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I WEST SIDE BANDITS STEAL CAB IN STORE HOLDUP A Paper For The Hotne SUNDAY INDEPENDENT LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY I FORTY-SIX PAGES The. Only Sumlay Newspaper t'overins the Wyoming Valley WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 6,1927 En- PRICE EIGHT CENTS •Hanover citizens join forces for reforiwi; attack plan of annexing to wilkes-barre j • CAPTURE TAXI MAN Highwaymen Then Drive To Kingston Store And Rifle Cash Register Of Money Thieves Prove Fast Workers Stamford. Conn., March S—UT— Bandits traveling In n motor car with New York plates held up four stores on the outskirts of Stamford tonight, robbing- the managers of between $.1^0 nnd $400. Tho firyt holdup was In North Stamford where thoy hold up a general store and took about $40. Then they drove to a more jtopu- latetl dl.<ttrlct and held up throo grocery Pton?s In a row, taking 1170 In one; $175 in another antl 915 in tho thlnl. Greenwich poilce later held two dits aa described by victims of the holdups wns said to resemble thc youth who heltl up Morris yklecn horo ln.st night and took K'O. PITTSTON MAN HELD FOR BOSTON HOLDUP MAKE GETAWAY Small Reward Netted By Crime According To Report Given By Victim Manager SUSPECTS RELEASED ot tl ]-ph lAg. A wavo of metropolitan banditry last night swept through Kingston, Two taxlcab bandits held up tho raan- agen and a plrl dork In one of the American Storo.i, rifled the cosh rog- later In tho place for a sum Icj^s than twenty dollars nnd mado good their escape. Tho bandit enr was fouml one hour later In EdwardsvlUe, but capture the holdup men was not accom- fchod ns latp ns 3 o'clock thl.i mom- ig. Tho stlckup took place shortly before 9 o'clock. A telephone message was received at tho offlco of Durkin llrothor.''. locnl taxlcab operators, at 8:80, with In¬ structions to send a cab to tho Coffee Shop on' East Northampton street. Michael Santa, of 81 Division street, an employeo of Durkin I^rolhors, was «ent to tho address with a cab. Upon arrival two men motioned him to stop. Ho did and they entered after tolling tfie driver to tnko thom to North I^andon street. Kingston. When the taxlcab reached tho Intersection of North Landon and Hoyt streets, Kingston, ono of the occupants of the car asked tho driver to stop. Tho second man then»n5ked the chaufEour liow much they owtd him. When told the bill was tiKhty cents, one of the men brandl.shed a revolver, pre.sscd It close to the body of Santa and he was ordered to "heat It." Aa the chauffeur walked nway from thc spot whero he had stopped his machino, both men entered tho cab and drove off at a rapid rate of .«!poed Santa reported the Incident to King.ston polico and to hla employers, giving a description of both oncn. Holdup In Store In less than ten minutes after tho bandits stolo tho taxlcab, polico say they entered tho American Store, located at 45 Chester street, Kings¬ ton. When they entord, Josoph Bren¬ nan and a girl dork were In the placo. The bandits flouri.'