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We Are Out For 30,000 Circulation and a Bigger, Better MoniingNewspaper for Scranton and All Northeastern Pennsylvania Largest Morning Circulation In the State Outside of Philadelphia aad Pittsburg. WILL THE T. GET THAT 30.000? WATCH FOR CIRdJlATIOW AUDIT AFTER CAMPAIGN IS OVER. Weather today: Fair, Warmer. Weather Today: Fair, Warmer.

TOL. 80. NO. 9. SIXTEEN PAGES SCRANTON, PA, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1911.

SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE ONE CENT AI 0. THR00P1S BURYING ITS DEAD Afflicted Village Follows to Graveyard Twenty six of the Roll of Seventy two That Met Death in the Pan coast Disaster twelve of Bodies Placed in One Trench 5VERN0R TAKES STEP TOR THOROUGH INQUIRY ihief Executive Confers with Chief James Roderick and Decides on Immediate Ac tion Mine Officials Declare Again That They Took A1J Precaution. TTARRTSRURG. April 10. Governor Tener has called upon chief of the department of mines, James Roderick, for a complete report on the Throop mine disaster, which Mr.

Roderick investigated Saturday and Sunday. The governor is determined to go into all the details of the accident. Mr. Roderick discussed his 'findings with the governor today, and will have a further confer tomorrow, when the course to be pursued by the commonwealth may be determined. The state may be represented at the coroners inquest.

Giving burial to the dead, providing aid for needy families of victims, the preparing for investigations and the formulating of plans for raising relief funds were among the developments yesterday in the Pancoast mine xlasas ter in which seventy three men Buffered death in Throop on Friday last when the engine house in the North slope caught fire.v The burying of the dead and the caring for the living sufferers devolved upon the little town of Throop, where the majority of the grim yl'eld had lived. There were twenty six funerals in borough yesterday. From 8 o'clock until 4:0 o'clock undertakers' wagon3 carrying white pine boxes crossed and recrossed streets going to and from Hearses bearing dead drove up main street and side stopped at churches and then after service went on their way to the cemeteries. Eighteen of these processions moved from Throop boulevard. Four bodies left one house, and in one grave a long trench in St.

Joseph's Lithuanian cemetery fourteen of the dead were buried. Throop made it a day of solemnity. Folks set their actions to the tolling of the church bells. Every five minutes one church or another tolled the knell, letting the town know that another burial service was taking place. In Town Hall a citizen's tneeting was held for the purpose of devising means of obtalninj money for the immediate assistance A widows and orphans in distress.

During the meeting church bells tolled incessantly. "Wo can' wait for those other funds to reach here," cried one man at the meeting. "Thote bells are telling us that this minute is the moment we should act." The sum of $366 dollars was sub 1 acribed immediately at the meeting, fourteen In a Trench. The burial of he fourteen took place In the morning. The fourteen were all young men boarders living at the homes of foreigners; men, too young to feel the necessity of owning a little pt of ground in a graveyard.

Their bodies were held at morgues of different undertakers. To burv them on long trench was dug in the cemetery ino comery irowmng aown on It and dn the trench the fourteen bodies were placed: "If you wanted to see something tough, something that was hard to bear," said a Pancoast miner coming' up from the shaft, "you'd ought to've been here this morning when they were burying fourteen men in one grave over there," and he pointed to St Joseph's cemetery. The cemetery was filled with hundreds of mourners, members of the Pancoast Mine Accidental fund, and townsfolk. The crying of men and women was heard throughout the borough. Four more buriaJs were In the same cemetery in the afternoon.

Father Kaupas, of st Joseph's church, of North Scranton, conducted services at the graves, Throop Local Aotive. The work of giving relief to the needy families has been going on since Friday last Throop local, No. 1004, through a committee of six members has been Visiting homes of the afflicted, to ascertain the condition of the families. This committee comprised Stanley Progolusky, William Hod gins, Arthur Jones, Frank Newlin, Robert Patterson and Joseph Hodglns. in majung its investigation the committee discovered that a South Scranton undertaker had left a body at the wrong, house on Throop boulevard, where it had been since Saturday.

The' committee took charge of the case and as a result the body was sent to Dickson City. At the citizens' meeting steps were taken for giving immediate relief to (CONTINUED ON PACU5 THBEK) for CRYING BABY SMOTHERED. Father Bandied It Up to Stop Its Noise Mother Away at Work. NEW YORK. April 10.

