The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, September 14, 1910, Image 1

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HONE SD ALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1910.
CASE OF DANIELS
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BMRD
OF TRADE
EVIDENCE AGAINST YOUNG MAN
CHARGER WITH SHOUTING I
"SCAD" at NON-UNION GLASS
CUTTER TAKES FIVE HOURS I
AND ARGUMENTS A HE PUT
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It took Justice Robert A. Smith i
all day Friday to hear the evidenco j
in the case of Frank Daniels, one
of nine men charged with disorderly I
conduct when, on Aug. Av, as al
leged in the complaint, a number
of union glass cutters Jeered a non
union man and made things disa
greeable for him and the two De-
mers, who were walking down Court I
the Herbeck-Demcr shop had ended
for the day.
. The first witness got on the stand
at 10.20. The last one left the
stand at 4.4 D. The county court
room held about 50 or 00 specta
tors and it would have been quite
out of the question to hold the
hearing in the Squire's little of
fice downstairs. At first it was
proposed to do business in the
grand jury room, but, come to think
of it. the grand Jury room isn't
such a whole lot better as to seat
ing capacity than the regular justice
office, so the case was taken up
stairs just so soon as Janitor Ball
could unlock the big room.
Peter H. Hon prosecuted. He .
wanted all nine men tried together
and the whole thing argued in a I
lump to save time. E. C. Mumford i
and Charles A. McCarty, who de-1
fended Daniels and the rest, said
No. Mr. McCarty told the court
emphatically that every man in
Pennsylvania who wants a separate
trial can have one. The prosecu-(
tlon decided to try Frank Daniels1
first and sought to prove he was the
leader of what Mr. Doff, despite
the repeated and vigorous protests
of Mr. McCarty, repeatedly allud
ed to as "the mob."
The first witness was Charles H.
Dorfllnger of White Mills, who said
he happened to be in Honesdale,
at the home of his brother, Louis
J. Dorfllnger of Court street, the
night of the trouble. He Eald he
was on his brother's porch soon af
ter 6, when the crowd went by, and
he noticed Daniels because, as he
explained when Mr. Mumford cross
examined him, Daniels was a big
ger man than the men with him.
He judged there were fully 50 men
following the two Demers and a
man they had with them. He
heard hooting as the party passed
down the street and he also over
heard one man say: "I can take
one of them."
Mr. Dorilingor told Mr. Iloff he
did not know Daniels. The hoot
ing, he said, commenced near the
courthouse, and as the party went
along the noise seemed from where
he stood to increase ratiier man
diminish. He wondered what the
trouble was, for he knew very few
Honesdale workmen. Mrs. Dor
fllnger, who was with him, was ren
dered nervous by the racket, and
she couldn't eat her dinner.
Mr. Mumford asked If Daniels
wasn't on a bicycle. Mr. Dorfllnger
said that If Daniels were on a
wheel that night, then it must be
that Daniels has a double in Hones
dale. Daniels, he remembered,
wore a dark suit.
Mrs. John Kuhbach was called.
She testified that she lived next to
the courthouse and was at home at
C on the night of Aug. 30. She
was sitting on the porch, she said,
reading a paper, when all at once
she heard a commotion and saw
Mr. Deraer and nnother man fol
lowed by a crowd. How many men
there were In that crowd Mrs. Kuh
bach could not state, but she re
membered they were noisy. She
did not call Mayor Kuhbach on the
telephone to tell him about the
trouble, but went on reading the
naner.
To Mr. Mumford she said the
racket did not make her sick.
Mrs. W. H. Ham said she lived
on the corner of Court and Ninth
streets and was at home Aug. 30 at
C She was sitting on the porch
when the crowd went by. They
were making nulte a bit of noise.
she said. The language of some of
the men "was not very choice," to
employ the precise words of this
witness. The crowd, part of it on
tho sidewalk, part of it In the
street, disturbed the peace and
nuletude of the neighborhood. Mrs-
Ham said the men going by mako
a good deal of noise every day, but
this noise was an exceptional
noise.
Miss Lucy Edgett. the next wit
ness, said she lives on Court street
five houses from the courthouse. At
r. that nieht sho was at nome. sue
heard an unusual noise and went
f mm a back room to tho porch to
find out what was up. She saw a
crowd, say 50 or CO strong, passing
down tho Btreet and tho crowd, sho
said, was very noisy, but sho did
not recognize any of tho men as
they went by. Their talk, this wit
ness told Mr. Iloff, was "not refined
or polite." Tho word "Scab" was
used a number of times. Tho noise
increased as the crowd moved to
ward the bridge.
