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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Why She Quit tier Job,

A lady OF my acquaintance in Tokyo,
says a writer in the World Wide Mag
azine, possessed valuable servant Of
somewhat mature years who rejoiced
in the poetic name of Oharu San
'.The Honorable Miss Spring."
One day Miss Spring brought in
luncheon as usual. All seemed serene;
there was not a shadow of a cloud in
the domestic sky. But at teatime no
calls at first patient and afterward
impatient, did Oharu. After awhile
the lady went herself to the back re-
gions and found-desolatjol. The char
coal box was filed with gray ashes,
the kettle cold. Half the luncheon
soapy water; the other half stood on
the sink ready to be put away. Oharu
herself simply was not.
The next morning, however, she re-
appeared, very much on her company
manners, with a clean kimono and her
hair done in a shining bun to denote
the state of matron, demanding the
fragment of wages due to her since the
beginning of the month. The lady eX-
postulated and asked why the servant
was leaving thus suddenly.
"Oh," replied Oharu, "just as l was
washing the plates yesterday remem.
bered that Saito San, the pawnbroker
wanted wife. Therefore l went out
and married him."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Unjustly Accused.

Andrew Carnegie, when talking
about the Scotch dialect once, said:
scotch dialect is lingo hard to un-
derstand, and it often causes awkward
mistakes. Once an American divine
spent Christmas in highland inn. On
Christmas morning he gave the maid
a tip of sovereign, and he said, look
ing earnestly at her, for she was a
pretty maid:
"'Do you know, Kathleen, you are
a very good looking lassieT
"Of course Kathleen was pleased,
but, being modest, she blushed like a
rose and answered:
"'Ah, na! All, ma! But my kissing,
sir, is beautiful!
"The divine frowned.
"I.eave the room, you wicked
young baggage! he said sternly.
"He didn't know, you see, that mod
est Kathleen had been simply praising
in her highland dialect the superior
charms of her cousin Janet of Pee
bles."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
THIEVES GET HALF MILLION.
Two Mail Pouches Stolen In Georgia
Contained Valuable Letters.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 10. Two mail
pouches which contained checks and
other bank paper varied at 3500.0O0
we're recently stolen "a Thalman. Ca.
where the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railway crosses the Seaboard
Air line. The pouches were dropped to
be picked up by the Seaboard. and
some one made off with them. One
pouch was stolen Jan. 10 and the other
Jan. 81.
The pouches were made up in Bruins
wick and contained checks. drafts and
registered letters destined for northern
and western banks. Inquiries among
tie banks and corporations, all Of
whom lost more or less in the thefts,
place the loss at $500,000. Much Of
the paper is negotiable. There was
also large amount of cash and valu-
ables in the registered 'etters. The
postal inspectors believe the pouches
were stolen by persons who had knowl-
edge of their contents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Not Stealinq.

David Belasco delicately dissected a
certain playwright one evening at a
dinner given by the former to some of
his friends of the theatrical profession.
This playwright is successful and pro-
duces many plays, but, it is admitted,
owes nearly all his best ideas to 9th
erS.
zone night the playwright imagined
that he heard a noise in his house,
said Mr.. Relasco. HE lighted lamp,
went downstairs, searched his library,
parlor, dining room and kitchen, then
went to the buffers pantry and there
discovered a masked man kneeling
over the chest of silverware.
"'Ahar said he huskily. 'StealingT
"'Oh, no. replied the burglar calm,
ly. I'm only adapting"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
WOULD Be Joker
BECAME THE BUTT
Musical Critic Put One Over on
SignOr PuCGini.

Signor Puccini, the composer of
1.-THE Girl of the Golden West" was
responding in excellent French, to
toast on music at a dinner in New
York.
"One of my strangest musical remi-
niscences," he said, relates to Milan.
Visiting Milan on rainy winter day,
1 dined in the arcade near the cathe-
dral, and then l strolled, cigar in
mouth, in the direction of La Scala.
Lo and behold, my own opera of 'Tos-
ca was billed at La Scala for that
evening, so of course l couldn't resist
a stall.
La Tosca' was received warmly by
a crowded house. The applause was
almost frantic. In fact, young lady
seated on my left got so annoyed be-
cause didn't clap and shout that she
rebuked me, a frOwn wrinkling her
pretty brow.
"'Why don't you applaud this mas
terpieceP she said
Masterpiece said l, and laughed
sarcastically. Masterpiece? Oh, dear!
"'Don't you like the muster she de-
manded in amazement.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

