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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
A DARING HOLDCP.


railroad fast freight train at Sacau-
Gus on Saturday night all the feat
ures of Wild West train robbery,
including the stopping of the train,
the breaking open of a car, the
firing on the train men from am
bush by ten armed robbers and the
shooting of two railroad employees
were a part. The injured men are
Mason Gillen, of StroudSburg, a
railroad detective, who was shot
through the upper right leg, and II.
w. Brown, of Sacaucus, Il tonnage
clerk, who received bullet in the
riSht arm. Gillen was taken TO
hospital in Dover, y. j., for treat
mcut. Brown was removed to his
home.
For the past year it has been the
custom OF thieves in and near Pat
erson and SocaucuS to stop freight
trains on lonely parts of the road,
by either jabbing hole in the air
hose, or turning one of the angle
cocks on the train, thereby releas-
ing the air and bringing the train
to standstill. In nearly every in
stance valuable freight, including
everything from bales of silk to
poultry and coal. were taken and
the thieves got away before any OF
the companys detectives coulu reach
the place of the holdup. The rail-
road company never gave the rob
berries any publicity, but they have
been common talk among the rail-
road men, many of whom tell of
how their trains were stopped sud
denly, while they were going at a
rate of thirty to forty miles an
hour and the freight cars partially
looted. SO bold have the thieves
become that instances are quoted of
coal trains being stopped within a
mile of Paterson, y. j., and five or
six tons of coal shoveled from the
cars to the tracks.
The train held up Saturday night
was fast freight No. SO, in charge
of Conductor A. l.. Widener of West
Scranton, and Engineer May and
due in Scranton at 4:10 Sunday
morning. The train started west
from Secaucus at S:45 O'Clock and
was just leaving the yard, when
the turning off of an angle-cock
brought the cars to dead stop.
Detective Gillen and Brown, who
were riding on the engine at the
time and when the train stopped,
went back to investigate. They
had about reached the middle of
the train when two men who were
breaking into a car loaded with
merchandise, ran into the bushes
along the tracks. Gillen shouted to
the men to stop AS soon as he
declared himself, half dozen pis-
tol shots rang out from the bushes
and Gillen fell to the ground with
a bullet in his leg. Brown was
shot minute later as he ran to-
ward the head of the train.
The shooting attracted a crowd of
railroad men, but the thieves got
away through the fields.
Within half hour after the
shooting, special train carrying
eight armed railroad police started
for the scene from New York and
have been looking for the thieves
since that tine. Chief Special
Agent j. E. Adamson, of Scranton,
was notified of the shooting and
/ started for Secaucus late Saturday
night. Up to Monday night, no
trace of the robbers had been
! found though all the towns near
the scene of the holdup have been
searched and every train leaving
for the west is ridden with armed
detectives, with orders to get any
suspicious looking characters.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Japan spent in 1907 the sum of
$3l7,944,945 in conducting her gov
ernment affairs. 1t cost New York
City the sum of $32S,16O,o46 dur
ing the same period to keep their
affairs moving. New York City has
a population of 4,422,6S5 people,
Japan over 100000. The area
of New York City is 326 square miles
while Japan has 10000 square
miles.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

While the anthracite shipments by
the leading coal roads for the first
quarter of the current calendar year
showed an increase to the extent of
1,2O3,719 tons, as compared with
1908, the gain was more than offset
by the falling off to the amount of
2,32O,69S tons in tn esecond quart
er; so that the half-year showed a
decrease of 1,177,699 tons as COM
pared with the corresponding half
year in 1908.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

According to official figures, the
cost of the recent special session of
congress was about 100000, to
which must be added another
amount of approximately 100000
for incidental expenses, such as
printing and the like. Altogether
then the actual direct cost to the
country was near to million dol
lars.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

The Wright flying machines were
first, second and third in the contest
held on Aug. %, at Rheims, France.
This contest was to determine who
would represent France in the in
ternational contest and resulted in
the selection of Lefebore with a
Wright machine, Bleriot and Latham
in machines of their own design.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
Millionaire Widow Engaged.

