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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
ACCUSES CREACER
HamOn Says Congressman
Demanded Money,
WANTED LARGE SUMS AS LOANS
Oklahoma Representative Alleged tt
Have Tried to Borrow From Nc
Murray After introducing In
dian Lands Bill.

McAlester, Okla, Aug. Exchanging
from the role of accused to that of ac.
cuser, Jacob L. Hamon charged that
Congressman @. Il. Creager under the
gulse of loans, had attempted to OBJ
tain large sums of money from ]. f.
McMurray after Creager had intro
duced bill in congress providing fol
n sale of the Indian lands.
Hamon brought his charges in de.
manding the recall of Creager to the
witness stand for cross examination
before the special congressional com,
mittee investigating the alleged Me.
Murray Indian contract frauds.
II want to show said HumOn, that
Creager demanded large sums of
money from McMurray after the In.
dian lands bill was introduced by
Creager."
The bill Hamon referred to proved
for the sale of the surface lands to
private individuals and for the sale
of the mineral deposits to the govern
ment. Under the arrangement Nc
Murray with his contracts, II was as
serted, would aave obtained 10 per
cent Of the money paid by the govern.
ment.
Chairman Burke said he did not he
lieve Creager could properly be recall
ed, as he already had been excused as
a witness. Then Hamon demanded
the privilege of calling other witnesses
to prove his charges. The demand
was taken under advisement by the
committee.
w. T. Holman, Choctaw Indian,
testified that he had been employed by
]. f. McMurray, holder of the con-
tracts, to go out among the Oklahoma
Indians and induce them to sign the
documents. At the same time Holl-
man related he was paid a dollar a
head" for securing contracts appoint
ing McMurray to act in tax cases In
this way McMurray procured 10000
contracts to sell land.
The terms were 10 per cent attor-
neys' fees, or S3,OO0,OOO profit for Nc
Murray and his associates. To pro-
mote this deal In congress Senator
Gore contends he was offered a $685.
600 or $4,000 bribe.
Holman testified that he himself had
signed the 10 per cent contract, be-
cause he, in common with other In
dians, had become discouraged over
the governments promise to sell the
land 81 would have given 25 per
cent to McMurray," said Holman, "if
he could have got us the money quick
ly." He said he believed some of
the Indians would be willing to give
McMurray 70 per cent.
In n statement to the committee and
without going on the stand McMurray
declared that the contracts came tC
him originally against his desires. He
said the Indians at a "war council
had demonstrated their impatience al
the governments alleged slowness in
the selling of the land and had called
upon him to take the job at 10 pei
cent, which he did with reluctance
McMurray will go on the stand later.
Questioned further Holman testi
fed it was the belief of the Indians
that their property was worth from
$30,OO0,O0O to $40,O0O,0OO, and the un
derstanding was McMurray was to gel
10 per cent of this.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12

had not been invited, Mr.. Shepard
sided in with the Lustgarten progress
sives. Mr.. Shepard told Mr. Condor
If he would wait until after the con
ference with those specially invited, he
would be glad to talk the political sit
uation over with him. Mr.. Shepard
insisted that the Democratic party
was out for bona fide harmony this
time, and he urged that Mr. Condor
be patient and peaceful. But the Utica
man went out in huff and left the
hotel, after freely distributing ideas
he believed ought 10 be embodied in
the Democratic platform.
State Chairman John A. Dix sent
word that he would be unable to at
tend the conference and it simmered
down to an executive session with
Richard T. Wilson Of New York of
the harmony committee, Thomas Mott
Osborne, chairman of the Democratic
league, and Henry w. KilleOn Of Buff
falO, William Temple Emmett of New
York, Francis A. Willard of Oneida
and the Lustgarten progressives, in
Guiding Colonel John S. Crosby, who
was one of the Condor committee, at
tending
At the conclusion of the conference,
Mr Shepard said every man present
had something TO say about the plat.
form to be adopted at the Democratic
state convention, but as the harmony
committee had no authority to accept
or reject the suggestions, the confer
ees We're notified that report would
be made to the state committee at its
meeting in Saratoga on Aug. 10. Mr..
Shepard emphasized the fact that can
didates were not discussed. He shar-
ed the sentiments expressed by Mr..
Osborne that the party was in for a
big victory next fall.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
ALIVE AFTER TWELVE DAYS
Starving Man Was Eating a Frog
When Rescued.

Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 9.-After lying
a-straddle of pole thirty feet below
the surface of the earth and within
thirty feet of eight feet of water fol
twelve days in an old unused well
near Bagley, a station on the Atlantic
Coast line in Johnston county. n. c..
young German was found still alive
and in the act OF eating q frog when
discovered.
On July 27 Mrs. Hattie Watson
whose farm is near Selma, n. c., and
in whose employ the German was, he
having recently came from Georgia
started for Bagley. On the way they
met two men. Charley Creech and
Dock Jones, who We're intoxicated
They threatened the German and. thor.
oughly frightened, he took to his heels
10 escape violence.
For ten days a search had been
made for the missing man and CreecI
and Jones We're about to be arrested
for his supposed murder Searching
parties carelessly gazed down the wei
as they were passing by it and found
him
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Number Four.

Proposing an amendment to section
eight, article nine, of the Consti-
tuition of Pennsylvania.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA in General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in
accordance with the provisions of the
eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine, Sec
tion Eight
Section 2. Amend section eight,
article nine, of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
lows:-
Section s. The debt of any coun-
ty, city, borough, township, school
district, or other municipality or in
corporated district, except as herein
provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
trict incur any new debt, or increase
its Indebtedness to an amount ex-
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
out the assent of the electors thereof
at a public election in such manner
as shall be provided by law; but any
city, the debt of which now exceeds
seven per centum of such assessed
valuation, may be authorized by law
to increase the same three per CEN
tum, in the aggregate, at any one
time, upon such valuation" so as to
read as follows:-
Cactinn Tho dpht nf anV county
city. borough, township, school dis
trict, or other municipality or incor-
porated district, except as herein
| provided, shall never exceed seven
per centum upon the assessed value
of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or dis
| trict incur any new debt, or increase
| it's Indebtedness to an amount ex-
ceeding two per centum upon such
assessed valuation of property, with
| out the assent of the electors thereof
| at a public election in such manner
| as shall be provided by law; but any
| city, the debt of which now exceeds
! seven per centum of such assessed
| valuation, may be, authorized by law
| to increase the same three per CEN
! tum, in the aggregate, at any one
! time, upon such valuation, except
that any debt or debts hereinafter
! incurred by the city and county of
! Philadelphia for the construction
and development of subways for tran
sit purposes, or for the construction
of wharves and docks, or the re-
| clamation of land to be used in the
construction of a system of wharves
! and docks, as public improvements,
owned or to be owned by said city
and county of Philadelphia, and
which shall yield to the city and
county of Philadelphia current net
revenue in excess of the interest on
said debt or debts and of the annual
installments necessary for the can
collation. of said debt or debts, may
be excluded in ascertaining the pow
er of the city and county of Philadel-
phia to become otherwise indebted:
Provided, That a sinking fund for
their cancellation shall be established
and maintained.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
No. 4.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
SLAIN BY DRUG FIEND.
Boston Mystery at Last Cleared lr
Peculiar Manner.

Boston, Aug. 9.-In the little general
store at 22S Harrison avenue, William
III. Remington, drug fiend, enacted
for Chief Inspector Joseph Dugan Of
Boston's detective bureau the tragic
pantomime of the shooting Of Max
Sorokian on Sunday morning, July 81.
Remington then went to the La
grange street station, where charge
of murder was lodged against him.
Sorokian was found dead on the floor
Of his store by police officer who was
attracted to the scene by a fourteen
year-old boy. The lad, Charles Brod-
erick, told the officer that shots had
been fired in the store and that i'm
mediately afterward a man ran out.
The police and the medical examiner
pronounced II a case of suicide and
despite the arguments of the dead
storekeeper's family they would not
reopen the case till District Attorney
Pelletier ordered the body dlsinterred
and an autopsy performed.
About the time DR.. Waters was
making the postmortem examination
bennington was telling Assistant Sup
erintendent Holmes OF the state hos
pital at Tewksbury that he could not
sleep, as the murder OF a man in his
store a week before was preying on
his mind. The hospital authorities
were unable to get line on any
murder till finally DIR. Holmes called
the Boston police. Chief Dugan went
to Tewksbury with Detective Mitchell
yesterday morning. and after hearing
Remington's story brought him to Bos-
ton and to the store, where he re-
enacted the tragedy.
Remington is linotype operator by
trade and has been a slave to the drug
for several years He was arrested by
the Watch and Ward society for ped.
ding cocaine and served sentence in
the Charles street Jail. He had pre-
viously been treated at Tewksbury for
the habit. but was apparently unabt
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
|MPER|L HARM0NY
Two Brands of Progressive
Democrats at Albany.
ONE BAND REQUIRED TO WAlT.
Chairman Shepard Diplomatically Pre-
vents Active Hostilities and Pre-
diets Big Democratic Victory
at Fall Elections.

