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THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1928 IN FEY'S DM MOTELS EI) VEO MATRON 9 Search for Fiend's Victim Elks' Rate Suit Pioneer City Mayor Orders Coroner To Conduct Inquest Into Death Of Arthur Sniffer Tomorrow To See Lighting Of City Tree i Big Specimen on Court House Square Is Nearly Ready TO BROADCAST CAROLS May Be To Halt Equity Action In Federal Up If Commission Rules Company May Collect Increases on January 1 Hearings Will Be Held in Court House and Will Get Under Way on Monday Night Jury's Personnel Announced Coroner D. J. Jenkins announced yesterday that an Inquest, designed to establish the cause of the death of S. Arthur Shiffer, West Scranton, druggist, who was asphyxiated at his, home last week, will open on Monday night of next week.

The sessions will be held in Court In the event that the public service commission rales that it is without power to order the postponement of the collection, cn Jan. of the increased rates of the Scranton Spring Brook Water Service company, the bill In 1 0 i A Monday night will get under way at 7:45 o'clock. Coroner Jenkins announced the personnel of the inquest Jury as follows: Harry Loder, Clark's Green: George W. Beemer, Clark's Summit; Armit Thomas, North Scran tqn; John P. Thomas, of Taylor; Isaac Evans, West Scranton, and M.

C. Donnelly, Dickson City. Mrs. Shifter in Hospital. Mrs.

Shiffer, who was overcome by gas fumes and slightly burned, is still at the West Side hospital, and it is Miiiit where I threw tne body, declared Peter Kudzinowski, letl, to Captain Harry Walsh and two troopers of the New Jersey state police as they searched for the body of his third murder victim. Kudzinowskt previously had confessed to the killing of a 7 year old New York boy and Harry Quinn, of Minooka. Then he told of luring away and murdering Julia Mlodzianowskl, 5, of Jersey City. Here is shown the search for her body In the Delaware river between Columbia, N. and Slateford, Fa.

Doubt Kudzinowski Has Made Full Confession Hickory Street Church Quartet Will Sing as Lights Are Turned On Scranton's community Christmas tree, on the court house square one of the largest in the entire country will be formally lighted for the Yule tide season tomorrow evening at 7:15 o'clock, it was announced yesterday by Ralph C. Carnes, superintendent of recreation, who is In charge of the project. As the switch Is turned on, Illuminating the 75 foot tree, a program of Christmas carols will be begun by the quartet of the Hickory Street Pres byteriari church, broadcasting from Station WGBI. The radio programs will be a feature of the tree exercises this year, taking the place of the services which were formerly held at the tree on Christmas eve. Carols will b2 broadcast nightly from Stations WGBI and WQAN, according to Prof.

David Jenkins, who has charge of the music. Complete Decorations Today The decoration of the big tree will be practically completed today. Linemen of the Scranton Electric company, Bell Telephone company and Scranton Railway company have contributed the greater part of the work towards the erection and construction cf the specimen, and Earl M. Toy, electrician, has had charge of the lighting and decoration. H.

M. Kerber, puperintendent of parks, also has been active in getting the tree in shape. More than 1,200 electric bulbs will form the decorations, and the huge star at the top of the tree will revolve. The radio program from WGBI tomorrow night will start promptly at 7:15 o'clock. The Hickory Street church quarter is made up of Miss Dorothy Leonard, soprano Mrs.

Myfanwy E. Jones, contralto; John T. Jones, tenor, and Prof. David Jenkins, bass. On Monday night, at 10 o'clock, the South Side Choral union, also connected with the Hickory street church, and directed by Prof.

Jenkins, will again broadcast from WGBI. Programs for the balance of the week, including those to be broadcast from WQAN, will be announced tomorrow or Monday, Sornetli Injured While at work for the Pennsylvania Coal company yesterday morning, Sornetti, 32, of 381 Lane street, Jessup, sustained slight injuries about his right eye as a piece of bark from a prop in the mine struck him. He was admitted to the Hahnemann hospital for i DEEDS RECORDED Michael Doud to Donato Zaccag nino, land in Durtmore. Ray A. Stonier and Emily S.

