THE CITIZKK, FRIDAY, FKBRUARY 3, 1011.
WANT N
E
The Investigating Commit
tee Makes Its Report.
PLANS TO STOP BRIBERY.
Assembly Is Urged to Adopt an
Amendment to New York Penal
Code Would Also Put an End
to Insurance Rebates.
Albany, Felt. 1. Thu Icjjlslatlve In
vestigating committee, of which Ed
win A. Mcrritt, Jr., of the assembly is
chairman, submitted its report to the
legislature today. The resolution ere
atiiiR the coiumltlee provided for a
report uin Jan. 15. An extension un
til Keb. 1 was .'ranted by resolution
adopted In both branches Jan. 15.
The report cover 2(53 typewritten
pases and is divided into six parts.
The first live deal with the evidence
taken at the heariiiKS concerning cor
rupt practices in connection with
legislation nnd set forth the sullen
facts established by the evidence.
The conclusions reached by the com
mittee with reference to the different'
subjects of corruption Investigated are
set forth In various subdivisions in the !
nature of tindiiiKs. The report upon j
this branch of the subject concludes j
with some observations with relation
to legislative practices and, the dllii-j
cully of exposing legislative corrup-1
tlon. which it appears to the commit-1
tee results largely from the failure of j
legislators to immediately make known !
any attempts made to bribe theni. j
The committee recommends thei
passage of an amendment to the penal
law compelling any member of the
legislature to report at once to either
house and to the district attorney of
the county any attempt to bribe or
Improperly Influence his vote.
Failure to do so is made punishable
by Imprlsoment for not more than ten
years or by a fine of not more than
$5,000, or both, together with forfei
ture of office, and disqualification from
ever holding any office in the state.
Eleven proposed laws are submitted
witli the report, which constitute the
last section of the document. In addi
tion to the proposed act providing for
Immediate notification of attempted
bribery there are ten bills affecting
tire Insurance. One measure places
rate making associations and organiza
tions, including the New York Fire in
surance exchange, under the control
and (supervision of the state superin
tendent of insurance. The superin
tendent is to be vested with ample
power to prevent discrimination in the
matter of rates. The power of liceiM
iiig brokers is taken from the New
York Fire Insurance exchange and all
similar associations throughout the
state. It is vested in the state super
iutcudent of insurance.
There is also an anti-rebate bill which
prohibits the sharing of premiums and
makes It a misdemeanor to give or ac
cept rebates. The bill follows the IIiiom
of the present law relating to life in
surnucc premiums. Another measure
provided that lire Insurance compa
nies shall report to the state superin
tendent of Insurance the amount of in
surance issued by them in the congest
ed value sections of all the large cities
in the country. Provision is made In
another bill for the admission to New
York state of the New England Fac
tory Mutual Insurance companies tin
der the supervision of the state super
intendent of insurance.
Another bill provides for the or
ganization of now Lloyds nnd inter
insurance organizations. The bill com
pels all such associations to have a
guarantee fund of $200,000 in addition
to the unearned premium fund, as is
imw provided by law. Another of the
Insurance bills creates the ofllee of
state fire marshal, with swooping pow
ers for inspection of property and in
vestigation of fires. He is to have two
deputies. Fire marshals in cities and
fire chiefs in smaller communities are
mado his assistants.
The legislative investigating commit
tee includes in its membership Edwin
A. Merrltt, Jr., chairman; Alexander
Hrough, vice chairman; Victor M. Al
Iun, Robert F. Wagner, William
Collie. Frederick R. Toombs, Frank L.
Young, James A. Foley, M. Linn Bruce,
chief counsel; Alfred Hurrell, assist
ant counsel, in charge of fire Insurance
matters; Isidor J. Kresel, assistant
counsel, in charge of corrupt prac
tices; Professor Albert W. Whitney,
actuary; L. II. Conaut nnd Marvyn
Scudder, accountants, and George M.
Shot well, stenographer.
rue commmee was organized on
July 8, 1910. The first public session
was held on Sept. 7, 1010. All told
there were forty-two public meetings.
The witnesses examined numbered 18-1.
The testimony covered 0,500 pages of
oral ovldenco and 1,500 pages of docu
inentnry evidence. The public hear
ings ended Jan. 0, 1011.
TALE OF THE WEATHER.
Observations of the United
States weather bureau taken at
8 p. in. yesterday follow;
Temp. Weather.
New York 28 Cloudy
''mny 18 Clear
UlcClty... 28 Cloudy
- 20 Cloudy
20 Snow
42 Cloudy
...... 50 Clear
. ."0 Clear
30 Snow
) Philadelphia Bars Her Op-
) era Becauss of Mln!star3.
