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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
Theater Syndicate heeds
Protest of Ministers.
FIVE SHOWS VOTED INDECENT
Trust Will Refuse to Allow Book.
ings In Its Houses to Any Of
the Alleged Immoral
Productions. |

New York, Feb. 17.-Yielding to the
protests made by ministers of all de-
nominations, In which President Burn
ham of the Theatrical Managers as
sociation Joined, the theater syndicate,
which controls more than 90 per cent
of the theaters of the United States,
has put its emphatic ban on each and
every one Of the plays declared i'm
moral and indecent.
In accordance with this new policy
Klaw & Erlanger announced that un-
der no circumstances would they give
time throughout the country to the
plays which had been criticised as i'm
moral. The official statement was
made by Abraham L. Erlanger, who,
with Marc Klaw, is the head Of the
theatrical trust, as follows:
We are not going to book these plays in
the theaters we own, control or represent.
This means that the theaters controlled
by the syndicate throughout the country
and those operated by Klaw & Erlanger
individually will not book any Of the
plays that have been denounced as Inn
moral or indecent.
The contracts that have been made
our agreements invariably are, but 1t Is
only fair to our associates and ourselves
to say that no member Of the syndicate
has anything to do with any of the plays
that are being denounced.
We are heartily in accord with the sin
cere clergymen and the respectable news
papers In this crusade. We are going to
let the so called independents play all the
attractions Of this character and, while
on the subject. we want to add that we
are not going to let our theaters deterior-
ate to the condition from which they were
rescued.
We do not believe any of the managers
we represent will interfere with the re-
solve we have taken. If they do we shall
discontinue our business relations with
them at the expiration Of present con-
tracts.
A little more than week ago
Charles Burnham, president -ofs4the
! New York Theatrical Managers asso-
citation, in an interview said, "If
had my way would close five shows
which are now running in New York
on the score Of immortality"
The day Mr.. Burnham made this
statement the Presbyterian, Methodist
and Baptist ministers in their weekly
meetings had denounced five plays
then being produced at Broadway the
aters as vicious, immoral and inde-
cent, and they called on the mayor to
establish censorship Of plays.
Archbishop Farley Of the Roman Cath.
olic diocese of New York preached a
sermon declaring that the stage was
a sink of obscenity and filth which put
to shame the worst days Of ancient
| Rome
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
1873 KILLED IN MINE.
Explosion Followed by Fire In COL
liery In England.

Newcastle, England, Feb. 17.-Later
reports show that 1873 lives were lost
by the explosion in the colliery at
West Stanley, which employs 400
men.
Nearly 200 of the men were in the
pit at the time, and none of them have
come to the surface, although rappings
have been heard, and it is supposed
that these are from some of the min
ers who escaped death from the eX-
plosion and the fire which followed it.
Almost Immediately after the explo-
sion flames burst through the shaft,
scorching the workers at the pit head
and blowing out the fencing and ap-
paratus at the entrance to the mine.
The flames spread rapidly, and 1t
was impossible for the rescuing party
to descend into the workings.
Thousands of anxious people gath
cred at the mouth of the pit, but for
hours the fire burned furiously.
An explosion resulting in the loss of
twelve lives occurred at the same col.
licry In 1882.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
SUFFRAGETTE UP IN BALLOON
Woman Asitator Fails In Plan to Over
awe Parliament


London, Feb. 1.-THE militant suf-
fragettes, who hitherto have found
the ranks Of the police invulnerable to
their assaults by either land or water,
decided to Illustrate these guardians
of the law by approaching the houses
of parliament from above by means
of an airship.
When the airship appeared above the
heads of the legislators their surprise
was great to see on the gas bag print
ed the words, "Votes For Women"
while forty foot streamers bearing va
rious inscriptions foated in the wind.
Miss Matters, one of the heroines Of
the ''chain aud grille'' incident in the
house of commons, was to occupy the
latrship, accompanied by an experienc-
ed aeronaNl, who would guide the ves-
sl ~ TIA route of the royal pro-
cessieif ana nat itaoxet tho houses of
parliament.
When 1t was halted Miss Matters,
armed with a megaphone, was to
shout down words Of defiance at the
asrounded commoners and shower
down handbills on their heads.
The airship rose all right, but 1t
never reached the houses of parlia-
ment 1t went astray and finally de-
scended at Coulsdon, Surrey, fifteen
miles from London.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19

