The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 1

ALBANY, Sept. 17. Evidence that will ''warrant and sustain the indictment cf the combination of packers known as the 'Big: will be presented to a grand jury this week," Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer announced today, at a conference of state and federal officials of the American people will compel a verdict of conviction. The story trill amaze The federal attorney general, dls cussing the cost of living and activities of the department of said that the camnaltm would succeed.

"It has already succeeded." he said, very considerable part In various portions of the country." Causes in Two Groups. Mr. falmer discussed the causes of the high cost of living, which he divided into two groups; one based on worfd wide economic conditions and which is a logical result of the conditions that obtained during the war. These conditions produced a situation whlcli only and Jhe slow processes of readjustment can change to the betterment of tho people, lie declared. The other group, he said, is marie up of people that can be campaigned against, as it wis composed of people in all classes of business h' upon the Justification that "everybody Is doing it" and in the confidence that the peoplo expect prices to be hig' i have advanced prices in a way that has increased the heavy bur.len upon tiu people.

"They are the most despicable scamps In the community." Mr. Fal me: said. "They are found not only among the retailers, tut among the wholesalers, the jobbers and the manufacturers. They are the men who forgot duty to country and to their fellow men In a selfish desire to yield profit to themselves. Thy ought to be punished If the existing laws will permit, and I think It will." Against Baying Wow.

After reviewing the operations of the "Big Five." Attorney General Pal mer said, that if the. people all over the country would act forcibly ag the "buy now" campaign, they would help materially In solving the prob lem of high prices. It is a despicable thing." he said, merchants to urge you to buy In anticipation of prices going 'eber when they know they will not." Two proposed legislative measures for relieving the situation are before congress. said. One would require every article of fcod going into cold storage to bear the price end date at entrance, and another would require every necessity of life, which Is In a form that will permit it to be done, to have marked upon it the selling price when It left the manufacturer.

Regarding the assistance that the state, county and municipal officials can render loathe campaign against the high cost of living, Mr. Palmer urged that they organize public opinion In a way4hat will help control the situation. 'We cannot hope change any of the Immutable laws of economics and supply and demand, but we can affect their operation in a very practical wy." he said. He urged that they begin a "work and save" campaign to stop idleness and extravagance, and he made an enrnes plea that they back up the fair price committees in the different localities. FITTSTOW DIVORCE CASE.

6pelI to The Republican. WILKES BAR RE, Sept 17. A di vorce was granted hi' Judge Strauss to Ruth Mahon, of 35 Germanla stre t. Ashley, from her husband, Charles F. Mahon, of Plttston.

They were married Oct. 2. 1013. end resided otgether until Nov. 2s.

191S. when the wife alleges that she was forced to leave her home on account of cruel treatment. The couple have two chlldrn who are in tho custody of the mother. cf EAT PLENTY OF RICE TO AVOID INFLUENZA PHILADELPHIA. Sept.

17. Ad dressing the state. Homeopathic society in convention here today, Dr. Walter F. Baker.

Philadelphia, advocated the tatlng of plenty of rice to avoid influenza. He said that extended investigations had shown that Chinamen and others who eat much rice are not subject to the disease. JERMYN BUILDING FIRE RESULTS IN HEAVY LOSS An explosion following the overflow of boiling tar from a huso tank in the big plant of the Sail Mountain com nanv on Cliff street, at 7 ciock yes called by Governor Smith to con Tterday morning developed Into one of the cost of living problem. "There never was before in any government agency," said Mr. Palmer, "so ample a collection of data bearing upon the activities of this giant as there is today.

When it is laid before a jury the wrath Five Injured and Half Million Dollar Property Damage Follows Explosion SPECTACULAR BLAZE Sail Mountain Plant Destroyed and Nearby Bulidings Are BaJly Damaged. the most costly and spectacular fires in the history of Scranton. Five fire men and one patrolman suffered body Injuries and burns and the damage to the Sail Mountain company property and other buildings on the site of the old Cliff works is estimated at ap proxima'ely $500,000. Two firemen were removed to the State hospital for serious burns of the hands and face, while Stanley Moy er, 41, of 1401 Mulberry street, suffered a sprained back when caught under a falling wall at 2:45 yesterday afternoon. August Noll.

