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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1925
The    Only    Sunday    New-spaper Covering   the   Wyoming   Valley
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
EATH ENDS LOVE TRIANGLE AT HARVEY'S LAKE; WIFE AND MAN ACCUSED IN SENSATIONAL CASE
Run Him Home
^,„j Of Home Run Hitters Is Heavily fined And Then Suspended By Yanks
BAD CONDUCT CHARGED
lluth May Lose $25,000 Of Tlie Salary Promised Him At Season's Start
TRADE IN PROSPECT
1 N'fw York, August 89—(United ressl—The 5Uspen.^on of Babo Ruth Iiay cost him more thaji a $B,000 fine. X clause In Ruth's eontract provided fcat should he fall to keep In good oon- itlon or disobey the rules ot the New fork iMseball club ho  waa to forfeit
5,000 of his IPZ.OOO salary. J It \! believed thc suspension and flne ¦ut Rulh In  a  postllon  to  loBe  the ps.OOO under the contract clause.
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Three Are Finally Held After Hearing Before The Bur¬ gess Of Plymouth Boro
' Sl Louis,  August   29—Babe   Ruth,
(nmer home  run  king  of   AmeriCJin
leball, tonight ia speeding eastward
lartlng   under   a $5,000    fine and,
Prhat Is worse,  an Indefinite  suspen-
w
[with unexpected suddenneaa. Miller Sliii of the  Yankees,   late   today
ispended Ruth and Imposed the fine the ground   that   Ruth's   conduct
•dbeen "unbecoming a baseball play-
[ Further than this Hugglns declined 'j reveal the nature of Ruth's offense. I Later It was learned that Hugglns "Kided to take action against Ruth fcr actions off the field i^nd not during Ihe game.
I The Babe's hitting on the preaent Bankce road trip has not Ijccn up to lipectatlon.s. His average for this lag around tha circuit Is a mere [115.
Ruth appeared at Sportsman's Ptu-k m hour before tha game hero today, pe usual time the players report to hheir managers. Soon he was seen to pave the park and tho suspension waa ^noijnceil.
Ruth checked out of his hotel short- By aftenvard and caught an afternoon Jtraln for Nev.- -i'ork wilhuul making a |«tatement.
Msy Be Traded Hugglns waved away all questioners |«uring the game, but did  consent  to "l°™8Papcrmcu after the game .
™ manager  shook  his   head   and
'aid:
"Rank Insubordination — which f ewhed the Umlt this time." I He said he believed tho heavy flno ¦•M suspension would be an excellent ¦lesKin to the big fellow. ¦ But Hugglns would not state what l^ere""*"" "^'^    °'     Insubordination
WtT^TT '""' '¦'PP'^1 through the ¦cro uied grand.stand of recent actions
fcomm . • ^"' Hugglns refused to pommcnt on thera .
I '^ou felloiva know I never answer ttaten?"?H°"'- ^ ^''"^ '"'="56 aU the R r T v' ''^ ''oncemlng the mat- Led n, ^"¦'' '^ ^° "^y '8 that I have Ked hL 'i'"""' l°<l^fl"ltely sus- ^ome ""* ^'''*"  '^l™  »  ticket
lenS?!;',*'^'' '"^PP^ns to Ruth-trade. •olu^lv ="'P'="«"'n aJid orders-Is ab- *o* tn "'' '"'• ^ "" ""t prepared "     '° ^y «-hat win happen.'-
Lost Insptmtion k Bab7''n'''.v.'^"^^'   29-SuspensIon
k great ^''^^' Pl'^i-^''" -"-^ not
^ofT Wh '^'"'•'''' '° those in New ilamtiv If," ,''¦""   f^"^'"-"   with     the
V baseh-iii"' '''^° thought the king t t,llln   ""^ ^^"^ the  most dras-
»e5 Sn'^ '^'¦'^ ^'"^ 0^" been Im- 7„   ""°" a player.
