Weather Forecast: Variable winds;
slightly warmer.
WcAtlisr Forecast: Variable winiU;
slightly wanner.
TV?-
Exercls the "Turkey Trot"
and come to The Citizen ofuco for
flno Job Work.
TOUK ntlNTINa 1 jg- hands
will pat bulaess la r j-" .
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1912.
PRIC 2 CENTS
R DGEPQRT TEAM WON
24-HOUR RACE
NUSUAL INTEREST MAN1FKST-
KI) CONTESTANTS FROM
MANY CITIES ENTER
UK0-M1LE RECORD
3130 AWARDED.
The twenty-four hour "grind" on
oiler skates at the Itlnk was won
til o'clock on Saturday night by
aie ana isutk or uridgoport, conn.
Oi the ten teams who started i
nly four, for various reasons, were .
trie to nnlsli.
This race has caused -wide-spread
iterest and has certainly been a
ood advertisement for tho town,
s it brought skaters from many
laces, and interest has been
roused in many more. Manager
ormgiii ccriainiy ueserves a
lioln lnt nf nrnrllf f rr 1,1a iniiMffn
going into this affair, as his
nances of any linnnri.il rain wero
cry small, in fact the undertak-
1E would hnvn minonrnil tnn )ili
- a man or less fortitude and dar-
ig. rue iaci is, ne niu not maKC
nythlng in actual money. i
J lie following teams were entcr-
d' H. W Colson and .lark Tay
ir, of Washington, D. C; Dusky
lason and John Kilbride, Newark,
T . T.I A T3nn C2 T.-l H 1 1
anisnort: S. Dunn and Hnrrv
'.. .. ..... .. r .ill!, t . . . t .
ialligor and A. Roberts, Scranton.
'a.; Chester Smith and G. Furn,
Adler and K. Terrell, also of
luiuiice an-rauuen oi inruonuaie;
ames Smith and "Dick" Souther-
f Bridgeport, Conn.
All of these teams started except
Hies Galllger and A. Roberts, of
cranton, this man Galllger being
our rare in Scranton, was of
ourso expected to win here, but
" Vl .1.1 l . 1 .1 11 1 1 nHn t .. I .
e was tin nrrnlnKt ir int nnlrt fnt
nd claimed that the prize was too
mall. Tho first prize was $70 ;
econd, J40, and third $20.
The race started at 12 o'clock on
'riday and continued until 12
I CTinPlf h T I .IT Tlllhf U-hfln thn
katcrs rested until 11 o'clock Sat-
rdnv mnrnlni? nnl clrntrH until 11
m. At the start a very fast nace
vas Kftt ami Mm r.nrhnnln n nnH
lonesdale and the Washington tenm
ale boys having ordered racing
kntpq U'hlr.h fnllrvl tr nprl
uuiiiejjiru iu ailJ Wlifll WIUIT bKUlGS
1 1 11 h 11 1 1 riir run iitot nnn
cams settled down to a steady
riiifi 'wiiii iif'friKinnn i onniro mii
ust Deiore 12 o'clock Friday night
11 vimi oi'uii5 nuiu in lit; 11 v
uriouB icaras uniu tne wnistlo blew
ad skated 199 mllns In tho first 10
iiin uuu 11 itki' inn nv rwn nna
im MTuiui, una auilt ana rerrei.
1UDU 1UUI LII.
After resting during tho balance of
iiB uiKiii many 01 me SKaters louna
nnr rnmr runt iinA in mmh n Kiin
POTIfHtiflfl t Vl fl tViov tvara tin.
mo in cn nn nnv mnrnr Thn mnct
iiii(P!i( n iinn nr rnicA iin rnitiinnf
enows was "uusKy ' -Mason, who
1 rsir in t n 1 r n n n
At the start of tho race at 11
Inrrv Kunsmnn of WHlms-Tlni-
. .. .. 1. W . . U J L fcHCOC IT
(ui.wid. una iiui liici uuviiiL
a . v. ocvuiu U1UI c, lie KUJL iL 1L,
rauuH ui llllurvuiB, until O C10CK,
wo hours before thn finish, wtiun hr
ijiii f'livt'rfMi .mi Tut lis ir TL'na a
leserveB u Kreax uoai oi creail.