Philadelphia. Feb. 1. Mine. Simm
Bernhardt will not present "La Siunai
itnlno" during her stay In this it
The ministerial forces which have
been protesting agnlnst the impersona
tion of Christ on the stage have won
their battle. Director Clay has Inform
ed an attorney for the theater owners
that If an attempt is made to present
the drama he will send police to the
playhouse to close the doors. He was
informed that no attempt would be
made to put on the play.
Slate Senator James P. McNIchol in
Uarrisburg, at the request of his wife.
Introduced n bill in the state legisla
ture providing for a board of censors
to regulate the nature of the plays
produced in this city. Senator Mc
NIchol declared that his action
primarily was caused by the contro
versy over the production of "La Sn
ninritaine" nnd that he thought the
production of the play would be an
outrage.
BLIND GIRL STILL HOPEFUL.
Margaret Shipley Thinks .She Will
Eventually Enjoy Her Sight.
Pittsburg, Feb. 1. Though Margaret
Shipley, the McKeesport blind girl
who has been heralded as a "second
Saviour," who was to evangelize the
world, heal the sick and lame and per
form other wonderful manifestations,
who has be.cn fasting for eight days
in the belief that at the expiration of
that time her eyesight would be re
stored, is disappointed Uint the mira
cle she expected did not materialize
at the expiration of her fast, she is
still buoyed up by the -rabllme hope
that the Lord in his wisdom has seen
lit to withhold the light from her
eyes for a longer period nnd that she
will e-entunlly enjoy the fullness of
the promise she says was made
through a strange revelation a few
days ago.
Those who believed witli Miss Ship
ley were much disappointed, while the
skeptics laughed heartlessly.
WANT STATION REMOVED.
Railroad Refuses to Pay Him $18 Dam
ages For Burning Carriage.
Utica, N. Y Feb. 1. Because u lo
comotive dropped n spark Into a baby
carriage Mrs. Irving Fields left stand
ing just outside the station at Altmar
and it was subsequently reduced to
ashes the New York Central may have
to move Its ctatlon In that village.
Fields put In a claim for $18 damages.
The Central refused to pay. Then
Fields brought suit, and In getting up
evidence it wns found that the Cen
tral's station in Altmar is on village
property.
This means that the company proba
bly will havo to pay for the baby car
riage, and Fields haB already brought
another suit as a taxpayer to compel
the removal of the building.
DIX AT CHARITY BALL.
General Grant Also Attends For the
Benefit of Hospital.
New York, Feb. 1. The Charity ball
for the benefit of the Now York
Nursery and Child's hospital was giv
en at the Waldorf-Astoria. There
wero 2,700 guests, nnd it Is estimated
that 10,000 was cleared.
The opening march was led by Gov
ernor John A. Dlx and Mrs. Dir. Oth
ers in lino wero his staff In uniform,
Major General Frederick Dent Grant
and officers from Governors Island,
Admiral E. II. O. Lentzo, commandant
nt the Brooklyn navy ynrd, and other
naval officers.
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Noted Opera Singer as She Ap
pears Off the Stage.
THE RUSSIAN ORCHESTRA.
A Craft That Calls Real Artists to Do
Its Work Motives Borrowed From
Our Own Roadsides and Fields In
stead of From Foreign Museums!
Rear Klsa Don't you like to see not
ed opera singers off the stage where
you can gel them at close range and
feel that they are really human and
not some Impersonation of the brain
of Wagner, Puccini or some other great
composer' I do, and this week I
had the pleasure of sitting next to
Geraldlno Fnrrar at a ' matinee per
formance of the Imperial Russian Bal
alaika orchestra, and what a delight it
was to listen to its strange nnd beau
tiful music! But to describe Farrar:
She Is just as lovely off the stage as
on and looks exactly like her pictures.
What did she wear? A charmingly
simple empire frock of black crepe de
chine witli yoke and very high collar
of a creamy pin dotted net, and let me
say in passing that this not Is the
smart thing to use for yokes this win
ter. Setting off her fair beauty to per
fection were six strands I counted
them for your benefit of mngnlllcenl
pearls, small gems, but of wonderful
I'ltOCK SHOWING MODISH MINOMNO OF
cuiri'oN run and kmbuoideiiy.
luster, being about the neck In close
fitting rows. What fascinated mo most
was the arrangement of her blond hair
that scorned to be u soft mass of puffs
that were not puffed, if you can- un
derstand this contradiction of terms,
and curls that did not curl, clinging
closely to the contour of the head. A
long fur coat of skunk and a muff of
black lynx yes, I mean that tho pelts
did not match, for Paris this winter
has declared In favor of tho fur coat
and coat trimmings that are different
from the muffs carried "with them
had an odd misfit appearance that is
not attractive, but it Is a charmingly
economical way to use up one s odds
and ends of small fur pieces.
