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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1900.
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'You have the finest stock of
UP-TO-DATE
In the city." This a gentleman
said In our storo the other day. And
we have.
We pride ourselvos on tho quality
of our records, not on the quantity.
Call to buy a Phonograph and let
us persuade you to buy a piano In
stead. You should have music in
your home. A little right manage
ment nnd you can buy the wished
for piano, and in the long run hard
to feel it
Our terms are easy and the goods
the best possible, for the money.
Knabe, Briggs, Vose and Ludwlg
Pianos.
PERRY BROTHERS
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ice Cream.
BEST IN TOWN.
BPer
c Quart
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
Telephone Orders Tromplly Dallvarai
jjj-327 Adams Avenue.
Scranfon Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Privnte Residences.
Office D., I. & W. Passenger
Station. Phone 525.
C. S. SNYDER,
The Only Dentist
in tLeC'lty Who In a Graduate In
Medicine.
420-422 SPRUCE STREET
TEETH
Gold Crowns, best $5.
Gold Fillings, 51.
Best Set ol Teetb, $5.
Silver Filling. 50c
A Modern Cleopatra.
Cleop-itra a the Miprcnii l'oauly o! Iicr Jjv.
and it is mM Iict terth wrrr pntect. Wr can't
(hatipe the contour of our fciti res. but we an
pic joii pcrfu-t teeth. The will plMe ou and
please jour friends, who like to see ou look
jpur lust.
Dr. Edward Reyer
era "fFucc sr. opp. cowr house.
Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat
Office Houre 9 a. m. to 11.50 p. m.; 2 to 4.
Williams Building, Opp. Postofflce.
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: CITY NOTES I
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( Kltir.ll TO I'LAV ll.M.U Tlie letter or
icrs of this lily jnd 1'ittstou nill play a
came f ba'C lull in that city on. Mcmoriil
1)jj
01SK ON M.W WNO. Sod was cut iMcr
ilay at the I.aikauannj hu)ltal preparutuiy
tp tho tmildinir of the new wine, and the leal
vtk will tic btarted toil.n.
i I. A. V. I'.WS. The Delaware, i'.je!uwan
iu and Western loinpany pild yetcrdtv at '.!o
Storro cliaft and car thops. There will not he
any payments in this lrlnity today,
IlKC'lTAf. VOsri'ONKD.-Owini; to illness, tho
recital, whiili w.ib to lute kin piun this
tuning in Mr. Kouthnorth'M stii'lio, has lieen
postponed until net Tuesday iMnlnc.
t.l.XKrtolS CONTKIPITIOX.-Thc Indian and
C'tjlon Tin Planters assoentlon hae fent the
major of Ottawa, fcr the fire buffcrcrs, two
thousand dollars as a mark of i.jmpathj".
OATH OF OVTICK. S. Millar jiste.diy
took the oath of otlite os alderman of the
:ighth ujiiI, before Unorder of Deels Warlike,
and rntrri'il upon hit second term is alj.-rnuti
of that ward.
KIUOVNT. 1TXKRAL. The funeral of the
late Mrs. Catherine Klleojnc will take pine to.
morrow morning at ( o'clock, with serviies at
St John'ii thurcli, and interment in tho Cathe
dral cemetery.
( I.AI1K FUNKRAU The funeial of the late
lldnanl Clark, of Chestnut turret, Dunmore, will
be held tomorrow morning at V.SO o'clock with
crtircs at St. Maiy'a clmrch, and interment
in the Cathedral cemetery.
Mi:i;T Tills .UTONOO.V. The Central Wo
mans' ChiLtlan Timpeiance union will meet
this afternoon at :t o'clock in Ouornsry's hall.
Subject, "Flower Mithiona; What is Their Re.
latlon to the Tempeiancc Reform."
TIIIIKATENKD HIS WIFK.-IknJamin Vaufrhan
was arraigned leforo Alderman W. S. Millar
jcbtcrday and comuiltted to the county jail
on the iharifo of pointing a pistol at and
threatening to kill his wife, Susanna Vauglun.
