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THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1929 it 7 Fried am re He March Mother of Leonard to Be at Trial State Health Official Raps River Peril Dr.Diller Wins In WillCase Sea Hero Accepts Invitation Front Welsh Americans New Secretary to Be Named Feb. 21 Appointment of a successor James A. Gorman, of Hazleton, as secretary of the anthracite conciliation board, probably will be made when 'the board holds its next regular session on Feb. 12. Expectations are that the United Mine Workers will have the desigation of the man to fill the place, the custom having been to allow the operators to select the chairman, and the miners the secretary.

Gorman now is umpire of the conciliation board. No Statement on Meeting With Leamy NEW YORK, Jan. 29. John Boylan, president, and a committee from District No. 1, United Mine Workers of America, conferred privately today with Fred W.

Leamy, senior vice president of the Hudson Coal company. Except to say that the con ference, which tasted, an hour and a half, was "a general discussion of conditions in the. anthracite industry," Leamy refused to discuss the meeting. The chief topic was the equalization of work by the Hudson Coal company, the miners contending that Luzerne county has not received its share in 1928. Hunted Suspect Escapes Adam Milo, Hanover Township, Sought for Local Burglaries, Saics Way Out of Michigan Jail Stole Car in Dickson City Famed Skipper to Address McGrath Files Action Against Driver of Car McGarry Named Defend dant in Suit After Jury Disagrees in Lynn Case Frank McGrath, of North Scranton, who lost his left leg two years ago wha run down by an automobile owned by Thomas A.

Lynn, North End Diano dealer, yesterday entered a trespass action against Carroll McGarrv. of Dun more, driver of the Lynn car at the time the acridpnt nrrnrrrri rtemaoftc of $25,000 are asked by the plaintiff. iominuea on Page Twenty ihree) THURSDAY, lined SALE Money in TIME it FoaYoijMf Couple Will Meet for First Time Since Son Was Baby CALLED AS WITNESS Relative of Alleged Slayer Is Summoned to Appear at Trial Next Week TOWANDA, Jan. 29 mother and son who have not met since the latter was a baby will be reunited here next week at a murder trial at which the boy's life will be at stake. The mother is Mrs.

Edith Wittlg, of East Smithfield, Bradford county, who today was subpoenaed as a defense in the trial of her son, Arthur' Leonard, for the murder of Mrs. Juniata Jones, near here, on Dec. 4, 1928. Brothers and sisters of the defendant, all members of a family, which was scattered about fifteen years ago, when the father died, were also subpoenaed as defense witnesses today. Leonard is charged with the brutal murder of Mrs.

Jones who was killed by being battered with a bed slat in the bedroom of her farm home. The investigation of the crime led authorities to seek Leonard who had been employed on the farm prior to the murder. The youth, who is 18 years old, was subsequently captured at Buf falo, N. and brought back here for trial. The prosecution will be based on the police contention that Leonard returned to the Jones' home to rob, and attacked Mrs.

Jones when she was aroused by the presence of an intru der in her home. The trial is expected to be next Wednesday with Judge Charles M. Culver, of Bradford county, pre siding. Third Estate Is Given Charter By Judge Leach HVew Organization Second in City to Take Up Surface Support Work Granting of a charter yesterday by Judge Will Leach to the Third Estate Surface Protective Association of Scranton gives the city two organize Hons undertaking to insure surface supDort. The other is the Surface Protective association organized about 1914 when the defunct Peoples Coal company was removing coal the area underlying West Scranton's bus! ness section.

In the application for the charter tne new organization sets forth that the board of directors would take the proper proceedings for the protection of the right of surface support. Aims of Organization The petition citing its purposes fol lows: "The purpose for which the corpo ration is formed is the support and maintenance of the following under taking, to wit: An association of the owners of an Interest or right in sur face support, popularly termed the 'Third for the purpose of hav ing surveys and inspections made of the underground workings under the area in which said Third Estate exists for the purpose of determining whether or not the underlying coal necessary for support of the surface has been removed by operating coal companies in derogation of the right of surface support, and taking such necessary and proper proceedings for the protection of the right of surface support in said area as in the judgment of the board of directors may be deemed advisable. The term for which said organization is to exist shall be ine suDscnoerse are: reier w. mas Frederick E. Scott, Louis Oettinger, Ben Samter, R.

W. Voris, J. F. Mears, E. H.

Hausser, Warren T. Acker, George Vf. Clarke, Ralph A. Amer man, Harold Conrad and L. J.

