PAGE EIGHT THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1913. CIPRIANO CASTEO. Deposed President of Venezuela Who Is Leading the Revolt. 1 Photo by American Press Association. After five years of exile former Presi dent Castro of Venezuela has again en tered that country in spite of close sur veillance by the United States. Ills reap pearance In Venezuela was the signal for another revolution. TWO DEAD AS TRAIN HITS AUTO S. O. Pell, Society Leader, Killed Mr. and Mrs. Laimbeer Dying. New York, Aug. 4. S. Osgood Pell, realty broker and society leader, was killed, as was a chauffeur whose name has not been learned, and Sir. and Mrs. William Laimbeer 'of the Hemp stead colony were mortally Injured when the limousine automobile In which they were was hit by a Long Beach express. The accident occurred at the first crossing west of Long Beach, between that resort and Lynbrook. The train Was crowded with persons who had been spending the day nt the resort. Mr. and Mrs. Laimbeer and Mr. Pell nnd, It Is said, another man were in tho limousine, bound, It Is believed, for Hempstead, where the Lalmbeers have a country home. The train had just crossed the tres tle and left Wreck Lead with no stop ahead of It to Lynbrook, where It slows down to take a switch, It was one of tho electric trains that mnke a speed of sixty miles an hour at times, running between the Pennsylvania sta tion in this city nnd Long Beach. Tho only eye witness to tho crash found was William Watson of Long Beach. Ho says the express sounded no whistle, and no bell was rung nt the unprotected crossing. Tho persons In the car never saw nor knew their dan gor. Tho electric motor, tho heaviest of the kind made, with the full force of the train behind It, struck the limousine Bquarely In the center. Tho chauffeur was hurled forty feet to one side of tho road. 5 NEW YORK GIRIS DROWNED Caught by Current In Bathing Near Sligo, Ireland. London, Aug. 4. Five girls who re turned recently to Ireland from Now York to visit relatives were drowned nt Strandhnll, near Sllgo, Ireland. They were Lizzie Ford, Mnrgaret Fralne, Lizzie Murtagh, Mary Ann Murtngh nnd Lizzie McNulty. Tho girls were bathing when Lizzie Ford, who was a good'swlmmer, dared tho others to go further out into tho stream. A strong current was running, and all wero carried awny and drown ed despite efforts made by a policeman who jumped into the water to rescue them. BRYAN AGAIN PUTS OFF TRIP Secretary Says He May Resume Lec ture Tour Today. Washington, Aug. 4. Secretary of State Bryan again postponed starting on his Chautauqua trip, which was in terrupted ten days ago by the neces sity of his presence in Washington. Ho had intended to leave beforo tho end of tho week to resumo his lectures, then ho planned to go Saturday night, but announced that he would not leave before last night Yesterday afternoon ho said ho might start today. It Js believed tho postponements have been at tho wish of the president New $40,000,000 Merger. Steubenville, O., Aug. 4. Tho merger of tho Labello Iron company and tho Wheeling Steel and Iron company and the Whltaker-Glassner company, in volving approximately $40,000,000 has been completed. Tho principal plants are hero and nt Martin's Ferry. Heavy Rains Help Texas Cotton. Austin, Tex., Aug. 4. IIea.vy rains foil here, covering practically tho en tire cotton growing region of tho state, Tho drought was beginning to iujure cotton seriously. Tho rains will add GOMEZ HEADS ARMY President of Venezuela to Combat Rebel Forces. CASTRO ISSUES CALL TO ARMS Deposed Dictator Asks All His Friends to Aid Him, Declaring War to Be Inevitable Struggle Bound to Be Furious One. Wlllemstad, Aug. 4. Placing hlmscll nt the head of a big army recruited as the result of compelling every 0110 ca pable of bearing arms to Join, Juan Vi cente Gomez, president of Venezuela, embarked with the troops for the state of Falcon, where General Clprlano Cas tro Is awaiting him with his revolution ary followers. Castro has a large following and has Issued a proclamation calling G,ime2 crazy and ferocious, with tho eternal mark of traitor on his forehead. Tho government Is In tho dark as re gards the situation in the state of Fal con, as telegraphic communication be tween Cora nnd Cnracns has been in terrupted since the rebellion. However, the Venezuela capital liasl received alnrmlng reports from Falcon concerning tho activities of Castro, gov ernment officials who refused to accept his leadership hnvlng boon cither Im prisoned or killed. Look for Bitter Struggle. That tho struirgle Ik tween the two armies Is bound to be a furious one 1$ regarded as certain by tho representa tives of other countries here. They reallzo tho intense hatred Gomez and Castro bear each other and have known for some time that Castro had made careful preparations to wrest the government from Gomez. Castro has the following proclamation: "War has become inevitable. I de clare myself in the field against Juan Vicente Gomez, whoso treason and usurpation of power since 100S have become a real catastrophe calling mo from private life. "Crime extends Its horrible wings over tho whole republic of Venezuela. Calls Gomez Traitor. 