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68, 5 aj m. Fair tonight and riday; warmer. JIM "atIon a CIRCULATION BOOH CIRCULATION BOOK rtatrKt Tf A httrrt rrv mv OPEN TO ADVERTISERS. CI V7TP A WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1850, TWELVE PAGES. UJ.BU J.

Lll OJ V. CAn.y EOT PT TOEa HA TIT. 1 MS. PITTSTON, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1911. ONE CENT A COPT.

TWENTY FIVE CENTS A MONTH. rir tot ROOSEVELTITAKES 151 NEW STATE SCHOOL COOE TWO VIEWS OF THE BUILDING MAGNIFICENT NEW OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC WITH PRESIDENT TAFT APPROVED BY LEGISLATOR ON ARBITRATION TREATY 'fir 4 able lo approach the subject In the light of experience. Thus from time to time defects will be remedied, until we shall have a code as nearly perfect as can be." Vote On the Bill. The vote in the House was as follows: Yeas Akers, Allen, Alter, Baldwin, George Baldwin, Hieh. Bart man, Bass, Bender, Bentley, Blair, Bosher, Body Brehm, Breitinger, Campbell, C.

M. Campbell, W. Carroll, Carter, Clarency, Cleary, Cly mer, Conner, Patrick, Conner, William, Conrade, Cox, Edwin Crum, Curry, Dale, Davis, Albert, Davis, Wm. H. IL, Dearden, Detzel, Donnally, Dunn, H.

Dunn, James, Ehrhardt, Eiehenberger, Ewing, Faney, Fay, Feeney, Fitzgerald, Flynn, Frey, Gans, Gibson, Good, Gransback, Gray, Grove Haggerty, Halferty, Jiecht, Henry, Hilton, Hobbs, Holland, Hoover, Hornell, Howard, Hunter, R. Irwin, Jackson, Johnson, C. Victor, Johnson, David Johnston, Jones, J. Keeley, Keene, kelsey. Kern, Klumpp, Lafferty, Larkins, Leh, Lindsay, Ma gee, Martin, Marvin, McArdle, Mc Clung, McGowan, McKean, McNichol.

Miller, Moore, Morris, Moses, Neel, North, Terry, Phillips, Pltchford, Reeee, Reel, Reeser, Keno," Reyburn, Richards, Rider, Riebel, Robinson, Robison, Rockwell, Roney, Row, Sav idge, Schad, Schmidt, Schofield, Scott, John R. Scott, Samuel Shannon, Sherwood, Shreve, Snavely, Steese, Stein, Swan, Townsend, Tunis, Continued on Page AT FOOTS LtVERY FIRE AT WILKESBARRE Wilkesbarre suffered another serious fire this morning, when fire badly damaged the Posten Bros. Transfer Co. stables. The blaze was the most spectacular seen in Wilkesbarre for years.

In the face of the worst kind of fire, rescuers forced a way into the stables anil released over 50 horses and all but three of the animals were saved. The loss will aggregate $15, 000. Two car loads of grain, baled hay and a number of lighc carriages were burned. The fire started shortly after, one o'clock in a shed on the outside of the main barn and was not discovered until it had spread to the main structure. J.

S. Eicke, of Harrisburg, first saw the blaze. He ran to the barn and awakened half a 'dozen stable boys sleeping there. Eicke and the ba hands, with several other men, made their way into the stables and managed to release the horses. The barn was by that time filled with smoke and the animals were beyond control, dashing madly about and en.

dangering the lives of the rescuers: All but three horses however, found the passageway leading to the main entrance and dashed out of this into the streets, where they ran up and down at utmost speed, running Into the fire horses, through crowds of pedestrians and galloping desperately away. Some of the horses were found three miles from the scene of the nre. The firemen did excellent service. Arriving at the scene of the blaze they found most of the fire in the front of the staihles on the first and second floors. They immediately concentrated their efforts on preventing the fire from reaching a paint shop on the second floor and in this they were successful.

Had the fire broken through into the paint shop, it is supposed that the entire building would have been destroyed. The fire department finally got the blaze under control. The stables will be rebuilt. The exact damage is not known. The fire reached a double dwelling in the rear of the stables occupied by the Hogan and Duffy families and this was badly gutted.

