V -1 I wviw; !''' 5hvs" t'sjh THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, VEBRUAKV 15, LUUl. -Hc , urisiAlpg nu: modchs iiAnowArtE store. Beauty and Usefulness Arc combined in the new thermometers this year. Some have fancy (lower borders, others arc gold plated. You arc quite sure to find anything you need in the thermometer line here. Prices from JOc up. Foote & Shear Co. 119 N. Washington Ave STATEMENT OF THE ill nu iiHiiui OF SCRANTON. United States Depositary. At the close of business Dec. 13. 1900. RESOURCES. Loans and Investment! $3,176,478.36 Banking House 38,500.04 Cash and Reserve 530,870.19 $3,750,057.10 LIABILITIES. Capital S 200,000.00 Surplus 500,000.00 Undivided Profits . . . 57,005.20 Circulation 100,000.00 Individual Deposits . . 2,415,530.08 U. S. Deposits 422,729.30 Due to Banks 54,785.53 $3,750,057.10 .UI.LIA.U CO.SSW.L, President. 1IC.VRY lll.LI.V. Jn., Vlic-rrrtMetit. WILLIAM II. n:CK. Cashier. Bonds and Gdaranfeed Stocks I am placing a fen- choice securities consisting f 7 per ccpr, fully' uuaraiitcccl Mocha anil 0 pel icnt. i-eml-annuiil lnteiest Cold Bonds in block of 1100, JjOO and $1,000, iiccompanled by stoc; bonus affording a rare opportunity for lat-Ro or Mnall Investment. At Ottlcc, C and 8. Ljceum vrcaitr, Mondiya and Saturdays. At other tlmr bv .pedal appointment. Robert Van Schoick, Anthracite Wetrlct Matucer ol The North Ameri can Kituncierimr. company. .. ,i .iU'J kMjJBBEtf ucwio. ( MSaMBaJ Pi i1 il AT. Ruddy, Davies x wrrmrti muiyuj Mw" J 330 ','1 l, ' (' T nMm asssSSsW- I " I mOvIViI iiLLLLLLte. h Avenue. 330 gap? m SCHANTO.M WAFIMAN. WEATHER YESTERDAY. Local data tor February II, IMIi lighctt temperature Lowest temperature. is dojrcej (, dejfeos Humidity; Sa in 01 per cent. p. in 07 jicr cent. fpis.-fr.II, -Jl hours enrtimr 8 p. in 0.1 InMi PERSONAL. Attorney (ieorse M. Watson It In llariisbiirt;. Attorney John F, Scrags .e-.terday Mt or Harrisburf;. Attorney T. F. Well jcMeiday returned fioin Pinvlllc. Deputy Attorney (Initial Ficderie W. Flettz returned jesterday from llorrlsbtir.'. Miw Mar' Ilickey, ot Wyoming avenue, ." a (ue.t ot Hhodo Island friend, at I'awturkct. Attorney Cffirne 1). Tavlor has letumed liom llarri.bur; where profemlonal business called him. , Ex-Judge Knapp i liaek ftom Willliimpoit, where, ho attended the srssion ol the Superior tourt. Dr. John Hunter, of the Lackawanna hospital, lift jc.torilay for Phllale'lpbla, where, he will re main until Monday. Senator J. 0. Vaujlun and ltepi cjentaUves I'. A, 1'hllbln, .lohn J. Sclieiic-r and Edward James lut night returned homo from the states capital, John II. Phillips, Jo. Fldlam, C. J. ailleaple, .lcieph It. IIubIics ond C. U. Donovan, of Sain ton, hat Kono to llairliburg; to attend tlio annual convention of the Modern "iVooilncn of I America. The condition of Isaao Urown, ot .Madloii at:. Iiiue, was reported to bo viry crlou lot rdyht. Dr. Carl Keller, lb attending phyalclan, declares, (however, that there still Is a possibility ot tht Kounir man reooverlnn. County Suptrlntciident of bchoola J, (,. 'iiy. lor. Profisaor, J. t, llovard, auucrlutciident of llh Punmore schooli: Professor M. W. Cum- rnilng. of the Olyphant Fchoolsj 0, C. Itodgcn, ' l Dlrkionj John Tulhlll. of PecUlllei Frank Cawely, ef Archbald; K, J, Northrup, of Clark's Kinnmll! Henry C. llofTntan, prekldent ol the Ijckawanna County Micd Directors' auocla Hon, an In HarrMmrj In attendanto upon the .lath snnt'ul ccnei.llri nf the I'enmylv.inh (Wi Aasoilation of School Diiecitv iinTnun WALA-'l3rS -r- Mmi ilwWh's no t VSSZ A.D, FUNERAL OF MISS CLARK. Requiem Mass Celebrated in St. Peter's Cathedral. The icntalim of Miss Katherlne Clatk were followed to their last resting place In the Cathedral cemetery by a Ion train of sorrowltiK friends nnd relative yesterday morning. At 9.30 the funeral wan held from' the resi dence of her mother In Orcon'B clnco. Ahout the casket In which the remains reposed wcro a larfje number of floml offerlnes from fi lends hero nnd In Philadelphia, whjch testified In a mule but eloquent way the place that Miss Clurk had earned for hprxelf In the reifiird of Uioko who know hor In life. At Bl. Peter's cathedral a solemn high iiuihh of lciiulem was uclubiated by llov. P. .1. GourIi, with leather Orlllln its deacon und Fathrr Mc Laughlin uh sub-dcucou. After tho mass, lli! remains were conveyed to the Cathedral cemetery and laid nt rest. They were followed by tho liirccHt ftmeial procession that has wended Its way to that cemetery In many months. The pttll-bcarers were T. P. Loftun. 