THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1001.
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THIRD NATIONAL BUNK
OF SCRANTON.
Capital $i!00,000. Surplus $500,000.
United States Depositary.
Business, personal aud sav
ings accounts invited.
;, per cent, interest paid on
saving"; accounts.
Open Saturday evenings
from S to 9 o'clock.
Wm. Connell, President.
IIinp.y Br.i.ix, Jr.. Vice I'res.
W'.M. H. PhCK, Cashier.
330 ''i!Jlll it, l "I1
i.Jirti. nHwt t
Avenue.
Repairing Done Gratis.
LACKAWANNA
"THE"
AUNDRY.
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330 JWI J ','
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
Iciai data lor M.ncli :!.. 1P01:
Ilitrliei-t icnipiratinu 42 iluiic
I."cst tcinpvraluie .iu digues
lltiittimi
4 in Vil tier 'int.
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M hum. cndniit 4 i, til,, ii.k c.
MEN OF THE HOUR.
AMi.it Is regarded as the greatest
"scoop up to date by newspaper and
i.mioad men In the states of Xew
YoiK. Pennavlvanla and Xew Jersey
materialized Fiiday and Sntuida last.
"lien the Lackawanna Hallrojil com
pany tiansportcd neaily two hundred
'h-ui-Pjih-i- men to the Pan-Ameiican
xpoMtlon. The plans weie success
tull i-inrlcd out before any other rail
io,td company In the United States or
Canada really awakened to the fact
hat tlieu was "anything doing."
The smi-ess of the venture has al
eady In i n heiulded broadcast and as
ono of the Pan-American oiilclals ic
nmrked, "It was a magnificent stroke
of enterprise." and clearly demon
strated Unit tho Lackawanna. Hull ro.nj
oinpam is unMirpas.-ed as far il(, n,MV
i leas are conceinul.
Three ox-newspaper men planned
and i hi rled out this scheme. They mo
T W Lee. general passenger agent;
W U Hunter, advertising and Indus
trial agent, mid Fred P. Vox. division
patsenger agent. (Jcneial Manager T.
K, t larke, Frank A. liross, M. ,.
iilth, V. .1. Quackenbush and v.
Phillips giic valuable assistance iii
iiiuniglng the details.
In Mr. Hunter tho Liickuwanna mil
rodd lias a man who is equal to any
eniergencj, and his capacity for work
was fully demonstrated during tho
day's trip to Buffalo. His Ingenuity Is
remark. ible. a good example of which
was the bulletin i-ei-i-e Issued on tho
trnln. Kccenlly he dei lined tliu city
editorship of the Chicago Hccord.
u 0 i
One of the most anient loveis of tho
gamo of base ball In this city, and u
patron of the national sport upon
whom local enthusiasts always rely
for substantial conttlbutlons lo the
fund requisite for tho maintenance of
Maiy Schoo' Childrei In Sickly
Mother fltiv'i Sncet Powder for rhlldrcn. tiod
ly Mother Gray, u mum in Chlldmi'a Hume,
New York, Prcak up folda In 51 heur, cure t'c
rhrdf, Headache, fctomacli Tioubles, Teething
liilctdtif, nioc and lecrulale tli Knurli, .m
I'fitroy WoiAm, Mr. I'nilly M.roiui, Mtildvii,
ft , jay.i "It l the lift medicine In the orI.
l'r thtlditu liuu fcieiltli mid (vinpUlnlin'."
Sold bv all duittiUU ui by null, iiv. SjmpU
"tit tll.l., 'Ad.lren Mien . Olm(cd, l.cl!y,
N, V.
a Scrnnton team, 1 City Treasurer J".
.1. ltol)liion. The latter Is a splendid
KD'-rlinen of the Kenus crankus base
Imtllnm, a species of gimvtli conllnod
nlmo.st entirely to tlieec broad United
States, but which may ntno bo found
In nparo quantities In KtiRlnnd, Aus
tralia and Cuba. The Ronus comes
more directly under the Htudy of tint
unillstH than bntnnlstp, and ninny and
peculiar arc the specimens of It seen
In the land.
