Pittston Gazette from Pittston, Pennsylvania • Page 1

TODAY COMPLETE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS SERVICE Or THE UNITED TVJJAx a xuawB tvuax TODAY'S NEWS WKATHKB Unsettled, weather with local thundcrshowcrs this afternoon or tonight; Friday part cloudy and some wmtt cooler. TEMPERATURE Shown, by Recording Thermometer AW on Gazette Building no Xu p. m. 74, 0 a. 80, 3 p.

ni. PITTSTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1921 FIFTY CENTS A MONTH SIX DOLLARS A YBAB JifiN gffit ni am A weekly 10l IjjArV DAILY EST. established ibw BY TI1EO. HART, 1882. IF MINERS KES BER gum UftXylO NJIU SIMS GIVES DENBY FULL STATEMENT ON HIS LONDON SPEECH SPEECH OR Of COMPANIES TO TAKE UP THE GRIEVANCES LLOYDS SCOUTS IDEA OF PIRATES SEIZING SHIPS RETURN, Pittston district mine workers, who have been on strike since Monday, have been informed by the officials of the Pennsylvania Hillside companies that, if they return to work, their grievances will be taken up In regular form.

This, according to information gleaned from reliable sources, was the answer which the leaders of the strikers received from the officials of the companies, when they presented their grievances. It was only another way of telling the strike leaders that they were violating their contract with the companies, and that the proper way for a local which has grievances is to take it up first through the colliery grievance com mittee. Failing in that, the case should be appealed to the Anthracite Conciliation Board, the mine workers affected remaining at work. These are the provisions of the agreement, and the companies apparently insist on sticking to the letter of the agreement. Leaders of the general grievance committee went to the Dunmore office of the companies yesterday afternoon, and presented their demands to Vice President Morris.

These were practically the same as has been outlined before: Reinstatement of a driver boy at Central colliery who was dismissed for alleged failure to properly care for his mule; discharge of an assistant mine foreman at No. 14 against whom charges are made, and adjustment of rates for company hands of the various collieries. A district union officer was interviewed today1 in regard to the situation in the Pittston district, and declared that it was exactly the same, so far as the union leaders are concerned, as it was during the strike of the Pittston miners last Fall. The strike was ordered and is being conducted by the Pittston grievance committee independently of the district union organization. The strike leaders have "not conferred in any way with the officers or District No.

in scranton, have not asked district union aid in carrying on the strike, and have not secured sanction of district organization. The istrict officer interviewed said that the district organization could not legally approve tne striae, as it has been ordered in an irregular way and contrary to the provisions of the agreement between the operators and the miners' union. The grievances complained of have not been brought to the atten tion of the district organization In an official way and have not been before the Anthracite Conciliation Board. This board has repeatedly refused to take up cases while the mine worker involved were on strike. Since the strike last Fall, the candidates of the insurgent element, which backed the first strike and is backing the one now in progress, have been elected to the principal offices in the district organization, but they will not take their seats until August.

It remains to be seen what position the insurgent leaders elected to district executive offices will take when they take office and the responsibility of enforcing the agreement witn tne operators devolves on them. In the meantime their moral support is back of the Irregular strike tnat has thrown 10,000 men idle in the Pittston district. Members of Barnum Local met this morning In Duryea and. by vote de cided that no employes of that colliery, except the pump runners, firemen and engineers," would be allowed' to work. Since the strike was declared a few days ago several of the outside employes have been at work, and lt was to pass on the status of these employes that the vote was taken at this morning's meeting.

It is said that the colliery officials requested the of ficers of tne local to allow the men who are engaged in wheeling coal into the fire room to remain on duty, but the action at today's meeting calls out this class of employes. ELEVEN WIN FOR PARENTS When Steve Persol and Charles Chopeck of Ashley appeared before Judge Fuller today for sentence on their conviction of assault and battery on railroad policemen Anthony Nauroth and Philip Duffy, they were accompanied to the court room by their wives and eleven small children. Chopeck has seven children and Persol four. The presence of so many little children, who might be innocent victims of the acts of their parents, influenced Judge Fuller, who paroled Persol and Chopeck on condition that they apologize to the officers, pay the costs and other expenses before August 1, and keep the peace In the future. The trouble arose when the officers went to the home of the defendants seeking persons who broke windows in passenger coaches.