At C o'clock Saturday night the
cams eiouu as iouows: xaie and
.11. , JDk AUICI UUU J U I I 1. 1 , 11U, U
an Dnninn inem. witn i.nnphnin nnri
uu nines ueuiiiu, inc race irom
nai time on was or course only bo-
weeu ine iirsi inree learns; ine
eaaers were always on tne jod so
eemed lnmossible for Adler and Tnr-
nterest wns mostly centered upon
ci-uim uuu xniru Diaco. mere oeinc
inlv n T1 1. Inn .llffaiiAniin Tl n uln r. li
oiuitii uuu r urn inuu iu kuiii
imii 11 ;mv Timoa riiir tnn "k in"
k . 1 1 .1 ninD Alt.ln.tn .. I . 1 . .. ...
TUP rnmnrVnhln ranltirn Imln tr Iha
- ......... j V. . . 1 f, . ..
UCL mat A or lc nn v 14 vonro nlil
........ ...... . Ill 11 l u UUIIl U1U
" ... . . . mvv u . . . o
At about ten mlnutos lo Mnvnn
.ho IntnrpRt ruie Int ClttDA .1 .1 ll Vl .1
luntu u i uvti;i;il luur UUU I1VO nilU
rMl were velllni? llko mnri no emiii.
Adlor and Terrol. The majority
iin iviii iiriii nnr nrnnnii v rn n a
. . . . . v w . " ....... ,u UQ QiJ
uuiib uuu mil an. n IIIIU ineSO IWO
teams were fighting for second place,
tho leaders showed thorn their heels
and galnd two laps more, Tho final
result was: Yalo and Burke 383
miles and 5 laps; Adler and Terrell
382 miles and 17 laps; Furn and
Smith 382 miles and 1G laps; Lang
beln and Kloffler 370 miles and 19
laps.
Contrary to many reports circu
lated to the effect that this beats tho
world's record, tho writer finds the
record fo be 426 miles. This record
hat considering the fact that here
KVANCSKLISTIO SKltVICKS DKAW
1NO OHOWDKI) HOUSES.
Nov. Will II. Illller Preached Master
Sermon on Sumlny Morning
lUv. nml Mrs. M. J. Smith
Ahlshtmi; 1'iihtor,
Much ciithUBiaam is being maul
fesieti at niu rovivul bur.icos now
uumg touuuctuu m tuu v-eu tr.il Mutu
ouisi biiibcopal tiiurcii, nuv. Win il.
inner, iiadlor. 'l'uu uieeciucjs upciieU
buuuay murmng witu a iuhsiui- bur
mou uy tliu iiasior. it is tuu opinion
ot the large congregation pieseut
that it was me ue&t bunauii they nud
ever libteiieu to. ice v. inner, wiiu is
Closing Uio eibi'tb year ul uis pasior
uto ot tne lacul Meiuouist ciiuixu, is
a poweriui piuatiiur auu is cuiisjuer
lhi as one oi tue siruubest buiiuuii
lzers in thu Wyoming Louicreuce.
Kev. M. J. biuuli, tlio singing
HKV. WILL II, HILLE1L
evangelist, of Elmlra, rendered solos
morning and evening His wiro was
unable to be present at Sunday's ser
vices, but has since arrived and will
assist in the extra meetings.
Services will be held every oven
ing, except Saturday, during the
forthcoming threo weeks. A feature
of tho meetings will be special music
each night. Come and bring a
friend.
Flederbach Kdsnll Nuptials.
Tho marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Flederbach to Mr. Joseph D. Edsall,
both of Honcsdale, was solomizod at
St. Mary's Magdalen's church on
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, Hev.
Dr. Balta, officiating. The bride was
attended by Miss Bertha Smith and
the groom by Mr. Nicholas Nonnen
macher. The young peoplo are well
known here, the groom having been
employed In "the D. and H. freight
office. They departed on Tuesday
morning for Carbondalo and after a
short trip they will be at home to
their many friends at the home of the
bride's parents in East Honcsdale.
Fuctoryvillo Minister Dead.
