Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              The Favorite Sunday Paper In 17,000 Homes
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH HEPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY ^
The Weather
Washington, Nov. 6.—Eastern Penna.: Partly cloudy Sunday: Monday unsettled.
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
The   only   iiptAar   Newspaper F«biiab«4   Id   L,usenia   Cenatr.
WILKES-BARRE. PA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1920
Entered  at  Wllkee-Barre,  Pa^ aa  Seeond  Class  Mail  Matter.
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
LOST JOBS PASS HALF A MILLION
Mill and Factory Districts of America Affected by Protest Against Prices
A FEDERAL SURVEY
Washington, Nov. 6.—More than 500,000 workers have been thrown out of employment by closing of factories and curtailment of Industrial opera¬ tions since spring, according to es¬ timates made today by EMroctor Dens¬ more of the United States employment service, who is making a genera! sur¬ vey of the situation to determine the exact oxtont of unemployment. The unemployment In many sections is due directly to the strike of buyers, begun in the spring and Is still in force, ac¬ cording to government officials. The strike forced many factories to close or operate on part time. Other con- ¦ tributlng causes are the tight money market ^liquidation of "frozen" loans forced by the banks .ind the floed of immigration rftw going on at the pre¬ war rate of 1,000,000 persons a year.
("lOvernment officials so far be- believe there is little that is alarming in the situation, but many reports in- dlcHte that men and women laid off are rapidly finding new work in most cases. Some of the laying off of work¬ men   is  seasonal.
'Eastern railroads will begin laying off men about Dec. 1". said Vice Pres¬ ident Maloy of the Union of Maintain- anoe of Way Wo»-kers here today. "The number of men affected may reach 35,000, Thc men arc prepared however. This laying off occurs almost every year".
More than 2.000 employment offices maintained In 33 states by loeal of¬ ficials with the co-operation of the United States employment service now are   unusually   busy   placing   men   and
women in Jobs. The managers of these . ,, -       .      _., ,,
local stations have little time to make i StHKe   VOtC   AOain   Delayed tO reffular   reports   to   officials   here,   it ' ivas   said.   Ltouders   in   the   American 1 ederatlon  of  I„abor here profess not to be alarmed over the situation. They are  giving  it   close  study,   however. Challenged   Unionism
Some lenders rire prcparinsj to meet a challenge which they say employers nrc pi.annini,'. .Vccording to labor men the employers now that election is over, are bandl:iK together lo stage a national buttle asjainst the clo.sed ahop,     Thev   want   to   establish   th'j
Serious  Charges Lodged By Germans Against Americans In The Rhine Zone
Berlin, Nov. 6.—Johannes Bell, former minister of trans¬ portation, addressing the Reichstag today, charged American troops in the Rhine zone ¦writh drunkenness, immorality and destruction of property. He described the situation as "unbear¬ able" and demanded that the government appeal to Washing¬ ton, or notify the American representative here, saying he be¬ lieved the American people were not aware of conditions in the army of occupation and that they -would not tolerate them if they knew of them.
Bernard Dernburg, former chancellor, told the Reichstag that Germany should immediately demand revision of the treaty of Versailles "for economy, humane and just reasons." He suggested that the league of nations ought to undertake such regulations.
Dernburg said alteration was justified under the clause of the treaty itself permitting revisions.
Dernburg disagreed with the announced policy of foreign Minister Siss that the treaty should be fulfilled to the utmost to show its impossibility, sajring that it has already been shown im¬ possible of fulfillment, hence it is unnecessary Germany should be driven farther in this direction. He also protested against the clause requesting Germany to admit she was wholly respon¬ sible for the war.
Bell declared there was considerable -immorality among American troops in the zone of occupation, due to plentifulness of money on account of thc exchange i'ates, so favorable to holders of United States currency.
German mothers, he said, were tempted to send their daughters into the streets for immoral purposes. He cited one case he said he knew of, where a girl had 80,000 marks in a bank.
America should know that the condition exists through the whole of Rhineland, not in Coblenz alone, he asserted.