40, of 1317 Linden street, and John Brotsman, 38. of rear S14 Court street, were treated for burns. Patrolman John Pistol, 33. of 549 Eynon street, sustained painful burns of the right hand while assisting firemen in removing a team of horses from court where tongues of fire were shooting wi tssry side. The fireman foughtnTfr more than two hours before Rosar an nounced that the fire was under control, and it was necessary to continue two lines playing on the smouldering ruins throughout yesterday afternoon, and last night.

Second Assistant Chief Edmund Lewis, remained at the scene of the ire until a late hour last night. The explosion at a. m. came with a loud detonation. The flames spread so rapidly that when Assistant Chief Lewis reached the scene on the fir alarm, the four structures used by the Sail Mountain company, covering buildings occupld by the Williams Chocolate company, the Clarke Box company, the Elmore Jig company, the illiams Ice Cream company, the Quackenbush Warehouse company and (Continued on Page Two.) SOLD YESTERDAY Adding a fifty foot front are to their building on Wyoming avenua, the Cleland Simpscn company, yesterday purchased from the John Jermyn es tate the four story brick building, at 119 121 Wyoming avenue.

The struc ture adjoins the Globe Warehouse owned by the Cieland Slmpsoncom pany. and is destined to be used as an annex to theh big store. According to John Howell, real estate man who engineered the deal, the property has a frontage of fifty feet on Wyoming avenue, giving the Globe store a total frontage of 130 feet on one of the city's principal thorough fares. The property is improved with a four story brick building, which ex tends back to Oakford court A build ing at Oakford court and Center street and adjoining the main building In the rear is also included in the deal. No consideration would not be given either the Jermyn or Cleland flmpson offices, nor would Mr.

Howell state the purchase price. DEATH TAKES JTJDOB HXHABD. MERCER. Sept 17. Judge Sam uel S.

Mehard. 69. well known Jurist throughout the state, died at his home here today. He had been ill tines last Fall when he underwent an operation ror cancer. MINERS WATCHING STEEL SITUATION Decision of Committee at Pittsburgh Will Affect Number of Coal Men.

CLEVELAND. Sept. 17. Inter est of the United Mine Workers' delegates today was turned to Pittsburgh, where the decision of the national organizing committee on the proposed steel strike Monday will affect large numbers of. organized and unorganized miners In steel corporation enterprises.

Initiated lenders hinted that announcement for or against postponement of the strike might bo withheld temporarily in order to gain the tac tlccl element of surprise should the decision be to call the steel workers out Monday. The convention today denounced militarism and compulsory military service, declared for the speedy Americanization of all foreign born residents and rejected a radical resolution to withdraw from the American Federation of Labor. The subject of prohibition was evaded, the committee resolutions edclarlng this a moral not tn economic Issue on which each member should be allowed his own opinion. SEEMS LIKELY Head of National Committee Says Decision to Quit Will Not Be Revoked. WILL NOT PICKET PLANTS Fitzpatrick Declares Men Will Co Fishing Instead of Watching Shops.

riLi WBOWO MX IT. SAVANNAH. Sept. 17. En raged feavannah citizens, forming a posse today for the capture of three holdup men, shot and killed Louis Bluhm and wounded Peter Cymbal, both of Chicago.

It Is now believed that they fired upon the wrong men. Thomas Burns and Mike Lezandowskl, also of Chicago, are being held pending an Inquest. COUNTESS BEACKZS 8. NEW YORK, Sept. 17.

Countess I.azzlo Szechenyi, formerly Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, arrived here from Italy today with her four children, after having been war bound on her hus band's estate In Hungary while the war lasted. laijdsMntung clause of treaty President Claims. Action Peace Conference Will Benefit China. of SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 17.

Discussing at length the Shantung provision of the peace treaty, President Wilson said in an address here today that he had been assured by the great powers that under the league of nations there would be a new international policy for the protection of Chinese integrity. i The powers, said Mr. Wilson, had Japan's promise to return Shantnnr to China and intended see that It tuiniieq unaer tne He said he had asked his colleagues at Versailles specially whether thev meant unaer the league to Inaugurate a new policy toward China and thev ioi mm tney aid. far irom being detrimental to China's Interests, Mr. Wilson the treaty really was the first in the worlds history to do something for Lninai Dcnent.

In all previous in stances of acqulsitoln of Chinese ter ritory, he said, the United States had not even protested Mr. Wilson said he was not satisfied with the Shantung settlement but that it was ''Irrational" to propose to make me situation Better by the tretv' nmenamenc tie traced at length the growm or Japanese power In Shan ung, declaring the original grant at the Fhantung rights to Gcrmanv was ino rerun or a hypocritical demand by thn Herman fnr(n foreign office. SAYS IRELAND HAS NO REASON TO COMPLAIN ST. CATHARINES. Sept.

