THE WEATHER: Ob Wednesday partly cloady and cooler weather will prevail, preceded by rata la the northern district. C IT IC C K JC T K- P tC IC 10 K" tC Scml-Wcckly Founded 5 1908 J Weekly Founded, 1844 J tttietu SCWO JO 0 JO 0 T K" P JC T T P gP T. Wayne County Organ of the k REPUBLICAN PARTY 1 66th YEAR. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1909. NO. 87 V ARRESTSAJ POLLS Fraud Alleged at New York Mayoralty Election. HEAVY VOTE IS CAST EARLY. More Than a Million People Will Be on Streets Tonight to Find Out Whether Qaynor, Hearst or Bannard Wins. New York, Nov. 2. All over the Un ion today a heavy vote is being cast in municipal nud state elections, aud with dispatches from all sections at hand it is evident that the most excit ing of all is that over the mayoralty here. In New York city a heavy vote was cast during the forenoon, and there were many arrests for alleged illegal registration and personation of voters. Charges of wholesale frauds were made by Herbert Parsons of the Re publican county committee and by the leaders of the Civic Alliance, whose candidate is William K. Hearst Governor Hughes, who came here from Albany to cast his vote, sent messages to the sheriffs of New York, Kings and Queens counties and to the superintendent of elections as follows: Tou are directed to take all necessary measures and precautions within your authority to see that the election Is con ducted without disorder. Intimidation and fraud and that the provisions ot the elec tion law are fully enforced. ' Tou will be held strictly accountable for the performance of your duty. It is expected that more than a mil lion persons will gather at central points in the city tonight to find out whether William J. Gaynor, Otto T. Bannard or William R. Hearst is elect ed mayor. "Bannard will get 260,000 votes and will have 70,000 plurality," said Her bert Parsons, chairman of the Repub lican coun committee. 'JJudinvjOay. nor will' be secondln tne'race with a' total of 190,000." , Democratic leaders reckon that Judge Gaynor will get 200,000 votes out of the 580,000 cast for the three leading mayoralty candidates. Except in Massachusetts, where the fight over members of the legislature Is largely based on the proposed in come tax amendment to the federal constitution, the issues in today's elec tion are purely local or state wide. Governors are being elected in Massa chusetts, Rhode Island and Virginia. I Members of the legislature and ju diciary are being elected in many states. The hottest city fights outside of I New York are In Philadelphia, San Francisco and Cleveland. In all three (cities the contests have ben particu- Ilarly bitter, and charges of corruption have been freely made. In New York Estate there are mayoralty campaigns it Albany, Rochester, Buffalo, Syra- cuse and many smaller points. GABY ELECTION TROUBLE. )eputies and Troops Sent to Indiana Town to Keep Order. Indianapolis, Iud Nov. 2. Under Instructions from Governor Marshall, Sheriff Grant of Crown Point today fcwore in 300 deputies and went to tjary to preserve order at the election here. A company of militia was or dered to assist the sheriff. The action of the governor was tak- n when affidavits were filed with him ly citizens of Gary setting forth that conspiracy had been formed for a !ot at the Gary election and that ef rts would be made to prevent one liction from voting. I In the affidavit presented to the gov- lor it is charged that the public ace has been broken by the lawless lement and the officials of the city tia especially by the marshal, Joseph lartin, that the marshal and Thomas Knotts, president of the town bard and an aspirant for the office mayor on an independent Demo- fatic ticket, have been interfering Mh lawful gatherings of citizens, latlng them over the beads with lbs so that they fear to go to the Ills today, all in the hope that it 111 result In the election of Knotts; it the officials and the marshal boast it they will continue their violations iy, that they have caused to be ken to Gary from the stockyards Itrlct in Chicago a large number of Ictlon "sluggers," that the marshal lends to protect these "sluggers" In Mr work of intimidating the voters, It 200 deputy marshals have been orn In, all from the lawless ele- ut, and that n great many irre- Inslble negroes have been sworn in armed with rides. IEK FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY. lubllcans Expect to Increase Sen- I Majority by Four. frntofl. N. J., Nov, 2. To change the political complexion of the New Jersey senate from thirteen Republic ans and eight Democrats to seventeen Republicans and four Democrats Is a part of the task which the Republican party in the state Is seeking to accom plish In the election today. The other part is to recover the reg