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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, OCT. 22, 1922
The   Only   Siinday   Newspaper Published   In   Lu«em«   County
PRICE EIGHT CENTS
LLOYD
GEORGE SPEAKS
Accuses Enemies Of Loving Power l\flore Than They Care For l\iation's Welfare
0    PRAISES AMERICA
Parliament To Be Dissolved     WednesdayOrThursday To Prepare Generai Election
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CLASH IN POLICIES
Leeds. Enp., Oct. J!.—"I stand for the people." This Is the platform on which Lloyd Georgo will attempt to tonn hl!» cwn party and reguln tho l*rwnlershlp, a.s onuncl.ated by him In a Bpeech hero today—the flrst of his i campaign. Three thou.'^and people cheered him .igain nnd nenln as he accused the t'nioni.st.s of putting love of party above l»vo of country when they withdrew from tho coalition and thus disrupted his ministry.
"The lianner" of party strife was hoisted at the Carlton Club meetinj," he ch.irged.' "The people must decide whether the party or the nation comes first I stand for the people." He re¬ viewed the events which occurred during his six years In power, em- pha.slrlnif that the friendship of Amer- •ctt had lieen trained and that the treaty of Ve.'waiUes,, which he helped neirotiate. was a ^reat charter of lib¬ erty to millions.
"In the paat six yeara I have done the hardest work of my life, when criticism wTLs pouring In," ho said. "I had no tlmo to tell the peorle the real story until now and I am ready to lay my ca.se before the people. 1 have done my utmost to serve my country In war and peace. Tho treaty of Ver¬ saille.s has biecome a charter of Mlierty to tens of millions. 1 am told I may have l>oen a (rood war minister, but no rood In peace.
"I'm a rood doctor In a matter of life or death, but no pood to cure a heailache." This provoke»l a burst of laughter. Predicting that the de:no- cracies of the world w-ill l)e unable to bear the burdens of armament he paid tribute to his Kovemmcnt's post . war record In cutting down arma¬ ments, in reducing expenrliiures aAd rc-e.stablif'hinjr Britain's credit Help From -AmerlcJi
"We are ju.'it now beginning' to look the dollar in the face." he said. "Bonar Law t.s still a friend of mine and I will not say anything: to end that friendship,' 'he replied to a few hecklers. I'ontlnulnjr his review of tho achievements of his administra¬ tion, he said: "We hav* re-captured tho money rnorket of the world and our credit Is luHter than before the war. We have pciice tliroughout the Industrial world.
"If Biilfour had not reacheil a dis¬ armament arrangement with the l'nlted States wo mlffht havo had competition In armament, accomp.-oi- led by crushing taxation," ho said. "We now hnve the friendship and rtKxl will of the richest country in the world. Instead of a fl.st we pot a handshake from .'Vnvrica nnd we are man-hin;; side l.y sido on the pnth of peace and International good wilL A True Democrat
"My whole Ix-nf vi mind Is derao- emtic and projjivssivo and my oppon¬ ents don't llko it. Kventually they »111 like It lep.s nnd less. Thi.s dislike did not como from the. experienced paity men. The revolt bepan in May- fair and BelKravia (aristocratic dls- trlct.-^ of Ijondon.)
•The advancement ot education, an honorable peaio In Ireland and more lllM'rty for India fatli-d to appeal to Mayfair and from there the revolt Bpre;id against the wishes of the party leiidors. Bonnr LiuV himself joined tt ¦with reluctance. I regret that ho al¬ lowed his judpment to b<> rushf^l by Inexperienei'*! I'ariy men. He has put talm^'olf in tho position of a horseman not holdinp the reins, but the tall."
The stable elements of tho nation Bhould co-openito durinp the' recon¬ struction perioil. he declai-ed. "I was ao confldent of the necessity of this th.1t 1 wa.s ready to eliminate my own controversial personality from tho pro- i^ pram. I -asked riianiberiain and Bonar I-hw to take the matter in hand and promised my support providing tho movement was not  reactionary.".
He .said the election cannot be lonp delayed and tho people must ilcclde the i.ssue. "If tho reactionary move¬ ment which culminatetl in the Carlton Club ui-tion receives a majority ot tile Tot OS I am honestly apprehensive of the result. Onco the const^rv.itives are In tht> sadillc thoy will pursue a 'die hard' policy. 1 .stand and always havp atood for pi'opress."
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Miners Called To Washington
Dtetrlct officers of the United Mine Workers received a sum¬ mons last mght to appear imme¬ diately before President Harding's Fact Finding Commission at Wash¬ ington for the purpose of givins the Miners' side in the forthcom¬ ing probe of the anthracite mining industry. They wiil leave today for th-; Capitol. Their testimony will bo heatd tomorrow. William J. Iliennan, president of District No. l; Thom-os Kennedy, of District No. 7. and Chris J. Golden, of Dis¬ trict No. 9 will be In the party leaving this morning. At Wash¬ ington they will join Intemational President John L. Lewis. The executive board of the Wilkes- Barre-fWranton district held a meetinp yesterday in Scranton, but only considered routine mat¬ ters. It Is understood that the summons to appear in Washington was a surprise to the miners be- caure.of its earliness, but union spoke.'imen declared they are ready to advance fully every one of the orsanization's ar^fuments. Anthra¬ cite operatora will not be reached by tl.t Face Finding Commission until Wedne.sday. It is likely that the commission members will be asked by the miners to make a tour of the anthracite region.