17. T'le Rev. Dean Morris, in charge of St. Catharines' Roman Catholic parish, has returned from a visit to the old country. He spent some time in Ire land.

"I do not think there will be any further trouble in Ireland; certainly the Irish people have little reason to complain." he said. "They were never better off In their htstoray. They have lots of money, are prosperous, crops good and everything looks favorable. Yes, the worst that has happened in Ireland has been told by the cables. The Brltlsli government Is hiding nothing about Ireland." Dean Morris also visited France and Belgium and soma of the battlefields Supporters of Judge Refuse to Concede Defeat Until Official Count.

PHILADELPHIA. Sent visea returns rrom yesterday's primary election show that Congressman J. Hampton Moore' defented Judge John M. Patterson for the ReDubllenn Tioml. nation for mayor by a oluralitv of 18 With the vnta fniivi all nf 1SSS divisions revise and unofficial figures stood: Moore.

150.807: Patterson, 149,094. It was one of tlie closest oolltleal contests In this city in years, and State Senator Edwin H. Vara and other Patterson supporters declared they would not concede Moore's nomination until the vote Is counted by the court. Friends of Congressman Moore, on the other hand, said his plurality would be even greater than Indicated by the unomcial count. aosstts or azxvonm ksbx.

BRUSSELS Scot, Premier De lacrolx announced today the Belgian government had concluded an agreement lth J. P. Morgan and the Guaranty Trust Co. of New Tork. by which they become the financial agents of the Belgian treasury in the United Duties.

ESTABLISHED 1867 VOL. MEMBER Or THE ASSOCIATED TRESS SCRAXTON, PA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS i 39 PALMER SA I EVIDENCE IS VERY STRONG Declares Department Has Mass of Data to Back Packers SEES GOOD IN CAMPAIGN Jertain Drive for Lowered Prices Throughout Country Will Be Successful. HITS "BUY NOW" SLOGAN lis on People to Make Stand Against Loading Up With Coeds at This Time. PRESENTED TO JURY CBICAOO, Sew.

17. The govern, meat's cs against the Big' rive" rsokera of Chicago for alleged violations of the Sherman anti trust law ws taken before the fed oral Tna jnry today. The Investigation Jt i expected will take up several weeks. CRUCIFIX SAVES WOMAN FROM DEATH NEW YORK. Sept.

17. Enrico of Brooklyn, was held by Magistrate McGuIre In tho Adams street court today for hearing on the charge of having shot his brother and sister in law last night after a quarrel. Angelina Comfortl. the sister in law, was said to have been saved from death by a crucifix which deflected the bullet. The brother, Andrea Comfortl, was hit In the thigh.

STEEL STRIKE NEXT MONDAY PITTSBURGH. Sept. 17. When the national committee for organizing Iron and steel workers, which met here today to consider matters in connec tion with the proposed strike of steel workers, adjourned tonight until to morrow morning, John Fltspatrlck. chairman of the committee, made ths unequivocal statement that the walk out would take place next Monday morning as already decided upon.

He said no action was taken at today's meeting to postpone the strike, and that the decision reached at Washing ton last week, would not be revoked, Mr. Fitzpatrick said a statement would be Issued tomorrow afternoon. The meeting, primarily called to consider strike plans, discussed the question of postponing the walkout until after the industrial conference in Washington beginning October 6 as requested President Wilson. Arguments were made against postponement on the ground that the steel workers, having gone so far in their campaign for settlement of grievances by collective bargaining, cannot now turn back. rear to race Workers.

Speakers said they would not care to go back and face workers, eager to strike to win their demands, with the news that the walkout had been postponed. One speaker said' the union leaders would be accused by workers of having "sold them out." When Chairman Fitzpatrick made the positive statement that the strike would go into effect next Monday morning, he was asked If the strikers would picket the steel plants. "No, there will be no picketing: the men will go flshlng," he said. "We will leave the mill guards and pro lessionai gunmen run the plants." Rerorts from organizers In the Buf falo and Lackawanna. N.

Youngs town and Chicago districts stated nians were proceeding or strike sicnciay. A letter from E. H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel Corporation, to the president of subsidiary companies, made public here today, gives the reasons for the corporation refusing to meet with the union leader to discuss the affairs of its employes. These reasons are along the line given the union leaders in New York several weeks ago, when Chairman Gary refused to meet a committee representing the unions.