mo said |. It's the work of an
amateur
"'You know nothing of art she
cried, or you wouldn't talk like that
"'Oh, don't l.? said l. And then l
proceeded to prove to her, according
to the laws of thoroughbass and coun-
terpoint, how poor work La Tosca'
was. l told her this aria suggested
Verdi, that chorus was a reminiscence
of Bizet. In word, l ksocked my
own music into cooked hat.
when had finished the young lady
said:
''ls that your real opinion-your sin
cere convictionT
Absolutely said l.
every WELL she said, with an odd
little laugh, and at breakfast the next
morning the first thing saw in my
newspaper was the headline, Puccini
on "Tosca."' And there / read, word
for word, my remarks Of the night be-
fore. The young lady, musical critic,
had recognized me. When l thought l
was quilting her she was gulling me-"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
BARS THE CIGARETTES.

But Syracuse University Head Says
Love Sickness Isn't Harmful.
Syracuse, N. Y, Feb 15.-Chancellor
James r. Day strongly lectured the
men students of Syracuse university
on the use of tobacco. He said the
rule against students smoking on the
campus would be stricly enforced.
81 don't understand the use of tobac-
CO." he said. "They used to roll up
sugar in cloth and give it to babies,
and now the young men in college roll
tobacco in paper to calm their nerves.
will stand for the little love sick
nesses of the students, but smoking I
will not stand for"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Time to Make a Change.

Sir William Phips was appointed
governor in chief of the province Of
Massachusetts Bay in 1862. During
his administration the terrible war
against witchcraft ragged for some six
teen months. When his own wife,
Lady Phips, was named as having ex-
ercised the powers of witchcraft Sir
William began to view this whole ter
rible madness in a new light, and he
put a stop to all trials and discharged
the prisoners then awaiting trial.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Norris
Brown of Nebraska spoke in favor of
the popular election of senators in the
senate. In speech in support of the
popular election of senators, Senator
Bourne of Oregon also gave an eXposi-
tion of the Oregon plan of popular
government
Both Brown and Bourne cited dead
locks now in force to show why the
proposed amendment should be
adopted.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
NIGHT SESSION FOR SENATE.
Pressure of Business Makes Them
Necessary, Leaders Say.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Night sessions
are just ahead in the senate, which
the average senator does not like.
Moreover, the night session cuts off
any opportunity for going to dinners
and otherwise enjoying the social side
Of life.
But things have reached a stage III
the senate where night sessions must
The leaders have therefore decided to
begin them in short time.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Iowa Adopts Oregon Plan.

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 15.-The Iowa
legislature adopted the Oregon plan
for the election of United States sena-
tors. The bill passed the house last
Carroll will veto the bill as it is known
that he looks upon the plan as de-
moralizing to party organization and
not representative government.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

Kingston, Jamaica, Feb, 15.-Govern-
or Sir Sydney Olivier announces that
he is considering the matter of making
a so per cent reduction in the duties
on -four and crackers coming from the
United States. He also announces
that the government had joined with
Canada in asking tenders for the es-
tablishment of fast line of steamers
between the Dominion and Jamaica.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Timber Wolves In Alabama,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 15.-One
of the wild animals that have been
terrorizing people in the vicinity of
Lanyan. Ala. was killed by Cicero
Waldon, nineteen years old, with
shotgun. 1t proved to be a timber
wolf and weighed 200 pounGs. The
animal was pursuing Waldon when
ne shot it,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
AUTO SMASH KILLS ONE.
Car In Detroit Skidded on an lc,
Pavement.

Pavement.
Detroit, Feb. 15.-One man was kill
ed. one possibly fatally injured and
three men and two women were hurt
when a touring car, going at high
rate of speed, skidded on the icy pave
ment and crashed into telephone pole
near the eastern city limits. The man
killed was Harry Nederlander, agent
of an automobile company, driver of
the car. The injured were: Paul r.
McKenny, Allan NJ. Gray, John C.
Barber, David Nederlander, Madge
Tripp. a chorus girl, and Dora Thomas.
Two other persons who were in the
auto and escaped disappeared after
the smash.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
The Way IL Happened.