Albany, n. Y, Aug, 9.-Were it not
for the fact that the progressive Dem
ocrats of New York and the income
tax and progressive Democrats, two
separate and distinct organizations.
got into a wrangle at the Hotel Ten
Eyck as to which was which, the har
mony conference arranged for by Dem
Ocratic State Chairman John A. Dix
would have gone off without hitch.
As II happened. however, William
Lustgarten, secretary and general man
ager of the progressive Democrats of
New York, who still insist they are
booming Mayor Gaynor for governor,
claimed that the delegation of twenty
named by J. Francis Condor of Utica
to represent the income tax and pro-
gressive Democrats were a self invited
body which had no right on the prem
ises.
Mr.. Lustgarten had all of his COM
mittee here, modest handful, which
included A. J. Elias of New York,
Chester c. Platt of Batavia, Raymond
V. Ingersoll of Kingston. Henry George
of New York and John Martin of Rich
nond.
Mr.. Condor had an advance guard of
his large delegation. He said he was
prepared to signal the others to come
on if the thing looked good.
When Edward NJ. Shepard of Brook
lyn got here to preside at the harmony
meeting, the differences among the
progressives irst had to be settled. As
Mr. Condor himself admitted that he
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
Number Three.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOlNl hhSOLO u llON
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, so as to consolidate
the courts of common pleas of AL
legheny County.
Section |. Be il resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania be, and the
same is hereby, proposed, in accord
ance with the eighteenth article
thereof
That section six of article five be
amended, by striking out the said
section, and inserting in place there
of the following:
Section 6. In the county of Phila-
delphia all the jurisdiction and pow
ers now vested in the district courts
and courts of common pleas, subject
TO such changes as may be made by
this Constitution or by law, shall be
in Philadelphia vested in five dis
tinct and separate courts of equal
and coordinate jurisdiction, COM
posed of three judges each. The
said courts in Philadelphia shall be
designated respectively as the court
of common pleas number one, num-
ber two, number three, number four,
and number five, but the number of
said courts may be by law increased,
from time to time, and shall be in
like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number of JUDGES in
any of said courts, or in any county
where the establishment of an addi-
tional court may be authorized by
law, may be increased, from time to
time, and whenever such increase
shall amount in the whole to three,
such three judges shall compose a
distinct and separate court as afore-
said. which shall be numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits
shall be instituted in the said courts
of common pleas without designating
the number of the said court, and the
several courts shall distribute and
apportion the business among them
in such manner as shall be provided
by rules of court, and each court,
! TO which any suit shall be thus as
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
Number Two.
RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, so as to
eliminate the requirement of pay
ment of taxes as a qualification of
the right to vote.
Resolved (if the House of Repre-
sentatives concur), That the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva-
MIA be, and the same is hereby, pro-
posed, in accordance with the eigh-
teenth article thereof:
That section one of article eight be
amended, by striking out the fourth
numbered paragraph thereof, so that
the said section shall read as fol-
lows:
Section l. Every male citizen
twenty-one years of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, sub
ject however to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly may
enact.
First. He shall have been a citizen
of the United States at least one
month.
Second. He shall have resided in
the State one year Cor if, having pre-
viously been a qualified elector or
native-born citizen of the State, he
shall have removed therefrom and
returned, then six months), immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi-
ately preceding the election.
a true copy of Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
URGE PATTERSON TO RETIRE
Tennessee Democrats Seek to Restore
Harmony With New Candidate.

