THE WK ATHE ho wees for Friday; Wad for Saturday there will bo coolness, with a shower bow Md then. tthctt P 0 K" If t? 10 if K t? if 0 r? C K if Wayne County Organ S "' the n REPlJ ICAN PARTY c.mi.n.u.M. c i a I? fc 1908 Weekly Founded, 1844 2 jf J J St & jt jt , J . 66th YEAR. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1909. 3 NO. 76 Ill COOK RSD New York Aldermen Vote to Give Public Welcome. EXPLORER TO GO TO CITY HALL He Submits to Severe Cross Exami nation on Alleged Doubtful Points In His Bcport of Discovery of the Pole. New York, Sept. 23. The board of aldermon has passed a resolution formally Indorsing Dr. Frederick. A. Cook's claim to be the discoverer of the north pole and providing for a pub lic welcome to him at the city hall, the duteof which has yet to be fixed. After a period of rest and seclusion following his boisterous welcome Dr. Cook submitted cheerfully to one of the severest cross examinations since he announced his discovery of the north polo. The Interview was con ducted by forty newspaper representa tives, Including several from foreign newspapers. The most Interesting phase of the In terview was reached when Dr. Cook was asked If he would object to show ing his diary. He Immediately con sented and after retiring to his room returned with a small octavo note book, which he showed freely to all. It was a thin book contululng 170 pages, each of which was filled with fifty or sixty lines of penciled writing In the most minute characters. The book, be said, contained considerably more than 100,000 words, while ho has besides other books embracing his ob servations and other data. He did not show them, however. Some of the more important ques tions put to Dr. Cook during the inter View and his replies thereto follow: "Did anything ever occur in the life of yourself and Mr. Peary that would create enmity or bitterness between you?" "No, nothing whatever that I know of." "Do you look upon Commander Pea ry as a friend or as on enemy?1' "I must say I do not know. I hnve treated Mr. Peary as a friend, and un til I know moro about tho situation I shall continue to do the same." "Would you be willing to meet Peary in a debate when he gets here?" "As far as I am concerned the Peary incident Is closed. Mr. Peary is not the dictator of my affairs, and I do not care to say anything further about him." "Did you know Mr. Whitney when you had met him on your return to Etah?" "No; ho Introduced himself, but I did not catch his name and did not know It until the following day." "What caused you to have such con fidence in Mr. Whitney that you en trusted your instruments to him?" "I knew him by name, and circum stances that arose while I was with him justified my confidence. I gave him the instruments to bring back be cause I thought they would be less lia ble to Injury on board his vessel than if I took them across glaciers and rough ice covered country." "Why was it necessary to intrust your records to Mr. Whitney under a pledge of secrecy?" "I do not think I am bound to di vulge to Mr. Peary tho news of our work. I am perfectly willing to give, it to the world and have given It to the world. There Is no reason why I should give any news to Peary. I was perfectly willing to give it to the world, and I have done so." "Knowing that a ship was coming north this summer for Whitney, why did you not wait for that ship and come direct to New York instead of going to South Greenland and sailing from there to Copenhagen?" "I knew that the Danish government ship would get me homo betore Whit ney's ship." "What Is your opinion of the story told by the negro Ilenson of the In formation he obtained from your two Eskimos?" "Well, tho Eskimos were bound down by me not to tell any one whero they had been. I should like you to havt Henson here and cross question him yourself." "What instruments did you have with you from Capo Thomas Hubbard and back?" "Sextant, artificial horizon, three compasses, three chorometers, watch es, thermometers, barometers and a pedometer." "What observations did you make at the pole and how many and what was tho altitude of the sun?" "The altitude of the sun gave us our positions. That Is all there Is to say about that. Wo made regular astro nomical observations such as would be made by the compass and other in struments. Wo merely made the nau. tlcal observations that a captain would