We Want 5000 Circulation You Want a Better County Paper Help Us Get Both WEATHER FOUKCAST: Showers. WEATHER FORECAST: Showers. itneti READ THE CITIZEN SAFE, SANE, SURE. READ THE CITIflfM SAFE, SANE, SU1 68th YEAR -NO. 41 HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY' MAY 24, 1911. PRICE RIEFLER'S FACTORY Early Morning Blaze Destroys $50,000 Worth of Valuable Property; Cause Unknown WOUK IMMEDIATELY BEGUX TO REBUILD OX EXTENSIVE AND MODERN' SCALE: FLAMES HAGE FOR AN HOUR; XO IN SURANCE CARRIED. Fire of unknow origin early Mon day morning completely destroyed Rtefler's acid factory at Tanner's Falls, entailing a loss of between $40,000 and 550,000, with no In surance. Just how the lire started Is a mystery. Illeiler's were awakened about 3 o'clock by the night watch man. The flames however had gain ed such headway that nothing could be done to check them. Many thousands of cords of wood piled nearby escaped destruction, but the factory and the whole plant fell an easy prey to the devouring flames. It Is supposed that the watch man, who Is stationed In the factory, took a doze, and that the building which is filled with Inflammable sub stances, wood alcohol being manu factured there in large quantities, caught fire from a blazing kerosene torch. The lire broke out in the engine room, In which part of the building all the fire-fighting apparatus was stored. The flames leaped to the adjoining acid factory twenty feet distant, and within an hour both buildings were reduced to a heap of smouldering ashes. Two lumber "HOW WE SKATED El Rey Sisters tells the Story of Their Lives, Their Rise and Sh-h! Falls GET THE THIFLIXG SUM S200 PER WEEK FOlt DOING WHAT OTHERS PAY MONEY; HUT THEX THEY'RE SOME SKATERS "Oh indeed it's a healthful sport,' said Zoe, the older of the two El Rey sisters who played a return engagement last week in the Hones dale Roller Skating Rink, when seen last Friday afternoon at the Hotel Commercial, where she, her sister and her mother made their headquarters during their stay In the Maple City. "My sister Claire used to have the doctor all the time before we started to skate. She had to be shut up indoors. We started to skate and we never had a doctor since." The El Rey sisters who travel with their mother cheerfully consented to be interviewed, when a Citizen man sent his card In. They are playing this week In Towanda where they have had three return engagements this season. The girls, Zoe and Claire El Rey are extremely youthful performers. The older one confessed that she was seventeen, and the younger ad mitted that she was fourteen. Their extreme youth has several times got ten them Into trouble, notably on their first public appearance, Ave years ago at Madison Square Gar den, when agents for the Gerry So ciety Interfered and took them off the stage. "It's five years this month," said Zoe, "since we first put roller skates on. We were born in Pittsburg and lived in New York for twelve years. Mrs. El Rey, the mother of the sisters, Is a widow, her husband hav Ing died seven years ago. She has five children living, three daughters and two sons. "We first put on skates," continu ed Zoe, "at the Metropolitan Roller Rink, New York. We just went to the rink, a few times. Mother used to take us over. The admission was Wayne County Medical Society Meets .ELECT OFFICERS, HEAR RE PORTS, TRANSACT 1JUSIXESS AXD HAVE A GOOD TIME TOGETHER. Tho Wayne County Medical So ciety met last Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Allen House, President, W. A. Stevens, Hamlin, in the chair, when the annual elec tion of officers took place, reports of committees read, and considerable business of importance transacted. In the absence of the regular secre tary, Dr. L. B. Nielsen, who is in Philadelphia, Dr. R. W. Brady acted as secretary protein. The officers were all elected by acclamation, and are as follows: President, Dr. G. F. Rodman, Ham lin; first vice-president, Dr. W. A. Stevens, Hamlin; second vice-president, Dr. E. W. Burns, Honesdale; censors, Drs. H. B. Ely, F. W. Pow ell, E. W. Burns, Honesdale; secre tary and reporter, Dr. L. B. Nielsen, Honesdale; treasurer, Dr. P. F. Griffin, Honesdale; committee on public policy and legislature, Drs. E. W. Burns, W. T. McConvllI, Honesdale, Arno Volgt, Hawley; nominating committee, Drs. H. C, White, Lake Ariel; C. W. Parsells, Narrowsburg; P. B. Peterson, Hones dale; program committeo, Drs. H. B. Ely, Honesdale; L. A. Bang, RUINED BY FIRE sheds about 300 feet In length and several thousand feet of green lum ber were also consumed. William F. Riefler, a member of the firm, who arrived home in his car from Scranton about two o'clock Monday morning, found everything all right at that hour. Whether the