When Josepha Hartman, a ladies' maid in got through her work early yesterday morning she hurried right home to West Forty flfth street and found her nusDand In the Bat "How's the baby?" she asked. The kid's alright now," he grunted. It was crying all night, though, until a little while ago." Mrs. Hartman went to the crib and picked up the baby, which is seven months old; It had stopepd breathing. The mottier ran out to the street.

A neighbor, Charles MaKnight, and Hartman went for a doctor. Hartman explained that he bad bundled the baby up in several blankets to stop it crying. He hadn't meant any imriii. iiiMeatr or cuming DacK wita a doctor he disappeared. Dr.

Cook of Fiower Hospital said the baby had been suffocated to death. WOULD HAVE STATE TAKE PART INSHOW Bill Appropriating $100,000 for Participation in Panama Pacific Exposition. PROVIDE FOR COMMISSION HARRISBURG, April 10. A Joint resolution was presented in the house tonight by Mr. Bentley, Washington, chairman of the committee on centennial affairs, providing $100,000 for the participation of Pennsylvania in the Panama Pacific international exposition in San Francisco in 1915.

The resolution calls for a commission of twenty to be named by the governor to lu.ve charge of the state's exhibits and Uldlngs. Mr. Shreve, Erie, presented three bills drafted by the state water supply commission requiring the approval of the commission for extension of the time within which a water company must complete its system; approval by the commission of any proposed extension of territory by any water company, and approval of any new sources of supply. Other bills presented were: Mr. Billman, Berks, permitting imposition of costs on counties in inquisitions in lunacy.

Mr. Cox, Philadelphia, appropriating $248,148.27 to the Eastern penitentiary. Mr. Marvin, Pike, repealing adoption act of May 9, 1889 Mr. Herman, Berks, requiring renovated butter to be labelled, and fixing penalty of fine of $50 for first violation and $500 for other offences.

Mr. Rhoads, Lancaster, making it a misdemeanor to defraud carriers of passengersi of proper fare or to give away transfers under penalty of fine of $20 or thirty days' imprisonment. A report from the rules committee provided (for two sessi'ons on Tuesday and Thursday and three sessions on Wednesday i the senate bill to create a new commission for Rtttersvllle state hospital (being made a special order for third reading Wednesday at 11 a. The Leh resolution providing for an investigation of charges of delay in the construction of the hospital at Hitters ville by a joint legislative commission CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR. 'FAVORED NATION' CLAUSE NO BAR TO RECIPROCITY Customs Court Decision in Whis key Case Proves of Great Importance.

WASHINGTON, April 10. The cystoma court in a decision today held in effect that the so called "favored na tion" clause in the existing commercial treaties with England, France and Germany does not restrict the United States in effecting the proposed re. clproclty agreement with Canada. The court's decision was brought out by a comparatively unimportant con test over the rate of duty which should be Imposed on whiskey imported from England and France. The point In volved is the same raised in opposition to the proposed Canadian reciprocity agreement by those who claimed' it was practically forbidden by the "fav ored nations" clause.

A. D. Shaw a firm of New York importers, protested payment of duty on whiskey from England at the rate of $2.25 per gallon, holding they were entitled to a rate of $1.75, which Is inv posed on whiskey and other spirits from France. The essence of their claim was that under the most fav ored nation clause with Great Britain, importations from England are entitled to be entered at the same rate of duty levied on such merchandise when imported from France and the other countries with whom similar treaties have been executed. MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS NEW YORK, April 10.

Arrived: Steamers Kroonland, Antwerp; La Bretagne, Havre. Cleared: Steamer Kron Prlnz WII helm, Bremen; Noordam, Rotterdam, Sable Island (wireless), sighted: Steamers Bremen, Bremen for New Tork; Oceania, Naples for New York. Loverpool, arrived: Steamer New York. Glasgow, arrived: Steamer Caledonia, New York. Havre, arrived: Steamer Florida, New York.

Boulogne, sailed: Steamer Ryndam, from Rotterdam to New oYrk. Browhead, signalled: Steamer Caroline, New York for Havre. Cherbourg, arrived: Steamer President Lincoln, New York for Hamburg. Bremen, sailed: Steamer Rheln, New York. Southampton, sailed: Steamer President Grant, New York, Dover.

