THE WEATHER: On Wednesday, fair weather and slowly rising tomporatnros will prevail, and on Thursday partly cloudy. ir IP tc it r K c r r if tr jp K iC jt Scml-Weekly Founded 5 k 1908 5 J Weekly Founded, 1844 J if K if if r? if jp K" c K r rrtc K tr ip fc Wayne County Organ J" or the REPUBLICAN PARTY t)t J$ iroew 66th YEAR. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1909. NO. 95 aus in F Prof. Parker of Columbia Attacks Explorer. DENIES MOUNT M'KINLEY CLIMB Brands Whole Story of Ascent as an Imposture For Which Prep aration Was Hade Be forehand. Portland, Me., Nov. 30. Professor Herschel O. Parker of Columbia uni versity, comes out In a statement In which he brands Frederick A. Cook's otory of his ascent of Mount McKlnley as false. "It Is with profound regret," he de clares, "that I feel obliged to Impeach the manhood and honor of a personal friend. Nothing but stern necessity would prompt me to do this, but this la a case where truth and justice as well as science and civilization com pel the step. Dr. Frederick Cook never made the ascent of Mount McKlnley, as he has claimed." He then reviews their joint attempt to climb the mountain and its failure. Continuing, he says: "My experience with Cook had dem onstrated that he knew nothing about mountain climbing and had no scien tide training. All the measurements and care of the two bypsemetcrs fell to me. In fact, I was In full charge of the expedition, as Cook seemed to real ize his own total incompetence for euch work. "When we parted his last words to me were that he simply wanted to hunt a little and look over some of the nearby glaciers. I came home, and you may judge of my surprise when one month later he telegraphed that he had reached the summit of Mount McKlnley. "IxLjynot -of this startling assertion he offered nothing whatever. The statement was an impossibility on Its face. "When his report came he said that he had remained two weeks to fix up the boat after I had left and had then reorganized the party for the ascent of the mountain. "Now, let us see how he reorganized the party. First, he sent Printz and Miller back up the Ventna on a hunt ing trip. The naturalist of the party, Browne, he sent off In a different di rection with one of the assistant pack ers. Beecher was sent off in still an other direction on a hunting trip, leav ing only Barrlll with himself. Funny way to organize an expedition of that nature, wasn't it? "With Barrlll nud a packer Cook re mained on the Cbulltna river for two weeks fixing up his boat, and In two weeks more he returned to his party and reported that he had reached the summit of Mount McKlnley by the northeastern ridge. "In his book he says that In going up the Chulltna river he picked out sev eral different routes over the north eastern ridge and by one of these reached the summit. "The nearest point to the mountain at which he could have been was forty miles. There was no possible route that way. The statement of Cook was absurd on its face. "In one of his subsequent lectures on his alleged ascent of the mountain a man asked him how it happened that a large flag appeared In the photo ho had used In his book as the summit of the mountain when his statement to Browne and myself had been that be only remained behind to bunt and ex plore glaciers. "Dr. Cook at once replied that the flag got into his pack by accident It looks quite reasonable that a Urge silk flag should be packed in with pemml can, wood alcohol and other things of that nature by accident, doesn't It? "Doesn't it look a bit more reason able that It was placed there deliber ately In order to play an Important part In the big fake game that was about to be staged? "Doesn't It look as though this flag would be needed lor dramatic effect In a fake photo? "Doesn't It look like a fake when be sent all his best men away on hunting trips while declaring that he himself was going to hunt and study glaciers? "The fake wis prepared by sending all the best men away, packing a silk flag with his food and fuel, sending the Brldgeman message and then starting up the river. That flag got In the pack by accident with a venge ance. "His photographs of the 'Mount Mc Klnley peak' are absurdly wrong. Two of them are of exactly the same mountain, yet one Is labeled 20,800 feet high and the other 8,000 feet high. By somo fearful lack of fore sight there appears In one of the pho tos a mountain knows. n k- - ,KFR feet nigh, yet It appears on a level with 'the top of Mount McKluIey.' "Still another ridiculous statement In the Cook book. He gives the height of Mount McKlnley as 20,300 feet and says that he read this by his barome ters. The highest barometer scale wo had was for only 18,000 feet. How could he read his barometer 20,390 feet when it would only scale 18,000? "Dr. Cook proved a traitor to his friends throughout this whole misera ble nffair. When confronted with the evidence he makes no reply. Barrlll was the one man on whom he relied to Stand by bis claim, and he has mad affidavit V Its fraudulent character." GRAND DUKE ACCUSED. Parli Rumor Connects Htm With Mur der of M. 8telnhell. New York, Nov. 