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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
TORE up THE CERTIFICATE.
samuel Lewis wife Asks for Copy
OF Marriage Paper.

Alderman Millar yesterday received
the following letter from the woman to
whom Samuel Lewis was married in
this city some time ago:
Alderman Miisr: Will you please be so
kind as to send me a copy Of our marriage
certificate. Sam tore mine up, l will send
you the clippings out of papers here. Sam
went to Troy and married a young girl
of Il years and he says our marriage by
you was not legal. He now goes by the
name of Harry Arnold. If you will please
send me copy of our marriage paper
will deem II a personal favor. / would
like to have 1t at once If ] can. Hoping
to hear from you by return mail remain
Yours truly, Mrs. Florence Lewis,
81 Hudson avenue, Albany, n. Y.
Lewis and his wife did not live In
peace and harmony at Albany and he
was arrested for beating her. He was
released upon promising to live apart
from her thereafter. The girl with
whom Lewis left Albany is only L
years of age and was going to schoo
at one of the commercial colleges o
| that city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
LEVITT CARMITZ KILLED.
Had Been in This Country Only
Three Days.

LEVITT Carmitz, aged 40 years, who
was in America only three days. was
struck by freight train No. 80 on the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Northern division near Nay Aug, at
go o'clock yesterday afternoon. Both
legs were cut off at the knees
Carmitz died from his injuries at the
Lackawanna hospital two hours after
TIE accident.
The train was in bound and travelling
at a fast rate down the mountain. ON
a comparatively level track Engineer
Cornelius Decker, of No. 30, saw a
man walking on the track about one
hundred yards ahead of his engine. On
the other track and going north was
a freight train and to avoid this
Carmitz evidently took the south
track. The noise of the train drowned
the warning whistle and bell of NO.
80 and Carmitz, without even turning
his head was struck by the pilot. He
was thrown under the wheels and both
his legs were severed.
The injured man was brought to this
city and taken to the hospital where
he died at five O'Clock.
Carmitz was A married rian and
leaves wife and two children in
Hungary. During his three day stay
here he lived with his brother at Tay-
lOr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

a night school is opened in any build
ing IL shall be warranted as required
by law by at least twenty registrations
with the principal or principals In the
night school district.
A motion by Mr.. Gibbons that Pro-
fessor NJ. j. Lowering be substituted FOR
Professor Martin Joyce as attendance
officer was defeated by a vote of l.
to Z.
The new No. 2S building was accept
ed and a final payment of Sl,SS4 ,au-
thorized to the carpentry contractor
the Green Ridge Lumber company.
The special committee appointed to
investigate the recent action of Mr..
Casey chairman of the text book COM
mittee, in ordering 500 dictionaries
without the sanction of the commit
tee or the board, made report through
its chairman, Mr.. Carson. The report
was, in the main. an opinion from
Judge Knapp. lie wrote that he be-
lieved MIR. Casey acted in good faith,
but il was not legal for a chairman OF
committee or committee to make
any purchase without authority from
the board. In the attorneys opinion
the 500 dictionaries could be returned
IL It were done at once.
Mr.. Carson reported that I42 diction-
aries, exclusive of the 500 ordered by
Mr. Casey, were in stock.
Mr.. Welsh's motion that the diction-
aries be returned to the publishers
| forthwith was carried by the FOLLOWING
| vote of IL to s:
Yeas-Shires. Francois. DeVanney
| Davis, Carson. Casey, ,Wormser, Welsh
| Shafer, Schriefer, Barker; IL votes
Nays - O'Malley, Conrad Walsh
! Jacobs, Langan, Notz, Gibbons, Jen'
nings, votes.
| At the request of Colonel T.. Fl
! Ripple, the sale of a number of ole
| desks at a nominal price for use in the
Soldiers orphan school at Harforo
was authorized.
! Many bills, presented by commit
tees, and salaries of janitors and Off.
GERS were before adjournment ordered
paid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
is NOW STUDYING ANATOMY.
p. W. Gallagher Has Registered in
Coroner LOngstreet's Office.

