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THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913.
THE) CITIZBN
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TUESDAY,
THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY.
There Is nothing in this world a
human soul need fear except its
own cowardice or want of faith.
Seeley.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, threatens "to
join the ranks of other progressive
American cities" by adding a police
woman to Its municipal attractions,
but whether because It thinks It well
to be in the fashion or because it
needs one does not appear.
Secretary of State Bryan we un
derstand will be sent to Mexico to
use his pursuasive influence to settle
the difficulty between the Huerta ad
herents and the revolutionists. Per
haps his grape juice diplomacy will
help some.
The Cornell young lady Interests
us when she says it is by exercise
of will power that a person is able
to live on fifty cents a week. How
ever, employees of the state govern
ment whose pay is held up on a con
stitutional point raised by the audi
tor general will have to make their
will power do even better, since they
-will be compelled to use it to ac
quire the fifty cents.
Secretary Garrison, we under
stand, is of the opinion that reindeer
may be the meat of the future, at
least in a considerable section of the
West. Other meats are just bump
ing themselves to become the meats
of the past. Will some scientist
please let us know which is the
more satisfying In the present the
meat of the long ago or that in
which we have distant prospects?
BECOME A HOME BOOSTER.
The Citizen has always stood for
the merchant and boosted different
propositions that would benefit the
town and county at large. It does
not pay to knock one's town. The
more that is printed in favor of our
home town the better our merchants
feel and in nine cases out of ten, the
more business will be transacted by
out-of-town parties. We are all here
to help one another and the busier
our town the happier will be every
body living in it. The trolley road
will develop territory in outlying
districts that is now practically un
developed. It will be the means of
turning thousands of dollars to
Honesdale that Is now diverted to
other channels. Everybody can be
a town booster. It will pay in the
long run. Root for Honesdale!
It. It. STRIKE AVERTED.
There will be no strike on the
forty-three eastern railroads. This
was definitely determined Saturday
when after the representatives of
the trainmen and conductors had
served notice on the board of Med
iation and Conciliation that they
would not be responsible for holding
their men in check unless the rail
roads would agree to withdraw
their eight grievances Tho confer
ence committee of railroad mana
gers held a consultation and decided
that they would waive the griev
ances. This means that tho way is now
clear for the settlement by an ar
bitration board of the points at Is
sue. Tho articles of agreement be
tween the men and the railroad
managers have been drawn up.
A strike of trainmen on tho forty
three eastern railroads would mean
a stupendous calamity to tho entire
country and its peaccablo settlement
by the board of arbitration is high
ly commendable.
TO DEVELOP HONESDALE.
The Greater Honesdale Board of
Trade is advertising Honesdale's
advantages In tho metropolitan pa
pers. Honcsdalo has conditions ex
isting here that are unknown to tho
world at large, but through tho med
ium of advertising tho town is be
coming better known with each
dally Issue of tho New York press.
Honesdale possesses many attrac
tions that other places would pay
largo sums of money to obtain, yet
they are hero and He undeveloped.
Take tho summer boarding business
for instance. Whero on this vernal
globo will tho prospective hotel pro
prietor find a more ideal spot to lo
cate a fine summer or winter house
than on majestic Irving Cliff?' The
place is for sale and can be purchas
w. w. wood
JUIA' 29, 1013.
ed at a reasonable figure. We have
been informed that parties in New
York City are interested in the cliff
proposition with the view of erect
ing a summer boarding hotel on this
beautiful and lofty summit.
As soon as one hotel or summer
boarding house has been erected It
will be followed by others and it is
safe to say that in the course of a
few years summer boarding houses
will dot the several hills surround
ing Honesdale. Let's all work for
a bigger, busier and better Hones
dale. HARRISBURG LETTER
The following bills have recently
been signed by Gov. Tener:
Increasing the number of regis
trars in first and second class cities
from three to four and prescribing
rules for personal registration in
such municipalities and for appoint
ment of registrars to be deputy poll
tax collectors.
Watson bill creating a bureau of
housing In the Department of Health
and giving the ofilcers of the depart
ment right to inspect all premises,
order and enforce abatement of un
sanitary conditions of nuisances-
all complaints to be made Court rec
ords. The bill applies to the whole
State outside of Philadelphia, which
is governed by a bill just approved.
Prescribing method by which shall
be determined debt of first-class city
for construction of transit facilities
Amending art jury law for first-
class cities by extending authority
over bridges, fences and other works
to be paid for from public funds.
Giving municipalities right to
erect markets and terminal sheds on
wharves and including right to con
struct tracks.
