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CCBANTON REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, 5, 1S25 Scranton Girl Harrowed by Thoughts of Slain Boy THREE HELD FOR PEDDLING DRUGS What Is the Most Useful Thing In the World? BETTY GIBBONS SOBS IN CELL OVER FATE OF SEVEN YEAR OLD LAD SPECIAL SESSION MAY BE ORDERED Harrisburg Developments Indicate That Legislature Is Likely to Be Reassembled MANY SUBJECTS DISCUSSED DISTILLERY MEN FREE, PETTY THIEVES IN JAIL Two men, employed by the syndicate operating the huge distillery plant in Dockash place, and accordingly acqnainted with the men behind the establishment, walked out of police court Saturday afternoon, free as the August air, after paying 8100 fines on a technical charge of "keeping a tippling house," preferred by the city police. In direct contrast to thia was the case of two other men, who were arraigned yesterday on the "serious charge" of stealing a few geese. These men were sent to the county Jail for thirty days for their "crime." Cloak Model Held on Charge of Grand Larceny by Police in Hope of Locating Companions Who Fled From Death Car That Killed James Mangan Chinarow'' China Hall" This is the age of the specialist. Concentrating a store's efforts on one branch of trade naturally brings its customers many advantages. For 37 years we have specialized in china nad related lines.

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4. "I can't saw him killed, and you know I keep happen to my own little sister. He more than five or six to me. I wake how he looked as the car struck him." And Betty Gibbons, 17 year old arrested with two men in a stolen a boy, covered her face and cried. Bald TTnder 910,000.

Betty uses the name of Lobette Marie Marie Dufre, where she is employed a a gown model. She is under $2,600 bail on a grand larceny charge. The two men who were with her In the stolen automobile which killed Jerome Mangan, seven years old, lastThursday, jumped from the machine and escaped. Betty says she met the men only twice and has given the police the name of one. "You see, 'I'm from Scranton and it isn't easy to get work as a model there.

I have five younger brothers and sisters. My father is a shoemaker, but he can't seem to make enough money. Every week I send home $10 or more." Seek Companion. This Is Betty's story. Some time ago Betty was picked up on a charge of vagrancy and sent back to Scranton.

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McNamara In police court this aft' ernoon. While the arrest of the three men came within a period of twenty four hours, the authorities do not Incline to the belief that the activities of each member of the trio had any connec tlon, or that the three peddlers were members of a "ring" operating in Scranton. Charge Is Changed Harry Millet, alias Harry Cohen, alias Harry Kaplan, 42, of 1708 Lu serne street, who was arrested early yesterday morning on a charge of murder, growing out of the sudden death at the West Side Hospital of Edward Rooney, of 843 North Main street, Duryea, will face no ore sen ous a charge than that of being a drug addict and unlawfully possessing narcotics. Lack of evidence that Kaplan ad ministered i overdose of drugs, which is said to have caused Rooney's death resulted in the withdrawal of the murder charge against him, Cap tain of Detectives A. J.

Rellly said yesterday. Sadie Millet, alias Kaplan, 32, wife of the prisoner, who was also taken into custody by the author! ties, was ordered released by Captain Rellly yesterday afternoon. A few minutes before, Howard Hoi lis, 40, colored, of New York City, was held in 12,000 bail for unlawful possession of drugs. Sergeant Reese Alex ander and Detective Joseph Dalley, after a thrilling chase, yesterday afternoon nabbed a man described as Thomas Purcell, 32, of 1426 Capouse avenue. follows Tip Prom Woman Purcell's arrest followed a tip from a woman who had seen the man giving himself a "shot" of drugs on the street.

The police rushed to the neighborhood, and after a pursuit through alleys and yards, succeeded in capturing Purcell In the 1300 block of Capouse avenue. The man was well supplied with narcotics, and be fore his arrest threw away the con. tents of a huge glass jar believed to have contained cocaine or heroin. Purcell Is a local resident, and In 1921, was held by the city authorities on a burglary charge. He told the police yesterday that he had brought his supply of "Junk" from New York City.

