Tin: cmzr.v, kiiiuav, may ar, mio. TELLS OFj riAUDS Spitzer, Pardoned, Exposes Sugar Conspiracy. ROBBED NATION OF MILLIONS. Convicted Dock Superintendent of American Sugar Refining Co., Back From Prison, Tells All Salaries Paid "Discharged" Men. ICow York, Muy 24. It leaked out to. day tbat the federal nuthorltles are preparing to make more Important ar rests In connection with the sugai frauds and that men of wealth are under surveillance to prevent their be coming fugitives before the time ar rives to take them Into custody. For the first time the complete story of how millions were stolen from the government by means of sugar weigh ing frauds was told from the witness etnnd In the United States district court by Oliver I,. Siiltzer, recently a convict In the federal prison nt Atlan ta and before that for n long term of years a trusted oiliclal of the Ameri can Refining company and Its parent corporation, the Hnvemeyer & Elder company. Spitzer, who had served one-quarter of the two year term which he got for his share In the series of gigantic cheats, was pardoned last Thursday by the president after he had made a complete confession to representatives 1 II Mi IP1WIIB r9tO-BYPAUU V THOMPSON OLIVKK SPITZEK. of the department of Justice. Ills sud den appearance at the trial of his one time fellow olllcial. Charles It. Ilolke, and five other workers for the sugar trust came as a surprise, under cir cumstances of the most dramatic char acter. I5ut the evidence which he proceed ed to give far eclipsed in Interest the manner of his sudden appearance In the case. He swore that, to his knowl edge, the thefts had dated hack as far as 1S94 and that they continued with ouf Interruption practically for a pe riod of more than twenty years. He swore that leaden " bags were first used to affect the balance of the scales by which the government was supposed to arrive at the weight of Imported products in order that the proper duties might be assessed, but that when .lames X. Vail became dep uty surveyor of this port he stopped the employment of this device and that thereafter such things as paper paddings in the mechanism, pieces of corset wire and other methods were used to bring about the same result. He swore that n signal of red lights was rigged up In order to carry the warning to ills confederates on the docks any time Investigators should leave Ills oilice at Williamsburg. He swore that it was customary to apparently reduce the weight by thirty-live or forty pounds on every half ton draft of raw sugar. He swore that ho reported the swludles to a man named he Hoy in the Wall strtet of fices of the company when he first learned of them, but no action was taken, and he swore finally that Ernest Oerbracht, the relluery superintendent and one of the men now on trial, con tinued to pay Iiim and other suspected conspirators after they hud been osten sibly discharged and up until their convictlou. Oerbracht, he said, brought the money to him weekly at his ga rage In Hrooklyn. After Spitzer had left the stand and after Judge Martin had decided that ho should uot be cross examined by the defense until tomorrow Henry D, Ktlinsou, the acting United States dls trlct attorney, took thu Informer up- stairs to the grand Jury room, where Spitzer spent several hours before the federal grand Jury. It was believed that ho furnished new evidence which would oiiubio the government to frame fresh ludlctments not only against 6oino of the men uow under charges, but against certain sugar trust peoplo who have not heretofore been formally licensed of a hand In the gigantic lm postures. How to Clean Asbestus Mats. "I had n set of nsbestus mats given to me," said a housekeeper, "which kept my table from scarring and were a Joy to me until they got bo soiled I thought they must bo thrown away. A friend told me to put thorn on top of the hot coals In tho raugo to clean them. I did. Tho dirt was burned off, and they were us clean as when now.1 Living for the Flag. A. Beautiful Example of Devothn from Our Civil War Rccsds. One of tho r.ost touch; lg as well as tho most beautiful oxar pies of de votion to the flag Is to be found In the reco.