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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-24
TAKEN BY THEIR FATHER.
Thompson Children Are to Go to New
York with Him.

A pathetic scene was witnessed in the
Office of the Board of Associated Char
tiles yesterday afternoon, when James
Thompson, OF New York city, met his
two little children, who were recently
taken from their aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob 1<iefer, because of the
cruel treatment OF the latter.
Mr. Thompson was separated from
his wife at the time of her death last
spring, and the children, Florence aged
IA years, and George, aged 0 years. were
taken charge Of by their aunt and
uncle. When the latter were arrested
at the instance of Mrs. Duggan, -ehe
children were taken from them and
were placed temporarily in the Home
for the Friendless.
Their father was notified, and he
came on here yesterday for the purpose
of taking the children back to New
York. He burst into tears when he met
them and heard the story of their suf-
fering. lie declared that he wrote no
less than twenty-five letters to the
Keifers during the last eight months,
inquring for the children, but received
no answer. Some of these letters We're
written to the girl, and she said yes
terday that her aunt would not permit
her to reply to them.
The little boy, who denied on the
stand that the injury on his arm had
been inflicted by his aunt, admitted to
Mrs. Duggan yesterday that it had
been, and said that he told different
story at the hearing because he was
afraid OF Mrs. Keifer. The children will
go back to New York with their father
todav.
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Business College,

ville.-Lackawanna Business College,
Scranton.
22. Elmer Williams, Elmhurst.-
Lackawanna Business College.
90. Miss Beatrice Harper, Thompson.
international Correspondence schools.
"a. Fred Kibler, South Scranton.-In-
ternational Correspondence schools.
20. Frank B. McCreary, Hallstead.-
International Correspondence schools.
26. William Cooper. Priceburg.-In-
ternational Correspondence schools.
"a, Louis Gere, Brooklyn.-Cotuit
Summer school, Cotuit, Mass.
2S. Don. G. Capwell, Scranton
Scranton Conservatory OF Music.
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THE NEWSBOYS CHRISTMAS.
Every Newsboy of Scranton and Northeastern PENN
sylvania Will Be Given All The Copies of The
Tribune He Can Sell on Christmas
Morning Absolutely Free.

The Tribune desires give the newsboys opportunity
make extra money Christmas morning, and with
this object in view will furnish them with all the copies of the
paper they sell that day absolutely without This
applies carriers and all newsboys alike whether they SELL
ing The Tribune not.
The boys will be furnished with papers after they
from the press possible and will be kept supplied from
the business Office until o'clock in the morning
Carriers out of town will be supplied with extra copies
upon request.
Boys of town should send their requests for
copies Circulation Manager Tribune Scranton, Pa stat
ing how many copies they expect to be able to dispose Of
Carbondae boys will be supplied from the Carbondae Of
flee, from 73O to $50 a.
All local carriers and newsboys who wish take advantage
OF this opportunity their papers from The Tribune
Office personally
No OF unsol copies will be allowed the following
day Returns OF Wednesdays papers will be accepted Fri
day morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-24

All the winners in The Tribune's re-
cent Educational Contest, which came
to an end on October 25, have now made
their selections of scholarships and 1t
can now be announced what every one
of the thirty-three successful young
men and women have won as a. result
of their summers work for The Tri-
bune.
In u few cases the contestants have
not entered upon their studies at the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-24
To the Republican Voters of the City
Of Scranton.

A Republican primary to elect Re-
publican candidate for the office of
city recorder and ward vigilance COM
mittees will be held on Thursday, jan
uary 10, 1908, at the regular polling
places between the hours of and s D,
M. Candidates for the nomination for
city recorder must register their names
with c. +. Chittenden, 519 Lackawanna
avenue, on or before Dec. 20. 1902, and
pay the assessment levied on or before
December 27, 1902, if their names are
to be placed on the ticket. The city
committee earnestly requests that all
nominations for ward and election Of
ficers be held at the same time and
place. the vigilance committee running
separate box.
c. f. Chittenden, Chairman Republi-
can City Committee.
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CONTESTANTS
ALL PLACED
THIRTY-THREE WINNERS HAVE
MADE SELECTIONS.