LwevoV M "^ "°^ «° '""'^h heavier, fraent of " ^^° disciplinary a-sses- bn  the  „'''"'" •'""dred dollars up-
h^^'tioT ,°!f' '•¦' ''""Sidered the In- r'ld r. °' ""'  ^''"'^««  team  on  the
F^' Playing "^ "" ^ '"°<'^' ^l^"* »« ^ l^in^d\>}^'^ season opened It was ^'as on th     ^^ '^'^"'^'^^ management
 "1 handTm-^K!"* °' --suspending Babe
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SEQUEL TO MURDER
Two dozen Spaniards, Chileans and Mexicans were arraigned before Bur¬ gesa Oeorge Gwilllam of Plymouth last night to enlighten authorities In re¬ lation to two attacks on John Mon- salvy, a Chilean, and John Nezls, a Spaniard, the first aitsault having tak¬ en place on Wednesday night and the second perpetrated on Friday night. Monsalvy. It Is understood, wn.s stabbed becauae he gave toBttmony .ag.ilnat Ar- monda Carmona, one of his country¬ men, and was Instrumental In having him committod to Jail for twenty years on a murder charge.
Monsalvy was the chief witness In the case of Carmona, who fatally stabbed Pablo Ferro, 82, of Blalr street, Plymouth, on New Year's Evo. It was then assumed that the killing resulted over a girl. Nezis was bioital- ly handled when he went to a board¬ ing houso at 532 Wost Shawnee ave¬ nuo on Friday night for the purpose ot collecting $10 from a Spaniard who ow-ed him thnt sum of money. A dis¬ pute arose and NezIs was frightfully beat up and Is reported to be In a se¬ rious condition In Mercy hosplt.il.
The following men wero arraigned last night: Fem.anda Drcoka, Joe Martini. Louis Passlno, Adolph Fcnl- pls, Joseph Boo.stcr, John Plna, Man¬ uel Seara, Roman Sato, Antonio San- chey. Dccaraso Znlcarge, Rlcorda Ban- les, Edward Rezo. Dancho Santech, Joseph Panach, E. Zarlno, Manuel Montago, Evasuto Zleal, Manuel Gln- oncz, Antonio BaleucI, John Outlmez, Calasena Mora, Fernando Greoka, Joe Marten and Sabariha More. Nine¬ teen   of  these   men   were  discharged.
It developed during tho hearing of evidence that Fernanda Dreoka and Joo Martina nro alleged to havo at¬ tacked John Nezls after a visit the lat¬ ter made to a Plymouth boarding house on Friday night. Nczls was whipped unmercifully and may not recover. Ho Went to the place to collect ten dollars from a boarder. Dreoka and Martina are being held at the police station and on Monday will be arraigned be¬ foro Justice of the Peace Evans on charges of assault and battery and at¬ tempt to kill. y Victim Makes Statement John Monsal-vy. who w.as stabbed on Wednesday night, was able to l>e at the wholesalo hearing. Shortly after he entered polica court he pointed out Manuel Glnenez and John Plna as the men who attacke<l hlra on Wednesday night, claiming ho ^v.^3 -¦'tahbed as a result of hia appearing as chief wit¬ ness In tlio Ferro murder case against Armonda Carmona. Glnenez and Plna are al.so being detained and will bo ar¬ raigned before Justice of the Peace Evans on Monday afternoon at two oclock. S.-ibarina Moro Is held as a mn- terial witness In the assault case against these men.
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POSTMASTER MANNEAR ELKCTKD Po.stmaster Williom E. M.innear was reelected secretary-treasurer of the National A.s.soclatlon of Postmasters at the organization's convention held • luring the pa^ few days at Cleve¬ land, O. Robert H. Brjson of Indian¬ apolis  was  returned as president.
2 KILLED
MISHAPS
West Side Woman Run Down In Full Sight Of Group Of Relatives
DIES IN HOSPITAL
I Young Worker Is Crushed To Death When Heavy Truck Backs Upon Him
ONE ARREST MADE
Two lives were taJken In automobile accidents here yesterday. One of the vtctlma was a woman who was fatally Injured when struck by a fast travel¬ ing miuhine In full sight of a group of relatives. The other person to meet death was a young man who lost his life under a truck on public school property In the city.