IIRKnAWDKll CnEDlTOR.-Waleitt Abraham
af.ky was arraigned before Alderman S.
Millar last night and committed to the county
jail on the charge of defrauding his creditors,
trom whom ha bought goods and never gae
psjnunt.
ISSUEH DAILY. "The Mb Store' Saybo"
U the name of a unique daily paprr that ia
issued by Jonas Long's Sons, in the Interest of
their patrons. It contains store news that is
of adtsntsgc to projective purchasers and is
distributed free.
BUOKB TIIK WINDOW. A warrant was yes.
ttrday Issued by M. Mrndrlrltz, of the Scranton
flats, for the arrest of Uugene Coleman, whom
to charged ivitb breaking; a window in his
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aNIQJr(MpvBEu
house. tallied at i$. The hearing wilt be held
this evening at 8 o'clock.
I1ROKEN CLAVICLK.-Marlln Mullen, a labor,
er in the Pine Itrook mines, was taken to the
Lackawanna hospital Sunday tcnlng with a
broken clavicle, us tho result of a rough and
tumble scuffle with a companion In which he
was thrown to the ground.
HOLD, DAD nOYS.-Mayor Jlolr jesterday re
ceived numerous complaints from arlous parts
fif the city regarding the rowdjlsh conduet of
boja on Sunday, and has notified the pollen
to take actle steps to procnt a recurrence
of the trouble next Sunday.
I.ONKROAN DISCIIARnnD. Richard Loner
tun, of West Scranton, who, about two months
ago, recched serious injuries by being thrown
over the Cedar avenue bridge, In a runaway,
was discharged from the Lackawanna hospital
the latter, part of last week.
YKSTCRDAY'H RKOISTRATIO.VS.-The fol
low inp; ranilidates registered yesterday with
Chairman Vosburg, of the Republican uounty
committee: or sherlft", Dr. .1. W. llouser, of
Taylor; for district attorney. W. R. Lewis;
for register of wills, William K. Heck.
IIUIINED IN- OAS tiXI'LOSIOV.-Jjmcs llohln
on, of Ejnon street, and I'eter Orlisky, two
men emplojed In the Sloan mine, were badly
burned by an explosion of gas jrstcnliy, and
were taken to the Movs Taylor hospital. Ituh
inson Is the worse injured of the two.
FACfRhlO.V TO HE MIT LAKE. Thursday,
June II, the congrccutioli of Rev. J. .1. II.
Feeley's church at Nicholson will conduct an
excursion to Heart lake, Susquehanna lountj'.
So many persons In this city have expressed a
desire to attend the excursion that the excursion
train will Mart from this cltj.
FATIII.R AGAINST SON. Thomas (illl. of
Olj pliant, jesterday had his son, George, ar
rested on the charge of attempting; to defraud
him of the pajment of a board bill, amounting
to 2S. The warrant was Issued by Alderman
Howe, and the case was discharged, the evi
dence being Imufllucnt to hold GUI,
CLEARWATER FUNERAL. The funeial of
the late II. .1. Clearwater will take place Item
the family te.sidcnce, .113 I'ear street, this after
noon at .1 o'clock. Services will be held in
the Cellar Avenue Methodist Episcopal .hutch.
James Connell lodge, of Odd Fellows, -mil Gen
eral Grant commandery, Knights of Mai's, -ill
attend.
LECTTRE NOT GIVEN. Rev. D. .1. Mai Gold
rick was unable to be present at last night's
meeting of the Catholic Historical sociclj-, and
as a consi'(uenc( his lecture on his experiences:
as a ptison chaplain was postponed until tin
next meeting night. An informal social hour
was enjojed by the membeis in lieu of a set
rrogratnme.