^hed g'uns and or¬ dered both employees of tho store to hold up thetr hands and not to mako iMy outcry. I/ater ono of tho holdup D^n talked to the cn-sh register and removed tho monoy In the drawers. Both then left the palce. Issuing a warning to Hrennan and his clerk not to malte any attempt to shout for help. Tho bandits hurriedly Jumped Into thc taxlcab, tho motor of whkh they allowed to run ^vhllo the wore staging the holdup, and soon disap¬ peared into a side strort. Shortly after the hryldup, Mr. Bren- nan notifie*! Kingston police and ac- quaii\tod tho officers of the theft. The description of tho mon furnished to Kingston polico tallies with tho re¬ port of Santa, the taxlcab driver w'ho took tho men to North I^ndon and Hoyt streets, a few minutes before the holdup of the storo. Kingston authorities Immediately notiflo<i police In every community In Wyoming Vulley and within fifteen minutes a dragnet was spread all Continued on pare 10. section 1. IN LATEST LINEUP' Andrews Ready To Resign After One More Effort To Bacl< Up Prohibition CHECKING AGEiyiTS Ilofiton. Mas.t., Miirth T.—Pntrolman Francis W. Sullivan of Hack Riy Sta¬ tion arrested ono of a pair of bold, daylight holdup men this nfternoon afler a .Mons;ttinual fh:iso and mm Mght through tho streets of tho South Knd. The prisoner. Oeorgo K. liatK-ock. 23 years of nge, of I'lttston. I'a.. tinaJly placed under ari-oBt, l.s wanted as a de.serter frora tho ITniiod States Ma¬ rino Coritfj. Hv is fhargo^l with the robl>ory of Benjamin Cohen, manager wf ;;.v. I^utiuiii> ^Knjviy Mione HI unn- mouth and Appleton streets. Cohen wns alone iu tho .-^toro ^hniily beforo 4 o'clock when i' is alleged Babcok entered lyitl askod hint where Upton slreet was located. Vi\o g:un- man then held a revolver at V'ohen's back and forced him into a luuk room. Tho managor Ikcame so weak that I'lO fell agnlnst tho floor shoU. One of thc piUr a.<kod him whero to flnd some string HO that they could tio him up. Cohc.i .thowod him tho string and the mon then fastened his hands l>ehlnd his back nn<l gagged him by tying a handkerchief id)out his mouth. They told Cohen not to movij whllo they went to tho cash drawer and took 9Sl*.r>0. It Is alleged. Cohen, in spite of thoir warning, fol¬ lowed tham to the .«»tirot Tho man who had tho rovolvn r.scM" d. I'.ab- cock fnll'*v.od him finm Hu' >^loro. Daniel K. Slason, a Niilr.'-mnu for a beverage comiuiny, was in a storo acrass the stroet. He sav. Cohon, the hanilkorchlof ttod about hl.n faco. run¬ ning fi-om Hu' ."iloro after n.ibi*ock. }lo gave the alarm, jumpc'. Into hts auto- mobi!o ano ionowr»i i Hincock. i)l h<»r autolsts and |todostrtnns Joined In the chase. IVilnoik was fleet of foot. .Ac¬ cording; to ibi^ witn. ssfs, Jio nip ulong Dartmouth stroet lo Chandler .••tuTt. (>n Chandler strott, t>mcer Sullivan, who was off lUily on his way to visit a friend, took up the (haso. Ofllcor Sullivan was highly commondod by i'aptain DrI.scoll and his commanding ofllcor. Cuptaln I'lMley K. KnocKtml, an woll aa by Commls.'^lonor Wtl.fon and Supcrint* ndont Crowloy whon he brought the prisoner to headtjuarteiH to be photographed nnd fln^or-prlnted. According to the police tho young man has no previous polico record. Daniel R. George Has Foot Cut Off In Train Accident At Allentoicn Daniel R. Gcortro, sixty, of 32 South Sherman street, wa.s perhaps fatally injured last night when struek by a LeliJKh \'nlley train at Allentown. Ilis rijfht foot was amputated ami he suffered jtreatly from loss of bloo«i. Ho i.s in Saeifil Heart hospital in Allentown. Mr. (leorire, who for vears was prominent in po¬ litical eireles here and is one of the host known residents of the lleiKhts .seetion of the city, met liis injury .shortly after 7 o'clock. He was run down by a train a.s it was ffnterinj? the station. I'olice, who carriod him to tho hospital, expre.'^.sed the belief that he fell on tho tracks when travelers waitinir for tlii> ••"v< s\:rj::c:'. t.v. thc \,\i.