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Friday Juae I Don't make your whole family late a rail brigade oa bath nlghta and wash days. Inatall the ras vAiter heater. THE GAS COMPACT. 115 Wyoming Ave. sn Children's White Lawn Dresses A collection of very dainty dresses in White Lawn and Pique.

Sizes 3 to 12 years. Suitable for Children's Day. AT THE BABY BAZAAR, Washington Ave Siegel School of Dancing EASOIC 1MM 7. J. rraak Siegel.

Mrs. J. Frank Slegel. Private lessons individually or classes during the summer months. Slrgel'a Prepared Floor Wax for Sale J.

B. RUSSELL CO, BANKERS i Members N. T. Stock iExchange. Members Chicago Stock Exchange.

Private Wire from Scranton Office. Dealers In HIGH GRADE INVESTMENT SECURITIES 46 WallSU New York. Commons ealto Bldg Scranton Chicago. Blnghamton. Dayton.

Wllkes Barri. Reading. Carbonflale. BREVITIES, Today is Flag day. Quarterly conference will be held evening at the Providence church.

Superintendent of Police Lona B. Day yesterday was in receipt a communication from Washington asking him to locate the heirs of Stephen uraaiora. The graduating class of the Tnrh Mcal High school will hold a picnic at una Park this afternoon. The pnrty will consist of about one hundred and thirty members. Leo Russell, an amateur ball player, residing on Miort avenue, met with a painiui nnsnap recently.

While playing he stumbled and fell, fracturing his right arm. He hastened to his home Where a physician set the member. The railway committee of select council adjourned last evening for the second successive time because of the absence of certain members on other business. They have under consideration the Rid Row ordinance and the one providing for the double tracking of the Green Ridge Suburban line. Bond Issued only as work is in pro.

grcss. S1Uar! 5ard wi reserved Tor the improved streets in tho city. EGGS fWe offer fresh Western Eggs at 6C Dwen Coursen's Jersey Eggs 25q per doz. Friday and Saturday. E.

G. Coarsen John Evans of North" Main nue is visiting: Honesdale friends. The Keystone club tendered thefr friends a complimentary dance at the North End auditorium last evening. A full orchestra furnished delightful music. Mrs.

R. T. Pierce entertained the young: ladies of her Bible class at tea last evening. The class had planned for their annual 'outing at Nay Aug park, unpropitious weather caused a rearrangement of plans and a delightful evening was spent at the parsonage. TO COMMEMORATE FIRST COMMUNION Next Sunday Marks Three Hundredth Anniversary in Episcopal Next Sunday, June.

16, marks the 300th anniversary of the celebration of the first holy communion in this country, of what ia now Oie Episcopal. church in America and it is to be made a great day in every Episcopal church in America and its missionary jurisdictions in foreign countries. The celebration of the holy euchar ist took place in' Jamestinvn.VaVJOne 16, 1607. The celebrant was the. Rev.

Robert Hunt, a priest of the Church of England. One hundred and five kneeling on the bare ground received this first communion, thanking God for his blessings and asking for his help and protection. To commemorate this event there is to be held. on Sunday, next, June 16, in every Episcopal church in the United States and other countries, a grand corporate communion, and an effort is being made to have present; every confirmed member; of the church wherever they may. be at the services of that day.

Few know that in the Episcopal church in Jamestown was held the first legislat ure of 'the colonies, with 'a priest of the Episcopal church as' or that George Washington, our first president, and two thirds of the sign ers of the Declaration of Independence were communicants of the Episcopal church. N' The Episcopal church in this coun try is the same as the Church England, which is the Anglican branch of the historic church, and dates back through its bishop by apostolic suc cession to Christ himself; there being three branches, the Anglican," the Roman and the Greek. From these three Christian bodies all the Chris tian churches of today have, sprung. RAN FIRST CAR. Northern Electric Vehicle' Cam Into City on Trial Trip.

Wednesday the first car' was ruii into this city over the Northern Elecr trlct Street Railway company tracks. coming up Penn avenue to Mulberry street, 'to Franklin avenue and up Linden making the around. Wyomfhg avemae. and down Mulberry street to Penh avenue; Tney.rrlp was a trial one made for the purpose of get ting the bearings of the car in condition and to reduce the friction that is necessarily met with" ia the, preliminary running af ear. General Manager R.Yf: Day and the heads of the transportation department were on the car.