Each Of the Leaders in The Tribune's
Recent Educational Contest Have
Been Rewarded in Accordance with
the Promises Made-In Most In
stances the Fortunate Young Men
and Women Have Entered on Their
Studies-Some Scholarships Exten-
ded
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Christmas Ice Cream.

Although we are very busy, all Christ
mas ice cream orders received by z
o'clock tonight wednesday, will be
taken care Of Will not accept orders
later. j. D. Williams & Bro, 314 Lack
aWanna avenue. ~
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80. Eddie Morris, South Scranton
Hardenbergh School of Music and Art.
81. Miss Edna Coleman, Scranton
Hardenbergk School of Music and Art.
32. Walter Hallstead, Scandinavian
denbergh School of Music and Art
SO. Arthur J. Thayer, South Scranton.
Alfred Wooler's Music Studio, Scran-
ton.
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Butcher Business For Sale.

ing meat businesses in the city is Of
fered for sale on account of owner 60
ing to Europe. For price and particu-
lars see w. r. Hackett, the broker. ia
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The sale of goods damaged by water
at G.. w. Watkins store will be on
sale Tuesday morning and for the ball
ance of the week. >"
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Gibson Calendars at Reynolds Bros
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Largest line of stationery, also the
best line, at Reynolds Bros. ~
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SERVICES FOR
CHRISTMAS
PROGRAMMES THAT WILL DE
OBSERVED.

Matin Service in Holy Trinity Evan
gelical Lutheran Church at 6 a. m.
and in the Evening the Christmas
Festival of the Sunday School Will
Be Held--At st. Luke's Episcopal,
Zion Lutheran, and st. Patricls's
and st. Lucia's Roman Catholic
Churches.
IN the Evangelical Lutheran church
70 the Holy Trinity, Christmas day Will
be ushered in with an early matin serv-
ice at n. M, at which the pastor,
Rev. Il. Il. Ritter, A. NJ, will preach
the festal sermon. The following will
be the order of the service:
Hymn 10Y to the World"
Versicle.
1nvitatory.
Vente.
Hymn, Good News from Heaven the
Angels Bring
Psalms 70 and So.
Gloria Patri
Lesson.
Hymn. Come Ye Faithul.s
Sermon.
Offertory.
Te Deum.
Prayer
Salutation.
Collects.
Benediction.
r. f. Ward will preside at the organ
At 7.3O p. m. the Christmas festival Of
the Sunday school will be held, r. ii.
Brader, lay superintendent. presiding.
Miss Ida Garragan, the organist, hav-
ing charge Of the music. The carols
to be sung will be from the festival
music of "The Christmas Manger."
The titles of the selections and recita-
tions to be rendered by the children Of
the school are Happy Christmas
Time," "Is He King?" "The Bible"
"The Night the Shepherds Watched"
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Prang's Posters at Reynolds Bros.
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Prang's Calendars at Reynolds Bros
~
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City and School Taxes 1902.
The above tax duplicates are now in
my hands for collection.
F. s. BARKER,
City Treasurer.
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$4,000
Will Buy the Finest Residence For
the Money on "The Hill.n

This house is beautifully situated,
nicely planned and finely finished in
hard wood. The street is paved, and,
if you desire more information and
mean business. see w. r. Hackett the
broker. -
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Waterman's fountain pens, the new
est styles at Reynolds Bros. ~
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Call at Mcclintock's,
For holly holly wreaths, ground pine
wreaths, roping, and other Christmas
greens. Both phones. Christmas trees
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For the convenience of their CUSTOM
ers, the Lackawanna Trust and Safe
Deposit Company will be open this
evening from to o'clock ~
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Go to Reynolds Bros, to day. Va
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Handsome Christmas Presents.
Large flowers and palms at bargains.
Both phones. Morel Bros. ~
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Oxford Bibles at Reynolds Bros. ~
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$500 SILK UMBRELLAS, $3.50.

Silk Suspenders, plain or fam
cy colors, gilt buckles, leather
ends, in handsome boxes, soc.
Other good sorts, $1,OO and
S1.50; either gold plated or sill
yer buckles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-21
DIDN'T LIKE BISHOP POTTER,
Vestry of st. Luke's Wouldn't Have
Him for Rector in 1859.