factory ignited from one of the torches which are kept burning constantly, or whether it was set on fire, no one can tell. As the night watchman, whoso duty it was to examine the torches, did not, it is alleged, discover the lire until the flames burst through the roof, It is supposed that he was elsewhere at the outbreak of the conflagration. Active operations looking to the rebuilding of the plant are under way. About six thousand cords of wood are used annually by the Rlefler's in the manufacture of acids. Fifty men are thrown out of em ployment as a result of the con flagration. The factory was run under the firm name of estate of John Riefler, the partners 'being Mrs. Taylor, John G. and W. F. Riefler. They were one of the heaviest local shippers via the D. & H. NTO A FORTUNE' flftj- cents, and of course we couldn't go very often. We started to learn so fast that crowds would watch us skate. "We tried all the stunts of the older skaters, and we attracted so much attention that the manager said we didn't need to pay to get in. The New York Herald after two weeks put our pictures in the paper. A manager came along and engaged us to appear at the Madison Square Garden. "We were only there four weeks when the Gerry Society took us out or it. And after that Anna Held telegraphed us to go with her and we traveled over all the big cities. Mrs. El Rey broke in to tell that there had been no theatrical people in the family. "The girls," she said, "Just went and it seemed to come to them. They had no lessons, no Instructions. It seemed remarkable. None of us were stage people." Mrs. El Rey also enlightened the reporter on her family history, say ing that she was a second cousin of the Grant's. Her birthplace was at Indiana, Fa. Shortly after her marrlago she and her husband removed to New York, where they lived on 52d Street West, just one block from the 'Metropolitan Roller Rink, at Fifty-second and Broadway, where her children first learned to skate. "We've been skating all the time for the past five years," said Zoe. "We generally rest two months In the summer. We did a roller skate specialty with Anna Held. "On our first engagement we got $200 a week. Wo generally get $100 a week at present. Mother al ways goes with us. We've been clear to the Coast, South as far as (Continued on Page Five.) Hamlin; A. M. Cook, South Canaan, The society was invited to Fair view Cottage by president-elect G. F. Rodman for their July meeting. The present membership of the society is 31, viz: twenty-five from Wayne, three from Pike and three from Sullivan counties. A large number of the members of the society heeded the call sent out by acting secretary Dr. R. W. Brady to "drop their work for one afternoon and come and enjoy social fellowship while at the same time acquiring valuable Information of great benefit to you In your profes sion." They were: Drs. H. B. Ely, F. P. Griffin, W. T, McConvill, R. W. Brady, Honesdale; John D. Wilson, A. B. Stevens, Scranton; Chas. G. Corson, Rileyvllle; Oscar J. Mullen, Arno C. Volgt, Hawley; Edward O. Bang, Sarah A. Bang, South Canaan; H. C. Noble, Waymart; W. A. Stev ens, Hamlin. Dr. John D. Wilson, pathologist to the State Hospital, Scranton, spoke on "Differential Diagnosis of Dis eases of the Stomach," and gave in teresting laboratory tests. Arm Broken By Fall of Window. Miss Ruth Terrel, who boards with Mrs. Anna Delezene, 1301 East street, in attempting to lower a window before the approaching tnunuor storm Sunday afternoon. had the misfortune to have the sash fall down on her hand, breaking a bone in it. Dr. P, B. Peterson was called and dressed the Injury. I . ... .. I SCHOOL HAS AO U1LUU15 l'Oll XEWSHOV JOE. Prof. Harry O. Oday, principal i of the Honesdale public schools, made complaint Monday before 'Sauire Robert A. Smith " that Jos. Westbrook about March 15, 1011, and various other times since, did at Honesdale In said county truant ly leave the Honesdale High school and has continued to keep absent from the said school on several oc casions contrary to the Act of July 11, i901, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." A warrant was is sued and served by deputy constable I'. J. Moran. The youthful offend er, who live!? on Spring street, and who will be 15 on August IS, was taken before 'Squire Smith late Monday afternoon for a hearing, who ordered the deputy constable to take hi in over to the sheriff to be taken care of until the morrow. Later in the evening he was releas ed, and was merrily peddling the nearby city evening extras on the streets of the Maple City. ROME TEAM LOSES First Game of Season Sees Honesdale Boys LARGE CROWD OF ENTHUSIASTIC LOR PITCH FIRST HALL; PROSPECTS FOR WINNING TEAM ARE BRIGHT. "Here's tho