Sie becker. Nomination of Directors Under the terms of incorporation there will be nine directors, who will be elected annually. They are to be chosen in the following manner and from the following advisory sources: The Scranton Clearing House association will be requested each year to nominate not less than two nor more than four nominees, each of whom shall be an owner of the "Third Es tate." One will be selected from these nominees. The Scranton Chamber of Com merce shall also be requested to name not less than two nor more than four nominees, none of whom neces' sarily will have to be an owner of the Third Estate." One will be elected from the Chamber of Commerce nominations. Members will elect the third director.

Peter W. Haas, Frederick E. Scott and Louis Oettinger are to serve a one year term. J. F.

Mears, E. Hausser and Warren T. Acker will serve a two year term. George Clarke, Ralph A. Amerman and Har old Conrad are to serve for three years, At all ensuing elections three directors for terms of three years will be named to take the places of those terms that have expired.

Trafic Court Case Postponed for Week Hearine of testimony In a case in volving an automobile crash on December 23 in Green Ridge and wnich was scheduled to come before Magis trate David T. Pierce yesterday, was postponed until next Tuesday afternoon. One of the important witnesses was. unable to be present and his at torney asked for the postponement, i Charles cunningnam. oi ropiar street, Mayfleld, and Edward Manka, of 444 Edwards court, were operators of the cars which figured in the crash when ten persons were injured, three of them seriously.

Boy's Leg Broken When Sleigh Hits Building When the sleigh on which he was coasting crashed into the William Cul len Bryant (No. 13) school yesterday afternoon, William Conlin, 13, 1144 Amherst street, sustained a fracture of the left leg. He was admitted to the State hospital, where his condition was given as "fair" last 1 Dr. Appel Says Local Stream Worst Contaminated in Commonwealth ADDRESSES DOCTORS Unable to Tell What Is to Be Done, Adding "Problem Is One for Future" The Lackawanna River was characterized as "notoriously the worst contaminated stream in the state" by Dr. Theodore B.

Appel, state secre taiy of health, in an address last night before a gathering of the Lackawanna County Medical society the Scranton Chamber of Commerce building. Dr. Appel's talk was not aimed directly at the csndition of the Lackawanna, but his remark made in connection with a talk on health statistics conveys the information that knowledge of the situation is not merely local and that it serves to add fuel to the fire of agitation to minimize pollution cf the stream. Although not In a position to say what will be done about the problem, Dr. Appel pointed out that eight municipalities on the Schuylkill River between Reading and Philadelphia have been given orders "to clean up." He said that the mandate has been referred to the attorney general for the institution of legal proceedings in or der to make the ruling effective, Problem for Future Speaking with a Republican reporter following the meeting, Dr.

Appel implied that the recent order will have no immediate bearing upon the situ ation here. "The sanitatiqn board has done nothing definite on the matter yet," he said. "It is a problem for the future." He mentioned the fact that coal mining and other industries here de pend upon the Lackawanna as a means of disposing of waste, a situation which makes the problem extremely difficult. Sewage alone, he said, does not account for pollution of the stream because this is absorved almost entirely by the other waste matter coming from i the mines and other abutting indus tries. I Slate Has Definite Aim In deploring these particular condi tions, the speaker was emphatic in say ing that tne state has a definite program concerning the sewage disposa' question and a general move i under way to clear up the pollution o.

streams. Dr. Appel spoke of the health situa tion in Scranton and Lackawanna county and of the mortality rate at' tributed to various causes. With mor tality figures for the city and county he compared those of other divisions throughout the state, the contrast bringing out many interesting facts. He spoke highly of the toxin anti toxin treatment and stated that already it is showing wonderful effects.

The typhoid rate for the city and county is exceptionally good, he said He also ventured the statement that the milk situation here is susceptible to improvement. By means of statistics which his de partment compiled, he said that heart disease was the most common cause of death here. Pneumonia ranked sec ond, and cancer third. James' Appeal Argued Before Supreme Court yks Dismissal of Commis sioners' Suit to Kecover Interest Moneys Special to The Republican PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.

Decision was reserved today by the supreme court following argument on the appeal of David James, former treasurer of Lackawanna county, and the two surety companies that bonded him during his term of office, from the court decision which refused to dismiss the suit brought against him by County Commissioners Morgan Thomas and Louis H. Von Bergen, to recover $28,857 which James is alleged to have retained during the fiscal years of 1922 and 1923. This sum represents interest on county funds and fees said to have been wthheld by James. The appeal was taken by the former Lackawanna county treasurer after the lower court refused a petition to dismiss the commissioners action for want of jurisdiction. James contended that the filing of the county commissioners' report for two years was nnai because it was not appealed either by the county or the taxpayers within the time allowed.