Patrick and Rose Duffy and two members of the Hogan family were overcome by the smoke, but were revived shortly after reaching the open nir. Assistant Fire Chief Hochreiter had a narrow escape from injury after tho fire, when he stepped on the elevator and the entire shaft structure work fell in, knocking him from the Ncage platform. One of the many guests at the Exchange Hotel rushed into the lobby while the fire was at the worst and started telling the clerk about it. His. voice rose so high that a number of guests were roused by the word "fire," and seeing the glare made by the flames, supposed that the hotel was afire They rushed Into the corridors and down into the lobby in only their night clothing and excitement reigned for a time.

The clerk had considerable trouble pacifying them. Chicago, May 18. A gas explosion occurred this morning in an electric wire conduit of the South Side, and blew out the front of the big building of the Chicago Railway. A large tenament house was also badly damaged. Five persons were injured.

The explosion Caused a panic among hundreds of people in the railway building and the tenament. It is suspected that the explosion is the result or "Black Hand" operations. Richmond, May 18. Representatives from all sections of tn United States, and from many foreign countries, are assembled here at the fifteenth annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association. Several questions of great importance, including relations with the Xew York and New Orleans exchanges, overproduction and curtailment, enlarging home and foreign, market, freight rates, and the tariff, will be considered, PROVISIONS OF THE LAW DEDICATED MAY 23 plcte library system In the World John Jiigelow, former minister Franco and now in his ninety fourth year, is president of the institution, Read the GazetU and keep posted AT FREELAND Frecland, May 18.

Tho twenty ninth annual convention of the Scran ton Diocesan C. T. A. U. was opened here yesterday.

The proceedings was marked by stirring addresses by seVi oral well known priests of tho dio cese, the appointing of committees and the presentation of reports by omcers. The opi ning session was devoted chiefly to remarks by Father Moylan and words of welcome by Father Fal lihee in behalf of himself and St. Ann's society. Thomas A. Ruck ley extend ed the address of welcome in behalf of the municipality in the absence of Sweet.

Rev. P. J. Kagan, pastor of St. Gabriel's church.

Hazlcton gave the delegates some wholesome advice, impressing upon them the ne nessity of doing their duty, and at the conclusion oi ins taiK was given near ty applause. The greater portion of the afternoon session was devoted to addresses and reports of ollicers Among the speakers were: Father McCabe, of Georgetown; Uev. Dr. Ma lone, of Scranton: and Father O'Hara, of llarleigh. This morning the convention was preeeeiled by a requiem mass for deceased members.

Rev. Father o'Callahan, of Chicago, national president of the C. T. A. was pieseni at the meeting and deliv ered an address in which he urged the delegates to build up the membership oi ineir soeienes.

liov. Father J. S. Lambing, of New York spoke briefly. in a lengitiy aUilrcss liov.

J. J. Curran greeted the delegates and announced that be is realy at. any time to meet Janus Mnl. in ino employ of a Wil sharre brewery, who challenged him to an open debate oh th liquor ques lion.

I is atteriioon the election of ollicers will be hi I Showers lonight or Friday. Warmer tonight. Fusel I led weather continues through Ibis section of the country, and there has been a general and decided rise in temperature, chiefly I ough the region of the Lower Lakes. Unsettled a. ther will continue in this vicinity with Indications for showers tonight or tonight.

is absolutely no foundation the statement sometimes heard in certain ouarters that swimming the I a ad sea is impossible'. On the contrary, owing to the buoyancy of the water it is almost impossible not to swim. Kiiually fabulous is the idea that no animal or vegetation can live near its shores. TEMPERANC IN HOLD CONVENTION Tin: wi I fvlHI CKNT fie I WFVrHCH 1 LIKE rws Bck in II ie MEEDS IT? Friday. Warmer LIBRARY TO BE from Fortieth to Forty second streets.

The new building houses under one roof the splendid libraries given to the people of New York by John Jacob Astor, James Lenox and Samuel' J. Tilden, making perhaps the most enm DISPOSED OF TODAY Judge Harry Hall sent an opinion to the clerk of the courts this morning, in which he refused a new trial in the case of J. F. Franklin vs. C.