1. II. Durkin, J. V. aavlnaii, J. P. Mitchell, .Tohn J. Cier rlty und T. Vt Walsh. NO POSITIVE OPINION. CITY SOLICITOR ON COUNCIL KANIO APPORTIONMENT. Hesitated to Express n Definite Decision but Intimates That Law Has Been Complied With. The following opinion by City So licitor Vosburj? on the legality of the apportionment recently miide for the additional councllmen which Scrnnton ns a second-claps city ls entitled, v.'.u read Inst nlu;ht In common council and ordered filed: Sc raiili.n, I'a IVb. 4. 1P01. To tin llotioijble, the Cnminon t'ouncll of the rlty of Siranton. Ocntlemen: Your Inquiry as to the legality of I ho proposed cleitlon of the additional common councllmen to uhlili our city Imh betomo en titled by reaion of lt transition from a city of tho third to owe of the i-econd tla.-i, talsiw an important question of procedure, and one uhhh iii by no means clear cm easily determined. I hue shin the milter considerable ktudy; but I .till llnd inivelf unable lo express n positive opinion as to uhctlur the additional councllmen, when elected, will be entitled to he suom In a .ueh, or not 1 lie trouble Is, that the Acts ol Assembly arc rnnlliitlns; In their terms. The act of Jhy 2d, lS'Jl, F. L. li!, provides a method for thing the ratio of repicsentatiott in the common council: and bv the terms ol this act "The" esnrs of each ward" shall return the number of taxable, lo the president of the com mon council, "on or befoie tin Brst day of July," cle. "At the Hr.t meetins of councils therealter, a Joint coiuinittee nf the, conslslimt of two from the 'elect and three Irom the com nun council, thall be appointed," sas Hie .in, lo examine the returns nnd mike the appottlon infill according to the teiim of the net. Ilelrt act his not been followed literally, in this city, and tho question now arises, whether it not thete has beeu a substantial t-oimillancc villi tliu law. In this connection we iuu.-t con iihr the subsequent acts of June M, lTi, und of March 'JS, I8V1, which latter act has been ap parently overlooked b) those who Ime heretofore expressed themeHes upon thla question. The act of Juno 23, K'i'i, alter providing lor the transmission of the certificate from the Rowr nor to the oily olliclils, and Its being recorded, provides that "At the municipal election occur ring not less than one mouth after the date of ueli certill. ate the proper ofllcers .hall be elected to which the alrt city will become en titled under the cliunce In clarification," and Hut upon the lust Monday nf April next ensuing, the city government Miail be re organired. The act ot Mauh 23. lj'.'S, V. I.. 2, provides that the telect and common councils in cities ot the h'cond-clis, klull meit en the first Monday of April following the biennial election of coun. cllmen. and organire for a period of two seaii, and "biennial!) therealter .hall oiuranize lor a llko period." It is undoubtedly true that the later acts mu-t lontio), far as there I a conflict of terms: and we mut endeivor to construi! the act ol 1"U, In the light 0! the two subsequent acts of lbi. II i m.inltokt that If there is lo be an elec tion of oily otllcirs, this election cannot be baed upon nu appertIonment completed in the fol lowing Julyi and it would be equally Impossible for councllmen to take part in the organization in April, if no apportionment and objection had leen held Iwfore that date. So It is plainly ap parent that all the provisions of the net of Uul cannot b followed, without violating the term, of the act of lbM, which are later and therefore lepcallng .tatutcs, to far as conflicting provis ions arc concerned. With respect to the necessity for strict compliance with their terms, there arc two clatea vt ktatutes: (a) Mandatory, when non compliance therewith will render the act done absolutely void. Abbott's Law Diet., Uex. vs. t.oeksdile, 1 Hun-., 117. (b) Directory, "If a statute is such that d!regaiel of its provisions will constitute an Inegularity, but one not neces sarily flt.il lo acts done or proceedint'1 hid tlieicuinhr. It ia slid (0 l directory." 