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PERSONALS. Miss Marv K. and Katie Burhann lff vostrdav for Ocean Grove to spend their vacation. Mr. Harry R.

Hull of Madison, returned home last night after a visit with friends in this section. Miss Nettie Newell of Monsey ave nue is at Carmel Grove, N. attend 1ne the Chautauqua Assembly for which she has been engaged as accom panist Bankruptcy Petitions. Three petitions for discharge from bankruptcy were filed yesterday in the office of the clerk of the Middle Dis trict United States court by Samuel Hallein of Harrisburg, Frank R. Otto of Williamsport, and Samuel A.

Dano ka of Scranton. Hearings were fixed as follows: In tha Hallern case, Aug. 20; in the Otto case, Aug. 20, and In the Danoka case Aug. 24.

Bids for City Work. Next Monday Recorder Connell and Director Wormser of the department of public safety will open bids and award contracts for the renovation of the Columbia Hose house on the Wfist Side. A new floor will be laid and the building will be repaired wherever necessary. This morning at 10 o'clock Director Wormser will open bids for an exten sivc system of sanitary plumbing in the West Side police station. Prepar ations for this work have been goinj on for some time.

MIGHT FARE WORSE. Scranton Being Boomed for Democratic State Convention of 1902. It was stated yesterday that an effort is to be made to bring the Democratic state convention in 1902 to this city. The local delegates attending the Harrisburg convention on August 15 are to discuss the matter further and to arrange a campaign in the interests of this city. It is 11 years since the convention met in this city.

PITTSTOS'S GHOST. Mrs. Whitlock, whose Mind is Unbalanced, Walked the Street Clad in a White Sheet. Considerable excitement was created in Pittston between 1 and 2 o'clock yesterday morning by the appearance of a ghost on Water street. It was correctly dressed in a white sheet and carried the usual lightly lantern.

Everyone gave way to the apparition and some young men hurrying homeward quickly traced their steps, hair standing on end and teeth chattering. For once they had seen a real ghost and had seen enough. i Two policemen were secured and they quicly unravelled the mystery. The ghost proved to be a Mrs. Whitlock, who resides in the rear of St.

James' church on Water street. The officers endeavored to persuade her to return to her home but she refused even to speak to the minions of the law. She was taken to the police station where it was ascertained that she was mentally unbalanced. It is said that her condition is due to her husband's brutality and that he was arrested and fined for assaulting her. He is employed as a driver of a brewery wagon.

TELL OF THE Attractive Specials for Our Saturday Just the things you are likeliest or if you should happen to be BOYCOH Many Witnesses Called at Eesnmed Hearing of the Lackawanna Injunction Case. STBIKE LEADERS CALLED Yesterday morning the hearing in the injunction proceedings brought by the Lackawanna company to restrain the members of the Car Builders' association from interfering with employes of the company was continued before Judge Kelly in court room No. 1. A large number of strikers were present and followed the proceedings with much interest. About three weeks ago the hearing was first commenced.

It was continued for about a week when it was postponed until a week ago Monday. At that time it was postponed until yes terday morning. Judge Willard, with Messrs. Joseph O'Brien and Charles P. O'Malley, represent the Laokawanna company.

The car builders are represented by Messrs. E. C. Newcomb and Clarence Ballen tine. REUSED TO SELL MEAT.

M. Hoffmeister, butcher, was the first witness examined. Mr. O'Malley, conducting the examination, endeavored to bring out that the witness, under threat of a boycott, had refused to sell meats to men employed in the shops. "How did you treat the men there after the strike?" asked Mr.

O'Malley. Mr. Newcomb objected to the question, the objection being sustained. Asked if any one had been to his place and told him not to sell meats to the men In the shops he said there had but didn't know him. He had never seen him since.

"Did you sell to scabs after that?" asked Mr, O'Malley. Objected to and sustained. Albert Westpfahl, Mr. Slade, Mr. Vaughan, Charles F.

Slade, Hubert L. Vaughan and Ernest H. Shultz were called but did not respond. Frank Foretta was the next witness called. I Foretta conducts a fruit stand at the corner of Washington avenue and Mulberry street.

B. E. Miller, master painter at the Lackawanna shops, was asked to stand up and Foretta was asked if he knew him. He replied that he wasn't sure but thought he had seen him before. He was asked if he hadn't refused to sell to Miller.

He said he had. Asked why. he said that some boys asked him if he sold to scabs, and he replied he didn't. They informed him that Miller was a scab and he refused to sell to him. He didn't know who the men were, Mr.