ONE-THIRD OF RUSSIA TO STARVE
Petrograd a Dying City and Country Regions Are Doomed to Exploitation
SOVIETISM SLAVERY
PinSTONMlCASE ISUKELYIOEND
1
E
Give Captain May a Chance to Investigate
OFFICIALS UNDER FIRE
Another strike of 10.000 miners of the Pennsylvania Coal Company and Hill
Seventy-Two Votes In Senate May Carry His Plans to Success
MUCH OPPOSITION
Washington,   Nov.   6—Political   pro¬ phets here are now issuing their best
side Coal Company, in the upper end I guesses on the chances president-elect of this county, was tempoarily averted I Harding has of getting Senate ratif
open xhop and reduce wages, accord-• laet night<when the general grievance ^ j^,,j^[j,j, j^^ yus association of nations, Ing to labor omcials. This is likely committee of the two companies de- ^^^^^^.^ prophets predict that. In to pr.r.MHte a new •'Pyemic of la-j c^ed to^give CapUm^^. A^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ Republicans big majority
bor t>i lies if undertaken, leaders Bil v. T'r^Mident Oomperi? of thc Am¬ erican Federation of Labor recently llttiare'l w.irKiTH ^^ill not slil'mlt to having th^ir pav re<luced. Accordintf to IMrector Iverwin of the Labor De- partmfnt's conciliation service, In¬ dus! ri:il r<'1nt"n>nfi are the liost in month.s 'Men .".re striking less", said Kerwin. "'We now hav? 100 cases pending, but only a few minor cases involv'.' strilie.'!. In mr.st cases the employer and worker seem glad to Iseep the f:ictory going while we in- Aesti;tato  nnd   mnlce   iecommendatlons
gr.ice.   In
which   timi>   \\<:   must   di.s- t in the next Senate Harding will have
charge  three  superintendents  ,   A re¬ solution  was passed granting Captain
just   as   much   trouble   in   getting   64
        _  -.^K^-  1   If ho haM not   votes   for   his   assooiation   as   WUson
May until ^<''-^"»,*^t^„l: "^''^.^fL'L "°J   had in getting them for the league of discharged^ b_uperlntcndents^Erown.^.of , ^^^i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  however, say 72
No.   6   colliery   a    Inkerman.   W^^he-| votes are assured for Harding's plan, of No.  14 cQ>l'ery«t    Port    Blanch     j^^^.^j^^^ ^^  ^^^        prophesies  is  based Johnson     «'     \^^„„^"V^^ I on adequate knowledge. Xobody knows      „„,-rri\tttJ.    -a-iii I just  What  will  be  evolved as a  sub- general       grievance    committee   ,^.Vi ! stitute for the Wilson league of nations
But  the  general  feeling  here  is  that the new covenant will be the Wilson
ard:    and colliery
at
North
committee recommend    that    the    miners    take i a  strike  vote.    At    the    meeting    of,
miners in St. Aloysius Hall last night ^..^^^  difference  that
the following resolutions wa.s passed it^lnainspring wili be an international
"Whereas,     the    president    of    the -   - Pennsylvania Coal Company and Hlll-
for a charige in conditions.    It is true' aide Coal  &  Iron Company has made
that wc have l)"en asked to mediate in doui" cj'ses where emi)lu.vers tried t< cut wapct!. These cases, however, ure few.
As illu.stratlve of the friendly spirit in w-hich both sides are adjusting dif¬ ferences, Kerwin called attention to a disagreement between employers and several thousand workers in the spelter induslry at Fort Smith, Ark, "Km- plo.vers .ind workers got tO!?ether .and organized a committee to Investigate." •aind Kerwin. "They agreed that work Bhould continued pendintt the investi¬ gation. Agreemene could not be reach¬ ed. Both sidf's then agreed to leove th* grievaii. e.« lo a <'ommittee of three, one member of which was to be named by Secretary of Labor Wilson. Wilson ^named Ernest 1' Ounlich, Chicago, ad¬ vertising man, v.ho is going to begin hearings November 15."
