M Wo Print AH tho News That's Tit to Board of Trade J,,f -f opes Are lies. TUo Citizen Jsff ' i Them. .. , Print AH Uio Timc 70th TEAR.--NO. 27 HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, APEIL 3, 1912. PRIOHi 2 CENTS CONFESSESJO MURDER While in n Drunken Stupor Nichols Tells Ho Killed Dr. Helen Knnbo in Indinnn. (Special to The Citizen.) Portsmouth, N. H April 2. Zep Nichols was arrested hero Inst night charged with drunkenness. 1H0 startled the police court by confess ing to the murder of Dr. Helen Knabo in Indiana last October. Nichols told the police that ho was a sailor on the United States Dixie and was visiting in Indiana at the time. While there ho stated that ho met a man by the name of Knight who Nichols says offered him $1,500 to kill the Indiana doctor. Knight led Nichols to the home of Dr. Knabo and It was in her home that Nicols claims he slashed her throat from ear to ear with a knife. The police are now looking for Knight. It was thought at the time that Dr Knabo committed suicide, but since NIcoVs confession It Is clear enough that she was murdered. A knife was found lying by her side. I which gave the impression of a self- innicteu wound. CHANGE IN DURLAND-WESTON SHOE COMPANY In an Interview with John D. AVes ton, president and treasurer of tho Durland-AVeston Shoe company, Tuesday morning he stated that there would bo some changes In the office owing to the resignation of August J. Rehbein, which has been received fcy the company, effective May 1, and that Mr. Rehbein had purchased a re tail shoe store in the city of Brook lyn, N. Y. Mr Weston stated that It. P. Van Keuren takes Mr. Rehbein's position as representative of the firm in New York and New Jersey states; that -Weston Parker succeeds Mr. Van Keuren and N. Prank Frailey takes Mr. Parker's desk in the office of tho Durland-Weston company. .Mr Rehbein has been associated with this shoe factory for 25 years. Flywheel Kills Pumpman. (Special to The Citizen.) Avoca, April 2. William Butts, of Moosic, was killed in No. 1 shaft to day by being struck In the head by, a flywheel which broke at Old Forge where he was employed as a pump man. He leaves a wife and two chil dern. Threw Dynamite at Clerk. (Special to The Citizen.) Pottsville, April 2. The State police arrested Anthony Wonaski to day for throwing a piece of dynamite at John Conroy, a clerk In the office of a local colliery. iHe was not in jured by tho explosion. Millions Are Doing Handled. Securities valued at over $3,500, 000, and all of which could be turn ed into cash by the bearer at almost a moment's notice, nave been count ed and checked up at tho State Treasury within tho last two or three days and no one has been any the wiser. This "work, which was undertaken in the State s money de partment for the first time, was nec essary because under the act of June 1, 1911, the State Treasurer was made the custodian of the bonds filed by Pennsylvania insurance com panies with tho State to protect their policy holders. The securities were turned over to State Treasurer C. P. 'Wright a short time ago and for tho last fow days Mr. "Wright. Cashier H. D. Jones and others have been counting, checking up and sort ing tho papers. This fortune is all in bonds and mortgages, the greater part toeing of gilt-edged bonds and the counting is the first that has taken place in the Treasury, where there are also held millions of dollars worth of bonds to secure State .deposits. Every paper had to be gone over and tho worth of the lots estimated. Much of the lot consists of government bonds. ThpBO cnpllT-ltfpa nrn itmll Hv Vi State as long as companies do bust-! ness, but there will be regular check-1 ing up to see that the securities held are all first-class and to take out those which have matured. No one but a few people know where this large sum of what is practically ready money is kept, the .secret being known only to one or ft wo COUNT NOT UK. The second week of tho March (term of court commenced on 'Mon day and will probably consume the entire weok. On tho trial list aro only four cases They aro the cases of William J. Ramblo versus tho Pennsylvania Coal Company; tho case of the Hawley Glass Company versus tho Erie Railroad Company, charged with wrongful obstruction of stream known as Middle Creek, in tho borough of Hawley. Tho case of Joseph Menner versus the Bor ough of Honesdalo. charced with negligence in not maintaining tho public street at tho Intersection of West and Fifteenth