Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
THE WEATHER
l£ASED WIRE TEL£GRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. iM. SUNDAY
Waahington, March IS—Biiatera Panna.: InoreaaJag cloudtness, fol¬ lowed by rain in south and nin or anow    in    north     portions    Sunday.
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 19,1922
The    Only    Sunday    Newspaper Published    tn    Luseme   County
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ONE MONTH THE LIMIT OF TjE-UP
Anthracite Miners and Coal Operators Look For Agree¬ ment on New Wage Scale
MEDIATION SOUGHT
Failure of Compromise Will Mean Reference of Dispute to Federal Investigators
ABANDON SPRING CUT
Shot Through Eye By Flobert Rifle
Wounded through the accidental dischari?e of a rifle in the hands of a playmate, William Roskl, eight years old. of Main street. Glen Lyon, was taiten to Nantl¬ coke State Hospital yesterday afternoon with a. bullet In his left eye. He may have Ao submit to the removal of the eye.
The boy met with tha accident while ill the .\.ird of hia home. Several boys of his own age were engaged at play when one of the youngsters produoed a flobert rifle. The other.s gathered for an Inspeotloii of the weapon. The boy holding the gun pressed the triKKer.
Young Koski was only a few inches away from the mussle of the rifle. The bullet struck him in the left eye, blinding him. Helatlvos found him on tho ground. He waa hurried to the hospital, where surgeons are awaiting for him to reoover partly from shock beforo attempting to remove the bullet.
MoAdoo, near Hazleion, early yester¬ dav morning. The entire loss Is e«- timated at no less than J!tO,000 which would have been even SToater had it
Predictions that the expected sus- panslOD of work on April 1 by ajithra- otte miners will l>e merely a quiet lay-off in the Industry instead of a ¦trflce agitated by outbreaks and dis¬ order, were made last night by men who returned from the opening ses¬ sions of th*» Joint wage conference in New Tork Olty between coal operat¬ ors and representatives of the United Mine Workers.
There will be no disorder, these men confldentlv stated, omcials of miners' union have advised thc men that dignifled conduct will win fo;- them substantial public support, while operators have also declared th^y are not making any warlike preparations for the period following the expira¬ tion of the present a-age agreement.
The belief that a suspension wlU surely come was expressed. How- e\er, it will not be anything like the 190! strike when the Sth Infan¬ try' Regiment was camped on the site of the old dri\'1ng park on the west aide of the river. Only sufficient mass meetings will be called by the officials   of   the   union   to   keep   tha
WBOR OF LUZERNE
SEVEN HOMES BURNED i   IN FIRE AT McADOO
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I     Seven      families     were      rendered  the latter was wiped out.    TKe occu- ' homeless   an<J   five   buslneas   j>laoes \ pants  of the bulldlngr  were  Samuel )were wiped out by a flre of unknown i Profeta, Joseph Cenelarl, Joseph No- origin  developing in  Columbia HaU,: kosh and Walter Mainosky. the    principal   amusement   place   ofj Narrow  Escapes
Many miraculous escapes flgured in the big- blajte which for a lime threatened   to   wipe   out   the   entire
         town.     This   is   particularly   true   In
i7ot"bUTfor7he\ffki"ent work "of the  \^<f casaof the occupant.-* of the four-
¦ Harleton fire deptirtment. which was  family block where rhe inmates were called upon for assistance. asleep  until  the  houss  had actually
'     The flro was  discovered when on. been   afire   for  a  short  time     They
of the residents was awakened about had to fleo from the burning building
: i o'clock in the morning by the loud ^J^ their  night  clothes.    All  of  their
barkliiK of a dog owned l)V ono fam- 'urniture and clothing w.ie destroyed.
Ily   whoso   home  was   burned   down, p'niuel Profota, who In Cii in the end
! When  the   individual  who   had  been house, had nothing lett yesterday but
; aroused l.v the doR's warning inves- ^^ :'-"J'Vi I?"''" "^ trou.seis.
tigated he found ono of the buildings Joseph  Matonl.s was asleep at the
i already in flames and by the time he "me of the flre and when he awak-
¦ was able to notify other residents of ened to flnd the house in flames  he ! the neighljorhood two other buildings Immediately  tried  to make  his  way
were ablaze.    When the McAdoo flre  out   of   the  second   story   but   found i dapartmeiit   arrived  on  the  scene  It  every means of escape out off by the was plainly evident that the flre had   fla^eg     jje  was   flnaUy  rescued  by obtaiijed  such a «^"/^atthe flRht   ^ ^.^^ overcome by
was   hopeless   for   that   organisation ,        " ^     "       , ,   .  ^
alone   with the result that  Harleton   «""•'*-     The   survivors     are     being depariment was called  upon and the  cared   for   by   neighbors   until   some combined    companies    did    excellent  other  arrangeonent.s  can   bo  made,     j work in confining the flre to the com-      Among the property destroyed was I pamtively  small territory it covered,   a   Nash   automobile   owned   by   Mr. i
Will Try to Elect Men to Con¬ gress and Legislature Friendly to Them
considering the start it had. and other Kapitula, whllo another car belong features handicapping the flre fight¬ ers.