The county commissioners todav through their counsel, O'Brien Sc Kelly, and W. R. Lewis, Lackawanna county solicitor, argued that the former county treasurer had not made ny return or accounting involvins fees and interest money and accordingly they could not pass upon them. The commissioners contended that the case was within the Jurisdiction of the lower court. C.

P. O'Malley, Reese Harris and John M. Gunster, of Scranton, represented James. Another Argument Listed The supreme court in a few davs will review an appeal taken by the commissioners from a decision of Judge E. C.

Newcomb, of Lackawanna county, which denied the commis sioners the, right to reopen the reports of County Controller W. G. Watklns for the fiscal years of 1922 and 1923, in order that James might be sur charged for the interest money In question. Judge Nswcomb in his decision held that the commissioners delayed too long in coming to court for the purpose of opening these controller re ports. The commissioners at the Lackawanna court hearing declared that they took steps to report the 1922 and 1923 renorts after an audit revealed that James retained this interest and fee money.

Mortimer B. Fuller Is Reported Improved Mortimer B. Fuller, president of the International Salt company, who it seriously ill in his hom, 640 Jefferson avenue, was reported as improved 'ast night. Mr. Fuller was taken ill four davs ago.

He is being attended by Dr. i John D. Wilson. Nicholson Physician Awarded Bulk of Dr. Met' $35,000 Estate After Contestees Fail To Put in Defense at Fourth Trial Special to The Republican.

TUNKHANNOCK. Jan. 29. After two years of litigation in the Wyoming miintv courts, the famous Dr. R.

M. Niles will case came tc an end shortly before noon today, when a jury, before Judge Charles Terry returned a verdict for the contestant. Dr W. L. Diller, Nicholson.

An estate valued an approximately $35,000 Is involved. The trial, the fourth to be instituted Wo as nnpned thi3 morning, alter ih ntnric nf spiprtiiiff the jury was com ifo, The coniesiees Walter Clarke, Phillipsijurg, N. and Mrs. Catherine Pratt Nicholson, did not offer any evidence. Tho im w.ik instructed to declare legal one of two wills alleged to have i TJilnc Tn Been maae ana signcu u.v one of the two testaments it was directed that the bulk ol the estate go to Dr.

Diller, while z. later document uncovered mi ie Clarke and Mrs. Pratt the beneficiaies. The jury lost iuue time in its deliberations. Ar tinn nf thp iurv in upholding Dr, Diller's contentions was regarded as a signal tribute to his counsel, Attorneys Harding and James S.

Fields, nf TunknannocK. unaer uie irm nf the will unheld bv the jury the Nicholson physician receives most nr Nilps' estate. In addition, a fom, ti nnn nri household furnitur go to the housekeeper of the deceased physician, Mrs. George Sisco, and $1,000 to a grandchild of tr latter, who was named aner i ie oocioi. rinim il iviil Fonrerv Attorneys for the defense claimed that the will was a forgery, basing their charges on the fact that it was written on a inscription blank, signed In lead pencil and otherwise contrary to law.

Dr. Niles, a practicing physician of Nicholson, was fatally injured in an automobile accident Nov. 21, 1926 and the will favoring Dr. Diller was filed for probate several days later. In the meantime, another will alleged to have been made out by Dr.

Niles three days prior to his death, was found in a safe and contradicted the other testament and made Clarke and Mrs. Pratt the beneficaries. In the first two court actions, both juries disagreed and the presiding jurists were forced to order new trials. In the third attempt, one of the jurors was unable to be present a postponement was necessitated. Since the case was first opened, three prominent witnesses have died.

Attorney George Taylor, of Scranton, ex scutor under the will set aside; L. W. Horton, N. nationally known handwriting expert, and Walter Wakeman, Kingston, hannwritirg expert, are these who have succumbed Following the announcement of the Jury's decision today. Judge Terry issued sn order, revoking the letters of administration issued to tr.e late Mr.

Taylor ind issued similar credentials to Dr. Diller. Law Enforcers May be United To Fight Booze Plan Combination of Federal, County and Local Units Local county and city prohibition enforcement bodies may co operate jrith the federal agents to act as 5ne unit in arresting and prosecuting liquor law violators, following out a policy initially launched last week in Philadelphia. This became known yesterday in local federal circles, following the receipt of a communication from Col. Samuel O.