Brother Lobstock-How did yo' all
got yo' nose busted? Brother Tump-
/ done slipped down an plumb lit on
my back. Brother Lobstock - But,
name O. goodness, sab, yo' nose isn't
located on yo' back! Brother Tump-
No, sab, an needer was Brudder
Wack.-Puck.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 15.-Thomas
Courtney Hoge, Sr., retired lawyer
OF New York, is dead at his home here
He was sixty nine years old and a
member of the New York firm of
Mann, Hoge and Parsons.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
An Old Enalish inn.

The Seven Stars is an inn OF pub
lie house in Manchester, England,
which has held license continuously
since 1870. 1t served as the meeting
place for the Guy Fawkes band of
conspirators.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
NEGRO IN MAYORALTY RACE
Chicago Waiter Files Petition to Run
on Republican Ticket.

on Republican Ticket.
Chicago Feb. 15.-What is said to
be a joke placed Charles CASTOR,
negro waiter, in the race for the Re-
publican nomination for mayor at the
primaries Feb. %. incidentally, the
filing of Castons petition deprived
John F. Smulski of the coveted place
on the ballot. The Smulski petition
was filed six minutes before midnight,
when it was thought there were no
other candidates in sight, midnight
being the time limit for filing nomina-
tionS.
The CASTOR petition was filed two
minutes later by negro who gave his
name as Joseph Snowden.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

BE resolutely and faithfully what you
are; be humbly what you aspire to be.
Mans noblest gift to man is his sin
serity, for it embraces his integrity
Also.-Thoreau.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Weather Probabilities.

Snow, followed by clearing in the
afternoon; Thursday, fair and warmer
with brisk northeast to east winds,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
Clutches or Biers.

Richard Croker at a dinner in New
York expressed distrust for aero.
planes.
There's nothing underneath them,"
he said. eff the least thing goes
wrong, down they drop.
'I said to Londoner the other day:
"'How is your son getting on since
he bought a flying machineT
"'On crutches, like the rest of them
the Londoner replied"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17
SALE!

wLET US PRINT YOUR BILL
HEADS. LETTER HEADS. STATE
MENTS. NOTE HEADS. ENvEL-
oPEs, CIRCULARS. ETC, PTC.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-02-17

An obstinate man does not hold
opinions; they hold him.-Butler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
GERMANY WILL RESPECT
CONCESSIONARY RIGHTS
Reply Made to Companies Doing
Business in French Kongo
Is Reassu-ing.

PARIS. September 22.-The compa :
MES doing business on the French
Kongo have sent collective inquiries
to the ministry of the colonies as to
what indemnities the government
would offer them in the event that the
territories within which they were
operating were transferred to Germany
as an outcome of the Moroccan ne
gotiations.
The minister Of the colonies, NJ. Le-
brun, replying. stated that Germany
would respect all concessionary rights
and would carry out the engagements
which had been made with France.
a semi-official note issued today
states that the impression prevails in
government quarters that much prog
reSS has been made toward accord in
the last two conversations between the
German foreign secretary, Herr Won
Niderlen- Waechter, and the French am
bassador, NJ. Camban. and that an early
agreement depends on finding correct
formulas for defining the rather delicate
questions which remain open.
The cabinet council announced for to-
day will be held tomorrow instead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
Mandamus Against Capital
Traction Co. to Be Sought.
TEST RIGHT OF CONGRESS
Action by Chamber of Commerce At
torneys Decided On.
OTHER SUIT NOT AFFECTED
Prosecution in Equity Concerning
Same Subject Unimpaired-Im-
portant Decision at Stake.

