The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, December 13, 1911, Page PAGE 4, Image 4
PAGE 4 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 13, 1011. THE) CITIZEN SemMVcekly Founded 1008; Weekly Founded 1814. Published Wednesdays and Fridays by the Citizen Publishing Company. Entered as second-class matter, at the postoOlce. Honesdale, Pa. B. B. HARDENBEKGH PRESIDENT J. M. SMELTZER. ASSOCIATE EDITOR H. COnFLINOEIt, M. B. ALLEN, DI HECTORS : n. WILSON, K. B. IIAKDEHDSnmt W. W. WOOD Our friends who favor us with contributions, and desire to have the same re- urncd, should tn every case enclose stamps for that puipose. -4- TERMS: ONE YEAR ?1. 50 THREE MONTHS 38c SIX MONTHS 75 ONE MONTH 13c Remit by Express Money Order, Draft, Post Office Order or Registered letter. Address all communications to The Citizen, No. 803 Main street, Honesdale. Pa. All nnttrps nf RhnwB. or other entertainments held for the tjurposo of making money or any Items that contain advertising matter, will only b admitted to this paper on payment of regular advertising rates. Notice of entertainments for the benefit of churches or for charitable purpose-" nhnro a. fee la chareed. will be nubllshed at half rates, uurds ii tnanKs, 60 cents, memorial poetry and resolutions of respect will bo charged for at the rate of a cent a word. Advertising rates on application. The policy of the The Citiien is to print the local news in an interesting manner, to summarize the news of the world at large, to fight for the right as this paper sees the right, without fear or favor to the end that it viay serve the best 3-.fl . Ui .7.. 1 . - If ll.M ...,(., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1011. John D. Rockefeller has resigned the presidency of the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey, but simultaneously ho Is nominated by a Kan sas magazine for President of the United States. EVERYBODY WAS PLEASED WITH OUR CHRISTMAS EDITION. ' I wunt tree papers for'de jail burds," remarked a little newsboy who camo to The Citizen office Friday afternoon. " The're fur de jail burds. I'll give 'em to 'em. Tanks," the little fellow said. Smiling, ho wheeled around on his heel and left the office. The Citizen was sought after by many persons who desired to send ex tra copies to friends and loved ones. Several thousand papers beside the regular Issue were distributed throughout Wayno county and from the many flattering remarks that we have heard we feel justly Topald for our efforts in presenting to the people of IWayne county the largest Christmas edition ever to have been issued from a country newspaper office in this neck o the woods. Elsewhere are published clippings taken from our ex changes. They speak for themselves. O. A. McOARTY FOR MAYOR. The Town Council is worthy of high commendation In its eholce of Charles A. McCarty for 'Mayor, to succeed the late Hon. John Kuhbach, who passed away November 10. Mr. McCarty is a man in whom the peoplo can place all confidence. Ho stands high in his profession and in the estimation of the citizens of the town 'as well. He is a man who has the welfare of Honesdale at heart and will not be afraid to stand out for what is right at all times. Mr. M& Carty has long been a resident of Honesdale and he is well qualified for the position to which the Borough Council, 'by an unanimous vote, recom mended him. The offlce of mayor or burgess is an important one. It Is an office to which the citizens of the town look for the enforcement of law and order. It Is an office that can prohibit the illegal selling of liquor on Sundays. It is an office that is respected by the public, and one that demands obedl once. The Citizen most heartily seconds the Borough Council's recom mendation. According to law the Court approved the Council's action Monday morning. PliACE GUARDS AT END OF STREETS. Owing to Inadequate light at the corner of Court and Eighth streets Charles 'McVey, a farmer living at Rlleyvllle, drove across Court street Saturday night and man, buggy and horse went over the retaining wall Into the Lackawaxen river. The lack of sufficient light at this point was not the only reason for this accident. Had there been an iron fence of piping or guard rail of some kind at the end of. the street the outfit would not have gone over the retaining wall. A safeguard should 'be placed at the foot of every street Whose terminal Is the river. An iron railing ought to be erected at once to avert