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Powder Blast
Kills 83 in
Mine Tnnnel
fifly More Hurt, Many of
Whom Will Die, by Explo?
sion on Work Train Carry?
ing Explosiveg and Men
flames R o a st Victims
Short Circuit From Trolley
Wire the Cause of Holo
cau?t at Wilkes - Barre
TVILKE^BARRR. Fenna.. June 5.?
Skhty-three men dead and fifty others
burr.od ar.d maimed, many of whom will
die is the toll of the disaster in the
Baltimore tunnel of the Delaware and
Hudson Coal Company in the east end
gection of this city early to-day.
The disaster was caused by the ex?
plosion of seven kegs of black powder,
300 pounds ln all, and the dead and the
maimed were literally roasted by the
juperheated gas flames following the
explosion. The tragedy occurred while
the men were on their way to work this
jnorning.
Owing to their working places being
two miles from the mouth of the tun
n'el, the men were making the trip in a
Irain of fourteen mine cars drawn by
411 electric motor. the powder being
'carried in two car? in the middle of the
? train.
' Short Circuit Canses Tragedy
The train had penetrated the tunnel
?bout 2ni1 feet when, according to Au?
gust Ruddic. one of the survivors, the
overhead trolley wire sagged and toueh
Infj a steel powder krg formed a short
circuit. In an instant there was a
ihower of sparks and then the powder
??ploded with a terrific blast and a
gfceet of flame enveloped the helpless
men who were huddled together in the
cars with no possible chance to eseape.
Ovrir.g to the ventilating system the
emoke and flame were drawn inward
and the first intimation of the disaster
to those on the surface were the
?tfrieks of the injured. Rescued corps
were at once formed, and the dead
and injured were rapidly brought to
the surface, where the living were
igivcn first aid treatment by physicians
[ibd then rushed to the City and Mercy
hospitals.
> When the rescuers entered the tun
"tiel they found the dead and dying
piled in heaps in the cars and along
wtfce tunnel. Bodies of the dead were
! burned to a crisp. Of fhe dead sixty
j nme were found in the tunnel and
j fourteen others succumbed to their in
' juries at the hospitals. But forty-nine
of the dead have been identified.
Ex-Baseball Player Killed
Among the men killed outright by
. the deadly blast was James J. McCloa
| key, a former baseball pitcher, at one
j time a member of the Philadelphia
National League Club.
Assistant General Manager Buchan
[an, of the Delaware and Hudson Coal
Uompany, after investigation at the
scene of the disaster, gave it as his
opinion that the explosion was not
caused by the sagging of the overhead
wire. He belicves that perhaps a steel
bar or drill carried by one of the men
came in contact with the wire, forming
the short circuit which caused tho pow?
der to explode. Aceording to the com
pany's figures 143 men and boys were
being carried by the train, and about
seventeen escaped injury.
Survivor Describes Holocaust
Thomas Dougherty, a mincr, one of
the survivors, was thrown out of a
car by the blast, and saved himself by
jumping into a ditch. He said:
"We were riding along about fifty
feet in the tunnel. There was a blind
ing flash. I was thrown from the car.
I saw the water and I hurled myself in?
to it. Bodies were all about. Some
I know were dead, others were cry
ing. The fiames were terrific. They
were all about. We were in a veritable
hell. No man could possibly hope to
escape with his life unless he got in
the water, buried his face and rolled
over and over, as I did. There was
powder in the car. There were about
ten kegs, and besides there were kegs
carried by the men. Of course, I
do not know what set them off, but I
believe the trolley wire broke and that
sparks ignited the powder."
Committee Named to
Probe War Expesnes
Ten Republicans and Five Dem?
ocrats Will Conduct
Five-Fold Inquiry
WASHINGTON. June 5.?Fifteen
members of the House- ten Republi?
cans and five Democrats were p
pointed to-day by Sneaker Gillett to
conduct five investigations of war
time expenditures of the War Depart?
ment. Representative Graham, Repub?
lican, of Illinois, was selected as chair?
man of the general committee. and the
division of sub-committees, one for
each investigation, will give the Re?
publicans two members to one for the
Democrats. The investigations will
cover expenditures for aircraft, ord
nance, camps and cantonnients, quar
termaster supplies and purchases
abroad.
The committee personnel announeed
by the Speaker follows: Representa?
tives Graham, of Illinois; Hamilton,
: of Michigan; McKrnzie, of Illinois;
Johnson, of South Dakota; Reavis, of
Nebraska; Magee, of New York; Mc
Couljoch, of Ohio; Bland, of Indiana;
Jefferics, of Nebraska, and MacGregor,
of Xew York, Republicans, and Rep
resentatives Flood, of Virginia; Gar
rett, of Tennessee; Doremus, of Mich?
igan; Donovan, of New York, and Lea,
of California, Democrats.
