WEATHER REPORT On Friday partly cloudy weather, with light, variable winds, and on Saturday, partly overcast to fair and slightly warmer weattier. Citt Semi-Weekly Founded & Wayne County Organ o , of the & REPUBLICAN PARTY I 1908 i Weekly Founded, 1844 S 66th YEAR HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1909. 3 NO. 4T JOHN W. GATES SAILS. Leaves Tariff Question to Be Settled by Others. Now York, Juno in. John W. (intos, sailing' for Europe on the Lusltnnla. said that ho had no guesses ns to what would bo done with tin; tariff. Imt hp predicted n business liooin to arrive as soon ns the tariff Is (settled. Mr. Gates occupied the royal suit on the big liner and was busy with his secretary up to the last moment, dic tating telegrams and letters. His last words were: "Good times are on the way. In fact, they are here. As soon as the tariff tangle has been unraveled I look for things to hum here, hut .lust what that crowd at Washington will do with the tariff hill Is known only to those In heaven. Certainly no dweller on earth would dare hazard a guess. "I may he abroad six weeks, and my stay may extend over six mouths. I am simply going to knock about with Mrs. Gates nnd my son Charlie, who will join us in London." LOSES $76,000,000 SUIT. Ex-Judge Dewey's Demand For Dam ages Rejected by Jury. Boston, June 10. A verdict for the defense was given In the supreme court here In the libel suit of former Judge Henry S. Dewey ngalnst five members of the Good Government as sociation, In which .$70,450,000 dam- ages were asked. The jury was out Income tax amendment, but thirty-five minutes. These senators consulted with their The suit was the outcome of state- colleagues, and as a result the plan ments emanating from the Good Gov- wns repudiated by them. Mr. Aldrlch eminent association In the mayoralty consulted also with Republican lead campaign of 11)03, when Judge Dewey ers who are opposed to the Income tax was a candidate for mayor, Judge Sherman submitted the fol lowing four questions to' the jury for them to answer: First. Whether the charge that the Good Government association was guilty of bribery and fraud In securing signatures to a' petition asking Louis A. Frothlnghain to run for governor "' "11 of the Republicans will sup was true. The answer of the jury was Port the postponement. Senator Bailey "No." will protest vigorously against this de- Second. If the answers to Judge my n1 fi01 Konernl debate on the Dewey's charges were reasonable and hicome tax amendment will result. true on the part of Edmund Billings ns agent of the association. The answer was "l cs.' Thlrd.-lf the defendants were in good faith and without malice In mak ing such publication. The answer was "Yes." . Fourth. If the plaintiff had suffered any damage duo to their utterance. The answer was "No." FOR SMUGGLING CHINESE. Three Men on Trial at Chicago For Share In Big Plot. Chicago, June 10. Defendants In one of the greatest conspiracies to smuggle Chinese into this country with which tile government ever has dealt were placed on trial here before Unit- ed States District Judge Landis. Robert W. Stephenson, son of a Judge in Cripple Creel;, and W. 11. Clark and John Ileltzel, brakenien, re- centlv mlinlttc.l thnl.- imi-r In tl,.- nl. leged conspiracy and agreed to give towMiimnv I'm- tin. imvm-miinnt. H-ln.v assisted 'in bringing Chinese from El , Paso to Chicago. Sam Wall, a wealthy Chicago Chi nese, and Chin Yen Qual, another Chi cagoau, said to have been the chief conspirator, lied, and their bonds were forfeited. Those brought before the bar were Bob Leung, a well to do Chinese mer chant of El Paso, and Jose Pnrra and Carlos Sevcdrn, Mexicans, Assistant United States District At torney Seward S. Shirer, outlining the government's case, declared that the conspiracy embraced many men be sides those indicted and thnt they had brought hundreds of Chinese into this country across tho Mexican border. For each Celestial thus smuggled the conspirators received $500, he said. "The largest consignment nbout which evidence will be Introduced," said Mr, Shirer, "took place on Oct. 8, 1008, when five Chinese were sent to Chicago with the help of the dining car crew. The five men were con cealed In tho Ice