Mr. Mumford asked tho witness
if she was afraid on account of the
nolso and loud talking. Sho said
sho was not afraid personally, but
she added that it mado her feol bad
ly to think a man who wanted to
-work should bo treated in that
manner. Thero was a good deal of
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The opening of the new Pennsylvania station in Hie heart of New Yprk city was one of the Important events of the week It
Is said to be the Jargest and most beautiful railway depot in the workl. Walter Wellman with a crew of five promises to start
for Europe In his dirigible America Sept, 20. Mexico is celebrating its centenary of independence with festivals at Juarez.
Theodore Roosevelt was entertained by the Hamilton club at Chicago nnd in a numler of other mlddlo western cities. John
A. Mead was elected governor of Vermont by the Rcpublieons witli reduced majorities. Cardinal VnnnutPllt, the pope's legate. Is attending the eucharlstlc
conuress nt Montreal James It, Keene, the noted stockbroker, is said to be recovering from a serious Illness.
News Snapshots
Of the Week
HONOR TO LAWYER
BEN ODELL TALKS
APPRECIATIVE MINUTE ON LIFE
AND CHARACTER OF LATE
LAMENTED O. L. HOWLAN1)
SPREAD UPON RECORDS OF
WAYNE COUNTY COURT PRO
FESSIONAL ASSOCIATES HAVE
ONLY WARM WORDS FOR HIM.
In court Monday morning tho
following minute on the life and
character of the late Orvlllo Lafay
ette Rowland was offered by Judge
Henry Wilson, president of the
Wayne County Dar association and
chairman of the Bar's committee on
resolutions:
"The Bar of Wayne county, In ac
cordance with its usual custom, has
assembled today to do honor to the
memory of one of its members who
has been suddenly summoned before
the highest tribunal.
"The occasion of this meeting of
the Bar is impressive because of the
sudden and unexpected demise of
one of our number whoso ago would
lead us to hope for a longer life.
"Orville L. Rowland was born at
Rowlands, in Pike county, Pennsyl
vania, on Nov. 21, 1859, and died
at Honesdale, Wayne county, on the
30th day of Aug., 1910.
"He registered as a law student
with the late Hon. Henry M. Seeley,
and was admitted to the Bar on
Dec. 4, 1882. He soon came into a
good practice; In 1887 was elected
district attorney and served with
distinction for one term.
Unlike most country boys, his
youth was exempt from disciplinary
duties and subject to no exactions
of self-denial; and this early ex
perience somewhat influenced his
later habits of life and gave him,
on all occasions, the appearance of
complete freedom from the worry
and cares of life. He was of a sunny
disposition, free from exciteablllty,
aud composed and stable In Its In
tellectual operations and conclusions.
Ho possessed an analytical mind,
could readily sift tho wheat from
the chaff In legal controversy, and
was well able to present his cases
at trial without laborious prepara
tion or apparent arduous efforts.
"His relations with the court and
members of the Bar were always of
a cordial and gracious character, and
his extreme dislike of interference
with the professional affairs of other
attorneys often took from mm legiti
mate legal business to which no
might justly havo laid claim.
Tho Bar will remember Mr. Row
land as a good lawyer, congenial
friend and loyal citizen, nnd long
after his portrait shall havo faded
In the vista of years will ms spirit,
of professional honor, friendliness
of disposition and good fellowship
keep their Impress In tho mind and
heart of his professional brethren of
this bar.
HENRY WILSON,
F. P. KIMBLE,
E. C. MUMFORD.
Hemurku of Judge Scmio.
In ordering tho minute placed on
tho court records Judgo Senrlo said
"I concur most heartily with tho
resolutions presented by Judge Wil
son and direct that they bo placed
unon tho court records. Those reso
lutions fittingly set forth an npprecia
tlon of tho character of Mr. Row
land In his private life and as an
attorney at this bar.
"Probably no member of this bar
was better acquainted witn t. u.
Rowland than myself. He and I
studied law at tho samo period and
were admitted to practice at tho
Wayne CQuj?"bar In tho Bamo year.
