iy SHE WATintR FrMI" Wr TrMtber,B(J oa Saturday fair to pilyoverest weather with slifllittempei-ntHre chasees. ttmtt K" C J K C tP ! K IT JT K" IT t? K t Wayne County Organ J1 of the REPUBLICAN PARTY Semi-Weekly Founded q fc 1908 j V, Vi Weekly Founded, 1844 J J.ji j j j j j j jtj jt j j jt j 66th YEAR. HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1909. 3 NO. 98 OPBOJf TAFT. President Addresses Rivers and Harbors Congress. FOR IMPROVING WATERWAYS. He Would Confine Work to That Recommended by Army Engi i jieers on Mississippi, Mis souri and Ohio Rivers. Washington, Dec. 0. President Taft opened the first session of the national rivers and harbors congress here with an address In which he outlined defi nitely for the first time the extent which he thinks Is desirable and to which he believes congress will go la carrying out the comprehensive plans of the congress for the general im provement of the waterways of the country. While the president reiterated his be lief that bonds should be Issued for waterway Improvements, he said that they should not be primarily Issued for these Improvements, but only to carry on work which has been under taken by direct appropriations and which could not be finished on account of reduced revenue. The president said that he believed the work of general waterway im provements should be confined for the present to the recommendations of the army engineers on the Mississippi, the Missouri and the Ohio river between St. Taul, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Cairo, New Orleans, and other cities, which, ho declared, would benefit a larger sec tion of the country than any other projects suggested. President Taft said that it was no secret that the chairman of the rivers and harbors committee of the house, who had most to do with the initia tion of projects in congress, was fully charged with the necessity of doing somothlng to begin a policy with re spect to the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio rlvors between St Paul and St. Louis, St ,Louisto. QaJrpPlttsbprg to. CCIrdiftid'from Cairo to New Orleans. "These Improvements," said the pres ident, "are In the heart of the country, improvements that reach to mora states than any that can be mentioned in the entire country. They affect not only the states along whose borders the Improvements will be made, but all the states that border on tho Mis sissippi and beyond." President Taft, referring to the ad vocates of a fourteen foot channel In the Mississippi, said that the engi neers' recommendation for a nine foot channel should be followed up and when this was obtained a fourteen foot channel might be secured. "What I am urging, what I am laboring for," he said, "Is something practical in the way of a moderate project In order that you may go on and gradually de velop a larger project than was In your minds at the initiation." In conclusion the president said: "I am In thorough sympathy with the general object which you seek here, the development of the water ways of the country by a general poli cy in such a way as to reduce and con trol railroad rates and in such a way as to stimulate on the bosoms of the waters of tho country the transporta tion of such merchandise as Is pecul iarly fitted for carriage by that SEVEN TEAMS TIED IN LEAD. Sensational Bursts of Speed In the Six Day Bicycle Race. New York, Dec. 0. After sensational bursts of speed by the riders in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden seven teams were tied la the lead in the seventy-fourth hour. The score at that time was as follows: Miles. Laps. MacFarland-CIark 1,477 2 Rutt-Stol 1,477 2 Root-Fogler 1,477 2 Lawson-Demara 1,477 2 Walthour-Collins 1,477 2 Halstead-Lawrence 1,477 2 Pye-Hehlr 1,477 2 Anderson-Vanonl 1,477 1 Mitten-West 1,477 1 Cameron-ICreba 1,477 1 Hlll-Steln 1,477 1 Galvln-Keenan 1,477 0 Oeorget-Qeorget 1,477 0 Qrmaln-Carapeszl l,m 2 Tho previous record was 1,455 miles 0 laps, made by MacFarland and Mo ran In 1003. Death For Fourteen Mutineers. , Manila, Dec. 9. Fourteen members of the Second company of constabu lary who mutinied at Davao, island of Mindanao, have been