further accidents. The guards need not de tract from the beauty of the town, as a pattern of some convenlonal design can be secured that, instead, will add to the attractiveness of the sur roundings. In no way should a guard rail interfere with the steamers re ceiving water from the river in case of fire. Within a year two other parties, one an automobile, came near drlV' ing off this same retaining wall. We think it less expensive to place guard rails at the foot of the different streets ending on the banks of the Dyberry and Lackawaxen rivers, than to pay damage suits brought against the town for injuries to man and '.beast caused by the careless protection of the borough's highways. HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONESDALE. "'Bo optimistic." "I do the very best I know how, the very best I can and I mean to keep doing till the end. If the end brings mo out all right, what is said against me won't amount to anything." Lincoln. "There is so much bad in the best of us, and so much good in the worst of us, it hardly behooves any of us to talk about the rest of us." Tho writer has the above quoted words where he can see and read them every day. They carry with them a good lesson and are quotations that ought to bo memorized by everybody. If they were there would not be so much unnecessary talk, detrimental both to our industries and indi viduals. "Talk is cheap," lias well been stated, but don't talk about mat ters unless It is something in favor of Honesdale or any other place for that (matter. You are not boosting your town when you talk against It. Be optimistic and you will see things in a different light. Do not bo a chronic fault-finder, continually registering objections to this, that and the other thing. If you have a legitimato kick, file it; but don't go round looking for any trouble. The man who is always and forever casting about in hope of discov ering something that is not exactly the right thing will probably find more or less at which he can grumble, but in doing so he falls to bring about a remedy. This applies to every walk of life, and particularly In the con duct of a borough. If you are not satisfied with the manner In which the Board of Trade, Business Men's Association or other town organiza tions' are doing business the remedy lies with you, especially if you are a member and do not attend the meetings. Those organizations hold month ly sessions at which time -suggestions are offered and action taken on dif ferent propositions for the purpose of bettering the town. If a friend, relative or perchance a stranger crimes to Honesdale, tell him what a fine place it Is. Do not lay stress on what a place this would 'have been if so and so hadn't happened, or if so and so could be done with the industries and various lines of business conducted within the town. Show every stranger you aro 'happy and contented as indeed you Should rightly be, and if you possess It, you will soon find that " sour grapes" feeling wearing off and you will be In a position to meet and greet your fellowman and be welcomed by him, instead of avoided more or less as is the case at the present time. Cheerfully point out to your fellowman that you at least have confi dence In the future of our town, no matter what the dlsgruntal talk, and the first thing you know you will find others preaching the same doctrine, and the result will be astonishing. Of course it's easier, to kick for some people, .because they're used to It. But they can bo lifted out of the rut, and it will be a task worth while. Some peoplo never smile, having been told In their early youth of the great danger of lockjaw. The future of Honesdale depends entirely upon Us own people, but not the ones who live in other places, and Honesdale ten years hence will be exactly what its people make It. You can do your share and should do it. Let all turn over a new leaf January 1st and work unceasingly for a -bigger, better and busier Honesdale. Concerning the McNanmrns, The Citizen reproduces from Town Topics" the following timely paragraphs under tho caption of "Saunterings" ! "Labor leaders and lionest work ingmen aro stunned by tho McNam ara confessions. If the scoundrels had been tried, convicted and exe cuted the leaders would have pro claimed them as imartyrs, denounced the prosecution for forging and planting falso evidence against them, and called for more money to defeat the tyrant capitalists. But the con fessions strip the