According to reports from Cowes,
Mrs. William Leeds, the millionaire
widow of the tin plate king, is en-
gagged to James DeWolf Cutting,
nephew of Mrs. Townsend Burden.
Mrs. Leeds was, before marriage,
beautiful Nonnie Stewart Worthing-
ton of Baltimore.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Japan is just beginning to catch
on, and is rapidly acquiring our
western civilization in spots. They
have lately convicted twenty-three
(strange number) members Of their
Legislature of graft, and they have
all been sentenced to Imprisonment,
This shows an awkward attempt to
initiate us. The grafters were well
up in western civilization ethics, but
the jury who convicted and the
judge who sentenced, seem to have
had a very crude conception of our
idea of justice.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

The Wall Street Journal aptly
says: The recovery of general
trade from the late depression has
now proceeded almost far enough
to warrant the expectation of an in
dustrial boom similar to that of
1S9S99, though less pronounced. "
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

The September Success has an
article written by Adachi kinnosuke
on Japan's governmental hnances'
which ought to make the American
people sit up and think.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Japan paid for the maintainence
of her navy during the war with
Russia in 1905, the sum of Sc, Co.
O6S. During the years 1906 and
1907 New York City spent Sl0,-
4OO.3i0 for purchasing and conduct
ing her two municipal ferries.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
SCRANTON BUSINESS COLLEGE,.
Court House Square,
SCRANTON pa

The Scranton Business College,
H. D. Buck, proprietor, will begin
its sixteenth year on Tuesday, Sept.
9TH. Monday will be enrolment
day. New teachers, new equip
ment. Graduates meeting with
splendid success almost everywhere.
Write for literature. H. d. Buck,
Principal. 63tS
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Lodges, associations and or
ganizations that intend to take part
in Civic Parade, notify w. F. Suy-
dam and give estimate of number
who will parade.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

Japan has standing army of
$4,000 men, which cost her in
1905 the sum of $5,554,5 ,5S5; New
York city spent on her police force
in 1907, the sum of $13,901,5 ,59S.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25

New York City is governed by
Tammany Hall, while Japan has no
such luxury.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-25
EECEIOES.

The Oliver family reunion was
held at the home of J. c. Oliver, at
Elm place on Friday. There were
about 250 people in attendance.
The following clergymen were pres
ent: Rev. George Tamblyn, of Le-
nio, n. j.; Rev. Albert T. Tamblyn,
of New York city; Rev. j. A.
Tamblyn, of Beach Lake; Rev. A.
G. Oliver, of Honesdale. The fol-
lowing was the program during the
day: Meeting called to order by
President A. c. Oliver; invocation,
by Rev. ]. Tamblyn; address of
welcome, Rev. A. c. Oliver; music
by Oliver quartette of Scranton; aS-
dress by Rev. William H. Hitler. Af-
ter the meeting a business session
was held and officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
The Robinson family reunion was
held at the home of Frank Smith of
Dyberry on Wednesday. Forty-three
people were in attendance, includ-
ing the following: John Robinson.
of Dyberry; Mrs. Sarah Stearnes and
daughters, Frances and May, of
Philadelphia; Samuel r. Odgen, of
Elizabeth, n. j.; ]. B. Robinson and
family, j. A. Robinson and wife, of
Honesdale; Mark Robinson and
family of Scranton; Mrs. Martin
kimble, of Dyberry; Mrs. Elizabeth
Bunnell and son, Mervin, of Dy-
berry.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
FULLER IS ENDORSED
Railway Trainmen Have Argument
over Political Action.