Mrs. Lydia Spencer, 82 yearn old, of We.st Dallas, dk-d In Nesbltt West Side Ho.spltal front injuries received when run down and dragged by a machine openUisl by Nelson Cammcr of 645 Front street, Scranton. Cammer was taken luto custody on a w-arrant charging manslaughter.
Mrs. Spencer was run down at S:tO o'clock yesterday afternoon In front of the home of her son, Clarence Spencer, at Idetown. She had Just alighted from an automobile containing her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Montross. As the wo¬ man walked from behind thc Mont- ro.se machine and starteil across the road she w.is knocked down by Cam- mer's machine bound toward Harvey's Ijake. She was druBge<l a considerable di.stance. When picked up she was unconscious from ti farctured skull. Her death occurred last night at 8:30 o'clock at Ncsbitt Hospital. Mrs. Spencer Is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Montrose; by two sons, Clarence ot Idetown and Ilaymond Spencer of Hay's Corner; and by three brothers: Isaac Denman ot Shavertown; John Denman ot lieiiumont and Dorle Den¬ man of Carverton.
Cruslied to Death
Cru.shed beneath the -wheels of a heavy automohlle truck, Philip Spare, 18 years old, of 129 South Sherman street, met Instant death yesterday afternoon on Lehigh street. The tragedy occurred at the new Junior High Bchool being erected by the Wllkes-Barre school district. A num¬ ber of workmen witnessed the acci¬ dent  but were  unablo  to  Intercede.
Young Spare, a deaf mute, was em¬ ployed by tho C. F. Ooeringer Con¬ struction Company during the sum¬ mer season. He was a .student at the I'hiladelphla Institute for the Deaf and plannodto resume his studies thero Septeml>er 15. At 8:30 o'clock yesterday the youth was engaged with other Goerlnger employeea In laying pave around the new school building. A truck driven by I'atrick McHugh of Bouth WIIkes-Barre was given the signal to back Into the grounds. Spare was standing directly In tho rear ot the machine. Before hecQUld move to a ploce of safety, he was felled to the ground. The rear wheels passed over his body, causing Instant  death.
The boy's body was taken to the home of his sister. Mrs. John Kavet- skl. at 129 South Sherman street, where he had been making his resi¬ dence. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wlllam Spare, former resi¬ dents of Courtdale. Since the death of his parents he had spent his time .at his sister's home and at thc Phila¬ delphia Institute for the  Deaf.
The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon from the Kavot.skl home. Final services will be held at Mount Greenwood cemetery.
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MAN NEAR DEATH
AFTER AUTO CRASH
Ben Poposiohnsky. 30 years old .re¬ siding at the comer of Eno and Wil¬ low streets, Plymouth, was Injured, perhaps fatally, lost night- at 11 o'clock In a cra.sh of two automobiles on the Hunlock Creek road. He was admitted to Nanticoke State hospital, where It was discovered his skull waa fractured. Several other per.sons were bruised and cut In the crash but did not re.-iulre  medical attention.
Family Quarrel Ends With Blaze
Walter Harter, residing on upper M.aln street, I..uzerne, Is confined In the West Side borough lockup pending on Investigation Into the circumstances ."ntrroundlng a flro at his h-.me Ia.st night. Thn blay.n originated In the second floor of tho Harter resldenco and nccording to reports there Is a suspicion that thc flre was of Incendiary origin. It Is understowl that Harter and his wife hnd quarreled a short time bo¬ foro tho flro waa discovered and thnt following the verlinl tilt Hiir- ter went to the second lloor. The Luzerne flre department experi¬ enced llttio trouble In extinguish¬ ing the blaze and shortly after the flre was out Harter was placeil under arrest and was t.aken to the borough lockup where ho Is l>oIng held pending a further Investiga¬ tion of thc c.xse. Shortly before tho Lurerne flre alarm sounded, the residents of Edwardsville wero given a thrill when a general nlarm w-a-s turned In in that borough. Tho alarm proved false, however, and was said to have been given as a means of getting a crowd out to a community fair on Slocum street.