convicted of kill. Ing Planter Llbby and hare been sen tenced to death. Heney Sues Crocker For Libel. San Francisco, Dec. a Francis J. Heney, former district attorney, has Oled suit In New York against William U. Crocker of San Francisco for f290,' 000 for allseed libel. GOULD DIRECTORS RESIGN. Telephone Men Move Into Western Union Board. New York, Dec. 0. Ten Gould di rectors resigned from the Western On ion Telegraph company board and were succeeded by a corresponding number of representatives of the American Telephone nnd Telegraph company, which recently bought con trol of the Western Union. The directors who resigned Include Frank J. Gould, Howard Gould and Klngdon Gould. They were succeeded by Theodore N. Vnil, president of the American Telephone nnd Telegraph company; Henry S. Howe and John 1. Waterbury of the American Telephono and, Telegraph board, Edward J. Hall, Union N. Bethell and Henry B. Thay er, officers In the Bell company; Henry P. Davidson of J. P. Morgan & Co., Robert Wlnsor of the Boston banking house of Lee, Hlgglnson & Co., Robert S. Lovett, representing the Harrlman Interests, and Judge William H. Moore of the Rock Island. TO REOPEN BRYAN DIVORCE. Daughter's Former Husband Will Ask Court to Reconsider Case. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 0. William Hom er Leavltt divorced by Ruth Bryan Leavitt on the allegation of cruelty and nonsupport, has filed a petition asking the Lancashire county district court to reopen the case. Mrs. Leavltt 1b on the point of leav ing, with her parents.for a tour of RUTH LEAVITT BRYAN. the West Indies, preliminary to n longer absence in Europe, while Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are traveling In South America. Her former husband's determination to revive the divorce suit will force the abandonment of her trip. CARRIE NATION ARRESTED. Smashes Things In the Union Station Bar In Washington. Washington, Dec. 0. Carrie Nation, the Kansas enemy of the demon rum, invaded the Union station bar in this city and took one swipe at the bar glasses, fixtures and bottles. When tho bartender got over his fright and counted up the loss he esti mated that Carrie had destroyed about $35 worth of goods, wet and dry. The police arrested Carrie and locked her up. PARDONED BY PRESIDENT. Former Cashier of the Fredonia Na tional Bank Goes Free. Washington, Dec. 0. President Taft has pardoned Frederick R. Green, for mer cashier of the Fredonia (N. Y.) National bank, which was closed In 1005. Green pleaded guilty of making false reports to the comptroller of the currency and was sentenced to serve six years in the state prison at Albany. His time would have expired on Aug. 13, 1011, but Vice President James S. Sherman and Representative Vreeland whowed Mr. Taft sufficient evidence to warrant an immediate releaso. DR. COOK IN SANITARIUM. Explorer Takes Rest Cure In Maine For Worry and Overwork. Portland, Me., Dec. 0. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the polar explorer, has left Muldoon's place at White Plains, N. Y., and is taking the rest cure at the Pine Tree sanitarium at Wells, York county, this state.. Dr. W. S. Pitt, head of the sanita rium, says he is suffering from worry and overwork. "He Is very anxious as to tho action to be taken by scientists in Copenhagen over his report," said Dr. Pitt, "but he has no mental dis ease." Countess Farrar Divorced, New York, Dec. 0. The Countess Ada Eugenia von Boos-Farrar, a sing er, has been divorced from her hus band, Leonard 0, Farrar, a Jewelry broker, by a decree signed by Su preme Court Justice Bucboff. S Millionaire's Wife Tells Story of His "Cruelty." SAYS SHE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Husband, Insanely Jealous, Accused Her of Flirting, So She Tried to End Her Life by Poison In Turkish Bath. Mlneola, N. Y., Dec. 0. That Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw attempted to end her life by taking poison in a private Turkish bath after a row at the North Carolina shooting lodge of William Gould Brokaw, 'her multimillionaire husband, was one of the sensational features of the trial of their separa tion suit