Requiring County Commissioners
to repair county bridges when neces
sary and regulating award of con
tracts. Limiting awards of contracts for
county bridge work without adver
tisement to S250.
Regulating manner of revoking In
surance licenses for unfair or false
comparisons of policies.
Providing that State-chartered
banks may loan on bonds and mort
gages and unincumbered real estate
in this state not in excess of time de
posits plus 25 per cent, of capital
stocif, surplus and profits and allow
ing them to invest In mortgages and
bonds or obligations of corporations
anu individuals.
Deflninc method of ilntprmfnlno-
liability and rights of persons agree
ing to answer ror default of anoth
er.
Requiring blowers on machinery
having emery and other wheels
causing aust.
SuDrjlementlnir Pfirtnnrsliln Aoon
elation act of 1874 and providing for
increase or stock and election of ad
dltlonal ofilcers.
Tho bills vetoed by Governor
lener included the Morgan Senate
Din to auinonzo counties to con
demn water sunnlins fnr nlmsh
jails and hospitals. The Governor
suys mat, tno Dili is crudely drawn
uuu inueuniio.
Other bills vetoed
Mcllhenny Senate bill providing
for formation and regulation of
siock corporations having shares
without nominal or par value, on the
ground that tho bill makes no excep
tion of stock issued by public ser
vice corporations as does tho similar
statuto of tho State of New York,
while the public service company law
01 huh oiaio ueais speciiically with
tho stock and securities of public
Utilities. UDOll a basis mntfHnllv illf.
forent from that contemplated in this
uui anu ine existence or both statu
tes upon the books might result in
serious confusion. .
Caldwell House bill relating to
tummtis 01 insurance, relief, benefit
and indemnity, in case of injury or
death, entered Int
jury between a servant and his mas
ter or any person or association act
ing for or on behalf of such master
the Governor declaring Mm hin "ni
tempts to define what shall bo tho
enecc or contracts and to that extent
violates the obligation of contracts
and is therefore unconstitutional.
COMPLIMENTS DAVID MUTCH
ARD. I am glad to see that tho United
Sportsmen of Pennsylvania have
shown their appreciation of the valu
able, earnest, faithful services of
Dayid Prichard, of this city, by re
electing him president of tho organ
ization. He deserves tho honor be
cause of the time and attention he
has given to it, which has compelled
him to visit many sections of tho
state at the sacrifice of his own In
terests. He is deeply Interested in
game and fish conservation and in
the passage of laws Intelligently
dealing with matters concerning
hunters and fishermen, firm of hin
pet projects is to propogate Elk on
vuo siaie reservations ana turn tnem
loose in some of tho great forests,
such as those on the Pocono moun
tain. Afternoon Echoes in Scranton
Truth.
INVESTIGATING THE RECENT
BINGIIAMTON FIRE.
Reed B. Freeman, stockholder, di
rector, president and general mana
ger of the Blnghamton Clothing com
pany, was the principal witness on
the second day or tne uoroner s ln
uest Into tho fire which destroyed
his building and cost the lives 6f
about forty persons. Ho waived im
munity and testified freely, although
much of his testimony was of such a
nature that it could be used against
him in subsequent proceedings.
His examination lasted two hours.
In answer to direct questions Free
man admitted that the only fire pro
tection nrovided in his factory were
palls of water. The number on each
lloor he did not know, but "tiiougnt
there were about nine buckets to
each floor."
He said he never read the labor
law and pleaded ignorance of section
S3C of Chapter 10-1, which specifical
ly provides that "All waste materials,
cuttings and rubbish shall be entire
ly ren.c--.cd from a factory building
at least once in each day." He testi
fied, as did other witnesses, that cut
tings of cotton and woolen cloths
were sent to the cellar in chutes,
where they were received, bagged
and stored for weeks at a time be
fore being disposed of.
Freeman admitted that If there
had been a standpipe and a hose on
the first floor the fire might have
been extinguished before it did much
damage, and he said he considered
his duty ended with providing fire
palls and fire escapes for his em
ployees. He ssver considered it ad
visable to install additional fire es
capes, or improve his fire escapes,
saying that all such details were del
egated to Sidney DImmock, who lost
his life In the fire. He had never In
vestigated the merits of automatic
sprinklers, chemical extinguishers or
other fire fighting apparatus, ho said,
and the only improvement he had
made in tho factory after Trlanlg
fire was to change doors so they all
opened out.