Rev. William M. Illller, a retired
Methodist minister residing in Fac
toryvlle, Pa., died at his homo there
on Thursday morning after a pro
tracted illness caused by heart fail
ure. He was seventy-six years of
age and was one of the oldest mem
bers, in point of service, in tho Meth
odist conference. He retired about
ten years ago and at that time took
up his residence in Factoryville. He
was born In Dover, England, In
1S45, and entered the Methodist
Episcopal church in 1861. He was
presiding elder of the Honesdale dis
trict for four years ranging from
1883 to 1886. He is survived by his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. C. N. Skin
ner, of Port Jervis, N. X- and two
sons, Harry and Fred, of Carbondalo.
The funeral took place at the home
on Monday morning and the body
was taken to Carbondalo where ser
vices were held at the 'home of his
son, Harry R. Hiller. Interment
was made in Carbondalo. Deceased
was an uncle of Rev. William H.
Hiller of this place.
L. Ii. Woodley Opens Fine New
Grocery.
It would be a difficult task to ade
quately describe the possibilities for
advantageous buying at the now gro
cery store of L. L. Woodley Just
opened at 111) Main street; the store
that was occupied for so long by J.
M. Cahlll. Mr. Woodley's object is
to provide Lestershlre with tho very
finest typo of groceries and to dis
pose of his goods at only a fair mar
gin of profit. Mr. Woodley in his
now venture has made an instantane
ous hit with the housewives of the
village, who are already finding their
way to tho new enterprise.
Tho mercantile business and par
ticularly the grocery line is not a
new undertaking for Mr. Woodley,
who has been associated with a large
house at Reading, Pa., for moro than
seven years. He was also a travel
ing salesman for a number of years
and has a wide and careful business
training that thoroughly fits him for
tho venture ho has Just launched.
Letitershlre Record.
Miss Barbara McLaughlin of
Scranton, spent a few days at her
homo hero this week.
they had to skate twenty laps to the
mile, the dlstanco they covered Is
remarkable.
Another remnrkablo thing In ro
gard to this race is tho youtli of two
of tho contestants who finished first
and second. Yale, one of tho team
who finished first Is only 16 years of
age, while Adler, of tho team who
finished second, Is only 14 years old.
Both of theso boys still wear short
pants. Both of them were tho best
Bkators of their respective teams.
Mr. Laneboln, of the team who finish
ed fourth, is certainly a nice skater,
and If he had had a partner of the
same staying qualities would have
finished at least very near the top.
i
PENNSYLVANIA TRAIN
IS WRECKED
ICiiKlneer Opens Tlirottlo nnd lrc
vwitK Heavy l,oss of Lives Third
Wreck in 10 Days Two In
jured. (Special to Tho Citizen.)
Mlddlotown, I'n., Feb. 20. Tho
Pennsylvania flyer, running between
Chicago and New York, was wrecked
hero to-day, being the third wreck
on this road within ten days.
Tho flyer had orders to nass an en
gine nnd box car at a siding. Tho
engineer of tho last combination I
train saw tho flyer coming at 60
miles an hour. Knowing that ho
could not make the siding, ho opened
full throttle and commenced tn r.icn
with the limited express. Tho latter, 1
However, overtook him and crashed
into the box car, demolishing It.
Both engines were somewhat dam
aged. Two firemen wore Iniured.
The work of Engineer Barley in 1
opening wide the throttle of the
switch engine without n doubt saved I
tho lives of many passengers, for I
when tho trains came together they,
collided with much less force than
they would had tho engine stood still
on tho track. The passenger train 1
was able to go on after a short de
lay '
CHILI) DIES FKOM BURNS.
Scranton. Feb. 20. Charles Wll
Hams, aged nine years, died this
morning in the State hospital as tho
result of a burn caused by falling in-
to n tub of hot water in the home of
James Dawson, where he was ongag-
eu in piaying with other boys, yester
day morning.
Ixirnl Teachers Institute.
On Saturday last the district lo
cal teachers' institute was held In the
school building at Sterling In the fore
noon and in the church at that place
In tho afternoon. Both the meetings
were well attended and many teach
ers were up from Dreher and Le
high. Supt. Koehlor pronounced tho
meeting to be one of the best ho ever
held. A spelling contest was hold
after tho meetings in which Milton
Cross, James Mumgon, Ariel Garrls
and Alford Mac Lain were not spelled
down.
MRS. MACKKRALL FATALLY
INJURED.
(Special to Tho Citizen.)
Olyphant, Feb. 20. Mrs. James
Mackerall, who fell down an em
bankment of eighteen feet here yes
terday with a babe in her arms, is
claimed to bo fatally injured.
