i ttaeti Seml-Wcckly Founded; Wayne County Ortfari 1908 of the Weekly Founded, 1844 REPUBLICAN PARTY 66th YEAR. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1009. NO. 17 8b TO Automobilists Accuse Naar of Illegal Methods. NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE ACTS Allegation Is Made .That Accused Jurist Abused Office In Deal ing With Speed law Violators. Trenton, N. J., Feb. 24. The New Jersey legislature has taken up tlie mutter of Impeaching Justtco Manfred Naur of this city, who has proved a terror to New York nutomoblllHts by means of a corps of constables who detect alleged violators of the speed laws, take their numbers and turn them over to the "Justice, who 1m charged with writing to the car own ers demanding a tine or their appear ance for trial In five days' time. Automobilists have striven in vain against .'Naar's methods heretofore, but today Assemblyman William Bur po of Passaic Introduced a petition from the Automobile Club of America charging Naar with extortion and abuse of his office and with dealing In an Illegal manner, with automobil ists charged with violating the speed laws. The petition was referred to the ju diciary committee, which will nt once investigate nnd report. In the petition several cases are cited, and It Is de clared that In none was a summons duly served or n warrant issued ac cording to law. The automobilists al lege that many flues were paid by ac cused person's rather than stand trial or lose time coming from New York to Trenton to look into the matter. One of the men who makes an affi davit filed with the petition is Joseph. S. Josephs of-New York. He says he received n letter from Naar that a complaint had been lodged against him for excessive speeding near Helghtstown, N. J., and If he desired to save a trlgl he wouTdplcnse send $13.75 to the justice and proceedings could be stopped. Josephs replied ho was not in his enr nt the time and was therefore not guilty, but Naar insisted upon the fine, nnd Josephs paid It. The Automobile club In this case claims the offense was that of the driver nnd not the owner. Many other affidavits are given alleging unjust lines nnd illegal procedure on-Squire Naar's part.- CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS WIN. Conviction For Manslaughter Set Aside by Supremo Court. Trenton, N. J,, Feb. 24. The convic tion for manslaughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Edwin Watson, Christian Scientists, whose failure to provide mcdlcnl atten tion for their seven-year-old son, Gran ville, resulted In his death, was set nslde by the supreme court, here. Justice Swayze holds that the trial judge erred In not having taken Into consideration a law of 1001 making it a misdemeanor to fall to provide prop er medical attendance. Mr. nnd Mrs. Watson nro residents of Moorestown. Their conviction for manslaughter was the first of tlie kind In this state, and the case attracted widespread attention. Judge Homer tried the case, Imposing a fine. of $100 upon each defendant, and the light to have tills set aside was taken up by Christian Scientists nil over the coun try. FRANCE OFFEES MEDIATION. Will Try to Keep 8ervla and Austria at Peace. Merlin, Feb. 24. The menacing atti tude of Servla nnd the military dispo sition taken by Austria-Hungary In connection therewith have caused the French government to undertake me diatory representations In the Interest of peace, and Germany hns been asked to join Franco In this endeavor. The German fqrelgn office has re plied unit it is in run sympathy with the object of these representations, but noes not consider It desirable to par ticipate In suggestions to Austria-Hun gary. It Is willing, however, to assist In prcssuro upon Servla to keep the pence. It Is understood in Merlin that France took this step after reaching an agreement with Itussla, a power very deeply Interested In this situation. FOETY LIVES LOST IN WEEOK Argentine Steamship Catches Fire With 200 Passengers Aboard. Muenos Aires, Feb. 21. According to a dispatch received here by the minis ter of marine, forty persons lost their lives In the wreck of the Argentine Btenmcr Prcsldente Rooa on .the east coast, between Puerto de Ban Antonio nnd Puerto Madrln. She caught Are. There were 200 passengers abearA. SUITS AGAINST HASKELL. Actions to Prevent Governor Interfer ing With Pipe Lines. Muskogee, Okla., Feb. 