Pittston Gazette from Pittston, Pennsylvania • Page 1

TEE HOKZ NF.WTPATER Fair touiight and sightly wsnser la north portion; Friday, fair and warmer. TEMPERATURE -Sltown by Recording Tbrrmometc on Gazette Building up to p. ni. 46, 3 a. 75, 3 p.

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DAILY EST. BY TiltiO. II A UP. 1888 PITTSTON, THURSDAY, MA Y-6, 1926 FIFTY CFNT8 A MONTH. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR.

TEN PAOL LABOR LEADERS REFUSE TO CAtL IllS KIN IN CHURCH GATHERING CORONER PROBES OLD FORGE GIRL'S DEATH Ifl PRISON SEVEN CONVICTS ESCAPE FROM JAIL FOUR RECAPTURED COURT WILL PASS ON REGISTRATIONS IN PITTSTON CHI THE STRIKE OFF MOROCCAN TO BE RESUr.iED, PEACE FAILIC Oudjda, Morocco, May -War-Will be resumed in Morocco tomorrow morning, it was announced to day following the collapse of peace negotiations between the RUflans -and plentlipotentiarles representing Franco-Spanish allies The Riffian delegalcs were-'to' leave here this afterncoii. "-i. way Four persons were killed in a grade crossing accident last night. FOUR KILLED IN CROSSING WRECK ATMAHAMnVPltv ni uinimilUI Ull I rne dead are: Wasil Berilko, 32, Shenandoah. 1 Mrs.

Mary Burofsky, 29, Shenin-doah. Joseph Anashowski, 32, Shenan doah. John Simanski, 32, Shenandoah. Joseph Burofsky, driver of the-c'aiv i sustained serious injuries In the crash and was taken to the Haele ton Hospital. It is thought that be will recover.

The accident occurred when Bur- ofsky drove his car, which he had only recently purchased, on tb crossing in front of a fast Pennsyl- vania passenger train. a I LONDON MAIL IS 3: in PARIMIEHT IS SEdTTOPRISOH ILondon, May 6. Shapurju Sak-latvala, the British Communist member of Parliament, was lmipris-oned today. He was rearfalgned In Bow street court charged 'With making- seditious utterance a Hyde Park speech last Sunday. The court ordered him to provide two sureties or go to prison for two months.

The, prisoner said he could not find surety and was locked immediately. Ttattfiraea. a London working class Jcrfstrict, sent Saklatvala to Parlia ment. He is an Indian or gooa family, who turned from his fam ily's profitable business, to espouse the Communist cause. Although he has frequently sought admission to the caucuses of the Parliamentary Labor party, the Soclallst-Laborites have excluded him.

His Is a one- man party In Parliament. MILITARY LINES TO FEED BRITAIN London, May 6. Both the gov ernment and labor leaders are bend in'g their efforts to the feeding of inartllon of 75,000,000 divided against Itself in the iBritish general (strike. This morning 2,000 motor trucks were busy distributing food and nililk from the Great Central Depot established by the government in Each truck was placarded "fbod-JtuffsiT-urgent'' ito prevent Inter-iferencei The drivers Jiad slept in the guarded park, where an encamp -fa ment of tents and speedily built litfts, resembling, a miniature can tonment, had sprung up. The Trades Union Council, work ing on the other elde for the wel- fare of the strikers, has been equal- ly.

acuve. The (Organization of seven com-if mlttees, covering the -field of food $uipplies, maintenance of supplies. first aid, transportation, recruiting, communications and information, announced 'by the council. They are concentrating, first on the matter of. food, declaring that ithe women" folk and the children of the strikers must not suffer.

Special strike; bureaus Jiave been formed lit all.affected areas to dis-tnlbuite food and money. The union leaders themeelyes have little time for thoughts of their own homes and their own talblss white endeavoring, to. assure meals in- the Siomes of 10,000,000 strikers and dependents. When union be-, in, more work will be forced on -the leaders. Members of the council work night and day, closeted In the smell rooms at labor headquarters in.

groups of two and three, ls-4 eulng Instructions to local units. The Instructions are delivered by hun- tfreds of motorcycle and bicycle The labor headquarters In Ec-cleston Square, London, resembled on army G. H. Q. daring a critical battle, Men and women orderlies from room to room with files, jeports and dispatches Antonio Cumbo, a resident of -62 Tompkins street, passed fay at 11:30 o'clock last night at We fam? ily home, where he had been ill of pneumonia for the past three weeks.