To come back to the prima donna,
her hat was a cap now, how Is that
for a fnshlon description, but really
the modes nre so complex and Inter
changeable that one has to use them
In this absurd way of black velvet,
with a puffed corwn, and a narrow
band of skunk fur held the velvet frill
about tho face. Between the Inter
missions her escort, nn opera Impre
sario, and Fnrrar studied a music
score. I could hear her softly hum a
line or two and say when she finished
"That's how I'm going to interpret, it
How do you like It?"
1 have civen Farrar tho center of
the stage, but she paled -Into Insignifl
caueo when tho Russian court orches
tra was playing. It is wonderful and
has been tho musical sensation of the
season hero in New York. Mr. An
dreeff, the leader, n Svengali-llke look
ing creature, seemed to move as If by
command of tho czar or on pain of In
stant execution if ho turned on hi
conductor's box In a less mechanical
manner to acknowledge the npprecia
tlon of the audience. But why cavil
at a mannerism? Tho conducting waf
all thnt ono could wish. The lnstru
Vients used by tho players wero peas
Jut pipes producing sweetly melon
choly sounds, the domra, dulcimer and
the balalaika. vhlch gives the orchestra
Its name anf seems to take tho plac
In numbers nnd In tone value of the
violin In oaf ivn orchestra.
I know hojv Interested you are In the
mandolin, and this weird, wonderful
music would have appealed to you,
for the balalaika Is related in sound.
to both the mandolin and to the zither
families, It lias a triangular body
I p-r-
R-
fi"(l n long slender f:nril,o.-: 1. Th'
musical numbers were . 'lief,.- Rutwi.ui
peasant songs, nllb.ou;;h (lie pliivci
are able to prodriec music by great
masters most nrtistlcally. A buttoiily
waits; given wns the Impersonation -n
sounds of the (liftings nnd final Iliph:
of these beautiful winged insects. It
Elwnys hurts mo to cull them by thH
name, for they have soared so high
above the grub state indeed, ona
could actually feel the butterflies sip
ping honey from the rose nnd could
Imagine them discussing In epicure
fashion the delicious flavors.
Real Art In Handmade Jewelry.
To change the subject, havo I told
you about the exquisite Christmas gift
Dorothy D. made for mo? Well, I
really haven't had much time, for tho
holidays are just past, and I am still
lost In admiration of my beautiful hnlr
decoration. Dorothy Is an expert
crnftsman In this work, and, like all
members of the new cult, she is going
to nature as an Inspiration for her de
signs. The best workers nowadays
are not going to Italy, Eygpt or the
orient for their motives, but aro find
ing them in tho fields, along the road
sides and on the seashore.
The beautiful wild carrot or Queen
Anne's lace Is the motif for my charm
ing piece of hand wronght jewelry. It
is a sort of low tiara that any Amer
ican woman could wear without being
accused of a longing for strawberry
leaves and u ducal coronet. Only n
true lover of nature could have made
the design, for even the Inconspicuous
little garnet flower characteristic of
the wild carrot umbel has not been
forgotten.
I have n passion for tills sort of jew
elry and can never resist a display of
the work. In a case devoted to hand
made jewelry in a small but very ex
clusive Fiftli avenue shop there Is n
plaque pendant designed by a well
known artist which is a joy to every
trained eye that sees it. The plaque
I of opalescent blue nnd green enamel
subtly suggesting seaweed In the par
tial relief of the design. The very
breath of old ocean is in tho trinket.
When I give you the recipe you want
for grapefruit salad I'll excuse you
from further frietidly torture. Here's
for tlie grapefruit: Remove the pulp
of the fruit nnd arrange it on lettuce
leaves and then mix the juice of the
fruit witli a light French dressing of
oil and vinegar nnd pour It over the
pulp. Gnrnlsh with romalne or pimento
olives. Simple and delicious! Loving
ly yours, MABEL.
New York.
Bargain Papering.
young woman who thinks she can
not repaper her room this season be
cause she cannot afford it should make
sure that cost is prohibitive before re
igning herself to dirt.
One girl has just papered a bedroom
charmingly nt a total cost of less than
$3. Reading of bargains in wall paper
one day, she noticed some that were
reduced to a cent or two n roll.