Stonier to Max Rabinowitz, land on Bast Gibson street. Orders Prohe CORONER D. 3. JENKINS Widow Awarded $10,00 For Death of Husband Special to The Republican WILKES BARRE, Dec. 13.

Ruby E. Bernstein, of New York city, formerly of this city, whose husband was killed in an automobile driven by Joseph Goodstein, of Wilkes Barre, near Fernbrook in October, 1927, was awarded a verdict of $10,000 as damages by a Jury in common pleas court today. The case was tried before Judge John S. Fine. 'Although Mr.

Goodstein testified that the accident was unavoidable and was due to negligence on the part of the deceased, evidence was given by witnesses that the plaintiff was intoxicated and was operating his car at a reckless rate of speed. Apex Chocolates, Bulk and Fancy Packages. The highest grade of confection. M. J.

Wrabel, wholesale distributor, 411 Penn avenue, Scranton, Pa. Phone 2 8885. Adv. Slayer's Hearing Deferred Forty eight Hours for Further Grilling Girl's Shoe Found at Spot Where He Threw Body Believing that Peter Kudzinowski, confessed Greenwood slayer, has not made a complete confession of his last crimes, Jersey City and New York detectives and New Jersey state authorities are continuing their investigation in an attempt to link him with child murders in the metropolitan area yet unsolved. Kudzinowski has admitted the slay Warm Again Today; Rain Is Forecast The warm weather of the past two days will prevail today with slowly rising temperature, the, local V.

S. Weather bureau forecast last night, i Rain also is anticipated and will make "the day mora Springlike than its predecessors. The maximum temperature reached yesterday was fifty degrees, although the average for the day was forty two degreejS. The normal figure for December is thirty one degrees, or eleven below yesterday's mean. The highest mark the mercury has ever touched in December during the twenty eight years of the weather bureau here was on December 2, 1914, when the silvery substance was recorded at sixty nine Revived PajTtnents Court Likely to Be Called behalf of the Scranton lodge of Elks here.

Bandit Suspect Pictured above is Donald Travis, formerly of Apple street, Dunmore, who being held in the Binghamton, N. prison on two charges of first degree robbery and one of grand larceny. Two of the charges preferred against Travis are the outgrowth of hold ups Binghamton, one of a street car conductor and the other in a restaurant. The grand larceny charge was placed on the former Dunmore man for alleged complicity in the theft of automobile. Rookery Sale Is Confirmed By Purchaser United Cigar Stores Company Buys Property for $700,000 TO RAZE STRUCTURE Concern Plans Erection of Three Story Euild ing cn Present Site AARON HURWITZ OiEclal announcement was made yesterday in verification of the story carried by The Republican relative to the sale of the Rookery building at North Washington avenue and Spruce street, by Aaron Hurwitz, of Wilkes Barre, to the United Cigar Stores company for a consideration of approx imately $700,000.

According to present plans, the new owners will raze the aged structure occupying the plot and erect a modern office and store building of not less than three stories in height." One the stores in the contemplated new building is to be a unit in the chain 200 drug stores operated by the Whelan Drug company, a subsidiary the United Cigar Stores company, various cities of the country. An official of the purchasing Interests stated that it is the intention the firm to give Scranton one of the finest drug stores in the United States. For equipment alone, it is planned to expend more than $30,000, Including the outlay for a mammoth soda fountain. The United Cigar Stores company will operate a vastly improved and larger store in the building than the present tobacco shop at the corner location. Mr.

