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WILKES-BARRE. PA.. SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1913.
PRICE FIVE CENT5
SHERRIFF KNIFFEN RAIDS SALOON AMUSEMENT HALLS
Finds "Movie" At  PfttstoniNO HINTS
fAIR WAS
While    Two   Sebastapool
Estabiislinients   Have
Dance Room on Same
Floor As Bars
WILL .ATTACK THREE LICENSES
ON REPLY
Big Prizes To Be
Disposed Of Dur-
The Week Some
Awards Hade
JUNIORS CELEBRATE
WITH STREET PARADE
^^Lsseiaeni ht.lla conducted in ^l^etion with licensed hotela a.t !^^on ctty and Scb.a.5tai>oo;, were the victima of Sheriff Kniffen's raifj aiov.j last night. Kariv this morninB tlie county offieial returned to the rity and called at the office of The lMj»fendent. relating detai's of the ti^ he had mado. Buys of !> years in biM paiits. girls 16 years ot age In teBCe Tuoms on the same floor *i t«r rooms, a boy serving beer to the tfbles in .another place, an ased woman 2runk st.indins against a wa!! were the dc-taii.s he brousrh: to Msht bj- his iate^-.. move.
Three raids wore m.T.dc, the first It Pittston, where the saloon of Domonic Corcoran, on South Main street, wm visited. Here a "movie" ».-as discovered. .-Vt Sebastapool tw-o places were visited, those of JJohn Gillis and Joseph I^ennavich at both of which danoe halls were discovered. Prior to the visit of the sheriff and A?ent MulderiK of the liquor dealers, deputies had been stationed at the places, noting the details of the en- tertalninent atid when the.r stories are told to the court the shenff prom- ifM some real live isen.^ation "Good Xight Ladies." Sheriff Kniffen stated that when he entered the LennanvRh place the cheatra   realizing    what    was
.struck up the strains of "Good Xight Ladies."
At the tZ^orcoran plaoe they st«.t?d that they found a moving picturei machine ',>peratlng in a room at the rear of the bar room. Six women and :iLnd about eighteen men were enjoy¬ ing this form of entertainment some of t'nem. looking on from a, drinking room at the side of the movie roojn. Here it was that the sher.ff four.d the aged woman.
At SobastaiXKil.
The rjiUis place at Sebastapool seemed lo 'nave aroused the ire of the sheriff.! Here he stated he found abo-at fifteen girls from 16 to IS years of age dancing with men and boys. One of the latter was in knee pants and not over ten years of age. The bar room, he stated, was on the same floor as the dance rtxjm.
In the Lennanvich place a similar dance hall w-a.s discovered but It was 11:55 when he entered with the re¬ sult that therei were but few young people on hand. The women at this place were all of middle aife Here it was that a twelve year old boy w acting as waiter for the drinkin tables.
Rule  for re\-ocatlon   of licenses w le asked in each Instance.
(Teleprapli  In  InrttiM-nrie i<.>
¦Washington, .viay. 17. -Th; fia.i: draft of the reply of the Tnlted States Government to the protest of Japan against the Californi:i ali'-n land    1.1W,   hae   besen   comi)ktod.
No hint was fortiicominR fr.nri the fJe^retary of Sta'e ;i= to when the re¬ ply will oe forwaided to To'kIo. It 's understood Bryan wil! have a f.m.1 \ conference with .Ambassador Cliinda, of .Japan, towommow after whirii the r^ply wiil be recopied and put in final shape for dispatc-blnjr to   the   Mik.->do.
While both tbo White Hou.<w and the ijlate Department refi!s<>d to di«- j C'lss the terms of the reply. It was leiamed that thcy arr as conci'int'iry as possiole and fhat every pVi.aFw which mljcht i>os.«ibly offend JnpMf. h->« bet-n j expurgated.
Jp.pan aiso is asked not to be .-^larn-'ed af th* .signing of th« biii by OKJvernor .lohni-on, but to reserve her fina! decision -,mtil the law got-s Into effect, which this srovernment hopes will be i'ome time in the distant future and aftA»r a new treat>- has been drawn up  between  the  two  countries.
BIG TEMPERANCE GATHERING HERE
I
Tlie   C.  T.   .V.    t'.    «>f    tiio    S<Tant<ni Diocese    Will    Hold    Its    Annual <'<,nvention In Tlil> Clly  tlie      Coming  Week.