box of the dining car. Arriving at Chicago, the Chinese were taken In charge by Clark, Stephenson and Heltzell, who later delivered them to Chin Yen Qual, Moy Jong and Sam Wah." REDMOND OPPOSES BUDGET. Says Nationalist Party Considers It Grossly Unfair to Ireland. London, June 10. John E. Redmond, tho Nationalist leader, hoisted tho sig nal of revolt In the courso of the de bate In tho house of commons on tho second rending of the finance bill. He notified the government bluntly that the Nationalist party would vote against the budget on the ground that It was grossly unfair to Ireland and constituted n breach of the act of union. Mr, Redmond's objection was to tho proposed Increase In the tnies on whis ky, which he churacterined as a crush ing Impost on one of Erin's few re maining Industries. ALD Rl CHFA I LS. Senate Progressives Reject Compromise Plan. WON'T DROP INCOME TAX FIGHT Tax on Corporations to Which President Taft Gave His As sent Not Accepted as a Satisfactory Substitute. Washington, June 10. After n con ference at the White House between rresldent Tuft and Senator Aldrlch It was stated that Hie senate tluance committee would consent to placing a H per cent tax upon tins net earnings of corporations If the supporters of the Income tax amendments would ac cept It and withdraw their proposi tion. This suggestion, It Is declared, came from President Taft and was designed to prevent u split In the Republican party over the Income tax fenture. Mr. Aldrlch communicated the plan to Senators Cummins and Borah, who are the leaders of the progressive He- publicans, who favored the Cummins Idea, and he had no better success with that faction than with the pro gressives. By an order of the senate the Income tax proposition will come up late to day for a vote, but In view of the un settled condition a motion will be made to postpone action, nnd practi it is not expected tnat senator Ald rlch will move to refer the income tax amendment to the judiciary commit- t0L'- l)llt luat lu w,n U!uve 11 1,pfore tno senate so that further conference may be had between the two factions of the Republican members of the senate. The canvass of the senate in relation to the corporation tax pjan developed Also thnt there Is decided opposition to the Inheritance tax feature which was ulopted by the house at the behest of President Taft and was stricken out nf the hill by the senate committee on nuance. The income tux advocates are en couraged by this showing, and it was mid today thai If President Taft de lres to gain their support he must i lend his Inthience to aid them In ob- ' I..,.., .. - i ,. , " gei-,m-m ,j u,n lin I,lw,np Uix fu;lll,ri; alm" M lnight to 1 , . ., t I In ' 1 10 tllm rt- I"11"" 1,l,f"ru tlio tlatu popularly fixed ' ' ll lnlbllc nlia for adjournment of 1 the present session, some of the in- come tax ndvecates are not Inclined to Hwtet upon a vote at the present ses- slon if there can be coupled with the motion to refer the proposition to the judiciary committee Instructions that the committee shall report to the sen ate early In the next regular session. They will make nn effort" to Incorpo rate instructions of that character in any motion that Is made to refer the .Knendtnents to committee. In the next few days a number of conferences will be held between the . two "epubllcnn factions In the senate, between senate nnd house leaders and between supporters and opponents of the Income tax amendment rtnd Presi dent Taft. The position taken by the Democrats In the senate on the sub ject of the income tax has convinced Republican leaders that some party policy must be worked out of the con glomeration of Ideas on the question. So far rt the pending tariff bill Is concerned the Republican leaders fear that any plan to tax the net earn ings of corporations might be hailed as n Democrat Idea for the reason that Senator Daniel has pending nn amend ment to do that very thing. His amendment wns introduced soon after the bill was reported from committee. During the day some doubt was expressed in informal discussion of tho corporation tax proposition ns to whether President Taft favored a tax on dividends or a tax on tho net earnings of corporations over $100,000. Both plans were