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Evening journal., 1911-03-28
THE CITY GOVERNMENT ROW.

O THE average citizen it may look as il the
Legislature should pass House bill No 227
TO legaze all the acts of the present Democratic
City Government
II is unfortunate that the matter was not taken
up earlier in the Legislative session. AS it is so
many contentious made that il is somewhat
difficult for ordinary persons to get clear grasp
of the subject As understand il, the reason
why the Republican members of the House refus-
ed to vote 10 legalize the government as demand
ed by the Democrats is that they did not wish TO
set the stamp of approval on all the acts of Coun-
Gil They we're willing to pass bill legalizing
the marriages and similar transactions but there
have been many objections to other performances
of City Council which the Republican members
will not legalize II is not to be expected that the
Republicans should legalize the contests before
Council in the Ross and Rash matter.
The prospects are for a huge deficit in the City
Treasury as result Of Democratic fuanciering
The Republicans do not wish to appear as ap-
proving that condition.
Some may raise the question that the mere fact
of legalizing all the acts Of Council would not
Of itself place the mark of approval upon Council
Council could do things legally which would be
reprehensible and subject TO severe criticism, but
Council would he within it's rights
However, the Republicans as we understand the
matter, think that the passing of a law making
valid all the acts Of Council during the entire term
of the present administration would be construed
an approval Of those acts which the Republicans
are unwilling to give. They do not think that the
collecting of taxes and similar matters will be af-
feeted by the failure to pass the legalizng bill.
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
DUAL TELEPHONES.

SOME Of the western States what-they caI
the dual telephone nuisance" is causing COM
ment and plans are to be devised TO do away with
IT,
The dual telephones are the rival telephone COM
psnies in city the consequence being that bus-
ness men and many others arc forced to have both
telephones in their places.
When there was complaint because Of the
charges of one telephone company another prompt
" started TO give Competition As expected the
old company met the competition and a war of
telephone companies followed, the users Of course
being the goats in the end The man who is
forced to have both telephones finds that his ex
penseS for telephone service are increased over
what they would be under the one telephone sys-
TEN even though the charges are higher Regu-
lated monopoly would be better for the user than
dual telephones
BY the way, speaking OF telephones. how fat and
prosperous looking is the report Of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company No widows
and orphans likely to suffer because the profits
have decreased owing to public olamor" and ad-
verse legislation
The net revenue Of the company for the year
was more than s50OO0O00 Of which triHe more
than S5O0OO00 was paid as interest and almost
S2lO00000 as dividends. The report says that
majority of the stockholders are women Good
for them
The easy money of the public goes into proper
hands
The report of the directors deals with the Pub
lie Control question in this sensible manner:
Public control regulation Of Public Service Cor
porations by permanent commissions, has and
come 70 stay. Control regulation exercised through
sucn body has many advantages that exercised
through regular legislative bodies committees The
permanent commission will be quasi-judicial body
II should be made up OF members whose duty II will be-
sno VINO VIII have the desire. the time and the oppor-
tunity, familiarze themselves with the questions
coming before them Il should only after thorough
MFeeueauon and be governed by equities of each
oese IL would In time establish course Of practice
ana precedent for the guidance OF all concerned
Experience also has demonstrated thai This .suner
F'ntoh shonlo stop at control and sras7,lation'
and not manage. operate nor dictate Ubst tba
management or operation should be bevord tbs ~
Quiremenrs OF the greatest efficiency ana economy
Management or operation requires intimate lnovl
edge and experience which can only be gained ~, 60
working while control Regulation can be nteu.
gently exercised after judicial hearing by those who
have not the knowledge or experience to operate
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
TUESDAY. MAR. % 1911
THE NEW YORK FIRE.