Mrs. Mackerall was walking along
side the railroad track near a culm
dump, and as a small engine was
nearlng a brakeman shoved her to
one side of the track, to prevent her
from being hit. She lost her balance
and went over the embankment. The
baby was not injured in the least.
Former Wnyno County Recorders anil
Prothonotnries.
It will be of Interest to tho people
of Wayne county to know the various
Register and Recorders and Pro
thonotaries of this county since 1860
and tho date of election of each.
From the old files In the court house
wo get the following:
Register nnd Recorders.
William G. Arnold 1800
Michael Regan 1863
Thomas Hawkey 1866
A. R. Howe 1869
Charles Menner 1872
Peter S. Barnes 1875
Francis West 1878
R. M. Stocker 1881
Peter S. Barnes 1884
Geo. C. Robertson 1890
S. O. Lincoln 1893
Francis A. Crago 1899
Emerson W. Gammell 1905
W. B. Lesher 1911
I'rotlionotarios.
John K. Jenkins i860
J. W. Brown 1863
William H. Ham 1866
J. J. Curtis 1869
Charles Menner 1875
William A. Gayolrd 1881
Francis V. Carr 1S87
Georgo A. Smith 1893
William A. Gaylord 1899
Michael J. Hanlan 1902
Walter J. Barnes 1911
FOR ANNEXATION.
Mr. Editor:
SInoo roadlng your editorial In tho
last Ibsuo of Tho Citizen, a number
of tho benefits that would bo dorlvod
came to mind. By all means work
for n Greater Honesdale. 1 com
mend you for the stand you take In
this matter.
First, Texas township, if sho were
annexed to Honesdale as a wholo,
would enjoy hotter school privileges.
Second Fire protection would bo
extended to the adjacent territory.
Third Arc lamps would replace
tho sixteen and thirty-two Incanden
cent lamps in Texas township.
Fourth Parties desiring their
homes lightod by electricity or want
it for power purposes would havo It
at their door.
Fifth Tho freo delivery of mall
that part of Texas Is enjoying, will
be extended.
Sixth In fact all the privileges
that tho people of Honesdnlo enjoy
will then be enjoyed In Texas.
Feventh The taxes will be no
higher than they are now,
Yours truly,
AN ENTHUSIAST.
! GREATER HONESDALE
,IN-
Decides to Mnkc Kvton.slvo Improve
ments Between Clcrkn Summit
nnd llnllfitend.
(Special to Tho Cltlzon.)
Now York, Feb. 20. Tho stock
holders of tho Delaware, Ixickawanna
and Western Knllroad met in Tegular
session here to-day and decided to
incrcaso tho capital stock to $12,
000,000. Tho company Is about to
make extensive Improvements on its
lino between Clarks Summit and
Hallstead, where considerable of this
Issue will bo expended. A number of
grade crossings will be eliminated
along this cutoff.
WILLIAM KIMBLK DKAD.
William Kimble, of whom Tho
Citizen had an extended historical
WILLIAM KIMBLE.
sketch of his life in tho last issue of
this paper, passed away at 12 -30 Fri
day morning after a short Illness at
his homo In Dyberry township. Mr.
j Kimble was born In the township In
which he died, Juno 15, 1832. Ho
was a son of tho lato Asa K. Kimble,
who was one of the first settlers in
this section of the state. Mr. Kimble,
tho deceased, was considered to be
one of the greatest lumbermen of
his day. He excelled In running rafts
down the Delaware and held a record
equalled by no man in this section of
the country.
Mr. KImblo is survived by his wife
who was Mariam Warner, Rush W.,
of Dyberry, and Lela A., wife of
Friend Simons, Ledgedale, also one
brother, Isaac R. Kimble', Hones
diilo. The funeral was held Sunday af
ternoon from his lato home, Rev.
Mr. Bierley, of Bethany, officiating.
Intorment was mado in Glen Dyberry
cemetery, Honesdale.
CO-OPERATIVE STORE
CHANGE LOCATION.
TO
Increase or Business Demands Moro
Room Will Occupy Ready Pay
Store and Add Shoo Depart
ment. Tho Wayne county Co-Opera-tive
Association will on April 1 move
Into tho Cortright store, now occu
pied by Tho Ready Pay store, B. H.