Mr. Rowland had a mind that was
eminently analytical. No member
of this bar could better interpret
tho statutes than Mr. Rowland.
"His disposition and character was
lovely and lovablo and his sudden
taking away makes us realize that
the older members of our bar are
leaving us and It should link tho
older remaining members in a closer
bond of sympathy and friendship.
Wo shall long remember and mourn
O. L. Rowland, our gonial and large
hearted fellow membor of tho Wayne
county bar."
SAYS HE'S OUT OF ACTIVE POL
ITICS, RUT WILL HE LOYAL
REPUBLICAN AS LONG AS HE
LIVES FORMER NEW YORK
GOVERNOR HAD FINE TIME IN
EUROPE.
NEWBURGH, Sept. 13. Ex-Governor
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr., was
asked by a representative of the
Newburgh Journal If he would de
fine his position upon the political
situation. Mr. Odell said:
"Prior to my departure for
Europe I informed those who were
entitled to my confidence that it
was my intention to retire absolute
ly from active participation in the
politics of this district. Since my
return this decision has only grown
stronger, and a positive declaration
has been withheld up to the present
at the request of those who thought
that perhaps party harmony might
be restored through compromise,
and that I could be of service in that
direction.
"1 see, however, no reason for
continued silence, and therefore the
Journal can announce for me that
under no circumstances will I lnter-
est myself directly nor Indirectly In
local or siaio nupuuiicuu jiuuuta,
except as a loyal Republican In con
tributing my mite towards Republi
can victory this autumn.
"This is all that I care to say, ex
cept to express the hope that those
who represent the old as well as the
newer Ideas of Republican policies
may find It consistent to unite and
harmonize and thus restore party
solidity In this district."
GROUND IS BROKENlSORE AT BOROUGH
MAA'OR KUHBACH TURNS FIRST
FURROW FOR ARMORY AND
HE DOES THE JOB AT 7 IN
THE .MORNING, TOO WHAT
JIO LATE RISERS KNOW AUOUT
THAT?
The' first furrow for tho Hones
dale armory was turned Saturday
morning promptly at 7 by Mayor
John Kuhbach, who met Mr. Street,
the representative of Contractors
Walters & Bellman, on the Park
street lot and lost no time about
breaking ground for a building that
is going to be an ornament to
Honesdale.
The Mayor had promised the
firm, the armory board and Capt. C.
J. Kelloy of Co. E that he would
be there at worklngmen's hours to
hold the handles of the plow, and
he kept his word without procrastina
tion. Tho Mayor, as most of his
Erie Coal Thieves Are Captured.
Nine Norwegians were arrested at
Haves' Switch, near .Rowlands, on
Friday by Erie Officers R. N. John
ston and Frank Kelley for stealing
about 25 tons of coal. The fuel had
been placed In a pile near tho tracks
after a wreck in the early part of
the summer. The prisoners had
taken tho coal across tho Delaware
river In boats. They were arraigned
before Justice Henry Dewitt at
Rowlands and lined $9.50 each,
which Included costs)
PEOPLE ON RIVER STREET
THINK HONESDALE NO CLEAN
ER THAN TEXAS NO. - AND
THAT THERE ARE PLACES
OVER HERE WHICH NEED
CLEANING UP.
Sixteen families on River street
were served Saturday morning by N.
B. Spencer with notices from the
state .board of health to clean up
their closets, some of which are
close to the river.
Not many of them kicked, though
one or two women Mr. Spencer call
ed on said they had supposed the
landlord would be the proper per
son to serve. The notices, however,
read "owner or occupant."
One of tho women told Mr. Spen
cer she thought Texas No. 2 was at
least as clean as the borough of
Honesdale. She said the smell from
over the Lackawaxen was pretty bad
acquaintances know, Is a chronic when the wind was in the right di
trim- it- n rection.
point to be down street before me uorougn win do looKea alter
seven, and tho early date didn't y the borough officials," said Mr.
feazo him. He had two cood Spencer. "Clean up over here.
horses In front and a practical build- People that live lrf glass houses
er alongside, and tho ground-break-! shouldn't throw stones."
ing stunt was speedily over with. I She said she would clean up
The minions of the press were ! around her place at once
not on hand to witness the break-1 Mr. Spencer waited three days for
lng. At tho courthouse later In the State Engineer Snow to come from
day the Mayor gave out the story of
his 7 o'clock Job and chlded them
for neglect of duty.