Laubaugh. The suit concerns a lease on real estate in Huntington township. Remanded to Jail. Dominie Matts, of l'itlsion, was given a habeas corpus hearing this morning before Judge Carman. Matts charged with a serious crime against aged 12 years, daughter of Anthony Nary.

After testimony had been taken Judge Garmaji decided that the defendant should furnish bail in the sum of He unable to do so and was remanded to jail to await trial. Larceny liaise Falls. 1 Anthony Kopeliinus, id' Parsons, was given a habeas corpus hearing Ibis morning, charged with having stolen a watch while attending a foreign social celebration in on May 7. Judge Carman decided that the evidence against the prisoner was insufficient anil he was released. Verdict for $1(10.

In Hie damage suit of A loses It. against the Kingston Coal Company, a verdict for $100 0was rendered this The plaintiff was a coal inspector al one of the collieries of the defendant company and he was struck by a trip of cars. Jury Out in Walsh Cave. In the damage suit of William P. Walsh and wile, against Kirny AL of Willicsharrc.

the iiiry went out late yesterday afternoon and had reported up to noon lodav. not Fjcclmcnl Case. The suit of Hugh Temphtoii, against the l.ehigh and Wilkcsbarro Coa! Company, an action in ejectment to reeoer a tract of land, was still on trial today 'before Judge Jones. Rl II BY BLIND ARTISTS The niusb'. il ami biinio, by John and Alarv anists given Mm cveuiiii; in oVsius Hall, wa an oee.i.

iioii will long remain lir.Oi in tile of the iie. s. t.lillllll many hundred the perl orm i in ill procd on, 'ope who wit The elller nf enjoyment indiciK c. was I lil'oimboiil and 'lie I'ilillly pleased Willi the cleverness of I In (wo, musicians. bio' her a ml sisb play wiih wonderful ability a ml I heir piano duels' last evening ere very i be audi.

ace. Mr. Uci'ay is fine barnoin and his sister possesses a sweet and sym pal hct ic soprano voice, which won lor her the admiration of many people. In his humorous songs and impersonations, Air. Aid ay showed l'etuai Ua lions, as did Miss MeCny look I he pari of a scolding entertainment lasted nearly hours, but it was none too long, every one left the hall well ph with the delightful evening they siient.

Little Neck Clams at Britigan's. ilal ho blind le clever llell Sll" I I lie. lie I 1 I asj I bad I i Si. Al whi' lM minds: New York, May IS. The New York public library's new $7,000,000 home in Fifth avenue will be dedicated and thrown open to the public on May 23.

The structure has taken ten years te build and occupies two entire blocks. TWO LIVES LOST iiheims, France, May 18. The crowd fathered at the aviation field at Reihany Plains this morning were horrified by another fatal accident, which resulted in the death of two, men. Pierre Maria, a 'reneh avia tor, was at the wheel of an aeroplane, mil had with him as passenger Capl. LcDupurt, of the.

French Army, who was seeking to get experience as to the value of aviation in military maneuvers. When the machine bearing the two men was at a height of 127 the driver lost control, through some unexplained cause, and the aeroplane 'dropped to the earth. hupurt was caught beneath the wreck and was incinerated, the wreckage having caught 'fire as a ot the gasoline having been ignited. Aviator Maria was thrown clear of the machine, but was so badly injured that lie died a lew minutes after the accident. FERRIS NOT AFFECTED BY LATE DECISION In view of the fact thai th Su Ih.

the prenie "nil Mas declarnl uiu hi tional the A lii i' bill, passed by present legislature, extending terms of judges whose commissions; expire on the first VMomlay of January in mid numbered for a period one year, Judge I'Vrris, of the Luzerne court, was asked this morning as to the cffeiM of the decision mi his Icnn'as Judge; I'Vrris declared thai the il does ih. not al'teet bis term, inasinii'. extension ot Ins term for in I he eons! ii ui ion. il is provided, intendment. 'The opinion i about iw'euiy part of the Si Judge Saudo.