They suspected a son of one of the defendants was and the defendants and their wives attacked the officers. EIGHT IN ARRESTED LN FIGHT TICKET HOT New York, June 23. Eight men were under arrest here today in connection with an alleged plot to manufacture and sell thousands of dollars worth of spurious tickets for the Dempsey Carpentier fight. They were charged with grand larceny, forgery and counterfeiting. In connection with the arrests the police last 'night raided a down town printing establishment and seized materials from which 60,000 tickets were to be made.

EXCHANGE LOWER New York. June 23. Foreign exchange opened lower. Sterling, 3.75; francs, lire. marks.

DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED London June 23. The bank ot England minimum discount rate has been reduced to six per cent from the previous rate of 14 per flfenty By RAYMOND CLAPESt'' (United Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, June 23. Cbarbj G. Dawes was due here today ti ifegln driving extravagance out of Washington. The ex Brigadier General is coming here to take the job' of director of the budget.

Dawes is giving up a prosperous banking business in Chicago To take this task. His life here, according to all forecasts. Is certain to be ope long fight with bureau ohlefs, who want large appropriations and Congressmen, who want to keep' their friends in easy government jobs; Dawes will be given full authority by President Harding to wield the knife mercilessly In the hope of putting affairs here on an economic basis. Dawes is one of a sizeable (roup of big businessmen President Harding has persuaded to come to Washington at great monetary sacrifice to assist in putting more business in government. Besides Dawes, this list Includes: A.

L. Lasker, chairman of the Shipping board, wealthy advertising man; Charles (H, Hughes, Secretary ot State, whose law practice was: bringing him in far above $100,000 a year: Andrew W. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury, a leading Pittsburgh bank 'er; Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, a successful mining engineer; John W. Weeks, formerly owner of a large Boston banking and brokerage house. Colonel Charles H.Forbes, director of the War Risk Insurance Bureau, a leading Pacjflo Coast business man.

SELL owes Atlantic City, June 23. The United States must "sell. abroad. or witb.r,4t home," former Secretary ofSCtimi merce William C. Red.field,declae4 today In an address before York State Bankers' assteiaudp Aere.

She must buy also. The slogan "sell no goods." Bed field said in asserting that America needs a foreign trade financing ctrt poration to supply the materials need ed in Europe, sheuM bBcltate4i'" "In the economta'rtHfS'irftf foreign trade, outward and inward, Mitch binds us to other Red jld said. "In a purely material benae, we are bound to them by the link, debt, the link of necessary purchases and the link of obligatory BRUCE COULTER DEAD AFTER LECG HLI35 Bruce Coulter, of 174 Tompkins street, Oregon Heights, passed' anay this morning at five o'clock after long illness. Since last January he hM been confined to his home, sufferljvir from miner's asthma, and had recently been in a despondent state Of This morning at five lb. his bed room, he ended 'his Iftewlt'b.

a shot from a revolver. The deceased as born in, Scot Oct. 4. 18S2. and had resided in 1 ton for the past seven yearsi 3Efttl he became ill he was employed rock contractor for the Pennsylvania Coal Co.

He was a member, o(. James' Episcopal Church. 1 :5 v'v He is survived by hla wife' and tha following children: Alexander, Andrew and Harry; also, by hla (attiwh William Coulter, of Dunmore, HndtB following brothers) end slstert Wilfc iam Coulter, of Pittston; Andrei Dunmore; Mrs. Joseph 8 Igel, '8pd kane. John Hadden, of Tatf Couver Island; Mrs.

Jean Muf, Yf Scranton, Mrs. Alexander Glencriiaajaf Dunmore; Mrs. James Campbell r.df Berlin, Pa. The funeral services will be held, at the home Saturday aftdrnoon atltWo, o'clock. Burial In Dunmore GerhV etery.