-ds of our civil war. The Sixteenth Regiment of Connecti cut Volunteers, after three days of tho hard est anil broodiest of fighting, became con vinced that defeat and capu.ro by tho enemy was imminent, rr.e ranKS were depleted, and to hold out longer would only involve needlc.ily further sacrifice of life. Hut even In their hour of peril tho zealous patriots thought more of the fate of their bat tle-scarred flag than of their own. Just before the ene:t.y maue his final assault on the breastworks the gallant colonol Bhouted to his men, "What ever you do, hoys, don't give up our flag; save that at any price." In nn Instant the flag was torn from Its staff and cut and torn Into hundreds of small fragments, euch piece being hid den about the person of some one of its brave defenders. The survivors of the regiment. about COO In number, were scat to a prison camp, where mci of them re mained until the end of the war, oi"'i cherishing his mite of the rejii.....i. colors. Through long months of im prisonment many died froi sii kitsi brought on by expo3iire acd tti'iUie privation, and in all such cases the scraps of bunting guarded by the poor unfortunates were intrusted to tne care of some surviving coairr.do. At Uio end of the war, when the prisoners returned to their homes, a meeting of the survivors was held and all the priceless fragments of the Hag were sewn together. That flag, patched and tattered as It is, forms one of the proudest pos sessions of Connecticut today, and is preserved in tho State Capitol at Hart ford, hearing mute teitlmony to the devotion of the bravo men who u e.-o not alone ready and wil'.ing to il e for it on the Held of battle, bat to !i for it through long years of imprKji.- mcnt. BELONGS TO ALL AMERIC.V'C. Memorial Day Pre-errlncntly a Dsy of Patriotism and the Heritage of All. What the United States is. and is to be, rests upon so.ncliins cqmy shared by the mo5t vener.tblo soM or and the smallest child with its t:uy 1 ?tt?vT33?- -,f. flag and handful of blossoms. Memo rial day Is pre-eminently the day of patriotism. As long as the self-sacri ficing love of country abides the na tion will be ' safe and its course on ward. Xo emergency ran master a people who are ready to offer all and to die. if need be, at their country's call. There is a complete unity nbout what is done on Memorial day. All Americans arc n part of it. The thoughts that dominate It are the her itage of all. Other crises must come and will not fully deilne themselves in advance. They can be overcome by patriotism, and that alone. Though it be an invisible spark in the human heart, a nation dies when it falls, and civilization would be lost without It. It Is not peculiar to any race or coun try, but Americans, governing them selves, are glad to know that they have always been among tho foremost In its Illustration. They do not expect to escape trials, but havo a calm faith that they will be ready for them and ablo to do their duty, though Its per formance should call for their lives, a self-surrender that outweighs the gift of existence on any terms less noble. General Llngan's Grave. Two of General Llngan's grand daughters recently asked tho War De partment to permit the remains of the General and his wlfo to be interred in Arlington, which permission was read ily granted. Five generations follow ed the remains of the distinguished patriot to their last resting place In beautiful Arlington, and military hon ors were accorded him. President Roosevelt sent n wreath of flowers and a White House Aldo to represent him. A monument will be erected. Gen. Lingan Is the only army officer who fought In the Colonial, Continental and Revolutionary Wars that la burled In the National Cemetory. Ml 1". yif t Tho Talkative Barber. i "Tho tnlkatlvcnoss of barbers Ions has been the subject for puns and jokes," said a barber. "I hod always fancied the matter ono of recent origin until tho other day. You know In my ( proicssiou we nave n great; ueai or spare time. Well, the other day I was slttlug on tho bench waiting for the shaves and linir cuts to cpmc in nnd to while, away the