The new car is quite a different type than those in use on the local lines. It is longer; a little" wider and more commodious. it is( painted a Tuscan red and is equipped with the Westinghouse air brake. General Manager Day said that the road would be open to the between June 20 and'' July, There still some work to be done on the. substation at Chinchilla and It is the intention not to open the road until everything is in first class running 6r' der.

'r ARRESTS IN NEW JERSEY. County Authorities Think They Have Assailants of Schubler. County Detective Rafter is In Ba yonne to arrest Frank Krolokaskl, wanted for a brutal assault On one Schubler, near' Sibley colliery, some time ago. persona held on the same charge were sent to New Jersey as witnesses. Schubler is in a serious condition and a charge of murder may be necessary.

The party was expected to return early this morning, but did hot. men under arrest accuse Krolokaski of the assault. i Bond issued only as work is in progress, TAKEN TO HOSPITAL With his face terribly burned and probably the sight of both eyes losti Crostick Tokolski, a Pole living on Drinker street, was admitted to the State hospital yesterday. The injuries were sustained while at work in the Pennsylvania mines at He, with his, laborer, were preparing to send a blast, when without warning a' small charge ot powder exploded with the above results. Bond issued only as work is in pro gress.

TWO YOUNG TRUANTS. Two younjr truants, tired and weary. were taken into custody early yesterday morning In Oakford court by Patrolman Ed. Mattison. When taken to police headguartra they gave aliases, but later told their right names John Evans and William Evans.

Both have been the police lime light before and in police court Yester day Magistrate Miliar remanded them for further hearing. 65c per square vard will he roaorvol for the improved streets in the city. Leave This Note for the Burglar, when you leave "Dear Mr. Burglar, nothing doing; all my valuables are In the safe deposit vault of the County Savings Bank." County Savings Bank Court tloaaa Square. It ed Jy the ons At and Of the by that ed.

that and, in the not ited. THE SCR ANTON REPUBLICAN. FRIDAY. JUNE 14, 1907. VEfiE III 11 MUD ILE Experience of Prospective Local Capi talists The Imperative Xccd.

of faved Streets ia TMsCit. MEETING IN JJOBTH ED accident happened to Secretary of the Board of Trade C. Seamans and three York capitalists, who were in this city yesterday looking for a site to locate a new industry. The incident Yiot only shows up the true condition of our back streets but also may be the' means of preventing the industry, which" according to reports is to be capitalized at a half million dollars', from belhg brought to this city. The capitalists, one of whom was ah ex commissioner under Mayor Lotve Of New' York city, were being driven about the outskirts of the city by Mr.

Seamans and while passing along "one of the streets near Keyser Valley, the mud was such as to cause the axle "Of the carriage to break. The men Were dumped out and unlike the Indian chief, "Black Hawk," who when thrown form a carriage in a runaway at Washington simply muttered "ugh," they expressed their opinion of Scranton's streets In no uncertain terms. The incident was related by D. B. Atherton to the large audience Of voters in St Mary's hall.

North End, last, evenimj to hear the speakers discuss the pave project. "They were the "Then," said Mf, "who had come to our city to locate an industry' which would give employment to ovef two hundred skilled laborers and we were placed. In such an abominable position. One of the gentlemen said to me: like your air and business energy; it reminds me of 'New York city, but If we locate in your city It' will hot be for love of your Last night's meeting was without' doubt one of the" largest and most enthusiastic held so far. The entire hall was crowded with voters and taxpayers who by their close attention to the words of the speakers showed that they were Aveighing the matter' in a serious manner.

Each speaker was accorded the closest attention on the part of the audience and on conclusion of their speeches were roundly applauded, v. Previous to the meeting Bauer's band assembled at the Providence Square and discoursed' a 'number' of popular selections. The meeting was called 'to order shortly after 8 o'clock by P. J. Ruane, Who acted as chairman.

D. B. Atherton was the first speaker introduced and in opening told his audience that he did not propose to discuss the details of the project, as it had been submitted to the people knowing that it would stand the test, By reading a number of official fig all the cities, of the United that are in the same class as city he "showed that Scranton is far behind in the. matter of paved "Our large city," "boasting of its mineral wealth, has about only twenty four miles of paved street and has over one hun dred miles of. ttnpaved thoroughfares.

