jjScml-Weekly Founded l Wayne County Organ 1908 of the Weekly Founded, 1844 REPUBLICAN PARTY j 1 . raiGiefSieteieteiQioieo HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1909. 66th YEAR. NO. 20 HUGHES MESSAGE New York Governor Wants New Insurance Law. TO MANAGE DELINQUENT GO'S. Says There Is Urgent Need of Giv ing Power to the State to Act Vigorously In Cases ' of Emergency. Albany, N. Y March 0. Governor Hughes scut to the legislature the first special message of the present session, in which he recommends amendments to the Armstrong Insurance law so ms to give the state superintendent of In surance power to take possession of the property and affairs of Insurance companies when necessary to conserve the Interests of policy holders. In his messuKC the governor cites the recent sale of the Washington Life to the Plttsbu;g Life and the carrying away of Its books to Pennsylvania. He says: The serious delays nnd enormous waste connected with receiverships, both of banking anil of Insurance corporations, has directed attention to the advisability of providing suitable means for econom ical and speedy liquidation throiiRh the agency of the respective state depait ments. Not only Is It desirable to provide for the economical and speedy liquidation of Insolvent Institutions, but also to make proper provision that the superintendent of the appropriate department, where the corporation Is delinquent or the Interests of depositors or policy holders are in jeopardy, may at once take possession of the property of the corporation and us sume charge of its affairs so that he may be In a position to conserve Its assets and take such steps as will prevent unneces sary waste or spoliation. Circumstances may make the exercise of such a power of the greatest impor tance to all parties In interest, even though the Institution may be solvent, and the exercise of such authority may frequently save a corporation from ruin and make easy the resumption of busi ness under proper safeguards. The protection which Is sought to be given to our citizens by the supervisory powers of the state department Is not complete unless the superintendent Is In a position In times of emergency at once to take custody for purposes of conserva tion, and ample authority for this pur pose should bo afforded. Certain recent transactions relating to a long established nnd solvent life Insur ance corporation have emphasized the need of such legislation. All the assets of the New York corporation appear to be claimed under a reinsurance contract by an insurance corporation of another state. Legal proceedings have been In stituted attacking the transaction In ques tion, and a receivership has .been asked for. In such a case It ought to be a sim ple matter to secure proper custodial care through the state department and to take summary steps to protect the Interests of the policy holders without recourse to a receivership. Power should be given to the superin tendent of insurance to take charge of Insurance corporations so situated. Pro vision should also be made by which all arrangements for the transfer of assets from one Insurance company to another with the design to bring about a prac tical merger or to turn over the business of the one corporation to the other should require the approval of the superintend ent of Insurance. I therefore recommend that such legis lation be enacted as will give to the su perintendent of Insurance powers with re spect to taking possession of the property and affairs of Insurance corporations and their liquidation, nnulagons to the powers conferred last year upon the superintend ent of banks. In view of the Importance of the matter I respectfully urge that It receive as ear ly attention as may be possible. Hills carrying the governor's recom mendations wen; Introduced In the leg islature by Senator Grattan and As semblyman Ilamn. BELL AERODROME FLIES. Eight Miles In Less Than Twelve Min utes Its Latest Feat. Itaddeck, X. S., March I). Flying eight miles In eleven minutes nnd fif teen seconds, Douglas McCurdy in his big aerodrome, the Silver Dart, estab lished a n vv l cord in a series of lllghts here under the general direction nf Dr. Alexander Grnham Hell. After four short flights, during which the new fifty horsepower motor nf the Silver Dart was found to be working In splendid shape, Mr. Mc Curdy decided upon a longer excur sion. Starting from