Hurwitz purchased the Rookery for $450,000, acquiring a half interest in April, 1920, for $215,000 through the Lackawanna Trust company from the Hand estate, and the remaining half from Wallace Cope land, of Nova Scotia, last October, for $225,000. The building was originally owned by A. D. Dean. Its passing and the replacement structure will euect a welcome change from the nearly obsolete type of building to modern architecture, bringing this location into the line of progress In keeping with nearby structures that add to the attractive appearance of the city as a whole.

wfi Jill Saloon Raids Frequenters as Well as Proprietors Arrested By Police Detail RETALIATION MOVE Rum Crusade Follows Coun cil's Action in Voting Down Liquor Measure Special to The Renublican CARBONDALE, Dec. 13. Acting upon orders of Mayor A. F. Fey "to clean up the town," a squad of Pioneer city cops, augmented by several special officers, tonight raided a group of central city saloons and hotels, taking into custody the frequenters as well as the alleged proprietors.

Tonight action, it Is said, came as the result of Mayor Fey's liquor ordinance being voted down by the city council. The raids were based on Section 1, of a city ordinance dated March 20, 1890, and known here as the "old tippling house ordinance." It sets a fine of from $10 to $100 on proprietors and from $3 to $50 on frequenters. The central city raids were staged simultaneously and came as a big surprise throughout the city. The police detail was in personal charge of Chief James Hobbs and consisted of Sergeant Thomas Baylon, Patrolmen James Cog gins, James Nalzby, Ray Olsen. Paul Buchert, all of the local force, and William McNulty and Kendall Mitchell, special officers.

Arrest 31 Fatrons Thirty one frequenters were arrested in addition to the owners of the establishments. All were taken before Mayor Fey and were given their release upon leaving cash deposits for further hearings tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The owners of the places each left $100 and the "customers" $10 each. Amons the places raided were: Nick Martell, 27 Salmen avenue, proprie tor, and three frequenters wimam Smith, 51 North Main street, proprietor, and four frequenters; Carlo Greco, 76 South Main street, 8 frequenters; M. J.

Brennan, 39 South Main street, proprietor, and 11 frequenters. In making the raids, the police did not take any evidence in the form of confiscating illegal beverages, it is said, due to the fact that under the old ordinance, it was stipulated that none was reauired. other than finding the establishments in operation at th time the raid was made. Late tonicht it was renorted tnat tne city police had been informed to next "clean up" Carbondale of all slot machines, punch boards and other similar gambling devices and equipment. Greco was unable to be found by the police until midnight, and a warrant for his arrest is to be sworn out tomorrow.

In Brennan's case, the. latter turned over $210 in cash for himself and the frequenters found in his place of business. While tonight's hearings were In cession at city hall, a crowd of more than 1,000 persons congregated In front of the entrance to the structure, as various reports circulated throughout the city in regards to the significance of the raids. It was first believed that the raids had been made by outside authorities and many Interested persons immediately rushed to the city chambers to gain first hand information on the raids. An alleged gambling house, conducted by Louis Turano, police report, was raided shortly after midnight.

Turano gained his release upon payment of a $50 deposit. At the store of Fred Lamor, 90 Dun laff street, a punch board was taken nd Lamor ordered to appear for a icaring tomorrow. In the Dundaff viaduct section, three additional tipoiing houses were raided, and the proprietors and five fre oventcrs taken into custody. The pro ivictors described themselves as: Joseph 'illotti, Antonie Pettinota and Samuel Arabia. AGED MAN INJURED WHEN HIT BY AUTO When he was run down by an automobile at Keystone avenue and Main street, Peckville, at 7:30 o'clock last ivght, Eli Bodard, 80, of 722 River street, that place, was seriously injured.

The aged man is in the Mid Valley hospital suffering from lacerations of the head and brush burns about the body. His condition ts given as only "fair." Because, of the victim's advanced age, it is feared that he may not survive his injuries. The man, according to the hospital report, was half way across the street when strucK Dy a macnine Deing driven by Angelo Setta, of 611 Fourth avenue, Jessup. The borougn police investigated. Local Woman's Sister III at Philadelphia SuDerlntendent of Police James Hen shaw was asked last night to notify Mrs.

