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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

Of truth are women hard to salts
~. Those in the state of Washington
were recently accorded the right of
universal suffrage. And a considerable
portion of them have signed a petition
urging the adoption of a law which
will exempt them from jury service.
Cold water has very properly been
thrown on the proposition by Governor
Hay of that state. He says he is not
Ia sympathy with any such legislation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

That unrest in the Missouri val
ley to which considerable newspaper
space is being given these days merely
concerns matters of moment in the
football world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

The sample is unusually bad, but we
have still worse ones in stock. In
fact, weehave so many on hand that it
may be necessary to declare general
misery some day this week, and fill
the entire column with them.
And If the house physician will
kindly administer the anesthetic, we
will graft this one onto. the sore spot:
There once was cotton-tail rabbit
Who had an unladylike habit:
When she had a bad cold
She'd remark.-I've been told:
"Oh, bliggety- blaggety dabbit!"
From what can be learned. about
the usual number of simps spent the
early hours of the last new year in
calling up acquaintances by phone and
asking: 'Ts this one-nine double-one?'
This form of amusement is highly
popular; its principal advantage is
that it requires no originality or par
ticular intelligence. The humorist has
only to add a figure to the number
which ,he called the year Beforehand
there you arei
Hep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

Presumably, England will have a
particularly hard row to hoe during
the next two months. The United
States ambassador to the Court of st.
James, Mr.. Reid, is coming home for
a two months vacation. Mr.. Reid is
one of the most lavish entertainers
who has ever represented any nation
in the land of John Bull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

cit will be nervy grocer thinks
the Detroit Free Press, 'who uses the
strike of that little navy as a reason
FOR increasing the price of Brazil nuts
Still, that is quite as good a reason
as some of the others that retailers
have put forward for raising the prices
of their vares
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03
PERMANENT HOME
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED. PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganiZation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IF,rom the New York Press. !

rifice.
Men calculate their blessings in
money; women in children.
Everybody can instantly detect con-
ceit in everybody but himself.
A man will let his barber talk him
to death, and get furious with his wife
for saying a tenth as.much.
Self-control in a child begins ex-
actly where parental discipline does,
consequently there is no self-control
In children,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

Chances are good that the erstwhile
King Manuel was not bothered half as
much at being compelled to quit Por-
tugal as he was over the interruption
of a game of bridge he was playing
with some companions when the revo-
1utionists began the bombardment of
hi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

A postal savings bank has finally
been put in operation in Kansas. And
as the Hutchinson News has already
pointed out. if any person in the state
desires to place his savings in the care
of the federal government he can do
so by going to Pittsburg, Crawford
county, where this bank is located.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

BY some mathematical rule of three,
or perhaps through the application of
the nth power, a Cornell professor
has figured it out that there will be
no babies in the United States under
the age of years when the year 2O15
rolls around. But this is merely an
other indication that a man who is
clever with figures can prove almost
anything to his own satisfaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

During the past few months there
has been a marked falling off in the
production of gold in Alaska. If Alas
ka only had a reasonable opportunity
to mine and market a portion of it's
coal deposits. it would mean much
more to that territory's welfare than
all of it's prospective gold supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

Those rather despicable specimens
of humanity in Adams county, Ohio,
who sold their votes for little more
than a song have made some good res
olutions for the new Year=per force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

After a sway of eighteen years Re-
publican rule has come to an end in
New York. And the people of that
commonwealth have this satisfaction
at least: The Democrats, who have as
sumed the reins of power, cannot do
any worse than did the Republicans,
especially in the conduct of the legis-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

Nothing but commentator is due to
Norris Jenkins, the local chief of po-
lice, for the stand he has taken
against the future operation of raf-
f1e boards in cigar stores, or wherever
they were operated. They were gam
bling devices pure and simple and
should not have been tolerated as long
as they were.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03
PEACE CHEAP AT ANY PRICE.
FROM O7EER PENS
THE IDEAL ADMINISTRATOR.

