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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
DE LANCEY NICOLL.

ritory belonging to the United States
the military reservation at West Point
and the federal building in this city.
In substance the indictment charges
that the World accused certain persons
(Americans), some of whom appear in
connection with this prosecution as
complainants. of receiving some part
of the $40,O000O0 paid by the govern.
ment to the French Panama Canal
government and certain individuals in
the government conspired to bring
about the revolution in the republic OF
Colombia by which the present canal
zone was detached from the republic.
Various arguments arose between
De Lancey Nicoll, counsel for the
Press Publishing company, and Unit
ed States District Attorney Wise fol
the government and the complainants
as to the jurisdiction of the court.
In examining the first batch of tales
men Mr. Nicoll asked If they under
stood that in libel actions in this
state the jury are the judges OF the
law as well as of the facts. Mr.. Wise
promptly objected, and Judge Hough
sustained the objection.
Mr.. Nicoll, arguing against the rul.
ing, contended that inasmuch as crimi.
nal libel is an offense covered by the
penal code of this state the United
States court In considering the case
must take over the body of the state
law relating to libel as well and the
constitution of the state.
He maintained in that connection
that while the law of the state max
ing the jury the judge of both the law
and the facts in criminal libel cases
does not take from the court the duty
Of explaining the law to the jury the
jury is not obligated to abide by the
explanation.
judge, Hough held that the cOnsti-
tuition and law of this state are not
applicable to the case on trial. The
act OF congress Of 1898, under which
the proceeding has been brought, ere
ates a situation, he said, exactly the
same as If congress had specifically
enacted certain sections of the penal
code Of the state of New York with
out any reference to the constitution
of the state.
The jury chosen consists Of three
merchants, two real estate brokers
one stockbroker, a building contractor
an accountant, theatrical manager
the secretary of a gas company and
two manufacturers.
Mr.. Nieoll, as counsel for the de
fense, strove TO impress ON the minds
OF the talesmen the unprecedented ma
ture of the sult-the first of any sort
Of proceeding of that nature In eighty
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
AGAINST THIRTEEN RAILROADS
Accused of Raising Rates on Com
petitor of the Steel Trust.

Washington. Jan. %. The High
lands Iron and Steel company of Terre
Haute, Ind, in complaint made to
the interstate commerce commission,
charges that recent raise in freight
rates by the Vandalia railroad. the Ilh-
nOis Central railroad and eleven other
carriers was for the purpose of ar
bitrarily favOring the United States
Steel corporation and other large com
petitors by excluding the complainants
from the market"
The complainant says that the ac-
cused carriers made joint traffic
agreement which raised the rate from
91a cents to- II cents a pound on their
products from Indianapolis to Louis
vile, but left undisturbed the present
rate arrangements with connecting
lines that reached points where COM
petitors of the Indiana firm were 10
Gated. The Indiana company claims
that it will be put out of business un-
less the commission orders re-estab-
lishment of the old rates.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
MINERS DEMAND ADVANCE.
Resolution Calls For Continuance OF
Work Till Waaes Are Settled.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 25.-The Unit
ed Mine Workers of America adopted
a resolution in the national convention
here demanding an increase of wages
in all districts.
The resolution was presented by
President Lewis. 1t sets forth that
I'VE demand an increase in wages in
each and every mining district in the
country, that all districts are author
lied and instructed to negotiate wage
agreements, but no district shall sign
contract until all wage contracts
are negotiated, and that ali mines shall
continue working after the 1st of April
and continue working until wage con-
tracts are finally negotiated, provided
the present rates continue until final
action is taken"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
FLOOD HAVOC IN FRANCE.
Thousands Of Homeless Flock to Paris
For Shelter.

