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i i i i i 9 IMlows Scranton, Pa. Comptroller's Call of Condition (Cond3rued Ipril l8ih, I9f2 LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts 4,904,234.38 Bonds and Stocks 7,244,329.59 Bank Building 100,000.00 Due from U. S. Treasurer and Banks. 172,494.71 Cash in Bank and With Keserve 2,142,555.83 Capital Surplus 1,500,000.00 Undivided Profits 287,252.65 Dividends Unpaid 2,952.00 Circulation 986,995.00 Deposits 10,786,414.86 $14,563,614.51 need end should nave the special sort of attention we render.

Most stores have the habit of classing you with your elders, making no effort to gratify your more youthful fads' and fancies Now that isn't the Samter way. We've a special young men section herenothing but young mens clothes in it, and nothing but young men there to serve you. Prices are as little as $10, or much as StsLsSf 115 aid $18 $14,563,614.51 its depositors. FOR 49 YEARS this bank has rendered HELPFUL SERVICE to its patrons, and its SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS of $2,787,252, together with shareholders' liability OFFICERS: J. A.

LINEN, President. ISAAC POST, Cashier. President. Cashier. C.

WESTON, Second Vice President: ALFRED HUNT, Assistant Cashier. undoubted seocsrfjto G. L. DICKSON, Vice A. G.

IVES, Assistant A. Linen Chas. H. Welles Tnos. n.

DIRECTORS: in W. W. Scranton Geo. B. Smith C.S.Weston Richard H.

ix. o. Benjamin Uimmick Stag Hats $2 Chester Shoes $3 1 BANK OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS 7 TO 9 O'CLOCK 1lSmSSmSEfSSSSESSmSSSmSSmSmmMJmim i at mimmmM saaMaaaSjiiiaSSa ggSSSSSSISSSSasaasaaaa yESSSESmmmSmi' gflAafiAAAAAAAAAAAiAAAiAAAAAUAAAAAAAAAAB NORTH SCRANTON The Xorth A Office et at ltortMt combined CAPITAL of $1,000,000 afford HOFMEISTER NAMED AS THE. INSTRUCTOR Jacob Hofmeteter has been appoint as inaciiciti niairuLuor oi apprentice at the Scranton locomotive shops. He served his apprenticeship with the Lackawanna company and was thereafter, retained by the company as a machinist, and later as a foreman, from which he waa chosen to look after the interests of apprentices in the chop.

His experience and personality fit him well for his new work. It is anticipated that the increased efficiency of the apprentice and the consequent better grade of mechanics made in the shops of the Lackawanna as a result of the combined endeavors of the shop and school instruction further extensions of these very important phases' of apprentice education. Tp R. BROOKS NAMED SCHOOL TREASURER At the meeting of the school board this afternoon, C. H.

Von Storch, chairman of the finance committee, recommended the employment of City Treasurer Thomas R. Brooks to act as treasurer and receiver of taxes for the school district. The compensation is $1,500 salary for acting as treasurer, and one per cent, of the tax collections for acting as receiver of taxes, and five per cent, of the1 duplicate for delinquent collections. It was announced that as soon as City Treasurer Brooks is appointed, ms iorce oi cieritB win uegin tuo work of extending the school taxe3 and mailing statements of this tax to all taxpayers. The school code provides that the taxpayer shall bs notified before July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year.

This cost will total about $1,400. President Hummler explained the plan of the district to have Mr. Brooks act as delinquent collector for 5 per cent, commission instead of 10 per cent. This is a saving for the taxpayer, as it reduces the penalty. SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES MEETS WITH nm limn innnnwst iUUiiULd arrnuvMU Public works committee of council met yesterday afternoon and ap proved the ordinance providing for i weights and measures, at a salary nf S150n voar trlth anph acais.

tance as the council may deem fit to allow. The committee also approved the resolution which puts it up to the city solicitor to confer with attorneys for the Scranfbd Board of Trade to put into effect the city's police powers against mining operators endangering public highways by making them unsafe for traffic. This resolution will be passed finally on Friday. The ordinanco for the sealer of weights" will com3 up on first reading at the Friday meeting. it was thought that Director of Public Works C.

