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THE SCR ANTON REPUBLICAN. SUNDAYS MAY 31, 1908. MURDER THE RESULT OF HOLIDAY BRAWL INCENDIARY SETS FIRE TO v. DUNMORE HIGH SCHOOL THOUSANDS WATCH AUTOS CLIMB HILL Mystery Clouds Death of Young Austrian in Polish Settlement in Simpson Up All Night Friday Shot Through Left Lung. John Hanusiewic, a twenty two year (old Austrian, lies dead in his room in 'Fell township under crlcumstances which are shrouded in mystery.

One of the men who was In the room yesterday morning when the deed was done has disappeared and the police of this city and Carbondale are looking for him. The missing man is John Lucko, an eighteen year old Austrain, who was wellknown in the settlement. Yesterday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock Dr. J. W.

Grant, of Carbondale, who is county deputy coroner, was summoned to Simpson, where the young Austrian lay in an unconscious condition. When Dr. Grant arrived in the room, which is a stuffy, small sized place, he found John Hanusiewic lying in an unconscious condition upon the bed in the back room in the second story. Seated in the room and betraying no emotion or anxiety were two Aus trians, Paul Steck and John Lucko, the latter of whom is now missing. Dr.

Grant first of all did everything in his power to relieve the wounded man, whom he thought was in a dying con ditlpn. He was very weak from loss of blood and was suffering considerably from shock. After giving the victim emergency treatment the surgeon turned to Stech and Lucko and asked them how it had happened that Hanusiewic had been shot, and the answer came from both at once as they pointed to the unconscious victim: "Him shoot himself." Dr. Grant looked first at the rifle with which the work was done, the ibarrel being a foot and a half in length from the stock to the end. A gaze at the wound, which was under the unconscious man's left arm in the region of the heart convinced the surgeon that the story was rather improbable.

From the stories told by the young man the trouble occurred at about 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning. After securing the names of the two men who were in the room when the accident or murder happened and making the unconscious sufferer as comfortable as possible, Dr. Grant returned to Carbondale for the purpose of securing the man's removal to the Emergency hospital. The Memorial day parade which was on in Carbondale had claimed practically every available horse and so the Austrian was allowed to stay In Fell township during the day. Late in the afternoon Dr.

Grant received word that the victim of the shooting had died during the early hours of the afternoon, and immediately the deputy corner hastened to get into communication with County Detective Rafter. Chief of Police James McHale, of Archbald, was sent to the scene and he placed Stech under arrest. Lucko had disappeared and the officers searched in vain for him. It is suposed that the three men, Lucko, Stech and Hanusiewic, the victim, had been celebrating during Friday night and Saturday morning in their drunkeness a fight was begun. The result was that the victim was hit, receiving wounds from which he died later in the day.

About the only door leading to the room were pools of blood so that the man who died could not receive his wounds as he lay in bed. The length of the gun and the place of the wound would of themselves scout any theory that the Austrian had died by his own hand. The unnat ural angle at which the gun would 1 have to be held to complete the work of suicide is considered rather unreasonable by the officials who have investigated the trouble and the cause. The shooting took place at the house of Michael Lutscko in the Polish settlement about a mile and a half from the Erie crossing. The house is located in that part of Simpson which Is known as the Slope and the house where the shooting took place is of the type commonly known as a company house.

County Detective Rafter will conduct a thorough investigation into the fatality. Stech and two other boarders in the house of Lutscho were placed under arrest last evening upon suspicion of knowing something more than they were willing to tell of the shooting. PERSONAL. Miss Tessie McGuigan is home from a visit in New York. Miss Jennie Burns is spending her vacation at Lake Winola.

Miss Flossie Randall, of Tripp Par'k, spent yesterday in Plymouth. Miss Mabel Cummins is spending several days at Gouldsboro. Miss Lizzie Powell, of Dunmore, is spending today at Gouldsboro. Miss Pearl Larue was yesterday the guest of Wilkes Barre friends. Miss Edna Kemble, of Capouse avenue, spent yesterday at Hawley.

Miss Jennie Louvender and Miss Margaret McDonald spent yesterday at Lake Winola. The Misses Grace and Kathryn Beck, of Prescott avenue, spent the day at Harvey's Lake. Mrs. Samuel Schloss, of Philadelphia, is visiting with his parents on Franklin avenue. Miss Emily Edwards and Miss' Mildred Whitman and father were in New York yesterday.

