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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.