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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
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PIFTY PAGES
The  Only   Sunday   Newapaper Covering tlie  Wyoming  Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1934
Entered   at   Wllked-Bnrre,   l'a„ Aa   Seeond   Clasa   Mnll   Mutter
PRICE TEN CENTS
POWER TO STRIKE IS TAKEN AWAY BY VOTE OF MAJORITY OF MINERS
PENALTY
IS BY JURY
Twenty-Seven-Year-Old Girl Held Responsible In The Murder Of Doctor Hess
TAKES FATE CALMLY
Imprisonment For Life Term Is The Recommendation Offered   In   Trial   Court
Willing To Pay Mate A Salary
Rarcclona, .Spain, IMarch 17— UP — Carmen Gutlrbay Alzola Merry Uel A'al, wealthy helreaa, waa revealed today aa the woman who is offering to pay heavy alimony to her husband tor   the   privUeKe   of   a   divorce.
Carmen, 23. ia seeking a di¬ vorce from Alfonso Merry Del Val, 24, aon of the former Span¬ ish AmViasaador to London and nephew ot the late Cardinal .Merry  Del  A'al.
.She offers to pay liim 50,000 liesetas ($6,SOO) annually in ali¬ mony. The divorce is asked by mutual consent.
INSANITY CLAIMED
Reading, Pa., March 17.—UP—A verdict ot murder in tho flrat de- Kiee, returned late today, failed fo BhaVe the atoic culm which Mlaa I''rance3 .Sepse, 27, has diaplayed ainco her trial begun.
The Jury recommended a penalty of life Imprisonment.
Refusing to tako the witneas Rland in her own detcnae. Mias Sepse did not reveal her reasons tor aliootliig Dr. Paul llesa, 33, her physician, on tho night ot .January 8. All ahe would say was '"1 did It tor his own good. I waa taking hia aina on myself, and aendlng lilm to Heaven."
Her attorneys pleaded that she was insane, and expert teatimony aKieed with that contention. A murmur of surprise ran through the courtroom when the verdict was re¬ turned by the Jury of nine men and three women, following three houra deliberation,
Tho widow of the murdered man broke down in court this morning when Diafrlct Attorney John 1'. AA'anner deacribed the slaying In detail, and was not present when the verdict waa returned. Misa Sepse regarded each Juror in turn Intently as be aald "guilty,"' but ahowed no aign of emotion. To   Do   Him  Good
Describing the murder ot Doctor Hess trom ambush on the nighl of last J,inuary 8, the. flery young defense attorney dramatically de- cl.'ired:
".Slie wanted to do something lood for hlni—never anything else."
Immediately after Mattcn con¬ cluded hla addresa, lasting an hour and five minutes, District Attorney Wanner began the Htule'a summa¬ tion, demanding that the Jury Hnd Miss Sepse guilty of lirsl degree murder, bnt indicuting that the Commonwealth would not object to a recommendation ot Uto imprison¬ ment.
i'ollowing AVanner's address .ludge Forrest It, Shanainan'a charge was delivered.
In hla charge, the Judge made ll clear that he was "In no way" sug¬ gesting what would be "a proper verdict." lio pointed out that tho chief point to bo decided ia whether Mlas Sepse was able to dlallngulah between right and wrong at tho time  ot  tho  ahootlng.
I'lslrlct Attorney John P. AVanner calla the 27-year-oId former patient •t the doctor a "cold-blooded" kill-
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Had Commercial Training And Fatal Flight Was His  First  In 4  Months
PLANE BURNS
Cheyenrie, AVyoming,. Marcii 17,— UP—Another Army flyer was killed late today, thlrty-slx houra before the United States Army was sched¬ uled to resume flying of the air mail on a "safety first" basis.
Second Lieutenant Harold G. Richardson, 2(i, of Cheyenne, died when his Army plane crashed dur¬ ing a practice flight. He was the eleventh Army filer killed since the Army took over the air mail and the tirst to die aince President Hoosevelt's declaration that action must be taken to decrease the dan¬ ger to Army pilots carrying mall.