Dr. Bell's labora tory, he flew to Stoney Island and back, passing over Haddock harbor both on the outward journey and In returning. Tho whir of the motor and the pro peller blades of the new flying ma chine, which Is of the aeroplano type, as It passed over Baddcck attracted the entire population out of doors, and tho long flight of the Dart was wit nessed by thousands of people. Liberal Win Elections In Chile. Santiago, Chile, March 0. Tho gen fral elections of members of tho cham ber of deputies were held throughout the republic. The Liberal party has a strong majority. There were no din Drdcrs. Weather Probabilities. It a In or snow; colder; Increasing east winds. COLLAPSES ON TEIAL DAY. Wealthy Joseph Janer Charged With Abducting Little Girl. Baltimore, March 0. Joseph M. Ja ner, the wealthy Brooklyn man, Is In a stnte of collapse on this the day of his trial for abducting ten-year-old Kathcrlua Loersch, the penalty for which may be death under the Mary land law. The law gives him the choice of being tried before a judge and Jury or before three judges without a jury. Knowing that there la a strong public sentiment In favor of banging hltu, Janlcr has elected to stand trial be fore three judges. Janer lives on the Income of his fa ther's $500,000 estate. Little Kath crlno Loersch, who for more than n month has been at the House of the (Sood Shepherd here, wll tell of her leaving her Brooklyn home to come to Baltlniotc wllh the rich neighbor, whom she had come to know as Uncle Too. It Is Improbable (hat Mrs. Locrseh. the girl's mother, will appear. Shortly afler .laner's arrest' here she was In jured by a fall In her Brooklyn home, and It is said that she is still recuper ating. Ernest Loersch. the father, will not come. He. Is a paralytic, will probably not last long. The trial NEW CHARTER FOR NEW YORK Commission Favors Abolition of the n I A U...n uuaiu ui New oyU . March !.-'i he report of the New ovk charter commission pro- poses fundamental changes In he old charier, and one recoinniendatlon Is "that no person shall be eligible for the ollice of mayor unless he shall have been a resident of the city for nt least ten years preceding his elec tion and that the salary be Increased to $25.0110 a year." It Is proposed to abolish the board of aldermen and In Its place create a council of thirty-nine members to serve without, pay. The council will have large ordinance making powers, but will have no control over the admin istrative business of the city or over franchises. A marked change In the existing sys tem Is made by withdrawing from the borough presidents all administrative functions. Instead of one large mayor and live small ones there will be a single executive. .. The board of education will cease to be a separate corporation nnd will lie reduced to fifteen members. The ofllce of cermier Is abolished, and all the duties be performs are turned over to the department of health. PLOT, SAYS TURKISH CONSUL. Munjl Bey Claims Enemies Falsely ( Accuse Him of Grafting. New York. March 0. Munjl Bey.' Turkish consul general nt New York, denounces the charges of "graft" made against him In the petition for his removal, filed by several thousand Ottoman subjects with the Turkish ambassador at Washington, ns fabri cations nnd says he courts a full In vestigation of his ollice here by the Turkish authorities at the capital. "Tho petition Is part of a plot in spired by enemies of mine, nnd there Is not a word of truth In It," said Munjl Bey. "I shall give the names of my enemies to tho nmbassador or his representative when 1 hear from him and. request that he take some ac tion against them. If the ambassador does not see fit to tnke action 1 shall put the whole mutter in the hands of our authorities in Constantinople. "We do not overcharge our sub jects for their passports, as alleged I In the petition, and there Is no way for any one to graft by taking ad- vantage of the Ignorant Syrians, j CS reeks or Armenians In this ollice. ! I "I am ready for a full investigation j of my olltco In regard to this mntter i and shall Insist that It be made," he said. FIGHT OVER HOUSE RULES. New Members to Meet Congressional Committee This Week. Washington, March 0. A reception to the new members of congress by the ltepubllcan congressional commit tee on Friday, at which Speaker Can non will bo present. Is one'of the lnt cst developments In the maneuvers