In the event of fire destroying the
single staircase between the third
and fourth floors, Freeman said, he
thought the eighty girls on the
fourth floor could have escaped by
means of the fire escape and the fire
department ladders, and he never
had examined Into the merits of lire
proof partitions or walls for the
staircases.
Freeman's attention was first call
ed to the fire when his wife rushed
into his office on the first floor
screaming that the place was on fire,
and he immediately ran out to the
stairway, where tho flames were, and
ordered one of tho men to throw
water on the blaze. He said the
flames seemed to come from some
place under tho stairs.
He gathered up a number of In
flammable raincoat samples and ran
with them into the next room, and
when he returned the flames and
smoke drove him back Into the office
and out to the street. Freeman had
no idea of what might have caused
the fire.
Reed B. Freeman and Frank Free
man, a cutter, who are not relatives,
testified that the fire did not origi
nate on tho shelf between the first
and second floors, -but apparently
came from tho flooring under the
shelf. This testimony changed the
hypothesis that a carelessly thrown
match or lighted cigarette was the
cause of the fire and tho line of
questions asked seem to indicate
that the District Attorney is of the
impression that it started in bags
of cuttings in the cellar.
There was $33,000 insurance car
ried on the stock and $7,000 on the
fixtures, machinery and tools, all
through one agency.
NO MORE PARTY RAIDING.
The Flynn party enrollment bill,
drafted by the state election law
commission as a measure to halt
"party raiding," was approved Fri
day by Governor Tener and under Its
provisions every voter must declare
his party affiliations or ho will not
be able to vote at a primary except
by a non-partisan ballot. The act
applies to cities, boroughs, townships
and other municipalities.
In tho cities where there is person
al registration, the voter must state
under oath to tho registration offi
cers the name of the party of which
he Is a member and whose ballot he
desires to voto at the primaries. In
case of challenge he may qualify up
on oath that ho voted for a majority
of the candidates of- the party at tho
last election, provided presidential
electors count as two candidates. If
a voter does not desire to vote at a
primary he is not required to answer
as to his party afllUations.
If a voter votes at a fall election
for a majority of candidates of an
other party and desires to change his
party at tho spring primary ho may
appear at tho spring registration and
upon oath become qualified to vote
the ballot of that party at tho spring
primary.
In all election districts outside of
cities tho assessor "shall within 45
days after tho approval of this act
make an enrollment of each voter
residing within tho district and
thereafter at the time of making tho
annual assessment in addition to tho
duties now authorized and required
by law make an enrollment of all
voters in his district.' If ho finds
voters absent when he calls at resi
dence he must leave an enrollment
blank. This blank must be given tho
assessor prior to or on tho C2nd and
G3rd day preceding each primary.
The act says "no elector enrolled
and registered as a member of any
particular party shall be allowed to
recolve or voto tho ballot of any oth
er political party at a primary elec
tion and no elector who is not en
rolled and registered as a member
of some political party shall be per
mitted to vote at any primary elec
tion." The act carries penalties for viola
tions and wilful false statements.
Menner & Co. will sell very cheap
remaining samples of Ladles' Jacket
Suits for traveling and cool days. 4w
NEURA POWDERS cure
all Headache, io cents. Sold
everywhere.
DAISY NOT "NOXIOUS WEED.".
Since it failed to become the
Pennsylvania state flower a number
of hysterical editors about the com
monwealth have decided that the
daisy is a "noxious weed." We fear
that some of the writers are suffer
ing from a blight of a "llttlo knowl
edge." Agriculturalist experts have
long since decided that the ox-eye
daisy, Instead of being a noxious
weed, is even better than grass as a
milk food, experiments having prov
ed that cattle thrive on daisy hay as
well as they do on timothy, If the
daisies are cut before they go to
seed. The daisy is anything but a
noxious weed. Scranton Truth.
A RELATION MIX-UP.
Is His, Own Nephew's Stepfather-in-Luw.
A double wedding in Greenfield,
Ind., last Friday possessed unusual
features. The brides were mother
and daughter. The bridegrooms
were Iley Vest, and his nephew, Clay
Vest. The older people were mar
ried several years ago at Freeport,
but were divorced after a brief wed
ded life. Vest then married Miss
Pearl Davis, and his former wife
married Joseph Lunsford. Both
marriages have been dissolved, one
by death, the other by divorce.
Clay Vest is a nephew of his step-father-in-law,
Joseph Lunsford, who
is tho father of his bride, and was
the second husband of his mother-in-law.
All four live in Greenfield, Ind.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION.
