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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
DIES SHIELDING A WOMAN.
Letters Written by His Slayer's Wife
Torn In Bite.

Kansas City. Mo. Sept. 12.-It was
to protect the name of a woman. tc
shield from exposure her love for him.
that Henry c. Gumbel braved the
pain of his wounds after Robert F.
Curtis shot him three times Saturday
afternoon, with amazing fortitude tore
into pieces three letters as he lay on
the floor of his room at the Kuppe1
hotel
But the slain mans caution and his
tardy obedience to his fair correspond
ent's admonltion TO destroy her mis-
siveS was in vain. Pieces of one of
them have been put together 1t was
addressed to Gumbel and signed
Lucia"
Mrs. Lucie Curtis is supposed to be-
in Chicago. She consulted an attur
ney here last month in regard TO her
divorce.
Curtis was held without bond after
pleading not guilty to charge of
murder in the first degree. He was
returned to his cell after being al
lowed to phone some orders that he
had secured Saturday to a cigar com.
pany who had him employed as Ii
salesman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15

New York, Sept 12.-SiX small boys
climbed up among the mass of timbers
that makes one corner Of the Brooklyn
navy yard look as though giants had
been playing at jackstraws and
slipped stay bolts into the first two
keel plates to be laid down for the
new dreadnaught New York. This
sea fighter and her sister ship. the
Texas. now building at Newport
News, will be the biggest lighting
ships in the United States navy.
The first bolt was driven by Wat
Tyler Culverius, Jr., son of Lieuten-
ant Commander Cluverius and grand
son of Rear Admiral Sampson, whose
flagship at the battle off Santiago bore
the name which it has surrendered to
the new dreadnaught The other boys
| who helped Rear Admiral Leutz, com
mandant of the yard. his aides and
the constructors see that the job was
properly started are w. Il. Burd. son
of Captain ], e. Burd, chief engineer
of the yard; Robert NJ. Striker Jr.,
son of Naval Constructor Stocker; f..
X. Frothingham, son of General John
B. Frothingham; j. q. Bailey, Jr., son
of Naval Constructor Bailey, who will
be directly in charge of the ships con-
struction, and T. w. Ryan, Jr., son
of the general storekeeper at the yard.
Congressman Calder and Fitzgerald,
who helped convince congress that the
New York should be built here, were
present
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15

New York, Sept. 12.--City business is
practically suspended in Queens Bor.
ough because Of the ella borate prepara
tons being made by city officials. tax
payers and friends of Borough Presl
dent Lawrence Gresser. who is to ap.
pear before Governor Dix at Albany
today to answer to charges brought
against his administration by certain
of the public improvement associations
of Queens. Friends of the borough
president are optimistic of the outcome
Of the hearing and say that Mr.. Ores
ser will return exonerated.
Ever since the election of the bor-
ough president his administration of
the affairs of Queens has been bitterly
attacked by persons alleged to repre-
sent his political enemies. Efforts were
made to have Mayor Gaynor interfere.
but the mayor refused to take any part
in the trouble and referred the com
mittee that waited upon him to Gov
ernor Dix.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
STAGE A FIGHT TO ROB.
Wife of Governor Elect of Mississippi
Loses $500 In Jewels.