time was glancing through a copy of Plutarch's 'Arche laus.' Imagine my consternation when I happened on a lino rendlug: " 'A prating barber asked Archclnus how ho would be trimmed, no an swered, "In silence." ' "Well, that got mo. I never know they oven had barbers that long ago. I always supposed tho ancients let their whiskers grow nnd that they woro curly locks as long as tlwlr to gas, but it seems that the barber Is an ancient relic and that his talking proclivities arc a matter of history. I'll havo to give it to the humorists there. "But, say," he whispered, "that man icure girl over there has got us beat to a frazzle. I wonder If there's anything In Plutarch nbout her." Kansas City The Sunny Side of Superstition. That there Is anything genial, cheer ing or therapeutically valuable about superstition may seem a tall state ment. The ndjectlvo generally associ ated with It is "dark." On the con trary, there Is something very bright ening nbout a four leaf clover. Who is not n llttlo more of nn optimist for picking up n horseshoe? What lone ly farmer's wife, stormbound on a winter nfternoon, with unwelcome lei sure on her hands, but feels a little quickening of the pulso ns she drops her scissors and beholds them sticking up in the carpet or discovers that she has laid nn extra place nt the table? Company signs are the commonest nnd welcomed of all superstitious. The scissors, tho needle, the dishcloth, the fork, the Saturday sneeze, all Inculcate hospitality and reward it by an uncx pected visitor. If the needle slants as It stands up In the crack of tho floor it foretells a gentleman. Run, young daughters of the house, and put a blue bow in your hair! Atlantic Monthly. I Working It Out. The following note was delivered to a schoolmistress recently: "Dear Mum I am sorry that John ny won't be ablo to come to school to day. Ho has gone with ids father to act as timekeeper. The sum you gave Johnny last night was, 'If the road Is cue and a quarter miles long how long will It take a man to walk that dis tance twenty-six and a half times, his average rate of progress being three and thrpe-quarter miles per hour?' Johnny ain't a man yet, so as dad's the only man In this house ho had to go. They started at 4 o'clock this morning, and dad said he'd finish the sum iu ono day If lie could manage It, though It would mean hard going. Dear mum, next time you want any Information please make It 'woman,' then I can do the sum nnd dad can go to his work." London Scraps. A Custom of the Balkans. He or she who enters a house for the first time is supposed In tho Balkan countries to bring it good or bad luck' for the whole twelvemonth. This be lief gives rise to a curious observance. Tho visitor before crossing the thresh old picks up a stone (token of strength) or a green twig (emblem of health and fruitfuluess) and lays it on tho hearth. He also brings with him some grains of salt, which lie casts into the flames, and then, squatting by the fireside, wishes his hosts "a prosperous year, a plentiful crop nnd many blessings." Then ns the grains of salt burst nnd crackle in the fire lie utters tho follow ing qunlut formula: "As I am sitting, even so may sit the lien and warm tho eggs. As tills salt splits, even so may split the eggs of the clucking hen and tho chickens come forth." Reptiles' Eggs. Reptiles' eggs are not very attrac tive objects, In the caso of crocodiles nnd many kinds of tortoises they are pale colored or white and rcsemblo those of birds In shape. But the egg of the gopher tortoise Is remarkable for Its complete roundness. It might well bo mistaken for a golf ball. Many sunkes" eggs are soft skluued, brown as to color nnd look for all the world like a number of new potatoes. Scien tific American. Enthusiasm. Tho organist sent a little boy to In qulro of the minister what tho first hymn would be. "Tell her," said the minister, "I would like 'Carol, Broth ers, Carol.' " The llttlo boy thought ho said "Howl. Brothers, Howl," and told tho organist that the minister's selection was "Yell, Brothers, Yell." New York Times. Runs In the Family. Mr. Agllo (to air. Stoutman, running