(I Ui dBd. MI1U IlitU ORAM ATI KIO ilO, 4t DIED OF PNEUMONIA PRINTED IN PARIS- SIU LEWIS DEJECTS Pita AWARD OF $1,000 New York, May 6. Stating a ber lief that prizes for literary work are dangerous and tend "to place craftsmen under subservience," Sinclair Lewis has refused the Pulitzer prize of $1,000 whldh was awarded him hls week for his novel "Arrow-smith." In a letter addressed to the advisory board of the Scho'ol of Journalism olf Columbia University, which made the award, Lewis held that' since authors might foe led to strive, for'iprlzes rather than literary excellence, the administration of the Pulitzer prize might In time become a supreme court, a college of cardinals, so rooted and so sacred that to' challenge them would be to commit blasphemy. Lewis, whose "Main Street" and were widely read, objected to the terms cf the Pulitzer award. AT UPPER LEHIGH Hazleton, May 6.

Miners of the Upper Lehigh Ccal Company, whose strike tied up imines No. 2 and No. 12 today, were ordered to remove their tools from the work ings by Superintendent IMuir. The company has taken the mules from the shafts and' has announced that the colliery will ibe closed and the house occupied by the mine workers sold. The miners went out on strike Monday in a dispute over wages.

Lansford, May 6. Several hundred miners of No. 6 colliery, Lc high Coal Navigation here, walked out on strike this mornlns when an argument arose over the payment of overtime. The officials are meeting with the miners in ci der to effect a settlement. Tamaqua, May 6.

More than 1200 employes of No. 11 colliery, Le high Coal Navigation operation near here, walked out on a button strike this morning. The strike was called whan used to se cure a button in accordance with the rules. A number of meetings are being held throughout the day and.it Is expected that the men- will return to work tomorrow morning. Philadelphia, May 6.

Dr, Charles Ezra Beury willibe officially inaugurated as president of Temple University tomorrqwyto succeed the late Dr. Russell 11. Conwell, founder and first president of the institution. Dr. Beury Is president of the First National Bank of Ncrth PWiladel phia, and is the first Ibank presl dent in the United tates to become the head of an institutlion of high er learning.

Dr. John Grier Hibfoen, president of Princeton University, wiill be the principal speaker at the inaugural. Dr. Beury was graduated from Princeton in 1903, and from the Harvard Law School in 1906. Washington, May 6.

Night sessions were ordered by the House today to make demand for time de bate on pending farm relief legisla. tion. Representative Tilson, Connecticut, majority leader, obtained consent of the House for a three-hour session tonight and planned to have the same arrangement tomorrow night. DAMAGE VERDICT OF $3,140. Harrisburg, May 6.

Damages in the sum of $3,140 today' were awarded Mrs. Rosalie Rlue Billman, of Irtdianapolis, formerly of Scranton, by a jury in Federal Court here. -J The Sunbury and Selinsgrove Rall-warCeipany was defendant In the suit in fl-hich Mrs. Billman demanded damages for injuries received in grade crossing accident at, Sun-bury on November 15, 1924. MINISTER RESIGNS.

Gettysburg, May 6. Rev. W. C. Robinson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church has resigned his pastorate to accept a post as professor of Ecclesiastical history and policy at the Columbia Theological Seminary, he announced today.

Robinson's resignation will be come effective September 20 when he will leave for Atlanta, -where the seminary is located, i For Quick Results Gazette Wants. WINDOW SHADES Of AllKindiP TEN PER CENT OFF at BABBITT'S 10 COLLIERIES ORDERED CLOSED temX SESSIDNATIflEH in By (MAX BUCKINGHAM (United Press Staff Corresipondent.) Joliet, May 6. Guns bristled in every village and hamlet of Northern Illinois today as the entire region prepared for ia pitched battle with the fugitive convicts who yesterday murdered a deputy warden at the State penitentiary, kidnapped a jailer and escaped In their victim's automobile. Posses were hastily organized vigilantes were summoned to duty ana au available firearms were pressed into service 1n a determined and organized drive to round up the entire band of criminals. In a running gun battle at Leon-ore, a village of 600 population, five of the fugitives early today shot it out with a heavily armed posse of more than twenty men.

