PAGE FOUR THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912. THE CITIZEN Scml-Weokly Founded 1008; Weekly Founded 1811. Published Wednesdays and Fridays by tbo Citizen Publishing Company. Entorcd as second-class matter, at the postofllce. Honcsdalo, Pa. B. D. HARDENBBRGH PRESIDENT H. C. VAN ALSTYNE and E. 11. CALLAWAY MANAGING EDITORS mp.ECTons: II. WILSON, It. DORrLIKOEK, M. II. ALLEN. Our friends who favor us with contributions, and desire to have the same re urticd, should in every case enclose stamps for that purjwsc. TERMS: ONE YEAR J1.50 THREE MONTHS 38c 81X MONTHS 76 ONE MONTH 13c Remit by Express Money Order, Draft, Post Ofllce Order or Registered letter. Address all communications to Tbo Citizen, No. 803 Main street, Honesdalo, Pa. All notices of shows, or other entertainments held for the purposo of making money or any Items that contain advertising matter, will only bo admitted to this paper on payment of regular advertising rates. Notice of entertainments for the benefit of churches or for charltnblo purpose", where a fee Is charged, will be published at half rates. Cards of thanks, SO cnts, memorial poetry and resolutions of respect will be charged for at th rate of a cent o word. Advertising rates on application. WEDNESDAY, REPUBLICAN' TICKET. State Treasurer, ROBERT K. YOUNG. Auditor General, A. V. POWELL. Congrcssmen-at-Large, FRED E. LEWIS, JOHN M. iMORIN, ARTHUR R. RUPUEY, ANDERSON H. WALTERS. District Congressman, W. D. B. A1NEY. Representative, H. C. JACKSON. THE ATTITUDE OF THE CITIZEN. Tlio Citizen is n Republican news paper. It believes In the principles or the Republican party. It will support nil of its party candidates. Tlio Republican State Convention lias selected a state ticket. Tlio Cit izen will give tliat ticket its loyal and nggresslve support. We put that ticket at the head of our columns to day. The Republican party at tlio Chicago convention in .luno will name candidates for president and vice-president of tlio United States. Those candidates will receive our hearty support. If Roosevelt Is the convention's candidate he will 1)0 our candidate. If Taft is the conven tion's candidate lie will be our candi date. If n dark horse is nominated avo will support lit in. Wo recognize tlio right of political majorities to name candidates. Xot to do so is to invite party anarchy. The Citizen is a Republican newspaper. THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY. Easy jobs are hard jobs to hold. The Western farmers of late years have been abandoning pasturage and cattle-grazing fields to plant more corn. But there are at this time neither corn nor cattle enough In the country. Supply falls far short of demand. The people who eat meat are getting far more numerous than the people who furnish the meat supply. We must either get more of our own farmers engaged in cat tie raising or we must call upon out side farmers in Canada, Mexico and Argentina to supply our deficit. For a man who loves to talk about the square deal the Colonel seems to follow a peculiarly unfair course in his assaults upon President Taft. It Is obvious that the President of the United States cannot, without lnv pairing the dignity of ihls high ot fice, descend to the methods of cam' palgning permissible to the private citizen, but T. It. is remorseless in pushing his advantage and driving the President to defensive tactics which are distasteful to him and not relished by the country. First it was In Massachusetts, now in Maryland, and doubtless next in Ohio. But such an example was hardly neces sary to Impress upon voters the fact that Mr. Roosevelt's Ideas of a square deal are not always those of the or dinary man. THIC STATE TREASURER. The Citizen regrets that the Re publican Stato Convention did not see fit to nominate C. Fred Wright for Stato Treasurer. He has made the most efficient treasurer the state has had for many years. All con- codo his rare qualifications for the position, his devotion to his official duty, and his effective conduct of the business of the state. 'Moreover, by party custom and usuage, having fill ed the office by appointment ho was entitled to the nomination. But the convention thought differently. For reasons which are obvious to those who have watched the political cur rent, and which are in no way de rogatory to Mr. 