Mrs. Joseph McArdle, of Philadelphia, Is visiting relatives oh Chestnut street, Dunmore. Miss Helen Gillette, of the West Side and Mr. Lewis Vanning, of Moosic, were married on last Monday evening. Miss Ruth Edwards, of the West Side, spent yesterday at Carbondale, While her sister, Miss Margaret Edwards, spent the day at Harvey's Lake.

Miss May Jenkins, of Thirteenth street, and Miss Adelaide Deacle, of Hollister avenue, spent Memorial day wrth friends in Wilkes Barre. I EXERCISES FOR THE DEDICATION BEGIN Services in Petersburg German Presbyterian Church Will Continue Until Thursday of This Week. PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK Today the dedication exercises will begin at the Petersburg German Pres byterian church and will continue until the following Thursday evening. This church is one of the most substantial edifices in the city, and a great credit to the efforts of the congregation and its pastor, the Rev. Deitrich, who have hand in hand worked for the great cause in this part of the city.

The work was begun at a special meeting of the congregation in April, 1904. A committee was appointed in January, 1905, which took up the work with fervor and today the dedication of the building is to take place. The programme is as Sunday, May 31, 10:30 a. Rev. H.

Dietrick, the pastor presiding. Ser mon by ftev a. jjismer, Bloomneld Theological Seminary. 3 p. m.

Special service for the puMic, Rev. A. Nordt, D. pastor of the Hickory Street Presbyterian church and Dr. A.

W. Fismer, will deliver address. Music by Hickory Street Presbyterian church choir. Monday, June 1, 7:30 p. m.

Sunday school meeting. Addresses by Rev H. H. Hoops, of Newark, N. and Rev.

Charles Lee, of Carbondale Presbyterian church. Music under direction of Prof. Wiilam Roescher. Tuesday. June 2, 7:30 p.

Lidies meeting with addresses by Rev. Flack, D. pastor of the Washburn Street Presbyterian church, and Rev. Herman Rltter, of the St Paul's church, South Side. Musical selections by Frederick Emerick and Harvey T.

Blackwood. Wednesday, June 3, 7:30 p. Young People's society in charge. Addresses by Rev. H.

H. Hoops, of Newark, N. and Rev. W. F.

G'bbons. pastor Dunmore Presbyterian churchl Vocal selections by Miss Marie J. Wirth. Thursday, June 4, 7:30 p. Public meeting of a congratulating nature with addresses by neighboring pastors.

A reception and dinner will folow the meeting at the Auditorium. The committee having in charge the arrangements for the dedication are: Programme committee Rev. O. H. Dietrich, Julius Wellner, Jr Charle3 Leuthne and Charles Wenzel, Sr.

Arrangement committee George Kegelman, Charles Hampel and Victor E. Wenzel. Music committee Victor B. Wnze', Edward J. Fries and George Hartman.

Entertainment committee Ladies Aid. Five members constitute the beard of trustees, as folows: President, Charles Noll; ssecretary, Charles Wenzel; treasurer, Henry Moro: George There is a vacancy in the board of trustees. HUNGARIAN' SOCIETY TO HAVE CLUB HOUSE Property on the South Side Purchased. Will Have Library and Reading Rooms. The Hungarian Self Culture and Amateur association has purchased a property on Fourth street, South Side, and will fit it up for a elub house and library.

This society was recently organized for the purpose of improving the educational attainments of the members and to furnish amateur theatricals for the edification of the members. The society was formed about a year ago and now has over 200 members. Joseph Balla is the president and John Majorcas, secretary treasurer. There are a large number of Hungar ian residents in this city ana it is to promote the education of their fellow men that the society is formed. DE WOLF HOPPER DELJGHTS AUDIENCE "Happyland" With Miss Marguerite Clarke is Something Out of the Ordinary.

There is no prescribed method of paying a compliment to De Wolf Hopper. In order to hit the mark as near the center as possible with a limited vocabulary it would be well to say that Mr. Hopper is inimitable. And with Marguerite Clarke playing with him, to uphold the dignity of the occasion, and with an aggregation of singers whose voices blend with such harmony and wealth of music, those who witnessed the production of "Happyland" at the Lyceum theater yesterday afternoon and last night saw something that is very far away from the ordinary run of musical en tertainments. "Happyland" furnished Mr.