ED BY RAT ED BY TERRIE
The Animals Battle For Ten Min atesOn Heights Street While Hundreds Look On-Rodent Pursued Fleeing Girl
While at play on the curbing at the
corner   of   Xorthampton    and    Meade
•treet    yesterday     afternoon.      Hel°n
Bond, aged 4 >-ears. daughter  of Wil-
. 'iam T. Bond, waa attacked by a large
rat that issued from an opening near-
^.   The animal  leaped   for her hand
: •» she   bounced    a    rubber   ball    but
': failed to sink it.v fanes into her flesh.
.;1i« Child  fled   with   the   rat   in   pur-
' Iiit and  would   have   been   overtaken
¦ l>ut for ths presence of a   fox  terrier
; rtlch attracted   the  attention   of   the
^»d«Bt.
wild with rape the scurrying animal tamed its attention to the new prpy wd made a furious onslaught upon <''« dig. Squealing in a high pitched tone it launched itself at the throat of the doK which yelled back in the »me key. The two clashed and the "'**« grew louder w-ith the resiilt that the occupants of the houses Bearby  were  attracted   out   of  doors.
They brought others with their out¬ cry and within a short time ft is es¬ timated that three or four hundred people   w-ere   i?i* tiie   \!i Inlty.
In the meantime It was a fight t. the death betwe;-n tif two animals but at the end of a ten minute period the dog- w-as the victor and the rat lay dead. 'V\"hen weighed the dead rat tipped the scale at a little over three pounds and some claims were to the effect that it wa.s a musk rat. It was brown with  a white underbody.
The little girl was badl.\ frifrhtened by th'^ e.xperience and suff«-red con¬ siderably from shock. .Iohn Williams. a dra.-iman. owncp of the dng that had the battle with the rat. stated that in its pursuit of the little pirl as she fled from th^ point of the fir.st attack, was sn.ipping at her leps. Th* ter¬ ser -.vhicb saved the child was liadly scrat- hf-d  and   bitten   in   the  fight.
mm CROSSES
TO CUBA
<C«bie lo La(lrTH>ndent.)
I.    Havana,  May   17.—L'omingo   Rosil-
flo. a yoting C.iban aviator, •^ew  from
^*y  ^"est  to   Havana   this   morning.
J Hs is the   firr^t   avi-.uor   to   -ross   the
riortda straits.    7:y his flight hr wins
* Prlz» of JIO.O'JO     offered     by     the
"I'anicipsi   ooun'-II   here   for   the   first
?f*  tc  BXiccrssfu'.iy   make   tho   trip.
'tis time as given here w-a.s cne hour
*nd fifty-two  minutes.     .Mthough   he
~<i f-ot land, at el-ven  mintites  pa.st
. ,  ^'5'X'k he  crossed     Morr"     Castle
-''?nlho;is«, cr.  which   o'.b  rfvcord  wiil
°* based.
Rosilio flew a Moi.'-nnt aeroplane . |OST—A (s-raduatinK pin of the L •' '-'Ospital bearing the owr..-r'.s r«aai6, if:.,. ^j„,, Thomas, .ind dated y-y ¦" ^^^^- "" ^^'^¦'^'. fina.-r plea.".! ^'Jt'Jrti tn Miss Thomas. 41'. Xorth ^^»Mtij^et. or City Hospital.
^^ RALK—irnderwoo.i typewriter, lood vior.ultion and roll top '.ype- ¦Ite:-  d«.ik.     imuire   H<-x   22,   Indc-
"ident
fAN»i-i:;D__HiKh Chu-s n.nn to sell k u**'' •"^''""^JS'     roses.   vl:.ea.    'bsrry
¦ p**^*'- i-J'-lis, etc. Good w-i!;c.'--- ^•¦^n-n'.    i.:x<:l-jsi\-e rerritory.
i     3roivn Brothpr.s NutSctie^,  lioehe;!-
i "'. New Tori
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and the sfsrt wa.s made from the temiinaJ of the Eaj^t Coast Railroad a» Key West. It waa «:19 Havana time. The aviator rose to a distanci of :!.5nO feet, circling rs '.le climbed higher and when he had reached three quarters of a. mile turned the noee of his machine toward the EOijth and headed for the city-.
At T:30 o'clock he wa.= reported as thirty-five ;n:lei> off rhis rfty and ,u 8 o'clock could be seen ;ik« a hug-" bird. At S:11 h" .^alled In over Ih,-^ ca.-'tlf lighthouse and th» n drove his marhlne to Cnmp Columhin, wliero he des'-pnded and wns greeted by thou.sands whn awaited him. i .MJlc a  Minnie.
