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HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1910.
NO. 21
STRIKE KM END
Philadelphia Transit Com
pany Makes Overtures.
ROOI
KELT FETED
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR MEN
Both Sides Say They Expect Peace
Will Be Arranged Within Twenty-four
Hours After Mu
tual Concessions.
Philadelphia, March 15. In nil prob
ability the street enr strike will bo set
tled nnd the general strike called oft
within twenty-four hours. George II.
Earle, who blocked nil efforts toward
arbitration, has surprised the whole
city by Inking the lead in overtures
toward the labor unions, and the
transit company has Joined him In
these overtures.
Suddenly the news flashed from Mr.
Earle's ollico that he was In confer
ence there with William D. Mahon
nnd other labor leaders and that Pres
ident Kruger of the Hnpid Transit
company and Mr. Mahon were nego
tiating. Hitherto Mr. Earle lind put himself
on record as unalterably opposed to
arbitration In any form. Mr. Kruger
had said coldly that the strike was
over and the company had nothing to
arbitrate.
Rut the Rapid Transit company, hav
ing lost $1,500,000 in twenty-four days,
was In no position to lose any more,
it was up against the certainty of a
receivership nnd a reorganization,
which would have been exceedingly
costly to the principal stockholders,
among whom are the Drexels. Vice
President Clarence Wolf, with Mayor
Iteyburn nt his back and supported
hitherto by Mr. Earle, would hnve
fought the strikers to the end of time,
but something happened which de
prived .Mr. "Wolf and the mayor as
well as Mr. Earle of the pleasure of
fighting.
A few men, financially powerful,
heavily interested In the Itapid Transit
company, decided that the thing had
gone far enough, and they deputed
Edward I.owber, a member of the
Htock exchange, as their spokesman.
Mr Stokes, representing the stock
holders of the Itapid Transit company,
went to Mr. Earle's ofllce and asked
him if lie would consent to have a
talk with Clarence O. Pratt and other
leaders of the strike.
The president of the Real Estate
Trust company said he would be glad
to talk over the situation with almost
any of the union leaders except Pratt
Mr. Stokes traveled to the headquar
ters of the committee of ten, that Is
directing the strike, and put the mat
ter up to the unions. The leaders
were quite willing to see Mr. Earle,
and William D, Mahon, president of
the International Federation of Street
nd Electrlcnl Rnllway Employees,
was agreed upon as an neceptnhle sub
stitute for Prntt. The meeting was
arranged Instantly, and Mr. Stokes
guided the union leaders to Mr. Earle's
oflicc.
Willi Stokes were Million, Prank Mc
Cnsker, president of the Textile Work
t' union; Charles Leps of the Cen
tral Labor union and William T. Trn
cy. vice president of the committee of
ten They went over all the dlllleul
tiiw In the way of a settlement of the
car strike, and finally President
Charles O Kruger was telephoned for.
nnd lie soon arrived at Mr. Earle's of
fice The meeting resolved itself Into n
discussion between President Kruger
for the company nnd W. D. Mahon
for the carmen. After grievances hnd
leen thrashed over Mahon asked what
the company was willing to do. Mr.
Kruger replied that tho company
would Insist on taking care of 1,400
men who had remained loyal to It
nnd that there were 230 of the strik
ers that would not bo taken back un
der any circumstances. Mnhon said
that tho company would have to take
all or none.
There was further discussion con
ducted amlcablyv after which Mahon
was nsked where he could bo reached'
If It becam necessnry to call on him
Kuddenly. He told them thnt ho would
lie nt the strikers' headquarters or at
Ids hotel. Mahon said:
"Certnlu propositions have been
made looking toward a settlement of
the strike. Mr. Earle promised to put
nevernl propositions up to the transit
coinpnny as soon as possible. I have
great hopes that peaeo will come with
in twenty-four hours."
Edward Lowlier Stokes Bald: "I be
lieve tho whole thing will be settled.
The matter was brought down to a
pretty fine point nt the mooting."