a THING that is plain TO people who may give
4 it any thought often does not become plain
TO officials until some shocking holocaust occurs
attended with heavy loss of life.
In New York city they are investigating and get
ting ready to FIX the responsibility for the
frghtful loss of life which followed the fire in
the Triangle Waist factory last Saturday night
We suppose there will be a commotion for
while, some one may be punished, and then, after
a time, the subject will pass out of mind and moth
ing definite will have been done to prevent the
recurrence of such calamity. That is the usual
course.
People who know anything about New York or
any other large city or smaller one, too for that
natter know that there are hundreds OF vertabe
death traps in which there is likely to be repeti-
ton Of such a catastrophe as that which visited
New York
The only wohder is that such fires with heavy
lossfof 1iFe are not of more frequent occurrence
Certainly the fact that such calamities are not
more frequent is not due to diligence or care on
the part of law makers II is only by good luck
and not by good management that there are not
such fires almost daily.
great many hotels in cities are not properly
protected from fire. Could there be more danger
ous death traps than nearly all the hotels at At
lantc City for example? Some of them are CON
structed RS if they we're specially designed for
fiery furnaces and traps. In most other resorts
the same conditions prevail
Until more common sense is exercised In pro-
tectlng inmates of buildings from the danger Of
hre we shall have the FIRE peril ever with us.
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
THE CITY AND COUNTY.

HE JOURNAL printed letter yesterday from
reader in the Ninth ward who fails to see
the justice of Wilmington contributing so large
proportion of the taxes OF the county and get
ting so little in return.
He thinks the citizens Of Wilmington practically
support the county And so they do, and so does
Wilmington practically support the State.
II you talk to any person active in public affairs
outside OF Wilmington about it, the only answer
that you are likely TO get is that Wilmington has
the money and is able to pay the taxes.
AS a matter Of fact it would be better for Will
mington TO be county by itself, for in that case
the money that now goes 10 New Castle county
from Wilmington would be devoted to the city
alone. Our large tax rate is made up in part by
county taxes which Philadelphia, for instance, docs
not have.
There are, however, few communities like Will
mington which are counties by themselves The
cities do not have representation in Legislative
bodies according to their population they contri-
butte most Of the taxes and then get the least in
proportion in return. Even our liquor license fees
60 TO the State treasury, manifestly unfair deal
OF course it is proper that Wilmington should
pay more for the support Of such institutions as
the hospital at Farnhurst, for the workhouse and
other county institutions, but on the whole the
rural county gets the better end of it.
Strictly speaking, we should have part Of the
county taxes for our street improvements AS our
contributor says the city pays heavily for the sup
port of county roads and yet when any living in
Wilmington desires TO use the county roads in two
of the most important directions he is held up
by toll gates Perhaps should have a fsirer deal
if more citizens like Ninth Ward took livelier
interest in affairs and contributed to the dis
cussons OF public matters with letters such as that
written by him
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
NO HANGING ON GOOD FRIDAY.

N CONSIDERATION of the shock that the
- hanging of Reese Roberts on Good
Friday would give TO a large element of this com
munity Governor Pennewiu without fail should
grant a respite for few days so that the execu-
ton shall not take place during Holy Week
The fact that Roberts was sentenced to be
hanged during the week that by many is regarded
the most solemn period of the year and on the
most solemn day of that period was without doubt
an oversight on the part of the sentencing power
Now that Governor Pennewlls attention has
been called TO the matter. The Journal thinks that
he will act promptly. More and more is Good
Friday being observed by Christians of the com
munity, and the hanging of a convicted murderer
on that day would be grevous wound to their
sensibilities
Let the Governor grant the respite
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.
The unitnd PUB.

The United Pub.
fishers Association
through its proai-
dent. Mr.. Arthur
Koppeil has exam
ined THE JOUR-
NAILS circulation
and Mr.. Koppeil Of
fers to wager 81, 900
OF his own money,
and undertake to
prove that THE
FVEN1HG JOUR
NAbthas the largest
paid circulation Of
any paper printed In
Wtlminaton
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
With the Paraqrap pliers

California has abolished capital punishment but the
Francisco exposition will probably punish plenty Of
capital Just the ssme.-Grand Rapids Press
The United States Supreme Court has unanimously
decided that the corporation provision Of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill Is constitutional Doubtless the
porations will look upon the decision a cloud by Day
TO guide them.-Deseret Evening News.
Col Cody SAYS he would like 10 be Senator from Art
zona There 10 be nothing'in the proposed con-
stitution 10 prevent even thst-Denver Republican.
n will not escape notice that In miX-up of mule,
bolt of lightning ard negro Calhoun county, the
mule first best and the also around
in due time.-Columhia State.
The egg says university extension professor. was
the symbol for eternity among the Druds Modern
cold storage ente prise doing its approximate
that ideal-PtsDurg Gazette Times
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
CLIMATE FAILED
MEDICINE CURED