Steamer Vaderland, New York Antwerp. I lot ite of and ing so are the and ship SIMPLE BALLOT IS NOV PLANNED Commission to Codify Election laws Makes Several Rec mendations to Legislature WOULD HAVE ONE SQUARE Method Also Suggested Whereby Voters Can Follow Vest Pocket" System. HARRISBURG, April 10. Ad ditional recommendations for changes the present election laws were made by the commission to codify and revise the election laws of the state in. its second report to the legislature tonight.

Among the recommendations is one in connection with the simpli fication or the ballot. It calls for only one square opposite the name of any candidate even though nominated by more than one party. The report also recommends that assistance can be given the voter in case of Inability to read or physical disability to mark the ballot. Alternative bills were presented along with the report providing for the marking of the ballot at home or in the booth under certain restrictions. A summary of the report prepared by Jfrank P.

Prichard, of Philadelphia, chairman of the committee, is as follows: "The report points out that the original ballots were printed and distributed by the parties or Candidates and not by the state, and that owing to certain abuses, the use of a single official ballot printed' by the state had become almost universal throughout the United States; that there were three principal forms of this ballot, namely, the Australian ballot in its simplest form, the party column ballot, in which there was a separate column for the candidates of each party, and usually with a party emblem and party circle or square, and the party square ballot, which consisted of the Australian ballot with the addition of a square or circle for i tne registration of a straight vote. Legislation Has Been Experimental. 'The report further points out that the legislation with regard to all these forms has been largely experimental. That ten states which originally adopted the Australian ballot subse quently changed to the party column ballot; two states which adopted the party column ballot subsequently changed to the Australian ballot; twa states which adopted the party column ballot subsequently changed to the party, square ballot; five states which adopted the. party square ballot subsequently changed to.

the party column ballot, and one state which adopted the party square ballot subsequently changed to the Australian ballot. That Pennsylvania originally adopted the party column ballot and subsequently changed to the square ballot, that nine states now have the Australian ballot, twenty nine the party column ballot and three the party square bal lot. The report further states that the four principal suggestions which have been made to the commission were: "First. To abolish the party square and thus change to the Australian bal "Second. To retain the party square, but in some way to simpiiry the ballot.

"Third. To make the assistance clause conform to the assistance clause In the primary law, and "Fourth. To return to what was known as the vest pocket system, by which the voter could mark his ballot at home. No General Demand Mad. With regard to the abolition of the party square, the report states that so far as the commission could Judge from the public discussions, there was no general demand for its abolition, but that on the contrary, the majority of voters probably preferred to have it retained, especially in view of the number of offices to be filled and the size of the ballot The report also states that If the experiment known as the short ballot now Being made in some municipalities proves successful, It Is quite possible that the Australian ballot without any party square would prove to be the most desirable form, of ballot to be used in connection with that system.

With regard to the simplification of the ballot, the commission recommends that only one square shall be placed (opposite the name of any candidate, even though he were nominated by more than one party, and a bill to accomplish this object is annexed to the report. With regard to the assistance clause of the present law, the commission recommends that it shall be so amended as to conform to the present primary law, and thus require as a prerequisite of as sistance an affidavit that the voter cannot read the names, or that by reason of physical disability, he cannot mark the Dauou Vest Pocket Arrangement. With regard to the request for a vest pocicei system, tne commission reports mat is possiDie to retain the single sheet official ballot, and yet have the ballot marked at home, by allowing the oar. ties and candidates to obtain at their own cost additional copies of the ballots and distribute them in advance of the elec tion, and then allowing the voter In the Doom to deposit bis ballot, whethar marked at home or at' the polls. In a seaiea envelope, which he obtains from the election officer at the time he votes.

"Tlie commission appends to iti rnwrt alternative bills, one of which requires the bal. to be marked at the pollina nlace. umpunea 11 oy mowing only one square oppos eacn name, and amending the ualitanot ciausc 10 ae 10 prevent ateuunce, except In cam inability to read, or physical diiabillry to mark. The other bill provides a eyitem by vhlch the billot can be marked at home if desired, prohibits all assistance in the hantk provide for the deposit of the ballot in a tealed envelope. The commission reports in favor of mojifv the present method of counting the ballot as to mike it conform to the method 'generally In uae by the "With regard to the opening of the ballot boxes, the commission recommends that th court may open ballot boxes it fraud or mistake apparent on the return; that It mar ones ballot boxes under a petition under oath ten dtiteni stating apeciflc acts of frawl tlat two ballot boxes la each ward, tows or borough, containing mora than two tvvATJal'EI) ON FAQE FOUR.

