The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 5

r. v. I 1 1 4 WILKES.BARBE RECORD, J.WE W22 Flvi 'CHILDREN OF WE PLAYGROUNDS HQLD TfiElR FIRST PET SHOW V. DISABLED VETERANS v. DECLARE FOR BEER was little to see.

The position of the building-made a direct -attack difficult. The tramway along the oueye and on the heights on' the opposite side -ofthe' mer trom the Courts eervlce, but every- JURYABSOLVESAv LIGHtCOIVIPANY I j' i. 1 1 i i' V7 A ir Pets at Conyngham 'Playjrround. 4 Some of the To'ungSters andThe (if Finds Deaths of Three Swoyerrille Were Accidental Fol- i lowing Coroner's. Inquest JLAMP AND WIRES EXAMINED 1 Memberr Taken by Motor to Scene of Trafedy: That They May View Pole "Accldantal verdli returned by th.e corpners Jury, following an inquest yeeterday afternoon, covering the death or the three BwOvervllle youths who wore electrocuted on June win i'n'-Ing neai an electrlo light pole, due to one of" the youth grasping the chain which raises and lower the llghl.

Tha hearlnr was held in the office of Deputy Coroner Roscoe Smith, and attended, by representatives of.tbe Lusema county ua loin-ic Company, and attorney representing the parent (ot youths. The -together with the oable were Drought before 1urv and were given a careful examination; Tho 'plaintiffs were represented by Attorneys Abrnm Balsburg, B. J. Moore and 8. M.

O'Hara, whHe Attorney 1. Van Horn represented the Lusenne County Qas Klectrlo Company. Coroner F. D. Thomas wus the first witness called, and related the points covering his vlalt to, the scene of, the tragedy on the morning of June 20.

Coroner- Thomas stated that he had considerable trouble In obtaining Information due -to the fact that the people In that vlainlty refused to talk, tie stated hat one boy about sixteen year of age told him that the boy Were forming a pyramid, and that oqe -of the youth who was on top grasped, the light ahcln, and that he had the three youths thrown to the ground. Coroner Thomas stated that upon examining the bodies, he found that one. of the boy' hands were severely burned, while the, other two had streak down their chests, which Indicated the course of the current. He stated that he examined tho electrlo light pole and had ordered It taken down a evldenoe The witness was then cross-examined Attorneys Salsburg and Emit Ilrenner, superintendent of the Kingston district of the Luserne County Gas and Electric Company, was then called on the stand, and gave a clear explanation, regardless of the grilling cross-examination to which he was exposed by the attor ney. He told of th great care taken in protecting the public and stated that the chains were used Instead of ropes, owing to the fact that they had experienced considerable trouble due largely to mlschieviou persons cutting' the ropes.

Following a close examination of the electrtq light, the Inquest while the jurymen were taken to motor to the scene of the accident In order that they might view th pole and obtain better conception of the evidence. i Following the return of the jury they rendered a speedy verdict of "accidental death," whioh established the -standing bf the Luiern County Gas. A Electrlo Company, absolved themi from all. responsibility In the' death of i the three boys. Sliiliiilill km 5 rl SWifliam, Blecher Qildren Respond With Cats, J)og, I Rabbits, Chickens and a LTsme Crow ONE GIRL APPEARS WITH DOLL Pleads That Her Doggie Got Sick, Directors Spend Busy 1 L11YG II Dlllii PET 'j rrr where else trafflo.

Wi proceeding. Even to the the in; close proximity Four Courts wsre open, The Irregulars of Four Courts were -their NamraunlUqn. Their replies to the firing during this forendpn waa by -men concealed along the route. There were some casualties among the crowds watching tiie lighting) several spectators being struck by snipers' Three persona were wounded during tne morning mar Fowler's Hall. The Free State troop Were rein forced by lorry, load of soldiers from Mulllngar-ond Gerraanstown and the Four Courts were invested: on all side.

