The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, May 31, 1911, Image 1
I You Want a Better County Paper We Want 5000 Circulation Help Us Get Both WEATHER FORECAST: Showers. Ctfhett WEATHEK FORECAST: Showers. READ THE CITIZEN READ THE CITIi SAFE, SANE, SUIll SAFE, SANE, SURE. 7SN 0 r 68th YEAR -NO. 43 5-3 CTORY Big Crowd See Scranton Semi-Professionals Go Down to Defeat. Hatler Gets Home Run TEAM PLAYING CHEAT BALL; HESSLIXG'S CURVES TOO MUCH FOll SCRAXTOX; (SATE RECEIPTS PAX OUT O. IC. SAYS MAiiA- GEU ROSS. By J. M. Smcltzer. t 'line scranton senu-rroiessiuuuis bowed to the prowess of the curves of one Benjamin Hessllng and were beaten by Honesdalo on the flats Sat urday afternoon In the opening game of the season by a score of 5 to 3. Hessllng, the veteran twlrler, pitched a brilliant game, striking out thirteen men, and keeping the visitors' hits well scattered. He was especially effectlvo with men on the bases. Loughren, Scranton's Importation from the Archbald team, pitched a good game, but Mack pull ed off a couple of mlscues on the second station that helped the Hones dalers along with their victory. Scranton opened the proceedings by scoring a run in their half of the first Inning, through the liberality of Hessllng, who handed out three pas ses to first. "Benny" Hessllng was unusually liberal In giving trips to the first station, no less than seven being charged up against him. He stead led clown however after the first In ning, and pitched a splendid game. Honesdale got away in the first inning, when Home Run Hatler started operations by a long drive over right, circling the bases before the ball could be fielded even. His hit was most opportune as both Mangan and Brader had fanned. Sandercock and Polt followed his grand-stand play with a hit apiece, Sandercock scoring. Sohilllng, the right fielder, was responsible for three of the runs scored by the Maple City boys. "Spit Ball" Loughren pitched a brilliant game. His "drop" was es pecially effective. Rocky support lost the game for him. He had speed and perfect control. Not a man got to first on a pass from him. Benny was steady at critical points of the game, mowing down the op posing players at will. "Lucky" Thirteen. Thirteen .was a lucky number for Honesdale last Saturday "aft'orhqon. To the tune of the "Red, AVhite and Blue" the blue stocking boys, thir teen in number, arrayed in their new uniforms, and headed by the Maple City Fife and Drum Corps, proudly marched down Main street. The reporter looked twice and count ed twice and could hardly believe that Manager Ross would permit such an ill-omened number of play ers to traverse Park Row. There was one saving feature in the pro cession, however, and that was young Master Robert Hessllng who walked down the street with his father. He wore a uniform too, and was the mascot of the game, as the score showed. The Scranton "Seml"-ProfessIon-als, ("Semi" Is right for only about halt of their players are profession als) came in on the 3:15 D. & H. train. They made a bee line for Heumann's, where they donned their uniforms. The Maple City Fife and Drum Corps having safely escorted the home team to the foot of Main street came back and treated the Saturday half-holiday crowd to a second par ade. The double parade was put on to save time, the Scranton boys In tending to return on the C p. m. train. The temptation was too great, however, and the miners decided late in the game, to play It out, hoping against hope that they might be able to turn the tables on their oppon ents. Great Baseball Weather. There was a large crowd of spec tators at the grounds to see the home team win the first game of the season. The diamond was in good condition, too. Weather conditions were of the best. It was a corking hot day. Following preliminary practice, the game was called by Umpire Ballas at 4:02 p. m. There were plenty of chances for the fans to root, and they did root some, too. The crowd fairly went wild when Hatler hit his terrific home run drive In the initial inning, losing the ball out In right field. They are those who say that the ball landed In the river. Be that as it may, the grand stand devotees yelled themselves hoarse as he circled the bases, tallying the first run, and putting new life into the hearts of the rooters of ijhe home team. The reporter, by the