He will be arraigned today for possession or arugs. Both Purcell and Kaplan, known to the police as drug addicts, suffered greatly at headquarters yesterday afternoon and evening, when their supply of "snow" was suddenly cut off. Kaplan has been in the tolls a number times for violations of the narcotic act. Pine Brook Coal Pea $7.50 Nut $10.25 Heart Lake Ice Coal Co. Adv.

19 YEAR OLD YOUTH TRIES TO END LIFE Harry Kaufman Swallows Quantity of Iodine Because his father was unable to buy him an auto truck, after a horse which he had purchased for him had died, Harry Kaufman, 19, of 414 Olive street, attempted to end his life by swallowing a quantity of iodine at his home last night at 10 o'clock. According to Stories told by the youth's parents to Captain Dan Hop kins and Sergeant Walter Moran, his father a short time ago bought a horse and wagon to set the young man up in business. The animal died, and young Kaufman sold the wagon. He entreated his father to buy a truck, and the latter, while lacking the funds for the purchase, promised to try and borrow the money. Last night, Mrs.

Kaufman went to her son's room and found him writh ing in pain. He told her that he had "taken poison." The State Hospital ambulance was summoned, but failed to respond, and it was necessary for Hyman Lelnson, of 619 Dupont court, to take the youth to the Institution In his car. After treatment at the hospital, young Kaufman recovered sufficiently to return to his home. Keiper ft Vockroth, 621 Wyoming Ave. tumping ana tneet Metal worK.

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vpiiv Ion continues to grow on Capitol Hill that Governor Clifford PInchot will call an extra session of the legislature either the latter part of this year or early in 1928. In anticipation of the extra session, a movement has been started among members of the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters to include in the call a demand for a reform in the present method of collecting taxes, The league In the 1925 session made an unsuccessful effort to enact the Ludlow tax bill, intended to reduce the cost of collecting taxes. It was significant that in the fight the state administration made no at tempt to secure votes for the measure. Since the adjournment of the legislature, however, developments in widely scattered sections of the state have indicated a serious demand for a change in the present tax collection laws. Should Governor Pinchot decide to call a special session of the Legislature, it is generally believed that a reform in present banking laws will be asked, together with new legisla tion governing the operation of bulld inL and loan associations.

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Mr. Burschel made it plain that the gathering was merely a meeting of the city committee. As a resident of Dun more and chairman of the county committee, Mr. Burschel acted as spokesman for the city committee, which Is ostensibly made up only of Democrats who claim a voting residence in ranton. "We were not even thinking of can didates," was Mr.

Burschel's comment after the meeting. At the same time it became known that the slate makers were informed that M. T. Howley, prominent Scranton business man, will under no considera tion be a candidate for office. Opponents of Patrick McLane, to date un opposed for sheriff, were confident that Mr.

Howley would permit his name to be used as a candidate against Mr. McLane. "I could not be Induced to run for any political office," was the statement attributed to Mr. Howley and conveyed to the committee by some of his close friends. Mr.

Howley made the statement yesterday shortly before leaving for a Ashing trip and It left no doubt in the minds of his supporters concerning his stand In the primary. leadership Questioned Failure of the opponents of Mr. Mc Lane to get Mr. Howley to run was generally construed as a victory for the Bellevue man, whose leadership Is being questioned by certain powerful factors the party. It bears out predictions made last week to the effect that Mr.

Howley could not be Induced to forsake his business for politics. For weeks certain leaders have been aotlve In a movement to secure opposi tion to Mr. McLane. Their choice finally rested on Mr. Howley, after a half dozen other well known Democrats had refused to heed their wishes.

Their Inability to secure opposition to the Bellevue man Is taken to Indicate that Mr. McLane comes very near to being the party boss, despite the claims of certain othjrs. Seek Candidate for Treasurer. The leaders are still devoting much of their time in an effort to secure a candidate for county treasurer. It is generally agreed that Otto J.

Rob inson will not agree to their wishes and be a candidate. With Mr. Robinson eliminated, the bosses are seek ing to interest Michael Holod, Oly phant contractor. Mr. Holed is quoted as having told friends yesterday that he is not anxious to enter politics.

