I THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY i, 1912. PAGE THREE CREW'S FAMILIES TO GET$500,000 White Star Must Pay Relatives ot Those Lost on Titanic, PROVISION OF ENGLISH LAW. Workingmen'a Compensation Act of 1906 Covers the Case British Gov ernment Will Compel the Line to Make Adequate Provision. Ilundrcds of homes In England bnvp been desolated by the loss of 700 of tup crew of tlio Titanic, but tlio British government will force a payment of more tlinn ?."00.000 from the White Stnr line, so those dependent on the crew may not suffer so greatly because of the untimely deaths. That provi sion for the families of those who stood by their posts until the last will bo exacted from the company under the worUIngnicn's compensation act us amended In inofi. Kvery one. from the humblest apprentice boy to tin chief petty officer, comes In the scope of the net that will make the men's families beneficiaries. ' The huge liner had n crew roster of almost S00 men nud women. Including seamen, firemen, engineers, stewnrds. apprentice boys and cadets of the line. In the filling of the lifeboats several men were told off to each boat to nnn the oars. The others had to put their chance of life behind those of tlio meanest of passengers. Thus the hum blest woman In the steerage would get consideration before the chief wo man steward, nnd die chief petty of ficer would have to wait until the poor est passenger of the third class had been given a place in the boats. Probably Seven Hundred Went Down. When the elimination was forced ii the officers beonuse of the lack of boats to accommodate all, those who were not pulling on the oars had to watch their fellows go over the side to al most certain rescue. That inflexible rule Included the boys In the service and the woman stewards. Froni the present facts It Is probable that 700 of the crew went down with their ship. The Hritlsh Jack fluttered at the peak as the leviathan dropped into the deep, so that all the crew oik board were under its protection. That gov ernmental patronage will insure that those who received the wages of the brave band will not suffer from want for the next three years. Under the act what pay the crew would have re ceived for three years to come will be given to those who have been bereaved. The Law's Provision. In the inclusion of sailors as work men the act says speclflcnlly: If the workman leaves any dependent? whoPy dependent on his earnings an amount equal to his earnings In the em ployment of the same employer during the three years next preceding the injury or S1S0, whichever of these sums Is tho lar ger but not exceeding In any case 300, shall bo paid provided that the amount of any weekly payments mado under this act and any lump sum paid In redemption thereof shall bo deducted from such amount, and If tho period of the work man's employment by the said employer has been less than the said three years then tho amount of his earnings during the said period shall be deemed to be ICG times hla average weekly earnings during the period of his actual employment under tho said employer. If tho workman docs not leavo any such dependents, but leaves any dependents In part dependent on his earnings, such amount, not exceeding In any case the amount payable under the foregoing pro visions, as may be agreed on or In default of agreement may be determined on arbi tration under this act to bo reasonable and proportionate to tho Injury to the bald dependent, shall be paid. How the Rule Works. In other words, where the support of a family or any members of a family devolved on one of those who were drowned the families will be entitled to amounts that will range from $750 to $1,500, That applies whether the victim has been in the employ of the company for less than three years, just as well as it includes those who have been with the White Star line for n longer period. If the wages of the member of the crew were contributed only in part to the support of his fam ily and the money deprivation is not so acute a settlement may be made be tween the comjiany and the family. Should such a settlement be made with those who are entirely dependent on the crew member tho agreement may he abrogated, but tho money paid un der its terms will be deducted from the amount specified by the act. Thus the parent government will compel the Hue to make adequate pro vision for the families of every one of the victims who were employed lu the Titanic As the men who sailed in the Titanic for tho greater part were the sole support of their families or the principal source of Income the compa ny will bo taxed anywhere from $750 to $1,500. Balancing tho wages of the firemen, who received $25 a month, and the seamen, who got $18 a month, against the wages of tho