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WILKES-BARRE. PA., SUNDAY.    OCTOBER 15,  1916
En' ired at Wilkes-Bsrre, Pa. as Second Class Mall Matter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ROOSEVELT SHOWS WILSON ENEMY OF UNION LABOR
FORMER PRESIDENT DEFIES LABOR PLEA OF THE DEMOCRATS
Charges Wilson With Bitter Writings and Speeches That De¬ nounce Workmen's Unions and Assail the Tyranny of Wage Organization
WILSON MORE BinER    CARMEN SHUN OFFER
OF STATE MEDIATORS; IHATTOOCHESIEDDYi SOME HOPE REMAINS
Absurd, He Says, to Predict Allies Report Progress and Sit-.Pennsylvanians Hear President i^j^^^^^j^g^j^j [Meeting That Rejects Best Offer Yet Made For
RAPS GOMPERS ON DEATH PENALTY FOR STRIKERS
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's na¬ tion-wide tour in support joi the cam¬ paign of Justice Charles E. Hujjhes for the presidency was opened in this city last night before an audience that taxed the capacity of the armory. Wilkes- Barre is the heart of the region that hes always warmed np to the political polities of the Colonel and the greeting he received from the time he enlerea the city until he was whisked back to .New York on the midnight train, while not a.3 demonstrative as some of the sendoff? that were given him in times gone by, waa sufficient to indicate that Teddy still stands in high favor with tlu- people of Wyomrhg Valley. This was shown In tbe banner.s that were • arried in the counter demonstration ihjt was hastily arranged by former < f.-oncr James F. Marley and 250 en- tbuiiiastic Wil.son Democrats, one of these banners proclaiming: 'We like \..u. Teddy, but were for Wilson and lieate at any price."
Col. Roosevelt and his party arived In this City over the Lehigh Valley on the 5:OS train, ten minutes late. He wa« acompanied by Lawrence O. Mur¬ ray, former Comptroller of the Currency H.id at present assistant chairman of the i;peaKers bureau of the Republican iialior.al coinmtee; former Governor fosl of the Ph llipines, Ben E. Chapin, tfrector of the Labor committee of the national committee; J. W. Williams, l.abur commisioner of New York when Ml Hughes was governor; Roosevelt s uinale'secretary, .Mr. Hayes; and .1,0.11 a dozen New York newspaper¬ men. „    ,
The (rip here from New York was P.. oseve'.lian in every particular. The i„'onel started shaking hands when he r.aehed the Twenty-third street ferry, v,!—-e he mel two nuns, half a flozen trjih drivers, .several ticket choppers i i:<l all the uniformed employes of the
At Newark he got his flrst big hand. V crowd of several hundred surrounded the train and all of Ihem tried for a {.rtetlng. There was more of the same GtuR at'Easlon. The crowd wa.« unus- u.tiiy .leinonslrative and yelled to him, •tear 'em np'Teddy".
¦Thais  wha'   I'm   so'ng   to   Wilkes- B;.rre   for.'   th«   Colonel   shouted,    'and ni do il   ill  stiaiRht  fnited  States." Teddy Takes  a  Chance.
Al Easton. Kdward Simmons, who cvt r he is, became fiimou.«. H<^ crow- lUd to the platform and said. "My .lame's Simmons.    Donl you remember
me'.'"
Iloo.^ovelt took a chance and replieo, "Sure I remember you. Ed Simmons," .md the man went away saying what a wonderftil memory the Colonel has
.M While Haven lhe Colonel was met hy a committee from Wilkes-Barre, headed by Atiorney Clarence Coughlin, .hsirman of the Republican coanty rommitlee. Rev. Pother Curran and two or three other.« When the train arr:ved at the I/ehiph Valley elation there were teveral thousand people wailing to greet him, hundreds of au¬ tomobiles and Alexander's hand under the direction ..f Prof Pokorney. The distinguished gn'st was escorted to the Sieriiu.c; Hotel and immediately retired to his room lo dean up and take a hripf rest.
yeralor William K. Crow, chairman of the Republican state committee, Hannon Kepharl. candidate for State Tr«BFurer. and a large arrav of local Kepubilcaus were at the Sterling to give the Colonel a hand, .^fter dinner he held an Infonnal reception and shook hands with callers-
At 8 oclock several hundred auto¬ mobiles formed in line and amid the brilliance of red ure and the fluttering of thousands of small flags, started for thf armory b.> 'way of North River sireet, I'nion sipCet, Public Square aud South  Main «itte.»^l.