Sl'CCESSITL SALE. The imnmairc tale for
thi" benefit of the Home for the Friendless wluih
Iw-gaii yesterday at ol3 ."-pruce street, is proving
a big success, Tho managers lear lint the
stock will not hold out and solicit moie contri
butions. Parties who have anything to spare that
ciild be appropriate for the sale Van have the
same called for by communicating with the home.
fiOXK TO SUNIU'I! V. Lieutenant of Police
John Davis is in Sunbuiy, testifjing in the ease
of Mis. Maine Crow, one of the Courtright gang
of burglars, airested in this cltj-. She is there
charged with participating in the hurglaij of
Ho Mr. Rue's home at fchamokin. In Lieu
tenant Davis' absenec Sergeant Deiter is acting
Lieutrnint, and Patiolman "Habe" Jones s act
ing desk sergeant at the central police station.
TAY t OI.LECTOltS. City Treasurer Robinson
has appointed the following delinquent city and
school tax tollectois: Charles Tcrwllllj.'.-,
Filst and Second wards; Thomas Salt,-, Thud
ward; Charles Kimmiek, Fourth warl; James
E. llrown. Fifth ward; Mlehail Itui-'i, Sixth
and Eighteenth wards; Anthonj Seiiloo, S'v
enth ind Sixteenth wauls; Ihomas ... Ruddy,
Eighth ward; Michael W. Kelly, Ninth ward;
Charles S. Gilbert. Tenth, Twelfth and Nine
teenth wards; Chirle.s Conrad, Elevnlh waid,
Samuel Miller, Thirteenth ward; Jo'm W. Wil
liams, Fifteenth waul; Joseph Spueh"-, Sever
tecnlh ward; Thomas Ccggins, Twentieth ward;
T. Owen Charles, Twentj -first ward.
THE WORKING MASSES.
Some Observations on a Trip Up and
Down the Valley.
Kcraiitou, Pa., ADiy 3. A visit tip
and down thu valley anions tho men
who toll demonstrates to one that
John It. Jones lies very close to tho
hearts ot the working: masses. Th
man who Home few years ago ;alleil
Mr. Jones "The Worklngman's Cumll
tlute," evidently had hlh hand on tho
pulse of the tollers, and knew the
force of the words he applied to Mr.
Jones. I ha e Just returned from a
visit nmoni; the mlncts and laborets.
and I have found that "John It. Jones"
is the name on their lips. It is a
name over which they enthuse. What
the charm is I am not prepared to
say. I asked one old gentleman how
It is tint he Is so pronounced in favor
of Mr. Jones.
"Sure," said ho "hasn't John R.
Jones ci own up risht among us by
the sides of our shanties, and with
our own children Wc have always
looked upon him as one of our own,
and we always will. John K. doesn't
forget his old friends, either. It isn't
around election time ho conies to sec
us, and shake our hand and tell us
how he likes us. Ho is with us near
ly all tho titm . Our troubles are his
tioubles. and he's never so busy that
he can't help along a poor man."
In several places whero we stoppel
we endeavored, by way of experiment,
to uoik up a little enthusiasm for tho
other candidates for dlttrlct attorney,
but p found with here and there a
mild exception such a warm, sincere,
almost nrtectlonate feeling for Mr.
Jones, that wo abandoned the task.
It Is quite sa".-1 to mention that Mr.
Jones has back of him about -inlnety
per cent, of the working classes out
side the city. So pronounced Is tho
feeling of good-will that I do not think
It possible for the other candidates to
take any of It away from Mr. Jones.
Klmira Telegram.
Reduced Fares to Washington, D. C,
via Central Railroad ot New Jer
sey, Account Imperial Council, Or
der of Mystic Shrine.
lAir th Imperial council, Order of
the Mystic Shrine, at Washington, D.
C May 22-24. the Central Railroad will
sell tickets to the general public from
all stations on its line, to Washington
and return, at rate of one fare for
the round trip. Tickets to bo sold and
good going May 19-21, returning to
May ?.S, Inclusive.
Smoke the Pocono cigar, 5c.
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. IIowley,231 Wyoming ave.
Smoke Tho Hotel Jermyn cigar, 10c
Thea Nectar.