NeWS Snapshots T Il0USU Uilvnl KU,:o,"mlt,-' decided not to reward Peary until he furnished further proof that he found the pole. P C
. , Knox- Jr- son of nw .secretary of state, eloped. Former Senntor Piatt of New York died. Jacob II. SchlfPs prediction of a
Ul the Week Krpat 'omniercial struggle between Japan and A urn-leu resulted in much comment. The cutting up of Jere F. I.iliis. Kansas
, . c,t-y Uallktr. 1" Hie home of John P. Cudaliy, millionaire, caused a spnsatiou. Mrs. Cudahy denied stories connecting iter with
i'. ui . . rill , iL' ,ir"wl"f-' m,t of tllp 1'hlliidclpbla struggle and led by Samuel Gonipers was predicted.. Mayor Iteyburn was hanged In effigy in
1 lilladelphia. 1 lie first regular passenger air line, on the t'arsovai balloon, will s ,m be established In Genmmv
WHALE'S
STOCK NEARLY ALL SOLD
The Coinpnny is Capitalized nt $.10,
000, of Which $20,000 in Common
Stock Is Held by the Incorpora
tors. The Honcsdale Union-Stamp Shoe
Company made application to Gov
ernor Edwin S. Stuart on March 15th
for a charter. This coinpnny has a
flvo years' lease of tho Myers four
story brick building at the corner
of AVUIow Avenue and Cliff street,
and hope to start manufacturing
shoes about April 1st. The directors
for the first year are John Weiser,
president; John K. Seltz, vice presi
dent; Geo. P. Ross, socretary-treas-uror;
E. C. Muraford, solicitor; H.
M. Williams, W. J. Lane, F. A.
Iteitenauer, Anthony Okowitz, John
Tierney, F. A. Brunner, Charles 13.
Boyd, Fred S. Cory, Fred Seltz and
Peter Sutton.
While the plans under which this
company has been organized, hnve
been discussed by shoe workers for
a long time, the credit for carrying
them to Incorporation Is duo largely
to President Welser. The company
is capitalized at $30,000, of which
120,000 in common stock is held by
tho incorporators. Of the $10,000
preferred stock, more than half has
been subscribed with but little soli
citation. Tho shares aro $100 each
at seven per cent, interest. If any
one would llko ono or more shares
they may be obtained by applying to
any of tho directors before April 1st.
This company proposes to- manu
facture men's, boys' and youths'
working Bhoes on which ttie union
stamp will bo placed. Eleven of the
incorporators are practical shoe
workers, who have had years of ex
perience in Honesdalo's two shoe
factories. They represent every de
partment of tho work and each has
the reputation of being among the
best In his department.
Honcsdnlo should appreciate this
new industry nnd encourage the men
who have placed tho savings of a
life tlrao In it. Their wholo future
depends upon their making a suc
cess of this enterprise. Will they
make It? Anybody who knows tho
men composing the company feel
confident of their success, because
they are temperate, honest and In
dustrious, and most of them havo
proved to bo good business mana
gers. Sevornl of thorn are directors
of tho Wayno County Co-operato
storo which Is a success.
Seven of tho men havo been In the
employ of tho Durland-Weston Co.
from boyhood. They gave notice a
week ago of their Intentions and
they will leave their old positions In
a short tlrao with amicable feeling
between them nnd their employers.
STATE TUBERCULOSIS SANITAR
IUM. Mary Roberts Rinehart. tho well
known author and playwright, whoso
"Seven Days" Is making tho hit of tho
season In New York, paid n visit to
tho Stato Sanaturlum for Tubercul
osis at Mont Alta this week. In
speaking of her visit sho said:
"I am deeply impressed with
Mont Alta. I havo just come from
ono of America's famous Health
Resorts and comparing ono with tho
other. I think Mont Alto more than
holds Kb own,
"I went to stay an hour and
stayed a whole day and a night.
"What impressed mo? I think it
NEW INDUSTRY
was the restfulness of the place
that and the hope on the faces of
some new arrivals who climbed the
mountain Just behind us, and tho
radiant happiness of those who were
going homo cured. There were
plenty of other things tho air
which must have been a surprise to
my Pittsburg lungs the order and
cleanliness of the place, Its size for
it looks and is a trim village, tho
cheerful faces of the. attendants as
well as tho patients, the beautiful
indolence of the convalencents, and,
oh yes, tho deer. Imagine having
wild deer that are not wild and that
had the colossal audacity to come
down and eat the new wheat under
our very noses."