streots. Tho case of Georgo B. KImblo versus mlnlBtrators or William Bodie Is also up for trial. Tho case of George B. KImblo vs. W. W. Bodie and J. W. Bodie, ad ministrators of William Bodie, was continued over until the Juno term of court. Tho case of Miss Emma Conley vs. Miss Kato McKenna was set for the Juno term. Tho caso of tho Wayno Concrete Supply and Construction company versus Chauncey A. Cortrlght and Eugene Cortrlght, trading as C. A. Cortrlght & Son, was also laid over until tho Juno term. KIMBLE GETS FULL AMOUNT CLAIMED Jury Awards SiiSl.Tit After Deliber ating Short Time Common wealth Vs. John Hrusscl Set tled. The first case to bo disposed of was that of tho Commonwealth vs. John Brussell. charged with cruelty to animals. Tho defendant appealed from the conviction of a Justice of the peace court, where ho was fined 510 last fall, .for leaving his team unblanketed. Mr. Brussell testified that ho did not leave the team so, and that it was a comparatively warm day. More over someone had taken tho blanket off and untied the team while ho was away. The decision of the justice court was reversed and tho charges were placed on the prosecutor, who being A. S. Schimmel, and be ing confined in the county jail for a C-mOntll term. Whlrh ma nnl oil, it was ordered to get tha fine of $ 1 0 which Brussell paid, back from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to whom it had been paid. ,Th.. case of George B. Kimble vs. W. AV. Bodio and J. AV. Bodie. ad ministrators of tho Into AVilliam Bodie, who died on October 21, 1910, to recover $224.73 with interest from Sept. 19, 1910, which is alleg ed is due the plaintiff for goods sold and delivered the defendant during his lifetime. Attorney W. II. Lee represented the plaintiff. The men who tried this case wore Frank Adams, Prompton; Roy Bailey, Ber lin; Joseph Gangle, Waymart; F. Demming, Clinton; Wm. J. Ferber, nuuBnuaie; u niiam merman, Texas; Charles Markey, Honesdale; Emer son Miller, !Mt. Pleasant; Charles Ramble, Lake; Ralph Shaffer. South viiuuiin; i-orrest Taylor, Oregon: John S. Welsh. Hawley. Mrs. Maud Box was the first wit ness called and sho stntoil Hint oi.o was the daughter of Geo. B. Kimble uuu nan wornea in the store during the year 1900 and was employed as clerk there for eleven years. She stated that they always did a cash business but sometimes ran an ac count for Bodies, which was always put in the only book they had as they did not keep a set of books or pre tend to do bookkeeping. It was the book of original entry and the only one they had. The book was offered as evidence by iMr. Lee 'but it was objected to hy Attorney Simons, Who gave as his olitppMnnc .TTIct t,hat the accounts were lumped, the amount of them being $52.30, and fe,con.2l tnnt ltoms t0 the amount of 519.05 were 'pntf.mil rn a a Sunday. The objection was sus- The witness further tPstlfloH fhnt no goods wore rvpp snlrt and if the charges were made on that uay it was oy mistake. On cross-examination hy Attorney Simons she stated that exhibit 'Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 0 were in her own handwriting and nuiu iuueiiHs ior articles paid but were not charged for on the book. Mrs. G. IB. Kimhlp wns novl online but simply stated that she never made any charges on tho book. The nlainttff rpstpri thoir nm W ,'H. Bodie was called for the de fense. Ho stated that he was one of the executors of the estate of AVm. Bodie, deceased, and that ho was also a son. He testified that he had found exhibits 2, 3, 4. 5 and G, where his father kept all his receipts, after the latter's death. The defense rested. After short talks to tho jurors by At torneys Leo and Simons, in summing up tho case from both sides, the Court charged the jury. IHe stated that inasmuch as some of tho charges were lumped they could not b accepted as charged sales, for every item of the transaction must show on the books, and therefore the total of theso which was $52.30 could be deducted from what tho plaintiff aaked for. Tho items al leged charged on Sunday would bo for them to decide whether to deduct them from the original bill or leave them in as there was no evidence to prove that they had been knowingly charged on Sunday. The report of the jury was as follows: wo. tho jury find a verdict In fa vor of plaintiff for tho sum of ."JO Cigarettes a Day Fatal. