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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
DESCENDANTS VISIT TAFT.
Their Ancestors Signed Declaration Of
Independence.

Their Ancestors Signed Declaration Of
Independence.
Washington, April 12.-In the White
House today President and Mrs. Taft
received the members Of the Society OF
Descendants of the Signers, who are
lineally descended from the men who
affixed their names to the Declaration
of Independence. The reception in the
executive mansion preceded visit
made by the Descendants to the state
department, where they viewed the
document signed by their ancestors.
Tomorrow, the one hundred and six.
ty-siXth anniversary of the birthday
of Thomas jefferson, the Descendants
will visit the University of Virginia
and the tomb Of Jefferson at Monti.
cello. The visitors will take part in
the founders day exercises at the uni.
versity.
The signers' descendants held their
first meeting at the jamestown exposi.
ton. Several hundred members have
been enrolled in the society. 1t is es.
timated that the descendants of the
forty-six signers who left children now
number about 5000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
BEEF TRUST WARNED.
Attorney General Says Practice ol
Overvaluing Meat Must Stop.

Overvaluing Meat Must Stop.
Washington, April 12.-The practice
Of overvaluing dressed beef and OF
using such generalization as a basis
for claims against railroad companies
when the beef is injured or destroyed
in transit must be stopped at once, nc.
cording to warning issued by Attor
ney General Wickersham as the result
of an investigation made because Of
complaints against the beef trust
These complaints alleged that the
company had placed a fictitious value
on dressed beef claimed to have been
injured or destroyed in transit.
The attorney general says the com
plants and investigation show that
the calculated cost price of injured or
destroyed dressed beef sis in excess OF
the actual cost price, because no al.
lowance is made for the large profits
realized from the sale Of the hides and
other valuable byproducts. and the
facts disclosed by the investigation
show that the dressed beef, even when
marketed without any damage, rarely
If ever brings the amount fixed by
your company as its cost price"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
FIGHT FLIES AND SHELTERS.
Entire South Wasins War on Deadly
Germ Dissenninatora

CntiTo 0outH Wd9In9 war OF Oeaoy
Germ Disseninators.
New Orleans, La, April 12.-The en-
tire south has enacted uniform laws
against the mosquito and the house fly
as undesirable pests, who under nc
circumstances will be permitted tt
survive in inhabited communities
Health officers have not forgotten the
lesson taught them in 1905, when yel
low fever prevailed.
All over the south, in the villages as
well as in the cities, health officers
are opening an early campaign against
these disseminators OF deadly dis
eases. While the mosquito spreads
yellow fever the house fly dissent
mates malaria, typhoid fever and sew
eral other deadly diseases.
Under the direction Of DR.. ]. s
White, Marine hospital surgeon whc
fought out yellow fever in 1905. d
regular set of laws and precautions
have been devised. These are thu
same In all southern cities and states
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
SEAL CATCH IS 100000.

Prospective Fur Coats Ars Soareer
This Season.
st. Johns, N. f., April IA total
catch Of 100000 seals, slightly below
last seasons, is reported from the
sealing feet, the first of which, the
steamer Florizel, has arrived here.
The Florlzel brought in q heavy catch
of $1,000 seals.
She reported that the Beothic has
$4,000, the Bellaventure 28,OO0, the
Boraventure 10000, the Eagle 1900,
the Adventure 11,000, the Bloodhound
10000, the Algerine 5000, the Rengy
5000, the Iceland 5000, and the re-
naming vessels have small catches.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
EDISON PAYS 100000.
Settlement Of Seven Hundred Lawsuits
Over Sale of Phonoaraphs,

