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Sports Legal Classified Financial Second Section Scranton' OJdett Daily SCRANTON, "WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1929 Scranton Foremost Nempaper, Member of Heroic Forestall To Shut Attempt Off Water America Visit in Victor Alfieri Club to Clash Between Utility and Police Results in Coun cilmanic Action Forbidding Digging Up Pavement Without Permit 1 Remember These Fellows? Hpyy, 1 ft t.y i 0 1 Bracco Plan Reception and Banquet To Honor Seaman Here Special to Thi Republican WTLKES BARRE, March 5. Council today adopted a resolution for bidding the Scranton Sprlng Brook Water Service company to make cuts In the pavement of city streets, without first obtaining permission from the proper authorities. Exeter borough passed a similar measure tonight, It was learned. if Salvatore Bracco, one of the heroes who participated In the rescue of the crew of the Italian steamship Florida in January, will be a guest of the Victor Alfieri club of this city Sunday. Mr.

'crew of United States Steamship America to visit this city within ten days, the ship's commander, Captain George Fried, having been the principal Above is pictured a reunion of old Gravity Railroad employes taken at Nay Aug park on a summer's day in 1904. This was back in the days when a derby could be worn after May 15 without exciting comment or mudballs fired at street corners as the picture evidences. A close survey will show dicers leading over straw bonnets by a ratio of three to one. These Gravity veterans seem old in this picture but twenty five additional years has not made any great inroads in their ranks as their reunions at Nay Aug appears to be as largely attended as ever. Auxiliary Landing Field Planned for Schultzville Boys' Work Is Discussed at Club Meeting P.

Anthony Sweet Recommends Program for Older Bovs at Monarch Session Members of Club Learn of Project Being Sponsored for Roosevelt Highway Loca tion Tq Enlarge Daleville Airport An auxiliary field on which air craft can land and take off, with at least 800 feet of is to be developed on a fifty acre plot leased by Harold Swenk and co partners, Messrs. Layton and Kresge, in Schultzville along the Roosevelt highway and placed in readiness for the use at planes by April IS. Hangers are to be constructed and speaker at the annual St. David's day Much Interest i In Oratorical Contest Here School Students of Five Counties to Compete in National Event CONSTITUTION THEME Winner in District Will Go to Harrisburg Eligible for Long Trip Judging from the interest shown and the large number of entries al ready received, the ninth National Oratorical contest, being sponsored in this section by The Scranton Republican, will far surpass those of previous years. Practically every high school in Lackawanna, Susquehanna and upper Luzerne counties has agreed to enter a representative and schools In Wyoming and Wayne counties also are to be invited to send competitors, Although sponsored by The Republican, principals and superintendents of the various school districts are cooperating in an effort to have this district well represented in the final contest for the region, which will be staged in Harrisburg on May 3.

March 8 has been named as the date for the selections within each school, but due to the large number of entries it probably will be several days later before every scnool entered has chosen its representative. After each school has named It speaker, the district will be sub divided and an other elimination held on April 5 and 12. The winner from this district then will be entitled to compete in the re clonal finals at Harrisburg. It is nlanned to hold seven national semi' final meetings at New York, Worces ter, Washington, Raleigh, Chicago, Marrlsbunr and Kansas City. These arrangements, however, are not com plete, but formal notice will be given botn as to time ana piace later.

The winner at each of these meet lngs will go to Washington for the national finals, which will be held in the Washington auditorium on May 25. The seven national finalist will ge given the South American tour, previously mentioned In connection with the contest. When the seven national finalists return, they will compete for international honors at Washington on October 26. The only requirement in the con test is that the competitors be bona fide students of a high school, under 19 years of age on February 1, 1929 The orations, which must be original, will deal with the Constitution and must not require more than ten minutes for delivery. Any topic having to do with the Constitution of the United States will be satisfactory.

Several books which will be of aid to those com peting will be found in the Albright Memorial norary. Council Holds Up Water BUI Check West Pitlston Solons Post, pone Action on Big Increase Of Service Charge Blustery Weather Invades Scranton Blustery weather, typical of the current month, accompanied by both rain and snow and a drop in temperature, invaded this region yesterday. The total precipitation amounted to somewhat less than six tenths of an inch. According to the forecast, however, issued at D. last night, the invasion will be of short duration.

