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Show oo SCMNTON RELIEF FUND GROWS SCRANTON, Pa., April 11. Tho fund for the relief of the families of the Pancoast mine fire victims was augmented today by thioe $5,000 subscriptions sub-scriptions from "coal companies. Mayor May-or Vonbergen rocelved the following telegram from George F. Bner- "Tho Temple Iron company and the Lehigh & Wilkesbarro Coal company will each contribute $5,000 to the Pan-coast Pan-coast fund. We suggest that, the fund be distributed with advice of tho National Na-tional Red Cross, following the general gener-al method employed by the Cherry mlno disaster." A similar telegram from E B. Thomas Thom-as offered a $5,000 contribution from the Lehigh Valley Coal companv. Tho Delaware, Lackawanna & Western company tonight sent a c( n-trlbutlon n-trlbutlon of $0,000. Contributions to date total S41.000. |