make aboard a ship." "Will you describe In detail any sin gle observation taken by you at tho north pole, with the exact figures of the results and the corrections ap plied?" "Not at this present moment. I will describe every one of them in detail when they go to the University of Co penhagen. They will go there within two months. Tho entire records will be delivered to tho university, and after that they will go to everybody that wants to examine them." "In your original narrative you said: The night of April 7 was made nota ble by the swinging of the sun at mid night over the northern ico. Our obser vation on April 0 placed the camp in latitude 80 degrees 30 minutes longi tude 04 degrees 2 minutes.' The as tronomers say that in the latitude yon mention tho midnight sun would have been visible on April 1 and that if you really saw it for tho first time on April 7 you must have been 550 miles from the pole instead of 234, ns you sup posed. Therefore to have reached the pole on April 21 you would have had to travel thirty-nine miles dally. What is your explanation of the apparent discrepancy i? "The northern horfeoo at midnight had been so obscure that we could pot toll whether the sun was below the horizon or above It We were not making observations at midnight I hnve sold that It was possible to sec the sun on midnight of that day. My impression Is that we were absolutely unable to see the sun the midnight be fore that. Tho horizon was obscured." Thursday, Sept 30, has been selected as the date of the banquet of tho Dan ish societies of Greater New York In Dr. Cook's honor. Tho banquet of the Arctic Club of America will bo held at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight. MAINE WELCOMES PEAEY. Enthusiastic Receptions at Various Towns Loving Cup Presented. Portland, Me., Sept. 23. Tho Btnte of Maine, within whoso borders Com mundcr Robert E. Poary spent his boyhood nnd young manhood, eagerly welcomed him today on his homecom ing from the north pole. The first official greeting which the arctic traveler received was nt Old Town. When Commander Peary ap peared on the platform of his car flags wens waving and bands playing, and church bells chimed a welcomo homo. As Uio train waited officials of Old Town extended congratulations to tho explorer. At Bangor, Mayor Woodman and members of the committee, with othor prominent persons, entertained tho cel ebrated visitor at luncheon, and a lov ing cup was presented to him. At Watervllle tho entire city govern ment headed by Mayor Frank Hedlng ton, was at the railroad station, Com pany H of tho Maine national guard acting as an escort for tho city offl. cials. At Brunswick, Commander Peary got a hearty college yell from the students of Bowdoln, of which he Is a graduate. When he reaches Portland this even ing Commander Poary will be met at the railroad station by the mayors of Portland and South Portland, by the local militia companies, two bands and a large escort of citizens. A public reception will bo followed by a banquet, at which President Hyde of Bowdoln, Governor Fernald, Mayor Leighton of this city and Mayor Ham ilton of South Portland will welcome tho explorer. INSURANCE COMPANY LOSES. Jury Awards Bank $21,000 For Money Advanced on Policies. Blnghamton, N. Y., Sept. 23. A su premo court Jury hero awarded $21,570 to tlie First National bank of Blng hamton against tho Mutual Ufo Insur ance company. Tho action was brought to recover on policies for $20,000 on tho life of Mrs. Emma Darling assign ed by her to (ieorgo F. O'Nell nnd by him in turn given to the bank ns col lateral on notes from Mrs. Darling given to Mr. O'Nell and discounted by him at tho bank. The insurance company contested payment on the ground that this was a "wagering contract" on the ilfe of Mrs. Darling. PvOBEET HOE DIES ABROAD. Printing Press Manufacturer Succumbs Suddenly In London. London, Sept. 23. Robert Hoe, head of R. Hoe & Co., printing press manu facturers of New York and London, died suddenly while on a business visit here. He was seventy years old. It has been said of Robert Hoc that his obituary is in almost every news paper office in tho world, written in inasslvo forms of Iron and steel. That marvelous machine, tho Hoe doublo sextuple printing press, is his monu ment. One of tho most important of his moro recent inventions is the color press. Weather Probabilities. Showers; cooler; brisk south winds. 