before Justice Putnam of the supreme court here. The occurrence was recited by Mrs. Brokaw's counsel, Arthur J. Baldwin, who declared that the millionaire's in human treatment of his wife in Feb ruary, 1008, worried her to distraction. Mr. Baldwin charged that in May, 1908, at the Astoria hotel in Paris, Brokaw threatened to blow out his wife's brains with a revolver which he flourished. Mrs. Brokaw was called to the stand and was asked to relate an incident that occurred at the Hotel Seville on Nov. 2, 1007. She said: "My husband brought me a box of flowers and expressed a hope that they would please me. He was very ugly two hours later for some unknown reason, and he called me a liar, Idiot and other terrible names." Mrs. Brokaw declared he had ac cused her of flirting with his uncle, Fred Gould of car coupler fame; with Dr. Potter of Asheville, N. C, and with guests at the Brokaw estate at Great Neck, N. Y. "Mr. Brokaw continually accused me of flirting with strange men In dining rooms of hotels aud with guests at our own home," she said. "He would call me a fool, Idiot nnd worse, only to beg my forgivenesson the next day. "He often threatened to blow out my brains in these Jealous fits." OfT Christmas," 1007', Mrs. Brokaw testified, they were entertaining about twelve guests. It had been Mr. Bro kaw's custom to have ginger ale served In champagne bottles. On this occa sion some one for the sake of a joke had changed the bottles to all cham pagne. When she lifted the glass to her Hps, she said, every one laughed. Perceiving what had happened, Bro kaw rushed from the room in anger and sent his valet for her. He said she had herself perpetrated the trick, according to the testimony, and called her a liar and an Idiot when she de nied' bis statements. The rest of the evening was spent in her room. Shortly afterward, Mrs. Brokaw said, her husband came to her and an nounced that he had a gun in the other room that could blow out what little brains she had and asked her to go in and look at It. Mrs. Brokaw, who Is asking for $60, 000 year alimony, came to the court house accompanied only by a maid. She wore a brown fur turban trimmed with black velvet, a plain frock of olive broadcloth and a neckpiece and muff of silver fox. Mr. Brokaw sat near her in the courtroom. Arthur J. Baldwin, Mrs. Brokaw's counsel said: ''We will prove that Mr. Brokaw was madly jealous of Ills wife and made life miserable for her by dally and al most hourly accusing his bride of flirt ing with men In various walks of life. They only took four full meals togeth er during their thirty day honeymoon. He many times ordered her to remain in her room all day long, and at other times he forced her to dine alone. "Brokaw broke into her room at all hours of the night for absurd reasons. He was habitually Intoxicated and ran about various hotel corridors in his pajamas. "Once when she happened accidental ly to bang the door on his forehead he cried like a spoiled child. He smeared red ink on his forehead and shrieked until bellboys, porters and maids came to the scene. ' " 'Look what she has done!' he cried, pointing to the red ink spots." The present Mrs. Brokaw, who Is William Gould Brokaw's second wife, was Mary Morris Blair, daughter of James A. Blair. They were married on Sept. 10, 1007, nt the Blair country placo at Chlttenango, N. Y. His first wife was Corelle 0. Coudert, a niece of the late Frederic R, Coudert. The first Mrs. Brokaw obtained a separa tion In 100S. Katherlno Polllon in 1003 sued Bro kaw for $250,000 damages for alleged breach of promise. The ease was set tled by Brokaw paying something like 117,000. INDEMNITY CO. ACCUSED. NeW York State Official Declares Cap 'ital Impaired $550,000. New .York, Dec. 0. Another bomb, has been thrown among the insurance (companies by State Superintendent of Insurance William H. Hotchkiss. He makes public the result of a joint ex amination by his department and that of Massachusetts, alleging that the capital stock of the American Credit Indemnity company of New York has been so seriously impaired as to neces sitate a reduction from $1,000,000 to $350,000. Mr. Hotchkiss