spernanent chairman Of the gathering,
aroused the first enthusiasm tby assert
Ing that the tariff must be taken out
Hof fpartisan politics, and Congressman
Fowler OF New Jersey, who is sponsor
for the Beveridge commission bill now
before congress, caused a deinonstra-
tion when he asserted that the tariff
must cease to be the football of politi-
cal parties.
Mr.. Van Cleave's emphatic declara-
tion that the convention was not in
terested in the raising or lowering Of
any particular schedule and that Pres
ident Elect Taft was in line with the
purposes Of the gathering preceded a
vigorous dealing with the question Of
the necessity for tariff commission
and was loudly cheered.
Representative Charles N. Fowler Of
New Jersey addressed the tariff con-
vention in advocacy of bill outlined
by himself which proposes the crea-
tion of a tariff commission of fifteen
members at salary of $4,000 per
year each.
Mr.. Fowler recommended that every
commercial body in the United States
be organized into campaign club and
Through the sheer force of voting
power compel your members of con-
gress to commit themselves to the pro-
gram"
"Neither the house nor the senate"
he declared. twill yield an atom of its
power or prerogative any more than
the kings Of England did unless driven
to do so by an overwhelming, consum-
ing public sentiment, which you alone
can create.
THE voluminous litigation growing
out of customs disputes, which keeps
an army of judges, lawyers and gov
ernment officials constantly busy, has
cost million of dollars to the govern
ment, many more millions to the peo-
pie directly interested therein and in
the end must come from the pockets
Of the people. With the exception of
the members of the bar hardly a sin
gle class in this community has been
benefited by this unproductive waste
Of time and money. During the last
current year 55,79S classification pro-
tests were received and 35,7S5 were
decided, while the suspension files now
number G0,303.
Every large business in the United
States has body of expert men, cost.
ing as much as an expert commission
would cost this government, doing
nothing but reducing every factor OF
the business to certainty and refin'
Ing every differential to a thirty-sec,
ond or a sixty-fourth Of per cent.
"Our import and export trade has
passed the $4,000, 100000 mark. It is
high time we should reduce our for,
eign trade to an approximate science
as all the nations of Europe have
done"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
NEAR TRAGEDY IN HOUSE.
John Wesley Gaines Gesture All but
Fells Texan.


Washington, Feb. 17-With no NAL
Zee nforethought, Representative John
Wesley Gaines of Tennessee came near
landing on the Roman nose of Repre-
sentative James l.. Slayden of Texas
in the house.
Mr.. Gaines had worked himself into
a fury over the inquiries of the Re-
publican party, and his arms were
moving through the air at a frightful
velocity when Mr.. Slayden moved
down the aisle. He was paying no
heed to the gentleman from Tennessee,
who was taking advantage of an op-
portunity 10 make a speech.
Mr.. Slayden came to his senses, how
ever, as he felt strong arm grasp his
brow, and he ducked IN time to save
his nose. IF John Wesley Gaines had
landed the outcome might have been
serious. Mr.. Slnyden is from Texas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
TO STOP FAKE BANKRUPTCY.
Woolen Merchants Open National
Campaign to Check Frauds.

campaign TO Chock Frauds.
New York, Feb. 17.-Following the
indictment Of Michael Devine and Ar
thur Roman, tailors, charging them
with making false statement of
their financial condition in order to Sc
cure large bill of goods from a Phil.
adelphia merchant announcement was
made by counsel for the National
Woolens and Trimmings association,
which furnished information against
the indicted tailors, that evidence was
being prepared to indict and prosecute
many similar cases In the principal
cities in the Atlantic and middle west.
ern states.
Counsel for the association stated
that the indictment of the tailors
marks the opening Of national cam
paign to stop alleged fraudulent bank
ruptcy practices. Members Of the as
sociation say that mercantile houses
have been defrauded out of hundreds
of thousands of dollars by dishonest
retailers starting accounts on falsified
credit statements and then going into
bankruptcy.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
National Convention at In.
didndpOliS In Session.
FOR NONPARTISAN COMMISSION
Speakers Declare That the United
States Lingers Decades Behind
Scientific Methods of Eu-
ropean Countries.