23 Ainer. k Kng. Fnej. of L., pane 15,1. "Slatutoiy iigiilatlons designed tor the infor mation of public olUchlf, and Intended to pro mote method, t) stein, uniformity and elUpate.1- In the modes of proceeding, are generally deemed dlrcttoiy." Ibid. Turn-y vs. Mllhurry, 21 Pick., CI. v II win! to me that the act ot S'i is a dl reetoiy act. It Is certainly cloMgncd in patt lor the liiformallon oh public btllclils, and It Is undoubtidly Intended to promote method and uniformity In modes of proceeding. It kCctiM, then, that the- falluio to Mrictly lid low this ait, ia an irrcgulai iiy which will not be fatal to tliu pioceedings, unless it appear that it has been practically Ignored or disregarded. It is Mid Hut the) nnscMM mined In this act are wanl assessors, and not the assistant tit) assfssoM-, but as this ia 11 matter which con cents the municipality only, and not the county, I am inclined to Hie opinion that the city as M'V.ors lire meant, although technically they might not bo c oiittdci cd ward assesaoir. Ilia cilv ai-emors hao made a Jcpeut; anJ if tho public olllclals lor who-e leneht this liifoimatlun was prociued, nt 0 satisfied Willi It, It is doubtful lo my mind whether any one ate has any standing to complain of any ii regularities In tho fiiriiMilne of II. I am informed tint each branch ft the councils I1.1. appointed the committee called for by tho net ol 1991; nnd while the committee Irom tho common branch was pic maturely appointed, that may be cIlhaiI also as an irregularity which will not vitlalo tho proceedings. It may bo conceded, however, that even a directory act cannot be entirely dUregardcdi and It It appealed that the act ot 1S91 had been praetically ignored, and that no effort liar been made to follow its provisions, then 1 would have no he-ltatlou in jlng that the whole proceedings would he void. The vvholo que.tioii then turns upon whether or not there hail been an attempt to nub.tantlally comply with the pro visions ol the act of ISO), as modified by the acts of 130.. I can find no decided case which Is Identical with our present condition In point of fact, or which expressly rules the questions of law Involved; nnd that is tliu reason why I feel constrained to tay as I did at the begin ning of this communication, that 1 hesitate to expreis a positive opinion. It seems to me, how. over, that there Is reasonable ground lor the contention, llrt, Hat the net of HOI is a illieclory act; secord, that there Ins been an at tempt to tarry nut its provisions, except so far i.s lh"y are supplied by Btibsequrut legislation. As the primary elections hive all been held, and ns the election will lie a icgular and not a special one, thus Involving very little If any additional expense lo the county, I can ace no good reason why It should be Interfered with at this time. Ot course the questions involved may be raided In a piocr proceeding, and the court will then determine the legal status of the additional eouncilnun elewt. ' 1 1 1 Offices for Rent. A fine suite of offices, well ndaptcd for use of physician or dentist, can bo tsecurcd In Ouernsey Hall. Please call und get torma, etr. .T. W. fJueru gey, Proprietor. FRANCHISE LOADED DOWN SELECT COUNCIL ADOPTED AMENDMENTS GALORE. Most Impoitant Ones Passed Pio lilblt the Company from Laying Tracks on Centre Street, and Pro vide for tho Acquiring of the Franchise by the City After Twen ty Years Possibility That Com pany May Not Consent to the Amendments Adopted. The ordinance uwardliiK 11 frunchlHe lo the Central Rapid Tiuuslt Slieet Italhvuy company passed two tell ings In select council lust night, hut not until It had been so loaded down with amendments that It Is dou'riful If the compuny will ever take n'! van tage of It phduld It puis both branches finally. The ordinance ai reported favor ably by a majority of the committees