Out of the tumult of the convicts were fca.ptured one c'f them so seriously wounded he may die and two of fleers were laired. From evidence left behind, prison authorities reconstructed the Jail break and decided that seven convicts had assaulted Deputy Warden Peter M. Kloin in his office, stabbed him to death, then kidnapped J. Keely, captain of the guard and forced him to aid their escape. Under threat of death tho con vicxs marcnea neeiy to tna prison garage, whore he commandeered KJein'e own automobile and threw open the prison gates for the motor to drive out to freedom with the seven prisoners.

A trusty John Cassidy, was employed ai chauffeur. Keely and Cassidy were forced to accompany the fugitives until they reached Marseilles, where they were unloaded and- handcuffed together to a tree. The fugitives then con tinued in their automotbile and Keely and Cassidy were found this morn Ing. Then the convicts apparently divided. Two ihad set off either on foot or in another autcmobile and the re maining five fled onward to the South.

In Sandy Ford Valley, the- original automobile -was ditched andi tho five occupants walked Into Leonora looting several farm houses enroute, At the outskirts c'f Leonore the es caping prisoners met their first obstacle, a posse of 20 citizens. Where the fugitives had obtained their guns is not known, 'but they answered a volley of fire from the ipotse with a volley of their own. Hundreds of shot were exchanged and when the shooting was end ed two of the convicts were picked up. Robert Torrez was criti cally wounded and taken to a Streator hospital. Gregerio RIzo had suffered leg and minor wounds.

Two men, Harry Miller, of Strea tor, and George Katanach, of Leonore, were wounded. Two more of the escaped con victs were captured today near Streator, according to word receiv ed at the warden's office here. This brings the total, of captured convicts to four. The two convicts were captured today in a loft of "a barn near Streator by. one prison officer and two officers from Streator.

RR. IS AFTER WRECK Stroudsburg, May 6. Pass enger train service was near normal on the main line of the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western this afternoon as wrecking crews cleared up the tracks following the derailment of several freight cars east of here early today. No one was. injured In the wreck, which occurred about five miles east of here when several cars leaped the track on the downgrade.

The line was blocked for a time, but by noon trains were running but fifteen minutes late. y.icA. An exceptionally fine program was given yesterday at the monthly bus iness and social, session of the Y. M. C.

A. Ladies' Auxiliary. The meeting was held In the auditorium of the Y.l M. C. which had been prettily decorated in keeping with the There was ah un usually large number of memfbers present.

Refreshments were served by a committee of hostesses, with Mrs. John (Bliss as chairman. A committee from the Auxiliary urder the chairmanship cf Mrs. 'George Huntley are serving the Rotarlan dinners this month. The president o'f the Auxiliary i announced a gift of $100 from the VPW Judge Coughlin refuses defendant new trial in the suit of Mary Pler- kowskl, of Nanticoke, against J.

T. Nicholson. Plalntjff sued to recover $500 paid on an auto truck, alleging that the truck agreed, upon was not delivered. The case was tried be fore the late Judge Woodward, and the jury found for plaintiff. Judge Coughlin finds that the case was properly submitted and that it was question of fact for the jury.

FINE PROGRAM carried ey plane: London, May 6. The publishers of the Daily Mail, the newspaper with the largest dally circulation of any in the world, today circumvent- ed the strike by printing 260,000 copies of a full size, four page issue, In Paris and rushing them here by' airplane. The newspapers reached here in time for distribution at the city's breakfast tables. The Dally Mall also produced in England copies of one page news-i paper, only 8,000 of which were printed with type. The balance' came from electrotype plates mado from typewritten sheets.

-Philadelphia, May 6. A resolution placing the annual Pennsylvania Diocesan convention bf the Protestant Episcopal Church on record as "against any eJfort to defeat the Eighteenth Amendment," was adopted by a margin of one vote at the closing session of the convention here. The was 89 to 88. The resolution, presented by Rev. Carl E.