40 Governors Sign Petition
Ask Wilson to Work for Recog?
nition of Armenia
James W. Gerard, chairman of the
American Committee for the Independ?
ence of Armenia, announced yesterday
that the governors of forty states.
headed by Governor Smith, of New
York, had signed a petition which has
been forwarded to President Wilson,
asking that he use his influence to
bring about a recognition of the de
facto government of Armenia.
The forty governors, 20.000 ministers 1
and 250 teachers have cabled the Presi?
dent asking the independence of in
tegra] ?Armenia.
There'd be fewer to
phew if more men wore
two-piece suits?no vest!
A number of our Sum?
mer Suits are made up that
way.
The comfortable Panama
Hat you buy for this Sum-'
mer does for next Summer,;
too, provided the quality's
there.
$T.oo to $:nn.on
Rogers Peet Company
Broadway Broadway
at 13th St. "Four at 34th St.
Convenient
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
at Warren at 41st St.
Broadway
aks&Cfomjmmj
at 34th St.
Announce, beginning this morning, an Important
June Sale of Fur Coats,
Scarfs and Muffs
at big savings on today's and
next season's prices
The condition of the fur market is
without precedent. When we se
cured these beautiful furs many
months ago we knew higher prices
were inevitable, but no one had any
idea that furs would advance so
rapidly as they have.
.Many of the exquisite wraps and
scarfs included in this important
June sale cannot be equalled at
these prices wholesale. And next
fall furs will surely cost even more
than today.
You need pay only one-third
on any garnient you selecU
the balance to become due when your furs are taken from storage in October.
Make your selections today, for any garment we have to duplicate must cost a
grcat deal more.
The following Fur Pieces are all marked from 15%
to 50% below today's prices:
Hudson Seal Coat in 30-inch belted model .Special $215.00
Hudson Seal Coat with natural squirrel collar and cuffs. . .Special $242.50
Hudson Seal Coat with natural beaver collar and cuffs. . . .Special $252.50
Natural Squirrel Coat, in sports model.Special $275.00
.Natural Mole Coat, in belted model.Special $275.00
Natural Muskrat Coat.Special $135.00
One-skin Fisher Scarfs.-$87.50 One-skin Sable Scarfs.$60.00
One-skin Jap. Marten Scarfs. 27.50
Four-skin Kolinsky Scarfs. $52.50
Fox Sets.$97.50
Skunk Scarfs.$44.50
Hudson Seal Muffs.$18^0
One-skin Stone Marten Scarfs 28.50
Three-skin Mink Scarfs. . . .$45.00
Fox Scarfs. $48.50
Wolf Scarfs .$28.50
Skunk Muffs.$35.00
Also?at correspondingly low prices?a wonderful
collection of Capes, Coatees, Stoles, Scarfs and Muffs,
in Sable, Mink, Skunk, Kolinsky, Mole and SquirreL
Furs listed as Hudson Seal are seal*dyed muskrat Sixth Floor,
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UATION
Georgette Georgette Chiffon Georgette
Frocks, $21.74 Frock, $23.74 Frock, $15.74 Frock, $12.74
rHIS IS THE MOMENT they have waited
for, boys and girls at grammar and high
school. (At least it is the moment that the girls
have hoped for and the boys have scomed.)
To the girls it is the first real thrill?the new
white frock, the lovely ribbons, silk stockings,
perhaps a first pair.
To the boys, perhaps the only thing that in
duces them to attend their own commencement
exercises is the thought of a new blue suit and a
"spiffy" pair of new shoes.
Blue Serge Blue Serge Blue Sergt
Suit, $16.74 Suit, $14.74 Suit, $10.74
We have no department that sells valedictory
speeches, examination credits, diploma signatures
or any of the pomp or glamor of graduation, but
we do supply those things that contribute to the
"atmosphere" of the occasion?the formal white
and navy blue ? and the pride of the youthful
participants.
We have been very careful to choose the frocks
and suits for the graduation family so that they
will provide the thrill that comes once at gradua?
tion time. Come in and see.
GIRLS'
ACCESSORIES
Her Ribbons
The graduation ribbon is the
one that always has the top
place in her ribbon box. It is
one of the bright spots in her
life.
There are plain satin, taffeta
and moite ribbons, some
smart new block, striped and
dotted effects in satin and taf?
feta grounds; also dainty
jacquard effects in butterfly,
bird, rose and other charm
ing floral designs.
Hair bow widths, 49c to
$1.49 yd.
Sash widths, 69c to $1.98
-Main Floor,
34th Street.
Her Slippers
Just a simple pump, white
or black, as the regulations
demand. But it should have
youthful lines, a heel of just
the right height, and be ab
solutely comfortable.
White Egyptian cloth pumps
?an improved canvas?are
made with simulated wing
tips and low covered heels.