Rlchardson"s plane nose-dived, crashed .-ind burst Into flames. The pilot's body burned, AVeather con¬ ditions  wero good.
The Army began flying the mall a month ago, after the Admlnistru- tlon cancelled all private air mail contracts.
Kight days ago two fliers wero killed here in a crai-h similar to Kichardson"s.
Two others were killed at Burton. Ohio, and at Daylona Beach, Fla.
The next Monday, PresiJenl Roosevelt ordered all air mall can¬ celled temporarily until the Army could assure safo flying ot the mail.
Trained By Private Line
Richardson waa iranaferrod trmii the Army Air Corpa Reaerve two weeks ago and sent to Cheyen.ie as an nir mail pilot. Prior to goln',' with the .Army, he waa a co-pilot with  United Air Lines,
The plane bad heen in the air only 20 minutes when the accident occurred. Officers al Kort Francia K. AA'arren, who saw the plane cra.>'h, reported that It went into a noae dive and fell to earth llko a plummet.
They coulfl not eatlnialo the alti¬ tude at which the plane was tlying when it went inlo its dive.
Richardson Is survived by his widow, wiio lives at Sioux City, la. She did nol accompany her hua¬ band to Cheyenne when he was as¬ signed to curry the mall.
Capt. B. T. Castor, In chai'ge of Army mail operullons out of Cheyenne, appointed a board ot in-
Greece Permits Fugitive To Board Tramp Steamer Enroute To The Red Sea
U. S. BALKED AGAIN
Reveals Method Of Escape And Hopes For Safety Under The Lion Of Juda
NEW HUNT STARTS
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PLAINS MINER WINS A MAXIMUM A WARD
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ains miner, Qeorgo Pustu- ot ti3 Skldmore avenue, yea- lerdiiy wua awarded the muxlmum ••luount for permanent dlsHgine- "i*"nt, in a declalon Conipenaation Lewis. }i6 weekly for
announced b.v Referee Aaa K. win receive $10.SU a period ot 150 weeka. Puslupek, on September 6, 1932, was employed in I'ine Ridge mine "f Hudson Coal Company. He und hla laborer were at the face ot their cliamber, loading, when a gaa ex- Ploalon occurred and claimant waa •everely burned about the tace, neck,  back and  both  liands,
Elghieen days after the accident Puslupek entered into a compen- aailon agreement with the com- li'iiiy, the latter ugreelng to pay at the rule of $15 a week for a tlieii indeterminable   period.   I^ter   the
agreement wus niodillcd and tho compensation paymenta wero cut to $10.84 a week.
At a hearing before the referee, in which claimant was represent¬ ed by Attorney E. C. Marianelli, inaxlmum compenaation was aought, the claim being based clilefly on dlflligurement. It waa shown that I'ustupek lias a sear formation at llio top ot his head and it extends to hia noae. The left side ot his face,   chin  and   Upa   are  marked.
It was reporled by Referee Lewla that the miiier'a diaflgure- nient la ot audi a aerloua, perma¬ neiil and repulaive character aa to entitle hlni to the maximum com¬ penaation. The company, accord¬ ing to the decision, la given credit for the amount of oorapensatlon paid under the uriiiinal a£reenieiit.
Piraeus, Greece, Sunday, March IS—UP—Samuel Inauli headed his chartered tramp ateamer toward the Red Sea and freedom early today, victor in his fight to pre¬ vent tlie Greek government from deporting him to the United States. The 74-year-old tugillve trom Chicago juatice was apparently in good health and high spirita as the ancient freighter sailed, carrying him to strange lands where he hopes to spend liia declining years. The beat information available waa that his goal was Abyssinlu, the mountainous, ancient Kingdom ot Ethiopia In Africa, whose ruler, the "Lion ot Juda," claims to be a direct descendant of the Queen of Sheba.