Grammer had earlier In the day, been tabled by a vote of 117 to 98. Then followed routine business until it was again brought before the convention by Jtev. Percey R. Stockman. Rev.

Stockman's assertions that those opposing the resolutions had dodged the issue in a'cowardfy way, brought forth protests from several ministers. Sydney, Australia, May 6. Following the lead of the English joiners, the coal mine engineersof the State of New South Wales have giv en notice of their intention to go on strike on Saturday, May 8, owing to their dissatisfaction with a recent arbitration award. This will throw out jof work 60,000 men in the mines of the metal trades affected by the dispute. This trouble has arisen over the duration of the working hours.

An act was recently passed by -the la- bor government of New South Wales fixing the working time of all la borers In the State at 44 hours week ly. The recent award by the Federal Arbitration Board prescribes 48 hours, and the High Court ruled that the Federal decision was valid. Union men affected refused to work the extra four hours on Sat. urday afternoon and the employers dismissed 25,000 men. FORCED Will CASE A hearing in the cases against John Yaczkowsky, Stanley Prosackf, John Wasto and George YuKas, of Duryea, was held this afternoon be fore Alderman Frank B.

Brown, of IVilkesbarre, with County Detective Richard Powell presenting charges of forgery, perjury and conspiracy against the prisoners. The charges are the outcome of a contest of the will of Faustin aged hermit cf Duryea, who was found dead on his farmland more than year ago. After testimony was pre. sented Alderman Brown held each of the four defendants under $5,000 ball for appearance at court. Bail was furnished by friends of the four men.

Faustin Yaczkowskl was known as the "Duryea Hermit" and was lounct dead several months ago in a hut in the woods back of Duryea. His brother John later probated a will as that of Faustin, which gave John all the property, valued at over $.60,0 0 0. A1 contest of the will was made in behalf of two sisters In Eur one. and the forgery of the.signa. ture was then discovered.

ARCTIC DIRIGIBLE OFF FDR KING'S BAT Oslo, Norway, May 6. Thei Amundsen-Ellsworth polar dirlgibla Norge is off for King's Bay. Spitz-bergen, whence ishe Will attempt to fly across the North Pole! according to a dispatch received today from Vadsoe. The iNorge paused (at Vadsoe en- route from Leningrad to King's Bay. She had been scheduled to leave Vadsoe this afternoon.

WILL OF DR. MOORE By the will of Dr. Isaac H. Moore, late of Wllkesbarre, he directs that a monument be erected on his burial plot in Hollenbaok Cemetery at a cost to exceed $1,000. He leaves $500 each to Charles W.

Lueder, of Cherokee, Iowa, and Hendrick Lueder, of Ithaca, N. $1,000 to niece Martha JJones; $250 to Jennie Sammon, of Pittston; $100 to Fannie McDermott, of Philadelphia; 100 each to the Foreign Missionary Society, the Home Missionary Soci ety and the Ladies' Aid Society of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church. The remainder of his estate is left to his legal heirs. Elizabeth Brown, of Kingston, is named executrix. The estate Is val ued at $36,000.

'( LARGE INCREASE IN POSTAL RECEIPTS Washington, May 6. Postal receipts at 50 selected cities through- out tne country during April were $30,851,460.12, an increase or or. 6.08 per cent over ths same month last year, Postmaster General New announced today: percentage of increase with 30.13 per cent. MINE ENGINEERS' OF AUSTRALIA TO STRIKE SATURDAY 1 WISH BAIL IN Scranton, May 6. Julia Sanko, 16, of Old Forge, died at ths county jalil this morning from congestion cT the lungs after it is alleged a prison attache had thrown tear gas bombs into her cell last night, after she had become following her arrival at the jail.

The iprlson board Is now making an investigation of the case with sensational developments Ibelng looked fe'r. The girl is said, to have accused a deputy warden of throwing the bonVb Into her cell. Miss Sanko had been sent to jail in January on a charge of robbery-Prior to that it had been charged she had been running around with men much older than herself and was sent to a reformatory. It is alleged that after her release she returned to her old ways. On Monday it is understood the girl caused a serious disturbance at the prison and that a deputy warden tossed the mustard tear gas bomb into her cell.