Her family insisted the results would
be dreadful, but the selection was
made of a nice quality of figured
cream celling paper nt n cent a roll for
the walls and a narrow rose border at
cents a yard.
The border was cut out by the girl
herself and run at top of room aud
down the sides of each corner.
The paper was put on by u country
paperhanger, a friend of the cook, nt
much less than tho usual rates. It
would have been possible to have done
the papering oneself, but thu work is
not likely to give satisfaction, though
many women are fairly skilled paper
hangers. Most stores have bargains In paper.
though few ns cheap as tho one de
scribed. By taking ndvantage of them
n room can be freshened for n surpris
ingly small sum of money.
To Stop Cough In Church.
Every woman has experienced the
mortification of one of those exasper
ating, hacking little coughs which
tickle the throat and seem to grow
worse the more one tries to overcome
them.
They always come upon one just at
a time when the kindly cough drop
has been left nt homo and It Is 1m
possible to procure the saving sip of
water.
Many a woman has hastily left her
seat in a church with n red face and
tho echo of u hacking little cough fol
lowing her down the aisle and into the
vestibule when the trouble might have
been conquered In a very simple way.
A cough drop is not at all essential
to tho stopping of a tickling cough.
A bit of paper torn from the corner
of a hymn book leaf or any available
pamphlet or leaflet; will answer quite
us well as the bit of lioarhound or
licorice, for the action of the throat
muscles in masticating the bit of pn
per and the consequent flow of saliva
soon eases the cough, and by tho time
tho paper Is reduced to a pulp the
cough will have ceased and one's nerv
ousness will bo entirely gone.
Ribbon Neckwear.
Mademoiselle of the slender purse
may contrlvo all sorts of clever things
at little cost this season, for neckwear
of ribbon Is very fashionable and eas
ily made If one has deft fingers.
Little pesky bows of two colored
ribbons or Persian ribbons may read
ily be made. These may be worn
with stiff collars or pinned to collar
of a lingerie or silk blouse.
RabatB, too, are mado of ribbon,
closely plaited ends, with n bow at
tho top.
These things may be made from lit
tie pieces of silk or ribbon, not expen-
t-lve to buy nnd usually to bo found
in tho wbrkbasket at home.
Bo. you seo, sometimes fashion U
kind to the girl with the limited In
corue,
HE TIES mi.
Opium Raids May Lead
Reopening Hostilities.
it-
SAY BOSTON TIPPED IT OFF.
The On Leongs Blame Four Brothers
For Activity of Customs Officials
and Chinatown May Again Bo
Battleground of Factions.
Now York, Feb. 1. The arrest Mon
day night of Charley Boston, other
wise LI Quoug Jong, which was made
In Chinatown on u warrant charging
him with concealing smuggled opium,
has ruptured the newly sealed peace
pact between the tongs, nnd the New
Year's festival now proceeding In the
Chinese quarter will be the truce pre
ceding hostilities.
Tills is because tho wealthy nnd In
fluentlal members of the On Leong
tong believe that Charley Boston's
part in tho secret opium traffic was
betrayed to the customs authorities by
tho Four Brothers clan and thnt tho
present Investigation was thereby in
stituted. Not only was Charley Pnston In
volved In the betrayal, so It was learn
ed from a trustworthy source, but the
tipping off of the federal authorities
was due to jealousies between the
members of an opium ring because
Boston had presumed to dictate in the
circle of the illicit traffickers on ac
count of his boasted pull with certnln
police officials in tills and other cities
and lie insisted in taking to himself
the major portion of the retail trade
in the drug in New York city.
Tins was more tnan a monin ago
and just before two members of the
Chinese embassy in Washington came
here and had representatives of the
On Leong tong and Four Brothers so
ciety sign an eternal peace treaty.
If tlie struggle between the tongs is
renewed it will be bitter, for the Four
Brothers society is believed to be out
to secure a hand 'in tlie opium busi
ness, once having displaced Charley
oston nnd his majority. Tlie trade
in tlie drug brings far richer fruits
than did the old gambling privilege,
which used to be the petpetual cause
of war between the On Leongs and the
Hip Sing tong.
Charley Boston appeared before
Commissioner Shields to answer to the
charge of keeping- smuggled opium,
which had been sworn to by Acting
Deputy Surveyor Isaac Harris. Bail
was set at .?2,.r00, which was paid, and
Feb. 0 wan set ns the date for the
hearing.
SHEEHAN 12 VOTES SHORT.
Murphy and Dlx Confer and It
Is
Thought About Settlement.