p. w. Gallagher, claim agent for the
Scranton Railway company, is nothing
if not aggressive. Having passed a
very successful examination before the
law examiners of this county, and with
out waiting to be admitted to practice
law. he has registered as a student in
the office of Coroner S. P. Longstreet.
Speaking to Tribune reporter yester-
day, Coroner Longstreet said:
Gallagher comes up to my eXpec-
tations of wanting to learn what a
lawyer should know. AS newspaper
man he was always anxious to be a
witness of surgical operations, and his
reports were models of clearness. AS
l understand it. he intends to devote
himself exclusively to that portion of
the law limited to negligence as it re-
lates to personal injuries.
"To be successful in this line, he
must be as familiar with the subject
of anatomy as "a physician, and know
ing him as / do, l have no hesitation
I'm predicting that he will accomplish
what he has set himself to do. His is
the first case in this county that !
know of where a man has taken up
two branches so closely interviewer. !
am surprised that there are not Others"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
TO Cure a Cold in One Day.
All druggists refund the money II II
fails to cure. Csc.
California Excursions.

Personally conducted. Leave Chica-
go every Wednesday. Burlington
Route to Denver. thence via Denver &,
Rio Grande Ry. (the scenic line of the
world). Parties travel in Pullman
tourist sleeping cars fitted with every
convenience, which go through to Cali
fornia and are in charge of special
agents of long experience. For Ear
ticulars address 4. A. Grady, Excursion
Mgr. c. r. & @. r. r., 2l1 Clark ST.,
Chicago, Ill. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
BAPTIST MISSIONARY WANTED.
Home Society TO Be Asked for One
for This Valley.

An effort to procure a Baptist mis-
sionary for this valley was inaugural
ed at a meeting of the Baptist minis
ters of this city and vicinity yesterday
morning in the Penn Avenue Baptist
church.
Rev. B. G. Magee, of the First Bap-
tist church, Wilkes-Barre Rev. S. j.
Arthur, of PittstOn; Rev. p. l.. Jeph-
son, of Carbondale and Rev. Joseph
X. Dixon, of this city, We're appointed
a committee to petition the Home
Missionary society New York city, for
the missionary. He is wanted to labor
among the foreign speaking element
A paper, Puritan Type of Christian
ity." was read by Rev. j. r. Ellis, of
Olyphant 1t related chiefly to the his
tory of the Puritan epoch and was
adjudged an admirably prepared paper
In the discussion which followed, the
sentiment of the meeting was very
nearly represented by DR.. DiXon's OBJ
serVatiOn that while there was belief
i'm the elements of Puritanism and q
Puritan Sabbath, there was no desire
for the old Puritanical spirit.
Great Suabian Kirmess Festival al
WOrkingmen's hall, Alder street, Wed,
nesday evening. Tickets emitting
holder to supper, consisting of nationa
dishes, 25 cents. ."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
S1Vye|' 5 Millinery

This business follows its own leadership
none other to follow.
The prices we make are far below the
ordinary, and the choice we offer you
from our immerse stock of fine selected
novelties Is a most unusual one.
The assortment of Ribbons at DO, 25c,
32c and 39c. in their variety and splendid
qualities. The Walking Hat "Irvlngton," T"
Plain and Scotch Felts, Plaid Trimmed
at S1.19, reduced from Sl.69. The Klondike
Hat at 9Sc., in all colors. The Trimmed
Sailors at 5Gc., S9c., and 9Sc., are sufficient
in themselves 10 crowd the store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

A great deal of interest is being man
ifested in the concert of Valentine Abt
which will be given in Young Mems
Christian Association hall tomorrow
night. Mr.. Abt, who is the greatest
living mandolin player. will be assist
ed by J. Willis Conant, piano; Miss
Tillie Lewis, of Wilkes Barre, elocu-
zionist and the Philharmonic String
uuaTtpttp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
SOUTH SIDE BOARD
OF TRADE MEETS
Matter of Getting Better Mail Facilities
Came Up for Consideration.
RATES FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE
Secretary Read dCommunicationsk krom
Various cities on the subject show
Ing That the Tolls in This City Are
Uigh--Board to Act as Committee
of the Whole in Trying to Secure
the Proposed Sewer.

