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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JUNE 28,1925
The    Only    Sunday   Newspaper Cuverlng   the   Wyoming   Valley
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EARTHQUAKE ROCKS TRAINS ARE HELD UP
LARGE SECTION AS LANDSLIDES
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OF U. S. FOLLOW
NV0LVE8: PATRIOTS
Factoryville Prepares For Bit¬ ter Contest Between War Veterans and Hooded Order
Mine Inspector Jobs Still Open
No nctlon will be taken to flll the four vacancies In thc corps of mine Inspectors In the anthracite dis¬ tricts until after July 3, Joseph J. W.-Llsh. Chief of thc Mine Bureau, .said lu.st nifiht when nskcii when the ro.sult of thc examinations sriven la.st April will bo made known. Thc examining hoard will not meet unlil July D. f'hlof W.iLsh s.Tld. after whk li date Ihi' rcsult.s ilf the examinations vlll be made known. .\ class of .seventy-two applicants took the examination. Durinc the week announcement wa.s made of the rnappolntment of elphteen prcsont mlnr' In the di.strict.
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MORE MINE OFFICIALS MO VED BY GLEN ALDEN'
SweepUiK changes hnve been put In- «rrew out of factional disputes amonR I to effect at Woodward colliery of Olen |tbe men in the union mine local, these 'Alden Coal Company, an operation j disputes cBuslnR several strikes, one that hajs been the r.torm center of both "f which led to a closing of the col- polltlcs nnd union di.saRreements for , H'tv a lonit perKxl. Tlun it was i ham-- many month.s pa.st. It bcc.-invc known '"1 that comp.iny orficials weie beconi- ye.sterday th.it almost ,i complete get 'mr Involved In politics of the borough, of new officials will huve charge of! Transfer of Hilly Soldier Davis who Iho colliery .rom thi.s time on. 1 will he required to live near Hliss col-
A few weeks ago Joseph A. Revnolds ""'''" ^"r^'^"^'J'^* "',""'; " '"""'"^y was remove.1 from the superintendcncy "" l«l»_^";<l«ville lioroush t. ouncl. Mr. of the Woixlward and was .suc.eeded by ; "''^"'   "'''"'^   rcpre.sentative   from   the 1
Seventh Ward.    He wa.s the leader of
Father's Illness .Harms President
WARNING  DEFIED
American Legion Threatens To Expel Members Who Join In July 4th Celebration
LOCALMINETEIS OFF FIRST
I John  Mold.    Then.  Thomas MIttlcton. ,  , ...    „   .
joutslde .superintendent, was transferred : ^°!'"'^" .'^ f'shlinfr minority
I and a third ch.'injre c.ame with thc mov- ins of David Mittleton. breaker lio.s,s, lo the True.sdalc colliery near Nanti¬ coke. John A. EMward.s. formerly a resident of Edwartlsvllle. took thc place vacated    by    Thomna    Mittleton    and
! Thomas Watkins ua.s name.! by the lonipany to David Miltleton's posi¬ tion. S. Hamson of l..oomis colliery will come tothe Woodward also.
A serious accident that occurred re-
I ccntly at the Woodward, causlnK seven
deaths,   le^l  to an  investijr.ition  which
brousht   allegations   of   violations   of
mine   laws. Shoi-tly   aftenvanl   the
series of transfers b-pan  to l)e  mnrie.
; It is umlerstood that the men who dl-
! reet Cllen .Mden Company's policie.s will
! attempt to divorce the Wn.-xlwurd from
jany   further   participati.in   In   iKirough
PLEADS FOR PEACE
^
J. Mitchell Chase, state command¬ er ot the American Tyeglon In renn¬ sylvania, has served notice on the Olln R Whcelock Tost of Factory¬ ville, that It must withdraw from Joining with the Ku Klux Klan In the promotion of a July Fourth cele- j bration or else lost Its charter.
ThLs was made knoivn late yester¬ day afternoon when Attorney J. Har- ry MorosinI, deputy In the Eleventh district, announced Ihe receipt of a Rtatement from Stale Commander rhase in which tho latter declared that the "Lesion desired tolerance rathPr than prejudice."