'Wright, the conven tion saw fit to wlthold from him this honor. And the decision of tho con vention on the subject of nomina tions is the law of tho party. In default of choosing Mr. Wright tho convention could probably have made no better selection than It did. Robert K. Young Is well qualified for tho position. Ho has already de monstrated his capacity ly his term of servico as Auditor General. The Citizen congratulates him on his nomination, and tho convention on having made so wise a choice. Tho Citizen Is not of thoso journals that can seo no virtue In a person or pol icy not of Its own choosing. Mr. Young Is a Republican. Ho is well fitted for the office to which ho as pires. The Citizen will do all in its power to further his triumphant election. W, V. WOOD MAY 8, 11)12. THE STATIC COXVEXTIOX. Tho principal political event of tho past week was the holding of tho Republican Stato Convention at Har- rlsburg. Tho convention was entire ly In control of that element in the party that Tode into power on the wave of Roosevelt sentiment In the State. 'Whether that power will bo brief or lasting depends upon tho manner In which tho new leaders exercise their authority. It Is safe to say, however, that different meth ods will have to be adopted from thoso which wero put to use at the time of the convention If the Pro gressives are to continue to enjoy the fruits of their victory. So far as tho candidates are con cerned it may 'bo said that a credit able ticket was selected. Both Mr. Young who was named for State Treasurer and Mr. Powell who was named for Auditor General are worthy of tho support of all Repub licans. The Citizen congratulates them on their nomination and will urge their election. The candidates for qpngressmen-at-large are also creditable representatives of the par ty and will have the backing of the Republicans of the state. The en tire ticket will undoubtedly bo elect ed In November. Tho delegates to the national convention wero select ed from among the Roosevelt par tisans as they should have been in view of the Roosevelt victory at the primaries. The fortunes of the pres' idcntlal electors will of course rise or fall with the fortunes of tho (Re publican presidential nominee. But there is no reason at this writing to believe that tho Republican party will not carry this stato for whoever may be named at Chicago. Tho Citi zen Is not in sympathy with certain features of the Roosevelt movement, nor with the entire attitude of that element of the Republican party which has ridden into power on the wave of Roosevelt sentiment. But we recognize the convention at Har risburg as tho convention of the Re publican party, duly called and con ducted, and we believe the candidates named by that convention should re ceive the hearty support of all Re publicans in the state. We believe in party regularity, in the rule of a fairly chosen majority, and in the continuance of Republican predomin ance in this state, whether tho party is in control of one element or an other. As to tho new leaders, as to the methods adopted by them, and as to the platform put forth by them, we shall have more to say. HELP US HAYK A CLKAX TOW.V Now that cleanlng-up time has arrived, wo need the assistance of every man, woman and child to keep a clean and sanitary town. Our greatest untidiness arises from tho papers thrown in the street. 'Now let each 'business man see that his papers and rubbish are burned or taken care of; business men located on tho corners should not forget that the side streets aro also a part of tho town. If a garbage can would be of any use to people living near schools or factories, It can bo had by applying to "Miss C. Peterson. Wo do not wish children to soil their hands or clothing by picking up papers from the streets, but if all our little folks will rofraln from throwing papers, orange and banana peel on tho walks, their share of tho work will soon the noticeable. Now that there Is a dumping ground, wo hopo to seo a great Im provement in tho appearanco pf our river; there will ibo no causo for tho banks being covered with kitchen refuse, and swarming with files as in the past season. Wo also wish to call attention to tho weeds allowed to grow through tho borough. Last summor wo found them In front of all tho hill-boards, around tho telegraph and telophono poles and along tho curbs of tho street. Lot us begin early,. and pull or uig them up ns soon as they an pear. Our street commissioner claims that It Is tho duty of overy property holder to keep his placo clean and free from weeds as far as tho gutter, no mattor how far that may bo from tho walks. You aro all awaro that tho