'The crazy and ferocious Gomez bears on his forehead the eternal mark of a traitor. His brutal look and Ills perfidious smile encourage his few fol lowers to finish the ruin of tho father land. "Heroic Venezuela acclaims mo ngaln to revindicate her rights. '.'I um a slave to honor and duty, and I accept tho honor. "My program in regard to domestic affairs is to save my country from threatening anarchy, and my foreign policy is to join hands with civilize- tion nnd progress on tho basis of equity and Justice. "Everybody in Venezuela should take arms and contribute to the salvation of the fatherland." Gomez is aboard the warship Marcsa Sucre, formerly tho Isla do Cuba which was purchased from tho United States last year. Troops have been mobilized at Caracas to leave for the coast ports to be transported by war ships to tho state of Falcon. ENVOY WILSON'S PURSE STOLEN Pickpockets Jostle Him at Brooklyn Bridge and Get $100. New York, Aug. 4. Henry Lano Wilson, ambassador to Mexico, lost n pocketbook containing something more than $100 through tho work of pick' pockets at the Manhattan terminal of tho Brooklyn bridge. Tho ambassador had driven down as far as the bridge with some friends who were bound for Brooklyn nnd went into the bridge terminal with them. There ho got into tho usual aft emoon bridge jam and after being jostled a little more vigorously than seemed necessary felt for his wallet which had been in his hip pocket, Tho wallet was gone. A report was printed that Ambas sador Wilson had lost some valuable state documents along with tho wal let. This he denied emphatically. JOHN D. "STILL A BOY." Oil King Exchanges Congratulations With Man 105 Years Old. Cleveland, O., Aug. 4. John D. Rockefeller, seventy-three years old. and Ejenezer Roberts, 105 years old, congratulated each other on their mu tual excellent . health nt the Euclid Avenue Baptist church yesterday. "I was once a boy, but I am an old man now," said air. Roberts, oir. Rockefeller laughed and said: "Well, I once was a boy, and I am still a boy." Mr. Roberts declared he was feeling fine and good for another twenty-five years. TALE OF THE WEATHER. Observations of tho United States weather bureau taken at 8 p. m. yesterday follow: Tomp. Weather. Now York 72 Clear Albany 82 Cloudy Atlantic City... 78 Clear Boston 78 Clear Buffalo 70 Cloudy Chicago 72 Cloudy St. Louis 04 Clear New Orleans.., 78 Clear Washington ... ic: It is one thing to make soda crackers that are occasion ally good. It is quite an other thing to make them so that they are always better than all other soda crack ers, always of unvarying goodness. The name on ev ery biscuit means that if a million packages of Uneeda Bis cuit were placed before you, you could choose any one of them, con fident that every soda cracker in that package would be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit ever baked. Five cents. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY COMING EVENTS. Rov E. Manne. State President of the Young People's Branch, will de liver tho lecture, "Stop It, or Hot Cakes from the Griddle" at the fol lowing places: Wednesday evening, Smith Hill church; Thursday open ing, Riley vllle church; Friday even ing, undecided, probably Lookout. His Sunday address, "An Iron Clad. Truth," will be given at Calkins Sunday morning and at Beachlalia In the evening. He comes well recom mended from the various counties he has been lecturing in for tho past six weeks, as a speaker of great ability. Come out and hear him. Tho Union basket picnic of tho Methodist churches of Honesdale, Waymart and Prompton will' bo hold at the latter place on Friday, August 8. Excursionists whoo In tend to attend the picnic aro re quested to leave on the 12:25 D. & H. train. Roy E. Manne, State president of the Young people s branch, or tern' neranco work, will sneak this (Tues day) evening in the Methodist church on "Stop It" or "Cakes on tho Griddle." The public Is cordially In vited to attend, especially tin young people. NEW MARRIAGE LICENSE QUESTIONS, Hero are tho Questions to bo ans wered under the new marriage li cense law now in force in Pennsyl vania: We. the undersigned, in accord ance with the statements hereinafter contained and tho facts set forth, which wo and each of us do solemn ly swear are true and correct to the best of our knowledge and belief, do hereby make application to tho clerk of the Orphans' Court of the County of Wayne for a license to marry. Full name and. surname. Color. Occupation. Birthplace. Residence. Age. Previous marriage or marriages. Date of death or divorce of former wife or wives. Is not related by blood or marriage to the person he desires to marry. Is applicant afflicted with a trans missible disease ! Name and surname of father. Of mother. Maiden name of mother. Residence of father. Of mother. 