davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07
Harrisburg Letter.

APRIL 3d.-Up to the hepresent time the
total amount of appropriations in bills
before the Legislature reaches the sum
of $63, 1858, ,672, with $42 900, 600, or about
that figure, in sight to pay with. That
means some work for the Legislature,
and where it fails the Governor will do
the trimming, so that the receipts and
expenditures will run nearly even. The
above figures include number of items
that seem certain of defeat, such as the
Capitol Park extension $1,000, 900 the
pension bill, ST, 700, 900; the dirt road
bill, ST. 100000, and probably the auto
mobile road bill, So 100000. The High
way Department gets $S,OO0,000 beside
the four millions referred to above, and
some of the leaders in the Legislature
think that is enough for the State to
spend on roads underpresent conditions.
Strenuous efforts are being made in
concerted way, by the citizens of Har-
rlsburg, to have the House pass the bill
for the extension of Capitol Park. 1t
passed the Senate several days ago and
comes up for second reading in the
House Monday night next, and in the
meantime lot of missionary work is
being done. Under ordinary conditions
the bill has merit, and the State ought
to own, for park purposes, the strip of
land lying between the Hill and the
Pennsylvania railroad. 1t can never be
had any cheaper than now, and public
sentiment seems to favor the project,
the only drawback being the lack of
revenue. To kill the pension bill and
pass the Park extension and Automobile
bills would hurt the dominant party
some for the future, and that discour-
ages. At the same time it is perfectly
patent to any one at all conversant with
the facts that $1,000, 900 would be only
abeginning, the same as $3, 900, 900 looks
small for highway 100 feet wide across
the state from east to west. Ten days
will settle the question.
By mere fluke the School Code es-
capped solar plexus blow this week
while the measure was before the House.
1t, was defeated on second reading but
later referred back to committee. The
country members are credited with the
knockdown, but its strongest friends
were stunned at the situation thus dis
closed. Only the hardest work of the
organization leaders can put the meas
ure through now, and the risk is great.
The country members are charging that
the Philadelphia and Pittsburg members
have amended the code so as to elimin-
ate such features as were disagreeable,
but the country members have had nc
such opportunity. They want the whole
bill laid over for two years so that the
people can become acquainted withIitf
requirements and provisions and there
is lot of force in their position. Very
few, il any, of the members have OBJ
tanned knowledge of its probable work
ings in the short time it has been il
print, and the vast majority of the peo
pie of the state know nothing about it
except that there is such bill before
the Legislature. Unless it is very ma
terially amended during the coming
week it is certain of defeat.
Farmer Greasy caused bit of com
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07
WEDNESDAY APRIL, Z, 1909.
THE income tax law just adopted by

THE income tax law just adopted by
France follows the English law in ex-
empting working mems incomes and in
adopting sliding scale reaching max
imum of four per cent. on the largest
incomes. The law promises to be popu-
lar inasmuch as IN addition to raising
more money for expenses it will also
lead to the repeal of number of vex-
atious taxes. Constitutional provision
against class discrimination would prob
ably operate against graded income
tax in this country.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07

Rev. James Stuart Dickson, D. D.,
died at his home in East Orange, N. j.,
on Thursday morning last, April l, 1909,
after lingering illness, thought to have
been caused by overwork. He was the
youngest son of the late Hon. James r.
Dickson, for many years resident of
Honesdale, and engaged in business here,
also serving as Associate Judge from 1856
to 1861. Alex. w. Dickson, of Scranton,
DR.. Dickson's brother, with his daugh-
ter, were at the latter's bedside during
the closing days OF his life. Another
brother, Thomas H. Dickson, has for
many years been a prominent resident
of st. Paul, MINI. DR.. Dickson had been
unable to attend to his duties as Secre-
tary of the College Board of the Presby-
terian church since the middle of De-
cember, when he was taken ill with rheu-
matsm. A few days after Christmas
heart disease developed, and he had
since been seriously ill. He was born in
Honesdale fifty years ago, and received
his early education in this place. He
graduated from the University of Penn
sylvania in 1880, and three years later
was ordained after graduating from
Princeton Seminary. His first charge
was at Dayton, New Jersey, and he re-
mained there for about three years. DR..
Dickson then accepted call to the
pastorate OF the Woodland Presbyterian
church of Philadelphia. This charge he
held for nineteen years and during his
pastorate the church enjoyed remarkable
prosperity. In 1905 DIR. Dickson was
appointed Secretary of the College Board
and took up his residence in East Orange.
He married Miss Mary Agnes Campbell
member of an old Southern family,
who survives him with three sons: Reid
Dickson, Campbell Dickson and Sinclair
Dickson, all of East Orange. The body
was taken to Philadelphia where the fu.
neral services and interment took place
on Monday afternoon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07

