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TRUTH, MONDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 23. 1914. Two State Leaders of Suffragists I TJ IT TO ISHIPS I CITY BRIEFS TE TRIbUNt REPUBLICAN TRUTH'S NEW YEAR PRIZE CAMPAIGN This Counon Counts .1 NATIVITY II TlH COl'NTV PAIS PKEM11MS. For cash premiums awardea by the mm Lackawanna County Fair and Grange iinuiiii nuinii association at tne Acaeriy lair, avi.zu was paid out of the Lackawanna county treasury Saturday.

The warrant was five: vo pirvT Tmmnn? fc.cy Will Remain in Turkish iiTAi intra Candidate Waters for Indefin te Period. made payable to F. L. Thompson, secre tary 01 the association. HOME FROM CONFERENCE.

8 I Vice President Joseph Yams and Sec retary Treasurer a Alack, of tnu miners' union, rett ed home Saturday ji rom Fhiladelph.a where they attended 5 meetings ot the international board. 5 While mere they held a conference with President White 01 conditions in this Tickets of admission for tn tion of the beautiful nfw Church of tt. Nativitv. South Scranton, Surd which la to be graced by th pr; of Cardial James Q'Mtom. of more, bijsnust prelate of the church in America, are bfirt? rl' WASHINGTON.

D. C. Nov. "3. 1'he Address Coupon must be neatly clipped along the border line.

herican warships North Carolina and NOV. 2 nnessee will re; aia in Turkish city. ters indefinitely. Reports that thty ed today by the pastor. Rev.

Dr, to be recalled as soon as the I ttyrna incident has been CABS IXJLKED I.N ALTO CKASU. Ail autoiiiouiie co.lision yesteiday Loughran. Dr. Loughran states that rt in sf at'ng capacity of the edifice instead of it would not be large avowed were today denied at the vy department. At the same time teretary Daniels took the position at this act was not an aggressive I oeiweeu a car owned and uriven ty AJr.

u. a. ana one owiiea land driven ay i. ii Jlctomu resu.lcd i in sciiOus damage to uutn cars, xae autos came together at avenue anu jriu.uJiry sired, ul: iiui going up Muiutny street nJ la III OT il. IT 1,3 Ua OBITUARY tb to Captains Decker and Oman kt they must not act on their own Jicuitlu cumilig out jaUHI'Oc avenue, one as iiijiued.

ttiative have been modified so that war li'ey laiheu may, thould grave cessity arise. tr vinf t0 ouldo th ftner' wl.me ail rotect American citizens as the situ tQ a Ion mav warrant th wmarv to I i do not Know tnat we in tne Lnuea i V. J. SWIFT. P.

J. Swift, of 115 Poplar street, died at his home yesterday morning following a two days illness oi heart disease. His sudden death comes as a sitock to a large circle of lends. He was born in Archuald and came I to this city sixteen years ago to re took the sition that he had not. yersed himself.

file Insisted thi.t the original orders MAHV B. BAKU WEI, W. Use of the ice rramldcats. MltS. ItOUEltT K.

XOI State Trsaaarer. OLO NLL si iLLVVLLL JIO.M IltD, in auetiuance at the national u.dia aasutiai.un convent.on in fitloijuig on anuiuay aiteinouji xieiidta a isifeiiai to n'. atmwed, comuianuer of tne l'lur teeiitn uuaimy. lien they eleciod him vice piesiuent oi the associai.on. Loionei C.

T. uA'eul, of Aneiilon, wen known here, was cnoteu prssi the commanders i the warships States can honestly say that our own country is any more virtuous than those across the sea," he said. "We have been more fortunate, that's all." Dr. echmidt said that some day, when women get the vote, they will have a say as to whether there be war or not. They are the greatest sufferers from it, he lat they must not initiate any hostile pve without specific orders, was only eant to be temporary until he could aasured that the state deoartment I Ambassador Morgenthau were! said.

single comb Rhode Island cockerel; H. S. Wright, silver cups of the Red Breeders" club and the Rhode Island Red club of America; Mrs. G. Schwartz Son, prizes In the Colum b.an rock contents, and C.