Owing to ita fronUge on the Liffey apd the' narrow, streets flanking It and in its rear. a. direct attack ap peared to be The determination of the Provl-slonal' government -to recapture the Four Courts I ascribed entirely to the insurgenU" act in seizing Llem. Oen: assistant chief of start of the regular forces, and not to Colonial Secretary Churchill's warning the Houe of Commons. Use Two Elflhteen-Pounders It wu learned.

that official force were using against the Four Court two elghteenipounders, firing high explosive-'nen wnn aeiayea Thev flred at first from the hlrh sroiind. to tho neighborhood of fhri.t nhureh jCathedral at a range of 200 yards. By o'clock' a breach had been made in one wall of the building. The Idea of using high explosive shells was to minimise the risk of fire. The guns later were, moved to fresh where the advantage of direct a nfAmed rreaier.

The attack on the insurgents was nmuid hv una senmnK i iwu uivi- matums to Commandant Rory Connor, One demanded release, of Lieut. Genl O'Connelli assistant chief of staff rornlar forces, who waa seized yesterday 'bjr -the insurgenU. The other et nme.iimu aner wmvu attack would be made. Flv caaualue among ine rxeo mam troop had i occurred up to ii.u o'clock. They were men who had been wounded and taken oa hospital for treatment.

One woman in diai of heart failure from excitement brought on by the fight- A rumor that Rory O'Connor, the. republican. insurgent ramii had, been wounded during the fight-. lng- was in circulation im noon. NO connrmaiion able.

-t -h Take No Chances on Fir The official troop command the Four Court building from all sides, but the nature of the structure made an assault difficult, and as the building contain irreplaceable legal documents, there was no, disposition to flrn the structure as a means of ousting the insurgents. The number of casualties on. either side was not known definitely, but fourteen had been reported up to mid-forenoon. Three Irregulars were carried out of the Foil Courts building by the rear exltat :0 0 clock. They were believed to be hadly wounded and It was rumored two others -of the irregulars had been "'shortly after o'clock an armored car passed up the quay In front of the' bulldlnr, and Is declared by Free Staters to have been Bred upon by tha garrison.

Immediately an elghteen-pounder. mounted on the i mored car sent a shell gashing against the masonry of. the Four Courts There was' a fierce reply with ride fire, from, within Jhe bulld- '''immediately a exchange of fjre, between the two forces. The garrison DCijeyea tlcularly wMl eflulpped with rlfieS and ammunition, while machine guns are posted on the roof. -The number of the defenders Is unknown, but it -in said many have' deserted since the earlv day of the occupation.

Nevertheless it is believed some hundreds are still within and well prpr vlsloufd against a siege. British in FWjhtlnQ rin wen Staters apparently were trying 'to spare, the -historic building as mucht as posstoie ior, it-bwi. tm tha rannaltorv of valuable records arid document which' cannot be duplicated" it magmnoni n. mirf.aftarnnon. had.

been, little tha damage belli 'confined to1 tne winnows nna shell had pierced in numerous place. -Ht i --y'y -j Elaborate precautions jwore taken u.r. tv irraa state trooDHw prevent reinforcements irora tomuuiuju nor' men, all train servicer into minim, having been temporarily, suspend No Information nao oeen recifivoa this afternoon regarding the situation at tho Kllmalnham which also 1 held by Irregulars. KlTtnaln- ham is a suburb, quite distant from the scene of -tne ngnung. i Tha Rritlsh navy ha everal de stroyers and light cruisers 1h Houth-ern Irish waters, but fas a could ascertained no irarw nnv description nre concernotl In, -the fighting.

(... Schuylkill Democrats Fill Vacancy Pa, June Schuylkill County Democratic committee, at a meeting in Pottavllle thl named Frederick Delfchy ghenandoin( a former of Schuylkill County, as lhe party' nomlntt) tor Th. -vacancy on lhe ticket exlatedv owing the death of Frank. Noonan of Mahanoy City, whq died witnin re Hours after the result or tne primary elec tion had been ascertained. 1 Ask of the Dry Laws or Their Amendment Philadelphia.

