WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR. READ THE CITj&iN READ THE CITIZEN SAFE, SANK, SURE. SAFE, SANK, si priceJcente? 68th YEAR. --NO. 24 HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1911. Cttim WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR $4,000 FIRE LOSS Store and Dwelling of Arthur Sherwood Com pletely Destroyed SAVED BY KEROSENE EXPLOSION i NO LIVES LOST IX TERRIFIC I FIUK WEDNESDAY NIGHT .NOTHING SAVED. Tho dwelling house and store of Arthur Sherwood, Maplewood, were destroyed by fire on Wednesday even ing at 10:30. Tho fire started In tho wing of the house, which was used as a store. It Is supposed that mice nibbled at snmi matches, and so started the lire. .Mr. Sherwood was away from home at the time. His wife and little girl were asleep, and were awakened by an explosion, supposed to be the turpentine ex ploding after the lire had started. The wind blew so that it was im possible to save anything, with tho exception of some clothing. The loss Is supposed to he about f 4,000 $1,000 on the store, and $3,000 on tho house and contents. Klndheartod neighbors took care of Mrs. Sherwood and her daughter. Describing the lire, Mrs. Sherwood said: "Wo were sound asleep when the noise of a terrific explosion woke us up. We jumped ou'bed and found the house was oTJnre. There was a regular gale of wind which fanned tho flames Into a blaze that literally swept the buildings away. Wo were lucky that we es caped with our lives." POPULATION LOSS Wavne County Shows Decrease Of 935 HONESDALE. TEXAS AND HAW- LEY HAVE GAINED SLIGHT LY IN LAST TEN YEAHS. Complete census returns for all of tho municipal divisions of the coun ties of the state made public Tues day show In many of tho agricultur 1 counties a distinct falling off in the population figures from that of 1900. Wayne county shows a .de crease of !V35. There are some excep tions to the rule, but the increase In agricultural districts are generally small, while tho decrease in other districts has been exceptionally largo. The reason given for the decrease is the immigration cityward of a large percentage of population. It is noticeablo that there Is in Honesdale Borough an increase of 181, and in Texas Township an increase Ot4ua. Hawley Borough also shows an in crease of 93. Published herewith Is a table giv ing comparative statements of the population in Wayne county: 1910 1000 1,100 130 1,082 485 G77 954 2,408 622 720 1,925 2,864 1.286 548 401 401 1,190 1,488 410 757 522 1,464 258 1.281 1,101 1,039 404 G72 3,951 432 Berlin township . . . .1,035 Bethany borough . . . 130 Buckingham twp. ... 818 Canaan township ... 407 Cherry Ridge twp. . . GGO Clinton township ...1.17G Damascus township .2,287 Dreher township .... G47 Dyberry township . . G98 Hawley borough ....2,018 Honesdale borough. .2,945 , Lake township 1,188 Lebanon township . . 44 G Lehigh township . . . 547 Lehigh township ... 547 Manchester township 9G5 Mt. Pleasant twp. ...1,424 Oregon township . . . 383 Palmyra township . . 722 Paupack township... 444 Preston township ..1,331 Prompton borough . 2G3 Salem township ....1,101 Scott township 803 South Canaan twp. . 97G Starrucca borough . . 381 Sterling township.... 58G Texas township ....4,443 Waymart borough ... 412 Totals 29.23G 30,171 W. C. T. U. Day Of Prayer. March 29th Is stato day of pray er. Will tho unions of Wayno coun ty plan to observe it with a prayer service? Our state superintendent asks us to remember this day, and rally our forces for deep devotion and supplication In the Interest of our great cause, praying that God may continue His blessings, and lead us aright In our work for peace and prosperity of our nation, for divine guidance of our president, states men and lawmakers, not forgetting tho evangelistic aim In our state. I wish tho local superintendents would send Ave cents to Miss E. W. Greenwood, 35 Monroe street, Brooklyn, N. Y., for her handbook and helps on this department. Yours to help tho work, Maude Axtoll Waterman, County Supt. Receiver For Shoo Company. The Honesdale Shoo Company has been placed in tho hands of receiv ers, by order made by the U. S. Circuit Court, Scranton. It is claim ed that the debts amount to about $50,000 while tho assets total $100,000. Tho Company has been losing money steadily for the past two years. lEMO OF M. E. fEiTHE worldat large0M0CRATS TO WAGE BITTER FIGHT ' Ministers Prepare To At tend Conference SIXTIETH SESSION TO BE HELD AT OWEGO NEXT WEDNESDAY. The Methodist Episcopal ministers of Honesdale nnd Wayne county are closing up their year's work and mak ing preparations to depart for Owe- go, N. Y., to attend tne sixtietn ses sion of the Wyoming annual confer ence, which is to be held there in the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Murdock has called a meeting of the district superintendents of the conference to be held nt Owego, be ginning Tuesday" forenoon of next week. Bishop Mclntyre expects to be present Wednesday morning and regularly open the session of tho conference. A large class of young men will come up for admission to tho confer ence; they and the men who are In their conference studies will have their annual examinations all day Tuesday. The examinations are to lie held In tho Baptist church of Owego. The four years' course of study which all candidates for con ference membership must pass make a large demand on the mental energy REV. BENJAMIN 1. RIPLEY, Popular Pastor Of Havtlcy