discussed. Whichever idea Is favored at the White House It is said no support could be found among the senators who advoeato tho adoption of an amendment providing for a tax on In comes. Mr. Culberson, tho minority leader, In a formal statement called attention to the Democratic attitude In relation to an income tax. ne said: "At the beginning of the discussion of the tariff at this session the Demo crats met twice In conference, and the tariff generally ns well as an income tn- was fully rt'scussed. There was comparatively n full attendance, and the decision was unanimous upon the subject. "While no formal resolution was adopted or agreement entered Into, It was formally agreed to support the in come amendment which had been pre pared by Senator Bailey and was to be Introduced by htm. "Fo far ns I know or believe there has been wo change In sentiment, nnd I have no doubt therefore that nil Democrats will support the amend ment and will Insist upon a prompt , disposition of It." The senate by a vote of 40 to 30 igrecd to the finance committee's amendment to the wool schedule, levy ing a duty of .10 cents a pound, similar to that of the Dlngley bill, on top waste, slubblng waste, roving waste. 1 ring waste and gametted waste. The i house bill rate was 'JO cents. i This vote was (he first that had been taken on the wool schedule and , was regarded as a test vote on amend- ' ments to that schedule. 1 on the amendment no Democrat- Ic senator voted In the alllrinntive, ! while Mr. Crawford and Mr. Gamble, who have generally voted with the nrm'riWMlvn llnniilillcnnu mill Demo crats, voted aye. Republicans voting i no were Beveridge, Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Clapp. Cummins, Dolllver, La Follettc and Nelson. A substitute by Mr. Dolllver levying a duty on wool advanced from the scoured state and known ns tops at 30 cents a pound when valued at not more than 40 cents a pound nnd 35 cents when valued at more than 40 cents, together with an additional ad valorem of 20 per cent In place of a duty equal to that Imposed upon man ufacturers of wooi, was defeated by a vote of 42 to 20. Mr. Foster (La.) voted In the affirmative, while his col league, Mr. MeEuery, voted with the majority. By a vote of 42 to 31 the sanate adopted the proposed Increased duties on shoddy. BASEBALL SCORES. Results of Games Played In National, American and Eastern Leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE. ' At ChlcnRo Chicago-New York game , postponi-cl by rain. ! At St. Louis St. Louis, 4; Brooklyn, 3. Batteries SalU-i-, llcebe and Phelps; 1 Ituckc-r and Hereon. At Cincinnati-Cincinnati, 13; Boston, . Batteries Castleton, McLean and Itoth; Llndnman and Graham. At Pittsburg rittsbui-tf. C; Philadel phia, 0. Batteries Willis and Gibson; Sparks, McQuillan, Dooln and Jack litscli. STANDING OK THE CLUBS. w. v. 1M w. L. P.c. Pittsburg. 31 12 .721 Phlhi'nhla. 17 23 .423 Chicago... W 17 .UJ2 St. Louis. 13 26 .ill New York 21 1" .353 Brooklyn. IT 2T ,n Cincinnati 23 21 .513 Boston.... 12 20 .293 AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York Nuw York-Detroit game postponed by rain. At Washington Washlnston-Chicaso b',imo postponed by wot grounds. At Boston Boston, 3; St. Louis, 2. Bat tel Ips Ityan. rk-otto and Currigan; Bal- . ley and Crlger. ! At Philadelphia Philadelphia - Clove ' land gamo postponed by wot grounds. i ! STANDING OF THE CLUBS. ' W. I,. P.O. w. I P.C. , 1 Detroit.... 2S II .CUT Cleveland. 1 ii ,403, New York 22 in .379 Chicago... 17 22 ,43'J I'hilii'phla 2.1 IS .C'Jl St. Louis. 17 24 .413 Boston.. ..21 1!) ,33S Wush'ton. 12 27 .303 EASTERN LEAGUE. ! At Jersey City Jersey City-Providence ;amo postponed by rain. At Baltimore Baltimore-Newark gaino postponed by rain. it Toronto Montreal, T; Toronto, 5 (14 innings) At Buffalo Rochester, 2; Buffalo, 1. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. P.C. W. L. P.C. I Koencstcr. i u .w, Ncwaw .. i, s .4,1 1 Montreal.. 21 i .diS Buffalo..., IS 21 Ahl 1 Toronto... u s .635 Jersey C'y 15 21 .417 Baltimore. IS 20 .471 Provi'encc It 21 .400 Boston Fighter Wins In Paris. Purls, June 10. Honey Mellody of Boston knocked out Curly Watson In the fourth round of a light here. ' " . 