V. Terwiliiger would be called on to explain con cerning the Mulberry street viaduct construction in which the Central Labor union has become interested. Mayor John Von Bergen attended the meeting, persumably to discuss the question with the labor leaders but they did not appear. MRS. TIFFANY DIES AT PLEASANT MOUNT HOME Special to The Truth.

Pleasant Vnnnt Pa Aliril 24." Mrw. Judson E. Tiffany, one of the heat Vnnmn anil rfsnprtpri women Of this place, died today after a brief illness. She Is survived by her hua hanrl. nno riauehter.

Miss Helen Tif nn 4 hnn mnthap Mra Fulkerson. The, funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 clocK, witn interment at this place. G. L. Dickson F.E.Piatt uarue Jtienry ceiin, Clare McNish.

who was similarly attired, while Mark Moran adted as best man. Jit the conclusion of the ceremony a wedding dinner waa seTved at the home of the bride's parents and was attended by only the immediate family. At 12:40 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Davig left on a wedding trip to iNew York and other points of Interest.

On their return they will reside in North Scranton. Store Burglarized. Some time Monday night the con fectlonery store of James Golden, on West Market street, was broken into and $4 in cash and a quantity of candy taken. Entrance was gamed by forcing a rear door, which was not very securely fastened. Mr.

Golden discovered the theft when he opened for business yester day morning. About a year ago the store was broken Into in the same manner, when a quantity of confec tions were taken. Brief Mention. Mrs. Wade M.

Finn, of Providence road, was called to Binghamton yesterday, owing to the critical condition of her brother, J. Snyder, who was injured in a railroad accident near that city late last week. Miss Carol Perry, a nurse in train ing at the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Perry, of 232 Race street.

The condition of Mrs. Joseph Mc Namara, of Keyser avenue, who has been dangerously ill, was much improved this morning and the attending physician looks for her complete recovery. Mrs. Michael Ginley, of Oak street, is seriously ill In a city hospital. Mrs.

Phillip Brady, of Beaumont avenue, was removed to a city hospital yesterday to undergo treatment for an affliction of the eyes. The remains of the late John Thomas, who died at his late home on Boundry street, Monday afternoon, was yesterday removed to the home of his son in law, Charles Lewis, of Chinchilla, from where the funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. Interment will be made in the Chinchilla cemetery. QUICK LEGISLATION IS PROMISED FOR MARATIME SAFETY By United Press.

asiungiou, D. April 24. In the race to pass legislation designed to make travel by sea safer, present indications are that the house will beat out the senate. Long before the upper body has concluded the work of investigating the Titanic disaster, the prospects are the houe will have passed at least four bills relating to maritime safety. These features are now in the hands of the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries, and relate to the following subjects: Wireless communication; lifeboats; manning of life boats and regulations in regard to seamen and crew.

Meniberg of this committee have been working long after midnight every night to perfect the legislation. One, the wireless bill, has already been reported. Favorable reports on the other three are expected to be ordered tomorrow. Far seeing bicycle manufacturers, a dozen years ago, began to turn their attention to making automobiles, and now some French automobile manufacturers are beginning to make aeroplanes. A recent number of the Automobile describes a French motor car factory as also possessing "the finest aerodrome in the world," where its aeroplanes and airships are assembled and tried out been put under forced draft Her greatest speed during the trial tests, however, was 20 1 2 to 21 knots.

Lowe worked out the position of the Titanic at 8 o'clock on the evening of the disaster, and then went off duty. He could not recall her position at that time, although Smith urged him to "think hard." Frequent tilts between Smith and Lowe enlivened the proceedings. The phlegmatic Briton often misunderstood Smith' involved questions. Lowe recounted the trip to Southampton and the sailing. He descfibed fire and liftboat drills before the departure.