way, was sur prised at the Saturday morning pes simistic comments on the possible outcome of the game. Everybody he met was sure our team was go ing to be 'beaten. He found him self almost alone in predicting that the home team would win. He was delighted, though, to have his fore cast made at the time of the game with the Taylor Athletics, that the nine this year would be a winner, verified. What he saw of the play ers in action, Saturday, convinces him still more that tho 1911 Hones dale team will go down Into the history of Wayne county baseball as one of the best aggregations that ever upneid the honor of the coun ty seat on the grassy diamond. The financial end of the game was well taken care of by Manager Leon H ONESDALE TEAM Ross, who told the reporter that the receipts from the game amounted to ?41.39, of which amount $10.89 was collected on the ground, the rest accruing from bleacher and grand stand admission fees; so that the team didn't lose any money on the opening game. The visiting players had nice dis positions, and it seemed cruel to send them back to the Electric City, defeated. Come again. The score: SEMI-PROFESSIONALS. R. H. O. A. E. Dooley, If 1 0 4 0 0 O'Donnell, 3b 0 1 2 1 0 Kennedy, ss 0 0 1 0 1 Mack, 2b 0 0 1 1 3 Lawler, lb 1 0 G 0 0 Tlghe, cf 1 1 1 0 0 Osterhout, rf 0 0 0 0 0 Miller, rf 0 1 0 0 0 Redlngton, c 0 0 9 3 1 Loughren, p 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 3 3 24 C 5 HONESDALE. R. H. O. A. E. Mangan, lb 0 0 8 0 0 Brader, ss 0 0 1 1 0 Hatler, cf 1 1 0 0 0 Sandercock, c 1 113 2 1 Polt, 2b 0 1 1 4 1 Dudley, 3b 0 0 3 4 2 Jacobs, If 0 0 1 0 1- Schilling, rf 3 1 0 0 0 Hessllng, p . 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 5 5 27 12 5 Semi-Prof. .11010000 0 3 Honesdale ..21010010 x 5 One base hlts.O'Donell, Tlghe, Mil ler, Hessllng, Sandercock, Polt, Schilling. Home run, Hatler. Sac rifice hits, Hessllng, Mangan. Stolen bases, Sandercock, Polt, Dooley, Kennedy, Miller 2, Schilling 2. Base on balls, off Loughren, 0; off Hessllng, C. Struck out, by Lough ren, 11; Hessllng, 13. Left on bases, Honesdalo, 4; Scranton, C. Umpire, H. Ballas. Time, 2 hours. Attend ance, BOO. ., - AUTO ISWRECKED Hartung's Machine, With Lights Out, Hits Boulder OCCUPAXTS THROWN OUT, NAR ROWLY ESCAPE DEATH; RESCUED BY ANOTHER MACHINE. Trying to run his auto after the electric lights had gone out, Friday night, almost ended fatally to Fred J. Hartung and his wife, when in trying to get out of the way of an approaching auto, the glare of whose lights blinded him, the car dashed into a large stone, throwing the oc cupants to the ground, and badly wrecking the machine. Mr. and Mrs. Hartung, who reside In Paterson, N. J., where Mr. Hart ung Is manager for Armour and Com pany, were on their way here to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartung, 1738 Main street, when the unfortunate accident occurred. They had almost reached Honesdale, and were going along cautiously at the right side of the road on the out skirts of East Honesdale, when the collision took place. Mrs. Hartung was rendered uncon scious by the fall, and was badly shaken up. Her husband escaped with a few slight bruises. An automobile owned by Charles Dorlllnger, White Mills, happening along a little later took the Injured couple to the Hartung residence. Dr. P. F. Griffin was summoned, and made his patients as comfortable as possible. Tho Maxwell 'G0," the powerful touring car In which they travelled, was so badly damaged that it had to be sent to the factory for repairs. Their object In coming to Hones dale was to visit his father here, and on Sunday they Intended going to Scranton, to see his mother who has been confined to a hospital suffering from a broken arm received in a runaway accident several weeks ago near Seelyvllle. Tho arm which was broken in tho fleshy part for a long time battled the attempts or the sur geons to set it. Mr. Hartung left for Paterson, N. J., Sunday, and will return later in tho weok. RUN AWAY TO THEIR STABLES. To start the week off right the large draylng team of Caufleld's Marble Works, decided to take a little sprint on Monday morning about 7:30. They started at the marble works and dashod up Main street at ureaK-neck speed, and turn ed at Park continuing their course up tho thoroughfaro until they struck the heat belt whereat they started a merry-go-round for a few minutes and when at the entrance to their stables slackened speed They were none the worse for their early morning sprint. HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., 01 GOING GONE Why Firms Leave Town;' $7,500 Got The H.