"We want to promote peace and rood will on earth." Commander Chase states, "rather thnn religious ttrife. Activities by a Legion post which encourage bigotry or prejudice against any rcligiotis belief is unwar- rante<l and will not be permitted In Penn.sj Ivania a.s long as I am depart¬ ment commander."
In addition to the ultimatum from Commaniier Chase threatening the Whcelock Post with revocation of their charter should they go through \v'i1h their proposed ceicbr.atlon, there came an announcement trom District Deputy Commaniier MorosinI to the effect that charges will be preferred against the   KactoryvlUe   organiiatlon.
"Whether the Wheelock post was the victim of a mi.suse of IUs name er not, 1 do not know." Deputy Mo- rcslnl says, "but the fact that they did not protest ngaln.st the use of their name In connection with that of tho klan Is sumclent to base charges against them,"
Referring to the complaint he reg¬ istered against thc Factorj-^-Illo or¬ ganization's action, Mr, MorosinI goes on to say: "My protests will be fol¬ lowed up hy formally presenting charges with a view to bringing nbout a revocation of charter,"
Resfllutioii .\ilopteil
In   resolutions   .ndopted   Wednesday
Ight, members of the Wheelock post declared tbat they had agreed to con¬ duct a Fourth of July celebration with tlie Factoryville band, but denied that thc Ku Klux Klan waa to have any¬ thing to do with the affair.
O. G. Wright, commander of the Wheelock post, admitted over the telephone that he had received a let¬ ter from State Commander Cha.se and that he had sent cut a reply to It this niornlng.
"In .s-ubstance T told Commander Cha.se," Mr, Wright says, "that the FactoiTvillo band and the AmcrlcjJi 1-eglon had planned this celebration Previous to Memorial day and thnt the klan was not to share In thc proceeds from it."
Continuing his discussion, Mr. ¦^¦rlght said he had no knowledge of 'ho fact th;it bills were being dis¬ tributed announcing that the outing vas to be a Joint one between the Klan and the  legion  membcr.s.
Ha admitted, however, that the «lan had offered to tako care of adver- "slng the celebration and to pay the expenses of having hiindbills printed Wd distributed. The Whcelock post. "8 says, did not object to that arrangement.
"Of course we went along on It," ^ommander Wright .said, "but we "'dn't know what wa.s going to be In the hills."
The Haiid Bills
J>lomhcrs of tho klan or any other P"^on   win  be   welcome  at  the  cele-
™"on, the Factoryville man au- Ih^?''*^''' ^'^^'^ empha-suing that the jooiicd knights would have no part In
,rj^<^<"Pt through their attendance. That's tho way we're going to run
«nd the legion omdals can do what-
"• they please aboutit," Mr, Wright "^"neluded.
Jn^n"  "^''^^  '''^^  ^  meeting  scheduled I" Factoryville on July 4 and two na-
Luzerne County First Aid Groups Easily Defeat The Entries From Lackawanna
, affait-s  jmd   qjj-o   from   intrrforcnco  In ¦ Further transfers effective yesterday | ,^^ ^f^^^^^ „f ,„^ ,„i„^,,. „„(„„
Other changes of (ilen .Mden offic¬ ials Inculdc thc InLnsfcrrlng of James Raub, present outside foreman at the riliss Cellien.' to the .same position at . the l.oomis Colliery. Haub will suc¬ ceed S. Samson who will l>e tran.sferred to the Wocdward ("'olliery. R. Samson is a brother of Dradlcy Samson, vice- president of the Olen .\Iden Coal Coiu- pany.