A PURE CHINESE TEA. and particularly
adapted for making ICT.P TEA, It has a de
licious, flavor and beautiful color when made. It
Is cured on imrcelaln pans and packed in air
tight 1-pound caddies only by us and for our
trado exclusively: 00 cents per pound. To more
thoroughly Introduce It we will give a handsome
salad dish with each package.
The
Great Atlantic
Pacific Tea Co.
and
Ul LACKAWANNA AVENUE AND 121 HDUTJ1
MAIN AVENUE.
Prompt deliveries to all parts of the city
Telephone T33.
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CONSTABLES
SEVERELY
ARRAIGNED
Judge R, W. Archbald's
Remarks to the
Grand Jury.
LIQUOR LAWS ARE A FARCE
They Are Openly Violated by Li
censed and Unlicensed Dealers and
the Condition Is Daily Growing
Worse, the Judge Said The Con
tempt Shown for the Liquor Laws
Is Having the Effect of Under
mining the respect in Whlch All
Other Laws Are Held The Judge
Called Upon the Jurors to do Their
Duty and nelp the Court in See
ing That tho Law Is Obeyed His
Pointed Remarks to the Consta
bles of the County.
In his charge to the grand Jury, yes
terday morning, Judge H. Archbald
devoted an hour to a discussion of Mo
gul liquor selling, sevciely ciltlclzlng
the constables for their failure to find
and report the violations which were
discovered, as Is claimed, by the agents
of the Men's, union, nnd calling upon
the grand Jury to do Its full duty.with
out fear or prejudice, In dealing with
the prosecutions which will come bo
fore them as a result of the crusade.
The administration of the liquor laws
In this county was well-nigh a farce.
ho said, and it Is constantly growing
worse. The number of Internal reve
nue licenses taken out exceed by the
hundreds those applied for In the local
courts, and tho so-called speakeasies
sell as openly as tho licensed dealers.
There Is a. wholesome regard for Uncle
Sam, the Judso said, but they don't
seem to care a, continental for Uncle
Penn.
Sunday liquor selling, he went on to
say, Is, If anything, the worse form of
violation. The speakeasy keeper makes
no pretense of observing the law, and
tho licensed dealer seems to think he
Is not expected to refrain from doing
what the unlicensed dealer Is not pie
vented from doing.
EKPKCT DKMOKALIZINi.
The demorallzlnir effect of this dis
regard of the laws was dwelt on a.
length and in conclusion the Judge told
tho Jurors that tho responsibility of
checking the evil was now upon them.
When he had finished his charge, the
judge called to tho bench the county
constables, more than a hundred In
number, who were present to make
their periodical returns. They were
sworn In a bod-, and after taking seat.i
within the bar enclosute Judge Arch
bald directed that all those who bad
violations of the liquor laws to report
should arise.
James Clark, of the Uishtcenth
ward; Richard liarron, of the Flist
ward of Dickson City, and K. J. N'eary,
of the Second ward of Caihond.ile!
were the only ones to stand up. Bar
ron leported Peter Walsh, Anthonv
Udor and Michael Zurtski. Ciaik im
ported William Hoth. N'eary reported
Louis H. Rehkop and John F. McDon
nell. After examining the.se reports, the
Judge administered a btlnglng rebuke
to the constables. All up nnd down
tho valley, ho said, tho most flagrant
violations existed, yet they came into
court every j Kuril day and, after tak
ing tneir oaths, declared that they
were unable to find any. "Rut what's
the use of calling votir attention to
them?" ho added. "It's only a waste
of time."
CONSTAIlLKri QUESTIONED.
Attome-y James II. Toney, represent
ing tho Men's union, asked permission
to question some of the constables.
The request being granted, he called
J. C, Moran. constable of the Twelfth
ward, and asked him If 513 and fil8
Plttston avenue were In his- ward. lie
answered that they were not.
Mr. Torrey then called Constable
Hugh Collins, of the Seventh ward, and
questioned him as to his knowledge of
tho character of business carried on
at the place next door to the residence
of Fred Wlnteis, on Capouse avenue.