Railway Trainmen Have Argument
over Political Action.
Columbus, o., May 15.-Most of the
session OF the convention Of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen
was taken up with an exciting debate
over the attitude of IL. b. Fuller leg
islative representative at Washington.
Mr.. Fuller was criticised by the dele
gates and by Grand Master Lee for
his alleged political activity.
In defense OF Mr.. Fuller it was
claimed that his action in working
against Taft last fall was a personal
matter, but his critics declared that
the public mind did not dissociate
his attitude from that of the organiza-
tion's.
Tho debate arose when Mr.. Fuller's
friends, feeling that the report of the
committee ON grand officers reports
did not sufficiently commend the
work of Mr.. Fuller, offered resolu-
tion providing for vote of thanks.
This resolution finally was adopted.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
Asks For Lemert's RESIGNATION.

Columbus, o., May 15.-Rumors to
the sfec- that Governor Harmon has
asked G. C. Lemert to resign from
the position of state superintendent
Of insurance are in circulation in
statehouse circles. Mr.. Lemert re.
fuses to deny or confirm the leports
and it is believed that he will comply
with the governors wishes and retire
from the Office early in June. David
L Rockwell of Portage county, who
was the candidate for lieutenant gov.
ernor on the ticket last fall, is men
toned as a possible successor to Le-
inert. Charles Kloeb OF Celina and
Dewey Toilette of Marietta are also
in the race.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
ELECTION OFFICIALS
HELD FOR FRAUDS
Cincinnati Grand Jury Returns
-Four Indictments.

Cincinnati, o., May 15.--The grand
Jury has made public indictments
against Charles Reichel and Frank
Frederick, Jr., Republican election
officers, and John Carrigan and Frank
Knolls, Democratic election officers,
the charge in each case being fraud.
ulently writing in poll books"
The incidents alleged are said to
have occurred during a Republican
primary held in February, 1908, and
In the Democratic primary that was
to select delegates 10 the convention
that nominated Judson Harmon for
governor. The ofienses charged are
misdemeanors, liable to fine Of from
$50 to $500 or jail sentence of one to
six months, or both.
Henry T, Hunt, prosecuting attor.
ney OF Hamilton county, who in his
campaign for election to that office
on the Democratic ticket promised to
prosecute alleged election frauds,
worked up the cases and presented
the evidence to the grand Jury.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
COMMON SENSE

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
Girl is PLACED
!, IN new HOME
Governor Acts In frankie
EmmOnS Case.
TRUSTEES TO INVESTIGATE

Superintendent Dye Of Girls Indus
trial Home Presents Letter Signed
by Alleged Victim Of Institution EN-.
ploye, In Which All officers Are
Exonerated and Charges Refuted.
Frankie Says II Was Obtained un-
der Duress-Hearing Tuesday.
Columbus, o., May 15.-Members OF
the board of trustees of the Girls In.
dustrial school will go to Delaware
Tuesday to make an investigation of
the charges Of i'll treatment of resi-
dents. The trip to the school will be
made following the regular monthly
meeting, which will be held here that
day.
The board. which had been sum-
moned to Columbus by Governor Har.
mon, held special session lasting
three hours. No formal investigation
of the complaints which had been
lodged with the governor, and neither
Frankie Emmons, the girl said to
have been mistreated, nor Miss LYDIA
Falkenbach, the Columbus teacher at
the institution, who first acquainted
the governor with the girls story,
was before the board, though both
were in the city. Governor Harmon
practically turned the investigation
over to the trustees.
He presented to the board letter
written and signed by frankie EN-
mons, discrediting Miss Falkenbach's
report that she had been mistreated
in any way, either by the superinten.
dent or anyone connected with the
school. Governor Harmon reported to
the board that frankie had told him
she had written this letter under du-
ress and that It was untrue. Dye said
there were five witnesses of its hav-
ing been written voluntarily. With
this letter in dispute and after listen.
ing to all the charges, the board took
but one action.
The trustees made sure there
should be no further duress, IL there
had been any, by taking the girl from
the custody of the superintendent and
indenturing her to John Siebert, a re-
tired capitalist.
BEFORE reaching her new home the
girl had an interesting day. Governor
Harmon, after receiving her letter
begging to be allowed to come to Co
Iumhus and tell her story sent Can
tain David A. Lynch of the adjutant
generals Office to conduct her here.
However, Lynch got lost en- route and
by the time he reached the school
frankie was on her way to Columbus
under the escort of superintendent
and Mrs. Dye. AS soon as she was
brought to the statehouse she was
whisked out to the Harmon residence
in the governors automobile, under
the escort OF Howard Gaillard, official
messenger to the governor.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
CONVENTION ADJOURNS
Monster Festival Ends Proceedings Of
Playground Association.