THE IDEAL ADMINISTRATOR.
Mr.. Roosevelt acknowledged his
preference for the conservative as the
id cal administrator. Perhaps it was
something of this sort that inclined
him to the choice of Taft as his sue
cessor. Perhaps this is also why, in all
his seven years at the White House,
he almost never gave his confidence or
support to the progressive leaders of
his party. but almost invariably turned
to statesmen of the older order for
realization of such reform measures as
he could secure through their aid.
Hardly a man of all his advisers and
lieutenants was progressive. The
prevailing type was Taft. Root, Lodge,
Crane, Cortelyou, Wilson.
Well, isn't this an attitude of mind
that understands successful admins
tration in the business world? We are
all for reform and progress. and we
cheer the apostles of it. but when it
comes to putting these reforms into
practice, do we not turn from the bril-
| liant leader to some hard headed man
/ of stubborn sense who will go slow
around the curves and keep one hand
always on the brake? 1t seems as if
we want just about as much reform
as can get past a conservative and
heavily moving intellect. If a man has
made a good sheriff or governor, we
think he might make good president,
but if he is the most advanced re-
former and brilliant orator of his gem
Grafton, we will ask some fat-witted
person to look into the excited party
proposals and see if something prac-
teal can be worked out of them
Indianapolis Star.
| THE MODERN INQUISITION.
When the love letters a man has
written are read in court. civilization
| slips back a notch. The thing is a
| barbarity, a medieval savagery be-
| longing to the inquisition and the ap-
| plication of thrumbscrews. The an
| guish of the old torture chambers had
/ at least something of dignity about
/ it. There were high examp1es-some
| which became famous-of nobility OF
| spirit and physical endurance. But
| when ones love letters are recited for
the entertainment of a jury, there is
| no chance for the exercise of man
hood. There is no dignity which can
| not be made to appear absurd. There
| is nothing for the victim to do but
| grit his teeth and endure while his
/ soul writhes and sweats in agony.
Chances are that half the men upon
| the jury who enjoy these exposures OF
| aSininity would rather go to their
/ death than have their own love letters
| read aloud. They take delight that a
man has been found to have been as
silly as themselves. But, strange to
say, jurymen seldom indicate any
sympathy in the case. They usually
| give the man whose foolishness has
i been paraded the worst of it. Human
charity goes on strike.-Toledo
Blade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

AS was to have been expected Late
reports from Mexico are to the effect
that many of the rebels in Chihuahua
are in absolute ignorance as to what
the revolution is all about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

An Iowa man has gotten up from
a sick bed and announced that he saw
heaven. Possibly a mirage OF sunny
Kansas hoated by his window.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
YOUTH ARRESTED
ON THEFT CHARGE
Said to Have Stolen Ra.
zOrS from Hawley Firm
Halls FROM WATERBURY,,
CONN, AND is TWENTY-FOUR
YEARS OLD.

James O'Connell, who halls from
Waterbury, Conn, is in the Homes
dale Jail charged with stealing ra-
zors and knives belonging to Graham
Watts & Son, Hawley.
O'Connell was arrested in Pitts
ton on the 18th of this month by
the police of that city and placed in
the town lookup. The chief of po-
lice communicated with Constable
Edward Richardson, the latter re-
ceiving a card on Monday, Ine 18th,
inquiring whether or not G. Watts
& Son, Hawley, had been robbed.
Constable Richardson replied, stat
ing that the above firm had not been
burglarized, but would make further
Investigations as to questions asked.
The Erie company, in the mean
time, had discovered that it's freight
train had been robbed between Haw-
ley and Lackawaxen and placed
their special detective, James Ben
der, upon the clue received from
Pittston.
The goods and box were inspect
ed and found to be part of an order
consigned to Watts & Son, Hawley.
Detective Bender brought the pris-
oner from Pittston to Hawley on
Saturday and he was taken before
Justice of the Peace w. B. Ammer-
man for a hearing. O'Connell was
charged with selling razors and
pocket knives taken from an Erie
freight between Lackawaxen and
Hawley, the same being the prop
erty of Watts & Son. Justice Am
norman held O'Connell for the Oc-
tober term of court. Detective
Bender brought the prisoner to
Honesdale Monday. O'Connell was
Immediately taken to Jail where he
will remain until Fall. He is a
young man pobably "a years of age.
His Yankee scheme did not work in
Pennsylvania.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
COURT NOTES