Harmony With New Candidate.
Memphis, Tenn, Aug 9.-1n order to
restore peace In the Democratic ranks
I'm Tennessee as a result of the split
over issues recently fought out by the
Patterson and anti-Patterson follow
ing or the so called insurgent and
straight Democratic elements, pressure
has been brought to bear on Governor
Patterson to withdraw from the gu
bcrnatorial race scheduled for Novem-
Der and allow substitute to he named
to take up the banner
This was revealed when boom was
launched for General Luke Il. Wright.
who. like Patterson. is n native of this
city, but who served as governor gen
eral Of the Philippines under McKin-
ley and later as ambassador to Japan
and secretary Of war under Roosevelt.
Schoolboy friends of Governor Pat
terson and present day supporters.
some of them being among the biggest
men In the Democratic party i'm Ten
nessee. declare that the result Of the
Judiciary election. when Patterson can
didates were overwhelmingly defeated,
indicated that Republican governor
will be elected rather than Patterson
at the November polls.
General Wright is out of the city,
but it is believed he might consent tc
take up the party's troubles for peace,
provided Governor Patterson, who has
received the nomination, should decide
to withdraw.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
VISIT THE POPE.

Two Hundred and Twenty Virainians
Received In Audience at Vatican.
Rome, Aug. "A large pilgrimage,
composed OF 220 Roman Catholics of
the diocese of Richmond and headed
by Bishop A Van de Vyver Of Vir-
ginia, was received In audience by
Pope Plus X. Bishop Kennedy Of
the American college accompanied the
pilgrimage.
The pope welcomed the pilgrims with
a short speech and received In return
a substantial Offering OF Peters pence.
Later the Virgtnians had their photo
graph taken inside the Vatican, and a
copy was presented to the pope.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
BOTH DUELISTS DIE.
North Carolina Farmers Carve ON
Another to Pieces.

North Caroiina Farmers carve One
Another to Pieces.
Raleigh, y. c., Aug. "A doubly
fatal duel with knives took place in
Union county, n. c.. as the result of
an insult alleged to have been offered
by Wilson Curran to the daughter of
Henry Thomas, both farmers of some
prominence in that section.
When Thomas met Curran he at
tackled him with murderous looking
knife. Curran got out long bladed
pocket knife and the men literally
carved each other to pieces, both dy-
ing. Thomas died first and Curran
bled to death soon after. The duel is
characterized as the bloodiest affair of
the kind ever witnessed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12

TWELVE muslin trespass notices
for S1.OO; six for seventy-fve cents.
Name of owner, township and law
regarding trespassing printed there
on. CITIZEN office.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
6O Piils In Glass vlal e5e.-Am Dealers
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
ERIE TRAINS.

Trains leave Union depot at 7.2O
a. m. and 2.4S p. m, week days.
Trains arrive Union depot at 1.50
and 6.45 p. m. week days.
Saturday only, Erie and Wyoming
arrives at 3.45 p. m. and leaves at
$50 p. m.
Sunday trains leave 2.4S and ar
rive at 7.02.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
BRIDGE DIGGERs FIND GOLD
A Whit Of Old Days Is Eagerly Scent
ed on the Sacran ento.

Sacramento, Cal, Aug. 9.--rhere Is
excitement here over the discovery OF
coarse gold In excavations made in
Sacramento riber bed for piers OF a
new railroad bridge. Men and boys are
panning out river mud and gravel and
getting good returns. One man washed
half an ounce Of gold which he sold
for 50. The bridge construction gang
probably will put In sluices and woTk
the Gravel
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-12
Arasntlna,. Corn Gem

Washington, Aug. a-Argenttna's
corn crop will amount % 4,5OO, 900 tons,
as estimated by the Argentina depart
ment OF agriculture.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20
LOST CHILD FOUND
slx-Year-old Girl Lived Two Days In
Mountains on Berries.