phan Court, the Wyoming I I he colli (Iocs al i eel six judges, in various ale, among tiieni being ol the l.aeUaw anna i and Judge Terry, of County Court. Tin remedy pointed nut by the Supreme Court is, iie appointment of judges by the governor to fill Vacancies until judges ale regularly elected. at roxTov. Janus II. Pier.

e. West Pittsioli, has resigned his position ns ear record man al Coxton and intends to leave within a short time for ('hieagu, where he has a responsible posiiion under one of Ibe lar.i;e railroads him. William Rlewttt, ho as formerly triiiispi.rt itioii'' cleili. succeeds Mr. Joins.

of West Pittsj.jn. i.iU.'S Witt's old position. James ii'Neill suit ds Mr. Jones. Screen Windows and Doors.

Ash. ANOTHER FATA WRECK IN PARIS New York, May 18. Colonel Roose velt, In a signed article in the outlook, takes strong issue against rrcsident Taft's proposed arbitration treaty with Great Britain and France. He de clares that the treaty would place the country in the same position as the man whose life was assaulted and went to law, instead of forthwith punishing the offender. He says that in, just the same way the United States should not bind itself to arbitrate its position.

Respecting honor, he says pacifical Scranton, May 18. Daniel Hayes and John J. Burns, who served as inspectors of the election boatd in the Third ward, Taylor, at the June primaries a year ago were placed on trial this morning before Judge H. M. Edwards on the charge of violating the election laws.

One of the board has finished a jail sentence and there arc other cases pending. The fraud is alleged to have been committed in the contest for the nomination of representative in the Sixth Legislative district, the candidates being A. F. Hobbs, John J. Connors, John Harris and James Naylor.

The returns made by the board showed the following results: Hobbs, 13; Connors, Harris, 106 and Naylor, 0. The recount showed the following: Hobbs, 23; Connors, 11; Harris, 92, and Naylor, 5. David Harris, brother of Candidate Harris, was judge of flection. He was found guilty at a recent term of court and sentenced to jail, Assistant District Attorney T. A.

Donohue. avbo is representing the commonwealth in the trial of the case, said in his opening address to the jury this morning that the commonwealth expected to prove that the two defendants had certified that the returns made by the board were correct and that the returns were incorrect, dishonest and untrue. It said that votes had been counted for certain candidates which had never been cast for them and that the return was a false and fraudulent one. llarrisbnrg, May IS. Former County Detective Thomas Leyshnn, of West Scranton.eand Abraham ilowells, former postmaster at the "Ridge," Archbald, must serve out their sentence of six months each in the Lackawanna county jail.

The JSnard of Pardons, after holding their appeal for a pardon under advisement for a month, decided to refuse a commutation of sentence. The action of the board of Pardons means that the two men must remain in jail until well along in July. They have been confined since January. Lcyshon and Ilowells were tried and convicted of conspiracy in connection with the fraud perpetrated in the "Ridge" district in the fall election of 1908. RESIDENTS CF MEXICO CITY ARE APATHETIC Mexico City.

May IS. Today there was every indication that there was a common understanding between Minister Do LaBarray who is lo be provisional president for six months pending the election of' a new president and vice president, and Fran oisco I. Madero. With the proclaiming of a live days' general armistice, which will include all of the government forces in the north and the Madero iusurrcctos, couriers were sent south to notify General Figueroa, leading the insurgents in their march on Guernavaca, that Madero has agreed to stop fighting and ask him to do the same. It is hoped a definite reply lrom him will be received today.

De La Barra and Madero will get into communication regarding the signing of a jace pact. It was said on authority thai Madero will he invited to the capital, and that the new minister of war, to be appointed by Do La Barra, will be an individual acceptable to the provisional president. Tile people of the capital are generally apathetic over the situation. For wccks it has been conceded thati Diaz would hav0 to go, and the parsing ot tile Veteran soldier who has done so much for the country is not regretted. It is felt that he stayed loo long, and the bitterness against I his despotic rule uutweighs all feel ing ol gratitude.