FRIDAY'S GAME OF BASKET HALL
Honcsdnlo Team Won From the Itrnve
Hnwleyltes.
The Honesdale High school basket
ball team reeked sweet revenge up"
on the Hawley High school basket
ball team when It defeated the lat
ter by the score of 42 to 6. Hawley
was In the game at all times but
was Jlternlly lost by the locals who
passed tho ball from one end of the
door to the other without a Hawey
man touching it. The first half end
ed 28 to 0, but Just to make Hawley
think that they were In the game six
points were given to them. All this
happened on Friday of last week.
This was the first time that Hones
dale High school appeared In their
new suites and they were all lustily
cheered by their many rooters. The
lineup:
Honesdale. Hawley
Brown Forwnrd Switzer
Mclntyre .... Forward .... Qulnney
Jacobs Center Gilpin
Hlller Guard Tuthlll
Freund Guard Rowland
Gonls Honesdale, Brown C, Mc
lntyre 7, Jacobs 5, Hlller, 1, Freund
2. Hawley Switzer 2, Qulnney 1.
Flnerty, referee. Lemnitzer, scorer
and timekeeper. Time of hnlves, 20
minutes.
There were three preliminary
games at tho High school on Friday
night, one between the girls of the
seventh and eighth grades and two
games between the boys of seventh
and eighth grades. The gatno be
tween the girls resulted in a victory
for the eighth grade by the score of
20 to IS.
The other two games between the
first and second teams of seventh
and eighth grades resulted in a vic
tory for tho first team nnd Second
team of eighth grade.
Tho Honesdale High school basket
ball team will play Wllkes-Barro
High school nt the latter place on
March 18th.
After Honesdale High school had
defeated tho Hawley High school,
three teams journeyed to Hawley on
Saturday, March 12th, and were all
defeated. The following are the
scores: 1st, Honesdale High school
girls 13, Hawley Ulgli school girls
CD; 2nd, Honesdalo High school girls
21, Hawley High school girls 38;
3rd, Honesdalo High school boys 5,
Hawley High school boys II.
HORSE DEALER MISSING.
Utlea, N. Y March 15.-The rela
lives and friends of John H. Thomas,
u prosperous liveryman residing In
this city, are In n great alarm over
the mysterious disappearance of Thom
as, who went to New York last week
to sell u carload of horses.
With $4,000, tho proceeds from tho
sale of the horses. In his pocket, Mr.
Thomas telephoned to his wife in Utl
ea last Wednesday that he was abput
to start 'for home, but ho did not ar
rive. Ills -wife, becoming worried,
went to Now York nnd eudoavored to
find some trnco of her husband, but
without success.
MEETING OF
IL
PAY INTEREST ON BONDS
Tho Borough Fathers of Honesdale
Have a Very Interesting Session
Together Hills Ordered Payed
and the Streets Ordered Cleaned.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Town Council was held on Thurs
day evening in the council chamber.
There were present M. Caufield,
president; W. W. Kimble, secretary;
G. MJ Genung, treasurer; and Coun
cilmefy Penwarden, Murray, Cana
van. nud Ham. Treasurer reported
$639.35 cash on hand. The Treas
urer was instructed to furnish a
bond of $3,000 for the faithful per
formance of his duty. A motion
made by W. W. Kimble was car
ried that a contract be entered Into
with tho Honesdale Electric Light,
Heat and Power Co. for a period of
two years to furnish 40 arc lights
for all night service at the rate of
$70 per annum for each light; also
for incandescent lamps in tho City
Hall and hose house at the rate of
10 cents per kllowat per hour.
Other incandescent lamps at $12
per year for all night service, with
the consideration that the Electric
Company furnish one arc light to bo
pluced at Tenth and Maiu street free
of charge. The contract was ordered
to be submitted to the Electric Light
company for their approval on or be
fore the next meeting of the coun
cil. A motion that the committee on
Parks and Streets be instructed to
have tho streets and parks cleaned
ns soon as possible, was adopted.
The secretary was Instructed to
write the Erie Railroad Co. to as
certain If "permission could be ob
tained to use the old guard lock of
the canal for n dumping ground for
the borough.