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Pittsburg, April 2. Ernest Ferrin. of Braddock, a (harbor, died to-day at Donora from tho effects, physicians say, of smoking too many cigarettes. Ten years ago Ferrin began and smoked fifty a day, or 182,500 cigar ettes in the ten years. Just before ho breathed his last to-day ho asked for a cigarette. Ono was given to him. and as ho threw away tho "butt" ho sank back on his pillow and died. Natural Gas In China, Natural gus hns been used In China for many centuries. It Issues from fissures In the earth near the coul mines and is fed through bamboo tubct; to the point where it is consumed. Marriage In Norway. In Norway no clergyman may per form a marriage unless the couple can prove that they have both been vacci nated or bavo had smallpox. Parental consent Is necessary in Russia. Lack of sufficient means to support a wife Is a bar In Austria. A Venerable Tree. On the Cunundalgua lako'sbore near TIchenor Hprlngs stands a venerable tree which, experts declare, Is not less than S00 years old. THE COCKED HAT. . . ' V700DROW, . Woodrow Wilson says his hat with FELL IN ACID VAT Bert Teeple, of .Milnnvillc, As a He suit of Burns is in u Precarious Condition. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Tyler Hill, April 2. Bert Teeple, of aiilanville, fell Into a live vat in the acid factory at that place and now lies in a pracarious condition as the result of Ids burns. HILL TO KILL CONVENTIONS. Cummins Offers Plan for National Presidential Primaries. Washington, D. C April 2. benator uummmgs of Iowa, an an nounced prgresslvo Republican can didate" .for the Presidential nomina tion, to-day introduced a nation-wide. primary elections uni wnicu would make unlawful and prohibit iboth the 'Republican and 'Democratic na ional conventions in June. It pro vides for a national primary July 8. The Senator hopes to have It become a law. Its passage at this session of Congress is declared by many to be doubtful. The plan of Senator Cummins is to have a national primary July 8, to be followed each four years with a na tional primary election upon the sec ond iMonday of July. The results of such primary election would be can vassed by a national board for pri mary elections, and the candidate of each political party receiving the greatest number of votes would 'be certified by that board as the candi date to bo voted upon in tho No- Tember elections. The bill would require primary elections of candidates for President, Vice-President and Presidential elec tors. The names of candidates on the primary ballot, under the bill, would be arranged in separate col umns for each party, 'with one col umn headed " Independent of par ty." 'All candidates would bo re quired to file their nomination pa pers 45 days prior to the primary to have their names appear on tho ballots. 118 Deaths and 550 Births in AVayne County miring 11)11. The reports are all in from Wayne county's local registars of vital sta tistics for tho year 1911. Tho total number of births in tho county was 550 while tho deaths numbered only us, from which it Is seen .that we are Increasing rather than diminish ing in number for tho year. The registrars of vital statistics from the various districts aro as follows: W. C Knapp, registrar, of Haw ley, Paupack, Palmyra.Cherryltidgo and South Canaan, reports 80 deaths and 80 births. Louis B. Nielsen, 'M. D., registrar of (Honesdale, Texas, Berlin and Oregon reports 108 deaths and 1C0 births. J. K. Stearns, registrar of Star rucca, reports 39 deaths and 4 9 births. C. H. Stophonson, registrar of Waymart borough, Canaan, Clinton and Mt. Pleasant roports 49 deaths and 73 births. W. A.' Stevens, M. D., and O. J. iMullen, M. "D., registrars of Sherman, 'Drehor, Salem, and Lako reports 41 deaths and 7C births. John 'Barrett, registrar of Man chester and Buckingham township, roports 32 deaths and 35 births. A. V. Tylor, registrar of Damas cus township, reports 35 deaths and 42 births. In all tho foregoing reports every district shows a gain in 'births over tho death rate except lllawley, Pau pack, Palmyra, Cherry Ridge and South Canaan. Wo it y Over Strike; Commits Suicide. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Pottsvlllo, April 2. Tho result of a strike ended in tho death of John Donlan, aged 45 years, to-day. Ho was inside foreman and his suicide is clamed to have been caused over worry of tho etrlko of the miners. his head in it has long been In tho ring. Thorndiko in Baltimore American. KILLED BY BOX CAR Supposed to Have Been Murdered but Friend Tells Police of Accident. (Special to The Citizen.) Avoea, April 2. Miss Louisa Burns, aged 17 years, a Moosic young lady, was found dead this morning lying on tho Delaware and Hudson tracks under a freight car. Death is supposed to have (been caused by the wheels of a car passing over her body. An overcoat was found near the remains. An Avoca youth is sus pected. Miss Burns was a daughter of Samuel iBurns and took music les sons in Moosic. She walked between the two places and always took tho railroad track. Later A bulletin from 'Wilkes Barre received at 3 o'clock this af- .ternoon .states that 'Raymond Curl, aged is years, of Avoca, was arrest ed by the Avoca police on suspicion of knowing something about tho af fair. He stated that he accompanied 'Louisa down the track and after walking some distance they sat down upon a rail under a box car. He claims that an engne 'bumped into the car and she was run down by the wheels. IHe stated that he too near ly met a like fate. When he discov ered what had happened he claims that he became frightened, left his overcoat behind and ran away. The police believe Curl told a straight story and ho was later released. He Is a son of a silk manufacturer and an exemplary young man. TOWN WIPED OUT New Maavia Kxperienccs Heavy Loss by Flood. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Memphis, Tenn., April 2. Report reached here today that tho town of New Madvld. Mo., has 'been wined out by a flood. The loss of life is nolleved to he heavy. Tho crisis is expected to-day. Tho lowlands of the 'Mississippi aro flooded and people along the river aro fleeing for their lives. Tho river is higher than any time in Its history. All telephono and telegraph wires aro down which cuts off communication with the out sldo world. Co-Opcrativo Not to Move. Tho AVayno County Co-Oporatlve Association are not going to move into tho Cortrlght storo nnd have decided to stay in their Main street storo for the present. The Co-Opor-atlvo Association had signed a lease for one year starting April 1st for the Cortrlght storo, but it Beams that the tonm of ho present leasee, Ir. L. Holbcrt, did not explro until May 1, Conrad and Williams having signed an ironclad 3-year lease In tho tncantlmo for tho Richmond store, tho present location of tho Co-Opora-tlve Association, it 'made things look rather bad for tho Co-Operatlvo As sociation, but Conrad and Williams have doclded not to go Into business nnd were thereforo glad enough to re leaso tho storo to the Co-Operative Association. Two Men Shot at .lossup. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Jessup, April 2. Toro Laborantl, aged 35 years, and Andrew Solmols kl, aged 25, wero shot and mortally wounded in the saloon of Joseph Vochodilll early this morning. Tho men wero quarrolllng over family affairs whon Vochodilll raised a doublo-barroled shot gun at their heads and discharged tho weapon. Vochollll than escaped. Ho was ar rested today in a hotol, wlioro ho had taken refuge. It Is believed both men will die. Vochodilll Is now In Jail. Quarrel Ends In Death. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Odin, 111.. April 2. Two men wero shot and killed and tho third dying as tho rosult of a quarrel in a res taurant hero to-day. They wero shot by Georgo Swcngler, deputy ehorlff. WILLIAM J, RAMBLE vs, PENNSYLVANIA COAL CO, Former Alleges Hnlnnco of $501.51 Duo Him for Work Performed for Dcfcndnnt Will Go to Jury This Afternoon. Judgo Staples, of Stroudsburg, oc cupied tho bench In the case of Wil liam J. Ramble, of Hoadloys, versus tho Pennsylvania Coal Company on Tuesday morning. Homer Greene and F. P. Kimble wero retained as counsel for tho plaintiff and Searlo & Salmon, our rising young lawyers, and Charles P. O'Malley, of Scranton, for the defense, who wore represent ed In court by their land agent, E. IM. Beyea, of Dunmore. The jury called to try the caso was composed of Roy Brown, Berlin; C. Budd, Berlin; J. L. Sherwood, Pres ton; E. W. Ross, Dyberry; J. E. Schoeblg, Clinton; Frank Strains, A. T. Johns, S. J. Rutledge, Manches ter; C. E. Wood, Damascus; Thos. Kecgan, Buckingham; Ernest Dud ley, and Herbert Bassott. The case grew out of an alleged contract entered Into between Frank Rauschraier, and the Pennsylvania Coal company about Oct. 1, 1900, for cutting ties, props and lumber for a period of threo years. On December 1, 1900, tho contract Is alleged to havo been assigned by Rauschmler to Ramble to continue the work under the contract. Payments for tho work were to bo made