accepts a recess appointment "Warren w-lll receive no pay during the recess of Congress and If the next Senate again rejects his nominntion, he will get no pay at ail. tJonrtrm- atlon in December would entitle him to bi»;k  pay.
The plan propo.sed by Senator Rob¬ inson. Democratic leader, to keep tha Sennto  in  session   until  the   President formally   notified   the   Senate   ho   had j no further noininaiions to make,  was j not regarded as a threatening counter j attack by ailministrntlon lenders. They pointed out the President could simply ' tell   tho  .Senate   he   hnd   no  (ommiinl- cations to mnke and  ufter the Senate hnd adjourned give Warren the recesa, appointment.
At  i p.  in.  .Senator Curtis.  Repub- licnn  leader .attempted  to  get  unanl- '   (Continued  ou  I'ugc  12,  Ucctiou  1)