without any amendments, and then Mr. Schroedt-r, who Is the fifth mem ber of the committee, offered, a min ority leport signed by himself. In this report he set forth that there was no necessity for tho new road and that It was absolutely essential that at least one of tho city's avenues connecting with tho northern part of tho city should bo free from street railway tracks. He leeommended that action on the ordinance be postponed. Mr. Oliver Immediately moved that action on the minority repoit be In definitely iM)ttponed, and tho motion was adopted by the following vote: caa lies, Finn, Costcllo, F.vms, Morgan, lie Ran, Chittenden, ("ostrovc, Oliver. Clemens, Vaiitthsn, Wagner li. Xayn Ifctlif, Mrlvin .N-bncidcr, SUiroedcr, HrAndrew .". A short lime afurwurds the ordin ance wns paused on first reading by title and then Mr. Vnughan offered nu amendment striking out that sec tion In the otillnanre piovldlug that the company shall pay a tux of one half per cent, on Its gross receipts for tho tin eo years next succeeding the first two years of Its operation mid one per cent, every year thereafter. AMENDMENT INSERTED. This amendment was adopted and in place ot the clause stricken out there was In-jcilcd an amendment offered by .Mr. Chittenden, providing that the city shall have the right lo levy a tax not exceeding live per cent, on the gross receipts of the- company after tho first year of the operation of Us llne.. Mr. Oliver next Introduced an amend ment extending Ihs" lines of tho new company In Green Ridge uh follows: A loop from the corner of Green Ridge btreet and Penn avenue extending In a northeasterly direction along Gieen Ridge street to the Intersection of Ca pouso avenue and Green Itldgc street, thence along Capouso avenue lira gen erally easterly direction on Sunset ave nue to the corner of Electric avenue; iiIho im extension from the corner ot Delaware street and Penn avenue on Delawute street to the Intersection of Cnpouse avenue. Mr. Oliver staled, in leply lo a ques tion, that ho had not consultcel the company about the amendment, but that the people of Green Rldgo wanted It passed. The amendment was unani mously adopted. Mr. Clemnn-i stirred up tho first fight by tho Introduction of an amend ment striking out the section In the ordinance giving the company power to run Its lines In Center street from Wyoming to MIfilln avenue, on Mlfllln avenue to Vine street, and on Vine street to Wyoming avenue. Mr. dem ons presented a petition with his amendment .signed by nearly all the large property owners on Center street protesting against the city allowing any company to run Its cars thtough that thoroughfare. STREET TOO NARROW. In support of his amendment he slated that Center street was so nar row that to run a car through it would be lo prevent the business men front ing on It to use it for loading and un loading their tvasons. The street car would fill the whole Btreet, he said, and would greatly Inconvenience these people, who would, eif coutu. sue til's city to recover damages, Mr. Vnughan spoke against the amendment and stated that this was the only street through which the company could 11111 if It wished to leach West Scranton. The present company, he said, had gobbled up all the othets streets In the central city. Mr. cosgrovc also spoke against tho amendment, which was adopted by tho follow. lug vote: leav-lto-s Finn, Costellu, Morgan, Ite&iii, Itoel.e, Mi lvin, Chittenden, Schneider, SUuov-dir, demons, O'llo.vh-, MeAndrew, Wgnei14. iy. Fv ins. t'oircve, Olivei, Vaugh-11. Mr. rtoche then arose to offer a bunch oC umeiiilmetitH, and explained In be ginning that ho was opposed to tho ui-w in dimmer) "first, last and all thn tlinn:" that he wouldn't vote for It finally, but that us long as It was going through he wanted It nmcilded so as to make it a giod ordinance In every respect. The amendments which ho offered, ho suld, were offered In all sincerity. , The first mnonilment hlch ho pre sented piovlded that "any combina tion or consolidation of street railway roinpnnles to which this company shall become a party will work a forfeiture We Do NOT Sell Oleomargarine We DO sell