included the removal of Audrey Dnvis, mine foreman, who Is to be sent lo thc nii.'^s mine of the Cilen .Alden; the transfer of Harry Goulston who ha>- served ns foreman; and the transfer of Vernon Edwards, who nl,so held a foreman's position. No announcement \va.s made as to where the latter two wii!  bo sent,     '
Fir.st     troubles    at    the    Woo-lward
HIGH SCORES MADE
BOY IS KILLED     BRYAN PREPARES WHEN RUN DOWN   FOR BEST SPEECH
Woman Driver Of Car Releas¬ ed On Bail After Mishap Near Playground
FATHER SEES ACCIDENT   '     OPPOSED BY DARROW
tional
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speakeis are scheduled to give
resses on the Ideals of the Invisible (Continued on  Page  6—Sec.  1)
Three thouaand persons employed In diversified lines w-lth the Temple Coal ; Company, operatUig collerles   on    the i West Side and In l.ackawanna County, gathered as guests of the company   n 1 Brooka Athletic fleld nt Scranton yes¬ terday.    The  operations  of  the  com¬ pany were suspended, only men neces- I sary for the mines' safety being allow- I ed to work, '
The day woj taken up with many events, terminating wilh a Imll pame i between team.s representing collieries In l>ackawanna and Luzerne counties. The team from I.uzerne County won by a one sided score of 11 to 1, j
Not only did Luzerne County carry i off all thc honors In the ball ganie but i won a sweeping victory In the First aid contest. The outside team of thc Harry K. colliery loca^e.1 at Swoyer¬ ville won the Thorne loving cup with a percentage of 08 l-.l. The members of the winning team are Mike Kroco- sky. captain; John SIcsney, Steve Fcn- dor. Frank Kroco.sky. Steve Major and Steve Toma-skl.
Thi.s Is the third time that the cup h.as been won by the Harry E. colliery, Uut they were never iible to win three times in succession, which meant per¬ manent ownership.
Tho I'orty Fort colliery outside team from Swoyerville. came sccend with a pcrcentago of 07,       *
The Inside tcAm of the Harry E. col¬ liery was third with a percentage of D6 l-t.
Tho percentage of the other col¬ lieries competing were: Mount lx)ok- out breaker boys. 96 1-3; Mount Look¬ out Outside team, 94 1-6; Stcrrick Creek Inside team, 9tl-3; Stcnick Creek outside, 94 1-6: Northwest col¬ liery Inside, 94; Mount Lookout In¬ side, 93 2-3; Lackawanna colliery in¬ side, 92 1-3; I..nckawanna outside, 92 1-6; East Bear Ridge colllerj' Inside 88.")-fi; East Bear Kidge outside, S7 5-6.
Indlvkhial Winners Not only did the tcimis representing the West Side collieries make a clean sweep in the team contest, but in the individual contests In flr.st aid work. Oeorge Harrla of the Lackawanna col¬ liery, was the only upper end man to w-ln a substantial prize. He was awarded a Howartl gold watch. Mike Krocosky of the Harry E, coUierj', was the second prize winner. He was given also a gold watch. Others on the West Side to he awarded valuable prizes for their emdency In First .Md work, are Oeorgo Mathews. Mike Fodar, wmi.-un Rofhcry. Frank Bren¬ nan and William Moses, These men nre employed at the F"orty Fort, Harry E. and Mount Lookout collieries.
Tho judges wero Dr, F. J. Bishop of Scranton and Dr. F. A, Mu.schlltz of nttston. Dr. Arnold of Scranton Is chief first aid man for the company.
Following tho first aid contests bas¬ kets of eatables were passed about along with refi-eshinents, cigars, etc. The most enjoyable event was the plo eating contest between the best pie cater from each colliery. John K.ncosky of the Harry E. won the contest by eating ten and a half pies. Willard Reese of Stcrrick Creek col¬ liery    won    the    hundred    ynrd    dash.
Two round boxing contests between | lierles tluvt captured all tho prizes. Battler Wyncosky of Canada and j The committee In carge of yesterday's young    Dempsey    of    t_'<alifornla,    nnd | affair:
I'aul Knockemstiff and William Drag- Oeneral chairman, Seward E. But- emout were staged. The bouts were ton; director. Dr. F, F, Arndt; A. M, ull  declared draws. ! liingham.    I'hilip   Maue,   Norman   R,
The members of thc board of direc- j Brown. Walter C. Hes.s, John Mellow, tors of the tompany were pre.sent and , James T'. Mc.Vndrew. J. Oarfleld Ang- mlxed   freely  with  the  men,    OfBclals , win,   John  R,  Wilson,  John  1'. Daley.
