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67th YEAR.
HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1910.
NO. 29
fjST
HIS
BIC TRUSTS WIN.
Rehearing In Tobacco and
Oil Cases.
NQUIR
iiiiffii
t). S. SUPREME COURT DIVIDED
Death of Justice Brewer, Who Wai
on Side of Government, Gives
lurton Deciding Vote Ap
pointment Awaited.
Washington, April 12.-Cblcf Justice
Fuller announced In the supreme court
I the United States that the suits of
the gorcrnment for the dissolution of
the Standard OH company and the
American Tobacco company had been
assigned for rehearing. The an
nouncement means that the arguments
will be heard all over again some tlmo
next fall, and It also Indicates from
the peculiar circumstances connected
,vlth the matter that the Standard Oil
onipnny and the American Tobacco
company are the winners in the litiga
tion up to this time.
The supreme court will adjourn May
31. It will be impossible to take up
the cases before that time, so the re
argument cannot be heard before lnte
next fall. A decision of the full court
may not be reached before early next
year.
Justice Lurton, the newest assoelaYe
supreme court justice, was, it is de
clared, mainly responsible for the de
cision of the court to reconsider the
cases. The late Justice Brewer was
ne of the four who favored a decision
Id favor of the government', and Jus
tice Lurton, with three other members,
was of the opinion that the final de
cree should be for the trusts.
The death of Justice Brewer left
the balance on the side of the trusts.
Then Justice Lurton asked for a re
hearing; feeling that since he held the
deciding vote and was a new member
t the court without any precedent to
"stt!tltn his position R-would be best.
If the decision had been rendered
adverse to the government announce
ment of that decree from the bench,
with the vote, would have Immedi
ately disclosed the fact that Justice
Lurton held the deciding vote. The
Junior member of the court did nbt
care to have this appear.
Justice Lurton's request was acced
ed to by three other members of the
bench the majority necessary.
Any litigation affecting the United
States Steel or any of the other big
corporations will now go over until j
the tobacco and oil cases arc finally
disposed of. No matter what the de
cision of the United States circuit
court of Utah In the Union-Southern
Pacific merger. It cannot be carried
to the supreme court until the other
two cases are ended.
The decision that there must be a
reargumcnt was a vital blow to the
government oflicials. They looked for
n decision In favor of their Interpreta
tion of the Sherman law by an almost
unanimous court, and the knowledge
that the supreme tribunal is now hope- i
lessly divided came as n terrible shock.
There can lie no renrgument In the
case until the vacancy on the supreme
court bench Is filled, nnd considera
tion of this vacancy will be of su
preme Importance.
President Tuft will appoint a sue- 1
cessor to Justice Brewer before the '
present congress adjourns. The hn- 1
presslon here is that the president will
offer this Important place to Governor
Hughes of New York. In fact, It has i
been reported that Mr. Taft took steps j
n few days ago to find out if the gov- ,
ernor would consider such an appoint
ment Several of Mr. Taft's friends
predict with confidence that Governor
Hughes will be named If lie Is dispos
ed to accept.
BURNS WINS NEW TITLE.
American Fighter Beats Lang
Chnmpiorwhip of Australia.
For
Sydney, N. S. W April 12. In the
light here for the championship of
Australia Tommy Burns, who was
knocked out by Jack Johnson, got the
decision on points from Lang, who
beat Bob FItzslminons a short time
HBO.
The fight was for twenty rounds.
NEW CATHOLIC BISHOPS.
Pope Ratifies Nominations to Three
Dioceses In the West.
Rome, April 12. The popo has rati
fied tho appointments of the Rev. Vin
cent Wehrle, abbot of St. Mary's mon
astery at Richardson, Neb., as bishop
of Bismarck, N. D.; the Rev. Joseph
F. Busch, rector of tho diocesan mis
sions at St. Paul, as bishop of Lead,
S. I)., mid tho Rev. T. Corbett, rector
of tho cathedral at Duluth, Minn., as
bishop of Crookatou, Mlnu.
News Snapshots
Of the Week
stir in AVuhlii?tnii society circles by
dory tellers. Monthly meetings will
ANOTHER CLUB FOR PIKE
COUNTY.
Through the efforts of Allentown
people there has been organized dur
ing the winter the most pretentious
hunting, fishing and summer outing
club in tlTe annals of this section of
Pennsylvania, called the Hunter's
Range Association. Its membership,
which will be limited to 250, already
consists of about 200, including men
of means residing in Allentown,
Kaston, Stroudsburg, Bethlehem,
Mauch Chunk, Wilkes-Barre, Scran
ton, New York, and Philadelphia.