"We'll hope for the best" was
District Attorney M. e. Simons
comment on the order drawn, on his
motion, by Judge A. t. Searle in
court Tuesday morning, releasing
A. F. Shimmel from the Wayne
county Jail under a suspended sent
ence, and paroling him in the Gus
tody of Principal Harry Oday and
Sheriff M. Lee Braman. Shimmel
left the court room as unconcerned
as he had entered it, leaving the
impression on the minds of the
spectators that he would probably
violate his parole again.
The Seelyville Independent school
district, which has been in existence
since May 6. 1870, and whose legal
life terminates July 1, 1911, under
the provisions of the new school
code, passed at the last session of
the Legislature, was re-created
Tuesday morning, when after hear
ing evidence, in court, for and
against the proposition, Judge A.
T. Searle ordered the district at
torney to draw an order to that eff
feet.
Judge Searle assigned as his
reasons for making the decree these
facts:
"It has been there for forty years.
They have had no trouble with
Texas township or themselves. This
district is a compact village on one
side of Texas township. The peo-
pie in the district are almost un-
animous in favor of forming this
district. There is no opposition by
the people of Texas township or OF
this district so far as we know.
They have maintained a good school
there and built commodious school
house."
A. w. Emo, H. A. Dunkelberg, w
Storks, Edw. Welsh and Chauncey
Purdy were appointed as school di-
rectors by the court.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
Lutheran Sunday School
Children Hold Annual
Exercises
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS PLEAS
ING AND WE'LL RENDERED
PROGRAM.

The Sunday school of St. Johns
Lutheran church held it's annual
Children's Day exercises in the par
lors of that ediffice last Sunday
morning at 10:30 o'clock, taking the
hour of the regular morning worship
The attendance was good, and there
was a large number of visitors pres
ent. In the absence of Pastor c. C.
Miller, w. 7. Heft conducted the
services. A very interesting session
was held. The following program
was rendered:
Recitation, "My Piece" Stanley
Halter; recitation, Roses" Doro-
thy Hallett, Lila Cross, Frances
Presser; singing, primary; recita-
ton, Flora Cassel; recitation, "Flow-
ers and Children Anna Short;
singing, by school; recitation, Mrs.
Hattler's class; recitation, GOD
Loves the Children" Alice Berg
man; singing, school; recitation,
Mrs. Rehbein's class.
The following report was given,
six months ending Sunday, June 25:
Collection, $50.62; general attend
ance of scholars, times present, O.
9S4; absent, 1904; teachers times
present, 31S; absent, 60. Infant
class collection, $14.22. There are
40 enrolled in the primary and 80 on
the cradle roll.
Mrs. Schwartz is the Oldest pupil
being 70 years of age. She was re.
membered with beautiful bouquet
of red roses, while Bertha Schroeder
who is less than three years, was
given souvenir card.
Special invitations were extended
to the visitors to attend the school
there being two large Bible classes
conducted for adults; one in English
by Prof. j. j. Koehler and another
in German by Mrs. Loercher.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
Hawley Man Found Dead
Near Stump
HARRY HAGAMAN, AGED 20,
STRICKEN BY APOPLEXY sun
DAY EVENING.

The body of Harry Haga-
man was found cold in death along
side stump near his barn on the
Hagaman homestead, about a mile
from Hawley, Monday morning.
Hagaman and a few neighbors
were enjoying some refreshments
Sunday night. About IL o'clock
two of the party went to their re-
spective homes and left Hagaman
sitting on an old stump near the
barn. He evidently was stricken
with apoplexy shortly afterwards.
When he did not return to the house
his sister, Mrs. May Roberts, with
whom the deceased made his home,
instituted a search, which resulted
in finding him on the ground near
the stump.
County Coroner P. B. Peterson,
Honesdale, was called Monday morn
ing and deemed it unnecessary to
hold an inquest, as no signs of vio-
lence or marks of any kind were
visible, pronouncing death to be due
to apoplexy.
Hagaman was about as usual on
Sunday, mingling with his friends
and neighbors and his death was a
shock to the community.
He was about 26 years of age and
was son of Lee Hagaman, Hawley.
One brother, Frank, and a sister,
Mrs. Roberts, Hawley, survive.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
Horace Wizards Home
Looted by Thieves
TAKE 5000 i'm CASH AND JEW
ELRY LAST SATURDAY AT
TERNOON.