\- form. Information early today from the hospital de¬ clared ho is sufl'erinjf frpm shock in addition to the lo.s8 nf his ripht foot. His family was noti/led of the accident hy telephone at midnijrht. Ry a strnngre coincidence, .•> brother-in-law of Mr. Georjre arrived in this city late last nifrht after passing throufrh .Allentown but he did net hear of the accident until word camo from the hosjjital. Mr. George was employed for many years in various capacities in the city hall and court house. Ho was also actively associated with several Welsh societies. DEMAND OF COURT i A CAREFUL CHOICE ^ OF NEW OFFICIALS ^ Effort To Apportion List Of Candidates In Po¬ litical Fashion Is Ruled Out By Hanover Citizens .it Mass Meeting Where .Move | For .*:i::cxcition Is Alsu iivievivd. J \,ejeci CARELESS CITIZENSHIP SCORED Wa.Mhington, March B — UP — As¬ sistant Secretary of tho Treasury Lin¬ coln C. Andrews Is selecting a new prohibition commissioner to replace Itoy Haynes. for several year.s chW.'f of dry cnrorcemonl, tiut moro recently lacking In any vilftt autlMrtty In th* dry enforcement. All fleld prohibition agents must bo pinced under civil Bor\'ice under thc new law and plans for this ywocping chango In tho status of some U.OOO prohibition detectives will bo taken up after the dlrectlnar personnel is changed. Since Andrews assumed office Haynes has been virtually without power. Huynos has handled dry en¬ forcement propaganda work, while Andrews and his assistants did the ac¬ tual enforcement. Hayuos ia expected to bo dismissed, although he may bc retained In a minor position. Tho Job of prohibition director, held by James Jone."*, Is abolished by the new law, but Jones is expected to l>e retained for legal services In the new- bureau. Judge James E. Britt, chief- counsel of the present prohibition unit, may also loso his position. ^ Several ('andidaten Andrews is now In Oeorg-la on vaca¬ tion and working out his plan:^. He Is conferring with W. O. Dunning, chiof dry coordinator for tho south¬ eastern states and customs collector at Savannah. Dunning Is under consid¬ eration for tho new commlssloner.shlp. Oth?r candidates for the post Include J. D. Pennington, dr>' admlni.ftrator for western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and Col. A. H. White, ad- mlni.stratoi* for Maryland and the Dis¬ trict of Columbia. In addition to the prohibition re¬ organization the custom's dlvielon will be relegated into bureau ranking with a commissioner In charge. Secretary Mellon win select a man for this of¬ fico. There are a number of deputy commissioner posts to l>o handed and both in the prohibition and customs bureaus, for which there are many applicants. After the ro-organization work Is completed Andrews will have about finished the tasks ho pledged himself to complete beforo leaving' office. Hc has what bc describes a few more "pet Idejts" to put into effect. He expects to go Into bu.slness then. ^ Doesn't Want Job Pittsburgh. Pa.. March C—John D Pennlnf^on, prohibition administrat for Western I'ennsylvania and W- Continued on pagro 10, section 1. INCREASE DR Y FORCE IN WYOMING VALLEY FOR FRESH CLEANUP SPREADS DEATH [ IN VALLEY TOWNS WITH WRECKAGE COST TWO LIVES I Thai n «|.ci'lal pffoit will ho nimlu I nt lliirrliiliuric tlil..i wook to fninh j tlinniRli Ihl' I..'Kli(laium h hlll, iwmilt- , lliiw WIlkoM lluii-rt tl) itnn*>\ partd of HlinnNcr Tiiniinhlp, wili thn nlnrlllniT illNi-loHurr nf ItcpreKPtttnllvn I'^ilwnnl Llnmii at a iniui.i nioi'tlnff of 300 (itl* nnn In llm .Mi.iiinrtal HlKh itrhoni nt l,e» Park la.it niKht. Thl* mi'»Mtn>r rwllcd to Iniinch n moM'iniMU for ttPtlMr Kovprnnicnl, waw rllmaxpil l»> thl' uilopUon of ii ri'Nolu- tlon. roQUi-Ntinif tho rourt to niipoint ncvon re|iulnl>l<i oltlienit on thp iHmnl of piliii'allnii lo flll th" vuralU'li'K. ..IU ...1 Ity tho oiiMtiiiff of thc illrer- 1 .1 ariiisi-il of tukliKT ll.oiin.noo In tr.iM Tim fiinnal oukIit jin<l thn naiinntf of Iho new bOMnl will ooinu .Monduy. II It. b«'ll«ivc<l. whnn Judjr« Wlllluin H Mi'ticAn may aiinoum-a thn ilixiMliin i>r Ihl' roiiil. I , llnmn ihaiKiul iliiit Ihlnl i.