Paris, Jan. 25.-The flood situation is
fast becoming desperate The river
Seine is still rising, and the cold is
causing intense suffering among those
who have been rendered homeless.
Two thousand have already come to
Paris for shelter.
The Red Cross society is organizing
aid for the sufferers. Subscriptions
have been opened, and the theaters are
arranging benefits.
1t is estimated that one-quarter Of
France is under water, and both snow
and rain are swelling the floods. An
enormous number of animals have
been drowned in the departments Of
Marne, Aube, Aisne and Meuse.
The police are making a house to
house canvass, notifying people to boil
all water used for drinking purposes
in order to avoid typhoid epidemic.
The water supply in seven arron-
easements has been crippled, as the
pumping engines have stopped work.
Tnere is no water for manufacturing
purposes, and the industries are prac-
tically suspended.
Paris is threatened with an immedi-
ate, complete tie-up. Most of the lines
of the subway are closed down be-
cause of sck of electric current The
stopping of transportation has raised
the prices of food, which is becoming
scarce.
The east. central and southeastern
districts of France are terribly afflict.
ed. Valleys and plains are inundated
and cities and towns are in darkness.
At Tours-sur Marne eight houses and
at Juvigny fifteen houses collapsed
A hundred houses at Chalons threaten
to fall
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
BANKER ROBBED.
Women Take SIS, 900 From
Warner M. Van NOrden.
OUTSIDE WALDORF ASTORIA.
Financier Had Been Dining and
Was Beguiled Into Converse
ton While They Went
Through Wallet.

New York, Jan. 25.-Warner NJ. Van
Norden, president of the Van Norden
Trust company at 7S6 Fifth avenue
and deacon in the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church, was robbed of
$2S,000 in bills outside of the Waldorf
Astoria hotel here. and he accuses two
women of being the thieves.
Though one of the women has made
a partial admission of the crime
charged against her, neither of them
has produced the twenty-six $1,000
bills and twenty S10O bills which Van
Norden says disappeared from a wal
let in the inner pocket of his evening
coat after an encounter he had with
the women
Il had been to the theater with
friends" said Mr.. Van Norden in de-
failing his experience. I'VE stopped
at the Waldorf and had supper, after
which l started to go home AS left
the hotel l noticed two women just
ahead of me. an old one and a young
er one, both rather fiashily dressed.
"One of them turned and looked at
me. and the young one dropped her
reticule. | Immediately stopped to
pick 1t up. They spoke to me for
minute, and the younger one threw
herself upon my breast apparently in
excess of gratitude, winding her arms
about my neck.
"'Don't mind her. said the other
woman. She's drunk.
But the young woman tried again
to throw herself upon me and made
desperate efforts to pillow a large pic
ture hat upon my shoulder. | pushed
the woman away and walked home.
when / got home remembered my
wallet and took it out. From one side
$2S,O00 was gone. on the other side
$500 was safe. The stolen money con-
sisted of twenty-siX $1,000 bills and
| twenty 500 bills. then called up po-
| lice headquarters and told my story"
| Mr.. Van Norden said he could not
understand how it had been possible
for the young woman, who had lunged
at him, to find the wallet, abstract so
many bills and return the wallet to
! his inside coat pocket without detec-
| tion.
One of the women arrested by the
| police is known as May Williams.
She gave her age as twenty-four. The
other, an older and heavier woman,
said she was Bessie Roberts, forty
years old. She is also known as Kitty
Dowdell of Chicago, an expert at
purse grabbing.
Both women have a police record,
and their pictures are in the gallery
here. May Williams was arrested once
in 1906 and once in 1907 on grand lar
ceny charges, but she was discharged
in both instances. Bessie Roberts had
her picture taken in New York head
quarters on Oct. 13, 1905, when she
was arrested for picking pockets.
Mr.. Van NOrden went TO headQuar-
ters and recognized the women as the
two who had robbed him.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
MAGICIAN HELD AS SUSPECT.
New York Police Say They Have Stay
er of Two Six-year- old Boys.

New York Police Say They Have Siay-
er of Two Six-yesr- Boys.
New York Jan 2j.-Herbert Jerome
Dennison, a magician, has been arrest
ed here and held without bail as the
man who killed little Robert Lomas
and Arthur Shibley by shooting them
on Jan. II in Highbridge park.
Tracing his history, the detectives
say that Dennison was at one time
with Hermann, the magician, and
that in an act on the stage he fred
thirty-two caliber revolver This wRs
of a Hopkins-Allen make, and the po-
lice say that a bullet taken from the
Lomas boy after his death was fired
from just such Il weapon.
The police say that Dennison is very
erratic. They allege that he was in
an institution for the insane in Con
necticut and left there Jan I.
Another point upon which the police
base their idea that Dennison is the
man wanted is that revolver of the
Hopkins-Allen make was found near
the place where the double shooting
occurred. The police also say that
Dennison shaved off his beard and left
town the night of the murder.
The prisoner was searched, and on
him We're found tattoo marks that in
dicate that he is irrational
On his breast is huge Spanish flag
and a cross with the words, Il hate
all Americans
On his right arm hre two more flags
and under these the words. Scientist
Alchemist, Priest, Atheist"
He was asked what they meant.
"They mean ! am a magician" was
his reply. II am greater than Her
mann. | am the greatest man in the
world"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Cheaper Beef In ENGLAND.