ITnemployment so far reported here aeem.s to center in Philadelphia, where 40,000 te.xtile workers were laid off; New I^ngland. Ohio, Ulinoia and on the Pacific Coast, one government offi¬ cial who iavetiiKated the Ise.v i,.isla.nd situation from Boston, described the situation as "very dark." ' The shoe manufaclurii'.g industry is working only 85 per cent full lime, ho ri-porleU. and the textile industry only 60 per cent. Employers claim this is due to a lack of orders, according to the report.
Ohio OlTicials report the rubber lo- duptry as employing few workers in comparison with last year, while simi¬ lar conditions are repor'^ d from the automobile industry at Detroit. One automobile concern laid oft 1,^,000 men yesterday on the plea that it wants to
a request thnt we extend time for his answer to November 27 (for the re¬ moval   of   superintendents),   therefore,
"Be it resolved, that we grant I'resi¬ dent May an extension of time until Wednesday, December 1, and In doing this It muat br» understood that we are still of the epinlon that there will not be peace uniii these removals are made and as we ,are anxious to have amicable relations existing between the management of the companies and nn at all times, and we hope President May will see this matter as we see it. aiid we as."5ure Jiim tnere is nothing personal in our request,— By the Gen¬ eral Committee."
There  have   been   many   rumors  of
court Instead of the concerted force provided for in article X, and XI, of the league covenant.
Working from this assumption, analyisLs of the Senatorial situation claim to be able to count seventy-two votes, eight more than the necessary sixty-four. They count out ten Re¬ publican irreconsilables. That would leave forty-nine Republicans for the plan. They claim all the Democratic votes cast for ratification'Of the league with the Lodge reserves. That makes seventy-two.
These prognostlcators argue that If twenty-three Democrats were willing to accept the Lodge reservations they should also be willing to take a league covenant which would not contain those provisions to which reservations
/-.„-»„;., i were   thought   necessary    to    protect probable  announcements    b.v   Captain, ^j^^j..^^^ ^^^^^j^^jy       ^^^    ^^p,y    ^.^^
May. bul thore was none forthcommg. | democratic     prophets     predict     that
enough Democratic Senators will stand
London, Nov. 6.—Thirty per cent of the Russian population will starve this winter, according to Madame Struve, wife of General Wrangel's foreign min¬ ister, arriving here today after a sen¬ sational escape from Russia. For twelve hours MadaHle Struve and her two sons rode in an open boat in the Bay of Finland, escaping under the very guns of the fortress ai Kronstadt.
Madame Struve said she intended to go to Crimea, where her husband is with General Wrangel's beleaguered forces. She has not seen her husband in two years and in that period she has lived unknown in northern Russia, where she served as secretary to the Bolshevik tribunal in Archangel. Three million rubles was the price she paid for her escape, she said. She gave the money to smugglers, who accomplished their mission in most daring fashion.
"Transportation Is broken down comnletely In Russia", Madajne Struve said. "There already Is a scarcity of food and the famine surely win be worse even than in 1891 wh*a thousands starved".
Petrograd she described as a dying city, with vegetation springing up In deserted streeta and wild birds nesting and singing m church towers and public buildings.
"Ot the 3.000,000 inhabitants of Petrograd before the war, only 500,000 women and ^0,000 men are left, she caid.
The peasants who were so enthus¬ iastic over sovietlsm at the beginning are tiring of it now, she declared, Cor- .-uption and cruelty have caused tho' change,  she  believed.
The government attempted to force arbitrary exchange of manufactured goods for the products of peasants, Madame Struve said. "Our region was a dairy region. The Moscow soviet, in exchange for butter, sent {i ration of cotton goods,—four inches for each person monthly. The first month we got blue goods, the next pink and fin¬ ally wliite. The peasants were out¬ raged. They refused to make Joseph's coats.
"Lienine is absorbed in his final at¬ tempt to set the flre of revolution in England and France and is unable to administer the broken-down affairs of Russia,
"Almost all Russia's white paper stock has been used to make booklets for the third Internationale. Mean¬ while, Russia is without paper for school books.