Church. M. E. of tho young men who go through the course. The examiners are se lected with great care from the mem bership of the conference upon nom ination by the district superintend ents and are men who have had con siderable experience in this work as well as knowledge of the subjects assigned to them. At the present time It does not look as though there would bo many changes among the pastors of the conference this year, last year being such a year of general changes that there are a large number of men who have been serving their first year in their respective charges. The meet ing of the Laymen's association will be held In the Baptist church on Fri day of conference wdek, and it is hoped by the clergymen that one or more laymen from every charge within the conference territory may be present. A very strong and in teresting program has been arranged I anu practical results are almost sure ! tn fnllmv .1 lllPfHni? nf thia nKsnpln. tion. Bishop Mclntyre is one of the greatest preachers of the American pulpit platform. His addresses, lec tures and sermons are always of tho highest order, and the members of this conference are to be congratu lated In that they will have the priv ilege of meeting with him during this conference week. The Importance of the meeting of an annual conference like the Wyo mlng, is partially realized when It Is considered that there will be present z&u pastors, representing a church membership of more than 50,000 persons, and adherents of at least three times that number owning 420 churches valued at ?2, 770, 000, and 213 parsonages valued at $4 83,000. The contributions of this Methodist host to the Board of Foreign Mis sions last year was ?24,144; to the Board or Home Missions and Church Extension, $19,617; and their total contributions to missions and all oth er benevolences aggregated nearly $100,000. The churches paid for pastoral support, including rent of parsonages, $213,121. There wero deficiencies in salaries amounting to $1,2G6, and donations in excess of salaries amounting to $3,306. The quarterly conferences of Honesdale and vicinity have as far as has been learned unanimously re quested the return of their pastors lor the ensuing year. SEELYYILLE WINS HAWLEY BEATEN 21! 21 IN HE' .MAHKAHLY FAST GAME. Wednesday night at Seelyvlllo be- fore a largo crowd, the Hawley High school basket ball team went down to defeat, the score being 22 to 21 in favor of Seelyvlllo, Tho game was a fast one, the teams running close together, the score at the end of the first half being 7 to 4 in fav- or of Seelyvllle. This makes tho fourteenth game Seelyvllle has won this season, and only two defeats have been registered against her thus far. The line-up and summaries: Seelyvlllo. Hawley, Mackle Forward Sweltzer G. Policy .. .Forward Gilpin Benny Centre Schultz Mills Guard Rowland Sonn Guard Gulnn Goals 'Mackle 5; G. Polley 2 Benny 3; Sweltzer 5; Rowland 1 Gilpin 4. Foul Goals Benny 2 Sweltzer 1. Referee, H. Ahrens, Seelyvllle; time keeper, George Schott. Summary of Bmporftanf Events Over The Country Told 9n Paragraphs. EXPLAIN MOBILIZATION TAFT DOESN'T EXPECT WAlt. IT'S UP TO CONGRESS NOW. There Is no Intention on the part of the Administration to order the troops now In Texas across the Rio Grande River. President Taft has never thought of issuing such an or der. Under the Constitution he Is commander In chief of the army and navy, but under the Constitution also It Is the rlghj. of Congress to declare war. He never suspected, one of his close friends said to-day, that any body would think that he could con template such a step as invading another country without the author ity of Congress. Tho paramount reason for send ing tho troops to Texas was to be ready for any emergency which might arise. The entire movement has been precautionary. The Presi dent acted solely with a view of pro tecting the lives of Americans in Mexico and to keeping Intact the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property there owned by United States citizens. The- troops will be In Texas when Congress meets in April. If the rev olution in Mexico grows nnd Ameri can interests are threatened Con gress will have an army of 20,000 men within easy moving distance of the trouble. The President believes that he has done his part. He has gone as far as he could go and hopes that it will not be necessary to go any further. If later Congress feels that the lives and property of Americans in Mexico are in danger and interfer ence is necessary the President will follow Its will. Until Congress gives the word, though, there will be no movement of troops at the Presi dent's direction except on the Amer ican side of the Rio Grande. The President has paid not the slightest attention to reports that in surgents In Congress and notably In the Senate, Intend to make political capital out of this movement of troops. lie has told friends that he cared absolutely nothing for any ad verse effect politically which his ac tion might have. He thought that American lives and property might he In dinger and he acted. If some Insurgents in Congress, wish to kick up a row the President will not seek to call them off. Ho has said that he merely did what he regarded as his duty under his oath of office. He had not thought of the political effect his order might have. The report that tho troops are to bo withdrawn from Texas and the border at the request of Ambassador de la Barra was denied by