Miller was then called. He said he was buying some fruit at Foretta's stand when some men came up and told Foretta he was a scab. He was asked if Snyder was around the place. Mr. Newcomb objected to the word around as not definite.

Judge Kelly said he couldn't Bee how the question was material. "If made in presence of Mr. Snyder and he makes no disclaimer, it certainly is," said Judge Willard. "I don't know of any authority for it," said Judge Kelly, "but I'm willing to consider it." Judge Willard asked the witness if he saw Snyder there. He said he did.

He stood right before him and had his to want at the end of the week. going on a short holiday trip, and in fashions latest and best styles. special prices for Saturday patrons. LOT 2. Waists that cold from $2.00 $2.50 each will be offered for to $1.49 39C at sucn prices as will make buying much easier than usual.

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every day price is 75c the pair. The Saturday price is lor Saturday only, 25c 45c Ladies' Muslin Underwear Men's Fancy Hosiery Corset Covers, or square cut Vertical stripe half Hose with necks, fine muslin and prettily silk clockings, on black, tan or trimmed with lace, etc. All colored grounds. Genuine 50o sizes in a quality that ought to half hose, will be sold on Satur bring 18c. On Saturday, 2 for day only, for (the pair) 25c 29c Good News for Corpulent Men During the past season, we have made a successful specialty of stout men's Underwear.

It is no easy matter for heavy men to get well fitted with comfortable undergarments. We'll do it and do it well. To emphasize this statement and prove its truth, wo will sell tomorrow 60c Fine Balbriggan Underwear in extra Sizes for only Globe Warehouse. THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1001. finger in front of his nose.

He couldn't help but see him. Mr. Newcomb asked the witness if he knew Snyder at the time. He replied he did not but was Informed who he was a short time afterwards by the timekeeper at the shops. THE FALSE ALARM.

Mr. Neves, an electrician residing at Oakford place was the next witness. He was asked if he recalled an alarm being sent in from box 213 a short time ago. He replied he did and was then asked if he had examined the box afterwards. Mr.

Newcomb objected to the. question, wishing to know what they proposed to show. Mr. O'Malley stated that they want' ed to show the alarm was not caused by the company in order to incite riot as formerly inferred by Mr. Newcomb.

Judge Kelly said it was necessary for counsel to rebut any inference Mr. Newcomb might make and sustained the objection. William Shultz, a storekeeper of Petersburg, said he had furnished goods to(employes of the Lackawanna company. "Were you ever waited upon and asked not to sell goods to the Lackawanna men," he' was asked. Objected to as immaterial.

"Did they ever call upon you for that purpose," asked Judge Wiliard, bringing the same question back in a different way. Also objected to and sustained. "Did they ever call upon youT" asked Judge WJlliard. "They did," replied the witness. Being questioned he.

said two men, Howe Ragnor and Emil Streckel, had waited upon him and asked him not to sell goods to Lackawanna employes. He promised that he would not. "Who did you refuse to sell goods to?" asked Judge Williard. The witness was reluctant to an swer and asked Judge Kelly If it was neeessary. Being informed that it was he said a Mr.

Youngs was one he was supposed to refuse. "Did you refuse him." he was asked. He hesitated for a time and finally replied that he had not. It was then brought out that he hadn't refused anybody, delivering goods right along though leaving them at the houses of neighbors so as to avoid possible trouble. GROCER VAUGHAN ON STAND.

Mr. Vaughan, a grocer of C42 Harrison avenue, said men had waited upon him and requested him not to sell goods to Winton Burley. He didn't know the men but complied with their request. Asked if he knew J. P.

Fuller, the father in law of Burley, he said he knew him by sight He went to the store for goods for Burley and was also refused. "Why?" asked Judge Williard. "Because I was requested to by the strikers," was the reply. "Who did they say they were he was asked. Mr.

Newcomb objected. but his objection was overruled. "A committee from the strikers," an swered Vaughan. Asked by Mr. Newcomb if he had geen threatened or intimidated by the strikers he replied that he had not.

CAPT. M' ANDREWS' EVIDENCE. P. J. McAndrew, president of the Carbuilders' association, was called for cross examination.

He was asked by Judge Willard if he had a paper with flames of Clarke John T. Max Rice, T. H. Watts etc, This was the circular asking business men to withhold their custom from the road while the strike was in progress, He replied that he didn't have it. Asked if he went to a number of places with it he replied he had.

