THE CITIZEN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913. PAGE FOUR THE CITIZEN Semi-Weekly Founded 10 08; Weekly Founded 1844. Published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Citizen Publishing Company. B. B. HAIIDENBERGH PRESIDENT H. C. VAN ALSTYNE and E. B. CALLAWAY MANAGING EDITORS FRANK P. WOODWARD ADVERTISING MANAGER AND FEATURE WRITER. DIRECTORS I L. J, SO&rLIXGER. M. B. ALI.EK, ONE YEAR SIX MONTHS. Remit by Express Money Order, Draft, 1'ostorr ce oraer or itesjsiereu giier. Address all communications to The Citizen, No. S.03 Main street, Honesdale, Pa. All notices of shows, or other entertainments held for the purpose of making; money or any Items that contain advertising matter, will only be admitted to this Wer on payVent of regular advertising rates. Notices of entertainments for the benefit of churches or for charitable purposes where a fee is charged, will be pub Ashed at half rates. Cards of thanks, 60 cents, memorial poetry and resolutions of respect will be charged for at the rate of a cen a word. Advertising rates on application. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1013. A poet reports that he is able to live on seventy-flve cents a day. If he does nothing but write poetry the chances are that he Is existing on even a less sum. GOOD ROADS NON-PARTISAN. The campaign of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation in behalf of the s approval of the $50,000,000 road bond amendment that is to be sub mitted to the voters at the polls In November is to open on September 17 with a State Convention at Har risburg. The Motor Federation is composed of active 'automobile clubs throughout the state, whose members Include not only the own ers of automobiles but many other citizens Interested in the cause of good roads. A county organization is propos ed to carry on this good work. All political parties have the matter of good roads at heart and will aid the movement as much us possible. SOMETIIIXG DEFINITE OX PAV ING QUESTION. At last we have something definite on the paving question. The public in general have been curious to know what had happened to the movement concerning the paving of Main street and they were al ways tola when they asked someone who was supposed to know, that the matter was in the hands of the State Highway Department. It was generally supposed that the work would be started this fall but the Highway Department has delayed the matter so long that it is not likely that any work will be done until spring. On another page of this issue is printed an advertisement calling for bids for the building of the pavement. The advertisement was inserted by the highway department. It calls for bids for the building of 7,309 lineal feet of brick block pav ing 10 feet wide. The bids will be opened in Harrisburg Wednesday morning, September 17, at ten o'clock. MEXICAN SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL. The situation in Mexico remains about the same but a change for the better has come in regard to our relations with that country. This -was marked when Provisional Pres ident Huerta asked special envoy Lind to defer his departure from the capltol of Mexico. The special en voy was on the point of returning hbme, having notified Washington that his mission was ended. Huerta is said to have asked for more time to consider the proposals of the United States. It is stated that the hurried shift came as a result of new proposals made to the defacto government by Mr. Lind. It is asserted at Washing ton that President Wilson's new suggestions do not differ in the main from those originally submitted by Lind, although it is believed they are a modification of the original de mands. The 'President has let It be known that he has not demanded the immediate resignation of Huerta. He Insists, however, that Huerta provide for an early election for president at which he will not be a candidate. POST OFFICE LISTS. There havo been numerous sug gestions of late that the postal lists of rural route patrons should be put at the disposal of merchants, manufacturers and others who are desirous of using them for business purposes, and it seems entirely prop er that the request should bo grant ed. The fact that these lists are not now available is due largely to the same interests which fought off the establishment of parcel post for so many years. Fear of the mail order houses Is at the bottom of it. Many small mer chants believe that parcel post would spell their doom. They also believed that It would be to their advantage to prevent insofar as they could the sending of business proposals to their rural patrons. Parcel post has been an estab lished