However, to repeat tho assertion
made above, City Treasurer Itoblnton
In ono ot the lirartlest enthusiasts in
the city. He linn ever been a main
stuy of local nines, and staunchly stood
by the management. Now, as the
merry click, which denotes the meeting
of bat and ball, appears to sound nearer
and neaier, the public Is beginning to
think of this season's prospect and
turn towards Mr. Itoblnson, John and
Tom IlrookK, t'harlcH Itoblnson, and
others who In the past nave raised tho
necessary sinews of war. Treasurer
Itoblnson Is also somewhat of a player
himself, and has made records on city
hall and other crack local teams which
ate said to have bi ought him tempt
ing offers from professional managers.
This lam statement may have, how
ever, been circulated by maliciously
minded person1!.
The people of the various winds of
thla city are beginning to realize that
the IntercHta of Scranton should be In
trusted to the care of wideawake and
representative business men, lather
than to the tender mercies of practical
politicians, and In no ward has this
realization a better manifestation than
In tho Thirteenth, In the teeent elec
tion of K. I,. Jlerrlman ns select coun
cilman to succeed the late A. B. Ud
stone. Mr. Mcrrlmun Is a. thoioughly
representative business man, He Is tho
treasurer and general manager of the
Paragon Plaster company, one of the
city's most Important Industries. He
is not a politician and didn't seek the
nomination until pressed Into the fight
by some of the best citizens of tho
waul, which has been the birthplace of
tho mightiest re-form movement over
started In this city.
He has attended but u very few
meetings an .vet. but he has already
liuide a deep impression upon many oC
the members. One of . the oldest and
ablest select councllnieii jematked to
the writer last Thursday night, as lie
looked over Mr. Mcrrlmun. "That's
about the finest piece of new councll
m.inlc; timber that we've had In this
council In n number of veins. You
watch out for Mcrriman when he gets
a little bit seasoned," and those who
know the gentleman rcfened to say It
won't take long for him to become a
thoroughly seasoned and aggressive
champion of the best Interests of the
citizens of this city In the councllinnnio
chamber
BILL WILL BENEFIT CITY.
Possible That the Carbon Stiect
Ciosslng- Can Be Established
Without Cost to the City.
Theie v.-a mi opinion punalent heio
that the Gransback bill for the aboli
tion of grade crossings, which came
bi.foro the senate this week, might be
In ought to bear on the West Lacka
wanna avenue viaduct matter, but an
examination of the hilt shows such is
not the face.
The new Mil. howevei. if it becomes
a law, will supply ono of the com
monwealth's long felt needs, and it
piovislons can be piolltably taken od
nntnge of by this city, with its many
man-killing-, time-wasting grade cross
ings. Here aie tlio main I'eatutes of
the bill.
HjllmuU herejllei i.i.-l Ui tr-l iiiu.il lie ulwe
or below .ill liinh.i), wl.lifc it (o-ct.
llls'hwjiH hereaftir io'ilrncted by a nniiiii 1
polity cannot tu- a r.illioad, except aboe i
l'flo sji.tilr. Ihr tinuMnv iiiul piy oueInH
Ibe iwt ol putdllt; I he hlghuM)! ubme or below
urade.
Hellet luni the I'p'iallori cl e,llier of tl.e
aboe illil'w i.m be Rlanlfd by the (Oliinioii
pleas loun ulnti nifiiRie tMfdi. on the blg'i
,iy oi ulliojil or buth wauanli. II,
lailiiod liny of its nnn motion ami .il ii
nun cot p.is an intciwitlns; hlslivv.iy tin or
uudi-r IN track.".
A inunkipality nuv al-o do lln- w.ik of ils
own motion and .it ll own itvt,
lallioacl ami lmmklp.dily m.i) amee In ilo
til- woilc Jointly and apH.ton the espenrcs
brlwefii Ihenisehes,
With the a net loti of (ouit, upon due ptlition,
cither party can compel the other lo Join in
pajlns the cewt of abolishing a Licninj. If
the lilitliway esltted before the tailroad, tlie
city bhall pay oni-thiul of the ot, and the
railioad two'tl.lid. If the railroad was In e
lutence firt, the tity and nllrnad klull equally
nit me lite expense.
The nurlc 4l.il! be done lv the lallioad umlfr
the uperUion of the city, and the railroad or
illy shall hae jiower to condemn any land
it may need for the putpote.