"Who prepared it?" he was asked "I don't know," he answered. Q. Did you read It. A. I did.

Q. Were you not subpoenaed to pro duce it here A. I was. Q. Why didn't you? A.

I couldn't find it. Q. Did you ask Mr. Coyne for Jt? A. I didn't! he was in New York at the time.

Q. Did you ask your secretary. Mr, Campbell, for it? A. I did. Q.

Was that paper issued at the in stance of the association? A. No. it wasn't; the association didn't know anything about it. Q. Who issued it? A.

I don't know. Judge Willard then asked him who were the members of the executive committee and if the following were given. Robert Eldridge, James Thomp son, Charles Campbell, John Murrln, Elmer Barry, John Hughes, Leopold Lutz and J. L. Hills.

He replied they were. Judge Willard then reverted to the paper and asked if it were not drafted in the headquarters. Mr. McAndrews replied that he didn't know. He then volunteered the information that be lieving the paper would have a bad effect he had torn It up.

Patrick Coyne was also called for cross examination. He was asked If he had first seen the paper at the headquarters. He replied ho had first seen it in his room. "Then you prepared it?" asked Mr. O'Brien.

"Yes," he answered. Asked if he had shown it to any one he replied that he had asked a dozen what they thought of it. He was asked, if Robert Eldridge, James Thompson, Charles Campbell and others were some of those to whom hetiad shown the paper but he couldn't remember. "You saw Captain McAndrew relative to the paper he was asked. "No, sir, I did not," he replied.

"Who was with you when you first went out?" asked Mr. O'Brien. "John Murrin," he answered. In response to further questions he stated the intention was to call upon the larger merchants and have them use their influence relative to a settlement of the strike. It was learned that it was possible to secure a conference without it and it was with drawn on the first day.

He didn't remember how many names had been on the paper, they had been torn off. He has, however, the original copy in his possession. "Can you produce it he was asked "At any time," he replied. "Bring it after dinner," suggested Mr. O'Brien, OBEYED THE BOYCOTT.

Albert Westpfahl of South Scranton, said he managed a Btore for his fath er. He was shown a paper and asked if he had written it. He replied he had. Asked if he had sent out he replied he had to P. P.

Neuls and a man named Kneller. It was a letter that ho knew would no longer sell them goods. Otto Hage, Adolph Brower and a man named Blenkerstine had requested him, as a favor, not to sell goods to employees of the Lackawanna company. He complied with the request. Mr.

Newcomb brought out the evi of dence that the witness had voluntarily refused them goods without being intimidated in any way. Mr. O'Brien caught a Tartar in Charles H. Campbell, the secretary of the Carbuilders' union. Mr.

O'Brien held a letter In his hand a circular calling upon the person to whom it might be sent to refuse board, goods or help to any of the employes of the Lackawanna's car shops during the strike. The paper bore the heading and seal of the union and Campbell's signature. He was asked if he had written it He replied he didn't know, and similar answers were returned to all of Mr. O'Brien's questions. He admitted that Emil Stoecket and a man named Raynor were members of the union.

REFUSED TO SELL BEER, John Rader, a saloon keeper at 522 Lackawanna avenue, said he had refused to sell to a number of men. He only remembered two, Peter Neuls and Kneller. He worked in the shops himself for a year and didn't want scab's money. Mr. Newcomb objected to the evidence of Rader as Immaterial.

Judge Kelly sustained the HAD BEEN MOLESTED. Louis Kneller of South" Scranton, one of the men employed at the Lacka wanna shops, said he had worked at the shops for eight years and did not go out when the strike was declared. Asked if he had ever been molested he said he had. The first time was on the morning of July 3 near the avenue bridge. It was early in the morning and he was met by Mr.

Stanton and others. Stanton called out to him, "Hey, you, Kneller! You scab!" "I shook my finger at him and ex claimed, 'Never mind, 111 nx you, said Kneller. At different times, almost every day. he said, he was continually saluted and harrassed with the word "scab." He said that John Murrln, Anthony Wintermantle, Mr. Thompson, Mr.

Campbell and others were among those who called him scab. On the morning of the 6th of July when going to work he was met at the bridge by a crowd of about 18, among whom were Thompson, Campbell and others. They closed in on both sides of him and one of them cried, "Hit but he turned around and no one hit him. He then walked along unmo lested. Another time, on July 8, he with sev eral companions, was met by a big crowd and one of them asked him where he was going.

He replied "It was none of their business." They went on when several stones were thrown at them. He said he pulled a revolver and turned around. He saw H. H. Munt zenburger about to throw a stone.