THE PANCOAST FUND HJll1 'WfiOTTOW Previously acknowledged Contributed at Throop mass meeting. Gus Ollendyke J. E. Jones 50.00 Prof. J.

J. O'Hara. fro.fVO Samuel Huise 25.M Chapped 25.00 Dr. J. F.

Jacob's 20.W Dr. E. J. Murray :D.0O Andrew Nichols 20.00 Joseph Hatfield 10.00 Oliver Simpson 10(H) McNulty Bros. 10.00 George Haverly 10.00 a Eiawara wade 5.00 Paul Kobasco 5.00 George Coouer If Shando Kovacs 5.00 George Barron 5.00 Jacob Rostfnfeld s.oo louis Rpiter Thomas McGowan James Barko Father Hamborsky 2.0 2.00 2.00 Henry Belin.

Jr. Samuel 8am ter W.ifjii' ivramer uros Geo. T. Matthews Co, New York Retail Merchants' Protective Association City Union Christian Endeavor Tribune Republican Employes Wilkes Barre Record additional 25.00 fund, 818.00 Toung Men's Hebrew Society 1M O. F.

Schwenker Co 5.00 Jordan Olyphant 100.00 uiypnant Knights of Columbus Olyphant Glee Society A Friend Gaylord Butler company B. Y. P. IT. societies of Abington Association C.

C. Ferber Dr. D. S. Gardner Anonymous Adams Avenue Chapel North Scranton Bank George G.

Brooks E. M. Ager Joseph Burke Wakeman Scanlon, Hotel' 6chadt John J. Scott, Hotel Scott Harry Madden. Hotel Nash fnited Brewery Workers' Union NO.

232 1O0.O& James P. Haggerty George H. Catlin William H. Peck Frederic W. Fleltz Scranton Lodge, No.

123, B. O. V. A. Simrell Frank J.

McCann Mrs. Helen Gardner Hilda Jienske Max Judkovics Amerman Maxey William Tingley, Honesdale John E. Brown. Carbondale Theodore W. Klesel R.oo H.

J. Keenan, Scranton Transfer 25.00 Fortunato Tlscar, Italian consul 10.00 Dr. E. De Antonio 10.00 Fred Cerene 6.00 Albert H. Klesllng 1.0i0 Estate of Morris Goldsmith 100.00 G.

T. Davis 25.00 F. B. Piatt 10O.0A George Mackreth 1.00 C. S.

Seamans 19.00 Household Outfitting Co 64.00 cnaries e. weniel S.ofl J. ConneU 100.00 Mrs. W. R.

McClave 20.0 First National bank, Olyphant. 100.00 E. S. Jones i 60.00 Michael Bosak 50.0iO Conrad Lots IBM Matthews' 60 .00 Bill. the.

Blind News Man 2.00 Albert Zenke 5.00 Charles KVvblnson 25.0 August RoVinson 26.0 E. Robinson's office l.5ft Central Brewing office, em ployes E. Robinson's Brewery employes 84.0 E. Robinson's Bottling employes 29.0 Total $7,192.2 4 The Tribune Republican will record contributeions to the re lief fund from day to day. TWENTY LOSE LIFE WHEN VESSEL SINKS Steamer Iroquois Capsizes in Plain View of the Harbor of Sidney.

VICTORIA, B. April 10. It is be. lleved that twenty lives were lost when the little wooden steamer Iroquois, ply. mg between Sidney, Vancouver Island and the islands of the Gulf 'of Georgia, capsized soon' after leaving Sidney today.

The purser, who had a record of fares collected, is among the dead, and it is not probable that the exact number that perished will ever be known. Four passengers and seven members of the crew were rescued, and four of the crew and preb ably sixteen passengers were drowned. The passengers saved today drifted to shore with life buoys In the last stages of exhaustion. Purser Munroe was found encircled with a life belt, and floating on a bale of hay. When the Iroquois foundered, part of the upper works were left aoove water and gersons ashore could see the survivors clinging to that portion of the wreck.