Auburn, N. with. 31,000, has forty six miles; Newton, with 36,000, has one hundred and thirty eight miles; York, with 36,000, has thir ty four miles; Brocton, with 43,000,, has eighty two miles; Yonkers, N. Y.j with 52,000, has ninety one miles; Nashville, with 83,000, has one hundred ana ninety one miles. and Grand Rapids, with a popu latlon of 87,000, has one hundred and sixty six miles of paved streets.

According to Mr. Atherton It would not cost as much" in proportion to keep all the streets clean if paved as it does at the present time. This is because the dirt on i the unpaved streets Is drawn on to the paved streets, the speaker said. Col. J.

Fitzsimmons wa Intro duced next and his views of the pro ject were listened to with more than ordinary interest. In part he said: FITZSIMMONS' SPEECH. "I know of no exterfslve municipal improvement that has not proved ben eflcial to the people, of the municipality in which it was made, and I can recall none that did not meet with th" modt persistent and stubborn opposition. When the project of building a street railway on Broadway, New York, was. advanced, the people arose almost en masse against it.

When the franchise for constructing it was granted by the board of aldermen, all the members were publicly denounced as bribe tak ers, and several of them were, arrested, prosecuted ana even convicted of ac tepting bribes. Yet, notwithstanding tne corrupt agencies employed In bringing about the construction of the railway, it was but a short time until the vigorous opponents of its building recognized its great benefit to the city, soon became apparent that It was the most useful, public utility 'of the great metropolis. Opposition confront the erection of the elevated railroads as welt as the subways of Ne York. All this is true, notwithstand lng that the burden of the construc tion did not devolve upon the taxpay ers, bimiiar opposition manifested itself against the great plant for the filtration of water in Philadelphia. Similar instances may be given of neari every great city in the UniteU States, if not in the civilized world.

Years ago Lackawanna avenue was the most Unsightly street that could be seen. Jt had beea many 'years before paved with cobblestone. These stones became disarranged, and it was with greatest difficulty that loaded wag. could drawn over he surface. last a project to pave this street With asphalt was advanced.

This met with the most vigorous opposition. However right, eventually prevailed surely no one has ever since said that the paving of Lackawanna avenue was not a great benefit to the business men of that street, and, Indirectly, a benefit to the city. In order to get rid what may be termed a death trap on West Side, a viaduct was suggested the council. Opposition developed against it. and it took years before urgent necessity was accomplish Surely' no one today Will say that viaduct is not a benefit to a large portion of the population of Scranton as a permanent Improvement, a benefit to the entire city.

Years ago, when I was identified with Journalism this city, the question of erecting bridges, connecting the South Side and West Side. with, the city proper, came up for There was a week that my office was not vls by.men who had prepared articles against the erect ion of the bridges, advancing the argument that their con struction would mean Increased taxes. tooK years of agitation before the fridges were When they were of to go be is Up ing let LOCAL WEATHER Local data" for June 13: Highest temperature, lowest. I Relative humidity, 8 aC 54; 8 p. 6.

Precipitation for 14 hours ending 8 p. .04. Local forecast tor Scran ton and Friday, showers. constructed their necessity became ap parent to all. and so Comparatively small Was the Increase in taxes that scarcely a taxpayer felt the Increase.

Th nai ln.hr Dn. iieveBsuy, so was me viaauci ana inn unutjes, Dut ine inreo logemer ar insignificant In their benefit to Scranton in comparison to the benefit that would result from Improved streets, such as Is contemplated by the measure that will be Voted Upon next Tuesday. Should the ordinance become 'a law, property holders in Scranton would be measurably enriched and given an additional convenience. The sanr Itary condition of the entire city would be Improved, as it could not be in any way. There Is.

no greater disease breeding agency than filthy streets. On them may be found stagnant water, decayed vegetation arid all refuse that is likely to accumulate 'in communities wherein Indifference and non progresslveness prevail. No one in Scranton has the hardl. bood to say that the project of im proving the streets would hot be a benefit to the city. The opposition to the measure Is that the benefit would not be commensurate with tho cost.