|.„, I «-< '-"-r (tovormni-nt of Ihl' praop oiiit .1 iHitcnllal rnnilldufd^ aM woll n% a. iwim of othrrs. moro or lem fimiillnr In lownxhlii imlltU'ii. Ut't'OKhlir It ('alnnUly Thp nioptlnfr wna i jiIIpiI to order at 8:10 o'clock liy llPiirrm'ntntlvn Ilrown. Spalpil on tho bIuko wllh hun Vfer5 JaniPN lllacox nnil Altornny Hrnry (lonlon, former piPNlilcnt of Iho KlnRH- ton HChool iKiarit unit principal • ppnker of Iho pvpulns. Thn Knthorlnic openeil wllh tli« BliiKlntr of ".Xmerlca" liy thn nmllencs. lEIi'liatil Kvann viiliinteeroil u.i pianist anil Xiipurliitoii.lini Nyhart a.-i Iradcr. Hrown, In hln openinK ri'mnrks, dl«- run.iiMl Iho nllunllon Konernlly. "We havo hail a ralumliy which In • urprl.ilnif In Itn rxlent," ho nalil. "It Ih our iliity to mt whnt wo miKht do. Wo nrn hero to find oumalven und to i Arrival of eight new agents here yestenla> on a i>ermanent as-signment, slgnalize<l tho complete reorganization of prohibition enforcement In North¬ eastern Pennsylvania. Hoadeiuurters will lK*%ontinuod in Wi^.tea-Huri o but tho nut ure of lhc work In the future tplll undergo a thorough chango. It was announced. Tho incroa.sod force will \K\ In.structed fo dam the largor sources of moonshine liquor and .•strong boor whUii havo flowtd almo.st without check due to tho skeleton dry organization on duty hero in tho pa.'it few menths. Whllo tho numlx-r of nev.' officers wus plated at eight In unofficial reports. It wat* also said thut tho .squad l.s actually much largor. duo to tho appolntmoi|t of somo special undor-cover mon. Charles V. Hume will remain as di¬ vision chief. He will Vo In ."^olo charge of tho enforcement offlco In thc Com¬ merce building at the cornor of Wash¬ ington and N'orthainpt(>n4'lreols. Field Agent Himpson, who h«* had expori¬ onco m metropolitan area**, will havo charge of tho raiding squadron. Ho takes the placo of Ilobert P. Young. for many months the loader of the openitivos outside the ofHco. Heduced apiroprlatlons resulted In the local force of enforcement offlcers being cut to the mlnlmnni at tlio start of tho winter. Chief Hume and two agents remained on duty here. Be- cjiu.se 6f thc small force und tho grent territory covered by Iho offlco, their work hns been directed principally against tnmslont boor cnrgoo.s nnd spoakoaslofl. Vnder the new organi¬ zation, the big distillers of contrai>and will be sought. Tho dry cleaning will continue all summer, it wns .stated last nighi. Early Rjiid** Onc of thc ttrst raids to result from tho Influx of agentB cnme yesterday nfternoon when a truck containing live Iialf-barrolH of beer was sotzod. The outfit was takon Into custotly on South Washington street, less than 100 yards from city hall. Two men, tioth reported to Ijo residents of Hazle¬ ton, were hold under $l.ooo bail by Commissioner Hoscoo Smith. Two frelffbt cars containing 111 barrels of high tost beer from brew¬ eries in north* uslorn Pennsylvania were .seised yesterday at Pittsburgh. Prohibition Adminl.strator John D. Pennington announced tho cars showed