Ha did not know. He had heard tome
rumors, or something like that, to tho
effect that liquor was sold theie, hut
had not succeeded In discovering this
to bo true-. He was also unable to say
whether or not It was true that John
Lukens, a bottler at S2.' Capouse uve
nue, sold beer by the glass.
Judge Aichbaid dismissed the con
stables, after haying ho hoped they
would be Impressed with what he had
f.ald to tho grand Jury. Tho constables
lost no time In getting out of the court
room and hustling down stairs to draw
their fees from the county commis
sioners' office.
Alfred Harvey, silk manufacturer, ot
Green Ridge, was made foreman of the
jury, and It retired to take up Its work.
The charge of Judge Archbald In tull
Is appended:
JUDGE'S REMARKS.
I have a special nut til to call to your atten
tion. I am Infirmed that u larjtc number of
cases which arc lu be brought before jou will le
late to violations of the liquor laws. It is well
known to j on as intelligent tttla.ni that for the
purpose of neulatinij and controlling tlie sale
of liquors several important restrictions are im
poied. In the first place no one can sell without
a license granted bj- the court; no cue U pir
mittrd to furnish or sell inuor ot any kind on
Sunday cr on nlcctlon day; nor to persons vjbly
Intoxicated, nnr to thiwe if known in'emperute
hab.ts, nor to persons under SI jeaif.
In all these thrre is n recognized damrer in
the free and unlimited sale of liquors and In the
liquor t radio, and It is sought, bj means of
these restrictions, to minimize that and control
it, These arc provision! that aie made after due
deliberation and put into laws framed by the lie
Is'ature out of regard for the general peace and
welfaie of the community, and if lived up to and
enforced the peace of this,and every other com
munity would be far different from what it
now Is.
Unfortunate!;, however, the administration of
the liquor lawn comes Irto contact with the greed
and selfishness of men, and too frequently are
brushed aside and disregarded. It Is stranire to
say that in many plates people themselves, for
whom the law exists, not onlj countenance vie
latioiis of the law, but actually lend their aid
that tho sullty may escape.
They think that somehow the laws arc u sort
of Infringement upon the rreneial liberty of the
people, nnd, that those who aie piosecuteil are
persecuted, and that these who prosecute arc
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ix,.
fanatics or wild-ejed rcfonncrj who are to be
frowned upon.
In this lommunltj'. -ttiitt-men, speaklnjf from
public rrport us well as fium my own experi
ence as a Judge, the administration ot the liquor
lawx Is well nUli a farce, and it does not net
better, It pets worse.
Notwithstanding the fact that there exists In
this eountj, granted by this coutt, between five
and six hundred Uccrses, the Illff-at sale of
liquor, thst la the sale of liquor without a li
cense, runs riot, tinder the names of speakeaslea
and holes-ln-the-ivall we have such places abound
ing. These nam's would Irdleate secrecy, but in
many rases there Is not matter of secrecy; they
sell as openlj as those who have the license to
sell.
HESrECT UNCLK SAM.
It is a well known fact that the revenue 11
censes taken out from the United States govern
ment exceed by tho hundreds the llcenc that arc
applied tor and granted by this court. These
people seem to have n wholesome regsrd for
Uncle Sam but many of them do net care a con
tinental for Uncle Pcnn.
Now, why Is this? It Is simply because the
revenue olficers of the United States government
follow up thee people, selie them, confl-irate
their liquors, drag them Into tho United States
court, and there they are convicted; they are
not only indicted, but thej' r,re convicted. They
know from experience that If they violate the
revenue, laws of the United States government
tliej- will suffer for It; thej- would rather pay
the'r money In advance; It Is cheaper, mole
economical, and better nil around.