'S FETE City In Gala Dress For Hud-son-Fulton Gelebration. WORLD'S FLEETS IN HARBOR. Rush of Visitors Increases and For eign Celebrities Arrive Build ings Decked In Orange, Blue and White. Now York, Sept. 23. The rush of vis itors to New York for the Hudson-Fulton celebration continues at a rate that gives a faint indication of the crowd that will be here to see the great na val and land parades of the coming week. On no previous occasion has any movement for the decoration of pub lic and private buildings been carried on on such an enormous scale. Every where on the streets are crowds of workmen swathing tho facades of buildings with the orange, blue and white bunting, which Is the feature of the celebration. These are the colors carried by Hudson, and side by side with them are the red, white and blue llown by Fulton. Already the foreign warships are a center of attraction, nnd sightseeing yachts and excursion boats take visit- CAPTAIN JACOB MILLER. To command naval militia in Hudson Fulton parade. ors to see tho huge battleships and cruisers of the American, British, Ger man, French, Italian and Dutch navies at anchor in the lower bay. Through out tlie day the big guns of the forts are heard answering the salutes of new arrivals, and tho list of foreign celebrities now In the city has -assumed Imposing proportions. A flight from Governors Island across the lower bay and around tho Statue of Liberty will bo tho first aviation event during the Hudson-Fulton cele bration. Glenn II. Curtlss, winner of the first international aviation con test will attempt to make this flight as soon as possible nfter he has as sembled his machine. AVllbur Wright already has his machine In flying shape. Mayor McClellan has Issued a proc lamation urging that tho days of tho historical and military parades, Sept. 28 and Sept. 30, be observed as a holi day throughout Manhattan nnd that all business places, so far as practica ble, eloso at noon so ns to give their employees an opportunity to witness the parades. The Official Program. Tho oflleial program of tho celebra tion is as follows: Saturday, Sept. 5. Rendezvous o'f Amer ican and foreign naval vessels at New York j naval parade encircling the fleet of v:ar vessels and reception of official guests ui uno iiunurea ana rentn street and Riverside park In afternoon; In evening illuminated naval parade, encircling the war fleet. On thl3 evening and succeeding evenings during tho celebration there will bo a re markable series of Illuminations of pub Uo buildings, line of parade, RIversido and fleet. On this day will occur the re ligious observances of those accustomed to worship on Saturday. Sunday, Sept. 2G. Religious observances by those accustomed to worship on Sun day. Monday, Sept. 17. Official reoeptlons to guestB, opening of exhibitions In places subsequently to be announced and begin ning of airship flights; also dedication of the Palisades Interstate park and the Henry Hudson monument at Spuyten Duyvll. Tuesday, Sept. 28,-HIstorlcal parade and pageant, participated In by all nationali ties; procession of floats and moving tab leaux representing principal events in his tory of aboriginal, Dutch, English, Rev olutionary and American periods. Wednesday, Sept. 29,-Aquatlc sports op posite Riverside park and Yonkers; gen eral commemorative exercises in educa tional Institutions throughout the state; also dedication of memorials throughout the state; ceremonies of Bronx borough day In that borough; children's festivals In Richmond borough; reception by the United States authorities to official guests at West Point. Thursday, Sept. 30. Military parade In Manhattan borough, participated In by the' United States army, navy and marine corps, national guard, naval militia, vet eran organizations and marines and sail ors from foreign vessels. Friday, Oct. L Naval parade of naval vessels, merchant marine, excursion boats, pleasure craft, etc., In two divisions, one starting from New York and the other from Albany, meeting at Newburg; recep tion of the fleet In Newburg bay; ceremo nies upon Half Moon and Clermont Join ing upper Hudson division; Newburg street parade, reception of official guests, with Illuminations and fireworks In even ing. The Manhattan historical parade will be repeated In Brooklyn. Saturday, Oct. 2t Children's festivals In fifty centers In