George Emery Gale died at his home
1905 Albemarle Road, Brooklyn, N. Y,
on Friday, April 2, 1909, aged AZ years.
Mr.. Gale was the youngest son of the
late William NJ. Gale, who was, at first
in connection with the late l.. A. Robert
son, and afterward his son, Loring r.
Gale, for many years proprietor of the
Middle Valley tannery, in Cherry Ridge
township this county, which at one time
WINS running 1856 watts, and was ranked
as the largest concern of its kind in the
world. George E. was born at Middle
Valley, and went with his father and
brothers to Pike Mills, Potter county in
1881, at which time he and his brother,
John A. were made partners in the con-
Germ. In 1893 the property was sold to
the Penn. Tanning Co., the partners re-
firing with ample fortunes. The name
Pike Mills was changed to Galeton in
honor of the family. After living for
some time in Binghamton, N. Y, where
his brother, John A. died at compara-
lively recent date, George E. removed
to Brooklyn, N. Y. His widow, former
ly Miss Sarah Ensign, with two children,
survives him. He is also survived by
brother, Loring R. Gale, of New York
city, and sister, Mrs. William Fuller
Osborne, of Brooklyn, N. y. Another
sister, Mrs. J. F. Arundel, died few
months since. Mr.. Gale was member
of the Union League Club, the Manu-
facturers' Association, the Shriners and
the Odd Fellows. The funeral services
were held at his late residence in Brook
lyn at O'Clock P. M, on Monday last
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07

EACH day is life in miniature. What,
therefore, we habitually put into each
day reveals the character of our whole
life
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Grandma Lucinda Grinnel died at
her home in MorrentOWn, W. Va.
aged 106 years.
Charles Warren S%toddard, one Of
the best known American authors,
died at his home at Monterey, Cal.
Robert Watchhorn, commissioner of
immigration at New York. has tender
ed his resignation, which has been
accepted.
Aunt Mary Lee, 125 years old, is
dead in Washington. She was a col,
ored woman and born a slave in 1892
in Virginia.
Mrs. caroline Boei1er, Toledo's old
est woman. is dead at the age of 1O7
years. She was born in 1902 in Wen.
uakOva, nea Tuchel, West Prussia.
Joseph H. Des Rossiers, for more
than thirty years chief of the detec-
tive force of the Michigan Central
railroad, died at his home in Detroit.
Lieut.. Alan Urquhart Campbell, son
of Mrs. Patrick Campbell. the English
actress, was married in Quincy, ILL.,,
10 MISS fteltn bull. daughter Oh VIZ
liam B.. Bull of Chicago.
Mrs. Andrew Hawkyard, e~ighty-One
years old. died at Kenney, Ill. 1t was
her lifelong boast that she never
drank any water partakiEg exclusive
ly of kome-brewed beer from child.
hood.
Mrs. Lydia Coon Brown. aged sixty.
nine, first wife of the late United
States Senator Brown Of Utah, died
at Columbus. Ohio, from paralysis.
She was a pioneer in Ohio in kinder.
garten teaching.
Nathan Pratt Towne, former chief
engineer Of the Cramp S~hipbui!ding
company, and formerly al engineer OF
the United States navy, is dead at his
home in PhilaGclphi2. Ho served With
distinction in the Civil war.
The central figure in the famous
crusade against the sale OF cigarettes
in Indiana is dead at Plymouth. He
was John ". Parks. former member
on the state senate, and he framed the
a~nti-cigarette bill that became a law
in the legislature of 1903 and was re-
pealed by the legislature of this
year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN tP|TOMF
Digest of the News Worth Telling Con.
Gensed FOR the Busy
Reader.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The nomination of Elliott N%orthcott
of West Virginia to be minister to Co.
lombia has been confirmed by the
senate.
The controller of the currency has
issued a call for a statement of the
condition Of all national banks at the
close of business on Wednesday,
April %.
Two new faces have made their ap-
pearance in the national legislature,
Mr.. Fletcher Of Florida taking the
oath Of office in the senate. and Mr..
Cassidy of Ohio being sworn in as a
member of the house.
instruction and practice of militia
batteries and target practice vii! be
held at an encampment OF regulars
at Sparta, Wis, in July ard August,
in which batteries Of state troops will
be drilled by army officers.
If a bill introduced in congress be-
comes a law. the United States will
w a complete railway train. consist
Ing of a baggage car, sleeping car and
private car. fer the exclusive use Of
the president of the United States.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
COOK MADE HEIR TO $4,000.
Adopted Daughter Of Former Con-
uresSman Babcock Left 81.