A motion to borrow $500 nt 5 per
cent, from tho Honesdalo Nationnl
Bank for Bixty days, to pay borough
bills, was passed.
The treasurer was instructed to
pay interest on bonds nnd notes out
standing. A TEST OF SHOP CAPACITY.
Mondny morning of last week work
was started in the Susquehanna Erlo
shops on a class H 21 locomotive for
n general overhauling. This particu
lar job is being done as a test to de
termine how quickly tho work can bo
done by tho workmen In tho locnl
shops. From what can bo learned,
the contention hns been thnt It cost
more to give an engine a general
overhauling In tho Susquehanna
shops than to do tho same work in
tho Meadvlllo or Hornell shops.
This statement, It is said, was de
nied by MaBter Mechanic II. II.
Harrington, and in order to prove
his assertion that his shop turned
out tho work as chenply or cheaper
than tho other shops, ho suggested
this test. Tho work of stripping
this englno was started Monday
morning, and tho work of repairing
will go steadily on until tho engine
Is ready for Its trial trip. Much In
terest Is being manifested In this
contest by tho workmen, who claim
that they will prove that tho Erlo
Company Is making a big mistake
in not sending more work to tho
Susquohnnna shops.
Weather Probabilities.
Fair; warmer; moderate northerly
winds.
IW
PHIL DALY DEAp.
Famous Gambling House Keeper Suo
cumbs at Long Branch.
Long Branch. X. J March 15. Phil
Daly, for twenty-six years manager of
tho famous Pennsylvania club of this
city, died at his home here after an
Illness lasting for several days.
Mr. Daly was born In ls:!.-. In 1870
he took charge of the Pennsylvania
club, the most famous of the five Long
Branch clubs which Governor Fort
closed when he was a Jersey supreme
court justice.
Three things distinguished Unly's
fltilj Its luxury, its eating and its
high play. Perhaps greater than any
of these was the reputation the club
hnd during Phil Daly's time of being
absolutely square. Daly took a lot of
pride In "squnre" dealing. He would
allow no sharp practice, no cheating,
no juggling. He even went so far as
not to permit minors to play in his
dlub.
So trusted was Phil Daly by his rich
players that they used to bank their
gambling money with him. They
would deposit with him $50,060 or
$100,000 at a time, saying they were
going to bet on the horses or the cards
and "play against" the deposit. In
these transactions no written accounts
were kept, nor did Daly ever give re
ceipts. Such men ns President Chester
A. Arthur, Charles Reed, John Cham
berlin, Pierre and George L. Loriliurd,
John Hoey, J. B. Haggiu and .1 nines
Fink, Jr., frequented Daly's club.
In December, 1SSS, Daly was shot
by Edwnrd Meredith nnd barely es
caped alive. He had been Induced to
go to a house hi Xew York by n series
of notes urging "Important business"
and signed "Addie Stanton," and in a
room to which he was led a man at
tacked him and shot him through the
head. The object of the attack was
robbery. Daly hnd $:!0,000 in ills pock
et, but the thieves did not get It.
From the effects of the wound in
the head Daly never recovered. lie
retired years ago with $250,000.
$500,000 FIRE IN JAMESTOWN.
Factory and Business Block and the
Sherman House Destroyed.
Jamestown. X. Y., March 15. Fire,
which had been apparently smoldering
for two days in the seven story Gokey
factory building, started afresh and
before it was under control did a dam
age of at least $500,000.
The tire swept through the Gokey
business block with such rapidity that
within an Incredibly short time the
tlniues were shooting out of the front
windows on Third street. The entire
building and Its contents are a total
loss. W. X. V George F. Gokey car
ried an insurance of only $80,000 on
the building.
Directly across the street from the
Gokey business block stood the Sher
man House, conducted by George F.
Hurlbert. The hotel clerks had tlmo
to arouse all the guests and remove
somo of the furniture. The hotel was
soon In tlames nud was destroyed.
The principal losers are:
Gokey business block, loss, $200,000;
Sherman House building, loss, $200,-
000; E. E. Duffee, dry goods stock,
loss, $00,000; Base Bros.' company,
stock nnd fixtures, loss, $18,1
Wright Sepclalty Shop, loss, $18,000;
Ilurlbert-Shermnn company, equip
ment, loss, $50,000.