-D. Co. , BOARD OF TRADE'S RESERVE FUND A STEP IX THE RIGHT ' DIRECTION FOR "GREAT- TER HONESDALE." ' 1 The following article which Is taken verbatim from the Great Bend Plalndealer shows that $7, 41 G WAS RAISED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE OF THE TOWN OF HALLSTEAD TO INDUCE THE HERBECK-DEMER CO. TO MOVE FROM HONESDALE THERE. IT ALSO SHOWS THAT SOME SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS MUST STILL BE RAISED AND IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE BOARD OF TRADE WILL HAVE LITTLE DIFFICULTY IN RAISING IT. IN VIEW OF THE RECENT RE PORT ADOPTED BY THE HONES DALE BOARD OF TRADE TO CREATE A RESERVE FUND FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE THIS AR TICLE IS ESPECIALLY APROPOS. THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEM SELVES. NO COMMENT IS NEEDED. STILL. IF WE ARE EVER TO WATCH HONESDALE GROW INTO "GREATER HONES DALE" SOMETHING MUST BE DONE AND DONE QUICKLY TO REMEDY THE LOSS SUSTAINED BY THE TOWN IN THE RECENT REMOVAL OF THE THREE OR FOUR FLOURISHING INDUSTRIES WHICH HAVE GONE TO OTHER TOWNS WHERE IT WOULD AP PEAR, THEY ARE BETTER AP PRECIATED. Ed. Note. At a special meeting of the direc tors of the Hallstead and Great Bend Board of Trade held In Cluno's Hall Tuesday afternoon the question of raising more funds needed for the completion of the factory build ings for the Herbeck-Demer Co. was fully discussed. It appears that at the time the preliminary plans were drawn It was thought that the heating and plumbing could bo put in the plant lor about $1300 but it was later found essential to install a larger boiler and some other necessary ad ditions so that when the contracts were offered for bids, the lowest bids received were about $500 more than the original estimates. In ad dition to this . increase, theexpendl- iuru iur rails, ireigms ana some other charges were more than had been figured upon. There is also a shrinkage of about $100 on the subscription list. In all it was found that It will be necessary for the Board of Trade to raise about $775 more In order to complete the contracts. Committees were appointed and lists made up of the property own ers and citizens who had not already subscribed to tho fund, and a can vass will be made this week to se cure the amount necessary. The buildings are Hearing com pletion and the factory will be In operation in a short time. It should be a matter of pride to the citizens of Hallstead and Great Bend to know that tho buildings are pro nounced by experts as far and away the best designed and equipped Cut Glass Factory In the state or any where In the country. It ought to be an easy matter to raise the amount needed to com plete the buildings and if the citi zens, who have not yet contributed, will do their share it will not fall heavily upon any one. A subscription list is open at the First National Bank whore any one desiring to subscribe before the committee calls may hand in their names. Let every one do their part and close the matter up In a day. (Continued on Page Four.) TENER WILL NOT COME IMPOSSIBLE FOR MR. TENER TO HE HERE WHEN THE ARM ORY IS DEDICATED. Governor John K. Tener informs the Citizen that It will bo Impossible for him to bo present at tho dedica tion exercises of tho now Armory In June. The Governor will devote himself to legislation to the exclusion of all other business and hopes to clear up the appropriation bills this week. Tne Governor has over COO bills to act upon within thirty days from the adjournment, and when they aro dis posed of will take up questions of ap pointments. STATE "DOCKS" WILSON DURING WESTERN TOUR. Governor Wilson's absence from the state house, at Trenton, N. J., while swinging around the circle campaigning for the Democratic nom ination for the Presidency of the United States has been taken notice of by the state comptroller, and a warrant for more than $800 has been made out for Acting Governor Ernest R. Ackerman giving to him that por tion of the governor's salary earned while the chief executive has been away. This Is the first