ITALIAN II wm visit Elaborate arrangements are made by Italian citizens, for ception to be given In honor of fria excellency, Vitterlo Rolandl Rlcci, tfat Italian ambassador to 'the Uhltad states, who win visit 'Beranton July 1 2. The represenUUrof Immanuel's court is on a tout of th country and is visiting all cities whsl his fellow countrymen av settle. A banquet will be tthdered to' bt excellency at the Hotel oh July 1. Having expressed a tfekiri to a coal mine, the ambassador Will taken into a mine to sea how anthrsV' cite coal Is produced. Visits will also bamada' to OW Forge, Pittston and WOMAN NOMINATED.

CUSTOMS 1 1 fc. Washington, June 23. President Harding's first nomination of a. man to be collector of customs W44 sent to the senate when he nameq Jennie P. Musser to ba collector foy district No.

48, with Salt Lake City. 1 ii i V': ftead Tn GAZBrra and kftp foalsd, Bathing caps and Born Casey Drug store. vltjlt DECLA5ES RETfTUD mi beliw a tfr ANOTHER VERY HOT DAY, 88 Another red hot day, yet not quite as hot as yesterday, according to the thermometer. During the night the lowest point reached by the thermometer was 74, and soon after seven o'clock this morning the mercury began to climb, going up steadily throughout the day until the 89 mark was reachecr at 3 p. m.

COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. Washington, June 23. Somewhat cooler weather was predicted by the weather bureau today for tomorrow in the middle I Atlantic and North Atlantic states, the lake region and the Ohio valley. The Texas disturbance will move northeastward over the middle Mississippi Valley, attended by general showers within the next 36 hours, the hureau stated. From the interior of the east Gulf states the storm will move northward! over Tennessee, the Ohio valley and probably the southern lake region.

Local thunder showers were held probable for this afternoon and tonight in the middle Atlantic states followed by partly cloudy weather fop tomorrow. ACK DEMPSEY HAS 1 SIT Atlantic City, N. June 23. Jack Dempsey will have a birthday tomorrow. The world's champion will be 26 years old.

No unusual festivities will mark the observance, of the day. Teddy Hays, boss trainer of the champion, said today he coufd do anything he wants to tomorrow except work. Some of the newspaper men were planning a little party at the camp and Dempsey was planning to enter tain them, but both learned of each other's intention. "Guess it's all off now. I'll give my sparring partners a big feed anyway in honor of the'day, Dempsey said.

Dempsey, since the Toledo affair. thinks it's a good omen to have a birthday during his training periods. Teddy Hays said today he was going to give the champion a' little work, but he didn't know how much or how long it would be. The champion was weighed today and tipped the beam at 192 pounds, it was reported. This is too near his fighting weight and his trainers are liguring.on giving hhri a rest pf two days again.

MEN WHO CLAIMED EXEMPTION Judge Garman presided in a ses sion of Naturalization court today and 158 aliens, with their witnesses, were present, taking the examinations to be admitted as American citizens. U. S. Inspector Timmes had charge of the examination. Most of the applicants were passed and took the oath of allegiance, but several were held up because they were unable to read or lacked suffi cient knowledge.

Two were refused because they claimed exemption from military service during the war. An other session will be held tomorrow when 1150 others will be heard. Bv HERBERT W. WALKER. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, June 23.

"The people back home" are flooding Congress with demands that immediate action bo taken toward international dls armament. A survey of the record during the last three weeks reveals 93 petitions for disarmament as compar ed with 156 for 30 or 40 other leg' islatlve measures. Many of these come from churches but others are 11 will vmiuua giuuin vi Indications now are that Congress will meet this demand by passing the Borah disarmament amendment to the naval appropriation bill. Sent! ment for it is growing in the House in preference to the Porter resolution, The Record gives an index of what the country is demanding of con gress. With disarmament far in the lead, recognition for Ireland comes second with 31 petitions.