The doors or|the armory hnd been thrown open f -thoiir before the lime of the meetini, -Vid when the paraders reached It et x- ' seal was occupied. While the cro.,.'^ surged into the build¬ ing the bandry.i'ayed a few inspiring selections anc itrien quiet had heen re- atored Cour)j.iv Chalmiaii Coughlin called the m,.,.' ng to order. He was brief aud to t ,r.polnt. simply introduc¬ ing Senator louairman t^row as the presiding offir h of the evening. Chair¬ man Crow «U( likewise brief, stating that he did n^l wish to trespass on the Uipe of the « jtlnguished guest of the fvening. ^
Old  Vim  Lacking.
When Colonel Roosevelt was intro¬ duced and stepped to the front of the platform he was given a tremendous ovation and grinned his satisfaction. He was not In os good voice as the people of thiis city have heard him In before, but he had the same Roosevelt way of clinching the telling points in the speech that will be used during the remainder ht the campaign aa one of the chief R-guments of the Republican
managers against the re-election of President Wilson, The immense throng seemed to be happy lo give the Colonel a hand whenever he scored a good point, but It was not as noisy or en¬ thusiastic as presidential campaign gathering.s are wont to be. But as this ha.s been a campaign of indifference from the beginning, it is certain that no other campaign orator could have been brought to Wilkes-Barre lo re¬ ceive the welcome that the distinguish¬ ed citizen of Oyster Bay found await¬ ing him.
If union labor sentiment was lacking from the armory gathering—and it seemed to be—the cause" might have been traced to the oppo.sition parade mentioned elsewhere in this Issue and to the mass meeting of the striking car men, upon which thousands aaited in hopes of hearing that the car strike had been settled.
Wilson's own utterances against Un¬ ion l.abor, his written appeal to have Chinece workers imported into the l'nited Slates in order to break down the power that had been created by the "coarse crew" of Kuropean immigrants, his clHSsification of the I'nion man as an individual who was trying to force the poorest worker to he classed with the best worker snd the Wilson tariff enactment that forced workingman In New York City to submit to a law hy which the.v wero of.'ered horse-meat to eat because they,were out of work and could afford nothing belter—these were the importani facta from which Theo- erod Roosevelt moulded pointed shafts lu hurl against the Democratic "enemy" In the ranks of Unions. It was the surpriiie of the night that the former president should find in the famous wrltin.^s of Woodrow Wilson— articles that he prepared previous to his first nomination for the office he now holds—items that set him as mor- all.v 6pposed to even the idea of Un¬ ionism- Samuel Gompers came in for a share of the attack because he professes, Roosevelt declared, to have brought about the recognition of a man who has ordered strikers shot by law. This man is \cnustiana Carranza, ruler of Mexico. Dwelling upon hl.« conduct of Mexican affair.-^ he showed that Gomp¬ ers and Wilfion in their approval of Carranza do not consider his attitude on I.«bor as oppcrsed to American prin¬ ciples, the one conclusion to be drawn boing Ihal neither Mr. Wilson nor Mr. Gomper:* is opposed to the Carranza law that orders the under-paid work¬ eis of Mexico Io continue on dut.v and t<i be shot like vicious dogs if they or¬ ganize a public protest.
Roosevelt's appeal to the miners, couched in heroic words, was really a caution against accepting as their mouth piece a man who was against them when it paid him to be that way .ind for them only now when he be¬ lieves it i.« to his profit to change his mind. In liis closing remarks he re¬ lated the story of a cow-puncher whom he "fired" from his ranch because he branded ;i neighbor's cattle with the Roosevelt iron. Hia excuse was that he always "worked in favor of his boss," and Teddy pointed the moral with the in.siniiation that Wilson, pro¬ vided he i.>» re-elected, may take on a new boss, some one other than the L'nion boss he now professes to Idolize.