London, Jan. 25.-London's beef, apart
from what is home grown. comes from
America, Canada, Argentina and New
Zealand and in small quantities from
Australia and Denmark.
The price of loins starts with Argen-
tine frozen beef at 10 cents. Argentine
chilled beef comes next at 10 cents.
Ribs cost from 10 to Is cents a pound.
Chuck ranges from II to 16 cents and
round from 16 to 20 cents. West end
prices are: For Australian ribs, u
cents; loins, IA; chuck, 10, and round
steak, II cents. East end prices are:
Ribs, s cents; loins, s: chuck, 10;
round, Q.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
BALLINGER HEARING.
Commissioner bennett of Land Office
Denies Hitchcocks CHARGES.

commissioner bennett OF Land Off1ce
Denies Hitchcoeks Charges.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Commlssioner
bennett of the land Office of the inte-
rior department continued his testi-
mony before the house committee on
expenditures in the interior depart
ment, which is investigating the
charges of extravaganza and misap-
plication of funds made by Represent
ative Hitchcock of Nebraska.
Mr. bennett denied practically all Of
the Hitchcock charges, although he
admitted that in some instances clerks
were transferred from the statutory
rolls to what is known as the Schwartz
roll at increased salaries. He also ad-
mitted that his office was two or three
months behind in its correspondence
The work of examining entries is 50
far behind that July and August en-
tries of 1909 are now being examined.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
FEASTING TIE BRYANS.
Brilliant Entertainments In Lima At
tended by American Visitors.

Lima Peru, Jan. 25.-William Jen-
nings Bryan and his wife and daugh-
ter have been guests here at num-
ber Of brilliant social functions. They
were present at the Municipal theater
at benefit performance for the So
riety For the Protection of the Poor.
President Leguia and his wife were
present at the entertainment. The
members of the American legation,
the ministers OF state and diplomatic
representatives also attended.
A tea in honor of the Bryan family
was attended by many American fam
lilies and the British minister to Peru.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
CREAMERY BUTTER DROPS.
Cincinnati Board Decides Not to Wait
For Elgin Quotations.

Cincinnati, Jan. 25.-Creamery extra
butter dropped 3 cents to 351a cents
on the Produce Exchange here as the
result of a change in exchange meth
Ods that had been in operation for
twenty-five years. All that time the
Cincinnati board has depended on the
Elgin board for the quotation. Now
the price is changed without waiting
for the Elgin quotation.
Dealers on change declare that this
action means failure Of the standing
prediction that butter would go to so
cents this winter. Housewives may
buy butter in Il few days for 80 cents
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Colorado Workers Join Bio Fast.

Denver, Jan. 25.-Forty thousand I'M
ion men in Colorado have joined in the
meat boycott Officials of the Colo
RADIO Federation of Labor, to which
these 10000 union men belong, say
that the trust will be forced to reduce
prices of meat. Without organization
of any kind thousands of Denver peo
pie have cut out meat.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Miners to Give Up Meat.

WilkeSbarre, Pa, Jan. 25.-Leaders
of the mine workers say that thou
sands of the anthracite workers have
Joined the beef boycott and will alb
stain from meat until the cost of it is
decreased. Most of them are foreign
ers, who buy large quantities of the
cheaper meats and will keep the boy
colt strictly
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Ten Cent Drop In Price at St. Louis.