fact since last January, yet It as armarently Injured no one except the express companies and E. B. HA-DENBEBQn w. w. wood TERMS: $1.60 THREE MONTHS .SSc 75-ONE MONTH 13o has been a tremendous boon to general business as well as a great boon to the average citizen. There Is no reason to believe that the publication of the II. F. D. lists would be any more detrimental to the interests which formerly op posed parcel post. The mail order houses are in ,a position to get the lists anyway, because they have the money for collecting them, but the little mer chant to whom an accurate direc tory would often be valuable, Is com pelled to do without. ANOTHER KIND OF A ROAD. Concrete Claims to Stand Up Under Constant Use No Expense for Repairs. The New York Tribune of August 3 contains the following article on road building: " My opinion is that there should be only two kinds of roads built in the country concrete and gravel," says S. D. Waldon, of the good roads committee of the Automobile Cham ber of Commerce. " Concrete is the last word in efficient and durable surface at not too great a cost and grave?-the best farmer's road at the minimum expense. I think it is a waste of time to build roads of any thing better than gravel and not as good as concrete." This is a clear cut presentation of a solution of the highway problem that is puzzling all civilized coun tries to-day. It is generally recog nized by highway authorities and road users that tho methods of building wagon roads with broken stone, as introduced by Telford and MacAdam a century ago, have be come obsolete. While these water bound roads were serviceable enough for the traffic of the nineteenth cen tury, they are utterly unsulted to the increased traffic and the higher speeds of the twentieth century. Within from two to five years after a now macadam road is built it is worn out and must be remade, or at the very least must be 'resurfaced throughout its length. In tho mean time, unless it has been oiled fre nnentlv or otherwise treated with an adhesive binder, the dust lying on its surface is a public nuisance to all who use tho road and to all who livo beside it. New York state, with more tnan S75.000.000 available for state high' way construction, is only waiting for the breaking of the legislative deadlock to let contracts for nun dreds of miles of new roads. If the administration will make use of the ODDOrtunity presented by this hold-up In contract letting to stuay present and fuure traffic needs and revise all specifications for road work so as to require permanent construction for all new state roads, it win erect a monument to itself such as no Gov ernor, state engineer or road com missioner has ever had. Durinc 1912 New York State plac- ed under contract 370 miles of water bound macadam roads at an average cost of $10,813 a mile and 830 miles of macadam with bituminous binder at an average cost of $10,986 a mile, Contracts were also let for 28 miles of cravel roads and 305 miles of other road." Tlius, out ot a total of 1,533 miles, there were 1,200 miles at least in permanent roaas Owing to charges of irregularities, some of these contracts havo been cancelled by the new administration Permanent highways cost less in tho long run than macadam and oth- er types of temporary roads. Tho first cost Is greater, but tneir annual cost of upkeep Is far less and they havo a much longer life. This is particularly true of the concrete road. It costs less to build than most other kinds of so-called per manent roads, Is practically lnde structlble and requires almost no attention after completion. In Bellefontalne, Ohio, there Is nearly half a mile of concrete streets which were laid twenty-one years ago and tho repairs on which have not amounted to S150 in that time The wear has not exceeded one-half to three-quarters of an inch where tho horses travel. These streets are easy to clean and easily kept clean, They are ideal for motor traffic and as a lasting proposition are beyond compare. The city's experience with macadam has been less lortun ate. Last December It paid off the last bond of an Issue of ten-year bonds for the construction of 4,000 feet of macadam street. This is now worn out and the Council is prepar- ing ordinances for repairing it with brick. The village of Saugertles, N. Y. has made an interesting experiment with concrete. About four years aco it built a complete new road one-half of concrete and the rest of macadam. Tho macadamized por tlon had to bo completely repaired at the end of two years service, as it had become badly cut up by heavy traffic. Tho cement road is in perfect condition to-day and appears to be good lor many years to