Four teams belonging to Frank J.
Varcoe got busy on the lot Monday
morning. Eight men are employed
now and the foreo Is to be Increased.
Big Shipment of Fins Staffs.
A large shipment of Hag staffs was
mado by tho Geo. H. Lancaster com
pany. In all, 528,000 Hag poles with
spear points, weight 3G.000; over
30,000 feet of lumber was used to
make them and this gave employ
ment to 20 men 11 dnys turning
them out. This is the Hrst shipment
on an order for 1,500,000 poles to
be delivered before May 1 next.
"I call this good for the south
end of Wayne county and from one
of the best and lnrgest factory of the
kind in Pennsylvania," says Mr.
Lancaster in writing of tho shipment,
from South Sterling.
Dr. Crippen Faces
Murder Charge Alone
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Harrisburg to go over the typhoid
zone with him and then went ahead
alone. Mr. Snow may yet visit
Honesdale, as Inspector Ralph Irwin
has, it is understood, said things to
his chief about the condition of a
number of private sowers, Including
those that empty in the Dyberry op
posite the cemetery.
Inspector Irwin went from here
to Berwick in Columbia county
where there is typhoid. Inspector
M. E. Shaughnessy, who came here
with him to take samples of water
and milk, was shifted to Wilkes'
Barre, where there Is still a large
amount of the dreaded disease. Dr
Dixon, the state health commission
er, will, it Is expected, take a trip
through Luzerne cOunty this week
Inspector Irwin, whose hand was
wrenched and wrung 29 times by
Frank Hollenheck during an hour's
talk in a Honesdnlo hotel, recover
ed from the effects of tho handshak
ing bee and is In good shape physi
cally to prosecute tho campaign
against typhoid in Wllkes-Barre.
County Medical Inspector H. B.
Ely said tills afternoon that the state
had sent him no more reports on
tho condition of Honesdale drinking
water, and Mr. Spencer, who ex
pects eventually to get a report
through Inspector Irwin at Berwick,
said ho had heard nothing.
VARIOUS MATTERS UP FOR CON
SIDERATION ADVERTISING
THE TOWN BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION PROPOSED
"MADE IN HONESDALE"
STICKERS MAY HE PROVIDED
Greater Honesdnlo Board of Trado
meeting was held In town hall Fri
day evening, there being 30 members
present. The session was called to
order by President C. J. Smith and
the minutes of the last regular meet
ing were read and approved.
Tho membership committee report
ed several names for the already
largo list.
On motion of S. T. Ham, seconded
by Attorney Salmon, the subscription
list was left open for an Indefinite
period to enable the committee to
secure as many members as they
can.
The arbitration committee ap
pointed to meet the Herheck-Demer
Cut Glass company reported. Mr.
Simons, a member, stated that In
company with the secretary of the
board, he called on an officer of tho
Flint Glass workers and he promised
that he would do all In his power
to prevent any further disturbance.
The advertising and press com
mittee In a written report stated that
it had advertised the advantages of
the town in New York nnd Philadel
phia dailies and trade Journals. Tho
committee stated that It had arrang
ed for weekly meetings, when mat
ters of vital Interest pertaining to
the town could be discussed.
Communications were read from
Louis Jackson, industrial commis
sioner of the Erie, In which he ex
pressed his willingness to co-operate
with the board and help build up
Honesdale.
An Interesting letter was read
from George E. Bates of Scranton,
division passenger and freight agent
of the Delaware & Hudson. Mr.
Bates stated that he felt that there
are greater possibilities for Hones
dale and assured the board that he
would take advantage of every op
portunity, not only to help the In
dustries already located in Hones
dale but would bring the advantages
of the town to any concerns seeking
new locations.
The communication of a New York
party regarding a proposition he
wished to present to the board was
referred to the press committee.
President Smith stated that so far
the board did not seem to have ac
complished very much and that it
ought to centralize Its work and get
a start. Rather than try to get oth
er manufactories here, it ought to
provido for the Industries already
established. The only way to do
that, he said, is to formulate a plan
to make room for people and try to
accomplish something along this line.
The proposition of starting a build
ing and loan association was "discuss
ed. The matter of affecting tho banks
was mentioned, but a bank president
present stated that anything that
would help the town would help tho
banks.