The    following     properties     were
burned down
Home and Columbia dance ball of Joseph  Matonis.
Pool room adjoining owned by Mr. Matonis and conducted oy Thomas Cpshaw.
Saloon and residence of Metro Kapitula at the comer of West Blaine and South Hancock streets.
CALL FOR CONVENTION
ing lo Mr. Matonis was taJ(en from his garage Just befoTe the building burst Into flames.
The ftre was conflned to buildings on one side of the street though the flro fighters experienced extreme dif¬ ficulty in preventing the flames from spreading to the opposite side of the thoroughfare.
Columbia Hall was the most popu-
A derision to preempt a labor i party in Luzerne County and place ; candidates for several offices in the ! field who will work for the best In- : terests of labor was reached at a meeting of the executive committee of I Central  I..abor  Union   held  in  Union
Tailoring establishmei.t conducted lar amusement place in the town by Julius Harto, who also lived in ¦ and Friday night was one of the the  building. , ver>' few nights on which there was
Electrical supply store of Acquilla „(, dance or partv conducted in the Eurenfried adjoining the property of building. For this reason the owner ^A ^Tr'^fLmUy block in the rear of f the building is completely at a thc  Kapitula  saloon  and  owned  by, loss to account for the tire.
Ministers Are Defied By Director
Who Opposes Choice of School Head
A spirited rov/ that approaches a degree of bitterness has developed in Scranton between nui<isters of several prom¬ inent churches and members of the school board because of the opposition of some directors to the reappointment of Dr. Samuel E. Weber to the position of superintendent of Scran¬ ton public schools. Weber is fighting «:o be retained but cer¬ tain members of the board are determined to fire him.
Tlie debate bocame particularly warm yesterday when .William C. Bruning,''a membjcr of the board, charged in a signed stateinent to newspapers that four central city clergy' men had attemptod to "browbeat" hiin into supporting E>r. Weber. Bruning hns declared that he is opposed to retain¬ ing Dr. Weber.
The ministers named by Bruning are Rev. Joseph M. M. Gray, D. D., pBstor of the Elm Park Methodist Church; Rev. Charles H. Rust, D. D., pastor of the Immanuel Baptist Church; Rev. W. L. Sawtelle, D. D., pestor of the First Pres¬ byterian Church, and Rev. George W. Wellburn, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church.
With Dr. Graj' as their spokesman, the four clergymen appeared at his home, Bruning zisserts. They admitted that the superintendent lacks diplomacy emc* tact but declared he possesses a degree oi leadership. Bruning declares that after he had admitted his intention to vote against the superinten¬ dent. Dr. Gray de< lared that thc commiittee of four "repre¬ senting hundreds ol' people" had decided that they "would oppose for re-election to the school board or for any other political office sou|!;ht, any person who voted against Dr. Weber for re-election."
"If this is a threat, 1 meet your challenge," Bruning re¬ plied. "1 have no political aspirations, but if I had I would not sacrifice the best interests of the school children of this city to my politica! aspirations. 1 shaK vote against Dr. Weber if my vote js the only one cast against him."
RELIEF OF SOLDIERS DISABLED FROM WAR WILL PRECEDE BONUS
HARDING DEeSTlPiiCAN LEADERS
TO ASSIST VETERANS SENT TO HOSPITALS
But Demand Will Be Made For Adoption of a Definite General Award
Hall. The decision followed a sug- men organised and informed of the I gestion sent out to ail latK>r unions progress of the suspension. In the  country by  the  Non-Partisan
The idle period will not last more than a month. It was said. Count¬ ing the time remaining until April 1 when a new contract between op¬ erators and minei-s would ordinarily be put into effect, both sides will likely be given .something longer than a month to get together on a new working basis, tf there is not a settlement by that time the whole matter may be referred to thu gov¬ ernment  for handling.
.Members of the miners' delegation ill    .N'ew   Vork   expressed   the   l»elief th.il   the   oni>'   lOnditions   on   which a    federal   comml»>i>ion    will    be   ac- < epit-d by  f'e umon.  Is that such a ( eoinmiwsion *-ill have for one of its ' •luliev   n   thorough   investigation   of i the   Industry.     They   want   tho  coal i t<'inpanieti    investigated    and    they I
Political    Campaign    Committee    of American Federation of L^bor.
