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COMPANIES AGAIN SKIP COAL PRICE INCREASE ^ A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Weather Sundfty; Mostly oieudy. probckhly shower*. Monrtdy: Showers. FORTY-FOUR PAGES WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 81, 1938 PRICE TEN CENTS An Almost Treeless Public Square Was Center Of Wilkes-Barre Business District in the ISSO's HARLAN JURY READY TO QUIT State Ready to Name Graft Probe Committee Speaker of House to Make Selections Over Weekend; Earle Sijfns Needed Bills; Judg^e Sheaf fer Says Jury \\"\\\ Meet RATE WAR IN EARNEST First Time Spring Rise Missed; Sales Boost Expected; Called 'Necessary' Larksville Employees Seeking Government Doles Full Extent of Mess Unknown With No School Audit Since 1933, New BorouR:h Controller unable to 'Meddle' with Records Buildings Have Twice Changed— All but One Harri.sburg. July 29 (UP)—A legislative committee, authorized by a special legislature to investi¬ gate graft charges against the ad¬ ministration of Gov. George H. Earle in Penn.sylvania, is expected to be named over the week-end, it was indicated tonight. The Democratic-controlled Gen¬ eral Assembly, called into extra¬ ordinary session to throttle a pro¬ jected grand jury investigation of the activities of the chief executive and 1.3 of his political associates, enacted the necessary laws in six legislative days for the legislative mquiry. —" To Name Cnniinittec i an investigation would he a mere ; "whitewash" of the charges in¬ volved. Legislative maneuvers to have public hearings held on the measures or send them back to committee for further considera¬ tion were all in vain, ilcipito the assistance of several Democratic members. Sones Altaekft >lP«»iire» One Democrat in the Senate. Charles W. Sones, of Lycoming county has charged the measures wouH "destroy the gr.nnd jury system and subject our citizens to , the merciless dictation of un- j scrupulous politicians." : Sen. Anthony J. Cavalcanle. in- i E BLOW AT TAMMANY LEADER Hines Only Defendant Not to Turn State's Evidence New Yor. July 30. (UP)—J.' Richard (Dixie* Davis, dapper young attorney who was known as lhe "mouthpiece" of the .$100,000.- 000 "Dutch Sohultz" lottery racket, WUK released today from the Tombs, where he was awaiting Report Disagreen>ent h Less Than 7 Hours After 11 Weeks of Hearing Testimony; Sent Back by Judge London. Ky. July 30. (UP) — After deliberating less than seven hours, the jury in the Harlan coai conspiracy trial reported tonight it was unable to agree and was ordered by Federal Judge H. Church Ford to resume deliberations Mon¬ day at 9 a, m. Judge Ford had given the case to the jury of farmers and small tradesmen at 2.20 p. m. (CST) to- day after 2,225.000 words of testi¬ mony and argument during 11 weeks of trial. At 9:0."! p. m.. the jurors filed into the courtroom and announced they were unable to agree. Seemed Ready to Quit Jury Foreman L. F. Johnson trial, after he agreed to turn state's evidence against Tammany first whispered to Judge Ford at Leader James J. Hines. the bench when the jury filed in. Davis' release, on an order of Then stepped back into the box Four enabling laws were rushed, dependent Democrat of Fayette Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand and announced; through the legislature early Sat- county.' supported the Republican Pecora, was a result of his plea "It don't seem that we are going urday and sent to the Governor, minority charging the legislation that he "feared for his life" after to agree." who almost immediately affixed would "completely paralyze the ju- he mad^ a dcal_wit^h District At- "1 am not mrprised that you Deplorable conditions are report- bond i.ssues, a practice continued ed In both the achool district and until 1924 when the town was so borough affairs of Larksville. but heavily in debt that councllmen the borough government has had were forced to default on payments, the majority of violations. Bor-' ^ job for Everybody A determined effort on the part of main line coal companies of the anthracite region to compete with smaller operators who "chisel on prices," brought forth the an¬ nouncement last night that retail breaker prices will not increase to¬ morrow. To take care of the ajinual "spring reduction of 50 ton on domestice sizes, price crease of 25 cents per ton has been customary on July 1 and August 1. Frank Wagner, general manager of Lehigh Valley Coal Company, ough manager or some other form of government appears to be about the only solution which can clear Larksville of debt and place affairs on a firm foundation. In the school district there has not been an audit since 1933. and according to officials, the fault has been with the controller. He is ac¬ cents per cused of having refused to audit in. the school accounts after having been given permission annually. The last school board audit was made in July. 1933, and was for the 1932-33 school term. 'William Roan. Practically everybody who had a friendly smile for a councilman or could swing a vole in the right di¬ rection was given time on the bor¬ ough streets or some reimburse¬ ment. Borough order.s flew thick and fast, even though insufficient ; supplanted the horse cars as busses money was in the treasury to meet come, payments. The result was added One Building Remains indebtedness. j However, most of one of the Borough orders became as value- ; buildings shown still remains, in So this was Wilkes-lJarre. A stern iron fence surrounds its Public Square, then almost de¬ nuded except for the court house in the center, which now is stately with lovely trees which have sprouted and towered and grown his signature to the measures. The dicial arm" in all the hundreds of tornry Thomas E. Dewey to tcsti-, have been unable to reach a verdict old since the above picture was house passed a resolution specifi- cases involving misdemeanor in, fy against Hines. I in this short time." Judge Ford re¬ taken somewhere in the 1860's. i cally providing that a sevcn-mem- offico of election officials, school Hines. the moat powerful in- : plied. "In a complex case of this Gone, too, is the horse car pic- j ber committee be named by the ^ directors, township road supervisors dividual Tammany boss, is now one nature it is evident you will requir* tured above as it enters the Square I speaker of the House to conduct and others. of two remaining defendants among a greater time for deliberation." from South Main street which ex- j the probe. Speaker of the House A Dauphin county grand jury is the nine persons indicted in He then ordered the jury to re- tends from the right hand edge, ' Roy E. Furman of Greene county scheduled to open hearings Aug. 8 Dewey's exposure of the lottery tire lo its quarters and return Mon. with the camera having faced into is expected to announce the mem- on the charges preferred iisninst the eastern side of the Square and bers of the committee this week- the Governor and his associates by end. The legislature reconvenes Republican District Attorney Carl next Tuesday. B. Shelley. Shelley was silent today The Republican minority in both <"i »n.v further legal moves he chambers had sought throughout nwgM take. He declined comment the week to head off enactment of "n the laws enacted by the Icgi.s!:*- showing also the edge, at the left, as East Market comes in. . . . Go¬ ing now are the electric cars which the laws on the grounds that such less as German marks after the World War. with people even burn¬ ing some to rid the house of the waste paper. Light bills went un¬ said last night that the agreement ' ofDcial auditor, was paid .