leaders of all sub terfuges and reveal them as tho promoters and accomplices of mur derers and dynamiters. The honest workmen now see unmasked tho vil lains who havo been misleading and misrepresenting them. They had been assured that tho McNamaras were innocent; they had .been told that capitalists liad corruptly manu factured all the evidence against them; they had been mulcted of over ?190,000 of their hard-earned savings for a defence fund and then came tho confessions, disclosing that all tho talk about Innocence and a conspiracy of capitalists was a lie, a cheat, a fraud, deliberately concoct ed by the leaders to obtain more money from the Labor Unions. Of course the frightened leaders cry, "Wo were deceived!" Deceived by whom? For ten years they have lm. posed upon the worklngmen a reign of terror, similar to that of the Black Hand, with a systematic succession of murders, arsons and dynamiting, and, now that two of their worst em ployees confess they claim that they knew nothing about the criminalities and were "deceived" by tho wretches whom they 'had supplied with Instru ments of destruction! Does anyone believe that tho labor leaders were Ignorant of the so-called labor out rages? If so, what an ignorant, stu pid class of men they anust be, and how utterly destitute of the quail, flcations of leadership! No, the per sons deceived are the masses of la. boring men. They trusted their leaders; they cheerfully paid a per centage of their wages to establish and maintain Labor Unions, but they did not Tealize that they were supr porting a gang of assassins. The McNamara confessions will open their eyes to the fact that their best friends are their employers, not the smooth-tongued Black Handers who 'have tried constantly to array them against their employers. The Intel ligence of American workmen is con ceded; it 'has been dimmed for a long time by sophistries, but It will reas. sert itself now that the true charac ter of the professional labor leaders is fully exposed. Nothing can ex plain away the McNamara confes: slons. and the duty of the Depart ment of Justice is to follow them jip until all the leaders who employed such criminals as the McNamaras join them In deserved imprisonment. " One striking and Important point in tho McNamara sensation 'has been overlooked. Had the labor leaders employed shyster lawyers for the de fense the trial might have lingered along for months and the defendants have been acquitted upon some legal technicalities. But they secured the best and highest lawyer available Clarence Darrow, of California. He belongs to the great school of which William M. Evarts was the exem plar. Hence they were hoist with their own petard, for, when Mr. Dar row was convinced that his clients were guilty, he discharged his duty to tne court and tne country by ad. vising them to confess, instead of at tempting to acquit them by trick arid, aevice. rne moral is: uo not retain a great lawyer unless you are inno cent." NICE THINGS SAID BY OUR EXCHANGES. FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE. We see It announced that Homer Greene of Honesdale is talked of as one of the candidates for congress-man-at-large at the election to be held next fall, when this state will choose six of them. Tho -Tteporter-Journal seconds the motion. Mr. Greene is a writer and poet of note and a successful practicing lawyer in our neighboring county of Wayne. Ho is a man of marked ability and sterling character and we can think of no one who Is better qualified to serve his state in the national legis lature. He Is a staunch (Republican and was mentioned as a possible candidate on the Republican ticket in the campaign recently closed, but gracefully gave way for the naming of Mr. Ainey and throughout the' campaign loyally supported the tick et. There were many Republicans In Wayne county who at that time thought Wayno should have the con gressional nomination, and some were disposed to find fault when It went to Susquehanna county. But Mr. Greene was not a "kicker," and from first to last gave "his best ef forts to the support,of the Republi can ticket. He measures bountifully up to the requirements of the con gressional position and we consider him an Ideal candidate for this nom ination. Reporter-Journal, Towan-da. Tho Honesdale Citizen's issue for to-day is tho most pretentious news paper venture ever attempted in Wayno county. It is a Christmas number and consists of three eight- page sections. It