Thomas M. Voyle, of 317 Wheeler avenue, that her sister, Mrs. Noa back, of North Broad street, Philadelphia, was critically ill at a hospital there. William Conley, Inspector of detectives at Philadelphia, who forwarded the message, asked that Mrs. Voyle be ureed to leave for the Quaker City at once.

It is understood that Mra. Noa back was found unconscious in her apartment, and was rushed to the hospital. Local Man in Mishap riartrt Wnnnpman. nf this citV. according to press dispatches received nere yesteraay irom Niagara raiis, n.

was the driver of the machine which ran down and seriously injured Stanley Lewandowski, 35, of Model City, N. on the Ridge road near Lewiston, N. Y. The victim is in St. Mary's hospital, Niagara Falls, suffering from a possible fractured skull.

PITTSTON, Dec. 13. Plttston fire companies extinguished a blaze which broke out in the Brown building, South Main street, shortly after 11 o'clock tonight, before any great damage was done. The blaze was discovered by Special Officer Orr, who turned in the alarm. Chemicals were used In extinguishing the flames.

1928 Poor Taxes, Scranton and Dunmore now due. Pay before December 31st to avoid penalty. Frank J. McDonnell, collector. "AdT; equity which was filed last June on Will probably be revived in federal court The injunction action, which was designed to restrain the water company from collecting its increases prior to final determination of the rate issue by the public service commission, was continued after the corporation entered into the agreement withholding the collections until the first of the year.

This agreement, however, was founded on the belief that the case could be disposed of by January 1. To protect the local organization against any possibility that the rate (litigation might not be completed, the Ilks' counsel Attorneys Frank J. McDonnell, Philip 'V. Mattes and Clarence Balentine agreed to a continuance of the case. This means that if the commission in its order, expected early next week, rules that the company may proceed with the collection of its increases, the equity suit will again be called up, and argued before Judge A.

W. Johnson. The point Involved in the court action here is similar to that in the New York trollev rate case, where the lower court restrained the railway company from collecting it3 new rates prior to a determination by the commission. The comoanv carried the case to the United States supreme court, wnere it now is pending. JLI1C JTI UIIIUIUS Avoca Official John K.

Kane Is Made Master Mechanic in Charge Of Four Divisions John P. Kane, of 710 Grove street, Avoca, assistant master mechanic of the Wyoming division of the Erie railroad, and an employe of that company for nearly; a score of years, has been elevated td the position of master mechanic in charge of four divisions with headquarters at Susquehanna, Pa. Mr. Kane left yesterday for Susquehanna, and tomorrow he officially will assume his new post. me wum miuwu Avuuii man suc ten years, ine post is an important and responsible one, and the appointment comes to Mr.

Kane as a reward for his years of faithful service. He will supervise the mechanical work on the Susquehanna, Jefferson, Wyoming and Wilkes Barre and Easton divisions, the principal terminal points of these being Elmira, Binghamton, Susquehanna, Avoca, Dunmore and Haw ley. Mr. and Mrs. Kane and their family will take up residence in Susquehanna.

Mr. Kane began work for the Erie railroad as a youth. He learned the machinist trade in the Dunmore shops of the road, and in the years that followed he received several promotions. He served as foreman, as general foreman and later as assistant master mechanic of the Wyoming division with headquarters at Avoca. NOVEMBER FINES OVER $6,000 MARK Magistrate Pierce.

Makes Returns to City Treasurer Police fines for the month of November totalled ..6,051, according to the monthly return made to City Treasurer Robert P. Silverstein yesterday by Police Magistrate David T. Pierce. The collection for last month brings the total of police fines thus far this year to $75,098, and this sum, while slightly below the figure for the first eleven months of 1927, is nevertheless exceedingly higher than the amount originally estimated for 1928 by City Controller Edward Eisele. vln 1927, the first eleven months nfttcd $78,049, records at City Hall how, but the high monthly mark in fiat year was more than $11,000 while le maximum reacnea in a singie cnth in 1928 was $8,201, established In July.