$487.50 for paid along with water bills, bor- to retain spring prices will be new in the annals of the anthracite in¬ dustry. He stated, moreover, that the move is necessary. Olen Alden Busy Collieries of the Glen Alden Com¬ pany worked five days last week |and will be in operation again lo- j fulfill the position. Whether or not the work, a sum never equalled be¬ fore nor permitted in after years.. Tljis appears the reason for neglect. TVfter the 1933 term, directors f the school board annually appro- ough employees and every olher bill which officials thought they could pass by for a year or two. Affairs became so bad that the public was forced to take action. : priated $150 in the budget for the ' Councilinen were taken into court, i controller and he in turn failed to hia salary for the past five years has been paid cannot be proven until a statement is made public. Brennan Stymied Affairs of the school board arc up-to-the-minute, so it ia stated, although verbal reports are only available to prove it. Where is the concerns audit of other years? The present standard controller. Paul Brennan. will not be allowed to check the records and money is not appropriated for such work. Officials claim he has no right to "meddle" in back years. During the past two months there has been a move on foot to , surcharge and oust school directors. Money was paid into a fund for increase of 25 cents employing an attorney and petition- ' ing the courts for action, but some¬ thing happened. The ambitions of would-be surchargcrs have ebbed before their grounds for ouster were even made public. With the borough, things are dif¬ ferent. Larksville borough has not been out of the red since it was incorporated in 1909. Officials of that time started out by floating 'morrow. The company is optimistic and expects the market to be great¬ ly stimulated. Expectation of a price increase bolstered sales con- lidcrably and. now that the In¬ crease will not come at this time, a further spurt looms. "We have suffered losses because of activities of smaller that did not hold to prices." said Mr. Wagner, "and now have agreed that the only sensible thing to do is to compete wit.i them. There is no use in raising the price of coal when, at the aame time, it is giving the little fellow a chance to undersell us." Kesiilt of Price War The July 1 has not been levied and tomorrow will mark the second month that a similiar increase, which was ex¬ pected, will not be added to the price of coal. Price on carload lota will go up. from 15 cents to 25 cents, however. For the time being, consumers In this territory will buy anthracite at spring prices. Ju.st how much longer the .50 cent reduction will hold, however, depends on action of the smaller companies. A price war has been waged throughout this region for some time, with major companies find¬ ing it difficult to meet the com¬ petition. Agreements have been totally disregarded, practices of some operators drawing the ire of others. Up lo this time, however surcharged and forced to pay back some of the moiiey. A worthless check was issued as payment, one (Continued on Page A-8) Diamotul Zipper For the Duchess Paris, July 30. (UPi—The world's first and only diamond zipper, worth about $6,000, has been taken to the Riviera and likely will be ahown to the Duchess of Windsor as a pros¬ pective customer, it was report¬ ed today. The zipper is composed of thousands of liny diamonds. Fashion experts said it is des¬ tined to become a part of what eventually will be the world's most expensive dress. The zipper was made by a Place 'Vendome firm whose work¬ men spent weeks setting the diamonds in place. When put on a gown, it will extend from the neck to the waist. In try- outs it opened easily and silently. the three-story brick structure ex¬ tending from the "Bristol House" to the two-story frame building at the right. This building, which then held Constinc's Market, Marx Long's store and an establishment which provided "Gold & Silver Watches Clocks, Jewelry and Toys," still stands and is in steady use. It is occupied by the May¬ flower and Boston sweet shops. That section of the building with the three sections of windows at the left is gone. The "Bristol House" gave way to a building which housed the Globe Store until recent years. The building is now occupied by several first floor shops, with WPA offices above. The handsome brick home to the left of the "Bristol House." then the Slocum homestead, is on the site of the First National Bank while, next to the left, in the one- story white building, was Leaven¬ worth's coal office. Twice Changed The low buildings at the corner of East Market, at the extreme left of this picture, first were removed to make way for Coon's depart¬ ment store and that went to make room for the Orondo building. To the right of this is the but recently OF PLYiUTH Active Civic Worker Spent Many Years In Newspaper Circles James J. Shanley. one of the most prominent and active resi¬ dents of Plymouth, died at Mercy Hospilal last night at 11:45 oclock following a lingering illness of many months. The condition of Mr. Shanley gradually became worse until last night, when he was called to his reward. Born in Ireland, the esteemed resident of Plymouth migrated to this country more than 80 years ago and settled in Plymouth. He flrst worked around the mines until newspaper work attracted his al¬ lure. Alarglotti Made Charges The grand jury probe grew out of campaign charges leveled against (governor Earle and other state officials by former State At¬ torney (jcneral Charles J. Margiotti who sought the Democratic guber¬ natorial nomination on a "midd'e- of-the-road" platform at the May 17 primary. Margiotti was dismissed by Governor Earle after the former refused to retract accusations leveled at the administration during c.nmpaign talks. Charles Alvin Jones. Pittsburgh attorney, who had the support of the regular Demo¬ cratic organization, was chosen ns the party's standard-bearer for Governor at the primaries in a hard fought (ampaign. The committee which is to "bring out into the open" charges against Governor Earle and others will consist of five Democrats and two Republicans. The grand jury probe waa author¬ ized by Berks Couniy Judge Paul i N. Schaeffer. specially presiding in the Dauphin county court. Three Republican county