Settlement Of Seven Hundred Lawsuits
Over Sale of Photographs.
Newark, N. j., April 12.-After fight
Ing in the courts for eight years
Thomas A. Edison and the phono-
graph interests to which he is allied
'tave reached settlement with the
Sew York Phonograph company. As
result some 700 lawsuits are to be
discontinued.
1t is said the Edison interests
agreed to pay to the New York PhOnO-
graph company 100000 to satisfy
claims for invasion of the New York
company's territorial rights in the sale
Of monographs and Photographic sup
plies.
The principal suit brought by the
New York Phonograph company was
to recover $450,00O Thomas A. Edi-
son was made defendant.
1t was begun in 1901, when the New
York company sought to compel Ed
son to pay damages for alleged breach
Of contract in invading territorial
rights of the plaintiff secured by con-
tAaSl' IhcSe IiSHtS, IL was set loTtut
included not only the contract to sell
monographs, but photographic sup
plies also. The main suit was carried
up on successive appeals made by Mr..
Edison. The inventor always lost. the
final reverse coming last Wednesday.
when the New York division, United
States circuit court of appeals, decid,
ed for the New York Phonograph
company.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
Alderman Drops Dead on Street.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 12.-Alderman
Alfred E. Merrill, chairman Of the
common council of Minneapolis, drop
ped dead on the street while on his
way to the state capitol to see Gov
ernor johnson.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
AMATEUR BOXERS EVENT.
They Will Contend In Boston For
Titles and Gold Medals.

Boston, April 12.-Some Of Americas
best amateur boxers are entered in the
championships which will be decided
tonight and tomOrrQw night in Me-
chanics hall under the rules of the
Amateur Athletic union. The bouts
will be managed by the Boston Ath-
letic association.
The tournament promises to be one
of the greatest Of its kind ever held
in this country. Solid gold champion
ship medals will be awarded the vic
tors in each class. Entries have been
received in the following classes:
Bantanweight, featherweight, special
weight, lightweight, welterweight, mid
dleweight and heavyweight.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
GYPSY QUEEN BURIED.
Services Lasted For Twelve Hours
Over Mary 0orman.


Over Mary German.
Cincinnati, April 12.-The funeral Of
Queen Mary Gorpan. wife of James
German, king Of kypsies, was attend
ed by tribes of gypsles from all parts
OF the country.
The gypsy funeral service lasted for
twelve hours, including the rites at
st. JOseph's cemetery.
The queen died on Nov. Q, 1908, in
Pittsburg, Kan. Her body was ship
ped to Cincinnati and placed in a
vault. For week past tribes poured
into Cincinnati and went to the gypsy
camp grounds Of the Mil Greek val
ley. At the grave services were held
by Father Hickey Of st. Patrick's
church.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
GERMANS HIGHLY EXCITED.
IAN EnsIishman's Home" Hooted of
at Berlin Theater.

at 6erlIn Iheater.
Berlin, April 12.-The German YER
sion of Du Maurier's play "An Eng
lishman's Home" was produced at the
Neues theater before u distinguished
audience, which included high officials
of the imperial court. This is the
play that created a sensation in Eng
land, dealing as it does with the in
vasion Of that country by a foreign
force, and originally it was thought
that the play was aimed at Germany.
Its reception was SO hostile that 1t
is improbable the play will be repeat
ed. 1t practically was laughed and
hissed off the stage. The kissing,
stamping and hooting began with the
second act and continued almost in
cessantly until the final scenes, which
were completely drowned in the din.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
AIM AT UPLIFTING NEGRO.

Colored Baptists Holding Christian
Conference In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, April PA Christian
conference called to consider matters
affecting the welfare Of the negro race
in America was begun in this city to-
day under the auspices Of the negro
members Of the Baptist denomination.
The conference, which will last three
days, has called together 500 delegates,
representing churches In Pennsyl-
vania, the middle Atlantic and New
England states, the District OF Colum-
bia, Maryland and Virginia. Some OF
the leaders of the negro race in the
United States are In attendance
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
ABANDON STRANDED STEAMER
Mahratta, Ashore OF English Coast,
Breaks In Two.

Dover, England, April 12.-The Brit
fish steamer Mahratta, from Calcutta
March 9 for London, which went
ashore on Goodwin sands. has broken
in two and been abandoned. The pas
sengers were landed soon after the
vessel struck, and all the crew were
rescued.
A large quantity of cargo was taken
or the ship, but the loss involved in
the vessel and the remainder of the
cargo is estimated at $1,000, 900.
The Mahratta was commanded by
Captain Peterkin.s
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14
WHOLESALE.