come. C6ncrete roads were adopted sev eral years ago as standard construe tlon by the Board of Supervisors of Wayne county, Mich., in which the city of Detroit is located. Results have amply justified this decision, and the supervisors are satisfied that they have solved the good roads problem. More than lxty-flvo miles of concrete roaas nave Deen duih in the county during the last four years. NON-PARTISAN ACT ISJONSTITUTIONAL JUDGE STRAUS DECLARES RE CENTLY EXACTED LAW AVILL STAXD. Says Law AVould Tend to Destroy the Independence of tho Officers By Giving Motlvo for Allegiance to Parties Tlint Outweigh Allegiance to Cities' Welfare. In a preliminary opinion and or der handed down by Judge S. J. Straus, of Luzerne county, last Tues day, he declared the law providing for the non-partisan election of com missioners in third class cities to be constitutional and he denied the pe tlton for a mandamus filed by Wil liam H. Kessler against the county commissioners to compel them to accept nomination papers as a candi date for councilman on tho Demo cratic ticket. The decision affects all councllmatlc candidates in Wilkes Barre, Plttston and Hazleton and permits them to file papers as candi dates only on the non-partisan ticket. The opinion of Judge Straus Is in direct conflict with that rendered re cently by Judge Swearlngen, of Fa yette county, who held the law pro viding for non-partisan election of councilmen in third class cities to be unconstitutional. In his prelim inary opinion Judge Straus says In part: Because of the importance of an immediate decision we have handed down an order over-ruling the de murrer and dismissing the petition for a mandamus for the following reasons: 'A The act of June 27, 1913, is constitutional and does not violate article 3, section 7, of the constitu tion, which forbids local legislation relating to cities and elections. 1 Partisanship in the election ol munlclnal offices diverts the atten tion of the electorate from munici pal problems to national problems and tends to destroy the independ ence of officers elected by giving to them motives for allegiance to par ties that may outweigh their allegi ance to the city's welfare. This is an evil against which the legislature may make provision in legislating for third-class cities even though tne legislature is of the opinion that no such legislation is requred in first or second class cities; or mat it re quired It should be provided for by separate status. 2 The legislature having exercis ed the power by the act of 19 0G to provide for partisan .election, may also provide for non-partisan elec tion. Partisan election may be de sirable for tho choosing of certain officials; non-partisan elections may be desirable for the efficiency or gov ernment In special departments or through special offices. Tlie legisla ture has the right to select the dei partment and the offices so long as it applies the law uniformly to all the officials holding the same class of offices, or to all the municipalities in the same class. 3 The act does not violate Arti cle 8, Section 7 of the constitution requiring laws for holding elections uniform throughout the state, be cause the statute under considera tion, having selected the offices which shall bo subject to non-parti-, san elections, provides for tho print ing of the ballot uniformly through out the state, for the receiving of the ballot at the election and the count ing of the vote uniformly throughout the state. We are preparing an opinion set ting out at length our reasons for these conclusions and shall file the same at the earliest possible moment. HONESDALE IS ASSURED CHAUTAUQUA NEXT YEAR (Continued from Page One.) because on the start of the Hones dale Chautauqua a half dozen or more of the people of tho town held on and stuck to the proposition of the Chautauqua. Dr. Turner said with considerable pride that It was therefore his pleasure to present a jurist of repute, student of conscience and best of all a man who is a friend of the children, Judge Ben Lindsey, who is affectionately known in his home city as Little Ben. Judge Lindsey on taking the platform expressed his deep appre ciation of tho generous reception he received Tuesday morning by the children of Honesdale. Said he has been privileged the past thirteen years to work in the behalf of child life. Outside ot New York City. 13 years ago there was hardly a thing as a juvenile court or playground for the child. Judge Lindsey said it was a great joy to take u part in the fight for the child, who has his bitterness and misunderstandings. It was 13 years ago that he met the first boy In court in Denver. The children's friend was trying a