judges asked to be relieved of connection with the (Continued on Page A-8) racket, who will go to trial Aug. 15 without having committed him¬ self to turn state's evidence. The olher is Martin Weintraub, a lawyer. Hope Dare, who lived with Davis in a Philadelphia hideaway—al¬ though the attorney had a wife liv- day to resume deliberations. He instructed the jurors to refrain from discussing the case or at¬ tempting to reach a verdict on Sunday. When the jury reported, it had been considering the case for five hours and 14 minutes. EUarlicr in Ing in New York al the time—waa the evening, it had recessed briefly reported to have agreed to persuade for supper. Davis to "tell all" in return for par¬ tial immunity. SenNations Certain Davis waa permitted to leave the Tomb.s on many occasions for 'med¬ ical treatment" and was later found to have visited Miss Dare, a red- haired showgirl, in the company of two of Dewey's detectives Last night Davis notified Dewey that the "deal was on," and that XsU. Separate Verdicts London, Ky., July 30. (UP)—The Harlan coa! conspiracy cases were given to a jury of farmers and small tradesmen who heard 2.250,0u0 words of testimony and argument during 11 weeks of trial. Federal Judge H. Church Ford handed the jury prepared forms and charged them to bring in he would plead guilty and tell all '. separate verdicts for each of the he knows of the powerful under- M corporations and individuals world ring which operated under charged with conspiracy to thwart apparent immunity. constitutional rights by opposing Today Assistant District Attorney , union organization in Ihe coal fields Charles P. Grimes went before of "Bloody Harlan" county. Justice Pecora's court and asked L*ft up to Jurors there had been little thought of early today joined 14 ships in an lowering prices on coal. ; apparently hopeles.s search for thej Pari nf Needed Tonic ¦ '''150.000 flying boat. Hawaii Clipper, The agreement to maintain spring "'hith vanished Friday wilh prices is part of a plan suggested ''^^^l'.\'?'^|;^,J'"j'„.*.'';['f.^^^, "/.."jl^*'; by some operators to clean up ills Add Planes to Hopeless Search For Lost Hawaiian Clipper Manila, P. I., July 31 (Sunday)—{contained gasoline as well as lubri- left by liners torn down three-story brick house last occupied by Kearney's Cigar j tention. Store and the Gem Lunch. These Turned to Newspapers are being replaced by the entrance x distributor of weekly papers, to the new theatre while, to their jjr Shanlev soon became a bona- right, the high building of the fjde member of the Fourth Estate Deposit and Savings Bank now i and became a writer for the stands. In between that building : ximcs-Leader. He later was em- and the present, another building, piovcd for the Wilkes-Barre Record fi... t„. ha„b. =nH .!,„„ ,_- .u. ^^^ ^^^^ .^ ^j^^^^^ ^j ^^^ PlymOUlh Corrigan Gets His 'Punishment* lUP) —Seven army and navy planes | eating oil. Slicks contain only oil. If. as the Meigs' findings seemed lo indicate, the clipper crashed and sank, it would be the first disaster involving the loss of passengers' •Army and navy authorities were lives aince Pan American began of the anthracite indu.stry. They P'a'-t"'all.v convinced an oil and; its trans-Pacific service nearly feel that if prices of small con- sa.soline slick found on the ocean j two years ago. cer'is arc matched, thereby taking about 620 miles east "f/he Ph.l.p- ! «„„ „„,« Hope an advantage away from operators Pmes '"<^>^«'^^^„'J'^'/.';* P'^"* '^''''i Pan American officials, however, (Continued in Page A-8i , cra^shed and gone to the bottom^ I Three army bombers took off first for banks and then for the Savoy Theatre, was on this site. This picture, owned by Mrs. Blanche B. Keller. 42 State street. Larksville. won first prize in Lazarus old photograph contest. Other pictures entered in this con¬ test and of extereme interest to all present residents of Wyoming Valley, will be published by the Independent each week. CHINESE PREPARING TO LEAVE HANKOW I Watch That Red Light! Molorisls wiio travel Kingston borough's new Market street boulcvaril are invited to get acquainted with the new signal light al the intersection of Dawes Hveiiiic near the we.stern aiiptoach to the Market street bridge, lest Kingslon police nab an unsuspecting violator in the future. Last week. Wesl Side authori¬ ties placed the new .signal light ne:ir the entrance to Kirby Ps-rlt and immediately the police de- !).Momcnt in the municipnlily l^Mm'-cd a crusade on reckless d'ivin?. u.-.ins the now light as a "deco;-." Numerous arrests -^vc been made. did not give up hope. The slick, they said, mighl have been caused by the clipper dumping gasoline and oil preparatory to a forced landing. The ship, they pointed Shanghai, Sunday, July 31 (UP) —The Chinese government admit¬ ted for the first time today that Hankow, the provisional capital, was endangered by steadily ad¬ vancing Japanese armies. The Chinese government hasten¬ ed preparations for removal to out. carried emergency rations of i Chungking, about 400 miles fur- food and water sufficient to supply ther up the Yangtse and known the 15 passengers and crew mem- traditionally as China's "Inner bers for 15 daya. It carried three Capital." 10-passenger life rafts. United Slates Ambassador Nel- But the emergency _ _ _^ „ which the survivors, if any, might ¦ foreign diplomats were expected to Back Mountain section section for more than 25 years. | He also wrote copy for the Merrv World, a newspaper founded by the late Mayor Daniel Hart. Deceased can really be classed as a pioneer of Old Shawnee and was one of its strongest supporters. He was an organizer of the Cham¬ ber of Commerce and also served as secretary for several terms. i Mr. Shanley .vas a member of the Knights of Columbus, Plymouth Eagles and Holy Name Society of St. Vincent's Church. He ia sur¬ vived by his sister. Mrs. Bridget Flynn, 201 East Main street, wilh whom he lived, arid several nieces and nephews. A Progressive Citizen Active in community affairs, government and industrial prog¬ ress, he spent much of his lime seeking improvements for Ply¬ mouth. He was a sponsor of the movement for boulevard lights on Main street, and was one of the most active and influencial citizens to seek the Narrows Road improve- .ment between Plymouth and Kings army from Tacloban and two from ¦ Nichols Field. Manila, lo search radially the area around the slick. Two navy amphibians hopped oil from Cavltc to fly eastward as far ns their fuel supply permitted. Flotilla Makes .Search ' Slightly north of the course taken by the U. S. army transport Meigs when it found the slick—and noth- ' ing more—was a flotilla of naval craft steaming in formation on a 50-milc front. Capl. Leo Tcrlletzky, before silence enveloped the clipper, re¬ ported at noon Friday that il was about 665 miles cast of the Philip¬ pines, flying through rain in rough air at 9.200 feet. The message gave no hint of trouble. The Meiss' detailed report seemed hours after Captain Tertlezky made reinforcements. 