30. Alfred Par tridge Klots, an American artist, who comes from Paris to paint a portrait of Cardinal Gibbons, arrived here on the liner Kroonland. He told a queer Story about the murder of M. Stein hell, for which Mme. Stelnheil was recently tried and acquitted. Mr. Klots said It Is the talk of Paris that Stelnheil was killed by the Grand Duke Alexis, a cousin of the czar of Russia. Alexis, Mr. Klots said, com mitted suicide by shooting himself in a hotel In Paris a few months ago. Mr. Klots said the story was that Stelnheil returned unexpectedly to his house and surprised the duke there, there was a fight, and the duke killed Btelnhell. The mother of Mme. Steln heil ran Into the room and was so startled by what she saw that she swallowed her false teeth and was choked to death. Before the beginning of the trial of Mme. Stelnheil the Duke Alexis was in Paris, and It is said that a demand for a large sum of money was made of him with the threat that if he did not comply he would be denounced as the slayer of Stelnheil. On the night of the murder the duke's automobile was seen standing in front of the Stelnheil home. Efforts made by the widow at the trial to drag In the name of the duke were frus trated by counsel and court. HONOR TO IDA LEWIS. America's Grace Darling Elected Mem . br of Newport Yacht Club. Newport, II. I., Nov. 30. The New port Yacht club today elected Ida Lew-. Is, keeper of Lime Rock lighthouse in Newport harbor, well known as a life saver, an honorary member of the club, and she thus has the distinction of being the first woman member of this yachting organization. Miss Lewis Is the Grace Darling of America. For fifty-two years she has lived in Lime Rock lighthouse and for thirty years has been keeper of the beacon. She was Seventy years old last March and two years ago last July celebrated her golden anniversary as a resident In the lighthouse. Miss Lewis has made many rescues, and she has several medals for her achievements. Ono Is from the New York Life Saving association. It was given for the rescue of two men In a storm In March, 1800. A boy, eleven years old, started to take two soldiers to Fort Adams. The boat was upset, and the boy was drowned. Miss Lew is launched her boat and rescued the two soldiers. Again In 1882 she pulled two men out of the ice, and In all she has saved eighteen from drowning. Congress voted her a medal in 1881, and the Massachusetts Humane society gave her another. NAVY MEN BLOWN OUT TO SEA Five of the Missing Men of the Gun boat Marietta Rescued. Washington, Nov. 30. Commander John II. Shipley of the cruiser Des Moines, now at Port Llmon, Costa Rica, advises the navy department that five of the ten men of the deck force of the gunboat Marietta who were missing have been rescued at Coieta point, about fifteen miles be low Port Llmon. While Commander Shipley!! dis patches give no details of the ncci dent, it Is believed here that the Ma, riotta's gig and whaleboat were blown out to sea during a storm. There were five men In each boat. The men In the cltr were rescued. The whale- boat, however. Is still missing. A search la being made by the cruis ers Tacoma and Des Moines and the gunboats Eagle and Marietta, which are in the vicinity of Port Llmon. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL Clotlna Stock Quotations. Money on call was 4 per cent; time money and mercantile paper unchanged In rates. Closing prices or siocks were; Amal. Copper.,. 84K Norf. 4 West... H Atchison (...118 D. & 0 1U& Brooklyn R. T.. 77 Ches. &Ohlo.... K CCC.&St.L. 71 D. & II lSOtt Northwestern ..177 Penn. R. R WOVi Read Ins; 1ST Rock Island S94 BL Paul 1M Southern Pac.WM Southern Ry.... 80 Erl !2H Oen. Eleetrlc... UH South. Ry. pt... 4 111. Central 147 Sugar U(H Int-Met tVii Texas Paclflo... t4 Louis. & Nash.. 1MM Union Paclno,..lMft Manhattan 140U U. B. Bteel N Missouri Pae... V. 8. Steel pf...Utt N. y, central... Ut West. Ualoa.,., TTH L Sweeping Reorganization Effective Tomorrow. ORDERED BY SECRETARY MEYER Advisory Council or General Board Created and Bureau of Equip-, ment and Board of Con struction Abolished. Washington, Nov. 30. A sweeping reorganization of the naval establish ment of the United States will be put In operation tomorrow by Secretary Meyer. The principal features of the reorganization are as follows? The creation of an advisory council ot four officers ot rank and experience to let as advisers to the secretary of the nary. The grouping- of the bureaus of the de partment Into two main divisions of ma terial and personnel, according, to the naturo of their duties. The establishment of a division of op erations of the fleet. The establishment of a comprehensive Inspection system of a permanent organ ization whose officers shall be periodic ally changed, who will come mainly from GEORGE VON L. MEYER. the active fleet and be conversant with the latest' ships and the modern methods of drill and organization. The establishment of a modern and e In dent coast keeping system In the navy department and at navy yards. The separation ot the navy yard worK Into the two natural divisions of hull and machinery. The