Greater aid for wounded soldiers Is third with 13, while next in order are relief for the near east and the. Smith Towner edu cation bill with 12 and 11 each TO On Friday afternoon the boys and girls of the city will hold a Junior Chautauqua parade. Any boy or girl may be one of the paraders those having Hallowe'en costumes will come as clowns fairies, cmaereuas, etc, and for the Ave best costumes prizes will be awarded. Prizes will also oe awarded for the best decorated bl cycle or express wagon. To every one in the parade will be given a num ber and at the end of the parade six numbers will be drawn.

The boys and girls holding, the lucky numbers will be eriven season tickets. Rrinir vour bicycles and wagons put on your costumes ana join tne Lucky Number parade. The boys and girls of East Pittston will meet on the Broad street piay eround and those of West Pittston will meet on the Wyoming avenue school ground. Friday afternoon, June (84, at I p. i.

0 I i 60i 1 i Washington, June .28. Flaying war time.laborers as "stay at home and cost plus contractors as "profiteering' pirates," Senator Mc Cumber, North Dakota, today urged the Senate to promptly pass, the soldier bonus bilL Conscription of labor in war time "the patriotic duty as between soldier and civilian being concurrent and equal," was the principle upon which McCumber based his savage attack on "war profiteers of all classes." "If there Is ever another great war," he asserted, "mark you that principle will be invoked. "The Wood of the patriotic soldier must have boiled with indignation to feel that, while his government estimated his services, including his board and clothing, at about $3 a day, with all the risks and hardships thrown in." he continued, "any man who could saw a rough board or drive a nail qualified as a carpenter and received his $10 a day, whether he was fifty per aent. or five per cent efficient. "Leaving out of the computation every vestige of sentiment; everv element of gratitude and applying only the rigid1 rule of mathematics, we cannot deny that by allowing the man who fought for his country, who placed his life in pawn, the increase In hla compensation provided in his bill, we are still giving him for his services with all their risks and hardships, a compensation much below that which the common laborer in the' United.

States received during hie absence. "Even though our action calls for an outlay we woi(ld gladly escape and will enforce a greater economy along other lines, let us not delay the fulfillment of this sacred Vnancial obligation." The five fold plan In the measure provides a a day for home service and $1.25 for foreign service; an additional 40 per cent, of the cash is allowed on a up 20 year insurance policv with borrowing privileges: education or the purchase of a farm or home and preference right to take up public lands. McCumber earnestly urged veterans to make application for the pa1 up insurance plian. WOMAN CLAIMS $69,000 RfSEW ESTATE Hillsdale. June 23.

Mrs. Emma Richardson Burkett declared today she has $69,000 coming from the estate of the late Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs. Burkett alleged she loaned the colonel that amount to finance his 1912 campaign. Mrs.

Burkett has filed suit against the Roosevelt tstate for recovery of the amount. She said a friend. Judge Peyton, now dead, brought her to Chicaeo and that she saw Roosevelt sign the rote, togethur with a man named Charles J. Shunson. Mrs.

Burkett said she inherited the money and "invested" it with Roosevelt, on the advice of Peyton. "MEDICINAL BEER" Washington. June 23. Whether the country will be "flooded with beer" for' medicinal purposes was up to Representative Volstead, Minnesota, legislator today. If he refuses at a meeting of the judiciary committee to.

break up his supplemental prohibition bill and report only a bill prohibiting all beer, the Treasury Department soon will issue orders allowing the sale of med li'inal beer. Volstead is refusing to say what he will do and Is plainly angered be cause his complete bill has been blocked. "Don't ask me any questions," he snapped at. importers. 10 DO LITTLE TALKING Washington.

June 23. A woman who has every opportunity to talk and does not believe in doing it has been found. She is Miss Alice Robertson. Congress woman from Oklahoma. Miss Robertson says that she proposes to talk as little as possible in Congress and urges all other members to cut out unnecessary words us a means of reducing the expense of publishing the Congressional record.

"1 am not going to talk very much for silence is truly golden now," said Miss Robertson. HOMEOPATHS PROIESI "DRY" RESTRICTIONS Washington. June 23. Chicago was selected today for the next conven tion of the American Institute of Homeopathy, which is in session here Dr. Margaret Hasslef.