'Strong detach- industries lo PIvmouth lo replace to dash early hopes that the float- his la.at report. Two U. S. Navy ments of Japanese were said lo lost employment. Washington, July 30. (UP)~ The Bureau of Air Commerce today imposed a nominal penally on Douglas O. Corrigan. the fly¬ ing Irishman who headed for California bul landed in Dublin after crossing the Atlantic in a .SOOO airplane. . . . Some say it was .WIO. Imposing as gentle a repri¬ mand as possible, Acting Secre¬ tary of Commerce J. Monroe Johnson ordered Corrigan'a pilot certificate auspended for five days. Under thp order, the suspen¬ sion will be lifted by August 4 —permitting the California pilot to carry out his plans lo visit U. S. cities in a cross country junket when he returns to Ihis country next week. Some action was ftecessary be¬ cause Corrigan. when he look off from Now York July 17 to fly the Atlantic, did so without authorization or consent of the Bureau of Air Commerce. for Davis' release "in custody of the district attorney." Davis agreed to turn state's evi¬ dence after Justice Pecora had re¬ fused three times to sign orders permitting him to obtain "medical treatment" outside the cily jail. On Previous occasions when he went to gel medical aid. he had turned up at Miss Dare's apart¬ ment. Bad Blow to Hines The capitulation of Davis was regarded as a blow lo Hines' de¬ fense. The Tammany leader—one of Inore than 60 district "bosses" but long reputed lo be the "power behind the throne in Tammany Hall" will be tried by a "blue ribbon" jury to be drawn Monday from a panel of 1.800 names of property owners. One of the mystery figures in the case will be Mrs. Martha Davis, wife of the indicted attorney, who had staunchly refused to give any information about her husband's whereabouts while a nation-wide search was conducted for him. When he was found In a West Philadelphia apar'ment houae last February, disguised in a mnust.iche and 20 pounds extra weight. Mrs. Davis still loyally refused to be¬ lieve he had been unfaithful lo her - in spite of newspaper reports that Miss Dare was with him when he was captured. FATHER DROWNS Margate. N. J,. July .30. (UP>^ William C. Hawthorne. .38. of Phila¬ delphia, was drowned off Longporl today when he tvltempted to rescue his son. Jamea. who had fallen over, hoard from their fishing boat. The J boy was saved. 15 Hurt as Mustard Gas Bomb Is Exploded in Boston Theatre clipper also carried son T. Johnson expects to leave for ton, and the higiiway leading from radio apparatus with Chungking^ on Tuesday. Other Plymouth, via Larksville, to the have broken the veil of silence. Only one bit of encouraging news was reported al the close of the flrst day of search. The Philippines Telephone Company said one of its employees on Lahiiy Island, on the direct course of the leave with him. Today, the Chinese military spokesman gave the first official version of the fighiing. He ad- During his late years ,Mr. Shan¬ ley Rave much of his time lo real estate and insurance work, but never lost an opportunity lo sug- Boston. July 30 (UP)- Fifteen persons were injured or gassed and 500 others driven from their seats tonight when a home-made bomb believed to contain mustard gas exploded in the mezzanine of the Tremont Theatre. The movie show continued, how- milled that the Japanese virtually gest means of bringing industries ever, and many returned lo their controlled Poyang Lake, an im- and better conditions to the bor- seats. portant seaplane base In addition ough. He was one of the origina- Several persons seated near the Scibolt said the bomb was fashion¬ ed from a pint whiskey bottle con¬ taining mustard gas and was fired by a dynamite cap attached to a small battery and two cheap watches. The whole mechanism was in a stocking. The explosion waa drowned out by the sound He said that some of the 16 com¬ panies, 18 executives and 21 former deputy sheriffs might be acquitted, others held guilty and others dis¬ agreed upon. Defense counsel, in final argu¬ ments, had contended that the en¬ tire indictment must fall unless every defendant was proven guilty of conspiracy. The judge left it directly to the jurors, as "men of experience," to judge "by the demeanor of wit¬ nesses on the stand " whether the defense testimony was "the rotten- est exhibition of perjury ever to be perpetrated from a witness stand," as Assistant U. S. Attorney- General Brien McMahon had assert¬ ed in his closing argument. Defense Denounced McMahon closed the govern¬ ment's argument with one hour of vehement denunciation of defense witnesses. "If it had not been for the in¬ vestigation the Senate of the United Slates made of Harlan county con¬ ditions, the death of Bennett Musick would not have ended the reign of terror." he said. Musick. son of an organizer for the United Mine Workei's of America, was shot down in his home near Evarts February 9, 1937. Government witnesses testified they saw some of the defendant depu¬ ties fire the fusillade. Musick and others were killed, beaten, kidnaped and intimidated, the government charged, in a con¬ certed plot by the coal operators association and the peace officer* lo prevent unionization of th« miners under the Wagner LtriMr Relations Act. Long Deliberation Defenae counsel—former Federti Judge Charles I. Dawson and Forney Johnston, distinguished Birmingham. Ala, lawyer—aMeft- ed in their closing appeal to tha jury that all testimony regarding Musick's death and olher "overt acts" .should be disregarded as hav¬ ing no bearing on the "cnnalpracy." They asserted that the Wagner Aet did not guarantee coa! minera againat discharge but merely pro¬ tected their right to organize Into unions. Counsel expected the jury to taka many hours to deliberate its com- of their clipper, had heard an airplane three to being a good point for landing tors of the movement to bring new bomb were cut by glass. Those in plicated verdicts. Aware of the battle scene responsibility for deciding a caae Prisoner of Zenda." which the governmeni hoped would ing oil mighl havr heen left steamship plying th'- course, transport radioed that tlia bv a amphibian planes were instructed have landed at Hsingtze. on the Hia body will be removed today The to take off at dawn to search in the west bank of Poyang Lake 20 miles i to the home by Funeral Director alick I vicinity of the island. I south of Hukow. 'Charles B. Flynn. jurcd or gassed were taken to a hospital, but none was reported in¬ jured seriously. Fired by Watoli Pollce Ballistician Edward in the movie Only two persons were held at "put teeth" into the Wagner Act, the hospital for further treatment, the jurors were solemn as they (tied They were Lewis Van Camp. 4.^. away to consider the case, j and his wife Lorena. 43. of Soulh Tf found guilty, the defendanta j Boaton. Both were gassed severely will be subject lo fines of not mere J. \ and Van Camp was cut, 1 (Continued on Page A-M