BALL STAR GETS
iP
HOTEL SWEPT BY FIRE
Kingston House Of James Donohue Gutted By Flames Of Unknown Origin
LOSS IS $15,000
Firemen Do Splendid Work And Occupants Of Forty- One Rooms Are All Safe
RAILROAD OFFERS AID
Shorty Demaris Of Luzerne Team Trusted With More Than A Thousand Dollars
TAKES AUTO ALONG
Jlie (u-neral Kle<-lion
T.,ondon. 'VI. 2*- rarliaaient Is to bo   " ^1 Wi-ilnosii.iy or Thursday.
N -IS for tile peneral    election
^siiuii n.i..-.t follow and which will de¬ termine whetlur I.loyd (loorse is to be returne<l to !>ower or a conservative govornmcnt Is to be In.stalloil. will be made Nov. 3 or 4. The elections, therefore, will come on November 14 or 1.''.
This was leamed authoritatively to¬ day; KO with the i-.impaipn and oUh-- tlons to come, Fnpland is Vo pas.s throuph an ora strikingly similar to that found in the Vnitod States in 1920. After years of leadership In Euivpcan affairs, of active p.irticipa- tlon in every conforenoi- iloalinp' wtth any question of international imiKirt, the cry of tho con.scrv.itives behind Andrtw Bonar l.»iw, rremier-deslp- nate. Is for cess;ition of o\iieriiiicnTs abroad, and concentration upon home affairs.
In other wonls, Bonar Taw mlpht property be called the Hardinp in British politics. Llyoil Oeorp* is the WiL-^on. And not only 'n policy, but In many respects In persondity, re¬ semblance In Haniing and Banar Liiw may be found. -Law is of tho quiet. Btudioua tyne of politician, piven to no fllghis of oratory, a man of but little political magnetism nnd a consen-a- Uve of the oil .^.Miool.
Home  .4flairs  First
Bonar Law's policy, ua far as re¬ vealed, contemplates far les-^ activity In international affairs than pnicticod (CcwUnucd on l^e 4, Finst iJccUonJ
Information asking for the arrest of "Shorty" Demaris, star outflelder on the Luzerne team of the Wyoming League, for obtaining |1,250 under false pretense haa been presented to District Attomey Arthur H. James and police of Luzerne Borough. Thomas Hill, a mine w-orker, residing in the West Side borough, and Will¬ iam Thomaa, manaper of the Luzerne team, are the chief complainants who are seeking the whereabouts .of the ball player.
Accordinp to the source of the com¬ plaints, which became known la.st nipht, Demaris borrowed $1,000 from Hill. The monoy was wanted for the purcha.se of some real estate. Hill drew the amount'from the bank and turned it over to Demaris.
At the time Hill's loss was reported the aut'horitfes Were informed -that Demaris had received $250 through ncpotiatlnp a check on a bank in Ver¬ mont. Following the Eiist. End-Lu- zorne pame some time ago, Demaris a.sked Manaper .Thomas to Identify him at the Luzeme bank. He pre¬ sented a check apparently signed by his father and drawn on a New Eng¬ land t>ank. Thomas endorsed the money, but later w-as hold responsible for its amount when the check was retumed without funds.
It is al.so claimed that tho ball play¬ er Is wanted by a bonding company for several hunil-ed dollars advanced to him in the form of n loan negotiat¬ ed in the purchase of an automobile.
Chlof of rolico Koid. of Luzeme, and Fred Pritchard. a Luzerno drug¬ gl.st, went to Retreat where Demaris was formerly employed as a keeper at the- hospital, but no trace of him could be found.
MINERS ARE INJl R£D
Two mine workers were injured yes¬ terday at the Truesdale colliery of the Gl^n Alden Coal Company. Both were taken to the Nantlcoke State Hospi¬ tal. Leo ^IcDonaIa. 20 years old, of 30 We.st Union street Nanticoke, re¬ ceived sevei-o bruises to one of liis feet whon the memlier was caught be¬ tween cell cars. Patrick Orelis, 56 years old ,of Avondale Hill, West Nanticoke, was seriously hurt by be¬ ing struck by a runaway car.
AtTO.S I3t COLLISION
^ Two .automobiles were d.imaped badly yesterday afternoon at 3:80 o'clock in .a crash at tho corner of Wyomlnp avenue and I'nion street, Kinpston. One of the machine.s wns driven by Peter Molilick of Study St., Swoyerville, and while traveling iiorth on the avenue was rammed by a car owned by Henry J. Zlnn of 934 Wy- oniing avenue. Fortv Kort.
