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THE SCRANTON TRUTH, THURSDAY AFTERNOO JCEMBER 21, I9ir, IO YdDM Save Memey By Looking' Over Out pedal Stock of ffig'lhi Grade Mi WA (3 AMD ifczi EE HO LIP AYS OR The World's Choicest Beverages Can Be Found In Our Cellars and Salesrooms. Our Goods Are Sold Purely On Their Merit. Our Liquors Soli Themselves We Can Provide at Exceptionally Low Prices All the Many Kinds of Liquid Refreshments i 1 i 4 fl 1 a 1 I that are needed tor tne annual reunion and dinner, irom tne appetizing cocktails down tnrougn tne wines or graaes ana vintages to me luscious cordials which so gracefully aid digestion and bring satisfaction and contentment to the diners. Our prices are lowest in town the quality the best. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR CALENDAR? OLD DOLE SPRING Per Bottle, Full Quart, $1.00 Per Gallon, Neatly Packed $3.00 Name a More Acceptale Gift Than a Bottle of Good Old Rye Importers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers, Cor.

Lacka. and Washington Scranton, Pa. I ents, Mr. and Mrs. B.

F. Laud of City at ihe age of 'Mi, leaves eleven children. HS grandchildren. lt." greatgrandchildren and five great great GRAND JURY IS EMMA LITTLEFIELD, WITH VICTOR MOORE, IN "SHORTY M'CABE" AT LYCEUM TUESDAY EVENING INSANITY WILL BE REV. RICHESOiYS PLEA; OPINION OF EXPERT 10 INVESTIGATE Pres'Ott avenue.

Prank Lutsey, a student at the Wyoming seminary, is home to pend the holidays with bis parents at I'll Pres Kftt avenue. Mrs. M. Mathewson, of Stl Taylor avenue, retuirifi home last evening from Princeton, N. where she spe.it toil days visiting relatives.

Miss" Anna Mos, of Mlomrield, X. is viitins at the home of the Rev. est of the students afforded great pleasure and satisfaction to the teachers. The announcement of the end was received with regret by many. The studies pursued were Elementary and Intermediate English, Elementary and Commercial Arithmetic, Algebra and Mensuration, Typewriting, Bookkeeping and Pitman's Phonography.

These courses and Special Course in German will be continued during the new term beginning on Monday, January 8, 1912. POLICE THEORY IS LICKINSKI MET ACCIDENTAL DEATH (Conliucird Irwin I'anf Oncrl county prosecutor of Los Angeles, to remove to Los Angeles books ana papers of the Association Bridge Mrs. O. H. Dietrich, of 9'', Prt and Structural Iron Workers, now in the hands of the federal authorities GOMPERS FAVORS PROBE.

Fred Karius i confined on Wheeler avenue with cott avenae. Patrolman to his home rheumatism. OBITUARY Washington, 1). Dec 21. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, today declared himself in favor of a federal investi gation of the files, record, docu COURTS DISCISION IS AGAINST PACKERS WHO ARE ON TRIAL ments of all kinds of the federation.

"This is my reply," said Gompers, LEE HAZEX. Lee Hazen died at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home 972 John street, Petersburg section, of this city, after a very brief illness. He is survived by his mother, four brothers, George, Harmon, Atlas and Alden; also four sisters, Mrs. S. Van Sickle, South Canaan; Mrs.

E. A. Squires and Mrs. Joseph Jackson, of 'to those who are after the men Tcher ui'V an( to numerous nrei ss. Dec.

Hy frilled I'n Chicago, press announcements 01 a nation wide investigation by the federal of derision 21. ficials. Every act of every official may be freely looked into and 1 am this city, and Mrs. i. Walker, Peek ville.

Funeral services will be hell at the home Friday at 2 p. m. a of on in which will give the government position of vantage in the trial the ten millionaire packers charges of criminal combination re that the assertions that Denina fthff were men of high gtanu'DB 1" me laiHJr cuuncna will to restrain of trade, was rendered Police today are inclined to believe that the death of Victor Lickinski, 25 years old, of 1419 Dartmouth street, at. the hotel of Nicholas Fri. ne, 112tJ Luzerne street, was accidental, although there are circumstances sui rounding the case that look suspicio ts.

According to information which police have as a result of an investigation yesterday and this morning oy Detectives David .1. Davis and Hen Gil bert Lickinski had 04K.P1 when lie started out that morning. He had a companion for whom he kept buying drinks, and when Frisne's hotel was reached both men were in pretty bad shape. Shortly before midnight, Lickinski decided he was unable to go home and asked to be kept over nlKiit. Mrs.