The South Side board Of trade held
an enthusiastic meeting last evening i'm
Storrs' hall on Alder street. Many
matters of interest to the progress of
that part of the city were discussed.
August Storrs was elected temporary
president.
The first matter to claim attention
according to the suggestion of the
boards secretary, Thomas Donahoe
was the meagre mail facilities of the
South Side and particularly that part
known as the Twentieth ward. John
Scheur, jr., who with A. j. Fashner
acted as the boards special commit
tee, reported that ex-Postmaster Frank
Vandling had been approached on the
matter, but that official gave no ma
terial satisfaction except to say that
he was engaged in an effort to increase
the efficiency of the service.
Mr.. Scheur asked that the commit
tee be continued. so that the new post
master, Colonel E. II. Ripple, might be
communicated with on the matter. d.
w. Humphreys was named to assist
Mr.. Scheur in the work of securing
better service.
TELEPHONE RATES.
Another matter which claimed the
attention of the board was the tele-
phone rates in this city. The board is
of the opinion that cheaper rates are
| i'm vogue in other cities for telephone
| privileges and al recent meeting Sec
| retary Donahoe was instructed to Sc
| cure information about the telephone
| services in various cities. The answers
| We're read last night.
! Williamsport is controlled by the
| Central Telephone company and the
| secretary of the board of trade of that
| city, n. w. Buff, stated in his letter
| that the rates for telephones in resi-.
| denCes is So or "a per month and fol
| long distance phones SIS to 1925 pei
! year.
Worcester. (Mass.,) board of trade
| through it's secretary, c. L. Squires
replied that the system in use there il
the electric light arrangement. There
are no rings" but by simply takini
down the ear sounder a small electric
globe in the central office is lighted
The system costs $40 for 200 calls"
Wilmington, Del, has adopted tn,
Bell Telephone company's system cost
ing the subscribers from $40 upward
Responses We're received also from
Newark, n. j., and WilkesB Barre. II
only two instances were the rates a
high as those charged by the loca
company.
PLACED ON FILE.
The secretary was ordered to plac
the letters on file for future reference
and to formulate a report bringing on
the fact of high rates charged in thi
city.
The rest of the meeting was passet
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

There is magic in the combi-
nation of soap and
naptha. Use
FELS-NAPTHA soap
with cold or lukewarm
water, when you have
clothes to be washed or
cleaning to be done.
FELS s. CO., philadelphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
BOARD OF CONTROLS
USUAL EXHIBITION
Bi.WeekIy Performance Given at the
Appointed Hour.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED

Information from the Boards
Attorney That the Present school
Law Has Been Declared Uncon-
stitutional - Method for High
school Examinations Was Not Set
tied--Night Schools to he Opened.
Dictionaries viii he Returned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
A POLITICAL POINTER

If you indorse the free trade and tree-
silver Chicago platform as the Lacka-
wanna Democracy does, "fully and
without reserve" then work and vote
for Schadt, Horn, ct. al If you be-
lieve in Mckinley, protection and pros
perity, tLrn these agents of Bryan
louD
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

in discussing the sewer question. Mr..
Scheuer, Charles Rosar and others
spoke on the subject. A motion was
carried that the board act as commit
tee of the whole to urge favorable ac.
ton by councils.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
COOLING THE STEAM.

An opinion was received from the
boards attorney TO the effect that the
Economy Light, Heat and Power COM
pany is not obliged to bear the expense
of cooling the refuse steam from the
High school building. a city ordinance
requires that the steam b" cooled be-
tore passing into the sewe.s The at
torney's letter stated that the company
was willing to pay half the rent for the
water necessary to cool the steam ana
advised that the proposition be ac-
repted. This suggestion was adopted.
The cases of several Grammar pupils
who wished TO be examined for admis-
SION to the High school We're referred to
committee on motions by Mr.. Welsh
end Mr.. Gibbons.
Following is the subsistence OF the
report on night schools presented by
the teachers committee:
That night school be opened Monday
evening, oct. s, in the same buildings as
last year, viz, ?, 3, s. II, 1S, old l6, II, Old
No, 10, 20, 22 %, "a 26, p, %, 80, 81, "a; that
the sessions be from 7l5 to 9l5; that no
persons be appointed as night school
teachers unless they possess sufficient
scholarship to entitle them to a provisional
certificate; that the same schedule of sal
aries be adopted as last year; that no pu-
pills be admitted to any night school who
are under the age of 10 years, none who
are In attendance at any day school and
then only sucn as are employed during the
day and therefore unable to attend day
school.
We recommend the following appoint
ments: Miss Lulu Knapp to No. . annex,
Miss Mary Grave to No, 50 annev, and
Miss Mary Daniels to No. is annex; that
10. Iaaa aNaNa IAg "a
of absence ON account of illness; that Miss
Anna Barrett be transferred from primary
c grade, No. %, to primary A, No. l6, and
that Miss Eliza ]. McNally be transferred
from primary A, No. l6, to the position
now occupied by Miss Barrett in No. %.
That Martin Joyce be appointed attend
ance officer for four months at a salary
OF $40 per month.
WORMSER's AMENDMENT.
The report was adopted, but with
| Mr., Wormser's amendment that before
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

Pass by. See if you
will not want one Of
these.
Compare prices.