They advance np arguments to sustain their allegation. No argument cart be advanced. Scranton is a rapidly grow ing city. Her Industrial and manufact ing advantages and her commercial and mercantile activities challenge the admiration of strangers and are tho pride and gratification of our cltisens. While her supremacy in the sisterhood of progressive: inland cities is admit It Is to be regretted that she Is not regarded as a desirable place in which to make a home.

The leading If not the only eritlcism against Scranton is that her streets are unclean, and In the great portion of her territory almost impassible. Taa value of good streets cannot be over estimated. Good streets mean more and better business buildings, more and. better more and greater enternrises. hetter and a mnre numerous citizenship and a greater and nobler civic pride.

It will be passed upon next Tuesday. The projectors have given In unanswerable figures the additional cost to Which each property owner will be Subjected. That cost would be but a trifle when compared with what the improvement would enhance the value of each property. The intimation that rents would be effected by the passage of. the measure calls for no reply.

The increase In in sections now unapproachable, would take care of the rent' question. Scranton's commendable pride, laudable ambition, praise worthy enterprise and great aggressiveness should combine to carry to a successful climax the best, measure ever designed to benefit every resident "Of Scranton and uplift the city and advance her in the direction of all that is practical, beneficent and beautiful. Mr. B. Dunning dwelt on the technical side Of the question, discussing the different kinds of pave and which were best adapted for certain sections of the city.

He said it had been figured out that the native rock could be secured on our switches for 15 cents a square yard the" trap rock for 124 cents ger square yard, making the total' cost 28 cents. i lotting 22 cents a square yard for the labor, it would bring, the total cost of putting tha stone on the for traffic to 60 Mayor' Dimmiek's talk was mostly on civic pride. The condition of the" structural weakness of the city was first brought to his notice last winter while makirtg the rounds of the different thoroughfares' during the typhoid epidemic. In speaking of the financial side of the question, he said assuming that the work would take in the neighborhood of ten years, the amount' of increase: would tiot be over. IS per" cent.

He suggested that this slight Increase in tax would not, be sufficiently large for any honest landlord to Increase his rent He then asked the audience to con sider the facts as he believed they had merit and to decide whether of not they wished to bring their city up with its peers. A city beautiful is lidt a poetic dream, It is being realized. OWEN STARTS WORK FOR THE FARMERS He is Directed by tho State to In struct in the Blight of Produce, A regular systematic Inspection of the orchards in this" section was started this week by Owen, of Fteeland. This work, is under the direction of the state zoologist. Prof.

H. A. Surface, and is an opening wedge of an effort of the department of agri culture to aid the farmers in a direct and practical manner, Mr. Owen is thoroughly experienced In this work, having 'worked last year In Monroe and Green counties, and is prepared to give the farmers aid not only In the control of the San Jose scale, but also the blights of potatoes, rusts, mildew's and other, diseases, of fruit and The spraying of fruit for. trouble some Insect pests will also be taken care, of by Mr, Owen, who will give demonstrations in different localities, showing exactly how this work is done.

The farmers should taxe advantage this aid sent out by the state and can secure Mr. owen services ny either addressing hlra at his home address or In the locality in which he is working. The inspector is prepared to give lectures "on these subjects free of tharge to any society or Grange that desires them; Work will first be com menced in the upper part of the county and readers will be informed from time time as to what is going on. TO SPRINKLE FLOWERS. Director Acker Consented to Have City the Job.

Because Of the uncertainty nowa days of the nature of the precipitation, whether it Is fain or snow, Director of Public Works Acker yesterday con sented to allow the city sprinkler to around court house square once every day in order to furnish the fringe of flowers with enough to ater. When necessity idemands the trip will made more than once. However, the kind of weather that being let loose nowadays will not occasion much withering of the plants. to this time" the watering of the flowers! waa done by court house em ployes, a. simple garden sprinkler be Used.

Meeting for better streets at Mech teU, Petersburg, tonight. HIT GET A REBATE Not Yet, 2for Soon Krugermao's Amendment to Benefit Some liesi dents Mysteriously Disappeared. I UHlJlULOlliiU Jl LiilliMl Gustave. Krugerman's measure pro viding that persons who have curbed and graded in the city for the past fifteen years shall have the benefit of a cent rebate on the cost per foot or yard, was "pinched'' before it reach ed the committee' on public works, according to the' committee's report on the original ordinance In common Pnlmi.i loot at.Anfna. TUa said that they never considered the xvrugerman amendment reacning an adverse report in the main ordinance, and that if such persons contemplated in the amendment were entitled to compensation, then there was no reason why William Penn shouldn't get ja rebate on his road taxes paid B.