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Full Text | COMPANIES AGAIN SKIP COAL PRICE INCREASE ^ A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Weather Sundfty; Mostly oieudy. probckhly shower*. Monrtdy: Showers. FORTY-FOUR PAGES WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 81, 1938 PRICE TEN CENTS An Almost Treeless Public Square Was Center Of Wilkes-Barre Business District in the ISSO's HARLAN JURY READY TO QUIT State Ready to Name Graft Probe Committee Speaker of House to Make Selections Over Weekend; Earle Sijfns Needed Bills; Judg^e Sheaf fer Says Jury \\"\\\ Meet RATE WAR IN EARNEST First Time Spring Rise Missed; Sales Boost Expected; Called 'Necessary' Larksville Employees Seeking Government Doles Full Extent of Mess Unknown With No School Audit Since 1933, New BorouR:h Controller unable to 'Meddle' with Records Buildings Have Twice Changed— All but One Harri.sburg. July 29 (UP)—A legislative committee, authorized by a special legislature to investi¬ gate graft charges against the ad¬ ministration of Gov. George H. Earle in Penn.sylvania, is expected to be named over the week-end, it was indicated tonight. The Democratic-controlled Gen¬ eral Assembly, called into extra¬ ordinary session to throttle a pro¬ jected grand jury investigation of the activities of the chief executive and 1.3 of his political associates, enacted the necessary laws in six legislative days for the legislative mquiry. —" To Name Cnniinittec i an investigation would he a mere ; "whitewash" of the charges in¬ volved. Legislative maneuvers to have public hearings held on the measures or send them back to committee for further considera¬ tion were all in vain, ilcipito the assistance of several Democratic members. Sones Altaekft >lP«»iire» One Democrat in the Senate. Charles W. Sones, of Lycoming county has charged the measures wouH "destroy the gr.nnd jury system and subject our citizens to , the merciless dictation of un- j scrupulous politicians." : Sen. Anthony J. Cavalcanle. in- i E BLOW AT TAMMANY LEADER Hines Only Defendant Not to Turn State's Evidence New Yor. July 30. (UP)—J.' Richard (Dixie* Davis, dapper young attorney who was known as lhe "mouthpiece" of the .$100,000.- 000 "Dutch Sohultz" lottery racket, WUK released today from the Tombs, where he was awaiting Report Disagreen>ent h Less Than 7 Hours After 11 Weeks of Hearing Testimony; Sent Back by Judge London. Ky. July 30. (UP) — After deliberating less than seven hours, the jury in the Harlan coai conspiracy trial reported tonight it was unable to agree and was ordered by Federal Judge H. Church Ford to resume deliberations Mon¬ day at 9 a, m. Judge Ford had given the case to the jury of farmers and small tradesmen at 2.20 p. m. (CST) to- day after 2,225.000 words of testi¬ mony and argument during 11 weeks of trial. At 9:0."! p. m.. the jurors filed into the courtroom and announced they were unable to agree. Seemed Ready to Quit Jury Foreman L. F. Johnson trial, after he agreed to turn state's evidence against Tammany first whispered to Judge Ford at Leader James J. Hines. the bench when the jury filed in. Davis' release, on an order of Then stepped back into the box Four enabling laws were rushed, dependent Democrat of Fayette Supreme Court Justice Ferdinand and announced; through the legislature early Sat- county.' supported the Republican Pecora, was a result of his plea "It don't seem that we are going urday and sent to the Governor, minority charging the legislation that he "feared for his life" after to agree." who almost immediately affixed would "completely paralyze the ju- he mad^ a dcal_wit^h District At- "1 am not mrprised that you Deplorable conditions are report- bond i.ssues, a practice continued ed In both the achool district and until 1924 when the town was so borough affairs of Larksville. but heavily in debt that councllmen the borough government has had were forced to default on payments, the majority of violations. Bor-' ^ job for Everybody A determined effort on the part of main line coal companies of the anthracite region to compete with smaller operators who "chisel on prices," brought forth the an¬ nouncement last night that retail breaker prices will not increase to¬ morrow. To take care of the ajinual "spring reduction of 50 ton on domestice sizes, price crease of 25 cents per ton has been customary on July 1 and August 1. Frank Wagner, general manager of Lehigh Valley Coal Company, ough manager or some other form of government appears to be about the only solution which can clear Larksville of debt and place affairs on a firm foundation. In the school district there has not been an audit since 1933. and according to officials, the fault has been with the controller. He is ac¬ cents per cused of having refused to audit in. the school accounts after having been given permission annually. The last school board audit was made in July. 1933, and was for the 1932-33 school term. 'William Roan. Practically everybody who had a friendly smile for a councilman or could swing a vole in the right di¬ rection was given time on the bor¬ ough streets or some reimburse¬ ment. Borough order.s flew thick and fast, even though insufficient ; supplanted the horse cars as busses money was in the treasury to meet come, payments. The result was added One Building Remains indebtedness. j However, most of one of the Borough orders became as value- ; buildings shown still remains, in So this was Wilkes-lJarre. A stern iron fence surrounds its Public Square, then almost de¬ nuded except for the court house in the center, which now is stately with lovely trees which have sprouted and towered and grown his signature to the measures. The dicial arm" in all the hundreds of tornry Thomas E. Dewey to tcsti-, have been unable to reach a verdict old since the above picture was house passed a resolution specifi- cases involving misdemeanor in, fy against Hines. I in this short time." Judge Ford re¬ taken somewhere in the 1860's. i cally providing that a sevcn-mem- offico of election officials, school Hines. the moat powerful in- : plied. "In a complex case of this Gone, too, is the horse car pic- j ber committee be named by the ^ directors, township road supervisors dividual Tammany boss, is now one nature it is evident you will requir* tured above as it enters the Square I speaker of the House to conduct and others. of two remaining defendants among a greater time for deliberation." from South Main street which ex- j the probe. Speaker of the House A Dauphin county grand jury is the nine persons indicted in He then ordered the jury to re- tends from the right hand edge, ' Roy E. Furman of Greene county scheduled to open hearings Aug. 8 Dewey's exposure of the lottery tire lo its quarters and return Mon. with the camera having faced into is expected to announce the mem- on the charges preferred iisninst the eastern side of the Square and bers of the committee this week- the Governor and his associates by end. The legislature reconvenes Republican District Attorney Carl next Tuesday. B. Shelley. Shelley was silent today The Republican minority in both <"i »n.v further legal moves he chambers had sought throughout nwgM take. He declined comment the week to head off enactment of "n the laws enacted by the Icgi.s!:*- showing also the edge, at the left, as East Market comes in. . . . Go¬ ing now are the electric cars which the laws on the grounds that such less as German marks after the World War. with people even burn¬ ing some to rid the house of the waste paper. Light bills went un¬ said last night that the agreement ' ofDcial auditor, was paid .