Having followed up an educational program In the last several years, members ot Central Labor Union be¬ lieve that its members are perfectly familiar with the economic condi¬ tions of the country and that an ef¬ fort should be made to exert in¬ fluence In the |)Olitical life of the country. With this object in view a labor convention will be called in the near future to which all laboring men whether or not affiliated uith Central I.Mibor Union or American Federation of Lubor. will be invited. i It IS the plan of the local laboring j men to especially placo men friendly I to the can.«e of labor in the  tield for
CLEAN WALL STREET IS ORDER SENT BY PUBLIC ATTORNEY
OF UNITED STATES
Commercial   Supremacy   of Compromise   May   Provide New York is Declared to Be     130,000 Enlisted Men and
IICIOE DRAINED AT PARTY GIVENFOR FRIENDS
Police Seek One of Many Stu¬ dents Who Were Guests of Pauline Clarke
DEATH  INSTANTANEOUS
A HABIT OF PUBLIC SAYSjELL'S CHIEF
How Ten Thousand Instru¬ ments Are Served in This City Shown in Exhibition
EXCHANGE DISSECTED
CONFERENCE ARRANGED
j Enroute with President Hardins, i Charlestown, S. C, March 18—Soldier I relief aparently still stands ahead of 1 a soldier bonus In tho opinion of i President Harding.
At any rate his  first apolntment, i when he reaches Waehington tomor- I row after a ten days vacation in the i south will not be with House Wa>-3 i and  Means Committee leaders,  who are anxiously awaiting his arrival to talk bonus, but with Illinois leaders of ; the American Legion, director Forbes, I head     of     the     Veterans     bureau, I Brigadier General  Sawryer and  Gen¬ eral Charles Dawes.
The question of hospitalization and other relief measures for veterans will be discussed, it was understood. Sawyer, the President's personal physician. Is head of the general board of hospitalization, against which numerous complaints have come.
The President has made It clear that although he probably will make several speeches during the next few months, he will not make any cam¬ paign speeches.
While hoping to leave for Alaska by August, Harding will not mako the trip unless Congress adjourns by that time, it was officially announced tonight. j
WAMPRESIDENT
Sales Tax or Postponement May Be Sent For Choice to the Chief Executive
GAG PLAN SUPPORTED
Washington. .March 18—The «il- dier bonus tatigle is to go back to President Harding for the 'steentli time.
Republican House leaders decided this afternoon to have a harmony council with President Harding Sun¬ day evening.—a few hours after h" returns from Florida,—before pro¬ ceeding further with the Fordney bonus bill.
After a hectic day of informal ses¬ sions followed by a meeting of o\e.' a score of chieftains in mid-afternoon with Speaker Gillett, the later wa.s leaning, tonight, toward a g^ig pUtn of ramming tho bonus through th<* House Monday, But. he announced ofriclally that he would not make !i!m decision as to the strong arm scheme befor* Monday morning.
In the meantime House Leader Mondell, chairman Fordney of thn House ways and means commlttey and other bonus promoters, will seek to get Harding's approval of tb<> pending measure.
If they cannot have that tbey will ask for his objections—and perhapH heed Ihem; perhaps not. yqme pre¬ dicted the House wouid put the bill through anyway If Harding re-Iterat¬ ed that the alternative woa a sales tax or postponement.
However, the group wants har¬ mony.    Conferees aside from    mem-
in Imminent Danger END b¥cKET SHOPS
Officer List of 13,000
KAHN PLAYS SAFE
The  President will be  glad to see  .
Chairman  Fordney of  the  ways and bers'of the ways and means commit-
means    committee    and    othen*    on te« said that there had  been enough
Monday,   but   the  question   of  relief, of ^ „^^ ,„ j^e face for the execu-
«i;?''iJl'5rhnH,   JPn"^r"ff•'/'""¦••"'t've  branch already  in    the    affront
ent   methods,   will   come   first,   mem-1 _i,,-„   ««„,*».,,•   \rl.ii,.«  ^„a  ki. ,.^\
bers of his party indicated tonight.      f*^*"      k    i    \        I .1.. i
On  both   issr.es   the   President   haai^^*f"*" by hearing them   this   week
assumed  a positive  .ind   deflnite  at.i^"<* reporting out the  bill ten    	
Boston.   March   IS.—Police tonight'    What happens when you take .the oontinued   search   for h  well  known {telephone   receiver     from   the   Wook  assumed  a positive  .nnd   deflnite  at-i^"** reporting out the  btll ten    min- Massachnsetts  Institute  of  Teehnol-   was thoroughly and interestingly ex-   tHu^e.    On the bonus  issues bill   aa!^'«' **'*''" without even studying the ogy    student    believed    capttble    of   plained   and   the   inner   workings   of r^*"   hacn   stated   repeatedly,   he   has^'^f™""!^-
tlirowing llghr on suicide of Kf.i.utiful Clarke,  :i   yoiinp  dl
the    myBterious  a   central   telephotie   exchange   werfi"?*^  wavered   from   his   or I r.xuIlno Virginia  ...hown last nl.ht to several hundred h,f„^„J^  bT;'A,^rdeS,"r^^
Congressional and I^-dislative offices.
At  tha lalKtr conve niiuu a candidate
will  be placed  in  the  fleld  to  iispire
w,«,   the   probe   to  be  far  reaching ' f"*- *'^«' Congressional .seat from Lu-
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in Its »ifreet. They also want anthra- (it< retail prices examined for traces of profiteering.