"Life in Russia is slavery,—absolute sl.avery.    A person is not permitted to move  from  town  nor into  town.   He i can't change his profession, no matter how bad his business is.
"Most of the ardent communists have died at the front under this regime. I think
Mine Wage Scale Decision Delayed
Philadelphia, Nov. U.—Confer¬ ence between miners and coal oper¬ ators on new wage demands asked by minors in the anthracite fiela was abruptly adjourned here late today when Phillip Murray, Inter¬ national . Vice President of the United Mine Workers of Almerica, was called to Indianapolis to testi¬ fy before Judge Anderson's court InveKtigatlng alleged conspiracy to boost'coal prices.
The demands of hard coal miners which called for a universal eight hour day, a minimum wage oi $6 per day and a 13 per cent wage in¬ crease to approximate the wage awa^d recently granted soft coal workera will be again taken up when Murray is expected to retufn from Irdlanupolls next Thursday.
Thc anthracite conciliation boara waa scheduled to meet here Mon¬ day to take up some of the alleged inequalities in working conditions of enginemen and pumpmen. Amcng the representatives at to¬ day's meeting wert: W. J, Rich¬ ards. President of the Philadelphia & Reading Iron &^ Coal Co.; C. P. Huber. President of the Lehigh &. Wllkes-Barre Coal Co., and tVank H. Hemmelwrlght, Vice President of Temple Coal Co., of Scranton.
HARDING CONFIDENT OF NEW PROSPERITY FOR UNITED STATES
Preaches Fellowship and Co-operation Among All the People and Promises That Re- .publican Victory Will Not Lead To Partisan Rule During His Term.
ADVOCATES THE COMMON GOOD
PEACE IN BASEBALL E
Eleven Clubs Threaten Alter¬ native of New League Be¬ fore Next Season
THIRTEEN INDICTED
(Jhlcago Nov. 6.—Preliminary meet- Ingli leading to a baseball peace will he ."tagod here tomorrow when Na¬ tional and American league magnate.s meet «ieparateiy to form their own plans on how the threatened baseball war can be best averted.
Though the eight National League .md three American league clubs have rot withdrnwn their ultimatum that  hey would form a twelve clHb league If the five remaining American league clubf" did not approve the Lasker plan for re-organization of baseball, it was believed tonight they were ready to abandon it if a satisfactory way out could ije found. This, it was said, does not mean that Ban Johnson and his followeis will be r;lven their way. Ov the 'Contrary. If Johnson" crew in
Aboard Harding Special, Enroute to Point Isabel, Texas., St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 6.—President-elect Harding, addressing several thousand railrbad workers in the freight yards at an impromptu meeting here tonight declared the results of Tuesday's election proved to him that the people held "Americanism above party."
"I need not say 1 am very much pleased with the vray Missouri voted," said Hardipg. In the next breath he said: "We ceased to be Republicans, Democrats or Socialists, but have become 100 per cent Americans."
Harding told the audience that all should join in working for the country's common good, "We must recover from the war," he said. "We must have popular government again, but everybody must help."
Harding's train was delayed an hour.and a half on its arrival here tonight. Speeches-made at various points enroute caused the delay.
Passing through d\e yards here Harding saw the railroad workers gathered in a group to cheer him. He insisted on going back to speak to them.    Harding's train left here at 12 p. m.
Although he laid stress on party gov¬ ernment during the campaign, Harding made it clear tonight he wants to keep his administration from narrow parti¬ sanship. On several occasions today when he spoke from his car in response to insistent clamors from the large csowds that turned out everywhere. Senator Harding asserted his concep¬ tion of the high office to which he was elected this week Is as broad as the American people.
The Republican party, he said at Paris, 111., must serve not merely to keep itself in power or to perpetuate the job-holding of ite members.
At Charleston, III., Hai'dlng said that although we are partisan in our cam¬ paigns, we are after election, all alike, citizens of the Republic and interested In the country's welfare. Harding traveled through western Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. He passed through Little Rock, Ark., Sunday morning and ar¬ rives at San Antonio, Texas, at 10:80 p. m. Brownsville, twenty miles from Point Isabel, le reached Monday morn¬ ing.