$487.50 for paid along with water bills, bor- to retain spring prices will be new in the annals of the anthracite in¬ dustry. He stated, moreover, that the move is necessary. Olen Alden Busy Collieries of the Glen Alden Com¬ pany worked five days last week |and will be in operation again lo- j fulfill the position. Whether or not the work, a sum never equalled be¬ fore nor permitted in after years.. Tljis appears the reason for neglect. TVfter the 1933 term, directors f the school board annually appro- ough employees and every olher bill which officials thought they could pass by for a year or two. Affairs became so bad that the public was forced to take action. : priated $150 in the budget for the ' Councilinen were taken into court, i controller and he in turn failed to hia salary for the past five years has been paid cannot be proven until a statement is made public. Brennan Stymied Affairs of the school board arc up-to-the-minute, so it ia stated, although verbal reports are only available to prove it. Where is the concerns audit of other years? The present standard controller. Paul Brennan. will not be allowed to check the records and money is not appropriated for such work. Officials claim he has no right to "meddle" in back years. During the past two months there has been a move on foot to , surcharge and oust school directors. Money was paid into a fund for increase of 25 cents employing an attorney and petition- ' ing the courts for action, but some¬ thing happened. The ambitions of would-be surchargcrs have ebbed before their grounds for ouster were even made public. With the borough, things are dif¬ ferent. Larksville borough has not been out of the red since it was incorporated in 1909. Officials of that time started out by floating 'morrow. The company is optimistic and expects the market to be great¬ ly stimulated. Expectation of a price increase bolstered sales con- lidcrably and. now that the In¬ crease will not come at this time, a further spurt looms. "We have suffered losses because of activities of smaller that did not hold to prices." said Mr. Wagner, "and now have agreed that the only sensible thing to do is to compete wit.i them. There is no use in raising the price of coal when, at the aame time, it is giving the little fellow a chance to undersell us." Kesiilt of Price War The July 1 has not been levied and tomorrow will mark the second month that a similiar increase, which was ex¬ pected, will not be added to the price of coal. Price on carload lota will go up. from 15 cents to 25 cents, however. For the time being, consumers In this territory will buy anthracite at spring prices. Ju.st how much longer the .50 cent reduction will hold, however, depends on action of the smaller companies. A price war has been waged throughout this region for some time, with major companies find¬ ing it difficult to meet the com¬ petition. Agreements have been totally disregarded, practices of some operators drawing the ire of others. Up lo this time, however surcharged and forced to pay back some of the moiiey. A worthless check was issued as payment, one (Continued on Page A-8) Diamotul Zipper For the Duchess Paris, July 30. (UPi—The world's first and only diamond zipper, worth about $6,000, has been taken to the Riviera and likely will be ahown to the Duchess of Windsor as a pros¬ pective customer, it was report¬ ed today. The zipper is composed of thousands of liny diamonds. Fashion experts said it is des¬ tined to become a part of what eventually will be the world's most expensive dress. The zipper was made by a Place 'Vendome firm whose work¬ men spent weeks setting the diamonds in place. When put on a gown, it will extend from the neck to the waist. In try- outs it opened easily and silently. the three-story brick structure ex¬ tending from the "Bristol House" to the two-story frame building at the right. This building, which then held Constinc's Market, Marx Long's store and an establishment which provided "Gold & Silver Watches Clocks, Jewelry and Toys," still stands and is in steady use. It is occupied by the May¬ flower and Boston sweet shops. That section of the building with the three sections of windows at the left is gone. The "Bristol House" gave way to a building which housed the Globe Store until recent years. The building is now occupied by several first floor shops, with WPA offices above. The handsome brick home to the left of the "Bristol House." then the Slocum homestead, is on the site of the First National Bank while, next to the left, in the one- story white building, was Leaven¬ worth's coal office. Twice Changed The low buildings at the corner of East Market, at the extreme left of this picture, first were removed to make way for Coon's depart¬ ment store and that went to make room for the Orondo building. To the right of this is the but recently OF PLYiUTH Active Civic Worker Spent Many Years In Newspaper Circles James J. Shanley. one of the most prominent and active resi¬ dents of Plymouth, died at Mercy Hospilal last night at 11:45 oclock following a lingering illness of many months. The condition of Mr. Shanley gradually became worse until last night, when he was called to his reward. Born in Ireland, the esteemed resident of Plymouth migrated to this country more than 80 years ago and settled in Plymouth. He flrst worked around the mines until newspaper work attracted his al¬ lure. Alarglotti Made Charges The grand jury probe grew out of campaign charges leveled against (governor Earle and other state officials by former State At¬ torney (jcneral Charles J. Margiotti who sought the Democratic guber¬ natorial nomination on a "midd'e- of-the-road" platform at the May 17 primary. Margiotti was dismissed by Governor Earle after the former refused to retract accusations leveled at the administration during c.nmpaign talks. Charles Alvin Jones. Pittsburgh attorney, who had the support of the regular Demo¬ cratic organization, was chosen ns the party's standard-bearer for Governor at the primaries in a hard fought (ampaign. The committee which is to "bring out into the open" charges against Governor Earle and others will consist of five Democrats and two Republicans. The grand jury probe waa author¬ ized by Berks Couniy Judge Paul i N. Schaeffer. specially presiding in the Dauphin county court. Three Republican county judges asked to be relieved of