SHOCK so SEVERE THAT MUCH DAMAGE LIKELY WILL RESULT
Earth Slides Block Lines Of Railroads
And Tremor Destroys Wires After
Only Meagre  Information   Could
Be Recorded By Agencies Nearest
The Affected Areas
MONTANA GETS ^ORST BLOW
Meets Famous Lawyers In Argument Over Man's De- sent From Monkey Tribe
COAL COMPANIES i JOHN COOLIDGE
E
Another life was taken last night j Dayton, Tenn., June 27.—Secluded on South Main street, Ivcc Park, near j In his palatial Miami home, William the intersection of Regent street, one Jennlags Bryan Is reported working of the most dangerous stretches of j on the supreme effort of his life—a road In Luzerne County, where speed I speech to the jury In the John T. typiflcs automobiles because of in- Scopes evolution trial here next cllncs which run  iri hoth directions.     1 month. I
Thc latest victim of this death trap i     a     ¦       .-   .v..   ._.-   -.'
Is Vincent Bonavlna, aged 4. son of Mr, nnd Mrs. Anlhony Bonavlna of 68 South Regent street, Lee I'ark, who was struck by an automobile driven by Marguerite Jones, a chiropractor of 218 Wyoming avenue, King.ston, at 7 o'clock la.st night as he tried to cross the highway from the play¬ ground oppo.slte his home. The fen¬ der of the car struck tho boy on the head, throwing him to the side of the road. The boy was uncon.sclous when picked up by his father, ¦who had been sitting on the porch ot his home and witncs.sed the accident. He was hur¬ ried to the Mercy Hospital where It was found that his head had been badly crushed. Death resulted at 9:30 o'clock. The body w-as taken to the home by Undertaker McLaughlin, Miss Joncs was rclea."ed on ball ^-fter a hearing before Alderman  RIcketts,
The accident victim Is <rur-vlved by his parents and two brothers and two sisters: Joseph, James, Mary and Louise, The ftmeral will bo held from tho homo Tue.sday afternoon,
Hanover Township police at the Lee Park headquarters ha*^ no record of the accident at midnight nor could the name of the woman driver be learned there.
Almost   Two   Hundred   New'Suddenly Stricken While He
Structures For Workers At Very Reasonable Rent   ,
John Tecatto, aged 39. of Newport street. Olen I..yon. was struck by an automobile when he stepped from the curb on Main street. Olen Lyon, last night at 11 o'cloek. The driver of the car took Tecatto to Nanticoke Hos¬ pital where It was found that he had been cut and bruised nbout the head but was not seriously Injured.
MISS  FONTAINK  StTKS
Whito Plains. N. Y.. June 27.—E>van Burrowes Fontaine, dancer, flled to- d;iy a seeontl breach of promise suit asalnst Corneliu.-* A'andcrbilt Whitney, In her tirst suit the dancer sought damages of Jl,000,000 from Whitney but the ca^o was thrown out of court. Figuring prominently In the flrst suit was a baby which Miss Fontaine de¬ clared to be a son of Whitney,
Thc two leading coal companies of the Luzemo field are duo to change their long established policy of dis¬ couraging building operations on tho thousanda of acres of valuablo land controlled by them In this district. The bulk of the hand owned by these two comp.-mles Is In Hanover Town¬ ship, being close to the municipalities of Nanticoke, Sugar Notch, Warrior Rtm and I.ee Park.
From what can  be learned the T.*- hlKli & Wllkes-Barro and  Olen  Aldne aro   formulating   ambitious   plans   for these districts.    So far neither of these companies   h.ns   dLspo.sed   of   nny   land for builrling  purposes In many years. Whatever hrus been  devoted  to build¬ ing purposes has been utilized by tho I companies themselves  In  the  erection j of   what  aro  known  aa modern  com- I pany houses.
The great demand for building .sites In tiie vicinity of the ^mmen.se Han¬ over Township holdings may compel these companies to change the policy to which they have so tenaciously clung the p.'Uit quarter of a century, Att he present time hundreds of em¬ ployees of these companies In the big H.anover operations must travel es much as ten miles ^ .lay to reach their work.