civil case when three smnll boys handcuffed one to another were ushered into his court. There is no child problem that isn't a parent problem and not a parent problem that Is not of interest to the whole world. Judge Lindsey based his remarks on " Tho Misfor tunes of Mickey" which are taken from stenographic notes under the Judge's observation in the Juvenile court. Ho followedJMIckoy from the time he was nicked up with two oth er boys, handcuffed, an'd brought heforo him in onen court. There are 150,000 children Just the type of Mickey that come to the courts every year, declared Judge Lindsey. He emphasized the loyalty of the boy in the home, the school, city and state. Tho policeman's remedy Is the club. Whllo speaking of the use fulness ot boys and helping them Judge Lindsey referred in words ot nr.itHfi in Rfnnt AftiHtnr -R. CI Jenkins ot Honesdale Troop, and also ot Frank A. Jenkins, a brother, who is leader of the Boy Hand. Judge Llnd sey's sympathies are always with tho boy. In one instance he stated that the troubles of a kid were worth more than $5,000,000, which rep resented a case ho was trying one time and Immediately listened with a sympathetic ear to the pleadings of a kid in distress. Violence provokes violence as'hate provokes hate. In speaking of criminals sent to Jail during tho past five years, illustrat ing tho methods used, the learned judge claimed that 75 out of every 100 in Denver and Chicago returned to jail, while under ills' dispensation It has been on 5 per cent, in the same length of time. Jails, however, are necessary. If we save our child we must fight to save him, for we are His brother's keeper. The story of San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and Albany are all alike in this respect. Ho stated that he saw t through tears better tnan through books the condition of the boy in these cities. The jurist said he hated to lie but that he docs not hate a boy. Bravo boys don't lie, it is only cowards who do this. He told how he sent 700 to reform schools unattended and without handcuffs, while where this method is used 52 mado their getaway and they haven't got back yet. The best time to handle a man is in childhood and youth. There are no good peo ple or evil people, but just people. Since on the bench Judge Lindsey has made 156 Items of law to change things. It is not so much what you say but what you do that counts in the life of a boy. Boys play the part of politics in Denver. The speaker said that he had boys electioneer for him. It is just as good to praise the child for the good he does as to nag him for the evil lie does. You havo boy bands, boy scouts and hope you are planning for a playground for tho children. We want to get together. This is an ex ceedingly beautiful town and you want to do all you can for the chil dren of-thls town. This is a beauti ful county. While on my way to Honesdale our party stopped at Far- view where we Inspected the finest building of its kind I have ever seen. There Dr. Fitzslmmons is in charge and he understands liow to care for the patients better than any man I know of. I have run for Judge sev en times and expect to run again this fall. There Is no trouble like poll tics. In the words of a youngster whom Judge Lindsey talked with one time, the noted jurist closed his excellent address. It follows: "Keep a stiff upper lip and you will come out all right. Wednesday Afternoon. Wednesday afternoon was given over to the Junior Chautauqua and the Commonwealth quartette. Miss Oppenlander, superintendent of the Junior Chautauqua movement, ad dressed the audience on Chautauqua work among the children. She be gan by stating that Honesdale has the honor of organizing the first Junior Chautauqua, something which is to be proud of. She told how the children for the past week came to the Chautauqua tent from 9 until 11 o'clock every morning and were given instruction in singing, games, and the story hour. Tho question often arises whether wo shall or shall not tell fairy stories and legends to children. If we want to or not we must tell them fairy stories. Why? Because children "earn by association with parents and teachers. What the child needs is simplicity. It Is a good thing for a child's morals In stories told where good comes out on top. There is something moro important than stories and games. There Is a spirit that is sweeping America, play grounds for the children. Make children not only responsible for themselves, but for everybody in the community. The children have promised to interest the people of Honesdale in a public playground. In your beautiful town you ouglit to havo a beautiful playground as well. It is natural