the Pres ident. Senor de la Barra. It was said, never requested that this Gov ernment withdraw the troops. In tho eyes of Government officials, he could not have made such a request properly. Tho troops are In the United States and for the present it is intended that they shall be used in maintaining neutrality. The statement which has appeared from time to time that Wall street figured in the sudden despatch of the troops to Texas, was also discredited by men close to the President. NEW EXCISE BILL County Commissioners To Take Judges Place MEMBERS OF JUDICIARY ANXI OUS TO HE RELIEVED. Authoritative information regard ing the plans of those who are draft ing a bill to provide for an excise commission In each county of the State was obtained from one of the most Influential leaders in the Leg islature, and there is reason to be lieve that the Stato administration has been impressed with tho Idea that there is a demand from many of the judges of the Stato to be re lieved of the responsibility of pass ing upon applications for licenses for the sale of Intoxicating liquors. The bill, which will probably be Introduced in the Legislature this week. Is being drafted In Philadel phia. The Idea Is to have the Governor recommend to the courts of each county a list of names from which the judges aro to select "probably three to compose a county excise commission. Provision will be made for appeal upon questions of iaw, but the decision of the com mission shall be final on questions of fact. It Is known that excise legislation has been under discussion for' sev eral months, but it has only been within the last ten days that serious consideration has been given to the preparation of, a bill upon the sub ject. It is predicted that tho pro posed excise legislation will develop Into ono of the most Interesting features of this legislative session. Former Wayno Countcan Dies. James McArthur, of Fox Chase, Pa a suburban town of Philadel phia, died at his home February 4 aged 78 years. 3 PASSENGER AIRSHIP TRAVELS 10 MILES AN HOUR AT WASHINGTON BEFORE ARMY AND NAVY MEN. For the first time an American- built biplane carried two passengers and an aviator through the air at a 40-mlle-an-hour clip Tuesday. An tony .Tannus, In a test flight with a machine built by Rexford M. Smith, had James O'Hagan and Fred Fox as companions on the speedy trip over the Potomac Driveway, demon strating that 442 pounds Is not too much weight for an aeroplane to lift. Following the passenger-carrying flight Rexford Smith himself step ped Into his machine and circled over the fashionable driveway sever al times. While he was exhibiting tho capabilities of his machine In (light he narrowly escaped crashing Into Mrs. Taft's bandstand, which Is situated close to the derive. Smith had been speeding up and down the course when suddenly he discovered the big bandstand right In his line of flight. Instantly he stopped the motor. At the time the aeroplane was about twenty feet in the air. The aviator made a quick dive to earth, tho eroplane struck with a jolt and stopped just In time to save Smith's $10,000 machine and the bandstand from being de molished. Antony Jannus, In his flights with the two passengers did not attempt to go very high. The extra weight carried by the machine required It to make a longer run before getting off the ground. The speed at which the flight was made was compared with that of an automobile which ran parallel with it. The Smith biplane was moved to Potomac Park a few days ago. A few test flights are to be made for tho benefit of representatives of the army and navy and members of the Diplomatic Corps. 1,775 VOTE SELLERS ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO, GRAND JURY RETURN 2,118 INDICT MENTS. The Adams County, Ohio, election Inquiry which began on December 13 ended for this term of court with the general report of the special grand lnrv. The rpnort disclosed that 2.- 148 Indictments were returned against 1,775 persons; for vote sell ing. Tho jury urged the enactment of measures preventing the giving or promising of money by candidates or committees for work or influence prior to or on election days, with a penalty for the payment of transpor tation of voters to and from polling places. A law to stop the practice of paying travelling expenses of vo ters who are absent from their pre cincts Is also recommended. A now jury will be drawn for the comple tion of the inquiry after the April term of court. R. R. MH HAPPY Favorable Report On The Liability Bill EXCITING FIGHT EXPECTED ON MEASURE INTRODUCED BY KINNEY. Tho Kinney employers' liability bill, designed to better protect the interests of the thousands of railroad men employed in the state, the measure that was so bitterly fought by the railroad companies at a ses sion of the judiciary special commit tee of the house, a couple of weeks ago, came from committee, with ah affirmative recommendation. Al ready the railroaders have estab lished a lobby and propose to wage a strong fight to have the bill be come a law. Under the provisions of tho Kin ney bill, a railroad employe in the event of the wrecking of tho train on which he is employed, will bo en titled to tho same recognition, rela tlvo to the recovery of damages as a passenger, that Is of course If the Injuries are due In no wise to negll gence on tho part of the -employe. W. W. WOOD LEAVES TOWN. W. W. Wood left for New York city Wednesday afternoon, to take charge of