stewards, ap prentice boys and others of minor em ployment, who got about $5 a month, tho nverago will bo about $750 for each of the families of the lost ones. Subtracting from that tho few who would como under tho second clause of the act, tho Indemnity of the White Star will bo more than $500,000. Parliamentary Electors. Tho total nnmber of parliamentary electors In the United Kingdom Is now 7,084,000, an Increase of 80,025 over lost vcar. 4- 4- 4--- - 4- The Escape OUT OF THE JAWS OF DEATH lljr FltANK A. HUUUISIjTj, Iinto Plvnto 1st I'cnii. Vol. und Cnpt. Co. I) 07th I'cn. Tortnge, Wash. (Copyrighted 1912 by Frank A. dlub blo, Yakima, Wash.) CHAPTER IX. Now that I hnvo deviated so Jar from my story, I wish to call your at tention to tho make-up of theso men. In John IMcElroy's Appomattnx Cam paign in tho National Tribune "In dividual Heroism" .Maj. Randall 14th Now York Heavy Artillery, commends James K. Brady. Co. .11, for capturing a stand of colors. Lieut. Col. Jas. M. Tucker, 57th Massachusetts, commends Sorgt. MaJ. Charles H. IMnkhnm for captur ing n Hag of tho 57th North Carolina, and for Baving tho colors of his regi ment from the enemy. First Sergeant Geo. Adams, Co. G, was conspicuously brave, received 15 wounds, and still remained with his regiment. Capt. John M. Dean, 20th Massachusetts, gives many instances of stubborn valor by his men. Al though surprised at tho stealthy ad vance of tho enemy In the darkness, Lieut. Nathaniel Burgess refused to surrender and was mortally wound ed. Color Sergeant Conrad Homan refused to surrender his colors and escaped with them. First Sergeant A. Harlow refused to surrender and was killed. Private W. Kllnkler de fended the entrance to a bomb-proof and was killed rather than yield. Preserve Wcsgato fought tho enemy with a club until killed at his post. Fighting to the last, Edward Carney was caught by the throat and whllo struggling against his capture was clubbed over the head with a musket, but managed to free himself and escaped. Charles L. Nightingale stuck to his post and shot the enemy who demanded his surrender. The 3rd Maryland captured two stands of colors, that of the 51st Virginia, taken by Capt. J. F. Carter, and that of the 27th Georgia by Patrick Mc Cnnn. James Becker, Co. D, 205th Penn sylvania, Corporal Fulton, Co. B, 207th Pennsylvania, and Charles IH. Koust, Co. F, 209th Pennsylvania, each captured Confederate fiags un der heroic conditions. Two Union officers mado their way Into Fort Stedman to the guns, which were double shotted, and pull ed lanyards. Not only did they fire tho loaded guns, but they reloaded them and fired, sweeping the outside of the trenches, filling tho ground in front with dead and wounded Con federates. Tho dense mass of as sailants made a fine mark for the deadly canister, and after tho battle tho sight insido tho works was more than matched by the corpse-strewn ground in front. Such, my readers, wore tho scenes that occurred in the different battles of the Civil war. Nothing was ever recorded of the thousands whose great charge and splendid courage sank with them into unknown graves. Such fortitude lifts high the standard ot the American soldier, as men who dared to do and die in ac cord with their convictions, for which a pension of $12.00 per month seems but a paltry trifle in recogni tion of such heroic sacrifice for union and liberty. Hark, some one calling "Mary"; again " Mary." ' Yes," she answers, Coming. It was a white voice, and from tho location of tho sun, SUGGESTIONS FOR BOD AND HEEL MEN. Don't take trout under six Inches or more than forty in number in ono day. Don t trespass on private property, ask for tho privilege. Don't uso explosives, poisons, guns, spears, snares or loops in catching trout. Don't fish for trout In any other way save by rod, hook and lino. Don't shlnglo a trout stream, fish on Sunday or sell trout. Don't touch trout under size with dry hands and they will llvo on be ing returned to the water unless badly Injured; otherwise a fungus growth will appear and kill them. Don't uso hooks for trout that aro less than soven-sixteenths of an inch from the shank to tho barb. Those hooks will catch six-inch trout. while tho smaller fry will find it more difficult to take tho hook. Don't throw lighted cigars about in tho woodlands; bo caroful about fires; also excrclso judgment In re placing fence bars and closing gates. Many of theso "no trespassing signs are the results of anglers damaging property. Don't llsh.a stream fast at this sea son of tho year. Tho trout will not rise as quickly as they will later on when tho leaves shoot forth and tho bugs and flies appear. To Plant 2,000,000 Trees. Important reforestation work is being dono by tho State Forestry Commission's nurseries this spring