As I saj-, this corditlon exists In this Com.
munltj-, if we maj- believe general report; and
not only It exists, but as I said a moment ago,
It Is getting worse. The places where there has
been Illegal Jelling have been hitherto In spots,
around in tlie suburbs, places where they would
not be to well noticed; but now whole wards of
this citj- arc without a license, and thej- arc not
temperance wards either. No applications come
In with remonstrances that keep them out.
l'or years in one of the wards of this citj there
has not been an application, and jet anjbodj
who walks through tlie streets of It can sic
plainly bifore his ejes tlie evidence of places
where liquors ore sold; It Is advertised on the
windows as j-oil go bj The constable of that
vard cornea In heio five times a jear and swears
that there Is no felling that he knows anj-thlng
about.
Now- that ward is being duplicated; there ate
two other wards not far distant from tlie one
that I have refined to, where for a time therp
were a number of applications come In. Now
what Is the cae?
I.ICGNRllS DKCKKASINO.
Vou have merely to look at our lirrme eiueket
to see that the number of applications instead of
growing laiger with the growth of the ward are
growing smaller. Olhciwlv reputable men, for
meiiy respet table saloon keepers and holders of
llienes, hue abandoned the idea that a license
Is ni-ceaiy and are selling like their neighbors
without anj-.
That is cheaper, and they have found out
that the experiment does not hurt; nobody Is
convicted; this all goes on, nobody even
brougnt up; whit is the um' of paving for a
llcene? as a matter of busbies It Is cheaper.
It Is true the nnn puts himself tlown as a
violator of the law and no known It, but he
is not made uiuotnfort ible otherwise. And so
emboldened has this matter become that parties
who go through the farce of appljing foi a
license, being represented here in eourt by a
lavvj or, as thousrh they meant business, the
court granting them a liccmc they let it he,
nevn take it out, never pay for it, and it is
revoked.
Tiny make that pietence and they go on. Now,
I think I am ju-itilied in sajing to you in
this puhlii way, referring to thee public mat
ters, ns thev are public, that tills matter is
increasing, this violation of the law is going
on, spreading. People who would otherwise ob
suvc the law and who arc otherwio orderlj-,
think that the.v can elioregan) this part of it.
It is spreading throu"li this community. If I
may say so, like n creeping piraljsls, and who
knows wheic it will end. Such a thing as thi"
I-. pregnant Willi evil, gentlemen, becauxo Juit
as -ioon as j-ou get parties who think tliev can
diMcgird the law in one respect, it Is very apt
to weaken tho moral effect of the law In other
ie-pcet, with regard to themslves and with le
gaid tn their general observation of the law.
So with regard to selling on .Sunday. If
an) thing, this is worse than the other. Parties
who have not . llccn-e cannot be expected to
regard the law in either respects; they will sell
I on Sunday, of course. Hut it dors not stop
there. Not only Is Sunday selling indulged in
by those who have not the licene, but those
who have. Txerpt In the country districtn therp
is hardly a pretence cf an observance of this
part of the law. Licensed plates keep their
' front doors dosed, pull up their blinds; but jou
j go along the stent nnd sec If there is not to
ever)- one of tin-in a side door, and try the
' side door mi Sunday, and sec whether it woi't
j open.
riicir. ni'fiv in-i.
i I ventuic to say if juii went into a satoon
I on Sunday )ou would think from whit 'v.'S
going on there tint they ought to lung up
the sign, "Tills is my busy daj-." Now-, whv is
this? There is a reason for it. Sunday is a
ilaj of leisure, men are not woiking; they .lie
socially inclln-d. If the saloon is open anl
thev are at all im lined to indulgence of tint
kind there is while they Hock, there is where
lliey tin. socict), and there Is where the saloon
keeper finds iimuneratlon. It Is the best dav
of the week for tlie llquni dealri ; lie knows it
and takis advantage of it.
That would he all right If the ret cf us did
rot have to suffer; but I tell juii. couth men,
that tlieie is more evil comes In tie com-nunitv
generally from Sunday liquor selling th-'n Irom
all the selling on the other da)s of the week.
I refer to jour own experiences now.