J. Sprandel. first and second with pullets. i BALANCE OF HI FID AS OFFERING FOR tXIVERSIfY side. He is survived by his wife and the following sons and daughters; William H.

swift, of New York; Mrs. John JIcNuity, Mrs. J. C. Edwards, of this city; Mrs.

Harry Kimble, of Dun more; Misses Eva, Loretta, Teresa and Grace, at home; three brothers. John and James, of Archbald; Thomas, of Cleveland; one sister, Mrs. P. H. Gildea, of Chicago.

The fu neial will take place Wednesday morning. Interment will be made in Archjnd. brklng In complete sympathy. It Is understood here that this Roman Cathoiic churches of this ange in the attitude of the admi: is HELP SCTIES aticn is due to serious cressure fron nough to accommodate all who desire to attend For those, however, who will not be able to procure a ticket there will be a consecration of the main altar Thanksgiving morning, affording an opportunity to view the eautiful interior. Rt.

Re. Bishop Hoban will officiate the consecration at 7:15, and also ceiebrate the o'clock mass on Thursday morning. The clock mass will also be celebrated in the main edifice. The dedication on Sunday will be conducted by Archbishop Prendergast, of Philadelphia. Members of the Knights of Colurnb.ua learned yesterday that Cardinal Gibbons had agreed to visit the Knights of Columbus rooms on the occasion of his visit to the city.

He will go there Monday night. November 30, and will be accompanied by Archbishop Prendergast, of Philadelphia; Bishop Donahoe, of Wheeling; Bishop Shahan, of Washington, and Bishop Hoban, of Scranton. A reception will be tendered the cardinal and the visiting archbishop and bishops by the Knights and all members of the order from Carbondale to Wilkes Barr are invited to attend. At a meeting of the fourth degree Knights of Columbus yesterday T. J.

McGuire was elected color bearer foi Saturday night, when the Knights will escort Cardinal Gibbons from the depot. He will carry a large American flag at the front of the procession. The American colors are also the colors of the fourth degree of the Knights of Columbus. The following aides to the grand marshal were selected yesterday: For Scranton, M. F.

Brown; for Pittston, P. F. Blewitt; for Wilkes Barre, J. Butler; for OJyphant, P. J.

O'Hara. The missionary interests of the United city, ana vicuuiy will nave special oi feruigs in tneir churcaes next sun dav lor the beneut of the Catnonc Lmveisity at Washington. The announcement was maue in local Catu olic churches yesteruay, the collection being an aiinuai aitair. lates. The heads of the various minational mission societies have MB alarmed for the safety of their CROSS TO OPE.V JUNE.

The Mid aliey t.oai company expects to commence mining iius week in its forly tw acre tract at uiake ly, which it is estimated, columns tons of coui. ine incorporators of tne tomeaiiy uouer a unaware charter ate: Thomas tales, Lewis ii. Johns, Joan uunis, maun. u. Dagmr ana George Campueil, all ot uus city.

MRS. ALICE M. REYNOLDS. Following a brief illness, Mrs. Alice M.

Reynlds, widow of George E. Reynolds, died at her home at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening. She was the mother of H. A. Reynolds.

She iked the conventions under which for gners have been permitted in Tur' ey. At the same time, however, the Tomorrow night, when the time limit expires for raising $1,000.00 guarantee fund necessary to secure the great National convention of United Spanish War veterans to this city, the general committee on finance hope to be able "to produce the goods." Fully two thirds of the tcttal fund has been secured, thanks to the liberality of Rollo Jermyn, P. J. Ca.ey, lirkish government has been assured Ambassador Morgenthau that the plted States believes the porte will CHILDREN MADE HAPPY. Bishop M.