Monster Festival Ends Proceedings OF
Playground Association.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 15.-The third
!. annual congress of the Fairgrounds
Association Of America came to a
close here, officers being elected and
committees appointed, but it was not
decided where the next meeting Of
the congress will be held.
The officers elected are: Honorary
president, Jacob Riis, New York;
president, Luther II. Gulick, New
York; first vice president, Joseph
Lee. Boston; second vice president,
Henry S. Curtis, Washington, d. c.;
third vice president, Mrs. Samuel A.
Ammon, Pittsburg; secretary, r. S.
Braucher, Portland, Me-; treasurer,
Gustavus T. Kirby, New York.
A monster play festival and May
celebration participated in by about
$4,000 schoolchildren was held at
Schenley park One of the features
ofGthe celebration was a parade in
which 10000 children dressed to rep
resent prominent characters in Amer
lean history marched. Athletic sports
and games of various kinds formed
another part OF the program.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
DRAW THE COLOR LINE
Southern Representatives object to
Nesro's Presence In Restaurant.

Southern Representatives object TO
Nesro's Presence In Restaurant.
Washington. May l5.-The presence
of William T. Vernon, the register of
the treasury. who is negro, in the
restaurant of the house building
aroused the ire of several southern
representatives In the house. They
complained TO the management of tho
restaurant and there was talk of filing
a protest with the speaker, who as
chairman of the building commission
formulatss the regulations governing
the restaurant.
The members who noted the pres
ence OF Mr. Vernon and a companion
of his own race in the restaurant we're
Representatives Gambler of Missls,
sippi, Dies and Garner Of Texas, Stan
ley OF Kentucky and Sims Of Tennes,
see. Messrs. Garner and Dies imme-
diately left the place. and later took
the matter mp with Mr.. Fitzgerald of
New York.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
THE MEAT OF IT


Vincent Karcz. a Chicago baker, ar
rested at Atlanta, Ca, has confessed
to killing Harry Tittlebaum as the
result OF trouble growing out of the
recent bakers strike at Chicago.
Des MOines, Ia. is to have the first
anti.treating saloon in the United
States.
Savitsky, the Russian "RobinIIood,"
was killed by rural guards near Hohi-
lev.
Heavy loss was sustained by the
burning Of an Adams Express car on
ihe Pennsylvania road at Pittsburg.
Mrs. Edith Ault and Miss Caseholt
we're drowned when a rowb6at was
Iwept over government dam No. 8,
dear Charleston, w. Va.
More than a score of passengers
we're killed or injured in train
wreck near Strasburg, Germany.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
charaed WIth nIackmall.

Columbus, o., May 15.-On charges
preferred by Dr. Louis A. Williams OF
lronton, William E. Mckinley, former.
ly OF trenton and more recently a
guard at the penitentiary, and his
wife, Sarah, are held for alleged
blackmail. DR.. Williams claims he
was iured to Columbus on state
ment that daughter OF the McKln-
leys was i'll, and he says that he was
charged with improper relations with
Mrs, Mckinley, made 10 give up $50
In cash and to sign promissory note
for $500. This note WAS found on the
woman when she was searched.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
RYt MLlfD IN Storm
Kansas and Western states Visited
BY severe CYCLONE.