Pair weather Is anticipated for today. Increasing cloudiness wiUi a rise In temperature is expected tomorrow. The temperature yesterday hovered on an average of seven degrees above the normal of thirty one points. The maximum was forty one ard the 'minimum thirty five degrees. Scranton last night was in the midst of a low pressure area, the local weatherman announced.

At 8 o'clork during the final observation, the barometer was down to twenty nine. Winds lashed the valley but did little material damage. Grew Will Scranton Be Hosts of Salvatore Bracco will be the second member of the dinner here last Friday night. Mr. Bracco, who is a native born American, was one of the volunteers to enter the life boat under the direc tlon of First Officer Manning on that eventful morning In January as the thirty three men on board the Florida were rescued.

He was bow oarsman of the boat, which put out to the Florida, and also served as the inter preter to dispatch orders to Officer Manning to the stricken ship: Shared New York's Welcome The sea hero shared in the tumult ous welcome gWen Captain Fried and other members of the crew when they landed in New York city. He also has figured In three other rescues and Mas been awarded several medals. Mr, Bracco now is traveling as a repre sentative of the United States Steam snip company. me reception committee of the Victor Alfieri club will greet the visitor Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in Hotel casey. At 3 o'clock that afternoon.

public reception will be held in the new nome of the Alfieri club on North Main avenue. West Scranton. Sreak ers at that time will include Angelo Rosatl, Ludwig Caminita, editor and publisher of II Mlnatore, Italian newspaper, and Vincent Comito, editor of ua, voce itaiiano, another Italian newspaper. Sunday night at 7 o'clock, Mr. Bracco will be a guest at a banquet in the new Alfieri home.

Vincent Rus soniello, president of the club, will be tne toastmaster. The speakers will conclude Dr. Vincent A. Andrille, ivnev. rortunaio Miscar, Italian counsel, and Angelo Rosati.

Dominick Cic cottl will cater. The committee in charge of the re ception follows: Director of Public Safety James Arlgoni, chairman; An gelo Kicciardiello, Dominick Ciccottl Dr. V. A. Andriole, Angelo Martellaro, Pasquale Cinquergrani.

Lawrence Masuccl, and Ernest Alfano. Reveal Contents Of New Dry Bill Interpretation Indicates No Provision for Liquor Possession Charge Second only in severity to the Vol stead act. itslef is the Jones Stalker bill, placing a penalty of five years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for prohibition violations, and which be came a law on Saturday morning when it was signed Dy Former President Calvin Coolidge. An Interpretation of the contents of the bill Indicates that the provisions drawn up In the document contain no mention of cases in which persons are arrested on charges of possessing alcoholic beverages In violation of the law. In regard the infliction of a fine or jail, sentence, the bill vests full powers with the presiding jurists, in that it states "in imposing sentence, court should discriminate between casual or slight violations of the law." Text of New Law "An act: "To amend the national Drohlbition act.

as amended and supplemented. "Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled, that whenever a penalty or penalties are prescribed in a criminal prosecution by the national prohibition act, as amended and supplemented, for the illegal manufacture. sale, transportation, Importation, or exportation of intoxicating liquor, as defined by Section 1, Title II, of the national prohibition act, the penalty Imposed for each offense shall be a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed five years, Or both; provided, that it is the Intent of Congress that the court, in Imposing sentence hereunder, should discriminate between casual or slight violations and habitual sales of intixicatlng liquors. or attempts to commercialize violations of the law. 'Section 2.

This act shall not re peal nor eliminate any minimum penalty for the first or any subsequent offense now provided by the said national prohibition act." Fire Destroys Simpson Home One home was totally destroyed, an other structure and a garage slightly damaged, and a third home threatened by fire which broke out at 1:10 o'clock this morning in the residence of Steve Lehosky, River street, Simpson. Le hosky. his wife and children were asleep when the blaze started and were barely able to make their way to safety. The loss is estimated at $10, 000. Breaking out In the kitchen of the home, the flames, fanned by a high wind, spread rapidly and soon the entire structure was afire.