,\8 regards the eight-hour law, the former president declared his full be¬ lief in limiting hours of labor when the limitation was real and not a mask lo hide a lioost in wages, made tem- poiarih Ihrough fear and to avoid re¬ course 10 the strong arm of his office. Por ¦ comparison he declared thai a Democrat of the .lackson type would hiiive done as Roosevelt himself did in Ihe ca.sp of fhe hard coal strike—put the army in readiness to control mines or railroads and force real arbitration of the differences existing. Wilson's action In the railroad threat, he said, classes him with the; detested Demo¬ crat P.iichanan who avoided the Issue that made of Lincoln a savior and a martyr.
Por the most part the Roosevelt ul- tf-rances were in the light of new in¬ formation. Their set purpose was to prove Wilson an enemy of labor and particularly un advocate of the cheap •yellow peril" that would destroy the t.vranny of unions. Digressing from the main issue he discusr*d the alleged hy¬ pocrisy of President Wilson in refusing an eight-hour day to the employees In his own household and to the railway postal clerks over whom he e.xercises complete power and whose work keepa them on duty for more hour* than W^llson says he thinks proper for the englnemen, conductors aiid brakemen of the very trains on which the clerks operate.
The speech follows, in full: Colonel   Roosevelt's   Speech
I   have   accepted   ihe   invitation   to
come  to   Wilkes-Barre   to  discuss  the
Adamson law. because Wilkes-Barre Is
the headquarters of the great industry
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Anything But Peace When Respect is Maintained
NOT AT PEACE NOW
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.—Here in Wil¬ liam Jennings Bryan's home town. Re¬ publican Nominee Hughes tonight railed at the Democratic diplomatic policy, outlined his ideals of "peace with honor," dilated on the "false pros¬ perity" of the day and vigorousl.v re¬ plied to the charges shouted from the stump in Nebraska recent!v bj Vice President Marshall, that a vote for Re- I-ublicanism means a  vote for war.
¦•Did you ever hear a more prepos¬ terous proposition to present to me?" he demanded relative to the lasl named. "1 am a man of peace. I have been spending my life in maintains the in¬ stitutions of peace. 1 desire in that way to promote international peace. Who can think without horror of the ravages of the war? Who can desire war? 1 do noi desire war: 1 do not desire petty wars; I do not desire war in Mexico to satisfy a personal vindic- tiveness against a disliked ruler. 1 do not like that kind of war.
"1 believe in correct policies. I'hey will keep us out of war. The aort of thing we have been having will not keep us out of war. It will embroil us in difficulty. It did embroil us in dif¬ ficulty in Mexico."
Continuing, the nominee branded as "wholly, and completely indefensible" the Mexican policy of the administra¬ tion and added: "Do not talk to me about a polic>- of peace in the face of a record like that. This is war—ig¬ noble, personal war. 1 believe in peace —In peace maintained with honor. I believe In peace that is maintained with self-respect. I believe in peace In a world where we desire the friendship Of all, and all desire the friendship of this nation; a peace which recognizes and maintains the dignity of American citizenship. That is the right course of prosperity and civility. It is a jjreat mistake to depart from it.
Th^   Real   Peace.
¦Let us consult together lo develop the instrumentalities of peace. Let us have the State Depariment our diplo¬ matic agencies, every means that we can develop in the interests of peaceful intercourse and the mamtenance of our dignity among the nations. We deserve the respect of the world. "We can have it. All we need is lo secure our just rights and n*t to be misunderstood when we state them. That is the path of distaster that invites insult; that brings trouble sooner or later with that eddying up to see how much we wiil stand, the laat step will have been tak¬ en and will be embroiled. It is better to have it understood at the beginning and then we will have peace and honor'.
Hughes also hurled a Vlgourous broadside at the Adamson bill.
"An increase of wages," he said, "is a serious matter. You are interested in it. Every citizen is- Who pays these j millions of dollars? You say the rail- [ road pays. Well, where does therail- road get the moneyT It gels the money from the shipper and if the shipper is a wholesaler, he gets it back from the jobber, or the retailer, and by and by it reaches the consumer. It reaches the public- It reaches the farmer, ship¬ per or otherwise. It reaches the man In industry and it reaches the great body of the working people ot this country engaged In every form of pur¬ suit    You pay the freight."