Honesdale hoys coming down to get licked!" That was the greet ing the street urchins gave the members of the Maple City base ball team last Saturday afternoon, when they alighted from a street car in the heart of Taylor. Their prophecy, sad to relate, turned out to be true, as the final score eloquently showed: Taylor 10; Honesdale S. It was a tired and travel-stained crowd that inarched up from Main street to the headquarters of the William Tell riflle club at Taylor on that never-to-be-forgotten afternoon. Everything seemed to have gone wrong. The terrific thunder shower of the morning in Honesdale kept the manager, Leon Ross, guessing as to whether It was advisable to go to Taylor or not. And it was not until shortly before train time that the decision to go was finally made. Twelve base ball players, the manager and his assistant, R. J. Bracey, and a representative of The Citizen, made up the local contingent who boarded the 12:25 train for Carbondale and points beyond. When Scranton was reached, the vestlbuled passenger coaches of the Delaware and Hudson were deserted for the crowded trolley car. The manager NO CREEDS TO BAR BOY SCOOTS Movement Entirely Without Denominational Influ ences ; To Turn Boys Into "Men Capable of Self Control" LOTS OF FUX IN IT ALSO; LEARNS HOW TO TRACK, LIGHT FIRES, COOK RAHIHTS, OA Ml OUT, SAVE LIFE, TELEGRAPH, BOX, COMPASS A XI) SAVE MOXEY. "AH denominational fences are absolutely torn down, and moral instruction is given by actual prac tice rather than through lectures, sermons ami tirades." To say that a reporter for The Citizen was startled, when he was Informed several days ago, by one of our well-known citizens who is thoroughly posted on the subject, that one of the results of the Boy Scout movements in Honesdale would bo to break down all the ec clesiastical lino-fences In the Maple City is putting it mildly. He was dumbfounded, amazed. Ho was also told what other transforming processes this military plan would work in the breast of the average American boy. Listen to the; reasons advanced for selecting Sunday afternoons for tho "hikes," as they are called in tho Ernest Seton Thompson or Ern est Thompson Seton parlance: "In most cases the boys are em ployed or in school during the week days, and Sunday afternoons is the Ho Couldn't Bo Good Any Longer. Pleading guilty to the Indictment of carrying o concealed deadly weap on, Dec. 12, 1910, A. F. Schimmel was paroled under the care and cus tody of M. Lee Braman, Sheriff of Wayne county, and H. A. Oday, who aro hereby appointed probation offi cers for this purpose. The said pa role to be upon condition that the said A. F. Schimmel abstain from the use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage and he behave himself prop erly toward his family and all other persons and that he roport on the first Monday of each month to the above named probation officers until further order or Court. Last week Mr. Schimmel wandered from the straight and narrow path, and on Thursday he was taken be flre Judge A. T. Searle who ordered Sheriff Braman to lock him up. FRILLS AND FASHION'S. For Women lly a Woman. Of special Interest to women will be the column of fashion notes which will appear each week in the Friday Issue of The Citizen. "What tho women will wear" Is an ever-nbsorbing topic of conversation dear to the feminine heart. The Intest styles as they nro exhibited on Fifth Avenue, In the fashionable Hotels nuil in the shops' will be discussed. All questions ns to dresses and the making thereof i y "will receive the personal atten tion of our "Fashion Editor." Drop her a' line If you want to know anything about fashions. She can tell you how to make a Parisian guimpc from a piece of cheesecloth. The Citlen In vites nil of Its women renders to make full use of this column. Every Friday on Page B. TO TAYLOR 10-8 Splendid Exhibition by FANS WATCH MAYOR OF TAY and one of the players hunted up a store in the Electric City and bought a pair of spiked shoes, nar rowly missing the Duryea car. Those constituting the party were: William Mangan, W. Polt, George Sandercock, Walter Hatler, L. Ba der, Ernest Dudley, Jr., Joseph Ja cobs, John Schilling, Clarence Hol stein, J. Male, J. Polt, Leon Ross, R. J. Bracey, Leslie Brader, and the Citizen mau. The boys speedily made themselves at home in the cosy gymnasium of the Rifle Club, where they donned their spick and span white uniforms in a jiffy. The twelve upholders of the hon or of Wayne county together with the gallant defenders of Taylor, marched proudly down to the Main street of that borough, following the orchestra of six pieces, which played "Marching Through Georgia" for d sar life. JlA countermarch was then made to 'uie ball