Fulton, Ky. Sept. 12.-Family heir.
looms and iewelry valued at $500
were stolen from Mrs. Earle Brewer.
wife of the, governor elect of MisSis
sippi. here, according TO charges for.
mally presented by an attorney. The
robbery took place on a Pullman car
Mrs. Brewer was en- route to ClarkS
dale, Miss. from Chicago. where she
had been spending the summer She
carried the valuables in a handbag.
which disappeared when three men
who had been on the car jumped off
after engaging in rough and tumble
fight Women tainted when pistols
were flourished. and in the excitement
Mrs. Brewer forgot about her valu,
ables. According to the theory of the
governor elect. the men followed Mrs.
Brewer from Chicago. and the fight
was especially arranged to throw the
passengers into a panic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
MAINE VOTES WET
Prohibition Loses After Bit.
ter Campaign.
MORE THAN 100000 TO POLLS
With Practically Every Town and Vii
iaee Complete Liquor Interests APP
pear to Have Won a Victory.
Portland Is For Saloons.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 12.-More than
> 10000 voters of this state went to the
polls and registered their opinions on
whether or not the state should con
tinue with the constitutional amend
ment in force which prohibits the sale
of intoxicating liquors. The ipdica-
tiens are that those who oppose pro-
hibition turned out in slightly greater
numbers than did those who favor its
retention.
With but nineteen small towns to
be heard from. the vote stands 60,7S2
for the repeal of the amendment to
59,S7S for its retention. a majority of
904
In 1853 the Maine legislature adopt
ed a statute prohibiting the liquor busi-
ness, but it was repealed after brief
experience. In 1857 the law was again
passed and has never been repealed.
In 1884 the question of placing prohi-
bition in the constitution was put to
the people and prohibition won by a
majority of 45.9SS.
More than thousand meetings were
held in different parts of the state in
the present campaign under the auspi-
ces of the Prohibition forces, and prom
inent men from other states were
called up to assist in the cause
When near closing time for the polls
the Eyes" people had b majority of
1.500, with thirty-one towns to hear
from. These towns will not affect the
result to any appreciable degree Gov
ernor Plaisted is on his way to attend
the governors conference at Spring
Lake, N. j.. and could not be reached.
but it is not believed that special
session of the legislature will be called
to pass local option law. Had the
victory for the 'wets" been more de-
cisive a session would probably have
been called.
total vote on the liquor question
of 10000 was polled, which is within
10000 of the vote polled at the last
state election. when Plaisted was elect.
ed governor.
The fight was bitter all over the
state, but was particularly close in
York county, which will give margin
of less than 100 votes in favor of re-
peal. The Prohibitionists had counted
on York as one of their counties. One
small town, Greenwood, gave the big
gest percentage of majority for the
vets by polling siXty-fve for repeal
and but solitary ballot against
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT.
Party Leaders In Canada Certain They
Will Win.


Ottawa. Sept 12.-The Canadian
election campaign has been in full
swing for month. An army of ora
tors has been busy throughout the
country daily, and tons of political lit.
erature have been distributed. The
leaders Of each party declare victory
is assured, and they appear to be sin
cere.
Premier Laurier has been through
Ontario, Quebec and the maritime
provinces, speaking daily and some
times two or three times a day He
is seventy years old, but is standing
the work better than any other leader
on either side.
Robert L. Borden. the opposition
leader, has spoken at the principal CEN
ters of Canada east. of the great
lakes and has had large and enthusi-
astic audiences.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15

Albany y. L.. Sept. The legisla.
ture has reconvened There were
twenty-three Of the fifty-one senators
and thirty-five Of the so assembly
men present. The indications are that
both houses will decide today to take
recess until week from Monday
night because Of the illness Of Sem
ator Wagner, the majority leader of
the senate. who was operated upon
for appendicitis.
Governor Dix made it plain to the
legislators who called on him that he
would sign no legislation during the
reconvened session unless the legis-
lature first sent to him a direct prim-
ary bill to meet the direct nomina-
tions pledge in the Rochester plat.
form.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
PEACE COURT OPPOSED.
Cartaao Tribunal Costly and Used by
"Dollar DipIomatists"

New Orleans, Sept. 12.-An interna-
tiOnal congress will be called at an
early date, probably in Guatemala
City, for the purpose of abolishing the
Cartago peace court.
Salvador, Costa Rica and Honduras
are backing the project, and an effort
is being made to bring in Nicaragua
and Guatemala.
The countries assert that the cost of
maintaining the court and the interna-
tional office at Guatemala is out of all
proportion to the benefits derived. The
court was established as result of
the conference of the five Central
American republics held in Washing.
ton in 1907.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
HiIIas, Eather.in.lam nl.s.

Beverly, Mass, Sept. &c. d.
Hilles, President Taft's secretary, has
returned to Beverly after a two weeks
vacation in Ohio and Long Island.
A short time after his arrival Mr..
Hilles was Informed Of the death at
Lancaster, o., of Mr. Whitley, Mrs.
Hilles' father. He left for Ohio after
long chat with the president.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
cuba,s Profitable Lottery.

Washington. Sept. 12.-The lottery is
a profitable scheme in Cuba. and the
returns TO the war department show
that last year the Cuban government
received from this source $3,3OO,oOO
profit, which represents 10 per cent of
the entire annual receipts from all
sources.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
The Endless Strife,

They may spike the heavy cannon, they
may sink the battle feet,
They may hammer into plowshares all
the weapons made to kill.
They may force the jealous nations to cut
out the war drums beat
But the fight 'twixt social rivals at old
Newport RACES still.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
TALKS BY AEROPLANE.
Inventor of Wireless Rival Throws
Voice Five Miles.