June 28. Repeal of the 'dry laws, or their amendment so as to permit the sale of light wines and beer was urged In a resolution adopted unanimously to-day at the annual convention' of the National Disabled Learus. The. reso lution, which Is a direct petition to President Harding and Congress, sugr gesln that tho revenue derived from the sale of light wines and beer could bo atiDlled advantageously to the re' lief of men who were disabled In the war. The resolutions declares the gov ernment has lost hundreds of millions of dollars annually through the eighteenth amendment and has In euiTcd unnecessary expense In the enforcement of the Volstead act.

Thomas A. Fields, commander of the New Jersey division or the league, declared to-day that later In the week he will Introduce ft resolution calling upon the United States to recognise the irian.vree mate. WATER GAP TRAGEDY REMAINS UNSOLVED Detectives to Check Up on Letters Written by Mrs. Demund fUroudsburg, June J8. De-tactlves trying to solve the mystery surrounding the death of.

Fred De-miinrt. nronrletor of a store at North Water Map, and hi wife, whose bodies with bullet holes through the bank were rouno in ineir um rum Vnatnrdav. went to Catsklll. N. to night to check up on letters written by-Mrs.

Demund when a girl and which are said to have, caused sorrow her later life. Mrs. Demund spent her girlhood days in Catsklll, living there unui ner marriage spvrrtu month ago. The letters were Introduced as evi dence before the coroner's jury, which returned a verdict that the pair cam to their death at the hand of person or person unknown to tne jurymen. Although some of those working nn tha esse are Inclined to believe It to have been murder and suicide, most believe' that Demund and his wire were shot to' death while they slept.

Price of Men's Clothing. Phl'ladelDhla. June 28, Lower pro duction cost In the future may bring a reduction In the price of men's clothing, but a return to the prices of 4914 is out Of the auestlon, In the opinion of George F. Manning. Newark, N.

president of the International Designer, who was the nrincinal speaker to-day at the opening session of the association's annual convention, Mr. Manning attacked the proposed tariff on wool and woolens, declaring that although the public was looking low" nrlces and better values this-would not he practicable with the' ui iff proposing now neror congress, It's for Piles i Peterson's Ointment "Hundred of people have told me," say' Peterson, "that Peterson' Olnt-ment is the quickest and best remedy tor pile In the world." For chafing, ecsema, old sores 'ana sore feet, spa. tOC, 11.00, J2.6U, so, uu. Extremes FANS: General Electric Emerson 28 V. Going Camping? TENTS yv fx9 $11.00 8x10 $13.00 9x12 8 oz.

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COMFAWV INSULATED WIRES AND CABLES La La 'Beyond the DO' IT ELECTRICALLY 6AYIS TIME LABOR MONEY I Fierce Fighting i. on Streets (Continued Xrer.v. X) met as usual Mr. Valera declined to make any statement on the present warlike situation. The provisional government, once It decided to suDDress the revolt of fthe Irregulars, acted immediately and took efficiently -ail the.

usual vwar measures. It Is handling the situa-, tion entirely alone. Without any assistance, from British vtroops which are still in garriaon in Dublin. The government is controlling the move-raenta of the public firmly, but with a minimum of interference in the ordinary life of the city. Among the inconveniences 1 suffered however, up to the present, are suspension of tele-, phone restriction of the train services and interruption of the malls.

Battle Begins at Dawn A feature of the operations to-day was that evert within a short distance of the scene of the fighting business proceeded normally, and though in the afternoon there was some slack ening of trafflo streets, a. vis itor might have, noted nothing un usual the sound of. artillery and the rattle of rifle fire at Inter vals, often in unexpected places. Citizens lined the quays and bridges to watch the and a large holi day boat load of excursionists from the Isle or Man watched tne spec tacle. --f Military activity was apparent from midnight; thence on the military movement were continuous: The Four Courts' district waa 'Cordoned and the occupants were, cleared from house facing the Courts on the opposite side of the river to make way for official troop.

At 4 o'clock In the morning when firing announced that Rory of the bad Ignored the govern ment ultimatum. nobody. In central Dublin could 'The noise of aoccessive usilades carried far In the calm night, and all- realised from the din of the sound that, the long, post- ponea. aiiacK on -our i had At 8 o'elopimwihe mornlna- there was, a Jong lull, and the hastv con clusion that all. was bver.