"The last time I saw the captain was after the accident, just before midnight," Lowe testified. "The collision never wakened me." Lowe grew extremely angry when Smith asked him if he was a drinking man. "I never took a drink in my life," he asserted with heat. "I have just had a note passed up to me saying you were drinking that night," said Smith suavely. "Who? Me?" asked Lowe, leaning over his chair, his face flushing.

"I never did; I say it without fear of contradiction." Fourth Officer Boxhall told him they had struck an Iceberg after he went on deck. "I got my revolver, you never know when you need it. Then I helped load boat No. 5 and then I lowered it away. "I was under First Officer Murdoch's orders.

He was in charge of everything. About ten men helped me. I ordered Mr. Ismay away from the boat. I was on the starboard side.

A' steward on the Carpathia asked me it I knew what I'd said to Mr. Ismay. He said I used very strong language to him. occasion was because Mr. Is may was over anxious and was get ting a trifle excited.

He kept saying: "Lower away; lower away; lower "I said: Get to hell out of that." DUNMORE William Teeter, a student at Bethlehem preparatory school, is spending a few days at the home of his parents on Elm street. Messrs. Thomas and Horace Walsh, of Bloom street, are spending a few days with Rochester friends. Mrs. Catherine Brown and daughter, Agnes, of Ward atreet, will sail today from New York for four months' tour of the world.

The Dunmore High school second team challenge the Hill Athletics for a game on Thursday afternoon, April 25, on the Dunmore grounds. HOW MANY PEOPLE KEEP CATCHING COLD How do people catch cold? Many imagine that they catch cold by simply going out in the cold. The truth Is more people catch cold in the following manner: Walking or exercising in a temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit may not expose any one at all. But going into the house where the temperature is 60 or even more, removing the wraps, sitting down in such a room, is more liable to expose any one to catching' cold than from outside exposure, properly clothed, with ordinary exercise. Thus it Is, spending a portion of the time indoors, then a portion of the time out of doors, the liability to catch cold Inside is eveas? eater than the liability to catch cold outside.

Some of these people already know of the value of Peruna to check a cold in the beginning. Peruna will stop an incipient told. Did you know that? Many of your neighbors do. Peruna is one of the standard remedies for cold. Not only to prevent, break it up, but to remove tie consequences of many neglected colds.

A standard remedy, m' nd you. Attested by years of experience in all climes and countries. Better have some on hand. Do not wait until you get a cold. Have it in the house ready.

A few doses in time is better than many doses later on. BEACH IN NEW YORK FOR ASSAULT CHARGE New York, April 24. Ready to face the charge that he attacked his wife at their winter home at Aiken, S. Frederick O. Beach returned to Amer ica on the liner Kaiser Wilhelm II to day.

The wife, whom Beach is accused of having slashed with a pen knife, was on his arm as he left the steamer. Mrs. Beach flatly declined to talk about the matter. The couple did not hear of the charge against Beach until they had reached Europe, on April 8. They hurried to Paris for a conference with W.

K. Vanderbilt, sr Beach's close personal friend. CANDEA SEEKS TO GET $15,000 FROM COMPANY FOR PERSONAL INJURIES Attorneys Morgan Kaufman and C. E. Little filed a suit in trespass thia morning on behalf of Dominica Candea, agalast the Hillside Coal and Iron company.

'J The suit is to recover 115,000 damages from the company for injuries sustained by Candea. It was filed In the United tSates court, Candea being a subject fit the king of Italy. BORX. (Continued from Page One) 1912, to Mr. and airs.

Bernard Gilmar tin, of Brooklyn atreet. a son. J1AJUUAGE LICENSES. John H. McShaffrey and Clare C.