London, Sept. 12.-Matthews, the in
ventor Of the aeroplane, talked through
the air from Beachley to New Passage
on the opposite side of the river Sew
ern, a distance of five and a half
miles. He will now try to talk from
ChepstOw TO Cardiff, a distance of
twenty-five miles, by the aid Of man
lifting kites.
Later Matthews will endeavor to
transmit his voice five miles from
Chepstow to Tintern, through a wall
of rock.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
VOLCANO THREATENS TOWNS
New craters on Mount Etns Throwing
Smoke and Ashes.

Catalina, Italy Sept. 12.-The erup-
ton of Mount Etna is increasing
hourly. The streets of this city are
filed with smoke and ashes.
western slope of the mountain and
threaten Linguaglossa and Bronte
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
James r. soley Dead.

New York, Sept. 12.-James Russell
Soley, the lawyer and author, is dead
of pneumonia. He had been i'll but a
few days, His funeral will take place
tomorrow morning. \
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15

Poughkeepsie N. " Sept 49,
Colonel Astor and his bride are at
Rhinecliff, and it was announced that
they would spend at least a week OF
their honeymoon there
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
Vicarious SUFFERING.

"Oh, l know. 1 have been a martyr
to dyspepsia myself for years"
Really? But surely you ought TO
nee some one"
"Oh, l don't suffer from indigestion.
My husband oes."-OnloolSer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
PIentv of Praat;na

81 am quite surprised, Mr.. Meeker,
at your wifes knowledge of parlia-
mentary law"
"SheI Great Caesar! Hasn't she
been speaker of the house for the last
fifteen ars?-Exchange
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
No INSTRUMENTATION.

81 Summers-Consarn you, Eb! You
said this here gun you sold me was a
repeater.
Eb Winters-It is; but, of course,
you've got to be some place where
there's a darn good echo.-Puck
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
WHILE SERVING SENTENCE
MARKETS A GOOD PATENT
Jailed for Passing Worthless Paper
Now Has $4,000 Which He
Obtains Honestly.

SPOKANE, March 21.-After serV-
ing his jail sentence at Walla Walla
Wash, for passing nc fund checks
Clinton Buchanan has come out, and
can today draw a good one for $4,000
the amount he received from j. p
Kirner of Spokane. aud B. c. Holt OF
Walla Walla for a patent attachment
TO sidehill combined threshing ma
chine.
The device is designed TO keep the
threshing apparatus of combined
harvester in a level position on any
contour OF land and tilt OF header
Experts declare that the attachment
is the most useful coptrivance OF its
kind ever patented.
Buchanan made arrangements tC
sell his device while behind the bars
II is said he passed the worthless
checks while under the influence oil
liquor Fellow prisoners say that or
leaving the Jail he promised not &c
touch another drop OF strong drink as
long as he lives.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
MICH. THIRD IN BEET SUGAR.
Census Bureau Says Industry Has
Grown Rapidly in Ten Years.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Michi-
gan ranks third in the value OF beet
sugar industry throughout the world,
according 70 a preliminary statement
issued by the census bureau yester-
day Colorado is first with 20 per
cent OF the total; California, second,
with % per cent, and Michigan fur
nishes % per cent
During 1909 there were in Michi.
gan 10 beet sugar factories, which
produced sugar and other products
to value OF $10,477 900. There were
produced during this year in the state
1903, 900 tons OF granulated sugar, val
ued at $9,757000, while but 500 tons
OF raw sugar, with value OF Sal 900,
were turned out. During the same
period 5,106,700 gallons of molasses,
valued at 1897, 900, were produced.
The growth OF the beet sugar indus
try In Michigan in decade, from 1899
10 1909. Is shown by the fact that there
were but nine establishments In 1899,
which had a valuation In products
turned out OF but $1,602,000
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