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uation is Considered Good on All Fronts
OFFICIAL REPORTS
London, Oct. 14.—After a fortnight of reverses in Transylvania, the Rou¬ manian army has suddenly resumed the offensive throwing back the Teu¬ tons at several places along the fron¬ tier.
An official statement from the Rou¬ manian war office tonight announced the re-capture of three villages and several mountain peaks in the Trans- Ivania Alps. The Austro Germans at places have retired in disorder it was announced at Bucharest and only at one point are the Roumanians continu¬ ing to yield ground. The German war office this afternoon admitted that the Roumanians are on the offensive near the Vulcan pass on the southern frontier of Transylvania and that they have gained a footing on the mountain ridge in that region. On the eastern Transylvania frontier, Ber¬ lin asserted the Roumanians continue to yield ground.
Along the Somme front where French and Germans have been locked in a three day struggle around Chaulnes, General Koeh's troops struck hard to¬ day, capturing more than a mile of German positions, the village of Ger- mont and the strongly fortlfled sugar factory northeast of Ablaincourt, the French war office announced to-night. These gains represent an advance to¬ ward the capture of the imporiant Ger¬ man position at Chaulnes, Itself.
The British confined their op.'rations during the day to local attac'ts uorin of the Somme. The Germ.in war office statement this afternoon covering op- eration.<i la.^t night, reported 'leavy flghting north of the Somme and also around Chaulnes where 'he Germans, it was announced, recaptured part of the Ambos woods.
Heavy   Blow   Struck.
The heaviest blow w.is stnick against lhe Austro-German center. Here Gen. Falkenhayn had been driving south¬ ward from Kronstadt. ,ippar(?ntly plan¬ ning to advance to the highly important railway citv of Ploescl. thus severing direct railway communication between Roumanian armies in the north and south.
The Roumanians drove Falk-inhayn back on Ruear. In the mountain flght- to retire near Predalu-. the Buchari't War Office announced. In extended fighting along the Transylvani.in bor¬ der, the villages of Poiani, Sarata and Soetezoe. were re-capt\ir?d.
Near Dluval, the Roumanians fell back on Ruear. In the niountin fight¬ ing the peaks ef Igleul. .Mis and Mun- celiilour were captured. Bucharest re¬ ported, the Teutons retiring in dis¬ order.
Sharp artillery fighting is going on along the Danube. Bulgarian and Rou¬ manian gunners shelling positions on opposite sides.
"The Roumanian war office announced that several vessels loaded with Bul¬ garian soldiers were sunk. An offl¬ cial statement from the Bulgarian war office announced that Bulgarian ar¬ tillery' caused great flres to break out at   Kalauat. *
Since Roumania entered the war, August '21, Roumanian troops have cap¬ tured lOS offlcers and 14, 911 men in fighting on all fronts, it waa announced at  Bucharest.
Dispatches received here tonight re¬ ported that King Ferdinand w'ould as¬ sume supreme command of the Russo- Roumanian armies
(Oontiaael   Oa   Page   Thirteen.)
in    Sulphuric    Utterances Bearnig on Campaigns
MAKES NEW CHARGES
MILK PRICE INCREASE IN EFFEa TOMORROW
.Shadow Lawn, N. J., Oct. 14.—The American people have no disposition to "exchange a handsome certainty for an unhandsome uncertainty". President Wilson declared this afternoon from the porch of the. autumn white house In a speech more sulphuric than any he has thus far hurled at Republicanism and its leaders. His talk warned against the sinister Influences of cam¬ paign bosses and of the dangers of changing  the  American  foreign  policy
now.
Addressing 5,000 Pennsylvanians here for the regular Saturday political talk, the President expressed full confidnce in his own re-election, saying the ver¬ dict is already found.
"Until the people bava spoken." he said, "it la hard to reach deflnlte con¬ clusions on questions touching Kurope and Mexico. But I myself do not doubt the result".
At another point, he said, ¦"the great body of the American people are keep¬ ing their heads. They have heard talk before. They have seen the perform¬ ance of some of the gentlemen who are talking. They know how to assess hini. Thei verdict is already in and the judgment of the court is about to be uttered."
In an obvious attack on Colonel Roosevelt the President said that the "most interesting element in the Re¬ publican party is that which is the most vocal." The vocal element he declared, constitutes a voice and noth¬ ing more, because, every time It has uttered its purposes, it has failed ot carrying them out and in the end haa either surrendered to the machine or quit the fleld.