indianapolis, Feb. 1T.-The first ma
tional tariff commission convention,
whose delegates hope to point the way
for the establishment Of Il permanent
tariff commission, held rouslng scs-
sion here, ut which speeches We're
made by Henry s. Towne. president Of
the Merchants society of New York;
Senator Brown Of Nebraska. Repre-
sentative Fowler of New Jersey and
Ex-Governor Guild of Massachusetts.
Men of opposing political parties
whose views on the construction Of a
tariff differed widely sat side by side
as delegates and joined in tumultuous
applause as speaker after speaker Wig
orously denounced the present tariff
and the method of its construction.
That the present tariff system has
been outgrown and that the United
States fingers decades behind the sci
entific methods of European countries
was repeated almost as often as a
new, speaker addressed the delegates.
The speakers declared that the prompt
establishment Of Il nonpartisan tariff
commission was the only remedy for
present conditions.
On the nature of the commission,
whether it should be permanent bu-
reau and an adjunct to the depart
ment Of commerce and labor, an ap-
pointive commission, one composed of
! experts only OF: body OF business
men laRQweFeL " experts,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
FOR JEWS IN RUSSIA.
Move to Get Equal Rights For Amer.
leans In Cars Land.


Washington, Feb. ia joint reso-
luton presented by Representative
Goldfogle of New York designed to
get better treatment for American
Jews travelling in Russia was reported
favorably by the house committee on
foreign affairs.
1t calls upon the president to enter
into arrangements with Russia by
treaty or otherwise sin order that all
American citizens shall have equal
freedom of travel and sojourn in Rus
sia without regard to race, creed or
religious faith"
The resolution is the outgrowth of
many complaints that Russia has re-
fused to recognize American passports
held by Jews. The matter has been
made the subject of diplomatic ex-
changes of notes between the two gov
ernments, but without results satisfac.
tory to Jewish travellers. A treaty GOV.
ering the point is contemplated.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
NEW RECORD BY MAURITANIA
Cunard Turbiner Makes 671 Knots In
DAVIS Run.

New York, Feb. 17-Another big rec
ord has been made by the turbine liner
Mauretania, which is now bound for
this port from Liverpool and Queens
town. According to cable messages
received at the Cunard Office, the liner
covered GIL knots ON the third day out.
The best previous record was $50
knots held by the Lusitania.
The best days run the Mauretania
had to her credit before this was on
her last westbound trip, when she
logged G3G knots. Her best figures for
the transatlantic trip were established
last June days 90 hours 10 minutes
from Queenstown to Sandy Hook.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
CHILD HACKED TO DEATH.

Body Bore Twenty eight Knife Wounds
and Scars of Burns.
Marseilles, France, Feb. 1.-THE dis.
covery of revolving crime, recalling
in details case which occurred in
Paris in 1907, has caused a sensation
here.
The body of an eight-year-old girl
torn by twenty-elght knife wounds and
further mutilated by burns has been
found in pOpulous quarter of the city.
A man who had been living with ths
girls mother, who is widow, has
been arrested.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19

tue street. ana HlA9 lleQ ~ 1tlt SOiiie Hbn1p
bladed instrument like razor or knffe
upon the abdomen. Only rarely has
their clothing protected their bodies
from being wounded. The cuts have
most of them been dealt with enough
force and aim to infiict dangerous alb
dominal or visceral wounds. Often
death has followed.
The victims of the attacks of 1907
were all young girls. Most Of them
were still i'll childhood. The lunatic
made practice of first enticing them
into some secluded hallway by prom
ises of candy, which he carried with
him. He would invariably end by as,
saulting them with some sharp stab
bing instrument supposed to be a scis-
sors blade. He would terribly lacerate
and mangle the abdomen and leave
the victim dying, to be found by who
ever next passed that way.
Neither during the February assaults
nor during those of 1907 was the at.
tempt made to kill for the sake OF
taking life. Mutilation was invaria.
bly, the insane object, and it did not
seem to matter to the ripper" wheth-
er his victims died or not. This trait
marked him as creature of very
different type from the Whitechapel
ripper" Of 1888, who first killed, then
partly dissected the body.
The present perpetrator is rather a
slasher than ripper in the sense
usual I'm such aberrations Ha nava,
stabs or seems bent on Intentionally
penetrating the abdomen, but seems
inspired with the desire simply to in.
fiict broad shallow surface wound
or mark, The great keenness of his
weapon and the excessive strength in
his blow cause the dangerous wounds
that have so often resulted fatally.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
WIRE COILED IN HIS A0RTA.
California Patient Recovering From
Delicate Operation.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 17.-Richard
Wheaton, retired British soldier, was
admitted to the hospital suffering from
an aneurism. In the aorta the wall of
the artery was so thin that pressure
of the blood had all but blown it out.
The doctors cut down to the artery
and twenty feet of fine silver wire
were passed through and curved around
and around, forming a spiral and bridg.
ing the enlarged space. He is recov-
ering.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
U. S. SENATOR UNDER PROBE
Stephenson of Wisconsin Questioned as
to $4,000 Primary Fund.