Murray, both of Scranton. Jamea Smith and Alma Richards, both or Scranton. William A. West and Florence C. Kurst, both of Scranton.

August F. Gutheinz and Anna P. O'Malley, both of acranton. John J. Day, of Taylor, and Kathryn M.

Gerrity, of Scranton. William lykes, tof (Dunmore, and Isabel A. Stanton, of Scranton. Kaymond Lee and Sarah JBvang, both of Scranton. Clinton iM.

Acker, of Scranton, and Lena Ray Bidwell, of Dunmore. Herman C. F. A'Utfoot, of Dalton, and Janet M. Younger, of Mooaic Jtobert 'Miller, of Dunmore, and Kathrine Plnkney, of Scranton.

MARRIED. DavU MeMnh At Scranton, April 23, 1912, James A. Davis, of Putnam street, and Miss Jennie F. McNish, of Block street, Kev. P.

A. Hopkins otflciating. Day Gerrlty At Scranton, April 24, 1912. John J. Day.

of Taylor, and Miss Kathryn Gerrity, of North Scranton, Kev. James crognan oinciating. Weat Kurta At Scranton, April 24. 1912. Miss Florence C.

Kurtz and Wm. R. West, both of this city. Rev. F.

A. Fricker officiated. Guthelna O'Slalley At Scranton, April 24, 1912, illss Anna P. O' Ualley and August F. both of this city.

Rev. George J. Lucas, S. T. WiUfoot Younger At Dunmore, April 24, 1912, Miss Janet M.

Younger, of Mooslc, and Herman C. F. Younger, of Dalton. Rev. James Leishman officiated.

Scolt Malouey At Detroit, April 24, 1J12, James J. Scott, of Moo siu street, this city, and Miss Margaret Maloney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ila loney, of Glendale avenue, Detroit, in St. Thomas' church.

DIED. Evans At Taylor, April 23, 1912, David ii. Evans, aged 55 years. Funeral Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Forest Home cemetery.

Loltua At Jermyn, April 23, 1912, Mrs. Peter Loftus, of East Jermyn. Funeral Friday morning at 9 o'clock with services in Sacred Heart church. Interment in Calvary church. Hoale At Carbondale, April 23, 1912, infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Hosie, of Forty second street. Funeral was held this afternoon. Burial in St.

Rose cemetery. State At Carbondale, April 23, 1912, Peter States, aged 79 years. drier At Carbondale, April 23, 1912, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grler, of Pike street.

Funeral this afternoon. Private interment in St. Rose cemetery. Ktlleen At Carbondale, April 22, 1812, John J. Killeen, aged 49 years.

Funeral tomorrow 9:30 a. m. from the home of Mra. James Murray, of Brooklyn street. Interment in St.

Rose cemetery. Hoover At Scranton, April 23, 1912, G. W. Hoover, of 28 South Webster avenue, aged 71 years. The body will be taken to Dallas, over the D.

H. at 2:18 tomorrow afternoon for interment. Faaer At Tobyhanna, April 23, 1912, Mrs. P. Ji Fahey.

aged 65 years. Funeral Friday morning. Burial will be made In the Tobyhanna cemetery. CbbT At Scranton, April ,23. 1912, Edward Cuff, aged 42 years, at his home, 432 Fifteenth avenue.

Cuff At Scranton, April 22. 1912, Edward Cuff, of 432 Fifteenth ayenue, aged 42 years. Tiffany At Pleasant Mount, April 24, 1912, Mrs. Judson B. Tiffany, after a brief illness.

Funeral Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, with Interment at Pleasant Mount. Tint furnish lookouts With blnOCU lars. Fleet told of eye tests he had nniire nn a vear aeo. "Up to this trip you had the use of glasses?" asked Burton. "Yes, sir," the seaman said positively.