In connection with the fight to compe
change transfers with the Baltimore and
Washington Transit Company. and for
universal transfers, Charles w. Darr and
Alfred L. Wood. S counse! for the Cham
ber of Commerce after &C Insulation with
+. j. Ryan, counsel for the Central Labor
Union. this afternoon decided to file in
the District Supreme Court petition for
the duty to the public imposed by Con-
gress by section ) of the amended charter
of the Baltimore and Washington Transit
Company. That section reads as follows:
That the said company, in conjunction
with the Capital Traction Company, may
receive rate of fare not exceeding )
cents for each passenger for one continu-
the route of the said Capital Traction
Company within the District of Columbia.
or any part thereof, and shall sell tickets
at the rate of six for % cents
The filing of the petition for mandamus
Will not interfere with the prosecution
by the transit company of it's pending
suit in equity concerning the same sub
Ject, but it is deemed advisable to also
bring the mandamus proceeding on the
that final determination of the ques-
tlons involved may be reached as quick
~ as possible. Attorney Lerch, repre-
senting the receiver of the transit COM
pany. was consulted before this deter
G or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
co OVER $3,0OO,0OO
School Estimates Are Only
Slightly Pruned.
RESULT OF A CONFERENCE
Sums for Central High and NJ Street
Schools Increased.
AMOUNTS NOT MADE PUBLIC
Both Commissioner Rudolph and
Capt. Oyster Pleased at
Outcome of Meeting.

The school estimates for the next fiscal
year will not come within the three million
dollar limit that was desired by the Dis
trct Commissioners. This is because the
commissioners themselves have decided
that it is not practical to attempt to con-
fine the figures to that amount
Contrary to general expectations. yes
terday's conference between the District
heads and school board officials did not
result in any appreciable downward revi-
sion of the estimates. While certain
items were reduced ard one or two elm
mated, others. it is stated, were conSid-
erabiy increased This leaves a total that
is said to be but little less than the
amount originally agreed upon by the
school board
1t was learned today through an au-
thOritative source that the estimates will
call for total expenditure OF approxi-
mately S3,2D,tD. When the original t1g
ures were submitted to tine Commissions
ers they were said to carry a total Of
from S;,2JO,EU to S.,.JUUOUU.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
TAYLOR PIECE SYSTEM
PROBE BEGINS OCTOBER a
Labor Leaders Pleased That Inquiry
Will Start Sooner Than Had
Been Expected.

What is regarded by organized labor as
the death knell of the proposed installa-
ton of the Taylor piece system in United
States navy yards is the announcement
just made that the House labor commit
tee will inaugurate its special investisa-
tion October 4-two months earlier than
had been expected.
Information that the congressional
probe will be gotten under way in less
than two weeks was received by Secre-
tary Frank Morrison of the American
Fedora ton of Labor in letter from
Representative w. b. Wilson, chairman
of the House labor committee who stated
that because Of the general demand
tigated, the hearings would begin the
week of October l in the Hotel Touraine,
Boston, Mass.
President Gompers. now in San Fran
cisco, was notified by telegraph of the
advanced date of the hearings. While
the single government plant under inves-
tigation, the Watertown arsenal, near
Boston. will not require the presence of
delegation from Washington, it is
thought likely some members of the CO.
'lunibia Lodge Of Machinists. composed
of Washington navy yard employees. and
officials from the American Federation of
Labor will attend.
Labor officials believe that with the
opening of the congressional probe SO
near at hand the Navy Department cam
not possibly establish the Taylor system,
and are confident the investigators can
be convinced that the system is menace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
FOUR BURNED TO DEATH
WHEN GAS MAIN BURSTS
Many Injured as Boarding House
Catches Fire and Is Burned
to Ground.

YOUNGSTOWN Ohio, September %
At least four persons were burned to
death and dozen injured when an
eight-inch gas main on the South avenue
viaduct burst early this morning and
poured stream of the fluid into d
boa riding house nearby. The building
Immediately took fire and burned to the
ground in few minutes. The known
dead are: Pete Zarkowich Mike kopo,
George Berlich. Mike Bernstein.
Mike Bernardo is fatally burned. Pete
Metitch and Barbara Bernardo are seri-
ously injured and a number of others
less seriously burned. There were be-
lieved to be twenty-four occupants of
the house at the time of the fire, and the
police believe other bodies may be found
in the ruins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
HUSBAND Is SUSPECTED.
Charged With Attempting to Burn
House Containing Family.