The letter added that "it is the settled determination of ihe United States Steel Corporation and is subsidiaries that the wages and working conditions of their employes shall compare favorably with the highest standards of propriety and Justice." THREE HUNDRED FLOOD VICTIMS NOW REPORTED Dashing Rain Adcls to Terrors of Stricken Corpus Christi Babe Found Floating on Raft. Rescued Man Fights For Hours With Rattlesnakes in Raging Waters. CORPUS CHRISTI Sept. Hi Darkness fell on the storm stricken city of Corpus Christl and environs tonight, with the list of dead from Sunday's hurricane hovering around the 300 mark, said with a heavy rain. which fell almost continuously throughout the day hampering tho work of clearing the debris and in creasing the sufferings of thousands of homeless.

All attempts at Identifying the bodies had been abandoned because of their conditio! and burial parties sent out along; the shores of Nueces Bay were hurrying the corpses to nearby towns for' interment. Heavy rainfall to the east of Corpus Christ! was threatening; to stop relief trains hurrying here, over the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway. The fooj situation, serious from the outset, took a more acute turn today with the arrival of several hundred refugees from the surrounding coun try. Fifteen additional storm victims were brought to the temporary morgue here early today, bringing; the known death list tn this city up to eighty two. Seventy seven bodies, all blackened and bruised, were reported to have been washed ashora on th northern side of Nueces Bay, upon which Corpus Christl is situated.

Of the seventy seven bodies the report said thirty eight were taken from West Portland; twenty nine bodies from Whits Point and nine from Slnton, and one from Odem. Other points al so reported the washing ashore of bodies. Estimates of the property loss var ied from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. Soldiers Washed to Sea. Military officials were exerting every' resource today to ascertain the fate of twenty or more soldiers who wert washed out Into the bar while the theer has been found no trace.

The men. members of Company 37th infantry, and 'other regiments on border duty, were at the government rest camp here for a furlough when the camp was washed away. Captain B. M. Egeland.

of Webster. S. camp commander, was drowned during the storm and his wife also is believed to have lost her life. Attempts were being made to rig out several sail boats to cross Nueces Bay and rescue twenty five persons who are reported in desperate straits at White Point. Reports from small towns In the path of the storm stated that the authorities were burying bodies, some unidentified, ss rapidly as possible for sanitary reasons.

Bora During Storm. During the helghth of the storm Sunday night three women among the rnany refugees in the Federal building gave birth to babies. All were at tended by physicians and later brought to earcty. roating on 'the open bay more than two days a ten months old baby was hauled to shore late yesterday, fastened to a' raft. The baby was alive and in fairly good condition.

A fisherman of Rockport named Hlggins was carried across Puerto bay and more than halfway to Slnton over tne plain. He said he left Rockport in a skiff, Sunday, but was soon adrift with nothing but a lifebelt, which carried him until he was enabled to climb upon a house top which came In his path. A number of large rattlesnakes also sought safety thereon. A tree top with several additional reptiles drift ed against the house top adn Higgins storm was at Its height, and of whom twenty miles before he was rescued, ODD FELLOWS IN MONSTER PARADE More Than Forty Thousand Members of Order in Line; Many From State. BALTIMORE, ISWpt IT.

tn connection with the annual session of the. Sovereign. Grand Inde pendent Order of Odd Fellows', and its affiliated' branches, the competitive drills of the Patriarch. Militant, the uniformed division of the order, were begun today at the Eighth regiment armory. The big the spectacular fea ture of the yearly meeting of the Sov ereign Grand Lodge Was held today with upward of members of the order in line.

In the great lines of marchess were thousands from Pennsylvania and New Tork. Representatives of about 1,100 grand lodges In the state marched In the Keystone division, followed by big delegations from Philadelphia, Del aware, Chester. Lancaster, Tork, Adams and other counties of the southern tier. Central Pennsylvania was rep resented py mprs than thlrtv lodges. Waverly, N.

'had nearly sixty plumed ratrlarch Militants in the par aae. The Boys' band, made up of residents of the order's orphange, near Sunbury, led the Keystone division. Immediately following came the grand lodje officers: Jacob E. Weaver, of jrorK. grand master; Frank Shannon, of Pittston, deputy grand master: A.

f. Dick, of Pittsburgh, grand warden: Fred C. Hanyen, of Scranton. grand treasurer; Asher A. Hall, of Philadel phia.

grand secretary. Among the lodges from Scranton and vicinity represented are: Green Ridge lodge. No. 603, Harry D. Hartshorn; Electric Star lddge.