SwitiheA tn ttorchniisr"!, mines and tin? like
aie not to be considered ullioij'.
This bill, If enacted, .could, for In
stance, pet mil the city of Scrantou to
compel th3 Pelawaic and Hudson com
pany to pay two-thirds of tha cost of
ubolishing the Carbon street crossing.
The other one-thltd would very likely
be t.iKon cate or by the trolley com
pany In return for the privilege of us
ing the viaduct or sub-way, or what
ever other means may be adopted for
ubolishing the crossing.
The ame would apply to oery other
ci offing In the city, where the high
way existed befoie the railioad. and
where tho trolley company makes use
of the roadway.
Scrantou Business College.
Students tilling positions aie con
tinually being changed to others pay
ing better salailes. Graduates scenic
good positions as goon as they paEs
their examinations. Many undergrad
uates nio sent out. Tho demand for
bookkeepeis and stenographers is still
greater than tho supply. Students are
now emolllng for the spring and sutn
liiei terms.
How to Cute n Cold.
ihm't ?o to bed. Don't stop wmk,
Don't take it Tuikish bath and render
yourself liable to an attack of pneu
monia. Krauac's Cold Cute, In con
venient capsule foim, will cure you in
SI hours. They nte pleasant to take
and cause no ilnglng In your head or
other disagreeable sensations. Price
2S?. Hold by Matthews Bros.
Rummage Sale
before lemoval, of yarns and notions,
also Mis. K, Slvelly Heed's corsets, at
Bo vans, I'll Wyoming avenue.
Hair Dressing Farlors.
Miss Jewell can be found at her hair
dressing pallors. HIS Undcn street.
Treatingthe scalp speciality.
Stoio No. U8 Washington avenue,
at a low lent to a desirable tenant.
Charles Kchluger. Real Kstate Kx
change, 126 and i:s Washington ave,
.sk for Kclly'i union crackers. "'
MITCHELL HAS
HAD ANSWERS
REFUSES TO SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THEM.
Will Not Sny Whether or Not the
Operators Heard from Will Agree
to a Conference but His Manner
Would Indicate That the Letters
Were Not Very Satisfactory Was
In Secret Conference with the Dis
trict Presidents for the Cheater
Part of the Day.
Piesldent John .Mitchell, of the
T'tilted -Mine Worker, has received an
swers from a number of the presidents
of the coal carrying companies to tho
communications sent out Tuesday
evening, nfter Ma meeting with tho
I hi ... district presidents. Tho nature
of the messages from the operators Is
not known, as all of the Mine Woikers'
oiilclals lefusi'd to give out any Infor
mation on the matter.
President Mitchell, when seen yester
day, appealed to be iu a rather de
jected humor and iciused to make any
statement for publication. The direct
question wns asked, "Have any an
swfts been lecelved from the opeia
tors?" and the miners' leader hesitated
several moments before he answered.
He finally replied:
"Wo have received lelleis fioin sov
einl of the operatois It) lcponso to
tho communications wo suit them, but
further than that have nothing to
ba."
He (.'fused to answer till ticstloins
1 dating to the time of aulvnl of the
letteis, parties who sent them and
nature of the news conveyed In them.
Judging from external appearances,
however, they were received early yes
terday morning, a President Mitchell
was In seeiPt session with the district
presidents during the greater part of
the day.
Lilio dcdtictlon! on the teims of the
letteis would cause one to 01 rive at
the conclusion that they weie of an
unsatisfactory nature, as Piesident
Mitchell and the district presidents
wore all in apparently low spirits dur
ing tho day.
WHAT LAX.SIXC. riAID
Piesident J. A. Lansing ill lived In
the city yesterday morning, and when
spoken to by n Tribune man had not
yet been untitled of the proposal made
by the clergymen that the presidents
of the Scrantou, Wllkcs-Barre and
H.izletou boards go to Xew Yoik with
him and there. In company with Bishop
Potter and Aichblshop Corilgrin, visit
J. Plerpont Moigan and attempt lo se
ouie his consent to meet with the mine
workets' oiilclals In Joint session.
President Lansing stated thai Hie
mutter would be given consideration
and that he would consult with the
two other presidents tegardlng their
altitude on tho subject. No communi
cation has as yet passed between tho
local and out of dt baotds, nor was
any further message yesterday le
celved from the Hnzletou cleigyman.