time the salary of any Governor has been "docked," but the state officials do not consid er that the governor is on a vacation, but on personal business and there fore the constitution sends to the acting governor the salary as well as all other powers. WEDNESDAY, MAY M MOR ALS RI Large Audience" Hears! Father Balta on "50 ! Years Ago" (MPT. JAMES HAM POST NO. 11)8, (I. A. It.; LADIES' CIRCLE, G. A. It., CO. E, lilTH 1NFAXTRY X. G. P. AND FIFE AND DRUM CORPS AMONG SPECTATORS. ' "Of which I have been a great part." Taking these words as his theme, Rev. Dr. J. W. Balta, deliver ed an eloquent address Sunday even ing before the Captain James Ham Post No. 198, G. A. R., the Ladles' Circle of the G. A. R., Company E, Thirteenth Infantry, N. G. P., and the Maple City Fife and Drum Corps, and an audience which taxed the capacity of the main auditorium of St. Mary Magdalena's R. C. church, of which he Is the popular rector. Father Balta had for his subject "Fifty Years Ago," and spoke in part as follows: "To-day again Columbia unbosoms herself and shows her tender and sentimental thoughts and adds an other milestone of tribute and re spect to those who died for love of heji "Fifty years ago to-day, this great country of ours saw the boys she had reared arrayed against each other. The Sons of the North said 'there shall be no bondage in the South.' The Sons of the South said 'all the rights we had before entering the Union belong to us.' House stood up against itself. Son fought against son. "And the Son In Blue and the Son in Gray died on the battlefield for what he thought was the right conception and meaning of that great name so dear to our hearts America. "I care not now for the justness or unjustness of this great war, but for one great fact brought out by this war, that what God has united no human force shall ever tear asunder. "Fair Columbia in order to show that her boys died not in vain, set aside and consecrated a special day, a day to the sacredness of the unself ish sacrifices of you veterans. "This country ordered its children to ,bow down before. the shrine of yo imselflsh -tsacrlficf sA'est?" vwe i forget.' . ' j-"1". "Tuesday will behold a thinned out body of tottering old men going down to the cemetery. Many a flower will be placed on the grave of many a Union soldier to show that this heart of ours is not a dead quantity. "As long as we have this old tot tering man among us, with that bronzed button in his coat, let us be kind to him, for he shall soon pass away, but his memory shall remain a burning fire of emulation. "And when they are all gone away how shall we think of them? Only in Blue? No, but clothe them In Blue and Gray. It took courage on both sides to bring that ques tion to a point of issue. The South erner fought for what ho thought was correct. Though he hail from Puritan Massachusetts or Sunny Missouri, let us honor that man. "Since the war no man is ques tioned about his religion. Pens in Catholic hands signed the Declara tion of Independence. Catholic hands helped to build up the ship of State. Catholics went out to war accompanied by their priests to re ceive, when their heart-blood burst, the assurance that they had served their church and their God well. "I praise them, I honor them. But I am happy to say they sacrificed their human 'blood because their mother church told them to do it. "This Memorial Day of ours is a development of the idea of human fairness, human honesty, human equality. Is It not an honor when we come together irrespective of color and personal belief that we all may say 'Thou art my brother,' 'I am your sister?' "Are we not living in a perfect time? Some are thinking this Con stitution of ours will go Into ruin. I do not believe it can. God cannot let this county die because it stands ror equality in religion. (Continued from Pago Four) BUSINESS MEN'S PICXIC. At a meeting of the Business Men's Association of Honesdale. S. T. Ham. president, held in city hall Thursday evening, committees were appointed to formulate plans for a picnic at uhko koaore on Aucust 30 It is expected that every store In town, will close on that day, and everybody turn out and make It a genuine business man's holiday. i uese committees were annotated: Soliciting committee. J. B. Nielsen. chairman; committee on arrange ments, Messrs. John Erk, C. Bates, N. x. apencor. u. Kowiand. John G Rlckort, William Kreltner, Robert Murray, Jacob Smith, L. B. Swingle, a, m. Leine, L. Blumenthal, F, Schuerholz. BREAKS HIS FINGER. Conrad Hillor, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Decker, Seelyvllle, lacer ated his right forefinger while oper ating a cream separator at his homo last Saturday. He is employed as shipping clerk by Krantz, Smith & Co. Dr. P. B. Peterson was called and it is feared the injury will lay him up for eome time. The bone of his Index finger was broken. 