PREPARE FORTHE LAY-OFF
Washington Authorities Say Anthracite On Hand Will Last Until November 15th
He's Different
ADArSREPORT
Man Found Unconscious At Place Of Duty Dies Later In Pittston Hospital
SEEK NEW MEDIATOR
Hope Expressed That Peace Move May Secure Industry With a Longer Contract
PINCHOT MAY ACT
POISON IS FOUND IN SUDDEN DEATH OF JOSEPH NEVEL'
TY conn
OTHERS WILL RECOVER
The death of o.-ie miner and Injuries to four other colliery workers were reported yesterd.ay by hospitals In Wy¬ oming Valley as anthracite mines made ready to obey suspension order of the l'nlted Mine Workers.
John Marsenr.iv.ige, 37 years old, of 69 Mundy's court, Exeter, died at 2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon In PItt.ston State HoFpit.ll. He w.-is found uncon¬ scious Thursday afternoon in the Exe¬ ter colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company. There were no other mine workers with him when stricken. Physicians at the hospital declared his death was due to a complication of diseases.
James Corcoran, 18 years old, of 279 Main street, Kingston, received bruises to the .shoulders and right hip when squeezed lK?tween mine cars. He waa employed nt No. 7 colliery of Lehigh & Wilkes-Uarre Coal Company. Cor¬ coran was admitted to Mercy Hoapltal.
William O'Boyle, 18 yeara old, of 208 Sharp street, Wyoming, was struck by a car at Westmoreland colliery. He was treated at Pittston State Hospital for bruises.
Struck by a fall of rock, John Se- dor, 42 years old, of 227 Livingston street, Buttonwood. w.is perhaps fa¬ tally Injured at the Loomis colliery of the Olen Alden Coal Company. Several ribs were fractured and his right lung was punctured. He Is In Nantlcoke  State Ho.s|>ltal.
Chris Kanovicz. 31 years old. of 242 Boland avenue. Lee Park, was sprag¬ ging a car at the Bll.sa mine when his right hand was crushed In the whecLs. One of his flngers was amputated at the Nantlcoke State Hospital.
Whllo operators were considering yesterday a plan hy which a contract with anthaclte miners nnd their union might be made on a permanent basis and while Oovenior Plnchot nnd au¬ thorities nt Washington were consid¬ ering the discovery of a neutral medi¬ ator, men who are close to both the union nnd business Interests of the region wore canviuialng sentiment In Wyoming Vallry yesterday In the hope of drafting a proposal th.it could bring the openitora and workeia' commlt¬ te together. A rough proposal mado W.IS that a contrnct for three years bo drawn, containing mo.st of tho pi^- ¦vislons of the present agreement and trading the check-off for a guarantee that the lowest paid workers, on day rate.s, shall be advanced to a mini¬ mum wage of five dollars a day. I'cndlng Interviews with union leaders and others there wna no decision as to what person or organization should flnally  mako the proposal.
GREATEST PLAYER
Ty Cobb Gets Contract For Another Year Along With Two Generous Checks
PRAISED BY MACK
Wife Is Arrested On A Charge Of Murder And Same Charge Will Be Entered Against Walter Vandermark—\\ oman Is 41 And Alleged Lover W
STRYCHNINE IN TEA SUSPECTED
Discovery nf poison in the stomach of Joseph Nevel, 50 years old, uho died at his home at Warden Place, Harvey's Lake, resulted last niqht in police authorities making sen¬ sational charges again.st iXevel's widow and Walter Vander¬ mark, 30 years old, until recently a boarder at the home of the couple.
IVevel was buried yesterday afternoon at Idetown and immediately after the funeral his widow, who is 41 years old and the mother of five children, was taken into custody by Chief John T. Ruth of the Harvey's Lake police department.
Several hours earlier Vandermark waa arrested at the Lake after medical specialists had announced the discovery of poison in the dead mon. Until a week ago Vandermark had been a boarder at the Nevel home but was forced to move hy the husband, who claimed Vandermark was engaged in a clandestine romance with Mrs. Nevel.
Early today authorities were still engaged running down clues in the case which .accordimj fo evidence thus far un¬ earthed, promises a sen.satlonal trial for the Luzerne county courts. Mrs. Nevel was somewhere in the custody of Chief County Detective Richatxl Powell, hut the exact place of her imprisonment had not been revealed at ,3 a. m. At the same hour Vandermark was located in a cell in the Harvey's Lake police station.