1 MATJRETANIA'S FAST RUN. 1 Covers 673 Miles, or Two Miles More Than Her Previous Record. ' New York, June 10. The world's rec- ord for a day's run by a transatlantic liner has again been moved up a cou- . pie of miles by the Mauretanla and I now stands nt C73 nautical miles. The Mauretanla left Quccnstown for ! New York on Sunday, and a wireless I message from tho steamer by way of Cape Race received by her agents stat- I ed that she covered the C73 miles dur i lug the day ending at noon Monday, j Tho best previous record of 071 miles ' was made by the Mauretanla on Feb. ; 15 lust. ' BISHOPS AT ROME. American Churchmen Conduct Serv ices at College. Rome, June 10. The archbishop of Boston celebrated pontifical high mass in the chapel of the American college In commemoration of the Jubilee of the college. Tho nuxlllary bishop of Baltimore In the course of his sermon recalled tho magnificent respite and fruitful works of the college. The function wns attended by many hlBhops, the students of tho college nnd visiting and resident Americans, KETCHEL IS VICTOR He Had O'Brien Helpless In the Third Round. REFEREE THEN STOPS THE FIGHT Philadelphia Fighter Is Knocked Down Three Times In Quick Succession and Is Unable to Defend Himself. Philadelphia, June 10. Stanley Ketchel, the middleweight champion, defeated Jack O'Brien In the third round of a scheduled six round fight beforo tle xntlimal club here, thus nc- complishlng a feat that Jack Johnson, thu ,unvnvtiI;llt clinlnIoI) fallcd to I achieve in six rounds some three wep'ts nK I The fight was stopped In the second minute of the third round nfter O'Bri en had been knocked down twice in the second round and once In the third, and was almost unable to raise his hands to defend himself. The fight wns a whirlwind affair from the start to the finish. Ketchel w.ent after O'Brien from the tap of the STANLEY KKTCII KL. gong and showed that he was deter mined to catch him nnd achieve a knockout. He devoted his attention to O'Brien's body until he had drawn tho hitter's guard down, and then he sent ; In a crashing right In the second round that scored the first knockdown. O'Brien got up gamely, but went down Hat on his hack a few moments later from a right and left on the jaw. . , . , . . , , , lllJs tIllu' llt! struggled to his feet at , the count of six, and two seconds later 1 the gong rang. 1 The third and last round was brief. . Ketchel went In for a knockout. In his anxiety to finish It quickly ho was ; wild, and ninny of his swings went wide of the mark. Einally he cornered I O'Brien and sent In a left short arm blow on the jaw that about finished It. O'Brien could not fall because he ; was pinned In a corner. He crumpled j up on the ropes and clung to Ketchel's 1 neck desperately. Slinking him loose, Ketchel sent in right and left again that put O'Brien very groggy. Referee McGulgnn, seeing O'Brien's condition and wishing to avert a possible serious Injury, stopped the fight. First Rouud. Ketchel went for O'Brien with a rush and planted a ! sight on the body, O'Brien skipped about and sent In a stiff left to tho face and right on the body. Ketchel Bhowed his intention to give attention to O'Brien's body and sent a stiff left to the ribs. He cut O'Brien slightly over the right eye nnd got n right that raised a big lump on his right cheek. Second Round. O'Brien jabbed Ketchel twice in tho face with hi?) left, but failed to stop his rushes. There was a lot of clinches, and In a break O'Brien eaught Ketchel a sting ing right on the jaw that staggered him, Ketchel slowed up for a mo ment and seemed tired, but soon re sumed his rushes. Ho was wild, and O'Brien caught him with three right hand swings squarely on the jaw. Ketchel slowed up, but n moment later swung a terrific right on O'Brien's Jaw that sent him down on his back for five seconds, O'Brien got up slow ly, only to go down agni- , n a right Gfcxr h w.i ri 1 1 iii.iiw ; i ii , ii hand blow for the count of six. The gong rang Just as O'Brien struggled to his feet very groggy. Third .Hound. This was a desperate attempt by Ketchel to end the light (Illicitly. He went after the tired O'Brien and In his anxiety to land n knockout blow was wild. He pinned O'llrlen to the ropes and sent In u short arm loft hand blow to the chin