Three thousand insurrecttis, under the leadership of Figueroa, are maneuvering south of the capital today, but an attack lnn iln ni is not expected now in view of the government's concessions for peace. The rebels have menaced tile city for several days and the fourth steadily increased in numbers. The citizen defences, recently authorized by the capital, arj held in readiness fur a possible attack in event the peace proposals are not fulfilled as speedily as assured by President Diaz's cabinet. KILLED IN EIGHT Paris, May 18. Two French officers and a dozen soldiers were killed and 4 0 soldiers were injured in a light against the Moroccan rebels on Thursday, according to dispatches received today.

The fight took place pear Beddou, TAYLOR ELECTION FRAUD CASE OPENS IN SCRANTON ly that it should either be tacitly un dcrstood that the contracting power would no more surrender their rights in vital matters than a man in civil life agrees to surrender his Tight of self defense or else it should explicitly agreed 'that because it now impossible for either party to perform an act infringing on the independence of the other they would he willing to arbitrate all questions. He concludes by saying hypocrisy never pays in the long run. The screams of Miss Carmcl Ken ncdy, on discovering that a burglar had entered her home on Butler street, last evening about 10 o'clock, aroused her father, Peter Kennedy, from sleep, and li soon put an end to the would be burglar's operations, forcing him to make a hasty retreat. The burglar was later capured by Chief of Police Price and Special Ol licer Sloan, who were furnished information of the attempted burglary by Mr. Kennedy, who shadowed the unsuccessful burglar from his home.

Last evening about 10 o'clock, Miss Kennedy was attracted to the dining room of the house to investigate a noise which came from that room. Upon entering the room she came face to face with a strange man. She immediately sent forth a loud scream which caused the burglar to jump through a dining room window. Her scream aroused her father, who immediately came to her assistance and gave chiise to the burglar. 1 le shadowed him down Butler street and down Main street until they came to Water street, where Chief Price and officer Sloan were standing.

Relating to them what had occurred and pointing to the man on the opposite side of the street as the guilty party, Mr. Kennedy was soon made content, when ho saw the Chief marching the stranger into the city jail. He gave his name as Thomas Stewart and his home as Scranton. HOPE FOR PERMANENT PEACE IN MEXICO 101 Paso, May IS. With a gen eral armistice effective throughout Mexico until May 22 and President Diaz having promised to resign before June 1, hope for permanent peace is running high at Juarez, it is believed that everything will come off as scheduled.

There are three thousand rebels maneuvering south of Mexico City, but it is believed that they will not resist the peace announcement. DESTROYED BY FIRE A new gasoline launch owned by Hert Noble, lying on lie cast bank of the river, between the two bridges, was totally destroyed by fire last evening. The flames attracted the attention of people passing over the Water street bridge and the Tire companies were notified. John Drury and Robert Sloan ran to the scene with a chemical extinguisher, but by the timr they reached there the had entirely destroyed the wuodeu part of the launch. The engine was saved.

The cause of In' fire is attributed to several small boys who wore seen playing about the boat a short time before the blaze was noticed. GIVES HIS VIEWS ON Washington, May IS. Hanoi IVh ida, the Japanese aniiiassadnr, today spoke as follows, regarding the proposed arbitration treaty: "Japan Is much interested in the proposal of the United States for an arbitration treaty, including questions of national but it is ye( too 'early for me to say but it is yet too early for me to sty what action my government wishes lo take. The proposition is tremendously important and requires the closest study." Mrs. Isaac Mrs.

Margaret Rob on, wife of Isaac Robson. died this ornir.g at i clock at the family home, York' avenue, Duryea. following a week's illness of pneumonia. The deceased ituc of V.ilr having been born in that o.ituitry 7' fears ago. She came to this conntrj at an early age, and has been a resident of Duryea.

for 2S years. She is survived, by her 'husband: three children Thomas, of Scranton, I'M ward and Isaac, at home; 1 1 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Charier Price, of Duryea, The l'tineral will be held on Sunday afternoon, with services at the P. M. Church and interment in Marcy Cemetery.