Tho     offlcials     of     the     Lehigh     * Wilkes-Barni     have     just     completerl plans  for sinking of two new  shafts, which will tnp a va.st tract of virgin coal In the Sugar Notch and Hanover sections,     ('oilieries   for   the   prepara¬ tion   of  this  conl   will   not   be  erected. Mobile.   Ala..   June   27.-Prohibition ' the Intention being to haul from the.se enforcement authorities scored heavily  new  operatl. ns  to  No.   9  breaker  at here today,  their net results covering 1 S'ugar Notch.
a period of 24 hours totalling $730,000 | H Is also understood that the Lc- worth of booze seizfcd. the arrest of; high & Wilkes-Bnrre has practically 24 men and confiscation ot the British i complctetl plans for the erection of schooner Marion Adams and six small- toO new houses, the object being to boats. I provide   homes   for     employees     ii»nr
A   few   hours after  the co.a.st  guard   their employment. All of these hou,se5 cutter S.aukee came Into port with the i will   be   of   modern   type   ami   will   be
I Bryan will appear In the role of ' special pro.secutor and. according to private word here. Is burning tho mid¬ night oil poring over Biblical refer¬ ence books and marshnliing his data Into a typical Br>an speech to prove that modern man did not descend from j the   monkey   family. |
The "silver-tongued orator" experts i It to bo "the supreme effort of his | life." he has written friend here. The speech, which may take two and maybe three days to deliver. Is ex¬ pected to bo a masterly exposition ot tho Fimdamentallst conception ot man and his purpose In this world.
No doubt longer exists here that the Scopes trial will furnish a cla.ss of oratory unequalled In any twentieth century court trial. There will be .abstruse scientiflc dl.scusslons. relig¬ ious discu.sslonfi and other discussions Involving the freedom ot teaching and learning.
Meanwhile Clarence Da^ro^v. who came to Dayton and looked over the town and Its people, has relumed to Chicago to prepare the leading argu¬ ment for the defense, Dudley Field Malone left hero today to join Dar¬ row In the search for scientiflc wit¬ nesses and Balnbridge Colhy Is busy In New York on a task connected with the  defense.
$73,000 IN BOOZE
SEIZED BY AGENTS
of the West Side borough were also present. Philip Maue and John P. Daley are directing hc^da of the col-
Muslc was furnished by the Exeter Band. AU members are employees of Mount  Lookout colliery at  Wyoming.
prize single handed capture ot tho year. HherifTs deputies found 600 quarts ot real Piper Heidsick cham¬ pagne and Canadian Club whiskey. 11 years old and valued at $9,000, In a b.arn near here.
Tho liquor was said to be Identical with that seized Friday at St. Louis in a refrigerator car shipped out ot some point in Louisiana. Cliarles Nel¬ son, proprietor ot the barn, was ar¬ rested.
The Saukcc made Its capture at a point 20 milcB west of Southwest P.a.ss, Loulslatia.
lea.sed to the employees at a price that will give a fair return on the money invested.
At the present time employees ot thc I,*high A Wllkes-Barre who are for¬ tunato enough to be tenants of the company pay only a liltle over $g a month rent. In addition these em- ployeea secure coal at nbout half the price to persons not employed by the company.
There Is every Indication that the Sugar Notch and lower Hanover sec¬ tions are due tor unusual development In mining and  home building.
Is Engaged With Grandson i^y "' In Shingling Home Roof
Four earthquake shock.s. recorded on selsmogriiphs :,niio inilts nway a.' "ot high intensity" rocked Monlana last night, trippling train service, de¬ molishing tf'legraph wires and shad¬ ing buildings with  considerable minor
I damage. From Butte to Helena came reports ot the quake, with Indications few of the l.-vrgcr clt!,.s In the Sta'. bad escaped the tremors, Mllei I'ity buildings, Lewlstcnvn and others were shaken.   With telephone and telegraph
j linos down, reports were meagre, but it   was  thought     that    Three     Forks,
j Mont., wns the hanlest hit. The tel¬ ephone bulliliii:;, a liank ond a school house were shaken clown there, I-ater reports on the landslide near I^m- banl. Montana. Indicate both Ihe Northern Paciflo nnd Chicago. Mil¬ waukee and Sl, Paul railroad Hues are blocked. Two miles east of Lombard a Northern Paciilc train was ,stnllcd, unharmetl, with rook slides covering the track both ahcar! and behind. West of the main slitie a Mllwauk^- passenger train vu,s similarly penneii in with another Mllwaukco train held up, but In the clear, two miles further west. Tourist.s in Vellowstone Nation¬ al Park became panic Btricken during the quake's tremors but none was hurt. Oeologisis were unablo to ex¬ plain the phenomenon, which was be¬ lieved the first to havo occured in .Muntaiui. onicialM of tho Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul f'ared for the safety of the Olympian, crack coast westbound train, which left Miles City In two aectlons thla morning. The trains should have been In the vlcln- Iximbard   at   the   tlmo   of   thc
Rumblings continued trom ahout ii:30 to 9: to p. m. mountain time, and four severe shocks were felt at 6:4.5, 7:10, 8:40 and 9:30, according to re¬ ports at the Northern Paciflc offlce hero.