waybills of having l>eon started out from Ashland and Mount Carm-^I. Tho .stuff was labeled *'oil." Pennington expressed tho belief in press dis¬ patches that railroad cars found cnrryinB beer or liquor should bc con- flscated by tho government In the samo manner thnt automobiles aro de¬ clared forfeited. Klch Shipments Ixicnl mon wore back home yester¬ day from Clevolaml whero thoy testl- I fled In the ^»\ "Tiimotifs probe Into j shtpmontK o^Wber from Pennsylvania to Ohio citlea. I More than $40,000,000 worth of j Pennsylvania boer was shipped into i Cleveland between 192* nnd l'J2Q, ac- 1 cording to govornrn'-nt agents In charge of tho Ohio-Pennsylvania beer coufplmcy probe. Twenty thou.sand cars, each con¬ taining 125 Ijarrcls, wore estimated as worth at least $2,000 each. Added carrying charges and commlsslon.s brought tho oNtimateJ total upwards to 1200,000,000. More than ten wlt- t ncs.«s wero he.unl yesterday. Includ¬ ing a number of Ponn.'<ylvaiiia bank¬ ers, who presented checks and docu¬ ments showing various iranvictlona between so-called memberi of the conspiracy. Chief Port Of Madagascar Directly In Path Of Storm Holding Devastating Force SMALL BOATS SUNK Boy Suffers Loss Of Both Legs When Run Down By A Railroad Engine OTHERS ARE HURT SPRING IS PROMISED A CHANCE THIS WEEK WHITE SLAVE CHARGE AGAINST LUZERNE MAN Capo Town, South Afiicn, Murch 5 (irp).—VVIri'h'.'w (llnpntcheii from Mnd- nKn.vpar toilny nnld pnrt of TamatnTe, the ihlpf port of tho Inland, ha.l lionn dev.istativl nnd Ihnt nevorul hnnilreiln of pi rHons hml Iwen klllml hy nn In- dljm oci'.'in r>clon«. l.irKo nnd nmnll. craft In the hnrhor were doKtroywl or dlnablpil, ucconllnit lo the dInpntchPH, by thp cyclon.i which struck thn port Tuonday. CuBtomn .ihlp.!), Ihe plem nnd fho Imrhor-nlde olIlci-3 nt Tam.-itnve wore dentroyod hy Iho smanhlnK foreo of tho wind, Iho wlrilcnn nnld, an Ihoufch a monnlor hnd drawn a mighty rako acronn thc .•itrlckon .nron. .Nunc of the nmnll craft In Iho har¬ bor .iur\'lvod the blow. One report nald BOO hnd beon killed or Injured. Tho French ntenmem Vlllo do Mnr- .srlllr.s and (*atlnat woro driven nnhoro i and tho l'nion ("aatio vohxoI Onlkn wlrilenned nho hnd encountered a fiirl- oun niorm. The nteamor Relntan, whloh put to son flnnday whon tho nlnrm wnn knowii to 111' npproai hInK Tamatnve, hnd not I Im'oii hoard of Hlnce Acconlinj; lo the menjrro ndvlco.i no fur .ivnilahle here thn ntni-ni cnme out ' llf Iho Indian moan. Afur «hlrllnK' unchei'kod uIhivo the voa the wIM wind [ slruik Ihe eant coant of Mudnuniiciir n battorlnu blow. It wnn not known whether or not the dent ruct Ivo force of the wind prevailed up nnd down the cocist from Tamatave, which In Hllxhlly nearer Iho niirthom than tho noulh- <rn ond of tho InrBP Inland. CITY STREET IS SCENE OF HOLDUP BY BANDIT Washington. March 5—CP—After a roughing at tho hands of the March Hon, thc eastern half of thn nation will have a taste of Springlike weath¬ er. The Cnited States weather bureau forecasts temperature's above normal for most of the woek. Hulns or snow may hit the northern pan of tho country oarly In the woek. A California ntmo.spherlc dl.iturb- ano« has arrived In Kansas, bringing iiion wllk h is cxrieciod to ¦ it of the nortlipa-siorn I'nltoil ind middle west Sunday and .Muiiilay. Mc'.stly fair otherwise, was the pre¬ diction. FRANKLIN PHARMACY ACCUSED OF VIOLATIQI\l Accused of violating the Mann while Slav*! act, Wllliain .Sipplo, 28, married, of I.,uzcme. was lodged yesterday In the I.,arkawunna county prison at Scranton. Ho \%a.s rdnuiiltrr.i lo jall when unable In s<!iir-- I? <"Mt Nill to assure his appr-arani «¦ in r-d- ral court next week. The prison*r hus a wife and two children whom ho deserted, authorities say. Slpple is declared to have taken a >uuiiK Kiri, iioien hmiin or WyonnnK- to Xewnrk. N. J., where they lived t K<thor for several months. Ho i' tumoil to Wyoming Valley recently and was'lirroHted. At a ^ '-¦' • ¦ ' •" '¦ «-• <¦¦'¦'¦"-- sioner ) for cour fils Inability t;j ai-'-- •*. bondanuui. w tmnsforrod to thnt <ity. Tama airancnr. 