In the same connection Wilson said of the Progressive party, that no sin¬ cere and earnest men were ever more pitifully deceived and betrayed. He assailed the Republicans iii Congress for voting to warn Americans off armed ships, saying if fhe Republican lead¬ ers believe in the rights of American citizens  "why  don't  their followers."
JK demonstration occurred when he said that his policies had obtained peace and that .\merica has this choice — peace and continuance of business development along established lines on one hand, or, on the other hand dis¬ turbance and alteration of policy all along the line.
Ready To Fight.
The statement made with "cruel em¬ phasis in some quarters" that the peo¬ ple of this country do not want to flght ebout anything" was branded as '•pro- foiindl.v false" by the President.
".America." he said, "Is always ready to fight for things that are American. But they want lo be sure Ihey are flphling for Ihings that will bring to the world justice and peace."
His veiled reference;? to Roosevelt and Hughes kept the crowd in an up- loar. He said once, of the former, that the Republicans are "putting up their hpokesman of policy, those whom they do not even pretend to trust with pow- »r" and once he obviously referred to Hughes as the '¦silent party" in con¬ trast to the "vocal element."
"I am especiall.v glai to see you be¬ cause there nre some ihings which per¬ haps Pennsylvanians are more .(uali- fied to testify about. They are better qualified 10 testify as to 'he .subtle and intricate means by which the wishes of the people are defeated liy the govsrn- ¦   (ContlnneA On Page Ponr.)
Car Strike Settlement is Followed by Reports From John Price Jackson and Agents Who Bid Patience
A WAY TO PEACE IS PROMISED IN NEW CAMPAIGN
MEN WANTED.
W.\.N'TED—20 men to work on road at Conyngham farm. Wages J2 per day and transportation furnished daily. Apply either at works or to P. .1. Boyle. 56 Pearl sireet, city.
Striking car,men at their meeting last night unanimously rejected a pro- poeal offered by the slate mediators, ont that was regarded as ihe best yet to be made. The meeting was largely attended and lasted for several hours. The optimism felt the pasl few days that the long-drawn struggle would come to an end on the first anniversarv- ot the trouble suffered a severe jolt when the men flatly refused to con¬ sider the suggestions of State Media¬ tors .lames Steese and Senator Walter P. McS'ichol. The chief objections were the number to be takj?n back and the seniority rights, as suggested. The pro¬ posal of the mediators, which is under¬ stood had been agreed upon yesterday l:y the railway company, was: Suggestion for Settlement of Wilkes- Barre Trolley Strike By the Mediators.
October   14.   1916.
1. That 190 trainmen be taken back at once: of this ntimber aa many as possible be given regular runs, the remainder to be placed on the extra list and of the latter, those reporting twice dally for work to receive $1 per day, and more if earned.
2 That the remainder of the train¬ men who wer* in the emplo.v .of the company at the date of suspension of work, except as hereinbefore stipulated, shall be placed on a waiting list to be called for as vacancies occurred, and lo be given fifteen days" notice in which to return.
3. The company to agree wilh Div. 164 A. A. S. & E. Railway Employees that a commitle-e representing said employees be permitted to divide the time of those men who are taken back and given regular runs with those men who are taken bacq and placed upon the waiting list, provided always, that such substitutions shall he arranged for not less than one week a* a tlrne.
4. No new men to be employed until all the old men taken back except as hereinafter stipulated, have been of¬ fered regular runs.
5. The men to be taken back and given regular runs and put on waiting list shall be given rims on such divis¬ ions as may be designated by the gen¬ eral manager and the men to agree to accept such runs on such designated divisions. The seniority rights of the men so taken back and a.iigned to said divisions, shall be maintained upon said divisions as stich rights have been de¬ fined by former contracts between local No. 164 and the company. It is under¬ stood that full seniority rights shall be accorded the men ni)on April 1, 1!MT. provided that at the time the genera: manager of the company shall decide that It is for the best interests of the company that such rights ought then to be restored.
6. The wages to be paid all of the men taken back and men regular runs from the time of their return until Jan. 1, 1917 shall be those which were paid to the men by the company on October I, Iftl.i.