Poor water nressure considerably handicapped the firemen in their efforts to place the flames under control. Only one fire hydrant was avail able for use. Fire Chief George Bur savltch, Simpson, directed the fight ing or tne lire ana wnen me maze threatened to spread, he sent a call for heln to Carbondale with Fire Chief McNulty and the Mitchell company responding. The home of George Brill was scorched by the flames, but efficient work on the nan oi me nremen pre vented more serious damage. A garage In the rear of the Lehosky home was slightly damaged by the flames.

A fourth structure, the home of Frank Kluck was saved. An overheated stove In the kitchen of the home Is believed rerponslble for the fire. At the Inquest recently of Charles H. Brent, of Fuhham, England, who had committed suicide because of worry over income tax returns, the coroner said that It was not the first Inquest he had held on oeooie wno naa taken their lives on account oi income tax worries. The action on the part of the twd councilmanic bodies Is aimed at fore stalling attempts of the water firm to cut off the supply to homes where the owners refuse to pay the increased Wllkes Barre end the utility concern had their first actual i'lsh here today when workmen attempted to shut off a water main leading into the store and ordered this action when Machonis re South Sherman street.

The company ordered this action when Machlonis refused to permit Installation of a meter In his place. A city patrolman was sent to the scene and prevented a Ions company laborer from digging to the shutoff valve five feet below the surface. Heretofore the company had been exercising a blanket privilege of digging for water mains In the street. With the new resolution, however, It will be neces sary to apply for a permit In every case. Union Members Furnish Bonds In Unique Case Grievance Men Give Bail Answer to Charges in Court to ACCUSED BY MINER Employe Claims Officials Prevented Him From Working at Colliery PITTSTON, March 5.

Fred Williamson, George Yon' and Anthony Homellnck, members of the grievance committee of the Exeter Lehigh Valley Coal company, were each held under $300 ball for their appearance in court when arraigned today bsfore Alderman Lewis Smith, of the Fourth wasd, this city. The trio was arrested on a warrant sworn out by Vlto Brown, Exeter. According to the testimony, Brown had been employed at the Mt. Lookout coU llery of the Temple Coal company. Before the colliery suspended operations he procured a Job as miner at the Exeter coUiery.

In order to work at the Exeter Colliery, Brown procured a transfer card, from the Mt. Lookout local. The transfer card was rec ognized by the Exeter colliery local, union o.lidals. He had worked at thn colliery nine days when the grlzvanca committee comprising Williamson, Yonki, and Homellnck, Is alleged to have stopped him from working. Following the hearing of testimony, a legal battle was waged between Attorney J.

Harold Flannery, represent lng the defendants, and Attorney Edward McGovern, Wllkes Barre, who) represented Brown. At the conclusion of the debate Alderman Smith held the defendants under bail. Following the hearing Attorney McGovern stated that he will also enter a civil suit against the Exeter local union and the colliery grievance committee, as Brown, he said, had his dues paid In the local union uo to ths month of March. The case is being watched with much interest by local union cJicials In this, district. Brooding Duryea Woman Takes Life In Leap Off Bridge Mrs.

Gutkowski Commits Suicide by Plunging Into River THINK HEAD HIT PIER Coroner of Opinion Thai Victim's Death Resulted From Blow on Head I PITTSTON. March 5 DesDondend because of ill health. Mrs. Johnanna Gutkowski, 40, wife of John Gutow skl, 729 Ann street, Duryea, ended her life this morning at 7:45 o'clock Dy jumping into the icy waters of the Susquehanna river, from the pier of the D. L.

St W. Railroad bridge at Plttston Junction. A resident of West Pittston who saw the. woman Jump telephoned Pittston police headquarters and Motorcycle Officer Edward Armltaga and Police Clerk James Cosgrove went to the Water street bridge where they scanned the surface of the water for a trace of the body. At 8 o'clock the police saw the body of the woman floating pass the Water street bridge.

Being without a boat they followed the body down stream, to a point opposite the Ewen colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal company, Port Griffith, at that point, the police, along with Frank Shifter, West Plttston, waded Into the river and succeeded In taking the body to the shore. The fact that the body did not sink Is regarded as unusual and Coroner Burns who removed the remains to his morgue Is of the opinion that Jumping the woman struck the largs pier of the bridge and was dead be tore she hit the water. Her lung were free of water, the coroner re ported. Mr. Gutkowski told Coroner Burns that his wife left home this morn lng at 8 o'clock without his knowledge which was somewhat unusual.