Holbert, proprietor, who will move
out at the same time. This Co-Operative
concern has grown from a very
modest beginning In tho RIdgeway
i oiuro un ooutn Main street to a first
class grocery. It has outgrown their
I present quarters In the Richmond
store. Since their organization Just
four years ago tho 1st of April, their
i business has increased Just three-
loiQ, ana tney expect It to increase
still moro In their new store. The
place will bo thoroughly renovated
and painted. When business is open
ed to tho Tllllilln nn Anrll 1 n i.i
. - -- ---- , w.. 1 rL tl Diuu
line of Honesdale made shoes will bo
carried in stock. This stock or shoes
will be n complete line of Men's,
Boys' and Youths' shoes of the
Honesdale Union Stamp Shoe Co
make and a full line of Women's and
Misses' shoes manufactured by the
Hnnosdnlo Footwear Co. Wo have
learned that In the last two years or
fouslness tho Co-Operatlvo store has
paid out nearly f 700 in dividends to
Its stockholders and customers, and
that their prices have always been as
low and In some Instances lower
uian inoso or their competitors.
AGAINST ANNEXATION.
Editor Citizen:
Your editorial in tho Issue of last
Friday was shown mo by n friend, as
I am not a subscriber. Being n resi
dent of Texas township, and nlso a
taxpayer, I must confess thnt I do
not see tho benefits that would bo
derived If Texas township were a
part of Honesdale. Wo are out or
debt, whllo Honesdale has about
$12,000 In notes and bonds against
her, that .If wo came In wo would
obligate ourselves to help pay ofr
that Indebtedness. Thon if tho town
ship Joined hands with her sister
town my taxes would bo highor and
tho benefits that would bo derived
would not Justify tho chango, is my
version of tho matter. Then there
is tho Btreot problem. Whero will
you find bottor highways than In
Texas township? not In Honesdale
I nssuro you.
No sir, not until I am convinced
that it will bo better for Texas and
Its taxpayers will I glvo in to an
nexation. In this matter I am rrom
Missouri and want to be Shown.
Sincerely.
A BUTTER.
IjACKAWAXN'A HAIMtOAI)
CHKASKS STOCK.
jjjjj
BANDIT HOLDSUP B.&O.
TRAIN
i Conductor nnd Porter nt liny nnd
1 Hobn PosscnuerH of 91,200 in
Money nnd Jewelry.
I (Special to The Citizen.)
j Piedmonte, W Va., Feb. 20. A
daring robbery occurred on tho Balti
more and Ohio railroad this morn
ing when tho bandit boarded the train
when It was going up a steep grade
He entered the Pullman car. held tho
conductor and porter at bay and rob
bed fifteen passengers, securing $1,
200 In Jowelery and monoy. The
bandit Mien made his escape.
(Special to Tho Citizen).
La Porto, Fob. 20. Georgo Heck
ler was acquitted to-day by a Jury.
Heckler was held on a charge of mur
der of Mary Schlpper, a former
sweetheart, but evidence was not suf
ficient to hold a case against him.
MAINE TO SINK WITH FLAG.
Havana. Tho Spanish War Veter
ans celebrated funeral ceremonies for
the last time over tho victims of the
Maine, whose bones are in Cabanas
fortress.
At sunrise on Thursday Major
Ferguson, who has been In chargo of
raising the vessel, hoisted the Amer
ican Hag on tho wreck. It will fly
over her until the burial of the vessel
on March 1, which will go down with
colors flying.
CHANGES IN THE POSTOFFICE.
J. N. Shnrpstecn Now Inspector nnd
O. J. Kelley Deputy Postinnster
Other Appointments Mndo.
The appointment of John N.
Sharpsteen as postofllco Inspector has
necessitated several changes in tho
Honesdale office. Mr. Sharpsteen
left Honesdale for Philadelphia Mon
day morning and will return on
Wednesday. His territory for the
present will be In tho vicinity ot
Wllkes-Barro and Scranton, with
Sundays and holidays at home.
Inspector Sharpsteen has been suc
ceeded by Captain C. J. Kelley, an
nouncement of which was exclusive
ly mado In The Citizen In its issuo
of February 9. Deputy Postmaster
Kelley was one of tho three original
letter carriers when free delivery
was Instituted In Honesdale and vi
cinity. Tho other carriers being
Herbert Hiller and Fred Schmidt.