7. All suits against members of the union and the injunction proceedings to be dropped by the company .
8. No men to be taken bjick who by their personal acts have made them¬ aelves objeclional for employment.
9. .^s of January 1, 1917, a three year agreement in line with the agree¬ ment of ,lanuary 9. 1915. except as lo the section 8 therein and accepted as herein agreed, fully executed by the respective parts shall go into effect.
10. Wages to be paid for the three years from .Ian. 1. I9I7 to .Ian. I. 1920 to be 25c.  for flrst year men.  2SVic   for
second   year men  and   28Vic.  for  t'lird year men and over.
11. The men upon settlement to call off every action in opposition 10 the company and Local ITnion. No. 164 by resolution to ratify the action of the executive committee in calling off the strike, and also, by resolution to re¬ quest the people to patronize the road, and the men 10 use their honest elforts to restore riding upon the cars. The company to agree fhat there shall not be any prejudice held against any man taken back who went out on strike, nor any discrimination against such a man. nor any interference with or against him for his membership In thn Amalgamated Association, and the men to agree not In any way or manner to interfere with the present employes during working hours.
Reasons for Rejection.
Rezin Orr, one of the national (offi¬ cers of the Carmen's Union: Patrick Shea, national organizer; Dennis Mc- Caulle.v, head of the local diviaijn; An¬ thony Walsh, William Houser and others spoke at the sessions of "he carmen. .Vu poll was taken. It Is un¬ derstood, fhe strikers voting oy accbi- mation. The principal contention of the men came in the first clause. The mediators suggested 190 men to ne taken back at his tim°. Of this num¬ ber 128 were to be placed on the regu¬ lar list and lhe remainder on *he extra list. The other men now -in strike were to be placed on the waiting list.
The m'en believed thev 3houH oe given their old runs, while it is the understanding the companv officials had made two division"", pacing the present employes of the companv on .he West Side runs and the striking car¬ men in the East Side division. Thi.s fear of discrimination .against the M men In seniority rights block-'d 'he .ic- ceptance of the propo3.-il.
The latest turn in affairs has not discouraged the mediators. Messrs. McNichoI and .Steese late last night, stated to The Independent that they still have hopes of bringing thp war¬ ring factions together. The question of seniority and the number of men will again be taken up before the State representatives give up.
Immediately after the meetins, Dennis McCaulley, president of the local division, in a statement, said ihal nothing had been offered that rnitiht brins about a setllemenl. The men. he .said, had but little to consider as most of the strikers would n4il be taken back, and the time set for th(» seniority to again become effective bieing too  indefinite.
Jackson   Comes   Again.
Dr. .lohn Price .lackson. head of the State Labor Department, arrived in this city late last night, bavins been one of the guests of the .Mining Insti¬ tute at Nanticoke. He left early this morning for Harrisburg. .\ short time before midni5;ht ho went into sessu.ii with .Steese and McNichoI. Followine the conference he said he deplored th'^ conditions here, and believed the offci- given last ni.ght was the best yet. Hi-, like the mediators. Is not discouraged, thinking there is a way out ot this trouble, that matters can be adjusted to satisfy hoth fhe car men and the railway company as well as the public. .
He Bald: "This latest move has not discouraged the mediators. Some weeks ago they had a propo.sal that was fav¬ orable to the men and when presente<l to the company it was rejected. Now another suggestion. apv>arently favor¬ able to the other side, has been giv-n to the men and they have rejected in turn. There still is a chance for a (Continued  on   Page  Two)
Instead of waiting until November first lo Increase the price of milk, Wilkes-Barre dealers have decided to put the new rates In force tomorrow. More imporiant than the change of date for the changed prices, came the further announcement laet night that where only one pint ot milk per day is delivered Ihe milk will be charged for at the rate of eleven cents a quart. Fixed rates for fhe delivery of milk and cream were ratified last night and to¬ morrow night the milkmen of the West Side and towns suburban to Wilkes- Barre on the east side of the Susque¬ hanna will adopt a similar scale of charges.