ular Republican delegation from Es sex county, thus making the house of assembly consist of forty-five Repub licans and fifteen Democrats and to stamp out the New Idea even In Pas saic. The chances have been pondered by the Republican state committee and Dy those men who would succeed United States Senator Keau as well as by Senator Keau himself, who wants to be re-elected by the legislature ot 1011. The Republicans say that all in dications point to success when the votes are counted tonight. HENEY'S WORK AN ISSUE. San Francisco Republicans Weary of His Graft Prosecutions. San Francisco, Nov. 2. Veteran poli ticians are at sea over the probable result of the municipal election today. This uncertainty is due to the fuct that the contest for the mayoralty is three cornered and that this struggle has in volved a number of other municipal officers, thus breaking down the usual party lines. So far as registration goes, William Crocker, Republican, should win, as his party registered 49,097 votes ngalust 18,142 Democratic and 12,030 Union Labor votes, but the large min ority of the reform Republicans are against Crocker because his support ers refused to support the candidacy of Francis J. Hcney for district attor ney. Crocker stands as the representative of the business and professional inter ests of the city, which are weary of graft prosecutions by Hcney and Ru dolph Spreckels. PHILADELPHIA FIGHT HOT. Close Contest Betweon Gibboney and Rotan For District Attorney. Philadelphia, Nov. 2. The municipal contest In this city overshadows the xti3pa:fl -la th state.' Tlie fight of the reform element against tne local Republican organization has been a spirited one, and every effort is being made to bring out the full strength of all parties in the battle. It Is believed that the total vote will equal If it does not exceed that cast at the last presidential election. The fight in Philadelphia centers about the office of district attorney. The Republican organization asserts that Samuel P. Rotan will be re-elected by 50,000 majority, while the re formers have issued statements that D. Clarence Gibboney, who Is on the William Penu party and Democratic tickets, will defeat Rotan by 00,000. Among disinterested citizens the fight appears to be exceedingly close. RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. Full State Ticket and Three Amend ments to Be Voted On. Providence, It. I., Nov. 2. The Rhode Island state election is taking place today, and most of the towns aud cities are also electiug local officers. Governor Abram J. Pothier again leads the Republican state ticket, while his opponent is Olney Arnold, who was the Democratic candidate last year. Both sides express confidence in the result, but it Is believed that the Republican state ticket will be re elected entire. In the general assem bly even the Democrats admit that their opponents will have their usual large majority. The principal issues of the campaign are three proposed amendments to the state constitution. Small Election at Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 2. Nebraska is electing three supreme court judges and three regents of the State univer sity at today's election. Indications point to Republicans carrying the state by 5,000 or more. VAIN HUNT FOB PASTOR. No Trace of Missing Newark Clergy man Found In London. London, Nov. 2. Inquiries made In all directions here and hereabouts fall to elicit any information as to the whereabouts of the Rev. Henry O. Vanderbeek, who resigned as pastor of the Forest Hill Presbyterian church of Newark, N. J., several months ago to go abroad for a postgraduate course in theology. The statement received hero was to the effect that the missing clergyman after reaching Europe in July seemed to drop out of sight and that his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Vanderbeek of Tenafly, N. J., are alarmed about him. A friend of the clergyman's, Robert Rclscnbeck. who was with him In Berlin, said Mr. Vanderbeek left the German capital on July 10, saying ho was going to London for a few days. no left no address, and nothing boa been neara of him since. IMPORTERS ACT. Send Delegation to Washing ton on Customs Frauds. CRITICISE COLLECTOR'S POLICY They Want President Taft to Pre vent Confessed Bribe Takers Being Retained In Gov ernment Service. New York, Nov. 2. Importers who have been victimized by the graft ring In the customs service have sent legal representatives to Washington to find out whether President Taft and Sec retary MncVeagh Intend to back up Collector Loeb In the policy of protect ing confessed customs thieves. A number of the officials in the New York 'custom house whose rec ords have been clean would like to ob tain from the president some assur ance that they will not have to