J. Hoban officiated at contirmation exercises in St. Johns German church. South Mam avenue, West scranton, yesterday afternoon, in which a class of 160 ooys ana girls received the sacrament le biouop was assisted by Kev. F.

A. Fricker, the pastor, Rev. Dr. A. J.

ijiennan, a. Kev. Louis Schmidt, Rev. Thomas Ooermaier and Rev. irank Strauo.

Otect all Americans. Unofficial ad Otto J. Robinson, P. F. Cuslck, Ralph lee from Constantinople say that a FAIR piilZES PAID.

Cash premiums, amounting to $92, awarueu at tne Aeaeny tair oy the 4acKwaiuia count uair uiu orange aaaouialtuii in eplciuoer, nave heen retunued by trie, county comuusaioii unplete explanation, fcllowing the sofflclal one already made, has been was a member of the Elm Park church childhood and was also a member of the W. C. U. etides her son she is survived by the following brothers and sisters; E. Rogers and George D.

Rogers, of this city; Charles W. Rogers, of Rochester, Mrs. D. J. Robinson, of Binghamton; Mrs.

T. P. Letch worth, of Cai'bondale. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with services at the home of her son, 1720 Madison avenue. Interment will be mads in the Dunmore cemetery.

Irnished the ambassador, and it is be The Red Cross committee of the Century club, that has in charge the ork of cutting out and sewing garments for soldiers and nurses on the battlefields of Eu. pe and for Belgian children, has received from two local tnanufacturers assurances that garments will be sewn and cut out at the factories. Miss May Drummond and Miss Violet Dursluh, of the Imperial Underwear company, Saturday turned in ten garments they had sewn, and with the assurance of the head of that company that the company will make up ten dozenp airs of pajamas. From Iv'agel berg Feigenbaum, clothing manufacturers, came the offer to cut out gar vd now obe on the way to this ELCUN FUND BOOSTED MRS. MARY PASTOR.

Following a brief illness, Mrs. Mary Pastor, aged 78 years, of 341 court, died yesterday morning. One daughter. Mrs. Charles Lidler, of this city, survives her.

The funeral will be held at 2 clock tomorrow afternoon itn services at the residence. Interment will be made in the Pitts ton avenue cenietry. Carbondale aide, will selected tonight. $643 AT POll MEETING (Continued Front Page One) TO HOLD BAZAAR. The women ot the Third Order of St.

rauces of the Catiiedral parish, are ouay making pieparatioua lor their annual nazaar and Christmas sale to be held St. Thomas college chapel on Tuesday ana Wednesaay evenings. Decern oer 2 and 3. Much time ia now Ueiug spent the making ot fancy and otuer useful articles. Tne proceeds w'U go toward tne poor of the city.

1 ill ments with an electric cutter and to sew up a number coats. pnwlndyck, E. 3. Buckalew. E.

M. Funds are needed to furnish the ma lark George W. Clarke, C. F. Mil terial for this sewing and cutting, and r.

George F. Stuckart, C. G. Boland, hn M. Harris, Willard Matthews, the committee members have earnestly requested that the charitable persons of E.

Weeks, Charles Wirth, the Pennsylvania Central Brewing company, V. W. B. Hedgepeth, Colonel L. A Watres, James McAnulty, Dr.

Albert Kolb, Fred Bartz and others. With forty eight hours hustle, the sub com mittees expect to reach the coveted goal, or even better when the meeting is called to order In G. A. R. hall at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night.

The Bub eommitee for this purpose is made up of Captain Charles Spran dle, P. L. McGlee, Colonel H. A. Cour sen, E.

R. George Schmidt, August Moore and Thomas W. Hughes, Colonel Davis, J. Davis, Major Richard J. Bourke, William Saville, Wallace Moser, Assistant District Attorney John J.

Owens, Dr. J. C. Reifsnyder, Dr. Wheelock, Colonel W.