Reading, fa was elected second Vice President. protests against the restrictions ot the prohibition enforcement on the use of aleonoi Dy physicians ana pnar inacists for the manufacture of med icines a'nd prescriptions was made by the institute. WOMAN BEING HELD COR HUSBAND'S DEATH Kansas Ciy, June Police todav held Mrs. Mrtttie McPherson, 41, wife of Jack McPherson, who was mysteriously shot and killed in bis Mount Washington nome. Mrs.

McPherson told police her husband was shot by an unknown as sailant, who fired through, the win dow. Detectives stated they had started a search for the woman second hus band, Thomas Carter, who myster iously disappeared after the feoupl had started to New Orleans several SOLDIERS BONU Washington, June 23. Rear Admiral Wm. S. Sims this afternoon replied to the demand of Secretary Denby for a full on the Admiral's speech in London.

Denby may make Sims' explanation public late today. The Admiral lost no time in submitting his reply following a brief meeting between, Sims' and Denby during which the Secretary gave him a written memorandum requesting an explanation of the London speech. Washington, June 23. Rear Admiral Wm. S.

Sims was today to answer to Secretary of Navy Denby for his London speech. 'Calm and smiling at his hotel, the Admiral refused to make any state ment, but it was understood he would tell Denby that his remarks concern ing Irish sympathizers as printed here left a wrong inference. Denby was as reticent as Sims about the cast. The Secretary, how ever, is not expected to do more than administer a rebuke to the Admiral at this time. Any action that Denby may contemplate against Sims will await this formal report on the accuracy of the dispatches reporting Sims' remarks concerning Irish sympathizers in this country.

Denby's instructions were given Sims when the Admiral reported to Denby in accordance with instructions cabled him while in Europe. "Admiral Sims denied the accuracy of the statements attributed to him in dispatches reporting his London speech," Denby said. "I gave him a written memorandum wnieii amounts to an official order instruct ing the Admiral to inform me in writing wherein he was misquoted and if he could to state just what he did say in that speech. "I want an early reply to this or der." Sims was with Denby only a mo ment. Denby handed him the writ ten order and Sims, left almost immediately.

Sims then went to call to Admiral Koontz, chief of naval operations, refusing to comment on his conference with Denby. FOR BROTHER'S FUNERAL Stricken with heart failure this morning at his home in: Wilkesbarre while he was preparing to attend his brothers funeral in Wyoming, Bernard Hertz died before medical aid could be summoned. He awoke ap parently in the best of health and was seated at the breakfast table when he announced to his wife, who Was the only other person in the house at the time, that he felt ill. Mrs. Hertz summoned three physicians as quickly all possible, but within the brief space of time that she awaited their arrival her husband lireathed his last.

When the news of Bernard Hertz's sudden death was conveyed to his relatives at his brother Rudolph's funeral, in Wyoming, there was much grief. Bernard Hertz made his nome at West Jackson street, wilkesbarre, and conducted a grocery store at 142 North Main street, that city. He had been associated with the business life of Wilkesbarre for the past fifteen vears. He was widely known in his home 'community. Besides nis wne lve children and several brothers and sisters survive.

The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Washington. June 23. Secretary Denby announced today he had reliev. Captain Clarke Stearns from com' viand of the battleship Michigan for illowine a committee of enlisted men in the ship to have a voice in deciding disciplinary measures applying to crew.

Denny said tnat no disciplinary iction had been taken against Stearns and the officer has been given command of another warship. Stearns' policy in allowing the en listed men to nave a voice in the disciplinary rules of his ship had been approved by former Secretary Daniels, the Captain told Denpy. TRANSFER PSED FOR THE REILLY LICENSE The county court, enbanc, this after noon handed down a decision 'refusing the amplication ot Joseph Rellly, of 'his city, for a transfer of his retail liquor license from 22 South Main itreet, in the Ninth ward, to 46 JNortn Main street, in the Seventh ward. It was shown that the Reilly family had had a retail license consecutively for 50 years. The store room formerly iccunied by the Reilly saloon is now used as a cafeteria, and an effort was nade to transfer the old license to a new location.