Tn six out of the last 19 year? the deaths in France have exceeded the births. SCRANTON IN ARRESTED HER FOR BURGLARY OBITUARY, Harrisburg, May 18. After a continuous of nearly five months, the School Code, which wipes out practically all present State school laws and sets up a code that is believed to be second to none in the country, is now on Its way to the Governor and will be signed by the Chief Executive shortly if no imperfections have crept into the voluminous measure in its passage through the two houses of the General Assembly. The vote on adoption of the conference committee compromise on the disputed points in the measure was 138 to 49 in the House, and In the Senate 38 lo 8, The spokesman for the Toner Administration, Representative George E. Alter, of Allegheny, pleading for the bill, said that if this Legislature made another ineffectual effort to enact a school code the session would be popularly regarded as a failure.

Unless each individual member was willing to surrender one or more points it would be impracticable to get an agreement upon the whole measure. Alter regretted that in Pittsburg this bill would have the members of the Board of Education appointed by the Common Pleas Court. But he would not, on that account, vote against the bill. "The measure, he said, "will stand for only two years before there will be an opportunity to amend it. The bill will be a symmetrical, well draft ed, complete school law.

After the lapse of two years more we will bet HI OF WORKING BGYS AT THE Y. M. C. A. An unprecedented event in Pitts ton's Y.

M. C. A. activities was the club of employed boys who met at the Association building this morning it clock for a swim, breakfast and social time together before going to work. Eight boys were present at the club meeting this morning.

They were: Dorrance G. Llewellyn, Rowland Hen nett, William Dcndle, Walter B. Gra ham, Harry M. Gill, Howard Renfer, Christopher Sc hultz and Grif Evan? The club will meet every Thursday morning. More than a score ot other hoys have expressed a.

desire to join the club and most of them will likely be present at the next meeting when club officers will be elected and a club name chosen. A few minutes after breakfast at each meeting will be devoted to an in teresting study of "The Comrades of Jesus." The plan of organization is a limited form of self government, modeled somewhat after the British colonial system. The boys will elect their own president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, who, with the club leader appointed by the secretary of the association, will be the executive officers of the club. The boys will make all their own rules, with the advice of the leader, and the leader shall not have a vote except in the case of a tie. Other groups of boys will be organ ized along similar lines later in the year.

Any boy between tourteen and twenty years old, who is a member or the Y. M. C. A. and regularly employed is entitled to membership in the club that is now being formed.

There is no expense in being a member of this club, except that all join in pay ing for the breakfast that they eat to gether. MRS. COOL HEAD OF THE COUNTYW. C. T.

0. Mrs. C. IL Cool, of West Pittston, was re elected president of the county W. C.

T. U. at tho annual convention at Hazlcton yesterday, which was argely attended. An interesting pro gramme was carried out. The re ports of committees showed the so iety to be extending itself greatly and to be in prosperous circumstan ces.

W. II. Jackson, of West Pittston, gave an interesting report on Soldiers and Sailors." Mrs. H. W.

Palmer was an intersting speaker. Mrs. Cool presided over the sessions. Officers were re elected as follows resident, C. II.

Cool, West Pitts ton; vice president. Airs. rl. w. aimer, Wilkesbarrc; recording sec retarv, A.

E. Gv Keene, Plym otith; corresponding secretary. Mrs. i Horn, Kingston; treasurer, Mrs. Watt, Kingston.

Word was received here this morn ing announcing the marriage ot Hughes, a lormer resident ol tms ity and for many years manager ot the Sinclair House, to Catherine also a former resident of this city, but who for the past two years has been making her nnmc in Schenectady, N. V. The wedding was performed last evening at 8 o'clock St. Johns R. C.

church, Schenec tady, X. with lit. Rev. Monsignor vcilly, pastor of that church, officiat ing. Both are well known in this ity and the heartiest congratulations a host ot Pittston friends is ex tended at this time.

Mr. and Mrs. Hughes will reside in Schenectady, here Mr. Hughes holds a responsible isitiou as assistant manager of a brewery. MIXOOKA MAX DEAD.

Patrick Coyne, of Joycetown, near Minooka, died yesterday afternoon in the Scranton State Hospital about an hour after he was taken to that insti tution to ne treated for pneumonia. His brother had accompanied him to the hospital and took his body back to the family home. Mrs. Joyce and five small children survive. The funeral will be held Saturday morning, 3 I I ll I.