Rut in o'clock flilng again Abecame active. A Sbreachtaas eartv mad in th wu of theCouke. but so firaa the snee- tators were able to obseVvn nn damage was dontJTind theitrombard-ment slackened aoraln. in fm.m from time to time throughout the day. Orange: Hajl In -Flames.

By noon the, IrYertilAr. h. doned Orange Hall, Which they seized in the .4 Tha iiu i. names, but the flreraen had the blaze out-ln twenty m.inutes. Nobody saw the irregulars leave the hall, hut their new quarters wer speedily chosen; it was found that they had lodged themselves were preparing for defense In Moran's Hotel and other hotels adjoining, at- junction -of Gardiner and Talbot Later they took over other hotels on the opposite side of the river.

jr. The temper of the irregulars was manifested, twice durtag the day In attack on official cars or loiries, one being fired on in Camden street, and another, carrying officer, on the Lee-, son street bridge. of the officer in the latter car and two privy were wounded. One of.these officers, named Mandevllto, wa wounded In the aide and he leg. He Is a civil engineer and holda an appointment In this capacity: at Beggar' Bush with rank of colonel commandant.

I REGULARS' BEGIN THE. ATT "if a vnnri ir A 1 1 AT DAYBREAK U. a ii'ii Heavy Gun, Are Uied in Bombard- ment 6f Four CdurU my. me Associ. ated Press )An attack, fcegun at dawn to-day by Kree Bute troops on the Irish republican army Irregular!) barricaded In the Fpur Courts Dublin -wa still In progress at 1 o'clock this afternoon.

Under a heavy fire from rifles and machine guns and of high explosive shells from small calibred artillery, the Irregular troops, under Commandant Rory O'Connor. were re- I ported to have -been driven to the; rear part of the Four Courts building, and the belief that, they could not hold' out. much was ex- i pressed. At that hour it- appeared the Ir- regular holding the Four Court. hd taken refuge-In the cellar tn the rear i 01 mat structure.

The Irregular Irlah republican armv troops who were defending Fowler Hall evacuated that place. -Ther pro-eeeded to a larger hotel belonrtnr to i Alderman Moran. where they began The artillery fire upon the Four Courts was sparing tn quantity, from the desire to save the ancient building as far as possible, and durinr the hour from neon to 1 o'clock not a shot waa fired friim the U-po under. Citizens Watch Battle Business proceeded almost as 'usual In Dublin while the fighting was co- lng on-. cltlsen concentrated In crowds Joig the quajs and on the brldae OTer the Xlffer tn irii )Tlfcase doesn't my dolly get a ticket?" came a small plaintive 3 voice from the large group of chll-! ren gathered at the Pet how pltfyground yesterday -after-.

noon -i. A 8qre' your; dolly Jgets j.tfcket Come horo and let me see your, dol Stunts at'the. I that each dog must le on' leash and that each cat must be in a bag. with only 'the 'head showing prevented many a scrap between1 ancient enemies: i The other' pets did not seen) -to need Watching and hens and rabbits: remained in. their owners' arms as contented as though they, in their natural resting places, i.i i i Miss Helen Bahnmiller, official ttory, teller of the told children several, The following youngsters exhibited pets at the Custer.

show! Dogs William Clemens Solinsky, Junior Evans, Miriam John Kline, Elizabeth McGulness, Margaret Jones, John Alexaitls. Robert Evans Amelia -Solihski, Jolh Walters, Robert James, McGlynn. Catherine Lewis, William Morgan, 'Dorothy Louise, Rowe, Raymond' Solin-ski, Clair Chesney, 'Edward' Jenkins; Leo Hogah Marion Hendel, John Williams Patrick Snyder, May Kantz, Sarah Jones. Cats Margaret Mabel. Hoffman, Amelia Sollnskl, Catherine 'Casey, Florence Olsen, Thomas' Oeraldtne Anna DreVanak, Jane Davis.

Rabbits Stella Jamlolkowski. i During the flsst part of, yesterday afternoon a Pet show' was. given In Ross playground and it was at this show that the most unique pet of the day 'was "shown. Thls'was "Dick" a pet' crow exhibited by. Kranklin Zelgler.