The annual convention of the
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation will be held in Pittsburg dur
ing the last week in October. The
programme will have a number of
celebrated speakers. Miss Adele Shaw
of Sewlckley, Pa., is chairman of the
programme committee and Miss
Elizabeth Blanchard, of Bellefonte.
and Miss Florence Sibley, of Philadel
phia, are the other members. Mrs.
John H. Armstrong of Pittsburg, is
chairman of committee on halls;
Mrs. Robert DePuy of the same city
Is chairman of Entertainment Com
mittee. Other committees will be
appointed later. The Pittsburg suf
fragists are planning to make this
the finest convention ever held in the
State.
Woman's Work.
The American delegates to the
Budapest suffrage congress who
travelled across Germany in the spec
ial train labelled 'Frauenstimmrecht'
wondered whether the Kaiser knew
what the women of his country were
doing. They were certainly paying
no heed to his dictum that the only
place for women is in the church, the
kitchen or the nursery. In the coun
try they were making roads, loading
hay and doing every possible kind
of farm work with not a man In
sight, while in the cities they loaded
baggage, cleaned the streets and did
every sort of heavy work. Nine mil
lion German women are said to be
earning a living for themselves and
families in order that the vast army
and navy may be maintained. This
year the Emperor has drawn 300,
000 additional men from industry
to war. Their work must, therefore,
be dono by women.
Beecher n Suffragist.
The celebration of the hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Henry
Ward Beecher recalls the fact that
he was a strong champion for equal
rights for women. He was presi
dent of the American women Suf
frage Association during the first
year arter its organization in 1SG9.
At the first women's Rights Conven
tion held in New York City after the
Civil war. in May. 18G3. Mr. Beech
er said: "We shall never round out
the government, or public adminis
tration, or public policies, or politics
itself until you have mixed tho ele
ments that God gave to us in so
ciety, namely, the powers of both
men and women. I, therefore,
charge my country women with this
duty or taking Dart In DUbllc af
fairs In tho era In which justice and
humanity and education and taste
and virtue are to be more and more
a part and parcel of public proced
ure." Suffrage at the l'crry Centennial.
Garbed entirely in white, wearing
white hats and broad blue sashes in
scribed in silvered letters "PENN
SYLVANIA" the Suffrage Division of
tho Women's and Children's parade
at the Perry Centennial In Erie, pre
sented an attractive appearance and
Its approach was tho signal for
cheers and applause from tho dense
throngs that crowded the sidewalks,
windows and roofs along the lino of
march.
The Liberty Bell float was the feat
ure of the parade. The Bell, sus
pended from four great supports
covered with festoons of daisies was
such a perfect reproduction of the
original bell that pealed out the
tidings of American independence
that many thought tho real bell had
been borrowed for tho occasion. The
float, covered with white bunting,
was decorated with palms and
wreaths of smilax. The wheels,
draped in white with yellow hubs,
resembled daisies. On the float,
which was drawn by a long double
column of women, rode Mrs. Bernard
Hubley of California impersonating
the goddess of Liberty.
POETS SAVE YOUR
BRAINS AND MONEY.
Robert J. Kellogg, president of
tho Kellogg Music Publishing com
pany, of New York, was arraigned
before United States. Commissioner
Shields recently. He is charged with
using tho malls to defraud.
According to Post Office Inspector
Mayhew, ambitious poets were the
victims. It is alleged that Kellogg
advertised to set tho poems to music,
publish them and nnv tho
liberal royalties. A fee of $21 was
uuurgeu.
Mr. Mayhew declares' that the
SOngS rarelv Wfiro nnhllnTiort Wlinn
a client became insistent, it is charg-
eu, mo puousner would print a few
copies for the author. In such
cases. It is flllaimrt. Tin
to old music. One such song offer-
eu m eviaenco was a poem entitled
-ine neart ,or Washington," set to
the mUSlC Of "Where thn TMvAr Rhnn.
non Flows."
CHAUTAUQUA IN HONESDALE.
Advance Advertising Car Here Posting Community.
Program ReproducedOne of the Best Ever
PresentedChautauqua to be Held on Green
Near State Armory.
.Advance advertising material arrived In Honesdale on Saturday. The
car Is a motor truck and carries all matter pertaining to this great educa-
tional entertainment which will be In Honesdale on August 21-27 inclu
sive. Tho Citizen takes pleasure in presenting to its readers tho program
which will be observed in Honesdale during that week. The Chautauqua,
as previously announced in The Citizen, will be held on the green opposite
the State Armory, Park street. The program speaks for Itself and it is
doubtful if it could be improved upon.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21. Afternoon. Admission, 35 cents.