Albany. Feb. 1. Again on the
eleventh joint ballot of the legislature
there was no choice for a United
States senator. On this ballot Wil
liam F. Shoehan was twelve votes
short of election and Ills nearest com
petitor. Edward M. Shepard, eighty
four votes short of election. There
were fifteen absentees because of Ill
ness 'Mid pairs.
Iti .-e going to New York Governor
Dlx had a talk with Charles F. Mur
phy and Assemblyman Shortt of Rich
mond, one f tho latter day insurgents.
Mr. Shortt nttended tlie joint caucus
and on several ballots voted for Mr
Slieehnn. While neither the governor
nor Mr. Murphy cared to say what
actually transpired between them, tlie
feeling Is that tlie sonatorshlp will be
eventually settled according to party
usage.
Senator Roosevelt and several of his
friends in tlie Insurgent camp eontln
tied to reiterate that under no circum
stances would they vote for Mr. Sliee
hnn. YOUNG JAY GOULD TO WED.
Engagement to Miss Anna D. Graham
Will Be Announced Feb. 7.
New York, Feb. 1. It Is learned that
at the wedding reception of Miss
Vivien Gould and Baron Deeles Feb. 7
It Is planned to announce tho engage
mont of .lay Gould, youngest son of
George Gould, nnd Miss Anna Douglas
Graham of 15 West Sixty-seventh
street. The wedding will take place
In .lu lie.
Young .Gould's fiancee Is tho daugh
ter of Mrs. Hubert Vos, wife of the
famous portrait painter. By marrying
Miss Graham, .lay Gould goes his sis
ter one better nnd marries into a royal
family Instead of mere nobility. The
roynl family lu question Is not now a
reigning family. It Is the roynl fam
ily of Hawaii. Mrs. Vos, Miss Gra
ham's mother, wns before she married
Douglas Graham the Princess Knlkl
laui.
SHIP SINKS IN STORM.
All Hands Reported Lost When Sailing
Vessel Is Wrecked.
London, Feb. 1. A violent north
west gale Is sweeping along tho chan
nel coast, and tho coast guards report
jn unknown ship ashore between
ICIngsdown nnd Walmer.
A sailing vessel Is reported wrecked
off Goodwin sands. All hands are lost.
New York Broker Dies In Dublin.
Dublin, Feb. 1. Andrew Phillips, a
real estate broker of New York, died
suddenly In this cty. Mr. Phillips was
the plaintiff In an action which was
being heard In a court here' concerning
an' automobile collision.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
AttorncvB-at-Low.
H WILSON,
. ATTORNEY A COUNBELOR-AT-I,AW.
Office adjacent to Post Ofilco In Dlmmlck
office, lloursdalc, I'n.
WM. 11. LEE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office over post office. All local business
promptly attended to. Ilonesdalc 1'a.
E.-
MUMFORD,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Ofllm LlhnrtV Ilnl! hllllfltnf- nnnnelto (ha
Post Olllcc. Ilonesdalc l'a.
HOMER GREENE.
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOU-AT-LAW.
Office over Itelf's store. Honcsdale l'a.
flHARLES A. McOARTY,
J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR- IT-LAW.
Special nnd prompt attention civen to the
collection of claims. OUlce over Kelt's new
store, ilonesdule. l'a.
F.1'
KIMBLE,
ATTORNEY A COUNSEI.OR-AT-LAW
Olfice over the nost otlice Honcsdale. Pa.
ME. SIMONS,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW
Office in tho Court House, Honeedale
Pa.
PETER II. ILOKF,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Office Second floor old Savlncs 15fik
buildfucr. Ilonesdalc. l'a.
SEARLE & SALMON,
ATTORNEYS A COUNSELORS-AT-LAW,
Offices lutelv occupied by Jndse Kearle
"(.HESTER A. GARRATT,
J ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW.
Olfice niljacent to Post Olfice, Honesdnle, Pa
Dentists.
E. T. BROWN,
DENTIST.
Ollice First floor, old Savlncs Bank build-
ins, Ilonesdule. Pu.
Dr. C. It. BRADY. Dkniibt. Monesdnle,.Pu.
Office IIonns-8 m to p. m
Any evenins by appointment.
Citizens' phone. 33. Residence. No. 86-X'
Physicians.
P.
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B. PETERSON, M. D.
1120 MAIN STREET. HONESDALE. PA.
KycandKar a specialty. The fitting of glass-
es given careful attent
ion.
Livery.
LIVERY. 1-red. G. Rickard lias re
moved his livery establishment from
corner Church street to Whitney's Stone
Barn
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