WHOLESALE,
HoNEsDALE.
ATLANTIC Refining Co. on
puriSnd / Weston Shoe Co. Footwssr
Honesdale Milling Co. Flour and % Feed
Holmes, ". b: Flour and Feed
Murray Co. Hardware
Terrell, J. Oscar Gen. Mdsc.
MANCHESTER.
Atlantic Refining Co. OH
PRESTON.
Hacket & Co., L. e. Flour and Feed
Smith & Son, G. Dairy Produce
RESTAURANT, EATING HOUSE.
CAFE, &C.
HoNEsDALE.
Costan & Anastasu
BILLIARD, POOL AND ALLEYS.
BERLIN.
Ives, VIM. Four alleys
Wood, VIM. f. Four alleys
Woods, L. NJ. One table
HoNEsDALE.
Sharpstein & Bro, J. w. One table
Theobald, John One table
BROKERS, AGENTS OR FACTORIES.
HAwLEY,
Peoppel, Fred. Real Estate
HoNEsDALE.
Coleman 4 Co., A.J. Stock
PAUPAc.
Schleupner. John Real Estate
Speilvogel, Herman Real Estate
An appeal will be held at the County Treas
urer's office on Friday, April Both, 1909, be-
tween the hours Of i9A. NJ. and 2P.M.
G. +. KELLAM
@wi Mercantile Appraiser.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-14

0iTPs Negro Assallant Lynohed.
Arcadia, Fla, April 12.-John Smith.
the negro who attacked Miss Mary p.
Wing by dragging her from a buggy,
was captured here and lyncheA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

details that have conferred national at.
tention. President Taft's success on
them assures the rest of the tariff. 1t
is a protective tariff. 1t maintains the
level of American labor, life and wages.
1t adds to some duties which should
have been raised. It reduces host OF
rates whose reduction was indispen-
sable. It is revision downwards,
within the limits of the protection
principle" and the best proof of this
is given by those who have opposed
President Taft's changes.
Thanks to his work, the Republican
party goes to the country with tar
if which recognizes great changes In
our trade and industry, provides for
our market abroad as we'll as at home
of tariff agitation.
No part of the country was more
vitality interested in the maintenance
of the protective principle than New
England, and especially the State of
Maine whose agriculture, whose allied
lumber pulp and paper interests, en-
ploying more than $4,000 men and ex-
pending more than $10,oOo,00O annually
among the people of our State, whose
great manufacturing interests, upor,
which so largely depend the prosperity
of it's centers of population. were as a
whole prospecting under the Dingley law
as they had never prospered before. To
protect these Industries and the large
and growing population directly and
indirectly dependent upon them was
a task of no small magnitude. in view
of the powerful opposition of sections
not directly interested in the in
dustrial factors that constitute so
essential a part of the material
welfare and prosperity of our
State. If the conference report,
however. is enacted into law, as now
seems likely, we shall feel that the
interests of our State have been cared
for and safeguarded to an extent that
we scarcely dared hope for at the be-
ginning of the present work of revision.
For this gratifying result we feel that
great credit is due the Maine delega-
ton in Congress, and especially Sena-
tor Hale, who has been in position to
exert great influence and who has
been interchangeable in looking after the
interests of our State.
We expect that the enactment of the
new tariff law will usher in one of the
greatest periods of growth and pros
perity in the history of the republic.
Indeed, the business of the country is
already expanding in all directions,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03
The New Tariff Bill.