is well edited, brimming full of holiday stories and advertising, and contains a lot of In dustrial matter' of peculiar interest to Honesdale. It reflects credit on tho ofllco 'from which 'it is Issued and "the boys who got it out. Scranton Tribune-Republican. SCHOOL DIECTOS, OATH. All school directors elected Nov. 7 are required to swear and sub scribe to a new form of oath, as pre scribed by tho New School Code, viz: " I do solemnly swear that I will support, obey and defend the Con stitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and that I will discharge the duties o.f my offlce with fidelity; that I have not paid or contributed, or promised to pay or contribute, either directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable" thing to procure my nomination or election, except for necessary and proper expenses ex pressly authorized by law; that I have not knowingly violated any election law of this Commonwealth, or procured It to bo done by others In my behalf; that I will not know ingly receive, either directly or in directly, any money or other valuable thing for the performance or non performance of any act or duty per taining to my office, other than the compensation allowed by law." If, you want to buy a seasonable gift for a lady, you can find at Men ner & Co. genuine furs In Muffs and Collars, Hats and handsome coats. 98w3 The Honesdale Citizen comes to us this week enlarged to twenty-four pages, bulging with advertising and illustrated Christmas miscellany, the cover page Is given over to "A ChrlBtinas Eve Reconciliation," by Homer Greene, one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's most talented au thors. Scranton Times. Dnmngo From Blight. Philadelphia, Dec. 11. .Ton mil lion dollars' damage has been dono In Pennsylvania by tho chestnut blight, according to tho commission appointed by Governor Tener to era dicate tho disease. There has been damage In other states of $15,000,000. This will bo a small part of the loss, according to the commission, if the blight Is not checked, as chestnut timber In Penn sylvania alone is valued at from ?60,000,000 to $70,000,000. If the disease Is not wiped out It will sweep the chestnut forests of tho south. The Honesdale Citizen featured its Christmas edition, printed last Friday, with an absorbingly Interest ing story from tho able pen of Hom er Greene, entitled "A Christmas Evo Reconciliation." It Is written In Mr. Greene's best stylo and was a most appropriate feature for an Is sue that was one of the most credit able ever printed in the Citizen of fice. Other features were industrial, historical and "borough beautiful" reviews of iHonesdale. "Prospective Industries," says the Citizen, "loca ting outside of the crowded metro politan districts, would do well, to investigate Honesdale and the ad vantages obtained here before going elsewhere. Your factory would havo more light. It would bo better ven tilated and the air pure. Your em ployes can produce twofold the amount of work than If they were located in the stifling air of the crowded districts of the city." A. statement of the Pennsylvania game commissioners that Wayne county possesses more lakes than any other in the state was also made promi nent. Scranton Truth. COLDS VANISH Quick, Sensible Method That Doesn't Upset tho Stomach. Have you heard of the overnight cold cure that Is putting colds in the head and chest out of business be tween sunset and daybreak. Hero it is. Cut It out and save It If you don't need it now. If you have a cold, cough, throat soreness or acute catarrh, be sure and try it to-night just before going to bed. Pour a scant teaspoonful of HYOMEI (pronounce it iHlgh-o-mo) Into a bowl of boiling water, cover head and howl with a towel and breathe for several minutes the vapor that arises, then go to sleep and awake with a clear head free from mucus. HYOMEI is guaranteed for ca tarrh, colds, coughs, croup, asthma, soro throat and bronchitis, or money back. Bottle of Hyomel 50 cents at G. W. Pell's and druggists everywhere. Why not please your wife by buying a new rug, carpet, portieres, lace curtains or carpet sweeper, at Menner & Co. 98w3 Clinrles Knapp to Plentl Again. Among Appellate Division decis ions handed down, Wednesday was the following: The People of the State of New York, appellant, against Charles J. Knapp, respondent. Judgment sus taining demurrer as to counts two, three and four of the Indictment re versed and judgment directed