24. Sulto brought by four eastern corporations against Governor Charles N. Haskell and other state officials seeking to re strain them from interfering with the construction of pipe lines nnd the pip ing of gas out of the state were argued in the United States district court here. The actions are' brought by O. D. Bleakley of Pennsylvania, who owns a right of way for the construction of n pipe line from the Oklahoma gas Held to Kansas; by A. W. Lewis of Ohio, owner of gas territory In Oklahoma; the Marnet Mining Company of West Virginia, contractor for the purchase of gas territory In Oklahoma and to deliver gas outside of the. state, and by the Kansas Natural Gas company, owners of Oklahoma gas territory. The plaintiffs seek (o have declared Invalid an act adopted by the Okla homa legislature prohibiting the ex portation of gas. They ask for a per manent Injunction restraining the state officers from Interfering with them. Moth sides submitted briefs, and the urt took tho cases under considera tion. EUSSIA MAKING TROUBLE. United States and England Join in Protest as to Harbin. Pekln, Feb. 24. The situation at llnrbln. Manchuria, arising from the Inslstnnce of Russia that she adminis ter the municipal government has en tered upon a new phase by the Rus sian authorities closing all the Chinese stores and warehouses westward of Harbin because of the refusal of the ciwners of these establishments to poy Russian taxes. The negotiations in Pekin between Russia and China concerning the ad ministration of Harbin have been at a deadlock, and China has alleged that flic Uusslan administration of the Harbin municipality constitutes n vio lation of the Portsmouth treaty. Sir .Tnlin .Ionian nnd W. W. Rockhlll, British and American ministers to China, have notified the Russian lega tion that while Great Brltalu nnd the tiniiort kimIpm do not desire to Inter flow in Hip rotations between Russia and China they must reaffirm the ne cessity of observing treaty omigauons li! the nueBtlon of the municipal con trol of Harbin Is now raised. PEESIDENT AT FUNEEAL. (!ame From Washington to Attend Robinson Obsequies Today. New York, Feb. 24. The funeral of S.tewurt Douglas Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson of this city, who was killed by falling from a window of n dormitory at Harvard university, was held In this city today. President Roosevelt, an uncle or tne deceased, accompanied by Mrs?' Roose velt, came over from Washington to attend the services. Theodore Roose velt, Jr., son of the president, also at tended. A large delegation from Har vard was present. After the services, which were held at the Robinson home on Mndisbn nve- nuo the body was tnken to Herkimer county for Interment In the tfamlly burial ground. President nnd Mrs. Roosevelt re turned to Washington as soon as the services were concluded. J. Plerpont Morgan In Egypt. Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 24. J. Plerpont Morgan of New York arrived here to day. Weather Probabilities. Fair and colder; brisk southwest winds. Market Reports. WHEAT One cent higher; contract grade, February, 1.20y&al.21.& , CORN Steady; February, 70a70Hc OATS One-half cent higher; No. 2 white, natural, E9V4a60c. BUTTER Steady ; unchanged; receipts, 8,749 packages; creamery, specials, 31a UHc (official 31c); extras, 30a30Hc; thirds to firsts, 22a23c.; held, common to special, 22a29c; process, common to special, 18a 25c; western factory, 18a21Hc; western Imitation creamery, 21a23c. CHEESE Strong; receipts, 1,634 boxes; state, full cream, specials, 16 Vi alC'c. ; col ored, fancy, H54c; white, fancy, llftc; good to fine, UViaHHc; winter made, best, 13c; common to prime, Ual3Hc; skims, full to specials, 2al2c. EGOS Lower, closing weak; receipts, 10,051 cases; state, Pennsylvania and near by, fancy, selected, white, 30c.; fair to choice, 2Sa20c; brown and mixed, fancy, t7a2Sc; fair to choice, 25V5oI0c.; western, (lrsts, 26V4c; seconds, 25c. POTATOES Easy except for Bermuda, which rule firm; domestic, In bulk, per ISO lbs,, S2.26o2.02; per bbl. or bag, t2.10a 2.40; European, per bag. I1.80a2.15; Bermu da, new, per bbl., $1.25a0; sweet, No,"l, per basket, tlal.SO. LIVE POULTUY-Btrong; prices not established. DRESSED POULTRY Firm; turkeys, young, selected, per lb,, 23c; young, poor 10 gooa, luarcc; capons, nearDy, azsc.; western, 22a2Sc; spring chickens, roast