31, 1911. S World Famous Detective Mystei7- You ED TOR STRANGE BRAND NEW TWO DOLLAR KILL GIVEN EACH WEEK FOR THE BEST CLUE TO THIS REMARKABLE PROBLEM. WRITE MR. SPLIVINS TO-DAY. The G:45 Erie express thundered Into the hustling metropolis of Hones dale, Pa., and came to a stop as Erie trains will do whether there's a station handy or not. From the rear steps of the parlor car descended a tall man In a light gray cutaway suit, a straw hat and a hurry. It was easy to see that he was a New Yorker from the way he handed his brown leather grip to the ho tel porter, as though It hurt him to give up anything that he once had his hands on. Ho hopped across Main street on one foot and arriving in front of the postofflce, turned three double somersaults with the agility of a trained athlete. Needless to say, these queer acts had drawn a considerable crowd. "Hist," said the tall stranger and everybody hlsted. Quickly drawing a penny stamp from behind his ear, he placed It on tho tip of his tongue and began sparring with the atmosphere. "Hey, there Mister, what are you doing," yelled a voice from the crowd, "licking a stamp?" "No," replied the tall man, with dignity. "I'm stuck on the green above the red," and while the crowd hooted in derision he dashed across tho street Into tho hotel. "What is the name please?" asked the handsome clerk, pushing the reg ister not the cash one towards the stranger. The man did not reply, but took a pen from the stand and wrote his name in bold letters across the page. One look was enough for the clerk. He rushed to the door where the crowd was still blocking the traffic, and announced In an awe-inspired voice: "It Is S. I. Splivlns, the greatest " "Who?" shrieked the crowd. "The greatest detective in the world," came the answer. "Solid Ivory Splivlns, the man who solved the Riddle of the Hobble or the Harem Skirt's Revenge." At that moment, Mr. Splivlns himself stepped to the door and surveyed the crowd with his penetrating eyes. A solemn hush fell with a loud crash as the famous detective spoke. "I am here," he said, "to solve one of the most amazing mysteries the world has ever seen the Strange Disappearance of the Kick Editor. Last Friday he was alive and well. To-day he Is gone no one knows where. "I AM PREPARED TO GIVE ONE BRAND NEW TWO DOLLAR BILL EACH WEEK FOR THE BEST CLUE WHICH WILL AID ME IN UN RAVELING THIS GREAT MYSTERY". "Address all your communications to S. I. Spllvins, Detective, care of The Citizen Publishing Co., Honesdale, Pa." So saying, the great detective vanished within, while the crowd slowly dispersed each one determined to discover the best clue with which to aid the detective in the solution of the mysterious problem and thus win the reward offered. (To be Continued.) LIA HERE Mrs. Forman's Tree Only Dne of Kind m County IT IS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD AND IS A REGULAR PERFUME FACTORY IN ITSELF. "People on the Upper Road will say, 'What is It that smells so sweet? It must be Mrs. Forman's tree that Is opening.' It scents all around. It's a lovely tree. I think everything of it." To a reporter of The Citizen, who wearily climbed the stone steps lead ing from the foot of Fifth street up to Cottage street, (and there are just fifty-two of them in all), on a sultry Friday afternoon in May, to see tho only magnolia tree in Hones dale, and the sole specimen in Wayne county, Mrs. Forman's pride In pos sessing such a lovely exotic plant appeared perfectly pardonable. He waited until four o'clock to make his way to the hill region of Honjsdale, but even before he reach ed i7 Cottage street, the homo of Mrs. Isaac Format!, whose husband, an honored veteran of the Civil war, died less than a year ago, tho after noon br.eezes wafted to his nostrils the exotic perfume of the blooming