stul tify themselves by working with crooks. They have Interested United States senators and several cabinet officials In their case against Collector Loeb. A number of Importers have receiv ed a tip that they are to be prose cuted for participation in or conniving at fraud. They have heard that the government has in preparation more than a hundred cases dealing with organized thievery. Their attitude is that if they are to be brought to court they want to sec the crooks within the service punished, not re warded. As matters stand they have been re luctant to give any information to United States District Attorney Wise or to the government special prosecu tors: A few days ago an importer was sent to jail, and the customs men who had testified against hlm were protected from punishment and re tained their jobs although they con fessed before Judge Holt 'that they were guilty of the same crime of which the importer was guilty. The Importers believe that they have nothing else to expect If the president approve of Mr. Loeb's course, but they do not believe that Mr. Taft will stand for the protection of criminals. The government Is about to get action on a mass of cases, and the Importers whose names will be brought into these cases are anxious for some word as to the final policy of the govern ment. If the president repudiates Col lector Loeb's scheme the importers think there Is a chance to get a square deal at least Within the service there are a far greater number of men interested in what the president will do when he gets back to Washington. The honest customs officials are disturbed and augry over the collector's bargaining with thieves. Some of these men have been retarded in promotion and threat ened with violence by the breed of thieves whom Mr. Loeb Is keeping in office. They knew that the customs service was rotten. They knew that they were touching shoulders with crooks every day. Few of them com plained because the power of the graft system was so great that It could force them out of the service. Now that there is a chance of destroying the evil they would like to see it done. "Experience has taught us," said a customs man, "that bargaining with crooks will mean new life for the graft system. Sooner or later if tbese men are retained In the service the whole dirty game will start up anew and be played nil over again. There are hundreds of honest men In the customs, fellows that never looked at a dishonest dollar In their lives. I am one of them, and I know what they all think. They want to see every man who is a crook by his own con fession or against whom there is the slightest evidence of grafting thrown out on his neck." GOLD FIND IN TEXAS'. Great Boom In Land Values In County Where Discovery Was Made. Austin, Tex., Nov. 2. The excite ment over the recent discovery of gold near the town of Hope, Lavaca coun ty, ninety miles southeast of Austin, is causing a great increase in land values. T. S. Oliver, owner of the tract on which the strike was made, has an of fer of $115,000 for ten acres from a syndicate of northern men. The gold is found in a formation which is said to be the counterpart of that of the famous Rand district In Africa. A number of samples which have been assayed run from $325 to $1,200 a ton. The country Is level and Is within fifty miles of the gulf of Mexico. The gold was found In a well boring. COLONEL PERRY CARSON DEAD Noted as the Negro Political Boss In the District of Columbia. Washington, Nov. 2. Colonel Perry Carson, the negro politician, who once enjoyjpd a national notoriety as boss of tfte negro politics of Washington and a recurring delegate to national conventions from the District of Co lumbia, died here at the age of sixty seven. He was a striking figure in national K)lltlcal gatherings. Ills Inst appear ance as a delegate was at the national convention In 1892 at Minneapolis, where he voted for Blaine. Carson at the age of fifteen was employed by abolitionists to assist fu gutlve slaves, -lie was once arrested for this work, but released. President Lincoln knew of him and provided civil employment for him with the army In the civil war until Carson en listed as a volunteer. He organized the Blaine Invluclbles, a negro Repub lican club, and was so aggressive ,that he was once nrrcsted for displaying Blaine's picture on a political banner stretched on Pennsylvania avenue. ARMY-NAVY GAME NOT OFF. Hope at Annapolis That Contest May Take Place. Annapolis, Md., Nov. 2. It is said here that despite the request of Colo nel Scott of West Point, following the death of Cadet Eugene A. Byrne as the result of the Harvard-West Point football game, the Army-Navy game at Philadelphia on Nov. 27 may yet take place. Superintendent Bowyer has referred the request of Colonel Scott to