and it is expected that whon tho shipment of seedlings from the threo establishments aro completed that over 2,000,000 young trees will havo been sent out. Tho majority of tho trees being shipped aro white plno and the fact that tho Stato has been able to furnish so many for its own reserves and to private pnrties who agree to take caro of thorn Illustrates tho wisdom of tho estab lishment of tho nursorlos several years ago. Tho Stato has threo nursorles, ono In Bedford, ono In Huntingdon and ono In Tioga with Mont Alto helping along. Thoy aro all on Stato re serves and havo proved ot great lm portannce in tho State's work in dis tricts where replanting was neces sary to consorvo tho water supply. Last year close to 2,000,000 seed lings wero shipped. f - - 4- -f -f near noon. Our Robinson was pro paring to Investigate. Stealthily ho left. And oh, how long. Wo be enmo greatly concerned nbout 'him. Could It bo possible he had mot trouble. iWo must know. No one wanted to go. Each complained of tholr stiff nnd soro limbs, swollen nnd bleeding feet. Five twigs woro broken. Ho who draws the short one must go. Our dear Meany drow tho prize. The only timo I heard a jesting remnrk on our trip, when ho remarked: "Tho Irish always gets the shortest pull; God bless you. Farewell. The night wns coming. Great hlnck clouds were gathering in tho south. Tho wind began to sway the trees, largo drops of rain beat in upon our uncovered forms. The song birds were flitting to nnd fro with unusual agitation. Tho sweeping wind bcaino stronger as the younger trees wore bended nearly to the ground. What? Ho, the poor miserable, creeping, crawling figure struggling In the storm's fury. Wo watch this almost Inanlmato body, at times on his feet, and then tho ground catches his form. Who and what is it? There was never a picture of suffer ing humanity to equal this. The history of the dark ages could not present so pltable a sight of suffer ing. The most forlorn object to live and breathe Imaginable to the human mind. But, my readers, it was a soldier of the Civil war, a hero of the prison pons of tho south, D. G. Ly tell, of the 81st Ohio, who would per haps never have seen the Tennessee lines had not a merciful heaven guided him to our trail. Hero they vorno, Robinson and Meany. Ono has a dish pan, the other a great big pone. Thank God for Lytell's sake. How we fed him. How we cheered him. How wo told of his long journey, of his partner, whose form lies beneath the droop ing limbs of a lonely tree, where 'the sycamore towers along tho deadly trail of the escaped prisoner of war. Again upon tho road, through fields and by-paths, which we read ily locate from a diagram drawn for our convenience by our Union friend, whom Capt. Ttoblnson had happily met at Mary's home. Wo wero now very close to the foot of tho moun tains. Already the stars shone down upon tho rock glade. At day brake wo halted midst fields of gloomy desolation. From information given our leader we would soon be in the most dangerous part of our journey. The mountains and its passes. Guarded at different points by Union as well as Confederate bushwhackers. Men who in these troublesome times, ae cording to their belief for or against tho principles of tho south, had banded themselves together, taken their families to tho mountain fast nesses amidst tho rocks, caves and recesses, and established a fortress of protection which at times became scenes of strife unequaled, according to their numbers, in tho annals of the great American conflict. This great panaroma was now be foro us. Our only way to reach tho Union lines in Tennessee was through this narrow and dangerous path of miles and miles of uncer tainty. (To bo Continued.) Suit Brought For Very Largo Amount Charles M. Culver, Esq., district attorney of Bradford county, Friday filed papers In Court there commenc ing suit for J. Willis Bahard, receiver of tho Keystone Guard, against tho American Surety company of Now York, to recover $103,000. Tho American Surety company bonded tho officers of tho Keystono Guard. This suit is to recover on such bond for the money's alleged to havo been wrongfully converted by such officers. James Scarlet, of Danville, and F. W. Fleltz, of Harrishurg, aro at torneys for Receiver Ballard, and At torney Charles M. Culver of Towan- da, who Friday filed suit, Is associat ed with them In the case. Tho end of tho celebrated Key stone Guard case is not yet in sight. Tlio Senrchers. By Richard J. Beamish. Unweary eyes search all tho freezing waste, Each drifting stick, each shadow on a wave Wakes hope anew, then casts it down again. About thorn, all tho gear that saved their lives; Yet gladly would they leavo It now to Ho hesldo tho well-beloved whose last kiss Remains a deathless holy