1895, III tho Al midway han a A ave a K 1.4>adin( n Ihe ronrh population Port chief !-!|T Of nd 4 port of Mud- niony since 600 onnt of nearly . lie town pernonn. mo-Mv Kiiropoann connected with the K" ¦'¦ commerce. formn the .Hpnoloun har- ho: t. IM two oponlnif' 'I'l'" town ta on a nandy pcnlnnula inir nl rlnht nn^lea fn tti.. ' " Mf. * • it. which In the chief nni ' aptlnl, Antananarivo, iti... 46 per conl, of thn entire fori'I of MadaKn.war. Chief nmori; r Ihe Inland are rubber, ii! Two mnn died yenterdny an thn re¬ nult of mine accldentn nnd nix pernonn, lncludln« « ^7 y«»r old lioy who loat both loxn when h* wan hit by a train, were injured, acconlinc to reportn from honpltnl atluchoa throughout Wyoming Valloy. lieorfto (IroKory. 1114 Railroad ^lll.¦|¦t, I'lymouth, iln.l In Oonornl li-JS- liitul jo.'iteiday aflormum nt 120 o'clock. OreKory wim employed aa a laborer at Nuttiniiham mine, U A W.-B. Conl Co.. and waa cuught b«- neath a fait of ruck yonlorday niorn. IliK at 11 o'clock. Hln head wiwi cni.shod and he niiffored from novere nhock. Ma died within two houra af¬ ter the accident. Mm niolhor and dcuKhlir, Imth of EnKlnnil, nurvlvo. (iiiirKo Zulm, of Orchard Htreet, Exiiir Hornugh, dli-l In rutnton hon- pitnl yenlerday afternuun at 6 o'clock. Hk wns ftnployod on a laborer at Mt. Ixiokout colliery nnd whllo at work yenterday morning a largn prop foil on hln heud while ho wun unloading a rallrouil car. Tho mun'n nkull wnn frkcluroil. Ilonldes hla wife ha In nur- vlvad by a non. When he wnn nlnick by n D. * H. train whiln walklnif alouK the Irackn yenterday morning n«iar thn rarnona .Silk Mill nt I'nrnonn, I'etor Kopnich. neventcon, of 33 Wllilam ntreat. Ilalnn, Iont both leg* tielow lie kneo. Me wun employed u.i a spinner at the nllk mill und It la said b« wan on his wny homo to lunch when h.. wan run down I.. •' T" wan ru both I. 1 , knoon. Inuac Kolnlk. rorty-thna, IM North Wanhint* • ¦ '- f pitui mil uml u 1. wun drtviiii,' u LHolgu ntdaii >tiiit«lUi>> murnliig ut 11 o'clock when It wun "»"'"¦" ' ¦ " 'f being nil I ven by H'. .in.-, I'J citton ilnuiiKliiint l'oiinn>l\anlii wore liehlnd til" niranuro which would l>er- ¦nll thu iliviHinn of llm lownnhlp. "They won't gel nwuy with Ihln bill If I hnve nnything lo do ahout ll", llriiwn lll'l land. "Iloro l.i ono Imtrh- ninn Ihoy will Know lo I«i on the Job Bl llnrrlnburg If they try to put thin meanure ovor. "Wo huve a government for our- "olvon. It would be a rank Injuntlce fur lUiy city lo dlnturb us. Wn havo wealth and everything wo lieod If wo can gol Ihn proper offlclali. Thut'a 'UP to tho dtlxonn.' Vote Down I'ulllirs A movement to have nnplmnt/i for offli'w oniliirnod by thn nioollng wan nliiiKHl In tho bud whon nnnouncomont wiiM ninilo that no niurion would Iw inonlliiiii'd at the noiinlon. Kffiirtn 111 pann a rr^nlllllon, cnlling upon Ibo court to ncalter Ibo a|i[iolnt- montn Ihriiughout the onllre Inw-nnhlp no thai ouch of the wnnin would huvo roprofii nlnt Inn, won vnlod down whon It wnn iiulnti'd oul that Iho law pro¬ vldon for general loprononlnllou on Ihe nchiNit iKinrd. A lUKciition that th* court lie r«. quonii'il III arrango for a nintclnl o!