for children to play as it is for them to breathe. This natural instinct developed is why play grounds are needed. The Hone's da'e Junior Chautauqua is going to meet during the winter months and work for a playground here next year. Not only should the Junior Chautauqua work, but all the peo ple of Honesdale should help. Miss Oppenlander encouraged the audi ence and others to do all they can to spread the playground interest in Honesdale. An ideal playground has a story hour and manual training de partment. Chautauqua towns are always the most progressive towns. Because of having playgrounds for the children . there will be better citizens In Honesdale. Miss Oppen lander then announced the principal subjects of Jack and Jill, Prince and Princess besides a large chorus or children who wonld take part in the exercises. All the children took their respective parts in a very creditable manner, reflecting con siderable honor upon Misses Oppen lander, Foster and Dorothy Menner, pianist. The quartette gave a num ber of selections and were heartily applauded. Dr. Ellis' Address. Every number of the Chau tauqua course, whether lecture, mu sical, amusement, scientific, magical or philosophical in feature, was Immensely enjoyed. One would hear it said on every hand as an event passed, "That is tho best we have yet had." This was In turn said of Dr. Turner, of Dr. Dixon, of Dr. Pearson, ot Judge Lindsey and last hut not least ot Dr. Ellis, tho famed journalist who has twice cir cled the globe and has, perhaps, met more men and women who wear crowns and by scepters or other wise guide, govern and rule nations, empires, principalities, kingdoms small and large than any other man, not only in America, but in the known world. Ho has thus been en abled to see farther around the cir cle and discover more things relat ing to peoples and their method and policies of government than any other living Individual. As the Catholics say of tho ecclesiastical head of their church, "He speaks from Authority," so does Mr, Ellis on matters secular about our great world. He is enabled to do so be- cause he has been "Johnny on the spot." He has been in the most in accessible places, has- met all kinds of people from the exclusive Grand Lama of Thibet to the Arab Sheiks' of the desert, has been at Babylon, Mt. Nebo, Mld-Chlna, met officials! and statesmen of Turkey in the sublime Porte down or up to the Wai Wu Pu in Peking where an old empire was tottering to its tall but was saved by being converted Into a republic like that of our own dear America. It shocked Mr. Ellis to have Dr. Dixon refer to our con stitution as one tliat is' outgrown at a period when nearly all tho na tions of tho old world and even those of the Far East are bowing down in imitation tho great American docu ment that has already stood the test of more than a century and has come out triumphant. Only bad politi cians, bad statesmen, bad jurists have marred its good government- sustaining principles and provisions. With the masses of people of all na tions tlie world over looking to America for safe governmental forms for guidance, It appeared to Mr. El lis a shame that we should be ashamed of and condemn tho very foundation stone upon which our free institutions rest. While what Dr. Dixon said about a still further American progress, even to re-fram ing and revising our old constitu tion, met with trreat nbnular annrov- al from his audience, Mr. Ellis was as warmly sustained in making for it a vigorous defense. Quite impossible is it to give, in a brief newspaper paragraph, even some idea of Mr. 'Ellis' lecture, fraught as it was with such deep and abiding interest. He is a hard working journalist, being one of the field editors of the North American and a contributor to seventy-five or more other publications. No man is better prepared to speak upon the various phases of our own country and also upon internationalism. He is a Pennsylvanian, long active in movements 'of a religious and al truistic character in his own state. To millions of his fellow countrymen by voice and through print, he is holding up a light by which they can not only see themselves but the people of all other' nations as well. In his lecture he told of the dan ger he encountered In visiting tho Mohammedan countries. No Chris tian is allowed to live In some of their sacred cities, indeed, it is un safe to enter them, especially Mecca, because there is buried Houssain, the grandson of the prophet. When Mr. Ellis- visited Kerbela it happen ed to be on an anniversary of Houssain's death. Fanaticism was running high and he was refused ad mission to the Khans and inns. Mr. Ellis and his companions were