The Coal Pries Talk of a suspension together with :< (lull winter season in all coal mar- kc-t*  will   likely  cause April  1   to  be )ii'<s«'d without the customary spring I educiion   of   fift>   cents   per   ton   in the  price of co.il sold in  the  mining n Klon.      I^ch    year"   the    operators have cut the price of fuel tor liomc.s tic trade with  the arrival of spring Thereafter the price has climbed ten I < 1 nts on the first duy of every month. ' This increase by  monthly  steps has «'( Mtinued until the winter level was j re.ji hed  by  October  1.
N'o Mucli reduction Is expected this I .vcur.    The oi>eriitor8 have announced ihat   they   will  not   know  the spring prices until  the  latter part    of    the' in-esent   month.     There   is   a   strong; !>t>sslhllity th;it the winter prices will \ )«e  kept  tr.  effect.    This    feeling    is i ¦..icely due. il is said, to the fad that : 'liotnentii of anthracite coal had not i>fen moving in any real volume untjl ' .w   recent   weeks.     .\ll   through   the winter the market, both domestic and tidewRtar. was in the worst slump in years    Aa a rusult, the great major¬ ity of miners were idle for varying lengths of time in the middle of win¬ ter—a period    when    the   mines are usually going full blast.
When the Joint conference of the sub-committees of operators and miners reconvenes on Tuetiday in Xew Tork eaeh wide wtll enter with a
zerne   County.     The  convention   will not  attempt   to   place   candidates   in
the   field   for  the   State   Legislature t^at doctrine In season and out County,   but   will   Instruct   the   dele- trom the seven districts in Luseme gates   from   each   of   the   seven   dla- trlcts to pUce a man in the field who,
will fight for the cause of labor. | way  lo do it  is to  clean  house.    If
Before the spring primaries in May'^hat is not dono we will have Con- the candidates will be selected and S^ess doing It for us one ot these .1   platform   of   labor   principles   will  days," he added..
[ Washington, March 18.—That Con- I gress will provide an American army I of 130,000, with un officer personnel ' of 13,000, Is the outlook after several 'Wall Street fauat be regulated," | «'«*>'' *^f debate on the army appro- Banton ssid.    "I am going to preach i riation bill In the Hauae.
of
Xew York, ilarch 18.—District At¬ torney Jacob Banton, prosecutor In recent bucketshop cases, today de¬ clared hlg intention to "clean up Wall Street
season,
"New  York's  commercial  suprem acy must be preserved and the only it
be adopted.
original idea:     ^^e campaign abend is giving ta* ng  the   bin  political directors pause.    Hence tiio
. ,   „..,,       „ .„    ....   r --,   bonus   legisla-1 White Houbc cali.
At the heiehr of I jrav oarcv in her 1 "^^'"i^J" Wilkes-Barre     council, | n^n  should   be   provided.     He   prob-       The meeting this afternoon showe«l
At tne n. ignr or_.i ga> paro  m ner i .^-j,   g^.   Knights of Columbus,  withlably  will so advise  members  of the'a majority for the gag plan.   Oillet-:*
their friends at an exhibition of tbe I Housa ways and means committes! let It be known thar this majority Bell   Telephone     tJompany's     "sixty I when they call on him. i showing   wotild   have   great   weight
minutes in a telephone exchange" On »>»• nuestion of .soldier relief I with him. and the betting afterwaid staeed in K'nieht* of Cnlnmhi.. hlu the President at Sundays conference was that the gag plan would le staged m Knights of Columbus hall., j^ ^,^p^.j^ j„ ^^^^ ^^^ position that i allowed Monday.    Harding, however.
when she died. Ho went for aid after Miss Clarke had taken the poison. Then flndlng he could not revive her, he gathered up sevenil whiskey bat¬ tles, the vial believed to have con- fatal    drink,  and   fled.
ADMIRAL Mcelroy
GOES IN RETIREMENT
Washington, Miirch 18.—Rear Ad¬ miral George W. McEli-oy, U. S. N., general inspector of machinery, bu¬ reau of eivgincering, retires from ac¬ tive duty tomorrow, March 18, after 45 years service, having reached the age  specified  by   law  for retirement.
Admiral   McKlroy   was     born     in
"I  am   not  trying  to  destroy  the I stock    sxchanges.    Tbey    do    good j work.    But  the  spectacle of the ex- ' changes becoming a law unto them¬ selves   and   not   subject   to   regula¬ tions must be stopped."
Banton intends to luke the stump against the twenty-six Slate sena¬ tors who have voted to feconimit the Katlin bill, providing for the licensing and regulation of stock brokers.
Charges that the American Cotton Exchange officers and directors vio¬ lated the anti-buckel shop law will be presented immediately to the grand jur\-.   Banton   said.     If   the   case   Is
Henry, IU., March  19,  1859.    He was       _
appointed   cadet   engineer   frotn   thsi 'a^en to the grand Jury and that body second district of Michigan. October | hands   up   '*-   '-^'"»—"»«¦    •>--   -'- ];   promoted  to rank  of    rear    ad¬ miral. August 3.  1877.