grounds, -whert; teams en-j gagea in preliminary practice. It was 4:23 p. m. when Mayor Morgan L. Morgan took his place In tho pitcher's box. He said: " I am glad to participate in the national gnmo of America. It is one of tho clennest games in existence. Mil lions of people attend it daily. All tho walks of life are represented, (Continued on Page Eight.) only time when the boys have an opportunity of getting out into the country, picking up a great deal of valuable Information that they will otherwise not get. It Is also true that nearly every boy In towns of this kind spend their Sunday after noons in good weather in the open, roaming more or less at will, often getting bad habits, and being ac cused of rowdyism because of their undirected movements. "One of the main objects of the movement Is to foster the Idea of common brotherhood. "There are a number of people In Honesdale Interested In this movement, and there 'have been several different plans suggested for carrying out the work here, but the ooys rather object to tho usual form of carrying out such things, i.e., of having a committee of 'grown-ups' to start a general scout movement for such movements aro nearly all denominational. They want to avoid that In tho beginning but (Continued on Page Four.) An Enjoyable Mny Party. A party of young people, of White Mills, held a May party at Dorfllng er's Park Sunday, May 21. They left town at eleven o'clock and arrived home early in the evening all tired out but in the best of spirits, all say ing it was tho best time of their lives, and with nlans laid for an other big tlmo In the near future. The party was made up of the fol lowing young people: Ida Johnson, Anna Johnson, Ada Haden, Dolly Elliott, Elizabeth Tu man, Nellie Boyle, Mario Murphy, Leda Wegst, Leslie Smith, Edward Jones, J. Boyle, Lawrence Bellman, Charles Murphy, Joseph Miller, Geo. Guthell and John Wenders, White Mills, and Miss Edith Turner, Harry Hilton and Arthur Collins, Endlcott, N. Y. PLANT A KICK AND New Method Has Luther Burbank Looking Like an Amateur Gardener in the Desert of Sahara JUST DIG UP YOUR MIND WITH A PEN, WATER IT ON A POST. CARD, AND WATCH IT GROW. GENUISES, ATTENTION! Luther Burbank has long been termed the "plant wizard." He can take a watermelon seed and a hunch of horseradish and make 'em grow Into a pineapple. Still, he's not the only fly in the Pllsener. You may be able, to beat him all hollow. Plant a small kick and you may raise a dollar. The recent rains will probably have a good effect on the scanty crop of geniuses 'hereabouts. Already two or three have written the1 editor of the Kick Kontest describing their qualifications, but for various reasons the letters are not published. One person had the audacity to state that she thought she was a genius because her husband did whatever she told him. Fancy that? Bet our wife wouldn't dare or yes, my love, In one min ute. Gosh, how we hate that lawn mower. We would like to say right here that running a husband Is nothing at all compared to running this col umn. We will wager that if the lady isn't a suffragette, which is bad enough, she looks like one which Is worse. It's not- hard Jo, guess "Who's Who" In that home. Her hubby ought to start something Probably he realizes that If he did It would mean his finish! " 'VA'h,-; No, no. A genius must have a better claim thah't'hls; lady's" if he or she wants the job. Some of the kicks are as follows: Shoo Fly! Dear Editor: I kick because our neighbor, Mr. Wall, don't keep his ugly bull shut up. As I was coming from Sunday school I met him in the road. MISS MYRTLE OSTRANDER, Boyds Mills, Pa. Answer: Hope you didn't have a red parasol along, did you? Changed To-day. Dear Editor: I kick your unchanging weather forecast. Yours for a dollar, LEVI M. HOPPS. Crosses, Pa. Answer:. It's always fair weather If you're happy. Even Money On Odd Walks. Dear Editor: I kick because the walks are uneven, And if I get that dollar, I'll help to get them even. VIOLA WESTBROOK, Honesdale, Pa. Answer: A 99 cent prize would be as odd as the walks, wouldn't It? Oil, Darn. Dear Editor: I kick kause I don't like to darn stockings MRS. OSTRANDER, Boyds Mills, Pa. Answer: Why not hemstitch 'em then? Auto Rams Telephone Pole J. G. RIEFLER'S CAR LAXDS IX DITCH XEAR WHITE MILLS. John G. Relfler, Tanner's Falls, whilst out motoring Saturday afternoon in his 5-passenger Lion "40" car, met with a serious acci dent shortly after 3 o'clock about two miles this side of White Mills, when his machine hit a telephone pole, Inflicting severe injuries on several of Its occupants. Dan Maloney, the Erie freight agent at East Honesdale, occupied the front seat with him, and four young men one of whom was a Mr. La Point, were In