2:30 Opening Conducted by Chairman of the Honesdale Chautauqua
Committee.
3:00 Concert Florentine Concert Band and Miss Mellcent Melrose,
Soprano.
4:15- Series Lecture Dr. A. E. Turner, "The Scope of Sociology."
Evening. Admission, 50 cents.
7:30 Concert Florentine Concert Band and Miss Melrose.
9:00 Two reels of Motion Pictures.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. Afternoon. Admission, 35 cents,
2:30 Series Lecture Dr.
Country."
3:30 Concert Tyrolean Alpine Yodlcrs.
Evening. Admission, 50 cents.
7:30 Concert Tyrolean Alpine Yodlers.
8:00 Lecture Frank Dixon, "An Outgrown Constitution."
9:15 Motion Pictures.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23. Afternoon. Admission, 35 cents.
2:30 Series Leoture Dr. A. E. Turner, "Sociology and Social Customs."
3:30 Concert Brodbeck-Such Concert Company.
4:00 Lecture-Recital Paul M. Pearson, "The Joy of Living."
Evening. Admission, 50 cents.
7:30 Concert Brodbeck-Such Concert Company.
8:00 Lecture with Experiments Reno B. Welbourn, "The Wonder3 or
Science."
9:15
Motion Pictures.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24.
Afternoon.
3:00
3:30
Sacred Concert Brodbeck-Such Concert Company.
Vesper Service.
Address Dr. A. E. Turner, "The Conventional Conscience."
Evening.
Special Service Arranged by the Ministerial Union.
7.30
Sacred Concert Brodbeck-Such
Sermon Dr. Paul M. Pearson,
MONDAY. ATIfiTIRT 25.
3:30
4:00
7:30
8:00
9:15
Entertainment Music and Magic: The Dletrics.
Entertainment Rosani, Prince of Jugglers.'
Entertainment Music and
Dickens Impersonations William Sterling Battls. fin costume.
make-up and monologue.
Motion Pictures.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 2G.
2:30 Series Lecture Dr. A. E. Turner, "Sociology and Education."
3:30 Concert Commonwealth Male Quartet.
7:30
8:00
9:15
concert uommonweaitn Male quartet.
Lecture; Judge Ben. B. Lindsey, "The Misfortunes of Mickey."
Motion Pictures. 1
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 27.
2:30 Children's Play Presented by
3:30
4:00
uonceri Aauonai upera quartet.
mocracy."
Evening.
7:30
9:00
cuuueri ocenes irom uperas:
Motion Pictures.
Judge Ben Lindsey
AT THE 1913 CHAUTAUQUA.
STATEMENT OF HONESDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT
W. J. WARD, Treasurer.
July 6, 1912 - July 14, 1913.
GENERAL FUND
Balance July 6, 1912 $ 2,517.03
Tuition 2,398.90
II. Schuerholz, Col 10.010.K3
State of Pennsylvania 2,933.74
Rents 53.00
Interest 116.S5
Miscellaneous 2.00
fl8.035.37
Due from Twps. for Tuition i 531.75
Library fund 141.06
SINKING FUND
Balance, July 6, 1912
II. Schuerholz. Col. .
.12,312.04
. 4,449.30
. 100.63
Interest
$6,862.17
Audited by
THOMAS M. PULLER,
PRANK TRU6COTT.
T. FRANK HAM. '
A. E. Turner, "Tho Problem of the City and the
Admission, free
Concert Company.
of Swarthmore College.
Afternnnn. Arlmlaslnn. 3K ranta
Magic: The Dletrics.
Afternoon. Admission. HK cpnrs
Evenintr. AflmlsKlnn. KO, conta
Afternoon. Admission, as cpnfs
Members of the Junior Chautauaua.
Admission, 50 cents
.National opera Quartet.
. .. .' v? .OY -if'
Books and Supplies ? 1.5S4
Building and Building Supplies ... 2G0
Fuel and Carting C4S
Light and Power S54
Teachers' Salaries 11,210
Janitor and Cleaning 776
Secretary 50
Treasurer 50
H. Schuerholz, balance, 1912 75
H. Schuerholz, balance, 1913 335
Auditors 6
Advertising, Printing, Etc 69
Insurance 72
Miscellaneous 166
Balance July 14, 1913 2,355
Outstanding order
E5
Counting. Anrll. 1912 1 Sn
Coupons, October, 1912 1,120
Bond No. 7. raid 500
Bond No. 8. paid 500
to.
Bond (i rmtRtanAfnt? ttft