G. Watkins, Dr. Joseph Wagner, Dr. C. G.

Brown, Harry Angle and Z. F. Whitbeck. On Thursday last, at a meeting of the Board of Trade directors, those responsible for bringing the convention here were given unstinted praise, and their efforts to make the convention a success, financially and otherwise, heartily endorsed. Every member of General Gobin camp and prospective members are urged to attend what will no doubt prove an interesting and eventful session in Memorial hall tomorrow night.

Officers for the coming year will be placed in nomination. bederick Fuller and Major W. s. Mil GUARD SO HOOT FIVE MRS. ALFRED PAYNE.

Th death of Mrs. Alfred Payne, aged 68 years, of 529 North Bromley avenue, occurred at her i.ome yesterday morning following a brief illness. She is survived by her husband. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. he city send their contributions to Rob F.

H. GOVREAl. F. H. Govreau, aged 51 years, of 710 North Irving avenue, died at 10 o'clock last evening at his home from the effects of a stroke of paralysis he suffered two years ago.

Born in St. Louis, Mr. Govreau came to this city twenty years ago and for many ears was in the fire insurance business. He was a member of the Fourth Degree Assembly, Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, three children, Constance, Ida and August, and several Brothers in Oklahoma, one brother.

J. P. Govreau, came to the deathbed at Mr. Govreau from that state on Saturday afternoon. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.

ert Hull, secretary of the Scran ton Trust company, and treasurer of the commit Contrlbntors to the Fond. The contributors to the Pdi collec tee. bn were: Clarke siuu; j. Benj. DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, Nov, 23.

The grave disorder which have prevailed among the large number of men in chf alien detention camp near here result ed on Thursday in five of the inmates tmmlck, $100; Willard Matthews, $25; iendship class, Washburn Street Those who have taken out work recently are: Mrs. J. C. Maines, Mrs. Caniield, Miss Marjorie Vandling, Dun more factory through Miss Langham, Mrs.

Nolan, Miss A. C. Raynor, Mrs. G. J.

Van Vechten, Mrs. DeWitt, Mrs. JOSEPH M'ISAMARA. Following a brief illness, Joseph, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

William McNamara, of $53 Keyser avenue, died yesterday. The funeral was held this afternoon. Interment was made in the Catiiedral cemetery. ttebyterian church, $42 15; Wendling fund, cash collection, 9.94; Mrs. W.

S. Miliar, George F. uckart, Electric City quartet, ire. Q. a.

somarmaycK, $tu; jonn larris, M. J. Calpin, Thomas SUFFRAGISTS COVER STATE WITH VOTES FOB WOMEN LITEWE ftoutinued From Page One) Saturday afternoon at one of the most enthusiastic meetings of the convention. Besides the money pledges there were offerings of a trained pig, a cottage cheese and early strawberry crop, an early apple and cherry crop, a sweet corn crop and other fruits of the farm. Mrs, Yeager, of Moscow, gave an opal ring that she wore nineteen years ago when she first voted in Denver.

One woman gave thirty cents apiece for each of five husbands she had turned down, another gave $5 for the husband she "has not got and never will have." Anot'ae paid twenty five cents for an option of the Antis that yland, $6.10, and David Emerson, $1. addition to the cash collections. MARTI HEAP. Following a lingering illness Martin Reap, aged about 70 years, died at the home of his son. Michael Reap, MRS.

MARY EDMUNDS. for the past fifty five years a resident of Jerroyn. Mrs. Mary Edmunds, aged 77 years, died at her home yee tsrday morning following a few hours edges for $171.25 were received at the of 2210 Winfield avenue, yesterday acting. A.

B. Warman, Miss Catherine Traynor, Miss Kittle P. Walters, Mrs. Frande, Mrs. Cox.

Miss Gloob, rs. Siegel, Miss Foote. Mrs. W. E.