Another of the best showings was made by Morgan Davis, who brought "Ruby," a fox terreir, and five of her pups to the show, Mrs. Charles Miner, -mother of Gen. Miner, who: donated the ground for iho' playground, attended the show, which in charge of Halsey i Miss Helen 'Bafi'nmilTer" told the (hildren the folowing -v stories which were received with great enthusiasm: "Bill Beg anil His Bull," "Chanticleer' and the' Fox.1' and "How' Rabbit; Got His SunDer." The following youngsters exhibited pets at Rosa: William Beauty a dog. Ford Calla han; a rabbit' Frank: Rftza; "Cot-toa Tail," a Belgian Hare, Joseph dog. Raymond Cul ver: "irencn." dog, William Blecher: "Trixy." a oog," Robert Blecher; VTom," a kitten, John Devanry VTIger," a kitten, Edward Johnson; TNora, a guinea pig, John Paul; a bantam rooster.

PhillD Caruso; "Dan," a. dog. -John Seida; Kuoy." a dog and -her nve duds. Morgan, uavis.T Greeters Elect Officers Plttsburg. June, 18.

The Greeters of Ainerlca choose San Francisco' as the place for their next convention at the closing session, here' to-day of their twelfth annual convention; W. E. Defenbacher, of Tiffin. Ohio, Was elected president; Louis Lacomb, of New Orleans, and Leigh A. Fuller, of Denver, treasurer of the association.

The cone system of government by 'whlch various tricta would have governors, subordi nate to national officers, was adopted and will probably be put In operation pext" year. The convention, also adopted a sick 'benefit plan. Part of Science in Commerce I AttanUc City, N. J- June -4. Guilliamen Aertsen, of the Mid vale Steel and Ordnance Company.

Chicago, told the American Society for Testing Materials In. annual here to-day that science a playing a. big part in the commercial world "By science I practicah and applied science, not lust the theoreti cal views 'of -a Great Issues have been built- on scientific" truth and while' Esther countries 'have' been enlarged tm- the working out'of prob- i' 7 said genial big-hearted fc English, general director of playground activities. VIr-rl was afraid thatNj. mightn't get said: a golden haired, bine-eyed cherub, Dorothy Rowe, Cutting Frenchy Some iged- where the tears had cOiirsed down through "the left there when little fists had tried to stop the I Clutching to 'her- doll, she English tind looking up at him said: "I brought my but he got Sick- and took hlmi home and gpt my doljy Doi't she get" a -A.

iticliet was tied' to the doll; and. little Dorothy wjent smilingly bnckr -into-the the only odd pet that was. shown yesterday for surprising collection- of dogs, cats, a. few chickens, and even a tame crow were rAt: (tlJerCuster. show.

Miss Louise Austin, and Frank McGovern, the the children up.in front of the school and had them fll i In readiness for the; display of animals when English-, 'nd his staff of flupervlsors appeared. After a short uu.Kiua.ine impor.iajice oi itnip tine proper care ofthe pets during) the noi summer: moniM -ny nar. janB(iBn in he 'emrthaelied his by telling, the youngsters that the- children must take of the coveted that will give the youngsters who had; pets at the show, one more merit point: toward tho'genefal average fori which prizes (Will -be awarded to those youngsters are highest, at! the end of the season. -were "distributed. The taes were tied to the nets, by Miss Austin and Mr.

McQovern' and the children were told to keepj them u- I 1 The rulesgovernlng the sjows, life Bldg. Wjlel-Barre'. r.v II JS5I Electric The modem housewife iron in ease and in com-fort in 000) kitchen, Dectricity hats her iron and cods her kitchen' at the came time. As the result she is neither over-boated nor over-tired no matter how large the faffr, 1 1 The efficiency of the electric iron and the comfortable coolness of an electric- fan combkie to maldnf irotinj day a day of acoirplishmcnt in the electrified home. Modem ways for modern womai IRONSt American Bcautr' Universal vl pEIOyABLH BLADE SHEARS Sciisors "that have' removable blades rwrr, steel that can be easily changed in a Jew seconds-just like tbe "tatety razor," sharp -i CUTS BETTER.

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