Secretary D. B. Atlieitou, of the local
board, yesterday expicssed himself as
skeptical of the ultimate cnnylng out
of Father Phillips' proposal and do
claied that in view of ihe continued
silence of the other cities' board olll
eeis on the matter, and the fact that
they have made no elforl to hi each the
subject to the Scrantou association, 11
was unlikely that any such committee
would wait upon Mr. Morgan,
President John Mitchell was in con
sultation with Presidents T. D. Nich
olls. of District No. I: John Fahy. of
No. 9, and Thomas Dutfy, of No. 7. n
laige pait of yesterday. During the
afternoon he was closeted with the
three district oftlrois fiom shoitly
after 2 o'clock until after I o'clock, but
nothing could be leninod of the 1 cults
of this meeting.
WOULD NOT TALK
Nidiolls, Duffy and Fahy.whett ques
tioned icgardlng the doings of the con
ference, merely smiled rather knowing
smiles, and referred nil Interrogators
to President Mitchell himself. The lat
ter was in an uncommunicative humor,
and 011 being asked for a statement
regarding the conference between the
four presidents declared that there was
nothing to be said.
"I have nothing at all to say," he
remarked abruptly. "At our meeting
wo did nothing that can be given to
the press,"
It Is likely that the conference of
district nnd national ofllcers will be
soon called. This meeting Is lo be held
In Wilkes-Bane, nnd In addition to the
board members will be attended by the
national and district presidents, f.'ach
district board Is made up of six mem
bers, while the national body Ims
eleven men on II. A member of the
district board declared yesterday to a
Tribune man that It was unlikely that
all of the national executives would
attend the conference, and the matter,
therefore. Is virtually in the hands of
the dlst 1 let officers and boaid mem
ber.". Henry Collins, of Caibondale, and
John P. Kearney, of Archbald, two
members of the Judiciary committee,
yesterday afternoon returned from
Harrlsburg. Both of them are district
members, and Kearney, in talking with
a Tribune representative, made the
following statement:
"The board of District No. 1, os a
unit stands for a conference or sus
pension of work, and to the best of
Do you Love
Good Coffee.
We now offer our fancy
Mandehiing Java Coffee the
finest coffee grown at, 'JQr
per lb JOL
5 lb lots at 35c.
Coursen'a Blended Java
aud Mocba at, per OCp
Courseu's Standard T0-
Java, per lb, , 20L
1 1 con
429 Lackawanna Ave.
my knowledge this Is the prevailing
spirit throughout the county."
AUK UNANIMOUS
Piesident Nlcholls, who was present,
here Interposed: "It's not only No, l's
board alone, but the members from
each district who ure unanimously In
favor of a sttlke, unless u conference
can be nrrlved nt."
In marked contrast to these asser
tions were the lemarks mode to a. Trib
une man by a North Bcranton miner,
one of the most prominent members of
the mine wnrkcis' association In this
vicinity, and the lender of another
prominent labor organization flatly as
serted that the miners as a whole aie
decidedly opposed to n stilkc, unless
some 111010 tangible leasons for such
nn action are advanced than have been
hetetofoio. Said he:
"The general sentlmenl of tlie'great
mass of strikers Is decidedly against a
strike, unless the gilevalices are such
that It cannot bo possibly u voided. The
men are satisfied, ns a rule, with tho
wages they uio lecelvlng, and, person
ally, I think that the mere question of
lecognltlon would constitute u slim
soil of n grievance for which to de
cline 11 suspension of work.
"All this talk about lecocliltlon
strikes me as mighty peculiar, any
way. Am long ns the operators nio
granting our demands and continue to
pay the Inciease granted last fall, they
ate giving the union all the recog
nition wo strikers want. Tho sentiment
among the minors, ns 1 snld. Is goner
ally against u sttlke, ns they seo that
the mere talk of It mouses public sen
timent against the union. A strike de
dared on tho giounils so far advanced
would piove exceedingly dlsastimis to
the union.
" have cnti listed the matter to
President Mitchell, but If ho uses this
power to declare a stilko, I honestly
believe It will be against the wishes
of tho great majoilty of men In the
nntlunclte districts."