One objection ie expected from the buying public. Those purchasers of milk who have beep getting their sup¬ ply under the old rate of nine cents per quart, but who have been buying only at the rate of a pint a day, have been paying the price now asked on a single quart. That is, they have been charged flve cents per pint on monthly bills in¬ stead of four and one-half cents, and that   the   latest   boost   by   the   dealers'
does not take this into consideration is resented. It is feared that monthly billa may be rendered at the rate of twelve cents per quart to the pint-per- day buyers, giving the milkman the advantage uf the half cent margin in accordance with market rules, as though the pint were paid for In cash each day.
The meeting tomorrow night of the suburban dealers will net a universal agreement among dealers, excluding only fancy dairies whose prices are still higher. There is intimation that those dairies will follow the lead of the deal¬ ers-in-ordinary and put an extra as¬ sessment on their special products. How far this increase may go is a mat¬ ter for speculation.
The prices anounced laat night by the dealers, to become universal in Wy¬ oming "Valley, starting October 18. to¬ morrow, in Wilkes-Barre. and as soon as can be decided upon in the suburbs, are as follows: Pints, flve and one- half cents: quarts, ten cents: heavy cream forty-eight cents per quart; light cream, thirty-five cents per quart.
AGENTS WANTED. AGE\Ta - SNAPPIEST HOUSE¬ HOLD LINE on earth. Red hot sel¬ lers, steady repeatens. 100 per cent, profit. 250 light weight, fast sell¬ ing, popular prices necessities. .Agents outfit free. Get busy—quick —write today; postal will do. Atneri- ' can Products Co., 94.3 Third street. Cincinnati, Ohio.
MEN   WANTED.
WANTED—Men over forty to repre¬ sent us In their vicinity. A good pay¬ ing, life business. Pay weekly- Ex¬ perience unnecessary. Write today. CHARLTON .NURSERY COM¬ PANY, Rochester, N. Y.
PICK-POCKETS HAUL   • HARD ON PARADERS
AGENT WANTED. PRESTO GAS SAVES GASOLINE; Eliminates carbon. Every automo¬ bilist. garage, repair shop, wants it. BIG PROFITS. Exclusive territory Product guaranteed. Pennsylvania Sales Company, 6 Beers building. West Market street, Wllkes-Barre, Pa.
LOST.
LOST—A   pocket   book   containing   a small sum of money.    Finder will con¬ fer a favor on the owner by return¬ ing  same  to  .loseph   Prank,   rear  60 L.eblxh street, city. /
Pickpockets who worked industrious¬ ly In the crowds that gathered last night to greet Colonel Theodore R-jos.'- velt brought heavy losses upon several l.romineni residents of Wyoming v'al¬ ley. Up to a late hour last night ihe police had received complaints from various sources and acting up:»n Ihem had arrested three visitors lo town, holding the trio for invjstig^tion and possible charges of picking pock'ts.
Philip Raub, of Dallas, reported the loss of $65 in cash and notes in the amount of $150 Dr. W. C. Stiff," of Plymouth, was relieved of $150; Pro¬ thonotary T. .M. Powell lost $32; while John Shapiro, Clerk of Courts George Wagner and a policeman from Pr.>eland also fnund their purse.^ missing, eacn reporting a considerable lusv*.
In all.  It is believed the pickpockets
obtafted   close   to  a   thousand   dollars
from the clothes of the men the.\' jostl.id
lat   Lehigh   Valley   stntion   rin.l   in   the
Ninth Regiment .'Vrniorv. Whe-i re- Iports were .sent in to police headquar- I ters. I.tetectives Thomas. Brown. Heitn. j I'innerly and Williams made ^ tour of jthe city and arrested Nick St-ifano, of I I'hiladelphia; John .Somony, of New i\ork   and   Robert   TeviS,   of     Buffat'>.
The.se men are held for furthor exam- I Inatlon.
ROOSEVELT A GUEST
OF FATHER CURRAN
Following the meeting in Ninth Regi¬ ment armory last night. Colonel Theo¬ dore Roosevelt was escorted lo the resi¬ dence of Rev.  .fohn J. Curran  in  East End, where a luncheon wa.^ tendered by "he   well   known   priest,   admirer   a^ friend of the former president.    .Amone tliose who attended are  Kranck  Dart?, , Edwin   B.  .Morgan.  Father Curran and i assistants  and   Colonel   Roosevelt  and . sp( i>-».irv.
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