The Kingston House at Market and Walnut streets, Kingston, conducted by James P. Dononue, was badly gut¬ ted by flre last night entailing a loss of approximately $15,000. Although Chief Schellenberger of the Kingston flre department announced an investi¬ gation will have to bo conducted to determine the origin of the flre, Mr. Donohue said he believed It to be caused by a defective flue leading from the stea mbollers in the cellar.
The flre was discovered about 7:30 laat night and was not extinguished until after 9 o'clock. Mr. Donohue was sitting In the offlce of the hotel when two men, who came down Wal¬ nut street, entered and asked if the building was on flre. He Investigated and found the third floor of the struc¬ ture fllled with smoke and a stub- bom flre ragring between the ceiling and roof the entire width of the rear of the building.
An alarm w-as tumed In and Kings¬ ton flre companies No. 1 and 2 re¬ sponded. When Chief Schellenberger saw the flre w-as spreading a generai alarm was sounded and the Edwards¬ ville flre department responded. Furnishings Ruined
The flremen did valiant work In con- flning the blaze to the rear of the building on the third floor but the second and flrst floors together with the furnishings in the hotel rooms were ruined by w-ater. Several ten¬ ants who were in their rooms on the third floor w-hen the flre w-as discover¬ ed were unable to make their escape dow-n the smoke fllled corridors and steps but succeeded in reaching a front porch w-here they assi.sted the flremen In directing the streams of w-ater.
W. J. Robinson of Scranton, flr* chief for the Delaware, Lackawanna A Westem Railroad, came to Kingston on a special train but his a.s.sistiuice or the a.ssistance of the railroad com¬ pany's fli-e department was not need¬ ed. .When the fire .was grst discover¬ ed-employes of the Lackawanna be¬ lieved It would spread to the Kings¬ ton-station across the street,an^ Mr. Robinson was called.
Mr. Robinson who made a tour of the building after the flre- was extin¬ guished said that the loss w-ill amount to approximately $15,000. Mr. Dono¬ hue said that he carried $20,000 insur¬ ance on the building and about $1,800 insurance on the furnishings.
The building is of concrete block three stories high with tile floors and it Is believed that this construction Is what .saved It from total destruction. Tt w-as erected twenty yean ago by Mr. Donohue and contains forty-one rooms, all of which w-erc occupied.
DE LUXE RESTAURANT A TOUCH OF BROADWAY
Boy's Life Is Crushed From Body; Helpless Parents See The Accident
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With both his parents witnessirig the accident, Joseph Watkins, two years old, of 264 East Main street, Plymouth, was fatally injured last night by an automobile driven by William Ryan of 331 Plymouth avenue, Wilkes-Barre, a salesmaafor the Diamond City Beef Company. The youngster died at 10:30 o'clock in Mercy Hospital. His skull was probably fractured al¬ though a complete diagnosis of the case will not be made until today»  Ryan was released under bail. i
The Watkins boy received his fatal injuries at 8:30o'clock at the comer of Eno and Main streets, Plj-mouth. He had been walking with his parents on the sidewalk but stepped into the roadway at Eno street. Ryan's Ford roadster was being slowly swung into the curb where the driver . intended to purchase some green goods at a fruit stand. Before the car could be stopped one of the wheels passed over the boy.
Assistant Chief of Police Michael Bosak, who was in the vicinity, helped Ryan take the victim to the office of Dr, W. C. Stiff but when that physician was not at home, first aid treat¬ ment was secured from Dr. Groblewski.
After carrying the boy next to Mercy Hospital, Ryan re^ tumed to Plymouth police headquarters where he was held un¬ der $1,000 bail for a further hearing on October 28. At the time of the hearing, the death of the youngster had not oc¬ curred. Witnesses told the police that Ryan's roadster was moving slowly when the accident happened.
HALL-MILLS CASE
Wilkes-Barreans, who ¦ have been patiently waiting for many years for a restaurant that would liave .some¬ thing of the atmosphere of the fash¬ ionable eating houses of the large cities h.ave a surprise In store for them today at noon, when the new De I^uxe Re.staunint on East Market street will be thrown open to the public.
Mr. Frank, the proprietor, has been telling the people for several w-eeks that the new- restaurafnf will be "a touch of Broadway." He has not over- di-aw-n the de.scrlption. Those who were privileged to iook over the elab- oi-jite manner in which he has em¬ bellished this late.st. addition to the up-to-date eating houses of the city are convinced that Mr. Frank has semething distinctive.
To do justice to its many elaborate Kttractions would require too much space to permit of a satisfactory de¬ scription In this Is.sue of the Inde¬ pendent Mr. Frank has certainly somrthing that will delight everybody.
Actual Details Are Withheld By Witnesses But Three Indictments Are Ready
THE INSIDE TRAIL
New Bmnswick, N. J., Oct 21—"The Hall-Mills murder mystery Is solved. Nothinp now remains but action of the grand jury."
This wa.s the statement tonight of ono of the county ofQcials who has been directing the investigation ever since the bodies of the Rov. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mill.s, choir singer, were found on the abandoned Phillips farm Sept 16.