Frisne was tending bar. Young who lives nearby, was helping out. Lickinski's companion objected to the man's staying there' over night. LicsklnskI was told to go upstairs and to wait at the head) of the stairs until the saloon was' closed, when Mrs. Frisne would then show him to a room.

In the meantime, the man who ci.nie In with Dicklnski was put pit, and a minute later there was a racket, and Lickinski lay at. the foot of the stairs, unconscious. Dr. Norman was called, and ifad Ihe man removed to the West Side hospital, where Tie died yesterday afternoon fro ma fractured skull. Forty dollars of the man's pay was found in his pockets, and turned over to the police.

An autopsy was performed on the body yesterday afternoon from a fractured skull. Durkan's undertaking establishment and prepared for bfrial. I'mli'! Tress. Boston, Dec. 21.

Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson, who yesterday terribly mutilated himself with a piece of jagged tin, while awaiting trial for murder of Avis Linncll, his former sweetheart, passed a quiet nighf in the Charles street jail infirmary. Medical Examiner Leary visited him at o'clock today and said there is little doubt that he will not he able to go to trial January Every indication early today pointed to a plea of insanity by Richeson.

William. M. Morse and Philip It. Dunbar who with John L. Lee, of Virginia, are counsel for the defense, admitted there "hight iwissibly be a change in the line of defense." Asked pointedly whether they would urge Richeson to plead insanity the answer came: "We won't no or yes to that question until this a'lei Richeson's lawyers and detectives employed in his interest by Moses Grant Edniancis, father of Miss Violet Edmunds whom he was to have married October were called together today by Attorney Morsf and three physicians.

Mr. Morse today repeated that he has for several weeks thought Richeson not sane. NOT AX INSANE MAN'S ACT. New York, Dec. 21.

That the act of Rev. C. V. T. Richeson in mutilating himself was not that of an insane man, but was done for a sinister purpose, is the brief of Dr.

Carlos Frederick MacDonald, noted alienist, psychologist and physician. Dr. Mae Donald was calb rl to Buffalo to examine Czolgolz, assassin of Pres'dont McKinley; was medical examiner for the state in the trial of Harry K. Thaw, and is an international authority on mental diseases. "While the accused minister may Innocent or guilty, and while he nriy be insane or filled with remorse, his act, the circumstances surrounding it, and the character and history of the man, makes most reasonable the! theory of remorse, or more probably an intention to excite sympathy and to lay a foundation upon which to mak a fight on the plea of insanity," said Dr.

MacDonald. JOHN NICHOLS. At the age of eighty three years, John Nichols died yesterday afternoon at his home on West Drinker street following a brief illness. He remold to Scranton with his parents seventy nine years ago and is believed to have been the oldest resident in this part of the state. Mr.

Nichols was employed by the Pennsylvania Coal company for fifty a t4H 11 fill if 1 Hill II WM Urn. 4 two years, having had charge of the stonework for the company duri.kg most of this time. Most of the stonework on the old Pennsylvania gravity and on the Wyoming division of the company was done under his day by Federal Judge Carpenter. The court denied motions by the defense for dismissal of two of the Ave counts of Indictments against hem, and refused a Pica of the defense that the jury be Instructed to disregard certain statements included in District Attorney Wilkerson's opening statement. It was Uiis last named decision that was construed as of great advantage to the prosecution.

The statements specifically objiH led by thiv defense ere regarding the acqu sition of "Independent" packing house firms by the National Packing company. It was alleg'xl that this acquisition took place at a time when the ttatute of limitations would operate against court proceedings. Judge Carienter swept this contention aside, ruling, in effect, that the government whs entitled to produce all evidence it desired aiong this line in its endeavor to show a That motive, the prosecution is contending, was to gain a monopoly of the dressed beef industry. b. branded as false.

WILL HAVE A CHANCE. Indianapolis, Dec. 21. "If Gompers "means hat he says, he may be given the opportunity to produce his records wag the only comment made today by Federal Prosecutor Miller on the declaration of the head of the American Federation that the books and records of the organization are at the disposal of the red eral probers. Whether this means that certain records may be called for by the grand jury here could not be learned.

The friction between the federal and the county authorities was more acute today as the result of a clash between County 1'rosecuior Baker and R. J. Foster, a National Erectors' detective. WANT M'NAMARA'S (STORY. J.

J. McNamara's testimony is badly wanted by the government, and It developed today that since he has been In San Quentin he has been approached and been urged to tell all he knows. What inducements are offered in return for this are not revealed but it is believed here that if McN'amara would agree to become a government witness he would be out of San Quentin In a very short time. He was one of the most enthusiastic hunters in the state. In his early days he frequently spent as long as a month at a time in the woods.

