Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              AH the Latset Telegraph News
TKe Independent
FOUNDED 1906
WILKES-BARRE. PA.. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
NEW PLANS FOR COAL TAXATION
^Mference   Between   County  And Coal Company Officals Expected To Settle Troublesome Ques¬ tion Once And For AIL
SOME DETAILS EXPLAINED
Oooferenccs hetween county offlc- feifl ai5d the re.p'-estntaHve.s of the ooal companies have been held dur¬ ing tho w'!ek and It Is expected th.at «s a result of the sessions an adjust¬ ment of tlie cop.l assessment problem will be effected that will settle thu jcatter onco and for ali.    An eli>»-t Is
neers representing thc county, three the operator.?, thi« hoard in turn to splect a seventh man who .<;hall be prominent in his cillins and above suspicion of being controlled by coal companies.
This    bonrd.     pro\"ided     with     coal acrea.se.   secured   "'rom   the   coinpany bein« made to keep the details aecret j bocks,  ths acreage thu.s given to    be ,'l>reeding of turkey «itil such time as tha matter 1^ def-1 taken fr<;n; the list  as noted as a.ssets|'ning birds,
POKE FUN IN ATTACK
On Federal Department. Suggests Breeding of Buzzards and Hum¬ ming Birds.
WfBB Bill     1™™ RMEfEUMIll VERY SICKjS[j\V[RS
IS
Congress Gives States Right to Regulate Li¬ quor Shipments.
('relo5n"a|>li   to  Ind«'pon<l«'ii«.)
Wasliinjrton, l'"el). S.—Oontiniiinir bli¬ the I attacks on the department of agricul¬ ture,  Uepresenlative .¦X.kln. Xew York today pre.st-nted  a   resolution  th.it  th> secretary have his experts trj- the  in- buzzards and hum-
InK  cf  the  same  .-xnd   with   this  iis  a basis the assessment sh.all be made. The "chute" feature of the propos-
Jnit'ly   decided   upon   but   The   7nde-{ by    the    companies,    shall -work    out pendent secured  data concerning  the ! technicalities connected "with the min pwposition afl outlined.
Briefly it is to  the effect th:tt  the coal companie,s shall open their boofcs
to aboard of engineers andthat on the [ itlon does not mean that the com- fccrea^e thus established an as.se.*.s-1 panle.^ will pay a new form ot tax eient shall be made In accordance that matter ha\in5 nothing to do with the demands of the law and on wilh the assessment and payment of the same basis as all other property; tax?j    o'.hor    than thAt it can    ho
In the county is assessed. Following} used as a check. By this is meant this a check shall be made on the coel i that :f the coal tests indicate that Bt   the    "chute"     the    amount    thus lan  acre  >-ieids .so   many  tons  of  coal
mined being deducted each year from the holdings of the various com¬ panies.
Tlie EDglneers. Of course there are more details to the m.vtter, ainong them being the make t.p of the board of engineers, to which tl^ matter Bhall be submitt¬ ed for adjustment, Thia it is propo.s¬ ed shall be composed of three ensl-
ar an average that same acreage shall apply to the production of the col¬ liery or the collieries of the compan5' and that the next assessment shall be reduced by Just that fissure. Some .\d vantages.
The   advantage   ur^ed   in   favor   of this   method   of   procedure   ar»  that under ths present inethod-s the county (Contlnu«Hl on Pag^ 3)
The resolution appropriates $1,000 for the purcha.«e of six high prade, thoroughbred male turke.v buz"/.ards and 93 thoroughbred humming birds, each to be examined aud passed upon by Dr. A. D. Melvin, chief of the bu¬ reau of animal industr.v. as to sound¬ ness of limb and heart strength, in or¬ der that a te.st may be mado as to the \'alue of the ofTspiing. ho they gnats or fleas, for agricultvut- iiur- poses and to report to Congres.s whether the e.\periment is more Aal- uable to the .¦\nierican farmer than tho one now pro!ng on in this bureau where thousand.*; of dollars have been expended in bu'.lng zebras In .\frica and transportine; the same to the Dis¬ trict cf Colnnilila. where they are joined in wedlock to Missouri mule.s. the offspring of which seem to bo a cross betw"een a North Dakota jack rabbit and  an Australian kangaroo.