the finest fresh cream ery butter -we can obtain in 3 and 5-lb. boxes mid one-lb pi hits and CO. lb, packages at a small advance above tho first cost at the creameries. Our print butter is delivered daily at 5.30 by the National Express Co., our boxes and tubs by the U. S. Ex press. Oleomargarine is not received in this way; neither is it sold in 3 and 5-lb. boxes or In one-lb. prints, with the name of "Coursen" stamped thereon. E. G. Coursen Wholesale and Retail. of this franchise, which shall there upon revert to tho city." Heveral ot tho members questioned ns to whether this could be enforced or not, but It was adopted by a unanimous vote. IRON POLES. Mr. RocheV) next amendment provid ed that all 'poles and fixtures to bo erected by this company shall be of wrought Iron and to bo erected under the supervision of the director of pub lic works, and that Instead of tho flat rail provided for In tho ordinance the company shall lay a grooved rail on nil paved streets. These two amend ments called forth a protest from Mr. Vaughan. "It's a strange thing," said he, "how quickly tho members of this council are waking up. Why didn't they have amendments like these to offer when the present company's franchises were ltrnnted7 You know very well what the result of these amendment will be. You know that If any street rail way inun can see any way to make money for thin company after you get through with your amendments, he's got to be pretty good. Why don't you ask the manager of the Scranton Rail way compuny to come up and recast this ordinance. You might Just aj well." Mr. Rorhe's two amendments were ndoivted, and then Mr. Chittenden as sumed the centre of the stage for a few minutes with an amendment, pie vlously outlined In these columns, pro viding that at the end of twenty years tho franchise shall revert to the city, the company to be paid a valuation to be fixed by an appointed board of ap praisers. The amendment was adopted by a viva voce vote. TO FORFEIT RIGHTS. Mr. Costcllo wan the next man with amendments, lie wanted one Inserted providing that lr any single loop or extension, oh set down In the ordi nance, wore not computed within two years, all franchise rights for the en tire system were to be forfeited. Coun cil thought this too radical, and It was defeated. Mr. Coslello, however, did .succeed In getting amendments passed providing that till franchise rights should be forfeited If the company didn't begin work within six mouths after the npprovnl of the mayor, and piovldlng that the line be extended oift West Market stleet ns far ns Cumber land avenue. Instead of as far as Yard avenue, as m-ovided In the otlglnul ordinance. The last amendment wa one pre sented by Mr. fchroeder. This provid ed that where.- tin company laid Its tracks . on unpaved streets It should pave them from curb to curb. This was killed. W. Scott Collins, of the Collleiy En gineer company, presented a petition from a large number of property own ers on Wyoming avenue, protesting against the running of a track out that thoroughfare. It 'was signed, among others, by W. W. Scranton, James A. Linen, T. .T. Foster and AV. F. Hallstead Mr. Collins explained that when the Colliery Engineer com pany propoed erecting Its half-million dollar printing plant on Wyoming nve nue It understood, that no Btreet rail way was to be run upon It, and that It was lo be free and open. After this petition had been lecelved and ordered placed on file, the ordi nance, on motion of Mr. demons, was passed on second leading as nmended. SECRETARY'S STATEMENT. Secretary John II. Hiooks. of the new company, was seen after the meet ing and asked -what effect the amend ments would have upon the company's deteimlnatlon to construct the road should the ordinance pass as at pres ent nmended. lie would not say that the adoption of the amendments would cause the company to abandon tho plan, but in timated that much. The passage of tho amendment preventing the com pany from using Centre street, ho suld, would absolutely prevent It from get ting to West Scranton. "The select council," said he. -by the adoption of these amendments tonight, has nlaced itself