Wilkes Barre. Pa, May is. - After
being lost in the mountains near Nan
ticoke. seven miles from here. since
Sunday afternoon, six-year-old Ida Gil
lis. daughter of former Councilman
George w. ellis. of Nanticoke. was
found by George Worth, one of the
scores of searchers who have been in
the woods since Sunday evening look
ing for the child.
She had wandered several miles
from the rlace where she was los
along the ridge of the mountain. She
was hungry and thirsty sleepy and
badly frightened. She had lived OF
wintergreen leaves and berries and
had only little water to drink, while
at night and often during the day she
had fallen asleep under bushes when
she was toe tired to go further. and
upon waking up again had made an
other effort to find her way out Of the
woods Troops of the state constabu
larry aided in the search.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20
VIII Build Bio Car Plant.

Schenectady, ~ Y, May 1S.-t Is
learned that the Pressed Steel Cai
company. which now has a large plant
IN South Bethlehem. Pa, has purchas
ed 100 acres of the most desirable
business property in this city and tina
plans are already being made for th'
erection Of several large buildings. j
expected that when the new plan
opens next spring that 5000 men vii
be given employment and that within
five years this number will be increas
ed 70 $4,000.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20
Marrled rhree Weeks; cut Hls Throai

Montclair. n. j.. May 1S.-Bartley
Gfblin. twenty-eight years Of age
brother Of John Giblln. cut his throat
in the cellar of his brothers resi-
dence. The suicide was married three
weeks ago TO Miss Moriarity, of Mont
clair. The couple we're living happily
together and friends cannot assign an
cause for the act except insanity.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-20
THIRTY KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
Seven Boilers Glow Up at
Tin pIdte Plant,
MEN BLOWN TO PIECES
Arms, Legs and Parts Of Bodies were
strewn About the Neiehborhood and
. Body Was Hurled Through House.

q BODY Was Hurled lhFoU9"
Canton. O.. May lS.-Scores Were
killed and injured in boiler expo
sion at the plant of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company vi
south Harrison avenue. Howard Rex
assistant superintendent, said Una
twenty five or thirty men were dea'
over 100 men we're in the mill at tn'
time of the explosion. and II Is no
believed that more than dozen es
caped injury. A large number OF the
men are fatally injured.
Seven boilers of j20O-horsepowe
each exploded simultaneously IN an
I1shaped addition near the middle o.
the main mill. All employees connected
with that department were blown 70
atoms.
The injured we're hurried to the hos
pitals in ambulances or automobiles
The dead bodies. strewn where they
we're thrown by the force OF the eS
plosion presented a CHASTITY spectacle
MANY are thought to be buried in the
debris. which caught fire immediately
after the explosion. The fire depart
ment was called to put out the iames
Body Hurled Through House.
body was thrown by the force Of
the explosion through the side of the
home of Henry Ruke, square and
half away from the wrecked plant
The body passed through the house
and came ont on the other side j
landed on a fence and knocked it over
Another body was picked up at the
pIant Of the Thinker Roller Bearine
Axle company, a half mile away from
the scene Of the explosion. A human
hand crashed through the window OF
the Office. seventy-fve feet away
The torso Of man was found in
the garden of yard about 500 fec
west of the scene. Arms. legs anf
parts of bodies were strewn about tho
neighborhood.
The bodies Of seven men, mutilate'
beyond recognition. were found in the
north end &C. tie mill
"FOr Gods sake hit me on the hea'
and kin ne" cried one workman 10
man who found him. The injured moi
had an arm torn off and a great hol'
in his side.
The cause of the explosion is nm
known. The boilers were supposed Il
be in good shape. The men had NJ
warning. The members Of the Office
force escaped injury.
Women and children whose hus
bands and fathers are among the dea.
or injured gathered about the wrecke'
plant. weeping and wringing thei
hands.
The whole of the plant is blown on
by the explosion. Windows are broker
in all houses within a radius OF
quarter of mile. The whole section
in the vicinity of the plant is strewl
with debris from the mill.
Louis Hughes, a fireman, and A. W
Kaufman. a storekeeper were stand
ing in the storehouse. 800 feet ava
from the main plant at the time of tn
explosion. The stOrehOuse was demo-
ished. but both men escaped death
Kaufman had only few cuts an
bruises. while Hughes sustained
broken legt.