ARMORK BOARD AGAINST
SALOONS IN THAT BLOCK
Remonstrance Filed With Court Urges Tlat ITicinity of Structure be Kept Free In That Respect
Members of the Armory Board wHl Jippear In court during the license hearings and protest against the grant¬ ing of a retail license on the .South Main street 'ilock in which the build¬ ing Is located. The formal remon- jtrance against such a course -was pre¬ sented to the count yesterday and ?oes into details concerning the stand of the 'board in this malter.
The   remonstrance   as   fil'cd   'a   aa follows: To the Honorable Judges of Quarter
Sessions of Luzerne County.
Gentlemen:—^\Ve note by advertise¬ ment and by information that one Ed¬ ward P. Schonk, Xo. 300 South Main rtreet between Ross .-Lnd Academy streets.  In the   llth  ward  of Wilkes-
Rarre. Pa., is an applicant for a retail license. This location is nearly op¬ posite the 9th Tlegiment .\rmory. Ever since the erection of the 9th Rt-giment .\rmory in 1S87 the Board of Trus¬ tees of the Wllkes-Barre Armorj- As- socl:ition, together with, the citizens and p.-operty owners in the vicinity of s."iid armorj" have earne.stly opposed the granting of any liquor licenses in that block. The armorj- is .a building where so many entertainments .are held and where soldiers congregate and we have alway.-^ felt that the best interests of the public were conser\-ed by opposing the issue of liquor licenses to any person or persons on the block of Main street be-i.ween Ross and .\ca- (Oontlniieitl on Pase .'J)
MARY GARDEN SAYS CHICAGOJS FIRST
Famous Actress Holds
Warm   Spot in  Her
Heart For Big City
Of The West.
CreltKraph   to  Incl«'|)ciiaent.)
Xew York. Feb. S.—If tUcre is one th.ing on the Isle of Manhattan that is not Inferior to one of the same thing to he found in Chicago.  Mary «arden j j^j-.j^;-,'-i;,}", ^Vfore'the simato com
(Telecrnph  to Indoix-ndpnt.)
Washington. I-'tb. .S.—Hy a vot,- of 240 to e.") the House late today passed the Webb bill to restrict the shipment into "drv-" territory of intoxicating li- <iUors in \iolation of the law.s of any State or municipality. Seven hours of spirited debate preceded the passage of tho bill, which w.os called up rai¬ der a special rule reported by the rules   committee.
The Webb bill is designed lo in¬ crease the jurisdii tion fif the States over liquor shipments crossing their borders and to divest such ."hipment" of their Interstate character when this would conflict w"ith State l.iws. The bill carries no penalty no far as the federal government is concerned, nnd the enforcement of th? law de¬ pends largely upon the activities of .State otncials in prohibition territorj". Kight amendmenLs to the bill were voted down. The prohibition forces in fhe house were afraid to incum¬ ber the measure with amendments for fear it mighl become tied up in the Senate or in conference and those opposed to the principle of the bill voted against al! amendments.
E.specially  bitter debate    <ircurred ?:efore    the    adoption    of   the   special rule,  and Chairman  Fitzger.ild  of the IIou.«f.   appropriations   committee  and , minority   leader  Mann     lectured     the 1 Democratic   side   of   the     House     for wasting   time   on   special   legislation, instead of considering the r-innual ap¬ propriations,   seven  of -which are  yet to pa.ss the House before March 4. >fcni(»rial .Session. The Senate  devoted  its entire ses¬ sion   today  to   memorial   exercises  in honor   of  the   late  Senator  Taylor  of Tennessee. Ihe late Senator Xlxon of Xevada, and   the late Representatives M.idison and  Mitchell of Kansas.
i^enntor Borah IntrodU'X^d an amendment to the Connecticut river dam bil! relating to the transmission of electric power generated by rea¬ son of the constri;ction of the dam.
.\ bill was passed transferring the Pnciilc branch of the national sol¬ diers home to the jurisdiction of tho war department. '.\nd another passed set aside t^ie ast> limit prc\1?l<in iAj the law to permit Minor Mcrrlweath- er. .Tr.. who was forced to leave the naval academy because he couldn't meet the physicil requirers'ents. to enter tbe pay corps of the navy. Feilcral Bnildlnffs. Senator Kavanaugh, of .\rkansas. Introduced a bill for an appropriation of Jl.rtOO.noO for a federal huilding at I.ittle Rock, and Senator Xickson, of Mar>"land. a bill asking J40.000 for an addition to the feder.M build¬ ing at   TTngerstown.