and bis Massachu setts associate find that as a result of deception by the officers of the com pany In annual reports the surplus of $1,178,000, reported to the policy hold ers, should be reduced $550,200, the real surplus being only $018,889. Mr. Hotchkiss finds that the com pany declared excessive dividends for the purpose of placing a fictitious val ue on its stock. He also charges that the company permitted overdrafts to officers of the company, more particu larly to President Sidney M. Phelan, whose overdraft amounted to $30,000, and has conducted its business extrav agantly. The American Credit Indemnity com pany is a $1,000,000 corporation, which Issues policies guaranteeing merchants against losses because of the failure of debtors having a specified rating in the commercial agencies. FUNERAL OF MRS. SNEAD. Her Aunt the Only Relative Present at the Cemetery. New York. Dec. 0. The body of Mrs. Ocey W. M. Sneud, about whoso death by drowning in the bathtub of a bare house In East Orange on Nov. 28 there still exist questions unsolved by the police, was burled above n casket con taining the body of her Infant daugh ter in Mount Hope cemetery in West chester county. Mrs. Mary Snead, aunt of the dead woman and one of the four elderly women who have figured in the un raveling of the circumstances of her mysterious death, was the only rela tive at the graveside. Mrs. Mary Snead did not attend the brief funeral services that were held earlier In the day. She had been told flirtf her presence In New Jersey might lead to her being held as a witness by the authorities, nnd It was not un til after the body of her niece had been brought to the New York side that Mrs. Snead, accompanied by Franklin W. Fort, attorney for tho ac cused. Miss Virginia Wardlaw, left her room at 400 West Twenty-second street nnd went by train to the ceme tery. Even then she was accompanied to" the edge of the grave by two de tectives from the Manhattan central office. MRS. HAIG TO WED AGAIN. Daughter of William Astor to Be Bride of Secretary of Embassy. London, Dec. 0. William Phillips, secretary of the American embassy, will shortly marry Mrs'. Charlotte Au gusta Astor Haig, daughter of tho late William Astor of New York. Charlotte Augusta Astor, born In 1858, was the third daughter of Wil liam Astor. She was wedded to J. Coleman Drayton in 1870. In 1802 there was talk of a duel between Dray ton and Hallet Alsop Borrows in Eu rope, but none took place. On March 23, 1800, Chancellor McGlll of New Jersey granted Mrs. Drayton a divorce on the ground of desertion. She married George Ogllvy Halg, a wealthy Scotch distiller, In 1807. He died in 1005 of ptomaine poisoning. William Astor by a codicil to his will deprived Mrs. Halg of any share In his estate, but Mrs. Astor divided her en tire separate estate, said" to be very considerable, between two of her daughters, Mrs. Halg and Mrs. Mar shall Orme Wilson. JAPAN MAY ANNEX KOREA. St. Petersburg Seriously Disturbed Over Danger of a New War. St. Petersburg, Dec. 0. Grave infor mation has been received here from Tokyo as to the actual intentions of Japan In regard to Korea. Diplomatic information which cannot be doubted is to the effect that Japan has resumed her former projects of pure and simple annexation of Korea to the Japanese empire. This political act would be in direct opposition to the treaty of Portsmouth. In case Japan should adopt such a course Russia would be forced to re gard herself as grievously offended. It is considered here that the conflict may become a new casus belli. CHOEUS GIRL A BRIDE. Violet Hollom, Stage Milkmaid, Mar ried to Hussar Officer In London. London, Dec. 0. Violet Hollom, one of the milkmaid chorus in the "Merry Peasant" at the Strand theater, was married here to Allan HUlier Gardner, a lieutenant in the Eighth hussars and a son of Colonel Gardner; member of parliament for Ross. His mother, Mrs. Gardner, is the Mut tUnvhUr of rml Wvtb H T Insurance President Accus ed of Grand Larceny. HE IS TOO ILL TO BE MOVED Loss of the Pheniz Company Due to Bad Loans and Wildcat Spec ulations Said to Exceed $1,000,000. New York, Dec. 0. George