memory. Transported out of self, they Bit all day Entranched by death, each hoping that the sea, By somo great miracle, would glvo her back . Tho lovo that, deeply prisoned, still most near Means all of life. And so they drift away From Icy death to dreary death-in-llfo. But overymoro their eyes will hold that scene; An Arctic 'scapo, an obon-mlrrored sea, Low-flung gray clouds and vondIess misery. " v Bear Catches Trout. Now that tho trout fishing season has opened tho first fish story of tho yoar comes from a Wllliarasport re porter, who tolls tho following: "toj other day Frederick Sampsoll was going from Cascade township over into tho Sugar Camp region to cut timber, when ho dipped down Into a deep hollow through which a pretty little trout stream flows, Ho saw ---- - SrXKINO OF THE TITANIC By IRVING SIDNEY DIX. "Tltnnlc rightly named, sir" says tho captain of tho ship, "And tho snfest of nil vessols now mark hor maiden trip," And all think as tho captain thinks all hor two thousand souls, As steadily out o'er tho sea the stato- ly vessol rolls. For she is Shod with Iron, and her frame Is built of oak, And stout hearts man tho vessel, wherefore tho captain spoko; And with nothing pleaauro making, so stately and so fair, Sho seems a floating palace fit for angels living there. So "farewell," says merry England, 'farewell" says each green isle, "And iblesslngs for Titanic on hor Initial trial. And pralso bo to her makers, and good-will to her crow, And safely to hor passengers" take this our last adieu. O. there wore pleasant partings as tho vessel sail'd awnv. And there was Joy In every heart mat pleasant 'April day, And there were happy thoughts of nome or meeting kith nnd kin, For tlio stately vessel soon would bo her harbor safe within. And so blue the sky above them, and so blue tho wave beneath, That all, all thought of living and no ono thought of death, As, hour by hour, tho vessol left England far behind, And, hour by hour, the ship sped on as speeds an ocean wind. And when night came, with fond good-nights the floating city slept, Yet ever o'er the rolling waves the mighty vessel swept, And no one thought of danger un til with thunderous roar, The great ship struck the rock-llko Ice, and shook from floor to floor. Then there was breaking timbers, and bulging plates of steel, And noise of great commotion along that vessel's keel Then there wero cries of anguish, and curses from rough men, And earnest prayers for safety O prayers for safety then. For women wept In terror, and stout men drop'd a tear, And the shouting and the tumult was maddening to hear, Yet there amidst that seething tho life-boats, one by one, Were set adrift at midnight where cold sea-rivers run. Then, on that fated vessel, the thousand waited there, In hope some sea-born sister would snatch them from despair, But no ship came to aid her, and, in the dead of night, Tho noble ship Titanic sank sudden ly from sight. O midway in old ocean, In her dark est, deepest gloom, A thousand brake hearts bravely went down to meet their doom, And what a tragic picture! Oh, what a solemn sight Upon that fated vessol with tho stars still shining bright! Then there was time for thinking O time enough to spare, And there was time for cursing and tlmo enough for pray'r, Time, time for retrospection, and time enough to die, Time, timo for Hfo's great tragedy and time to reason why. That was the greatest battle that over yet was fought, That was the greatest picture on any canvas wrought, That was tho greatest lesson that mortal man can teach, That was the greatest sermon that priests of earth can preach. Yet no ono fought that battlo with saber or with gun, And no ono saw that picture, save those bravo hearts alone. And no ono read that lesson thcro written in tho dark. And no ono heard that sermon that went straight to its mark. Nor shall wo know their story, tho saddest of the sea, Or shall bo learn the sequel, tho sor row yet to be, But long shall wo remember how bravo men bravely died For some poor, lowly woman with a baby at her side. And when the world gets scorning tho greatest of tho great. When poverty sits cursing tho man of largo estate. O then let men remember, how, In that awful hour, Tlio wealth ot all tho world was poworless In Us power. MAI1I.K TO PAY KOK XKWHIWI'HU NOT STOIMMCI), Judgo James Ellison of the Kan sas City Court ot Appeals handed ilmt'n Hi. ffillniilni ilnntctnn In Mm' case of O. D. Austin of tho Hutlor (Mo.) Record hy Hurgo, other mem bers concurring, and published In 137 S. V. Reports 018: " Tlio preparation and publication of a newspaper Involves much mental and physical labor as well as an out lay of money. Ono who accepts tho paper by continuously taking it from tlio postolllco receives a benefit and pleasure