How olten on Monday morning do we open
the new&paper and see an account of a Suudav
biawi, ami a nun killed, murdered, all the :e
suit of Sunday liquor selling. In my judgment
nine-tenths of such occurrences are to be traced
to this source. You may think It a small thing
to sill on Siineliy, that It is a kind of relic of
the blue laws that used to prevail in New Kng
land, but It is not so, gentlemen, as jour sober
reason must convince jou if )ou think over it.
Not only is the adigc truthful that a Sabbath
will spent brings a week of content, but a
Sabbath of sobriety is a necessaiy part of it
This matter applies pirticularly to places
where some of our foreign population abound.
Take tlie Slavs and Poles and Italians; thev
aie somewhat givin to drink, and some of
them when drunk arc crazj- drunk, and tlie
trouble that comes fiom them is not when they
are working dining the days of the week, but
it is at their christenings and their festivities,
accompanied by beer drinking furnished to them
on Sunday.
Election day is also a foihhlden day in the
law, and about as little observed as bumlav,
although perhaps the remits are not ns bad,
but the object of tho law with legard to clos
ing on election diy is tint when a man is
called upon to vote, to exercise the high pre
rogative of a citizen Ids will bo a sober
vote and not a drunken one. If jou
can get a man drunk and influence him in that
way, or influence him by a drink, the com
munitj' suffers,
UK IS nKSI'ONSIBLR.
A man who has a hotel, a license, cannot
shield himself by -the suggestion that some
body else did it; that he gave strict ciders
that his house and bar should be closed on
Sunday. The man is master of his own house;
he Is bound to see that It is closed. If he
suffers his bar to be open and his bar-keepers
to bo there, he Is a-i responsible as though he
himself were present and might Just as well
himself go and ileal out the drinks. He is an
accessory to what may happen in tlie way of
selling on Sunday or selling liquors on election
daj. The law puts l..i icsponslbillty upon him
and he cannot evade it by cndeavoiing to shift
it oft on to comcliodv ele.
Then again, still further, there Is the sale to
minors. The law throws its protection about
the youth of the land, Now I can appreciate
the difficulty that a man might get into some
times In soiling to a boy who was pretty near
of ago by appearances; he might he jut on the
line. It Is a strict law, and the seller Is bound
to know, the law aaja; but I would not feel as
though the law was very much violated If a
man miking a mistake of that kind was ex
cused for .., and if violations of the law- on
that line amounted to no more tuun that they
would not be worth attending to.
Hut keepers of saloons and hotels are not as
careful as all that. I tried a cas'i at the last
term It originated In the country where some
of the boj-s who came In and testified to get
ting liquor freely had on trousers reaching to
their knees, only stood a few feet above tho
desk here as they came to testify. There was
no question In my mind or in the minds of tho
jurors, who convicted ln defendant, that he
had so sold.
More than that, Here we have upon our
streets, particularly in the summer months that
arc approaching, large numbers of young people
of both sexes, young girls who ought to be
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JUDGES HAND DOWN
A DOZEN OPINIONS
SEVEBAL, OF THEM AKE OF
QUITE OENEBAIi INTEREST.
In the Case of Mary Carey Against
the City of Scranton, Judge Ed
wards Gives n Decision Supporting
tho Award of tho Referee Judge
Archbald Again .Reverses the Ref
eree in tho Case of Betterly Against
tho City of Scranton The Other
Opinions.
Twelve opinions were handed down
by Judges Archbald and Kdwards yes
terday morning, several of them being
of general Interest. Judge Kelly Is ex
pected to hand down some opinions
today or tomorrow.
Judge Kdwards refused to disturb
the finding of the referee lu the cas)
of Mary Carey against the city of
Scranton, one of the numerous damage
suits growing out of tho erection of the
retaining wall on Ninth street support
ing Robinson street, in his opinion he
says In substance;
ine learned referee finds as a (act that the
narrowing of Ninth street has interfered with
the ingress and egress to nnd from plaintiff's
property, causing injury to her property to the
amount of $410. During the argument wo were
impressed with the idea that the amount award
ed was excessive. We had tried several cases
In which damages were claimed on account of
i s narrowing of Ninth street, In several of
the cases ..c veullcts were for the defendant,
especially in those cases where the properties
were located about the same distance as tho
plaintiff's property from the point where the
street Is nairowcd. In cases where the proper
ties fronted on the narrowest pari, of the street
the amounts awarded were less than that given
in the case now beforo us.