Keller, Miss Elizabeth Keller, Mrs. Frank Don nelly, Mrs. Francis DInimick. Mrs. Fred Church, Mrs.

R. S. Robinson, Polly Klotz, Elizabeth Brooks, Eleanor Brooks, Doris Wayland, Jeanette Clara, Hannah Boyer. Those who have contributed work and clothing are: Mrs. Samuel Samter, Mrs.

William Storrs, Miss Elizabeth Dickson, morning. He is survived by the fol illness. When Mrs, Edmunds went to being shot by armed guards. Two were instantly killed and two others died later. The latter had been attacked during a riot among the aliens.

Upwards of 4,000. Austrian and German civilian prisoners are interned. They are guarded by men of the National Reserve from Liverpool and the Manx Territorials. 'The prisoners are confined in two separate camps connected by a subterranean passage under a highroad. They dine together In a large hall with spacious galleries.

The prisoners are from various grades of life, but the majority are waiters, sailors, stewards and mechanics. Since the arrival' of the latest Miss Ljda Stokes Adams, of Pmladel called Jermyn from Ireland it was pia, vice president of the Woman Suf only Gibsonburg and there, were three houses there. TO agists; Miss Louise Hall, of Harns brg, Held secretary, and Dr. Anna C. larbe, of this city, represented the, uffragists at the mass me.etifcg.

f. lowing cniiaren: ratiiciv, Martin, Elizabeth; Mrs. Michael Min gan and Mrs. Pierce Eastman, of this city; one brother, Michael, of West Scranton. The funeral will be held at 9.

o'clock Wednesday morning with a high mass of requiem in St. Joseph church in Minooka. Interment will be made in the Cathedral cemetery. Mrs. Edmunds is survived by one sister, Miss Ellen Clark, of Jermyn; three sons, E.

proprietor ot the Mayfield house; George, manager of the Windsor hotel and James, of Mc TO JOIN CHORAL SOCIETIf The officers and members of the Scranton United Choral society Invite the singers of the city to join with er, Kev. jjr. suu, tne nrsi speak Miss Mary Eaton, of Dalton; Mrs. Wil tff4 his address by turning over to iam jessup, jjrs. Sturge, Mrs.

Charles mayor a cneca iur i.oi, me tuuo Hnhinson. Miss Helen Winton. Mrs. J. Kinley, three daughters, Airs.

Erwin, of Parsons; Mrs. William Bryne. of Carbondale, and Mar pare of the Wendling meetings. He them in the formation of a mammoth I batches of prisoners there has been W. Rittenhouse, Mrs.

William Hill ana Miss Spencer. the suffering in Belgium to be GERALD FEE VEY. The death of Gerald Feeney, aged 23 years, a popular young man of cnorus to present "the swan and Sky disaffection and insubordination, and lark" and "The Cross of Fire" at the occasionally there wra ioiimlaints hv great that it is hard tor the Amen kq JRind to conceive its Intensity, Dr. sentries of having been insulted. The uu said that universal peace will West Scranton, occurred at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Feenev. of HIS Price street, last 8JLLV SOW RESPONSIBLE fever come, disarmament never be pos evening. Ha was employed in the ble, until mankind realizes that all ten are brothers, the members of one ansportation department or tne FOB COLORADO GOING DOT "all Suffragists are crazy." One woman pledged $10 apiece for the ten children she has not got, after a number of others had pledged good sized sums for their children. One gave $1 for an Anti aunt, another for "a perfectly good Suffrage husbard," and another $5 for art Anti husband.

The convention broke away from the method of apportioning certain sums to county organizations, leaving the size of the offering to the good will of the counties. John Lawrence, daughter of Senator William Flinn, of Pittsburg, pledged $5,000 for Allegheny county. Another $5,000 was pledged by a sub finance committee of Philadel phisu Mrs. Maxwell Chapman pledged 2 000 for Lackawanna county. There bat community.