The indications now are that the
new tariff bill, as reported by the Com
mittee of Conference. and passed by
the House of Representatives will be-
come law before the close of the
present week. Senator Cuberson of
Texas. the Democratic leader of the
Senate. has announced that the Demo-
cratic members. while discussing the
conference report at some length, will
prevent it's passage. 1t is vet too
soon to pass definite opinion up
on this important act of legislation
prior to it's final enactment into law
Even then it's various schedules will
be for some time to come the subject
of very general discussion. comment
and criticism. 1t would be too much
to expect perhaps that any tariff bill
would be entirely satisfactory to all
sections and all interests, inasmuch
as most legislation must represent, to
a greater or less extent the harmonizing
of conflicting views, to the degree at
least that is necessary to secure prac-
teal results. The final test of any tar
if law must be it's effect upon the gen.
eral business progress and prosperity
of the nation. The record of such
growth. and prosperity under the Din
gley law, in it's application to the
whole country, was d marvellous one
and in that prosperity the record of our
Savings Banks, Trust Companies, and
Loan and Building Associations.
showed that Maine, the home State of
Mr.. Dingley had generous share.
Some things may be said of the new
tariff law at this stage of it's progress
First, while it will embody many re-
auctions in schedules, It has been for
mulated along the lines of protection,
that wise policy of government, under
which the United States has had a
growth and prosperity that has been
at once the wonder and admiration
of the world. Undoubtedly the strong
influence and personality of President
Taft has been an influential. and. in
many instances a deciding factor in
bringing about these reductions.
The Philadelphia Press epitomizes
the leading features Of the tariff bill
as reported by the Conference Com
mittee in the following words:
Free hides were Indispensable to the
expansion of a great industry, and this
has been gained in the teeth of a grea'
trust. With it has been secured free
oil. long opposed. Iron ore and Goa
are at low duties. Lumber is lower
than ever before in our tariff. TIL,
ladvance on gloves. for which Their,
was nothing to be said, has been sweep
away. The advance on hosiery, TO
which there was much to be urged. i
reduced, but retained These were tn
battle-ground of the tariff, and on then
President Taft and Chairman Payne
who has worked steadily for this mod
crate but needed revision, have won
signal victory.
These rates. are details, but they ,ar
-
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Camp FernaId in Full Swing.

S0UP OtU0IQ w O''"'S'
All day yesterday the men of the
Second Regiment n. G. S. NJ. were ar
irving in the city and taking up their
stations at Camp Fernald which from
this time on until the close of the en-
campment will be scene of anina-
ton and very general center of in
terest. Much credit is due the Adju-
tant Generals department for the
thoroughness of the preparation which
was made for the reception of the
troops. No detail was overlooked, and
nothing that was essential to the COM
fort and welfare of the men was left
undone.
A specially interesting feature of the
muster this year will be the presence
of Company K and Company l. of the
9Th Infantry, United States Army
The presence of these regulars" Will
be valuable object lesson to the mem
bers of the Guard, and cannot fail to
result in much good. The 5th Infantry
has seen much active service, and the
companies now in our city are under
the command of officers of long ex-
perience and recognized ability.
The Second Regiment of the Nation
al Guard is also fortunate in having
experienced capable officers. Col.
Newcomb has a record in the military
life of our State of which any man
might we'll feel proud, and he is Pc
culiarly fortunate in the officers and
men under his command. Thanks to
the good work that has been accom-
plished as the result of persistent eff
fort, we believe we are entirely safe
in saying that the personnel of the
regiment, both from a physical and
moral standpoint, is higher today than
ever before in it's history. The various
companies made fine appearance as
they marched through our streets yes
terday, and were the subject of much
favorable comment.
We feel confident that all the men
now in camp are impressed with the
opportunity afforded for practical inn
and are determined to make
the most of it. The time spent at
Camp Fernald will be essentially a pc
rind of honest work, and play will be
made minor and secondary considera-
ton to the serious business of the
muster.
The citizens of Maine are glad to
extend a cordial welcome to the troops
of the regular army. and will indulge
the hope that their stay in our State
may be both a pleasant, and profit
able one. They are proud. too. of our
members of the National Guard, and
feel a just pride in their work. They
are anxious to see them maintain
standard of efficiency that shall be sec
ond to the citizen soldiery of no State
in the Union. Let the days passed at
Camp Fernald be memorable ones in
the military life of Maine
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Government BY Commission in Calves.