The grand jury, meeting at Somer- ¦vlUe Monday, is expected to consider the evidence and possibly vote In¬ dictments.
THREE THOUSAND CHEER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP A T GREAT ARMORY RALL Y
Gifford Pinchot, Senators Pepper and Reed, General Miner, Congressman Coughlin and Legislative Candidate^ Assured Popular Support in Appeals for Rehabilitation of Prosperity in State and Nation
MASTERFUL ADDRESSES ARE DELIVERED
IF IIME;
GUN-PLAY BAB
Man And Woman Wielding Revolvers When Lincoln Street House Is Visited
FREQUENTERS HELD
LABOR ENDORSES CANDIDATE GROUP FOR  THIS COUNTY
Membcm of Non I'artisan Political Loague at a meeting in Union Hall last nipht endorsed a .slate of twelve candidates for .senatorial, congres¬ sional and legislative offices who they ^^ay have .sipnifled their" friendehlp lo the cause of labor. T;ilks were piven by .several speakers and arranpe- ments discus.sed for an open air mass meeting to lie hold in this city some time befoi-e tbe November election.
The followinp candidates have been endorsed by the loapue:
Vnitod States Senator—William J. Burko, Republican and Biirl W. Thompson,, Republican.
Secretary of Internal .-VfCairs — Charles L. Dunbar, Repuhlican.
Ptate Senator. 20th District—.\sa K. DeWitt, JV.niocratio.
Rcpre.sentativos in  State  .Assomhly:
Fir.st dLstrict—Christian Milicr. Rc^ pubHcan.
I   Second di.strict—Michael J. Gorlwm, Democratic.
Fourth district—John R Stavitski, Democnitic.
Fifth di.strict—Joseph H. SchwartA Republican.
Sixth district—Martin Gordpn, Dem- octratic.
Seventh dlatrict—William .V. Mann, Democratic, and Jamos W. Brislin, Democratic.
Representative in Congress—Jobn J. Caspy,  Democratic.
The following platform was adopt¬ ed: povernment ownership of mil- roads: nationalintion of coal mines: r'lpenl of Volstead act; man-uf.icture of  beer  and   light   wines:   control   of
to organize and strike: collective bar¬ gaining; the right to be.stffw or with¬ hold jiatronago: anti-injunction laws; initiative, referendum and recall: election of all judpes by the people; repeal of sedition JawB; free employ¬ ment ofBce.s regulated by the govern¬ ment; credit to farmers by tho gov¬ ernment: soldiers' lionus; workman's compen.sation law; c nployei's liabil¬ ity law: crtd apo p'^nsion;" child labor law; law to protect women in indus¬ try; maternity law; protection and guardidg rights of mine workers in report of fact flnding commission in- veatigatlng the coai industry.
A letter was read fiom John I.,. Lewis. international pre.sident of United Mine Worker-s of America ex¬ pressing regret of his inability to at¬ tend a mass meeting in this city in the future. Kamuel Comporr., presi¬ dent of the .Americmi Federation of Labor, h.-is notiflerl tho committeo that he will send .several s!>oakers'..
A A'ommittce of one m.m from each legislative district was appointed to engage volunteer watchers and over¬ seers on election day.
The following meetings were ar¬ ranged next week to lie addressed by John J. Casey and other laboring men:
Sunday—Hudson and Nantlcoke: Monday—Luzerne and Plains: Tues¬ day—Edwardsville and Harfeton; Wednesday — Dury-oa; Thursdav — East Knd: Friday—Hanover "and Glen Lyon: Saturday or Mitchell Day —Pittston S» a, m.; Nanticoke. 10: SO a. m.':   Wanamie Z o'clock;  I'lymouth. 4
rent and profiteering;  rigrht of laborjo'clock, and East End in tho evejiing.
(Editor's Note—Florence M. North, nttorney for Chariotte .Mills, and lead¬ ing independent invebtigator of the double murder at New Brunswick, pre-sents herewith the result of her in- ve.stipatlon. Miss North's deductions, which are mado public in exclusive dispatches, have been sen.satlonal and several'times she ha.s led the murder hunt back to the right trail when It had iipparently been diverted. The accuracy of the Investigator's efforts has led her to become tho most quot¬ ed authority In the case).
BY FIvORE-NCE M. NORTH
Attornev For Charlotte Mills
Copyright. 1922.
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct 21—The prosecution has been severely criti¬ cized for its apparent hesitancy in makinp an nrrest in tho Hall-Mills mui-der my.stories. But on information from my agents, who are working not alone here, but in surrounding terri¬ tory, I learn that Prosecutor Book¬ man has done well to proceed with caution.
The case has now beon taken to Sonier\-iile. The public believes that the prosecutor intends on Monday to ask an indictment for flrst degree murder against a woman and her ac- conipiico.s. This, of coui-se. Is gup.s.s work. But it is the logical conclu.sion to draw, sihce the grand jury was dismi.ssed .subject to Prohecuto^ Beek- man's call, and he has' summoned them, after a month's work, on this baffling case.