program, introducing two beautiful
horses, Don" and "Bealmo.' The
former Is "A coal black Arabian steed,
which has been trained TO dance TO
the tune of The Turkey in tine
Straw" and is the only horse In the
world performing this feat, II is claim
ed. The act is sumptuously dressed
The madame displays some pretty
gowns, and they show on graceful
figure to good advantage in series
OF pretty poses with "Bealmo
Thomas Potter Dunno. "mimetic
comedian" Is a new conner TO Detroit,
and his work caused Mondays audi
ences TO sit up and take notice. One
OF the best things he does is an i'm
personation OF little Hebrew girl
singing a song. Dunno is master
of several dialects and utilities them
all In a unique novelty In which he
takes OF young woman going home
from a beer garden in an owl car.
Foster and Foster bring down the
house with their oddity called, The
Volunteer Pianist" in which music OF
very good quality is introduced as
an incidental feature or screaming
ly funny dialogue. Carroll and Cook,
the men OF the hour have bundle
OF Jokes that ara strictly up TO the
minute and they get away with their
nonsense In great shape. They are a
pair we'll worth hearing and seeing II
you want to laugh.
Miss Val Huntington, OF the team
OF Mcdonald and Huntington, is a
talented singing coincidence. Her
best effort is clever impersonation
OF a Partisan music hall entertainer
singing an American song, Siegel
and Matthews are experts on the ban
10 and their repertoire includes such
timely selections as my Hero from
the Chocolate Soldier" and Every
Little Movement" from Madame
Sherry" Will J. O'Hearn and com
pany present sketch called "A Ro-
nance OF Killarney, which is notable
only for its scenery. AS sketch IT
falls fiat.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
NEW BIRD VISITS OHIO.
Home 10 In the Northwest; Driven
South BY Severe Winter.

CINCINNATI, March 2l-At the Au-
dubon Society of Ohio, DR.. Charles
Dury, the famous naturalist, told OF
the recent appearance in Ohio of a
bird new to the state. A flock OF 20
large. yellow birds, with black and
white wings and yellow bill, were
seen several days in succession in
Glendale, and he Classics them as
grossbeak (the large beak Bird. Mrs.
N. ID. G. Hodges said that few days
ago twenty-five Of them appeared for
three days in succession In the yard
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Shipley in Wyoming
and were fed there for the three days
and one or two of the same flock ap-
peared on Price Hill.
DIR. Dury has just secured one as a
specimen and has had 1t dressed"
and will exhibit 1t at the next meet
ing. He said they are found in Non
tana and in the extreme northwest
OF the United States, and have evil
IDENTIFY come south owing to scarcity
OF food in the winter time.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
TWENTY FIFTH PROPOSAL
LANDS MRS. SCHATZMAN
All Received Within One Year and
From Many suitors-Jones
% the Winner.


ST. LOUIS, March 2l.-After re-
ceiving twenty-five proposals in a
year since she was divorced. Mrs.
Vera Widen-Schatzman finally said
yes to Legrand Jones. and they viii
be married this month.
In confirming the report OF the en-
gagement, Mrs. Schatzman declared
that she was very happy.
DO you know" she laughed, I've
been engaged eighteen times since
my divorce. I've had twenty-five pro-
posals and accepted eighteen of them.
One Of the chaps who proposed to me
was an Italian Count, but | rejected
him"
Mrs. Schatzman got her divorce
from E. Auribey Schatzman a year
ago. The domestic troubles OF the
Schatzmans had attracted much at
tention because, when they parted,
Mrs. Schatzman announced that II
was q trial separation, to see whether
they could get along without one an
other.
She went abroad after she got her
decree, and at Paris she took a bal
loon trip with the Maharaja of Cooch
Behar, an Indian Prince, with whom
she corresponded before her mar
rage
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21
0ARRICk.

The industry OF cafe and theater
orchestras In the matter OF acquaint-
ing those about town" with the
strains OF popular operate music usu-
ally has the result OF making every
one who listens heartily sick of what
was originally the most delightful of
refrains, but the exception 10 prove
the rule happened in the Garrick the
alter, Monday evening, when Detroit
heard-really heard-the famous Os-
car Straus operetta THE Chocolate
Soldier" The haunting waltz refrain
my Hero" which runs throughout
this charming score, Is as familiar as
the fascinating similar melody of The
Merry Widow" Repetition, however.
whether by a blatant restaurant or
chestra or a squeaky hand organ, can
not spoil the real melody OF either OF
these languorous, lovely valse motifs.
In the Garrick, Monday evening,
there was an orchestra OF forty musl-
clans, the instruments selected with
Judicious care to the requirements OF
the score, especially In the wood wind
and strings, and with a leader who
got as much out Of the Straus music
as II II had been a tone poem by
Straus-spelled with double IS"
There was a company OF singers on the
stage that any manager In the country
might have been proud TO send out
under his banner. Fred c. Whitney,
who was born and raised In Detroit,
although he has become so big fac
tor in the theatrical world that he can
truthfully sign, New York, London,
Paris. Berlin OF any other great city
after his name on the hotel registers.
Is the producer and owner OF all
The Chocolate Soldier" companies
now singing the pretty opera In vart-
GUS parts of the world. Mr.. whitney
is as proud TO call little old Detroit
on-the-river his home as Detroiters
should be to acknowledge him a ma
tive son. He is deserving OF the ut
most credit for Offering the public so
musical and humorous and high-class
an entertainment as The Chocolate
| Soldier"
The book OF the operetta is found
ed on George Bernard Shaw's Arms
and the Man" that delicious satire on
near-neroes and soap bubble wars.
mere Is really no very close relation.
ship except In the main part OF the
story and a few wholesale lifts" from
the Shaw dialogue, OF which there
could have been more to greater ad-
vantage. II Is said that Mr.. Shaw's
aggressive red whiskers became quite
scarlet with rage over the fact thai
Mr.. Straus' libretto makers. Rudolnh
Bernauer and Leopold Jacobson. two
Viennese gentlemen-to say NOTHING
OF Stanislaus STANCE who tinkered Il
all over again into American vernacu.
lar-had the audacity to "crib" only !,
portion OF Arms and the Man" and
not all of IL. c. b. s. likes TO be the
whole thing or nothing. For purposes
OF the composer the characters in Mr.
Shaw's comedy have been changed
and another woman's role introduced
instead OF Louka the servant. who Az.
ures In the real comedy The names
also are different so that Mr.. Shaw
had more than one reason for starting
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