The experience of the city of
Galveston, Texas, with the ex-
pertinent of government by commits
sion is just now eliciting d large
amount of comment and discussion On
September s, 1900 a great storm and
tidal wave swept over this city with
the result that the larger portion of it
was destroyed. 1t was a calamity of
such magnitude that many people
questioned whether or not in the face of
it, the city would ever rebuild. In this
period of calamity the surviving citi-
zens felt that selfish AMI political con-
siderations must be entirely obliterated
while one and all joined hands in the
such a manner as to render it impreg-
nable to any similar attack of the ele-
ments should it ever again suffer such
a visitation. All this necessitated rad
ical and far-reaching changes. and the
construction of extensive public works.
1t was under the stress of such excep-
tionahle conditions that the city aban-
doned it's former method of government
for government by commission. For
time it seemed to work well, and to
meet with the public approval of the
citizens. The great work of regeneration
went steadily forward, and the same
commissioners were reelected year af-
ter year without opposition Gradually
the city arose from it's ruins, bigger,
better. more beautiful than ever. Once
more prosperity smiled upon her and
her people apparently had every rea-
son for congratulating themselves up
on their wonderful success in retrieving
one of the greatest disasters that ever
befell any community in the history of
the country. But with the return Of
prosperity came a growing dissatisfac-
ton with the rule of the commission
At the recent election the head of the
commission went down in defeat and
the indications are that it will be but
short time before the present form of
municipal government will be aban-
doned for the representative system
that existed in the older days of the
city This experience demonstrates
anew the difficulties that must be en-
countered in eliminating politics from
municipal government even where the
best interests of the community would
be served by the change.
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Judging from Appearances.

L am glad. my DEAR mildly OBJ
served the much enduring man as he
glanced on the underdone steak and
the half boiled potatoes. that I now
know our cooks views on the tariff"
why. dear. she doesn't know or
care anything about the tariff said
the astonished wife
Doesn't she?" returned the husband
She shows a decided tendency for put
ting raw materials on the schedules.
then. Baltimore American.
All in Good Time
I'm sure I don't know why they call
this hotel The Palms. Do you? rye
never seen palm anywhere near the
place" you'll see them before you
go. It's a pleasant little surprise the
walters keep for the guests on the last
day of their stay"-Puck 49,
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ssThe Spanish revolutionists have been
Ut down with a stern and ruthless
hand. The government now has the
Auation well in hand. but at a fright
Al cost of human life. The situation
been a critical one, and. taken in
nnection with the general restless
ss and dissatisfaction of the peoples
the old world portends the day when,
zen IN Europe, monarchical rule will
= thing of the past. Already the
u-ume doctrine of the Divine right
Kings appears to have been pretty
3eAerally abandoned, .-.-.4...... .ass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

The petroleum butter" story ap-
pears to have been the usual mid
summer newspaper fake. Fortunately
1t did not prove as disquieting as the
former kissing-bug concoction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

Secretary Knox will get an increased
appropriation for the support of the
diplomatic service, which. however,
will never be fully up to par until the
UDtkkd States owns its legation build
inbein the Capitals of all the leading
nahff1ns of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

The progress that is being made in
building and operating aeroplanes
abroad has been so marked of late that
the Wright brothers will have to look to
their laurels. To them, however, must
always remain the credit of having
been the first to pioneer successfully
this field Of human achievement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Reflections Of a Bachelor.
There's hardly any visit so enjoy
able as when you know you'll never
have to do it again.
Women are much more particular
about references for their servants
than for their friends.
It's so natural for a girl to fiirt that
when she's doing it she acts just as if
she were saying her catechism.
An ambition is what a man thinks
he could do to benefit the world; a
mission is what he tries to do to sup
port his family.
A girl wearing ball slippers could get
lost in blizzard with beau and new
er think of catching cold. but be afraid
of dying from pneumonia if she had TO
cross the street in rubber boots with
her father in light drizzle.-New
York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

EShould red-haired girl use blond
or brunette POWDER" asks the Balti-
more Sun. Neither. If she is wise she
wfll'eschew powder altogether and give
Nature chance. Incidentally it is to
be noted that there is nothing quite
lNse the balmy breezes of a Maine
summer to put the bloom of beauty
OTfFd .maiden's cheeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-03

1t will cost New York City S156, 00o.-
600, to run its municipal affairs during
the next municipal year. AS we have
before remarked. Tammany rule comes
high. -
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Mr.. D0oley." still retains his hold
upon the affections of the public. for
upderneath his rich brogue is an in
cxhaustible fund of home-spun phil
osophy and quaint humor. His latest
article on washington News" is in his
best vein.