He has a flourishing business In the Mid Valley and is said to ask nothing more than to continue his business w'hout reference to politics. The Jury Commissioner fight on the Democratic sida was further complicated yesterday when Patrick Manley, of South Scranton, entered the race. He is an employe of the American Express Company, and enters the race with the backing of a powerful group In the party. Much mystery was Attached yester day to the taking out of a number of petitions by William J. Gelger.

a deputy sheriff. The fact that he Is a former secretary of the Democratic County Committee, led many to believe that he is acting for one of the many factions in the party. Mr. Gelger declined to say whom the peti tions were for. TOBYHANNA CHURCH TO HOLD ANNUAL OUTING The annual picnic of St.

James' Parish, Tobyhanna, will be held next Saturday on the church grounds along the Trail. Committees have been it work for the past three months to make this event the biggest In the history of the parish. Games, amusements and attractions have been provided in profusion to suit the taste of both young and old. A special feature will be the famous mountain chicken dinner, which will be served from 3 o'clock In the after noon until 8 o'clock In the evening. The ladles of the parish pride themselves in the fact that their dinner has won for them a reputation of unusual hospitality.

Provisions have been made to feed at least fifteen hundred people. The well known 108th Regiment Band, In camp at Tobyhanna, will provide a band concert from 3 o'clock the afternoon until 8 clock In the evening. A radio concert will be given from 1 until 3 o'clock. Rev. J.

J. O'Malley, a former assist ant of St. Peter's Cathedral, of this city, is rector of the parish, and on such occasions he likes to see all his friends around him in promoting the good work being done in the Pocono Mountains. First Class Stenographer with at least two years' ex penence wanted by w. J.

Schoonover Glass Company. Adv. thinking how easy such a thing could very small, in fact he didn't look up nights here in jail and remember Scranton girl, held here aft she was automobile that ran down and killed grand larceny in connection with the theft of the car. She pleaded that she knew nothing about the automobile, and was acquainted with her companions, who invited her for a ride, only as Frank and Joe. They fled after the police had chased them until the car hit and killed Jerome Mangan.

She admitted having spoken to Frank on Broadway without an introduction and having gone riding with him three times prior to the day of her arrest. Ham Held Secret. On that day, she said, she met Frank at Amsterdam avenue and 72nd street nd they picked up Joe at Times Square. She refused to make public th name of the artist for whom she said she posed, but gave it to the court privately. She said she came to New York from Scranton three months ago, and had been living with'an other girl at No.

48 West 72nd street. She was locked up in Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, in default of $2,500 bail, over the protest of her lawyer, James Dempsey, who argued if she were free she could aid the police In finding the men. The automobile was stolen from Jocoph Scudero, of Brooklyn, May Elephants and a VictroTa ELK HILL COMPANY BDYS LOCAL MINES Mount Pleasant operation in West Scranton Brings $650, 000 to Owner DEED PLACED ON RECORD Colliery, Owned By Wilkes Barre Woman, One of Oldest in This Vicinity For a consideration of $050,000, the Elk Hill Coal Iron Company, a subsidiary of the Scranton Coal Company, has acquired the Mount Pleasant Colliery in West Scranton from Mrs. Kate Pettlbone Dickson, of Wllk.es Barre, widow of Alan Dickson, a native of Philadelphia. Details of the deal became known yesterday with the filing of the transfer with Recorder of Deeds Peter W.

Haas. The sale is covered by a mortgage, payable within one year, and signed by James L. Cooney, president of the purchasing company,) and J. F. Piatt, secretary.

Both were executed Saturday. Operated on leas The sale involves the transfer of 227 acres of coal land and acres of surface property, Including the site of the Mount Pleasant breaker. For a number of years the property has been operated by the Elk Hill Company on a lease from Mrs. Dickson. The sale yesterday places absolute ownership In the Elk Hill concern.

The property has been In the hands of the Pettlbone family for almost seventy five years. Mrs. Dickson is the sole survivor of Payne Pettlbone, wh made his home in Wyoming. In the transaction the Elk Hill Company was represented by Attorney M. J.

