The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 3

THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1928 I'CORMICK WILSON MAY ENTER ANTI SMITH MEN PHILLIPS TALKS AT BANQUET OF RAILROAD CLUB Speaks on 'Spirit of Washington' at Dinner Dance of Lackawanna Supervisors URGE PITTSTON ROUNDUP DELEGATE TILT IS WAXING HOT BELIEVE RAIDS SUCH AS STAGED UNDER DONNELY WOULD END "WAR' 500 TO ATTEND P.O.S.A.DINNER AT C. C. TONIGHT MOORED? SPIKED? NEITHER Smith Supporters Fear That in Free For All Rival Democratic Faction May Push Their Candidates Through Through in Lackawanna County. ARMS MINIATURE BREAKER IS PRESENTED FOR GUESTS National Officers to Be Among Speakers at Washington fight in the state against Governor Smith.

He has already gone into several counties and secured candidates to run for delejate on an anti Smith platform. Vv nether such a move has yet been made in Lackawanna county has not been revealed. For years Mr. McCormick has been an ardent advocate of the "dry" cause. Mr.

McCormick is not alone in bin fight against the New York state governor. He is being aided by some of his old associates among the office holders under the Wilson regime. Included in the number is William B. Wilson, who was secretary of labor, and who is just now contesting the election of William S. Vare to the United States Senate.

Mr. Wilson, because of his long af Workers of America, has a large fol sociation with the United Mine lowing in Lackawanna county. Meanwhile several of the delegate candidates are laying the ground work for an aggressive campaign'. Michael J. Dempscy.

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Destine. Shet Mptal rin! ractors Aflv With their plans for a harmony pact on delagates to the national in Huston in June temporarily ditched, Democratic leaders in rharge or Governor Al Smith's campaign in the county yesterday began a surviv of the equation still hopeful that a wry will be found to prevent afree for all fight Smith leaders admit that tne present situation is not as rosy as it might be. With eight candidates in the field all favorable to the Governor they fear that two anti Smith candidates might enter the field and in free for all scrap walk off with the delegate honors. With the Smith forces divided, it Is not beyond the rea of possibility that the anti Smith forces might triumph at the primaries. That is one of the chief reasons why the Smith leaders would like to see a compromise on the degelate situation with Attorneys Leon M.

evy and John H. Price as the slated candidates. MeC'ormick Leads Fifht Vance C. McCormick, Harrisburg publisher, and former Democratic national chairman, is leading the I FORMER OFFICERS GRANTED PAROLES Alderman Thomas F. "Silk" O'Laughlin And Former Police Chief James N.

McHale, of Archbald, Win Their Pleas For Freedam. Coal Preparing Machinery Reproduced in Operation Bearing Anthracite Slogan 5 DAVID W. PHILLIPS A miniature reproduction of a coal breaker in operation with the slogan "Buy. Burn and Boost Anthracite" emblazoned from the tipple was presented at 'he fifth annual dinner dance of the Scranton Council, Lackawanna I lroad, Railroad Supervosory Officers' Association, at Hotel Jermyn last night. The breaker and its slogan will remain in the lobby of that hostelry for the next two weeks.

The coal preparer stands about 12 feet in height and six by four feet at the base. It is a prefect reDllca of all the mnHpvn Used in crushing, separating rock and bony and grading hard coal for market. A double carriage hoist is shown moving the loaded cars from the mines and dumntng the coal at the tipple. The fresh mined product is crushed and sent over the shakers, through the, jigs and down the hutes where it is cleaned and finally to the pockets from where It is drawn in cars for market. 400 Attend Banquet Attorney David W.

Phillips was ihe principal speaker at the railroad nquei wnicn nas attended by closo 400 include llilPrviern'e fviv, nil the shops and other departments Oir Wives nnri fnmi.ine? TT was "The Spirit of Wash nston." Seated at the speakers' table were: M. R. Feeley, master mechanic: M. Jenkins, master car Jinlder; E. A.

Kochinskie, sunerin fcndent of the Scranton shops; Mr pan. claim agent; J. C. Morgan, hrector of personnel; H. A Carpenter, chief clerk to the superintendent of motive power and equipment; A.

P. Duffy, of the Commerce Commission; collector of Internal Revenues Phillips, and Thomas Jeffrv. chief pfficer of piece work along the jackawanna system. Attorney Phi'lins, in his address, tared that birthdavs are celebrated lot only for reviving the lives of Treat men. but for reviving patriotism.