Christian Secretary
Aside from his rear platform speeches at a dozen stops, Harding spent the day in relaxation.    Talk ran to fishing
KJst on  a  plan  which  does  not  meeti'ore, hunting experiences and defense
the approval of ihc other eleven clubs, Ihe l:^tter are prepared for war.
The flve "loyal" American clubs have already rejected the Lasker plan but there are prospects that they will be ready to accept it in a modifled form. What modifications they may insist on
are not definitely known, but it Is be- The rest" of them seem" to 'be' I'eved to consist of the demand that half-hearted in their support of the '"stead of a civilian commission of principles. The collapse appears to be three as provided by the plan to con- coming. Lack of support at home and j trol organized baseball, the commis certain starvation thla winter win has ten it"
bul thore was none forthcoming. He merely asked for more time to con- i
slder the demands made.
together for the Wilson  league  In an
James A   Joyte,  of Pittston, former, effort to force concessions from Hard¬ ing.
The newly elected Republican Sena- 1 tors are said to be reservationists and
chairman of tlie Greater Pittston I'hambor cf Commerce Strike Settle¬ ment Commiltco, who is now a leader
WARNING TO THEATRES.
Claiming that managements of some of the local theatres are disregarding the city ordinances relative to the crowding of the aisles, Commissioner Martin C. Murray, after several re¬ ports came to his office, announced that he will bring the matter before the city council at Tuesday's meeting.
Mr. Murray 'says that It is not safe to permit the crowding of the aisles and that he will insist that the city ofrt- olals take some action to prevent this. He holds that the local tlteatres must have clear passageways. The ordi¬ nances are clear, Mr. Murray says, and the mafiagempnts of the theatre must realize tht obligation to follow the laws of the city.
of the miners, was at the meeting and i ^g,^
rave one of the principal addresses.     , Tho      tUveo      superiniendents      are: charged    with    discriminating.      The miners  believe   thev  arc  not  carrying out the company's part of the  agree¬ ment  recently   entered   into   between
Democratic Senators are for reserva¬ tions. Senator-elect Cameron of Arizona is strongly against the Wilson league, but favors "association for peace." Senators-elect Stanfield, Oregon; Mc¬ Kinley,  Illinois;   Ladd.  North  DakoU;
the miners and claim petty strikes will Weller, Maryland; Republicans, have be continued while the three are in 1 expressed themselves similarly. Brous- authority. It has beon declared by | sard, Louisana; and Carraway, Arkan- many, who are supposed to know, thazi sas;; newly elected Democrats, are the three are goin^' to be removed to j reservationists. Haflin, Nebraska; is a another section of the ooal region for I Wilson leaguer, whUe Watson, Geor- sake of  peace and  it  is also  re-i^'^J  '« an nreconcilable.
the  sake of  peace
jjorted that tho position of one of the
chief "bighcr-ups" is not safe.    "The
take an inventory.    A surplus of labor i tiremen   and   assi.starl'?   have   formed
was reported by employment managers of California and Washington.
TO ENTERTAIN HARDING
AT OLD PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth, Va., Nov, 6,—Ports¬ mouth will extend the freedom of the cjty to I'resident-elect Warren O. Hard¬ ing when he visits the twin cities on December 4. The city council will be asked to make an appropriation for bis entertairmeTit at its regular meet¬ ing Tuesday night and General J, P. Jervey, the city manager a^d M.iyor Jl. A. Hutchins, Jr.. will serve as the city's representatives to extend the welcome of the municipality.
Portsmouth is to be decorated In a manner in which the city never before boasted and the naval post band will act as the band of honor for the for¬ mer senator.
The city manager did not know of the proiMsed visit of Mr. HaNing this morning, but upon receding advices from the United Press to that effeot. he Immediately began making arrange¬ ments for his entertainment, (.'ommu- nication with the mayor followed and •very store in the city is to be asked to y^t on a saia appearance.
NEW TROLLEY  LINE.