The court, as a matter of principle, refused to transfer the license from one ward to another. TAKEN OVER BY COUNTY The county court this afternoon approved the petition of the county commissioners for permission to take over certain township roads county roads and to maintain them. The roads in question were aproved by the grand jury before application was made to the court. Among the roads were: One in Franklin and Exeter townships; one in Kingston and Franklin townships; one in Franklin find Dallas townships; one Ih Conyng tNjk am nu OF Geneva, June 23. The League of Nations council today entrusted the United States with the task of preventing another Balkan war.

The league declined to consider Albania's request to fix her boundary lines and compel the withdrawal of Serbia and Greece from her territory. An Albanian delegation, which appeared before the council, declared another Balkan war would result If Greece should be given a piece of Albanian soil to reimburse her for withdrawal from Smyrna. The delegation made the war threat openly and stated freely that It understood the council was considering some such settlement of the near east problem. The Albanians consented to the council's passing the problem along to the ambassador's council, when it was understood the United States is represented on that body. The council also will pass to the ambassador's a number of telegrams from Albanians in America, urging that there be no partition of their mother coun try.

The Albanian delegation was hone ful that the ambassadors can be persuaded to favorable action by the colonies in the United States who will be expected to Dut riressure on Sec retary Hughes and Ambassador Wal lace in Paris. Strong measures against participa tion were sent colonies in Manches ter, N. Niles, Pittsburg. East Pittsburg, Braddock, Massilon, Johnstown, Akron and Can ton, O. 1 CHICAGO DETECTIVES FATALLY WOUNDED IN BATTLE WITH BANDITS Chicago, June 23.

Two detectives were shot and probably fatally wounded early today in a running battle with three negro desperadoes. Detectives John Hogan and Tbomns Dennis, both crack shots, interrupted three bandits as they were about to hold up a gasoline station. The bandits opened fire, hitting both Hogan and Dennis. From their position on the ground, the detectives opened fire and shot and killed one of the blacks. An other bandit Lewis Henroy was later captured by a watchman.

HE CASE HEARING Among the cases argued before Judge Fuller in argument court yesterday was that of H. Boyd Rishel against Byars Council, Jr. O. U. A.

of Wilkesbarre, a proceedings to compel reinstatement of the plaintiff in the order. The trouble arose during a political contest in 1915, when a certain organization known as the "Sons of Liberty" sent out circular letters to members of the Jr. O. U. A.

M. urging the election ot specified candidates. At the same time Mr. Rishel, as a member of Byars Council, was charged with circulating letters signed by certain members endorsing the candidacy of F. P.

Slattery for district attorney. For this ho was made the subject of charges and expelled from the order. His legal battle to compel reinstatement has since been in the courts. When the case was up today there was a sarcastic passage between Attorney F. P.

Slattery, counsel for Mr. Rishel, and Attorney J. H. Dando. one of council for the defendant society.

Stirred by a remark by Mr. Slattery, Mr. Dando retorted reflecting on a certain religious denomination as being secretly active in politics, whlcl? brought a reply classing the other as irresponsible and narrow minded on the Question of religion. The tilt was later the subject of comment by attorneys who heard the verbal passage at arms. SEN.

WOODS MANAGER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT Chicago. June 23. The cost of the effort to make a president out of Oeneral Leonard Wood was before the Superior Court here today. Colonel W. C.

Proctor, Cincinnati, former chairman of the Wood cam paign committee, filed suit asking for a decree to compel eleven other members of the organization to reimburse him their share of the J81 he paid out, which, he said, amounts to $745,000. Among the defendants are Albert A. Sprague, Chicago; N. J. Gould, Seneca, N.