for a car) nello, old boy! I thought you were too lazy to ruu like that. Mr. Stoutman (languidly) Easily ex plained, my dear boy. Laziness runs in our family. Llppincott's.. Suspended Animation. "What la suspended animation?" "It's what happens at an afternoon tea when tho very womau Uiey have been talking about enters tho room." Puck. Cramped. Knicker-now largo Is their subur ban placo? Bocker Large! Why, they havo to havo folding beds for tho flow ers. New York Sun. Bless tho fools! What would wo do If every ono were wise? Antrim. Saved His Major From Raging Mob. I was a prlvato In Company K of tly old Sixth Massachusetts when that regiment passed through Baltimore on prll 18, 18G1, on its way to tho defonco of the national capital, and t think the most thrilling cxperlen-e I had during the War of tho Rebellion took place In that city. When wo reached the first station In Baltimore) there was no display -)f hostile feeling. Instead, we were cheered at tho station, whore a largo numbor of Unlonsts had gathered. Dm when we started to cross the city In cars drawn by mules tho trouble broke out In earnest We had arrived In Baltimore caller than was expected, and for that reason the mob was tnkon somewhat at a disadvantage. But a) soon as the word spread that troou were In tho city on their way to Washington the crowd was greatly In creased, nnd they Immediately began their attack on our cars with stones Wo had strict orders from Colonel Jones not to fire Into the crowds pro miscuously. Ho had warned us that we X-" Statue of General Stcri-nai. would be insulted, abused and peiivvv assaulted, but that we were to m -.: ' with faces square to the fro;.t at. pay no attention to the mob, evn ' they threw stones, bricks or oti-- missiles. The real object was .." reach Washington, at that time sup posed to be in dnnger, and we wi v endeavoring to get through the hoj.il city as quickly as possible. It had been previously planned ti: i we would march through the city, osm1 the change to hurrying throush o the cars seemed to stir tho crowd to greater fury. Obstructions of evirv description were thrown across i 't tracks, and the car in which my on 'i company was riding was thrown fro-1 the tracks three times, Major W son each time rushing to the frc. and assisting the driver In removi,i , the obstructions. Cheers for "Jeff" Dav:s and othet leaders of the rebellion urged the mob on to greater deeds of violence, uu; one member of my company, Wir.i.im II. Daly, finally arose In tho miJu'f of tho car and fired through the win dow. He had caught sight of a ..- approaching the car with a revolve. in his hand, but before he could tin any damage the shot from Daly's gun dropped him in the street. At about this time I went to tlu rear platform when tho car had beMi halted again by obstructions on th track. While I stood there Ma'j. Watson, returning to the car after ;e: ting it back onto the tracks aga i., was pressed hard by the mob. r:i halt had been long enough to alio a number of them to approach to liir- very platform itself and Just as tlu major was about to get aboird out man raised his arm to bring down a powerful blow upon him. I was near enough to realize 'lie full danger of tho position the mnj ir wns in and I plunged tho bayonet into tho right breast of the assailant, top pling him to tho ground. There Is b'ic little else that I can recnll very clear ly concerning that episode, for almost at the same Instant a Eliot from the crowd entered my leg and hadlv dis abled me. I do not know whether or not my riflo was discharged at that time. I know that It was emptied, hut Just when it was fired I could not tell. I was sent to Washington nnd my wound healed sufUclently to allow mo to re-enllst In the Forty-second Massa chusetts, with which I served until the end of tho war. MaJ. George A. J. Colgan. Gen. Grant's Reserve. Seeing Gen. Grant so frequently, 1 had reasonable opportunities for study ing his moods and becoming acquaint ed with his vIowb on many subjects. The topics wero for the most part In troduced by himself, and there wns a freedom in their discussion that was In strange contrast