It was suggested that Honesdale
start a branch of the Scranton Build
ing & Loan association. South
Scranton was practically built up
by tho building loan association.
E. G. Jenkins called the attention
of the board to the fact that it is
houses for rent that are demanded
instead of homes to be purchased.
Ho claimed the average working man
could not afford to purchase a home
and that houses renting from $9 to
$12 are desired. On motion of S.
T. Ham, seconded by Edward Deit-
zer, it was voieu xmu uiu luimanuu
of a building and loan association
bo left with tho soliciting and site
committeo for investigation.
Motion was carried that bills
amounting to $ 11.95 for advertising
bo paid.
The mattor of stlcKers, on wnicn
is to be printed "Mado in Hones-
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Photo by American Press Association.
Desplto tho fact that Miss Ethel Clara Lo Novo was freed of tho charge of
mnrdor in connection -with tho alleged death of the wlfo of Dr. Crippen, tho
latter will bo compelled to face tho charge while his former typist sits in tho
courtroom listening to tho tostimony against him. English courtrooms uro
considerably different from thoso found In tho United States. Tho accused la
compelled to stand much of tho time within an iron railing and is allowed
few of tho privileges accorded prisoners in this country. Thoro is a narrow
shelf or bench within tho prisoners dock, but during tho greater port of tho
court proceedings Crippen will be made to stand facing hln accusers and tho
court. Witnesses occupy a little boxllko booth confronting the prisoner, and
TO HELP HOSPITAL PliAX.
liUdles' Aid Society To Ho Started
at Meeting hi Lytic.
At tho meeting of Honesdale wom
en in Lyric linn Wednesday atter-
noon at 2.30 o'clock tho speakers will
be Representative Leopold Fuorth
and District Attorney Myron E. Sim
ons. invitations havo been sent out
very generally and a largo attend
anco of women who nro Interested
In tho hospital project Is anticipated
Mr. Fuerth, who with II. T. Mea
ner signed the call as committee,
Bald Monday that thero had been no
iniontlon to slight anybody In the
Issuing of Invitations, and that after
tho fair campaigners for the Hones
dale hospital get organized they
can. of course, ask anyono to Join
"Wo must havo tho ladles enlist
ed In this movement," sold Mr
Fuorth. "Wo can't do much with
out them. They can raise tho mon
ey and got tho hospital started bet
ter than tho mon can. They are go
inc to sell tacs at tho fair for the
Board of Trade and they aro going
to help ralso that monoy wo must
get by next spring lor tno nrmory.
It Is exnected that a largo num
ber of prominent women will Join
tho Ladles' Auxiliary it Is proposed
to start at this meeting.
DEATH OF MRS. SIG. KATZ.
Bright and Lovable Young Hones-
ilule Woman Goes To Final Home.
Sincere sorrow was on overy hand
expressed Sunday when tho sad news
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one of the most popular young wom
en in Honesdale, became known.
Sho failed to rally from an operation
attending maternity nnd passed away
Sunday morning at o o ciock.
Nolllo Roos Katz was tho daugh
ter of Mrs. Fanny Roos of Scranton,
who, with four sisters and threo
brothers, survives her. btio was a
Scranton girl, born In that city Dec.
1, 1879. Her marrlago to Mr. Katz
took place In Sernnjton a little moro
than n year ago, and her married
life had been very happy. Hundreds
of Honesdalo peoplo who met Mrs.
Katz after sho camo hero to mako
her home were charmed by her lov
ablo disposition nnd gracious woman
hood. Sho was a wlfo, daughter and
sister whoso early passing Is a pain
ful shock.
Tho mother, brothers and sisters
of Mrs. Katz are all In Scranton.
The brothers aro Isadoro, Leo nnd
Sidney Roos. Tho sisters nro Car
rie, Ida, Elsa and Florence. Tho
Scranton friends of the Roos family
sympathize with them In their afflic
tion as genuinely as tho friends of
Mr. Katz and his family hero grlevo
for tho loss ho has sustained.
Tho funeral will bo from tho
houso Wednesday morning at 10.30.
Rabbi Anspacker will como from
Scranton to conduct it. Burial will
bo in tho Jowish cemetery in Honesdale.
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behind this sits tho magistrate.
County fair Oct 3, 4, C, and 6
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