Wynne, Philadelphia, prohibition administrator for Pennsylvania. "This office stands ready to cooperate with any local authority who Is really interested in bringing about proper resnect for law and law enforcement," said Col. Wynne in his letter. "We would be very glad to enlarge on this system throughout the district, but in order to do this, it is necessary that we get honest and wholehearted assistance from the county and police authorities, which Is not always easy to secure," he added. "The policy of the government Is to look after the source of supply, and we accept this responsibility.

It is the duty Of the local authorities to look after their own local situations, and this is especially true with reference to the saloons, speakeasips, and small bootleggers. If the local authorities would do this part of the work, which it is their sworn duty to do, prohibition would not be much of a problem, but when the local authorities deliberately neglect to do their duty in this respect, it results in much violation of the law in the community for which they alone are responsible, and by no stretch of the imagination can it be passed to the government," said the state prohibition head. Philadelphia Tries nan. The Philadelphia clan now in oper ation, it is pointed out, combines the federal agents with their knowledge of supolies of permits and violations of permits; the county detective force with its tremendous power to link up arrests with quick trial and punishment, and the representatives of the police, with their thorough knowledge of local conditions. it is UDon the success or tne new squad that Philadelphia officials predict hopes for the most complete enforcement of prohibition since tho passage of the Eighteenth amendment.

In addition to routing the law violators, the rum squad will insure the quick conviction of persons guilty of selling liquor, which, officials claim, will be one of the most important steps forward in the proper enforce ment. Under the new nlan In Philadeipnia, cases are cited where complaints had been made at 5 o'clock on a certain night; at 10 o'clock that evening the place was raided; on the following day the offender! were on trial; and the following week, sentenced. P. F. M.

T. Howley, Plumbing, Heating, Sheet Metal Contractors sharp reductions On Program of Welsh Dinner CAPTAIN GF.ORGE FRIED PROF. RHYS POWELL Personalities npHE gratifying success of the Scranton Life Insurance company during the year 1928 and in the preceding years may be attributed iA no small measure to Walter Stevens, its president. In Scranton; where Mr. Stevens was born March 13, 1882, there are few more able or better known business men than he.

His parents were Samuel Hahnemann and Mary C( Pratt) Stevens. Walter P. Stvens was educated in the public schools of Scranton, completed his technical education in Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University where he graduated with the bachelor of philosophy degree in 1906. For ten years he gave his time to engineering work, at first with the Locke Drill company, of New York, then the Consolidated Car Heating company, the American Locomotive, the National Limestone company. In 1916 he returned to Scranton and assumed his duties as controller and assistant secretary of the Scranton Life Insurance company.

On December 1, 1918, he was made vice president of the company and In 1926 he was made its president. Mr. Stevens is a director of the Enterprise Coal company, director and treasurer of the Connell Anthracite Mining company, and a member of the executive board of the latter concern. He is a Delta Psi college fraternity member, a member of the Scranton Country club, the Scranton club, Yale club of New York city, St. Anthony's club, the Scranton Chamber of Commerce, and is vestryman and junior warden in St.

Luke's Episcopal church. Mr. Stevens married, April 11, 1912, Anna McAnulty, of Scranton, daughter of J. S. and Jessie C.

(Connell) McAnulty. "HAS. J. MIRTZ, chief deputy sheriff of Lackawanna county, was born in this city, June 17, 1876, a son of Charles J. and Julia Gastroch Mirtz, pionmr South Scranton residents.

He attended No. 3 school and completed his education at the old Woods Business college. His first employment was as a bookkeeper and all around clerk in a store, conducted on Lackawanna avenue by Fred J. Widmayer, At the age of nineteen Mr. Mirtz first entered the service of the county.

In 1895 he was namr4 deputy clerk to Thomas P. Danie's. clerk of the courts, and In 1897 wis reappoited to the same position. He also served under the late John Von Bergen in tha clerk of courts office until 1907, when he became affiliated, with the Standard Realty company. Mr.

Mirtz remained In the employ of that company until 1918, when he was named chief deputy sheriff under Sheriff Jacob S. Schlager, and in 1926 he again was appointed chief deputy sheriff by Sheriff Schlager. Mirtz was retained when Sheriff Gomer C. Davis took office, succeeding Mr. Schlager.