The Inaull "family"—the greying public utilities millionaire, his for¬ mer actress wife, and his friend, Mme. CouyoumdJoglou—were hap¬ pily reunited aboard the rusty steamer Malotls last night, 'when the steamer returned to port under pressure ot the government after InauU's secret departure on AA'ed¬ nesday.
Women Stay Behind Jlrs. Insull and Mine. CouyoOmd- Joglou did not accompany Insull on the trip, debarking with the lawyers before the sailing. Mrs. Inaull in¬ tends to go to Paris next Tuesday or Wednesday.
A specialist examined Insull be¬ tore he left. His pulse was 96 and slight heart murmufs were detected. Laughter and tears were mingled in their reunion, and tbey were In high aplrlta over the unexpectedly happy ending of their struggle. The Greek government bad reveraed It¬ self at the last minute, and given In.sull papers and permission to travel anywhere he willed, as long aa he left Greece.
Questioned by officials about his escape. Insull aald ho left lils Athens apartment last AVednesday. disguised by dyeing hia nmslache nnd hair. He said ho fled to avoid Involving Greece in international complicationa, as he had been ad¬ vised that detectives from the United States planned to kidnap him.
Few Accept Bid To Hear Radical
Cleveland, Marcii 17 —UP — Mayor Harry L. Davia la going to let Emma Goldman make a speech In Public Auditorium next Tuesday It anyone Is present to listen to her. Mayor Davis cancelled arrangementa for the speech when the local chapter of A'elerans ot Foreign AA'ars protested. But when spon¬ sors ot the engagement threat¬ ened injunction proceedings to prevent him from interfering with the acheduled speech he consulted his legal advisers. He said the speech could be made. But. AA'alter Davis, manager of Public Auditorium, reported that so far only $30 worth of tiekets have   been   sold.
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OF PRIZE TAKERS
West Side Event Attracts The Very Finest Response In   Its   Entire   History
EAGER COMPETITION
The forty-sixth annual Eistedd¬ fod under auspicea ot the Literary Society ot Edwards Memorial church attracted a large audience at atternoon and evening seaaions yes¬ terday. Among the audience were men and women coming from tar- dlstunt points to attend this literary and mualcal treat.
Significant was the fact that R. S. Davies, conductor ot the evening, has never missed a seaslon. Ed¬ wardsville captured both major prizes offered in the afternoon and evening sessions. Mrs. Victor E. Lewis led the organizations winning the prizes. In the atternoon she led the children's chorus in the success¬ ful rendition ot "Peace Be StiU". In the evening Mrs. Lewis directed a mixed aggregation ot sixteen voices in the rendition of "Serve The Lord In Youth."
In the atternoon session the con¬ testants were mostly children and the talent displayed by them made the work ot selecting the winners a very difficult task. All selections mot the approval of the audience, judging by the applause. One of the features ot tills session waa the number ot new contestants.
The winners in the afternoon ses¬ sion were: Solo, "When He Cometh"', for children under eight; first prize, Jean AA'iiltby, second prize, Uuill May Gibbons, Edwards¬ ville; Third prize, Mildred Jamea ot Scranton.
Recliaiion, P.salm; flrat prize, Marian Morgans, Edwardsville; second prize, CUftord Jones, Ed¬ wardaville; third prize, Arthur AVil¬ liams, Scranton, Solo, 'Beautiful AA'orda ot Jesus," two prizes: flrat prize, Alva Mlnges, Edwardsville; Dorothy  Richards, Edwardsville.
Piano aolo, "Woodland Chimes": flrst prize went lo AVarren Kistler, AVilkes-Barre; second prize, Alice Owens, West Pittston.
Recitation, "Helper Mam." Both prizea were win by Edwardsville children, EmUy Williams and Ellen Davies.
Solo, "Xo Night There," twelve to fltteen years: flrat prize, Betty AVilliama, Plymouth; aecond prize, Hilda Edwarda, Edwardaville; third prize,   Betty  Peter.s,  AVilkes-Barre.   j
Kecitation, "Day's AVork," chil¬ dren twelve to flfteen: flrst prize, John AVhitby; second, Margaret Morris, Edwardaville; third, Mary Wiiltby, Edwardsville.