Mending Tissue, regular 1Oc. package.4c
Quill Toothpicks. 16 in package......
Ivory Toothpicks .....................fc
Darning Cotton, all colors, for....4c
Stocking Darners .....................4c
Tracing Wheels ......................4 &c
Petroleum Jelly, 10c. bottle.
Pearl Buttons, per dozen............4a
Thimbles, steel, celluloid, or alumni
mum ....................... 40
Stewards Safety Pins, all sizes, per
dozen ...................... 40
Lamp Wicks, all sizes, 9 yards......4c
Kid Curriers', per dozen, 10, 8, G and .4c
Ironing Wax NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .4c
Face Powder, white and pink, regu-
lar 1OC. DON .........,.............
Eye glasses. Specs or Goggles. 4c
Child's Back Combs, extra value. 40
Collar Buttons, large head, per doz ..4c
Hat Pins. long shanks, per dozen ..4c
Aluminium Hairpins. 4 for ........... .4o
Bone Hairpins, II for ...............4c
Baby Pins, rubber or bone &c
Chamois, for face ....................4 .4c
Curtain or Drapery Hooks, dozen. .4c
Crochet Cotton, all colors, per spool. .4c
Crochet Silk, all colors, per spool. .4c
Filling Silk all colors. per skein. .4c
Costume Bells. per dozen ........... 4c
Corset Clasps. per pair ..............4c
Needle Books, 1856 assorted needles. .4c
Shoe strings, per dozen .............. 40
Leather Shoe-strings. per pair.......4c
Brass Rings. 3 dozen............... .4c
Elastic Shareholders, per pair.
. Spools Machine Cotton ............4c
2 pieces White or Black Tape ........4o
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
Veteran Soldiers, Attention.

Do not fail to hear DR.. Paxtons great
war lecture, THE Pavilion of Mars"
at the Penn Avenue Baptist church
tonight. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

Costs Nothing,
But Facts
Are Stubborn Things.

1t is easy to say things in print,
to assert that the values offered are
the lowest, to endeavor to create a
belief on the part Of the reading
public that there is only one good
house in this particular line of buSi-
ness, and that the house making
this assertion is, of course, the only
one. All this may be done, and is
done, in every city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

Take a look at the extra
good bargains we have in
combs-it will pay you.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
Our Announcements
Are Honest Statements

Of facts. We invite inspection and
comparison or prices and goods,
and know that great many peo-
pie will find it to their benefit to
do so,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
This Is Not Our
Way of Thinking

We are aware Of the fact that
there are others in the field. We
expect keen competition and we
intend to meet it in the right way
by selling reliable goods only, and
charging as low a margin of profit
as we can sell them for and Give, )"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26