1 Color of 'father. Of mother. Occupation of father. Of mother. Birthplace of father. Of mother. Is applicant an imbecile, epileptic or of unsound mind or under in fluence of any intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug? Has annllcant within live years been an inmate of an asylum or home for lndigont persons? SHOOTSJIRL DEAD Then Ends his Life In Sui cide Pact. BODIES FOUND SIDE BY SIDE. Notes Besido Them Ask That They Not Be Separated Even In Death. Wife Threatened Pair, and They Agree to Die. Now York, Aug. 4. Fear of separa tion through the intervention of his wife, who threatened when she found thoin together to have them arrested, Is attributed by the police as the mo tive underlying the suicide pact of Harry G. Elliott and Ellen Sibley, whose bullet riddled bodies were found side by side on an elevation in Ma comb's Dam park known as tho "Lov ers' Leap." A letter was found near by in which they had written, "We have sinned and wish to dlo nnd be burled together." That Elliott shot nnd killed the young woman and then ended his own life Is indicated by the position in which the bodies wore found. She was' stretched out on the ground with her corsets under her head as a pil low, her' arms folded and her eyes closed. Ills body was close beside hers, with a revolver lying near his outstretched hand. He had apparently folded her arms and closed her eyes after killing her and then fired tho shot that ended his own life. The bul let took an upward course and Imbed ded Itself in tho brain. Tho girl had been shot in the heart and tho right temple. Contained In the letter was an Impli cation that they feared they would be parted and that it would be better to be together In death than separated in life. Tiro letter, which bore yester- day's date and waa signed by tho two. roads as follows: . To Whom It Hay Concern This Is to certify that wo two, both, have agreed to die together. We have sinned, but we both lore each other, and sooner than part we die together. Our wish Is that our bodies will not ba-parted In death. ELLEN SIBLEY. HARRY G. ELLIOTT. Threatened by Wife. Investigation by the police disclosed that the couple had been in fear since Saturday afternoon, when a woman who said she was Mrs. Elliott found them living in a house in West One Hundred and Fortyslxtfc street and threatened to have them arrested. Mrs. O'Dea, with whom they had been living as Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, at 201, ordered them out. Elliott put a re volver in his pocket Just before he left Tho girl, who was in tears, wrote a note. The.- police believe it was to a relative and. not the one found near the bodies. A card bearing the name- of Elliott and the address 218- West One Hun dred and Forty-eighth, street enabled the police to clear, up the mystery surrounding the d!th pact Albert Lewis, a resident at that address. said that he met Elliott for the first time four weeks ago. Elliott, he said, was an Englishman, cultured, well educated and had' been twelve years In tho English army. He- met Elliott In n social way. Elliott, he said, intro duced tho girl as Mrs. Elliott He said they had come on herefrom Chicago. ENDS LIFE ON VACATION. About to Take Train.) to Meet Wife. and Children. New York, Aug. 4. On the eve of taking a midnight train to New Eng land to Join his wlfa and family on their summer vacation, William L. KU- born, for many years holding a re sponsible position with tho New York Life Insurance company, committed suicide at his home, 91 Wlnthrop street, Flatbush. His body was found lying in bed with a gas tube clenched In his list Mr. ICUborn was fifty years old. tie and his wlfo nnd family had lived in tho Flatbush home for many years and he was a prominent member in tho Lenox Road Baptist church. Mrs. Kllbcvrn went to. Lakeport, N. n., two weeks ago wlt&i her two daughters and her son for a vacation. Mr. Kllborn was to have gone there. Ho had pur chased railroad and sleeper tickets and had completed, preparations for this Irip. MISS WILSON'S WEDDING. White House Being Prepared Ceremony In November. For