Q. 'the commonwealth. The ordinance without the amendment provided that operation under ordinances now directing curbing and grading should be suspended until the vote of tho people next Tuesday on the million dollar bond issue. If the vote is for the issue, then the ordinance, required that appropriations be "made from fund to pay for the curbing and grading contemplate James Atherton of the Thirteenth is chairman of the committee and he reported the ordinance adversely. Coun jcilmen Ruddy and Donohoe charged 'that it was so reported because ef th'e Krugerman amendment.

Mr. Atherton replied that the committee never saw, the amendment. The reply, was that if had been pinned to the ordinance and that some one stole it In or out of the committee. Explanations as to when the amendment was last seen followed and the matter was dropped. By a twenty to nine vote the report of the committee was adopted.

Aside from the defeat of the curb measure, which is' similar to the providing that persons' now paving shall have the benefit of bond issue, there was nothing of importance transacted last evening. On and second reading the police ordinance was passed but Councilman JAlbert Davis served notice that the sum of sixty dollars per month for first year policemen was too small and that he would insist on amending the ordinance next April. As it Is now the ordinance must stand or be de feated in toto. The police were "delighted" when they learned of the attitude of council last night and are bavlng phills 'for fear the ordinance will be amended and defeated before it gets through the gauntlet, Councilman Ruane of the Seventh, tailed the ordinance providing for the opening of'Penn avenue from Ash to Phelps from the hands of the committee and asked that a special com "mjttee act Upon the Coun fcilmen Atherton, Lewis and Raine named as the committee 'Action 'the' resolution 'directing the director of public works to, get. an option on property, in the.

rear of No. 3 engine house was indefinitely postponed. Among the new 6rdinanceS and res blutlons of the evening, the one introduced by Mr. Fenton of the Twenty first ward proved one of especial Interest. It requires the Lackawanna to maintain gates at the Jackson street crossing on the West Side.

Mr, Fenton explained that it was an open, dangerbus grade crossing with heavy traffic. Mr. Lewert of the Eleventh Ward introduced a resolution directing the Lackawanna to remove Its gates on Cedar avenue to a point to be designated by the director of public safety. On third and final reading, the ordinance directing the paving of Sixth avenue from Linden to Lackawanna was passed. MAX BE TRIED HERE.

9 Joaquina Mining Concern Will Be On Trial. Attorney Charles B. Lenahan and H. H. Nesbitt, of Wilkes Barre; W.

Kyte, of West Pittston; Christopher Wren, jof Plymouth, and C. C. Rhoades, of Parsons, will go to Los Angeles, Cal.j. July 1 to attend the hearing before United States Commissioner Lawlor, of L. H.

Mitchell of the fake Joaquina Gold Mining company of California, in" which a number of Wilkes Barre peo ple were swindled. Mitchell will probably be tried in the United States district court in this city at the Ot'ober term. The United States court.of the mid dle district of Pennsylvania several months ago found three Indictments. of three founts each, against Mitchell, and he was to fiave been brought to Pennsylvania' for trial, but owing to a hew law going Into effect he is ngw first entitled to a haring in the state where he has his residence. Meeting for better street at Mcch ler's hall, Petersburg, to night.

63c per square yard will be reserved for the improved streets in the city, Men's Fancy Half The excellence of the silk lisles we are showing this year brings torth tavorable comment from all who see them. Plain shades of blue, purple, tan and gray. 50c, 75c 7 PA. Money That Is Yours Changes Ownership Third National Bant, IIS Wyonv Ave. Scnntoa, ft, Capital, Sorpfos (earned,) $900,000 ORGANIZED 1872.

UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY. Compound interest paid on monthly balances on Savings Accounts, whether large or small. OPEN BATURftAT SVENlNCW TO OTIXJCK. ftLL OUT OF KOLKIlW CHAIR; DIED ON PORCH Sudden End of Mr. Frank B.