"A fact not generally known in this
city has been discussed in connection
with the anniversary of ST. I.ulle's
church, and that is that when the RI
Rev. Bishop Henry Goldman Potter, of
the diocese Of New York, WAS il young
struggling clergyman just in orders, he
was q canddata for the rectorship of
st. Luke's, ana was turned down.
This was in the early part of 1859
When the Vestry was considering the
selection OF Il successor to Rev. John
Long. The two candidates We're Bishop
Potter and Rev. w. G. Robinson. The
Nes,rylnen considered the claims of
both and unanimously extended the call
to Rev. Mr.. Robinson. who later Joined
the Roman Catholic church.
Rev. DR.. Mcleod. who was the mem-
ber of the committee which received
Bishop Potter on the occasion of his
last visit here, said at the anniversary
meeting last Saturday night that the
bishop told of the incident With no evil
dent liking
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-21
ten new MEMBERS
ELECTED BY BOARD
Meeting of the Board of Trade Yes
terday at Which Several Mat
ters Were Acted Upon.

Ten new members We're elected and
four applica tons We're received at the
regular eeting of the Scranton Board
of Trade yesterday. The former were
Fred r. Smith, RI. S. German. G. :.
Seamans. e. S. Jacobs, Louis Conrad,
Matthias Stipp. Burr X. CARING. +. NJ.
koehler Thomas Palmer and G. Perry
Wentz
A resolution was adopted urging con-
sress TO enact liberal laws on behalf
OF the district of Alaska. 1t was a
request from the Slaguny chamber of
| commerce. The bond of Secretary Sea-
mans was approved, and the delegates
from the board to the convention OF
the National Board of Trade We're in
structed to Use their influence in wild
eninS the scope of the National board
and increasing its usefulness
a communication from the Ptrman-
ent Tariff commission was referred to
a special committee. 1T referred to cleo
ton reforms and the merit system. r.
j. Foster recommended that the board
issue Il pamphlet containing half-tone
pictures and reading matter descrip-
tive of Scranton to be distributed for
the purpose of correcting the impress
sion that the city consists of novels,
involved much discussion Owing to
the expense the plan would involve it
was voted down.
Contractor f. S. Williams made a
lengthy speech in which he expressed
the belief that there is too much Or
sanization in this city. He reviewed
the conditions which have existed dur
ing the past two years, and thought
the board should save its money for a
fighting fund.- instead of putting ii into
pamphlets.
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PERSONALS.

Miss Eva Williams, of North Garfield
avenue. is home from Trenton.
David 7. Johnson, of Hazleton, is Wis
itinG relatives on the West Side.
Howell Harris, of Division street, has
returned from an extended trip to the
Bermuda Islands.
Mrs Hugh Williams, of 1909, Price
street. has returned from an extended
visit at Camden, n. j.
II. a. Neimeyer, of South Main avenue,
has as his guest his brother, Il. A. No-
meyer, of Kessimmie, Fla
Rev w. II. Crawford, of North Sand
ford, is visiting his father and sisters,
on North Hyde Park avenue.
The marriage of Miss May T.linor Jones
and Rev. w. II. Crawford, of North san
ford, \. y, will occur Thursday, Oct. 80.
Mrs, katherine OBrlen has returned tn
her home in Minersville, after visiting
with her niece, Mrs. Joseph Nickel, of
North Main avenue.
Miss Ruth IL. Beddoe, OF South Main
avenue, and Florence \. Fowler, of Jack
son street spent Sunday as the guest Of
friends in Carbondale.
O. l.. Williams and daughter, of Ports
mouth, Va. who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. q. ", Watkins, of l23 Quincy
avenue, for the past week, have returned
home.
Hon. Robert Gwyne, ir., mayor of Sa-
lem, \. j. ana editor of the Salem Sun
beam, is in the city, representing The
Warren Bituminous Macudum Paving
company.
Henry Il, Birchard, editor of the Sus-
quehanna Transcript, one of the bright
northeastern Pennsylvania dailios, is
among the grand jurors at United States
court this week, Mr.. Birchard was for
morly resident of Montrose. and has
many warm friends in Scranton.
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FRICTION NOT LIKELY
TO BE EXTENSIVE
Will Probably BE Places for the Old
and New Employees of the
Companies.