The members of the association
held a meeting in Allentown, says the
Leader of that city, and formed a
permanent organization by electing
the following officers:
President H. F. Coolbaugh, of
Stroudsburg.
Vice President A. L. Blery, of Al
lentown. "-Secretary H. E. Frnnkenfleld, .of
Stroudsburg.
Treasurer G. C. ABchbach, of Al
lentown. Board of Directors John Bitter
ling and Guy R. Jones, of Allentown.
and D. Clark, of Easton.
The association has acquired con
trol of the famous Cortrlght or
Twelve-Mile Pond, in Pike county,
and has renamed It Hunter's Range
Lake. This sheet of water, known all
over the country for its beauty, and
widely heralded by enthusiastic
campers who have for many years
gone to snend either a part or the
whole of a summer there, Is located
about 17 miles north of Strouds
burg. It Is formed by large springs
and has a shore line of over five
miles and is at places more than 60
feet deep.
This lake is the homo of large bass
and pickerel, besides other varieties
of fish. The thousand acres of prim
itive forest acquired by the Hunter's
Range Association is surrounded by
a 70,000-acre tract purchased by the
State Forestry Reservation, which
teemB with game nnd is full of spring
water streams, in which trout abound.
It is a common thing even now to
see deer stalk down to the lake,
pheasants nre numerous, and a good
many bears were bagged the past
winter.
The trout streams include tho fa
mous Saw Creek and the Big Bush
kill. IIAWLKY DEFEATED.
Huuley 1 1 lull School Itusket
Ball
Team Put Up Hard Fight.
Tho Honesdale High School Basket
Ball Association closed a very suc
cessful season on Friday evening
last when they defeated tho Hawloy
High school team before a largo
audience. Tho Hawloy boys put up
a stiff fight but were unable to do
much with tho local live.
This was the ninth game that the
Honesdale High school has won,
giving them n porcentago of C42.
Considering tho difficult schedule
that was played this Is a re'marknbly
fine record.
The team during tho whole season
of fourteen games scored 408 points
agalnBt 220 scored by their oppon
ents. Tho points scored by each
man werO as follows: Jacobs 132,
Brown 123, Mclntyro 52, Hlllor 52.
Freund 42, O'Connell 5, Hambly 2.
Tho score:
Honesdale. Hawloy.
Brown Forward ....Qulnnoy
Jacobs Forward ....SchulU
O'Connoll ...iCentor Murphy
Mclntyro ....Guard Cross
Hitler Guard Ames
Goals Honesdale, Brown 12, Ja
cobs 9, Hlllor 2, O'Connell 2; Haw-
ley Schultz 2.
Fouls Honesdale. O'Connoll
Hawloy, Qulnney 4.
Goods especially adapted for
confirmation and commencement
dresses at Monnor & Co.'s store.
The refusal of Colonel Roosevelt to visit Tope Tins without restrictions brought to tho front Itev. 11. II. Tipple of the Methodist
church of Home. Frank X. Hoffstot, millionaire bunker of Pittsburg, was Indicted for giving bribes. B. G. Spencer confessed to
tho murder of Miss Blnckstone of Springfield, Mass. Spencer Is u member df a well known Sprlngilcld family, and in his con
fession he told the pMlee that he made a business of robbing homes at nlcht. Mrs. Nicholas Ionirwortti created xotnewlint of h
organizing n story telling club with Senators Dcpew, Lodge. Dick, Burton. Smool
be held niufprlrcH ofTercd for the best story given in minstrel form.
FRACTUREDSKULL
OIED IN HOSPITAL
LIVED AT STARRUCCA
A Man, Aged About HQ Years, Said
to bo a Member of the Famous
Block Hand Society, Died From
An Injury of the Head.
A dispatch from Carbondale, un
der date of April 8, says:
Joseph" Manno, of Starrucca, Bald
to be a member of the Black Hand
society, succumbed at the Emergency
hospital last evening to the effects of
a fractured skull at the ba?e of the
brain.
Manno was found lying uncon
scious at the foot of the stairs in
the home of Alex Bruno, on Wood
lawn street, early last Monday
morning. He had apparently laid
thero for several .hours with blood
flowing freely from the deep wound
in his head. He was found by the
Bruno family but they could not ac
count for the accident other than
he was supposed to have fallen down
stairs. He died without regaining
consciousness. 1 Twill probably never
he know how Manno sustained the
fmptiireil skull Th. nnthnrltles I
hnvp lipnn wnrlflnir nn tho onno hut I
nnthinf hns ilovplmiPil ns vet. I
The dead man was need nbout Fifi ,
" 1
"
years. He had a wife living in
Italy.