BY Severe Cyclone.
Kansas City, May 15.-A series OF
tornadoes in Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma killed at least Ave, injured
90, devastated on town, wrecked a
train and did great damage to prop
erty.
twenty-five were injured by a
storm that swept over Mount Wash
ington and Fairmount Park, suburbs
of Kansas City. At least two of these
are thought to be fatally injured, and
others seriously.
The town of Hollis, Kan, near Con-
cordia, was swept away. Here three
were killed and 10 seriously injured.
The Eckstrom family, consisting Of
five persons, Is missing. Their house
is in ruins and II is thought they are
dead.
Near Great Bend a tornado killed
two and injured 20. All wires are
down in that vicinity and It is feared
the death list may be greater.
William Ackerly, a Santa Fe engi-
neer was killed while working with
a bridge gang between Great Bend
and Kinsley. Frank Nicholson, con-
ductor, was also killed. The tornado
wrecked the work train of which Ack-
erly was engineer and blew 1t into a
ditch.
Several members of the crew were
blown 100 feet. The pile driver top
pied over, crushing Ackerly to death
in his cab, where he remained with
his hand upon the throttle. Most Of
the victims in this case we're men,
bers of the Santa Fe bridge crew in
train wrecked by the wind.
A binding rain and hail storm ac-
companied the wind in all three
states. Many washouts demoralized
railroad traffic. The Missouri Pacific
main line was washed out near Wal
colt, between Leavenworth and Kan
sas City. The Burlington and Santa
Fe we're forced to annul some trains.
Electrical disturbances crippled tele-
graph and telephone wires, and on
this account only meager reports
from the stormswept area can be OBJ
tanned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
ADVISES ROOT
TO TALK LESS
Senator Money ReSentS Lee.
ture by New Member.
CRITICS ARE CRITICISED

{ Finance Committee Again Sustained
When cummlns Amendment to
SUI Lower Duty on Round Iron Is De-
feated by Decisive Vote = Senator
~ - Beveridge Wants Duty on Tobacco
and It's Products lncreased-Ac.
cuses Trust Of shortweishting,
Washington, May 15-Again the
y committee on finance was upheld
when the senate voted down an
amendment by Senator Cummins to
90 lower the duty on round iron, etc, by
vote of s5 to AZ, and upheld the
house rate. which was recommended
by the senate committee.
z Almost the entire session was given
up to a debate on the profits Of the
United States Steel corporation, and
toward end of the day personalities
were freely INDUCED in by senators.
This occurred after Senator Root had
spoken in defense of the finance com.
mittee and in criticism of senators
who had complained OF the failure or
that committee to provide more am.
pie Information concerning various
schedules.
Mr.. Money, addressing himself di.
fectly to the senator from New York
resented what he characterized as a
lecture to the senate, and said that
II the senator from New York desired
less speaking in the body, che should
80 less of j. himself
Senator Beveridge proposed an
amendment to the tariff bill increas.
ing the tax on tobacco and its prod.
ucts, and charged that by continuing
the short-weight packages of the
Spanish war period tobacco trust
was reaping a harvest Of $2t,0O0,OOO
a year.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-15
' BRYAN AT BANQUET
Nebraskan VIII Address Columbus
jefferson Club Tonight.

Columbus, o., May 15.-William
Jennings Bryan arrived in Columbus
today noon and is the personal guest
of Harvey C. CARRIER and DIR. Henry
w. Miller. This evening he will be
the principal speaker at the Jefferson
club banquet, for which covers for
/ 800 will be laid in the Goodale
Street auditorium. Other speakers at
the banquet will be Governor Har-
mon, Clarence NJ. Darrow, Former
Governor James Il. Campbell and At
lee Pomerene. Preceding the banquet
Mr.. Bryan will be rendered public
reception at the Chittenden hotel.
Tomorrow afternoon he will deliver
his lecture, "The Prince Of Peace" at
Memorial hall, under the auspices Of
the Railway Y. NJ. G. A.