that put O'Brien against the ropes helpless. O'Brien kept his head, how ever, and clinched and hung on to save himself. Ketchel fought himself loose from O'Brien's clasp and swung right and left on the almost helpless O'Brien. He staggered nbout grogglly, nnd Referee Jack McCulgnn. evidently fearing that O'Brien might be serious ly injured, stopped the contest, O'Brien was disposed to protest thl action, hut thought better of It and left the ring. Ketchel was cheered wildly by the crowd, which was quick to comment on Ms showing as compared with. lack Johnson's against O'Brien to the dis advantage of the black champion, Ketchel said after the light: ''I was confident that I could get O'Brien In less than six rounds. I am satisfied with my showing." O'Brien felt his defeat sorely, but wns quick to give Ketchel full credit for his vlctorj. Both fighters were In fine condition. There wns very little betting on the outcome, even money being the figure nt which u few scattering wagers were made that O'Brien would stay six rounds. Both Ketchel and O'Brien weighed In below 100 pounds, the agreement caUlng for that figure or below. BLACK HAND WELL ORGANIZED Secret .Service Men Find Proof of Blackmail Operations. Cincinnati, Juno 10. Revelations In the extortion, plotting and murder by the Black Hand as uncovered by se cret service men and postolllce inspect ors show conclusively that the gang In Columbus, Marlon, Dennlson, Bellefou talne and other Ohio towns wns organ ized along the same lines as the old Mafia, but with 11 better system for concealing its movements. , It is now known that the Ohio Black 1 Hand had branches in Pittsburg and Chicago and a line that extended to South Dakota. Regular meetings were held, and the money obtained by ex tortion wns distributed to various di visions In this country and sent to Italy for safe keeping. "We have found certain proof that the Black Hand outrages at least in the middle west, Including Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Colum bus nnd other western cities, were committed by a well organized society with grips and pass words and that they are not simply sporadic cases of Individual extortion," said Chief Post olllce Inspector Holmes. "We have letters In the same hand writing and on the same watered pa per, with Black Hand emblems made with the same chirographic style, that were sent to victims in Cincinnati and Columbus from the Black Hand mem bers In Pittsburg, Chicago and Cleve land. "For instance, if a victim were se lected in Cincinnati, as was the case In several Instances, ho would receive the first threatening letter demanding money on pain of death by dynamite bomb from Marlon, O. "The second letter would he written by the same person, but forwarded to the Black Hand In Pittsburg, who would In turn mall It to the victim. "If there were no response In the way of money, then a third letter would come to the victim from the Chicago Black Hand. In this way the organization concealed Its movements, and It has taken Inspector Oldlleld and ; four other men under mo six mouths to run down the leaders." Nine arrests have been made In Co lumbus, Marlon, Dennlson and Belle fontalne, and government olllcers In 1 Chicago and Cincinnati are looking for ! others. Another important arrest Is 1 expected In Cleveland. DOCTOR OVERCOME BY GAS. State Veterinarian of Pennsylvania I Nearly Asphyxiated. Philadelphia, June 10. Dr. Leonard Pearson, state veterinarian for Penn- sylvanla and hend Jf the department I of veterinary medicine in the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, was found over I come by lllumlnntlng gas at his home. ' His aged mother, whose hnnd he was I holding, was also overcome. Physicians at the University hos pital say that Dr. Pearson has a chance to recover, but are not so con fident about his mother. In an effort to aid Mrs. Pearson Dr. Clarence J. Marshall, a member of the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, had a vein In his arm opened nnd tho blood trans ferred to tho weakened arteries of Mrs. Pearson. Dr. Pearson had arisen to assist his mother, who wns 111. While waiting for some water to heat on a gas burn er he sat In on armchair holding her hand. Overcome by fatigue, he