The trip of niore thnn lOn ni"^i wa."! made a.t almost k mile a min¬ ute.
Atlifuartln Parla, who w*s to "nav" flown B. hydroplane, is under arre.st in Key \^'e«t for threiter.lnp to !;in himse'f. i'arla'e friends he..fped him nnt to r.y because of th& wind. He a.<,;.ed Rosillo to -^-jostpone the tlicrht. The latter refused and Parla Insig;- cJ. upon flying. Friends tried to hold him, nnd he drew a r-?voh er from hia pcckot and threatene-d lo Mow- out Ms brains unlfs-> permitted to enter the contest. The repiilt wa.^ he f«iied, the machi.ne coming down lo the ^vete^ and se^oral wires being- br.iken.
Par'.a was ilien arre.?ted for at¬ tempting suk-ide. H^ says be -v! 1 fly tomorrow or as som as-h'.s ma¬ chine is nx..r», ."Ithotigh he has l-ist lhe prize :'.e b..,;  -d  to w\r
The re.Tr. st .iVf-oach tc .i success¬ ful   r.ight   over   fr,i   gulf   Wcii-:   oy   .1.
e\. r-'ather Kane, of 7,leton will be re-elected. .\. .1. Brannigan, the present s< cretary-'I treasurer is mentioned for the office again this year. Mr. Brannigan has served two years In this capacity and a more faithful man hae ne^er been in office. Tie mlsspfj but 'wo quar¬ terly conventions duriner the jja.-t two years and thes^ were on a-counl of (fo^-'rnmfnt bt>ard meetines which were being h^ld in Wikes-Barre. Another name mentioned for this of- flcp is that of A. .1. Collins if Scran¬ ton. Kor delegate to the national convention in Philadelphbi during August. P. .J. \\alsb. of E.\< ter. and John .McCall. of thi.s city. ha\e siffni- tifled Iheir Intention of "bt-infj; ean¬ didate.s.
Bishop Hoban is to be a ijuest at oni» of the sessions which. In all probability, will be .>n Thursday On thaf morning a hiKh mass wi 1 be celebrated  for the deceased  irembers.
The St. .Moysius have arranged for tbe entertainment of the delegates. The>- have arrangi-d for a b^ll which will be held in •"'olumbus Hall on Wednesday evenlnc af which all delepafes to the convention wil' h« their guests They hope fo have the assistance of the public in this affair to mal-ce It a grand surce.ss.
Wilh a record of 1 S.OOO ;:a!d at¬ tendance for- the week, and a prolii of Jli.OOO for the schoo! fund, th-, St. Nicholas' school fair catr.e lo a close at the Armory last nig'ht. The big prlzr-s of the affair including (he pony and cart, the aulo piano, kitchen outht, etc., were not di.s- l)o.sed of last night owing lo the late¬ ness of the hour but wil! b • decided next \\ednesday and Thursdi'y even- in^.'S, when a si)ecial social -.vill be he'd at St. Conrad's Hall.
Interest   last   nit;ht   oentend   about the   awarding   of   the   big   prizes  and w-hen  th« committee called for  order at   10:45  the bij; piatfof!-! in the cen-j t'^r   waa   surrovmded     by     .an     eager i crowd. Tluiye in charge.- of th-- awards' were   N'ichola.s     Glasstr,     announcer; Chiet  -Schuler  and   Henry   Schappert, judges.    The drawings  were u'ade by Miis   Helen   V.ard   and.    Miss      Kuth. Weisgebar.
.\fr.-4.   Oiris     Stegmaier    and     Mrs. Go.jrge sitftgniaier,  the leadiui.- spirits of   the   ftir   management,   sl-ated   la.st night  to  The     Independent     reporter that  the     management     wa.i     deeply grateful  to  the  public for th-;  liberal manner in  which response   was  made to the appeal  for donations and  help during  the week.     Kverything moved | w.thout  a  flaw  and   the  wee,\   was   a j perfect succcs.s.    Rev. Kath»r Schmidt I was tired out last niprht but delighted ] with   the   success   that   has     mark-ed ' the efforts of the year past. The .Awards.
Prizes awarded  last nipht  were:
Bedrcx^m   set,  John     Kramer, * 264 Lincoln street.
Bride doll, .Mary Keenly, 19 Barney street
Vacum   cleaner,   Mrs Hazle  street.
Fruit   (-ake,   Wiliiam Hill  street.
Mereschaum pipe. Kev Hartford   street,   city.
Cushon.   Mr.s.   S.     W. .Vorth   Wasfliingotn   street.