From December 1, 1903, until July
1, 1909, Deputy Kelley delivered
mail, at which time he was trans
fered to a clerk in the postofflcc.
Ho is a graduate of the Honesdalo
High school, class of 189S, after
wards attending Jefferson Medical
college at Philadelphia from October
190S until Fobrunry 1901.
Herbert H. Hiller, who has been
Carrier No. 1 In charge of the up
town route, succeeds Deputy Kelley
as clerk In the office. Substitute
Henry Wagner takes Carrier Hiller's
place and Paul Knorr, a glass cutter
in the Irving Cut Glass company,
has been mado substitute by ap
pointment, i
No other changes were mado in
the clerkship of tho office.
A government Inspector recently
visited Honesdale and recommended
several changes In equipment, etc..
In the local office. Owing to the
continued increase of business In
Honesdale It Is necessary to have
moro room to handle the incoming
and outgoing malls. Honesdale is
the distributing point for a large ter
ritory. Besides rural free deliveries
there are several star routes that
havo their mail assorted In Hones
dale. Honesdale compares with a second-class
city In the amount of mall
handled, according to tho count
made last May when 271,741 pieces
passed through tho hands of the em
ployees of the office. Of this num
ber 144,735 was outgoing and 127,
006 Incoming. The total number of
pieces received was bandied three
times.
BASKET BALL NEWS.
Thursday night, Feb. 15, the sec
ond team of the Alert Fire Co., de
feated tho Merry Men or the Elevator
Works. Tho score was 34 to 7. The
lineup:
Alerts No. 2. llorrv Men.
Maloy F Otten
Baird F Carr
W. Kuhn C Edwerlor
Bunnell, Mny. .G Gray
F. Kuhn G Herzog
Baskets: Alerts No. 2 Maloy 3,
Baird 6, W. Kuhn 7, F. Kuhn 1;
Merry Men Gray 1, Schoosler 5
fouls. Rofereo, Tarkett. Tho Alert
No. 2 five havo played and won three
games.
Friday night. Fob. 16, tho regular
Alert team defeated the Rink Flvo
in the first gnmo of tho series of flvo
games for the local championship at
Alert Hall. Score: Alerts 20; Rink
Flvo 7. Lineup:
Alerts. Riaic.
Doltzer F Ross
O'Nell F W. Polt
Schuerholz C O'Connoll
Man'n. Bador.G L. Bpder
Tarkett G j. p0R
Baskets: Alerts Doltzer 3. O'Nell
2, Schuerholz 5, Mangan 1. Tarkett
1. Fouls Mangan 1. Rink Five:
Ross 1, J. Polt 2. Fouls, W. Polt 1.
Referee, M. Salmon.
Butter Factory Destroyed.
On Thursday last tho butter fac
tory nt Pino Mill wns totally de
stroyed by fire. The operator wns
in the building at the tlmo but did
not discover the fire until It was too
lato. Everything was lost.
Damascus township is reported
to hare thirteen cases of chlckcnpox.
j
ENGINKHItb -iNTKHTAIN.
Banquet nt Hotel Casey Homer
lirecnu Toaattuastcr 2oO Guests
Present.
Tho fifteen annual banquet of th
Engineer's society of Northwester
Pennsylvania was hold on Thursday
night at the Hotel Casey at Scranton.
There were about 250 guests present
from this corner of tho state and
among the spoakers of tho evening
wero Edward M. BIglow, of Pitts
burg, chief of the state highway de
partment; Mason D. Ratt, of Harris
burg, president of tho state federa
tion of engineer's societies; Judge E.
C. Newcomb, of Scranton, M. W.
Alexander, of Lynn, Mass., of the
Goneral Electric Co. Tho invoca
tion was delivered by Kev. G. W.
Bull, D. D., and tho opening addrctss
was given by the president of th
society, A. B. Jessup, of Wilkes
Barre. Homer Greene, Wayne coun
ty's noted novelist, was toastmaster.