At thla point, AV. H. Fleck, dean ot AVyoming Seminary, delivered a short talk on the hlatory ot elaledd- fods.
The next event waa "Art." Child's Ivnitled sweater, won by Mrs. John I'rice, Edwardaville.
Solii, open selections, won by Mra. Heeae Jones ot Ashley, former resident ot Plymoulh.
Art, culinary, beat pound ot fudge. Fudge winnera: .Airs. John Jonea of Kingstun, Mra. AViUiam Reeae ot Plymouth and Mra. Ed¬ ward Franclea, Edwardsville; prize tor the beat dozen of cookies was won by Mrs. Thomaa AV. Evans ot  Kingaton.
The winner ot the quilt contest was   Mra.   Charles   SluU   of   KiiiK-
THE  FIRST  VICTIMS I """¦ Evaning  Saaaion
Berlin. .March 17.    11'    'i'lie cuuit       In   llie   evening   session,   llie  en¬ at lleldaheini  ordered  the sterlliza-' tire   audience   sung   "Oiilde   Me   0| lion ot seven peraona today. (Continued on Page 10. aetlloii 1>
Chief Of Railway Labor Is Sensational In Answer To President's Proposal
SHATTERS PEACE
Insists Recovery's Success Is Now Sufficient To Restore Old  Pay  Rates
SHOCKS JOHNSON
U. S. Followa Up Chicago, March 17.—UP—Legal machinery was thrown into motion today by Federal and State author¬ ities for the trial of the Insull brothers, Samuel sr., and Martin, on charges growing out of the col¬ lapse ot tlieir billion dollar utilities empire.
' Federal Attorney Dwight H. Oreen proceeded wilii plana to try Samuel, deapile the action ot the Creek government today in giving him papers permitting lilm to clear Greek ports for any destination he may choose. Ho was confldent the United Stutes would obtain cus¬ tody  ot him  soon.
Murtln Inaull, whose extradition to Illinois wua ordered by the Appeal Court ot Ontario, Canada, yesterday, will faco State trial iin¬ mediately.
Five aeparate indlclmenls await tho return of the brotiiera. Two ot the Indictments were voted by the Federal grand Jury and three by tbe Cook counly grand Jury. Mar¬ tin Is named In ali flve and Samuel In both the Federal indictments and two of tbe Slate.
¦Washington, March 17. —UP — Defiance ot President Roosevelt by the railway unions and threats of widespread strikes in the automo¬ bile industry tonight brought the Administrations Kecovery program to a crisis.
While Gen. Hugh S. Johnson sought to stave ott further labor trouble in the motor car field, the question of a prolonged controversy over "wages paid by the railways was brought to the direct attention ot the AA'hlle House.
The unions said flatly they would not postpone revlaion ot their pres¬ ent wage scales tor alx months, as requested by President Roosevelt. They said further they full expect¬ ed railway wagea to be increased 10 percent to old levels by July 1, In accordance with the contract under which they are operating.
Joseph B. Eastman, B'edcral Transportation Coordinator, ex¬ pressing deep disappointment over the attitude ot the unions, revealed that he Would be -^ illing to attempt settlement of the controversy should Mr. Roosevelt request It.
Announcement by A. F. Whitney, chairman to Railway Labor Execu¬ tive As.sociation, came as a blow to the Administration and to the Con¬ ference Committee of Railway Man¬ agers, who liad expected the unions lo agree to the President's proposal.
Instead, the announcement started a prolonged argument at tho rail¬ way wage conference in the ball¬ room of AVillard Hotel. Responsible union leaders and rail executives alike hesitated to predict the out¬ come.
Preaidenfa   Plan
Several weeks ago Prealdent Roosevelt requested the railways and the unions to postpone their wage settlement.