on record as being opposed to a competing street railway company in this city and In favor of a monopoly of the street railway bul nes." SELECT COUNCIL. Conti oiler Howell yesterday decided that lie would have to obey the select council resolution directing him to furnish a statement of the payment's of fines by Mayor Molr to the city trousuier, and ho accordingly sent to select council a statement of the col lections made, sworn to 'by tho muvor himself. This was iciul ot lust night's meeting. This statement showed the following collections to have been made: AprJI, $MS; May, $.19;.u0, June. $t!3!. .'0; July, in; August. $1,413.20; Sep. t ember, $011.40; October, tTlO.SO; No vember, $23$; December, $,"i5S. Append ed at the bottom of tho statement was a declaration that these amounts had been paid to the city treasurer. Mr. Roche introduced a resolution directing the city engineer to furnish council with a, statement setting lorth as to whether or not the Y tracks could be lemoved from Lackawanna nvenue without Berlously Interfering with the business of the Lackawanna, company, nnd directing him also to furnish plans for foot bridges over these tracks. The lesolutlon was adopted. Mr. Cosgrove Intioduced an oidl nunce directing the Borantnn Railway company to carry High school pupils at a reduced fare, not to exceed one half ot the regular faio. Tho ordinance awarding tho contract for furnishing wutor for city purposes to the Scranton Gas and AVoter com pany ut $12,000 per year was recom mitted to committee on motion of Mr. Chittenden, who said somo provision should bo Included which would Insure a 'bettor water pressure than was given nt lust Thursday's fire. "A water Pleasure," said he, "which will nt least throw a stream to the third floor." COMMON COUNCIL. The finance committee of coimuon council last night picsented a renlu lion dhcctlng the estimates committee to piovldo In the appropriation ordi nance for $5,203.14 to bo used In paying certain street Improvement bonds for tho payment of which tho city has. becomo liable by permitting liens to lapse without collecting on them. The following lesolutlons were Introduced and adopted: Alworth Extending for sixty days tho tlino limit for tho construction ot tho North Main uvcnuo and Provi dence road sower. Keller Directing the city cleik to notify R. I Day it Co. that the lssi.j of bonds which they recently refused to tako has now been validated by act of the legislature, V. V. Crano's headquarters for ho present nro at tho Price building, 12? Washington avenue. THE HEARING WAS CONTINUED CHARGES ARE TO BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. Teachets' Committee of the Boaid of Control Last Night Inqulied Into the Complaints Bl ought Against Miss Gertrude Do Graw of No. 30 School by Sevoral Jewish Residents of the Sixteenth Ward Who Allege That She Declared All Jews to Be Liars nnd 'Thieves. "This non ot business will look like railroading tho Investigation through," vehemently declared Controller John Gibbons at last night's meeting of the teachers' comnilttee of the board of control to Investigate tho charges pre ferred against Miss Gertrude Do Graw, of No. SC, and nn the ho.iry-heuded member from tho Twentieth brought his open palm down on the desk he continued: "Though I firmly bellave In the Innocenco of Miss Do Gruw of the charges preferred, still there are parents of tho children in her class who are convinced of It, and will not be by any means satisfied with the rapidity of this Investigation. I amend Mr. Jaync's motion to exonerate Miss De Otuw and move that he hold fur ther Investigation at the school tomor row afternoon at 3 o'clock and get the children's side of the story." Mr. Sehrlefer, the controller from the Sixteenth ward, seconded the nmended motion, and, Mr. Jaynu v ltli drawlng the orlglnnl motion In favor of that of Mr. Gibbon, the Investigat ing committee adjourned to meet again this afternoon. The Investigation wus conducted at the complaints of n number of ths Jew ish citizens of the ward, who allege that Miss Do Graw lecently made the statement In class that "all Jews are liars un.d thieves." Tho mattar