II has been abundantly shown that
rest. fresh air, and good food. do
help many persons suffering from tu-
berculosis. But. to he really honest.
II must be admitted that the disease
Is seldom more than arrested "
Something more is needed.
Eckman's Alternative is a medicine
made for the cure of tuberculosis. Il
has cured this disease again and
again often these cures have been
effected whore the surroundings were
not ideal, where no intelligent care
was taken of the patient, where
money was scarce; good food and
good cooking unusual-yet cures re-
suited. Now we argue and urge that
Eckmans Alternative should be used
in every case Of Tuberculosis. in ad-
dition to good, nourishing food, and
fresh air, which we all need
The facts-the evidence Of cures
that have been made-are interesting
reading A remarkable cure follows:
Weldon. I'll.
Gentlemen. Through EckmSn's
Alternative ! have been saved from
Premature grave. and. feeling that I
might benefit suffering humanity,
take pleasure In writing you-s brief
history Of my sickness. which you are
at liberty 10 use.
on December IA. 1904, I was taken
with typhoid pneumonia My lungs
became very much affected: my sput-
um was examined and Tuberculosis
Bacilli was found. On February 21st,
1905. was advised to go to Fort Worth
Texas. While there an abscess I'm my
right lung broke and discharged.
grew worse. and became very much
/ emaciated My physician informed me
that must go 10 Colorado as quickly
| as possible left Texas June fst
and arrived IN Canon City June ard.
very feeble. After being there two
weeks. my physician informed me
that nothing could be done, as my
case was hopeless Three weeks later
I returned home weighing 1O3 pounds.
the doctor having given me no assur-
ance Of reaching there alive.
On the 14th OF July I began taking
Eckman's wonderful remedy for Con-
sumption, " being very highly recon-
mended. Today 4 weigh 15S pounds.
7 am stout and we'll and can do any
kind Of work about my grain elevator.
have not an ache nor pain I'm my
lungs, eat well. sleep Well and never
felt better. would be glad II every
person, afflicted with tuberculosis
took Eckman's cure"
(Slgned Afiidavin
ARTHUR WEBB.
Eckman's Alternative Cures Bron-
chitis. Asthma, Hay Fever; Throat
and Lung Affections. For sale by n.
r. Danforth. Miller Drug Company
and other leading druggists. Ask for
booklet Of cured cases and write 10
Eckuan Laboratory, Philadelphia,
! Pa. for additional evidence,
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
Another Life Saved
Almost A Miracle

Sometime ago was afflicted With
Brights Disease. My urine was badly
colored and full of brick dust like
sediment and very scanty at times.
would have TO get up At night nearly
every thirty minutes to urinate. For
two years ! was unable to do any
work. had no appetite and was al
most a skeleton. | was under treat
ment of five different doctors but with
out any results; also several diff
rerent kinds OF medicine, but they
were Of no use, and had almost made
up my mind to die. One day I was
told of Swamp-Root, but was too much
discouraged to try it. until friend
told me what il had done for him.
Then ] concluded to buy a hottie and
try IL. After the first three doses. I
urinated for the first time without
pain, and passed a great quantity of
sediment. Before three weeks ! had
Tegained my appetite and gained Tour
teen pounds in weight I continued 10
improve until at last my health was
restored and ! can truthfully say that
owe my life TO Swamp-Root. You
are at liberty TO publieh this letter
should you SO desire.
Yours sincerely,
e. A. BURT,
Perry, N. Y
State Of New York
County of Wyoming
Town of Perry
Personally appeared before me this
26th day of July, 1909. y. A. Burt, who
subscribed the above statement and
made oath that the same is true in
substance and in fact
EDWARD J. WEBSTER.
Notary Public
Evening journal., 1911-03-28

self in the scandal matter, and another
statement on the case which MIR.
Cleveland himself had prepared He
looked curiously and retrospectively
at these manuscripts. He said that he
bad not liked the statement Mr.. Gar
land had prepared, or rather the man
ner in which he had prepared It. so he
himself took the statement. analyzed
It. saw that IL contained a perfect vim
dication and then spent the greater
part of the night writing out a state
ment of his own. There were eighteen
foolscap pages manuscript in these
statements.
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
MAINTAIN THE ROADS.