$5.94
Black patent leather pumps
in a youthful model with
round toe and low leather
heel. $7.89
-Second Floor, Rear.
The Grammar School
craves something soft and fine,
a frock that she can look at ten
derly before graduation, wear
with pride on graduation day,
and hold as a sweet memory
ever afterward. We have this
sort?also dainty frocks to wear
in schools that limit the expendi
ture.
Frocks of Georgette crepe, dainty
chiffon, crepe de chine, net and
organdie with trimming of beacls
or hand embroidery, some trimmed
with pretty silk Val. lace, others
quite simple with deeply tucked
skirts. Some have tunics. They
are all essentially giriish in fashion
and are sure to be becoming to
girls of 12 to 16 years.
$10.74 to $23.74
rj^rjw^j?Tblrd Floor, Roth Street.
The Grammar School
is just arriving at the age when
a suit means more than a body
covering, ora thing with pockets.
He's just becoming conscious of
the shape of his lapels, the posi?
tion of his belt and the KIND of
pockets. In other words, having
satisfied himself about the com?
fort of his suit, he's now ready
to give a thought to style.
We don't disappoint him. Gradu
ation suits of ALI, WOOL TRUE
BLUE SERGE are made in full
box or side pleated Norfoik styles,
plain swagger looking models with
patch, slash or flap pockets, also
waistseam models which may be
worn with or without a belt.
These suits aren't merely sewn,
they're TAILORED.
Sizes 7 to 18 years. $12.74 to $19.74
f$B(g?r&?Second Floor, 34th 81re<"t, Kear.
?and the
White Trousers?Some classes
prefer them. These are of
excellent quality duck fin
ished with belt loops and
flaps on pockets. Knicker
bocker style. Sizes 7 to 18
years. $1.89
White Shirts of fine madras,
soisette and poplin in plain
or pleated effects, with laun
dered or French cuffs. 12 to
14 neckbands. $1.19 to $1.89
rest of it
White Blouses of good quality
woven corded madras. Made
with neckband and separate
collar to match.
Sizes 6 to 16 years, $1.44
While Siik Blouses, $3.49
White Silk Ties, four-in-hand,
open end or reversible
style. 44c
Colored Ties?a choice assort?
ment of imported Swiss silk
ties, silk and wool poplin
fysgf^fQ?Second Floor, 34th Street, Re
for boys
scarfs in smart figured, flow
ered and solid color effects.
44c to $1.89
Collars, all the newest shapcs
for BOYS, that's the impor?
tant part. Laundered or
soft styles. 25c, 34c, 44c
Caps of blue serge in golf
style, carefully made with
leather sweatbands and
taped seams.
Sizes 6!j to 7y$, $1.44
The High School MIS
is a particular person. To her
style is a thing of awful impor?
tance (awful used as Webster
sanctions). No detail of trim
ming or finish passes her critical
eye. She has opinions of her
own?and good ones we admit-r
on the subject of daintiness. But
through long association with
and close observance of misses
and their ideas we think we can
suit her with a frock she will be
delighted to wear?and that is
saying a good deal.
Lovely frocks of net with little
ruffles, of Georgette with beads or
braid, or uncut fringe, of Summery
dotted Swiss or organdie, of soft
crepe de chine or moire chiffon.
All different in style?alike in
daintiness only. $9.74 to $39.75
iJf^ETS?Tblrd Floor. 35th Strwt.
BOYS'
FIXIN'S
His Hat
For June graduation he
should be promoted to a new
straw hat. Let it be one of
the new English hats that
we had made specially to our
order on boys' blocks.
?There s a difference.
Straivs of unusually light
weight; split straws with
self-conforming leather
sweat bands. Sizes 6% to
7 ?? $2.69 to $3.24
j^a^S?Second Floor. Sith *tr<*t.
ft?ar.
His Feet ?
should be treated to a new
pair of fine black Russia caJf
shoes. Our Right Shape
shoes for youngsters take ten
active toer into consideration
and make room for all of
them.
Shoes in laced style of black <
Russia calf, with medium f"
round toes. $6.49
Oxfords of black Russia calf
with medium round toe. Fin
ished with blind eyelets. i
$5.94 "
fi-j^rr-rs,?Seeond Floor, Reftr.
TheHighSchoolCHAP
regards himself as a man, a
world conqueror, armed to the
teeth with education, prestige,
self assurance, and a few track
records. It's rather a difficult
matter to produce a suit that the
high school boy graduate will
deem worthy to clothe his per?
son. But we think he will cast a
favorable glance and even con
cede a word of praise for these.
Waist seam suits of nsvy blue serge.
They have "snap" to them. From
the gentle roll of the lapels to the
cuff bottoms of the trousers,
they're tailored. And they're made
of the sort of serge that will out
wear wear. Summer weight, quar?
ter lined. Sizes 15 to 20 years.
$22.50
n&W^S?F,fth Floor. Front.
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