Mr. Mirtz has been active In Republican politics since he attained his majority. He has resided in the First district, Eleventh ward, since 1887, and has always voted in that precinct. Mr. Mirtz married Elizabeth Lloyd in 1902.

hey have two daughters, Margaret J. and Dorothy E. Mirtz. The Mirtz family resides at 418 Cedar avenue. Dance Tonite Fleischer's Adv, Annual St.

David Day Dinner FIRST. LOCAL VISIT Has Twice, Written Name in Ocean Epics Knotcn to Many Scranton Residents Captain George Fried, of the United States liner America, who twice has written his name into an epic of the sea the second time being only last week is to be the princi pal speaker at the annual banquet of the St. Davids so cicty of Lackawanna county, it was announced yesterday by Prof. Rhys Powell, the presi dent. The banquet will be held on St.

David's day, Friday March 1. T. Scranton Williams, a member of the local society, who for th past sev eral days has been negotiating with the United States steamship line to have Captain Fried come to this city, received a telegram yesterday, grant ing the request. An official of the steamship company, writing for Cap tain Fried, said that the heroic sea captain will consider it an honor to be the speaker at the local dinner. Captain Frifd, no doubt, will be one of the most outstanding men to ever address a gathering of Lackawanna county's Welsh Americans, who meet each year on March 1 to honor the patron saint of Wales Dewi Saint.

Rescued Crew of Antice Tha now famed sea captain first wrote his name in heroic letters in January, 1926, when he turned his ship at that time the President Roosevelt to the aid of the sinking British liner Antice. For two days tn snow and fog and cold, seas running high, ha held his ship alongside the sinking vessel and finally rescued her crew. He lost two of his own crew in the rescue. When he arrived In New York, he found himself a world wide hero. Ha was presented with the Navy cross and lionized for days in the metropolis and other cities.

The latest heroic performance of Cantain Fried took place last Wednes day when he directed tha rescue of the thirty two members of the crew of the disabled Italian freighter, Florida, In a roaring westerly gale 700 miles, off the Virginia Capes. Again Feted In New York Upon his arrival in New York last Saturday, he was again letea ana proclaimed a hero of the high seas. New York's harbor boats, big liners and tramp steamers joined in a shrieking welcome to the captain. New York that city known world wide for her type of welcomes again went mad with hero worship and the captain was taken on the traditional parade up Broadway. Since then he has been a guest at a number of dinners and his voice has been heard over the radio.

The captain is said to be an exceptionally good speaker and he will no doubt, prove most entertaining at the local dinner. Arrangements for his reception hera will be made later. Although this will be the captain's first visit to this city, he Is known to many who have crossed the Atlantic on ships he has commanded. Prof. Powell has called a meeting of the society for tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Chamber of Com merce.

At this time, committees for the banquet will be appointed and the place probably will be decided upon. Typical of all Welsh American gath erings, music will be a feature of the program. This and several other de tails will be worked out at tomor row's meeting. a Probe Begins In Jury Fixing No Statement Issued as Grand Jurors Conduct Investigation Special to The Republican WILKES BARRE, Jan. 29.

The sensational promised last night with the announcement that tne January grand Jury had been recalled to in vestigate charges of perjury fixing during the November term of court began to materialize here today as the grand Jurors reconvened. When adjournment was taken for the day, District Atorney Thomas M. Lewis, however, refused to make any state ment, except that he is satisfied with the results achieved so far in the probe. The Rev. James Lawson, NanticoKe known as "the raiding parson" who was re elected foreman of the grand jury said today: "We did a good day work." Several of the jurors of the November 26 panel were reporter! "too ill" to appear in court today and county detectives were sent out to get reports on the nature of their ailments The unexpected action of President Judge William B.

McLean in recalling the grand Jury, which had completed its work on January 12, caused a sensation in legal and public circles. Conjectures were rife and principally centered on three important cases in which not guilty verdicts were returned during the week of November 26. These were cases against four members of the Hanover township school board, the case against Dr. F. D.

former candidate, accused by Bert McKechan with supplying the stolen bonds pledged with banks for money used in Thomas' Drimarv campaign for sheriff in 1927. An other case was that of Frank Fotti and others accused with having dynamited the home of Detective Daniel McKelvey at Hazleton. Some of the reports were that the court's action was based on Information supplied by jurors who sat on these cases. GLASS FOR AUTOS The Best at the Best. Wt J.