NOT WOUUIKD.
ludlNlduiil opeiators In this dty do
not seem to be losing much sleep over
the situation, and the general senti
ment among them seems to be that the
clouds will pass away without any
stoim.
11. It. Slvelly. secctaiy of seven I
mining companies, said yesterday,
about the posslbllty of a strike:
"My personal opinion Is that there
will be no strike. I do not think theie
Is any likelihood of the operatois
ngieelng to attend a conference with
the Mine AVoihers' ofllclals, and more
over believe that th Intlor 1110 now
only awaiting a time when they can
gracefully irtlre from their present
position.
"The men now teoMve excellent
wages, and a stilko, witli arbitration
ns the principal grievance advocated,
would b? ftowned upon by the geneial
public. The chances of a strike's suc
cess are militated against by the fact
tlisl the watni weather Is now set
ting In and the lessened demand for
ccal. together with I lie piesent condi
tions of affaiis."
FEDERALCOiURT JUDGE.
Judge Aiehbald's Appointment Will
I ue Announced not abater man
Monday or Tuesday.
Tho following Associated I'ivsm ills
patch was teceived bj The Tribune
last night:
Waltinii(in, M lit h 2!. NMTialor I'eniwc and
llepieenlalte William ( onhell, nf lYnn.-,!
i.mia, siw the pKrdihnt today 111 hihalf of
.ludg'" I. Vt. AuIiIijIiI, hi Siianton. Pa., h"
l a utidld.ili fur tin- inn ili-liiit iudseliil
lor liu- middle ilMrid hi lYniMjlianla, wlilih
w,tv iieaud h.i Ihe at innuic,
'llieii' U mi niwvitinii lo Judge XiililiaM'i.
i.iiidid.i( and II l ixpnlrd that he v, III It
soi.ii unpointed.
Here It I believed that the appoint
ment will be announced not later than
Monday or Tuesday, and Judge Arch
bald will resign his position ns piesi
dent Judge of the county courts, to
lake effect April 1. He will be suc
ceeded by Judge II. M. ICdwanls as
president Judge.
For the vacancy which will be
taiised on the local bench by the- leslg
nation of Judge Archbald. the follow
ing are prominently mentioned: Hon.
U. A. Kmipp. City Solicitor A. A. Vos
bing. J. W. Carpenter and fiporge M.
Watson. Oovornor Stone will fill the
vacancy by appointment for the bal
ance of the year, and an additional
law Judge for the ten-year leim will
be elected next fall.
NO ACTION TAKEN YET.
An Application Was Not Made for a
Mandamus by Additional Com
mon Councllraen.
The additional Republican council
men who endeavored to secuio seats in
common council on Thursda night did
not go Inlo court yesterday morning
for a mandamus, as originally planned.
Councilman H. K. Paine, who is taking
n leading part Iu the movement, stated,
however, to a Tribune man that the
question would be luought to tl.o at
tention of court within tiip next few
days, perhaps tills inouilug, and that
a judicial opinion I expected befoie
April 1.
Attorney Ira H. Bums, who Is acting
ns counsel for the additional council
men, said yesterday afternoon that tho
uleriing of the ceitltlcattb o' election
to a committee was no olvtaclo what
ever to the petltlonlir-' leu a manda
mus. "It was not a pioper matter for the
11 nsldcr.ulon of a eomm'llee," said lie.
"Tho eortltleates of election presented
showed that certain candidates had ie-i-elvcd
a majority of the voles in their
lespcetlve wards and weio propel ly
ertllled to by the piothonotary. There
was no question raised as to their valid
ity, nor as to the qualifications of the
new members. Therofnie, theie was
nothing to icfer to a committee.
"Tho act of referring 10 u conimlttco
will be looked upon by court, I am
sure, as the manifestation of a desire
op the pait of the membeis of the
common council to refuse to sent the
additional members."
Mr. Burns was a lltilo clmiy about
telling what position he would take on
the legality of the apportionment,
which will, of course, bo (he main
question at issue. Ho Intimated. hoi
ever, that it would be contended that
the net regulating the manner In which
the apportionment is to bo made Is a
"dlscrntlonurv" uct and not a "man
datory" one. In other words, that Its
Piovislons need not be necessarily
curried out to the very letter.