Tha husband and three sons survive. An Antarttc Dinner club has been organised In London by 34 explorers, the survivors In England of nine AnU arctic sad two relief expeditions. Water Rate Case Resumes March 19 Hearings In the water rate case Involving the Scanton Spring Brook Water Service company, and the municipalities of two valleys served by the firm will be resumed at Harrisburg on Tuesday afternoon, March 19, It was announced yesterday. Attorney John R. Geyer, chief counsel for the complainants, and his associates are preparing their appraisal of trie water company's properties for presentations before the public service commission.

Crazed by Drink, Man Fires Shots At Wife, Brother Robert Burns, Pittston Resident, Slightly Wounds Mate RECOVERY EXPECTED Second Intended Victim Luckily Escapes Bullet From Gun PITTSTON. March 5. Believed to have been crazed by drink, Robert Burns, 39, 44 South Main street, shut and slightly wounded his wife Martha, 37, this afternoon at 1:15 o'clock and then ran to the third floor of the Burns apartment and fired a second shot at his brother Clarence, as he dashed from the bed room to Investigate the cause of the first shooting. Officer John Fallon, who was passing by the Burns apartment, upon hearing the shots rushed into the building to Investigate, and Immediately placed Burns under arrest. Burns was seated on a davenport In the living room, while nearby lay the unconscious form of his wife.

As the police officer approached him Burns said, "Here It pointing to revolver which was in his nip pocket. After1 summoning HoweU's ambu lance to take Mrs. Burns to the hos pital, Officer Fallon took Burns to city hall, where he was docketed and will be arraigned tomorrow morning before Mayor W. H. Gillespie.

At pittston hospital tonight the con dltlon of Mrs. Burns who was shot on the right side of the abdomen was reported as favorable. The .38 calibre bullet passed through the body, doctors report. Police, after Investigating the shooting. stated that Burns had pur chased the revolver at a local Jewelry store.

Going to his home, they state he began arguing with his wife, and when the telephone rang she picked up the receiver to answer the phone call. Then Her husband shot her and she fell to the floor wounded, the author! ties reDort. Burns has but one arm, having lost the other member In an accident on the Erie railroad three years ago. Since being discharged from the hospital, Burns has caused considerable trouble to his wife, the police state. The brother who was a border at the home, is a barn boss at the Evan colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal com pany and was asleep at the time the shooting.

The couple have three sons. Directors Named By Tennis Club Organization Plans to Award Contracts for Piew Clubhouse And Court Soon Contracts for the new clubhouse and tennis court of the Scranton Ten nls club will bet let In a few days, It was announced night at a dinner meeting held at the Engineers' club. The clubhouse will be locatea on the Morgan highway immediately adjacent to the Scranton Country club. Inter clty matches and city com petitions, singles and doubles, will be played on the new court starting early In June. The financial committee reported that but S500 more is needed to finance the project which sum, It is expected, will be secured within a Eleven directors for 1929 and 1930 were elected.

The new directors will meet at i noon Monday ot the Chamber of Commerce to elect officers for 1929. The directors named were: Thomas D. Davtes, A. R. Raub, Edward Clans, John Moran, R.

McClave, Worthlngtort Scranton, J. A. Wynkoop, M. J. O'Grady, George Wallace, Morris Lawrence, and W.

BIssell. Tippling House Raids Details of North and South Scranton police last night raided four alleged tippling houses and arrested as many men as the proprietors. In each Instance, the men taken Into custody were released on furnishing' $100 deposits. In North JJcranton, Sergeant John Lewis and Pltrolman White and Whitman raided the place of Barney Mul kulls, 1138 Albright avenue, and at the same time Lieut. George Breese and Patrolmen Rosar and James visited the establishment of Edrard Yowar, 1132 Albright avenue.

South Scranton places raided were those of John Murphy, S30 Mooslc street, and Gerald Jennings, 1803 Cedar avenue. Lieut. Harry Scull, Ser geant William Zang and Motorcycle Patrolman Ira Jones made up the de tail. gas and on supplies' made avauaDie at the field. Mr.