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WOMAN STABBER
ESCAPES POLICE
City poUca at three o'clock this moming were searching for Susie Smeed, neerress, of 41 South State street, who Is alleged to have thrust a knife Into the cheat of Alex Stevens, negrc, of 39 South Ktate street, short¬ ly after two o'clock. Stevens made his way to the Stato street station house and breathlessly told of the at¬ tack made upon him a few minutes earlier. The man was rushed to Gen¬ eral Hospital where several stitches clo.sed the wound. Police report the wound to be painful nnd ma develop to be rnther serious as It Is not far from the heart.
The wounded man told authorities that he entered the Healey restaurant for a lunch. Soon after entering the eating house, he sfiid, the Sneed wo¬ man appeared near the entmnce and beckoned Stevens to step outside. He did and a moment later the woman, according to the story Stevens told po- li<-p. lunged toward him with a knife In her hand and stabbed him In the ilv --t.
Belief Is held by the wounded man that thc negre.ss Is of the Impression th.it he waa Instrumental In having police raid her place of business on South State street recently. Stevens denies her charge. A city-wlde search bas been started  for the  woman.
nig Surplus Stock
Washington, Augu.st 29.—When tho ! anthracite miners lay down their tools on Monday there will ho enough coal In reserve at the mines to supply a heavy demand for anthracite until the middle of November. A spurt In pro- durtlon during thn pnat two wceka, following a slight decline the middle of this month, h.-ia .assured the publlo of a normal supply of anthraclto if tho strike la-sta no longer than ten weeks.
Buroiiu of Mines flgures tonight dis¬ close that approximately 15,000,000 tons will be the reserve out of an es- tlm.ited output of 62,000,000 tons up to the time the strike goes Into effect.
The amount In .storage ot the pres¬ ent timo glvea a.ssurancji of fully a month more of a "biTathIng spell" than previous government estimates had given.
The estimated reserve of anthracite does not tako Into account the effect of substitutes, such as low volatile bituminous, upon tho market.
Coal experts here believe tho hard coal openitora will not attempt to boost the price of their commodity more than 50o a ton at the moat. The only operators In the past who hava speculated upon strike conditions. It was said, aro the Independents, who underbid the big operators In normal times and overcharge In times of a crisis.
Bituminous production continued to advance last week, the Bureau of Mines announced. The production of this commodity for week ending Aug¬ ust 22 was 10,527,000 tons, an Increase of 33 per cent.
Heady For SuapCTislon
Anthracite operntors and represent¬ atives of 158,000 United Mine Work¬ ers of America havc s.ild the last word, at least temporarily, as far as negotiations for a new working agree¬ ment is concerned. A suspension or¬ der haa been formally I.ssued by In¬ ternational President John L. Lewis, and operators have prepared to coun¬ tenance the siege by securing suffi¬ cient maintenanco men. Strenuous efforts on the part of tho "no strike" committee, representative of tho com¬ mercial Interests of the anthracite field, have gone for naught. Repre- .sent.itlves of the miners Insist the op¬ erators' committee refused to condone .sane consideration of tho check-off and wage Increase demands, while the operators' commlltcn, although desir¬ ous of renewing negotiations, will not yield to a demand of Mr. Ix>wls who stated in Philadelphia while in con¬ ference with tho "no strike" commit¬ tee; "If they will withdraw their statement on record In the conference that they -will yield nothing and re¬ ject everything that disturbs the fac¬ tor of nhlne coata then there can be negotiations."
The bone of contention asalnst con¬ tinued conferencea seemingly hinges on   this   point.    The   only   alternative
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Detroit, Mich, August 27.—Before a gathering of alx hundred fans, Tyrua Raymond Cobb was tonight given of¬ flclal and unofflclal honor never before paid a ball player. After relebrntlng hla 20th anniversary with the Detroit ball te.im hy aiding their 9 to 6 vic¬ tory over Connie Mack's Athletics, Ty went to the Imll room of the Book- Cadlllac hotel and heard praise of his work that mado the Georgian's face grow red.
.Several hundred telegrams were re¬ ceived from all over tho rountry from men In every walk of life, cnngr.itu- latlng him upon his stell.ir work and example set for the youngsters.