Washington, May 6. Mrs. Annie
Vanderlas, who was the cook in the
family of the late Joseph w. Babcock
OF Wisconsin, formerly a congress-
un|"r the will Of Mr.. Dabcock as pro-
h&ted here yesterday.
Amelia b. Reeves Of Sparta, Wis,
The adopted daughter Of the late rep
reaen1ative, was left only 81. Mary
NJ. Merrill, niece of Mr.. Babcock, liy-
ing 1t Cedar Rapids, Iowa, gets
$4,000, and his first wife's niece, Mary
+. Barney of Necodah, Wis, also gets
5000. The rest of the estate it left
20 the widow and children.
Mrs. \anderlas has been in the Bah
cock family for twenty years.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
ELECTRIC CURRENT KILLS BOY.
Chicago Chorister Touches Charged
Gable at Niagara Falls.

NIAGARA Falls, n. Y, May 6. - JO-
;erh Cronin. fourteen years Old, a
member or the Pau!ist Chorister So
Getty OF Chicago. in charge of Father
Finn, was instantly killed yesterday
by electricity on the Canadian side
of the river.
wEo We're visiting Loretto convent,
he started to climb the bank to the
transformer station of the Ontario
GoTGr company, when lie came in
contact With an II ,0nO-volt cable
which had been temporarily strung
BY The company.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14

to have been an %insensate orgy in the
name of race and religion.
In the masSacres of fourteen years
ago there was no such desire to kill
women and children as has been eyi-
denced in the last ten days. Now,
however. there have been numerous
instances of the numbering of women
and children with deliberation, and
there are other instances where won.
men were brought out one BY one and
shot down. the bystanders clapping
their hands at each fresh execution.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
10000 SLAIN IN
ADANA PROVINCE
Mohammedan Fanatics Renew
Slaughter of Armenians in
Streets OF City.
OVER $4,000 ARE DESTITUTE
Unspeskab!e Atrocities Make Present
Massacre More Horrible Than
That of 1895.
OVER $4,000 ARE DESTITUTE

Mama. May 6:-Adana is still law
less. More people were killed in the
city yesterday. There are 10000
dead in -Adana province as a result
of the massacres, and $4,000 homeless
and penniless refugees are wandering
in the vilayet. The deaths in Adana
city alone are estimated at $500.
Adana is terrorized by 1000 sol
diers. who are footing, shooting and
burning. No respect is paid to for
eign properties. Both the French
schools have been destroyed and it is
feared the American school, CONNER
cial and missionary interests in Ada
ma are totally ruined.
Troops Add to Flames.
ed confidence. There is reason to be-
lieve that the authorities still intend
to permit the determination of all
Christians. The troops here are max
ing a pretense of throwing "water'
on the flames: instead of water they
use kerosene, and are thus purposeiy
adding to the cOnfagration
HpplCltilSlO IL itIl lSlt itS,diulllS
the American missionary stations at
Hadjin and Tarsus. All letters and
kilograms sent out through Turkish
channels are censored.
Ten Days Of Carnage.
Tarsus, Asiatic Turkey, May 6. -
Authentic details of the atrocities
committed by the fanatical Moham-
medans in the villages and farms in
his district are now coming into
Tarsus in sickening abundance. The
worst particulars Of these narratives
cannot be mentioned. but they set
forth without doubt that at least 10
600 persons lost their lives in this
province, and some estimates place
the total casualties at 2 5000.
Villages like Osmanieh, Bazsche.
Hamadieh, Kara, Kristian, Keoy and
Kezolood were actually wiped out.
Each of these places had populations
of from SEQ to GOO people. In one
town Of 1000 people there are fewer
than 100 left, nearly all women and
children.
II was the same thing with the hun
1reds of farms that dot this wide and
fertile plain. The slaughter was Un-
sparing, even the Greeks ard Syrians
being struck down with the Armen-
ians. Entire families We're burned to
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
ACCIDENTAL HAPPENINGS.