Basket of flowers. Dr. Freeman, l.s4 South Main street.
Banket flowers, Catherine Steg- mafer.   156   South   Frinklln  street.
Basket ferns, Hilda Morris. .Vorth Main street.
Basket flowers. William G. Krnest, West  .Vorthampton sireet.
Centrepiece,   H.    P.    EH,    14    North
Sixtieth Anniversary
Celebration Proves
Display Of National
Colors
GKN.  C.  M. KISHKL, >Iar><li»ll of Parade
CAPTURES FUGITIVE
Review At Exposition
Parading "Old  Glory"  in all shapes and sizes members of the Junior Or¬ der United  American   .Mechanics cele- br;it.ad    the   sixteenth   anniversary   of tho organization     with    a    mammoth street   parade   here   la-^t   nifrht.     The three thousand  marchers tran.sformed .the  central  streets   of  th*  city  into   a iriot   of   the   national   colors   as   every 'marcher   afoot   carried   a   small   flas j while  the  autos  wicre   decorated   with the  red. white and  blup.    One of  the { councils   introduced   an   innovation   in I this   line.      Heading   t'aeir    marchers I W8S   a   huge    flaer   carried    by   about twelve men and following th.-m paired \ rrfr  into sixes  the     meml>"rs     carried j smaller   flags   but   all   of   large   sizes, j <)ther   councils   in   addition      to      Ihel .\merlcan   flag   had     the   lodge     em- blrmS.
Gen. C .M. Rishel of th.9 military bnnch of the order acted as chief marshall and was aided by the regu- lai members of his staff. The start of fh" parade w-ns from Kiver stre.°t a dei.achmane of the city police headed be .'¦ergt. Miller leadini? th«» parade. JThe   rout"   led     over     West      Market
THE FORMATION
^
Platoou of PoMpp. r
Grand   Mn-.lhall  RlsoheU Moxander's Band. Fir-t Brigade Jr. «). U. .%. M.
Srt'ond   PIvUlon.
Rowley'-,  liand.
Slfxnirru No. 271.
AMUow (.ra\o. No. ISO.
AVyoniln;^ Moiiiimenf. No.
Troy Drum Cori»9.
Tro-v", No. "3.
Da'la*.   No.  'iRt.
Plains.  No.   fifiO.
Snxlor   Drum   ( orp«.
Si'.^der.  No. 971.
Kindlon.  No. :'..">0.
ro5.
Sylvester Hitter who. with three comi)anions. escaped from Kis l>yn roi'orrn .school several weeks ago. was captuni>d last evening by < )fficc.r Man¬ gan in the IX & H. freight yards while trying ;o conceal himself in one of the box Ct.T3.
The olher :hree bo.\-s were captured in this city a few day.s affr tlieir es- <:ape and al' told the same story tha* Ritter was -lie Instigator of their es¬ caping.
When nuestion last night by House Sergent   Ba tis   as   to   where   Ive   had
been keepin.: himself all  this time he;_,p„., a,.r.,,r.H t. ,ui-    c? »-    ..
• street around Public .«?nuare up North
Main  .street   over  Union   down   Wash-
Schwab,   2fio I Funk,      16S J. C   Keller, Green,     414
said that he had been down to Jersey City and s--.eral place« working as a farm hand
10,000 S[E
EXHIBITS
Greater Ulikes-Barre'P    Great    In duslrial E.iip >Eition came to a close ***-! ^jp^iff 11     o'clock     last  night  in  a v-rltable  ' ¦blaze  of glory.     Every  available   foot
Ington to Ea.st Market, to Square. Lh«-n around ."Square to South Main -o Exposition building. .\n idea of he extent of the parade can be rained from the fact fhat a.s the end I i.s-appeared uo .Vorth Main street the l->ad come into sight in front of the I adepend^-^nt office.
Many Spwnators.
The  streets     -were     crowded     with
s .(jctattys, the cars from all suburban
p ints llrlnglng In  enormous cro^-ds.
F  r a 'ime traffic  was  entirelly h-eld
|u;i  until   the parade     had     gone    by.
Kniffen.     mounted     upon   a
m/unt   of  handsome   appearance  nnd
nc-.lon    attracted    considerable   atten-
of space  in ihe  big Penn Tabacco Co. | ^j^^j along fhe line of march.    He -was
.Mrs.    D.
Roland, Frank.
40
441
B    Keyer.
;!>9
-Main street.
Centrepiece Arle atreet.
l>resB  pattern.  Charles N'orth  Wa.shington street.