He didun't throw it, however. He was going to shoot into the crowd but one of his companions told him not to, Asked If people have called him "scab" since the injunction was issued he said it was worse than ever. Asked by whom he replied he supposed by strikers and others. "You don't want to suppose," said Mr. Newcomb.

"You want to know." Kneller thought a while and then admitted he didn't know of any strik ers calling him scab since the injunc Hon was issued. Mr. O'Malley asked the witness if a messenger boy had called at his home on the 7th of July and he replied that there had at 12:30 a. m. o'clock.

Mr. O'Malley then produced a telegram and asked him if that was the message he had received. He said it was. He was then asked what he did after re ceiving the telegram. Mr.

Newcomb objected to the question on the ground that counsel for the plaintiff had shown no reason for it. Court didn'' know what the message contained, Court sustained the objection. ENLIVENED THE HEARING. Counsel for the plaintiff then held a consultation after which Kneller was dismissed for the time and Anthony Wintermantle was called. A climax was expected and it came.

Attorney O'Malley examined the wit ness. He first had him admit that he was a member of the car builders' un ion and then showed him the following telegram which is the one purported to have been received by Kneller; Louis Kneller: You go and get Jack Schroeder and go at once to meet L. T. Canfleld at the Hotel Jermyn. Signed, H.

P. Smith. Mr. Smith is the foreman in the car shops. "Did you not write that?" asked Mr.

O'Malley. "I did not," replied the witness. Taking a piece of paper from the desk Mr. O'Malley requested the wit ness to write the name Louis Kneller. "Hold on! hold on!" said Mr.

New comb. "It isn't necessary. I object." Counsel for the plaintiff stated that they desired the signature for evi dence. Mr. Newcomb objected on the ground that It was evidence that might serve to incriminate the witness.

An argu ment ensued. Judge Kelly finally sus tained the objection. Mr. O'Malley then went straight at the witness. He asked him if he did not leave the meeting at Schlmpff's hall in South Scranton on the night of the 7th and go to the headquarters on Lackawanna avenue, then to the Hotel Jermyn where he procured an envelope then to the Westrn Union and have a boy take the message to Kneller's house while he and two men, named McDonald and Hughes, followed the boy to Kneller's house.

'Didn't you fake that telegram for the purpose of getting Kneller outside of his' home and beating him?" he asked. Wintermantle denied all this. He said he had gone to his home after the meeting and did not know Hughes and McDonald. 0 AFTERNOON SESSION. Anthony Wintermantle, the last wit ness during the morning session, was continued on the stand at the commencement of the' afternoon session.

He was asked if he was not financial secretary of 'the union. He replied he was. Asked if he had his books with him he replied he had, and producfd it wrapped in a newspaper, "Open It UP," said Mr. O'Malley. Mr.

Newcomb objected. He wish ed to know the purpose. "To learn who the membEirs of the union are," volunteered Judge Willard. Mr. Newcomb objected to the ques tion as immaterial.

His objection was overruled. Witness processed to read the names when Mr. Newcomb suggested to the court that It was an unnecessary waste time. Mr. O'Malley said that they would take the book in evidence.

Mr. Newcomb objected to' this, stating they could just as well take the recording secretary's book, which contained all the names of the members. He said was illegal for them to secure the finances of tlwi association in that way. Counsel for the plaintiff contended that they had no wish to know the state of the association's finances. It was only the names they wanted.

Messrs. Newcomb and Ballantine con' suited for a minute, aftiir which Mr. Newcomb told them to go ahead and read the names. This was done, some UOO names being read. Mr, O'Malley then offered two union cards in evidence and asked 'the wit ness if the handwriting was his.

He replied it was. Mr. Newcomb then stated that the objection to the witness' furnishing a specimen his handwriting was with drawn. Wintermantle wad with, drawn. KNELLER RECALLED.

Louis Knell sir was then recalled and asked at what time he received the message which had been identified and who delivered it. He replied about 12:30 o'clock Sunday morning, July 7. He didn't recognize the boy as he held his cap pulled over his face. He said he was afraid" if he went out he would be killed and took no heed of the message. In reply' to a question to that effect he said he was a deputy sheriff.

Kneller bedng cross examined by Mr. Newcomb made statements ajleged to he at variance with some made when under direct examination. He said he had been a deputy for about three months and had been sworn in by the sheriff. "How did you meet him. Did he come to you or did you go to asked Mr.