"We emphasize Ihe deeds md accomplishments," he said, "ather than the spirit which Jrompted these deeds and accom Jlishments." "Washington." he continued, "was 'he ideal of the American people as i soldier, man and statesman be the spirit of sacrifice and ser 'ice that animated him to a readi less to sacrifice his life if need be vas that of a higher cause." "Praise of Washington and re lection his noble character is Jut i. futile celebration of his natal lay. If It means anything, we may iomehow by study of his unswerving spirit reinforce upon ourselves highest demands and stir our Sluggish wills to the solution of problems of the day and age in vhich we live." "Had Washington slunk from the British at Valley Forge we would lot have his birthday to celebrate tnd to arouse men to their patriotic iutics. The spirit of Washington T)est finds expression in our lives by in undaunted stand for righteous less in civic and political life." Samuel Warr, secretary of the J. R.

Y. M. C. gave the invoca R. D.

Kocher, president of council, acted as chairman and Introduced Mr. Morgan as toast (Continued on Page Five) AGAfSPOSTMAY BE LEFT UNFILLED Cappellini States That There is a Possibility of the Position Being Eliminated No successor has peon named lo Frank Agati. district wio was murdered last Thursdav Wilkes Barrc. There a possibility. Rinaldo Cappellini.

president of District 1, said yesterdav, that the office may be eliminated. No executive board meeting was held yesterday as scheduled as Mr. Cappellini had been summoned to Washington to attend Senate interstate commerce commission committee probe of conditions in the Western Pennsylvania soft coal strike field. Other anthracite union officials with Cappellini were Thomas L. Kennedy, national secretary treasurer; Christ J.

Golden, president of District 9. and Andrew Mattey, president of District 7. Dancing tonight, Hotel Jer a fashion's word for spring: "ensembles" Birthday Banquet Five hundred reservations have been made for the Washington birthday banquet to be held at 7 o'clock tonight in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium by the Patri otic Order Sons of America and Patriotic Order of Americans of Lackawanna county. Frank Schroe der, general chairman, announced last night. The affair will be ons of the largest ever held by the orders.

Attorney Wallace G. Moser will! be the toastmaster. The principal I speakers will be Rev. Waiter H. Egge, of Frackville.

national chaplain; Rev. R. L. Grainger, of Camp 25. Green Ridge; Mrs.

Cora Bostian, of Milton, assistant national president of the P. O. of Mrs. Kanner Danner, of Camp 101. P.

O. of A former state president and Mrs. Anna Fetherman, of Camp 33, West Scranton, also a former state president. A program of entertainment will be carried out. Rev.

C. B. Kl'netob, Clark's Summit, will offer Washington's prayer at Valley Forge as the invocation. B. H.

Lloyd will direct the community singing and Howard E. Anthony will be at the Col. Watres organ. Stock Markets Closed Today NEW YORK, Feb. 21.

(A.P.). Business will be suspended in Ihe financial district tomorrow In observance of Washington's hirthday. The New York Stock Exchange, Curb Market, Cotton Exchange and all nthpr spmrifv nd commodity na' kcts will be ciosca. The banks also will not be open, as it is a legal holiday. 80TH ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA The members of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, of which there are many in this section, will be deeply interested in the 30th Annual Report of that sterling company and will have great satisfaction in noting the splendid condition of the company's business for the year 1S27.

The Anmial Report may be condensed and summarized as follows: Mew insurance issued Paid for basis 215,842,049.00 Total insurrncc in force 1,690,524,711.00 Total death claims paid 15.542.970.00 Assets 367.994.584.00 Increase in 28,749,215.00 Contingency reserve funds 28,712,104.00 Increase over previous year 1,542,303.00 Dividends to be paid to Policyholders in 1928 14,200,000.00 Increase over 1927.. 572,800.00 The figures on the report show a sane and healthy expansion all along the line, indicating a fine appreciation by the insuring public not only of the value of Life Insurance but of this sterling old Pennsylvania Institution. The new business issued and paid for in 1927 was the largest in any year since the organization of the company in 1847. The company is purely mutual and all of its dividends go to policyholders alone; payments of these dividends in 1927 were the largest in the history of of the company. In addition to setting aside a dividend award to policvholders for 1928 of $14,200,000.00, the largest sum ever so set aside, the company has increased its surplus fund by $1, 542.303.00.

Thoughtful insurers, especially those with considerable estates, are more and more impressed by the favoring attitude of the National Government towards life insurance and also by that of our own State of Pennsylvania. The United States Government exempts from estate taxation insurance left in favor of a beneficiary other than the insured's estate up to and including the amount of $40,000.00. The State of Pennsylvania exempts from taxation all life insurance where the family or any member of it is the beneficiary. Also, people leaving fairly large or large estates are now very oftsn wisely advised to create trusts and have the future of their estate cared for to a greater or less extent through trusteeship. It should be noted that while the services of Trust Company are most valuable and should always be kept in mind, the insurance part of one's estate will be cared for.

if desired, by the Per.n Mutual through the creation of trust agreements which are prepared for the insured and executed by the Conmany without charge for its policyholders. Space prevents our giving complete details, but inquiry made of the Company's representatives will be given prompt and careful attention. Messrs. Bourne Durham, 412 Stephen Girard Building, Philadelphia, have general management of the affairs of The Penn Mutual in this section, as has been the case for over fortv years. Mr.