"Under present condltlona," Mr. Rooaevelt said then, "the proaecu¬ tlon of a bitter controversy between the rallroada and their employea would have a most dlaturbing in¬ fluence, and I am further convlncil that conditions are not yet suffl- clently stable to permit a wise de¬ termination of what the wages ahould be for the tuture."
AV. F. Thiohoft, chairman of the railways managers, agreed with the President on March 16, and urged that present wages, including the 10 percent "deduction" be continued tor another year and that no fur¬ ther wage notices be posted tor six months. He withdrew the rail¬ roads' demand for a 15 percent basic wage reduction.
This atternoon, before 1500 union chairmen and the members ot Thlehoft's commiltee, AVhltney read the tormal statement ot the unions, insisting that rail wages be restored to old levels this Summer.
"In reaponse to what we then considered an unjuslitled demand by railway managemenla," AVhltney said, "we consented In .lanuary, 19:12, to thia 10 per cent, deiiuctio.a trom the earninga ot tlio men and women we represent. AVhat shadow of Juaiificutlon there was tor thla deduction at the low point ot the depression has disappeared. • • • • We are asked to confirm a program of restricted wage paymenta and of reduced employee purciiaslng power. AVo cannot and will nol acquiesce."
Scorna Paaaimiam Whitney chided railway man¬ agers for their "siiirit of pessimism, defeat and despair," called their proposal "one more alunza to the dirjfe to wiilch we huve listened fur (.Continued on Page 10, gectlon 1)
Call For Stork
Clears Streets
New York, Marcii 19—UP—An al.irm flashed over the police radio syatem today:
"All r.adio cars: Clear streets trom McDonough street to fireenpoint hospital tor ex¬ pectant mother." The announcer then named the streets to be watched. Radio cars trom flve precincts took up their stations und a taxlcab bearing Mrs. Bridget Kelly raced through the slx-mlle lane In eight minutos. -A. few minutes after she was admitted to the hospital a son was  born.
YOUTH !S KILLED DURING GUN PUY
One Who Wielded Weapon Runs Away From Scene And Cannot Be Located
OTHER MISHAPS
Carl Davitt, 14, of Scranton, playing with throe companions last night ill the home ot a neighbor, was accidentally shot. The bullet lodged in his head. He died in a hospitai at midnight. John Blewitt, about the same age and who held the .32 calibre revolver when It was discharged, ran from the home and had not been located at three o'clock this morning. The shooting occurred In the Blewitt home where young Davitt. together with Blew¬ itt and two other boya named Bai- onskl and Renaldl. were at play. The revolver Is owned by a mem¬ ber ot tlio Blewitt family. It was being displayed when the bullet was discharged.
Reclining on a slab In the morgue ot Deputy Coroner Emmett Brislln tor twenty houra, the body ot Frank Krubcl was not identified until laat night, Tlie man'a back and several ribs wero broken, a post-mortem examination revealed. He was found l''rlday night along tracks ot Central Railroad ot New Jersey, about 300 yards north ot the Hill street crossing. Police believe the victim tell or was pushed off a moving train. He has no relatives in this country.
Michael Cardis, 6, ot 174 Parson¬ age streel, Pittston, has a poaslble skull fracture. He was run down by a truck yesterduy operated by Frank Capozzi, 38 Northampton sireet,  city.
A truck, operated by Russell Lott of Me.slioppcn, struck Nathan Quinn, 5, of R, D. 1, Falls, break¬ ing  the  boy's  right   leg.
Squeezed In No. 9 colliery, Mich¬ ael Callahan, 32, rear 220 Rock street, Hughestown, received a fracture ot the left arm.
Irvin Tinsley, 27, Plains, suffer¬ ed a possible right foot fracture yesterduy at  Prospect  colliery.
Louisa Moresca, 5, ot 22 Smith street, was admitted to Homeo¬ pathic hospital last night, suffering injurlea of the right wrist and head, received when atruck by the auto¬ mobllo ot Alfred Hirthler jr„ 18, ot 30 Hughes street.