Mv. investigation h<'t.s been carried on along sliphtly different lines torn that of the prosecution. Many times our trails hnve crossed. My men are ready "to placo their information af the prosecutor's dispo.sal. We believe we have enough evidence that points to" jl New Brunswick woman as the real munlerer. Wc lack some import¬ ant link.s. We behove wo know the woman. Wc think we have found hor accomplice.s. We nro piecing together the.se two parts of our chain so we cnn make the accusation without doubt
Scruples Shocked
Here's wh.it   wo know;
1—The murder was instigated and carried out by a group, includinp a woman, whose sensibilities were out¬ raged by di.scovery of a clande.stine love affair betweon Dr. Hall and Mre. Mills.
- 2—It was premeditato<i; at lea.st to the point where the couple wa.s kid¬ napped; it was carefully planned and the tracks of the slayoi-s wero well covered with an ingenuity that would do credit to the most accomplished criminal.
3—.\ v-oman who was seen at the Phillips farm on the afternoon of tho murder date, di.s-ippeared later into a house in the vicinit'y and was uot since scon by known witnes.se.s. That woman is probably beyond doubt the guilty one; what she -wa.^ doing at the scene of the finding of the bodies was measuring tho distance to' the border line of Somerset County, so that when tho corpses wero di.scovered they would lio in that county and the center of pro.secution U: .shifted many miles from Now Brunsv.ick. Wo have gone into the slums of a large city and liave found two men who bave tiken part in tho afl'air. This shows how far flung was onr .soarch.
Prifle B-irs Agents
4—We know all that the relatives i of the slain couple will tell conccju- inp their movements on the night of the crime. Wc know tho names of witnes.ses to events not unconnected with the slaying and these witnesse;^ will talk at the right momont
One privilege that ha.s lioen denied my men and which has l)«on granted fhe officials is that of questioning Mrs. Hall and her brothers .and her house¬ hold concerning the minister's move¬ ments and past life. If my operatives could have access to the Hall home they might have helped the famiiv to flnd the pa.stor"s slayer; but the p'ri'ie of this fajnily itocd between our de¬ tectives and this invaluable soui-cc of information. (Continued on Pa«e i, Firet SecUon)
The timely arrival of a squad of city detectives at the homo of Susie Sneed, colored, at S'i Lincoln street about 10 o'clock iast night Is believed to havo prevented what might have been a murder.
Shortly before a telephone message was received by I'olice Inspector Tay¬ lor to the effect that a free-for-all fight was in progress at the above ad¬ dress. Detectives Williams, Kittrick, Olds and Kolis were detailed to make an investigation and upon arriving at the scene of the trouble they found the flglit had subsided but there was every indication of there having been a hard battle in the house which has been under police surveillance for some time.
When tho ofticei-s entered the house thoy found John Robinson, aged 48, colored, w-ho gives his address as 63 Lincoln street, with a. Colt automatic pistol in his hand. Though Mrs. Sneed denied that tho gun had been u.sed on her the oflicers claim that she had been beaten over the head with the weapon. She too had a thirty- eight calibre revolver in her posses¬ sion. Two lamps had been overturn¬ ed and broken while blood stains ap¬ peared over the table cover and on the walls of the room.
Mrs. Sneed was sitting Iri a chair partly dazed while blood flowed from a deep gash over her forehead. She was badly bruised otherwise and she was taken in the poiice patrol to City Hospital where she was treated and later returned to the city lockup for a hearing this morning. She will be charged with carrying concealed deadly weapons and also w-ith main¬ taining a disorderly house. Robin¬ son will l)o charged with carrying concealed ddadly weapons and with frequenting a disorderly house.
Others who were arre.sted In the raid and who will be given a hearing in police court this moming, charged with frequenting a disorderly house, are Mitchel Gib.non, aged 22; Robert Wilson. 17; William Coleman, IS; Ed¬ ward Scott, 21; Lillian Simpson, 23; Anna Soption. 22, ail colored and all giving the address as that of the house in w-hich tlicy were arrested.