George H. Scott is District Agent. Mr. F. Char.oni is Special Agent, and Miss Gertrude Wahl is Cashier for Bourne A Durham, General Managers, with offices in the Lincoln Trust Building.

Messrs. Scott and Clvunoni and Miss Wahl are giving efficient care to the interests of the policyholders in this section. HAY. HAY. FARMER GRAY Motorist: Hadn't vou better go and tell your master that your load of hay has upset in the roadway? Farmer Boy: He knows.

Motorist: Ho" can he know? Farmer Boy: He's under it. Tit Bits. Judge George W. Maxey yesterday paroled Thomas F. "Silk" O'Loughlin, former alderman of the Sixth ward, and former Police Chief James N.

McHale, of Arch bald, who were sentenced on April 8 last to spend two years in the county jail. Messrs. O'Loughlin, McHale and Oscar Chertock, a private detective, were found guilty before Judge Watson Davidson, of Chambersburg, specially presiding, of extorting money from alleged violators of the liquor laws, most of whom were small storekeepers of foreicn birth. Oiipytock was paroled so emiime ago. Chertock was paroled sometime ago judge Alaxey required him to sub mit his resignation as alderman.

His commission have expired in January, 1932. MiHale's license as a private detective was revoked shortly after his conviction. Judge Maxey in paroling O'Loughlin and McHale made a note of the fact that Judee Davidson gave his approval to the action and likewise that th Slavonic league had withdrawn its opposition to the parole application. The league was instrumental in starting the proceedings against the trio. The former Archbald police chief has been in ill health for some time.

Recently he underwent an operation for appendicitis at the State Hospital from which he has not entirely recovereu. ELECTRIC COMPANY TO FLOAT BOND ISSUE Total Bonded Debt of Concern Will Amount to $13,000, 000 Proceeds to Be Used in Improving Company's Property Scranton Lackawanna Trust Company as Tru3tee. such a versatile cos seven eights or full length coat skirt to match Indian print silk, jersey or sweater top in delightful new tans and grays and navy blue twills for junior girls sizes 1 3, 15 and 17 years at $30, $39.50, $59.50, $65 and $79.50 for the three pieces. also coat and suit ensembles long coat. and mannish tailored suit to match in men's wear tweeds and navy blue twill only $45 for the three pieces.

The Republican presents a photo gitipu auuve in a. lew ui vic weapons confiscated in a raid on the homes of over 100 aliens in Pittston City during the administration of former Mayor M. N. Donnelly. The police raids on the homes of aliens in Pittston City were a weekly occurance and were prompted by an outbreak of homicides such as are blotting the history of the down valley community at tne present imie.

Mayor Donnely at a conference with Captain William A. Clark, of Troop B. State Police and former Chief of Police Thomas Newcomb agreed to produce search warrents and search the homes of every alien in the city for firearms. The first raid started was under the direction of Chief Newcomb and Captain Clark and 20 state police as well as Pittston officers. When the days work was completed there were lot aliens arrested and several clothes baskets full of guns, black jacks, steel knuckles, stilletoes, knives and mine flies shapened like lances.

Shot guns, sawoff shot guns, rifles and in one instance a repeating rifle. Mayor Donnelly in commenting at the time of the raid stated that sufficient ammunition was found in one of the raids to supply a regiment. Since the Donnelly administration no raids have been made by any police department and very little attention is beine np.id tn the display of firearms. In fact, it is me least ot any residents thought as to whether wis one or that one is carrying a gat. Since the advent of Mayor H.

GillesDie into offlre thprp hno hron more than twenty three men held unaer Dan icr court lor carrying revolvers, and out of this number there has been only one who was dealt with in nernrrlrinr'o with th. st.Ue law by the court, for carrying luvuiver. Anomer resident ot the city was fined $50 for carrying a black jack by the court. It is the opinion of many Pittston residents that if a raid surh oc was conducted during the adminis tration ot Mayor Donnallv was staged today that it would be just as profitable if not more so. It is the opinion of one law enforcement officer in Northeastern Pennsylvania that if such a raid was staaed and the immiirrnKrm officials deported fifty or more of tnose individuals wno care little for human life, it would put an end to this Herrin "stuff" that is staged in Wyoming Vallev, and give the liberty loving citizens the right to freedom.

'THE WESTERN SPECIAL' NOW IN D. L. SERVICE Fastest Train Betwaen Scranton and Buffalo "The Western Special," the fastest train of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, between this city and Buffalo, N. has been placed In operation. The train runs from Hoboken.