sur rounded by a jeering throng and for their safety, tho soldiers took them to the cardls court where they were protected from being mobbed and kept over night. But even here was found traces of American influences and also an American who greeted them with a cheering word. A man engaged in the ice business there called out to them as they marched under guard, " Houdy! You Ameri cans! So am I." Mr. Ellis spoke of Japan as being pre-eminently military and a war like nation. School boys are early taught military tactics, hence, they become active and fierce fighters. They march to and from their school houses in true military order, break ing ranks as each pupil reaches his homo or abiding place, and form In soldier-like squads on their way "to school. But there is a peace party, even in Japan, and it is. growing rapidly. This movement was start ed by a man by the name of Gilbert Bowles urd some fellow friends or Quaker?, all of whoir kept in the back ground, but their work, as everywhere else, though in silent tread, as It was with William Penn and always has been and is even so with the Chautauqua, a tremendous wcrJd force for good and the uplift r'ir.Tinlty. Our Store Will Closed LaborDay Monday, September 1 KATZ QUINUNK. Equlnunk, Aug. 28. For several ... 1 1. 1 a TOn..i..i.. Z" J?? rL tZ t? J b.e.ns!,? ,n ma"yf n" their little village, but possibly the most noted ot all the visitors were two clergymen of New York City, Rev. George W. Grinton and Rev. F. M. Turrentine and families. They have both Drcachcd at the Methodist church on different occasions. On Sunday evening, the Rev. Mr. Grin- ton, gave a most Interesting address on the story of Pollyanna, or playing; the Glad Game. Tho church was filled and the address was enjoyed by all. The Misses Marks from Yonkers, N. Y., are visiting the pastor and his family. Miss Sarah Marks, being a the interest of the services with her violin solos. There has been a very interesting Red and Blue contest for the last ten weeks in the Methodist church. Each side fought hard to outdo the other In points. They started with equal points at tho beginning of the contest, with Mrs. Ethel Lord, cap tain ot tne uiues, ana Mrs. nose Woodmansee, captain of the Reds. But at the end of the ten weeks it was found that the Reds were ahead. It was, therefore, up to the Blues to furnish a supper which they did in a most magnificent style. It was remarked by many of the sum mer boarders that the style of tho supper, the tables, etc., was equal to that of a cityj banquet in many re spects. The supper was a great credit to Mrs. Lord and her helpers. The church was decorated so beauti fully that it was decided to leave the decorations and the Stewarts had a social the next day when they sold ice cream and cake. This makes two socials they have had on succes sive Saturdays, at each time fifteen gallons of cream being sold, and on 1.1. 1 i. . . 1 .5 1. T .1 much more had they had it. These socials were handled in a very suc cessful way under the leadership of the treasurer of the Stewarts, Mrs. Woodmansee. Something like $40 was cleared for the benefit of the churoh. Before you start on your va cation see that you are supplied with some Neura Powders for Headache, io and 25 cents. Sold everywhere. SEALED PROPOSALS. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Highway Department, Harris burg, Pa. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the State Highway Department in the Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Pa., until ten o'clock on the morning of September 17th, 1913, when bids will be publicly opened and scheduled for the recon struction of 7309 lineal feet of Brick BlockPavIng, 10 feet wide, situated as follows: From the intersection of South Fourth and Main streets, pass ing over Main street, to tho Texas Township line; also from the Inter section of Main and Park streets, passing over Park street, to the Tex as Township line, under tho Act of Assembly appoved May 31st, 1911, P TV 4RS Pinna nnrl snpnlflontinnst can be seen at tho office of the State Highway Department, Harrisburg; 1001 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia; 2117 Farmers Bank Building, Pitts burgh; and 301 Farr Building, Scran ton, Pa. Each bid must be made up on a blank furnished by tho State Highway Department, accompanied by a certified check in the sum of $2,500, and enclosed in a separate sealed envelope, which blank and en-t. v-lopo will be furnished upon re quest, marked: " PROPOSAL FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A SEC TION OF ROAD IN WAYNE COUN TY, HONESDALE BOROUGH." EDWARD M. BIGELOW, State Highway Commissioner. 70-3wks. BROS. Inc. Be v v