Nominated by the President.
Washington, March 15. President
Taft has sent to the sennte the follow
ing numluatfous:
To Bo Collectors of Customs Thoui
is O. Thompson of Connecticut for
ilstrtct of New London, Conn.; Wal
ter I. Llllle of Michigan for district of
Michigan.
Ex-President Sees Sights
About Khartum.
FOREIGNERS LIONIZING HIM.
Major General Wingate, Sirdar of
Egyptian Army, Acts as Host
and Escort to American
Ex-President.
Khartum. Sudan, March 15.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, Ills son Kermlt
and tho other members of his party
spent today sightseeing about Khar
tum under the escort nnd guidance of
Major General Sir Francis Wlngate.
sirdar of the Egyptian army, who has
taken chnrge of tho distinguished vis
it. Everywhere he goes Colonel Roose
velt is greeted with enthuslnsm, and
the foreigners here hnll him ns n hero,
lie is being lionized ns lie never wns
at home. His pictures are seen In
every bazanr and store, and the Amer
ican Hag files in his honor from a
thousand staffs.
The arrival of the ex-president at
the monument to General Gordon was
theslgnnl for a burst of cheering that
continued as long as he remained on
the ground. Colonel Roosevelt ac
knowledged the greeting by raising
ids hat repeatedly and smiling with
the best of good nature.
At the luncheon hour Colonel Roose
velt was escorted to the palace of the
sirdar, at the steps of which he was
received by the high Sudan officials.
The passage from the steps to the pal
ace door was lined by members of the
sirdar's bodyguard, and as Colonel
Roosevelt passed between the lines he
ngatu raised Ids hat In response to the
salutntlons of the throng. Despite its
enthuslnsm, the assemblage was most
respectful in its attitude toward Its
guest, and the welcome could scarcely
have been made more agreeable.
I Within the palace Colonel Roosevelt
received all of the higher officials of
the government, after which refresh
ments were served. Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel Roosevelt sat nt the
same table with the ex-president.
Colonel Roosevelt's garb would have
made a popular hit under similar con
ditions In America, but hero it cuused
the spectators to chuckle. It consisted
of a weather worn helmet, a suit of
khaki, a green tie, a gray shirt, knick
erbockers, leather knee cups and leg
gings nnd hobnailed shoes.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke enthusiastic
ally about his hunting trip, but he
acknowledged that he was a trifle
homesick and wns not sorry to return
t to civilization. His party secured an
enormous bag of game In the Sudd
district, whore, he said, they had not
been troubled at all by mosquitoes,
which usually are an almost unbeara
ble pest.
The bag Included ulne white rhino
ceroscs, which are exceptionally rare,
and three giant elands. The elands
were such magnificent specimens that
the colonel expressed greater pleasure
tit securing them than any other tro
phies. Colonel Roosevelt was much Inter
ested In the Uganda missions nnd
spoke In high terms of the Lado En
clave, which he visited.
Colonel Roosevelt bade farewell
here to the faithful blacks of his ex
pedition, who came In charge of the
barge full of fauna! specimens. They
will go to Mombasa by way of Cairo.
He was much affected, as were the
men, especially his two gun bearers,
who have risked their lives with him.
Stay For Buffalo Murderer.
Auburn, X. Y., Mnrch 15. - Lulgi
Giamhncuitn of Buffalo, condemned to
die here lust month, whoso execution
was stayed by Governor Hughes untH
April 22, hns received a stay of nn ad
ditional month, the week for his death
being set us May 23. A commission
will examine him.
Will Oppose Senator Jeff Davis.
Little Rock, Ark., March 15. For
mer Congressman S, Brundlge an
nounces that he will oppose United
tntes Senator Jeff Davis for re-elec
tion nnd will he a candidate himself.
Woman Gives University $100,000.
New York, March 15. Mrs. Helen
Hurtloy Jeuklns hns given to Now
York university $100,000 for tho en
dowment of h ehnlr of medicine in
memory of her father, Marcellus Hart
ley. Sixty, Sues For Breach of Promise.
Greenwich, Conn., March 15. Maria
Ross, sixty years old, has surd John
Massar. stxty-ilve, for $2,000 for al
leged breach of promise.