the Navy Athletic association, which meets tomorrow, nud it is hoped that CADET EUGENE A. BYRNE, the authorities at West Point may come to look at the matter In a differ ent way. Football is not regarded as a sport merely, but as a great developer of manly and officcrlikc qualities. As the midshipmen and cadets are being trained for a service in which injury and death arc natural incidents it is felt that it is unwise to allow so re grettable an Incident as a death of one of the players to make a change In the established order. There is also some hope for the game in the fact that It can only be canceled by order of the departments, which have already sanctioned the game in Philadelphia. General Frankllu Bell, chief of staff of the army, has expressed himself as willing for the game to be played, and this Is the overwhelming feeling of ranking naval officers. Under these circumstances the game may still bo played, but Uiere Is no doubt that tho navy will agree to Its cancellation un less Colonel Scott withdraws his re quest. KOREAN OUTBREAK FEARED. Japan's Military Commander Postpones Visit Home and Plans Defenses. Tokyo, Nov. 2. There are alarming symptoms of widespread unrest among the Koreans as a sequence to the as sassination of Prince Ito, and an out break is hourly anticipated. General Okubo, the commanding offi cer of the Japanese army of occupa tion in Korea, has abandoned a pro jected visit to Japan and is now con ferring with members of his staff as to the measures to be taken to deal with the threatened outbreak. HUNTING SEASON, WITH GAME GALORE, OPENED ON MONDAY MANY LOCAL NIMRODS ARE AL READY IN THE FOREST. Monday marked the' opening of the rabbit season in this state, in preparation for which scores of Honesdale sportsmen arrayed as a general rule in the canvas hunting coat and trousers, and with one or more dogs, are already In the differ ent rural sections ready to wage a relentless v war of extermination ngalnst poor Bunny. The hunting season may be said to be in full swing now, and reports from the experienced gunners are that game is more plentiful this sea son than in some years past. The reason for this is" the careful en forcement of the Jaw by the state game wardens, also few 1 serious forest fires. The law allows each hunter ten rabbits a day and woe unto the in dividual who has a larger number on meeting a- game warden, for he is liable to arrest and a fine. All protected game is now in season, save the deer season, which opens December 1. In view of the fact that more or less fires always occur during the fall season, the following act is quoted: "Be it enacted, That any person or persons who shall wantonly and wilfully kindle any fire on the lands of another, so as to set on fire any wood lands, barren or moors, within the limits of this commonwealth, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceed ing three hundred dollars and un dergo an imprisonment not exceed ing twelve months, or either or both, at the discretion of the court; the prosecutions for such offenses may be commenced at any time with in two years from the commission thereof. "Section 2 Upon the conviction of any person or persons, for any of the offenses aforesaid, the commis sioners of the county in which such conviction is had, shall pay to the prosecutor in every such case the sum of fifty dollars out of the coun ty treasury as a reward for the ap prehension and conviction of the offender, and the defendant or de fendants shall pay the same, with the costs as in other cases, into the hands of the sheriff for the use of the county, and nothing herein con tained shall prevent the prosecutor from being a competent witness In the prosecution aforesaid." DOINGS AT COURT. The case or Commonwealth vs. Joseph Boults was heard on Thurs day. This was the last case of the October term of court. The charge against the defendant was wan tonly pointing a gun, Israel Keesler prosecutor. The plaintiff claimed that on the sixth day of June his wife, daughter and himself were walking through a field near Bonlt's home, the plaintiff's dog was also with them. Boults claimed the dog was chasing his sheep and threatened to kill the animal and also Mr. Keesler. A number of wit nesses were heard on both sides. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty and divided the cists between both parties. In the case of the Commonwealth vs. Fred and Michael Weidner the jury found the defendants guilty of assault and battery. Peter Herzog was the prosecutor. The assault occurred on Sunday, June 6th, while the plaintiff was returning home from the creamery. On Sat urday morning Judge Searle sen tenced the defendants to pay a fine of $25 each and costs of prosecution. The following matters were pre sented to the court: In the matter of gift to the Honesdale Cemetery Co., by M. H. Woodhouse; report of Investment filed and approved. Toledo Computing Scale Co. vs. B. L. Holbert: Rule on plaintiff to give security for costs made abso lute. Rose L. Neubauer, llbellant, vs. Fred C. Neubauer, respondent: Di vorce decreed. In the matter of petition of Kath ryn Lynch for certificate as feme trader: Certificate granted. In the matter of estate of Eugene Lesher: Rule granted on M. J. Hanlon, guardian of Eugene Lesher, and the poor district of Lake town ship to show cause why Margaret Lesher, wife of Eugene Lesher, should not receive an allowance from tho proceeds of the sale of the personal property and real estate of said Eugene Lesher. ' In the matter of appointment of inspector of election for borough of Bethany: Howard Sherwood ap pointed. In the matter of estate of S. E. Stanton, dee'd: Auditor's report con firmed absolutely. SHOTGUN ENDS LIFE a OF WELL KNOWN HAWLEY CITI i SAID UK INTENDED TO TAK 3 IS LIFE AND HE KEPT HIS W 0 Jacob Brlghthaupt, of I 3 ey, committed suicide Monday -W .c.r noon by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Brlghthaupt had been acting in a peculiar man ner for several days. On Sunday he Informed the members of tho family that he intended killing him self on the following day Monday. He sat in a chair in the sitting room, drove a nail into the floor, placed the butt of the gun against the nail, and the barrel against his forehead. By pressing a stick, which he held in his hand against the trigger, the gun ,was discharged, tearing part ot his skull away. Death came in stantly. Brighthaupt's father committed suicide by drowning, and a sister and brother, residing in Germany, committed suicide by hanging. Deceased was well-known In Haw ley and vicinity, having resided at that place for a number of years. Besides his wife, he is survived by the following children: Jacob, of Honesdale; Anna, at home, and Mary, of New York. MEET DEATH ON RAILROAD. Juniata College Freshmen Avoid One Train to be Struck by Another. Lewistown, Pa., Oct, 31. Two students of Juniata College were in stantly killed to-day by a Pennsyl vania Railroad train at Huntingdon Rock, near here. The victims were John Devilly, 20 years' old, of Queen, Bedford county, and WiUls ODee mer,.19 yearspld, of Brush Valley, ' 'Indiana county. Enticed by the unusually fine weather the pair, both first year men, had been walking along the tracks. In avoiding a west-bound freight they stepped directly in front of a passenger train. The locomotive struck Devilly, hurling him against Deemer with such violence as to cause the death of both. Four Cases of Diphtheria. There is four cases of diphtheria in Honesdale. The following cases have been reported: George Schwen ker, Thomas Andrews, Jacob Smith and Frank Bonear. They have all been properly quartined. MRS. GRACE MARSHAL BARNES. The Passing Away of a Christian Woman. Mrs. Grace Marshal Barnes, widow of Mr. Charles R. Barnes, who died in May of this year, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Gregory, in Beach Lake, on Friday, October 27, 1909. She had been falling In health for some months and for about three weeks prior to her death was confined to her room with a disease of a dropsical nature. She was a life-time resident of Beach Lake, having moved to this place with her parents when a little girl, from Millanvllle, Pa., where she was born on Oct. 18, 1832. Early in life she enlisted In the cause of Jesus Christ and united with the Methodist Episcopal church in which connection she remained until the summons came that calls from the church millltant to the church triumphant. Besides two brothers, Robert Mar shal, who lives in California, and Thomas, who is now living In Beth any, Pa., eight children survive her: Marshal, Wallace, Thomas and Mrs. John Gregory, of Beach Lake, Mrs. Matthew Olver of Scran ton; Well ington, of Portland, Oregon; Ed ward, of Hancock, N. Y and Ernest of Westover, Pa. The funeral ser vices, which were attended by a largo concourse of relatives and friends, were held at tho M. E. church on Monday afternoon, her pastor, Rev. J. Ji.. Tuthlll, in charge, assisted by Rev. McVay, of the Free Methodist church. Interment was made in the Vine Hill cemetery. CANADA'S SWIFT GROWTH. Immigration From the U. 8. 8hows Startling Increase Customs Boom. Ottawa, Nov. 2. In the six months ending Sept. 30, 50,480 people came from the United States to Canada compared with 34,259 for the same period last year, an increase of 05 per rent Tho general Immigration into Canada for September was 15,313, an Increase of 52 per cent over Septem ber, 1008. Reports show that Canada's customs collections are increasing nearly a mil lion dollars a month.
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