We cannot help being Impressed with the in
equality and incongruity of such results. We
therefoie have examined tho testimony close!)
relating to .uc depreciation In value of the
plaintiffs' property. Considering the character
of the evidence, we must conclude that the
awaul of the referee is moderate. The excep
tions to the referee's report are overruled ind
judgment is ordered to be entered in accord
ance with the recommendations of the referee.
MOTION REFUSED.
The motion to allow the plaintiff to
fllo a new or amended declaration was
jofused and the rule to take off non
suit discharged In tho case of George
Melsohburger against Garney, Brown
& Co.
The plaintiff when fourteen years old,
apprenticed hlmsplf to learn the trade
of cigar making. The term of em
ployment was throe years. He worked
two years and five months, and then
on account of some difficulty with tho
foreman he quit work and refused to
return. When he attained his major
ity he sued to recover fifty cents a
week which was retained by his em
ployers to guarantee good behavior,
the same to bo paid In bulk tit tho
end of the apprenticeship If his work
was satisfactory.
At the trial of tho case the plaintiff
was non suited, on the giound that
he violated the contract, In his opinion
Judge Edwards says he does not see
i now en- couiu rc-uuvcr in cuo cjuuiraci.
nuiiuut rncuying it ana u ne nunici
the contract he could not recover as
the contract was an entire one.
The plaintiff contended In the argu
ment for a new trial that entire per
formance Is not binding on persons un
der tho age of twenty-one and that
they can recover upon a quantum
meruit. Conceding this to be true, the
present case does not fall within tho
rule as the plaintiff ulied solely on the
contract. "If we were Impressed,"
the court goes on to saj "with tho
equity or reasonableness) of the plain
tiff's claim, we might In our discretion,
allow him another opportunity to try
his eas,e, but it appears to us that hH
claim Is HI founded and that he is not
entitled to the relief prayed for.
VAN LOON CASE.
In the case of Zlba Van Loon to the
use of William Stoddard against tho
Old Forge school dlstilct, the rule to
show cause why the claim of M. B.
Houpt & Son against Zlba Van Loon
should not be paid out of the verdict,
was made absolute and an order made
directing that the sum ot 1,000 with
Interest from Dec. 20, 1807, bo paid out
of the $3,240.49 verdict which Van
Loon recovered ftom the school dlstilct,
Houpt Si Son furnished the lumber fo
the building. Van Loon objected to
them collecting out of his verdict be
cause he had overpaid them for mater
ial on other contracts and they refused
to give him credit. Judge Edwards de
clined to go Into these other dealings
and confined himself to the Old Forge
transaction found as above.
The rule to strike off judgment in
the case of Levi Snyder assigned to A.
Bumbaugh against J. S. Miller con
stable, was discharged.
In the case of John Benore & Son
against B, 13, Leonard, the demurrer
to the mechanics lien was overruled
and judgment entered for the plain
tiff, on the demurrer.
In the two attachment execution
cases of A. Bumbaugh against J. S.
Miller, constable, the demurrers were
overruled on the strength of the opin
ion In the ptecedlng case, which It
parallels.
Judge Atchbald dismissed the petl-
J tlon for viewers to assess damages al
leged to nave been caused b the city
to the Ellen Tnylor property on Rob
inson street, now owned by Mrs, Haz
lett. The Judge falls to see wherein
the property was damaged bv any act
of the city. Mrs. Hazlett alleges that
there Is a variation of twenty inches
In the grade given by the city engi
neer when Robinson street was being
opened and the grade that was finally
established when the street was paved.
Neither the maps nor the evidence
supports this contention. Judge Arch
bald says. '
RULE FOR JUDGMENT.
The rule for Judgment for want of
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