La dles Improvement Society Is not an organization of financiers; most of what they accomplish Is duo to tho aid and good -will of their follow townsmon, so, as "many hands mako ngnt worK," wo would ask that each do his share to mako our town clean and sanitary. Chairman of tho Committee on Sani tation, Honesdalo Improvement Association. R. ti. IIAUnKNOEKCIII METHODIST'S DIVIDED I OX AMUSEMENTS RULE. Minneapolis, May 6. MInlstors of tho'MothodiBt Episcopal church appear 'to bo equally divided on tho question jyhothcr tho church law prohibiting dancing, card playing, gambling nnd going to theatres, cir cuses and horseraces should be abol ished by the Hoard of Bishops. On the ground that their invest - Rations showed thnt two-thirds ot tho 3,200,000 members of tho church either danced or went to circuses and theatres without regarding It as be ing sinful, the bishops declared that the church 'law against these diver sions, In force for forty years, had becomo obsolete. They assetcd that, whllo tho church would continue to protest against theso forms of nniusemcnt, It was better not to hnvo any specific law on tho subject thnn to havo a 'law which was Inef fective. John Wesley s injunction, leaving the amusement question to tho conscience of individuals, tho twenty-four actlvo bishops declared, was tho wisest regulation for "Amer icans of tho twentieth century. ' A demonstration which greeted Bishop Earl Cranston's reading of tho recommendation was taken as Indicating a lively debate on the question when It comes up for a vote of tho 850 delegates. Arguments against continuing the nntl-amusoment rule as presented were: That tho majority of churchgoers never havo refrained from dnnclng nnd theatres becauso of tho church, and the violation of this rule has tended to bring all church discipline Into contempt; that many persons regard Shakespeare on the stage as being as good ns Shakespeare In a book; that many persons refuse to condemn all plays 'because of some of them, just as much as they would refuse to condemn all novels because some novels are not proper; that gambling is fundamentally wrong and does not need a rule to prohibit it. Arugments for continuing the rule were: That Its abolishment would give tho Impression tho church was tend ing toward laxity and was Indorsing tho things which It formerly oppos ed; that abolishment of the rule would remove restrictions which held members from those form of amusement. Concerning the gambling question tho bishops' statement had this to say: Again we stand unitedly against gambling, and we recognize clearly that it Is the same sin in Wall street that It is in the lowest resort, but wo have never ventured legislatively to fix the point where the race track gambler, passing from the turf to the stock market, becomes a re spectable business man, eligible to church membership and tho chair man of the board of trustees. In our absolute helplessness before this question we continue to allow the world to suspect that the larger the stake and the more reckless of public weal the gain, tho less vicious the crime, provided the winner pays tithes to religion or benevolence. Mrs. Margaret Markey Dead. Mrs, Margaret 'Markey, mother of Charles Markey, of Honesdalo, died at the home of her daughter, -Mrs. Frank Adams, In Prompton, on Thursday evening about C:30 o'clock. Deceased was born in Germany on May 15, 1828, and was 83 years, 11 months and 17 days old at the time of her death. She came to this coun try when a very young girl, coming direct to Wayne county. She was married to Mr. Markey at Seelyville, when she had spent the greater por tlon of her life, having just recently gone to Prompton to llvo with her daughter. Her husband preceded her in death nearly forty-five years ago Mrs. Markey was very highly es teemed and honored by all who knew her and associated with her. She Is survived by three children: One son, Charles Markey, of Hones' dale; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Bonn, of Scranton; Mrs. Frank Adams, of Prompton. Tho funeral services wero held at tho Adams home In Prompton on Saturday afternoon, Rev. C. C. Mil lor, of St. John's Lutheran church, officiating. Interment was made in tho German Lueheran cemetery. Death of John Waggand. John Waggand, a half-brother of William Crist of this place, and 'father of 'Mrs. John Korb of Texas township, died at his homo in War ren on Saturday week. Tlio funeral was held from tho deceased's late homo on Tuesday, April 30, Mr. Crist of this place attending tho services Mr. Waggand was born In Hones- dale 03 years ago and will bo re membered by a number of towns people. Ho leaves a widow, ono son, William, of Sinlthflold. West Vir ginia, and daughter, Mrs. 