Hopper with a role that suits him so snugly and so becomingly and so entertainingly and so complimentary to himself, that it would be hard to improve on it. Mr. Hopper delighted the audience with his acting and made several big hits, especially with the song "How I Like Flowers." "The Black Sheep," by John Hendricks and chorus scored heavily and responded to several encores. The story of "Happyland" can bet be told in the following lines from the play: The King commands that all in matrimony shall engage To quell the happiness which now has reached an awful stage. The matches all get mixed up so that Cupid in despair Throws bow and arrow to tte wind, and shakes the whole affair.

Building Completely More Than $70,000 Blaze Started in Supply Room and Shot Through Building, Practically Consuming It Before Firemen Arrived Second Time Fire Was Started in Cellar By Unknown Motive a Mystery. Fire of Incendiary origin completely destroyed the building of the Dunmore High school, at Apple and Ambrose streets, early this morning, entailing a loss of about $70,000. That the blaze is the handiwork of some person, with a mysterious motive the borough police and firemen have not the slightest doubt. It is only a few months ago when the vigilance of the Dunmore police prevented the destruction of the building at the hands of some individual who built a fire of rags and rubbish in the cellar of the school bujlding. The blaze in the high school building was discovered just before midnight by John Rice, who was going to his home on Ambrose street.

As he was passing the school house a bright, red, glare shone through the windows of the cellar and he took it upon himself to investigate. Mrs. John Payton, the janitress, was notified and a hurried alarm was sent to the several fire companies in the borough. The Neptunes were first on the scene, with Chief Wert in the lead, and he had ample opportunity to become acquainted with the stage setting of the mystery. The blaze started in the cellar right where the woodpile was.

Before the firemen could get a stream to play upon the building the blaze was licking the air on the other side of the roof. It was then practically beyond control. There was a solid column of fire in this section of the building, the base of the column being the woodpile. When the other five companies arrived the firemen realized that the building was doomed to destruction, BURGLAR FOUND HIDING UNDER DESK Fox River. Butter Office Broken in.

Manager Covers Robber Until Police Arrive. TAKEN TO POLICE STATION A bold, bad burglar was captured in the office of the Fox River Butter company on Lackawanna avenue at a late hour last evening. The man was found hiding under the office desk and was taken to the police station. J. M.

Vail, manager of the butter company, discovered the man and turned him over to a policeman. The fellow said he was John Andruska, a miner in the employ of the Mt. Pleasant Coal company. The story of the capture, according to the story of Mr. Vail, contains several thrills.

Mr. and Mrs. Vail were out walking in the evening and stopped at, the office on their way home. As they entered the front office and turned on the light, they noticed that papers had been strewn, about the floor. "Burglars have been here," declared Mr.

Vail and going to a cupboard brought forth a revolver.o'and loaded it, and while Mrs. Vail remained at the door Mr. Vail made a casual survey of the inner office. Suddenly he heard a loud scream from his wife and hastening to the outer office 6aw Mrs. Vail standing in evident terror pointing beneath the desk.

Mr. Vail Investigated and under the desk partially hid with books, he saw the form of a man. Covering him with the revolver lie directed Mrs. Vail to notify the police, and a patrolman placed the man under arrest. When asked to explain his presence in the office, the young man admitted he was there to burglarize, and said he had Just started operations when Mr.

Vail entered, and thinking that he would not be observed crawled under the desk. The burglar is a foreigner, about twenty six years of age, and was poorly dressed. He had $14 in his pockets, but declared that he had not stolen it. Mr. Vail stated that he is unable to tell at present if anything is missing from his office, but no money was taken, as all the change left at the office was in the safe, which was securely locked.

MAGYAR SOCIETY DEDICATE NEW BELL Impressive Services and Parade Held Yesterday in Throop Borough. Many Pastors Present. The dedication of the new bell for the Magyar Presbyterian church of Throop was conducted with appropriate exercises at 10 o'clock a. m. yesterday.

Prior to the exercises a parade, headed by a band, was held. Rev. Julius Hambrosky, the pastor of the church, made an opening address and Rev. Dr. Ovary conducted the services, Rev.

Gero Garay offering the dedication prayer. Invitations were extended to Rev. Dr. F. Von Krug, of Kingston, Rev.

Dr. Ovary, of South Bethlehem; Rev. Gero Garay, of Jessup; Rev. Paul F. B.

Hambrosky, of New Brunswick, N. and also various societies of Scranton and vicinity. The new bell was made by Meenley of Watertown, N. and is considered an excellent one, having a very true tone. Destroyed Early This Morning Loss Will Total and" they spent the greater part of their efforts in protecting the property in the neighborhood from the flying sparks and danger of a more serious conflagration.