We had eye sight tests, too, everv 'vear or so." he added. Fleet said the lookouts had no glasses or lighta in the crow's nest. He said he did not Bee the lights of the "ghost ship" which several wit nesses testified they discerned near the Titanic, until after he got into a lifeboat. Fleet then retold of his first sight ing the iceberg from the Titanic crow's nest. He could give no opinion as to its distance ahead of the liner.

"It was just after seven bells when I saw the ice" he said. "That's about 11:30 p. Pressed by Senator Burton, Fleet could erive no idea of the time be tween his siehtina the ice Island and when the collision occurred, ieei said he was told by the relief watch in the crowd's nest to look out for small ice not icebergs. "I gave the three bells signal wnen aaw the icebera." said Fleet, "to let them know it was right ahead. Then 1 telephoned the' bridge." Smith questioned fleet regarding the conduct of Quartermaster Hlchens, who was in command of the lifehoat which the witness helped to man.

Two or three women took turns sr th oars. Fleet said. The women passengers repeatedly urged Hichens to pull toward tne ennemng vic.ims who were begging tor aid, out ne refused to listen to them. Fleet made the statement that his lifeboat was about a mile from the Titanic when the latter sank. "How do you knowj" questioned Senator Smith.

"I heard others say so. "But what is your judgment?" Smith persisted. The witness caused a titter by replying: "I have no Judgment." Senator Smith then took occasion to vent his displeasure at what he inferred was the attempt of certain interests to dictate how the committee's work should proceed. SMITH'S STATEMENT. "I want again to state the purpose of this inquiry," he said.

"It is to get all the facts bearing upon this unfortunate catastrophe. It is, of course, apparent that the officers are not shipbuilders or architects, and the committee has assumed that if they tell all they know of the circumstances that surrounded the progress of the ship before the collision and what transpired thereafter, that would be all we could expect. "It has been our plan from the beginning first to obtain the testimony of citizens of Great Britain temporarily here, and this course will be pursued until the committee believes they have obtained all useful and accessible information. "It is to the credit of the officers and crew that we have had no very troublesome difficulty in securing witnesses. But from 'the beginning until now there baa been a voluntary, meddlesome attempt on the p.rt of certain persons to Influence the course of the committee, and to stop iU procedure.

"Misrepresentations have been made, I have heard. I did not wish to subpoena witnesses whose only story was based on bias or prejudice. "The press has co operand in every way to lighten the burdens of the committee, and to assist in obtaining results. "The committee will not tolerate any further attempt on the part of anyone to shape its course. We shall proceed in our way to complete the record.

Judgment of our efforts may be appropriately withheld until the actual official report." TESTIMONY OF LOWE. Harold J. Lowe, the fifth officer, was the next witness. He is a sturdy little Briton, 29 years of age, who has been on the sea ever since he was fourteen years of age. His answers were given in a firm, clear voice.

The Tltanlc's trial tests were to have been made on Monday, April Lowe said, but were postponed until the following day, because of squally weather. The witness was of the opinion that the Titanic could have done easily 84 or 25 knots an hour had sua CHARGE AIMED AT IS BELIEF (Continued from Page Oate) morning two score capitol polioenien were detailed to preserve ordr in the corridors, ven then rapidly filling with a morbid crowd. Ismay was one of the first witnesses to make his appearance. He bad earnestly requested to be allowed to testify today. Throughout the hearing Ismay has been the center of all eye.

Whenever he enters the room, the spectators jump to their feet and stare at him. SHOWS NO EMOTION. Ismay betrays little sign of emotion. Usually he attempts to screen himself from the crowd behind Vice President Franklin and his attorneys. Almoat Invariably his right hand rests on his chin and he chews yiciously at his finger nails whenever a damaging statement is made by a witness.

Occasionally his coat sleeve slips from the wrist, revealing that his right arm is covered with a gorgeous tattoo design. Those in attendance at the inquiry have expressed surprise that no naval experts are aiding the committee. The British geamen who have been examined could not disguise their disgust at the land lubberly interrogations they are asked. Some of the most sensational testimony thus far adduced came from officers and members of the crew, who admitted that there har 'been no drills aboard the Titanic, except a perfunctory one for the benefit of the board of trade at Southampton. Major Peuchen, of Toronto, told the committee that he had Jsarned from one of the officers that the lifeboats could not be filled to capacity and lowered from the rail.