with his general reputation for studied reserve. His Insight into character and motive was the outgrowth 'of long and varied ex perience with men and circumstances, nnd was edifying to tho listener. In recognizing fully the hopelessness of his physical ailment, and that thu mortal Issue was a mere question of time, there was a sad sincerity in his reflections that allowed no doubt of tholr weight and accuracy, At times ho appeared to talk for posterity, that ho might leave behind him some testi mony that would be suggestive or useful to others. BARBERING BY CODE. How Tonsorlal Work Is Scientifically Done In Kansas City. A barber on Kansas avenue In Kan- sis City, was laying nn extra layer of lather over the face of a perspiring customer when suddenly he reached In a drawer under the mirror and drew forth a large leather-bound book. "Just a minute," ho said to the cus tomer, whose eyes wero covorcd by a towel. "I want to And the diagnosis for a sore throat. A careful scrutiny of your Adam's applo discloses a slight swelling. And you perhaps do not know that wo barbers have re ceived our rules and regulations from tho State board of health." Ho then removed tho towel from tho customer's eyes, and pointed to a largo sign on the wall. "I find that you have slight symp toms of sore throat; however, I guesa you will pass tho regulations." Then ho placed the medical book back In tho drawer, and proceeded to scrapo off tho man's whiskers. Having fin ished shaving, ho dipped an end of a towel In a box of powder and applied It to the customer's face. Regulation 10 forbids tho uee of a powder puff. "I will be ready for you in Just a minute," he said to another customer who was waiting. He then proceeded to nhlde by Regulation 8, which pro vides that the barber wash his hands thoroughly after serving each custom er. Then by Regulation 4 ho steril ized by immersing in boiling water all the tonsorlal tools that had been used on the previous customer. Then by Regulation 5 ho made sure to get now towels for the new customer. He then took some formaldehyde gas, which he applied to his razor to make sure that any bacilli that might have he come secreted In the small Indenta tions would be dead before applying the razor again. After looking over the list to see that none of the regu lations were violated, he summoned the customer who was waiting to tho :i-air and repeated the same formula, The Battle of the Enginc3. During 1910 It is expected t strenuous efforts will be mndo to im prove the already great efficiency of tho gas-engine. Although this fo ra of engine enjoyed a triumph in 1 ' 0 through the achievements of tho aero planes, yet it is pointed out thai it old rival, the steam-engine, at he same time greatly advanced in .' 1 economy, achieving a thermal eilU.en cy of 19 per cent., a figure hitherto as sociated with gas rather than w.dt steam-engine tests. It has recent', v been discovered that, owing to errone ous assumptions, the gas-engine lias not been credited vith having ap proached as close to thj tkeo-i? c limit of thermal effliency attain.'.')! : by the prevailing four-stroko cycle as it really has approached. Thus it has been shown that a gas-engine which by the old standard of efficiency wa.- supposed to have attained 30 points out of a possible 35. This leaves ao little room for improvement aat ex perimenters aro turning their atten tion to radical changes in tho method of operation which will afford a laraer margin for advance. No Encouragement. The family had stood the long strain of Uncle Hobart's Illness well, but the peculiailties of the physician, chosen by Uncle Hobart himself, had been, to say the least, trying. "Do you really think he will recover, Doc tor Shaw?" asked the oldest sister of the invalid, who had homo with hio vagaries pationtly for years, "I know how you feel, with Thanks giving coming on and all," said the doctor peering at her from under his shaggy eyebrows, "but It's too soon to toll. He may get well, nnd then again, he may not; I can't encourage you yet either way." D. & H. CO. TINE TABLE A.M. SUN X.M.I. X.M, X.M, l'.M. SUN . h mi' 10 00 10 00 12 30 1 30 ... Albany Illnsliaiiitoil . ti 05 A.M. 10 uo 2 15 . 