Greater New York, con ducted In view of 500,000 school children; return of two divisions of naval parade from Newburg; Manhattan historical pa rade repeated on Staten Island; dedica tory exercises at Stony Point. In the evening there will be a great carnival parado In Manhattan, with fifty brilliant ly Illuminated floats, escorted by various organizations. Saturday, Oct. 9. Similar carnival pa rade In Brooklyn borough, on Eastern parkway, from 8 to 11 p. m. The celebration will be continued on the Hudson river north of New York city throughout the second week, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9. Special ceremonies, with tho historical floats in parades, will occur In all the river cities and larger villages, with neighboring smaller municipalities participating In each of them. Monday, Oct. 4, will be the chief day of celebration at Poughkeepsle .and Yonkers; Tuesday at Yonkers. Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Irvlngton and Tarry town; Wed nesday at Catsklll and Nyack; Thursday at Hudson, Osslnlng and Haverstraw; Friday at Albany and Peeksklll, and Sat urday at Troy and Cold Spring. Similar ceremonies will be continued at Cohoes on Monday, Oct. lL The close of tho second week of the celebration, on the evening of Oct. 9, will be marked by a unique form of Illumina tion. 'It will, consist of a chain of signal lircs on mountain tops and other eligible points from Staten Island to the head of navigation. It will be accompanied by pyrotechnic displays and Illuminations. BASEBALL EESULTS. Games Played In National, American and Eastern Leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At St. Louis-New York, 4; St. Louis, 3. Batteries Mathewson and Meyers; Lau dermllk, Beebe and Phelps. Second game called by rain. At Chicago Chicago - Brooklyn game postponed by rain. At Pittsburg Pittsburg, 12; Boston, 7. Batteries Lelneld, I.ever, Willis and Gibson; Brown, Rlcbio, Coonoy and Gra ham. At Cincinnati Cincinnati, 4; Philadel phia, 4 (called end of fourteenth Inning by darkness). Batteries Promme and Roth; Moren and Dooln. STANDING OP THE CLUBS. W. L. P.c. w. I P.O. Plttsburg.KG 33 .741 Phila'phla, Q8 71 .489 Chicugo... 92 43 .073 St. Louis. 47 87 .251 New York 81 53 .005 Brooklyn . 47 88 .34S Cincinnati TO CS .507 Boston.... 39 99 .2S3 AMERICAN LEAGUE. At New York Now York-Chicago game postponed by rain. At Washington Detroit. 8; Washington, 3. Batteries Mullln nnd Rr.hmltlt- Wnllror and Street. At Philadelphia Philadelphia, G; St. Louis, 2. Batteries Coombs, Krause and Livingstone; Gllllgan and Smith. At Boston Boston, 3; Cleveland, 1. Bat teriesWood and Donohuo; Mitchell and Easterly.. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. P.C. w. U. P.C. Detroit... 91 5t ,G41 Cleveland. G3 75 .475 Phlla'phla S3 53 .C24 Now York G6 73 .475 Boston.... 83 59 .5S4 Bt. Louis. GO 81 .420 Chicago... 70 70 .600 Wash' ton. 39 103 .275 EASTERN LEAGUE. At Jersey City Jersey Clty-BufTalo game postponed by rain. At Newark Newark, 1; Montreal, 0 (game called end of sixth Inning by rain). At Baltimore Rochester, 3; Baltimore, 0. Second game Rochester, 11; Balti more, 5. At Provldonco Toronto, 4; Providence, 1. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. w. t,. P.c. w. I p.c. Rochester. SS CO .595 Buffalo.... G9 77 .473 Newark.. ."84 G3 .571 Montreal.. Gl SO .444 Provl'ence"9 C9 .531 Baltimore. G4 82 .438 Toronto... 77 G9 .52S Jersey C'y GO 85 .414 FORT SIDES WITH HUGHES. New Jersey Governor Comes Out For Direct Primaries. Nownrk, X. J., Sept. 23 Governor Fort of Now Jersey In un uddress here on "Political Conditions In New Jer sey" aligned himself squarely with Governor Hughes of New York on the subject of direct primaries. "Governor Hughes' declaration has the right ring," he said. "Every legis lator must be free to exercise his own judgment. He must bo his own man and owe no allegiance to any other master than the people. The way to secure that Is by tho direct primary. Wo can only get that In New Jersey by overthrowing present lobby condi tions at tho statchousc. "I love tho party of Abraham Lin coln nnd want to stay in it, but I do not want to see it boss ridden and un responsive to tho popular will. That overy boss is against the direct pri mary is plenary evidence that it is right. "Bosslsm is tho serious political problem of our time." MOORISH ARMY ROUTED. General 8otomayor