Lackawanna railroad for several vears. great musical festival to be held in this city next May. The chorus will be under the direction of John T. Watkins, leader of the famous choir that won the chief choral competition at the Pittsburg eisteddfod, and this in itself is sufficient to insure the music loving public that it will be one of the biggest events of the kind ever attempted in Northeastern Pennsylvania. John M.

Harris told of the plight of Widow, who had depended for bread per three sons, who have been killed the war. For the sake of the DES MOINES, Nov. 23. That the He is survived by his parents and "Billy" Sunday evangelistic campaign tne following brothers and sisters: in Denver was responsible for Colors Florence, Helen, James, John. Frank, do's voting for prohibition at the last election was the statement made in an SwaLy mowing with a high miss afternoon address in the Sunday tab 0f requiem St.

Patrick's church. ktriot boys, he said, the people of this bnzitry should stop a moment to think garet at home. Twenty seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive her. MRS. MARY E.

MOON. Mrs. Marv F. Moon, aged 88 years, wife of oon, of Lenoxville, aied in town yesterday. Mrs.

Moon lived in this city for many years and had many friends here. She is survived by two sons, Charles of Newark, N. and Orfleld, of Lenoxville. THEODORE SPETTIGLE. Following a brief illness Theodore Spettigue, aged 63 years, a resident of Jermyn for twenty six years.

j3ied at his home at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Spettigue was a native of Honesdale. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mary. three urothers, George, of.

Oil City, Charles, Honesdale, and Olaf, of Jermyn. ASKS LICENSE TRANSFER. A petition asking court to transfer the hotel license of Peter Girltis, 1801 Jackson street, To John Arlasky, was entered in court today by Attorneys tow they may prevent that mother ernacie here by Dr. J. M.

Perkins. Interment will be made the Cathe torn starving. mayor of Denver. dral cemetery. Women the Sufferers.

Professor Schmidt's talk was an elo "I cannot besin to tell you how glad I am to be inside the Sunday tabernacle said Dr. Perkins. "It feels like home. And also I am glad to meet MRS. ULTH PECK.

Mrs. Ruth Peck, widow of the late Henry Peck, and for many years a The Choral society proposes to augment its chorus by the addition of one hundred and fifty more voices, making a total of three hundred singers who will appear in the festival. Metropolitan artists will be engaged to sing the solo parts, and there will be a symphony orchestral accompaniment to the great chorus. Rehearsals have already been commenced, and are being held in the Y. M.

C. A. auditorium every Tuesday evening. uent portrayal on war, its results and as steps that should be taken to guard airain the mnn whr, mnr. th9n i resident ot west bcranion, oieq iast fcainst It.

Who is to blame for the Eur or anything else responsible for first overt Incident occurreel a fortnight ago through the refusal of large body of the prisoners to ler" the hall on a wet night, and they were allowed to remain within doors Instead of 'going to their tents. Many of the prisoners on other occasions expressed discontent with their food in a contemptuous and violent manner. On Thursday afternoon there was a serious disturbance, the details of which come from unofficial sources. After dinner there were violent scenes, and plates, knives and forks were thrown about and chairs smashed. Some of the prisoners made a dash from the dining hall toward the kitchens.

Their passage was barred by a few soldiers, who at first threatened the prisoner with their bayonets. This did not deter the more determined of the prisoners, who stealthily ap proachPd the soldiers, who thereupon began shooting in prn DEDICATE NEW ROOMS. TAYLOR. Nov. 23.

Rev. Dr. L. C. Murdoch, district superintendent of the Wyoming conference, preached the fledication sermon here last even ins? at the opening of new Sunday school rooms the Methodist Episcopal church.

The pastor. Rev. A. D. Decker, was assisted in the day's exercises by H.

M. Trpupe, J. M. Morgan, J. D.

Atherton and William White. Gounod Evans directed tho singing. peaa cataclysm, he said, is not the crea were hundreds of dollars in Individual pledges. The total of the pladges was $25,314. No Prohlbltloq Rule.