The board of control last night gave
its customary bi-weekly exhibition of
how not to transact business eNpedi-
tiously and properly. One hour and
three-quarters was necessary to finish
the business that came under the head
of committee reports and when an ad-
journment was reached the only mem
ory of the session was a jumble of
oratory, objections and amendments
A question of extreme Importance
was presented in a letter from ex-
Judge II. A. Knapp, the attorney for
the board, who states that Judge Ben
nett, of Luzerne county, has declared
unconstitutional the school law under
which the Scranton and other city
school boards are now operating. Judge
Knapp's letter was as follows:
Scranton, Pa, Sept. IA, 1885,.
Captain L. d. Fellows, Secretary Scran-
ton Board of Control Scranton, Pa.
Dear Sir: In case of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania eX. rel. ID. a. Fell, dis
trct attorney VS.. Thomas j. Gllligan, ct
al. i'm the court of common pleas of Lu-
zerne county, the Hon. L. a. Bennett, one
of the judges of that county, has declared
the forty-firs section of the act OF 1914
unconstitutional and VOID.
This is a matter which l consider to be
of vital importance to the Scranton school
district for the reason that our present
school organization is based upon TINS Sec
tion of the act of 1874 and has been since
the adoption of the act or 1874 by the city
of Scranton in the year 1917, so that for
more than tweIty years the organization
Of the school board of Scranton has been
under the act of 1874.
1t is very important not only to the
! Scranton school district but to other cities
throughout the commonwealth that the
| matters involved in the opinion of Judge
| Bennett be authoritatively passed upon by
| the Supreme court of this commonwealth,
! and with that end in view it is proposed
| to take an appeal to the Supreme court
| and ask the said court to advance the
| cause so that it may be heard at the
| earliest possible m oment.
In order to get the case advanced some
public necessity must appear, and it is
! thought best to invite the cooperation
| of other school districts interested In or
| der that the Supreme court may see the
vital importance of the questions in
| Volved.
| | have, therefore, drawn resolution
which | submit for the favorable consid-
| Grafton of the board and recommend its
adoption. l am very truly yours,
| Henry A, Knapp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
THE RESOLUTION.


The resolution recommended by Judge
Knapp was as follows
Whereas, In recent case in the courts
of Luzerne county the school provisions
of the act of 1874 have been declared un-
constitutional. And the organization of
the school board of the city of Scranton
is based upon the act in question. And
il Is Vitally important to the interests of
the people Of this school district to have
the same authortatively passed upon a t
the earliest possible moment, by the high
est court of this commonwealth. There
fore,
Resolved, That the solicitor for the
board is hereby requested to cooperate
with the parties concerned in the said liti-
cation and endeavor, if possible, TO nave
the case advanced and a hearing and le-
termination of the questions involved by
| the Supreme court.
The resolution was adopted with an
| amendment that President Jennings
act in conjunction with the boards
solicitor. Its chief object is to procure
| an immediate opinion from the Su-
preme court. The law which immedi-
| ately precedes the Act of 1874 was
| passed in the SOS. Under its provis-
| ions this city would have but six con-
| trollers instead of twenty-one, one for
| each ward as at present.
| Included in the report of the High
| and Training school committee were
| the following recommendations:
That the salary of the superintendent
| assistant Miss Potts, be increased to $50
| per month from the first of November.
That no pupil in the high school be al
| lowed to take special course without
| permission from the board.
| Hereafter grammar A examinations for
| entrance TO the high school shall be con-
Quoted at the high school building by the
| superintendent and the principals OF
| grammar grades the last Friday in June,
| these examinations to be final. No pupil
| shall be allowed to take second exam
| ination.
The examination papers of all grades
shall be kept for three months.
Action upon the suggestions was de-
ferred until the next meeting, there
being pronounced disagreement
among the members as the proper
method to be employed in the Hugh
| cchool examinations.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
PLACED ON FILE.

The secretary was ordered TO place
the letters on file for future reference
and to formulate a report bringing out
the fact of high rates charged in this
city.
The rest of the meeting was passed
The Portland daily press., 1897-07-26
FROM WISCONSIN,
A Man Came to Protest Against Pardon
for Els Fathers Murderer.

Augusta, July 24.-The pardon case of
Joseph S. Smith, who murdered and robbed
S. G. Josslyn in Charleston and was con-
victed and sentenced for life in 1879, will
be heard at the session of the council next
Tuesday. The movement for pardon
was instituted by his sister, Mrs. Prichard
of Ware Center, N. 81. Friday forenoon,
Frank Fl. Joss1yn Of Oshkosh, Wisconsin,
walked into the State House, saying that
he was son Of the murdered man and
had come all the way from Wisconsin,
where he is in the dry goods business. to
oppose the pardon. He told the story of
the murder. His father travelled about
the country purchasing and dealing in
produce, at times carrying large sums of
money. Smith knew this and for several
days had been watching Josslyn with the
intent to rob him. On the night of the
attack Smith struck his victim three
times over the head with q club, the man
dying from the effects of the blows. The
son presented a letter signed by his moth
er, himself and two brothers, all of whom
reside in Wisconsin, expressing their feel
ings in the matter and praying that no
mercy be granted. The county attorney
of Penobscot county has been requested
to be present at the hearing to represent
the government