The blaze burned fiercely from midnight until long after 3 o'clock and the red glow that it cast upon the heavens was visible for many miles roundabout. From the rapidity with which the fire consumed everything in its path, there is but one conclusion to be formed, say the authorities. There is a possibility that defective electric wiring might have caused the blaze, but this was found to be improbable upon Investigation, no electric wiring being put in that section of the school building. Several streams were played upon the fire within a few minutes after the arrival of the companies, but the water was not effective as a combatant. The fire had gained such headway that there was no stopping it and it was allowed to eat its way through the floors, then through the roof of the' building and into the sky.

The fire spurted high Jnto the air, throwing cinders and ashes in almost every section of the borough. About 2:80 o'clock, when the blaze had been raging for more than two hours, the main walls toppled and fell with a mighty crash. Several of the firemen who were close tc the wall, maneuvering the streams of wafer, had close calls from Instant death. When the crash came a great oloud of cinders, dust and bricks filled the air. Rumors arose that two firemen were buried under the debris, hut this was found to be unfounded.

The firemen had to fly from the scene, and they PROMPT ACT OF MAN SAVES CHILD'S LIFE Clothes on Fire, Girl Dashes Into Street Neighbor Came to Her Resoue. Leona Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiilam Riley, of Lafayett.s street, was painfully burned by having her clothes set on fire while playing around the kitchen stove yesterday. Only the prompt action of a neighbor saved her from more serious results.

When her clothing caught fire, the child dashed out of the house, screaming with pain. A neighbor hearing her cries, went to her rescue, and after considerable heroio efforts, extinguished the blaze. The child's body was severely burned but prompt work by the family physician relieved her suffering. It is not expected that any more serious complications will develop. ROBBING PILLARS CAUSE OF MINE CAVE North Main Street, Pittston, Disturbed by Surface Settling Teamster Had Thrilling Experienoe.

Owing to the robbing of pillars In the Barnum mine, Pittston, there was another settling of surface about midnight last night. The affected part was North Main street, the earth dropping two or three feet. No houses were A teamster passing over the affected territory with his farm products at 'the time when the settlingf occurred had great difficulty with his wagon, but however, there was little damage done before he managed to get his property again on firm land. DRAMATIC WRITER DEAD. R.

A. Lane Pauses Away With Tuberculosa in Denver. DENVER, May 80. R. A.

Lane, a widely known newspaper man, magazine writer and critic, died here last night of tuberculosis. He was 46 years old and leaves a widow and two children in New York City. Lane was wellknown in that city and through his dramatic writings had a large circle of friends among members of the theatrical profession. LOCAL WEATHER REPORT. Highest temperature, 74 degrees; lowest 64 degrees.

Relative humidity at 8 a. 90; 8 p. 89. Precipitation for twenty four hours ending 8 p. .03.

UTOPIA. In Denmark few housewives have trouble with their servants. A system has been perfected which guarantees a housewife honest and good servants, as well as independence and fair treatment to those employed. When a young woman obtains employment she goes to a police station and gets a book which tesMfles to her good character, and in which is entered the name of the woman into whose service she enters. Without this; book of character a servant cannot secure employment.

This book she gives to her new mistress; in return she gets a key to the front door of the house. The servant enjoys absolute independence. Should she desire to leave the service, she is required to give her mistress two weeks' notice. When she leaves she receives her book, and reports oft at the police station. Should several weeks or months elapse before she again secures employment, she is required at the police station to give an account of herself and tell where she has been.

The cloud Is very black, 'tis true, But Just behind It shines the blue. Mary Frances Butts. hDse'fronV the" fallen walls. The hose was abandoned and lay useless. The tower toppled dangerous ly for several moments, but it did not fall, and It Is thought that it may lot come down.

The dying cinders Increased the danger of additional fives in the neighborhood, but bucket brigades quicity lormea aid eftective wurK. The school term was to huVe in two weeks, and the ex 'Jiailons of the students were over with. The papers and examination records were taken to the home of Sueprintendent Hoban some few days ago, for inspec tion, and they are luckily, i unharmed. Other needful recordls havs beeu lock ed up in the safe, which, it Is thought. is Mtill intact.