Tho exact nature of tho^ trouble w-hich led to the flght almost ending
in murder is not known  though it is 	
undorstooil that a froe indulgence In coiinty Chairman "Fine brief I'ylntro- white mulo" had much to do with it  duced General Minor as the chairman
of the meeting and this was the sig-
Republlcans of Ltizerne to tbe num¬ ber . of three thousand, cheering and enthusiastic men and women, gather¬ ed at the Armory laat night to listen to the issues of the campaign in State and Nation expounded in as forceful addresses as have ever been heard at a political rally in this city. There was enthusiasm in abundance from the moment Attorney John S. Fine, county chairman, handed over the conduct of the meeting to General Miner until Senator George Wharton Pepper brought the meeting to an end with an address so masterful and elo¬ quent that the vast audience contin¬ ued to cheer for several minutes after he took his seat Even then Senator Pepper had to rise and tw-ice bow his acknowledgements before his spell¬ bound hearers were content to cease applauding. It was Senator Pepper's flrst address in this city since taking his place among the elder statesmen at Washington and there was every evidence that he made a lasting im¬ pression, one that Is sure to make him a welcome visitor to Wilkes-Barre or Wyoming "Valley in the years to come. But brilliant as Senator Pepper's address was there were other speeches by Senator Reed, Congressman Coughlin, Gifford Plncflot and Craw¬ ford C. Smith, candidate for State Senator, all of which were convincing In the particular flelds they covered. Aa always the Pike county forester, whose program w-as so emphatically adopted by the great body of Repub¬ licans In the primary campaign, was given a rou.sing welcome w-hen he took the platform to reassert the things for which he stands in state govemment Senator Reed was heard for the flrst time by a Wilkes-Barre audience and, though his speech w-as brief and lacking the eloquence that has made the fame of Senator Pepper nation-w-ide as law-yer and orator, he was received in marked favor by the audience, owing to the clear-cut man¬ ner In which he touched on the para¬ mount problems the nation haa to solve at the seat of government
The audience was unmistakably with Congres.sman Coughlin in his cam¬ paign to hn returned to Congi-ess. Real enthusiasm w-as tapped wlien General Miner introduced him and he delivered an address w-hlch convinced those who followed him In his dis¬ cu.ssion of govemment affains that Luzerne has a representative at Washington, as Senator I'epper said he was pleased to state, who is dili¬ gent sincere jind worthy of the con¬ tinued support of his constituents. And Crawford C. Smith, candidate for State Senator from the Twentieth Dis¬ trict also Impressed those who heard him aa a man who if sent to the State Senate will faithfully and sincerely work with Govemor Pinchot in brinp¬ ing about an economical nnd business¬ like administration of state affairs. Cheers  For Miner
The Armory meeting w-as preceded by an automobile parade, which left the Sterling Hotel at 7:30, proceed¬ ing around I'ublic Square and do-A-n South Main street amid a blaze of red flre. There were several hundred ma¬ chines In the procession, coming from all tho tow-ns in the valley and from places beyond as far as Hazleton. The procession was lod by MacLuskle's 109th Artillery bund.
There was no sign of apathy In the cheering hosts that assembled at the Armory to pay tribute to the stan¬ dard bearers of the O. O. P. There was every evidence that Commander Fine, chairman of the Luzeme com¬ mittee, had completely routed the apathy bo far as Luzeme is con¬ cerned. After a few- rollicking Ejec¬ tions by MacLuskle's musicians the oratorical       flreworks       commenced
Borah Expresses Sincere Regrets
In an lnter\-iev/ with a rcprcscn- t-itivc of the Independont last night United^ States Senator Georpe Wharton Pepper made note, on an omission In the .address delivered at tho mass meeting in the Armory. "I had Intended," .said the senator, "to express the regret of Senator Borah who had fully intendeil bc¬ inp here tonight for the purpose of delivering the one address he had reserved for the Stato of Pennsyl¬ vania. Senator Borah's plan had been to return froTi Idaho by Oc¬ tober 15 apd he had reserved to¬ night for Wilkes-narro. However, he was suddenly summoned btick to his home .stite and he left with me the duty of makinp amen.ls. However, in speaking with niv.solf and Congressman Coughlin, Sena¬ tor Borah mado clear his inten.se idntercst In the great movemont that is putting Pennsylv.an'a into the fonvard ranks of American achievement."
date for the Legislature from this city; Lorenzo Thomas, candidate for the Legislature from the Sixth dis¬ trict; Lyman "Vandermark. canilidate for the Legislature from the Fourth district, and William Martin, candidate for the Legislature from tho Third district. He expects to interview- the candidate for the Legislature from the Hazleton district on his visit to Hazle¬ ton later.
.Mr. Pinchot pleaded for the election of evory member on the State ticket and al.so asked that Republican dele¬ gation be sent to Harrisburg to insure the success of his program. The Tax Problem
General Miner drew rounds of ap¬ plause when he introduced Congress¬ man Coughlin. The audience gave vent to -such enthusi.asm that Senator Pepper tumed to the local congress¬ man and smilingly remarked: 'They seem to be with you. Congressman." The cheering w-as renewed when Con¬
gressman Coughlin rose to speak. H« confined himself entirely to the flnan¬ cial and tariff question, giving som* excellent illustrations to show th« need of a tariff that wiil protect the indu.stries of the country. He touched on the staggering indebtedness that faced the country at the close of the last administration, calling attention also to the hundreds of millions that have been lopped off the expenses of the various depirtments.
He pleaded for patience for the ad¬ ministration in the solution of the financial problems that face the gov¬ emment, giving flgures to show tbat during the World War almost as much money was spent as from the foundation of the govemment up to 1914. "I have sincerely endeavored to be your congresaman," he concluded. "Though other nations have their problems and I am sorry for them I feel that I was sent to Washington to represent the -American people and this -I intend to continue doing. I appreciate the privilege of having rep¬ resented you at Washington and you can depend that I will faithfully and earnestly serve the best interests of my constituents if sent back."