Reports 8panlsh Victory Near Melllla. Melllla, Sept. 23. General Sotomay or, with part of General Tovar's divi sion, has occupied the Bonl-Slcar ter ritory. The enemy fled in disorder, being decimated by the converging Are from tho two Spanish columns. TUFT UHK President's Train Runs Through Fields of Snow. GUNNISON TUNNEL OPENING. Government's Great Irrigation Proj ect Is Formally Inaugurated by the Nation's Chief Execu tive at Montrose, Colo. Montrose, Colo., Sept 23. President Taft has crossed tho continental di vide and today finds himself west of the Rocky mountains. For twenty four hours tho president has traveled with the panorama of the white cap ped peaks of the rockies in view, and at one time the tram ran for a mile or more through fields of snow. At Ten nessee pass the climb to the top of the divide carried the president to an alti tude of 10,240 feet. For the first time the president trav eled through the Grand canyon of the Arkansas, where at one place the half mile deep canyon is so narrow that there is not room for the track and the river, and the former has to be carried over the rushing wnters by means of a hanging bridge, suspended by cables imbedded In tho rocky walls of tho chasm. Tlie president did not feel the alti tude, and nt the end of his first week of "one night stands" ho Is In splen did health despite the efforts of the hospitable wost and Its elaborate and never ending breakfasts, luncheons and dinners. Mr. Taffs voice also is in the best of condition. There was a little huskluess for a time, but it has disappeared. At an eminence overlooking the val ley of the Garden of the Gods, with the rockies in the background and dark clouds playing tag with Pike's peak, Mr. Taft expressed his admira tion of tho view with unrestrained en thusiasm.. Secretary of tho Interior Ballinger assistcd President Taft today jp the formal opening of the Gunnison tunnel at Montrose, Colo., tho greatest irriga tion project the government has ever undertaken. The tunnel is 80,000 feet (six miles) long, 11 by 13 feet Inside measurement nnd lined throughout with cement. Tho main canal is thirty feet wide at the bottom, eighty-throe feet wide at the top, and tho average depth of water Is ten feet. Tho capacity Is 1,300 cubic feet of water per second. Tho tunnel cost over $5,000,000. It turns tho flow of the Gunnison river Into the .magnificently constructed bore, main and distributing canals, which will Irrigate 150,000 acres of choice land now seniinrld. Mr. Taft announces that he will not make his speecli upon the subject of the conservation of tho natural re sources until ho reaches Spokane on Sept. 28. It wns at Spokane that the controversy between Mr. Balllnger and Chief Forester Pinchot arose, and Mr. Taft regards it ns probably the best place to discuss the issue. At Pueblo thirty-two sheriffs of Colo rado counties, in the costumes of the plains, joined the party in a special car to act as a guard of honor to the president during his stay In the state. In khaki trousers, blue fianncl shirts, peaked hats, cartridge belts and pistol handles protruding from holsters they surrounded tlie president at every stop. Advance arrangements had been made for mounts for tlie sheriffs, nnd they had a bunch of bronchos awaiting them at each city visited. Contractor and Five Miners Killed. Guadalajara, Mexico, Sept. 2:i.-Johin M. Grice, an American mining con tractor, and five miners were instantly killed by an explosion of dynamite in the Potttt-ina mine near here. HEARST LEAGUE WITHDRAWS. Will Not Act With Fusionlsts In Anti Tammany Campaign. New York, Sept. 23. Hearst's Inde pendence Leaguo has withdrawn from the conference of allied autl-Tammany forces which has been trying to agree upon fuslonlst candidates for munic ipal offices. Charles E. Gebrlng, tho Independence League member of tho committee on candidates of tho fusion lsts, said that the leaguo withdrew bo cause It did not desire to bo "a party to bargaining for offices." The action Is regarded as an indirect Tammany victory, since it is tho first break in the proposed alliance of op position to that organization. Maryland 8uei Railroad For Taxes. Baltimore, Sept. 23. Attorney Gen eral Straus today began suit on bohalf i f the state of Maryland for $1,778,740 against tho Baltimore and Ohio rail road for taxes on the gross receipts of the railroad In excess of