Anna McHugh, 14, ot 66C Hazle street, wus taken to .Mercy hospital, auftering a possible tructure ot the right ankle. She was struck by an automobile driven by Edward Carey ot Mountain Top,
An automobile driven by Ruth Matler, 24, ot 629 South Gibson avenue, Kingston, figured in a col¬ lision with a street car, operated by AVilliam Cahalan, of 342 CoUege avenue, Kingston, yeaterday after¬ noon al ,Soutli Washington and Eaat Market streets.
Automoliiles driven by Leo Curry, 22, ot 64 Lehigh sireet, and Harold Conrad, 23, of 243 North AVaahlng- ton atreet, collided yeaterday atter¬ noon at Lehigh and Hickory atreets. Elizabeth Burcliaraky, 22, Kelly .Htreet, Larksviile, autfered fiiee nnd head lacerationa and poaalble frac¬ ture ot ribs in an auto accident al midnight at South Franklin and Roaa alreets. John Poncho, 23, of 307 Slope atreet, AVarrlor Run, re¬ ceived head lacerations in the aame accident. The injured persons were In a macliine whlcii collided with a car operated by Donald Stoltz, 22, of 60 Jones street. He waa locked up on a reckless driving charge,
Nicholaa Haydock, 29, of 23 Grove sireet, Nanticoke, waa treated at Jlercy hospital early today for clicek lacerations, received in an auto accident on Soulh Pennsyl-. vania avenua.
ANTHRACITE MEN DEFY OLD CHIEFS IN WORK ORDERS
Will Keep Every Colliery Operating In Opposition To Collection Of Dues By Lewis Unionists While Moving Toward Means Of Legally Banning The System Of Checkoff
POST GUARANTEE OF PEACE
Thomas Maloney, president of the United Anthracite Mlnera ot Penn¬ sylvania—leader ot the recent four weeks' general strike in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties—last niglit challenged United Mine Workers' followers In Disirict One to tie up operations ot tho Glen Al¬ den Coal Company.
Maloney's defy, hurled at the reg¬ ular union in general and Ita Glen Alden grievance committee In par¬ ticular, was accompanied by the promise that should a general atriko be attempted by United Mine Workers aupportcra tho new union would see that every colliery oper¬ ated  without Interference.
Declarations of the new union president created ono ot the most unusual situations In anthracite mining history and perhaps a prob¬ lem without pnrnllel since the workers ot the hard coal fields banded together in a union. His statementa were Issued at a meet¬ ing ot Glen Alden general grievance committee, which Is sponsored by liio United Anthracite Miners, in I'nlon Hall on East Market street, Wllkea-Rarre,  last  night.
Maloney's    challenge    to    United Mine AA'orkers oflicials was the re¬ sult ot a resolution adopted Friday at   Scranton   by   the   general   body whose  allegiance  la  to   the  regulur union, in which  It was stated  that a  strike of  Olen  Alden  mines  will be  demunded  as  a  result  of  com¬ pany    action    In    abandoning    the "checkoff"   system   ot   union   duea payment.    Thia  procedure   wus   set aside by the Glen Alden in Decem¬ ber   of   last   yeur   after   it   became evident   that   the   proper   receivers of the dues—United  Mine AVorkers or     United     Anthracite     Miners — would have to be settled  by court. Liligalion concerning  this  question is   betore   Luzerne   counly   court. Rolea   Reveraed Action     by     the     United     Mine Workers'   general    body   and    Ma¬ loney's   challenge   lust   night   have completely   reversed   the   situation that   existed   in   District   1   during the new union's general strike from January  13  to  February  12.
At that time the new union was waging a bitter campaign to further the general strike .nnd the United Mine AVorkers were doing everything possible to break up the auspension. Now the picture has changed with the Uniied Mine AVorkera group threatening a sua¬ penaion und the former strikers challenging them to do so. and further promising Unit they will see thut the collieries they fought so bitterly to tie uii little more tliun a montli ago, will continue work¬ ing.