She waf 'taken to the State Hospital the same night and died there this morning. The name of the deputy who is alleged to have tossed the tear gas bomb has been sent to the prison board which launched an investigation of the case this afternoon. The Coroner said he found -the girl had suffered from congestion of the lungs, but said he had been told nothing of" the bomb incident when he reached the hospital. Washington, May 6. Nationaliz ation of railroad, telegraph, tele phone and express properties en gaged in Interstate Commerce, was proposed in a bill by Representative Berger, Socialist, of Wisconsin, for Introduction in the House today, Private ownership of public -util ities must eventually lead to strug gles such as that now occurring in England, which has all the characteristics of civil war, Berger said, in making public the measure.

Under his bill a Federal Depart ment of Transportation and Telegraphs would administer the operations. Themeasure provides for pay ment to the present owners on a basis of actual valuation and for the establishment of "advanced" labor conditions in these industries. EiLT TRIAL FOR BANDITS HELD FOR Philadelphia, May 5. Trial of the four bandits held in connection with the murder of Patrolman Harry M. Cooper, Tuesday, will be held next Monday.

In pursuance of his policy to expedite the- trial, District Attorney Fox successfully made application to Judge Horace Stern, of 'Quarter' Sessions Court to have the" date, of trial advance one day. It had been originally set for Tuesday. It is fully expected that all of the defendants will be held responsible for the murder of Cooper by the coroner's jury at tomorrow's Inquest following which murder indictments will be presented to the grand jury whiclf will in all probability make a return at once. Any one of the prisoners when arraigned Monday will havearlegal right to claim a severance, so that he may be tried separately and his case not prejudiced by; any evidence piuuuuea against nis alleged accomplices. Policeman Cooper was shot In the gun battle that followed the attempt of five bandits to rob a -messenger of the OIney Bank Trust Company of $80,000.

Another officer was wounded in the fracas. New York 'City. Mav e. Goslln's trusty Ibat enabled Washington Senators to get off to two run lead in the first inning of the Washington-New York game a the Yankees' Stadium here this afternoon. Goslin's clout tame with one on base.

Shocker and Collins comprised the (battery for the Yankees' Stadium here thda afternoon. Goslin's clout came with one on base. Shocker and Collins comprised the battery for the Yankees while Ruether and Ruel were work-ing-tor, the Harrlsmen. Other starting batteries were: National: Boston at Pittsfburgh. Wertz and Taylor; Morrison and Hooch.

International: Baltimore at Toronto. Ogden and McKee; Carroll and O'Neill. International: JersejCity at Buffalo. Cantrell and Daly; Kamp and Pond. American St.

Le Is a Phlladel-iphla: Gaston and Hargrave; Pato and Cochrane. BILL IN CONGRESS TO NATIONALIZE THE UTILITIES SB TOU a Formal petitions to reject the change of registration of 1,100 voters in the First, Third and Fifth Wards of Pittston, on allegations that the registrars had not complied witlj the law, were filed with tho county commissioners this morning by Attorney E. J. Moore, in behalf of the complainants, and the com missioners fixed Monday next at 9 a. m.

for the taking of testimony. The petition to reject the new registration is similar In each of the three wards, being as follows: "Formally objecting to- the action of the registrars in accepting claims for registration and for change in party affiliation, as follows: "Changes In 'party affiliation In many instances were made without the knowledge and In -the absence of the persons so affected. "All changes in party affiliations were made without requiring the applicants to rtake oath to the effect that at the preceding November election said applicants orpetltion-ers voted for majority of candidates of the party to which designation was requested, to Wit, the Republican party. "That all registrations of changes in party designation Wftrfi not in compliance with law; and that the petitioners ask that a time and place of hearing be fixed." Each of the petitions was signed by several voters in the wards affected, and the affidavit in the First Ward was sworn to by Harold J. McGarry, that in the Third Ward by D.