'F. J. Krantz of this place. Besides Wil liam Crist of Honesdale, another half-brother, Michael Crist, of Al bany, also survives. Death of Mrs. 10. V. Hilie. Mary Eunice Ward, wife of IE. W. nine, passed away at her homo In Orson on Sunday afternoon, Way 5, 1912, after a prolonged Illness In tho 4 2nd year of her Iffo. Tho funeral will tako placo at her late homo In Orson on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Smmtmttainamnmitnmnmtmittttii If WORDS FOR THE I SPELLING CONTEST ft OF THE I Wayne County Schools. mmtimtaaummmrnmittttittnatmni LESSON XXXV. ankle admission adjourn cleanso clothior cypress decimal edlfico lodlno masculine precedo peril prevalent raccoon boundary curiosity creditor dally entirely hurricane Labrador neuter persovero partition proceed "Who's Who and Why?" A complete short. Btory appearing In tho Friday (May 10th) lssuo of Tho Citizen. Don't miss It. 35eI3 RESUME OF THE CITY PRESS UPON THE RESULT OF THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION A lioss-Hiddcn Convention. i Tho methods employed by William Fllnn In the Republican Stato Con vention nt Hnrrlsburg call for the sovorest reprobation. Fairly Intoxi cated by tho now power ho has gain ed through nbnormal conditions, brought about by tho Roosoveltlnn cult, with tho chnractorlstlc tendency on tho part of Its victims to rush af ter'what Is wild, strange and vlslon ary, tho newly elevated party Boss did not havo tho grace to temper tho spirit of his authority with tho slightest scintilla of tact or of civility In tho enforcement on his deluded followers of his promcdltntcd plans for clinching his control of tho state organization for tho gratification of his personal ambition and desires, any more thnn ho did when ho dic tated the election of tho Presidential delegates-at-large and tho nomina tion of tho candidates for Congress- mon-nt-Largo and tho two State offices. Tho convention was a carnlvnl ot tho brutal power that finds its sup porters In the 'believers in tho doc trine that Might makes Right. To say It was a Republican convention, in tho sense usually conveyed by the term, would be to perpotrate a 'libel on the Republican pnrty. It was a boss-ridden convention If over there wns one. The delegates, for tho most part sat mute, not daring to open their mouths. Some of thoso who did have the temerity to rise and at tempt to speak wero shut up by the sharp click of tho Boss' jaws. Phil adelphia Telegraph. Fllnn mid His Crowd. Tho result at Harrlsburg shows that Fllnn and his crowd are In con trol. Tho uprising of the people floated them Into power, but they neod not think that the people have Indorsed them, their 'methods and their declarations. A minority of the Republican voters placed them In power. They have yet to meet the test of a full vote. If the primary election In this State showed anything It Is that the people have grown tired of bossfsm and tho machine slatlngs of candi dates. It wns not their purpose merely to trade bosses or to place In power a new machine. Fllnn and his crowd riding In on this popular wave aro evidently endeavoring to effect a close organization and pursue meth ods of which the people have grown sick and tired and have condemned. Dictation and machine control In politics aro out of date. The signs of the time are all against this sort of thing. Flinn and his crowd may have their brief day of power, but they may as well understand that it will be short lived. 'Philadelphia Press. Pennsylvania's Convention. Yesterday's 'Republican Stato con vention named candidates for Audi tor General. State Treasurer and Congressmen-at-Large for submission to tho votes of the people in 'Novem ber next. They thus becomo the candidates of the Republican party and aro entitled to the cordial sup port of tho Republicans of Pennsyl vanla. A nlatform was also adopted. It expresses certain views that will meet with public approval, but It also expresses certain other views that will provoke discussion should they come before tho people. However, that Is a matter to deal with when tho Legislature shall meet In January next. Meanwhile there Is to be a campaign, and If there Is to be any hope of winning back some of the districts now repre sented In Congress by Democrats there must be a disposition toward harmony. With the person al am'bltlons of an insufferable boss of Pittsburg, a man grown rich from special privileges and who Is desirous of extending his grip to tho throat of tho State at large, wo have no sympathy whatever. Mr. 