The Dunmore 3chooI board will hold their organization meeting Monday, at which time the situation wia be taken up and uiscuised. Superintendent of Schools Hobani said this morning that there were absolutely no electric wiring in that section of the building where the fire originated, and that the fires had been out of the furnace for three or four weeks at least. The janitress had been in the build ing at 9 o'clock to ring the bell, but her duties did not require her to visit the section of the school where the fire originated. The blaze was the fiercest in the rear of the ouilding, which is usually the darkest part. The school house that was destroyed this morning was built 17 years ago upon the site of the old building that stood for 21 years.

There was about $37,000 worth of Insurance on the property. REAR END COLLISION ON ERIE AT ARIEL Engine Jumped Track and Flowea Into Freight Engineer Lost Scalp and Had Nose Broken. SLIPPERY RAIL CAUSED WRECK In a rear end collision at the West Lake Junction of the Wyoming division of the Erie railroad near Lake Ariel at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Engineer Charles Butler, of engine No. 118, was badly injured and Fireman James Grant and Brakeman Michael Loughney escaped with minor injuries after Jumping. The accident was due to a slippery rail on a heavy down grade, whereby the engineer lost control of his engine.

Engine 113 was assisting train No. 102 from Scranton to Lake Ariel and cut loose at the lake and Intended to go to South Junction and throw the switch for No. 102, but the heavy down grade and slippery rail caused Engineer Butler to lose control of his engine, with the result that it ran at the rate of twenty five miles an hour. Just before going over the cross over Jt Jumped the and struck the side of a refrigerate car on the rear of the zfrelght train, throwing It down a twenty five foot embankment. The car contained agricultural implements and other freight and is a total wreck.

The engineer Jumped and sustained a lacerated scalp, broken nose and internal injuries. The most remarkable feature was that after having his injuries temporarily dressed by the train crew he walked to the home of his father in law, Henry W. Shaffer, at Gravity, a distance of a mile and one half, and was then conveyed to Dr. White's office at Ariel and had his Injuries dressed. The physician took ten stitches in his head.

Part of the scalp was left on the tracks where the accident happened. The fireman, James Grant, and Brakeman Michael Loughney also Jumped escaped with minor injuries. The freight train was In charge of Conductor George Lake, Engineer Warren Grant and Fireman Frank H. Bo gert, all of Dunmore, Pa. Track Foreman Shaffer and a wrecking crew from Dunmore cleared the tracks of wreckage, but Incoming trains for Scranton had to be backed in on the other track.

In Jumping from his engine Butler landed on his feet in a pile of cinders, tripping him, and landed against the fishplate bolts on the main track. Jumped up and ran to his engine and looked for the fireman. The grade on the Lake Ariel branch is 150 feet to the mile and is bad on a wet day. The freight train which stood in the switch saw the vviid engine coming but it was on them before they could make a move. All are agreed in stating that the accident was unavoidable under the circumstances and might have been more serious bad It been a first class passenger train.

Funeral of Mia Eisele. The funeral of the, late 'MVs. Kath erine Eisele was held yesterday afternoon from her home, No. 320 New street, and Zlon Lutheran church on Mifflin avenue. Burial was made in Forest Hill cemetery.

The pall bearers were Jacob Stran ner, John P. Fink, Herman Hagan, John W. McLean, Frank Becker, and August Kreigeisteln. The Memorial Day" service at the Providence Presbyterian church this evening will attract a large gathering. Mr.

H. E. Paine, of Ezra Griffin Post, will give an address. The choir of that church will give an appropriate programme of music. LODGE TO OBSERVE ITS FIFTIETH YEAR Alliance Lodge, 0.

0. Will Have Celebration in Germania Hall Tomorrow Evening. LIST OF CHARTER MEMBERS The Alliance lodge. No. 540, will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary at Germania hall on the South Side tomorrow.

This lodge was initiated fifty years ago with a membership of 348. Since then 172 of them have removed or are dead, while the membership now stands at 100. During this time they have paid out in benefits the sum of $36,858, making a yearly average of $740. They have still left In the coffers of the lodge the sum of $8,680.65. This guarantees that all the present members could get full lodge promises.

Supposing all the members were to be killed the same day, the lodge could pay full death and funeral claims and still have a balance. Their meeting on Monday night will be a reviewing of the past. Speeches will be delivered giving an account of the work done by the society In the last half century. A supper will be participated in, also music. Present secretary of the society is Mr.