Serve All the People
Senator Reed, w-ho was appointed as the succe.s.sor of Senator CroW, fol¬ lowed. Hia address was brief, but hia uterances gave evidence of sincerity and high purpose. "Though some may not apree with me on the ques¬ tions of the hour," he said. "I have .strived to lie true to my ojith of of¬ flco and pive that service that is best for the whole people." He paid a flne tribute to his coUeapue, Senator Pep¬ per, referring to him as the preatcst mind that h.'is ever represented Penn¬ sylvani.i at Washington.
Thoso who heanl Senator Pepper, who was introduced by Genial Miner at the clo.se of .Major Reed's address, were of one mind In statinp that Iteed made a true estimate of tho man. No speech ever delivered at the Armory, received a more attentive hearing, nor has one ever been delivered in this city that more -leserved the enthus- iiistic intorruptions by which it waa punctuated in the cheers of the audi¬ ence, who when not Jipplaudlnp, rat as if entranced by the learned and eloquent manner in which he ex¬ pounded the doctrines of fhe RcputK llcan party.
SENT TO H0SPIT.4Ii
One was sent to a ho.spital and an¬ other to a police cell last nipht as a result of nn automobile crash at the cbrnor of Bennett and Kelily .streets, laizeme. A car drivon by Fred Yoski of Duryea, hit anothor aMtomoblle of OoorgoKumki', of Vaughn street, Lu¬ zorne. whiie Kumka's niachine was parked.
Ya--kl was arrested by Chief of Police Ford of I.,uzei-no borough. .\d;im Pefosky, of 241 Swallow .street, Duryea, a companion of YoskI, re¬ ceived numerous cuts and bruises. He is in tho Nesbitt We.st Side Hbspital.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BESIDE WRECKED CAR
Injured when his machine orer- turnod ,Andrew- Searfoss of Glen Lyon vas foiiiiil unconscious eariy today on the road betwen this dty and Nanti¬ coke. His wrecked automobile was discovered in h ditch at the side of the road.
Searfoss was picked up at 1:30 o'clock this morning in Hanover Township by an automobile party en¬ route to this city. Memljera of the party narrowly escaped running over him as he lay in the road.The injured man was taken to Mercy Hospital where he was rtrvived. His Injuries con.siat of lacerations to the face, neck and head.
COMERFORD IN DEAL
FOR MORE THEATRES
Negotiations involving $750,000 throuph whith the entire Miles Thea¬ tre interests In Scranton may be taken over by the Comerford Amusement Company, owners of*niore than a score of theatres In Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and other cities and tow-ns, were re¬ ported last night. Under the condi¬ tion.s of the reported merger, tho Com¬ erford Company would fike over the Miles Theatre, the -•X.cademy Theatre and the .Ajcade building in Scranton. The I'roposal of the Oamerford inter¬ ests, it wa.s understoo<!, is to link the Miles Theatre with th° Capitol in this city and a large ne-.v theatre in course of construction in Carbondale.
nal for the' flrst outburst of the audience, the hero who ieft a lep on the battlefields of France receiving a flattering tribute as he took charge of the meeting.
Col. Davis of Scranton, also a vet¬ eran of the World War, was the flrst speaker. General Miner referring to him as a soldier w-ho chased him all ovor France. He made a witty, en¬ tertaining address, but In an earnest and emphatic close placed himself squarely on the Pinchot platform. What Luzeme Needs
Col. Davis was follow-ed by Craw¬ ford C. Smith, candidate for State Senator from the Twentieth district Mr. Smith said that he felt like many others with w-hom he had com* in contact during the campaipn that Lu¬ zerne is not receiving its share of good roads and he pledged hi/nself to earnestly w-ork to-remedy this if sent to Harrisburg. He aKso made It clear that he stood for an economical, busi¬ ness-like administration of State af¬ fairs, a pay-as-you go policy that would make Impossible the appropria¬ tion of monoy not in the treasury. Mr. Smith nl.so said he favored*keeping the money paid- by hunters and fishermen out of the g0neral fund, believing that this money should be spent In the manner intended," for protection of the forests and streams.
Whon Generai Miner Introduced Gifford-Pinchot as the next Governor of Pennsylvania, the audience rose and gave the forester a great wel¬ come. Pinchot made one of the snap¬ py addresses that were so effective in the primary campaign, impros.sing the audience with his sincere desire to res¬ cue the Stiite from a condition In w-hich the Joy-riding of the past fev,- yeurs ieft it He said he stoofi square¬ ly where he stood aa a candidate at the primaries and would use ail ' the power of the Governor's office to put through the program he fels necessary to place the State govemment on solid footing.