The Democratic members of common
council havo had tho matter In the
hands of Attorneys Joseph O'Brien and
M. J. Martin for some weeks past, In
anticipation of some such move as the
one made 011 Thursday night, and the,
granting of a mandamus will be fought.
Ask for Kelly's union ducket s,
WHAT A DELAY
MAY COST US
POSSIBLE DEEP-SEATED SCHEME
OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Would Attach tho Fancy Salaries of
the Muehlbroner Bill to New City
Ofltces for the Purpose of Manu
facturing Thunder for the Mun
icipal Campaign Two Yeats Hence.
What Is Gained from Reading the
New Charter and Constitution To
getherMr. Vosburg's Opinion.
Hope of passing iho le-organlxatloti
ordinance before April 1 Is now so dim
Unit It Is almost saTe to sn that It
will nol bo passed.
The nicnsuie Is still In the hands of
the special committor of common coun
cil and cannot bo reported upon unlit
net Thtiisday night's regular meet
ing, unless a special meeting Is called
in tlie meantime.
Should 11 special lifeline be called
beiore Thursday the- Dciuocials
Uneaten to remain away. They be
lieve that 11 motion would be made to
take tlie ciedentlnlH of the additional
nimibeis out of the hands of the spe
cial committee, with the view of plac
ing them on 1 coord ns opposed to this
and as being in favor of refilling litem
seats. As a leading Democratic member
said yesterday to a Tribune mini, with
a snillo.
"1 don't think that thcio ii any
business of Importance lo demand the
attendance of the Democratic members
before next Thuisilay night,"
If a meeting Is itd on Thursday
night and the amendments suggested
by the committee adopted on second
reading, a meeting would have to be
called on Friday night to pass It final
ly, tt would then hav to go over to
Molect council to have I lie amendments
eoneiitred In, and lo do this 11 meeting
would hnvo to be hold on Saturday
night.
WOULD NOT CONCl'll,
Select council. It Is fcaiod, would ie
fuse to concui In th amendments, at
least Iu tho ones piovldlng for the cre
ation of the ottlce of delinquent tax
collector and cleik of the common
council. A coiifeieneo committee would
then have to bo appointed and hefotc
such a committee could meet and agiee
on anything and then report back to
each branch April 1 would have gone
by.
If the otillmnii.e falls of passage It
will not Interfeto with the appolntiiiMit
of the heads of departments and the
Immediate assumption by them of the
duties of their offices, (hough theie
would be no salaries fixed for them,
except as fixed by the Muehlbronner
act. Some of the councllnieii arc fear
ful that If tho ordinance does not pass
the recorder and heads of d?pailmcuts
will draw the maximum salaries of
Sio.ono and V".0iiii, lespectlvely, as pio
vlded In the "ripper" bill, until a new
measiiie Is Intioduced and passed.
This fear giows'out of the reading
together of the following two exceipts
trom the law of the land:
1 hum nn: Mri:iii.mt()VM;ii At r
sir. .!, Hheilule 'Iho city iimiiler and (he
li.ids .if itepaltllif'nN ti bf itppointeil inidrl
IM nliecliilc lull leceho out of Ibe 1 llj
liijMiiy annual silme. a folhmv: 'Ihe illy
leioider, sinM.; ,lC i,CJj n M,,, tleuitn-iil,
M.nuO. I Int. council mn leduie Ihe aid will
ailis as follow: 'lint 01 ih,- cilv mauler to
1.01 Ie. than !,fin, .ml the he.nl. i.f alr-p.ii I
menU In not le-s llnii ',.'aiii.
IIIOM 'tilt: STVTK CiiNsIITLIION
sei. I.l, Ait. Ill No law shall extend Ihe
I mm ol anj publu ctlhei. or iimei.e 01 dim
InUli liN ulaiy 01 imoliimnil, allei hU clci
lion 01 appointment.
Those who see this danser ihiil the
Inaction of common council Impends
scp also a possible scheme of the Dein
ocnits to bring dlsuiedlt'on Hepubll
c.initmi with an uiuonsclonabb disre
gard of cost,
If It should come lo puss that the
new oiilclals would receive the fancy
maximum salaries piovided for iu
tlie P.ppuhllcau Mitehlbrouuer mean
urn and If, during the next two years,
the,- hall be special levies to pay oit
tho outstanding Judgments, as this act
further provides, the Democrats would
be furnished with a vety forcible argu
ment for tho use of their pi ess and
spellbinders when thy come to light
for municipal control two yea is hence.