tho taxes paid. STORM'St-uEATH LIST 145. Sixty-nine Drowned or Crushed to Death In One Louisiana Parish. New Orleans. Sept. 23. Gradually New Orleans and the southwest coast of Loulsiaun are recovering from tho first effects of the tropicnl hurricane. One hundred nnd forty-five human lives are uow positively known to have been claimed as victims of tho storm. The property loss will exceed $0,000, 000. Miles of territory have been laid waste, and crops have practically beci. ruined. Dwellings, cotton gins and sugar mills have been leveled. New Orleans is still sadly crippled In the way of railroad facilities and tele graph and telephoue communication with the outside world. Both the Illi nois Central and tho Louisville and Nashville railroads have suffered heavy loss, miles of their traoks hav ing been washed awny. It will be sev eral weeks before the latter will again be running trains over their own tracks. In Terrebonne parish sixty-nine por sons were drowned or crushed in tho flying debris of wrecked mills, dwell ings and fishing camps. Storehouses, sugar mills and dwell ings of every character at Houmax and other villages suffered heavily, and scarcely a structure was untouch ed by tho hurricane. Ten members of a party from Mor gan City, la., were killed in a fishing camp at Terrebonne. The dead aro Captain Charles Grant, two ladles and a child named Adams, Taylor Boyan, Robert Duger and three children. Mark Hamilton, his wife and five children were killed when their homo was blown over nnd then burned to the ground at East Fork, Miss. Eight Drowned by Tidal Wave. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 23. A relief train sent from this city reached Pass Manchac, whero the bodies of eight persons, including tho station agent, wife and children, were recovered. They were drowned during the tidal wave which swept up Lake Manchac during the West Indian hurricane. EXPECTING THE WORLD'S END. Colony of Three Hundred Saints Awaits Millennium at 10 a. m. Tomorrow. West Duxbury, Mass., Sept. 23. Firm in" their conviction that the world will come to an end at 10 o'clock to morrow morning, a colony of about 300 members of the denomination known as the Saints of tho Latter Reign of the Apostolic Church are spending their fow remaining hours in prayer. Tho scene of their religious ardor Is Ashdod, a little wooden chap el on tho main turnpike between Bos ton and Plymouth In this town. Worldly tasks have been laid aside and jobs have been thrown up In order that the faithful may In the few short hours that they believe remain to them prepare their spiritual selves for tho millennium. Believers are hero from all over Xcw England, especially largo delegations coming from Spring field, Mass., and Providence and Paw tucket, R. I. The services are practically continu ous, night nnd day. In all branches of tho worship the congregation partici pates, singing tho hymns with fervor and interrupting prayer and exhorta tion with ulous ejaculations. SIX IN FAMILY MURDERED. Their Home Set on Fire by Robbers to Hide the Crime. Hurley, Va., Sept. 23. An entire family of six persons were murdered, and tho bodies were burned with their home here. The motive, was evidently robbery. Mrs. Betty .Tustls, her son-in-law, George Meadows, his wife and their three children were the victims. They had been shot to death, and tho rob bers had set lire to the house ro hide their crime. Another daughter of Mrs. .Tustis told the police that her mother had a largo sum of money buried under tho sill of the house, ami they succeeded In dig ging up $1)50 in gold nnd silver. Tho murderers secured $000 which "Aunt Betty" carried on her person. TEN HURT IN STRIKE RIOT. Motormen Fatally Wounded and Eight Cars Smashed In Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 23. Three mo tormen were fatally wounded nnd six strike breakers and a bystander were seriously Injured In street car strlko riots here. Sheriff Bralley, with a force of dep uties and a patrol wagon load of po lice, arrived just in timo to prevent ft further battle between tho assembled crowds and the strike breakers. Tho latter rushed out with switch irons und Blmllar weapons and were on tho point of charging tho crowd when tho olficors arrived. Eight cars In nnothor section of tho city were attacked by mobs and the crows were forced to abandon them. The cars were then smashed. ,