On the night of tho accident Man
no indulged in intoxicants quite free
ly. It is known that he called at
tho Bruno- home" In a drunken con
dition and was ejected. - Ho return
ed however. Ho was found uncon
scious the following morning.
CORN GROWING CONTKST.
The Pennsylvania Livestock Breed
ers' Association announces prizes for
Its Corn-Growing Competition this
year. Vnlunble cups and cash prizes
are awarded to the farmers who pro
duce the best yields. Yield counts
70 points, economy of production
20 points, sample of corn 5 points,
and report 5 points. Blanks for
report are furnished by tho associa
tion. No entrance or other fees.
Ono acre must bo planted and It
may bo a part of a field of corn. Tho
men who win these prizes will have
a mighty good market for their crop,
as farmers are looking for tho corn
thnt yields tho most. Last year's
first prize went to Crawford county,
In tho northwestern part of tho
state. For full particulars apply to
B. S. Bayard, Secretary, East End,
Pittsburg, Pa.
THE TROLLEY ROM.
Something More 'Which KIiowh Thnt
thp Road Will bo Built.
Tho filing with Register and Re
corder Gammell of tho agreement
between tho Erio Railroad and the
Wayno County Traction company Is
another link in tho proof that the
trolley road Is an assurrcd fact. In
this agreement tho Erie Railroad
giyes tho trolloy company tho right of
way from Honesdale to Hawley over
the old tow path ot tho D. & II.
Canal for a period of nlnoty-nlno
yearB. If tho trolley company falls
to operate tho road, tho right to do
so goes to tho Erie. Tho trolloy com
pany agrees to handle freight for tho
Erio aa well aB mail and express
matter to and from Hawloy to such
points as tho trolloy company may
reach. Tbo same arrangement shall
extend to passenger service. The
trolley company agrees not to paral
lol tho Erlo Railroad boyond Haw-
ley, nor to competo with the Erlo
or any of its branches. This agree
ment of itself will make tho trolley
road a paying institution from its
very start.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.
.9223.03 In tho Treasury, According
to Treasurer Genung..
Tie regular meeting of tho-;town
council was called to order at"' 8: 15
Thursday evening by President. Cau
fleld, the members present being S.
W. Penwarden, P. R. Murray.'-G. M.
Genung, Thomas Canntvan, S. T.
Ham and W. V. Kimble. Treasurer
Genung reported 1223.92 on hand
at present. The script committee re
ported that William Pell was entitled
to 103 feet of script on walk north
of his property. John Lyons, the
chl$f engineer of Hose company No.
3, t-feported that in his opinion the
recent repairing of the engine was as
a whole satisfactory. 'Mr. Lyons ask-
ed the board ns to the extra expense
of keeping an assistant engineer and
extra stoker, and as long ns the other
engine was practically useless that
the town could not save the salary
of the above officers by laying the
nhnve-nnmed ntHrprs nfT. Tim coun-
fii inHtntetfii the secretary to notify !
No. 3 to lav off ono assistnnt oncineer !
and one stoker. The bond of Treas-1
urer Genung was read and approved I
bv the council
R T llntn. I'lmirmnn on the sale I
nf tho Pro nntrlnf. ipiinrtefl thnt hn !
hnil onnt n.lu In Mvo iinnorH fnr snip I
nf snino A mntlnn wns rimilo bv Mr. I
w" t "
Hnm and spennded hv Mr. Penwar-,
j
den that the Board of Health be I
notified to take action in regard to I
the unsanitary condition of the Me-
Laughlln property on Erie street. In!
roTnr.i tn notitinn nf .1 nnml.Pr of
citlzens of Ridge street and vicinity
asking that more light bo placeo at
the top of Ridge street, the President
appointed P. R. Murray, George
I Genung, S. T. Ham and G. W. Pen-
warden as a committee on same.
After reading tho communication of !
Honesdale Light. Heat and Power
company, a motion was made by G.