fell Into a doze, and the wind blew out the cas. stacks his Bank's Defaulting Official Bought 1 15,000 Shares. MOSTLY IN "WILDGAT" MINES. Shortage In Accounts of Merchants National of New Haven Said to Be likely to Reach $100,000. New Haven. Conn., June 10. A safe deposit box rented In the name of Frederick II. Brlgham, the bookkeeper of the Merchants' National hank, who Is alleged to have abstracted scores of thousands of dollars from the bnnk'8 funds, has been opened nnd found to be full of envelopes containing stock certificates. Roughly estimated, the certificates represent about llfi.OOO shores. In gold, silver nnd copper mines mostly of th "wildcat" variety, very few of which are listed on the Stock Exchange. There are also many deeds of real estate situated In distant states and shares In development concerns. The face value of this large amouut of stock nnd securities would reach a very large sum, but the actual value cannot be fixed until nppralsal Is put upon each certificate. Brlgham, who Is still In jail, has made no statement. The hank olllcers, look ing over tho contents of the deposit box, see a clew to the probable diver sion of funds which are alleged to have been wrongfully taken from the bank. The bank, through attachment, has sued Brlgham for $100,000, the complaint being to tho effect thnt the defendant 11s agent received and took Into his possession for the plaintiff the sum of $100,000. Rough estimates, however, made dur ing the forenoon indicate that tho gross sum taken may exceed $100,000 as Indicated by the total of the checks he gave ngalnst the bank: From this Is to bo deducted $10,000 on Brlgham's bonds, about $.",000, the estimated val ue of his house In West Haven, and the estimated value of his great mass of mining securities, which is fixed at about $0,000, based on market prices, with some uncertain values of other mining securities In addition. The records show that Brlgham did not begin operations until Feb. 11. Within four mouths he has been able to get some $05,000 or more of the bank's money and In the interval be tween the hank's examinations. lie bought the mining stocks through a Boston firm, the checks, each for considerable amounts, being returned to the bank through the Boston clear ing house. Brlgham then, as head bookkeeper, 011 the plea of wishing to write up the checks hi his books, immediately se cured possession of the checks, ab stracted Ills own, destroyed them and wrote up the amounts to correspond by means of false additions. It Is ascertained that some weeks ago a subordinate of the bank hap pened to notice the size of some of these checks, but failed to report to hU superiors. Brlgham, who put on a very hold face at the first discovery of the fraud, has now, It Is stated, given way on the knowledge that his assets have been seized and professes willingness to co operate with the bank's olllclals In making restitution. BELVA L0CKW00D MADE LL. D. Chancellor Day's University Honors a Woman. Syracuse, N. Y June 10. At Its com mencement exercises Syracuse univer sity for the first time In its history conferred the honorary degree of doc tor of laws on a woman, Dr. Belva A. Lockwood being the woman so hon ored, Mrs. Lockwood ran for the presi dency in 1884. The honorary degrees conferred In cluded that of master of painting to Mrs. Luella Stewart Holden, wife of state Senator Holden of this city, who wns a professor In the Fine Arts col lege before her marriage, and Pro fessor. Jeannette Scott of the painting department of the College of Fine FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Quotations. Money on call was 2 per cent: time money and mercantile paper unchanged In rates. Closing prices of stocks were: Amal. Copper... S5Vi Norf. & West... 90 Atchison. 114 Northwestern ..183 B. &0..r. llSH Penn. B. R. 136 Brooklyn R. T.. lS- Reading 155 Ches. & Ohio.... 77 Rock Island 33ft C.,C.,C.&St.L. 75 St. Paul 155K Southern Pac... 131 D, & 11 192 Erie 3G Southern Ry..,. 3174 Gen. Electric. ..15914 South. Ry. pf... 69 111. Central 149 Sugar 132 Int.-Met 10 Texas Pacific... 85 Louis. & Nash.. HV6 Union Pacific. ..193 Manhattan 146Mi U. S. Steel 67 Missouri Pac... 74 U. S. Steel pf.,,125 N. Y. Central.... 132 West. Union..., T5