Madison. Wis, Feb. II. - United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson sub
mittcd to n searching examination eX-
tending over four hours by the Wis
consm legislative committee, which
started probe of the United States
senatorial primary Of last fall.
Stephenson told the story of his eX-
pcnditurc of more than 100000 dur
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
PLAYERS IN TRAIN WRECK.
Six Killed and Thirty-six Injured In
illinois Central Catastrophe.

""o's So"Tai NatAstToPnos
Murpheysboro, ILL.,, Feb. 17.-FouI
passengers were killed and thirty-six
injured when an Illinois Central train
bound from st. Louis to New Orleans
was wrecked on a trestle by running
into broken rail near Murphysboro.
The injured include seventeen actors
and actresses Of the Perry Hastings
show troup.
The train was running fifty-Ave miles
an hour as 1t entered on a trestle,
where the locomotive hit broken rail.
The locomotive passed over the trestls
safely, but the baggage car and the
smoking car went on the track and
threw the four remaining cars down
an embankment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19

4 Bnrgstailef was already famous at
Baireuth when he came here. His
success was instantaneous, and it last
ed until this season, when the German
opera casts We're selected and Burrian
began to sing "Parsifal" in his stead.
Burgstaller is a young man of strik-
ing personality and beauty Of voice.
He is graduate of Frau Coslna Wag-
ner's school at Baireuth and has sung
the leading roles in all the great Wag-
merriam productions.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19

w. Bayard Cutting, Jr., is the son Of
W. Bayard Cutting of New York and
nephew of II. Fulton Cutting. At pres
ent he is United States vice consul at
Milan. During the period after the
Messina earthquake he had charge Of
much of the American relief work in
Sicily. He was married some years
ago In England to daughter of the
Earl OF Desart.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
Favorable Report on Earl Today.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 1.-THE senate
finance committee today reported IA
vorably to the senate the nomination
OF Robert Earl as Democratic member
Of the state highway commission.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
Size of RattIsships Limited.

Washington, Feb. 17.-By an amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill
adopted by the senate the size Of the
two battleships authorized is limited
to 21,000 tons and their cost exclusive
of armor and armament to $4,000, 900
each.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
WIRELESS FOR SHIPS.
House Passes Burke Bill Senate Like
ly to Concur.

TO SOHCuTs
Washington, Feb. 17.-Vessels en-
gagged in the coastwise trade of the
United States and foreign vessels
touching at American ports are re-
quired to be equipped with wireless
telegraphy under the terms of the
Burke bill passed by the house.
AS to the coastwlse trade, the bill
applies only to vessels carrying fifty
passengers or more between ports 200
miles or more apart.
The agitation in congress for the
compulsory equipment Of passenger
craft with radio telegraphic apparatus
was begun as direct result Of the
collision Of the steamship Republic
with the Italian liner Florida.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
FOR FLEET IN PACIFIC.
Senate Provides That one-half of Ma
Wy Be Kept There.

Wy Be Kept There.
Washington, Feb. II. - One-half of
the United States navy should be kept
on the Pacific coast at all times, In
the opinion of the senate.
An amendment to the naval bill was
agreed to providing that in She dis
cretion of the president one-half of
the navy shall be kept in Pacific wa
ters, so far as practicable. The presi-
dent already has the authority to so
divide the fleet, but the amendment
amounts to an expression of congress
in favor Of such action.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
No Boys at Races or cockfiahts.

Sacramento. Cal, Feb. 1.-THE as
sembly passed Grove L. Johnson's bill
making 1t mlsdemeanor for minor
to attend cockfght, prizefight or
horse race.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
Colonel Killed by Train.