William Deike, and the treasurer is Mr. Jos eph Gunster. The charter members of the society were: Messrs. Felix Wal ter, Jacob Robinson, Bernard Hoffner, Frederick Weichel, Slgfried Sudo, Hen ry Winkler, Michael Auman, John Schwaer, John Walter, Michael Barsh nagel, Philip Weichel, John Emrich, Joseph Brandel, John Romtnger, Er nest Fisher, Jonas Lauer, Isaac New house, William Stein, Elmer Albert, Peter Meller, Jacob Shalk. The two last mentioned are the only surviving of the charter members, and most proh ably the two will be present at the an zrivergary meeting Monday night.

The society is making arrangements for an excursion to Moosic Lake on June 18. WYOMING DISTRICT MINISTERS TO MEET Session Will Be Held in Myrtle Street Church Three Day Next Week. The Wyoming District Ministerial association will, hold their 179th ses sion of the Wyoming District Minister lal association at the M. E. church, Myrtle street, on Tuesday, June 9.

Fol lowing Is the programme announced Tuesday Morning 41 SO, devotions, Harry M. Kefir: 9:45, business session; 10, The. Management of a Parish, Wil son TreJole; General conference Echoes, Leonard C. Murdock, Hugh McDermott; 11:80, association address, Charles H. Newing; alternate, Alfred R.

Burke; adjournment at noon. Tuesday Afternoon 2 clock, devo tions, Carl Councilman; Our Resources, Yesterday as Compared With Today, George A. Place; Present Day loono clasm, C. Henry; review, Chris tianity's Storm Center; A Study of the Modern City (Stelzle), B. Johns; The Spiritual Intensity of Methodism, Charles M.

Olmstead. Tuesday Evening 7 30, devotions, D. S. MacKellar; association sermon. John W.

Nicholson; alternate, Clark Callender. BERTHA SANDERS DIED YESTERDAY i .1 1 i Daughter of Nl. E. Sandera Sucoumbs After Illness of Two Years' Duration. Miss Bertha Sanders, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. M. E. Sanders, of 1516 Church avenue, died yesterday morning after a lingering illness. Miss Sanders was afflicted with appendicitis about two years ago and after undergoing an operation appeared to have fully recovered.

Later compli cations set in which undermined her health and she gradually declined Four months ago she was stricken with pleurisy and she gradually grew weaker until the end. Miss Sanders was a member of the Scranton High school graduating class of 1899, a member of the Providence Methodist church and a member of Mrs. Amy Mtiiley Ortvles' Sunday school class of the same church. Besides her father, M. E.

Sanders, correspondence editor of the Times, and her mother, Miss Sanders is survived by two brothers, William and Edgar, both of this city. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. Burial in Dunmore cemetery. CAPT. P.

DE LACY MAY BE COMMANDER Friend to Advance Hia Candidacy at Department Convention in Erie This The annual convention of the Grand Army of the Republic of the Department of Pennsylvania will be held in Erie, next Wednesday. Local interest is centered in the convention, because of the fact that Capt. P. Delacy Is suggested as the probable successful candidate for State commander. Quite a delegation from Ezra Griffin Post will attend the convention and Commander H.

E. Paine will place Capt. Delacy's condidacy before the convention. The Indications are that Capt. De Lacy will be successful in his candidacy, and if chosen, it will be the first time that the honor htts come to this city.

WANTED. ANT kind of a position, from July 1 to September lath, by a college student, 24 years old. Address T. Republican office, I Rain Pot Damper on Enthusiasm of Spectators, Made the Course Soggy and Caused Machines to Skid. Yesterday's automobile hill climbing contest at Wilkes Barre brought to that city a great number of interested spectators, who lined the race course, and watched the autos fly up the mountain, around the Devil's Elbow, and warm their way up Giant's Despair in effort to land the coveted prizes.

The spectators were treated with the usual aroma of gasoline, and sundry odors that emanate from automobiles.) They were also treated to something that was not down on the programme, which was a wetting by the old Btand by, Mr. J. U. Pluvius. He became angry at the serenity of things here below, and kept up an intermittent shedding of raindrops so that all ardor had been dampened to a considerable degree before the races were de clared officially over.