Sev eral times since his eightieth anniver sary he has hunted In Tike county. Survivors are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Poter Siegle, of Dunmore, two sisters, Mrs. Jane Morey, of North Scranton, and Mrs. Susan Jacobus, of Illinois.

The funeral will take place Saturday morning at 10:30 with interment in the Dunmore cemetery. ATTY. ZIMMERMAN OBJECTS TO THE FINE and assistant alone have keys to the judges' chambers. Wetters' job pays $1,000 per year. SCRANTON MAN KILLED IN MINE AT PORTSMOUTH WETTER WILL REFUSE T9 TURN IN KEYS 1 The situation here was more in EAST SCRANTON tense today than since the probe TALif OF RECEIVER FOR THE RIO GRANDE tarted, and the federal officials, while Henry Wetter, assistant to Thomas aintaining strict secrecy, made it people in the church on Friday night.

The ladies have not as yet secured enough money to defray the expense of buying and installing the organ, therefore there will be an offering taken at the door, it is hoped that this offering will be large enough, so that there may bo no lack after the recital. The organ will be presented to the church by the Ladies' Aid society Sunday morning. Rudolph Canien, of Detroit, is here to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. William Miller, which was held this afternoon. VSecond nomination of officers will he held tonight at the meeting of the Washington Camp, No.

79o, at Schulu hall on' Ash street. The funeral of l.ee Hiizen nf plain by their attitude that they an Law, who looks after the court rooms, jury rooms and judges' chambers at the court house, has ticipate sensational developments in near future. been asked to turn in his keys to the county commissioners, January 1, Wetter, it is understood, proposes NIGHT SCHOOL OF Fined $10 for refusing to permit his client toe answer a question before a board of arbitrators, Attorney E. A. Zimmerman filed a writ of certiorari, this afternoon, and the matter will now go to court.

Master Ribble, slate nianufac urers of Bangor, sued Josephine Prawdzik on a judgment note. At the hearing before arbitrators Stark, Charles Robertson and Chas. C. Wenzet, Mr. Zimmerman instructed his client not to answer one of the questions put to her.

When she refused the arbitrators fined the attorney and the witness each $10. Later a suit for the amount vas instituted before Alderman Millar. Zimmerman naw comes to' court with an appeal from the judgment given by the alderman. THOMAS COLLEGE by United I'ress. New York, Dee.

21. 'Following a break of five poinU in the preferred and two points In the common stock of the Denver Rio Grande today, there were rumors of an impending rc ceivershio. These rumors were officially denied, the company declaring It has money now to meet fixad charges and interest for a full year. to try and remain on the job and this may precipitate a difference between the new board of county Telegraphic dispatches today tell of the death of Edward Ryan, formerly of Mlnooka, a Portsmouth, R. where he was working in a mine operated by local interests.

Former Mine Inspector H. D. Johnson Is the superintendent. His death occurred this morning. Details of the accident are not given in the telegram.

Mr. Ryan, his wife and three chiK dren, left Mlnooka for Portsmouth six months ago. He was 32 years of age and was well known in Mlnooka. He was a member of the O'Connell council. Young Men's Institute.

The body will be brought to this city tomorrow afternoon at. 2:10 o'clock, where the finieral pill be held. VERY SUCESSFUL The new $2,000 Kimball pipe organ which is being installed in the Myrtle Street Methodist church by the Ladies' Aid society is now ready fo use. An orgr.n recital will bo given Friday night, December 22, by Professor E. G.

Davies, supervisor of music in the Wilkes Barre schools, assisted by Miss Berry, vocal soloist, of Wilkes Bare, and Miss Hack ett, violinist, of Scranton. The organ, although not one of the largest, is one of the best in the city. Prof. Davies comes very highly recommended, and it is expected that there will be a rare treat for music loving commissioners and the members of the bench. 'John avenue, will be held tomorrow The court appointed Wetter a couple of years ago to fiil a vacancy.

The appointment of a Janitor and as Last week St. Thomas college tlosed one of the most successful terms of its night school, both as regards numbers and regular attendance as also the thoroughness of the work and rapid progress in he studies. The intelligence and inter afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence. Interment will he mads in the Petersburg cemetery. Land'g, a student at the Carnegie college at Pittsburg.

is home to spend the holidays with his far Mrs Agnes Taylor Schwartz, sister of John Taylot1, the late president of the Mormon church, and mother in law of Joseph F. Smith, now its president, who has just died iu'Salt Lake sistant Janitor, to the judges, the latter regarded as a confidential one. Other than the judges the janitor 1.