adoption of a rule that comman dants and captains of navy yards shall be selected for their knowledge and ex perience and that their tenure of office shall be long enough to insure continu ous administrative policy. A recommendation for the abolishment of the bureau ot equipment, whose duties will be divided among the bureaus of steam, engineering, construction and re pairs and supplies and accounts. The abolishment or tne Doara or con struction. It is evident from the new naval reg ulations issued for the purpose of mak ing the reorganization operative that the advocates of the principle of estab lishing a general staff for the govern ment of the navy have been trium phant and that the claims of the line to supreme authority in all matters af fecting the operation, control and con struction of the fleet have been con ceded by Secretary of the Navy Meyer. The board on construction Is to be abolished, and hereafter, as long as the new order of things lasts, the work of this bureau Is to be performed by the existing general board In conjunc tion with one of the secretary of the navy's new nlds, assisted by officers serving with the fleet. The bureau of equipment will be abolished also. Secretary Meyer has announced the nppointment of the officers who will form the advisory staff and who will have the last say In matters which come before the secretary for final ac tion from the present bureaus. Their names and new details follow: Rear Admiral Richard Walnwrlght,' who commands the third division of the Atlantic fleet, is to be aid for oper ations and management; Rear Admiral William P. Potter, who Is chief of the bureau of navigation, is to be aid for personnel; Rear Admiral William Swift, who is commandant of the Bos ton navy yard, is to be aid for mate rial; Captain Aaron Ward, who la president of the board of Inspection and survey, Is to be aid for inspec tions; Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, now a member of the board of Inspec tion and survey,' is to be appointed chief of the bureau of navigation to succeed Rear Admiral Potter. Recalled by Austrian Emperor. Beverly, N. J Nov. 80. William Indlcher, formerly of Vienna, has re ceived cable dispatches saying that the emperor of AUHtrla has reinstated him as a lieutenant of the Imperial guards, from which ho was dismissed, several years ago., no has been di rected to appear In Vienna on Jan. 1, and he will obey. MEDIATOR, OB, ARBITRATOR! U. 8. and Chile Differ on King Ed ward's Duties as to Alsop Claim. Santiago, Chile, Nov. 30. The Chile an government has olllclally addressed a note to the British legation asking that King Edward undertake to make a friendly arrangement with the Unit ed States in regard to the Alsop claim, about which the latter country has re tcntly made some strong representa tions to Chile. The request Is not that King Edward should act as arbitrator, but that he should try to settle the dispute be tween the two countries in a friendly manner. Ambassador Held Makes Request. Washington, Nov. 80. Whitelaw Reld, American ambassador at Lon don, has been Instructed by the state department to request King Edward to act as arbitrator of the Alsop claim case which has been pending between the United States and Chile for many years. Full authority has been tele graphed to Seth Low Plerrepont, charge d'affaires of the American le gation at Santiago, to sign the proto col of settlement ngreed on several days ago. The claim amounts to more than $1, 00,000. It grew out of a loan of mon ey made by Alsop & Co., an American concern, to the Bolivian government to be secured by the receipts at the custom house at Arlca. This port Inter passed Into the control of Chile as a result of war between Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Several times the Chilean government has admitted the validity of the claim and promised to pay it, but It has never made any move to ward doing so. Thomas C. Dawson, American minis ter to Chile, was directed recently to make a special effort to bring about a settlement. He was unable to necom plish anything nnd was then author ized to leave Santiago. After his de parture the state department sent no tice to the Chilean government that the United States government intend ed to close Its legation in Santiago if the clnim was not promptly settled. The protocol provides for the submis sion of the dispute to King Edward for decision. QUEER X SCIENCE CASE. Husband of Woman Will 8ue City For Enforcing Other Treatment.! ' " Pate'rson, N. J., Nov. 30. Mrs. Agnes Rlvolller, whose husband Insisted on giving her Christian Science treatment until the police interfered and forced him to give her up to the hospital au thorities, died of tuberculosis. Mrs. Rlvolller had been attended regularly for two months by physi cians engaged' by her father, Cornelius de Baun, who is a member of the Dutch Reformed church, but he learn ed that the nurse engaged by the hus band, who Is a Christian Scientist, was a member of that cult and known as a "healer." The father appealed to the police, and under threats of arrest the Christian Scientists permitted the hospital