"The companies will take back all the
men they can find places for was
| the declaration made by one of
| the most prominent of the coal
! company superintendents yesterday af-
! ternoon. when shown the paragraph of
Mitchells speech in which he says "
land all men return to work in
the positions and working places occu-
pied by them prior to the inauguratio ton
of the strike
| The non-union men who worked dur
| ing the strike naturally selected the
best chambers. 1t they stay at all they
will of course want to retain these pre-
ferred places. When the miner who
had the place before the strike comes
along and seeks his old place there may
be u clash.
One company official when asked how
| such II difficulty would be Strengthened
out replied Refer it to the commits
sion, of course
There are pretty good indications al
ready that difficulties of this kind will
not be as numerous as might be im-
agined. Non-union men from distant
places who came here to work as labor
ers, tiremcn and the like have begun to
continue at work when the strikers re-
turn. Miners who worked during the
strike and who propose remaining at
work when the strike is over. will like
~ be found asking for the places they
had prior to the strike, preferring to
make a bit of sacrifice than enjoy Il
preferred place belonsins-as the strk-
ers will view ito another.
A
places for all for long time to come
as the companies will want to get out
all the coal they possibly can. and
thousands of 4'orkmen who have gone
into other fields will not come back
That thousands Of others. however,
Will come back is attested by the in
tluH of strikers since Saturday from all
points of the compass. Every train
brings its quota and before many weeks
it can be safely predicted the foreign
miners who went to their native land
during the strike will be bound back to
the coal fields. bringing additions to the
mining population with them.
The superintendent of the leading
companies in the Lacka wanna and
Wyoming regions had "A conference in
Wilkes-Barre. yesterday. 1t was
agreed that come what may the men
now at work shall not be displaced.
y battalion OF four companies OF the
Eighth regiment, under command OF
Major Speck, has been stationed at
Parsons
The Governors troop, accompanied
by Lieutenant Colonel Sti!lwe!l, Cap
tain kambeck and Captain Murphy
rode down from Olyphant Yesterday
and after viewing the new armory took
Il trip about the city and around Lake
Scranton.
Company i. has been relieved from
duty at Forest city. and Company \
sent to take its place.
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1903, held at Baltimore and Washing

| 1885, held at Baltimore and Washing
| ton, respectively.
| He is at present the examining chap
lain for the arch -deaconry of Scran-
| ton. He has also served for many
years as the secretary of the Board of
Associated Charities and as trustee
of the Albright Memorial library. He
is the chairman OF the library commit
tee of the latter institution.
To know DR.. Israel is to know one
of the most broad-minded. highly c,l-
tured and charitable Christian gentle
men in the city. Because of his un-
usual ,nodesty few people know of his
charitable work, except the hundreds
of poor unfortunates to whose lives his
ministrations have come as something
to be treasured among the dearest OF
all memories.
He is truly a missionary OF light,
spreading the influence of his person.
ality throughout the length and breadth
of the city. His entire time is spent
in seeking after the strayaWays and
in ministerng not alone to their spirit
Ial needs but to their bodily wants
as well. Every afternoon in the week
between the hours of and o'clock lie
receives all callers in his office in the
parish house and such callers as he
has; for one he has IL promise to use
his efforts in securing employment; for
another he has words of fatherly ad-
vice and comfort and for still another
immediate material assistance is found
oftimcs out Of his own purse
lie is man who regards his minis
try as a sacred trust and who bends
all his energies and all the earnest ness
OF spirit of which he is capable to-
wards obeying the practice of all the
virtues for which Christianity stands.
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SUSPICIOUS PRISONERS,
Detained at Police Headquarters
Pending an Investigation.