Newcomb. "He was in the office," replied Kneller. "What offlofi? asked Mr. Newcomb. L.

W. office," answered the witness. "Did you meet him there by arrangement?" he, was asked. Judge Willard objected to the ques tion as immaterial. Mr.

Neiwcomb replied that it was not immaterial, "This man has boasted," he said, "that he pulled a revolver and we want to know how and when he was appointed." Court permitted the question and Mr. Newcomb again asked the witness, who informed him. T. Canfleld," was the answer. "What were you appointed a deputy for?" he was asked.

Kneller was a trifle mixed up under Mr. Newcomb's questioning. He finally replied to defend the company's property. Asked if he had ever had occasion to defend the company's property he responded that he almost every day. "Give an instance," said Mr.

Neiwcomb. Kneller told of a number of times he had heard workmen benig called "scab." At one time he rescued a man who said some strikers had beem after him but when Kneller arrived the men had gone. This happened on Washington avenue. He knew of no instance when ha was called upon to defend the company's property from the defendant strikers. Mr.

Newcomb sought to bring out If the witness had ever been molested by strikers. He said that on June 3 he met Stanton and five others on Washington avenue and they called him scab. He didn't know the other men.l but they must have been strikers as they called him scab. "Becausei they called you 'scab you suppose they were strikers," asked Mr, Newcomb. "Yes," replied the "Didn't you ever hear any one else call 'scab' beside the strikers? How about the South Side for instance? asked Mr.

Newcomb. By his reply the witness brought out that on the South Side children from 6 years up had called him scab. He told of the crowd meeting him at the bridge and one of their number calling out, 'hit but he was al lowed to go along unmolested. Mr. Newcomb then, produced the much discussed telegram which Kneller received on the morning of the 7th and asked the witness if he hadn't written it himself.

He said he had not. "Do you know who did?" he was asked. He replied that he had not. Knelleir was anxious to tell what he had done Sunday. When asked what had happened on Monday, July 8, he commenced to tell about his Sunday ex periences.

On the moming of the 8th there was mass meeting of the strikers at the Orchard grounds at 5 o'clock. Be tween 6 and 7 o'clock when Kneller and others were going to work the crowd shouted "scab" at them and as Kneller said in his direct exam! nation several stone were thrown at him, at which time he pulled his re volver. 1 He named Thompson, H. Camp bell, George Lanning and August Brow, er. Being closely questioned he said he couldn't swear as to Brower being there.

He told about the 25 or more armed guards being in the neighbor. hood but couldn't tell whether they were there to incite riot or not. H. D. Cary was the' next witness called.

He was employed as a guard the yards. His home is In New Jersey. He was one of the deputies sent to the Orchard that morning. He identified Charles H. Campbell and Wintermantle as two men he had seen there.

Cross examined by Mr. Newcomb ha said he did not know of any or see any disturbance while theire. DID NOT REMEMBER. James Thompson was called for cross examination and was examined at length. He said his home was in Dunmore and was employed at the arkawanna car shops, when the strike was declared.

Hei went out and became a member of the executive com Mr, 3'MaIley asked a number of questions relative to the appointing of pickets, sending men out of town to get other unions out and other matters as proceedings carried on by the executive committee. In almost every instance his answer was he didn't rei member or did not know. Mr. New comb objected to the questions being immaterial and was sustained by the court. Thompson was on the stand when court adjourned.

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25c. Guaranteed cure by Matthews druggists, I TAX ON COMPANIES A Lively Discussion in Select Council Brings Fortii Charges and Counter charges. A SUDDEN ADJOURNMENT Taxes on corporations received the attention of select council for some time last night but after an exhaus tive discussion the meeting suddenly adjourned, having decided only that street railway and water companies should pay five per cent of their gross Receipts as taxes. Since April 1 the councils have been considering license tax ordinances. At the meeting last night the license com mittee recommended that the common council ordinance introduced by Mr.

Calpin, which taxes simply the cor; porations, should pass. This ordin ance provides for a tax on the gross receipts of several corporations as fol lows: Street railway company, five per cent; water company, two per cent steam heat company, two per cent; el ectric light company, two per cent telephone company, two per cent. Th select'council ordinance taxed in addi tion to the corporations, banks, brok ers, insurance agents, circuses, etc, The committee recommended that this feature be dropped for the present but that most of the provisions should be introduced in additional ordinances. When the ordinance came up for dis cussion Mr. Schneider moved that it pass first reading.