Schoonover Glass Co. Wanted here on charges of burglarizing numerous local stores, as well as stealing an automobile from Dickson City, Adam Milo, 18, Hanover township, a prisoner at the Midland county jail, Michigan, pending his extradition to Pennsylvania, has escaped from that institution by sawing the bars of his cell, according to word received yesterday at the Wyoming Barracks of the state police. Two weeks ago, while being sought by local authorities in connection with a series of early morning burglaries, Milo stole an automobile in Dickson City. According to the investigation made by the state police, the youth drove the machine as far as Midland county, Michigan, where he abandoned it and stole another car. He removed the license tags off the Dickson City (Continued on Page Twenty three) JANUARY 31 gloves at $3.95 were $6.50 $7.50 less "5 Leach Returns Rocky Glen to Resort Owners Court Directs That Ninety Acre Property Be Turned Over to Murphy Judge Will Leach yesterday ended the dispute on the Rocky Glen lease in an opinion which directed that the property be turned over to P.

J. Mur phy and George Esslinger, Laurel Line officials and owners of the park, who at the outset of the court controversy secured an ejectment judgment against tne uien Amusement company. Murphy and Esslinger held that the company did not live up to the terms oi tne lease ana owed several thou sand dollars in rent. An ejectment judgment was allowed by court which was executed by Sheriff Gomer C. Davis.

Sheriff Davis did not forcibly eject the caretaker and did not take away any goods belonging to the care taker. A. J. Duffy, president of the company secured a rule to stay the ejectment and open judgment charging defects in serving the writ by the sheriff. The property was placed in charge of a representative of court pending disposition of the rule.

Judge Leach in his opinion maintained that the sheriff prop erly executed the writ and refused to open judgment for the defendant on that account. Opinion of Judge Leach His opinion follows: "The Lat. Fa. having been issued in the above case, the sheriff received the writ and went upon the ninety acre premises and delivered possession to the plaintiff. He did not forcibly eject the caretaker.

Nor did he take away certain goods belonging to the caretaker. Thereafter the premises were occupied by the plaitiff for several days and later the defendant upon the statement that the sheriff had not exe cuted the writ obtained this rule to oDen the judgment. Having secured this rule he forcibly took possession himself and the property is now under agreement of the parties in charge of a repre sentative of court. The rule was ob tained upon the representation that the sheriff had not executed the writ. The facts were otherwise.

The rule is discharged and the parties are directed to turn the property over to tne piain tiff. "By The Court. "LEACH, ATTORNEY SCHANZ IS CLUB SPEAKER Attorney Walter L. Schanz addressed the Monarch club at its weekly dinner meeting in Hotel Jermyn last night, "Interesting Points of the Law," was the subject presented by the speaker. In a brief historical sketch, Mr.

Schanz outlined the formation of the code of laws in effect and the knowl edge necessary for their interpretation. Enlarging upon his subject, Mr. Schanz said: "Ignorance of the law excuses no one, yet very few try to increase their knowledge, so they may intelligently live up to its statutes. Furthermore, it is the duty of the people to install on the Judiciary the men who are best able to interpret and execute the In conclusion he spoke of the insight into human relationship developed by law study and cited well known cases to illustrate his point. It was voted to hold the next meeting of the club at the Providence M.

E. church in conjunction with the 100th anniversary celebration being held by that organization. William Quinn was appointed chairman of the entertainment committee for the month of February. The other members of the committee are: William Brandt and John O'Malley. Bus Edict Gets Hearing Today Court to Hear Case Involving City and Great Lakes Stages Company The question of whether municipal authorities may specify where "through" buses must park and must not park will be aired this afternoon in court, according to announcement made at the city solicitor's office.

The Great Lakes Stages company is contesting the right of the city to regulate the parking of the firm's buses within the central city and will be represented by Attorney John Memolo. City Solicitor C. B. Little and his assistant, Albert S. Rosenberg, will represent the city.

The Great Lakes company had opened a terminal in the 600 block of Lackawanna avenue, as did several other transportation lines. Some time ago Mayor Jermyn issued an edict that these vehicles must park in the 500 block of Linden street, which is reserved especially for that purpose. All companies except the Great Lakes complied with the order. The latter continued to park its buses in the 600 block of Center street in the rear of its terminal. Accordingly, policemen placed red tickets on these cars and when the operators failed to appear in police court they were arrested.

In order to definitely settle the question of their jurisdiction, city authorities brought a test case against one bus driver. He was fined $6 for violating the parking regulations. Attorney Memolo, representing the Great Lakes company, took an appeal and posted bond for the driver. It Is this case which will be argued in the courthouse today. Mmnie Davis, Notary Public, Scranton Republican Office, 334 36 Washington Ave.

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