Mr. Bigelow spoke on tho subject,
"Roads of Pennsylvania and Wha
We Expect to Do With Them." He
gave tho meeting an Idea of what
tho department expects to do In the
way of road Improvement. Ho de
clared that there was no politics in
tho road department and that all
that vote next year for the 550,000,
000 appropriation, It will mean that
Pennsylvania will have roads that
will be equal to those of any state in
tho union. He said that It was the
intention of the department to build
three hundred miles of roads in the
state and to connect all tho county
seats with turnpikes kept up and
oporated by tho state. Tho question
of good roads Is a vital one to the
farmer and with good roads the
farmer is benefited and also the
towns and cities whero the farmer
takes his product.
Mr. Alexander spoke on tho sub
ject, "The Industrial Value of En
gineer Education," and ho put
tho greatest emphasis on the need or
education rather than knowledge la
the engineer and gave illustrations
to carry tho point.
Before Homer Greene called upom
Judge Newcomb to respond to the
toast, "Need for the Engineer in To
day's Business," Harry Evans, of
Wilkes-Barro entertained the com
pany with Welsh stories. Judge
Newcomb said in part: "Since the
days of the pyramids
down to the Panama
craft has been making
over to suit themselves
and obulislt
canal your
the world
"Tho State Federation of En
gineering Societies" was tho subject
of President Pratt.
At the speakers' table were:
Toastmaster Greene. President Jes
sup, Vice-President Frank G. Wolre.
Edward M. Bigelow, or Pittsburg;
Masqn" D. Pratt, of Harrisburg; W.
G. Nichols, of Scranton; Judge E. C.
Newcomb, S. D. Foster, of Harris
burg; W. L. Henwood, of Scranton;
Deputy Highway Commissioner E. A.
Jones, Georgo S. Rice, of Pittsburg;
H. M. Warren of Scranton; Floyd W.
Parsons, of New York; Rev. G. W.
Bull, D. D., M. W. Alexander, F. J.
Piatt, C. E. Tobey, C. C. Rose, Wil
liam Griffith. R. I. Webber, of State
College; Arthur W. Long, A. L.
Williams, of Wllkes-Barre, and F.
W. Keyes, of New York.
GcorRo Atkinson, of Hnwley, Dead.
George Atkinson, of Hawley, died
at the home there Thursday morn
ing, after an illness of about a week,
caused by pneumonia. Ho was sixty
three years of ago. The funeral was
held on Monday afternoon at 1:30
from his lato home in Hawley, Rev.
B. P. Ripley officiating. Interment
was made in Indian Orchard ceme
tery. Deceased Is survived by two
sons, Norman and George, and by
two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Karrutk
and Miss Leila, a trained nurse la
New York.
Over 300 Will bo in Attendance.
Winthrop Sargeant, of Philadel
phia, chairman of tho Chestnut Tree
Blight Commission of Pennsylvania,
is presiding at tho conference In Har
risburg. Governor John K. Tener
called the meeting to order and ad
dressed the delegates on tho object
and it is the Idea to name a comrait
teo on resolutions to draw up a pla
for general discussion and recom
mendation to the States. A number
of addresses are to follow and the
will come the adoption or the pinn.
It appears to bo the penoral idea
that tho representatives or the States
should agree upon a quarantine dis
trict nnd that tho interchange of
lumber or products likely to carry
tho blight spores should bo restrict
ed as much as possible. Tho march
of tho blight to the west has been
clearly defined and as It is now re
ported from counties west of the
Alleghenles tho need for strenuous
action Is recognized by a numbor or
tho men who have been in corres
pondence with State officials about It.
Each Stato roprcsentativo will he
urged to recommend to tho Governor
or forestry authority the making or a
liberal appropriation to Join In the
fight. It Is very probamo that the
next Pennsylvania Legislature will
make a largo allowance for the cru
F.ido as millions of dollars worth ot
trees In this Stato aro In danger.
ltcrgiiiiinn Committer Organize.
Tho commltteo appointed by the
Business Men's Association to receive
and disburse money for tho Borg
rnann family, mot on Monday ovon
Ing In tho office of Burgess McCarty
and porfectod organization.
Burgess McCarty, who was named
first by tho Business Men's Associa
tion, was retained as chairman by
virtue of appointment. Councilman
Erk was elected secretary-treasurer.
Tho commltteo Is empowered to re
ceive and disburse money for the
family as Judgment may deem prop
er. As yet only a small amount,
about 200, is In this fund. When
other money Is received the commit
tee will meet and take care of same.