Swenk told members of the Scranton Aero club at its meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building last nlghf. Plans also are being made to engage an experienced pilot who will train recruits for flying. The clubmen were advised that the field at Daleville, operated by New man and Blesecker, is to be greatly Improved and enlarged in the spring. With these two auxiliary ports for airplanes, on which landings can be effected by pilots traversing the airways of the region, and the Chamber of Commerce making excellent progress in its effort to provide the community with an airport, Scranton is expected to take its place on the air map In the near future. Seek Visit from Henderson Robert B.

McClave, president of the club, who presided over the early part of the meeting and left later by rail for Buffalo and Chicago, told the clubmen that he will interview Col. Paul Henderson, vice president of the Air Transport company, in the latter city late in the week, and endeavor to have him come to Scranton to address the April meeting of the club. Colonel Henderson was expected to be the guest of the club last night, but pressure of business necessitated his canceling the engagement. The topic of uppermost Importance discussed by the club was the proposed airport for Scranton. All agreed that every effort should be exerted to provide the community with this Important project at the earliest possible date.

Paul W. Gardner, secretary of the General Alrmotors company, furnished some interesting information relative to the progress being made in completing the five cylinder airplane engine In the course of construction at the McClave Brooks company plant. "The government has fixed July 15 as the date for a test of the engine," said Mr. Gardner. "We hope to have It ready In the next five or six weeks." He advised that the engine will be on exhibition at the Detroit show in April.

According to Mr. Gardner, the promoters of this show are advertising space for the landing of 5,000 planes. The first of the five cylinders of the new engine has been run 172 hours and operation was declared by its makers to be entirely satisfactory. TOBIN ENTERS BAIL William Tobln, 43, of 506 Wyoming avenue, who was arrested Monday night at Linden street and Adams avenue, where he Is alleged to have driven his automobile into two other cars, waived a hearing yesterday aft ernoon before Magistrate David T. Pierce and entered ball in the sum of $500 for court on a charge of operat ing a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

StockSwindle May Have Been Averted Here Better Business Bureau Head Deplores Fallacy of Local Persons Victimized SHOULD 'HEED WARNINGS Armstrong Points Out Protec tive Service Maintained by Organization Deploring the fallacy of investors to be victimized by tipster sheets of Broadway racketeers, E. K. Armstrong, Scranton Better Business Bureau manager, In a statement given yesterday to a Republican reporter, declared that local residents tould have been pro tected acalnst the $9,000,000 copper mining swindle of the Locke Brothers if tncy had only needed tne aany warnings sent out by recognized business organizations. "The Better Business Bureau nas maintained a file of fact information as to the activities of Locke Brothers for several years, and the Information was available to any member of the public approached," Mr. Armstrong stated.

"Victims of this locality could have protected themselves had they availed themselves of existing facilities and information, providing their sound Judgment was not overruled by a desire lor quicK ncnes ana over eninusiasm over gold word pictures," he added. Received No complaints In exnlainlne the workings of the business bureau, Mr. Armstrong said that his department was prevented from taking any action into the selling of the stock here, as no complaints or queries had been registered in his bureau. Had any been made, he said, the swindle, locally, would have been uncovered Immediately. The tlDster sheet racket used by the Lockes has been a popular means of laying the ground work to swindle investors," the local man told The Re publican.

"The number of individuals who are on 'sucner lists can oniy oe estimated. A veteran financial writer ho recently made a survey concluded that the names and addresses of at least twenty million Americans are on the 'sucker' list of high pressure fly by night sellers of fraudulent or worthless stocks. The majority of these swindlers reside In New York, and follow up their selling campaigns with long distance calls and telegrams. "Manv individuals who come to tne Better Business bureau for Information wonder how their names got on a sucker' list. The chances are in many Instances that the tipster obtained the Individuals name because he was a stockholder of another company.

To procure the stockholders' list the tipster hlmhself would buy a share of stock and then make demand on the company to produce Its roster of share holders. Thus, the tipster, Dy spending $100 or $200, procures a list capable of yielding thousands of dollars In return." In commenting on the manner In which William H. Day, reputed salesman who unloaded the worthless stock In this vicinity, carried on his business, Mr. Armstrong said: "Security salesmen are required by Pennsylvania law to be registered with the Pennsylvania Securities commission and must carry registration cards Issued each year by the state securities commission. In 1 vestors can protect themselves against such as this Mr.