The swirl of the waters soon tore off. the house and the sea was covered with wreckage, amid which men and women struggled for their lives. Of the bodies which drifted ashore, many were equipped with life belts. ANNOUNCEMENT! The "80,000" club to its can didates in the campaign and to tne general public: It may not be possible to an nounoe the names of the winners in tomorrow's paper, at was hop. ad when the count was started at the close of the campaign Saturday night.

The forces of expert accountants, under the direction of William P. Kennedy, paying teller of the People'a National bank, has been engaged almost eontinuously since the campaign eloied, but they have not been able to strike the totals 'of the various candidates and may not be able te do so in 'time for publication of the result tomorrow's paper. It is careful work, requiring examination of each certificate of subscription and necessary verification. Mr. Kennedy is the aort of a man who thinks first of accuracy and after that of speed.

Meanwhile, the candidates and thsir friends must possets themselves with patience, with the assurance that when the rerjltt are finally announced thty wiH be final and conolutivt. I iJI 1.00' 5.00 25.0 2.0 6.00 ijjtimes of to of he he 32.01 1O.0 46.10 1 100.00 loo. 5. (Ml 5.00 1.00 he his a TOM JOHNSON IS TAKEN BY DEATH nir iUUI Amies mayor Wl VUCVC 1 pr, 1S.UU tWIU lUlCC'VCUb XttlC Champion No More. 1HAD BEEN ILL OVER YEAR During Greater Part of His Lifetime He Had, Been "A Stormy Petrel." CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 10.

Tom L. Johnson, twice congressman from the twenty ilrst Ohio district, four mayor of Cleveland, champion of three cent street railway fares ana prominent advocate of the single tax theories of the late Henry George, died in his apartments in the White hall, East 107th street at 8:45 o'clock tonight, after a long illness. Death was caused by cirrhosis of the liver. He was 57 years old. Mr.

Johnson had been. Ill for more than a year, but his condition was not thought serious until he suffered a relapse on Wednesday, March 15. He had been gaining strength ever since he came home after spending the Summer on Nantucket Island. On Saturday night; March 11, he left, his apartments and attended a banquet of the Nisi Prlus an organization of Cleveland lawyers'. He remained there until 2 M.

Sunday and when he returned to his home be complained not feeling well. The following Wednesday his condition was such that he was obliged go to bed. Prom that. day to the time of his death his condition was grave, though several times be made seemingly impossible rallies and despite the fact that he realized he did not have long to live' the former mayor was cheerful and optimistic almost to the last. Ever a Storm Center.

Tom Johnson once referred to himself in a public address as "a stormy petrel" and this metaphor aptly described him and indicated the course his career. From the time he entered the offices of a Louisville street railway company as a boy of fifteen, until his defeat for a fifth term as mayor of Cleveland on November 2, 1909, he was ever in the center of some storm, political or financial. And, often said, it was thus that he en Joyed himself best. Johnson was born In Georgetown July 18, 1854. He was" christened Thomas Loftin, but he aJ ways preferred to call himself Tom and so was known from boyhood.

He started to work in a Louisville traction office and when still a youth secured sufficient backing and bought a controlling interest in the Indianapolis Street Railways. In the '80's, with his brother Albert, he came, to 1 Cleveland and became interested In the I I I I I I 1 yfL Sl Mi mkfmmt rr rj i ss Ki tATft VPP T'Tg p. Tl TOM L. JOHNSON. street car systems Jiera and asicnlloren one ft "aoy of a few months slsted in a them.

partial" consolidation out rour ywwau whom lu" Ul I he has not seen since he was committed Served As Single Taxer. He became a director In the Geve and Electric Railway company and In .891 was elected a member of con gress from the. Twenty first Ohio dis serving two terms as a "single taxer." When, be was defeated at a candidate for third term, he went to New York, disposing of his street car interests in Cleveland and acquiring control of the Nassau Street Railway line in Brooklyn. While engaged in business In Cleve land he sold his Indianapolis traction holdings and acquired control of the Detroit ccr lines, and it was then that first proposed the three cent fares. The citizens of Detroit, however, re jected his proposition that they buy road and establish that rate of fare and he retire from Detroit.

He also entered Into' the steel manufacturing business at Johnstown, Mloxham, and Lorain, O. These Interests he successively disposed of and, when In 1900, he sold his Brooklyn traction line, he was left free of business cares. He returned to Cleveland and in April, 1901, was elected mayor of Cleveland on a platform which promised universal three cent fares. v. Three Cent Fare Fight.