arising from such labors and expenditures as fully as If ho had appropriated any other product of an other's lnbor, and by such act he must bo hold llablo for tho subscrip tion price." what ho at first bolieved was a man deliberately engaged in yanking ilsh out of a pool. Upon closer Inspec tion, howovor, ho discovered that tho " man " was not n man, at all, but a big hear, probably just out of hibernation and engaged In his first spring ropast. Then Sampsoll watch ed tho old critter for a long tlmo, and whllo ho looked on tho bear throw out upon tho bank at least four or llvo trout. IIo stood In tho pool and just yanked tho llsh out as a boy might pollywogs. Then ho would leisurely saunter out on land and devour his prlzo, returning to moro catching. Sampsell put tho bear's picnic to an end by yelling at tho top ot his voice, nnd bruin skedaddled in lino style." To Patrons Along the Scranton Branch ot the Erie Railroad, Tho afternoon train tearing Scran ton as por schedule following, runs dally dlroctly to Honesdalo, giving pcoplo tlmo to transact tholr business at tho county scat and return homo tho eamo evening. ARRIVE. LEAVE. 8:20 Scranton 1:30 8:13 Dunmoro 1:37 8:02 Nny Aug 1:46 7:54 Elmhurst 1:55 7:43 Wlmmors 2:07 7:40 Saco 2:10 7:34 Maplowood 2:10 7:20 jLako Ariel 2:34 7:09 Gravity 2:41 G:59 Clcmo 2:51 G:53 Hoadloys 2:56 G:37 West Hawloy.. ..3:27 6:12 Whlto Mills ....3:38 6:03 East Honesdalo .3:47 6:00 Honesdalo 3:50 LEAVE. ARRIVE. Published br tho Greater Honesdalo Board of Trade, 'Honesdalo, Pa, SPENCER t The Jeweler "would like to sec you If" " you arc In the market J for JEWELRY, S1LVER- WARE, WATCHES, AND NOVELTIES f "Guaranteed articles only sold." mat 8 H WHEN THERE IS ILLNESS in your family you of course call a reliable physician. Don't stop at that; have his prescriptions put up at a reliable pharmacy, even if it is a little farther from your home than some other store. You can find no more reliable store than ours. It would be im possible for more care to be taken in the selection of drugs, etc., or in the compounding. Preecrip tions brought here, either night or day, will be promptly and accurately compounded by a competent registered pharmacist and the prices will be most rea sonable, O. T. CHAMBERS, PHARMACIST, jj Opp. D. ct H. Station. IIonesdai-e. Pa. ntitttJtitttt W. C. SPRY BEACHIiAJCE. AUCTIONEER HOLDS SALES ANYWHERE IN STATE. VICK'S FLOWER SEEDS VICK'S GARDEN SEEDS All of the crops of 1911 experimentally tested nnd hand picked from the yield of the justly celebrated gardens of Vick. FOR SALE at the drug store of C. C. Jadwin, Honesdale, Pa. D. & H. CO. TIHE TABLE A.M. SUN P.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. STATIONS SUN 8 30 10 00 10 00 10 00 4 30 fj 05 Albany lllnsliainton A.M. I 10 00 2 15 12 30 2 15 2 15 Philadelphia. 8 15 4 05 7 10 8 00 4 40 & 30 12 30 7 10 7 65 . Wllkes-Ilarre. ....Scranton.... 1 19 P.M, A.M. P.M, P.M. A.M. Lv 6 10 8 15 (i 65 H 69, U 1M 9 21 6 20 30 2 05 2 15 2 19 Carlioiulale ..Lincoln Avenue.. , Wldtes Parvlew Cunaun ... Ijikel-odore ... Wnyniurt...., Keene Steene Proiupton Kortenla Seelyvllle Honesdale .... 6 GO 0 51 11 8 17 0 31 6 62 2 37 6 68 707 7 13 7 16 7 20 2 43 2 62 2 67 2 69 3 03 3 07 3 10 3 15 6 20 0 32 a 37 6 35 639 6 43 H 4A 6 60 U 39 U 43 9 47 9 60 U 65 7 21 7 27 7 31 P.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. Ar ttittttrtnititnttnttiTinttttttitnntTtttnttn MARTIN CAUFIEU Designer and Man ufacturer of ARTISTIC MEMORIALS Office and Works; 1036 MAIN ST. HONESDALE, PA. oil of HONOR Attertfon is called to tne STRENGTH of the Wayne County The FINANCIER of New York City has published a IIOLL Or HONOR of the 11,470 State Hanks and Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS HANK Stands 38th in the United States Stands 10th in Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wayne County. Capital, Surplus, $550,000.00 Total ASSETS, $3,000,000.00 Honesdale. Pa., March 25, 1911. OVER 65 YEARS' PERI ENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c. Anrone sending n tketrh nnd description may quickly as certain our opinion frco whether an invention is probably patcntnhlo. Cotnrnunlciv tinnsMrlctlycontJilentlul. HANQBOOK on I 'at cuts Bent free. Oldest atoncy f or eecurinppntenta. Patents taken tbroueh Mutm A Co. receive special notice, without charse, la tho Scientific Jlnteiicatn A lmndiomelr lllintmled weeWr. T-areest dr culallou of any clentiuc Journal. Terms, f 3 a rrnir: Jour months, II. Sold byall nowsdealor. MUNN &Co.3G,BrosdM'' New York llranch office. Gi F SL. Washington. I. C Tho great fly killing contest starts on Wednesday, Jlay 1. Bo sure and join tho fly killers. VICK'S FIELD SEEDS HONESDALE BRANCH P.M. I P.M.iA.M. 1'. M. A.M SUN. 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