H. J. Stebbens, New York; L. J. Miller, Delaware, and George Moses, Concord, N.

H. TROPICAL STORM HAS NEARLY SPENT FORCE Texas. June 23. The Ironical storm which threatened the gulf coast from Brownsville to New Orleans had passed inland today with its force nearly spent. Wires were still down to south Texas coast points.

and It was impossible to get information as to the state of damage done by waters which were reported: to have partly flooded the towns of Matagorda and Bay Cltjr, TASK STOPPING BALKAN WA MAY BE AM 1A By ED. Lt. KEEN (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, June 23. All Britain, as a sea faring nation eagerly watched investigations today in the search for America's vanished ships. Along the wharves of the ports and along the sea walls old salts spun tales of vanished ships, of pirates and sea monsters and speculated on a possible revival of the old day ot the Spanish main, the cujjass and the black flag.

As if it were yesterday, the old tars told of the terrible gales of 1899 when many vessels foundered in the heavy seas. Historic storms of other years were recalled and added to the fund of speculation regarding America's "vanished fleet." At Lloyds, the center of shipping information and scientific observation, the idea that twentieth century pirates are threatening shipping was scouted. "Fantastic" declared men high up in the concern. "The stories are without the slightest foundation. Even with the submarine to hide his activities, no man how is rash enouglf to attempt that game.

A pirate nofc would go after much larger game than little freighters ith cargoes which couldn't be turned into money very readily." lt was pointed out that there was much heavy weather early in the year, comparable to a similar period in 1899, when many ships went down. "Russian Bolsheviks were unknown then," declared one official. The case of the tanker Ottawa was clt That vessel left Port ILobos, for Manchecter on January 21, with a cargo of fuel oil. She was reported missing. On April 14, another vessel following the Ottawa's path, reported encountering a great patch of heavy oil, Indicating tne Ottawa had sunk.

The Ottawa disappeared during a hurricane in the north Atlar.tiO and two othec Vessels were lost at about the same' time. An anxious ear was turied today for reports on the tanker Gomeric. which left Thames H.ven. June 8, for Tampico. The lsi wireless report from that steamtW came on June 10.

Her owneds, However, declared they were not worrying as yet. EXPRESS DESIRE FOR By L. C. MARTIN, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, June 23. Republican leaders in Congress, particularly in the Senate, have decided to take a firmer grip on the legislative helm, they made clear today: After conferences participated' in by Senators Penrose, Smoot, Watson, Lodge and others, it has been decided, it was learned: That "blocs" and groups advocat ing special or class legislation must not be allowed to control, if it is possible to prevent this: that the legisla tice nroeram must be strictly limited.

both at the present extra session and at the regular one beginning in De cember, to matters of first import' ance; that restrictive or regulatory legislation affecting business is to De discouraged; that all "freak" meaa ures are to be set aside. That economy in legislation is as essential as economy in expenditures. Senator Smoot said that the country expects and is entitled to better service from Congress and they prom ised it will be given. One way to give it, these Senators said, is for Congress "to do less and to do it better." "Ill considered and hasty prepared legislation be stopped," said Senator Penrose today in discussing the question. "We have enough great problems upon which we need to con centrate, so that we have no time for many of the matters which congress is asked to legislate on.

ALUMNI RECEPTION BRILLIANT AFFAIR The annuaK reception of Pittston High School's alumni association to the graduating class was held in the gymnasium of the high school build ing last evening and. deilpite tne warm weather, a very enjoyable time was had by all present. In red and the schlol colors, the gym nasium was very tastefully decor ated. The crepe paper streamers of the blended colors archedfrom the lop center of the gym to the mear, ine gallery. aiCAnorew s.

orcnesira had charge of the musical program and presented an excellent program which met with the approval of the guests. A short program was given at in termission. In a few well spoken words Vincent O'Hara, president of the alumni, welcomed the Incoming class and predicted that their mem bership in the organization and their cooperation in various activities of the association will tend to make the alumni bigger and stronger. Ben jamin Smith, president of the 1921 class, responded. I The nominating conTmittee of.

seven of which Frank M. Pugliese was chairman, presented its recommendation for officers, as follows: President, Vincent T. O'Hara; vice pres ident, Mrs. Ralph Duffy; treasurer, Edward Schultz; financial secretary, Joseph Messitt; recording secretary, Miss Helen Fulkersm. The recom mendatlons of the nominating com lmitter were ncoppted unanimously, Given at 'the home.

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