has aroused great Interest and at last night's meeting the board of control room was cro wiled with spectators. Miss Stevenson, principal of the school, and a number of No. Cil teachers w-re among those present. ATTORNEYS PR ESENT. Attorneys E. f. Newcomb and It. L. Levy were present In the Interest of the plaintiffs, but as Miss IX Graw was not represented by counsel, the committee) refused to allow the two attorneys for the prosecution to take uiiy part In tho proceedings. The lat ter weie equipped with transcripts ot the testimony of n number of the chil dren at the school given at recent hearings before Superintendent How ell, but no opportunity was given for the presentation of these as evidence. The first witness at the hearing was A. 1J. Cohen, who testified thut two weeks ago his little daughter came home from school and complnim-d to her mother that her teacher, Miss De Graw, had said that all Jews were liars and thieves. Mr. Cohen at first doubted whether the llttlo one had correctly undei stood the teacher, and visited several of the other children of Miss DeGraw's class and asked them what tho teacher hud suld. In every Instance the u-mark was repeated which his little girl had leported. Since then he has kept the child from school. On being asked by Mr. Eyiiun as to what occasioned the remark, Mr. Cohen suld that the little girl seemod a llttlo hazy on that point and gave no plaus ible exoiinatlon, meiely saying, that papers wen being thrown about the lloor, and the teacher became angered dining a drawing lesson. MISS DEORAAVS STOUY. Miss DeGrtiw then took the maud She stated that on the day In question she was conducting a drawing lesson and making a personal criticism of the work of each child. There was some disturbance. And she ordered nil the pupils to sit quiet and not to show their papers to each" other. "While looking over the work of the last boy," Miss DeGraw continued, "I heard a commotion In the rear, and turning 1 saw several of the children around Julius Shehn, showing each other their papers. I then spoko to them and said that by such notions they were taking from their character building, and that as tho Jewish children had better re ligious training than the othets. I ex pected more from them." "You heard Mr. Cohen's testimony," said Mr. Juyno. "Was It true?" The accused teacher hesitated a mo ment and then answered, "No, sli, it was entirely lalse." She then answered heveiul questions put to her by other of tho board mem bers, nnd In answer to an Intel roga tion by Controller Glbbonn, said that six of the nineteen Jewish children Last of Season Sale of Neckwear To close them out com pletely and make room for new goods. All odds and ends of the 50c line to go at 25c. 'Those dollar shiils wove been selling for fifty cents arc not quite gone yet, few of each size, except i.JJ and 15. T T CASEY BROTHERS, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave. under her cue wen tho onlv ones whoso parents were keeping them fiom school. Mr. Jnyne, aflerlisklng Mr Cohen If he wished to ask Miss DeGraw tiny questions, made a motion that the case be dismissed and Miss DeGraw exonerated, which motion was second ed by Captain AV. A. May. Attorney Newcomb heie Interposed with the statement that Mr. Cohen, although he did not wish to personally Interrogate Miss DeGraw, assumed this to be the function of his counsel. WOULD NOT RE FAIR. Captain May remarked thut ux Mls DeGraw was not remesented, It was not fair to allow the other side legal aid. Controller Gibbons then nude his amendment to the motion or Mr.Jaync, and the hitter uroe ami declared: "I do; not think their- li anything In this case. However, if Mr. Schilefer, ns the controller from the ward In iiuestlon, wants unother meeting, I am perfectly willing. Still, we will not submit to having Miss DcOiav. Intel rogated by lawyers unless she. too, has counsel at tomorrow's Investigation. I'll with draw mv motion In favor nf Air. Gib bons." The motion was tin n passed nnd tin meeting adjoin tied COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT. To Be Given by Willinm Conuell Glee Club. Then- will be n coiuplliiieiit.uy