8 30 JLL5! Philadelphia . 1 20 7B3 8 15 4 40 5 30 1 20 2 08 7 10 7 53 .Wllki's-liiirre.. ....craiiton P.M. X.M l'.M. l'.M, X.M. I.v 5 10 5 SO !l 05 6 20 ti :so 2 05 2 15 2 10 2 37 2 43 2 49 2 52 H 43 8 53 8 50 18 ....CiirboiHlale .... ..Lincoln Avenue.. , Whites Karvlew , .('unaaii ... Lake IxHlore ... ... . Way mart Ki'ene Stt't'llO l'roniptoa , Kortt'iiln , Seolyvlllo ... . Hontsdale 9 is; a 51 ti 11 J rj. y 3i It ti il H II 51 !) 57 ti 31 6 52 ti 5 (1 17 9 21 ti 7 01 0 2!) 9 32 ti 'Jti 7 0 ti :f.'i 7 13 2 57 9 3! ti :u 10 00 7 lti 2 U) , 3 03 It 39 !l 43 10 04 7 20 ti i:i ti iti ti do 10 OM 7 21 3 0 9 47 10 11 7 27 3 10 9 50 9 53 10 15 7 31 l'.M. 3 15) P.M. A.M. l'.M. A.M. Ar The Era of New Mixed Paints ! This year opeiii witii a deluge of new mixed paints. A con dition brought about by our enterprising dealers to get some kind of a mixed paint tbat would supplant CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS. Their compounds, being now and heavily advertised, may find a sale with tlio unwary. TIIK'OXIjY I'liACK IX IIOKESDAM-: AUTHORIZED TO HANDLE Is JADWIN'S PHARMACY. There aro reasons for the pro-minonce of CHILTON PAINTS; 1st No one can mix a hotter mixed paint. 2d Tho painters declare that it works easily and has won derful covering qualities. 3d Chilton stands back of it, and willagreo to repaint, at his own oxpenso.ovory surface painted with Chilton Paint that proves defective. 4th Those who havo used it aro perfectly satisfied with it, and recommend its use to others. Secret of Horse Whispering. "Tho most famous horse whlspor or," said a Harvard psychologist at a tea, "was Con of Cork. Con would retlro alone with some vicious, man killing brute, and from tho moment of his reappearance the tif? would be as mild as milk. They said he whisper ed to It. "Con's best authenticated cuse was Rainbow, a horse belonging to Col. Westavancc. Rainbow had kicked a groom to . death, bitten a soldier's thumb off, rolled on a woman. They wanted to tie Rainbow's head In a blanket before Con entered the stall, but tho whisperer shook his head and smiled. "Sending everybody nway, he en tered. He remained In the stall half an hour. Then ho whistled, and the grooms and the colonel camo to him. "Con sat on tho stable floor and that holy terror of a horso lay on its back beside him, playful as a kitten. "Mankind thought in those days that horse whispering was magic. We know bettor now. We know it was hypnotism exercised on animals, a lost art that offers the psychologist a fruitful field of research." Most Important of All. The man who Is always taking r; now fads and cults accosted the 'or.", haired stranger on the street. "My friend," ho began, persuail.t ly, "I am a follower of Dr. Fictr,,,-. Let me tell you how to chew y, , beefsteak." 'First tell me where to get '1 beefsteak," sighed the iong-Vir : . man as his face lengthened. "I a:u a poet. ' Roll of HONOR Attention is called to tne STRENGTH of the Wayne County The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL Oi HONOR of the 11,470 State Banks and Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Stands 38th in the United States Stands 10th in Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wavr.e County. Capital, Surplus, $455,000.00 Total ASSETS, $2,733,000.00 Honesdale. Pa.. May 29, 190S. ' a' BLAKE, AUCTIONEER & CATTLE DEALER You will make money by havllii; me. HELL PHONE 9-f Mmi ?Z. HONESDALE BRANCH 1'. M. A M.'. P.. A.M. SL'N Sl'N 10 50' 2 00 12 40 10 50 ... 8 45 ... 8 45 3 Ml ' 31 ..732 ' 31, X.M I'M. 10 20 4 05 7 15: u 20; 2 25' P.M. 1 35 10 03 9 37 3 15 Ar A.M. l'.M, l'.M. P.M.Il'.M 8 05 i as 1 23 5 40 5 30 12 17 12 07 12 0.1 11 44 It 37 11 31' 11 29 11 23, 11 20 11 IK 11 121 11 09 11 t' 8 29 8 17 8 13 7 51 7 47 7 41 7 39 7 32 7 30 7 2ti 7 22 7 19 7 15 7 54 7 50 1 21 1 0.) 12 5fi 12 51 12 49 12 4.11 5 21 7 33 5 US 7 251 7 19 5 01 5 OK! 7 17 4 51 7 1 4 4SI 4 15 09! 12 40 7 03 12 Mi' 7 01! 12 321 ti 58, 12 29 ti 53 12 23 4 4 4 37! 4 34 4 30i I.V X.M.I l'.M. l'.M. X.M. P.M. CHILTON'S MIXED PAINTS
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