If the average maintained so far this year is carried through to the end of the 1928 total will be in excess of the $80,000 mark. The lowest monthly collection this year was $4,463. EX BELL EMPLOYES GUESTS AT AFFAIR Girls of the traffic department of the Scranton office of the Bell Telephone company, who were forced from their positions as manual operators as a result of the installation of the dial system on Saturday at midnight, December 8, were guests of honor last night at an informal farewell party conducted by the traffic department in the cafeteria of the plant. Upwards of 150 employes were in attendance. Thirty four youngs women lost their positions with the local Bell branch when the dial system went into effect It was explained last night to a Republican representative that many of them were placed into positions in local concerns through the influence of the Bell company.

All of them, it was stated, were temporarily employed, maintained jobs until the dial system became effective. I Burns Prove Fatal to Jessup Boy at Hospital Burns which he received while play lng about his home Monday afternoon resulted In the death of Frederick AraTi. two. of 413 Sturge street, Jes sup, in the State hospital last night. The boy was badly burned about the body and from the time of his admission, little hope was entertained for his recovery.

Th boy's mother told hospital attaches that she was not certain of the manner In which his clothes caught Are. is in his an of of of in of not likely that she will be able to attend any of the hearings for the purpose of giving testimony. It is expected that both the Glen Alden Coal company and the Scranton Spring Brook Water Service company will be represented at the inquest. The list of witnesses who will testify has not been made known. If the Jury follows the course adopted by the Jury which sat at the inquest into the death of the Orisinl family on Acker avenue a few years ago, it will probably decide to inspect the workings of the mines underlying the area in which the Shiffer store and home are located.

Director of Public Works William A. Schunk said yesterday that he has not as yet received any report on mining and surface conditions from Fred K. Derby, head of the bureau of mine inspection, who, with William H. Rolls, associate engineer, made an investigation last Friday and Saturday. Outdoor Advertising Body Will Meet Here The Outdoor Advertising association of Pennsylvania will hold its annual convention at Hotel Casey on Jan.

20, 21, and 22. Nearly 100 delegates and visitors are to attend the sessions. James O. Reardbn and John G. Rees, of the American company, this city, are in charge of the preliminary arrangements for the gathering.

Mr. Rees was the originator of the plan resulting in the forming of a state organization of the outdoor advertising concerns in Pennsylvania. He also served for eight years as secretary of the body. Mr. Reardon is a past president of the organization.

The present officers are: President, Max Ludwig, of New Castle, and secretary, Thomas Nokes, of Johnstown. J. Arlington Rees, son of John Q. Rees and at the head of the Rees Poster Advertising company, of Wilkes Barre, is a director of the state association. P.

P. T. Howley. SVyomlngA Plumbing, Heating. Sheet Metal Contrac'orB 9 Christmas 1 shopping days our 57th Christmas Ings of Harry Quinn, of Minooka; seven year old Joe Storelli, of New York, five year old Julia Mlod ianowski, of Jersey City.

The Storelli body was found in the Jersey meadows: at designated by Kudzinowski, The confessed, mur derer declared that he dismembered the MjDzianowski: body and threw ft from freight train into the Delaware fiver at Portland. The body has not' been found although the stream wa3 1 dragged yesterday with grappling hecks. Quinn Search Abandoned The search for the' Quinn bodv has been abandoned awaiting more defi nite word from Kudzinowski as to its location. Kudzinowski told Detroit and New Jersey police that he buried Quinn in a woodland near Rocky Glen. State, county, city and Moosis borough authorities have combed every part of the woods without success.

In order to further question Kudzinowski on other child murders Police Judge Edward A. Markley, of Jersey City, yesterday acceded to the request of Jersey City police that the confessed murderer be continued in their cutody without bail until tomorrow morning when he is to appear again for a police court hearing. William Griffin, assistant counsel in the Kudzinowski defense, has not yet been allowed to see his client. Witness Held Under Yesterday John Ralbowski, 52, who saw Kudzinowski arrive at a Secaus cus railroad camp after he was supposed to have killed Joseph Storelli on the night of Novembsr 17, was held in $10,000 bail as a material witness, his hearing was also set for tomorrow. He was held in default of bail.