physicians to take her away. The husband is also a victim of tu berculosis and is taking Christian Sci ence treatment. He Bays that the po lice exceeded their authority and be lieves that but for their Interference bis wife would still be alive. He has engaged a lawyer to bring snlt against the city. TAFT STAETS ON MESSAGE. Expected to Be Ready For Printer by the End of the Week. Washington, Nov. 30. President Taft has begun to dictate his first an mini message to congress, and unless something most unexpected interferes It should be ready for the public printer by the last of the week. Even If the message is In the hands of the printer this week It will take several days for it to be set, revised and printed as It will go to congress and the country at large. Mr. Taft is a rapid worker, and so nre the men in the government print ing office who handle such documents, but It seems lmprobablo that it can be finished more than a few days in ad vance of the opening of congress. PATRIOTS EXPEL GORKY. Russian Revolutionists Blame Novelist For His Life of Ease. St. Petersburg, Nov. 30. Patriotic members of tho revolutionary party aro expressing great Indignation over the continued absence from Russia of Maxim Gorky, the novelist, who can tlnues to enjoy the pleasures of life on the Island of Capri, In the Mediterra nean sea. Gorky Is severely arraigned for his "tendency to good living and his love of comfort" It has been decided to exclude him from tho revolutionary nartv. Cup Races In September, 1011. London, Nov. 30. Sir Thomas Lip- ton announces that he will challenge for a race for the America's cup to be sailed In September, 1011. This Is tne first definite announcement ot the date proposed for the next cup races. II'IMSITI Caldera, at Managua, Seeks Refuge from Zelaya. 60ES TO AMERICAN LEGATION. Official Dispatches Say That Nica- raguan Lawyers maintain That Ezeoution of Cannon and Oroce Was Illegal. Washington, Nov. 30. Henry Cal dera, the American consul at Mana gua, Nicaragua, has been twice men aced by President Zelaya, and he has been authorized by the state depart ment to move his effects into the American legation at Managua, where ho will be better protected from dnn ger. This Information came In dis patches bearing upon the general sit tatlon in Nicaragua made public at the state department. From Consul Caldera the Informa tion has been obtained that Leroy Cannon was captured on Oct. 21 and Leonard Groce on Nov. 2. They were executed on Nov. 12, nnd no news reached the department until Nov. 17. Members of the Red Cross arriving from Castillo state that Groce and Cannon were captured after n battle while lost on the banks of the San Juan river and thnt the ship's captain called them, promising not to harm them. These allegations were in part confirmed by the Nicaraguan press, which stated that the execution was for an attempt to blow up steamships. The execution caused general indig nation, even on the part of the com mander in chief. Minister General Irias declares that he interceded on the ground of humanity, but his pri vate advices to President Zelaya are not known. Nicaraguan lawyers main tain that he. execution was unlawful. The Nicaraguan captain is in prison for havingrcfused' to carry out the sentence. ' The congress will assemble tomor tow, and there nre rumors that Pres ident Zelaya will retire. On Nov. 24 placards appeared on walls in Managua favoring a revolu tion and denouncing President Zela ya. One of the other consuls had in formation that President Zelaya was prepared to escape by night. Anarchy may ensue. Thomas P. Moffntt, the American consul at Blueflelds, where the head quarters or tne provisional govern ment is located, reports that Groce and Cannon were n colonel nnd lieu tenant colonel of engineers respective ly and both regularly enlisted in the revolutionary force under the com mand of General Cbamorro. The highest revolutionary leaders de clare that Groce, acting in the line of the duty of those officers, was with an outpost of ten men beyond the camp of General Chamorro, and Cannon, with two men, bad been sent beyond to survey a new position. The outpost was surprised by the forces of General Toledo, and both of ficers were captured. General Cbamor ro afterward learned from an officer of the Zelaya army that both had been put to death by order of President Ze laya, that General Toledo refused to carry out the order and took them both to Fort Castillo Instead. BIG SHIPMENTS OF ARMS. Secret 8ervise Officials Run Down Ves sel Laden With Ammunition. Galvestou, Tex.. Nov. 30. Largo shipments of arms are being made from the United States to Nicaragua for tho Insurgents. This was shown upon the overhauling of a large schoon er In the gulf, fifty miles off the west coast of Texas. Secret service officials of the immi gration department, who are making desperato efforts to break up the smug gling of Chinese Into this country, were cruising In a launch when they came across tho schooner. Suspecting the boat bad a cargo of Chinese, the government boat signaled her to heave to, but the schooner put on full sail and had to be run down. An Investigation failed to disclose any Chinese, but the hold was filled with boxes marked nails and soap. The skipper said he was bound from. Mobile to Vera Cruz. Ono of tho crew told the officers that the schooner car ried 1G0 cases of cartridges, or 1150,000 rounds, consigned to the revolutionists in Nicaragua. Ho said they were shipped from a point in Louisiana and would bo transferred to another boat on the Mexican coast. 