St Louis, Jan. 25.-Butter dropped
10 cents a pound here when prices at
the Elgin creamery market fell cents
TO 3212 cents IA pound. st. Louis but
ter dealers attribute the break direct
ly TO the consumers sympathetic strike
against unreasonably high prices OF
provisions in general. They admit that
many thousands OF families here have
ceased to use butter for cooking pur-
poses, treating 1t as a table luxury.
Consequently the creameries were
caught with an oVerproductlon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26

New York, Jan. 25.-Owing to the
public clamor against the high price
of milk one of the largest dealers has
reduced the price from 9 to cents
per quart. 1t is said that all the firms
in the milk trust will reduce their
price to cents within forty-eight
hours
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Antitrsatino Bill In New Jersey.

Trenton, n. j., Jan. 25.-Assembly-
man Heritage OF Gloucester has intro
duced bill prohibiting treating in sa-
looms or taverns. He holds that much
drinking would be ayerted II every
man were compelled TO pay for his
own liquor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
UNDER THE SEA TO THE POLE.
German Doctor Is Building Submarine
to Rival Captain Memo.

Berlin. Jan. 25.-The old idea of
reaching the north pole by submarine,
as was so graphically set forth in
Jules Verne's story of Twenty Thou
sand Leagues Under the Sea-" has
been revived by DR.. Anschnetz Kemp
the well known inventor.
He will build a submarine of his
own design capable, it is asserted, Of
remaining under water at great
depth for long period.
DIR. Kemp has also invented and pat
ented in all civilized countries the diff,
ferent apparatus by means OF which
he hopes to take his soundings and
bearings when deeply submerged.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
U. S. GIVES UP SLAYER.
Sailor Taken to Rochester to Stand
Trial For Murder Of Girl.

Trial For Murder OF Girl.
Portsmouth, n. H., Jan. 25.-James
Hall, the self confessed murderer of
Anna G. Schumacher OF Rochester,
n. Y, on the evening of Aug. 7, 1909,
was turned over TO Sheriff Willis X.
Gillette of Munroe county, N. Y, to-
day.
The navy department honOred the
requisition papers presented by the
New York officers and signed by Gov
ernor Hughes and gave telegraphic or
ders 10 Captain Frank A. Wilmer.
u. ). N, the commandant Of the navy
yard, 10 turn the prisoner over.
Sheriff Gillette confirmed the con-
fession OF Hall and said that there
was no question in his mind that Hall
was the right man.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
CLEMENTINE'S BRIDAL.
King Victor Will Be a Witness at NuP-
tiaIs of Leopold's Daughter.

Brussels, Jan. 25.-It is announced
that when Prince Victor Napoleon Is
married to the Princess Clementine OF
Belgium, the youngest daughter of the
late King Leopold, King Victor En-
manuel Of Italy will be a witness for
the former and will be represented at
the cere,aony by an Italian prince.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
MEAT BOYCOTT SPREADS.
Thousands Of People In Indiana Sign
the mo Meat" Pledge.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 25.-The boy
colt against high meat prices is spread
ing all over this state, and in some
cities grocers are abandoning the meat
trade entirely because people will not
pay the high prices.
At Terre Haute hundreds of heads
Of families have signed agreements
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
TURKS WON'T GIVE UP CRETE
But Grand Vizier Says Autonomy viii
Be Granted to the People.

COnstantinople, Jan. 25.-The grand
vizier, Hakh Bey, announced In the
chamber OF deputies that the Turkish
government was prepared to extend
to the Cretans the largest measure OF
autonomy, but was determined at all
hazards to uphold the rights of the
sultan as suzerain Of the island.
To do this every means within the
power OF the government would be
used
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Coffin Makers Boycott Meat.

Syracuse, n. Y, Jan. 25.-Sixty-five
employees of the John Marsellus Man
ufacturing company, casket manufac-
turers, have taken pledge to abstain
from meat for thirty days.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
ENGLAND HoNoRs PEARY.
Special Gold Medal Awarded to Dis
eoverer Of the North Pole.

London, Jan. 25.-The Royal Geo
graphical society has awarded a spe-
cial gold medal to Commander Robert
Il. Peary for having been the first
map to lead a party of explorers to the
north pole and for having undertaken
such scientific investigations as his
apparatus permitted.
It was decided to give silver re-
plica of the medal to Captain Bartlett
OF the steamer Roosevelt, Peary's
ship. .
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
NO. z

FIVE years, ne saif Il the necessary
latitude that new g ers have had I'm
criticising public =
District Attorn Wise asked the
talesmen to be very careful in distin-
gushing between the license and liber-
ty when they considered the matter
of the freedom of the press.
Mr. Nicoll summarized the points to
be emphasized by the defense-two in
number, justification and excusaide IL
bel.
II want to show" he said, ''the facts
and circumstances which will create
the belief that when we printed these
things we thought they were true"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
Harry Payne Whitney Drawn on Jury.