P. Shel don, who was deposed from the presi dency of the Phenlx Insurance com pany and Is now 111 in his country home in Greenwich, Conn., has been indicted by the grand jury on charges of grand larceny to the extent of $45,000. How much more than $45,000 of the Phenlx company's money he may have used for his own benefit has not devel oped, but Insurance Commissioner Hotchkiss says the total loss to the company through bad loans and wild cat speculations will exceed $1,000,000. District Attorney Jerome's office has acted in conjunction with the grand GEORGE PRESTON SHELDON. Jury only upon such evidence as has been turned down to his office by the superintendent of Insurance. Mr. Je rome's office will now w.alt before pro ceeding to further grand jury inquiry upon the offering of further evidence of irregularity. The -New York district attorney has no official knowledge that Mr. Sheldon is 111 or of the extent or seriousness of his illness. Tho usual routine of extra dition is therefore to be gone through. Of course If he Is dying he will not be removed to this state. In the mean time Mr. Sheldon's house is being ade quately guarded. The testimony on which tho indict ment was found was to the effect that Sheldon used the company's funds on four occasions for his own speculative purposes. One transaction Involved $15,000, and there were three other transactions of $10,000 each. Mr. Sheldon conducted a speculative account, purporting to be on behalf of the company, with tho brokerage firm of Carter, Wilder & Co., with which he deposited securities of the company. He drew drafts against this deposit as president of the company and deposit ed them to bis own- private credit with the Chatham National bank. The witnesses who testified before the grand jury were Edwin H. Car ter of the brokerage firm, R. I. Dore mus, note teller of the Chatham Na tional bank; Frederick Cutter, a clerk of tho brokerage firm, and Charles S. Koster, secretary of the Phenlx com pany. A dispatch from Greenwich, Conn., says that Mr. Sheldon is constantly taking medicine to keep his heart in action. So far he has had" no word conveyed to him of the actions taken in New York against him. No ono but his Immediate family and physicians see him. He may linger a week or two, but the members of his family say that Us death may come at any minute. J0NNESC0, HIMSELF 0PEBATES. Tumor on Epileptic's Brain Removed Under 8tovaine. New York, Dec. 0. Four operations in which stovalne was used were per formed at the Postgraduate hospital by Dr. Jonnesco, who is conducting the experiments for tho surgeons of this country. The moBt interesting case was an operation on n twenty-year-old boy who was suffering from a tumor on tho brain. The patient bad n weak heart, and the doctors said that it would be fatal to administer ether or chloroform. The Roumanian surgeon assured them that stovalno was safe. The patient is doing exceedingly well and has suffered no ill effects. ?tfeer Probabilities. Fair; continued cold; light westerly Winds. FOR P0S & u .a President I 3 Agaii SAVINGS BANK. d It In His Message Vldrich's Advice. Washingti -g Dec. 0. It has become known that 55 sident Taft was advis ed before 1 rrote that chapter of his message urging the creation of a postal savings bank that Senator Aid rich, Representative Weeks and other members of the national monetary commission were opposed to the pas sage of a savings bank bill In advance of a report on the subject by the com mission. The leaders in congress admit that it will be difficult to prevent the pas sage of a measure at this session cre ating a postal savings bank unless the president can be persuaded not to urge the subject. A member of the mone tary commission said: "I regret very much that Mr. Taft Indicated in his message that he de sired the creation of a postal savings; bank without delay. It Is true the party Is committed to such an Institu tion, but to my mind it would be un wise to act at this time." There Is a considerable number of senators and representatives who are insistent that now Is the time to pass a postal savings bank bill. Among: these are such conservatives