The preparation of the roadbed by the generous spreading of oil undoubtedly saved many an accident, but towards the latter part of the after noon the skidding of the machines was so marked as to make it particularly dangerous to all spectators who lined the race course In their eagerness to see the speed maintained by the autos. Giant's Despair is so righteously named, so appropriately titled that the goggled eyed drivers of the chug chugging vehicles that perambulated up and down the grade wished there had 'been no provocation, for so appropriate an appellation. Wilkes Barre enthusiasts estimated that the crowd that saw the races numbered anywhere from thirty to forty thousand, and that, with these figures as the minimum, there were probably half as much more. It would be hard to estimate Just how many people saw the hill climb, bnt the squad of State police and the special officers that kept the course clear will testify that the figures are very con servatlve. A prominent feature of the races was the entries of six cylinder cars.

Last year there was but one slx cylln der machine. This year the MaAbeson company, the Chadwlck, Stevens Dur yea, Acme and Carbon had "sixes" entered. There has been more or less discussion on the relative powers of both models, and yesterday's test showed what the cars are capable of doing. The officials of the race were: President George P. Lee, member ex offlclo all committees.

General Race Committee Thomas A. Wright, Walter Steelman, Frederick J. Weckesser, James H. Hughes, L. Earle Edgar.

Judges Mayor Lewis P. Knlffen, T. L. Newell, Peter A. Meixell, M.

Kirby, W. N. Jennings, Charles W. Lee, R. Nelson Bennett, Joseph J.

Davis, Hon. F. W. Wheeton, Benjamin R. Jones, Frederick C.

Klrkendall, Arthur H. Bloom, Senator Edward F. James, Senator Sterling Catlln, Reverend McCft.be, William I Raeder. Honorary Referees Jefferson lb De Mont Thompson, chairman racing board A. A.

William A Hotciiklss, president A. A. D. Roberts, W. B.

A. C. Referee Robert Lee MorreH, New York, utomobile Club of America. Starter Fred P. Brand, Williams port A.

C. Clerk of Course H. T. Clinton, A. L.

A. New York city. Assistants to Clerk of the Course Thomas A. Wright, Frank J. Scouten, Frank F.

Matheson, c. s. cananan, Robert Harvey, B. F. Connor, Joseph Stark, J.

R. Cashman, Frank Helme, R. A. Quinn, William Shepherd, C. W.

Baldwin. Announcers Charles Bertels, Thoe, A Wright, J. Wallace Davis, J. B. Howell, Harry Shepherd, J.

F. O'Neill, E. Bj Hamlin, Edward A. Innes, Wil liam 6. Lee, H.

A. Cassidy. George Coddlngton. Edward Van Horn, John Lamb, A. P.

Klefer. Course Peter A Meixeil. Bolton Coon, E. Pettebone, H. B.

smitn, Chanles W. Matheson, C. E. Stegmatfir, R. V.

Norris, E. Wheeler, Ambrose West. The first car sent up the hlu was a little 15 norse power ruru, ffwneti by Virgil A. Hook and son of Dr. Hook; of this city.

The machine was driven by A A. Jones, of Philadelphia. Just after passing the tape at the start the engine "missed," and slowed down, but before It reached the Devil's Elbow, It gained remarkably and crossed the tape at the top In 3:19 8 5. This car made better time during some of Its trials. The time made by the Ford last year was 4.30.

A two cylinder Maxwell, owned by the Maxwell Briscoe Motor Car company, driven by Fleming, was sent up following the Ford and weDt over the course In 822 2 5. The time for this car last year was 2.58 4 5. There was but one entrant in the second event for gasoline stock cars. selling from $581 to $1,250. This was the Mitchell, owned by W.

Crane, and driven by R. Jackson. The time was 4.02 3 5 In the third event for gasoline cars selling from $1,251 to $2,000, the Olds mobile owned by the Motor shop and driven by T. W. Berger, was stalled Just before it reached the Devil's El bow.

The Corbln entered in this event by the Corbin company, was scratched. The only cars to run were the Ram bler entered by W. F. Smith and driven by A H. Bltner, and the Acme type llr by the Acme Motor company, driven by Longle.

The time of the Acme was 2:45 2 6, while the Rambler made the course In 4:08 1 5. After the rate had been run, W. F. Smith of the Rambler, protested the winning Acme on the ground that the winner had rto such car catalogued as entered. Th protest will be acted upo ntonlght.

FOURTH EVENT WAS SPIRITED. The fourth event was opened to stock cars, selling from $2,000 to $3,000, was very lively. Iv was won tjr car No. 11, a Stoddart Dayton, owned by J. Hamilton, Ja and driver, by W.

Miller. The time was 2.14 2 5.f Th. second car was the Thomas (Con tinned on Pmg Mx)..