Penn Yam, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Colonel
NJ. s. Ellsworth was almost instantly
killed by falling in front of a passen-
ger train about to stop here.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
FAMOUS TENOR TO WED.
Burestaller Goes to Europe and So
Docs Wealthy Mrs. Hexamer.

New York, Feb. 17.-Alois Burgstal-
ler the famous Wagnerian tenor, who
created the role Of 'Parsifal' in Amer
lea, has sailed unexpectedly for Eu-
rope on the steamship Kronprinzessin
Cecilie.
On the same vessel went Mrs. A. p.
HeXamer, wife of the proprietor Of Il
riding academy in HobolSen, who said
before she left that she was to marry
Mr.. Burgstaller in Germany. She has
private fortune Of $500,000 In her
own right.
Mrs. Hexamer started divorce pro-
sipas aMaiRst her husband several
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
CUTTING GOES TO TANGIER.
New York Millionaire Named For Le.
cation Secretary.

Washington, Feb. II. - President
Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomi-
nation of w. Bayard Cutting, Jr., the
New York millionaire, to be secretary
of legation at Tangier, Morocco.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19

New York Soldiers Dine Governor.
Albany, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Governor
Charles Il. Hughes will be the guest
Of honor at the national guard dinner
hare tonight.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
RIPPER" |SACT|Vt
Nine More Women SIashed
In Berlin Streets.
MAKES THIRTY IN FOUR DAYS
Thousands of Soldiers and Polio,
Patrol German Capital Day and
Night Without Capturing
the Assailant.

Berlin, Feb 17.-Nine more young
women have been attacked and slash.
cd with knife or awl by the 80
called ripper" within the last TWEEN
ty-four hours, making thirty victims
within the last four days. Seven of
the women have died Of their injuries.
Although thousands Of soldiers and
police patrol the streets ut every hour
Of the day and night, they have never
been on the spot when any of the at
tacks were made and are apparently
10 nearer to catching the assaiant
than they were before.
The feeling Is that the police are
powerless to deal with this unidenti-
fled assailant, who deals his blows in
the open and always reappears just
when the police think that they have
caught the guilty man.
The attacks have been made alto
gether in the meaner quarter of Ber-
ln.. The women who were the vic
tins came Of various classes. Many
Of them are very poor, but some are
the wives of small storekeepers or
men of moderate means. Practically
all Of them are of unquestionable char
acter.
The Berliners connect the present
series of attacks with the very simi-
lar ripper" murders Of 1907 and 1908,
when scores of very young girls were
atrociously slain in Railways. The
present ripper" like the unknown
/ kperpetrator of the crimes year ago,
eEma R deed that could have no
aeeenerate ma
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
A POETS ANSWER TO AN EDITOR

Henry Kemp, the well known poet,
sent a poem entitled ITO Christ" to the
American Magazine. The lines were
the subject of considerable correspond
ence between the poet and the editor,
the latter urging some notifications.
The correspondence ended with the fol-
lowing letter in verse which together
with the poem under discussion is pub
lished in the magazine:
Dear Mr.. Phillips: l received today
Your recent letter; in return would say
That 1 have pondered much, have weighed
and priced
The sting Of every line in my To Christ
l wrote the poem to cause wrath and pain
l barbed each arrow that it might remain,
And when they tried to draw it from the hesh
1t still would hold and tear the wound afresh.
l cannot tone my Christ down even shade;
| want Il to stay savage tbs made,
Tor 1 myself have been among the poor
And had indignant Christians drive me from
the door,
And seen the pomp, and heard the mouthed
And know the evil worked in Jesus name;
Have been thrice saved, with downhung'
shamefaced head,
To FIJI my belly with their proffered bread,
And lied to get chance to sleep In bed
Thus other tramps in mission halls have done
And still they do it, many and many one;
Buns perpetrate the spiritual cheat
To get a roof overhead and food to eat.
Oh! Jesus Christ was never such a one
He gave his charity liberal as the sun
THAT they were hungry, this alone sutnceui
Tuey did not have to first believe In CHRIST
These will not help an outcast-oh, the shame!
Unless he kneels and calls on Jesus name,
Now this my motto in my conscience graVed
Whereby the soul of Art Is saved;
Rather be back into the crucible tossed
Than through one word inapt, one touch OF
beauty lost" II IA