The outstanding Judgments already
u mount In the nelKhboriiood of $100,
000, neeoidlng to the city controller,
opening Wyoming avenue will add $."0,.
"Oil, and the damages tor the viaduct.
If It Is built, wilt Increase them by an
other $l.iO,00i or moi3, but the in
01 eased taxation for meeting these
debts would of Itself furnish a lather
shallow excuse for ctylng extrava
gance, as It only requires a passing
thought, on the part of any reasonable
balng. to seo that the only thing the
special levy affects Is the Immediate
wiping out of ti jior cent, debts with 4
per cent, money. But let these nfoie
mcntloned press and spellbinders have
the opportunity to say "exorbitant
salaries and other extravagances which
have increased your taxes this or that
much," and tlie mischief la at "hand;
the voter who hears this cry and falls
to give It icasonablo analysis will, in
nine cases out of ten, regard the "ex
orbitant salaries" as ihe cause of prac
tically all his added burden of taxn
tion This may all be highly speculative
Derby
Four-in-Hands
Small, piotty, effective and
Ju3t correct; ns refreshing
as a peep of the sun on a
cloudy day. The proper
tie for early Sprinty wear-
goes well with hip,h cut
vesfts and high turn down
collats made reversible;
two ties In one,
50c.
4- T w.miritin AoTstP 4
HlfTHTHHHttt
A Puzzle
It's hard to solve, but you
an solve tlie question
of domestic economy by
taking advantage ol this
offer. Secure a csisa of our
Bottled Beer.
CASEY BROtHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
on the part of those who have pointed
oul the possible deep-seated motive
behind the inaction of common coun
cil. It may also be a well grounded
conjecture.
Bo It what It may. Il Is her'wlih ex
ploited. vosnuno's opinion.
City Solicitor Vosbiirg does not share
this dread of maximum salurlos
prevailing. The cltv oiilclals. ho
said. would lecelve no salary
until the re-organization ordinance
nnd appioprlallou ordinance are final
ly passed by the new councils.
The new re-organization ordinance,
which will be Introduced nftor ro-or-ganlzation,
will contain no provision
for a re-orgnnlzutlon of the lire do
pnitniont. To betlor facilitate Its
speedy passage through both branches,
Mr. Chittenden will embody his
Ideas in n separate- ordinance nnd
endeavor lo hne It passed nt Ihe same
time.
Tho incorporation of tho the depart
ment re-organization schedule in the
measure now pending is said lo bo the
cause of its failure to pass sooner. It
is said that If the ordinance1 had not
contained this feature there would
hnvo been no dlfllculty In having it
passed on two r Millings Inst Tit"'lny
night.
Card of Thnnlcs.i
I wish to express my slncoie thanks
to my many friends and 1 datives who
so kindly extended their sympathies
and assistance during my beienvemenl
in the death and loss of my beloved
husband. Mrs. Hannah Chase.
Factoryville. I'a.. March L'i. Iflni.
Norton's New dinners
aie now on Wyoming .avenue, opposite
Hole! Jeiniyn, next door to the Dime
bank. where you will find all the papots
and periodicals, us formerly, and tho
new boohs and an nssoiiinent of sta
tloni'iy. Conie and see 111. .l Notion.
Quein&ey Hall,
Jill Wnsl.ingliiu ave., Sci anion. Is the
best and most tellable place to pur
diase a good Pinno. II will pay you
to call aud get pilccs and teiiu". J W.
(liirrnsey, I'ir.n. '
Opening-' Day.
Saturday. March -3, Cioodiinui's new
shoe stoic. HS Lackawanna avenue.
Souvenirs will ho distributed.
Ladies' Neckwear.
Iiisr leeeived a new lot of exquisite
neckwear. Cramer -Wells I'm. I'M Wy
oming avenue.