ing, nearby, 18a24c; western, 14ai0c; fowls, boxes, 16c; barrels, 15Mc; old roosters, 12c; ducks, western, lSalSc; geese, western, 10al2c; squabs, white, per doz., 31.COa4.75; frozen turkeys, No, 1, 23a 15c; broilers, milk fed, fancy, 20a28c; :orn fed. 22a2tc; roasting chickens, milk (ed, 20a26c; corn fed, 17a20o.; fowls, No. 1, I4al5c; ducks, No. 1, 17aUc; geese, No. 1, Ual4c; capons, 24aZ7c HAY AND STRAW-Steady; timothy, per hundred, CBaSSc; shipping, 60at2Hc; tlover, mixed, 60aT6c; clover, EOaSOc; rye itraw, tlal.UVi; small bales, SU⪼ less. COL COW FIRM His Story of Garmack Kill ing Not Shaken. HOW THE TROUBLE STARTED. Gives Proof of His Friendship For .ths Tennessee Senator Some Years Before the Lat ter Was Killed. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 24. Colonel Duncan Cooper, after spending twelve hours on the witness stnnd In tho Cur mack murder trial, proved to be a splendid witness in his own behalf. The courtroom was crowded. Colo nel Cooper's two daughters sat near him nnd during his testimony leaned forward In their seats with Intent In terest, seeming to drink in every word, Colonel Cooper held the attention of the Jury throughout, nnd his story of his relations with ex-Scnntor Carmnck made a strong Impression upon the twelve men who hold bis fate In their hands. Under severe cross examina tion Colonel Cooper never faltered for one moment, and Ills statements re garding tho events lending up to the shooting remained unshaken. When tlie court took n recess It was general ly conceded that Colonel Cooper had materially strengthened his case. "I met Senator Carniack nt Colum bia when he wns quite young," said Colonel Cooper. "I brought htm to Nashville as editor of the American, and he remained with me until 1S02, when ho went to Memphis." "Were your relations friendly?" he was asked. "More than friendly. They were cordial and close until his race with Senator Taylor four years ago. Then we disagreed." "Did Carmnck ever give expression to sentiments of gratitude' to you?" "Yes. When he went to' Memphis hi 1802 he wrote an editorial thanking me." "Did you, nfter he left, maintain friendly relations?" "Absolutely so. We corresponded, nnd the last very friendly letter I had from him wns In December, 1004. Our relations were pleasant nfter that, however. At that time he was In tho United States senate." The witness produced a letter writ ten by Senator Carmack signed "Sin cerely, your friend." "What was tho first note of discord between you and Senator Carmack?" 'The relations were not cordial dur ing the Cnrinnek-Toylor senatorial eon test. The first offensive note appear ed In the Memphis News-Sclmltnr In 1008." "Who started tho changed rela tions?" "Why, I supported Taylor In that contest; and he took offense. I regret ted It very much." "Who did you support for govern or?" "Governor Patterson." "After that did you notice any fur ther change In Senntor Carmack's manner?" "Yes, sir. lie censed speaking to me." "Had you done liim any wrong?" "I had not." "What other Indication of hostility did you observe In Carmack's attitude to you?" "Well, there were articles In the pa per." "Was that editorial written by Sen ntor Carmack?" "I was so informed." One paragraph of the edlt-'.Val re ferred to Colonel Cooper nud fulonel Gates as "consistent bolters, who got together In support of the only gov ernor the Louisville and Nashville rail road In its history of crime and de bauchery ever owned." Colonel Cooper said he was unarmed on Sunday, Nov. 8, when he asked to meet Carmack In order to have tho editorial attacks discontinued. "I wnnted no npology. All I wanted was that these attacks should cease. I said that unless they did the town wns not big enough to hold both of us; that I was tired of having a man spit In my face each morning as soon as I got up." France 8ees Brilliant Comst. Cherbourg, France, Feb. 24. A large and brilliant comet wns visible hero for nn hour. Lnrge crowds on the sen front watched It slowly sink into the horizon. WRIGHT'S SISTER IN FLIGHT. Atroplanlst Makes Trip Aoross Coun try With Passengers. Pnu, France, Feb. 24. Wilbur Wright made an aeroplane flight far across tho country with his sister as a passenger. For tho first time M. TIssandler nnd Count Lambert handled tho machine and landed unaided by Mr. Wright CAPTAIN HUTCHINS ILL. Kearsarge Commander Succumbs