Northern Paciflo train number four was stopped nt Helena, number 43 at Carrlson, and number 2 Is safely on Its way east, having passed Billings. outside the quake  zone.
Only one telegraph line was work¬ ing Intermittently between Lewistown and Butte In the nre.i, most affected on the  Northern Paciflc lines.
Meagre reports .said buildings were rocked, tho shocks being of sufflclent intensity to overturn the flxtures la telegraph  offlces.
No loss of life had been reported here.
Transcontinental trains w-ere or¬ dered tied up pending a survey of the damage.
Plymouth, Vt., June 27.—Suffering from an abdominal aliment. Colonel John Coolidge, father of President Coolidge. Is conflned to bl.s home untler a physician's care. His grand- I son. Jfdm. Is with him. nnd made the announcement. Colonel Coolidge was unable to sleep Ia.st night, but no fever developed, and tonight, .Tohn said, he wius resting more comfortably. Colonel Coolidge is eighty years old.
Dr. E. L. Cnim of Brldgewater, Col¬ onel Coolidge's family physician, paid him a visit today and was to see him again tonight b.-'foro he  retired,
A bulletin Issued by Dr. Cram after the visit read:
"Colonel Coolidge is fairly comfort¬ able tonight, nlthough sufTcring some little dlscomflturo {rnm gas due tn an Inflammatory condition in the intes¬ tinal tract. Temperature 100; pul.se. normal,"
Dr, Cram said he planned tn visit tha President's father ngaln eurly Sunday momlng. He said be believed Colonel Coolidge would be abe to get some sleep tonight- Mrs. May John.son, a trained nurse from Rutland, Vt., was called in by Dr, Cram, however, and arrived at the Coolid.Tc home shortly after 8 o'clock tonight.
"He complained ot pain In the ab¬ domen last night." his grandson said, "He was unable to sleep. He sat be¬ side a stove all night but appeared better tonight."
Colonel Coolidge w.as visited Satur¬ day morning by I!. S. Attorney Oen¬ eral John li, Sargent, of Ludlow, to whom tho President's f;ither expressed the desire  to see  Major Coupal
road dispri'chers. No wnrd Is obtain¬ able of the fate ot the t^\o trains. l>oth running heavily loaded with excur¬ sionists.
Roads ItliK'kml
Miles City. Montana. June 27.— Earth slides In llie liig Belt ridge nf Montallii. arn reported to h.ive blocked tho electrified lines of tho Chicago, Milwaukee aud .St,  Paul  road tonight.
Telegraph and telephone lines west of here were dow-n and the extent of tho  damage   was  unknown  at  nine  p.
Felt Kar Kast
New York, June 27—.\n unusually severe earthquake, IS.iO miles distant frrm New Vork lu a westerly direction was recorded at 9:27 p. m. tonight on the seLsmograph of Fordham Uni¬ versity. The approximate distance and direction of the shock, as re¬ corded at Fordham. would placo the (ILsturbanco In Montana or nearby .states.
After the preliminary tremors hatl begun at 9:27. the main disturbance was rccordt^d at 9:31 and lasted four minutes. The seismograph continued registering the earth shock for an hour.
Father . S, O'Connor, director of the Fordham observatory, who announced Ihat the earthquake hnd been recorded on the Fordham Inntniments, said It w.us one of the heaviest ever regis¬ tered there Its Intensify was eo great he said, that the recording pln.s ot the seismograph were knocked frora their po.sitions.