Day by insisting upon examining the salesman registration card. Last, year's card is no good. If salesman has no card or attempts to use that of a previous year, the Better Business bureau should be informed Immediately. Many unrcput able stock salesmen use the long distance telephone from New York and other points in an endeavor to evade the Securities Act of Pennsylvania. "The Locke case should be an object lesson to local Investors who are receiving dally thousands of tipster sheets and long distance telephone calls from unknown stock dealers.

Our bureau is in a position to know that great quantities of promotional literature is coming to Scranton and that condition constitutes a great menace that should be realized by the public. Adherence to the slogan, 'Before You Invest, will materially check the unscrupulous deceptive type of sales. Anyone thinking of investing In some new or unknown enterprise should get the facta from a reliable source." Penn Electrical Company Gets Hillside Home Work 'Electrical work at the Hillside home will be done by the Penn Electrical Engineering company for work to start within a few days. The Scranton poor board In special session yesterday awarded the contract for the job. A proposal on the work also waa submitted by the Scranton Electrical Construction company, ARE EASILY MISLED Duty of Citizens to Save Youth From Becoming Criminals, Speaker Says In the absence of the Rev.

George R. Savlge, president of the organization, Dr. John I. Roblson presided at the weekly dinner meeting of the Monarch club In Hotel Jermn last night. P.

Anthony Sweet was the gueswpeaker. His topic was "A Program for Older Boys." The present methods of directing boys' activities, Including camps, playgrounds, high schools and homes were outlined by Mr. Sweet, after which he launched into the main theme of the evening. Society," he said, "has built up an adequate organization to care for boys under sixteen years of age, but after this period is reached any misbehavior by a boy committing a first offense Is dealt with by the courts. The adolescent age is the time when the responsibility of the home and the community toward the boy suffers a distinct let down, and no effort Is made to place any worth while substitute at his disposal.

"The service clubs, by taking a personal Interest In boys who have become first offenders can bring back to respectable citizenship many boys who migni otnerwise becoir.2 criminals." Discusses Lawlessness Mr. Sweet next touched on the Dres ent reign of lawjessners, particularly young boys, and suggested as a reason for this, the lack of sympathy and understanding displayed bv older people. Mr. Sweet recommended companionship with the boy and programs of uplifting activities as a cure for this evil. "Little reforming Is done in the prisons, and it Is the duty of every citizen to try and save the youth of the community before they are shrouded with the cloak of a criminal." Herman Camin was appointed chairman of the committee on arrangements for the sending of a delegation of club members to the Monarch national convention to be heldl In Ashvllle, N.

C. In June. De Molay to Name Officers at Meet Quarterly Elections of Cru sade Chapter to Be Held In Masonic Hall Howard M. Shaw, master councilor, of Crusade chapter, Order of De Molay, will preside at the regular meeting of the chapter to be held Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock, In the Masonic hall, Hyae pa.it. Election of officers for the ensuing term will be the main feature of the evening.

There will also be an election of delegates to the State Ds Molay conclave which will be held In Oer matown, some time in June. James Beall, composer and pro ducer of the musical extravaganza "The Maid of Wistaria," will give a talk explaining details of the operetta. The first rehearsal will be held Friday evening in the Scranton Bicycle club, with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander P.

Clark, chairman and chalrlady of rehearsal and talent respectively, In charge. Mr. Beall will direct this rehearsal which will be largely attended by more than 100 of the young ladles of the city Francis Keller, well known nianist. will play at all rehearsals, and will also direct the Strand orchestra when the show Is produced at the Central High school In April. Crusade Patrol to Hold Dance Friday Evening Crusade patrol, the snappy drill team of Crusade chapter Order of De Molay, will hold a dance, Friday evening, in the Scranton Bicycle club.

Charles W. Baer Is chairman of the dance committee. Ronald Stark and his orchestra will furnish the music at the affair. In the course of the evening an exhibition drill will be performed by the patrol, with Lieutenant Ralph M. Thomas In command.