W. Penwarden and seconded by W. .
. Kimble that the offer of the com-
pany for three years' contract for ;
light he accepted Instead of two
years, aa per old contract, was car
ried. After reading tho communica
tion from tho Herbock-Demer Co.
it was voted on to bo handed to the
borough attorney for his considera
tion. A motion mado that papers In
regard to arrest of Catherine Gold
en be filed, was carried. A motion
was made by Mr. Ham and seconded
by Mr. Penwarden that the old grade
from Main Btreet bridge bo abolished
on that street. A committee headed
by Mr. Ham, was appointed to estab
lish through Mr. Collins another
grade south from that bridge as far
ns commltteo thinks best. Permis
sion was given tho Wayno County
Poultry association to hold meeting
In hall on April 9th by paying for
lights. A motion was mado and sec
onded that tho following bills bo
paid: John Lyons, ?25: John Car
roll, S12.50; William Ball, S2.50;
Harry Rockwell, ?G.25; Charles
TruBcott, SG.2G; Fred Mauer, I1.C7;
T. II. Knapp, 6; J. Fisher, SG; Con
solidated Wator company, SI 17.50;
Harry Rockwell, SI 9.80; Levi De
groat, SCO; Honesdale Light, Heat
and Power company, S258.75; L.
Woldnor, S15.38; J. J. Cannivan,
$45; F. McMullen, S2.75; T. Swee
ney, SG; J. Lyons, S7.G7; Kraft &
Conger, S47.G0; O, L. Rowland,
$2.00; Clark & Bullock, 120.45.
Tho spring gloves In a largo va
riety can bo found at Meaner & Co.
25eol w4.
Somo single suits to clean up
stock, at Meaner & Co.'s store, will
bo sold out regardless ot cost. 4w
and Speaker Cannon as principal
DREAD PREDICTION
BY YORK PROPHET
York Pa., April 11. Leo J.
Spangler, of this city, who proph
esied the San Francisco earthquake
and fire, tho date of the death of
Queen Victoria, the assassination of
President McKinley and the drought
Inst summer, now declares that the
earth will be torn with earthquakes,
that volcanoes will suddenly appear
In the most unexpected places and
that drought, pestilence and great
wars will follow the path of Hal
ley's comet.
Spangler asserts that astronomers
have miscalculated tho result of the
comet striking the earth on May
18th next. Ho says that the earth
will not merely be swept by the tall
of this, celestial wanderer, but will
be sldeswiped by it.
In 1908 his preaching of the ap
proach of the end of the world cre
ated a large body of followers in
New York State. They obeyed the
prophet's instructions to deck them
selves In white and go to tho top
of the hill on the appointed day,
but Spangler himself was not with
them and the world did not come
to an end. He says that the people
misunderstood him; what he had
predicted and what did come was
the blowing of the sixth trumpet of
the Revelntion.
When tne seveiUIl irumpei
blows, he sai'S, the world Will end
It will come at the end of a period
. ii i 1 Il t .
or Ulbasiers nnu puuibiimeiiiB ui mi.
. r 1 I I i ITI
wicKeu, oi wnicu mo visit oi nu.
ley's comet will bo but the. begin
ning.
This is tho prophets prediction:
"There will be severe rack-
ings of tho entire earth, to
gether with terrifying displays
of electrical illuminations in tho
heavens. Thousands will fall
upon their knees in prayer,
thinking thnt the end or the
world has come, but it will not
be the end. It will come in
summer, not in winter or on
the Sabbath. Where the comet
will strike the world 1 cannot
say. but it will most likely wipe
away t London as thnt wicked
city Is' to be destroyed beforo
the end.
"During the period which Is
to follow, banks will fail nnd
wealthy men will wish they had
nover been born. Many will
commit suicide. Sickness and
death will visit every family in
this country from which have
come contributions to political
campaign funds. Wars will
break out nnd tens of thousands
win be slain.
"Roosevelt had better have
stayed at home, ns he Is stir
ring up the nations to strife.
The United States will have war
with Japan, but will cotno off
victorious. Another nation will
intorfero and will go down to
defeat in tho samo way. A
third will follow, but will back
out. England und Germany
will go to war."
He prophesies that the drought o
last summer will ho nothing in com
parison with tho ono to bo experlenc
od this summer. Ho closed by saying
that n nronhet who is false will
Iooho his own soul.
Tho now, long spring coats at
Monnor & Co. stores are stylish and
effective. 25eol4
County Treasurer In Sing Sing.
Osalnlng, N. Y., April 12. Former
County Treasurer William J. Ran
dolph, convicted, of misappropriating
Rockland county funds, arrived nt Sing
Blng prison to begin a sentence of one
year imposed by Justice Mills of tlio
supremo court.
Governor Hughes' Special
Message to Legislature.
"TRAFFIC IN LEGISLATION."