TWO travelling men, giving their
names as \. j. Gilman and j. W. Nc
Donald, who claim TO be on the" way
Ia New York, are being detained at
police headquarters pending an inves-
tigtion into their alleged violation of
the interstate law relative 10 the dis
position of railroad transportation.
The prisoners We're picked up on Sun
day for disorderly conduct and trying
to dispose of a Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western employees pass, issued at
Hoboken to =. A. Reilly. to Buffalo and
return The prisoners claim they pur-
chased the pass from the American
Ticket agency ut Buffalo, and paid IS
for it.
superintendent Day received word
last evening that the men are wanted
In Elmra for stealing four dress suit
cases from hotels there. One of the
cases was recovered in Binghamton,
and another was found In their possess
sion.
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Louis Gere. William Cooper and Don c.
CapWell and took tWenty-thtrd place,
and William Cooper passed Don c.
Capwell and kept twentyfourth place
Yesterday was the fivst day of the
last week of the Edurationa! Contest
and from the way it started out it
appears very probable that some of
those who have been way down in the
list are going to climb up toward the
top before The final hour comes.
That the last week and esp scially the
last day are filled with activity il evil
denced by what has happened in The
Trlbune's two previous Educational
Contests, when in more than one in
stance contestants have turned in more
points during the closing hours of the
last day than in the whole time prev
ious. Taking last year for an example
to show how the returns rolled up tn .
great wave on the closing evening. ON
Monday. Aug. 26, Il total of 100 points
We're scored by seven contestants;
Tuesday. Aug. u, l6l points, by six;
nesday, Aug, 2S, So points, by three;
Friday, Aug. %. $50 points, by five;
and on Saturday, the last day, ten
contestants brought in 2,ioO points div
ided as follows:
Miss Welhelmina Griffin, Providence. 992
Garfield Anderson, Carbondale 800
William Miles, Hyde Park .......,,.2 2l9
Miss Vida Pedrlck, Clark's Summit. 1893
Henry Schwenker, South Scranton. l6l
Ray Buckingham, Elmhurst ........ l55
Meyer Lewis, Scranton .,.,,....,....122
Frank Kemmerer, Factoryville ....,.l 100
Miss Norma Meredith, Hyde Park. 81
Miss Minnie Wallis, Carbondale ..,. 3
Contestants must bear in mind that
every slip turned in must have the
name and address of every subscriber
written thereon. No blank slips will be
accepted, even if accompanied with
cash, but each and every one must bear
the name of a bona-tide subscriber who
is not on The Tribune's list at the time
excepting in the case of renewals of
subscriptions brought in by contestants
earlier in the contest,
Lewis Bates, whose portrait appears
this morning, was the last one To enter
the contest. having enrolled on Sept IL,
only little more than month ago;
but since that time he has won his way
up from the bottom to fourteenth place,
with every indication of being much
further advanced before the close,
There are five more days of the con-
test
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-21

The twentieth anniversary of the
marriage of Rev. DR.. Rogers Israel,
rector of st. Luke's church, and the
tenth anniversary of his rectorate were
celebrated with receptions conducted
yesterday afternoon in the rectory and
last night in the parish house.
The celebration OF the iiftieth ami
versary of the organization of the
church was brought to a close with a
special communion service, conducted
yesterday morning at I o'clock by the
rector. The attendance was large, de-
spite the eailiness of the hour, and u
large number received the communion.
At 10 o'clock there was an informal
meeting of the visiting Episcopalian
clergymen. held in the rectory, when
felcitations were extended to both the
rector and his wife.
The reception held yesterday after
noon by Rev. DR.. Israel and Mrs Is
rael at the rectory. in celebration OF
the twentieth anniversary of their
wedding, was one of the most enjoyable
events of the year and was very largely
attended. The dining room was Il
bower of beauty. with green and white
as the motive of coloring. The beauti
ful rooms We're everywhere made at
tractive by the masses of ferns and
palms.
Dr.. and Mrs. Israel We're the recip-
tents of many gifts on the occasion OF
this anniversary. Among them was
magnificent service Of sterling silver,
from the VeStlN.
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BOTH LEGS CUT OFF.

Frank Curran, aged 10 years, a resi-
dent of Forest city, met with an ac-
cident at Wilkes Barre Yesterday. and
sustained injuries which resulted in his
death.
lie was employed as a weighmaster at
Forest City when the strike was de-
clared, and went to the soft coal re-
gions in search of employment. His
mother sent for him to return home,
telling him the strike had been set
tied.
He had reached Wilkes Barre and
boarded a Delaware and Hudson
freight train enroute for home. lie
struck against a switch and was
thrown underneath the wheels. Both
of his legs We're cut off. He was taken
to the Mercy hospital in Wilkes Barre,
where he died last night. The remains
were later taken to his home.