Following a vigorous denuncia¬ tion of the United Mine AVorkers administration In Dlatrlct 1, the new union Glen Alden general committee
laat night adopted a resolution echoing Maloney's slatementa and challenging the opposition faction to call a strike either for tomorrow or the next working day listed on the Glen Alden work schedule. All collieries with the exception of the Hallstead at Duryea are acheduled to be Idle tomorrow.
Local union commltteea from fif¬ teen collieries who were present at last night's meeting wera also in¬ structed to return to their head¬ quarters and draw up similar reso¬ lutions.
Peace Hearings After local union reports had been received Maloney addressed the delegates, first taking up forthcom¬ ing grievance hearings bctore Um- pIre James A. Gorman of the An¬ thracite Conciliation Board. He de¬ clared the new union was not in favor of waiting until April 3 for hearings to start as suggested by Gorman and Chris J, Golden, secre¬ tary of the board, and accordingly wired Gorm.in that the men want the hearings to begin .-is soon as possible,
"I was supposed to go to Rynon tonight to an Important meeting.'' .Alaloney told the delegates. "But in view ot developments at Scranton I felt it was my duty to appear here tonight before the general body. I know, you know, Dimmick knows, Inglis knows, we all know that the United Anthracite Miners represent the majority and now comes a development which proves it.
"The Uniied Mine Workers ot America meet at Scrarrton with Boylan and tJuUugher as officers of Ihe Glen Alden general body. And they say they will send out com¬ mittees lo get Ihe numes of mem¬ bers ot tiie new union aa a means ot breaking it up. AA'e know that Dimmick stopped bossea trom ac¬ companying Uniied .Aline AA'orkers committees with cards and forcing men to sign their acceptance of tiia checkoff.
"This waa suppoaed to be solici¬ tation, but did they solicit you for your grievances'/ Did tlie United .Aline Workera solicit your griev¬ ances when tho operators violated the contract and cut your rates and wages".' Did tliey charge Dlmmlck with violating the contract when h« cut your rates'/ No, there was noth¬ ing like that, but now when Dim* nilck prevents them from forcing the collection ot dues he violates the contract and they want a atrike. Thay Can't Strik* "AVell, I challenge them to close down one aingle mine on Monday or the next working day. AA'e will ahow tiiem who Is in the niajority. Let them strike and we will get back our jobs and the rata will be out. (Continued  on Page  10,  Section 2)
50 DECREASES MADE IN PRICE OF LIQUOR
Harrlsburg, Pa., March 17,—UP— Fifty decreasea uveruging 18 cents each and two Increases averaging 7',a centa were shuwn in tlio new price liat for the State's Liiiuor Stores whicii will go into effect Monday. In addition, two new blends and two struiglit whiakles to retail at $1.50 per flfth ot a gallon wero Included  in  the  list.
The new list la divided Into two parts, one fur liquurs and another tor wines. New itema among the liquora inelude alx blends, aeven atraight whiakles, two boilled-ln- boeida, five Scotch whiakles, a new gin and a new cocktail. The wine liat Includes one new bittera, one ruin, two Imported cordials, 15 do- me.slic   coriliuls  and  one  "'.ikvavil."
None of the price ciiangea attecl- ed the wines.
Among lbe brands added to the price list are H. Sichl & Sons, Cruso Fila Company, Imported wines, the Sunvlco Une of old American wines, and the Eagle brand Caiifornl» Kosher wines.
With Moiiduy"a new prico list, the State Storea will have 16 brands of "liard liquora," including whisklee und gins, aelling for $2.00 per fltth- gullon and leas.
The two Increaaes included Cava¬ lier gin, increaaed 10 centa to $1.00 per fifth .and Three Rivera whiaky, increased flve cents to $2.0S per flfUi-BuUon.
Added items tu the Hat total St, while thoae dropped total IU, la- cluding aeverul of which were pur- I based by the State Liquor Store* but never ¦ delivered
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