GOD ROADS in order 10 be Of service should
~ be constantly repaired.
The proper maintenance Of roads is just inn
portant their building. Mr.. dupont realized this
point when he inserted in the State highway agree
ment stringent provision that the State should
maintain the road after il has been built
The Levy Court Of this county has expended
a large of money on good roads and it is
going TO spend more. Ii should however, see that
the present improved roads shall be maintained in
an efficient condition. The roads should be con.
stantly examined and repaired, for if this is not
done the money spent in constructing them is
really wasted
Evening journal., 1911-03-28

Tear them up said Mr. Cleve-
land; they were never published and
there is no reason for keeping them
But. said |, they have very great
historic value
g No, silence aud public opinion
perfectly vindicated the Attorney-Gen-
eral It was the wiser part not to pub
iish these statements. If they are de-
stroyed, that ends the incident
And with reluctance l tore the man
uscript into bits"
Copyright. 1911. by f. J Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
Girls BRIGHTER.

T0WeU IOurIcr IltlZen.
Cornells girl students are brighter
than the boys, or more studious. That
is clearly the inference from the fact
that they, won rs Of the q Phi Beta
Kappa keys awarded for scholarship
The school has FIVE thousand students.
including only 400 women. and yet
that small minority captured major
ity OF the prizes. Evidently the girls
stick more closely TO their studies.
and this devotion to their books
tells.
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
Editorial Opinion
Manted to Mako n Snre.

Memphis News Scmitar.
Down i'm New Orleans indictments
have been returned against a number
Of men for stufiing a ballot box The
unusual feature of the affair is that
there was only one candidate. Such
misdirected enthusiasm should not be
too severely dealt with.
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
Patriotism and Commonsense.

0YTdCUSe Herald.
II is gratifying TO find at least one
military expert-the former ranking
general of the United States army
who is Of the opinion that Japan
would be annihilated I'm case Of war
with the United States. There has
been altogether too much about the
strength Of Japan and too little about
our own. General Miles statement
has common sense as we'll as patriot
ism back of it.
Evening journal., 1911-03-28

Out in Kansas City they have not only juvenile
court which looks after the children but there is
also Public Welfare League which looks after
the men and women who come before the courts
and need assistance
Evening journal., 1911-03-28
Letter 10
Dr. kilmer e. Co.,
hlnghamtOn. n. v. |
Prove What Swamp-ROOt WIN

Prove What Swamp-R00t VIII
10 For You.
Send TO Or. Kilmer & Co. Bingham
ton, N. ". for a sample bottle. II
will convince anyone. You will also
receive booklet of valuable informa-
tion. telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing. be sure and
mention the Wilmington Evening
Journal Regular fifty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
stores.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
Forty Years in HOneSdaIe
as Carriage Decorator
Il. II. SMITH LEARNED HIS TRADE
JUST As YEARS AGO.

e. T. Smith, one of Honesdale's
artistic carriage decorators and
trimmers, has been in business the
longest of anyone in his line in
Honesdale. Mr.. Smith learned his
trade in Newark, N. j., As years ago
and since February IA, 1871, has
been a resident of Honesdale, hav-
ing followed his trade here ever
since. What makes the story more
interesting is that he has been in the
same building this length of time
without a change, not even having
experienced a fire. The old carriage
decorating shop is substantially
built. The interior is partially plas-
tered. The continual dropping of
paint and varnish upon the floor has
formed heavy coats of paint and it
is impossible to discern where the
cracks of the floor are in some
places. The building is equipped
with an elevator. Shortly after COM
ing to Honesdale Mr. Smith formed
partnership with the late Eugene A.
Edgett. Carriages were made and
decorated by the firm. There are
wagons that were made by Smith
& Edgett that are still in use. Af-
ter three years partnership Mr.
Smith sold his interests in the busi-
ness to Mr.. Edgett, who exclusively
conducted the manufacturing end of
the business, while Mr.. Smith con-
tinued the decorating end.
Mr.. Smiths business has gradually
changed of late in that wagons are
built by large concerns more rapidly
and cheaply now than could former
ly be produced by hand, conse-
quently he has purchased his wagons
by the carload, using his shop as a
repository.
Mr.. Smith is one of Honesdales
most enterprising and progressive
citizens.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
COURT NEWS.