J. Connell, and that the Fifth Ward by William J. Kearney. The county commissioners are of the belief that the change In party affiliations was not made In accordance with law and their purpose is to have them all declared void, and force the voters to use the fall registration list. Those backing the new registration hold that the commissioners cannot reject it because the registrars were not Informed or notified that an oath had tn ho ed to" each applicant and that, there- iore, tne new registration must be accepted as legal.

They di-odosp to fight any change in the new regis-' tratlon. ST. ENTERED AAIO ROBBED Thieves forced entrance to home of William Sherer. 95 Carrnii street, last night, and, after obtaining in money; a diamond ring and a gold watch, made their getaway without being detected. The money was stolen from a pocket In Mr.

Sherer's trousers, which were removed from his bedroom on the second floor to the kitchen in the rear of the ground floor tji the home. The Intruders gained entrance through a kitchen window and opened the kitchen door to make their exit. Officer James P. Price was assigned by Chief of Police McHale to investigate the robbery which has caused much concern among property holders In that quiet residential section of the city, HUE TODAY IAMSP0RT Williamsport, May early today swept through four stores and the Market House in the downtown section here, causing damage estimated at $150,000.: The fire was discovered in the Clccarelli pool room and quickly spread to the Square Deal Restaurant, a part of the Old Corner Hotel, the American Cigar Store and, the Market House. Within fifteen minutes three alarms Were sounded and every piece of fire fighting equipment in the" city responded.

Ten streams of water alone-jvere played on the Market House while the firemen battled the stubborn flames for five hours before finally getting them under control. The fire raging through the older section of was particularly dangerous, because of the construction of the buildings mostly frame. The smoke arising from the fire was intense and soon drove the occupants of the Thompson, Nardfand Stelger buildings their rooms. NO DEFENSE TEST DINE TEAR 1828 Washington, May 5. Opposition to the War Department's annual de fense test has led to the decision to, abandon "fine 1926 muster.

Abandonment of the test, however, prolbably will be for a limited period, since the department expects to reebmmend to Conferees eltJiera quadrlennial rfational test or seasonal musters to be held by corps areas. The department's action presum ably was made necessary by many complications. Including Industrial, agricultural, and time objectionis which imade It difficult to carry out the plans adopted In 1924 for yearly tests. London, May 6. Labor today replied with an unqualified "No!" to Premier Baldwin's demand that the general strike be called off as the price for the governments resump tion of peace negotiations.

are ready at any moment," the trades union council officially announced, "to resume negotiations for an honorable settlement. But it Is impossible to comply with Pre nrier Baldwin's demand that we first unconditionally discontinue the strike. "Our response to that must be an unqualified "Negotiations must be resumed in a free and unfettered atmosphere." A trades council spokesman told newspapermen that labor was still seeking an "honorable settlement with withdrawal of the lockout no tlces," but added that It was "up to the government" to bring about a situation permitting resumption of negotiations. The spokesman said 'the city council of Carnarvonshire Lloyd George's constituency had passed a resolution which appealed for resumption of negotiations on the basis of reinstating the conditions existing on May 1 and asking the gov ernment to give financial guaran tees to the miners during progress of the negotiations. 1 1 The spokesman denied that the trades union congress was pessim istic, saying reports from the prov inces were gratifying.

A. J. Cook, Herbert Smith and ther members of the Miners' Federation Executive Board, met in the House of Commons this evening, but preserved the purpose of their meeting in great secrecy. British trade is suffering an irreparable loss, the Chamber of Commerce informed the United Press. "Trade is falling into the hands of foreigners," said a Chamber of Commerce official, "due to the impossibility of shipping merchandise to our foreign customers.

"Britain is losing $2,000,000 a day on imported goods which normally are re-exported. And we are losing $2,500,000 a day on imported goods normally re-exported to the colonies. "The railroads are closing nearly as much daily through passenger and mall suspensions, and the loss from coal and freight suspensions amounts to about $4,000,000 dally. "The government is losing dally from customs." A spokesman for the mine owheTS told the United Press that the owners' strike loss was averaging, about $3,500,000 daily. Taking into account the daily wage loss of labor and the loss to factories and others compelled to close or curtail operations by the strike, it appears that the industrial dispute has already cost The authorities of Liverpool announced that motor coach service had been started to London, Glasgow, Manchester, Preston and Blackpool.