After, a fight with the street car company which lasted until 1908, and through four, elections, In 'each of which he was triumphant, 'the Cleveland traction lines passed Into the hands' of the. Municipal Traction company. After six months' trial of operation at three cents, the people at referendum election out the franchise and the municipal company passed into the hands of a receiver. where It remained until. February.

1910. One more attempt was made by Mayor Johnson to secure the passage CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR. TRAPPED BY LOVES FOR MOTHER. Voaajj Mum Wasted for Farglary Trtea to Die When Surrounded. PHILADELPHIA, April 10.

William Jones, twenty nine years old, of 613 Snyder avenue, wanted by the police on a charge of blowing open a safe In Merchantvllie, N. several weeks ago, came home to see his mother last night and soon found that the house was surrounded by policemen. He embraced his mother then, saying he was tired and wanted to sleep, went to his room, drank a bottle of laudanum, turned on the gas and lay down on a bed to die. Attracted by the odor of gas, his mother Investigated, found him unconscious and ran screaming to the door. As she called for held.

Detective McCollough and several policemen ran into the house. When they told her that they wanted her son on a burglary charge she fell fainting. Jones was hurried to St Agnes's Hospital. His condition Is said to be critical. SHOOTS DOWN GIRL FROM HOSPITAL COT Spaniard Puts Five Bullets in Adopted Daughter, Then Ends Life.

I RESULT OF DEATH PACT LOS ANGELIS, April 10. As a result of a suicide compact, S. L. Danla, a Spaniard, fifty seven years old, and Eva Bovee, his youthful adopted daughter, lie at the County hospital tonight in a critical condition. It is not believed either will live.

The attempt to end two lives was made late last night, and according to the investigations, It is believed the shots were fired by Danla from a revolver that the young woman, had brought to the hospital where Dania lay in a serious condition as a result of another shooting affray a week ago. It was in a revolver duel with George Koerner that Dania killed his 6 year bld daughter, saying he wanted her to die with him. That killing occurred after Danla was badly wounded. The authorities found letters in Dania's bed and In the girl's purse which Indicated that Dania feared being hanged for killing his daughter. There was a strong attachment between the man and his adopted daugh and she visited him constantly at the hospital.

During such visits they were closely watched. The letters, Nslx In number. were written In the hospital ward. The deed, carefully planned, was carried out after the lights in the ward had been extinguished. Miss Bovee, learning that Dania would die, today made the following statement of the shooting: "Father shot me before he shot him self.

I had him keep his promise tfia' he would. The first bullet struck me on the top of the head. He then shot himself, but I cried to him that I was not hurt and begged him to shoot again. He did. He shot me four times, and I hope I will die." Three of the bullets entered Miss Bovee's Ibody.

Dania shot himself once in the head. TRIAL OF SALAJDA IS DELAYED FOR OWE DAY Taking of Testimony in Forest City Slaying May Com mence This Afternoon, Special to The Tribune Republican. MONTROSE, April 10. When Mike Salajda was arrainged in court here this for the slaying of John Pal lea. at Forest City, last October, the trial was temporarily delayed by Attorney W.

D. B. Ainey. reoresentlnir th defense, who moved to quash the trans cript or me justice or the peace, who committed Salajda on the ground that 11 was incorrect. After court had overruled the objection, it adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow mornlne tn o.

commodate both the prosecution and the aeiense. SaladJa's meetina with hl iabi fan was pameu inaeea. WOMAN MAYOR WINS OUT AND ASSUMES OFFICE Mrs. Wilton Will Rule Over Destinies of Kansas Town After All. HUNNEWELL, April 10.

Mrs Ellen Wilson will occupy the mayor's chair and will preside over the common council of HunnewllI tomorrow night. Her. masculine opponent failed to get enough votes at the election, was unlucky when lots were drawn, arid, after being counted in by a friendly canvassing board ran squarely into the law, and the certificate was given to Mrs. Wilson yesterday. There is some muttering among his friends, but he seems inclined to give up the struggle.