monthly, except 10 per cent, which was to be held by the Pennsylvania Coal company until completion of the work or on the ex piratlon of tho contract; with aver ment of delivery to the value of $9, G33.47. On August 13, 1901. Ram- ble was notified by E. M. Beyea that his services were no longer required as ho was not doing the work to the company s satisfaction. They then agreed to have the contract reas signed to Frank Rauschmler, with consent of the Pennsylvania Coal Company for the completion of the work. The company claims to have paid Rauschmler all that was due him and also the 10 per cent that was duo Ramble, as per agreement entered Into between them, at the time of the reassignment. Ramblo admits that he received a check from Rauschmler for $525 for the 10 per cent., but that the remainder of the 10 per cent, due him, which amount ed to $509.54 was not paid. The progress of the case was inter rupted frequently by objections and firing back and forth. William J. Ramble was sworn in his own behalf and stated that he had not received the $525 check from Rauschmler when he wrote the letter to the company inquiring about a settlement of the 10 per cent, due him on the contract. Charles Shaffer, of Lake township, also testified that he "had frequent dealings with the Pennsylvania Coal Co." and said he had received orders and contracts from E. M. Beyea, land agent of tho company. For the defense E. M. Beyea was sworn and stated that he was the land agent of the Pennsylvania Coal Company and had offices in Dun niore. He stated that Ramble had come to his office after ho had sent him a letter saying that he was no longer needed. When asked what conversation took place between him and Ramble he replied that Ramble had asked him what ho meant by the letter and asked If he was to lose the ten per cent, 'by giving up the contract. He said that he told Ram blo that It he would get satisfactory person to assign tho contract to, he (Beyea) would promise to pay Ram blo all money due him from lumber shipped and cut and would pay the 10 per cent, to tho person taking up tho contract and Ramble would havo to make arrangements with that person to collect same. Tho contract was reassigned to ltauscnmier in ms presence and agreed to there and then. It was brought out by tho defense that tho last communication received by the Pennsylvania Coal Company from Ramble was on April 20, 1904, and that nothing more was heard from him until suit was brought on Nov. 4, 1908. Ramblo declared that he had worked for Rauschmler after the con tract expired and did about $15,000 worth of work for him. He paid him in checks and some cash. As wo aro going to press tho at torneys for tho defense and plaintiff are giving their arguments to the Jury and it Is expected that a verdict will bo returned before evening. Wnyno County .Alan Subject of New est Anesthetic. In an operation on 'Milton Mar shall, of Lako Ariel, Wayne county, Saturday, Dr. J. L. Peck used sto vaino, which does not render tho pa tient unconscious but delivers him from all pain. Tho right thigh was removed, and tho operation required halt an hour. Tho operation was started ono min ute after tho stovnino had been In jected In the spinal chord, and not until twelve hours after it was over did tho patient feel any of the ef fects. His condition is good, and his re covery is practically assured. Tho operation was performed at the Hah nemann hospital. LOCAL MENTION. Tho favors to be given away at the ball of tho Midnight Sons on Tuesday next aro now on display in tho window of II. G. Rowland's jew elry storo on Main street. Richard J. Penwarden was tak en suddenly 111 at his placo of busi ness, East Honesdale, Monday after noon suffering from excruciating pains in tho abdomen. Ho was re moved to his home where ho Is Test ing as comfortably as possible under tho caro of his family physician. CELEBRATE 40!i ANNIVERSARY Mr. nnd Mrs. Dnnlcl Pell and Family ' r..i...t.. ti ..... On Sunday, March 31, occurred tho 40th anniversary of tho mar riago of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pcil which was observed at their com modious homo on River street. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Pell were married on Easter Sunday, (Marc 31, 1872, in Honesdale In the Ger man Lutheran church. The following were present at a family dinner: Mr. and Mrs. G. Wm. Pell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reltenauor. sons, Willis and Edwin, Daniel Pell. Jr., and Mrs. Oscar Rummetch, Mr. and Mrs. Julius W. Keltz, son Julius, Jr., and daughter, Minnie, Peter Pell, all of Honesdalo; Miss Annl IMohr, of Carbondale. . The Citizen extends heartiest greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Pell and sincerely hopo they will enjoy many more Hko occasions. EMMA SUMMA DEAD Girl Lived lit Days and Never IU Kaincd Consciousness. (Special to Tho Citizen.) Scranton, April 2. Emma Sum ma, aged 8 years, who on March 20 was blown from her bedroom to a. tree during the night by a terlfllc ex plosion, when nine people were kill ed, died last night In the State hos pital. Teams Itnco at Rink. An exciting two-hour team rac took place at the Rink on Fridar night last between Adler and Ter rel of Scranton, vs. Galligher, or Scranton, and Smith, of (Honesdale. Adler and Terrel won by two laps, although Smith and his partner put up a game fight. Galligher foil twice in the last few minutes of th race. The winners covered a dis tance of a little over 2S miles. Our Annual Sick Hill. According to Prof. Fisher, i. Hampton's Magazine, 3,000,000 per sons in Uncle Sam's domain answer the sick call every morning. Thi estimate he bases upon the well known rule of Dr. William Parr, of England, that for each death per year there are two cases of illness. In the United States thero were in tho year 7907, the year upon which. Prof. Fisher based his figures, 1, 500,000. Of these 3,000,000 invalids about 500,000 are suffering from tubercu losis, a preventable disease. On half of these tuberculosis patients are totally Incapacitated, the re mainder ahout "50 per cent, effective as workers. Every return of a pul monary case, every case, of incipient tuberculosis nipped in tho pleurisy bud, every patient saved from the hospitals for chronic invalids" by the social service arm is a step toward the reduction of that awful total. According to Prof. Fisher, all lives are useful when judged by the hard and fast rule of average, which takes account of every individual from the vagrant up to the railroad president. The actual value expressed in dollars and cents he puts at $2,900, and the average value of the 630,000 dyinK every year from preventable diseases at $1,700. Tho latter figure Is lower than tho general average in order to equalize tho higher average ago of tho dying. These 630,000 prevent able deaths therefore represent an economic loss to the country every year of over $1,000,000,000 In po tential earnings. Tho loss from illness not resulting In death is even greater. Of the 3, 000,000 sick folks 1,000,000 aro la tho working period, about three fourths of these actually workers. These workers must lose, from day , laborer to railroad president, an av erago of $700 In wages per year, making tho total loss from illness $500,000,000. Adding to this an other $500,000,000 expended in medicines, special foods, et cetera, we find Uncle Sam's total doctor bill every year to amount to $1,000,000, 000, about one-half of which is pre ventable. .lapano.se Itcclor Spoke in (."racu Church. Row Kishlro Hnyakawa. rei'tor of St. John's church, Osaka, Japan, spoke of his extremely Interesting work at Grace Episcopal church Fri day evening. Ho said that although Christianity is spreading slowly, its progress is ture and steady. Solid foundations aro being laid. If It re quired four hundred years for the Roman Empire to become Christian ized, .wo should not be surprised that Japan has not become Christianized in fifty-four years. At the beginning It was extremely difficult to obtain a hearing for tho new teaching. Rut now it is being welcomed. BASKET HALL. Tho B. I. A. Ail-Star Basket Ball team, champions of the city or Scranton, who havo won 25 out of 26 games this season, lived up to their reputation last Saturday night and gave tho (Rink Five tho worst beating they havo rocelved this year. Tho first half ended 13 to 10 in fa vor of the locals, ibut in tho second they went all to pieces, every man on the team playing very poorly, whilo tho Scranton team walked away with 24 points, ending the game with a victory of 34 to 17. The local boys aro not satisfied with the result and havo schoduled tho I). 1. A. for a return 'game a week from next Saturday night, when wo well expect a different story. Harry Madden, who is president of tho B. I. A., sang as only ho can elnt between tho halves and this double attraction brought out the largest crowd since the beginning of Lent.
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