Hearing was continued on th" anti-
Brunswick, (ia.. Fob. S.—Williain K.m keleller is still in a serious Con¬ dition tonight. He has shown only s light improvement since his break¬ down while being que.-stioned by Chairman Pujo of the House money trust   committee   yesterday.
"¦-Mr. Rockefeller still feels the stran of .\esterday's ordeal," .said Dr. Chapelle. hi.s personiii ph.vsician. "Hi s ihroat is In a serious condition and he is s(?arce-Ij- able to spcik." •
TO COMPEL RAILROADS TO ADOPT BLOCK SIGNAL
AH Interstate Systems Recommended For Such
Action in Report- Other Safety
Devices Considered.
ARE \m
Cliarc:<'s Mado That R!iit»
Operates Extoiisivcly
in Xew Vork.
(Telegraph to Indei>ein1i?nt.) . tr.ilns.    Railroads should be given to
Wiishington,     Feb.   S.—Compulsory  unrlerstand that the autombatic train adoption by all interestate    railroads, ."^t'li  must be developed  by  them  a.s i'of the block .signal system is tho mostj rapidly   is po.s.sibIe."
WILSON ADDRESS |flREM[N VOTE TO
IS typewritten; call big strike
(TeU'grapli  to Indepoiirirnf.)
Princeton, X. J., Feb. S.—President- eJect Wilson this evening fininshed the first draft of his inaugural ad- d'eas. He Is not satisfied with it and 'fill rewrite it. The address is about S.flOO words in length. The Presi¬ dent-elect wrot?. it in short hand early in the week and today transcribed the Botes on hLs old fashioned Hammond t>'Pewriter.    lie was putting the  fin-
paper correspondents walked into his study. He arose, put the cover on the machine Wnich looks somewhai like a little oil stove ami said:
"I have Just finiished typewriting the first draft of my inaugural ad- <lre.«!, but it don't suit me at all. I «hftli have to rewrite it."
The governor said he did not know- Its length compared with previous Inaugurals.
"I haven't looked up any of the tnaiigurai.s, so T haven't any idea, " he laid.
(Tclograpli  fo  Indopt-ndrnt.)
Xew York, Feb. 8.—t'nless the fifty-four rallro.ids e:tst of Chicago and north of the Potomac agree to arbitrate the wage differences with their firemen under the provision.s of the Erdman act the firemen and en- g;nemen on these roads will .strike, as X result of the ballot -which has just been concluded.
While no official  announcement is expected  until  ne.xt Jlonday,     It    was l<;:rned    late    today    th.at    the   vj^e, Ishlng touches  on  it when  the. news-p^.^ieh has been in progress two week.<».
is overwhelmingly in favor of a .strike, j the ratio being, it is asserted In .iom or.arters.   three to  one   in    favor     of such action.
.\ conference ha.' been called for Monday between Pre=;dent W. R. Car¬ ter of the Brotherhood and represent¬ atives of all the ro,id.s affected. The result of the vote will then be an¬ nounced and it -will be up to the r.ail- roads to make the next move.
l-;iisha Ijee, who i.s chairman of the ¦j conference committee  of the  railroad j managers    said    today    that    he hod The ^.-ovemor was asked what sub-, y,pj,,.,, jj,^^ ^,,^ firemen had voted to Jtcts ho discussed in the address. i .strike.
"Oh, it Is only a short piece, not; ..j^ ^j,^, firemen announce that their *^n' for an.-ilvsis." he .said. "Vou • p^,.^j,,itj.j.p, ^.j], p.,,, ^j,j ^y^^ men."^ "'ieht say it is a unit, and not a dis-| g^,;^ ^,^ ^^^ ..,hp railroads will at "Mission of subjects." i once take steps   to   prepare   for   the
The President-elect put In a quiet operation of trains under .strike coii- ''ay at home, after returning from; ^itjon;: The companies feel, how- ^«w -Tork early this morning. Hejp,j.pj._ that .such a cata.-^trophe should. *'! not take his accustomed walk, butj j„ j,^p pu.blic inter-'."-;!, be prevenled .it
all  ha7.ar(i=."      ^^
The firemen have be^n willing to arbitnite the (|iii-stionR .-it i.s.<!ue fo a committee organized under the pro¬ vision of the Krdman .act. but tb*" railri-iads W"aiit a hirger committee— seven bein.g the number of coniniit- llrenicii most in favor.
hjus been unable  to find it.     Art. cli- j mate,   appreciation,   hospitality—Chi-' cago   has   all   of   these   and   more   of which   Xew  Yorl;   knows  naught,   ac¬ cording to Miss c,.-irden.