connection with the (Continued on Page A-8) racket, who will go to trial Aug. 15 without having committed him¬ self to turn state's evidence. The olher is Martin Weintraub, a lawyer. Hope Dare, who lived with Davis in a Philadelphia hideaway—al¬ though the attorney had a wife liv- day to resume deliberations. He instructed the jurors to refrain from discussing the case or at¬ tempting to reach a verdict on Sunday. When the jury reported, it had been considering the case for five hours and 14 minutes. EUarlicr in Ing in New York al the time—waa the evening, it had recessed briefly reported to have agreed to persuade for supper. Davis to "tell all" in return for par¬ tial immunity. SenNations Certain Davis waa permitted to leave the Tomb.s on many occasions for 'med¬ ical treatment" and was later found to have visited Miss Dare, a red- haired showgirl, in the company of two of Dewey's detectives Last night Davis notified Dewey that the "deal was on," and that XsU. Separate Verdicts London, Ky., July 30. (UP)—The Harlan coa! conspiracy cases were given to a jury of farmers and small tradesmen who heard 2.250,0u0 words of testimony and argument during 11 weeks of trial. Federal Judge H. Church Ford handed the jury prepared forms and charged them to bring in he would plead guilty and tell all '. separate verdicts for each of the he knows of the powerful under- M corporations and individuals world ring which operated under charged with conspiracy to thwart apparent immunity. constitutional rights by opposing Today Assistant District Attorney , union organization in Ihe coal fields Charles P. Grimes went before of "Bloody Harlan" county. Justice Pecora's court and asked L*ft up to Jurors there had been little thought of early today joined 14 ships in an lowering prices on coal. ; apparently hopeles.s search for thej Pari nf Needed Tonic ¦ '''150.000 flying boat. Hawaii Clipper, The agreement to maintain spring "'hith vanished Friday wilh prices is part of a plan suggested ''^^^l'.\'?'^|;^,J'"j'„.*.'';['f.^^^, "/.."jl^*'; by some operators to clean up ills Add Planes to Hopeless Search For Lost Hawaiian Clipper Manila, P. I., July 31 (Sunday)—{contained gasoline as well as lubri- left by liners torn down three-story brick house last occupied by Kearney's Cigar j tention. Store and the Gem Lunch. These Turned to Newspapers are being replaced by the entrance x distributor of weekly papers, to the new theatre while, to their jjr Shanlev soon became a bona- right, the high building of the fjde member of the Fourth Estate Deposit and Savings Bank now i and became a writer for the stands. In between that building : ximcs-Leader. He later was em- and the present, another building, piovcd for the Wilkes-Barre Record fi... t„. ha„b. =nH .!,„„ ,_- .u. ^^^ ^^^^ .^ ^j^^^^^ ^j ^^^ PlymOUlh Corrigan Gets His 'Punishment* lUP) —Seven army and navy planes | eating oil. Slicks contain only oil. If. as the Meigs' findings seemed lo indicate, the clipper crashed and sank, it would be the first disaster involving the loss of passengers' •Army and navy authorities were lives aince Pan American began of the anthracite indu.stry. They P'a'-t"'all.v convinced an oil and; its trans-Pacific service nearly feel that if prices of small con- sa.soline slick found on the ocean j two years ago. cer'is arc matched, thereby taking about 620 miles east "f/he Ph.l.p- ! «„„ „„,« Hope an advantage away from operators Pmes '"<^>^«'^^^„'J'^'/.';* P'^"* '^''''i Pan American officials, however, (Continued in Page A-8i , cra^shed and gone to the bottom^ I Three army bombers took off first for banks and then for the Savoy Theatre, was on this site. This picture, owned by Mrs. Blanche B. Keller. 42 State street. Larksville. won first prize in Lazarus old photograph contest. Other pictures entered in this con¬ test and of extereme interest to all present residents of Wyoming Valley, will be published by the Independent each week. CHINESE PREPARING TO LEAVE HANKOW I Watch That Red Light! Molorisls wiio travel Kingston borough's new Market street boulcvaril are invited to get acquainted with the new signal light al the intersection of Dawes Hveiiiic near the we.stern aiiptoach to the Market street bridge, lest Kingslon police nab an unsuspecting violator in the future. Last week. Wesl Side authori¬ ties placed the new .signal light ne:ir the entrance to Kirby Ps-rlt and immediately the police de- !).Momcnt in the municipnlily l^Mm'-cd a crusade on reckless d'ivin?. u.-.ins the now light as a "deco;-." Numerous arrests -^vc been made. did not give up hope. The slick, they said, mighl have been caused by the clipper dumping gasoline and oil preparatory to a forced landing. The ship, they pointed Shanghai, Sunday, July 31 (UP) —The Chinese government admit¬ ted for the first time today that Hankow, the provisional capital, was endangered by steadily ad¬ vancing Japanese armies. The Chinese government hasten¬ ed preparations for removal to out. carried emergency rations of i Chungking, about 400 miles fur- food and water sufficient to supply ther up the Yangtse and known the 15 passengers and crew mem- traditionally as China's "Inner bers for 15 daya. It carried three Capital." 10-passenger life rafts. United Slates Ambassador Nel- But the emergency _ _ _^ „ which the survivors, if any, might ¦ foreign diplomats were expected to Back Mountain section section for more than 25 years. | He also wrote copy for the Merrv World, a newspaper founded by the late Mayor Daniel Hart. Deceased can really be classed as a pioneer of Old Shawnee and was one of its strongest supporters. He was an organizer of the Cham¬ ber of Commerce and also served as secretary for several terms. i Mr. Shanley .vas a member of the Knights of Columbus, Plymouth Eagles and Holy Name Society of St. Vincent's Church. He ia sur¬ vived by his sister. Mrs. Bridget Flynn, 201 East Main street, wilh whom he lived, arid several nieces and nephews. A Progressive Citizen Active in community affairs, government and industrial prog¬ ress, he spent much of his lime seeking improvements for Ply¬ mouth. He was a sponsor of the movement for boulevard lights on Main street, and was one of the most active and influencial citizens to seek the Narrows Road improve- .ment between Plymouth and Kings army from Tacloban and two from ¦ Nichols Field. Manila, lo search radially the area around the slick. Two navy amphibians hopped oil from Cavltc to fly eastward as far ns their fuel supply permitted. Flotilla Makes .Search ' Slightly north of the course taken by the U. S. army transport Meigs when it found the slick—and noth- ' ing more—was a flotilla of naval craft steaming in formation on a 50-milc front. Capl. Leo Tcrlletzky, before silence enveloped the clipper, re¬ ported at noon Friday that il was about 665 miles cast of the Philip¬ pines, flying through rain in rough air at 9.200 feet. The message gave no hint of trouble. The Meiss' detailed report seemed hours after Captain Tertlezky made reinforcements. 