as Sena tor Carter of Montana. The radicals are for it almost to a man. BOARD EXPELS WOMAN. Miss Elsie Palmer Started a Pacer Out of Its Class. New' York, Dec. 0. The board of re view of the National Trotting associa tion at its session here expelled Miss Elsie Palmer of Plmllco, Md. At the state fair at Pinilico she started the pacer George Beaton, 2:K out of his class aud under,' the name of Aristo crat. Miss Palmer and the horse were both expelled. L. G. Stroub of Belleville, Pa., and Abner J. Reid' of Reedsvllle, Pa., were expelled for starting the horse Char trix, 2:14, a pacer, out of his class and under the name of Arizona last fall at the tracks in eastern Pennsyl vania. The horse was also expelled. SHE SUES TOR $100,000. Reed Albee .Accused of Calling Miss Lee the Dearest. Girl In the World. .Now York; Dec. 0. Suit ifor $100,000 damages for breach of promise has been brought by Stella Lee, a teacher of, dancing, ngnlnst Reed Albee, a vaudeville broker and son of E. F. Al bee, general manager of the Keith & Proctor theaters. Miss Lee alleges that shu met Albee at Atlantic City lust July and that by Aug. 15 Albee had promised to marry her. She says that on Nov. 20 he told her be Intend ed to marry another girl. One of the exhibits in the case is a photograph of Albee on which Is writ ten: "To the dearest girl in the world. May I ever be able to make her life as happy as she has made mine. With love. Reed." FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Quotations. Money on call was 5 per cent; time money and mercantile paper unchanged in rates. Closing prices of stocks were: Amal. Copper... 87 Norf. & West... 98 Atchison 121 Northwestern ..ITT! B. & 0 11G54 Penn. R. R 131 Brooklyn R. T.. 81 Reading 171 Ches. &Ohlo.. SS Rock Island 40 C. ,C.,C.&St.L.. 76V4 St. Paul 156 D. &H 183 Southern Pac.lH Erie 33 Southern Ry.... 31. Gen. Electric. ...153 South. Ry. pf... 70 111. Central HG',4 Sugar 123 Int.-Met 25 VJ, Texas Pacific... 85 Louis. & Nash.. 161 Union Pacific. ..200 Manhattan 140V4 U. S. Steel 9114. Missouri Pac... 71 U. S. Steel pf... 126ft N. Y. Central... 127 West. Union.... 77 Market Reports. BUTTER Steady to firm on top grades: receipts, 5,630 packages; creamery, spe cials, 31c; extras, 33c; thirds to firsts', 27a32c; held, seconds to specials, 28a32Hc; state dairy, common to finest, 25a32Hc; process, firsts to specials, 25Ha28c; west ern, factory, seconds to firsts, 23Ha25c; Imitation creamery, 26a27c CHEESE Higher and firm; receipts, 2,048 boxes; state, new, full cream, spe cial, 17ttal8c; September, fancy, 17c; Oc tober, best, 16V&C! late made, best, l&Mc; common to good, 13alSc; skims, full to specials, Saline EGGS Firm; receipts, 8,007 cases; state. Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery, white, 45a60c; gathered, white, S5a40c; hennery, brown and mixed, fancy, S7a40c; gather ed, brown, fair to prime, S0a3Gc; western, extra firsts, Sla33c; firsts, 28a30c; seconds, 2Sa27c; refrigerator special marks, fancy, 23a24c; firsts, 21a22Mc; seconds, 20a20Hc POTATOES Easy; Bermuda, No. 1, per bbl., 34o6; southern, second crop, No. 1. $1.26a2; Maine, per sack, tl.60a2; state and. western, S1.40al.CG; Long- Island, S2.EOa2.60; sweets, Jersey, No. 1, per basket, 7Sca 1.25; per bbl., Sl.60a2.60; southern, Sl.ISaZ. PIGS Country dressed roasting pigs, per lb., 13al6c; pork, 10Hal2c DRESSED POULTRY Steadier; tur keys, nearby, 23a26c; selected western, dry picked, 22a23c; scalded, 22a23c; fair to prime western, 20a21c; old toms, 20c: broilers, nearby, fancy, squab, per pair, 40a60c; t lbs. to pair, per lb., UaSe.; western, dry picked, milk fed, Hallo.; corn fed, 17al8c; scalded, 16al7c; rout ing chickens, nearby, fancy, 18a26o.; west ern, milk fed, fancy, SOaHc; corn fed, fancy, 17c; mixed weight chickens, near by, fancy, 17a20c; western, milk fed, 17c; dry picked, corn fed, average best, Utto.; scalded, average best, 16c. ; Ohio and Mich igan, scalded, average best, UaUHc; poor. UaJ4c. HAY AND STRAW-Bteady; timothy, per hundred, 85c. Ml; shipping, 8O0.J clo ver, mixed, 80aS(c, clover, BOeSOc.'; Ion rye straw, SoatTVic; oat and wheat, Kc; half bales, 2Hc. Us.