"You musl be glad to he b.u k in town," timidly offered an interviewer to the prima donna toda.v. "Indeed I'm not!" she exploded, following which she sneezed through a cold. "This climate is wretched. Chicago ia  better."
"In fact, everything is better In Chicr-.go."' she continued. "I love it!" sh(» exclaimed in rapture—and sneez¬ ed. "Yon would be amazed by the tx-.^tity of the f-ity and its go-ahead- atlveness. There seems to be elec¬ tricity in tbe very air you breathe. If only to see the oper.a audienc<-R you wculd find Chicago worth a visit. They are earnest, attentive. They arrive on time and they .«tay to the end. The applatise is generous and api)re- ci.itive. It is all so different from, bh ae. yaw"ning Xew Yark.
"While yoti old fn^y Xew Yorkers .still   will   be   listening   to   antiquated'
mittee on the judiriar>- and the elec¬ tions committee voted to exonerate Senjiiors Chilton .and Watson, of West Virginia, of charges of fraud in their elections.
Ovving to the prohibition fight in the House practically Tio committee ¦wori<- was possible at the House end of the capitol. The shipp ng trust investigating committee held a short se.ission late in the day anl heard more evidence of trust methods.
important recommendation of the block sigmal and train control board made tod<ay in its final reiHirt to the ¦Interstate Commerce Commission.
The board which w.as created by Congress In 1907. consists of M. E. Cooley, dean of tho engineering de¬ partment of Michigan University, «halrm«tr: Aaiel Ames, V~G. "Waid and B. B. Adams, members, and W. P. Borland, secretary.
.Special attention Is paid in thc re¬ port to device.s for the automatic stopping of trains.
"The development of the automatic tr»ln .stop," says the report, "has pro¬ ceeded far enough to warrant the ex¬ pectation that by its use gre:iter safe-
The 'toard also recommen-cs that rf.ilroad tracks be properly enclosed anil laws against trespassing be en¬ forced. It also says there should be. more co-operation of the State .and federal jovemmenta on the one hand, and railroaJ companies on the othei- to brioiB about more .stable condltionn throughout the enttre country; piece- m..al Ie}.rislation should be brought io- 'gether and harmonized into general en.v.ctm<nts comprehen.sive in charac¬ ter and based on the best standards of practice, and that the enforcement of this general legislation be intro¬ duced to a body having po-wers slmi^ l.'ir in c'laracter to these administered by the  railway   department     of     the
(Td^trraph   to   Independent.)
X«w York, Feb. S,—The ;iniaslng • rf-velation that there is a ring a£ T> hite slave traders in New York actively engaged in supplying tlia Chicago marlcet with girls, was made before .Iustiee Hand in the I'nited State District Court today by United gtates .4ssi.stant District .\ttorncy Walker, who declared <he govern¬ ment has in its possession money or¬ der slips accounting for more than ? 10,000 sent from Chicago to Xew York for i>ayments for the sale of womc\i.
District Attorney "Walker disclosed this fact in urging long sentences for rrank Filastro and Joseph Rlbuffo, convicted on white slave charges. He said the money order slips were found in the po.ujaession of Jo.seph Sacco. Chicago head of t'ae gang, who had been taken into custody and was be¬ ing  held   in   jn.OOO  bail.
Walker charged that Rlbuffo and Filastro were directly connected with Sacco and another member of the ring, until he w^a.s sentenced to the Elmira reformatory on a charge of bigamy with Joseph Merino. .