Two little children are dead from
the effects of inhaling coal gas in a
tenement house in New York.
Fire, which for a time threatened o
whole block in the business district
OF New Orleans, caused damage
amounting to $4,000.
One of the large mills of the Hidal
go Mining and Milling company at
Presena. Mex, has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is $250,000.
While trying to board a moving
train en- the Rock Island, Herman
Myers of Remsen, Iowa, fell under the
wheels and lost his lett. leg Just below
the knee.
Lester Mcintyre, F,cd Rooms,
James MurGatory and James Maxwell.
boys ranging in age from twelve TO
fifteen years, wC1c fatally hlinnd ct
GAINESVILLE in IN at1cm.t 10 bow an
oi! We'll While ll9Sing.
A woman EnGwH as Katie Noroh
who is said 10 hc Airs. Katie Linton
of Holidays Cove, ". Va. an. u Main
er, Peter Amman OF Pitt&h:r~, CROWN
cd at MoardsyiI!o, ". Va T.p We.
IN juTled aboard 4 sm&I! skis 21l !.
upset. Aun,an ii d 10 rc3;u> a.,
VOL an, bat she tbrsw nyr -.....
around him aGd both wc-; down.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14

: Resume of the Weeks
; Proceedings. -.
Proceedings.


Washington, April 29.-An eXhaus~
tive treatment of the lumber scheG-
ule of the tariff bill by Mr.. Simmons
OF North Carolina was the feature Of
the session of the senate yesterday.
Mr.. Simmons spoke for three and a
half hours in support of the retention
of the present tariff, which, he main
tanned, was but a revenue rate.
Washington, April 30.-The entire
time of the senate again Yesterday
was given to the genera! discussion of
the tariff bill. Senator Rayner of
Maryland led Off with a general de-
nunciation of the protective system
of the Republican party. He was
followed by Senator Nelson of Min
nosota, who made an earnest plea for
the admission of lumber free Of duty.
His assertion aroused Il quite general
discussion.
In an eleven-minute session the
house Yesterday did not take up any
of the important business which will
nave to be considered his session.
Washington, May IAN extended
speech by Senator McCumber favor
ing free lumber occupied several
hours in the senate yesterday. His re-
marks provoked an extended contro~
versy among advocates Of a tariff on
lumber. Mr.. McCumber said that,
while he was a thorough protection
list, he would not agree to a tariff on
- n J,Itc c,,1h 81. coal ;,., ;,-, ,n,
Lumber and oil, that are being eX-
llausted and cannot be replaced.
Washington, May Am EXTENDED
defense of the duty provided in the
Dingley bill on lumber was made in
the senate yesterday by Mr.. Piles of
Washington. He was followed by Sen
alto Borah, who discussed the income
tax, declaring in favor not only of its
justice as a means of raising revenue.
but in view of the divided opinion in
the supreme court of the United
States insisted also that it was the
duty of congress to again submit the
question of the constitutiona!ity of
the tax to the court.
Washington, May 5. - Notable
speeches, provoking debate of intense
interest, characterized the session Of
the senate yesterday. Senator Dolli-
yer of Iowa made an attack upon
methods under which protective tariff
bills are formed, and engaged in a
constant exchange of words with Sen
ator Aldrich, who was a careful lis
tener to the address of the Iowa sen.
ator. On the Democratic side sena-
tors remained mute, no member of
the minority interposing a word in
the controversy over the tariff, which
occupied the Republican senators
alone. At times this debate threaten
ed to be acrimonious, but the Iowa
senator was every ready with a hui
morous retort, which called forth
laughter at times when ang,y words
eemed unavoidable.
Senator P''ah concluded his speech
on the income tax
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14
Sert Threatening Letters.