'Strong detach- industries lo PIvmouth lo replace to dash early hopes that the float- his la.at report. Two U. S. Navy ments of Japanese were said lo lost employment. Washington, July 30. (UP)~ The Bureau of Air Commerce today imposed a nominal penally on Douglas O. Corrigan. the fly¬ ing Irishman who headed for California bul landed in Dublin after crossing the Atlantic in a .SOOO airplane. . . . Some say it was .WIO. Imposing as gentle a repri¬ mand as possible, Acting Secre¬ tary of Commerce J. Monroe Johnson ordered Corrigan'a pilot certificate auspended for five days. Under thp order, the suspen¬ sion will be lifted by August 4 —permitting the California pilot to carry out his plans lo visit U. S. cities in a cross country junket when he returns to Ihis country next week. Some action was ftecessary be¬ cause Corrigan. when he look off from Now York July 17 to fly the Atlantic, did so without authorization or consent of the Bureau of Air Commerce. for Davis' release "in custody of the district attorney." Davis agreed to turn state's evi¬ dence after Justice Pecora had re¬ fused three times to sign orders permitting him to obtain "medical treatment" outside the cily jail. On Previous occasions when he went to gel medical aid. he had turned up at Miss Dare's apart¬ ment. Bad Blow to Hines The capitulation of Davis was regarded as a blow lo Hines' de¬ fense. The Tammany leader—one of Inore than 60 district "bosses" but long reputed lo be the "power behind the throne in Tammany Hall" will be tried by a "blue ribbon" jury to be drawn Monday from a panel of 1.800 names of property owners. One of the mystery figures in the case will be Mrs. Martha Davis, wife of the indicted attorney, who had staunchly refused to give any information about her husband's whereabouts while a nation-wide search was conducted for him. When he was found In a West Philadelphia apar'ment houae last February, disguised in a mnust.iche and 20 pounds extra weight. Mrs. Davis still loyally refused to be¬ lieve he had been unfaithful lo her - in spite of newspaper reports that Miss Dare was with him when he was captured. FATHER DROWNS Margate. N. J,. July .30. (UP>^ William C. Hawthorne. .38. of Phila¬ delphia, was drowned off Longporl today when he tvltempted to rescue his son. Jamea. who had fallen over, hoard from their fishing boat. The J boy was saved. 15 Hurt as Mustard Gas Bomb Is Exploded in Boston Theatre clipper also carried son T. Johnson expects to leave for ton, and the higiiway leading from radio apparatus with Chungking^ on Tuesday. Other Plymouth, via Larksville, to the have broken the veil of silence. Only one bit of encouraging news was reported al the close of the flrst day of search. The Philippines Telephone Company said one of its employees on Lahiiy Island, on the direct course of the leave with him. Today, the Chinese military spokesman gave the first official version of the fighiing. He ad- During his late years ,Mr. Shan¬ ley Rave much of his time lo real estate and insurance work, but never lost an opportunity lo sug- Boston. July 30 (UP)- Fifteen persons were injured or gassed and 500 others driven from their seats tonight when a home-made bomb believed to contain mustard gas exploded in the mezzanine of the Tremont Theatre. The movie show continued, how- milled that the Japanese virtually gest means of bringing industries ever, and many returned lo their controlled Poyang Lake, an im- and better conditions to the bor- seats. portant seaplane base In addition ough. He was one of the origina- Several persons seated near the Scibolt said the bomb was fashion¬ ed from a pint whiskey bottle con¬ taining mustard gas and was fired by a dynamite cap attached to a small battery and two cheap watches. The whole mechanism was in a stocking. The explosion waa drowned out by the sound He said that some of the 16 com¬ panies, 18 executives and 21 former deputy sheriffs might be acquitted, others held guilty and others dis¬ agreed upon. Defense counsel, in final argu¬ ments, had contended that the en¬ tire indictment must fall unless every defendant was proven guilty of conspiracy. The judge left it directly to the jurors, as "men of experience," to judge "by the demeanor of wit¬ nesses on the stand " whether the defense testimony was "the rotten- est exhibition of perjury ever to be perpetrated from a witness stand," as Assistant U. S. Attorney- General Brien McMahon had assert¬ ed in his closing argument. Defense Denounced McMahon closed the govern¬ ment's argument with one hour of vehement denunciation of defense witnesses. "If it had not been for the in¬ vestigation the Senate of the United Slates made of Harlan county con¬ ditions, the death of Bennett Musick would not have ended the reign of terror." he said. Musick. son of an organizer for the United Mine Workei's of America, was shot down in his home near Evarts February 9, 1937. Government witnesses testified they saw some of the defendant depu¬ ties fire the fusillade. Musick and others were killed, beaten, kidnaped and intimidated, the government charged, in a con¬ certed plot by the coal operators association and the peace officer* lo prevent unionization of th« miners under the Wagner LtriMr Relations Act. Long Deliberation Defenae counsel—former Federti Judge Charles I. Dawson and Forney Johnston, distinguished Birmingham. Ala, lawyer—aMeft- ed in their closing appeal to tha jury that all testimony regarding Musick's death and olher "overt acts" .should be disregarded as hav¬ ing no bearing on the "cnnalpracy." They asserted that the Wagner Aet did not guarantee coa! minera againat discharge but merely pro¬ tected their right to organize Into unions. Counsel expected the jury to taka many hours to deliberate its com- of their clipper, had heard an airplane three to being a good point for landing tors of the movement to bring new bomb were cut by glass. Those in plicated verdicts. Aware of the battle scene responsibility for deciding a caae Prisoner of Zenda." which the governmeni hoped would ing oil mighl havr heen left steamship plying th'- course, transport radioed that tlia bv a amphibian planes were instructed have landed at Hsingtze. on the Hia body will be removed today The to take off at dawn to search in the west bank of Poyang Lake 20 miles i to the home by Funeral Director alick I vicinity of the island. I south of Hukow. 'Charles B. Flynn. jurcd or gassed were taken to a hospital, but none was reported in¬ jured seriously. Fired by Watoli Pollce Ballistician Edward in the movie Only two persons were held at "put teeth" into the Wagner Act, the hospital for further treatment, the jurors were solemn as they (tied They were Lewis Van Camp. 4.^. away to consider the case, j and his wife Lorena. 43. of Soulh Tf found guilty, the defendanta j Boaton. Both were gassed severely will be subject lo fines of not mere J. \ and Van Camp was cut, 1 (Continued on Page A-M |
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