to be entered overruling the same and re quiring the defendant to further plead, Livingston Manor Times. . Cnlllcoon Man Killed. Emery Young, of Callicoon. will in a wagon w.lth other friends, vM strucic Dy an engine of the Ulsfl and Delaware railroad near WJ Davenport, on Thursday, Novomll 30, and killed. The deceased was years of age and was employed Delhi. Everything for Xm Miss Mary Kelly, who has been visiting her parents on Church street will return to Baltimoro this week. Her sister, Miss Bessie, will go back with her. Hugh Firth and Harold Roem melmeyer of Carbondale were callers in town the end of tho week. Try the Citizen for Job Work. UK CANDIES, fresh from the factory. 1011 crop of Nuts the best that moiB can bnv. A line of Groceries for those who k We eive Trading Stamps. Try a sack of C. A. BROOKS' BI FLOUR there is no better. The first Grocery Store below the town bridge. C. A. BROOKS. Roller Rink Professor LESTER M. WELLS Skating Artist In His Thrilling I f DIP OF DEATH ! f Prof Wells jumps over 14 chairs, blindfolded 30-Minute Exhibition of Skill on Roller Skates, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, December 11, 12, 13 EVIatinee, Wednesday9 3:30 HELP HONESDALE S INDUS THE GLOBE YARN COMPANY nrocK 2,500 Shares $25,000.0 Par Value $10.00 STOCK NON-ASSESSABLE. 1,300 SHARES ARE NOW OFFERED FOR SALE This Company to be Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Pennsylvania. The Company is to-take over the business of the Globe Yarn Company (a limited partnei ship company) now doing a business of $30,000 per year in mercerizing yarns and showing profit of .077 per cent, on gross output. A careful examination of the books and accounts c the concern, and a conservative appraisal of the equipment shows that under careful mar agement, proper facilities for manufacturing, and proper working capital, the concern cal earn on the most conservative estimate, a net profit of 10 per cent, on the gross output anj tne output can ce increased witnin a year to $50,090.00. The goods manufactured are a staple article, that sell very readily, and without the aid expert salesmen; in fact the demand through the mails exceeds $50,000.00. There are no secret processes of manufacture which would disturb the business throut death or change of management. Ordinary intelligence and active application of labor unde caremi ana wise management is all that is necessary to produce successful results. Sufficient stock will be sold outside of Wayne county to pay for the proper equipment o iuuwiiuv.1 j , aiaiaiua, via, ciu, su iuai iuc auuvc 913,000 uu uc uscu iiiuiuiy ior worKinjl capital. No salaries will be paid to officers of the company; the officers to serve without fee or rei ward until tne stock is earning and paying at least 6 per cent. No better or safer investment has been offered to the people of Wayne county. The interest of the stockholders will be safeguarded by home people, and the progress ol the company will be heralded to the stockholders from time to time so that they may be ill uiusc iuutu wnu tne ousmess. The $13,000.00 worth of stock will be pooled and held in trust by trustees selected by thd stockholders so that the control of company will remain in the hands of home people. 1 Subscribers to stock will not be called upon to pay until subscriptions to the entire $13,! 000.00 has been received, when a call for 10 per cent, will be made, and balance will be called for as needed. It is desired that every person in Wayne county interested in the industrial prosperity oj nunesuaic Mian suuscnue ior one or more snares. Do not wait until our solicitor calls upon you, but send a postal card to W. W. Wood, whe will call and explain more thoroughly all details connected with the enterprise. There will be no stock bonus, watered stock, or commission paid for selling stock. Even! dollar subscribed will go into the Treasury, and be used in the development of the business "1 Now Mr. Banker, Mr. Merchant, Mr. Storekeeper, Mr. Clerk, Mr. Workingman, and Mrl rarmer, n you are interested in tne industrial upint ot nonesdale show your interest by takint just aa uidiiy anaics 01 mis .stocK as you can. Help Honesdale To Grow, and You Yourself Will Prosper! ... w. "ov.i iiv-i iiuj wbv.i vm uv. nv,fi i viimitwiiy uciure tne people irj our norae papers, ana we oeueve tnat tne pront tnat win come to the subscribers in Trade anr appreciation win more man counterpaiance tn,e amount tney pay for stock.