No. 430. John W. Rhodes; Celestial lodge. No.

492. Thos J. Greggs; Israel lodge. No. 1451.

Isidore Jacobs; James Connell lodge. No. 170. Fred W. Rose: Globe lodge.

No. 95s. Past Chief Patriarch P. J. Vetter and D.

Watson: Christopher Colombo lodge. No. 1160, Fablo Vallaro and Clemento Peccararo: Robert Burns lodge. No. $95.

Archibald A. Grant and Dan Swartz; Electrlo City encampment. No. 249. Harry Nash: Brook.

lyn. No. S13, Guy Lindsay and B. F. Jewett; Montrose lodrs.

No. lSl, E. W. Safford; Golden Chain lodse. james a.

uakey. MOORE HOLDS LEAD OYER PATTERSON HUME BLOCKADE IS ITALY'S PLAN Governments to Cut Off Sup plies From City Held by insurgent Forces. a 1 T' trONDQN, Sept. IT. It Jf understood iere that the Italian government in tends to institute blockade of Flume in an effort to starve out the insur gent forces who seised the town un der command of Gabriel D'Annunzlo.

Dispatches from official Italian sources, the first received here since the departure from Flume of the 12mI1U I I I 1 WO TA1TX TBOOrS TKXBB. ROME. Monday, Sept 15. Contrary to an official statement from Flume saying that "an American contingent. together with the English, embarked," there was no American military con tingent stationed in Flume, or nearby, according to statements made todr by Colonel Mervlne C.

Buckeye, American military attache Brigadier Gener al Evan M. Johnson, a newly arrived attache of the embassy. It is believed that the mistake in the official communication probably was due to the presence in Flume of some members of the American food administration, who wear the Ameri can army uniform. FIRST DIVISION IN FINAL REVIEW 1 x.BS..asssSB. Troopers Parade Historic Penn sylvania Avenue at Nation's Capital.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. Hoarse with cheering, Washington rested to night satisfied that it had paid full 1 onor to General John J. Pershing and the fighting men of the First Division.

The nation's victory parade was over. For nearly three hours, a rolling flood or soldiery, of guns and horses, of itanks and motor trucks had poured up Pennsylvania avenue, without check or halt. to pass the reviewing stand where stood Vice President Marshall, representing President Wilson. The widft Ktrftf ran KanV full 1K BURCH CHOSEN SUCCESSOR OF BISH0P6REER Elected Head of New. York Diocese on Third Ballot at Special Convention.

FIVE OTHER CANDIDATES Must Be Confirmed at Confer ence of Protestant Episcopal Church. NEW YORK. Sept. 17. Rt.

Rev. Charles Sumner Burch, suffragan bis hop of the New Tork diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church, was elect ed bishop of New Tork on the third ballot at a special diocesan convention today. He succeeds the late Bishop David H. Greer. Rev.

Dr. Ernest Mllmore Stlres, rector of St. Thomas church, was Bis hop Buch's closest competitor In the balloting. Rev. William T.

Manning, rector of Trinity parish was third. The remaining candidates were Rev. Charles L. Slattery, rector of Garce church; Rt. Nathaniel S.

Thomas. Missionary bishop of Wyoming, and Rev. H. P. Nicholas.

Hade Unanimous. Bishop Burch's election must be confirmed by the house of bishop's, and the house of clerical and lay delegates at the general convention of the Episcopal church which will be held In Detroit on October 8. Such confirmation Is however, regarded as merely formal. After the result of the third ballot had been announced, Dr. Stlres moved that the eclctton be made unanimous.

Bishop Burch, who was heartily applauded, made a brief Address In ac knowledgement. BishOD Burch hns served am suffra fought for hours before he dislodged san for nine years, and is 61 years of mem with a piece of timber. age. For several years he was connect Prlftlng as he did. across Live Oak ed with the publishing business in Chi peninsula, Puerto bay and a long etrip or coastal plain, ne covered more than cago, and was not ordained until his fortieth year.

He was editor and man ager of the Grand Rapids Evening Press from 1S97 until 1905 when ha be came rector of St. Andrew's church on Staten Island. He remained there until selected to aid Bishop Greer, whose strength was not equal to the task of directing, unassisted, the largest and wealthiest diocese In the country. DYNAMITE UNDER RAIL; THIRTY SIX ARE INJURED LOUISVILLE. Sept.