Insurance Commissioner's Bepoit
That Companies Have Paid Lou-
byisti $150,000 Inspires Dc
. mand. For Investigation.
Albany, X. Y., April 12. Heetun-
aiendlng "an Immediate, lmpnrtlt(L
thorough and unsparing Investlgntkm
Into legislative practices and proccdnaa
and Into the use of corrupt or improp
er means for the promotion or defeat
of legislation," Governor Hughes mint
a speclnl message to the legislature.
Denouncing the Illicit traffic In kitva
revealed by the Allds-Conger bribes
inquiry and the Investigation, by Statst
Superintendeut of Insurance Hotcfc
klss. Governor Hughes declared "tna
time Is ripe to expose the worst ot
public wrongs nnd to prepare the way
for needed Improvements In our lavzn
nil legislative proeesseti."
Accompanying the message was a
preliminary report made by Superta
tendcut Uotchklss of his investlgatloB.
which, be says, has shown that "a sys
tem of bill killing nnd law getting htm
existed which is a reproach to the peo
ple of the stute."
The, legislature, It Is said, will order
wide open Investigation of al
brunches of legislative corruption tm
bedlence to the governor's messagev
and all of the material now in posses
sion of Superintendent Hotchklss wDI
be turned over to the- new inquisitors,
who will have broad and sweeping
powers to probe Stock Exchange bro
kerage houses,, bunks, trust companies,
railway and rnllrond corporations, gais
electric, water anil bridge companies
as well as insurance companies.
In bis message the governor said:
Th revelations in the Inquiry recentkr
conducted by the senate and the facto)
brought to llcht by the superintendent Ot
Insurance make it Imperative that them
should lie a thorough Investigation wltk
respect to legislative processes and as
the corrupt practices which have been ef
fectual In advancing or blocking legisla
tion. It is not necessary for me to review
these disclosures or to attempt to ap
praise their cumulative effect It is sutU
clent to fay that they have caused every
honext citizen to tingle with shame nni
Indignation and have made irresistible
the demand that every proper meano
should he employed to purge and to pu
rify. It is the high privilege of the legislature
in the dlschnrge of Its obligations to H-
self and to the people of the state to fol
low the salutary action already taken l
Its upper branch by appropriate steps for
the exposure and destruction of comblna
tionx ami conspiracies against the just
use of the lawmaking power and by pro
viding suitable protection ngainst tho re
currence of such abuses. This is a prom
ising opportunity to pursue the openlns
trails ot corruption, to reveal illicit meth
ods and agencies, to uncover the perfidi
ous lniiuences which have dishonored tlx
state nnd thus to aid in securing the
wholesome exercise of its beneficent au
thority'.
Important as will be the wholesome and
corrective lulluence of publicity with re
spect to these matters, tho purpose ana
result of Inquiry extend beyond tlw
bounds of mere disclosure. We are fist
from perfection In legislative method.
Nor have we exhausted available meas
ures of protection against tratilc In legis
lation and chicanery In dealing with bills.
No subject deserves more thorough con
sideration to the end that the opportuni
ties of those who ure willing to buy legis
lative favor or to use representative pow
ers for iiersonal profit should be limited
to the utmost degree.
It may bo Impossible wholly to eradicate
these evils, but to the extent that the na
ture of the illicit intercourse Is under
stood nnd the methods and instrumentali
ties which have been successful ure ex
posed thero may be Intelligent effort at
remedial action through both statutes aai
legislative rules. The tlmo Is ripe, in m
Judgment, for a full and painstaking in
quiry to expose tho worst publlo wrongs
und to prepare tho wny for needed Im
provements in our laws and legislate
processes.
In the legislature the effect of the
message was electrical. Those wb
have inclined to scoff at the notion of
a statewide graft investigation were
silenced. Not a single member of ei
ther branch of the legislature could b
found who suggested that the govern
or's demand would be disregarded.
Immediately after the rending of tha
message President Pro Tern, of the
Sennte Cobb directed tho llnnuco com
mittee to prepare n resolution for th
nppolntment of a Joint committee to
probe nil legislative corruption. H
said:
"The governor's recommendntlorm
must be given immediate and nillrma
tlvo consideration. Wo have nlready
been nt work on n scheme which w
think will bring about a searching In
quiry." The plan which It Is generally be
lieved will be adopted provides for tho
appointment of u committee of nlue.
Three aBecmblytncu will be named by
tho speaker of the house, thrco sena
tors by tho lieutenant governor and
three outsiders by Governor Hughes.
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