(icorgo Sisler, Eddie folllns, Tris Speaker, Ring Lanlner, H. W. Van- I..oon, Miller Huggin.s, man.igcr of the New York Yankees, and J. Honus Wagner were only a few of tho hetter known ci-lclirltles who wired greetings.
Connie Mack ,who moro than onco felt the port-er of the (ienrgliui on the ball fleld, .struck the keynote of the meeting when he said:
"You peoplo of Detroit can .say, and we mu.st admit and give full credit, that you have had the greatest ball player  that  ever  lived.   In Ty  Cobb."
Mack said hla next pick of the stars of the past twenty years wna Eddie CoIUn.s, his third choice Tris Speaker and fourth, Walter Johnson.
Prnsldcnt Ilun Jcdin.scm, of the American League, paid brief honor to the Georgian, as did Billy Eviuis .the umjure, and I'resldent Frank J. Navln of the Detroit club.
"Cobb started for $300 a. month." Navln sfild, "and, as I h.'^ivo signed him to a contract for next year. I won't .-viy what he is worth t'.-xl;i;,'. But I do hope that while Ty la here and I am alive we will win a pennant for Detroit."
Cobb was presented w-ith a check for $10,000 by Navln, on behalf of the Detroit ball club and al.io given offlclal recognition by tho city of Detroit, which presented a $1,000 check.
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REMAKKAIILE STORY Many kinds of du.st arc Inflammable and may easily be Ignited by an elec¬ tric spark. However, many will doubt the story of tho man who was caught In a western Kan.sas dust storm and blow up when he came In contact with an  electric  light.
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MRS. LOU GROFF.
Mrs. Lou Grotf, former Wllkea- Barrc nvildent. died riday at her home in Hinghamton, N. Y. A wide clrele of local friends mourn her paa.slng. Thc funeral will be held from the home in BInghamton at 2 o'clock this after¬ noon.
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Tuesday Is
Registration Day
The next registration In Wilkea- Barre Is Tuesday.   September 1.
Thase who failed to qualify for i vote at Septeml)cr primaries last Thursday can do so on this day.
The last d;iy to register will be Saturday, September 12.
If you do not register you cannot vote.
Do a6 on Tuesday, September 1.
The arrest of thn wddow nnd her alleged accomplice in tho tragic tri¬ angle wns due to a ch.iln of circum¬ stances thnt hnd their origin ono week ago yesterday. For a considerable length of time Vandermark had been a boarder at the Nevel home at Wor- den Place. Gradually tho husband's suspicions wero aroused until he open¬ ly accu.sed the couple of being Inti¬ mate. Frequent quarrels followed. It Is  said.
Coniplnined of Toa
On .Saturday, August 22, Nevel Is nlleged to have told frienda that .some ten which he drank at home h.-ul an Olid taste. No Importance w.ia attach¬ ed to his statement hut on the follow¬ ing day tho husband tnok mattera Into his own h.inds and orrlcrofl Vandcr- mnrk to move from tho prcmlsea. Tho boarder obeyed nnd the hou.so wa.s left to Nevol, his wife and tholr flve chil¬ dren, all girls, the eldest being In her early twenties.
ITiree daya later, Wednesday, Nevel waa taken 111. His cnndition rnpldly grew w-orse and In the evening Dr. H. A. Brown of Lehman wns sum¬ moned. One of the glils. her sus¬ picions having licen arou.sed by recent events, called In Chief Ruth. As tho night wore on Nevel lapsed Into un¬ consciousness and his death occurred at 2 o'clock Thursday morning. Chief Ruth was nt the bedside ot the man when thc end came.
"I didn't llk'5 .some of the things I saw In tho house," Chief Ruth tolil the Sunday Independent early today In explaining the^^nvcstlgatlon which Imme<llately followed.
Fhul  Poison
Coroner F. D. Thnmiis w.is notIflp<l and It waa decided that Dr. Brown, the attending physician, and Dr. R. R. Jan- jlirlan, a pathologist, should m:ike an examination nf the contents of Novel's stomach. Thc result was mado known yesterday when tho police chief was advised that thc man had been poison¬ ed.