Washington, Aug. 4. Tho Whlto IIouso Is by no means tho quiet and comfortable placo theso days that It appears, as a small army of paperhaug- era, painters, and carpenters aro busily at work remodeling tho Interior In preparation for tho wedding of Miss Jessie W ilson nnd Francis B. Sayre, ivhlch Is to take placo tho last week In November. It Is not expected that tho Wilson family will return from Cornish, N., II., the summer capital, much beforo that time. Lightning Sets Houses on Fire. Laurel, Del., Aug. 4. Tho dwelling and outbuildings on Senator Record's farms, tenanted by Minos Culver, nnd tho Blades overall factory wero de stroyed by flro which was caused by lightning, outbuildings on the Or lando Wooten farm wr6 struck Tind two horses owned by Larry arming- ARLINGTON. Arlington, Aug. 4. Tho Arlington Sunday school will hold a picnic in the grove of D. W. Bidwell on Fri day, Aug. 8. Dinner will bo served. A good time is anticipated. All coma. Mrs. Karl Knapp fell from a load of hay one day last week and broke her collar bone. Dr. White is at tending her. Miss Anna Thek, while out deliv ering goads on July 30, took tho bridle off her, horse to feed it, and did not tie the animal. After It had finished its grain it proceeded to climb stone walls. The wagon was badly broken and the goods damaged to tho extent of $30. Wm. F. Relnfert drove to Nar rowsburg, N. Y., on Thursday last to visit friends and relatives. BETHANY. Bethany, Aug. 4. Mrs. M D. Slayton returned Thursday from- her visit with relatives In Miners Mills and Kingston. Isabel! and Gertrude Lawrence of Scranton spent part of the week with their grandmother, Mrs. D. W. Manning. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Pritchard wero entertained at supper by Mr. and Mrs. Van Fleet of Waymart on Wednesday. Mrs. C. W. Sutton and children spent Sunday with the former's sis ter, Mrs. Homer Ballou. Dr. Powell, of Honesdale, has been attending Will Hacker and Mrs. Russell Gammell. Bpth are getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Eckhart with their friends entertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles Faatz at dinner on Tuesday, Mrs. Cott. with a party of friends from Scranton, camo by auto to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Faatz on Wed nesday. They returned that even ing taking Mrs. 'Faatz and son Charles with them for severa' days visit. Mrs. Jackson Woodward and daughter. Mrs. Davidson, who aro boarding in Honesdale, visited their relatives hero Wednesday Tho Presbyterian Sunday school will picnic on the church lawn on Thursday, Aug. 7. An interesting nrogramme has been prepared Mr. and Mrs. A. u. maice, nr. ana Mrs. Henry Jennings spent Thursday at Third Pond nsning. Rev. J. E. Pritchard and son Ed win attended Pleasant Valley Grange picnic on Thursday. Michael Urimmins spent aunuay in Scranton. George Henderson has sold twen ty bushels of potatoes raised on his small plot above his house. There was great demand for his tine pota toes which he has been very success ful with for the past five years. The seed came from a potato ball, the planting of three potatoes produced a bushel. He expects to raise two more crops on this plot squashes and turnips. Mr. Eckhart, Mrs. Epp and son, Arthur, returned to their home in New York on Saturday. Miss Charity Manning, of New York, came Thursday to visit her sisters at the Manning homestead. SHERMAN. Sherman, Aug. 4. Mrs. Elen Lowo is very sick with dropsy and Is not expected to recover. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith have gone to Binghamton to attend the wedding of Lena M. Balch to Fred erick A. Smith. Tho infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Garigan was buried last Wednesday. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lowo July 30th. Mrs. John Lynch is visiting her daughter In Binghamton. Tho Sunday school picnic will be held at tho Lake Aug. 8. Everybody go and have a good time. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith enter tained at their homo last week Mrs. C. E. Smith and daughter, Ora, Mrs. Frank West and daughter front Binghamton, Mrs. Eugene Funk, Mr. and Mrs. John Risley and son from: Philadelphia and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Curtis from Deposit. FALrLSDALE. Fallsdale, August 2. Oat harvest has begun and a light crop is looked for. Since the recent rains corn and potatoes aro growing finely. Fruit will be scarce. Apples few. and or poor quality. Wm. H. Crocker and wlfo and A. B. Sheard and wife motored to Scranton Wednesday In C. E. Boyd's car, also E. L. Crocker and' wife and Duane Bryant and wife In Charles Erhardt s car. Nothing- happened to mar the pleasures