The report of Mrs. H. Neely Fleming, of Erie, state vice president, in which she urged that Suffragists confine their efforts to suffragiam and leave Prohibition out of their arguments, caused a furore at the convention, In an inter vftriiav. Mrs. Roessing, the Colorado voting to become 'dry' at the i Services will be held at the home of te concern of the people who are hein last election, her daughter, Mrs.

Harry W. Steph hg the starving, but he held it to be uni ens. No. 811 West Seventeenth street, New York tomorrow afternoon. The "Two years ago Colorado went 'wet' by about 40,000.

Two weeks ago it pauy agreed tnat Belgium does not de rv the horror and devastation that An urtf OUUV Will We UlWUfiHl IU W4)11VM U. went dry' by about 8,000. I been heaped upon it. (hint thle iH IB WHClll. Taylor and Lewis.

NEGATIVE SIDE IN DEBATE over i Wednesday atternoon, arriving etatt. nresident. declared Mrs. Neely's fbe Cornell educator said that the talk out the aid of Billy Sunday the Lackawanna railroad at AT ST. THOMAS' COLLEGE SAY HE CONFESSED.

According to detectives, Louis Jones, who was brought back from Blue Earth, last night, by Detective David J. Davis, has confessed that he took 120 from the firm of report to be a record of the Erie woman's experience and not an official convention statement Mrs. Roessing agreed that the ballot is the main thing the women are after, but she refused tn have the workers limited to ballot Most Food Prices An excellent debate on the subject, "Should the United States Maintain a Larger Navy." held at St. Thorna3 college Thursday afternoon, was won by the negative side, representing the senior class. Rev.

J. W. Malone, S. of the Cathedral, presided, and the judges were Rev. Thomas McHugh, Rev.

Dr. William jP. Kealey, Professor William Corby, Brothers Ephrem and Felician, P.ev. James Burke and P. W.

Gallagher, editor of the Catholic Light. On the winning debating team were the following: Jerome Collins and James Kelly. The affirmative sade was represented by Patrick O'Boyle and Henry Kolonsky, of the Junior class. Bishop Hoban paid a visit to the college on Thursday morning and awarded the prizes to the honor stu Higher dents for the first quarter. Bishop Hoban complimented the Brothers of the school and the students.

An orchestra, under Brother Felician, ren dered delightful music, and it was de cided that the debates' be held quarterly, under he direction of Brother Maurice, vice president of St. Thomas The names of the honor students will be published early next week. Sulzberger Sons, of this city for which he was a collector. He will be given a hearing later. MAYOR SIGNS CONTRACT.

Mayor E. B. Jermyn this morning signed a contract with J. LeRoy Van Sickle to grade the rear of the pew city hospital on East Mountain, his bia for the work being low at $103. CARBONDALE CHILD DIES.

Mary Eroat, aged 8 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Broat, Of Carbondale, died at the State hospital this morning following an illness lacting since July li. The body was shipped to Carbondale on the Delaware and Hudson by Undertaker W. C.

Sehoenfeid. GIRLS ENJOY HIKE. Sixty girls of No. 25 and No. 2t schools on Saturday enjoyed a walkout to the Country club.

Tuey will undertake a hike around Lake Scranton on Thanksgiving Day. Both groups have orgaized walking clubs. SCHOOL LEAGUE GROWS. The Public School Athletic league organized by the Bureau of Recreation continues to aod new schools to its circuit. Contests are now provided tor girls as well as boys.

The league will hold its Winter meet In the near future, talk In their speeches. Mrs. Roessing, in answering a charge of the Antis that the Suffragists endorse a book, "Let's Civilize Our Marriage Laws," by Richard D. Kathrens, said she had never seen the book. The Antis charged that the volume aims at the destruction of the marriage tie.