Need.s Le^slators
Of special interest was his appeal for support from the Legislature. ¦¦ Af¬ ter reaching the city he stated that he conferred w-ith flve of the Republican candidates for Houso and Senate and each of them pledgod him.self to vote and w-ork w-ith him in putting through his program. He said these flve are Crawford C. Smith, candidate for State Senator; Richard Aston, candi-
PEPPER EXPLAINS RELIEF FROM TAJ AND STRIKE EVIL§
Coal Commission And Shop Walkout Handled By Harding On A Betterment Plan—Cas¬ tigates Democrats For Failing To Make Good On Government Pledges
AMERICAN INDUSTRY PROTECTED
Happiness and prosperity, jobs at good wages, industry proof against cheap importations from Europe and .^me.rica freeil of the nul;iunco ta.xes loft by the war, were the keynotes of the pronouncement delivered In tho Armory last night by United .States Senator George Wharton I'epper. Dwelling briefly on every imriortant subject bofore the people of Pennsyl¬ vania today. Senator Pepper spo'jte as follows;
"Everybody wishes to be happy; but each individual wants to work out his happine.ss In his own way. We, therefore, like best the govemment that puts no more restraint on indi¬ vidual freedom than Is necessary to prevent .some citizens from seeking happine.ss by making other people mi.serabte.
We believe that our form of gov-
he has selected the Conl Commlxelon. Of course the functioning of such a iiody is awaited with grave anxlfty. The miners are naturally suspicious of unfriendly influences and political manii>ulatlon. But I do not hoiiitat* to expre.ss-abundant faith In the fair¬ ness and ability of the Commission; and I know I can speak for Si nator Reed as well a.^ for myself in idcdg- ing our every effort to see that ull parties get what each of them want.s— and that ir, fair treatment and even- handed ju.stice.
Tlie Shop Strike
"In the Shopmen's strike ^ho Presi¬ dent likewise declined to tuke stdea and used his Influence for adjustment. Ho could have made great politiciil capitat by championing one side or the other. But ho preferred to cet only   In   tl\c   public   interest   and   to
ernment,   when w-ell administered,  is j press for  mutual  conce.sriion.i  in  tb* .1.. .,.,.  _: .      I        *-..   j^Qp^,   jijT  jjp^p.jj-   return   to  peace.     It
would do harm and no goixl to In¬ ject into thi.s campaign the i-ssues of .strike. -But It Is only Juat fo point out that tho I'resident has striven t» seo the ca.sc through the eves of the shopmen as well as throuph those of tho executives. No woiklnjf roan will ever find In the White Houae a Presi¬ dent more ournestiy desirous cf pro- tectlnsr his interest.
"Havinp sai'i this I row want to .sum up briefly the things which w» h.ave done in the interest of all the people.'
the one that gives more freedom for los.H nioney than any other govern¬ ment In the w-oi-ld. '
"Everything, however, depends upon the administration. Unsound policy and w-a.steful expenditure c-an wreck the most perfect govirnmcntal machino that wise men can con.struct.
"When government goes wrong, everyboly suffers. The poor mail has his stake in government as well as Ihe rich. The wagc-canier is hit ju.~t as h.'ird as the capitalist. No admin¬ i.stration ia good unless its policies arc framed with a view, to the ^^nenil 'welfare.
"I am here to maintain that the administration of the national govern¬ ment of the Republican party means moie hap.'iiness for more people than can b^ found under a Demoi-ratic ad¬ mini.stration. I. hold thftt the people of the United State.s were ripht when In 11*20 they closeil the record of eight years of Dcmoc'riitic control by writ¬ ing the word 'failure' across it in bi? letters. I assert that the administra¬ tion of President Harding has ih ' he .shqrt spa'-e of 18 month.s drmon.'-tr;-.t- e<l its capacity to run govcmin<iit w-i.sely nnd well and that the RopuMi- can party deserves your contin-aed support on election d-ny.'
The Coal CommLssion
"I w-art to make a brief referenco to the tinhappy industrial warfare that has been waged in the coal flelds and in the raiiroad world. As to the coal situation, I do not mean to dis¬ cuss the merits of tba question be¬ tween operators and miners. But I do wish to point out that from the very outset the President rcjolutely refused to play politics with the situ¬ ation and kept in-u-sting that both points of view mu.st Le considered and not only one.   '
The Tax NuiMnra
"When a Republican President aa- sumwl office less than a year and a half ago, we were burdened then with public debt,we were harassed by nui¬ sance taxes, we were overloaded with a host of unnecessary government em¬ ployees, we bad worked ont no bud¬ get systeiTi, we were suffering under the Democratic Tariff Act of i91S, which left us at the mercy of choap foreign proiluction and our agricul¬ ture '.vas in a condition :is- critical aa at any time in our hi.-itory.
."Think of what has beensccomplish- ed. First we p>-is.se4 in 1921 an Emer¬ gency Tariff Law to carry us over the period until a more comprehensive measure could be framed. Shortlv af¬ ter this Republican meu.'vure went in¬ to effect namely, during tho .'-•nmmer of 1921, tho Index of agricultural prices exhibited a notable and steady riae. The agricultural situation was .still further Improved by the opera¬ tion of the agricultural credit acts. The Even Dollar
"We have greatly reduced the na¬ tional debt, v.-fl have made a beginning in the task of tax revision ty repeal¬ ing nuisance taxes and the tax on profits and by -rtvioing surtuxe.s.    We
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