of the day and all returned well and well pleased with the rido and tho pleasuros of the trip uur community was, shocked on Thursday morning, on hearing of the sudden death of James, the fourteen year-old son of E". F. Noble, mention of which was made in last Friday s Citizen. The boy had not been feel ing very well for the past day or two and fell last Wednesday morning In what seemed a Tainting spell while at work in the oat Held. Attention was given him at once and ho seem ed to be doing well until tho morning of his death. Much sympathy is ex pressed for tho bereaved family, which consists of father, mother, two brothers, one sister and aged grand- motner. Spencer Noble has been suffering Bovoreiy ior several aays wun nou ralgla of tho face. Delaware Water Gap, Pa. THE KITTATINNY. Under Entirely New Management of Owner. Reasonable Rates. Cuisine Unsurpassed. CHARLES H. WHITE, Owner and Propr. Ever Ready Flashlights and Supplies Fancy nickel case nnd a very pop ular Light. Trice 1.00. EXTRA BATTERIES 30? Large Flashlight A good general purpose light. Price $1.25. Extra batteries 30c We carry a large stock of different size dry cells and Mazda Lamps for Ever Ready Lamps MURRAY CO. Honesdale, Pa. Miss Lilly Sheard has roturned from Columbia College, Ohio, where she has been taking a course In pen manship. Mrs. Rarig and daughter Elizabeth of New York City, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Burcher. Miss Eva Lovelass, of Jersey City, recently visited her sister, Mrs. Tra cey Smith. Donald Burcher and Robert Love lass, of Scranton, are visiting their grandfather, Isaac Lovelass. Evelyn, daughter of Homer Love lass, who recently underwent an op eration at Hahnemann hospital, Scranton, for appendicitis, has so far recovered as to be removed for the hospital. Misses Alma and Laverne Noble recently took a tour of the state, visiting at all the principal cities. Charles Biglow of Mount Pleasant, spent Sunday and Monday with friends here. HE WANTED A CHECK CASHED 1 A belated customer was trying the door of the Dime Bank at about 8 o'clock the other evening. After pounding on the door several times he stood back on the walk, looked up at the electric sign (dark one mo ment and bright the next), and thus delivered himself: " Hay, you feller up there! I seed you tnrnin' that light off and on!' Come down here and open this door! You can't fool me! I want a check cashed!" Meaner & Co. will sell very cheap remaining samples of Ladies' Jacket Suits for traveling and cool days. 4w STERLING. Sterling, Aug. 4. It would nara ly be news to say that we have had' a. very hot week, but we are now in' hopes that tho hot wave is past. W. B. Lesher returned to Sterling on the 30 th ult. and brought Mrs. Oscar Noble down from Honesdale and sho is now the guest of her brother, Albert Bortree. The sunervisor is now working the roads in town and we appreciate tho- work. L. T. Adams drives out occasional ly- and we aro pleased to see llim around again. Mrs. Twice from Dears isia-na, Maryland, Is now tho guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. J. Gilpin. Charles Williams has recently painted the church steeple and now it fairly glitters in the moonlight. James D. Gilpin was born July l. 1837. and died July 30th, aged 76 years and 29 days, and was burled in the Sterling cemetery August z. Rev. J. A. Tuthlll ofllclatlng. He is survived by his widow, formerly Miss Susan M. Cross, to whom ho was married in 18C9, two sons, Eber M. and Lyman J. and two daughters, Laura A. and Nellie B., and also one sister, Mrs. Susan Postcn, and one half-brother, Thomas Gilpin. When a young man Mr. Gilpin at tended school at Wyoming Seminary, was converted and joined the M. E. church and for many years was sec retary of the board of trustees and has always been an active member and faithful attendant of the church and Sunday school and was In his accustomed place and oven stayed to class meeting on tho last Sunday of lite, Wfet tin Wnni?nv ho ln1 n orrAlro of apoplexy from which he never re gained consciousness. Mr. Gilpin taught school" for a number of terms, was frequently on the election board, town- clerk and auditor for many years, but -the most of his time was spent on tho farm where ho led a quiet and industrious life sur rounded by the members of his own family. Such, in brief, is tho record of one of Sterling's oldest and most esteemed citizens. Austin Lesher has been quite poorly but is better again. W. 'B. Lesher and a number of I n fln1.t 4 D.am Ida Land pond and was very successful. enormously to the yield. jy Is the applicant physically able to ham wero killed. t support a family;
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