17. A charge of dynamite placed under the rail exploded as an lnterurban ear passed over it at the city limits to day. T.ia car was wrecked. tho conductor injured and thirty five passengers bruised. The explosion, according to the po lice, was the third attempt to wreck cars within two days by the same means.

Each was regarded as the out growth of the strike of the platform men of the Louisville Street Railway company, which began a month ago. Insurgents still retain their control of JMMtUlA I Hllt A I day. at which reports of the strike votes taken during week will be received from the local unions. BOYS WORK DEPARTMENT TO COMMENCE ACTIVITIES Appropriate exercises will mark the opening, Friday evening, September zo, of the Boys' Work department of the local No program has yet been arranged for this event, but it is cer tain that Col. D.

J. Davis will address the boys during the evening. Lieut. Henry S. Lawrence, of Peckville, 1 3 the present secretary of the deparment.

Soon after the opening the annual tournaments in chess, chec.ers, cro quet and pool, will commence. The highest two men in each of these contest will be presented with blue rlb oons. CHARGES DEFENDED BY BELL COMPANY grim, living tide of fighting power, and Commissioners Told Increased organization; and as the great pageant was unrolled before thclr eyes, the hun dreds of thousands cf people who formed those banks, roared and shrieked with pride ana approval Un sound of their cheering slowly dwln dllng at the end, but only from physi cal exnaustion. Riding at the head of the mighty column. General Pershing was carried forward along the whole line of march as though on a wave of sound as the nation and city gave him his formal greeting.

To no American sines Admiral George Dewev came home In triumph from Manila, has such an ovation been tendered. Nor has the end yet come: for tomorrow con gress will formally add its tribute to that of the city and nation, and with business put to one tender the expeditionary commander a formal reception at the capltoi. POSTMASTER CASEY IS TO CLAIM BRIDE The BennMlin. WILKES BARRE, Sept. 17.

Announcement was made here today, of the engagement of Miss Margaret m. Boyle, of this city, to Lawrence i.ssey, postmaster of Wllkes Barre. The wedding ceremony will take place on October 15 at Holy Savior church, city. Postmaster Casey is a brother of Congressman John J. Casey and is now finishing the fourth year of his term here.

Miss Boyle hns been private secretary to Attorney Thomas Farrell, of this city, for the past seven rsart, Costs Justify Continuance of Federal Rates. ar.ee of the federal rates after December 1. L. II. Klnneard, vice president and general manager, of Phila delphia, was the witness, and was on the stand several hours showing the advance in prices which win be the chief reason advanced for the Increase remaining in force.

The hearing will continue tomorrow. The city of Pittsburgh, which has filed an objection, is represented at the hearing and will prsent Its opposi tion after the company submits rea sons for continuance of the rstes. Mr. Kinneard's testimony lasted all afternoon and in addition to presenting figures showing h0 lb cost of labor and supplies had Sflvanced, he said that tho company had ordered automa tic telephones and would begin in stalation soon. On cross examination Mr.

Klnneard said that the installation charge was Justified, although other states had abolished it, because it equalllxed the cost among patrons. He asked that MAXEY AND O'NEILL TO MAKE FIGHT UNOFFICIAL RETURNS KOir VASTIBAir. Common Pleas Jndfs, (Three districts missing.) Kuty 13M 'O'VslU 18.MT tewls 1.. 11,118 City Control! us (Tout districts micsiaf .) Zlsels 8.TO0 Yla 8,100 'mSFVBUOAV. Commissioner.

(Seven dlstrlots missing.) loon 7,38 Thomas 13,781 Ton Bergen 13,708 Controller, (ltfty dlstrlots minting.) WsWas 10,714 Ssvag 8,328 Coroner. (Sixty dlstrlots missing.) Jenkins 6,394 Iewi 4,788 Moaie 8,438 Surveyor. (Torty districts missing.) Stone 8393 Stevenson 5,700 Sehool Directors. (Six year term.) Srcnlng 5,974 Oaarhart 4,917 Xolb 4.578 4,056 Murphy 3,651 Sodaam 4,945 (Jour year term.) Archsald 3,781 Mrs. Connell 4,831 Jones 4,485 Morris 9,497 DEMOCRATIC.