preliminary to the fight on the rules to take place when the house meets next Monday. The so called Insurgents are also preparing a preliminary move. Rep resentative Duvls of Minnesota de clares that the plan for obtaining jhanges In the rules includes the bring ing about of a deadlock on the elec tion of speaker through tho scattering of votes by the Insurgents, Other Insurgents, however, declare there will be no fight against Mr. Can non, but that their efforts will be con centrated on a plan to vote down the motion for the usual previous ques tion on tho motion to adopt the rules of tho Sixtieth congress. It Is understood that Speakor Can non will make a speech at the recep tion lu which he will advance argu ments In favor of tho present rules. BAHKERSCET STATf Supreme Court Keeps Them From Sing Sing. IN JAIL BUT HOPING FOR BAIL Colonel Britton and Quarantine L Commissioner Schroedcr Are Under Sentence of One to Four Years. New York, March II. Colonel Ed ward 13. Billion and Quarantine Com mlsslonrr Frederick H. Schroedcr, for merly president and second vice presi dent, respectively, of the Eagle Sav ings nnd Loan company of Brooklyn, who were convicted of grand larceny In the llrst degree and sentenced to Indeterminate terms In Sing Sing by Supreme Court Justice Jaycox, have Pt a stay from Justice Mareun. Justice Mareau granted an order di recting the district attorney to show cause why a certificate of reasonable doubt should not be granted In the case of the two men. This order stays the transfer of the .. ... ., ,,, .., , s (m ,, of graut,n! Uc .rt,k.n, ,, unt tlmt ,s decld. , M wI )(! ,0(ll.ed ,n d , , "... Britton was sentenced to an indeter minate term of from fourteen months ' to four years' anil a half. Schroedcr escaped with a somewhat smaller In j determinate term from one year to ' four years. The maximum penalty for 1 the crime Is ten and n half years. ( It was alleged that the prisoners used $47,000 of the company's funds to finance a mining venture. After the discovery of the thefts the two men resigned from the company, nnd Colo i nel Britton made restitution of $5,000 or $0,000. Colonel Britton was one of the best known national guard officers In .the country. He was regarded as an au thority on military tactics and wrote n number of books on the subject. He fls n gold medalist of the Military Serv I Ice Institute. He commanded the . regiment which was organized to take I the place of the Fourteenth regiment in Brooklyn when the latter command i was ordered Into the government serv ice In the Spanish war. Later he be came adjutant general on the staff of General James McLcer, commanding the Second brigade, resigning several years ago. Frederick II. Schroeder has been quarantine commissioner in this port for several years. He has long been prominent in Itcpubllcun politics In Brooklyn and Is the Kepubllcan leader In the Sixth assembly district. CUBAN PRISONS OPENED. General Amnesty Bill Releases Over Eight Hundred Persons. Havana. March 9. In accordance with the provisions' of the general am nesty bill, recently passed by the legis lature and signed by President Gomez, the courts of Havana have Issued or ders for the release of upward of'800 prisoners. These Include Juan Mnsso Parra, sentenced to four years for conspiracy against the provisional government, and the negro Colonel Aeon, reputed to be the most desperate crlmlnnl In Cuba, who was serving a cumulative sentence of ninety-eight yenrs for hom icide, robbery and frequent nttempts to break jail. Several hundred other prisoners were released In vnrious nnrts of the Island. NEW BALDWIN CLAIMANT. I Sister of the Plunger Wants Share In $28,000,000 Estate. i Ilnclne, Wis., March 9. A claim for 'a share in the $28,000,000 estate of I "Lucky" Baldwin, who died lnst week I in California, Is made by Mrs. Mary j Morln of Frecport, 111., who assertH j that sho Is a sister of the plunger. Mrs. Morln says that her mother I had fifteen children, two of whom, herself nnd "Lucky," were full, broth er nnd sister, and the remaining chil dren were half-brothers and half-sisters. The stepmother of Mrs. Morln nnd Baldwin made life miserable for the children, nnd sho wns especially abu sive to Baldwin, no withstood her notions ns long as was possible until one dny he left home, vowing thnt he would never again call his stepmother a relative of bis. From that day until the day of his death