Cut glass water set. Soi  HiijEch South   River  street.
Cloth    quilt,    Mrs.   John 112   South   Wells  street.
Gas  lamp.   -Mrs.   Thomas  B.   \^"al9h fi04  Hazle street.
Marble   clocV,   Mrs.     Anat^ tt Park avenue.
Ead ies   hat.   L>r.     Andrews, street.
Doll.     Katherine     '.i Donne'I George   a\ rnue.   Pason.".
Piece  dress  cloth,   .Mrs.   M.   Metzer, I 22^   North   Pennsylvania   avenue. I
I>oor   prize,   wicker  rocke",   to   No. I 014946. '
atlired in blaclc with a black hat of the typo -worn by General Grant. .\1! al.-ng the line of march he wa.<< forced
Wells
::8
nil-H)   I"T«>m' Hi's  INJlSlIKS.
Brakonian   on   the   <'ontr.nl   It.   K.  of \. .1. Mrt  With FntHi Ac<ldonl.
PXRT.T   MOUNINt;   .\RRI'>T.
Alfred Shiffiey was arrested on the corner ot South and Washington , streets at an early hour this morn-i in.g .-ind chrnrged with discharging! firearms. I-fe will be glvei^ a chance! to explain the trouble in police court thi.-i morning. He was under the in- j fluence .^f liquor at the time. )
Bf)V  SC\M>K1>.
Gabrie'   Sparks,   aged   10   years,   of .111   Moffit*   street.   Plain.s.   while   re- movins: some   water  from  the  top  oft a stove at his hon;e  af  7  o'c'cck  la.Ht ! evening was badly .=!calded about  the } back  and nrm.«.     He t^an removed  to tho C!ty Hos[)il;(l where he was rest¬ ing   comforts >iy   ;-,t   an     early     hour this morning.
George R. Navin. aged 22, of .Moun- j tain Top, was fatallx injuret' by be- j ing caught between two cars on a | Central P.. P.. of N. .1. train on which; the young man was emp'i yed as brakeman, yesterday mornmg. He | was brought fo the City Hc^iital onl the afternoon train and dird last ! evening !it r> o'clock. He had his leg crushed snd was Injured about thei bod.x-.
ORGVSIR VMON
TV1»<-<'n   Two   of   thp  TlmH"   IVe'.by-
terlan   A««i««mbli»>8   Foreshadow od.
(Tolograph   l<i  lndep<*n<U-iu.)
Atlanta. Ga., May 1T.--Evntual consummation of organic union be¬ tween two of teh threo Presb>terian assemblies was foreshadowed toj.i;.- in a Joint report of committees of the United Southern Presbyterian chureh-
es.
Upon reconiniendafi.in cf the com¬ mittee both assemblies agreed to post¬ poned conside;-alion of tbe proposed union until the cjnvfning of the !!>14 assemblie.".
The name of th.'' organlzallon lo be formed by the atuaigai-nntion of the two churches was suggested a.s 'The United Presbyterian Church of North .\inerica. '
In llie Northern .Vssembh- today tii.ere wa."? an exchange of greeting?; l-iefwpen cor.federate and federal vet¬ erans of  teh civil  war.
This nfto-noon the 210 commission¬ ers of the thre absemblies were siven a  reception at .\j?nes Scott College.
Street service will be permitted during tho remaining sessions of the a«?omblics.
building wat. taken up aad the crowd
was certainly a  recc>rd  breaker.  Over
10,000    people     were in  the  building
yesterday   alternoon   and   la^t     night. 11^  ,^,p„„j  ^^  ,j,^ applause
All of th- cxh>b.t.« were tn operaticn I>.okaw«nna Men.
since     10  o'clock   yesterday  morning.!     jrf,,n,,e„  „,  ^t^^   ^^p.^,,,
Tons of hteiature and souvenlr3 were
handed  oul,  music  was  heard   c        ' "
sides,     the     whir   of   machine:-\i
sparkle     and   crackle  of the  'i
flashes     we:e     inter.spersed   w't
gladsome shout and merry- yell
plea.sure   ••n^-ironed     throng     a
big show  Wis formally declared
end.    II wa.s the greatest public
In the hlst(:y  of the city.    It  -v
down  in  Isi'lory n.s  marking the!
ginning      i!     a new-  era  of  in.li,
reciprocity   ->nd   commercial  ariv
ment here .ind tend  to hasten th
when  the   iTreater  Wilkes-Barre]
be   the   third   large,"!   city   In   i
tion.   wealth    end     influence     ri
State.