TtdTTJ FayHe W"'N'oJ D'~N1'' y" Su'Je
Mineola, n. Y, Jan. 20. : Harry
Payne Whitney is among the trial
Jurors drawn for the supreme court
term before Judge Maddox. sitting
here this spring.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-26
German chanesllor Breaks Down.

Berlin, Jan. 25.-It is rumored in Of
fetal circles that the health OF DR.. Won
Bethmann- -Hollweg, the imperial chan
cellor, has broken down and he is
anxious to resign.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06
HASKELL SCHOOL
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MnnnnI Training Notes

Special 20 the World.
Broken Arrow, Nov. 5.-Professor
Hanson has just received a full set
of forge and blacksmith equipment
to accommodate one hundred students
and will have this installed in the
new building by the first Of the year.
The full equipment Of tools for the
carpenter shop have all been received
now and with the last shipment the
carpenter shop Is equipped with as
good set of tools and benches as
any schools or colleges in the state
The carpenter classes are four IN
number and the full enrolment is
forty-eight students. Some Of the
students are advancing, especially in
the joining problems and will start
in building some furniture from the
native lumber. grown IN this vicinity
notably the walnut and oak, so as t.
gain knowledge in the finishing OF
different kinds Of woods
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

den Tour rccod of the winning Chalmers "3O'!
The Chain ers "3O" has never been defeated
in any important motoring event by any car of
its price and power class. The Chalmers For
ty" won the Detroit Trophy in the 1909 Glid-
den Tour. Chalmers Cars have won more events
Of all kinds in proportion to the number entered
than amy other cars,
In addition to perfect mechanical perform
ancc. You get in the Chalmers all the beauty Of
line and finish that you can find in any car.
What more could YOU ask in any ear at amy
price than you get in the mcdium-priccd Chal-
mcra?
We have never had so large a volume Of bust
ness as we have now. There has never been so
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06
Agricultural Notes

In addition to the $3.50 which How
ard Webb received from the state
Fair Association for prize corn, he
received $500 from the Bank Of
Commerce Mt Tulsa, Okla, for exhib-
itiny the best white corn from Tulsa
County in the boys corn contest held
there.
The class in farm crops have reach
ed the subject of corn and will soon
begin systematic study OF corn pro-
ducing In the far mcrops laboratory
one OF the girls IN farm crops eX-
lamination last week stated that by
products OF wheat, such as shorts and
bran were good for milking cows.
Those who have very many cows "a
milk had better buy a pound or two
Work on the school farm for the
current year in now lessening. The
results obtained In experimental work
and from the field crops have been
very satisfactory FOR the first year.
Professor Letter is making ar
rangements TO obtain bulletins from
all the state experiment stations
which will be arranged and filed IN
some systematic order
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

AN the delegates win be entertained
free for the week 10y the school and
a pleasant ana profitable time Is IN
anticipation for all.
Miss Virginia IIulen, instructor, was
absent Tuesday on account Of Illness
Bishop Talbut Of the Episcopal
Church of Pennsylvania visited our
school Monday morning and made a
short talk to the students which was
well received.
William Jackson is back In schoo
after an absence Of two weeks.
Miss Mary Speer was a Tulsa visit
or Friday
Morgan Patton went 10 Tulsa Fri
day to attend the football game be-
tween Kendall and Bacone.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-06

Misses Haskell, Walters and Brad
On. three Of iIaskells teachers have
furnished q charming little bungalow
on West Broadway and will start
housekeeping the latter part Of the
week We certainly anticipate them
enjoying many pleasant days In their
new homo.
Mr.. English OF Oklahoma City. a
cousin Of Miss Bradcns was In town
the middle OF the week.
The a class are glad to welcome
Miss Vida Wright in their midst, Mr.
Wright, her father, Is the pastor OF
the NJ ~, Church OF this place. They
are formerly from Miami, okla. .
The Haskell students gave Hal
lowecn social on Friday evening be-