There are reports in Pittston to the effect that a trolley line which will con¬ nect Pittston and Tunkhannock and traverse the farming country on the West Side of the river is soon to be built. The road would lead from Exe- , ter  avenue.   West   Pittston,  along  the
an organiz.ltion ami have included tlie monthly men. it is said they are rcaMy lo strike if the three superin- londants are dischaiged.
The   insurgents   and   regular   union men are rapidly coming together and I IL'   ">;-"7'   ""^^ ^....^.u...  a.ong  me the local at NO. 14 Is the only one now^"^'' '^'^"^ »* the Susquehanna river, acting as a separate organization. The   »'«f«'"e ""-ough    Falls,  Ransom    and men of this local will amalgamate with   unites l-erry, serving as a great con-
the regulars after they return the seal   venience for farmers. ^
to  the  regular officers  <^  the  district! ~~    ~ "
and await the result of an
Which
the   Official   conduct  of  certain  union
officers at No. 14 colliery.
nauonal  officers  ^urmSf''of I VVHISKEY WORTH $40,000
sion will include twelve, the public, American, National and Minor Leagues each having three members. This com¬ mission would supplant tbe present na¬ tional commission.
A further meeting will be held by the American League magnates Monday and t hen they will go into a joint ses¬ sion with the National Leagues. ' The outcome of the session will be pre¬ sented to the minors at Kansas City Tuesday.
Plans for prosecution of base ball players and gamblers indicted here In connection with the faked 1919 world's series were under way tonight.
With the report of the Cook County grand jury, which indicted ten big league ball players and three gamblers, to day Assistant State's Attorney Rep- logle finished his work with that body nad prepared for the presecution of the indicted men. I'rospects were that they would be tried this month.
Three players have already surren¬ dered,—Buck Weaver, former White Sox   third   baseman,   Fred    Mc.Mulltn,
by the various members of the party of their golfing ability. It was indi¬ cated rather definitely today that George B. Christian of Marion will go into the White House as Harding's private secretary. Senator Harding has made no announcement on the matter, however. Christian has been his Senate secretary seven years and was at his elbow during the camp.aign. He lives next to Harding and his home was converted into Harding head¬ quarters.
Christian was reading clerk of the Democratic convention in 1916 when Woodrow Wilson was nominated. Christian is 47 years old and has two sons, Lieutenant Warren W., stationed at Camp Meade, and John F., employed at the U. S. Shipping Board.
Senator Harding said today he will make    an  armistice     day   speech     at
Brownsville, Ga.. November 11, under the auspices of the American Iiegion of that town.
"While I have preached the doctrine of party government," Harding said at Paris, Ills., "I may tell you now in the reflection and sober thought of the aft¬ ermath that I do not want my party to be serving to keep itself in power or to perpetuate the place holding of any members, but I want my party to serve America for th% American people. National Fellowship.
"We have fought in the good fellow¬ ship of Americans. But after the bat¬ tle is won, then we cease to be^in a general sense Republicans and Dem¬ ocrats, and we are Americans again for America's sake.
"I hope that we can put our coun¬ try on the right track at home. I know well that the heart of America is right and we are going to steady the sense of the American mind and put our face to the front and go In these United States and make it the finest place  under the  shining.
Continuing In a similar vein at Charleston, IlKi., Harding said: "I like lo have the people interested In our government because, when the peo¬ ple ar^ interested in their government you can be sure we will maintain popular government. We have just been through a national campaign, I am pretty well satisfied with the re¬ sults. I hope that the grea' party for which I have spoken will not be a dis¬ appointment to the people of America when we come into power next March 4. We won our victory for Republican policies and Republican candidates, but from this time on it is to be a victory for American policies and the American people.
"We are partisans In our campaigns, happily not hurtful as a rule and after our campaigns are over, we are all Americans Interested in the common welfare of the American peopll. And I like to tell you because you know I am speaking from the heart and without a selfish thing in the world, it is go¬ ing to be the aim of the administra¬ tion to strive for what is best for the American people and to put it into eflfect as quickly as possible."