eon cert nt Hie ltnllro.ul Young Men's Clulsilun association tonight by the AVIIllam Conuell Glee dub. assisted by Mr. C. i:. AVeston, Instrumentalist Members may bring their families or two ladles. Tho programme: lleehcr's March nice l tub Soldiers Farewell. Piano Imitations Mi. WiMo'i Peace of the Njiil ol the lluw Illin I lull Martyrs ot the Aren.. Musical (il.iM-is Mr. Welou Mirshes Serenade nice Chin l'ralsis ol (In) .Soldier. .mi-iiea llj Tl onus M. M-.,thlii Member oe (he Clee Club Change of Train Service Lackawanna Railroad. Effective Monday, Febriuiy 11. Tiuln No. I, west-bound, leaving Scranton at 1.0." p. ni nnd train No. 4. east-bound, leaving Scranton at '1" p. in., will not run west of Elmliu. Special Notice. Si-citt organizations In the city con templating changing tluir headquar ters, are lospcetfully rollclteil lo call and get teinis, dates, etc., In Guern sey Hall. J. W. Guernsey, I'ropi l. tor. The ladies of the Second Presby terian church will tene supper In the pallors of the church this evening at t! o'clock. ' Sale of Att Goods. Geatly seduced In price. Cr.unei AVells Co., ISO AVyomlug avenue. The Sci teuton Gns and Water Com pany and the Hyde Park Gas Com pany. in accoicUnc- vwih Im pollcv ui the-e- loin panie to leduce lates from time to time at may be vuuanlcd h.v iucri-ed uinsiimptiou, notice is heiehv ethrll Hut. on and alter Apii' 1 net, Hie prhe ol !a will In one- dullji pi Ola- Ihouviud cubh Kit consumed, nuliji-i , i the followlim- ilWount- i'Uu per nut nu il bills v.hcre the iiiu-uiiiiluiu for the m h.'i amount. Iu lc lli.ili lucm.v-tiic dollars; lei, pu eenr. on all llIU whin- Hie innsumpiion fur tin month nrcuiits to twenlj live ilollau ami m waul? Provided tho bill J. paid on ur befoio the 'JOt 1 1 d.iv nf Hie month In which the bill Is rendeied. U.v nrdei of the bouid, (J. II. HAND. Pecretiry. Gorsetin 1 1 Asl: to see our new Wrap per Avith a new wrapper lin ing. Corsetine The latest improvement in a Wrapper Liuiug. Possesses the essential features of a Corset without discomfort to the Avearer aud can he de tached Avheu garment is washed. It supports the form and gives perfect shape with out use of any other corset. Our Cash Price 98c. Clarke Bros The Dickson Maiiiiractiiriiii; Co. tcnnlon unci Wllkavllurra, ('. Mauufaoiurcrs o! LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES Pollers, Hoisting and I'umpliic Machinery. QenerI Office, Scranton, Fa. Wrapper Touching s il ls the way of those who hold the upper hand. We hold tho upper hand iu the business, and our superior goods is all we need to show, and you will gladly part Avith the price. - lie asked for u tlel.tt M Spilngllelrt. Ticket man said. "Springfield. 111., or Ppiiinrilclil. Mass ' He si tidied n mln .tte (iinl n-Ueil Which Is the cheap est V A epilog lmi Is the elienpe.t li.ll to I buy nt this hciison of the e,u. Our Ispilug styles ;m- uiitviug ilull. i CONRAD'S i 3()5 Lackawanna Avenue lamoiffis! Diamonds! Still li.irpiiii? on our old subject, hut we won't stop till we know you aie assured lh.it we handle the puicst, nicest made, and most brilliant G1:MS handled, in the country, and listen, 25 per cent less than you can buy them any where else. Visit us and we'll prove it. E. SCHIMPFF, .717 Lackawanna Ave. Heeling Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Oil Stoves, Gas Steves, IM Heaters. mm (( FORSYTH. :ot pen:: avunuk. Union College V i9 att Painless Dentistry (Post Graduate.) All Avork done by grad uates who are taking a course in our system of Pain less Dentistry. We only charge you for the material used. (Over Conrad's) Which- (ffupestf LACKAWANNAAVE Pierce's Market, Penn Ayenne V.'e male a specially of fancy Crcainny Dm tcr and strictly fresh eees and the prlra ia is loir as first class cooeli can bo sold at. Wo do not have any special salsa or leadarj but at all times cairy aa complete a line of Mai Let CloocL., fancy Urocerica and Tabic Delia. cles at can be found In Hie largest N'evr York or Philadelphia Markets nhleh we sell at right prUe. W. H. Pierce, It Lackawanna Is.. lit, 112, 114 Pia At. Prompt delivery. I
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