Jersey City authorities will continue their grilling today of Kucizinowski's suspected connection with the murders of Billy Gaffney, Irving Pickeleny and Yetta Abrahamovitz, three New York children, who were slain in the past year. The mannerisms qf Kudzinowski, word received from Jersey City by The Republican last night stated, have led the authorities to the opinion that he was directly responsible for the above mentioned child killings. A small shoe, believed to have belonged to the Mlodianovskl girl, whom Kudzinowski confessed to have strangled near Lake Hopatcong, was found yesterday by New Jersey state Do'ice near the Lackawanna railroad bridge at Portland where Kudzinowski said ne tnrew ner ooay in a wireo bundle. TESTIMONY TAKEN ON RYM0ND CLAIM Testimony relative to trie claim of $1,000 presented by Mrs. Bertha Ry mond against the estate of her sister, Mrs.

Elizabeth Jame3, of South Rebecca avenue, was taken yesterday before Judge M. F. Sando in orphans' court. Mrs. Rymond claims she nursed her sister during a long illness and was given assurance that she would be paid for her services.

Wallace Moser, counsel for the estate, opposed the claim. Former Judge A. L. Watson represented Mrs. Rymond.

Determine Victim of Rail Mishap Is Kresock Further investigation yesterday as to the identity of a man killed bv a Lackawanna railroad train near No. 23 school, North Scranton, on Tuesday, revealed that his family name is Kresock, rather than Kerhak. A physician who had treated Kresock some months ago when injured, informed Cusklck, the undertaker, that Kresock formerly resided in the rear of 416 South Washington avenue. Inquiries made in that section yesterday failed to bring forth any further information, however. Kresock was reported as having a brother in Plymouth, but police of that place have been unable to locate him.

The body still is being held at Cusick's morgue. GLASS FORAUTOS The Best at the Best. W. J. Sfhoonover Glass Adv.

Builders To Dine Jan. 15 Affair to Attract Leaders In Construction Aclivi ties Here The Scranton Builders' Exchange will hold its twenty eighth annual banquet In Hotel Casey on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15, at 7 o'clock. This event will bring together leaders in the construction industry of the section, their wives and other guests for an evening of entertaining features. The attendance at these affairs has been steadily growing in recent years.

Upwards of 350 members of the exchange and guests were present at the 1928 banquet. Arrangements are In charge of a committee composed of: W. W. Rehrlg, chairman; A. F.

Golden, William Harding, Carl W. Stendcr, Harry R. Sykes. Gus Vogelsberger, J. H.

Williams, William Barriscale, William Crunden, B. A. Eiden, E. L. Merriman, A.

A. Miller and R. D. Richardson. Charge That Youth Passed Bad Check Claim Jurkovitz Got $600 in Jewelry and Cash Edward Jurkovitz, 23, of 721 Gibson street, who is no stranger to the city police, landed in the toils again yesterday, when he was taken into custody by Detectives Edward Kelly and John Phillips and held on a charge of obtaining merchandise under false pretense, Judkovitz was later turned over to Detective John Williams, of the Barre police, and will be formally arraigned there today.

He is charged with having purchased about $500 cr $600 worth of Jewelry at the Meyers' Jewelry store there some weeks ago, giving a worthless check in payment. Not only did the youth present a bad check, but he obtained, in addition to the Jewelry, a sum of money as change. The Jewelry was not recovered when Jurkovitz was arrested by the detectives here yesterday. Condition of Knapp The condition of John Knapp, 38, of 329 Penn avenue, who is said to have attempted suicide Wednesday night by drinking poison, was re fiorted as being "fair" at the 3tate mspital last night. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

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