POLAND ON VERGE
OF ANOTHER WAR
London. Nov. 6,—Signing of the Russo-Polish peace pact at Riga may be the signal for another war, involv¬ ing Poland and Czecho-Slovakia, ac¬ cording to the belief expressed in dip¬ lomatic   circles' here   tonight.
At the Caezcho-Slovak legation it was pointed oui that a rapproachment bc-tween Polaiid nnd Hungary ap- jjartntly i^; progn .ising. it waa .slated tliai Hungary ix.ssesses 140,OOu iioops and i'oland n»-arly 500,000, ail uf which
utility mficndur, and Swede Kisberg, \ .^^yx be available as sooi: as peace is aho.-tslop. The others are outside the ; gigued. Tiiis. is it js sUled, wt>uiu con¬ state and some are expected  to light   st;tute   a  aenous   menace   to   Czecho-
8ERGEANT   MoLAUGHLIN   ILL.
Sergeant of Police Martin McLaugh¬ Un, of Hazle street, has been ill at his home for the past week. Hla con¬ dition last night waa reported as favor¬ able.
LOCAL COUPLE CELEBRATE ,Rlc)ifieId Park, N. J. Nov. L—A golden
wedding anniversary will take place here on Wednesday, Nov. 17. when Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Packer, who wero married fifty years ago near Wilkea- Barre, Pennsylvania will hold a re¬ ception. Mr. and Mrs. Packer are both 72 years old and are in perfect health, appearing far younfer than they are.
CONFISCATED AT TAYLOR
Whiskey valued at $40,000 was con¬ fiscated by federal agents at Taylor yesterday morning. The raid was made on a store conducted by Morris Lebowitz, a wholesale liquor dealer, who is accused of having had the booze hidden in a sub-cellar. The liquor is now under guard in the City Hall at Soranton.
M. J. Malone. federal agent, who was in charge of the raid, claims the Tay¬ lor d^ler his been trafficking in boosa for some time He also saya that while the raid was in progress Lebo¬ witz attempted to bribe the agents. Be¬ cause of this he is to be arrested on a cbarge of bribery.
Washington, Nov. 6.—Judge C. B. Ames, former assistant attorney gen- «ral, will represent thfe Department of Justice in the case of 125 coal miners and operators who are to go on trial under the Lever act at Indianapolis Monday, it was announced at the de¬ partment today. Attorney General Pal¬ mer win not go to Indianapolis.
Federal Judge A. B. Anderson, before whom the accused men are to be tried, invited Palmer to Indianapolis to ex¬ plain his orders against the use of cer¬ tain evidence against the miners. Fol¬ lowing a conference between Palmer and other government attorneys inter¬ ested in the case, it was announced late today that Palmer would not go but that Ames, who represented the government in the proceedings against aie miners at the Ume of their strike a year ago today.
The conference at Palmer's office began early this afternoon and lasted until evening. Those who attended beside Palmer are Henry S. Mitchell, in charge of coal investigations; Freder¬ ick Nuyes, district attorney at Indi¬ anapolis, and U Ert Slack, assistant at¬ torney at Indianapodis.
Tbe reasons for Palmer's refusal to accept JTidge Anderson's invitation were not explained. It is understood, however, that he took the position that the Department of Justice and not the attorney general was invited and that tbe man who had charge of the caae for tbe departmeai^sttoald fo. <
aeaa s
against extradition.
The grand jury report today gave basebaU a clean bill of health.
"Considering the magitude of the en¬ terprise and the great number involved, we believe a comparatively small num¬ ber have been dishonest," the report stad.
Six indictments were returned by the grand jjury today in connection with its inquqlry into baseball pools
DR. WALSH TO LECTURE. Dr. James J. WaUh, of New York City, formerly of Parsons, one of the best known lecturers in the United States, will speak at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday night, November 21, under the au.spices of the Wilkes-Barre Coun¬ cil 302, Knights of Columbus. Dr, Walsh's theme will- be "Americanism."
ELKS ARE HONORED
BY PRESIDENT-ELECT
Bedford. Va. Nov. 6.—President-elect Warren G.  Harding will be principal
Slovakia,   which   is   unable   to   defend herself.