to 8 train of Long Cruise. Washington, Feb. 24. There have been many inquiries nt the navy de partment concerning the case of Cap tal Hamilton Uutchlns, commander of the battleship Kearsarge, who was de tached from his command at Gibraltar and ordered home in advance of the battleship ficct. In the absence of a rortual report from Hear Admiral Sperry the officials will say nothing about the matter. Captain Hutchlns, who received his commission on Oct. 13, 1007, two months before the battleship fleet sail ed for -the cruise around the world, suffered severely from the strain of the arduous trip. After Captain Hutchlns got the Kearsarge through the Sue, cnnnl his nervous condition became noticeable, and Just before the licet left Gibraltar on the homeward voyage Admiral Sperry relieved him of his command. Captain Hutchlns enme home from Gibraltar as n passenger on tho Prin cess Koenlgcn Louise under tho care of two sailors detailed to be his per sonal attendants on the voyage. BROWNSVILLE BILL PASSES. All Republicans In 8enate Vote For Re-enllstment Measure. Washington, Feb. 24. Tho Aldrich hill providing means .for re-culiatmcnt of the negro soldiers who were dis charged without honor on account of participation In the Brownsville riot wns passed by the senate. By the terms of tho bill the president Is authorized to appoint n court of In quiry to determine the qualifications for re-eullstmcut of discharged negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth infantry regiment who were nccused of shoot ing up Brownsville, Tex., on the night of Aug. 13-14, 1000. The bill was passed by a party vote of 50 to 20, except that Senntor Teller voted with the Republicans for the passage of the bill. The bill Is a compromise measure ap proved by President Roosevelt, Senn tor Fornker nud nil of the Republican members of the committee on military affairs. The court of Inquiry will net ns n board to consider applications for re-enllstment and recommend the res toration to duty of such soldiers who are not found guilty of complicity In the affray. HEADLESS SKELETON FOUND. Missing Salesman's Skull Was Ten Feet Distant From the Rest. W,estlleld, Mnss., Feb. 24.-The skele ton of Robert A. Perkins, a traveling salesman for the Utlcn Rubber com pany of Utlcn, N. Y., was found beside a road near here. The skull wns ten feet distant from the rest of the skele ton. Beside the skeleton was a suitcase, In which were letters and pamphlets of Instruction from the Utlcn Rubber company to Perkins. There was also a letter signed "Hnttle" and postmarked Proctor, Vr., Sept. 22, 1007. Perkins disappeared from Maiden, Mass., more than a year ago after a quarrel with a Maiden mnn. Perkins' father, E. ,0. Perkins; his mother nnd a sister, nil live In Maiden. Miss Hnttle Perkins, a sister, the writ er of the letter found in his suitcase, Is supervisor of music In the Cnstleton (Vt.) public schools. OPIUM CONVENTION ENDING. Tuan Fang Hopes Powers Will Help China to Get Rid of Evil. Shanghai, Feb. 24. Tho Internation al opium convention Is expected to conclude Its labors tomorrow. In addi tion to condemning opium smuggling nnd opium smoking, the commission will recommend International prohibi tion of trade In morphine. Tuan Fnng, the bend of the Chinese delegntlou, expressed the earnest hope that the United Stntes, Great Britain and the other powers would help Chi na to rid herself of the great evil. "If the Importation of foreign opium Is prevented by Joint International no tion," he said, "I will hold myself per sonally responsible for the stopping of the sale of the drug. I have already prnctlcnlly stnmpcd out tho poppy in the three provinces over which I rule." NEAR EIGHTY, GETS TEN YEARS Aged Mrs. Peck, Convicted of Fraud, Sent to Auburn. New York, Feb. 24. Gray haired and bent with age, Mrs. Ellon Peck, ngc,d scventy-nlno years, was sen tenced In tho court of general sessions to ten years in Auburn prison. Mrs. Peck, who has been arrested nenrly a hundred times and has been convicted Ave times before for "flim flam" games, was convicted of obtain ing $1,000 from Normand & Wilson on a bogus title to 225,000 acres of land. She was arrested at Sparkblll, N. Y Ten Buried by Cave-in. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 24. While workmen were digging a trunk sewer here it rave-In killed Daniel Roberta nud .entombed nine other workmen. BLOW TO THE BEEF TRUST. Supreme Court Upholds Fine and For felture Under Arkansas Law. Washington, Feb. 24. The supreme court of the United States dealt a se vere blow to the beef trust In uphold' lng tho validity of the Arkansas anti trust law, which provides a penalty of from $200 to $000 for each offense and tho forfeiture of the right to do busi ness hi tho state. The decision wns handed down In the suit against the stnte of Arkansas by the Hammond Pncklng company of Chicago, which It was charged had conspired with other packers to fix the price of meats. The ense originated in tho circuit court of Pulaski county, Ark., where a $10,000 fine wns Imposed. Thnt ver dict wns sustnlned by the Arknnsns supreme court, whose finding Is now affirmed. The constltutlonnllty of the law was attacked on the ground thnt It impairs the obligation of contract, denies equnl protection under the law nnd stands In the way of due legal process. It wns also contended that Inasmuch as the packing company Is nn outside cor poration Its offense, if It committed any, was committed outside of the state. It wns also urged thnt the trlnl hnd been Iriegular In thnt there had not been a Jury, ns required by the Arkansas constitution In criminal actions. Justice White's decision wns ngnlns t the packing company on all thep points. He gave especial considera tion to the complaint thnt when the company refused to produce Its books In obedience to nn order from the court n Judgment wns given against It contrary to tho federal constitution. Justice White declared that It Is the duty of a corporation to live In the light of dny nud to bo prepnred nt nny time "to exhibit Its proceedings to Its crentor, tho stnte." N. Y. CENTRAL DEFEATED. Federal Court Confirms Fines of $134,- 000 For Rebating. Washington, Feb. 24. Tho verdict of the United Stntes circuit court for the southern district of New York Impos ing a fine of $108,000 upon tho New York Central Railroad compnny on the charge of granting rebates to the Amerlcnn" Sugar Refining company wns affirmed by the supreme court of the United Stntes. Tho rebntes to the refining company were given on shipments of sugar In 1005 from New York to Cleveland and Detroit. Between New York and Cleveland the railroads published a tariff calling for a charge of 21 cents per hundred pounds, while the rnte to Detroit was 23 cents. The cut In the first Instance was 5 cents and In the second 2 cents. The court rendered a similar deci sion upholding tho lower court In the ense of n shipment to Clevelnnd, O., In which n fine of $20,000 wns Imposed. TO STUDY IN PARIS. 8oclety Women Give $25,000 to Send Architectural Students Abroad. New York, Feb. 24. Five wealthy New York society women have sub' scribed $5,000 ench to crente a fund to be used by the Society of Architects to send one American architectural stn dent every three yenrs to Pnrls for a two nnd n half yenr course In the Ecole des Benux Arts there. The first prellmlnnry competition for this scholnrshlp, which is to be known as the Pnrls prize, will be held In this city on March 15. It will be open to any American. The winner will receive $250 quarterly from the time of his departure until bis return. Tho donors of the fund are Mrs. Goelet, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, Mrs. Auchmuty, Mrs. W. K. yonder bllt and Mrs. Alexander G. Cochran. GERMAN ADMIRALS LIBELED. Navy Captain Is Found Guilty and Fined $1,250. Berlin, Feb. 24. The trial of a sen sational libel suit In which Naval Cap tain Bergcr nnd Dr. Ilgensteln, a Jour nnllst, were nccused of libeling some of tbo most prominent nnd nctlve ad mirals of the German navy, including Admiral von Tlrpltz, minister of ma rine, ended with the sentencing of the former to a fine of $1,250 nnd the lat' ter to six months In jail. The case aroused Intense Interest Captain Berger, who had been dis missed from the navy, accused the ad mlrnls of conspiring to drive him out of the service through fnlse reports Ilgensteln reproduced Berger's state ments In the course of several articles, FOR A PLAY CENSOR. New York Board of Aldtrmsn Asked to Call Hearing. New York, Feb. 24.-A resolution calling a public hearing to determine whether or not the theaters of New York need to be placed under tho re straining band of a piny censor was Introduced In the board of aldermen, tt was referred to the committee on laws and legislation. The resolution Invites the attendance at the hearing of clergymen "and such other persons as may be Interested In tne subject." STANDARDQ1LW1NS Too Many farmers on Jury Is Court's Ruling. 