^.- tlon wa.s ruled out whon It wan nouniod lhat the law inlloil fur polntmont only In Iha event of tliu ouminir of the iKuinl. Cilizi on gathorod oarly for Ihn moot¬ ing. Thoy cnino nioiilly from tho l,eo I'urk nocllon although Ihoro wivn a nprinkllng from Iho olher dlatrlcln. II WUH iHilntoil nut thnt many ronialnod nwny, liolleving that nlenm roller methiHlH would Ilo iitfd to nocure en- doinoinontn for a nlnlu of cuiidldnlen. A Hcoro of wiimon were amonff the Inten-nloil nlH'rtatia-H. Iti'V. .Huinui'l Mi'Diiurll, pallor of Douglua I'rinbylorlan I'hurch, wan umong Ihe eurly arrivals Among Iho dhorn who ntlended wrre K. W. Ny- hurt. Anlil I "It would noom that wo nil are at fnult. 11 l.H .-.irnnKo Ihnt wr nhouM IH nnit IhlngH lo drift ua Ihey havo. "I have niiino intorontliig flgtiron which I would llkn to prenonl eo l^nt you in: ' ¦ ' ¦ ¦ , - ; Ihl: 1. 1 tOiilv mont ut t(i,i.,i,i,u;n. rhln la abuut nl«iy por cont of tho nctuiU vuliiutlnii. Hanovor Town.shlp In really worth moro than tlon,ooo.noo "I huvo niailo tho intereatlng dis¬ covery that It cost tm.am to collect tho tnxon of the toivnnhlp. Tlia «.-.Konninont runn another $3,000 a yoar. Tho In-iMin'r of tho nchool Imard was paid |I«,01,1. For Iho morn hnndling of tha funds, thla aniiiunin lo till.097. "Tlion, take the honded Indebted, bins, anioiiMtIng to tl.3.'i3.iino, in ad¬ dition lo H.'i,000 for a nhort term loan. Add III this Ihn Indeliiednnaa of Iho ci'mtnlHnlonorM, umnunllng to 11,307,1100 and ynu will hava a (Igur* clone lo IS,000,000. "The Int-rct nn thn townnhip In¬ 'l ' yoar In iHil.sOO: on ' " A'ld lo Ihls tho ¦¦¦in aiiif you huve the mn of |iua,317.»ll that la wustad Illy. Allarkn Wgnte "Tho cnr-i lit running ili , amolinti In only |200.0I10 annually. Thun, you noi'. we could havo Iwtca tho nchnni nyntoni wo huvo nnw If thf oinciain worn on the Job and ellmlnatat Ihls wasli'." tlii'li- play Ihiui irney 'Morw t>oU- apin'alcd for gowl men sm .Mr. II •Joel Ihe .\i Inloro't tics. Ko oltlce h I At ¦ -. ul the conclunlon of hlll i-lllxons arose as Utt IndlcutUia Ilut lliey wero In favor of nuiierlntenilonl of mhooln; | nnything thut would bring belter (ev- Uavln, nocninry of tho bounl 'rnmeut. of comminNlonera anil prlncl|in| of thu! Altorney flordnn'a nddrea« covered % Ankimi nchool; Jiunos \'. (Tniinnoll, wldo ritii-' und wan boaad entirely ob ¦ I of Iho l,ee Turk nchool; Wll- goinl 1 i minrrow. iii.>:nini ri' piilltlcnl "1 ' niKht from Kingston ..^ .. . Ur. I'*. K. I>iiniiolty, ono nf tho '¦iinl a;.. .. ..t i- Io nimoat evcry- men active In the oiintor; Attornoy "no of you." ho remarked In the op«n- Kotiert J. Doran. un ur^otlale of Or log- "' come from a placo whero af- I'.nnollv; I,. .I^lari, former Junllco 1 Cuntlnuoi! on page 10, nectlon 1. HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER PICKED UP BY POLICE An nt armed liandlt wns put to flight 1 In his flight the roblier dropiied two .1 o'clotk this mornlns whon he' card canes. One of them contained ' t" ' ' a an auto driver's license made out ' ' Felix Jctchick, 2Ki E:ant Aubu ¦j. r j street, Phlladoli.hln. The othT ¦ ^/\ CO and then | conlalnod an identification car. 11 lit root. Iiollce tho bandit It Ihom and dc >- T:: v.vo men V h.i. :i.;tr iis- ¦ ICC, run away. ¦ hy S-v-ft & Company to John - I.:. a SO«IAI- CUB KAIDKII on mon wore caught by city , I 2:80 o'clock this morning In a raid on the Greek Social Club on the third floor nf 4C Eant Market ntroot. Th ¦ ¦ nf the e.stablr li.TT ' ". ..th conductine a gamb Uci; _ Thy Unlled fllates Fovomnont ?