the Fairvlew Homo Cora pany's Interests which are located at Orlando, Florida. The company have purchased an old estate, and are dividing It up Into large lots to sell Florida home seekers. Their en glneers aro building winding roads through the place and putting up big clubhouses. The tract covers 4 acres. The syndicate is financed by some of the big N. Y. fellows. Hop per, a former sachem of Tammany Hall, and Superintendent of Build ings In New York, is the President ot the Association. Mr. Wood, who is to take charge of the Bond and Sales Department, will return to Hones dale nnd open offices here May 1. Minority Members of Reorganization Committee Re port Trouble at Recent Harrisburg Conference. From the report made public Wednesday of the minority mem bers of the Democratic State Com mittee which recently met In Har risburg, it is learned that the com mittee did not work harmoniously together to sny the least and a war among the Democrats themselves Is to be expected. The report is made public by Arthur G. Dewalt of Al lentown who asserts that he is sltll chairman of the Democratic State Committee and It Is signed by three members of the seven composing the committee. The report, which follows, states that the effort of the majority to amend or annul certain rules of the party organization to be illegal, and Is signed by Messrs. Rltter, James and Donnelly. "To Arthur G. Dewalt, Chairman Democrtlc state committee and to the members of the state committee. Gentlemen: We, as the minority members of the committee of seven which was appointed by the joint action of the chairman of the state central committee and the so-called reorganization committee report to you, as chairman, and through you to the Democratic state committee. 'In making this report we desire, however, to stato certain basic prin- clples which have governed our ac-' tion. "RiiIp v. snMinn 2. nrrvirfps 'Mint tho state chairman shall be elected by the state central committee on the first Wednesday after the third Monday in July, and the term of his office shall commence on the first day of January next preceeding, and continue for one year, or until his successor is duly elected.' "Rule XIII provides: 'In presiden tial years tho delegates from Penn sylvania to the Democratic national convention shall elect, by a majority of tho whole number of such dele gates, one Democratic elector of the state of Pennsylvania to represent the state in the Democratic national committee. Should a vacancy occur In the Democratic membership of the Democratic national committee, such vacancy shall bo filled for the unex pired term by the Democratic state central committee, with the approval must be supported by goods of quality. . . We not only give you the advantage of this, but we select the best the market affords for our Monday Sales. Try out our Monday Sales in any way you choose and Merchan dise that satisfies every customer will be found in every department ... - Monday,, March 27. Grocery Dept. Offers: Best No. 7 Broom, 60c value 34c each Famous Columbian Flour, ? 1.7G value 11.50 bag Full Cream Cheese, 20c value 17c lb Maple Flake, Cream of Wheat, or Puffed Rice, 15c value 13c pkg Campbell's Pork and Beans with Tomato Sauce, 10c value Sc can Davis' Baking Powder, 1 lb. can, 20c value 16c can Wayne County Creamery Butter 30c lb California Navel Oranges, 40c value 29c doz Other Departments Main Floor 1000 doz. 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" ' It shall be the duty of the chair man of tho Democratic state central committee to give at least one week's written notice to every member of said Democratic state central com mittee of the time and place of meet ing of said committee, at which such vacancy is to be filled, and of the purpose for which said meet Igns called.' "The effort of the stato central committee, and of the majority mem bers of this committee of seven, has been In brief, to ullempt to annul or radically amend these rules of the party, and we, as the minority of this committee of seven, do now protest against such action and de clare It our belief that such pro cedure was Illegal and void from the beginning, and that it can have no effect upon the tenure of office of either yourself, as chairman of the Democratic State Central Commit tee, or of Colonel James M. Guffey, as a member of the national com mittee. "At a meeting held by the commit tee of seven, every possible effort, was made to secure harmonious ac tion, so that party ties throughout the state might be firmly cemented and the future success of the party assured. We assume that a vacancy might be created adversely In the office of state chairman upon charges of cor ruption, inefficiency, or want of par ty rules, and similar action has been attempted to depose you without a single charge of misconduct in office, and without warrant express or im plied in the party rules, and similar action has been attempted in regard to Colonel Guffey as a member of the national committee. "If it is admitted that a reorgani zation of the Democratic party in Pennsylvania Is desirable, we submit that the efforts in that direction should be tempered with moderation, within the party rules and without an apparent desire to promote sel fish or factional ends. We contend ed at the meeting of the committee that the subject should be approach- ( Continued on Page Five.) vertisinsc 0 4l 4 inrfrv
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