San Francisco. May 6. - BENJAMIN
Wellington SOule was arraigned in
curt Yesterday on a charge of send
ing letters to Rudolph Spreckels. Mrs.
S~preck<ls and James O'Brien Gum,
cashier CT the Mechanics bank,
threatening them with death by poi
son if lie was not given $4,000 by
each.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14

Sackville, n. B.. May 6.-Last night
three children of Charles Crossman, a
painter, We're s%uffccated by smoke
from a fire which had badly damaged
their home.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14

death in their homes. Hundreds of
girls and women were carried off.
Girls Sold Into Slavery.
The correspondent was informed
that one place a party of 100 Arnen-
ians surrendered to the soldiers. The
prisoners were taken to an open field,
where the women were ordered to
stand apart from the men Every one
of the men was then shot. In many
cases they were done to death with
their women clinging to them trying
to save their lives.
Sixty men who were brought down
into this district from I!adjin are
row held IS slaves. Young Turks
around TarsuS are trading Armenian
girls for horses and modern repeat
ing rifles. The entire ter days seem
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-05-14

Rev. Stephen R. Trowbridge, who has doomed up as n If the most
prominent foreigners at the heart Of the Turkish disorders. and who "a
bd Washington, asking investigation of the death of two Americans.
Rogers and Maurer is Of a missionary family. With him at Antab. but
a short distance north of Adana are his mother, Mrs. Margaret r. Trow-
bridge, who first wen to Turkey a a missionary in 1861. and his sister,
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Trowbridge. Dr.. Trowbridge is a Brooklyn nan He
is known as me oft the most fearless workers in the field in which he has
been stationed. He is here's shown in Turkish costume.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

trees and have given these regions
over to rank growth of brush.
Looking from the one wagon road
near sea level, from which the visit
or generally views the country, 1t
has Il steep, ragged, uninviting APP
pearance, but closer investigation
will show this to be covered with
rich, deep soil, with level benches,
numerous swales and springs, and
not generally sleeper than the best
wheat lands of the Palouse and East
ern Oregon, where combined har-
vesters and headers are successfully
used. Much of this is the very best
quality of land in Curry county and
will prove itself such.
Though the great fire mentioned
was very destructive throughout
the entire length of the county there
are many bodies OF fine timber left.
Some of this timber is on land that
will eventually, when cleared, be
agricultural, but the bulk of 1t Will,
II protected and the crop harvested
with intelligence, be more valuable
for timber for many generations. A
saw log can be grown in Curry coun-
ty as rapidly as anywhere on earth,
and tree growths measured showed
2S-inch spruce saw log of 80 years
growth and fir % inches 80 years
of age. Land that Is so we'll adapted
to timber growth should be retained
for that purpose unless It Is also
by location, soil, or some special de-
mand necessary for other uses. II Is
safe to say that not one acre OF agri-
cultural land out of five hundred
acres is under cultivation, 1t Will be
many years before It will be justifi-
able to sacrifice the very valuable
Continued on Page 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01

ers of the balance of the land sub
scribe. 1t is thought by the COM
mittee of twenty-five doing the So
liciting that all of the property
holders in the bottom will sign up
soon.
A standing committee on ways
and means consisting of President
H. L. Gilkey, H. c. Kinney and o. S.
Blanchard was appointed, The tone
of the meeting was encouraging and
enthusiastic. 1t was generally con-
ceded that there would be no diff
Guilty in completing the bitches this
coming season, that is, far enough
to cover all the land that will be
signed up in time. From now on ir-
rigation matters will occupy the at
tention of a considerable number
of people.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-10-01
FOREST SUPERVISOR TALKS OF
WAGON AND RAILROADS
DOWN THE ROGUE RIVER
A Country Ready and Waiting for
the Prospector and the
Pioneer.

If Horace Greeley were alive to
repeat his famous advice, go West,
young man." and the young man
We're an up-to-date chap looking for
the real west with the opportuni-
ties suggested by Mr. Greeley, he
would fit himself with a pack horse
and start for Curry county, Oregon.
This country has got most of its
advertising on account of its lack
of doctors, preachers, BARRIERS and
undertakers, and from the fact that
the mail from the interior of the
state is carried into the county seat
three times a week on pack horses,
over an S0-mile trail from the rail-
road, and because one noted portion
of this trail is known as the Devils
Stairs" 1t Is also noted as having
one wagon road and no railroads,
and most of the correspondents have
travelled this wagon road down the
coast, and as there is not much of
the best part of the county visible,
have had time to note that It is not
model as a thoroughfare. This
wagon road is about the only thing
that Curry county has that Is not
different from other counties. 1t Is