Bearing out Information of earth- qualtes lu the west. Father O'Connor ° '    '      might    h,^ve    been    so
roy communlca-
suggested    It deva-stating as to'destr
tlon.
Montana Shaken
Butte. Mont., June 27,—Earth frem m,   mountain   time    The   slides   were i ors  shook   Montana   from   end reported   to   bo   between   H:irlowtown   tonight    with Whether  slides occur-
nnd  Lombard,
red Im the widely separated sections—
tlin   tow-ns   aro   approximately   ninety
miles apart—or whether there was a
gigantic  slide  over a  wide  area,   w.'is
undetermined.
The firs; report reaching here rnme from a lino operator who gave a fiu-sh:     "Earthquake."
Extensive Uamage
Billings. Mont, Juue 27,—Four enrth shocks rocked Montana between Bill¬ ings anil Helena tonight causing ex¬ tensive      damage.    Northern      I'aciflc
trains   have   t>cen   held   up,   but   none _     - .-."w«. ..v/.ia upai
ha.l  l>een  caught  so  far  as  could  be ' Lombard haa paralyzed raldroad traf. learned. '"c
to entl enough forco to rock buildings and send Inmates pouring Into tho street!!. Every la^e city In the ,state reported feeling the shocks, the first of which came nt 6:23 p. m. mountain time ani the second at 7:07 p, m. No tat.-illties have been reported. The property damage could not bo ee- tlmated.
Chimneyg were shaken loose, causing a number of fires. In homes through¬ out the st.ite pictures were tipped from thc walls and dishes were thrown from shelves.
The telephone office building at Three Forks was demolished while a landslide of unknown proportions near
Counterfeit Tiventy Dollar Bills
Make Their Appearance Here
Several United States secret service gang said to be headed by Domlnlo Igents visited this city yesterday and ' Monacco ot Providence. R. I., who waa The j with tbe .as.slstanco of local police arrested on a counterfeiting charge In Attorney Oeneral. John Coolidge said, spent several hours trying to trace! Scranton on Thursday. Monacco la then called Everett Santlers, the Prci* ij,pyg^j^, ^^^ ^.j,o It Is said pas.sed J Idenfs st^cretary at Swampscott. Mass. j ^^^^^^^^^^^  ^„^ ^,,„^ ^^-,^^^ ^^^^ ^^^
and conveyed tho colonel's wish to see Major   Coupal.
The I'resldent's father has been In delicate health since a brief tainting spell several weeks ago whilt: conduct¬ ing visitors atxiut his farm here. Dur¬ ing the past week hc has been en- gagetl In shingling the roOfs of his buildings, aidetl by his grandson und sever.al carpenters. Three daya ugo ho cheerfully poaed for a series of pictures  with   his  grandson.
News Reaches Preslilent
Swampscott. Mass.. June 27—Col¬ onel John Coolidge. father ot tho President, Is seriously lil at his home In Plymouth, Vt., according to a mes¬ sage received by President Coolidge here late thla afternoon.
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chants on Friday. The agents re¬ ceived goad descriptions of the men hut up until late last night had made no arrests.
The bogus bllla were passed In the central city stores on Friday afterno.m and were not detected until taken to the banks on Friday night. Immedi¬ ately secret service agents who were In Scranton were notified and came to this city.    The bills are an excellent
being held In Lackawanna county Jail without ball tor a further Investiga¬ tion ot his activities.
MEN ARRESTED HERE
FACE SERIOUS CHARGE
Patrolman Durke last night arrest¬ ed John Fisher of 17 Jones street, Emerson Dlttory of SO Airy street, and Alex McCua and Charles Mahon. residence unknown, on a. charge ot stealing   watches   from   the   home   ot
Imitation  of the  genuine but  they do i Mjs,   Florence   Mitchell   at   18S   South not  have the weight or the  "feel" ot \ Empire street. The arrests were made
a legitimate bill. They are marked series A-l and drawn on the Federal Reserve  Bank of Boston,
The  secret  agents  believe  that the bills arc thc work of a couiiterfeitins
on   South   Wnshlngton   street.
r'atrolman Musahaway arrested An¬ drew Folich and Leonard Outkowsky on South Empire street charged with showing obscene pictures to young childi-eu-
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