he never went to the old home nor did he see bis sister, Mrs. Morln. Mrs. Morln says that her brother was born at Hamilton, HI., and when Bhe was very young the family moved to New Diggings, Wis., a mining town, where their father located as a miner nnd where "Lucky" received? his first knowledge of the mining business, which made him bo wealthy In later vfnr blcCLAIN'S WARNING. Ex-peakcr -Says That Charitable Appropriations' Are Running Too High. Ex-Speaker Frank McClain has made a statement in which he called attention to the heavy increase of appropriations to local charities, those which are cither private or partly so. He says that in 1877 such appropriations were but$135, 000. '"In 1887 this class of appropriations amounted to $578,275; in 1897 to $1,702. 501, and in 1007 investigation discloses that the State's benefactions to institu tions not under its control nnd purely locnl in character to the enormous sum of $0,800,000, practically 50 times as much as was appropriated in 1877. Of tint annual appropriations in lt07t $), 400,000 wns for maintenance and $2,100. 000 was for buildings. The State rev enues in .'10 years, from 1S77 to 1007, multiplied n trifle over three-fold and appropriations to institutions, with which the Stnte has no direct concern, have multiplied in the corresponding time virtually fifty-fold. ' "These facts suggest that the time is approaching, ifitliasnot already arrived, when revenues must be increased or this class of appropriations reduced. The fixed charges of the State government are naturally increasing with increase in population and development, and it is useless to talk of reduction in thisXdirec- tion. The demand for public improve ments good roads, etc. is becoming more insistent in each succeeding session of the general assembly, and good roads and more money are synonymous terms at the present time. The work of the State Department of Health has so com mended itself to the people of the Com monwealth that on all "ides is beard the cry, "make it broader." "Unexpended balances, of appropria tions made in 11)07 and a surplus of $2,- 000,000 may raise the revenues to $40, uuu.uuu or JHi.iftxuou as ttie outsiue figure that can be appropriated, $4,000,- 000 less than theappropriationsof 1907." CITIZEN'S 5 MILE RACE How to Train. i "iVor all who may contemplate entering these races, the following suggestions are important: Long walks and slow jogging should always be given a course of training for distant running. Whenever a difficulty in breathing is felt, the athlete should walk until his powers of respiration have recovered. He should never sit or stand around uncovered, but as soon ns bis work is done, cover up warmly until an opportunity to be rubbed down is given him, and then dry, warm clothes should follow. While running, the athlete should stop just as soon ns be feels a pain in his side, or the front part of his lower leg be comes sore. The diet should be simple, sleep abun dant. Omit tobacco, nil alcoholic liquors tea, coffee, pickles, pastry, dumplings and the like. The time to start to prepare for the run is now. Do not wait, but pitch in and get the winter's stiffness out of the muscles. Further advice will be given from time to time within the next few weeks. For additional information, watch the columns of this paper. In a few days detailed announcement of the necessary steps to enter will be made. In the meantime those desiring to enter can do so by communicating withTimCiTiZKN. Animated Pictures and Vaudeville. The success of the new venture made by the mnnngementof the popular Lyric, is assured beyond a doubt. Saturday evening the theatre was crowded to the doors at times, which in itself proves that the bill presented was a strong one. Fjir this week there is a still larger and stronger program offered. The com bination of vaudeville acts is composed of Martin & Fabrinni, "The Kiddies" in a very clever song, Dance & Quick Changing Specialty; Queen Dora, in n beautiful SerpentineDance, accompanied by an elegant electrical display; English, Tho Hoop Man; New Animated Pictures (that are changed each date) and some of the very latest Illustrated Songs. Although the nbovo numbers make up an extra large program, the same low prices will prevail during the entire week, 10 and 20 cents. Performances take place on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday afternoon nnd evenings, one