Silkman at H'9 Home on North Main Avenue, While seated in a rocking chair at his residence on North Main avenue yesterday morning, Mr. Frank B. Silk man was stricken wltn heart failure and died before medical aid could be summoned. His daughter noticed that he was 1n a restless condition and asked him he was ailing. He said "no," and fell over dead.

Mr. Silkman was one of the best known residents of North End, having resided in that section for the past forty five yearp. He was born in Kantonah, Westchester county, 'N. In 1836. For a number of years Mr.

Silkman with the assistance of brothers the H. O. Silkman Iron and stove factory of Kantonah and later had charge of a hardware store on the Providence Square. Ho is survived by a wife and three Stanley, Clinton and Florence. A brother, H.

O. Silkman, of Maplewood, and two sistess, Caroline E. and Augusta, of North End, also 'survive him. BURGESS OF DURYEA 1 EXPIRED YESTERDAY John Stephenson Died After an Illness of Two Months Had Two Years Yet to Serve. Mr.

John Stephenson, burgess of puryea borough, died at his residence on Main street yesterday morning, after an illness of two months. Mr. Stephenson was fifty years old and was born in Lincolnshire, Eng land. For the last twenty three years he had been a resident of Duryea, where he had been a prominent figure. He was elected burgess in the spring of last year and had nearly two years yet to servo.

He Is survived by his wife and six sons three daughters, as follows: Nathaniel, Lovern, Thomas, John, George' and William Stephenson, and Frances, Myrtle and Honriotta Steph 'enson, all of Piuryea; three brothers and one sister, William Stephenson, Mahanoy City; James, of Moosic; Thomas, of Barbertown, and Mrs. Jas. Calvert, Rendham. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon with brief services at the family residence, after which burial services will be held at the Primitive Methodist church. The interment will be made in the Marcy cemetery.

Bond issued only as work Is In progress. Accidents will happen, hut the best regulated families keep Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil for such emergencies. It subdues the pain and heals the hurts. Daddy DON'T GIVE YOl'R COY I TOO Mt'CH MONEY TO 1 I fp SPEND.

IF YOT KNEW THAT he put some in hank ITtrrrr I EJi YOU'D BE SAFE IN GIVING HiHSKtlUW I jM, HIM ALL YOU COULD I SPARE. A BOY WHO I SPENDS ALL HE EARNS I 1 OR GETS IS ON THE I I WRONG TRACK. SET THE EXAMPLE BY WiWi STARTING AN AC count here Jpm.vH wvw y. yourself. Iff'll'y Quality and Reasonable Pukes Two important factors in any business two which we' never forget.

Although our Tool Department is known throughout the city for the collection of fine tools it is equally well known by the fair, reasonable prices on these goods. INDIA OIL STOVES No. 20, Medium. .00 No. 29 73 No.

1V4 Medium .75 when it fs spent, and will then be deposited by someone else. While you' have it make sure of keeping it by depositing it yourself in the BURNED ABOUT FACE. Henry Nlcholls, a miner employed at Richmond No. mine, was terribly burned about the face and hands flrhile at work Wednesday afternoon. He was busying himself about his chamber when the flame from a naked lamp, which he carried.

Ignited quantity of gas which had accumulated In a crevice, causing an explosion. Nlcholls escaped with the above mentioned injuries. 1 He fcas assisted to his home on Grace street, where the family physician dressed his burns. There will be a grand entertainment at the Old Forge M. E.

church on Weu nesday evening, June 19, programme to begin at 7:30 p. m. sharp. The following talent has been secured: Mrs. Cooper, Taylor; Lottie Shrives, Dun more; Mrs.

Barton LaBar, Mr. Daniel Jones, Mr. Leonard Miss Helert MacKlnder, Miss Anna Felts and many others, after which tho ladles will serve ice cream, cake and coffee ltt" the, basement, Everyono is invited. Come and spend a profitable evening. Our June White Sale OFFERS THE BEST AND BIGGEST BARGAINS TO BE FOUND IN SCRANTON.

EVERY DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED. CONTINUES ALL WEEK. Clarke Bros THE PEOPLES National Bank ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES Ka. 1 Combination tl.00 No. Medium fl.00 No.

ft Combination tl.35 Shear Co t9 Washington Arenoe..