Martin, who last week handled the details connected with the sale of the Enterprise Colliery at Shaniokin to the Northumberland Coal Company. Philadelphia Zxonrslon via New Jersey Central, Sunday, Aug. 9. Special train leaves Scranton, 11:30 p. Aug.

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OFFICERS NOMINATED BY SCRANTON KNIGHTS Plans Are Furthered for Annual Stag Outing Attorney Joseph J. Walsh was nominated grand knight at a meeting of Scranton Council, Knights of Columbus, in the North Washington Avenue clubhouse last night. The annual election will be held September 1. Plans for the stag outing to be held the latter part of this month at Waldorf Park were furthered. The date will be decided upon later.

Other officers nominated at last night's session were: John Murray, deputy grand knight; Thomas McElroy, treasurer; Forbes Quinn, financial secretary; Marshall Healey, recording secretary; James Dawson, W. S. Hor gan and James Rlordan, inside guard; Thomas B. Cullen, chancellor; Edward M. Gallagher, outside guard; John J.

Murray, Frank Murtha, warden; Attorney T. Linus Hoban, advocate. Delegates to the state convention at Philadelphia, May, 1926, were; Attorney Joseph Ounter and W. J. Dooley; alternates, James Rlordan and Ralph Neary.

Dr. Samuel Friedman of 501 Adams avenue, Is out of town and will be back August IS. Adv. III 507 Lackawanna Avenue, SCBANTON Open Dally 9 A. BX.

8 P. X. VANSTON DENIES TAPPAN HEARING TO BE PRIVATE Director of Public Safety W. J. Vanston yesterday denied published reports that the hearing In the case of Patrolman Frank Tappan, suspended somo weeks ago for neglect of duty, which is to be held Friday will be private.

The public safety head said that he has not as yet decided upon the personnel of the trial board, which will hear the charges against Tappan, who is specifically charged with failing to answer a red light test on bis beat one night, while circulating a nomination petition for a Republican candidate. P. F. M. T.

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McHugh, the Scranton police base ball team and a band of rooters will leave here by motor at 7:30 o'clock this morning for Bethlehem, where thpv are to meet the cops' nine of that city this afternoon. Th hail frnmn will be a feature onmmi field rinv of the Bethle hem police, in the Lehigh University stadium, and the local delegation will loi.r ho pnnsis nt a clambake. Ser geant Reese Alexander announced yes terday that the lineup will practically by the same as that which defeated the Blnghamton nine a few weeks ago. It was SOME circus yes sir, it sure was! We had it up at Nay Aug Park yesterday afternoon, us kids' of the Nay Aug Park playground, and if anyone can put on a better circus wen, just let 'em try, that's all. 'Course, we had to do without a lot of things regular circuses has, but that made it all the more fun.

There was just one ring and that was in the playground pavilion, and there wasn't any animals except the ones down in the soo a little ways off, and they couldn't get away. Queenie Want There Queenie, the elephant, was very sorry she couldn't be there, because she takes an interest in us kids, but her keeper, tip said, "No, Queenie, you stay here; a woman's place Is in the home." And we' didn't have a really circus band, either. We had to use a vie trola for the music for our big acts, but honest, if you thought real hard, you wouldn't have known the difference. And we had a big crowd of folks there, and they all clapped and hollered and everything went off perfectly grand. Why, one kid that wasn't In the circus got so excited he fell off a bench right on his ear and bellered so he almost busted up one of the acts! We got started about 2 o'clock with a big parade around the park, and everybody was In it.

There was clowns, and there was acrobats, and all the girls had on pretty dresses and acted Just too stuck up for any use. Tou ought to have heard the people holler when we went by. I bet they were sore because they are too old to be in a circus like the one we had. Then we had our acrobatic stunts. Just like in a real circus, and you had ought to have seen the hair raising acts (Continued on Page Seven.) WEDNESDAY SPECIAL Goodyear Composition Put On Men's Women's and Children's Shoes Values To $1.75 This astonishingly low price is for a only just one day.

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