N. to Chicago, leaving the former terminal at 6:20 p. and at Chicago at 4:50 p. m. the following afternoon.

One of the principal features of the new train is the dining, buffet, parlor and sleeping car service. The dining car is operated between Hoboken and Buffalo; the sleepers between Hoboken and Cleveland and Chicago; and the buffet and parlor cars between Hoboken and Scranton. The train leaves. Scranton west bound at 10:15 o'clock each evening. Wanted construction bids for the new Zion Evangelical Church.

Bell 6949. Washingtonians were treated to the illusion that the Monument was being pressed into service as a mooring mast by an army blimp when they beheld this view. In reality, the airship was merely passing to the rear while dropping anniversary flowers on the Washington and Lincoln Memorials. OLYPHANT WARDS ARE UNDER FIRE Assessment Described as 'Most Unfair in the Entire County County Commissioners Morgan Thomas, Louis H. Von Efrgen and John F.

Healey are endeavoring to untangle a snarled assessment situation in the First and Second wards of Olyphant, described as the "most unfair in the entirt county." It is charged that much favoritism was shown by the ward assessors in the valuations placed on different properties. Meeting with members of council and the school board the commissioners attempted to provide a plan for a more equitable assessment. At the meeting, council agreed to the proposition, but the school board shunned it by a four to three four. It was openly charged at the meeting that certain school board members are beneficiaries of the system." It was charged that board members own properties valued at that are assessed for around $900. i Commissioner Thomas, speaking for the board of revision and ap peals yesterday, declared that in many instances properties are as I sessea for about ten per cent or their actual value.

This Is par ticularly true, he said, of a number i of properties on Lackawanna ave nue. the heart of the business district. Mr. Thomas said that It Is the desire of the commissioners to secure an equitable assessment. FIRE BUREAU MANUAL IS ISSUED TO MEN Director of Public Safety Jamc Arigoni and Supcrinte den of Fires Peter J.

Roar are rcsnonsible for a new manual of the rules and regulations of the fire department, which was issued yesterday. The booklet is the most comnlete of its kind ever compiled, and contains, in addition to the bureau rules, a list of all aHrm boxes and a complete, alnhflbctieally arranged list of all streets in the city, with their location. Chief Roar. at a meeting in the assembly room at headquarters yesterday morning, addressed members of the department on the rules of Ihe department. CONTINUE RADIO LICENSES WASHINGTON, Feb.

21 (A.P.). The federal radio commission has ordered an extension until April of all existing broadcasting licenses. GLASS FOR AUTOS The Best at the Best. W. J.

Schoonover Glass Co. Under the provisions of a deed of trust filed yeste.day with Re corc' of Deeds Peter 'V. Haas, the Scranton Electric Company announces its intention of increasing its bonded debt to $13,000,000 in the form of five per cent, gold bonds. The Scranton Lackawaan Trust company will act as trustee. At the present time th company has $5.779 000 in outstanding bonds, in addition to bonds of $2,370,000 held in' the company's reaTjry.

Proceeds cl the sale will be used for improving the company's hold and for the payment of the cost of constructing the Stanton plant at Exeter. FURTHER PLANS FOR TRIP TO EISTEDDFOD Anthracite Male Chorus of Scranton Rehearsing Weekly For Competition Abroad Will Sail From New York on Scythia. Co incident with the filing of the trust deed, the Franklin Real Estate company transferred to the Electric company the buliding in the 500 block of Linden that house the offices of the company. The Franklin compnny, a holding company for the con l. chased the property la from Oscar 'Heeman and I Jsocn heim.

Details for the retlrPirrnt of the bond issue are onuuied in the deed and st forth that the is3ue will be known as the 1957 scrips. Five per cent of the bonds will be retired in 1032 while the remainder will be relircd at stated intervals on to 1957. I male chorus competition, winning it from the best organizations of England and Wales. This triumph I was the subject of much controversy among the British critics. 1 who were reluctant to give the flue credit to foreign organization.

But the unanimous decision of the board of judges, hended by Dr. Granville Bantoch. of Birmingham University, I ip a sufficient proof that justice was done in the case and that the decta ion given fo the American chorus was well deserved. In 1927 the Irish musical organi zation triumphed and this again (Continued on Page Five) A Ronf With A Guarantee Weisenfluh Slag Roofing co. men will please turn to page 4 ThefAnthracite Male chorus, of Scranton.

which will comppte in the National Eisteddfod of Wales in August, is continuing its rehearsals weekly under the direction of Luther Bassett, well known conductor The chorus will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the Y. W. C. A. when information will be given concerning the trip.

The chorus was organized in a response to a challenge of the British musical organizations to test their qualities at the greatest musicnl in the world. The institution of the eisteddfod is one which for centuries has challenged the best In the sphere of music poetry and literature. In lf)26 the Cleveland Orpheus society carried off the trophy in the myn. Wonderful music. Cover $1.10.

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