the rear seat, when the collision occurred. Mr. Riefler was talking with Mr. Maloney, and In the course of con versation he lifted his hand from the steering gear for a second, when the machine broke away from under his control, and ran into a ditch. He gave the gear another twist, the machine shot back into the road, and dashed back into the ditch, hitting a telephone pole. The force of the collision scooped the top off the machine, making kindling wood of It, and broke the wind shield. The engine wasn't hurt a bit. La Point got a gash In his head, and another young man was knocked senseless by a severe cut on the side of his face. They made a quick run to White Mills where their wounds were at tended to and the young men whose wounds were not serious, came home on the train. The damage to the car will amount to several hundred dollars. GOT DRUNK, ARRESTED AXD JAILED. On the complaint of his wife, who swore out a warrant charging him "with being drunk and disor derly and with making threats," John Buckley, of River street, was arrested Monday by deputy constable P. J. Moran, and taken before 'Squire W. H. Ham, who committed him to jail. GIRL BREAKS HER ARM. Miss Minnie Smith, bookkeeper for Krantz and Sell, had the misfor tune, last Saturday afternoon, to fall and break a bone In her right wrist at the Roller Rink. This is the second recent accldont In tho Smith family, her nephew, Warren, also falling and breaking lils left arm on the hardwood floor of the Rink. Struck By Lightning. A cow belonging to Anthony Rlck- ert, Texas township, was killed by a stroke of lightning during the storm Sunday afternoon. IOr RAISE A Vale, Vale. Dear Editor: I kick and kick and kick again, Because I've lost my fondest friend, My fondest friend was sporty dear, and when I'd whistle he would hear. Yours truly, McCLELLAN ALTE.MEIER. Arlington, Pa. Answer: Put a lost adv. in The Citizen. That will bring him back, unless he's dead and even then It might find his ghost. Fond Memories. Dear Editor: I kick for a dollar you just bet, Because a dollar is hard to get, If 1 get this one bright and new, I'll always remember It came from you. MRS. FANNIE SIMONS, Paupac, Pa. Answer: Nevertheless we'll wager you wouldn't frame it. Hard Lurk. Dear Editor: I am kicking but kicking in vain, because my husband bought a farm where I'll always be busy and never have time to read The Citizen again. MRS. S. BASSNEY, White Mills, Pa. Amvo-e-r; At that, you couldn't get a divorce for cruel and barbarous treatment, although we cannot ima gine anything worse than not being able to read The Citizen. Red Men Puff Pipes of Peace CARDS AXD SPEECHES AT SMOKER WHICH PROVES AX ENJOYABLE OCCA SION. Oslek Tribe, No. 3 IS, Improved Order of Red Men, gave an enjoyable smoker at their council chamber in Freedom Hall last Thursday evening, which was attended by upwards of seventy of the chiefs. Following the council sleep, an in formal progressive euchre and pin ocle was the order of the evening, after which refreshments were serv ed in the banquet hall. During the evening music was furnished by Joseph A. Bodie, Jr., pianist, and Leon Katz, violinist. William Sch loss and Henry Tlngley sang several solos with rare taste and in excel lent spirit. Solos were also rendered by a number of the younger brethren including Clarence Green and T. Charlosworth. Dan Vlcinus spoke of the fact that Friday, May 19, would bo the nine teenth anniversary of the founding of Oslek Tribe In Honesdale, with a membership of 35. A number of impromptu speeches were made in the course of the evening's entertainment, which was In charge of a committee consisting of Leopold Blumenthal, J. A. Bodie, Jr., William Bader, C. L. Dunning, Frank A. Jenkins. Mrs. Calvin Brown catered. Announcement was made that the lodge would give a progressive pino cle and euchre on Tuesday evening, Juno G, at Lyric Hall. DOUBLE PURPOSE SERVED. Oil Tho Streets and Get Rid of the Dust. Several boroughs In the county and several townships are going in aggressively for bettering their roads, a number of them by the ap plication of oil. It Is an encourag ing sign of an attempt to meet pres ent conditions by modern methods. Good roads cost money and good roads are quickly blown away, un ravolled by automobiles. In addi tion to this dusty roads make dusty homes and dirty conditions around the country-side. Putting dust re ducers on a road serves the double purpose of saving the road and of preserving cleanliness, one of the finest attributes of Wayne county homes and one of tho deepest con cerns of our good housewives. Ball Gamo Saturday, The Honesdale team will cross bats with the Semi-Professionals team Saturday, May 27.
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