IRELAND IS WORRIED BY BELFAST OUTRAGES
A compromise between the figure of 150,000 demanded by the "strong army" faction in the Houue and fig¬ ures ranging from 75,000 to 115,000 will be the outcome, it now appeara. The bill provides for 110,000 men and 11,000 ofticera.
Representative Kahn.  chairman of | tnlried    the the House military Affairs Commit- j PO"ce say.
tee, who is standing pal on his de- j Miss Clnrke is said to havo been mand for an army of 150,000 men sitting in the parlor with one or two and 13,000 officers, will see the presi- i students,   chatting    nnd   smoking    a
' cigarette.  She appeared to be happy and   c.ire-free.   Without   iiny   indica¬ tion of her intent, the sirl laid aside her cigarette,  produced   a  vial   con¬ taining   a   liquid   atid   swallowed   it. She  crumbled  up   in   her  chair Im¬ mediately    and died    within a    few- minutes. A  theory  advanced  by   the  police demand   for   an i was that the giri deliberately planned ! tho gay party for the purpose of end- ' ing her  life during Ihtf drinking ;in.l merriment.
Miss    Clarke  is    krown   to    ha-.e
showed   a   friend   a   s;nall   bottle   ot
poison     remarking     "that     contains
miUtary I enough poison   to kill :in army.'' The
This is I eslabTishmeii'r    s;cre"t;ry"*"' o£     W.ir ; friend declared Miss Clarke said she
Weeks   reeentiv   ^nnnnnn.H   »,     ,,,«; would use It when 8h« was through
apartment. Miss ci.irke took poison, while friends, including Harvard stu¬ dents, watehed.
Police   have  been   uiiahle  to  learn the reason for the dramatic death.       _,,
The M. I. T. student was with the ^^\ ^^ demonstration was given girl on the night of the fatal parly, I >:*f «'"^'»>' afternoon in Knights of it   was  established,   but  disappeared   <^oiumbus hall to members of QuoU
Club, Catholic Daughters of America
and  other women's  clubs.
In connection wilh tl>pi demonstrs- tion A. W Shafer, local member of Bell Telephone Company of Penn¬ sylvania. ;ind other officers of the local offlce, brought out a number of things connected with the tele¬ phone system in this city whicli are
if what the government is doing now  may  upset all calculations is  not  satisfactory to  th©  veterans,      ~      -¦      - Just what do they want?
On   this   question   as  well   ee   the bonus Issue,  Harding Is reported as I „       „ , ..   ,.
somewhat wearj- of continual bicker- ; Controller Crissinger and Gox-ernor ing. He wishes to do the best pos- Harding, they argued agalnsj.he sible for the relief of the veterans and will ask suggestions to this end at this conference, which will be at¬ tended hy all officials actively di¬ recting relief work .
On  the bonus  issue, the  President has  made   suggestions.     They   have
Treadway and Tllsoii, after the meeting, started preparing minority reports on the bill. Using much of the    testimony    offered    by    Mellon,
present measure its unsound finact dally and suggested that there t* a postponement ot the whole sub¬ ject until later.
House Leader Mondell said the measure was discussed from all angles   at   this   afternoon's   meeting.
dent Monday, he stated tonight.
While Kahn stated he still intends to Introduce an ameftdment provid¬ ing for his figures when the bill is brought up next w€»ek, he indicated that he is aiming at a high flgure in order to effect a "safe" compromise.
"1 want 10 get some flgure on which we   can   all   agree',   be   said,   "but  I intend  to   push   my army ot 150,000."
When   pressed,   he  stated   that   he
not generi.Jly known.    It was POlnt-i «^f j^'^^^^^Vrrfe'd'or'it w-as'pornted-''er which  i't  was  decided   that   he ed   out   that   the   Wilkes-Barre   ex-; „"»[ ^^^J^ .^^^J^j^ mil', chlnce'JTf any^'^ould see  the President on his ar-
expected   the   final   flgure   would   be the   indictments,   the   of-i around 130.000 men and 13,000 officers, flcials,  directors  and   brokers  named I The Senate, he believea, will not vote In the presentment can. If convicted. I under that  figure. Ibe sentenced to flve years' Imprison- j     This   is   the   size   of   the ment and  flned $1000 each.    This is  establishment     Secretary     of the maximum penalty. | Weeks   recently   announced   as
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the I
An  alleged  bucket^ shop_ flrm^ un-1 minimum  he  would  advise   and   the j with life, covered b    —   -'   - i P.  Randall
; have destroyed its books ot'     Reports   that   a   mysterious
% ^"vew  York   is sa^rio'^'"'^^*'^*'"' ^""' P'"^^*"^ «'*°'» ^^^'''^ I"  "^^.t K>,\t. ^°|him.    A definite stand for this or aj
Belfast.* Marcb   18.—After   one   of'     Reports   that   a   mysterious   large i ^^^^f""^*!^'^ the worst days of terror in Bt^^lfaat's j bundle had been thrown Into the By-     ^^    "'* ^^"^y four  pcraons  are  dead  and I ram   river,near  Greenwich   from  an
belter understanding    of    the    other
party's policy ihtin when the negotia-I''''>'^°''y.   - .     -  ..,, - ,_       ,        „   xj/v-.  v^-i,   u
fully  a  score  havo    been    seriously | automobile bearing a New  York li wounded.     Three   are   expected     to: cense  leads authorities to believe  it Jie ; might be the missing books.    Police
tions opened last week. The utter¬ ances of International President John L. Lewis and hih o^tsociates gave the openitors a clearer understanding of how fsr the miners will bo In exact¬ ing what they term eiiuilable wuge conditions.