Permission was given by the Court,
September IL, to Frank j. Horn
back, Palmyra township, to adopt An
drew Frank Ordon and John George
Ordon as his children and heirs.
In re petition for decree authoriz-
ing the electors of Salem township to
vote for change in system of paying
road taxes. Permission granted,
September II, for a vote to be taken
at the municipal election to be held
November Z on the question of
adopting the system of payment of
road taxes in said township by work.
Lottie M. Oliver by her next friend,
Samuel Farrell, filed a libel in di-
vorce, September 12, against her
husband, A. Floyd Oliver, charging
him with cruel and barbarous treat
ment; with endangering her life, and
with offering such indignities to her
person as to render her condition in
tolerable and life burdensome, and
thereby forced her to withdraw from
his house and family. The divers
were married December 16, 1908,
and lived together until August 4,
1911. Mrs. Oliver is staying in Car
bondale and Mr.. Oliver is working on
the water works near Seelyville.
In re petition to set aside probate
of last will and testament of Thos.
Mckay, late of Mt. Pleasant town
ship, decd. Citation awarded Sept
IL, by the Court, returnable to next
term.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
TYLER HILL.
Especial to The Citizen.

TYLER HILL, Pa, Sept. 14.-No
one complains much about the hot
nights now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Welsh and
son, Melvin, have removed from
their home at West Damascus to live
in part of Andrew Swedsen's house
at Frosty Hollow.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Johnston, with
their relatives, who are visiting them
here, took pleasure trip to the
county seat one day this week.
Thomas Griffith is the owner of
twin calves. The mother of the
calves was also a twin.
Harvard Lord and Joseph Abra-
ham have each a new horse which
they purchased at the county seat.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Smith have
been visiting relatives near Middle
town the past week.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
PERSONAL

F. N. Frailey was a caller in
Scranton, Tuesday.
Miss Lucille Rowland spent We'd
nesday in Scranton.
Frederick Lee, of Scranton, spent
Wednesday in Honesdale.
w. w. Wood transacted business
in Carbondale Wednesday.
F. P. Woodward was a business
caller in Scranton on Wednesday.
G. A. McCarty, Esq, transacted
business in Carbondale Wednesday.
e. c. Morris, of Scranton, was a
caller in Honesdale on Wednesday.
Miss May A. Kelsey, of Avoca, N.
Y, is a guest of Miss Amy e. Clark.
F. B. Welsh, Tyler Hill, was a
Wednesday business caller in Homes
dale.
F. P. Kimble, Esq, was a We'd
nesday business caller in Carbon
dale.
Miss Amy e. Clark has returned
from two weeks spent at Lake Wi
nola.
Earl Ham of the Wayne County
Savings Bank is enjoying a weeks
vacation.
Lewis Decker is enlarging the
porch of p. r. Murray's residence,
Church street.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-15
DEATH OF ANTHONY NANNY.

Anthony Nanny, of Binghamton,
N. Y, died Monday, September 4,
from heart trouble, aged GA years.
Surviving relatives are his wife and
children: Frances, Henry, Eliza
beth, Lena, Arthur and Helen.
Anthony Nanny was a pioneer in
the blue stone industry in the Della
ware Valley He was generous to a
fault, and valued and kind-hearted
friend. He was a self-made man,
and was remarkably successful in his
business ventures.
He was born near Jeffersonville,
Sept. 6, 1S47, and learned the
blacksmith trade. Later he pur-
chased, in partnership with Paul
Ross, a blue-stone quarry at Han
kins.
In February, 1875, he was mar
ried to Matilda Kille. From the
time of his marriage until 1898 he
lived at Kellam, moving thence to
Hankins.
In 1904 he removed to Bingham
ton. He was a member of the F..
& A. M, and of the Presbyterian
church of Binghamton.