The Scrantou Gas and Water Com
pany and the Hyde Paik Gas Com
pany. In accoiiliwe wlih ihe polni o' thi" .on.
panle to teduee iale fiom Mini' to (uiir 3
ma be wairauled by incieavd cmeuuipti in,
notice N hereby nlen that, on ar,d alter April
ncNt. the priee of ens will be one dollar per
one thousand cubit' ful comumed. mibject to
the follmrlnK diiicouni: I'iee per cent, on all
bills ihue tli" ionuiiiptiim ffti the ltioiit't
amount to le.i. thin twrnti Ibe dollar; lei. per
cent, on all bill" where the iniiMUuptiou fnr tli.
monlli cir.rutiN 10 hwntyliut liollan nnd up
uanl.
I'loiblrd Ihi- bill U pild rn or before the
COth clav of Hi- month In nlueli Iho bill l
rcmlend. Ill older of the boaid.
. n IIW'P, -metary.
SPECIAL.
.tl:MO CVS AM) WATI.I! UlMI'VAV AMI
Hide I'aik ilaa umpai.) In order lo rn-oui
se the i.se ri rjs foi fuel puipown, noilro U
hereby Riven thai 011 -nut after Apill 1 next lh
price nf gu used will be one dollar per one
thonand feet ioimuuiiI. aubject to the followln.t
(.pcci.il diieouiili. Ten per cent. on all blllsuliou
the loimm.ptionfnr the month aiununlslo leMlhan
twenty-Dye UcIIhh; tnenty per cent, on all bill
where the iniiiiiinplion for tne monlli amount
to Inenty-fUe dollar, anil upward'.
Proiidfd Ihe bill ii paid on 01 befoie the 20Hi
day of the month iu whlili Ihe bill U un.ku'.l.
A a.'parale meter, furnished by the compan, ht
rereaij, lly order of the tinuil
i. II. 1INP, Pecreiary.
A LONG
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
The greatest commercial
economist in the world today.
Compared to any necessary
investment in business,
theprofitfrom .-.TELEPHONE
is incalculable.
Residence and Commercial'
rales at a moderate cost.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
TELCPHONC AND SUPPLY CO
klina;tr'a oflke, 117 Adams aienue.
LADIES'
Tailor-made suits, to t
order P 13.50
King Miller, Merchant Tailor,
FOR LADIES AM) AUNTS
Suits Cleaned nnd Prcsed, 35c.
435 Spruce St., Sarin ton, Pa.
Pierce's Jlarke!, Penn Avenue
We make a Ipeiltll.i ot fancj tieamfi Da -tcr
ami ttrictly fresh ejti-and the price If ui
Ion at first ilasj sooiii can lie tuld at
Wo do not ho any tpcxlal tale or 1'aJtri
but at all time cairy as complete a line ol
lltiket Goodj. Fancy (Irocerln and Table Delica
cies t can be found In the larfot New York
or Philadelphia Maikcti which we cell it Uht
prlrts.
W. H. Pierce,
It Laclanimia Art. 119, 11?, UI rem An.
Trcmpt dcllmy.
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JJounD
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illr
Satisfied customers are in
creasing our business daily,
They will tell their neighbor
that the best Negligee shirta
are to be found at
CONRAD
305 Lackawanna Ave.
"1817 Rogers Bros.' Goods.
Knives, Forks
Spoons, etc.
No ijiicstion about the quality; we
have all the newest patterns at
lowest prices.
Also the celebrated Sterling In
laid Spoons and Forks. War
ranted to wear twenty-five years.
Immense stock of Sterling Silver
Spoons, Forks, Knives and Cased
Goods; for Wedding Presents.
Mercereaii & Connell
132 Wyoming Avenue.
SEEDS
Lawn,
Timothy,
Millett
K
325-327 Penn Avenne.
We Repair
Furniture....
Have skilled workmen who
can remedy all sorts of furni
ture faults and troubles we
also do upholstering,
Nothing haphazard nbout
our work everything, from
making up the estimate to de
livering the work is most
carefully done. Incompetency
is an 'unknown element in
this store.
We pride ourselves on the
artistic character of our work
on our promptness in deliv
ery on our attention to de
tails. We want to do your next
job of repairing we believe
we will get your (mure work.
Onlv moderate charges made.
PliONU-Wewlll Call and
give estimate.
CUEDIT YOUP CERTAINLY!
THE:
CONOMY
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