Sneak thieves entered the home
of Horace Wizard last Saturday af-
ternoon and stole in the neighbor-
hood of 500 in money, besides two
watches, fobs and other jewelry.
The Wizard home is located on
the road from the Erie watering
tank to Ferbers knob. The occu-
pants of the house, Mr.. Wizard and
his two sons, had left the house a
few minutes before the robbery oc-
Cured, sometime between the hours
of and o'clock.
Entrance was gained through a
rear window by removing a screen.
1t is evident that parties who en-
tered the house kept their eye upon
the premises and were aware when
the occupants left the house.
Mr.. Wizard places his loss at
5000, half of that amount being
taken in cold cash and the balance
in jewelry.
The arrest of a tourist, Monday
afternoon, is thought might furnish
some clew to the burglary
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
Dies in Station After
Both Legs Are Cut Off
FRANK MOONEY, DUNMORE,
JOLTED FROM TRAIN AND RE-
CEIVES FATAL INJURIES.

A young man named Frank
Mooney, Dunmore, aged &c years,
boarded an east-bound coal train at
his home Saturday afternoon en-
route to Hawley, where he expected
to secure employment on the Will
sonville dam. In some unaccount-
able manner he was jolted from the
train at Wangum and both legs
were cut off. The left leg was sew
cred at the ankle, while his right
limb was cut off near the hip.
Mooney was found lying along
side the track about o'clock Sun
day morning and was brought to
Hawley and placed in the West Haw-
ley station. He died about o'clock
the same morning. His remains
were taken to Dunmore on the 10
o'clock train Sunday morning for in
terment
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
BANK DIRECTORS
MUST OWN STOCK
New Law Will Affect
Over 500 Banking
Institutions
MEASURE STRONGLY SUPPORT
ED BY THOSE INTERESTED
IN BANKS.

State Banking Commissioner Will
liam H. Smith is about to issue no
tices to all State chartered banks,
trust companies, savings institutions
and other financial concerns coming
under the State banking laws that
the provisions of the act of June 3,
requiring directors to take oaths of
Office and to be ow 1rs of at least
$500 of unhypothecated stock in
their own right are now in force. The
directors assuming Office at the next
reorganization will be required to
conform to the law and to take
oaths according to a form to be is
sued by the State authorities.
The law will affect the directors
of 307 trust companies, 115 State
chartered banks incorporated since
1874 and thirty-seven operating un-
der special charters as well as such
savings institutions and private
banks as are under State supervision.
A number of trust companies now re-
quire that their directors must be
owners of at least ten or more shares
of stock and to take oaths of office
and several of the best conducted
have commended the bill because 1t
would not only tend to hold direc-
tors to strict accountability, but
would dignity the system. Pennsyl-
vania leads in trust companies and
many bankers have assured Com
missioner Smith and other State Off
cials that the law would be benefi-
cial. In fact no opposition to it
cropped up in the session and it was
strongly supported by men interested
in banks.
Under the provisions of such law
it would be impossible for men to be
advertised as directors without own
ing stock or even knowing that they
were directors as was the case with
the American Trust Company, Phila-
delphia, closed last year. Every di-
rector must swear in addition to in
tention to honestly administer affairs
of the corporation that he sis the
owner, in good faith, and in his own
right, of shares of the capital stock
subscribed by him, or standing in his
name on the books of the corporation
of which he has been appointed or
elected a director, the par value of
which shall aggregate at least $500
and that the same is not hypothecat-
ed or in any way pledged as security
for any loan or debt"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
SAY KEOUGH
WILL NOT DIE
Driver Injured in Sunday
Accident Recovering
TOURING CAR WITH FIVE PAS
SENGERS TURNED TURTLE
ON WHITE MILLS ROAD.