southern rhododendron. When the newspaperman made his mission known, Mrs. Forman modest ly told him all about the magnolia, only lamenting the fact that the se vere windstorm of the day before had done considerable damage to tho tree. The flowers, she explained, aro rather brittle. They are such a sweet-scented flower when they open, she said. When asked 'how old the mag nolia tree was?' she replied, "that this is the thirteenth year; but of course it was such a little bit of a thing for three years that I kept it in the house. "Mr. Forman," she continued, " got It In Bloomsburg. Ho saw a magnolia tree In bloom there, the first one he ever saw, and he asked If he couldn't have one of the buds, and ho jumped up and got a bud. They're red when they're ripe, you know. And he brought It home and planted the seed and that's the only one we ever could raise. "Yes, I have seeds now, and a good many want them If they can only get them, but they're a pretty hard thing to raise. "They open after four o'clock. I see one that's Just opening now. There aro quite a good many com ing up to-night to see it. The flow ers only last about four days after they are plucked." Mrs. Forman dropped her work, and she Is a very busy woman, doing much plain sewing such as aprons and tho like of that, to take the re porter out Into her garden and give him a closer view of the tree. "The tree will be beautiful," Mrs. Forman rambled on, "even this Fall. Last Fall I had one leaf that measured twenty-two Inches long and ten wide. I think it is prettier than it Is now. People on the up per road will say 'what Is It that smells so aweet? It must be Mrs. (Continued on Page Five.) 0 PRICE 2piNTS ISracT Engaged to Solve the Can Help Him SAVE FOUR LIVES White Mills Fire Dept. Does Heroic Work EXPLOSION OF OIL STOVE CAUSES FIERCE BLAZE IN ELMBAD DWELLING. Shortly after 1 o'clock on Sunday morning Mrs. Hunkle, who was visit ing her son, Louis Elmbad, in White Mills, was awakened by the odor of burning wood. She rushed Into the hall and found that an oil stove used for heating milk for an infant grand daughter had exploded and set Are to the wood work. Her screams awakened her son and his wife whose escape was prevented by the mass of flfllames. Mr. Elmbad cries for assistance were heard by Mr. Crist who immediately turned In the alarm. Within five minutes after the alarm had sounded the White Mills fire department had one engine and tho hook and ladder at the burning building. The hall by this time was a roaring furnace and Mr. Elmbad and his family had to be taken out through the windows. Owing to the promptness of the men the fire was confined to the hall and the value of the chemical engine was thoroughly tested. 'ihe fire on Sunday morning was the first in White Mills since or ganization of the fire department. Their perfect discipline and prompt ness saved White Mills from a very destructive fire. Tho people of the town are highly elated over their good showing and nothing but words of praise can bo heard on all sides. Death of Eben F. Sherwood. Eben F. Sherwood, aged 21 years, 11 months and 10 days, died last Tuesday forenoon. He was born at Equlnunk, Pa., June 13, 1889, and was a son of the late William F. Sherwood. Ho graduated from Hancock High school In tho class of 1308, and was one of tho brightest and most intellectual to graduate from that institution In recent years. His dominating ambition was to be come a lawyer, and with that end In view ho matriculated In Yale Law school In the fall of 1908. But In December, 1909, because of his old ailment, diabetes, he was compelled to leave school. During the sum mer of 1910, as his health permit ted, he continued his studies in the law office of L. G, Carpenter. Last fall he entered the Albany Law school, but was again obliged to re linquish his studies in December and return to Hancock. In February last he entered a sanitarium at Bat tle Creek, Mich., for a course of treatment. Apparently his condi tion seemed to Improve, and he re turned home on May 5, He is sur vived by his mother, Mrs. Ellas Van Steenburg, at whose home he died, and one sister, Mrs. Marvin Hall, Equlnunk. The funeral ser vice will be held In the Methodist church Saturday forenoon at 10:45, and his remains taken to Equlnunk for burial. Remember the two ball games to-morrow. WE WILL WIN.