RALEIGH. n. c., September 70
Charged with attempting to burn the
house in which were his wife, chlidreIl
and brother in-law, Y. V. Hunter and
the latter's family. Arthur G. Olmstead
is in the hands of the police. The
house was occupied by }. T. Ross.
Olmstead was separated from his wife
and she was living in the house occu-
pied by Ross and his family. The po-
lice based their charges on the allega-
tion that Olmstead had been heard to
threaten his brother-in-law, Y. v.
Hunter and also on the fact that
where the fire was discovered there
was a bundle of liGhtwood. while the
side of the house was saturated in
kerosene Had the alleged arson been
consummated number OF people
would have proba bly, been incinerated.
OImstead claims he can prove an alibi
at the preliminary hearing. which has
not yet been held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
Forgot He Had Revolver.

AS to carrying it in the District. how
ever. he said he did not intend to bring
it here with him today, but that when ne
reached Rosslyn lie found that he would
have to come to Washington, and forgot
about having the revolver in his pocket.
Mr.. Clements is endeavoring to secure
the election for prosecuting attorney for
Alexandria county, which comprises the
Washington, Arlington and jefferson dis
trictS. When taken to the station house
he had list of the voters of those dis
tricts in his pockets, as well as circular
letters. which he declared he was send
ing to the voters, asking them to vote for
him November Z.
In his letter to the voters he said that
his past record as superintendent of
schools will show that he has always
been active and strongly in favor of the
Very best public schools that it was pos
sib!e to build and maintain with the
money allowed by law for such purposes.
He calls attention to the winning of sew
cral medals at the jamestown exposition
for good schoolhouses' and for good
school work. for Alexandria county.
Mr.. Clements was recently appointed by
the Mount Vernon Avenue ana Memorial
lation to press the completion of this i'm
provement across the Potomac river In
his letter he declares that if he is elected
commemorative attorney it will give him
great influence with the members of the
Senate and House of Representatives and
that he will be able to work on behalf OF
the people of Alexandria county to have
the bills for the building of the proposed
bridge passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
Several Eyewitnesses.

Capt. Schneider says that several eve
witnesses OF the shooting corroborated
Donaldsons story.
In conversation with Star reporter at
the seventh precinct police station Mr.
Clements denied that he shot at Donald
son lie said he fired the shot in the air
.or the purpose of frightening Donaldson
1 entered the lunehroom TO get a plate
OF ice cream said Mr.. Clements. While
i was III there Donaldson came swagger-
ing in with several companions When
lie sa " ME he said: 'crandal Mackey will
win the election with ease
Il said ] did not think so. 1t was then
that Donaldson declared that was moth
ing, and would not have a chance
MIR. Clements added that he then left
the place. as he did not care to argue
with Donaldson
AS got out on the sidewalk" he
went on 10 say. Donaldson called out
You are the little end of nothing
Mr.. Clements said he answered back
that he would show nm when the cleo
tion came Off
Il had just started away from the
lunchroom. Mr. Clements said, when
Donaldson came bursting through the
door and started after me. He hit me
over the heart and then gra abbed hold OF
me. He was beating me about the head
when l drew the revolver from my pocket
and fired shot into the air / did not
! want TO shoot him, as J could easily have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
S. X. EDMONsTON NAMED.
Succeeds Mr.. Harper as Clerk of
Juvenile Court.

S. Kemp Edmonston was appointed
clerk of the Juvenile Court today to sue
ceed Joseph Harper, who died recently.
Nj. Kemp has been an assistant in the
office OF the United States district at
torney.
Judge De Lacy announced the appoint
ment at the opening of the Juvenile
Court this afternoon. The place given to
Mr.. E.dmonston has been open ssnce Mr..
Harpers death five weeks ago, and there
have been many candidates for the po-
SitiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-22
HORACE WYLIE TURNS
PROPERTY OVER TO WIFE
Transfer Includes the Residence on
Thomas Circle and Ten
Other Houses.

In consideration of love and affection
for his wife. Katherine Virginia Hop
kins Wylc. and the sum of SlO, Horace
Wylie, son of the late Justice Andrew
Wylie, today conveyed large portion
of his real estate holdings in this city
to her.
The property included in the convey
ance is their residence on Thomas Circle.
the former home of Justice Wyle: four
frame houses, Nos 14J0 to 14J6 y street
northwest. and six louses in Wylie
court in the rear of the residence.