5IXTY-TW0 AMONG TALESMEN. Court Hears Argument Today at to Whether Shipments Constitute Offense New Panel ( Tomorrow. Chicago, Feb. 24. The retrial of the Btatulnrd OH Company of Indiana was unexpectedly delayed when Judge An derson In the United Stntes district court quashed the panel of 150 venire men because of what he considered the singularly large proportion of farmers thereon. There were sixty two farmers among the 150. It was a so called "farmers'" Jury which brought In the former verdict making Judge Landls' fine $29,240,000 lu the original case possible, and John S. Miller of the defense was prompt In calling the court's attention to the fact that the panel present here for the new trial contained but three Chi- cngonus, although GO per cent of the population within the Jurisdiction of the court lives within Cook county. "It looks like design, or if not de sign It looks like a strange coinci dence," commented Judge Anderson, whereupon T. O. McMillan and R. O. Jones, the Jury commissioners, Insist ed with vigor that the latter was the case; that the panel hnd been drawn exactly as In other cases. This the court later admitted to be a fact. District Atrnrnpv Rims nnd hln arm- clal assistant, James H. Wllkerson, quoted authorities to show that all a defendant can legally claim Is a fair, honest nnd Intelligent Jury to try his ense. Mr. Wllkerson declared that the Jury did not need to represent every portion of a Judicial district Ho said there was no- statute to compel the jury commission to take geography or occupation Into consideration. "I don't want to start In with this hearing feeling that there Is some thing unfair," answered the court. "We ought to start fair nnd keep fair. I think this panel ought 'to be set aside. "I will Instruct the Jury commission to put In 150 names of men a good pro portion of whom shall be good busi ness men of Chicago. "It so happens that this case Is tried in n district composed of an enormous commercial city and several rural counties. The country may have purer air, a higher moral standard and great er Intelligence than the city, but that Is an open question. "However, I am not going outside the issue when I say that If the Jury were composed partly of business men who would realize the great Indus trial and commercial phase of the case a more satisfactory and Just ver dict may be reached." The Jury commission was ordered to produce the new panel tomorrow. Judge Anderson heard arguments of counsel today as to whether ship ments or settlements of freight charges constitute the offense. The government contends thnt each shipment of oil on which an alleged rebate was paid forms a separate vio lation of tho law. Under, this con struction of the law It would be possi ble to fine the defendant, If found guilty, n maximum of $10,000,000. There are, It Is charged, thirty-six set tlements of freight charges on these shipments. Accepting this view, a maximum fine of $720,000 is possible. BLOW TO PICTURE SHOWS. Court Upholds Power of Now York Mayor to Revoke Licenses. New York, Feb. 24. Supreme Court Justice Platzek dealt a severe blow to the moving picture houses In a de cision declaring that the power of the mayor to revoke licenses cannot be luestloned. Justice Piotzek's decision was In the cases of William Mackenzie, Achlllc Bartuluzl and the El Dorado Amusement company and applies to a hundred similar cases pending In the courts. The application of the mov ing picture promoters for an injunc tion restraining the mayor and the chief of the bureau of licenses from Interfering with them wns denied. BRITISH SMOKELESS CRUISER. H. M. 8. Indefatlgable'to Have Inter nal Combustion Engines. London, Feb. 24. The keel of the first funnelleBS cruiser, the Indefatiga ble, was laid down In the Devonport dockyard. She will be similar to the ships of the Invincible class.. She will have two masts, but apart from her gun turrets and bridges her upper deck will be as clear as that of a sailing ship with sails stowed away. The introduction of Internal combus tion engines will enable the cruiser to rtlsnensn with funnels.
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