Mr. A\a!ker related the remarka/ble stor>- of the kidnapping of a girl of fourteen years from a respectable home and her subsequent sale inti white slaver>. After a search that lasted Ke»,-ern,l months the girl's brother learned that Merino knew her whereebotits. He sought Merino and wa.s told he could have his sister hack for $100. He -was taken to Tila-stro's wine cellar In Mott street and signed a regular contract, agreeing to pay $100 if the girl was retumed safe and sound. This contract Is no"W in the hands of the government
Mr. 'Walker said further that the ¦money order receipt? found on Saoco. together with the telegrams which passed between Sacco and Filastro ¦which the government has also .oe- cured. show that the averag price for the deliverj- of a Xnv York girl into the hancis of the Chicago white slaw leader was from $25 to $S0.
In view of these startti-ng revtla- tUm.'? TtLstice Hand reqgrved the sen- <encing of Rlbuffo and Filaatro for another week.
ty can be secured  in tho operation of P.ritish board of trade.
Bid mmmm
THE MAUREnANIA
[MG WORK i IHE ROCK mi m LOCAL MINERS
Ix'hijih iV Wilkcs-BaiTe   (ine\aiices to Bo Finally
Settled—The Exeellent Condition   uf  the
Locals Throughout the Entire District.
(Telesrrapli t/o ln<leiprna«'ni.)
Xew York. Feb. 8.—^."Showing very phtinly the effe<:"ts of the battering of mountainous waves, the steamer Mauretunia arrived today from Llv- eri>ool. one day late. The culmination of a series of gales was reached last W"dnesday night, when the wind hit up il speed of IftO tniles .-^-n hou;-. The s'nip's log recorded it as a "whole
(By  John   B.   Gallagher.) I niand fairness to appear and the com-
.\fler working with  the officials ofi mittee.nen had  nothing to do but ac- the   L#high   and   Wilkes-Barre   Com-i (...pt. pany   for   three   week.?,    tho general grievance committee  wiU   most  likely
Will rl() Sf) tctnorrow afternoon. He '"tends ;o go to church tomorrow ''lorning,
"T'nere are only three .Sundays left h«fore I go to W'ashington." be said. ^'^ atlded in roply to a query that he *iM not deciued what church ho *ould attend in th.3 capital city.
The Pre.sldent-elect remarked there *«2 very little news of a political na- ti;rp In the r-.i irning new.sj>apers.    Tie
and unreal opera-; of t!i,- lyp.-' or:pj.|e:" .some of the passengers said it 'Tiaviata' and 'Lucia' w"e shall be'wag ;, "cure enough hurricane" and hearing the virpe, up-to-date work.«jxiarc Klaw, the theatrical man de- of modern compr.s'-rs. They want tojeiared that the boat did a cross be- know in Chicago v.-hat the n-w men'tween the turkey trot and the griz- have to say." U.lv  hear the w"hole  way across.
•"Ye^s,"'    concluded       .Mi.ss    r;ard,.n, i     The gales began  February 2,  n-hen "<:'"liicaKo     is     the     art   center.     Xew j the bf«t was only a, few hours out of
York  must be scind."
PF.I'SIOKXT 'I'MT ATTKNDS Cl. DINXKK.
(TcU'gi-jiph   (<i  IiuIopfniitMil.)
AVa.shinglon. I'eb. 8. Taft was thc principal speaki-r to- ni-|i;ht at the annual dinner of the Tniversity Clu'o, given at the Xew WHard hotel. Five hundred guests frf ni official, diplomatic .-ind social riri'le.s wor--- present. Colonel .Tohn Temple   ilraves.   of  New   York,   acted
iQue^nstown.     For  fourteen   bours   on
! Wednesday the .Mauretania ran at re-
ldu(>ed speed, covering on that day only
'*!40T   mile.s.     The   combined   ai^ault   of
v.-ind    and    wave   reached    it.s   height
about      S     o'clock   Wednesday   night,
a   huge   wave   broke   over   the I
complete their work tomarrow or Tuesday at the latest, Itates on machine rotk, in gangway." and air¬ way.-;, was first taken up which w.^s followed by jumper prices. The breast wrolc has been comideted and
Should  .Vppreciate.
It iif a .source, of great satisfaction to knew that this work is about com¬ plete and fhe miner.s should apprec¬ iate the work done by this commit¬ lee  and officials as  it  required  time
ENGLAND SWEPT -^^ BY flERCE GALE
(Cable   to   Imiependent.)
Ixmdon, Feb.^S.—A gale of extna- crdinary violence swept over the north end of England during the night and today, doing hea.vy damage to property and causing l08.s of life.