taking place in the after noon 2.30, and two at night at 7.30 and 41.00. The Lyric Orchestra will bo present at all evening performances. Irving Slater, son of Samuel Slater, a former resident of Honesdale, now liv ing In Carbondale, was accidentally shot on Sunday afternoon while playing with a companion. The wound is not serious. OBITUARY. j Patrick Caffrey died suddenly Monday morning, March 1st, of heart failure, at Union, N. Y., where he was employed by the Union Forging Co. ' His remains were taken to Hancock on Tuesday for interment on Wednesday, In St. Paul's cemetery, after services, including a re quiem high mass in tho church. Mr. 1 .Caffrey was born at Stockport, Bucking- I ham township, and was 45 years of age. He is survived bv one sister, Mrs. Martin i Mornn, of Hancock ; and three brothers, John F., of Lanesboroj Terrence, of , Middletown, and Thomas, of Bramnns, ' this couutv. : , Herbert Westfnll died very suddenly i at tne Home ot ins sister, Mrs. bteptien , S. Carey, in Syracuse, N. Y., where he was employed, on Wednesday, March Id, of heart trouble, resulting from a re cent illness of pneumonia. Deceased was born at Westfnll, near Howlaud, Pike county, Aug. 2, 1800, and va$ the sou of James and F.sther Westfnll. lie is survived by bis father, and three brothers, Wilbur, of Kowland, Kdgnr and Elmer, of Port Jervisjtwo sisters, Claudia, wife of Stephen S. Carey, of Syracuse, and Miss Myrtle Westfall, of Port Jervis. The remains were taken to Port Jervis for interment. Lewis Molusky died ut his home in ' Port Jervis on Friday evening, March 5, . 1909, of general debility, aged years, 7 months nnd 14 days. He came to the United States from Germany thirty-five years ago, and located at Cullicoon, N. Y., removing to PortJervis in 1891. His wife, four sons, Charles, of Port Jervis ; Fred., of Cullicoon; Gustavo, of Mast Hope, and August, ol Wntcrbury, Conn.; nnd two daughters, Mrs. Paulina Frei berger, of Cullicoon, and Mrs. Florence Hermann, of New York city, survive him. Mrs. Sarah Smith, bom in Monroe county, widow of Hiram Smith, died in Port Jervis, on Saiurday last, aged 64 years. Her husband died about four years ago. She is survived by nine chil dren, among them being Franklin Smith, of Hawley. The remains were taken to Bushkill, Pa., for interment in Sand Hill cemetery. ""' Mrs. Homer Crampton, from 1897 to 1899 teacher of the Fifth Grade in the Honesdale Graded Schools, as MissMabel E. Perley, died of typhoid pneumonia, at her home at East Berkshire, Vermont, on Wedeesday, March .'!, 1909, after a few days' illness. She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband and a child three years old, her parents and one sister. The funeral services were held on Satur day morning, at Calvary Church, East Berkshire. While living in Honesdale Miss Perley boarded at the home of L. S. Colliiis,von 11th stret. She wns n very prepossessing and vivacious young lady, and made many warm friends who will be greatly grieved to hear of her early death. Simeon Middaugh, aged 73 years, died at Hoadley, Marclf (ith, 1909, after a protracted illness. He was born in Pike county and always commanded the con fidence and respect of those with whom he was associated throughout his long life. He was twice married, and is sur- vivedby lus second wile ana vo sons, Elmer, of Honesdale, and Charles, of California. The funeral services were held yesterday, conducted by Kev. W. II. Hiller, and the remains were taken to Hawley for interment. Benjamin Chapman Baldwin, a for mer resident of Honesdale, died sud denly at his home in St. Paul, Minn., on Sunday, Feb. 22, 1909, aged 87 years. Elder Baldwin, as he was generally call ed, in recognition of his relation to the Presbyterian church, was born at Dur ham, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1821. He chose surveying as his profession on attaining manhood, nnd when, in 1848 or 1849, the late John Torrey who had charge of nil the public lands of Wayne and Pike, and thousands of acres in Susquehanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Columbia and Mon tour counties, found it necessary to add another to his office force Mr. Baldwin was installed in the position. He re mained in Mr. Torrey's employ about six years, during which time he identified himself with the Presbyterian Church nnd Sundny School, nnd acquired a high social position in this community. In 