The Prsssnt Contract Kollowing adjournment on    Friday
Kuhn said.
Is the figure the Sen- men    will    demand,
The crash of bombs in various parts j are investigating, of the dty began with daylight and! ..T.T -;-,"-.--  „,wr
continued   until   late     this    evening, MOBS OPPOSE  KING
Street fighting lasted throughout tUa      Cairo,   March   18.—Orowing  feeling       ,,       .     . ^ .,_,..
day against  King  ^^^ad  1,   sultan  of the  •*"«> instead announced a cut of half
A crowded tram air was blown up 1 new independent Egypt, broke forth; a   cent.    Fears   that   the  anU-trust
crowds   stormed   the j law   might   be   invoked,   caused   the
BREAD   IS   REDUCED
Washington. .March 18.—-48 a re¬ ault of protests from I'. S. Attorney Peyton Gordon, local bakers tonight abandoned plans for raising the price of  bread  a  cent   ajid  a   half  a  loaf
promise. "A renewal of the present contract Is the lea»t we will accept," he replied.
The    operators    made    their   flrst statement of policy during the meat
Of 25 were mor all> wounded ^^y °^.* X^"" " ad throughout the' Tampa, Fla.. .Marcch 18._Walter bombs thrown into their bedroom 2Ptt.h°'rowds tearing down fla^s: Hagen today won the west coast open early  today,  after which shots were   r.^',i^_~J^V™u.iias ' S°l'   tourpament   on   the   Belle   Air
and throwing miS8ie».  i links     Hi.   .rr>.-»   =^.0.   ->ati     n»,ircr-
-       - - ««<»•    The woman died and the giri-^^^J""* "*^;b';^l,e-up the demon-i
lags.    They sxpressed a willingness | cannot Uve through the nighi, it was; -t«;ionB   three   persons    had   been
to consider ail the demands of the union, but insistad that the Anthracit' cite Conciliation Board must be kept In existence and its power undimin¬ ished and that the wages paid to miners must be reduced. They ad- mliied that the consumers' "strike" lias had a bad effect on the compan- (CentinusI  on   Pag* 4)
reported.    In  another bombing out rage a woman of &2 and her grand¬ son, 11. were struck by bullets while in bed.
Persons going to work this morn- , --,• nnirtir
ing were attacked by gunmen in the   RAJSE OF CORN PRIut streets.    A nian and boy were killed. Two were wounded in a bomb explo¬ sion.
CHURCH IS SA VED FROM FOREST FIRE BY PROMPT WORK OF STATE POLICE
Si.M*    troopers,    reinforced    by    a	
^«^uad of ne«u-bv dweliers. worked «ix.^'^** *^*"* spread beyond their con h-.ours yoaier^Uy at Carverton befor* ^^^Irbytlm^.'^'''''^ "*^** '*'"• they exUngulshed a forest lire that' Additional flre-flghters were caU«4 threatened several buildings, Inchid- to aid the original group of workers ing a church, and much valuable rim- but their a.sslstance was unavailing l>er land. The flre burned over threo Finally an emergency call was sent to acres of ground b«fore tt died down, the "Wyoming barracks of the Stats Vitentlon of the authorities has alsa police.
l>een directed to a flre raging on the      l-'tour  troopers responded   carrying .A>hley mountain. bUnkeis,  hoes and axes.    These ll*
I'lie flre at Canarton resulted from plements and supplies wers used In Ihc efforts of a number of men to first ctitting off the fire and then I M, up - clump of brushwood Tt smothering ii. At T o'clock laat nigtot T* knr.wK ,, -.:, Bl i.h I.'i. on the ibe troop»B^ left the scene of the vuiagiris of tu« village.   Befors tbty , biai^
wounded.
Monday   is   a   public   hoUday   and more trouble Is expected.
HALTED BY WALLACE
Washington, March 18.—Se«rrelry of Agriculture Wallace today Issued an order suspending a proposed in¬ crease of JO cents a bushel on corn fed to Uve stock In the Indianapolis live stock yards, which was to go in¬ to effect Monday,   At tbe same time
 ,,.^ .u      . ,.    „ » hearing was set for April 17 to be
realised the strength of the flra the; held at the federal court room,  In-
Smith and Robert McDonald finished the a card of 292. Others finishing were: George McLain, 295; Alex Smith, 285; T. D. Armour, 297; Jean Sarazen, 298; Jack Gordon. 304; George Kerrigan, 305; Fred McLeod, 305: Tom Kerrigan, 306; Jack Ker- l)err>',  309.