'Fllnn is in enjoyment of a brief partial au thorlty, because ho has masked his Intentions with tho Roosevelt move ment. Wo havo no idea that Re publicans in any largo numbers de sire to establish this hypocritical political trickster permanently in tho office of Dictator to Pennsylva nla. 'Fortunately ho will not bo an Issue at the November election. He Is not a candidate on tho Republl can ticket, which can and should bo given full confidence and elected at the polls. I'liliadoipnia inquirer. Pennsylvania's ".Mo hoc rats." If tho platform adopted by tho so called Republican convention at Harrlsburg, under the guidance of tho virtuous Bill Flinn and tho unctuous Van Valkenburg, represents tho deliberate will of tho people, sane persons in tho Keystono State will shortly bo obliged to seek refuge in lnsano asylums. Never was there such a Jumble of pestiferous non sense and sheer drivel from the Kansas 'back districts or from the long whisker days of rankest Popu Hsm. It Is to bo regretted that Pennsylvania should havo been guilty of tho tempornry aberration of which this boss-controlled conven tion and foolish platform aro tho visible signs, but Mr. Taft could havo asked for no greater help for tho nomination than tho antics of this convention, which has demon stratod to tho country that peril to his party and to tho government aro tho luovltable and necessary results to bo expected from a government for, by and of Roosevelt on his now "Charter of Democracy." Philadel phia Ledger. Will F.Iimlunto Penrose. Tho result of Wednesday's con ventlon will bo to oliininato Senator 'Penrose as a serious political factor In tho futuro. Senator Penrose was hopelessly dofeated before ho went to Harrlsburg. His political judgment had boon fatally wrong from tho beginning of tho prosent national contest. Against tno judgment or advisors, and especi ally county loaders, ho stuck to tho doomod Taft candidacy, nnd carried his faithful followers to ruin with him. But ho might have had ono asset loft. There Is always something heroic In a onco powerful leader fighting desperately with his back to tho wall or facing inevitable dofcat with courage and dignity. Had Pon roso had manhood enough to havo gone into tho convention nnd mot his defeat gamely, ho would havo como off with that much honor. But what ho did was to lead his faithful lieu tenants to slaughter, and then Ig nomlnlously desert them. The fall of (Penrose, however, Is of secondary Importance. The great benefit which will como out of the worK or Wednesday's convention will bo In tho passage by the next legislature of measures to carry out tho platform pledges. When thoso pledges shall have been fulfilled, an orderly and systematic evolution will begin. Political power will bo decentral ized, for It will bo given back to the people, and tho vicious 'boss will havo been eliminated from tho ipoll tlra of the state. This does not moan, that there will be an end of leadership. Lead ers will bo multiplied. They will spring up In overy section. Young men will be attracted to public life. When It Is plain that political prefer ment depends no longer on subser viency to corrupt powers, but on genuine public service, ambitious and honorable youth will begin to study questions of political and so cial service. After all, the spirit of tho state convention Is summed up In the words of Lincoln, the covenant of the Republican party with the people mat mis nation "snail nave a new birth of freedom, and that govern ment of tho people, for tho people and by the people shall not perish from the earth." The meaning of tho state conven tion was epitomized by Theodore Roosevelt when he said: " Our task as Americans Is to strive for social and industrial Jus tice, achieved through the genuine rule of tho people." 