Mersey Hc^jper Xo. 8 was ci..psized and only one of its crew of twelve was saved. The hopper -wag running up to Mer.sey for shelter -with the crew wearing life belts, when opposite Clarence dock it overturned before a life boat could be launched. Five of the bodies have been recovered.
Three meji were drowned owin-g to the forcing of the Graving dock gates at Clyde.
The battleship Dreadnought en¬ countered terrific weather voyaging from Portland, to Portsmouth. The target which the vessel was towing broke adrift.
Many minor shipping casualties were reporte'd from various points along the coast. Great telegraphic delay was cau.ied in England, Scot¬ land and Ireland.
The Holy Head express ran Into some fallen telegraph -wires near Che.ster. severely . cutting the engi¬ neer's face.
yesterday the committee and officials 1 ."md snidy on the part of both parties, started on the bust i.«sue, the middle j Had Ihis course been followed In the rock.    The work so far done  by this: first place no doubt there would have
committee is believed wiU compare favorably with any work oone by a labor committee in this valley. The men have gained many i^ut-s In their work and hope to be able to have signed one ot the best rock rates in t*e anthracite region. The rales will he referred to thelocal imions for final
action before  it will be .signed.    Yes-I success accomplished  by the commit- terday  the   middle   rock   rat^s  at  the   tee.
.Soutli     Wilkes-Barre     colliery      was Good Conditions.
"taken  up and  the following rates  re-        The   local   unions   of  this   city   and suited: v,illey were  never.in  better condition
.Stanton   vein    chambers   6     to     f-   than   they   are   at   the   present   t
G " "    '
t'Cen no strike nt those collieries and the i.rice rates on all work would iiave been signed lon^ before now. However, it llgered till District Presilent Dempsey came here and took charge of conditions and advised the cour.se now taken, and to him a great  deal   of  credit   is   due   for    the
RAILRO.\DER TAKKX
SVDDKNLV
Hil.
Robert Klneas. aged 34 years, of Mauch Chunk, employed as a flag¬ man for the Central Rallrcad of Xew .Tersey, w;is taken suddenly 111 while at work at Ashley on Friday and removed to -the Mercy Ho.<T)ital, jvhere  he is slowly recovering.
to      1-| .......    ...c..    c.i<n   CIL   iiie   present   timr
I when   a   huge   wave   broke   over   the ! i,^f.i,g^^   c,l   cents;   gangways,   G   to   9. and the local  that i.s the strongest President, pj,j J,-, ],„.^. ^„,,  raked   her from  stem | inche.s.'  fil  cents:   10  to   12  inches,   91 . the local  that
griev-
fil  cents:   10  to   12  inches,   91. the  local  that   has  no  trouble to  stern,     .\ccordlng to  Captain  Tor-j pe,,"ts,   those  are   the   rates     on     top'ancra .are settled  easily  to  the  satis-j ner   the   boat   was   sliding   down   the j j^f^^p.'  ;„   the   chambers     for     middle   facton of all concerned,  the n-ien are, slopo of one gre.it vave when another ! p,,^]-'yjpt^yppn top and bottom benche.-   tealizing that the bo.ss h;us a right tot
monster lii'low hit her bfore she couid recover herself. The stei platf s of the bulwarks on the forward promenade deck   were  bent   and   tvvi.-fted   and  the
¦ thc rates will run from fil cents for, differ in opinion as the workmen, and • I fi to 10 inches to S".0" for 40 to 4,^ the hard feeling of the past is tasit] i inche«    the   same   rates   will   prevail   dis.-.pP'?aring.       The     South    Wilkes-i
as toa-stmaiter. while the speakers in-j tcakwood tail was torn away alhart- iluded Colonel Ccorge Harvey. .Myron I ships. T'oe heavy plate glass windows Jl. I'arktr. .1. AValter bord of Balti-1 in the hridge were .shattered and the inore. Henry F. Boutell. United States ; \^ i,-ps of the bridge telegraph so bad- niiui.stcr to .Switzerland and .Speaker!ly disarranged that coinmunication Cliainri Clark. .\ dfoible ((iiartette ofj with other parts of the ship were ini- colli'gian^ froiii lhe two local instltu-| |iossible f-xcept througii .';p.-aking tion.«. Georgetown and (leorge Wash- Iniiton, introduced the speakers by singing the fav<u"ite song of Iheir alrna maters.
in
the    gangways.
i made every effort t,
1 Xmi• H.\.\( K   .\(^'rI':XTS   \V.\XT- ].;r)—ran mnke *10 overv   day
DISXSTKOI'S I'lllK.