Other Suffragists likewise repudiated the charge of endorsing the book. 1 There was a large attendance at the public meeting in the Century club Saturday night, at which Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale, was the speaker. Mrs. Hale, recounted the history ot the fight of women for their rights, that has extended over a hundred years, and predicted early and complete victory for the Suffragists.

Her address was one of the best ever given by a woman in this city. Among other things she charged that the liquor Interests and the corrupt politicians are the principal foes of equal suffrage. The convention decided to adopt the "Attic Day" plan of raising funds, suggested by Dr. Mary D. Wolfe, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Village for Feeble Minded Women at Laurelton.

The executive committee was instructed to agree upon a date when the women of the state will clean out the Good Time Now to WorK Down Cost of Living High prices and restricted supply of beef will cause people to plan meals with better judgment of food values and cost. There's rich nourishment and true economy from use of Mm TO HEAR DR. WEBER. An excellent program has been arranged by the Catholic club for its fortnightly literary meeting tomorrow night. Dr.

S. E. Weber, superintend den tof the city schools, will ba tne principal speaker. Harry Storm will give a number of Shakespearan readings and vocal and instrumental selections will bo given by Professors Pilling, Shepherd and Murphy. Friends Of tna club are Invited.

Healthful Economical This food always wholesome is made from choice wheat and malted barley, sterilized, twice baked, crisp and delicious! Grape NuU food supplies, in easily digestible form, all the nutriment of the grains, including the mineral elements phosphate of potash, for rebuilding body and brain, There's a way to live well with reasonable economy in food, and that's not attics of their homes and sen tne relics for the suffrage fund. The day will be in the housecleanihg time next Spring. Delegates Have Rest. Yesterday was a rest day for the delegates. There were no business sessions or conference ot any kind.

Miss Llda Stokes Adame, of Phlladel. phia, gave an address in St Luke's Episcopal church, and Mrs. E. E. Kler nan.

of Somerset, talked in the Dun more Christian church. Two business sessions are being held today. Tonight a public meeting will be held In the Crystal rooms of the Casey. The Men's Equal Suffrage league of Scranton will be in charge of the meeting. The speakers will be: Julian Kennedy, Rabbi J.

Leonard Levy, James Lees Laldlaw and Kev. J. Cur. ran, of Wllkes Barre. iMUa Katharine Heed, publicity manager tor the state association and one of the foremost workers for the cause, has resigned her post, to take effect December 1.

She will spund the Winter at Atlantic City. Miss Reed's resigna HIGHWAYMAN ROBS BELLBOY. Michael Murphy, a fifteen year old bellboy employed at Hotel Westmln ter. wag robbed of eleven cents, all he had In his pockets, by a masked torture stops skin man as ne was crossing the Cedar avenue bridge at 5 oclock Saturday morning on nl way home from work. The robber pointed a revolver at him and demanded his money, threatening to blow his head off it hit demand was not compiled with.

TO AID SANITATION. all The epeclal offering to bo taken up Edlael Ointment and Bee Inol Soap are alee axed, lent to? plmplea, dandruff, tores, wound, bolls, and for a tcora other wet where toothing, beallng treatment may be aeedtd. Practically every druggist tells them, but for trial free, writs to ls)t. 114. at an tne magsea on i nankigivini Day at the Cathedral will be towan the fund of the West Mountain sunt tarium.

Make your skin well with Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. They work so quickly and surely that it positively seems as if you could see them do good. Itching usually stops at once, healing begins, and the red, raw, scaly or pimply skin soon becomes desr awl healthy tjtin. "There's a Reason" for Grape Nuts SolqMjy tion nan caused deep regret lit the ranks all over the state. She hag been one ot the biggest factors In the work ot organising and fund raising.

It was Miss Reed who made all the ar. raogementa (or the conTentlon her. LOCAL POULTRY WINS. Local wlnnera at the Wllllamsport noultrv ahow conducted laat week Maura, note amen wnn uewra, Vrera 7.

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