1 Riffs on the Side of Spain. Melllla, Nov. 00. The chiefs of the Dent Bou-Ifwur and Benl Bldal tribes have offered to fight side by sldo with the Spaniards against any tribes Which may refuse to make peace. WHITE HOUSE ( 'ERENCE. President Putting F 13 ing Touches hanges. on Interstate Li Washington, Nov. i LI1 important conference was bul w the White House to put the llmsniug touches oa tho proposed legislation amending the Interstate commerce act. This propos ed legislation will be submitted to congress at its approaching session. The two bills prepared by Attorney General Wickersham, under tho direc tion of tho president and in conformi ty with the policy outlined by Mr. Taft In his Des Moines speech, were up for consideration. In addition to the president and the attornoy general, the participants in tho conference included Senators El klns and Cummins and Frank K. Lane, Interstate commerce commissioner. Secretary of War Dickinson, Secreta ry of Agriculture Wilson and Frank B. Kellogg, the trust prosecutor, were iu the cabinet room at various times during the conference, but did not par ticipate in it to any grU extent The bill which will have the admin istration support will provide the changes in the interstate commerce act which Mr. Taft has spoken of in recent addresses and which were re viewed by Attorney General Wlcker tham at Kansas City this month. That ho is still gathering evidence on the subject was shown when Mr. Taft received President W. F. Fin ley. General Counsel Thon and Assist ant General Counsel Humphreys of the Southern railway. The railway ofllcers talked with the president particularly about the pro posal to clothe the interstate commerce commission with power to establish new routes and affording the privilege to shippers of selecting their own routes. The rnllroad men are under stood to hnve objected to these propo sitions. CORNELL STUDENTS "PINED. For Having a Carousal With Married Women In a Private Dormitory. Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 30. As the result of a carousal with two married women In a room In Sheldon Court, a private dormitory' on the university campus, C. C. Hooks of. GrelgsvlUe,- N. Y., a " Cornell sophomore, and L. F. Hobart of Cincinnati, a. freshman, ynva hailed-.-to police court here and pleaded guilty to a chnrge of disorderly and immorul conduct. Their companions, Mrs. Sydney Ad urns, nineteen years of age, and Mrs. Timothy Sullivan, eighteen years of age, were sent to corrective institu tions. The young men were fined. Judge Sweetland severely rebuked them before pronouncing sentence, saying that he was sorry there was no statute which would allow him sending the men to J all. The affair has created quite a stir In this city, for it is the first time an offense of this character has been aired in court. Sheldon Court, the scene of the "rough house," contains the most elaborate rooms for students In this city, and the eighty men who live there nre of tho wealthy class. Tho university authorities have not yet acted in the matter, but drastic ac tion is expected. STRAWBERRY KING MARRIED. Aged Producer of Berries Weds His Housekeeper. Hilton, N. J., Nov. 30. Strawberry King Henry Joralamon, who is seventy six years old, announces that he was married on July 22 last to his house keeper, Miss Kraus, whom he has em ployed for twenty-one years. The wedding took place at the home of William W. Blanchard In Orange and wns performed by the Rev. George F. Dickinson, a former pastor of the Hilton Methodist church. Mr. Jorulamon earned the title of strawberry king by his success In rais ing more strawberries and better ones than any of his neighbors. MIX DECLARED WINNER, Aero Club of Zurich Decides In HI Favor In International Raoe. Zurich, Nov. 30. The Aero club of ficially declares that the American balloon America II., piloted by Edgar W. Mix, was tho winner of the race for tho Coupe Internationnle des Aero nautes. Mr. Mix, who started from this city, landed in Russian Poland, some 050 miles away. A protest was made, however, on the ground that the American had mado a descent before his arrival at Gutowa, near Warsaw, and an official decision has been held up while the matter was being investigated. COTTON MILLS AT LOW EBB. None In England on Full Time Owing; to High Prloe of Raw Cotton. Manchester, Nov. 80, The cottou mills here are on short time, and the reduction In the consumption has been enormous, Liverpool, brokors are now roselllnjr cotton orders for spinners' accounts? owing to tho general paralysis of tie Industry In the cotton using countries due tb "tho exorbitant price of the raw material."
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