Mr. Costello started the discussion by arguing that as the license tax or. dinance would not go into effect until April 1, 1902, and as the measures were not thoroughly understood that action Should be postponed. Mr. Vaughan pointed out that they had license ordinances before them for the last three years but none had been passed on account of just such delay as recommended now.

This view was shared by Mr. O'Boyle Who declared that all the other ordin ances had been referred to committee and remained there. In a short speech Mr. Melvln took position against taxing corporations as was intended. He said that some of the companies who would be taxed five per cent of their gross receipts had never paid more than three per cent dividends.

A CLOSE, VOTE. A motion to lay the whole matter on the table was defeated by a vote of 10 to 9 as follows; Yeas Ross, Finn, Costello, Evans, Morgan, Melvin, Wagner Schneider, O'Malley 9. Nays Regan, Maloney, Shea, Merrl man, Cosgrove, Oliver, Schroeder, Boyle, Vaughan, Chittenden 10. After having passed first reading an amendment was offered to raise the tax on the water company from two per cent to five per cent of their gross receipts. A motion was made to amend this so as to raise the tax on all the corporations to five per cent, but Mr, Chittenden objected because from the nature of the business some companies were put to a greater expense for their earning capacity than others.

In steam, heat companies a large amount of coal had to be burned continually while in a water company rain was all that was needed. Mr. Melvin objected to the tax on the water company because the increase in taxes would come out of the city as the water company would raise their rates accordingly. In reply to that Mr. Oliver made a strong speech in which he said the property in the city was being taxed much more than five per cent of its gross receipts and that every person who owned the house In which they lived was paying much more in taxes than five per cent of what would be the gross receipts from rent.

This state of things was an outrage and there was no reason why the corporations should not pay something for their privileges, The water company had started with a capital stock of $25,000, and at present it was $2,500,000. All this had come out of the business while the property owners had to saddle most of the bur den of the taxes. By a viva voce vote the rate for the water company was fixed at five per cent of their gross receipts. In order to be sure of the legality of the action a roll call was taken and resulted as follows: Yeas Ross Costello, Evans, Morgan, Regan, Schneider, Shea, Merriman, Cosgrove, Oliver, Schroeder, O'Boyle, Vauehn. Chittenden 14, Nays Finn, Melvin, Wagner, O'Mal ley 4.

By practically the same vote the rate for eas companies was fixed at five per cent. When the tax on steam heating companies came up Mr. Chittenden moved that the tax be reduced from two per cent to one per cent, but definite action on this was not taken. AFTER LIGHT COMPANIES. The electric light company was se verely criticised by a few of the members.

Mr. Vaughan plainly stated that the company had been skinning the city. He said that when given their franchise they had agreed to give the city buildings free light but had succeeded in having two ordinances passed in which the city was charged for its light. Now was the proper time to get some of the money back and five per cent was none too high. Mr.

Chittenden declared that the present company had reduced the city from one of the best lighted to one or the worst lighted cities In the country. By reducing the candle power from 2000 to 1600 the city had presented the company with $150,000 cash and on this account the tax of five per cent was perfectly Just, By the following vote of 9 to 10 the motion to make the tax five per cent was lost. Yeas Regan.Maloney, Shea, Schnei der, Merriman, Cosgrove, Oliver, Vaughn, Chittenden 8. Nays Ross, Finn, uosteiio, Evans, Morgans, Melvin, Wagner, Schroeder, O'Boyle, O'Malley By the same vote a motion to make the tax 4 per cent was defeated. These votes prompted Mr.

Vaughan to say that it was evident they were taxing friends of some of the members and that some of the corporations had more friends than others. He therefore moved to recqnsider the action taken on the water company and gas company tax. This motion was laid on the table and a motion to adjourn was 'carried. FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. PpAvlnits tn fhek Mflonaa tsv Hasina slon several new ordinance were In troduced and Director Wormser sent in the communications between the department of safety and the Game well Fire Alarm company.

In an accompanying letter Director Wormser stated the chief of the fire department had inspected the system and found that it was in good condition, but that there was danger to the accuracy of the system on account of the proximity of the wires to others. During a recent electrical storm one circuit had been rendered entirely useless in this way. There had been paid the Gamewell company since June 1, 3SS8, for the use of the patents, $14, 300. There had been paid to the Central Pennsylvania Telephone and Sup ply company for the maintenance of the system $23,959.05. Fire alarm boxes in the city were owned as follows: By the city, 42; by (Continued on page 6.) Narrow Belts Fashion says, well dressed men's belts must be narrow and so, narrow they are.

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