This accounted for the fact that many of the little craft were sent away only partially filled, while hundreds of passengers were left to face death on the deck. WHY THE HASTE? Just why there should have been such haste in getting the Titanic into commission is the thing which the committee intends thoroughly to probe. The crew which the liner carried was a mere heterogenous collection of seamen. They had not been drilled into any semblance of a "machine" for orderly working of the ship. Many did not know their exact posts.

The Titanic started on her maiden voyage almost immediately after her trial trip. There was no "shake down" voyage to accustom the crew to their new places. Frederick Fleet, one of the tanic's lookouts, was the first witness. He was called for cross examination on his story yesterday that the officers of the ill fated liner did OR. HIBSHMAN SPECIALIST, 340 ADAHS AVE.

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Closed Monday and Tuesday. Uob Fra. SMAY Birthday Surprise in Honor o'f Margaret Riehl By the luther League. ANOTHER FIREOF MYSTERY The Junior Luther league of St. Paul's Lutheran church, Wood street, gave a birthday surprise party in hoXr of Margaret Riehl, one of its members, at her jsome on Diamond avenue, Monday evening.

The evening was pleasantly passed In the usual way. A song, composed in honor of the occasion, was sung by all present. Instrumental 'music was fur nished by Margaret pianist! Carl Pacyna, violinist; Mrs. Heist, pianist 1 V. ic v.

Those present were Laurie Angle Mabel Anglemier, Mary Kele man, Helen' Cyphers, Anna Dregala, Kathryn Van Buskirk, Mary Van Bua klrk, Mildred Cyphers, Gladys Cyphers, Margaret Cyphers, Margaret Riehl; Carl Pacyna, Charles Miller, Waller Fiedler, Paul Heist, Ernest Bersln, Matthew Bersin, Mr. and Mrs. John' Riehl. The: chaperons were; Mrs. Heist, Mrs.

Cyphers, Miss Helen Snyder, John Snyder, Fred J. Fiedler and Rev. W. S. Heist.

Mysterious Fire. The local fire companies were called out at 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning by an alarm sent in from box 724, located on Clearvlew street. The firemen found the fire in a three story frame building at 701 703 Cayuga street, owned by Joseph Ket rick and occupied by himself and several other families. The fire, which started in the attic, was of a mysterious origin, as the odor of kerosene prevailed when the firemen arrived. The building was gutted.

Davis McNish. Miss Jennie L. McNish, daughter of James McNish of Block street, was married Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at Holy Rosary church, North Scranton, to James A. Davis, of. Putnam street.

Rev. A. Hopkins performed the ceremony. The bride was gowned in a blue traveling suit with hat to match, and was attended by her sister, Mis3 POLICE HAD TO WRAP WOMAN IN BLANKET AFTERJrJIER ARREST A squad of police, Including Patrol men Gemmel, Roth and May had an exciting time this morning when they responded in the patrol wagon to sub due Clara Miller, of 423 Oakford court. Reports to headquarters were to the effect that the woman was smashing everything in sight, and the neighborhood was terrorized.

The police found that the reports were not exaggerated. The woman had smashed every bit of furniture In the house. The dishes were reduced to crumbs of china. The windows were broken, and the window frames smashed. The walls showed evi dences of violent assault.

The scene which greeted the police was one of great activity along the destruction line. The Miller woman, undressed, fought the policemen for a time, locked herself in a room, and crawled Into bed. The door was smashed in, a blanket was wrapped around her, and She was hustled to the padded cell. She will be taken to Hillside Home this afternoon. WILLIAMS a SNOWDEN INDERTAKERS.

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