('I'olesraph   to   liiilepriiiletit.)
.Marietta.    I'a..   Feb.   S.--That   .section of  the city  occupied   by .several   larg-
tul."S.     T'le wirele.ss system was out of I commi.'^sion for six or more hours and other minor dama»> was done.
Xearly e->-er:-'iody on boar-' -va.* sick.
4
iiovAi/i'v  \T «»im:k\.
(Cable  to
hondon.     Feb. Queen  wltne.s.seil
In<le|vn<l«nil.)
s.—'nif>   Kin.; ""Ilosenkava'ier'
aud at
i f(U" the men tbey reiiresented .as it was p'o.ssible to get tmd that lhey fail¬ ed to secure all they desireil wa.s no fault of theirs. In the .Stanton vein al the .\'o. .'. and at Sonth Wilkes¬ Barre colliery a-i <\tra effort was n;ade to secure a rate (Ui rock from 4 to fi in:"hes. The company present¬ ed figures to .show the earnings of I every man in that vein, tb.- wages I ru:-. from !fl2.L'4 for .S (la\.-; i.» $Tfi.li> Tor 11 days work, thc lotal niirnber of places in Uiis vein is ."i-' and thc axcrage •arnings of these p aces $r..n:', per day.
The    committee   Barre   local   has   set   a   new   district secure  as much ! reci.rd in paying for members for one
^m.-rl  '-.nVe  n,-.  -^on-nie::!  ou  William,    „ , .     ,!,.,„_,,       \ti,,1,-   AI.,v-
A1.1CU Smith'., threat to hold up    his ^!ltO>' ^voi'k Ml? Imi r.'-^ .\p|.       :\ldx «a»»net nominaUons in the Senate.       Berk, 9-10 People s BanK Bldar.
luriber yards was .swc>? by a fire late j Covent  Garden t..'uis:'.-it.    Thr t.iight"   The damage is aboul $-50,-   audience   includtd     many i 000 *"''  P*^"'
brilliant
.Mr.   .Io-5cph,   the   inside  suiciinicn- dcni   of   this  colliery,   bas   b-en   \ery
moMtb. When they paid the di.strict anti national union Friday night on 2..I'i 3 members for the month of Jan¬ uary. Thia is not to be understood that thev have that number of menibers ir. their local, but they pay on the anrount they collect, and for the months of October, X'ovember, De¬ cember and January- this local ha.s paid tax on an average of 1.077 per nicnth. while there are about 1.200 nil n and boys employed at this eol- I;e>y. This amount is paid on full iti n'cnibers and clearly shows that every I nun and boy with one or two e.vcep-
diplomats   i'.-,ir and wl aro   presen
presenttid    then   justico will de'-| ueoi in this valley.
tions arc  members  of  this well  built; leal.    The   president  of this  loeal   ial
TODAY'.S FDrrrox
The Indepondent In accordance with Its promise pn^smVi. this weekj its montiily nia^razlnei feature and for tl>e benefit of tlie reach-rs the following index of the contents of rhla issue se<-ond In size only to the Booster ICditlon of one week ago.
Section 1—Cieneral news	
    Mght   Ph^vm
Section 3— Sport.i,  Sorrejspond- ence and Theatrli-ais. Eight PAgea
Magazine se<<lon	
    F^ightern Pagen.
Comic Siipploncnt .. • Ptmr Pageia.
T(»tal
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HOrSE -VXD L(.)T FOR SALE located corner Coii.vncr|iam and' .Madison Ave.. Parsons. House ha.s n rooms, all improvptnents. A bargain. (Jail on .Max B.'rk. 9-10 People's Bank.
wh-n figure;? like tbe above] Thoinas Quinn ono of tho oldest
W.\XTKD:—High cla.ss  man    to   sell tree.s,     shrubs,   ro*es    vines,     berry bu.shes.    bult>s.    etc.      Oood    w-agee— Permanent.    Exclusive territory. Brown Brothera Nuraeries, Rochester,
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