OPPONENT OF BONUS
MAY BE SHOVED OUT
Washington, March 18.—Bitterness engendered by the soldiers bonus clash between the Treasury and the House is at the root of a quiet move¬ ment among prominent Republicans to "get" Comptroller of the Currency Crissinger.
Crissinger's statement that, if ask¬ ed for advice, he would warn banks not to loan on. soldiers certificates, has angered a number of politicians, who are beginning to investigate Crissinger's political record.
Today they were claiming that Crissinger's political past looked verj' Democratic.
The "soreness" in the House Is such that, if the supposed record can be proved, a strong attempt will be made to have him   removed    and    a
change serves 10,600 telephones and that an average of 90,000 calls are handled  dally.
An actual demonstration of what happens when you lift the receiver from the telephone hook was given by Miss O'Malley, an experienced operator, and one of the supervisors in the Wllkes-Barre office. A small switchboard, ainiiiar to those in ex¬ changes, was erected in the front of the hall and Mias O'Malley showed how every call la handled, the meth¬ ods used to ascertain right numbers, the method of testing a line to see if It ia busy, and showed how con¬ nections are made.
Miss O'Malley explained the work of the telephone operator at her posi¬ tion on tbe board and how it is possi¬ ble for hur to ring any ot the 10.600 telephones in the city without mov¬ ing from her position. She explained the blocks ot numbers on the board and how the operator flnds the num¬ ber desired through uniform mark¬ ings on each of the thirty-nins blocks of 100 numbers which are set before her.
Ssrvics Must Grow
rival   and   get   the   executive's sion on the measure.
TAR AND FEATHERS
ARE APPLIED BY MOB
change In his attitude.
Will Answer Congress
Enroute with President Harding, Savannah, Ga., March 18.—Accom¬ panied by Attorney General Daugh¬ erty and Secretary of War Weeks, two of his most tmsted political ad¬ visers. President Harding was speed¬ ing back to 'Washington tonight to Miami, Fla., March 18.—Julian resume his duties at the White Hous* ' Prewitte and Jay Oigson were badly and to face aeveral perplexing prob- < beaten and given a coat of tar urd lems. I ftathers Wedneaday night by an uii-
The presencs of Daugherty and'' masked mob of men, it bcein.** Weeks on the Journey home made it virtually cerfain that before reach¬ ing Washington the President will hava definitely framed his answer to the Republican House leaders on the bonus issue.
Both Weeks and Daugherty ara known to be opposed to the bonus plan   as   favored   by   House   leadera.
known today when they swore out warrants against four men whom they say they recognised as beinw members of the mob. N'o arrests hail t>een made early today.
Prewitt and Gibson were crderet! to leave town by the mob. Fifteen or twenty men were in the mob, the>' staled.
Charges made against the men by .   .    ,.,,,    .^    ,.,.., .u. Isatiere of the mob were "trivial," th»»
and, in fact. It is the belief of these; ^^^ 4^,^ officers, two, as well as others of tha Presl- ' _^_____________
'dential   advisers,   that   it   Is   useless'
to attempt any   bonus  legislation  at I DIl I V WII P IQ If II I Ph this session of Congress. DII.LI   WILC 10 MLLCU
For tbe flrst time since lea\'1ng i VVashington ten days ago. Harding I entered into serious discussion of I legislation  and  political  matters  ou
ON TRACK AT COLUMBIA
all
matters of business had been kept from bim and his attitude was well illustrated in hia refusal to    discuss
A. W. Shafer, local manager, said i ^^^ trip home, that it was the duty of the telephone! During his vacation In Florida company to furnish good telephone service and to provide for all of those who desire It. With these responsi¬ ble duties he said that unlike other! o^®'' *^»* *on« distance telephone with businesses it is Impossible for the i Secretary of the Navy Denby tha telephone company not to grow even question of the deficiency appropria- if it did not desire to do ao. Mr.; l»on ^O"" ^uel oil for the navy. Shafer said that in his department: That the President has enjoyed and a person desiring a telephone signs Profited by his relaxation ia evident, a contract and then the contract is H* '* bronied by the sun and salt turned over to the plant department ^'r- That he has relaxed nwiy b« which provides facilities and installs, "e^n *rom the following statistics
He bas had an    average   of
Simon pure   Republican   substituted. • the telephone and then it is turned'   . *f* ?** "^^ *"    average   of    over President Harding is expected to back' over to the traffic department for the fight hours sleep every    nighl;    has
Crissinger, who is from Marion, O., the limit.