^art- od nuit yostorday .1 K- lln rharmacy. Inc , amptnn .ei^i-oot. Tn - Thn 'Urt nt ^ rhe In- .ul.u.; iit;;j.ti-triicut. The ^' It of an alleged violation [I, p;.; rotary . nntn In I.- ,l..lt V FOUR AWAIT DEATH FOR HOLDUP MURDER"; Heliefonte, Ta.. March 5.—Four men , nn» In (h" death houiMi of Rmkvlcw ' li tiie Olnty Haiik and Tr unl money car there on May 4. wns shot and klll'vl by J- ;.¦. 'ifir of th' r-r'soni-is. , '<.! uP _- Heavy I.#ondnn M ir^ atavo, \! h.v.- |. lOBif ol lite. Damair^fi f' '¦I h n,n r'.f.lta! of (lip ), ' Tamatnve Is I'lon with the • 'Illy monns for ' oy Kntp or wlre- — ¦¦- Money ljim» Tho town "^ 'r .fn and the hv '1 t*'i ¦ francs. ..1 v^iil Ul K'lVon ii hearluK "irt thH morrtnic. He wa* < 1' > IX years old. llf .! ..... - ...J a paintvr at tho ^2«tci iwmci i-ittni, ItarUlav, slipped while flt work yestcHny morn- inff and fract He Is a pat Imt in i WUA. ..* ,,,ft, Ku- H t'umpany, J"\ ir yi>srs nM, -.^ ihtvw him m the vinv mine car. H« is In twenty-five, of 10». • r-red a frBctui- "( Ifl btJi loft f(K.' 'lp felt on him • vn pu«« 10, Jtcttiou i. '^n uJid roil m. of imrbiitt hit tlltr tH>y v^ the custiKly of i'hlef of l of •¦' - ¦ - .. , . ,t, vviiiiur I'hIlllpH of sr. and William I'rl.-^- of r<tr< t, rldloK on I truck, wltieMHHl t Ih. liiiv*'!- of th' t. u!: thl Kround. ' Kldor si *l'» f*rrv*f I hit llm iTnntoblle - ¦ ;.>,ii of the t night of It at Nortli and '"'hos-tniit streeta, J^.'t nut Of hi* ¦I III" noen-s« ' "¦¦¦ iK'ud- I. \o. i iiiai it nt. Tlw n.tlns po- I eurly tlun morning Tondora ken Into cu.stody for the aocl- <¦ rtilllipn wan cliasing the au- ¦ Pi it o i.I'ipj-< d till' automobile !¦ .Siiutb Ktr*«t. I l'le boy tukeik " 'ry Hoji- I 'oy wiw ¦11 . f tlic I' l'nion it knaw i I
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1927-03-06 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1927 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
Source | Microfilm |
Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Rights | Public Domain |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1927-03-06 |
Month | 03 |
Day | 06 |
Year | 1927 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
Source | Microfilm |
Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Rights | Public Domain |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
Technical Metadata | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 26646 kilobytes. |
FileName | 19270306_001.tif |
Date Digital | 2008-11-14 |
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I WEST SIDE BANDITS STEAL CAB IN STORE HOLDUP
A Paper
For The Hotne
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
I
FORTY-SIX PAGES
The. Only Sumlay Newspaper t'overins the Wyoming Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 6,1927
En-
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
•Hanover citizens join forces for reforiwi; attack plan of annexing to wilkes-barre j
• CAPTURE TAXI MAN
Highwaymen Then Drive To Kingston Store And Rifle Cash Register Of Money
Thieves Prove Fast Workers
Stamford. Conn., March S—UT— Bandits traveling In n motor car with New York plates held up four stores on the outskirts of Stamford tonight, robbing- the managers of between $.1^0 nnd $400.
Tho firyt holdup was In North Stamford where thoy hold up a general store and took about $40. Then they drove to a more jtopu- latetl dl. |
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