an argument which he is nothing loath
TO do at any time.
The chief feminine part or Nadina
Popoff was taken, Monday evening oy
Miss Alice Yorke, dainty young wo-
man with pretty voice who mas Oeen
heard frequently In Detroit as lead
ing member OF b. c. Whitney's COM
panies. Miss Yorke has an unusually
sweet and pretty voice, which mas
been well-trained. and she sings the
music OF The Chocolate Soldier with
more than ordinary musical sense
and ability. II is difficult and color'
full music and its concerted numbers
require more than just vocal tones
Miss FRITZ Won Busing as Marscha,
and Miss Frances Kennedy as Nadlnas
mother. Aurelia, have excellent mezzo
and contralto voices, respectively
This trio carried the burden OF the
opera and did IL exceedingly we'll
Forrest Hun as Lieut.. Bumerli, the
chocolate cream soldier. sang ana
acted with discretion and comedy
sense. He embodied the handsome
staggering. fun.loving Swiss lieuten'
ant in a manner TO delight every mat
inee girl who loves her chocolate
creams. Excellent comedy work was
offered by Francis Boyle, the Dig
basso. SO well known In this city. In
the part Of the clustering commander
OF the Bulgarian army. Fred Mace
was equally comic as Col. Popon,
Nadina's papa, and deserved the
laughter his lines and business evoked.
Henry Coote, six feet OF blond Eng
lishman was the fatuous and concert,
ed Major Alexicus, Nadina's hero
All OF these principals can sing ana
they can act and so the result was
performance OF excellence, spirit ana
fun.
The music Is charming from first TO
last note. Every number is hit In
itself and the melodies are not for
gotten in a hurry One OF the most
taking and tuneful bits in the whole
three acts comes at the very last III
the Letter Song"
The operetta is staged with that
brtlliancy OF color that might De eA-
pected from its locale-Bulgaria A
large chorus does effective work ana
thanks be TO Mr.. Straus, they are not
dragged into the scene wtlly-niy nut
occupy comparatively small part Oh
the mis-en-scene.
Miss Lillian Poll. Detroiter, VINO
alternates in the part OF Nadina Win
Miss Yorke, will sing "Wednesday alt
ernoon and Thursday evening. MISE
| Yorke singing the remainder OF tne
weeks performances. The Chocolate
Soldier will remain in the Garrick
fortnight. and II the size OF the open
ing nights audience-which occupies
every inch OF room In the thea'erI
is a criterion, the standing room Only
sign will hang continuously In the
lobby. E
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-21

types with positive definitions EN-
phaslzing all the angles OF character
ization are represented with each
succeeding number and each Is ac'
complished after complete change
of costume, change which In one
instance requires but "a seconds
Miss Franklin has also been tortu'
nate in securing Burt Green as an ac-
companist, as he also writes all the
music for her songs. He Is a native
OF Grand Rapids. Mich, and hrst met
Miss Franklin when playing the pi-
ano in Tony Pastors theater. New
York. Later they were married. Mr.
Green was newspaper man before
taking 10 the musical life, having
been on the editorial stan OF the New
York Telegraph. where he conducted
a department under his own name