to
TWO FAMILIES ARE MADE HOMELESS WHEN FLAMES GUT DOUBLE HOUSE
A mother's lear that her children were trapped In their blazing home led city firemen through a dangerous search last night when f I.t mes gutted
double  dwelling   at    2S-80   North
,.      .w        _^        i*   double  dwelling   at    2S-80 dlanapolls, to consider the new rate.   | Meade  street.     The   children   were In a telegram to the Belt Railway 1 uter   discovered   safe   at   the   home
owner and his familv. The origin is unknown. When Tipemen of No. 2 and 4 companies ai rived the roof was in flames. They were'met by Mrs. Thomas, who b*ieved that her four children were trapped in an upper room.   At that ".ime the flames
and Stock Yards Co. operators ol the | of a neighbor, where they were re- 1 were   spreading   rapidly   throughout yards, giving notice of the suspension  united with the parent. ........
lor thirty days pending hearing. Sec-! The flre practically ruined a double retary "W^allace declared hls action i house owned by John Urbansky. •was taken on the ground that the 1 The owner and his fimlly of five increaaad chars* appssred to ba uB-   occupied  ohe  side.    The  other  side
reasonable
While the priee of com  lia« gone up recently tha sacrrtary did not be¬ lieve tba rise was   high    enough warrant a M cent increase    in < iiJirge lor fsadlBg it to Uve stock ati 'tbo yw-dB. '
was occupied by William J. Tohmis and family of five. Xn estimate of tiie loss was fixed at $4,000. Tba rrhansky sida was the moro badly ^"{huiaed. all of the furnishings being i""^ 1 <lestroyed by flre or water.
T'laines   were   discovered   st   S:30
the building and a -learch through the house was extrenely dangerous. At their first atiemi t to enter the place for th« children, tjje firemen Were driven back. A second attempt was successful. They returned with the news that the yijungsters could not l>« found. >^ Thomas was notified a few minims later that tbe
children had e.«caped. .Veighbors furnished sleeping quar-   tacked the practice of subscribers In
O'clock   to  tbs   sida   used   b7   tbft I families.
I.n.it   night    for    the    homeless
handling   of   calls.     He   urged  tele¬ phone  u^era  to   co-operate  with  the telephone company In any way pos-; sible  so aa to assure the best tele¬ phone service obtainable. I W.  A.  Hughes,  superintendent of the   plant   department,   told of   the work of his department In installing telephones  and   of keeping  them  in working  condition.     He   told  of  the great habit of telephone users in fail- ' ing   to   hang   up   the   receiver   after '¦ they finish a conversation and told ! of otber misuses which  put a sub- ' scriber'a  telephone   out  of  commis¬ sion temporarily.    With tbe Wilkes- Barre  exchange   serving  more  than 10,000  telephones.   Mr.   Hughea   said that his office receives on an average ot   400   cases   a   day   of   telephones temporarily   out   of   service   because, users failed to put the receivers back . on the hook or allowed them to hit: s^me   object   which    prevented   tbe' full  weight  pulling  the  hooks back • into proper place and thus giva ths operator the signal to take down her connections.     3Cr.   Hughas  also   at-
lost two pounds of    the    twelve    he wishes to lose by exercise; has play¬ ed 198 holes of golf on flve   different (Continual   on   Page   4)
Greensboro. X. C. March 18.—Bill>' Wile of Columbia, S. C. died in a local hospital this afternoon two hours after the big racing car whicii h« was driving in the central Caro¬ lina automobile races turned over n«i him In the first lap of the race. Tlu? car was going nearly sixty miles aii hour when at a wicked turn In tht' track it went Into the air, turning complately over.
Frank Brown, mechanician, wa» hurled clear of the wreckage and not seriously burt. The car righted It¬ self after the somersault, rolled over on Wile, then flung him like a bundlfr ol str^w against the wire fenca. H« revar regained consciousness. H^ leaves a widow and three children in Columbia. Tha receipts from tha races, about |1,400, will be sant to his widow.
EXPLOSION OF STOVE POLISH FATU; WOMAN LOSES LIFE IN ODD ACCWENT
stove    polixh   is   re-1 greater  part  of the  woman's  cloth- the     death   of     Mrs.   ing. The flre had then communicated
plai-ing  no\eltles  and  extraa  Of va- ^Continual   on   Pag*  4)
Inflammable sponsible for Dominick Scilea, 49 years oid. of l;;8 Dock street. Exeter borough, who died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Pittston State Hospital. The fatal burns were received wben the po'.isa ignited and her clothing caught flrc as she worked tn the kitchen of he:' home.
Mrs. Scileii was found unconscious from b»jrn.« ve«terday morning In her hom^ by neighbors, who saw smoke coming from one of tbe windows. B«- llevlag tbe bnusa had been set on flr*
to the floor of the kitchen aod tbe house Was threatened with d«itroe- tlon. The wonian's several i-hlldren were found huddled In another room screaming from fear.
Tha husband of tbe woman waa n'<~. home at the time. Mrs. Scilea. it i. thought, was cleaning tbe kitchen rang* witb polish that biased up. H«>.* clothing caught flre. She evtdentl.'' uied to smother tbe flames bul they spread from bead to foot bafore sh>i fell unconscious to the tie**r
.>»he   i.>-   survived   hy   har   huaban<(
b;   children the tielijhbois In-. e«t!i,-a i^d.   Tha flamea b«4 eaten awa^ tba, und savaral chlldrea.