The authorities went Into action at once. Vandermark was found at a house on First nvenue. Worden Place, where he had been staying. Chief Ruth took him Into custody .ind placed him In tho lockup at the L.ike. The district .ittornoy's offlce w-.is consult¬ ed and Mrs. Novel's arrest waa ordered. It was decided, however, to wait until after the funeral.
Services for Novel took place yester¬ day afternoon. They were attended by quite a gathering of friends and rela¬ tives. The widow and her five chil¬ dren accompanied tho body to Idetown where It was Interred. Police attend¬ ed the acrvlces without letting tho widow knmw of her Impending nrrest.
Aa soon as the family had return¬ ed from thn cemetery, Chief Ruth In- fiirmi-d Mr:j. Neve! th;U sbe was want¬ ed. The widow accepted the news c:ilmly and without any show of emo¬ tion left the hou.se and climbed into an automobile wuitln.g to tako her to the district attorney's office. She was given Into custody of Detective Rich¬ anl I'owell who brought her to Wilkes-Barre.
A Pitiful Scene
As the woman left her home, the five daughters created a scene. Their cries brought neighbors who tried to comfort them but the authorities were firm In their Intention to bring her to   the   district   attorney's   office.   In-
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mnrning brought the announcement that the womnn had not been lodged Ihere. A similar reply was made at the Wyoming barracks of the State police.
Ono of the polnta In the case which the authorities are attempting to clear up. la tho sourco of the poison found In Nevel's body. It was said that the substance was strychnine but police said that the exact nature has not yet been determined. A final analysis will bo made In the next twenty-four hours In the I'aessler laboratorlca In this city. Another report declared that tho poison waa sufflclent to kill two men and that .some of It taken from Nevel h.id been administered to a gulne* pig which died, but this also was de¬ nied.
The Nevel family have been resi¬ dents at Harvey's Lake for a consider¬ able time . They never atracted any attention until quarrels started be¬ tween the husband and wife over Van- derm.irk. Six months ago the last child was born to the couple.
Chief   County   Detective   Powell   re¬ turned   from     Harvey's     Lake     this moming at 2:30 o'clock and announc- ¦ ed that Mrs. Novel had been arrested j on   a   chargo   of     murder.      Another charge   of   murder   would   be     placed ! agalnat   Vandermark,   he   aald.    Pow- ! ell -w-aa  called In on the  case yester¬ day afternoon at 1 o'clock and at the suggestion of Chief Ruth attended tho funeral.    In discussing the case, Pew- ell pr.ilsed thc investigation conducted hy Chief  Ruth assisted by Dr. D.   W. Flaher and  S. J. Conner of tho Har¬ vey's   I^ako   force.
Nevel was looked upon by his friends as a thrifty. Industrious man. Ho was employed by F. W. Roberts of the Woolworth firm who has summer place at the lake, Nevel owned his own home, which he called Spring Grove, and also an adjoining property on Second avenue, Wor len I'lace, Vandermark has been work¬ ing aa a c.irpenter and took up his residence with the family last October.
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TWO MACHINES CRASH ON WEST DALLAS ROAD
Two machines were damaged and a half dozen persons narrowly escaped injury early yesterday moming in an automobile crash In front of the res¬ idence of Dr. Harrison K. VanTuyle at West Dallas. A machine driven by Tess Reese, 32 years old, of West Mam street, I'lymouth, sideswiped a parked machine owned by John Han- Ion, 27 years old, of Philadelphia Two other men and two girls were In tho Hanlon machine. Chief of Police John T. Ruth of Harvey's Lake ordered the drivers  to  appear  for a  hearing.
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A. J. KOHLER HONORED
AT HIS LEAVETAKING
A. J. Kohler, division supertnendent of the electrical department of tho I'ennsylvania Power & Light Company here for the past eight years, wai presented with a gold watch yesterday on behalf of other employes ot tho company. The occasion marked tho resignation of Mr.  Kohler.
The presentation was made by Gen¬ eral Manager E. A. Wakeman who an¬ nounced that Mr. Kohler is leaving for Arkansas where he will assume aa executive position with a light com- pany ser\'lns a large territory.