County Commissioners. Boland 6,435 Ssmpsty 1,945 Jennings 3,650 Qsialan 7,651 Sehool Directors. (Twenty. live districts missing.) Six Tsar Tern, Bromine 1,047 Mrs, Oearhart 8,514 Xolb 658 Miller 994 Mrs. Murphy 3,149 Boflham 1,437 Tout Tsar Term, Mrs.

ConaeU 1,688 Morris 137 LATE RETURNS HAKE CHANGES Trethivvay Fails'to Obtain Both Nominations in Lu 2erne; County Fight. WILKES BARRE RESULTS BOSTON IS UNLIKELY Two Council Aspirants Will Be BOSTON, Sept. 17. Although nine tenths of the unions affiliated with the Boston Central Labor union have voted to support the police "to the limit" in their strfke for union rec ognltlon, according to the statement made at a meeting of the police union last night by Krank F. McCarthy, local organizer of the American Federation of Labor, "union leaders asserted today that this did not Indi cate any immediate general strike.

It was the general feeling among labor men that there would be on Both Tickets Soldier Among Winners. Spell to The BptiMlciB WILKES BARRE. Sent. 17. Late returns in the primary election in lAixerne county nave brought about some change in the various fights Forecasts of last night on certain eon tests for city offices have also been no I wiped out.

by later returns. Indications definite move until after the meeting now are that the county nominees are of the Central Labor union next Sun as follows County commissioner Ambrose West and Peters Melxell, Sepublicon: Con Gallagher and M. J. McLoughlln, Demo cratic County treasurer Charles Treath away. Republican; Patrick Hayden, democratic.

Register of wills W. A. Morgan, Republican; Richard Blgelow, Demo cratic, Recorder of deeds Remel I bar. Re publican: Daniel Boyle Democratic. Sheriff John MaeLuslrta, Republi can: Joseph GUIls, Democratic.

District Attorney Arthur James, Republican; Frank P. Slattery, Demo cratic, Coroner Dr. Frank Thomas. Reoub llcan: James Marley, Democratic Controller Fuller Hendershot, Re publican; H. Judd Abbot.

Democratic County Surveyor Charles Miles, on both tickets. i sMsnits xs wuxtt Bsi rs. 1 In the city fight two of the candl dates for council. C. C.

Ghtber and Mitt Murray, have received the Re publican and Democratic nomination hence their election in November is now conceded. The other nominees for council are Lewis Knlffen and D. P. Orffllths on the Republican ticket, and Peter Mollohan and Joseph Scbuler on tne Democratic. There are four conn cllmen be chosen, Sergt.

Matt Steohens. of the 109th Field Artillery, has won both nomlna tions for city controller. Late returns show that R. M. Kel ser won the Republican nomination ..1 1,..

VUIXIKU jri' iJiiuuc uuiuwniiT mua, fuumiiiivu lu I ..,,1. A ,1 kl piiuilv; vivo wuiiuirwotsiivi U6LAIICU flirt res showlnar Increases In comtm of operation, wages, supplies and equip JURORS CONSIDERING the commission valuation be mado as soon as possible and said that the company should have an eight per cent, return. The bearing was adjournd for three weeks. EVANS MURDER CASE Special te The ftepnnllrtn. BINGHAMTON, Ti, Btpt.

17. The appearance of witnesses waiting In the district attorney's office here yesterday afternoon, gave every Indication that the case of Newell T. Evans, of Deposit, charged with the murder of Miss Vera Rickard and her mother, on August 4 last, was taken up by the Grand Jury. The report, however, Is not looked for much before Friday, of next week. All the witnesses were not celled yesterday, and that coupled with the large calendar that yet.

confronts the Jury, Indicates that it will be over a week before the findings of th Jury are made known. WBBOK SOOZAXIST OmOBS. NEW YORK. Bept. 17.

The Soslal Ist headquarters In the Seventeenth assembly district here was wrecked last night by several men In United 8tates service uniforms, the police were Informed today. The Intruders destroyed documents and pamphlets and broke up furniture after entering the building by smashing th skylight Unofficial Returns Give Latter Less Than Thousand Lead Over Lewis. RESULTS ARE UNCHANGED Watkins Wins Controller Nomination and Jenkins Is Ahead for Coroner. FIGURES IN THE CITY Campbell Wins Councilmanic Nomination Over Jones by Slight Margin. District Attorney George W.