Too mueii credit cannot be g (ieneral   Cb:urman   I<>-man   H. Secretary- I-'errcl and all of th- energetic   rren   of   the   general mittee.
Ran- <'omhliintion   Dlnnei-.
Exhibitir.s at the Industria; 1- sition in the I'enn Tobacco Cf.:n building pad the active worker the commi "ee and around the b. were fend, red a combination lu eon yesterday afternoon at 12:!! fh.- exhibiors who had bread s and other table dellca< Ies i-a t booths.
Percy   A.   Brown   of   the   5'erc\| Brown    Co^npany    was    the    cer. figure  al   tbe   dinner,     and     supr] meats,  sal', is.  RIkhorn cheese of ferent varieties,  mayonnai.se  and (C<i))(iniie<l  on   Page  <t.)
Third   Pit ision.
.\-li|py   Priini    Corp*.
\slilcy. No.  1I9.
llapo-\rr.   No.  a.M.
llondpr^on  daylord.   No.  31<l.
Shick-hinnv.   No.    111.
PIc-n-niU   Hill.  No.  SftO.
Naniicokc Ornni ('oi^>s.
NanllcoUe No.  291.
W<--.1  '-ide. No. URS.
WilliPm   J.   Boyd.   No.   »B4.
Wl'lovr.  Xo. .iRR.
I>riini<^  No. SIS.
A\ananiic r>riin<  Cor|»s.
Wanamie. N'o. .'>l!».
.Tii'.ticp.   No.  SOT.
n>l.   If.   B.   WrUchl.  No.  8M.
White   Ifaveii,    Vo.    R40.
Siujar  Ix>af.   No.  ,j1",
AVarm-allopep,, No. S91.
FVitirth   nivKlon.
William .T. Byars Oriini Corpt.
\\illiani  J.   Byars.  No.  282.
Ilolaht-.   No.   S«l.
Diamond City. No. qj .'i91.
C-ohinibia    Drum   Corps.
rohunbia. Nn.  1.1.
\nthraciie>.   No.    187.
Wl'kps Baire. \o. 1«1.
ijio-kawanna county were also In line. They had a large delegition and brought up the rear of the pa¬ rade. The parade terminated at the Penn Tobi^cco building where the Tn- dustrjal Exposition, of the Chamber of Corn merce came to a close  'ast night.
Paraders- K«vi«nTed. the   T«ajrad»rs   reached
n building they passfd In r^- r*" the men who have so ed In tee conduct of fhe af¬ fair. Thofte In the grand stand wer* Gen. Doughert.v. Mayor Kosek, Uolone* .^sher Miner. Daniel fj. Hart. S'ol. HiiYsch and Toyman "Howe. With thi« < oncluded th« members of the order were lo-st in the crowds at th» bulld- mg the blue of the uniforms adding another "qt°- "* -"'"-  " the thron??(J
ht.     j
A.  IX   .McCurd.v, a Canadian,  in  Jan- j uary.   1911.     H^  reached   within   ten miles   "f   Havana  and   was  forced   to descend   in   the  ocean   becau.se   of an accident  to   his  planes.
The Course  today  was  pati oiled   ''J' l.'uiian   gunboats,   from    which    wire- j less   rcni..rt3  were   made   as     lo progress of ih^j fiiitht.
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Cincinnati. .May 17.—Mavor Hunt today petitioned Governor Cox to or¬ der troops to this city as a protection agaiiist the striking en-,i)loyes of the Cincinnati Traction Company who have been rioting durii'g a major por¬ tion of the day. The g-overnor re¬ fused tbe request.
COSTUME WORKE MARRIES ACT
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New ^ ..rk, Me.x IT.—Th.r'' romance svithin a romance yesi when preliv Hallye Clogg. an and costurue designer w-;us marr; Jersey City, to John Madden, a ;. baritone r.ow playing the roi Mural in tbe Napolean operetta, Purple Ro:.d."
It   was   not   until   ihLs  even! the company learned of the m which   the   participants  bad to  keep  ye.-rel and  tonigh a spread it   their honor a- thealer.
Miss   Clogg   who known   Baltimore   f by   Joseph    M.   Gait co.stunies i^f the  op the first   lerson.s w measureti  was Madd was a troi.blesome o quired sav en  fittings the two vvere engaged weeks  a2o.    Since  the has been altered as ma after    th'" performance evening i:-.e couple took sey Citv i -id were married sma"  houis of Friday nio