'Philadelphia North American. You Don't Know Me? "When William Fllnn, the new Republican 'boss went to the conven tion hall on Wednesday he forgot his ticket of admission. Ho tried to got In, anyhow, but was held up by tho ticket taker. "Don't you know who I am?" In quired Fllnn. "No, sir,' said the man at door. "I'm William Fllnn." "That doesn't make any difference. Where's your ticket?" "Well, you're right, my boy," said the newleader, who got his ticket. Harrlsburg Patriot. Unpnrdonablo Omissions. In the platform adopted by the Republican State convention here Wednesday, there Is no mention whatever of tho 'Administration nt President Taft. Tho splendid work of the Republican Executive of this State, John Kinley Tener, also goes' unnoticed. I Theso are unpardonable omissions. While there Is undoubtedly a strong Roosevelt sentiment in Pennsylvania, this does not justify tho new organi zation leaders In absolutely Ignoring President Taft. Even tho fact that a majority of the delegates were sent to tho convention to vote in the in terests of Roosevelt Is not sufficient excuse for slighting the name and high position of Mr. Taft. Whatever his critics may think of him, he is President and he is a Republican President. The failure to approve Governor Toner's Administration was so griev ous and crude a blunder as to be al most unbeflloveable. No Roosevelt delegate could by any stretch of the Imagination suppose that he was elected to cast aspersions upon Gov. Tener. Harrlsburg Telegraph. "Who's Who and Why?" A completo short story appearing In tho Friday (May 10th) Issue of The Citizen. Don't miss It. 35el3 STAGjfTROUSERS UNION MADE That's tho record of "Stag" Trousers ilint ... 1. WFrt. tint havo them. Mndo all under ono roof. In ono big, clean, bright 'factory, b union labor. Satisfactory wear guaranteed if a pair rips, a new pal free. Wo show splendid assortments, price $1.00 to ?G.00. RICKERT'S Opposite D. & H. Coal Office. MAY IMPEACH ARCHBALD. Tuft Sends Part of Dntn on Culm Hank Deal to Houso. Washington, D. C Impeachment proceedings against Judgo Robert W. Archbald, pf tho United States Commcrco Court, as a result ot charges of Improper conduct, may bo begun by tho Houso of Representa tives before tho adjournment of Con gress. This doveloped when It was learn ed that President Taft had furnished to tho House Committee on Judiciary a part of tho Information gathored by tho agents of tho Department of Justlco who Investigated tho charges against lArchbald. Judgo Archbald Is charged with having purchased at a small cost cnrtnln mini hinl. .. ed by tho Erlo railroad, over which: tho Pnmmornn Cnnrt lin n.-i VUIUIIII Jurisdiction, and contracted to sell tho banks to an electric railroad In (Pennsylvania, slnco ho become a memuer or tno uommorco Court. 'President Taft may Bend tho bal ance of the Investigator's report to the House, but ho will not do so un til ho has the assuranco of tho House that the matter will bo treat ed In the strictest confidence, at least until after Judgo Archbald has been tried 'before tho bar of tho House. RIXK FIVE HAXQUETED. Mrs. Brlggs Served Banquet Given by Rink .Manager to Members of Kink Five. Manager Cortrlght of tho Rink banqueted the Rink basket Ball team at Mrs. Brlggs' Thursday evening. It Is said that tho boys took caro of everything that came their way, and ran up a pretty big score. At any rate, they all say they had a flno time, and that Mrs. Brlggs certainly knew how to "fix up" the "eats." Tho game was gentlemanly from start to finish, no rough work helng allowed by Referee William Brlggs. me game ended in favor or Mrs. 'Briggs. Those present were- E. II. Cortrlght, Fred Corey, Milton Sal mon, Louis Bader, Munson McDer- mott, Robert Mackle, Hessllng, R. O'Connell, W. Polt. Leon Ross and E. Welsh. The following menu was served : Clam CocktaIl3 Consommo Royal Radishes Celery Olives Shrimp Patties Roast Beef Au Jus French Roast Ham Dressing Mashed 'Potatoes French Peas Saltlnes Roquefort Cheese Coffeo Cigars SPECIAL. Ida Heft RIchenbaker, with tho assistance of the dancing class of 1D12, will give a Serpentine Carni val Friday evening, May 10, in tho T" flirt cr nvniirctnn nt fVifk m u ijfuves Liyvic uieaire at 0:10 o'clock: returning at 10:45 o'clock. uuuuu wip uuKuis ou cuius. rirsc cabin chairs 25 cents extra. 36eH T. . . 1 I .l-l.-i- r n ti 1 . s a a " m m m m Throat ana Bronchitis. HYOMEI a few times a day through it. 1 1 1. 1 l will In a short time drive out ca tarrh. Many people regularly use the 1-nnn,,. trantmnM of n I rrli , In nr.n4t.nn nun ini liiu luuaici . Liiiiuiiut; Liiii It hastens results. water pour a scant teaspoonful ol nimirii. rnvnr npan nnn nnwi wir 1 .. .- . 1 V. ..11 t It 1 . TJVrfcTWT frtr on,, nneA rr ti.vnnf nil ment. UIYOMEI is cuaranteod br G. W n.? IJVflirP.T nnatn - fl nnn, a. n nnm pleto outfit, which includes Inhaler 1.00. and It is becauso they stand th Irn a . n 1. A 4.1 nt Vt'rk'