Maxey, and Judge James J. O'Neill will be the opposing candidates for Judicial' honors at the general election In November. This much was Indlcatod yesterday when unofficial returns from all but but three of the districts in the ty were tabulated showing District Attorney Maxey in tho lead by a commanding figure, Judge O'Neill in second Place and Attorney William R. Lewis, third. This verified the statement made In the various editions of The Republican yesterday.

The missing districts, the First ward of Wintort borough. Roaring' Brook township and the Second district of South Ablngton township, are not exnectJd to change the result. The totals without the above districts are; i Maxey .15.99 I O'Neill. ..12,057 'wls ...11,118 i Maxey's lead over O'Neill, 1.912. 1 O'Neill's lead over Lewis, 939.

I1 Official Const Tomorrow, The official count will ret uniW atnoon tomorrow and It Is not antici pated mat tne sealed returns will cause any material change in the Judgeship situation. Judge O'Neill's lead over Mr. Lewis was further increased yes terday, when returns from several missing districts from Carbondale, Car bondale township and Fell township, atong It the Second ward of Arch bald, where Judge O'Neill received 3S6 Votes, were received, The vote given Judge O'Neill In the Second ward of Arohbqld was the largest received by rth JUwrfi xuLxuAlda.te a in any district irrtne county. From the tftne the polls closed Tues day night and the first returns began to be received. District Attorney Maxev Jumped into the lead in the fight and at no time was he over taken.

His lead was maintained from the start. Tho u.iu.uumt reuims enow that District Attorrey Maxey polled within one vote, of the number of voters who signed his nomination petition. No changes resulted in any of th contests for Republican nominations for county Offices as the rnnrt frr.m a dltional districts were received. County Commissioners Morgan Thomas and John Von Bergen were eav In the race against John Loh fnr i nomination. Lieut William G.

Watkins. of Taylor, has defeated Charles p. Savage, the Incumbent foi th TiB v'e nomination for county controller by ap i.auo votes. For coroner CaDfc T. 3.

West Scranton, Is the winner from a field of three In which his opponents were Dr. James D. Lewis and Dr. Thomas Monle. Francis O.

St one. of Dunmore, was an easv virnwr Harold Stevenson, of Wav.rlv. fnr Republican nomination for county sur 1 veyoft Stone Is the present Incumtwnt. Dnlnlssi Hi Xaa. Thomas Tinners" Quintan In field In the fight for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner with P.

Boland, present minority member of the board, as hi runnlne mate for the general election In No vemDer. Joseph P. Jenninra. nf Mooslc, ran third, with James Demiy. rey fourth.

Dr. J. J. Bendlek. of Olyphant.

was unopposed for the Democrat! nrimln. atlon for coroner: Mai Mn' Wheeler, of Moscow, was unopposed for' controller and John W. Nesuer. of Car 1 bondale, had no opposition for county surveyor. Unofficial returns from all nf seventy two districts in the city show1 Harry Apgar, private secretary and business manager to former Congress.

1 man John R. Farr. the high man the race for the four nominations for, council. Tommy Connors, well known pugilist and a member of tho Scranton Ambulance union, is second, with Vag Istrate Thomas L. Williams, third, and' Daniel J.

Campbell, present memhrr of 1 council, fourth. Councilman Campbell I won the fourth place in a close with Meredith Jones, of the Scranton Surface Protective association, who' finished 92 votes behind CamobelL One of the surprises of the counalt.l manic fight was the strong run mads (Continued on Page Three) 1 Arria cbop sbobt. 1 HARRISBURO. Sent. 17 With' the announcement that statistics gathered by the department of agriculture' indicate that the apple crop of Pennsylvania this year will approximate.

.278,000 bushels, only 62 ner mi the. normal crop, Secretary of Agri culture Rasmussen urges that there' should be no waste of the fruit. QVXTTUra STOAPBST. BUDAPEST. Sept.

1 (By the Am. soclsted Press.) The Rumanian army has begun to withdraw from Budapest, sieaay movement ot trains being In progress. It is believed that the re tirement Will be comDleted within fortnight. WEATHER WASHINGTON. Sept.

17. Fore cast ror eastern Pennsylvania Fair Thursday; Friday Increasing cloudiness; little change in temperature. Local report for Scranton for the 24 hours ending at 9 p. m. Highest temperature at 1 p.

Lowest temperature at 8 a. Average, 64 norms Total precipitation 9 a.m. 12 n. 9 p.m. Drv bulh iemp 68 68 68 Wet bulb temp 6S 67 60 Dew point 53 49 44 Relative humidity'.

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