Great significance was attached to the fact that Poland refused to take Jonesque's invitation to join the lit¬ tle nations, because Poland maintained their country's program is wholly peaceable and denied any intention of attempting to occupy the formerly dis¬ puted territory of Teschen. Poland Is demobilizing, the legation said, and dropped the hint that Jonesque's con¬ ference in Warsaw may yet result in Poland's affiliation with the "little en¬ tente."
European officialdom generally waa said to be anxious, however, realizing the temptation to the Polish military clique to utilize the surplus arms on hand to seize Teschen by force, thus precipitating further warfare.
IRELAND'S WARFARE
ENGAGES NEW CURE
Cork, Nov. 6.-^One girl is reported to* have been killed and a number of civilians wounded in a pitched battle between police and civilians in Ardfert today. Twenty civilians were said to have been arrested.
Several houses were also reported to have been burned in Dingle and con¬ flicts h.ave occurred in Causeway and Ballylongford.
(The towns named are all in County
unt\ Kerry, between Trglee and Rn-oi Shannon.)
BOYS ARE CHARGED WITH ROBBINu BUND SOLDIER 4
, Chajrged with rubbing th'' .store con¬ ducted  by Edwin   Harris, a blind sol-
speaker  at  the  annual  celebration  ofj dier,  of over "JsOO.  flve t:cxa,nton  boys Elk lodges of tbe United States to be' were yesterday placed under arrest by
held here X>ac. 5. President-elect Hard Ing will deliver the memorial address before thousands of Elks gathered from all parts of the country at the Elks national home.
An elaborate p^'ogram for the occasion jj5„^„ ,„;,t  ^
is being arranged, full details of which |,. J* ^- .   „,.„
the police. It is said one of the flve has made a confession to the police, and that similar statements are ex¬ pected from tbe others in the near fu¬ ture.    Harris, a  member of the  103rd
Halt Police Murders London, Nov. 6.—Possible cessation of civil warfare in Ireland was fore¬ seen in some quarters tonight aa a result of mysterious "disciplinary measures" which have been invoked against the "black and tans" by the Irish tiffice. While nothing was re¬ vealed regarding the nature of the new resrulations, officials of the Irish office were extremely optimistic about the success of their pipn and declared 4n\- phatically that the mea.sures already had halted reprisals In the Tralee dis¬ trict.
This step. It was hoped, would bring about a reduction in the number of depredations by Sinn Feiners, since it' Is known that reprisals have been the cause as many times aa they have beon tho i^ff'ct of mnril^rs of police- m^TL aild .soiiiiet.=. A rnu.dfr would be '•ommltted; reprisal-s would be.e-xacted; other murdf-rs would bt? committed It: repaymert for thr r»;prlsa!s; then »oul.-l corn* more rf^risaJs and so on. in an endless ;hain.
The Irish office declared the discip¬ linary metaores were expected tb cui* thf whole reprisal wave and possiblj' halt  It  entlHy
18 eyesight in one of
will beannounced later. In a telegram j "" **'''^ *'»"•«'' .'" ^^j'*'*' American to Fred Harper, prominent Elk ot\tTWi9» Rgnrt^d ixiTins tr^^ ^i^r. Upon Lunchburg, Va., Mr. Harding save: j hl« return home he was set up in busi- "Nothing will prevent my making "the! "*"'=* *>>' **>* K*"^ Cross and other or- memorial address at the Elka national ' ganizalioBS.    It Is said  the boys have
home at Bedford, Dec. 5, other than ill- I been   robbing   the   store   regularly   for | ^'ty.    The  widow  and   two  daughters
Ithe pMt several montha Isurvive; also three stetera.
WAYNE COU.NTY LAWYER DIES
Attorney WilUam H. Lee of Hones¬ dale, one of the best known members of the Wayne County Bar Association, died at the Wayne Memorial Ho.spital yesterday following an operation which •va-s performed on October 29. Com¬ plications developed after the opera¬ tion and resulted in hia" death. Mr. Lee waa 71 years of age. He was married in   1878  to Miss LotiLse Wentz of this
J