1855 he removed to Minnesota and in June, 1858, was married to Miss Atkin son. Last Juiw the venerable pair, with their children, grandchildren and friends, celebrated their golden wedding. After locating in Minnesota, Mr. Baldwin en gaged in the land and surveying busi ness at Lake City, handling among other largo tracts, 10,000 acres belonging to the estate of his former employer, tho late John Torrey. In 1873 be removed to St. Paul, where for thirty years ho was chief clerk in the 'United States Surveyor General's ofllce. Ho retired from uctivo business about two years ago. Besides bis wife, Mr. Baldwin leaves four children, Stephen Torrey Baldwin, of Washington, D. C; Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin, of New York; Mrs. Henry A. Merrill and Miss Clara F. Baldwin, of St. Paul. Mrs- Franklin A-. Secly, second wife of the late Col. F. A. Seely, 'Idestson of "'elate Kichard L. Seely, for many years president oi the Honesdalo Bank, died Very suddenly in Washington, D. C, on Sunday last, aged 50 years. The remains will be. temporarily placed in a receiving vault m Washington, nnd eventually brought here for interment in Glen Dy- berry cemetery, bv tho side of her Iius- band, who died Feb. II, 1895. A inoro n suc- extended notice will appear in ceeding issue of THE ClTlZKX. Droher Maucii 8. More snow, more mud nnd water, with occasional cold snaps, as sure us that March is taking her place in the line of fickle weather, if the pro ceeding ones ever set an example. It will be some time before we will bear the tinkle of the cow and sheep bcllsout on tho pasture, nnd the prospect is not encouraging for early garden makers. Whether such a mild winter is good for the soil nnd production of big crops of Brain anu grass, we can note later. Kichard Hortree is preparing to build a dwelling house for himself and family, on a vacant lot belonging to John Buch- tcr. It is opposite tbeC. A. Seig house, now used as a public school building. The creamery ice bouse, also that of Dr. Gilpin, has been filled with ice brought from East Branch pond, in Pike county. C. A. Seig had the contract, to cut nnd put in the ice. No mail in or out of Newfoundland on Friday, on account of badldriftcd roads. Albert George, residing in Dreher, took his pork several hams and shoul dersover to the residence of Arthur Akers, in Sterling, and put it in bis smoke house, to be given th" customary smoking. On Friday night, February 20th, the smoke house was broken open and the meat carried away. 'Squire A. C. Howe, of Sterling, issued a warrant, and a. suspected .family in the neighbor hood had their houte and premises searched by constable .1. B. Krauter and two assistants ; but they failed to locate any ot the stolen meat. A middle aged man named George 1 Stutler, hailing from Plymouth, Pa., has been working for Charles Itockle, of Dreher, for some time, cutting mine ties. On Wednesday of last week one of the State constabularv droped into this vicinity from somewhere, and after a little chat with George, he read a war rant for his arrest for having jumped a $40 board bill in the vicinity of Plym outh. It was late in the afternoon when the arrest was made and no lock-up nearer than Hawley or Scranton. State constable headquarters at Wyoming, Pa., was called up on the phone, and in structions sent back to lock up the pris oner over night and bring him to head quarters next day to answer the charge aforesaid. George has a wife and chil dren somewhere, who would like to hear from him. The Union Ladies' Aid Society were the guests of Mrs. J. W. Hsuise, on Wed nesday, March 3d. Some thirty persons, old and young, were present, nnd the collection amounted to SH.I-). l lie next meeting of the society will be held at the residence of Mrs. Charles Ilazelton, on jSt ,,atrick,s daV( March mh) ia'th(J i m0rning. The Ladies Aid bociety, ol boutli Sterling, will give an entertainment in the Evangelical Church, on Friday even ing, March 12th, to aid in buying a now library for the Graded School. On the same date, nn oyster supper will be held in the I. O. O. F. Hall, adjoining the church, the proceeds to go to the library fund. Nearly everyone in the township is interested in the Graded School and the affair promises to be worthy of pat ronage. Charles Hagan Memorial, St. Rose Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa, Designed and built by MARTIN OAUFIBL.D. ft