"ies, 1 win take the oath of office and' expect to preside at the regular meeting of the new council," Mrs. Wilson said. "As to appointments, I have not fully decided what I will try to do because of an uncertainty as to what I can do." WEIL READY FOR PRC BE Pittsburg Man in Harriaburg to Repeat His Charges. HARRISBURG, April 10. The ann ate Judiciary special commltten win tomorrow take up the resolution call.

ing for an investigation of municipal conditions in Pittsburg. The resolution was Introduced In the senate by request of 'Mayor Magee, following the charges made at a legislative hearing two weeks ago by A. Leo Well, president" of the Voters' Civic leaeuo. of Pittahurar. 1 Mr.

Weil arrived here tonieht nro. pared to go before the commission tomorrow. It Is understood that whatever he will have to say to the com mission will be presented In writing. The committee will sit behind closed doors, Great Bear Sprlas Water. "Its Parity Has Hade It Famoas." TAG DAY IS PLANNED BY HOME FOLK inroop (Jitizens at Mass Meeting Start Arrangements fos Collection a i ni afl mm Tu MM wver xjnure Aninracrte Eegion from Forest City to Hazleton.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING OF LOCAL COMMUTES New Members Added and All Are' Summoned for Conference This Afternoon Belief i Fund Passes S7.000 MnxV. with Steady Stream of Subscriptions Coming In. More than $7,000 has already, been subscribed to the Pancoast Relief fund, though the plans for. the conduct of the relief have not! yet been fully formulated, and( the campaign is scarcely under way. Mayor John Von BergenJ chairman of the general relief! committee, has called a meeting of the members of that body for 4 o'clock this afternoon, to hear' reports and decide upon the best methods for conducting the fund.

Churches, fraternal and civic organizations and social bodies in all parts of the valley are planning concerts and entertainments to raise money for the fund, in! addition to the already an 1 nounced concerts, including the Arnold Lohmann benefit to be given in the Lyceum. Theaters and nickelettes have announced benefit performances and subscription blanks are being cir culated among the workers in the mines, mills, factories anrl nfV fices in all parts of the valley. Throop took a hand yesterday 5 in the measures that are being taken to alleviate the wants of its 1 people. At a mass meeting1 the i citizens collected $366 for the re lief fund, and it was decided to make friday and Saturday of this week tag days for the benefit of the sufferers. The observance of: tne day will cover the entire'; Northeastern Pennsylvania min i ing region, and the Throop men hope to secure the assistance of all persons and organizations that will lend a helping hand in' the sale of the tacc Arnn1 6 "UK.

ments lor the distribution of th tags will be made today or tcx morrow. money Kouring In. The total amount subscribed to th relief fund up to last night was $7,192.24. Of the total, $2,703.24 was subscribed yesterday, the money coming in sums ranging from $1 to JJOO. Mayor Von Bergen In his call to ine members of the general relief committee to meet at 4 o'clock this J.

afternoon in the council chamber In city hall, announced that it is the InJ tention of the committaa to daviss th' best method for conducting the reliefJ Reports will also be heard at the) meeting from several sub committees: and organizations that have made ar rangements to help in the collection' of the fund. The members of the general relief committee, wlth: new names added yesterday are: Mayor Von BergenJ Bishop Hoban, W. L. Connell, Sam uel Samter, Frederic W. Fleltz, BenJ.

Dimmick, R. D. Towne, John Barrett, EL J. Lynett, Rev. J.

H. D. Griffith T. Davis, W. G.

O'Mal ley, T. J. Foster, D. J. Davis, Thomas' R.

Brooks, John H. Brooks, T. E. Clarke, L. A.

Watres, G. W. Clarke, E. M. Rlne, Judge H.

M. Edwards, Judge E. C. Newcomb, Judge M. F.

Sandoj. Judge J. J. O'Neill, Joseph O'Brien Frank Becker, Fred W. Peter W.

Haas, John J. Durkln, Victor Burschel, Robert W. Allen, H. Reynolds, Hark K. Edgar, C.

H. Von1 Storch, Everett Warren, E. I. James H. Torrey.

Frank Cau'm. Charles; F. Conn, T. H. Dale, George B.

Jermyn, J. A. Linen, A. J. Casey, C.

D. Jones, B. Price, Frank Hummler, W. H. Peck, John T.

Porter, A. B. Eynon, Judge R. W. Archbald, Rev.

Ebenezer Flack, D. Rev. Griffin W. Bull, D. Rev.

L. H. Dorchester. D. Rev.

Walter M. Walker, Rev. David Jones Luther Keller, A. Jones, Frank Hagen, Charles R. Acker, A.

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