That Michael Keough of Carbon
dale will not die as the result of in
juries received Sunday afternoon
about 4:30 o'clock at Dead Mans
Bridge" about one mile this side of
White Mills when the large touring
car occupied by Carbondale people
turned turtle was learned Tuesday
from DR.. Powell of Honesdale, who
had just come from a consultation
with DR.. Gavitt of White Mills.
At the time of the accident the
occupants of the car were Keough
who was driving, Miss Nellie Gal
laghy, in the front seat; Miss Mary
Gallaghy, milliner, Mrs. William Nc
Groarty of New York, and Frank
P. Brown, restaurant man of Car
bondale in the rear of the car.
From all reports it is learned
that the party were on their way to
Honesdale driving rapidly in order
to reach Carbondale by nightfall.
Keough is said to be a good driver
but he was unfamiliar with the
road.
At the turn in the road where
the accident took place, the car
rammed into the embankment,
throwing Keough against the steer
ing wheel and the other occupants
out of the car. Keough was rem
dered unconscious and sustained in
ternal injuries which have proven
less serious than was at first sup
posed. Brown sustained a broken
collar bone while the rest of the
party escaped with slight cuts and
abrasions.
1t is not known whether the
steering gear broke or whether
Keough, seeing he could not make
the turn at the rate of speed he was
travelling, ran the car into the en-
bankment.
After the injured members of the
party were treated, the party, with
the exception of Mr.. Keough, were
driven to Carbondale in an auto
mobile furnished by Mr.. Dorfiinger,
White Mills. The courtesy shown
by DR.. Gavitt, Mr.. Dorflinger and
other people of White Mills was
greatly appreciated by the party.
The automobile was damaged to
such an extent that it is doubtful if
it can be repaired.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-28
HOneSdaIe Visited by Dis.
tinsuished Guests
PRESIDENT OF THE ID. & HI. AND
OTHER RAILROAD MEN HERE.

Honesdale was visited Saturday
morning by several distinguished
guests. The party included L. F.
Loree, president of the Delaware &
Hudson system, New York city, his
daughter, Miss Louise Loree; G. S.
Sims, vice-president and general
manager, of Albany, N. Y; c. E.
Burr, superintendent of the Penn
sylvania division of the road, Carbon
dale; j. j. Rounds, assistant train
master of this division, also of Car
bondale; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Stuart, Westminster, Md. Mr.
Stuart is director of the Delaware
& Hudson system.
The party arrived in Honesdale at
$50 Saturday morning from
Wilkes-Barre on special train, con-
car No. 500, regular day coach and
engine No. 454. The train was in
charge of Carbondale crew, consist
ing of John Welch, conductor;
Thomas Mooney, trainman; Samuel
Banker, engineer, and ]. L. Decker,
| fireman.
The party went on a tour of in
spection after they had breakfasted
in the large and beautiful steel car
| of the president, and motored
to White Mills in the automobiles of
Hon. E. B. Hardenbergh and ]. d.
| Weston, where they spent a few
hours at the Dorfinger Cut Glass
establishment at that place. The
| Dorf1inger concern furnishes the
Delaware & Hudson company with
glass supplies. The party also took
with them souvenirs in the form OF
rich and sparkling cut glass.
From White Mills the distinguish
ed guests returned to Honesdale
were shown the beauties of the town
and then proceeded upon their re-
turn trip, continuing in the automo-
biles to Farview, where they spent
some time. After admiring the ad-
joining country from the majestic
Moosic and visiting the new Crimi-
nal Insane hospital in course of con-
struction, the party took the specia
train and started on their way tc
Lake George where a few days were
spent.
Outside of a tour of inspection
nothing could be learned as whether
there was another object in view
| DuI IlOhCoualS 10 odlloASd ONCh q
this kind of visit. 1t adds dignity
to the community to have the presi
dents car stand in the town, ever
though for few hours. HonesdalC
welcomed the visit of Presiden
Loree and his party and hope that HI
will not forget this town and come
again. 1t is the Delaware & Hud
son system that holds the distinction
of running the first locomotive OIL
the American continent and it was a
Honesdale, too.
!, In addition to the official part!
were r. M. Madison, steward; r. E
Bonner, waiter, and Robert Jordan
: valet. Mr.. Madison has been unde
three high officials of the company
J namely, Horace G. Young, vice-presi
, dent and general manager; Davi,
Wilcox, president, and L. F. Loree
the present president. He is YER
courteous, obliging and easily make
! friends. He wishes to be remember
ed to his former Honesdale friends.