The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-25

Among all the members of the Scran-
ton police force there is not a better
known or more popular man than Lieu
tenant John Davis. He has been on
the force a long time now, working his
way up from the ranks to the import
ant position he at present holds.
Everyone knows the lieutenant, and
there is more than one man abou.
town who can thank him for many a
friendly little turn. With the members
of the force he is exceedingly popular,
and is regarded by Chief of Police
Robling as one of his right-hand men.
1t is Lieutenant Davis duty to take
charge of the entire central city from
about 7.30 o'clock in the evening until
early the next morning, patroling each
beat and seeing that all Is we'll. Any
thing out of the ordinary that trans
pires is Immediately reported to him,
as a result of which many an embryo
riot, and sometimes even murder, is
nipped in the bud while yet mere
disorderly brawl.
The lieutenant has travelled consid-
erably in the states, and spent a por-
tion of his life in California, In the
days when the western states came
| good deal nearer to the dime novel
pictures of them than they do at pres
ent. His experiences there are still
| vivid in Lieutenant Davis mind, and
when feeling so inclined he tips back
| his chair, puffs away at his pipe and
| tells tales, which are tales. They are
stories of a Bret Harte-1ike variety.
and never fail to interest those for
| tunate enough to hear them.
The following complimentary notice
of young attorney, recently admitted
to the Lackawanna bar, is from the
| Wilkes-Barre News:
Frank E. Donnelly, one OF the most promising
| young members Of the Luzerne bar, who has
| practiced here ever since his graduation from
Yale college, closed up his law office yesterday
and left for Scranton, where he has formed a
| partnership with George II. Rice, one OF Lacka-
wanna's ablest young attorneys, and former
| class mate at Yale
Mr.. Donnelly graduated with high honors at
Yale in the class of '93 and Immediately came
to this city and entered the office Of John T.
| Lcnahan student. The next year he was
| admitted, and his brilliant attainments won him
n high place at the bar, while his gentlemanly
| attributes surrounded him with large cir
| Gle Of friends. His high conception Of honor
| commanded the respect of clients as we'll as fell
|
| nate ability commanded general admiration His
law practice grew steadily and had he chosen
to remain in this city it would be a question OF
but few years until he would have been cassed
| among the ablest lawyers at bar reputed to be
one of the most brilliant in all Of Pennsylvania.
! Recently he saw in association with Mr..
Rice shorter road to fame and fortune and
after careful dcliberation decided to accept it.
The firm of Donnelly Rice, in addition to the
| usual law practice, will represent in conjunction
| with Frank W. Larned, esq, the Reading Trust
company, one Of the largest and wealthest in
the state. Socially Mr. Donnelly is one OF the
best fellows on earth, whose hosts of friends re.
gret his departure, but will rejoice in all the
success he is sure to attain up in Lackawanna.
j. B. Neale, superintendent of the
Mt. Pleasant colliery, operated by the
Fuller Coal company, who Is just now
enjoying a much-needed rest from his
arduous labors, deserves much credit
for the satisfactory adjustment of the
trouble which for ten weeks caused a
suspension of operations at the mine.
During the short time he has been
superintendent at the colliery he has
reorganized the working force and in
creased the output of coal from the
mine.
Instead of making enemies of the
men under him during the strike, he
succeeded in winning their friendship
by his straightforward manner of deal
ing with them, and he not only at
tended their meetings and brought
about an amicable adjustment of az
fairs, but also replaced all of the old
employees in their former positions and
aided them in every possible manner
in obtaining a satisfactory scale OF
wages.
Mr.. Neale is of the new type of mine
superintendents. He is college man
who studied the theoretical side and
supplemented this with actual expert
ence in all the various branches o
work at a colliery above and below
ground. He is of the class of we'll
equipped men, who are going to forge
to the front in mining circles as the
mining problems to be solved in thi!
region become more complicated.