Burma produced 360,000 toot of teak lsut yeac. Federal Men Raid Sixteen Wet Spots Big Supply of High Voltage Beer Located in Schuylkill Warehouse SHENANDOAH, March 8 (T). Sixteen saloons and speakeasies and a warehouse were raided today by Captain Weaver and a detail of federal officers, who last week took charge of prohibition enforcement in Schuylkill county. The officers say they found high voltage beer and liquor in all the saloons raided. Captain Weaver said the agents found 250 half barrels of high powered beer In the warehouse and a truck loaded with forty half barrels standing outside.

As one officer guarded the truck It suddenly burst into flames and the fire department had to be called. One of the attaches of the place Is believed to have dropped a lighted match into the gas tank when the officers entered the building. more to diplomats than It does to laymen. There Is no escaping the conclusion that "unofficially" President Coolidge, President elect Hoover and Mr. Kellogg undoubtedly knew that Downing street was hatching something.

Hence administration resistance to the time clause In the cruiser bill. Borah It Skeptical It seems a fair assumption that Senator Borah, father of the freedom the seas conference suggestion put into the cruiser bill, does not regard Sir Esme's contribution as Indicating any great hope of realization of his plan. And If Downing street is not thinking along the Borah line but has some other Idea about a new cruiser limitations formula, what can possibly be basis? After the Anglo American headon clash on cruisers that broke the Geneva three power parley, only to be followed by a similar and Just as violent disagreement over the Franco British naval accord matter, there seems little room for anything short of a surrender by one ride or the other. Washington Isn't talking thinking surrender. Instead, It Is building cruisers, with congress outpacing the White House In eagerassi get at the job.

pA Washington Bystander PXTTSTON. March 5. The West Plttston borough council In session last night, passed a motion to lay aside a bill of the Spring Brook Water company, for water rental of fire hydrants In the West Side borough. When the borough clerk read the water bill for fire hydrants for the first quarter of the year, announcing that the rental for that period totalled $1,762.50, members of the council swung back In their chairs. Records were looked over of past year's rentals.

Pencils began working with the result that members of council figured that It was an increase of $1,292.25 for a quarter. This staggering increase, members of council say, would bring the fire hydrant bill in the borough up to $7,050. The motion to lay the bill aside Indefinitely was passed unanimously. W. J.

Peck, A. M. Dershimer, W. N. Thompson, Jay Lewis, and George D.

Etroh, were appointed members of the borough planning commission In accordance with an ordinance which was recently passed by the two councils. Mr. Peck is chairman of the commission. The commission Is invested with power to stop the construction of buildings out to the sidewalk line. Atlas Literary Club Studies Shakespeare The Atlas Literary and Dramatic club held its weekly meeting recently at the home of Alfred Weinschenk, River street After the business matters pertaining to the club's future were completed, the members took up study of the Shakesperlan classic, "Julius Each member criticized and portrayed a separate character assigned to him for critical analysis.

Joseph W. Walsh gave an analysis of Casslus' part in the misdeed, Alfred Weinschenk gave a synopsis of Mark Anthony's career, Patrick F. Sherin gave the criticism. Mrs. Weinschenk served luncheon when the meeting ended.

The next meeting will be held at the home or Joseph A. Walsh, 602 Wyoming avenue, By Kirke WASHINGTON It seems fairly clear now that President Hoover will have some sort of a naval limitations extension project to deal with very early In his administration. When that astute and experienced diplomat. Sir Esme Howard, British ambassador, is willing to go far enough to predict publicly that his government will Initiate a naval conference movement, Its safe to say definite action is In prospect. Sir Esme on Job It is worthy of note that Sir Esme was so deeply Interested In the passage of the cruiser bill by the senate that he put In most of that afternoon In the sacred diplomatic gallery which usually gaps Impassively with vacant seats at stirring doings on the floor below.

The Bystander would like very much to know exactly what Sir Esme cabled to Downing street that night. What sticks up Tike a tort thumb is that the Washington government and President elect Hoover must have had some sort of advance notice that a British gesture to heal the cruiser limitation breach soon would be forthcoming. Secretary Kellogg has denied having heard anything about It "officially' That word official Is greatly overworked In diplomacy. Zt meant a lot of its up or to.