The trades union congress com munlque featured the cable received yesterday from William Green, president of the American Federa tion of labor and a similar congrat ulatory, well-wishing cable from the workers In Norway. No of peaceful compromise was contained in the government's "The situation generally is in creaslngly satisfactory and there Is no truthy In the rumors that two or three policemen have been killed, or that a cabinet minister had been in jured," the communique reported. Sight hundred, busses were op erating this morning. All milk producers in the London area have been officially ordered to place milk at the disposal of the milk pool committee. "Application of recruits continues in excess of our needs.

"Reports from numerous cities Indicate increasing betterment of transportation except regarding street cats," The, first resulting from the; general strike disorders "occurred today near the Elephant and Castle Public House, in South London, when a bus driver lost control of His vehicle during a barage of sones from Ona man ras filled and another person involved In -the. accident was reported dying. he stoning was one of a series, which began early this "morning with the seizure and burning of a passenger bus. The strike breaking bus plunged Into a passing wagon. uu.iuuu jiuspiiais at 'tne same time announced -that, owing to strike difficulties, they would be Unable to treat their daily quota of.

put-patients until further notice? The commandant of the City of London police reserves ordered all reserve's to report for duty' today. owning street, which contains Premier Baldwin's house, was closed to the public. The authority of the City, of Lpndo. Dollce Axm not extend beyond" the limits of the city," which; prlnciDallv uwcnclal and publishing district. iuU MAMMAUX IMPKOVINg! Bilffalo, N.

May Al Mm. mttux, Newark pitcher, who suffered cc -jussion ofi the orain when hit by a oattcd' ball Jast Saturday, was rpiaiy today. His head h.ss been taKeji out of the Ice pack and he etects to leaVe for his rfl tiutm Saturday. It will some time, hi-T -sverv bef ore he is to rejoin tht'. Newark a mm mi nn in mi 1.1.1 Ull UULU1II Pensacola, May 6.

Loss esr tlmated at a million dollars was caused today when fire destroyed the saw mill of the Florida Brown Lumber Company at Carryvllle near here, throwing 800 men out'of work. MISS JARVIS OPPOSES MOTHERS' DAY CHANGES Washington, May 6. Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, founder'or-the Mothers' day tribute, today pro 1 tested against attempts to change emblems or othen features of -the celebration, which will be held next Sunday. Schools and college! will observe it tomorrow. 'N been employed up to the time he was RUSSIA WILL AID BRITISH STRIKERS Moscow.

May 6. The Russian Trade Union Council has appealed to all trade unionists to contribute -a quarter of a day's pay to the sup- 'port of the British, strikers, This sum is estimated at One hundred and thirty fthousand dollars has already been telegraphed to tho British Trade" Unioin Council. REICHSTAG REJECTS SOCIALIST PROPOSE Berlin, May 6. The Reichstag day rejected by 236 votes to 142 I K'icinliHt Communist bill for explo-priatlon, without compensation of the usl properties in Uermany 'tormer-ly owned by members of the varlowo Royal families. MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING WOMAN Pottville, May 6.

Counsel for Macrus Kuchner of Shenandoah, now on trial In court here for murder, today admitted (before ttie Jury that the defendant killed Mr. Stephen Holshue, of St. Clair; on th Street in Shenandc'ah last summer. Kuchner's attorney then asked th jury to return a verdict of mmi. manslaughter.

The commonwealth asked for a first degree- verdict. Berlew's Millinerv Pi, has removed to 40 UTa etroa tajcen oy me Pennsylvania coal Company. He is survived by -his wife and four sons and daughters: Samuel, John, Mary and Eleanor, all at home. caiCAGO GRAtN MARKET. May 6.

Grains closed irregular -on the Board Trade in- day, reflecting the conflicting lnflu-fnces that continued to prevail in day's news as it affected the mar- Wheat closed irregular, being frae-auvy off for May new, lor J' old and fractionally higher T'ir and St'itembPi futures. i closed lower. 11 Is pit show- charact belnp si nov ties or its own Influenced by eontlnulnff tone on the on short r'fkers. ''is and hi Dancing Klub Tonite Elks' Home 1 Swimming at M. C.

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